OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Giovani aborigeni parteciperanno alla GMG grazie al contributo di solidarietÃ  dei giovani di Sydney Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - I giovani della comunitÃ  aborigena nelle isole Tiwi,  a largo della costa settentrionale dellÂAustralia, potranno partecipare al grande evento della Giornata Mondiale della GioventÃ¹, a luglio 2008, grazie al contributo e alla...


Japan, U.S. Agree Resumption of Some Beef Imports

Japan and the United States agreed on  Saturday to resume imports of American beef from animals with  birth records up to 20 months, Japan's Foreign Ministry said in  a statement.


W3C highlights Mobile Web Initiative at workshop

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is considering a new effort called the "W3C Mobile Web Initiative," that will seek to make Web access from mobile devices such as mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistants), as simple, easy and convenient as desktop Web access.


Immunity in Ebbers Case Opposed in U.S. Filing

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 -- Federal prosecutors told a judge in a filing late Tuesday night that they have evidence that former WorldCom Inc. chief executive Bernard J. Ebbers knew company officials had improperly tinkered with the telecommunications firm's accounting to boost its publicly reported profits.


Atlanta Braves starting pitcher John Thomson, center, is pulled from the game against the Houston Astros during the first inning of Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Houston, on Saturday.


Hope lingers at Olympic Stadium as Expos set for possible last ...

MONTREAL (CP) - A large crowd is expected at Olympic Stadium for what may be the last home game for the Montreal Expos on Wednesday night, but who knows if the mood will be that of a party or a funeral?


Varese, 12:14 - CICLISMO, GIRO LOMBARDIA: CONTROLLI EMATICI OK

Controlli ematici su quattro formazioni impegnate nel 101/o Giro di Lombardia sono stati effettuati ...


BP to announce return to Libya: Blair spokesman

Oil giant BP is set to announce its return to Libya, Prime Minister Tony Blair's official spokesman said, shortly before taking off for the north African country.


Barrett-Jackson Auction Company Invites Media to Attend Its 36th Annual Event in Scottsdale

Barrett-Jackson Auction Company:  WHAT:     A media credential application form is available online for media interested in covering the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event in Scottsdale Jan. 13-21, 2007.


Twenty-year-old Miss Peru has been crowned Miss World in a southern Chinese resort town, as China looks to become the regular host of an event that would have once been deemed heretical by its Communist leaders.


Ex-general heads for big election win in Indonesia

A former army general is poised to become Indonesia's first directly elected leader, with early results from yesterday's presidential poll suggesting a humiliating defeat for the incumbent, Megawati Sukarnoputri.


Two Rivals. Two Infrastructure Campaigns. Too Much.

The collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis last month will probably ignite a frenzy of legislating as Congress returns from vacation this week. It will also open a new front in one of the great, perennial, inside-the-Beltway rivalries, between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National...


Britney asks fans for help naming her album

Singer Britney Spears wants fans to help her pick a title for her next album -- and suggests one idea might be to name it after her former party pal, actress Lindsay Lohan.


Leaders of the union representing  flight attendants at UAL Corp. approved late on Tuesday a  tentative labor agreement with bankrupt United Airlines.


NASA will try this morning to set a speed record of Mach 10 -- that's 11.2 thousand kilometres an hour -- with an unmanned hypersonic jet.


New Bridget Jones movie reads like same diary, different ink ...

"Another year, another diary," Renee Zellweger intones in her now flawless British accent at the start of Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.


Two men will appear in court following the death of a seven-year-old boy who was killed in a road crash.


Russian, US astronauts leave ISS on maintenance mission

The Russian-US crew of the International Space Station (ISS) went on a five-hour space walk overnight to carry out maintenance work, Russian space officials said on Saturday, quoted by ITAR-TASS news agency.


How refreshing that an entire summer of predictable one-day cricket should end with a match that turned the formbook on its head. India looked down and out of this match when they were bowled


Silicon Valley worker faces trade secrets theft charges

A former Chinese national is facing U.S. federal charges of stealing trade secrets from a Silicon Valley company and selling them to foreign governments.


Microsoft announces that its Zune digital music player will be released in the US in time for Christmas.


Detective Brian Stevens is sacked by Cambridgeshire Police after he was jailed for giving a false alibi.


President Musharraf To Address UN General Assembly

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Sep 20 (PID) - President General Pervez Musharraf is visiting New York from 19-24 September to attend the 59th session of the United Nations General Assembly.


Pop icon Michael Jackson is just hours away from the start of his trial on child abuse charges in California.


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Rock's Recluse Wilson Center Stage Again

LOS ANGELES - If Brian Wilson could change just one thing in life, it wouldn't be the legendary emotional traumas, the insecurities, the drug abuse, the battles with weight or the endless legal conflicts that nearly destroyed him.   "I would have made the rhythm of 'California Girls' a little better," Wilson deadpans...


Countries taking part in the conference on Iraq differ on how to assist the nation, but they strongly support the interim government's efforts


The nation's economy is growing, President Bush told attendees on the second day of a White House economic conference, but work remains to be done on Social Security, the deficit and what the president called "fiscal restraint.


Given nearly a week to examine the security issues raised by the now-infamous brawl between players and fans in Auburn Hills, Mich., Nov. 19, the Celtics returned to the FleetCenter last night with two losses and few concerns about their on-court safety.


U.S. stocks were slightly higher on  Tuesday as technology shares were helped by a jump in Internet  stocks, including Web auctioneer eBay Inc. EBAY.O, but higher  oil prices weighed on market sentiment.


OCSE: ECONOMIA RIPARTE IN 2005-2006; EUROPA SCOMMESSA POSITIVA

(AGI) - Roma, 30 nov. - L'economia dei paesi piu' industrializzati ripartira' in maniera decisa nel 2005 e nel 2006 dopo il rallentamento del 2004-2005. E' questa la previsione dell'ultimo Outlook economico


US, Greece Face Off in Olympic Men's Basketball

The US men's Olympic basketball team will try to bounce back from an upset loss in their opening group match against Puerto Rico with a match-up against host Greece.


Attrice protagonista di 3 fiction tra amori e nazi-fascismo


Bulgarian Soccer - CSKA 2, Levski 2 - Final Result

CSKA and Levski drew 2-2 in a contested match of the National Championship Group A ninth round Sunday.


Roma, 16:57 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI: CON L'INGHILTERRA SENZA MASI E BERGAMASCO

Due defezioni importanti nell'Italia del Rugby in vista dela sfida di sabato a Twickenam, valida per...


Seagate FreeAgent Go 160GB external hard drive

Slim, sleek storage Review Hard drive maker Seagate continues to try and persuade consumers that add-on drives aren't just for geeks but for everyone. It's latest attempt is the compact and eminently palm-able Go, part of its FreeAgent line up of external hard drives... er... "data movers".â¦


Sport: Former England boss arrives at Manchester City ahead of expected appointment as manager.


BAGHDAD - Gunmen ambushed the convoy of former Iraqi governing council president Ahmed Chalabi on Wednesday, wounding two of his bodyguards, aides said.


Chimamanda Adichie says she did not expect to win the Orange Prize for Fiction, despite being favourite.


SONY WANTS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE DOMINANCE, SNORTS TECMO BOSS

DOA developer head ranks the PS3 alongside microwaves, cookers and TV sets, it would seem... 14:21 Oh, how we enjoy a good old dig from the big boys.


Martin Short Film Closes Toronto Festival

There could hardly be a more appropriate movie to close the Toronto International Film Festival Saturday night than Martin Short's "Jiminy Glick in Lalawood."


Gateway posts quarterly profit on tax benefit

Gateway Inc. , the No. 3  U.S. personal computer maker, returned to profit in the fourth  quarter but its shares fell 6 percent on Thursday after it  reported revenue that fell short of analysts' estimates.


Sun Microsystems Inc. today is expected to unveil the much-awaited âfreeâ version of its Operating System, Solaris 10, which the company is betting on to help neutralize the open-source threat and increase profitability.


Microsoft has filed nine new lawsuits against those it says are responsible for spam, including a Web-hosting company that caters to people who send unsolicited e-mail, the software giant said Thursday.


General Motors Corp. is close to an agreement with the United Auto Workers on another round of buyout and early retirement offers to cut the number of workers in jobs banks and clear openings for workers hired at lower-tier wages


AC Milan batter Boca Juniors to set world club record

Italian giants AC Milan overwhelmed Argentina's Boca Juniors 4-2 in the Club World Cup final on Sunday to win a record fourth intercontinental crown.


Mouth cancer rates could soar because young people are smoking and drinking more, experts have warned.


FedEx adds diesel hybrids to European fleet

Diesel-electric hybrid vans added to Italy route as part of company-wide goal toward more fuel efficiency.


Arab-Americans in Four Swing States Favor Kerry

Arab-Americans in four battleground states favor Democratic Sen. John Kerry over Republican President Bush in the White House race, according to a poll by Zogby International released on Tuesday.


Analysis: What Obama's critical wins over Clinton in three states, and McCain's losses to Huckabee in two, say about the state of the parties and fate of the general election


Rain Hampers Search Efforts in California

Scattered rain showers lashed waterlogged Southern California again Tuesday, hampering efforts to find survivors buried by a mudslide and prompting hundreds to flee a mountain town below a rain-swollen reservoir.


Australian doctors use genetic screening to ensure that a test tube baby's blood is compatible with its mother's.


N.Korea warns of "actions" if bank squeeze upheld

North Korean nuclear envoy Kim Kye-gwan warned on Saturday that if the United States failed to lift financial sanctions against it, his country would have to take "corresponding actions" in response.


Fossil find proves dinosaurs looked after their babies

The mystery of whether dinosaurs were indifferent parents or cared for their young may have been solved by a discovery in China. More than 100 million years ago an adult dinosaur was buried


Senate considers no-confidence vote in Gonzales

Senators hoping to prod Attorney General Alberto Gonzales into resigning moved on Monday toward a symbolic show of no confidence that President George W. Bush called "meaningless" and is likely to fail.


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- With a little help from Buffalo's special teams, Drew Bledsoe answered his critics.


: A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb today near a joint US-Iraqi checkpoint in this northern city, killing three people and wounding seven, including four US soldiers, the military said.


N.Koreans Seek Refuge at Japan School in China

Seven people claiming to have defected from North Korea sought refuge in a Japanese school in Beijing on Friday, Japanese government officials said.


Sun exec: "If we want to keep Java relevant, we have to support this newer programming model."


