Fierce fighting rocks Palestinian camp in Lebanon

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the gunmen refused demands they give themselves up.


KIGALI, Rwanda, Feb. 19 -- He looked shaken, as anyone would visiting a genocide memorial with a picture of a 12-year-old girl and a plaque with her vital information.


Joe Straitiff, recently fired from the game company after struggling with overtime issues, now spends more time with his daughter.


Grant wants show of commitment from Lampard

Avram Grant reiterated his desire to see Frank Lampard pledge his future to Chelsea after he engineered a 3-1 FA Cup triumph over Hudersfield.


A woman is sexually assaulted in County Antrim after a taxi driver forces her into a car and drives off.


Claims that most foreign aid organisations based in Iraq are preparing to leave after the kidnapping of two Italian aid workers, has been denied by several NGOs.


Beyonce was nominated for four awards, including best song, at the MOBO Awards, which celebrate music of black origin.


Â«I rapitori la tengono in vita perchÃ© vogliono qualcosa. Non si tratta di un rapimento per traffico di organi nÃ© per pedofiliaÂ». MARSALA (Tp) - Â«Denise Ã¨ viva, siamo ottimisti e riteniamo che si trovi ancora a Mazara del ValloÂ».


US Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Medicinal Marijuana

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a legal case with far-reaching implications for the use of marijuana for medical purposes.


Rooney enjoys dream debut with stunning hat-trick

Wayne Rooney wrote another chapter in his incredible career with a stunning hat-trick on his Manchester United debut on Tuesday. The eighteen-year-old England striker's three


Real Madrid coach Jose Antonio Camacho has offered to resign, according to reports in Spain. Several sources, including radio station Cadena Ser and Madrid-based newspaper Marca, believe Camacho contacted


Scambio di identitÃ  nei rilievi successivi a un incidente automobilistico. Una delle tre vittime, che si pensava fosse grave, Ã¨ in realtÃ  una ragazza ventunenne di Bari. FIRENZE - La presenza di un piercing


A year after quake, Iran city struggles to rise above the rubble

Out of the devastation, Bam, once middle class, is slowly coming back to life.


Serb Not an Assassin, Just an Angry Driver

What was first believed to be an assassination attempt against President Boris Tadic of Serbia on Tuesday night was actually a case of road rage by a driver


Kerry Vows Zealous U.S. Terror Hunt, Recalls Vietnam

Democratic presidential nominee and Vietnam War veteran John Kerry tried to burnish his national security credentials on Saturday by vowing to hunt down terrorists with the same energy he used to pursue the Viet Cong.


EU and US negotiators strike a deal on sharing passenger information for transatlantic flights.


Gail Devers and LaShaunte'a Moore will replace banned world champion Torri Edwards in the Olympic 100 and 200 metres races.


Andorra La Valle, 20:00 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: ANDORRA-CROAZIA 0-6

La Croazia ha battuto Andorra 6-0 (3-0) in un incontro valido per il gruppo E delle qualificazioni a...


A Â£20,000 reward is offered to help police solve the murder of a father-of-five nine months ago.


FDA Frets Over Illinois Drug Import Plan

WASHINGTON Aug. 24, 2004 - The prescription bottle may say "Made in England," but the Food and Drug Administration worries that Illinois' plan to help residents buy drugs from the United Kingdom may also allow counterfeit drugs from other countries.


Slogan of women's game: The Russians are here

com. Svetlana Kuznetsova: After Anatasia Myskina and Maria Sharapova won the French Open and Wimbledon, respectively, earlier this year, the unspoken slogan of the women's game has been "The Russians are coming.


NEW YORK, Dec. 11 -- Citigroup on Tuesday named Vikram Pandit, a Wall Street veteran versed in arcane areas of the credit market, as its chief executive.


Berlino, 17:12 - CALCIO, LIPPI SORPRESO DAL BAYERN: KLINSMANN NON HA ESPERIENZA

Marcello Lippi si è detto sorpreso dalla scelta del Bayern Monaco di affidare la sua panchina...


Conservative leader David Cameron refuses to deny claims he smoked cannabis while at Eton College.


Demand for personal computers loaded with its Windows operating system and strong sales of its Halo 3 video game helped lift Microsoftâs quarterly profit to $4.29 billion.


AIG shares rise as quarterly net exceeds year ago earnings

American International Group Inc.   shares rose in midday trading on Friday after the  world's largest insurer reported late Thursday that earnings in  the latest fourth quarter were nearly eight times higher than  the year earlier net.


Kenyan Activist Wins Nobel Prize for Peace

NPR.org, October 8, 2004 Â· Kenyan environmental activist and human rights campaigner Wangari Maathai has been awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.


Video: Record Wildfires Ravage Mojave Desert

Find out which factors—from rising temperatures to alien weeds—are creating a recipe for disaster in California's Mojave National Preserve.


Roma, 13:35 - CALCIO, LAZIO; MAURI: NOSTRA FORZA? BELLISSIMO GRUPPO

Stefano Mauri, tra i protagonisti della rinascita della Lazio, parla del momento di forma della squa...


Dopo Boss entra Proenza Schouler, brand americano emergente


HP moving deeper into consumer electronics arena

Personal computer giant Hewlett-Packard is stepping deeper than ever into the consumer electronics arena with its fall product lineup â-o don't be surprised if you hear


U.S. Stocks Fall, EBay, Philly Fed Weigh

U.S. stocks slid on Thursday, after  earnings reports from eBay Inc. EBAY.O and Qualcomm Inc.  QCOM.O disappointed, while a survey showing a slowdown in  growth at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories caused some concern.


British economy slows to weakest pace in a year

LONDON: The British economy braked sharply in the third quarter when growth slowed to 0.4 per cent, the weakest pace for over a year, as a string of interest rate rises took effect, official figures showed yesterday.


Europe : Czech Telecoms Regulator will offer its 3rd and last 3G UMTS license to Oskar Mobil said IT Minister Mr V Mlynar.


L'hanno presentata i senatori Ds Salvi e Villone


Brin: Google Turns Libraries Into Latest Weapon Vs. Search Rivals

Such electronic instant-gratification devices as television and videogames are cited for boosting obesity among America's youth.


Arroyo cheers on Philippine economy outlook

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Thursday expressed confidence in the country's economy outlook and called all sectors not to be off the track in the major economic reforms.


Microsoft chief Bill Gates has topped the list of business magazine Forbes' 400 Richest Americans list for the ninth consecutive year, while India-born Amar Gopal Bose is ranked 278.


Rusty Rockies vow to forget Game One debacle

The Colorado Rockies left Fenway Park on Wednesday determined to leave their World Series Game One debacle behind them.


Microsoft Delivers Vista's Final Test Version

Software giant says Release Candidate 2 should be last before OS release.


US manufacturing sees an unexpected fall in activity in January, raising fresh concerns about the US economy.


HUNGARY:   Politics Slides Into Dark Days

BUDAPEST, Sep 20 (IPS) - Riots have broken out for the second consecutive  night in Budapest following revelations that  Hungarian Prime  Minister Ferenc GyurcsÃ¡ny had lied to the electorate in order to  obtain re-  election for the socialists.


Whoopi Goldberg defends Vick's dog-fighting role

Outspoken comedian Whoopi Goldberg  drew a scathing rebuke from animal rights activists on Tuesday  for defending U.S. football star Michael Vick's role in  dogfighting during her debut on ABC's talk show "The View."


Milano, 19:41 - ATLETICA, COPPA EUROPA: BETTINELLI SFIORA RECORD NELL'ALTO

Andrea Bettinelli ha sfiorato il record italiano di salto in alto alla finale di Premier League di C...


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


Military judges dismissed charges Monday against a Guantanamo detainee accused of chauffeuring Osama bin Laden and another who allegedly killed a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, throwing up roadblocks to the Bush administration's attempt to try terror suspects in military courts.


Kasuri statement on J&K unifocal: Centre

The Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries met on the eve of the crucial ministerial-level meeting beginning on Sunday. India on Saturday night voiced considerable disappointment over the âunifocalâ statement


German retail sales slumped in January as a VAT rise introduced at the beginning of the year started to bite.


Kelvim Escobar put aside the past and got a rare win against the Chicago White Sox.


Limited's November same-store sales jump 12 pct

Limited Brands Inc.  said on  Thursday that November sales at stores open at least a year  rose 12 percent, beating expectations, on strong demand for its  Victoria's Secret intimate apparel and Pink line of casual  sportswear for women.


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


Pakistanis reject bin Laden's "interference"

PESHAWAR, Pakistan  - A call from Osama bin Laden for holy war against Pakistan's president and army found resonance on Friday among some in Pakistan's conservative northwest,  but others rejected the cry for jihad as interference.


Ha ricevuto il titolo dal presidente Napolitano


Georgia-Pacific Corp.'s GP.N  quarterly net profit fell by almost half, hurt by asbestos  costs, but its key building materials posted record results as  U.S. housing demand stayed strong.


Britain charges eight with terrorist offences

British police on Tuesday filed charges of conspiracy to murder and other offences against eight terrorist suspects -- including an alleged top al Qaeda operative charged with possessing plans of financial ...


Dow Jones +0,36%, Nasdaq composite +0,75%, SP 500 +0,30%


For Modern Kids, 'Philanthropy' Is No Grown-Up Word

In lieu of presents at her 12th birthday party this year, Maddie Freed of Potomac asked her friends to bring money, and she raised $800 for Children's Hospital.


Coastguards warn lives are put at risk by people not knowing who to phone for help, as a safety campaign begins.


Incasso week end 77,4 mln dlr, 140 mln in 5 giorni da uscita


Greek government pilloried as fires rage

KRESTENA, Greece  - Frantic Greek villagers fled as fire engulfed their homes, farms and forests on Tuesday in an inferno that has killed 63 people and prompted public outrage at the government's handling of the crisis.


China orders crackdown after slave labor scandal

Beijing has ordered provincial governments to begin a promised nationwide crackdown on forced labor in China, sparked by outrage over reports hundreds of farmers and children were enslaved in rural brick kilns.


Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was the victim of dioxin poisoning, a doctor in Vienna who has been examining him said on Saturday.


House Panel OKs Copyright, Spyware Bills

Hackers who secretly install  "spyware" on others' computers and Internet users who copy  movies and music without permission could face up to three  years in prison under bills that advanced in Congress on  Wednesday.


Experts want more government focus on cybersecurity

DECEMBER 07, 2004 (REUTERS) - Computer security experts, including former government officials, urged the Bush administration today to devote more effort to strengthening defenses against viruses, hackers and other online threats.


