Laptop Wars ; It Could Transform Life for Billions of Children, but One Man's Charitable Dream of a [Pound]50 Computer is Under Attack From a Silicon Valley Giant. By Simon Usborne

By Simon Usborne  In 2005, when Nicholas Negroponte of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced his vision, experts queued up to say it couldn't be done, and that the professor's plan was little more than a well-intentioned dream.


Warner Music Makes Licensing Deal With YouTube

The deal would authorize YouTube.com to show Warner Music videos and user-created clips that incorporate Warner music.


Confusion Over Arafat, Palestinians Prepare Burial

Palestinians looked to their leadership to lift confusion over Yasser Arafat's fate in a French hospital on Wednesday as preparations gathered pace to bury the icon of their fight for statehood. Arafat, 75, suffered a brain hemorrhage on Tuesday at the hospital where he was flown from the West Bank on Oct. 29 and had lain in a coma. Officials insisted in public that he was alive, though aides said privately that he was dead.


Thai exit polls say pro-Thaksin PPP wins most seats

The People Power Party (PPP), a vehicle for supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won the most seats in Sunday's Thai election, two exit polls said.


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A high voltage deal announced Monday could make Chicago home of the nation's largest power utility operator if the proposed $12.8 billion merger of Exelon Corp.


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Take that, Notre Dame. Michigan finally put a Big Blue bruising on the second-ranked Fighting Irish in a 47-21 rout yesterday -- the most points scored against Notre Dame at home in 46 years.


Microsoft in talks to buy Tellme Networks-sources

NEW YORK/SEATTLE  - Microsoft Corp.  is in talks to buy Tellme Networks Inc., the privately owned voice recognition technology company, two sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.


CBS to pay $31 million in cleanup settlement

Media firm CBS Corp has agreed to  pay $31.35 million in a settlement related to the cleanup of  six polluted "Superfund" sites in the Bloomington, Indiana  area, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.


US sprinter Marion Jones gets a six-month jail term for lying about steroid use and her role in a drugs fraud case.


A United States military commission that will try Australian terror suspect David Hicks was in line with Australia's criminal justice system, Prime Minister John Howard said today.


Telluride film festival unveils expanded lineup

The Telluride Film Festival, a  small but highly regarded event for movie fans, unveiled this  year's lineup on Thursday with more feature films than ever  from the United States and around the world.


The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the NCAA Division III football championship game, will remain in Salem, Va., at least through 2009.


Oakland, Anaheim and Texas are still battling with a week to go for what is likely to be the final spot in the AL playoffs. With Minnesota having clinched its third consecutive AL Central title, the New York Yankees heading toward a seventh straight first-place finish in the AL East and Boston comfortably ahead in the wild-card race, the West figures to attract the most interest in the final week of the regular season.


Olympics-Italian athletes honour journalist killed in Iraq

Italians competing at the Olympic Games will honour a journalist killed in Iraq by wearing black arm bands during Friday's events, a spokesman for the Italian Olympic team said.


Exploded Star Detailed in New X-ray Image

The Chandra X-ray Observatory has re-imaged a familiar scene of a relatively nearby exploded star, revealing new details of the chaotic aftermath.


Edwards glad her cancer diagnosis is encouraging others to get ...

NEW YORK - Elizabeth Edwards said she is glad her breast cancer diagnosis is encouraging people to stop neglecting their own health, as she admits she did.


State Department Counterterror Chief Quits

J. Cofer Black, the State Department official in charge of counterterrorism, is leaving government in the next few weeks.


The nation has faced innumerable challenges in its history — social, medical and political — but the American spirit always bounces back, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday.


Saddam's cousins granted asylum in Sweden: report

Two of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's cousins, who have reportedly fled US troops in Iraq, have been granted asylum in Sweden and are hiding out in a Swedish town, Swedish tabloid Expressen reported on ...


Futures rise on Microsoft, stimulus package

Stock index futures rose on Friday, buoyed by strong earnings from Microsoft Corp and as a speedy agreement on a U.S. economic stimulus package helped boost investor confidence.


Livorno, 20:09 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: LUCARELLI VERSO LO SHAKHTAR DONETSK

Terzo giorno di preritiro a Tirrenia per il Livorno. Effettuati test atletici e fisici per tutti i g...


Netflix 2nd-qtr profit up but lowers year outlook

Netflix Inc , the largest  online DVD rental company, reported on Monday an unexpectedly  higher quarterly net profit despite increased competition for  subscribers from rival Blockbuster Inc.'s  growing  online service.


The National Basketball Association announced Friday an exhibition game scheduled to be played in Moscow would not be played due to safety concerns.


Yankees are losing at this game of catch

For a flickering moment, there was a race in the American League East, when the Yankees cut the margin to four games eight days ago. But there is no more. At least not now.


Verizon's digital subscriber line service is available to 6,600 additional homes and businesses in the Northampton, Nazareth and Bethlehem areas.


Riduce il numero degli ormoni, dice studio americano


COLUMBUS, Ohio - Twenty-three people who took plea agreements to avoid prison time in Franklin County will get a taste of life behind bars this Christmas - by spending the holiday in jail.


Drug users seeking help to quit their habit face a "postcode lottery" of care, a watchdog has said.


"Halloween" pulls neat trick at box office

Michael Myers sliced and  diced his way to the top of the heap at the Labor Day Holiday  weekend box office in North America, as director Rob Zombie's  "Halloween" update earned $30.59 million during its first four  days, according to final data issued Tuesday.


Hundreds of trucks overflowing with plantains, sweet potatoes and onions converge on the Plaza of the Revolution each month as farmers sell produce to tens of thousands of people.


Ancient, Tiny Humans Shed New Light on Evolution

The skull of Homo floresiensis, a newly discovered species of human, next to a modern human skull (right). Fully adult, H. floresiensis was barely three-feet-tall and had a skull the size of a grapefruit.


Iraq, guerriglia scatenata lancia la sfida per impedire le ...

Nel nord dell'Iraq, domenica, in due sanguinosi assalti vicino a Tikrit e nei pressi del centro petrolifero di Baiji, sono stati uccisi almeno venti iracheni, dipendenti di una ditta appaltatrice dell'esercito Usa e governativi della Guardia nazionale.


A Red Cross worker seized two weeks ago in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan has been killed, the charity says.


McNealy innovates in trade-show theatrics

Scott McNealy for years has relied on Top 10 lists for comic relief during his tech show keynote speeches, but at the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco Wednesday, he tried a new stunt. [Missing Links]


Top Security Agency Denies Role in Yushchenko Poisoning

The leading security force in the Ukraine is denying any involvement in the poisoning scandal of Viktor Yushchenko. The presidential candidateâs doctors confirmed earlier this month that the man was poisoned by dioxin back in September.


McDowell was the rank outsider of all those still in with a chance of qualifying for Europe`s team because he had to win the final counting event - and even then he knew it might not be enough.


Shares in telecoms group Thus drop nearly 25%  as worries about stiff competition force the company to issue a profit warning.


General Motors Corp. GM.N and Ford  Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday capped 2004 with another month of  weaker sales, despite a crop of new vehicles and hefty  incentives, while Chrysler and Japan's Toyota and Nissan again  posted gains.


Oil Demand, the Climate and the Energy Ladder

Jeroen van der Veer, Royal Dutch Shellâs chief executive, offers his views on the energy challenge facing the world and the challenge posed by global warming.


Milano, 18:39 - CALCIO, MILAN: DIDA SALTA ANCHE LA GARA CON L'ATALANTA

Milan subito al lavoro in vista della gara di mercoledÃ¬ a Bergamo. Palestra per chi ha giocato a Udi...


Pearl Kidnapping Suspect Dies in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - Paramilitary police killed a suspected top al-Qaida operative, wanted for alleged involvement in the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, during a four-hour shootout Sunday at a southern Pakistan house, the information minister said. At least two other men were arrested...


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Australian PM meets shadowy Christian group embroiled in NZealand scandal

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has met with members of a shadowy, ultra-conservative Christian sect accused of digging up dirt on New Zealand government leaders.


Two of Leonardo DiCaprio's bodyguards are arrested after clashes with photographers on the star's visit to Israel.


Why is Wall Street incapable of calling things right?


Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf withdraws new media restrictions after protests and foreign criticism.


US Wants UN Council to Meet at Sudan Peace Talks

Washington wants the U.N. Security Council to meet next month at the site of peace talks in Kenya between rebels in southern Sudan and Khartoum's government, U.S. Ambassador John Danforth said on Friday.


The woman who discovered a lifeless Heath Ledger spent nine minutes making three calls to Mary-Kate Olsen before she dialed 911 for help, police said Thursday. She called "Full House" actress a fourth time after paramedics arrived.


Raphael Stolt's Blog: Setting up Zend Framework applications with Phing

In this new post to his blog today, Raphael Stolt shows how to combine the Zend Framework and Phing to create a simple, quick setup utility for future ZF projects.   After spending too much time on directory and view script shifting to align an 'older' Zend Framework application to the very useful ViewRenderer Action Helper of the follow-up releases I crafted a single Phing buildfile to stick to the recommended conventions and to have a nearly 'one-button' setup solution for any upcoming projects.    He'd found some other packages that did something similar, but wanted to do it with Phing. He includes the requirements (the software) features that the buildfile makes easy to include and some future improvements that could be made to the install to make things even easier. The buildfile is included and any path or configuration changes that might need to be made.    Phing is a "make" replacement that uses XML build files to define tasks in classes.


Traveling in traffic triples the risk of heart attack for an hour afterwards, a study has found. Car exhaust, noise and stress brought on by congestion are likely to be the main causes of the increase in risk.


Bush cites London attacks to defend waterboarding

George Bush cites July 7 bombings in London to justify his support for interrogation technique widely regarded as torture


At Virginia Tech, a film asks, 'Can we forgive?'

A PBS documentary called 'The Power of Forgiveness' has a healing message for survivors of the school shooting.


Sudan, Southern Rebels Race to Meet Peace Deadline

Sudan's government and southern rebel  negotiators raced against the clock to agree on the final  chapters of a peace deal Friday and clear the way for a  comprehensive pact to end Africa's longest-running civil war.


Another typhoon batters Japan and South Korea

TOKYO Typhoon Songda battered Japan and South Korea on Tuesday, cutting power to millions, injuring more than 200 people and disrupting transportation.


