General: Iran aids Karzai, maybe Taliban

Iran gives political and material support to President Hamid Karzai's Western-backed government, but it also may be aiding the Taliban as a way of hedging its bets in neighboring Afghanistan, NATO's top general here said Monday.


One injured after parcel bomb at vehicle agency: BBC

A member of staff was injured on  Wednesday after a parcel bomb exploded at Britain's vehicle  licensing agency, the third similar incident in three days, BBC  television news reported.


Intervista radiofonica del presidente del Consiglio"Se ne parlerÃ  quando il quadro economico sarÃ  stabilizzato"                                          Tasse, la cautela di Prodi "Tagliarle? Non faccio demagogia"


LOS ANGELES, California  -- "Arrested Development's" three big wins Sunday night will test whether a cascade of Emmy honors still has the power to lure viewers to critically acclaimed but ratings-challenged series.


update Craig Conway has been fired as president and chief executive officer of PeopleSoft and will be replaced by founder Dave Duffield, the company said Friday.


Doctors advised to defer booster shots of vaccine

Doctors should defer giving booster shots of a widely used childhood vaccine in the wake of a voluntary recall last week of 1.2 million doses by Merck & Co Inc, U.S. health authorities said on Wednesday.


Video Search By Yahoo: Duplicate Content Issues  While I was at the SES Conference (which I really need to make sub categories for, I'll get to it one day) Jeremy Zawodny blogged about the new Yahoo Video Beta Search.  In a later blog entry at the YSearchBlog, says that they ...


Verizon to bump up its DSL speeds to cable levels

With its FiOS rollout not exactly moving at lightning-fast speed, the company announced it was rolling out faster DSL service in about 400 communities.


Three new role-playing games in the legendary series hit store shelves this holiday season. Which is right for the special geek in your life? By Chris Kohler.


Kevin Warren, a New York City doorman, knows what he's going to do with his tax rebate check: "I'm going to try to double it."


Health insurance premiums rise, hit workers in US

CHICAGO: Health insurance premiums rose five times faster than US workersâ salaries this year, according to a survey released last Thursday that also showed slippage in the percentage of American workers covered by employer health plans.


Few risk infection from TB patient, CDC says

A man infected with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis fled across Europe to avoid detention, taking flight after flight to stay ahead of public health officials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.


Hal Holbrook and Sean Penn "Wild" about each other

In 1981 when Hal  Holbrook was working on the TV movie "The Killing of Randy  Webster," a quiet, young actor on the set drew his attention.


Pennsylvania Achieves Farmland Preservation Milestone, Governor Rendell Says

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 14  /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania is the first state to preserve more than 3,000 farms through its very successful farmland preservation program, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today.


America Off Line Time Warner is to split up AOL - the ailing internet service provider and ad platform which paid $165bn for the film studio in 2001.â¦


Yahoo! has unveiled beta versions of its Front Page and My Yahoo! personal start page, enhancing both the design and functionality of the site, updating content and easing navigation. Yahoo! also announced its support for content syndication standards such as RSS and Atom.


A behind-closed-doors auction is set to take place for Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus.


Activists claimed to have sabotaged health care products in Britain and France in a long-running and often violent campaign against an animal-testing firm, police said Friday.


In 1999 a wave of novice broadcasters tried to start several thousand new "low-power" FM radio stations, fledgling outfits that would fill gaps in the FM radio band. One group sought a license to air Baptist homilies in Connecticut, another for jazz in Oklahoma, another for Vietnamese talk shows in Minnesota.


Assembly government ministers issue advice to childcare professionals on spotting child trafficking.


The clever chants started before the Eagles played the Green Bay Packers on Monday night and the derogatory signs came out by the fourth quarter. Philadelphia sure is ready for Terrell Owens and the Dallas Cowboys.


Cambridge incubator spawns spinoffs aplenty

Are you allergic to VoIP? A trip to St John's in Cambridge (England) provides an opportunity to see innovation in action. And one of the pioneers of Cambridge Technology - Dr Herman Hauser of Amadeus - was there this year to explain how it all came about - and to take modest credit for the effect.â¦


Intese in corso con John De Mol, fondatore e socio uscente


Gordon Brown will scrap this year's planned increase in fuel duties this week as part of a heavily political package of measures designed to win back Labour's lost supporters in middle Britain.


Ovitz Says Eisner and  Disney Let Him Down

Ovitz delivers testimony in a shareholder lawsuit that demands that he and other Disney directors repay the company for severance packages plus about $60 million in interest.


The online brokerage said that it sold $3 billion of mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds, with a modest realized loss of $5 million.


Kobe Bryant scored 35 points in his first game since Shaquille O'Neal left Los Angeles, but the Seattle SuperSonics erased a 14-point third-quarter deficit and beat the revamped Lakers 87-80 Tuesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.


Six people are found shot dead in a Chinese restaurant in Sittensen, northern Germany.


What's a planet to do when there's only about a trillion gallons of oil readily available for human consumption?


Increasing the activity of a single gene turns a mere rodent into Mighty Mouse, according to a new study. California scientists have genetically engineered an animal that has more muscle, less


MPs gear up for a Commons fight over the amount of time they will have to debate the EU reform treaty.


New Zealand beat Australia for the first time in almost three years in an exciting one-dayer in Melbourne.


âThere is no financing condition to the obligations of Bain Capital to consummate the transaction.â The above quote is from the press release issued Monday by Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a provider of employee-sponsored child care and other services, announcing the agreement of the company to be acquired by Bain Capital in a transaction valued [...].


Henman happy to grab hold of Masters lifeline

AND so the âgood-looking lad from Londonâ, as he is introduced here - Tim Henman smiles coyly â-ives to fight another day. The British No 1 made hay under the first peek of sunshine of the week and


Death Puts Spotlight on a Doctor and Regulators

A South Carolina case has focused attention not just on the danger of an unorthodox therapy but also on the conduct of the state medical board.


Aggrediti da un rottweiler, denunciato il proprietario

Modena, 5 dicembre 2004 - Due rottweiler scappano da un recinto nella zona industriale di Maranello, a Modena, e aggrediscono tre persone, due immigrati marocchini di 29 e 36 anni e una ragazza italiana di 21.


(InfoWorld) - China now spends more on research and development than Japan, but still only invests a little over a third as much as the U.S., according to the OECD. Although China's economy is growing at between 9 percent and 10 percent a year, its R&D spending is growing even faster, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Monday. OECD member countries need to stimulate innovation in new ways, and make their research processes more efficient if they are to compete, the organization warned. U.S. R&D spending this year will total $338 billion, compared to China's $136 billion and Japan's $129 billion, according to OECD estimates. The 15 original member states of the European Union will spend $233 billion on R&D this year, the OECD said, assuming that the countries' spending continues to grow at the same rates as between 2000 and 2004. The OECD's figures, drawn from its report "The Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006," show that 926,000 researchers are involved in China's R&D efforts, an increase of 77 percent between 1995 and 2004, while in the U.S. the figure is just over 1.3 million: China has two-thirds the number of researchers for only one-third the spending. Although the OECD compares figures for national R&D spending, a growing proportion of that investment comes from other countries, thanks to multinational companies. More than 16 percent of business-funded R&D in the OECD was performed by foreign affiliates in 2004, the organization said, up from 12 percent in 1993. The share of inward R&D funding exceeded 40 percent in five countries: Australia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Ireland, and the U.K. While countries compete with one another to attract this inward R&D investment, they are also competing for researchers, and the political issue of human resources is taking on greater urgency, the OECD said. The U.S. now has 9.3 researchers per 1,000 in the labor force, compared to 10.3 in Japan and only 5.8 in the 25 member states of the European Union. Replacing those researchers, or increasing their numbers, will get harder: Fewer students are graduating in science and technology subjects in Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, South Korea, and the U.S., the OECD found, and in the U.S. the number of doctoral students enrolling is also falling. The European Union now produces more doctoral graduates in science and technology than the U.S. -- but it is the U.S. that offers them the most jobs: half of the 46,716 post-doctoral positions open in 2003 went to foreign graduates, the OECD noted. The OECD has 30 members states "sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy." The members include Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea, Turkey, the U.S. and 18 European countries including France, Germany, Italy and the U.K. The OECD Web site offers further details of the report.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.


Hanging out with Kerry Butler, who stars in the Broadway musical âXanadu.â


Eight US marines have been killed and nine wounded in action around the militant stronghold of Fallujah, the US military has said.


A denunciarlo una insegnante di Torre Annunziata


(Sports Network) - The suddenly struggling Los Angeles Clippers attempt to put an end to a three-game skid tonight, when they battle the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.


Heavy snow leaves at least 16 people dead and causes transport chaos in central and eastern China.


Roma, 17:34 - CALCIO, PARMA; DI CARLO: C'E' DA VERGOGNARSI, BALDINI SI SCUSI

Fa discutere il calcio dato dal tecnico del Catania, Silvio Baldini, al collega Domenica Di Carlo. A...


Powell underlines commitment to defend Taiwan to Chinese military ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 28  - US Secretary of State Colin Powell underlined Thursday the US commitment to defend Taiwan and respect for the one-China policy, during talks with China's visiting military chief.


China hemophiliacs face dangerous shortage of drug

China's efforts to clean up an unsafe blood supply chain, blamed for many HIV infections, has led to a severe shortage of an effective hemophilia drug and put tens of thousands of patients in danger.


Blue chip: U.S. consumer spending growth to slow

The U.S. economy will grow at a  moderate clip in 2007 as consumer spending growth slows and  business spending moderates during the second half, a key  economic forecast released on Tuesday showed.


Honduras seeks to revive cases from 1980s dirty war

Honduras wants to revive cases accusing officials of murder and torture in a 1980s dirty war against leftists when 184 people disappeared and were presumed dead at the hands of death squads, the president said on Monday.


Salazar projected to win Senate seat in Colorado

Democratic Attorney General Ken Salazar last night was the projected winner of the Colorado Senate contest against brewing executive Pete Coors in a contest that lived up to its billing as one of the closest in the nation.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI in Baviera - ÂLa messe di Dio Ã¨ grande ed aspetta degli operai: in America Latina, in Africa, in Asia, la gente aspetta araldi che portino il Vangelo della pace, il messaggio del Dio fatto uomo. Ma anche nel cosiddetto Occidente la messe potrebbe essere moltaÂ AltÃ¶tting (Agenzia Fides) - Nel pomeriggio di lunedÃ¬ 11 settembre, il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha presieduto la recita dei Vespri Mariani nella Basilica di SantÂAnna di AltÃ¶tting, dove erano raccolti i Religiosi e i Seminaristi della Baviera e i mem...


At least seven people die after police in eastern India fire at farmers protesting at industrial plans.


Intel Details Upgrade to Itanium Processor

Intel is expected to detail Tukwila, its next generation of 64-bit Itanium processors that are used in enterprise servers.


