ChevronTexaco Profit Up on Record Prices

ChevronTexaco Corp., the No. 2 U.S.  oil company, on Friday said quarterly profit jumped, driven  largely by a sharp rise in oil and gas prices.


Mark Lawrenson's verdict on the weekend's Premiership matches


Kidman, Crowe make perfect casting coup in 'Eucalyptus'

Russel Crowe is reportedly very excited about his new movie Eucalyptus as it has an all star cast of three Oscar winners including Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush and himself.


Seems that folks at the Agency for International Development are not rushing to fill 23 excellent jobs in garden spots such as Iraq and Afghanistan. And if no one volunteers soon, AID Administrator    Andrew S. Natsios  said in an agency-wide e-mail Friday, the agency will order people to fill those posts.


Scientists are to investigate how to retain the healthy nutrients in crops in a Â£2.5m study.


A NORTH Wales nanny is the star of a hit US reality TV show. Deborah Carroll, from Holyhead, has stolen the show in Nanny 911 that gets 10 million viewers each week.


Chavez Supporters Pull Down Statue of Columbus

By Pascal Fletcher CARACAS, Venezuela  - Supporters of VenezuelanPresident Hugo Chavez celebrated Columbus Day on Tuesday bytoppling a statue in Caracas of the explorer whom Chavez blamesfor ushering in a "genocide" of native Indians.


The alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and other detainees may have been held and interrogated at a U.S. air base in Germany after they were captured, a British human rights group said Friday.Comment


Kenyan opposition challenger has tiny lead

Kenya opposition challenger Raila Odinga's lead sharply narrowed over President Mwai Kibaki to just 38,000 votes on Saturday, latest official election figures showed.


LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers  signed pitcher Derek Lowe to a four-year contract on Tuesday.  Financial terms were not released, but the deal is reported to  be worth $36 million.


Una romana e una siberiana ecco le nuove Veline

MILANO, 23 settembre 2004 - Sono state scelte le due veline che affiancheranno Ezio Greggio e Michelle Hunziker nella nuova edizione di "Striscia la notizia". Si tratta di Lucia Galeone, 24 anni, studentessa


New bid for compromise in Northern Ireland

The British and Irish governments resumed intensive efforts to broker a compromise between Catholic and Protestant leaders to restore a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland.


Since becoming NC State's head football coach in January of 2000, Chuck Amato has endeavored to change the culture of a program that had rarely flirted with greatness.


"A Series of Unfortunate Events" suffers from one of the most grievous maladies that can strike a children's film, notably a regrettable tendency to fill in all the quiet with noise.


Newspaper: Four attackers in Egypt attacks fled on foot before car ...

CAIRO, Egypt - The attackers in three explosions on Egypt's Sinai Peninsula last week all fled minutes before their vehicles blew up, Egypt's biggest newspaper reported Wednesday, contradicting reports that suicide bombers carried out the attacks.


India Villagers Desperate for Tsunami Aid

Fighting to survive without water or food since the tsunami, villagers on a remote southern archipelago forbidden to outsiders are starving and desperate for humanitarian


In blasting new overtime rules that take effect Monday, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards says he can't understand why the Bush administration wants to undermine a system that rewards workers who toil long hours.


âLemony Snicketâ tops box office in debut

The film based on the first three childrenâs books by Lemony Snicket, who is actually author Daniel Handler, knocked the star-driven sequel Oceanâs Twelve to second place, according to studio estimates released Sunday.


No one ever will know if Phil Mickelson would have done better had he not changed equipment a week before the Ryder Cup, or if he had practiced with the team Wednesday instead of taking the week off.


Prima il presidente di Confindustria, poi mons. Betori, infine SangalliE il terzetto Bossi-Fini-Berlusconi, che punta tutto sulle urne,  rischia l'isolamento                                          Montezemolo, la Cei, Confcommercio Si allarga il fronte del no alle elezioni                                                                                di MARCO BRACCONI


Twelve years and counting for Myanmar's Suu Kyi

Australia slapped financial sanctions on Myanmar's generals and their families on Wednesday as supporters of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 12 years in captivity with protests in 12 cities across the world.


NEW YORK -- Maybe they should move tonight's women's singles final to the middle of Red Square and play on a real hardcourt, and use Arthur Ashe Stadium for the Queens neighborhood tennis championship. The Russians took over Paris in June, and now they own Gotham, too.


Sri Lankans dig deep as nation confronts tsunami tradegy

Dozens of trucks and vans formed numerous queues in Colombo as tragedy-struck Sri Lankans offered aid to help fellow citizens hard hit by the tsunami that left 12,000 dead on the island.


Alou Hopes 700th Can Change Bonds' Image

San Francisco Giants manager Felipe Alou hopes Barry Bonds' 700th home run — whenever it comes — will change the public's perception of the surly slugger.


Pakistan Says Arrests 17 Taliban Suspects

Pakistani police arrested 17 Afghans suspected of being Taliban militants, including a former Kabul police chief and a provincial governor, police said on Friday.


FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- The great outdoors provides great benefits to children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.


Liberal historian and politician Conrad Russell, son of philosopher Bertrand Russell, has died. He was 67.


An international pharmaceutical company is eyeing Lexington as its new center of operations for genetic therapies, promising hundreds of high-paying jobs and a $394 million investment over the next four years.


Win or lose, Red Sox are decisively a draw

Red Sox plus Yankees equals big TV ratings in both Boston and New York. Friday night's series opener at Fenway Park earned a 21.6 rating (35 audience share), the best number a Channel 38 Red Sox telecast has earned during "the modern era" of cable.


Guidebooks warn tourists of Peruvian time -- be fashionably late for parties and dinner or risk a faux pas.


Presentate le collezioni delle pelli conciate al vegetale


Iraq leaders take breathing space on regions row

Iraqi leaders broke a rancorous   stalemate over plans for regional autonomy on Sunday by   agreeing to put off any final decision for at least 18 months   on an issue many fear might tear the country apart in sectarian   civil war.


Unioncamere, imprese servizi assumono piu' dell'industria


Iraqi Video Shows Beheading of Man Said to Be American

A militant group on Monday posted a video on the Internet that showed the beheading of a hostage identified as Eugene Armstrong, an American engineer abducted along


Failure of leadership: New Abu Ghraib reports look up the ranks

The Bush administration has long insisted that a few "bad apples" were solely to blame for the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.


In Costa Rica, there are fishermen, and then there are members of the Club Nacional de Pesca.


Trade involving Randy Johnson back on the table

PHOENIX -- The Yankees' on-again, off-again pursuit of Randy Johnson is back on again, only a week after a three-team mega deal that would have sent the 41-year-old Diamondbacks' left-hander to New York collapsed because the Dodgers pulled out of the


Il marchio storico e' stato acquistao da Petters Group


Chrysler offers buyouts to hourly Detroit workers

Chrysler LLC said on Monday it is offering buyouts of up to $100,000 each to an unidentified number of hourly workers at 12 of its Detroit-area facilities as part of its November plan to eliminate up to 10,000 unionized jobs.


Linux Standard Base Gathers Vendor Support

Several major IT vendors have agreed to support the Linux Standard Base 2.0, which establishes a global standard for the open-source operating system.


Pilgrims scatter after Iraq gunbattles kill 52

KERBALA, Iraq  - Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims fled Iraq's holy city of Kerbala on Wednesday after a day of fierce gunbattles near two of Shi'ite Islam's holiest shrines killed 52 people during an annual religious rite.


Researchers have discovered the exact mechanism behind the death of brain cells following a stroke.


UPDATE 1-GM's US sales surge, leads industry higher

General Motors Corp. (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said its US sales soared a surprising 20.5 percent in September, but the US automaker also cut production


The Ravens are 3-0 for the first time and it doesn't seem to matter that their three wins have come against Tampa Bay, Oakland and Cleveland, which are a combined 0-8.


Should be interesting The Vatican will publish the minutes of the Pope's recent meeting with his former doctoral students in which he discussed the Catholic Church's position on the origins of life, evolution, and creationism.â¦


The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap

The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real.


Arafat, l'abbraccio di Ramallah scene di delirio alla Muqata

RAMALLAH - L'elicottero con le spoglie di Yasser Arafat Ã¨ comparso nel cielo di Ramallah poco dopo le 13 italiane. Sotto, nella piazza della Muqata, migliaia e migliaia di palestinesi, che qualche ora prima


Iraqi fighters kidnap eight Egyptian employees

BAGHDAD, Sept 24 : Eight employees, Egyptians and Iraqis, of the Egyptian telecom giant Orascom were kidnapped in Iraq within two days, the interior ministry and a company employee said Friday.


AOL launches new portal, tests desktop search

America Online on Thursday confirmed it is testing a new search engine that scans for files on a PC's hard drive, mirroring a similar product unveiled this week by Google.


Euro retreats from record high on intervention threat

The euro backtracked further from recent record highs as markets weighed prospects of central bank intervention on the foreign exchange market to slow the single currency's rise.


Spain Seizes Islamic Militants Suspected of Plot

Police arrested seven suspected Islamic  militants in raids across Spain on Monday to foil a planned  bomb attack on the High Court, judicial sources said.


ISS astronauts repair solar array during 7-hr spacewalk

Two astronauts aboard the orbiting International Space Station on Wednesday replaced an electric motor on one of three solar wings that provide power to the station during a seven-hour-long spacewalk, NASA said.


Wall Street Slogs Though Tepid, Short Session

NEW YORK , Nov. 26 -- Stocks finished mixed Friday in a shortened session. The major indicators ended the week higher as investors looked forward to the results of the first weekend of holiday shopping and a jobs report next week.


Roma, 15:59 - CALCIO, ARBITRI: FINORA NON HO RICEVUTO NESSUNA TELEFONATA

''Sto attento anche agli spifferi. Telefonate di dirigenti? Zero virgola zero...''. Lo ha detto Luig...


With their eyes set squarely on the prize, there was no indication from the Red Sox yesterday that they were leading the 100th World Series, 2-0, needing only


Britain's Blair Looks to Poll After Iraq Apology

BRIGHTON, England  - Iraq will not be the decisive  factor for Britons in the next election, Tony Blair said on  Wednesday, as his party pondered the prime minister's  conditional apology over the war.


A couple spending their first night in a new house were among at least six people killed as unusually severe October storms destroyed homes, downed trees and knocked out power in several states, authorities said Friday.