This weekend's 20th Lucas Oil Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway kicks off the final five-race stretch of the 2004 NHRA POWERade season.


Opening their first-ever convention in New York City, Republicans yesterday invoked the traumatic memory of the Sept. 11 terror attacks to highlight President George W. Bush's leadership and frame the case for his re-election.


Jacksonville names Gregg Williams its defensive coordinator Wednesday after the former Redskins assistant was passed over in the team's head coaching search.


The jury in record producer Phil Spector's murder trial resumed deliberations Tuesday, a day after asking to see the snub-nose revolver that was used to shoot actress Lana Clarkson.


Russians set bounty at $10m for rebel Chechen leaders

The Russian security services placed a $10m (Â£5.6m) bounty yesterday on the heads of two rebel Chechen leaders for ordering the Beslan school siege, as they apparently sought


You've uploaded warez onto the wrong server, buddy


Influx From Zimbabwe to South Africa Tests Both

Zimbabweâs population is falling as its economy fails, and South Africans face new competition for jobs and housing.


VATICANO - VERSO IL SACERDOZIO a cura di mons. Massimo Camisasca - ÂAderire alla libertÃ  di DioÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Nella nostra storia di uomini agiscono, come componenti costitutive, la libertÃ  di Dio e la libertÃ  dellÂuomo. La libertÃ  di Dio Ã¨ la sua iniziativa continua con la quale, instancabilmente, egli si piega sulla nos...


Guardian launches Web 2.0 fix for Africa's problems

15 million readers, one Ugandan village. That'll work... The newspaper editor described (by his own newspaper, at least) as being "at the forefront of the digital revolution" has launched a three year programme that will connect "the ideas, goodwill, resources and expert knowledge of 15 million readers around the world" and focus them on lifting an African village "out of the Middle Ages." Over the next three years, Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger wrote in Saturday's edition, the village of Katine in Northern Uganda will be mapped and recorded by teams of Graun hacks observing progress in this "catalyst for change."â¦


Hollywood sues computer server operators in major anti-piracy move

Major Hollywood studios on Tuesday announced scores of lawsuits against computer server operators worldwide, including eDonkey, BitTorrent and DirectConnect networks, for allowing trading of pirated movies.


Palestinians mourn the death of Yasser Arafat, their leader of 40 years - Israel sees a new chance for peace.


BETHLEHEM, West Bank, Dec. 24 -- Several thousand pilgrims celebrated Christmas Eve in the place traditionally known as the birthplace of Jesus, welcoming the new thaw in Israeli-Palestinian relations and voicing hopes for peace in the Middle East.


Nel marzo 2004 era stata sottoposta all'intervento record negli Stati Uniti. Ai primi di dicembre era rientrata in Italia                                          E' morta la piccola Alessia aveva avuto nove trapianti


Monterey County will receive about half of the 3,600 doses of flu vaccine it initially expected, but it's unclear when those doses will arrive, health officials announced Thursday.


Colombia's coca crop increased by 8 percent last year despite a U.S.-backed eradication campaign that was the largest in history, U.N. drug officials said Tuesday.


New York; September 23, 2004 - The Department of Justice (DoJ), FBI and US Attorney's Office handed down a 10-count indictment against former Computer Associates (CA) chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar and Stephen Richards, former CA head of worldwide sales.


The catheter that triggered three safety recalls by Boston Scientific Corp. of its best-selling Taxus coronary stent after being linked to three deaths and 47 injuries had not been subjected to the rigors of a human clinical trial, FDA records show.


The president of the Organization of Oil Producing Countries said Tuesday skyrocketing oil prices are beyond the cartel's control.


Due nuovi sussidi per la formazione e l'animazione missionaria 2007/2008 di ragazzi e preadolescenti pubblicati dalla Pontificia Opera dellÂInfanzia Missionaria Roma (Agenzia Fides) - ÂRagazzi missionari in tutto il mondoÂ e ÂTutto il mondo Ã¨ missioneÂ sono i due sussidi di animazione missionaria realizzati dalla Pontificia Opera dellÂInfanzia Missionaria per la formazione annuale 2007/2008. Il primo dedicat...


Too drunk to go to hospital after croc attack, tourist sleeps instead

A tourist who was attacked by a crocodile while swimming in an Australian river was so drunk that he fell asleep at his campsite before going to hospital for treatment, a report said Friday.


Vanderbilt running back Kwane Doster was shot to death early Sunday when someone fired at the parked car he was in, police said.


Adaptive Releases Upgrade Of Budgeting, Reporting Tools

TechWeb - Adaptive Planning ships an upgrade of its namesake software for midsize companies.


Tribune committee to meet on offers: sources

Media group Tribune Co. is expected to  meet early next week to weigh takeover offers that could split  up the company or take it private, sources familiar with the  situation told Reuters.


Roma, 15:30 - CALCIO, LAZIO; SIVIGLIA: SU DI NOI CRITICHE ESAGERATE

Sebastiano Siviglia chiede maggiore serenità di giudizio dopo la partita persa con il Milan a...


Google Does Read Flash Text - Optimize It!

With the recent admission by Matt Cutts that Google is using the Adobe/Macromedia Search Engine SDK technology to pull text from Flash files, new modes of SEO for Flash can be explored.


Making European Delivery an Annual Event

WHEN it comes to his autumn vacation, Michael Marino of Southampton, N.Y., is a creature of habit.


Montgomery, Gaines doping cases postponed

A hearing in the doping cases of US sprinters Tim Montgomery and Chryste Gaines that had been set for next week was postponed at the request of all parties, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday.


A free music service partly funded by adverts has been launched by social music site Last.fm


The news came as Airbus predicted that 17,300 new passenger and freight aircraft, worth $1.9trillion, were needed to meet global demand over the next 20 years.


NEW YORK - Stocks moved modestly higher Monday as investors discounted another technology profit warning and focused instead on positive outlooks for third- and fourth-quarter earnings.    While some investors were concerned that rising energy prices and the summer's economic slowdown would undermine third-quarter results for many companies, a new report by J.P...


Verizon posts profit, wireless subs beat estimates

Verizon Communications  said on Monday its quarterly profit rose and its wireless customer additions were ahead of analyst estimates.


Archbishop of Canterbury prays at the Vatican

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has prayed at St Peter's Basilica ahead of a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI.


CAIRO, Jan. 6 -- Egypt has agreed to spend $23 million in U.S. military aid on robots and other advanced technology to detect smuggling tunnels along its border with the Gaza Strip, a U.S. congressman said Sunday.


Bulgaria and Russia's Gazprom sign agreement on gas price hike

Bulgaria has signed a memorandum with Russian gas giant Gazprom to incrrease gradually the price it pays for Russian natural gas and to pay market prices by 2012, the country's energy minister said.


The Boston investment firm Adams, Harkness Inc. will pay $575,000 to settle charges that it failed to disclose it was paid by investment banks to write research reports on the banks' underwriting clients, regulators said yesterday. Adams, Harkness also failed to preserve copies of internal e-mails as required by law, they said.


Capriati Regains Control After Losing First Set

ennifer Capriati fussed over line calls and cussed over one, too. She ordered her rackets to be restrung while she played. At times, Capriati looked as awkward as a junior player on the Arthur


Frankfurt - Volkswagen management and union representatives in Germany were to resume deadlocked wage and job talks on Tuesday following a day of "difficult but not desperate" discussions.


European equities opened higher on Thursday as banking and insurance stocks benefited from some solid results, while rallying oil prices lifted the energy sector.


Cagliari, 17:17 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: CONVOCATI PER IL SIENA

Franco Colomba, tecnico del Cagliari, ha convocato 20 giocatori per la gara di domani contro il Sien...


Wall Street Beat: Vendor creativity rewarded

Global IT expansion this year is expected to be modest, but vendors that demonstrate nimbleness and creativity are being rewarded.


Canada Agrees to Increase Spending on Its Health Care

Prime Minister Paul Martin gained a major victory for his flagging government early Thursday by reaching an agreement with provincial and territorial leaders that would


Circuit City Stores Inc. CC.N, the  No. 2 U.S. consumer electronics chain, on Tuesday said it had  received an unsolicited takeover offer of $17 a share.


Detroit Free Press columnist Mike Wendland reports that Steve Ballmer yesterday had some very enthusiastic things to say about blogging.


After unpacking bats that were as cold as Popsicles, the St. Louis Cardinals went to their frigid, empty ballpark yesterday and contemplated an icy prospect.


Maradona wants to meet Iranian president

Former Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona says he wants to meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a leading U.S. foe, local media reported on Monday.


Carroll isn't tempted by NFL, insists he'll stay put

Ed Orgeron is heading to the deep south. Norm Chow may be headed anywhere, anytime. Other assistants may be drawn along with them.


European launchers have come to be associated with French Guiana - powerful large rockets that lift-off from the steamy-hot equatorial base at Kourou.


The government's pension agency moved Thursday to assume responsibility for the pensions of United Airlines pilots, an action it already faced next year when the bankrupt carrier dumps its defined-benefit pensions.


Microsoft announces SP2 support for Singapore users

The days of piece-meal patching and shipped updates are over as Microsoft Singapore urged users to take advantage of the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP to upgrade to Service Pack 2 (SP2).


Palace Intruder Planned 'To Grab Headlines'

Batman palace intruder Jason Hatch planned yesterdayâs stunt to get the group back in the headlines. Hatch is one of the most active members of Fathers 4 Justice and is driven by a burning sense of grievance.


Online marketplace eBay on Thursday announced changes to its top management aimed at broadening the executives' leadership experience.


EC chief Jose Manuel Barroso says Europe "is not full of hidden plots" and urges swift ratification of the EU treaty.


Nolan Ryan to make sales pitch for U.S. beef in Japan

Hall of Fame major league baseball player Nolan Ryan will be visiting Japan this month in a new role -- to make a sales pitch for beef from the United States, now struggling to regain its former position as a top supplier.


Simmering Trade Disputes Will Greet Bush in Canada

Canadians remember two things about Ronald Reagan's trip to Quebec City in 1985: his rendition of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" with Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, and the announcement


Red Cross asked to check on alleged Saddam hunger strike

BAGHDAD - The International Red Cross is being asked to investigate reports that ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and several of his former colleagues are on a hunger strike in captivity.


