I'm still ahead of Nicklaus's pace, says Woods

Despite enduring his worst season since turning professional nine years ago, Tiger Woods says he is on track to overtake Jack Nicklaus's haul of 18 major championship victories.


Dopo stretta di un quarto di punto del mese scorso


Edgerrin James runs fro 124 yards, 2 TDs

Peyton Manning had plenty of help from the Colts. Steve McNair didn't get the same treatment from his Titans in the first game between the NFL's co-MVP quarterbacks.


By most physical measures, teenagers should be the world's best drivers. Their muscles are supple, their reflexes quick, their senses at a lifetime peak. Yet car crashes kill more of them than any other cause.


The Prime Minister warned the EU not to burn its bridges with ...

There was the possibility that there could be an increase in violence from radical Islamists should the EU does not accept Turkey into the block, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.


Oct. 7, 2004 -- Female soccer players who have an ACL injury (anterior cruciate ligament) in one of their knees are more likely to develop knee osteoarthritis at an early age.


Italian Premier Resigns After Foreign Policy Loss

Italyâs fragile government snapped over internal divisions and skepticism about Europeâs role in fighting terrorism.


Study: Spammers, Virus Writers Getting Chummy

A new MessageLabs report says more than 86% of the E-mail it sampled in June was spam--and nearly one in 10 contained a virus.


L'espresso: pioggia di soldi lo Stato finanzia le industrie

Cinque miliardi di euro l'anno a fondo perduto. Ecco come si finanzia un'azienda su quattro, a spese dei contribuenti. Spesso illegalmente


AUBURN, Ala. -- Jason Campbell passed for a career-high 297 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 4 Auburn to a 38-20 rout of Arkansas yesterday.


TV analyst Simon Hughes says Darrell Hair was "guessing" when he penalised Pakistan for ball-tampering.


Iraq Rebels Hit Back as U.S. Bombs Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces hit Iraq's rebel  stronghold of Falluja with the fiercest air and ground  bombardment in months, as insurgents struck back on Saturday  with attacks that killed up to 37 people in Samarra.


Most of us need to roll out of bed and go to a job every day, and our money shouldn't rest, either.


Presentata ricerca Istat in occasione della speciale giornata convocata dalla CameraTra il '97 e il 2002 in 900 mila hanno subito pressioni sul luogo di lavoro                                          Stupri, molestie e ricatti sessuali in Italia vittime 10 milioni di donne                                                                                I casi di violenza denunciati sono stati mezzo milioneBertinotti: "Bisogna intervenire a scuola e nelle famiglie"


Rice Says She Knew Iraq Tube Claims Questioned

Top US officials were aware some pre-war evidence cited to make the case against Iraq's Saddam Hussein was questionable but US intelligence officials nonetheless deemed the threat of his developing nuclear weapons credible, top


Luxembourg in mourning after death of grand duchess

Luxembourg declared five days of national mourning after the death of Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte, the mother of the country's reigning monarch Grand Duke Henri.


Imagination Tech sells equity stake to Intel

Imagination Technologies Group Plc  said on Monday that it had sold a 3 percent stake in the company to U.S. giant Intel Corp , sending its shares up 10 percent.


Compleanno festeggiato con una mega-reunion a Los Angeles


Regulator to investigate Farepak accountants

Business & money: Regulators today announced an investigation into the conduct of accountants involved in the collapse of Christmas savings firm Farepak last year.


Vital Signs: Patterns: Childrenâs Ads on TV Push Sugar and Fat

Most foods advertised on programs watched by children are larded with sugar, salt and fat.


Top Hollywood studios have launched a wave of court cases against internet users who illegally download film files. The Motion Picture Association of America, which acts as the representative of major film


The good people of the Midwest hope you have been enjoying following the Big Dance, that high-stakes, hotly anticipated tournament taking place back east.


Reopening of Amsterdam Rijksmuseum delayed to 2O1O

Amsterdam's renowned Rijksmuseum, home to some of the most famous works by Rembrandt and other Dutch masters and which is undergoing restoration, will not reopen until 2010, two years later than planned.


Scientists Use Hazing to Drive Crows Away

In a city where a huge flock of crows has been pestering people for years, officials are fighting back with a hazing program aimed at disrupting the birds' sleep with noise and light and driving them into the countryside.


Detailed evacuation plans in case of a terror strike in London are discovered by a member of the public.


Padoa Schioppa: cresce il pessimismo, crisi non finita


The European Union warns Croatia that its failure to arrest a key war crimes suspect may delay entry talks.


Don Reisinger's latest column about the RIAA made some cringe.  But if you enjoyed that, take a look at the full transcript of the interview to see just how bad it was.


Grzegorz Rasiak's double condemned West Ham to a third straight defeat as Derby County ran out 2-1 winners at Upton Park.


13 lawmakers subpoenaed in bribery trial

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert and 12 other members of Congress have been subpoenaed to testify in the trial of a defense contractor charged with bribing jailed former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham.


Conferma da portavoce ospedale di Parigi (ANSA) - ROMA, 11 NOV - Il presidente dell'Anp, Yasser Arafat, e' ufficialmente morto. La conferma arriva dall'ospedale militare di Parigi. Il rais si e' spento alle


Belgium arrested 14 suspects and  stepped up security on Friday after thwarting what it said was  a plot to spring from jail an al Qaeda suspect arrested in  September 2001 for plotting attacks on U.S. targets.


Bhutto says talks with Pakistan's Musharraf stalled

LONDON/ISLAMABAD  - Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said on Saturday talks on a power sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf had stalled but she would return to Pakistan within weeks even without agreement.


Fossett plane search focuses on three new leads

RENO, Nevada  - The Nevada Air National Guard dispatched a Blackhawk helicopter to a canyon on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a "credible" tip that missing millionaire adventurer Steven Fossett's plane may have crashed there.


Most Israeli troops suspected of crimes against Palestinian civilians are never indicted, a rights group says.


Bomb threat raises security concerns; evacuation could set bad ...

Spanish authorities won praise Monday for clearing Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in just minutes after receiving a bomb threat - but Real Madrid's president said it set a bad precedent to suspend the match.


Barroso risks losing vote on EU commission

STRASBOURG: A majority of the European Parliament appeared Tuesday to be preparing to reject the incoming commission proposed by President-designate JosÃ© Manuel Barroso - the most serious rebellion against a new commission in the history of the European


Red Hat profit rises on 42% revenue hike

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 helped both revenue and profit, the company said.


A cracked rock called Escher is helping NASA scientists reconstruct the history of water on Mars. They say that the crater currently being explored by the Opportunity rover may have been shaped by a second


Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree to tackle "core issues" as US President George Bush leaves for a regional visit.


NEW YORK/PARIS  - The New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the world's largest energy market, is exploring a sale for about $14.3 billion, a news agency reported on Friday, as exchanges worldwide hustle for the best merger partners.


Iraq's government approves a draft law revoking private security contractors' immunity from prosecution.


Bonanni, su rinnovo contratti pubblici posizioni distanti


Yogi Berra would be proud. It's deja vu all over again.


TOKYO -- Asian stocks plunged Wednesday and European shares opened sharply lower after Wall Street chalked its second-biggest point drop in four years and rattled already nervous markets worldwide.


Iraqi hospital officials say six people are dead from a car bombing that struck in northern Baghdad. An Iraqi official says the blast took place near the Ministry of Education.


French Company AgendiZe Expands into US Market With Patented Call-to-Action Platform That Enhances the Quality of User Interaction in Online Marketing, Advertising and E-Commerce

Already with customers in 12 countries, including 18 of the world's  largest online directories and classifieds, such as Infoserve (UK) and  Yellow Pages Group (CD), French company AgendiZe is moving into the U.S.


Man Tries to Swap Stolen Money for Coins

CLEVELAND - The need for clean money gave him away. A bank-robbery ring was cracked when police spotted a man changing hundreds of dollars in dye-stained bills for quarters in a drive-thru car wash coin machine, the FBI said...


Philips to sell flat screen business to TPV Technology of Taiwan

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch electronics group Philips said on Thursday that it has agreed to sell much of its flat screen business to Taiwanese company TPV Technology under an agreement worth US$358m (269 million euros).


The U.S. government strives mightily to stamp out intellectual property theft all over the world — except for Cuba, where it tries to broadcast anti-communist messages to anyone able to see U.S. programming through illegal satellite dishes.


BOJ Fukui proposes raising interest rates: report

Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui  proposed at the BOJ's rate-setting meeting on Friday that the  central bank raise interest rates for the first time in six  years, Kyodo news agency reported, citing unnamed sources.


Home Secretary David Blunkett has won a preliminary skirmish in his fight with former lover Kimberly Quinn as the battle over the son he claims is his spills over into an open High Court hearing.


'Certo l'Irpef ha bisogno ancora di una sistemazione'


DealBook Blog: First Data Prepares $5 Billion Loan Sale

First Data is preparing to sell the first slug of debt related to its leveraged buyout in the first real test for the debt markets since the credit markets froze this summer.


TOKYO, Dec. 15 -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government pushed through landmark laws Friday requiring Japanese schools to encourage patriotism in the classroom and elevating the Defense Agency to the status of a full ministry for the first time since World War II.


No other options if Tevez move fails, says Ferguson

Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that Manchester United have no other plans in place should they fail to sign West Ham striker Carlos Tevez.


Gruppo svizzero ha lanciato ieri Opa su Fastweb


Now the curse is over. The Curse of the Bambino legend in baseball lore basically says the reason the Boston Red Sox hadn't won a World Series since 1918 is that the Boston owner sold pitcher Babe Ruth to


An inquiry into how a registered sex offender was able to rape a girl criticises procedures to monitor him.


Tiger Woods arrives in Washington on Wednesday on a winding road paved by his father, Earl, a Green Beret who gave his son the will of a champion.


Celtic enjoy easy win before Champions League

Celtic enjoyed a comfortable 3-0 win at home to Dunfermline in the Scottish Premier League to set them up perfectly for their Champions League match against AC Milan.


Nike teams with Sony on special GT4 offer

A limited edition Gran Turismo bundle in Japan will come with a pair of Nike sneakers and T-shirt. TOKYO--Major running shoe and apparel manufacturer Nike is collaborating with Sony Computer Entertainment


MacKay's 'la familia' reference draws ire

OTTAWA -- Conservative deputy leader Peter MacKay raised the hackles of Italian MPs yesterday when he referred to former Public Works minister Alfonso Gagliano as being part of "la familia" -- a common expression for the Mafia.