Analysis: By allowing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to return home, the Supreme Court could undermine U.S.-backed plans for Musharraf to share power with another former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto


Group Creates Engineered 'Marathon Mice'

Researchers on Monday unveiled genetically engineered mice that can run farther and longer than their naturally bred brethren, bringing the "genetic doping" of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.


If leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hold with tradition, the next president of the church will be a soft-spoken World War II veteran with a love for telling stories.


A. D. Lewis, Administrator Behind Conrail, Is Dead at 88

In the 1970s, Mr. Lewis played a pivotal role in determining the future of the railroad industry in the United States.


U.S. Envoy: There's No Stopping Afghan Election

Whatever the violence wreaked by the  Taliban and its allies over the next few days, Afghanistan's  first direct vote for a leader on Saturday is now unstoppable,  the U.S. envoy to Kabul said.


Variazioni tra azionisti, Pirelli e Della Valle al 5,16%


It may be the longest, strangest trip the Grateful Dead's music has endured — a performance by a symphony orchestra under the baton of a classical composer.


GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks firm despite weak economic data

Asian investors shrugged off a rash of weak economic indicators on Monday to pick up stocks that looked like weathering a downturn, while oil and metals kept close to record prices as supply concerns continued to bite.


Microsoft Settles a Dispute Over a Feature in its Browser

Microsoft said Thursday that it had settled an eight-year patent dispute relating to a feature that allows embedded links in its browser that resulted in a $521 million jury verdict against it.


Liza rushed to ER after fall from bed - cops

The troubled songbird was admitted to a New York hospital yesterday after she reportedly fell out of bed and struck her head. "When firefighters responded, she appeared intoxicated," a police source told the Daily News.


It's neck-and-neck at polls for Horse of the Year bids

Up to your eyeballs in elec tion returns? Perhaps a review of Saturday's pari-mutuel returns from the 21st running of the Breeders' Cup will make all those dizzying electoral permutations seem like losing Mega Millions numbers.


Afghanistan, Karzai ha vinto le elezioni

Kabul,3 nov. - (Adnkronos) - Hamid Karzai Ã¨ stato proclamato ufficialmente vincitore delle elezioni presidenziali del nove ottobre in Afghanistan, le prime della storia di questo Paese. Lo ha dichiarato Sultan


IAEA chief inspector heads for North Korea visit

The chief inspector of the United  Nation's nuclear watchdog arrived in China on Monday on his way  to North Korea, where he hopes to arrange the return of an IAEA  team to monitor Pyongyang's promised reactor shutdown.


HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The longtime Ravinia Festival has revised its summer concert schedule because of the buzz created by a certain red-eyed bug. Cicadas, known for their loud hum and unique 17-year life cycle, are expected to make a debut this June.


India names special envoy for U.S. nuclear deal

India on Thursday named its outgoing  foreign secretary as special envoy for negotiations with the  United States over a controversial civilian nuclear cooperation  deal that is yet to be approved by U.S. Congress.


Tropical Storm Noel heads toward Bahamas

Tropical Storm Noel headed toward the Bahamas on Tuesday after causing flooding and mudslides that killed at least 20 people in the Dominican Republic and left another 20 missing, officials said.


Change policies, al-Qaeda's second-in-command warns US

DUBAI - Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant warned Americans Monday that they must change their policies toward Muslims or face continued fighting from al-Qaeda.


Big Night for Contemporary Art Sales at Christie's

Impressionist art still brings out the  big spenders, but a successful auction at Christie's on  Wednesday pulled in $92.5 million and showed that contemporary  art sales are where the action.


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Chanderpaul justifies move with hundred against England

Shivnarine Chanderpaul moved up the order in style with an unbeaten century against England in the second one-day international at Edgbaston here.


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Jeromy Burnitz's RBI single with one out in the ninth inning sparked a three-run rally, and the Colorado Rockies beat Los Angeles 4-1 Wednesday night to slow the Dodgers' drive to their first playoff berth in eight years.


Scientists Apply for First Patent on Synthetic Life Form

Is a man-made microorganism patentable? The J. Craig Venter Institute is about to find out, even as ETC Group challenges the patent bid.


Top U.S. general says his Iraq report will be candid

The top U.S. commander in Iraq said on Sunday he will have a good idea in September how well the troop increase has worked and will be able to provide a forthright report to the policy makers in Washington.


Installation bugs barely dent the greatness of Half-Life 2, says reviewer James Bregman.


Registered voters who have been somehow unregistered. Democrats who suddenly find they've been re-registered as Republicans. A flier announcing that Election Day has been extended through Wednesday.


But blame shared, says Tribunal A woman whose email insults about her boss caused her to be sacked was unfairly dismissed, an Employment Tribunal has ruled. But she will not be reinstated and will only receive compensation of 12.5 per cent of her losses because she was 75 per cent to blame.â¦


Bergamo, 16:41 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DEL NERI:TOGLIAMO INIZIATIVA ALLA ROMA

In vista della gara con la Roma il tecnico dell'Atalanta Gigi Del Neri è contento per i titol...


Artists Aid Housing Proposal: El Dorado Hills Services Needed for Theater, Gallery.

By Cathy Locke, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 9--Golf courses and recreational centers are draws for many residential developments, but few can promise live theater and an art gallery at the front gate.


The World: As China Goes, So Goes Global Warming

Can the emerging superpower fast-forward through the most carbon-intense phase of nation building?


For Democrats, Primary Field Gives Confidence

Interviews with Democrats found them enthusiastic about their choices and confident of victory in 2008.


Glazer could bid for Manchester United this week: reports

US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer could launch a takeover bid for English football giants Manchester United this week after securing financing and making contact with the club's largest shareholders, newspapers ...


Oil prices warn the day of reckoning approaches

Efforts to unseat the democratically elected president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, failed this weekend in a hotly contested recall vote that he appears to have won handily.


Gli italiani no, preferiscono le agenzie e il passaparola


ANDY Flintoff is one of those rare sportsmen who can enhance his stature simply by not playing. India captain Saurav Ganguly tried to put his finger on it at Lord's, explaining: "England are a far different side without him.


Catania, 16:25 - CALCIO, SAMP; GARRONE: CASSANO USCITO PER STIRAMENTO

Nessun giallo Cassano. Il presidente della Sampdoria, Riccardo Garrone, ha chiarito che l'attaccante...


Airline warns it may file for bankruptcy if too many senior pilots take early retirement option. Delta Air LInes' CEO says it faces bankruptcy if it can't slow the pace of pilots taking early retirement.


Vinu Thomas points out a CMS project over on the Google Summer of Code that's looking to make administering the content/functionality of the site simple and easy - the Jaws Project.   Jaws is a Framework and Content Management System for building dynamic web sites. It aims to be User Friendly giving ease of use and lots of ways to customize web sites, but at the same time is Developer Friendly, it offers a simple and powerful framework to hack your own modules.   As Vinu notes, the project also uses some Ajax functionality to help make things more responsive and easier to work with. Check out some screenshots of the project to get a feel for what all it includes so far or just download it now and try it out yourself.


A 21-year-old Acehnese man is discovered out to sea two weeks after being swept away by the tsunami.


Libya's Kadhafi discusses Darfur with Mubarak

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Sudan's war-torn western region of Darfur, the official MENA news agency reported.


UN Warns of Possible Epidemics in Quake-Hit Asia

The United Nations warned on Monday of  epidemics within days unless health systems in southern Asia  can cope after more than 14,000 people were killed and hundreds  of thousands left homeless by a giant tsunami.


Consumers are breaking out their wallets on the brink of what should be a robust holiday shopping season, several reports suggested yesterday.


White House, Congress Reach Spending Deal

Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, confers with Paul Grove, right, a staffer for the Subcommittee for Foreign Operations, during a meeting on the end of the year spending bill on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Nov.


Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday argued against rival Mitt Romney's managerial experience, saying America needs leaders like himself instead.


Japan won't apologize again for WW2 sex slaves: PM

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday  that Japan would not apologize again for forcing women, mostly  Asian, to act as wartime sex slaves for its soldiers even if  U.S. lawmakers adopt a resolution calling for an apology.


'We will photograph everything' If you were getting worried that a full two weeks had passed without Google acquiring yet another company, you can now rest easy. Today, the lord of the acquisitions bagged ImageAmerica - a company that takes aerial photographs with its own airplanes and high-res cameras - as it looks to beef up imagery on its Google Earth and Google Maps services.â¦


I'm not the least disappointed by the Oscar snub - Irrfan K

While Mira Nair has openly said that Hollywood suffers from colour blindness after her resplendent film The Namesake failed to make it into any of the Oscar nominations, Mira's leading man Irrfan says he isn't the least disappointed


The European Commission said Monday it would propose tighter restrictions on biofuels next week amid mounting concerns that the energy source can cause unintended environmental and social problems.


President to Consider Changes for New Term

President Bush said yesterday that he will spend the weekend considering changes in his Cabinet for his second term, feeding speculation inside and outside the White House over shake-ups in key agencies in coming weeks.


Police appeal for witnesses after a young woman is subjected to a "serious sexual assault" near Belfast.


Japan princess Masako makes rare public appearance

Japanese Crown Princess Masako has made a rare appearance in public after months of seclusion as the palace released home videos of her two-year-old daughter.


God Has 4,000 Loudspeakers; the State Holds Its Ears

The Egyptian minister of religion decided that one official call to prayer would be broadcast live and carried by all of Cairo's mosques. Many of the faithful objected.


U.S. Bombs Fallujah; Eight Dead, 15 Hurt

U.S. warplanes, tanks and artillery units attacked the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah on Saturday, killing at least eight people and wounding 15, hospital officials and witnesses said.


New Google Service May Strain Old Ties in Bookselling

Allowing consumers to search the content of books online could shift the balance of power between companies that produce books and those that sell them.


Jack LaLanne keeps going and going, and so do the parties celebrating his 90th birthday. On Saturday, nearly a month after the fitness guru turned 90, friends gathered to honor him near the Muscle Beach that LaLanne and his bodybuilding colleagues made famous in the 1940s.


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Northwest Airlines Corp. said Wednesday it is suing Sabre Travel Network for breach of contract in a Minnesota district court. The airline alleges the unit of Sabre Holdings Corp.


