Egypt arrests Bedouin tribesmen in bombings

TABA, EGYPT - Bedouin tribesmen have been arrested on suspicion they supplied explosives for car bombings at two Egyptian resorts that killed at least 34 people, officials said Saturday.


AUSTRALIAN mining engineer Phil Turner will remain in prison, despite an Indonesian government report indicating the evidence against him is flawed.


EU members win the right to impose sanctions on the US in retaliation for an anti-dumping law.


US aid rushed to quake affected countries Eight Americans die in ...

The US disaster teams have rushed to the Asian countries hit by a massive earthquake and tsunamis while the US government is sending emergency aid package to the disaster affected countries, officials said here Monday.


Gibbs Has Redskins Looking Back to the Future

When Joe Gibbs last coached in the  NFL in the 1992 season there were no teams in Jacksonville or  Carolina.


Rashad McCants bounced back from a brief benching to score 19 points and Sean May led the way with 20, helping No. 4 North Carolina beat Vermont 93-65 on Tuesday night.


Books of The Times: Spikes in the Brain, and a Search for Answers

As the writer delves into his wretched childhood, his operation seems less like a turning point than an overcharged symbolic event. In a curious way, this only makes the story more intriguing.


Australians hit back after Kumbleâs 400th wicket

BANGALORE (India): Anil Kumble achieved the 400-wicket landmark yesterday even as world champions Australia piled up 316-5 on a scintillating opening day of the first cricket Test here.


Genova, 16:12 - CALCIO, GENOA; PASTORELLO: PARLEREMO CON LA JUVE PER OLIVERA

"Entro domani sentiremo la Juventus a proposito di Olivera. Ci risulta che il giocatore verrebbe vol...


Ben Stiller and Scarlett Johansson will receive the Hasty Pudding award for their contribution to the entertainment world.


Food, falcons: A desert delight for Bush

President Bush followed up a mild lecture about expanding democracy among the Mideast's comfortable dynasties with an opulent picnic at the desert playground of one of the region's wealthy leaders.


Influential heavy metal guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and four other people were shot to death during an Ohio performance of the band Damageplan on Wednesday night, casting a pall on the


In a week disrupted by nine hours of prime-time coverage of the Democratic National Convention, CBS emerged as the clear ratings winner. But the conventions didn't make much of a showing.


South Korean duo arrested for 1.6 bln spam e-mails

Two South Korean computer programmers  have been arrested on suspicion of sending out 1.6 billion spam  e-mail messages in violation of the country's commerce laws,  police said on Tuesday.


UBS facing subprime banking investigations: report

U.S. government prosecutors are  investigating whether Swiss banking giant UBS misled investors  by reporting inflated prices of mortgage-backed securities it  held despite knowing those valuations had eroded, the Wall  Street Journal said on Saturday.


Previsti 35 milioni di volontari in 122 Paesi


Warner Bros. will on Nov. 9 release the first greatest-hits collection from vocalist Seal, "Best: 1991-2004."


Ex-defense chief warns on Iraq direction

Former Defense Secretary William Perry, a member of the Iraq Study Group, said Saturday that Iraq could turn into a "quagmire" if the Bush administration fails to change strategy.


Greece hailed a new sporting diva on Wednesday when Fani Halkia surged from relative obscurity a few days ago to be crowned the women's 400 meters hurdles Olympic champion.


Wal-Mart to announce new initiative Thursday

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on  Wednesday it will announce a new initiative on Thursday in  Florida, but the world's biggest retailer declined to provide  further details.


Sudanese forces shelling Darfur refugee camp: rebel chief

An exiled Darfur rebel chief said on Friday that Sudanese government forces were shelling the largest refugee camp in Darfur.


Anticipazioni, gli esteri passerebbero ad Ashrawi


Superato 'Rambo', terzo posto per commedia '27 Dressed'


NEW YORK: Peyton Manning made NFL history with two touchdown passes yesterday, setting the single-season record of 49 while leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 34-31 overtime win over the San Diego Chargers.


NASA's experimental X-43A, a sleek unpiloted forerunner to a routine space launcher or a blindingly fast airliner, streaked above the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday to establish a speed record for jet aircraft of about 6,600 mph.


Attorneys for the highest ranking Marine charged in a sweep that killed 24 Iraqi civilians, some of them children still in their pajamas, say he reported the facts as he understood them at the time, and that his superiors knew as much as he did.


Lycos Europe Pulls Spam-Fighting Screensaver

Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn't likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.


Parmalat can be sued by shareholders in a suit involving the collapse of its predecessor,  a US judge rules.


Alumni Make 2006 Record Year in Fundraising

By JUSTIN POPE The Associated Press Prosperous alumni helped make 2006 a record fundraising year for colleges and universities, which hauled in an all-time high of $28 billion -- a 9.4 percent jump from the year before.


Arafat's passing could remove roadblock to US peace efforts

The Bush administration is preparing a strategy for resumed Mideast peacemaking that rests heavily on an emerging core of Palestinian leaders taking charge of keeping order and nurturing an embryonic government.


The Onondaga County Health Department will start taking calls today so those considered high-risk can get a flu shot. Health officials announced last week, the county had received 2,100 more doses of the vaccine from the health department.


As polls closed in Mozambique last night, opposition candidate Afonso Dhlakama accused the government of electoral fraud. Mr. Dhlakama told The Washington Times that several


Nokia files patent suit against Qualcomm

Nokia, the world's top cell phone  maker, has filed a patent counter-suit against Qualcomm Inc in  a Texas court, seeking damages and an injunction against the  U.S. chip maker.


Senior officials in Saddam Hussein's former regime will be put on trial from next week, Iraq's interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, said yesterday.


Madrid, 14:07 - CALCIO, AS: INTER, SI' A MANICHE MA SOLO IN PRESTITO

SÃ¬ a Maniche ma soltanto se il centrocampista portoghese arriverà in prestito fino a giugno. ...


YouTube execs to talk copyrights in Japan

(InfoWorld) - Top executives from YouTube are due in Tokyo next week for talks with some of Japan's largest video content producers over copyrighted material available on the popular site. The meeting is due to take place Tuesday, just over two months after a group of Japanese content producersÂ sent a letter of complaintÂ to YouTube, urging the company to do more to keep copyrighted material off its service. YouTube CEO Chad Hurley and Chief Technology Officer Steve Chen are among those due at the talks, said a spokesman for the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC). JASRAC sent the original complaint, which carried its signature along with that of 22 other companies and groups. Among the signatories were all of Japan's TV networks, the Motion Picture Producers' Association of Japan, the Recording Industry Association of Japan, and Yahoo Japan. The complainants are unhappy about the amount of their content available on YouTube. They demanded in the original letter that YouTube make it easier and quicker for content to be removed once it has been identified as violating copyright, and for the company to make it tougher for users to upload copyrighted material. YouTube respondedÂ to the complaint in mid-December and said they could visit Japan to discuss the issue. The letter indicated that YouTube is keen to work with the content providers because it is interested in starting a business in Japan, according to JASRAC. The December complaint followedÂ YouTube's deletionÂ of just under 30,000 files that violated the copyright of Japanese rights holders. The files were discovered during a five-day audit of YouTube in October. However, as soon as the files were deleted, new unauthorized content started appearing.


Senate approves trimmed-back energy bill

The Senate passed a trimmed-back energy bill Thursday that would bring higher-gas mileage cars and SUVs into showrooms in the coming decade and fill their tanks with ethanol.


Kerry Says Will Stop at Nothing to Catch Bin Laden

Democratic presidential contender Sen. John Kerry on Friday vowed to "stop at nothing" to hunt down Osama bin Laden after the al Qaeda leader released a videotape commenting on the U.S. election.


Ovitz Defends Disney Record Between Sharp Exchanges

Michael Ovitz staunchly defended his efforts as president of the Walt Disney Co. on Thursday in between biting exchanges with the attorney representing shareholders in a $140 million lawsuit.


OPEC sees risks to economy, easing pressure on oil prices

OPEC said on Friday there were risks an economic slowdown could worsen in 2008 and forecast that weaker growth and easing political tension could take the heat out of near-record oil prices.


Asda, a unit of Wal-Mart, has overtaken Marks & Spencer as BritainÂs biggest clothing retailer, industry figures showed.


The wit who dubbed August "the dog days of summer" could have been looking at 2004's tech stocks in his crystal ball. Just what is ailing these critters? Let's look at all of the possible explanations. Perhaps by eliminating the foolish and transient we can discover a theme and pick up some bargains.


Capriati, Federer struggle but win on US Open Day 1

For good or bad, tennis players' fortunes change as quickly as the direction of the swirling wind at the US Open. Just ask major champions Jennifer Capriati, Roger Federer and


NFL star indicted in Virginia dog fighting

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on conspiracy charges tied to a dog-fighting operation.


Coverciano, 13:57 - CALCIO, CRISCITO: RANIERI SCELTA PIU' GIUSTA PER LA JUVE

Domenico Criscito è felice di trovare Claudio Ranieri sulla panchina della Juventus. Il talen...


Milano, 12:32 - CALCIO, LEGA: INIZIATO IL CONSIGLIO

Intorno a mezzogiorno è iniziato il consiglio di Lega Calcio, che oggi cercherà di sta...


The search engine company Ask Jeeves (Nasdaq: ASKJ) says it will buy Trustic, the owner of the blog searching, publishing and tracking Web site Bloglines.com. The deal comes as search engines add capabilities to meet user demand for more than just answers to simple queries. The value of the agreement was undisclosed.


China Agrees to Raise Its Product Standards

Following the recall of several tainted Chinese products in recent weeks, China joined Southeast Asian countries in pledging to strengthen product standards and safety.


Broadband Regulation Needed to Improve Access

Competition alone can't fix problems with broadband speed and cost in the U.S


Authorities Monday freed an independent journalist who had opposed Cuba's communist government, bringing to seven the number of political prisoners released in a week.


Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., a maker of recreational vehicles and manufactured homes, said Tuesday that first-quarter profits rose sharply due to strong sales in its motor homes and housing segments.


A lockout looms for the National Hockey League and its players union as the clock ticks down on a collective bargaining agreement that expires at midnight Wednesday.


Czech midfielder Jiri Jarosik joins Chelsea on a two-and-a-half year deal.


Australia welcomes Japan whaling U-turn but lodges protest

Australia welcomed Saturday Japan's backdown on plans to hunt humpbacks but said it had still lodged a formal protest with Tokyo calling for an end to all whaling.


