Senators question govtâs disease figures

ISLAMABAD: Senatorâs questioned the governmentâs figures on AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis and hepatitis A and B, claiming that the World Health Organisation (WHO) provided higher figures for the diseases.


Now, grape pomace extracts to help preserve food! :

Turkish scientists have claimed that extracts from grape pomace can be effectively used as an anti- microbial agent to destroy pathogens thereby helping in preserving food.


Authorities have cracked down on opposition groups recently during a time of increasingly active efforts to stop President Hosni Mubarak from extending his 24-year rule in a referendum later this year.


Folks dropping money in Salvation Army kettles at Wal-Mart stores can make their money go twice as far. The world's largest retailer announced Thursday it would match up to $1 million in donations.


Stroke risk greater for migraine sufferers

Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have a stroke as people who are not afflicted with the debilitating headaches, Canadian and American scientists say.


Hundreds of thousands rally in Taiwan over UN bid

Hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets on Saturday in support of the island's latest bid for United Nations membership, which has been criticised by China and the United States.


A real estate scandal puts Israel's Prime MInister in the legal cross-hairs again but his political rivals may not take advantage of it.


Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano says the deployment of new photo radar or other speed enforcement technology on state highways is all about public safety. But her proposed state budget counts on the anticipated speeding fines to help erase a projected revenue shortfall.


"Natural" heart pacemakers made from human stem cells have been successfully tested in pigs.


Fred Ebb, who wrote the lyrics for 11 musicals including "Chicago" and "Cabaret," died Saturday at his home due to a heart attack.  He also wrote the lyrics for the standard "New York, New York" in 1977, later recorded by Frank Sinatra. E...


Pharmaceutical companies love to tout their drug ads as examples of consumer education. But that argument hardly stands up in Pfizer's (PFE ) latest Viagra pitches.


UPDATE 1-Fed's No 2 says US doesn't need inflation target

The adoption of a specific numerical target for inflation would likely do little to improve monetary policy in the United States and could hurt, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Roger Ferguson said on Friday.


Virgin Atlantic is to appeal to the transport secretary, Alistair Darling, for a final decision in the dispute over which airlines should be allowed to use lucrative new slots for flights between Britain and India.


Something happens to Jens Lehmann on Champions League nights. In the Premiership, the German has few peers, as his record verifies.


Media & professional: Dow Jones staff have enlisted the help of LA billionaire Ron Burkle to fight Rupert Murdoch's bid.


A pathologist whose expert testimony against people accused of killing children led to at least seven wrongful convictions said Monday that he taught himself pediatric forensics and was ignorant of the criminal justice system.


Jack Straw heads to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Wednesday for a two-day peace mission.


U.N. War Court Transfers First Case to Serbia

The U.N. war crimes prosecutor sent  the first case to the Serbian judiciary Friday in a move that  could warm ties between the Hague-based court and Belgrade.


Obama tries to peel away Clinton backers

Barack Obama says people are sure to love him once they get to know him. For now, though, Democrats seem to love Hillary Rodham Clinton more, so Obama is trying to turn heads with select jabs at his chief rival.


Motor Cycling: Gibernau wins in Qatar as Rossi crashes out

LOSAIL, Qatar : Spain's Sete Gibernau won a dramatic Qatar Grand Prix to throw the world title race wide open after defending world champion Valentino Rossi crashed out.


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Thatcher to attend Sept 11 memorial events in Washington

Former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher will attend events in Washington to mark the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, her office said.


Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has pledged to donate $3bn (Â£1.6bn) to fight global warming.


No quick exit for peacekeepers in Kosovo

"We've got to get you out of here,"  President George W. Bush told the U.S. Army commander in Kosovo  in 2001.


Napoli, 17:34 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: LAVORO A PARTE PER CUPI E DOMIZZI

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Suspected rebels ambushed an army patrol, exploded a car bomb in the capital and another bomb in Colombia's southwest Monday, killing at least 18 people in a wave of attacks a week before the presidential inauguration.


Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said Thursday that Russia plans a big increase in defense spending next year, with some extra money going to bigger cash allowances for soldiers.


The families of Omagh bomb victims will follow the trial on a video link between Belfast Crown Court and the town.


Gods, gurus and eccentric relatives compete for primacy in Kirin Narayanâs enchanting memoir of her childhood in Bombay (present-day Mumbai).


The suspense is finally over. On November 15, Sun Microsystems will finally launch its much-anticipated Solaris 10 Unix operating system for UltraSparc, Sparc64, and x86 platforms.


On Sex After Prostate Surgery, Confusing Data

One of the biggest fears for men undergoing prostate surgery is impotence, but research doesnât do much to clarify risk.


Terrorismo. Sette bombe di scarsa potenza esplodono in altrettante ...

Sono esplose, come annunciato dall'Eta, le bombe piazzate a LeÃ³n, Ã¿vila, Ciudad Real, MÃ¡laga, Santillana e Alicante. Tutti gli ordigni erano di scarsa potenza. Due persone sono rimaste lievemente ferite a Santillana e una a Ciudad Real.


TIME WARNER has agreed to pay $US210 million to settle fraud charges against the company's America Online unit, US law enforcement officials said overnight.


AMERICA/URUGUAY - ÂNel cuore del mondo, costruiamo la storiaÂ: XXX Incontro Nazionale dei Laici per rafforzare i legami che li uniscono, l'identitÃ  che li convoca e la missione che li invia Montevideo (Agenzia Fides) -  PiÃ¹  di 350 laici della Chiesa uruguaiana si riuniranno il 17 settembre per il loro XXX Incontro Nazionale dei Laici, organizzato dal Dipartimento dei Laici della Conferenza Episcopale dell'Uruguay (DELAI). All'incontro ...


A funeral service takes place for a young father who died when a tug boat sank on the Clyde.


Dolly's Creator Granted Human Cloning License

The scientist who created Dolly the  sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, was granted a license  Tuesday to clone human embryos for medical research.


Udine, 15:44 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MOTTA: IL MISTER ANCORA NON MI CONOSCE BENE

Marco Motta è uno dei giocatori su cui l'Udinese punta molto dopo l'infortunio al ginocchio c...


Scarperia, 14:56 - MOTO, GP ITALIA: POLE DI STONER IN MOTOGP, ROSSI TERZO

L'australiano Casey Stoner partirà in pole position nel Gp d'Italia classe MotoGp, sesta prov...


Teaching Life Lessons on the Basketball Court

Samuel L. Jackson plays the real-life coach of a high school basketball team in this solid, unsurprising sports drama.


Regulations will ensure elementary schools get rid of junk food ...

TORONTO (CP) - Education Minister Gerard Kennedy says he will ban junk food from vending machines in the province's elementary schools because not all school boards are doing it voluntarily.


With so much on the line in front of a sold-out, lathered-up RCA Dome crowd Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts simply seized up. They emerged from their bye week not looking anything like the


Anti-nuclear protester killed by waste train

An anti-nuclear protester died in northeastern France after he was run over by a train carrying nuclear waste from France to Germany, regional authorities said.


Controversy is brewing over tests of a new pill that would alter, or possibly erase, the impact of painful or traumatic memories.


UN team meets Somali Islamists in Mogadishu

A team of United Nations officials have met with senior Somali Islamists, the first such talks since Muslim militias seized the capital last month from US-backed warlords.


Pope Condemns Unethical Science, Cloning

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy Aug. 22, 2004 - Pope John Paul II warned in a statement released Sunday that humanity's speedy progress in science and technology risks overlooking moral values, citing with particular concern experiments in human cloning.


A  baby airlifted to hospital in Liverpool as there are no spare intensive care beds for babies in NI is critically ill.


Australian art gallery shells out millions for "child-like" art

Australia's Art Gallery of New South Wales has spent millions of dollars on its most expensive acquisition ever, an abstract by US artist Cy Twombly, which the gallery admitted looks like it could have been painted by a child.


Federazione, il prof chiede garanzie ai partiti Rassicurazioni dai ...

di Corrado Sessa ROMA â La decisione di Romano Prodi di chiedere garanzie ai partiti della lista unitaria sul progetto della federazione, denunciando Â«resistenze assurdeÂ» e minacciando di andarsene se non vengono superate, ha gettato nello scompiglio l


Argentina's David Nalbandian booked his place in the final of the Swiss Open for the third successive year on Saturday. The fourth-seed saw off Olympic gold medal winner Nicolas Massu of Chile 6-3 6-4 in the semi-final.


Second-act chief executives bring deep knowledge of their industries and their companies, but may be reluctant to make radical changes.


NATO to review Afghan mission after civilian deaths

NATO defense ministers will review procedures in Afghanistan on Thursday as part of efforts to halt a wave of civilian casualties threatening to undermine public support for foreign peacekeepers there.


IAEA Wants More Information about Libya's Nuclear Suppliers

The International Atomic Energy Agency has released a report praising Libya for its cooperation in reporting on its discontinued secret atomic-weapons program.


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Romance novelist accused of lifting work

A popular romance novelist alleged to have lifted work from other texts acknowledged that she sometimes "takes" her material "from reference books," but added that she didn't know she was supposed to credit her sources.


Palestinians chart uncertain future after burying their leader

Even while mourning the loss of Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leadership ordered preparations for new presidential elections to start immediately and appealed to the United States to take an active role in securing a vote in 60


Early detection of breast cancer provides better chance of cure

BEIRUT: Experts agree that women worldwide must learn that early detection of breast cancer, through regular screening, is better than a thousand cures.


News.com Extra: Linear accelerator: Ode to industrial artistry

Also: New modular Hummer 'more animalistic,' 'eco-friendlier'. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Between 6,000 and 10,000 people are dying from disease and violence each month in Sudan's Darfur region as heavy rains and a marauding militia hinder UN efforts to


KUALA LUMPUR: Bail for two men charged with armed robbery was reduced by RM13,000 yesterday after the case was transferred to the magistrate's court from the Sessions Court.  The Sessions Court initially set bail at RM20,000 each. But at the magistrate's court, prosecuting officer ASP A.


An English hospital will no longer treat Welsh patients who have waited more than three months, BBC Wales learns.


An Italian newspaper quotes the British ambassador to Rome as saying President Bush is al-Qaeda's "best recruiting sergeant".


Three Days of Terror for Russian Child Hostages

BESLAN, Russia  - When gunmen first herded them  into the gymnasium and strung explosives from wires above their  heads, things were not so bad, pupils at Beslan's Middle School  No. 1 said.


Donald Brashear and David Steckel each scored in the third period, and Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 2-1 victory over the visiting Colorado Avalanche last night.