Blog: It's not quite following in Prince's footsteps, but Bruce Springsteen is trying to build excitement for his new album by giving the single away.


Bush Camp Controlling Admission to Events

President Bush's team exerts close control over admission to his campaign events. Dissenters and would-be hecklers are turned away, campaign officials say. On several occasions in recent weeks, Democrats who have gotten in have been ejected because they wore pro-Kerry T-shirts.


Roma, 17:40 - CALCIO, SAMP; CASSANO: MERITO COMPAGNI SE GIOCO COSI'

"La cosa importante era vincere e conquistare i tre punti. Noi abbiamo giocato meglio, mentre loro h...


50% contratti irregolari,con tassa 20% riduzione a 3,5 mld


Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said he would seek financial aid during his visit to Kuwait on Sunday, the first such trip by a top Palestinian official since the 1990-91 Gulf War soured Kuwaiti-Palestinian ties.


Three Plaid Cymru ministers are named in First Minister Rhodri Morgan's assembly government cabinet.


Barnsley take on Chelsea, Bristol Rovers host West Brom and Man Utd meet Portsmouth in the FA Cup quarter-finals.


Moglie Emanuele Filiberto Savoia in 'Le Chanteur de Mexico'


The Boston Red Sox exercised their option Friday on third baseman Bill Mueller, a former batting champion who had the season-saving single against the New York Yankees in the AL championship series.


Committee Wants More HP Executives to Testify

By Jim Hopkins  Raising pressure on Hewlett-Packard, a congressional panel investigating HP's boardroom spying scandal is seeking testimony from two more company executives at a high-profile hearing next week.


Blog: In an acquisition announcement-heavy day, the auction giant reports it has coughed up $75 million for the "discovery" service.


Former PM Bhutto Returns to Pakistan After 8-Year Exile

KARACHI, Pakistan, Oct. 18 -- Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Pakistan on Thursday to a massive and joyous celebration, as thousands of her supporters rallied at the airport here and tens of thousands more gathered nearby to mark the end of her eight years in self-imposed exile.


Oil futures prices sank nearly 5 percent Wednesday, dropping below $53 a barrel, as concerns about tight winter-fuel supplies eased, at least temporarily, and traders


Forecasters predicted scattered showers and thunderstorms across large swathes of the county on Sunday, including the Northeast and the Plains.


A gambler is suing a bookmaker for more than Â£2m, after asking the company not to let him bet again.


Iraqi and British troops begin an operation to purge Shia militias from the police force in Basra city.


Bank robbers seize hostages in Venezuela standoff

ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Armed robbers held more than 30 hostages at a bank in central Venezuela in a standoff with hundreds of police that stretched into a second day on Tuesday with little sign of a breakthrough, officials said.


Court suspends Britney Spears' visits to kids: report

A U.S. court has suspended Britney Spears' visitation rights with her two young sons until the pop star complies with all court orders, celebrity Web site TMZ.com reported on Thursday.


Facing putting the children through college

Norfolk County Treasurer Joseph Connolly makes $89,000 a year. His wife, Elaine, has a hotel job, and they own a home in Weymouth. Connolly also has two part-time jobs, one of them a seat on the Weymouth City Council, another teaching at Curry College. By most standards this family would be considered well off.


With Chitiram Pesuthadi, Mysskin announced his arrival as a name to reckon with.


Report: companies expect fast IT spending growth

But IDC researchers voice a more cautious view, based on factors including high oil prices.


U.N. suspends Moroccan contingent in Ivory Coast

The United Nations has suspended a Moroccan military contingent from its peacekeeping mission in Ivory Coast while it investigates allegations of widespread sexual abuse, the world body said on Saturday.


A refugee mother made the extraordinary decision to send her son back to war-torn Liberia to stay out of trouble.


Scafati, 17:36 - BASKET, EDITORIA: PRESENTATO IL LIBRO DI ANTONIO PETILLO

E' stato presentato questa mattina, nella sala conferenze del PalaMangano di Scafati, il libro di co...


Bologna, 22:52 - CALCIO, SERIE B: NELL'ANTICIPO BOLOGNA-GENOA 3-1

Nell'anticipo della 13/a gioornata del campionato di serie B il Bologna ha battuto 3-1 il Genoa. Emi...


Suspected Militants Kidnap Iraqi Officer-Jazeera

Suspected militants have kidnapped an Iraqi intelligence officer in response to the fighting in the holy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday.


Wind River buys real-time Linux technology

The majority of FSMLabs' customers are in aerospace and defense, and none of Wind River's customers is currently using RTLinux.


China's Huawei to supply Spain's Telefonica

China's Huawei group has signed a deal to supply the Brazilian and Chilean subsidiaries of Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica with highspeed Internet routers, financial daily Expansion revealed.


Pro Bowl kicker Mike Vanderjagt and starting tight end Marcus Pollard were inactive for the Colts' game Sunday against Oakland.


Al Qaeda leads suspect list in Bhutto killing

Al Qaeda is the chief suspect in the murder of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, standing to gain by preserving its remote stronghold, undermining President Pervez Musharraf and destabilizing the country, U.S. government and private analysts said.


Rabies outbreak discovered in Toronto area

A rabies alert has been sent across Canada after a puppy sold at a Toronto-area flea market tested positive for the fatal disease, health officials said on Monday.


Policemen injured after fight [14/11/2004]

A police inspector, two sergeants and two constables were hospitalised after being slightly injured when they went to investigate a fight in Paceville.


EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (Sports Network) - Retired NBA  center and seven-time All- Star Alonzo Mourning is going to  give his playing career one more shot.


Ford 'actively' studying options for sale of Jaguar, Land Rover

Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it was "actively" studying options that could include the sale of its British nameplates Jaguar and Land Rover as part of a companywide strategic review.


I watched with dumbfounded incredulity as that little drama at Buckingham Palace unrolled in a kind of surreal slow motion. I even toggled back and forth between one 24-hour news channel and


Sabres owner urges new look on hard hits

Sabres owner Tom Golisano urged the NHL to review its policy on violent hits to the head after the league chose not to punish Ottawa's Chris Neil for blindsiding and knocking out Buffalo co-captain Chris Drury.


Nel mirino la "chiusura" verso player diversi dall'iPodE' la prima volta che la Ue si interessa alla questione                                            iTunes, il commissario Ue contro Apple "Sistema anomalo, qualcosa deve cambiare"


A young man was convicted Wednesday of murdering his stepfather with a samurai sword.


Judge accused of leniency soothes Hussein at trial

BAGHDAD -- The chief judge in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial told the former president yesterday that ``you were not a dictator," sparking Kurdish demands that he be replaced.


2 said convicted for role in 1998 murder

A court Friday convicted two men of charges stemming from the high-profile 1998 murder of a liberal Russian lawmaker, news agencies reported.


Tsunami warning issued as big quake hits Sumatra

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.9 struck near Indonesia's Sumatra island on Wednesday triggering tsunami warnings across the region, officials said.


Proving that seven is their lucky number, the goofball punksters of Green Day have notched their first number album with their seventh studio release, American Idiot.


Distrutte le sedi delle principali radio e tv palestinesi


Exit poll gives Yanukovych lead in presidential election

Early official results gave Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych a strong lead Monday in Ukraine's presidential election, but exit polls showed him running a tight race with reformist Viktor Yushchenko in balloting marred by fears of


Another Appeals Court Requires Net Music Suits

Music-industry investigators must file a lawsuit to uncover the identities of people who may be copying their songs online, a U.S. appeals court said on Tuesday in a decision that echoes earlier rulings on the subject.


'Grudge' stays No. 1, but 'Ray' opens well

HOLLYWOOD -- "The Grudge," Takashi Shimizu's American version of his Japanese hit "Ju-On" starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, continued its roll, scaring up $22.


L'indagine Iard: "Sono fonte di profonda incomunicabilitÃ ". Spesso le accuse fruttodi ignoranza: pochi ragazzi giocano da soli. Melandri: sÃ¬ a sanzioni ma non demonizzare                                            I videogame, questi sconosciuti che dividono figli e genitori                                                                                I dati della diffusione e del tempo trascorso dagli adolescenti al consolle (GUARDA LE TABELLE)di JAIME D'ALESSANDRO


New York Celebrities Evicted on Fifth Ave., Feathers and All

A nest constructed by red-tailed hawks 12 stories above Central Park was removed Tuesday, apparently by workers for its host co-op apartment building.


EBay Releases Beta of Desktop Application for Buyers

EBay released a beta program for a desktop application that makes shopping on the auction Web site easier.


Hasbro profit rises on Transformers, Nerf sales

Hasbro Inc , the second-largest U.S. toy company, posted a higher quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by strong demand for its Transformers, Nerf ball and Furreal Friends product lines.


Top seed Elena Dementieva of Russia edged Czech Denisa Chladkova 7-5, 6-4 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Gaz de France Stars tennis tournament.


Felix Sturm fighting for international title â and for his ...

Leverkusen - Three months ago Felix Sturm suffered a controversial loss to boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya. Tonight the 25 year old German is fighting top ranked American Robert Frazier to capture the vacant


One of the men suspected of the Glasgow Airport attack was a locum doctor in Paisley, BBC Scotland understands.


A chi subentra chiede pagamento bollette inevase


Freelancer Wins Big in Canadian 'Tasini' Case

Editor and Publisher - CHICAGO In a Canadian version of the U.S. Supreme Court's Tasini decision on copyrights, a divided Ontario Appeals Court Thursday declared that The Globe and Mail violated a freelance writer's copyright when it republished her articles online and in electronic databases.


The National Football League and the football world in general is mourning the death of Reggie White, who died Sunday from an apparent respiratory ailment.


The former chief executive of Chuck Norris' martial arts program for inner-city children has pleaded guilty to stealing from the charity, the U.S. Attorney's office said.


Come back to New Orleans and have a good time. That was the message the Saints' emotional homecoming in a rollicking, refurbished Louisiana Superdome gave the world, a tourism official said Tuesday.


Bidding for Hispanic support in California's upcoming primary, Barack Obama describes himself in a Spanish-language television ad as the son of an immigrant whose success is a beacon to others.


ThailandÂs military leaders said today that they would unveil a temporary constitution within days.


Iraq ; Aznar: No Iraq link to Madrid bombs

Iraq News, Former Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar has said the Madrid train bombings were used to oust his pro-US ruling party from power, but not because of its support for the Iraq war.


Responding to McCain, Bush Plans Legal Action on Ads

President Bush on Thursday sought to ease differences with ally Sen. John McCain by promising to take legal action to stop a wave of ads by outside groups, including


Interest rates unlikely to rise before Christmas

ELEANOR HALL: During the Federal election campaign the Howard Government stressed that interest rates were more likely to rise under a Labor government than under the Coalition.


