Officials seek perpetrators in deadly Egypt blasts

Israeli and Egyptian officials searched for proof Friday to determine who had reduced a five-star hotel full of Israeli tourists to a pile of concrete and metal the night before


FBI Reports 14 Murders Among 7,489 Hate Crimes

Nearly 7,500 hate crimes, including  14 murders based on sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, were  reported in the United States last year, the FBI said on  Monday.


The age of psychopharmaceuticals has changed the preferred method of self-medication for holiday stress.


Trinidad Pounds Mayorga & Looks To Hopkins

Hardbeatnews.com, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Oct. 4: Ricardo Mayorgaâs boost before Saturday nightâs fight that he would send Felix Trinidad home to Puerto Rico on a stretcher, proved to be nothing but idle talk.


After six months of price stability the housing market may be set for another upturn, the Nationwide says.


The insurance industry planned to propose a series of steps the companies say would let more individuals obtain coverage.


The ongoing struggle between American shipwreck salvage company Odyssey Marine and the Spanish government has become a classic courtroom drama


Survivors of devastating flooding in Haiti wandered mud-clogged streets in search of food on Tuesday and officials said the death toll would rise further.


Taiwan and offshore Penghu County have geared up for strong winds and heavy rains as Typhoon Nock-ten is scheduled to encompass the whole island and outlying islands this morning.


Blackstone to buy Tussauds group for 1 bln pounds

Private equity firm Blackstone said on  Monday it was buying Madame Tussauds waxworks owner Tussauds  group for 1 billion pounds ($1.92 billion).


Physicists in the US and Japan have seen the best evidence to date for a new form of superconductivity. Ying Liu and co-workers at Pennsylvania State University and Kyoto University have observed "odd-parity" superconductivity in strontium ruthenate.


GOP Campaign Holds Closed Religious Rally

The Bush-Cheney campaign held a rally for religious conservatives behind closed doors Tuesday, as the GOP shifted public focus toward its more moderate representatives at the Republican convention.


Roma, 13:37 - EDITORIA, ARRIVA IL LIBRERIA BIOGRAFIA CANNAVARO

Arriva in libreria il 28 settembre 'Fabio Cannavaro, lo scugnizzo d'oro', il libro scritto dal giorn...


Curt Schilling might be ready for opening day after all. The Boston Red Sox ace who underwent ankle surgery after the team won the World Series is throwing again, and manager Terry Francona wouldn't be shocked if Schilling starts against the Yankees and their new pitching star in the season opener April 3 in New York.


Oklahoma assistant coach Kevin Sumlin will be hired by as Houston's football coach, a newspaper reported Thursday.


The United Nations sees a "real danger" of a new war between Hutus and Tutsis in central Africa and is appealing to leaders in Burundi, Congo and Rwanda to deal with extremists and return to the path of reconciliation, its under-secretary general Jean


EU Unveils Grisly Photo Warnings for Cigarettes

The European Union unveiled grisly photos of rotten lungs, throat tumors and decayed teeth on Friday, which it hopes will be used on cigarette packets to persuade smokers to quit and convince children never to start.


Berna, 18:08 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: VOLI NOTTURNI PER RIMPATRIO HOOLIGANS

Durante Euro 2008, i tifosi violenti potranno essere rimpatriati con voli notturni subito dopo il fi...


Reader Suchet Bal sends us his experiences.


Alto de Campello, 17:04 - CICLISMO, VUELTA COMUNITA' VALENCIANA: 4/A TAPPA A CONTADOR

Lo spagnolo della Discovery Channel Alberto Contador, ha vinto la quarta e penultima tappa della Vue...


ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps won another gold medal, this time wearing khaki shorts and flip-flops. From a front-row seat at the Olympic pool, Phelps watched his teammates do all the work in the 400-meter medley relay Saturday night...


Alcuni politici di diverse regioni pagano boss per voti


Firenze, 18:31 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: RIPRESI GLI ALLENAMENTI

Ripresa degli allenamenti per la Fiorentina dopo il lunedÃ¬ di sosta: il tecnico Prandelli ha fatto l...


NASA's X-43A scramjet will on Monday undergo its third test flight during which scientists will attempt to push the vehicle to Mach 10.


Michael Bloomberg may soon begin a massive operation to get on the ballot in up to 15 states even though the billionaire mayor may not decide until May whether to run for president, according to associates.


Some Expert Advice on Warding Off the Common Cold

SATURDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- Dr. Jack M. Gwaltney Jr. used to get a lot of colds when his children were little and, later, when his grandchildren came to visit; catching a cold is almost inevitable with little germ factories running around the house.


Premio come miglior film, miglior attore Daniel Day Lewis


Microsoft's stealth updates stymie XP repairs

Silent and possibly deadly after all: The controversial XP "stealth upgrade" that Microsoft rolled out this summer may, contrary to initial reports, pose a danger to patched systems.


One of the nation's largest subway systems  -  the Washington Metro  -  has even posted ads warning riders about wearing such shoes on its moving stairways


On a central square in the Bulgarian capital, where Sofia's homeless fill plastic water bottles from a public fountain, icons and a large wooden cross form a crude, improvised altar.


Oil Prices Firm as Storms Threaten Supply

World oil prices rose on Friday,  boosted by production stoppages due to a severe hurricane in  the Gulf of Mexico and worries that another storm might further  delay imports into the United States.


Not Just Some Movies: This Is a Glut of Cinema

Did somebody blow a whistle and decide that mid-October should be some kind of ad hoc, free-floating film fest? Not really. Current movie-business dynamics are at work.


Jailed Nigerian separatist leader rules out talks with government

Jailed Nigerian separatist leader Muhajid Dokubo Asari, who is facing a treason charge has ruled out negotiating his release with President Olusegun Obasanjo.


A chauffeur for Yoko Ono said she accused him of trying to extort $2 million from her in order to head off some allegations of his own.


Economy grows at a 3.7% rate in third quarter

The national economy grew at a solid rate in the last three months, boosted by a rebound in consumer spending and another strong quarter of business investment, the Commerce Department reported yesterday.


Libya wants full diplomatic ties restored with the EU in exchange for freeing six jailed medics, diplomats say.


Lawmaker Tells Court FBI Agents Bullied Him

Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) testified yesterday that an FBI agent cursed at him and told him that "this is going to be the worst day of your life," just before agents searched his Louisiana home as part of the investigation that led to corruption charges against him.


Fears Ease Over Disease Risk in Tsunami Zone-U.N.

Fears that the Indian Ocean tsunami  could unleash epidemics which would double the death toll are  fading as access to clean water improves, the World Health  Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.


Asean to Cut Trade Barriers Three Years Earlier Than Planned

Southeast Asian countries have agreed to cut trade barriers between them three years earlier than planned, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.


Germany's two major political parties are bracing for heavy losses in Sunday's legislative elections in two former communist states.


Apple celebrated yesterday when it announced that they have sold now more than 150 million songs via their iTunes Music Store. Despite some reports that overall traffic to online music stores has dropped, Apple's


Arts, Briefly : New Directors Festival Picks Opening Film

âFrozen River,â which won the grand jury prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, will open the 37th New Directors/New Films series, from March 26 through April 9 in New York at the Walter Reade Theater and the Museum of Modern Art. Starring Melissa Leo, far right, and Misty Upham, near right, âFrozen River,â directed by Courtney Hunt, is the story of two women in upstate New York â one recently left with two sons to rear, the other a widow on a Mohawk reservation â who become partners in smuggling illegal immigrants from Canada into the United States.


The Russian oil giant Yukos on Friday issued sharply higher revised estimates of reserves for its biggest subsidiary, one currently being appraised for sale by the government, and reiterated that Yukos was operating financially on a "day-to-day" basis and


Pakistan on election alert after suicide carnage

Pakistani security forces were on their highest state of alert Sunday, the day before critical parliamentary polls, after a suicide car bomber killed 46 people and wounded nearly 100 at an election rally.


Tragedia nell'Alessandrino, marito e' in stato confusionale


Napoli, 14:43 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: DUEMILA BIGLIETTI PER GARA CON GENOA

Sono 2067 i biglietti riservati ai tifosi del Napoli per la gara di domenica contro il Genoa, decisi...


Austrian holds off teammate to win slalom; Miller doesn't finish

Benjamin Raich of Austria held off teammate Rainer Schoenfelder and Giorgio Rocca of Italy on Sunday to win the first slalom of the World Cup season, while overall leader Bode Miller skied out for a second straight race.


Robbie Keane's knee injury may leave Tottenham with only one recognised striker for its trip to Manchester City. Keane has been carrying the injury in recent weeks but head coach Martin Jol is not confident


'Fiducia nell'economia ma non nell'operato del Governo'


Cagliari, 19:56 - Calcio, Cagliari: Brambilla in vantaggio su Conti

In vista della sfida con il Messina, non sembrano esseerci novitÃ  sulla formazione del Cagliari risp...


A published account of Italyâs national malaise prompted a critical â and very public â collective self-assessment.


Description: Congress will hold hearings to determine how the nation wound up facing a shortage of influenza vaccine. About 40 million doses -- roughly half the anticipated US supply -- were impounded in Great


Stocks jump as Fed makes bold rate decision

Stocks surged on Tuesday after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a half-percentage point, giving relief to investors worried that the housing and credit market turmoil could spread to the broader economy.


In brief: Han wins another title at Golden Gloves event

El Paso's Jennifer Han won her fourth national championship at the National Golden Gloves boxing tournament Saturday in Chicago, earning a decision against Jennifer Barber of California in their 125-pound title bout.


The trading company Sumitomo said it and three partners planned to invest about $3.3 billion to develop a nickel project in Madagascar amid increasing worldwide demand for nonferrous metals. Sumitomo and the Korea Resources Corporation of South Korea will join with two Canadian companies, the Sherritt International Corporation and SNC Lavalin, to develop a nickel mine, build smelters and create shipping infrastructure, the company said. Production is expected to begin in the second half of 2010, said Sumitomo, based in Tokyo.


A court martial drops all charges against five of seven UK soldiers accused of abusing Iraqi civilians.


NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher Wednesday despite a lower reading on manufacturing activity and a spike in oil prices. Technology shares were unaffected by brokerage downgrades of two semiconductor companies...