Court Rejects Strict Gun Law as Unconstitutional

Advocates of gun rights said the decision raised the prospect of a national re-evaluation of the meaning of the Second Amendment and the rights of gun owners.


The funeral of Welsh soldier killed in Iraq after his patrol came under attack from local militia is due to take place on Thursday.


Storm Prediction Improved but Not Perfect

Hurricane Charley's sudden increase in intensity and unexpected path show how difficult it remains for scientists to predict massive storms.


LONDON: Striker Bonaventure Kalou netted twice to send AJ Auxerre through to the first knockout round of the Uefa Cup at the expense of Rangers last night.


BAGHDAD, Jan. 4 -- Nearly 50,000 Iraqi refugees returned home from Syria in the final 3 1/2 months of 2007, the latest sign of diminishing violence in this war-pocked country, according to new data from relief workers.


EMC Corp , the No. 1 maker of  corporate data storage equipment, reported higher quarterly  profit on Thursday on an increase in sales of both hardware and  software.


Scientists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration say its spacecraft Mars Odyssey will prolong its stay in space until at least September 2006.


PalmOne to make Microsoft WindowsMobile Treo?

First that team wins that thing, now thisâPalmOne (PalmSourceâs biggest customer and maker of the Treo 650) appears it really might be planning to use Microsoftâs WindowsMobile OS in its Treo line of SmartPhones.


More French Troops Deploy in Ivory Coast Amid Protests

France dispatched another 600 troops Sunday to help calm the volatile situation in the Ivory Coast, where French forces, deployed to enforce a shaky cease-fire, and ordinary civilians have been the targets of violence.


Sony decides to dump money-losing rear-projection TVs

The technology that spurred the big-screen television phenomenon among consumers took another step towards oblivion on Thursday.


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Un mare di racconti le novità in libreria

Da Anime nere a Delitti di provincia, da Carlo Lucarelli a Valerio Evangelisti, scrittori e storie brevi, non solo noir, da leggere quest'estate


Late funds hampered Beagle mission to Mars: MPs

LONDON - The Beagle 2 space probe failed to land safely on Mars because the British government tried to fund the mission "on the cheap," a parliamentary committee has charged.


A former bodyguard of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor tells of secret radio links with a Sierra Leone warlord.


E.P.A. and Dow in Talks on Dioxin Cleanup at Main Factory

The negotiations have been over the timing and procedures to clean up three areas of dioxin-contaminated sediments in a Michigan river.


LOS ANGELES -- GM's chief executive was talking green technology in environmentally conscious California yesterday, saying the number one US automaker is working on a hybrid vehicle that plugs into a standard electrical outlet.


Surfing with Celebrities: Brady Bunch Actor Goes Online

Social network MyLifeBrand gives 'Greg Brady' fans a place to connect and learn about new causes.


North Korean officials have announced that a huge explosion in its remote Northeast was part of a hydroelectric project. Mystery surrounded the blast in the mountainous province of Yanggang and fears grew


We will curb violence, Palestinians tell Straw

The foreign secretary, Jack Straw, today won an assurance from Palestinian political leaders that they would act to halt the violence against Israelis but ruled out a meeting with Hamas.


Jodie Foster blew away the box office competition with her vigilante thriller "The Brave One," but the poorly reviewed film's performance paled against her recent efforts.


Alcatel-Lucent stepped up job cuts to 12,500 after lurching into a fourth quarter loss and forecasting a first-quarter sales dip as tough trading and uncertainties from the merger take their toll.


Shifting Careers: Selling Yourself by Showing Yourself, in a Good Way

Self-promotion is essential in todayâs competitive landscape. And this is not just true for authors. It is true for anyone who wants to get ahead.


With shares of major technology companies trading as high as they have ever done in the post dot-com era, IT investors this week are scrutinizing quarterly results from the world's biggest vendors to judge how the market will hold up for the rest of the year.


Taliban militants ambushed U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces escorting supply trucks in southern Afghanistan, sparking a 10-hour battle the coalition said killed an estimated two dozen militants, though villagers said Monday seven civilians also died.


'We Can Be Proud That Nobody Has Committed Suicide'

A bankrupt Japanese coal town may provide a glimpse  of a grim future to a country riddled with debt and an aging, shrinking population


Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo spiel spied on web?

Real or fake - read the outline then decide... Steve Jobs' Macworld Expo keynote has been leaked. Well, sort of, and assuming it's not Fake Steve Jobs' Fake Macworld Expo Fake Keynote, of course. Here's the transcript - you decide...â¦


A continuance has been granted in Nicole Richie's driving under the influence case.


Osaka, 14:39 - ATLETICA LEGGERA, MONDIALI: LA JEPKOSGEI ORO NEGLI 800

La kenyana Janeth Jepkosgei ha vinto la medaglia d'oro negli 800 metri femminili ai Mondiali di atle...


Yemen ups security after attack kills 7 tourists

"Security measures were taken around sensitive sites such as oil installations but we did not think of this temple."  Yemen stepped up security around government buildings and foreign interests on Tuesday a day after a suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis at a tourist site. via AlertNet


Reverend Billy Graham wraps up historic four-day crusade

PASADENA, Calif. Huge crowds are expected to brave the chill today to hear the Reverend Billy Graham preach on the last of his historic four-day crusade.


US Supreme Court to Hear Medical Marijuana Arguments

The US Supreme Court on Monday will begin hearing arguments in a case that will decide whether patients in 11 states can legally use marijuana for medical reasons.


Roma. ''Quello che e' successo domenica a Gaza e' solo l'inizio. L'attaccheremo. Siamo disposti anche a ucciderlo''. In un'intervista al 'Corriere della Sera' lo afferma un leader delle brigate Al Aqsa, che


Cheney: Iraq Could Have Been Arms Source

Vice President Dick Cheney, who acknowledged last week that Iraq had produced no weapons of mass destruction after 1991, said Tuesday that under Saddam Hussein the country likely could have served as a source of weapons for terrorists.


Duemila esuberi, 6,5 mld investimenti al 2015


Jury selection for the trial of Michael Jackson on charges of child abuse is due to resume on Monday.


Canada has that seven-year itch. It's been that long since Canada won gold at the World Junior hockey Championship, something the team hopes to rectify starting Saturday in the opening game against Slovakia (4 pm et on TSN) in North Dakota.


A US scientist has developed a 'double-barrelled' syringe could make blood tests more reliable.


Book Review: With Powdered Wigs and Powerful Ideas, They Changed the Way the World Is Run

Jay Winik vividly portrays the tumultuous times in which America embarked on the great experiment, testing whether a continent-size country could successfully establish representative government. (Montesquieu, for one, had thought republics only suitable to city-states.)


Right now, life is a blur for new South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier.


Empoli, 19:13 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: LAVORO TECNICO E ATLETICO

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Empoli in vista della gara di giovedÃ¬ in coppa Uefa con lo Zurigo. Azz...


Iraq, autobomba a Bagdad, 5 morti. Falluja, assedio finale

11.09: Un'autobomba Ã¨ esplosa a Bagdad provocando cinque morti e sei feriti. Il bilancio delle vittime, fornito dalla tv Al Arabia, contrasta con i dati del ministero dell'interno che parla di dieci feriti.


Focused Kerry Bags a Goose, Aims for Swing Votes

BOARDMAN, Ohio  - For Democratic challenger John  Kerry, the presidential race has come down to three words --  focus, focus, focus. Even a hunting trip on Thursday was more  about votes than geese.


N.H.L. Roundup: Thrashers Edge Blues to Win 4th in a Row

Marian Hossa capitalized on a defensive mistake to score on a breakaway 19 seconds into overtime for the Atlanta Thrashers, who won their fourth game in a row Sunday night with a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.


Eight families have filed a federal lawsuit against a school district that is requiring students to learn about alternatives to the theory of evolution.


Problems updating the Flash player in Firefox

If you can't get Firefox to use the new version of the Flash player, you've come to the right place. I just got finished fighting with Flash and Firefox. It was a long fight, but I won.


A US judge refuses a request to combine thousands of lawsuits involving the painkiller Vioxx into a class action.


The Nevada Senate on Saturday convicted the state controller of using state equipment for her 2002 re-election campaign, but dismissed two other counts that could have led to her removal from office.


Teenage soul singer Adele comes top of the BBC's Sound of 2008 poll to find the most promising new music talent.


Shares of Merck & Co. MRK.N fell  about 3 percent before the bell on Tuesday after the drug maker  said federal authorities are investigating circumstances  surrounding its withdrawal of pain-relief medicine Vioxx.


CQPolitics.com on Wednesday published two stories (here and here) on former Tennessee Sen.  Fred Thompson (1994-2003), who plans to seek the 2008 Republican presidential nomination. How many Tennesseans have served as president?


Italy's PM Prodi loses Senate vote, must resign

Italy's Prime Minister Romano Prodi lost a confidence vote in parliament's upper house Senate on Thursday and must resign.


Palestinian officials prepared to fly the ailing Yasser Arafat to Paris for treatment after blood tests found he had a low count of platelets, which help clotting.


The benefits system is too complicated and should be overhauled, a think-tank says.


Moneta unica vale 1,4656 dlr e 157,29 yen


Per investigatori pochi dubbi dopo ritrovamento nascondiglio


Genova, 19:11 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: CEDUTO ALLA PRO PATRIA CASTELLAZZI

Terzo colpo di mercato della Pro Patria (C1) in due giorni. Oggi è stato annunciato l'acquist...


North Korea says it could suspend operations at its nuclear reactor once a first aid shipment arrives.


NetSol Technologies to Hold Conference Call to Discuss 2006 Fiscal Year End Financial Results

NetSol Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTWK), a U.S.-based multinational provider of enterprise software and services for equipment finance, today announced that it will hold a conference call to discuss 2006 fiscal year end financial results on Monday, September 25, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern (EDT).


Patent Office board to revisit Microsoft-Eolas spat

Blog: Panel of internal judges has agreed to launch a proceeding to determine whether Microsoft or Eolas is the rightful owner of a patent related to Web browser plug-in technology.


A crucial legal ruling in Oracle's takeover bid for Peoplesoft is delayed after a judge says he needs to hear more evidence.


Preparing the Patriots, But Staying Off the Field

Troy Brown, who held the Patriotsâ single-season reception record that was surpassed this season by Wes Welker, ran routes for the scout team to help prepare the Patriotsâ defense for the Super Bowl.


Early results: Iran's conservatives lead

Early returns on Saturday showed hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's conservative opponents leading in elections for local councils and a powerful clerical body, widely considered a test of popular approval for the hardline leader.


