U.N. rights body battles for deal on Darfur probe

The United Nations new human rights watchdog was struggling on Wednesday to agree on a mission of inquiry for Sudan's Darfur to probe charges of worsening abuses against civilians.


A young man in a white physician's coat and a bow tie is walking toward us down the sidewalk, a plastic five-gallon bucket swinging from his hand.


Exclusive: Liverpool are the only club in talks with Xabi Alonso, with Real Madrid not in the race for the player.


Nigerian author Chinua Achebe has been awarded a prestigious international award for literature, beating authors such as Salman Rushdie, Doris Lessing and Margaret Atwood, organisers said Tuesday.


Surprise. Underdog. Cinderella story. The media is calling Kurt Busch a lot of things these days but the title he'd prefer is 'Champ.


HSBC buys half of SKorean bank for 6.3 billion dollars

Global banking giant HSBC said Monday it had agreed to buy a majority stake in South Korea's Korea Exchange Bank from US private equity fund Lone Star for about 6.3 billion dollars (4.6 billion euros) in cash.


Pakistanis get back to routines as mourning period ends

Millions of Pakistanis ventured out into the streets of major cities for the first time in three days, as violence eased after an official mourning period for slain political Benazir Bhutto.


By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Mar. 9--Greeley's eWomenNetwork will meet Tuesday from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Greeley Country Club, 4500 10th Street.   For the discounted price, registration is due today.


The Irish head into Saturdayâs game with a 6-4 record and not much to play for. The Trojans are undefeated and are chasing their second consecutive National Championship.


US Closely Watching Threatened Nigerian Oil Facilities

The US says it is closely watching the situation in Nigeria, where a rebel militia has threatened to attack oil production facilities and foreign oil workers.


Right-hander Livan Hernandez and the Minnesota Twins agree Tuesday to a $5 million, one-year contract.


Car Bomb Kills Several Iraqis in Green Zone

A powerful car bomb exploded near an entrance to Baghdad's fortified Green Zone Monday morning, killing a number of Iraqis and wounding at least 17 people, according to early reports.


Insurgents in Iraq struck a fresh blow today, shooting dead the deputy governor of Baghdad on his way to work. Hatim Kamil was killed when gunmen


Deal Lets M-Commerce Shoppers Use PayPal

PayPal Inc. and mPoria Inc. are rolling out a partnership that will let U.S. shoppers make retail purchases by cell phone and pay for them through PayPal.


61 anni, ha ricoperto incarichi di vertice in Fiat Auto


Chrysler workers ratify contentious labor pact

Workers represented by the United Auto  Workers voted to ratify a four-year contract with automaker  Chrysler LLC, the union announced on Saturday, capping a  close-fought ratification battle that had threatened to scuttle  the labor pact.


Junor to speak on Celebrex issue this week

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


Ocean's Twelve brings together an ensemble cast of uncommon magnitude for the second time. This may be the sequel's greatest achievement.


UPDATE 4-Microsoft profit, sales rise as growth stabilizes

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted higher quarterly earnings as revenue rose 12 percent, but its shares fell after the world's


Reykjavic, 22:09 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: ISLANDA-DANIMARCA 0-2

La Danimarca ha battuto l'Islanda 2-0 in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei del 2...


Cosenza, 12:08 - CALCIO: PULLMAN SQUADRA CATANZARO IMBRATTATO SCRITTE OFFESA

Il pullman della squadra del Catanzaro, impegnata oggi a Rende in uno dei due derby calabresi di C2,...


Blog: Glaskowsky explains the difference between design flaws and defects.


In San Francisco, the throngs finally make it through the door and a crush of media is on hand to witness it.


Gov't Orders Air Passenger Data for Test

The government ordered U.S. airlines Friday to turn over personal information about passengers so it can test a system for identifying potential terrorists. The move was expected but nonetheless brought protests from civil libertarians worried about invasions of privacy.


I nerazzurri, giÃ  qualificati, incontrano i tedeschi secondi in ...

Si gioca questa sera alle ore 20.45 (diretta su Sky Sport 1) il match tra il Werder Brema el`Inter, valido per la quinta giornata del girone G di Champions League. I nerazzurri, giÃ  qualificati, se la vedranno


Will Garcia help Phillies make playoffs?

The way Freddy Garcia pitched down the stretch last season, he could have put the Philadelphia Phillies in the playoffs.


Scarlett Johansson struts her stuff in cleavage-baring dresses on the red carpet, but in real life, she'd rather remain a mystery.


Vertice al ministero dell'Ambiente con i comuni italiani che propongono iniziative secondo il principio "chi inquina paga"                                          Smog, i sindaci al governo "Stop al traffico in tutte le cittÃ "                                                                                Il ministro Matteoli: "E' emergenza, si va a Palazzo Chigi"


Plan to Get More Out of Delta Denied: Agency That Protects Fish Rejects Permits for Tide Gates That State Planned to Build Before Seeking OK to Increase Capacity

By Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jan. 31--Federal regulators have pulled the plug on permits needed to build new tide gates in the south Delta, undercutting plans to ramp up the capacity of pumps that deliver water to Central and Southern California.


Choi's lead cut to three at blustery Waialae

South Korea's K.J. Choi, hunting his seventh PGA Tour title, had his lead trimmed to three shots midway through Sunday's final round at the Sony Open.


Rasmussen Reports - While Illinois Senator Barack Obama is the fundraising leader, New York Senator Hillary Clinton remains the clear frontrunner in polls for the Democratic Presidential nomination. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds Clinton with 38% of the vote, Obama at 26% and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards at 13%. Those results are virtually unchanged from our previous poll.


Cognos Makes $52.2 Million Offer for Frango

Business-software maker Cognos will buy Swedish financial-reporting software company Frango for $52.2 million. Cognos says the acquisition will strengthen its portfolio of corporate performance


Brigham seeks OK to expand $315m plan calls for a new wing

Brigham and Women's Hospital, one of the region's medical powerhouses and one of its most crowded, is proposing its largest expansion in two decades, including a new 13-floor wing connected to the main campus by tunnels and a bridge.


Ziff Davis - Sybase is offering a free version of its leading enterprise database management system for Linux.


Shalom to lobby Chirac against Hizbullah

Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom will take Israel's case for placing Hizbullah on the European Union's list of terror organizations to the traditional seat of opposition to such a move: the Palais de l'Elys e. ...


A Builder of Luxury Homes Adopts a More Somber Tone

Toll Brothers said its first-quarter profit fell 67 percent as a result of lower sales, write-downs and other costs.


The ranks of its survivors are dwindling. And for the young, its significance can be difficult to grasp. But as Americans paused Tuesday to remember the âday that will live in infamy,â they formed a bridge


Baltimore, Md. (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens  cornerback Chris McAlister agreed to a one-year tender with the  team on Monday, ending the All-Pro's month-long holdout.


The judge presiding over the second prosecution of convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad has removed himself from the case after prosecutors claimed he improperly conducted his own investigation into whether Muhammad had been denied a speedy trial.


A British mercenary who conspired to buy a fighter jet as part of a plot to kill a Colombian drugs baron faces sentencing.


A European Union judge is due to decide this week if antitrust sanctions imposed on Microsoft should be suspended -- a move the software giant hopes would lead to new settlement talks.


Vote in: Central Mass again will have its own Super Bowls

The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association football committee convened for its semi-annual meeting yesterday morning, and after the announcement that revenue and attendance at the Eastern Mass Super Bowls were up, the committee voted on a change that will significantly alter postseason football in the central and western parts of the state.


Asian shares dive on U.S. subprime crisis

Asian share markets on Wednesday tracked heavy losses on Wall Street on fears about an intensifying crisis in U.S. mortgage lending, spooking investors nursing losses from a sharp sell-off two weeks ago.


Prosecutors said Friday they have reopened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the last Russian czar and his family nearly 90 years ago after an archaeologist said the remains of Nicholas II's son and heir to the throne may have finally been found.


Senators take on cell phone contract fees

A new bill in Congress would give cell phone subscribers greater freedom to leave their contracts.


The merger of three prisons in the West Midlands will create Britain's biggest jail, the Prison Service has announced.


Shuttle Atlantis' sick German astronaut looked and sounded well Sunday as he helped a crewmate prepare for a spacewalk that should have been his.


Patent office to test peer review of computer tech patents

The yearlong project will allow experts in computer technology to send technical references regarding the claims of a patent application before an examiner reviews it.


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Serbia And Montenegro: C-Market Workers Protest

About 1,000 workers of the C-Market company protested today against the proposed buy-out of the company stocks by Slovenian retail giant Merkator.


Cagliari, 20:23 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: PISANO FERMO, AL SUO POSTO FERRI

Lavoro pomeridiano per il Cagliari in vista del posticipo di domenica sera contro ol Parma. Presenti...


4/o trimestre vendite crescono a 28,9 mld dlr, sale utile


Diebold Inc. (DBD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the leading maker of automated teller machines, on Monday warned that third-quarter and full-year profits will fall below expectations


Two doormen are being treated in hospital after they were shot outside a nightclub in Liverpool.


Rupert Murdoch is thinking about creating a business channel.


Palestinian municipal elections launched in W. Bank

More than 140,000 Palestinians in the West Bank are heading to 26 ballots on Thursday to elect mayors and municipal councils for their towns and villages.


Deputy Afghan governor killed in suicide blast: official

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in southern Afghanistan on Thursday killing a deputy provincial governor and at least five other people, officials said.


Samsung Electronics pours $275M into boosting LCD production

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. SEOUL, Korea (South) -- South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Monday it would invest 275 million dollars in


Cassini flies past Titan; pictures expected tonight

NASA's Cassini spacecraft streaked by Saturn's smoggy moon Titan today, targeted to pass within just 750 miles of the planet-sized satellite to give scientists their first


A teenager is suing her school district for barring her from the prom last spring because she was wearing a dress styled as a large Confederate battle flag.


Glasgow loses out to Manchester in its bid to be chosen as the location for the UK's first super-casino.


BRUSSELS: "No Going Back" In Elimination Of WTO Quotas

The European Union council has officially adopted a proposal to eliminate all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing from World Trade Organisation countries from 1 January 2005.


A blood substitute the military wants to test on civilian trauma victims is urgently needed to save lives on the battlefield in places like Iraq, a Navy official told federal advisers Thursday.


At 34 and with a dodgy hamstring, there were suggestions Lehmann might slip out of the Australian cricket team to allow the budding talents of Michael Clarke and Simon Katich to build their careers.


