Modena, 18:06 - CALCIO, MODENA: TERMINATO IL RITIRO DI PESCHIERA

Ultima seduta per il Modena nel ritiro di Peschiera prima della partenza per Ascoli, con un lavoro p...


Crisis talks in Paris as concerns grow for kidnapped French journalists

As hopes dimmed that two French journalists held captive in Iraq would be freed soon, French President Jacques Chirac was to discuss the crisis with his foreign minister, who returned from a mission to the Middle East with no news of their imminent release.


The Liberty Alliance has announced a new president to head the organization designed to create open standards and business guidelines for federated identity management.


BAA caught in Net 'dirty tricks' campaign

Analysis Lawyer calls for urgent domain dispute reform


Arsenal's Henry rivals Ronaldinho, Sheva for World Player of Year

November 30, 2004. Thierry Henry will battle it out with Ronaldinho and Andrei Shevchenko to be named the Fifa World Player of the Year next month.


Music Industry Group Launches Piracy Suits

The international record industry escalated its fight against music piracy Thursday, announcing that it will file hundreds of lawsuits across Europe against individuals and groups it accuses of illegally sharing music through the Internet.


EBay Merchants Trust Their Eyes, and the Bubble Wrap

An estimated half-million people make a full- or part-time living by auctioning everything from macramÃ© to Maseratis on the Internet.


Santander, 16:46 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS: SPAGNA-ITALIA 2-1

Spagna in vantaggio 2-1 sull'Italia nello spareggio per l'accesso al Gruppo Mondiale di Coppa Davis....


Sharks 4, Ducks 3: Injuries and Penalties Prove Costly for Rangers

The Pacific Division meeting between two of the leagueâs top teams ended with a third-period surge that snapped Anaheimâs seven-game road winning streak.


Mama weer all leeches now One in three mobile workers worldwide routinely hijack wireless connections, according to a survey commissioned by the US National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Cisco.â¦


Kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan pleaded for her life in a tearful videotape Friday, saying she feared facing the same fate as British hostage Kenneth


Greek School Bus Crash Kills Seven, Injures 24

KAMMENA VOURLA, Greece  - A bus carrying school  students and teachers to the Athens Paralympic Games collided  with a truck in central Greece on Monday killing at least seven  people and injuring 24, officials said.


Comeback fight will be my biggest challenge, says Tszyu

SYDNEY: International Boxing Federation junior welterweight champion Kostya Tszyu says his world title defence next month against American Sharmba Mitchell will be the biggest challenge of his career.


L'attore inglese si Ã¨ trasferito a Los Angeles. Mentre in Americacomincia la quarta, in Italia parte la terza stagione del serial                                             Hugh Laurie: "House si decida o cambia carattere o la fa finita"                                                                                di SILVIA BIZIO


To E-Mail or Not to E-Mail: Can Reporters Offer Views in Private Correspondence?

Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK The widely publicized experience of a Wall Street Journal reporter in Baghdad, whose private correspondance to family and friends ripping conditions in Iraq found its way online and into print in October, shows that journalists must guard their e-mail comments, industry leaders say.


Spotlight shifts to U.S. jobs for clues on rates

Key economic data from the United  States this week may seal the case for the first cut in the  federal funds rate in more than four years, which would help  ease investor concerns about a fallout from the subprime  crisis.


Americans want fit finances before fit body: study

After a year of record mortgage foreclosures and slumping home prices, Americans are more determined to shape up their flabby finances in 2008 than their bodies, according to a study released by Countrywide Bank on Tuesday.


Gordon Brown says he wants the prime minister of the day to lose their final say on who gets peerages.


Ministro non vuole raiders per compagnia bandiera nazionale


Hastert Says He WonÂt Step Down as Speaker

An increasing number of conservative advocates are laying the blame for the intensifying Foley scandal at the feet of the House speaker.


Mankind to blame for global warming say scientists

Mankind is to blame for global warming, the world's top climate scientists said on Friday, sending governments a "crystal clear" warning they must take urgent action to avert damage that could last for centuries.


Radio had its golden age in the 1930s. In the 1950s, it was television's turn. Historians may well date the golden age of the blog from 2004Âwhen Merriam-Webster.com's most searched-for definition was blog. How long can it last? Who knows? Here's what we discovered about the new medium this year


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The new EU treaty is different in 'absolute essence' from the rejected constitution, the foreign secretary, David Miliband insisted today, as he reiterated that Britain's 'key national interests' had been protected.


Football agent Paul Stretford was forced to defend the ethics of his profession at a trial of three men accused of trying to blackmail him.


Jurors were deadlocked late on   Wednesday over whether Wyeth's hormone replacement drug Prempro   caused a 67-year-old woman's breast cancer, but the judge in   the trial ordered them to return on Thursday to attempt to   reach a verdict.


Taliban seize 18 Afghan mine clearing experts

Taliban fighters have seized 18 Afghan mine clearing experts and threatened to kill them if investigations suggest they are working for U.S.-led forces in the country, officials and the insurgents said on Sunday.


Israel's Sharon says he will co-ordinate Gaza pullout with ...

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published Sunday that he is ready to co-ordinate Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip to take advantage of new opportunities created by the death of Yasser Arafat.


'Non e' avvenuto nessuno stravolgimento', 400 mln in meno


Le sanzioni applicate ammontano a circa 52 milioni di euro


Film fans around the world eagerly await the 79th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.


Blog: Lenovo updates ThinkPads and the Lenovo 3000 line with the new Intel platform.


Apple: You can gab on that iPhone for eight hours

Blog: New specs released from Apple say that the much-anticipated handset's battery life is significantly better than expected.


Darfur : Leaders Seek Solution In Tripoli

Threatened with UN sanctions over the Darfur crisis, some leaders of neighbouring countries met yesterday in Tripoli for a mini-summit to lay down the basis for direct talks with the rebels.


Venezuela's Chavez gets powers to rule by decree

Venezuela's Congress on Wednesday granted President Hugo Chavez powers to rule by decree for 18 months as he tries to force through nationalizations key to his self-styled leftist revolution.


Supporters of Ukraine's PM announce a vote for autonomy, upping the stakes in the disputed election.


PM puts community activism at heart of future vision.


Ottomila scatti archiviati dalla polizia negli anni Cinquanta e Sessantarecuperati e organizzati da un singolare libraio antiquario                                          Galleria criminale, foto di Questura a Roma una mostra che strappa la pelle                                                                                Una malavita ancora artigianale, che si attacca a tutto e di tutto s'accontentaLampi al magnesio sulla tragedia e la commedia di un'altra Italia di FILIPPO CECCARELLI


HP bids $1.6bn on Opsware, $214m on Neoware

What did you buy today? A latte? That's cute Deep in the bowels of Hewlett-Packard's financial department, the person in charge of the company's checkbook has writer's cramp. The hardware maker has announced today the proposed purchase of not one, but two companies.â¦


Pareva un giallo dal finale giÃ  scritto. Il principale indiziato della morte di Vilda Moscardi Mazzarrini, 74 anni, l'insegnante trovata ieri nella sua casa a Prato con il cranio fracassato, pareva essere il figlio della vittima, Francesco 48 anni.


Danger warning over popular cholesterol and asthma drugs

SOME of Britainâs most popular medicines are to be reviewed by drug regulators after claims by an American scientist that they pose severe risks to patients and should not be prescribed.


Ruling leaves some Dish viewers without networks

When Gardner resident James Bargnesi woke up yesterday, NBC, Fox, and CBS channels from across the country had disappeared from his satellite dish, disrupting his normal routine. At Satellite Video, a satellite television installation company in White River Junction, Vt., calls began to trickle in from customers upset that they had lost the Manchester, N.H., ABC affiliate that provided their ...


Only Weeks Left to End N.Irish Deadlock -McGuinness

Northern Ireland's bitterly divided  politicians have only a few weeks left to agree a new peace  settlement for the province, a leading member of the Irish  Republican Army's political ally Sinn Fein said on Monday.


Tiny brain no obstacle to French civil servant

A man with an unusually tiny brain managed to live an entirely normal life despite his condition, caused by a fluid build-up in his skull, French researchers reported on Thursday.


Nokia has taken legal action to force smaller French rival Sagem to withdraw its flagship mobile phone and pay damages as it accuses Sagem of copying its designs.


Bush tax code plan could have negative affect throughout state

About 3.2 million households in the state, most of which are middle and lower income, would be affected, according to tax records.


"Fantastic" director eyes another comic book story

Director Tim Story,  whose "Fantastic Four" sequel opens in theaters Friday, has  signed a deal to shoot another comic book-based movie, the DC  Comics adventure "The Losers."


Saddam trial judge seeks asylum in Britain: report

The Iraqi trial judge who sentenced former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to death has asked for asylum in Britain, Al Jazeera television said on Friday.


Potomac Watch: Another flu season, another fiasco over vaccines

WASHINGTON -- Even before the latest fiasco over flu vaccine supply, companies were working to streamline the process of making vaccine, but experts say the major obstacle remains: There's too little demand for the shots -- and too little reward.


Chemical reactions come in many varieties with the companies posting quarterly financials in the first week of 2005 -- but is it market science or ancient alchemy at play?


(WebMD) Nearly 13 percent of American children under age 18 have had a special health care need, according to the US Maternal and Child Health Bureau.


MySQL needs us to expand, says Sun CEO Schwartz

The decision by Sun to buy MySQL for $1 billion could allow Sun to to expand MySQL's reach and give database giant Oracle some new competition.


Denmark ends the evacuation of some 200 Iraqis who it feared faced danger for their links to its troops in Iraq.


New Delhi: Concerned over the stigma faced by HIV+ women who are not yet suffering from AIDS, the National Commission for Women (NCW) today called for creating awareness among health workers and the general public that all HIV+ cases do not develop into


America's Justin Gatlin runa the race of his life, barely holding off the field Sunday to win the 100 meters in 9.85 seconds.


Yahoo! Answers : Survey Says Users âGetâ Social Q&A

Yahoo! Answers is celebrating its 1st birthday today with a party and the release of some interesting survey data which shows why Q&A type services are growing online and why Yahoo! Answers has set the mold in this area. In its first year,Yahoo! Answers has more than 16.6 million users and has amassed 60 million answers [...]


US Markets Shrug Off Iraq, Terrorism News

As recently as early summer, the shock waves from a roadside bomb or mortar attack against American forces in Iraq would ripple through U.S. markets.