In a surprise move in his first appearance since taking over as his own lawyer, Anthony Pellicano, the embattled Hollywood private investigator, withdrew his request for a hearing into allegations that the F.B.I. and federal prosecutors violated his constitutional rights by using his former girlfriend to elicit confidential information, The Los Angeles Times reported. In withdrawing the request, Mr. Pellicano, who is facing trial on wiretapping and conspiracy charges, told Judge Dale S. Fischer of United States District Court, âI donât believe I had any chance of prevailing.â The accusation of prosecutorial misconduct was a crucial element in the defense of the lawyers who previously represented Mr. Pellicano. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the United States Attorneyâs Office in Los Angeles, expressed satisfaction with the withdrawal and said, âWe have always believed that the motion was unfounded.â The judge plans to begin the trial on Feb. 27.


Mastercard wins a US lawsuit against Fifa which wanted to end its World Cup sponsorship deal in favour of rival Visa.


Per reati compiuti tra inizio anni '80 e fine anni '90


Civilian Toll in Iraq At 'Higher Levels'

UNITED NATIONS, June 11 -- Despite the recent U.S. military buildup in Baghdad, insurgent and militia attacks persist and "civilian casualties continue to mount" in Iraq as a whole, according to a report released Monday by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.


Running out of gas usually means a long walk to a gas station to get more fuel. When a satellite's fuel tank runs dry, though, the mission's over — or it used to be.


The family of three Welsh soldiers killed in service - two of them in training - are set to attack what they say is the MoD's secrecy.


Taranto, 15:55 - CALCIO, TARANTO: NIENTE MANUTENZIONE PRATO, RISCHIA DI SALTARE GARA

Rischia di saltare la sfida di domenica tra Taranto e Juve Stabia (C1/B). Il Comune, proprietario de...


Prima tranche dei finanziamenti previsti dalla Finanziaria


In un sottopasso allagato a causa delle forti piogge


A judge upset by the backlog of cases since Hurricane Katrina decided to release four New Orleans inmates from jail Friday and postpone their trials until they can get adequate representation from the spread-thin public defender's office.


Hackers could get unauthorized access to some speaker phones, IP desktop phones, says company.


The latest incarnation of wayward puppet Emu is set to arrive on British television screens next month.


The Greek National Tourism Organization announced Friday that it will take legal action against an advertising firm because it "defamed the country" by continuing an Olympic-related campaign abroad even after the Athens Games were over.


Moving the Expos to Washington is subject to approval from MLB owners and the DC council approving financing for a new stadium by Dec. 31.


Are you sitting comfortably? Then let's spy

New Internet-based technology could soon turn regular computer users into armchair spies, a Canadian inventor said on Monday. Vincent Tao, an engineer at Toronto's York University, said he has invented a mapping


A new centre-right government takes office in Greece, after PM Costas Karamanlis's election win.


Celebrations are held in Addis Ababa as Ethiopia ushers in a new Millennium under the ancient Coptic calendar.


Russia's Gazprom will supply gas directly to French homes for the first time as part of a deal with Gaz de France.


Military Death Benefit Called Too Narrow

Lawmakers and military officials said Tuesday that President Bush's proposal to boost government payments to families of U.S. troops killed in Iraq, Afghanistan and other war zones was a good start but too narrow.


College Basketball Roundup: U.N.C. Needs 2 Overtimes to Defeat Clemson

Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 of his 39 points in the first and second overtimes Sunday night to help No. 3 North Carolina rally from a 15-point deficit to defeat visiting Clemson, 103-93.


Sarebbe il primo presidente nero degli Stati Uniti


HP Says Bye Bye Itanium: Carly Finds Way To Trim Another $100m

HP, whose contributions made the Itanium so confoundedly complicated, has dropped out of the 10-year-old partnership with Intel that saw them develop the 64-bit chip.


A rebellious Senate committee defied President Bush on Thursday and approved terror-detainee legislation he has vowed to block, deepening Republican conflict over terrorism and national security in the middle of election season.


U.N. Mulls Fallout of Less Afghan Military

Eased-up American military operations could persuade former Taliban militants to return home from countries such as Pakistan, the chief of the U.N. refugee agency said Saturday.


A European proposal to block access to bomb-making instructions is unworkable, sites say.


Countrywide home loan delinquencies rise

Countrywide Financial Corp., its stock pummeled this week by rumors of bankruptcy and lackluster housing market forecasts, said Wednesday the percentage of borrowers who missed payments on home loans last month rose, signaling worsening trouble for the nation's largest mortgage lender and for the entire mortgage sector.


Livorno, 16:42 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: QUALCHE DUBBIO IN DIFESA

Prima di partire per Reggio Calabria, il Livorno ha svolto oggi pomeriggio una seduta di allenamento...


Turkish PM, rivals make final appeal to voters

Turkey's politicians made a final pitch for votes on the eve of a parliamentary election billed by both the ruling Islamist-rooted AK Party and its nationalist rivals as a key test for their secular democracy.


Hugh Grant won't face 'baked bean attack' charge

Actor Hugh Grant will not face charges  over claims he attacked a photographer with a tub of baked  beans and kicked out at him, the Crown Prosecution Service said  on Saturday.


British PM Blair pushes for peace in the Mideast

British Prime Minister Tony Blair confirmed that an international conference on Palestinian reforms will take place in London early next year.


Major Donor Admits Hiring Prostitute to Smear Witness

EWARK, Aug. 18 - The biggest political donor in New Jersey pleaded guilty on Wednesday to trying to compromise a witness in a campaign finance investigation by setting him up with a prostitute and secretly videotaping the sexual ...


Emmys salute "Sopranos" with best drama win

The U.S. television industry paid a final Emmy tribute on Sunday to "The Sopranos" and sent America's favorite mob family off with the prestigious award for best drama in a night otherwise filled with upsets.


Blockbuster, Netflix settle patent dispute

Video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.  said on Wednesday it had settled a patent dispute with rival Netflix Inc.  that had challenged Blockbuster's entry into the online DVD rental business.


Oscar de la Renta looked to a print based on the ikat weaving technique native to Uzbekistan, in which a pattern is created from tie-dyed thread, as inspiration for several of the outfits presented in his spring 2005 collection.


Budget airline Ryanair is obliged to be taken to court under EU law if it fails to pay back illegal state aid for flying to Belgium's Charleroi airport.


Bob Fisher, the legendary coach who guided Rockland for more than 30 years and won a state title last season, left the Bulldogs and appeared to ride off into the sunset.


'I am not the only director who has flopped'

'If you make a film for Bihar and UP, Mumbai audiences reject it and vice versa.'


FRONTIER LIFE ; Wanting to Be Somewhere Wild, a Maine Couple Builds a Wilderness Camp From the Ground Up in the Alaskan Bush.

By RAY ROUTHIER Staff Writer  To Sam Clark, a Mainer trying to build a wilderness camp business in Alaska, there's one difference between the two states that jumps out: In Maine, even the wildest parts, you are almost always near a road that leads somewhere.


After two years of difficult investigations and increased suspicions, the International Atomic Energy Agency demanded Saturday that Iran cease all nuclear activities that


National City Corp , one of the 10 largest U.S. banks, said on Wednesday it will cut its common stock dividend 49 percent and eliminate 900 jobs as it stops offering mortgages through brokers.


U.S. Warplane Attacks Iraq's Falluja, Three Dead

FALLUJA, Iraq  - A U.S. warplane attacked the  rebel-held Iraqi city of Falluja Friday night, killing at least  three people, a Reuters witness and a hospital official said.


Russian Cargo Ship Heads for Space Station

MOSCOW - A Russian cargo ship carrying badly needed food supplies for a US-Russian crew on the international space station blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome early Friday.


Four tips to help find stocks that will beat the market in the year ahead.


Gannett Newspaper Deal Gets Antitrust Scrutiny

Federal antitrust enforcers are investigating plans by Gannett Co., the nation's largest newspaper company, to acquire a publisher of community newspapers in the Midwest, a Department of Justice official said Monday.


Calif. Firm to Buy Tysons Co-Owner Wilmorite

Regional shopping mall operator Macerich Co. said Thursday it agreed to acquire Wilmorite Properties Inc. and Wilmorite Holdings LP, part owners of Tysons Corner Center in Northern Virginia, for $1.13 billion in cash.


Roma, 18:59 - CALCIO, ROMA UFFICIALIZZA PRESTITO MONTELLA ALLA SAMP

Vincenzo Montella torna alla Sampdoria. La Roma ha ufficializzato con una nota la cessione in presti...


A Cambodian man has been stabbed by a sex worker in a brawl, after he refused her request to wear a condom, police said Friday. Suon Da, 25, was knifed twice in the abdominal area by Sa Rida, a 24-year-old sex worker, during the fight at a brothel in Battambang province Wednesday, said Koam Roeuy, a deputy police chief from the area.


Safe Mode in Windows Helps Fix What Ails It

Booting up in Âsafe modeÂ; how to record vinyl records onto a PC; external floppy drives.


"French" solution better in any SocGen bid: Gueant

Claude Gueant, the chief of staff of  French President Nicolas Sarkozy, reiterated on Sunday that  France preferred any bid for domestic bank Societe Generale   to be a French one rather than a foreign one.


Adobe Unveils New Versions of Acrobat, Reader

Adobe's version 7 of Acrobat Professional includes some new features meant to improve the ability to collaborate on PDF documents.


After months of intense campaigning about Iraq, terror, taxes and jobs, the future of the Supreme Court has finally entered the public discourse.


U.S. stocks ended up slightly on Tuesday as a dip in benchmark Treasury bond yields tempered interest-rate worries, overshadowing disappointing earnings from Best Buy Co. Inc.


ATHENS, Greece - The US men's basketball team arrived with the wrong uniforms Saturday, and is leaving with the wrong medal. But after losing three games in the Olympics and ending the streak of three gold


Britain's Tim Brabants finishes fifth in the final of the men's K1 1000m singles.


Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the NFL on Wednesday threatening to reconsider the league's antitrust exemption if it doesn't make games on the NFL Network available to more viewers.


Paris Hilton leaves jail for Bel-Air mansion

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton left jail on Tuesday in red-carpet Hollywood style, waving and smiling to scores of paparazzi, after serving three weeks for violating probation in a drunken-driving case.


LIMA, Peru  - Five Peruvian police officers died  in a shootout on Sunday with an armed group who took 10  hostages in the siege of a police station in southern Peru on  New Year's Day, RPP radio reported.


Symantec and Juniper to snoop networks together

Inspired by Cisco and Microsoft Symantec and Juniper Networks have struck back against rivals Microsoft and Cisco with an astonishingly vague, sweeping partnership of their own.â¦


Josh Howard scored 26 points and the Dallas Mavericks overcame the loss of Dirk Nowitzki to beat the Toronto Raptors 117-98 for their 11th straight win Wednesday night.