Schilling Gets 20th As Red Sox Beat D-Rays

BOSTON - Curt Schilling became the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season, reaching the mark for the third time in four years and leading the Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday night.    Kevin Millar and Johnny Damon each homered and drove in four runs, and Boston moved within 3 1/2 games of the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East...


: US troops clashed Monday with Sunni insurgents west of the capital and gunmen assassinated Baghdad's deputy governor as fresh American soldiers arrived in the capital _ a move that will push US military strength in Iraq to its


FCC expected to hit Univision with record fine: NYT

The FCC is expected to slap U.S. Hispanic network Univision with a record $24 million fine that will allow the broadcaster to proceed with a $12 billion private equity buyout, the New York Times reported on Saturday.


Iran bows to demands for nuclear suspension

Tehran: Iran agreed on Sunday to suspend 'nearly all' of its uranium enrichment-related activities as part of a deal with Britain, France and Germany in a step that eases the threat of possible UN sanctions over its controversial nuclear programme.


The Oscar winning actress gave birth yesterday to a boy and a girl, calling them Phinnaeus Walter and Hazel Patricia. Julia's little ones arrived more than a month before they were due.


A police officer was killed Friday when fans rioted at a Serie A game between Sicilian sides Catania and Palermo, prompting the Italian soccer federation to postpone all league matches this weekend and cancel ...Comment


The UN envoy to Gambia is reportedly expelled after criticising the president's claim to be able to cure HIV/Aids.


Iran says close to reaching its "ultimate goals"

Iran is close to achieving its "ultimate goals", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, accusing the West of trying to stop Tehran's nuclear programme in order to reduce its influence in the world.


A rookie running back helped New England's offense play like old times.


Ranatunga eyes changes and another World Cup

Wearing a neat suit and with his grey hair smartly combed back, Arjuna Ranatunga looks the part at a media promotion by Sri Lankan officials to draw Indian religious tourists to the island.


Michael Vick throws a 27-yard scoring pass to Alge Crumpler with 1:22 remaining to finish Atlanta's rally with a 24-21 triumph over the Saints.


Morningstar Faces Possible SEC Civil Suit

Morningstar Inc., the mutual fund and stock research provider, on Friday said it may face US Securities and Exchange Commission civil charges over incorrect data it published about a mutual fund.


Elton Brown has 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 24 Virginia to a 48-44 victory over Northwestern, capping a 7-2 edge for the ACC in their challenge with the Big Ten.


India's economy grew at a faster-than-expected annual rate of 9.3% in the second quarter,  official figures say.


Howard defies polls to predict election victory

Australian Prime Minister John Howard insisted Monday that he could win upcoming elections despite a new opinion poll showing him losing further support to his centre-left opponent.


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Next, you could have a Motorola mobile phone with MasterCard PayPass to help you spend money faster. "This is layering on more features to make the cell phone


Stigma of AIDS hinders prevention in Mideast, North Africa

CAIRO - AIDS/HIV prevention officials in the Middle East and North Africa face a careful balancing act of spreading awareness about the disease without appearing to promote immorality.


Britain arrests five, on alert after bomb attacks

British police arrested a fifth person on Sunday after a fuel-loaded jeep was rammed into Scotland's busiest airport in what police said was a terrorist attack linked to two failed car bombings in London.


Oil Hits $100 a Barrel for the First Time

Driven by an unprecedented surge in demand, oil prices reached a long-awaited symbolic milestone.


Allawi accuses Sunni insurgents of trying to foment civil war as ...

Iraq's interim prime minister warned Monday that insurgents are trying to foment sectarian civil war as well as derail elections, while


Catania, 19:54 - CALCIO, SERIE A: CATANIA-UDINESE 2-0

Nel primo anticipo della 16/a giornata del campionato di serie A, il Catania ha battuto l'Udinese 2-...


Karzai far ahead in Afghan vote with quarter of ballots counted

KABUL - President Hamid Karzai maintained his large lead in Afghanistanâs election on sday after almost a quarter of the votes had been counted, according to the electoral commission website.


Philippines steels for another typhoon after storm kills more than ...

MARAGUNDON, Philippines - Tens of thousands of people fled to high ground or crowded into schools and town halls on Thursday as yet another powerful typhoon battered the eastern Philippines, where rescuers are still struggling to find scores of missing


Five charged over plot to kill British soldier

British prosecutors charged a man on Friday with seeking to kidnap and kill a member of the armed forces as part of an alleged terrorist plot apparently aimed against Muslims who had served with British troops in Iraq.


Greenpeace: Apple still needs to green up its act

Stamping all over Jobs' carbon footprint Greenpeace Netherlands targeted Apple shops in Amsterdam on Saturday with flyers claiming the company has made absolutely no improvements to its environmental policies or practices.â¦


SANTIAGO, Chile  - Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean general accused of torture, killings and other abuses during his 17-year dictatorship, suffered a heart attack on Sunday and underwent emergency surgery.


Weather Looks Good for this Week's Shuttle Launch

By Irene KlotzCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- NASA managers had their fingers crossed on Monday in hopes that this week's planned launch of the U.S.


THE search mechanism used by the Kazaa file-sharing network could contain malicious code, the Federal Court heard yesterday. Counsel for the record companies, John Nicholas SC, said in recent years there had


Teachers and pupils are allowed to return to an Islamic school searched as part of an anti-terrorism inquiry.


Kenya's beauty swept me off my feet, says 'tourism envoy'

Never mind US travel advisories-an Austrian travel agent has made a name for herself as Kenya's "tourism ambassador" in her country.


Nel Barese, non si esclude un tentativo di suicidio


American abducted in Colombia doing well

The mother of a kidnapped U.S. contractor in Colombia said her son has made friends with his captors, learned to speak Spanish and is generally holding up well after more than four years as a hostage.


Chinese bus plunges into ravine, at least 9 dead

A bus with 30 people on board plunged  into a ravine in southeastern China, killing at least nine and  leaving a dozen missing, the Xinhua news agency said on  Saturday.


Champions Werder Bremen hauled their title defence back on the rails with a superb 2-1 win at second-placed VfB Stuttgart on Wednesday night.


The cost of a barrel of oil in London has dipped below $40 as energy prices have continued to slide. The price of Brent crude in London fell to a three-week low of $39.


ALAN Smith added to his rapidly burgeoning status as a Manchester United hero with a controversial injury-time equaliser to salvage a point against ten-man Blackburn today.


Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a question about it. Today's question and responses:


President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding $1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade.


Lo 0-0 di San Siro rende piÃ¹ corposo il distacco della capolista. MercoledÃ¬ si gioca di nuovo. Fabio Capello lascia il Meazza soddisfatto perchÃ©, ieri sera, era lui il vero vincitore del derby n. 258 tra Milan e Inter.


Yahoo to Buy Musicmatch for $160 Million

Yahoo Inc. said on Tuesday it will buy music software company Musicmatch Inc. for about $160 million in cash, bolstering Yahoo's offering as online music providers prepare to go head-to-head in the download market.


Trent Green taken off field on stretcher

Kansas City quarterback Trent Green was taken from the field by stretcher after laying motionless Sunday following a brutal hit by Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.


Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart said on  Wednesday she wants to start serving her prison sentence for  lying about a suspicious stock sale as soon as possible, so she  can put her "nightmare" behind her.


Frantic Greeks seek aid as fires kill 63

KRESTENA, Greece  - Desperate Greek villagers encircled by flames appealed for help on Monday as strong winds fanned forest fires that have swept the country, killing 63 people in three days.


A forthcoming video game aims to educate children about the global fight against hunger.


DeMatha's Tate Ready to Say 'Terps Football'

Two-time All-Met wide receiver Kenny Tate is expected to announce Thursday that he will accept a scholarship to play football at Maryland.


As Alexander Pichuzkin goes on trial, observers are waiting to find out if the  self-confessed multiple killer achieved his goal: becoming the grandmaster of murder


Sizing up the spat over red carpet copycats

Leading fashion designers lobby to copyright their work to curb the knockoff industry.


US, Czechs move into Cup of Hockey semis

Keith Tkachuk scored four goals and assisted on another to spark the United States past Russia 5-3 on Tuesday in a World Cup of Ice Hockey quarter-final match.


Costa d'Avorio: Parigi invia rinforzi, l'Onu si riunisce

Il Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite e' stato convocato stasera in riunione di emergenza, dopo essere stato informato dal governo francese della situazione che e' precipitata in Costa d'Avorio, dove la tregua d'armi e' crollata e dove un


AirAsia to buy 40 Airbus planes; setback for Boeing

LONDON, December 17  - In a major setback for the leading US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing, Malaysiaâs AirAsia Bhd announced today plans to replace its current fleet of Boeing planes with the new Airbus aircraft over the next


At the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea, ÂLeast Wanted: A Century of American MugshotsÂ provides photos from the American underbelly.


Update 15: Oil Nears $50 a Barrel, Traders Eye Iraq

With $50-a-barrel in sight, oil traders were glued Friday to developments in Iraq, where tensions between US forces and rebel fighters appeared to ease, raising hopes that attacks against the country's oil infrastructure would subside.


Traces of explosive found on 2nd plane in Russian aviation disaster

MOSCOW  - Russian investigators found explosive residue on the wreckage of the second of two airliners that crashed minutes apart, a security spokesman said Saturday, adding to evidence that terrorists breached security at one of the country's most up-to-date airports.


AFRICA/NIGERIA - ÂBasta polemiche, lavoriamo tutti per il bene delle NazioneÂ: appello dei Vescovi nigeriani per elezioni libere e trasparenti, mentre si accende il confronto politico Abuja (Agenzia Fides)-  La Chiesa nigeriana ha fatto appello al Presidente Olusegun Obasanjo e al Vice presidente Atiku Abubakar di superare  i contrasti e di porre fine alle loro diatribe in pubblico. Nel corso di un colloquio con la stampa locale, ...


Oil Tops $44, Heating Oil Supplies Worry

Oil prices surged nearly 6 percent on  Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a fall in heating oil  stocks in the midst of an arctic cold blast in the Northeast,  the world's largest heating oil market.


Florida OK's Nader's Name on Election Ballot

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader's name can appear on Florida ballots for the election, despite a court order to the contrary, Florida's elections chief told officials on Monday in a move that could help President Bush in the key swing state.