Novell has appointed a new president for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), the company said Thursday.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


Five Killed in Al Qaeda Jailbreak in Kabul

Three Afghan prison guards and two prisoners were killed in a jail break attempt by al Qaeda inmates Friday and a shoot-out was going on between police and another two, the chief of Kabul's Pul-i-Charki prison told Reuters.


British tennis players should spend less time on court because of the danger of spinal damage, a study says.


Police question a senior Downing Street adviser as they probe whether Labour donors were offered honours.


Newsmen taken hostage in Iraq; captors want French headscarf ...

PARIS - Islamic militants in Iraq have kidnapped two French journalists and demanded the rescinding of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in French schools, the first time they have demanded a policy change abroad that is not connected to their own country.


[World News]: Cairo, Dec 5 : A convicted Israeli spy will be released by Egypt in exchange for six imprisoned Egyptian students, an Arabic-language TV station reported Sunday.


Firenze, 19:32 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: VORREI PIU' DELLA CHAMPIONS

Cesare Prandelli con la sua Fiorentina sogna in grande: poter un giorno lottare per lo scudetto. Il ...


Ex PeopleSoft chief admits lying to analysts

WILMINGTON: The former chief executive of PeopleSoft, who was fired last week, said he lied to Wall Street analysts last year about the impact of Oracle's hostile bid on the company's business.


Bill O'Reilly says restaurant comments not racist

Fox News host Bill O'Reilly says his review of famed Harlem restaurant Sylvia's is being taken out of context and was not racist.


With more than 1,200 Muslims and Arab-Americans taken into custody after the Sept. 11 attacks, and a U.S.-led war raging in Iraq, many Muslims oppose George Bush in the November presidential election. But their voting for John Kerry is not a slam-dunk, either.


That's rich: Gates tops Forbes list once again

com September 24, 2004, 7:23 AM PT. IT Management and Web Technology have been fighting neck-to-neck for the fifth spot for the last year.


Nokia took the wraps off four new entertainment devices that also work as cell phones.


Middle East Internet outages now affect 85 million

With FLAG telecom now reporting damages to the FALCON undersea cable that actually occurred on January 23, one week before the four publicized cable cuts, experts are now beginning to paint a picture of just how expansive the disruptions have been.


WASHINGTON  - The US labor market smashed out of a summer-long quagmire, churning out a seven-month record of 337,000 jobs -- far more than predicted by Wall Street.


. (antiMUSIC) "We all need some compensation," says a group of former London state school kids that sang the famous chorus "We don't need no education" in Pink Floyd's "Another Brick In The Wall.


Commerce Secretary Don Evans has resigned from his Cabinet post, the White House announced Tuesday. The White House said resignations from Evans and Attorney General John Ashcroft


Iraqis eke out living in Baghdad rubbish dump

Sitting amid mounds of rotting garbage in a rubbish dump in Baghdad, 13-year-old Huda Hamdan is the human face of a new U.N. report that says a third of war- torn Iraq's 26 million people live in poverty.


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Amazon says will begin int'l roll-out of its MP3 store

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on  Sunday it will begin an international roll-out this year of its  digital music store that offers songs without copy-protection  technology known as digital rights management.


Favara: Cosa nostra cambia strategia, mira a ridurre allarme


One of the customers of Britain's first offshore off-licence has goods seized by customs officials.


Private equity firms see rising threat of lawsuits

Private equity firms, already under fire by politicians for their tax breaks and borrowing levels, expect their risks to escalate on yet another front -- the courtroom.


Manisha refuses to dub for Chaahat- Ek Nasha

Manisha Koirala who till recently was much excited about her Madonna kinda role in her upcoming release Chaahat - Ek Nasha is now not lending her voice to the film.


Frances hits Florida Panhandle as state begin recovery from initial strike

ST. MARKS, Fla.  - Frances hammered the Florida Panhandle on Monday, taking a second swing at a storm-weary state where it already had knocked out power to six million people, torn up roofs and boats and been blamed for at least five deaths.


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Microsoft Beleases Hyper-V Virtualization Tech Beta

Microsoft released its Windows Server 2008 virtualization technology Hyper-V ahead of schedule.


Esha not playing Chandramukhi, says Pritish Nandy

Producer Pritish Nandy has rubbished rumours that he has cast Esha Deol to play   Chandramukhi in his version of "Devdas", which will be directed by Sudhir Mishra.


Roma, 19:55 - CALCIO, LAZIO; TIFOSO: NUMERO LOTITO GIRAVA IN CURVA

Un particolare inquietante viene fuori dall'informativa della Digos nell'ambito dell'inchiesta sul t...


EMC Corp., the data storage company, named a former executive from rival IBM Corp. on Friday as its chief technology officer.


The NFL's New Orleans Saints make an emotional return to their Superdome home on Monday as they host Atlanta.


Apple's iPhone to hit stores, lines grow

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be among the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone that seeks to reshape the mobile industry.


Europe's biggest street party burst into life on Sunday as thousands of revelers blowing whistles and hooters packed west London for the Notting Hill Carnival.


Maliki loses Shi'ite ally before Bush talks

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki flew to Jordan for crisis talks with President Bush on Wednesday, prompting a radical Shi'ite faction to suspend participation in his government in anger.


Putting a Still-Vexed Play in a Historical Context

Shakespeare's most problematic play Â at least with respect to modern sensitivities Â receives an intelligent interpretation from Michael Radford and a superb cast.


Rosneft may top Gazprom as Russiaâs major oil company

Rosneft, the state-owned Russian company that bought Yuganskneftegaz mystery buyer, Baikal Finance, may ouster Gazprom from its position as Russiaâs top energy company.


Burundi police fire tear gas at massacre protest

BUJUMBURA, Burundi  Police in Burundi's capital Bujumbura fired tear gas Wednesday at crowds protesting against the massacre of at least 160 Congolese Tutsis at a United Nations refugee camp in the west of the country.


BEIJING/SAN FRANCISCO  - IBM is selling its  PC-making business to China's largest personal computer maker,  Lenovo Group Ltd., for $1.25 billion, marking the U.S. giant's  retreat from an industry it helped pioneer in 1981.


France knew no parties and no religious controversy, only republicans and patriots. As in times of war, this otherwise highly divided nation, with its many social, ethnic and religious


Flat panels lead to a cleaner Earth The only thing worse than the "Wisdom of Crowds" may be the "Graffiti of Crowds."â¦


When you're facing a stampede, you try to jump ahead of the mob and call it a parade. That's what President Bush will be trying to do at a town hall-style meeting Tuesday in Cleveland -- putting the best face on Republican defections over Iraq.


An Indonesia housemaid is beheaded in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her employer.


NO ALL'UE - Manifestazione del partito com unista turco a Istanbul

Ankara si impegna a riconoscere la Repubblica di Cipro attraverso gli accordi doganali con i Paesi dell'Ue. A patto che il Protocollo sottoscritto tenga perÃ² conto del problema di Cipro nord dove abitano i turco-ciprioti.


Taliban warn of bloody spring as U.S. takes NATO reins

The Taliban promised a spring offensive of thousands of suicide bombers as the United States, doubling its combat troops in Afghanistan, took over command of the 33,000-strong NATO force in the country on Sunday.


Pakistan, India in talks to avert nuclear 'havoc'

Pakistan and India have held talks to hammer out an agreement on giving advance warning of ballistic missile tests and other steps to avert any accidental launch of nuclear weapons.


Microsoft prepares to shoot geek into space

But what happened to the Codemasters? Vanishing Point, the Microsoft puzzle challenge which offers the winner a trip into space, is over; all that remains is to draw the winners name from a hat. The last Microsoft competition to promote Vista was won by one Nicholas P.; weâd like to tell you more about how Nick came to win the Codemasters Challenge, but Microsoft won't tell us.â¦


Ferguson eager for Ferdinand return to United defence

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson believes the return from suspension of Rio Ferdinand will trigger an improvement in his side's defence after a disappointing start to the season.


NEW YORK -- Stocks climbed for the third straight day Thursday as an already buoyant Wall Street embraced robust consumer spending figures and largely overcame disappointment in Google Inc.'s profit report. Both the Dow Jones industrials and the Russell 2000 index of smaller companies closed at new highs....


Burning of fossil fuels threatens to overwhelm Arctic environment

The burning of fossil fuels has contributed to warming in the Arctic that is much faster and more dramatic than scientists previously believed at nearly twice the rate of the rest of the world, a new international report concludes.


Blog: At least 80 employees in the company's Foster City, Calif., office are out of work, according to a report.


So enough about why the United States can't win the Ryder Cup. Considering their complete mastery of their American counterparts last week at Oakland Hills, the real question is, why can't the Europeans win major championships?


AL QAIDA: ABBIAMO CONSENSO POPOLARE IN AFGHANISTAN E PAKISTAN

DUBAI - La televisione del Qatar al Jazira ha trasmesso un video con immagini del numero due della rete terroristica di al Qaida, Ayman al Zawahri, secondo il quale i movimenti delle forze militari americane in Afghanistan sono ''limitati''.


Australian hockey officials have defended their decision to withdraw the Kookaburras from December's prestigious Champions Trophy tournament in Pakistan.


Will New Mayor Sweep Away Vice? You Could Bet on It

For Jorge Hank Rhon - gambling tycoon, racetrack operator and Tijuana's new mayor - scandals seem to swirl like mosquitoes.


Russia's Korzhanenko wins women's shot put; American favorites eliminated

US medal favorites John Godina and Reese Hoffa were eliminated from the shot put competition, ending hopes of an American sweep.


NASA Seeks Solutions for Technical Problems

Astronauts examined malfunctioning joints on the International Space Station as engineers tested fuel tank sensors aboard the shuttle Atlantis sitting on its launch pad.


Business & money: HSBC launches a stinging attack on Cable & Wireless for producing financial results that it claims are 'worse than they seem'.


Bankers wary of investment fund rescue effort

Bankers remain wary of plans to launch a massive investment rescue fund to soften the blow of the U.S. subprime meltdown, saying it could interfere with a market recovery and stall a resolution to the credit crisis.


Q. Sometimes, in places where you can't get a Wi-Fi signal, you see people connecting their laptops to the Internet with a cellular connection. What are the pluses and minuses of using cellular instead of Wi-Fi? Is there a way to use cellular if you don't have the modem card for your computer?


Partners and users of Visio attending this week's Microsoft Office Visio Conference were enthusiastic about changes under consideration for the flowcharting package -- but they're going to have to wait a bit to get those.


For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.