Two days after being hospitalized for an attempted suicide, Owen Wilson has dropped out of the DreamWorks' ensemble comedy "Tropic Thunder."  Wilson's frequent collaborator, Ben Stiller, began shooting the film in Hawaii six week...


Estoril, 18:50 - MOTO, GP PORTOGALLO; STONER: SONO RAGIONEVOLMENTE CONTENTO

Casey Stoner è moderatamente soddisfatto della prima giornata di prove libere della MotoGp ne...


The Buckle continues to be the little company that could.


Concern about the US housing market returns as a key survey shows sales have fallen to a near five-year low.


Australia have secured a 2-0 series win over New Zealand after winning the second Test in Adelaide by 213 runs. Chasing 464 for victory after the hosts posted a combined total of 714, New Zealand were bowled out for 250 in their second innings.


U.S. Bombs Falluja, Rebels Strike in Samarra, Ramadi

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces poised to assault  Falluja bombarded the rebel stronghold on Saturday, while  insurgents launched deadly attacks that killed 34 people in  Samarra, another city in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland.


The folks at the firm are poised for a mega cash out.


Sunshine Daydream, With Pointed Point of View

âSmiley Face,â about a pot-addled would-be actress stumbling through a long, weird day in Los Angeles, is a contradiction in terms: a âstonerâ comedy with a purpose.


Courtney Love pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct today (Oct. 20) in New York for hitting an audience member on the head with a microphone stand during a March performance.


Nobel Prize for Literature Goes to Austria's Elfriede Jelinek

For only the ninth time in the 103-year history of the Nobel Prize, the award for literature has gone to a woman. Elfriede Jelinek was commended for her frequent critiques of consumerism and the subjugation of women.


Chilean Judge Charges Pinochet in Rights Case

By Ignacio Badal SANTIAGO, Chile  - A Chilean judge on Mondayformally charged Augusto Pinochet with homicide and kidnappingin one of many pending cases related to human rights abusescommitted during his 17-year rule, and ordered house arrest forthe former dictator.


SPAM(TM) Recipe Champions Picked in National State Fair Competition

MINNEAPOLIS, March 7  /PRNewswire/ -- Two SPAMtastic creations have won national honors in the annual state fair recipe contest, the Great American SPAM Championship. The grand prize winners hail from New York and Minnesota state fairs.


Social scientists say that linking emotional breakdowns to ballots cannot be dismissed easily.


Double-digit yields are elusive, but can be had by long-term investors.


BA to axe 1 000 flights at choked Heathrow

London - British Airways (BA), Europe's second-biggest airline, will cancel almost 1 000 flights out of London's Heathrow Airport in the next three months to ease the congestion that leads to travel disruptions.


The locusts swarming across West Africa reach  northern Nigeria, devastating fields of crops.


Red Wine May Protect Against Lung Cancer

Researchers say they may have found yet another health benefit conferred by red wine -- it seems to reduce the risk of lung cancer, at least in men.


Democrats alleged Pentagon officials misused intelligence on Iraq ...

CAPITOL HILL More charges about how the Pentagon handled CIA requests for corrections to information linking Iraq to al-Qaida. A report released today by Michigan Democratic Senator Carl Levin alleges that


Sun Microsystems has settled a patent suit brought by Eastman Kodak relating to Java software, agreeing to license Kodak's patents for $92m.


US presidents George W.Bush carries his dog Barney onto his airplane Air Force One at Andrew Air Force Base in Maryland for a flight to Waco.


Elena Dementieva beats Jennifer Capriati in a third-set tie-break to set up an all-Russian US Open final .


SAG honors "Sopranos" after final TV season

In a last tribute to one of the most successful shows in American television history, the Screen Actors Guild gave top acting honors to "The Sopranos" after the mob drama's sixth and final season.


Vasily Shestakov, a judo partner of President Putin, may play a key role in a new media centre, reports say.


A summit intended to strengthen ties between Africa and former colonial power France opened on Thursday but all eyes will be on a subject not on the agenda -- Sudan's battered Darfur province.Comment


Japan's largest chain of language schools, Nova, closes its schools and files for bankruptcy protection.


Nokia Corp. on Tuesday cut its operating margin targets, blaming increased exposure to the network infrastructure business. It also predicted global sales of mobile phones would grow by 10 percent in 2007.


Poland signs military cooperation accord with Iraq

Poland and Iraq signed a military cooperation agreement Wednesday under which Poland will provide military equipment to Iraq and train Iraqi armed forces.


FluMist, 1m extra doses, but just for healthy people aged 5 to 49

FluMist maker, MedImmune Inc, says it will deliver an extra one million doses of its nasal spray. American authorities, desperate for flu vaccines are extremely grateful - their shortfall, however, is still over 40 million doses.


Hurricane Jeanne Targets Storm-Weary Florida

Hundreds of thousands of people on  Florida's east coast were told to leave their homes once again  on Friday as deadly Hurricane Jeanne approached for what could  be a record fourth hurricane hit in a year on the storm-weary  state.


THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans, Democrats in New Jersey


Diego Maradona is rushed into hospital with high blood pressure but later released.


During a holiday-shortened week, U.S.  consumer's applications for home refinancing and purchasing  fell in spite of a drop in fixed mortgage rates, an industry  group said on Wednesday.


Ernst & Young's Item Club lowers its growth forecasts but also sees positives from the credit crunch.


More Acidic Ocean Hurts Reef Algae as Well as Corals

A new study shows that ocean acidification may be bad for crustose coralline algae, another important coral reef builder.


Bally Total Fitness points fingers as it reports its financial mess.


Week end, la star Zeta-Jones sfida la diva emergente di "Alias"

ROMA - Primi arrivi dalla Mostra di Venezia. A cominciare dallo sbarco nelle sale, dopo la recente passerella in Laguna, di The terminal di Steven Spielberg. Per il resto, il fine settimana nelle sale offre


Milano, 13:52 - CALCIO, RONALDO: VOGLIO TORNARE IN NAZIONALE

Il nuovo attaccante del Milan, Ronaldo, in un'intervista all'emittente brasiliana Rede Globo confess...


Barry Bonds and Bud Selig were in the same ballpark last night. No telling when that might happen again.


U.N. tribunal moves suspects to Sarajevo

The U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal sent two Bosnian Serb suspects to Sarajevo on Tuesday to be tried for allegedly beating detainees in a notorious detention camp during the Bosnian war.


Google brought the simplicity of its popular Internet search engine to the computer desktop last week, releasing software that allows people to use its home page to search their hard drives for documents, e-mail messages and other hard-to-find files.


Both Jeff Burton and Kevin Harvick vehemently deny a Speed TV report claiming they manipulated their wheels to gain a performance advantage last week.


I risultati della ricerca sul valore del tempo nel rapporto di coppia. Toscani primi in Italia per approcio innovativo al sentimento


All'incontro in Vaticano presente anche la signora Franca


Thugs attack, beat Afghan attorney-general: aide

Thugs attacked and beat Afghanistan's attorney-general, a critic of some of the country's factional leaders and former warlords, on a road north of Kabul on Friday, an aide to the attorney-general said. A group of men stopped Abdul Jabar Sabet's car on Friday morning at a road block and hit him with clubs and rifle butts after he got out of the vehicle, said the aide.


Utah fire 'fast approaching 300,000 acres'

Firefighters struggled to gain control of a massive wildfire in Utah on Sunday -- just one of about a dozen fires blazing throughout the western United States.


Filderstadt, Germany - France's Amelie Mauresmo assured her world number one spot on Saturday when she beat US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia to advance to a final showdown with Lindsay Davenport in the $650/&nsbp;000 WTA event here.


Users are finding lots of inventive ways to lose precious files, say data recovery experts.


Universal Music Group and an Online Site Plan a Joint Venture to Challenge iTunes

A new service, supported by advertisements, will let consumers download a huge catalog of songs from the worldÂs largest record company for free.


Morgan Stanley sees $3.7 billion subprime hit

Morgan Stanley  on Wednesday  said it has suffered a $3.7 billion loss stemming from its U.S.  subprime mortgage exposure, which it expects will reduce  fourth-quarter earnings by about $2.5 billion.


Israeli Military Kills Three Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli troops killed two Palestinian  teenagers and a gunman in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as the  Israeli army pressed ahead with its biggest and bloodiest  offensive in Gaza for four years.


Several die, 70,000 displaced in Mozambique floods

Several people have died while 70,000 others were displaced by floods in central Mozambique and the situation is expected to worsen till mid-February, the National Institute of Natural Disaster Management (INGC) said Monday.


Pope Hospitalization Raises Talk of Succession

The sudden hospitalization of Pope John Paul was another reminder, if any were needed, that one of the longest and most event-studded pontificates in history may be coming to a close.


FCC Reviews 'Desperate Housewives' Football Promo

The Federal Communications  Commission on Wednesday reviewed complaints about ABC's steamy  "Desperate Housewives" promotion before "Monday Night Football"  and while the agency's chairman expressed disappointment, it  was not clear whether government would tackle the network.


Security Boosted in Moscow After Suicide Bombing Kills 10

Russian authorities have boosted security across Moscow after a female suicide bomber killed 10 people and wounded 51 others in a huge blast outside a subway station.


Dan Dickau made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 25 points, leading the New Orleans Hornets to their third victory in four games, 112-106 over the struggling Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Two big stores are preparing for a mega-merger. Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co. have decided to join forces.


News.com Extra: FBI: Point, click, eavesdrop

Plus: Orkut: Google's secret society. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


UEFA Cup: AZ shock Rangers to advance, Auxerre crush Amica

ALKMAAR/AUXERRE, Dec 2 (SW) - AZ Alkmaar defeated Glasgow Rangers to advance to the third round of the UEFA Cup, while AJ Auxerre left group minnows Amica Wronki without a chance.


Zook, You're Fired: Foley Makes It Official

GAINESVILLE, FL - Thanking Ron Zook for his hard work the last three seasons, Jeremy Foley none the less fired the embattled Gator head coach on Monday.


PHUKET, Thailand  - A budget airliner crashed on the Thai resort island of Phuket on Sunday, killing 88 people as it broke up and burst into flames while trying to land in driving rain, a senior official said.


Neighbours are evacuated from their homes as firefighters battle a fire in a Glasgow nightclub.


By Josh Dubow  SAN FRANCISCO  --  The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion purchase of ad-management technology company DoubleClick Inc.


Hungary's opposition urges mass protests outside parliament as the embattled PM  faces a confidence vote.


Goetschl and Kildow Target Gold in Downhill

SANTA CATERINA, Italy  - Austrian Renate Goetschl  and American Lindsey Kildow, two of the women racers who had  been most highly fancied for medal success going into the world  championships, know Sunday's downhill offers their last  realistic chance of glory.


