Sarkozy party upbeat for French parliamentary vote

France goes to the polls for the second time in a just over a month on Sunday when it votes in parliamentary elections that are expected to seal President Nicolas Sarkozy's grip on power.


Hope for progress toward peace in the region is tempered by a Palestinian power vacuum. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.


On smoggy days, deaths from heart and respiratory ailments and other diseases rise, causing several thousand more people throughout the United States to die each year, according to a study published Tuesday that links air pollution and mortality in 95


Shares of IBM  gained 4 percent on Tuesday after the world's largest computer company posted third-quarter results that marked a recovery from a weak second-quarter performance, Wall Street commentators said.


Actress Isabella Rossellini poses with Terry, the Guide Dog Foundation labrador-poodle mix she is raising, in New York Monday Dec. 6, 2004.


Knut Urdalen, on seeing some of the recent discussion on why the ActiveRecord pattern sucks and talks about why, when presented with a the need for a database layer, he usually goes back to his own familiar Singleton-based style.   I normally use a simple solution using the Singleton pattern for managing the database connection, the Value Object pattern for all business objects and the Data Mapper pattern to manage the mapping between business objects and the database schema. It's as simple as that Ã¢Â" handcrafted and no magic going on.   The post also includes his code for an example of a database connection - the creation of the Singleton interface class, making the Value Objects and customizing one for the type of "Product".


With a victory over Miami on Sunday, New England would set a new NFL record with 19 straight wins.


Open-Source Developers Cheer New Linux Base Standard

The Free Standards Group will announce on Tuesday the availability of the Linux Standard Base (LSB) 2.0, and that this standard has the support of almost all global Linux distribution vendors.


Australian captain Ricky Ponting says he is not worried about the form of Darren Lehmann leading into the third and final Test against Pakistan starting on Sunday in Sydney.


A fresh IRA statement says the British and Irish governments are "making a mess" of the peace process.


Cammie Dunaway latest in series of executives to leave search company Yahoo.


White House Opposes Sections of 9/11 Bill

The White House came out Tuesday against parts of a Senate intelligence reorganization bill, saying they would create "a cumbersome new bureaucracy" for coordinating the activities of 15 spy agencies under a national intelligence director.


Bigley's Thai family pray he's still alive

Relatives of hostage Kenneth Bigley's Thai wife gathered at her home village in northeast Thailand to pray for his release from Iraqi captors, as fortune tellers told the distraught family that he was still alive.


A group of foreign tourists, mostly from France, reportedly go missing in a remote part of Ethiopia.


Study: Car accidents jump 35% after terror attacks

There is a 35 percent rise in the number of people killed in road accidents three days after a terror attack, compared to an average day.


Darfur rebel group says not invited to Libya talks

One of Darfur's main rebel factions complained on Wednesday it had not been invited to talks in Libya between Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir and Darfur rebels who have rejected a shaky peace deal.


U.S. Stocks Extend Rally After Jobs Data

U.S. stocks extended their  post-election rally on Friday after a government report showed  strong jobs growth last month, boosting hopes that the economic  recovery is taking hold.


Likud hardball Sharon plays tough to save Gaza plan

Convinced that 2005 will be a year of great peace opportunities, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is throwing his considerable political weight behind a coalition with the Labor Party.


Reggio Calabria, 20:33 - CALCIO, REGGINA: A LIVORNO SOVIERO E ZAMBONI TITOLARI

Allenamento mattutino per la Reggina. Tutti a disposizione del tecnico Mazzarri per la trasferta di ...


Redskins Take Step Backward Against Rams

The Washington Redskins had every reason to be confident about the way they were playing in the preseason. Then they met the Rams.


U.S. Commanders: Fallujah Fight Not Over

American commanders are expressing confidence that the Fallujah offensive will restore order in that hotbed of Sunni resistance, but they caution that much fighting remains.


Spa-Francorchamps, 18:35 - F1, GP BELGIO; MASSA: PER NOI UNA BUONA GIORNATA

Commentando il venerdÃ¬ di libere al GP del Belgio il ferrarista Felipe Massa si è detto soddi...


Workplace HIV discrimination must end: World Bank

The World Bank said on Friday it would push to end HIV discrimination in the workplace, where multi-national companies have traditionally applied lower standards to their African employees.


Landslide damages famed valley in Russia

A severe landslide has nearly obliterated one of Russia's most noted natural wonders, the Valley of Geysers, officials and environmental activists said Monday.


No place for Beckham as Parker wins England recall

Scott Parker's tenacious displays for Newcastle this season have won him a recall to the England squad for the upcoming Euro 2008 qualifiers against Macedonia and Croatia.


US dollar declines despite Bush's "strong dollar" comments

NEW YORK, December 16  - President Bush said yesterday that his government was committed to supporting the US dollar by tackling the countryâs trade deficit issues.


TRADE-AFRICA:  Europe Looks to Encourage Diaspora Investment

NEW YORK, May 31 (IPS) - Africa's robust diaspora in Europe will soon  have an investment facility to help people make  direct  investments to better develop their home countries thanks to a  new study by the  Brussels-based Africa Caribbean Pacific (ACP)  Business Climate (BizClim) facility.


Dollar mostly rises, gold mixed in Europe

Volvo Aero, a unit of Swedish truck and bus maker Volvo Group, said Thursday it has acquired the U.S. component supplier Aero-Craft in a move that will allow Volvo Aero to expand its range of specialized parts.


Empoli, 17:29 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: CON IL GENOA SPAZIO ALLE SECONDE LINEE

Turnover per l'Empoli, impegnato domani sera sul campo del Genoa nel ritorno degli ottavi di Coppa I...


LOS ANGELES: Pop music producer Phil Spector slammed prosecutors as "Hitler-like" yesterday after he was indicted for the murder of a B-movie star.


Like Linux, Databases Going Open Source (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - IBM and Oracle -- two of Linux's biggest patrons -- have relished the effect the free software has had on Microsoft and other foes.


Fla. sheriff resigns in corruption probe

The sheriff of Broward County resigned Tuesday amid a corruption investigation, and a law enforcement official said a plea deal was in the works involving federal tax evasion and mail fraud charges.


Bangladesh's government says troops will be deployed across the country to curb unrest ahead of elections.


Fernando Alonso finished third in the Hungarian Grand Prix, behind two unbeatable Ferraris.


RIO DE JANEIRO, July 6 -- Magazine surveys have called the residents here the friendliest in the world, the local music can melt stress on contact, and geological terms seem less apt than religious ones for the spectacular landscape.


US attorney investigates HP over press leak probe

Hewlett-Packard Co. HPQ.N is   under investigation by U.S. federal prosecutors over its   inquiry into boardroom leaks to the press, authorities said on   Monday, adding to the computer maker's legal woes.


Premier League strugglers Fulham and Derby both did just enough to keep their FA Cup campaigns alive on Sunday and avoid joining the four top-flight teams already knocked out of the tournament by lower league opposition.


OPEC on Wednesday agreed to lift formal  output quotas by one million barrels a day, four percent, to 27  million barrels a day, an OPEC delegate said.


A couple subjected to a vicious  and terrifying hatchet and machete attack talk about their ordeal.


FOXBOROUGH -- Hello, Mike Mularkey. Welcome to opportunity. Watch that game film of New England-St. Louis last week?


While CBS Corp. is doubling the amount of bandwidth available for viewing NCAA tournament games this year, it will still restrict the number of viewers to keep the system running smoothly.


Brunei's prince marries 17-year-old commoner

Undated photo made available 08 September 2004 shows Brunei's Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Bolkiah (L) with Sarah Salleh (R) sitting along the seashore in Bandar Seri Begawan.


Roger Clemens joins Barry Bonds in the slow burn that lasts a lifetime and then lingers after death as long as the game is played and tongues can way.


Grateful Dead and Deadheads reunite for Obama

Saying Barack Obama embodies  political hope absent since Robert Kennedy was slain 40 years  ago, three surviving members of the Grateful Dead rock band  reunited on Monday for the first time in four years to back the  presidential candidate.


Paulson says U.S. wants fully floating China forex

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry  Paulson on Wednesday said he was pushing China to speed up its  move toward greater currency flexibility, but he wants to  achieve more than that in the next two years.


Crosby's HR sets up A's-Angels series for it all

Rookie Bobby Crosby sent the Athletics into the last weekend of 2004 with the biggest hit of Oakland's season. Suzuki got his 256th hit yesterday to move within one of George Sisler's record, but Crosby homered


Researchers have developed a new test that can detect bird flu infections in humans within hours. The new rapid test is a significant step forward in what could prove to be the catalyst for an overdue pandemic.


U.S. court halts alleged Web site billing scheme

(InfoWorld) - A U.S. district court has ordered a halt to an operation that allegedly added unauthorized charges to the phone bills of small businesses and nonprofit groups for Web sites services that, in many cases, they didn't know they had and didn't request, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said. Judge Kenneth Hoyt of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has approved a temporary restraining order halting the activity and freezing the assets of a group of businesses and individuals, the FTC announced Thursday. The FTC's complaint named defendants WebSource Media, BizSitePro, Eversites, Telsource Solutions, Telsource International, Marc R. Smith, Kathleen A. Smalley, Keith Hendrick, Steven Kennedy, John O. Ring, and James E. McCubbin, Jr. The defendants illegally billed thousands of customers, according to the FTC. The operation was a maze of interrelated companies directed by the people named as defendants, the FTC said. The operation used telemarketers to make cold calls to small businesses and nonprofits, and offered a âfreeâ 15-day trial of a Web site design. The customers were told there was no charge or obligation and that the Web site would be cancelled automatically if it was not approved by them. Whether the customers agreed or not to be billed after the trial, their phone bills were often charged. When consumers called to dispute the charges, the operators told them they had âverification recordingsâ of an employee authorizing the charges. The FTC said the operation is typical of fraudulent Web cramming operations -- by using sales pitches to employees who frequently lack authority to make commitments for their employers and failing to effectively notify consumers that a Web site has been set up. The operators repeatedly changed the names of their companies to avoid detection by telephone companies they rely on to bill consumers and to evade scrutiny from law enforcers, the FTC said.


Coast to Coast, Different Views From the Top

Technology's financial future looks pretty bright from the top floors of the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle in New York City, significantly more so than from the Intel executive suite in Santa Clara. -washingtonpost.com


Suicide Bomber Kills 8 Iraqi Police Officers

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 4 - Militants launched deadly strikes in Baghdad and in the northern city of Mosul for the second straight day on Saturday, with suicide car bomb attacks on a police station and a Kurdish


Thousands of protesters take to the streets of the Dutch capital to vent their anger over proposed cutbacks.