Andamento mensile +0,6%, pesano rincari costo energia


Diabetics more likely to die after heart attack

NEW YORK  - While the treatment of people with diabetes who suffer a heart attack has improved, along with subsequent survival rates, mortality is still higher than in non-diabetics, a study shows.


On-site energy efficiency company Powerit gets funding

Blog: Energy efficiency technology to manage peak demand attracts more clean tech investment.


Six months after he survived a shareholder coup, Walt Disney chief executive Michael Eisner announces he will step down in 2006.


Firstborn children are smartest, study finds

"I'm very skeptical of the possibility of getting this worked out in a systematic way."  Wading into an age-old debate, researchers have found that firstborn children are smarter than their siblings -- and the reason is not genetics but the way their parents treat them, according to a study published Friday.The study of 240,000 Norwegian men in the journal Science found the IQs of firstborns were two to three points higher than their younger siblings.While that may not sound like much, experts said even a few IQ points can make a big difference over the course of a lifetime -- and set firstborns on a trajectory for success. Read more


Europe ; ETA sets off 7 bombs across Spain, at least 5 hurt

ETA-watchers also say the group apparently has decided not to risk even further public backlash by killing more people in the wake of the March 11 train bombings in Madrid, carried out by Islamic militants, when 191 people died.


Scattered voting problems, including machine glitches and long lines, emerged in some states on the biggest Super Tuesday ever held in America. But overall, voting appeared to go smoothly.


Amateur anglers have a significant and possibly damaging impact on certain sea-fish populations, scientists claim. The Science magazine study says the US's 10 million saltwater recreational anglers may need better regulation.


Report cautions users over virus attacks, Web scams

The report, released by Trend Micro Inc (è¶¨å¢ç§æ), indicated that the company has issued 30 virus alerts, including two high-risk alerts, this year, an increase of about 90 percent from a year ago.


REGION: Karzai says no to coalition government

KABUL: Frustrated by his dealings with regional rivals, Afghan President Hamid Karzai reiterated on Saturday that he would not form a coalition government if he won the countryâs first direct presidential election on Oct 9.


US states applaud safeguards MySpace is mending its frayed relations with the top law enforcers of 50 US jurisdictions by beefing up measures to protect underage users from pedophiles.â¦


Scanning the Skies for Threats from Space

PPARC -- British astronomers are providing a vital component to the world-wide effort of identifying and monitoring rogue asteroids and comets. From this month, the UK Astrometry and Photometry Programme (UKAPP) for Near-Earth Objects, based at Queens University, Belfast, will track Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and feed their crucial information into the international programme of protecting the Earth from any future impact by a comet or asteroid...


Camden, NJ, Is Most Dangerous US City - Survey

The New Jersey city of Camden, where murders, rapes and robberies far exceed the national average, was named the most dangerous US city on Monday, while Newton, Massachusetts, was the safest.


Giuliani cuts a different path in White House race

As most of his rivals  fight for the national spotlight in Iowa, former New York Mayor  Rudy Giuliani is boosting his campaign in New Hampshire in a  last-ditch gamble days before the start of a close race for the  Republican presidential nomination.


Lord Chancellor condemns "shocking" Guantanamo Bay

A senior cabinet minister has condemned the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba as a "shocking affront to the principles of democracy."


Bush Could Use Political Capital on Immigration

President Bush appears ready to  spend some of his newly gained political capital on immigration  reform but could run up against fierce opposition from  conservatives in his own Republican Party, analysts said on  Thursday.


Butler Returns but Bryant's 30 Lifts Lakers

Caron Butler scores 17 points in his return to the lineup but the Wizards still fall, 103-91, to the Lakers behind Kobe Bryant's 30 points.


Stem cell treatment offers hope for cardiac patients

Scientists yesterday suggested that they could within a few years help cardiac patients repair and regenerate their hearts by using stem or parent cells from their own organs.


The Luddite weighs in on left-handers, chipped workers, outsourced editors and a new etiquette for the 21st-century office. Commentary by Tony Long.


Blurry Image Might Be First Picture of Exoplanet

The image of a blurry red ball near a failed star just might be the first picture ever snapped of a planet outside our solar system, an astronomer who helped find the object said on Monday.


Bankrupt United Airlines said on Friday  it needs more labor cost cuts on top of any gains from  terminating employee pensions and expects to move toward  voiding its labor contracts in early November.


Giuliani in Hospital With Flu-Like Symptoms

ST. LOUIS â Rudolph W. Giuliani was admitted to hospital in St. Louis late Wednesday with flu-like symptoms but was expected to leave the hospital and fly to New York later Thursday after doctors said they found nothing of concern, his campaign said.


Mountain slides onto two Vancouver-area homes killing one woman

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. (CP) - Half asleep, Dave Storey wondered why a road grader would be working at three in the morning.


D.C. moves up juvenile curfew to 10 p.m.

City officials are move up a nighttime curfew as they try to overcome a spike in crime that's been marked by a rise in juvenile arrests.


Congressional negotiators have reached agreement on major changes in special education, aiming to boost discipline in class, better identify children with disabilities, get help to students earlier and reduce lawsuits by parents.


Roma, 11:27 - CALCIO, DILETTANTI: OCCORRE RIDURRE SOCIETA' PROFESSIONISTICHE

Il presidente della Lega Nazionale Dilettanti Carlo Tavecchio individua uno dei problemi del mondo d...


Group Frees 10 Turks After Company Quits Iraq -TV

Iraqi kidnappers have released 10 Turkish hostages they had held for over a month after their Turkish employer said it would leave Iraq, Al Jazeera television said on Sunday.


Philadelphia 76ers: Philadelphia 76ers center Todd MacCulloch retired Wednesday, ending an attempted comeback from foot problems that sidelined him the last 1Â½ seasons.


Police will talk to referee Mike Riley before Manchester United's home game with Arsenal on Sunday to try to avoid crowd trouble.


Foreign Minister Kostiantyn Hryschenko attends Yasser Arafat funeral ceremony in Cairo, Egypt

Mr Hryschenko conveyed messages of condolences to the Palestinian leadership from President Leonid Kuchma, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn.


Quella di Alitalia Ã¨ una crisi senza fondo. E la situazione, gravissima, ha continuato a peggiorare anche nei mesi estivi: a luglio e agosto, i ricavi saranno inferiori alle attese di 17 milioni ea fallire


Russia School Death Toll Includes 155 Children

BESLAN, Russia  - At least 322 people, almost half  of them children, died in the bloodbath that ended a school  siege by Chechen separatists in southern Russia, a senior  justice official said on Saturday.


Former chess champion Bobby Fischer has been sitting in detention in Japan for half a year, fighting deportation orders and fleeing criminal charges in the United States.


Faith Leaders Debate Effects Of Limits on Emissions

As President Bush resisted mandatory limits on carbon emissions at a G-8 summit in Germany yesterday, several U.S. religious leaders urged Congress to speedily enact such limits to avoid a catastrophic rise in global temperatures that would particularly hurt the poor.


Some people fear complacency; others fear forgetting. Six years away from the fire, how should we mark Sept. 11?


Although he doesn't yet know the playbook and his knee is bothering him, Koren Robinson expects to suit up for the Green Bay Packers this weekend.


Britons held at Guantanamo Bay to face trials within a month

The four remaining British nationals held by the United States as terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay are to be pushed through "backdoor trials" by mid-October.


Chili Peppers, Who lead U.S. Virgin festival

The Red Hot Chili Peppers and the  Who will headline the U.S. version of the Virgin Festival, set  for September 23 at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.


Lecce, 16:46 - CALCIO, LECCE; ZEMAN: GIUSTO RINVIARE PARTITE PER NAZIONALI

Dopo le decisioni di ieri che hanno visto la Lega posticipare tutte le gare delle squadre che avevan...


NASA testing RFID chips for trip to Mars

NASA plans to send a bundle of passive RFID chips to the International Space Station to determine whether the technology can survive in such conditions.


The struggling Chicago White Sox fanned 15 times, yet still gave themselves a reason to feel good about the way they swung the bats. Rookie Andy Gonzalez went 4-for-5 and drove in two runs, and the White Sox showed signs of pulling out of an offensive funk with plenty of clutch hitting against Tampa Bay during a 5-4 victory that stopped a five-game losing streak on Monday night.


Putin issues veiled warning to Poland on EU talks

President Vladimir Putin said in a  veiled warning to Poland and other East European nations on  Wednesday they risked creating fresh divisions in Europe by  treating Russia as an enemy instead of a strategic partner.


Lilly Considers $1 Billion Fine to Settle Case

The fine would settle a civil and criminal investigation into the companyâs marketing of an antipsychotic drug.


For the first time since the Abscam scandal a quarter-century ago, multiple lawmakers face criminal and ethics investigations that are tarnishing Congress, already low on public approval.


LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he will undergo a medical procedure Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat, calling it a routine treatment that won't prevent him from seeking another term in office.    The 51-year-old prime minister said the procedure will involve local anesthetic and will not affect his job...


A Republican president in 'The West Wing?'

A right-wing West Wing? Anything's possible as the four-time Emmy-winning series begins a season marked by as much uncertainty about what the future will bring as there is in the real West Wing.


Soldier at Center of Iraq Prison Scandal Goes on Trial

FT. HOOD, Texas  - U.S. Army Spc. Charles Graner,  the accused ringleader of the Iraq prisoner abuse scandal that  outraged the world, goes on trial on Friday ready to offer a  defense that he was just following orders.


Men: Star finds game in time to rescue Pitt

Pittsburgh forward Chevon Troutman didn't get discouraged after an ineffective first half against South Carolina followed consecutive subpar games.


U.S. stock markets would have to disclose executive pay and provide details of their regulatory programs, under new rules proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday.


CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee  - Under fire in Washington over Iraq, President George W. Bush headed South on Wednesday to push his health care proposals and sounded like a man glad to be out of the U.S. capital.


UPDATE: Brambles Delivers On Earnings Turnaround Promise

By Lilly Vitorovich Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--The world's largest distributor of wooden pallets used to move products, Brambles Industries Ltd.


Hungary's prime minister warns he will crack down on any repeat of Monday's violent protests in Budapest.


Bluetooth short range wireless connectivity is to receive a number of upgrades over the next two years, according to the body that controls development of the technology.


ABC tinkers with 9/11 TV drama assailed by Clinton

Under pressure from former   President Bill Clinton and the Democratic Party, ABC scrambled   on Friday to make 11th-hour changes to a miniseries suggesting   he was inattentive to the Islamic militant threat that led to   the September 11 attacks.


Nobel winners get prizes in pomp-filled ceremony

Acclaimed Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk said on Sunday writing made him childishly happy as he and six American academics received their Nobel prizes in Stockholm.