Likely Voters Narrowly Prefer Bush to Pick Justices

Likely voters narrowly prefer President Bush over Democratic nominee John F. Kerry to make appointments to the US Supreme Court, according to the latest Washington Post tracking poll.


Clete Boyer, the third baseman for the champion New York Yankees teams of the 1960s who made an art form of diving stops and throws from his knees, died Monday. He was 70.


Nearly 50% of people with epilepsy have problems learning new things or thinking quickly, a survey finds.


Official: Ex-Paraguay Head's Daughter Dead

The daughter of former Paraguayan President Raul Cubas was found dead Wednesday night, months after she was abducted in the highest-profile kidnapping in this South American country.


Intesa San Paolo ridurra' sua quota entro il 2%


Siena, 17:01 - CALCIO, SIENA; MANDORLINI: A ROMA NON PARTIAMO BATTUTI

Il tecnico del Siena Andrea Mandorlini si prepara alla sfida di domenica prossima all'Olimpico contr...


Intel Chips to Shrink to 32-Nanometer Process

Chipmaker will ramp up performance and energy efficiency in its microprocessors by using a 32-nanometer process technology starting in 2009.


Changes are likely when the Tour de France route for 2005 is announced on Thursday.


Texas Petrochemicals Announces Fiscal Second Quarter 2007 Earnings and Conference Call Schedule

HOUSTON, Feb. 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Petrochemicals, Inc.,  announced today it will release its fiscal second quarter 2007 financial results at 6:00 am Eastern Time on Monday, February 12, 2007.


Ray: Jamie Foxx and music make this biopic sing

Ray is the simultaneously breathtaking and cornball story of the late Ray Charles, who went blind as a young boy and still managed to become a musician of mythic proportions before his death, at the age of 73, in June.


A Slump and Sore Legs Delay Bondsâs Chase

Barry Bonds, already stuck in one of the worst slumps of his career, was scratched from the San Francisco Giantsâ starting lineup before Monday nightâs game against the Chicago Cubs.


Two old stars appear to be gearing up for a second generation of planet formation, a phenomenon astronomers say they have never seen before.


Gold Fields Ltd. lost another round Thursday in its battle to fight off a hostile takeover bid by Harmony Gold Mining Co. when a Johannesburg court dismissed a request to declare the bid unlawful.


Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.'s (005930.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) quarterly profit jumped 46 percent from a year ago on strong memory chip earnings, but fell


The female face of AIDS National global efforts must do more for ...

"Traditional practices, such as genital mutilation, early marriage and the practice of newly bereaved widows being 'inherited' by other male relatives also increased women's exposure to the virus," the human rights group reported.


Garrison gets new contract; King retires

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Zina Garrison was given a one-year contract to stay on as US Fed Cup captain, while Billie Jean King retired Tuesday as a coach for the team.


Se ci sono attivita' umane che scaldano, inquinano, turbano e`meglio saperlo, controllarle, limitarle. Se gli scienziati dicono che producono danni irreparabili alla qualita' della vita sul pianeta e, nel


Hungary's Prime Minister in Trouble Over Leaked Recording

BUDAPEST, Hungary  -- A leaked recording that caught Hungary's prime minister admitting the government had "lied morning, evening and night" about the economy has prompted protests outside parliament and calls Monday for his resignation.


Patchwork City: Insurers Bear Brunt of Anger in New Orleans

Insurance companies may have paid out $11 billion to Louisianians since Hurricane Katrina, but they have become a new villain in the tales people tell about recovery.


Italia fanalino di coda, +0,1% tra aprile e giugno


Oil prices rose on Wednesday ahead of a  weekly government report on U.S. stockpiles as tensions  simmered in the Middle East following the killing of former  Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

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Former U.S. health chief returns to roots to campaign

LOS ANGELES, Feb 5 (Reuters Life!) - Former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona says it's payback time as he goes back to his roots to campaign for people to look after their health.


FCC Again Considers Prepaid Phone Card Rates

Rates for some AT&T Corp. prepaid  telephone cards, widely popular among U.S. military families  trying to stay connected, could go up about 20 percent under a  plan being considered by U.S. communications regulators, the  company said on Friday.


Actor Tom Cruise and the makers of his new movie are banned from filming at a Berlin memorial site.


With pitchforks and heavy coats, three teenage cousins brave below-freezing temperatures and learn how to pitch straw into a sheep pen Â something their teacher, 27-year-old Matt McClain, has been doing since he was a kid.


Doba: roll the dice against the No. 1 Trojans

This is the week Washington State coach Bill Doba becomes a gambler. When top-ranked Southern California (7-0, 4-0 Pac-10) visits Martin Stadium on Saturday, it will be the first time a No.


Australia equine flu spreads, more racing banned

Australian authorities cancelled thoroughbred racing in a second state on Tuesday, including the iconic outback Birdsville races, as the nation's first outbreak of equine flu spread.


New York Times Co. NYT.N will sell  its midtown Manhattan headquarters building to a partnership  led by Tishman Speyer Properties for $175 million, the  companies said.


A girl and her father are winched to safety after falling into a river below a waterfall in mid Wales.


The bigger they are, the harder they (might) fall.


Indie Role Is All 'Relative' for Campbell

LOS ANGELES  - Neve Campbell, coming  off positive reviews for her flesh-baring turn in "When Will I  Be Loved," will star in the indie "Relative Strangers."


Jury: Vonage infringed on Sprint patents

Internet telephone company Vonage Holdings Corp. was ordered in federal court Tuesday to pay Sprint Nextel $69.5 million in damages for infringing on six telecommunications patents owned by Sprint Nextel Corp.


Atlanta must replay final seconds after Miami appeal upheld

Atlanta Hawks have been ordered to replay  the final 51.9 seconds of their game against the Miami Heat  after the league upheld an appeal from the Florida team.


Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Found Innocent of Treason

Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition and the strongest ever challenger to the 24-year rule of President Robert Mugabe, was found not guilty of treason by the country's High Court.


N.B.A. Roundup: Bobcats Surprise the Celtics

Jason Richardson scored 34 points and grabbed 9 rebounds, Gerald Wallace had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Charlotte Bobcats defeated the host Boston Celtics, 95-83, on Wednesday.


Wall St seen mixed; Microsoft, jobs data in focus

U.S. stock market index futures pointed to a mixed start on Wall Street on Thursday as investors look ahead to results from Microsoft , AT&T  and Amgen  and fresh labor market data.


Sport: FA chief executive says England manager has association's support following defeat in Russia.


Spirit Unearths Surprise Evidence of Wetter Past

PASADENA, Calif. - A patch of Martian soil analyzed by NASA's rover Spirit is so rich in silica that it may provide some of the strongest evidence yet that ancient Mars was much wetter than it is now.


BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND -- Northern Ireland's largest and most violent outlawed group, the Ulster Defence Association, announced yesterday it will desist from further attacks and wants to rejoin peacemaking efforts.


Unbeaten Utah Enjoys Eight-Game Win Streak

Currently the best in the Mountain West, No. 14 Utah gets another chance to show it's worthy of bigger things come bowl season.


Man Utd's Ronaldo ends Spurs's FA Cup quest

Cristiano Ronaldo's personal goalspree this season continued as he scored twice to help overturn an early deficit as Manchester United beat Premier League rivals Tottenham 3-1 to advance into the last 16 of the FA Cup at Old Trafford here Sunday.


Lebanese Minister Resigns to Protest Presidential Term Extension

A Lebanese cabinet minister has resigned to protest parliament's controversial decision to extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud.


Roma, 19:19 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LOTITO: NESSUN PATTO CON MEZZAROMA

Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, smentisce ai microfoni di 'Radio Radio' l'esistenza di un...


Tom Cruise's lawyer calls new book "sick stuff"

A lawyer for Tom Cruise on Monday  attacked an unauthorized biography of the star, calling it  "outrageous, sick stuff," even as publisher St Martin's Press  defended the book.


Treasuries Lower on China US Debt Report

Treasury prices sank on Friday as reports the Chinese authorities might be shedding some of their US debt holdings sparked fears of broader selling from Asian central banks.


ANAHEIM, Calif. - Before reaching its conclusion late Tuesday night, the Cardinals' pursuit of Edgar Renteria drove them to a $9 million-a-year neighborhood they long refused to visit.


'Wing In Ground' aircraft is go China today confirmed it has developed a "Wing In Ground" (WIG) sea-skimming aircraft, state media reports.â¦


Greggio a 60,84 dollari al barile +10 cents


BRUSSELS -- Poland and Germany clashed yesterday over how to revive Europe's stalled constitution amid growing signs that Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany was unwilling to accept Polish demands to maximize its power in an expanded European Union.


Blame the weather Despite optimism earlier this year that the ozone hole was stabilising and might even have begun to repair itself, scientists at the European Space Agency report that 2006 saw record losses of ozone over the south pole.â¦


Leader Ds, porteremo correttivi sulla Finanziaria al Senato


Linebrink, Padres Agree to Two-Year Deal

Reliever Scott Linebrink agreed Friday to a $2,275,000, two-year contract with the San Diego Padres after he filed for salary arbitration.


Strike looms for Canadian actors as talks wrap

Canadian actors and North  American producers wrapped two days of contract talks in  Montreal on Wednesday with little progress made toward averting  an industry shutdown early in the new year.


Paulson says Senate should move fast on stimulus

The Senate should quickly approve a $150 billion proposal to boost the sagging economy and resist the urge to add new benefits to the package, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Sunday.


Federer and Agassi through to fourth round

World number one, Roger Federer of Switzerland and the American AndrÃ© Agassi are through to the fourth round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York.


Former Liberian president's British lawyer walks out after furious row with presiding judge.


Forty percent of Americans have never lived when there wasn't a Bush or a Clinton in the White House. Anyone got a problem with that?


Lycos has called a ceasefire in the battle against internet spammers by suspending its Make Love Not Spam portal, designed to put bulk mail senders out of business.


Frances tears panels from NASA shuttle hangar

NASA managers worried Monday about the prospect of Hurricane Ivan after Hurricane Frances ripped about 1,000 4-by-10-foot aluminum panels off one side of its massive Vehicle Assembly Building, Kennedy Space Center director Jim Kennedy said.


Applied Materials Inc.  AMAT.O,  the largest maker of chip-making tools, on Tuesday said healthy  spending on new semiconductor factories pushed revenue up more  than 100 percent and returned it to a quarterly profit.