Mainframe hopeful PSI sends lawyers at IBM in Europe

Itanic fired up for EC gripe Platform Solutions Inc. (PSI) has opened up a European front in its war against IBM.â¦


Search engine Google has plans to introduce a new service that lets users search complete texts of books and helps publishers sell them.


IBM said Wednesday that it has sewn up outsourcing deals with two Danish companies valued at more than $1 billion over 10 years, reinforcing its strength in Europe.


Craig Conway, the former chief executive of PeopleSoft Inc., will get at least $3.2 million in severance, the company disclosed.


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


Jude Law, Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell will play Heath Ledger's role in his unfinished film Doctor Parnassus.


Yushchenko Seeks to Bar Rival's Cabinet From a Meeting

Tensions and risk flared anew in Ukraine on Tuesday after Viktor A. Yushchenko, the opposition leader and presumptive president-elect, called for his supporters to renew


Study finds cicada carcasses boost soil nutrients, plant growth

Their decaying carcasses gave a super-size boost in nutrients to forest soil and stimulated seed and nitrogen production in a plant important to the forest ecosystem, researchers reported in Friday's issue of the journal Science.


R Kelly makes shock claims after being kicked off Jay-Z tour

R KELLY has been booted off a tour with JAY-Z, a day after claiming he was attacked with pepper spray by a member of the rapper's entourage.


Babies dying as result of mismanaged NHS reform

Reform of neonatal units botched says inquiry by National Audit Office


A man is in a serious condition in hospital after being shot by police officers, the Strathclyde force says.


At least five people, including an Islamic Jihad leader, die in a blast in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials say.


U.S. Drops Spy Charges Against Accused U.S. Airman

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.  - The U.S. military  dropped spy charges against a Syrian-American airman who worked  as a translator at the detention center at Guantanamo Bay,  Cuba, on Wednesday after he agreed to plead guilty to several  lesser charges, officials said.


Stocks rise on deals, drug company profits

Stocks advanced on Monday as deal news, including a takeover in the oil services industry worth nearly $18 billion, and strong pharmaceutical sector profits reassured investors after Friday's sell-off.


EU retreat on cod ban may drive species to extinction

Cod, once a staple of the British diet, could be fished close to extinction, environmentalists warned yesterday. They said a deal keeping North Sea fishing grounds open to trawlers was "scandalous".


GestureTek: Wiimote powers for cell phones. Just maybe not your phone.

GestureTek Mobile could make your phone act like a Wiimote, if only your ordinary phone were so cool. Take a peek at the future of motion navigated mobile games.


Yao Ming was back in the Houston Rockets' lineup. Too bad he didn't feel like a pro.


Oil prices fell 3.5 percent to a three-month low Tuesday as mild winter weather sapped heating oil demand in the US Northeast. US light crude settled down $1.52 at $41.46 a barrel, the


Iraq Leader Says Violence Won't Stop Vote

The Iraqi prime minister insisted Sunday that the raging insurgency — which has claimed 300 lives in the last week alone and resulted in a wave of kidnappings — will not delay January elections, promising the vote will strike a "major blow" against the violent opposition.


Gunfire Erupts Near Palace as Powell Meets Haitian Leaders

Gunfire erupted outside Haiti's presidential palace as US Secretary of State Colin Powell met with Haitian political leaders. The exchange of fire between United Nations security forces and unknown


Olympics Great Success After HGH Testing, WADA Says

Sport's top anti-doping official hailed  the 2004 Olympics as a "great success" Friday and revealed that  one in 10 drugs samples taken in Athens had been tested for  human growth hormone (HGH).


Sean Combs is Diddy no more — at least in Britain. The musician and entertainment mogul has agreed to drop the Diddy name as part of an out-of court legal settlement with London-based music producer Richard "Diddy" Dearlove, the law firm representing Dearlove said Monday.


Digital divide becoming chasm, research reveals

Work on bridging the gap has stalled Movement on the digital divide has stalled with only marginally more people online today than three years ago.â¦


ATHENS - Windsurfer Gal Fridman won his country's first gold medal since Israel began competing in the Olympics at Helsinki in 1952 when he captured the men's Mistral sailboard title at Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre on Wednesday.


Popping the Cork for a Twist on a So-Called Life

Alexander Payne's heart-piercing new film about a writer on the verge of disappointment is a reason to maintain hope in the film industry.


China slaps 5-year ban on film maker Lou Ye

China has banned director Lou Ye from   making movies for the next five years after he submitted   "Summer Palace" to the Cannes Film Festival without official   approval, state media reported on Monday.


Kevin Federline offered brief stint at Taco Bell

LOS ANGELES, Feb 2 (Reuters Life!) - His marriage to pop star Britney Spears is on the rocks, his debut album opened to dismal sales and he's making TV commercials playing himself as a fast-food cook.


Israeli officials on Saturday denied allegations the country spied on the United States, saying it halted espionage activities against US targets after a diplomatic scandal nearly 20 years ago.


US-led forces swept hotspots in the "triangle of death" today in a push to reclaim rebel enclaves ahead of January polls with more than 200 political groups preparing to take part.


Red Sox Win First World Series Since 1918

ST. LOUIS  - The Boston Red Sox won their first  World Series title since 1918, and buried a curse, with a 3-0  victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Wednesday.


BOSTON Red Sox Nation converges on Boston today to celebrate their team's first World Series win in 86 years. The "rolling rally" begins near Fenway Park at ten am, continuing through parts of the city and into the Charles River.


"Winning" Super Bowl shirts end up in Nicaragua

Shirts and caps proclaiming the victory of the New England Patriots -- when the American football team actually lost the latest Super Bowl -- have ended up in the hands of poor Nicaraguan children.


Redford touts new generation of Sundance filmmakers

PARK CITY, Utah  - The curtain rose on the Sundance Film Festival Thursday night with a spotlight on what founder Robert Redford called a new generation of filmmakers typified by Martin McDonagh and his opening film "In Bruges."


Compose la famosissima 'Besame mucho' cantata da tutti i big


Tony Abbott pledges more money to cancer prevention

TONY EASTLEY: Two bob each way still appears the safest bet on who will win next Saturday's federal election. There's certainly no consensus amongst today's opinion polls.


Vendite aumentate del 17,9%, portafoglio del 10,1%


Mozilla has started the final push toward releasing Beta 3 of its Firefox 3.0 browser, but said this week that at least one more beta will be needed before release candidates show up.


Pompey start life without Harry with a win

London - Portsmouth have recovered from the shock of manager Harry Redknapp's resignation in midweek to give new executive director Velimir Zajec his first win.


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The Amsterdam commercial court ordered a formal investigation on Thursday into past management practices of Dutch retailer Ahold from January 1998 to December 2003.


The Whitman-Walker Clinic, the region's biggest provider of HIV-AIDS services, announced yesterday that it will expand medical care as it moves toward becoming a comprehensive health center.


China is to expand the use of lethal injections to replace executions by shooting, a senior official says.


Zimbabwe cricket chiefs say they will tour Pakistan despite fears over the security situation.


More people want to be students in the UK this year - with a 78.8% increase among the new EU states.


Harvard's "Pudding" honors go to Johansson, Stiller

Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson will lead a parade of students dressed in drag and Ben Stiller will get a roasting as this year's winners of Harvard University's irreverent Hasty Pudding Theatricals.


Jermaine O'Neal made an early return to the Indiana Pacers' line-up but he could not prevent the Detroit Pistons posting a 98-93 victory in the first meeting between the teams since the infamous "basketbrawl" last month.


Bobcats Earn First Ever Win Over Grizzlies

Jason Richardson has a season-high 38 points and 14 rebounds as the Bobcats hold off a fourth-quarter rally to beat the Grizzlies for the first time ever, 105-87, on Saturday.


Kindyll Dorsey was due. The senior guard on the Boston College women's basketball team is fourth on the school's all-time list for 3-pointers made, and has sunk eight treys twice in her career.


Civil rights groups to march in Louisiana town

Civil rights groups hope to see tens of thousands of demonstrators descend on a small Louisiana town on Thursday to support six black teenagers charged over a high school fight in a case that activists say reeks of lingering racism in the U.S. South.


Indian soldier in Kashmir kills seven colleagues

ISN SECURITY WATCH (29/11/04) - An Indian paramilitary personnel shot dead seven of his colleagues before shot down in the Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, while several people were injured when insurgents attacked a crowded market in the state


Sainsbury gets takeover approach from Qatar

Gulf Arab state Qatar has made a bid approach for J Sainsbury Plc, which newspapers said valued Britain's third-biggest supermarket group at about 12 billion pounds ($24.5 billion), including debt.


Violence, allegations mar first Afghan presidential polls

At last the much-discussed first-everAfghan presidential elections in the post-Taliban nation were held Saturday amid hopes and fears as the anti-government militias fired several


Briton Blames Rumsfeld for Situation in Iraq

LONDON, Sept. 1 -- The general who headed the British army during the 2003 Iraq invasion said that former U.S. defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's handling of postwar Iraq was "intellectually bankrupt" and pointed to Rumsfeld as "one of those most responsible for the current situation in Iraq."


Well, he did it. Last time I wrote about Peter Hirschberg, a guy with a passion for restoring vintage, '80s-era arcade games, he was toying with the notion of building a full-blown arcade next to his Linden home to store his growing collection. And here it is. Finally, after a couple of years, a ...


Microsoft expects Xbox repair costs of up to $1.15b

Microsoft Corp. will incur pretax costs of as much as $1.15 billion related to repairs of its Xbox 360 video game consoles and said sales of the machines missed forecasts for the year.


A 39-year-old woman is arrested on suspicion of murder after the bodies of two teenage sisters are found in a house.


Rich McKay signed a two-year contract extension Friday to remain the Atlanta Falcons' president, but will relinquish the general manager's duties.


King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is to receive a ceremonial welcome from the Queen later.


From the porch of her mud hut, Vera Filonok saw tens of thousands of Jews shot, thrown in a ravine and set on fire. Many were still alive and they writhed in the flames "like flies and worms."


KarstadtQuelle Reaches Pact With Rebel Investors

KarstadtQuelle AG, Germany's biggest operator of department stores, reached an agreement with investors who mounted legal challenges to the company's plan to raise 535 million euros ($709 million) in a share sale.


