On tape, Craig denies soliciting officer

Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho denied in his arrest interview that he was trying to engage in lewd behavior in an airport bathroom and suggested he was entrapped by the arresting officer, according to audiotape of the interview released Thursday.


Up to 20 houses and at least one lorry are swallowed when a giant sinkhole opens in Guatemala City.


Microsoft Corp. is forcing Windows Live and MSN Messenger users to upgrade to the newest version due to a security update included in that release, according to a posting on a Microsoft blog.


Shuttle Set to Return -- Weather Permitting

By Martin Merzer, The Miami Herald  Jun. 21--CAPE CANAVERAL -- Mission managers declared shuttle Atlantis fit to return to Earth today, but a higher authority -- nature -- might give the seven astronauts an extra day in space.


Croatian daily embarrassed by hoax PM interview

A leading Croatian daily was deeply embarrassed when it published an interview with the prime minister that turned out to be a hoax by a journalism student who answered the editor's questions by e-mail.


Alain Robbe-Grillet, 85, French Author, is Dead

Alain Robbe-Grillet, an author and filmmaker who was one of Franceâs most important avant-garde writers in the 1950s, died on Monday. He was 85. He died at a hospital in western France where he had been admitted over the weekend for cardiac problems, o...


Manchester United's plc board on Monday confirmed that they have received a 'preliminary approach' regarding a 'possible offer' for the company.


The BBC has many red-faces. The details of how the corporation was duped into reporting that victims of the Bhopal Gas disaster were to receive $12 billion compensation from Dow have finally emerged.


The U.N. refugee agency appealed Thursday to the European Union to do more to protect refugees fleeing Iraq, saying the war was the cause of the biggest displacement of people in the Middle East in recent history.


The question has dogged him for two weeks now in four different interviews at the National Tennis Center. How does Lleyton Hewitt's US Open run compare to the title surge he made three years ago?


Storms survivors pray for 1,500 killed in Haiti by Jeanne; more ...

In a cathedral ankle-deep in mud and overturned pews, Haitians prayed for 1,500 killed by Tropical Storm Jeanne and gave thanks for their lives -- though most lost homes and belongings -- while the United Nations rushed in hundreds more peacekeepers to


Bernard Kerik's withdrawal from his nomination as Homeland Security director raises many questions for which answers may be elusive.


A portrait of an angry Moqtada al-Sadr greeted visitors to the Imam Ali Mosque in the holy city of Najaf. The militant Shiite cleric and hundreds of armed followers were effectively


Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday jabbed at President Bush, saying the image of the United States has suffered globally based on the perception that it invaded Iraq unilaterally.


Particle physics experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), currently under construction at CERN in Geneva will produce around 15 Petabytes of data each year - 15 million, billion bytes.


The top executive at General Motors Corp said Sunday that the woes of the economy were a concern to the automaker but predicted that the second half of 2008 would be better than the first.


U.S. Spy Satellite, Power Gone, May Hit Earth

A disabled American spy satellite is rapidly descending and is likely to plunge to Earth by late February or early March, posing a potential danger from its debris, officials said Saturday.


Fisco, Berlusconi in campo Maroni: "Noi non cediamo"

ROMA - Al via una settimana difficile e decisiva per la riforma fiscale, che coincide con l'inizio di un vero e proprio autunno caldo. Il governo dovrÃ  fare i conti anche con questo malessere diffuso che


Forget the clicker: A new technology in Japan could let you control electronic devices without lifting a finger simply by reading brain activity.


Samsung emerges as second in global handset sales; projects profit ...

LONDON, December 2  - Samsung Electronics (SSUN.FSE) has projected a significant increase in its mobile phone sale volumes and margins for 1Q05, after having emerged as the worldâs second largest seller of mobile handsets, ahead of


Parigi, 13:52 - CICLISMO, ULLRICH: IPOCRITA CHI NON VUOLE FAR CORRERE ME E BASSO

Jan Ullrich vuole correre ''ancora un grande Tour de France per dimostrare a certe persone che si so...


Car bombs kill 12 in Baghdad, Mosul, oil pipeline blown up

Baghdad, Nov 03 - Car bombs killed at least a dozen people in Baghdad and another major city as pressure mounted on interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi to avert a full-scale US attack on the insurgent stronghold Fallujah.


A blaze erupted Sunday on the set of the latest James Bond movie west of London, but no injuries were reported, fire officials said.


Rift Erupts Over Haiti Electoral Council

A rift has erupted in the council charged with preparing next year's crucial presidential elections in Haiti, with two main members swapping charges of deception and misappropriation of funds.


Eagles' wire receiver Terrell Owens sprains ankle against Cowboys

Philadelphia wide receiver Terrell Owens was forced out of the Eagles' NFL game Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, limping off the field with a sprained ankle.


Airline shares gain on oil drop, merger talk

U.S. airline stocks rallied on Tuesday on falling oil prices and a Wall Street Journal report that Delta Air Lines Inc  was in merger talks with Northwest Airlines Corp  and United Airlines parent UAL Corp .


Shared Oil Goal Brought An Energy Compromise

When President Bush mentioned the words "climate change" for the first time in a State of the Union address last year, it signaled that the climate had indeed changed for several issues that were coalescing to force a White House and a Congress of different parties to work together.


Pope revives old Latin mass, sparks Jewish concern

Pope Benedict, in a decree issued on Saturday, authorized wider use of the old Latin mass and told the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics that his nod to Church traditionalists was nothing to be afraid of.


Ad Enel, se nuova crisi russa rischio cedimento sistema


French TV Sues Microsoft Over Vista Name

TV channel for seniors uses the same name, trademarked for all media categories.


Parigi, 11:35 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: ROUX NUOVO TECNICO DEL LENS

Il Lens ha annunciato oggi il suo nuovo allenatore. Si tratta di Guy Roux, 68 anni, che non allena d...


JERUSALEM -- The health of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat deteriorated yesterday, and Palestinian doctors were rushed to his Ramallah compound in the West Bank to treat what has so far been diagnosed as a stomach disorder, according to senior Palestinian officials.


Britney Spears may live the charmed life of a pop-star princess, but she is not a fairy-tale stepmother. Or is the evil, ugly stepmonster just a figment conjured up by kids ticked off when their father remarries?


Gordon Brown backs report stressing need to break the 'vicious cycle' of poverty, instability and conflict.


A lot has happened in the other world since Friday. That would be the world outside of Florida. Maybe by sometime today, this area and this state will get back to feeling more like part of that world.


'The Forgotten' tops North American box office

Supernatural thriller "The Forgotten" soared to the top of the US box office over the weekend with better-than-expected ticket sales during a worse-than-usual seasonal slump.


Dutch Look for Qaeda Link After Killing of Filmmaker

Five days after a Dutch-Moroccan man killed the outspoken filmmaker Theo van Gogh in broad daylight here, intelligence officials say they are investigating a possible


Hyperion Resources, a closely held Dallas investment firm, said it might build an oil refinery in South Dakota to capitalize on record gasoline prices.


Imagine you come up with a name for a new issue-advocacy group, one you think will send a powerful message to lawmakers that they need to remain accountable to the people who elected them. Something like, say, "They Work for Us."


The Earth's climate is out of balance and warming as a result of human activities, a leading scientific society warns.


Southern Illinois nearly lost much of what it had built during the season with a lackluster start against unheralded Indiana State.


A four-day strike against fuel price rises in Nigeria, Africa's biggest oil producer, begins.


No Federal Charges in Theft of Man's Ashes

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - A woman accused of digging up and taking her boyfriend's cremated remains more than a decade ago - and drinking the beer that had been buried with them - won't face federal charges, a prosecutor says.


Presentata la relazione annuale della Direzione nazionale antimafia da cui emergonocollusioni tra esponenti della criminalitÃ  organizzata e amministratori pubblici                                          Forti infiltrazioni della mafia nelle amministrazioni del Sud                                                                                Indagini in corso su scambio elettorale tra boss e politici meridionali


Yes! It's the USB typing-speed indicator lamp!

Many fingers make light work, etc... If Pitman's typing courses only came with one of these: a Japanese-mase USB lamp that shines with varying intensity and hue according to how fast your fingers are cruising over your keys.â¦


Manmohan tells Musharraf to control cross-border terrorism

New York, Sep 24 (UNI) In their first face-to-face encounter, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is understood to have told Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf that terrorism should firmly be kept under control for the success of the composite dialogue process


Padilla too impaired to get fair trial: lawyer

Former "enemy combatant" Jose Padilla cannot get a fair trial on terrorism charges because years of secret interrogation damaged his brain, his lawyer told a U.S. judge on Wednesday, while prosecutors insisted that was untrue.


ASIA/NEPAL - La scuola salesiana di Lubhu ha ottenuto il riconoscimento che permette agli studenti di completare il livello secondario di istruzione Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Il Consiglio per lÂEducazione del Nepal ha conferito alla scuola salesiana di Lubhu (vicino a Kathmandu) un riconoscimento formale che consente agli studenti di completare il livello secondario di istruzione. Secondo quant...


Dell Comes Up With Novell Idea To Sell Servers

Novell has given its recently acquired Linux distro, SuSE, a push, by signing an agreement with Dell to offer SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 on select PowerEdge servers worldwide.


Google is experimenting with a new search service for mobile devices based on text messaging, also known as "short messaging service" (SMS), as the company reaches out to the wireless world.


Spain's authorities take the family of former military ruler Franco to court to gain access to his holiday home.


Spanish police have arrested two people with possible links to Madeleine McCann, the four-year-old British girl who vanished nearly two months ago during a vacation in Portugal, the Portuguese police chief in charge of the case says.


Bill Gates claims nearly 1 million users for MSN Spaces  In an interview with News.com, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates has claimed that MSN Spaces has âclose to a million people", an amazing figure given the short length of time since the launch of the English speaking service, but he indicates that ...


A Combative Clinton Defends Record on Fighting Terrorism

Former president Bill Clinton angrily defended his administration's counterterrorism record during a Fox News interview to be aired today, while accusing "President Bush's neocons" and other Republicans of ignoring Osama bin Laden until the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.


Ottimo esordio per nazionale Casiraghi nelle qualificazioni


L'appello dell'Ucoii per la sera dell'11 settembre

MILANO - Â«Musulmani, andate nelle piazze italiane sabato 11 settembre e manifestate per la liberazione delle due italiane rapite in IraqÂ». E' questo in sintesi il senso dell'appello dell'Ucoii (L'Unione


Finding: RTA Panel Violated Election Rule: Didn't Disclose It Paid for Sample Ballot Statements

By Andrea Kelly, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 16--The committee that backed the voter-approved Regional Transportation Plan violated election law by not revealing they paid for many of the statements of support in the sample ballot, the Yuma County Attorney's Office found.