Kidnappers abducted six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile-phone company, authorities said yesterday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to send negotiators to Baghdad in hopes of winning the release of hostage Kenneth


Epilepsy fears over logo for 2012 Olympics

The controversial new logo for the 2012 Olympic Games has been removed from the organisers' website after a warning that the moving images could trigger epileptic seizures.


'There's a lot of men and a lot of money. And, you know, need I ...

he female clerks were pegged as gold-diggers," Cari Lynn writes about the trading floor at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, "mining their way through the pits, and the male traders were pegged -- or revered -- as womanizers, taking clerks to nearby


Mikko Koivu's goal with 3:04 remaining puts Minnesota past Colorado and keeps the Wild as the only team yet to lose in regulation.


Appeals court agrees Dish DVR infringed on TiVo patent

Federal court upholds lower court award of $89.6 million in damages for violation of TiVo's patent on digital video recorders. Dish plans to appeal.


Study: Spammers use e-mail ID to gain legitimacy

Spammers are a key adopter of a technology meant, in part, to fight spam.


North Korea says to do nuclear test in future: KCNA

North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct a nuclear test in the future but would never use atomic weapons first and remained committed to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang's KCNA news agency reported.


A London school is told it must close despite making good progress and coming out of special measures.


Palestinian Prisoner Dispute Deferred for Summit

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators hammering out terms for a peace summit agreed on Sunday to postpone resolving a dispute on releasing Palestinian prisoners that had clouded hope of a breakthrough.


Iraq ; Al Zarqawi group claims attacks in Fallujah

The deadliest attacks on Saturday occurred in Samarra, a city 95 kilometres north of Baghdad that US and Iraqi commanders have touted as model for pacifying restive Sunni Muslim areas of the country.


Unctad report: FDI in Malaysia at US$2.47bil last year

FOREIGN direct investment (FDI) in Malaysia dropped to US$2.47bil last year from US$3.20bil in 2002, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Developmentâs (Unctad) World Investment Report 2004.


The Green Bay Packers signed coach Mike McCarthy on Tuesday to a five-year contract that runs through the 2012 season.


Researchers are using human embryonic stem cells to determine the toxicity of potential pharmaceuticals.


Israeli Labor Party Voting to Choose New Leader

The primary race could herald a political shake-up of Prime Minister Ehud Olmertâs ruling coalition.


Iraqis headed to military dump for work latest targets in massive ...

Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying unarmed Iraqis to work at a US weapons dump near Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 and bringing the toll


While baseball fans fret over the continuing drug investigations, football lumbers toward the Super Bowl without incurring much angst over its assorted scandals.


A report reveals the top places in England for breaching anti-social behaviour orders.


After a Convincing Triumph, Mora Wants the Falcons to Remain Calm

Coach Jim Mora has a specific message for the Atlanta Falcons this week: Relax. Be happy.


Pru seeks one billion pounds to fund growth

Prudential has surprised investors with plans for a one billion pound rights issue largely to fund expansion in the UK. Shares in Britain's second-largest listed insurer


Rep. Henry A. Waxman, chairman of the House oversight committee, called on the White House yesterday to turn over all documents in its files that relate to lobbying efforts by Jack Abramoff.


New Harry Potter Book Topping Wish Lists

The latest installment in the Harry Potter series won't hit stores for more than six months but it has already topped at least one bookseller's most wanted list and is racking up thousands of advance orders, retailers said Wednesday.


Six Darfur rebel factions to boycott peace talks

A prominent Darfur rebel figure and  five other smaller factions will not attend peace talks due to  start this weekend in Libya, leaders said on Tuesday, casting  doubt on prospects for a settlement.


Orazio Maccarone morto dopo 4 ore di attesa per posto letto


US Electoral College withstands critics ... so far

Lambasted as antiquated and anti-democratic, the Electoral College that decides the US presidency has survived for centuries as an unmovable albeit creaky pillar of the American political system.


Raul Castro launches Cuba-wide debate on future

At workplaces and in neighborhoods across Cuba, people are complaining about the state of their country in a national debate on economic reform opened by acting President Raul Castro.


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


The Man Will Burn Again at Burning Man; Disgruntled Burner in Custody

With a San Francisco man in custody and facing arson charges, Burning Man attendees and the event's organizers reflect on the premature blaze -- and the Hunter S. Thompson fan accused of starting the fire.


Il piccolo corpo Ã¨ stato scoperto da una addetta al nastrotrasportatore in un centro di riciclaggio carta a Santa Palomba                                          Roma, il cadavere di un neonato trovato in un magazzino di riciclo


A company specialising in stag and hen weekends suspends trips amid safety fears.


Red Sox crush Indians to reach World Series

The Boston Red Sox advanced to the World Series with a crushing 11-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians at Fenway Park on Sunday, taking the American League Championship Series by a 4-3 margin with the Game Seven victory.


As Labor Talks Draw Near, Hollywood Plays Down a Record Summer

Hollywood had one of its best summers in recent history, but to hear many studio executives talk, the movie business is closer to the edge of a cliff than ever.


President Bush pledged Wednesday to work with Congress to reduce the government's huge budget deficit as a key step in assuring the world that his administration supports a strong dollar.


Take-Two Interactive Software, publisher of the popular Grand Theft Auto video games, said on Monday that the company would cut jobs and costs.


The federal system for approving and regulating drugs is in serious disrepair, and a host of dramatic changes are needed to fix the problem, a blue-ribbon panel of government advisers concluded yesterday in a long-awaited report.


European stock markets were subdued in early deals as a lacklustre performance on Wall Street weighed against a modest fall in oil prices and some positive company news.


Ã uscito il nr. 6-2007 della rivista ÂLa Nuova EuropaÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Sibiu, il nuovo volto dell'ecumenismo. A Sibiu (4-9 settembre 2007) c'Ã¨ stato un incontro all'insegna di una forte Âsperanza di rinnovamento e unitÃ Â. I delegati hanno riconosciuto nel valore della fede la vera risorsa per cost...


The way to high returns is not to sell after a relatively large decline, but to hang on.


Republican John McCain on Wednesday asked for an investigation of thousands of calls to New Hampshire voters disparaging him and supporting rival Mike Huckabee.


California grower recalls salmonella- tainted spinach

California produce grower Metz Fresh LLC said on Wednesday it voluntarily recalled fresh spinach in grocery stores and food service packages after a sample tested positive for salmonella.


British minister "sorry" over Iraq intelligence error

British Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt on Friday became the first government minister who directly apologized for using inaccurate intelligence to justify the US-led war against Iraq.


Leap Wireless Restates Results for Last 3 Years

The operator of the Cricket and Jump pay-as-you-go mobile phone services restated more than three years of its financial results.


South Korea to field gun-cam robots on DMZ

Stationary droids forced to sacrifice own lives for human overlords Technological colossus South Korea is pressing ahead with efforts to join Israel and America in the white-hot field of killer robots.â¦


WinSCP is a SFTP client and FTP client for Windows. Its main function is the secure file transfer between a local and a remote computer. It uses Secure Shell (SSH) and supports, in addition to Secure FTP, also legacy SCP protocol.   Bug fix release.  For complete list of changes see:  http://winscp.net/eng/docs/history#4.0.5


Hamas's 'Executive Force' gains strength in Gaza

They call themselves the "Executive Force" of the Hamas-led government. Rivals prefer "Black Militia" or "Peshmerga" -- a word that literally means "those who face death" but is used by some Gazans for a gun-for-hire.


Linear Retail pays $22m for plaza in Wellesley

Linear Retail Properties LLC of Burlington this week purchased Central Plaza, a 47,000-square-foot shopping center on Central Street in Wellesley Center, according to Jonathan Aron, vice president in the investment group of NAI Hunneman, which represented the buyer. The property, which was owned by Wellesley Realty Trust, had not been marketed and was sold in a private transaction ...


Zend Developer Zone: Actuate and Zend Collaborate to Deliver Reporting for PHP

The Zend Developer Zone has posted a press review with some good news for PHP developers all over - Zend and Acutate are collaborating to provide reporting (BIRT) to PHP.   he collaboration between Zend and Actuate has resulted in new capabilities in the 3.0 version of the Zend Platform, which is available today for download as a pre-release version at www.zend.com. Zend Platform 3.0 allows PHP developers to quickly integrate reporting capabilities, including charting, to web applications by calling Actuate BIRT reports via the Zend Java Bridge.  New functionality included in this collaboration includes flexibility when generating the reports (output formats/export options), an easy-to-use visual environment, and an integrated charting system including various graphing formats (like pie, chart, area, scatter, and stock).   Check out the full press release for the full story on this collaboration.


How to benefit from increased spending on preventative medicine.


ETA Defends Use of Violence After Latest Bombings

The separatist group ETA defended its  use of violence in pursuit of Basque independence from Spain on  Monday amid a new campaign of economic sabotage, but also said  it saw a new opportunity to end the conflict.


Italian officials ask the FBI to check a Bible owned by a suspected  Mafia kingpin for a secret code.


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The disappearance of a crucial witness in a human rights abuse trial has awakened fears of a resurgence in right-wing death squads.


Rientra a Parigi il ministro degli esteri Barnier

BAGDAD - Cresce di nuovo l'ansia per George Malbrunot e Christian Chesnot, i due giornalisti francesi rapiti in Iraq. Non sembra promettere nulla di buono il fatto che a sorpresa il ministro degli Esteri Michel


The parents of a seriously ill premature baby want her to have "every chance of survival", a court has heard. Charlotte Wyatt weighed just one pound when she was born 11 months ago and has serious heart and lung problems.


Authorities in India's Kerala state are battling a fever outbreak that has claimed dozens of lives.


Ex-Priest's Child Rape Trial Goes to Jury

By Greg Frost  CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - The defense attorney for Paul  Shanley, the defrocked U.S. Catholic priest accused of child  rape, said Thursday there was "massive doubt" about what  occurred two decades ago and called for the jury to acquit him.


Udine, 20:17 - CALCIO, HANDANOVIC: RIPARTIRE DAL PRIMO TEMPO CON LA JUVE

Doppio allenamento per l'Udinese: in mattinata atletica tra palestra e campo, nel pomeriggiospazio a...


UPS ordered to let deaf apply to drive trucks

United Parcel Service must give deaf employees a chance to drive its smaller delivery trucks if they can show they can drive as safely as employees with normal hearing, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Thursday.


Veritas Software has agreed to pay $30 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges that it engaged in fraudulent accounting practices and aided Time Warner's America Online (AOL) in committing fraud.


Bankruptcy Judge Approves Delphi Settlement

A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the settlement of accounting fraud charges against the Delphi Corporation and six people


Washington's conclusion that Israel likely misused U.S.-made cluster munitions by firing them at civilian areas in Lebanon has brought new pressure on Israel to review its wartime practices.


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Cambodians prepare for the coronation of King Sihamoni, amid an array of official festivities.


Nintendo reports booming profits as sales soar of the Wii and DS games machines.


Viewer Sues Over 'Fear Factor' Rat Episode

CLEVELAND - A viewer is suing NBC for $2.5 million, contending that he threw up because of a "Fear Factor" episode in which contestants ate rats mixed in a blender.


Update: Apple ups the ante with Mac mini, iPod, and Xsan

A year ago, Apple CEO Steve Jobs cut Pixar's ties with Disney, opting to handle its own marketing and distribution. With that move, the animation shop that made a name for itself with a hopping lamp became its own studio, in control of everything from the rendered frame, to the prints shipped to theatres, to the timing and pricing of its DVDs.ADVERTISEMENTReducing the Total Cost of OwnershipLearn how to reduce the total coast of ownership in enterprise data management in this case study.


Closer to Home, Chamberlain Holds a Reunion

New Yorkâs trip to Kansas City marked the first time Harlan Chamberlain has been able to see his son Joba pitch for Yankees in person.


US ; Company returns $1.3 million Yasser Arafat invested in New ...

"Effectively as of today, the PCSC will have no investments in Strike Holdings," Shannon added. The PCSC is a Ramallah-based holding company owned by the Palestinian Authority.


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Parents drown trying to save children in Portugal

Three British tourists and a German who drowned off the coast of Portugal's Algarve tourist region on Monday were trying to rescue their children from the sea, a police official said on Tuesday.


Sellafield's records show 30kg of plutonium is unaccounted for, British Nuclear Group is expected to announce.


Stem Cells Put Woman's Arthritis in Remission

NEW YORK  - Transplanting stem cells from a  healthy woman to her sister with severe rheumatoid arthritis  apparently cured the disease, researchers report in the journal  Arthritis & Rheumatism.


NEW YORK  - An Oscarcast first: the award show host (or in this case hostess) running a vacuum cleaner in the audience. As amusing as it was, DeGenerously speaking, it did take the glamour of the Oscars down a notch or two.


Lexmark is recalling 39,400 laser printers because of a potential short circuit that could create an electric shock hazard. The printers, priced at about $200, were sold under the Lexmark, IBM and Dell brand names starting in May 2004.


FBI says crime down in first half of 2007

Crime in the United States fell slightly in the first six months of 2007, the FBI reported in a preliminary analysis on Monday that could indicate a reversal of the increases of recent years.


Human Rights Watch criticises a UN inquiry which cleared all but one Pakistani peacekeepers of smuggling.


BAR's Anthony Davidson is quickest in Friday practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.


Aid Groups Struggle with Tsunami Disaster

Aid agencies struggled on Tuesday to  cope with the scale of the Asian tsunami disaster which has  killed more than 38,000 people, with the International Red  Cross saying it may have to treble its appeal for funds.


SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio - You won't hear merry songs spilling from an ice cream truck or smell burgers sizzling at a park picnic.    In South Euclid, it's illegal to sell frozen treats from a truck, and also to grill in city parks...


Fashion Wire Daily - We got a whole new dimension Tuesday from Carlos Miele, when the Brazilian designer, a man rooted in the tropics, opened his fall 2008 collection with a silver fox fur coat.


Operation Cyberstorm nabs conspirators Four people convicted last year of scamming Microsoft by reselling discounted education versions of its software have been ordered to pay $5m in fines, return $20m to Microsoft and serve up to five years in prison.â¦


Gentlemen, 5 Easy Steps to Living Long and Well

Five behaviors in elderly men are associated not only with living into extreme old age, a new study has found, but also with good health and independent functioning.


Vietnam suspects bird flu killed young child

Doctors suspect bird flu may have killed a four-year-old child in northern Vietnam, state-run radio said on Wednesday.


Abbey says recovery hit by takeover distraction

British bank Abbey National said that its share of Britain's mortgage-lending market slipped in the third quarter, blaming the drop on distraction due to its looming takeover by Spain's Banco Santander Central Hispano (SCH).


Israel wants to cut its Gaza links, official says

Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.


Bill to oust Taiwan president fails in parliament

Scandal-tainted Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian won a fresh reprieve on Friday when opposition parties in parliament failed for a third time to pass a bill that would allow the electorate to vote on his removal from office.


You'll hear a lot about the Hispanic vote leading up to "Super Duper Tuesday" on February 5. That's when presidential primaries occur in 23 states, several with large Hispanic populations.


Uganda denies its troops massing on DRC border

Uganda's army denied a report on Monday  that its troops were massing on the border with Democratic  Republic of Congo (DRC), despite a deal at the weekend meant to  reduce tensions between the two nations.


DART flight will test key autopilot system

A sophisticated autopilot system that could play a vital role in missions to the moon or Mars will be tested this week during a $100 million demonstration 500 miles above Earth.


The morning skate on NHL game day is usually a time for players to stretch their legs. New St. Louis Blues coach Andy Murray had them sweating for 45 minutes.


Timothy Quinn Named ACWA Executive Director

The Board of Directors of the Association of California Water Agencies  (ACWA) today announced the appointment of Timothy Quinn as executive  director for the 460-member statewide association.


Six GIs Killed in Iraq Bombings, Crashes

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Explosions hit five churches in Baghdad, and two U.S. Army helicopters crashed elsewhere in the capital, killing two American soldiers and wounding two others, as violence flared while Iraqi Muslims began marking the holy month of Ramadan...


Officers at Feltham Young Offenders' Institution are accused of "humiliating and dehumanising" prisoners.


Republican presidential hopeful John McCain criticized Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's proposal for a Woodstock museum as wasteful spending in a new television ad that started on Friday.


Nature Getting the Blame for Costly Orange Juice

Consumers should see more price increases or fewer discounts for orange juice because of what is expected to be a lackluster crop.


The sister of a wealthy financier's killer is jailed for four years after admitting giving him a false alibi.


Teamwork is important, but money wins Series

The season ends with a toast for the Red Sox, a team that taught us the value of chemistry, resiliency and US currency. Bud Selig wouldn't mind if you forgot about the last part.


Music Review | Met Chamber Ensemble: Italian Verses, Channeled by Americans

James Levine conducted two major works by John Harbison and Elliott Carter on Sunday afternoon at Weill Recital Hall.


AMD Assaults New Performance Heights with New Chips

As expected, Advanced Micro Devices, on Tuesday officially released its new microprocessors aimed at high-end desktop computers. The new chips set the new records in a variety of industrial benchmarks and


Battling England draw second Test with Sri Lanka

England's batsmen shone under pressure to draw the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Thursday and keep their hopes alive in the three-match series.


Arabic at NYC school creates controversy

A public school in New York that will teach Arabic language and culture opened Tuesday amid accusations that it will impose a radical Islamist agenda in its classrooms.


Ivory Coast Leader Defiant as Summit Convenes

Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo replaced his army chief with a more hardline officer and vowed to rebuild his air force on Sunday as regional


NBC Sports, a fringe player in the online sports market, said Tuesday it redesigned its Web site and bought a leading fantasy sports site to attract more advertising revenue by offering original football-related content and its own fantasy games.


Actor Ian Richardson, best known for his role in the BBC's House of Cards, dies at the age of 72.


Karzai aborts trip to Afghan city after rocket hits near landing ...

KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan president Hamid Karzai aborted his trip to a provincial capital today when a rocket hit near his landing site as his helicopter was approaching.


Blast at US base causes 'multiple casualties'

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An explosion at a US base near the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday caused "multiple causalities," the US military said.


Germany's unemployment rate falls in January, but retail sales are down, official data shows.


Stoppard, "Spring Awakening" sweep Tonys

Russian revolutionaries and rebellious teenagers were the big hits at the Tony Awards on Sunday when Tom Stoppard's "The Coast of the Utopia" and the rock musical "Spring Awakening" took home the top honors.


Apple announces ultrathin laptop, movie rentals

CEO Steve Jobs uses his Macworld keynote speech to introduce an ultraportable notebook, a movie rental service, and a bevy of new features for its iPhone, iPod Touch, and Apple TV.


Sudan, Darfur: governo non ritira le truppe

"Il governo sudanese non ritira le sue truppe dal Darfur, come annunciato dall' Unione Africana, perchÃ© aspetta che i ribelli cessino i loro attacchi". Lo ha dichiarato il ministro degli esteri sudanese, Mustafa


Vaio C notebooks will come in "espresso black," "urban gray," "seashell white," "blush pink" and "spring green."


Bush has been adroit at exploiting 9/11: Carter

US President George W. Bush "has been adroit" at exploiting the suffering caused by the September 11 attacks, his predecessor Jimmy Carter said in an interview with the Guardian.


The Team India think tank has put its foot in the mouth again by replacing a specialist opener Akash Chopra by the ODI specialist Yuvraj Singh.


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Colts exhibit strong offense, defense in loss

Tony Dungy was looking for reassurance from the Indianapolis Colts' offense. He got it in short order. Quarterback Peyton Manning made the most of a brief appearance, hitting


A drug has been found to slow a common cause of vision loss - and even improve sight in some patients.


In those eight words, spoken yesterday, Lleyton Hewitt finally addressed his inner turmoil over the split in his romance with Kim Clijsters.


Merck & Co. on Monday said second-quarter earnings rose on higher sales of its new vaccines and medicines, and the company raised its 2007 profit forecast amid continuing strong demand for the medicines.


this time over the new disciplinary procedures launched during the summer. The Manchester United manager has


Accra, 16:41 - CALCIO, COPPA AFRICA: SI DIMETTE KASPERCZAK, CT SENEGAL

Il polacco Henri Kasperczak si è dimesso da commissario tecnico del Senegal. Kasperczak ha de...


PeopleSoft's board of directors has approved a takeover deal from Oracle worth around $10.3 billion, ending a bitter takeover attemptthat started more than a year ago and creating a major software maker.


Security forces kill 40 militants and capture 30 in Pakistan's South Waziristan region, the military says.


Ups stakes in the storage race IBM recently released details of enhancements covering a huge swath of its storage platforms, including enhanced disk solutions for organisations ranging from SMBs to large enterprises, as well as a data retention system, and a new warranty offering for the IBM System Storage DS6000 series.â¦


Circoscrizione di Roma mette al bando la Coca Cola

Un intero municipio (circoscrizione) di Roma ha deciso di bandire la Coca-Cola dai distributori automatici di uffici e scuole. Un boicottaggio che nasce addirittura per protestare contro la situazione sindacale in Colombia.


Cuba Expels Spanish, Dutch Legislators in EU Spat

Cuba said on Saturday it barred entry to three European lawmakers on a trip to support dissidents, setting back Spain's campaign to mend frosty


Scientists are nearer the creation of tiny artificial blood vessels after growing miniscule tubes out of stem cells.


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A Missouri man accused of kidnapping and molesting two boys was indicted Thursday on federal charges he took pornographic pictures and videos of one of the youngsters.


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Theresa Torres, Reporter. Sharing its neighborsâ fears of a bird-flu pandeÂmic after the first probable case of human-to-human infection was reported in Thailand, the Philippine government on Wednes


Recco, 20:07 - PALLANUOTO, PRO RECCO CAMPIONE D'ITALIA

La Pro Recco è campione d'Italia di pallanuoto per la ventunesima volta. I liguri, in vantagg...


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Dozens of Iraqis die as car bombs hit Najaf and Karbala, while three election staff are shot dead in Baghdad.


The Republican convention is being run not only by a script, but by a score. Like the Democrats before them, Republicans have set their politics to music, a relentlessly upbeat symphony of familiar rah-rah songs meant to keep the hall pulsing with energy, viewers awake and gaps in the speechfest filled with sounds and images of a party trying to appeal to all tastes, ethnic groups and voting ages.


Paolo Borsellino,la fiction in onda stasera alle 21 e domani, martedi ,alla stessa ora su Canale 5 ha soprattutto un grande merito: riesce a restituirci la dimensione umana di un uomo che, oltre ad essere uno dei magistrati di punta nella Sicilia


Why Fi? How to Avoid Pitfalls of Government-Run System

By Vince Vasquez Public officials in Bloomington and Normal are exploring ways to provide high-speed wireless Internet access, or "Muni WiFi," for every resident. A closer look at the Muni WiFi phenomenon reveals numerous digital dangers ahead for Twin City taxpayers.


Cameroon searchers find Kenya air crash black box

Air crash investigators in Cameroon have found the cockpit voice recorder from a Kenya Airways plane that plunged into swampy jungle last month killing all 114 people on board, the government said on Saturday.


Fictional Kazakh TV reporter Borat has made an unexpected cameo appearance as a victim of censorship in a heavyweight annual human rights report issued by the State Department.


Milano, 12:45 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; MILAN: PIRLO RECUPERA PER BENFICA

Questa, sera nell'esordio in Champions League contro il Benfica, il Milan schiererà in campo ...


Open Dialogue: How Microsoft and Massachusetts Defused a Political Battle Over ODF

More than 300 e-mails, obtained under Massachusetts public records laws, show Microsoft lobbied for legislation that could have stripped the state's IT unit of much of its decision-making power. But it backed off and compromised with the state's CIO on plug-in support for the Open Document Format in Office.


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"Atonement" filmmakers victorious in battle

LOS ANGELES  - The gorgeously rendered adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel "Atonement" -- and one shot in particular -- is generating attention.


Blair government faces lawsuit over soldier's death in Iraq

The mother of a 19-year-old Briton killed in a roadside blast in Iraq moved to sue Prime Minister Tony Blair's government for failing to care for its warzone soldiers, a report said.


HP is more than just hardware, says Fiorina

CANNES -- One of the things about Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) that distresses its chief executive officer, Carly Fiorina, is its reputation as a hardware company.


A young Marine who was called back from a mission to Iraq to be with his ailing wife just before she died of childbirth complications was arrested on suspicion of murdering his newborn son.


House scales back Bush nuclear power bid

The House late Wednesday scaled back President Bush's ambitious plan to resume nuclear fuel reprocessing as part of an international program to boost nuclear power.


The feds want to get their hands on a videotape of Siegfried &   Roy's final show, but so far the gory footage remains under wraps.


Medicare premiums in the US will increase by 17.4 percent in 2005, the largest single increase in the 40 year history of the program.


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Price and coverage are the key issues affecting mobile users, a survey of European consumers finds.


Wall St. Banks Confront a String of Write-Downs

Wall Street banks are bracing for another wave of multibillion-dollar losses as the crisis that began with subprime mortgages spreads through the credit markets.


Toby Young, author of âHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People,â will soon see his memoir on the big screen.


Two slain U.S. soldiers were killed by Iraqi soldier

An Iraqi soldier opened fire on U.S. troops during a joint patrol in the northern city of Mosul on December 26, killing two and wounding three others along with a civilian interpreter, Iraqi and U.S. officials said on Saturday.


A Philippine anticorruption court convicted Joseph Estrada of illegally acquiring wealth while in office and sentenced him to a maximum of 40 years in prison.


Japan says China apologizes for sub incident

China's Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told Japan's Beijing ambassador Koreshige Anami Tuesday that an intrusion by one of its nuclear-powered submarines into Japanese territorial waters last week happened for a "technical reason" during a normal naval


The BBC cancels plans for Planet Relief, an awareness-raising TV special, following internal debates on impartiality.


An Argentine reality TV show that is helping obese contestants shed pounds and take better care of themselves has attracted a weighty audience.


The French financial trader at the centre of a massive fraud case gambled around 50bn euros, his employer says.


Earnhardt Is Stuck in a Snarl Over No. 8

When Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins Hendrick Motorsports in 2008, he will be taking an unparalleled fan base and giant merchandise machine with him.


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New York town defies U.S. on Hispanic voting rights

PORT CHESTER, New York  - A dispute over voting rights reminiscent of the U.S. civil rights era has broken out in this New York town, where the federal government has thrust itself into the debate and a judge suspended an election.


Study: Heart Disease Causes Same Globally

The causes of heart disease are surprisingly the same in every region and race, and stress seems to play a more important role in heart attacks than previously recognized, a major new study has found.


Two girls found dead at a house suffered multiple stab wounds to the chest, post-mortem tests show.


French president Nicolas Sarkozy leads the tributes to mime artist Marcel Marceau, who has died aged 84.


Â£5bn spent in third quarter Over â¬5bn was spent on mergers and acquisitions involving Irish firms in the third quarter, with tech-related M&As among the most valuable deals.â¦


Study: U.S., Japan have best IT environments

A study released by the Business Software Alliance finds that the U.S. and Japan have the top environments for allowing the IT industry to grow and flourish.


Hong Kong's worsening air quality is driving down analyst estimates for real estate companies?and could start driving residents away


A pedestrian has died of his injuries after being hit by a car, police confirm.


Ericsson puts Turner channels on cellphones

Like a hotel room in your hand Ericsson and Turner Broadcasting will launch a series of âoff the deckâ portals to carry the media giantâs content worldwide, the firms announced today.â¦


Pacers expect excited fans, but not much more

The Pacers and the Pistons expect an electric atmosphere on Saturday in their first game since Indiana players fought with Detroit fans on Nov. 19.


Pilgrim's makes $1 bln hostile bid for Gold Kist

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. PPC.N said on   Thursday it would launch a hostile $1 billion takeover offer   for poultry producer Gold Kist Inc. GKIS.O after failing to   agree on a deal with Gold Kist's management.


The Tories shrug off the impact of the defection of an MP to Labour - as their leader unveils spending plans.


System Woes Send Rockies to Shower on Ticket Sales

An online ticket sale for the Colorado Rockies home World Series games was suspended after the teams automated ticketing vendor took its servers offline, saying they had been hit by denial-of-service attacks.


The European Commission funds research on whether to lift its ban on feeding animal remains to livestock.


Opec members call for a cut in rampant over-production as prices oil prices plummet amid warmer US weather.


NASA uses vertical treadmill to simulate zero-G jogging

Astronauts driven up the wall NASA boffins have developed a curious new method of simulating the effects of exercise on astronauts in weightless conditions. They plan to conduct Earth-based trials on human test subjects suspended horizontally in mid-air while running on a vertical treadmill.â¦


Roma, 17:30 - VOLLEY, TORNEO CITTA' DI ROMA: ITALIA-ALGERIA 3-1

La nazionale femminile di pallavolo ha battuto l'Algeria 3-1 (25-16, 25-10, 23-25, 25-19) nella seco...


Litvinenko suspect says British spies real killers

The man charged by Britain with murdering former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko denied involvement on Thursday, saying British intelligence and a self-exiled Russian multi-millionaire were far more likely suspects.


Murray swats Ancic in Marseille tennis final

Britain's Andy Murray won the ATP tournament in Marseille on Sunday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Mario Antic of Croatia.


The family of missing British child Madeleine McCann released two sketches today of a man who may be linked to her disappearance last May from a holiday resort in Portugal.


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Japan's current account surplus rises sharply, surprises markets

Japan's current account surplus in December rose sharply, surprising the markets with an unexpected jump of 35.1 percent as services and overseas investment returns improved dramatically, the finance ministry said Monday.


Taking a page from Hollywood science fiction, the Pentagon said Thursday it will try to shoot down a dying, bus-size U.S. spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel on a collision course with the Earth. The military hopes to smash the satellite as soon as next week Â just before it enters Earth's atmosphere Â with a single missile fired from a Navy cruiser in the northern Pacific Ocean.


Grammy Viewership Hits Lowest Level Since 1995

With "Desperate Housewives" as competitors, the Grammy awards on Sunday drew their lowest total viewership in a decade and also fell sharply among the audience of 18- to 49-year-olds most coveted by advertisers, according to preliminary figures released on Monday.


The US president is to name a replacement for outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, reports say.


World Business Briefing: Canada: Profit Up at Bank

The Bank of Montreal said second-quarter profit rose 3 percent as higher fees from mutual funds and stock sales offset a big loss in commodities trading. Net income climbed to 671 million Canadian dollars ($618 million) from 651 million Canadian dollars a year earlier, the bank said. Record mutual fund sales and rising demand for loans contributed to a 24 percent increase in consumer banking profit, countering the commodities losses, which were related to natural gas trading. The bank said on May 17 that it would report a pretax trading loss of 680 million Canadian dollars. Bank of Montreal said profit was 1.31 Canadian dollars a share excluding the trading loss and other one-time items, an increase of 3.1 percent from a year ago. Revenue in the quarter, which ended April 30, rose 2.7 percent, to 2.57 billion Canadian dollars from 2.5 billion Canadian dollars.


Constructive ideas that could yield progress over the impasse on Iran's nuclear program were introduced during talks this week with top Italian and European Union officials, Tehran's former top negotiator said Wednesday.


London equities stayed in neutral gear on Friday, after news of stronger-than-expected third quarter GDP growth dashed hopes of an interest rate cut in November.


When a Murderer Wants to Practice Medicine

It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.


A woman accused of stalking and threatening actress Catherine Zeta-Jones is mentally fit to stand trial, a court-appointed psychiatrist told the woman's attorney Monday.


U.S. Open play suspended because of rain

Andre Agassi grabbed his racket bag and stepped into the drizzle, the pain in his back made more bearable by another anti-inflammatory injection and the knowledge that he'd get extra rest for his third-round match at the U.


China: Restrictions on Web Video and Audio

China will allow only state-run Web sites to broadcast video or radio through the Internet, tightening the governmentâs regulatory grip over the media content offered there.


African Union boss headed to Kenya for crisis talks

Young men armed with machetes manned roadblocks in Kenya on Wednesday as world powers stepped up efforts to end a wave of tribal violence over a disputed presidential election that threatens to tear the country apart.


Roma, 15:35 - Calcio, Lazio: festa a base di porchetta per vittoria derby

La gioia per il derby vinto sembra essere infinita. E cosÃ¬, ad una settimana di distanza dalla vitto...


Hewlett-Packard Co. said its quarterly profit rose 26%, helped by strong performances in its printer and personal computing businesses.


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Bhopal marks anniversary with candlelight vigil

It was midnight when gas began to leak from a Bhopal factory and killed thousands as they slept in central India 20 years ago. At midnight on Thursday, some


Child's sleep disorder affects parents too

When children have sleep  problems, their parents -- especially mothers -- often have  sleep-deprived nights too, research shows.


US, Iraqi troops recapture police stations in Mosul

US and Iraqi troops have recaptured police stations and secured bridges in the northern city of Mosul in an offensive aimed at pushing out fighters supporting the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.


MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- One Super Bowl XLI attendee was reluctant to leave his seat early in the fourth quarter with the Indianapolis Colts clinging to a 22-17 lead, despite dominating the Chicago Bears. He said he didn't want to miss Bears quarterback Rex Grossman throw the game-winning touchdown, to which a media member seated next to him replied, "For ...


SAP confirmed Tuesday that Aliza Peleg, managing director of SAP Labs U.S., will leave the business applications company by the end of next month. Her departure follows that of Shai Agassi, president of SAP's product and technology group, whoÂ resigned from SAPÂ on April 1.


Empoli, 17:37 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: PROBLEMI AL POLPACCIO PER BUSCE'

Rifinitura mattutina e partenza nel pomeriggio alla volta di Bergamo per l'Empoli. Il tecnico Cagni ...


Packers will change flag lowering policy

The Green Bay Packers, who came under fire for putting the flags at Lambeau Field to half-staff following the death Sunday of Reggie White, announced a new policy against lowering American flags following the death of someone in the Packers organization.


Amid a mounting sense of urgency about the need for action to slow climate change, President Bush this week will be playing what is, for him, an unusually prominent role in high-level diplomatic meetings on how to confront global warming.


Routemaster buses, red telephone boxes, high street bank branches - are becoming endangered species, nostalgic protests inevitably follow.


NEWSWEEKâs Brian Byrnes chooses his favorite spots in the cosmopolitan Argentine capital.


Vladimir Putin opens the first Russian military base on the border of Tajikistan since the collapse of the Soviet Union.


Gimme culture! Arts blossom in Gulf Arab desert

Long derided as a cultural desert, the Gulf art scene is beginning to blossom.


Bush Says Kerry Tax Plan a Threat to Workers

President Bush, under election-year pressure on the economy, said on Sunday that Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's plan to raise taxes on the wealthy would hinder the creation of jobs.


Retail prices for the greater New York area climbed 0.7% higher in October, with higher costs for housing, transportation, food and apparel offsetting a seasonal decline in electricity prices, according to the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor


PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) has announced a suite-wide upgrade of its human resources management applications, the first such revision in two years. The new release, version 8.9, includes over 250 individual changes and improvements, according to the company.


Polls Differ on Who Leads US Presidential Race

New public opinion polls are painting a contradictory picture of the US presidential race, even as Democrat John Kerry tries to sharpen his policy differences with President Bush.


USDA Offers Farmers Relief From Freeze, Drought

By Susan Salisbury, The Palm Beach Post, Fla.  Jun. 2--Two weather-related disasters have made agricultural producers in  25 Florida counties eligible for low-interest loans, the U.S. Department of  Agriculture's Farm Service Agency said Friday.


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A hospital apologises after a woman in labour claimed she was told to look in the Yellow Pages for a maternity bed.


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Lebanon army takes control of camp after battle

The Lebanese army took full control on Sunday of a Palestinian camp where it has been battling Islamist militants for more than three months, a senior security source said.


The Elderly Always Sleep Worse, and Other Myths of Aging

Poor sleep among the elderly, it turns out, is not because of aging itself, but mostly because of illnesses or the medications used to treat them.


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New AIDS Cases in Africa Outpace Treatment Gains

For each sub-Saharan African who was placed on anti-AIDS drugs last year, experts say, five more were newly infected.


Pakistan dismisses US's Bin Laden claims

Islamabad - Pakistan on Monday rejected as "politicking" a United States official's weekend claim that Osama bin Laden was close to being captured.


Another witness backtracks in a key Hindu-Muslim riot trial in India and refuses to identify defendants.


Leukaemia risk for kids living near petrol stops

Children who live next to a petrol station are four times more likely to develop acute leukaemia than other children in the same area, suggests new research.


European stocks edge up, euro hits record vs yen

Confidence in the strength of the  European economy lifted the euro to a record high against the  yen on Tuesday, with European stocks also outperforming as  energy stocks rallied on oil above $60 a barrel.


Atkins Diet Has Long-term Dangers, Researchers Warn

Danish researchers who conducted the review, published in The Lancet, say the diet may be safe to use in the short term -- up to six months -- but that side-effects were more worrying in the long term.


Chirurgo rivela a Grazia i segreti delle sue clienti


Lassie Celebrates 50th Anniversary on TV

In the early 1950s, when television sent Hollywood into the doldrums and studios were thinning their contract lists, some stars began appearing in their own TV series. Among them: Lucille Ball, Loretta Young, Donna Reed — and Lassie.


A Las Vegas court granted bail of $125,000 on Wednesday to former American football star O.J. Simpson, who faces criminal charges stemming from what police say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


3 Russian Police Officers Charged for Beslan Negligence

Three Russian policemen were charged on Wednesday with criminal negligence for failure to prevent the deaths of more than 350 hostages seized at a school in Beslan.


2 telltale signs that show it's time to dump a stock

The last time I looked, shares of discount retailer 99 Cents Only were trading at $14 or so, down around 60 percent from their summer 2003 mid- $30 trading range.


Working Group Set Up to Look at Ukraine Poll Crisis

The candidates in Ukraine's disputed presidential election and mediators said on Friday they had set up a working group for further talks, but reached no other agreement on resolving the crisis gripping the ...


UK asks U.S. for Iraq friendly fire death details

Britain's Foreign Secretary said on Tuesday London was working with the United States to get as much information on a "friendly fire" incident in which U.S. warplanes in Iraq killed a British soldier in Iraq.


Google Inc.  has consolidated  500 of its advertising and engineering staff into a single  location in the fashionable former meatpacking district of  lower Manhattan, the company confirmed on Monday.


Rapper Young Buck surrendered to police today (Nov. 19) to face charges that he stabbed a man who had punched hip-hop superstar Dr.


Study Links Unemployment to Suicide, Early Death

NEW YORK  - Men and women who've ever dealt  with unemployment may have a heightened risk of dying early,  particularly from suicide and injuries, a Swedish study  suggests.


The Afghan government agrees to an exchange over the body of the slain Taleban commander, Mullah Dadullah, officials say.


Finger length linked to female sporting potential

The length of a girl's ring finger could   be an indicator of her future sporting potential, researchers   at King's College London said on Thursday.


By John Switzer, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Sep. 10--There's a phenomenon going on in this country that few people know about.   Coyotes, which have populated rural lands throughout much of the country, are moving into the big cities and making themselves at home.


International troops in East Timor search for Maj Alfredo Reinado, who escaped during a raid on Sunday.


US wants Bangladesh emergency rule lifted, elections

The United States on Monday urged Bangladesh authorities to lift a year-long state of emergency and hold elections before the end of 2008.


THE US federal deficit will swell to a record $US422 billion ($608 billion) this election year but fall short of even more dire forecasts, Congress' top budget analysts projected


Anti-terrorist police have arrested the leader of Spain's Basque separatist group ETA, in co-ordinated raids in France and Spain.


Californians to soon get $1.1 bln from Microsoft

California consumers and  businesses will soon receive $1.1 billion in delayed payouts  from Microsoft Corp.  to settle antitrust claims  against the world's biggest software maker, lawyers in the case  said on Wednesday.


Organizations representing the nation's 3 million scientists, engineers and doctors have invited both presidential candidates to have a word with them — online.


Botswana "snake rock" may show Stone Age religion

Carvings about 70,000 years old on a snake-like rock in a cave in Botswana indicate that Stone Age people developed religious rituals far earlier than previously believed, a researcher said on Thursday.


Huge blast was mountain demolition, says North

North Korea claimed yesterday that a huge explosion in the north-east of the country last week was the controlled demolition of a mountain to make way for a hydroelectric dam - not, as feared, a nuclear weapons test.


Taliban Leader Omar Vows to Retake Afghanistan

Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has  accused the United States of trying to impose a puppet  administration in Afghanistan and vowed to regain control of  the country, a Pakistan-based Afghan news agency reported on  Friday.


Are shorts trying to make short work of these stocks?


Coalition partners complete work on government declaration and coalition agrement

The to-be ruling coalition partners - the People's Party (TP), Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) and Latvia's First Party (LPP) today completed work on the government's declaration and coalition agreement ...


US Army loads up on Apples for 'better security'

Mac users to suffer Chinese backdoor invasion? In a development which may mean good or bad news for the partly-eaten-fruit-themed prestige computer firm, it has been revealed over the festive season that the US Army is increasing its use of Apple Macs.â¦


Excerpts talk of 'psychological war' -- and truce

LOS ANGELES -- Former Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson called his relationship with Kobe Bryant at times a "psychological war" and sought to trade Bryant in January, according to Jackson's diary, an excerpt of which will be published in next week's


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Formula One may have to contend with a rival racing circuit in the not too distant future. The Ferrari, Renault, BMW and DaimlerChrysler racing teams announced on Tuesday that they are


The Mother of Michael Jackson's Accuser Faces the Singer and His ...

At turns confused, sad and defiant, even belligerent, the mother of the boy Michael Jackson is accused of molesting appeared in court Friday for the first time


A scientific scramble is under way to clarify whether the erosion of the worldâs most vulnerable ice sheets can continue to accelerate.


Newcastle's Barton gets bail until March

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton's bail was extended until March after he appeared in court on Wednesday over allegations of assault and affray.


Irish growth to hit 15-year low in 2008: think tank

Ireland's leading economic think tank on Thursday downgraded its forecast for the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth next year to 2.3 percent.


Johnson puts hurt on Orange with pair of TDs

Calvin Johnson made a habit of breaking records during his freshman season. It took a sprained knee to keep him from setting at least one more.


Quad-Core Barcelona Is Only A Start For AMD

TechWeb - The processor's sweet spot will be in four-way servers, and midrange two-way servers, but AMD will need to show increased performance for the price if it wants to add customers, analysts suggest.


Sequestrato ieri, gesto condannato da Hamas e Fatah


The chief executive of Jarvis, the embattled engineering and construction firm, resigns.


President Bush is barnstorming the country, trying to convince the public that Social Security needs an urgent overhaul and offering a solution even the White House acknowledges won't fix the retirement system's future financial problems.


A bomb threat forced the evacuation of a soccer stadium Sunday night during a Spanish league game between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.


Marvin Austin, Ballou's two-time All-Met defensive lineman who has been widely regarded as one of the nation's top football prospects, ended his lengthy recruitment when he announced he signed this morning with North Carolina.


Managers Foresee Fewer Airlines and Higher Fares

Three-quarters of corporate travel managers said they expect airline mergers to result in higher fares and more than half expect the quality of service to suffer.


An apparent tornado demolished a jail building and overturned vehicles early Sunday in central Florida, authorities said. No injuries were reported.


President Bush on Monday honored U.S. troops who have fought and died for freedom and expressed his steely resolve to succeed in the war in Iraq. "As before in our history, Americans find ourselves under attack and underestimated," he said.


About a third of the payments from tobacco companies to the states goes to health care and tobacco control, government auditors said Tuesday.


NEW YORK -- Continued job worries resulted in an unexpected decline in consumer confidence in September, the second consecutive monthly dip, a New York-based private research group said yesterday.


'Soprattutto in campo sanitario' dice ministro Economia


Authorities move to keep tennis Grand Slam at Melbourne

Authorities announced plans Thursday to ensure the Australian Open remains in Melbourne after its contract runs out in 2016, with competition high to host Grand Slam events.


Halfway through an otherwise cordial debate, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden raised an issue generally left unspoken by the other Democratic candidates: Bill Clinton's complicated legacy as president and how it might affect Hillary Clinton's chances of winning her own election to the White House.


Sport: Steve McClaren admits his future as England manager depends on the Euro 2008 qualifier in Tallinn.


Yale Announces Plan To Cut Tuition for Many

Yale University is slashing the cost of tuition by as much as 50 percent, joining a list of elite schools seeking to make college more affordable for lower-, middle- and upper-middle-income families, officials said yesterday.


Rupert Murdoch and John Malone may be fixin' for a fight over the media giant.


In Brief: Qualcomm, Samsung invest in Chinese equipment maker

(InfoWorld) - Qualcomm and Samsung Investment VentureÂ have each invested $8 million in Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Co. (AMEC), a Chinese company that plans to develop and sell equipment used to manufacture semiconductors. The investments were part of $43 million raised by AMEC in recent months. In October 2006, the company announced it had raised $35 million from several investors, including Goldman Sachs. AMEC plans to develop semiconductor manufacturing equipment for 65nm and 45nm production processes, hoping to tap China's growing semiconductor manufacturing industry. AMEC is led by Chairman and CEO Gerald Yin, a Chinese semiconductor executive who formerly worked for chip equipment supplier Applied Materials.


In a bid to expand the customer base for its database software, Sybase this week released a free, limited version of its software for deployment on Linux systems.


CBS Workers Seized; Car Bombers Target U.S.-Backed Sunnis

BAGHDAD, Feb. 11 -- Two CBS News journalists have been kidnapped in the southern city of Basra and remain missing, Iraqi officials said Monday.


Sen. Barack Obama is expected to be endorsed Friday by the Service Employees International Union, one of the nation's most powerful, union officials have told The Associated Press.


Highly-touted figure skater Timothy Goebel was fired by his coach last month and has now moved to the Wahsington area to work with Audrey Weisiger.


Swedish Students in Kingdom Under Exchange Program

Governor of Riyadh Prince Salman yesterday received a delegation of Swedish students who arrived in the Kingdom on invitation from the Saudi Scientific Club.


The father of "American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino has filed a $10 million libel suit against the publisher of a book about his daughter, alleging that it contains "false, exaggerated, sensational, intentional and malicious untruths."


LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Sports Network) - Chicago Bears safety  Mike Brown was placed on injured reserve Tuesday due to a  ruptured right Achilles' tendon.


NEW YORK After being stymied by Boston starter Derek Lowe for six innings, the New York Yankees struck for two runs against Pedro Martinez in a rare relief appearance.


Medical device maker makes $1b loan payment

Boston Scientific Corp. , the struggling medical device maker, said yesterday it made a $1 billion early loan payment and renegotiated some loan agreements, giving the Natick company more breathing room as it revamps its business.


Willis Hits Two Home Runs as Marlins Sink Mets

Florida's Dontrelle Willis hits two home runs and pitches into the ninth inning to lead the Marlins over the New York Mets, 6-3, Wednesday night.


With No. 1 Lindsay Davenport missing out on qualifying for the semifinals, the No. 1 ranking is in Amelie Mauresmo's reach. Today, we'll test how much she's feeling the pressure of going for No.


Napoli, 13:36 - CALCIO, MOGGI: FARO' DI TUTTO PER TORNARE

Luciano Moggi vuole tornare nel mondo del calcio. Lo ha ribadito in un'intervista a RadioGoal su Kis...


No one killed in Texas refinery blast: mayor

No deaths were reported after an explosion rocked the 67,000 barrel per day (bpd) Alon USA Energy Inc. refinery in Big Spring, Texas, on Monday morning, the town's mayor said.


The United States on Thursday criticized Russian proposals that would curtail the activities of international election monitors.


Getting rid of Keane was so tough, says Fergie

Sir Alex Ferguson insists calling time on Roy Keane's Manchester United playing career was a tough task.


Rescuers pumped fresh air into the smoke-choked shafts of a Siberian gold mine Friday, hoping that 21 miners were still alive a day after a fire killed at least 12 workers in Russia's latest mining disaster.


Party chairman Liam Fox tells the Tory conference they must reclaim the red, white and blue of the union jack from the far right.


Changes in Medicare law baffle nursing homes

A wide variety of experts on long-term care have expressed serious concern that the new Medicare law will be unworkable for most of the 1.5 million Americans who live in nursing homes.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Free-agent pitcher Pedro Martinez reportedly agreed Monday to join the New York Mets. According to the Boston Herald, Martinez reached terms with the Mets on a four-year, $56-million US guaranteed contract.


Engineering a career at the PC's creation

Chuck Thacker, who helped design the Alto personal computer and co-invented Ethernet, takes stock of a life on the front lines of computer invention.


OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham said today he would be happy to debate both Treasurer Peter Costello and Prime Minister John Howard at the same time.


September home sales fall 18.7% in Mass. as summer sting lingers

The summer mortgage crisis slammed the Massachusetts housing market in September, causing sales to plunge 18.7 percent.


Iran rejects European offer, still talking

Iran says it will continue enriching uranium, rejecting an offer by Europe for trade concessions and alternative technology in exchange for such a halt.


France tries to calm jitters on SocGen scandal

France stepped up efforts to restore confidence in the banking system as Societe Generale faced tough questions on Friday over why it failed to prevent the biggest financial dealing scandal in history.


Nowitzki's 53 Overshadows LeBron-Carmelo

Dirk Nowitzki scored 53 points — the most ever by a Dallas player and tops in the NBA this season — and was just as dominant in other parts of his game, carrying the Mavericks past the Houston Rockets 113-106 in overtime Thursday night.


Sony, Partners Offer Glimpse Of New "Cell" Chip

IBM, Sony Corp., Sony Computer Entertainment, and Toshiba Corp. said Monday that the companies had "powered on" the first workstation designed around the collaboratively-designed "Cell" processor, which will begin pilot production next year.


'Local Florist' Might Not Be: Out-of-State Firms' Phone, Web Listings Try to Fool Shopper

By Betty Lin-Fisher, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 11--Pat Ritterbeck works in a downtown Akron office building. She has some plants and flowers in her Cuyahoga Falls home, but that's about the extent of her floral expertise.


Light crude dips but remains less than a dollar shy of an all-time high reached earlier this week. LONDON  - Oil prices remained just below record highs on Friday amid concern over possible conflict


Five Darfur rebel groups agreed on Saturday to unite ahead of possible peace talks to end a four-year conflict in the region which so far has defied resolution, in part because of fractious rebel groups.


Losail, 13:45 - MOTOGP, QATAR: VITTORIA DI STONER, ROSSI SECONDO

L'australiano Casey Stoner su Ducati ha vinto il Gp del Qatar, classe MotoGp, prima prova del mondia...


A teenager who jumped from his ninth-floor bedroom window in a suicide attempt is recovering, but doctors are unsure whether he will walk again.


Islanders All Come to Yack on Nantucket's Online Forum

By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe  May 28--At Nantucket's Town Meeting last month, Selectman Michael Kopko  kept one eye on the crowd in the high school gymnasium and the other on the  town forum's online chat room.


If Theyâve Changed the Locks, Is It Really Home?

When a character who is talked about but never seen is the most interesting figure in a drama, is that a problem? It is for Chad Beckimâs new play.


Blighty's cultural computing heritage safe at last Bletchley Park, where code breaking machines were developed during the Second World War, is to be home to a national museum of computing backed by the British Computer Society and the Codes and Ciphers Heritage Trust.â¦


Super size me The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) has produced a larger version of the biometric passport.â¦


Stocks to watch on Wednesday: FOREST LABORATORIES INC. (FRX.N: Quote, Profile, Research). The drug company's experimental treatment for Alzheimer's failed to prove effective in a big clinical trial.


G8 needs private sector help to end child porn

MUNICH, Germany  - World powers said on Thursday  government authorities alone could not stamp out the sexual  exploitation of children by Internet pornographers.


Hamm Delivers the Ball, Then Walks Away for Good

The girls with ponytails shrieked in delight when Mia Hamm walked to the stands, smiled and began autographing the programs, hats, shirts and scraps of paper thrust at her over the stadium railing.


BAGHDAD, Feb. 8 -- U.S. forces used precision-guided munitions to kill 13 Sunni insurgents west of Baghdad on Thursday and aided Iraqi officials in the detention of a deputy cabinet minister accused of funneling money to a Shiite militia, the U.S. military said.


Blairs wined and dined by Berlusconi at his villa in Sardinia

British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his wife Cherie were the guests of honor at the palatial villa in Sardinia of Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, who took the couple for a ride on his yacht before hosting them for dinner.


China wakes up to global clout of its small firms

Xing Houyuan's advice to investors who seek her out is patient and practical: do due diligence on any potential partner, clarify its ties to the government, and make sure you control any joint venture.


A Javier Saviola goal gives Monaco a narrow win over Liverpool.


Body found in Iraq not that of Japan hostage

The government was seized with anxiety for a short period Friday when it was reported that the body of an Asian was found in a northern Iraqi city only hours after the passing of a 48-hour deadline for the life of a Japanese traveler being held hostage by


Technology stocks sank Friday after Intel Corp., the world's largest chipmaker, disappointed investors by slashing its revenue forecast.


The Scottish Executive vows to protect Scotland's salmon farming industry from foreign imports.


DUP and SF to get clarification on proposals

The British and Irish governments are due to present the DUP and Sinn FÃ©in with further clarification today of their proposals for a deal on the North's political future.


Canada's rich getting richer, Canadian Business ranks 100 ...

TORONTO (CP) - Canada's rich are getting richer, according to Canadian Business magazine's sixth annual Rich 100, a ranking of Canada's wealthiest citizens that hits newsstands Monday.


Kobe Bryant's attorneys have identified about 125 potential witnesses to testify in the civil lawsuit filed against him by the woman who accused him of sexual assault, attorneys told a judge Wednesday.


Under pressure from regulators, Fannie Mae's (FNM:NYSE - news - research) board ousted its top two executives in the midst of a deepening accounting scandal.


Grammy Awards Pay Posthumous Tribute to Ray Charles

Ray Charles posthumously dominated the Grammys with wins in eight categories, while Alicia Keys picked up four awards, including best R&B album.


A Boy Scout group under FBI investigation amid questions over whether it inflated its membership rolls said Friday that it sometimes registers youths by false names to protect at-risk youngsters, not to create fictitious members.


The fight for search market share has moved from the Web page to the computer desktop, as search engines look to build loyalty in their user bases.


Farnesina, finora nessun italiano coinvolto


A UK panel examining radiation risks says official estimates of the dangers to health may be wide of the mark.


Dell Inc has started using the social bookmarking model popularized by Digg.com as a form of suggestion box for its customers.


Anger at Brazilian Government as U.S. Nun Buried

ANAPU, Brazil  - Thousands of Amazon peasants  flocked to the funeral of a U.S. nun Tuesday and vented anger  that Brazil's government only acted to stem rising violence in  the rain forest after the murder of the renowned foreign  activist.


Owen says first Madrid goal will help him settle

Michael Owen said his first goal for Real Madrid on his Champions League debut Tuesday would help him overcome a difficult start at his new club.


Annan told to quit as US Right sniffs blood

Senator Norm Coleman, the chairman of the Senate permanent sub-committee on investigations, said the scale of the scandal meant Mr Annan had no choice but to step down.


Car bomb kills 26 in Baghdad book district

A suicide car bomber devastated Baghdad's historic booksellers' district on Monday, killing up to 26 people and setting shops and cars ablaze in defiance of a U.S.-backed crackdown on violence in the Iraqi capital.


2012 Olympic Logo: Sparks Precede the Flame

The rollout of Londonâs new logo for the 2012 Olympics, which has become front-page news, has not been an unalloyed triumph.


35 accused of Qaeda-linked plot to bomb targets in Lebanon

BEIRUT -- A military prosecutor has charged 35 Arab nationals and alleged members of an Al Qaeda-linked terror group with plotting to bomb foreign targets in Lebanon, including the Italian and Ukrainian diplomatic missions, judicial officials said yesterday.


Freewebs' Pagii.com: The return of the personal home page?

The Web page building company forays into social networking with a new site that allows you to create an ultra-customized profile.


Di Pietro, no a compromessi.Capezzone, serve una svolta


Hundreds of troops returning to the UK from Iraq and Afghanistan suffering from exposure to explosions


International relief efforts escalated dramatically Tuesday to try to keep tens of thousands more people from dying of hunger and disease in the aftermath of Sunday's massive earthquake


Guarding Buckingham Palace is one of army's worst jobs: report

Guarding Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II, is reportedly one of the worst jobs in the British army.


(InfoWorld) - Vodafone Group is counting on the MySpace.com social networking site to drive its U.K. customers to use their mobile phones for more than just talking. The two companies have struck a deal the to distribute software for updating a MySpace user profile from a mobile phone, the companies announced on Wednesday. The agreement is the first MySpace, which is owned by News Corp., has reached with a European carrier, a MySpace spokesman said. It calls for Vodafone to ship an application on new mobile phones it sells that will allow MySpace users to e-mail, blog, manage their community of friends and post comments to other users' profiles. The application, which will also be available for download, will be launched before the end of the year for U.K. users, the companies said. Pricing for use of the application has not been set, a Vodafone spokesman said. The agreement could help Vodafone nudgeÂ slow overall revenue growth in Europe, by drawing on the MySpace's popularity to boost use of mobile data services. Vodafone saw growth in mobile data services revenue accelerate in the fourth quarter, but the total still lagged far behind revenue from voice services. MySpace counted 90 million unique visitors worldwide in December, the spokesman said. Vodafone has about 16.9 million customers in the U.K. MySpace launched a similar dealÂ in the U.S. in December with Cingular Wireless. Cingular subscribers can download a Java application that lets them manipulate MySpace for $2.99 per month plus standard use charges.


Crude futures rise as heating oil stores fall

Crude oil futures prices climbed yesterday on the back of a rally in heating oil after the US government said the nation's supply of distillate fuel declined for the ninth consecutive week.


Bush counts on Rice to 'unstick' problems

WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has a nickname for Condoleezza Rice, his choice as the next secretary of state: "The unsticker.


Oct. 27, 2004 âHumanity's first look at the largest piece of unexplored real estate in the solar system raised more questions than answers among scientists on the Cassini Saturn project.


Ue, Frattini: ''Accetto con entusiasmo''

Bruxelles, 5 nov. (Adnkronos/Aki) - ''Lo stesso ideale che mi aveva portato a lavorare con grande forza e intensitÃ  al trattato costituzionale, mi porta ora ad accettare con entusiasmo una richiesta che mi viene dall'Europa''.


Roger Federer won 11 singles titles this year, including three of the four Grand Slam events. He wants to do at least as well next season.


Arizona State turns to Erickson as coach

Arizona State turned to a well-traveled coach Monday, introducing Dennis Erickson as the man to lead the Sun Devils' football program out of mediocrity.


GERMAN airline Lufthansa said a massive computer crash forced it to cancel around 60 German and European flights and led to delays of up to two hours for other flights within Europe.


Iran nuclear chief to meet ElBaradei on Friday

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani is set to meet UN atomic agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei on Friday, a day before renewed talks with the European Union about Tehran's nuclear programme.


War on terror has made the world less safe: Musharraf

The war on terror has made the world less safe and social grievances that helped recruit terrorists were not being addressed, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf, a close ally of the US in its fight against terrorism, said today.


Sprint launches the Motorola Deluxe ic902

Blog: Sprint has just released the Motorola Deluxe ic902, the latest in its line of  PowerSource phones that combines the best of the Sprint and Nextel services.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Football Grows, and Students Go the Way of the T. Rex

All around the country, the quaint notion of a student athlete has been stored in a hope chest amid a foolÂs-gold pursuit of big-time football.


Studio Universita' Bocconi, previsto in calo anche l'Ebitda


CMTU decides to stay away from 'holidays' protest march

The Confederation of Maltese Trade Unions will not take part in today's protest march in Valletta called by the General Workers' Union, CMTU president Alfred Buhagiar said.


ASIA/FILIPPINE - Campagna contro lÂAids della Caritas Internationalis in collaborazione con lÂUnaids Manila (Agenzia Fides) - La Caritas Internationalis insieme allÂUnaids (il Programma delle Nazioni Unite per la lotta contro lÂHiv/Aids) ha organizzato una campagna per la presa di coscienza sullÂHiv/Aids nelle Filippine. \


Australian golfer Rod Pampling is two strokes off the pace at the halfway mark of the US PGA event in Florida. Pampling fired a second round 6-under-par 65 to move to 8-under for the tournament, two behind


China's Jiang Zemin gives up military post

BEIJING - China's former president Jiang Zemin has retired as chairman of the powerful Central Military Commission, his last official post in government.


SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian airline passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle and was believed to have crashed, local officials and news reports said.


Two Guilty in First Felony Spam Conviction

LEESBURG, Va. - A brother and sister who sent unsolicited junk e-mail to millions of America Online customers were convicted Wednesday in the nation's first felony prosecution of distributors of spam.


Texas House speaker refuses to cede post

With his political career in jeopardy, powerful state House Speaker Tom Craddick charged through a rebellion that lasted into early Saturday, refusing to give up his leadership post.


Sony Vaio Pocket VGF-AP1L digital music player

Reg review Does colour screen + touch-sensitive control pad = iPod killer?


A Violent Police Unit, on Film and in Rioâs Streets

A new film is drawing attention to Rio de Janeiroâs violent and feared elite anti-trafficking police force, the BOPE.


Vodafone, the world's largest mobile phone operator, today finally launched its third generation (3G) services as it seeks to recoup Â£16.