Il neo presidente ucraino alla folla, dopo giuramento


Saudi security forces thwarted planned protest marches in the kingdom's two main cities on Thursday, deploying in force in the capital Riyadh and arresting at least a dozen people in the Red Sea port of Jeddah.


Egypt Won't Invite Iraq Opposition Groups

Egypt's foreign minister said Saturday that his country would not invite Iraqi opposition groups to a high-level conference on Iraqi elections planned next month at an Egyptian resort.


Lost Chances for Survival Start Even Before a Stroke

From diagnosis to treatment to rehabilitation to preventing it altogether, a stroke is a litany of missed opportunities.


Cover Story: When Is a Pain Doctor a Drug Pusher?

Those treating pain make subjective choices about dosage. When a doctor gets it wrong, is it a mistake or a felony?


Ardsley United Methodist Church, 525 Ashford Ave. Christmas Eve candlelight service at 7:30 pm Christmas Day, Holy Communion will be at 10 am Call 914-693-4225 or 914-693-4904.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's biggest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing Hurricane Charley's swipe across Florida and slower than expected back-to-school sales.


WASHINGTON -- Without their knowledge, millions of Americans and foreigners crossing U.S. borders in the past four years have been assigned scores generated by U.S. government computers rating the risk that the travelers are terrorists or criminals.


Actor Heath Ledger is found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence, police in New York say.


Bruxelles. I negoziati con Ankara per l'adesione della Turchia all'Unione europea probabilemnte inizieranno nella seconda meta' del 2005. E' la previsione del ministro degli Esteri Gianfranco Fini, espressa


BEIJING, China -- Torrential floods in southwest China have killed as many as 100 people prompting officials to call in the military to help rescue scores of people and locate dozens of missing.


Pop star Madonna called for world peace Sunday at a conference on Jewish mysticism, a highlight of her five-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land.


Flaw allows malicious hackers to take control of Snort

A flaw in Snort, the popular open-source intrusion detection system, could be used by attackers to run malicious code on vulnerable machines, several security organizations reported Monday.


Mediterranean Diet And Exercise Key To Long Healthy Life

Eating right, combined with exercise, like walking, can help seniors live a longer and healthier life, according to the experts. This week, researchers said elderly Europeans who ate a Mediterranean diet combined


NIGERIA: Darfur talks bogged down by bickering over agenda

ABUJA, 26 October (IRIN) - Talks between the Sudanese government and rebels from the country's Darfur region, broke up early on Tuesday as both sides failed to agree on an agenda for resuming formal peace negotiations.


Walgreen Co  reported a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit on Friday as cost controls offset weak sales of flu medications and a recall of cold medicines, sending the drugstore chain's shares up 7 percent.


Michelle Jorgenson thought it was odd that her 8-year-old daughter Cheyenne — conceived with sperm from a mystery man known to Jorgenson only as Donor 3066 — was extremely sensitive to sound and walked on her toes.


Ellen MacArthur's lead in her round-the-world record bid slips below two days.


German President Horst Koehler Arrived here on Sunday on a four-day official visit to Ethiopia.


New Orleans Vulnerable to Destructive Hurricanes

Residents of the southeastern US city of New Orleans, Louisiana, are fleeing their historic hometown in anticipation of Hurricane Ivan's approach, knowing the city has been vulnerable over the years to the destructive power of the storms.


President Bush all but completed his cabinet reorganization on Wednesday, appointing a former head of the Republican National Committee, Jim Nicholson, as head of the


Nineteen California pharmacies filed a lawsuit in state court yesterday accusing the world's largest pharmaceutical companies of conspiring to inflate US drug prices.


The off-field antics of the so-called WAGs -- wives and girlfriends -- of England's footballers were as much the focus as their husbands and boyfriends' on-pitch performances at last year's World Cup.


Jet Li hits back against formulaic action flicks

The Hong Kong action star says too many martial-arts movies ignore heart and emotion in favor of vengeance and gore. He said his latest film to hit US theaters, the Mandarin-language âHero,â is an antidote


Google Inc. said Friday it had filed for European Union permission to take over online ad tracker DoubleClick, a $3.1 billion deal that already has stirred concern about the control it will give Google over Internet advertising.


If it ain't broke, we'll be there right away!

This pilot fish is the IT department for a small communications distributor whose specialty is wireless broadband. And his company eats its own dog food: Its link to the Internet is a 6Mbit/sec. wireless connection.


LG targets big jump in European phone sales

InfoWorld - LG Electronics has set an ambitious target of increasing cell phone shipments in the competitive European market by 60 percent this year, it said Monday.


Alan Greenspan's memoir arrives with remarkable timing for two reasons. One is that at a time like this, with financial markets in upheaval, we yearn for guidance from the oracle who presided over 18 years of relative peace and prosperity in the U.S. economy.


The mother of the British hostage held in Iraq was taken to hospital last night after making an emotional appeal to his captors.


British detectives inspect Bhutto murder scene in Pakistan

British anti-terrorism police have started examining evidence in the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials said Saturday.


Cyprus and Malta clear the final hurdle and are now set to adopt the euro on 1 January 2008.


Distraught Saddam begs for mercy: Iraqi PM

CAIRO : Toppled Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is miserable sitting in a jail cell awaiting trial on charges of crimes against humanity and has begged for mercy, Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said in an interview.


Torino, 16:16 - CALCIO, JUVE: DEL PIERO GIOCA LA PARTITELLA

Prima partitella dopo l'infortunio poer Alessandro Del Piero. Il capitano della Juve ha svolto lavor...


Ga. prosecutors review shootings by cops

Prosecutors in a suburban county plan to review 14 shootings by police, including eight fatalities, amid concern about the high number of killings compared with the nation's two largest cities.


Leigh's 'Vera Drake' Poses Abortion Dilemma

Is the abortionist and mother who is the  heroine of the new movie "Vera Drake" helping young girls or  putting their lives in danger?


An apparent suicide bombing in a crowded Tel Aviv open-air market Monday killed at least five people and seriously injured more than 30 others.


Protezione Civile in allerta per le prossime 24-36 ore


Emboldened by their Election Day successes, some Christian conservatives around the country are trying to put more Christ into Christmas this season.


Paris Hilton starts serving jail term: lawyer

Admitting she was frightened, heiress Paris Hilton traded in her Guccis and designer clothes for jail garb on Sunday night as she began serving a 23-day sentence in Los Angeles for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.


Report: Britain Wins U.S. Support for Mideast Talks

Britain has won U.S. agreement to hold an international peace conference on the Middle East in London early next year, the Daily Telegraph reported on Monday.


Rischio epidemie: una lotta contro il tempo

Lo tsunami ha devastato cittÃ  e villaggi e centinaia di cadaveri giacciono insepolti. L'Oms lancia un drammatico allarme: se gli interventi non saranno immediati, le malattie potrebbero mietere altrettante vittime > Scheda > Immagini.


Mibtel +0,64% e SP/Mib +0,76%, bene le piazze europee


Zambrano Says He Wants to Stay With Cubs

Carlos Zambrano said Monday he wants to stay with the Cubs and has faith that he will eventually sign a contract extension.


A court has heard DNA evidence that helped convict Bradley Murdoch of killing backpacker Peter Falconio was "damning".


For a fifth consecutive opener, Jay Fiedler will be the quarterback Sunday when the Dolphins host the Tennessee Titans, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported yesterday.


Kobe Bryant's Defense Wants Rape Charge Dismissed

EAGLE, Colo.  - Attorneys for basketball star Kobe  Bryant asked a judge to dismiss a rape charge against their  client, arguing prosecutors did not disclose that one of their  expert witnesses had information that could help Bryant.


Protesters gather near the site of a proposed eco-town planned for a former Army camp.


The UN's Kofi Annan tells the BBC the US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal and contravened the UN charter.


A major air and sea search is going on off Portland in Dorset for a missing teenage boy.


'The Incredibles' lives up to its billing

That trend has carried over into the world of animated film, specifically Pixar's latest masterpiece "The Incredibles." A groundswell of court action against the world's


Owen Wilson pleads for privacy after reported suicide bid

Oscar-nominated actor Owen Wilson called for privacy on Monday after being hospitalized in Los Angeles following a reported suicide attempt.


Al-Qaeda Follows Taliban In Claiming Kabul Blast: Website

DUBAI, Aug 29  - A statement purported to be from Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility Sunday for a truck bomb which killed seven people, including two US citizens, in Kabul, and which was earlier claimed by the Taliban militia.


A little known Russian organization, Baikalfinansgroup, bought the core production unit of the troubled Yukos oil company at auction for $9.3 billion Sunday, gaining control of one of Russia's most prized oil assets.


First Vista Service Pack to Contain More Fixes Than Features

A Vista Service Pack is on the way -- Microsoft says a beta of Service Pack 1 will be available "in a few weeks." Many users, waiting for SP1's arrival before taking the upgrade plunge, will wait even longer with the news that the pack will contain mostly bug fixes -- and few new features.


Former Everton and Rangers manager Walter Smith will be confirmed as the new manager of Scotland on Thursday, according to the BBC.


US combat deaths climb to 1,001 as Samarra sees repeated attacks

Insurgents launched assaults around the city of Samarra on Wednesday, trading gunfire with US forces, attacking a convoy, and blowing up a police station after looting its armory.


Sergei Fedorov scored twice and added an assist against his former team as the Columbus Blue Jackets held on to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 Monday night.


FEC to Rule on 'Soft Money' for Recounts

Election officials plan to decide before Nov. 2 whether congressional and presidential candidates can raise unlimited donations to fund recounts as President Bush and Al Gore could for the multimillion-dollar Florida ballot dispute in 2000.


GP surgeries may open during evenings and weekends - if a deal is struck between doctors and ministers.


Israeli helicopters fire missiles on Gaza camps

Israeli helicopters Friday night firedtwo or three missiles on a refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip,witnesses said. The witnesses said that the missiles hit a warehouse in theMughazi refugee camp and set it on fire.


EBay Offers $530 Million for Rest of S.Korean Arm

EBay Inc. offered about $530 million to buy the remainder of South Korean affiliate Internet Auction Co. Ltd. as it pushes deeper into Asia, saying key shareholders had accepted a 79 percent increase to an earlier offer.


For months the Democratic presidential contest was about change versus experience. Now it's change versus change.


Science fiction has been clear about this for a long time: Your future doesn't have a keyboard in it.