A basketball star and state champion high jumper in high school, Courtney Taylor is used to athletic success.


BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- FDA has recommended on Thursday that doctors and users are cautious to use the controversial painkillers -- Pfizer Inc.


Software giant Microsoft rings up multibillion dollar profit gain

REDMOND, Washington, Oct 21  - The world's biggest software company, Microsoft Corp, said Thursday that its first quarter profits swelled to 2.9 billion dollars as consumers and businesses pumped up demand for new computers.


Mehdi and Sarah and Adrien and Manu, Coupling Under a Cloud

The beautifully acted ensemble film âThe Witnessesâ sidesteps most of its opportunities for high drama, political sermonizing and the jerking of tears.


A new front has been opened in the long-dormant browser war, with an open-source program called Firefox aiming to challenge Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.


Monaco, 17:50 - CALCIO, BAYERN: TONI RECUPERA, IN CAMPO CONTRO SCHALKE 04

Luca Toni sarà regolarmente in campo sabato nella sfida che vedrà il Bayern Monaco aff...


Sanneh Scores As Crew Beat Earthquakes 1-0

Tony Sanneh scored his first MLS goal in six years, helping the Columbus Crew extend their unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night.


Democrats assail top Bush adviser's speaking tour

Democrats accused the White House of putting politics ahead of national security by involving national security adviser Condoleezza Rice in the US presidential campaign.


Saawariya soundtrack, a superior product

Saawariya starts off superbly, showcasing the ethereal texture of its strain. Sadly, somewhere towards the end it loses some of its steam. In entirety, however, the soundtrack is a superior product.


Transplant Protects Brain After Stroke, in Rats

NEW YORK  - Transplanting brain cells, from  a region called the choroid plexus, into rats that have  suffered a stroke seems to reduce the damage that occurs,  according to a report in the medical journal Stroke.


Birmingham terminate takeover talks with Yeung

There will be no imminent takeover of Birmingham after the English Premier League club on Thursday terminated talks with Hong Kong businessman Carson Yeung.


Clippers Thrash Artest-Less Pacers Clippers 102, Pacers 68

INDIANAPOLIS -- All the injuries and Ron Artest's benching finally caught up with Indiana, in historic fashion. Elton Brand had 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers took control of the lethargic


The Style Network has  designs on more of Kimora Lee Simmons. The cable channel has  given a second-season pickup to the model-mogul-mother's  reality series "Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane," which ranks as  Style's highest-rated original series ever.


ATLANTA -- He sensed imminent danger. He saw a potential victim. Then he scrambled and scampered as only superstar athletes can do. And still, we learned nothing new about Michael Vick.


Advertising: In a Global Marketplace, Claiming a Name Becomes an Art in Itself

It has become increasingly difficult to find a name for a company, a product, even a new shade of lipstick that has not been taken.


Former President Clinton on Friday accused Sen. Barack Obama, his wife's rival for the Democratic nomination, of trying to ignore any accomplishments they achieved during their years in the White House.


The imaginary patients started stumbling into emergency rooms in Munich and Frankfurt, then Istanbul and Los Angeles, and within hours after the start of a war game yesterday, Western intelligence agencies ...


Il ministro Di Pietro ha auspicato la ripresa del dialogo


City Room: City Room: N.Y. Architecture, On Screen and Off

Taking Questions: A first set of answers from James Sanders, an architect, author and filmmaker based in New York City, based on questions from City Room readers.


Resigning Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Ali Abtahi, center, and newly appointed Vice-President Majid Ansari, second left, attend a meeting of the central council of their party President Mohammad Khatami accepted Abtahi's resignation, in Tehran, Iran


Primi effetti della crisi del mercato del credito


Pentagon re-evaluating background checks for Iraqi workers

In reaction to the suspected suicide bombing at a base in Iraq, the Pentagon is investigating how US forces check the backgrounds of Iraqis who work at US installations.


Rush to Adopt Tsunami Orphans May End in Tears

STOCKHOLM, Sweden  - Adoption hotlines around the  world have been jammed with callers since the Asian tsunami on  Dec. 26 orphaned thousands of children, but experts and aid  agencies are telling would-be parents they may be disappointed.


BBC News Online presents an at-a-glance guide to the US election this week. President Bush and John Kerry traded barbs over Iraq at the second presidential debate, on 8 October.


How former PM's son became embroiled in mystery of plot to oust ...

A crumbling African state with a fabulous fortune in oil, a murderous dictator accused of cannibalism, and a planned coup allegedly involving Sir Mark Thatcher and mercenaries led by a former SAS officer.


Two opposite rulings on Wal-Mart wage suits

A judge denied class action status for a New York lawsuit claiming Wal-Mart Stores Inc. deprived hourly workers of wages, requiring employees to work "off the clock" before or after their shifts.


About 3,000 villagers kill at least 10 people, including a policeman, in fresh violence in western Kenya, police say.


Roma, 19:35 - CALCIO, ROMA: ACCETTATA OFFERTA DEL REAL MADRID PER CHIVU

Il Real Madrid offre 18 mln per Chivu, e la Roma, in attesa delle decisioni del giocatore, accetta d...


VH1, BET to share "Wifey" hip-hop drama pilot

LOS ANGELES  - VH1 and BET have found a show they want to split in hopes of a hit.


Tiger Woods wasn't about to fall for the $1 million question this time. The last time the Ryder Cup was held in Europe, Woods played the week before the matches and gave tabloids plenty of headline material when asked which event he would rather win. He chose the American Express Championship at Mount Juliet and its $1 million prize.


Lifetime habit of thrift called upon to tackle woes

Although overspending is a common problem, even frugal people can wind up in financial difficulty.


The pair of thieves in balaclavas who heisted The Scream from the Munch Museum in Oslo this week sure knew what they had their hands on - art's single greatest spinoff merchandising moneymaker.


FRIDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Standard MRI is more accurate than another method, multidetector computed tomography (MDCT), in determining if and how far breast cancer has spread into breast ducts, Japanese researchers report.


Brazil successfully launched its first rocket into space, 14 months after a devastating accident that killed 21 space agency employees and damaged the reputation of the country's space program.


Eric Bauman made big bucks posting other people's gross-out videos to his website. Now the geeks whose clips he swiped on the way up are trying to knock him down. By David Kushner from Wired magazine.


Author Delivers Sobering Vision of a Hotter Planet

Environmentalist and author Mark Lynas paints a gloomy picture of Earth's future in Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet. But in an interview with Wired News he says it's not time to despair just yet.


Belarus votes on whether Lukashenko can stand for third term, amid Western concerns

Belarusians were set to cast their ballots Sunday in a constitutional referendum to decide whether their authoritarian leader can run for a third term, amid Western fears of a rigged vote and further diplomatic and economic isolation for the ex-Soviet republic.


Residents Raise Questions About Smith Mountain Lake Development

By Justin Faulconer, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Jun. 27--MONETA -- About 50 residents turned out to raise questions Tuesday night about Sunset Cay, a proposed mixed residential and commercial neighborhood near Smith Mountain Lake.


Laura Bush pushes education, AIDS fight in Africa

U.S. first lady Laura Bush began a four-nation tour of Africa in Senegal's capital Dakar on Tuesday, pledging Washington's support in improving education and combating AIDS on the world's poorest continent.


EMusic, a Song-Download Site, to Offer Audiobooks

The company that has given Appleâs iTunes the most competition in song downloading will now compete with it in selling audio books.


They came out wanting to set a tone. They wanted to keep the hostile crowd of 56,135 as quiet as possible. More than anything, the Red Sox wanted to jump out front in this


Father figure Langer experiences World Cup joy once again

ST. JAMES, Barbados  - Sixteen years after winning his first World Cup in partnership with a younger player, Germany's Bernhard Langer repeated the feat at the Sandy Lane Resort on Sunday.


Scientists show how Salmonella food bacteria in space become more virulent in their weightless surroundings.


Zack Greinke allowed five hits in five shutout innings for his first win as a starter since April, Ross Gload homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 8-1 on Monday night.


Hong Kong legislator-elect "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung ( æ¢åé ) said yesterday he would ask Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa ( è£å»ºè¯ ) to resign during an unprecedented meeting scheduled for today.


Defiant Saakashvili votes in Georgia local polls

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili voted on Thursday in local elections which will test his popularity after a major confrontation with Russia.


Costa, Corretja, Fish advance at Madrid Masters

Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Spanish favorites Albert Costa and Alex Corretja highlighted Monday's opening round winners at the Masters Series Madrid.


Serbia And Montenegro: Twin Tracks for Serbia, Montenegro' Eu Application

The European Union is to adopt a new "twin track" approach to its dealings with the two officially united Balkan republics of Serbia and Montenegro, in an attempt to speed up their preparations for EU ...


Prosecutors filed murder and kidnapping charges Monday against a man accused in the gruesome dragging death of his 49-year-old girlfriend.


AMD Accuses Intel of Destroying Evidence in Antitrust Trial

In a troubling development late Monday, AMD filed a brief with US District Court Judge Joseph J. Farnan, Jr. accusing Intel of having destroyed e-mails and other documentation that may have been important to its antitrust case.


The fifth Harry Potter film, The Order of the Phoenix, enters the North American cinema chart at number one.


The National Audit Office says probation officers are allowing "unacceptable" excuses from criminals who miss meetings.


Germany gives up its share of the top job at EADS in exchange for the top job at Airbus.


Israeli forces kill Palestinian militant in Gaza

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian gunman in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian hospital officials said, hours after an Israeli man was killed by a rocket that militants fired at the Jewish state.


Presentati 18 sceneggiati Rai alla Casa del Cinema di Roma


Report Seeks Open Access Research Policy

Restricting access to scientific information about dangerous germs is more likely to hamper legitimate researchers than to prevent terrorists from using the data for attacks, a leading scientist warned.


Archaeologists show in Berlin photos of a well-preserved 2,500-year-old Scythian mummy found in Mongolia.


Muslim activist Abu Izzadeen is remanded on conditional bail charged with a terrorism offence.


On Sex After Prostate Surgery, Confusing Data

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


The Grim Calculations of Retaking Fallujah

In a pep talk to US troops ahead their invasion of Fallujah on Sunday, the senior enlisted Marine in Iraq, Sgt. Major Carlton Kent drew inspiration from great Marine triumphs of the past.


From waste dump to European Tour for Russian game

Ivan Ivanovich Sergeyev, known as the   father of Russian golf, remembers a time when he was unable to   even talk about his sport.