EUGENE, Oregon  - Jamaican 100 meters world record holder Asafa Powel will be hoping to continue his rehabilitation from a knee injury when he competes in the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic grand prix on Sunday.


Gli svizzeri: ''Vogliamo disputare l'America's cup tra due anni''Bertelli: ''Tempi stretti. Non Ã¨ certo che la sede sarÃ  Valencia                                            Alinghi snobba NZL e pensa al 2009 Luna Rossa attende, Trapani vuole la coppa                                                                                di GIUSEPPE BOI


US actor Bruce Willis signs up for director Oliver Stone's next film, which will be based on Vietnam massacre My Lai.


The future of Paul Hamm's gold medal has nothing to do with tumbles and flips, and everything to do with the judgment of three arbitrators. The Court of Arbitration for Sport held an 11 1/2-hour hearing Monday to determine whether Hamm should again be declared the winner of the Olympic gymnastics all-around competition, or the victory should go to Yang Tae-young of South Korea.


HOUSTON - Seven Texas children were discovered abandoned at a Nigerian orphanage, suffering from disease and malnutrition, and have been brought back to the United States.    Child Protective Services, which received emergency custody of the children Monday, is investigating accusations that the children's adoptive mother abandoned them in Nigeria in October and later went to work in Iraq as a private contractor...


Motorsport: Petter Solberg lost rally crown

Norway's rally ace Petter Solberg in his Subaru lost seconds on every curve in Rally of Corsica at the weekend, and Citroen driver Sebastien Loeb became the new world rally champion on Sunday after finishing second behind Ford's Markko Martin.


Sons stage concert to burnish Diana's image

Princess Diana's sons stage a charity  concert in her memory on Sunday which they hope will quell her  critics and celebrate her humanitarian achievements.


Tamale (Ghana), 20:13 - CALCIO, COPPA D'AFRICA: ANGOLA-SENEGAL 3-1

L'Angola ha battuto il Senegal 3-1 in un incontro del gruppo D della Coppa d'Africa. Senegal in vant...


China accused of cyberattacks on New Zealand

New Zealand secret service hints that Chinese government is responsible for recent attacks on the country's networks.


Stop a confronto su scalone e coefficienti


French lawyer asks Red Cross to look into reports of Saddam ...

PARIS A French lawyer is asking the Red Cross to check into reports that Saddam Hussein has begun a hunger strike. The attorney says he represents Saddam and that there are indications from Iraq that the former


The plan for a dialogue between high-level teams meant that immediate progress on currency and trade issues was unlikely.


Sua carriera artistica su web: ecco il regalo di Rai Teche


Bush Vows More U.S. Aid for Victims of Tsunami

CRAWFORD, Texas  - President Bush said on  Wednesday a $35 million U.S. pledge for victims of the Asian  tsunami was only the beginning and any suggestions America was  stingy were "misguided and ill-informed."


Gains in U.S. tech stocks and  increasing economic confidence pushed Asian stock markets  higher on Monday, while a surprisingly large jump in Japan's  current account surplus sapped the dollar.


Local California Governments Sue Microsoft

Four California county and city governments, including those of Los Angeles and San Francisco , sued Microsoft late last week for abusing its monopoly market power and overcharging them for Windows and various Microsoft Office products.


Annan hopes for news on Lebanon blockade

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt  - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi   Annan said on Tuesday he was hoping for "positive" news in the   next 48 hours on whether Israel would lift an air and sea   blockade on Lebanon.


The richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all household wealth, a new study by the UN finds.


Snow and ice: Olympic mascot for Turin Olympics

ROME - Two cartoon characters named Neve and Gliz, representing a ball of snow and block of ice, are the mascot for the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics.


Scotland ran up a century of points at McDiarmid Park as they crushed Japan 100-8 to earn their first Test win on home soil since Matt Williams took over as coach.


Target Expands $4 Program on Generics to All Pharmacies

The Target Corporation expanded its $4 generic drug program to all of its pharmacies Monday, moving beyond states where it was matching a plan offered by its rival, Wal-Mart Stores.


At least 20 endangered sea turtles have washed up dead along the southern Bangladesh coast over the last week.


Combinazione: 3, 6, 7, 30, 67, 89, Jolly 11, Superstar 7


Record high turnout in HK LegCo election

HONG KONG: More than 1.5 million people voted yesterday in a record turnout for the third Legislative Council (LegCo) elections since Hong Kong's reunification with the motherland.


An Estonian town erects a contentious monument honouring Estonian soldiers who sided with the Nazis during World War II.


Bolzano, 16:32 - SCI, FISI: PAGATI STIPENDI, NUOVI CONTRATTI AL VIA

Dario Bazzoni, vicepresidente della Fisi, passato alla guida della federazione dopo le dimissioni di...


Google flotation still dogged by last minute complications

Google's public share offering is expected to go ahead as early as today following a request for final regulatory approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.


Sri Lankan Driver Held in Iraq Says Was Treated Well

A Sri Lankan truck driver held hostage  by militants in Iraq for six weeks was reunited with his wife  and three sons on Sunday, saying he had been beaten up at first  but was then treated "very well."


Mubarak warns peace process could collapse

President Hosni Mubarak, whose Arab country was the first to sign a peace treaty with Israel, warned Monday that the entire Middle East peace could collapse because of Israel's fighting in Lebanon.


US rings Berlin for clarification on Iraq

BERLIN - A senior German minister 's comments, which appeared to soften Berlin's hardline opposition to sending troops to Iraq sparked a round of diplomatic activity across the Atlantic.


Ex-employee: Spyware maker used Rochester club

The longtime general manager of a defunct city nightclub says his former boss is not telling the truth about the clubâs role in a computer spyware operation.


Darfur peace talks resume in Nigerian capital

Peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebel groups in Darfur will resume in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, today. The talks are aimed at resolving the conflict which has left thousands of people dead and more than one million destitute.


MAREMOTO: AUTORITA' THAILANDIA, 50 I TEDESCHI MORTI

(AGI) - Berlino, 29 dic. - Il Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), la radio pubblica bavarese, ha riferito di avere appreso dalle autorita' thailandesi che sono 50 i turisti tedeschi rimasti vittime del maremoto. Il


Ministro,centrodestra ha avuto 5 anni per applicare sue idee


Premier, in agenda rinnovo missioni pace e base Usa Vicenza


Russia says it wants to restore normal ties with the UK after tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats.


Trial Ordered for 3 in Duquesne Shooting

PITTSBURGH -- Two men accused of shooting five Duquesne University basketball players outside a school dance were ordered Wednesday to stand trial.


"Invincible" brings summer box office to close

The summer box office season in   North America ended on an "Invincible" note during the U.S.   Labor Day holiday weekend as the Mark Wahlberg football movie   scored a second week at No. 1.


Le ragazze rapite e poi liberate in Iraq hanno ripreso il loro ...

Nessuna notizia sulla loro destinazione attuale. Il padre della Pari: Â«Non so nulla. Non ho nessuna novitÃ Â». SIENA - Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, rapite in Iraq e successivamente rilasciate, hanno ripreso la loro attivitÃ  umanitaria all'estero.


Universal Music Group and an Online Site Plan a Joint Venture to Challenge iTunes

A new service, supported by advertisements, will let consumers download a huge catalog of songs from the worldÂs largest record company for free.


Sunbaked Beaches, Swaying Palms, and a Gregarious Giant Tortoise

HERE was a time, not so long ago in my more carefree youth, when I was a dedicated backpacker. It went beyond the standard gapyear routine, and most summers I could be found in some distant corner of the globe, living the life of an adrenaline junkie.


The leaders of Finland, Norway and Sweden stood yesterday at what one called 'the doorstep to the realm of death,' viewing refrigerated containers believed to store some 900 foreigners killed in last month's ...


U.S. Troops Lock Down Much of East Baghdad

American commanders described the operation as a taste of large-scale sweeps intended to take back some measure of control from militias.


UPDATE 11-Oil sets new $53 high on winter worries, Nigeria

Oil prices scaled new heights at $53 for US crude on Thursday on concerns over tight winter heating fuel supplies and an unexpected strike at Nigerian oil terminals.


A little worry may be good for your health

NEW YORK  - Moderately happy people are wealthier -- and maybe healthier -- than extremely happy individuals, according to a psychologist who has researched happiness for more than two decades and his associates.


New Northwest Fees Will Raise Costs For Business Travel

A few days after Northwest Airlines Corp. imposed charges on travel agents and independent Web sites that sell tickets on its flights, business travelers are being left to sort out the impact.


CORRECTING and REPLACING Clear Channel Radio Launches National Mobile Content Program

Please replace the release dated Sept. 6, 2006 with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions.


Retailers Hope to Lure Shoppers Into Malls

The nation's retailers are hoping furry ponchos, fur-lined flip-flops, and sweater sets adorned with multiple broaches will excite shoppers this holiday season and lure them into stores and malls earlier than in previous years.


Liquid Polymer Could Heal Spinal Cord Injuries

Even when the spine is damaged almost to paralysis, the PEG solution prevented the cells from rupturing irrevocably. "Nearly 75 percent of the dogs we treated with PEG were able to resume a normal life," said Richard Borgens of Purdue.


Booksellers are enjoying brisk business since the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, with sales starting the week of Thanksgiving up sharply over 2003.


As soon as Betty Alderson heard Martha Stewart was coming to town, she got the ball rolling on a money-making deal.


UAW sets GM strike deadline, raises stakes in talks

The United Auto Workers union set a Monday morning deadline for reaching a contract deal with General Motors Corp and threatened to send 73,000 GM factory workers on strike if no deal is reached.


Movie Review | 'Descent': A Date Goes Terribly Wrong. Now Itâs Time to Return the Favor.

With âDescent,â first-time feature filmmaker Talia Lugacy explores the psychic aftershocks of a rape. The movie is hard to watch but essential to see.


It was an unwanted intruder on a sunny afternoon: a chunk of ice from a jetliner toilet that broke free and slammed into an Austrian family's garden.


BHP Billiton not currently eyeing Alcoa: source

SYDNEY/LONDON  - Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.   is not currently working on a bid for U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Inc , a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, playing down a newspaper report.


Gateway Will Buy Back Stock From America Online

IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 2 -- Computer maker Gateway Inc. said Tuesday that it had agreed to repurchase stock held by America Online Inc.


Andrew Motion, Britainâs current poet laureate, has written a childhood memoir that is Arcadian in the golden sense, though not without pain.


Voli slittano di almeno 15 minuti, esasperati i passeggeri


French banks agree to set up 1 bln superfund: report

Five French banks have agreed to set up a "super-conduit" fund holding $1.47 billion of asset-backed securities early in 2008 to ensure a liquid market for any French mutual funds destabilized by the global credit crisis, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.