Snoop Dogg arrested in Sweden for suspected drug use

Stockholm police arrested rap star Snoop Dogg and a woman in her early 20s early on Monday for suspected narcotics use, a police official said.


'X-Men' has 4th-biggest opening in history

"X-Men: The Last Stand" stormed to an estimated $107 million three-day opening, the largest ever for Memorial Day weekend and the fourth-biggest in box office history.


Stocks extended their biggest rally in four years, buoyed by speculation that Federal Reserve interest rate cuts will help contain the housing slump and lead to profit growth.


This Time, Housing Is Taking Department Stores Down With It

Since April, when investors voiced optimism that the housing slide had been contained, shares of the countryâs biggest department store chains have fallen by about 30 percent.


Anglicans back 'covenant' to avoid schism over gay clerics

Members of the Church of England's General Synod voted Sunday to begin drawing up a set of rules in a "covenant" that they hope will ward off future crises over gay issues within the Anglican Communion.


Murderer of schoolgirls found unconscious in jail cell

The man convicted of murdering two schoolgirls in a crime that shocked Britain was found unconscious in his jail cell, after taking a suspected overdose, a prison spokeswoman said.


Moviles, Portugal Telecom Offer to Buy Brazil Shares

Telefonica Moviles SA and Portugal Telecom SGPS SA, joint owners of Brazil's largest mobile-phone company, offered 1.52 billion reais ($513 million) to buy shares in four units in Brazil, their fastest growing market.


Palestinian leader Mahmound Abbas provided a long-awaited apology to Kuwaitis for the Palestinian support of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein after his army invaded Kuwait in 1990, making the remarks on arriving as part of a Middle East tour to repair relations with Arab nations.


Israel could become pariah state, warns report

Israel is set on a collision course with the EU and could turn into a pariah state, on a par with South Africa during the apartheid years, if the conflict with the Palestinians is not resolved, Israel's foreign ministry has warned.


Learning From a Native Speaker, Without Leaving Home

If you canât manage a trip abroad to learn a foreign language, the Internet and a broadband computer connection may do the job, too.


For Rinat Akhmetov, the coal and steel baron who is believed to be Ukraine's richest man, the declining prospects that his long-time ally Viktor Yanukovich will become president have been hard to accept.


Henman seeks elusive title to cap his greatest season

Tim Henman has been unable to win a title in what he calls the greatest season of his tennis career, but the 30-year-old Englishman might just have saved the best for last.


Sexual performance drugs like Viagra will be covered by Medicare's new prescription benefit beginning next year, along with medications for other conditions like high blood pressure and heart disease, Health and Human Services officials said Tuesday.


Terming their explanations for missed drug tests on the eve of the 2004 Summer Games in Athens "unacceptable," the world governing body of track and field (IAAF) yesterday announced that Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou would be banned


Rice goes to Iraq to push for reconciliation

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Baghdad on Tuesday to see top Iraqi officials after Iraq's parliament passed the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis.


Israel Begins Releasing 159 Palestinians

Israel on Monday began releasing 159 Palestinian prisoners as part of a prisoner swap with Egypt and in what is also seen as a gesture to the new Palestinian leadership.


British actress Helen Mirren became a member of Oscars royalty on Sunday, winning the best actress statuette for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen .Comment


Long-Lost Religious Icon Returned to Moscow

Description: A religious icon missing from Russia for almost a century is returned to Moscow. Our Lady of Kazan represents the Virgin Mary and was at the center of a dispute between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church.


Unlike rivals, Chrysler turns profit in sales

The Auburn Hills-based Chrysler Group did something crosstown rivals General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. could not do during the third quarter of the year: It made money selling cars and trucks.


Emanuel to Head Democratic Campaign Panel

Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a former political operative for President Clinton, was named head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Sunday, replacing the late Rep. Robert Matsui.


Team America to launder $24m North Korean cash through Russia

From Casino Pyongyang with love "He likes to gamble, feast on Korean food and take late-night tipples of cognac with his friends. He is also said to spend hours rejuvenating from his nocturnal adventures in the city's saunas." The Asia Times, on North Korean dauphin Kim Jong Namâ¦


Wider use of Latin Mass OK'd, officials say

NEW YORK -- Pope Benedict XVI has signed a document that would allow more churches to adopt the old Latin Mass that largely faded from use during the 1960s, when the groundbreaking Second Vatican Council opened the door to worship in the local vernacular, Vatican officials say.


Art Review: In War and Peace, in Silver and Gold

The Metropolitan Museumâs show, a selection of Tibetan armor from its permanent collection, focuses on defense rather than offense.


Philippines Rushes Relief to Flooded Areas

GENERAL NAKAR, Philippines  - Philippine soldiers  rushed food, drinking water and other supplies by foot and  helicopters on Sunday to provinces cut off by four storms in  two weeks that left more than 1,300 people dead or missing.


Education officials close down an Islamic school in East Sussex at the centre of a terror alert.


Italy Wonât Block Spanish Bid for a Stake in Telecom Italia

Italyâs infrastructure minister indicated Monday that he would not block Spanish acquisition of a large stake in Telecom Italia.


Sony May Miss Target for PSP Europe Launch -- Source

Japanese electronics maker Sony Corp. could miss its end-March target for the European launch of its new handheld game machine PlayStation Portable (PSP), a company source told Reuters on Friday.


Fiom, Fim, Uilm valutano stato trattative,martedi'8 ore stop


At this rate, the Boston Red Sox will gladly take a day off. That's about the only way they can prevent the New York Yankees from creeping any closer.


Nuove nomine cda solo dopo l'approvazione del piano industrialein caso contrario, avvio della procedura di rinnovo da parte del governo                                          Rai, intesa tra Unione e sinistra radicale "Piano entro dicembre o tutti a casa"                                                                                Prc, Verdi, Pdci e Sd: "Ci sono le condizioni per il rilancio complessivo del servizio pubblicoe per la garanzia di effettivo pluralismo nell'informazione dell'azienda"


Heavy Clashes in Ramadi as US Troop Buildup Begins

US forces battled rebels in Ramadi and shelled Falluja on Monday, but there was no sign that an all-out American-led offensive to retake the insurgent-held cities had begun on the eve of the US presidential election.


Ex-Tobacco Lawyer Dies After Falling Ill on Stand

A retired tobacco industry lawyer  died just hours after illness cut short his testimony on  Wednesday in the government's $280 billion suit against the  industry, a company spokeswoman said.


The State Department said Thursday it expects continued progress in Pakistan toward democratic rule, showing no concern about moves to allow President Pervez Musharraf to remain on as army chief.


MADRID, England -- Wayne Rooney was hauled minutes before the end of an ill-tempered first half as England sank to a 1-0 defeat in their prestige friendly against Spain in Madrid.


Udine, 19:51 - CALCIO, UDINESE: FLORO FLORES: PER ORA SIAMO IN TROPPI

Udinese nel pieno del lavoro ma con una rosa troppo ampia. La cosa suscita qualche perplessit&agrave...


Algiers bomber's family blames "ignorance": paper

The family of a suicide bomber who  killed 17 U.N. staff in Algiers this week said he joined  Islamist rebels after failing to get a taxi license and was  motivated by "ignorance, not poverty," a newspaper reported.


Commercial Sound And Music Software For Linux, Part 1

A Win/Mac developer recently asked me what I thought about his plan to create a binary of his application and sell it to interested Linux sound and music people. He asked with some trepidation, having already received a rather critical chorus of objection from some overly enthusiastic Linux users. This man's work is excellent and his software already runs nicely under Wine.read more


Danes voted Tuesday in parliamentary elections dominated by competing strategies for strengthening the country's cradle-to-grave welfare state and tightening immigration.


Subscribers sue AOL over release of search data

Three AOL subscribers who suddenly found records of their Internet searches widely distributed online are suing the company under privacy laws and are seeking an end to its retention of search-related data.


With his time in office running out, Secretary of State Colin Powell is acknowledging differences with others in the Bush administration and suggesting the disputes centered on his preference for diplomacy over force to resolve problems.


Three games, three ties. Providence College might be fighting for a berth in the Hockey East playoffs, but the Friars seem to give No. 1 Boston College all it can handle.


BOSTON -- IBM Corp. laid off 1,570 people Wednesday, primarily from an ongoing overhaul of operations in its giant technology services unit.


Manufacturer Honeywell International agreed Monday to a $1.5 billion bid for Britain's Novar PLC, beefing up its security business and lifting 2005 earnings towards consensus forecasts.


Polizia ha isolato area attorno alla Turkish Airlines


Roda JC Kerkrade ended PSV's 23-game unbeaten streak Saturday, winning 2-0 Saturday after the Eindhoven side was reduced to 10 men for the final 47 minutes.


SANTA MONICA, Calif. - A rapper surrendered Friday to face charges that he stabbed a man who had punched hip-hop superstar Dr. Dre during the taping of a music awards show.


DHANBAD, India  - At least 54 miners were feared   dead in eastern India after the roof of a state-owned coal mine   collapsed following an explosion, a mine official said on   Thursday.


Northern Rock's full-year profit will at least meet analysts' expectations as the mortgage bank continues to pile on business despite the slowing housing market.


Londra, 15:34 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA-SVIZZERA: MINUTO SILENZIO PER 50Â° MONACO '58

Per il cinquantesimo anniversario della tragedia di Monaco di Baviera sarà osservato un minu...


Nella regione si sposa la meta' di tutte le minorenni


An dice no a Calderoli commissario per i forestali

Alleanza Nazionale non Ã¨ d'accordo sulla nomina a commissario per i lavoratori forestali in Calabria del ministro Calderoli. Lo afferma in una nota il ministro delle Politiche agricole e forestali Gianni Alemanno, membro del direttivo di An.


The spate of bad news about painkillers has dealt a major setback to what had been a highly promising effort to use the drugs to prevent a host of leading killers, including many types of cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.


Therealbandit can continue the fine run being enjoyed this season by owner David Johnson, trainer Martin Pipe, and jockey Timmy Murphy by winning the King George VI Chase in front of a full house at Kempton Park this afternoon - provided the meeting


Brzezinski: Administration pushing for Iran war

Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski likened U.S. officials' saber rattling about Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions to similar bellicose statements made before the start of the Iraq war.


French state-owned energy company Gaz de France is going to sign a contract Monday to take a controlling stake in Romanian gas supplier Distrigaz Sud for about 330 mln eur, company CEO Jean-Frangois Cirelli ...