Patrick Sharp scored a second-period goal and then netted the winner in the shootout, sending the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.


Tablet PC is designed for medical workers

Motion Computing and Intel announced a tablet PC that promises to save doctors and nurses from as much as 60 minutes of paperwork per day.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 retailer, on Monday said September sales at US stores open at least a year were tracking in line with its forecast for a 2 percent to 4 percent increase


Kodak, Sun settle over damages in Java dispute

ROCHESTER, NY Eastman Kodak has reached an out-of-court settlement with Sun Microsystems over the damage phase of Kodak's successful lawsuit regarding Sun's Java computer programming language.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Old Celtics Are Untainted by Failure

Imagine if it were Isiah Thomasâs team instead of Larry Birdâs that since November 2004 had led the N.B.A. in behavioral lines crossed, combinations of punches thrown and shots fired from an actual gun.


Ekstrom dominates Swedish rally 'test event'.

Mattias Ekstrom dominated Saturday's Dan Anderssons Minne Rally, part of a two-day OEkoda Motorsport World Rally Team test programme ahead of the Swedish Rally, which will take place on February 10-13. The Dan ...


U.S. agents smashed a Mexican drug trafficking network by arresting more than 400 people and seizing over 18 tonnes of narcotics, authorities said on Wednesday.


G7 sees strong growth and flags potential risk

The world's leading industrial   countries are enjoying strong growth but face the risk of   rising inflationary expectations, tight energy markets and   spreading protectionism, a draft communique of the Group of   Seven rich nations says.


PRIME Minister John Howard was last night deciding whether to call an election today for October 9, with key advisers arguing there was no advantage in waiting.


Canadian ice dancers sit third at Skate America

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Canadian ice dancers Aaron Lowe and Megan Wing are off to a strong start at the Skate America competition in Pittsburgh.


Got allergies? Tiny discovery nothing to sneeze at

Blog: Fullerenes are nanoparticles that could prevent allergic reactions.


Economia, Fazio: ''E' ad un passaggio difficile''

L'economia italiana e' ''ad un passaggio difficile''. Il governatore della Banca d'Italia Antonio Fazio, intervenendo alla Giornata mondiale del risparmio 2004, sottolinea il momento particolarmente complesso in cui versa l'economia italiana.


Italian and Lebanese authorities have arrested 10 suspected terrorists who planned to blow up the Italian Embassy in Beirut, an Italian news agency and the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.


Turkish army chief accuses Iraqi Kurds of supporting rebels

Turkey's army chief has accused the two main Kurdish factions in neighbouring northern Iraq of supporting the Turkish Kurd separatist group PKK and providing it with explosives.


Calif. Stem Cell Plan Gets Reagan-Era Aide Backing

George Shultz, Secretary of State  during the Reagan administration, voiced support on Tuesday for  California's initiative to float a $3 billion bond issue to  fund stem cell research.


Controversial Australian comedian Brendon Burns wins the Edinburgh Fringe Festival's top comedy prize.


Ukraine Faces Split, Bloodshed, Putin Ally Says

Russian parliamentary speaker Boris  Gryzlov said Tuesday Ukraine was headed for breakup or  bloodshed over its deadlocked presidential election.


Premier whips up Â£70m deal for Bird's custard

PREMIER FOODS emerged victorious in the bidding for another slice of UK larder shelf history. The owner of Ambrosia creamed rice has bought Birdâs custard and Angel Delight brands from Kraft for Â£70 million


Livorno, 23:14 - BASKET, SERIE A: NEL POSTICIPO LA CLIMAMIO VINCE A LIVORNO

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The Motley Fool - If you've ever had the entrepreneurial bug dig its teeth into you, odds are that you might take heart anytime a company's founder steps down and moves on. Granted, sometimes you have instances like Gateway's (NYSE: GTW - News) Ted Waitt and Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL - News) Steve Jobs in which the originators come back to lead their companies, but that's rarely the case.


Based on early studies, many physicians used to believe that HRT might be beneficial for reducing the risk of heart disease and bone fractures caused by osteoporosis (thinning of the bones) in addition to treating menopausal symptoms.


ATLANTA - Could a vote in the House of Representatives end up deciding a tied election? Or will it end up being a comfortable win for Republican President Bush or Democratic Sen. John Kerry?


Car Bomb and Rockets Kill 43 in Baghdad’s Shiite Strongholds

The attack appeared to be a well-organized strike on areas controlled by the Mahdi Army, a powerful Shiite militia.


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Persistent wheezing linked to cleaning products' exposure :-

A study of 14,000 children published in the journal 'Thorax' has suggested that exposure to cleaning products while in the womb could be linked to persistent wheezing in young children.


CORONADO, Calif. -- The US military said it has begun a criminal investigation into photos that appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed prisoners and photos of what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head.


AFGHANISTAN PANJWAYI -- Violence flared yesterday across southern Afghanistan, with seven suspected insurgents killed and a US-coalition soldier wounded in one clash, the US military said. Coalition warplanes, mortar fire, and small arms were used against suspected insurgents, killing seven, in the Kandahar district of Sperwan Ghar. In the Panjwayi, an insurgent rocket fell near Canadian troops, but there were ...


Milano, 12:57 - CALCIO, BRIATORE: MAI TRATTATO CON MOGGI

"Non ho mai parlato nè con Luciano Moggi nè con altri di acquisire società di c...


EU leaders urge others to make moves for Doha deal

European Union leaders pressed other  trading powers on Friday to move to wrap up more than five  years of global trade talks, making clear the EU would also  pursue the option of bilateral deals with Asian partners.


Roma, 16:54 - CALCIO, ROMA: A PARMA CON IL MODULO 3-5-2

Rimane in dubbio, ma le possibilità di vederlo in campo a Parma aumentano: la caviglia di Tad...


The Queen has led senior Royals and political leaders in laying poppy wreaths at the Cenotaph to mark Remembrance Sunday. Two minutes silence was held at 11 o'clock to remember all Britain's war dead, including


Health Secretary Alan Johnson hails England's smoking ban as a major step forward for public health.


Hyperion Solutions, a vendor of business intelligence applications, will announce at its Solutions 2004 Hyperion International Conference in Paris this week, Essbase 7X, a greatly enhanced version of its analytic suite.


Update 1: Sony to Sell New Music Players in Japan

Sony Corp. said Tuesday it will begin selling in Japan two new models of digital portable music players that support the MP3 format, which is used by its rival iPod.


Redmond announces plans to acquire clinical workflow software developer Global Care Solutions.


Jovan Kirovski has been in this situation before. He knows what it's like to be down a goal heading into the second game of a home-and-home aggregate goals series.


HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. - A man who visited a middle school dressed as Santa Claus on Thursday left with a citation for misdemeanor marijuana possession.


Tens of thousands protest in Kyiv against flawed presidential vote in Ukraine

KYIV, Ukraine (CP) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators jammed downtown Kyiv in freezing temperatures Monday night, denouncing Ukraine's presidential runoff election as fraudulent and chanting the name of their reformist candidate who authorities said was trailing in the vote count.


Sony has introduced a Mac compatible external double-layer dual-format DVD drive. The DRX-710UL-T comes with Roxio's Toast 6 Lite software and will be available next month.


"Stalin's Ghost" (Simon & Schuster, 333 pages, $26.95) — Martin Cruz Smith: In Martin Cruz Smith's snowy Russia, the bodies only stay buried until the ground thaws. Senior Investigator Arkady Renko's problem is that he doesn't know when to stop digging once they appear.


No need for government Net controls, say U.S. tech workers

Poll of 600 information technology workers, intended to help influence presidential campaign priorities, finds most prefer to let tech preside.


Stocks rose modestly in light holiday trading Monday as investors awaited the impending tide of third-quarter profit reports, hopeful the news would override worries about a struggling economic recovery and record fuel prices.


Dutch government quits in immigration spat

The Dutch government resigned Friday over a failed attempt to strip a prominent Somali-born critic of Islam of her Dutch citizenship &#151; setting the stage for elections likely to be dominated by immigration issues.


A fossil found in Wyoming has apparently resolved a long-standing question about when bats gained their radar-like ability to navigate and locate airborne insects at night. The answer: after they started flying.


'TERRORIST' EXPLOSION CAUSES CARNAGE AT SRI LANKAN CONCERT

At least two people have been killed and 18 others injured at Indian singer SHAHRUKH KHAN's concert in Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Saturday (11DEC04).


The president of the Cartoon Network cable channel resigned suddenly in the wake of a marketing campaign in Boston that went awry.


General Motors Corp  said on Thursday its global sales rose 4 percent to a record 2.38 million cars and trucks in the third quarter of 2007, driven by strong demand in emerging markets.


Opposition has been raised to a possible takeover of two luxury brands by Indian companies, prompting accusations of racism


China Iron Mine Fire Death Toll Rises to 57

The death toll from a fire that swept through an iron mine complex in the northern Chinese province of Hebei rose to 57, with three miners still missing, Xinhua news agency said on Monday.


Uganda's president says his soldiers being deployed to Somalia will play a supportive role but will not impose peace.


INTER MILAN continued their stunning start to the season and top Champions League Group G with a perfect record. A scintilating second-half, with goals from Dejan Stankovic, Christian Vieri Andy Van der Meyde


A Scottish hospital reveals that it spent Â£42,000 on extra security guards and a special room for one patient.


German automaker Volkswagen says `no room' for wage increases this year

Automaker Volkswagen said Monday there is "no room" for wage increases this year as it prepares for pay talks with Germany's largest industrial union.


Gebrselassie to make NYC debut in half-marathon

Ethiopia's champion distance runner Haile Gebrselassie will make his New York racing debut in the NYC Half-Marathon on August 5, the New York Road Runners said on Tuesday.


Stent Makers Hurt by Reports About Safety

Shareholder qualms about growth prospects for the stent business shook the stocks of Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson.


InfoSpace has been a big market winner, but the race isn't over yet.


Palestinians Say Israel Not Easing Grip on Vote Eve

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians complained on  Saturday that Israel was not carrying out the promised easing  of its military grip on the West Bank and Gaza for a  presidential election to pick Yasser Arafat's successor.


Memphis is pursuing perfection all by itself now.


Roma, 19:30 - CALCIOPOLI, PROCURA FIGC: ASCOLTATI CUCCUREDDU E AURIEMMA

L'allenatore del Perugia Antonello Cuccureddu e il ds della Nuorese Raffaele Auriemma oggi sono stat...