Ovitz tells trial Eisner undercut him at Disney

GEORGETOWN, Delaware Michael Ovitz, the former president of Walt Disney, has vigorously defended his 14-month tenure, saying his efforts to expand and improve the company were undercut at nearly every turn by recalcitrant senior executives and the man who


Iran says European position at nuclear talks still unacceptable

TEHRAN  - Iran is still unable to accept some positions of European countries in crucial talks on its nuclear programme at the UN atomic agency, but an agreement remains possible, Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi says.


Piacenza, 11:15 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: RIDURRE CAPIENZA STADIO

Il Piacenza calcio, attraverso una nota ufficiale, "ritiene che sia opportuno dar corso con urgenza ...


Cricket: Australian tour suspended pending outcome of appeal for banned spinner Harbhajan Singh


Charles Taylor boycotts war crimes trial

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor boycotted his war crimes trial again Monday, drawing an accusation from a prosecutor that he was manipulating the process from his jail cell.


Barry Bonds Wins Record Seventh MVP Award

San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds connects for a solo home run off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Scott Dohmann during the sixth inning in Denver, in this June 6, 2004 file photo.


Jump-start your career in five hard lessons

Blog: Quit whining and take constructive steps toward a fulfilling career, consultant Steve Tobak writes. First piece of advice: don't get a self-help book.


ROMA - Lo slogan potrebbe essere quello dello spot televisivo che lo vede protagonista: George not included. PerchÃ© il super-divo Clooney, atteso oggi a Roma per l'anteprima europea del film Ocean's twelve, all'ultimo minuto Ã¨ costretto a dare forfait.


Home computer users are now the favourite targets of hi-tech criminals, reveals research.


Downpours place a heavy load on scheduling

Rain played havoc with the schedule makers at the US Open yesterday. After eight days of ideal weather, rain forced significant revisions in the schedule, scuttling the day


8 Killed in Bombings Near Embassy in Iraq

A truck bomb exploded near the Australian Embassy in Bagdad on Wednesday, and a half-hour later a car bomb shook a police station also in the Iraqi capital, with the blasts killing a total of eight people, police and officials said.


Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs, calling them "a dangerous and destructive shortcut that no athlete should ever take."


When Office Depot, Inc. stores ran an electronics recycling drive last summer that accepted everything from cell phones to televisions, some stores were overwhelmed by the amount of e-trash they received.


Growth has slowed in the United States, but economies in Asia and Europe are surging and snatching up more and more American exports.


Tip of the (dirty) cap to a returning favorite

No one ever is going to suggest he was a great ballplayer, but around here we loved our Trot.


Findings Shed Light On How Ethanol Promotes Cancer Progression

NEW YORK DEC 13, 2004  - Ethanol seems to promote cancer progression by inducing angiogenesis and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression, according to a report in the January 15th issue of Cancer.


Mistrial declared in Phil Spector murder case

A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the Phil Spector murder case on Wednesday after jurors said they were hopelessly deadlocked, but prosecutors quickly vowed to put the legendary rock music producer on trial a second time.


A booming construction sector means Spain is growing at its fastest annual rate in five years, figures show.


Clinton Calls Health Care Plan a `Moral Imperative'

Bloomberg - Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called overhauling the U.S. health-insurance system a ``moral imperative'' and said that raising taxes on the wealthy along with cost savings would be enough to pay for the proposal she unveiled last week.


Turkey's EU bid highlights Muslim tensions in Europe

BERLIN: Turkey's bid to become the first predominantly Muslim country to gain membership of the European Union has sparked a wider debate about integrating immigrants into European countries.


Bank of America Corp. chief executive Kenneth D. Lewis reaffirmed his bank's commitment to New England yesterday in a round of meetings in Boston with state and city officials, but he still declined to specify how many Massachusetts jobs the bank will cut as a result of its $48 billion acquisition of FleetBoston Financial Corp.


Oil Companies In Nigeria Say They Won't Give In To Threats

Major oil companies operating in Nigeria's oil-rich southern region say they will not give in to threats of attacks on their facilities and employees by militias.


The chairman of a House Armed Services subcommittee yesterday announced that he plans to hold hearings into allegations that the Navy sidestepped procurement rules while purchasing hundreds of floating boat barriers and underwater sensors to protect U.S. ships from attack.


âThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordâ feels more like a novelty than it would have in the 1950s when westerns were as ubiquitous as tumbleweeds.


Seeking the Key to the Carson Ad Mystique

Johnny Carson's death came as Madison Avenue re-examines its past - as symbolized by his decades as a pitchman - to determine the future of branded entertainment.


Disputes about what is tough or soft must stop dominating debate over law and order, says Lib Dem Nick Clegg.


Walking a Tightrope at a Jazz Competition

The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz wrapped up its 20th annual jazz competition on Sunday with an emblematic scene.  Herbie Hancock, sported a shoulder-slung synthesizer and a high-wattage smile.


Paris Hilton begins jail term a day early

From the camera flashes on the red carpet of a Hollywood awards show to the walls of a jail cell -- what a difference a day makes when you're Paris Hilton.


Some women with breast cancer are less likely to have their tumours picked up by scans, say experts.


AMD's Fusion Chip Will be Based on Phenom Processor

The Fusion processor will be based on a microprocessor used in  desktops currently shipping to enthusiast PC users such as gamers.


It appears competition is starting to heat up in this insurance sector.


Colombia slams FARC for delay in search for bodies

Leftist Colombian rebels have dragged out efforts at recovering the bodies of 11 hostages killed in June and may be using the safe haven established for the search to regroup and plan attacks, the government said on Friday.


While the debut of the Microsoft music store inevitably conjures up images of Apple and Microsoft going head-to-head for the hearts and wallets of consumers, Microsoft has made it clear that


Lobbyists and members of Congress have managed to hold off the enforcement of a five-year-old law that required country-of-origin labeling on meat, fish and produce.


Redeployed Black Watch come under attack

Black Watch soldiers have come under attack within hours of moving into Iraqâs rebel-held badlands, although none was injured. Troops and vehicles were halted in the searing desert by a series of roadside


"The Apprentice" is moving from glitzy Fifth Avenue to neon-lit Broadway.


Scares ruled theaters this Halloween weekend, but Hollywood fired its largest Oscar salvo yet with Ray, the biography of music legend Ray Charles.


High-flying canines and their disc-flinging humans compete for glory in the national championships.


Malaria-curing herb must be carefully farmed - WHO

The effectiveness of an anti-malarial herbal drug could be damaged by overplanting of the Chinese shrub from which it is derived, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.


Tokyo's Nikkei hit a two-week closing  high on Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies such  as drug maker Eisai Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while  steel makers gained on an expected rise in steel sheet prices.


Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics.


Europe Holds Firm Against Rate Cuts; Investors Skeptical      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Steadfast or just stubborn? A day after the Federal Reserve slashed rates in an emergency move, the European Central Bank tried to squash any talk that it would follow suit.


Supreme Court To Hear 10 Commandments Case

Tuesday the US Supreme Court agreed to decide whether a monument engraved with the Ten Commandments stays on the grounds of the Texas Capitol.


Strategist advocates exposing, turning around risks

Who's afraid of a little risk? Certainly not the swashbuckling executive cowboys lionized on the cover of business magazines for galloping hard and throwing caution to the wind.


A contraceptive that blocks male fertility has come closer with a study showing that it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.


Linux standards base Version 2.0 has C++ support

The Free Standards Group (FSG) on Tuesday will release Version 2.0 of its Linux Standard Base (LSB), a key standard that enables developers to rally around a common programming framework and keeps Linux from fragmenting into competing camps.


Prosecutors on Wednesday ordered two men to face retrial over a failed plot to bomb London's transit system in 2005, two weeks after suicide bombers killed 52 commuters in the city.


'E' una giornata storica' dice Montezemolo


Foreign investors in Vietnam call for transparency, level playing ...

HANOI : Vietnam's foreign investment community has called on the communist government to improve transparency, enforce the rule of law and ensure a level playing-field for all investors.


Bush Names Trade Negotiator to Head World Bank

President Bush today named Robert B. Zoellick, a career diplomat and trade negotiator, to head the World Bank, seeking to dispatch the leadership crisis that has gripped the institution under Paul D. Wolfowitz.


Mac users seem quite excited about Microsoft's long-awaited-but-little-anticipated Vista. The new Intel Macs are great machines for running it. In Cult of Mac.


Green Bayâs much-improved special teams have been a key piece of its turnaround this season. But with the playoffs approaching, the teamâs punting and kicking have not been at their best.


France Is Cast as the Villain in Ivory Coast

When the chanting mob descended on the strip mall that Jean Bobue Nguessam is paid to guard, he stood his ground, though not out of courage.


Morgan Stanley Profit Drops, Shares Fall

U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley  MWD.N on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third  on lower bond trading revenue and higher expenses, falling  short of Wall Street's low expectations and pushing its shares  down as much as 8 percent.


Phil Garner savored the taste of champagne and the wild celebration going on in the Astros' clubhouse. Garner had known nothing but bitter endings after spending 10 mostly terrible seasons as a manager in Milwaukee and Detroit.


Scarlett donna guerriera la rivincita delle dure

Rivoluzione rosa nel cinema. Mai piÃ¹ eroine romantiche, ma donne guerriere come Scarlett Johansson. Regine e dive al Festival di Venezia


Amtrak Derailment in DC Snarls Travel for Thousands

An Amtrak derailment at Washington's  Union Station disrupted rail service for thousands of  passengers along the East Coast on Thursday, rail officials  said.


THOUSANDS of British troops were committed to a big expansion of the European Unionâs military capability by Geoff Hoon, the Defence Secretary, yesterday.


New Orleans saxophonist Branford Marsalis didn't even check his ticket to see where he'd be sitting for Monday's New Orleans Saints-Atlanta Falcons game at the Louisiana Superdome.


China urges patience on Sudan, opposes sanctions

China urged the international community on Thursday to show patience with Sudan and said new sanctions would only complicate efforts to implement a U.N. peace plan for strife-torn Darfur.


Blackstone had also bid for Archstone-Smith: WSJ

The Blackstone Group had also bid for U.S. apartment owner Archstone-Smith Trust  in the weeks before Archstone agreed to acquired by affiliates of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.  and Tishman Speyer for more than $15 billion, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Thursday.


Barcellona, 16:02 - CALCIO, SPORT: SE VA VIA, RONALDINHO SCEGLIE IL MILAN

Qualora Ronaldinho decidesse di lasciare il Barcellona a fine stagione, il brasiliano ha già ...


Governments agree a faster phase-out of chemicals that deplete the ozone layer and warm the Earth.