Reformer, Hard-Liner Lead Serbia Election

A pro-Western reformist and a hard-line nationalist loyal to Slobodan Milosevic led the race for Belgrade mayor Sunday, preliminary results showed.


NASA Urged for Infrared Camera in Hubble

Scientists who have peered through space to a time when light first filled the universe urged NASA (news - web sites) on Thursday to ensure a Hubble Space


Pen Picks Mighty Kryptonite, New Bike Locks Offered

The leading U.S. maker of bicycle  locks said on Friday that it would replace some of its U-shaped  locks after word spread that an ordinary pen could pick what  had been thought to be some of its toughest locks.


Blog: If you've ever wondered who's driving like a bonehead up ahead, it could be a teen who's behind the wheel, steering with one hand and sending a text message with the other.


Folsom Prison Officials Pull Plug on Concert

Officials have canceled a concert scheduled for Folsom Prison on Sunday, 40 years to the day after the famous Johnny Cash performance there.


Intel Cuts Back Projection For 3rd-Quarter Revenue

Intel Corp. lowered its revenue projections for its third quarter yesterday, citing slow consumer purchases across the globe. The world's largest chipmaker reported that it expects revenue for the three-month period ending Sept.


Art Review | Enchanted Stories: Shadow Journey to the East on Rawhide Wings

An entertaining new exhibition at the China Institute explores the rich folk art tradition of Chinese shadow theater.


Salman Rushdie, who went into hiding under threat of death after an Iranian fatwa, is knighted by the Queen.


Call Him Supersensitive, He's Crafty Too

At Town Hall on Tuesday, Conor Oberst showed his old-fashioned side, a throwback to the 1960's camouflaging his streak of 21st-century emo self-absorption.


AN APPLE a day really can cut the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests. French scientists conducted tests on rats which showed that chemicals found in apples called procyanidins helped to prevent changes that can lead to cancer.


When Purdue quarterback Kyle Orton called an audible on third-and-8, receiver Taylor Stubblefield had a better idea. He yelled at Orton, who got the message


Beckham may retire from England after World Cup - media

England captain David Beckham says he may retire from international soccer after the 2006 World Cup, media reported on Sunday. The 29-year-old has been named in Sven-Goran Eriksson's


Ben sette dei quindici arrestati sono iscritti al primo sindacato italianoLa segreteria ammette: "Colpisce la presenza di lavoratori e di delegati sindacali"                                            Cgil costretta a fare i conti con le nuove Br "Massima energia contro il terrorismo"                                                                                I fermati sono stati tutti sospesi: "Fiducia, sostegno e apprezzamento alla magistratura"


Appena 36 ore fa annunciata la fine delle operazioni


Dominik Hasek makes 24 saves, leading the league-best Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks.


Even Meaghan Francella found it hard believe: She actually beat Annika Sorenstam in a playoff for her first LPGA Tour victory.


Got vegetables? The days of eating 200 pounds of meat a year may be on the way out.


Dementia Drug Unhelpful for Chronic Fatigue-Study

Reminyl, a drug approved for use  against Alzheimer's disease, was found to be ineffective for  patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome, a study said  on Tuesday.


Shell Offers to Sell Stake in Russian Project to Gazprom

The Russian governmentÂs campaign to tighten control over the countryÂs energy industry claimed its first prize from a foreign energy company today.


Sales of child car seats are expected to soar over the weekend in advance of a change in the law.


The U.S. dollar ended mixed Monday against other major currencies in European trading.


Iraq Considering Nominees for U.S. Ambassador

Iraq's interim government is  considering nominees for the position of ambassador to the  United States for the first time since the 1991 Gulf War,  deputy foreign minister Hamid al-Bayati said on Thursday.


Favre and Strahan Will Soon Face Life Without Football

Brett Favre and Michael Strahan, both headed to the hthe Pro Football Hall of Fame, have struggled during recent off-seasons trying to clearly color in their years after football.


Virgin Trains's mysterious full-price ticket promotion

'Temporary data problem' scuppers cheap fares Anyone wanting to book a ticket on Virgin Trains would be well advised to wait a little while as the company is currently unable to sell its discounted tickets, though its website will happily service travellers willing to fork out the full fare.â¦


A disc containing confidential details of Devon and Cornwall Police is found on a dump.


The experts claim hackers have compromised these sites by exploiting scripting vulnerabilities in their guestbooks.


Cooler weather helps California firefighters

FALLBROOK, California  - Cool weather and light winds helped thousands of firefighters beat back Southern California wildfires on Saturday as residents ventured through charred landscapes to see if their homes were still standing.


Fed Chief Sees Economic Rebound Later in Year

Ben S. Bernanke said that he expects the economy to regain speed after a few months of âsluggishâ growth.


Coca-Cola Co. KO.N, amid signs that  is it losing market share to arch rival Pepsi, on Wednesday  warned that profit would lag Wall Street expectations for the  rest of the year because of weakness in key markets and said  there was no quick fix for its problems.


Shooting at Arafat Mourning Site Kills One

Palestinians members of the youth organization, Palestinian Mini Parliament, affiliated to late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, dressed as Arafat and holding posters with his image at the Rafah refugee camp, southern of Gaza Strip


Seven people killed in Thailand's restive south in escalation of ...

BANGKOK : At least seven people have been killed in separate attacks in Thailand's restive south in the last 24 hours, police said amid a spate of violence following the deaths of 87 Muslims last week.


First sexual stimulant for women could be as big as Viagra for men

WASHINGTON : A skin patch providing sexual stimulation for menopausal women that promises to do what Viagra did for men will begin its approval procedure on Thursday at the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).


Poland's 2,400-member contingent will be cut to 1,700 from mid-February, with 700 soldiers remaining on standby in Poland, Defense Minister Jerzy Szmajdzinski told a news conference.


Suicide Car Bomb in Baghdad Wounds at Least 10

A suicide car bomber launched an attack  on Monday near a checkpoint on a Baghdad street leading to the  office of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party, wounding at least  seven policemen and three civilians, officials said.


Marxist rebels on Monday rejected a Colombian government proposal to hold talks at a foreign embassy in Bogota over a proposed swap of jailed rebels for guerrilla-held hostages, including three Americans.


Prime Minister John Howard launched his re-election campaign today by saying he had shared the achievements and the tragedies of Australians.


The last time the New England Patriots went to Indianapolis, they lost.


EU condemns reintroduction of Fiji state of emergency

The European Union warned Friday a reintroduction of a state of emergency by Fiji's military regime could break undertakings on which hundreds of millions of dollars in EU aid depend.


Cisco, Microsoft pledge security interoperability

The companies plan to share security features to help customers protect their networks from worms and viruses.


NBA Wrap: James Inspires Cleveland to Victory

LeBron James entered the record books with his first career triple-double Wednesday as the Cleveland Cavaliers eased past the Trail Blazers in Portland, 107-101.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he intends to withdraw from Gaza, but on the ground, Israeli occupation of the crowded coastal enclave is expanding and intensifying.


Flu vaccine is en route to local health departments and other providers, which will receive the shipments next week, the state Department of Health Services said Thursday.


LONDON: London's colourful Notting Hill Carnival, one of the world's biggest street parties, has got off to a relatively peaceful start with eight arrests for minor offences yesterday.


Scambiato a 1,2866 dollari e a 136, 11 yen


About 30 Ku Klux Klan members proclaimed hatred for blacks, Jews, gays and Latinos as they stood behind barricades at the Civil War battlefield where Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.


Kerry concedes US election to Bush: campaign source

Senator John Kerry called President George W. Bush to concede the US presidential election, a Kerry campaign source told AFP.


ESPN to Offer Phone Service Through Sprint

Sports cable channel ESPN will launch its own branded wireless phone service next year, the first in a series of branded cell phone services planned by The Walt Disney Co., which owns ESPN.


BOSTON - Boston ace Curt Schilling will not start Game 5 of the AL championship series Sunday because of an injured right ankle. Derek Lowe will start in his place, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Thursday...


The Police Sell Out UK Tour in 30 Minutes

Click here to watch The Police's video "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" All 120,000 tickets for The Police's comeback UK tour were snatched up in under an hour Friday.Comment


Attestato a 4,65 miliardi di corone svedesi


Fairchild Semiconductor International  Inc. FCS.N, a maker of chips used to manage power in  electronics, on Wednesday said quarterly sales would reach the  higher end of its previous targets, sending its shares up as  much as 8 percent.


Drew Lavender scores 13 of his 19 points in the second half and No. 23 Xavier defeats Massachusetts, 77-65, on Sunday to move atop the Atlantic 10 standings.


One day after their most lopsided win of the season, the Dallas Mavericks' 17-game winning streak ended with a thud at Golden State.


Beyond solar system, planets that look familiar

The universe looked a little more familiar and friendlier on Tuesday. The roll call of planets beyond the solar system swelled significantly with the announcement of a trio of newly discovered worlds much


Acacia says unit resolves patent suit with Oracle

- Acacia Research Corp  said its Disc Link Corp unit agreed with Oracle Corp  to resolve a pending lawsuit on patents relating to portable storage devices with links that can retrieve added data through the Internet.


Amlodipine seen best for heart disease patients

Nov 10  - Amlodipine (the generic name of Norvasc) may be a better choice than enalapril for people with heart disease who have normal blood pressure, new research suggests.


Il regista presenta "Into the wild", accolto con commozione e con un lungo applauso alla proiezione stampaLa storia - vera - di un ragazzo benestante che abbadona ogni agio, per cercare se stesso tra i ghiacci dell'Alaska                                          E' Sean Penn il vero eroe della Festa "No alla vita comoda, sÃ¬ alla libertÃ "                                                                                Il divo, salutato con un'ovazione, lancia un appello ai giovani: "Cercate di far battere di piÃ¹ i vostri cuori"Poi dice: "La rabbia? E' il mio combustibile". E sul suo aspetto un po' pesto: "Scusate, ho bevuto troppo vino..."di CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


Dig Deep to See If You Are Ready for a Well

You found your dream house -- the perfect size in the perfect location, with plenty of outdoor room for kids and dogs to run.


Sydney, 17:06 - NUOTO, FUTURO IN TV PER THORPE

Futuro in tv per Ian Thorpe. Il nuotatore australiano, campione olimpico dei 200 e 400 stile libero ...


By heightening the stakes in a two-year standoff, North Korea appears to be gambling that the world will accept the idea of a nuclear nation.


Andrew Bridges, an intellectual property lawyer in the San Francisco office of Winston & Strawn, said the MPAA could fare better than the recording industry, which has experienced slow progress


WTO approves membership talks with Iraq, Afghanistan

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has approved requests by Iraq and Afghanistan to begin membership negotiations, but Iran's bid for such talks was again blocked by the United States.


