Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday criticized President Bush's education policy as doing little to help minorities and acknowledged that she is still searching for ways to raise minority student test scores.


Mayer: Translation, universal search in Google's future

(InfoWorld) - Universal search and automated translation are big parts of Google's future, a company executive said Friday in Beijing. Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president, search products and user experience, said Google had invested in automatic translation as a way to improve search results across various languages. "CLIR (cross language information retrieval) is better if we can search all the Web pages in every language and return the best search results," she said at a Google "product salon" in the Chinese capital. Mayer said it is particularly advantageous for native readers of languages that have only a small representation on the World Wide Web. "Only one percent of the content on the Web is written in Arabic. With this kind of technology ... if you can imagine us taking that query in Arabic and translating into other languages, it really increases the breadth of the results." She referred to it as "a counter-intuitive advance in search." Mayer said that Google is just getting started with universal search, which allows users to conduct searches across different media, including text, video, images, and audio. Using speech-to-text technology, users could eventually search a piece of video for phrases and keywords without having to view it. She also said that Google was moving towards integrating all of its different search engines, including its Google Book Search and Google Patent Search, to produce comprehensive results for the same search. Mayer admitted that bringing such total results to the end user was not going to happen overnight. "We're just getting started with universal search, there are a lot of issues to overcome here."


A PERSON could go mad trying to follow US election polling. One day George W.Bush is slumping, the next he's up. One day John Kerry has momentum, the next he's dead meat.


Bam Margera — professional skateboarder, MTV star and amateur prankster, just earned himself another title: husband. Margera, 27, who became a punk hero on the shows "Jackass" and "Viva La Bam," married childhood friend Missy Rothstein, 26, in downtown Philadelphia on Saturday.


Doping Casts Shadow Over Olympics -- Again

Doping cast its sleazy shadow over the  Olympics again when it was announced on Thursday that five  weightlifters had tested positive for performance-enhancing  drugs.


Police investigating the murder of newlywed Chanel Taylor make an arrest.


H5N1 avian flu found in pigs, says Chinese expert

Aug 20, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - A step in the progression of avian influenza considered almost inevitable by experts in view of the widespread and continuing Asian outbreaks this yearâits occurrence in pigsâhas been taken, if a Chinese scientist's


Actor Lane Garrison's SUV wrecks; 1 dead

A sport utility vehicle carrying Lane Garrison of TV's "Prison Break" and three teenagers struck a tree, killing a 17-year-old boy, police said.


Proposta pausa di valutazione dopo ritiro di 5 battaglioni


Arts, Briefly: âFools Goldâ Earns Real Money

âFoolâs Goldâ captured the No. 1 weekend ranking at North American box offices.


Nikkei a 17.621,45 punti (+0,67%). Euro a 1,2962 dollari


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


Huge amounts of luggage delay U.S. team's arrival

Massive amounts of luggage, including   a consignment of tortillas packed by the wife of captain Tom   Lehman, delayed the arrival of the U.S. Ryder Cup team in   Ireland on Monday.


PHOENIX - A candlelight vigil is planned tonight to mark World AIDS Day and remember Valley residents who've died of AIDS-related complications.


Reporters Put Under Scrutiny in C.I.A. Leak

The investigation of the disclosure of C.I.A. agent Valerie Plame's identity seems to have been both exhaustive and inconclusive.


Terror Suspects Killed in Militant Crackdown

Three suspected militants armed with guns and hand grenades have been killed in a clash with Saudi security forces, an Interior Ministry statement said today.


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


NEW YORK -- Stocks pulled back sharply and bonds jumped Friday as rising oil prices and lackluster profit reports stirred concerns about the ability of the economy to continue to push ahead.


A fugitive from Ecuador suspected in the death of a prominent politician and two other men was arrested Saturday following a routine traffic stop, authorities said.


EU court tells Microsoft to change Windows now

Even after more than a decade embroiled in clashes with government antitrust regulators, Microsoft had managed to keep its engineering hands free to design products the way it chose.


Leave it to Texas coach Mack Brown to put just the right spin on the first ``Game of the Century" of the 2006 season, tonight's battle between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Texas at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.


Even though he won't be the starter, nose tackle Brandon Noble is pleased with a backup role after excruciating rehabilitation of a severe knee injury that caused him to miss last season.


President Bush's advisers have settled on a proposal for structuring the personal accounts they hope to create in Social Security, while on Capitol Hill Senate Democrats were launching an effort to defeat the plan altogether.


Gap says chief financial officer to leave

Gap Inc  chief financial  officer Byron Pollitt is leaving to become finance chief for  Visa Inc, the companies said, marking the second high-level  executive exit this year for the clothing retailer as it  wrestles with a multiyear sales slump.


Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday that his landslide win in South Carolina's presidential primary marks a turn in political history, showing that a black candidate can appeal to voters of all colors and in all regions.


I See a Small Digit, 1 to 10 . . . a Thumb!

NEW YORK, June 3 -- The ordinary observer might assume that the thoughts of Rainen Solomon, a burbling 17-month-old in powder-blue shorts, hew to basics, like "hungry" and " very hungry." Derek Ogilvie, a.k.a. the Baby Mind Reader, is picking up more complicated signals.


A Hilton in the News (and Itâs Not Paris)

Barron Hilton may have put a crimp in the party lifestyle of his famous granddaughter when he announced that he would donate nearly all of his fortune to the Hilton family foundation.


Preziosi: "Ora ci sarÃ  il tempo per proporci cose serie e ...

15 giorni e non di piÃ¹. Questo il rinvio che le societÃ  di Serie B chiederanno in relazione alla votazione per il rinnovo delle cariche della Lega Calcio. Questo quanto emerso nel corso dell`assemblea generale


Activists are calling on Kroger Co. pharmacies to make the so-called "morning after" pill available at all of their stores after a Georgia woman said she was denied the contraceptive


MS loses on specs, Beeb's iPlayer and disappearing Scottish votes

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Police get their phoney U.S. Highway Patrolman

German traffic police were shocked to see a California Highway Patrol car cruising along the motorway, driven by a man dressed as an authentic American cop, authorities said on Thursday.


France signals shifting role in Afghanistan

France wants to shift its priorities in Afghanistan from military operations to training Afghan security forces and helping the country's development, French Defence Minister Herve Morin has indicated.


A French director faces a Â£100,000 bill after offering free screenings of his critically panned film.


Linux gets its latest kernel update and a real-time makeover; debate continues on GPL changes.


When the Lisinski multifunction hall (used for concerts, conferences, concerts and theatrical productions) in the Croatian capital of Zagreb was refitted, great importance was attached to the quality of the ...


Singer Britney Spears is dropped by her management company, one month after employing them.


com. The Chicago Cubs opened a one-game lead in the National League Wild Card standings with a 12-5 victory Monday night over the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.


Tim Allen's name is now on the 2,270th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Allen's star is next to the El Capitan Theatre at the corner of Hollywood and Highland.  The former "Home Improvement" star, who has an upcoming film called "Christmas with ...


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Four-time Olympic rowing champion Matthew Pinsent announced his retirement from the sport on Tuesday. Pinsent, 34, captured his most recent gold medal by winning the coxless fours event in Athens this past August.


CORRECTING and REPLACING JackBe Closes Product Beta Program Due To Oversubscription

Please replace the release dated February 6, 2007 with the following  corrected version due to multiple revisions.


Intel launches 2.93 GHz Celeron D, PCI Express chipset

Intel today announced additions to its Celeron D entry level processor family. The new chips come with LGA775 packaging known from 90 nm Prescott Pentium


1st Human Case of Bay Area West Nile Found

SAN JOSE (BCN) -- The first human case of West Nile Virus has been confirmed in a San Jose man, the Santa Clara Public Health Department reports today.


The smoothie giant serves up better-than-expected profits.


Snoop Dogg Arrested on Drugs and Gun Charges

On tuesday night, Snoop Dogg went on NBCâs Tonight Show with Jay Leno, performing and promoting his new album The Blue Carpet Treatment. As he was leaving the NBC studios in Burbank, CA, police pulled him over and searched his car and fou...


Europe's food watchdog is to assess whether meat and dairy products from cloned animals are safe to eat.


You Go to the Movie Theater, and an Opera Breaks Out

The Metropolitan Operaâs high-definition transmissions to movie theaters add crucial elements of live theater and collective excitement to the experience of opera on screen.


Rice goes to Iraq to push for reconciliation

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met top Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Tuesday after Iraq's parliament passed the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis.


UK Man Held Over Cisco Source Code Theft

Police said on Monday they have arrested  a 20-year-old British man on suspicion of stealing Cisco  Systems CSCO.O source code, the basic instructions for the  machines that direct Internet traffic across the globe.


UN Peacekeepers, Haitian Police Arrest 75 in Sweep

UN peacekeepers and Haitian police say 75 people have been arrested during a sweep aimed at curtailing violence in the capital city of Port-au-Prince.


Severe weather and heavy storms batter much of the UK, causing disruption and delay for travellers.


DETROIT Despite a crop of new car models and a generous supply of rebates, sales fell for Ford Motor and General Motors in November.


On a steamy afternoon similar to the day 10 years ago when they hugged their loved ones for the last time, relatives of the 230 people who died in a fireball aboard TWA Flight 800 gathered Monday to dedicate the final piece of a memorial to the victims and the rescuers who raced in vain to the crash site.


Thai generals cement grip, Thaksin urges unity

Thailand's ruling generals cemented their grip on power, as ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he would take a break from politics and called for national reconciliation.


Web startups crumble under Amazon S3 outage

With what shall I Twitter my daily minutia!? Amazon Web Services was struck by a temporary outage today, dragging the thousands of web sites which rely on its hosted storage down with it.â¦


Nba Roundup : Shaq-Kobe As Main Event ; Pacers-Pistons the Co ...

ABC and ESPN have increased the price of commercials and sold a sponsorship to American Express Co. for their NBA Christmas doubleheader, which will highlight the league's most prominent feud and biggest brawl.


Maladies: Hormone Levels and Chronic Fatigue

A new study finds that women who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome wake up with lower levels of a hormone that helps people deal with stress.


In un biglietto spiega ai genitori le ragioni tragico gesto


The broker breaks records with its third-quarter results.


Dow Jones +0,48%, Nasdaq +1,20%, Standard Poor's +0,44%


Germany expected to send troops to Lebanon

Germany will likely contribute more than 1,200 service personnel to the U.N. peacekeeping force for Lebanon, its defense minister said in remarks published Thursday.