You'd think Sharper Image (Nasdaq: SHRP) would be a shoo-in for holiday shoppers -- and holiday sales -- what with its assortment of gee-whiz gadgets.


When It Comes to Scottish Games, Americans Are Plaid to the Bone

Over the past century, Highland sports have found a niche in the United States, which now produces some of the top competitors in the world.


Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto accused the government Sunday of failing to crush Islamic militants, days after a suicide bombing killed 56 people during prayers in a mosque.


Pisanu: 'Gli espropri proletari sono un reato'

ROMA, 18 NOVEMBRE 2004 - "A tutti i violenti, a chi li sostiene, a chi definisce gli 'espropri proletari' gesti belli o simbolici, e anche a chi in qualche modo li giustifica, dico con la massima chiarezza che si tratta, invece, di atti incivili e illegali


Hopes were high, with the likes of Kenneth Branagh, Harold Pinter, Michael Caine and Jude Law at the helm. But the result's a disaster.


European equities were flat in early trade on Friday as losses for telecoms stocks offset gains for banks in cautious trade ahead of US jobs data later in the session.


Lo ha detto il direttore, Osvaldo De Paolinis


Angry Shaq on Kobe: 'He's a joke ... a clown'

O'Neal lashed out at his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate again during a photo shoot in Florida. "The guy's a joke," O'Neal was quoted as saying in the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel on Friday.


Saboteurs attack Iraq's northern oil pipeline

Saboteurs on Saturday set fire arefined oil products pipeline in northern Iraq as they kept uprelentless attacks on Iraq's oil production industry, Dubai-basedal-Arabiya TV reported.


Infosys & Wipro are incredible, says Microsoft

BANGALORE:Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said he was excited about the work going on in India on the technology front. "I think Indian IT majors like Wipro and Infosys are doing an incredible job.


Judge drops charges against Islamic 'guerillas'

An Italian judge - s decision to drop terrorism charges against five Islamic militants prompted indignation and outrage among government politicians on Tuesday as the country buried its latest soldier killed in ...


Mosca, 12:21 - ATLETICA, RUSSIA: SOBOLEVA MIGLIORA MONDIALE 1500 INDOOR

La russa Elena Soboleva ha migliorato il proprio record del mondo nei 1500 metri indoor correndo in ...


Stocks set for cautious open ahead of Bernanke

U.S. shares are expected to open  slightly firmer on Wednesday ahead of congressional testimony  from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, while earnings from  Coca-Cola  will dominate a thin earnings calendar.


An Arab-American comedy troupe tries to get the Middle East laughing over some of the things it often fights about


Putin suggests alternative missile shield

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Thursday that the United States join Russia in developing a missile defense system he hopes will replace U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield in central Europe.


Genova, 18:02 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: EMULARE E SUPERARE SAMPDORIA

Al ritorno in serie A dopo tredici stagioni, il Genoa vuole regalare una vittoria nel derby ai suoi ...


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Iran offers to guarantee 'no bomb' policy

Iran made Europe an offer Tuesday: Stop pressuring us on nuclear energy and we'll guarantee not to make a bomb. European and US governments were discussing an alternate proposal - to buy Iran out of its nuclear ambitions.


SUDAN: Darfur peace talks make sluggish progress

DAKAR, 26 Aug 2004 (IRIN) - Hit by power cuts and administrative hitches, the Darfur peace talks in the Nigerian capital Abuja made slow progress on Thursday, a spokesman for the African Union (AU) which is sponsoring the negotiations said.


Space telescope mirrors ready for polishing

James Webb's eye is lookin' good After a rather difficult week, some good news for NASA: its engineers have just finished making the mirror that will be the eye of its next space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). All that remains is for it to be ground and polished.â¦


Il vincitore del Lombardia: "Uno dei giorni piÃ¹ belli della stagione, non speravo tanto". Il trionfatore 2004: "Con la terza coppa ho chiuso bene, dÃ i". COMO, 16 ottobre 2004 - Ha iniziato la settimana che era fuso dal fuso.


ARSENAL pulled clear at the top of the English Premier League table for the first time this season after producing a devastating change of gear to sink London rival Fulham 3-0 yesterday.


Study: Aleve may increase risk of stroke, heart attack

Reports surfaced Tuesday that Naproxen, commonly known as Aleve, could increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke by as much as 50 percent.


Calif. city's schools extend break for immigrants

A Southern California school district where 92 percent of the students are Latino has extended its winter break an extra week, in part to give immigrant families time to travel home to Mexico and Central America for Christmas.


Young sparks Titans to big win over Saints

Vince Young threw for two touchdowns  and Vincent Fuller raced 61 yards with an interception return  to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 31-14 come-from-behind  victory at New Orleans on Monday.


Intel chips to shrink to 32-nanometer process

(InfoWorld) - Intel said Tuesday it will ramp up performance and energy efficiency in its microprocessors by using a 32-nanometer process technology starting in 2009. During a keynote at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini showed a 300mm wafer built using the 32-nm manufacturing technology. The chip will house more than 1.9 billion transistors and its increased performance will enable "true to life entertainment and real-life graphics capabilities," Otellini said in his keynote. The chips will be an upgrade over processors built using the 45-nm process Intel is incorporating in its Penryn processor, due in November, and Silverthorne and Nehalem processors, slated to appear early and in the second half of next year, respectively. Intel currently uses a 65-nm process to manufacture chips, and Penryn is the code name given to the 45-nm "shrink" of Intel's current chip designs. The measurements refer to the size of the features on the silicon chip. In the first public demonstration of the Nehalem processor, Otellini said it will deliver better performance per watt and better system performance through its QuickPath Interconnect system architecture, which will include an integrated memory controller and improved communication links between system components. Otellini also announced a Penryn dual-core processor operating at 25 watts that will be available on the upcoming Montevina platform, which will also include WiMax technology. To meet multiple computing needs, Otellini said Intel also plans to introduce 15 new 45-nm processors by the end of the year and 20 in the first quarter of 2008. Intel isn't the first to announce 32-nm chip technology. In May, a group of chipmakers led by IBM agreed to further collaborate to jointly develop 32-nm semiconductor production technology. Other companies in the collaboration include Freescale Semiconductor, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Infineon Technologies, and Samsung Electronics. There was nothing surprising in Otellini's keynote, said Doug Freedman, an analyst at American Technology Research. Intel's road map tends to be conservative, and the company is well on track to meeting its time line, he said. With the new chips, users will continue to get more processing performance at a similar price point, he said.


Five policeman and two state coca workers are killed in an ambush in the coca-growing region of Peru.


Crude futures were little changed in Asian trade Monday, holding onto sharp gains that came Friday amid a resurgence of jitters about a possible supply crunch over the coming winter months.


Mtv Video Awards: tra star e premi tanto trash e nude-look

MIAMI, 30 ago - Grande festa l'altra sera a Miami per la consegna degli "Mtv Video Awards". Ma alla consegna dei premi per i migliori video musicali ("Hey ya" Outakast) a trionfare Ã¨ stato il trash: bando


After Trailing Late by 13, UConn Rallies Past DePaul

Hasheem Thabeet had 16 points, 13 rebounds and 8 blocked shots and No. 13 Connecticut rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat DePaul, 65-60, Tuesday night.


Canada's national police chief publicly apologises to a man who was deported on false terrorism charges.


Classic British comedy To The Manor Born is to return to the BBC for a one-off Christmas special.


Australia's Challenger Reports Loss Of A$235.4M -2-

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd. (CGF.AU) on Monday reported a net loss of A$235.4 million for the period Nov. 6 to June 30.


Feds push for new, zestier Fourth Amendment A federal judge today struck down provisions of the Patriot Act as unconstitutional, adding fuel to the politically charged debate over the controversial law.â¦


Bernanke Is Said to Support Stimulus Measures

The chairman of the Federal Reserve told members of Congress he would back tax cuts or spending measures, so long as they are temporary.


Fed confident in growth, reticent on inflation

The U.S. economy is growing robustly   despite a slowing housing sector, although inflation remains   above the central bank's comfort level, two top Federal Reserve   officials said on Monday.


No Evidence of U.S. Election Terror Plot -Report

U.S. intelligence and law  enforcement officials say they have found no direct evidence of  plans for an election-related terror attack after a five-week  investigation, the Washington Post reported in its Saturday  edition.


Short Course of Hormone Therapy Boosts Odds With Prostate Cancer

TUESDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Adding only six months of follow-up hormone therapy to radiation treatment for prostate cancer saves as many lives as three years of the hormone regimen does, researchers report.


Will masks stop bird flu? Students experiment

Can wearing a face mask and regularly cleaning hands stop the spread of deadly bird flu? Students at the University of Michigan started a living experiment on Tuesday to find out.


This year's staging of annual race from Lisbon to Dakar called off due to security fears in Mauritania


A cold front moved over most of Mexico Wednesday, leaving coastal cities chilly and windy, and dusting mountaintop towns with snow.


Voucher scheme error provokes festive carnage UK toy retailer Hamleys website was ransacked over the weekend after sharp-eyed web shoppers spotted "a glitch in a voucher scheme which allowed customers to claim a cumulative 60 per cent discount if they bought goods from the Hamleys online store", and moved in for the kill.â¦


SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Former Oakland Raiders Center Barret Robbins has been released from jail and now faces criminal charges following an alleged assault at a San Francisco nightclub.


First to market, but a pricey solution to lost-tapes IBM has built public key encryption into its TS1120 tape drive, allowing the 500GB drive to encrypt and decrypt data on the fly in hardware.â¦


It speaks of grateful grannies and bowing bread-earners as Munificence plc divides between its investors excess booty earned from triumph on commerce's high seas.


Millions expected at Red Sox victory parade; route extended into ...

Thousands of Red Sox fans began descending on Boston on Saturday for a parade many began to doubt they'd ever witness in their lifetimes: a toast to a team of World Series champions.


Citigroup to scrutinize transactions in Japan

TOKYO A leading executive at Citigroup, which was forced to shut its private bank in Japan in September, said Tuesday that the bank would review all past transactions with individual customers in Japan.


Congress Winds Down, but Much Is Left Undone

A Congress derided as do-nothing has a week before breaking for the elections to do something, and the prospects are cloudy.


Soldati sarebbero profondamente penetrati in campo profughi


Nominee to Lead Consumer Product Agency Withdraws

President Bush withdrew the nomination of a top industry lobbyist to be chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission yesterday, after the nominee had come under renewed attack by Democratic lawmakers wary of his close connections to manufacturers.


Ovarian Cancer Blood Test Appears Promising

MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Health experts see great promise in an experimental blood test designed to detect ovarian cancer in its early stages.