Aston Villa's Knight loses red card appeal

Aston Villa defender Zat Knight on Friday lost his appeal against his controversial red card at Chelsea.


Taylor Twellman improved his goal total to 12 in 18 regular-season games against New York as the Revolution and Red Bulls played to a 2-2 tie last night. But Twellman departed just after referee Richard Heron signaled four minutes of added time.


Consuocero dell'ex ministro e' ricoverato a Benevento


Alitalia cancels 67 flights due to strike action

Struggling national Italian airline Alitalia cancelled 67 out of 267 flights after a four hour strike by some of its staff, the company said in a statement.


The Greatest Gadgets of All Time: Wired's Picks and Yours

Think the iPhone is "the most significant device in the history of wireless communications"? Guess again -- we can think of dozens of gadgets that are more significant. Rate our picks -- and submit your own -- in this poll.


09 ott 00:58 Taba: si scava ancora tra le macerie dell'albergo ...

TABA (Egitto) - Continuano le ricerche di eventuali sopravvissuti fra le macerie dell'hotel Hilton a Taba, nel Sinai egiziano. L'attentato della notte scorsa ha provocato la morte di almeno 28 persone. Ci


Powerlines Double Childhood Cancer Risk - Report

Children living near high-voltage powerlines may reportedly have double the risk of contracting cancer, new research suggests. A Department of Health study indicates children living within


Bardot Still Sparks Euphoria on 70th Birthday

Brigitte Bardot, the French former film  goddess turned animal rights activist, quietly celebrated her  70th birthday on Tuesday -- as flocks of devoted fans poured to  a Paris auction to snatch up her memorabilia.


Japan's Noguchi wins Olympic women's marathon gold :

Mizuki Noguchi of Japan Sunday claimed the women's marathon gold medal in a dramatic battle at the Olympic Games, reports Xinhua.


A US diplomat is wounded and his Sudanese driver killed in an attack in the capital Khartoum, reports say.


President Pervez Musharraf's radical proposals to bring an end to the long-festering Kashmir dispute with India has taken people on both sides of the border by surprise.


Commento a intervista rilasciata da ex agente Sisde


Chile Court Lifts Pinochet Immunity in Rights Case

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Chile's Supreme Court stripped  former dictator Augusto Pinochet of immunity from prosecution  on Thursday in one notorious human rights case, raising hopes  of victims that he may finally face trial for abuses during his  17-year regime.


Borat is dead. Sacha Baron Cohen tells The Daily Telegraph that he's retiring the clueless Kazakh journalist, as well as his alter ego, aspiring rapper Ali G.


An Indie Company Counting on a Future Takes 3 Films to Sundance

Michael London, the producer of the indie hit âSideways,â got his feet wet with that movie. Now with three films at Sundance, heâs taken the plunge.


Gingrich: Skipping black forum a mistake

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that top tier Republican presidential candidates are making a mistake by skipping a forum focused on issues of importance to black voters.


Pettigrew restates commitment to aid Iraq vote

As Elections Canada hosts secretive meetings to discuss preparations for planned elections in Iraq, Foreign Affairs Minister Pierre Pettigrew renewed Ottawa's commitment to help.


Yellowed guinea pig serves time for paper storage

And the missing letters round Letters You know how it is. You have a mobile phone. You use it regularly, so you keep it in your pocket, where it is easily accessible. Then it goes yellow. You what? We can only wonder: what has it got in its pocketses?â¦


Lei, 17enne, si presenta con compagno siciliano di 30 anni


R.J. Reynolds Settles Calif. Lawsuit Over Teen Ads

A California judge has approved the  settlement of a lawsuit that sought to stop R.J. Reynolds  Tobacco Co. from placing cigarette ads in magazines with large  teen readerships, a state attorney general's office spokesman  said on Thursday.


Seeing the Patriots' 2007 season through the eyes of Tom Brady Sr. is to get a slightly different perspective from the casual view.


Ex-Coca-Cola aide found guilty in trade secrets case

A U.S. jury on Friday found a former Coca-Cola Co.  executive assistant guilty of conspiring to steal trade secrets of the beverage giant and sell them to rival PepsiCo Inc.


CIA agents to stand trial for Italy kidnapping

A Milan judge on Friday ordered 26 Americans, most of them thought to be CIA agents, to stand trial with Italian spies for the kidnapping in 2003 of a terrorism suspect, who was flown to Egypt where he says he was tortured.


Park Won't Lift Elephant With Human Hair

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Taiwanese theme park has dropped a plan to use a cable made of 320,000 human hairs to lift an elephant, a report said Friday. The United Daily News said the theme park made the decision after critics said the act could scare the animal.


Pakistan winds up first tent camp in quake-zone

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan  - Authorities in Pakistani Kashmir on Tuesday began winding up one of the first informal tent camps established for survivors of last year's deadly earthquake.


US president proposes stimulus package of about $145b to stave off recession as economy struggles


It never gets any easier for Mike Timlin come playoff time, never mind the streak he put together last season when the Sox bullpen was virtually untouchable in the postseason.


Bush to Renew Intelligence Reform Pressure on Congress

SANTIAGO, Chile  - President Bush will renew  pressure on Congress to reach agreement on intelligence reforms  this year, after a weekend deal collapsed in the face of  Republican opposition, the White House said on Sunday.


National Australia Bank, Australia's biggest bank, is to test the market's appetite for buying its two Irish banks, but will continue to invest in the struggling assets unless it gets the right price.


Lebanon opposition cranks up pressure on government

Thousands of people descended on central Beirut on Sunday ahead of a mass rally called by the Hezbollah-led opposition to escalate their drive to oust Lebanon's Western-backed government.


Anterselva, 16:47 - BIATHLON, MONDIALI: ORO ALLA GRUBBEN IN 15KM DONNE

Linda Grubben ha vinto la 15 km individuale femminile ai Mondiali di biathlon in corso di svolgiment...


Vegas Winnings Stolen By Clerk, Recovered By Detective: Video Camera Catches Men Red-Handed Raiding Purse

By Katherine Rosenberg, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Feb. 10--VICTORVILLE -- It was a gamble all around -- for both a woman carrying a large Las Vegas jackpot in her purse, and for the gas station attendants who later stole her winnings.


Microsoft Sends Shivers Through Antivirus Market

Release of anti-spyware tool, promise of virus removal software could spell trouble for antivirus software companies.


Lo dice il presidente del parlamento Ricardo Alarcon


Hemlines are short and swingy for spring

For those who still measure fashion seasons in hemlines, the news from New York Fashion Week for spring 2007 is short and swingy.


EU to declare UK free of foot and mouth disease

European Union (EU) vets agreed on  Tuesday to declare Britain free of foot and mouth disease from  November 9 and allow all exports of British meat, dairy and  live animals from then, the EU executive said.


Italy still hopeful for release of Iraq hostages as ultimatum expires

Italy's foreign minister said he was still hopeful that two Italian women held hostage in Iraq would be released, as a purported ultimatum by the kidnappers was about to expire.


What a difference the ballot makes. The election of Hamid Karzai as the first popularly elected president of Afghanistan is a dramatic affirmation of the power of democracy.


The widow of Albania's last communist leader is in dispute with the government over her husband's war record.


Google Inc., the Web search engine, on Wednesday slashed the price range on its eagerly awaited initial public offering to between $85 and $95 per share from $108 to $135 per share.


Liverpool - The family of a British engineer anxiously awaited news on Friday of his fate at the hands of Islamic extremists in Iraq who abducted him eight days ago along with two Americans who have since been executed.


Ichiro's New Hit Record Stokes Japanese Pride

Japanese school children and grown up fans cheered Ichiro Suzuki when he set a new major league baseball record for hits in a single season, a milestone that drew personal congratulations from Japan's prime minister.


Do pool research before splashing the cash

Camp Morrier is back in business for the season. That's what friends and neighbors call Lori and John Morrier's Walpole home, which includes a 30-foot in-ground vinyl-lined pool, swing set, and grassy backyard. The 8-feet-deep pool is the center of activity, especially on hot summer days.


Shanghai - World champion Michael Schumacher said it was too early to blame driver error for his spinning out of qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, leaving him last on the grid for Sunday's race.


Death and desolation after the inferno on the road from Artemida

People of the Peloponnese lost relatives and homes in worst ever disaster to hit their picturesque land.


Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian in Gaza Strip; Abbas to be ...

Israeli soldiers killed one Palestinian and were chasing two others Sunday morning near the "Kissufim" road in the Gaza Strip not far from the border fence, according to Israel Radio.


Congress Seeks to End Student Loan Clause

Congress is trying to end a practice that unintentionally has allowed banks to take in billions of dollars meant to help students pay for college.


Europe's largest home improvements group Kingfisher sees profits jump after strong sales growth at its French stores.


Oracle profit tops Wall Street forecasts, shares up

Business software maker Oracle   Corp. ORCL.O posted a quarterly profit on Tuesday that topped   Wall Street forecasts as strong sales of new licenses for   applications helped boost revenue, sending its shares up 5   percent.


A new French executive team starts work  at Airbus parent group EADS on Monday after the European  aerospace group forced out two top executives blamed for a  two-week crisis over aircraft production blunders.


HSBC eyes bigger fish after Korea First Bank setback

Outgunned in the bidding war for a leading South Korean bank, HSBC may be preparing to line up an even bigger target for acquisition, Korea Exchange Bank.


Upcoming DVR will offer CableCard and HDTV support.


Two days away from a closely-fought election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard said Thursday he did not need to apologize for participating in


Poche ore dopo i nuovi attacchi dal sud del Libano, il premier israeliano, in trasferta negli Usaconferma il suo "ok" al cambio di governo dell'Anp. E continua a dialogare (a distanza) con la Siria                                            Olmert ribadisce sostegno ad Abu Mazen "Siamo pronti a discutere con lui"


The feds crack down on underground labs and reveal that Americaâs sports doping problem remains epidemic.