Sprint Corp. said yesterday it will acquire Nextel Communications Inc. in a $35-billion deal that will create the nation's third-largest wireless phone carrier, Sprint Nextel.


Video Games Go Hollywood at Live Awards Show

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


Scientists Name Amazon the Longest River

A group of Brazilian scientists recently said they have scientifically proven that South America's Amazon River is officially the world's longest river.


Ex-Chilean dictator Pinochet regains consciousness after stroke ...

SANTIAGO  - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet has regained consciousness after suffering a stroke that sent him to the hospital, doctors said, ahead of an appeals court ruling on criminal charges dating from his 17-year rule.


E' caduta scendendo dalla vetta, altri 5 sono bloccati


Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday sent China his best wishes for the Lunar New Year, predicting that the forthcoming 12 months will be "momentous" for the country.


EU judges refuse to allow consumers to buy drinks and cigarettes online at lower duties from other countries.


TVs, PCs fight for living room space at tech fair

Internet TV, mobile TV and video on  demand may be the talk of the technology sector but when it  comes to buying decisions at this week's IFA electronics fair,  television sets are set to be bigger business than ever.


Ten Guantanamo Bay inmates have been freed and returned home to Saudi Arabia, US and Saudi officials say.


Serena sets up grudge re-match with Henin

Justine Henin and Serena Williams lined up a grudge re-match at the French Open after they hurtled into the quarter-finals on Sunday.


Microsoft, Opa su YahooGates offre 44 miliardi

La società di Redmond ha lanciato un'Opa sul motore di ricerca in crisi. Le azioni in pochi minuti schizzano del 53 per cento. Proposti 31 dollari ad azione, nessun commento dalla Ue


News From USW: Explosion at Giant Resource Recovery Facility

News From USW: An explosion and fire that forced workers to evacuate a  hazardous waste facility owned by Giant Resource Recovery near Arvonia,  Virginia is causing alarm near another Giant facility that handles more  than twice as much hazardous waste.


OCSE: IL TAGLIO DELLE TASSE FUNZIONA SE CALA IL DEBITO

Roma, 30 nov. (Adnkronos) - ''Il taglio delle tasse pianificato per il periodo 2005-2006 e la riforma delle pensioni dal 2008'' potrebbero migliorare le condizioni di crescita, ma un ''sostenuto declino del


Two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq are believed to be alive and safe, France's defence minister has said. But Sunni Muslim clerics in Iraq say efforts to free them are being hampered by the escalation of security operations led by US forces.


Roma, 13:55 - BASKET, EUROPEI: ASCOLTI RECORD PER ITALIA-FRANCIA IN TV

Grandi ascolti per Italia-Francia (Europei basket) di ieri sera. La partita, trasmessa in chiaro su ...


32 American students to study at Oxford University in 2005 as ...

Ian Desai was so curious about maps he found in a book that he retraced the ancient voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, one of the most enduring Greek fables.


New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary condemns the building by the US of a highway across Antarctica.


Honduras Blames Street Gangs for Bus Massacre

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras  - Honduras blamed youth  gangs on Friday for a gun attack on a public bus that killed 28  people returning from work or Christmas shopping in the latest  violent outrage to hit the poor Central American nation.


Rep. Robert T. Matsui of California, who spent time in an internment camp for Japanese-Americans as an infant during World War II and went on to serve 26 years in Congress, has died of complications from a rare disease, his family said Sunday.


Warner puts Blu-ray, HD DVD combo disc 'on hold'

Studio insufficiently interested in 'glu-ray disc' Will Glu-ray Disc ever make it to market? It's certainly looking less likely that the Blu-ray and HD DVD single-disc combo product from Warner Home Video (WHV), dubbed TotalHD, is going to happen.â¦


The father of actor Ron Howard is honoured with a lifetime achievement award.


As the dispute over Kosovoâs future nears a climax, the Serbian government has enlisted the support of some the worldâs best known statesmen â all of them dead.


Buttiglione Bows Out From EU Commission Line-up

ROME, October 31 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Italian Rocco Buttiglione, whose remarks on homosexuality and the role of women sparked an uproar, said Saturday, October 30, he withdrew his candidacy as new European commissioner for justice


Baseball: Rodriguez gets wish: Yankees oust Twins

MINNEAPOLIS This was the purpose of his winter, the vision behind all the haggling and hurt feelings. Alex Rodriguez wanted baseball to matter again.


Media companies in copyright pact, Google absent

Viacom Inc, Walt Disney Co, Microsoft Corp and other media companies have agreed to a set of guidelines to protect copyrights online but Google Inc, owner of the Web's biggest video site, was notably absent from the pact.


In a prelude of more problems that are likely to arise, both of NASA's Mars    rovers experienced glitches this week as they plow through unknown engineering    territory, operating well beyond what the mission blueprints called for.


Only a test: White House preps for drill

This is a test. This is only a test. President Bush's Cabinet on Saturday will test the government's readiness to respond if several improvised explosive devices were detonated across the nation.


White House: U.S. safer but not yet safe

The Bush administration proclaimed significant progress in the war on terror Tuesday but said the enemy has adjusted to U.S. defenses and that "America is safer but we are not yet safe."


Stocks to Weather Earnings, Oil Politics

Stock investors may want to fasten  their seatbelts for the week ahead, when a flurry of  earnings  and economic data will once again be in focus.


HADITHA, Iraq  - One Marine was killed and three servicemen were missing after a U.S. helicopter with 16 people on board made an emergency landing on water in western Iraq on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.


Salute. Sirchia: saranno gratuiti i farmaci per la terapia del ...

I farmaci per la terapia del dolore dei malati affetti da malattie incurabili saranno gratuiti e potranno essere prescritti direttamente dal medico generico. Lo ha annunciato il ministro della SanitÃ  Girolamo


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Via libera al maxi-emendamento per la riforma fiscale

ROMA, 3 dicembre 2004 - Via libera della commissione Bilancio del Senato al maxiemendamento fiscale del governo, che contiene gli sgravi Irpef e Irap. Dopo che nella seduta pomeridiana della commissione sono


Fans and small shareholders in Man United hope to increase their holdings as a way of seeing off Malcolm Glazer or any other bidder for the club.


House Democrats back away from wiretap reform plan

Democratic acquiescence is a victory for President Bush, who said last week that the proposal was unacceptable to him.


A plant that makes a new bioengineered polymer was christened Friday in Loudon, Tenn., marking a $100 million joint-venture between chemical giant DuPont Co. and London-based agri-processor Tate & Lyle.


Microsoft debuts a preview of its long-anticipated desktop search as part of a toolbar suite that integrates with Windows, Internet Explorer, and the company's Outlook e-mail client.


South Korea's president warns influential US opinion formers not to take an aggressive stance on North Korea.


Iranian uranium plant almost complete: official

TEHRAN: A key Iranian nuclear facility which the UNâs nuclear watchdog has urged Tehran to shut down is nearing completion, a senior Iranian nuclear official said on Sunday.


MTV makes videos available on other services

Viacom Inc's MTV Networks Group has  signed deals to make videos available on five online video  services and Comcast Corp's broadband site, as the company aims  to increase its presence on the Web.


Sotto inchiesta anche i responsabili di Aem e Arcalgas


Elezioni suppletive, alle 19 ha votato il 22,2%

Alle ore 19 di oggi nelle sette circoscrizioni dove sono in corso le elezioni suppletive per la Camera dei deputati ha votato il 22,2% degli aventi diritto. Alla stessa ora del 13 maggio 2001 (ma in quella


No Harrah's board decision on bids Thursday, source says

No decision was expected on Thursday by the Harrah's Entertainment Inc.  board on offers worth $15.5 billion or more for the world's largest casino company, a person familiar with the matter said.


Musharraf links uniform with war against extremism

WASHINGTON: President Pervez Musharraf told the New York Times in an interview published Tuesday that his leadership was freeing his country from the menace of extremism and that this national


Air Force Cadet Innocent of Steroid Charge

Air Force linebacker Overton Spence was found innocent of drug charges Wednesday after telling a court-martial he thought the steroids he had taken were legal.


Pfizer Hikes Warning on Bextra Skin Risk

Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on Friday said two  clinical trials showed patients taking its anti-inflammatory  drug Bextra had a higher risk of cardiovascular events during  high-risk coronary bypass surgery.


Japan woos visitors with free tours, fine dining

Just the 30th favorite nation to visit, Japan hopes to boost tourism â and the economy.


Mastella: non prevista in ddl, a breve riforma 'ex Cirielli'


TORONTO -- A good day to impersonate the Babe? Depends on the Babe. In David Ortiz's case, it was historic. The Red Sox DH, who hit his 53d home run in the first inning yesterday off Toronto lefthander Gustavo Chacin in the Rogers Centre, tied the American League record for home runs away from home, 32, set by Babe Ruth ...


Firenze, 14:38 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: GROSSO TORNA A CASA

Niente da fare per Fabio Grosso. Il difensore dell'Inter ha lasciato il ritiro della nazionale. Gli ...


HP Pressured to Sell PC Business After IBM Deal

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will be under pressure to sell its personal computer business after IBM's decision to sell its PC operations to China's


Kirui, Sun win world half-marathon titles

Kenya's Paul Kirui won the world half-marathon title Sunday, capping a year in which he also captured 13.1-mile races in Rome and Berlin.


When was the last time you heard about the browser wars? Well, they're back. The reason: For the first time in more than seven years, Microsoft (MSFT ) is losing Web browser market share.


At least 36 people are killed in clashes between a religious sect and DR Congo police in an election dispute.


MEDEA, Algeria  - Suspected Algerian Islamic  militants killed 16 people in the first attack on civilians  since the start of the holy month of Ramadan, officials said on  Saturday.


Italian fashion designer Gianfranco Ferre dies, aged 62, after suffering a brain haemorrhage.


Suicide Car Blast Kills 12 at Iraqi Police Station

A suicide bomber blew up his car outside a police station this morning in the western city of Ramadi, killing 12 people, most of them police officers, officials at the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


Oil Price Dive Deepens as Supplies Swell

Oil prices slid more than a dollar to  7-week lows on Tuesday as growing signs of ample supply eased  concerns over fuel stocks for the northern winter.


Nigerian police routinely torture detainees: U.N

Nigerian police routinely torture suspects, shooting them in the legs, beating them and hanging them from the ceiling for long periods, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture said on Friday.