British police probe Muslim's excusal from Israeli guard duty

Britain's top policeman ordered an urgent inquiry into a decision to excuse a Muslim officer from guard duty at the Israeli embassy during the recent Israel-Lebanon conflict, police said.


Steelers winning the old fashioned way -- they pound it

PITTSBURGH -- When Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher looked for an offensive coordinator in January he didn't start by asking candidates what they thought about Tommy Maddox, Hines Ward or Plaxico Burress.


As usual, Minuteman is well prepared to defend

As coach Leo DeSimone confidently put it, " Minuteman Tech is still the team to beat in Division 3 [North], and until someone knocks us off, that will be the case."


WASHINGTON Sept. 10, 2004 - Congress may keep up the focus on the prison abuse scandal following the disclosure that the military has concealed as many as 100 "ghost detainees" from the Red Cross.


Ministers endorse World Bank anti-corruption plan

Finance ministers on Monday endorsed   a controversial new World Bank strategy for tackling corruption   in developing countries but said they would keep a close eye on   how it is carried out.


Israel allows Arafat to leave compound for medical treatment

Israel decided on Monday to allow Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to leave his Ramallah compound and receive medical treatment in a hospital in the West Bank city.


Milano, 13:37 - CALCIO, INTER; TRONCHETTI: ABBIAMO UNA SQUADRA FORTISSIMA

Marco Tronchetti Provera, azionista e sponsor dell'Inter, sa che il campionato che sta per iniziare ...


The head of the International Monetary Fund says markets cannot solve the problem of the sliding dollar without intervention.


Balancing P2P and Copyright Infringement

Internet file sharing, commonly referred to as peer-to-peer (P2P) networking, allows individuals to trade copies of their digital files over the Internet.


Bangladesh's crime force Rapid Action Battalion, is responsible for more than 350 deaths, Human Rights Watch says.


Abbattere barriere che si frappongono a imprese private


Blog: The lensmaker says it's signed distribution partnerships to reach most major photography markets.


Aruba strikes back at Motorola's patent claims

Sued by Motorola in August over four WLAN-related patents, Aruba is now countersuing, arguing that its use of the patents had gone unchallenged for years.


Pakistan Bombing Prompts Ban on Gatherings

MULTAN, Pakistan Oct. 7, 2004 - A bomb attack on Sunni Muslim radicals in central Pakistan Thursday killed at least 39 people, wounded more than 100 and prompted the government to ban religious and political gatherings nationwide.


Fox Joins Group Promoting New DVD Format

U.S.-based Fox Entertainment Group Inc. on Monday joined a group of companies promoting Blu-ray Disc, one of two competing formats for next-generation DVDs.


Palace brawl When lines break down, there's chaos

So now, the second wave of reaction has set in to last Friday night's Pistons-Pacers-Fans brawl at the Palace. At first, the reaction was shock, dismay, outrage.


A government-appointed board of inquiry investigating the partial collapse of a Paris airport terminal found serious errors in construction, including concrete that had not been sufficiently reinforced, a newspaper reported Monday.


Red Hat (Nasdaq: RHAT), provider of Linux software and support, has issued a security alert to its customers. E-mails are circulating, says the company, that appear to come from Red Hat but actually are phishing hoaxes.


A brief power outage darkened a large swath of Manhattan and the Bronx on Wednesday, knocking out traffic lights, cutting subway service and forcing the evacuation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on one of the hottest days of the year.


The body of a missing woman is found in her home, despite the property being searched by police when she vanished.


One Palestinian is killed and several are injured in clashes between unpaid police and forces loyal to Hamas.


HARTLEPOOL, England  - Britain's ruling Labor  Party clung to an important parliamentary seat Friday, while  the rival Conservatives were forced into a "disastrous" fourth  place.


Re-emerging with the Los Angeles Dodgers after two injury-shortened seasons with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs, Nomar Garciaparra was voted NL Comeback Player of the Year.


Irish rescue crews save over 100 children from sea

Irish coast guards and the navy rescued  over 100 children on Thursday after a sudden squall swept them  out to sea during a regatta close to Dublin.


Blair Fears Climate Change Disaster, Challenges U.S.

Britain's Tony Blair pledged on Tuesday to force international action on global warming, despite the reluctance of big powers like the United States.


EU, 6 Hollywood Studios Settle Antitrust

Six Hollywood studios have settled charges that they curtailed price competition in the sale of films to pay-television channels in the European Union, the European Commission announced on Tuesday.


TRACK AND FIELD A Bungled Pass Costs US in Relay

The ending was so sudden on the crowded back curve, so unexpectedly futile, that it seemed only fitting to Marion Jones after the year she has had.


New Breast Cancer Drug May Beat Tamoxifen

SAN ANTONIO -- A newer drug clearly outperforms tamoxifen at preventing breast cancer from returning and should become the first-choice treatment for most women who have had the disease, doctors are reporting.


A 48-year-old man is remanded in custody accused of attempting to murder a woman during a burglary.


Clinton makes light of fashion disasters

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton admits her fashion sense is not nearly as sharp as her political instincts in the latest issue of Us Weekly.


Israel, Russia to join forces against 'terrorism'

JERUSALEM: Days after a Russian school siege by Chechen separatists ended in a bloodbath, Israel and Russia signed a memorandum to co-operate in fighting international terrorism, an Israeli spokesman said.


Cyclists bare all to protest car culture

Hundreds of naked cyclists, some sporting strategically-placed body paint, toured the streets of London and other cities around the world on Saturday to protest oil dependency and the car culture.


Freddie CEO puts U.S. recession chance at 40-45 pct: report

The chief executive of Freddie Mac   warned that the U.S. economy faces a 40 percent to 45  percent risk of recession induced by the housing market  downturn, the Financial Times reported on its Web site.


Comedian Dane Cook is taking his "Tourgasm" to Las Vegas. Cook, along with buddies Gary Gulman, Robert Kelly and Jay Davis, will perform the popular show Nov. 17 at The Comedy Festival in Las Vegas.


The announcements coming out of Macworld Expo from Steve Jobs range from âgotta have itâ to âweâll see.â


Saudi Arabia announced Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Libya and ordered out Libya's envoy in resposne to reports that Tripoli plotted to assassinate the Saudi crown prince.


Maryland Dig May Reach Back 16,000 Years

Robert D. Wall is too careful a scientist to say he's on the verge of a sensational discovery. But the soybean field where the Towson University anthropologist has been digging for more than a decade is yielding hints that someone camped there, on the banks of the Potomac River, as early as 14,000 B.C.


Blackburn Appoints Hughes as Manager, Will Explain Wales Role

Blackburn Rovers, without a league win this season, appointed Wales coach Mark Hughes as manager yesterday and will hold a news conference today to detail his position, the English Premiership soccer club said.


As of Sunday, May 28, 2006, at least 2,466 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 1,943 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


A's clinch AL West; Cards lead now 1 1/2

The Oakland A's have clinched the American League West title, while the St. Louis Cardinals' lead in the National League Central is down to 1 1/2 games.


Murdoch is battling Malone to keep a tight grip on News Corp. -- and benefit heirs, if not shareholders


Trade union endorses Clinton and Huckabee

One of the biggest U.S. trade unions made an unusual dual endorsement in the 2008 White House race on Thursday, backing Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mike Huckabee for their parties' presidential nominations.


New Windows, plus Office 2007 and Exchange Server 2007, now available to corporate customers in Asia.


Official: Ky. police chief shot to death

A man in custody shot a small-town police chief to death Wednesday from the back seat of the chief's cruiser in Eastern Kentucky, a county official said.


NASA Seeks Methods to Repair Shuttles in Flight

NASA is hoping techniques that would enable a crew to repair damages to a space shuttle in flight will be ready for the shuttle's planned May 2005 return to space, officials with the agency said on Monday.


US Airways loses loans for 100 Jets - Wash Post

US Airways lost the financing for nearly 100 regional jets that were to be a key part of the bankrupt airline's restructuring plan, The Washington Post reported on Saturday.


Symantec agrees to buy Veritas for $13.5 billion

Symantec Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to buy Veritas Software Corp. for $13.5 billion in the second major Silicon Valley software merger in four days.


Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed a complaint with the FCC on Friday after ABC News excluded him, fellow Democrat Mike Gravel and Republican Duncan Hunter from its prime-time debates on Saturday.


"High Fidelity" musical fails to match book, movie

Nick Hornby's best-selling novel "High Fidelity," whose characters concocted endless quirky top-five lists, has been made into a Broadway musical that critics rate among the top five that should never have been made.


NEW YORK - On. Dec. 17, the US Food and Drug Administration released a statement relating to Pfizer's (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Celebrex.


Yudhoyono victory expected to give Indonesia economic boost

Investors were optimistic that former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has won a landslide victory in presidential elections and would kick-start needed economic reforms.


Can you beat the market? Here's the math you need to find out, explained in plain English.


Jason Bohn wasn't having much success in Las Vegas -- "Been getting killed," he said with a laugh -- until he picked up his golf clubs.


'Aviator,' 'Baby,' 'Neverland' Top Oscar List

Hollywood had a wide-open horse  race on Tuesday as Oscar nominations pitted two hard-hitting  dramas by veteran directors Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood  against the charm of films about wine drinking, Peter Pan and  Ray Charles.


NEW DELHI: The Delhi Public School student, who allegedly shot the video clippings of his amorous activities with his classmate, was arrested in the case in which two others who circulated the photos on the Internet have also been booked.


Software maker Compuware has charged IBM with keeping back key evidence in a long-running legal battle over copyright and anticompetitive practices.


Novell's Linux, Identity Services Initiative

Linux and identity management will be Novell's biggest strengths, according to its chief executive Jack Messman. Messman told delegates at this year's Novell Brainshare Europe event in Barcelona


Senate Republican leader Bill Frist asked House leaders for help reducing taxes on inherited estates, conceding that the GOP cannot eliminate them during this election year.


Iraq ; Suicide attack kills 13 in Baghdad

Iraq News, Baghdad - A suicide car bomber killed 13 people Monday next to the heavily fortified area in central Baghdad housing the interim government and US embassy, and eight US Marines died in combat in western Iraq.


Scott Peterson's defense lawyer promised jurors during opening statements three months ago that testimony would show police found "zip, nada, nothing" in their investigation that would implicate Peterson in the killing of his pregnant wife.


Gypsy Moths Leaving Mark in Mid-Atlantic

By GENARO C. ARMAS  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - These creepy critters enjoy nice long picnics in the woods. The leaf-eating gypsy moth caterpillars are out in force in parts of the mid-Atlantic following a warm, dry spring - just the kind of weather that can make the insects thrive.


The credit-card company offers a hybrid rewards program for savers.