At Toronto festival, political films rule

This year, controversial films overshadowed the red-carpet arrivals of Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe, Kate Winslet, and even Borat.


Lana Clarkson's Mother Sues Phil Spector

The mother of Lana Clarkson has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against famed rock 'n' roll producer Phil Spector, claiming he fought with the B-movie actress he is accused of murdering in his home two years ago.


Nintendo starts its campaign to stop Sony taking over the handheld gaming market with the launch of its new handheld console the Nintendo DS today in the US.


Air New Zealand and Qantas will try to find new ways of working together to reduce costs, after the High Court upheld a Commerce Commission decision not to allow an alliance between the two.


Bombing of Muslim school linked to murder of film-maker

Twelve hours after the front windows and main door of his four-year-old son's school were blown out by a bomb, Khalid Abdelrahim peered past the police barrier to study the damage.


Adam Morrison looks just as he did as a college star at Gonzaga, from the floppy long hair that bounces with every jump shot to his trademark mustache.The Charlotte Bobcats hope the rookie's game carries over just as easily.


If a plastic card that gives you credit for something you don't want isn't your idea of a great gift, you can put it up for sale or swap.


Dow Jones board takes lead on News Corp. talks

Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  said on Wednesday its board will take over negotiations related to a $5 billion takeover offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. , a move that could bring a quicker resolution to the talks.


U.S. playwright Arthur Miller has died  after battling cancer, pneumonia and a heart condition, The New  York Times reported on its Web site on Friday.


EU Crisis Over, Turkey's Parliament Readies To Pass Key Reform

ANKARA, Sept 24  - Turkey on Friday recalled lawmakers for a special Sunday session to adopt a crucial penal code reform essential to the country's cherished bid to become an EU member in the aftermath of a crisis with Brussels, which observers


After years of effort, programmers work to bring Active Directory support to the open-source file-sharing software.


Genova, 17:12 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: VIOLA LANCIATI MA VOGLIAMO VINCERE

Dopo avere raccolto applausi per l'ottimo secondo tempo disputato a Torino contro la Juventus,


German government approves $1.6B to spur IT innovation

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on politicians, business leaders, and researchers to cooperate more closely in helping the country secure a leading position in the global IT sector and pledged money to support collaborative efforts.


The Business Benefits of Clustered Storage

(Source: Lefthand Networks)  Clustered storage is a new approach designed to eliminate the complexity of traditional storage management. In this white paper written by Greg Schulz from StorageIO, learn how general purpose storage clustering from LeftHand Networks can solve storage management issues for traditional business applications such as email and databases.


US regulators on Friday approved Hutchison Whampoa's plans to file for an initial public offering of shares in the Hong Kong company's phone businesses in Hong Kong, India and six other markets.


Tennis: Mauresmo books semi-final berth at WTA Tour Championships

LOS ANGELES : France's Amelie Mauresmo has booked her berth in the semi-finals of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.


Lithuania is expected to build next year a new 63-kilometer-long gas...

Lithuania is expected to build next year a new 63-kilometer-long gas pipeline to Russia's enclave Kaliningrad region, the technical director of Lithuanian gas concern Lietuvos Dujos, Jonas Janulionis, told the ...


Gbagbo puts hard-liner in charge of Ivory Coast army

President Laurent Gbagbo has named a hard-liner as army chief of staff, prompting diplomats to warn Sunday of a possible resumption of hostilities against the rebel-held north of the Ivory Coast.


The IMF predicts strong oil-fuelled growth for Angola, but remains concerned over financial transparency.


A Tiger-like run, a Vijay-like year for Sorenstam

And her four-year run as the No. 1 player on the LPGA Tour is equally impressive, if not more, to the way Tiger Woods dominated the PGA Tour during a five-year stretch.


'I was dumbfounded' A Polish bloke got a bit of a shock when he decided to nip out to a brothel - his missus was among the establishment's employees.â¦


Commonwealth piles pressure on Pakistan's Musharraf

Commonwealth chief Don McKinnon Wednesday urged President Pervez Musharraf to keep his promise to quit as army chief, as the opposition stepped up efforts to thwart the Pakistani ruler's re-election.


Beware of terror in Indonesia, travellers told

New Zealanders are being warned against travelling to Indonesia, including Bali, over the Christmas and New Year period after the Government received reports terrorists were planning an attack.


Agreement reached on Hawaiian Airlines reorganization

Bankrupt carrier Hawaiian Airlines said it reached an agreement with a court-appointed trustee on a plan of reorganization. The bankruptcy plan, which requires court approval, offers creditors full repayment on their claims, the company said.


Palm Inc.'s death knell has been rung over and over — on Wall Street, in headlines, and by a growing number of discontented fans.


Abbas, Olmert to meet in Egypt for talks on Gaza

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian and Israeli leaders agreed on Thursday to meet for the first time in two months after the violent Islamist takeover of the Gaza Strip prompted each side to adopt a common approach to the enclave.


La vittima, 23 anni, colpita alla testa con un martello


Colombian Leader Says Rebels Killed 11 Civilian Hostages

BOGOTA, Colombia, June 28 -- President ÃÂlvaro Uribe on Thursday accused Colombia's largest rebel group of killing 11 civilian hostages, just hours after the guerrillas implied that a botched military rescue operation was to blame for the deaths.


On the bench, management in good standing

Long before he recruited him to play at the University of Arizona, Jerry Kindall knew Terry Francona, not that his first impression was favorable.


Most Bloggers Find Clicks Don't Mean Cash

Bloggers at this summer's political conventions brought heightened visibility to blogging, but the money, for most bloggers, is still missing. There's a very tiny percentage of people who are making anywhere close to a living from blogs.


I sindacati di polizia di Catania chiedono 3 giorni di lutto


Money talks, Klein walks as health summit opens

Despite the prime minister's plea that the first ministers meeting not devolve into an argument over numbers, the first day of his long-awaited health care summit did exactly that.


St. Isidore of Seville is acclaimed as the patron saint of the Internet, and on sunny days, a stained-glass window of his likeness radiates its glow onto Boston College's Data Center .


Payments to Social Security recipients and most federal retirees will increase 2.3 percent in January. It is the smallest cost-of-living adjustment since 2003, reflecting a lower rate of inflation.


A federal judge yesterday ordered the military to temporarily refrain from awarding the largest security contract in Iraq. The order followed an unusual series of events set off when a U.S. Army veteran filed a protest against the government practice of hiring what he calls mercenaries, according to...


One person has died following a collision between two cars near the border in County Donegal.


Workers at a General Motors plant in Bochum, Germany, swallowed their anger over job cuts and voted on Wednesday to end a seven-day stoppage that has disrupted output at three other GM factories.


Pamuk's lawyer slams Turkish justice minister

A lawyer for best-selling novelist Orhan  Pamuk chided Turkey's justice minister on Friday for suggesting  his client was to blame for the controversy surrounding an  article of the penal code blasted by the EU.


HONG KONG - A German art student tried to join a Chinese dynasty's army - but he volunteered centuries too late.


The same industrial chemical that led to a massive pet food recall was used in animal feed ingredients made by a U S company, health officials said yesterday.


NBA Wrap: Hamilton Guides Pistons to Win Over Cavs

Richard Hamilton posted 21 points to propel the Detroit Pistons to an 81-69 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Auburn Hills, Michigan Thursday.


With the playoffs less than three weeks away, the Mets may give Orlando HernÃ¡ndez as much time as he needs to make sure he is ready.


A rider and two spectators were killed on the final day of the centenary Isle of Man TT races, organizers said on Friday.


Roma, 12:40 - CALCIO, ARBITRI: DERBY INTER-MILAN A RIZZOLI

Sarà Nicola Rizzoli di Bologna l'arbitro del derby Inter-Milan di domenica. Il posticipo Roma...


Iran to Announce Decision on EU Nuclear Deal -Report

Iran will announce its final decision  later on Sunday on an EU proposal that it freeze sensitive  nuclear work in return for avoiding referral to the U.N.  Security Council for possible sanctions, local news agencies  reported.


Margaret Rogers joins board of the Christian Science church

She replaces retiring member M. Victor Westberg on the five-person board of directors.


The budget airline Easyjet is expected to announce its support for a green tax on air travel.


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


Safety concerns at U.S. embassy in Iraq: newspaper

The newly-constructed U.S. embassy in Iraq has potentially deadly problems with its fire safety system and other parts of the compound have never been inspected, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.


Nyon, 13:21 - CALCIO, CASO DIDA: UEFA UFFICIALIZZA RICORSO MILAN

L'Uefa ha ufficializzato di aver ricevuto il ricorso del Milan contro la squalifica di due giornate ...


"Superbad" rules box office for second week

Bawdy comedy "Superbad" proved to be super good at the North American movie box offices, holding onto the No. 1 slot for the second straight weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


A British trawler stuck in Antarctic ice for a week has received a vital engine part from a US Air Force plane.


Bush, Kerry in Statistical Tie Nationwide, CBS Poll Finds

Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry are statistically tied in a poll of voters nationwide conducted by CBS News.


Russia says no extradition for Litvinenko suspects

Any Russian citizen suspected in the poisoning of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko will be tried in Russia, not Britain, Prosecutor-General Yuri Chaika said on Tuesday.


A group led by the UAE's Etisalat plans to spend $1bn (Â£544m) on expansion after winning two mobile phone licences in Saudi Arabia.


Troops Storm Rebel's Offices after British Soldier Is Shot

British troops stormed the offices of rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Basra tonight after a British soldier was shot and seriously injured in an ambush.


Imprisonment of Nazi Hess a "charade": UK archive

Britain regarded the 40-year  imprisonment of one-time leading Nazi Rudolf Hess as a  "charade" but knew it would never be able to convince the  Soviet Union to set him free, newly declassified documents  show.


IT Job Losses Continue Despite Economic Recovery

The number of information technology jobs in the United States have continued to fall since the end of the 2001 recession, driven mostly by outsourcing to low-wage countries


Vodafone agrees to buy controlling stake in Hutchison Essar

British mobile phone giant Vodafone has agreed to buy an 11-billion-dollar controlling stake in India's Hutchison Essar in an attempt to move into the world's fastest-growing mobile phone market.


WASHINGTON - Far from the expected deluge, relatively few patients with cancer and other serious illnesses have applied for generous early Medicare prescription drug coverage.    The Bush administration was planning a lottery to determine who would get the 50,000 slots included in last year's Medicare prescription drug law...