School Nurses Key to Preventing Heart Disease

THURSDAY, June 28 (HealthDay News) -- School nurses are crucial to promoting heart health among children and youth, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA).


New York, 09:22 - FOOTBALL, NFL: CINCINNATI VINCE MONDAY NIGHT

Nel monday night del campionato americano di football (NFL), i Cincinnati Bengals hanno battutp 27-2...


World Series gives titles sporting chance

Several writers have had more than a rooting interest in the outcome of the World Series.  Rooting for the surprising Boston Red Sox have been novelists Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan, long-suffering fans. They're writing Faithful, a book that includes a season of e-mails about the ups and downs since Opening Day, to be released in December. King says a clause in their contract boosts their advances with a Sox championship; the last time the franchise won the World Series was in 1918.


SEO Expert Blog: Amazon Wish Lists with SimpleXML

On the SEO Expert Blog today, there's a new tutorial showing hos to consume the XML provided by the Amazon wish list service with the help of PHP5's SimpleXML functionality.   With PHP5 XML processing finally became easy thanks to the SimpleXML functions, that convert an XML document to an object that can be processed using property selectors and array iterators. A few days ago I integrated my Amazon wish list on this site with very few lines of code as you will see when you read the rest of this brief tutorial.   He walks through the connection both creating the XML request and handling the XML response to output the resulting images (books) linked to their Amazon pages.


Specialist movie awards ceremonies are held in Los Angeles ahead of the 79th Academy Awards on Sunday.


At Least 10 Iraqis Killed as Bomber Hits US Convoy

At least 10 Iraqis were killed and three United States soldiers were wounded north of Baghdad today as a suicide bomber rammed an American convoy, the military and hospital officials reported.


Few Factual Errors, but Truth at Times Got Stretched

President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry made few major factual errors in their first debate, although on occasion they stretched the truth or left out inconvenient facts -- or may have confused viewers as they spoke in policy shorthand.


Global warming fears heightened by carbon dioxide increase

TONY EASTLEY: Scientists have confirmed there has been a dramatic and unexpected increase in carbon dioxide levels. It's raised fears that the ability of the earth's oceans and plants to absorb carbon dioxide may be declining.


US President George Bush puts forward judge Michael Chertoff as his new homeland security chief.


In Portugal the campaign for Sunday's referendum on abortion reform has ended.


A state fire marshal said a plugged-in Dell laptop caused a $100,000 blaze that destroyed a home in Biddeford, Me. No one was hurt in the blaze.


Ga. Man Involved in Accident Leaves Jail

A man facing criminal charges for a freakish accident that decapitated his friend has been released from jail after the victim's relatives pleaded on his behalf.


Iraqi militants demand $5m to free French reporters

LONDON - The Iraqi Islamic militant group holding two French journalists hostage has demanded a $5m (Â£2.8m) ransom for their release, to be paid within 48 hours, as well as a set of hard-to-meet demands.


What the Internet has wrought: prez campaign money 2008

Blog: Small donors are having a significant impact on the amount of money that the Republican and Democratic candidates for president are raising.


Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - NASCAR chairman Brian France announced that this year's new format in the Nextel Cup Series known as the "Chase for the Championship" will return in 2005.


Taipei city government turns on VOIP system

(InfoWorld) - The capital of Taiwan isÂ pushing the technology envelopeÂ once again, this time turning on VOIP Internet phone service in government offices and schools across the city. On Thursday, city government offices, the Taipei City Council, and 234 schools throughout the city switched to VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) systems from traditional phone lines, an official said. The entire effort is expected to save the city NT$400,000 (US$12,340) per month in phone bills starting from early next year. VOIP technology allows users to route voice calls over the Internet, bypassing traditional telephony systems and reducing charges. The most popular type of VOIP software people use on PCs for free PC to PC calling today is from Skype, but companies and schools can also build an entire network that looks and acts like a traditional phone system, but still sends calls out over the Internet. Taipei built its system with help from corporate member's of a local organization developed to promote Wi-Fi and VOIP in Taiwan, IP Phone Open Exchange (IPOX) 070, as well as TeleSynergy Research, of Sunnyvale, California. One added feature the government included for citizens is a tab on its home page that users can click to make Web calls directly to a government Citizen Call Center, the 1999 hotline . A user needs to be on a PC running Windows 2000 or XP, have a microphone and earphones, and a download of ActiveXPhone from the city's Web page. The link is to the English version of the Web site, but the hotline may or may not go to an English-speaking operator. The Citizen Call Center is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and provides government information and an enquiry service. It's the second major technology success for the city this year. In June, TaipeiÂ inaugurated the largest Wi-Fi networkÂ in the world, with 90 percent coverage of the city's 2.6 million people through 4,000 hotspots. Â


Il perito: 'AnnaMaria era in casa quando Sammy fu ucciso'

Roma, 22 settembre 2004 - Samuele Lorenzi Ã¨ stato ucciso prima delle 8,15 di quella tragica mattina del 30 gennaio 2002: Ã¨ la 'veritÃ ' raccontata in esclusiva al settimanale Oggi dal professor Francesco Viglino, il medico legale che ha eseguito l


South Korea has agreed to resume high-level talks with North Korea that could restart major aid shipments despite calls for caution over an international deal on Pyongyang's nuclear programmes.


Joe Thornton beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere with a shot high to the stick side to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 2-1 shootout victory over Anaheim on Sunday night and spoil Scott Niedermayer's return to the Ducks.


Scan Older Smokers for Aneurysms, U.S. Group Advises

Older male smokers and ex-smokers  should get at least one ultrasound scan to make sure they do  not have a developing aneurysm near the heart, a team of U.S.  experts advised on Monday.


Madrid, 16:37 - CALCIO, MERCATO: MOTTA ALL'ATLETICO MADRID

L'Atletico Madrid ha acquistato dal Barcellona il centrocampista italo brasiliano Thiago Mott. Il gi...


A colour test shows up unique chemical changes in the breath of people with lung cancer.


Small Increase Expected in Consumer Prices

WASHINGTON - The Labor Department reports on consumer prices for July at 8:30 a.m. EDT this morning...


Parma, 16:52 - CALCIO, PARMA: TURN OVER OBBLIGATO CONTRO L'HEERENVEEN

Seduta pomeridiana per il Parma, alla vigilia della gara di Coppa Uefa con gli olandesi dell'Heerenv...


Darling in U-turn over company tax reform

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling on Thursday heeded the calls of small businesses by amending controversial reforms to company tax rules due to begin in April.


U.S. Set to Join Iran and Syria in Talks on Iraq

The meetings, which are to focus strictly on stabilizing Iraq, could open a door to a diplomatic channel.


L'agitazione a tre giorni da incidente sulla Verona-Bologna


Lancio riuscito, Haft VI puo' trasportare testate nucleari


Tenacious D Rocks L.A. with Vedder, Grohl, Beck

Tenacious D drafted a formidable roster of guests to lend a hand at its benefit for Asian tsunami relief Monday at Los Angeles' Wiltern Theatre.


Eduardo Vilaro is certainly good at one thing; his well-trained dancers are naturally theatrical and able to flesh out their technique with a sweet, unalloyed enthusiasm.


Campbell Soup Co. Profit Falls 20 Percent

Campbell Soup Co. (CPB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest soupmaker, on Monday said quarterly net profit fell 20 percent as it increased spending on marketing and took a charge related to job cuts.


BIRMINGHAM have announced they will not be appealing the three-match violent conduct ban handed to Robbie Savage by the Football Association.


Carovita,comitati dell'euro, banco dei pegni i temi trattati


Reporters Without Borders appeals to religious chiefs to help save ...

Reporters Without Borders expressed "extreme concern" today at a threat to kill two kidnapped French journalists and called on the country's top religious authorities - the Sunni Committee of Muslim Ulemas and the Shiite leader Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani


Ericsson to supply HSDPA chips for Lenovo notebooks

Laptops from Lenovo will start shipping this year with HSDPA technology built in, which can theoretically support download speeds up to 14.4MBps.


Linux: the enemy of my enemy is... my enemy

Microsoft Corp finally, it seems, has something in common with Linux: the mutual threat to market share posed by pirated copies of Windows in emerging markets.


An Iranian rocket launched over the weekend that soared to the edge of space was intended for research, an Iranian space official said, in comments that appeared intended to show that the program is aimed at launching satellites, not missiles.


A charity is to pay for an 84-year-old man's legal fight for funding for a potentially sight-saving drug.


Sears and Kmart Agree to Merge in $11 Billion Deal

Two of the nation's most well-known companies today said they would combine to form the third-largest U.S. retailer.


Montenegro gears up for "biggest-ever" Stones gig

PODGORICA, Montenegro  - Montenegro's people, media and even politicians are feverish with anticipation over a Rolling Stones concert on Monday, the biggest cultural event ever held in the small Adriatic republic.


Britain's Rusedski ousts Malisse at ATP event

Britain's Greg Rusedski eliminated Belgium's fourth-seeded Xavier Malisse 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 here on the opening day of the 380,000-dollar ATP International Championships.


Republican infighting persists in Colorado more than three weeks after an ugly primary, raising Democrats' hopes in a district that should be a GOP slam-dunk.


440 Britons feared dead from tsunami disaster

Foreign Minister Jack Straw said 49 Britons had died and a further 391 were missing feared dead following the tsunami disaster in the Indian Ocean.


Ex dittatore colpito da infarto del miocardio


Hewitt Continues Excellent U.S. Open Build-Up

COMMACK, New York  - Second seed Lleyton Hewitt  continued his excellent build-up to next week's U.S. Open when  a 6-1, 6-4 win over Frenchman Michael Llodra Thursday put him  in the quarter-finals of the $380,000 Long Island Cup.


Fashion designer Jacobs' firm subject of probe

Top fashion designer Marc Jacobs' company is under investigation by New York's attorney general for possibly bribing an employee of a state armory to hold a fashion show there, the attorney general's office said on Wednesday.


Death in Thailand May Mark Progression of 'Bird Flu'

A young woman who died in Bangkok 10 days ago appears to have had the first confirmed case of person-to-person transmission of the "bird flu" that emerged in Southeast Asia last winter.


VIERA, Fla., March 1 -- There is but one portable stereo in the Washington Nationals' clubhouse, constantly set to an innocuous pop station. Not once during the past three weeks has it risen to a level that interfered with normal conversations. Not once has someone slid in a country CD, only to have...


Sudan rejects Darfur genocide accusation

KHARTOUM, Sept 10  -- Sudan said Friday it "categorically rejects" US accusations that it carried out genocide in the Darfur, scene of what the United Nations calls the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world today.


A Mop That Talks and Other Creative Liberties

Tim Hawkinson's contraptions reshape his face, sign his name and dangle his bloated body. But remember, it's not about him.