New HHS Chief Calls for Medicaid Changes

New Health and Human Services  Secretary Mike Leavitt on Tuesday called for changes in the  Medicaid program for the poor, including an end to overpayment  for some prescription drugs.


The Chicago Bulls, struggling in the NBA's Eastern Conference, have fired coach Scott Skiles.


BA announces $8.2 bln order with Airbus, Boeing

British Airways  announced a  plane order worth $8.2 billion at list prices on Thursday,  including 12 A380 planes from Airbus  and 24 787  airliners from Boeing Co .


Democrat Barack Obama on Monday sharpened his critique of lead rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, warning against a return to "divisive, special interest politics" that had demoralized the country even before President Bush took office.


The Japanese electronics giant struck an agreement to buy the fabled movie studio yesterday after rival Time Warner dropped out of the race.


As We See It: Cheney puts spotlight on Bush

Maybe youâve heard the joke about Dick Cheney, his three heart attacks and the fact heâs only a "heartbeat away." "Yeah," goes the rejoinder, "God forbid something should happen to him - George W. Bush could become president!


Mudslides caused by monsoon rains buried bamboo and straw shacks in shantytowns and collapsed brick houses in southeastern Bangladesh Monday, killing at least 80 people. Another 11 died when they were struck by lightning, rescue officials and witnesses said.


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Total reports profits slip on weak dollar

French oil group Total reported on Wednesday a 3.0-percent fall in net adjusted profit to 12.203 billion euros (14.57 billion dollars), blaming weakness of the dollar.


Litvinenko widow: my husband was no double agent

Poisoned Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko was no spy for Britain, and such claims are no more than an attempt by the man accused of his murder to shield himself from justice, Litvinenko's widow said in an interview.


COSTITUZIONE UE: TERMINATA LA FIRMA, LEADER AL QUIRINALE

(AGI) - Roma, 29 ott. - Terminata con la classica "foto di famiglia" la cerimonia della firma della Costituzione europea i 29 capi di di stato e di governo presenti si sono recati al Quirinale dove il presidente


Washington, Oct. 20 (NNN): A American commuter plane crashed in woods near Kirksville, in north-east Missouri, as it approached a Missouri airport, killing at least eight people on board, according to officials here.


Bush and Kerry Step Up Fight Over US Security

President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry stepped up a fierce campaign fight over US security on Friday, with Kerry accusing Bush of irresponsible


Rival Indian telecoms firms greet Vodafone's purchase of Hutchison Essar as good news for the country.


Car bomb explodes in west Baghdad, causing casualties, large fire

A car bomb exploded in a west Baghdad neighborhood Friday night, causing casualties and sparking a large fire just hours after Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld left Baghdad, police said.


US reservist pleads guilty to Abu Ghraib charges

A US army reservist today pleaded guilty to five charges of abusing Iraqi detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison as a two-day court martial began at a US base in Baghdad.


Frontier markets lure â and reward â hardy investors

Risks have been rewarded by diving into Bangladesh, Ukraine, and other small developing nations.


Asians and Europeans left Hanoi Saturday after a summit that renewed economic coordination, but deadlocked over Myanmar's human rights situation.


There's hardly a spot on Cuba untouched by its slavery past, not unlike most Caribbean islands.


âMusic clips on television all day long â who was going to watch that?â


Cellphone cameras and text messages, social networking Web sites, e-mail and instant messaging, all give teenagers a wider range of ways to play tricks on one another.


10 reasons why this is Asia's Wedding of the Year

STOP any Bruneian in the street here today and chances are he will tell you he has just had the experience of his lifetime, namely, witnessing the sultanate's 19-day celebration of its Crown Prince's wedding to secondary school student Sarah Salleh.


Let's pretend for a moment there is no election and that last week's meeting between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry was just an elevated chat, akin to the question-and-answer sessions British


Take a moment -- just a minute! -- to contribute to your retirement.


Large Doses of Vitamin E May Be Harmful, Study Says

People who take high doses of vitamin E to improve their health may not be getting any benefits and may, in fact, be slightly increasing their risks of dying earlier, researchers reported yesterday.


Torino, 13:29 - CALCIO, MERCATO: CORINI AL TORINO

Eugenio Corini ha scelto. Niente Roma, il 37enne centrocampista ex Chievo e Palermo (ma anche ex Bre...


A Possible Alliance Between Automotive Giants

The heads of General Motors and Nissan plan to talk over the possibility of a linking between the two companies


Brian Mitchell, one of football's top all-time return men and holder of nine NFL records, will sign a one-day contract next week so that he can retire with the Redskins.


Microsoft To OK One License for Multicore Chips

Customers who use the dual-core processors that Intel and Advanced Micro Devices are expected to begin shipping next year will not need to buy extra licenses for Microsoft software, the software maker will announce next week.


EU ministers formally OK mobile phone roaming caps

European Union ministers adopted on  Thursday rules that will slash the price of making mobile phone  calls abroad in the 27-member bloc, after a year of wrangling  and heated debate, the EU's German presidency said.


Stefan LeFors grew up deciphering body language and expressing himself without words.


Jane Park won the U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday, clinching her first U.S. Golf Association title when Amanda McCurdy bogeyed the 36th and final hole.


[NSFW] Information Risk Management MD in cartwheel crash-and-burn

Little risk management evident in YouTube vid NSFW It has come to the attention of Vulture Central that Charles White, MD of Information Risk Management shows a more fluid awareness of risk management when he's feeling particularly relaxed. Cue obligatory YouTube video, which we should note contains more than its fair share of effing and blinding:â¦


Nine firefighters killed in furniture store blaze

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Nine firefighters died battling a blaze that raced through a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday night, triggering a rolling ball of smoke and flames that destroyed the roof and pelted onlookers with hot ash.


Milano, 13:39 - CICLISMO, LA LAMPRE DI CUNEGO PER LA VUELTA

La Lampre-Fondital ha reso noto la formazione per la Vuelta al via dopodomani col cronoprologo di Vi...


Despite Harsh Rule, Burma's East Proves Hard to Tame

KLERDEY, Burma -- For a repressive police state, Burma has borders that are curiously porous.


Google Inc.'s e-mail service is almost ready to accept all comers, nearly three years after the online search leader shook up the Internet by offering users an unprecedented amount of free storage and displaying ads based on the content of the correspondence.


Olof Mellberg will move from Aston Villa to Juventus at the end of the season, the Sweden defender announced Monday.


NEW super maxi Nicorette took the initial bragging rights after a controversial start to the Sydney-to-Hobart yacht race yesterday, but fancied overall contender Targe became the first casualty.


New York Tries to Confront Surge in Bedbugs

Officials are confounded about the best way to respond to the growing nuisance, according to city officials.


The dollar hits yet another record low against the euro, causing concerns about the German and wider eurozone economies.


The US Food and Drug Administration Thursday said people should limit their use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug products. The FDA issued a Public Health Advisory about the use of NSAIDs, including


The UN Secretary General calls for efforts to try to end escalating violence in the Gaza Strip.


Fast track toward pro sports starts younger

As sports becomes a measure of success in America, young athletes are training ever harder.


MP George Galloway wins libel case against the Telegraph over claims he took money from Saddam Hussein.


Panel to question wireless firms about pretexting

The U.S. House Energy and Commerce  Committee will ask wireless company executives and the head of  the Federal Communications Commission to testify Friday on the  use of deceptive measures to obtain personal information, known  as pretexting, the panel said on Monday.


'Ovviamente la stessa cosa dovra' farla Fi'


Florent Malouda and Didier Drogba secure Chelsea a comfortable 2-0 win over injury-hit Schalke.


With Kobe Bryant's sexual assault trial scheduled to begin in less than two weeks, speculation is mounting that prosecutors are looking for a way to dismiss the charge after a series of setbacks.


Anadarko to Sell Gulf Assets for $1.3 Bln

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has agreed to  sell oil properties in the Gulf of Mexico to Apache Corp. for  $537 million and a royalty interest to Morgan Stanley Capital  Group Inc. for $775 million as part of a plan to slash debt and  buy back stock, Anadarko said on Friday.


Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu, wanted in California on a 15-year-old felony theft conviction, agreed Wednesday to return to the state without a fight.


Anti-Mugabe cleric ensnared in alleged sex scandal

Zimbabwe's state-run media has published what it said were photos of Roman Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube in bed with a woman, a day after the outspoken critic of President Robert Mugabe was sued for adultery.


Apple said it sold its one millionth iPhone on Sunday, some 74 days after its debut. The sales numbers for the device make it the best selling phone model debut ever, and ranks near the top debuts of any electronic device in history.


Most Asian and European markets fell Friday following on a tumble in the U.S. a day earlier amid growing speculation a U.S. interest rate cut was unlikely. Declines in Europe were muted, however, and Chinese stocks bucked the trend and rose for a fourth straight session.


The No. 2 and No. 3 U.S. tobacco companies have taken down their Web sites following a Washington ruling on deceptive marketing of light cigarettes.  R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. shut down www.rjrt.com and Lorillard Tobacco Co.


Sports steroid scandal tags Bonds, Jones

San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, considered the biggest prize in the government's case against a California laboratory that allegedly distributed illegal steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs to athletes, became the latest star stained


When you're a UK company trying to buy US computer gear Microsoft's shameless assumption of a 1:1 exchange rate when re-pricing Vista for the UK market brought back memories of the bad old days when most IT companies simply swapped the dollar sign for a pound sign when preparing their UK price lists.â¦


Shoe and hat retailer Genesco Inc. said on Thursday that it rejected a sweetened takeover bid of $1.2 billion from rival Foot Locker Inc.  and hired Goldman Sachs Group  to help it explore strategic options, including a possible sale of the company.


Out of Consumers' Sight, Radio Tags Gain Ground

Radio frequency identification tags contain more information than standard bar codes and several hundred can be scanned at once.


The Duchess of York says people should stop criticising her nephew.  But the Prince is still under pressure for wearing a Nazi symbol. Breakfast discusses at 7.39am


Newly-crowned world champion Valentino Rossi is already looking forward to a bigger challenge next season. Rossi, who clinched his fourth straight world MotoGP title on Sunday, expects former team Honda to provide an even sterner challenge than this year.


Sex, Flies and Videotape on Sinai Smuggling Routes

MOUNT HARIF BORDER OUTPOST, Israel  - At a signal  from their guide, the women halt, hunched uncertainly in the  dark no-man's-land.


Current Hedge Fund Rules Work, Regulators Say

Market discipline will protect investors and the economy from problems with hedge funds, regulators said today.


Prodi: "Decisione unanime, inizia una nuova fase politica"L'opposizione per cambiare idea chiede un ruolo per l'Onu                                                  Iraq, il vertice dell'Ulivo conferma il no alla missione


Six-Time NBA Champion Calls It Quits After 17 Seasons

"I don't really have any regrets. I think I learned a lot from a lot of experiences that I dealt with over my career. There's nothing for me to look back and regret.