Physicists Remember When Superconductors Were Hot

Twenty years ago this month, nearly 2,000 physicists crammed into a New York Hilton ballroom for the âWoodstock of Physics.â


Kenyans on edge for result of tight election

Kenyans waited for the result of their closest ever presidential election on Sunday, fearing more unrest after a chaotic vote count marred by widespread ethnic violence over accusations of rigging.


Britain's special relationship with US will continue under Brown: ambassador

Britain's special relationship with the United States will remain strong when Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair as prime minister later this month, US ambassador Robert Tuttle said Sunday.


ATHENS, Greece -- Kenenisa Bekele seized the 10,000-metre crown and the Olympic record from Haile Gebrselassie with an emphatic finish yesterday to win the gold medal at the Athens Games. Gebrselassie lost the title and the record but he did not ...


By Steve Fry  By Steve Fry  THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL  Six defense attorneys representing former Westar Energy executive Douglas Lake want a federal judge to allow them to withdraw from the criminal case, citing an "unreasonable financial burden" to themselves.


No. 3 Georgia Tech 60, Illinois-Chicago 59

Will Bynum might have had to find his own way home if No. 3 Georgia Tech had let this one get away. Luke Schenscher made a pair of free throws with 25.9 seconds left, BJ Elder made three 3-pointers


France Hopes Iraq Hostages Will Be Freed Soon

France said on Saturday it hoped Islamic militants were about to free two French hostages, but urged caution as fresh violence erupted in Iraq.


Dollar Falls Against Euro and Yen After Manufacturing Report

The dollar fell against the euro and yen after a gauge of business in the Chicago area, a center of US manufacturing, declined more than economists predicted.


American-led forces kill 26 militants in a series of raids in a Shia stronghold in Baghdad, the US military says.


International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato heads to Buenos Aires to build bridges with the Argentine government.


Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe wants the club to look forward after coach Steve Wigley's future was assured. The Premier League has cleared Wigley to continue as head coach, despite not possessing the Uefa Pro Diploma.


NASA has said it is aiming for a mid-May launch of the first shuttle flight since the Columbia tragedy in February 2003. The launch date was the latest of several set by the space agency, and just as subject to change.


A school holds special assemblies to comfort pupils after four girls were badly burned in a house fire.


The Auburn Tigers survived another bruising showdown with LSU thanks to a stingy defense that wouldn't budge and a reversed call that went their way late in the game. Eric Brock deflected a pass near the goal line to stop one late drive and then made a game-saving tackle on the final play to preserve No. 3 Auburn's 7-3 win over sixth-ranked LSU on Saturday.


U.S. factory growth stayed strong in  September according to reports on Friday, while construction  spending in the prior month hit a record high for a seventh  month in a row, showing the economy's expansion remains solid.


Police post big reward for supects in bombing

JAKARTA -- Indonesian police announced a reward equivalent to about $270,000 Cdn yesterday for information leading to the arrest of two Malaysian militants who are the leading suspects in last week's attack on the Australian Embassy.


French Muslim Delegation Hopeful About Hostage Situation

A French Muslim delegation in Iraq trying to win the release of two French journalists held hostage by Islamic militants said Thursday they had received proof the men were alive and well. The kidnappers have demanded that Paris rescind a law banning Muslim headscarves.


A new prequel to The Exorcist was the most popular film at North American cinemas at the weekend, taking $18.2m.


Legge elettorale ostacolo a governabilita' lungo periodo


Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan's first-ever presidential election Wednesday, after a three-week probe into vote fraud found no grounds to invalidate his triumph.


Around the ACC No. 9 Virginia Tech hits the road tomorrow night when it faces No. 2 LSU as part of a home-and-home series. The Hokies beat the Tigers, 26-8, in 2002, when LSU came to Blacksburg. "I put it off [the return] as long as I could," said Tech coach Frank Beamer. "Eventually you have to pay your bills. ...


By Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Dec. 7--WITH MAJOR ADVANCES in robotic technology in recent years, NASA has scored many significant triumphs with uncrewed missions to Mars, Saturn and beyond as well as in Earth orbit.


Critics charge conflict of interest in a system where pharmaceutical giants fund the regulatory process. By Alexandra Marks | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Google Q4 Revenues Exceed Expectations, Up 16% over Q3 2006

Google’s 2006 Q4 earnings beat Wall Street expectations when they announed today that revenues were up 67% over Q4 2005 and 16% more than last quarter. From the Google Earnings Press Release: Q4 Financial Summary  Google reported revenues of $3.21 billion for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, an increase of 67% compared to the fourth quarter [...]


Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is cleared of ball-tampering but found guilty of bringing the game into disrepute.


Spanish King pays tribute to March 11 victims in Christmas message

King Juan Carlos of Spain paid tribute to victims of the March 11 bombings in Madrid and expressed his solidarity with their families in his traditional televised Christmas message.


British-Iraqi aid worker Margaret Hassan has probably been killed by kidnappers, her family has said after a video apparently showing her being shot in the head was sent to an Arab television station.


The man described as the father of the internet, Vint Cerf, talks about taking it into the stars.


TEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday that it had uncovered spy rings organized by the United States and its Western allies, saying on state television that the rings were made up of "infiltrating elements from the Iraqi occupiers." Iran has accused the United States and Britain often of trying to undermine its security. The new allegations were made two days before ...


HOLLYWOOD -- You just gotta love those he said/she said Hollywood interviews. When Helen Fielding was writing Bridget Jones's Diary, the most popular show on British TV was a miniseries based on Jane Austen's 19th-century classic, Pride and Prejudice.


Microsoft Launches Anti-Piracy Plan in Brazil

Microsoft Corp. on  Wednesday  launched its biggest initiative yet to combat rampant software piracy in Brazil, allowing only registered customers access to "non-critical" updates of its Windows operating system.


Cagliari, 19:09 - Calcio, Cagliari; Zola: deluso dalla sostituzione

Botta e risposta a distanza tra Zola e Arrigoni alla fine della partita. Magic box non nasconde la s...


Yahoo chief executive and co-founder plans to expand the Internet stalwart to make it âa starting pointâ for consumers.


Sri Lanka Accused of Killing of 17 Aid Workers

Cease-fire monitors today accused government security forces of participating in one of the worst attacks against humanitarian workers in recent years.


Rookie McAnulty wins it for Padres in 11

Rookie Paul McAnulty hit his first career homer, a two-run shot with one out in the 11th inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Wednesday night to remain within one game of the NL West lead.


Foxy Brown was sentenced to one year in jail Friday for violating probation stemming from a fight with two manicurists in a New York City salon.


Unilever and Colgate Issue Profit Warnings for Rest of the Year

Two big consumer products companies issued profit warnings, underscoring an increasingly tough competitive landscape for makers of some of the world's best-known brands.


Nine injured in unrest at immigrants' centre

Nine people were taken to hospital Wednesday after a fire broke out during an ongoing disturbance at an immigration centre near Oxford, officials said.


Oil prices pushed through new highs above 55 US dollars a barrel Monday amid concerns over high demand and tight supplies ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


Islamists fire rockets in Lebanon camp battle

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants fired Katyusha rockets at Lebanese villages on Friday, escalating their 8-week-old battle with the army at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.


ASPEN, COLO. - Figuring she had no chance of catching the leader, Finland's Tanja Poutiainen charged down the hill without fear.


CIA Chief Reportedly Rebuffed Senior Officials

Officials were dismayed by the reaction and were concerned that Goss has isolated himself from the agency's senior staff.


Germany plans second UMTS mobile phone licence auction in 2008

The German government is planning a second auction of UMTS third-generation mobile phone licences in 2008 after the first auction in 2000 raised a staggering 50 billion euros (65 billion dollars), the head of the networks regulator said in a newspaper interview.


The two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq have been released after more than four months, French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin confirmed today.


CantÃ¹, 17:12 - BASKET, CANTU' DOMENICA MATTINA DAL PAPA

In occasione della trasferta romana che vedrà i canturini impegnati contro la Lottomatica Rom...


A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 shook northern Japan on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of miles away.


Chelsea beats Norwich 4-0 to stretch lead in England

Chelsea beat struggling Norwich 4-0 Saturday to extend its lead in the English Premier League to six points over Everton. Damien Duff, Frank Lampard, Arjen Robben and substitute Didier Drogba scored for Chelsea, which has 43 points.


Davenport Gets Serena Out of Her System in Tokyo

Lindsay Davenport plans to get Serena  Williams out of her system at this week's Pan Pacific Open.


China Publishes Commentaries Shunning Socialism

BEIJING, May 25 -- China dropped another hint of internal debate over political reform Friday, publishing commentaries saying the country should shun European-style democratic socialism.


Lufthansa to leave some business class seats empty

German airline Deutsche Lufthansa   LHAG.DE plans to keep some business-class seats empty on all   European flights to attract customers by offering more room,   the carrier said on Friday.


Responding to a call from Governor Deval L. Patrick , dozens of Massachusetts "green power" companies, trade groups, lawyers, and academics agreed yesterday to launch a Massachusetts Clean Energy Council by fall and pledged tens of thousands of dollars to fund it.


In US immigration bill, skills trump family ties

The proposed Senate legislation could transform the ethnic and social mix of the nation's workforce.


Digital innovations to boost film spending: PWC

Digital cinema and high-definition  DVD sales are expected to fuel worldwide consumer spending on  filmed entertainment through 2011, PriceWaterhouseCoopers said  in its latest five-year outlook on Thursday.


Tory leader indicates he would ban violent computer games as part of raft of anti-crime measures.


Dell Faces Tough Time As Michael Returns

The possibility of layoffs at Dell Inc raised its head on Friday, with a leaked memo indicating that returning chief executive Michael Dell wants to restructure his way out of the company's problems.


Data released yesterday could mean Malta loses its Objective 1 status for the purposes of structural and cohesion funds under the European Union's 2007-2013 budget.


OGGI SU INTERNET/POLONIA - LÂattivitÃ  di ÂNiniveÂ, il movimento per giovani Katowice (Agenzia Fides) - E' terminato il 7Âº incontro dei giovani delle parrocchie dei Missionari Oblati di Maria Immacolata (OMI), organizzato dalla comunitÃ  di "Ninive" per la seconda volta a Katowice. Il tema dellÂincontro era: ÂDio e famiglia, i...


Belgian PM in Hospital After Car Accident -Agency

Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt was taken to hospital late on Tuesday after a car accident, Belga news agency reported.