The Knicks have now lost seven in a row as they head to Chicago, where a loss Tuesday would tie their worst streak of the season.


Candace Parker will start for top-ranked Tennessee when it faces fifth-ranked Rutgers on Monday night. The 6-foot-4 All-American bruised her left knee Thursday in an 87-64 win over Mississippi State.


A dozen wildfires stoked by gusting winds burned out of control in southern California on Sunday, killing one person in San Diego and forcing thousands to evacuate homes from the celebrity enclave of Malibu down to the Mexican border.


Allen lifts Argos to a most unlikely championship

The team with two quarterbacks -- the team that said it would take both of them to win so it didn't matter which of them started -- played one.


Serbia warns of contagion if Kosovo allowed to go

Serbia warned the United Nations  on Thursday of "unforeseeable consequences" that could  destabilize the world if the breakaway province of Kosovo  declares independence unilaterally later this year.


Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.


The UN evacuates all non-essential staff from El Fasher in North Darfur due to the risk of armed clashes in the town.


Red Monk's Steve O'Grady told LinuxInsider that SCO's decision shows a lack of understanding of what drives Groklaw. "The value of Groklaw is the community itself, with people attending


PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba  - Deadly Hurricane Ivan  ripped off rooftops, downed trees and power lines and flooded  coastal areas as it grazed the western tip of Cuba on Monday  and headed toward U.S. shores.


S.E.C. Fines 4 for Trades Involving Dow Jones

A former Dow Jones & Company director and three associates will pay more than $24 million to settle charges that they traded illegally on inside knowledge of the News Corporationâs takeover of Dow Jones.


Ukraine's shivering but determined political opposition dug in its heels in Kiev's frigid central square Tuesday, rejecting an offer of the prime minister's job from the declared winner of disputed presidential election and withdrawing from talks aimed at reaching a compromise.


Roethlisberger Name Top Offensive Rookie

Ben Roethlisberger did what John Unitas, Joe Montana, Dan Marino, Brett Favre and every other NFL quarterback never managed by winning The Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year award.


Levy is the glue that holds Wake together

We can talk all you want about Chris Paul, Justin Gray and Eric Williams. We know how talented the three are at their respective positions.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The largest peacetime  relief effort in history struggled on Friday to reach  black-hole areas of Indonesia's Aceh, while doctors, troops and  relief workers raced to keep tsunami survivors alive.


russia: Searching for Yuganskâs mystery buyer

President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with Energy Minister Victor hristenko earlier this month. Analysts suggest that the governmentâs action in humbling Yukos and its owner, Mikhail hodorkovsky, is


Iraq Militant Group Kills Arbil Police Chief -Site

An Iraqi militant group said it had assassinated the chief of police in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil and threatened to kill Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, according to an Internet statement posted on Sunday.


Chinese firm used child labor but not for Games

Chinese investigators said that a stationery company accused of using child labor to produce merchandise for next year's Olympics had illegally employed children, but not to make Olympic products, state media reported.


New home sales slump; business activity up

Sales of new U.S. homes fell in November to the lowest rate since 1995, but business activity perked up this month, according to reports on Friday that showed pockets of strength in the economy despite a housing sector meltdown.


Young parents cheer pro-family perks unveiled by PM at National ...

SINGAPORE : Young parents and parents-to-be have cheered the pro-family perks announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his National Day Rally speech on Sunday.


Clashes in Khan Younis, three Palestinians killed in north Gaza

News reports in Gaza said that clashes have been taken place between the Israeli occupation forces and members of the Palestinian police in Khuzaa quarters to the east of Khan Younis situated on the border strip between the green line and the Palestinian


ROME - Leaders of the European Union's 25 member countries signed the organization's first constitution on Friday, a document aimed at creating more stability and improved governance.


Nigeria's oil militants say they are ready for dialogue with the new president, if certain conditions are met.


Gay men remain banned for life from donating blood, the government said Wednesday, leaving in place — for now — a 1983 prohibition meant to prevent the spread of HIV through transfusions.


Delaware judge limits scope of anti-trust case Intel's lawyers will have their laptops searched at one less airport, after a US district judge limited the scope of AMD's antitrust action against the company.â¦


Clearer Info Could Up Cancer Screening in Blacks

Better doctor-patient communication may improve colon cancer screening rates among African Americans, results of a North Carolina study suggest.


Mets Notebook: Delgado Says Hitting Sixth Isnât a Big Change

Ever practical, Carlos Delgado responded to the news that he had been dropped to sixth from fifth in the lineup with a shrug.


There's a Men's Route And a Women's Route

When strangers ask her for directions, Karen Kostyal responds quickly. She has lived around Washington about 30 years and has a well-rooted sense of the area. Nonetheless, the Alexandria resident says, "my husband usually cuts in," supporting the stereotype that men feel their sense of orientatio...


Obama's got the momentum, Clinton's got the Machine. Which force wins out may ultimately depend on the superdelegates


Chairman of Spanish media group Prisa dies

Jesus de Polanco, chairman of Spain's main media group Prisa and one of the country's richest men, died on Saturday morning in Madrid, radio station Cadena Ser reported.


In Texas, 28,000 Students Test an Electronic Eye

Hoping to prevent the loss of a child, a few schools have begun monitoring students' arrivals and departures using technology similar to that used to track livestock.


Quick switch Cisco rushed out a brace of security on Thursday to defend against potentially dangerous exploits via its VoIP kit, including the possibility of malicious code being injected into vulnerable networks.â¦


It was something not seen in Baghdad since before the 2003 invasion Â people publicly welcoming a new year with singing, dancing and alcohol-fueled revelry.


Sydney, 12:38 - TENNIS, WTA SYDNEY: RISULTATI PRIMO TURNO

Risultati del primo turno del torneo Wta di Sydney (cemento, montepremi 600.000 dollari): Lucie Safa...


SAP Net Climbs 15 Percent on Addition of Software Clients in Europe, U.S.

Net income rose to 291 million euros ($366 million), or 94 cents a share, from 252 million euros, or 81 cents, a year earlier, Walldorf, Germany-based SAP said in a statement.


Imperia, i due giovani sono stati assaliti nel salotto di casaPresa l'arma dalla cassaforte, ha esploso nove colpi contro l'animale                                            Il suo pitbull aggredisce i figli La madre spara e lo uccide


Fallon back riding amid race-fixing accusations

Top British jockey Kieren Fallon was riding again Thursday despite being among 16 people arrested over race-fixing accusations. Fallon, jockeys Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams and trainer Karl Burke were arrested Wednesday and released on bail.


Controversial feminist wins Nobel Literature Prize

Austrian novelist and playwright Elfriede Jelinek was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday becoming only the 10th woman to win the prize.


WASHINGTON Aug. 28, 2004 - Was the man in black a Democrat or a Republican? The son of the late singer Johnny Cash, who captured the hardscrabble life of those on the margins in songs such as "Folsom Prison


Traveler Data Program Defied Ban, Critics Say

The Department of Homeland Security violated a congressional funding ban when it continued to develop a computerized program that creates risk assessments of travelers entering and leaving the United States, according to lawmakers and privacy advocates.


Armed Men Take Schoolchildren Hostage in Russia

Armed men attacked a school in a  southern Russia region near Chechnya on Wednesday and seized  hostages among schoolchildren and parents, Interfax news agency  said.


False security Scareware scammers are trying to hoodwink Mac users into buying ineffective security software. MacSweeper is the first rogue cleaning tool for Macs, net security firm F-Secure reports.â¦


Protection Against Missiles Called Too Costly for Airlines

Existing technology to resist a shoulder-fired-missile attack on a commercial aircraft is too expensive and unreliable, according to a Rand Corp. study released Tuesday.


A look at the team and individual statistics from Sunday night's game between the Vikings and Saints. NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- -- MINNESOTA 7 14 10 7 38 NEW ORLEANS 0 14 7 10 31 FINAL


Japan, U.S., Allies Start Naval Security Exercise

Ships from  Japan, the United States, Australia and France steamed out to  sea under cloudy skies on Tuesday for Asia's first naval  exercise to clamp down on weapons of mass destruction, a drill  that communist North Korea has called hostile and provocative.


U.N. mission in East Timor may be extended by 5 years

The United Nations mission in East Timor  may be extended by another five years from 2008 to oversee the  revamp of the young nation's fragile security forces, its chief  said on Monday.


Legge consente programma governo concordato con antitrust


Udine, 20:11 - CALCIO, UDINESE: BALLOTTAGGIO FERRONETTI-COLOMBO

Scelte quasi obbligate per il tecnico dell'Udinese Pasquale Marino in vista della gara con la Juve. ...


Mourners in Greece attend a funeral of a mother and her four children who were by raging forest fires.


Forrester: 2008 to be a slow year for IT spending

Forrester Research has revised projections for IT investment in 2008 down from previous research published in October, predicting the year ahead will be a slow one both in the U.S. and globally.In the report, "U.S. And Global IT Spending And Purchases In 2008: Will The Grinch Of A Slowing US Economy Steal The Presents Of A Stronger 2008 IT Market?" Forrester said it expects U.S. IT investment growth to slow slightly to 4.8 percent in 2008 from 5.3 percent in 2007. Previously, the research firm had predicted U.S. IT spending growth would be about 8 percent in 2008, led by software and network equipment.The areas hardest hit by the downturn will be computer and communications equipment and IT services, the latter being typically the first to get hit, said principal analyst Andrew Bartels. "The first things CIOs cut are consultants and contractors," he said. "They are readily delayable and cancellable items in the portfolio of spending."Despite this outlook, there is some good news for next year's U.S. IT market. According to Bartels, the slowdown in 2008 will happen mainly from the first quarter to the third quarter with growth in the fourth quarter of the year that will continue into 2009.In its year-end report, Forrester defines IT investment as spending in computer equipment, communications equipment and software. It adds spending in two other segments -- IT services and outsourcing and IT staff salary and benefits -- for its definition of IT spending.CIOs in the U.S. should plan conservative budgets because of the possibility that the economy will go into recession, Bartels said.However, there are technologies on the horizon that CIOs should prepare to implement in 2009, so they have the difficult task in 2008 of juggling conservatism and an eye to the future, Bartels said. Those emerging technologies include unified communications infrastructure and dynamic business applications. If they can, CIOs will increase spending and investments toward the end of 2008 and in 2009 to prepare for these technologies, he said."It's important CIOs ... don't get so cautious they're not ready for the next wave," Bartels said.Global IT purchases also are expected to slow slightly in 2008, from 12 percent in 2007 to 9 percent in 2008, but the U.S. market is expected to perform competitively despite the slowdown. The Asia-Pacific region, as it was in 2007, will remain an outstanding market in 2008, a year in which it may approach the U.S. in terms of size, Bartels said."Asia-Pacific is starting to become a factor in the market," he said. "A year from now, we'll be able to say it's a stone's throw from the size of the U.S. market and may well pass it in 2009."In 2007, Asia-Pacific surpassed Europe in market size in terms of IT purchases, and that measure is expected to grow in Asia-Pacific by 15 percent in 2008, according to Forrester. IT purchases in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, and Europe will grow 5 percent to 7 percent next year, while in the Eastern Europe/Middle East/Africa region, purchases are expected to grow the same rate as in Asia-Pacific.The strength of Asia-Pacific is good news for U.S. technology vendors, as they've "been able to overcome a sluggish technology economy in U.S. with the Asian market," Bartels said.