Sean Penn Finds Truth in Tale of Would-Be Assassin

For an actor who has been called unpatriotic and even treasonous, Sean Penn is not backing away from controversy.


Hundreds of people protested British Prime Minister Tony Blair's arrival in Beirut on Monday, angry over his perceived backing of Israel's bombardment of Lebanon.


Update 5: Yukos CFO Delays Return to Moscow

Fears of a management bailout at the embattled oil giant Yukos loomed large Thursday after the company's chief financial officer said he had delayed his return to Moscow indefinitely after Russian prosecutors had summoned him for questioning.


Advertisers go for Super Bowl laughs, playing it safe

Some 90 million viewers tuning into  Super Bowl XLI were served up commercials featuring an  accidental kiss, a lonely dog and one questionable hairstyle by  advertisers looking to cash in on the year's biggest TV event.


Wie pulls out of U.S. Women's Open with wrist injury

SOUTHERN PINES, North Carolina  - Michelle Wie withdrew from the U.S. Women's Open after nine holes of her second round on Saturday because of her injured wrist.


Man Leads Deputy on Bizarre Tractor Chase

MARISSA, Ill. - A southern Illinois man led a sheriff's deputy on a bizarre tractor chase that ended with his arrest on a felony charge of driving under the influence of alcohol.  The case began when St.


NEW YORK  - Habitual coffee drinking seems  to be associated with a lower risk of developing liver cancer,  according to a study conducted in Japan and reported in the  Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


Shah Rukh Khan apologises to Buddhist monks

COLOMBO: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has apologised to Sri Lanka's protesting Buddhist monks for the timing of his mega concert here, which coincides with the death anniversary of a popular priest, but said the show will go on.


In honor of Vista's release, we look at the BSOD phenomena and how it has so dearly touched our lives. By Michael Calore.


Tutto secondo pronostico nei gironi chiusi oggi. Avanzano Torino, Atalanta, Triestina, Livorno, Salernitana e Messina. MercoledÃ¬ i gruppi 5 e 6. MILANO, 29 agosto 2004 - Si sono giocate le partite valide


Ex rapito da Farc prende il posto di Maria Consuelo Araujo


Roma, 13:34 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: GILARDINO SE LA GIOCA CON TUTTI

"Gilardino non è mai stato in discussione. Ora abbiamo tutti a disposizione e la concorrenza ...


Staff admit to widespread mistakes with English and maths - and a growing reliance on spell-checkers.


Phillip Island, 10:46 - MOTO, GP AUSTRALIA; ROSSI: IMPORTANTE PARTIRE DAVANTI

Valentino Rossi è soddisfatto del terzo posto raccolto nelle qualifiche del Gp d'Australia: '...


'Cultura e divertimento con 400 spettacoli e 1.000 artisti'


Olympic 100m champion Justin Gatlin receives a four-year ban for doping, says the United States Anti-Doping Agency.


Ken Davitian, the  obscure actor who found worldwide fame playing the portly  sidekick in "Borat," has joined the all-star cast of the  big-screen adaptation of "Get Smart."


Hurricane Ivan now a Category Five storm

Hurricane Ivan has picked up strength. It is now a Category Five storm -- the largest, rarest and potentially most catastrophic class.


Roy Oswalt got his National League-best 19th win Monday as Houston erupted for six runs in the second inning and posted a 10-3 win over St.


Liquid water thrives beneath Mars' surface - NASA

'Squirting Gun' NASA today unleashed its "squirting gun" by making bold claims about the presence of very liquid, very flowing water on Mars.â¦


The Coast Guard plans to use dozens of buoys bobbing off United States coastlines to extend the reach of a security system that monitors large vessels heading in and out of ports.


Brodeur Doubtful for World Cup Semifinals

Martin Brodeur didn't practice Saturday morning with Team Canada, and is doubtful for the World Cup of Hockey semifinal game against the Czech Republic. Brodeur was injured late in Wednesday's 5-0 quarterfinal victory over Slovakia when he made an awkward glove save on a shot from center ice by defenseman Jaroslav Obsut.


The Indian army says planes have delivered supplies to tsunami survivors on  all the Andaman and Nicobar islands.


OPEC divided on need for more supply cuts: delegate

Saudi Arabia and other OPEC member states believe the group should cut oil output again to balance markets but others may be reluctant with crude prices firmly above $60, a senior OPEC delegate said on Saturday.


Racing: Italian Trulli to race for Toyota in Japan and Brazil

PARIS : Italian driver Jarno Trulli, who has signed to drive for Toyota next season, will now be driving for the Japanese constructor in the final two races of this season, Toyota revealed.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Saturday where barricaded al Qaeda-inspired militants fired eight Katyusha-type rockets, a military source said.


Northwest Australia braced for second cyclone

Residents of Australia's storm-battered northwest on Sunday braced for more destruction as another maelstrom approached land, days after a powerful cyclone claimed two lives.


U.S. stocks fell on Monday as a lower  dollar, high oil prices and uncertainty over the U.S.  presidential election made investors cautious.


US President George W Bush criticises Russia for "derailing" promised democratic reforms.


Fashion Wire Daily - If Jennifer Hudson's recent Oscar win gave a boost to full-figured women everywhere, then Helen Mirren's golden statue victory certainly gives women over 40 a chance to hold their heads up high.


PiÃ¹ che un museo Ã¨ il museo. Praticamente un mito. Una collezione gigantesca, quasi un secolo di vita alla spalle. Conclusi i lavori di ristrutturazione, il MOMA di New York torna alla sua vecchia sede di Manhattan, sulla 53esima strada.


IAEA sees "good" Iran cooperation ahead of talks

A senior U.N. nuclear agency official said cooperation with Iran was "good" ahead of talks on Monday about Tehran's disputed atomic work, after an Iranian warning that new U.S. sanctions could harm ties with the agency.


First Bush-Kerry Debate Likely to Focus on Iraq

President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry face off in their first debate later Thursday at the University of Miami in the southern state of Florida.


A federal judge ruled yesterday that a portion of the Patriot Act is unconstitutional, the first time one of the anti-terrorism law's police surveillance provisions has been struck down.


'Incredibles' Tops Foreign Box Office for Third Week

"The Incredibles" maintained the top spot at the foreign box office over the weekend ahead of "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" and "The Polar Express."


The World Health Organization still lacks half the funds it needs to help countries fight bird flu as more human cases are expected in the coming months, the acting director-general said Tuesday.


Supermodel Claudia Schiffer gave birth to a baby girl in London Thursday. "I would like to thank my beautiful wife Claudia for giving me an equally beautiful daughter, a little sister for Caspar," said film director Matthew Vaughn, who married Schiffer two years ago.


5 Indiana players, 7 fans charged in November NBA brawl

PONTIAC, Mich. - Five members of the Indiana Pacers and seven Detroit Pistons fans were criminally charged yesterday because of their roles in the Pistons-Pacers brawl last month - a fight that captured national attention.


Smantellata da GdF di Venezia rete tra Italia e Spagna


Roma, 20:58 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI POLEMICO CON PIZARRO: IMPARI REGOLE

Spalletti replica con garbo ma in maniera decisa a Pizarro. Il cileno è stato sostituito nell...


Video Games Go Hollywood at Live Awards Show

SANTA MONICA, Calif.  - The stars of the video  game industry came out in force on Tuesday night to honor their  peers for creative excellence -- taking a page from the  Hollywood playbook with red carpets, glittering gems and a live  nationwide broadcast.


Allawi Says Democratic Forces Succeeding in Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  told Congress on Thursday Iraq would hold elections in January  despite the flaring insurgency, and urged the U.S.-led  coalition not to bow to terrorist forces.


Iran to host forum on Holocaust evidence

Iran, whose president has described the Holocaust as a "myth," said Tuesday they will hold a conference to discuss the evidence that the Nazis committed genocide against the Jews in World War II.


A train driver is injured and services are disrupted when a lorry hits a footbridge in Leicestershire.


The New Jersey Nets have re-signed eight-times All-Star guard Vince Carter to a new multi-year contract, the club said on Friday.


Bored with your current universe? Sony Computer Entertainment has the answer: create your own. At the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this week, the PlayStation 3 manufacturer announced its planned release of Game 3.0, a system of online collaboration and user-created content.


Nokia has introduced three new phones at their Mobility Conference, the 7710 widescreen multimedia smartphone, the 3230 megapixel smartphone and the 6020 camera phone.


Inventors patent disc that can hold versions of films in two rival high-definition formats.


Alpine skiing-Kucera celebrates super day for Canada

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Canadian John Kucera stunned the mighty Austrians with a surprise win on home snow in the first men's World Cup super-G of the Alpine ski season on Sunday.


Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann was left red-faced in Athens as two costly mistakes ensured that a Champions League victory slipped through his sideâs fingers again.


A car bomb struck a predominantly Shiite area of Baghdad on Thursday, leaving at least five dead. In southern city of Basra, rockets slammed into a British base and killed a number of Iraqi civilians lining up for work.


Bolivia's Morales pushes radical overhaul

Bolivia's first Indian president, Evo Morales, is hoping for a big win by his socialist allies in elections Sunday to choose an assembly that will rewrite the constitution.


Gay couple Michael Sabatino(L) and Robert Voorheis(R) from New York state attend a rally at the US Capitol Hill, Washington Oct. 11, 2004.


Volz escapes charges as Fulham get shakes

Moritz Volz will escape punishment for accidently kicking a pensioner in the head during Fulham's 4-3 defeat at Portsmouth last night.


New Delhi - Indians from all walks of life led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ruling Congress party president Sonia Gandhi Sunday paid tribute to former premier Indira Gandhi on the 20th anniversary of her assassination.


FREEPORT, Bahamas - Hurricane Jeanne lashed the Bahamas with violent winds and torrential rains Saturday, making a direct hit on Abaco island and threatening the country's second-largest city, Freeport. Hundreds of people took refuge in emergency shelters...


CORRECTED: New York Inks Tourism Deal with History Channel

(Corrects second paragraph to make clear the $3.5 million is  not entirely for the new History Center.)


Energy Efficient Storage: A New Approach to Reducing Data Center Power Costs

(Source: Nexsan)  Can your data center meet your growing storage needs without breaking the bank? Do you have the power and cooling capacity neccessary to meet the demands of today's high-density equipment? Is is necessary to trade off performance and accessibility for storage density and energy efficiency?Attend this live Webcast, featuring Nexsan CTO and co-founder Gary Watson, for expert insight on "green storage" and learn what high capacity, energy-efficient storage systems can do for you, with topics including: - Cost-effectively conquering ever growing amounts of data - Reducing storage power costs by a factor of 10 - Simple, software transparent energy savings - Highest drive capacity equals smaller, more efficient footprint - Performance and efficiency - not mutually exclusive! - Leveraging green storage to reduce total operating costs and carbon footprint year after yearThis webcast will air on Thursday, June 28th 2007, at 2:00 PM, EDT.