Sens. Obama, Menendez Probe AID Pick's Diversity Record

Henrietta Holsman Fore, who was nominated to replace the deputy secretary of state for foreign assistance after he resigned in late April over an escort scandal, made racially charged remarks about the work ethics of blacks, Hispanics, Asians and whites two decades ago, prompting two key Democratic...


Change of Teams Changes Everything for Hixon

After being involved in the collision that caused the spinal cord injury of Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett, Domenik Hixon became the Giantsâ top kick returner in their postseason run.


He logged 20 minutes of ice time. That was progress. He logged it in isolation. That was the problem.


What Google Bought in the Past 12 Months

Google's recent acquisitive phase has been quite the whirlwind. Here's a recap of the companies it's aqcuired over the past year.


Nessuna informazione su negoziati tra Delta e Northwest


Four jailed for botched "al Qaeda" London bomb plot

Four men were jailed for 40 years each on Wednesday for attempting to carry out suicide bombings on London's transport system, a plot said to be part of an al Qaeda planned series of attacks on the British capital.


U.N. Seeks More Aircraft for Tsunami Aid

The head of the United Nations World Food Program appealed to goverments Friday to provide more cargo aircraft and helicopters to deliver relief supplies to victims of the tsunami disaster but praised the world's generosity in aid so far.


Rice raises rights concerns as Libya hails ties

Libya's foreign minister declared an  end to confrontation with the United States on Thursday in a  rare visit to Washington by a top Libyan diplomat aimed at  cementing ties between the former foes.


MySpace officially launches instant messaging service

Blog: The News Corp.-owned social network, having ditched its old browser-based IM service, formally unveils the new download after a year of buzzless beta.


It was not the way Brooks wanted to open its Independent School League football season.


AUSTRALIAN troops have suffered their first direct attack since the Iraq war began, with three Australian soldiers injured in a suspected suicide bomb assault by al-Qa'ida on an armoured vehicle convoy in Baghdad.


In vista delle elezioni legislative del 9 marzo


The Sundance Film Festival, the leading U.S. showcase for movies made outside Hollywood, unveiled 64 competing titles on Wednesday for January's event that organizers said express a sense of optimism among their artists.


Workers fight bad weather to give aid to storm-ravaged Philippines; 740 dead

REAL, Philippines  - Relief crews battling walls of mud and lashing rain to reach villages still isolated days after back-to-back storms devastated the northeastern Philippines have found 51 more bodies, taking the death toll to at least 740 people, officials said Tuesday.


Maoist rebels in Nepal harden their stance on the future of the country as their transport blockade bites.


The Palace of Westminster housing the British houses of parliament is to be turned into a modern fortress with a barrage on the Thames, an electrified fence and road blocks, the Sunday Times reported, quoting a ...


Mobile phones to get video recording features next year

New technologies that promise to bring TiVo-like recording functionality to portable devices liek mobile phones are due to arrive on store shelves some time next year.


Spike Lee handed video cameras to New Orleans area high school students and told them to capture their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina for the world to see.


Manningâs Prognosis Is Unclear, and So Is Giantsâ

Eli Manning has started 42 consecutive games, but the streak is in jeopardy heading toward Sundayâs contest against the Packers at Giants Stadium.


Woman with Alzheimer's disappears, found

ST. LOUIS -- More than a week after she was reported missing, a 68-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease who had disappeared while traveling was found by a detective in a New York City hospital.


Negotiators for Volkswagen and its unionized employees began a third round of crucial wage talks in Hanover on Tuesday, with the company pressing its demand for a wage freeze and the union seeking job guarantees and a wage increase of 4 percent annually.


Italia amica di Israele a prescindere da colore governo


Two Palestinians kiled in a night raid against a warehouse in Gaza

Israeli military helicopters yesterday evening bombarded by missiles a building in one of the refugee camps in the downtown of Gaza, while two Palestinians were killed and other three injured in the sector by the Israeli bullets.


Taiwan Foreign Minister to Visit Grenada, U.S.

Taiwan Foreign Minister Mark Chen left  on a trip to Grenada three days early to offer help to the  hurricane-devastated island, but will stop off on a private  visit to the United States, a Taiwan spokesman said on Sunday.


NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a last-minute reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough.


A PLANE carrying the body of murdered Australian peacekeeper Adam Dunning has landed in his hometown of Canberra. The 26-year-old Australian Protective Services officer was shot twice in the back by a sniper


Antidepressant drug treatment reduces mortality, researchers say

NEW YORK  - Antidepressant drug treatment is associated with a reduced risk of completed suicides and overall mortality among adults, although it also appears to increase the likelihood of nonfatal suicide attempts, according to a research team in Finland.


Apartment rents through most of the Western US are rising, a sign that landlords are regaining some of the leverage lost in a sluggish economy and a hot home-buying market


La scrittrice irlandese Anne Enright dÃ  voce all'opinione di molte donne britannichee accusa la madre della bambina scomparsa di "fiacca tristezza" e "narcisismo ferito"                                          Maddie, la vincitrice del Booker Prize "I McCann non mi sono mai piaciuti"                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI


AFRICA/SUDAN - ÂAbyei Ã¨ la chiave di volta della pace in SudanÂ afferma un recente studio americano Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- ÂAbyei Ã¨ la chiave di volta della pace in SudanÂ. Lo afferma uno studio elaborato da ÂENOUGH ProjectÂ, un gruppo di pressione americano sulle guerre in Africa. Intitolato ÂAbyei: SudanÂs KashmirÂ, il rapporto Ã¨ stato pubblic...


Defendant stays silent as Madrid bomb trial opens

Bereaved families came face to face with 29 people charged with involvement in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe when the Madrid train bombings trial opened on Thursday.


Sudanese security have arrested a human rights activist in Darfur but have not charged him or allowed his family or lawyers access to him, the head of a human rights center in Khartoum said Saturday.


Yahoo co-founder Yang to replace Semel as CEO

Yahoo Inc. on Monday tapped  co-founder Jerry Yang to replace Chief Executive Terry Semel,  bowing to investor pressure as the Internet media company has  failed to keep up with rival Google Inc.


Picture the ending of the Stanford-California game in 1982, without the band and with three times as many laterals. Trinity University used 15 laterals after a completed pass on the final play of the game for an unlikely touchdown and 28-24 victory Saturday at stunned Millsaps. Call it the "Mississippi Miracle" for the Tigers, an NCAA Division III team in San Antonio.


Internet Video Shows Militant Beheading Iraqi

An Iraqi Islamist group beheaded an Iraqi contractor it said was working for U.S. forces, a video on an Islamist Web site showed Saturday.


CORRECTED: Actor Snipes owed taxes on $38 million, U.S. says

Corrects first and fifth paragraphs to show court documents allege Snipes did not file income tax returns, rather than that no taxes were paid.


Avalanche Sign Damphousse to One-Year Deal

The Colorado Avalanche prepared for the potential loss of several key front-line players, signing former San Jose Sharks captain Vincent Damphousse to a one-year, $2 million contract Wednesday.


The identities of many Britons killed by the Indian Ocean tsunami emerge as the death toll rises.


NAJAF, Iraq  - Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on  Tuesday refused to meet an Iraqi peace delegation because of  "American aggression" as U.S. troops pounded militia positions  in Najaf near the country's holiest Islamic sites.


âAmu,â the ambitious debut feature by Shonali Bose, wears its political heart on its sleeve and is unafraid to tackle big topics: identity, history, truth, injustice.


Internet giant Google has urged regulators to scrutinise Microsoft's proposed move to buy Yahoo.


Bush to Sign Debt Limit Increase Within Days

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush will sign into  law by Monday a measure authorizing an $800 billion increase in  the credit limit of the United States, the White House said.


Michael Douglas has a new role on TV five nights a week.


UQM Technologies Announces Appointment of Dale Stamwitz to Position of Manufacturing Engineering Manager

FREDERICK, Colo., Feb. 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UQM TECHNOLOGIES, INC. , a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has appointed Dale Stamwitz to the newly created position of Manufacturing Engineering Manager.  Mr.


Asustek re-defines 'E-machine' with new Eee desktops

Driven by the success of its budget-priced Eee UMPC, Asustek announced a full line of new Eee-branded products that are planned to be launched this year.


By Erin Stewart Deseret Morning News  Although execution by lethal injection is under intense scrutiny, five convicted murderers on Utah's death row await that capital penalty.


WALTER Smith will pick up a bonus on top of his Â£400,000 salary if he can get Scotland to a major finals. Smith is finally set to be officially confirmed as Berti Vogts' successor at Hampden Park on Thursday


Afghans Prepare to Count Votes Despite Boycott

Election officials in Afghanistan collected ballots on Sunday from a historic presidential vote which started enthusiastically but ended in turmoil after most of the candidates announced a boycott.


3 Gulf states promise to increase oil output to stabilize price

Three Gulf countries -- the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia -- promised Sunday to increase their oil output capacity to help stabilize world prices, the official WAM news agency reported.


Putin Tells Bush Russia Boosting Oil Exports

Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Bush on Monday that Russian oil companies were boosting production as well as exports and would continue to do so.


CNN's Tucker Carlson, Jon Stewart Feuding

NEW YORK - How's this for a feud that straddles the line between politics and entertainment: CNN's bow-tied conservative Tucker Carlson vs. "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart...


Oil hovered above $95 a barrel on Monday, as investors weighed the effects of a slowing U.S. economy against an escalating row between OPEC member Venezuela and oil major Exxon Mobil .


BAIJI, Iraq  - A car bomb in a crowded market  north of Baghdad killed at least seven civilians and wounded 18  Tuesday as a U.S. military patrol passed by.


Put a smile into London fashion, says Emma Thompson

London Fashion Week has always been a  showcase for the weird and wacky, but Oscar-winning actress  Emma Thompson suggested on Tuesday it should also learn to have  a laugh.


Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy playmate whose bizarre life careened from marrying an octogenarian billionaire to the untimely death of her son, died Thursday after collapsing at a South Florida hotel, one of her lawyers said.


A David Beckham free-kick gives stand-in Real Madrid coach Garcia Remon a winning start against Osasuna.


Arnie could be stripped of Austrian citizenship

One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Austrian countrymen is reportedly angry with him for breaking the spirit of Austrian law as an American governor.


Court Examines Case Against Vatican on Nazi Gold

U.S. courts should reconsider a  dismissed lawsuit alleging the Vatican Bank laundered assets  stolen from victims of Croatia's pro-Nazi World War II regime,  the plaintiffs' lawyer said on Thursday.


Bird-flu vaccine may be ready by next year

GlaxoSmithKline may be able to produce a vaccine in mass quantities to protect humans from bird flu by next year, the drugmaker said Wednesday following encouraging results from a clinical trial.