ABC: An introduction to network monitoring

These systems can help you maintain the network's current health, ensuring availability and improving performance -- and help you build a database of critical information that you can use to plan for future growth.


Atlanta Braves starter John Thomson and cleanup hitter Chipper Jones left Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs with injuries, just days before the NL East champions begin the playoffs.


Torna in manette il "consigliori" del capomafia in galera dal 2006Una nuova indagine sugli intrecci tra affari appalti che la mafia continua a gestire                                            Palermo, arrestato il geometra che curava gli affari di Provenzano                                                                                Sequestrati beni di provenienza illecita per 3 milioni di euro


JaJuan Smith's steal and layup with 11 seconds left gave seventh-ranked Tennessee a 47-45 victory over LSU on Saturday, in the Tigers' first game since the firing of coach John Brady.


BMW says 7-Series car about to get a facelift

German carmaker BMW is updating its luxury 7-Series saloon for early spring when the so-called "facelifted" version appears with a revamped range of engines, the company said on Thursday.


Maryland is on its first two-game losing streak since February 2005 and hopes to right the ship against Boston College.


Hungary's prime minister asked parliament on Monday to hold a vote of confidence in his government, which suffered major losses in municipal elections after weeks of protests demanding that he resign for lying about the economy.


The Montgomery County Health Department will administer flu vaccine to people in high-risk health categories this week beginning Monday.


Not Showing "Saving Private Ryan" -- Caution, Censorship Or ...

ABC ran the movie "Saving Private Ryan" in many cities across the US Thursday night. But Cincinnati was not one of them.


LeBron reaches milestone, Cavs continue to roll

Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and became the youngest player in NBA history to score 2,000 points, as the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers pasted the Chicago Bulls, 96-74, at Gund Arena.


The struggles of the nation's blacks — a loyal Democratic voting bloc — topped the agenda Thursday as the party's eight presidential candidates gathered for their third primary debate.


A 58-year-old man is in a critical condition after his car was involved in a head-on collision with a police car.


JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israel withdrew tanks and ground forces from populated areas in the northern Gaza Strip on Friday, wrapping up its bloodiest offensive in the area in more than four years of fighting.    Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered the pullback at the urging of Israeli military commanders, who argued the two-week offensive had played itself out, and after calls from the United States to wrap up the operation...


SAN JOSE, Calif.âCisco Systems Inc. said it has agreed to acquire P-Cube for $200 million in stock and cash to enable service providers to further control and manage such advanced Internet Protocol services


William Hague says the "odd eccentric" like Tory education spokesman Boris Johnson should be allowed in politics.


After the Boston College men's basketball team suffered its second consecutive loss, 73-64, Wednesday at Providence, senior forward and cocaptain Jared Dudley convened a players-only meeting on Thanksgiving to address what was ailing the Eagles.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the No.  1 U.S. retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices in the  weeks before Christmas after a strategy against deep discounts  backfired on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season.


Palestinian filmmakers defy circumstance

In a flip-flop of reality, a surly Palestinian soldier guards a West Bank checkpoint, as a line of haggard Israelis wait to have their ID cards examined.


Swimming: Phelps on Track for Sixth Gold

Michael Phelps, one more Olympic title to the good, aims to hoist his gold medal tally to five when he takes on fellow American Ian Crocker in the 100 meters butterfly final Friday.


An IntelliSense Cure for Method Madness? Hands on We were six months into the project before we even realised we had a problem. Until that point, we had assumed IntelliSense was a trivial matter that could doubtless be wrapped up in an afternoonâs coding. After all, how hard can it be to program some lists of names that drop down when someone types a dot?â¦


U.S. Nuclear Tests Still Haunt Marshall Islands

Fifty years after a string of  U.S. nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, the western Pacific  republic's people are still suffering lingering health  problems, President Kessai Note said on Wednesday.


Lenton leads Australia fightback at world short course meet

INDIANAPOLIS: Australia, led by Lisbeth Lenton, mounted a fightback against arch rivals the United States by claiming three gold medals and a relay world record at the world short course championships on Saturday.


Amazon set to flood digital music market

DRM-free at last? Amazon looks set to plough into the digital music market next year. The retailer started romancing music labels last week.â¦


Opinion: Big question marks hang over Sun, Symantec, HP

Vendor uncertainty and instability is highly correlated to perceived risk, and there are some big storage vendors out there with some large question marks hanging around their necks, including Sun, Symantec and HP.


Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Thursday threw his support behind efforts to craft a fiscal stimulus package and repeated that the U.S. central bank was ready to act aggressively to counter recession risks.


NEW SUPERMAN: A little-known actor has been cast as Superman in a big-budget film slated for 2006, according to Variety magazine. Brandon Routh, 25, has appeared in the soap opera "One


The Football Association is holding interviews for its chief executive post.


Update 1: Technical Problems Subside at PayPal

Most members of the online payment service Paypal should be able to log on to the Web site after five days of intermittent service outages and furious repair efforts, the company said.


FEC Says Corzine Can Give Unlimited Funds

Wealthy members of Congress can give unlimited amounts of their own money to groups for get-out-the-vote drives even though they are barred from raising big checks for their campaigns or others, election officials said Thursday.


KB Home , the No. 5 U.S. home builder, on Thursday said its net profit fell, citing an oversupply of new and resale housing inventory and continued weak demand.


Dan Gross on Bear Stearns's Hedge Fund Bailout

Hey, how come that hedge fund got a bailout and I didn't?


The highest-ranking soldier charged in abuse of Iraqis held at Abu Ghraib prison has pleaded guilty to five charges. Under a plea deal, army reservist Ivan Frederick admitted to assault and four other counts during his court martial today in Baghdad.


This latest IAEA resolution on Iran isn't the result the United States wanted. Its own intense lobbying at successive IAEA Board of Governors meetings has consistently recommended that the


Pope opposed Bob Dylan singing to John Paul in 1997

Pope Benedict was opposed to Bob  Dylan appearing at a youth event with the late Pope John Paul  in 1997 because he considered the pop star the wrong kind of  "prophet," Benedict writes in a new book issued on Thursday.


Australian election enters final week with prize still up for grabs

The Australian election campaign enters its final week with neither side holding a decisive lead and both major parties hoping big-spending promises to swinging voters will get them over the line, according to analysts.


Three men are charged in connection with the murder of three people shot dead in Hertfordshire.


World financial officials gathered for the annual World Bank and the I.M.F. meeting in one of the most contentious sessions in years.


YOUTHS from around the world have praised Zimbabwe's land redistribution programme which saw the Government addressing the skewed land ownership which condemned the black majority to poverty.


Mortar wars terrorize weary Baghdad residents

Retired Iraqi army officer Abdul-Rahman al-Nuami, 60, can clearly remember the evening in mid-June when he first heard the dull boom of a mortar round slamming into his mainly Sunni district in western Baghdad.


Wall Street fell sharply in early trading, then regained ground, turning higher in late morning as investors sorted through bad economic news and the Fedâs latest rate cut.


Stubbles Blog: XJConf for PHP 0.2.0 released

Frank Kleine has posted a release announcement about the latest version of his XJConf to hit the web - XJConf for PHP 0.2.0.   Some minutes ago I released version 0.2.0 of XJConf for PHP. XJConf allows to create simple to complex object structures from XML configuration files. [...] If you are already using version 0.1.2 you should definitely upgrade to the new version, as it offers more features as well as a simplified access to XJConf itself via the new facade.    Updates in this new version include the definition of abstract tags, the possibility to declare tags as static and the ability to use the XJConfFacade for a simplified usage of XJConf. Check out the project's Trac page for more information.


Leader Udeur polemico: io mi sono dimesso, altri a Napoli no


Torino, 16:22 - CALCIO, NATALI: CONTENTO DI AVER SCELTO IL TORINO

Il difensore del Torino Cesare Natali ha rilasciato le prime parola da granata nel ritiro di Melles:...


As 11 o'clock approached Tuesday night, I called Commissioner Bud Selig at home to find out whether he knew that DC Council chairwoman Linda Cropp had just


Jason Robinson will captain England against Canada at Twickenham on Saturday after Andy Robinson, the head coach, selected the Sale Sharks back to stand in for the injured Jonny Wilkinson.


Tomlinson Expects to Play Against Raiders

LaDainian Tomlinson missed practice Wednesday and will probably sit out Thursday because of a strained groin, but the San Diego Chargers running back expects to play against the Oakland Raiders.


Microsoft in talks to buy Tellme Networks-sources

NEW YORK/SEATTLE  - Microsoft Corp.  is in  talks to buy Tellme Networks Inc., the privately owned voice  recognition technology company, two sources familiar with the  situation said on Tuesday.


Jaguar and parent company Ford are pulling out of Formula One racing at the end of this season after just two top-three finishes since joining the circuit in 2000.


Millions of people face starving to death after a drought in Afghanistan, the UK charity Christian Aid warns.


Supreme Court hears arguments about medical marijuana

Eight Supreme Court justices raised in an era when marijuana was a branded a "killer weed" responsible for a variety of deviant behavior debated Monday whether California should


An EU official called on Germany to give up the famous freedom of its highways and impose speed limits on the autobahn to fight global warming _ a demand that drew angry responses on Sunday in a country that ...Comment


Peace talks between Darfur rebels and the  Sudan government have reached a stalemate with both sides  insisting on Thursday that African Union mediators include  their demands in a security blueprint.


Palermo, 19:05 - TENNIS, ATP PALERMO: VOLANDRI AL SECONDO TURNO

Filippo Volandri si è qualificato per il secondo turno del torneo Atp di Palermo (340 mila eu...


In 1904 it was "hip." In 2004 it's "chav." In between, there was "racism," "cyborg," "punk" and "9/11." They are all words chosen by a book that charts the creation of new words over the past 100 years.


Tate connected with Ed Hinkel on a pair of 19-yard touchdowns and scored on a five-yard run as 24th-ranked Iowa handed Illinois its 14th consecutive Big Ten Conference loss, 23-13.


Altre due bambine morte nel corso della notte


Li ha portati ai carabinieri a Roma, si cerca proprietario


Norway's Statoil Accepts Fine in Iran Case

Statoil ASA on Thursday said it would accept a $3 million fine imposed by police for alleged corruption in Iran, but without admitting or denying guilt in the case.


Netflix Quarterly Earnings Rise 6 Percent

Netflixâs fourth-quarter profit beat analyst expectations as the online DVD rental service gained 451,000 customers.