Madrid, 11:38 - CALCIO, AS: MILAN E CHELSEA SU ALVES

Secondo il quotidiano spagnolo 'As', tutte le maggiori squadre d'Europa sono pronte a dare l'assalto...


Asia-Pacific leaders conclude their summit by calling for a rapid conclusion to stalled global trade talks.


LeBron scores 33 as Cavaliers rip Golden State

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. CLEVELAND, United States of America -- LeBron James scored 33 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 16 to spark


British anti-terror police probing 'thousands' of suspects

British police are trying to monitor "thousands" of potential security suspects, the head of the anti-terrorism unit at London's Metropolitan Police said in an interview to be broadcast Sunday.


Oklahoma quarterback Jason White won the Maxwell Award as college football's best all-around player and the Davey O-Brien quarterback trophy.


Reggio Calabria, 14:36 - CALCIO, REGGINA INGAGGIA PETTINARI DALLA FIORENTINA

La Reggina ha acquistato a titolo definitivo dalla Fiorentina il centrocampista Leonardo Pettinari, ...


Appeals Court Ruling Favors File-Sharing

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19 -- The makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for copyrighted works swapped online by their users, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday in a blow to the entertainment industry.


Udine, 19:58 - CALCIO, UDINESE: MARINO E' IL NUOVO TECNICO

L'Udinese ha scelto il nuovo tecnico: è Pasquale Marino, ex del Catania, il cuii ingaggio ver...


Kirk Kerkorian's Tracinda Corp. on  Wednesday backed off plans to restructure MGM Mirage Inc.,  after the casino operator announced a new multibillion dollar  Las Vegas resort project.


Volkswagen strikes a deal with unions to extend the working week at six German plants without any increase in pay.


A controversial city ordinance has thrust a small Pennsylvania town into the national debate on illegal immigration


The DUP wants to humiliate the IRA over its demand for visible decommissioning, Sinn Fein's chairman says.


Olympic Champ Gardner Pulls Off Another Escape

Olympic wrestling champion Rulon Gardner loses a toe to frostbite after being stranded in the wilderness after surviving a plane crash.


Rushdie knighthood triggers diplomatic furore

Controversy over a knighthood for author Salman Rushdie escalated into a full-blown diplomatic row as Iran and Pakistan summoned Britain's ambassadors to protest, drawing a retort from London.


Iraq calls on neighbors to help end violence

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, addressing a meeting at which U.S. officials sat down with adversaries from Iran and Syria, urged Iraq's regional rivals on Saturday to stop supporting insurgents in the country.


Henrik Stenson will play defending champion Geoff Ogilvy in the 36-hole final of the WGC Match Play in Arizona.


Interview: Somali peace process on right track with development ...

The Somali peace process is on theright track and a new government is expected to go back to Somaliaearly next year with an almost ready political program and main tasks clearly laid out, a senior Somali official said.


John McCain is welcoming his Wisconsin win as a sure sign he'll be the Republican presidential nominee. The Arizona senator told a victory rally in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday night that he's a superstitious man but can "claim with confidence and humility" that he'll be taking his party into the presidential election.


A Northern Ireland QC critically injured in a yachting accident in the Caribbean dies in hospital.


La quotazione del barile in aumento dello 0,3%


OPEC president says very concerned by lower oil price

OPEC President Edmund Daukoru said on   Saturday he was very concerned by the fall in oil prices and it   presented the exporter group with issues to discuss at its   meeting on Monday.


Torino, 18:49 - CALCIO, TORINO; NOVELLINO: DOVEVAMO CHIUDERE LA PARTITA

"Dovevamo chiudere la partita sul 2-1". Non è contento del pareggio del suo Torino con la Reg...


Maurice Clarett's charges against Ohio State are so unsettling that the NCAA may do more than round up the usual suspects this time.


Couples skins Tiger, Scott for big pay day

Australian golfer Adam Scott has been shut out on the final day of the million-dollar Skins Game in La Quinta, California. American Fred Couples beat Tiger Woods on the fourth play-off hole to claim the final


Iraqi Judge Assassinated in Baghdad --Police Sources

Gunmen assassinated an Iraqi judge as he was leaving his home in eastern Baghdad on Tuesday, police sources said.


Indonesian police say they have arrested the alleged leader of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah.


Scores of Winnipeg's Ukrainian-Canadians are celebrating early word that Western-leaning candidate Viktor Yushchenko has come out on top of their homeland's latest presidential election.


Sindacati autonomi convocati dopo conferma delle agitazioni


Univ. of Calif., Lehman Reach Settlement

The University of California said on  Friday that Lehman Brothers LEH.N has agreed to pay $222.5  million to settle a class action suit for the bank's role in  the sale of Enron Corp. ENRNQ.PK securities to it and other  plaintiffs.


Disaster Aid Flows to Victims of Charley

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Federal disaster assistance money started flowing to Hurricane Charley's victims and postal workers handed out mail Tuesday outside their damaged building, but hundreds of thousands still had no phones, no running water, no diapers for the baby and no gas to fill the tank...


In picking a new Attorney General, Bush wants to avoid a confirmation fight. But he also needs someone who backs the policies that have angered the Senate


UK investigating possible brain injuries

The British government is conducting a survey of its soldiers to determine if those exposed to powerful explosions in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered mild traumatic brain injuries, the Ministry of Defense said Saturday.


US military deaths in the Iraq campaign passed the 1,000 mark yesterday, with more than 800 of them during the stubborn insurgency that flared


The family of a man who fell to his death at a party attended by troubled singer Pete Doherty have called for a full police investigation into the incident. Actor Matt Blanco, 30, was found injured outside an east London apartment building where he had attended a party on Dec. 3 and died later in hospital.


Hanover Compressor, Universal Compression agree to merge

- Oil and gas equipment maker Hanover Compressor Co.  and Universal Compression Holdings Inc. , a provider of natural gas compression products, agreed to merge, the companies said.


Does Egypt Have the World's Best Burger?

America's classic may have found a tasty incarnation in the Middle East thanks to an Air Force brat from Barstow, California


Preoccupazione per le condizioni dei campi nel turno serale di domaniCampana: "Cambiamo i calendari". Sky: "E allora rivediamo i contratti"                                                  Tutto il gelo minuto per minuto Il calcio fa i conti con il ghiaccio


Stocks slide on earnings misses and subprime woes

U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, battered by disappointing results from bellwether stocks such as Caterpillar Inc.  and Google Inc. , and worry that fallout from the risky subprime mortgage market may spread.


MAN to make Scania bid "more attractive": WSJ

Germany's MAN AG is preparing a more  attractive offer for Sweden's Scania (SCVb.ST), the Wall Street  Journal on Friday quoted MAN  Chief Executive Hakan  Samuelsson as saying.


Syria hands Turkey senior Kurdish militant

Syria has turned over a senior Kurdish militant and six other rebels to Turkey in a sign of closer security cooperation between the former rivals, a Turkish security official says.


Ricerca Adusbef, famiglia spende da 60 a 250 a giornata


Donald Trump smiled and laughed along through an epic 75 speakers at his Friars Club roast on Friday afternoon at the New York Hilton.


187 trapped in China coal mine after blast

BEIJING - A gas explosion tore through a central Chinese coal mine on Sunday, trapping at least 187 miners, the government said. The accident occurred in the state-owned Chenjiashan coal mine in Shaanxi province


Revisiting the lessons of Garry Kasparov's historic loss to an IBM computer.


Sen. Dodd to decide on joining 2008 race

Sen. Chris Dodd said Tuesday he plans to have "a conversation with the mirror" over the Christmas holidays to decide whether he'll join a growing field of Democratic presidential contenders.


Officials say fake vodka from an illegal bottling plant could cause blindness and should not be drunk.


Vijay Singh plays his first seven holes in 6 under to open a large lead in the Mercedes Championships, then levels out for an 8-under 65 for a two-shot lead over Mike Weir.


Cricket: India see off Aussies in thriller

India beat Australia by 15 runs in Durban to book a place against Pakistan in the final of the World Twenty20.


US President George W. Bush telephoned Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams Sunday to discuss US mediation in the conflict in Northern Ireland.


A jury must determine whether a Marine reservist committed an act of murder or self-defense when he killed an Iraqi soldier at a guard post in Fallujah last year.


McCain holds steady lead in South Carolina: poll

Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.


Cleaning it up: After opening the season with eight straight victories, Maryland enters tonight's game against the Kangaroos with two losses in its last three. "Never play Catholic schools around Christmas time," Maryland Coach Gary Williams joked yesterday about losses to Notre Dame and Boston...


Starving tumors from inside may pose risks: study

A study in mice suggests a new way of  starving tumors of their blood supply may cause heart attacks  and strokes, raising concerns about this type of cancer  therapy, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.


Wall Street tried to sort through some problematic readings on the economy and new concerns surfaced about the safety of owning financial stocks.


ATHENS, GREECE - It is a measure of revenge, but no one would dare claim it as anywhere near equal. The United States' victory over Australia in water polo Thursday earned the US a bronze medal, but it wasn


Swedish citizens gear up to vote in what could be the closest fought general election in decades.


Israeli Army Prepares for Gaza Operation

JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli aircraft struck more targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday as the army massed an armored force in apparent preparation for a major military operation against militants in Jebaliya, the Palestinians' biggest refugee camp.    Some 200 tanks, armored personnel carriers and armored bulldozers assembled along Israel's border on Gaza's north and east of Gaza...


News.com Extra: New sport: Ethernet cable detangling

Also: Flirting, online and off. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


Rain was expected to dampen much of the nation on Saturday, with snow falling in mountainous areas of the West. Widespread showers were forecast for the Ohio Valley, Great Lakes, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and the central Tennessee Valley.


Cheney, Edwards Stress Differences on Security and Iraq

Vice President Cheney and his counterpart on the Democratic ticket, Sen. John Edwards, continued to trade sharp words on security and Iraq on Wednesday as they charged through the nation's hotly contested battleground states.


Fox's short-lived "Married by America" reality show replaced Janet Jackson's booby boo-boo yesterday as the costliest cheap thrill in television history.


Pakistan army demolishes terrorist hideouts in tribal region near ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistanâs army backed by artillery and helicopter gunships demolished some âterrorist hideoutsâ in a major offensive against foreign militants but failed to capture a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of targeting security forces


Electrolux Profit to Miss Forecast on Steel Costs

Electrolux AB, the world's biggest maker of household appliances, said second-half profit will be less than forecast as costs for materials including steel surge.


Nearly 8,000 sex offenders have been given cautions across England in the past five years, the BBC discovers.