Police have detained more than 50 people in a swoop on the local mafia, known as the Camorra, in the southern Italian city of Naples, which has been the scene of an escalating turf war.


France unable to confirm report bin Laden is dead

France said it could not confirm a report   on Saturday that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had died in   Pakistan last month.


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Cisco to have a fifth of its top executives in India

Cisco Systems plans to have one-fifth of its top executives in India by 2012, in line with its plan to make India the hub for the development of technologies and new business models for emerging markets.


The men can be detained until 1.30pm on October 1 after an extension was issued under the Terrorism Act. Three of the men were arrested in a "pre--planned" operation by officers from the Metropolitan Police's


Berlusconi, la sua riforma delle tasse: evadere

Non ha scelto la platea piÃ¹ adeguata il premier per incitare allâevasione fiscale. Lo ha fatto giovedÃ¬ mattina davanti al comando generale della Guardia di Finanza quando, in un passaggio del suo discorso


Judge clears opposition leader of plotting to assassinate Mugabe

Zimbabwe's opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, surged back as a political force yesterday after a court acquitted him of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe, ending a two-and-a-half year case that could have seen him executed.


You may not be as young as you feel, but research has found that a positive attitude may delay the ageing process.


Five of James Brown's children say their late father's will should be invalidated because his former advisers used undue influence to get him to create charitable trusts that the advisers would profit from, according to court documents filed this week.


Ravi Bopara was Tuesday ruled out of England's two remaining one day internationals against India and this month's Twenty20 World Cup in South Africa with a broken thumb.


Sling called out by Major League Baseball

Blog: MLB's general counsel tells The Hollywood Reporter, Esq. that it's studying its options to respond to a device that lets users watch out-of-market games.


Dozens killed in US air strikes on Falluja Â·

The US military stepped up efforts to check Iraq's destabilising insurgency yesterday by pounding the restive city of Falluja, killing dozens of people, with children reported to be among the injured.


Nearly two million Palestinians are  to elect a successor to Yasser Arafat, amid concern at Israeli travel curbs.


Indian economy grows surprise 9.3 percent in Q1

India's economy accelerated by a surprise 9.3 percent in the first quarter as industry and services grew strongly but a slowdown loomed, analysts warned Friday.


Big Fish Games Inc., a developer and publisher of casual games, is taking a page out of the social-networking handbook.


Allawi urges Europe to overcome splits, help rebuild Iraq

Iraq's interim leader appealed to Europe Friday to "open a new chapter" and overcome bitter divisions caused by the US-led war, to help prepare his violence-wracked country for historic elections in January.


Oil dropped over $2 to below $58 on Monday after leading exporter Saudi Arabia, fellow OPEC member Qatar and OPEC's head of research said the organization may steer away from further supply cuts at its March 15 meeting.


A black man accused of killing a white teen during a racially charged confrontation outside his home was convicted of second-degree manslaughter Saturday.


Valutato congruo il corrispettivo unitario di 35 euro


A common scheme of those hoping to bilk bidders: send e-mails to people who had narrowly lost an auction.


A senior British diplomat defends Nato's operation in Afghanistan, saying the overall strategy is working.


Paula Radcliffe is to take part in Run London 2004 - her first event since the Olympics.


British military at limit of capacity: Britain's top soldier

Britain's military is at the limit of its capacity and can barely cope with the demands placed on it, the head of Britain's army told The Guardian in an interview published in the newspaper's Monday edition.


Two British soldiers killed in attack near Basra

Two British soldiers were killed on  Monday and two more injured when their patrol came under attack  near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defense  said.


It's the film contest you can't  refuse: pick the 100 most memorable movie lines, ranging from  "Casablanca"'s "Here's looking at you, kid" to a bit of classic  advice from "The Godfather" -- "Leave the gun, take the  cannolis."


Facing a strong re-election challenge from Democrat Heath Shuler, veteran Republican Rep. Charles Taylor is going after a candidate who gets an "F" from the National Rifle Association and a perfect score from a leading abortion-rights group.


Michelle Wie Withdraws From Ginn Tribute

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Michelle Wie withdrew from the Ginn Tribute on Thursday after shooting 14 over par through 16 holes, aggravating a wrist injury that sidelined her since January.


Can Foundations Take the Long View Again?

A nonprofitâs success isnât necessarily measured in dollars and cents.


Motorist banned after driving 10 mph on motorway

A woman banned from driving for seven  days after traveling at speeds of less than 10mph on the  motorway told Reuters on Friday: "that road's my nemesis."  Stephanie Cole, 58, of Fishponds, Bristol, straddled the hard  shoulder and inside lane as she dawdled along a stretch of the  M32 near her home last August.


Microsoft teams up to provide home entertainment

Los Angeles, Oct. 13: Microsoft Corp wasnât able to do it solo, so now itâs trying with a little help from some friends. The software colossus has brought a mob of allies to its fight to capture a big


Branson eyes expanding Virgin music festivals

British billionaire Richard Branson   said on Wednesday that he was looking to set up music festivals   in several countries as rock stars take to the road to offset   dwindling music sales.


Israeli troops have destroyed hundreds of houses and left thousands of Palestinians homeless in the southern Gaza Strip in operations that far exceeded military security


Bush to Seek About $80 Bln for Military Operations

The Bush administration is seeking  about $80 billion in new funding for military operations this  year in Iraq and Afghanistan, pushing the total for both  conflicts to almost $300 billion so far.


Mexico Says It Dealing with U.S. Border Violence

Mexico sought to play down a U.S.  travel alert for Americans visiting the Mexican side of the  border and said any violence was contained to drugs gangs   and  that authorities were fighting to curb it.


The threat of a terrorist attack against Germans in Afghanistan — or even suicide bombings in Germany itself — appears to be on the rise in recent days, officials said Friday.


Sri Lanka increases security for members of parliament a day after a minister is assassinated.


Massachusetts-based start-up has come up with a way to print photographs or documents without ink or an ink cartridge. And that means smaller devices.Photos: Teeny tiny printers


VIENNA -- A wary OPEC said yesterday it will keep pumping crude at current levels, while also making it clear it would consider trimming production if oil prices keep plummeting.


P2P Remains Alive and Well, BitTorrent Surging

Preliminary results of a study on peer-to-peer file sharing show that on the average, the technology still makes up anywhere between 50 and 90 percent of Internet traffic, with BitTorrent surging in popularity.


Eight Local Marines Killed Sunday Near Fallujah

Eight local marines are dead, in the latest surge of violence in Iraq's Al-anbar province. The marines with the First Marine Expeditionary Force died Sunday, making it the deadliest day in more than a month for US Marines in Iraq.


Who else has stopped caring about the Blu-ray/HD DVD war?

Don Reisinger is fed up with the high-def format war and has even stopped caring about which format will come out on top.  Are you in that group too?


Mainland mistresses mar elections in Hong Kong

The pro-Beijing camp came out of the elections for the Legislative Council (Legco) in Hong Kong last Sunday much better than did the pro-democracy camp.


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Prevalence of Obesity Among Immigrants Increases with Longer ...

The longer an immigrant lives in the US the more likely they are to be obese. Chicago, IL - Journal of the American Medical Association - Since the 1980s, the US population has become more obese, according


The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.


The Washington women's basketball team played a thriller at Hec Edmundson Pavilion last night, coming from behind to defeat Minnesota in overtime 72-67.


Music Biz Heads to Australia for Kazaa Trial

Industry eyes are turning toward Oz as more than 50 lawyers begin waging a courtroom battle over Kazaa, the peer-to-peer technology owned by Australia-based Sharman Networks


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Brett Favre skipped practice Wednesday, still feeling the effects of a concussion to go along with a softball-sized bruise on his left leg and a loose left shoulder.


As the Gloucester boys' track team continues its dominance of the Northeastern Conference, Nate Hunter keeps breaking his shot put record.


Astros Keep Biggio, Decline Kent's Option

Craig Biggio will be back with the Houston Astros next season. If Jeff Kent returns, it will be at a reduced rate.


Total of 17 passengers released from hijacked bus near Athens ...

ATHENS, Dec 15  - Gunmen who commandeered a bus near Athens and demanded a ransom and safe conduct out of the country released four men and one woman Wednesday, police said, bringing to 17 the total number of passengers set free.


Boeing shifts green pressure onto engine makers

The head of Boeing Co.'s   commercial aircraft unit on Sunday backed a call by rival  Airbus to work closely on producing more environmentally  friendly planes, but said real progress was the responsibility  of jet engine makers, rather than plane builders.


Millions of Iraqis Vote; Attacks Kill 35

Millions of Iraqis flocked to vote in a  historic election on Sunday, defying insurgents who killed 35  people in a bloody assault on the poll.


Kidd Dominates in Nets' Win Over Wizards

Jason Kidd controls the game with 26 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Nets hand the Wizards their third straight loss, 113-101, Tuesday night.


NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe will resign this week, a government official said Sunday, and a spokesman for Louisiana State University said O'Keefe is a leading candidate to become a chancellor there.


Court dismisses Broadcom antitrust suit against Qualcomm

A U.S. district court has dismissed an antitrust suit brought by microchip maker Broadcom Corp. against Qualcomm Inc., although Broadcom said it would continue to pursue the case.


Iraq Sunni Arabs won't rejoin cabinet despite deal

A new political accord between Iraq's main Sunni Arab, Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders will not be enough to lure minority Sunni Arabs back into the government, the Sunni Arab vice president who signed it said on Monday.


The Ottawa Senators fired general manager John Muckler on Monday, less than two weeks after the National Hockey League team was comprehensively beaten in the final of the Stanley Cup.


More tsunami survivors arrive back in SA

There were more tearful re-unions at Johannesburg International this morning, as more survivors of the tsunamis arrived back home from Phuket, in Thailand.


The mother of a toddler murdered in an airgun attack in Glasgow condemns home visits for her son's killer.


Visa, MasterCard Lose High Court Appeal, Amex and Discover may be ...

Do you already feel like your mailbox is clogged full of âfreeâ checks and offers for low introductory rates for new credit cards?


Marsh & McLennan Probe May Have Wider Implication

Standard & Poor's Equity Research reiterated a "hold" rating on Marsh & McLennan (nyse: MMC - news - people ), saying the Securities and Exchange Commission has requested information regarding transactions with parties in which company insiders or major


Japan chief tells ageing striker to play into his 50s

Former Japanese international Kazuyoshi Miura turns 40 later this month -- but Japan's soccer boss wants another decade out of the ageing striker.