Whatever happened to the president's watch?


A French philosophy teacher has gone into hiding under police protection after receiving death threats for an article he wrote attacking Islam and the Prophet Mohammed.Comment


The Senate early Saturday confirmed President Bush's nomination of Mary Peters as the new secretary of transportation.


Consumers may soon have more information to help them select a doctor when they need an operation or other serious medical procedure.


Byron Nelson, 94, golf champ whose passion was ranching

The holes he wanted to fill were for fence posts. The grass he needed was for cattle. The sticks he used were for campfires.


Torino, 19:17 - CALCIO, NOVELLINO A ZAMPAGNA: NON MERITA RISPOSTA

Il tecnico del Torino Walter Novellino replica sul sito della società granata alle dichiarazi...


KITZBUEHEL, Austria - Bode Miller finally had something to cheer about yesterday at the traditional Hahnenkamm World Cup races.


Hitachi Brings Blu-Ray Disc Camcorder to Europe

Hitachi Ltd. will launch its digital video camcorder based on Blu-ray Disc in Europe in October, the company announced Friday at the IFA international consumer electronics show in Berlin.


US to Reopen Canada Cattle Trade in March

Canada's cattle and beef industries, battered by the discovery of mad cow disease in 2003, would win new access to the important US market by this spring under a plan


US Open to a Deal with EU in Plane Dispute

The United States said on Thursday it remained ready to cut a deal with the European Union to settle a multi-billion dollar trade row over state aid to plane makers as lawyers from both sides prepared for battle.


Google Up in Market Debut After Bumpy IPO

NEW YORK/SEATTLE  - Google Inc. shares jumped 18  percent in their long-awaited stock market debut on Thursday,  after a scaled-down $1.67 billion IPO marked by missteps and  lackluster market conditions.


Preacher Leads Flock From on High: A Texas Mega-Church With 20,000 Members and a Popular Pastor is Coming to South Miami -- If Sometimes Via Video Uplink

By Alexandra Alter, The Miami Herald  Sep. 11--Fellowship Church, a new evangelical congregation in South Miami, celebrated its grand opening Sunday with a live rock band, free coffee, Cuban pastries and $5 gas cards for newcomers.


Here's what was good-looking, butt-ugly, and just plain annoying at the recent consumer electronics and home theater show.


Honour guard greets body of Lieut. Saunders

HALIFAX - Family members, politicians and military brass held a ceremony for Lieut. Chris Saunders in Halifax Sunday afternoon, after the submariner's body arrived from Ireland.


WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday recommended against additional regulation of high-speed Internet traffic.


The Food and Drug Administration reportedly is reviewing internal Eli Lilly documents that suggest the anti-depressant Prozac may be linked to violent behavior.


Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest maker of gear to direct Internet traffic, said on Sunday Japanese computer and electronics provider Fujitsu Ltd.


The number of US troops killed in Iraq since the invasion 18 months ago passes 1,000 amid a surge in fighting.


RUBENS Barrichello finally won his first Formula One race of the season to hand Ferrari victory on its home circuit yesterday. He punched the air in pure delight as he beat teammate Michael Schumacher at the


A Maryland company is about to market a new service aimed at a group of notoriously late-adapters:  8-year-olds


Cassini spacecraft snaps new views of Saturn

NASA's Cassini spacecraft has snapped never-before-seen images of Saturn showing the planet from perspectives above and below its ring system, the national space agency said on Thursday.


Su asse Unicredit-Mediobanca-Generali-Intesa S.Paolo


Crystal Y'Barbo of Nacogodoches, Texas, front right, cheers as the crowd watches election returns early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.


Â· Appeal judge urges all UK residents to be sampledÂ· No plans to widen records, says PM's spokesman


BEIJING, Dec. 30 -- Former US attorney general Ramsey Clark is to join the defence team of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The former top US justice official, who arrived Tuesday in Jordan where the


Oil tumbled more than 1 percent on Monday after Saudi Arabia's oil minister signaled satisfaction with market conditions and some Asian refiners reported a rise in anticipated Saudi supplies next month.


The full text of David Blunkett's resignation statement


Una tempesta di neve gli ha impedito l'atterraggio a KabulIl Boeing 737 era dell'unica compagnia privata del paese                                                  Afghanistan, scomparso aereo con 104 persone a bordo                                                                                Sul velivolo anche un ufficiale della Marina militare italiana


Aumento per 15 mln euro chiuso il 1 febbraio


Cartellone denso di appuntamenti dal 26 ottobre al 22 maggio


Bonanni: governo deve mettere la 'faccia' sulla vicenda


Quick-thinking driver helps cops save the day

Nashville - Thanks to a quick-thinking robbery victim and his camera-equipped cellphone, police had a photo of the suspect and tracked him down in 10 minutes, police said.


Under a shower of blood-red poppies, the Queen led tributes for the fallen heroes of Britain's wars.


Auto: brusca frenata del mercato a ottobre

Cala, per il quarto mese consecutivo, il mercato dell'auto italiano. Le immatricolazioni in ottobre sono scese del 8,21% rispetto all'anno precedente, per un totale di 174.500 unita'. Rispetto a settembre


A mother who fled the District with her daughter 14 years ago in the midst of a custody dispute was acquitted yesterday of kidnapping the child.


Tribute to a man who could change destiny

Brian Clough once said that he feared many things, "but most of all I fear failure". Thousands were there at his memorial service last night at Pride Park, appropriately punctured by thunder


Democrat Kerry Slams Bush's 'Excuse Presidency'

Democratic candidate John Kerry  unleashed a harsh indictment of President Bush's economic  stewardship on Wednesday and urged his Republican rival to take  responsibility instead of playing the victim.


Two key meetings take place as efforts intensify to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland.


UK backs Northern Rock bonds and sets rescue deadline

Britain set a two-week deadline for a private-sector rescue of Northern Rock that would allow the stricken bank's 25 billion pound emergency funding to be converted to government-guaranteed bonds to help smooth a deal.


Reforms given credit for better economic ranking

Cabinet Spokesman Chen Chi-mai ( é³å¶é ) said yesterday that the improvement of the nation's global competitiveness ranking in a recent report resulted from the government's economic and financial reforms.


Opera to Be Dedicated to Russian Victims

The opening night of an opera about the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica in Bosnia will be dedicated to the hundreds of people who died after terrorists seized a Russian school last week, an official said Wednesday.


Ancient Reptile Used Neck to Suck Up Prey

They were unwieldy pond-dwelling predators with long necks that didn't have enough joints and neck ribs that must have kept their heads practically immobile.


Some of America's closest NATO allies reacted with surprise and disbelief Wednesday to reported comments from U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggesting that their troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan are not up to the job.


Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter pleaded no contest Wednesday and paid a $1,000 fine for punching Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones after a disagreement at a casino blackjack table.


Il dato spiazza le stime e l'euro sale a nuovi massimi


Udine, 19:09 - CALCIO, UDINESE: MARINO CONFERMA 3-4-3 CON L'INTER

Udinese a ranghi completi per la sfida all'Inter: assente solo Asamoah, impegnato in coppa d'Africa....


Meryl Streep has joined  the cast of "Rendition," a political thriller starring Jake  Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon.


The inventor of the World Wide Web told a technology conference yesterday that making the Web more useful hinges on a familiar challenge: getting the players


Airbus attacks Washington's WTO challenge

PARIS Aircraft maker Airbus is attacking a US decision to file a World Trade Organization complaint over subsidies Airbus. Airbus today says the US complaint shows that Washington is unwilling to negotiate


Citigroup Is Sued Over Alleged Interference

A global investment fund manager has filed a civil suit against Citigroup, charging that the New York-based financial institution improperly interfered with the investment fund's operations in Brazil, lawyers said Tuesday.


China and India's growing trade and investment in Africa is spurring African economies, says a World Bank report.


The US halts plan to give foreign investors more control over its airlines, probably delaying an open skies treaty.


Altrimenti si rischia di pagare anche il triplo delle tasse


Sun is upgrading enterprise development tool suite

InfoWorld - Sun Microsystems on Tuesday unveiled Version 7 of the company’s enterprise development tool suite, Sun Java Studio Enterprise, and previewed a JVM that will support 64-bit AMD Opteron processors.


Deron Washington's driving layup falls through at the buzzer of overtime Wednesday, giving Virginia Tech a 70-69 victory over Virginia, its first in Charlottesville since the 1969-70 season.


Vigilant parents and well-educated children remain the first line of defense against online predators, even as social networking sites toughen standards and police crack down, experts told a panel of governors Sunday.


Ex-Solomons A-G fights deportation to Australia: authorities

The Solomon Islands' former attorney general Julian Moti launched a late legal challenge Thursday to prevent his extradition to Australia to face child-sex charges, authorities said.


UAE law firms facing high employee turnover

UAE has the most fluid labour market for lawyers in the GCC, according to recent research by GulfTalent.com, the online recruitment service for professionals.


A Polish town finds geese rearing a good way of keeping heads above water in an uncertain economic climate.


A message claiming to be from  Islamic militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi calls for the release of Margaret Hassan.


Andre Agassi has returned to his favourite hunting ground to serve up a traditional late-night feast on the opening day of the US Open.


Thousands of civil rights protesters march through Jena, Louisiana, a US town at the centre of a race row.


Collar the lot of us! Blair adds whole UK to police suspect list

You're on an identity parade. Forever. The National Identity Register will allow police to add the entire adult population of the UK to their suspect list, giving them the opportunity to check fingerprints left at scenes of crime against those collected from ID card and passport applicants, says Tony Blair. Nor are fingerprints in other EU countries necessarily safe - the introduction of biometric technology, he adds, will "improve the flow of information between countries on the identity of offenders.â¦


Rehnquist Hospitalized With Cancer in Md.

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 80 and the second-oldest man to preside over the nation's highest court, is undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer, officials announced Monday.


A recent study suggests that research radiation from mobile phones can cause insomnia, headaches, and confusion.


Activists Set to Rally on Valentine's Day

Chocolates and flowers still abound, but Valentine's Day is acquiring a new, politically tinged layer of symbolism: For many activists, it's now the date of choice to mobilize on matters of the heart — advocating abstinence, decrying divorce, rallying nationwide to demand gay marriage.


Federer lined up for Nadal rematch at Wimbledon

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been teed up to resume their rivalry in the Wimbledon final after being named as top seeds for this year's men's singles.


Ad ha presentato oggi a Bologna la Maserati MC12 Corse


A former Bangladeshi minister is arrested a day after three politicians were held in an anti-corruption drive.


Windows upgrade helps hold down the fort

Are you nervous about viruses, worms, spyware and other threats to your computer? Wish you had the power to appoint an intelligence czar to safeguard your PC?


Our annual special issue devoted to electronic gifts for work and play, along with a guide to the world of online shopping.


Protests erupted in Pakistan for a second day on Friday after the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto and the violence was worst in her home province in the south.


MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Ticker) - If the college football season were to end today, Southern California and Miami surprisingly would meet for the national championship at the Orange Bowl on January 4. The


Soldiers' doubts weigh on safety mission

Soldiers spearheading the increase in U.S. forces in Baghdad are papering car windows and storefronts with purple stickers listing telephone numbers and an e-mail address where Iraqis can send intelligence tips to help stop the violence.


An unnamed Greek Olympic athlete has failed a drugs test, a spokesman for the host country's team said today.


A major blaze has broken out at Camden Market, one of the most famous markets in London, while not everyone in the area had been accounted for, a London Fire Brigade spokeswoman said Saturday.


NAUDERO, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto's party named her son and husband on Sunday to succeed the slain opposition leader but doubts grew about whether a January 8 poll aiming to transform Pakistan from military rule would go ahead.


Private equity firm Fortress  Investment Group LLC agreed to buy Stelmar Shipping Ltd. for  $677 million only a few months after the oil tanker operator  fended off a hostile bid from its rival OMI Corp. OMM.N,  Stelmar said on Monday.


The Superhero as Societyâs Mirror, From World War II to Iraq

âReflecting Culture: The Evolution of American Comic Book Superheroesâ begins with the birth of Superman in June 1938 and ends with the death of Captain America in March 2007.


Berna, tre persone irrompono nell'edificio per una rapinaLa polizia svizzera: "Il commando Ã¨ ancora dentro"                                                  Blitz nel consolato spagnolo presi e rilasciati due ostaggi


Per guasto tecnico.Ripresa poi circolazione ma su un binario


Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced several moves it says will help its business customers take advantage of a technology called virtualization, and in the process help the software maker catch up with VMware Inc., the frontrunner in that area.


"Hannibal" set to dine on Murphy at box office

LOS ANGELES  - After suffering through an anemic Super Bowl weekend at the box office, Hollywood is counting on the fifth screen appearance of Hannibal Lecter as well as an Oscar-nominated comedian in a fat suit to revive sales.


Karzai Sidelines Warlords, Elevates Opium Fight in Choosing Afghan ...

President Hamid Karzai chose a new cabinet on Thursday, heeding calls to sideline warlords from top positions and creating a new post to spearhead the fight against opium production.


Suicide bomber hits Kabul's fabled Chicken Street, 3 peacekeepers wounded

A suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul's famous "Chicken Street" shopping haunt, wounding up to seven people, including three foreign peacekeepers, in the boldest attack since the peaceful October 9 presidential election.


France's president condemns charity workers caught trying to take 100 children out of the Chad-Darfur region.


High-tech companies don't release products anymore, they provide solutions. And those solutions don't simply run a program or play a song. Instead, they enable experiences, optimize agility or make people's passions come alive.


Cairns group nations call for WTO talks to resume

The 18-nation Cairns Group of   agricultural exporting nations on Friday urged major powers to   resume world trade talks by November, saying there was too much   at stake for farmers for negotiations to fail.


Former central intelligence director George J. Tenet and his top lieutenants failed to marshal sufficient resources and provide the strategic planning needed to counter the threat of terrorism in the years before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a summary released yesterday of a...


Thomson Corp. to buy e-learning company KnowledgeNet

The Thomson Corp. of Stamford, Conn., will acquire KnowledgeNet Inc., a privately held live e-learning company, and merge it with its enterprise learning business, Thomson NETg.


The crown court case against a Norfolk farmer at the centre of a dispute over his pigs is to be dropped, his solicitor says.


Result knot all bad for US: Wins group after tie with Aussies

ATHENS - Playing without suspended forward Abby Wambach, the US women's soccer team battled to a mutually beneficial 1-1 draw with Australia last night at Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki. The result was not unexpected, as the ...


World leaders are set to take part in a special UN meeting in New York to discuss global warming.


Facing pressure from the state's top court, the New Jersey Legislature voted Thursday to give gay and lesbian couples the rights and privileges of marriage, while using the term "civil unions" to describe the partnerships.


Sportview: USC's Leinart Should Go to NFL

For the first time since Southern California set out to defend the championship it won last season, Matt Leinart failed to show up.


One of Jessica Cutler's former lovers sues for $20 million, claiming "gross invasion of his privacy." In Sex Drive Daily.


The feared recession in the US economy has already arrived, according to a report from Merrill Lynch.


Variety - Specialty film execs and agents are panting at the prospect of a Sundance lineup chockful of highly anticipated films after light buying in Toronto and an AFM that's serving more leftovers than main dishes.


By ROB WAUGH . The big innovation with Nokia's latest do-everything 3G phone is a simple one an amazingly sharp screen. The fact that the display boasts 352x416 pixels doesn't sound particularly exciting.


Statement from the Chief Public Health Officer of Canada

Chiron Corporation recently announced that the United Kingdom regulatory body, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has temporarily suspended the company's license to manufacture ...


Trovato agonizzante, casi analoghi negli ultimi giorni


Pakistan Arrests Hundreds From Opposition Parties

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 5 -- A government-led crackdown against the news media and the political opposition intensified here Tuesday, with hundreds of party workers arrested and television stations bracing for raids.


Sonia OâSullivan, who claimed silver for Ireland in Sydney four years ago, struggled home in last place in the 5,000m final in Athens tonight.


The price of crude oil ends above $50 a barrel for the first time in 21 years of trade on New York's Nymex exchange.


Australia Celebrates While Russians Falter at Open

MELBOURNE, Australia  - Lleyton Hewitt won an epic  battle with Spanish teen-ager Rafael Nadal Monday and Alicia  Molik upset former world No. 1 Venus Williams to raise hopes of  a home champion at the Australian Open.


Un pino Ã¨ caduto colpendo in pieno un uomo a San Giorgio a CremanoUn'altra vittima in un incidente in mare a Pescara, la terza su una strada calabrese                                          Freddo e vento al Centro-Sud il maltempo causa tre morti                                                                                Problemi per i collegamenti stradali, marittimi e ferroviari


Researchers in Japan make robot sommelier -- a mechanized wine snob that identifies dozens of wines, cheeses and hors d'oeuvres. It names and describes the wine ("buttery chardonnay" or "full-bodied shiraz") and picks a cheese to go with it.


Closed-end mutual funds can supplement your dividend fix.


PAKISTAN all-rounder Shoaib Malik will go into the Test series against Australia with significant question marks over the legality of his bowling action.


Sweden first to open embassy in Second Life

Sweden became the first country on  Wednesday to open an embassy in the virtual world Second Life.


Analysts: Rumored Microsoft purchase of RIM interesting, unlikely

Microsoft's rumored acquisition of Research In Motion makes sense for both sides, but is unlikely to happen because the price would be too high even for Microsoft, analysts say.


Locked-out NHL players Marco Turco, Marc Savard and Kim Johnsson quit their European clubs.


Dwindling Atlantic Salmon Still King on Canada River

Atlantic salmon once teemed up the rivers of eastern Canada in staggering numbers to spawn in an annual ritual that put the biological richness of the region on full display.


BIODIVERSITY:  Climate Change Also Drives Evolution

BERLIN, May 21 (IPS) - New scientific evidence confirms that human action,  such as carbon emissions causing global  warming, and  industrial-scale search for food, is decimating biodiversity -  and, in some  cases, is driving threatened species to evolve and  adapt at unexpected speed to new living  conditions.


European shares mixed as dealers shrug off US rally

Europe's main stock exchanges diverged on Friday after an unconvincing overnight rally on Wall Street and a number of broker downgrades to leading companies, analysts said.


Australia again warns of possible terrorist attacks in Indonesia and advises its citizens not to visit.


Hauliers are due to meet the Chancellor Alistair Darling to urge him not to raise fuel duty another two pence.


According to a Washington Post survey, nearly three dozen of the 117 Division I-A universities award academic credit to varsity athletes for participating in intercollegiate sports.


A man is arrested after three British schoolgirls were assaulted while they slept at a youth hostel in western France.


Candidates who spent more than $1 million of their own money trying to win election to Congress in 2004 struck out in nearly every case. Eight made it to the Nov. 2 election, but only one was victorious. The spenders, how much they spent and how they fared:


Corruption low in Finland - rampant in many EU countries

The increase was higher than professional economists had anticipated. Pasi Sorjonen of the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) characterised the figures as good, but added that the output ...


Nuclear trafficking charges against the owner of a South African engineering plant are dropped.


The threat to orangutans from illegal logging may be greater than has previously been predicted.


Top Cleric Returns, Seeks Peace in Najaf

NAJAF, Iraq - Hoping to end weeks of fighting in Najaf, Iraq's top Shiite cleric unexpectedly returned home from Britain on Wednesday armed with a new peace initiative and a call for Iraqis across the country to march on the holy city to demand an end to the fighting.    Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini Al-Sistani, who wields enormous influence among Shiite Iraqis, had previously declined to get involved in resolving the violent conflicts roiling the nation, and it was unclear why he suddenly changed his mind...


Former CIA officer sues Cheney over leak

The CIA officer whose identity was leaked to reporters sued Vice President Dick Cheney, his former top aide and presidential adviser Karl Rove on Thursday, accusing them and other White House officials of conspiring to destroy her career.


The 20th anniversary of genetic fingerprinting is marked by the Leicester University scientist who discovered it.


ETA Threatens to Set Off Bombs in Spain Today

The armed Basque separatist group ETA threatened to set off four bombs in different parts of Spain at 12:30 p.m. GMT Monday, the Basque newspaper Gara said on its Web site.


Mayor Ray Nagin was sworn in for a second term Thursday on the first day of the new hurricane season, taking the oath of office in the convention center where thosuands of Katrina evacuees suffered in filth and fear nine months ago.


Crude oil prices fall to their lowest level in seven weeks

Crude oil futures closed below 48 dollars a barrel Tuesday, the lowest level in seven weeks amid rising expectations about US oil supply for this winter.


Microsoft Uses Halo 2 to Catch Xbox Pirates

With Halo 2 racking up record sales and eager fans rushing to Microsoft's Xbox Live online gaming service to compete with other gamers from around the world, it should be an exciting time for Xbox enthusiasts.


Two Israelis wounded in Palestinian missile attack on Jewish ...

A homemade Palestinian missile hit a home in a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, wounding two Israelis, the military said.


O'Neil's Health Takes Turn for the Worse

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Negro leagues great Buck O'Neil took a turn for the worse late Thursday but was resting comfortably in a Kansas City hospital Friday, friends said.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Former Democratic VP nominee Lieberman backs Republican McCain ... Obama touts farm plans in Iowa ... Friends offer testimonials to help Clinton show softer side ... Iowa's first lady Mari Culver endorses Edwards ... Bill Clinton campaigns for wife in SC, plans meeting with Sharpton ... Tears come to Romney's eyes as he envisions a son dying in Iraq ... Biden warns Musharraf of consequences for poor elections ... Iowa's Rep.


Immigrazione, Maroni insiste "Non ci sarÃ  un'altra sanatoria"

VICENZA - Prima gli italiani e poi, eventualmente, gli stranieri. Il ministro del Welfare Roberto Maroni torna a parlare d'immigrazione ribadendo le posizioni giÃ  espresse nei giorni scorsi: il governo si


The Likud loyalist faction, which numbered close to twenty at its prime, has diminished to a mere nine Likud faction members voting against giving Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a mandate to bring the Labor Party into the government.


Slimmed-down school curriculum aims to free up pupils aged 11 to 14

Media & professional: Â· New chance to catch up on basics or play to strengthsÂ· Hitler and Churchill are no longer compulsory


NASCAR prefers Nextel Eager to promote its re-branded wireless network, AT&T has upped the ante in a legal battle with NASCAR, the American auto racing association inspired by the law-defying exploits of hard-driving whiskey bootleggers. Yesteray, in Atlanta, Georgia, NASCAR filed a $100m suit against AT&T, decrying the company's sponsorship deal with stock car speedster Jeff Burton, and this morning, AT&T responded by extending the deal for another three years.â¦


CORRECTED: Rogers returns in style as Tigers maul Braves

Kenny Rogers returned to action with a  flourish on Friday, pitching the Detroit Tigers to a  interleague 5-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves in his first  start of the season.


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, left, stands with Arun Ghandi, the grandson of Mohandas Ghandhi, at Arafat's compound in Ramallah, the West Bank, on Thursday.


Giant penguins as tall as 5 feet roamed what is now Peru more than 40 million years ago, much earlier than scientists thought the flightless birds had spread to warmer climes. Known mostly for their presence in Antarctica, penguins today live in many islands in the Southern Hemisphere, some even near the equator.


Symantec solutions provide comprehensive derense for new HP ...

Symantec Corp., the global leader in information security, today announced that its Norton Personal Firewall and Norton AntiVirus solutions will be preinstalled on all new HP Pavilion and Presario desktop PCs, expanding protection to consumers across the


Oil prices rise after Saudi attack, halting three-day plunge

NEW YORK  - Global crude oil prices rose after gunmen stormed a US consulate in Saudi Arabia, arresting a three-day, 13-percent price slide.


New national polls continued to show the race between Sen. John Kerry and President Bush to be very close, although Bush appears to have an edge among likely voters.


Q&A: Artemis CEO on aligning IT projects, business goals

Artemis International Solutions has developed software that supports IT portfolio management, project management, activity-based costing and balanced scorecard activities.


Vonage Holdings Corp., the beleaguered provider of Internet-based telephone service, said Thursday it has settled a patent lawsuit brought by Verizon Communications Inc. for a maximum of $120 million.


Travel Havoc Prompts U.S. to Investigate

The federal government said that it would investigate air travel disruptions over the holiday weekend that left thousands of people stranded at airports.


Stocks Mixed As Oil Steps Back From Lows

NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Tuesday as oil prices stepped back from earlier lows, but better-than-expected earnings from International Business Machines Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc., boosted blue chips and technology shares...


Altria Group Inc., the parent company of cigarette maker Philip Morris and Kraft Foods Inc., may split into three separate units to improve shareholder value, according to Chief Executive Louis Camilleri.


'Home Alone' Culkin Arrested on Drug Charges

LOS ANGELES  -- "Home Alone" star Macaulay Culkin was arrested in Oklahoma City, police said Saturday (Sept.


Confess on the Web to ease guilty feelings

Overcome with guilt about a sordid  affair or a secret facelift? A new interactive Web site is  giving people an opportunity to anonymously confess their sins  online.


U.N. climate panel says warming is man-made

The world's top climate scientists said on Friday global warming was man-made, spurring calls for urgent government action to prevent severe and irreversible damage from rising temperatures.


Pacers' Foster Activated From Injured List

Indianapolis, IN -- Indiana Pacers center Jeff Foster was activated from the injured list Tuesday. He had missed the first 17 games of the season after undergoing hip surgery in October.


Michael Barrymore says he has nothing to fear from a new police inquiry into the death of a man at his home in 2001.


US sub-prime mortgage losses exceed "the most pessimistic estimates", the Federal Reserve's Ben Bernanke says.


Matt Clare writes "Researchers at the University of Western Ontario (Canada) recently found that beer has the same positive qualities that wine has previously been found to have.


NBA hopeful Liu Wei wins praise from coaches on eve of China showdown

China's national team basketball star Liu Wei, aiming to become Asia's first guard to make it in the NBA, is getting high accolades from the coaches of the Sacramento Kings with whom he is trying out.


The job ads service Jobline.fi will be renamed Monster.fi beginning November. It is also the new address of the website, the company told the Finnish News Agency Monday in Helsinki.


Sex Charges Leveled Against Boston Priest

The head of a Catholic-run hospital system faced new allegations of sexual harassment Monday, following complaints of unwanted hugging and kissing of female employees.


The body of the late model Anna Nicole Smith arrives in the Bahamas for a pink-themed funeral.


Chilean Judge Charges Pinochet in Rights Case

A Chilean judge on Monday formally charged former dictator Augusto Pinochet with homicide and kidnapping in one of many pending cases related to human rights abuses committed during his 17-year rule.


Continental pilots prepare for potential merger

The pilots of Continental Airlines Inc  are preparing for a potential merger and plan to have a say in any deal.


Fino a 15 milioni di azioni della casa da gioco


Where to begin? Last Friday, Bain Capital and others closed their $21.3 billion deal to buy healthcare giant HCA Corp., considered the epic private equity transaction of 2006 as the ink dried. Two days later, a challenger emerged.


UPDATE 1-Beck to face Youzhny in St Petersburg final

Unseeded Slovak Karol Beck reached the first final of his career at the St Petersburg Open, upsetting seventh-seeded Michael Llodra of France 6-4 2-6 6-1 on Saturday.


Core U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2  percent as expected in August, but a year-on-year inflation  index was at an 11-year high, pointing to risks of inflation, a  government report showed on Friday.


Messaggio in centesimo anniversario nascita Altiero Spinelli


Oil prices rebounded quickly from a brief fall late last week as fierce fighting in the Iraqi city of Najaf overshadowed Iraq's resumption of full exports following a two-week disruption.


Bush, Bernanke both back lift for economy

A consensus that the struggling U.S.  economy needs rescue emerged on Thursday as the powerful  Federal Reserve chairman backed the idea and President George  W. Bush urged a quick and temporary fiscal package.


(Sports Network) - Barry Bonds can join the exclusive 700 club tonight, as the San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series versus the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.


Security cameras raise rights worry in NY: report

The security cameras are watching, a New York rights group warned on Wednesday.


Variety - Casting has been announced for Beach Boys musical "Good Vibrations," due on Broadway in December.


Australia's alleged rush hour murderer has surgery

A Hells Angel biker accused of a deadly shooting spree in central Melbourne underwent surgery Thursday after surrendering himself to police following an Australia-wide manhunt.


Besides bringing a new method of operation to the men's basketball team at Columbia, Coach Joe Jones has also sought to energize the students, faculty and alumni.


Italyâs president has cleared the way for early elections this spring, two years after the last parliamentary vote.


Eisner, on Stand, Describes the Courting of Ovitz

Michael D. Eisner, chief of Disney, downplayed his decade-long relationship with Michael S. Ovitz, the former president of Disney, as he began testifying in a shareholder lawsuit.


GB athletics chief Max Jones defends Paula Radcliffe after she quits the 10,000m final.


Entro 2008 riduzione fino ad arrivare a 100mila uomini


U.S. soldiers in Iraq are fighting a tenacious insurgency while trying to win over a population and build a new nation. Switching back and forth demands a mental flexibility that taxes many soldiers.


London: NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal, who is set to control the world's largest steelmaker, has emerged as the richest man in Britain.


TODAY AUTO RACING 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup Sylvania 300 qualifying at N.H. International Speedway, Loudon, N.H., TNT PRO BASEBALL 7 p.m. -- Red Sox at New York Yankees, Ch. 38, WEEI (850) (on cable systems where Ch. 38 is not available, the game will air on NESN); Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, ESPN 6 p.m. -- Eastern League finals: ...


Oops, we've done it againâdrilled a blast hole into the bedrock of workers' financial security. In the mid-1980s, a laissez-faire Congress let the savings-and-loan industry


Americans will mark the fifth   anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Monday with somber   ceremonies across the country and at the sites of the   devastation in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.


A strike at a General Motors factory in Germany over job cuts starts to affect production at other plants.


Obiettivo e' di far fronte alla concorrenza farmaci generici


Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's largest automaker, said Friday its net profit rose 2 percent last year on a 10 percent increase in sales.


New Energy Law In; Renewable Energy Left Out

Energy bill passes. Fossil-fuel companies continue to get tax breaks.


The main witness in a key Indian riot retrial backtracks in court and says she recognises none of the defendants.


ExcelStor, owned by the Chinese government, is being acquired in a stock deal.


Il Professore da Parigi: "Se il governo non cambia, restala nostra posizione". La replica: "E' contro l'appello di Annan"                                                  Iraq, sulla missione italiana duello tra Prodi e Fini                                                                                Casini lancia un appello per "la piÃ¹ ampia unitÃ  possibile"


The US Federal Reserve yesterday raised interest rates by a quarter point to 2.25 per cent and signalled that there had been no change in its assessment of economic conditions.


At least 23 passengers have been killed and many wounded after a local bus is shot at in Honduras, say police.


Software giant hopes to challenge Google with new search technology.


UCB up after deal to sell unit to Cytec for $1.86 bln

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Belgian pharmaceutical UCB rose 1.2 percent in mid-morning trade after the group agreed to sell its Surface Specialties business to Cytec Industries (CYT) for 1.5 billion euros ($1.


In Louisiana town, wearing low-rider pants may cost you

Supporters say the new ordinance aims to curb indecent behavior while opponents say it infringes on freedom of personal expression.


Eurostat, deficit bilancia commerciale 15 mld a maggio 2007


Unsafe abortions in the developing  world kill 68,000 women a year, research suggests.


âKite Runnerâ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates

After months of worrying and diplomatic wrangling, the movie studio that is releasing âThe Kite Runnerâ has whisked to safety four young actors.


Disagi in Emilia, Liguria, Veneto, Trentino e Friuli


Military Reports Slow Progress in Securing Baghdad

U.S. and Iraqi troops have pushed insurgents and other fighters out of about a third of Baghdad's neighborhoods under a three-month-old plan to pacify the city of 6 million people, according to a U.S. military report released yesterday.


Study: China's IT services will soon top the UK

InfoWorld - China's software and IT services sector is on track to catch and exceed the U.K.'s output in as little as five years, according to a new report.


Finance Minster Alexei Kudrin said Wednesday that a new domestic offering for shares in Russia's largest state-controlled bank had brought in $8.8 billion, a Russian news agency reported.


Reynolds American Profits in 4th Quarter

- Reynolds American Inc. RAI.N, the  No. 2 U.S. cigarette maker, on Tuesday posted a quarterly  profit, compared with a year-earlier loss, helped by a  restructuring and cost savings following the merger that formed  the company last year.


Representatives of the Qatari Investment  Authority have indicated a willingness to pay as much as 15  pounds a share for Nasdaq's  31 percent stake in the  London Stock Exchange  the Sunday Times newspaper said.


Amazon to Buy Audiobook Seller for $300 Million

Amazon.com, which has been rapidly adding digital downloads to its vast Web store, will bolster those offerings with Audible, the largest online seller of audiobooks.


Mourinho downs Porto; Milan and Inter win

Jose Mourinho's Chelsea outplayed the team he led to Champion League glory, FC Porto, 3-1 on Wednesday to leave his former club with a huge task to stay in the competition.


It's hard to believe that it's been 50 years since Willie Mays made The Catch in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series. I didn't see The Catch on television -- I was only 11 years old -- but I've seen the highlights of it many times.


Vioxx Shows Need for FDA Safety Group, Panel Is Told

Merck & Co.'s recall of the Vioxx painkiller shows why the US Food and Drug Administration needs its safety monitors to be independent of those who approve new medicines, FDA scientist David J. Graham told a Senate hearing.


Orphaned stars are being born in a vast tail of material stretching behind a faraway galaxy, astronomers said today.


Industrial Production Inches Up in Sept.

U.S. industrial output inched up a less-than-expected 0.1 percent in September, suppressed in part by hurricanes that hit the United States that month, the Federal Reserve said on Friday.


By Jenny Kincaid Boone jenny.boone@roanoke.com 981-3235  A yellow curved wall greets customers as they open the door.  This downtown Roanoke office space is modern and vibrant. There are solar shades on the street-level windows.


Top U.S. retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , reported lackluster September sales on Thursday, as warm weather and string of hurricanes that battered the East Coast dampened buying.


A US firm is proposing to use guided missile technology to make a precision landing on the Moon.


Videophiles discovering short films on iTunes

âFirst-time filmmaker Jesus Beltran,â reports Joe Garofoli (San Francisco Chronicle), âhas made a couple of thousand dollars in the few months that his 19-minute âThe Grass Grows Greenâ has been sold on iTunes.â But for Beltran, Jon Bloom (âOvernight Sensationâ), Tiffany Shlain (âThe Tribeâ), and many other short-filmmakers, the fact that people can actually find and see their films is even more rewarding.


Pound says Jones case pivotal in doping fight

If the drug allegations surrounding US track star Marion Jones are true, not only could she be stripped of her Olympic medals but American sprinters may also face tougher restrictions in the future, the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency said Monday.


An inquest into the death of nurse finds shortcomings in standards of care expected in a major teaching hospital.


KKR & Co. LP , the prominent U.S. buyout firm that pioneered the leveraged buyout industry, filed with regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $1.25 billion in an initial public offering.


Blair Was Warned of Post-War Iraq Chaos -- Paper

Britain's foreign secretary and senior officials warned Prime Minister Tony Blair a year before invading Iraq that chaos could follow the toppling of Saddam Hussein, a newspaper said Saturday.


Start-Up Aims for Database to Automate Web Searching

Metaweb Technologies is setting out to create a vast public database, paving the way for a more automated Internet.


Storms, tornado kill 14 in central Florida

ORLANDO, Florida  - Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado killed 14 people on Friday when they ripped through Florida in the dead of night, tearing homes to shreds, toppling heavy trucks and leaving a trail of rubble.


The lack of correctness and, occasionally, business civility that makes Rupert Murdoch a nonmember of the club of Eastern elites makes him something of a folk hero on the left coast.


Al-Sadr Tells Militia to Turn Over Shrine

Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters Thursday to hand control of a revered Najaf shrine to top Shiite religious authorities, hours after U.S. forces bombed militant positions and Iraq's prime minister made a "final call" for the cleric's militia to surrender.


Da Nucleo investigativo Telematico polizia Siracusa


Paris Hilton begins jail term a day early

From the barrage of camera flashes on the red carpet of a Hollywood awards show to the four walls of a jail cell -- what a difference a day makes when you're Paris Hilton.


The Spanish and Basque leaders meet to discuss controversial plans for greater independence.


Workers at the DHL parcel delivery service struck for a second day Friday to protest the company's decision to pull its international hub from Brussels because of a dispute over night flights over the capital, union officials said.


Parma, 17:54 - CALCIO, PARMA: CONVOCATI PER IL RUBIN KAZAN

Questi i convocati del tecnico del Parma Pioli per la gara di domani di Coppa Uefa contro i russi de...


Baltimore CIOs Report on First-Quarter Hiring Outlook

BALTIMORE, Dec. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- A net 12 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Baltimore area expect to hire information technology (IT) professionals in the first quarter of 2007, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.


Immigrant's Search for a Heart Is Frustrating

Isidoro Jimenez has traveled from New York City, back to his native Mexico and to New York again in search of a new heart.


Diabetes control poorer among blacks than whites

NEW YORK  - African American adults with   diabetes have higher hemoglobin A1C levels -- an indicator of   poor blood sugar control -- than their non-Hispanic white   counterparts, a review of published studies found.


Three French nationals shot dead in Saudi: ministry

Three French nationals, some of them Muslims, were shot dead in Saudi Arabia on Monday in what appeared to be a militant attack, the Interior Ministry said.


AMERICA/STATI UNITI - Settimana Nazionale dellÂImmigrazione, dal 6 al 12 gennaio: ÂSe smettiamo di rispondere alle necessitÃ  di chi Ã¨ appena arrivato da noi, smettiamo di servire il SignoreÂ Washington (Agenzia Fides) - ÂMolte culture, una sola famiglia di DioÂ Ã¨ il tema della Settimana Nazionale dellÂImmigrazione che la Chiesa degli Stati Uniti sta celebrando dal 6 al 12 gennaio. LÂiniziativa, giunta alla sua 27ma edizione, Ã¨ organizzat...


Infineon to develop 3G chip for Motorola

German semiconductor manufacturer  Infineon (IFXGn.DE) said on Tuesday it signed an agreement to  develop a new multi-mode, single-chip 3G radio frequency (RF)  transceiver based on its own SMARTi UE chip.


THE LIVES lives of dozens of birds - including three rare avocet chicks - are in danger after an oil spillage polluted a North-East nature reserve.  Staff at WWT Washington Wetland Centre, on Wearside, were last night monitoring the water at Wader Lake after oil was found.


Nextel Communications Inc. NXTL.O,  the sixth largest U.S. mobile provider, on Friday said its  quarterly profit rose on strong subscriber growth, including  better-than-expected sales to young customers.


L`infortunio capitato ad Alessandro Del Piero (tendinopatia achillea sinistra) terrÃ  fuori il capitano della Juventus per almeno due settimane. Logica, dunque, la sua assenza nelle gare della nazionale contro


Saudi Arabia banned tinted car windows on Sunday in a move aimed at preventing militants escaping detection on the kingdom's roads.


Colombia: Rebels Sought Bush Assassination

Colombia's main rebel group asked followers to mount an assassination attempt against President Bush during his visit to Colombia last week, Defense Minister Jorge Uribe said. There was no evidence Saturday that rebels even tried to organize such an attack.


Gand, 22:50 - CICLISMO, TOUR: BENNATI CONTINUA, VAITKUS OUT

Daniele Bennati, coinvolto nella caduta che ha caratterizzato i chilometri finali della seconda tapp...


Wariner Succeeds Johnson as 400 Meter Champion

American 400 meters champion Jeremy  Wariner succeeded Michael Johnson as the Olympic gold medallist  Monday with a personal best of 44.00 seconds.


Keaton, Parker, Mulroney Sign Up for Family Affair

Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Dermot Mulroney have signed on to the untitled Fox romantic comedy previously known as "Hating Her."


Novell launches Linux Desktop for enterprise market

NEW YORK, November 8  - Novell Inc (NOVL.NAS) has launched a new Linux desktop operating system, Desktop 9, targeted at enterprise customers.


Service record gaps now come back to haunt Bush

WASHINGTON - Now it is gaps in his service records that are beginning to dog US President George W. Bush in the US election campaign.


Payroll-paring Dodgers playing roster roulette

At times, it seems as if the Los Angeles Dodgers throw a bunch of names up on a wall and keep the players whose names stick. Of course, if a team can win division titles with those players, it might not be a bad way of operating.


The prospects for progress in Turkey's EU membership talks are now brighter than at the start of the year, writes Kirsty Hughes.


Poland should withdraw troops from Iraq by end of next year ...

Poland should withdraw its troops from Iraq by the end of next year, Polish leaders said Monday, the first time the key US ally has indicated


Berlusconi races against the clock with timely gifts

Italy's wealthy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has offered Swiss watches this Christmas to ministers of his centre-right cabinet and parliamentarians of his Forza Italia party to reward them for working ...


A host of new behavioral studies makes plain that the similarities between us and Rattus extend far beyond gross anatomy.


Arizona snapped up Troy Glaus and Los Angeles added Jeff Kent as teams made big-money deals with All-Stars on Thursday, one day before the start of the winter meetings.


Baseball's young guns take their place in the rotation


U.S. top destination for foreign students

The United States remains the most   popular destination for foreign students, but its share of the   competitive international education market has fallen to 22   percent from 25 percent in four years, a study said on Tuesday.


Kenya's government and opposition are due to begin full negotiations to try to end the country's political crisis.


An 18-year-old woman is rescued from India's Andaman islands after surviving for 45 days on fruit.


The government announces more money for schools and children in the North and Midlands affected by flooding.


CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Tommy Hilfiger Corp. tumbled Monday after the company disclosed that a grand jury was looking into the buying-office commissions the retailer pays to a non-US subsidiary.


Romney edges ahead of McCain in Michigan

Mitt Romney edged ahead of Republican rival John McCain in early vote counting Tuesday, seeking to revive his weakened presidential candidacy with a hard-fought victory in his native state.


Apple retains huge lead in Q2 music player market

Apple continued to lead the U.S. digital music player market in the second quarter with a 75.6 percent share, according to the NPD Group.


Zarqawi Group Beheads U.S. Hostage Armstrong

An Iraqi group led by al Qaeda ally Abu  Musab al-Zarqawi beheaded American Eugene Armstrong and posted  a video of the killing on the Internet on Monday.


Teramo, 18:42 - CALCIO, C2: ROSSI NUOVO ALLENATORE TERAMO

Leonardo Rossi, 47 anni, la scorsa stagione alla Spal, è il nuovo allenatore del Teramo (C2)....


COGNE: TAORMINA, MOTIVAZIONE SENTENZA DIMOSTRA PREVENZIONE

(AGI) - Roma, 1 set. - "La motivazione della sentenza dimostra prevenzione e scarsa preparazione giuridica". L'avvocato Carlo Taormina bolla cosi' il lavoro del gup di Aosta Eugenio Gramola che ha condannato


Incursione carri armati israeliani in campo profughi (ANSA) - GAZA, 17 DIC - Due palestinesi sono rimasti uccisi e otto feriti dai colpi sparati da carri israeliani in un campo profughi nel sud della Striscia di Gaza.


ROMA - Raggiunto l'accordo tra Adriano Celentano e la Rai. Non e' ancora stato chiarito se il "molleggiato" abbia firmato oggi il contratto che lo portera' a realizzare un nuovo programma in 4 puntate. Si attende un comunicato ufficiale della Rai.


"Superman Returns" star Kate  Bosworth will play the title role in a feature adaptation of  the best-selling novel "Veronika Decides to Die."


Sony Develops Environmentally Friendly Battery

Sony said Friday that it had developed a bio-conscious battery that is encased in vegetable-based plastic and runs on sugars. The sugars are poured into the battery, and are then broken down by enzymes in order to create electricity.


Solar Plant Could Replace Plans for Cow Town

By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Feb.


Sepp Blatter will continue as Fifa president after standing as the only candidate for the post.


Major League Roundup: Red Soxâ Beckett Pitches 8 Innings and Wins His 17th

Josh Beckett won his major league-leading 17th game and the rookie Jacoby Ellsbury had three hits, helping the host Boston Red Sox defeat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-3, last night.


Genova, 20:51 - Calcio, Samp: incontro Bazzani-Marotta, si va verso divorzio

Divorzio imminente tra Fabio Bazzani e la Sampdoria. Al termine di un incontro, inizialmente previst...


Winamp, sicurezza in pericolo per una grave falla

La vulnerabilitÃ  presente nelle versioni 3.xe 5.x (fino all'attuale versione 5.04), si cela nei file che contengono le skin di Winamp (.wsz) permettendo ad un sito Web di invogliare l'utente a scaricare una skin che, utilizzata da Winamp, permette di


Takeover won't mean a Chelski, says expert

Manchester United will lack the spending power of Chelsea even if Malcolm Glazer takes over the club, according to a leading City expert.


Mubarak meets Iranian parliament speaker

An Iranian official who met Wednesday with Egypt's president said the two countries could soon restore diplomatic relations severed nearly three decades ago.


A midseason minor league stint a year ago has set the stage for Mike Green to emerge as a star defenseman for the Capitals in his second NHL season.


Jurors in Scott Peterson Trial View Boat

Jurors in Scott Peterson's double murder trial resumed deliberations Monday and viewed the boat prosecutors claim Peterson used to dispose of his wife's body.


EU slams US moves on air passenger data as 'unacceptable'

The European Commission slammed as "unacceptable" Wednesday US moves to negotiate bilateral agreements with some EU nations which would add new security measures for transatlantic travellers.


A decision not to call as a witness Donald J. Trump underscored that the trial of Conrad M. Black has been mostly a muted affair.


All'aeroporto la moglie Francesca e il ministro Parisi


Journey To a Record: Designated Jeweler for Bondsâs Earring

Shapur Mozaffarian crafted the dangling cross that has become a part of Barry Bondsâs identity, as much as his ferocious left-handed swing.


Terrorismo. Ciampi: l'unita' di intenti continui a sostenere la ...

L'esortazione Ã¨ arrivata dopo la consegna al Quirinale le medaglie d'oro alla memoria a operatori della polizia vittime del terrorismo. "L'unitÃ  di intenti e la sincera condivisione dei valori fondamentali


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Western leaders paid  tribute to the victims of Asia's tsunami as they toured  stricken areas, where villagers were starting to rebuild homes,  even right beside the feared ocean.


Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his treason acquittal could help heal deep political divisions.


Rescuers in Indonesia struggle with disease and food shortages as the toll from Sunday's quake hits 32,000.


Simple steps to start making more money today.


Paralysis is said likely for Bills' Everett

The Buffalo Bills' Kevin Everett sustained a "catastrophic" and life-threatening spinal-cord injury in a game Sunday and his chances of regaining a full range of body motion are very small, an orthopedic surgeon said yesterday.


Tendering process under scrutiny The National Audit Office (NAO) has sharply criticised the Department of Health for an information spreading initiative.â¦


Shares of Merck & Co. plunged Monday after a news report suggested that the company knew about risks associated with its recently recalled Vioxx arthritis medication and tried to cover them up.


Sun edges Storm in Game One of WNBA Finals

UNCASVILLE, Connecticut (Ticker) - Katie Douglas and the Connecticut Sun had just enough poise in their first WNBA Finals contest.


UKIP leader Roger Knapman says branch chairmen have given him their backing but Robert-Kilroy Silk says he will not be quiet.


Chicago Tries to Project an Olympics-Worthy Image

As the city prepares to make public a detailed explanation of its bid for the 2016 Olympics on Tuesday, organizers say such scenes help illustrate that Chicago is a global city.


Town Used to Deaths at Sea Fears There Will Be More

NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 21 -- Even by the hard-bitten standard of the livelihood they chose, it was a cruel time and place to be lost at sea, tossed in the heaving, frigid swells, a few days before Christmas.


It took one late rally, one brilliant play, one clutch 3-pointer and one dominant overtime period to set the universe right, and for the Spurs to pull out a victory.


Belo Profit Slides on Circulation Scandal Costs

Belo Corp. said on Friday that quarterly profit dropped sharply, dragged down by costs connected to a recent scandal into inflated circulation data at its Dallas Morning News newspaper.


Russia warns West on Kosovo independence

Russia warned the West on Tuesday against recognizing a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo, saying it could set off a chain reaction of secessionist movements in Europe and around the world.


NBC Vaults to Weeklong Ratings Win with Olympics

NEW YORK  - Fueled by coverage of the first three nights of the Summer Olympics, NBC handily won primetime in the week ended Aug. 15, according to Nielsen Media Research data issued Tuesday.


EasyGroup close to launching low-cost mobile phone service

EasyGroup, the holding company of no-frills British airline easyJet, is close to striking a deal to launch a low-cost mobile telephone service in Britain, the Financial Times reported.


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'Appuntamento non in agenda, non possiamo agire da soli'


Nine Turkish soldiers are killed in an ambush blamed on separatist Kurdish rebels, Turkish reports say.


Court Questions Possible Abuse of Pot Laws

The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick as it debated on Monday whether the federal government can prosecute patients who smoke pot on doctors' orders.


Kenyan police fire tear gas at protesters a day after 21 deaths in a police shoot-out with suspected sect members.


Africa tells G8: we want action not more promises

Suleimane Diallo has never heard of the G8. Nor have his two brothers Alsine and Abdoulaye.


Republican Fred Thompson said Saturday people around the world are looking for any signs the U.S. is relenting in combating Islamic radicals.


Smantellata organizzazione di ladri d'auto che operava anche in ...

VERONA (25 ott. 2004) - Oltre 300 carabinieri in 6 regioni d'Italia sono impegnati da questa mattina nell'esecuzione di 22 ordinanze di custodia cautelare e una cinquantina di perquisizioni nell'ambito di


Sorenstam shares lead at U.S. Women's Open

The U.S. Women's Open has given Annika Sorenstam fits the last 10 years. On Friday, it gave her reason to believe her fortunes were changing.


Recession fears hit Wall Street but Fed cut helps

Recession worries pushed stocks lower on Tuesday, but the decline was shallower than feared as an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped stabilize global markets after a two-day rout.


David Nalbandian beat big-serving Ivan Ljubicic Saturday to reach the finals of the $3 million-US Madrid Masters tennis tournament.


Tsunami Aid May Help Broker Sri Lankan Peace

The aftermath of a tsunami that destroyed vast swathes of Sri Lanka's coastline raised hopes on Thursday of a new era of peace between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government.


Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. have reached a cross-license agreement for their mobile telephony patents, ending recent lawsuits between the two companies, Ericsson said Monday.


To nurture a community vibe at its retail stores, Apple Computer encourages customers to hang out and play around with the equipment.


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Beijing, Oct 12. (PTI): Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing today held in-depth exchange of views with visiting UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on global hotspot issues, including Iraq, and reached "consensus" on the reform of the United Nations.


FTC forces Rambus to license memory chips

(InfoWorld) - U.S. government regulators will require Rambus to license its DRAM (dynamic RAM) chips to other vendors, and will cap the royalty fees Rambus can charge to both current and future DRAM manufacturers, according to an announcement Monday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The order "is designed to remedy the effects of theÂ unlawful monopolyÂ Rambus established in the markets for four computer memory technologies that have been incorporated into industry standards," the FTC said in a release. In order to ensure that other equipment makers can freely use the technology, the FTC will also require Rambus to hire an FTC-approved compliance officer to ensure that Rambus is honest in revealing its patents to standard-setting bodies. The announcement followed allegations that Rambus convinced industry groups to declare a standard technology for the memory used in PCs, servers, printers and cameras without admitting that it owned the patents to those technologies. When the groups announced the standards, Rambus had enormous leverage over the entire industry. Rambus executives are scheduled to discuss the ruling in a conference call with reporters at 10 a.m. ET on Monday.


Bulgarian pop diva keeps flame burning for Castro

Yordanka Hristova was once called "the  bride of all Cubans" and was so popular on Fidel Castro's  island that Cuban families named their daughters after her.


CIA tried to get Mafia to kill Castro: documents

The CIA worked with two of the country's most-wanted criminals in a botched "gangster-type" attempt to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro in the early 1960s, according to documents released by the CIA on Tuesday.


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that Israel would not rush into a cease-fire in southern Lebanon until it achieves its goals there.


Powell Quits, Rice to Be New Secretary of State

Secretary of State Colin Powell,  widely respected in a world often wary of America's superpower  diplomacy, resigned on Monday and national security adviser  Condoleezza Rice was set to replace him.


Oil giant Yukos files for bankruptcy in the US

Russian oil giant Yukos has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States, hoping to keep Russian authorities from auctioning off its main production subsidiary.


Public fears aside, scientists mimic natureâs genetic scrambling to bolster fruits and vegetables, as well as beer and whiskey.


European stocks fall; Groupe Eurotunnel dives by third

Europe's main stock markets dropped in morning deals on Monday, with London trading affected by security worries after the failed bomb attacks across Britain.


Army guards Mexico oil industry after threat

Extra soldiers and federal police were deployed to guard Mexico's oil wells and pipelines on Wednesday after a rebel group said it caused explosions at fuel pipelines as part of an anti-government campaign.


US economic growth drops to a weaker-than-expected annual rate of 0.6% in the final quarter of 2007.


Highlights from the SEW Blog: Feb. 20, 2007

Featured posts to the Search Engine Watch blog in the past week, along with recent search-related headlines from around the Web.


UK welcomes progress made by India, Pakistan :

Shillong, Nov 19 : The UK today welcomed the progress made by India and Pakistan to normalise bilateral relations and said it would support this endeavour 'only from outside'.


Oil prices gave up early gains Friday as a morning rise fueled by fresh sabotage attacks on Iraqi oil pipelines evaporated.


Computer Analysis Is Bringing Science to Art

Some computers can beat grandmasters at chess. Others can compose music.


American Wanted for Kidnapping Held in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Brazilian police havedetained in Rio de Janeiro a Massachusetts man who is wanted byU.S. authorities for kidnapping his own child 10 years ago, apolice spokeswoman said on Thursday.


Bomb Kills 11, Injures 27 in Pakistani City

QUETTA, Pakistan  - A powerful bomb exploded next  to an army truck in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta  on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring at least 27,  officials said.


Their handover of the city is another opportunity for the US to wash its hands of a "mess" for which it has no solution


Incoming prime minister Gordon Brown hints at a tax raise.


Britainâs Prince Harry scuffles with photographer outside ...

LONDON - Prince Harry, fast gaining a reputation as Britainâs most unruly royal, was involved in a scuffle with a photographer outside a London nightclub early Thursday, palace officials and witnesses said.


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WASHINGTON -- The elderly got a little break on the cost of medicine in the second quarter of the year.


"Into the Wild" leads surprising SAG nominees

Sean Penn's wilderness drama "Into the Wild" topped a surprising list of Screen Actors Guild nominees on Thursday with four nods overall, including best ensemble cast and best actor for its star Emile Hirsch.


Robot promoters look to Social Security set

The elderly are being eyed as a potential market for personal assistant robots that could help them live independently longer.


Record doses of flu shots are being shipped

The mad scramble for flu shots that occurred last fall when the season struck hard and early is not likely to be repeated this year, as a record number of doses will be delivered by the end of October.


Serbia restores state symbols from royal past, irking former...

Serbia restored its 19th-century anthem and ancient coat of arms Tuesday, harkening back to its royal history as its people struggle with economic and social hardships.


Torino, 18:42 - CALCIO, JUVE; DEL PIERO: ZEMAN? HO AVUTO LE MIE RIVINCITE

Domani il Lecce del suo 'nemico' Zeman affronta la Juventus a Torino, ma lui è costretto al f...


Attorneys for telecommunications companies from around the nation converge to answer 48 separate lawsuits charging collusion with illegal government surveillance. Ryan Singel reports from San Francisco.


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Four charged in plot to blow up JFK airport

Four people, including a former member of Guyana's parliament, have been charged with planning to blow up New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, U.S. officials said on Saturday.


Air passengers face further delays on Christmas Eve, a day after thick fog grounded more than 140 flights.


Almodovar's 'Education' Gets NC-17 Grade

Oscar-winning director Pedro Almodovar's latest film, "Bad Education," will carry an NC-17 rating, a commercially damaging tag which means that no one aged 17 and under will be admitted.


U.Va. student says award is "opportunity of a lifetime"

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. A University of Virginia senior chosen as a Rhodes Scholar says it's "the opportunity of a lifetime.


Police recovered 60 bodies over the   past day across Baghdad, most bound and tortured, officials   said on Wednesday, highlighting how sectarian death squads are   still plaguing the Iraqi capital despite a major security   drive.


An inability to tolerate Islam contradicts western values

Comment is free: Karen Armstrong: Free speech is now the rallying cry of escalating tensions, but we can also use it to expose double standards on both sides.


Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Leavitt, left, gestures after President Bush announced Leavitt as his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services Monday, Dec. 13, 2004, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.


Republican Sen. John McCain raised nearly $12 million in January, propelled by victories in New Hampshire and South Carolina that solidified his place as the leading candidate for the GOP presidential nomination.


There is no need for Prince Harry to apologise again for wearing a Nazi costume, the Duchess of York says.


Two recently discovered discs of Judy Garland singing aged 12 are to be auctioned in Los Angeles.


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NBA brawl suspensions upheld, O'Neal's cut by 10

Arbitrator Roger Kaplan issued his ruling yesterday in the NBA Players Association's grievance of the suspensions from the Nov. 19 Pacers-Pistons brawl.


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Collezione 'realizzata abbattendo barriere merceologiche'


After more than two centuries as a broadsheet newspaper, The Times of London has gone strictly tabloid. On Monday, The Times moved to a totally compact format after almost a year of dual publication.


(InfoWorld) - IUpload on Monday introduced an upgraded version of its enterprise blogging software designed to let companies deploy both internal and external blogs and in some cases unite the two. The latest release includes very granular permissioning capabilities. Administrators of internal blogs, for example, will be able to restrict readers from viewing, submitting or altering essentially any piece of content on blogs. The updated iUpload Customer Conversation System also includes new rating and voting capabilities. Contributors will be able to attach multiple questions to their postings to let readers rate the content on specific terms. Usually, systems allow contributors to attach only one question, which tends to be too general and vague. Administrators can use the feedback to determine how to best present the content. In addition, the individual ratings can be tied to the contributor, allowing readers to find others who rated the content in a similar way. "You can use that as a way of doing social networking to marry up people of like interests," said Robin Hopper, iUpload's chief executive officer. IUpload has also separated certain functions within the software so that customers can apply them outside of the blogs. For example, a customer with a print and online magazine wanted to use some of iUpload's commenting and rating functions on its main Web site. The site uses legacy systems that are not based on blogging tools but the magazine can now use components of iUpload's software to allow readers of the site to add comments and rate content, Hopper said. IUpload added the new capabilities based on feedback from customers that already use the software to link together content from various blogs. Some users host blogs for their employees and then use tagging and rating capabilities to sift through the content in order to choose relevant information to then post on their customer-facing Web sites. "We're unlocking the content from individual blogs and putting them in front of appropriate readers," Hopper said. Companies could also use iUpload to host blogs for customers that might be able to produce valuable content that can be collected and redistributed to a wider customer base. That could allow a company to "go from a linear marketing process where they blast stuff at people to one where they try to use these communities to foster relationships," Hopper said.


DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Jim Boylan was promoted Thursday to interim head coach of the Chicago Bulls, who fired Scott Skiles on Monday after the team's disappointing start.


DENVER -- Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild was hired Wednesday to replace Sonny Lubick as Colorado State coach.


The top U.S. point man with North  Korea will urge Asian powers to end arms-related trade with  Pyongyang as ordered by the U.N. on a tour of the region next  week, U.S. officials say.


CD Review: The Ego Sessions: Will Success Spoil Kanye West?

Hereâs a concept: starcissism, a pop starâs mixture of self-love, self-promotion, self-absorption and self-awareness. Itâs the core of Kanye Westâs third album, âGraduation.â


Bloc Party's new album oozes urban stress

Urban angst in the world's big 21st century cities is what it's about in British rock band Bloc Party's second album, "A Weekend In The City," being released on Monday worldwide, Tuesday in the United States.


Illinois tapped British, Irish pharmacists for I-SaveRx Web site

Residents of Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas can purchase cheaper prescription drugs through I-SaveRx, a Web site launched by Illinois Gov.


Israeli wall creates "island" villages in W. Bank

BIR NABALA, West Bank  - Tawfiq al-Nabali says he lives on an island surrounded not by water, but by a concrete wall.


The Home Office reveals fewer crimes were solved by police in England and Wales last year.


Google said yesterday that it had bought GrandCentral Communications, acquiring a service that lets people use a single number for all their phones.


Cappie Pondexter scores 22 points and Diana Taurasi adds 21 to lead the Phoenix Mercury to an 89-78 victory over Indiana on Friday night, snapping the Fever's four-game winning streak.


'What could possibly go wrong?' wonders Reuters RoTM The indolent Dutch may come to rue the day they ever heard the name of Nico van Staveren, petrol station operator and co-developer of a gas-pumping robot which can allegedly recognise your make of car, whip off the petrol cap and deliver the required amount of combustible.â¦


Video recreation of JFK assassination marks a new low

A spokesman for Sen. Edward Ken- nedy had an apt description of a video game that shamefully exploits the assassination of John F. Kennedy: The release of "JFK: Reloaded" on Monday -- the 41st anniversary


CORAL GABLES, Fla. - Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush last night of a âcolossal error in judgmentâ in ordering the invasion of Iraq.


U.S. cable channel The Weather Channel is to be put up for sale and could fetch more than $5 billion, The New York Times said in an online report on Thursday, quoting people briefed on the auction.