Porter Goss has unleashed a âblood purgeâ at the CIA to rid the agency of its subversive elements. This comes as no surprise. Bushâs problems with the agency go back to 9-11 and peaked just prior to the Iraq war.


A top Shi'ite escapes assassination as blast kills 15 in Iraq

BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber killed 15 people yesterday in an assassination attempt on the head of Iraq's strongest Shi'ite party before parliamentary elections next month, while the biggest Sunni Muslim political group dealt a blow to ballot plans by withdrawing from the campaign because of the lack of security.


A man is released from prison in Sri Lanka after being held on remand for 50 years without conviction.


Charlton goalkeeper Dean Kiely's magnificent save handed his side a point in the 0-0 draw with Southampton at The Valley.


For Canseco and McGwire, Little Brotherly Love

Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire were never that friendly as teammates in Oakland, but they were civil to each other. Any shred of civility has vanished.


HP board approves new executive pay policy

The motion for pay tied closer to performance was first brought up at the shareholder meeting in March.


Germany, DaimlerChrysler close to deal on EADS stake

The German government and DaimlerChrysler have reached agreement on the "broad outlines" of a deal that will enable the car maker to sell part of its stake in European aerospace giant EADS while keeping it in German hands, a government spokesman has said.


NEW DELHI -- The leaders of China and India declared Tuesday that cooperation will trump competition between the Asian giants, saying there is enough room for both to become global powers and pledging to double trade between the countries by 2010.


Actress Lindsay Lohan has been cited for driving under the influence after losing control of her Mercedes convertible, the Beverly Hills Police Department said on Saturday.


Placid old Neptune from Donegal seemed quite an ordinary horse, but he gave me a view of the sea which I never thought I would experience along a Donegal strand.


Grenade found outside Jakarta Hilton hotel after terror warnings

JAKARTA - A hand grenade has been found in the grounds of the Hilton hotel in Jakarta Monday after warnings that extremists were planning to attack the chain's Indonesian hotels, police said.


Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe signs up to play the boy wizard in the final two films in the hit series.


A Good Year on Mars for NASA Rover Opportunity

When it comes to long life,  NASA's Mars rover Opportunity takes after its robotic twin  Spirit.


41% of Londoners don't care about their pets

68% would be upset if they lost their phone A survey from Carphone Warehouse reveals that those in the North East of England are the most callous about their animals; with the loss of their pet upsetting only 57 percent, while 73 percent of those living in the South West care most - must be all those retirees.â¦


Medtronic Inc. (MDT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said its quarterly earnings rose amid brisk demand for devices that manage irregular heart beats and products used to treat the spine.


NASA ready to launch Discovery with its new tank

NASA had grounded its space shuttle fleet after the Columbia mishap on Feb. 1, 2003. The space shuttle was burnt and ripped apart as it entered earthâs atmosphere killing seven astronauts.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Mikko Eloranta's goal late in the third period helped Finland prevent an embarrassing quarter-final loss to Germany in World Cup play in Helsinki on Monday.


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


Six world powers may not agree to new measures against Iran's nuclear program after a meeting in Berlin on Tuesday, but the talks themselves show Tehran that the group still wants it to halt uranium enrichment, top diplomats said.


In a public rebuke of the Episcopal Church, a conservative diocese voted Saturday to affirm its membership in the worldwide Anglican Communion after distancing itself from the American denomination over issues of sexuality and the ordination of women.


Stallworth Enjoys a T.O. (Terrific Opener) With Eagles

HOUSTON _ It was a T.O. (Terrific Opener) for Donte' Stallworth, a wide receiver without an alter ego or autobiography.  The Eagles' late addition made an early impact, catching six passes for 141 yards and a touchdown _ superstar production without the diva routine.


San Paolo, 13:23 - CALCIO, MERCATO; BRASILE: ZE' ROBERTO GIOCHERA' COL SANTOS

Zè Roberto, centrocampista della nazionale brasiliana svincolato dal Bayern Monaco, giocher&a...


Nadal and Djokovic survive three-day marathons

The omens were looking good for Rafael Nadal on Wednesday after the Spaniard finally scrambled into the fourth round of a rain-drenched Wimbledon.


AMERICA/BOLIVIA - IV Incontro Internazionale dei Giovani dal 6 al 10 settembre a Cochabamba: "Siamo una cosa sola nella pace, nella giustizia e nello sviluppo" Cochabamba (Agenzia Fides) - "Venite con lo spirito di GesÃ¹ per vivere la sua presenza in ognuno degli amici che troverete a Cochabamba, ricreando un mondo di autentica fraternitÃ  e unitÃ . Venite a sognare una America unita e solidale, ad impegnarvi ...


Historic Preservationists List Endangered Oklahoma Sites

By Angel Riggs, Tulsa World, Okla.  Feb. 1--OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Boley Historic District was named Wednesday as one of the state's most endangered historic places.


Asteroid mission gone 'til September Brief Dawn, NASA's mission to the asteroids, has been postponed again - this time until September. Mission managers had hoped to launch on Monday, but the final decision to delay was taken on Saturday.â¦


Five NBA players among 10 charged with assault in basket-brawl

Prosecutors issued assault and battery charges here against five National Basketball Association players and five spectators, with jail time possible for their actions in a November brawl.


By TARA GODVIN  HONOLULU - Hawaiian forests are the nation's most threatened bird habitats, according to a report released Thursday by American Bird Conservancy.


EU Urges Iran to Heed UN Nuclear Freeze Demand

The European Union called on Iran Monday  to comply with the U.N. nuclear watchdog's demand that it  suspend all activities connected with uranium enrichment, a  process that can be used to develop atomic weapons.


In Japan, toys aren't just for kids. From drinking game accessories to ghost detectors, you can have fun at any age. By Lisa Katayama.


The tumultuous marriage of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown — which withstood drug addiction, Brown's numerous arrests, the decline of Houston's once-sparkling image and domestic abuse allegations — is coming to an end.


Russia shrugged off U.S. criticism over nuclear issues Thursday, saying it had made progress in reducing its tactical weapons in Europe and would continue cooperating with Iran's program despite concerns Tehran might be trying to develop atomic weapons.


Online retailer says it set new records this year.


The pace of U.S. housing  construction rose more than expected in May after three months  of declines as groundbreaking on both single-family and  multifamily units jumped but permits for future projects fell,  a government report showed on Tuesday.


Boccia risorsa fondamentale per assalto a diligenza di Fitto


Chile's Pinochet taken to hospital in emergency

Former Chilean President Augusto Pinochet was sent to hospital Saturday with a low-blood-pressure crisis. Pinochet was taken to the Military Hospital of Santiago in emergency


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and who is MBL, DIGG and what-not anyway?Â  The MyBlogLog hype is pretty much over by now it is also not everything as peachy with them as it used to be. The issues with the security holes that were uncovered and theÂ banning of the user from the Network that uncovered them, privacy issues about data collected [...]


Presidential Helicopter Fight Nears Final Round

Lockheed Martin Corp. and United  Technologies Corp.'s Sikorsky Aircraft are in the final throes  of a bitter battle to build a new U.S. presidential helicopter,  a contest that could be worth about $10 billion to the winner.


Visiting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday welcomed an offer from Israel to help in combating militant groups, but said any counterterrorism alliance would not be exclusive and would have to include Arab countries.


Bush, Senate Republicans reach detainee treatment deal

President Bush and Senate   Republicans reached an agreement on Thursday on a bill spelling   out rules to interrogate and try foreign terrorism suspects,   likely clearing the way for Congress to vote on the measure   next week.


Tapeless camcorders have arrived, but be aware of price, capacity and picture quality.


Gasol shines on debut in Lakers win over Nets

Pau Gasol marked a successful debut  for the Los Angeles Lakers by scoring 24 points and grabbing 12  rebounds in a 105-90 road victory over the New Jersey Nets on  Tuesday.


Aid Begins Trickling in as Death Toll Continues to Mount

Aid began trickling through to survivors across the earthquake and tsunami-battered Indian Ocean today, but tons of emergency supplies continued to pile up at some overstretched airports as the death toll continued its inexorable rise.


Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The United States men's volleyball team fell below .500 Thursday night with a four-set loss to Russia in Pool B action.


Bolshoi Director May Take Job at City Ballet

Alexei Ratmansky, the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, has confirmed that he is leaving the Bolshoi and is in negotiations with New York City Ballet to become its resident choreographer.


U.S. troops to get values training in Iraq

The top U.S. general in Iraq on Thursday ordered American commanders to conduct core values training on moral and ethical standards on the battlefield.


Trovato accordo per stabilimento a Teheran da 250.000 auto


Gravely ill and comatose, Yasser Arafat clung to life in a French hospital Friday as Israeli officials vowed to prevent the Palestinian leader from being buried in Jerusalem, stoking


Bin Laden aims to bankrupt United States

The complete transcript of Osama bin Laden's most recent videotape reveals his intention to attempt to bankrupt the United States.


Microsoft Corp. said on Sunday that it would share the underlying software code for its Office program as part of its efforts to make governments more confident in the security and compatibility


Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, the baby born Saturday to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, was delivered by C-section, according to People magazine.


Ukraine Court Throws Out Election Challenge

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych's appeal of last month's repeat election, handing the opposition another victory in its bid for the presidency.


Army Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, who is finishing a tour as the No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq, has been nominated to take over as the Army's vice chief of staff, a position that would have Odierno running the service's day-to-day operations.


IDC Serves Up Top 10 Storage Predictions for 2008

IT managers looking to boost storage efficiency will embrace online storage services and adopt solid-state disk drives to help fuel hardware consolidation strategies and green initiatives.


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Don't believe the hype. That's the message University of Massachusetts football coach Don Brown gave his team yesterday, as it arrived here for the NCAA Division 1 Subdivision Championship game (better known as the Division 1-AA final). The Minutemen will square off against defending national champion Appalachian State tomorrow (8 p.m.) at Finley Stadium.


Fujitsu and Cisco Form Strategic Alliance

SAN JOSE, Calif. & TOKYO - (BUSINESS WIRE) â-ec. 5, 2004 â -itsu Limited (TSE:6702) and Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) today announced that they have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into


Amgen Wins Patent Battle Over Rocheâs Anemia Drug

The legal outcome could help protect Amgenâs multibillion dollar anemia drug franchise in the U.S. by blocking Rocheâs plan to introduce a competing medicine.


US rejects Muslims' plea for charities list

NEWARK -- The US government rejected a request yesterday from Muslim groups to draw up a list of Islamic charities to which they could donate without being suspected of terrorist ties.