Ancora tensioni e scontri in Costa d'Avorio fra truppe francesi e fedeli del presidente ivoriano Laurent Gbagbo mentre Parigi annuncia l'invio di numerosi aerei per rimpatriare i francesi che vogliono lasciare il paese.


French FM prepares ground for Chirac to visit Libya

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier arrived in Tripoli to pave the way for a visit "before the end of the year" by President Jacques Chirac -- the first by a French head of state to the north African country for more than two decades.


Laxman puts India in control of first test

Disciplined batting by VVS Laxman helped India take control of the first test against South Africa on Sunday.


Parting Glances: Alexander the Straight?

one straight, punt-and-fumble encounter at 3 am 30 years ago was enough for me -- but I'm quite aware of the image that goes with having the butch name of ALEXANDER!


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told the nation's leading gay rights group in an unpublicized speech that she wants a partnership with gays if elected President


An Audience Finally Catches Up to 'The Amazing Race'

After years of low-priority time slots, CBS's late-blooming reality show will have its sixth-season premiere with a two-hour special on Tuesday.


Hamas leader badly hurt in Israeli bombing

A Hamas militant leader who has topped Israel's most-wanted list for a decade was badly wounded and underwent four hours of spinal surgery Wednesday after being wounded in an Israeli airstrike, security officials said.


MOSCOW, Russia -- None of the 10 Russian school siege terrorists identified so far are Arabs, despite Moscow's assertion that about a third of the attackers were from Arab countries.


HP and Microsoft take supercomputing mass-market

Clusters for everyone HP and Microsoft have agreed to continue cooperating on plans to take supercomputing to the mass enterprise and mid-sized markets.â¦


Bangladesh's interim government bans indoor politics

After detaining dozens of influential leaders in raids across the country, the army-backed interim government has further restricted political activities for an indefinite period, officials said on Friday.


Clemens at Astros' Camp, but Still Undecided on Return

Seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens is no closer to deciding whether he'll play a 24th major league season but does show up at Astros training camp.


The Kremlinâs favoured candidate for president of war-battered Chechnya overwhelmingly won an election that opponents claimed was riddled with fraud, Russian news agencies reported today.


The European-built Smart-1 spacecraft has sent back its first close-up images of the Moon, showing the cratered landscape in glorious detail.


AirAsia to make solid debut on Malaysian bourse next week ...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's budget carrier AirAsia is expected to make a solid debut on the stock exchange Monday, with gains to be made from its retail initial public offer (IPO) price of 1.16 ringgit (0.31 dollars) a share, fund managers and analysts said


How you can help survivors of Sunday's Indian Ocean earthquake disaster.


Wary welcome for Singapore's new-look politics

An opposition politician in Singapore and social activists have welcomed a promise from Singapore's new Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, to ease restrictions on political debate.


The military shows its love for unmanned aerial vehicles.


Nuclear Talks Seen Leaving Iran Closer to U.N. Sanctions

HASHTGERD, Iran, Oct. 4 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Wednesday that sanctions will not stop Iran from enriching uranium after a European negotiator conceded that "endless hours" of talks had made little progress and suggested that the dispute could wind up at the United Nations soon.


Roma, 19:49 - Basket, serie A: la Lottomatica Roma esonera Bucchi

La Lottomatica Roma ha esonerato il coach Piero Bucchi. La decisione Ã¨ stata presa in seguito alla p...


U.S. air strikes target insurgents in Iraq

U.S. air strikes in and around Baghdad killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters and seven members of what the U.S. military said on Saturday was an al Qaeda cell responsible for car bombings.


Video-sharing pact leaves Google out in the cold

Viacom wants cash Some of the world's biggest media companies have announced a copyright protection pact with a group of video-happy net businesses that doesn't include Google and YouTube.â¦


NASA rejects drunk astronaut claims as "legend"

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA on Wednesday rejected claims that drunk astronauts flew on spaceships and jets, and the head of the U.S. space agency dismissed one tale of high-flying inebriation as "urban legend."


FCC: We'll investigate Comcast-BitTorrent flap

At CES, chief Kevin Martin says agency plans to determine whether Comcast's reported interference with file-sharing traffic is "reasonable network management."


Tourists and their dollars flock to Mt. St. Helens

Over the last two weeks, Mount Saint Helens captured worldwide attention as it came to life, spewing clouds of steam and ash. But it has also drawn


Cagliari, 14:08 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI; GIAMPAOLO: CELLINO M'HA CHIAMATO DISPERATO

Marco Giampaolo, tornato alla guida del Cagliari al posto di Franco Colomba, racconta i retroscena d...


Macerata, 23:08 - VOLLEY, A1 MASCHILE: MACERATA BATTE MODENA AL TIE BREAK

La Lube Banca Marche Macerata ha battuto il Cimone Modena 3-2 (23-25, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23, 15-11) ne...


German ex-chancellor accused of flouting smoking ban

German anti-smoking activists are trying to bring charges against 89-year-old former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and his wife for breaking a new smoking ban in Hamburg, the group said on Friday.


Data About Zetia Risks Was Not Fully Revealed

New evidence shows that drug makers Merck and Schering-Plough never published several studies that raised questions about a cholesterol drugâs risks to the liver.


The actress makes an appearance at the Toronto film festival.


G8:  Bush Struggles to Regain Leadership at Summit

WASHINGTON, Jun 4 (IPS) - An ever-deteriorating situation in Iraq, a hostile  Democratic Congress and a changing of the guard in some key  allies may all combine to bring about a more cooperative, and  perhaps more subdued, President George W. Bush at the summit of  the Group of Eight most industrialised nations.


Stocks set for cautious open ahead of Bernanke

U.S. shares are expected to open slightly firmer on Wednesday ahead of congressional testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, while earnings from Coca-Cola  will dominate a thin earnings calendar.


There's only four people left on CBS' "Survivor: Vanuatu — Islands of Fire," and Julie Berry won't be one of them.


"Borat" draws another lawsuit in New York

The hit movie and lawsuit magnet "Borat" has drawn yet another court action, this time from a man filmed running away from the fictional Kazakh television reporter on the streets of New York City.


The Miami Heat recorded a 104-102 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the first match between the two teams since centre Shaquille O'Neal switched clubs in the off-season.


L'Inter stravince, pari rossonero Le milanesi prime della classe

Milano, 7 dicembre 2004 - L'Inter, giÃ  qualificata agli ottavi di finale, legittima il primato nel girone battendo per 3-0 l'Anderlecht nella sesta ed ultima giornata del gruppo G di Champions League. A San


Greenspan: Recession odds growing on slowing economy

The odds of a recession in the United  States are "clearly rising" due to the slowing rate of economic  growth, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in  an interview with National Public Radio.


The meeting, 12 years in the making, may not accomplish much, as many consider migration a domestic issue.


SunGard to spin off its disaster business

SunGard, which provides software and services to top financial companies, said Monday that it would spin off its disaster data recovery business into a separate publicly traded company through a tax-free distribution of shares.


Illusionist in Times Square cement box stunt

U.S. illusionist Criss Angel began a 24-hour stunt on Monday that will end with him trying to escape from a small cement box strung up above New York's Times Square before it crashes to the ground.


Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb has nearly erased the commanding lead Republican Sen. George Allen held six weeks ago, before Allen's insult of a man of Indian descent, according to an independent statewide poll published Sunday.


Icy Spots, Delays Expected for Thursday Morning

The massive Valentine's Day sleet and ice storm that triggered the closure of most schools and many local governments in the Washington area today has left more than 124,000 homes and businesses without power and prompted weather forecasters to predict an icy commute tomorrow morning.


Chad army battles rebels, EU deployment delayed

Chad's army fought to drive off  rebels who pushed to within 100 km (60 miles) of the capital  N'Djamena on Friday and the clashes delayed the deployment of  European peacekeepers to the African country.


La nomina sara' forse ratificata domani dal plenum del Csm


Merkel and Sarkozy's ties frosty after summer of discontent

Four months after Nicolas Sarkozy became France's new president, a cool wind is blowing between Paris and Berlin as tensions appear in his pivotal relationship with Chancellor Angela Merkel.


Avaya, Nortel deal could create leader: analysts

A merger between Avaya Inc.  and Canada's Nortel Networks Corp.  could create a leading vendor of Web-based phone systems, analysts said on Tuesday, as talk swirled over a possible buyout bid for the U.S. telecommunications equipment maker.


Who spends the IT industry's R&D dollars anyway?

During his opening keynote at TechXNY on Tuesday, Computer Associates' interim CEO Ken Cron threw out a number that struck me kind of funny: $20 billion.


Allende Named Andersen Goodwill Ambassador

Crown Prince Frederik made Chilean novelist Isabel Allende a goodwill ambassador for the upcoming Hans Christian Andersen bicentennial, presenting her with a gold pin and plate in a ceremony fit for a fairy tale.


Fears grow for a 23-year-old Polish woman who went missing in Glasgow at the weekend.


Scot Gallacher Wins Maiden European Tour Title

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland  - Stephen Gallacher beat  fellow-Briton Graeme McDowell in a sudden-death playoff for the  Dunhill Links Championship title on Sunday, his maiden European  Tour victory.


A multi-billion dollar lawsuit brought by the government against major tobacco firms is to open in Nigeria.


Sen. Biden offers national security plan

Democratic Sen. Joe Biden, a White House hopeful, said Thursday that the al-Qaida terrorist network clearly wants to strike the United States again, perhaps with an attack on the scale of Sept. 11, 2001.


Non intendo fare nuove riforme, ne abbiamo gia' fatte troppe


Sirius to buy XM in $4.6 billion stock deal

Sirius Satellite Radio agreed to buy larger U.S. rival XM Satellite Radio for $4.6 billion in stock on Monday in a deal that gives all subscribers access to entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey and shock-jock Howard Stern.


Airbus struggles to find crisis recovery path

The crisis at Airbus is to feature in a top-level Franco-German meeting in Paris this week amid a blur of uncertainty over cuts to pull the flagship A380 superjumbo out of trouble.


Memorial for Six Soldiers Slain in Mosul

Hundreds of friends and relatives of six Stryker brigade members killed in the bombing of a dining tent in Iraq filled the seats and bleachers in an Army gymnasium Wednesday to honor the fallen soldiers.


Mercoledi' incontro governo-sindacati prima del varo