Manchester United, Juventus and Real Madrid advanced Wednesday night to the first round of the European Champions League, and American midfielder DaMarcus Beasley scored to help PSV Eindhoven qualify.


Dascenzo: Willingham a victim of high demand for Meyer

Urban Meyer is standing in what looks like an indoor football practice facility, I am assuming, somewhere on the campus of The University of Utah.


RIM, Samsung settle BlackJack brand brawl

South Korean company faces 'limitations' on Research in Motion and Samsung have come to an arrangement over the South Korean giant's use of the name BlackJack, a brand a tad too close to 'BlackBerry', the push email pioneer had alleged in a lawsuit filed late last year.â¦


Grenade fired at PM's home as Gaza fighting rages

Palestinian gunmen fired a rocket-propelled grenade at Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's Gaza home on Tuesday but he was unharmed as factional fighting raged for a fourth successive day, officials said.


Germany's biggest banks is to cut 1,920 positions over the next two years as part of an ongoing reorganisation.


Turns out Eli Manning has his own theory behind why Patriots coach Bill Belichick left the field with one play left in the Super Bowl.


Morneau's hit leads Twins; Yanks win again

The Minnesota Twins keep winning despite a rash of injuries in their outfield. The New York Yankees hope Alex Rodriguez doesn't become their latest injured All-Star.


PETALING JAYA: Adler Ng Tze Wooi may be only 11 years old but he has a keen interest in environmental issues. "Our environment is a gift from God.


SINGAPORE -- Crude oil futures rose to a record for a third day Monday, surpassing $55 in New York on speculation US demand for heating oil will deplete inventories this winter.


Livorno, 14:59 - CALCIO, UEFA: LIVORNO-PASCHING IN DIRETTA TV SU SETTEGOLD

Anche il Livorno in tv. La gara di Coppa Uefa contro gli austriaci del Pasching, in programma domani...


Descendants of a plantation's masters and slaves come together to recount history - and forge family bonds.


The Rangers Figure Out How the West Is Won

The victory pushed the Rangers into sixth place in the Eastern Conference and also snapped their 0-7-2 slide against Western teams this season.


Opposition holds poll advantage in tight Kenya vote

Two heavyweights of Kenya's post-independence politics square off in a presidential vote on Thursday that has overshadowed Christmas and seen the opposition hold a small lead in opinion polls during the campaign.


New York Giants guard Chris Snee had a message for the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who remain the NFL's only undefeated team after the Giants shocked New England, 17-14, in the Super Bowl last night.


An explosion outside Somalia's interim parliament kills four people but misses the president's convoy.


Britain knew of E.Guinea plot before suspects' arrest

The British government learned about an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea in January this year, several weeks before suspects who


Pennsylvania Turnpike workers go on strike

Toll collectors and other Pennsylvania Turnpike workers went on strike Wednesday, union officials said. The strike began in the pre-dawn hours of the day before Thanksgiving, one of the busiest travel days of the year.


Emergency landing sparks alert at Heathrow airport

A British Airways jet from Beijing landed short of the runway at London Heathrow Airport, sparking an emergency operation, an AFP reporter at the scene and media said Thursday.


Explosion in Baghdad Kills One, Wounds 47

An explosion rocked a commercial district in western Baghdad on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding 47, authorities said.


Il premier: "Gli italiani hanno capito che conviene pagarleRiducendo di un terzo l'evasione Ã¨ possibile abbassare le imposte"                                            Prodi sul taglio delle imposte "Prima il risanamento, poi lo faremo"                                                                                La polemica con Flavio Briatore: "Forse vuol fondare il partito dell'evasore"


Sudanese govt., rebels resume peace talks on Darfur

The Sudanese government and two rebel groups here on Sunday evening resumed the peace talks on the northern African country's war-torn Darfur region, after rebels boycotted the meeting for 24 hours.


At least one tornado  touched down in Dumas, Arkansas, on Saturday, injuring a number  of people and destroying much of the small town's business  district, while a strong winter storm moved across Colorado and  into the Midwest.


WASHINGTON - Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's whirlwind trip to Washington is a visit probably designed to bolster both Mr.


Long Walks Stave Off Dementia, U.S. Studies Say

Elderly people who take regular walks  are less likely to suffer dementia than those who take little  exercise, a pair of studies said on Tuesday.


Iraq: appello del presidente indonesiano per le due donne rapite

GIAKARTA - Al Jazeera diffondera' oggi un appello del presidente indonesiano Megawati Sukarnoputri al gruppo ''Esercito islamico in Iraq'', che ha rivendicato il rapimento delle due donne indonesiane. Lo ha


S. Korea fires warning shots over incursion

SEOUL - South Korean patrol boats fired warning shots on Monday to force North Korean navy vessels back over a disputed maritime border, the Southâs military said.


La divisa europea si rafforza anche nei confronti dello yen


DUKE 78, OKLAHOMA 67 Blue Devils Survive After Redick Heats Up

In vintage Duke style, the momentum swung with a few pairs of palms being slapped on the floor. After toiling for most of game against a more physical Oklahoma team, Duke finally made a stand


For Architects, the Archives as Gold Mine

A small but influential number of celebrity architects are considering selling their archives as they continue to work.


US investment bank Lehman Brothers says it will cut 1,300 jobs as its scales back its US home loan business.


A life sentence prisoner who murdered a former police officer in Armagh six years ago is found dead.


Investigation of Felon Voters Is Delayed Until After Election

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said on Friday that it would wait until after Election Day to investigate Republican charges that nearly 1,000 convicted felons


Netscape's Digg clone to re-launch as Propeller

Netscape.com is on its way to being a portal page, so what's happening to their Social networking site? It will soon re-launch as Propeller.com.


Several weeks after Radiohead's digital release of its seventh studio album, "In Rainbows," aftershocks are still reverberating though the music industry.


Roma, 14:50 - CALCIO, INCHIESTE: DEPOSITATA ISTANZA MILAN PER ARBITRATO

La Camera di conciliazione e arbitrato per lo sport del Coni ha ricevuto l'istanza di arbitrato da p...


RIO FERDINAND finally returned to action last night, accepting responsibility for his eight-month ban and vowing not to turn his back on his country.


Mickelson, Hamilton Compete in Grand Slam

Masters champion Phil Mickelson and British Open winner Todd Hamilton took two very different roads to get to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.


Thousands of Indonesians spend the night outdoors after a powerful earthquake which kills at least 70.


Australian PM John Howard says al-Qaeda should be praying for Barack Obama to win the US presidency.


Austria and Chile went through to the last 16 of the Under-20 World Cup on Sunday after a 0-0 draw, while Congo progressed at the expense of hosts Canada.


US agency CIOs: IT security remains top concern

(InfoWorld) - IT security remains a top concern of U.S. government chief information officers, but it's also an area where they're making much progress, according to a survey released Monday by the Information Technology Association of America. CIOs told the ITAA, a trade group based in Arlington, Virginia, that they made progress in certifying their IT systems, training IT workers and other employees about cybersecurity, and setting up IT security policies during 2006, said Paul Wohlleben, a partner with Grant Thornton LLP's Global Public Sector, and chairman of ITAA's CIO survey project. Even as multiple reports of missing government laptops and other devices containing personal information came to light last year, federal CIOs said they're making "incremental progress" toward achieving federal cybersecurity mandates, Wohlleben said. CIOs, responding in face-to-face surveys during which they were promised anonymity, told ITAA they're also making progress integrating security into their information architecture, instead of "bolting on" security afterward, he said. And CIOs said they've made progress implementing information privacy programs, although in many cases, the progress was simply getting a privacy program off the ground, Wohlleben said. "Quite frankly, there's not a lot of maturity out there," he said of privacy programs. "For a lot of agencies, they're really taking credit for getting this started. Some things take quite a while to achieve in the federal space." The survey , made up of 47 government CIOs or related officials, found some frustration with agency information security practices, Wohlleben said. Many CIOs said they don't have authority over personal inventory rules covering devices such as laptops, even though the high-profile breaches last year involved laptops, hard drives or other similar devices. "There's a wide range of devices that are not even under the CIOs' control," he said. In May, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that a laptop and hard drive containing the personal information of 26.5 million military veterans and family members had been stolen from an employee's home. Police later recovered the hardware, but the theft set off a series of hearings in Congress about information security practices at the VA and other federal agencies. Some CIOs talked about efforts to encrypt information on devices, and others talked about disabling devices such as flash drives, Wohlleben said. "There's that tension between efficiency and security," he said. "All the CIOs are dealing with that every day." In addition to lost devices, CIOs expressed concern about network intrusions, Wohlleben said. There's a fear of the unknown -- that they're "not in total or near-total control," he said. Among other issues federal CIOs identified as top challenges this past year: -- Enterprise management of IT: CIOs want to see better IT management processes and tools, and they see the need for better project management. -- Enterprise applications: CIOs say that efforts to modernize application systems pose difficult challenges. Projects are complex, requiring improvement to project management and governance capabilities. In addition to IT security, among the issues CIOs identified as achievements was consolidating IT infrastructure. CIOs reported progress in consolidating IT infrastructure into a common, centrally managed platform, ITAA said.


U.S.: High Oil Price Due to Supply Fears

Supply and demand in the oil market  are roughly in balance at the moment and current high prices  are due to the possibility of disruptions rather than any  shortage, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.


Scomparso pochi giorni fa sara' seppellito a Gifford, Scozia


Bush wraps up Middle East visit on peace, Iran, oil

President George W. Bush ends a Middle East trip on Wednesday in which he told regional allies that Iran is a threat, Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts need support, and high oil prices are in no one's interest.


WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy-makers saw a lessening of economic threats from the housing slump but continued to worry about inflation as they decided last month to leave existing interest rates intact.


Standing on the front steps of one of New Orleans' most troubled schools, Bill Cosby said the education and well-being of the city's children are not getting the attention and support they deserve from the state.


One of the scientists who found the Antarctic ozone hole urges more action on ozone-attacking chemicals.


Ryanair sees EU blocking Aer Lingus bid, vows appeal

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary said Tuesday he expected EU regulators to block the Irish low cost carrier from taking over Irish airline Aer Lingus and vowed to appeal the decision.


Olmert says summit with Abbas to project peace hopes

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he hoped his summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday would project a new spirit of peace after Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip in a civil war.


com December 3, 2004, 10:33 AM PT. While its neighbors, software infrastructure and hardware upgrades, switched places this month, security held its spot at number three.