Truckers threaten to intensify week-long strike

Truckers have threatened to sharply escalate a week-old strike on Friday by vowing to disrupt supplies of essential commodities if the Government did not scrap a service tax on booking agents and release arrested leaders.


Huntsman says Hexion bid superior, notifies Basell

U.S. chemical company Huntsman Corp.  said on Friday the $6 billion buyout offer from Apollo Management's Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. was superior to the previously accepted deal offered by Basell .


Favre Leads Pack to Victory in 200th Straight Start

For Brett Favre it was just another day at the office. In celebration of his record 200th straight start at quarterback, Favre threw three touchdown passes to help lead the Packers to a 45-17 win over the St.


A World-Famous Architect Goes Home to Cornell

For Rem Koolhaas, designer of the soaring CCTV tower in Beijing, a commission with ties to his student days.


After the Bell-AMR, LTX fall; Novellus, Tech Data gain

Shares in AMR Corp. (AMR.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the parent of American Airlines, slipped after the company said it expects soaring jet fuel prices to push its expenses


Shots fired near Haiti's National Palace

UN tanks are patrolling the road in front of Haiti's National Palace after shots were fired from a car passing several blocks away.


GSM version of Palm's Centro headed for AT&T

A GSM version of Palm's Centro is apparently on tap for the AT&T network for release next Thursday, according to reports.


Microsoft Files Suits Over Certificates of Authenticity

Microsoft has filed its first lawsuits over allegedly counterfeit and illicit certificates of authenticity, the labels attached to software packages and computers to verify the legitimacy of the programs inside.


Rotterdam, 16:32 - TENNIS, ATP ROTTERDAM: DJOKOVIC E YOUZHNY IN SEMIFINALE

Risultati dei quarti di finale del torneo Atp di Rotterdam (indoor, montepremi 782.250 euro).


Barry Morse, Who Played the Dogged Detective in âThe Fugitive,â Is Dead at 89

Mr. Morse was famous for his portrayal of the cold-hearted detective who relentlessly pursues the wrongly convicted Richard Kimble in âThe Fugitive,â one of the biggest TV hits of the 1960s.


The final U.S. intelligence report on weapons of mass destruction in Iraq is expected to address whether the banned armaments may have been smuggled out of the country before the war started.


Review: GarageBand add-on works for certain genres

Apple's 'Voices' includes recordings of real singers, both solo and in ensembles, offering up everything from melodic snippets to background oohs, shout-outs, improvisations and even short passages from classical choral works.


Selling sex on the streets of this gambling capital is a dangerous pursuit: Streetwalkers have been strangled, smothered, slashed and set ablaze.


Cherie Blair memoir to hit bookshops next year

Cherie Blair has struck a deal to publish "a warm, intimate" and funny memoir of her family's life in politics, her publisher said Wednesday.


U.S. urges wary NATO allies to boost Afghan fight

SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to Afghanistan to crush an expected Taliban offensive, saying the next few weeks would be pivotal in battling the insurgency.


Kosovo talks restart in Vienna but no deal in sight

Leaders of Serbia and Kosovo's ethnic  Albanian majority return to Vienna on Thursday for fresh talks  on the fate of the breakaway Serbian province, forced by  Russia's opposition to a Western plan for independence.


Ireland should give greater rights to homosexual couples, Irish PM Bertie Ahern says.


Radcliffe's resurgence to continue in Finland

PAULA RADCLIFFE is almost certain to challenge for the 10,000 metres title next summer rather than contest the marathon at the bi-annual World Champion-ships in Finland.


NEW DELHI -- The job came with a good salary and good perks.


'In molti spiati illegalmente'. Viminale,no indagine interna


Congress wants Hurd to explain August HP stock sale

HP says it will cooperate with a request from a U.S. House subcommittee questioning  why CEO Mark Hurd sold HP stock just before a boardroom spying scandal broke in September.


Boeing to sell up to 50 7E7 planes to Japan airlines

TOKYO: Boeing could sell up to 50 of its new 7E7 planes to Japan Airlines (JAL) worth as much as $US6 billion at list prices under a deal announced yesterday.


Federer and Roddick Ease Into Thailand Semi-Finals

Top seeds Roger Federer and Andy  Roddick reached the Thailand Open semi-finals with  straight-sets wins on Friday.


Londra, 20:33 - CALCIO, ARSENAL SEGUE AQUILANI

L'Arsenal è su Alberto Aquilani. Secondo il 'Sunday Mirror', il centrocampista della Roma &eg...


Baidu eyes Japan as its next growth market.


Locals, Helpers Toil to Revive Tsunami Zone

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Markets reopened,  fishermen got new boats and the sea even got a cleanup as  people chipped away at the endless task of undoing the  tsunami's damage.


The Mexican government will expand its anti-drug raids to two states across the border from Texas, deploying more than 3,000 soldiers, sailors and federal police, officials said Sunday.


Volunteers needed for practice mission to Mars

The European Space Agency is looking for volunteers to make a pretend trip to Mars.


City boss Keegan charged over referee criticism

Kevin Keegan has been charged with criticising the referee after Manchester City's weekend Premier League defeat against Newcastle United, the Football Association (FA) said on Tuesday.


Lamar Odom made a key defensive play on Greece's Dimitris Pipanikoulaou, preventing him from getting a clean layup attempt that could have cut the United States' lead to two points, and the Americans won 77-71 Tuesday night in the second round of the Olympic men's basketball tournament.


Lo ha confessato la brigatista Cinzia Banelli ai pm romani Ionta e Saviotti. La 'Compagna So' ha spiegato che "io presidiavo il territorio e facevo la staffetta, mentre Mario ha sparato ai due professori".


Congress Approves Tax, Trade Legislation

The Senate sent legislation to President Bush early this morning that expands offshore oil drilling and preserves a variety of popular tax breaks for families and businesses.


Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe  receives a standing ovation on the first night of his West End show Equus.


Heart transplant patient OK after 28 yrs

Doctors marvel that Tony Huesman is still among the living. The suburban Washington Township man has defied the odds, living longer with a single transplanted heart than anyone else.


Pakistani President accepts PM's resignation

Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, official notification said here Wednesday.


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J Sainsbury opens books to Qatari suitor Delta Two

Supermarket group J Sainsbury said Thursday it would open its books to takeover suitor and Qatari investment fund Delta Two.


It's Been a Day-to-Day Battle With Intruders

When people try to describe what using technology was like this year, the word that will likely come to mind is "pain." With viruses, worms, spyware, spam and phishing, running a computer -- especially


Doctors Say They're Ready To Perform Face Transplant

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A team of doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands say in a new medical journal article that they are ready to perform a face transplant.


Activision will bring Spider-Man 2 to the Nintendo DS.


ASIA/HONG KONG - I giovani universitari di Hong Kong si preparano al collegamento diretto con Papa Benedetto XVI per la V Giornata Europea degli Universitari Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - Sabato 10 marzo 2007 alle ore 23 (ora locale), i giovani universitari di Hong Kong riuniti nella cattedrale dellÂImmacolata Concezione, saranno in collegamento via satellite con il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ed i giovani un...


US President George W Bush nominates retired federal judge Michael Mukasey as his new attorney general.


Writers Guild Backs Deal To End Labor Strike

BREAKING NEWS | Leaders ask guild members to ratify tentative contract deal with studios and bring end to months-old labor clash.


Marsh & McLennan Cos. MMC.N said on  Monday Chairman and Chief Executive Jeffrey Greenberg resigned,  11 days after New York's attorney general accused the world's  biggest insurance broker of rigging insurance prices.


Israeli cabinet weighs expanding Gaza operations

Israel's security cabinet met on Wednesday to consider stepping up military assaults in Gaza to counter a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks that have killed two Israelis in the past week.


Un giudizio definitivo solo dopo consultazione lavoratori


DEATH PENALTY-UPDATE:    Briton in Pakistan Gets Month Lease on Life

KARACHI, Aug 24 (IPS) - Pakistan authorities have granted a one-month stay  of execution for an Englishman who has been the focus of a  massive effort by British authorities and civil society to obtain  his freedom.


Murkowski Leading in Alaska Senate Primary

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, dogged by criticism about being appointed to her job by her governor father, was leading the state's Republican primary on Tuesday, her first statewide election.


Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he has not yet even begun to formulate contingency plans in the event that Curt Schilling's ankle injury sidelines him for the rest of the American League Championship Series, but Pedro Martinez said he is prepared to pitch on short rest if asked.


England skipper Phil Vickery is cited after kicking USA centre Paul Emerick during their World Cup match on Saturday.


L'indice Nikkei e' sceso a 15.718,67 punti


The Chrysler Group of DaimlerChrysler AG was the only domestic car company that gained ground during November, marking its eighth straight month of US vehicle sales increases.


North Korea plans nuclear test, U.S. calls it threat

North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first nuclear test, and Washington warned it would respond to such an "unacceptable threat" to world peace.


How does version 8 of Dragon NaturallySpeaking dictation software stack up?


Dow Jones +0,01%, SP +0,06%, Nasdaq guadagna lo 0,29%


US rap star Eminem recovers at home after being treated in hospital for pneumonia over Christmas.


The NHS will be at risk unless more is done to combat obesity and increase productivity, a report says.


Deal reached with Fatah to stop fighting: Hamas

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah reached a deal on Sunday to stop fighting after a day of bloodshed in which President Mahmoud Abbas's offices came under mortar fire and his forces took over two ministries, Hamas said.


Microsoft Changes Its Tune on Porting SP2 Fixes

Microsoft has been reticent to commit publicly on how, when and whether it would make the browser-specific security fixes that it delivered as part of Windows XP Service Pack 2 available to users of older versions of Windows.


Couple Allegedly Report Stolen Marijuana

CALLAWAY, Fla. - Help, police, someone stole my pot! A Panhandle couple is under arrest after notifying police Thursday that their quarter-pound stash of marijuana was stolen and that they needed the weed back, because they were going to later sell it.


Thousands of tech faithful snap up first iPhones

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Thousands of U.S. gadget fans flocked to stores on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple's iPhone, a music-playing and Web-browsing device expected to shake up the mobile industry.


Connecticut didn't miss its two suspended guards Saturday. Fill-in starter Craig Austrie had 15 points to lead five scorers in double figures and the Huskies dominated the middle in a 68-63 upset of No. 7 Indiana.


The Pentagon intervenes in the row over missing Iraqi explosives, saying its soldiers did remove some material from the site.


The Nigerian high court today banned a planned general strike that would target oil plants in the worldâs seventh largest exporter.


Top leaders show concern over coal mine blast

Top Chinese leaders have showed enormous concern over a deadly gas explosion which took place at the Chenjiashan Coal Mine in northwest China's Shaanxi Province at 7:20 am Sunday, according to official sources.


Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. plans  to launch a new magazine centered around stylemaker Chris  Madden, who sells a line of home merchandise at J.C. Penney Co.  JCP.N stores, the publisher said on Friday.