Oil prices were hovering close to last weekâs record high today after breaking through the $50 mark again. Production problems in the Gulf of Mexico due to the impact of Hurricane Ivan continued to have


Singles optimistic of finding love, marriage: poll

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - U.S. consumer are expected to spend $17 billion on cards, flowers, chocolates and expensive trinkets this year on Valentine's Day but many singles will not be celebrating.


Sharon Allows 1,000 More Settler Homes in West Bank

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, facing a  party mutiny over his plan to quit the Gaza Strip, has approved  1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the West Bank in a move  that drew a cautious response on Tuesday from Washington.


Keira Knightley has accepted a $6,000 settlement of her libel claim against a British tabloid over a story that suggested she was to blame for the death of an anorexic teenager.


Ford to Cut 1,150 Jobs At British Jaguar Unit

Ford Motor Co. announced Friday that it would eliminate 1,150 jobs in England to streamline its Jaguar Cars Ltd. unit, where weak sales have failed to offset spending on new products and other parts of the business.


Can NBC Do for âQuarterlifeâ What YouTube Could Not?

Some episodes of âQuarterlife,â a drama about a group of good-looking people in their 20s, have yet to attract 100,000 video views.


Serial killer Dennis Nilsen will not be prosecuted for the murder of a schoolboy in 1978, the CPS announces.


MINSK, Belarus Belarussians approved a constitutional referendum that would allow their country's authoritarian president, Alexander Lukashenko, to seek unlimited terms in office, according to early returns Monday.


Media frenzy sparks fears for Britney Spears

She is watched round the clock by photographers, chased at high speed and friends fear for her mental stability.


Cendant Is Close to Acquiring Orbitz for $1.1 Billion

The deal would end a daring experiment by the nation's airlines, which created Orbitz as a competitor to Expedia and online ticketing sites like it.


Small Webcaster deals: Bad for Net DJ biz?

A music industry group has announced a deal with two dozen "small" Net radio outfits that freezes the fees they owe through 2010, but some say the terms are too restrictive to support.


Londra, 17:33 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: STUART PEARCE NELLO STAFF DI CAPELLO

L'allenatore dell'Under 21 inglese Stuart Pearce entra ufficialmente nello staff di Fabio Capello, i...


Sports Briefing | Football: Mangini Connects With USA Football

Jets Coach Eric Mangini will serve as a coaching program adviser and spokesman for USA Football, the sportâs national governing body at the youth, high school and international amateur levels. Mangini, 36, will work with the groupâs coaching program and offer online coaching courses.


SEC Makes Investigation Of Krispy Kreme Formal

WINSTON-SALEM, NC - The Securities and Exchange Commission has escalated its investigation of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. to a formal inquiry, the company announced Friday.


Navajo Nation Votes to Make Meth Illegal

The Navajo Nation's governing council voted Friday to outlaw methamphetamine, an addictive stimulant that has become a scourge for tribal police and health officials on the sprawling reservation.


Researchers warn of multiple unpatched Windows holes

DECEMBER 24, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Antivirus company Symantec Corp. warned its customers about a number of critical holes in Microsoft Corp.


Baltimore Finds Subprime Crisis Snags Women

In Baltimore and elsewhere around the country, subprime mortgages, which are driving the foreclosure rate, have gone disproportionately to women.


An increasing number of shady Web sites are offering to make insolvent home buyers in the United States more attractive to lenders.


Angels Change Name to Include Los Angeles

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sports Network) - Los Angeles officially  now has two major league baseball teams. On Monday, the Anaheim  Angels announced they have changed their name to the Los  Angeles Angels of Anaheim. This change is effective  immediately.


Stocks Slip, Investors Wary Before Intel

U.S. stocks slipped on Tuesday as  investors showed caution ahead of tech bellwether Intel Corp.'s  INTC.O earnings, while disappointing results from State  Street Corp. STT.N cast a cloud over the banking sector.


Sony warns that it does not expect profits at its home electronics business to recover  in the normally busy Christmas season.


Apple Rumor Site to Shut Down in Settlement

Apple put to rest the last of a series of lawsuits it brought in a losing and costly effort to put a stop to Web leaks about its product plans.


Update 8: Oil Prices Rise After Saudi Arabian Blast

Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel Wednesday following reports of at least one explosion in the capital of Saudi Arabia and after the US government reported that winter fuel supplies declined last week.


Lettera dell'ex premier a Veronica Lario dopo quella pubblicata da Repubblica"Perdona un carattere giocoso e autoironico, e spesso irriverente"                                            Berlusconi chiede scusa alla moglie "La tua dignitÃ  Ã¨ un bene prezioso"                                                                                "Proposte di matrimonio, credimi, non ne ho mai fatte a nessunoIl mio orgoglio privato cede alla tua collera come atto d'amore"


Look for eight or even 16 cores by the end of the decade, analysts say; there's no limit to the demand because of the huge performance boosts the technology brings.


Banks and miners helped European equities markets recover on Tuesday, as a combination of strong metals prices and hopes for a US rate cut helped lift the mood.


All camera and no connectivity? Review The latest handset to join Samsung's stylish sliderphone line-up is unashamedly image conscious. However, the G600 is all about its photographic features rather than its flash looks, being one of a few mobiles to boast a five-megapixel camera.â¦


U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that countries involved in the Iraq war have a "moral obligation to do more" to accommodate the growing number of Iraqis fleeing their homeland.


Sprint and Nextel Shares Rise After Report of Merger

Shares of Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. rose after reports that the US mobile-phone companies are in merger talks. The combined company would be worth about $70 billion, financial


In Ethnic Tinderbox, Fear of Revenge for School Killings

Ethnic Ingush in Kartsa, Russia, wait in fear for possible reprisals after the mass killings in Beslan.


Media and communications chip maker Broadcom Corp. lowered its third quarter revenue expectations on Sunday to account for delayed customer orders, and said its inventory levels would drop as compared to the previous quarter.


Fifa boss Sepp Blatter tells BBC Sport he is surprised England have appointed another foreign coach to lead the national side.


If you own a Dell, Lexmark, or IBM laser printer there is a recall you need to know about. The printers could short-circuit and cause an electric shock.


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Moderate Palestinian leader  Mahmoud Abbas's chances of winning a presidential election to  replace Yasser Arafat appeared to be sealed after his main  rival Marwan Barghouthi pulled out of the race.


Despite Desperate Measures, Baby With Rare Disease Dies

Hannah Mollie Stimell, a 13-month-old girl, endured an arduous and complex treatment that her parents and doctors hoped would cure her of a fatal genetic disease.


Canada's Eric Lamaze jumping at Beijing chance

After missing the 1996 and 2000 Olympics over failed drug tests, Canadian show jumper Eric Lamaze believes he is finally heading for his Olympic debut in Beijing.


Gurinder Chadha says she is expecting twins, and plans to name them after Bollywood stars Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan, who recently announced their engagement.


Near-death drug experience changes German director's life

Cult German film maker Wim Wenders said that a near-fatal experience with drugs when he was a student completely changed his view of life and death.


A British man spent four hours holding a rusty piece of metal he feared was an unexploded World War II bomb that would detonate if he let go -- only to be told he had been cradling part of an old car.


LOS ANGELES - God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office...


Israeli officials suspect that Thursday's car bombings at two Egyptian resorts filled with Israeli vacationers were engineered by a large international terrorist organization.


Audizione prof.Torino, Italia e' in una posizione isolata


Indian Court Grants Bail in Online Sex Video Case

An Indian court granted bail on Tuesday to the head of a popular online auction site who was arrested in connection with the sale of a video showing a girl and boy having oral sex.


Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is addressing a joint session of the US Congress on Thursday.


John Edwards' presidential campaign is not so much about the "two Americas" as it is about the two John Edwardses.


BOSTON -- A year ago, the anticipated press conference to herald the arrival of Nomar Garciaparraâs replacement at shortstop never happened.


Johnson on mission of apology to Liverpool

One of Britain's best-known young politicians was forced to make a humbling mission of apology to Liverpool, a city which the magazine he edits described as over-sentimental in its response to the death of Iraq hostage Ken Bigley.


Incontro governo-maggioranza, fondi per superamento scalone


Si discute su ipotesi candidatura Barghouti

09.40: Marwan Barghouti - popolare esponente palestinese, in carcere in Israele - riceverÃ  oggi la visita di uno dei suoi fedelissimi, Kadoura Fares, per discutere della sua candidatura alle elezioni per la successione ad Arafat.


Lescott blunder gives 10-man Chelsea the League Cup edge

Joleon Lescott's stoppage time own goal gave 10-man Chelsea a dramatic 2-1 win against Everton in the League Cup semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge here Tuesday.


The decision to release a teenager on bail just hours before he kicked a man to death is defended.


Russia has declassified documents on millions of victims of Soviet-era repression, allowing relatives to request information about those who were executed or died of disease and starvation in prison, the top security agency said Sunday.


The players who have qualified and are expected to compete in the 71st Masters Tournament, to be played April 5-8 at Augusta National Golf Club. The field will not be set until March 26 (players listed in only one category):


The latest antitheft device for automobiles makes it impossible for criminals to see -- and doubles as a disco light show. By Aaron Rowe.


AUBURN, Ala. (Sports Network) - Auburn announced on  Wednesday that Jay Jacobs will take over as athletic director  for David Housel, who is retiring after 10 years at the post.


Milano, 20:24 - CALCIO, INTER: RICORSO CONTRO SQUALIFICA VIEIRA

L'Inter presenterà ricorso contro le tre giornate di squalifica inflitte a Patrick Viera, esp...


Royal & Sun Alliance, Britain's second-largest insurance company, is planning to shift over 1,100 jobs to India as a part of its cost-cutting exercise.


Soccer: Beckham thinks he'll quit England after 2006

LONDON : England captain David Beckham expects to quit international football after the next World Cup tournament, he told the Daily Star Sunday newspaper.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pop band Maroon 5's first album in four years opened at No. 1 on the U.S. charts Wednesday, while veteran rocker Ozzy Osbourne scored a personal best with his first release in six years.


Militants in Iraq kill the second of two US hostages, according to a statement on an Islamist website.


Karzai likely to visit Pakistan next week

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is likely to visit Pakistan from August 23 (Monday), sources said on Tuesday.


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O.J. Simpson was freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday after a judge granted him $125,000 bail on charges he took part in an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia.


Attorneys for Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend told an appeals court Tuesday that her estranged mother was trying to "place her in death where she never wanted to be in life" — Texas.


With Panama in control, canal runs swimmingly

PANAMA CITY, Panama -- When the United States gave Panama control over its canal, many observers predicted that the international waterway would be plagued by problems at best and chaos at worst.