Being obese or gaining weight more than  normal increases the risk of kidney stones, especially in women  who ordinarily run half the chance that men do of developing  the painful deposits, researchers said on Tuesday.


A Santa Claus will have a Webcam in his grotto to overcome parents' concerns after a number of high-profile pedophile cases in Britain in the past few years.


Bono and Geldof find G8 aid for Africa lacking

Getting the world's richest nations to hand over promised aid for Africa is like "getting blood out of a stone," rock stars Bono and Bob Geldof found at the Group of Eight summit on Wednesday.


Paris Turns Back Clock for Mark Liberation

PARIS Aug. 25, 2004 - Paris turned back the clock Wednesday for a grand fete to remember the tears and the euphoria that heralded the liberation of the French capital 60 years ago as it threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.


UAW strikes GM as talks fail to produce a deal

United Auto Workers union-represented employees walked off the job and organized pickets outside General Motors Corp plants as the union called a national strike against the top U.S. automaker after marathon contract talks failed to produce a deal.


Roma, 15:52 - F1, SPY STORY; STEPNEY: VERITA' IN AUTOBIOGRAFIA 'NEBBIA ROSSA'

Nigel Stepney racconterà la sua verità sulla spy story in un'autobiografia che dovrebb...


BANGOR, Maine -- Yusuf Islam, the pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens, was a "perfect gentleman" when he got dumped at Bangor International Airport last month -- unlike most of the passengers who get pitched off their flights here, the local police said.


AC Milan played to a 1-1 tie with AS Roma on Sunday, failing to take advantage of a loss by league leader Juventus. Andriy Shevchenko put Milan ahead before a home crowd in the sixth minute, heading in Cafu's cross as Milan dominated the first half.


Debora Rossi viveva da sola nel bilocale di via StradellaLa madre ha dato l'allarme. Il decesso risale ad alcuni giorni fa.                                           Torino, 20enne morta in casa Forse uccisa con un ferro da stiro                                                                                I vicini: "Era una bella ragazza dai capelli lunghi neri"Negli ultimi tempi frequentava un ragazzo marocchino


Nulla di fatto nell'incontro nel loft di piazza Sant'AnastasiaNessun accordo tecnico o politico tre le due formazioni politiche                                          Addio tra Pd e Sinistra Arcobaleno "Alle elezioni andiamo separati"                                                                                Ma alle amministrative sono possibili intese


The arthritis drug Remicade may increase users' risk of acquiring lymphatic cancer, manufacturer Centocor Inc. says in a warning letter to physicians announcing a labeling change for the medication.


Terror case dealt blow when key witness sets himself afire

The prosecution of a sheik accused of funneling millions of dollars to al-Qaida was roiled Tuesday by news that a man who set himself on fire in front of the White House was a key witness in the case.


37 million expected to travel this weekend

The number of Americans driving and flying over the Memorial Day holiday weekend is expected to rise only slightly this year as consumers respond to the rising cost of airfares, hotel rooms and motor fuel, according to travel agency AAA.


Man Utd boss Ferguson has fresh dig at Arsenal

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson turned up the heat on Arsenal by stating he doesn't regard them as major title rivals.


Title contenders Argentina and Spain advanced to the quarterfinals of the FIBA world championship on Saturday after strong games from their star players.


Parma, 17:27 - CALCIO, PARMA-PIACENZA 2-2 IN AMICHEVOLE

Parma e Piacenza hanno pareggiato 2-2 in amichevole. Nel primo tempo doppio vantaggio della squadra ...


A powerful earthquake, followed by strong aftershocks, has rocked a wide area of Japan, causing at least two deaths and more than 100 injuries.


The Rangers were scrambling to firm up bullpen plans Friday night in the wake of suspensions handed out by Major League Baseball regarding the part that three Texas relievers


US Congressional Office Says US Deficit Projected at $422 Billion

The US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Tuesday released its budgetary and economic forecast, and its predictions were not substantially different from those of the Bush administration.


Madrid, 13:33 - CALCIO, REAL: ALVES, AYALA O ANDRADE PER RIMPIAZZARE CICINHO

A causa dell'infortunio di Cicinho, out per almeno 6 mesi, il Real Madrid torna sul mercato. Il rego...


An Earnest Building for a Complex President

The building's solid but predictable design fails to tap into the political nuances that made President Bill Clinton one of the most fascinating characters of our era.


Indonesian commuters riding on the roofs of trains will be sprayed with coloured liquid so that security officers can identify and arrest them, a report said on Saturday.


Blair's government suffers from spin, lack of open debate: Butler

The government of British Prime Minister Tony Blair puts too much emphasis on spin and stifles political debate, Lord Robin Butler says in an interview.


British press applaud Russian expulsions, warn of Cold War impasse to come

Britain's newspapers on Tuesday backed the government's decision to expel four Russian diplomats over Moscow's refusal to extradite a key suspect in the murder of a former Russian spy, but warned that a Cold War-like impasse was looking more likely.


Test in 5 citta': Torino, Padova, Milano, Roma e Messina


US Women Edge Russia, Advance to Basketball Final

Olympic champions the United States narrowly edged Russia 66-62 to reach the final of the women's Olympic basketball Friday. The last time the American women lost was to the


Blog: Toshiba launches a new line of notebooks powered by chips from Advanced Micro Devices, marking the first time in seven years the computer maker has ended its exclusive arrangement with rival chip maker Intel


Allarmato, situazione richiede assunzione responsabilita'


Deputies Find Alligator During Drug Bust

BUCKLEY, Wash. - Pierce County sheriff's deputies were startled when they entered a house near here during a drug bust and found- an alligator.


Genova, 20:04 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: BUONA PROVA, VITTORIA MERITATA

Con l avittoria col Catania a Marassi per 2-1, il Genoa conferma il suo ottimo momento. I rossoblÃ¹ s...


Internal e-mail reveals Postal Service may have mishandled ballots

The same day postal officials publicly denied responsibility for 58,000 missing absentee ballots, an internal e-mail sent by the South Florida District Manager to his employees expressed


Prompted by government regulations, endless spam, and increasingly potent e-mail viruses, many enterprises are looking to tighten the cinch around messaging security.


WASHINGTON -- Consumers battered by weak income growth and rising inflation cut their spending in August. But analysts said a consumer confidence rebound in September should limit damage to the economy.


China promises action on slave labor claims

HONGTONG, China  - China has promised a sweeping crackdown on a slave labor scandal in a poor part of the country where poverty and unbridled growth have made work abuses commonplace.


IT and business align around rules and patterns

Aligning technology and business â what a concept. Everyone is talking about it, but to put things in perspective, I imagine the day after the wheel was invented the wife of the inventor got sick and tired of watching her husband roll it down the hill all day. She probably said, âCyxny, honey, why donât you make another one and put them on the cart?â


Madrid, 17:50 - CALCIO, ATLETICO MADRID; MINACCE A PRESIDENTE: ARRESTATI 2 TIFOSI

Due tifosi e piccoli soci dell'Atletico Madrid sono stato arrestati dalla polizia della capitale spa...


Milano, 11:32 - CALCIO, SI RADUNA IL MILAN; INZAGHI: VOGLIAMO TUTTO

Oggi parte la nuova stagione del Milani, ultima squadra a radunarsi tra quelle di A.


BAGHDAD: A body found in Iraq cannot be confirmed as that of a young Japanese man taken hostage and the corpse has been sent to Qatar for identification, Japan's Senior Vice Foreign Minister Shuzen Tanigawa said yesterday.


Ex-Turtles Guitarist Jailed for Nev. DUI

Al Nichol, former lead guitarist for The Turtles, has been sentenced to six months in jail for drunken driving while on probation for a previous DUI conviction.


The United States men didn't leave Olympic basketball's drastically altered landscape empty-handed on Saturday. A bronze medal was hardly what the Americans wanted or expected out of these Summer Games.


While saying that Mounir el Motassadeq introduced him to Sept. 11 suicide pilot Mohammed Atta, a trial witness on Wednesday rejected claims that the defendant had any knowledge of the terror attacks.


France's main party of the Right, controlled for 28 years by President Jacques Chirac, passed into the hands of a new generation yesterday at a ceremony that bore more than a passing resemblance to a glitzy ...


Uomo si fa saltare in aria in moschea nel nord Afghanistan


Group Ready to Accept Mideast Cease-Fire

An armed group linked to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah party announced Saturday it was willing to accept a cease-fire if Israel also agrees to stop attacks, a sign of progress in five days of talks between Abbas and militant leaders.


New bird-flu plan advises when to close schools

Future disease pandemics will be scored in the United States much like hurricanes, with the most severe triggering school closings and changes in the workplace, under federal guidelines issued on Thursday.


Vaccine uproar may have raised demand, poll says

The uproar over the flu vaccine shortage has had at least one potentially salutary effect: More people are eager to get it, the results of a new Mobile Register-University of South Alabama poll indicates.


D.C. Convention Center's Hotel Set to Open in 2011

Political leaders touted yesterday's signing of a deal to build a hotel across from the Washington Convention Center as a significant step in their quest to draw more visitors to the District.


Scottish Water: Highlands Are a Top Priority Criticism is 'Ill- Founded'

By DAVID ROSS HIGHLAND CORRESPONDENT  SCOTTISH Water yesterday hit back at its critics in the Highlands and Islands, and sought to prove its commitment to the most remote communities in the land.


After a month-long rally that repeatedly pushed oil prices to new highs, the cost of a barrel slumped for the fourth day in a row, dropping by nearly $2 to below $44.


Ten Israeli Casualties in Gaza -Military Sources

A Palestinian bomb attack caused 10  casualties at an Israeli army post along the Gaza Strip-Egypt  border on Sunday, military sources said.


Hearing loss group complains to FCC about iPhone

The Hearing Loss Association of America has filed complaints with the FCC over Apple Inc.'s iPhone, saying it doesn't work for people who use hearing aids.


War Costing $720 Million Each Day, Group Says

CHICAGO, Sept. 21 -- The money spent on one day of the Iraq war could buy homes for almost 6,500 families or health care for 423,529 children, or could outfit 1.27 million homes with renewable electricity, according to the American Friends Service Committee, which displayed those statistics on la...


Upbeat De Bruijn Fastest in 50m Freestyle Heats

Inge de Bruijn, two of her three Olympic  titles already lost, showed her determination to cling on to  the last when she posted the fastest time in the 50 meters  freestyle heats Friday.


JERUSALEMâThe Israeli army deepened its hold on the northern Gaza Strip yesterday, killing nine Palestinians as it poured scores more tanks, armoured bulldozers and troop carriers into a new campaign against militants firing rockets into Israeli towns.