The "future" is getting a chance to revive the presently struggling New York Giants. Two other teams also decided it was time for a change at quarterback, but the Buffalo Bills are not one of them.


West Nile virus confirmed in Truckee bird

The Nevada County Department of Environmental Health confirmed late last week that a dead bird found in Truckee tested positive for West Nile virus.


Kobe, Los Angeles are getting adjusted to NBA life without Shaq in ...

The Lakers were in town. So, automatically, the first thing you did was look around for the big guy. You kept searching for a guy named Shaquille O'Neal, who once played for LSU.


EU CONSTITUTION: BERLUSCONI DONATES GUESTS SCULPTURE

(AGI) - Rome, Italy, October 29 - Silvio Berlusconi "wanted to dedicate a commemorative sculpture for the historic event" the news comes from the internet site of the government.


When Victoria Beckham moves to town, the momentous event will be recorded for television by the creator of "American Idol."


Magic Monza finally breaks Barrichello's 2004 drought

PERENNIAL bridesmaid Rubens Barrichello finally emerged from Ferrari team-mate Michael Shumacherâs 2004 shadow to claim the Italian Grand Prix at Monza yesterday.


About an hour after his US women's basketball team had won the gold medal, coach Van Chancellor was asked to sum up the legacy of Lisa Leslie, Sheryl Swoopes and Dawn Staley.


Digital music 'niche' market for foreseeable future, won't replace ...

While digital music revenues will grow to be eight per cent of the total European music market by 2009, the CD will remain the bedrock of music sales, according to a new report by market analysts Jupiter Research.


Jury Nearly Set for Enron Criminal Trial

Opening arguments in the first criminal  case against former Enron Corp. employees are set to begin  after a federal court spent Monday whittling down a panel of  Houston-area residents to find an impartial jury in the city  still stinging from the company's downfall.


EU rebuffs lawmakers' plea on air liquids ban

STRASBOURG, France  - The European Commission swiftly rejected a call by the European Parliament on Wednesday to reconsider rules banning airline passengers from carrying liquids through airport security checkpoints.


Thousands of Hungarians demand PM step down

Thousands of Hungarians flooded   central Budapest on Wednesday in a third night of protests over   Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission he lied to win   re-election earlier this year.


Vinovo, 12:59 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; PARO: SABATO DAREMO PROVA DI CARATTERE

Il giovane centrocampista della Juventus Matteo Paro è sicuro che la squadra cancellera con i...


Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Norwich City held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw Monday as the Canaries tied for the seventh time in 11 matches.


The globe-trotting priest from Connecticut drove a Jaguar, shopped at Bergdorf Goodman and bought jewelry from Cartier, all of it with money stolen from his church's coffers. By the time the parish finance council caught on, he had embezzled $1.3 million.


Notebook: Green Bay trades McKenzie to Saints

Mike McKenzie got his wish yesterday, seven months after asking out of Green Bay. The Packers sent the disgruntled cornerback and a future conditional sixth-round


Blair takes first chance to press case for Middle East

THE re-election of President Bush was marked last night by Tony Blair as he made his strongest demand for action to revive the Middle East peace process.


Syria Monday rapped the UN Security Council for passing a resolution which demands Syria's respect for Lebanon's sovereignty and withdrawal of its troops from the neighboring country, but turning a blind eye to Israeli "aggression" against the Palestinians


Two suspected Israeli spies convicted of trying to obtain a false passport are deported from New Zealand.


Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Florida Democratic primary Tuesday night, an event that drew no campaigning by any of her presidential rivals and awarded no delegates to the winner.


About 400 extra UK troops will be sent to Iraq ahead of the elections, announces the defence secretary.


No Fighting the Co-op Board, Even With Talons

The story of the hawks evicted from their perch on a Manhattan building serves as a reminder of the power of co-op boards.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A drunken driver was arrested Friday morning after he stole his own car - from the police - and ran it into a ditch, officials said.    The 53-year-old man had been pulled over for "swerving all over the road," said Bjoern Ohlin, shift commander at the Flemingsberg police station, on the outskirts of Stockholm...


Children's brains are hard-wired to learn languages and, in some cases, to improve upon them. That's the conclusion of a new study that followed several generations of deaf Nicaraguan children as they created their own sign language and then continuously tinkered it with each new group of signers.


Felix, Two Other US Women Advance in 200

ATHENS, Greece Aug. 23, 2004 - Allyson Felix led three American women into the second round of the 200 meters on Monday, posting the fastest time of 22.


Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has won Sunday's presidential election after winning 94.48 percent of votes with all constituencies counted, preliminary official results said early Monday.


Novelties: A Mouse on a Mission in the Document Maze

A mouse that can leap over mountains of pages, or tiptoe through paragraphs line by line.


"Sub hunters": Detecting the enemy beneath the sea

They call themselves "sub hunters", men and women trained to detect enemy submarines gliding in the depths of the world's oceans.


Even White House predicts rise in greenhouse gases

The Bush administration's own research shows US greenhouse-gas emissions growing 11 percent between 2002 and 2012.


Actor Manoj Bajpai talks about his upcoming release, Swami.


Democrats Win Recount, Court Case in Wash. State

Seven weeks after 2.8 million people voted to elect a governor for Washington state, the Democratic candidate took the lead by a 10-vote margin in an unprecedented hand recount, election officials said on Wednesday.


More than 27,000 people respond to the government-sponsored public consultation on smoking in public places.


Overweight kids have greater risk of foot problems

Kids who carry excess pounds  may be doing permanent damage to their feet, a group of foot  and ankle surgeons warns.


Ciampi nomina Mario Luzi senatore a vita

Il presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi ha nominato il poeta Mario Luzi senatore a vita ''per aver illustrato la Patria con altissimi meriti nel campo letterario ed artistico''. Il decreto Ã¨


Dal carcere dirigevano traffico stupefacenti in Sicilia


Sono 75 i militari turchi uccisi dall'inizio dell'anno


Biagio Spolitu, 50 anni, e' accusato di pedofilia


Wall Street sinks on economic, inflation unease

Stocks tumbled on Monday on worries the housing slump was dragging on the economy at the same time inflation was posing a growing menace.


The murder that shattered Holland's liberal dream

The future, Samir believes, is grim. 'We are hated now,' the teenager said, leaning over the handlebars of his bicycle. 'Whatever we do will be wrong, everything we say will be wrong, everywhere we go will be wrong.


Thirty feared buried in ruins of Egypt hotel

Thirty people are still missing and thought to be buried in the ruins of an Egyptian hotel after a series of blasts that killed at least 28 people, an Israeli army officer said today.


An Armagh community is trying to come to terms with the deaths of three teenagers in a road crash.


Up to seven people have died after a suicide bomber detonated a car at a US military checkpoint in Baghdad, hospital staff said. Staff at Yarmuk Hospital said between 10 and 17 wounded had been admitted.


IRAQ: SPIRAGLI A FALLUJA, GOVERNO ANNUNCIA UNA NUOVA AMNISTIA

ROMA - Tenui spiragli negoziali si aprono oggi per la citta' sunnita di Falluja, dove -dopo aver cannoneggiato a lungo l'abitato - gli americani hanno liberato stamane il capo-negoziatore dei sunniti locali, arrestato venerdi' scorso.


Sierra Leone: Cholera Kills 40 People in First Outbreak in Five ...

A cholera outbreak in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, has killed 40 people so far this month, a senior government health official told IRIN on Friday.


MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - About 1 million Muslim pilgrims from across the world packed the mosque and streets around the Kaaba shrine in the holy city of Mecca for the last Friday prayers before the annual haj pilgrimage.


A third teen accused of putting a deer decoy on a country road as a prank, causing a crash that seriously injured two people, has been sentenced to 60 days in a juvenile detention center.


Non si rilevano tensioni sul mercato immobiliare


With backhoes and bulldozers rumbling in the distance, the New York Red Bulls formally broke ground on a $140 million stadium Tuesday.


Bhutto to end exile and return to Pakistan on Oct. 18

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will return home on October 18 after more than eight years in exile, a senior aide said on Friday, but the government said she had to face corruption charges.


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US: Time Running Out in Airbus-Boeing Row

The United States said on Tuesday it may soon take legal action in a trade row over government help for Airbus and Boeing, particularly as the European aircraft maker was seeking support for a new project.


Paris Hilton won't joke about her peeps. The hotel heiress canceled an appearance at next week's Billboard Music Awards because she didn't like the jokes written for her, according to a spokesman.


NBA Wrap: Spurs Top Mavs for 11th Straight Home Win

Tim Duncan scored 25 points to inspire  the San Antonio Spurs to their 11th straight home victory, a  98-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks Friday.


Il videoracconto del Festival da 'Adesso tu' a Cristicchi

Tutto quello che dovete sapere sulla cinquantasettesima edizione del Festival di Sanremo. Simone Cristicchi vince tra i big, Fabrizio Moro è il primo dei giovani


British advertising company WPP  said on Sunday it won an auction for U.S. rival Grey Global, with what sources familiar with the matter said was a cash-and-stock deal worth about $1.34 billion.


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Farewell, WiMAX? US giant Verizon Wireless should one day use the same mobile phone technology standard as the rest of the world, Vodafone's chief hinted yesterday. It just might take a very long time.â¦


Argentina goes to the polls with the first lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, the runaway favourite.


One Tiger recruit left, 5 others consider change

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The consequences of Nick Saban's decision to leave LSU to the Miami Dolphins may have a big impact on the Tigers' recruiting Class of 2005.


'King Arthur' Nears $100 Million Overseas

Domestic dud "King Arthur" remained the No. 1 movie at the foreign box office last weekend, adding $12.5 million to its international haul of $92 million.


German Merck profit soars on Serono deal

Merck KGaA, the German drug and chemical company whose products include the multiple sclerosis drug Rebif and cancer treatment Erbitux, said Monday that its fourth-quarter profit soared to nearly $5 billion as it reaped the benefits of its acquisition of Serono and the divestiture of its generic drug unit.


Feds: Cigarette Makers Lied for 50 Years

Cigarette makers lied about the  dangers of smoking for 50 years, the U.S. government said on  Tuesday as its $280 billion case against the industry went to  trial.