Trump Hotels to Cut Debt by $400 Mln in Refinancing Accord

Donald Trump's Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. said a majority of its bondholders agreed to a restructuring to cut the casino company's debt by $400 million.


Millions mark Shi'ite ritual in Iraq after clashes

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraqi forces imposed tight security on the city of Kerbala as 2.5 million pilgrims marked the climax of a major Shi'ite rite on Saturday, a day after gunmen attacked worshippers and police in other southern cities.


Pacers forward Ron Artest says he asked coach Rick Carlisle for time off because of a busy schedule that included promoting a soon-to-be released rap album, which led to his two-game benching.


Justin Morneau hits the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning for his third walk-off homer of the season to lift the Twins to a 10-9 victory over the Brewers on Sunday.


Corinne Bailey Rae and Beyonce are among the leading contenders for Wednesday's Mobo Awards.


Prosecutors declined Friday to charge Ryan O'Neal for firing what the actor called a warning shot during a brawl with his son this year.


Six-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps was arrested last week and charged with drunken driving.


Barbra Streisand likes Democrat hopefuls

Barbra Streisand likes what she sees in the Democratic race for the presidency, so much so that she's giving money to three candidates.


SEC Asks Appeals Court To Reinstate AOL Lawsuit

America Online should be subject to lawsuits by Homestore.com shareholders who are seeking to prove that AOL engaged in sham deals that helped Homestore improperly report higher revenue, lawyers at the Securities and Exchange Commission argued.


Women in this Indian village high in the pine-clad mountains of Oaxaca rise each morning at 4 a.m. to gather firewood, grind corn, prepare the day's food, care for the children and clean the house.


Milano, 20:13 - CALCIO, INTER; MORATTI: STORICA VITTORIA AL VIAREGGIO

Il presidente dell'Inter Massimo Moratti è entusiasta per la vittoria della primavera nerazzu...


I am a professor of geography visiting Taiwan, and have read about the proposed construction of a freeway from Taipei to Hualien. The experience of communities in North America and Europe has been fairly consistent


Women, Latinos Not Getting Colon Cancer Tests

A survey of older Californians shows that many -- especially women and Latinos -- are not being screened for colorectal cancer as they should be.


Catania, 10:12 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO; AGENTE FERITO: E' STATA IMBOSCATA

E' stata un'imboscata. Salvatore Renda, 24 anni, agente del reparto mobile della polizia rimasto fer...


A new side to John - a committed social worker

Everyone knows him as a first-rate model, an evolving actor and a youth icon. But there is more to   John Abraham.


BAND AID 20 has sold almost 100,000 copies on its first day of sales, putting it on an easy course to reach number one. Mercury Records, who have released the single on behalf of the Band Aid Trust, reckon


Author's Suicide Raises Question of History's Toll

For more than half a century, historian Raul Hilberg has studied the Holocaust, arguably the most savage episode in human history. He has tried to distance his personal life from his work but says on occasion, he has been overtaken by the pathos of his subject.


In China, People See Paulson and Think of Goldman

Remarks from just about everyone Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. met in Beijing showed that he still carried a glow from his old job at Goldman Sachs.


Perks Easy for Google: Tax Breaks Improved Without Internet Company Asking, Records Show

By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick and Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 16--Caldwell County officials volunteered to double their offer of tax incentives to land Google's $600 million computer center, state records show.


U.S. troops set trap for militants near Baghdad

The U.S. military said on Thursday it was setting a trap to "eliminate" al Qaeda militants around Baghdad, but also said 12 American soldiers had been killed in the past two days, mostly in roadside bombings.


"Ha ucciso i 2 figli e ne ha occultato i cadaveri"


Iranian ambassador warns US not to invade

MOSCOW -- Iran's ambassador to Russia accused Washington of waging a "psychological war" against his country and warned that a foreign attack would end in shame for the invaders. Ambassador Gholamreza Shafei said all Iranian people would defend their country if it came under attack. "If any country commits a foolish act and attacks our industrial facilities, built by Iranian ...


Michael Jackson's defense lawyers announced they may call Elizabeth Taylor, Jay Leno, Quincy Jones and Kobe Bryant to the witness stand in the pop star's molestation trial.


St. Etienne striker Frederic Piquionne fired his second goal of the evening near the death to earn the esteemed risers a 2-2 draw at Paris St.


Gordon Brown may miss his golden rule on public borrowing because of a shortfall in corporate tax revenues, a new study says.


F.T.C. Reaffirms Rambus Antitrust Ruling

The Federal Trade Commission made final its ruling that the memory chip designer violated antitrust laws, imposing limits on the royalties the company can charge.


Deaths among children infected with HIV in Africa could be almost halved if all those with symptoms were put on a simple, cheap and readily available antibiotic, new research has established.


U.S. securities regulators may file  suit against Morningstar Inc., a provider of mutual fund and  stock research, over incorrect data it published about a mutual  fund, the company said on Friday.


PiÃ¹ longevi, in buona salute, con servizi sanitari di qualitÃ  Gli Italiani delle Regioni secondo il Rapporto Osservasalute 2004. Con una tra le maggiori speranze di vita al mondo e la concreta prospettiva


'9 to 5 Bandit' Works Late for 6th Robbery

TEMECULA, Calif. - A robber nicknamed the "9 to 5 bandit" was working late when he held up a Wells Fargo bank branch at about 5:30 p.m., the FBI reported...


Minacce ai magistrati che ordinarono l'arresto di Valentini

SULMONA (L'AQUILA), 19 AGOSTO 2004 - Scritte minatorie sono state trovate questa mattina sulle pareti esterne del Palazzo di Giustizia di Sulmona, dove si trovano gli uffici dei magistrati inquirenti e del Gip che hanno ordinato l'arresto per concussione ...


Fish and Wildlife Service Clears Way for Montana Silver Mine

By Anonymous  ENVIRONMENT  After a decades-long fight between Revett Silver Co. and conservation groups concerning a proposed silver and copper mine in northwest Montana, the US. Fish and Wildlife Service cleared the way for Revett Silver to begin production.


Secondo il Times, sara' presentato domani alla Fia


The adventures of boy wizard Harry Potter can stay in Gwinnett County school libraries, despite a mother's objections, a judge ruled Tuesday.


Dance Review: Power Couples Take Command With Quiet Romance

A little more razzle-dazzle would have been welcome on Monday night at the New York State Theater, when âStars of the 21st Centuryâ rolled out an evening of 13 pas de deux and solos.


Cut-price travel firms are "misleading" customers with cheap internet prices, the Trading Standards Institute says.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will travel to Sudan, and may proceed to the embattled region of Darfur the following day, the Foreign Office said.


ATHENS, GREECE - The United States Olympic Committee pumped renewed fury into the Paul Hamm gymnastics saga on Friday, slamming the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) for asking Hamm to return his gold medal.


Blasts in south India city kill 30: officials

About 30 people have been killed in two explosions, one of them due to a bomb, in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad, a senior government official said on Saturday.


Microsoft Launches Music Service in Japan

Microsoft Corp. will begin its music download service in Japan with an initial offering of 50,000 songs, a spokeswoman for the U.S. software giant's online service unit said Wednesday.


Trade show for electronics sector picks up pace

The world's oldest consumer  electronics show opens its doors in Berlin on Thursday to  showcase an industry bursting with confidence as demand surges  for flat TVs, MP3 players, set top boxes and phones.


BEA shares drop as Oracle bid deadline approaches

BEA Systems Inc  shares fell nearly 6 percent on Friday to trade below Oracle Corp's  bid for the first time since it was made, as the deadline for the offer loomed with no signs of an agreement.


Eight Palestinians were killed in a major Israeli incursion in the southern Gaza Strip, said Palestinian security sources and hospital officials.


JERUSALEMâIsraeli soldiers killed 10 Palestinians in the West Bank yesterday - the highest single-day death toll there in 18 months.


JiWire Offers Ad-Supported Wi-Fi for iPhone and iPod Touch

JiWire plans to introduce service to iPhone and iPod touch owners selected Wi-Fi hotspots in premium restaurants, cafes, hotels, and other high-traffic locations.


UPDATE 1-US inspectors clear Boston Scientific Ireland plant

Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday that inspectors from the US Food and Drug Administration found no problems at a plant in Ireland that


Blasts Shake Najaf as U.S. Planes Attack Rebels

NAJAF, Iraq  - Strong blasts were heard in the  besieged city of Najaf early Sunday as U.S. military planes  unleashed cannon and howitzer fire and a heavy firefight  erupted.


About two-thirds of British moth species have shown a decline since 1970,  scientists say.


Sean "Diddy" Combs and model girlfriend Kim Porter have split up. Two months ago they were publically announcing their love for one another and a few months before that Kim gave birth to Diddy's twin girls. Diddy has expressed not being ready to marry ...


Environmental battle heats up over New York tire burn

SHOREHAM, Vermont  - Vermont officials are going   to court and activists are threatening a boycott of the world's   largest forest products company as a battle intensifies over a   plan to burn old tires as fuel in New York state.


Benzinai, nuova serrata dal 27 febbraio al 2 marzo

Impianti chiusi per quattro giorni. La decisione a conclusione del primo blocco di scioperi contro le liberalizzazioni


Hundreds evacuate as Plains rivers bulge

An oil spill added to the misery caused by widespread flooding Monday as thousands of evacuees in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas waited for water to recede from their homes.


This Is Only a Drill: In California, Testing Technology in a Disaster Response

In San Diego, technology companies, nongovernmental agencies and the Pentagon held a five-day test of a new set of digital tools for responding to disaster.


Sciopero confermato, a Fiumicino assemblee lavoratori


Cisco spends millions on becoming household name

Net gear provider will spend $100 million on drumming its name into consumers' heads--not its usual IT decision-making audience.


A matter of trust: Howard, Latham trade blows

MARK COLVIN: After a long phoney election campaign, and still with no polling date in sight, the Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition have now settled into a slug-fest over each other's credibility.


Surgery 'Considered a Success,' Senator's Office Says

Wednesday's operation to stop bleeding in Sen. Tim Johnson's brain was "considered a success," his office said yesterday, although the few details released about his condition suggested he was not fully conscious two days after the procedure.


Strong Hurricane Roars Over Bahamas Toward Florida

Hurricane Frances battered the  southeastern Bahamas islands with 140 mph winds on Wednesday as  it roared toward the United States and put millions of people  on alert along Florida's heavily populated east coast.


WASHINGTON  - Reversing a trend in which  private health plans have been quitting the federal Medicare  program, U.S. officials Wednesday announced that more plans  will join next year.


Roma, 21 ottobre 2004 - La Procura di Roma sta predisponendo una relazione da inviare nei prossimi giorni al Viminale con la richiesta di sottoporre al programma di protezione Cinzia Banelli, la prima pentita delle nuove Br.


Putting a Still-Vexed Play in a Historical Context

Shakespeare's most problematic play Â at least with respect to modern sensitivities Â receives an intelligent interpretation from Michael Radford and a superb cast.


branded the "female Viagra" - have been accused of over-hyping the treatment and misleading patients about its effectiveness.


Philip Humber and Mike Pelfrey have the most potential among Mets pitchers, but the team does not want to risk long-term plans for fleeting success.


Parigi, 11:45 - CALCIO, PSG IN CAMPO CON MAGLIA CONTRO RAZZISMO

Il Paris Saint Germain scenderà in campo con una maglia speciale contro il razzismo. Secondo ...


Iran hints at agreeing to enrichment freeze

TEHERAN - Iranâs top security official on Monday suggested Teheran may agree to extend its freeze on uranium enrichment but warned it could not be forced to scrap its nuclear technology for good.


Oil prices jump to $94 on fresh hopes that the global economy could remain robust after a joint central bank plan.


PM goes in for heart op buoyed by poll win

PRIME Minister Tony Blair went into hospital for heart treatment today buoyed by a Labour victory in the Hartlepool by-election. The Prime Minister told well-wishers that he was "fine" as he left Downing Street


Con una multa a favore del cittadino che ha subito il danno


Witnesses say soldiers kill three Palestinian protesters in Lebanon, but an army spokesman denies the claim.


Site dedicated to Nintendo's new console is reportedly the first in a series of brand-oriented moves for the web giant. In Monkey Bites.


Silvestre's double goals help Man. United beat Liverpool

Silvestre became Man. United's hero as he scored twice to lift a 2-1 victory over Liverpool for home side when all eyes were on Rio Ferdinand as he returned after an eight-match ban on Monday.


A ex-RUC reservist  has 40 properties worth an estimated Â£5m confiscated by the Assets Recovery Agency.


Shares of stun gun maker Taser  International Inc. TASR.O soared on Wednesday after the  United Kingdom, which does not allow most police to carry guns,  said it approved use of its stun guns for some officers.


At this potentially joyous moment, let's not forget this is the Mets team that managed to pull off the biggest collapse in baseball history.


Russians set bounty at $10m for rebel Chechen leaders

The Russian security services placed a $10m (Â£5.6m) bounty yesterday on the heads of two rebel Chechen leaders for ordering the Beslan school siege, as they apparently sought


Q&A Gordon van Welie on electricity generation

One year after an epic blackout left 50 million Americans and Canadians without power, Gordon van Welie, who oversees the New England electric grid, remains worried about transmission upgrades and a drought of power-plant development proposals. Welie, the 42-year-old chief executive of Independent System Operator New England, the Holyoke organization that runs the regional power markets and 8,000 miles of ...


GE sells India back office unit for 500 mln dlr:

[Business India]: New Delhi, Nov 8 : General Electric Co., the world's top conglomerate, today announced that it has sold a majority of its pioneering Indian back-office unit to two private equity firms for 500 million dollars to help the subsidiary gain


3.5% Raise for Federal Civilian Workers Makes Spending Bill

Congressional negotiators reached agreement yesterday on a spending package that provides a 3.5 percent raise for federal civilian employees, more than double that sought by President Bush.


The candidate returns to New Hampshire, scene of his big 2000 upset, to try to restart his flagging presidential campaign


US targets 2008 for full implementation of NKorean nuclear deal

The United States has set 2008 as the target for full implementation of an accord to end North Korea's nuclear weapons drive, including a final peace deal for the Korean peninsula, top US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said Monday.


EU leaders agree to begin membership talks with Turkey late next year, with 3 October given as a possible start date.


Mitt Romney's campaign found 9,732 ways to spend its money last quarter.


President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is developing a new form of nuclear missile unlike those held by other countries, news agencies reported.


The USA took a 1-0 lead in their Davis Cup semi-final tie against Belarus when Andy Roddick defeated Vladimir Voltchkov 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 in Charleston, South Carolina on Friday.


The political crisis unfolding in Ukraine has brought both hope and despair to Ukrainian immigrants in Maine. But mostly worry. At a time when their native country


Italy shocked by hostage killing, but won't bow to Iraq 'terrorists'

Italy was in shock at the execution of a kidnapped journalist in Iraq, described by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as a return "to the dark times of barbarism," but he pledged Italian troops would stay.


The Welsh Rugby Union appoints Welshman Roger Lewis as its new group chief executive.


Boris Becker says Andy Murray needs to concentrate on the bigger ATP events if he is to fulfil his potential.


Spain Wins Davis Cup As Moya Tops Roddick

Andy Roddick searched out Carlos Moya in the throng of jumping, screaming Spanish tennis players, hoping to shake hands.


Russia Reassures India on UN Security Council Bid

Russia said Saturday India should become a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council if the UN's top decision-making body is enlarged to reflect post-Cold War realities.


Microsoft profits soar on record 16.37 billion dlr revenue

Microsoft reported its profits surged 81 percent on record-high revenues of 16.37 billion dollars in the last three months of 2007 due to intense demand for computer software.


White House Program Marks Lincoln Birthday

In anticipation of the 196th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday on Saturday, President Bush hosted an hour-long performance of "Lincoln: Seen and Heard" and praised the former president for his eloquent speechmaking.


Olmert's government is under pressure to respond to rocket fire, but a harsh strike could sink fragile peace hopes


Paul Smith records an NCAA-record 14th straight 300-yard passing game Sunday as Tulsa streamrolls Bowling Green, 63-7, in the GMAC Bowl in Ala.


Here's what you will _ and won't _ be able to see when searching ...

A few months from now, perhaps by mid-2005, Google will be adding thousands of library books from university collections to its searchable database.


Wintertime No Holiday for Allergy-Prone Kids

SATURDAY, Dec. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Ah, winter: low levels of ragweed, pollen and other outdoor allergens means kids with allergies can finally breathe easier, right?


Supreme Court takes up major death penalty case

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a death penalty case being watched around the world, to decide whether the lethal injections used to execute criminals cause unacceptable pain.


U.S. Scientists of Smell Sniff Out Nobel Prize

Two U.S. scientists won the 2004  Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for showing how the sense of  smell enables people to recall, for instance, the scent of  spring lilac in winter or the stench of rotten food eaten long  ago.


Judge stops military's anthrax vaccinations

A court halts the Pentagon's mandatory anthrax shot program, saying the government failed to follow rules to ensure the drug's safety.


The report exposing widespread use of steroids in Major League Baseball raised more questions about the depth of the problem in America's pastime and aroused concerns on Friday about the credibility of its evidence.


RIFORMA DELLA GIUSTIZIA: LA SCHEDA                                          I punti chiave del ddl di Mastella


China sees no deadline for North Korea talks

The next round of six-party talks could make concrete progress toward persuading North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons, China said on Tuesday, but set no deadline for the long-running negotiations.


Verizon Reverses Itself on Abortion Messages

Verizon said it would make its mobile network available for a text-message program by Naral Pro-Choice America.


No. 84 was back at practice for the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday.


Boat crew detained   The captain and crew of a barge that slammed into a bridge and caused it to collapse have been detained in Southern China's Guangdong Province, the Xinhua News Agency said yesterday.


A movie about police violence in Rio de Janeiro that Oscar contender "There Will Be Blood" took two prizes, including best director for Paul Thomas Anderson. Sally Hawkins was named best actress for her part in British director Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky," while Iran's Reza Naji took the best actor award for the lead role in "The Song of Sparrows."


Reggio Calabria, 15:16 - CALCIO, REGGINA: TUTTI CITTADINI ONORARI DI REGGIO

Iniziativa pro-calcio del presidente del Consiglio comunale di Reggio Calabria, Aurelio Chizzoniti c...


DuPont agreed to a settlement Thursday that could be worth more than $340 million to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging the chemical giant contaminated a West Virginia community's water supply with a key ingredient used in its Teflon products.


L'Aquila, 14:58 - CALCIO, C2; PREFETTO L'AQUILA: GARE PESCINA A PORTE CHIUSE

Le gare casalinghe del Pescina, neopromosso in C2/C, saranno disputate a porte chiuse. Lo ha deciso ...


WPP Group (WPPGY:Nasdaq ADR - news - research) sank 3% after the British ad agency agreed to buy New York's Grey Global (GREY:Nasdaq - news - research) for about $1.


3 by 5 Initiative for HIV 'Probably Will Not' Meet Treatment Goals ...

The World Health Organization's 3 by 5 Initiative goal of treating three million HIV-positive people with antiretroviral drugs by 2005 "probably will not" be met, WHO Director-General Jong-Wook Lee said in an interview last week, the CP/Canada.


Has this Salesforce gone to the Dark Side? Fools cross sabers to find out.


Home Secretary John Reid is to call on British Muslims to do more to help root out potential extremists.


Thousands of fans of "The Office" made a pilgrimage to northeastern Pennsylvania this weekend to party in the town where the NBC sitcom is set. ADVERTISEMENT  Die-hard devotees of the workplace comedy have been visiting Scranton landmarks referenced...


LEADING computer-maker Dell has joined with a prominent internet group in the US to launch a campaign to help consumers fend off spyware.


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Iran Mosque Ablaze, Reports of Over 100 Hurt

A mosque in central Tehran has caught fire, radio reported Monday, with reporters saying more than 100 people had been injured and taken to hospital.


May born babies face greater Multiple sclerosis risk:

[Health India]: London, Dec 7 : A British Medical Journal (BMJ) study has revealed that in the northern hemisphere, being born in May, is linked to an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) later in life, while being born in November carries


Live from the San Francisco Web 2.0 Summit, Rafe Needleman and company.


Cruise-Holmes baby still hidden 3 mos. later

Almost three months after the birth of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter, the Shroud of Suri has yet to be lifted. Suri Cruise has yet to be seen in public, either in person or photographically, since entering the world April 18.


Roma, 13:25 - CALCIO, CAMPIONI DEL MONDO: IN EDICOLA L'ALBUM PANINI

Si chiama ''Campioni del Mondo'' e in copertina propone la storica foto di Fabio Cannavaro che alza...


Will somebody please explain why Sen. Margaret


Figures seen by the BBC show that self-inflicted deaths in English prisons reached a new monthly high in August.


V.C.U. and New Coach Get Their Turn in Spotlight

With a 22-5 record, Virginia Commonwealth is the Colonial Athletic Associationâs biggest story since last season, when George Mason made its improbable Final Four run.


HOSTILITIES between Manchester United and Arsenal could well resume after the sides were paired in the quarter finals of the Carling Cup.


Court smack down for Russian piracy epic

Perspective regained A tiny Russian software piracy case that ended up pitting Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin against Bill Gates has been thrown out of court.â¦


Per la realizzazione di collegamento sottomarino in Spagna


Secretary General Kofi Annan admitted that the UN oil-for-food scandal had "cast a shadow" over the United Nations, and made 2004 an especially troubled year, however, he played down the question of resigning.


US Birth Rate for Young Teens Lowest Since 1946

The birth rate among adolescent and  young teen girls in the United States fell sharply in the  1990s, hitting a 58-year-low in 2002, the Centers for Disease  Control and Prevention reported on Monday.


Pope, Anglican leader say obstacles hampering closer ties

Serious obstacles impede closer ties between Roman Catholics and Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said as they reflected over issues such as women and gays in the priesthood.


Rise of ChÃ¡vez Sends Venezuelans to Florida

The Venezuelan population in the U.S. has grown more than 94 percent since President Hugo ChÃ¡vez took office.


Jolie might have lost her Oscar statuette

Actress Angelina Jolie might have lost the Oscar she won for her performance in Girl, Interrupted in 1999 but isn't worried about it.


Belorussians back President Lukashenko to run for third term

Moscow (VNA) - Most Belorussians support constitutional changes to allow incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko to run for third term in office, according to the preliminary results of a referendum held on Sunday.


Pakistan police say a 15-year-old confessed to being trained to kill Benazir Bhutto, but investigators are cautious.


Russia expels 4 British diplomats as row escalates

Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday and suspended cooperation with London on fighting terrorism, as a bitter row over Moscow's refusal to extradite a murder suspect escalated.


Vicenza, 20:54 - CALCIO, SERIE B: VICENZA-CESENA 0-1

Il Cesena ha vinto 1-0 a Vicenza nel primo dei due posticipi della terza giornata del campionato di ...


Blistering Barnacles! Tintin woos critics on London stage

The world's favourite boy detective Tintin has just made a triumphant stage debut in London's West End, with a show darker than the comic books but not too sinister for children, critics say.


Employers should allow their workers to befriend, chat and "poke" each other through online networking sites while at work, Britain's largest labor federation said Thursday.


Mullah Omar and Bin Laden on the run as Afghan and American forces ...

More than 18,000 US troops and innumerable Afghan forces are in the process of searching every inch of Afhganistan and Afghan-Pak border.


Common Prenatal Tests Carry Low Miscarriage Risk

THURSDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Two standard prenatal diagnostic tests  -- amniocentesis and chorionic villus sampling (CVS) -- both carry a low risk of miscarriage, a U.S. study finds.


Fears for Aung Suu Kyi after Burmese moderate is ousted

The Burmese junta has sacked Prime Minister Khin Nyunt and arrested him on corruption charges after a purge of the military intelligence headquarters in Rangoon.


Here! Launches 24/7 Premium Channel on Verizon FiOS TV

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NEW YORK -- Whatever the result, Russia will celebrate a grand slam treble when Elena Dementieva faces compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova in the US Open final at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.


Vietnam vet saved by Kerry says Sinclair film a campaign trick

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


Unlike legions of other Hollywood stars, hipster heartthrob Johnny Depp says he actually enjoys aging.


Vittima, di origine elvetica, trovata il 16 aprile


Steve Finley's grand slam capped a seven-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers won the NL West, beating the San Francisco Giants 7-3 Saturday.


October consumer sentiment hurt by housing

Consumer sentiment fell further than expected in late October to its lowest in more than a year as concerns about the housing slump darkened the economic outlook, a survey released on Friday showed.


No Plan to Replace Bill With Dollar Coin

By WILL LESTER WASHINGTON - Maybe Susan B. Anthony and Sacagawea should not take public rejection personally. It's not easy overcoming people's indifference to dollar coins, even those honoring such historic figures.


A senior U.S. diplomat urged Lebanese legislators to elect a new president during Monday's parliamentary session, as increasing tensions between the majority and the opposition made a vote highly unlikely.


Livorno, 19:09 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: INCIDENTI A PASCHING NEL PRE-GARA

Incidenti a Pasching prima della gara tra la squadra locale ed il Livorno. Auto danneggiate e un


Roma, 19:58 - CALCIO, ANTICIPO DI A: LAZIO-ATALANTA 2-1

La Lazio ha battuto l'Atalanta per 2-1 nel primo anticipo della 24/a giornata del campionato di seri...


SIR ALEX FERGUSON slammed the FA's disciplinary procedure last night as Wayne Rooney faces a three-game ban today. Manchester United decided not to appeal against the violent conduct charge against their striker


Share prices closed lower in Tokyo this morning, ahead of the outcome of tomorrow's US presidential election. New terrorist threats also prompted caution, following the airing on Friday of a videotaped message


$17.4 Million Rothko One of Many Records at Sotheby's

The market for contemporary and post-war art is continuing apace as evidenced by a healthy result, and in particular another record for Mark Rothko, at Sotheby's on Tuesday.


To lure swing voters and dim Kerry's convention glow, the President tries an upbeat message: his second-term agenda


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Putin asks Russians to unite against 'war'

In a rare address to his nation at a time of grave crisis, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that the school siege in the southern city of Beslan was an attack on all of Russia


New Substances Added to WADA's Banned Drugs List

A medical product used to treat both  male hair loss and prostate problems has been added to the list  of banned drugs for athletes.


As the Homeland Security Department was starting up, Secretary Tom Ridge twice stayed overnight at the Arizona home of a wealthy friend who ran a lobbying firm that was aggressively expanding its homeland security business.


Iraq dominated the first debate between President Bush and Democratic challenger John F. Kerry here on Thursday night, and rarely have the differences between the


Police investigating the Renee MacRae mystery conduct new tests on blood found in the boot of her burnt-out car 28 years ago.


Former Gov. John G. Rowland will plead guilty Thursday to federal charges in U.S. District Court, the Associated Press has learned.


Ballack eyes up Euro 2008 and Champions League crowns

After the longest injury break in his 12-year career, Germany captain Michael Ballack wants to compensate by lifting the Champions League trophy with Chelsea and the Euro 2008 title with his country.


By any standard Philip Roth is a major American writer. His 26 previous books have won a Pulitzer Prize and two National Book Awards, a National Medal of the Arts and a Gold Medal in Fiction, a PEN/Faulkner Award and a National Book Critics Circle Award.


U.S. and Iraqi commanders said on Saturday there had been a remarkable improvement in the country's security over the past year, but the top American general also warned that the gains could be reversed.


A partially exploded incendiary device is found in a department store in County Antrim.


Marsiglia, 17:02 - RUGBY, ITALIA; BERBIZIER: UN INCUBO INIZIARE COSI'

Un "incubo nero". Questa la definizione del ct azzurro Pierre Berbizier dopo l'esordio mondiale dell...


Young keep it simple in high-tech world: survey

While young people embrace the Web with  real or virtual friends and their cell phone is never far away,  relatively few like technology and those that do tend to be in  Brazil, India and China, according to a survey.


Business & money: Annual house price inflation reached its highest rate in more than two years in July.


WEST DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 3 Thursday was supposed to have been Tom Laughead's day off.


American Airlines restores flights to St. Lucia

CASTRIES, St. Lucia - American Airlines has restored flights to St. Lucia five years after it pulled out of the Caribbean island. Prime Minister Kenny Anthony welcomed the crew and passengers of the inaugural


JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Al-Arabiya TV on Saturday reported that an explosion took place outside the Saudi-American Bank in Red Sea city of Jiddah.


Molti interventi dei pompieri su 'discariche a cielo aperto'


The Congress could limit the early release of crack-cocaine offenders as part of possible deal with the Bush administration to reduce a wide disparity in cocaine sentences, an influential lawmaker said on Tuesday.


A day after United States Soccer officials announced Greg Ryanâs contract would not be renewed, Ryan said winning the bronze medal at the 2007 Womenâs World Cup was an achievement.


Samarra is hit by its first major attack since US-led forces recaptured the town from insurgents three weeks ago.


IBM exec may become Computer Associates CEO

NEW YORK -- Troubled business software company Computer Associates International Inc. has selected longtime IBM executive John Swainson as its new chief executive, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.


La prima nazionale ieri al Teatro Sangiorgi a Catania


Berkshire to buy ING unit for $441 million

NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM  - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, in its second acquisition this week, agreed to buy the NRG NV reinsurance unit of ING Group NV  for about 300 million euros ($441 million).


Capital firm steals show with Grand Theft Auto

ROCKSTAR North, the Edinburgh-based company behind the Grand Theft Auto series, has picked up a string of awards for its latest game, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.


Black steps aside as chairman-CEO of Hollinger Inc. ahead of court ...

TORONTO (CP) - Conrad Black has stepped aside as chairman, chief executive and a director of Hollinger Inc., a former Ontario mining company that he developed into the capstone of an international media edifice.


Presa di posizione del capo dello Stato alla consegna dei premi S. Vincent"I giornalisti devono vigilare sui loro errori, ma bisogna rispettare i loro diritti"                                          Vertenza stampa, interviene Napolitano "Rinnovare il contratto Ã¨ un diritto"                                                                                Domani e dopodomani saranno in sciopero giornali e agenzie d'informazione


Conservative leader David Cameron has Tuesday withdrawn the whip from Derek Conway after the disgraced Tory MP was reprimanded over the misuse of his parliamentary allowances.


Homeland Security officials said Yusuf Islam _ formerly known as singer Cat Stevens--will be deported Wednesday after being denied entry to the US Stevens had recently been


Darkhorse Dominates Tournament of Champions

Heather Daly-Donofrio wasnât supposed to be in the select field of the LPGA Tournament of Champions. But the former Yale womenâs golf coach took full advantage of the opportunity, closing with a 2-under


The Premier League enters a key phase with a jam-packed Boxing Day programme.