Roofs were blown off houses and a lamp post knocked over by a mini tornado in west Wales.


Chechnya Holds Election to Replace Leader

Ten years after Chechnya descended into war, and less than four months after its president was assassinated in a bomb blast, Chechens are voting for his successor Sunday in an atmosphere of violence and suspicion.


UK's FSA backs folic acid in flour, curbs on food

Britain's Food Standards Agency board on Thursday gave the go-ahead for plans to add folic acid to foods in a bid to cut birth defects and said levels should be controlled in some products to prevent over-consumption.


Fox, Viacom, CBS and NBC discuss YouTube rival: WSJ

News Corp.'s  Fox, Viacom Inc.  , CBS Corp. . and NBC Universal are in talks  about creating a video Web site to compete with Google Inc.'s   YouTube, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO, ROMA: RIENTRA L'EMERGENZA DIFESA

Rispetto alla trasferta di Champions League contro lo Shakhtar, affrontata in piena emergenze difens...


WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced U.S. sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.


Law Lords agrees to hear his appeal Gary McKinnon, the self-described "bumbling amateur" who allegedly got access to US government and military computers while researching space aliens, has been given leave to appeal his case in the UK.â¦


K Club finally set for electric Cup start

After three days of gusting winds,   rain, practice and speculation at the K Club, holders Europe   and the United States are finally ready to contest the 36th   Ryder Cup.


A budget row dominates the final day of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species forum.


Microsoft targets 2006 for Windows Longhorn

On Friday Microsoft announced the target date for the much anticipated Windows Longhorn client operating system--broad availability for the updated operating system is targeted for 2006.


Culture Shows In Managers' Methods      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Fund managers have to pick stocks, but fund firms have to pick the stock pickers.


U.S. awards record number of green buildings

A record number of buildings, from skyscrapers to supermarkets, won recognition by the U.S. government for being energy-efficient in 2006.


British drivers could face jail for using mobile

British motorists caught talking on a  hand-held mobile phone or sending a text while driving could be  jailed under guidelines due to be published on Thursday.


The company's strong operations don't excite the market.


Pints all round: EU scraps ban on Imperial measurements

The European Commission has abandoned plans to ban the use of pints, pounds and miles, imperial measures used in Britain and Ireland in the face of overwhelming public opinion, a spokesman said Tuesday.


American workers are paying more for their health insurance and getting less than they were four years ago, and the situation is particularly acute in several states important


VMware aims for four-processor abilities

VMware, the EMC subsidiary whose software lets a computer run multiple operating systems simultaneously in separate "virtual machines," has grown a step more ambitious.


Violations of human rights by the US are undermining international laws, a leading rights group says.


Bologna, 12:05 - CALCIO, RICERCA; CALCIOPOLI: JUVE HA PERSO 1,4 MLN TIFOSI

Sportfans, la ricerca condotta da Stage Up e Ipsos e pubblicata in esclusiva dal Guerin Sportivo in ...


Alla vigilia del faccia a faccia a Palazzo Chigi tra governo e sindacati il premier conferma il suo ottimismo. Si cercano di evitare gli scioperi del primo e del 4 giugno                                          Contratto Statali, domani il vertice Prodi: "Sono sempre ottimista"


The latest losses at chipmaker AMD are not as bad as  expected, thanks to surging sales of laptops.


Lebanon Says UN Report on Syria Exaggerated

Lebanon said on Sunday that a U.N.  report saying Syria had failed to meet a Security Council  demand to withdraw its troops from its tiny neighbor was  exaggerated.


Sergio Garcia went from sobs to smiles, from his worst score as a professional to his best start ever in a major championship. Thursday at the British Open was quite a turnaround for him and Carnoustie, too.


The Bush administration yesterday launched a campaign to blunt the effect of a report that Iraq had no weapons of mass destruction by arguing that the findings still justify the decision to invade Iraq.


New Era for Cambodia as King Sihamoni Ascends Throne

In a ceremony full of pageantry and  hope, King Norodom Sihamoni ascended the Cambodian throne on  Friday, ushering in a new royal era for a country still trying  to draw a line under its bloody, genocidal past.


A busy day at the plex Google is ramping up its assault on the mobile internet with tests of its AdSense service and rumours of product search aimed at the mobile phone screen.â¦


L'uomo voleva far rispettare il divieto di fumoMa la discussione con tre clienti gli Ã¨ stata fatale                                                  Litiga con i fumatori nel locale Ristoratore stroncato da infarto


Vijay Singh shot a 68 to widen his lead over Tiger Woods at the Deutsche Bank Championship, putting him one round from his sixth victory of the year and the No.


Florida Upsets No. 10 Florida State 20-13

This one was for The Zooker. Chris Leak threw a touchdown, Ciatrick Fason ran for a score and Florida upset No. 10 Florida State 20-13 Saturday night to win in Tallahassee for the first time since 1986.


Nine-Eleven report up for National Book Award

NEW YORK It could have been just another dry, long-winded government document. Instead, the Nine-Eleven Commission's final report could take home some hardware tonight.


Peirsol Tops Own World Record In 200 Backstroke

INDIANAPOLIS -- Aaron Peirsol lowered his own world record in the 200-meter backstroke at the Short Course World Championships on Monday night and then was part of the US team that set a world record in the 400 medley relay by more than 5 seconds.


Death toll rises in Afghan terror attack

The death toll from yesterday's car-bomb attack in Afghanistan has climbed to eleven -- including three Americans. Taliban rebels are claiming responsibility for the blast outside


Zambian voters are going to the polls to elect a president, members of parliament and local councillors.


Il dato, riferito a dicembre, sopra stime degli analisti


Darfur peace hope brightens as parties stride over spiny security ...

The hope for peace in Sudan's troubled Darfur region brightened on Tuesday evening as the parties in the 21-month-old crisis signed humanitarian and security protocols together, three weeks into the African Union- sponsored


Dopo il doppio no dell'Europarlamento, il professore si sfoga

Rocco Buttiglione: Â«Volevano una professione di fede sui gay, ma non cedoÂ». Â«E' un attacco a BerlusconiÂ». Â«Eâ un voto frutto di una discriminazione religiosa e di una presunzione di indegnitÃ  del governo italianoÂ».


Johnson & Johnson lost a bid to block Amgen from providing discounts on its Aranesp anemia treatment while an antitrust lawsuit proceeds.


Villanova, PA (Sports Network) - Russian Nadia Petrova defeated fellow countrywoman Anastasia Myskina in quarterfinal action Friday at the Advanta Championships.


Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of the media conglomerate News Corp., told reporters Tuesday that he hoped to launch a business news cable channel by the summer.


Flintoff incident harmed England - Vaughan

England captain Michael Vaughan has blamed Andrew Flintoff's now notorious late-night drinking escapade in the West Indies for crushing the team's morale during the recent World Cup.


Card offers a discount on prescription drugs

Low-income Michigan residents who don't have prescription-drug coverage can apply for a statewide discount program launched Tuesday.


Giuliani fights for survival as Florida votes

TAMPA, Florida  - A front-runner could emerge in the Republican race for the presidency in Florida where voters on Tuesday cast ballots that could also sink one-time favorite Rudy Giuliani's White House bid.


CHINA'S legislature on Saturday began deliberating a proposed âanti-secession lawâ aimed at preventing Taiwan from declaring formal independence, the Xinhua news agency said.


Eight children from Mali die in New York City fire

Nine immigrants from Mali, including eight children, died in a house fire after flames raced up the stairs, trapping people on the second floor, officials said on Thursday.


Over 100,000 refugees in Zambia will have their food rations cut by half due to lack of money, the UN says.


Def Leppard nearly complete with "Sparkly" album

British rock band Def Leppard is  "about 85, 90 percent finished" with its next album, its first  set of new material since 2002's "X," front man Joe Elliott  said.


More than 150 items from Damien Hirst popular restaurant, including-styled bar stools, towering medical cabinets, DNA-themed sculptures and molecule-inspired ashtrays, have been successfully sold to collectors of modern art.


The highest-scoring offense in baseball was too much for the team with the best record in the majors. Curtis Granderson led off the fifth with a home run and Marcus Thames added a grand slam in the inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 9-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.


Findings: As the Grapevine Withers, Spam Filters Take Root

Technology hasnât eliminated the desire for rules about who tells what, when and how.


Allianz cuts 7,500 jobs, restructures Dresdner

Allianz  will cut some 7,500  jobs or 4 percent of its global workforce as part of a  far-reaching revamp designed to boost earnings, Germany's  largest insurance group said on Thursday.


Xinhua said the plane smashed through a park ticket office and state television said one person on the ground was killed. It earlier said two.


Oil falls below $77 on OPEC price concerns

Oil fell below $77 a barrel on Monday as some funds booked profits after OPEC expressed concern over near-record prices and pledged to pump more crude if needed.


Barbara and Jenna Bush, the president's 22-year-old twin daughters, arrived like rock 'n' roll stars at a Republican convention party Sunday, complete with red carpet, cameras and paparazzi shouting for a smile.


Outposts built despite Israeli vow, report says

TEKOA D OUTPOST, West Bank -- Israelis built four new settlement outposts in the West Bank last year and significantly expanded 12 others, according to an Israeli watchdog group, despite the government's pledge nearly two years ago to dismantle such unauthorized communities and freeze settlement expansion.


Arafat left Middle East peace foundations

A UN Middle East expert Monday asked world leaders to continue Yasser Arafat's efforts to negotiate an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


France's Chirac Makes Historic Libya Trip

French President Jacques Chirac, arriving Wednesday in Libya for the first visit there by a French head of state in more than half a century, said that turbulent times were over as the two countries embark on a "dynamic and positive phase."


SBC Communications Inc., the second-largest local phone company in the United States, said Wednesday it signed a 10-year, $400 million agreement with Microsoft Corp. to provide next-generation television services using Microsoft's TV Internet protocol television edition software platform.


Nintendo rolls out fitness product: report

Games maker Nintendo Co is planning to  launch a new physical fitness product called Wii Fit for U.S.  shipping in May, according to the Wall Street Journal on  Wednesday.


Tabloid scandals dominate N.Y. campaigns

Extramarital affairs. Allegations of child sexual abuse. An ex-con husband. Love children. Plots to secretly wiretap a family boat.