Bush praises âgrace, decencyâ of State choice

President Bush on Tuesday picked national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, who once tutored him on global affairs, to be his top diplomat, saying her foreign policy experience


North Korea agrees to nuclear disarmament steps

North Korea agreed on Tuesday to take steps toward nuclear disarmament in exchange for $300 million in aid under a deal President George W. Bush hailed as the best chance to get it to scrap its atomic weapons program.


LONDON -- A dark red shadow crept across the moon yesterday during the first total lunar eclipse in nearly three years, thrilling stargazers and astronomers around the world.


Roger Federer and Lindsay Davenport are top seeds for the Australian Open.


Sportingbet arrest sparks fears of wider crackdown

Online bookmaker Sportingbet SBT.L   said its chairman faced charges in the United States for   providing "gambling by computer," sparking fears no executive   in the $12-billion-a-year industry was safe from prosecution.


Burn-up footage sets new UK record Police would very much like to speak to a biker who filmed himself apparently gunning it at 179mph on a "dangerous stretch" of the A628 Woodhead Pass in South Yorkshire, the Daily Mirror reports.â¦


LSU women's basketball coach Pokey Chatman, who twice took the Lady Tigers to the Final Four after taking over as head coach in 2004, announced her resignation Wednesday.


Asian, European Markets Slip Ahead of U.S. Economic Data

SHANGHAI, Jan. 28--Asian markets fell sharply on Monday, reflecting a deepening worry about exporters dependent on the health of the U.S. economy, and Europe indexes were trading lower as well.


WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration silenced one of its drug experts who raised safety concerns weeks before Merck & Co. yanked the blockbuster drug Vioxx due to increased risks for heart attack and strokes, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said Thursday...


Preschool Exercise Varies, Influences Kids' Habits

NEW YORK  - Some preschools encourage more  physical activity than others, and all have a strong influence  on how active students are in their daily lives, new research  reports.


Gotcha! Scientists finally capture their quake

After years of patiently waiting and monitoring, earthquake scientists finally got their quake when a 6.0 magnitude temblor shook portions of Central and Northern California Tuesday morning.


Bosnian Serb Premier Quits, Criticizing West

The leader of the Bosnian Serb government, Dragan Mikerevic, resigned Friday to protest what he described as unconstitutional interference in his government's affairs by the country's Western administrator.


Woods still No. 1; Cink up to 11 following NEC win

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Tiger Woods tied for second behind Stewart Cink at the WGC-NEC Invitational last week to remain on top of the Official World Golf Ranking.


Doug Burgum, chairman of the company's business solutions unit, will be succeeded by Satya Nadella, a Microsoft veteran.


Fanning: Napster Guru Unveils Legal File-Sharing Technology

Talk about changing your tune: Shawn Fanning, whose Napster software made it possible for music lovers to get songs over the Internet without paying for them, is going legit.


Explosives Missing from Former Iraqi Facility

The UN nuclear agency says several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility. The facility once played a key role in Saddam Hussein's efforts to build a nuclear bomb.


Toy industry showing revitalization signs: research firm

The holiday season may come with a little extra cheer for U.S. toy makers this year.


Colts, Broncos Ready to Square Off Again

Tony Dungy walked off the practice field and acknowledged the challenge.


A federal judge has disqualified a defense lawyer for a former KPMG partner in the governmentâs high-profile tax shelter case, a surprise twist on the eve of the trial.


Polish intelligentsia face post-communist vetting

Andrzej Krawczyk was arrested on a  Warsaw street in 1982 with a backpack containing 1,000  pro-democracy leaflets protesting against martial law and the  communist crackdown on the Solidarity trade union.


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Walgreen Co. , one of the largest U.S. drugstore chains, posted a higher quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by new stores.


By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO - While the Internet's major search engines keep adding more computers to scan the Web and run increasingly sophisticated algorithms to pull up meaningful results, dot-com luminary Jason Calacanis thinks there's still a place for people power.


Citigroup, Goldman Market $5.8 Bln Cemex Loan, Mexico's Biggest

Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. will market a $5.8 billion loan for Cemex SA to other lenders over coming days, bankers involved in the deal said, in what's the largest-ever credit for a Mexican company.


Ratatouille, the animated tale of a rat working in a Parisian restaurant, tops the UK and Irish box office chart.


Stocks crashed across-the-board on Wall Street yesterday as the spike in oil prices compounded weakness due to a Cisco downgrade and weak numbers by Morgan Stanley.


The explosive death of a massive star has broken the record for longest-lived light show. Observations from NASA's Swift satellite have revealed a so-called gamma-ray burst for which the afterglow remained visible for more than 125 days.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


Lo ha annunciato l'Accademia delle arti di Los Angeles


Blair home after successful heart surgery; expects to return to ...

Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived home Friday after undergoing a successful operation to correct an irregular heartbeat. Hammersmith Hospital in west London said the risk of recurrence was very


Tre medici indagati dalla Procura di Milano

Il calvario di Chiara, 62 anni: intervento alle palpebre e infezione. Il legale della clinica: nessun nesso. MILANO - Chiara entra nel salottino camminando a passetti sottobraccio alla figlia. Ã cieca da troppo


Sanofi Diet Drug Gets Raves, Caution from Doctors

At a time when the drug industry is being pounded with recalls and government investigations while turning out few major new drugs, French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis appears to have a big winner on its hands.


By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Two Discovery astronauts set out Monday on the shuttle mission's fourth spacewalk to unstick a jammed solar panel array on the International Space Station.  U.S.


Web site declares al-Qaeda's founding in UK: report

Britain's intelligence services are  investigating an Islamist Web site that says it is establishing  a branch of al Qaeda in Britain, BBC television reported on  Tuesday.


Music: Proposed Philharmonic Candidate Is Flattered, if Coy

Daniel Barenboim balks at the suggestion of being thrust onto the New York cultural stage after Lorin MaazelÂs unexpected endorsement.


Iraqis may extend election amid violence

Iraq may modify plans for its first free election to give people more time to vote next month, officials said on Wednesday as suicide bombers and gunmen again struck Sunni Muslim towns north and west of the capital.


Injured Hasselbeck might not play Sunday

Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who did not practice today, has been downgraded from probable to questionable for Sunday's game.


President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Friday that a multinational force should be dispatched quickly to help Lebanon regain control of the southern part of its country from the Hezbollah militia.


Bush Pushes for Tort Reform With Doctors

President Bush continues to push for limits on jury awards for medical mistakes with a visit Wednesday to an Illinois county where the White House says frivolous lawsuits have run amok.


Grave doubts have emerged over reports that Saddam Hussein's top aide, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, is in custody.


The Atlantis shuttle has its Wednesday landing delayed after an unidentified object is seen floating near the vehicle.


It was the steepest monthly decline since the National Association of Realtors began measuring combined sales of condominiums and single-family homes in 1999.


Library Admits Damage to 18th-Century Diary

The British Library has admitted that a historic diary was damaged while in its care, but refused to confirm reports that the manuscript, which recorded preparations for the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, had been left in the trunk of a car.


TB patient's relative to be investigated

A federal microbiologist, the father-in-law of the man quarantined with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, will be investigated to see how he was involved in the case, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday.


HTC shot back at Apple on Tuesday, introducing the Touch mobile handset that boasts many of the innovative features of the iPhone in a similar package.


US President George W. Bush named Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns as the new secretary of agriculture on Thursday, to succeed Ann M. Veneman, who announced her resignation in mid-November.


Brazil, Land of Itsy-Bitsy Bikinis, Gets Fatter

It may be known as the land of slender supermodels, champion soccer players and itsy-bitsy bikinis, but Brazil is increasingly fattening up like the United States.


North Korea wants direct military talks with U.S

North Korea called on Friday for military talks with the United States for peace and security on the peninsula, with Washington saying it can discuss a peace treaty after Pyongyang abandons its nuclear arms program.


Calcio, Juve; Giraudo: dimostrata la nostra innocenza

"E' una sentenza molto importante. Sono stato assolto io, nella mia veste di amministratore delegato, e quindi Ã¨ stata assolta la Juventus. Questo vuol dire innocenza. Nessuno nella societÃ  Ã¨ mai venuto meno ai principi di lealtÃ  sportiva".


November personal spending jumped 1.1 percent

U.S. personal spending jumped a much bigger-than-expected 1.1 percent in November, the sharpest rise in more than two years, while prices rose, a Commerce Department report showed on Friday.


Israeli Missile Reportedly Kills Two in Gaza

An Israeli missile strike tore apart a car  carrying gunmen in Gaza City Monday, killing at least two  people, witnesses and Palestinian security sources said.


TV: ESORDIO VINCENTE PER GIORGIO PANARIELLO

Montecatini, 17 ott. (Adnkronos) - Giorgio Panariello torna e si conferma leader degli ascolti del sabato sera. La prima puntata di 'Ma il cielo e' sempre piu' blu' ha battuto infatti ''C'e' posta per te'' conquistando


'Wing' Votes for Chenoweth in Recurring Role

Tony winner Kristin Chenoweth has landed a major recurring role on NBC's White House drama "The West Wing."


On a Movie Set, Using Stand-Ins for Actors and Director

Rather than delve into the clinical details of sexual desire and behavior, Catherine Breillat's reflects on what it means for a filmmaker to conduct such an inquiry.


Books of The Times: Characters Adrift on the Fast Track to Nowhere

Charles Bock's ambitious debut novel set in Las Vegas purports to see something new in the woozy, wasted lives of its principals.


The BBC's Imogen Foulkes reports on the Swiss mood after voters turned down plans to relax strict citizenship laws.


Workers rushed to restore power Tuesday to regions of China hard-hit by snow and ice storms, in a struggle that state media said has already cost the lives of 11 electricians


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Joachim Fest, a journalist and historian who worked closely with Adolf Hitler's architect Albert Speer on his memoirs and wrote one of the best-regarded biographies of the Nazi dictator, has died at age 79, his newspaper said Tuesday.


DNA evidence clears wrongly convicted man

A man who spent 18 years in prison on a rape charge walked out of court Tuesday a free man, exonerated by DNA evidence.


Holiday sales growth expected to slow: NRF study

Holiday sales are expected to rise,   though at a slower rate than last year as consumers fret about   the declining housing market, according to a National Retail   Federation economic forecast on Tuesday.


In its clearest sign yet that it is serious about the consumer cell phone market, Microsoft says it is buying the maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick.


Israeli Airstrike Kills Militants in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Oct. 2, 2004 - An Israeli helicopter struck a car on a Gaza City street on Saturday, killing two Hamas militants, witnesses and a Hamas official said, as the military expanded one of


Electronic Arts Posts Loss, Citing a Revamp

The video game maker largely met Wall Streetâs forecasts, despite posting a quarterly loss because of reorganization charges and deferred revenue.


Parents to access child's school report online

Parents will be able to receive up-to-date information about their children's progress at school under new proposals to replace the traditional school report with an e-mail version, Schools Minister Jim Knight will announce Wednesday.


Martin Scorsese's documentary about the Rolling Stones is chosen to open the Berlin Film Festival in February.


NBC launches online video syndication business

NBC Universal said on Tuesday it is  launching a new venture to distribute and profit from video  footage on the Internet, tapping its affiliate television  stations as well as other media companies for material.


Baseball's 700 Club became a trinity of revered sluggers Friday night when Barry Bonds hit an opposite-field home run through a light breeze, a swirl of steroid rumors and the thunderous cheers of an adoring home crowd.


MIAMI GARDENS - Some day soon, maybe even in the next few days, the Miami Dolphins will contract to pay somebody $4 million or so for the purpose of coaching this team next year.


US refuses to lift Sudan sanctions threat over Darfur

The threat of sanctions against Sudan will only be lifted when Khartoum makes good on its pledge to allow United Nations peacekeepers into Darfur, the top US diplomat for Africa said Monday.


Piet Oudolf, whose work has inspired a gardening movement in Europe called New Wave Planting, believes a well-composed garden should decompose beautifully.


The rider and two spectators killed in a crash in Friday's Senior race at the Isle of Man TT are named.


Israeli vote due on Gaza withdrawal plan

The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, is preparing to vote tonight on a controversial plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip.


Strolling past a row of user cubes during his lunch break, this IT guy notices something odd: One PC's monitor has a full-screen DOS prompt with lots of commands already entered -- and it looks like trouble.


At the beginning of the 20th century, Henry Ford envisioned two cars in every garage in America. I wonder, as the 21st century starts, if we shouldnât also make room in our garages for a scooter.


Thousands to be freed from Myanmar jails

The military leaders in Myanmar have decided to release about 4,000 prisoners the leaders admit were wrongly imprisoned. The media in the repressive state, formerly called


Cinemas in India's Karnataka state stay closed in protest against rules to encourage local-language films.


Milano, 15:18 - CICLISMO, CSC: ARRIVA MCGEE

Il team CSC ha ingaggiato per la prossima stagione Bradley McGee. Il corridore australiano, 31 anni,...


L'ad Giovanni Perissinotto: "attendiamo sviluppi per noi"


Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai is to meet President Mbeki in Pretoria in his first trip abroad for three years.


LOS ANGELES  Â Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds.


David Beckham attracted Hollywood stars Sunday the same way he draws defenders on the soccer field.


Namibia releases photo journalist shadowing Jolie

A Namibian judge dismissed  charges on Monday against a South African photographer arrested  for trespassing while trying to snap a shot of pregnant  superstar Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt.


Former Calif. gang member gets 126 years

A former gang member convicted in a jewelry heist that resembled robberies he described in his memoir has been sentenced to 126 years in prison.


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Bush's Drug Videos Broke Law, Accountability Office Decides

An investigative arm of Congress said the news segments about the effects of drug use among young people "constitute covert propaganda."


AT THE ASSEMBLY - Environmentalists Challenge Land-Sale Proposal

By Maria Armental; Journal Staff Writer  The plan to sell up to 50 acres of open space in Charlestown is seen as a way to help balance the state budget.


Planman Life's forthcoming Diwali release Rok Sako To Rok Lo seems to have all the good wishes. The look for the campaign has been finalized and will be released shortly.


Britain to cut Iraq troop levels by quarter

Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months when thousands of additional U.S. soldiers will arrive to try to restore order in Baghdad.


When the Talk Is Terse, a Twitch Speaks Volumes

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


Al Qaeda's Zawahri Says Will Keep Fighting US

Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said in a videotape broadcast Monday al Qaeda would continue to attack the United States until Washington changed its policies toward the Muslim world.


Top Judges Have Doubts on Tobacco Penalty

A divided U.S. federal appeals court  panel on Wednesday expressed skepticism about whether the  government had the power to force cigarette makers to pay  billions of dollars in past profits as part of its racketeering  case against the industry.


Bear Stearns posts huge loss, cuts exec bonuses

Bear Stearns Co Inc  posted a much bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday, capping a fiscal year when the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank took a beating on bad bets on risky subprime mortgages.


The top US general in Iraq hints at troop reductions within six months, days ahead of his key report to Congress.


BBC gagged over item on alleged corruption in party funding

The BBC on Friday said it had been prevented from broadcasting a news item about allegations of corruption in party political funding after losing an emergency hearing at London's High Court.


LUSAKA, Zambia, Sept. 29 -- Zambian officials began tallying ballots early Friday after a huge turnout in close elections fought on a debate over President Levy Mwanawasa's economic policies. International donors had praised his actions, but the opposition denounced them for failing to lift...


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Justin Fry scored the first 5 points of a 15-0 first-half run and Maryland-Baltimore County led for the final 37 minutes to cruise to a 62-40 victory over Boston University last night at Case Gym.


Health Sector Puts Its Money on Democrats

In a reversal from past election cycles, Democratic candidates for president are outpacing Republicans in donations from the health care industry.


Big power envoys to meet in Jerusalem on Tuesday

Envoys from the Quartet of international powers trying to mediate peace in the Middle East will meet in Jerusalem next week for the first time since Palestinian Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.


China retakes center stage in North Korea crisis

Delegates to six-party talks converged on the Chinese capital on Wednesday in efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, but envoys and analysts cautioned that final agreement could be a long way off.


The partner of late soul star James Brown is allowed back into their shared home to collect her belongings.


Microsoft announced today that it has filed seven lawsuits against spammers who failed to label their junk mail as sexually explicit - in contravention of the US's CAN-SPAM law.


Toshiba wins 4 Hollywood studios' support for HD DVD format

TOKYO, Nov 29, 2004 (Kyodo via COMTEX) -- Toshiba Corp. said Monday it has won support from four US film studios for its next-generation DVD format called HD DVD.


The release of six foreign medics raised expectations in Libya for a breakthrough in relations with the West after the European Union promised stepped up economic and political cooperation with Moammar Gadhafi's regime.


The widow of Dmitri Shostakovich says it is time to end the arguments about the composer's Soviet career.


Rounding out a three-color-medal day for US Cycling, Dede Barry, who boasted her own Greek cheering section, took silver in the women's time trials.


McDonald's says to open 150 outlets in China in '09

McDonald's Corp , the world's largest fast-food chain, plans to open 150 outlets in China in 2009, the company's top China executive said on Tuesday, as competition heats up in the rapidly expanding market.


1st torture report during Pinochet's rule delivered

Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Escobar on Wednesday morning received the first official report about the use of torture during the military regime of Augusto Pinochet Ugarte in 1973-1990.


Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific states pledge to bolster anti-terrorism measures and efforts to lower trade barriers.


A STEAMING cup of tea, the relaxing drink of choice for millions in countries such as Britain and China, could help ward off the effects of Alzheimer's disease, scientists said today.


China orders video monitoring of blood collection

China, reeling from a series of health scandals, has ordered video surveillance at blood collection centers across the country in a bid to stamp out a persistent black market trade, state media reported on Wednesday.


Lawsuit: Children's Motrin Causes Severe Side-Effects

LOS ANGELES -- A California couple is suing the maker of Children's Motrin, claiming the painkiller caused their 7-year-old daughter's blindness.


Row over FTAs with US threatens to widen Gulf

KUWAIT CITY: The Saudi-Bahraini dispute over Manamaâs free trade agreement (FTA) with Washington that overshadowed a summit of oil-rich Gulf Arab states could derail their bid for economic integration, economists said on Wednesday.


U.S. health care spending seen doubling in 10 years

U.S. spending on prescription drugs,  hospital care and other health services is expected to double  to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in  2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.


Less than a week after being sworn in as a U.S. citizen, Craig Ferguson learned he'll be telling jokes to President Bush.


Dual TB, HIV treatment key to Africa AIDS battle

African, especially southern African, nations must link tuberculosis testing and treatment with HIV prevention programs if they are to win the AIDS battle, a top World Health Organisation official said on Thursday.


Zelda game voted best game of all time -- WRONG

Blog: In a recent poll conducted by Edge Magazine, readers were asked to pick their favorite video games of all time.  And while it didn't surprise me that Nintendo games dominated the top 10, I was appalled at what I learned: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Ti


The Cassini-Huygens mission in orbit around Saturn discovers two new moons around the ringed planet.


Bolzano, 13:16 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, AZZURRI MALMENATI IN FRANCIA

Brutta avventura per alcuni giocatori della nazionale azzurra di hockey ghiaccio, malmenati in Franc...


Rice wants more action, here or somewhere else

After spending part of his 42nd birthday Wednesday reiterating his dissatisfaction with his shrinking role with the Raiders and expressing his desire to play somewhere else, Jerry Rice scheduled an evening meeting with owner Al Davis to discuss the state


Donors pledge $4.45 bln in aid to Vietnam

Donors on Friday pledged $4.45 billion in aid to Vietnam for 2007, up a fifth from $3.7 billion this year, as the Communist-run country seeks to improve its under-developed infrastructure and sustain high growth.


Orioles Bring Back Veteran Palmeiro in 2005

BALTIMORE -- Rafael Palmeiro still has a chance to end his career with the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles announced today that they've agreed to terms with the future Hall of Famer to return for 2005.


Won't save you a trip to the library, though If you ever suspected that the old days weren't quite as great as old folk reckon, or that the cock and bull stories told by politicians haven't changed one jot in two hundred years, you now have the means to find out without getting off your lazy backside and going to the library.â¦


Japan new-borns visit relatives as cuddly rice bags

New-born babies in Japan who can't make it round to visit all their relatives can now send them proxies instead - cuddly bags of rice.


