Stocks Seen Higher as Oil Slips Below $49

U.S. stock futures pointed to a  higher market open on Wednesday, with oil dipping below $49 a  barrel and a batch of economic data on tap.


The San Francisco 49ers hired receivers coach Jerry Sullivan and secondary coach A.J. Christoff on Sunday.


Report: Johnson & Johnson in talks to buy Guidant

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), the drug and health care products company, is reportedly in advanced negotiations to buy Guidant (GDT), a leading maker of devices to treat heart and circulatory illnesses, for more than $24 billion.


Kabul declared âpersona non grataâ a Briton and an Irishman working for the European Union and the U.N.


Lo annuncia Kostunica al Parlamento in seduta straordinaria


Il magistrato, 'L'aggressione al premier io l'ho condannata'


Yahoo! and Acer Form Multi-Year Partnership to Deliver Yahoo! Products and Services to Customers Worldwide

Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO) and Acer Inc., the world's number-four branded personal computer (PC) vendor, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership to distribute a co-branded toolbar and start page and to set Yahoo! as the default search engine on all Acer PCs sold globally.


For generations to come, Iraqis will have to cope with the physical and mental scars of tens of thousands of people severely injured in the violence of the past four years.


ICC names first Darfur war crimes suspects

The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor named a Sudanese minister and a militia commander on Tuesday as the first suspects he wants tried for war crimes in Darfur and suggested more could follow.


Nintendo Wii said to 'attract cockroaches'

Cue predictable gag from PS3/Xbox fanboys If youâre not a fan of creepy crawlies then you may want to turn your Wii off. The latest theory crawling through the gaming world is that the console actively attracts cockroaches.â¦


Qantas eyes late fees after Boeing 787 delay

SYDNEY/TOKYO  - Australia's Qantas Airways  said on Thursday it would seek compensation from Boeing Co  over delay of the 787 Dreamliner, a step it took with Airbus after the A380 superjumbo was late.


Brian McCann hits his second grand slam in a week and the Atlanta Braves beat the slumping Florida Marlins, 13-2, Monday night to bounce back after a rough weekend in St. Louis.


Russia reserves the right to carry out pre-emptive strikes on militant bases abroad in the wake of the school hostage seizure, Russia's defense minister said Sunday, adding


Boston Red Sox beat Cleveland Indians 11-2 at Fenway Park to advance to the World Series.


A statin soon after a heart attack beneficial: study

NEW YORK  - Treatment with a statin drug after a person is hospitalized with a heart attack can reduce long-term mortality and prevent further heart events, Japanese researchers report.


The competitors preparing to take the field Tuesday at the Rose Bowl had "American Idol" fame in mind, not football.


Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic beats 22nd seed Marat Safin in the second round of the French Open.


At Cellphone Trade Show, the Spotlight Chases Google

Googleâs efforts to promote Android, an open and free platform for cellphones, is provoking rivals.


People in the News: Ex-chauffeur: Liza forced me to have sex

Reuters reports that Liza Minnelli's former bodyguard/chauffeur is suing the singer for sexual harassment. From the court papers, which were unsealed on Wednesday (the lawsuit was filed on Sept.


A million revelers cheered fireworks in Sydney, Australia - one of the first cities to celebrate the New Year. via News Observer


The losing streak to Texas is over. Now maybe Texas A&M is ready to be a power in the Big 12 again. Stephen McGee scored on an 8-yard run with less than three minutes to play and the Aggies stunned No. 11 Texas 12-7 behind a power running game and tough defense Friday to snap a six-game losing streak in the bitter rivalry.


Three UK Black Watch Soldiers Killed in Iraq Ambush

Three UK Black Watch soldiers, redeployed to support the US attack on Fallujah in Iraq, were killed in an ambush, Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram said.


Guantanamo Tribunals Hear Two More Cases

A prisoner who allegedly trained with al-Qaida appeared Wednesday before a U.S. military review tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while another alleged al-Qaida operative refused to attend his hearing.


Some missing Spongebob SquarePants balloons returned

Dozens of the inflatable cartoon characters have been stolen from Burger King restaurants around the country. They were on display as part of a cross promotion with an animated movie.


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'Faremo i conti su quanti sono e troveremo soluzione'


Il tasso cresce di 0,042 punti, +4,082% da agosto 2001


Madrid, 13:24 - CALCIO, ATLETICO MADRID: IN ARRIVO BRASILIANO CLEBER SANTANA

L'Atletico Madrid ha definito l'acquisto del centrocampista brasiliano Clèber Santana, attual...


From a Virtual Shadow, Messages of Terror

The Internet has emerged as a prime tool for Islamic radicals, who use its anonymity to coordinate secret operations and get their message to the public without fear of detection.


It was well worth enduring the bedlam and stench, the dust, congestion and oppressive heat of the former Madras, because inside the concrete cauldron at Chepauk yet another great India-Australia Test match came nicely to the boil yesterday afternoon.


Milano, 17:43 - CALCIO, INTER: COPPA ITALIA, CESAR IN DUBBIO

Si è svolta in mattinata la seduta di allenamento dei nerazzurri al centro sportivo "Angelo M...


Newspapers Seek Salvation Online, and a Big Election Year

Ad lineage is way down and readership continues to fall off and nobody in the newspaper business will be sorry to see the end of 2007. 2008 could be better, if the online side flourishes and a presidential election drums up additional interest.


Open-source details hold up Solaris release

Sun will release the source code of its operating system, but those eager for details may have to wait until early 2005.


Chiron Corp.'s aggressive plan to dominate the US flu-vaccine market is in tatters and the company's financial future is clouded as the public health crisis it caused continues to mount.


Airbus wins $6.9 billion order from leasing firm: report

Airbus has won an order worth $6.9  billion from leasing company AWAS Ltd for as many as 100  planes, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Cyberfamilias: If You Canât Let Go, Twitter

The group-messaging application Twitter still hasnât broken into the mainstream or become a to-die-for tool for the youngest early adopters.


Experts unable to find Gulf War Syndrome evidence

Troops deployed during the 1990-1991   Gulf War get sicker than most other veterans, but a panel of   experts looking for evidence of a suspected Gulf War Syndrome   said on Wednesday they could not find it.


For decades, computer performance has been driven largely by the increasing numbers of ever-smaller transistors squeezed into the machines' silicon brains. With each generation, speeds jumped and prices dropped.


Polamalu Dances With Fire, Just Not in the End Zone

Steelers safety Troy Polamalu has given up the fire-knife dance for other, less dangerous ways of honoring his Samoan heritage and imparting his culture.


Bullock Wins About $7 Million in Lawsuit

Actress Sandra Bullock was awarded about $7 million in damages Thursday when a jury sided with her in a dispute with a builder she said did lousy work on her Lake Austin home.


AT& Wireless unveils messaging-only handheld

AT&T Wireless on Monday seemed to be trying to turn back the clock on cell phone design trends when it introduced the Ogo, a messaging-only handheld.


D'backs to Continue Johnson Trade Efforts

The Arizona Diamondbacks haven't given up on trading Randy Johnson, managing partner Ken Kendrick said Tuesday.


Share the Vista vision, Microsoft tells partners / rivals

Build it like you mean it Microsoft has callied on security software firms to provide more than just 'basic' products for Windows Vista.â¦


Sharper Image files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Sharper Image Corp , the store  and catalog retailer whose products include air purifiers and  massage chairs, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,  saying declining sales and three straight years of losses led  to a shortage of liquidity.


Presidente GianniVersace Spa parla bene solo della moda


Companies are accused of infecting PCs, and then selling spyware-blocking software.


Dollar's Steep Slide Adding to Tensions U.S. Faces Abroad

President Bush faces a potential currency crisis, in which a plunge in the dollar could set off economic waves around the world.


Japan races against clock to free hostage in Iraq

TOKYO, Oct 28  - Japan raced against the clock Thursday to free a young Japanese hostage in Iraq but had little reason for hope hours before the deadline set by al-Qaeda-linked kidnappers for his killing.


Western bank consortium freezes planned credit to Gazprom

MOSCOW  - A Western bank consortium led by Deutsche Bank has frozen a planned credit line to Gazprom, Russia's state-controlled natural gas giant, following a U.S. bankruptcy court injunction against the sale of the Yukos oil company's main production subsidiary, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported Friday.


We've got two more entries this week in the category of "What weird, useless stuff is for sale on eBay that I just have to have?"


Citigroup raises offer for Japan's Nikko by 26 pct

Citigroup raised its offer for Nikko Cordial Corp.  by 26 percent to $13.4 billion on Tuesday, after Tokyo Stock Exchange's decision not to revoke the brokerage's listing sharply boosted the value of its shares.


Pundits, pollsters and political operatives worked furiously to answer one question after the first debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry -- who won?


BEIRUT -- The radical Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah and its allies escalated Lebanon's month-long political crisis into a popular confrontation yesterday, sending hundreds of thousands of its supporters into the streets of downtown Beirut.


U.S. Will Deal with Iran When Group Meets in Egypt

The United States would deal with  Iran as part of a group of Iraq's neighbors that will meet in  Egypt this month, although Washington has no diplomatic  relations with Tehran, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on  Tuesday.


Bush: Kerry Has 'Election Amnesia' on Iraq

FORT MYERS, Fla.  - President Bush said on  Saturday Sen. John Kerry has a case of "election amnesia" that  led him to shift his stance on Iraq, painting his Democratic  rival as a waverer unfit to lead America in threatening times.


Climate Experts Search for Answers in the Oceans

By absorbing half of the carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere, the oceans have a profound influence on climate. However, their ability to take up this carbon dioxide might be impaired as a result of climate change.


New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today virtually took a back seat at the AICC session which saw many delegates hailing Rahul Gandhi as the future leader with not so subtle hints.


Conservative South Carolina's bare-knuckle politics greeted candidates in the wild Republican White House race Wednesday, after Mitt Romney dodged a knockout blow in Michigan.


The Natural Resources Ministry threatened Friday to revoke the extraction permits held by Yukos' main production unit because it stopped paying taxes.


New Zealand says Fiji's military government under Cmdr Bainimarama has expelled its top diplomat.


Judge rejects Jackson lawyers' bid to remove prosecutor

A US judge in charge of pop superstar Michael Jackson's child molestation case rejected Thursday a bid by Jackson's lawyers to remove district attorney Tom Sneddon.


An NI priest steps down from all ministry pending the outcome of a police investigation.