U.S to Cap Flights at Kennedy at Peak Times, but Its Daily Totals May Increase

Travelers going through Kennedy and Newark Liberty Airports next summer may find somewhat fewer flights at the hours they most want to travel, but are far more likely to leave on time or arrive in time to make connections.


Injecting immature cells into hearts   damaged months or years earlier by a heart attack can help that   heart beat more efficiently, a study showed on Wednesday.


Former Indiana Rep. Tim Roemer said Tuesday that he is considering whether to join the race for Democratic National Committee chairman.


DIMAPUR / GUWAHATI: In a sudden outburst of violence in Northeast, 41 people were killed and about 140 injured in a series of blasts and firing by militants in Nagaland and neighbouring Assam on Sunday.


As Mortgage Mess Unravels, Some Investors Clean Up

Joe Robert watched his real estate investment firm's stock tumble to five-year lows this month as Wall Street punished any company linked to the mortgage mess. But where others panicked, Robert saw opportunity. From Aug. 9 to 16, he scooped up about $8 million worth of his firm's shares. They have...


Scene Stealer: Moviegoers in Seoul Will Love This Film

The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.


Security Vendor: Bank Site Hacked, Dispensing Malware

Sunbelt Software reports that the Bank of India's Web site has been hacked and is dispensing an enormous amount of malware, including rootkits and trojans, to visitors.


ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused of attempted murder and trying to kidnap a rival for another astronaut's affections on Tuesday, and held in jail.


BRITAINâS Georgina Harland produced a sensational final run in the 3km cross-country to snatch a bronze medal in the modern pentathlon.


Iraq seeks neighbors' help to avert civil war

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring and Western powers to join forces to prevent their country from sliding into all-out civil war that could spread across the region.


Diplomat: Nukes Not Cause of Korea Blast

Video footage of the area where North Korea said a huge explosion occurred showed dozens of workers swarming around a dusty construction site resembling a large dam project, while a foreign diplomat who visited the site said Friday he found no sign the blast was nuclear.


Zenica, 22:26 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: BOSNIA-UNGHERIA 1-3

L'Ungheria ha battuto 3-1 la Bosnia in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei del 200...


England aim to get their World Cup campaign back on track against Samoa in Nantes.


Postal regulators want 2-cent stamp hike

A postal regulatory commission recommended a 2-cent increase in the cost of mailing a letter Monday and urged the Post Office to introduce a "forever" stamp valid for first-class postage even when rates rise.


Ministero Giustizia Usa verifichera' implicazioni antitrust


Taiwanese computer firm Acer agrees to take over US PC maker Gateway and eyes the possible purchase of Packard Bell in Europe.


Annika Sorenstam has moved into the outright lead on day two of Japan's Mizuno Classic after carding a six-under par 66. Sorenstam, bidding for a fourth consecutive win in the tournament, is now four strokes clear of nearest rival Chihiro Nakajima.


Clijsters' latest injury could be serious

Brussels, Belgium (Sports Network) - Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters' latest wrist injury will likely end her season, but it's not expected to require surgery.


Xandros Joins Novell in Licensing Microsoft IP

Linux distributor agrees to licensing deal similar to the one Novell struck with Microsoft last year.


Tottenham make hard work of beating Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Uefa Cup last-32 tie.


Sony BMG has settled with the Federal Trade Commission, agreeing to reimburse consumers up to $150 for damage to the computers caused by the label's use of rootkits to prevent piracy of its discs.


Fed seen holding rates steady as economy slows

U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers started a meeting on Tuesday at which they are expected to hold official interest rates steady and retain a cautionary warning about inflation risks.


Michael Schumacher returned to top spot in today's first practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. The Ferrari driver suffered a rare defeat two weeks ago in Belgium, although second place was enough to clinch a seventh world championship.


Reggio Calabria, 18:36 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; BALLARDINI: PUNITI DA UN'INGENUITA'

Il tecnico del Cagliari Davide Ballardini trova la chiave della sua sconfitta con la Reggina. "Nel p...


Rap star The Game is charged with making a criminal threat and possessing a firearm in a school zone.


Clint Eastwood's film Letters from Iwo Jima is picked as top movie by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.


Darfur crisis now affects two million, UN reports

THE crisis in Darfur is now affecting at least two million people as violence and insecurity in the war-torn region of Sudan intensify, the United Nations warned last night.


INXS has canceled European dates on its "Switched On" world tour because guitarist Tim Farriss needs knee surgery, the organizer of the concert in Denmark said Thursday.


U.S. builds Baghdad garrisons to fight violence

Barricaded in a small garrison in a Baghdad neighborhood, U.S. soldier Aaron Larson keeps an uneasy eye on the traffic for suicide car bombers.


Pope issues new appeal for peace in Iraq, Mideast

Pope John Paul II issued a new appeal for peace in Iraq and the Middle East, condemning the "horror" of violence as well as "the terrorism that cruelly targets the innocent".


MELBOURNE, Fla. - Bracing for a monstrous storm, residents and tourists clogged shelters or made last-minute preparations Friday as Hurricane Frances churned toward the Atlantic coast, where the state's second pummeling in three weeks could begin as soon as Saturday...


The first vending machines to sell music downloads will be introduced in London next month as Britons continue to turn their backs on traditional methods of buying singles.


Lawyers for Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend asked a judge Friday to step into the paternity case over the former Playboy Playmate's baby, but the judge said he doubted he had that authority.


Micky Adams has quit his post as the manager of the first division Leicester City, said the club on Monday. Director of football Dave Bassett was placed in temporary charge of team affairs.


The New York Rangers are hockey's version of the scoreless wonders. Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside 36 shots in another strong start last night and the host Pittsburgh Penguins won their third in a row by handing the Rangers their second straight 1-0 loss.


President Bush called those who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan "a new generation of heroes."


I&B seeks cabinet nod for downlink policy

NEW DELHI: Finally, the information and broadcasting ministry has taken to the Cabinet secretariate the downlinking policy that aims at having all TV channels beaming into India register with a designated authority here, apart from completing some other


Milano, 14:17 - CALCIO, AGENTE ADRIANO: NO ALLA CESSIONE IN PRESTITO

Nulla di fatto nell'incontro tra Gilmar Rinaldi, procuratore di Adriano, e il direttore


Nokia Launches Software Distribution Platform

"With Preminet, we now provide a single source for operators to acquire a comprehensive range of industry certified content," said Lee Epting, a Nokia VP.


La Jackson: "cocaina sÃ¬, ma solo per errore". Materazzi schiva testate in uno spot della Nike. E poi Dalla, Napolitano e gli altri


A retired  teacher accused of murdering his wife and dumping her in a lake, tells a jury of his love for her.


You never hear the word ``unremarkable" associated with David Ortiz, but in this case, it's a good thing.


Oil eases as investors take profits from new peaks

Oil prices fell nearly 1 percent to below $93 a barrel on Tuesday, fading from their latest record high as investors took profits from a rally driven by a Mexican supply outage and the spiralling dollar.


Business software maker BEA Systems Inc   has agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp  for  $8.5 billion, a 14 percent premium to its first offer, the  companies said on Wednesday.


Sony to Launch Latest Gran Turismo Software in Dec

Sony Corp. said on Friday it would launch the latest version of its blockbuster racing game software "Gran Turismo" in December in a potentially strong boost for holiday sales of its PlayStation 2 console.


Relief officials are working feverishly to deliver food, water and medical supplies to parts of southern Asia hard-hit by Sunday's earthquake and tsunami.


Discount shoe retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. has paired up with a subsidiary of Nike Inc. to market a high-performance $34.99 running sneaker for women, a move that both companies hope will take advantage of a highly lucrative market.


Car Bomb North of Baghdad Kills 4 Iraqis, Wounds 19

A car bomb exploded near a US military patrol in the town of Baiji, north of Baghdad, on Tuesday, killing four Iraqi civilians and wounding 19 people, including two US soldiers, witnesses and the military said.


Brooks, Aikman unveil room for sick kids

Two proven superstars Â on the music charts and on the football field Â were no match for some young patients at Cook Children's Medical Center.


Polar bear habitat at center of Alaska drilling debate

One lawsuit aims to halt Wednesday's lease sales in the Chukchi Sea. Another would contest any listing of the polar bear as 'threatened.'


Clinton: Terrorist attack would help GOP

She says she is the Democrat best equipped to fight terrorists, but White House hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton told New Hampshire voters Thursday that another attack on the United States would likely help Republican candidates at the polls.


Ex-service personnel are being left homeless because councils do not prioritise them for housing, campaigners say.


Monaco di Baviera, 10:55 - CALCIO, BAYERN MONACO: SARA' KLINSMANN L'ALLENATORE

Sarà Jurgen Klinsmann il nuovo allenatore del Bayern Monaco. Lo comunica il sito ufficiale de...


Barcellona, 12:23 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: DECO LA CHIAVE PER ARRIVARE A LAMPARD

Sarebbe Deco la pedina di scambio con cui il Barcellona intende arrivare a Frank Lampard. Deco &egra...


Cheney Once Pushed to Lift Iran Sanctions

Vice President Dick Cheney, who has called Iran "the world's leading exporter of terror," pushed to lift U.S. trade sanctions against Tehran while chairman of Halliburton Co. in the 1990s. And his company's offshore subsidiaries also expanded business in Iran.


World celebrates Christmas with prayers for peace - amid fears of ...

Worshippers brought hopes for greater peace in the coming year as they flocked to Manger Square in Bethlehem and to St. Peter's in the Vatican to hear Christmas messages urging an end to violence, particularly in the Middle East.


Organizzata dall'Istituto Commercio con l'Estero


A Greek passenger plane is being searched at the UK's Stansted Airport after being diverted by a bomb alert. Olympic Airlines flight 411 was en route from Athens to New York when a Greek newspaper took anonymous


Terra Firma plans to dismiss about a third of the staff at  EMI as it moves to streamline marketing operations and focus on the discovery of new artists.


A NEW home composting network to encourage residents to think twice about what they put in their bins has been launched in Gwynedd.   Cymorth Compost Aid Gwynedd is the first of its kind in Wales and has been devised by Porthmadog-based Sustainable Gwynedd.


Olympus could announce top-end E-P1 in October

Blog: An apparently leaked presentation sheds light on likely features of Olympus' upcoming high-end digital SLR.


ROME An Italian soprano who was one of the biggest stars at New York's Metropolitan Opera and Italy's La Scala has died at her home in San Marino -- a tiny republic in Italy.


Bush Lifts Libya Sanctions to Trigger Aid

President Bush has decided to lift sanctions against Libya, which he expects to trigger release of more than $1 billion to families of Pan Am 103 victims, a senior administration official said Sunday.


Economic growth does not always lead to better health or lower child mortality, new research suggests.