Iran says surprised at sanctions plan, urges patience

DAVOS, Switzerland  - Iran said on Saturday it was surprised by proposed new sanctions over its nuclear program and said major powers should have waited for the verdict of a United Nations watchdog in March.


Cops put on leave after Tasering at Kerry Q&A

Two University of Florida police officers have been placed on leave with pay after using an electronic stun gun to subdue a student who was questioning Sen. John Kerry at a campus forum, the school's president said Tuesday.


Salt Lake County needs 1,000 more poll workers for the November election.  In order to reach that number, Salt Lake County Clerk Sherrie Swensen is asking local business owners to urge employees to sign up.


Iraqi troops still not fit to beat the bombers, says Bush

PRESIDENT BUSH admitted yesterday that the murderous bombing campaign by fighters in Iraq was âhaving an effectâ and that US-trained Iraqi troops were nowhere near ready to take over the countryâs security.


In some cases, the customer is not right

Consumers often criticize companies for poor service, poor workmanship, or just being sleazy. But despite conventional wisdom, the customer isn't always right. Sometimes the consumer is right, sometimes the company is right, and sometimes the answer falls somewhere in between. Here are a few tales from the frontlines:


With the main scoreboards blackened by a power problem Ramon Ortiz shut down the potent New York lineup as well, allowing just four hits over eight sparkling innings to lead the Anaheim Angels to a 5-0 victory. "I think it is the best game I have thrown ...


Senior Official Kidnapped in Gaza, Witnesses Say

Gunmen kidnapped a senior official of the  security forces in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the latest sign  of a surge in internal Palestinian unrest, witnesses said.


Baidu.com beats the market. I told you so.


A second teenager is charged with the murder of a young father who was shot dead near his home.


CheapBooks(TM) Finds Word-of-Mouth Advertising Proves Successful

SYRACUSE, N.Y., Dec. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- A survey conducted by CheapBooks(TM) to find out how people learned of their business shows that the best form of advertising is word-of-mouth; 37 percent of respondents selected word-of-mouth advertising as how they heard about CheapBooks(TM).


Market panics aren't the time to do the same. Look at them as a sale at Saks -- rare, and a great opportunity.


Closing Arguments in Child Protection Law Trial

ACLU says government is inconsistent in defining harmful content; Justice Department tries to make the ACLU's case irrelevant.


Paris Calls for Instant Release of French Journalists

PARIS (France): France said on Sunday that it was more than ever mobilized after two French journalists were taken hostage in Iraq by militants demanding the rescinding of a ban on the Islamic headscarf in French schools.


Wounded birds return to sky via New Jersey sanctuary

MILLINGTON, New Jersey  - Georgette fell off the George Washington Bridge and broke some bones. La Nina doesn't have enough fear. So, they ended up caged in New Jersey's Great Swamp.


Kevin Keegan is set to be unveiled as Newcastle United's new manager on Friday (1400 GMT).


President Bush celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with turkey "leftovers" Thursday in Texas and had birthday cake as his twin daughters turned 23.


Bird flu has killed four Egyptian women in the past week, according to Egyptian health officials and the World Health Organization.


ROCK wild man Ozzy Osbourne has tussled with a masked raider at his British mansion before the thieves escaped with over Â£2m ($4.7m) in jewellery.


Disney TV to Target Under-Served Indian Kids

Walt Disney Co. is launching two kids' channels this week in India with an eye on growing in a market with the world's third-largest cable TV base.


Dell expands battery recall, Fujitsu considers action

(InfoWorld) - Dell has increased by 100,000 the number of laptop batteries it is recalling due to a potential fire hazard, while Toshiba said it would take part in Sony's voluntaryÂ battery replacement programÂ kicked off Thursday. Fujitsu indicated that it was also considering a voluntary recall. Dell said it received new information that caused it to increase its recall to 4.2 million batteries from 4.1 million. It urged customers to visitÂ itsÂ battery recall siteÂ and to recheck their batteries to see if they are affected. The site has received almost 200 million hits since theÂ recall was first announcedÂ in August, Dell said. The problems affect battery packs containing Sony-made Lithium Ion cells. Sony has discovered that metallic particles in the cells created during the manufacturing process could cause a short-circuit. That short-circuit could in turn result in a fire, depending on the way the laptop is designed. While the affected notebooks from Dell and Apple Computer, which hasÂ recalled 1.8 million batteries, pose a potential fire hazard, Toshiba said its laptops are not in danger of catching fire. It said it was recalling the laptops voluntarily to ease concerns among customers. Toshiba offered toÂ replace 830,000 laptops, including some of its popular Satellite and Portege models. Fujitsu indicated that it would also be likely to join the voluntary recall, although details had not been announced late Friday in Japan. Toshiba, and possibly Fujitsu, are taking advantage of a program announced by Sony on Thursday, which said it would conduct a battery-replacement program in conjunction with laptop makers worldwide. One day earlier, Lenovo GroupÂ added its nameÂ to the list of manufacturers recalling Sony-made battery packs, saying it will recall 526,000 notebooks. Other laptop makers are expected to follow suit and offer new batteries to their customers, said Takashi Uehara, a spokesman for Sony in Tokyo. The plan might reassure consumers but will also increase the cost to Sony of the problems. In late August, Sony said it wouldÂ incur costsÂ of between Â¥20 billion and Â¥30 billion ($170 million to $255 million), but that was only for the recalls announced by Dell and Apple. Sony has not updated investors since then. Its battery problems began in October last year when Dell approached the company about a possible problem involving Sony Lithium Ion cells used in battery packs in Dell laptops. Sony changed its manufacturing process to lessen the chance of metallic particles being left in its products, but it wasn't until August this year -- after several well-publicized cases of Dell laptops catching fire -- that Dell began recalling batteries. Apple followed on Aug. 25 with its own recall of 1.8 million batteries, and on Thursday Lenovo joined the list. Together, the recalls that cite a potential fire hazard total about 6.5 million battery packs. Separately, Toshiba last week offered to exchange 340,000 Sony notebook batteries, but not because of a fire hazard. Instead, the defective batteries could unexpectedly cut power to the notebooks, causing users to lose unsaved work, the company said. The latest reports from Toshiba and Fujitsu came after the stock market closed in Japan, but the Lenovo recall had little effect on Sony shares, which closed trading on Friday at Â¥4,780, down less than 1 percent on the day. The overall Japanese stock market as measured by the Nikkei 225 index rose by just under 1 percent to 16,127 points.


Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has rubbished reports that he stormed away from a training session after a row with the Premiership club's manager Arsene Wenger.


Eclectic singer/songwriter Joi is preparing to unveil not only a new album but a new alter ego.


Mathew Sinclair brought up his half-century as New Zealand reached 3 for 116 after lunch on day one of the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane today.


French rock star Bertrand Cantat, jailed in Lithuania for killing his lover, is going home to serve his sentence.


Fighting rages across Afghanistan, scores killed

Scores of rebels and a dozen local police and soldiers were killed in an upsurge of fighting in Afghanistan in the past two days that also left several civilians dead, officials said Saturday.


France, seeking to calm tensions in Ivory coast, plays down Gbagbo role

In an attempt to ease tensions in the Ivory Coast, France has opted not to point the finger of blame at President Laurent Gbagbo for the violence that has roiled the country in the past week.


La battaglia piÃ¹ annunciata e importante nelle guerre irachene iniziate il 20 marzo 2003 Ã¨ cominciata ieri senza testimoni. Ã stato il premier Allawi a Â«tagliare il nastroÂ» per la nuova impresa militare


Actors' emotional performances give 'Birth' its life

Certainly Sean doesn't. He's a scientist. Reincarnation is a lot of poppycock to him. It defies logic and the laws of matter.


VaxGen Claims Contract for Anthrax Vaccine

The government awarded an $877 million contract to a small California company to make 75 million doses of a new anthrax vaccine. VaxGen Inc.


Senators from both parties tee off on the White House as evidence mounts indicating it suppressed evidence of climate change. Luke O'Brien reports from Washington.


Accused punter struggled to find success

The stands were always full on Friday nights at the Wheatland High School football stadium, one of the main gathering places in a small town where everybody knows everybody and prep sports still bring people together.


Floodgates on Glen Canyon Dam were opened for 90 hours this week, sending 67 billion gallons of water - and 880,000 tons of sediment - into the canyon.


Martha Stewart Living signs Emeril Lagasse deal

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc  posted disappointing quarterly results and outlook on Tuesday,  but announced a deal with celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse that  helped bolster its share price.


Scottish cardinal quits Amnesty over abortion

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland said Tuesday he will quit the human rights organisation Amnesty International in protest of its change of policy on abortion.


A patent application filed by Apple has fueled speculation that the company is readying an iPhone device that would extend the life of the iPod and allow the company to branch off in a new direction.


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Anthrax behind Uganda Hippo deaths mystery

Nearly 200 hippopotamuses are dead after an anthrax outbreak in western Uganda. Wildlife officials in the East African nation said Tuesday 194 Hippos had died In Queen Elizabeth National Park since July.


In controtendenza con andamento generale primi 4 mesi


Unfaithful star Diane Lane marries actor Josh Brolin in California.


Dozens of militants sank two military patrol boats in Nigeria's oil-rich, southern delta Monday in an attack that killed five soldiers and left nine others missing, an army spokesman said.


Cervical Cancer Vaccine Expected in a Few Years

A vaccine that could prevent young women from developing most cases of cervical cancer could be on the market within a few years.


TV Decoder Blog: TV Decoder: Judging the Success of âQuarterlifeâ

Is the ambitious Web drama âQuarterlifeâ succeeding or fading? The answer may depend on the medium. The first episode of the serialized show about Web-savvy members of Generation Y has garnered nearly one million views on MySpace and YouTube since it premiered on Nov. 11. Later episodes have delivered roughly 100,000 views.


Riconoscimento da comune Ficarra,piccolo paese nel Messinese


The feeble US housing market showed more frailty when third-quarter home sales plummeted in 38 states, hitting Nevada, Arizona, Florida, and California particularly hard, government data showed yesterday.


Two women are badly burned after a suspected gas explosion in a house in east Belfast.


At least 66 killed in India-Pakistan train blast

DEEWANA, India  - Two bombs exploded aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan, sparking a fire that killed at least 66 passengers on Monday, an apparent attempt to sabotage a peace process between the nuclear-armed rivals.


Medical scans expose people to similar levels of radiation as atomic bombs used in Hiroshima, say experts.


Hurricane Jeanne Lashes Florida's East Coast

Hurricane Jeanne pelted Florida  with blinding rain and fierce winds on Saturday as it took aim  at a coastal region still scarred from Hurricane Frances three  weeks ago.


All'Olimpico solo i 27 mila abbonati giallorossi per una sfida che torna dopo sei anniI gol: Lavezzi, Totti (rigore), Perrotta, Hamsik, De Rossi, Gargano, Pizarro,  Zalayeta                                          Roma-Napoli, emozioni e gol il derby del sole finisce 4-4


Beirut car bomb kills police intelligence officer

A car bomb killed four people, including a Lebanese police intelligence officer, when it tore through morning traffic in mainly Christian east Beirut on Friday, police said.


The Passion of the Christ has earned Mel Gibson the rank of the biggest 'power winner' in Hollywood history.


âKite Runnerâ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates

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


PluggedIn: Fertility industry booms online

More and more people have literally  found life on the Internet as the estimated $3 billion  fertility industry moves increasingly online.


The European Central Bank (ECB) keeps eurozone interest rates on hold at 4% following its latest meeting.


Children who are overweight and eat too much risk the binge eating disorder bulimia as adults, say psychiatrists. The assumption is based on a study of 154 twin sisters where one of the pair developed an eating disorder.


Northwest Airlines Corp. NWAC.O, the  No. 4 U.S. air carrier, posted a quarterly loss on Wednesday as  high fuel prices and low fares weighed on the industry.


Britain says backs U.S. over sanctions on Sudan

Britain "fully supports" U.S. efforts  to toughen U.N. Security Council sanctions against Sudan  because of the situation in Darfur, a British official  traveling with Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Wednesday.


A federal judge rejected arguments from the Bush administration Tuesday and ruled for Democrats in a dispute over how to count provisional ballots, a new voting requirement that could become the hanging chad of 2004.


A jury is about to deliberate in the trial of the Utah polygamist, which pits the state's interest in protecting children against his claim to religious freedom


The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 250 points after the opening bell; European markets sank following a signal that no monetary easing was in the cards.


Jim O'Brien was hired Thursday as coach of the Indiana Pacers, who turned to an NBA veteran in hopes of reviving a team that missed the playoffs for the first time in a decade and has been beset by player turmoil.


Proponents of Colorado bid to change electoral system concede defeat

A state constitutional amendment in Colorado that could have changed the result of the US presidential election, had it passed, was defeated by voters.


Accaduti il 2 e 3 ottobre all'Atitech di Capodichino


Gibbs is having more difficulty coaching the 'Skins in the salary ...

Even though the game was a snoozer, I really enjoyed being around the Redskins on Sunday. Sean Taylor is going to be a big star and Clinton Portis had as impressive a day as any player I've seen in the first six weeks of the season.


Virtual fail-over for virtual security on a virtual LAN Check Point has added cluster support and more granular controls to its virtual firewall software, memorably named Check Point VPN-1 Power VSX NGX.â¦


NBC Universal Television Group President Jeff Zucker is trying to shoot down rumors that "Today" show co-host Katie Couric is a candidate for the soon-to-be-vacant job as anchor of the "CBS Evening News."


Blog: Apple's Web site has one of the most detailed looks yet at the iPhone, a 20-minute guided tour of how it all works.


Napoli, 16:16 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; PASQUALIN: DALLA BONA E' STUFO

Il procuratore di Samuele Dalla Bona, Claudio Pasqualin, è intervenuto a Radio Goal su Kiss K...


UN Investigating Reports of Rwandan Rights Violations in Congo

The UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is investigating reports that Rwandan soldiers were responsible for violations of human rights in the east of the country last month.


Rights group alleges new deaths in US custody in Afghanistan

A human rights group said it had evidence of two previously unreported deaths of Afghan prisoners in US custody in Afghanistan, and accused Washington of covering up abuse of detainees.


KDE and GNOME, the open-source software projects that together form the face of most Linux installations, have undergone revisions that boost their usability and enterprise readinessâadvances that build the case for Linux as a viable alternative to


Italian tenor Giuseppe di Stefano is in intensive care in Kenya after an attack by unknown assailants.


Beslan militants were drug-dependent, forensic study shows

MOSCOW Forensic analysis of the remains of 31 militants who seized the public school in Beslan last month has determined that all of them were dependent on drugs, a senior law enforcement official said in a statement reported by Russian news agencies


Tropical storm Henriette hits Mexico's west coast as Nicaragua says 38 people died after Hurricane Felix.


Robert Redford says the Sundance Film Festival has maintained a sense of community for independent filmmakers despite the increasing number of celebrities and partiers who attend each year.


A former Malaysian deputy prime minister has vowed to push for democratic reform as he savours his first days of freedom after a sodomy conviction was overturned.


Middlesbrough beat Man City to close gap on top four

Middlesbrough moved within two points of the top four with a 3-2 win over Manchester City in the Premier League at the Riverside Stadium on Monday.


Ryanair raises stake in rival Aer Lingus

Budget airline Ryanair Holdings PLC has raised its stake in Irish rival Aer Lingus Group PLC to 25.2 percent in a renewed push to take over the recently privatized carrier, Ryanair's broker confirmed Wednesday.


The French parliament votes to approve a draft law approving the new EU reform treaty.


Fish Survives Shaky Start to Advance in Memphis

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - U.S. Davis Cup player  Mardy Fish needed a third set tiebreaker to overcome compatriot  James Blake in the opening round of the Kroger St Jude ATP  tournament in Memphis on Monday.


Useful Twitter feeds for people in Southern California. And useful lessons for the next disaster.


American Eagle Outfitters (AEOS:Nasdaq - news - research) landed spot on third-quarter estimates and boosted fourth-quarter guidance.


Preliminary tests on soil samples gathered by a Russian scientific expedition indicate that a vast mountain range under the Arctic Ocean is part of Russia's continental shelf, a government ministry said Thursday.


Time reshuffles business magazine ad sales group

Time Warner Inc's publishing unit,  Time Inc, said on Thursday it is reshuffling its business  magazine sales group to make it easier to buy advertising on  print and digital media properties.


Earnhardt vs. Gordon: NASCAR's dream rivalry

HOMESTEAD, Fla. FLA. - Kurt Busch can see the writing on his rearview â-bjects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear â -n he rolls onto Homestead-Miami Speedway today: It's a five-horse race for the


Taiwan Hit by Magnitude 7 Quake, Strongest Since 1999

Taiwan was struck by a magnitude 7 earthquake, the strongest since the temblor that killed 2,500 people in 1999. Two people were injured.


Shan Moore had 14 points and eight rebounds to help No. 23 Louisiana Tech beat Arkansas State 67-50 on Sunday.


Pakistan's Bhutto assassinated in gun, bomb attack

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Thursday in a gun and bomb attack as she left an election rally in the city of Rawalpindi.


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New solutions for dealing with Scotland's waste are to be set out by the Scottish Government.


Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The US men's basketball team kept its medal streak at the Summer Olympics intact with a bronze in a 104-96 victory over Lithuania Saturday night.


Justice Rehnquist Released From Hospital

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist was released from the hospital Friday and is recovering from treatment for thyroid cancer.


Hewlett-Packard 1Q Profit Tops Estimates

By JORDAN ROBERTSON SAN FRANCISCO - Hewlett-Packard Co.'s first-quarter profit jumped 26 percent as the company benefited from higher sales of laptop computers, printers and printing supplies during a robust holiday spending season.


XM Radio To Launch Online Radio Stations

The nation's largest provider of satellite radio will launch a premium internet music service in early October. XM Satellite Radio, the nation's largest provider of satellite radio with more than 2.1 million


Germans Piqued by Retired U.S. Officer's Op-Ed

There's a little bit of a Donnybrook developing over a column written in the New York Post a couple of weeks ago.


Big Change At Dow Jones Under Murdoch? Probably Not

As a day-to-day business, Dow Jones under News Corp. may not be all that different. Here's why.


Scotland's drugs minister announces he is "sympathetic" to the reclassification of cannabis.


How to Profit from Wall Street's Wallflowers

All dressed up and nowhere to invest? Try one of Wall Street's ugly ducklings. You just might find a swan.


Crac Parmalat, al via il processo Esplode l'ira dei risparmiatori

MILANO - I veri protagonisti del processo Parmalat che si apre oggi a Milano sono i risparmiatori. Oltre 135 mila persone (tra azionisti e obbligazionisti) beffate dai titoli che la societÃ  di Calisto Tanzi


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A top Israeli official says the significance of withdrawing from Gaza is to stop a political settlement with Palestinians.


The Sudanese government and rebel leaders need to be pushed to find a solution to the bloody conflict in Darfur, African foreign ministers said on Sunday ahead of a summit on the crisis.


Army secretary confirmed, Air Force secretary leaving

The Senate has confirmed Francis Harvey as secretary of the Army. But ironically, Harvey was confirmed the same day Air Force Secretary James Roche (rohch) announced his resignation.


Going bananas in the Ukraine - flora and fruit revolutions of former USSR

Not so long ago, a reporter from Kommersant newspaper of Moscow made a suggestion to Mikhail Sakashvili after he had taken power through street demonstrations in Tbilisi.


It's a place where ghouls are immortalised in paint. The queue is always long, even when the weather's grim. The Ghost Train is Luna Park's most popular ride.


Lithuanian PM Predicts He Will Lead Next Govt

Lithuanian Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas predicted on Sunday he could form a new coalition, shrugging off a challenge from a party some


No-one should be prosecuted over a high-speed crash that nearly killed a presenter on BBC television's "Top Gear" programme despite failings in safety management, according to a report published Friday.


Jones Apparel near $950 mln Barneys deal: report

Jones Apparel Group Inc.  is  nearing a deal to sell its Barneys New York department store  chain for $950 million to a private equity firm owned by the  Dubai government, according to The New York Post.


Oggi sciopero di 24 ore indetto dalle principali sigle sindacali. Poi toccherà agli aerei, treni e traghetti della Tirrenia. Scioperometro


Runtime Revolution responds to Linux growth Runtime Revolution has released a beta version of its Hypercard-like cross-platform development tool with upgraded Linux support. Version 2.9 of the tool is the first version to offer full Linux support since version 2.6.1 was released in October 2005.â¦


'Da King' of Philippine cinema dies at age 65

Guam's Filipino community yesterday mourned the passing of Fernando Poe Jr., a popular action star who almost became Philippine president.


Decesso una settimana dopo l'intervento, indagati 2 medici


GoDaddy tells client its servers don't need DST fix

A GoDaddy.com customer is seriously concerned that this domain registrar and hosting company may not be ready for the switch to DST (Daylight Saving Time) on Sunday.


Tiny endangered tiger cubs from Siberia have been kitted out with radio collars so that scientists can track them. They are the youngest tigers to wear the special elastic collars, says the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).


Microsoft buys data management firm, pulls product line

And ends spat with LG Microsoft has bought data management firm Stratature to provide improvements to its SQL server, business intelligence, and SharePoint products.â¦


Indian court grants bail in sex video case

NEW DELHI, India--Avnish Bajaj, chief executive officer of eBay Indian subsidiary Baazee.com was released on bail by local courts Tuesday, the company said.


Business & money: $4.4bn from Singapore's Temasek not enough to avoid sale of another big stake in the US Bank


Cuaron: Latam Cinema Exploding with Creativity

Latin American cinema is enjoying a creative burst after shaking off the shackles of decades of military dictatorship, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron believes.


Microsoft clears antitrust hurdle in Iowa

The latest status report on Microsoft Corp.'s compliance with an antitrust settlement in the U.S. has cleared the company of a separate accusation of not complying with orders to disclose information to make its products more interoperable.


By RALPH E. SHAFFER\\ Local View  DRAGGED kicking and screaming into a settlement that city officials fought every step of the way, Los Angeles bowed to the inevitable this week when water finally returned to the lower Owens River.


Thatcher's son denies role in coup attempt

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - The son of Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister, was arrested Wednesday by South African police and charged with illegally helping to finance a failed coup in March against Equatorial Guinea's authoritarian


Britain to send extra troops to Afghanistan: reports

Britain will send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban, media said Friday, only days after the government announced a major reduction in forces in Iraq.


Swiss Firm Suspected of Fraud Paid UN Chief's Son $50,000

A Swiss company that is being investigated on suspicion of fraud and abuses in the United Nations' oil-for-food program paid the son of Secretary General Kofi Annan more than $50,000 for consulting


U.S. stocks to watch on Wednesday: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. : The world's top parcel delivery group cut fourth-quarter guidance.


Seven police officers were charged with torture and other offenses Wednesday in the alleged beating of two Albanian immigrants that was recorded on a cell phone camera and posted on the Internet.


"La porta della Ba mio avviso resta ancora aperta ma la situazione si complica". Sono le prime parole pronunciate dal commercialista Francesco Serao (nella foto) dopo la decisione del tribunale di Napoli di


The royal editor of the News of the World and another man admit conspiracy to intercept voicemail messages.


Skip Chemo? That could come soon for more patients

Doctors are closer to predicting which cancer patients can skip chemotherapy and avoid the brutal side effects of that staple of cancer care, doctors at a major medical meeting said on Tuesday.


Giants Try to Emphasize the Ordinary in an Unusual Week

Coach Tom Coughlin has made only slight adjustments for an otherwise unique week as the Giants prepare to play the Miami Dolphins in the first regular-season N.F.L. game played overseas.


The ceiling of a parking garage collapsed in a fire in northern Switzerland on Saturday, killing at least five firefighters, officials said.


You won't find Google's name anywhere, but the Web search engine's new help-wanted ad reads: [First 10-digit prime found in consecutive digits of e].com. Here's what it would take to get to an application:


14 states need cash for children health plans

Fourteen U.S. states need $745 million of federal aid for children's health insurance by October or they might have to stop coverage, starting with families who are the least impoverished, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said Wednesday.


Reports Point to Proof of Global Warming

Politicians in the nation's capital have been reluctant to set limits on the carbon dioxide pollution that is expected to warm the planet by 4 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit during the next century, citing uncertainty about the severity of the threat. But that uncertainty may have shrunk somewhat with the release last week of two scientific reports suggesting that global warming is not just a hypothetical possibility, but a real phenomenon that has already started transforming especially sensitive parts of the globe.


Ellen MacArthur faces strong gales as her round-the-world record bid nears its end.


Ben Curtis excels in taking home the best possible going-away presents from disappearing PGA Tour events. Curtis, start-to-finish steady on a day when the leaderboard was filled with much higher scores than the previous three days, claimed a lame-duck tour event for the second time in three months by winning the 84 Lumber Classic by two shots Sunday.


A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing Co. were charged Monday in separate spy cases for allegedly handing over military secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said


U.S. Report Finds No Evidence of Iraq WMD

WASHINGTON - Contradicting the main argument for a war that has cost more than 1,000 American lives, the top U.S. arms inspector said Wednesday he found no evidence that Iraq produced any weapons of mass destruction after 1991...


Sound system gives honking drivers a horn of plenty

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Riding up on someone's tailgate and  blasting the horn will prove much more satisfying with the  Horntones FX-550.


A day after being asked in a debate about his immigrant mother's heritage, Sen. George Allen fired back in a written statement Tuesday confirming his Jewish ancestry.


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Chinese foreign trade has increased 750 percent in the 55 years of the People's Republic of China, a Chinese trade official said Friday.


UK: ban underage, not underweight models

Banning ultra-thin models from the runways might be the next fashion trend, but it's one that the fashion industry in London is in no hurry to follow.


The following are the results from this weekend`s All Ireland League One matches.


A US court of appeals delivered Research In Motion (RIM) a partial blow, ruling to uphold most of a lower court decision that ruled in favor of NTP's patent infringement claims.


Bombing Targets Troops in Turkey's Kurdish Area; 5 Civilians Die

CAIRO, Jan. 3 -- A bombing near a bus carrying Turkish troops in Turkey's Kurdish southeast killed five civilian bystanders on Thursday, the country's military said.


A Virgin passenger jet bound for Heathrow made an emergency landing today after a suicide bomb threat. The alert unfolded as the plane flew over Southend


Tribe's Canyon Skywalk May Bring Riches, but Also Deepens Divide

GRAND CANYON WEST, Ariz., March 7 -- Shortly after noon on Wednesday, the last few feet of a steel and glass skywalk was rolled out over the southwest rim of the Grand Canyon, a 2-million-pound engineering marvel that the Hualapai Indians hope will boost tourism to their remote ancestral land and...


Rumsfeld faces thorny questions from troops

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld faced tough questioning Wednesday from troops about to be deployed to Iraq. Soldiers in Kuwait peppered Rumsfeld with queries about the standard of equipment they


Fiji military stages coup, fourth in 20 years

Fiji's military chief said on Tuesday the army had taken over running the country, while the elected prime minister was confined to his home in the South Pacific island nation that is undergoing its fourth coup in 20 years.


Samsung To Pour $24B into Semi Production

On the occasion of its 30th anniversary in the semiconductor business, Samsung announced plans to invest $24 billion into semiconductor production over the next six years, an expansion that will create 10,000 new jobs.


A methane explosion tore through a coal mine in southern Siberia, killing 28 people and prompting a search for 11 missing miners, emergency officials said.


Former Indonesian Dictator Suharto Dies at 86

Suharto, who in 32 years of authoritarian rule of Indonesia turned one of Asia's largest and poorest countries into a fast-growing tiger economy, died today in Jakarta. He was 86.


Greek Cypriots remove wall, seek Turkish pullout

Greek Cypriots razed to the ground a wall symbolizing Cyprus's decades-old division running through the heart of the capital Nicosia and challenged Turkey to respond by withdrawing its troops from the area.


OSAKA, Japan  - Jamaica's world record holder Asafa Powell and American Tyson Gay cruised through their 100 meters heats at the world championships on Saturday.


A cannabis campaigner who went to court to defend her right to use the drug for pain relief dies at home.


Zimbabwe attorney-general suspended: report

Zimbabwe's attorney-general has been suspended on misconduct charges after he met a former banker who is on the police wanted list, a state daily reported Saturday.


Life & style: They met at a mother and toddler group, then the years passed and they lost touch. But Sally Dixon's life took an unexpected lurch - and she found herself reaching for her old friend again ...


"Shark Tale": Something fishy for Will Smith

"Shark Tale" is providing a boost to Dreamworks, which plans a $650 million initial share offering for its animation unit, Dreamworks Animation Inc.


Dopo la rottura sul contratto, il ministro vede le partiProteste ad Ancona, a Genova e in Toscana                                          Metalmeccanici, scioperi a Mirafiori Damiano convoca sindacati e imprese                                                                                "Il governo auspica che la trattativa si concluda nella sede naturale"


Hefty Kids Have Higher Risk of Future Heart Attack

Overweight children are three to five  times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before  they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters, an international charity  said Monday.


Bonds hits 748th homer, trails Aaron by seven

San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds  hit his 748th career home run to move within seven of tying  all-time leader Hank Aaron on Sunday.


The woman accused of strangling a pregnant mother, removing her unborn child from her womb, and passing the infant off as her own child, made her first appearance in a Kansas court on Monday.


Swiss Voters Toughen Asylum, Immigration Laws

GENEVA, Sept. 24 -- Swiss voters ratified new asylum and immigration laws Sunday that make it more difficult for refugees to receive assistance and effectively block non-European unskilled workers from entering the country.


We have a Suri Sighting. Although Suri Cruise has not been seen in public since her April 18 birth, Leah Remini, a friend of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise, and a fellow Scientologist, says she has seen the infant.


Bomber kills 60 in Baghdad, Bush to review policy

A suicide bomber targeting poor laborers killed 60 people in Baghdad on Tuesday hours before President George W. Bush was to review his unpopular Iraq policy in a video teleconference with U.S. military commanders in Iraq.


Singapore studying KL's plan to keep Johor, Malacca bird flu free

SINGAPORE : Malaysia has sent Singapore a detailed proposal of how it plans to keep the states of Johor and Malacca free of bird flu.


Sempra Energy net profit falls in quarter

Sempra Energy  said on Thursday  its earnings fell in the fourth quarter, hurt by a $221 million  charge related to its Argentine utilities.


Lecce, 16:59 - Calcio, Lecce: ballottaggio Abruzzese-Rullo

In vista della gara con il Milan, il tecnico del Lecce Zeman ha lasciato intendere che tutti i gioca...


Scientists monitoring the Arctic say the sea ice appears to be growing again after undergoing a record retreat.


U.S. House readies tax bill to move wage hike

Yielding to Republican demands that the first minimum wage hike in a decade be coupled with tax cuts for small businesses, the Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives is preparing a $1 billion tax package, a senior Democrat said on Wednesday.


Govt to Sell Its Minority Stake in National Telecom at Sofia Stock Exchange

Bulgaria's government will float its 35% stake in the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company at the Sofia Stock Exchange, Deputy Prime Minister Lidia Shuleva said Thursday.


AS CHELSEA MOVE SERENELY onwards and upwards at the top of the Barclays Premiership, Arsenal, the champions, are just about hanging on to their coat-tails.


Online health advice for people with diabetes is often too complex to understand, research suggests.


Con il capo dello Stato colloquio costruttivo e sereno


Obama draws large crowd at college rally

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama drew an overflow crowd at a college rally Friday, the type of turnout usually reserved for winning basketball teams or rock bands.


In Campania nuovi scontri. Giornata di vertici per il premier che riferisce a NapolitanoDomani nuovi incontri. Per ora nessuna soluzione. Pecoraro: "Chiesto l'Esercito"                                          Rifiuti, Prodi: "Soluzione in 24 ore" Ma in serata si riaccende la rivolta                                                                                A sorpresa nel pomeriggio le forze ordine si erano allontanate tra la gioia dei manifestantiIl commissario per l'emergenza ha chiarito: "La discarica rimane". E i disordini sono ripresi


Jets' Edwards Still Clueless With a Clock

Jets coach Herman Edwards realized in the offseason he needed to make the NFL clock his friend, after so many time-management gaffes made him look like a goof. So he assigned assistant coach Dick Curl to only one task: helping Edwards manage their games. Now even that system has failed, leaving Edwards to shoulder the blame once again for another clock fiasco.


SPORTS NETWORK - Chad Pennington threw three touchdown passes to lead the New York Jets to a 41-14 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Giants Stadium.


OSLO, Norway - Osloâs Munch Museum could remain closed until June 2005 while officials upgrade its security system following a brazen daylight robbery in August of two Edvard Munch masterpieces.


Stroke Hospitalizes Ex-Dictator Pinochet

Gen. Augusto Pinochet was hospitalized after suffering a stroke Saturday, one day after an appeals court delayed a decision on whether to uphold the former dictator's indictment and house arrest on human rights charges.


Cricket: Bangladesh face defeat after McCullum's maiden century

DHAKA : Brendon McCullum slammed a maiden century as New Zealand boosted their hopes of winning the opening Test against Bangladesh after gaining a big lead.


The captain of a British Airways jet that crash-landed at Heathrow reveals his co-pilot was at the controls.


NBC Universal, unable to come to an agreement with Apple on pricing, has decided not to renew its contract to sell digital downloads of television shows on iTunes.


UN Secretary General Kofi Annan called for new international action to halt violence in Darfur in a report released which highlighted the failure of negotiations and deteriorating security in the Sudanese region.


Substantive Iran, EU nuclear talks to start next week: Tehran

Substantive talks on a nuclear, political and trade cooperation pact between Iran and the European Union will begin next week with a ministerial meeting in Brussels, an Iranian official said.


Limited edition scare shakes gamosphere Microsoft's Ã¼berhyped launch of the (keenly-anticipated, long-awaited, etc, etc) Halo 3 has suffered a bit of a wobble after fans quickly discovered the limited edition packing could scratch the game disks.â¦


With cellphone video, little brother is always watching

Comedian Michael Richards (Kramer of TV's Seinfeld) launches into a racist rant at a West Los Angeles comedy club. A police officer repeatedly uses a taser gun on a student in the UCLA library. A high school teacher calls a student a homophobic name. Another yells at a student for not standing during the national anthem.


Gates makes donation to African AIDS war

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has donated  $900,000 to set up a training facility for health professionals  working with AIDS in Africa's Great Lakes region.


John Toshack favourite as Wales set to announce new coach

Wales is set to announce its new soccer coach on Friday with John Toshack favoured to get the job for the second time. The Football Association of Wales has called a news conference after


The United States has welcomed a decision by Britain to deploy more than 800 troops to the US-controlled sector around Baghdad. The move is intended to free US forces to tackle insurgents in other parts of


Rugby-Robinson can dwell on positives after encouraging start

When he took over as England coach Andy Robinson would have probably settled for the two out of three wins his new-look team managed in their November internationals.


In his Christmas eve encounters with U.S. military commanders and hundreds of their troops, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld heard — and said — little about armor or troop shortages, issues that have made him a political target in Washington among both Democrats and Republicans.


Mary Gordon, author of several works of fiction and nonfiction, has won the third annual Story Prize for short fiction. Gordon will receive $20,000 for "The Stories of Mary Gordon," prize organizers announced Wednesday.


ASIA/VIETNAM - Giornata di riflessione e animazione missionaria per i religiosi Salesiani: il coraggio di andare in posti nuovi, dove la Buona Novella non Ã¨ ancora arrivata Ho Chi Minh City (Agenzia Fides) - Dove va la missione? Come essere missionari? A quale missione sono chiamati i giovani religiosi del Vietnam? A questi ed altri interrogativi hanno cercato di rispondere i rappresentanti dei vari gruppi della Famigli...


Ferrovie "fermi 80 su 650", Sult "60% di media di adesioni"


Disney and Pixar Score Again as 'The Incredibles' Opens Big

The computer-animated family movie "The Incredibles" struck a resounding chord this weekend, taking in an estimated $70.


Under a deal announced Wednesday, Redmond will be the exclusive third-party provider of display, contextual and video advertising for the financial filing site.


Hostage bank robbers escape with millions

Bank robbers have escaped with several million pounds after employees were taken hostage at their homes, security sources have said.


Kill Bill director Quentin Tarantino is to appear in a Muppets film based on The Wizard of Oz.


Prepares Windows for OLPC Microsoft has challenged an altruistic scheme to get pared-down computers into the laps of African school children by preparing its own software for sale on the machine.â¦


UCONN (6-4) vs. RUTGERS (4-6) When, where: 10 a.m., at Piscataway, N.J. TV, radio: ESPN2, WTIC (1080) Last season: UConn won, 38-31. Comments: After shutting out Buffalo last week, 29-0, the Huskies became bowl eligible, and a Big East official told the Associated Press yesterday UConn will be invited to its first bowl game. UConn went 9-3 last season but ...


Tiffany Posts Unexpected Dip in Earnings

Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co.    on  Thursday posted an unexpected drop in quarterly earnings and  slashed its profit forecast, as weak silver jewelry sales in  Japan and higher diamonds and precious metals costs more than  offset improved U.S. sales.


Leisure company Rank Group agrees to sell its Hard Rock Cafe chain to the Seminole tribe of Florida for $965m.


Blogtastic Hot on the heels of its purchase of photo-sharing website Panoramio, Google has bought FeedBurner for an undisclosed amount.â¦


Competitive carrier Paetec buys McLeodUSA

(InfoWorld) - Telecom carrier consolidation in the U.S. trickled down to competitive service providers on Monday as Paetec Holding Corp. agreed to acquire McLeodUSA, creating a company that will serve businesses in most of the country's largest metropolitan areas. Paetec will pay $492 million in common stock for McLeodUSA and assume $65 million of the company's debt. The deal has been approved by the companies' boards but still needs to be passed by their shareholders and gain regulators' approvals. The companies expect it to close in the first quarter of next year, according to a news release. Both companies offer IP data and voice services to businesses with McLeod servingÂ SMBs and Paetec focused on medium-size and large enterprises. The deal will extend Paetec's 23-state reach, adding 18 states to its coverage area and a large fiber network to its infrastructure. McLeod, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, serves states in the West and Midwest. Competitive carriers benefitted in the telecommunications boom during the early part of this decade, but worries about overcapacity turned the market sour. Meanwhile, the national incumbent carriers grew more dominant through consolidation. McLeod emerged from bankruptcy in early 2006 after eliminating about $677 million in debt, going private at the same time. In March, it filed for an IPO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The combined company will position itself as an alternative to incumbents AT&T, Verizon Communications, and Qwest Communications International for business customers. For a competitive carrier, it will have some financial heft: In the year ended June 30, 2007, the companies had combined revenue of $1.6 billion, according to the release. Together they have about 3.4 million access line equivalents, with intercity and metropolitan fiber as well as last-mile connectivity. Their services include VoIP, 60Mbps data connections, managed services, and circuit-switched telephony. It will reach 47 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country next year. Paetec will remain in its Fairport, New York, headquarters and keep McLeod's base in Grand Rapids. Arunas Chesonis will remain chairman and CEO. The deal is expected to yield about $20 million in cost synergies in the first year.


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Worldâs Wealthiest Let Down World Poorest, Again

Debt campaigners attending this weekâs annual meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have expressed disappointment and outrage over the failure of the


At Syracuse, David Tyreeâs specialty was known as a stalk block, which involves him blocking a player and holding the block, often to free a tailback on a pitch play.


French Drop Anti-Semitism Awareness Plan

A Jewish group said Sunday it plans to "modify" its publicity campaign to fight anti-Semitism that showed an image of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary with the slur "Dirty Jew" scrawled across it to mimic graffiti after it drew negative reactions.


Davenport Mulls Comeback After Pregnancy

Three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport is considering a comeback after being off the pro tour since the end of last year while awaiting the birth of her first child.


Progress on Bilateral Talks between Singapore and Malaysia

Leaders from Singapore and Malaysia said talks have been successful after they agreed to move forward on outstanding bilateral issues.


Missing Ironworker Rejoins His Colleagues

An iron figure that is part of a life-size depiction of a celebrated photograph of ironworkers seated on a beam over the Rockefeller Center construction site has been recovered.


Ice cores drilled from deep beneath the floor of the Arctic Ocean show it was once warm enough for swimming.


Nearly half of New Orleans was still under water when President Bush stood in the Crescent City's historic Jackson Square and swore he would "do what it takes" to rebuild the communities and lives that had been laid to waste two weeks before by Hurricane Katrina.


10 Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Bush today bestowed the nationâs highest civilian award on ten people from widely different backgrounds.


Iraq, Ciampi: ''Italia non ha partecipato a intervento militare''

Roma, 11 ott. (Adnkronos) - In Iraq, ma non per fare la guerra. Il capo dello Stato, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, coglie l'occasione della visita al Quirinale del presidente egiziano Hosni Mubarak, per puntualizzare la posizione del nostro Paese.


At least 17 pro-Taleban militants die in a blast in north-west Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials say.


Europe's top consumer electronics group Philips cut the sales forecast Friday for its closely-watched chip unit and predicted much slower growth for the semiconductor industry next year.


Richard Curnock, Longtime Veteran of Stratford Festival, Dies at 84

Playbill - Richard Curnock, a London-born actor who joined Canada's Stratford Festival in 1970 and stayed for 22 seasons and 61 productions, died Feb. 6 at Stratford General Hospital. He was 84.