Five men are convicted of kidnap and robbery conspiracy charges following a Â£53m raid at the Securitas depot in Kent.


Abi, costo denaro comunque piu' caro rispetto a 12 mesi fa


Fla. women sue 'Girls Gone Wild' creator

Two Florida women have sued "Girls Gone Wild" creator Joe Francis and his film company, alleging a sexually explicit video was released without their consent.


Matsuzaka Talks With Sox Going Down to Wire

Although Daisuke Matsuzaka would face considerable criticism for going back to Japan because of a squabble over money with the Boston Red Sox, his agent Scott Boras said a return is a strong possibility.


NEW YORK -- Marsh & McLennan Cos., already under scrutiny from regulators, said it received a request for information from the Securities and Exchange Commission about its Trident private-equity funds.


AU Issues Deadline to Khartoum and Darfur Rebels

The African Union issued a 24-hour  deadline to the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels on Friday  to end fighting after a massive military build-up in the region  over the last two weeks.


Author, musician and media theorist Douglas Rushkoff talks with Assignment Zero about why the term "crowdsourcing" rubs him the wrong way. It may be a corporate framing of a cultural phenomenon to be exploited.


Arafat: Flawed figure lacked courage to make peace

Shakespeare, specialist in flawed heroes, would have had a field day with Yasser Arafat. His life, his secrecy-shrouded illness and his death in Paris on Thursday were rich with symbolism of the aching tragedy of missed potential.


Britney Spears, shaved bald, gets a new tattoo

Pop star Britney Spears sported a newly shaved head when she dropped by a Los Angeles tattoo parlor and quickly drew a crowd.


Newcastle United striker Michael Owen could return to action before the end of the festive programme.


Bodies of 18 Iraqis Found Near Mosul - Iraqi Police

MOSUL, Iraq  - The bodies of 18 Iraqi Shi'ite men  killed last month on their way to work at a U.S. base in Mosul  have been found in farmland near the northern city, police  sources said on Thursday.


DNA Profiles Often Languish, Justice Says

Thousands of DNA profiles in unsolved criminal cases experience long delays before they are added to a national FBI database, jeopardizing their value in identifying suspected murderers, rapists and others, according to a Justice Department report Monday.


A car clamper who escaped an Asbo for alleged harassment admits making abusive calls to police.


âGustav Klimt: The Ronald S. Lauder and Serge Sabarsky Collections,â celebrates not only Klimt and his fin-de-siÃ¨cle milieu in Vienna, but Mr. Lauderâs fervent passion for acquiring art. But for some experts in Holocaust restitution research, the show raises another issue related to Mr. Lauderâs trove.


LONDON -- Owners of pirated copies of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows XP operating system can trade them in for the real thing as part of a bid by the software giant to fight counterfeiting.


Dawnette Knight, the woman accused of stalking actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, was declared mentally competent Wednesday to continue criminal proceedings.


Between six and eight devices are defused at Stormont after loyalist Michael Stone storms the building, police say.


Hostage Takers Accelerate Efforts To Undermine Reconstruction Work

Hostage takers in Iraq have stepped up their kidnappings aimed at driving out foreign companies involved in reconstruction projects.


Martha Stewart CEO Lyne will not leave company

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc  Chief Executive Susan Lyne said she is not leaving the women's lifestyle magazine publisher, according to a memo sent to employees on Monday.


Sting operation involving tax evasion investigation has resulted in Cisco detainees, but no formal charges, Cisco says.


LAKE LOUISE, Alta. -- Bode Miller is your typical pushy, aggressive American. And that's the reason he was able to win his first World Cup downhill race yesterday.


The European Union is abandoning plans to force Britain to phase out the imperial measurement system.


Don't be fooled by froth. Bargain shopping is the path to investment riches.


Author who portrayed prostitute loses NY fraud case

An author sued by a film company after her novel about life as a truck-stop prostitute was exposed as a hoax was found liable for fraud on Friday in a case involving tales of the author's multiple personalities.


Grammar schools should be abolished to create an education system that is fairer to all, says a report.


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The search for a new Scotland manager is under way today after Berti Vogts resigned as national coach following the country's poor start to the World Cup qualifying campaign.


Mitt Romney, a lesser-known Republican in a jam-packed presidential field, embarked on his White House bid Tuesday casting himself as a political outsider with the managerial skills necessary to fix a flawed Washington.


'Bonanza' Ranch Rides Into Pop Culture Sunset

A great symbol of the rugged old West, or at least as it was portrayed by Hollywood, is riding off into the sunset.


Lakers center Andrew Bynum , a big factor in the team's strong start, will be out at least eight weeks because of an injured left knee.


Madrid, 23:56 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: DOPPIO MESSI, VINCE IL BARCELLONA

Grazie ad una doppietta di Messi nella ripresa (73' e 80' su rigore) il Barcellona ha battuto il Siv...


A woman leaving an eyeglass store is grabbed in the parking lot by four men who force her, kicking and screaming, into a pickup truck. The kidnappers demand a $900,000 ransom.


Russia's lower house of parliament confirmed President Vladimir Putin's choice as prime minister on Friday, approving the previously obscure official Viktor Zubkov in a vote whose result was a foregone conclusion


Ethiopian troops fired  rockets at a strategic town north of Somalia's capital, Islamist officials tell a rally.


Milano, 17:39 - CALCIO, MILAN: JANKULOVSKI PROLUNGA CONTRATTO FINO AL 2011

Gol decisivo e prolungamento del contratto: giornata da incorniciare per Marek Jankulovski, che ha r...


If you thought that regular jogging and diet control would keep you fit, think again, as a new research has revelaed that a keep-fit lifestyle might not work for everyone and even quite strenuous exercise may have no effect on fitness for some people.


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Merkel, Pelosi say world should unite on climate

Climate change is a global problem that requires unity and "multilateral" agreements if it is to be defeated, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday


Up to 15,000 US and Iraqi troops are continuing a full-scale assault on the insurgent stronghold of Falluja.


National Foods Says Shares Worth as Much as A$6.65

National Foods Ltd., Australia's biggest fresh milk producer, said its shares are worth as much as 22 percent more than Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd.


The nationâs largest brewer said an increase in international sales helped push its profit up 11 percent in the third quarter.


President Bush will pay tribute to America's war dead this Memorial Day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.


Pfizer Profit Up on Demand for Key Drugs

Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, the world's  biggest drugmaker, on Wednesday said third-quarter earnings  rose on higher sales of key medicines.


Ikea, a multinational mammoth masked in modesty

As Swedish do-it-yourself furniture giant Ikea conquers more and more ground, the company is struggling to make its austere founding ideals mesh with life as a multinational mammoth.


Video game developers should resist the temptation to produce only sequels of established hits and games based on horror and revenge, Nintendo Co.'s top designer said Thursday.


Poland win shows England the way to qualify - Eriksson

England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson believes the manner of the win over Poland holds the key to qualification for the 2006 World Cup finals.


Variety - (Variety) — "If you want to give me a check for $100 million, we'll take (Howard Stern) off the air tomorrow," Infinity Broadcasting prexy-chief operating officer Joel Hollander told a packed media conference Tuesday.


Moglie capo Stato e' stata investita,ha riportato 2 fratture


French utility groups Suez and Gaz de France agree to merge, creating a global energy firm.


New Jersey Sen. Lautenberg Appears Early Favorite, Despite Weak Ratings

As Democrats set out to defend their tenuous Senate majority in the 2008 elections, New Jersey may seem like an unlikely source of heartburn. The contest coincides with the presidential election, and New Jersey has favored the Democratic contenders for the White House in the past four elections. Plus, no Republican has won an election for the Senate in the state since incumbent Clifford P. Case in 1972.


British TV's political talent show produces unsavoury winner

When British TV bosses devised an innovative political talent show to find a new would-be MP, Rodney Hylton-Potts was probably not what they had in mind as an eventual winner.


Creative pricing for multiplayer online games is thwarting softare piracy, vendors say.


Protein's Link to Heart Disease Is a Mystery

The exact role of CRP, or C-reactive protein, in predicting heart disease risk remains a subject of scientific debate.


Chuck Klosterman is flabbergasted that some consider him — like many of his subjects — a celebrity.


World's Most Powerful Infrared Camera Opens Its Eyes on the ...

Central region of the full tile, showing dramatic clouds of gas and dust illuminated by stars in the southern half of the Orion nebula.


Kidd Really Is Traded to Dallas This Time

Jason Kidd is headed from the Nets to the Dallas Mavericks after some creative deal-making was required to complete the multi-player deal.


Recycling rates from local authorities show England should reach its 17% target for 2003/4.


A man is questioned over the alleged rape of a woman at a hotel where Man Utd players and guests attended a party.


More cash to encourage unemployed to train

Cash rewards for unemployed people who complete back-to-work training are likely to be extended by the government in the next phase of its welfare reform programme, ministers will indicate today


Airbus unveils its flagship A380 on Tuesday, the plane on which the company is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker as well as the 10 billion euro ($13 billion) cost of developing the "superjumbo."


Newcastle and Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk maintained their perfect records in the UEFA Cup group phase on Thursday to virtually guarantee a place in the knockout stage.


EMI signs a deal with YouTube that will allow the website's users to use music videos by EMI artists.


Lindsay Lohan Recovering From High Fever

"Mean Girls" star Lindsay Lohan was recovering at a hospital after being admitted with a high fever and headache, her publicist said Tuesday.


Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run Friday night, toppling another milestone and edging closer to Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron in his quest to become the greatest slugger in baseball history.


4 US soldiers killed in roadside bomb attack; coalition steps up ...

Roadside bombings killed four American soldiers in Baghdad, the US command said Wednesday, as US and Iraqi troops stepped up pressure on Sunni insurgents before this week's start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.


A five-year-old girl is critically ill in hospital after being knocked down by a van in west Belfast.


American Commanders Question Political Will Of Iraqi Prime Minister

BAGHDAD, Sept. 27 -- Senior U.S. military commanders are questioning whether Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has the political will to weed out official corruption and tackle the brutal militias that are threatening to plunge Iraq into civil war.


Iraq to Widen Arms Amnesty, Bring Falluja to Heel

Iraq's interim government will declare  a nationwide arms amnesty next week, but insists the city of  Falluja must turn in foreign militants or face assault,  National Security Adviser Kassim Daoud said Monday.