Japan scores ballistic missile shootdown bullseye

Navy Self-defence force in 100-mile-high skeet shoot Japan has become the second nation to acquire functioning ballistic-missile defence equipment, carrying out a successful shootdown yesterday. A target rocket representing a medium-range enemy missile was engaged and destroyed 100 miles above the Pacific by a Standard SM-3 interceptor fired from a Japanese warship, JS Kongo. The target took off from the US Navy missile range facility on Kauai, Hawaii.â¦


The Palestinian president says Fatah and Hamas have agreed a new ceasefire after a week of violence in Gaza.


The new U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special session this week in a move initiated by Muslim countries to condemn Israel for its military offensive in Lebanon, officials said Tuesday.


Troubled French newspaper Liberation gets a financial lifeline by gaining protection from its creditors.


Erratic Leverkusen shine again in Europe

Bayer Leverkusen coach Klaus Augenthaler admits he is confused about his team's erratic form, which has brought Champions League wins over Real Madrid and AS Roma


BAGHDAD, Sept. 7 -- Four U.S. Marines were killed in combat in Anbar province and three soldiers died in a roadside bomb attack in northern Iraq, the military announced Friday.


JUSTIN Langer gave his teammates the ultimate example of courage under fire when he hauled a desperate Australia from the brink of self-destruction yesterday.


A 17-year-old boy is arrested by police investigating a gang attack that left a man critically ill in hospital.


Parliament approves Slovak troops in Iraq

THE CONTINUED presence of international forces in Iraq is for the sake of the Iraqi people, and Slovak soldiers are pursuing humanitarian goals there, reads a government report considered by parliament October ...


Oil rigs will be used to measure weather

Detailed weather and ocean measuring instruments will be mounted on seven oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Shell Oil Company said Wednesday.


Firefox helping to make Web better for all

This column gets results. A few months ago I suggested that Internet users would do well to give up on Microsoft Corp.'s buggy and insecure Internet Explorer browser and check out some well-crafted alternatives. And so you have, in a big way.


Chinese American author Iris Chang found shot to death

Acclaimed Chinese-American historical author Iris Chang has been found dead in her car, apparently after shooting herself, police sources said.


Lancia Ovi con nuovi servizi di musica, giochi e navigazione


Cheney to Be Defense Witness in C.I.A. Leak Case

A lawyer for I. Lewis Libby Jr., who is charged with perjury and obstruction, says the vice president will testify.


Mortgage borrowing rose at its slowest monthly pace in more than two years in September and approvals for home loans dropped to a four-year low, in another sign that the housing market has turned.


Experts could not determine what killed a 40-foot-long whale that washed ashore at Seal Rock last weekend.


Lord Triesman on P2P, Pop-ups amd The Klaxons

The Great Copyright Debate Interview Convincing internet users who are used to gorging themselves on free movies and music that they shouldn't do it may be like telling Pope Urban VIII the Earth goes round the Sun, but the government claims it's possible - by rejigging the copyright laws.â¦


Campaign group Save The Scottish Regiments organises a march in Edinburgh against Army cuts.


Iraq army to take over in 2007 as Italian troops head home

The last Italian troops in Iraq headed home as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said his forces could take over the battered nation's security by June 2007.Comment


Toms, Browne, Cabrera lead way at Oakmont

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Americans David Toms and Olin Browne and Angel Cabrera of Argentina were sharing the lead in the second round of the U.S. Open on Friday after Briton Nick Dougherty stumbled on the tough Oakmont course.


With Mardy Fish leading two sets to one against an opponent who seemed to be weakening and perhaps coming up lame, the gold medal match was his to lose yesterday.


Two car bomb attacks killed at least 17 Iraqi security officers  Saturday in the Sunni Triangle north and west of the capital.


Oil firms tax burden 'sufficient' - Putin

RBC, 23.12.2004, Moscow 13:21:47.The tax burden on energy firms is sufficient, Russian President Vladimir Putin told journalists at a news conference today.


China Offers Rewards for Reporting Online Porn

China's police ministry on Sunday handed out rewards of up to $240 to people who reported pornographic Web sites in a campaign to stamp out online smut, the government said.


Cervical Cancer Epidemic in Poor Countries

Health agencies on Thursday called for  tackling cervical cancer which has taken on epidemic  proportions in developing countries from Brazil to India due to  a lack of screening.


Raptors' turnaround boosted by international players

Despite coaching a youthful Toronto Raptors team packed with international players, Sam Mitchell knows the time to win is now.


PARIS - French troops killed more than 30 Ivory Coast nationals and wounded at least 100 others in the ongoing crisis in the west African country, Ivorian parliament speaker Mamadou Coulibaly said on French public radio France Inter on Sunday.


Giant planets and broad bands of dust swirl around seven distant stars in new images captured by two NASA telescopes, both built partly in Colorado.


Andrea Pirlo netted the only goal of the evening as AC Milan topped Cagliari for their third straight win. Meanwhile, house mates Inter Milan rode an Adriano double past Udinese 3-1.


Stolen credit cards used in ticket fraud

Hundreds of stolen credit card numbers were used to purchase more than 1,000 Barbra Streisand concert tickets that were offered for sale on the Internet, Ticketmaster officials said.


Dutch Watchdog Issues Fines Vs. Spammers

The Dutch telecommunications watchdog has issued its first fines under the nation's ban on spam.


Bush Campaign Lawyer Quits Over Ties to Ads Group

CRAWFORD, Texas  - A top lawyer for President  Bush's re-election campaign resigned on Wednesday after  disclosing he has been providing legal advice to a group that  accuses Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry of lying  about his Vietnam War record.


Egypt Demands Israel Explain Killing of 3 Policemen

Egypt protested angrily to Israel on  Thursday and demanded a full explanation after an Israeli tank  crew killed three Egyptian policemen at the Egyptian-Gaza  border.


UNICEF rushes aid to 50,000 people hit by upsurge in Congo conflict

GENEVA  - UNICEF said Tuesday that it was providing urgently needed aid for 50,000 people caught up in an upsurge in fighting in Congo.


Author, broadcaster and newspaper columnist Miles Kington has died after a short illness at the age of 66.


Judges were questioning former French President Jacques Chirac on Thursday in an investigation into a party financing scandal dating to his time as Paris mayor, judicial officials said.


Montreal, 09:46 - CALCIO, MONDIALE UNDER 20: PROGRAMMA OTTAVI

Cile, Austria, Messico, Gambia, Congo e Portogallo (queste ultime due come terze ripescate) le ultim...


Expos reinstate Ohka, Rauch from disabled list

The Montreal Expos reinstated right-handers Tomo Ohka and Jon Rauch from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. The Expos initially though Ohka might miss the rest of the season with a broken right forearm after he was hit by a line drive June 10.


The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients has dropped by nearly a quarter in two years, and fewer residents report suffering from pain, according


"I have sent my wife across there because she understands the language," The Financial Times reported News Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rupert Murdoch saying. "There" is China, and he sent Wendi Deng "across" to try to avoid the pitfalls that have ensnared other Western Internet ventures, including News Corp.'s.


Consumer prices shot up at the fastest pace in 20 months in May, fueled by a surge in gas prices, although inflation pressures were moderate in most other areas.


Mary J. Blige Rebounds With 8 Grammy Nominations

Mary J. Blige, the resilient R&B star, led the contenders for the annual awards from the recording academy.


Bce, attesa crescita piÃ¹ moderata nei prossimi due anni

Nella Ue ''continuano a sussistere i presupposti per un proseguimento dell'espansione economica'', ma la Bce si attende ''una graduale ripresa dell'attivitÃ  nell'area euro nei prossimi due anni, con tassi di crescita in qualche misura piÃ¹ moderati


La funzione alle 14.30 nella Basilica San Magno


Pope Benedict XVI becomes the first pontiff to visit a holy icon believed to carry an imprint of Christ's face.


Set phasers to "puke"? The military works on a weapon that makes people so dizzy they fall over and throw up. It can supposedly shoot through walls, too. In Danger Room.


Sport Fishing Takes Big Bite Out of Fish Stocks

Recreational fishing accounts for almost a quarter of the total take of depleted saltwater fish species in the United States, including economically important species such


Roma, 19:28 - MOTOGP, ROSSI: POSSO TORNARE AD ESSERE IL NUMERO UNO

Valentino Rossi manifesta la ferrea volontà di tornare sul teto del mondo. In una intervista ...


HMV is likely to close loss-making stores as a result of a "radical" review of its struggling business.


Torino, tre ragazze muoiono in un incidente stradale

Due ragazze di 19 anni ed una di 20 hanno perso la vita questa notte in un incidente stradale nel quale e' rimasto gravemente ferito anche un loro amico 19enne che si trovava alla guida dell'auto. Il giovane


Hospitals Chase a Nuclear Tool to Fight Cancer

A push by medical centers to turn nuclear particle accelerators into weapons against cancer reflects the best and worst of Americaâs health system, experts say.


TOKYO Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (joon-ee-chee-roh koh-ee-zoo-mee) is refusing to meet kidnappers' demands for Japanese troops to withdraw from Iraq.


Roger Federer wrapped up his fifth successive Wimbledon title and backed himself to pass Pete Sampras's record of seven All England Club titles and all-time mark of 14 Grand Slams.


Plan to Rescue Bond Insurers Is Outlined

The New York State insurance superintendent, Eric R. Dinallo, has been working with banks on rescue plans for several bond insurers, which guarantee $2.4 trillion of debt.


SAO PAULO -- As President Bush was flying to Brazil yesterday, thousands of protesters shouting, "Out Bush!" marched down this city's main drag, Avenida Paulista.


Gene Mutation Linked To Heart Disease Other Disorders

A mutation in mitochondrial DNA passed down from mother to child has now been linked to metabolic syndrome, a collection of traits that includes, high cholesterol, hypertension, obesity and insulin resistance.


Dopo l'eliminazione in Champions, il difensore sotto accusa"Non merito tutte queste critiche, Ã¨ ora di cambiare squadra"                                            Roberto Carlos lascia il Real "Critiche ingiuste, non ci sto"


Code Green gives red light to data leaks

Reports of corporate data leaks, lost laptops, and misplaced backup tapes are so commonplace that many no longer warrant a mention in the press. So common are corporate data leaks of one form or another that only the multimegaton events -- TJX, the Veterans Administration, or DuPont -- get covered.


Mike Vanderjagt probably won't kick in the regular season opener for the Dallas Cowboys, though coach Bill Parcells reserves the right to change his mind.


Internet portal Yahoo thanks the worldwide boom in online advertising for a jump in fourth-quarter profits.


Tahoe blaze burns, threatens hundreds of homes

Fire crews were hoping for a Monday morning lull in the winds that have been fanning a 2,000-acre wildfire across northeastern California, where it has scorched more than 220 homes and other buildings, authorities said.