Iranian president urges West to follow God's path

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a   devout Shi'ite Muslim, urged the West on Wednesday to turn to   God's path and said failure to do would ensure they faced "no   good fate."


LONDON, England -- Britain's Prince Harry has apologized to his father, Prince Charles, over his scuffle with a paparazzi photographer outside a nightclub, a London newspaper reported.


We asked Computerworld readers to rate their high-speed Internet providers on connection reliability, speed, customer service and more. The votes are in, and one service stands head and shoulders above the rest.


Listening Post: Want Better Music? Don't Stiff the Songwriters

As new digital-distribution plans gain traction, an inevitable fight over publishing royalties breaks out. If songwriters lose, your ears will suffer. Commentary by Eliot Van Buskirk.


Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook will do their best to prove this wasn'ta one-man offense. A badly sprained ankle and broken leg will sideline Owens for the rest of the regular season and possibly the entire


World number four Phil Mickelson withdrew on Thursday from the WGC-American Express Championship being held in Kilkenny, Ireland next week.


An exclusion zone is set up in a market town after a gas tanker strikes a bridge and comes off the road.


Sweden Fears Worst as First Tsunami Dead Come Home

The first Swedish dead from the Asian tsunami came home on Wednesday morning to a nation which fears it may have suffered its worst loss of life for 200 years.


Police and internet companies launch a website for children to report possible paedophile activity.


The Gizmo Report: Belkin's TuneTalk Stereo for iPod

Glaskowsky reviews the Belkin TuneTalk Stereo for iPod... and a highly questionable legal policy in effect at Apple's retail stores.


Pay-TV company BSkyB's closely-watched first-quarter subscriber figures have beaten forecasts, providing much-needed breathing room for Chief Executive


Open-source geeks are devout in their belief that software should be free to all, and hold as their icon the Linux alternative to the Microsoft commercial empire.


Nonviolent protest offers little hope for Palestinians

JERUSALEM The arrival in the Middle East of Arun Gandhi, preaching his grandfather Mahatma Gandhi's message of love, brotherhood and nonviolence to conflict-weary Israelis and Palestinians, has raised tentative hopes that the bloody conflict may be


Former Steelers, Maine player Strzelczyk dies after highway chase, crash

Justin Strzelczyk , a former player for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the University of Maine, died yesterday in a fiery head-on collision with a tanker truck in Herkimer, N.Y., after he led state troopers on a 40-mile highway chase during morning rush hour. Strzelczyk, 36, was an offensive lineman with the Steelers for nearly a decade until the team released ...


Growth, Mortality of T. Rex Gets Clearer

Here's a dinosaur finding that parents can appreciate: The teenage Tyrannosaurus rex typically went through an explosive growth spurt, gaining nearly 5 pounds a day.


Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck receives a lifetime achievement honour at the annual BBC Jazz awards.


Mets reportedly to consider trading Piazza for Green

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- On the opening day of his first general managers meeting as the man in charge of the Mets, Omar Minaya moved in a direction the Mets have long been avoiding.


That is just two points shy of United's total at the same stage of the 1998/99 treble season and a point ahead of their tally when they won the title in 2002/03.


Messina, 14:10 - CALCIO, MESSINA: LUNEDI' DI COSTANZO NUOVO ALLENATORE

Trattativa definita: lunedÃ¬ sera il Messina con ogni probabilità annuncerà sia l'ingag...


Mercoledi' a Parigi l'addio alle passerelle del couturier


Le ordinanze di custodia cautelare emesse dai pm milanesiIn manette tra gli altri Giuliano Tavaroli e Emanuele Cipriani                                          Intercettazioni illegali, 18 arresti per indagine su security Telecom Pirelli


Michael Stone loses his appeal against his convictions for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan.


Roma, 16:14 - CALCIO, LAZIO; AGENTE PANDEV: NON HA MAI PARLATO DI OFFERTE

Goran Pandev non ha mai detto di aver ricevuto offerte e di voler lasciare la Lazio. Lo ha ribadito ...


The 103 children French aid workers are jailed for trying to kidnap from Chad have yet to be reunited with their families more than three months after their ordeal began, the U.N. children's agency said Friday.


NEW YORK - The curse is dead. Last night's 3-0 win by the Boston Red Sox ended 85 years of World Series futility. Fans celebrated into the early morning, as they no longer have to endure chants of "1918" (the year of their last World Series win).


Stocks Fall on Jobs Report, Intel Warning

NEW YORK - Technology stocks led Wall Street lower Friday after an uninspiring employment report failed to mitigate investors' concerns over Intel Corp.'s profit outlook. The major indexes finished the week mixed...


Reinventing Date Night for Long-Married Couples

Brain and behavior researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong.


Rice Looks Back for a Way Forward on Mideast Peace

BERLIN, Feb. 20 -- Over Christmas vacation, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice took home a three-foot stack of reports written by the State Department historian on previous efforts by the United States to forge Middle East peace. Rice had read memoirs by her predecessors, but as she embarked on her own effort to help end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, she decided she needed to study a day-by-day diplomatic narrative of  what had gone wrong in the past....


Chinese to win cash for hanging with the monkeys

A Chinese zoo is running a Big Brother style competition with a difference -- the contestants have to live in a monkey enclosure.


Mars could be in for an asteroid hit. A newly discovered hunk of space rock has a 1 in 75 chance of slamming into the Red Planet on Jan. 30, scientists said Thursday.


Bush says Iran and Syria must end Lebanon interference

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that Syria and Iran must end interference in Lebanese politics, and called for nations in the region to support Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.


Mitsubishi to stop producing big LCD panels

Mitsubishi has decided to stop production of LCD panels for televisions and computers. Instead the company will focus on the production of smaller LCD panels.


A file system loved by all Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz may have let the cat out of the bag on Apple's plans for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard's file system.â¦


Former Scotland midfielder Craig Burley says it will be impossible for Berti Vogts to continue as national manager if Scotland fail to beat Moldova.


Strong limited-release opening for Bad Education

In limited release, Pedro AlmodÃ³var's Bad Education had a stellar opening, grossing $147,366 in three theaters. The movie's convoluted plot centers on the relationship of two boys whose budding romance is destroyed by a jealous priest.


Iran to resume uranium enrichment: top diplomat

Iran's top diplomat to the United Nations nuclear watchdog meeting said on Monday in Vienna that Tehran would resume uranium enrichment despite the European Union's urge to


New peacekeeping force takes over in Darfur

A joint United Nations-African  Union (AU) force took charge of peacekeeping in Darfur on  Monday, seeking to end almost five years of fighting in the  western Sudanese region.


Indigenous activist and Nobel winner Rigoberta Menchu says she will run for president in Guatemala.


Hemorrhoid cream not for the face, drugmaker says

German drugs maker Schering warned consumers on Thursday not to use hemorrhoid cream on their faces.


Owenâs goal puts âBeckham-lessâ Erikssonâs England top

BAKU, Azerbaijan, 14 Oct - England captain Michael Owen scored the only goal in Wednesdayâs World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan to give Sven-Goran Erikssonâs team a hat-trick of wins and put them top of Group 6.


A suicide car bomber rammed into an army convoy in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Saturday, triggering an explosion that left four people dead and 22 wounded, the army said. Two soldiers, a civilian and the bomber were killed in the attack on a highway connecting Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu-Kashmir state, with the frontier town of Uri, an army garrison, said Lt. Col. V. K. Batra.


QB Jeff Garcia Hopes to Stay With Browns

Unfortunately for Jeff Garcia, the worst season of his NFL career happened to be his first with the Cleveland Browns. He hopes it's not his last.


New Darfur force commander voices optimism

Bringing peace to Darfur will not be  easy but a joint U.N.-African Union force should be much more  effective than the AU peacekeepers currently struggling to hold  the ring, the new force commander said on Thursday.


A Camp Lejeune marine suspected of killing a colleague who was eight months pregnant was formally charged with first degree murder.


Sirius plans to buy XM in $4.6 bln stock deal

Sirius Satellite Radio plans to buy U.S. rival XM Satellite Radio for $4.6 billion in stock to bring entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard Stern under one roof, but a top regulator said the deal would face a tough time winning approval.


The German car maker - losing market share fast in recent months - hits back with models to enable it to compete in new markets.


Schwarzenegger refuses to apologize for remarks about Indian ...

Despite protests from US Indian tribes in California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he would not apologize for his remarks that the Indians "are ripping us off.


By JON KRAWCZYNSKI  MINNEAPOLIS - Greg Oden and No. 2 Ohio State hardly broke a sweat in beating Minnesota 85-67 Sunday, putting the Buckeyes in position for their first No. 1 ranking in 45 years.  Oden had 19 points nine rebounds and two blocks and Ron Lewis added 16 points.


BBC boss Mark Thompson is to announce  a shake-up on Tuesday which could lead to the loss of thousands of jobs.


The F.T.C. has opened an antitrust investigation into Googleâs planned $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick.


La moneta unica tocca quota 1,3890 dollari


Sudan orchestrated Darfur crimes, U.N. mission says

A U.N. human rights mission accused Sudan's government on Monday of orchestrating and taking part in gross violations in Darfur and called for urgent international action to protect civilians there.


American to Save $300,000 by Pulling Pillows From MD-80 Planes

American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, has pulled pillows from about half its fleet to save about $300,000 a year. Eliminating pillows from American's 334 MD-80 planes will


A small plane carrying the husband of a NASCAR executive crashed into a neighborhood Tuesday and engulfed two houses in flames, killing both people aboard the aircraft and three others on the ground.


Hornets' Magloire fined for throwing ball at coach

New Orleans Hornets center Jamaal Magloire, who is expected to miss three months of the National Basketball Association season with a dislocated finger, will have to find a way to open his wallet.


Lecce, 15:06 - CALCIO, LECCE; SEMERARO: PROCCUPATI, MA PIENA FIDUCIA A ZEMAN

Giovanni Semeraro, il presidente del Lecce, è preoccupato dopo la sconfitta di Crotone e i se...


AMD CEO: Intel Is a Monopoly, Microsoft Isn't

In a keynote address this morning to the American Antitrust Institute in Washington, D.C., AMD CEO Hector Ruiz gave attendees what he described as "an idea of what it's like to do business day in and day out when you are competing against an abusive monopolist."  While Ruiz reiterated many familiar allegations against Intel, he at one point compared it against Google and Microsoft as examples of companies that thrive in the absence of monopolies.


LOS ANGELES - Bebe Neuwirth, who played Lilith the psychiatrist on the sitcoms "Cheers" and "Frasier," is getting serious with a role as the latest member of the "Law & Order" family. Neuwirth will play a tough Manhattan prosecutor in "Law & Order: Trial by Jury," coming to NBC next year...


GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests.


Damien Martyn narrowly missed his third consecutive test century but Australia set themselves up for their first series win in India since 1969 by lunch on the fourth day of the third test.


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including tax software from H&R Block and Intuit, a sub-$400 eMachines desktop, and Yamaha Bluetooth speakers.


Accepting the silver would make Hamm golden

HE PULLED OFF an amazing feat at the Olympics last week, overcoming a stumble to become the first US man to win the gymnastics all-around gold medal.


MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses with his powerful voice and jovial personality, died on Thursday of pancreatic cancer, aged 71.


Internet photo sites are scrambling to exploit the digital camera boom with new products and -- in some cases -- lower prices. -Leslie Walker


Adolph Coors Co. and Molson Inc. said Friday they have scheduled a Jan. 19 meeting for shareholders to vote on their plan to merge.


The 2,300-acre International Peace Garden, which straddles the U.S.-Canadian border and signifies the long-standing peace between the two countries, once exploded in colorful blooms and invited visitors with its picturesque waterfall.


As the HP press leak scandal widens, e-mails obtained by the Washington Post indicate CEO Mark Hurd approved some of the tactics used. This included tracking of a reporter's e-mails via a Trojan horse.


The police in Portugal say they have arrested a man described as Spain's most-wanted bank robber.


U.S. military forces killed 11 members of a Mahdi Army splinter group, American officials said, in the largest such operation against the powerful militia in months.


American Online (AOL) is releasing a new, more secure browser. Included in the package are a firewall, antivirus and a popup blocker all courtesy of McAfee - also included are dozens of other small utilities designed to keep users safe.


Study suggests getting less sleep aids weight gain

People who sleep less have a pattern of hormone levels that may cause them to overeat and gain weight, a new study suggests. Researchers from Wisconsin and California found that people who slept about


Study: T-Rex Was a Sprinter, Not a Marathoner

Tyrannosaurus rex, originally believed to be something of a plodder owing to its massive bulk, was capable of speeds up to 18 mph, according to some new calculations.


Chipmaker says glut in market will bring global slowdown

LONDON (CBS.MW) - Growth in global chip sales is likely to halve in 2005, Samsung Electronics said on Monday, according to reports.


Martial Law in Chinese Town After Riots Kill Seven

China declared martial law in part of a central province after at least seven people were killed, 42 injured and numerous houses set ablaze in clashes between minority Muslims and Han Chinese, officials said on Monday.


Lisbona, 14:45 - CALCIO, PORTOGALLO: I CONVOCATI PER L'ITALIA

Luiz Felipe Scolari, ct del Portogallo, ha convocato 20 giocatori per l'amichevole con la Nazionale ...


Boxer Who Played Joe Louis in Films Dies

Coley Wallace, who knocked out Rocky Marciano in an amateur bout and played Joe Louis in two movies has died. He was 77.


Online Satirists Pull No Punches on Election

Some are born to rule, others to ridicule is a worthy reminder to U.S presidential hopefuls struck by an endless arsenal of satirical barbs on the Web.


Sir Alex Ferguson's European wish was granted as Ruud van Nistelrooy netted his first Manchester United four-timer in a 4-1 win that takes the Red Devils to a brink of a place in the last 16.


Microsoft to face challenge over Linux licenses

Supporters of PC operating system  Linux are preparing to counter a recent deal penned by  Microsoft Corp  which establishes for the first time  the principle of paying the software giant for the operating  system, whose license requires it to be free.


THE first public trial of third-generation or 3G mobile phones will start in Singapore tomorrow, ahead of a nationwide rollout due by year's end.


Gaddafi terror comments fail to quell controversy

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi condemned  terrorism at the request of President Nicolas Sarkozy, but his  comments failed to quell widespread controversy on Thursday  over his lengthy stay in France.


Gilberto Higuera Guerrero, said to be behind half the cocaine smuggled into the US from Mexico, is arrested.


Federal authorities accused Rep. William J. Jefferson yesterday of using his congressional office and staff to enrich himself and his family, charging the Louisiana Democrat with offering and accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to support business ventures in the United States and...


UE-TURCHIA: AUSTRIA SEGNALA DISPONIBILITA' A COMPROMESSO

(AGI/REUTERS) - Vienna, 15 dic. - L'Austria ha segnalato una disponibilita' a un testo di compromesso del Consiglio europeo sull'avvio dei negoziati di adesione della Turchia all'Unione europea. Il governo


Soldier Pleads Guilty in Iraq Abuse Case

The highest-ranking soldier charged with abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison pleaded guilty Wednesday, telling a military court that prisoners were forced to submit to public nudity and degrading treatment "for military intelligence purposes."


Japan's ex-foreign minister Taro Aso says his rival Yasuo Fukuda is most likely to win the contest to become PM.


UN diplomats abandon drafting treaty to ban human cloning

UNITED NATIONS UN diplomats are dropping plans to draft a treaty banning human cloning, and could settle for a weaker declaration instead.


Martin Brodeur made 27 saves, and Brad Richards, Kris Draper and Joe Sakic scored goals to help Canada beat Russia 3-1 on Saturday night in the World Cup of Hockey, giving the Canadians a 3-0 record in round-robin play.


Arbitration sought in Jennifer Lopez suit

A dispute between Jennifer Lopez and her ex-husband over his proposed tell-all book about their relationship does not need to go to court, their attorneys said Wednesday.


They will try to settle their differences by Oct. 31 in a bid to prevent the loss of more big clients. TORONTO -- Stelco Inc. and the union representing 1,000 employees working without a contract at the company's


Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy wrote that every unhappy family was unhappy in its own way, but best-selling author and management consultant Patrick Lencioni maintains that all miserable jobs are pretty similar.


Durban - Two no-balls in 57 overs is probably the best indication of the discipline shown by the South African bowlers in the second Test here at Kingsmead on Sunday.


Bullet is a state-of-the-art 3D Collision Detection and Rigid Body Dynamics Library for games. ZLib license, free for commercial use, including Playstation 3. Supports COLLADA Physics. Visit forum at http://bulletphysics.com for support and feedback   - removed STL from the Bullet library: replace std::vector by btAlignedObjectArray. Also removed the std::set for overlapping pair set, and turned it into an overlapping pair array. The SAP only adds objects, never removed. Removal is postponed for during traversal of overlapping pairs (duplicates and non-overlapping pairs are removed during that traversal).  - added heap sort and binary search/linear search to btAlignedObjectArray  - compressed AABB tree: 16 bytes per node, quantized aabb, with 32-bits indices. This helps reduce memory usage of large triangle meshes, with improved performance. See Demos/ConcaveDemo  - COLLADA import improvements. See Demos/ColladaDemo.  - Improved performance for convex polyhedral shapes. The local AABB is cached, instead of re-computed each frame. This caused a major slowdown for larger scenes, in particular .bsp levels with many convex hulls.   See: https://sourceforge.net/bullet


Morgan Freeman to Star as Nelson Mandela

An independently financed drama, "The Human Factor," will star Morgan Freeman as former South African President Nelson Mandela.  The movie is based on an upcoming book by John Carlin.  Freeman, along with Revelations Entertainment partner Lori M...


Shaq, Kobe Showdown Set for Christmas Day

Description: Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant will exchange baskets instead of presents on Christmas Day when their teams, the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, respectively, meet on the court.


No one can accuse the Townies of backing into the boys' state basketball tournament. Just over two weeks after an impressive road win over then-No. 1 East Boston, second-ranked Charlestown welcomed No. 6 Lawrence into its gym and took a hard-fought 71-68 win in nonleague action last night.


Conduttore torna al suo processo su Italia7 Gold


Reliance Will Buy All of Petrochemical Firm Deal Would Consolidate Manufacturing BUSINESS ASIA By Bloomberg

By Manash Goswami  Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company, approved a plan to buy all the shares it does not own in Indian Petrochemicals, aiming to consolidate chemicals manufacturing in one company.


Bin Laden, in video statement ahead of election, says another Sept ...

Osama bin Laden changed his usual sharply militant rhetoric to address Americans in a more conciliatory tone â-hough one tinged with threat â -his new video, dropped


Bochum, 15:49 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: PFERTZEL PASSA AL BOCHUM

Il difensore francese Marc Pfertzel passa dal Livorno al club tedesco del Bochum. Lo ha annunciato i...


Pats overcome miscues to top Bears 17-13

The New England Patriots finally quit stopping themselves.


The New Jersey Nets snapped a six-game losing streak as Vince Carter scored 16 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter to lead them past the Boston Celtics 106-103 on Wednesday.


Nel quartiere al-Obeidi mentre erano in corso perquisizioni


GAZA CITY: Israel killed a military leader of the radical Hamas group in the Gaza Strip, risking a new flare-up in violence on Friday just days ahead of a critical parliamentary vote on the evacuation of the Palestinian territory.


Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg says his party will not be backing a Tory bid for a referendum on the EU treaty.


Local officials ask healthy people to forgo flu shots

One day after officials with the NC Division of Public Health released a draft plan for dealing with an influenza pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported there would be a shortage of flu vaccines this year.


It's War! - PeopleSoft investors side with Oracle

The investors have spoken and decided that Oracle buying PeopleSoft for $9.2bn in cash sounds like a pretty good deal. More than 60 percent of PeopleSoft investors tendered their shares to Oracle, giving the


Political power couple: "Harry" and "Nancy"

The Democratic odd couple leading the U.S. Congress has struggled to make its political marriage productive since rising to power in January.


CHINA'S largest manufacturer of personal computers Lenovo Group has confirmed it is in acquisition negotiations with a major information technology company, widely believed to be IBM.


E' stato il piu' violento degli ultimi 30 anni


Honolulu, HI (Sports Network) - Michelle Wie officially accepted an invitation on Wednesday to play in the LPGA's 2005 SBS Open in February.


The New York Yankees began reshaping their roster yesterday, sending outfielder Kenny Lofton and more than $1.5 million to the Philadelphia Phillies for setup man Felix Rodriguez and also reacquiring Mike Stanton from the Mets.


Okur lifts Jazz past Suns as NBA division leaders meet

Mehmet Okur scored 29 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to lead Utah past Phoenix 108-105 in a showdown of National Basketball Association division leaders.


Direct-to-DVD Releases Shed Their Loser Label

Once a dumping ground for movies considered virtually unwatchable, the direct-to-DVD pipeline is becoming increasingly important to mainstream film franchises.


Update 1: Eisner Told King, Board Different Stories

Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner testified Thursday that he told Disney's directors he was hoping to "trade" president Michael Ovitz to Sony Corp.


World failing to meet water, sanitation goals: U.N.

Without a massive rise in investment,   the world will fail to deliver on a pledge to halve the   percentage of people without access to safe drinking water and   basic sanitation by 2015, two U.N. agencies said on Tuesday.


England captain David Beckham is starting to compile the defence of his self-confessed deliberate booking against Wales to try to avoid a disciplinary charge.


Violence Flares in Afghan South as Militia Disarmed

At least 11 people were killed in the southern Afghan province of Zabul when fighting erupted after federal troops began disarming police and militia, officials said on Tuesday.


UK Soldiers' Iraq 'Abuse' Trial Adjourned

The trial in Germany of British soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners was adjourned on Thursday, a court official said.


Rangers chase Miller with 4 goals in 1st

Sean Avery scored the first of his two goals 10 seconds in, and Brandon Dubinsky had a goal and two assists for the New York Rangers, who chased goalie Ryan Miller in the first period and routed the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Saturday.


Powell Sees Evidence of Sudan Genocide, Sanctions Threat Builds

Refugees fleeing the Darfur region of Sudan have described conditions that amount to a campaign of genocide by the Sudanese government, US Secretary of State Colin Powell.


ATA Holdings Corp. ATAH.O, parent of  struggling low-cost carrier ATA Airlines, on Tuesday filed for  Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as falling fares and soaring  fuel prices drained it of cash.


The director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said Thursday that Washington wants to base an anti-missile radar in the Caucasus, a move that could provoke a further rift with Russia.


U.S. business productivity rose at a  faster-than-expected 1.1 percent annual rate in the second  quarter while unit labor costs increased at their fastest pace  since the fourth quarter of 2004 as hourly compensation surged,  preliminary Labor Department data showed on Tuesday.


Iraq Vows to Protect Voters From Attacks

The Iraqi government pledged Saturday it would do everything in its power to protect voters from insurgent attacks during next week's national elections, as militants announced they'd killed 15 captive Iraqi national guardsmen for cooperating with the Americans.


Belgian authorities said 14 people were arrested Friday for allegedly seeking to free an al-Qaida sympathizer imprisoned for planning a terrorist attack on U.S. air base personnel.


Apollo-Texas Pacific look set on Harrah's bid: report

Private equity firms Apollo Management  and Texas Pacific Group  appeared set to win a bid for  Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  with an offer of at least  $90 per share for the casino company, The Wall Street Journal  reported on its Web site on Sunday.


More than 63,162 people were killed in 12 countries in southern Asia and Africa from Sunday's massive earthquake and tsunami waves, according to official figures. A breakdown of the toll so far:


U.S. tracks serious form of syphilis in gay men

A particularly serious form of the sexually transmitted bacterial disease syphilis has been detected in gay and bisexual U.S. men infected with the AIDS virus, federal health officials reported on Thursday.


Movie Review | 'Little Children': Playground Rules: No Hitting, No Sex

Todd FieldÂs superb film adaptation of the novel by Tom Perrotta result is challenging, accessible and hard to stop thinking about.


Chiefs Still Feel the Void Left by Thomas's Death

The death of Derrick Thomas has left the Kansas City Chiefs with a shadow of their once-proud defense.


Toshiba shares gain more than 5% on speculation that the firm is about to shelve its high definition DVD format.


Stern: No Penalties for Refs Gambling in Casinos

David Stern acknowledges that more than half of NBA referees had violated NBA policies about casino gambling, but none will be punished.


Egyptian security forces pull back from the border with Gaza after apparently failing to reseal it.


Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, media tallies showed, while activists voiced fears over delayed official results.


With one swing of the bat, Lance Berkman revived the Houston Astros' playoff hopes - and gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a much-needed reprieve. Berkman hit a three-run homer off Dustin Hermanson, highlighting a five-run ninth inning that sent Houston to a 7-3 win over San Francisco on Thursday night...


Rare Blood Infection Surfaces in Injured U.S. Soldiers

An unexpectedly high number of U.S.  soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing  positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military  hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday.


Graphics chipmaker ATI (Quote, Chart) unveiled a new technology it said lets its visual chips share system memory for graphics processing.


Mutual fund fees may look small, but they can eat much of your earnings.


Payless' business transition moves appear to be working, and recently announced licensing deals look interesting.


Retail tycoon Philip Green, the subject of frenzied market speculation over his role as a potential predator, says he is not considering any takeovers at present and is focused on his own businesses.


Australian PM gets election boost with surprise drop in ...

SYDNEY : Prime Minister John Howard's election campaign received a last-minute boost as new unemployment figures showed a larger than expected fall in the number of jobless, two days before an election he has fought on his economic record.


Five players among 10 men facing assault charges in NBA brawl

Prosecutors issued assault and battery charges against five National Basketball Association players and five spectators who fought in a November 19 brawl.


Secondo il ministro delle Comunicazioni Gentiloni dalla telefonata di Berlusconi"affiora un quadro collusivo tra dirigenti e personalitÃ  politiche"                                          Bertinotti: "Le intercettazioni sono una violazione dei diritti"                                                                                Per il vicecoordinatore Fi Cicchitto si Ã¨ verificata "una situazione gravissima"


Ministers underestimated threat, say experts

Defence officials and independent experts on Iraq yesterday accused the government of seriously underestimating the task facing the Black Watch at their base south of Baghdad.


Cleveland Cavaliers youngster LeBron James scored 26 points in his side's 96-74 victory over the Chicago Bulls to become the youngest player in NBA history to reach 2,000 points.


Dell Inc. plans to sell personal computers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, in a departure from Dell's approach of selling machines only directly to customers.


The latest generation of mobile phones is vulnerable to hackers, a security conference is told.


Sears Holdings quarterly net up, but sales slip

Retailer Sears Holdings Corp.  posted a 20 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a legal settlement and other special gains, but sales declined at both its Sears and Kmart units.


Woes continue Despite a new CEO, there are no signs yet of a turnaround for Motorola. The company's mobile phone division recorded a shocking quarter, with the unit's revenues down 38 per cent year-on-year, losing $388m along the way. Motorola's mobile division recorded a $1.2bn loss in 2007.â¦


Efforts Made to OK Foreign Born Presidents

The nation's forefathers envisioned a president born in the good ol' U.S. of A.; a red, white and true-blue chief executive for when the band strikes up "Hail to the Chief."


Woods Isnât Driving Perfectly, but Heâs Cruising

Tiger Woods churned inexorably across the North Course at Torrey Pines, making birdies from the rough, a par from the sand, a chip-in par from the green and putts from everywhere else.


Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) shareholders have one less headache to medicate thanks to management's wise decision to settle its patent infringement litigation with crusty old Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK).


Chinese PM Wen Jiabao urges his country to "have faith" recent bad weather can be overcome, media reports.


PHP Thinktank Blog: SPL and php.NET (phalanger) IRC logs

The #php.thinktank channel on the Freenode IRC network has started their talk series with two new topics, the logs for which have been posted to the thinktank website.   The two topics so far have been:  SLP by Davey Shafik php.NET (phalanger) by zaemis  You can also grab these over on the Google group for the thinktank.


As expected, Apple has teamed with U2 to create a customized iPod pre-loaded with every one of the Irish rock act's studio albums.


Weakened Storm Brings Southeast Welcome Relief

WAYCROSS, Ga.  -- Tropical Storm Barry and its remnants gave a much-needed soaking to thousands of acres of burning swamp and timberland in northern Florida and southeastern Georgia.


Update 8: Crude Oil Futures Continue Slide

Crude oil futures prices fell Tuesday on growing expectations that a winter supply crisis will be averted and after union leaders canceled a strike in major exporter Nigeria.


Nuove procedure volo per avvicinamenti agli aeroporti


Russia expels 4 British diplomats as row escalates

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


Red Wings Sign Osgood to 3 - Year Contract

Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood, off to a fast start this season, has signed a three-year extension with the team.


Darfur rebels put forward peace plan at talks in Nigeria

: Rebel groups proposed a new peace agreement at talks aimed at restoring calm to Sudan's Darfur region, calling for international peacekeepers and full access for aid groups to all of Darfur.


The task was clear for Jeremy Mayfield: Win the race and don't worry about the race to make NASCAR's playoffs.


Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner sued over book

Iran's 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner  and human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi was sued by a co-author on  Thursday for pulling out of an agreement to publish a new book.


With world attention focussed upon Athens this month, Greece is certainly basking in the spotlight.


Nokia, the world's largest mobile-phone maker, has lowered its profitability targets in spite of rising sales, highlighting the growing difference in its performance with that of rival Ericsson.


Cisco Expands 10Gb and Unveils Fan-Less Compacts

Cisco Systems Inc has made a slew of announcements, which include beefing up 10Gb connectivity on its switches and launching fan-less compact versions of a couple of its midrange boxes for markets like education, utilities and the public sector.


Stolen Art on Display in a Search for Owners

In a remarkable feat of cooperation between France and Israel, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem has opened an exhibition of important art looted by the Nazis from France and then returned after the war.


Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis today performed a fly-around to get a look at the space station before leaving.


European govts seek ways to promote moderate Islam

PARIS: With concern growing about radical Islam in their midst, governments in western Europe are debating how to ensure that Muslim prayer leaders preach in the local language and spread messages of moderation rather than hate.


Sudan orchestrated Darfur crimes, U.N. mission says

A U.N. human rights mission on Monday accused Sudan's government of orchestrating and taking part in war crimes in Darfur and called for urgent international action to protect civilians there.


The university said it had "no knowledge or information" about a report in the Iranian media that a delegation of professors and deans would visit Tehran to apologize for the Columbia president's remarks in September.


Moscow: Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin kept alive Franceâs hopes of retaining the Fed Cup title by crushing US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-1 in the second reverse singles on Sunday.


George Lucas brings new "Stars Wars" to theaters

He said "Revenge of the Sith" would be his final "Star Wars" film, but creator George Lucas is taking another shot at silver screens with the animated "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" in movie theaters in August.


Ont health minister says proposal to cut drug costs not a 'bribe' ...

TORONTO (CP) - Ontario Health Minister George Smitherman denied Saturday that the province is trying to bribe doctors into cutting prescription drug costs to the poor and elderly, saying the proposal is meant to curb the over-prescription of medication to


120 Million Years Old, Fossil Shows Divergence of Platypus and Anteater

New research suggest that the platypus diverged from its closest relatives much earlier than previously thought.


In Nevada, Democratic 2008 hopefuls spar on Iraq war

Eight Democratic  presidential contenders sparred gently on Wednesday on how to  end the Iraq war, and Hillary Rodham Clinton decried "the  politics of personal destruction" during the first joint  appearance of an already heated 2008 campaign.


The Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, told the President of Sudan last night that the Khartoum government must do more to provide security for civilians


Sox exorcise demons with historic comeback

New York Times News Service - 10/21/04. NEW YORK - They had been reliable caretakers of a cosmic curse, feasting for decades on the gift that kept on giving: Babe Ruth, purchased from the


Congress wants HP's Hurd to explain stock sale

(InfoWorld) - Two U.S. Congressmen have asked Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd to explain why he sold US$1.37 million worth of HP stock just before theÂ company's spying scandal became public. Congressmen John Dingell and Mark Stupak, both Michigan Democrats, sent a letter to Hurd Wednesday requesting an explanation and asking for a response by Dec. 21. "We look forward to responding to the committee's inquiry," said HP spokeswoman Emma Wischhusen. Both congressmen are ranking members of the investigations subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which in September held hearings on the HP pretexting scandal. In his testimony, Hurd apologized for the investigation HP undertook in which private investigators used false pretenses, called pretexting, to gain access to the phone records of people being investigated to trace leaks of board deliberations to the media. In their letter, Dingell and Stupak note that Hurd sold $1.37 million in stock options on Aug. 25, the same day Hurd was briefed by attorneys for Wilson Sonsini, one of HP's outside law firms, about the pretexting investigation and possible legal liability for the company over it. The scandal became public Sept. 6 when HP filed a notice with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission acknowledging that director Thomas Perkins resigned over the way the leak investigation was conducted. "The August 25 transaction does not appear to be part of any prescheduled program," the congressmen wrote in their letter to Hurd. "Please explain the reason for this transaction." Questions about the timing of HP executives' stock trades around the same time are also the subject of aÂ shareholder lawsuit against the technology company. The suit, filed Nov. 29 in Santa Clara County Superior Court in California, accuses Hurd and seven other HP executives of selling a total $41.3 million worth of shares between Aug. 21 and Sept. 6 based on insider information that the pretexting scandal was about to become publicly known. HP issued a statement at the time the lawsuit was filed calling it "baseless." As it is, HP's stock price wasn't adversely affected by the scandal as investors regarded it as unrelated to the company's operations. Â


Sporadic gunfire, explosions and a US bombing raid shook the city of Najaf today as militants retained control of a revered shrine, raising fears that a plan to end the crisis could collapse amid bickering between Shiite leaders.


Increasingly popular social-networking sites such as MySpace, YouTube, and Facebook account for huge volumes of DNS queries and bandwidth consumption.


Labor Talks With G.M. Are Recessed Without Pact

Plants reopened as scheduled, and a number of local unions told their workers to hold off on strike preparations until there was word from Detroit on the negotiations.


Intervista a Ft, c'e' bisogno di aziende piu' grandi


Scotland's police chiefs warn they will use the full weight of their powers to crack down on summer drink drivers.


Will Episcopal Church Change View on Gays?

The Episcopal bishop of New York fears that the Anglican Churchâs demands over gay issues could force the American church into a corner.


IRAQ U.S. Air Strike Kills Two in Iraq's Falluja

U.S. planes bombed the Iraqi city of  Falluja overnight, killing two people, in a new strike on  rebels digging in for an expected U.S.-led offensive.


Blair's office like Nixon White House: ousted BBC chief

Greg Dyke, the former BBC director general ousted over the broadcaster's coverage of the Iraq conflict, unleashed a scorching attack on the government of Prime Minister Tony Blair, blaming it for trying to bully the BBC into submission.


Hornets Top Jazz for First Win of Season

Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko (47) of Russia deflects the shot of New Orleans Hornets forward PJ Brown (42) from behind during the first quarter Monday, Nov. 22, 2004, in Salt Lake City.


UK Muslim leaders say anger at Iraq war undimmed

Prime Minister Tony Blair's refusal to  accept that the war in Iraq has alienated Britain's Muslims is  fueling anger in the community and making further attacks by  militants more likely, Islamic leaders say.


US flight lands in Vietnam after 30 years

marking the first time that a commercial American airliner will be landing in the country since the Vietnam War. and businessmen. It will show ties are on track between the old battlefield foes who still spar over human rights and.


IBM on Wednesday announced the pre-release of several tools for SMBs (small and midsize businesses) designed to speed development of solutions built on IBM middleware.


MILAN A day after getting its pilots to agree to pay cuts and longer hours, Alitalia took another step on Wednesday toward avoiding bankruptcy as the Italian state-run airline neared an accord with its flight attendants and ground workers.


Charles Barkley played the comedian Friday during his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. But, behind the scenes, he also sounded a lot like a role model.


NASA tries to free station's jammed solar panel

NASA ground controllers tried to free a jammed solar panel on the International Space Station on Friday, while astronauts prepared for a final spacewalk to rewire the outpost's power grid.


US House of Representatives votes to boost penalties for online ...

The US House of Representatives voted to boost penalties for online piracy. The Piracy Deterrence and Education Act (PDEA) will make it easier for federal investigators to convict file-swappers.


Russia's Putin Rules Out Talking to Chechen Rebels

Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Thursday ruled out any negotiations with Chechen rebel leaders  following the Beslan school hostage-seizure in which more than  320 people were killed, half of them children.


Suspects Detained After Holy City Attacks

Police rounded up dozens of suspects on  Monday after twin suicide car bombings killed 66 people in  Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities, attacks that intensified fears of  sectarian violence during elections on Jan. 30.


The 1st Battalion The Black Watch begins to move north to take over operations from US troops in central Iraq.


Astronomy buffs and amateur stargazers turned out to watch a total lunar eclipse Wednesday night — the last one Earth will get for nearly two and a half years.


AP: Agassi Will Return to U.S. Davis Cup

Andre Agassi will return to the U.S. Davis Cup team after a five-year absence, The Associated Press learned Monday.


When the Talk Is Terse, a Twitch Speaks Volumes

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


Update 5: European Central Bank Ups Growth Forecast

The European Central Bank on Thursday raised its economic growth forecast for the 12 nations using the euro and kept its key interest rate steady at record lows as it waits for the recovery to firm up.


LPGA Event: LPGA State Farm Classic Site: Panther Creek Country Club (6,608 yards, par 72), Springfield, Ill. Schedule: Tomorrow - Sunday. Purse: $1.3 million. Winner's share: $195,000. Television: Golf Channel (today, 1-4 p.m.; tomorrow, 1-3 p.m.; Saturday, 1-3 p.m.; Sunday, 1-4 p.m.). Notes: The tournament is in its first year at Panther Creek after 31 years at Rail Golf Course ...


Roma, 15:02 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; INTER: DUE GIORNATE A GROSSO, UNA A IBRAHIMOVIC

La commissione disciplinare dell'Uefa ha squalificato per due giornate Fabio Grosso e una Zlatan Ibr...


Electors can check up of their MPs' expense claims for the first time, with the listing of claims over three years.


House panel subpoenas data brokers for HP hearing

A U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee probing theÂ Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) pretexting case has issued more subpoenas to compel witness testimony at a Thursday hearing.


At least four small bombs have gone off in four Spanish cities, following warnings from Eta Basque separatists. The blasts are reported to have occurred in Leon, Avila, Santillana del Mar and Ciudad Real in northern Spain.


JERUSALEM - A spokesman for Marwan Barghouti said Friday that the jailed Palestinian leader had decided after all not to run for president of the Palestinian Authority and would back the nominee of his Fatah faction, Mahmoud Abbas.


TARGET: Owen wants Bobby Charlton's England goalscoring record of ...

Charlton's record of 49 goals for his country still remains intact despite playing his last international for England 34 years ago.


Fool Video: Fishing for 4 Bargain Stocks

Tim Hanson casts some light on eBay, Harley-Davidson, Under Armour, and Whole Foods.


Battle for Europe A fiery baptism awaits the EU constitution as it looks for ratification

Spain is about to become the first EU state to hold a referendum to ratify it. The fate of Europe's first continent-wide constitution will be put to the test in 10 referendums over the next 18 months.


Mahatma Gandhi article to be sold to India

The draft of an article penned by Indian  independence leader Mahatma Gandhi days before his 1948  assassination has been withdrawn from auction and will be sold  to the Indian government, Christie's auctioneers said on  Monday.


A woman is convicted of causing death by dangerous driving after she drove into a cyclist while texting.


Northrop Tapped to Design Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter with JPL

WASHINGTON -- Northrop Grumman beat out Boeing and Lockheed Martin to win a $400 million contract to help NASA design the proposed multibillion dollar Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO) mission.


La Clusaz, 13:48 - SCI DI FONDO, CDM UOMINI, RUSSIA VINCE 4X10, ITALIA QUARTA

La Russia ha vinto la staffetta 4x10 km maschile disputata a La Clusaz, in Francia, valida per la Co...


Cathedrals are in talks with the government to sponsor up to 40 city academy schools for young choristers.


Promising Freedom, Hamas Pressures Journalists

Hamas has promised to protect press freedoms in the Gaza Strip, but its police force has been intimidating journalists.


Roma, 17:15 - CALCIO, AIA; AGNOLIN: PRONTO A COLLABORARE CON GUSSONI

Dopo la proposta di collaborazione da parte di Gussoni, nuovo presidente dell'Aia, Agnolin, ex commi...


Iran Article Is Blocked Amid Dispute on Cause

Two former government Mideast experts accused the White House of abusing secrecy rules to block the publication of an article they had written for The New York Times.


TV network CBS fights the record $500,000 fine imposed following Janet Jackson's breast-baring incident.


Scotland does not have enough police resources to do to the job, a parliament inquiry says.


A car bomb exploded outside the Education Ministry in central Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding about eight, the Interior Ministry said.


Both of these helicopter transport stocks are taking to the skies, but which will stay aloft?


Dell to counter carbon with Euro tree-planting plan

Greenhouse gases bagged Dell has brought is carbon-confounding Plant a Tree For Me scheme to Europe, allowing buyers to make a small donation an help counter the emissions arising from keeping their computers powered up.â¦


Israeli Cabinet ministers approved cash advances Tuesday of up to $115,000 to Jewish settlers willing to leave their homes in the Gaza Strip and West Bank — the first concrete step toward carrying out Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's contentious pullout plan.


A group of state party leaders slowed Howard Dean's fast-moving campaign to become Democratic Party chairman by backing rival candidate Donnie Fowler.


A human rights group said Wednesday its study of one of Nigeria's oil-producing states found that officials squandered or stole public money, some hospitals required patients to bring their own beds, and schools were running out of chalk.


Nyon, 12:25 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: TUTTI GLI OTTAVI DI FINALE

Ecco il tabellone completo degli accoppiamenti degli ottavi di finale di Champions League dopo il so...


Haiti Doctors Operate Without Electricity

Doctors are performing amputations without electricity or running water while waste from this city's shattered sewage system contaminates mud and floodwaters, infecting wounds that threaten to turn gangrenous.


Il Bologna umilia la Roma Tre gol in nove uomini

BOLOGNA, 25 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il Bologna ha sconfitto la Roma per 3-1 nel primo anticipo della quarta giornata di Serie A. Partita a senso unico nel primo tempo quella del "Dall'Ara", con gli emiliani a segno


Bush tries to convince world no plans for Iran war

President George W. Bush is trying to convince the world he has no intention of invading Iran, but is running into skeptics who see U.S. charges that Iran is shipping bombs into Iraq as a step toward conflict.


He misses the taste of Skippy smooth peanut butter, American-made ketchup and pancake syrup, but James Mayers enjoys slatko smeared on French toast.


Seven US Marines were killed in two separate incidents in Iraqâs restive Anbar province, a vast region comprising the battleground cities of Fallujah and Ramadi, the military said today.


Scratched Record: 'High Fidelity' Will Close

Playbill - The new Broadway musical, High Fidelity, will end its run Dec. 17 following 18 previews and 14 regular performances, the producers announced Dec. 12.


ASIA/CINA - La diocesi di Shang Hai ha celebrato lÂordinazione di 10 diaconi nella festa di San Luigi Shang Hai (Agenzia Fides) - ÂEÂ un nuovo inizio per noi ed un inizio del cammino di servizio. LÂordinazione nella festa di S. Luigi Gonzaga, Patrono dei giovani, rappresenta un significato ancora piÃ¹ importante. Invochiamo la sua intercessione perchÃ©...


Black women with uterine cancer are  more likely to die than white women given similar treatment,  U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


It was supposed to be much easier than this for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They had the NFL's best record this season at 15-1, an unbeaten rookie quarterback, and rarely were challenged at home. But they got all they could handle Saturday before eliminating the New York Jets from the NFL playoffs, 20-17 in overtime.


Apple released an update to its QuickTime media player on Friday, patching eight security flaws in the application including code execution and information disclosure risks. Both Mac OS X and Windows are affected.


Myanmar to Detain Suu Kyi Another Year -- Party

Myanmar's military rulers will keep opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi isolated under house arrest until at least Nov. 27 next year, her National League for Democracy (NLD) said on Wednesday.


NEW YORK - Oil futures prices rose sharply yesterday, briefly climbing above a record $80 a barrel after the government reported a surprisingly large drop in crude inventories and declines in gasoline supplies and refinery activity.


Tropical Storm Lane became a Category 1 hurricane Friday as it roared toward the tip of the Baja California Peninsula, lashing Mexico's Pacific coast, flooding port cities and causing a landslide that killed a 7-year-old boy.


NAJAF, Iraq Dec 19, 2004 - A car bomb blast during a funeral ceremony Sunday in the Shiite holy city of Najaf killed 30 people and injured 65, a hospital official said.


One of the longest and most vicious presidential campaigns in the annals of the republic finally lurches to a close Tuesday as Americans head to the polls, perhaps in record numbers, to choose the next leader of a deeply divided country.


Parigi, 10:09 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: KUERTEN CONSEGNA TROFEO MASCHILE

Sarà il brasiliano Guga Kuerten, 3 volte vincitore a Parigi, attualmente numero 669 della cl...


London Fashion Week strives for rising star status

London Fashion Week sashayed into action on Monday with a clutch of feted young designers promising to boost its star status on the industry's map.


Seven bombs explode in the north Iraq city of Kirkuk, killing five people but causing few other casualties.


Microsoft stalled by spyware legal problems

Dec 20th, 2004: Microsoft's plans to offer new software to help customers cope with vulnerabilities following the take over of anti-spyware company Giant Company Software could be scuppered after Sunbelt Software claimed that its share in the company


President Jacques Chirac says he will order French troops out of Ivory Coast if African leaders ask him to do so.


Ash, The Futureheads and REM all set to get together for charity

Available from today, âSongs For Sudanâ aims to raise money for Oxfamâs appeal to help the people of Darfur, Western Sudan. Also featured are Badly Drawn Boy, Jet, Hope Of The States and Roots Manuva.


Madrid, 11:26 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: GABRIEL MILITO VICINISSIMO

Gabriel Milito è sempre piÃ¹ vicino alla Juventus. Il quotidiano spagnolo 'As' scrive oggi che...


Ask Jeeves Inc. on Tuesday joined competitors in announcing plans to release a desktop search application that would list information from a user's PC along with web-search results.


The Walt Disney Co. has sold 125,000 digital copies of films through Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes store in less than a week, generating $1 million, Disney chief executive Robert Iger said Tuesday.


Danny Williams says he may need to be 40% better than he was when he beat Mike Tyson to oust Vitali Klitschko.


The pound was steady Monday after falling to a four-and-a-half-month low against the dollar of 1.9652 US dollars this morning, as investors turn their attention to Thursday's interest rate decision by the Bank of England.


Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral Mass of ten-year-old Patrick Breen in Drumquin in County Tyrone.


IDG Research Report Reveals CIO Visibility Blind Spot

This recent study finds that IT executives are challenged by timeliness, relevancy and sheer access to data when trying to measure the value of application development investments. Only 4% have visibility into application maintenance spending. Are you accounting for 100% of your AD value? Review this report by IDG Research & MKS today.


Bayer sells Starck to Advent, Carlyle for $908 mln

German drugs and chemicals group Bayer  said it planned to sell unit H.C. Starck to a consortium formed by Advent International and the Carlyle Group for 700 million euros ($908 million) plus debt.


Solano provides touch of class to keep Villa upwardly mobile

HAVING shown a snobbish disdain for the notion of winning ugly, Tottenham Hotspur now appear addicted to the new artform of losing pretty.


Roma, 20:00 - CALCIO, SERIE A: ROMA-NAPOLI 4-4 NELL'ANTICIPO

Roma - Napoli, primo anticipo dell'ottava giornata di serie a A, è finito 4-4. I gol: nel pt ...


The Yankees began the process of replacing Joe Torre yesterday by contacting three candidates for the job.


World's top two players reach semifinals

The world's top two players -- Roger Federer and Andy Roddick -- reached the semifinals Friday at the Thailand Open. Federer and Roddick were joined in the semis by the other


Thaksin party win may continue Thailandâs political uncertainty

The People Power Party roared to victory Sunday, but their projected share of votes fell short of an absolute majority, making a coalition government anecessity.


Novell Says Open Source License Changes Could Kill Microsoft Deal

TechWeb - Novell said that proposed revisions to the General Public License could force the company to modify its relationship with Microsoft or find alternatives to the deal.


The Food and Drug Administration is likely to require antidepressants to carry strong, "black box" warnings about links between increased suicidal behavior in children who take the drugs, an agency official said Thursday.


G8 trumpets Africa aid deal as summit ends

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World powers on Friday pledged $60 billion to fight AIDS and other diseases ravaging Africa but development campaigners complained the Group of Eight had offered little fresh cash for the poor.


Freescale announces dual-core PowerPC processor

While much has been made of efforts by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Intel Corp. to bring dual-core processors to PCs and servers, Freescale Semiconductor Inc.


Nostrums: Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer

Aspirin may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests, when taken in large doses over long periods of time.


Australian Prime Minister John Howard won his fourth consecutive election last night, increasing his majority in a contest that was on a knife edge until the last minute.


Sudan Talks End in Deadlock on Humanitarian Issues

Darfur rebels and the Sudanese government ended peace talks on Sunday in Nigeria in a deadlock on how to address what the United Nations has called the world's worst humanitarian crisis.


Afghan Leader Faces Huge Task After Inauguration

Hamid Karzai will be sworn in as his country's first elected president Tuesday, facing a huge amount of more work to rebuild a land still traumatized by more than a quarter century of war.


U.S. Bombs Falluja, Battles Guerrillas in North Iraq

U.S. forces launched new attacks on  Thursday in the towns of Falluja and Tal Afar, which they say  are havens for foreign militant fighters, and doctors said at  least 25 Iraqis were killed in air strikes and fighting.


Running back Willis McGahee was traded to the Baltimore Ravens by Buffalo for three draft choices Thursday, a day after Jamal Lewis signed with Cleveland.


U.S. checking reports Chinook down in Iraq

The U.S. military said it was checking reports that a helicopter, possibly a Chinook transport aircraft, had either crashed or made an emergency landing near Baghdad on Wednesday.


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India will start the final day on 137-3, chasing 380 to beat England in the first Test at Lord's, after Kevin Pietersen hits 134.


After 27 Years, a Popular Sculpture Moves from a National Park Into Private Hands

âThe Awakening,â J. Seward Johnson Jr.âs 15-foot-high sculpture of a giant struggling to emerge from the earth, is soon to leave a site near the National Mall that millions of tourists have visited.


George Bush will take a more consensual approach to world politics in his second term as President, says Tony Blair.


A bomb ripped through a vocal anti-Syrian lawmaker's car near the popular waterfront in the Lebanese capital Wednesday, killing him and nine other people in the latest assassination of a Lebanese opponent of Damascus.


Gandhi letter to return to India after pulled from auction

British auction house Christie's agreed Tuesday to pull from auction a letter written by Mahatma Gandhi shortly before his death, and return it to the Indian government, it said in a statement.


A new study suggests that an ingredient in chocolate could help stop persistent coughs. Researchers from England and Hungary found that theobromine, a derivative found in cocoa, may be better than some medications at suppressing coughs.


Peyton Manning Breaks Marino's TD Record

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, left, is greeted by his father Archie Manning after the Colts defeated the San Diego Chargers, 34-31, in overtime in Indianapolis, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004.


Microsoft's Improved Media Center Still Falls Short

Microsoft's Media Center edition of Windows XP -- a special layer of software designed to let people enjoy their digital photos, music and videos from across the room -- has to rank as one of the company's bigger disappointments in a while. All the money Microsoft has thrown into promoting Media Center has yet to lend it any momentum in the market.


J.P. Morgan Reports Big Drop in Earnings

J.P. Morgan Chase & Company, the nation's second-largest bank, surprised Wall Street today with a sharp drop in third-quarter earnings.


Firefighters contained a wildfire that killed nine people and left three others missing, the nation's deadliest blaze in more than two decades, officials said Thursday.


Tension-Filled Nights Loom for Europe's Big Guns

The remaining seven vacancies in the first knockout stage of the Champions League will be decided this week with some of Europe's biggest clubs anxiously considering their fates.


Hundreds turned out in Athens Friday to protest US policies in Iraq and US Secretary of State Colin Powell's pending appearance at the Olympics.


Glasgow, 18:36 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI: IL XV DELLA SCOZIA PER L'IRLANDA

Questo il XV della Scozia per la sfida di sabato a Dublino contro l'Irlanda valida per la terza gior...


Patrick Sparks scored 16 points and No. 10 Kentucky dominated Indiana inside in a 73-58 win over the Hoosiers on Saturday.


Europe hopes finally to get its space station laboratory, Columbus, into orbit this Thursday.


Politicians in Germany call for Nazi symbols to be banned in Europe after Prince Harry was pictured wearing a swastika.


Hotmail Fights Fraud and Gmail with New Domains

To kick off the availability of the new domain names, Microsoft will conduct a charity auction of what it believes will be the most sought after UK addresses.


World Series bash: Unscripted celebration

This yearâs World Series was so full of odd, unscripted sights and moments that it sometimes seemed as if the laws of baseball probability had been temporarily suspended.


Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series on the Pentagon's plan to withdraw troops from stations abroad.


PeopleSoft Rejects Latest Oracle Bid as Inadequate

PeopleSoft's rejection puts the company's fate in the hands of its shareholders and shows that its new management team intends to continue to fight the merger with Oracle.


Report: Yanks Acquire Big Unit in Three-Team Trade

According to a published report, the New York Yankees have finally landed ace lefthander Randy Johnson.


Law chief, Democrats face clash on waterboarding

The top U.S. law enforcement official faces a clash on Wednesday with Senate Democrats after he rejected demands to rule on the legality of an interrogation technique known as waterboarding


Israel Charges 'Jesus Box' Relics Ring with Fraud

Israeli prosecutors charged four antiquities dealers on Wednesday with forging a slew of biblical artifacts including a "Jesus box" that had been claimed as proof of Christianity's origins.


With only a few weeks until it adjourns for the election campaign, the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress has agreed to take up the politically polarizing issues of same-sex marriage, "God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and flag burning.


Rapper-producer Kanye West dominates the 47th Grammy award shortlist, with 10 nominations.


AT&T asks king's ransom for Napster tunes

Targets 'price insensitive' kiddies AT&T hopes to fool the youth of America into paying way too much for digital music.â¦


Humans are likely to catch more than one form of mad cow disease, experiments in mice suggest. But the good news is that some people may have a genetic make-up that protects them against the disease.


Brazilian player collapses on field, game suspended

Sao Caetano defender Serginho collapsed on the field after suffering an apparent cardio-respiratory arrest during the Brazilian championship match against Sao Paulo on Wednesday.


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Asian food hub Malaysia takes on health eating

With ingredients such as high  cholesterol coconut milk, clarified butter and sugar cane, the  traditional Malaysian diet may be among the most unhealthy  cuisines in the world.


Iraq War Foes Focus on Alternative Agenda to Bush

On the eve of President Bush's address to the United Nations, domestic and foreign critics of his Iraq war policy focused on a radically different international agenda on Monday.


Japan is pretty serious about robotics. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea.


Actress Patty Duke is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Aug. 17, 2004, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.


Reich hopes music keeps reporter Pearl's name alive

Composer Steve Reich does not expect his   memorial piece for Daniel Pearl to stop what he calls the   "medieval religious war" that claimed the reporter's life.


Britain Shows New Enthusiasm for Nuclear Power Plants

The British government on Thursday approved plans to refresh the countryâs fleet of nuclear reactors, and he invited companies to offer plans to build and operate the plants.


Rebel soldiers shot and critically wounded East Timor's president and opened fire on the prime minister Monday in a failed coup attempt in the recently independent nation.


Michael Jackson voluntarily gave a DNA sample to authorities, returning to his Neverland Ranch estate a day after he left during a search by sheriff's deputies, a source close to the case said Sunday.


Australia take control of the first Test, reducing India to 150-6 after posting 474.


Film Trade Group Files Anti-Piracy Suits

LOS ANGELES Nov 17, 2004 - Following the lead of record companies who curtailed rampant Internet piracy by targeting even small-time file swappers, Hollywood studios have launched a first wave of lawsuits against people who allegedly downloaded recent


US warplanes blasted insurgent positions in Sadr City, and American ground troops pushed into the Baghdad slum Thursday in a new operation aimed at disarming the militia of a renegade anti-US Shiite cleric.


'Superman' Actor Christopher Reeve Dead at 52

"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve,  who became a tireless advocate for spinal cord research after a  horseback riding accident left him paralyzed nine years ago,  has died of heart failure, his publicist said on Monday. He was  52.


Girlâs skull repaired with her stem cells

She was only five when she had a head injury that damaged her skull severely. There were multiple fractures on the skull which had become bare open at several places.


Employers cut 17,000 jobs in January, the first decline in the work force in more than four years.


Norwegian, American Win Nobel Economics Prize

Norwegian Finn Kydland and Edward  Prescott of the United States won the Nobel economics prize for  2004 on Monday for analyzing how economic policy is shaped and  what drives business cycles.


Parigi, 10:20 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: DUGARRY ANNUNCIA IL RITIRO

L'attaccante francese ex Milan,  Christophe Dugarry, ha annunciato il suo addio al calcio in un'inte...


Microsoft Corp.  said on Tuesday it would buy anti-virus software maker Sybari Software Inc. in its second such deal in three months to shore up security in its Windows and e-mail software, which are the most frequent targets of malicious programmers.


People have told investigators that Michael Vick was involved in a dogfighting operation at a house he owns in Surry County, the sheriff said Wednesday, and Vick will be charged if investigators can find evidence backing those claims.


Prescott wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Edward Prescott, the WP Carey Chair of Economics, has been awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in economic sciences, marking the first-ever Nobel Prize earned by an ASU scholar.


Kashmir talks end with hopes of more such efforts

The first ever direct talks between politicians and intellectuals of Indian and Pakistani Kashmir over the Kashmir dispute concluded here today with both the organisers and the participants stressing the need to continue dialogue.


Another Successful Cassini's Titan Flyby

NASA's Deep Space Network tracking station in Madrid, Spain, acquired a signal at about 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (7:00 pm Eastern Standard Time) yesterday.


NEW YORK/SHANGHAI  - U.S. home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc.  said on Wednesday it had signed an agreement to buy Chinese home improvement chain The Home Way, marking its first foray into retailing in China.


Russia's Putin Orders Crackdown After School Siege

BESLAN, Russia  - President Vladimir Putin ordered  a crackdown in southern Russia after a school siege killed at  least 250, and warned Chechen sympathizers on Saturday they  would be seen as "accomplices of terrorism."


Russian president Vladimir Putin visits Brazil for talks on its space programme and the sale of fighter planes.


Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday reaffirmed it  expects 2004 earnings to be more than 20 percent above last  year, but warned that results in 2005-2007 will be hurt by  patent expirations on over a half-dozen of its best-selling  medicines.


Iran says it has successfully fired its first rocket into space, though no details its type or range are known.


ISPAT to become world's biggest steel company:

[World News]: New York, Oct 25 : Global steel major Ispat International Monday announced it was acquiring LNM Holdings of the Netherlands to become the world's largest steel producer.


Four Chadian rebel groups signed a final peace agreement with their government Thursday, three weeks after negotiating the preliminary deal.


A federal judge yesterday cleared Jermaine O'Neal to return from his suspension and play in the Indiana Pacers' game on Christmas in Indianapolis against the Detroit Pistons - and possibly for good.


Astronauts board space shuttle for launch try

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA will attempt to launch its third space shuttle mission in six months on Thursday night despite a poor weather outlook.


Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover is arrested during a protest over Sudan's humanitarian crisis.


YUKOS Faces Key Test in U.S. Court Battle

YUKOS YUKO.RTS, the Russian oil  company under siege by the Kremlin, faces a key test in its bid  to stave off destruction when a U.S. court begins hearings on  Wednesday on whether to proceed with its legal case.


Urgent: Top Pakistani al-Qaeda suspect killed in security ...

Pakistani security forces on Sunday killed a key a-Qaeda member suspected to be the master mind of an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf and wanted for his


As the battle over oil-giant Yukos ends, Russia tightens its grip on an industry once dominated by private firms.


Sharon's Party Rebels, Imperils Gaza Pullout Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud party has dealt a serious setback to his plan to evacuate occupied Gaza by voting to bar him from forging a broad coalition with the Labour opposition.


Almost one in five dental students plans to shun NHS work completely, research suggests.


Jockey Kieren Fallon faces a hearing before French racing authorities after failing a drugs test.


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Space shuttle Atlantis astronauts have been so productive that they have only one more item to complete from their original spacewalk to-do list.


Clinton Lends His Voice to Kerry Campaign

President Clinton can't put his recovering heart into John Kerry's election effort out on the campaign trail, but he is using his voice to help in the final weeks of the race.


They say if you can make it in New  York you can make it anywhere. But these days, it seems you  haven't really made it unless you have that most prized of  status symbols -- your very own page on Wikipedia.


UN agency finds hints of Egypt nuclear work

VIENNA -- The UN atomic watchdog agency has found evidence of secret nuclear experiments in Egypt that could be used in weapons programs, diplomats said yesterday.


Formula One team McLaren is being investigated for a possible rule breach at the Monaco Grand Prix


Bruni says not married to France's Sarkozy ...yet

Carla Bruni has "not yet" married French  President Nicolas Sarkozy and does not plan to accompany him on  an official visit to India later this week, the singer and  former supermodel said in an interview published on Tuesday.


Ecologists fear that global warming will make protected landscapes  inhospitable to prized species.


Electronic Arts on Friday began shipping the long-awaited sequel to its hit PC game "The Sims.". The new version, "The Sims 2," builds on the theme of letting people play out simulated life stories of its characters


Archaeologists in northeast Syria have unearthed a 3rd century cemetery in the shape of a cross, the country's official news agency reported Wednesday.


Basescu Wins Romanian Presidential Election

Opposition candidate Traian Basescu has won an upset victory in Romania's presidential runoff, defeating Prime Minister Adrian Nastase.


'Re-Mission' is a video game with a vital purpose

HopeLab is a nonprofit that creates innovative products with a health-improvement target goal, like video game 'Re-Mission', which has been shown to improve the attitude and healthy behaviors of teens with cancer.


From fjord to fame: A Norwegian concert pianist hits the world stage

Out of the land of Grieg comes Leif Ove Andsnes. His mission: to compete with ringtones, iTunes, and YouTube for short attention spans.


A movement gaining momentum in Congress and some school systems in the Washington region and beyond would boost pay for exceptional teachers in high-poverty schools, a departure from salary schedules based on seniority and professional degrees that have kept pay in lockstep for decades.


Ginsburg a minority of one on high court

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has no need any longer for her "I'm Ruth, Not Sandra" T-shirt. She could, however, use Sandra Day O'Connor's vote.


Update 4: Tokyo Stocks Close Higher, Dollar Up

Tokyo stocks rebounded on Thursday from a nine-day drop, after Wall Street's overnight rise. The US dollar was lower against the Japanese yen.


DNC Gives $2M for Congressional Candidates

The Democratic National Committee is donating $2 million to help the party's House and Senate fund-raising operations prepare for the 2006 elections.


Israeli troops mass at Gaza border after cabinet approves military ...

Armoured vehicles massed on Gaza's border Friday after Israel's security cabinet approved a large-scale military operation - dubbed Days of Penitence - to stop Palestinian rocket fire.


N.Korea to disable nuclear program end '07: U.S.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill said on Sunday that North Korea "will provide a full declaration of all their nuclear programs and will disable their nuclear programs by the end of this year, 2007."


Tab for 2008 Candidate Security Could Soar, But Secret Service is Mainly On Call

Presidential candidates arenÃ¢ÂÂt the only ones expected to shatter spending records during the 2008 campaign. With both partiesÃ¢ÂÂ nominations up for grabs, crowded candidate fields, and full-tilt campaigning already under way in early 2007, taxpayers will be paying more than ever to ensure the safety of presidential hopefuls.


John Zebrowski pushed aside some fallen leaves and picked up a piece of debris from his aircraft, still scattered in the Slovak woods six decades after his B-24 crashed during World War II.


Democrat Hillary  Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney won Nevada's presidential  contests on Saturday, and Republican voting ended in South  Carolina as an unpredictable White House race moved to the U.S.  South and West.


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Pops Mensah-Bonsu led the way in the first half and reserve Ricky Lucas dominated the second as No. 22 George Washington reaped the benefits of a complete team effort against Towson.


Oracle Quarterly Net Income Rises 16 Pct

Oracle Corp. on Tuesday reported  a 16 percent rise in quarterly net income as the world's second  largest software company benefited from steady demand for its  flagship database software.


TIME's Lev Grossman grabs an early copy of Deathly Hollows and finds it a sad but satisfying wrap-up to J.K. Rowling's seven-novel epic


A German man living in northern Thailand may have deliberately infected dozens of women with the HIV virus.


In John McCain, congressional Republicans are grappling with the notion of a presidential nominee most didn't expect or want.


Adobe, GeoTrust Join to Verify Documents

Adobe (Quote, Chart) today unveiled a new offering with partner GeoTrust to help verify the integrity and authenticity of documents.


L'azienda non parlo' di zone a rischio esplosione


Movie Review | 'In Between Days': An Immigrant Uprooted, a Teenager Cast Adrift

âIn Between Daysâ shows that there is still room, even in the midst of the summer glut, for a small, serious, unpretentious film.


Second Cell Poised for Indonesia Attack - Australia

SYDNEY, Australia  - Militants behind the deadly  bombing of Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second group  poised for attack, Australia's top policeman warned as Canberra  said on Saturday all its diplomatic missions would be made  bomb-proof.


Financial regulator to get wider powers: report

Britain's financial watchdog is to be given new powers to intervene in failing banks to avoid a repeat of the Northern Rock crisis, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said in an interview out Friday.


.Mac, the popular suite of Internet software and services, now offers both new members and its more than half million existing members 250MB of combined online storage for .Mac mailboxes and iDisk folders, perfect for sharing photos, movies and documents with family, friends and coworkers. Sign up now for a free 60-day trial. [Sep 29]


Behavior: An Absence of Free Will, a Tendency to Cheat

If there is no such thing as free will, do you really have to put that money into the office coffee kitty when no one is looking?


AVIVIM, Israel  - Lebanese troops and an Israeli army patrol exchanged fire on their shared border on Wednesday in the first such incident since Lebanon deployed regular forces after Israel's war against Hezbollah guerrillas.


Ha piazzato le auto imbottite di petrolio pronte a esplodere


Zimbabwe's main opposition leader says he will not join forces with an ex-minister for next month's polls.


With all of the rewards of a new baseball stadium still being debated, one positive that stands out is the $45 million that the District's 27-branch public library system stands to reap.


The first funerals for the victims of the Russian school siege are due to be held. Survivors of the atrocity are still recovering in hospitals in and around the town of Beslan.


The unofficial candidate for the G.O.P. nomination visits the state fair and tries to play coy


A handful of small, unknown fish in Lao Wei's boat account for a whole day's fishing on the Shaying River. Wei, 60, from Jieshou City of east China's Anhui Province, used to


Former Mexican President Vicente Fox faces an inquiry into his finances, after congress approves the probe.


Barry Manilow refuses to appear on American TV talk show because he disagrees with the host's political views.


Nuova incursione in Iraq dell'aviazione di Ankara


Drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp. on  Thursday reported a quarterly profit, reversing a year-ago  loss, as lower borrowing costs offset the effects of sluggish  sales growth.


Aspirin Underused by People with Diabetes

NEW YORK  - Daily aspirin is usually  recommended for people at increased risk for heart disease, and  people with diabetes come into that category. While the  proportion of diabetic patients who take aspirin has increased  in recent years in the US, new research indicates that some are  still not doing so.


CBS's 'Survivor' Tops NBC's 'Joey' in Ratings

The latest edition of CBS reality  hit "Survivor" got off to a strong start against NBC's new  comedy "Joey," soundly beating the "Friends" spinoff in TV  ratings for what could mark a key prime-time turning point.


A reverse split is always bad, isn't it? Not in ALLETE's case.


Vilma Espin, the former guerrilla fighter who was communist Cuba's most politically powerful woman, was laid to rest with full military honors Friday.


A herd of fossilised infant dinosaurs killed in a volcanic mudflow are found in China.


Iranian TV airs the first pictures of Iranian Americans who have been detained on spying charges since May


US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.


Power Station in South London Is Sold to Redeveloper From Dublin

Hong Kong developers sold a London architectural landmark, the Battersea Power Station, on Thursday, ending a 13-year struggle to develop the site.


Heath Ledger's hometown prepared Monday for the arrival of his remains, while locals expressed dismay at speculation in the media that the actor had used drugs.


Seven US Marines were killed on Sunday in Iraq's restive Al-Anbar province, which hosts the rebel flashpoint towns of Fallujah and Ramadi, the marines said.


The nation's top two law enforcement officials acknowledged Friday the FBI broke the law to secretly pry out personal information about Americans. They apologized and vowed to prevent further illegal intrusions.


Tiger Woods birdied his first five holes and closed with a 6-under 66 Thursday. That wasn't enough to take the early lead in the Buick Open.


Prime Minister Paul Martin reaffirmed Ottawa's stance that it will not commit troops to Iraq, saying Canada should instead play a role where it can "make a substantial difference." Martin, who made the comments ...


Panasonic develops battery that won't overheat

(InfoWorld) - Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.Â (Panasonic) said it has developed a lithium-ion battery that won't overheat even if a short circuit occurs. The new battery includes a heat-resistive insulator inside the battery cell, next to an existing separator that insulates the anode and cathode. If that separator is punctured a short circuit occurs that typically causes the battery to overheat and in some circumstances catch fire. Panasonic said its insulator layer ensures that the battery won't overheat even in the event of a short circuit. Panasonic's announcement responds to consumers' concern about the safety of lithium-ion batteries following a number of incidents involving them. Earlier this year most major laptop computer makersÂ started recall or exchange programsÂ for batteries containing lithium-ion cells made by Sony after a number of batteries overheated and caught fire. Sony blamed the problem on metallic particles that got inside the battery during production, puncturing the separator layer and causing a short circuit. The replacement program covers 9.6 million batteries and willÂ cost SonyÂ up to Â¥51 billion (US$432 million). Then on Dec. 7, Japanese mobile-carrier NTT DoCoMo and handset-maker Mitsubishi ElectricÂ recalled 1.3 million cell-phone batteriesÂ made by Sanyo Electric, saying they could overheat and catch fire. Panasonic's new batteries are made by another company in the Matsushita group, Matsushita Battery Industrial Co., and are ready for mass production, said Akira Kadota, a spokesman for Panasonic in Tokyo. The batteries aren't available directly to end users but are sold in bulk to electronics product manufacturers, so Panasonic wouldn't reveal their price. Kadota said they could be more expensive than current cells but could also work out cheaper if large orders are placed. Matsushita Battery Industrial is one of the largest battery makers in Japan. Â


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Germany issues 13 arrest warrants over the alleged-CIA backed kidnapping of a German citizen, officials say.


U.S. Says Won't Bow to Demand of Kidnappers in Iraq

With time running out to save a British  hostage in Iraq, U.S. officials said on Wednesday they were not  about to free female Iraqi prisoners as demanded by an al Qaeda  ally whose group has already beheaded two Americans.


Joachim and Alexandra will continue their official duties during the divorce and the princess will keep her royal title during the one-year separation period, Ullerup said.


A Golden Moment for Misty May and Kerri Walsh

Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh  finished off their Olympic beach volleyball competition with a  perfect record and a gold medal after beating Brazil in  straight sets in the final match Tuesday.


Japan's Stressed Princess Says She's Getting Better

Japan's Crown Princess Masako said she was recovering slowly from a stress-related illness most attribute to pressure to produce a male heir, but she was still unable to resume official duties after a year in seclusion.


UK Gambling Bill: most restrictions will be swept away

The Government will soon unveil its controversial plans to transform Britain's gambling laws, according to news.yahoo.com. The new Gambling Bill to be published in the coming weeks by Culture Secretary Tessa


US carrier battle group to arrive in Aceh on Friday

: A US carrier battle group steamed toward Indonesia's Sumatra island Friday to spearhead an unprecedented multinational military effort to assist the survivors of last weekend's quake and tsunamis.


Firefighters recover the bodies of two people from a bedroom after a house fire in the early hours.