Spinach plants probed; E. coli kills boy

As federal agents launched a criminal investigation into two produce companies involved in the contaminated spinach outbreak, Idaho health officials confirmed the death of a 2-year-old boy Sept. 20 was caused by tainted spinach. Kyle Allgood was the second confirmed death in the E. coli outbreak, which also killed a Wisconsin woman.


Milano, 12:13 - CALCIO, SERIE A: 11 SQUALIFICATI

Il giudice sportivo Gianpaolo Tosel ha squalificato per un turno undici giocatori in serie A. Ecco l...


âSleepwalkersâ Video Is Tailored for Miami

Doug Aitkenâs monumental video is being refashioned for the facade of the Miami Art Museumâs new building, which is scheduled to open in 2011.


Why are criminals still exploiting an 18-month old patched vulnerability?

Nearly two years after Microsoft issued a patch, enough systems remain vulnerable that criminals still including this exploit (and others) in their bag of tricks.


Polish PM Pledges Iraq Troop Cuts, Strong Economy

Prime Minister Marek Belka promised to reduce Poland's military presence in Iraq from early 2005 and maintain buoyant economic growth if he wins a confidence vote in his minority cabinet Friday.


Cubs, Hollandsworth agree to one-year deal

The Chicago Cubs agreed to a one-year deal with outfielder Todd Hollandsworth on Monday, avoiding arbitration. Hollandsworth was a key member of Chicago's bench last year, hitting .318 with eight homers and 22 RBIs in 57 games.


SAMARRA, Iraq - US and Iraqi forces in Samarra on Sunday finished retaking the last insurgent-controlled neighborhood, completing a relentless three-day push through this ancient city in a first step toward wresting control of important central Iraqi


Defiant fox hunters open season; could be Britain's last if sport ...

Tens of thousands of hunters and their hounds raced through the countryside on horseback Saturday, opening a fox-hunting season that could be one of Britain's last.


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MILANO (5 ott. 2004) - "Il patteggiamento non Ã¨ preso in considerazione": lo ha detto, fuori dall'aula dell'udienza preliminare del crac Parmalat, che Ã¨ in corso a porte chiuse a Milano, l'avv. Giampiero


Microsoft security engineer makes top-10 worst jobs list

Rated less fun than scooping up whale poo Summer's here, and 'tis the season to be compiling lists. One of the most eagerly awaited is the Ten Worst Jobs in Science, issued by Popular Science magazine. This year the roster of horrible occupations has gained widespread attention because it includes "Microsoft Security Grunt".â¦


Matt Lawrence recalled vividly the first time he carried the football in college. He was a freshman running back from Bloomfield, Conn., looking to fit in at the University of Connecticut in 2003. He was thrown into the breach in his first game, against third-ranked Virginia Tech, when starter Terry Caulley went down with a season-ending knee injury. So in ...


Muslims mark hajj's spiritual high point

Millions of Muslims marked the zenith of the annual hajj Tuesday, praying for God's forgiveness on a rocky desert hill here where in Muslim tradition Adam and Eve were reunited after leaving Eden.


Two disputed offices of the British Council are likely to remain closed amid ongoing UK-Russia tensions.


The Best And Worst States To Get Sued In

A new study finds states that need businesses the most often scare them off with lawsuits.


TEHRAN - Iran's former president Hashemi Rafsanjani said Tuesday that his country has created missiles that can now reach targets 2,000 kilometres away, a substantial increase from its previous range.


Bear Stearns to pay $3.2b for fund bailout

NEW YORK -- Bear Stearns Cos. offered $3.2 billion in loans to bail out one of its failing hedge funds, the biggest rescue since 1998, after creditors started seizing assets and investors demanded their money back.


To the praise of environmental groups, President Bush proposed the largest-ever annual increase for the national parks yesterday. The Interior Department is requesting a $258 million increase in the parks' operation budget as part of a "centennial initiative" that aims to direct $3 billion from...


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Delta Auditor Issues Doubt on Airline's Future

Atlanta (Sept. 17, 2004) -- Delta Air Lines said that its independent auditor has raised doubts about its financial viability and revised its annual report to include the possibility of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.


Merger fanfare short-lived with downgrades

WASHINGTON-The fanfare surrounding final government approval of Cingular Wireless LLC's $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc.


United Airlines on Friday said it will  need about $500 million in annual cost cuts above the $655  million now in the works and also received court approval for  more time to develop a reorganization plan without interference  from creditors.


Libby Jurist's Career Built on Toughness

While presiding over perhaps the most high-profile trial of his career, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton made time for his more mundane courthouse role: the scolding mentor to this city's young thugs.


AVG Mobile Security Targets Symbian Phones

Grisoft has launched the AVG Mobile Security suite for mobile phones, now available as a free beta.


Toshiba shares gain more than 5% on speculation that the firm is about to shelve its high definition DVD format.


Antidepressant debate takes a delicate turn

Tough warning labels for antidepressants ordered by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday could save children's lives, experts say, but others warn that the move could backfire


Is double-digit growth synonymous with this bank?


Delphi, XM Unveil Handheld Satellite Radio Receiver

XM Satellite Radio and radio manufacturer Delphi yesterday introduced the Delphi XM MyFi, a portable, handheld satellite radio receiver the companies hope will lure more consumers to a medium currently limited to car and home units.


Scientists say they might be able to slow progress of "mad cow disease" by genetically revamping the brain.


Insurer Royal & Sun Alliance will move 1,100 UK jobs to India to cut costs, becoming the latest financial company to shift a large number of staff to Asia where labour is cheaper.


STOCKHOLM The Austrian novelist, playwright and poet Elfriede Jelinek will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy said Thursday, citing her "musical flow of voices and countervoices in novels and plays that with extraordinary


Magazine Names Best, Worst Cities For STDs

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A men's magazine has ranked the most dangerous cities for sexually transmitted diseases, and Jacksonville placed among those with the highest rates of transmission.


A New York il greggio quotato 92,93 dollari al barile


FDA reviewing children's cough, cold medicines

U.S. health regulators said on Friday they have been reviewing the safety of over-the-counter children's cough and cold medications, especially for those under age 2.


Critics of Rail Yard Prepare for Battle: In Elliston, a Group is Ready to Take on Norfolk Southern and Try to Restrict Corporate Rights.

By Tim Thornton, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 11--Mickey Apgar doesn't like to speak to crowds, but the Elliston resident hopes he'll be talking in front of a big group at Monday evening's Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting.


Obama in dead heat with Clinton in White House race

Barack Obama is hitting his stride, just as Hillary Clinton's Democratic campaign stutters, setting up a closely fought sprint to January's first White House nominating contest.


Movie a must-see for Bobby Darin music fans

There's plenty to be mystified about in Spacey's role in the new film "Beyond the Sea," a biopic about pop singer Bobby Darin.


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Ne sono stati bloccati 17, sarebbero in buone condizioni


Death-row nurses face Libyan court June 20: minister

The appeals trial of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor sentenced to death in Libya in a high-profile AIDS case will take place on June 20, the Bulgarian foreign ministry said Friday.


Embattled Alberto Gonzales is the latest in a series of top-level departures from the Bush administration.


Bush Vows More Aid for Victims of Tsunami

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday the United States' initial grant of $35 million in  the aftermath of the tsunami disaster in South East Asia was  "only the beginning of our help" but he did not announce an  immediate increase in aid.


International media firm pays $3.5m over pirate software

Keel-hauled outfit suffers biggest-ever settlement An unnamed international media firm has agreed to pay a record fine of â¬2.5m ($3.46m) for being found to have "significant shortfalls in software licenses".â¦


Boston un-common Hair issue is no parting of the ways for Red Sox

Imagine you're the 30-year-old general manager of the Boston Red Sox, and on the first day of spring training, your center fielder saunters through the door looking like a cross between Charles Manson and Yanni.


'Green and Beauty Everywhere': ; Land Trust Honors Tom Lane for Protecting Charleston's Green Spaces

By Tara Tuckwiller  tara@wvgazette.com  On a freezing day, the little vacant lot by the railroad tracks looked dreary under its patchy snow.


A couple of small--but serious--issues regarding the audio output of the iPhone have been percolating on the Web for the last week or so.  From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Sydney, 10:39 - NUOTO: PRIMATO MONDIALE 50 STILE LIBERO

L'australiano Eamon Sullivan ha stabilito il nuovo record del mondo dei 50 stile libero in 21"56 dur...


Update 1: Crude Prices Near All-Time Record High

Crude oil prices hovered near an all-time record high of US$49.40 as supply fears in Iraq and other key producers pushed up early trading Monday, while the market took stock of Hurricane Ivan's impact on oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.


OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Approvato in via definitiva dal Parlamento australiano il disegno di legge sulla clonazione terapeutica di embrioni. I cristiani: ÂEÂ una legge che viola la sacralitÃ  della vita umanaÂ Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Fra lo sconcerto delle Chiese cristiane in Australia, il Parlamento della nazione ha approvato ieri in via definitiva il disegno di legge sulla clonazione. Dopo lÂapprovazione del Senato, avvenuta il 7 novembre scorso (vedi A...


Record loss for Jarvis as it writes off Â£240m

Jarvis, the support services group, announced a record loss yesterday as it wrote off Â£240m to cover past and future problems. It passed its half-year dividend and turnover fell almost 30 per


Sri Lanka's defence ministry says soldiers have recovered the bodies of 14 Tamil Tigers after a battle in the east.


REDMOND, Wash. - Microsoft Corp., stepping up its efforts to compete with rival Google Inc., will offer consumers a preview of its technology for searching the Internet, beginning Thursday.


Hamas, Fatah fighters clash near key Gaza crossing

Hamas and Fatah forces fought a two-and-a-half-hour long gun battle on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip near the Karni commercial crossing, the most serious flare-up in factional fighting in two weeks.


Ornette Coleman has always kept ahead of the curve, even as a teenager back in Fort Worth, Texas, when he'd play hot jazz licks on the saxophone and get a scolding from his church band leader.


On Thursday, Dell unveiled its first three PCs preloaded with the Ubuntu 7.04 GNU/Linux OS: the XPS 410n and Dimension E520n desktops and the Inspirion E1505n notebook.


India first with phones using a single Qualcomm chip

InfoWorld - An Indian mobile phone operator is the first to deploy mobile phones based on a single-chip CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) platform from Qualcomm Inc. The operator, Tata Teleservices Ltd., is offering Motorola Inc.'s Motofone F3c for 1,699 Indian rupees (US$38).