Commonwealth Bank Affirms EPS Growth at Least 10% Through 2006

Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the nation's second-largest lender, reiterated its forecast for compound annual growth in per-share operating profit of at least 10 percent in the next two years.


SIM Is Confronting the IT Labor Shortage

Letter: There is no silver bullet for this problem.


Va a fondo barcone con 75 immigrati, 17 morti

Un'imbarcazione che trasportava in Italia 75 immigrati clandestini - 70 marocchini e cinque tunisini - si Ã¨ inabissata la notte scorsa davanti alle coste della Tunisia: 17 persone sono morte annegate. Altri


Tribal chiefs wearing wreaths of green leaves opened a traditional mourning period Wednesday for the revered queen of New Zealand's indigenous Maori.


British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC reported a 9 percent drop in third-quarter earnings Thursday, citing stiff competition from generic drug makers.


Nonfarm payroll employment falls for the first time since 2003.


A novembre si registra uno +0,4%, meglio delle previsioni


American business tycoon Malcolm Glazer has launched another Â£17million raid on Manchester United on Monday. Glazer, who on Friday splashed out Â£45million to take his stake in the Old Trafford club to 25.


Woods rallies to capture seventh Grand Slam of Golf title

Tiger Woods fired a bogey- free six-under 66 to surge to a two-shot victory over Jim Furyk at the $1 million PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Poipu Beach, Hawaii on Wednesday.


Montevideo, Nov. 1 (NNN): The left-wing candidate in Uruguay's presidential election, Tabare Vazquez, has claimed victory after exit polls put him firmly in the lead.


SEC sues ex-Morgan Stanley financial advisers

Securities regulators sued two former financial advisers at Morgan Stanley  on Friday for defrauding about 50 mutual fund companies by hiding certain hedge fund trades worth billions of dollars.


Harry Potter conclusion has fans sweating

Does Harry Potter die? Fictional or not, the question of what happens to the boy wizard at the end of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the seventh and final book in the series, is on millions of lips five days before it goes on sale.


NEW YORK  - Chronic fatigue among Gulf War  veterans seems to be associated with a particular variant of  the DCP1 gene, according to new research.


PARIS The first European spacecraft sent to the Moon has entered orbit there, the European Space Agency said on Tuesday. The SMART-1 spacecraft reached its closest point to the Moon so far, coming within 5,000


Shares in US mortgage lender New Century are suspended amid fears the group may be close to bankruptcy.


A chef who took over her family's seafood restaurant after the death of her father became the fourth woman to win the highest accolade from France's Michelin Guide, the bible of gastronomy.


Limited human-to-human bird flu transmission may have occurred in Pakistan, but no new infections have been reported for two weeks and there appears to be no threat of further spread, a top World Health Organization official said.


Congo's faded copper town perks up in mining rush

KOLWEZI, Congo  - Amid rusted hulks of abandoned plants and huge mine craters, Congo's former top copper town Kolwezi is showing signs of a reawakening.


Angela Haynes got what she wanted at the U.S. Open. Sort of, anyway. The 19-year-old wild card made it to the biggest stage at Flushing Meadows when her match Friday was shifted from Louis Armstrong Stadium to Arthur Ashe Stadium. Once there, she lost in the third round to 16th-seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-3, 7-6 (3).


Nasdaq turns higher; focus on Fed meeting

The Nasdaq composite index turned higher while the S&P 500 and Dow pared early losses on Wednesday as expectations of another interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve helped investors overcome disappointment from Yahoo Inc's  revenue outlook.


US Supreme Court hears Beloit man's case

WASHINGTON - Beloit drug dealer Freddie Joe Booker, in an Oshkosh prison cell hundreds of miles away from the nation's capital, was deeply enmeshed Monday in the US Supreme Court's arguments about the way federal criminals are sentenced.


Fun and games during Premier League clashes

London - There were tears and jeers during Saturday night's English Premier League matches. Here are the match reports... Champions Arsenal bounced back from a disappointing Champions League performance with


EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE RULING FAVORABLE TO

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today issued a decision that paves the way for the Finnish Supreme Court to block Budejovicky Budvar's use of an alleged trade name in Finland.


Serena into Open fourth round at a canter

Defending champion Serena Williams cruised past Victoria Azarenka of Belarus into the Australian Open fourth round Friday and warned she was ready to hit top gear in the tourmanent's latter stages.


HP IS TO release the final Alpha processor on Monday bringing to an end the chip that had a cult following for the last 14 years.


Rumblin', bumblin', stumblin', Julius Peppers looked up and saw nothing but 104 yards of Mile High air between himself and the end zone.


Italy awaits the verdict in the long-running corruption trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.


At least 15 people were killed and 20 others injured Sunday in a fresh wave of overnight US air strikes on the Iraqi city of Fallujah.


Update: Huygens Probe Set to Detach From Cassini Orbiter Tonight

The Huygens probe, built and managed by the European Space Agency (ESA), is bolted to Cassini and fed electrical power through an umbilical cable.


Northern Rock waits to see if a government pledge to protect accounts will reassure its customers.


Joey Bishop, last of the Rat Pack, dies at 89

Comedian Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of the super-hip team of entertainers known as the Rat Pack and led by Frank Sinatra, has died at age 89, his longtime friend and publicist, Warren Cowan, said on Thursday.


INHUMAN Animal rights extremists are putting a horrified family...

Animal rights extremists are putting a horrified family through a cruel and macabre ordeal, it emerged yesterday.


Lebanese troops fired on Palestinian refugees trying to march home to their besieged camp in northern Lebanon on Friday, and at least two people were killed and 20 wounded, Palestinian officials said.


Barbecue guru Raichlen wraps up book series

Food writer Steven Raichlen is ready to walk away from his barbecue grill for awhile after finishing a series of cookbooks on the oldest form of cooking in the world.


La ricerca australiana sull'impatto dell'uso del telefonino

Nuovi comportamenti: orari e luoghi di incontro decisi allâultimo. Â«Sostituisce orologi e campanelli di casaÂ». La dipendenza dallâinseparabile e onnipresente cellulare ci ha trasformati in Â«incontratori approssimativiÂ».


A single bullet ripped through the wall of a house shortly after midnight Tuesday, killing an 11-year-old girl and a woman attending a New Year's party inside, investigators said.


A video apparently showing the murder of aid worker Margaret Hassan seems to be genuine, says the Foreign Office.


Time on Your Hands? Curl Up With a Series

It is not merely the season for giving but also of distraction and avoidance. It is, in other words, the time to hide out with the best of long-form narrative television.


Arts & entertainment: Giles and Georgette Fielder-Civil urge fans not buy the singer's records because she and Blake, their son, are addicted to drugs.


UK Stocks Rise for Fourth Day, Led by Diageo and BHP Billiton

UK stocks advanced for the fourth day, led by shares of liquor maker Diageo Plc and BHP Billiton. The benchmark FTSE 100 climbed 11.


Bari, 19:29 - CALCIO, BARI: PERINETTI SARA' IL NUOVO DS

Dopo aver sciolto il contratto con il Siena, Giorgio Perinetti da domani sarà il nuovo dirett...


Stocks Up Despite Oil Nearing $50 a Barrel

NEW YORK - Stocks edged higher in early trading Friday as investors tried to uncouple share prices from skyrocketing oil costs, even as crude reached new highs and flirted with $50 per barrel.    A barrel of light crude was quoted at $48.97, up 27 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange after setting a new intraday record earlier in the session at $49.40...


Former Scotland manager Craig Brown insists Berti Vogts is not to blame for a lack of motivation in the international team. The future of the German is the subject of intense speculation with the Scottish


US Defence Secretary Rumsfeld faces tough questioning from US soldiers waiting to serve in Iraq.


GONAIVES, Haiti - The death toll from a tropical storm that devastated parts of Haiti rose to 573 late Monday as search crews recovered dozens of bodies carried away by raging weekend floods or buried by mud or the ruins of their homes, officials said.    The bodies of at least 500 people were filling morgues in Gonaives, according to Touissant Kong-Doudou, a spokesman for the U.N...


Britain confirms involvement in Czech probe of BAE Systems

Britain's Serious Fraud Office confirmed that it was involved in an investigation into defence group BAE Systems' dealings in the Czech Republic.


Microsoft seeks the help of those who besiege their operating systems at the world's largest hacker conference.


Pakistan successfully tests nuclear-capable missile

Pakistan Wednesday carried out a successful test-fire of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile as part of efforts to boost its nuclear capability, according to a press release


Apple and U2 will reportedly team up to sell a special edition iPod promoting the band's forthcoming album. The publication cites sources close to U2 and says "the digital music player will come preloaded


A jury finds Bristol Rovers striker Junior Agogo not guilty of attempted rape.


Shuttle spacewalkers to install space station piece

Astronauts aboard the shuttle Discovery planned a spacewalk on Tuesday to install the sixth of 11 segments in the International Space Station's girder-like backbone.


Peace talks on Sudan being held in Abuja, Nigeria have been suspended. The parties failed to reach agreement on issues of security and disarmament in the western Darfur region.


News reports on Iraq paint a picture of a country trapped in a cycle of violence and destruction. The sceptics and nay-sayers don't believe Iraqis are ready for democracy.


International study finds new autism genetic links

Scientists revealed the most  extensive findings to date on the genetics of autism on Sunday,  pinpointing two new genetic links that may predispose children  to develop the complex brain disorder.


Thousands of Iraqi Shias protest about the detention of the son of a powerful Shia politician by US forces.


Sometimes it takes only a word, or just a few, to become immortalized in television history. The TV Land cable network has compiled a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV, from the serious — Walter Cronkite's nightly signoff "And that's the way it is" — to the silly: "We are two wild and crazy guys!"


Sardegna: Tar respinge ricorsi contro delibera "salvacoste

CAGLIARI - Respinti i ricorsi contro la cosiddetta delibera "salvacoste" adottata dalla Giunta regionale il 10 agosto scorso e prorogatadal Consiglio regionale il 4 novembre per tre mesi. Lo ha deciso oggi il Tar della Sardegna.


Dopo una riunione fiume di tre ore, l'approvazione a larga maggioranzaIl 14 ottobre, oltre a segretario e costituenti, saranno eletti i rappresentanti regionali                                            Via libera al regolamento del Pd PiÃ¹ liste ma bloccate e quote rose                                                                                La soddisfazione di Prodi. I voti contrati di Bindi e ParisiVeltroni: "Un partito nuovo, che nasca senza furbizie". Letta: "Con queste regole vedrÃ² cosa fare"di CLAUDIA FUSANI


Update on Ken Jennings 'Jeopardy!' Streak

Ken Jennings, a software engineer from Salt Lake City, has shattered records on the TV game show "Jeopardy!" His run began June 2 (interrupted by several special theme weeks). A look at Jennings' streak: