SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - General Motors said late Thursday that it plans to invest $200 million to upgrade and expand its Fairfax, Kansas manufacturing plant for production of the 2007 Saturn midsize car, which will begin in the second half of 2006.


Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels will likely escalate into the bloodiest period of fighting the island has seen after the government scrapped a tattered truce, experts said on Thursday.


Sharon Rejects Army Bid to Wind Down Gaza Offensive

Israel's Ariel Sharon has rejected his army's request to scale back its Gaza offensive, seeking to avoid any show of weakness after deadly bombings in Egyptian resorts crowded with Israelis, security sources said.


Siena, 13:21 - CALCIO, SIENA; DE LUCA: IL DERBY DEI TIFOSI SIA CORRETTO

E' già aria di derby in casa Siena. Il presidente toscano De Luca cewrca di calmare gli animi...


"No Country," "Blood" lead grim Oscar field

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The gritty dramas "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" scored eight Academy Award nominations each on Tuesday, leading a somber field in an Oscar season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers' strike.


Shares in China Power International jumped in the electricity generator's Hong Kong debut Friday following a hugely popular initial public offer.


Sia in Europa che negli Usa: stabile per imprese manifattura


Poll: Poles still oppose US missile base

A majority of Poles continue to oppose hosting a U.S. missile defense base, according to a poll released Friday.


A revenue-sharing deal between video startup YouTube Inc. and Warner Music Group Corp. is likely to be the first of a spate of content distribution partnerships between Web sites and music companies, industry officials say.


Kiev, 21:27 - CALCIO, MILAN: 2-2 IN AMICHEVOLE A KIEV, SEGNA ANCHE PATO

Il Milan ha pareggiato 2-2 a Kiev nell'amichevole con i padroni di casa della Dinamo organizzata per...


Penthouse International Inc., the former publisher of the men's magazine, was sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday for improperly booking $1 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2003.


Armed robbers stole paintings by Cezanne, Degas, van Gogh and Monet worth $163.2 million from a Zurich museum, police said Monday, calling it a "spectacular art robbery"


Israel agog at Olmert's "nuclear slip" of tongue

Israeli media are calling it a "nuclear slip" of the tongue. Aides to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert deny any change in policy.


Hackers are using porn images posted on Usenet newsgroups to take advantage of the flaw in Microsoft programs regarding JPEGs. An overflow occurs in the GDI+ JPEG decoder from malicious code in the JPEG.


C.I.A. Churning Continues as 2 Top Officials Resign

The head of the C.I.A.'s clandestine service and his deputy resigned their posts after clashes with advisers to Porter J. Goss.


Patriots Down Cardinals 23 - 12 Game Stats

The New England Patriots Struggled to put the pesky Arizona Cardinals away in what should have been an easy victory of mismatched teams.


Clashes and bombings killed 34 Taliban fighters and one policeman in Afghanistan, while President Hamid Karzai told the U.N. Wednesday that terrorist sanctuaries elsewhere must be destroyed to eliminate the violence engulfing his country.


American Idol winner to be named tonight

The new "American Idol" will be named tonight. Katherine McPhee and Taylor Hicks each performed three songs in last night's sing-off, staged in front of more than 3,000 fans at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood.


49 army recruits executed in Iraq: Mortar kills US diplomat

BAQUBA, Oct 24: Rebels killed 49 unarmed army recruits in one of the bloodiest attacks on Iraq's nascent security forces and, in a separate attack on Sunday, killed a US diplomat in a mortar strike near Baghdad airport.


It bought Stata Labs and apparently plans to incorporate Stata technology in an e-mail client that could compete with Google's Gmail.


Alienware's Area-51 m15x lands in the lab

Alienware's two new laptops, the high-end Area-51 m15x and Area-51 m17x.


Il campione, 33enne, che attualmente gioca nei "Cowboys" avrebbe ingerito 40 pilloledi un antidolorifico. Il calvario di un talento alle prese con troppi infortuni                                            Usa, giallo nel mondo del football Terrel Owens tenta il suicidio


Goggles propped on top of his swimming cap, he couldn't stop looking at the scoreboard down the far end, even as he pulled himself up the ladder out of ...


Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deal Monday to share power with the militant Islamic Hamas, an accord that would restore international aid and could lead to contacts with Israel.


Northern Ireland talks still blocked after attack

Northern Ireland's main parties held fresh talks aimed at reviving self-rule in the province after aborting a meeting last week due to a dramatic attack, but no new progress was reported.


L'offerta potrebbe salire a 43 dollari per azione per evitare una contro-OpaCresce la concorrenza nella pubblicitÃ , piÃ¹ facile l'ok Antitrust                                          Microsoft pronta al rilancio su Yahoo! ma gli azionisti frenano Bill Gates                                                                                di ARTURO ZAMPAGLIONE


Study Adds Evidence -- Bad Teeth Equal Bad Heart

People with more bacteria in their mouths also have more evidence of heart disease, researchers said on Monday in a study strengthening the evidence for a link between gum disease and heart disease.


BIRMINGHAM, England -- Skipper Michael Vaughan hit his best one-day international score of 86 as England shocked Australia by six wickets on Tuesday to reach the Champions Trophy final.


Iraq's interim prime minister, Ayad Allawi, said Sunday he has held private meetings with representatives of insurgent groups from the restive cities of Fallujah


Police in Bucks County have charged 12 women after an investigation into prostitutes who allegedly have been advertising on the Web site Craigslist.


Dow Chemical Co.  on Monday said DuPont Co.  will buy its remaining equity stake in DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies, for $87 million.


Microsoft buys a $240m stake in the social networking site Facebook, beating rival Google


The creator of US hit show Six Feet Under says the show will end after the fifth series is finished.


Opposition leader Ernest Bai Koroma has an early lead as results come in from Sierra Leone's presidential election.


Every morning, it seems, Kobe Bryant wakes up and has to pull an arrow out of his backside. From the east Shaq takesaim every few days, though it's usually comical and we've grown used to


A senior Indian civil servant faces suspension for wearing the Hindu red mark - the tilak -  on his forehead at work.


Democrats call for more inquiries against DeLay

A public admonishment of Majority Leader Tom DeLay by the House ethics committee spurred Democrats to call for further investigations and liberal interest groups to question how much longer he can hold onto power.


The Chinese government says detained former Party leader Zhao Ziyang is ill but stable in hospital.


Plus, cheap Coke, OracleSoft, and your own personal Taser.


Le prossime regionali agitano le alleanze nei due poliNel Lazio Verdi e Pdci insorgono contro la lista del candidato                                          Campania, la Cdl sceglie Bocchino Gad alle prese col caso Marrazzo


WTA Tour Championships women's tennis update - November 13

Mauresmo and Sharapova advanced to the semifinals in the Black Group...Kim Clijsters beat Mauresmo in last year's final...Davenport won this tournament in 1999 and was the runner-up in 1994, 1998 and 2001...Seventh- seeded Serena Williams was the 2001


"Immenso grido di dolore per l'infanzia violata"

Vaticano, 18 ottobre 2004 - Â«L'immenso grido di dolore dell'infanzia abbandonata e violata, in non poche regioni della Terra, deve spingere le istituzioni pubbliche, le associazioni private e tutti gli uomini di buona volontÃ  a prendere rinnovata


RBS-led group offers more cash in ABN bid

LONDON/AMSTERDAM  - Royal Bank of Scotland  and its partners have sweetened their 71.1 billion-euro ($98 billion) bid for Dutch bank ABN AMRO , putting in more cash in an attempt to beat rival suitor Barclays .


Medarex (Nasdaq: MEDX) is best known for being a leader in antibody technology with its capabilities for generating human antibodies in mice.


Economists see 5-year low in rate of growth

WASHINGTON -- Restrained by a worse-than-expected slump in housing, the economy will grow at the slowest pace in five years in 2007, leading economic forecasters say. They predict consumers will get a break on inflation from falling energy prices.


AU head goes to Kenya following violence

The head of the African Union was traveling to Kenya on Wednesday for crisis talks as an explosion of ethnic violence followed the country's disputed election, including a mob torching of a packed church that killed dozens.


Hosts Ghana claim a third-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations beating Ivory Coast in a six-goal thriller.


A senior MI5 officer, Peter Mason, is to take over responsibility for security in the Houses of Parliament after a series of security lapses, notably the invasion of the Commons by foxhunting protesters in September.


The discovery that salty, acidic water once flowed across the surface of Mars has topped a list of the 10 key scientific advances of 2004.


A rapist is jailed after a jury hears how his victim locked herself in a room and sent a text message plea for help.


How Google Could Keep Yahoo From Microsoft

Google could help keep Yahoo away from Microsoft if it took over selling search ads for Yahoo in return for a very large check. That money could help finance all sorts of possible deals.


LONDON - Doctors working for the U.S. military in Iraq collaborated with interrogators in the abuse of detainees at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison, profoundly breaching medical ethics and human rights, a bioethicist charges in The Lancet medical journal...


People affected by Thalidomide are to receive an extra compensation payment from drug company Diageo.


Climate change will hurt NM water supply

Researchers at New Mexico's two largest universities are painting a grim picture of New Mexico's economic and agricultural future with predictions that climate change will mean less water in the Rio Grande watershed.


Vampires vanquish Hollywood stars at box office

The vampires of "30 Days of Night" feasted on Ben Affleck, Reese Witherspoon and Benicio Del Toro at a blood-soaked weekend box office in North America.


Samsung sees higher global handset sales

CHEJU, South Korea  - Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.   005930.KS said on Thursday it sees global mobile phone sales   growing faster than expected this year while its own handset   sales would meet its target.


Dubai, 16:17 - TENNIS, ATP DUBAI: BRACCIALI AL SECONDO TURNO

Daniele Bracciali ha superato il primo turno del torneo Atp di Dubai (cemento, montepremi 1,5 milion...


An experimental pill that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has gathered even more stardust.


Francona gets encouraging news on RamÃrez

The most-watched oblique muscle in town was put under examination yesterday, and the results seem to be positive.


10 security fixes are released by Microsoft

Microsoft Corp. released 10 security fixes for various products yesterday, including seven that fix flaws the company said pose the highest threat to users.


TORONTO - Injured Celtics guard Ray Allen is projected to return for Wednesday's Eastern Conference showdown against Detroit at TD Banknorth Garden.


L'arrivo questa notte all'aeroporto di Ciampino


Roma, 12:39 - ATLETICA, DOPING: UN SOLO CASO AI MONDIALI DI OSAKA

La Iaaf ha confermato oggi con un comunicato che durante i recenti Mondiali di Osaka c'è stat...


QA group exits quiet phase Leading IT vendors have clubbed together to form a new organisation geared to increasing trust in IT products and services through software assurance.â¦


The crash of the Genesis spacecraft is a loss for NASA and for science. Once again, the potential of robotic space exploration is called into question.


'Il governo non puo' intervenire ma segue molto da vicino'


Notebook: Paus is likely to play all game

Washington sophomore quarterback Isaiah Stanback, slowed by a sprained ankle last week, has returned to practice, but coach Keith Gilbertson said yesterday he thought it unlikely Stanback would recover well enough to play Saturday against UCLA.


Chile's Student Activists: A Course in Democracy

SANTIAGO, Chile -- When the Class of 2006 graduates in a few weeks, its members will look back at a year in which some of the most important lessons took place outside the classroom.


Lennar results plunge as housing woes worsen

Builder Lennar Corp , on Tuesday reported its worst-ever quarterly results as the crumbling U.S. housing market led to a much wider-than-expected loss, sending its shares to a five-year low.


UN Warns Sri Lanka Rebels Over Tsunami Children

The United Nations said on Friday it had received reports Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers were recruiting children displaced by Asia's tsunami and had told the rebels to leave under-age survivors alone.


Plant geneticist Ted Hymowitz knew that finding an allergy-free soybean would take a painstaking search through thousands of varieties. So Hymowitz got a grant, fetched a hammer and pounded away until he proved he was right.


Two IBM discoveries add promise for nano-computing

Imagine cramming 30,000 full-length  movies into a gadget the size of an iPod.


KABUL -- With its fortress-like outer walls and posh interior, its sumptuous brunches and post-sauna massages, the Kabul Serena Hotel was a symbol of both progress and privilege -- a haven for foreign visitors in a harsh, unfamiliar environment and an inaccessible tower for most poor Afghans.


Leading UK vets say a national blood bank is needed to save the lives of injured dogs and cats.


Actor Christopher Reeve Dies of Heart Failure

"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve,  who became a committed campaigner for spinal cord research  after being paralyzed in a riding accident nine years ago, has  died of heart failure, his publicist said Monday.


Back-to-back drubbings at the hands of the Fever have plunged the Mystics into the Eastern Conference's cellar and endangered the team's postseason chances.


French and Canadian researchers are speculating that the woman in Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" may have been pregnant or had recently given birth


Casino Tour Bus Crashes in Arkansas, Kills 14

A tour bus shuttling gamblers from Chicago to casinos in Mississippi crashed and flipped in northeastern Arkansas early on Saturday, killing 14 people, police said.


Five Dead, 3 Hurt in Wis. Hunting Dispute

A dispute among deer hunters over a tree stand in northwestern Wisconsin erupted Sunday in a shooting that left five people dead and three injured, officials said.


Milano, 13:28 - CALCIO, MILAN: MALDINI SALTA TRASFERTA UDINE

Niente Udine per Paolo Maldini. Il capitano del Milan, che debutto in serie A proprio al Friuli il 2...


Suddenly, everyone wants to know about Danny Williams. Hypocrisy is a harsh term to level at anyone, but itâs like the Arsenal football shirt paraded around by Williams in Las Vegas, with its precision creases


Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKa.N, the  wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren  Buffett, posted sharply lower quarterly profit on Friday as its  insurance operations paid out large claims from the series of  hurricanes that hit Florida.


The South of England tops the list of best sites for new nuclear power stations in a report for ministers.


Rivista al rialzo (+3,1%) la stima flash di Eurostat


Israeli Attacks Kill 9 Palestinian Fighters

The Israeli army killed nine fighters in and around the Gaza Strip on Saturday, raising the Palestinian death toll to 47 in one of the biggest and bloodiest offensives in four years of conflict.


Texans weary of high electric bills and environmentalists who fought TXU Corp.'s plans for more coal-fired power plants offered only muted criticism Monday of the proposed takeover of the state's largest electric utility.


U.S. stocks climbed on Wednesday as  oil prices fell almost 5 percent, alleviating worry that high  energy costs will eat into corporate profits and consumers'  wallets.


SanDisk sues a score of flash storage vendors

The flash memory maker filed three patent infringement suits against companies that make, sell and import flash storage products.


Debate Turns 'Personal and Emotional': Request to Draw From River Brings Loud, Often Venomous, Opposition

By Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 10--Cabarrus County leaders say they are still reeling from a heated public debate over whether the state should allow Concord and Kannapolis to draw water from the Catawba River.


N.C.A.A. to Ease Limits on Athletesâ Expenses

Athletes attending college through 2012-13 will find fewer restrictions to determine reimbursement for educational expenses.


Zimbabwe's main opposition party say they will not take part in elections unless major reforms are made.


EMC develops security for VMware software

EMC Corp.  is working on security  products that would work with VMware Inc  software, EMC  Executive Vice President Arthur Coviello said on Thursday.


Know what to expect as the next market crash approaches.


Court Rules Rights Case Against Pinochet to Go Ahead

A Chilean appeals court ruled Monday that murder charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in a major human rights case filed this month can move forward.


Some parts of images of India found on Google Earth are to be blurred following security concerns.


The move by JPMorgan Chase to cancel a $5 billion technology services contract with IBM may show "megadeals" are going the way of the dinosaur.


Russian prosecutors say nine people have been charged over the murder of campaigning reporter Anna Politkovskaya.


The euro hit a new record on Friday against the unravelling US dollar, surging to US$1.3549, with some analysts seeing US$1.40 as a potential trigger level for European Central Bank intervention.


When the Pentagon's research arm first called for innovators to design and race a self-driving car to make warfare safer, a ragtag bunch of garage tinkerers, computer geeks and even high school students answered.


Update Slammed for touting unavailable but unlicensed content


Andy Serkis reteams with Peter Jackson Andy Serkis, who brought Tolkien's Gollum to life in the Lord of the Rings movies, has hooked back up with Peter Jackson to play Captain Haddock in a forthcoming adaptation of Tintin, the Hollywood Reporter has announced.â¦


Oil prices ticked lower on Thursday  for the third day in a row as rising U.S. gasoline supplies  countered a surprise drop in crude inventories in the world's  largest energy consumer.


Xbox chief abandons Microsoft for EA Sports

There's a Red Ring of Death joke in here somewhere Microsoft Xbox division chief Peter Moore will be leaving his position in Redmond to join game developer Electronic Arts as president of the EA Sports label.â¦


Radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza, 47, of north London, is being questioned over allegations he supported terrorism. Detectives will explore whether he gave aid to terrorists, either through recruitment, finance or logistics.


Chile's ex-chief charged in '70s disappearances

SANTIAGO, Chile - A prosecuting judge on Monday charged former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet with the kidnapping and murder of political opponents in the 1970s and ordered him placed under house arrest.


Study Finds New Road Hazard: Heart Attacks

If you think being stressed while stuck in traffic can give you a heart attack, think again. A new study says you're more likely to suffer a coronary from the pollution caused by traffic.


Gaddafi says fear drives world economic system

SEBHA, Libya  - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi criticized the world financial system as a dictatorship based on fear on Friday but said Libya's only pragmatic choice after sanctions was to accept the unfair reality of world trade.


Microsoft Readies Windows Server 2003 Update

Microsoft has started recruiting testers for the first beta of Windows Server 2003 R2, an update to Windows Server that the vendor plans to ship in October next year.


Strahan Says He Wants a Ring Before He Retires

Michael Strahan said he came back to the Giants because âI felt I wanted to play football, plain and simple.â The 35-year old defensive end said he wants a Super Bowl ring before calling it a career.


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


Global furniture company Ikea has closed a serious security hole that hackers and phishers a free rein to exploit the company's mail server.


After Flooding, M.T.A. Plans Subway Fixes

Proposals include new ways to keep water out of stations, like raising ventilation grates and building special steps.


Southeast Asians Finish China Trade Pact but Avoid Touchy Issues

Southeast Asian ministers on Saturday completed a free trade pact with China and other accords to be adopted at a meeting of their leaders, but touchy


Blair Undergoes Treatment for Irregular Heartbeat, Sets Off ...

British Prime Minister Tony Blair entered a hospital Friday for a procedure to remedy an irregular heartbeat. He says the treatment is routine and expects to return to work on Monday.


Nestle SA completed its $2.5 billion takeover of Novartis Medical Nutrition, the food and drinks giant said Monday.


NY Hedge Fund Manager Charged with Fraud

Federal prosecutors charged a New York  hedge fund manager on Thursday with securities fraud, accusing  him of cheating investors out of millions of dollars by  overstating the fund's value.


Arts, Briefly: London Opening for Disney School

The Disney hit âHigh School Musicalâ is bound for London.


Ram Gopal Varma appears to have lost the plot with his new remake.


Mozilla Thunderbirs 1.0 e-mail client launched

The Mozilla Foundation today announced the worldwide availability of the Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 e-mail client. Thunderbird follows last month's highly successful release of the open-source browser, Mozilla Firefox 1.0.


LOS ANGELES  - Russ Meyer, who pioneered "sexploitation" films, died on Saturday, Sept. 18 at the age of 82.


Video Games: Nintendo, Once Down, Devises Its Comeback

After placing a distant third in the last generationâs console wars, Nintendo has roared back to a position approaching dominance.


This is my dream for future so-called American dream teams, no matter if they swing a golf club or cross over on the dribble. Not only that, they sit in coach.


Ofcom reveals plans to auction off parts of the radio spectrum for broadband and mobile services.


The damage to exports caused by a stronger euro has been played down by a member of the European Central Bank's governing council in remarks highlighting the bank's limited concern about the currency's rise.


Russia Ready to Strike Against 'Terror' Worldwide

Russia's top general said on Wednesday he was ready to attack "terrorist bases" anywhere in the world, as security services put a $10 million bounty on two Chechen rebels blamed for last week's school siege.


Taliban says killed two Germans in Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban rebels said they had killed two German hostages on Saturday, but Germany's foreign minister said one of the hostages was still alive and the other had died of a heart attack.


U.S. new home sales fell a steeper-than-expected 9 percent in November, but business activity elsewhere perked up this month, according to reports on Friday that showed pockets of strength in the economy despite a housing sector meltdown.


Millions in China to greet new year without power

KAILI, China  - Railways and highways were returning to normal across China on Tuesday, but millions are likely to spend the biggest holiday of the year without power and water in what for some is the coldest winter in a century.


By DON BABWIN CHICAGO - Police in the Chicago suburb of Algonquin on Thursday continued to search for a thief who looks, smells and feels marvelous.


Tropical Storm Humberto formed Wednesday and was poised to drench coastal Texas and Louisiana within hours. The slow-moving storm is packing a high potential for flooding, and isolated tornadoes are possible overnight.


Panel rejects Merck over-the-counter statin bid

A U.S. advisory panel  urged the government on Thursday to reject Merck & Co Inc's   latest bid to sell the first cholesterol-lowering drug  without a prescription.


Derek Riordan grabs a double as Celtic come from behind to knock Livingston out of the Scottish Cup.


Asbestos in Manhattan explosion debris: officials

Debris from an explosion of an aging steam pipe in midtown Manhattan contained asbestos, New York authorities said on Thursday, but no airborne samples of the dangerous mineral fiber were detected.


Mitchell steroid report fingers top baseball stars

Dozens of top baseball stars including Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.


'Alexander,' 'Catwoman' Lead Bad Pix Nominations

This could be the year in which  Alexander the Great conquers Catwoman and President Bush wins a  prize as worst actor.


Child porn defendant locked up after Zip file encryption broken

A Texas man pleads no contest to child pornography charges after a government investigator easily gains access to a password-protected Zip file and allegedly discovers illegal images.


Margaret Hassan, who's head of Care International's operations in Iraq, was taken in capital Baghdad by an Iraqi group who haven't named themselves.


A U.S. Seahawk helicopter on a relief operation crashed in a rice paddy near Banda Aceh's airport, injuring all 10 aboard and causing the military to briefly suspend flights on Monday. A new tsunami videotape showed roiling brown water engulfing everything in its path on a busy Indonesian street.


LiMo Foundation Launches Its Mobile Linux Platform

TechWeb - The platform is likely to reach consumers before the Open Handset Alliance's Android project, which is the brainchild of Google.


"Love and Other Disasters"  is no "Breakfast at Tiffany's," and Brittany Murphy -- hard to  imagine that this needs to be said -- is no Audrey Hepburn. The  romantic comedy is piled high with irritants and  superficialities, and finds too many occasions to let you know  how clever it thinks it is.


The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Friday it would decide whether to uphold or overturn the  conviction of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm for  obstruction of justice by destroying Enron Corp.-related  documents before the energy giant's collapse.


Deutsche Bank third quarter at top end of expectations

Deutsche Bank said that its bottom-line earnings rose strongly in the third quarter, thanks to a partial improvement in underlying business and lower costs and risk provisions.


Some Health-Care Providers Not Able To Get Flu Shots

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Because of the flu vaccine shortage, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are telling doctors to fend for themselves this year.


Coveted Quarterback Looks to Thrive on Next Level

Matt Barkley is rated the top recruit for the class of 2009 and last month, he quietly committed to Southern California, where his father, Les, played water polo in college.


Swatch announces new Swatch Smart Watch with MSN Direct Service

Swatch has joined with MSN Direct, a division of Microsoft Corp. to launch a new watch known as Paparazzi. With four new multicolored styles, Paparazzi offers wearers some exclusive entertainment information and the opportunity to meet celebrities.


Horses, elephants to star in Hurley's Hindu wedding

JODHPUR, India  - White horses, elephants and priests blowing conch horns will star in the Hindu nuptials of actress Elizabeth Hurley, who wraps up a week of lavish wedding celebrations in India on Friday.


Jay Williams, who is trying to revive his career after a motorcycle accident three years ago, signed with the New Jersey Nets on Thursday.


Former  joint chiefs chairman Crowe dies at 82

Adm. William Crowe, former chairman of the U.S. Joints Chiefs of Staff, died on Thursday at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 82, the U.S. Navy said.


South Africa's Mbeki to respond to rising anger over crime

President Thabo Mbeki is set to respond to growing public unrest by acknowledging his government needs to do more to tackle South Africa's rampant crime rate in his state of the union address.


GENOVA: SCOPERTO L'"INTERRUTTORE" DELLA LEUCEMIA

Una nuova scoperta aiuterÃ  a sconfiggere a leucemia. Pare infatti che alcuni ricercatori dell'UniversitÃ  di Genova, in collaborazione con il Cancer Center di Philadelphia, abbiano messo in luce e compreso i meccanismi che innescano la malattia.


A new registration scheme has cut the number of illegal workers in the UK, David Blunkett is expected to say.


Gardner: Mat's all, folks: Champ retires with a bronze

Shortly after he had been declared the winner in his bout against Iran's Sajad Barzi last night, Rulon Gardner returned to the mat at the Ano Liossia Olympic Hall, sat down, and quietly removed his shoes.


The Carlyle Group, a Washington-based private equity firm, said today that it has agreed to acquire Annapolis-based ARINC Incorporated, a provider of communicaitons for transportation systems.


Casini, al Colle miracolo? Applaudiro' ma non ci credo


Chiesto rinvio a giudizio per Grande Stevens e Gabetti


Yaser E. Hamdi, a US citizen captured in Afghanistan who was once deemed so dangerous that the US military held him incommunicado for more than two years as an enemy combatant


Mental breakdowns and warped childhoods add to the fun in "The Sims 2," creator Will Wright explains.


L'uomo aveva 34 anni, incidente in fabbrica vicino a Roma


New York's attorney general has broadened his insurance-brokerage probe into life and health insurance, investigating whether brokers have taken payoffs to steer business


The Detroit Public Schools will hold a half-day of classes Tuesday, the first scheduled day of the academic year since teachers went on strike Aug. 28.


BALTIMORE, (Sports Network) - Baltimore Ravens running back  Jamal Lewis will miss his second straight game with a sprained  right ankle when his club takes on the Cincinnati Bengals this  Sunday.


Radiation Not Needed After Chemo Cures Hodgkin's

Some kids with Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma, may not need to undergo radiation treatment, German doctors have found.


Survivors are united in their desperate search for loved ones in Thailand, says the BBC's Kate McGeown.


CORRECTION: Love really is blind, U.S. study finds

(Corrects fifth paragraph to make it clear that the pictures were not from the eHarmony site)


Randy Moss had an excused absence this time. The star receiver was mistakenly pulled off the field for a fake field goal, and the Minnesota Vikings misfired when it counted most on Sunday, squandering their chance to play in the NFC championship game with a 27-14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.


A parked minivan exploded in a busy outdoor market in a Baghdad slum on Tuesday, killing four people and wounding 16, police said.


Dopo la scelta di Fabio capello come allenatore della nazionale di calcio ingleseinchiesta del quotidiano "The Times" sul declino dell'uomo "made in Italy"                                          Mammone, vanesio e poco sexy Londra boccia il maschio italiano                                                                                Fra le accuse piÃ¹ ricorrenti, quella di pensare piÃ¹ al look che a fare felici le compagneL'articolo Ã¨ pieno di luoghi comuni. Viene il dubbio che sia frutto di invidiadal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI


Podcast: Product spotlight falls on Apple, CES

A gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas; some Apple pickings ahead of Macworld; and call her a very high-tech queen.


Mars water is key scientific advance of 2004

The discovery of Mars' watery past by NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers has been chosen as the key scientific advance of 2004 in an annual list compiled by Science magazine.


NEL 2003 TREMILA ITALIANI SI SONO RIVOLTI AL BISTURI PER TROVARE ...

Roma, 19 ott. (Adnkronos) - Lei e' casalinga, 35 anni, sposata e con figli. Lui e' impiegato, 40 anni, ha moglie e figli. Entrambi abitano nel Sud, con tenore di vita e cultura medio-bassi. E' l'identikit


Abu Ghraib Report Cites Military Leadership Failures, NBC Says

A Pentagon commission found that top US military commanders bear some responsibility for abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq because they failed to recognize deteriorating performance


Standard & Poor's on Tuesday said it may cut Chrion Corp.'s (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) debt ratings, after the company said it will not sell flu vaccine for the coming flu season due to problems at its plant in British.


Gates pushes Iraq's leaders on reconciliation

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates met Iraqi leaders for talks in Baghdad on Saturday to tell them Washington is disappointed with their efforts to reconcile Iraq's warring factions and to move ahead with renewed urgency.


Deployed National Guard and Reserve members cause staffing holes from firehouse to the classroom.


One NFL scout called linebacker Patrick Willis "a beast." An NFL coach said Willis is "a rolling ball of butcher knives." And that was before Willis won The Associated Press 2007 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.


Oil futures prices plunged by more than $2 a barrel Thursday, continuing a sell-off that began last week amid rising US supplies of crude and expectations of a surge in heating oil production before winter arrives.


Wireless IP with Sprint, USB, and Kernel 2.6

I've blogged before  about how to setup your Sprint vision phone with their mythware (which is a perfect word for 1/2 of Sprints product line) Vision IP services.  Most recent phones are capable of acting as a USB modem when connected to your favorite laptop.  There are a few tricks involved and its mostly a black art.  To that end I'll quickly review whats necessary to configure Linux 2.6.7 with a Nokia 3588i.  * Hardware *  The first step is to get the right hardware.  First off don't start with Sprint. They won't acknowledge that this is even possible.    The only hardware required is a Sprint connected cell phone with support for their Vision data service.  An additional USB cable is req ...


Musharraf: 100 Al-Qaida Members Killed in Clashes

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf says about 100 al-Qaida members have been killed in military operations near the Afghan border.


Muddy waters still occupied the heart of Gonaives last weekend, three weeks after Tropical Storm Jeanne provoked flash floods that killed some 1,900 and left 900 presumed dead.


EBay, the world's largest Internet auction house, is making a purchase of its own, increasing its stake in South Korean affiliate Internet Auction.


Banned separatist party Batasuna is expected to call for an end to violence in the campaign for Basque independence.


Rep. Hunter In Hot Water Over Intelligence Budget

SAN DIEGO -- Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, found himself the focus of controversy Monday after leading House conservatives in a successful bid to block a bill aimed at overhauling the nation's intelligence community.


Relieved Italians celebrated as Premier Silvio Berlusconi announced the safe release of two Italian aid workers who had been kidnapped in Iraq three weeks ago.


Some new power contracts are locking in customers to a one year deal, inhibiting their ability to switch suppliers.


Logitech VX Revolution 'freewheeling' cordless mouse

The laptop mouse for the connoisseur? Review If you're an avid laptop user, you'll know how clumsy most notebook touchpads and thumbsticks are and that you really can't go wrong with a good mouse. Enter the VX Revolution, Logitech's latest laptop-friendly input device. But this time there's more on off than just a fancy new design: specifically, the mouse maker's new MicroGear high-precision, low-resistance scrollwheel...â¦


Darfur falling into anarchy, collapse: UN

UNITED NATIONS: Sudanâs Darfur region was heading for total anarchy and the United Nations would be blamed if the Security Council did not take action, a senior UN official warned on Thursday.


Russia said Thursday it would not send paintings to London for a major exhibit unless the British government takes further steps to ensure legal protection for the works.


England coach Sir Clive Woodward says he will hand in his resignation on Wednesday.


Serb EU snub is home politics: incoming EU presidency

Serbia's threat to turn its back on  EU membership over Kosovo probably has more to do with  electioneering than political reality, incoming EU president  Slovenia said on Thursday.


Ukrainian CEC announces electionâs results: Yushchenko overtakes ...

Ukrainian PM Viktor Yanukovich has received 40.03% of the vote (10,807,068 votes), and Viktor Yushchenko has 39.16% (10,572,530) in the Ukrainian presidential election.


Chelsea completed their first signing of the January transfer window with Czech Republic midfielder Jiri Jarosik moving to Stamford Bridge from CSKA Moscow.


Until Max Cleland rolled his wheelchair up to the gates of the ranch in Crawford, Texas, demanding to talk to the president, the Bushies had a good thing going.


Lamy Says France Proposed Him as WTO Head

France has formally proposed former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy as a candidate to become the head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Lamy said Monday.


Lions Gate raises FY07 revenue, free cash forecasts

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.  raised its fiscal year 2007 revenue forecast to $950 million, from a previous estimate of over $900 million, Chief Executive Jon Feltheimer said on a conference call with analysts on Monday.


After nearly two years, thousands of truck miles and $12.5 million in storage costs, a cold relic of the flawed Hurricane Katrina relief effort is going down the drain.


The US Food and Drug Administration Friday said it had approved Tarceva (erlotinib) tablets for patients with metastatic lung cancer.


Nine men are charged with fraud following arrests across England and Wales in a Â£250m VAT probe.


The New Orleans Saints' return home to the Superdome on Monday night drew the highest rating ever for ESPN and was the highest-rated program of the night on any network, broadcast or cable.


Hotels Court Inaugural Guests With Luxury

As the capital gears up for President Bush's second inauguration, some of its finest hotels are dreaming up ways to lure big-spending Republican Party loyalists and Bush supporters to their properties.


Dispute breaks out over whether Oliver Letwin told the Sunday Times there will be "no limit" to NHS privatisation.


Ranbir: I haven't signed any film after Saawariya

While on SAAWARIYA, one keeps hearing about the number of films Ranbir Kapoor has signed even before his first film has hit the screens.


Europe Compromises with U.S. on Iran Nuke Deadline

France, Britain and Germany have met a  key U.S. demand by drafting a U.N. nuclear resolution that sets  a November deadline for Iran to dispel worries it has a covert  atom bomb program, diplomats said on Saturday.


Residents Flee Wildfires in S. California

Tens of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as wildfires continued to ravage the region, destroying homes and businesses.


Abbas to deliver speech, may call early elections

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas may call early elections on Saturday in a much anticipated speech after violence between his Fatah group and the ruling Hamas movement stirred fears of civil war.


Blood samples kept by a local GP could be the key to developing a single blood test to detect cancer.


HP-UX 11i version 3 is faster, has better virtualization and security, HP says. It'll ship this year, with formal launch in 2007.


Montecarlo, 17:58 - F1, MONACO; MASSA: HO AVUTO PROBLEMI DI TRAFFICO, SONO FIDUCIOSO

Felipe Massa ha chiuso la prima giornata di prove libere a Montecarlo con il sesto tempo ma resta co...


Plasma screens just keep getting bigger, with Panasonic on Monday showing the prototype of a new 150-inch plasma display, which the company says is the largest flat-panel display in the world.Measuring 11 feet wide, the Panasonic Life Screen is the size of nine 50-inch plasma screens, said Toshihiro Sakamoto, president of Panasonic AVC Networks during a Monday keynote at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.It displays images at a resolution of 2,160 by 4,096 pixels, four times the resolution of Panasonic's current high-definition plasma screens, which display images at a 1,080-by-1,920 pixel resolution, Sakamoto said.The 150-inch panel is designed for digital cinema and promotional installations. Sakamoto did not say when the screen would be delivered. In developing the product, Panasonic was encouraged by the sales of 3,000 units of 103-inch plasma TVs, more than the company expected, Sakamoto said.The executive also showed off a prototype 50-inch plasma high-definition, thin TV. The display is 24.7 millimeters (0.97 inches) thick and weighs around 22 kilograms (48 pounds), half the weight of current high-definition TV models in similar sizes, Sakamoto said. This makes for easier installation and wall-mounting of the screen.No shipping date for the 50-inch screen was announced.Panasonic is making an effort to reduce the power consumption of plasma displays, Sakamoto said, and the new designs include new circuitry and designs that cut energy consumption by up to half.The International Consumer Electronics Show will be held Jan. 7-10.


Brazil planes collide over Amazon, 155 missing

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - A Brazilian passenger plane with 155 people on board disappeared over the Amazon jungle on Friday after colliding with a small plane, the company and news reports said.


A senior Democrat said Tuesday it was obvious the Iraqi government has made no progress and the only way to propel it was to begin pulling out U.S. troops.


UK-based trio admit inciting terrorism over Web

Three men said to be linked to al Qaeda,  including one using an Arabic name meaning "Terrorist 007,"  have pleaded guilty to inciting terrorism over the Internet in  the first case of its kind in Britain, police said on  Wednesday.


US actor Robert Blake's wife intended to become pregnant by him, her daughter tells his murder trial.


Be careful who you fall for this Valentine's Day -- they may just splash your most intimate secrets across the Internet.


Real Madrid vice-president Emilio Butragueno is delighted with the arrival of Arrigo Sacchi as general manager at Real Madrid. Sacchi, who had been serving as the technical director at Serie A strugglers Parma


Ministro Salute a Fioroni:verifica a tappeto in tutta Italia


Linksys Teams With Verizon, Best Buy, Intel

Cisco's Irvine-based Linksys division has announced new relationships with a number of other companies. Linksys said that it has signed an agreement with Verizon to include the company's VoIP phones in its services.


A Kentucky company offers shirts that are unquestionably distressed, having been blasted with shotguns and pistols.


Apple's iTunes adds Saw, other Lions Gate films

Apple Inc.'s iTunes store on Monday  started selling films from independent movie studio Lions Gate  Entertainment Corp., including the horror film "Saw," the  thriller "Basic Instinct" and "Dirty Dancing - Havana Nights."


30-minute download? Pah! Yesterday evening, as America finished its working day, and Europe settled in for the evening, I started to download my first iTunes movie.â¦


The Supreme Court hears a California case Monday that could become a signature decision of the Rehnquist era. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt -- Iraq's foreign minister told an international conference Tuesday that US-led forces are "essential" to stabilize his war-torn country and to guarantee its national elections in January.


Big Waves Mean No Small Preparation for Surfers

More than bronzed slackers in board shorts, big wave surfers study oceanography and weather patterns to help them ride waves that can be more than 50 feet high.


A custody fight over a golden retriever that belonged to an estranged couple who died in a murder-suicide has apparently ended with a judge awarding the dog to the family of the man police said killed his estranged girlfriend.


Crude oil prices near 49 dollars per barrel in New York

Crude oil prices neared 49 dollars per barrel Friday as Gulf of Mexico crude production rebounded at a slower pace than analysts had expected.


Nurse says Winnipeg patient got potassium at faster rate than ...

WINNIPEG (CP) - The nurse who cared for an 83-year-old woman just before she died of a potassium overdose told an inquest Thursday that an intravenous pump was set at twice the speed she expected.


Manufacturing growth is stronger in June: ISM

Manufacturing growth accelerated in June to its fastest in over a year as the economy picked up momentum, according to a report published on Monday.


Wireless Tower Operator Sues Chief of Rival

The American Tower Corporation sued the head of a rival  claiming he had impersonated its chief by sending a negative article about it via e-mail to two large investors.


Eyes on Hollywood, Sienna Miller shuns fame

After being hounded by tabloids about  her private life, especially her relationship with ex-fiance  Jude Law, Sienna Miller wants the focus to be on her acting and  burgeoning career.


Circuit City Stores Inc. on Friday reported a narrower third-quarter loss from continuing operations as sales of higher-margin warranties and improved distribution helped offset weak merchandise sales.


By Kate White  Dunbar city department heads were recognized for their efforts to avert a potential disaster last week when water and natural gas lines nearly required the city to evacuate.


Blog: The FBI arrests of suspects charged with blowing up JFK airport in New York has raised new questions about Google Earth's potential in the wrong hands.


At least 23 riot police were killed and another 58 police and passers-by were injured when a man detonated his vest packed with ball bearings outside Lahore's High Court


HBOS Says It Won't Bid for Abbey, Clearing Way for Takeover by Santander

HBOS, based in Edinburgh, said last month it was considering making an offer for Abbey after Santander, Spain s biggest lender, agreed to buy the London-based bank in Europe s biggest-ever cross- border bank ...


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Slipstream: A New Battery Takes Off in a Race to Electric Cars

The goal for A123Systemsâ battery for plug-in hybrid cars is to achieve 155 miles to the gallon and reduce demand for gasoline by 70 percent.


Palermo, 15:55 - CALCIO, PALERMO: CONVOCATA TUTTA LA ROSA PER BERGAMO E UDINE

Francesco Guidolin, allenatore del Palermo, ha convocato tutta la rosa per il match di campionato co...


Companies trying to deploy Internet phone calling face varied costs depending on the technology provider, according to a report.


Ramirez's gaffes turn into laughing matter

So what does a team do after it makes four errors in its first World Series game in 18 years and lives to tell about it?


Merck cervical cancer vaccine approved in Europe

Merck & Co Inc's Gardasil, the first   vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, has been approved for sale   in the Europe Union, the joint venture that will market the   product in Europe said on Friday.


Venezuelan Voices Increase in South Florida Radio

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ Taking a cue from the Cuban-American exile community, Venezuelans in South Florida are turning to radio to slam their homeland's controversial leader and unify their community.


Busted Online; As More Seek and Offer Sex Services on Web Sites, Police Redirect Stings

By BOB PURVIS  Police say that when Milwaukee County sheriff's Deputy Anthony Moffett went looking for a prostitute last month, he wasn't driving down the streets where they often work, and he wasn't looking to make an arrest.