Non rilevati aumenti del fenomeno nei comuni confinanti


Oracle makes 'final offer' for PeopleSoft

ORACLE chief executive Larry Ellison has increased his companyâs offer for rival software company PeopleSoft, and set a deadline for the first time since the hostile takeover bid began in June 2003.


Kibaki offers talks, protests shake Kenya

Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki offered to talk to political rivals on Thursday as corpses lay in the street and smoke rose from burning slums after a day of battles between police and anti-government protesters.


Bari, 16:16 - CALCIO, BARI; ESPOSITO: NIENTE PAURA, POSSIAMO SOLO CRESCERE

Il Bari si lecca le feerite dopo l'eliminazione in Coppa Italia e la sconfitta di Crotone. Sotto acc...


Blair's Africa visit to focus on G8, trade

British Prime Minister Tony Blair wants to use a farewell trip to Africa this week to build momentum for a rich nation summit that will focus on Africa and to push for a world trade deal, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.


The pound touches its lowest level against the euro in 14 months amid fears over the strength of the UK economy.


BUDAPEST, Feb 14 (IPS) - By pulling down the barriers that protected the  national parliament from possible protests,  150 deputies from  the Hungarian right-wing opposition Fidesz warned the government  just  how tense Hungarian society remains.


Kazakh envoy seeks to dispel "Borat" image

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut  - Kazakhstan's envoy to the United States on Tuesday defended his country against "misconceptions" caused by the hit comedy film "Borat" and its misogynistic, anti-Semitic, fictional Kazakh TV reporter.


Professor Ian Wilmut, the man who led the team which created the clone known as Dolly the sheep, is knighted.


The armed Basque separatist group Eta says it is ready to enter dialogue with the Spanish government.


Pfizer Faces Criminal Charges in Nigeria

Officials in Nigeria have brought criminal charges against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. for the company's alleged role in the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis epidemic.


Belo Expects 4Q Profit to Meet Estimates

Media company Belo Corp. estimated that fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday will likely fall in line with analysts' figures. Belo, which publishes the flagship Dallas Morning News, said that it expects fourth


Bush taps army general for top NATO military command

President George W. Bush has nominated an army general who currently oversees &quot;war on terror&quot; detention operations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to the post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe, the Pentagon said.


Bosnia leaders agree to unblock police reform

MOSTAR, Bosnia  - Bosnia's Muslim, Croat and Serb political leaders on Sunday reached an agreement to get the stalled police reform back on track to fulfill a key condition for closer ties with the European Union.


The state has an unusually high number of people with no health insurance, doctors are hard to come by and safety nets are eroding.


Putin: No Talks with Separatist 'Child-Killers'

President Vladimir Putin attacked the  West for calling on Russia to seek political dialogue with  Chechen separatists in the wake of last week's school hostage  siege in which at least 335 died -- half of them children.


Samsung to Pay $90 Million in Chip Price Case

The worldâs largest maker of memory chips settled civil charges that it conspired with six other makers of computer chips to fix prices.


There are many benefits of inheritance with PHP, the most common is simplifying and reducing instances of redundant code. In this article you'll work with PHP 5 and Object Oriented Programming (OOP) to create a scalable application. By Kris Hadlock. 0912


Investors upbeat on U.S. economy, stock prices: poll

U.S. investors remain confident in the health of the economy and most expect the U.S. stock market to hold near its recent record levels or extend them modestly, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


Stonewall RB Williams Commits to Virginia Tech

Stonewall Jackson senior running back Ryan Williams commits to play football for Virginia Tech, picking the Hokies over Boston College at Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl.


EU leaders agree at a summit in Brussels to begin membership talks with Turkey on 3 October next year.


Aetna Profit Up 21 Pct, Hikes '05 Outlook

Health insurer Aetna Inc.  AET.N on  Thursday reported stronger-than-expected earnings on a surge in  membership, set a stock split and doubled its dividend.


Human rights and environmental activists have hailed the award of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize to Wangari Maathai of Kenya as fitting recognition of the growing role of civil society


As author Daniel Silva prepared for his fourth book, he knew the main character would be an Israeli spy. But there was another element he wanted for his character, something he couldn't quite put his finger on — an "other side."


Tigers 9, Yankees 6, 11 Innings: Dead of Night: The Yankees Lose at 3:30 A.M.

Rain delayed the start of the Yankeesâ game with the Detroit Tigers for four hours and one minute, and the Tigers took the victory on Carlos Guillenâs three-run homer in the 11th inning.


Torino, 17:01 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: CAMORANESI TORNA IN GRUPPO

Allenamento tecnico-tattico con partitella finale per la Juventus in vista della gara di domenica co...


Light at end of tunnel for British coal-mining industry

With lights twinkling brightly from their helmets, a group of miners emerge caked in dust from a deep coal-mine in the village of Cwmgwrach in south Wales.


DOE: No need for regulation to curb energy use

(InfoWorld) - The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) is stressing incentives over regulations to improve the energy efficiency of datacenters. The DOE's office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) gathered the top technology companies in Silicon Valley Wednesday to promote collaboration on strategies to improve overall energy efficiency.Â Datacenter energy issuesÂ are a growing concern for businesses and users as computers get more powerful, and the cost of running them and keeping them cool continues to increase. Technology vendors represented at the forum, including rival chip makers Advanced Micro Devices and Intel, along with server vendors such as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, andÂ Sun Microsystems, have each been developing more energy-efficient products. But they and the DOE representatives acknowledged that datacenter energy usage needs to be addressed holistically. The DOE can be a resource to the industry, not a regulator requiring datacenters to meet energy efficiency goals, said Andy Karsner, head of the EERE program. "I donât know that right now thereâs a dramatic need for a regulatory move, particularly when you have the leaders of the industryâ¦coming here with a sense of purpose,â said Karsner. Industry representatives said they work independently on improving the energy efficiency of individual products but that the federal government could provide tax credits, other financial incentives, or other resources to enhance overall energy efficiency. "AMD and Intel keep doing their best to improve the performance [of processors], but the CPU is only half the story.â said Kris Singh, director of strategic platform technology programs at AMD, which hosted the daylong energy conference at its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Because this was the first meeting of what the DOE called a "tech industry working group," no specific recommendations were made and the schedule for future work remained open. The DOE can fund research that individual product makers can't fund to look at how different components could work better together, said David Rodgers, acting deputy assistant secretary of EERE. "A hardware company might improve theÂ energy efficiency of a blade serverÂ and another company might improve the energy efficiency of a transformer to convert AC to DC. Right now very few people are doing research on how to integrate those two together," said Rodgers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sponsors theÂ Energy Star programÂ rating the energy efficiency of home appliances such as refrigerators and air conditioners and some commercial equipment. But some participants in the working group are skeptical that a comparable program could be applied to datacenters. âIâm not sure about that," said Roger Schmidt, chief thermal architect at IBM. Because datacenters are much more complex with components from different manufacturers, it'd be hard to develop one Energy Star rating everyone would agree upon. "What if [the rating] is bad, what do you do? Who are you going to point the finger to?â Schmidt asked.


Lockheed to take $110 million Q4 charge for court ruling

The nation's largest defense contractor will take a $110 million charge against its fourth quarter earnings after losing a court bid to salvage at least some of the money it pumped


The world is unprepared for major flu outbreak, report warns

The world is teetering on the verge of a massive influenza outbreak, and even wealthy nations such as the United States are unprepared for the next pandemic, according to a report released Tuesday.


After Iraq bombing, UN wants 97 mln dollar for security

The United Nations proposed yeserday a major 97 million dollars overhaul of its security system with 778 new posts, a response to devastating safety reports after the 2003 bombing of its offices in Iraq.


IRVING, Texas -- Cowboys safety Roy Williams indeed will be suspended from Saturday night's game at Carolina as punishment for his repeated use of the horse-collar tackle, a maneuver banned a few years ago mainly because of him.


BBC Click's David Reid travels to Italy to find out how research into real-time maps may solve Rome's traffic problems.


Lippi con la Norvegia torna al classico 4-4-2 e punta tutto su ...

Marcello Lippi ammette i suoi errori e promette che la nuova Nazionale sarÃ  molto diversa da quella che ha perso con l'Islanda per 2-0. "Con l'Islanda abbiamo giocato male, ma l'errore piÃ¹ grande l'ho fatto io, ho sbagliato modulo".


Tennessee's freshman QBs make good first impression

When does a college quarterback know he's arrived? Is it when history is made? When Tennessee quarterback Brent Schaeffer started in the Vols' 42-17 win against UNLV two weeks


Trovato appoggiato a un cassonetto dei rifiuti


Cruise gets sentimental about anniversary

His first marriage anniversary is round the corner and Hollywood star Tom Cruise is reflecting on the day he married Katie Holmes in a castle in Italy.


S.Korean scientists find explanation of "cancer paradox"

A team of South Korean scientists have found a way to solve the cancer paradox of why aging cells with reduced ability to proliferate are susceptible to cancer, characterized


House prices in England and Wales fell slightly in August, property research company Hometrack says, offering another sign the market may be cooling in the face of higher interest rates.


Allison Elliott occasionally wears the delicate gold windup watch that belonged to her grandmother. But it's really just for show.


Alan Jackson Mixes Fun, Tragedy on New Album

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - As the release of a new album  approaches, most artists begin to wax philosophical about art,  life and the messages they hope to convey with their music.


Millions of Seniors Facing Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'

Millions of older Americans are confronting a temporary break in their Medicare drug coverage this month that will require them to pay the full cost of their prescriptions or face the painful prospect of going without.


Call it the instant hurricane. Humberto, which grew faster than any storm on record from tropical depression to full-scale hurricane landfall, surprised the Texas-Louisiana coast early Thursday with 85-mph winds and heavy rain that knocked out power to more than 100,000 and left at least one person dead.


Roma, 18:03 - CALCIO, LAZIO: SIGLATO ACCORDO COMMERCIALE CON ERGO

La Lazio ha annunciato un accordo commerciale con la Ergo Italia spa, azienda leader nella produzion...


Some see Cheney's terror remark as 'fear strategy'

Vice President Cheney was not campaigning Wednesday, but his suggestion a day earlier that electing John Kerry would risk a "devastating" terrorist attack kept agitating the political arena.


Authorities Seek Cause of O.D.B.'s Death

Autopsy results for the rapper known as O.D.B., who died at a Manhattan recording studio, will not be available for several days while authorities conduct medical tests, officials said Sunday.


Uganda Warns UN Not To Give Gays AIDS Information

by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff. (Kampala) The government of Uganda has has issued a warning to the UN joint program on HIV/AIDS that it risks being thrown out of the country if it offers AIDS education to gays.


Protesters demand ouster of East Timor PM

Thousands of protesters demanded the ouster of East Timor's prime minister Saturday, blaming him for provoking violence and political chaos.


THE crisis in the health service deepened yesterday after new figures revealed that 40 per cent of doctors who train in Scotland leave to work elsewhere before they qualify.


Pop star George Michael asks for an interview he gave about HIV to be removed from a BBC documentary.


THE Black Watch today moved towards Baghdad in response to the US plea for help. The Ministry of Defence said today that soldiers from the Scottish regiment were leaving their base in the southern city of


Crude oil climbed back over $50 a  barrel on Thursday, with worries over the security of Nigerian  supplies supporting prices despite a surprise increase in U.S.  crude inventories.


The Communist Party of China added 2.6 million members last year, further enhancing its status as the world's biggest political party, state media reported Tuesday.


Is the âmidlife crisisâ the newest excuse for poor behavior?


A fire investigation continues into the flat blaze in which two young boys died in a village on Anglesey.


Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in several weeks, the BBC reported.Comment


Paris Hilton gets out of jail for medical reasons

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of jail early and put under house arrest on Thursday, drawing fire from prosecutors and court officials and sparking public debate about celebrity justice.


Schaeffer's Midday Options Update Features Apple Computer

Today's Schaeffer's Midday Options Update features Apple Computer  (NASDAQ:AAPL). The Midday Options Update contains a brief commentary on  the day's most notable activity and a table listing the most-active  calls and puts for the day.


Former Alienware developer invades the custom PC space

Blog: The new company specializes in notebooks with personalized designs. But is there room for another enthusiast PC company?


Su un palco del West End in pezzo su ultimi giorni attore


A car bomb exploded outside the education ministry in central Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding about eight, the interior ministry said.


Psychotic mice that flee other mice may offer insights into diseases such as schizophrenia, US researchers say. The genetically engineered mice have mutations in two key genes that make them suffer from psychosis


Strangers in Life Join Hands in Death as the Web Becomes a Tool for Suicide in Japan

About once a month since January 2002, Japan has recorded a group suicide, successful or attempted, where participants met on the Internet.


President Bush outlined a two-state peace treaty he is hoping to broker between Israel and the Palestinians.


Lancashire police have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham's Dwight Yorke suffered racial abuse during Sunday's 3-3 Premiership draw away to Blackburn Rovers.


Justice agency 'aware' of proposed Metro deal

Despite a published report that the US Justice Department had opened a "preliminary inquiry" into The New York Times Co.'s plan to buy a 49 percent stake in Metro Boston, a spokeswoman yesterday said only that the department is "aware" of the proposed deal.


Margarita Saldana looks around her community and sees poor-paying jobs and discrimination against workers who don't speak English. When she contemplates how to vote on Election Day, she sees little difference between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry.


Sony's Mylo Messaging Gadget Gets Update

LAS VEGAS -- Sony Corp.'s Mylo, a wireless messaging gadget largely ignored by its college-aged target audience, is being updated to address some of its shortcomings, the company announced Sunday.


BESLAN, Russia -- The first day of classes following the massacre of more than 330 hostages at a school in this southern Russian city have been abruptly canceled, a principal at one of Beslan's schools has told CNN.


France and the US draw up a UN resolution aimed at getting Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon.


Pope tells Muslims he's "deeply sorry" for crisis

Pope Benedict tried on Sunday to   calm Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was   "deeply sorry" about the reaction and that medieval quotes he   used on holy war did not reflect his personal views.


Family and friends gather for the funeral of Keith Frogson who was killed outside his home.


Greggio con consegna a febbraio sceso a 88,18 dollari


Apple options granted before stock jump: report

Several options grants to top  executives at Apple Computer Inc.  were dated just  before sharp increases in its stock between 1997 and 2001, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a review of  regulatory filings.


Lifestyle: 21 October 2004, Thursday. Bulgaria commemorates International Animation Day by showing over 30 animated films in the Sofia Odeon cinema.


Fish are not just simple animals with a short memory, say researchers from two UK universities.


There was a speculation about Aamir Khan and Ayesha Takia in


The government publishes proposals aimed at stopping private agencies 'poaching' health staff from developing countries.


No survivors expected in China mine blast

Rescuers confirmed 64 dead Friday following Wednesday's blast in a central China coal mine, with 84 miners still missing in the toxic gas filled shaft.


Indonesia orders security clampdown after terror warnings

JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesia has ordered a nationwide security crackdown after warnings from Australia, Britain and New Zealand that terrorists plan to attack ahead of Christmas.


Summary: NASA to Launch Comet-Buster Craft

COMET BUSTER: Deep Impact is a copper-fortified spacecraft designed to blast a hole in Comet Tempel 1 so scientists can learn more about the solar system preserved inside.


Berlin tells Libya to pay up on disco bombing, or else

Germany has told Libya that if it fails to make good on a deal to pay millions of dollars in compensation to the victims of a Berlin nightclub bombing, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will cancel a visit, a weekly magazine reported.


Australia's News Corp has adopted corporate reforms aimed at soothing critics of its planned move to the US. The media giant, owner of Fox TV in the US, and the Times and Sun newspapers in the UK, promised not to issue new shares with extra voting rights.


North Korea and Iran Crises May Force  the U.S. to Choose

Analysis: The Bush Administration has never resolved the regime-change vs. engagement debate in its own ranks. But as multilateral diplomacy falters in each diplomatic standoff, the days of having it both ways may be ending


Efforts to Revive 'Jericho' May Be Working

A grassroots campaign across the United States, fueled by message boards, blogs and Web sites, may be convincing CBS to cancel its cancellation of Jericho.


Italian linked to ex Russian spy infected with radiation

An Italian contact of the poisoned former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has tested positive for the same radioactive polonium 210 that killed him.


Paris Hilton gets out of jail for medical reasons

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of jail and placed under house arrest on Thursday after serving three days of a three-week sentence, sparking debate about whether her fame worked for or against her.


Pakistan test-fires medium range ballistic missile

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Wednesday carried out a successful test fire of its endogenously developed medium range surface to surface ballistic missile Hatf-IV/Shaheen-I.


Il vicepremier: "La Finanziaria sarÃ  varata solo con la concertazione"Il ministro Turco: "Non ci sono nuovi ticket". Ferrero: "Spalmare gli interventi"                                          Manovra, Rutelli apre ai sindacati "Hanno ragione a voler vedere le carte"


RONNIE O SULLIVAN threw in his towel and rattled off back-to-back centuries to sweep into the Welsh Open quarter-finals in Newport last night.


Big Names, Big Bucks For Jamestown's Big 400

Every half-century or so, Virginia throws a party to commemorate the arrival of English colonists on its shores. This year comes a biggie: the 400th anniversary. The whole world's invited, and the guest list is especially long and prestigious.


Sui tre maxiemendamenti in discussione alla Camera


Firm: US drug sales will fall 17 percent

Pharmaceutical sales in the U.S. will drop to a third of global sales in 2008, from a 50 percent share two years ago, a report released Thursday says.


Si tratterebbe di una suora di un ospedale psichiatrico


BEIRUT A remote-controlled car bomb wounded a prominent Lebanese opposition politician and killed his driver in Beirut on Friday, weeks after he quit the government to protest Syria's grip on Lebanon.


Drugs Offer No Benefit in Curbing Aggression, Study Finds

The drugs most widely used to manage aggressive outbursts in intellectually disabled people are no more effective than placebos for most patients and may be less so.


Australian PM John Howard says it took too long to file charges against Guantanamo inmate David Hicks.


Steve Jobs, Bono and the Edge Tuesday ushered in what Apple's CEO and the two members of U2 called a new era of digital music.


Reyes Passes First Test After a Hitting Lesson

With less than a week in the regular season, a period that will determine if the Mets can laugh about September or weep through October, they are trying to find the old, electrifying JosÃ© Reyes.


BALKANS:  Organised Crime Behind the Assassination of Former PM

BELGRADE, Nov 24 (IPS) - The single inside witness from the organised crime  group accused of killing reform-oriented former prime minister  Zoran Djindjic has finally confirmed the indictment and what was  long believed -- it was the Serbian mafia that committed the  crime.


Executive Pursuits: Is It Champagne or a Substitute? Refined Palates Can Be Fooled

Comparing Champagne and sparkling wine reveals that a Champagne and caviar lifestyle might just be possible on a Diet Coke and Doritos budget.


Bodies of six Americans recovered in Afghanistan

Search teams have recovered the bodies of six Americans who died when their plane crashed high in Afghanistan's snow-covered mountains, US military officials said Wednesday.


Madrid, 12:46 - CALCIO, ATLETICO MADRID PRESENTA OFFERTA AL LIVERPOOL PER SISSOKO

L'Atletico Madrid ha presentato un'offerta al Liverpool per il centrocampista Mohamed Sissoko, nel m...


Sept. 14, 1959: Soviet Luna 2 Probe Lands on Moon

A decade before Neil Armstrong puts the first footprint on the moon, Luna 2 makes a strong first impression.


Man sets self on fire outside White House

Members of the uniformed division of the Secret Service guard an unidentified man on the ground who apparently tried to set himself on fire outside the White House fence on Pennsylvania Ave, in Washington.


Family and friends of Alexander Litvinenko say they are unlikely to help a Russian investigation into his death.


Israel mulls suspending ties over Abbas-Hamas deal

Israel is considering suspending contacts with moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas if his new unity government with Hamas does not meet international demands, Israeli officials said on Monday.


Balancing Risk, Cost and the User Experience with VeriSign Layered Security

(VeriSign)  These days, people conduct business from virtually anywhere, thanks to continual advances in Internet technology. As enterprises begin to accommodate the demands of this "Any Era," threats to your infrastructure inevitably increase. VeriSign has created a Layered Security solution to provide added security without sacrificing a rich user experience.


Soon after Sen. Joe Lieberman's primary defeat in Connecticut, Rhode Island Democrat Jennifer Lawless taunted her primary rival, Rep. James Langevin, with a new Web site.