Sears Roebuck and Co. has closed the acquisition of ownership or leasehold interest in 50 stores from Kmart Holding Corp., including one location on Oahu, the Chicago retailer said Wednesday.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


Darfur Talks Stalled Over Compromise Deal

DARFUR, November 5 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - The Darfur talks in Abuja, Nigeria, were stalled Friday, November 5, over a security deal proposed by the African Union (AU), amid reports the situation in the western Sudanese region is heading


Tens of Thousands Protest Republican Convention

On the eve of the Republican National Convention, tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Manhattan to speak out against the Bush administration and the war in Iraq.


China has agreed to invest 500 million US dollars in the Cubaâs nickel industry, a huge boost for the islandâs economy. The announcement was one of sixteen trade, cooperation and investment agreements


Armand Hammer's Orphan Museum Turns Into Cinderella in Los Angeles

By immersing the space in the here and now of contemporary art, director Ann Philbin has managed to turn the Armand Hammer into one of the city's hottest cultural attractions.


Hoopla Over iPhones Spawns Suspicious Offers

By Jim Hopkins  SAN FRANCISCO -- Can't wait until the end of the month to buy an iPhone?    Someone in Atlanta is advertising Apple's must-have cellphone for $800 on classifieds site Craigslist. The ad  includes a photo purporting to show the gadget.


Hakia launching new spin on social searching

Find other people searching for the same weird crap you are.


18,355 Yards Later, Emmitt Smith Retires

Emmitt Smith, the running back who set the N.F.L. career rushing mark, retired Thursday after 15 years of barreling through the league.


Schwab Halves Assets Needed to Avoid Fees

Charles Schwab Corp. , the largest U.S. discount brokerage, has halved the level of assets that clients need to avoid paying some fees.


New images from the Cassini spacecraft reveal undulating kinks in one of the rings and theft of ring dust by a moon. The kinks are seen in greater detail than ever before and the thievery has been photographed for the first time.


Sutton makes gutsy call in first pairing

When the cute pink sheets were finally handed out and the opening round pairings for the 35th Ryder Cup Matches were released Thursday afternoon, the first two


Seven Palestinians Killed in Gaza Strike

JERUSALEM Sept. 27, 2004 - Israelis killed seven Palestinians in attacks Monday, including a Gaza airstrike that killed one militant and wounded a militia commander, who vowed revenge from his hospital bed.


Germany makes concessions to countries opposed to the EU constitution, on the eve of a key summit.


Starbucks memo stirs unwarranted fears: analysts

A memo from Starbucks Corp.'s   founder and chairman warning of threats to the brand  has created misplaced growth fears, analysts said on Tuesday,  arguing that the memo was a rallying cry for managers rather  than a call to slow down.


U.S. "imperialism" means new arms race: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a scathing attack on the West on Thursday, accusing Washington of imperialism and of starting a new arms race.


Chittagong: Mohammed Kaif had not donned India colours since the eventful Mumbai Test versus Australia, early last month. But, as he showed in Chittagong on Thursday, the seven-week gap had done little to affect his hunger for the game.


The LDS Home Educators Association will hold its 15th annual Homeschool Conference on Saturday at the Larry Miller campus of Salt Lake Community College.  Doors open at 8:30 a.m., and the conference will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.


Vietnam's occupation of us is continuing

It's the war that will not die. How can it be that three decades after we finally left Vietnam to its own devices, the events of that time still have the power to inflame us?


By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer Published December 3, 2006, 4:04 AM CST BERLIN -- With the European economy on the upswing, companies and governments are shrugging off the dollar's renewed slide against the ...Comment


Roche wins Ventana with raised $3.4 bln bid

Roche Holding AG  has overcome Ventana Medical System Inc's  resistance to its takeover bid by raising the price, acquiring the diagnostics maker for $3.4 billion to boost its cancer testing business.


A Frenchman who can see water beneath the Sahara

Alain Gachet's data has been key in picking new sites for refugee camps.


Forrester: Tech execs optimistic about spending

CIOs polled by Forrester Research said optimism in the North American business climate is up over last quarter, and the number of CIOs citing a "very strong business climate" has tripled.


H&R Block delays filing quarterly report

H&R Block Inc.,  the largest  U.S. income tax preparer, said on Tuesday that it expects to  delay filing its quarterly results with regulators after  turmoil in the subprime mortgage market forced it to write down  assets at its Option One Mortgage Corp. unit.


An outspoken Saudi blogger is being held for âpurposes of interrogation,â the Saudi Interior Ministry confirmed.


(AGI) - Salonicco, 29 ago. - L'Italia del basket si Ã¨ fermata all'ultimo ostacolo e ha perso la finale per l'oro olimpico contro i vice-campioni del mondo dell'Argentina con il punteggio di 84-69. Oggi grande


Barcelona beat Espanyol 1-0 to win derby

Deco struck from outside the penalty area to give Barcelona a 1-0 derby win at Espanyol on Saturday and take five points clear at the top of the Spanish first division.


India Pitches Kashmir Autonomy for Pakistan Peace

India said on Thursday it could consider giving a large amount of autonomy to the disputed region of Kashmir to help make peace with Pakistan, but said it was not willing to redraw its borders to settle half a century of enmity.


Windows Home Server Bug Could Lead To Data Loss

TechWeb - The issue was acknowledged in October, when Microsoft warned "not to copy data files that contain alternate data streams to Windows Home Server shared folders."


Palestinian official denies committee to act for ailing Arafat

A senior Palestinian official denied Thursday that a three-man committee has been appointed to act for the ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who was in critical condition after a stomach flu Wednesday.


50 arrested after new protest in Myanmar

About 50 pro-democracy activists were briefly arrested Monday outside Yangon, as the Myanmar junta clamped down on dissent following a series of protests last week against a sharp hike in fuel prices.


Oil prices made fresh gains above $55 a  barrel on Monday led by record-breaking heating oil prices on  fears of a winter supply crunch.


Blake's Attorney Appealing His Wrongful-Death Verdict

Robert Blake's attorney on Wednesday in Los Angeles appealed a $30 million wrongful death verdict against the actor, saying jurors discussed O.J.


Iran's first nuclear power plant will be operational within three months, providing electricity to Iran's national power grid by the summer, according to Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah.


Nuova Cina: manca ancora assenso formale Pyongyang


Police investigators in Las Vegas questioned the former football star today in connection with a break-in of a casino hotel room, according to news reports.


J&J: Arthritis Drug Has Blood Cancer Risk

Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N is warning  doctors that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug  Remicade may have a higher risk of lymphoma, a blood cancer,  the company said on Friday.


Holy fashion, Batman! Luella hits London's runway

Luella returned to London's runway on Monday after a six year sojourn in New York and Milan bringing a catwalk collection for comic book addicts in floral prints and acid colors stamped with Batman insignia.


Winning Streak for Jeopardy Whiz Comes to an End

The record-breaking reign of Jeopardy's longest-playing contestant is over. In a show televised Tuesday, Ken Jennings lost to a real estate agent from California.


Car Bomb at Shi'ite Party HQ in Baghdad Kills Nine

A car bomb outside the Baghdad  headquarters of a major Shi'ite Muslim political party killed  at least nine people and wounded 39 on Monday, police and party  officials said.


A volcano in southern Chile erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava and ash, and forcing the evacuation of about 150 people, officials said.


The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board on Sunday announced that it will strip Greek weightlifter Leonidas Sampanis of a bronze medal won in the Athens Olympics early in the week after the athlete failed a doping test.


PRAGUE, Czech Republic  -- The United States might delay activating its proposed missile defense sites in Europe until it has ''definitive proof'' of a missile threat from Iran, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.


Clemens May Take His 7 Cy Youngs and Go Home

Roger Clemens sounded like a relieved pitcher who had thrown his last fastball after easily winning an unprecedented seventh Cy Young Award.


Christmas Bombing Toll in Iraq Rises to 12

A car bomb killed three civilians after detonating Saturday near a US military convoy south of Baghdad, and the death toll rose to nine from an apparent truck


Eight killed in Gaza as Israel warns onslaught could last weeks

JABALIYA, Gaza Strip : Eight Palestinians, including a child and a teenage girl, were killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip as the army warned its massive offensive could last for weeks.


G. P. Sippy, Indian Filmmaker Whose âSholayâ Was a Bollywood Hit, Dies at 93

Mr. Sippy was an Indian filmmaker whose 1975 blockbuster âSholayâ (âEmbersâ) remains the most famous Hindi movie and the biggest commercial success for Bollywood.


Tasso a due settimane e' sceso di 50 punti base al 4,45%


A suicide bomber on a bicycle blew himself up Monday among recruits gathered outside a police camp in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 27 people and wounding 20


Digital Domain: A Window of Opportunity for Macs, Soon to Close

The Macâs presence in the retail world remains limited, a shame given the rare opportunity for Apple to gain market share that opened up when Vista arrived.


Oliver Stone film turns Farrellâs Macedonian king into a major ...

Not content to direct a mediocre historical epic, filmmaker Oliver Stone marshals all of his talent as a provocateur to direct a colossally bad one in "Alexander," starring Irishman


France says all must be done to avoid war with Iran

ANGOULEME, France  - Everything must be done to avoid the prospect of war with Iran, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Monday, a day after his foreign minister said Paris should prepare for that possibility.


Left-handed reliever Kevin Walker agreed Wednesday to a $525,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.


European Regulators Accuse Rambus of âPatent Ambushâ

The European Union alleges the memory chip designer demanded 'âunreasonableâ' royalties for its patents that were fraudulently set as industry standards.


British health watchdog faces challenge over Alzheimer's drugs

Two drug firms and a charity for people with Alzheimer's disease are mounting a legal challenge Monday against a British government watchdog's recommendations about anti-dementia drugs prescription.


SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 13 -- Representatives of Chandler family members on Tribune's board of directors approached one private-equity firm about a possible partnership to buy the embattled media giant several months ago, even before the family began pushing for the sale of the company that is now...


Catania, 21:55 - CALCIO, TROFEO MEDITERRANEO: ITALIA-ALBANIA 2-1

Seconda vittoria dell'Italia nel Torneo del Mediterraneo, a cui partecipano le nazionali Under 18 di...


BAGHDAD - 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


Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke described the recent housing downturn as "sharp" and added "that further declines in homebuilding are likely" in a highly anticipated speech Friday morning.


Ukrainian Court Ruling Sows Confusion Before Vote

A top court in Ukraine on Saturday  overturned some legal changes intended to cut election fraud, a  day before a re-run of a presidential vote that has become a  test of democratic legitimacy and national identity.