Senate debates Iraq pullout in marathon session

The U.S. Senate continued a marathon debate on the Iraq war early on Wednesday aiming for a showdown vote later in the day on a Democratic plan to withdraw combat troops by April 2008.


Castro says well enough to meet dignitaries

Cuban leader Fidel Castro said he has   put the worst of his health crisis behind him and will be able   to receive foreign dignitaries in private during a summit of   developing nations next week.


The Nikkei average fell 0.04 percent on   Friday as investors took profits in recent gainers such as   Toshiba Corp. 6502.T, although trade was relatively slow   ahead of a closely watched U.S. jobs report.


Game invites users to play the role of JFK's assassin, causing some observers to wonder whether video games have gone too far.


Indian PM seeks nuclear blessing in Japan

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh headed to Japan to seek support from the major civilian atomic power for the controversial US-India nuclear cooperation pact.


Glance at a recent computer game sales  chart and you'll see that nestled between the typical combat  and science fiction titles lies something a little different.


Police in Swansea patrol the city centre to gather more information on the murder of an Iraqi Kurdish man a week ago.


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The departure of Benjamin Ginsberg, a senior counsel, brought the row over negative adverts closer to Mr Bush than ever before. The Kerry campaign has complained formally to


Plastic surgeons and makers of silicone breast implants are gearing up for a boom in sales. The only question: How big of a windfall can they expect?


Dozens of homes are set on fire in central Kenya, police say, with several people reported killed.


India fall flat as tourists seek a winning note

There was a fierce and fascinating contest played out here yesterday but only between two rival sets of Australia supporters, the internet-roused travelling fans from the Fanatics and Waving the Flag collectives, to see who could deafen the greater number


Commissione europea chiede il varo di nuove norme


AHL's IceCats will be leaving Worcester for Peoria, Ill.

St. Louis Blues president Mark Sauer said the team will sell its American Hockey League Worcester IceCats to Bruce Saurs and Anne Griffith of Peoria, Ill., and move the team to Peoria for the 2005-06 season. The team will continue to operate as the Blues' AHL affiliate and be renamed the Rivermen. The sale and relocation are subject to approval ...


Indian army chief to visit China from December 22 in first trip for decade

India's army chief General Nirmal Chandra Vij will pay a week-long visit to China this month in the first such visit for a decade, reports said.


For the Yankees, a Tall Order Is Nearly Delivered

By all accounts, New York is the only market large enough for Randy Johnson, and the Yankees have the only organization that can house him under its high ceilings.


Asia ; Disease risks rise after Philippine typhoon

Some areas were still without power after 13 transmission towers in Bicol province east of Manila were toppled by winds. The health secretary warned of the growing risk of disease, urging people to bury their dead quickly.


Scottish Coal calls for UK and Scottish government to back their plans to restart deep mining.


Louisiana elects Jindal, first Indian-American governor

Republican Rep. Bobby Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana on Saturday to become the first Indian-American to lead a U.S. state.


By MATT SLAGLE The decision by Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to suspend distribution of the violent video game "Manhunt 2" could actually end up boosting demand from curious gamers, industry analysts said Friday.


Intel hires HP Itanium processor design team

Intel is to hire HP's 300-member Itanium processor design team based in Fort Collins, Colorado. This will end HPâs processor development attempts within the company.


World's Beer Fans Meet for Annual Munich Binge

MUNICH, Germany  - International squads of beer  drinkers, leather-clad Bavarians and devotees of excess young  and old converged in Munich on Saturday for the start of the  planet's biggest beer festival, the Oktoberfest.


Shares in UK oil company Cairn drop more than 20% after a disappointing drilling update and worries over possible tax demands.


Santos beats Vasco 2-1 to win Brazilian soccer championship Sunday

Midfielders Ricardinho and Elano scored a goal each Sunday as Santos defeated Vasco 2-1 to win its second Brazilian soccer championship in three years.


Akamai and Coradiant have announced products that help businesses eliminate Internet-related application performance bottlenecks.


A judge has rejected a bid by singer Michael Jackson's lawyers to have the child molestation case against him dismissed, or delayed by several weeks.


High-definition TV may still be far from the norm in many countries, but that isn't stopping engineers at Japan's public broadcaster from pushing ahead with development of Super Hi-Vision, a system they hope will eventually replace HDTV. Last week engineers at NHK's (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) Science and Technical Research Laboratories showed off their most recent work on the technology.


Sprint to Launch Four Handhelds This Year

Four new wireless handhelds include the HTC Touch, already available in the U.K. with touch-screen capabilities similar to Apple's iPhone.


Linux Users Spoofed By Bogus Security Alert

Joining the ranks of Windows' users who have been victimized by spoofed security alerts, Linux users this weekend received bogus messages directing them to download updates that are in fact Trojan horses, Red Hat announced Saturday.


The US Food and Drug Administration admitted Friday that the chances of salvaging any flu vaccine from a factory in Britain are slim at best.


For all Wi-Fi has done to bring people online, it's also opened them up to potential risk.


THE HAGUE: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday night wrapped up a "successful" three-day visit to The Hague during which India and the European Union entered a strategic partnership to upgrade their ties ...


Guard killed in bomb attacks on Argentina banks

BUENOS AIRES: Three bombs exploded at banks in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, killing one man and injuring another, police said. A booby-trapped package exploded Wednesday at a Buenos Aires branch of US-based Citibank, killing a security guard.


Silicon Valley Rallies for Republican Ron Paul at San Francisco Breakfast

The Republican presidential wannabe with libertarian leanings brings his "freedom" fight to Silicon Valley on a fundraising swing through California.


Chelsea are set to name Avram Grant as their new manager replacing former boss Jose Mourinho.


Two U.S. astronauts stepped outside the international space station to carry out a series of maintenance tasks at the orbiting outpost, their third venture out in nine days.


Hamas, Fatah head for unity talks in Mecca

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Tuesday for what officials depicted as a last-ditch effort to end factional fighting and a crippling Western embargo.


Brown dampens speculation about 2007 general election but fails to categorically rule out early poll.


Seneca al classico, analisi e trigonometria allo scientifico


Osaka, 15:11 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: USA ORO IN 4X100 FEMMINILE

Gli Stati Uniti hanno vinto la medaglia d'oro nella 4x100 femminile ai Mondiali di Osaka. Gli Usa si...


India and Pakistan to set up a nuclear hotline

India and Pakistan appear to have made some progress in a step-by-step peace process which began in January. Both countries have agreed to operationalise a nuclear hotline between their foreign secretaries as soon as possible.


BELARUSIAN President Alexander Lukashenko lashed out at critics in the West yesterday after winning a referendum to allow him to seek a third term in office.


Christine Ohuruogu leads a British one-two in the World Championships with a stunning victory in the women's 400m.


US President George W. Bush was chosen as Time's 2004 Person of the Year for "reframing reality to match his design," the magazine said Sunday.


â30 Days of Nightâ is a series of gory set pieces that seems to have been edited with a meat ax.


Jets Swoop In for the Kill, but End Up Doing In Themselves

The Baltimore Ravens scored 17 unanswered points in a victory that stands, by far, as the Jets' most disappointing loss this season.


Shia Muslim leaders in Iraq urge their people not to avenge two car bomb attacks that left more than 60 dead.


Charlotte opens the game with a WNBA-record 21 straight points in the Sting's 60-50 win over the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night.


Palestinian security forces will be deployed along the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel this week.


Court: Tobacco Billions Beyond U.S. Reach

A U.S. appeals court on Friday  rejected the government's bid to force cigarette makers to pay  $280 billion in past profits, striking the toughest sanction  from the racketeering case and lifting tobacco stocks.


Stars may skip awards shows as strike escalates

NEW YORK  - Hollywood woke up Tuesday to one weird awards season.


The Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board has scheduled a hearing - at the request of Governor Edward Rendell - to propose a new milk pricing policy that would aid the state's dairy farmers.


Processors will be faster and use less power, add new multimedia features.


Death Stars: Sterilizing the Galactic Center

Anyone looking for signs of extraterrestrial life need not look in the center of our galaxy.


The Los Angeles Times reports that the Massachusetts senator has already called big Democratic donors in a bid to build a political organization that will give him a voice in national affairs and position him to make another run for the White House.


Books of the Times: The Road Through Hell, Paved With Desperation

Cormac McCarthyÂs new book would be pure misery if not for its stunning, savage beauty.


"Axis of Evil" comics mine security issues

LOS ANGELES  - Security and terrorism are no laughing matters, unless you happen to be one of the four stand-up comedians in "The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour."


The EU health commissioner calls for member states to copy Ireland and ban smoking in indoor public spaces.


Get up to $500 in commission-free trades

The just-completed World Series, in which the Boston Red Sox swept the St. Louis Cardinals for the franchise's first crown in 86 years, finished up as the highest-rated Series since 1997, according to Nielsen Media Research.


Patients should scrub up before coming to hospital to cut rates of the superbug MRSA, say advisors.


Thunderstorms, gales kill 228 in Karachi

Torrential rain and thunderstorms have killed 228 people and injured about 200 others in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, provincial health minister Syed Sardar Ahmed said Sunday.


Japan's Abe faces uphill battle in parliamentary vote

Japan's ruling party is likely to see big losses in the Upper House elections on Sunday.


Muslims supporting congressional hopeful

When Mohamed Ghabour heard that a Muslim candidate, Keith Ellison, was running for Congress in Minneapolis, Ghabour turned to a sister-in-law who lives in Minnesota for a scouting report. "She said he's a good man," recalled Ghabour, a Muslim pediatrician from the Tampa, Fla., area. "That's all I needed to hear."


CHAMPAIGN -- ESPN's Jay Bilas said Deron Williams, the Big Ten's Preseason Player of the Year, wouldn't rank in the top 10 in the ACC.


Dodd and Biden drop out of White House race

Veteran U.S. Sens. Joe Biden  and Chris Dodd dropped out of the race for the 2008 Democratic  presidential nomination on Thursday after placing a distant  fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Iowa caucuses.


The Live Earth global concert series to raise awareness about climate change kicked off in Sydney on Saturday.


'Virtuoso' actors discuss Oscars, strike

All of hot young Hollywood is not in this room, but it sure feels that way. Posing for photos on an antique sofa are Casey Affleck, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Amy Ryan, and James McAvoy: four first-time Oscar-nominated actors, and the leading man of an Oscar-nominated Best Picture contender.