Coal mine blast in northern China kills 10 miners

At least 10 miners were killed and six trapped below ground when leaking gas exploded in a northern China coal mine, the government said on Friday.


With 6 Tour victories, Sorenstam named Sportswoman of the Year

The accolades, like her putts, just keep rolling in for Annika Sorenstam . A six-time winner on the LPGA Tour this season, Sorenstam was named Sportswoman of the Year by the Women's Sports Foundation. She joined Olympic beach volleyball gold medalists Misty May and Kerri Walsh , who were honored in the team category. The 34-year-old Sorenstam is fresh off ...


Ivan Eyes Cuba, Mexico After Slamming Caymans

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands  - Hurricane Ivan, one  of the fiercest Atlantic storms recorded, headed toward Cuba  Monday after pummeling the Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Grenada  on a track that eventually will bring it to the U.S. coast.


Reforms to ensure more people have access to NHS dentists are at risk of failing, a watchdog says.


XM, Sirius Plan Merger: ; Blockbuster Radio Deal Faces Regulatory Hurdles

By Seth Sutel  NEW YORK - XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc., rivals in the fledgling satellite radio industry, have agreed to combine in a deal that investors hope will result in significantly reduced costs.


Israel more corrupt, third year running, says corruption index

Israel is becoming more and more corrupt for the third year running, according to the recently-released Corruption Perception Index.


Lloyd Webber May Sell his Entertainment Group

Andrew Lloyd Webber, who is known for his theater hits like âPhantom of the Operaâ and âCatsâ was offered to sell the global entertainment group, Really Useful Group. This group was formed in 1977, and Webber is he sole owner of it.  This groupâs estim...


The publication date for the last instalment of the Harry Potter saga has been announced.


Poorer professional sports clubs are less likely to carry out full health checks on players, research suggests.


Researchers find that humans produce their own morphine. If naysayers finally believe it, the discovery could boost pain and addiction research. By Kristen Philipkoski.


So Solid Crew rapper Harvey is charged with assaulting a police officer and three other offences.


Some of the international challenges facing Russia's next leader:


International mediators attempt to save Darfur peace talks in Libya that key rebel groups have boycotted.


6.3 quake hits northern Chile, no damage reported

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit northern Chile on Monday, near the city of Iquique, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damages, emergency officials and local media said.


An upcoming video game lets players re-enact the Swift boat mission in Vietnam that won Sen. John Kerry a Silver Star award for battlefield heroism.


Bad news for aliens in charge of special effects The southern Martian ice cap is mostly made of water, according to those clever boffins* at MIT.â¦


Putin attacks US "dictatorship" in world affairs

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a blistering attack on the United States, accusing it of running a "dictatorship" over global affairs and able only to worsen humanity's problems.


Although many IT managers have accepted paying premium prices for Cisco's networking devices, some users and analysts said Cisco products aren't quite as pricey as they used to be.


European equity markets pared their morning gains on Friday, as banks weighed and US futures pointed to a weak start on Wall Street.


Kerry Uses Bush's Own Words to Call Him Unfit

Democratic challenger John Kerry turned President Bush's own words against him on Thursday and said it was the Republican incumbent who had jumped to conclusions in Iraq, disqualifying him from being commander in chief.


The biotechnology revolution is shaking up the pet world.


Russian School Siege Town Buries First of Its Dead

BESLAN, Russia  - The sound of weeping mothers who  lost their sons and daughters in Russia's school siege drifted  out of the homes of Beslan on Sunday as the first burials were  held for some of the 338 people killed.


African Union to hoist 'Help Wanted' sign at poverty summit

How to create sustainable employment for impoverished, mostly illiterate African populations residing primarily in rural areas is the challenge the African Union aims to tackle at a summit opening Wednesday in Burkina Faso.


Court docs: Spears controlled by manager

A restraining order against the man who's been at Britney Spears' side during her downward spiral portrays him as a Svengali figure who held her a virtual hostage in her home, drugged her, took over her finances and controlled the ravenous paparazzi "like a general."


Retirees, lawmakers criticize delays in mailed absentee ballots

FORT LAUDERDALE Florida election officials are scrambling to solve a case of tens of thousands of missing absentee ballots. Broward County's Elections Supervisor has ordered duplicate ballots sent to voters who have not returned their original ballot.


By Shahrum Sayuthi  A JAPANESE-German joint venture to manufacture high-grade industrial plastic production hopes to strengthen its position in the region with the opening of a US$40 million (RM146 million) plant in Pahang.


Children in smoggy areas have retarded lung development which puts them at risk of diseases, say researchers.


Stocks headed for a slide at the open on Tuesday as fear of a recession gripped investors, prompting the Federal Reserve to slash benchmark U.S. interest rates by 75 basis points in a surprise intermeeting decision.


THE suspected leader of Basque terror group ETA's political wing was arrested in France yesterday. Mikel Iriarte, 43, had been on the run since 1993.


Mariah Carey snubbed at another awards show

Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose  commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim,  was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite  scoring three nominations.


Rafil Dhafir, whose trial starts this week, faces charges that he defrauded a charity and violated U.S. sanctions by sending millions of dollars to feed children and build mosques in pre-invasion Iraq.


Houston Rockets Team Report - December 16

(Sports Network) - Tracy McGrady scored a game-high 25 points and added six rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets over the Atlanta Hawks, 92-69, on Wednesday at the Toyota Center.


Oscar has experience with strike-related uncertainty

LOS ANGELES  - It's not quite deja vu all over again. But as the planning proceeds for the Academy Awards on February 24, it's worth flashing back 20 years to the last time Oscar had to deal with a writers strike.


A County Down teenager denies raping a woman and sexually molesting her daughter, a court hears.


Like the Teen Choice Awards, Sony BMG has been good to Britney   Spears over the years, and she has rewarded the record company with   millions of dollars in sales. Now Sony can only hope that it's all in   the family.


Street Sense will not run in Belmont Stakes

Kentucky Derby champion and Preakness Stakes runner-up Street Sense will miss the Belmont Stakes, trainer Carl Nafzger said on Thursday.


The boss of Boeing Co. insisted Thursday that he is not looking for a trans-Atlantic spat in a dispute over subsidies for Airbus, but also said aid for the rival aircraft maker's new programs should stop.


ATHENS - American gymnast Paul Hamm apparently has no intention of voluntarily giving up his Olympic gold medal in the men's all-around competition.


2004 may go down in history as the year of the runaway breast. Yes, there was Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash, but don't forget Tara Reid's absent-minded red carpet dress-drop or the uproar over a sexy "Desperate Housewives" promo for Monday Night Football. Add in Colin Farrell's missing manhood from the movie "A Home at the End of the World" and the curtailed puppet sex in "Team America: World Police," and this was the year of nudity both seen and imagined.


Alitalia will cancel nearly 400 flights Tuesday because of a planned eight-hour strike by Alitalia flight attendants and air traffic controllers, the struggling airline said. via MSN Money


Senators Question U.S. Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners

Two U.S. senators said on Sunday  they were troubled by a report that U.S. intelligence officials  secretly transferred as many as a dozen detainees out of Iraq  in the last six months, possibly violating international  treaties.


Czechs, Slovaks favour their independence more and more - poll

PRAGUE- Czechs and Slovaks have been more and more supporting their countries' independence, and their views of the arrangement of Czech-Slovak relations have profoundly changed over the past twelve years, a ...


Austrians Doubt Schwarzenegger's Memories

Historians criticized Arnold Schwarzenegger for telling the Republican National Convention that he left a "socialist" country when he moved away in 1968, noting that Austria had conservative leaders during the entire time he lived there.


Audit: DOE agency's systems vulnerable to cyberattacks

The cybersecurity efforts of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in some situations do not meet federal guidelines -- leaving the agency vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to the Energy Department's Inspector General.


Ten Virginia high school cross country runners disqualified for wearing Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG wristbands during a meet last week have had their results reinstated.


Two NATO soldiers and dozens of Taliban killed: U.S.

Two NATO soldiers and more than two dozen Islamist Taliban insurgents have been killed in southern Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.


Colombia and Venezuela are hit by floods and landslides that kill more than 86 and leave thousands homeless.


On the charred planks of the gymnasium of School No 1, amid soot-covered children's sneakers and shell casings, Beslan's aggrieved citizenry debated fighting back.


Bush climate plan "the classic U.S. line": EU

President George W. Bush's plan to tackle climate change merely restates U.S. policy which has been ineffective in the past in cutting emissions blamed for global warming, the EU's environment chief said on Friday.


Sudafed, right, and other medications containing pseuduoephedrine sit on a store shelf in Midwest City, Okla., in this file photo made March 25, 2004.


A computer decision analysis system could help cut the rate of Caesareans performed in the UK, experts claim.


The government should review its academies programme before building any more, the TUC argues.


The Taleban oust Afghan forces from a district headquarters in western Farah province, police say.


No Loss is Involved in Transfer of Files

You have referred to the USB-to-USB method of transferring files from one computer to another. During this process, does the "donor" computer retain a copy of the material being transferred? - Warren I.


Wall Street's private regulators say to merge

Wall Street's two main private regulatory arms said on Tuesday they have agreed to merge in a widely anticipated move aimed at reducing industry costs and streamlining oversight functions.


FA to investigate trouble at Millwall-Liverpool game

The Football Association said Wednesday it will investigate the crowd violence which marred the League Cup match between Millwall and Liverpool at the New Den.


Pescara, 19:04 - CALCIO, PESCARA: SOLO FELCI LAVORA A PARTE

Doppio allenamento del Pescara in vista della trasferta di Mantova. In mattinata lavoro fisico in pa...


The Apple TV does more now and the $70 price drop doesn't hurt.


Peter Mandelson faces a three-hour grilling from MEPs before he is able to take up the job as Europe's trade commissioner.


Iraqis, US Hail Falluja Success, Threats Remain

US Lieutenant-General John Sattler declared on Thursday his forces had "broken the back of the insurgency" in Falluja, but US troops still faced dangers in the city and guerrillas attacked elsewhere in Iraq.


Business software maker BEA Systems Inc  has agreed to be acquired by Oracle Corp  for $8.5 billion, the companies said on Wednesday.


US Open: Leave Your Backpack, Bring Your Wallet

Not every spectator is an Open veteran, the kind who plan their vacation around the Grand Slam calendar. In fact, many of the 700,000 spectators who pass through the turnstiles of the National Tennis Center over the two weeks are first-timers. While the U.S.T.A. Web site does a good job of telling you the [...].