A woman's lingerie is not supposed to be seen by the outside world. Apparently, Max Azria thinks that's a waste of often feminine, delicate garments.


United States ought to be leading the parade to curb global warming, not just watching it. After years of delay, Russia appears poised to ratify the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty aimed at limiting


Reinventato lo stile sport couture con abitini in lana


Stolen Home Depot laptop exposes employee data

Laptop with names, addresses and Social Security numbers of employees is stolen from the car of a Home Depot regional manager.


Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Separate Iraq Attacks

Insurgents killed four American  soldiers in separate attacks in Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S.  military said.


One of the biggest reasons that very poor countries can't provide decent education and health care is that they are stuck in a cycle of debt owed to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and regional development banks, much of it dating to the


D-Link unveils desktop and mobile Wi-Fi cards

Wireless for your desktop or laptop D-Link has priced up its notebook-oriented ExpressCard-format 802.11n Wi-Fi adaptor. It's also rolled out a PCI Express version.â¦


IN A RECENT interview, Michael Caine was reported to have expressed serious reservations about contemporary theatre. He was only interested in it, he said, if there was a guarantee of tap-dancing.


Woods Shows Off His Skills, but Not as a Host

At Sherwood Country Club Friday, six golfers shot a 67 only to discover that their rounds of five under par were only good enough to put them five shots farther behind their genial host.


The aftermath of an upcoming World of Warcraft patch could get messy. Plus: NBC


Sir Clive Woodward has underlined his "complete focus" on next summer's tour to New Zealand after Lions chiefs gave him their total backing as head coach.


Wal-Mart Pulls Plug on Movies via the Web

Wal-Mart said it had ended the business because Hewlett-Packard, a chief technology partner, had decided to discontinue essential infrastructure for the service.


Iraqi PM calls regional meeting for March 10

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki invited neighboring countries and world powers on Wednesday to a March 10 meeting in Baghdad, saying he hoped it would help bring reconciliation and support for his government.


"Oggi Mastella telefonera' a ...", comunica ufficio stampa


Microsoft Adds Voice, Video to IM Client

BOSTONâMicrosoft Corp. announced Tuesday an early beta of a new rich client for its Live Communications Server product designed to unite instant messaging with telephony and video, and to embed such technologies in other applications.


Study ranks Bay State No. 1 in competitiveness

A study that measures the competitiveness of states and cities based on ability to generate income and promote growth ranks Massachusetts number one in the nation and puts Boston fourth among metro regions.


1st woman space tourist readies for trip

Like millions of people fascinated by space, Anousheh Ansari said Wednesday she remembers wondering as a child if somebody else like her could be out there among the stars. Next month the Iranian-born U.S. entrepreneur can get a closer look, as she rides a Russian capsule to the international space station and becomes the first female space tourist.


Height loss tied to heart disease in men

A study of older British men finds that those who shrink in height by about an inch or more over 20 years are more likely to die earlier than other men. Those men also have a greater risk of heart disease.


With most of the industry returning to profitability, pilots are demanding that they should recoup some of the pay and other benefits they gave up in recent years.


The Los Angeles Galaxy hired former U.S. men's national team coach Steve Sampson on Wednesday, two days after firing Sigi Schmid.


Snyder Adds New Star to His Lineup: Cruise

Just days after media mogul Sumner M. Redstone cut ties with Tom Cruise for his off-screen conduct, the star has a new backer: Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder.


Over 100 will lose jobs amid MedSource sale

More than 100 workers in Newton are scheduled to lose their jobs by February amid the purchase of MedSource Technologies Inc. by another medical device contract manufacturer, the new owner acknowledged yesterday.


Five Miles Deep: Pumping Oil from the Bottom of the Gulf

It's drills and thrills for Chevron engineers going deep, deep, ultradeep. First-hand look at the 30,000-foot-deep well in the Gulf of Mexico's potentially lucrative Jack field. Do these guys know Jack? Do you?


The Russian government says it may withdraw British oil major BP's licence to exploit the giant Kovytka gas field.


Drinking Tea Might Delay Alzheimer's Disease

Drinking tea appears to affect the brain in a similar way as drugs prescribed for Alzheimer's disease, UK researchers report. The team, based at Newcastle


Walking through Manhattan in the rain yesterday, Vijay Singh was caught without an umbrella.


Kremlin accused of invoking threat of forced military service to intimidate anti-Putin activists.


AIMST Offers Wide Choices in Allied Health

AIMST offers a wide choice of degree programmes in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, engineering, computer science, biotechnology , materials technology and management besides foundation courses in science and business.


Electricity from bacteria, grape jelly in Ohio

These bugs chew up sugar in the wastewater and give you hydrogen.


Task Coach - Your friendly task manager. Task Coach is a simple open source todo manager to manage personal tasks and todo lists. Often, tasks and other things todo consist of several activities. Task Coach is designed to deal with composite tasks.   This bug fix release is aimed at working around a bug in the TreeListCtrl widget that caused crashes.


Bergamo, 18:03 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; COLANTUONO: PARI GIUSTO

"Abbiamo provato a tirare in porta contro una squadra organizzata. E' stata una partita molto combat...


Israel Destroys Refugee Homes, Kills One

A day after a mortar round killed an Israeli-American woman in a nearby settlement, the Israeli army charged into a Palestinian refugee camp Saturday, killing


Police seize camera with Pitt-Jolie photos

Police in this western Massachusetts town say they have seized a digital camera with images of celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in Africa for an investigation by Los Angeles authorities.


Fidelity Investments, the world's  biggest mutual fund firm, has made a second round of layoffs  due to the ongoing restructuring at the group and axed about  250 jobs, a spokeswoman said on Friday.


Actor Downey signs deal to write memoirs

Robert Downey Jr., whose own life story at times has been gripping, intends to write his memoirs.


Italy shocked, outraged by hostage's murder

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


Roma, 17:47 - CALCIO, ROMA: CHIVU IN RADUNO CON 12 ORE ANTICIPO

Cristian Chivu è già a Trigoria, dove in serata si raduna la Roma per l'inizio della p...


Medal of Honor Given to Member of Navy Seals Killed in Afghanistan

Lt. Michael P. Murphy is the first member of the military to receive the medal for service in the war in Afghanistan.


Contatti tra l'ex segretario Dc, Tabacci e Baccini


Petro-Canada signs on for plan to ship liquefied natural gas from Russia

MOSCOW (CP) - Petro-Canada and Russia's Gazprom have signed a tentative deal aimed at shipping liquefied natural gas to North American markets by 2009.


NEW YORK -- The nation's consumers grew slightly more confident in December despite underlying concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.


Former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar defended his government's response to the Madrid train bombings in keenly awaited testimony Monday before lawmakers investigating the massacre.


The May Department Stores Co. MAY.N  on Friday said Gene Kahn, its chairman and chief executive  officer, has resigned.


Billions Needed to Meet UN Development Goals

Wealthy countries must donate billions more dollars to ensure women's reproductive rights and cut population growth, a UN report said on Wednesday.


Russia Says Space Launch Set for October 14

Russian space officials say the departure of the replacement crew for the International Space Station has been set for October 14.


US, S.Korea Look to China to Bring N.Korea Around

SEOUL, South Korea  - South Korea and the United  States are hoping China can bring unruly ally North Korea back  to stalled talks on dismantling its nuclear weapons programs,  Seoul's foreign minister said.


First direct flight from US to Vietnam since 1975 is on its way

_ For the first time since 1975, a US passenger jet is flying from the US directly to Vietnam. The United Air Lines flight with 347 aboard took off from San Francisco today and is scheduled


Police are struggling to find hope in the disappearance of an autistic Millis boy who remains missing despite a three-day search that has canvassed nearly every corner of his small town.


Scotch Whisky eyes Asian and Eastern European markets

A favourite tipple among connoisseurs the world over, whisky is treated with almost religious reverence on the Hebridean island of Islay, home to seven of Scotland's single malt distilleries.


Ministro a sindacati e azienda, tavolo puo' saltare


A rischio interrogatori, difesa chiede altri accertamenti


Brazilian-born player dies on the field in Bangalore

A Brazilian-born soccer player with an Indian club collapsed and died on Sunday, moments after scoring his second goal in his team's 2-0 victory.


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


The United Kingdom has slipped significantly down the world education league, particularly in maths, a report said yesterday. In the second round of tests conducted by the Programme


Study: Adolescence Affects Breast Cancer

The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play an important, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests. The study of 117,000 women in Denmark found that those who were chubby at birth but tall and lean at 14 were more likely to develop the disease...


Steve Gerber, Creator of Howard the Duck, Dies at 60

Mr. Gerber created Howard the Duck, the dour, dyspeptic, utterly disagreeable and therefore wildly popular comic-book hero of the 1970s.


The United States, China, France and other key world players meeting Monday are hoping to speed deployment of peacekeepers to Darfur and consolidate sometimes disparate international efforts for the ravaged Sudanese region.


Investigators remove bodies in air ambulance crash near border

A recovery team worked on a steep, rocky mountainside near the US-Mexico border Monday to remove the bodies of five people killed when their air ambulance crashed shortly after takeoff.


Senate Gets Plan to Bolster Security Oversight

Two top senators offered a bipartisan plan on Monday to remedy what the Sept. 11 commission called "dysfunctional" congressional oversight of US anti-terror efforts.


Condition worsens for second crewman from stricken Canadian ...

HALIFAX (CP) - A British tug was preparing to attach a tow line to HMCS Chicoutimi off the coast of Ireland on Thursday as the condition worsened for one of three crewmen airlifted from the crippled, fire-damaged Canadian submarine.


Red Sox's Epstein Cites `Miracle on Ice' After Beating Yankees

The Boston Red Sox now can work on ending all those references to 1918. After sweeping the first round of the playoffs against Anaheim and staging the greatest comeback in baseball's


Air taxi an upgrade for the private jet set

Sleek and fast, these Very Light Jets could bring air taxis to a community near you.


Microsoft Plays Crimebuster to Defend Its Turf

The software kingpin touts its role in bringing down a $900 million piracy ring, mainly as a warning for anyone else with big ideas.


Survey finds that many U.K. employers don't care whether IT job applicants graduated with a tech-related degree.


A new play by David Hare heads the list of provocative theater in New York.