Tri-nations will expand to nine test matches

The Tri-nations championship involving Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will be expanded from six to nine matches from 2006, according to the governing body SANZAR.


Blair ally handed key role in British cabinet reshuffle

British Prime Minister Tony Blair reshuffled his cabinet, bringing back a key ally to lead Labour's campaigning ahead of a general election, expected in Spring 2005.


A new study suggests that popular cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor may help not just the heart, but the brain as well


The future of the wild tiger is gravely threatened by the trade of skins to China, a lobby group warns.


The father of a police detective who died after breathing in dust from ground zero wreckage told lawmakers Friday that the government has spent too much time studying the health problems that killed his son.


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


Israel Reprimands Officers for Killing of Egyptians

The Israeli army chief of staff has  reprimanded commanders responsible for the killing last month  of three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian militants  near the Egypt-Gaza border, an army statement said.


Continued violence might affect Iraqi polls: Annan

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Tuesday that with the help of the United Nations, the technical preparations for Iraq's elections in January are on track, but continued violence would affect the process.


By Rosie Murray-West, City Correspondent (Filed: 01/11/2004). Nigeria's union leaders yesterday declared embattled oil business Shell to be an "enemy of the Nigerian people" and called for protests against the company.


Eurozone data to confirm slumping confidence, easing inflation

Eurozone figures due out this week will confirm that confidence is slumping due to high oil prices and the rise of the euro, and that inflation is easing, economists said.


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U.S. stock futures fell on Friday, suggesting Wall Street may open under pressure after a key monthly jobs report due at 8:30 a.m. EDT.


Si erano incatenati a banco chiesa a San Luca


A driver involved in a head-on crash that killed "A Christmas Story" director Bob Clark and his son pleaded no contest Wednesday to two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.


Community News: Latest PHPClasses.org Releases for 08.29.2007

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By Jonathan B. Cox, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 23--Lenovo has decided to put a $10 million fulfillment and distribution center in Guilford County as it improves U.S. operations.   The computer maker will expand without incentives.


Clift: The Real Tragedy of the Libby Case

It was always obvious that President Bush would not let Scooter Libby go to jail. The real tragedy of the affair is that more people weren't tagged with his crime.


Iraq Militants Leave Shrine in Peace Deal

NAJAF, Iraq - Militants filed out of the Imam Ali Shrine, closed the doors behind them and turned over the keys to Iraq's top Shiite cleric Friday, symbolizing their acceptance of a peace deal to end three weeks of devastating fighting in this holy city.    By Friday afternoon, dozens of Iraqi police and national guardsmen surrounded the shrine compound - many kissing its doors and weeping - as the government began to re-establish control over the Old City of Najaf...


Caity Matter scored 18 points and ignited a quick start for No. 2 Ohio State by hitting her first four shots in a 78-46 win over Indiana on Sunday.


A jury adjourned after its first day of deliberations on Wednesday without deciding whether to convict former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby of obstructing an investigation tied to the Iraq war.


Nel 2005 annunciati tagli anche a Corte stessa


Plans to lay an undersea fiber-optic cable off eastern Africa could be the beginning of the end of crackling long-distance calls, slow dial-up Internet connections and universities without e-mail.


Side-effect reports triple after diabetes drug study

In the month after a surprising analysis revealed possible heart risks from the blockbuster diabetes drug Avandia, reports of side effects to federal regulators tripled.


The first high-speed rail link between Madrid and Barcelona opens in Spain, after years of delay.


UNITED NATIONS -- Kofi Annan is rejecting calls for his resignation, vowing to "carry on" at the helm of the United Nations for the next two years.


Rita Levi Montalcini avvia progetto in favore donne


Damascus says Israel has again violated Syrian air space. How the incident could affect a volatile region.


High oil prices not hurting German economy: Schroeder

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said that the hike in oil prices was not currently hurting the eurozone's biggest economy but that he was closely watching the cost of crude.


Academy Award-winning actress Sissy Spacek celebrated strong and independent women during a speech at a conference here on women's health issues.


Alicia Keys and Cyndi Lauper appear at a special concert at the foot of the Great Wall of China.


First police head to PNG for risky law-and-order mission

A first contingent of uniformed Australian police heads to Papua New Guinea this weekend to launch a risky law-and-order mission in the troubled Pacific nation, officials said.


The wisdom of badgers "So," the CTO asked me. "Don't you think Wikipedia is the most amazing thing?"â¦


At New York Film Festival: Upheaval in Iran, Fiasco in Westchester

Aesthetics versus storytelling: as much as anything, that is the issue that defines the 45th New York Film Festival.


Spanish police arrested three people today suspected of aiding the escape of Islamic militants after the 2004 Madrid train bombings, police said.Comment


Brando Almost Did Not Play 'The Godfather'

Marlon Brando repeatedly rejected  playing the role of Don Corleone in "The Godfather," telling an  assistant: "It's about the Mafia. I won't glorify the Mafia,"  according to an article in the new issue of Vanity Fair  released on Tuesday.


Bush Calls for 'Full Return to Democracy' in Kenya

The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.


We're watching for the ultimate growth companies -- are you?


ANDRE Stolz took the giant step from struggling rookie to season millionaire with a future secured by a two-year exemption when he won the US PGA Tour's Michelin Championship in Las Vegas.


Man Allegedly Drives Through Target Store

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. - A man crashed a stolen car through the front of a Target store, drove around the store for a bit and then drove back out before police were able to arrest him, authorities said...


The country is beset by its biggest match-fixing scandal in two dozen years, and a former teammate is fighting for his life after falling from a window.


Banska Bystrica, 20:43 - ATLETICA, SALTO IN ALTO: LA DI MARTINO SUPERA I 2 METRI

Grande impresa di Antonietta Di Martino, che ha stabilito il nuovo primato italiano indoor di salto ...


The three British soldiers killed by a bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Basra are named by the Ministry of Defence.


Vivienne Westwood transports London back to the 70s

For the first time in nine years, British designer Vivienne Westwood presented a show at London Fashion Week by paying homage to young women from the 1970s who shopped in the neighbourhood where she first made a name for herself.


A plane carrying 19 South Koreans held hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan for six weeks arrived in Seoul on Sunday.


The FX cable channel has ordered six episodes of "30 Days," a documentary-style, reality series from the director of fast-food expose "Super Size Me."


U.S. condemns attack on Pakistan's Bhutto

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush condemned the assassination on Thursday of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.


Tennessee receiver Tyrone Calico sprained both knees Monday night when he was dragged down at the end of a run in the Titans' 20-17 exhibition loss to the Dallas Cowboys.


Nigel Pearson is the unlikely choice to be the first man to lead out an England team at the rebuilt Wembley stadium.


Democrats have tightened their grip on Hong Kong's legislature, but still have no mandate to push their agenda of universal suffrage in the southern Chinese enclave.


FDA advisory group cites liver injury in clinical trials

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration late Friday declined to endorse AstraZeneca's anti-stroke drug, Exanta.


ONLY two of the eight Olympics singles semi-finalists are left after two rounds of the US Open. On the men's side, all the medal winners -- Chile's Nicolas Massu (gold), American Mardy Fish (silver) and Chilean


Harry Potter fans await the arrival of the stars of the latest film at the European premiere in London.


PARIS Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, who is having medical tests in a French military hospital, hopes that President George W. Bush will adopt a new "policy of peace" in the Middle East, an aide said Wednesday.


Both Parties Try to Attract Early Voters

Early voters are casting ballots at a runaway pace in Arizona's biggest county. They've exhausted absentee ballots in some towns in Maine. They're far outpacing 2000 in Florida hot spots.


'Il mio e' diventato l'unico partito proletario'


Allies Resist US Efforts to Pressure Iran on Arms

The Bush administration's campaign to persuade Iran to abandon its suspected nuclear weapons programs is running into resistance among some allies and disputes over


Over 40 pct in EU take no AIDS precautions: poll

More than 40 percent of people in the European Union take no precautions against AIDS during sex, an EU survey showed on Monday.


Masked gang rob former Atomic Kitten Kerry Katona

Former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona  was held hostage by armed robbers, along with her husband and  baby, during a burglary at their Cheshire home in the early  hours of Monday, police said.


The UK has seen an 8,000% increase in fake internet banking scams in the past two years, peers are told.


Sopra 61 dollari in after hours, oro poco mosso in Asia


Per una settimana 630 aziende con 811 marchi


ASIA/CINA - Nella parrocchia di Wu Qiao nasce lÂAssociazione Missionaria di S. Francesco Saverio per proseguire lÂopera del Patrono delle missioni Xian Xian (Agenzia Fides) - Sulla base del precedente Gruppo di Evangelizzazione, la parrocchia di Wu Qiao della diocesi di Xian Xian (oggi Cang Zhou), diocesi che festeggia 150 anni dalla sua fondazione e si trova nella provincia di He Bei, nella Ci...


Il mezzo era parcheggiato lungo l'A4, all'altezza di Mestre


U.S. doesn't want post-war reconstruction: Hezbollah

Hezbollah said on Wednesday the United States is trying to stop the reconstruction of Lebanese areas damaged in last year's war with Israel by branding a building firm operated by the group as a terrorist organization.


Alexander Netkachev's Blog: How to run a PHP application together with Zend Framework application

Not everyone wants to convert their application or create a completely new one just to use the Zend Framework. Some just want to use their existing site and attach the ZF where they want, adding its functionality to the mix. That's what this new article on Alexander Netkachev blog is all about.    If you created the application that uses the Zend_Controller class, as described at the "Zend_Controller / Getting Started" manual page, you may think about how to combine your application with an existing one. For example, with the blog-like application. This is a little bit more complex then just installing it into one of the subfolders of your application.   You need to tune up mod_rewrite and here is an example of doing so. The example shows how I installed the WordPress blog system and modified the .htaccess file correctly to run the installed application.    He walks through the steps of the installation:  downloading WordPress setting up a mod_rewrite rule modifying it to accomidate the installation of the Zend Framework  He also includes a note that, when you add another application, you might need to add another rewrite rule to accomidate it.


Up to 1,200 firms hurt by Mexico pipeline blasts

Up to 1,200 companies in Mexico have stopped production because of problems with the supply of natural gas following a rash of pipeline explosions caused by rebels, an industrial group said on Thursday.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. charged from 11th place to victory and the series points lead in the last five laps of yesterday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.