Men's Singles : Chile and USA secure medals

ATHENS, 20 August - The semifinal line-up in the men's singles has been settled with both contests featuring a Chile v USA match-up, so each nation is assured of at least one Singles medal.


Goff announces new High Commissioner to London

Foreign Minister Phil Goff today officially confirmed the appointment of Speaker of the House Jonathan Hunt as New Zealand's next High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador to Ireland.


UN pressing for peace with new solution in Sudan

NEW YORK - Under a new resolution on Sudan proposed on Friday by Britain, the warring parties in both western and southern Sudan would be pushed anew to find a comprehensive peace.


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Google limits data retention in compromise with EU

Google Inc. is scaling back how  long it keeps personally identifiable data accumulated from its  Web users, seeking to mollify a European Union watchdog that  has questioned its privacy policies.


Lebanon govt defiant, protesters keep up pressure

Lebanon's political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing on with its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.


U.S. investment bank Citigroup is set to bid for UK stockbroker Cazenove , challenging rivals JP Morgan  and Lehman Brothers  for the City's most venerable institution, the Observer reported.


NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 8: The first technical discussions on the proposed Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service concluded today without much progress.


Electronics giant Sony confirms a recently discovered security flaw in its products and says it will issue a fix.


Serbia sees Russia, China backing more Kosovo talks

Serbia's President expects Russia,  China and some other U.N. Security Council members to back  further talks on the status of Kosovo, though the West says all  avenues of possible compromise have been exhausted.


Sudan Says U.N. Clears Gov't of Genocide

Sudan said Monday that U.N. investigators concluded that genocide was not committed in the country's western Darfur region during a nearly two-year crisis, and the government and rebels committed to reopening peace talks within weeks.


A roadside bomb targets a bus in Algeria, killing one man and injuring at least nine others, all staff of a US firm.


BEA says company for sale at about $8.2 bln

BEA Systems Inc  said on  Thursday it is prepared to sell itself for $8.2 billion, which  is a 24 percent premium to a bid from Oracle Corp  that  the business software maker rejected.


Northeast faces cold winter, but stocks buffer

Top forecasters predict normal to colder-than-normal weather for the U.S. Northeast this winter, but high fuel stockpiles may buffer consumers in the world's biggest heating oil region from price spikes.


AN armed group killed six Venezuelan Army troops and an engineer in an ambush along the Colombian border, Defence Minister Jorge Garcia Carneiro said today.


Will Murdoch swap MySpace for Yahoo! stake?

Tabloidtakeovertastic... Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is considering swapping MySpace for a stake in Yahoo!â¦


Jets Enjoy 2-0 Start Heading Into Bye Week

So the New York Jets won their first two games. Big deal, right? For this franchise, it is huge.


Powers have "serious" talks on Iran sanctions

Major powers said on Friday they had "serious and constructive" talks about new U.N. Security Council sanctions aimed at trying to force Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities.


SEOUL: UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei arrived yesterday in South Korea, where his agency is investigating unauthorised nuclear experiments with potential ingredients for atomic bombs.


UN atomic report may expose Iran to wider sanctions

A U.N. watchdog report due on Thursday is likely to confirm Iran has expanded rather than halted its nuclear fuel program, exposing Tehran to possible wider sanctions over fears it secretly wants to make atom bombs.


Ravens - Colts: 5 reasons for the outcome

1. In the Baltimore Ravens' 20-10 defeat Sunday night to the Indianapolis Colts that damages their outlook for an AFC wild-card berth, quarterback Kyle Boller threw critical two interceptions with the team in scoring position.


Charlotte Bobcats: Primoz Brezec has signed a contract extension with the Bobcats, who selected him from the Pacers in the expansion draft.


The coal mine where five miners were killed in an explosion last spring in eastern Kentucky has been sealed and the mine abandoned, federal regulators said.


Dow Jones +0,39%, Nasdaq +0,53%. Euro in calo a 1,2691 dlr


Philippines not relieved from nature's curse

With the death toll mounting to 1,000 after a deadly storm Typhoon Nanmadol that hit the nation three days before, the nature's curse is still haunting Philippines when an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.2 rocked the northern Philippines on


Ralph Nader's last-ditch bid to win a spot on Oregon's presidential ballot has taken him to a place frequented by many candidates over the years -- the Supreme Court.


Famed Barnes Museum in Philadelphia Can Move-Judge

One of the world's leading  impressionist art collections can move from the Philadelphia  suburbs to a new downtown location where its financial future  may be more secure, a judge ruled on Monday.


A consortium led by RBS will announce on Tuesday whether it will make a formal offer for ABN Amro.


US consumer prices up 0.6 per cent in October, most in five months

US consumer prices - stoked by more expensive gasoline, fruits and vegetables - heated up in October, rising by 0.6 per cent, the biggest gain in five months.


Annan terms iraq war illegal; says credible elections unlikely

United Nations: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has termed the US-led invasion of Iraq "illegal" as it contravened the world body's charter and said he feared "credible" elections in that country as planned were unlikely to take place given the present


Summary: Microscopic Diamond Found in Mont

WHAT WAS FOUND: A microscopic diamond embedded in kimberlite, the molten rock in which diamonds are found, in Montana.


Negotiations over a new agreement on global warming were expected to go down to the wire as the United States and the European Union remained at loggerheads over how to replace the 10-year-old Kyoto Protocol.


Five Days: The Dowâs Visit Above 14,000 Was Brief

An up and down week for stocks also saw charges dismissed against KPMG accountants, bidding for Fordâs luxury brands, mergers and more.


SHANGHAI: Welshman Stephen Dodd battled biting cold and windy conditions to open up a three-shot lead at the halfway stage of the million-dollar Volvo China Open golf on Friday.


Pressure to scrap Official Secrets Act growing amid bungled attempts to prosecute civil servant for leaks


Eleven Americans Confirmed Dead in Asia - Powell

The number of Americans known to  have been killed in the devastating tsunami has risen to 11 and  hundreds remain unaccounted for, Secretary of State Colin  Powell said on Tuesday, as the death toll across Asia  approached 40,000 people.


Coles shares fall after KKR exits bid group

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY  - Shares in Australia's Coles Group Ltd.  fell nearly 4 percent on Tuesday after private equity group Kohlberg Kravis Roberts  pulled out of a consortium planning to bid for the retailer.


Kidnappers in Nigeria free a three-year-old British girl held hostage since Thursday, officials say.


Lo ha stabilito la conferenza dei capigruppo della Camera


At the end of last season, the Brockton boys and the Newton South girls were atop the heap in Division 1 cross-country in Eastern Massachusetts.


Personal computer manufacturers and broadband companies are keen on expand Internet penetration in the by providing cheaper PCs that offer Net connectivity at prices as low at Rs 14,000.


The Citadel salutes paralyzed Buoniconti

Marc Buoniconti wanted so desperately to reconnect with The Citadel after 20 years, he never stopped to think his old teammates needed healing, too.


US Military in Iraq Suffers Deadliest Month

The US military in Iraq suffered its deadliest month since last year's invasion with more military personnel killed in action in November than in any equivalent period, the Pentagon's figures show.


The latest poll ahead of Australia's federal election shows John Howard slightly ahead of Mark Latham.


Roma, 16:22 - BASKET, DASPO PER SEI TIFOSI DELLA LOTTOMATICA

Il divieto di assistere per quattro anni alle manifestazioni sportive, il cosiddetto Daspo, è...


Satisfied that the economy is back on track, the Federal Reserve is likely to increase interest rates today, and in December as well.


Sen. Specter attempts to head off controversy

Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., who expects to head the Senate Judiciary Committee next year, moved Thursday to quell an uproar over comments that were widely interpreted


Poll: 7 Out of 10 Americans Disapprove of Handling of Iraq War

Negative assessments of the war in Iraq -- the central issue in last month's midterm election -- continue to hold down President Bush's job approval ratings and could cast an pall on the final two years of his presidency.


Sculpting Winter Into a Gallery of Giants

WINNIPEG, Manitoba Miguel Joyal is thinking Styrofoam.


N.F.L. Experiment Aims to Spread Gameâs Appeal

The Giants and Dolphins will play in London on Sunday in the leagueâs boldest step toward becoming a global player.


Fire strands Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland, but crew is safe

HALIFAX (CP) - A small fire broke out aboard a Canadian submarine off the coast of Ireland on Tuesday, but the crew was reported safe.


There's just no keeping Joan and Melissa Rivers off Hollywood's red carpets.


Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is endorsing Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for president, The Associated Press has learned.


Doccia fredda in Finanziaria "Pedaggio sulle statali"

ROMA, 4 OTTOBRE 2004 - La Finanziaria prevede ''almeno 4 miliardi di euro'' di dismissioni immobiliari e ''circa 3 miliardi'' di introiti dalla privatizzazione delle strade statali trasformabili in autostrade a pedaggio.


com October 6, 2004, 7:36 AM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


CBI director-general Digby Jones is knighted after five energetic years at the helm of the business leaders' group.


SINGAPORE will not support Taiwan if it provokes a war with China, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday in his maiden rally speech, reiterating Singapore's position on cross-straits relations.


Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf explained to his country Thursday why he won't quit his position as military chief


Rugby star Jonny Wilkinson returned to Buckingham Palace - along with the entire squad of the victorious England World Cup team. The 30 players were dressed in tails and waistcoats for their meeting with the Queen.


Japan's Fukuda places allies in key party spots

Incoming Japanese prime minister Yasuo Fukuda, warning of tough times ahead for the ruling party, on Monday demoted his beaten rival and placed fellow moderates into key posts.


The Boston Red Sox claimed left-handed pitcher Billy Traber off waivers from the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday.


Britain offers to send 120 Gurkhas and two helicopters to Indonesia to help with the tsunami relief effort.