Sunni Muslims Question Iraq Vote Veracity

Iraq's leading Sunni Muslim clerics said Wednesday the country's landmark elections lacked legitimacy because large numbers of Sunnis did not participate in the balloting, which the religious leaders had asked them to boycott.


Washington Post Reporters to Join Politics Web Site

The Washington Post lost two of its top political reporters to a fledgling multiplatform news organization with deep pockets.


Roma, 18:42 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: RISULTATI PLAY OFF E PLAY OUT

Risultati delle gare di andata dei play off e dei play out del campionato di serie C2.


A book released Monday has dredged up more painful allegations from Poland's Communist era, naming some 30 Roman Catholic priests, including several bishops, as registered informants with the secret police.


JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says no one in the US Pentagon has been spying for Israel. A statement issued by his office said: "Israel does not engage in intelligence activities in the United States.


Indian writers bask in top book fair's spotlight

Authors from India, the guest country at the 58th Frankfurt Book Fair, hailed the chance to show off an intriguing nation on the move at the publishing world's biggest annual event.


The French and Russian foreign ministers are meeting in Moscow, with Iran's nuclear work topping the agenda.


Netflix battles Apple, eliminates instant watching limits

Netflix is set to announce the end of watching limits for their online video service on Monday.


Sudan Govt, Rebels to Reopen Peace Talks

Sudan's government and Darfur rebels said Monday they'll reopen long-stalled peace talks within weeks in Nigeria, aimed at calming the western Sudan region where tens of thousands have died in a nearly two-year crisis.


After a fairly strong quarter, will the wind keep blowing forward?


Mel Gibson leans forward, scrutinizing a monitor showing a rehearsal for his latest project. He's not directing a sweeping battle a la his Oscar-winning "Braveheart." It's not a scene with the transcendent suffering of his "The Passion of the Christ."


Comair getting off the ground after canceling all flights

(Grand Rapids, December 26, 2004, 6:00 pm) They canceled all of their flights yesterday, but today things are beginning to improve for Comair.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI alla parrocchia di Santa Maria del Rosario di Pompei: ÂQuesta nuova chiesa sia uno spazio privilegiato per crescere nella conoscenza e nellÂamore di Colui che tra pochi giorni accoglieremo nella gioia del suo Natale come Redentore del mondo e nostro SalvatoreÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLa solenne liturgia della dedicazione di questo tempio costituisce unÂoccasione di intenso gaudio spirituale per tutto il Popolo di Dio che vive in questa zona. E mi unisco volentieri anchÂio alla vostra soddisfa...


Couple Still Feel Effects Of Tornado After 5 Years

Since the tornado that ripped through La Plata nearly five years ago, most of the towns businesses and residents have bounced back from the $100 million crisis. James and Susan Canterbury are an exception.


Forecasters predicted more snow from the Plains to the Northeast on Friday, while temperatures were expected to rise into the 70s in parts California.


DaimlerChrysler and General Motors will jointly develop new hybrid motors to compete against Japanese rivals on the fuel-saving technology that reduces harmful emissions, the companies said Monday.


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Sony and Nintendo go into battle this year to win the next generation handheld gaming battle.


Terrell Owens apologizes for his role in a steamy skit for ABC.


Update 1: ChevronTexaco's 3Q Profit Soars 62 Percent

ChevronTexaco Corp.'s third-quarter profit improved by 62 percent as the oil giant continued to cash in on record-high oil prices.


File sharing reduced The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has shut down six eDonkey servers in Germany through a series of injunctions from regional courts in Hamburg, Cologne, DÃ¼sseldorf, Leipzig, and Frankfurt.â¦


Unfortunately, your portfolio gains can mean someone else's loss.


Aiming for its first America East tournament title game since 2003, Boston University came up short -- and long -- yesterday against Albany. At a loss? So was BU about finding a way to put the ball in the basket.


Afghan Taliban frees remaining S.Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed seven remaining South Korean hostages in Afghanistan on Thursday after a six-week kidnap ordeal, following a deal that Afghan officials said included a ransom payment by Seoul.


Genetic Factors Influence Knee Arthritis

Genetic factors appear to play a role in the development of arthritis of the knee, according to a report in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.


GERMANY RAMSTEIN AIR BASE -- The Pentagon plans to extend its buildup of several thousand combat troops in Afghanistan well into next year. Initially, the US planned to keep a total of 26,000 troops in the country until late spring. The move comes as US and allied commanders anticipate a renewed offensive this spring by the Taliban, a military source ...


Bush Says Kerry Is Pushing Nationalized Health Care

President Bush attacked John Kerry's health care proposal, saying "it's a plan that is massive and it's big, and it puts the government in control of health care."


Smoking ban takes effect in French cafes

Smokers took advantage of a one-day grace period and savored their last cigarettes over morning coffee in cafes across France as a ban against lighting up in bars and restaurants took effect Tuesday.


Security alert shuts Boston's Charles River

The U.S. Coast Guard said it had shut Boston's Charles River on Wednesday after police found suspicious packages in four separate locations in the city, including one on a bridge crossing the river.


Mystery Solved: This Hummingbird Chirps With Its Tail

A male Annaâs hummingbird emits a loud and quick chirp during its mating display by using its tail.


EU agrees on Iran sanctions but open to new talks

The European Union agreed on Monday to implement UN sanctions on Iran while holding a door open to fresh talks on defusing a standoff over what Western powers suspect is a covert Iranian bid to make atom bombs.


Microsoft Takes Third Shot at Buggy Security Patch

Will a trifecta try at fixing Internet Explorer patch be the charm?


Ivan's second foray into the United States came with little wind but plenty of the rain that became the 3-week-old system's calling card as it raked the Caribbean and eastern United States, while Floridians braced for another possible pounding as Hurricane Jeanne appeared to be gearing up for a weekend landing.


US House Passes Stop-Gap Measure to Fund Government

The US House of Representatives was forced to pass a temporary measure keeping the government open on Wednesday after one embarrassing clause allowing lawmakers to see


Calcio: Ancelotti, a Glasgow per difendere il primo posto

''E' una trasferta davvero importante. Dobbiamo cercare di arrivare primi in classifica soprattutto per creare un vantaggio psicologico sul Barcellona''. Il tecnico del Milan, Carlo Ancelotti, in partenza


FDR had his fireside chats. Richard Nixon held conversational exchanges with small groups in his 1968 campaign. Now Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling Americans, "let's chat" — just you, me and an intimate group of 300 million or so Americans.


Stocks Inch Up After Durable Goods Report

U.S. stocks rose modestly on Friday  after data showed durable goods orders for August, excluding  transportation orders, beat analysts' estimates, but oil prices  worried investors.


From Korean Air to U.S. police and corrections officers and even beat cops in Britain, the orders are pouring in for stun guns made by Taser International Inc.


A solicitor jailed for kidnapping his baby and attacking staff at a supervision centre has his sentence cut.


For three years, they parked side by side, shared coffee and Danish in the morning, then watched film till their eyes turned square. They arrived at Giants Stadium early, stayed late, and explored every detail of the football operation.


AIDS poses new threat to African democracy

AIDS may be killing elected officials in some Southern African countries faster than they can be replaced, creating a new threat to democracy and governance in the region, a new study said.


Fisk ready to start Game 6, if necessary

He was here to make an appearance at a breakfast meeting with a sales group from Mutual of Omaha at the Renaissance Hotel and was on his way out of town to attend another function in St. Louis. So it left little wiggle room in former Red Sox great Carlton Fisk's hectic schedule to spend an extra night ...


Walnut Orchard May Face Steamroller: Water District Seeks New Road Through Farm

By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Dec. 12--STOCKTON -- Stockton East Water District wants to run a bulldozer through a family's walnut orchard in an attempt to appease another neighboring farmer and guard against terrorists who may want to poison Stockton's drinking water.


Predicting an Eruption Involves Guesswork

Mount St. Helens' convulsions over the past week have demonstrated all too clearly that the inner workings of a seething volcano, hidden under miles of rock, remain one of nature's stubborn secrets.


East-west transmission grid would provide reliable, clean energy: ministers

TORONTO (CP) - Transmitting electricity from Manitoba to Ontario along a proposed east-west power grid would drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide jobs and other economic spinoffs, the governments of the two provinces said Thursday.


Cheaper food and energy helped drag Britain's inflation rate down to 2.5% last month.


Goaltender Martin Biron couldn't be more proud of how his Buffalo Sabres responded after cocaptain Chris Drury was blindsided and knocked woozy by Ottawa's Chris Neil.


A ex-German police chief is  found guilty of threatening violence against a suspected child kidnapper.


Roy Oswalt and two relievers combined on a five-hitter, and Raul Chavez hit a three-run double in the Houston Astros' 5-0 victory over the free-falling Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.


Two shot dead in Beirut opposition protests

Two people were shot dead in Beirut on Sunday during protests against power cuts that turned violent after the army moved in to break up the demonstrations by pro-Syrian opposition activists.


Prince eyes seven Hollywood shows: report

Prince will perform a string of  dates in June and July at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt  hotel in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.


A widely used antibiotic long considered safe dramatically increases the risk of cardiac arrest, particularly when taken with some popular drugs for infections and high blood pressure, a huge study found.    The drug is erythromycin, which has been on the market for 50 years and is prescribed for everything from strep throat to syphilis...


In Italia, secondo la Commissione, rischi alti in mancanza di riformePesa il peso del debito pubblico e il debole andamento dell'export                                          Ue, nuovo allarme pensioni "Consolidare le finanze pubbliche"


Tensione in Israele si vota il ritiro da Gaza

GERUSALEMME. Il premier Sharon ha chiesto alla Knesset di sostenere il progetto di ritiro da Gaza e di sgombero in blocco di migliaia di coloni sostenendo che per Israele Â«Ã¨ scoccata un'ora fatidicaÂ». Ma


CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Oregon State fired basketball coach Jay John, whose team is 6-12 this season and winless in the Pac-10. Attendance is reaching record lows at Gill Coliseum and the school has had only one winning season since 1989-90.


It didn't quite meet the dart throwers' expectations, but Baker Hughes merits your attention.


Mbeki in African Union bid to halt new Ivory Coast clashes

ABIDJAN  - South African President Thabo Mbeki was to meet his Ivory Coast counterpart Laurent Gbagbo, hoping to ease tensions after a weekend of violence that has evoked fears of a return to the conflict that has split the west African state for two


Detroit slugger Gary Sheffield had an idyllic view of the New York Yankees when he joined the team before the 2004 season. Sheffield also had a strong friendship and trust with Barry Bonds when he went to California and to train with the slugger one offseason. Those opinions quickly changed, and once again, Sheffield isn't shying away from sharing his thoughts.


Domani si riuniscono i cda di entrambe le parti


Yankees Notebook: Hearing Boos, Farnsworth Can Only Try Not to Listen

With Luis VizcaÃno having more success lately, Manager Joe Torre might use VizcaÃno or someone else in the eighth and the struggling Kyle Farnsworth elsewhere.


No a cumulo incarichi,mandato a trattare su governance duale


The abrupt resignation of Sean O'Keefe will saddle NASA's next admnistrator with unfinished business: struggling to return


Rivera's Status in Doubt After Accident Kills Wife's Relatives

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera might return to Panama City after two relatives of his wife were electrocuted to death while cleaning the pool at his home there.


Washington DC officials reach compromise baseball finance deal.

WASHINGTON Washington DC leaders and baseball officials have reached an agreement on financing for a new ballpark that would be the future home of the Washington Nationals.


A doctor, a banker, an engineer and a scientist are working separatelyâand togetherâto bring lifesaving vaccines to children around the world. How inspired individuals can take on and conquer some of the world's biggest problems.


HK Disneyland Theme Park to Open in September

Hong Kong's Disneyland theme park  will open on Sept. 12, 2005 and become the driving force for  growth in the city's tourism industry, Hong Kong's government  and Walt Disney Co. said on Monday.


Bad weather forces the US to cancel the first full flight test of its national missile defence system in nearly two years.


Booming Market for MP3 Players According to IDC's Latest Forecast

Compressed audio players - also known as MP3 players â-re available in portable, home and automotive form factors and from major and minor consumer electronics manufacturers and PC vendors.


Ministerial Advisory Committee on the Tsunami Relief Fund set up

On Tuesday afternoon, the Minister for Foreign Affairs Michael Frendo addressed a press conference on the setting up of a Ministerial Advisory Committee on the Tsunami Relief Fund.


Dismissing charges that tactics used at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amount to torture, Gen. Richard Myers, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defended the military's coercion policies today in Indianapolis.


Oil prices rebound above 50 dollars, close in on record highs

LONDON : Oil prices rallied back above 50 dollars a barrel, closing in on record high points on technical factors and persistent worries about tight global supplies, traders said.


Singer Seal becomes engaged to model Heidi Klum after proposing on a mountaintop in Canada.


A Russian defense official said the country will not build up arms when it suspends participation in a key Cold War-era treaty, news agencies reported Wednesday, while another official warned that Russia could pull out of the pact altogether.


Roma, 13:51 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; SPALLETTI: AVREI PREFERITO PORTO O SIVIGLIA

Luciano Spalletti avrebbe preferito evitare il Real Madrid nel sorteggio degli ottavi di Champions L...


About 18 million Romanian's are eligible to vote in Sunday's national election for a new president and Parliament. The ruling former communist Social Democrats, credited


Kazakhstan to Set Up Space Reconnaissance System

Text of report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency  Astana, 12 June: Kazakhstan intends to set up a space reconnaissance and flight control system in order to position its forces, the head of the National Space Agency (Kazkosmos), Talgat Musabayev, has said.


Macintosh sales rise and two new software programs fill big holes in the computerâs landscape.


Chase comes to Florida with trio in hot pursuit

A: One race to go, and the tension is so thick, noted outdoorsman Ward Burton could barely slice it with a big, scary hunting knife.


'Troppo lavoro nero', 'non riapriremo questione art.18'


Roma are facing a UEFA inquiry after referee Anders Frisk was injured by an object thrown from the crowd during last nightâs Champions League match.


Irish government waves in digital fingerprinting

For immigration purposes, apparently Irish law enforcement agencies closed an â¬18m deal on Wednesday to procure digital fingerprinting technology from the private sector.â¦


White House rivals wrangle into final straight of election race

US presidential election rivals George W. Bush and John F. Kerry wrangled over the state of the economy as they entered the final straight to the decisive vote.


La lettera del Cavaliere a tutti i parlamentari azzurri per "raccogliere le forzee far capire ai cittadini che questo governo Ã¨ una zavorra per il pease"                                          Berlusconi: "E' l'ora di voltare pagina" Fi in piazza contro Prodi a metÃ  novembre                                                                                Proprio in quei giorni la Finanziaria sarÃ  alla prova del voto nell'aula del Senato


Giancarlo Guerrero will become the Nashville Symphony's music director, beginning with the 2009-10 season.


Police Negotiating Young Buck's Surrender

Detectives are negotiating the surrender of rapper Young Buck, who is suspected of stabbing a man who had punched rap star Dr. Dre at this week's Vibe Awards.


Woods surges into share of first-round lead

World number one Tiger Woods continued to build on a run of recent good form to share the first round lead with rookie Ryan Palmer at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Friday.


A British soldier has been killed in an accident involving a military minibus in Canada, local police say.


U.S. industrial output grew strongly  last month while producer prices fell at the sharpest rate in  1-1/2 years amid tumbling energy prices, according to reports  suggesting healthy, noninflationary growth.


Continuous Revolving Barrel Bioreactor Tailored to the Bioleaching Microorganisms

By Loi, G; Rossi, A; Trois, P; Rossi, G  Abstract  Until recently, two types of bioreactors were used for bioleaching: the stirred tank reactor (STR), borrowed from chemical engineering, and the so-called Pachuca tank airlift reactor (ALR), borrowed from hydrometallurgy.


Shrinking ice sheets and melting glaciers are making northern seas less salty, researchers say.


FBI aims for world's largest biometrics database

The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the government more ways to identify people at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on Friday.


Support growing for embryonic stem-cell research

A majority of Americans favor research on stem cells taken from discarded human embryos, according to the latest survey to show growing support for the controversial science.


The main asset of Yukos, the crippled Russian oil company, will not be integrated into Gazprom, the state gas monopoly, but will remain as a separate state-controlled group, the Russian government said on Wednesday.


Conservatives attempt to push the Scottish Government on action to cut rural school closures.


The Bank of England holds UK interest rates at 5.5%, but analysts say a rate rise later this year remains likely.


Pope Reiterates Church's Moral Positions

Pope John Paul II on Monday called for more opposition to laws he sees as threatening families based on traditional marriage, urged a vast mobilization of the public worldwide to combat hunger and restated the Catholic church's ban on embryo stem cell use.


Sri Lanka Man Rescued 13 Days After Tsunami -Report

An elderly Sri Lankan man was found  alive under the debris of a southern town nearly two weeks  after it was decimated by giant tsunami waves, a newspaper  reported on Sunday.


Ministero, oggi ritirati Wind e Toto Costruzioni


Apple's Leopard leaks, BitTorrent downloads ensue

(InfoWorld) - The beta build of Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" that Apple handed out to developers June 11 at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) has leaked to the Internet and is being downloaded by users of PirateBay, the Swedish torrent tracker. Last Monday, CEO Steve Jobs spent most of this 90-minute WWDC keynote address touting the upcoming OS, which is set for release in October. Eight days later, the beta labeled build "9A466" was uploaded to PirateBay. The first upload on Tuesday didn't take -- there was only one "seeder," the term for a computer that has a complete copy of the torrent file -- but the second yesterday is being downloaded and assembled, according to comments left by numerous users. As of late yesterday, only four seeders were available, with 181 "leechers," or computers that have downloaded only part of the complete torrent. By 3 p.m. today EDT, however, the numbers had climbed to 44 seeders and more than 1,500 leechers. The beta was also posted to the private, invitation-only torrent tracker Oink yesterday, according to CrunchGear, a tech blog. But when CrunchGear exposed the leak, Oink pulled the beta. That sent downloaders into a verbal rage during which they vented their collective spleens at the blogger who outed Oink. "Go [expletive deleted] yourself you [expletive deleted] rat," ranted one. Based on the PirateBay listing, the Leopard 9A466 beta weighs in at a bit more than 6GB. But the exact byte count worried a user tagged as "konelli." "It's definitely not my intention to spoil the party, but how do we know that this is the real thing? Last time I checked, the WWDC version was supposed to be 6.94GB (or 7,450,640,384 bytes). This is, well, less. Has anybody finished downloading who could confirm that this is genuine?" Apple was asked if it planned to pursue the person or persons who leaked the build to BitTorrent, or what actions it might take against PirateBay. It did not immediately respond with comment, however. The first question is especially important in light of past history. The last time an under-development version of Mac OS X ended up on BitTorrent, the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer maker brought out its lawyers. In December 2004, Apple sued three men, as well as 25 others identified only as "Does," for releasing a developer preview of Tiger, Mac OS X 10.4, via the BitTorrent file-sharing network. All three were members of the company's own Developer Connection, Apple claimed, and had illegally leaked their copies of Tiger. But after several Apple notables, including co-founder Steve Wozniak, pleaded for leniency in blogs and other online postings, Apple backed off a bit. During a 10-month span from March to December 2005, Apple signed a settlement with the three named defendants: students Vivek Sambhara, David Schwartzstein, and David Steigerwald. Each promised to never again release information about the company or its products, while media accounts reported that Schwartzstein and Steigerwald also distributed repentant statements and paid damages to Apple. "We are pleased that Mr. Steigerwald has taken responsibility for his actions and that we can put this lawsuit behind us," Apple spokesman Steve Dowling told the Associated Press in March 2005 after the company settled with David Steigerwald, then a 22-year-old North Carolina college student.


Five Explosions Hit Madrid; ETA Suspected

Five small explosive devices detonated Friday at Madrid gas stations along busy highways after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.


Kerry Says Bush Uses Surrogates to Do 'Dirty Work'

John Kerry accused President Bush of using surrogates to "do his dirty work," as the Democratic presidential challenger hit back on Thursday at a Republican assault on his Vietnam War record.


Raids, checkpoints in Rio slums as PanAm Games near

Hundreds of police and troops from Brazil's elite security force raided a Rio de Janeiro slum on Thursday, even searching children in an operation against gangs one month before the Pan American Games start in the city.


Insurgents attack Iraqi security forces across Sunni Triangle ...

Insurgents attacked Iraqi security forces with mortars and roadside bombs across the rebellious Sunni Triangle on Wednesday, a day


Four Britons released from Guantanamo Bay are expected to be questioned by UK anti-terror police.


Bulgaria's '04 Trade Deficit Widens to US$3.5 Bln

Bulgaria's 2004 trade deficit widened by 23.5% on the year to the equivalent US$3.5 billion according to preliminary estimates the National Statistics Institute (NSI) announced Monday.


Google Video serves up anti-American propaganda

Iraqi sniper claims soldiers' lives Warning: Graphic content Islamic militants may not approve of the West's way of life, but they seem to have no qualms about using the information technology it perfected to spread propaganda.â¦


The Indian actor joined his idol in a new film together.


Two months ago I pitted a struggling Hot Topic (Nasdaq: HOTT) against a vibrant American Eagle Outfitters (Nasdaq: AEOS). With the former expanding despite a troubling dip in same-store sales while the latter


Arab nations to meet with Rice for talks

Eight U.S.-allied Arab countries are banding together to meet with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her trip here, in hopes of reviving the deadlocked Arab-Israeli peace process and making headway on other regional issues.


Several hundred tons of explosives missing in Iraq: report

Nearly 380 tons of powerful explosives are missing from one of Iraq's most sensitive former military installations, local media reported Monday.


Bangladesh tense after opposition say leader escaped assassination

Bangladeshi political activists launched protests and staged a strike as an aide said the main opposition party's leader had narrowly escaped assassination in a grenade attack which left 18 people dead.


Venezuela's Chavez replaces vice president

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday that he had named former housing minister Ramon Carrizales as his new vice president, the first change in his cabinet announced since a stinging poll defeat last month.


VAL GARDENA, Italy  - The Empire struck back in  the men's Ski World Cup on Friday with Michael Walchhofer  winning the super-G as a trio of Austrians pushed overall  leader Bode Miller off the Val Gardena podium.


Justin Langer has become the highest run-scorer in Test cricket in 2004 with another masterful innings in Perth to give Australia the upper hand in the first Test against Pakistan.


Ultrasound helps drugs get into cells, study finds

Ultrasound energy can briefly open a   door into cells to let drugs and other compounds inside, U.S.   researchers reported on Tuesday in a study that could lead to   improvements in medical care.


Clever 'perpendicular recording system' boosts storage capacity


Some 2.5 million people were urged to  leave their homes and Florida residents jammed the roads on  Thursday as Hurricane Frances roared toward the crowded  southeast U.S. coast with enough sheer size and force to cause  major devastation.


Brian Leetch, one of the NHL's top defensemen who helped the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1994, retired Thursday after an 18-year career.


U,S,, Russia urge other states to join missile pact

Russia and the United States urged all countries to destroy medium range nuclear-capable missiles, in a joint declaration by the former Cold War foes published by the Russian foreign ministry on Sunday.


The film industry must embrace the net if it is to combat piracy, a leading industry figure says.


RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes traded away one of their top prospects Friday, sending promising defenseman Jack Johnson to the Los Angeles Kings in a multiplayer deal.


Fears for future of Lithuania's nuclear town

When Lithuania's sole  nuclear power station closes next year, European Union  officials will sigh with relief, but nearby residents are  already fretting over the future of their town.


Medicare rejects Cyberonics depression device

U.S. Medicare officials dealt the  latest blow to troubled device maker Cyberonics Inc. on Monday  by refusing to cover its implantable depression device, sending  its shares down at least 11 percent in after-hours trading.


Gay and Lesbian Advocacy Group Demands Apology

"Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington, who reportedly made a derogatory anti-gay slur towards castmate T.R. Knight, is again under fire. Following the Golden Globes, Washington denied he ever said the word, but Knight and the rest of the castmates ha...


Stephon Marbury keyed a fourth quarter run to help the United States beat Spain 102-94 in the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic basketball tournament on Thursday.


Reports suggest an Iraqi woman scientist may be freed, as militants reportedly kill a second US hostage.


Namibians began voting on Monday for a successor to founding President Sam Nujoma, who stands down in March after 15 years in charge.


Linking hybrid motors with diesel engines would create the most fuel-efficient mainstream vehicles to date, auto industry experts say. While the technology is already used for buses, automakers look to extend it to other vehicles. By John Gartner.


Applications are down at the nation's military academies, though administrators say the drop has been caused by factors other than any chilling effect from the war in Iraq.


Microsoft Corp. will drop a much-touted new technology for organising and storing data when it releases the next version of its Windows operating system as expected in 2006.


Don't remind any of the New York Jets about their last meeting with the local rival Giants. The Jets' season pretty much fell apart that Saturday night last summer when Chad Pennington broke his right wrist.


If you missed the championship match and only saw the championship celebration, when Roger Federer collapsed to the court, laid back and covered his watery eyes, you might have guessed he barely squeezed out the victory.


A transparent cyclone vacuum for those who like to watch, a wicked LCD screen for those who need crazy visuals, and a robosaur who needs something to kick around, all in this week's Gadget Lab.


USATF considers action against Marion Jones's agent

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - USA Track & Field (USATF) is considering revoking the certificate of Marion Jones's agent Charles Wells, who has pleaded guilty to bank fraud, its chief executive officer said on Thursday.


Microsoft makes Net security move by acquiring Giant

In a move to quell rising consumer frustrations, Microsoft on Thursday announced it has acquired Giant Company Software, maker of well-reviewed but little-used anti-spyware software, for an undisclosed sum.


Progenics' marketing application for its lead compound gets accepted for review.


A statue is unveiled to commemorate 12 miners killed in a pit explosion near Stirling 85 years ago.


Snow to Remain Treasury's Chief, White House Says

Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will remain in his job after weeks in which Republicans had talked openly about his impending departure.


Choosing Babies' Sex Gives Birth to Debate

More couples are selecting the sex of their children, using techniques developed to help couples who are infertile or at risk for having babies with genetic diseases.


Earth-like planets orbiting other stars may be far more common than had once been thought, a study suggests.


India, US begin talks on deepening nuclear, strategic ties

India and the United States began talks on deepening cooperation in nuclear and strategic areas, less than a month after Washington lifted sanctions it had imposed on Indian facilities in 1998, officials said.


Kidnappers seized six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for the country's mobile phone company, authorities said yesterday, and Muslim leaders in Britain announced plans to


How much should big-box store workers get paid? The city said $10 an hour. The chain said, "Too much"


STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai, which have teamed up to buy OMX , on Wednesday raised the bid for the exchange operator by 15 percent and were now close to a majority stake.


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- After their first official talks in Saudi Arabia, the Iranian and Saudi leaders pledged yesterday to fight the spread of sectarian strife in the Middle East, which they said was the biggest danger facing the region.


Newcastle United missed the chance to go  fourth in the Premier League Sunday when they were held 1-1 at  Charlton Athletic.


Francesco Canotti (a cura di) - ÂDIARIO DI SANDRAÂ - Ed. Ancora Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Diversi amici mi avevano chiesto di pubblicare il diario di Sandra. Poco dopo la sua morte ho avuto l'occasione di leggere ciÃ² che lei aveva lasciato scritto in alcuni fogli, in pezzetti di carta, in un'agenda, in diari scolast...


Premi alla carriera a Maurizio Scaparro e Ennio Morricone


Statins seen beneficial for nearly all diabetics

Statins -- the best-selling class of cholesterol-fighting drugs -- should be considered as standard therapy for all diabetics, apart from children and pregnant women, researchers said on Friday.


Japan Says Hostage's Body Found in Iraq Is Koda

The Japanese government confirmed a headless corpse found near Baghdad is that of national Shosei Koda, 24, the third Japanese death in Iraq since Self-Defense troops were sent to the Middle Eastern country in January.


Ghana's President Wins Four More Years in Office

Ghana's President John Kufuor won a  second and final four-year mandate in the world's number two  cocoa grower on Thursday after taking more than half the votes  in the first round of a presidential poll.


Clemens denies steroid use in video broadcast

Major League pitcher Roger Clemens denied in a video on Sunday he had ever used steroids as alleged in baseball's Mitchell Report.


Toyota Motor Corp , likely to claim the title of world's biggest automaker later this month from General Motors Corp , on Monday threw down the gauntlet to GM in a race for the next "green" car.


Is there anything left in the world that hasn't been defaced by a corporate logo or cheapened by a vulgar sales pitch? Maybe, but it's getting harder to find. Commentary by Tony Long.


Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover is arrested during a protest over Sudan's humanitarian crisis.


Pesa petrolio, Sol Levante sta uscendo dalla deflazione


Senate Democratsâ Stimulus Plan Hits Roadblock

Senate Republicans plan to block a $157 billion economic stimulus package championed by Senate Democrats, who said they have no choice but to adopt a cheaper plan already approved by the House.


Paraplegic man dumped in LA gutter sues hospital

A mentally ill paraplegic man filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a hospital that dumped him in a gutter on Los Angeles' "Skid Row" -- a case that highlighted the plight of the city's vast homeless population.


YASSIR ARAFATâS widow visited yesterday the French hospital where he died and retrieved his widely sought medical records, just as his nephew was about to collect them.


Most of Iraq is now under a state of emergency as US and Iraqi forces prepare for an expected all-out assault on the city of Fallujah.


Oil futures prices sank to their lowest level in nearly a month yesterday on a continuation of the sell-off sparked last week by rising US supplies of crude


New wonders of the world named after online poll

The Great Wall of China, Petra in Jordan and Brazil's statue of Christ the Redeemer are among the modern day seven wonders of the world chosen in a poll of 100 million online voters, organizers said on Saturday.


The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against two companies owned by New Hampshire resident Sanford Wallace. The firms allegedly infected users' computer with spyware -- and also sold anti-spyware software.


Pakistan on Tuesday conducted its fourth test this year of a nuclear-capable missile, test-firing the intermediate Ghauri missile which can hit targets deep inside rival neighbour India.


D.C. United taps into its Argentine pipeline again Tuesday, signing former Boca Juniors midfielder Matias Donnet.


Mibtel +0,1%, All Stars +0,14%, corre l'euro a 1,2713


Michael S. Harper, a professor of English at Brown University and the first poet laureate of Rhode Island, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Frost Medal of the Poetry Society of America. The honor, recognizing distinguished lifetime service to American poetry, will be bestowed on April 21 at the societyâs 98th annual awards ceremony at the National Arts Club in New York. ... The rapper Lil Wayne, right, has been indicted on felony drug and weapons charges by a grand jury in Yuma, Ariz., The Associated Press reported. Lil Wayne, 25, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., pleaded not guilty when arraigned on Friday. His lawyer, James Tilson, said on Tuesday that Lil Wayneâs tour would continue as scheduled. He is next due in court on March 7.


More action is needed to prepare the UK for any future foot and mouth outbreak, a senior Tory MP says.


Nobody strikes the pose better than Reggie Bush

College football fans would probably be comparing him to - well, don't take my word for it. Take Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer's, one of the most respected individuals in the game.


Bombs in Karbala, Najaf kill 67 - 10 Iraqi employees of US company ...

Deadly car bombings on Sunday hit the Iraqi Shiite Muslim holy cities of Karbala and Najaf, killing 67 people, officials said. In Najaf, a suicide car bomber plowed his vehicle into a funeral procession and


At least 13 Tesco stores across the country are closed by police after a series of incidents.


Update 1: Giuliani Creates Investment-Banking Firm

Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, who aggressively targeted insider trading during his days as a federal prosecutor, is cozying up to Wall Street - launching his own investment-banking firm.


Funding of Ukraine election monitors a concern

After the first round of Ukraine's presidential election a few weeks ago, a group of Democratic former congressmen observing the vote declared that it was basically free and fair and "geared toward the finest ...


To anyone who remembers the way that past sieges ended in the Caucasus, the chaotic scenes in Beslan were horribly familiar. The storming of the school was not planned.


A company that advises Wall Street bankers who packaged and sold risky mortgages has agreed to cooperate with New York state investigators, advancing a months-long probe of the subprime home loan debacle.


A new body will be set up to coordinate health research, but doctors fear it could lead to a cut in the budget.


U.S. commander urges talks, sees Baghdad backlash

The new U.S. commander in Iraq said on Thursday military force would not end violence unless talks were held with some militant groups and warned of more "sensational attacks" during the current crackdown in Baghdad.


EYES ON THE FED The main news of the week will be the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, at which the central bankers are widely expected to keep interest rates steady (Wednesday). Last weekÂs news that the Consumer Price Index had risen 0.2 percent in August, down from 0.4 percent in July, looked to some economists like validation that inflation was slowing, a trend that would not tempt the Fed to raise rates. But the Producer Price Index for August also comes out this week, helping to inform any decision (Tuesday). Other reports this week will include the second-quarter current-account deficit (Monday), August housing starts (Tuesday) and leading economic indicators (Thursday).


BBC Trust expresses concern over Panorama

Media & professional: Members of the BBC Trust have expressed concern about two heavily criticised editions of Panorama. By Leigh Holmwood.


Palermo, l'insegnante assolta dopo che aveva punito un bullo"Volevo che si rendesse conto di quello che aveva fatto non offenderlo"                                            "Nessun pentimento ma non lo rifarei spero solo che quel ragazzo rifletta"                                                                                di ALESSANDRA ZINITI


Militants try to flee Lebanon camp, 20 killed

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - At least 20 militants and two Lebanese soldiers were killed in a battle on Sunday when fighters from the Fatah al-Islam group tried to flee a Palestinian refugee camp, a security source said.


A sixth Briton has died from injuries sustained after a tourist coach crashed in Austria earlier this month.


At Auto Show, Chinese Are Sidelined but Not Ignored

While the vehicles have yet to go on sale in the United States, they  stole some thunder from the Big Three at the Detroit Auto Show.


In Europa sono 6200 gli utenti di moto e scooter morti nel 2006 in incidenti stradaliEquivale al 16% del totale, ma questi mezzi valgono solo il 2% del totale dei chilometri percorsi                                          Allarme sicurezza per le 2 ruote L'Italia Ã¨ il Paese piÃ¹ pericoloso                                                                                di VINCENZO BORGOMEO


Some of the world's most famous meteorites are up for sale in a New York auction called the first of its kind.


Suicide bomber kills 17 Afghan civilians

A suicide car bomber killed 17 civilians in an attack on NATO forces in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the provincial police chief said.


Two Different Water Suppliers ? Two Very Different Situations: Mother Nature's Been Kinder to Dallas Utility Than N. Texas District

By Roy Appleton, The Dallas Morning News  Sep. 23--What's the deal?   In Plano, Mesquite, Rockwall and other cities, the rules say lawns shall be watered no more than one day a week.   But in Dallas, residents can sprinkle daily.


Budget airline EasyJet today reported a 21% improvement in annual profits but warned that it expected competition to remain intense this winter.


The US decides to keep the base for its new Africa Command in Germany, after a lack of interest from nations.


The Pakistani air force has bombed a suspected meeting of al Qaeda operatives in the country's tribal region along the border with Afghanistan, government officials said.


THINGS just keep getting better for Wayne Rooney. Fifa has included the 18-year-old Manchester United striker in its World Player of the Year nominations.


Crude oil prices breached the psychological mark of US$50-per-barrel on Tuesday on worries that production shutdowns from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and growing unrest in Nigeria would undermine global supply of black gold.


Stocks pressured by Greenspan warning over spiralling trade deficit in U.S.

A stock trader is seen at the Frankfurt stock market, Germany, as the German stock index DAX reached this year's highest level with more than 4,200 points.


Guerra exit poll, opposizione si dice in testa


Lightroom remakes photo editing for the better

Blog: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is terrific, if imperfect--good enough that I've started advising ordinary photographers to shoot "raw" images.


Online consumers in the United States spent $8.8 billion, excluding travel purchases, in November, a 19 percent jump over the $7.4 billion spent online a year earlier, a report released Monday said.


ENVIRONMENT:  EU Finds Green Reasons Against Biofuels

BRUSSELS, Jul 2 (IPS) - European Union officials have signalled that they  will ban subsidies for biofuels in cases where their production  causes serious environmental damage.


New Apps at Macworld Lure Print Professionals

Ziff Davis - From Quark's open-source QuarkXPress Markup Language to Bare Bones' upgraded text editor, third-party developers use the Macworld show to roll out products for the world of graphic designers and pre-press.


Scientist claims he was duped into film appearance.


Some junta foes go free in Myanmar release

YANGON, Myanmar Win Tin, a prominent journalist who is an aide to the opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, was reported to be among the 4,000 people freed Friday by the junta, which said they had been arrested "inappropriately" by the dismantled


Oil Stays Down as Fuel Costs Hit Economy

Oil prices fell again on Tuesday on  signs that high energy costs are slowing the economic growth  that has fueled this year's sharp increase in world oil  consumption.


The education policy of the Bush administration is founded on two pillars: standardized testing and charter schools.    However, as reported in this New York Times article (see also the audio archive at NPR or nonsubscription coverage at the Boston Globe) , the US Department of Education's own testing data show that nationwide, charter schools are, in aggregate, lagging their public counterparts.


LONDON, England -- The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is to be included on Formula One's draft 2005 calendar when it is published on Wednesday, according to sources close to the negotiations.


BusinessWeek Online - When I think of the scores of products designed to take digital video stored on a personal computer and play it on a TV set, and the millions in research and development funds spent on them, I'm left scratching my head. So many of them -- from Apple (NasdaqGS:AAPL - News) TV to Microsoft's (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) Media Extenders and scads of competing devices -- force users into the needless complexity of creating a home network, wired or wireless, between a TV and a PC that's likely stationed far away in another room.


Police investigating the Â£26m Northern Bank robbery resume a search operation in County Tyrone.


The White House warned Democratic leaders yesterday that President Bush would veto a proposal to extend an expiring surveillance law by 30 days, saying that Congress should quickly approve a Senate bill favored by the Bush administration.


Mickelson cruises to victory by five shots

PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Phil Mickelson shrugged off a lost ball and early double-bogey to win his 30th PGA Tour title by a record-equaling five shots at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Sunday.


Final Harry Potter installment released on July 21

The fate of fictional boy wizard Harry Potter will finally be revealed on July 21, the publication day for the seventh and final installment of J.K. Rowling's hugely successful book series.


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Common EU tax base could be implemented in five years: Kovacs

The European Union could be operating a system with a common tax base across member state borders in five years, EU Tax Commissioner Laszlo Kovacs said in an interview with the Financial Times.


NEW YORK Tom Brokaw surprised himself in his appearance on NBC's "Today" show this morning. He was caught at a loss for words and was visibly overcome with emotion after being toasted by the show staff.


Possible Date Is Set For Atlantis to Launch

NASA set a tentative date yesterday of Jan. 24 to launch the space shuttle Atlantis, which will carry a long-delayed European space laboratory to the international space station, while saying that additional troubleshooting may be necessary to repair a nagging problem with the external tank's backup...


Antidepressants Need Stronger Warnings -- Panel

BETHESDA, Md.  - Antidepressant medications,  including such best-selling drugs as Prozac and Paxil, should  come with strong warnings that they appear to raise the risk of  suicidal thoughts and behavior in younger patients, a U.S.  advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.


LBO Firms Have More Clout in 'Club' Deals

Private equity firms have  demonstrated strength in numbers by teaming up to make  significant acquisitions, and as some firms keep expanding,  investors say the trend toward "club" deals will help them snag  assets that once were out of their grasp.


'IAEA may have to "beg" Iran for more cooperation'

LONDON, Sep 17 (IranMania) - Iran's powerful former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani warned Friday that the International Atomic Energy Agencymay have to "beg" for Tehran's cooperation if it bows to US pressure.


Fastow a Key for Plaintiffs in Bank Suits

In his last weeks of freedom, Andrew S. Fastow laid out to plaintiffÂs lawyers how banks helped Enron disguise limited cash reserves and debt.


Italy's Brugnetti Upstages Perez in 20km Walk

Italy's former world champion Ivano Brugnetti returned to the limelight to upstage favorite Jefferson Perez and win the Olympic men's 20km race walk on Friday.


A Polish woman who was abducted last month from her apartment in Baghdad has been freed, the Polish prime minister said Saturday.


Men's Tennis: Srichaphan, Hewitt Advance to Long Island Cup ...

Two-time defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand and former world number one Lleyton Hewitt of Australia have advanced to Saturday's semifinals of the Long Island Cup men's tennis tournament in New York.


VANCOUVER - Consumers are paying too much for many prescription drugs because of federal government policies, says a report released on Monday by the Fraser Institute.


Two more soldiers die in fighting at Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Two Lebanese soldiers were killed in fresh fighting on Wednesday between army units and Islamist militants at a Palestinian refugee camp, security sources said.


NHL commissioner Gary Bettman warned Tuesday that the Penguins' future in Pittsburgh is uncertain if the Isle of Capri casino chain isn't awarded a license next month to build a slot machines parlor in the city.


Terry Semel, crescita raccolta pubblicita' in frenata


Two Met Police officers suspended after shooting dead an unarmed man are allowed to go back to work.


'Spider-Man' Climbs Building Bare-Handed

PARIS - A French urban climber who calls himself "Spider-Man" scaled a 59-story Paris office building Wednesday with his bare hands and without using any ropes.    Alain Robert took less than 45 minutes to climb the nearly 700-foot-tall Montparnasse Tower building, gripping the metal girders on his way up...


An eastern Connecticut lawmaker struck a plea deal Wednesday on charges he sexually assaulted an 8-year-old boy, and agreed to register as a sex offender. He also resigned.


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Sinclair Sued by Filmmaker Over Kerry Photos

The director of a documentary about John Kerry's Vietnam service sued Sinclair Broadcast Group on Thursday, accusing it of illegally copying his photographs in a controversial anti-Kerry movie it plans to air portions of this week.


FRANKFURT, Germany- The European Central Bank raised its key interest rate a quarter point to 3.75 percent Thursday and set the stage for another hike, in a move aimed at keeping inflation contained amid strong ...Comment


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CNET News.com feature: 'Second Life,' the promise and paradox

Blog: A recap of what went on at the 'Second Life' convention this weekend in Chicago.


Hamilton Sundstrand Equipment to Activate Permanent Power System on the International Space Station

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn., Dec. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Space Shuttle Discovery Saturday night carried a collection of new electrical and structural hardware developed and built by Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. .


Men's Tennis: 4 Seeded Players Advance at TD Waterhouse Cup ...

Four seeded players came out winners as first round play continued at the TD Waterhouse Cup men's tennis tournament in New York Tuesday.


AMERICAN GYMNIST PAUL HAMM WILL KEEP HIS GOLD MEDAL

The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland made that announcement today. Hamm received gold in the gymnastics all-around at the Athens Olympics.


Sexual frustration has driven a mild-mannered chimpanzee to take up smoking and spitting, according to China's Xinhua news agency.


Over many years of covering campaigns in New Hampshire, I've lost track of the number of times I've attended political events in the basement meeting room of the Manchester


Pioneering NASA Engineer Max Faget Dead at 83

Pioneering NASA engineer Maxime Faget, who designed the Project Mercury capsule that carried the first US astronauts into space and worked on every subsequent manned spacecraft including the space shuttle, has died at the age of 83


New aviation system makes flying safer, pollution free:

[Technology India]: Washington, Dec 7 : Scientists are now developing a new aircraft scheduling system using computer models which, would not only make air travel safer but would also curb the pollution.


The five cities looking to host the 2012 Summer Games submitted bids to the International Olympic Committee on Monday, entering the final stage of a long process in hopes of landing one of the biggest prizes in sports.


A parliamentary panel debated on Wednesday whether to take the unprecedented step of ousting Israel's president, who faces charges of rape and sexual assault.


J&J sues Boston Scientific, Abbott for $5.5 bln

Johnson & Johnson  has sued  Boston Scientific  and Abbott Laboratories Inc. ,  seeking at least $5.5 billion in damages related to J&J's  failed bid to acquire medical device maker Guidant Corp.


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US President George W Bush praises John Kerry's military record and calls for a halt to unofficial negative advertising.


Executives: Power merger will make troubled nuclear plants better

PHILADELPHIA Executives say the merger of two big energy companies is designed largely to make three troubled nuclear power plants in south Jersey more profitable.


U.S. stocks finished little changed on  Thursday, pausing after Wednesday's sharp rally. But after the  closing bell, shares of Intel Corp. INTC.O shot 7 percent  higher as the chip maker raised its revenue target.


Report: MySpace issued subpoena in teen suicide case

A Los Angeles Times report claims that federal authorities are looking for cooperation from the News Corp.-owned social-networking site surrounding the cyberbullying-related death of a 13-year-old girl in 2006.


Atlantic Records founder Ertegun buried in Turkey

U.S. rock star Kid Rock and Turkish  singer Tarkan were among those who paid tribute on Monday to  Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun, who launched the  careers of Ray Charles and Led Zeppelin.


British wildlife artist Simon Combes died after being gored by a buffalo in Kenya, police said on Thursday.


China's Huawei deploys its first U.S. mobile network

Chinese network equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies is beginning to make inroads into the U.S. mobile telecommunications market about three years after establishing a subsidiary here.


Gunmen burst into two houses belonging to Sunni Muslims northeast of Baghdad on Thursday and killed at least 10 males after pushing the women and children aside, Iraqi authorities said.


European Envoy Visiting Turkey to Assess Situation of Kurds

With Turkey's hopes of joining the European Union on the line, a senior European envoy flew to the country's troubled southeastern region on Monday to assess the status of


U.K. Admits Losing Data of 3 Million People

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government suffered new embarrassment over missing data on Monday when it revealed one of its contractors had lost the details of 3 million learner drivers.


Mother: Nightclub Gunman Had Schizophrenia

The mother of the man who gunned down former Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott and three others during a concert said her son was discharged from the military because he suffered from paranoid schizophrenia.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants to dislodge them from their hideouts at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not surrender.


Shell of New Species of Land Snail Coils Its Own Way

One snailâs shell is more like a rocket engine than a natural formation.


New push to curb 'cyberwarming' from computers

Google, Intel, Microsoft, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard pledged this week to develop and use more energy-efficient computers and computer components.


Video game aficionados lined up before dawn on Monday for the midnight release of "Halo 3," the acclaimed alien shooter game that Microsoft Corp hopes will widen its lead over Sony Corp in the battle for industry dominance.


Overweight and obese women are significantly more likely to become pregnant while on the contraceptive pill than other women, new research shows.


A horse stampede in western Norway has left 15 British tourists injured, three of them seriously, police said.


A car bomb explodes in the Kurdish-dominated city of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey, reports say.


An awareness campaign aimed at reducing the level of hospital acquired infections is launched in Glasgow.


Born in Kazakhstan in 1951 of Chechen parents deported by Stalin in 1944, Aslan Maskhadov went with them when they returned to Chechnya in 1957.


Former NFL running back Dave Meggett was charged with second-degree rape of his former girlfriend.


The new president-elect of South Korea says the North must ditch nuclear weapons and boost human rights.


NEW YORK  - Roger Ebert will make his first public appearance in New York next month since falling ill in summer 2006.


Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO, one of  the world's biggest telecom equipment makers, again delayed the  release of its long-awaited restated financial results on  Wednesday, moving its target by about two weeks to  mid-November.


Yogi Bear creator Joe Barbera dies at 95

Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, died Monday, a Warner Bros. spokesman said. He was 95.


Protests from seven safety groups prompted General Motors Corp. (GM.N) to pull a television ad that shows a young boy driving a Corvette sports car so recklessly that it goes airborne, officials of the automaker said on Wednesday.


JERUSALEM - Israel's parliament voted against the state budget yesterday, triggering a political crisis that could topple Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government.


Indian PM offers Kashmir new start as first troops pullout

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered Kashmiris peace and prosperity as he pulled an army battalion out of the troubled state and held out hope of further troop cuts.


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Suicide bomber kills 7 Afghans: governor

KHOST, Afghanistan  - A suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant, killing seven people and wounding 20 others on Sunday in southeast Afghanistan, a provincial governor said.


Respect MP George Galloway is suspended for 18 days from the House of Commons.


Qatar orders worth $17 bln boost Airbus book

LE BOURGET, France  - European planemaker Airbus landed $17 billion in orders from Qatar Airways at the start of the Paris air show on Monday including a new order for three A380 superjumbos.


NCAA Game Summary - Syracuse at West Virginia

Morgantown, WV (Sports Network) - Rasheed Marshall passed for 144 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 15 West Virginia over Syracuse, 27-6, in a Big East contest from Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.


Bush Faces Heavy Pre-RNC Travel Schedule

President Bush charges into the final runup to the Republican National Convention with a heavy campaign schedule in key states he needs to carry in November.


U.N. Secretary General Calls Global Warming a Priority

UNITED NATIONS, March 1 -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon argued Thursday that global warming poses as great a threat to the world as modern warfare, and he vowed to make reduction of greenhouse gases one of his tenure's top priorities.


Editor's Summary: Citrix is acquiring VPN provider Net6 for $50 million in a move to expand its presence in the security space.


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Israel Lets 200 Gaza Workers Cross in New Gesture

Israel let more than 200 laborers enter  from the Gaza Strip for the first time in months on Sunday in a  gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as he tries to  strengthen a cease-fire agreed last week.


Bush set to endorse limited troop cuts in Iraq

President George W. Bush on Thursday is expected to endorse plans for limited cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.


New Technology Helps Europe Get to the Moon

The European spacecraft, SMART-1, is set to establish a standard orbit around the moon on Monday evening after a thirteen month journey towards earth's satellite.


Kuznetsova too strong for Shaughnessy in Dubai

Third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova claimed a place in the Dubai Open quarter-finals with a 6-1 7-6 victory over American Meghann Shaughnessy on Wednesday.


Same-sex marriage election threat dogs Martin as he wraps up Asian tour

HONG KONG (CP) - A Commons vote against the Liberal government's same-sex legislation this spring would not send Canadians to the polls, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Saturday after raising the election spectre during a diplomatic mission to Asia.


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No. 23 Maryland Cruises Past UNC-Asheville

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Sports Network) - John Gilchrist scored  22 points and handed out seven assists to lead 23rd-ranked  Maryland to an easy 96-72 win over UNC-Asheville at the Comcast  Center.


Lebanon army storms militant posts at camp, 19 die

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Advancing under a blanket of artillery and tank fire, Lebanese troops overran positions held by al Qaeda-inspired militants at a Palestinian refugee camp on Friday and 19 people were killed.


Israel Agrees to Free Jailed Palestinians

Israel agreed on Sunday to free up to 200 Palestinian prisoners to show goodwill after Egypt freed a convicted Israeli spy and ahead of elections for Yasser Arafat's successor, officials said.


Conn. Gov. Calls for Unity After Scandal

Nine days after undergoing breast cancer surgery, Gov. M. Jodi Rell told lawmakers Wednesday that her illness made her focus on "what is truly important" and promised strong reform measures in the wake of the corruption scandal that catapulted her into the state's highest office.


'No evidence' soldier was killed by Chinook downdraft: Britain

Britain's defence ministry has said there was "no evidence" to support allegations that a land mine blast earlier this month in Afghanistan that killed a British soldier was caused by a downdraft from a Chinook helicopter.


Iraq, Rehnquist Create 'October Surprise'

An "October surprise" is part of the political folklore of presidential campaigns, and just eight days before the election, the unexpected is indeed happening.


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Princess Diana was heard saying "oh, my God" as she lay injured after her crash in Paris, her inquest is told.


Lussemburgo, 16:30 - TENNIS, WTA LUSSEMBURGO: SCHIAVONE KO IN FINALE

Niente da fare per Francesca Schiavone. L'italiana è stata battuta in finale al torneo Wta di...


Microsoft Concedes to Alter Its Vista Operating System

Microsoft has agreed to revise its Vista operating system under a compromise with federal and state officials monitoring the company's compliance with a five-year-old antitrust decree, according to a court filing last night.


Some 37 bodies are discovered as emergency services battle raging forest fires in southern Greece.


Miller Wins Third Straight World Cup Race

Bode Miller became the first man to open a World Cup season with three victories in three disciplines, winning a super-giant slalom Sunday ahead of Hermann Maier.


Verona, 22:32 - CALCIO, SERIE A: NEL POSTICIPO CHIEVO-PALERMO 0-1

Nel posticipo della 5/a giornata del campionato di serie A, il Palermo ha battuto in trasferta il Ch...


Mets Activate Castro to See if He Fits Their Postseason Plans

The Mets appreciate RamÃ³n CastroÂs character and jovial personality, but they are more interested in whether he can be their backup catcher in the postseason.


Russia School Standoff Ends With 250 Dead

BESLAN, Russia - The three-day hostage siege at a school in southern Russia ended in chaos and bloodshed Friday, after witnesses said Chechen militants set off bombs and Russian commandos stormed the building. Hostages fled in terror, many of them children who were half-naked and covered in blood...


Controversial artist Damien Hirst reveals his latest work - a jewel-encrusted skull worth Â£50m.


The Bush and Kerry girls are on the campaign trail, telling family tales aimed at giving us a glimpse of the private men - the fathers â-ighting for the White House.


This release is primarily a bugfix release that contains some rather critical bugfixes which affect Windows and 64-bit platforms. giFT is a project designed to completely abstract low-level filesharing protocol communication while allowing seamless support for multiple networks. Currently available plugins include: OpenFT, Gnutella, and FastTrack (third party).     Critical changes:  giftd 0.11.7:     * Filter LOCATE requests so that they are not delivered to protocol plugins which do not have a registered hash handler for the hash type being searched for.     * Preserve extension when renaming downloaded files because the file name is already used.     * Removed requirement for state files having leading dot on Windows.     * Fixed bug which prevented completed dir from being shared if no sharing root was set.     * Added meta data extraction for bittorrent files.     * Added check to not share incoming dir if not specifically allowed by config.     * Fixed some bugs which could lead to shares db corruption.     * Added saving of download paused state across restarts.  libgift 0.11.7:     * Fixed VA_COPY bug in strobj which led to crashes on AMD64 (possibly other platforms?)     * Fixed fd leak in platform_child() implementation.     * Fixed a bug where we possibly send SIGTERM to random processes in platform_cleanup().


Venus Williams has pulled out of next week's Diamond Games because of a lingering wrist injury, organizers said Saturday.


Police investigating the murder of five prostitutes in Suffolk arrest a 37-year-old man near Felixstowe.


EU Cuts 2005 Fish Quotas to Save Depleted Species

The EU ordered minor cuts in 2005 national fish catches Wednesday, rejecting proposals to shut fishing grounds in favor of more limits on the time trawlers can hunt for depleted species like cod.


Seminal Guitarist, 4 Others Die in Ohio Shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio  - A man charged on stage and  opened fire at a heavy metal band and fans at a crowded bar,  killing four people and wounding two others before being killed  by police, officials said on Thursday.


Lleyton Hewitt fought past a bloodied  James Blake Thursday to reach the Australian Open third round  and keep alive the host nation's hopes of its first homegrown  men's singles champion in 29 years.


Ottawa appears to be opening up to Quebec's demands to resolve the issue of health care funding, Premier Jean Charest said yesterday on his way into his weekly cabinet meeting.


Update 12: Kmart Acquires Sears in $11 Billion Deal

A resurgent Kmart, home of the blue light special, is buying the once-dominant Sears department store chain in a surprising $11 billion gamble it is counting on to help both better compete with Wal-Mart and other big-box retailers.


'Clintonistas' rally behind Kerry's presidential bid

Democratic Senator John Kerry's White House bid has become more combative, more open to reporters and delivered a more focused message recently which observers have attributed to the influence of former Bill Clinton administration staffers.


BoSox Win 9-3 to Open Series With Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Curt Schilling and the Boston Red Sox got the jump on Anaheim in the AL playoffs...


Many experts in the DVD industry said unremarkable picture quality on some early Blu-ray releases was due to studios' decisions to encode titles in the MPEG-2 compression format.


A new scientific study claims that genes controlling the size and complexity of the brain have evolved more rapidly in humans than they have in any other species - including apes.


Blasts kill 28; US general sets later timetable for cutting troops

BAGHDAD -- Bombings near an army base and a police building killed at least 28 people and wounded at least 56, Iraqi police said today.


NJ teacher sickened after finding powder

A grade school teacher was sickened and her class quarantined after she had a reaction to a white powder in an envelope, police said.


Officer Details Zeta-Jones Death Threats

Death threats phoned in to a hotel where Catherine Zeta-Jones was staying are linked to a woman accused of stalking and threatening the actress, a sheriff's detective testified Friday.


'The Burger Trilogy" item on the menu at Miel restaurant in the new InterContinental Boston Hotel includes lobster, "kobe beef crowned with foie gras," and tuna nicoise. In a departure for Boston, the brasserie is open 24/7.


Strike Severely Disrupts French Railway Traffic

French railway workers severely reduced train traffic Wednesday due to a strike over working conditions, and the country geared up for separate protests by energy workers and hospital surgeons.


Bush Asks Another $691M in Hurricane Aid

President Bush asked Congress Tuesday for an additional $691 million to aid victims of hurricanes and other natural disasters as the election-year price tag for recent emergencies surged toward $13 billion.


Most Iraqis think the recent US troop surge has failed, a new BBC/ABC opinion poll across Iraq suggests.


Ukraine's opposition supporters end rally in Kiev

Supporters of Ukraine's opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, who have been rallying at the center of Kiev, are dispersing Friday, Itar-Tass news agency reported.


Perugia, 19:07 - DOPING, NANDROLONE: ANCORA ASSOLTO GHEDDAFI JR

Saadi Gheddafi, figlio del leader libico ed ex giocatore del Perugia, è stato nuovamente asso...


Likud Holds Key Vote, Sharon Warns of Elections

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  urged his Likud party on Thursday to vote for a governing  alliance with the Labor Party, warning that failure to do so  would force snap elections and derail his Gaza withdrawal plan.


Astronauts spent Sunday preparing for an extra spacewalk to free a stuck solar array on the International Space Station and unloading supplies brought up by the shuttle Discovery.


The Russian Justice Ministry announced Tuesday that the Yukos oil company's main production subsidiary, Yuganskneftegaz, had been evaluated at $10.


Supermarkets pull spinach on E. coli outbreak

U.S. supermarkets cleared shelves of   bagged fresh spinach on Friday after the Food and Drug   Administration warned the produce could be the source of a   deadly E. coli outbreak across the nation.


AMERICA/COSTA RICA - Comincia in Costa Rica il cammino di preparazione verso il CAM 3: previsti diversi incontri di studio dello Strumento di Lavoro ed un Incontro Nazionale San JosÃ© (Agenzia Fides) - Dopo un processo di tre anni, il Consiglio Nazionale delle Missioni del Costa Rica e la Direzione nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie, cominceranno il prossimo 10 novembre il cammino di preparazione e studio verso ...


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George Clooney is Fiat's new brand ambassador

Hollywood star George Clooney is soon going to be seen convincing people to buy Fiat cars, after he has been signed on by the Italian automobile giant to be their new brand ambassador.


US oil prices inched below $50 a barrel again Tuesday, maintaining a week-long slide that has cut more than $5 off record-high prices as some traders cashed in profits ahead of the US presidential election.


The Colombian and Venezuelan leaders are to meet to try to resolve a diplomatic dispute between the two nations.


Gerry Cooney had just lost two points for hitting low, and both Larry Holmes and the desert heat had combined to sap his strength. Now, as the 10th round began, his manager leaned into the corner and urged him to fight even harder.


IBM expands virtual resources for business partners

IBM has unveiled virtual resources to help business partners more quickly build and deploy on-demand business applications tailored to customer requirements across all vertical industries.


Security Still Big Topic in Session Aimed at Domestic Issues

President Bush and John Kerry clashed over the war on terrorism, the loss of jobs overseas and the state of health care.


US Airways seeks helping hand from workers

To avoid another round of holiday travel havoc, US Airways called for volunteers from its nonunion workforce to give free helping hands at its troubled Philadelphia operations over the New Year's weekend.


Shops run out of bread in Harare and Zimbabwe's main internet satellite connection shuts down over unpaid bills.


21-year-old man detained for killing 8 at Chinese high school

BEIJING - A 21-year-old man was detained Friday afternoon by police after breaking into a high school dormitory in central China and killing eight students and injuring four others with a knife, according to a Chinese state media report.


It is being billed as the DVD equivalent of the Betamax versus VHS video format battle of the early 1980s. Disney announced yesterday it has signed up to Sony's Blu-ray technology for the


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CHICAGO -- Inappropriate advertising contributes to many kids' ills, from obesity to anorexia, to drinking booze and having sex too soon, and Congress should crack down on it, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.


Near-blizzard, tornadoes sock central U.S.

The second big winter storm to hit the central United States in less than a week slammed parts of Nebraska and Iowa with near-blizzard conditions on Thursday and spun off tornadoes that killed a child in Missouri.


Fuji (Giappone), 09:12 - F1, GP GIAPPONE: HAMILTON IL PIU' VELOCE NELLE LIBERE

Il britannico Lewis Hamilton è stato il piÃ¹ veloce nella prima giornata di prove libere del G...