Putin arms threat may steal headlines at G8 summit

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Group of Eight leaders seeking to focus on climate change and Africa at their summit this week may find it hard not to be distracted by the Russian bear glowering in the room.


GEORGETOWN, Delaware Sidney Poitier, the actor, has become a witness in the trial of a lawsuit against Walt Disney directors, and in so doing he has transformed a Delaware courtroom into a theater where he played the role of his life: himself.


It didn't take the owners of Evening Attire long to realize their horse was a workaholic.


Massachusetts ACLU officials are calling for an end to a "DNA dragnet" in which police in Truro are trying to track down a killer by doing voluntary genetic tests on male residents of the Cape Cod town.


President George W. Bush Health Fit As A Fiddle

Doctors have found President Bush fit for duty for a second term in office. President Bush had his annual physical exam at a Navy hospital outside Washington.


THERE was a surprise in store for the 12-man field who turned up for their traditional end-of-season junket at Sun City. The Nedbank Challenge, laughingly described as South Africaâs major, has always pampered


Terrorismo, arresti tra le nuove Br                                                                                Operazione della polizia contro formazioni eversive di stampo marxista-leninista. Apparterebbero ad una frangia sopravvissuta delle Brigate rosse. Una quindicina le ordinanze di custodia portare a termine tra Milano, Sesto San Giovanni, Torino, Trieste e Padova. Tra gli arrestati alcuni sindacalisti della Cgil del Veneto, sospesi in via cautelare. Fermato anche Alfredo D'Avanzo, leader di "seconda posizione", giÃ  condannato a 10 anni di reclusione per rapina a mano armata. In totale gli indagati sarebbero una settantina. I militanti finiti in carcere si erano dati una struttura articolata e si esercitavano a sparare nella bassa padana. Sono accusati di "associazioni con finalitÃ  di terrorismo anche internazionale o di eversione dell'ordine democratico". Il ministro dell'Interno Amato ha detto: "Siamo riusciti a prevenire un attentato"


Sept. 17, 1976: Prototype Enterprise Rollout Launches Shuttle Era

Named for Capt. Kirk's command in Star Trek, the first space shuttle sticks close to Earth but gets the program rolling.


Incoming! Fans brace for latest `Halo 3'

Can "Halo" hero Master Chief blast his way past "Spider-Man 3" too?


Redskins defensive chief Gregg Williams refuses to show if he was bothered when an anonymous player ripped his coaching in the media.


Some 70,000 Mac fans gathered at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris earlier this week for the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe. The event provided a showcase for just what kind of stylish technology


Berlin zoo's famous polar bear cub, Knut, has grown too large to keep performing with his keeper, the zoo says.


Doctors were arriving from Arab countries to treat the ailing Yasir Arafat at his West Bank compound today, though associates said his condition was stable.


Casino pays $28,000 for Ebay smelly sandwich

THE GOLDEN PALACE Casino said it has paid a staggering $28,000 for an ancient grilled cheese sandwich from crazy auction house Ebay.


UK Reshapes Embassy Network to Face New Threats

Britain is to reshape its overseas diplomatic network, closing or turning over to local staff several dozen posts, in a cost-cutting drive to pay for embassies in Iraq and Afghanistan and to fight terrorism.


Gand, 20:08 - SCHERMA, EUROPEI: VEZZALI ARGENTO NEL FIORETTO

Solo medaglia d'argento per Valentina Vezzali agli Europei di scherma, nel fioretto.


Madrid - Spanish football coach Luis Aragones faces a disciplinary hearing as the row into racism within Spanish football rumbles on, AS sports daily reported on Saturday.


Quotazioni a 855 dollari l'oncia, a New York 860


Non saranno accolte eventuali richieste di rimborso


The noise of the two Black Hawk helicopters shattered the eerie silence that yesterday had enveloped the city of Najaf. On board were a team of five Iraqi ministers led by Minister of State Kasim Daoud.


Top 10 e-commerce developments of the decade

They've changed how we use the internet Google has topped a list of the 10 most significant e-commerce developments of the past 10 years, as chosen by staff of the Software & Information Industry Association, a trade association for the software and digital information industry.â¦


Rudy Giuliani, John McCain and Mitt Romney dominate the 10-man field for the Republican presidential nomination, with Fred Thompson threatening to roil an unsettled race.


South Ossetia has been a de-facto independent region of Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.


Anniversario sara' festeggiato a Roma con due convegni


Japan's Yasuo Fukuda rules out a reshuffle but admits his first months in office have not gone smoothly.


Clearing the decks for Core Intel has formally sounded the death knell for its dual-core Pentium D 820 processor, documents sent by the chip giant to its customers reveal. Come 2 February 2007, orders for the part will no longer be available for cancellation and shipped product can't be sent back.â¦


News.com Extra: Discovery launches despite doubts

Plus: Technology helps firefighters by land, air and space. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Undaunted PeopleSoft rolls out business apps

Although the threat of Oracleâs hostile takeover continues to cast a shadow over it, PeopleSoft is pressing on with plans to integrate into its product mix the enterprise applications it picked up last year in its acquisition of J.D. Edwards.


Presentato stamane alla comunitÃ  finanziaria: vale dal 2007 al 2009 Obiettivo principale la riduzione dell'indebitamento finanziario netto                                          Telecom, investimenti per 15 miliardi Un piano triennale orientato alla difesa                                                                                Rossi: "Mantenere la leadership sul domestico. Faremo leva sulla banda larga"Ma la Borsa non sembra accogliere positivamente il progetto


Tir-lumaca bloccano l'autostrada in protesta contro il caro ...

VERONA, 25 OTTOBRE 2004 - Dura la protesta dei camionisti contro l'aumento dei prezzi del gasolio. Tir-lumaca sulla A-22 e A-4, nelle vicinanze di Verona, tentano di richiamare l'attenzione dei ministri dei


The ESPN movie "HUSTLE" will debut Saturday at 9 pm ET. When I saw a pre-screening of the movie, I watched it as a friend of Pete Rose.


The Celtics finally were able to crown the Kings last night in California's capital city.


Abandoning the long-held belief that naming the worst gangs boosts their street image, the mayor and police chief identified 11 of the most violent groups Thursday and promised to confront them with more law enforcement.


West Coast retailer hits software rollout bumps

Ross Stores has taken a hit to its bottom line because of ongoing problems surrounding the implementation of a merchandising system.


Lehman and Geiberger share lead at Greensboro classic

British Open winner Tom Lehman and Brent Geiberger shared the lead after the third round of the Greensboro Classic on Saturday. Lehman continued


'Exorcist' Scares Up No. 1 Slot at Box Office

"Exorcist: The Beginning," a film  that had to be re-shot because the first version was not scary  enough, led the North American box office over the weekend, as  moviegoers flocked to the resurrection of an aging franchise.


Mile-high hopes are dimming that Denver will secure the 2008 Democratic convention.


High court hears case on interstate wine shipments

State laws barring people from buying wine directly from out-of-state suppliers should be struck down as unconstitutional, the Supreme Court was told Tuesday as it


How much are Yahoo's volunteers worth? And how much less will Yahoo be worth if Microsoft scares them away? That's the question that should be at the center of talk about Yahoo's value — both as an acquisition for Microsoft and as good company to work for with. read more


A portrait of Florentine ruler Lorenzo de' Medici by Raphael sells for more than Â£18m at auction in London.


Like a celebrity sex tape or a Virgin Mary sighting, funtwoÂs video drew hordes of seekers with diverse interests and attitudes. Who was he?


Echoes of 9/11 linger, but conventioneers will find a resilience bred through time.


Better U.S. image abroad: how to attain it?

Presidential candidates cite intent to improve US stature, but retooling policies is complicated.


8 soldiers sue Pentagon over "stop-loss"

Eight US soldiers are suing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other Army officials over an Army policy barring them from leaving Iraq even though they have served their terms of enlistment.


Nel Casertano, feriti i 4 titolari e un dipendente


Cronometro, oro all'australiano Rogers. Delusione azzurra

BARDOLINO, 29 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Per il secondo anno consecutivo, Michael Rogers si e' aggiudicato l'oro nella prova a cronometro iridata per professionisti. Sul percorso di Bardolino (Vr), l'australiano, con


LOS ANGELES  - Fourteen innings of the  Boston Red Sox fighting to stay alive in the American League  Championship Series against the New York Yankees kept Fox atop  the primetime standings Monday.


Having millions doesn't mean you don't lose sleep. A look at what weighs on the wealthy.


South Korea's Lee aims to close ministry for North

South Korea's new leader wants to ditch the ministry that has long handled relations with the North, have others absorb its functions and shift the way Seoul deals with its prickly neighbor, aides said on Wednesday.


Diplomats, Analysts Say Iraq Insurgency Still Strong

Iraq's historic election was widely hailed as an unexpected success on Monday but diplomats and analysts warned that the failure of insurgents to wreck the poll did not mean they were on the run.


Pensioni, avvio integrativa e' base della riforma


Teheran punta su azione dell'Opec per farlo risalire


FDA Orders Review of Painkiller Data, Issues Cox-2 Advisory

The furor over the safety of arthritis painkilling medications shows no sign of abating. Vioxx is gone from the market, following data linking it to increased cardiovascular risk.


Confermato lancio vettura a 3.000 dlr, oggi lancio Twingo


AOL on Wednesday officially launched OpenRide, the successor to the company's aging software client that will serve as the cornerstone of AOL's transition from ISP to Web services provider. But can OpenRide help the company revamp its image and usher in a new, free AOL? Photos: View images of AOL OpenRide


Human Rights Watch urged Russian authorities on Wednesday to take action against the vicious hazing that plagues the nation's military, saying the abuse that kills dozens of conscripts every year and traumatizes thousands more can be prevented.


FRANKFURT - Surging oil prices and the strength of the euro, currently at an all-time high around 1.32 dollars, are currently weighing on business morale in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, a new poll showed.


Yukos asset sale 'senseless and destructive,' founder charges

MOSCOW - Yukos oil company founder Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who has been in a Russian jail for more than a year on fraud and tax evasion charges, has written a letter from prison accusing the Kremlin of stealing his empire.


2 US marines killed, 3 wounded in rebel ambush in Fallujah

Two US marines were killed and three wounded when they came under fire during house-clearing operations in Fallujah, the US military said Friday.


A meeting called by Japan to plan the end of the whaling moratorium is boycotted by most anti-whaling nations.


BFA showcases franchise opportunities with week-long events programme

GET Ahead, Get Into Franchising is the message that the British Franchise Association (BFA) will be promoting during National Franchise Week, which this year takes place during the week of 4-10 October.