Inaugurazione anno scolastico 2006-2007 il 18/9 al Quirinale


Manning's first-half air raid (5 TD passes) burns Packers

Peyton Manning and Brett Favre produced a total of nine touchdown passes and weren't even the heroes. Manning threw for 393 yards and five first-half touchdowns.


Executions Decline Elsewhere, but Texas Holds Steady

With enthusiasm for executions dropping in most states, more than 60 percent of all American executions took place in Texas this year.


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Adriano torna all'attacco 'Voglio segnare 20 gol'

Il calciatore brasiliano ha propositi bellicosi per la nuova stagione all'Inter: 'La vacanza mi ha fatto bene, ora sono fisicamente ok'


Lycos offers customers program to attack spam servers

MADRID, Spain Some computer users are about to find out if fighting fire with fire works when they fight spam with spam. German-based Lycos Europe offers a free screensaver program that hits back at spam senders by flooding them with junk traffic.


Canadian pharmaceutical officials say US drug regulators appear to have a double standard for importing Canadian drugs, the Globe and Mail reports.


U.S. accuses Iran leadership over Iraq violence

Senior Iranian leaders know about the operations of Iran's Qods Force in fomenting violence in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday, in some of the most direct accusations yet against Tehran over the chaos in Iraq.


Iraq's acting speaker urges end to party boycotts

Iraq's acting parliamentary speaker urged political blocs on Thursday to end their boycott of the legislature to help push through vital laws designed to ease sectarian tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs.


Another outbreak of bird flu was suspected in southern Japan on Tuesday after 23 chickens were found dead at a farm, fueling concern about a string of cases in the country's poultry industry.


BAGHDAD -- Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced plans yesterday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shi'ite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City to cities nationwide in an attempt to disarm the country.


MICHAEL Jackson's lawyers went back to court today to ask for a delay in his child molestation trial, as prosecutors sought to raise evidence of the pop icon's alleged past crimes.


Bank of America has things figured out ( "Seeking profit, bank puts ATM fee at $3," Sept. 14). What nobody has mentioned is that increasing their noncustomer ATM fee to $3 won't just increase their revenues, it's also going to cut into the bottom line of the smaller, local banks that reimburse their customers when they use other banks' ATMs. ...


People who have migraines are at twice as likely to have a stroke as people who do not, researchers estimate.


Visitors to the British Library can now take advantage of broadband wireless internet access.


Robert Zemeckis' new film has technical wizardry but lacks heart.


"Sopranos" grab big piece of Emmy action

Mob saga "The Sopranos" led the field of Emmy Award contenders for best television series on Thursday in its much-ballyhooed last season on HBO, claiming a total of 15 nominations, including a bid for best drama.


Americans may soon feel Canadian flu pinch

With its source of vaccine drying up, the Victoria Clipper has stopped selling tickets for flu packages to Victoria, BC, at least for now.


With Justin Gatlin preparing to defend himself on doping violations, the spotlight turned squarely on Trevor Graham, the track coach associated with at least a half-dozen athletes who have received drug suspensions.


Myers Says Satisfied with U.S. Intel Reform Bill

The top U.S. military officer said  on Thursday congressional negotiators have resolved his  concerns about a sweeping intelligence reform bill, signaling  he no longer opposed the measure, which has been stalled partly  by Pentagon unease.


Update 1: Vivendi, Messier Are Fined $1.35 Million

Vivendi Universal and its former chief Jean-Marie Messier have each been fined 1 million euros ($1.35 million) for misleading financial information issued by the company when Messier was in charge, Messier's lawyer said Tuesday.


New EU member states must not be sidelined say Tony Blair and his Hungarian counterpart.


p2pnet.net News:- If you've wondered just how much people hate spam, wonder no more. A couple of days back, Lycos Germany launched a vigilante screen-saver to beat people sending out advertiusing junk mail at their own game.


IRAQ: OSTAGGIO BRITANNICO, STRAW ESCLUDE TRATTATIVE

ROMA - Il ministro degli esteri britannico Jack Straw ha escluso oggi qualsiasi possibilita' di trattativa con il gruppo che tiene in ostaggio in Iraq Kenneth Bigley, dopo che ieri il prigioniero, cittadino del Regno Unito, aveva lanciato in un video un


The Palestinian prime minister urged the United States on Friday to stick to its original 2005 deadline for Palestinian statehood, arguing that President Bush's recent proposal


Sulla Torino-Milano a Settimo Torinese, e' stata disgrazia


W. Va.'s Harris Questionable for Maryland

West Virginia running back Kay-Jay Harris is questionable for Saturday's game against No. 21 Maryland with pulled hamstring.


Iraq. Raid americani su Falluja. Al Zarqawi rivendica gli ...

Aerei americani hanno bombardato pesantemente ieri sera Falluja, la cittÃ  ribelle sunnita ad ovest di Baghdad. I nuovi attacchi giungono dopo che il premier ad interim Iyad Allawi ha minacciato una dura offensiva


Dianne Wiest to Star in Mother-Daughter Play, 'Memory House,' for Playwrights Horizons in Spring

Playbill - Playwrights Horizons will present the New York premiere of Kathleen Tolan's Memory House, to star Dianne Wiest under the direction of David Esbjornson in spring 2005.


The first thing to make clear is that Paul Hamm, as he staged an amazing late comeback to win the men's all-around gymnastics gold medal last Wednesday, did absolutely everything right and nothing wrong.


North Korea wrangling rolls on with no deadline

Grinding talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions will shift to technical wrangling over disarmament steps, envoys said on Friday as they prepared to endorse a broad plan lacking a deadline.


Roma, 15:45 - CALCIO, LAZIO: PANDEV E RADU ABILI, ROCCHI-BIANCHI IN ATTACCO

Pandev e Radu sono tornati in campo e si sono allenati regolarmente in mattinata a Formello. Il mace...


IRA denies involvement in $42 million bank heist

BELFAST, Northern Ireland - The Irish Republican Army denied involvement Thursday in this week's massive robbery of the Northern Bank in Belfast.


Bush and Kerry Attack Each Other on Leadership

President Bush warned on Wednesday  that Democratic rival John Kerry did not understand the threats  facing the United States, but Kerry said Bush's failure of  leadership had weakened the fight against terror.


Consumer Prices Grew in September and Housing Starts Slid 6%

A decline in some prices tempered a rise in costs for medical care, gasoline and fuel oil. Housing construction fell by 6 percent.


France denies linkage with bugs discovered in UN headquarters in ...

French Foreign Ministry spokesman Herve Ladsous said Friday here that bugs detected at the room called "Salon Francais" at the United Nations' headquarters in Geneva "have nothing to do with France".


U.S. may charge ex-execs at Broadcom, Apple - report

Federal prosecutors are strongly considering criminal charges against former executives of Broadcom Corp., Apple Inc., and KLA-Tencor Corp., related to the backdating of stock options, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the situation.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Iraq was in the grip of a civil war as U.S. and Iraqi forces attacked insurgent bases in a bid to shore up the authority of a governmnent itself riven by factional rivalries.


Reports say that Israeli soldier has been killed in clashes in the central Gaza Strip with Israeli forces.


Robbie Keane's late goal gives Tottenham victory at Braga in the first leg of their Uefa Cup tie.


Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Tony Bennett, Diana Ross and Bon Jovi are among nine musical stars who are set to appear on "American Idol" this season.


Estimates on Iraq Insurgency Unreliable -Rumsfeld

U.S. intelligence agencies have  failed to provide reliable estimates of the size of Iraq's  insurgency, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on  Wednesday.


Baghdad Bus Attacked by Gunmen, Four Killed

Gunmen fired on a bus carrying Baghdad  airport employees to work on Thursday, killing four people and  wounding 11 in a brazen assault on Iraqis helping to revive a  vital link in Iraq's reconstruction.


Actress Pamela Anderson and her husband, recording star Kid Rock, filed for divorce from each other on Monday after just four months of marriage, according to court papers.


Google acquires 'sandbox' technology for secure browsing

Dips toe into security market Google is acquiring GreenBorder, a Silicon Valley startup that helps protect web users against malware.â¦


Stepping into the political quagmire of Sudan, Africa's largest country, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, suggested on Friday that limited autonomy could


Suspect describes Ariz. woman's branding

One of four people arrested on suspicion of branding a woman's face with the word "snitch" said Thursday that the victim was awake and screamed as her flesh was burned from lip to earlobe.


Innovative Solutions", promises the Riggs Bank slogan emblazoned across the home page of its website. "For over 165 years we've been developing innovative, custom-tailored solutions to improve the lives of our customers.


By John Deane, Chief Political Correspondent, PA News, in Sudan. Foreign Secretary Jack Straw will come face to face today with the misery of refugees in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan.


Many German papers on Wednesday commented on Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plans to evacuate Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.


TAMPA -- Few things ever come as promised. New Coke was going to quench thirsts the way Old Coke never could, but when consumers popped the cans, the fizz didn't live up to the buzz.


Anastasia Myskina and Nikolay Davydenko won singles championships Sunday at the Kremlin Cup, then teamed with compatriots to capture the women's and men's doubles finals as Russia swept all four titles.


Open-Roddick can't wait for 'electric' atmosphere

Andy Roddick hopes to use home advantage to the maximum as he begins the defence of his US Open crown next week. Roddick, who opens this year against American


Miller Wins First Race Since Leaving Team

Bode Miller won the grueling Stelvio downhill Saturday in Bormio, Italy, for his first World Cup victory since breaking away from the United States ski team.


At least 500 people have died after tropical storm Jeanne flooded Haiti last week, a UN spokesman has said, with the toll expected to rise as waters recede.


Fewer people reported investment income to taxman in 2003, says ...

It was the third straight year that the numbers have fallen, although not nearly as much as in the previous two years. "Nearly 7.4 million people reported just over $30.


"Se lunedÃ¬ ci sarÃ  il quorum verrÃ  rieletto"

Sono 17 i club di serie B che sostengono la corsa di Adriano Galliani alla rielezione a presidente della Lega Calcio. A dirlo Ã¨ Alessandro Gaucci, presidente del Perugia: "Galliani ha sottoscritto il programma


The world still moves in file with the US, but how badly it suffers in a coming slowdown may depend on how long it lasts


Fondo sara' riammesso agli scambi di Borsa alle 11


German business confidence declines as market troubles take toll

Business confidence in Germany slipped again in August, but its decline was smaller than feared by analysts, according to a widely-watched index by the Ifo economic research institute published Tuesday.