British bank rocked by panic withdrawals

Anxious customers of British bank Northern Rock rushed to withdraw their savings Friday, forming lengthy queues in front of branches after the lender was bailed out by the Bank of England.


Few problems found at US human tissue firms: FDA

An "inspection blitz" prompted by two high-profile body parts scandals have turned up no serious problems at most firms that deal with human tissue, the Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday.


Catania, 09:45 - CALCIO, INCIDENTI CATANIA: ARRESTATI ALTRI QUATTRO MINORENNI

Quattro minorenni sono stati arrestati la notte scorsa dalla polizia di Catania nell'ambito delle in...


Tibetan terrier Willy wins U.K. dog show

A Tibetan terrier called Willy triumphed Sunday in Britain's most prestigious dog show, beating 25,000 rival canines.


Dell's Vostro aims to ease PC use for SMBs

(InfoWorld) - Dell reached for a larger share of the small business market Tuesday, launching the "Vostro" brand of notebook and desktop PCs designed to simplify tech support, an area that has attracted complaints and lawsuits for Dell in recent months. To make Vostro PCs easier to use, Dell will ship them without any "trialware," Dell's term for the unwanted software applications that many PC manufacturers load on new computers in the factory in exchange for payments from the software vendors. In June,Â Dell agreed to let customers opt out of those programs after customers complained about that "bloatware" on a company blog. In another step intended to make Vostro PCs easier to use, Dell streamlined the setup process. A customer without any IT experience can get a Vostro PC up and running in six minutes and can connect it to the company network in only six steps, CEO Michael Dell said at a press conference in New York. And to make tech support easier for companies with fewer than 25 employees, Dell will offer support services, such as dedicating 6,500 of its customer service workers to Vostro products, offering 24-hour access to online tech support, and providing 10GB of online data storage for a year. The new computers include the Vostro 200 desktop with Intel Core 2 Duo processors and a choice between Microsoft's Windows XP or Vista operating systems. Vostro notebooks include the Vostro 1000 with dual-core AMD chips and Vostro 1400, 1500, and 1700, offering screen sizes of 14.1 inches, 15.4 inches, or 17 inches respectively. Dell is selling the models starting at $449 for the notebooks and starting at $319 for the desktop. The company also plans to add a high-performance desktop model to the family in late August. Although Dell has lost much of its market share to Hewlett-Packard in recent quarters, the company is playing to its strength by focusing on small business users, said one analyst who attended the press conference. "They still have a lot of brand equity in the small business market, and they're extending that with this offer," said Merle Sandler, senior research analyst at IDC. "With the services, they become a trusted advisor, and hopefully down the road they can turn that into a revenue stream." Michael Dell acknowledged that point in remarks to reporters, saying, "Small business is a rapidly growing market. It's also a place where there is enormous demand and need for technology." At the same time, he said, "Our customers all tell us, 'Make it simple'." Still, the company faces a challenge in repairing its reputation relative to customer service. In May, New York state's attorney generalÂ filed a lawsuit charging that Dell had used fraud and false advertisingÂ to increase profits on PC sales, applying high credit rates to computer purchases despite a promise of cheap financing. Indeed, Michael Dell stumbled over several of the questions posed by a crowd of small business owners at the press conference. He smiled at one user's story about experiencing Dell customer service problems after experimenting with competing PCs from Sony and Toshiba, and he winced at another customer's plea for Dell to keep offering Windows XP because of the "horror stories" she had heard about Vista. He also grew defensive after a customer asked whether Dell would offer a hundred-dollar laptop such as the XO computer designed for developing countries by a team at MIT led by Nicholas Negroponte. Dell pointed out that MIT had recently raised its price to $170 and that a better way to get cheap PCs in the hands of schoolchildren would be to re-use the 125 million PCs discarded each year by users in western nations. "We've sold more PCs in the U.S. than anyone else ... but that doesn't mean we're going to walk away from our responsibility. Our team has made big investments not only on the product side but in service and support," Dell said.


New on DVD: 'Showbusiness: The Road to Broadway' and 'Transformers'

A documentary peeks behind Broadway's curtains, a sci-fi blockbuster pits man against machine to entertaining effect.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho got the draw he wished for as the English front-runners were drawn against Barcelona in the first knockout round of the Champions League.


Abuses in Afghan Campaign, But UN Sees Fair Vote

The campaign for Afghanistan's landmark  presidential election has been marred by intimidation and  official partiality, the United Nations said on Sunday, but it  expects this week's vote to be relatively free and fair.


Six-party talks delegates eye disarmament schedule

Negotiators seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms program were hopeful of ending their latest session in Beijing on Thursday with an agreement on a deadline for crippling the North's atomic facilities.


The search giant will index and tag local stories for 176 publications, while the papers will use Yahoo to power their classified listings, ad sales and local search. In Monkey Bites.


UK retail sales were weaker in January than a year ago, but shops remain cautiously optimistic about February, a study by the CBI says.


2 Israeli police officers killed in suicide bombing

Jerusalem -- A teenage Palestinian suicide bomber slipped through a tight net of Israeli security set up for the Jewish high holy days and blew herself up at a busy intersection on the edge of Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing two Israeli police officers.


W. F. Ganong, 83, Expert in Brainâs Control of Body, Dies

Mr. Ganong was one of the first scientists to trace how the brain controls important internal functions of the body.


The Food and Drug Administration knew of problems at the Chiron factory in Liverpool, England where half of the flu vaccine headed to the United States was being produced, but did next to nothing about it until the plant shut down according to a report


Mervyn King is reappointed as governor of the Bank of England, the Treasury says.


Mourners bid goodbye to Bhutto before Pakistan poll

GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan  - Chants of Koranic verses and somber hymns resonated throughout Benazir Bhutto's ancestral village in southern Pakistan on Thursday as thousands gathered at the assassinated former prime minister's tomb to mark a 40th and final day of mourning.


By Katie N  Johannes, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 8--A hint of red can be seen on berry plants, and ash trees are just starting to turn yellow, signaling the approach of fall in the mountains.


Tropical Storm Barry weakened into a tropical depression as it moved through Tampa Bay on Saturday, bringing nearly 7 inches of rain to parts of the drought-parched region.


Unlike rivals, Chrysler turns profit in sales

The Auburn Hills-based Chrysler Group did something crosstown rivals General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. could not do during the third quarter of the year: It made money selling cars and trucks.


Roma. Non destano preoccupazioni le condizioni del vicepresidente della Camera Alfredo Biondi, colpito da un lieve malore mentre presiedeva la seduta, con la conseguente sospensione dei lavori. Alla ripresa


Astronauts placed the crown jewel of Europeâs contribution to the International Space Station into its permanent setting on Monday with the attachment of the Columbus science module.


DALLAS (CBS.MW) -- Royal Dutch/Shell Group will pay a $120 million penalty to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation of its overstatement of nearly 4.5 billion barrels of proven reserves, the federal agency said Tuesday.


U.S. Allies Don't Want NATO in Afghanistan

France and Germany spoke out Wednesday against a U.S. proposal to put NATO in charge of the military and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, but U.S. and other officials said the alliance would go ahead and develop options for merging the missions.


Israel Pushes Gaza Offensive, Faces Vote on Pullout

An explosion killed a Palestinian in Gaza on Sunday, the 11th day of an Israeli offensive against militants Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hopes will defuse internal resistance


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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi police are seeking two young men in the killing of a Briton in a Riyadh parking lot, the Interior Ministry said today, and the British ambassador called it a terrorist attack.


Cagliari, 19:31 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: DALLA REGGINA ARRIVA BIONDINI

Il Cagliari ha acquistato in prestito dalla Reggina il centrocampista Davide Biondini, 23 anni. (...


First Look: Aamir rehearses for cricket match

The actor is getting ready for the final match on July 14.


President Bush sought in his second inaugural speech to define his new term as a fight for freedom in every nation with the "ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world." At home, he urged a divided nation to find the unity it had felt after the Sept. 11 attacks.


Iran vows to follow nuclear path despite sanctions

Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.


Little glamour in L.A., "gang capital of America"

They call themselves the Bounty Hunters, the Midget Locos, Project Gangster Blood and China Town Boyz and most of them don't expect to live beyond age 20.


At least five militants have been killed and four suspects arrested in clashes in Kuwait, reports say.


Princes William and Harry announced plans on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana's death with a pop concert at the new Wembley Stadium.


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Arcuri: ci poniamo in modo dialogante con le Regioni


Governors in eastern Ukraine say they will hold a vote on secession if the opposition leader becomes president.


Barroso, l'Ue si impegna a sbloccare 450 mln di aiuti


Oil prices hit a 5-month low on Friday,   boosting European shares, while the yen set a one-month high   against the euro on expectations the currency would be on the   agenda of a Group of Seven financial chiefs meeting.


'Precedente denuncia archiviata da gip, non da me'


Nel 2004 ritirate piu' di 74 mila monete false


Former PM Godmanis asked to form Latvia govt

Veteran politician Ivars Godmanis was nominated as Latvia's prime minister on Friday and will try to form a centre-right government in the Baltic state.


Death toll at worst ever China mine blast rises to 166

BEIJING : The death toll in a massive coal mine explosion in north China has risen to 166, making it the worst mining disaster in China in recent history.


Londra, 17:11 - F1, SUPER AGURI: SALTANO I TEST A BARCELLONA

Regna ancora la confusione in casa Super Aguri. Dopo aver rinviato la presentazione della monoposto ...


Democrats Want Iraq Pullout by Fall 2008

House Democrats today unveiled a plan for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of August 2008, introducing legislation that attaches a complex series of conditions to military spending requested by President Bush.


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The Claim: If Possible, Avoid Hospitals on Weekends

Many public services are less reliable on weekends. But does that apply to medicine as well?


Amateur Finds Dinosaur Footprints in Md.

Near the sprawl of the Capital Beltway, an amateur paleontologist found what he says are the first footprints ever uncovered of a 6-foot-long plant-eating dinosaur that roamed the Earth about 100 million years ago.


You may be getting a double dose of sin from sin stocks.


Nel secondo trimestre, utili pari a 71 cent per azione


CHICAGO -- The United States would play its first-ever World Cup qualifier at Cuba on Sept. 6 if both nations advance to the semifinals of the North and Central American and Caribbean region.