Parsons eyes reduced role at Time Warner

Time Warner Inc. chairman  and CEO Richard Parsons on Thursday signaled more clearly than  ever that he might drop at least his CEO title in the next year  or two and again backed president and COO Jeffrey Bewkes as his  heir apparent.


LONDON, England -- Many European Union companies are being denied access to a market in public contracts worth $1.8 billion because governments are still favoring home-based firms, according to a British report into fair competition released on Monday.


Oscar Wilde Musical Opens and Closes After One Night

A London musical about 19th century author and bon vivant Oscar Wilde has become an epic flop. The show, written and directed by radio DJ Mike Read, opened on Tuesday at the Shaw Theatre in London and was closed on Tuesday.


Bubbling Brooke proves point in golden zone

EVERY cloud is supposed to have a silver lining. Not true. It turns out that the cloud that has hung over Australian swimmer Brooke Hanson since the Athens Olympics is lined instead with gold.


The Nikkei average climbed to its highest  close in a week on Thursday, rising 1.69 percent as exporters  including Toshiba Corp. and Canon Inc. gained ground after a  fall in the yen spurred optimism about their earnings.


G20 countries concerned about exchange rates volatility

Some countries attending the two-day meeting of the Group 20 voiced concern on Saturday over abrupt movements in exchange rates, focusing on the sharp fall of the US dollar against euro and Japanese yen.


ATHENS, Greece Aug. 21, 2004 - Paul Hamm's gold medal has lost some of its luster. A mistake in scoring of the all-around gymnastics final cost Yang Tae-young the gold that ended up going to Hamm, the International Gymnastics Federation said Saturday.


Senate Passes Energy Bill Without House Tax Package

The Senate passed an energy bill with overwhelming bipartisan support last night but only after a Republican filibuster threat forced Democratic leaders to ditch the bill's tax package, which would have extended tax breaks for wind and solar projects while reducing breaks for the biggest oil and gas...


Myanmar Frees Prominent Political Prisoners

YANGON, Myanmar  - Myanmar's junta freed at least  two dozen members of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's  political party Friday during a mass release of 4,000 people  detained "inappropriately" by the intelligence machine purged  last month.


Blast, Mushroom Cloud Reported in N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - A large explosion occurred in the northern part of North Korea, sending a huge column of smoke into the air on an important anniversary of the communist regime, a South Korean news agency reported Sunday.    The South Korean government said it was trying to confirm the report of an explosion at 11 a.m...


TechWeb - Anacubis Desktop 3.0 shows the BI potential of information visualization software.


Car bombs in Iraq kill 62 in separate incidents

The death toll from Sunday's attack in the holy Shiite city of Najaf climbed to 48, with another ninety wounded. The car bomb exploded near the Imam Ali Mausoleum, one of the most revered spots in Najaf.


Suicide Bomber Kills 15 at Islamabad Rally

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 18 -- At least 15 people died and more than 40 were wounded Tuesday night when a suicide bomber targeted a group of demonstrators gathered in the heart of the Pakistani capital to demand an end to President Pervez Musharraf's eight-year rule.


Sinai Bedouin, silent no more, demand justice

EL-AJRA, Egypt  - The men gathered around the fire under a clear sky studded with stars. Youssef Ali had checked on his loaded Kalashnikov rifle as he prepared to spend another night in the desert, his home for the past six years.


Russia rejects US order barring Yukos auction

MOSCOW - Russia is vowing to proceed with an auction of oil giant Yukos' key production subsidiary, saying a US court ban is irrelevant.


Children starving to death in Somalia: UNICEF

Thousands of children are at risk of dying from malnutrition in central and southern areas of Somalia formerly considered the country's breadbasket, the UN Children Fund (UNICEF) said Wednesday.


Islamist group executes Italian hostage in Iraq: Al-Jazeera.

An Islamist group has executed Italian hostage Enzo Baldoni in Iraq, Arabic-language satellite news channel Al-Jazeera reported.


Abbas, in talks with Rice, defends unity deal

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas defended his unity deal with Hamas in talks with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Sunday after U.S. and Israeli threats to shun a coalition government.


Novell files additional lawsuit against Microsoft

Less than a week after collecting a $536 million settlement from Microsoft, Novell filed another lawsuit, as expected, accusing the software giant of violating antitrust laws.


No one's delivered a couch yet, but Jane Pauley is giving a tour of the Rockefeller Center studio where her new daytime talk show will start next Monday.


Bernanke to say economy sound, inflation a risk

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke looks set to tell Congress this week that the U.S.  economy is sound, but that the central bank is still concerned  that inflation, while moderating, may not fully come to heel.


Crude oil futures prices hit historical highs

CONTINUING concerns over possible supply disruptions and strong demand pushed prices of crude oil futures to historical highs yesterday.


Fallujah strikes kill eight, military says four Maries killed

US warplanes, tanks and artillery units struck the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding


Fuel leaking from the hull of freighter that broke in two in the Bering Sea is being called a major spill that could take months to clean up.


Miss "MadTV," Arden Myrin, celebrates her betrothal to Dan Martin Dec. 30 in Waitsfield, Vermont.


Dan Rather has donated $2 million to his alma mater, Sam Houston State University — the largest single monetary gift in the school's 127-year history.


Scotland women's manager quits to return home

THE departure of Scotlandâs first overseas manager was confirmed yesterday, although it is not Berti Vogts who has parted company with the SFA but Vera Pauw, coach of the womenâs national team.


Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley and teammate Marquis Daniels were charged Wednesday in a Feb. 6 bar fight.


CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs came out swinging _ and no, not at each other. Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam, Alfonso Soriano and Derrek Lee added solo homers, and the Cubs closed out a tumultuous weekend by beating the Atlanta Braves 10-1 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.


Security to dominate in annual Asian jamboree

Security, trade and energy will top the agenda when Asian leaders meet in the Philippines next week, with declarations expected on combating terrorism, accelerating economic integration and boosting energy security.


Cole looking to cash in on Robben injury

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole hopes Arjen Robben's absence through injury will give him an extended run in the Blues starting line-up as the Londoners continue their pursuit of four trophies in the one season.


The DVD "George W. Bush: Faith in the White House," marketed as a response to "Fahrenheit 9/11," portrays the president as God's warrior.


Dispute on who is boss delays new Darfur force

A dispute over who is to command  the proposed 23,000-strong international peacekeeping force for  Darfur is holding up any deployment in the violence-torn  Sudanese region, U.N. officials said on Friday.


WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages dropped this week to the lowest point in four months, providing some relief for people hoping to refinance their existing mortgages.


BLOOMFIELD, Mich. -- It's the new hit TV show. Law & Order: RCV. Ryder Cup Victims. Watch as the Michigan State Police try to solve the riddle of who killed American golf at the 35th version of the transatlantic challenge.


Lione, 18:51 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: HOULLIER NON E' PIU' IL TECNICO DEL LIONE

Gerard Houllier lascia la panchina del Lione: lo ha annunciato oggi pomeriggio, in una conferenza st...


Earnings alert: Sony profit up, forecast cautious

Plus: Matsushita profit up 22 percent...Amazon's profit up, margins squeezed...SAP cautious on 2008...Yahoo profit falls.


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Yale Conference Examines Michael Jackson

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael Jackson, frequently savaged in the tabloid press, was picked apart by more rarified critics as scholars gathered for a conference on the pop star at Yale University...


Abbas hints he might dissolve Hamas-led government

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday he might opt to dissolve the Hamas-led government and that unity talks with the Islamist group had broken down.


Probes: $500 million fund is set up for legal problems

NEW YORK - Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday it had created a $500 million legal reserve to deal with ongoing federal probes of its America Online division.


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Former Playboy pinup Anna Nicole Smith was laid to rest in the Bahamas on Friday as a flock of doves flew skyward, following a three-week battle for her corpse and amid legal wrangling over her 5-month-old baby.


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Beware of fake Microsoft security alerts

InfoWorld - With Microsoft's monthly patch release expected on Tuesday, scammers are sending out fake security bulletins that attempt to install malicious software on victim's computers.


Oil holds near $61, looks to OPEC for direction

Oil held above $61 on Tuesday after   rebounding from a six-month low as dealers focused on whether   OPEC might trim output should prices fall further.


A controversial new law that could signal trouble ahead for independent programers is delayed again.


An apartment building fire in southwest Germany killed at least nine people, five of them children, and left 20 people hospitalized, police said Monday.


George Melly, the larger-than-life jazz star, has died at his home in London at the age of 80, his wife said Thursday.


Serena Williams to play Bangalore Open next year

Former world number one Serena Williams will play in the WTA Bangalore Open event in February, organizers said on Monday.


The mayor of Vilnius bans a gay rights rally planned for the city, and a social event is attacked with smoke bombs.


Goss Hailed as Old Pro, Assailed as Partisan

Rep. Porter J. Goss (R-Fla.), 65, is caught up in a complicated nomination for the CIA's chief. Amid proposals for intelligence reform, his job title and duties remain unclear.


Ukraine Parliament Votes to Sack Government

Ukraine's parliament on Wednesday voted to  sack the government of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich,  boosting opposition efforts to end a political crisis triggered  by his contested election last month as president.


NEW YORK  Â Art is hot. Despite turmoil in the financial markets, there are no signs that the art market is softening. The fall auction season in New York saw robust prices across most categories, with postwar and contemporary works in particular going through the roof. It seemed like a new record was being shattered every time an art auction was held.


Bush's Defense Budget Biggest Since Reagan Era

President Bush's defense budget request of $481.4 billion -- an 11 percent boost over last year -- pushes U.S. defense spending to levels not seen since the Reagan-era buildup of the 1980s.


Diverted Greek plane leaves Ireland for New York after bomb alert

DUBLIN : An Olympic Airlines plane diverted to Ireland following a bomb alert, the second faced by the Greek carrier in four days, resumed its journey to New York after no device was found on board, airport officials said.


A motorist deliberately ploughed into a group of a Tartan Army fans on their way to a Scotland game killing one, a court hears.


UK and Russia trade threats in diplomatic row

Russia and Britain traded threats and recrimination on Tuesday as a diplomatic feud over the role of the British government's cultural arm worsened.


Defending champion France surged into the Fed Cup final, completing a 5-0 sweep of Spain on Thursday behind singles victories by Nathalie Dechy and Tatiana Golovin.


Gordon's freak own goal sets up West Ham win

West Ham rode their luck to beat Sunderland 3-1 on Sunday thanks in large part to a freak own goal by goalkeeper Craig Gordon.