Sony Says Not Leaving US Plasma TV Market

Sony Corp. (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it had no plans to abandon the market for plasma-screen television sets in the United States in the near term, though


Insurgents Ambush 50-Strong Iraqi Police Convoy

Iraqi insurgents staged a major ambush  on a road near Baghdad Thursday, killing two policemen,  wounding 14 and leaving at least 16 missing on the worst day of  violence since last Sunday's election.


Internazionale hit five against Messina and AC Milan came from behind to win at Parma on a good night for the Milanese in Serie A. On-fire Brazilian Adriano netted his first Serie A hat-trick and debutant


Il rinvio legato alle polemiche innescate da Suha (ANSA) - RAMALLAH, 8 NOV - La dirigenza palestinese ha annullato per il momento il previsto viaggio a Parigi per visitare Arafat e incontrare il governo francese.


Ben Roethlisberger knows how good he has it in Pittsburgh these days with a talented supporting cast around him. And he knows how bad Eli Manning has it in New York without much of a supporting cast at all.


Children's cable TV channels owned  by Viacom Inc. VIAb.N and Disney Corp. DIS.N have agreed to  settle allegations they violated federal advertising  restrictions for children's programing, U.S. regulators said on  Thursday.


Actuate Launches Its First Web-Based Performance Management Software

TechWeb - Actuate OnPerformance includes many of the same features as the company's on-premise Performancesoft Suite.


UK hands control of last province to Iraq forces

BASRA, Iraq  - Britain handed over security in Basra province to Iraqi forces on Sunday, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.


Lo scienziato che ha rifiutato un milione di dollari di premioha scelto l'isolamento. Vive con la madre in un modesto appartamento                                            Un blogger scova Perelman l'orso russo in metropolitana                                                                                Ha detto no al "Nobel" dei matematici e lasciato l'Istituto di Pietroburgo"Non sono uno da vetrina. Troppi soldi in giro, il denaro genera violenza"di LEONARDO COEN


Hockey Hall of Famer Serge Savard pleaded not guilty Monday to two charges of drunken driving.


Bush Stumps as Friend to Coal and Steel Workers

WHEELING, W.Va.  - President Bush portrayed  himself as a friend of steel and mining workers in West  Virginia on Sunday, on the eve of a Republican National  Convention likely to spotlight his domestic policies.


Even a big first-day jump in shares of Google (GOOG) couldn't quiet debate over whether the Internet search engine's contentious auction was a hit or a flop.


Decision in torture case upsets churches

Representatives of several black churches appealed to prosecutors Thursday to pursue hate-crime or civil-rights charges against six white people accused of torturing a black woman over several days.


Syria Blames Israel for Inciting U.S. to Invade Iraq

Syria on Monday accused Israel  of inciting the United States to invade Iraq to distract  attention from its own actions in the region, where it retains  its grip on the Palestinian territories won in a 1967 war.


Could a vaccine cure your childâs allergies?

When you think about it, it does seem a little ridiculous that the only known cure for food allergies is avoidance, or in some cases, time.


China's "Go West" policy has mixed result

CHONGQING, China  - If you build it, they will come -- except perhaps to China's vast, untapped western frontier.


Steroid Raises Pneumonia Risk in RA Patients

Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers who take a commonly prescribed steroid known as prednisone run a significantly higher risk of catching pneumonia than people on biologic medications.


Sir Menzies Campbell urges Lib Dems to put "substance over symbolism" ahead of a crunch vote on his tax plans.


Danger CEO sure he picked the right horse

In an interview, Hank Nothhaft says Microsoft--and not life as an independent public company--was the best option for Danger. Nothhaft says he'll stay on through the deal's close, but is headed to greener pastures once Microsoft's done integrating Danger.


His political survival at stake, a crucial U.S. ally in the war on terrorism is forced to contemplate a deal doomed to fail


GPs often prescribe the latest, most expensive antibiotics, when better alternatives are available, research suggests.


Retail sales in Britain rose strongly in August, helped by strong sales of food, official data showed on Thursday.


Of the estimated 7,000 languages spoken in the world today, linguists say, nearly half are in danger of extinction and are likely to disappear in this century.


EU antitrust chief pursues active agenda

As president of a Dutch business school, Neelie Kroes once awarded former Microsoft chief Bill Gates an honorary degree. But as the European Union's top antitrust cop, she has fined his company millions.


Russia files new charges against Berezovsky, issues arrest warrant

Russia has filed fresh charges against exiled tycoon Boris Berezovsky and issued an international warrant for his arrest, a top legal official said.


Darling, 'candidato credibile, ma vogliamo vederne altri'


IT IS normally the tabloid "red tops" which land the rest of the media in hot water over intrusions into the private lives of celebrities.


John Thomson threw shutout ball for seven innings Wednesday night in carrying Atlanta to a 2-0 blanking of the New York Mets. New York lost for the 21st time in 25 games on the


NOBODY and nothing could overshadow Colin Montgomerie last week, but Ulsterman Graeme McDowell was doing it at Woburn again today.


Howard Stern, the ribald radio host  who has become a poster boy for bad behavior on U.S. airwaves,  will jump to Sirius Satellite Radio SIRI.O in January 2006,  freeing him from the grips of regulators and giving the nascent  satellite radio sector a big boost.


Chrysler sees U.S. market share gains by year-end

Chrysler Group should end 2006 with a   higher market share than it held during the earlier months of   what has been a "difficult" year marked by declining sales and   market share, a senior executive said on Wednesday.


Customer service, story-telling, nature studies and wilderness survival are essential skills for any elf worthy of the name.


AOL's Hale to Join Sat-Nav Supplier Trafficmaster

AOL UK senior comms manager Philip Hale is to join Trafficmaster, the traffic data and sat-nav group, in the new role of head of PR.   Hale, a former senior PR manager at the RAC, will start at Bedfordshire-based Trafficmaster next month.


Fathers are discouraged from taking paternity leave because they feel they will lose money, a report suggests.


Impatto violentissimo sulla strada provinciale 335


It was clear the Europeans wanted the Ryder Cup more than the US

Before I was a professional golfer, I was a golf fan. And after the performance of the US Ryder Cup team this past weekend, I am a sad and angry golf fan.


Mandy Moore aims to inspire life balance online

Mandy Moore has recorded five albums,  starred in films and television since she was 15 and launched  her own fashion label, but recently she faced a fear shared by  many other women -- going on vacation on her own.


Sistani convince Sadr alla pace Najaf e Kufa alla polizia irachena

NAJAF - Le cittÃ  sante di Najaf e Kufa libere dalle milizie ribelli e dalle forze americane. La sicurezza, affidata alla polizia irachena. Sono questi i punti principali dell'accordo di pace raggiunto dal


Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson often schedules walking tours during stops in small Iowa towns, and he didn't let deep snow change his plans Friday.


Messina, 16:58 - CALCIO, MESSINA: GIORDANO NON CAMBIA FORMAZIONE

Il Messina va ad Ascoli a caccia di punti pesanti dopo i tre raccolti con l'Udinese. ''Ci vorr&agrav...


Why Scandals Won't Stop Brazil Reelecting Lula

Sure, the president and his party have been a disappointment to his  voters. But keeping his promise to feed the poor has almost guaranteed him  another term


At least 35 Afghan police officers are killed when their bus is attacked by a bomber in the capital Kabul.


Parma, 17:37 - CALCIO, PARMA; BUCCI: COL GENOA PRONTI A DARE IL MASSIMO

"Andremo a Genova per dare il massimo. Solo in questo modo riusciremo a fare punti a Marassi". Il po...


Higher Voter Registration Could Affect Election

New voters are signing up in record numbers across the United States as state deadlines to register to vote expire this week, but it is unclear which party will benefit from the influx.


Clairefontaine, 17:47 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: MALOUDA TEME GATTUSO E PROVOCAZIONI ITALIA

Florent Malouda teme l'Italia ma non per questioni tecniche. ''Cercheranno sicuramente di imporci un...


A NASCAR official talks about the controversial new car.


Inclusion of Turkey must be EU's 'clear goal': Miliband

The European Union must have a "clear goal" of eventually including Turkey as a full member of the 27-nation bloc, Foreign Secretary David Miliband wrote in a comment piece published Wednesday.


Battisti sparito da Parigi, forse Ã¨ in fuga

L'ex terrorista non si Ã¨ presentato in commissariato per la firma settimanale. Gli amici: la sentenza l'ha depresso. L'ex terrorista Cesare Battisti non si Ã¨ presentato ieri alla polizia, per la firma settimanale


BORSA MILANO LIMA SULLA SCIA DI WS, MIBTEL -0,2%

(AGI) - Milano, 15 nov - Lima qualche cosa, la Borsa di Milano, sulla scia di una Wall Street condizionata dallo scivolone del prezzo del greggio oltre che dalla debolezza di alcuni tecnologici. Mibtel che


18.54: Ucciso in Iraq Ayad Anwar Wali, l'imprenditore iracheno da anni residente in Italia e sequestrato dallo scorso 31 agosto. Ucciso insieme a lui anche il suo assistente turco. Un video con l'esecuzione


La societa' punta a ottenere almeno 21 dollari per azione


Redskins Turn 4 PicksInto a Win Over 49ers

Washington's defense picks off four passes, including one that Antonio Pierce returns for a touchdown, and the Redskins beat the 49ers, 26-16.


New orders at factories rose a smaller-than-expected 0.3 percent in April, the weakest showing since January, on a sharp drop in aircraft orders, a Commerce Department report showed on Monday.


"The Grudge" Continues to Reign at the Box Office

This Halloween weekend was a success for "The Grudge" starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. For the second week in a row, it took the top spot at box offices around the nation.


After Bobby playing himself in Nanhe, itÂs now BipashaÂs turn to do the same.


Rubens Barrichello took pole position for today's Italian Grand Prix with Formula One's fastest-ever qualifying lap. Barrichello put newly-crowned world champion Michael Schumacher


Roma. ''Il Lecce ha fatto una buona partita. Siamo riusciti a sfruttare certe occasioni. Penso che i miei giocatori abbiano pagato un po' di emozione giocando all'Olimpico. Ma anche per me e' stato emozionante tornare a Roma''.


Analysis: Head versus heart for Iowa GOP

Iowa Republicans chose between their hearts and their heads.


Ireland Issues Passport to British Hostage

Ireland issued a passport Tuesday to Kenneth Bigley, a British hostage held in Iraq, in hopes that his captors might set him free.


If you attended last week's Emerging Technologies Conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, you probably weren't on the lookout for ways to become a better typist. This is MIT, after all -- Rocket Science Central. Couldn't they offer something more challenging?


A French court throws out a complaint against President Jacques Chirac over the food bills he ran up as Paris mayor.


Utah's Meyer to pick Florida over Notre Dame today?

Maybe Urban Meyer is notheaded to Notre Dame after all.According to a report in the Palm Beach Post, Meyer has beenmade an offer to replace Ron Zook as Florida's coach and isexpected to accept it as early as Friday afternoon.


Filmava incontri e poi cedeva immagini a gruppo amici


Da oggi parte in tutta Italia la nuova procedura del Viminaleper il rilascio o il rinnovo dei documenti ai cittadini immigrati                                          Immigrazione, stop alle code in questura il permesso si rinnova in posta                                                                                La domanda si puÃ² consegnare in uno dei 5.332 uffici postali abilitati


UAW locals told to expect news on talks "shortly"

The United Auto Workers has told local union leaders negotiations with General Motors Corp. were continuing with some news expected shortly, a local UAW official told Reuters on Saturday.


Ethiopia has pardoned 38 opposition politicians and activists sentenced to various prison terms, including life, for inciting violence in an attempt to overthrow the government, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said.


Efforts are being made to help thousands of passengers stranded in Spain by the collapse of Air Madrid.


I forget where I heard this, but there's an old parable about an angel and a demon (or, maybe it's God and the Devil) walking down a street, not far from each other.


Mitt Romney maintained his lead in presidential preference voting by Maine Republicans as returns were counted Saturday from the party's municipal caucuses, which were heavily attended across the state.


Tycho:  There was so much news, we had to poke it with a schtick.  I'm allowed one or two puns like that a year.  At least, I hope.    The value of each leisure minute has increased exponentially since the holiday deluge began, that's not precisely news, but the games that are losing out over here are of such a high caliber that it's a little scary.  I downloaded the demo for PGR4 and loved it, in fact I still play it - I'm playing it right now, and you would be horrified if you knew how.  This said, I have no idea where I would fit this game into my life.  This is patently ridiculous - a game of this obvious polish and pedigree would command that tray for weeks at any other time of the year.  We're both in love with Zelda, but can so rarely consummate this love as bright baubles are constantly rolling in.  Gabriel doesn't even make time for nightly Halo - his evening is entirely routed to The Lion War.  When Call of Duty 4 hits on the fifth of November, I have plans to betray our collective in a similar fashion.    The time I did have yesterday wasn't even invested in the long-form retail games that I see as the core of my responsibility to you.  Every moment not devoted to Halo was soaked up by Every Extend Extra Extreme, an XBLA game I had already played on the Playstation Portable and the PC, only to find that its true calling was on the console.  Another game with a strong audio focus from the creators of Lumines and Meteos, the entire objective is to blow yourself up in such a way as to create the most casualties - I can't wait until Jack gets ahold of this one.  It has other modes, but that's the basic idea, and of course it's all very abstract.  Like other games from Q Entertainment, how much you derive from it is often a function of how open you are to its audiovisual synergies.  It's fun, but that fun is not a result of complex systems.      I also picked up Everyday Shooter for the PS3, in further dereliction of my duties, having a series of profound experiences with it that might be too strange to describe.  The game's author expresses a debt of gratitude toward Q's Mizuguchi and others, but he's accomplished something wholly his own here.  Superficially it's one of these dual analog, robotronian shooters every platform is weighed down with now.  Don't be fooled by that trope, and certainly don't think you can come to any conclusions based on screenshots.  Where Lumines or Every Extend Extra draws from electronica, a great match for their style of presentation, Everyday Shooter disarms the player with a suite of earnest, analog songs played on guitar.  At times, during the course of ordinary play, I felt as though I were interrupting him.     In gameplay terms, each level apparently plays around with the idea of chains and combinations, and I say "apparently" because I've only played two levels in - every time I die, I get sucked in by his menu.  It's just a bunch of text, but moving down or right produces a single note, and pressing left or up produces a two note chain.  Pressing a face button produces a string of four notes, and with these rude tools one can actually augment the title music quite well.  I didn't realize I was doing it at first.  When Gabriel came in perhaps fifteen minutes later, I felt as though I had been woken from a dream.


Reporters say Katrina an open-ended story

A year ago, television  journalists were plunged into unimaginable hell, telling the  story of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath that devastated  one of America's great cities, killed 2,000 people on the Gulf  Coast and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee for  their lives.


How neuroscience is transforming the legal system.


Stasera e domani fino alle 22 per beneficenza


McGrath and Symonds the keys to success - Ponting

Australia captain Ricky Ponting singled out pace bowler Glenn McGrath and all rounder Andrew Symonds for praise after his team's seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the Champions Trophy on Thursday.


Intel Corp. will launch a major upgrade of its popular Centrino technology for notebook computers Wednesday, as the world's largest chipmaker seeks to expand the product's audience from business users to consumers.


Iran invites Iraqi, Syrian presidents to Tehran

Iran has invited the Iraqi and Syrian presidents for a summit to hash out ways to cooperate in curbing the runaway violence that has taken Iraq to the verge of civil war


County health officials received promised flu vaccine from the state this week and now can offer shot clinics to seniors and others at risk of complications from influenza.


MOSCOW: Chechnya's feared warlord Shamil Basayev yesterday claimed responsibility for the deadly school hostage taking in southern Russia that killed more than 338 people, half of them children.


Inquest hears letters from 'chick' Diana to 'darling Dodi'

Princess Diana addressed her last boyfriend as "darling Dodi" in letters thanking him for a holiday on his yacht and sending him her father's cufflinks as a present, her inquest in London heard Friday.


Victims in Wildfireâs Path Say, âWhy Me?â

Fires raged across Southern California, burning some houses to ground and sparing others in their path.


This might be the last stand for the X-Men, but it's only the   beginning for Wolverine.


Powerful Quake Hits Off Coast of Nicaragua

A powerful earthquake rocked Nicaragua's western coast on Saturday, sending residents running from their homes. No major injuries or damage were immediately reported.


Ex-general heads for big election win in Indonesia

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


Demand, Canada Supply Concern Cut US Flu Shot Trips

A cruise operator ferrying US residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.


Torino, 15:21 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS; ANDRADE: ROTTURA COMPLETA DELLA ROTULA

Rottura completa della rotula: questo l'esito degli esami cui è stato sottoposto Jorge Andrad...


WiMAX to lead $13bn capex boost in 2007-2012

Wi-Fi to be sidelined Capex investment on pre-4G wireless systems will reach a cumulative total of $13bn by 2012 if new spectrum allocations, and technology roll-outs, stay on schedule. The main systems attracting this global spend will be 802.16e and its successor 802.16m, and LTE. However, while the latter will see a strong uptick in growth from the turn of the decade, it will not overtake WiMAX in capex terms until 2014.â¦


Boxing News -- 24 hours/day - Reload often!

After their classic twelve round war, capping their historic trilogy, both, victor Marco Antonio Barrera and dethroned 130-pound king, Eric "El Terrible" Morales, had enough energy left for a few more jabs at the postfight press conference held at the MGM


Trasporti. Si prospetta il commissariamento della societa' Volare

Potrebbe profilarsi il ricorso alla Prodi Bis con la nomina di un commissario straordinario, per la crisi di Volare Group. E' quanto emerso nella riunione a Varese tra sindacati, Provincia e Ministero del


"Rocky" may move to Philadelphia Art Museum steps

A statue of fictional boxer Rocky   Balboa may move to the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum,   where the character played by Sylvester Stallone famously ran   while training for a fight.


Australian authorities on alert for more whale strandings

A search is underway around Maria Island on the east coast of the Australian state of Tasmania to see if there have been any further whale and dolphin strandings.


Yushchenko goes home after poisoning diagnosis

Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko left a Vienna clinic on Sunday and headed back to the Ukraine, as officials opened an investigation into his apparent poisoning.


California police arrest 'mid-level' software pirate

InfoWorld - California police arrested a man on Tuesday who allegedly sold illegally copied Microsoft and Adobe Systems software on the Internet for seven years, netting him an estimated $750,000.


Dreams of bombs, bad guys haunt Baghdad's children

Iraqi children are haunted by dreams of bad guys wielding knives or kidnapping relatives. For some, like 13-year-old Zaman, the nightmares become reality. She was abducted, beaten and threatened with rape.


Aveva chiesto 500 mila euro per lasciar andare gli ostaggi


NORTON, Mass. -- Vijay Singh won a head-to-head matchup with Tiger Woods to end his record reign atop golf's ultimate leaderboard.


HP's focus on security strategy, not security products

HP will focus its efforts on security services, security management integration, data security and the intersection of security and corporate governance.


Textonyms give mobile phone addicts a new language

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - R U cycle? Book! Fancy an adds down the sub? There's a gr8 new carnage.


Iran says nuclear negotiations "complicated but progressing"

Iran said on Sunday that the nuclear negotiations with the European Union (EU) in Paris were complicated but progressing, the official IRNA news agency reported.


Thousands of Miles From Home, and Possibly Carrying Avian Flu

Scientists have found proof that bar-headed geese â one suspect in moving avian flu around the world â can travel 3,000 miles from their breeding grounds.


Powell calls off Athens visit after protests

Colin Powell, the US Secretary of State, cancelled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, prompting Greek Communists to claim it as a victory for anti-American protests.


By LAURENCE FROST PARIS - The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, took to the sky with a full load of passengers for the first time Monday, and the European aircraft maker announced further management changes in the wake of costly delays to the $13 billion jet program.


Nokia Says Handset Market to Slow, Share to Rise

Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest mobile phone maker, expects slowing mobile phone growth in 2005 but plans to launch


Israel, Iran and the United States were the countries with the most negative image in a globe-spanning survey of attitudes toward 12 major nations. Canada and Japan came out best in the poll, released Tuesday.


Missile Defense System Fails Another Test

A test of the national ballistic missile defense system failed Monday when an interceptor missile didn't get out of its silo, the second failure in as many months.


Era stato chiuso ieri sera a causa emissione cenere


Everyone knows about the Sports Illustrated cover jinx. Does the same misfortune happen to executives who become celebrities? Anecdotally, to be sure. FORBES picked the Charles Schwab Corp. as the company of the year in 2001. Within two years the stock dropped to $7 from $30, and 35% of the employees were on the street.


A new statue is unveiled of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the man who founded the much-feared security services.


Gunmen attack the health ministry in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, sparking heavy gun battles with guards.


Troy Brown's days playing in the secondary were supposed to over.


Newborn infants display an innate preference for looking at attractive faces rather than their opposite, researchers say.


Let people 50 and over get flu shots, panel urges

Atlanta- Two months after a flu vaccine shortage spread alarm across the country, a federal advisory panel recommended Friday that the government ease restrictions on the nation's supply and make shots available to everyone 50 and older.


Avviata 1/a azione assistenti volo per rinnovo contratto


Doctors confirm that dioxin poisoned Ukraine's opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko.


Ministers decide to use existing databases for the ID card scheme - scrapping plans for a standalone system.


Campaigns Experimenting Online to See What Works

Super Tuesday isn't just draining campaigns of much-needed money and challenging their organizational mettle. Feb. 5 also is turning out to be a "big test," campaign aides say, of the reach and power of the Internet.


Union offers to slash 24% off existing player contracts

The one-time offer does not include a salary cap and owners will make a counter-offer Tuesday. TORONTO -- The ball is in the NHL's court now.


A Californian-based team is halfway to claiming a $10 million prize by putting a privately financed manned craft into sub-orbital space.


It looks like Harvard has a lot of work to catch up on. That's because the Crimson open their season today by hosting Holy Cross (1-1, 1-0 Patriot League), which is playing its third game.


Pakistan is taking a more welcoming view of U.S. suggestions for using American troops to train and advise its own forces in the fight against anti-government extremists, the commander of U.S. forces in that region said Wednesday.


Delta Air Lines officials were said to be in negotiations Saturday that could help settle the No. 3 carrier's fate within a week.


Palermo, 18:40 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: SIAMO IN CADUTA LIBERA

"Il pareggio contro il Chievo? Vorrei mettere all'ingresso del campo di allenamento della mia squadr...


Intel offers first dual-core Celeron processor

The 1.6-GHz Celeron Dual-Core E1200 processor is based on Intel's Core microprocessor architecture and is made using a 65-nanometer process.


GREENSBURG, Pa. - A case of funny money has ended happily for a woman who had been charged with passing a bogus $200 bill with President Bush's picture on it.  Prosecutors in Pennsylania's Westmoreland County dropped all charges Friday against Deborah L.


Buy Big or Don't Bother: Five Tiny Gadgets That Suck

With gadgets, smaller is generally better -- with a few exceptions. Wired lists five gadgets for which manufacturers' mania for extreme miniaturization is actually a liability.


Lily Allen aims for glory at Brit Awards

Newcomer Lily Allen will go head-to-head  with soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae on Wednesday at the Brit  Awards, the music industry's biggest night of the year.


It's a nickname no principal could be proud of: "Dropout Factory," a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That description fits more than one in 10 high schools across America.


Hurricane Felix becomes rare top-ranked storm

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao  - Hurricane Felix became an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm on Sunday as it swept through the southern Caribbean on a path toward Central America and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, U.S. forecasters said.


EU resumes aid to Palestinian finance ministry

The European Union on Monday resumed aid to the Palestinian finance ministry for the first time since the West launched an economic boycott of the government more than a year ago.


Banks reimbursing ATM fees to compete with larger rivals

Middlesex Savings Bank of Natick is taking a shot at the banking big leagues by offering its best customers a hefty dose of convenience to go with the customer service and good rates the mutual bank prides itself on.


The record label EMI is reported to be planning to cut as many as 2,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.


One man is arrested after a 14-year-old girl dies after being hit by a car in south Belfast, police say.


Sony shares fall on Playstation concerns

It has been an annus horribilis for Sony. The Japanese electronics company has been hit with a string of embarrassments that have dented its reputation for quality.


Two men are jailed over the death of a firefighter killed during an explosion after an arson attack on a bingo hall.


Abbas Gets Hero's Welcome in Gaza Tinderbox Rafah

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Gunmen hoisted Mahmoud Abbas  on their shoulders as thousands of Palestinians gave the  presidential election frontrunner a hero's welcome Saturday in  a Gaza refugee camp shattered by fighting with Israel.


Quake Rattles California; No Injuries Reported

A strong earthquake and more than a  dozen aftershocks struck central California on Tuesday,  rattling a large chunk of the state along the San Andreas Fault  but apparently causing little damage.


Verona: dopo il tentato suicidio ricoverata in ospedale


Gandhi heir urges Palestinians to adopt non-violence tactic

The grandson of the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi has urged Palestinians to rise up peacefully to demand an end to Israeli occupation, and said freedom was close.


Data workers of the world unite Yes, I know this sounds a bit like the eighth Harry Potter book. In fact, what I want to discuss are some implications of data governance that I don't think everyone has thought through yet.â¦


Russia Working to Limit Election Observers

Russia has begun an effort to curtail the activities of election observers in the states of the former Soviet Union.


Forecasters See No Repeat of 80s Oil Bust

A team of market forecasters that  correctly predicted the oil bust of the 1980s thinks history  will not repeat itself, at least for now.


CIA Chief Nominee Pledges Accuracy Over Politics

President Bush's nominee for CIA  director on Monday told senators who questioned whether he  would stand up to the White House that he would make sure the  credibility of the spy agency was not damaged by outside  political battles.


La banca pubblica tedesca aumentera' capitale


Most parts of the country managed to enjoy moderate economic growth in the late fall despite troubles in the housing market and the automotive industry.


The impact of the Green Card has been noted by the European Commission, which hopes to capitalize on its success


When two men in balaclavas lifted Edvard Munch's The Scream from the wall of an Oslo art gallery, they humiliated its custodians.


It wasn't wife, J-Lo, whom singer Marc Anthony credited yesterday with keeping him on "the straight and narrow" but K-Lo.


China unveils fleet of 'HD DVD killer' players

EVD exports to begin next year Chinese consumer electronics companies yesterday kicked off a second attempt to establish the country's alternative to DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc as the nation's favourite format. Called Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD), is essentially a DVD that uses a more efficient content compression system.â¦


US banks on Blair after years of failed American diplomacy

The United States pushed hard for Tony Blair to be the diplomatic quartet's Middle East envoy, hoping the close friend of President George W. Bush can make peace inroads after years of failed US diplomacy, experts say.


Fine d'estate segnata dal maltempo in LombardiaAllagamenti e danni nel Bergamasco e nel Bresciano                                          Trombe d'aria e nubifragi al Nord Tetti scoperchiati e almeno 5 contusi


Witnesses say soldiers kill three Palestinian protesters in Lebanon, but an army spokesman denies the claim.


It is hoped a nationwide campaign will reverse falling numbers of egg and sperm donors.


Clintons sell possibly troublesome stock

Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton liquidated the contents of their blind trust upon learning it contained investments of $5 million to $25 million that could pose conflicts of interest or prove to be embarrassing to her presidential campaign.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


A summary of testimony from witnesses in the obstruction and perjury trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby:


No. 18 Gonzaga handles Northern Colorado

One veteran freshman and another making his college debut led short-handed Gonzaga in its first game after a nine-day break for final exams.


No treatments helped SARS victims, study finds

None of the treatments used to treat   SARS patients appears to have helped, researchers reported on   Tuesday in a study that illustrates how difficult it is to   battle newly emerging viruses.


Religious Forum in Indonesia Aims to Blunt Radicals

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - President Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono of Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim  nation, on Monday called on all religions to rise up against  terrorism and show that faith could be a force for peace.


New Hampshire voters: Net neutrality? Huh?

Despite our best efforts to unearth tech-inclined voters, Net neutrality doesn't ring a bell with most residents we interviewed in the Granite State.


Per 39 mld di dollari in contanti, battuta Vornado


AT THE MOMENT, the precise numbers and costs of the health care reforms proposed by President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry are the subject of angry campaign rhetoric.


Sharif confronts old Pakistan enemy Musharraf

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif launched another phase of his roller-coaster political career on Monday, returning home to challenge the army chief who ousted him eight years ago.


Asians misdiagnosed by standard obesity measure, experts say

Health problems related to obesity are hitting Asians harder than other ethnic groups because doctors using a one-size-fits-all diagnosis fail to pick it up, experts have said.


LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - World Cup leader Bode Miller barreled his way into skiing history Sunday, collecting his third consecutive win.


Scientists link premature aging to stress

(Washington, DC) Nov. 30, 2004 - Caring for two children with cystic fibrosis has left Sherri Batchelder with little time for herself, "I don't have time to really exercise, and I know that's a big stress fighter, .


Martinez can't do much more for Boston, daddy-o

For all of the fuss about Pedro Martinez's genealogical assertions, the critical factor in the American League Championship Series has been Boston's inability to provide for its pitchers.


Schumacher returns to his favorite stage

SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium - Michael Schumacher is back at his favorite race, looking to claim a title demoralized opponents conceded to him months ago: an unprecedented seventh Formula One driversâ championship.


Rich nations donate $200 mln for child vaccines

Rich nations pledged $200 million to fight diseases in poor countries on Wednesday, promising to slash the time it takes to get new vaccines to needy children and save more than a million lives a year.


Kmart-Sears Deal Helps Stocks End Higher

A Kmart employee pushes shopping carts into the store in the Northridge section of Los Angeles Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004. Kmart is acquiring Sears, one of the most venerable names in US retailing, in a surprise


Will declared void despite threat of ghostly curse by its author

OSLO, Norway  - A Norwegian's threat to haunt anyone who tampered with his will didn't hold up in - or send a chill through - a court.


This update addresses several potential vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader versions 6.0.0-6.0.2. Note that currently there are no known malicious exploits of these vulnerabilities.


Liverpool return not Real option for Owen

Reports over the weekend claimed that Liverpool were considering making a move to bring Owen back to Anfield after his summer move to Madrid.


Eta explodes ceasefire hopes with five bombs in the Spanish ...

ETA, the Basque separatist organisation, detonated five small bombs in Madrid last night, signalling that, despite recent setbacks, it was not yet ready to renounce violence.


The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was committed to   implementing a U.N. resolution on Lebanon that includes an   embargo on illegal arms shipments.


Israel and the Palestinians opened on Monday their most serious peace talks in seven years despite differences over what each side aims to achieve.


NATO allies seen reticent on Afghan troop pledges

NATO defense chiefs meeting in Seville on Thursday are unlikely to make major new offers of troops or equipment to battle insurgents in Afghanistan despite growing U.S. pressure, alliance sources said.


A lthough the final results, as in the 2000 election, will be delayed, US President George W. Bush has won a second term in office.


The judge in the Michael Jackson case on Friday delayed ruling on a complex question involving search warrants but reiterated he will start the singer's child-molestation trial Jan. 31.


NATO leaders pledged at the end of a summit Wednesday to stay the course in Afghanistan despite mounting casualties and some governments' refusal to send troops into combat in the most dangerous regions.Comment