Iraq's June civilian death toll down sharply

The number of civilians killed in Iraq fell sharply in June to the lowest monthly total since a U.S.-backed security clampdown was launched in February, Iraqi government figures showed on Sunday.


US Says Israel Still Following Peace 'Road Map'

The White House insisted on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is committed to the US-backed road map Middle East peace plan, despite his comments in a newspaper interview that suggested otherwise.


Plague carriers: Most users unaware of PC infections

A study of home PCs released on Monday found that about 80 percent had been infected with spyware almost entirely unbeknownst to their users.


European regulators on the rampage? Maybe not

Microsoft suffered a big setback this week in Europe. Should other large tech companies be worried?


Labor Day travel not seen hit by security, storm

Tighter security restrictions and the   aftermath of Hurricane Ernesto will not stop millions of   Americans from traveling this holiday weekend, a good sign that   demand will stay strong heading into the traditionally weak   autumn season.


Fannie Mae, the federally chartered housing finance company, violated accounting requirements that are "clear" and "not overly complex," the chief accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission told a House subcommittee yesterday.


Casey Faces McCain Criticism at Hearing for Army Job

Bloomberg - Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Senator John McCain subjected General George Casey to harsh criticism at the start of a hearing today on Casey's nomination to be Army chief of staff, saying Casey presided over a deteriorating situation as commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and didn't change strategy to halt the decline.


Wanna be the first to score a copy of the Spice Girls greatest-hits album? You'll have to go through Victoria's Secret to get it.


Businesses' Inventories, Sales Rise in July

Businesses saw inventories rise in July as sales picked up, the government reported Wednesday.


The space shuttle Atlantis completed its visit to the International Space Station Sunday after successfully attaching a truss to the orbital outpost.


Fighting between the US and Sadr's militia continue, but families still arrive in Najaf for burials.


China's Communist Party expels nine officials and businessmen over a big Shanghai corruption scandal.


Iraqi Spending to Rebuild Has Slowed, Report Says

A Government Accountability Office report has found that  Iraq had spent much less of its reconstruction budget than what had previously been announced.


'Beckham Nativity' Tableau Outrages Churches

Church leaders condemned on Wednesday a  Christmas nativity tableau depicting English soccer star David  Beckham as Joseph and his pop singer wife Victoria as the  Virgin Mary.


PSNI heard of suspicious activity at bank

It has emerged that police in Northern Ireland were told about men acting suspiciously outside the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast city centre from which Â£22m was stolen on Monday.


Per contrastare il player di musica digitale iPod di Apple Computer, Sony ha lanciato il suo primo lettore audio portatile con HD integrato che supporta il formato audio MP3, oltre ovviamente al formato proprietario ATRAC3.


SpaceShipOne will lift off from its Mojave Desert airstrip in California about 7 am local time for flight to claim the $10 million Ansari X Prize.


Dozens arrested in heroin smuggling ring

More than three dozen people have been arrested in connection with a ring suspected of smuggling $35 million in Colombian heroin to New York and New Jersey through Mexico.


Ancelotti demands more from 'world's best defence'

AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti said he expects better from his defence after the shock 2-1 home defeat to promoted Messina on Wednesday.


Former world champion boxer Chris Eubank is arrested in his truck for an alleged breach of the peace.


ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused of attempted murder and trying to kidnap a rival for another astronaut's affections on Tuesday, and held in jail.


Striving for Authenticity With Ye Olde Guesswork

Two notable efforts, one at the Globe and the other at the BBC Proms festival, pointed toward new ideas for staging Shakespeare and Wagner.


Moscow insists the controversy over oil company Yukos is an internal affair. But western countries, including Germany, have vested interests in the matter.


Are Desktop Search Programs Ready for Prime Time?

Copernic Desktop Search does the work without Google's security flaws.


Unemployment in the UK fell by 51,000 between June and August to 1.39 million - the lowest on record, according to official figures.


my father was in World War II, as a Navy radarman in the Aleutian Islands. And my mother was a county president of the American Legion Auxiliary.


Space-flight pioneer predicts 3,000 "astronauts" in 5 years

Burt Rutan, a maverick aviator with Elvis-like sideburns, spread his futuristic vision last week of space travel no longer dominated by the government but by daring engineers such as himself.


Ramesh Bhatkar and others have a case registered against them in Pune.


SEC's Gaston Admits Official Missed Call

The Southeastern Conference's supervisor of officials said an LSU player should have been called for pass interference on a pivotal interception against Alabama.


Franz Ferdinand have said their success in the Mercury Music Prize represents a resurgence of "real" rock music over "despicable" reality pop.


Investigators said Monday they expect a breakthrough soon in last week's deadly train bombings, which officials have linked to Pakistan, as India demanded "firm commitment" from its nuclear-armed rival on reining in terrorists.


Obama seeks distance from indicted donor

Barack Obama sought to distance himself Wednesday from a real estate developer and fast-food magnate facing federal corruption charges, saying he had no indication of any problems when he accepted thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from Antoin "Tony" Rezko.


Film racconta storia di Rita Atria, figlia di un capomafia


Increasingly, US military experts say Americans need to prepare for a decades-long counterinsurgency campaign.


The morning after the night before was not quite so successful for Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie and overnight leader, Ireland's Graeme McDowell.


reporter's notebook HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--The nation's leading Internet journalists wrapped up an annual meeting here on Sunday, confident that the World Wide Web is creating a new world order in a business that is dominated by a handful of large corporations


Eight US marines have been killed and nine wounded in action around the militant stronghold of Fallujah, the US military has said.


A type of carbon fibre could be woven into super-strong body armour for the army and police.


NZealander confessed to Norfolk Island stabbing: prosecutor

A New Zealander accused of the first murder on the South Pacific outpost of Norfolk Island in 150 years admitted stabbing an Australian woman, a court heard.


Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader crashed the Republicans' party Tuesday, dropping by Madison Square Garden just hours before the convention's evening session was to begin.


Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she must respond in kind to attacks from rival Barack Obama even though she'd rather keep the race for the Democratic presidential nomination focused on their differences on public policy issues.


The scoreline might suggest otherwise, but the Wales coach Mike Ruddock has been left with a headache after his side romped to victory last night.


Santa Barbara's sheriff asks a judge if he can release the results of an inquiry into Michael Jackson's treatment by police.


The Communist Party boss of Shanghai   has been sacked for corruption, state media said on Monday,   toppling the highest leader so far in national party chief Hu   Jintao's drive to root out abuse and enforce loyalty.


Roma, 21:52 - CALCIO, LAZIO; JIMENEZ: DI CERTO NON RESTO QUI

Luis Jimenez nella prossima stagione non vestirà la maglia della Lazio. A farlo intendere &eg...


At funeral and grave sites, Arabs mourn Arafat

Yasser Arafat's funeral began Friday with prayers for the Palestinian leader after his wooden coffin, draped in the Palestinian flag, was carried into an Egyptian military mosque.


VALDERRAMA, Spain : Play was delayed for 80 minutes in the third round of the Volvo Masters here when a thunderstorm moved into the area.


A Saudi Arabian detainee died Wednesday at Guantanamo Bay prison and the U.S. military said he apparently committed suicide. Guards at the U.S. Naval Base in southeast Cuba found the detainee in his cell unresponsive and not breathing Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. military's Southern Command said in a statement.


Hurricanes bounce back against Canadiens

Justin Williams and Eric Belanger scored less than a minute apart in the third period to lead the Carolina Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 on Thursday night.


The housing market, in its deepest rut since the early 1990s, is likely to get worse in the near term, economists said.


Apple offers compensation to customers who have already bought an iPhone after the firm cut $200 off the price.


Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.


Enterprise IT companies were absent from the top 10 list of venture capital deals in the third quarter.


Calif AG says no evidence to link HP CEO to crime

The California attorney general said   on Friday there was no evidence yet linking Hewlett-Packard Co.   HPQ.N Chief Executive Mark Hurd to any criminal wrongdoing,   as scrutiny grew over his role in the PC maker's probe of a   boardroom leak.


In a message to CIA staff Monday, Porter Goss, the director of central intelligence, said he will soon announce changes in "procedures, organization, senior personnel and areas of focus for our organization," according to officials who


KISUMU, Kenya  - Kenyan police fought hundreds of protesters in troublespots across the country on Wednesday, killing two as the opposition defied a ban on rallies against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.


Kinky Friedman, the proudly politically incorrect entertainer running for governor, said Wednesday he wouldn't put just 1,500 National Guard troops on the Texas-Mexico border, he'd send 10,000.


Nell'ospedale abbandonato, dove schedari e radiografie sono alla portata di tuttiLa polemica sollevata dal preside della facoltÃ  di Medicina. "CosÃ¬ l'universitÃ  non decolla"                                          Regina Elena, i gironi del degrado cartelle in terra e corsie distrutte                                                                                di CARLO ALBERTO BUCCI


Minnesotans hope tsunami survivors include friends, relatives

MINNEAPOLIS - Rina Sands spent Monday waiting to hear any news from her family living in the Aceh province on Indonesia's Sumatra island.


Partial solar eclipse is a real time-twister

A partial solar eclipse will take place next week, oddly ending the day before it begins. The eclipse will be visible, weather permitting, from northeastern portions of Asia, including all of Japan


Malawi's chief social welfare official has paid a visit to Madonna's London home, part of a long-delayed assessment into whether the pop idol can adopt a little boy from the Southern African country.


John C. Bogle: Stocks In The Coming Decade

The founder of Vanguard warns returns will continue to lag the 9.5% that 20th-century investors grew accustomed to.


Confusion on Deaths After Fighting in Sadr City

American forces say they killed 49 militants after coming under heavy fire in Sadr City, but there were conflicting reports from Iraqi witnesses.


Turkey offer on Cyprus not enough: EU presidency

HELSINKI/BRUSSELS - EU President Finland said on Friday a Turkish offer to open one port to Cypriot ships did not go far enough and expected member states next week to agree on ...Comment


Texans' Cedric Killings Regains Movement

HOUSTON -- Houston Texans defensive tackle Cedric Killings was able to stand in the hospital on Monday and doctors are confident he'll soon be walking.


BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomber killed five policemen outside a hospital where victims of two church bombings earlier in the night were being treated, police said.


Christian values don't fit with Democratic Party

I am a working man. At no time in my life have I ever earned more than $27,000 in a year, and mostly I have gotten by on less than that.


The average usage share of Mozilla's browser among European nations rose to 28 percent in December, up .7 percent from the month previous, XiTi Monitor finds.


Morocco and the United States have agreed to give the African country's exports to North America a boost, officials said.