Vital Signs: Patterns: Examining Dementia and Weight Loss

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


Higher Costs Cited as U.S. Shuts Down Coal Project

The Energy Department canceled its main program for demonstrating how to use coal without adding to global warming, citing the programâs soaring costs.


As soon as priests and parishioners walked out of the gothic doors of St. Patrick's Cathedral after Mass yesterday, they were confronted with


Police questioning suspects as Bangalore raid yields 'radical' CDs

Police officers in Britain were questioning five suspects in connection with failed car bombings a week ago as detectives in Bangalore revealed they had discovered CDs containing extremist material in the homes of two detainees.


Impromptu Memorial Appears at Scale Model of Solar System on National Mall, Says Universities Space Research Association

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5  /PRNewswire/ -- An impromptu memorial to Pluto's planet status has appeared at a scale model of the Solar System on the National Mall in Washington, DC.


Former Yugoslav general sentenced to eight years over Dubrovnik siege

The UN war crimes court in The Hague sentenced former Yugoslav general Pavle Strugar to eight years in prison for his role in the 1991 siege of the medieval Croatian town of Dubrovnik.


Manila - Hundreds of thousands of people attended the funeral on Wednesday of the Philippines' most famous movie star, defeated presidential candidate Fernando Poe, held under tight security amid fears of unrest.


Two people were killed and a third injured Sunday when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded at a weapons depot east of Baghdad. Eyewitnesses said the grenade fell into a sports club where al-Mehdi militiamen


Intel bill needs personal appeal by Bush

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle called Monday for President Bush and his secretary of defense to personally reach out to opponents of intelligence reform.


The Suncoast grad turns a punt into a score for the third time this season. MIAMI - Whenever Devin Hester touches the ball, he not only knows a big play is possible, he expects it.


Armed Men Attack Baghdad Bus, at Least 4 Dead

Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Baghdad airport employees to work on Thursday, killing at least four people and wounding several others, including the driver, an airport employee said.


A major contingency exercise finds the UK's financial system would not be paralysed by a flu pandemic.


Filling up for the Labor Day weekend road trip will cost Massachusetts motorists about 20 cents a gallon less than it did this time last year.


British retail sales show surprise rise in August

Retail sales in Britain rebounded by 0.6 percent in August, buoyed by higher sales in food, department and clothing stores, defying expectations of a second monthly decline.


Colorado Rockies Team Report - September 28

(Sports Network) - The Colorado Rockies continue a four-game series versus the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Dodger Stadium.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Tsunami survivors were  trying to rebuild their shattered lives on Friday as aid  agencies scrambled to reach some 5 million people affected by  the most wide-reaching natural disaster in living memory.


Cuba normalizes ties with European Union nations

Cuba announced that it is renewing ties with the European Union as well as all EU countries that have embassies on the island.


Milano, 19:20 - CALCIO, KAKA' QUERELA RIVISTA GAY PER FOTO SOSIA NUDO

Kakà minaccia di querelare la rivista brasiliana 'G-Magazine', rivolta a un pubblico gay, se ...


Clinton a Little Scared of Bypass Surgery

NEW YORK - Bill Clinton said he was "a little scared, but not much" of undergoing heart bypass surgery, but was looking forward to a swift recovery and resuming normal activities such as jogging.    The former president was hospitalized Friday with chest pains and shortness of breath...


Security: Is technology saint or sinner?

Data pragmatism Analysis The latest problem to be thrown at us, on top of war, global warming, disease etc, is that we are "sleepwalking into a surveillance society".â¦


After years of dealing with race and distance, two Harvard students tie the knot at their alma mater.


Scranton Papers Mystified by Secret Probe, Subpoenas Not Served

Editor and Publisher - CHICAGO With the recent flurry of subpoenas served on newsrooms, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press said this week, "the number of journalists facing jail in the United States to protect their sources is unprecedented."


Russia Finishes Building Iran Nuclear Plant

Russia and Iran said Thursday they had finished construction of an atomic power plant in the Islamic Republic -- a project the United States fears Tehran could use to make nuclear arms.


Jim Furyk shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday to take a three-shot lead into the final round of the Nedbank Challenge. Through three rounds, Furyk is at 14-under 202, three shots ahead of Padraig Harrington, who shot a 7-under 65.


Bleach, paint stripper and carpet cleaners used in the home can cause wheezing and asthma in children, research by the University of Bristol suggests today.


Gov. Owens irked by union 'impeding progress'

DENVER -- Gov. Bill Owens weighed in Monday on steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, warning Colorado could enact its own rules for players visiting Coors Field.


An internal No 10 e-mail between two members of Tony Blair's inner circle is revealed as central to an injunction against the BBC.


New Rebel Groups Complicate Talks to End Conflict in Darfur

The emergence of two new rebel groups in the troubled Darfur region of western Sudan could jeopardize fragile peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur's two main rebel groups taking place in Abuja, Nigeria.


Astronaut charged with attempted kidnapping

ORLANDO, Florida  - NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak, who stunned colleagues by driving from Houston to Orlando in diapers to confront a woman she thought was a love rival, was charged with attempted kidnapping but not with attempted murder, prosecutors said on Friday.


Former EntreMed Chief Is Back on the Scene

John Holaday is back. Well, sort of. About four years after walking away from EntreMed -- a Rockville firm he co-founded in 1992 that soared high and then sank low -- the serial entrepreneur is at the helm of yet another biotech company in Montgomery County. The company -- QRxPharma -- is only pa...


Planning an election is difficult even under the best of circumstances. As one United Nations consultant remarked, it's "the largest logistical operation that a country undertakes


South African Films Offer Love, Comedy in Toronto

A decade after apartheid ended, South  African filmmaking has come of age and is able to tell stories  about the country's troubled past with humor and affection,  several of the country's directors said on Tuesday.


$10 Million Prize Set Up for Speedy DNA Decoding

The terms of the prize, announced by the X Prize Foundation of Santa Monica, Calif., require competitors to sequence 100 human genomes of their choice within 10 days.


Sotto esame pratiche contabili, sospeso piano buyback


New speed meter projects your miles per hour on the windshield so your eyes don't need to drop down to the dashboard for those crucial split seconds.


Sette persone uccise in due attentati, morti tre agenti


Record Mac Sales Help Apple Earnings Climb 67% in Quarter

Appleâs earnings beat analystsâ expectations on record sales of its Macintosh computers, showing that Apple is climbing back into the league of dominant computer makers.


La Coruna, 12:56 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; 'MARCA': ARRIVA TRISTAN DAL DEPORTIVO

L'attaccante del Deportivo La Coruna Diego Tristan è passato al Livorno. Lo annuncia il quoti...


Where Darkness Ruled, He Shone a Bright Light

Though it has its share of carnality, Bill Condon's wise and witty biography of the sex researcher Alfred C. Kinsey is, above all, an intellectual turn-on.


Bahamas to hold inquest in death of Daniel Smith

The long-awaited inquest in the Bahamas  into the death of the son of former Playboy Playmate Anna  Nicole Smith will begin on October 30, and could last two  months, a senior judge in the Bahamas said on Monday.


For months, authorities in western New York scoured hunting campsites, stopped traffic and questioned acquaintances in a search for an escaped inmate with the skills of a seasoned outdoorsman.


Dolphins Hire Cowboys Executive Ireland as GM

Cowboys executive Jeff Ireland is rejoining Bill Parcells as general manager of the Miami Dolphins.


Oil at Another Record, Surging Above $93

As the dollar hit a record low against the euro and oil prices reached a record high, neither factor fazed U.S. equities markets, which recorded modest gains.


Targhe alterne e blocco traffico a Bologna, Perugia, Terni


Roma, 22:42 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: LAZIO-NAPOLI 2-1

In una gara valida per l'andata degli ottavi di finale di coppa Italia giocata allo Stadio Olimpico ...


Northern pebbles new pawns in Arctic chess game

A tiny speck of pebbles found off the northern coast of Greenland could open up a new front in the looming battle for control of the Arctic and the North Pole.


The first in a series of tales from a different time and place. This installment: Partying hard in Texas.


University Hangs Newsletter Near Toilets

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A university that has been searching for more effective ways to get out student information is taking their message to the toilets.


Car bomb kills anti-Syrian MP, 9 others in Beirut

A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese politician Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in the sixth blast to strike the Beirut area in less than four weeks, security sources said.


College Basketball: Duke, Washington, Gonzaga Win

RALEIGH, N.C. (Sports Network) - Shelden Williams scored 22  points and Daniel Ewing added 17, as fifth-ranked Duke remained  unbeaten with an 86-74 victory over North Carolina State at the  RBC Center.


Schumacher overtakes Alonso with China win

Ferrari's Michael Schumacher swept to a sensational victory at a rain-soaked Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to seize the Formula One championship lead by the slimmest of margins.


Selig Says Report âIs a Call to Actionâ and Vows to Act Swiftly

The man who initially sought an outside investigation into the use of steroids in baseball, appeared saddened, proud and perhaps most strangely, invigorated on the day it was released.


More than 200 staff at the Department of Work and Pensions have been disciplined for downloading porn at work.


TEMPE, Ariz. (Sports Network) - Alex Smith threw for 328  yards and four touchdowns to lead fifth-ranked Utah to a  convincing 35-7 rout of 19th-ranked Pittsburgh in the Fiesta  Bowl at Sun Devil Stadium.


DES MOINES, Iowa -- With less than two weeks until Election Day, the candidates continue to stream into Iowa to fight for its seven electoral votes.


Rookie sensation Lewis Hamilton can stretch his championship lead and add to the discomfort of McLaren team mate Fernando Alonso in Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix.


In a trend known as consumer-generated content, an 18-year-old student and Apple devotee was hired to make a television commercial for Appleâs new iPod Touch.


Three Australian pig hunters face 58 criminal charges after a wild hunting spree in which they drove their truck through fences and gates on 11 farms and were pursued by a farmer in an aircraft and police.


Steven Spielberg became known for his films, but he was honored for his contributions to the small screen during the presentation of the International Emmy Awards.


Garrard helps Jaguars maul Manning and Giants

David Garrard threw for 249 yards and the  Jacksonville Jaguars smothered Eli Manning and his New York  Giants offense in a 26-10 home victory in the Monday Night  Game.


LOS ANGELES  - Columbia Pictures'  remake of the gritty social drama "All the King's Men" is  turning into a glamorous, star-studded movie.


World Business Briefing: Belgium: Brewerâs Profit Up 27 Percent

InBev, which brews Beckâs, Brahma and Stella Artois, said its profit surged 27 percent in the second quarter as it sold more beer in Latin America, Russia and Asia.


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International peace conference to help revive roadmap: Blair

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said here Wednesday that the international peace conference scheduled in February 2005 in London would help revive the stalled roadmap peace plan.


Joe Cole to miss England vs Spain friendly

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has been dropped from England's squad for the friendly international against Spain because of a stomach upset.


Retail ATM giant Triton says it will take service manuals off its website and warn owners of 145,000 cash machines not to use factory-set codes. A software patch is coming, too. In 27B Stroke 6.


Long-Dead Celebrities Can Now Breathe Easier

Senate Bill No. 771, affectionately known as the Dead Celebrities Bill, passed without objection and was signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this month.


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


Hewitt criticizes Melbourne Park court surface

World No. 3 and Australia's top tennis player Lleyton Hewitt on Thursday criticized the court surface of Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open will be held between Jan. 17-30, 2005.


VATICANO - ÂLa legge della Chiesa Ã¨, anzitutto, lex libertatis: legge che ci rende liberi per aderire a GesÃ¹Â sottolinea il Papa al Convegno promosso dal Pontificio Consiglio per i Testi Legislativi CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLo ius ecclesiae non Ã¨ solo un insieme di norme prodotte dal Legislatore ecclesiale per questo speciale popolo che Ã¨ la Chiesa di Cristo. Esso Ã¨, in primo luogo, la dichiarazione autorevole, da parte del Legislat...


Americans should study and support stem-cell research

A week before his death on Sunday, actor Christopher Reeve traveled to Chicago to talk to scientists about research using stem cells to repair spinal chord injuries.


Strong sales of Mercedes models in the US last month helps offset a decline in German demand as VAT rises.


Serena case serves as proof that tennis needs technology

Human error was egregious and intrusive in the final game of the third set of Serena Williams' loss to Jennifer Capriati in the US Open in New York on Tuesday.


Comings and goings in the financial industry.


VeriSign and a children's safety group unveiled a new technology on Thursday that they said would make it easier for children to avoid child predators online.


The legend of the decade-in-the-making — Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" — just got a little longer. Axl Rose now says it will hit stores March 6.


U.S. oil prices fell to a one-month low below $45 a barrel on Tuesday, under pressure from signs OPEC would not cut production until its March meeting and on forecasts of rising U.S. crude stockpiles.


BRITAIN'S biggest supermarket are cutting the amount of space in their stores devoted to DVDs.  Tesco say their move is a result of the rise in the number of films being downloaded from the internet and accessed via satellite and cable TV.


By Anonymous  HP has signed an agreement to acquire Bristol Technology, Inc. to enhance HP Software's position in business technology optimization (BTO).


China's Wen says taking food safety very seriously

DALIAN, China  - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Thursday his country took food safety "very seriously", echoing comments by President Hu Jintao in Sydney.


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Nationwide protests are set to take place in Germany as cuts in unemployment benefit take effect.


NEW YORK -- David Ortiz hit his first home run in a week when he took Jaret Wright's pitch over the center-field fence to open the sixth inning yesterday afternoon, the blast drawing him within one of Jimmie Foxx's club record of 50 homers for a season.


Paraguayan police captured a leading Brazilian drug trafficking suspect after a gunbattle with the occupants of a cocaine-laden plane near the border with Brazil, authorities said.


Harry Kewell says he will be fit for Liverpool's match against Fulham this weekend after suffering a foot injury while playing for Australia.


The bomb attack that killed 10 people at a Moscow market is thought to be a race hate crime.


In un'intervista al FT l'ex presidente Telecom attacca ancora il premier"Gli avevo accennato della possibile vendita e del bisogno di flessibilitÃ "                                            Scorporo Tim, Tronchetti insiste "Prodi sapeva di questa possibilitÃ "                                                                                Il manager sostiene anche di essere vittima di una manovra politica"Hanno organizzato un attacco all'immagine mia e della societÃ "


German chip maker Infineon Technologies AG said Tuesday it would cut jobs and undertake a large overhaul of its money-losing fiber-optic operations following a failed attempt to sell the unit.


Odd Things Expected as Red Sox Meet Cards in Game Three

A World Series that has already produced some odd sights could produce more on Tuesday when Game Three of the Fall Classic between the Boston Red Sox and St.


The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vodafone has given Verizon Wireless the green-light to make a bid to buy Sprint. "Verizon Communications Inc.


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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - They had done a passable job of ignoring the issue, shunting any sense of perfection with a claim of ignorance. Or a studied refusal to be a part of the questioning and the hype and the excitement that surrounds a team gunning for history. The Patriots knew they were on the path. Everyone knew they were ...


Heart attack victims do worse on drug stents

Patients given drug-coated stents after an acute heart attack are nearly five times more likely to die six months to two years later than those with bare metal forms of the arterial scaffolding, research showed on Tuesday.


China SARS Vaccine Passes First Hurdle - State Media

Chinese researchers have developed a SARS vaccine that has passed the first stage of human trials, state media reported on Monday, raising hopes for prevention of a virus that killed some 800 people since it emerged in 2002.


C'e' stato un vero e proprio boom delle truffe, +130%


There surely will be captivating action on the field when the Patriots visit the Jets in Sunday's season opener. But based on the last two meetings between the clubs, there is another important area to watch: the sidelines.


Sometimes, Your New Smile Will Make You Frown

Veneers, porcelain shells bonded to the front side of the teeth, may not provide smiles as pretty as expected.


UPDATE 2-Allegheny Energy sells Illinois plant for $173 mln

Allegheny Energy Inc. (AYE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it agreed to sell an Illinois power plant to energy buyout firm ArcLight Capital Partners for $173 million and will use the proceeds to reduce debt.


Benedetto XVI nell'omelia in San Pietro Ã¨ nuovamente tornato a ribadirela centralitÃ  del matrimonio tra uomo e donna "culla di vita e amore"                                          Il Papa alla messa di Capodanno "Per la pace difendere la famiglia"


Miller Is in His RV and the U.S. Team Carries On

The United States menâs ski team is doing fine without Bode Miller, its former star. In his absence, four other men have recorded top-three finishes.


A victims' group said Tuesday that newly released documents support its claim that Mexico's most prominent cardinal knew a Mexican priest was suspected of molesting children but transferred him to the United States anyway.


San Josè, 11:11 - TENNIS, ATP SAN JOSE': SAFIN AVANZA AL 3/O TURNO

Questi i risultati del secondo turno del torneo Atp di San Josè, negli Stati Uniti:


Notre Dame does deserve credit for ending hypocrisy

In the wake of the uproar over the news that Notre Dame had fired football coach Tyrone Willingham, this headline appeared on the Internet.


Afghan blasts, gunbattle kill at least 15

Suicide attackers detonated two bombs in Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing three policemen, after a dozen militants were killed in an overnight battle, officials and the U.S. military said.


The Energy Challenge: The Cost of an Overheated Planet

It is increasingly clear that there is a considerable cost to carbon dioxide emissions, especially to future generations.


Forest and Mylan receive FDA approval for Bystolic.


The Bush administration has folded its response to the 9/11 attacks into a wider "global war on terror." Critics argue that it would have been more effective to have focused narrowly on eliminating al-Qaeda. Cast your vote in our poll


Pinochet in Hospital after Suffering Stroke

Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a stroke, but is in a stable condition at Santiagoâs Army Hospital today, hospital officials said.


China says U.S. also to blame for toy safety scares

China hit back after Mattel's massive toy recall on Monday, saying designers and importers should also take responsibility for product safety, but promised to punish its own manufacturers who flout standards.


Citrix completes XenSource virtualization buy

Citrix's $500 million acquisition is done. Next up: new server and desktop virtualization products.


Il comico chiede supporto per risolvere problemi italiani


Germany and England Advance in Womenâs World Cup

Germany and England have claimed the first quarterfinal places in the womenâs World Cup and one of the two teams may face the United States. The Americans play Nigeria Tuesday and are favored to advance.


Chief Justice Rehnquist Hospitalized with Cancer

NPR.org, October 25, 2004 Â· US Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 80, spent the weekend at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland for treatment of thyroid cancer.


The Quadrantid meteor shower is due to reach maximum in the predawn hours of Friday, Jan. 4. The Quadrantids are notoriously unpredictable, but if any year promises a fine display, this could be it.


British tug making slow progress towing Canadian sub to shore

HALIFAX (CP) - A British tug battled heavy swells and the dead weight of HMCS Chicoutimi as it continued the slow task of towing the disabled Canadian submarine to safety Friday.


A senior Hamas leader has survived an Israeli assassination attempt but at least five other Palestinians have been killed in the night-time explosion at his Gaza home.


With Fresh Supplies Aboard, ISS Crew Looks Toward the New Year

Two astronauts circling the Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are eagerly awaiting the start of 2005, which they expect to be a busy one for the orbital platform now that it has been restocked with supplies.


Lee, Not One to Back Down, Remains a Knick Backup

The Knicksâ tireless rebounder, David Lee, returned from the N.B.A.âs All-Star weekend feeling tired not from playing, but from all the promotional work.


Palestinian prisoner to bid for presidency

former prime minister now caught in the glare of the charismatic Barghouthi's popular appeal with Palestinians. West Bank Fatah leader it jailed in June for five life terms over the killings of Israelis by militants.


IRA denies involvement in huge Belfast bank heist

The outlawed Irish Republican Army denied involvement in a bank heist in downtown Belfast that netted 22 million pounds (31 million euros, 42 million dollars), the Press Association news agency quoted a source close to the movement as saying.


IBM, Borland and Microsoft boost developers' ability to ...

Microsoft, IBM and Borland are upgrading their software and offering users new workflow features, support for multiple languages and tools to manage the lifecycle of in-house applications.


Senate votes to block Mexican trucks test

The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to block funding for a Bush administration test program to let Mexican long-haul trucks operate in the United States under 1994's North American Free Trade Agreement.


Dozens of armed and uniformed men loyal to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, gathered in Ramallahâs central Manara Square.


The Unraveling of a Terror Case Spun From Thinnest Threads

The wreckage of a Detroit case about a "sleeper operational combat cell" reveals that it was built on evidence that has since been undermined.


There's Google. Then There's Google Desktop

The logic behind Google (GOOG ) Desktop Search is simple enough: Why shouldn't the best tool for finding things on the Web do equally well at helping people search their own computers?


CDs to Dominate for Years Over Net Downloads-Study

The compact disc has at least another five years as the most popular music format before online downloads chip away at its dominance, a new study said on Tuesday.


Mike Nolan stays on message with a consistency that has even surpassed the Bush administration at this point. Come to think of it, the San Francisco 49ers' coach's public discourse sometimes sounds an awful lot like a presidential briefing.


Kevin Durant missed his second consecutive preseason game for the SuperSonics Friday night. The second overall pick in June's draft was back in Seattle shooting and walking on a treadmill to test his sprained left ankle.


Experts continue to disagree over the best drugs to treat schizophrenia - newer or older antipsychotics.


New Net neutrality proposal planned for January

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) had hoped to introduce a new bill this month, but staffers say hectic events forced him to push back those plans until early next year.


Man who provided 'hit list' to former Russian spy living in fear: report

The man who provided a "hit list" that was shown to former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko on the day he fell ill is living in fear, according to an interview published in The Daily Telegraph.


Israeli air strike kills Palestinian in Gaza

A missile from an Israeli aircraft killed   a Palestinian militant in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after he   was spotted near a rocket launcher, local residents and the   Israeli military said.


MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Struggling to recover from a miserable season that sent them to the bottom of the NBA, the Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday named Marc Iavaroni, one of the league's top assistants, as their new head coach.


UPDATE 1-IMF says Iraq has place for basic economic program

Iraq's government has the capacity to proceed with a basic economic program, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, even as authorities struggle to contain violence before elections set for January.


Roma, 15:04 - SCHERMA, CDM SCIABOLA: AZZURRE NONE AD HANOI

La nazionale femminile di sciabola è giunta nona nella tappa asiatica di Coppa del Mondo di H...


A 12-story building collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria on Monday, killing at least five people


Bush speech will seek to calm fears over economy

President George W. Bush will use his final State of the Union address on Monday to try to reassure nervous Americans about his plan to stave off a recession and chart a course to stay relevant in his last year in power.


Plans for a high-tech wind farm that will boost total wind generation capacity by almost 70 per cent were unveiled yesterday by TrustPower.


Low-Level Cease-Fire Talks Begin in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Stripââ Israel said it fired a missile at a group of armed Palestinians early Tuesday, killing one and wounding three, on the sixth day of an offensive thatÂ´s killed 68.


Rookie quarterback Trent Edwards goes 11-of-21 for 153 yards and engineers five scoring drives in helping Buffalo to a 19-14 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.


WHO Urges More Flu Vaccine Efforts Before Pandemic

The World Health Organization (news - web sites) (WHO) on Thursday pressed drug makers to accelerate work on a vaccine against a dreaded influenza pandemic which could kill millions of people.


Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N on  Thursday said it will eliminate up to 575 U.S. positions,  representing 2 percent of its U.S. work force, in order to  streamline operations and reduce costs.


Bush, Kerry Rev Up for Campaign Face-Off

It's a classic pre-debate dance, maybe as important as the matchup itself: lower expectations for your candidate's performance and jab the other guy while you're at it. While President Bush and Democrat John Kerry remained secluded half a country apart on Sunday in preparation for their prime-time showdown Thursday, representatives for each side employed their own double-barreled debate strategy.


Two seriously injured soldiers from the Black Watch battle group were being treated in a military hospital in Germany Monday after being airlifted out of Iraq.


Formula One's latest attempt at extending its global popularity to the United States has been put on hold because the U.S. Grand Prix won't be back at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next year.


A Swiss company has a unique business model: seeking out people with suspended driver's licenses and renting cars to them at a discount.


Liz Taylor celebrates 75th birthday in Las Vegas

Film legend Elizabeth Taylor celebrated her 75th birthday on Tuesday night with a New Orleans-themed party flanked by her four children and famous friends spanning the generations from model Kathy Ireland to former rival Debbie Reynolds.


Doctors transplant jawbone grown on man's back

A German who had his lower jaw cut out because of cancer has enjoyed his first meal in nine years - a bratwurst sandwich - after surgeons grew a new jaw bone in his back muscle and transplanted it into his ...


Panel Seeks to Ease Rules To Commit the Mentally Ill

A Virginia Supreme Court commission on mental health laws yesterday proposed loosening the state's standard for when mentally ill people should be committed to hospitals, an issue that has come to the fore since the Virginia Tech shootings last spring.


Pittsburgh Upsets No. 21 W. Virginia 21-13

Tyler Palko, frustrated nearly all night by West Virginia's defense, completed four third-down passes on Pittsburgh's only sustained drive before scoring from the 2 late in the game to lead a 16-13 upset Thursday of the No. 21 Mountaineers.


A consortium that had agreed to buy the student lender Sallie Mae for $25 billion said Thursday that it was unwilling to complete the deal at the current price.


Flash memory abounds in PalmOne's Tungsten T5

PalmOne Inc. unveiled a new version of its Tungsten-class personal digital assistant Monday that is designed to protect data even when the device's battery dies.


Platinum Equity is buying Covad Communications for about $304 million.


Lauriston S. Taylor helped to establish the first national standard for X-ray exposure in the 1920's.


Misfortune on train lightens woman's load

I was young. I was shy and naive. I had little money and spoke only English. I needed to get to Munich, Germany, by train from Barcelona, Spain, through Switzerland for a seminar in Germany and a volunteer work ...


com October 7, 2004, 3:26 PM PT. Most IT Managers won't question the importance of security, but this priority has been sliding between the third and fourth most important focus for companies.


St. Helens swarm quakes not hazardous, USGS assured

VANCOUVER - In recent days minor but continuous earthquakes have been detected near Mount St. Helens, which is located near Vancouver, Washington and in about 55 miles from Portland in Oregon.


Presentato a Roma il nuovo logo del centrosinistraProdi soddisfatto: "Nome semplice, forte e ottimista"                                          Unione e simbolo arcobaleno L'Ulivo manda in soffitta la Gad                                                                                di VALERIO GUALERZI


Da domani qualsiasi costo di ricarica sara' illegale


BC's trick a real kick: Ohliger fake seals victory over UNC

His valiant little quarterback was lying on the other side of the field with his left leg broken, so Boston College coach Tom O'Brien decided to do two things he doesn't normally


If any party acquires 15 percent or more of News Corporation, all the other shareholders will be able to buy up to $80 worth of shares at half-price for every share already owned, under a "poison pill" defense adopted by Rupert Murdoch.


John Patterson continues his cross-country trek this week in search of a series of opinions on his ailing right elbow.


Market Week: One Vote for Less Worry on Wall St.

One analyst expects to evidence of stable economic growth this week, confirming his rosy outlook for the economy and the stock market.


Jazz Is Back (Sort of) at the Knitting Factory

Sunday's 19-band event at the Knitting Factory demonstrated how the venue is returning to its roots as a place where rebels and traditionalists meet.


Zoellick likely to be approved as World Bank chief

The Bush administration appeared on Thursday to have averted a fight with other World Bank member nations over its choice of Robert Zoellick to head the poverty-fighting agency, with his approval already widely considered a foregone conclusion.


Torino, 15:17 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: 20 CONVOCATI PER IL LECCE

Didier Deschamps, allenatore della Juve, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la partita contro il Lecce, i...


The average price of a home in the UK surged in January, according to official figures.


Extradition procedures for an English man over drug trafficking

September 15, 2004 -1715CET-- Procedures for the extradition of an English national residing in Spain started off to pursue further investigations on drug importation in Malta.


New security fears after kidnapping raid in Nigeria

Militants freed around 25 kidnapped Nigerian oil workers on Wednesday but five abducted expatriates were still missing in another part of the Niger Delta after an unprecedented attack on a residential compound.


Wireless network links researchers in panda preserve

Giant pandas might prefer bamboo to laptops, but wireless technology is helping researchers in China in their efforts to protect the endangered animals in the Wolong Nature Reserve.


'Gli spyware sono un grande problema, io stesso ne sono stato colpito, sebbene non sia mai stato infettato da un solo virus'. Sono le parole di Bill Gates, uomo piÃ¹ ricco del mondo e fondatore di Microsoft


Rice trip to test waters on Mideast peace

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will test the waters for a renewed push on Arab-Israeli peace when she visits the Middle East this week despite what analysts regard as huge obstacles.


Vintage rock trio Cream will reunite for a string of shows next year at London's Royal Albert Hall, sources tell Billboard.


As fans and pundits plunged into a fourth day of dissecting the player-fan brawl that shook the sports landscape, Ron Artest took refuge in a radio studio.


Morning-after pill sales jump as access eases

Sales of the Plan B "morning-after pill" nearly doubled in the past year, exceeding expectations after the U.S. government allowed adults to buy the emergency contraceptive without a prescription.


Drury helps Sabres top Rangers 3-2 in OT

Chris Drury deflected in Teppo Numminen's shot 1:36 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres got back to winning on the road Sunday night with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers. Drury won a faceoff back to Numminen, who ripped a drive that Drury knocked past goalie Henrik Lundqvist.


He talks tough on Iran, likes President Bush and wants quotas on immigrants. And he's French.


Software maker makes a grab for Norway's Fast Search & Transfer, a leader at the high end of the business search market.


Stimulate the Economy, Don't Play Politics With It

You'd think that if politicians were skilled at anything, it would be at reading election returns.


Videogame, le novità 2008 SoulCalibur e Metal Gear 4

Giungono al quarto episodio due delle saghe piÃ¹ amate dai videogiocatori di tutto il mondo. Ma dal C.e.s. di Las Vegas arriva anche l'anteprima di Little Big Planet


U.S. pilots indicted in Brazil jet crash

A federal judge indicted two U.S. pilots and four Brazilian air traffic controllers on manslaughter-related charges Friday in Brazil's worst air disaster, court officials said.


Turkey masses more troops, raids in Iraq confirmed

CIZRE, Turkey  - Turkish warplanes and troops attacked Kurdish rebels inside Iraq this week, security sources said on Wednesday, but Ankara wants to hold back from any major incursion for now and give diplomacy a chance.


COMPUTER bellwether IBM has signed a seven-year, Â£500 million contract with Lloyds TSB to supply the UK bank with internet telephony and data services.


NEW YORK AND BOSTON - Greg Fuller was born into Red Sox allegiance. But it wasn't until first grade that he fully understood what that meant.


Iraq terrorists threaten to behead Japanese hostage

CAIRO -- An organization linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist group claimed Tuesday they have kidnapped a Japanese national and threatened to kill him unless Japan withdraws its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops from Iraq within 48 hours.


Silverstone: Hamilton in pole Gran Premio di GB in diretta

L'idolo di casa parte davanti a tutti sul tracciato britannico, al suo fianco la Ferrari di Raikkonen. In seconda fila Alonso e Massa


State Officials Criticize Medicare Benefit Wording

The nation's insurance commissioners say the Bush administration has made misleading statements about the new Medicare drug benefit in an effort to persuade people to sign up.


Delta Pilots Vote to Accept 32.5% Pay Cut

Delta Air Lines pilots approved a contract with $1 billion in annual concessions sought by the airline, which had threatened to file for bankruptcy.


Scottie Pippen may have been the most significant figure in the history of the NBA. Nah, lots of guys refuse to go into games. Heck, Carmelo Anthony made the Olympic team after he did it last season.


New orders at U.S. factories fell unexpectedly in August after a sharp drop in demand for civilian aircraft, government data showed on Monday. But excluding transport, the data showed reasonable strength.


La Cassazione: Â«Un tossicodipendente non deve esssere arrestatoÂ»

Cade â e cade pesantemente â il presupposto teorico che ispira le normative suggeriti da Fini sulle tossicodipendenze. Il fatto: la Cassazione ha esaminato il caso di un ragazzo arrestato solo perchÃ© trovato in possesso di una bustina di eroina.


Don't expect lawmakers and Treasury Secretary Paulson to stave off a downturn, if that's where the economy is headed.


Palestinians Retrieve Belongings From Rubble Of Homes After ...

_ Palestinians retrieved belongings from the rubble of homes and work crews patched up roads and water pipes Saturday in the aftermath of Israel's deadliest offensive in the Gaza Strip in four years of fighting.


Taleban members who disarm will not be punished, the US ambassador to Afghanistan promises.


U.N. readies report on Iran nuke program

The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday put finishing touches on a report expected to confirm that Iran continues uranium enrichment activities, a finding that could trigger harsher U.N. Security Council sanctions against Tehran.


The Bush administration called a deal to begin dismantling North Korea's nuclear weapons program a breakthrough, but the North's history of broken promises kept the celebrations to a minimum.


Operazione da realizzare nel giro di cinque anni


Nikkei +0,15%.Cambi, euro a 1,3183 dollari e 159,44 yen


South Korean champ Choi likely brain dead - official

South Korean boxer Choi Yo-sam, who lapsed into a coma last week defending his World Boxing Organization intercontinental flyweight title, appears to be brain dead, a boxing official said on Wednesday.


South Korea culls thousands of chickens after its sixth bird flu outbreak in three months near the capital, Seoul.


As if to taunt hurricane-weary forecasters, a system between the Azores and Bermuda became Tropical Storm Otto Tuesday afternoon, in the last hours of the hurricane season.


Health Tip: Teach Your Child to Eat Well

(HealthDayNews) -- Getting your child to eat enough nutritious foods is a tough assignment.


Two U.S. scientists win Nobel for "gene silencing"

Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of how to switch off genes, a potential road to new treatments for diseases from AIDS to blindness and cancer.


Bankruptcy case filed against main Ritchie fund

An investor group has filed a petition in court to declare bankrupt the flagship fund of hedge fund firm Ritchie Capital Management, the law firm representing the investor group said on Thursday.


Kelly Pavlik records a unanimous points victory over Jermain Taylor in Las Vegas.


Dopo nuovo record, moneta unica passa di mano a 163,51 yen


Two sailors die in a fire on board a Russian nuclear submarine, Russian news agencies report.


Teenager survives rabies without vaccine

CHICAGO: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, doctors said.


Australia chasing win No. 300, Pakistan needing a confidence boost ...

Australia will start its bid for a 300th test win when it takes on Pakistan on Sunday, a special day in the national sports calendar Down Under when the Melbourne Cricket Ground hosts the annual Boxing Day match.


England announce the 15-man party to travel to the West Indies at 1105 GMT on Wednesday.


Torino, 17:15 - CALCIO, TORINO; BARONE: E' BELLISSIMO GIOCARE CON RECOBA

E' entusiasta del nuovo Torino il centrocampista Simone Barone. In particolare l'arrivo di recoba &e...


Nepali rebels kill 4 soldiers, tighten blockade

KATHMANDU - Maoist rebels blockading the Nepali capital killed four soldiers on Tuesday in an attack on a patrol trying to keep the main highway to Tibet open for traffic, an army spokesman said.


Pair accused of stealing, eating pet dog

Two former golf club employees have been charged with theft and cruelty to animals in the death of a pet dog the owners say was cooked and eaten.


Growing UK economy shrugs off rate rises

Signs that secured borrowing remains robust and firm data on manufacturing and retail sales, released on Thursday, painted the picture of an economy that has yet to be cooled by the recent spate of interest rate rises.


Junor to speak on Celebrex issue this week

Minister John Junor, who yesterday said he had not yet been briefed on the details of the US Food and Drug Administration's concerns about the pain reliever Celebrex, has promised to speak on the issue this week.


Pakistan blasts kill 89 as Bhutto returns

A suspected suicide bomber killed more than 89 people on Friday in an attack targeting a vehicle carrying former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto through Karachi on her return from eight years in exile.


90 mins: The referee blows to call time on a satisfying performance for Ireland. It could not be called a tense affair, but Ireland produced some entertaining football and Reid contributed a memorable goal.


UK Man Held Over Cisco Source Code Theft

Police said on Monday they have arrested a 20-year-old British man on suspicion of stealing Cisco Systems (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) source code, the basic instructions for the machines that direct Internet traffic across the


By Anonymous  Firewall with VoIP support  The Firewall 1190 offers small businesses full firewall protection, while allowing the use of SIP-based communications such as VoIP, IM and other live communications on the LAN, Internet or IP network.


Uruguay joins region's anti-American turn

The election held in Uruguay yesterday will determine whether the country, slowly emerging from economic turmoil, will join the ranks of other South American nations headed by leftist presidents.


Finland's Heikki Kovalainen joins McLaren and will race alongside Lewis Hamilton in 2008.


Cooperative Conservation Listening Session to Be Held in Redding

RED BLUFF, Calif., Sept. 5  /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Rey, under secretary of agriculture for natural resources and environment, will host a listening session on Cooperative Conservation and Environmental Partnerships at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.


Courts approve EDS India merger with MphasiS

The High Court in Karnataka, India, has approved plans by Electronic Data SystemsÂ (EDS) to merge its Indian subsidiary with MphasiS, a publicly listed outsourcer in Bangalore.


Car Bomb Blast in Central Baghdad - Police

A car bomb exploded near a police station in central Baghdad on Friday, and a thick column of smoke was seen rising from the east side of the Tigris river, Iraqi police and witnesses said.


The government contends that it is perfectly free to inspect the hard drive of every laptop that enters the country in the same way it looks through suitcases.


It's good for your health to make kiddush on Concord grape juice, according to researchers at Boston University's School of Medicine, who found the sweet, thick grape juice increased levels of "good cholesterol" (HDL) and significantly lowered two markers


Gers nearly there but job not finished says Smith

Rangers may sit joint top of their Champions League section after their draw with Barcelona on Tuesday but manager Walter Smith says there is still a lot of work to do.


Deal restores requirement to disclose all member-sponsored projects including the right to challenge projects on House floor.


With opinion polls stacking against him, British Prime Minister Tony Blair is making a crucial speech to his Labour Party conference on Tuesday.


A small, fully functional, 70-megabit static random access memory computer chip crammed with more than 500,000,000 transistors has been developed by researchers at Intel Corp.


Geriatrician Care Guards Against Risk of Inappropriate Meds

FRIDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans taking prescription medications face a lower risk for being given an inappropriate drug or dosage if they receive care from a geriatrician, new research reveals.


The Oscar-nominated director of The Queen speaks of his plans to make a film about the legendary football manager Brian Clough.


ASIA/GIAPPONE - ÂUna Chiesa che cammina con rinnovata fede e speranza, accogliendo la sfida dellÂinternazionalizzazioneÂ. Intervista a Sua Ecc. Mons. Peter Takeo Okada, Arcivescovo di Tokyo e Presidente della Conferenza Episcopale del Giappone CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂAbbiamo nel cuore una grande consolazione. Noi, Vescovi del Giappone, siamo stati ricevuti dal Santo Padre, che si Ã¨ presentato come persona di grande ascolto e gentilezza, molto umile. Abbiamo avvertito un grand...


Henkel, the German soaps and  adhesives group, has shed its 29 percent stake in Clorox,  raising $2.84 billion to pay for its purchase of U.S.  detergents and cosmetics maker Dial Corp.


A research chemist at a Tennessee weapons plant creates a dust rag that mops up deadly beryllium particles 20 times smaller than the naked eye can see. By the Associated Press.


Frozen Playwright Lavery Accused of Plagiarism

Bryony Lavery, the Tony-nominated English author of the play Frozen, has been accused of plagiarism by criminal psychiatrist, Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis, and the New Yorker writer, Malcolm Gladwell, the New York Times reported.


The White House cuts its forecasts for US growth over the coming year as a result of a housing market slump.


A PALESTINIAN democracy activist who has campaigned for non-violent resistance to Israeli occupation said today he would run for president to succeed Yasser Arafat.


A shoot on sight order is in force in India's Rajasthan state where protesters have clashed with police.


Tony Blair begins his last full day in office with a visit from California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.


Amir Khan's senior ABA Championships debut sees him survive a knockdown.


LOS ANGELES  - Nicki Aycox ("Cold  Case") and Erik Palladino ("E.R.") are among the stars of the  FX pilot "Over There," which centers on the members of an Army  unit sent to Iraq on their first tour of duty.


Intel prices up updated Core 2 Duos, Quads

Steering into the mainstream Just how much is Intel planning to charge for its revamped Core 2 Duo desktop processors, due Q3? Not as much as you might expect, it would seem, if the latest information coming from motherboard-maker moles is to be believed.â¦


Canceling Harman Deal, Suitors Buy Bonds Instead

Goldman Sachs and K.K.R. agreed to end their $8 billion buyout of Harman International, which makes speakers, and instead buy $400 million of the companyâs bonds.


A man is jailed for the manslaughter of a fellow McDonald's worker stabbed during a children's party.


The staff at the Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse knows many of the homeless men and women who roam Boston's streets once served in the armed forces. For years, the small Roxbury nonprofit has helped by finding them jobs.


James Crumpâs documentary is a potent exercise in art-world mythography that might be nicknamed âThe Prince and the Punk.â