Jerry Orbach, Star of 'Law and Order,' Dies at 69

Jerry Orbach, who earned plaudits for his versatility as a Broadway actor-singer in musicals and dramas but who achieved his most lasting fame in 12 seasons as Lennie Briscoe, the shrewd, wise


Sepang, 12:30 - MOTO, GP MALESIA: TRE MESI DI STOP PER IANNONE

Stagione finita per Andrea Iannone. IL 17enne abruzzese, coinvolto in uno spettacolare incidente al ...


A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the Japanese coast on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, hours after another quake of similar strength killed at least seven people in Japan and triggered a small leak of radioactive materials from a nuclear plant.


Nudity, sex, drinking dethrones beauty queens

Billionaire Donald Trump has won the backing of beauty pageant organizers for putting the current Miss USA on warning for reported misbehavior, with the industry keen to protect a sanctified image of beauty queens.


Verizon lifts pro-abortion text message ban

Declares 'great respect for this free flow of ideas' Verizon Wireless has reversed a decision to "reject a request from Naral Pro-Choice America, the abortion rights group, to make Verizonâs mobile network available for a text-message program"..â¦


CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Coca-Cola on Thursday posted a 24 percent drop in quarterly profit and said the company is "off our proper growth course," hampered by weak sales growth and one-time charges.


Webb makes fundraising gains in Va. race

Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb raised $3.5 million the past three months, the first substantial cash infusion into his campaign but less than half that raised by Republican incumbent Sen. George Allen.


Michael Essien and Michael Ballack are on target as Chelsea beat Werder Bremen in the Champions League.


With trainer Zeke Thompson showing him the way, Maryland's Luke Runion hopes to make his dreams of making the 2008 U.S. Olympic team come true.


Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told industry executives Tuesday he supports appointment of a senior cybersecurity chief higher in his department with broader authority and more control over spending. The department later pulled back from the idea.


Turkish police detain 40 in Hezbollah raid: agency

Turkish police have detained more than 40 suspected members of the outlawed Turkish Islamist militant group Hezbollah, state news agency Anatolian said on Friday.


Libya's assurances to the United States that it will complete a disarmament program could lead to a Libyan payment next week of more than $1 billion to families of Pan Am 103 victims, a State Department official said Friday.


Oracle Corp. on Monday again asked PeopleSoft Inc.'s board of directors to rescind an anti-takeover provision, as the two business software makers prepared to return to court this week to address one of the final barriers to the $9.2-billion takeover bid.


Petrolio a 90,70 dollari, oro stabile in Asia a 792,32 dlr


With an eye to the next debate just one day away, US President George W. Bush has attacked critics of his Iraq policy despite an official report that Saddam Hussein had no chemical, biological or nuclear arms.


Shuttle set to resume space station construction

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA is set to launch another component of the International Space Station into orbit on Friday, three months behind schedule but in compliance with more rigorous safety standards imposed after the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003.


Ex-Canada PM: Universal Health Care Works

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Sept. 16, 2004 - Canada's former prime minister hesitated to offer advice to a group of eastern Iowa business leaders on how the United States could improve its health care system, which he acknowledged is too complicated.


It may sound like a great gift to receive. But it has tax implications.


Networks hit new lows in grim weekly ratings

NEW YORK  - CBS and ABC fell to their lowest ratings among the coveted adults 18-49 demographic in two decades last week, as reruns and summer alternatives drove viewers from their couches.


Two new comedies about odd-ball private eyes debut next week on NBC.


Russia: Chechens Were Part of School Raid

MOSCOW Sept. 9, 2004 - Ten of the militants who seized a school in southern Russia have been identified and six were from Chechnya, security officials said Thursday, drawing a strong connection to the Chechen


The Toronto stock market was on positive ground this morning as energy stocks continued to benefit from record high oil prices that hit $53 (US) a barrel.


IBM fits PCs with new hardware-based security chip

IBM has begun using new security hardware from National Semiconductor in its desktop PCs in an effort to fend off viruses and hackers.


Carnage on coast as explosion rips through caf

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Airline Looks to Delay Its Pension Payments

In an effort to conserve cash, financially ailing US Airways Group Inc. said Monday that it plans to ask the Internal Revenue Service for permission to delay payments into the pension plans of two of its employee groups.


25 Terror Suspects Nabbed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan intelligence agents backed by international peacekeepers arrested 25 people allegedly linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida in an early morning raid in eastern Kabul Saturday, a spokesman for the peacekeepers said.    Lt...


Some of Saddam Hussein's jailed lieutenants have been refusing food, the US military says, but the officer in charge of detainees in Baghdad has denied


Cesa: Rutelli non ha capito, non c'e' spazio per terzo polo


Hollywood execs announce major movies to be released on the new optical storage format; Philips launches new drives.


Disney chief "bullish" on iTunes movie delivery

Less than a week after  announcing its newest initiative with Apple Computer, the Walt  Disney Co. has sold more than 125,000 feature film downloads  via iTunes.


Reigning NFL MVP LaDainian Tomlinson was one of 40 members of the San Diego Chargers' organization who were forced to evacuate their homes as wildfires burned in San Diego County, and the team will spend the rest of the week practicing in Arizona.


Fla. Judge Delays Voting Machine Lawsuit

A judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit demanding that Florida's touch-screen voting machines produce a paper record will not be heard until Oct. 18 — too late, perhaps, to affect the November presidential election.


BEIJING - The Chinese Communist Party said yesterday that three of its most powerful leaders were retiring, opening the way for a new generation including the eventual successor of President Hu Jintao as head of the world's most populous nation. The announcement marked the latest step in a carefully orchestrated sequence of decisions at the party's weeklong 17th National Congress, ...


NATO chief chides Russia over missile threat

Russia's threat to aim its missiles at targets in Europe is out of step with the spirit of NATO-Russian partnership, the alliance's chief said on Tuesday after talks with President Vladimir Putin.


In 2001, Martin Amis, Rick Moody and other authors and artists gathered in New York to honor a peer they regarded as a giant of the times. They compared him to Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and Arthur Rimbaud. They called him a bard, a shaman and a master of "art as revenge."


Justice Dept. won't appeal Oracle ruling

After a ruling that crushed its arguments against Oracle's plan to acquire PeopleSoft, antitrust regulators call it a day.


Car bombs kill 7; US planes hit stronghold

US warplanes bombed suspected insurgent positions in a restive slum of the Iraqi capital yesterday and early today, and hospital officials said 10 people, including civilians, were killed.


Three goals in the first six minutes hands Man Utd victory over Reading in a remarkable FA Cup fifth-round replay.


Alleged Leak to Israel Probed for a Year

WASHINGTON - The FBI has spent more than a year covertly investigating, including with the use of electronic surveillance, whether a Pentagon analyst funneled highly classified material to Israel, officials said Saturday. Prosecutors were still weighing whether to bring the most serious charge of espionage...


Frequent Flier: Time on the Greens Beats Time at the Gate

As my career has progressed, playing golf has evolved from being a good way to entertain clients to something of a savior.


Jared Dudley didn't waste any time coming up with a number when the senior forward was asked how many of Boston College's eight remaining Atlantic Coast Conference games the Eagles needed to win to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament.


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US sounds heavy metal warning against ayurveda

WASHINGTON: The American medical research community has sounded a heavy metal warning against ayurvedic cures. Herbal products from the Indian system of medicine sold in the US contain dangerous levels of


A UN committee has found that sanctions imposed against al-Qaeda and the former Taleban have had little impact on the groups' operations.


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Journalists' kidnappers deny ransom demand

The French Government has held crisis talks on the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq amid growing uncertainty over whether their kidnappers have demanded a ransom.


"MASH" director Robert Altman, who revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking with a chaotic, irreverent style that critics hailed as "American Art Cinema," has died at age 81, his production company said on Tuesday.


Shared Office Code Unlikely to Sway Governments

Microsoft Corp.'s offer to share the source code of Office 2003 with governments may be a positive move, but governments say it is unlikely to make much difference to which software they choose.


Singer Pete Doherty vowed on Wednesday  to stay off drugs after a magistrate revoked the remaining  months of his compulsory supervision order.


Reliance Steel to buy Illinois-based Clayton Metals

- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. , a metals processor and products manufacturer, said it agreed to acquire Wood Dale, Illinois-based Clayton Metals Inc. for an undisclosed sum


Serena Williams beats Anastasia Myskina in the WTA Tour Championships.


In a Competitive Middle School, Triage for Aches and Anxieties

As schools expand to include students with physiological and psychological challenges, the school nurse has become more than just someone to detect a fever from a fake.


Apple Seeks Bigger Bite of PC Market with Mac Mini

Might the Mac mini mean a bigger bite of the personal computer market for Apple Computer Inc. ?


Diabetics could be giving up vital home blood sugar checks because they believe they are of no use, says a researcher.


Symantec to Buy Veritas Software in Deal Worth $13.5 Billion

Symantec, a leader in security software, will acquire Veritas, a maker of data storage programs, to create the world's fourth-largest software company.


Chemical Blast Wounds 2 at Kenya Airport

An explosion went off Sunday at an airport in Kenya's capital, wounding at least two people Sunday and prompting authorities to seal off the facility to air traffic, witnesses said.


Pop star Madonna is given a coveted Blue Peter badge by the long running BBC children's TV show.


State Health Officials Fault Lack of Federal Action on Waterproofing Sprays

State officials complain that the federal government has failed to properly investigate a long-running series of lung injuries tied to widely available waterproofing sprays.


GTech takes Polish e-payment company into the fold for $6M

GTech Corp. subsidiary PolCard S.A., has acquired privately held BillBird S.A., the leading provider of electronic bill payment services in Poland, for a total of approximately $6 million.


NEWSMAKER-Shevchenko's goals and hard work earn reward

Andriy Shevchenko believes the European Footballer of the Year award crowns a "beautiful year" and the Ukrainian has every right to get a little emotional.


Iran: Detained Americans will be indicted

As Tehran presses for the release of five Iranians held by the U.S. military in Iraq, Iran's top judiciary spokesman announced Tuesday that three detained Iranian-Americans will be formally indicted by the end of the week, according to Iranian media reports.


Spanish police detain at least 15 suspected members of the armed Basque separatist group Eta.