'C'e' elemento che non smentisce ipotesi su Pappalardi'


Smith's 'Legend' grows with $76.5M debut

For the last man on Earth, Will Smith sure has a lot of friends. The Warner Bros. tale "I Am Legend," starring Smith as a plague survivor who may be the last living human, debuted with $76.5 million, the biggest December opening ever and a personal best for one of Hollywood's top box-office champs, according to studio estimates Sunday.


As 11 o'clock approached Tuesday night, I called Commissioner Bud Selig at home to find out whether he knew that DC Council chairwoman Linda Cropp had just


Peter Hain quits the Cabinet after his deputy leader campaign donations are referred to the Met Police.


South American leaders on Wednesday launched a regional integration pact they said would go beyond rhetoric and usher in European-style unity, but only half the future bloc's 12 presidents turned up to sign it.


Freshman Lazar Hayward scored a career-high 18 points to lead No. 16 Marquette to an 80-67 victory over Villanova on Monday night.


It is ghoulish, but two deaths - one at home, the other abroad - are about to reveal the true face of George Bush's second term.


Dell's channel shake-up ripples across to Europe

'Not an open system' Dell is considering an authorised resellers program for Europe, after taking the plunge into the channel in the US.â¦


BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Boston Celtics used balanced scoring to end their preseason on a high note. Jiri Welsch scored 16 points and Tom Gugliotta and Ricky Davis added 12 apiece as the Celtics snapped a six


BRITISH troops taking part in a US and Iraqi offensive seized 80 people during an overnight sweep of villages on the east bank of the Euphrates river near Baghdad, the Press Association reported today.


EUROPEAN Event : Scottish Open. Schedule : Today-Sunday. Course : Loch Lomond Golf Club (7,139 yards, par 71) at Luss. Purse : $4.08 million. Winner's share: $1,004,915. Television : Golf Channel (today-tomorrow, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m.). Last week : Colin Montgomerie won the European Open, beating Niclas Fasth by a stroke at The ...


HONG KONG -- Asian stock markets closed mixed Monday, with the key indexes dipping both in Hong Kong and Singapore. Japanese financial markets were closed for a national holiday.


Users of the increasingly popular, open-source MySQL database may be at risk from remote attacks due to a bug in phpMyAdmin, a widely used Web-based MySQL administration tool.


Fox to Begin a âMore Business Friendlyâ News Channel

Rupert Murdoch said the Fox Business Channel would be friendlier to corporations than CNBC, the leading TV business news outlet.


Calo di 1-2 cent/litro. Consigliere Bersani: segnale principio


'Sciopero ferrovie e' problema di coscienza dei laoratori'


A British citizen being held at GuantÃ¡namo Bay was subjected to "vindictive torture" and death threats while in US custody, according to claims in a letter he wrote that has been published today.


An Israeli air strike kills two Palestinian militants, bringing the death toll in Gaza to at least 11 in the last 24 hours.


Authorities lowered the death toll from the synchronized bombings of Bombay's commuter train network, saying Sunday that 182 had been killed.


Kazakh Oil Company Fined 32m Dollars for Causing Pollution

Text of report by Kazakh Channel 31 TV on 31 January  [Presenter] KazakhOil Aktobe, a subsidiary of the KazMunayGaz [state oil company], has been ordered to pay 4.1bn tenge [about 32m dollars] for an unsanctioned discharge of associate gas.


TOUR Insider: Singh leads selections at TOUR Championship

Vijay Singh, who has spent the autumn solidifying his No. 1 world ranking, could not own a more appropriate name. In the Fijian language Vijay means victory.


South Africa posted 180/4 and lead England by 92 runs at lunch on the fourth day of the first Test in Port Elizabeth. Knowing the first hour of the fourth day was crucial to their hopes of chasing a modest


A swirling space observatory has been launched to scan the universe for explosions that some believe are the birth of black holes.


There were 175 sudden infant deaths in England and Wales last year, down from 192 in 2002.


Crohn's Disease May Respond to Parasite Therapy

Patients with Crohn's disease, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, who do not respond to conventional treatment, may get symptom relief by swallowing parasite eggs.


Spokesman: Threats against Iran nuclear program ''inefficient''

Iran announced on Sunday that threatening or pressuring Tehran for its peaceful nuclear program will not work at all and it is only through dialogue that the problems can be settled.


The designer of the Mercury space capsules that took the first Americans into orbit has died at age 83, NASA announced Sunday. Maxime Faget led the space agency's engineering and development branch


SEOUL -- A day after indicating a willingness to rejoin nuclear disarmament talks, North Korea returned to its anti-American rhetoric yesterday, accusing the United States of being a "nuclear criminal" with double standards. North Korea's state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun accused Washington of "conniving at, patronizing, and cooperating with the pro-American forces" in Israel, Japan, and South Korea to develop nuclear ...


Microsoft goes beta for Xmas as CSC leaves staff pie-eyed

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Middlesbrough's hopes of securing a Uefa Cup spot are dashed by a classy Villareal side.


Greek researchers have found that eating dark chocolate seems to make the blood. Now for some news to make chocolate-lovers feel less guilty: eating dark chocolate seems to make


June 27, 2007 "We can't go on forever -- secure, building and holding, without the [Iraqi] government. . . . When someone's got something to lose, they look at things a whole lot differently than when they've got nothing to lose."


UPDATE 1-Fed's Bies upbeat on US economy, stern on spending

The US economy has pulled out of a midyear pause and should grow well for the rest of 2004, Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies said on Saturday, adding that


Non e' Angela Celentano, la bimba scomparsa nell'agosto 1996 sul monte Faito, la piccola fermata ieri a San Giorgio a Cremano nel Napoletano. Lo ha stabilito l'esame del sangue, prelevato ieri sera dalla bambina


Indonesia gas pipeline explosion kills at least 7

SURABAYA, Indonesia  - An Indonesian gas pipeline exploded near the city of Surabaya on Java island, killing at least seven people, officials said on Thursday.


Just six months after expanding from three to nine members, the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors has made its mark on the vast federal agency.


Although some suspect missing WWII bomb may be the cause, Air Force officials say the warhead does not carry the plutonium needed for a nuclear blast but that it does carry 400 pounds of explosives.


A woman left her teenage daughter for six weeks while she went abroad to see her boyfriend, a court hears.


Powers agree content of new Iran resolution: Germany

World powers agreed on Tuesday on the contents of a new draft sanctions resolution against Iran that European countries will present to the U.N. Security Council in the coming weeks, Germany's foreign minister said.


Sybase to buy messaging vendor Mobile 365

(InfoWorld) - Sybase is adding to its mobile portfolio, grabbing messaging service provider Mobile 365 for about $425 million in cash. Sybase sells applications to enterprises to help their employees work in the field. With this acquisition, it will be able to offer managed services that are hosted on Mobile 365's global network, said Marty Beard, senior vice president of corporate development and marketing at Sybase. The deal will also put Sybase in the business of carrying mobile messages among wireless carriers and handling billing for those messages, which Mobile 365 does now, he said. Beard sees growing opportunities in both areas. Sybase can now go to companies such as Yahoo or Nike and offer to sell them a hosted enterprise application or to carry out a mobile marketing campaign to consumers' cell phones over the Mobile 365 network, he said. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter. Mobile 365 will become Sybase Mobile 365, a wholly owned subsidiary led by Beard as its president. Sybase expects the acquisition to add to its profits within 12 months after the deal closes. The company's approximately 330 employees, mostly working in London and Singapore as well as its Chantilly, Virginia, headquarters, will stay on where they are, he said. The actual purchase price may change depending on Mobile 365's working capital as of the closing date. Mobile 365 is privately held and had revenue of about $90 million in its fiscal year ended March 31. The company has its own network for carrying messages using SMS (Short Message Service), WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) and instant messaging. That network links in to major operators such as Verizon Wireless, Vodafone Group, Cingular Wireless, and China Mobile Communications.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.


Rookie Nitties Grabs Halfway Lead in Australian PGA

Rookie professional James Nitties shot a  flawless second round of 65 to snatch the outright lead in the  Australian PGA Championship Friday.


Jolie could complete Vietnam adoption in April

Vietnamese authorities have speeded up Angelina Jolie's adoption of a Vietnamese boy and the Hollywood star could be able to take him home by next month, the country's top adoption official said on Wednesday.


NJ jury awards $2.5 mln in Roche Accutane trial

A New Jersey jury on Tuesday found that Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG failed to adequately warn a patient of the bowel disease risks associated with its powerful acne medicine Accutane and awarded him $2.5 million in damages.


The Arctic is warming almost twice as fast as the rest of the planet due to global warming, according to an eight-nation report compiled by 250 scientists.


The Cleveland Cavaliers added a veteran presence to complement young superstar LeBron James, signing free agent David Wesley.


Whatâs Online: Sites for the Socially Conscious

A new site, Do The Right Thing, allows users to make submissions criticizing industries and companies, which are then voted on by readers.


In what essentially has turned into a game of chicken, with the winner obvious, embattled Russian oil giant Yukos intends to cause as much havoc as it can before it is torn apart by the Kremlin.


SAN FRANCISCO - Oracle Corp. finally scooped up rival PeopleSoft Inc. after 18 months of legal and verbal strife, ending a feud with a $10.3 billion deal that promises to shake up the business software industry.


IAAF slaps temporary ban on sprinters pending Greek ruling

Disgraced former sprint stars Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were yesterday banned by international athletics officials from taking part in any competition, pending a ruling by Greek sports authorities on charges that the two runners dodged doping


Family doctors need to make it clear to patients that antibiotics will not get rid of the common cold, the UK government says.


Tony Blair is seeking a new climate change treaty to bring US President George Bush in from the cold. The Prime Minister's manifesto targets of 20% greenhouse gas cuts are set to be missed, it has emerged.


You're an Obsession, You're My Obsession

In his new film, "Enduring Love," Rhys Ifans, ever the loose cannon, forms an attachment to a man that is beyond sex, beyond love, beyond control.


Berlin embassy honours British spy who saved thousands of Jews

A British spy who used his cover as a passport officer to save thousands of Jews in Nazi Germany was honoured by the British embassy.


VATICANO - Il Papa ai Nunzi Apostolici in America Latina: ÂDinanzi alle sfide dellÂattuale momento storico le nostre comunitÃ  sono chiamate a rinsaldare la loro adesione a Cristo per testimoniare una fede matura e piena di gioiaÂ veramente enormi sono le potenzialitÃ  spirituali a cui puÃ² attingere lÂAmerica LatinaÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Al termine della riunione tenuta in preparazione alla V Conferenza Generale dellÂEpiscopato Latinoamericano (vedi Agenzia Fides 15/2/2007), il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha ricevuto in udienza, sabato 17 febbraio, ...


Clashes between US troops and Sadr militiamen escalated Thursday, as the US surrounded Najaf for possible siege.


Barbato, l'altro senatore del partito di Mastella, aggredisce il collega"Traditore" e prova a picchiarlo. L'ex Dc si sente male e sviene                                          Senato, Cusumano annuncia il sÃ¬ e il suo collega nell'Udeur lo assale


Sri Lankan forces on Saturday ambushed a group of Tamil Tiger rebels allegedly planning to attack a police checkpoint in the east, killing 11 insurgents, while a separate bomb attack killed three policemen, officials said.


Obesity surgery could lead to a vitamin deficiency condition which can result in memory loss, researchers say.


ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 13 -- Shortly before President Bush showed up in the region last week, human rights activist Abduljalil Alsingace tried to deliver a petition to the U.S. Embassy complaining about the lack of democracy in his native Bahrain. He thought he might have some hope,...


The body of an Irishwoman who was a victim of the Asian tsunami disaster is found in Thailand.


If you think we have crazy weather, consider this storm:


Dolans Lose Bid to Privatize Cablevision

BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Shareholders of Cablevision Systems Corp. rejected on Wednesday a $10.6 billion bid by the company's controlling shareholders, the Dolan family, to take the New York-area cable TV provider private.


Britain Hopes and Prays for Hostage in Iraq

Anxious Britons awaited news on Wednesday of hostage Kenneth Bigley after his captors in Iraq said they beheaded the second of two Americans being held with him.


Iraq's interim president, Jordan's king visit White House

Welcoming Iraq's interim president to the White House offers President Bush a chance to persuade Iraqi minority groups to participate in next month's election â- pivotal step toward a democracy still threatened by a violent


Frazar among leaders at Michelin tourney

Harrison Frazar (above) shot a bogey-free 64 to take his place among a crowded group at the top of the leader board with an 8 under at the PGA Michelin Championship in Las Vegas.


Samsung ousts Motorola from No.2 spot, but the profit margin ...

Samsung Electronics, Asiaâs largest technology firm with a market cap of $67 billion, outstripped Motorola ousting the American company from the No.


Drinking water supplies in parts of Gloucestershire could run dry by Sunday evening as a water treatment plant is "overwhelmed".


Chiede rilascio, 'irragionevoli' richieste rapitori


Salvation Army says Target policy threatens fund-raising

ST. PAUL - Salvation Army officials say they're worried that they may not meet their holiday fund-raising goal because they won't have bell-ringers outside of Target stores.


In a Sept. 12 story about Croatian journalist Domagoj Margetic being indicted by the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal for contempt of court, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Margetic was believed to be at large in Croatia. Margetic was ordered released from custody Sept. 6 by a court in Zagreb and reappeared in court on Sept. 12.


Storms, tornado kill 19 in central Florida

ORLANDO, Florida  - Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado killed 19 people on Friday when they ripped through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds, toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.


Helping the environment has been hard for everyone. But thanks to three quiet "revolutions," it's about to get a lot easier.


The chip maker's next-generation wireless PC platform goes public in San Francisco January 19.


S.Korean presidential limo crosses DMZ into North

PAJU, South Korea  - A South Korean presidential limousine entered the North on Tuesday, taking officials on a scouting mission ahead of the second only summit meeting between leaders of the two sides.


Trade Threat Stirs Google Into Action Over Net Censorship

Recognizing that internet censorship is hurting its business model in the Middle East and Asia, Google lobbies U.S. trade officials to do something.


Protest monks call for prayer vigils in Myanmar

A Buddhist group claiming to be aiding monks drive an escalating protest movement in Myanmar called Saturday for nationwide prayer vigils in a bid to turn up the heat on the military regime.


New Service Puts Audio Channels on Cell Phones

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Music Choice and Sprint are  launching a music service that allows mobile phone users to  view short videoclips and listen to radio-like programming on  their handsets.


Early 2-0 run could be worst danger for Illini

CHAMPAIGN -- Illinois is 11-0 and ranked No. 1 in the nation. Longwood is 1-13 and, in its first year as Division I program, has an RPI of 305 (out of 330 teams).


The dollar sank across the board on Friday as dealers shrugged off robust U.S. economic data and kept their focus on the currency's shaky fundamentals.


By Nicole Warburton and Josh Loftin Deseret Morning News  Salt Lake County residents will get to vote this November on a sales tax hike to pay for new road, airport or transit projects, while the rest of the state will get the option next year.


Milano, 15:03 - CALCIO, MILAN: CAFU VERSO IL RECUPERO

Il Milan è tornato al lavoro per preparare la gara di domenica con il Torino. Defaticante per...


First South Korean Astronaut to Fly to Iss in Spring 2008

MOSCOW. Dec 7 (Interfax-AVN) - The first South Korean astronaut will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in spring 2008.


Madonna di Campiglio, 11:39 - F1, Ferrari: Badoer collaudatore per altri due anni

Luca Badoer ha prolungato per altri due anni il contratto con la Ferrari. E' stato lo stesso collaud...


The United States said on Wednesday Iran   was "aggressively" pursuing atom bombs and should face   sanctions now, but EU allies stressed it was not too late for   talks on a negotiated solution to its disputed nuclear work.


Women academics are being discriminated against in terms of money and promotion, lecturers claim.


ECB rise not certain as Asia subprime fears grow

NEW YORK/LONDON  - Central bank officials said market turmoil made a euro zone rate rise far from certain while three Asian banks' heavy exposure to the limping U.S. home loan sector reinforced global credit worries on Friday.


Consumer spending rebounded sharply July, government data showed Monday, erasing the disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the US economy has recovered from its recent soft spot.


A 57-year-old man is jailed for three years after he admits grooming teenage girls on the internet.


Fla. Couple Accused of Child Abuse Caught

A Florida couple accused of torturing and starving five adopted children — including pulling out their toenails and subjecting them to electric shocks — were captured Friday in southeastern Utah after police tracked them through their cell phones, officials said.


Police are investigating a shooting in a Monmouthshire village in which one man died and two neighbours were wounded.


GE Fends Off Exxon to Stay U.S. Market-Cap Leader

Soaring energy prices buoyed Exxon  Mobil Corp. shares to an all-time high this year, but it was  not enough to displace a resurgent General Electric Co. as the  U.S. company with the highest market capitalization.


WHO: Disease Could Double Asia Death Toll

The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that disease in the aftermath of southern Asia's tsunami disaster could kill as many people as the deadly waves and earthquake have.


Poles furious at German 'war booty' claim

The Polish government is demanding billions of euros in compensation from Germany for cultural artefacts which were stolen or destroyed during the second world war, after accusing Berlin of trying to rewrite history.


Maoists spring 300 prisoners from Indian jail

At least 300 prisoners, including  dozens of Maoist insurgents, escaped from a central Indian jail  after overpowering guards on Sunday, police said.


Maybe you've noticed already this holiday season - Salvation Army bell ringers are not standing in front of as many stores as they did last year.


Three UN workers kidnapped in Kabul are probably not being held by Islamic militants, the Afghan authorities say.


One big question Celtics coach Doc Rivers had entering this season was how his bench would perform in a time of need. As of late, it has given him a positive response.


Nadine Gordimer and her literary A-list have created a new anthology whose profits will go to a southern African organization that helps people with AIDS and H.I.V.


A teacher sacked for throwing a bag at a pupil wins his job back after an appeal is partially upheld.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - At $85, shares of Google Inc...


Fiorina could attract interest in HP leak probe

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina's account of how she tried to plug boardroom leaks in 2005 is likely to attract the interest of prosecutors in view of HP's current scandal, but the tactics she outlined appear legal, lawyers say.


Argentina's Juan Monaco advanced to the quarterfinals of the Brazil Open with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Brazil's Thiago Alves in a rain-delayed match on Friday.


Interventi in Sicilia, Calabria, Puglia e Molise


Oil at $50 again as Nigeria worries persist

High-flying oil climbed back over $50 a barrel this evening, with worries over the security of Nigerian supply supporting prices despite a surprise build in US crude inventories.


You can get more storage capacity now with Yahoo! Mail, but where's the gig?


Attack Kills 15 Iraqis as Allawi Warns of Assault on Falluja

Insurgents fired a rocket into a hotel in Tikrit on Sunday evening, killing 15 Iraqis and wounding 8, as Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued repeated warnings that negotiations


George Karl's first win with the Denver Nuggets was especially satisfying because it came against his former team.


Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Beijing for Lunar New Year

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - Fireworks, temple fairs, karaoke: China's capital Beijing celebrates the Lunar New Year, the country's biggest holiday, with gusto.


ATLANTA (Ticker) -- No. 18 Virginia hopes to overcome recent history when it visits Georgia Tech on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference contest.


Taiwan Nervous That China Embargo May End

Taiwan is getting jittery about a new push within the European Union to lift a 15-year embargo on weapons sales to China — the communist giant that's been threatening to attack this tiny democratic island.


JACKSONVILLE, FL -- In RV city, memories of the past are not far away at all. At the McGinnis camper, there's a 1996 national championship mailbox.


Ralph Nader asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to place him on the general election ballot in Pennsylvania, a battleground state expected to be critical in the outcome of the Nov. 2 presidential election.


Biden starts White House run with controversy

Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware on  Wednesday joined the crowded field of Democratic contenders in  the 2008 White House race but his campaign quickly ran into  controversy after his comments about a potential rival, Sen.  Barack Obama.


It's ego check time for Intel, Negroponte

Neither side comes out looking good in public row between chip giant and the nonprofit One Laptop Per Child.


A compound extracted from tangerine peel can kill certain human cancer cells, research shows.


Iceland grants residence to former chess champion Bobby Fischer, as he fights extradition to the US.


In todayâs economically vibrant and politically self-confident China bad news is no news, unless it is really bad. So, things must have gone really badly for Chinaâs official news agency to report ethnic


India to Reduce Its Troop Strength in Kashmir

The announcement may give new momentum to peace talks with Pakistan, which has long demanded such a step.


Report unveils Saddam's true strategic intentions

On the eve of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, Saddam Hussein met with his top commanders. They chatted about a new uniform design as waiters served food.


The widow of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl has withdrawn a lawsuit seeking damages against al-Qaida, a dozen reputed terrorists and Pakistan's largest bank.


=== Wade's triple-double carries Heat to 13th-straight win ===

Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade poured in 31 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and handed out 10 assists to post his first career triple-double, as Miami ran its franchise-best winning streak to 13 games with an 89-78 win over Detroit at The Palace.