It's the season for extra shifts and overtime and demanding consumers, and the same few dozen Christmas songs played in a loop, day and night.


Brazil ends a standoff with UN's atomic agency by permitting a check of  a new uranium enrichment plant.


A planned border fence has provoked alarm among land owners fearful of being cut off from their own property.


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.


For weeks now, bits and pieces of Valve Software's "Half-Life 2," one of the year's most hotly anticipated computer games, have been trickling onto nearly 2 million computers around the world.


Betty Coughlin said she was torn between Rudy Giuliani and John McCain. Then the former New York mayor came to town Sunday and made his pitch to her and dozens crowded into a tavern.


Europeans Storm America at the Ryder Cup

An inspired European team was dominant Friday, while a fragile United States team was demoralized while falling behind, 6Â½-1Â½.


The European Union and Mercosur were wide apart on Wednesday in negotiations to form the world's biggest free trade area despite a new EU offer to settle their differences, diplomats said.


Report: Vermont Ranks Best State For Women

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Vermont women have another reason to brag, as a new report ranks the Green Mountain State as the best place for women in the entire country.


Filmmakers face book-to-screen challenge

David Benioff was sitting on a plane, having a perfectly pleasant conversation with an elderly passenger about his job as a screenwriter, when he mentioned that he was working on an adaptation of "The Kite Runner."


Super Bowl draws record 97.5 million viewers

A record 97.5 million Americans tuned in to Sunday's upset victory by the New York Giants over the New England Patriots, marking the biggest TV audience in Super Bowl history and the second most-watched U.S. telecast ever.


Tommie's Star Is Feliciano's Latest Record Breaker

Tommie's Star lowers the Laurel Park turf course record for 5 1/2 furlongs, winning the $50,000 Mister Diz Stakes on Saturday.


Glacier Grows in Mount St. Helen's Crater

While earthquakes, steam and magma are getting all the attention on Mount St. Helens these days, the volcano's most unique feature could


Greenspan Says Oil Prices Not Problem for Economy

Greenspan noted that even with the recent surge, energy prices are still only three-fifths as high, after adjusting for inflation, as they were at their all-time peak in February 1981.


F.D.A. Says Food From Cloned Animals Is Safe

Despite the F.D.A. endorsement, the Agriculture Department has asked farmers to continue withholding clones from the food supply.


Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Monday that a curfew will be imposed on Fallujah from 6p.m. (1500 GMT), indicating an imminent major offensive against the restive city.


A simple five-item checklist can prevent hospital infections.


Company adds new level of convenience to home and office printing with wireless printer adapter and multifunction inkjet product.


Renault driver Heikki Kovalainen escapes serious injury in a high speed crash in Bahrain.


New Dogs, Old Tricks: Four Breeds Make Westminster Debut

The breeds, The Tibetan mastiff, the Beauceron, the Swedish vallhund and the Plott, are the most to be admitted at once since 1991.


The Democratic presidential race has developed a different and welcome dynamic -- a sharp competition among the leading candidates to become champions of urban America.


In early July, Apple stopped taking orders for iMacs, saying it had planned to have the next generation iMac available that month.


A "prank" aimed at outing participants in the pick-up scene on Craig's List's "no strings attached" sex forums is a stunning invasion of privacy that could well turn out to be illegal. In 27B Stroke 6.


Rescuers have dug seven bodies, all of them from the same family, from the rubble of their house after an abortive suicide truck bomb attack on the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad in which nine people died.


Security in Haiti remains unpredictable and dangerous, and Americans should not travel to the Caribbean nation except for emergencies, the State Department said Friday.


Taco Bell closes 4 New York outlets in E.coli scare

Taco Bell has closed four restaurants in New York as a precautionary measure after a suspected E.coli outbreak at one of its New Jersey outlets sickened nearly a dozen people, the Yum Brand Inc. unit said on Monday.


Chandra Barot's Don had some memorable lines mouthed by the Big B.


Taiwan Town Devotes Doll Museum to Barbie

TAISHAN, Taiwan - Some Taiwanese towns are famous for their clay teapots, others for their ornate painted umbrellas. But this grimy industrial city wants to be remembered for something completely foreign...


Bush, Kerry Bow to McCain Campaign Ad Requests

President Bush and his Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, have both bowed to requests from Arizona Senator John McCain regarding recent negative campaign ads.


France and the US dismiss the UN nuclear watchdog's finding that there is no evidence Iran is building a bomb.


CFL has staged two testing sessions of instant replay, league boss ...

TORONTO (CP) - The CFL has conducted two field tests of instant replay this season but the league's director of officiating doesn't believe it would have resolved the controversial ending to Friday night's BC Lions-Calgary Stampeders game.


A US air strike hits the rebellious city of Falluja, as the Iraqi government says it is now in control of Samarra.


As The Election Nears, The Question Remains Who Will Make Us Safer?

The answer depends on how you see the enemy and how you define America's role in shaping the world


Political dispute threatens intelligence reform bill

Washington -- A fierce dispute over the powers of a new national intelligence director threatened Friday to derail congressional negotiations aimed at completing an intelligence reform bill before the Nov. 2 elections.


Friend Indeed Who Doesnât Judge or Flinch

In â4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,â a ferocious, unsentimental, often brilliantly directed film, the camera doesnât follow the action, it expresses consciousness itself.


Camera phones will top 1 billion this year

Camera phones have been a huge success, leading research analysts to predict that vendors will be releasing more sophisticated devices to entice people to upgrade.


LG Electronics wins high marks from global credit rating groups

South Korea's LG Electronics has secured high marks from the top US credit rating agencies on the back of the company's improved brand image and stronger presence in the high-tech sector.


A second man has been charged with murdering teenager Faridon Alizada, who was stabbed to death in a London flat last Saturday


Snort, the popular open-course intrusion detection system, has a stack buffer overflow that could be used by attackers to run malicious code on vulnerable machines.


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Microsoft Faces Suit for Selling 'Defective' Game Systems

Plaintiff Sean Burke claims that "the defective Xboxes stop working after minimal usage, after unreasonably, unconscionably, unusually and unexpectedly short amounts of time.


France confirms that ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be flown to Paris 'imminently' for treatment.


Agencies Head to 'Unprecedented' Disaster

International relief agencies were concentrating their efforts on countries least able to cope with what officials said Monday was "unprecedented" devastation wrought by tidal waves and a massive earthquake that killed tens of thousands in southern Asia.


Germany began its biggest naval operation since World War II on Thursday as eight warships set sail for the eastern Mediterranean to help the U.N. keep the peace in Lebanon.


Israeli officials have redrawn the planned route of an unfinished stretch of Israel's separation barrier so that it will not take West Bank land, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Monday.


Two executive board members at Nokia resigned on Friday, bringing to three the number of top level managers to leave the worldâs largest producer of mobile phones in the last two weeks.


Patients are not receiving the best care they could be because of the 48-hour GP access target.


Argentina defeats US, will play Italy for gold medal

For the first time since the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the team standing atop the podium for the gold medal ceremony won't be wearing red with its white and blue.


To some lovers of fast and open cruising, this may be the ultimate ski trail at New England's ultimate mountain, and this firsthand report is witness to the fact that Sugarloaf's Narrow Gauge trail was firm and fast as of Tuesday afternoon.


Intelligence-overhaul bill heads for vote

White House and congressional leaders yesterday broke a logjam that has stymied major legislation to restructure the nation's intelligence operations by putting


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Body of American Hostage in Iraq Recovered -US

The body of an American hostage in Iraq, whose beheading was shown on a video on the Internet, has been recovered and identified, a US official said on Monday.


U.S. says North Korea remains on terrorism list

Top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill said on Tuesday that North Korea must do more to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme before it can be removed from Washington's list of states that sponsor terrorism.


OGGI SU INTERNET/SPAGNA - LÂAssociazione Cattolica di Propagandisti manifesta la sua adesione al Papa. Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Il Presidente della Associazione Cattolica di Propagandisti (ACdP), Alfredo Dagnino Guerra, ha inviato una lettera al Nunzio Apostolico di Sua SantitÃ  in Spagna, Mons. Manuel Monteiro de Castro, in cui manifesta la sua adesio...


Faced with the North's human rights abuses like the abduction of Japanese citizens, many Koreans living in Japan are turning their longtime support away from Pyongyang


WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing homes dropped for a fifth straight month in July, falling to the slowest pace in nearly five years, while home prices fell for a record 12th consecutive month.


Roma, 12:30 - CALCIO, SERIE B; JUVENTUS-VICENZA: ARBITRA MARELLI DI COMO

Sarà Luca Marelli di Como l'arbitro di Juventus-Vicenza, esordio casalingo dei bianconeri in ...


The dollar held near a two-month high  against the euro on Friday, buoyed by expectations that U.S.  interest rates will continue to rise steadily and attract funds  to the United States.


Russian Conscripts Die from Bullying, Says Report

Bullying in Russia's army is on the increase with many recruits dying of injuries or killing themselves after mistreatment ranging from cigarette burns to sexual abuse, a human rights group said Wednesday.


Brazil's Supreme Court backs a $2bn river irrigation scheme, despite a Catholic bishop's hunger strike.


The government pushes on with a controversial land reform policy, saying 500 plots of land are idle.


The maker of hand-held computers has hired a top software designer to respond to the challenge posed by Appleâs new iPhone.


Tuning Up for a Tough Road, No. 5 Rutgers Beats Villanova

Beginning Tuesday at West Virginia, Rutgers plays five ranked opponents in 21 days, including No. 1 Connecticut.


Verizon unlikely to bid now for Sprint, sources say

Verizon Communications has no imminent plans to bid for Sprint, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday, lifting a potential obstacle to Sprint's bid for Nextel Communications.


Google in talks to lay undersea cable: report

Google Inc  is in early talks  to join a group looking to lay a high-speed, trans- Pacific  undersea cable that could potentially lead to the Internet  company becoming an investor in the project, according to the  Wall Street Journal.


Judges in the four-year corruption trial against Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi retire to consider their verdict.


Thousands call for UN force in Sudan at US rally

Thousands have rallied in New York City demanding Sudan allow the deployment of UN peacekeeping troops to stop a bloody civil war in the country's Darfur region.


Indonesia's main island of Java was hit  by further flooding on Tuesday, bringing the total number of  dead or missing people from recent rain-related disasters to  121, officials said.


Pakistani forces securing last parts of rebel mosque

Pakistani security forces were securing the last parts of a mosque and school complex on Wednesday, a day after an assault that killed a rebel cleric, more than 50 Islamist fighters and eight soldiers.


Square Feet: For a Lasting Impact, a Fleeting Experience

The food magazine Bon AppÃ©tit hired a well-known designer to transform the former site of a Hard Rock Cafe into a temporary restaurant, scheduled to last only two weeks.


Tiger Woods struggled Saturday and Ernie Els took advantage, surging into the lead of the Dubai Desert Classic with a 7-under 65.


U.S. calls on North Korea to account for uranium

The United States expects North Korea to fully account for its program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons as a part of the deal it struck to start scrapping its atomic arms, a senior official said on Tuesday.


For Now, Musharraf Has Muzzled Legal Critics in Pakistan

For speaking out against President Pervez Musharraf, one lawyer spent three weeks in jail and another is under house arrest in Lahore. None of these leaders can talk to one another.


Human Species Born To Run, Scientists Say

The evolution of a physique for long-distance running is what made humans look the way we do now. The crucial role of running in human evolution, overlooked in previous research, is being proposed in an article


Radio station owner settles in deadly fire

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - The largest U.S. radio station owner has agreed in principle to pay $22 million to victims of a Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed more than 100 people, the latest in a string of settlements that total more than $70 million.


The New York Yankees are back in the playoffs, locking up their spot with four games left in the season. Boston, Cleveland and Los Angeles have had their tickets punched for a while.


A federal judge on Saturday denied a  tobacco industry request to delay the government's $280 billion  racketeering case against the industry which is scheduled to go  to trial on Sept. 21.


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Rod Kanehl, 70, an Original Met, Is Dead

Rod Kanehl was a career minor leaguer who became a fan favorite at the Polo Grounds with the beloved but bumbling original Mets of 1962.


Judge in AMD Vs Intel Urged to Permit Foreign Evidence

An administrative judge has recommended the judge overseeing Advanced Micro Devices Inc's US antitrust case against Intel Corp permit AMD to pursue foreign documents that relate to Intel's alleged misconduct in countries outside the US.


ISLAMABAD: Health Minister Muhammad Nasir Khan said risky behaviours, socio-economic vulnerabilities like poverty and illiteracy and lack of effective use of resources highlights the need to act aggressively to limit the spread of AIDS/HIV in Pakistan.


Here's the Wikipedia list of Democratic super-delegates.


It does the job of marking the ascendancy of black Americans


The N.H.L. and the players association moved no closer to a collective bargaining agreement during a five-hour meeting Tuesday.


Uzbeks slam U.S. over religion intolerance list

Uzbekistan hit back at the United States on Friday for adding it to a list of nations that violate religious freedom, accusing Washington of meddling in its domestic affairs.


Company suing OLPC wants $20 million to settle

A company suing the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Association for patent infringement has asked for $20 million to settle claims that the nonprofit had copied its keyboard.Lagos Analysis Corp., or Lancor, is still trying to settle after filing the patent lawsuit in Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division in Nigeria, said Adé Oyegbola, Lancor's CEO. Lancor, now based in Natick, Massachusetts, has offices in Nigeria and owns a Nigerian patent for a four-shift keyboard, allowing computers to better handle multiple languages, Oyegbola said.Oyegbola on Wednesday confirmed information published on the Groklaw blog saying that in August his company had asked OLPC for $20 million. That figure was based on OLPC information on potential distribution in Nigeria, Oyegbola said.Nigeria, in July 2006, placed an order for 1 million of the laptops, but the Nigerian government is now reviewing that decision. Lancor's Konyin Multilingual Keyboards sell for $19.95, meaning 1 million of them would be worth approximately $20 million.Lancor in December obtained a temporary injunction against OLPC distributing its laptop in the country."We didn't start the process because we're looking for the money," Oyegbola said. "It doesn't make sense for us not to protect our intellectual property."Lancor, in its lawsuit, accuses OLPC of illegal reverse engineering its multilingual keyboard.But OLPC had not yet begun selling its laptop at the time of the demand, OLPC's lawyer wrote in a letter published on Groklaw. "I feel obliged to note that, given the fact that OLPC has sold no multilingual keyboards, and that, according to Lancor's Web site, its multilingual keyboard sells for $19.95, your demand for $20 million is not well founded," lawyer Bruce Parker of the Foley Hoag law firm wrote.Groklaw's Pamela Jones, a frequent critic of patent lawsuits against open-source projects, called the lawsuit "ridiculous.""In short, they apparently jumped the gun, sending the dunning letter before OLPC had even shipped anything, not to mention that OLPC is a charity, not a business, and asking for money in a sum that doesn't match reality," she wrote.A OLPC spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to a request for a comment.Oyegbola said he hopes his company can still settle with OLPC. "We're hoping it doesn't get to [a trial]," he said. "It's in the hands of the lawyers now."The evidence against OLPC is sketchy, Jones wrote on Groklaw. She questioned Oyegbola's motives, saying his actions may aid a rival project by Intel."Maybe this doomed litigation effort will last just long enough for a Nigerian knock-off of the OLPC, or the OLPC on Intel, to become ready for release," she wrote. "Maybe it's just about money a couple of guys want. Who knows why people do things like this?"The goal of the nonprofit OLPC, founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Nicholas Negroponte, is to donate laptops to children in developing nations. Through Dec. 31, residents of the U.S. and Canada could donate $400 and get one laptop for themselves, while sending a second to a child overseas.


Diana split with Dodi before death crash: friend

Weeks before her death Princess Diana said that her relationship with Dodi Fayed was finished, a jury heard Monday as the inquest into the couple's fatal car crash resumed.


Cuban President Fidel Castro speaks to Elian Gonzales Wednesday Oct. 20, 2004, in Santa Clara, 300 kms (about 186 miles) east of Havana before a speech to celebrate Cuban Culture Day.


St. John's forward Rodney Epperson, the team's second-leading scorer, will be withheld indefinitely from competition and practices pending a review of his academic qualifications.


Interview: AMD's Simon Solotko and the Third Core

AMD's Triple-Core Phenom processor, which will hit desktops at the beginning of next year, may be the oddball that the CPU market never expected. BetaNews spoke at length to one of the people who came up with the idea: AMD's desktop brand manager Simon Solotko. Is there enough of a market in-between high-end dual core and low-end quad-core, to sneak in a running attack up the middle?


Unrest, a Love Triangle and Swinging Hips

A colorful and confounding head trip, âOpera Jawaâ is guaranteed to test the fortitude of all but the most adventurous viewer.


HURRICANE FRANCES was on its way, barreling across the Caribbean, threatening a direct hit on Florida's Atlantic coast. Residents made for higher ground, but far away, in Bentonville, Ark


Delphi to get up to $3.4 billion investment

Delphi Corp.  laid out a road map for reorganization on Monday that includes an investment of up to $3.4 billion from a private equity group, potential creditor recoveries and an executive succession plan.


Chicago police say no charges yet in waste dumping

CHICAGO Chicago police say they're still trying to determine if criminal charges will be filed in connection with the dumping of waste on a tour boat filled with passengers.


A first win on the European Tour is a notable feat in any golfer's career - but the one by South African Richard Sterne in the Madrid Open deserves special mention.


Clemens and McNamee Take Stories to the Hill

On the same day that Brian McNamee gave a deposition to Congressional investigators, Roger Clemens met with members of the House Oversight committee.


'The Incredibles' has the power to endear, surprise and amuse in ...

No other movie-making company of the modern era has had quite the golden touch of Pixar. The computer-generated image pioneer has a track record of five hits (no misses), each of these films has shined on


Nearly 1.7 Million U.S. Vets Lack Insurance -- Study

Nearly 1.7 million U.S. veterans had no health care coverage in 2003 -- no access to private insurance, to Medicare or Medicaid or to the Veterans Affairs health program, health care advocates said on Tuesday.


Kenya's feuding parties have agreed to rewrite the constitution within a year in an effort to end post-election violence, but have yet to strike a deal on power-sharing, a government negotiator said on Thursday.


ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Ticker) - Top seed Marat Safin of Russia met his match Friday in the quarterfinals of the $1 million St. Petersburg Open.


Berlin Bans Controversial Arab-Islamic Congress

The Berlin state government said Monday it had banned an Arab-Islamic Congress due to be held in the German capital next month to rally support for Iraqi and Palestinian "resistance and intifada." Henrike ...


Robert Korzeniowski of Poland added to his record collection of gold medals in race walking with his unprecedented third consecutive Olympic victory Friday in the 50-kilometer walk.


Ref tells South Africa and Pakistan to cool it

Match referee Chris Broad revealed that he has told South Africa and Pakistan to keep a lid on their tempers in the ongoing one-day international series.


What can science tell us about why kids run and jump?


FAR above the Arctic Circle in Sweden's coldest, most northern region, Santa is getting ready for Christmas - with the annual Santa Claus Winter Olympics.


The nation's highest honor for science will be awarded to eight individuals next month, while technology awards will go to six people, a company and a foundation.


As many as 40 hurt on Air Canada flight: reports

CALGARY, Alberta  - As many as 40 passengers were injured on an Air Canada Victoria, British Columbia, to Toronto flight that made an emergency landing at Calgary on Thursday morning.


Arafat's nephew al-Kidwa refuses to rule out poisoning

Yasser Arafat's nephew refused to rule out poisoning as the cause of the Palestinian leader's death, even though tests have shown no trace of any known poison.


In Analyzing Donaghy, Tap on the Waist Could Be Filled With Meaning

As F.B.I. officials, the news media and fans pore over video footage of games refereed by Tim Donaghy, a game between the Bulls and the Warriors in February could attract attention.


African Union head meets Kenya's feuding parties

African Union chief John Kufuor shuttled between Kenya's president and opposition leader on Wednesday to try to break a political impasse behind post-election turmoil that has killed 500 people.


The southern African nation of Namibia voted on Monday for a successor to the only leader the country has ever known, and election officials said the first of two days of voting started smoothly.


MP Derek Conway - at the centre of a Commons row over payments to his son - says: "I am not a crook."


Roma, 22:42 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati della quinta giornata della fase a gironi di Champions League.


DJ John Peel, patron of budding rock stars, dies

Some of the country's most successful rock musicians yesterday paid tribute to John Peel, the veteran Radio 1 DJ, whom they credited with having played a crucial part in their rise to fame.


Wizards Coach Eddie Jordan brings out some referees and holds the first scrimmage in the second day of training camp Wednesday.


Retailer Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings rose 27 percent, ahead of Wall Street forecasts as margins improved despite weaker sales at established stores.


Beeban Kidron: Bringing out the very worst in Bridget

Not since Hugh Grant said âHello mummyâ to the sight of RenÃ©e Zellweger in a pair of supersize knickers has there been a more eagerly anticipated display of underwear than that in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.


Milano, 11:28 - CALCIO, MILAN: GOURCUFF PROLUNGA CONTRATTO FINO AL 2012

Il Milan ha prolungato fino al 2012 il contratto di Yoann Gourcuff. Il 21enne centrocampista frances...


India bowled England all out for 181 to win the third one-day international of the NatWest Challenge at Lord's by 23 runs. England would have gone into the second innings confident.


Turkey's EU Bid: Turkey's Date with Destiny

The European Union has a rendezvous with history this week. Turkey will be invited to begin talks over the course of next year that will probably lead to its membership in the European Union within about 15 years.


Syria accused Israel of bombing its territory on Thursday and warned it could respond, but Israel Radio carried a denial there had been an air strike.


Minutewomen relentless in scoring a record-setting win

The University of Massachusetts made its Atlantic 10 opener yesterday one for the record books, blowing out Rhode Island, 91-53, for its most points in 27 years and its best offensive output ever in 14 years of playing at the Mullins Center in Amherst.


AOL is announcing a major victory in the fight against spam. According to America Online's member spam reports, the ISP achieved a 75% decline in junk e-mail sent to its members in 2004.


Blue-on-blue: Israel fears probe fallout

JERUSALEM, AUGUST 29: Israel's image in the US may be tarnished and relations with its main ally suffer even if suspicions that a Pentagon analyst gave secrets to Israel prove false, Israeli officials said on Sunday.


Sospetto omicida sarebbe il convivente della donna


Some new heads are on Donald Trump's chopping block.      NBC has unveiled its lineup for the second season of the hit reality job   battle The Apprentice. And, according to executive producer Mark   Burnett, the new season will feature a whole bunch of "triple A-type   people."


Swimmers and surfers on a popular Venezuelan beach got a shock when a nearly 10-foot (three-meter) fresh-water crocodile surfaced in the Caribbean sea off the coast near Caracas, officials said on Wednesday.


Kalle Palander worked up to 10 hours daily for 40 days during the summer to rehab his surgically repaired left knee. A sleep-deprived Bode Miller still nearly beat him .


Nasdaq to buy Nordic bourse group OMX for $3.7 bln

U.S. electronic stock market Nasdaq  has agreed to buy Nordic markets owner OMX  for $3.7 billion, as Nasdaq seeks to expand abroad following a series of rival stock market mergers.


Masked gunmen opened fire on students returning from a march in which tens of thousands of Venezuelans denounced President Hugo Chavez's attempts to expand his power through constitutional changes.


A Kazakhstan ambassador says his country can see the funny side of film character Borat.


Ex-US soldier Charles Jenkins, accused of defecting to N Korea, says he is ready to surrender to the US army.


The Pittsburgh Steelers probably will be without prized rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger when they close the regular season on Sunday in Buffalo.


Gordon Brown sets out his plans for the NHS, including a "deep clean" of hospitals, as the Labour conference begins.


Asteroid to Come Closest to Earth Since 12th Century, NASA Says

Toutatis, a mountain-sized asteroid, will today come the closest to the Earth since at least the 12th century, giving scientists an opportunity to gather data about it, NASA said on its Web site.


Out for the Season, Coles Ponders the Future

Laveranues Coles said he sat down with Coach Eric Mangini last week, and that Mangini told him that he wanted him to remain a Jet.


Babulal Gaur new Madhya Pradesh chief minister

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur will be the next chief minister. His name was proposed by outgoing Chief Minister Uma Bharti, which was accepted by the BJP legislatature party.


Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko claims victory in the re-run of the presidential poll but counting continues.


Rereading dark chapter in Allies' tale of victory

DRESDEN, Germany -- From an altitude of 10,000 feet, Sergeant Navigator Harold Nash looked down from the cockpit of the British fighter plane as it dropped incendiary bombs on German cities and towns during World War II.


The zombie flick "Resident Evil: Apocalypse" opened at No. 1 at the North American box office this weekend, taking in $23.7 million. Milla Jovovich returns as Alice in the film which is based on the video game of the same name. The new thriller ...


Italy's Prodi says Europe has lost common spirit

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi on  Sunday accused nations like Britain and Poland of putting  national interests ahead of European goals, and said Europe had  lost the common spirit to move ahead.


Mobile music download service launches ahead of Apple iPhone

British telecoms company Omnifone on Thursday launched MusicStation, a new music download service for mobile phone users in Sweden, beating Apple's iPhone to the global marketplace by two weeks.


Post Hispanic Upfronts, DVR Ratings Will Wait

NEW YORK This year's upfront is the most complicated in television history, but the general market and Hispanic market are taking decidedly different approaches to incorporating new ratings from Nielsen Media Research in the annual ad market.


With the campaign season in full swing, a liberal church is locked in an escalating dispute with the IRS over an anti-war sermon — delivered two days before the 2004 presidential election — that could cost the congregation its tax-exempt status.


Sales of existing U.S. homes fell  more than expected in July, as the housing market took a  breather from its record-toppling run, a trade association  report showed on Tuesday.


Film producers seek to accommodate Lohan's rehab

Producers of Lindsay Lohan's next movie said on Wednesday they would accommodate the young actress by rearranging their shooting schedule to film her part once she completes her latest stint in rehab.


After a stunning cut one week ago, the Federal Reserve appears poised to announce another rate cut on Wednesday as insurance against a recession.


3 Top Officials Leaving Citigroup -- Memo

Three senior Citigroup Inc.  executives are leaving the company, after being found partially responsible for last month's forced closure of Citigroup's private bank in Japan, a person familiar with the matter said.


Chamberlain among 20 players cut by Broncos

Tight ends Byron Chamberlain and Jed Weaver were among the 20 players cut by the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Heading into this season, Chamberlain and Weaver were considered the leading candidates to replace Shannon Sharpe, who retired in the offseason.


Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc  reported a greater-than-expected 11 percent increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, as the nation's largest brewer sold more beer at higher prices.


Powell urges reform in Islamic countries

Secretary of State Colin Powell told a gathering of Islamic leaders yesterday that they must join hands with industrialized countries on political and economic reforms to ease the "despair and frustration" that afflicts much of the region.


Fujitsu says it has found fictitious transactions at one of its subsidiaries, confirming a newspaper report.


Box office, Tom Cruise batte i samurai di Yimou

Tom Cruise batte i samurai di Zhang Yimou e conquista il primo posto del box office italiano con il thriller ''Collateral''. Il film diretto da Michael Mann e interpretato anche dall'emergente Jamie Foxx incassa


G-8 Leaders Back 'Substantial' Cuts In Gas Emissions

ROSTOCK, Germany, June 7 -- Leaders of the eight largest industrialized nations agreed Thursday to join forces to make "substantial" cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but at President Bush's insistence did not impose binding targets for the reductions.


Formular One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone has given 48 hours to owners of Britain's famous Grand Prix circuit Silverstone to agree a contract for next year's British GP.


Mashups Are Breaking the Mold at Microsoft

Although it is not yet widely visible to the outside world, some people inside Microsoft are beginning to break that mold.


Delphi bankruptcy plan may be in jeopardy: report

The $6.1 billion plan to bring auto-parts supplier Delphi Corp  out of bankruptcy protection may be in jeopardy as bank lenders face trouble syndicating loans to other lenders, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.


Blog: Dust-up continues over a Web site built by Federated Media promoting Microsoft's "People-Ready" ad campaign.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton wanted to talk about the economy. A voter in the audience wanted to talk marriage.


It pays to have a clean garbage disposal

Another nugget I thought would be good to share. I came home from my trip to NY and there was a pretty bad stink in the kitchen.  Smelled like garbage. It didn't take long to zero in on the source -- the garbage disposal. I tried pouring all kinds of cleaning stuff down the drain, to no avail, the smell didn't go away. Then I did a search on the Internet, found a variety of suggestions, and felt pretty sure that I'd have to call a plumber because they all seemed to assume skills and/or tools I didn't have. Instead I tried a very simple idea and amazingly it worked. 1. Put a drain stopper in the disposal so no water can flow out through the bottom 2. Fill the sink with hot water mixed with soap and chlorine bleach. The hotter the water the better. 3. With the water running put one hand on the stopper and the other on the switch, as you pull out the stopper, turn on the switch. (Be sure to do it in that order, to keep your hand from getting chopped up!) 4. Let all the water run out of the sink and leave the water running as long as there's suds. 5. Repeat two or three times. Wait a day or two. With any luck the smell will be gone. The reason this works is that junk gets stuck on the walls of the drain, and since it's garbage, it rots and stinks. By immersing it in soapy water, the junk gets dislodged and goes down the drain and out of your life.


Fugitive Mladic is in Serbia: U.N. prosecutor

"We will get him because we are not forgetting him."  BRUSSELS  - Fugitive former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic is in Serbia and should be arrested by the end of the year, chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte said on Tuesday.She said Mladic, wanted on genocide charges over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of about 8,000 Muslims, was probably moving around more than in the past because the recently appointed Serbian government is seriously trying to arrest him."Mladic is in Serbia because all the indications we have from the authorities, also in Serbia, are that he's there," she told a news conference at the European Policy Centre after talks with EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn. Read more


RCN Inc., co-owner of Starpower Communications LLC, the Washington area television, telephone and Internet provider, filed a plan of reorganization yesterday that it said puts the company on track to emerge from bankruptcy by the end of the year.


A 22-year-old woman is charged with causing or allowing the death of a four-year-old girl in Huddersfield.


Bali Negotiators Agree to Adopt a Climate Plan by 2009

Negotiators at the international climate talks in Bali reach a last-minute agreement to adopt a blueprint for fighting global warming by 2009.


Roma, 10:42 - CALCIO, ARBITRO ROSETTI TESTIMONIAL CAMPAGNA SICUREZZA STRADALE

L'arbitro Roberto Rosetti è il nuovo testimonial di 'BastaUnAttimo', la campagna nazionale su...


Some of Leaders in United Iraqi Alliance

Some of the main leaders in the United Iraqi Alliance:


Initial Bids Reach $2.4 Billion in Wireless Auction

Top bidders put up a total of more than $2.4 billion in the opening round of the Federal Communications Commissionâs auction of coveted U.S. government-owned airwaves.