Ford could sell Aston Martin this week -source

Ford Motor Co . could announce the  sale of its Aston Martin luxury performance cars unit for more  than 450 million pounds ($865 million) as early as this week, a  source familiar with the matter said on Monday.


Alberta will use health meeting to push Ottawa to increase health funding

EDMONTON (CP) - Alberta Premier Ralph Klein is refusing to attend most of the first ministers conference on health, but he still plans to make his demands firmly known.


Fighting Intensifies After Election in Kenya

Kenya sank deeper into trouble, with a curfew imposed in Kisumu, the countryâs third largest city, ethnic fighting intensifying and more than 100 people killed in election-related violence.


Alex Tanguay and the Calgary Flames sent the Minnesota wild home empty-handed for the first time this season.


Pennington Impressive As Jets Down Bills

Chad Pennington caps three drives of 58 yards or more with touchdowns to guideÃÂ the New York Jets to aÃÂ 28-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills.


Outsourced Heart Study Shows Cheap Drugs Can Help

A heart-drug trial that was "outsourced" to India and China -- an approach many industries are taking to save money -- demonstrates the potential for doing life-saving medical research on a budget, scientists said on Monday.


NFL star indicted in Virginia dog fighting

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three other men were indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday on conspiracy charges tied to a dog-fighting operation.


The Plot Thickens: Testing European Tolerance

BRUSSELS: The killing of controversial Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh by a suspected Islamic extremist and the subsequent spate of retaliatory attacks on Muslim targets are a damaging blow to relations between European Union's 15 million Muslims and their


Charles Clarke is set to start work as Home Secretary after David Blunkett's shock resignation in a visa row.


Bayern Munich return to domestic duties with a trip to Bundesliga champions Werder Bremen on Saturday (1330 GMT) appearing to have shaken off their sluggish start to the season.


From Fear to Grief to Desperation: Russi

The lists were scribbled hastily, handwritten, taped to a brick wall near the hospital: hundreds of names of children and adults who survived three hellish days of captivity and bloodshed in a school in southern Russia.


A German movie about an anti-Nazi resistance heroine draws loud applause at the Berlin Film Festival.


-- Oil prices climbed to a new high, above $81 a barrel, on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut a key interest rate later Tuesday, a measure that has the potential to bolster the economy and strengthen petroleum demand in the world's largest energy consumer.


Learning From Microsoft's Error, Google Builds a Lobbying Engine

When it comes to lobbying, Google does not intend to repeat the mistake that its rival Microsoft made a decade ago.


McCain fund-raising lags, restructures campaign

Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign lagged in raising money in the past three months, prompting staff reductions and pay cuts, McCain's campaign announced on Monday.


Prosecutors filed murder and kidnapping charges Monday against a man accused in the gruesome dragging death of his 49-year-old girlfriend.


Bethesda Softworks today announced new details on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, the sequel to 2002's The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.


PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin served notice today that Russia intended to remain a major nuclear power by deploying a new weapon in the coming years that other states lack and are unlikely to develop in the near future.


ALDERSON, W.Va.  - Trendsetter Martha Stewart  arrived at a minimum-security prison known as "Camp Cupcake"  under cover of early morning darkness on Friday to serve a  five-month sentence for lying about a stock sale.


Investors Flock to Loans Made to Companies Deep in Debt

There is a new exuberance in the market for corporate loans, an obscure investment once dominated by large commercial banks.


AEP Networks Provides VPN Component to Hughes

AEP Networks, the leader in policy-based networking, announces its inclusion on the Hughes Networks Systems, LLC (Hughes) SATCOM-II team. In May, Hughes was awarded a contract under the General Services Administration's (GSA) Satellite Services-II (SATCOM-II) program.


Millions of chest pain and heart attack sufferers thought they were getting a phenomenal medical advance when tiny coils that ooze medicine were placed in their arteries to keep them from squeezing shut again.


Longhorn's woes may open a door for Linuxâa very tiny doorâbut Linux just isn'ta good choice for desktops. Instead, desktop Linux proponents should wake up and switch to the Mac OS.


What most adults might consider games for kids are anything but, say video game industry critics and two US senators. BY CHARLES HOMANS.


Brazil open Panamerican gold account as U.S. dominate

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil  - Diogo Silva gave Brazil its first gold medal of the Panamerican Games on Sunday, but the celebration was quickly eclipsed as the soccer-mad country turned its attention to victory at the Copa America.


E' composto dalle amministrazioni statali e regionali


Milano, 15:02 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: A EMPOLI VOGLIO INTER PERFETTA

Roberto Mancini vuole dall'Inter una gara perfetta ad Empoli, dove i nerazzurri adranno a caccia del...


Panel Urges N.Y. to Pay $14 Billion More for City Schools

Court-appointed referees recommended the state pay an additional $14 billion over four years to improve New York City schools.


EILAT, Israel Thousands of Israelis trudged through the Taba border post on Friday, returning home, like shocked refugees, from a Sinai bloodied by three terrorist bombings of three tourist hotels on Thursday night.


Iraqi Video Shows Beheading of Man Said to Be American

A militant group on Monday posted a video on the Internet that showed the beheading of a hostage identified as Eugene Armstrong, an American engineer abducted along


Neil Mathur upset over 'unprofessional' accusations

Neil Mathur of Johnny Gaddaar fame is in an extremely angry mood.


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Exotic pets in U.S. may pose health risk

Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming into the U.S. by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.


BALCO fallout Giambi could lose $120 million contract

The revelation that Jason Giambi admitted to steroid use rocked the baseball world Thursday and called attention to one of its star players whose rise and fall seemed to be linked to performance-enhancing drugs.


Stop squinting. They're probably farther away than you think.


Survey: Users Confuse Search Results, Ads

Only 1 in 6 users of Internet search engines can tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements, a new survey finds.


Iraq's Oil-For-Food Program -- Much Worse Than We Thought

I last wrote about the "Oil-for-Food"program in Iraq in May shortly after the United Nations (UN) engaged former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker to conduct an internal investigation of the scandal.


Experts warn of Internet flu vaccine scam

Although the United States is experiencing a shortage of flu vaccines this fall, don't be so eager for one that you're duped into purchasing it online.


Scion Web Strategy Takes Stealth Approach

NEW YORK For Internet ad giants like Google and Yahoo, the Toyota Scion brand should be a dream marketer. With an 18-24-year-old trendsetter target audience, the carmaker sees the Internet as key to its marketing efforts. But while other auto brands buy up keywords and run banners and pre-roll spots online, Scion takes a decidedly alternative route, relying instead on virtual worlds, its own broadband video site and viral gaming to reach an audience averse to ads, offline or online.


Manifestanti si dirigevano verso la casa di San Suu Kyi


George W. Bush and the 'politics of fear'

President George W Bush's response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has been a world-wide campaign to kill or capture the Muslim enemies of America - his so-called "global war on


Drop Down and Give Me More Than Sheâs Doing

Some like to compete, but group training isn't for everyone.


Tea drinking may protect against Alzheimers-study

Drinking tea may help protect against Alzheimer's disease, though it is by no means a cure for the brain-crippling illness, British scientists said on Tuesday.


Una Juventus senza sponsor libico di coppa, Ã¨ di scena a Tel Aviv sul campo del Maccabi. Capello fa tirare il fiato a Ibrahimovic ma non rinuncia a Nedved, e fa bene. L'inizio di gara Ã¨ di marca bianconera e il protagonista assoluto Ã¨ proprio il ceco.


Williams to Fight World Champion Klitschko in New York

World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight  champion Vitali Klitschko will defend his title against  Britain's Danny Williams in New York on December 11, Williams's  promoter said on Thursday.


Bari, 21:22 - CALCIO, BARI: SANTORUVO SI OPERA DOMANI A ROMA

L'attaccante del Bari Vincenzo Santoruvo ha deciso: domani sarà operato al ginocchio destro d...


Repentant secret policeman reveals brutality awaiting failed asylum seekers sent back to the Congo.


The code, which was open-sourced in April, will be used for the administration tool that connects to the MySQL database.


A County Antrim man accused of killing a prostitute on a holiday island is found guilty of manslaughter.


'Light' cigarette suit certified as class action

A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of   defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer   than regular brands can proceed as a class action, a federal   judge in New York ruled on Monday.


Per 8 ore autoferrotranviari,4 ore in sedi aeroportuali


Police Seek Clues on 'BTK' Serial Killer

The serial killer known only as "BTK" suggests in letters that he was born in 1939 and is a railroad buff, authorities said Tuesday as they appealed to the public for clues to his identity.


Plan for Washington Baseball Stadium Wins Approval

The District of Columbia's City Council narrowly approved today a modified plan to build a 41,000-seat baseball stadium for the Nationals, the former Montreal Expos.


British bird flu farm says not at fault for outbreak

Bernard Matthews, the head of the turkey-producing firm that bears his name, has said that the recent outbreak of a potentialy deadly strain of avian flu at his company's farm was not their fault.


IBM  on Thursday forecast 2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations as strong growth abroad made up for weaker results in the United States, sending its shares up 5 percent.


India to launch professional hockey league

The Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) will launch a professional domestic league in January involving foreign players to help the country regain its past glory in the game.


Grass up romantic sadsacks for only $4.99 a month

Service turns dates with losers into money spinner Singletons forced to sit through excruciating blind dates can now report their experiences straight from their mobile phone, ensuring that no one else suffers.â¦


Sentencing Scheduled For Man Who Exposed Women To HIV

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Sentencing is Tuesday for a former Oklahoma man convicted of deliberately exposing 17 women to the AIDS virus. Anthony Whitfield, 32, was convicted in November in an Olympia, Wash.


In what may be the largest data breach at a university, the University of California,  Los Angeles, began sending out letters to more than 800,000 individuals whose personal data may have been compromised in database breach that remained undetected for more than a year.


A Fool peers in through Wall Street's out door.


SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Allan Leinwand's start-up, Vyatta, sells networking products for one-third the price of those sold by his former employer, Cisco Systems.


Britain's financial authorities stepped in to rescue mortgage lender Northern Rock  on Friday as the group, which has lent aggressively to home buyers, fell victim to the sharp rise in borrowing costs between banks.


Reviews: Graphics Enhance Gameplay in These Next-Gen Games

New games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 let you embark on a hero's journey. Just don't pick a game that's too much like your own boring life.


Florida judge rejects Anna Nicole paternity fight

A Florida judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by a former boyfriend of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to have a Florida court decide a paternity fight over Smith's 5-month-old baby daughter, Dannielynn, a court official said.


Barnstable had the upperhand once again. The Red Raiders are one win away from defending their MIAA Division 1 state volleyball championship after blanking Chelmsford, 3-0, in the semifinals last night in Mansfield. It was the second time this fall Chelmsford had been frustrated by the powerful Barnstable lineup.


Conflicting reports have emerged over the situation in the Iraqi city of Najaf. How can peace be forged in the city?


Partners pose highest risk to women of violence: WHO

Women are more likely to suffer physical and sexual violence from their husbands or partners than other people and the violence is more severe in rural areas, according to research published on Friday.


A small new European study adds to the growing body of evidence that exercise can stave off mental decline in older people. The 290 participants, all men, were between the ages of 70 and 90 when the study began in 1990.


Microsoft releases more Windows Media Extenders

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft is increasing the range of video formats that PCs running its Windows software can pipe to televisions around the home, with support for a new range of Extenders for Windows Media Center devices from hardware manufacturers. It expects companies such as Cisco Systems, D-Link, and Niveus Media to reveal new set-top boxes next month that can play videos or music stored on a PC running the Home Premium or Ultimate editions of Windows Vista. Microsoft's software will stream video in previously unsupported formats such as DivX and Xvid, delivering it to devices around the home over wired or wireless networks. The new Extender devices could even be capable of streaming "protected" high-definition (HD) video over the latest 802.11n wireless networks, Microsoft said Thursday. Vendors or broadcasters of HD content can protect it from piracy by using DRM (digital rights management) software to restrict the devices on which it can be displayed or stored. Microsoft's reasoning in developing these capabilities is that customers want to access the content on their multimedia PCs when they're not in front of the PC. AppleÂ realized this in 2004, when it released the diminutive AirPort Express Wi-Fi router with an audio-out socket for streaming music over a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection from a Macintosh or PC running its iTunes jukebox software, but the following year Microsoft went one better with an add-on pack called Windows Media Center Extender allowing its Xbox game consoles to stream music and video from a Windows Media Center PC. Manufacturers and buyers have been slow to take an interest in Microsoft's Windows Media Center Extender platform. The best-known Extender is Microsoft's own Xbox 360 game console, of which market-watchers estimate Microsoft has sold around 10 million since its November 2005 launch. By comparison, D-Link said in June 2006 that it had sold just 100,000 of its MediaLounge wireless media players in the first 18 months they were on sale. But Microsoft is still pushing the idea, now rebranded Extenders for Windows Media Center, collaborating with Cisco, D-Link, and Niveus to link their set-top boxes to Vista PCs. In the future, the company plans to work with a broader range of vendors to incorporate the same capabilities directly into other devices such as DVD players and televisions. There's more to it than a change of name, though: in its Windows Media Center Extender FAQ, Microsoft warns that devices based on the old specification, developed to work with Windows XP, will no longer work with the new system for Windows Vista.


Dolly creator applies for human cloning licence

LONDON - One of the creators of Dolly the sheep, the world's first mammal cloned from an adult, said Tuesday he was seeking permission to create cloned human embryos for medical research.


An Art Exhibition Raises the Issue of Terrorism

"The R.A.F.: The Myth," inspired by the radical leftist Red Army Faction, has opened in Berlin amid debate over the romanticization of terrorism.


Battle for Control of Chinaâs Largest Beverage Maker Escalates

Many of Wahahaâs top executives on Wednesday denounced their longtime partner, Groupe Danone, and threatened to form a company that would break away from its joint venture.


Microsoft reportedly in talks to invest in Facebook

Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy up to 5 percent of Facebook in a deal that could value the fast-growing online social network company at $10 billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.


EU thumbs-up for Balkans trio, but warning for Croatia

The EU took a significant step towards its next wave of expansion, naming dates for Romania and Bulgaria to sign entry accords while agreeing an earlier-than-expected start for talks with Croatia.


Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 107-102 win over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.


Dan Rather sues CBS for $70 million: media

Former CBS news anchor Dan Rather sued CBS on Wednesday for $70 million, saying the network violated his contract by not giving him enough air time, The New York Times reported.


At least 60 drowned in Cameroon boat capsize

At least 60 people drowned at sea off southwest Cameroon at the weekend when a wooden motor boat packed with passengers and cargo capsized on its way to neighboring Nigeria, a local official said on Monday.


The spring collections in New York and Europe produced an amazing variety of trends, and what links all these ideas is a taste for an extreme point of view.


7-Eleven Gives Woman $711 Bonus for Baby

ESSEXVILLE, Mich. - For 7-Eleven employee Erin Kappen, a surprise was in store when she had a baby. Because Parker John VanWormer weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces when he was born Oct.


Reports that Saddam Hussein's former top aide Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri is in custody prove unfounded.


Exxon earnings soar on record oil prices

Exxon Mobil Corp  said on  Friday record oil prices boosted its fourth-quarter earnings to  $11.66 billion, the highest ever operating profit by a U.S.  company.


Roma, 13:10 - CICLISMO, TOUR SENZA CONTADOR? UCI PRONTA A FARE CAUSA

L'Uci (Unione ciclistica internazionale) è pronta a citare in giudizio il Tour de France se l...


The next time you board an airliner and buckle your seat belt, you are about to fly through a bitter labor dispute between some of the people most responsible for your safety in the skies.


It took almost three weeks, but Britney Spears and Kevin Federline finally legalized their marriage in Los Angeles. The pair were secretly married on September 18, however, they didn't officially file their


Iraq, le opposizioni d'accordo: conferenza internazionale, via le ...

L'opposizione ritrova l'unitÃ  sul processo di pace in Iraq. Sembra una notizia da poco eppure dopo le polemiche dei mesi e dei giorni scorsi, merita i titoli di prima pagina. Lâintesa Ã¨ stata raggiunta


Bayern up to second as Hamburg hit Rostock for six

FRANKFURT, Nov 14 (SW) Bayern MÃ¼nchen move ominously into second place in the Bundesliga after responding well to going behind by scoring three times in six minutes to win at VfL Bochum while Hamburg help themselves to six goals at woeful Hansa Rostock.


Apple Computer Inc.  on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that more than quadrupled on skyrocketing sales of its iPod digital music players and strong demand for its PowerBook notebook PCs.


Short-term T-bill rates fall to June lows

WASHINGTON -- Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in yesterday's auction to the lowest levels since June.


Madre trovata in stato confusionale, sospetti su di lei


New orders at U.S. factories were unchanged in August, a stronger showing than expected, but they were down after stripping out orders for transportation equipment, a government report on Wednesday showed.


New Web Sites Seeking Profit in Wiki Model

Advertising-based wiki sites are beginning to take their place alongside blogs and social networking sites as a staple of Silicon Valley business plans.


Israeli and Palestinian leaders agree to tackle "core issues" as US President George Bush leaves for a regional visit.


Ukrainians gather at East Village rally for election solidarity

As Ukrainians in the United States voted on Sunday, the fear that their homeland might again fall under Russian influence had not died.


Report: Sarkozy was briefly hospitalized

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was briefly hospitalized in secret in October for treatment of an infection and abscess in his throat, the authors of a new book said Wednesday.


Expedition 10, the next crew to live on the International Space Station (ISS), is set to launch from Kazakhstan. US astronaut Leroy Chiao and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov will leave the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz rocket at 0306GMT on Thursday.


Quarter, schmorter. What's the big picture look like?


Istanbul, 18:16 - CALCIO, MANCINI A SPALLETTI: MIO ERA UN COMPLIMENTO

Tutto un equivoco. Roberto Mancini replica alle parole di Luciano Spalletti, che oggi ha risposto al...


Unica cerimonia a Sant'Ambrogio per le 3 vittime italiane


Black NFL fans confront welcome quandary

With two black coaches in the Super Bowl for the first time, the historic accomplishment presents a welcome dilemma for many black fans: For whom to root?


Trump hopeful after restructuring setback

A deal that would have saved Donald Trump's casino company is off. His casinos are running low on cash. And Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts is drowning in $1.


'Finding Neverland' Wins First Award in Oscar Race

"Finding Neverland," a fictionalized  account of the creation of children's classic "Peter Pan," was  named best film of 2004 by The National Board of Review on  Wednesday in the first major award of the Oscar season.


Judge: Votes in Wrong Precinct Don't Count

The state must reject provisional ballots if they are cast in the wrong precinct, a federal judge said Thursday in the latest in a series of opinions on how such votes should be counted.


Twelve heads are often better than one, in investing.


Two more staff departures at White House

President Bush is losing two more key aides as his presidency winds toward its end, with his chief speechwriter and lobbyist both announcing Friday that they are leaving.


US Military Pounds Targets In and Around Falluja

American jets, helicopters and artillery pounded insurgents today in and around Falluja, which the military says is home to a terror network headed by the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


Mets 7, Diamondbacks 1: Metsâ Fill-In Lineup Brings Down Diamondbacks

RubÃ©n Gotay, a reserve infielder, blasted a three-run homer to help snap the Diamondbacksâ eight-game winning streak.


Unlike Tony Blair, who enjoyed an enthusiastic welcome from George W Bush in Washington on Thursday night, Tim Henman cannot count on a warm reception when he meets another swaggering Texan in Houston this week, particularly if for the fourth time in five


A baby boy is being treated for facial injuries after he is attacked by a family pet.


Kashmiri leader calls for more involvement in India-Pakistan talks

A Kashmiri separatist leader has met Pakistan's Foreign Minister to urge greater involvement of Kashmiris in the ongoing India-Pakistan peace dialogue.


E' stato pari a 90,81 euro/megawattora (+0,48 euro)


Ancestry.com is unveiling more than 90 million U.S. war records from the first English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 through the Vietnam War's end in 1975


By Kent, Joan  A proposal to have the city's engineer prepare alternative plans and estimates for the levee entrances at Riverside Park won approval Tuesday from the La Crosse Plan Commission.


New York Yankees: First baseman Jason Giambi continued his upper body workout and ran in an indoor pool Wednesday, one day after mildly straining his groin.


The government will allow financially troubled airline Vasp to continue operating for at least another six months if Brazil's fourth-largest airline comes up with a debt payment plan by Friday, Defense Minister Jose Viegas said Thursday.


Hoping the fat-filled truth about certain fast-food items will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier, city officials are reviving a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu.


Storm Takes Another Life: Candle Suspected in Fatal Spanaway Fire

By Adam Lynn, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Dec. 17--A Spanaway man whose home was without power died Saturday when a candle he was using for light apparently ignited a fire, authorities said.


Viareggio, 17:27 - CALCIO, TORNEO DI VIAREGGIO: SOSPESA GENOA-REAL ARROJO

Incredibile episodio alla 59/a edizione del Torneo di Viareggio, Coppa Carnevale. La gara tra Genoa ...


Ministro auspica piano straordinario su edilizia e precari


CBS to use Bluetooth wireless to market new shows

The TV network plans to install billboards in NYC to let people download clips of five shows on Bluetooth-enabled handsets.


Update: Huygens Probe Set to Detach From Cassini Orbiter Tonight

The Huygens probe, built and managed by the European Space Agency (ESA), is bolted to Cassini and fed electrical power through an umbilical cable.


Work is under way on the first undersea telecommunications cable linking the US with China.


The Springboks take on Tonga in Saturday's Pool A clash in Lens.


I due autori del documentario "Uccidete la democrazia" martedÃ¬ in Procura VerrÃ  interrogato anche il funzionario del Viminale a capo del servizio elettorale                                          Brogli: Deaglio e Cremagnani saranno ascoltati dai magistrati


Little progress in GM-Renault-Nissan talks: reports

TOKYO/DETROIT  - Two months of talks between   General Motors Corp., Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. have   resulted in little progress toward a possible alliance,   according to the Wall Street Journal and Detroit News.


New applications for U.S. home  mortgages increased last week, as purchase activity rose amid  lower mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday.


Prince Charles has held a forum with 25 young ex-offenders to discuss ideas on how to stop reoffending.


Warring Gunners escape sanction over flare-up

Arsenal strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner have escaped sanction from the Football Association over a clash during their club's 5-1 League Cup semi-final defeat at Tottenham on Tuesday.


UK High Street sales fell more sharply than expected - dropping by 0.4% in July, official figures show.


It has never been about having bad luck or even the best players. It always has been, and always will be, about playing the best as a team.


At least five people reportedly die in Ethiopia's Somali region after two grenades were thrown at a crowd.


Tracy Miller thinks about her son's touch and his voice, trying to grasp that she will never experience either again.


(CBS/AP) The first private manned rocket to reach space soared toward the edge of the atmosphere again in an unexpectedly bumpy ride Wednesday in the first half of a bid to earn a $10 million prize.


Verizon Business Expands Network in Europe, Asia

Verizon is expanding its business-level data platform to parts of Europe and the Asia Pacific region.


Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Acquitted of Treason

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was acquitted on Friday of plotting to assassinate President Robert Mugabe and seize power, in a verdict that provides a major boost for the opposition.


The African Union has objected to a proposal for a 23,000-strong AU-U.N. force to help end the bloodshed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region because it would give the United Nations command and control, U.N. diplomats said.


Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards on the issues at Tuesday's debate:


A spectacular second-innings collapse by Canada enabled Scotland to win the inaugural ICC Intercontinental Cup final at Sharjah by an innings and 84 runs with more than a day to spare.


Parisi "iniziativa irrituale", Pdci "indebita interferenza"


A day after being linked to drugs in baseball, former pitcher Allen Watson denied the allegation. Watson was among nine players accused of doping by former pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit unsealed Thursday.


J&K's economic thaw: PM lifts freeze on Govt jobs

JAMMU: On Wednesday, in his public rally at Srinagar, several young men in the audience loudly protested that the Centre should lift the freeze on government recruitments.


The world has shown "callous disregard" for the 70,000 killed in Sudan's Darfur conflict, a human rights group says.


Hauritz looking forward to turning pitch

Australian Test debutant, off-spinner Nathan Hauritz, says he cannot wait to bowl on a Mumbai pitch famous for favouring the spinners in the fourth cricket Test against India.


Obama proposes U.S. ban on China-made toys

CONCORD, New Hampshire  - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would ban all toys made in China after a series of safety scares, and he called for tougher U.S. inspections of Chinese imports.


Sharon Stone senza mutandine al top della classifica


Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that greatly increase the risk of the disease.


Chelsea thump Champions League title holders Porto

LONDON: Porto suffered the agony of being by outwitted by their former coach today as the Champions League soccer holders slumped to a 1-3 defeat at Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.


Israel approves release of 170 Palestinian prisoners

A special ministerial committee headed by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported.


BASED on the current performance of the United States team in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, questions have been raised about the value of allowing so-called minnows, to play in major cricketing competitions.


Democrats Give Bush The Business on Trade

As President Bush was out in Peoria touting the virtues of foreign trade and asking for fresh authority to promote it, newly ascendant Democrats on Capitol Hill signaled just how tough it's going to be for the president to get what he wants.


Brooklyn Teens Win Special Sundance Award

Two teenagers who made a documentary on gun violence in the Brooklyn housing project where one of them grew up have won a special award at the Sundance Film Festival.


Hoax text message spreads tsunami terror in Indonesia

Thousands of people fled their homes in panic on the Indonesian coast after hoax text messages spread warning them that a tsunami will hit the region, journalists and officials said Wednesday.


If New Hampshire 16 years ago threw a lifeline to Bill Clinton's struggling candidacy, the state's primary Tuesday could put Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid on life support.


A growing practice known as domain name "tasting," a form of cyber squatting, ties up millions of domain names at a time, keeping them out of the reach of legit buyers. By the Associated Press.


Thomas' HR lifts Jays past White Sox 2-0

Roy Halladay picked up his 100th career victory in his return from the disabled list, and Frank Thomas hit a homer to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 Thursday night.


Among the tales of depravity and violence that dominate this year's Academy Awards race sits the bright and shining "Ratatouille." A rat never seemed so sanitized.


Five keys to the 2004 World Series between the Cardinals and ...

Will Curt Schilling's ankle, apparently held together with baling wire, hold up so he can make two starts? The Red Sox will want him to start Games 2 and 6 in Boston, where he won't have to bat or run the bases.


Unless you've relocated to Monte Carlo or Montserrat, there's no escaping the IRS. Here's advice to minimize the bite.


Carbon dashboards--the latest bean counter's tool

What are those offsets worth? Canadian outfit Carbon Networks develops service for measuring financial impact of carbon reduction programs.


If you build itÂyou can release your own music on it.


Not very much, when you look at our DNA. But those few tiny changes made all the difference in the world


La donna mostrava ecchimosi al volto e una ferita alla testa


Rebels Kill 20 in Pre-Election Attacks in Iraq

Guerrillas killed 20 people in attacks  in Iraq Tuesday, and Prime Minister Iyad Allawi acknowledged  what he called pockets of the country would be too unsafe for  voting in a Jan. 30 election.


Firenze, 18:31 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: RIPRESI GLI ALLENAMENTI

Ripresa degli allenamenti per la Fiorentina dopo il lunedÃ¬ di sosta: il tecnico Prandelli ha fatto l...


Opposition fumes as Pakistan leader keeps on khaki

Pakistan's opposition parties lambasted President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday for going back on his word to step down as army chief by the end of the year, calling it another blow to democracy.


Henin sets ups French Open final with Ivanovic

World number one Justine Henin stayed on course for a rare French Open hat-trick when she outplayed Serbia's Jelena Jankovic 6-2 6-2 on Thursday to reach the final.


Profits at music retailer HMV more than halve as it battles against competition from supermarkets and online retailers.


Microsoft plans to pass wireless auction: CEO

Microsoft Corp  said on Tuesday it will not participate in an upcoming U.S. mobile phone airwave auction despite speculation that Web rival Google Inc  will bid at least $4.6 billion on the wireless spectrum.


Delta's Stock Takes Off After Reaching Pilot Deal

Shares of Delta Air Lines Inc. jumped on Thursday after the company and its pilots union reached a tentative contract that will save the cash-strapped carrier $1 billion a year.


Low-Fare Airline, ATA, Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

OCTOBER 27, 2004 -- Indianapolis, Ind. -- ATA Airlines yesterday filed for bankruptcy protection, the first domestic, low-fare airline to go the way of several traditional air carriers.


Bad weather has forced Nasa to delay the return to Earth of its space shuttle Atlantis.


The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.


US Air, Pilots to Reopen Concession Talks

US Airways (UAIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and its pilots union agreed to reopen concession talks late on Friday after leaders of the labor group declined to endorse a plan proposed by management for nearly $300 million in


The carrier said it was hampered by high fuel prices in the fourth quarter but was able to post a narrower loss, $70 million compared to a loss of $1.98 billion a year earlier,  on a solid increase in sales.


Actor Sean Bean leads a delegation to Parliament to protest at the way Sheffield United were relegated.


Leading shares touched six-year highs as a bouyant mining sector was bolstered by another record breaking session on Wall Street.


Britain agrees to US request for troop redeployment

Britain agreed Thursday to meet a US request to move British troops into volatile central Iraq to free up American forces for a stepped-up assault on insurgents, a proposal that has met strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.


Japan's Takeshi Kitano pokes fun at himself, fellow film-makers and the cinema industry in his latest work, the surreal tale of a director on a quest to shoot the ultimate movie that everyone will love.


Apple has unveiled the latest computer to join its family, the iMac G5, at the Apple Expo 2004 in Paris.


Identity thieves may have obtained information on thousands of Wells Fargo mortgage and student loan customers.


Europeans may bristle over President Bush's Iraq policy, yet he spent the week rolling out initiatives they can more easily embrace — ones that address global warming, AIDS and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.


In a decision that could roil Democratic unity in the new House, Speaker-to-be Nancy Pelosi passed over Rep. Alcee Hastings Tuesday for the chairmanship of the Intelligence Committee.


"Legend" and "Compass" shine at foreign box office

The Will Smith sci-fi  fantasy "I Am Legend" pulled in $33 million at the foreign box  office last weekend, while "The Golden Compass" tallied $23.1  million, two hefty totals reflecting strong post-holiday  business in many parts of the world.


Six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programme are to continue, with China proposing a draft agreement.


By Rick Rothacker, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 19--BB&T Corp. on Tuesday warned customers not to respond to a bogus e-mail asking them to "renew" their online banking account.