An Irrepressible, Irresistible Rebel on a Roll

Despite occasional detours into sentimentality, this Irish film is better than the usual three-stage journey of courage, heartbreak and redemption.


60/mo anniversario liberazione campi sterminio


Top Shiite cleric arrives in Najaf to broker peace

Iraq's top Shiite cleric made a dramatic return to this violence-wracked city on Thursday aiming to broker a peace deal to end more than three weeks of devastating fighting between US forces and Shiite militants.


Richard Gough today started his managerial adventure after being appointed boss of Livingston, not even a full week after the sacking of Allan Preston.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: August 21, 2006

Featured posts from the Search Engine Watch blog, as well as our customary headlines from around the web.


The US says it is reviewing the way its wounded soldiers are cared for at hospitals, after critical media reports.


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In Largely Quiet Iraq, Pipeline Is Attacked

An unusual quiet continued Friday for the second straight day in Iraq, with American forces and insurgents apparently taking a pause after months of heavy combat.


Napoli, 21:14 - CALCIO, ZALAYETA; MARINO: RISTABILITA LA VERITA'

La decisione della Caf, che ha annullato la squalifica di due giornate inflitta a Zalayeta, è...


Fine Line: Shielding Eldersâ Money, and Independence

Thousands of older Americans have filed suits against companies who have promoted dubious offers even though the victims concede they freely made unwise decisions.


With the expansion of the ACC, the men's basketball schedule will not incorporate the double round robin format in which each school plays every other twice.


U.N., U.S. Actions Sometimes at Odds On Afghan Policy

UNITED NATIONS, July 4 -- Abdul Hakim Monib, the governor of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, has drawn praise from U.S. military commanders as a partner in the battle against global terrorism, lending crucial political support for international relief and reconstruction projects in territory...


Russia's GLONASS system, which uses Soviet Cold War-era military technology, is designed to compete with the Global Positioning System.


"Pirates" nears historic $1 billion mark

LOS ANGELES  - Scoring a ninth   consecutive weekend as the most popular movie at the foreign   box office, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" is   poised to become only the third movie to gross more than $1   billion in global ticket sales.


'Cyber Storm' Totes Up Myriad Ways Tech Can Cripple U.S.

Could a concerted cyber attack by hackers and bloggers bring the government to its knees? A mock array of cyber catastrophes suggests that it could. That's the official, if heavily censored, word.


OPEC to make first oil output cut since 2004

DUBAI/ABUJA  - OPEC will take one million barrels of oil a day off oversupplied world markets as soon as possible with its first output cut in more than two years, OPEC officials said on Thursday, sending oil prices back above $60.


A boat capsized in heavy winds on a river in northern Vietnam, killing 16 people, an official said Saturday.


Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson is set to report a drop in fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday as its focus on lower-priced phones puts pressure on margins, analysts say.


It's official: Giants name Warner starter for opening day

NEW YORK - Eli Manning is undeniably the Giants' quarterback of the future. But the future is going to have wait. After a summer of speculation, Giants coach Tom Coughlin finally made it official on Sunday


The Jaguars proved that they were able copycats of a style that has defined the Steelers, withstanding a furious 18-point comeback by the Steelers in the fourth quarter and kicking a 25-yard field goal to win in the final 37 seconds.


A 57-year-old man and a glorified log are in town to star in, of all things, their own Broadway show.


Warming Trends: Balmy Weather May Bench a Baseball Staple

In towns like Russell, Pa., the future of the ash tree is in doubt because of a beetle and a warming climate.


Study Finds Fault With Many Cars' Head Restraints

A new study of automobile head restraints found that most do not do a good job of protecting passengers from whiplash in low-speed collisions.


Differences in the brain may increase the chances a person will take drugs, scientists say.


The Bolivian government is holding emergency talks over the severe flooding in much of the country.


G-Unit rapper Tony Yayo was sentenced Thursday to 10 days of community service after pleading guilty to harassment of a recording rival's 14-year-old son.


Pope tells astronomers to pack up their telescopes

Nobody expects a Vatican eviction The Pope has given the Vatican's Jesuit astronomers their marching orders, banishing them and their infernal instruments from his summer palace and billeting them in a disused convent instead.â¦


Sea Lions Hit by High Levels of Acid Poison in California

Southern California marine mammal hospitals have been overwhelmed by sea lions sick from domoic acid, a toxin released by large blooms of algae.


Gloomy conclusion of business probe Scotland's life expectancy rate was "a major factor" in it being rated Western Europe's worst-performing small country, the BBC reports.â¦


Nike says committed to grow in Indonesia

Nike Inc.  is committed to expanding its business in Indonesia, despite a decision to scrap contracts with two of its suppliers, a company director said on Tuesday.


Lethal gas is used for the first time to execute a condemned man, in the belief that it is more humane than other methods. Compiled by Tony Long.


The Citadel salutes paralyzed Buoniconti

Marc Buoniconti wanted so desperately to reconnect with The Citadel after 20 years, he never stopped to think his old teammates needed healing, too.


Symbol MC50 Rugged Professional Windows Mobile Pocket PCs

A rugged handheld that can withstand everyday use and abuse is sometimes needed among professionals. Symbol today added the new MC50 Windows Mobile 2003 SE devices to their line-up.


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The Russian Orthodox church said Wednesday that Japanese researchers had confirmed its doubts about the authenticity of the remains of Russia's last czar, Nicholas II.


Victories for Rafael Nadal and Carlos Moya mean Spain lead the USA 2-0 in the Davis Cup final.


People crush, grape rush put squeeze on California

TEMECULA, California  - California wine country in fall is picture-perfect as vines turn gold and orange and workers harvest plump grape bunches to crush for cabernets, chardonnays and pinot noirs.


Digital Agenda: Homeland security--Companies profiting from fear

Multibillion-dollar security initiatives have given rise to a new industry seemingly overnight. A News.com special report.


Fisher-Price, a unit of Mattel Inc., on Tuesday took the wraps off T.M.X. Elmo, ending months of unprecedented secrecy that's had the toy industry abuzz. Until the unveiling, only about 50 people had seen it. He's still red, fuzzy and really ticklish, but now Elmo's laughing fits have him slapping his knee, falling to the floor, rolling over and pounding his arm.


Libya court upholds death sentence on medics

Libya's Supreme Court upheld death sentences on Wednesday against six foreign medics for infecting Libyan children with HIV, but officials said they could win a reprieve next week.


But Freddie Mac predicts only a slight increase in rates over the year; 30-year fixed-rate at 5.83%. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Mortgage rates rose in the latest week, according to a report released Thursday that


Nearly 100 in hospital in China with encephalitis B

Nearly 100 people, apparently including many children, have been taken to hospital with encephalitis B in southwest China's Yunnan Province, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.


Michael Schumacher is no better than Kimi or Juan or Fernando -- or a notable 25-year-old Englishman. That's the opinion of BAR's Jenson Button, who fits the latter driver-description like a glove.


Iran has indicated it may suspend some of its nuclear activities to end a stand-off over its nuclear programme. "We are trying to choose the best course of work," Iran's top nuclear negotiator told state television.


Padraig Harrington was worried tonight that a thumb injury suffered when he smashed it into a tree trunk would wreck his chances of a Â£1million jackpot this weekend.


LaDainian Tomlinson took over the NFL rushing lead and scored on a 17-yard run to help the San Diego Chargers take a 13-0 lead over the Denver Broncos in the second quarter Monday night.


Road accident kills 31 in southern Pakistan

At least 31 people were killed and 11 others injured when a passenger bus hit a truck in southern Pakistan early Friday, private GEO television reported.


Peers are expected to clash over Northern Rock amid claims its best assets have been 'hived off' to a private firm.


Wouldn't it be great to have your own cellular tower at home? You'd always have a strong signal on your mobile phone, and you wouldn't be paying to use the carrier's network.


Vote for PM Ahern holds up in close Irish election

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern is in pole position to lead the next government, an exit poll showed on Friday, but he may well have to find a new coalition partner if he is to secure a majority.


Libby Speaks on Tape, but May Not in Court

I. Lewis Libbyâs lawyers appeared to be engaging in some gamesmanship over the possibility of not having Mr. Libby testify in his own defense.


Iraqi Officials Plan to Extend Buying of Arms

A plan to disarm militia has raised hope that Moktada al-Sadr will continue his turn toward entering the democratic process.


Number of couples who married in 2002 same as year before: Statistics Canada

OTTAWA (CP) - The number of couples who married in Canada in 2002 remained virtually unchanged from 2001, Statistics Canada says.


George Bush says he sees 'a new opportunity for peace here in the holy land' as he begins his first visit to Israel as the US president


Sony Chief Executive Says Company Is Back on Track

Sonyâs chief executive, Howard Stringer, said the electronics and entertainment company has recovered from its past financial problems.


The bill is in for the Athens Olympics: $11.6 billion

The bill arrived for the Athens Olympics on Friday -- about $11.6 billion, and it might climb higher. The tally announced by the government was almost double the original estimate, making the games by far the most expensive in Olympic history.


Interline Resources Receives EPA Small Refinery Exemption Status

ALPINE, Utah, June 25  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Interline Resources Corporation (Pink Sheets: IRCE) Interline Resources has received small refiners status from the EPA effective June 20, 2007 for the 4,000 b/d refinery it intends to rebuild at its Douglas, Wyoming facility.


US Acquiesces in European Plan for Talks With Iran

The Bush administration on Friday acquiesced in a plan by three European nations to offer Iran a discussion on political ties and future economic and other benefits


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Airline Passengers Face Tighter Security

Starting next week, all airline passengers must take off their jackets before passing through metal detectors and more will be subjected to pat-down searches and checks for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.


Salman Rushdie, whose British knighthood has led to worldwide protests from Muslims angered by his 1989 novel, "The Satanic Verses," is not commenting on the uproar, for now.


Orange strong-arming ex-customers for imagined debts

The future's Orange, the past is in red Debt-collector Moorcroft Debt Recovery has been sending out letters, on behalf of Orange, trying to collect on long-cancelled contracts and already-settled bills: at least according to their own support desk.â¦


"A stinker." "Trite, manipulative." "Tedious drivel." They were presumably not the reviews for which Kevin Spacey was hoping as he launched his first season at the helm of London's famous Old Vic theater with "Cloaca," a play about four men in the throes of a mid-life crisis.


If peace lies in acceptance, then no one told the filmmaker Daniel SÃ¡nchez ArÃ©valo, whose first feature portrays repressed longing with been-there, done-that assurance.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair is to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as he continues a trip aimed at breathing new life into the dormant Middle East peace process and bolstering a UN-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon.