Ninth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Elena Dementieva to clinch the US Open women's tennis title. She won the match in straight sets 6-3 7-5, hammering 34 winners and four aces in all.


A Scottish rider is killed and a spectator injured at the Ulster Grand Prix meeting in County Antrim.


A new vehicle capable of hovering 10ft off the ground and carrying passengers may go on sale in California later this year.


Rain in Cardiff means there is no result with Pakistan on top against England in the first one-day international.


Outcast Star Zooms Out of Milky Way Galaxy

An outcast star is zooming out of the Milky Way, the first ever seen escaping the galaxy, astronomers reported on Tuesday.


Donors make pledges for Palestine, promote peace

France kicked off an international donors conference to boost the Palestinian economy on Monday, with delegations expected to offer some $5.6 billion and give political impetus to the renewed Middle East peace talks.


Brescia travolta dal Lecce di Zeman: 4-1

I tifosi pugliesi dopo appena due gare di campionato si ritrovano una squadra con 4 punti in classifica e ben 6 gol allâattivo. Per il Brescia una sconfitta pesante e preoccupante (ancora a quota zero in classifica con ben 7 reti al passivo).


China Aviation Oil says chief will return to Singapore

By Andrew Yeh and Francesco Guerrera in Hong Kong and Mure Dickie in Beijing. He has been in China on "family matters" since late November but plans to return soon to answer investigators' inquiries, the Singapore


Driver, band could face criminal charges in waste dump

Police are considering criminal charges against the Dave Matthews Band and its bus driver for allegedly dumping gallons of human sewage onto tour boat passengers June 8. At separate news


Economic View: A Reality Check for Home Sellers

People who refuse to sell their houses for less than they paid for them are violating a cardinal rule of the market: stuff is worth what itâs worth.


Gunmen fired mortar bombs at Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's office in Gaza on Sunday after Abbas forces took over two ministries run by the ruling Hamas movement, which has dismissed his call for new elections.


Tall girls on oestrogen run short on fertility

Tall girls who were given oestrogen to restrict their growth had more risk of fertility problems later in life, an Australian study has found.


EU and US negotiators strike a deal on sharing information on passengers wishing to fly to the US.


Cautious Fed lifts rates but hints at pause

WHILE the US presidential candidates spent much of the week making the usual promises to brighten Americans' future, policymakers who will probably play a bigger role in determining the quality of most lives were quietly going about their usual business.


With Alexander mortally wounded in the first round, and Christmas With The Kranks not tickling enough funny bones, last week's champ National Treasure held on to its position with an impressive $32 million over the Thanksgiving weekend.


Former U.S. sailor arrested on terror charges

Police in Arizona arrested a former U.S. Navy sailor on charges of spying and providing material support to terrorists, authorities said on Wednesday.


Shares of Apple Inc. rose more than 3  percent on Thursday as investors bet on strong demand for its  media-playing iPhone, almost a week after its U.S. launch, and  speculation mounted over plans to sell the device in Europe.


By Lynda V. Mapes, Seattle Times  Jun. 14--Five years after Springer's rescue, the orphaned orca's relocation to her pod in the wild appears to be an unqualified success.


US think-tank invites Kashmiri leaders to meeting: separatist ...

SRINAGAR, India - Kashmiri leaders from both the Indian and Pakistani zones have been invited by US-based think-tank Pugwash to meet in Nepal to discuss the disputed regionâs future, Indian Kashmiri separatist leaders said on Saturday.


Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terror network announces as part of its attempts to extend its influence.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair opened a press conference in Jerusalem Wednesday dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by sending condolences to the families of US soldiers killed in the attack on the US mess tent near Mosul.


"Human bomb" tactic poses test for Algeria security

A suicide bombing in Algeria that killed 19 people and wounded more than 100 marked two worrying developments for the energy exporting country's fight to end attacks by armed groups seeking a purist Islamic state.


Martin puts 'cards on the table' with Gadhafi

Prime Minister Paul Martin said he "put the cards on the table" during his hour-and-a-half long talk with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in Tripoli Sunday.


Think tank report faults Pakistani military

Pakistan bears responsibility for worsening security in South Asia, and its powerful military is the core of the problem, according to study released on Tuesday by a U.S. think tank.


Il Mezzogiorno Ã¨, per sindacati e imprese, la frontiera dello sviluppo del Paese. Ed Ã¨ su questa convinzione, condivisa, che oggi le parti sociali proveranno a stringere un'intesa. E richiamare l'attenzione


At least on this day, it wasn't Daly struggle

John Daly's 4 1/2 hours here yesterday were remarkably unremarkable. Now 38 with a track record that includes four wives, multiple visits to rehab centers, and untold millions of cases of Diet Coke and cartons of cigarettes (totals of the latter two increased yesterday), he has spent most of 2004 fulfilling that oversized bagful of promise that he ...


With No More Parents to Conquer, He Wept

There comes the moment in the career of many directors when they are compelled to tell the story of a great man in whose life they seem to see a glimmer of their own image.


Two ex-care workers are jailed for a total of 29 years for abusing children at a Barnardo's home.


U.A.W. President Warns Against Health Cuts at Chrysler

The unionÂs president, Ron Gettelfinger, warned against the kind of cuts accepted by unions at G.M. and Ford last year.


Ten reasons why you should buy a PlayStation 3

Â£450 well spent? Tech Digest Is that the wind of changed opinions blowing? Since last week's Games Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, the buzz about Sony's PlayStation 3 has taken a turn for the better.â¦


Federer pulls out; Dent, Srichaphan lose

Roger Federer pulled out of the Swiss Indoors after hurting his left thigh in a practice session Tuesday, while Taylor Dent and Paradorn Srichaphan exited with upset losses.


UPDATE 2-Chelsea go five points clear, United win again

Chelsea crushed Charlton Athletic 4-0 to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League, while Manchester United extended their winning run with a 3-0 victory at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.


Messina, 11:06 - CALCIO, MESSINA: ARRIVA FOTI DALLA SAMP

Stamattina il Messina ha ufficializzato l'acquisto in prestito dell'attaccante Salvatore Foti. La gi...


NATO boosts troops in Afghanistan, says is winning war

NATO said it was winning the battle to set Afghanistan on the road to peace and democracy and pledged more troops, with a more flexible mandate, to confront the increasingly powerful Taliban-led insurgency.


Ashcroft Heralds Success in Net Crime Crackdown

"America's justice community is dedicated to stopping economic crimes before they spread through the online community," Attorney General John Ashcroft said as he announced the results of "Operation Web Snare" at a Washington news conference.


Violence Kills More Than 60 in Northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 13 -- More than 60 people died in violence in Pakistan on Thursday, including at least 15 soldiers who were killed by an explosion in a heavily secured dining hall for army commandos.


RANGERS reduced the gap at the top of the Scottish Premier League with this emphatic win at home. Goals from Stephen Thompson, Peter Lovenkrands, Fernando Rickson and a Nacho Novo double gave Alex McLeish's


Lead contamination could increase cataracts, blindness risk

A scientific report released today suggests that older men with high lead concentrations in their bodies have a much higher risk of developing cataracts, the leading cause of blindness.


Union says one-day strike closes most Mexican mines

Mexico's mine union said almost all of the country's mines and metals plants were shut on Monday as workers took part in a one-day national strike in memory of 65 men killed by a coal shaft explosion a year ago.


EarthLink Inc. will refocus on its core business of supplying Internet access to consumers and businesses, its new chief executive said a day after announcing the company was slashing nearly half its work force.


Sporadic Clashes in Najaf, Handover Talks Hit Snag

NAJAF, Iraq  - Fighters loyal to Iraqi cleric  Moqtada al-Sadr clashed sporadically with U.S. troops in Najaf  Saturday after talks with religious authorities to end a siege  at the city's holiest shrine ran into difficulties.


Viktor Yushchenko, Ukraine's key opposition leader and a presidential candidate. "Today we are witnessing a soft coup d' etat.


Storm Botnet Drops Strippers Lure, Switches to New Year's

Storm Worm spam switches from featuring Christmas strippers to New Year messages.


Howard's 0-2 start and the threat of rain from Hurricane Ivan have slowed ticket sales for Saturday's Prince George's Classic at FedEx Field, organizers said Tuesday.


Barclays Capital said its co-president, Grant Kvalheim, had resigned and would leave at the end of the first quarter.


Dell to go 'carbon neutral' by late 2008

(InfoWorld) - Dell will neutralize its carbon emissions and become carbon neutral by the end of 2008, chairman and CEO Michael Dell announced Wednesday. Dell is the first major computer manufacturer to announce its intention to balance its carbon emissions with activities that reduce carbon in the atmosphere. Companies have a responsibility to improve the environment, Dell said during a speech in Washington, D.C. "There's been a time in history of business where it's more important for organizations of all sizes to partner together to positively impact the Earth that well all share," Dell said. "It's not enough for Dell to be an environmental leader. We also need to partner with our customers ... to dramatically improve our own customers' environmental impacts." Dell will reduce its net carbon emissions in several ways, Dell said. The company will focus on creating more energy-efficient products and will purchase more energy-efficient electrical power, he said. Dell, the world's second-largest PC manufacturer, will also push its major suppliers to report and reduce their carbon emissions. If a supplier's carbon emissions are excessive, the company may penalize the supplier, although Dell didn't offer details about the penalties. Dell has also expanded itsÂ Plant a Tree for MeÂ program, which allows individual customers to pay a small amount to plant a tree as a way to offset the energy consumption of the laptops or PCs they purchase from the company. Dell has announced a Plant a Forest for Me program, partnering with companies including Salesforce.com, Ask.com, and Advanced Micro DevicesÂ in a reforesting program intended to offset carbon emissions. Companies can do many things to reduce carbon emissions, Dell said. They can purchase energy-efficient IT equipment, consolidate servers through virtualization, and use software to turn off computers and monitors after employees go home. Customers demanding energy efficiency are pushing IT vendors away from the old price/performance metric to a new "performance per watt" metric, Dell said. "Thinking about IT in terms of performance per watt forces businesses like ours to rethink the way products are designed and the way they're used," Dell said. In June, the company set the goal of becoming "the greenest technology on the planet." Governments can also play a role in encouraging companies to protect the environment, Dell added. Governments could give research credits to companies to improve energy efficiency and could provide incentives for companies to encourage green policies such asÂ telecommuting, he said. The 3.9 million telecommuters in the United States saved 840 million gallons of gasoline in a year, according to a recent Consumer Electronics Association report. Dell will continue to work with other tech vendors on environmental issues, Dell said. "While we vigorously compete in many areas in our business, when it comes to the environment, there actually are not competitors, only partners," he said. Dan Burton, senior vice president for global public policy at Salesforce.com, praised Dell's speech. With its focus on improving the environment through its business practices, "Dell is really redefining what is corporate philanthropy," Burton said.


Wallace Returns, Pistons Lose Spurs 80, Pistons 77

SAN ANTONIO -- With big, bad Ben Wallace back in the lineup, the Detroit Pistons almost rallied from a big deficit for a big win. A bigger night from their big man might've helped.


The jury in Phil Spector's trial deliberated another full day without reaching a verdict, but left an intriguing clue about what's happening behind closed doors when they asked for a VCR.


EDITORIAL: City Trees Get Help: Recovery of Storm-Damaged Greenery Still Needs Work and Contributions

By The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 12--The damage done to trees by the October Surprise storm was heart-wrenching, and it was clear from the beginning that many resources would have to be pooled to help the urban forest recover.


Blair wins backing for Mideast peace move

Tony Blair yesterday put himself at the centre of international efforts to revive the Middle East peace process after winning Israeli and Palestinian support for a conference in London next year.


Crawford Is Golden Amid a Chorus of Boos

Shawn Crawford denied fellow American  Justin Gatlin a sprint double Thursday as he set up a United  States clean sweep in a controversial Olympic men's 200 meters  final.


The main postal union is writing to Royal Mail to call for fresh talks to avoid the first national strike since 1996.


KABUL, Afghanistan Oct. 7, 2004 - The Afghan government on Thursday blamed drug smugglers not Taliban or al-Qaida fighters for a bomb attack on interim leader Hamid Karzai's vice presidential running mate


Germany searching for 10 men behind attack plot

German security officials are searching for 10 men they believe provided support for a foiled plot to attack U.S. installations in the country, a senior government official said.


Russian Public Sees Beslan Tragedy in Black and White

Russian public opinion is split over the hostage drama in the southern Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia. Most Russians still view their civic position and political opinion as radicalism and irreconcilability.


Italia: camorra, la faida non si ferma, 4 morti in due giorni

NAPOLI - La faida di camorra a Napoli non si ferma e il bilancio con il passare delle ore si fa sempre piÃ¹ grave. La notte scorsa sono morti in ospedale i due uomini feriti gravemente in due distinti agguati


Giving voice to his nation's anguish, the father of a kidnapped Israeli soldier begged Tuesday for a sign his son is alive.


Capo Stato a inaugurazione Istituto per la salute di Roma


N.Korea Says to Link South Atomic News to Talks

SEOUL, South Korea  - North Korea said Saturday it  would link South Korea's disclosure of unauthorized nuclear  experiments by government scientists to efforts to restart  multiparty talks on the North's nuclear arms ambitions.


Music Review | 'Don Giovanni': Passion, Lush, Wild and Cheap

Despite considerable vocal talent, the opera felt like a lush garden going to seed.


Vertice Cdl. Primo accordo sulla riforma fiscale. Rinviato il ...

Ci vorranno ancora 48 ore per mettere a punto il testo della riforma fiscale, per attuare il calo delle tasse. Il vertice della Casa delle libertÃ , riunito ieri sera a Palazzo Chigi, "ha individuato le linee


Fall developers' conference describes faster CPUs for demanding tasks.


Zhengzhou (China), Oct 22 : The death toll in a coal mine blast in central China Friday rose to 64 following the discovery of two more bodies, reports Xinhua.


Trio of issues might prove boon to Amesbury after spring floods

A big flood, new taxes, and ugly dolls. What could be worse for a downtown?


Ci presenteremo autonomamente con la 'Rosa bianca'


OPPOSITION Leader Mark Latham today unveiled a $1.6 billion childcare policy which he said would ensure all Australian children had a head start in life.


Microsoft tests hotmail service for small organisations

Microsoft is testing a new subscription hotmail service that includes 2Gbytes of e-mail storage and a copy of Outlook 2003 to access the service from the desktop.


Suicide bombers killed 29 people in Baghdad on Sunday, after a meeting of officials of world powers, Iraq and neighboring states agreed it was vital to all to stop sectarian violence spreading across the region.


HENRIK LARSSON is out for the season because of a shattered left knee but Barcelona's manager Frank Rijkaard, while sympathetic to the Swede's plight, won't lose any sleep ahead of tomorrow night's Champions League match against Celtic.


Parigi, 18:25 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: PREMIO FAIR PLAY AL CT DOMENECH

Raymond Domenech, ct della Francia, è stato premiato per il fair play dopo aver invitato i ti...


THE government is to target deprived areas - including Manchester - where poor families suffer more ill health. Health Secretary John Reid spotlighted the city when he unveiled his health White Paper in the Commons yesterday.


Zuma Elected as Leader of African National Congress

POLOKWANE, South Africa Dec. 18 -- Jacob Zuma, who was fired as South Africa's deputy president less than three years ago, was elected leader of the ruling African National Congress on Tuesday, a victory that cements his position as favorite to become president of South Africa in 2009.


An aid worker in Chad says the new peacekeeping force may contain too many French troops to be seen as neutral.


Iraqi authroties say they have arrested the second-in-command of al-Qaeda in Iraq.


Google Inc. today opened the doors to its Gmail e-mail service, allowing anyone who wants one of the accounts -- which had been invitation only -- to get one.


Australian PM Howard Celebrates Fourth Poll Win

Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally and supporter of the Iraq war, celebrated on Sunday his election win over opposition Labor after voters enjoying the fruits of a strong economy gave him another term.


Agente Cuper:"Dopo esonero i viola ci hanno contattato"

Si comincia a stringere il cerchio attorno al nome del futuro allenatore della Fiorentina. In pole position pare esserci adesso Hector Cuper, ex tecnico dell'Inter che martedÃ¬ ha rescisso il contratto che


IBM's decision to sell its personal computer business to China-based Lenovo gives the world's third-largest nation the distinction of housing what will soon be the world's third-largest PC maker. On a deeper level, the deal also marks a changing of the guard in the PC business and rearranges the game board for rivals Dell and Hewlett-Packard.


European markets tumble following Asia sell-off

Stock markets took another hit on Wednesday as European equities moved lower, after indices plunged across Asia and in the US.


AU Peace and Security Council summit opens in Libreville

Gabonese President Omar Bongo opened the first summit of heads of state of the African Union's Peace and Security Council in Libreville, which is due to address some of the continent's most intractable conflicts.


Marijuana top US cash crop, analyst says

U.S. growers produce nearly $35 billion worth of marijuana annually, making the illegal drug the country's largest cash crop, bigger than corn and wheat combined, an advocate of medical marijuana use said in a study released on Monday.


A smoking ban in enclosed public places is to come into force in England on 1 July next year.


Airports operator BAA faces referral to competition watchdog

BAA, the company that owns most of London's busy airports, is delivering expensive but poor quality service to passengers and its dominant position should be investigated, officials have said.


Jeb Bush, who hasn't publicly picked a favorite in the Republican presidential race, privately is talking up the candidacy of Mitt Romney and steering some of his closest advisers to the campaign.


European equities rebound on takeover talk

European stock markets rebounded Monday on takeover speculation after sharp losses the previous week that were sparked by concerns over higher global interest rates, dealers said.


New York, 10:43 - BASEBALL, MAJOR LEAGUE: RISULTATI

Risultati delle gare disputate nella notte valide per la regular season della Major League Baseball....


The National Football League said on   Thursday it will stream a full season of live games over the   Internet to gridiron fans outside of North America.


Stocks Rise on Investment House Earnings

NEW YORK -- Wall Street surged higher Thursday as investors welcomed strong earnings from Bear Stearns Cos. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and another drop in unemployment benefits claims.


Labour and the Tories are both promising to tackle the petty disruption hampering some of England's schools.


Evolt.org: Working With Fractions In CSS and PHP

Evolt.org has an interesting new article posted today about combining CSS and PHP to display fractions correctly on your pages.   Most of us are uncomfortable with using fractions when writing programs. If we encounter a fraction, we will first convert it into a floating point number (with decimals) and proceed from there. Most programming languages would prefer to use 0.5 as opposed to 1/2 because the later might conflict with the syntax of the languages. In this article, I will discuss my attempt to work with fractions in one of the PHP projects that I have done.   They start with the CSS to handle the output before moving into the PHP code. The code given will take in a decimal number and do its best to match it up with a fraction string value out of an array. The result is the echoed out with sup and sub tags to create the correct effect.


Blog Declared Word of the Year  US Dictionary Merriam-Webster’s has announced that the word “blog” is their word of the year in their annual pronouncement of the Top 10 words of 2004, which also bizarrely included the words cicada and defenestration. Webster’s defines a blog as “a Web site that contains ...


UK supermarket says Potter publisher "profiteering"

The publisher of the Harry Potter books called in the lawyers after a British supermarket chain accused it of "blatant profiteering" for charging 17.99 pounds ($36) for the final novel in the series.


Lycos launches screensaver in fight against spam

Haarlem (pts) - The Internet portal Lycos http://www.lycos-europe.com has developed a screensaver that endlessly requests data from sites that sell the goods and services mentioned in spam e-mail.


Emmitt Smith enters College Hall of Fame

Making the College Football Hall of Fame was never a goal Emmitt Smith set. "You dream of national championships and the Heisman," he said Saturday. "This was something never in your vision."


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held the hard U.S. line against concessions to Iran over its nuclear program Thursday and renewed a conditional offer to talk to the clerical regime on any subject.


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.


Basketball: Reigning NBA champs open by downing Yao's Rockets

AUBURN HILLS, Michigan : Reigning champion Detroit spoiled National Basketball Association scoring leader Tracy McGrady's debut alongside star center Yao Ming with Houston, downing the Rockets 87-79 here.


Number of E. coli spinach cases hits 109

The number of people sickened by an E. coli outbreak traced to tainted spinach rose to 109 on Sunday, as federal officials announced more brands recalling their products.


OWINGS MILLS, Md., (Sports Network) - Cornerback Deion Sanders signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens after passing a physical Tuesday night, as the future Hall-of-Famer officially returned to the NFL and bolstered one of the league's most


ANDR HUE entered the Second World War while having a shower aboard the French liner Champlain, which struck a mine off La Rochelle on June 18, 1940.


By Erin Smith, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 24--CENTER -- Two Center men were arrested Thursday in conjunction with a drug sting here last summer and more arrests are expected.


In a scathing attack, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry accused Republicans of hiding President Bush's "record of failure" behind insults and promised a new direction for the country under a Kerry-Edwards administration.


David Dellucci hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning, Francisco Cordero earned his 43rd save to match a Rangers record and Texas beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 Saturday night.


Mars cannot be called a dead planet, scientists infer from new ...

Ever since the unmanned spacecraft Mars Express reported the presence of methane in the Martian atmosphere, scientists have been watching the red planet with interest bordering on obsession.


Heinz quarterly profit soars; beats forecast

Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit soared nearly 90 percent, helped by new products, increased marketing and improvement in its international business.


Hamas TV to replace "martyred" Mickey Mouse lookalike

A Hamas television station that last week killed off a Mickey Mouse lookalike who urged children to fight against Israel will use other famous characters to further their Islamist agenda, station officials said on Monday.


A magnetic levitation train crashes at high speed in northern Germany, killing several people.


Rumors of Shakeup in Military-Ruled Myanmar

Months of tension in Myanmar's junta  appeared to break into the open on Tuesday amid rumors Prime  Minister Khin Nyunt may have been arrested, Thai officials and  diplomats said.


MADRID, Dec. 5. - Samuel Etoâo scored twice to help FC Barcelona beat Malaga 4-0 and extend its lead in the Spanish league to 10 points.


CME beefs up CBOT merger terms as vote approaches

A pitched battle for the No. 2 U.S. futures mart rages on, with Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  on Thursday beefing up terms of its offer for CBOT Holdings Inc.  for the second time in a month.


Yahoo shakeup highlights Web video shift

The departure of television veteran Lloyd Braun from Yahoo Inc. underscores a shift, or at least a major hiccup, by Internet companies away from creating costly original content.


HGS Stock Dips After It Ends Hepatitis C Test

Human Genome Sciences' stock price plunged more than 40 percent yesterday, after the company announced it would abandon higher-dose tests of its hepatitis C drug because an independent monitoring group expressed concerns about lung-related side effects.


Jennifer Garner, who was originally thought to be ill due to a viral infection, has been found to be suffering nerve damage to her back. Doctors believe she attained the damage while performing her own stunt work on the series "Alias."   While s...


Optimism about corporate earnings and  continued global economic strength drove European and Japanese  stocks higher on Monday, although oil prices near $50 a barrel  kept investors edgy.


Pros Gallo takes low road Kyle Gallo equaled the lowest 54-hole score in North American Pro Golf Tour history, 19-under-par 197, on his way to a two-shot victory at the Blackstone Open in Sutton. Having told himself before the tournament that 20 under was possible, Gallo shot 65-67-65 at Blackstone National GC and held off Michael Welch (64-69-66) by two ...


Ovechkin signs huge 13-year deal with Capitals

Alexander Ovechkin signed one of the richest deals in NHL history on Thursday when the All-Star winger inked a 13-year contract extension with the Washington Capitals worth a reported $124 million.


Airbus targets the 7E7 niche with new plane design

Unwilling to concede any corner of the commercial-airplane market to Boeing, Airbus yesterday formalized plans for a new jet that will compete head-to-head with the 7E7.


Near-record crowds turned out for the holiday shopping seasonâs Thanksgiving weekend kickoff, bringing with them unexpectedly robust sales gains to many malls and retail chains across the country.


Leave Him in or Take Him Out? Coaches Ponder Clemens as a Speaker

The Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association finds itself in an awkward position, forced to deliver an early verdict on Roger Clemens, who is scheduled to speak at their convention.


Google generated most of its revenue -- $411.7 million -- through text-based ads displayed on company-owned sites. That's an important factor, because Google doesn't have to share the money with other advertising partners.


A routine check on the faulty points which led to a fatal rail crash failed to take place, a report reveals.


Arthritis sufferers across South Africa have been inundating call centres and pharmacists in the wake of the shock withdrawal of their medication by the manufacturers of the most widely used drug treating the disease.


Cancer can be detected with blood test, scientists say

The notion that doctors may one day be able to detect cancer as they do cholesterol, in mere drops of blood, is no longer a pipe dream.


ILL HEALTH -- Under a portrait of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia talks to journalists after an emergency Fatah Central Committee meeting at Arafat's headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Thursday.


Bin Laden says U.S. vulnerable in new video

DUBAI/WASHINGTON  - Osama bin Laden said in a new video marking the sixth anniversary of al Qaeda's September 11 attacks the United States was vulnerable despite its military and economic power, but he made no specific threats.


Tax man catches up with Swedish legend Bjorn Borg

Bjorn Borg, winner of five straight Wimbledon tennis titles around a quarter century ago, has given up a long struggle against the tax authorities in his native Sweden, a court official said.


Red Sox Caught the Big Fish, Yankees Caught the Minnow

While the Red Sox scored Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell in the Marlinâs dispersal draft, the Yankees lifted damaged goods with their signing of Carl Pavano.


Economists do not think the Fed cut will spread to the eurozone.


Romano Prodi expected to resign tonight after a confidence vote in parliament


Like the brilliant cinema he created, Hrishikesh Mukherjee's funeral in Mumbai was minimal and fuss-free.


The new Prime Minister of DR Congo, Antoine Gizenga, names supporters of the president to his cabinet.


'2007 MTV Movie Awards' Announces Most Important Nominees ... You!!

NEW YORK and SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 29  /PRNewswire/ -- It is all about the fans at the "2007 MTV Movie Awards," as MTV in conjunction with Yahoo! Movies and Mark Burnett Productions, is one step closer in the quest for the next creative new filmmaker and showcasing new talent.


North Korea Nuclear Plant Suspended Again-Report

The United States, South Korea and Japan have agreed to suspend work on the construction of nuclear reactors in North Korea for a second year but stopped short of scrapping the project, a Japanese newspaper said on Monday.


Tbilisi, 12:26 - CALCIO, UEFA; PLATINI: NON IGNOREREMO EPISODI DI VIOLENZA

Il presidente della Uefa, Michel Platini, in una conferenza stampa a Tbilisi, in Georgia, ha detto l...


Microsoft, Philips retest 'white spaces' device

InfoWorld - A group of technology vendors has submitted new test results for a wireless device intended to operate in unused portions of the television spectrum after an identical device malfunctioned in U.S. Federal Communications Commission tests earlier this year.


In China, Neckties Are Southeast of Socks City

You probably have never heard of this factory town in coastal China, and there is no reason why you should have. But it fills your sock drawer.


Investigators conducted a search of Michael Jackson's Neverland ranch in Los Olivos, California on Friday. Jackson has already been charged with child molestation, and his Neverland ranch was searched previously in the case.


Nadal overpowers Moya to reach semi-finals

Defending champion Rafael Nadal pummeled fellow-Spaniard Carlos Moya into submission at the French Open on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals with a crushing 6-4 6-3 6-0 victory.


Israelis kill 7 Palestinians; CNN crewman abducted

JERUSALEM Seven Palestinians were killed in scattered violence on Monday that included an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip and an incursion by soldiers into a West Bank refugee camp.


For a culture of star gazers, the only thing more intriguing than Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie is the star couple "Brangelina".


Video shows recovering Castro with Chavez

A clearly recovering Cuban President   Fidel Castro was shown on television on Friday meeting with   Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and brother Raul Castro, to   whom he temporarily ceded power a month ago to have abdominal   surgery.


Legendary Russian swimmer Alexander Popov has retired from swimming, according to French newspaper L'Equipe. The four-time Olympic gold medallist has not confirmed his retirement but has admitted he is unlikely to ever race again.


U.N. Secretary-General Ban  Ki-moon called on Sunday for an end to fighting in Chad, where  rebels have besieged the presidential palace, and the Security  Council met to address the situation.


A former Laotian military general and a former California National Guard officer were charged Monday in federal court with plotting a violent overthrow of Laos' communist government.


Folk Singer Mary Travers in Treatment for Leukemia

Singer Mary Travers, 68, of Peter,  Paul & Mary fame, is undergoing chemotherapy for a form of  leukemia, but she is expected to be in full remission within a  few months, her publicist said on Tuesday.


Martian Robots, Taking Orders From a Manhattan Walk-Up

When one of NASA's rovers drills a hole in a rock on Mars 200 million miles away, the commands come from Lower Manhattan.


U.S. Plays Its âUnilateralâ Card on Iran Sanctions

After 18 months in which the Bush administration has touted the virtues of collective action against Iran, the new sanctions mark a major turn toward unilateralism.


The US attorney general refuses to tell Congress about a probe into the wiping of CIA tapes.


There's plenty of money to be made when the market turns volatile.


EU-Asia talks to focus on trade, climate

Climate change, energy, closer trade ties and North Korea's nuclear weapon's program will be high on the agenda at talks starting Monday among European Union and Asian foreign ministers.


For those who doubt the change our daily lives have undergone thanks to increased connectivity, Domino's Pizza presents to you....Pizza Tracking.


China enters crucial time for AIDS prevention: vice-premier

Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi said on November 25 that the country has entered a crucial time for AIDS prevention and urged everyone to work to stop the spread of the disease.


Indonesia death toll could reach 100,000

As the first US military cargo plane arrived with supplies for devastated Banda Aceh, Indonesianâs health minister warned that the death toll could reach 100,000 and that water-borne disease could become a threat.


Despite Ruling, PeopleSoft Battles to Stand Alone

A ruling that allows Oracle to proceed with its bid for PeopleSoft appears to have done nothing to soften PeopleSoft's resolve to remain independent.


F.D.A. Approves Drug for Intestinal Disease

Tysabri, a treatment for multiple sclerosis, received regulatory approval on Monday for use among patients with Crohnâs disease.


Second-seeded Hewitt beats top junior player

PARIS -- Gael Monfils of France reached the quarterfinals in his first ATP tournament three weeks ago. Lleyton Hewitt made sure he did not duplicate the feat at the Paris Masters.


Londra, 16:42 - CALCIO, GB; LAMPARD: VOGLIO CHIUDERE LA CARRIERA AL CHELSEA

Il 'London Evening Standard' riporta la dichiarazione di amore eterno per il Chelsea di Frank Lampar...


Nigerian kidnappers demand money for British girl

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Contacts began on Friday to try to win the release of a British toddler seized by kidnappers who have threatened to kill her unless they are paid ransom.


Why Women in the South Are Turning Away from the GOP

Anger over the war and the country's direction could give Republicans trouble in the midterm elections


US threats over EU lifting China arms ban: report

The US is ready to hold back military technology from European allies over EU steps to revoke its arms embargo on China.


BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic crashed his race car during a test ride on Saturday but was not injured, his spokesman said.


Jankovic stops Vaidisova to reach last four

Jelena Jankovic stopped the French Open run of Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova by beating her 6-3 7-5 to reach the semi-finals on Tuesday.


Britain's carbon emissions fell by  0.1% last year, according to government figures.


Dutch grocery giant Royal Ahold NV yesterday settled Securities and Exchange Commission charges that its Columbia food distribution unit, U.S. Foodservice, and other subsidiaries fraudulently inflated earnings by nearly $830 million between 2000 and 2002.


Friday Night Football Anticipation building for opener

Now that Frances has moved through the state of Florida - and another storm is not scheduled to hit the United States until next week - anticipation is building for the Florida State-Miami game.


Retailers: Xbox 360 to win next-gen console war

And they're pee'd of with the Wii Retailers think the Xbox 360 is most likely to win the next generation console war, but they're still pi**ed with the ongoing Wii shortage, according to a survey.â¦


Barry Morse, Who Played the Dogged Detective in âThe Fugitive,â Is Dead at 89

Mr. Morse was famous for his portrayal of the cold-hearted detective who relentlessly pursues the wrongly convicted Richard Kimble in âThe Fugitive,â one of the biggest TV hits of the 1960s.


Indians Promote Right-Hander Kyle Denney

The Cleveland Indians called up right-hander Kyle Denney to start Tuesday night against Detroit.


As expected, Apple last week launched iPOD Photo, a new version of its portable digital music player that has been optimized to handle photos as well.


Viacom Inc.'s MTV Networks said Friday it will buy Harmonix Music Systems Inc., a developer of music-themed video games, for $175 million in cash.


Londra, 13:05 - CALCIO, GB: NEWCASTLE OFFRE 14 MLN AL REAL PER OWEN

Il Newcastle sarebbe pronto a fare un'offerta al Real Madrid per Michael Owen. Secondo il tabloid in...


Woman MP Says Told to Watch Iraqi Prisoner Shower

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A former military policewoman  involved in the Iraqi prison abuse scandal testified on  Thursday that an intelligence officer asked her to watch a male  detainee shower and point at his genitals, supporting defense  contentions that soldiers were following orders.


Federation Council approves Kyoto Protocol ratification

MOSCOW. Oct 27 (Interfax) - The Federation Council on Wednesday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in a 139 to one vote with one abstention.


Roma, 20:42 - CALCIO, COBOLLI GIGLI: DA CDA AUSPICIO RIENTRO GIUSTIZIA SPORTIVA

''Ci sono buoni auspici perchÃ© il club prenda in considerazione il rientro della Juventus nell'ambit...


holding off inflation worries for another month - though economists warned higher prices may be on the way. Prices paid by businesses fell


Tiffanyâs Downturn Jolts Luxury Retailing

Tiffanyâs holiday slowdown was unexpected and sent jitters through the luxury-goods industry, which had seemed invulnerable, even as the housing market began to sputter.


The fourth round of the African Union sponsored peace talks on Darfur to find a solution to the 22-months old crisis resumed in Abuja yesterday amidst continued violence in the Sudanese region.


Agassi sent into retirement by qualifier

Andre Agassi's glittering career came   to an end on Sunday when he was beaten in four sets by German   qualifier Benjamin Becker in the third round of the U.S. Open.


An 83-year-old steam pipe exploded underground in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, shaking buildings, creating a towering geyser of debris and sending people fleeing in scenes reminiscent of the September 11 attacks.


FRANCE:  Nuclear Accident in Japan Raises Fears, And Hope

PARIS, Aug 17  (IPS) - The fatal accident at the Japanese nuclear power  plant Mihama last week has raised  fears about French nuclear  facilities -- and also the desire to have more.


Update 8: Crude Oil Futures Tread Water Near $50

Crude oil futures hovered near $50 a barrel Tuesday ahead of key weekly US petroleum inventory data, which traders expect to show a rise in distillate stocks for a second straight week.


Hundreds of tonnes of explosives are missing from a site near Baghdad that was part of Saddam Hussein's dismantled nuclear arms program but never secured by the US military, the UN nuclear watchdog has said.


Sit back on the sofa and get ready for packetized, on-demand, digital broadcasts. By Frank Rose from Wired magazine.


Marlins right-hander Josh Beckett agrees to a $2.4 million, one-year contract Tuesday, leaving the team with no players in arbitration.


Ratings Lowest Ever for Open Men's Final

Roger Federer's dominant win over Lleyton Hewitt was the lowest-rated U.S. Open men's final ever.


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


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School built with Hepburn dress proceeds

A school in eastern India built with money raised in the auction of Audrey Hepburn's iconic black dress was inaugurated Wednesday by French author and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre.


Whistleblower Asks for Halliburton Investigation

The Army Corps of Engineers' top contracting official has demanded an investigation into contracts given to Halliburton, citing "improper action" that favored Vice President Dick Cheney's old company.


The Internet doesn't have time zones, and while my colleagues in the blogosphere who happen to be located in the Eastern or Central time zones were watching the debate live on TV, we in the western states were left to either wait three hours, or DIY a Ustream webcast of the debate, which we did. About half way through we figured out how to make the local New Hampshire ABC affiliate webcast work on a Mac, and it was a little easier to understand what was going on. In 2008, sixteen years into the web, there's no excuse for not broadcasting a political event live to the world. If ABC News hasn't got the ability to do it, then ABC News shouldn't be running it. That Facebook lent its name and reputation to this fiasco is amazing. Why didn't they speak up?  BTW, otoh, Charles Gibson was a great moderator and the format was, in every way, fantastic. What a shame we all couldn't experience at the same time.


1899 - Manhattan Cab Hits Pedestrian in First U.S. Auto-Traffic Death

Henry Bliss alights from a streetcar on the Upper West Side and steps into automotive history when he's hit and killed -- by a cab, of course -- making him the first person in North America to die this way.


Livorno, 18:26 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: TAVANO SI E' ALLENATO A PARTE

Doppia seduta di allenamento per il Livorno in vista della gara con il Napoli: in mattinata atletica...


Ba'athist loyalist vows aid to militants

DAMASCUS, Syria -- A man claiming to be the top spokesman for Iraq's former ruling party said the group will not stop aiding the insurgency or engage in national reconciliation efforts unless the US-backed government in Baghdad accepts conditions that would lead to its end.


L'estate di Tour@Kataweb in viaggio con la musica

Cinque tournÃ©e estive da non perdere. I diari on the road di Elio e le storie tese, del trio Gazzè/Turci/Rei, di Teresa de Sio, Daniele Silvestri, Zero Assoluto. E, con loro, le band che fanno grande la nuova musica italiana.


President touts 'Taiwan' as best national name

President Chen Shui-bian (é³æ°´æ) stated Thursday that "Taiwan" is the most precise abbreviated designation for the this island country during a one-day state visit to the Central American nation of Belize.


Impotence Common After Radiation, Surgery on Prostate

A large majority of men who have surgery or external beam radiation treatment for prostate cancer are impotent five years after either procedure, a new study finds.


FDA defends its handling of Vioxx safety

Amid questions about whether the arthritis drug Vioxx was taken off the market soon enough, a key senator suggested Friday that an independent board of drug safety might


Lavish weddings make comeback in more affluent, status-conscious China

When Guan Yizhen got married in 1954 in Beijing, there was no fancy ceremony, no noisy parties, no confetti-throwing.


Longhorns hit with 6th arrest since June

Texas freshman running back James Henry has been charged with two felony counts of obstruction and tampering with evidence, making him the sixth Longhorns player arrested since June.


'La Bonino? Prodi dovrebbe capire sua coalizione non regge'


Man Utd reach an "outline agreement" to sign Wayne Rooney, as Everton press for the "best available deal".


A top power official apologized for radioactive leaks and several other malfunctions that occurred at a Japanese nuclear plant after a deadly earthquake, but said the company's basic safety measures still worked.


IBM Seeks To Minimize Disruption With PC Sale

Ken Andre, CIO at packaging company Greif Inc. and an IBM customer, says he's not worried about IBM's sale of its PC business to China's Lenovo Group Ltd.


World Business Briefing | EUROPE: Britain: Fund Bids for Sainsbury

Delta Two, a Qatar-backed investment fund, said it submitted an offer to the board of J Sainsbury that valued the company, one of Britainâs largest retailers, at about Â£10.6 billion ($21.7 billion), or 600 pence a share. It was the second cash offer this year for Sainsbury; Delta owns 25 percent of the company. The fund proposed spending Â£3.5 billion to build and renovate Sainsbury stores and expand its range of nonfood goods.


La penultima tappa, da Bardolino a Verona, decide il podioprima della passerella di domani a Milano. Vince il bergamasco                                            Danilo Di Luca, il Giro d'Italia Ã¨ suo la cronometro fa felice Savoldelli                                                                                La maglia rosa conserva quasi 2' di vantaggio su Schleckdi LUIGI PANELLA


By RASHA MADKOUR HOUSTON - Space shuttle Discovery looks to be in good health so far, NASA managers said Sunday, although it will be at least two days before engineers can rule out any possible damage from the program's first night launch in four years.


Judge dismisses Cuban militant Posada's claims

A U.S. judge in El Paso on Wednesday dismissed demands that U.S. immigration authorities release an anti-Fidel Castro militant accused of bombing a Cuban airliner in 1976.


MacMall.Com Features Daily Holiday Specials

MacMall (www.macmall.com,  1-800-MACMALL), a brand of a wholly owned subsidiary of PC Mall, Inc.  (NASDAQ:MALL),  announced today that it is featuring daily holiday specials on its  MacMall.com web site.


Members of Saudi Arabia's feared religious police are to stand trial over the deaths in their custody of two men.


Anti-Youth-Smoking Ads May Have Opposite Effect

The surest way to get teenagers to do something is to tell them not to.


In hindsight, a 4-2 trip is just what the desperate Bruins needed.


SACRAMENTO, June 4 -- A former Laotian  general and a former California National Guard officer were among nine people charged Monday with plotting a violent overthrow of Laos's communist government.


England are facing an injury scare over flanker Richard Hill.


New Yorkers: They're smug, egotistical, and already think they run the country (if not the world). So what's the rest of the nation to do now that three of 'em are mentioned as White House hopefuls, ready to swap Penn Station for Pennsylvania Avenue?


Southern Airlines to join global alliance

China Southern Airlines, one of the nation's top carriers, signed an agreement on membership of the SkyTeam alliance at the weekend.


Tracking a controversial debate over electronic surveillance; why text messages are the rage in the Philippines; and Saudi Arabia loves YouTube.


NTT DoCoMo and Motorola teams up on 3G Phones

NTT DoCoMo, top mobile phone carrier in Japan, and Motorola Inc., worldâs number two cell-phone maker, plans to develop third-generation cell phones that allow subscribers in Japan to use services in other parts of Asia and Europe.


Iomega to buy China-gov't owned storage maker

Storage hardware vendor Iomega has signed a deal to buy sister hardware vendors indirectly owned by the Chinese government in an effort to expand the company's product line.Iomega will purchase ExcelStor Great Wall Technology, a Cayman Islands company, and Shenzhen ExcelStor Technology, a Chinese company, in a stock deal expected to close in mid-2008, said Thomas Kampfer, Iomega president and chief operating officer. The deal would nearly quadruple the size of Iomega with its revenue going from $300 million a year to about $1.1 billion a year, and the number of employees growing from less than 300 to about 3,000, Kampfer said.ExcelStor has built Iomega's Rev removable hard drive products since 2004, and more recently, it has built Iomega-branded USB hard drives, Kampfer said. The acquisition will help Iomega branch out into new products, he said, although the company isn't yet announcing what new products it's looking at."For quite some time ... we've felt that we have a really great brand," Kampfer said. "We've been searching for ways to expand our product line and gain access to more products, to move ourselves beyond external storage. We haven't had the resources -- we haven't had the development resources, we haven't had the marketing resources. We just aren't big enough."In the deal, Iomega will issue about 84 million shares of its stock, worth about $139 million, in exchange for all outstanding ExcelStor shares. The deal would be one of the first times a U.S. company has acquired a company owned by the Chinese government, according to Iomega.The boards of directors at both Iomega and ExcelStor have approved the deal. The purchase must be approved by the Chinese government and shareholders.ExcelStor, which produces more than 20 million devices a year, designs and manufactures digital storage hardware, including hard drives and security storage products. The company sells its products under its own brand and also to original equipment manufacturers.In 2006, ExcelStor had revenue of $707.1 million, according to Iomega.ExcelStor is a subsidiary of Great Wall Technology Co. (GWT), a publicly traded company that manufactures computers and creates software and related products. GWT is an indirect subsidiary of China Electronics Corp., which is owned by the Chinese government.After the deal is completed, GWT and its affiliates will own about 43 percent of Iomega's stock, making GWT its largest shareholder. China Electronics indirectly owns 62 percent of GWT.Jonathan Huberman will continue as CEO of Iomega, and Kampfer will remain as president and COO, the company said. Eddie Lui, currently CEO of ExcelStor, will become executive chairman of Iomega.


US Airways Reaches Flight Attendant Deal

US Airways Group Inc. on Thursday said it reached a tentative agreement with the union representing its flight attendants for a work contract that would save the airline about $94 million.


The Consumer Electronics Association predicts solid growth in gadget sales this year.


Cabrera holds nerve to win maiden major title

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Argentina's Angel Cabrera held off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk to become the second South American to win a major title with a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday.


Blu-ray, HD DVD combo discs due early '08

Total HD release slides? Warner Home Video may not release dual-format HD DVD/Blu-ray Disc media - launched in January this year under the Total HD brand - until 2008 and not late 2007 as originally planned.â¦


For Paris Hilton, 'The Prison Life' is all games

Blog: GSN game features an animated Hilton in stiletto heels, designer sunglasses and an orange jumpsuit.


Turks retreat on making adultery a crime

Under pressure from no fewer than six EU governments, Turkey began to back down yesterday on its move to criminalise adultery, indicating strongly that the plan would be shelved.


England stars refuse to face media despite World Cup soccer ...

England's soccer team refused to face the media after their 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory in Poland on Wednesday in protest at negative publicity they received after Saturday's 2-2 tie with Austria.


Scotland Yard smash people-smuggling network

Police claim to have disrupted one of the biggest gangs smuggling illigal immigrants


Jajah calls patent big brothers for global VoIP domination

Meesah wanna takem over dem telephones When a young company struts about proclaiming it wants to be "the Google of XYZ", it's hard to take seriously. Generally, it's a headline-grabbing conceit which doesn't actually mean a lot: every tech company would love Google's market share, stock price, teflon public image, and 767 party plane. Jajah, a Silicon Valley VoIP outfit, probably has more claim to deploy the soundbite without being yawned out of the room than most.â¦


The NFL's feel-good story of a year ago has fallen on hard times as the Saints, the chic Super Bowl pick for many, have started out of the gate 0-3.


Siemens Clocks Record Speed in Wireless Race

"There's a whole lot of factors that impact statements on speed, and the companies never include them. How far was it transmitted?


Chain Store Sales Rise in the Oct 9 Week

U.S. chain store sales fell in the  first week of October as increased customer traffic in malls  failed to translate into bigger purchases, a report said on  Tuesday.


The spooky thriller 'White Noise' is too static to offer real thrills.


Successi per Fiorentina e Udinese, tris Samp al Palermo


Australia rejects Aborigine compensation claim

The Australian government Monday rejected Aboriginal demands for hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation for the "stolen generation" of indigenous children taken from their parents.


Bahamas minister resigns over Anna Nicole

Bahamas Immigration Minister Shane  Gibson has resigned amid fallout over his involvement with Anna  Nicole Smith, the former Playboy Playmate and billionaire's  widow who died earlier this month.


Libya wants full diplomatic ties restored with the EU in exchange for freeing six jailed medics, diplomats say.


WASHINGTON - After the Pentagon's national missile defense system failed a key test this week, the Bush administration has dropped its plans to activate the system by the end of the year.


But first, two of the hottest teams in the majors get a chance to feel each other out for three games at Network Associates Coliseum.


Paolo Vanoli has severed his links with Rangers after returning to his homeland to join Serie B side Vicenza.


The UN Human Rights Council is to hold an emergency session on the conflict in Sudan's region of Darfur.


Two car bombs tore through a packed shopping area of a mainly Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Sunday, killing 60 people in the worst attack since U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a crackdown in the city five days ago.


'Valuteremo se prendere nuove decisioni e nuove misure'


UK retailer GUS H1 tops forecasts, sales up 0.3

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British retailer Gus (UK:GUS) , which owns catalogue retailer Argos, credit agency Experian and luxury goods group Burberry (UK:BRBY) , said Thursday first half profit before amortization of goodwill, exceptional items and taxation rose


Si e' vista addebitare bolletta telefonica di 6.615 euro


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Monday to see if they can narrow differences over Palestinian statehood ahead of a U.S.-sponsored conference in November.


Shadows Loom Over Sun's Open-Source Plans

Sources close to the vendor say an intense, high-level debate continues about Sun's open-source Solaris plans, which were first announced in June.


Le indagini hanno portato ai 'domiciliari' un ex primario


The famed Hope Diamond glows a mysterious red when exposed to ultraviolet light, a finding that scientists say can help them "fingerprint" blue diamonds and tell the real ones from the artificial.


A New York man accused of trying to help terrorists in Afghanistan has donated some $15,000 to the House Republicans' campaign committee over three years.


Searching for Similar Diagnosis Through DNA

Parents of children with distinct genetic mutations are seeking out others to form support networks.


Gerrard backs Benitez in new era for Liverpool

Liverpool's Steven Gerrard has reminded new owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks that he considers manager Rafael Benitez a fantastic boss in a hint not to make any changes in that regard.


FDA to examine blood-clot risks of coated stents

The Food and Drug Administration said last night it would convene a public panel to examine the risk of blood clots in patients with drug-coated stents, among the world's most frequently implanted medical devices.


Thousands of refugees were caught in the crossfire Wednesday as Darfur rebels battled a large Sudanese government offensive near Sudan's border with Chad, rebels and humanitarian workers said.


The drinks industry reacts angrily to a call for the government to ban brewers from sponsoring live music.


Of the more than 8,000 funds available to investors, some are downright stinkers. Fortunately, it's usually easy to identify the worst of them.


Microsoft has decided to sell the Core Xbox 360 System in Japan at a price lower than it's US counterpart, but also with two games included. Does Redmond's move signal a better deal soon for American consumers?


Five Palestinians Dead in West Bank Gun Battle

At least five Palestinian fugitives were killed today in the West Bank city of Nablus during a fierce gun battle with Israeli soldiers, Palestinian security officials and witnesses said.


"HP technology helps us to differentiate ourselves from other retailers in the way we run our stores, select and distribute products, work with suppliers, serve customers and communicate


Palermo, 20:48 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: NON VOLEVO DIRE ADDIO A CORINI

"Non volevo assolutamente chiudere con Eugenio Corini. Avevamo tutto il tempo per metterci ad un tav...


Retail billionaire Philip Green is to set up a Â£10m retail academy to help find the entrepreneurs of the future.


House ethics panel looks into sex scandal

Lawmakers charged with enforcing ethics in the U.S. House of Representatives met on Thursday to begin an investigation of a sex scandal that has ensnared top Republicans and could harm their chances of keeping control of Congress in the November 7 elections.


Milano, 12:23 - CALCIO, IBRAHIMOVIC: ESCLUSIONE ESAGERATA MA CHIEDO SCUSA

Escluso dalla nazionale svedese a causa di un ritardo non giustificato, Zlatan Ibrahimovic ha fatto ...


Asian stocks, dollar pause as Fed meeting looms

Asian stocks edged lower on Tuesday and the dollar hovered above a record low against a basket of major currencies as investors held their fire ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting that is expected to cut interest rates.


UPDATE 2-Trump Hotels ends $400 mln talks with DLJ

Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts Inc. (DJTC.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) , trying to restructure $1.8 billion in debt, said late Wednesday that it and DLJ Merchant


Creating Compelling Search Engine Ads and Landing Pages

Effective search engine advertising goes far beyond simply bidding on keywords.  With both ads and landing pages, you have scant seconds to capture the imagination and clicks of a searcher.


The Securities and Exchange Commission brought accounting fraud charges yesterday against three former Kmart executives and five representatives of companies that supplied Kmart with brand-name products.


If you don't own any Web development programs yet and are looking to start hand-coding Web sites, Coda is a good first step.


IBM Triples Transistor Performance with Germanium

IBM has successfully demonstrated a new technique for improving transistor performance that will help the company build smaller, more powerful chips in the next decade, company researchers said Monday.


Girls overtake boys in binge drinking study

Teenage girls in Britain are binge drinking more than boys, turning the tables on a traditionally male practice, a study has shown.


Br, la Banelli collabora. Pentimento vero

La brigatista Ã¨ diventata madre nel carcere di Sollicciano e ora ha deciso di parlare: "Ero militante giÃ  prima del '99 ma non c'entro nulla con gli omicidi D'Antona e Biagi". Mandato d'arresto per il fantasma Battisti.


Japan quake victims take shelter, mudslides feared

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - More than 12,000 people huddled in evacuation centers in northwest Japan on Tuesday after an earthquake flattened homes, killing nine elderly people, injuring around 1,000 and triggering a leak of contaminated water from a nuclear plant.


Consumer confidence in the United States declined unexpectedly in September as more Americans worried about jobs. Tuesday's report from a private research group, the Conference Board, says an index of consumer


Developing nations to test new $150 laptops

From Brazil to Pakistan, some of the world's poorest children will peer across the digital divide this month -- reading electronic books, shooting digital video, creating music and chatting with classmates online.


Former U.S. national coach Bruce Arena resigned as New York Red Bulls coach and sporting director Monday, two days after the team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the second straight year.


Chargers' Rivers has surgery on torn ACL

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers had surgery Wednesday to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. The surgery was performed by Dr. David Chao of the team's medical staff. Rivers will rehab for up to six months.


A Lufthansa airplane flying from Turkey to Germany safely made an emergency landing Sunday in Budapest after an anonymous bomb threat was received, police said.


Four Arab-Americans charge harassment by FedEx

A Massachusetts state agency has ruled that a complaint by four Arab-American men that they were harassed by managers at FedEx Corp. -- who called at least two of them "terrorists" -- may proceed.


This weekend at the boxoffice Evan Almighty came out on top with sales of $32.1 million, even though the sales were less than half of the $68 million grossed by its predecessor, Bruce Almighty, in its first week. 1408 was number 2 ...


S.Africa's Mbeki and Zuma face ANC leadership vote

POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC on Monday overcame two days of wrangling to clear the way for a leadership election on Tuesday between President Thabo Mbeki and his bitter rival Jacob Zuma.


Prankster known as Filipino Monkey suspected of sparking confrontation between US and Iranian ships


Ieri 'Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award' in memoria di Gianni


New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees dislocated his left elbow in the first quarter of the Pro Bowl on Saturday. Brees, who throws right-handed, didn't break any bones.


Intelligence officials confirm the US has stopped searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.


US set to help Libya build nuclear power plant

The United States is to help Libya to build a first nuclear power plant under an accord to be signed soon, in another sign of warming ties, the official JANA news agency reported on Monday.


Newly-crowned Sports Personality of the Year Kelly Holmes promises to keep on running next year.


In preemptive strike, NIH to study flu genes

The National Institutes of Health will try to predict the influenza virus's next moves by sequencing genomes for thousands of known human and bird flu viruses -- a project


GOP Push Alarms Party's Local Candidates

An all-out Republican push to get out the vote in presidential battleground states could end up hurting the party's candidates — like Paul Goetzke — who are running for local offices in Democratic states.


Lopez swaps stardom for activism in film

Pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez  swaps her "A"-list celebrity for social activism in a new film  about the plight of Mexican women working in factories near the  U.S. border who are raped and murdered.


Sony Considers MP3 Support to Silence iPod Fans

Consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. said on Thursday it is mulling a major strategic shift to make digital music devices that play MP3 song files.


Improving Cancer Care for Native Americans

FRIDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- A research project designed to increase access of Native Americans in South Dakota to cancer clinical trials and new cancer treatments has received a five-year, $5.4 million grant from the U.S. National Cancer Institute.


Australians to Choose Between Strong Supporter and Critic of Iraq ...

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has called long-anticipated national elections for October 9. As in Spain earlier this year, he faces an opposition that has vowed to withdraw its troops from the American-led coalition in Iraq.


As a family, our TV viewing is fractured, sporadic and free of network scheduling. We are Generation TiVo, a subspecies that doesn't sit through commercials.


U.N. envoy outlines Kosovo path to statehood

United Nations special envoy Martti Ahtisaari on Friday avoided any pronouncement on the future sovereignty of Kosovo, but handed Serbia a plan that sets its breakaway province firmly on a path to independence.


A glut of DRAM chips has lead some Taiwanese DRAM makers to cut back on their capital spending plans this year.


Kings Send Hawks to 11th Loss in 12 Games

Mike Bibby scored 31 points, including a clinching jumper with 11.7 seconds remaining, and the Sacramento Kings handed Atlanta its sixth straight loss, 100-97 Friday night.


Registrata la crescita anche nel secondo con un +0.8%


Jackson Now Regrets Paying Off Molestation Claims

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson tried to  "buy peace" in the past by paying to settle child molestation  claims but now -- facing trial in another abuse case -- wishes  he had fought his accusers in court, a lawyer for the pop star  said on Friday.


The set-top box, which allows shows downloaded to a Mac to be played on a TV, will arrive later than planned, Apple confirms.


Hamilton crashes kart after charity auction

Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton, who has yet to make a mistake in a grand prix race, crashed a go-kart that had been sold at a charity auction for 42,100 pounds on Thursday.


Global warming worries to boost renewables

Three decades after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter experimented with solar panels on the White House roof, grim U.N. warnings about climate change may kick-start wider global use of renewable energy.


Dynamically Typed: PEAR::Calendar Updated

In a quick note from Dynamically Typed today, it talks about the updates made to the PEAR::Calendar in its latest release.


Business Objects launches EPM suite for CFOs

(InfoWorld) - Business Objects released new software WednesdayÂ that combines EPM (enterprise performance management), BI, and data integration into a comprehensive suite aimed at CFOs and business finance managers. The suite, called BusinessObjects EPM XI, integrates products from several acquisitions the company has made over the last two years, includingÂ performance management software from Cartesis,Â ALG, andÂ SRC Software. Those products, combined with Business Object's BI and analytics software, are now integrated on top of the company's XI data-integration and visualization platform. All told, the new product allows CFOs to see and share data from various business analysis and EPM applications -- such as enterprise reporting, scorecarding, sales and budgeting information -- in one software suite, said Marge Breya, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of Business Objects on a conference call Wednesday. Business Objects, which has headquarters in Paris and San Jose, California, remains one of the only BI pure plays still standing, and the company shows little sign of slowing down amid heightened competition. The company moved into the fast-growing EPM space a couple of years ago to keep up with some of its big-name competitors, which include not only traditional BI vendors like Cognos, but also more diversified applications vendors, such as Oracle and SAP. Even Microsoft plans to get deeper into the fray next month when it will expand its BI repertoire with Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007. However, Business Objects does not, like Oracle, SAP and Microsoft, sell CRM or ERP software, and differentiates itself by positioning its software as independent and able to run on any set of enterprise applications. EPM XI is the first EPM suite to include profitability analytics, and its ability to make so much analysis and performance information available to financial decision-makers in every part of the enterprise differentiates it from competitors, said Trevor Walker, vice president of product marketing. The suite also includes new software to automate and speed up the process of closing out financial transactions, which is called "the close" and a particular pain point for CFOs, he said. More information about EPM XI can be found on Business Objects' Web site. The software is expected to be generally available on Sept. 30


If you're thinking of replacing your old inkjet or personal laser printer with a new model that can also make copies--and perhaps scan in color and send faxes as well--Canon wants to be at the top of your shopping list.


Sudan Urged to Withdraw From Rebel Areas

Sudanese troops should immediately withdraw from areas they seized in western Dafur during the last peace talks, a commission said Wednesday, adding that the move was needed to create favorable conditions for a renewal of negotiations.


Diplomats: Iran Uranium Dispute Resolved

Iran and European negotiators have apparently salvaged a deal committing Tehran to freezing all parts of a program that can make nuclear-weapons grade uranium, diplomats said Friday.


Hungarian MPs vote to withdraw troops from Iraq by year-end

The Hungarian parliament voted to withdraw the country's 300 troops from Iraq by the end of the year, rejecting a government initiative that would have prolonged the deployment until March 2005.


As the hometown of the current Afghan president, Kandahar should be wrapped up for Hamid Karzai. But look around, and


A judge ruled Thursday that Genesco Inc. executives did not commit fraud during negotiations over a $1.5 billion acquisition and that fellow mall retailer The Finish Line Inc. must complete the purchase.


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World Leaders Vow Aid as Toll Continues to Climb

World leaders, including President Bush, promised long-range help to Asian countries on Wednesday as impatience with the pace of relief efforts rose


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The power of Afghan armed factions means elections there will go ahead in an environment of fear and repression, US-based Human Rights Watch says.


Pescara, 18:17 - CALCIO, PESCARA: 19 CONVOCATI PER IL VERONA

Allenamento giornaliero per il Pescara in vista della gara di sabato a Verona, con il tecnico De Ros...


Global health suffering because of toilet taboo, hygiene experts say

Long-held silence over the taboo subject of toilets is taking its toll on global health and holding back developing countries, hygiene experts warned at a world toilet summit here.


Intensive efforts are under way to free 23 South Korean hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan.


Avellino, 19:58 - CALCIO, AVELLINO: PRESI NARDINI, CHERUBIN E DELLA ROCCA

Tre acquisti per l'Avellino nell'ultima giornata di mercato. Il club irpino ha acquistato a titolo d...


Main Afghan opposition candidate drops boycott, agrees to poll ...

President Hamid Karzai's main challenger Monday backed off a boycott of Afghanistan's landmark election over allegations of fraud, saying he would accept the formation of an independent commission to look into any irregularities in the vote.


by dip in oil prices. BY TOM VAN RIPER. A plunge in oil prices propelled stocks to big gains yesterday, with the Dow closing above 10,000 for the first time in two weeks.


Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - The Sacramento Kings may be without guard Bobby Jackson for at least three months because of the left wrist injury he suffered Tuesday night against Washington.


Iran leader says U.S. abusing U.N. power

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took aim at U.S. policies in Iraq and Lebanon on Tuesday, and accused Washington of abusing its power in the U.N. Security Council to punish others while protecting its own interests and allies.


Samsung sees Q2 LCD prices down 10 pct vs. Q1: source

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS)  expects prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels to fall  about 10 percent in the second quarter from the previous  quarter, a company source said on Tuesday.


A few diabetics have been able to give up their daily insulin shots after getting transplants of pancreas cells, according to the broadest study of this experimental treatment. But for most patients, the results fell short of the cure researchers have been seeking.


U.S. aboriginal whaling quotas renewed at IWC

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - The International Whaling Commission renewed a five-year whaling quota for indigenous people in the United States and Russia on Tuesday, allowing Alaska Natives to continue hunting bowhead whales for subsistence purposes.


A convicted rapist claims his human rights have been breached because he has not been granted early release.


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British jockey Fallon back in action despite race-fixing ...

Champion jockey Kieren Fallon was back in action Thursday despite being one of 16 people arrested on Wednesday over allegations of race-fixing.


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Major Supplier Won't Make Flu Vaccine This Season

The company that makes nearly half  the flu vaccine used in the United States said on Tuesday it  will not supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because  of problems at its plant in Britain.


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Executives Say MCI Is Looking for Buyers

MCI, the troubled telecommunications company, has quietly begun shopping itself to potential buyers, executives involved in the sale process said.


Cap Gemini Said to Weigh Selling Unit in America

Cap Gemini, the Paris-based technology consulting and outsourcing giant, is considering a sale of its struggling business in North America.


Chemical exposure may lower birth weight

Newborns exposed to chemicals used to produce nonstick cookware, firefighting foam, paper products and other items weigh slightly less and have slightly smaller skulls, according to preliminary research conducted at Johns Hopkins University.


Liu Xiang of China won the Olympic men's 110 meters hurdles gold medal, equaling the world record time of 12.91 seconds and becoming the first Chinese man to win an Olympic track and field title.


Restructuring Plan Calls for Separate Arms of Izar In January,...

In January, Spain's government holding, Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI), plans to officially create 'New Izar,' a military arm of Izar Construcciones Navales, as part of an overall ...


German Jewish leader accuses Merkel minister of anti-Semitism

Berlin- The leader of Germany's Jewish community was on Wednesday holding a hastily-arranged meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel after accusing a cabinet minister of anti-Semitism. Charlotte Knobloch, ...


Pianist, singer and composer Billy Joel is awarded a star on Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame.


Major regional indexes close in the red on early hike in crude prices and Coca-Cola profit warning. PARIS  - European shares fell on Wednesday as an early session rise in oil prices stoked concern


Linux distributor Red Hat Inc. RHAT.O  said on Thursday that it had bought Netscape's computer user  identification and management technology from America Online  Inc., a unit of Time Warner Inc. TWX.N


New standard uses Web-based protocols to let televisions control other devices in a home.


A film portrayal of the complex story of Palestinian suicide bombers airs at the Berlin Film Festival.


Italian troops land in Lebanon to boost UN force

Italian troops landed in south Lebanon in the first major reinforcement of the UN mission monitoring a truce between Israel and the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.


American author Bill Bryson, whose wry travel writing includes an affectionate look at Britain, received an honorary Order of the British Empire, or OBE, from the government Wednesday.


Treasuries Lower on China US Debt Report

Treasury prices sank on Friday as reports the Chinese authorities might be shedding some of their US debt holdings sparked fears of broader selling from Asian central banks.


Reducing carbon dioxide emissions from computers is to be the aim of a new government taskforce.


Injured tennis player Hrbaty misses Aussie Open

Dominik Hrbaty has pulled out of the Australian Open after announcing Friday he will be forced to undergo a new operation on his right elbow.


Rocking and Rolling With the Mitchell Report

After the Mitchell report, how was I supposed to view the Yankees in this new context? I needed guidance, clarity. I was searching for answers. So I turned up the volume on the radio.


Jays send slumping Yankees to fifth straight loss

The Toronto Blue Jays eked out a 3-2 home victory over the slumping New York Yankees on Tuesday, a defeat that kept the visitors stuck in a tie for last place in the American League East.


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AMD to sell chip with three electronics brains

Microprocessor maker Advanced  Micro Devices Inc , coming off the heels of its biggest  chip launch in years last week, said on Monday it will sell a  chip with three electronic brains at the beginning of 2008.


The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in India's Orissa state rises to 115, officials say.


Britney Spears in hospital again over mental health fears

Troubled pop icon Britney Spears was rushed to hospital early Thursday for the second time this month following renewed fears over the singer's mental health, reported said.


America Online Inc., seeking to boost traffic to its free Web site as its paid subscriber base declines, said Thursday it is enhancing its search functions.


How spyware, a program that creeps onto a computerÂs hard drive unannounced, is wrecking the Internet.


Mumbai, Nov. 24: The number of women infected with HIV has gone up alarmingly in all parts of the world over the past two years, with the steepest increase in east Asia, followed by eastern Europe and central


China announces new investment worth $800m in Zambia, the latest stop on President Hu's African tour.


Bush recognizes Kosovo, says will bring peace

President George W. Bush on Tuesday recognized the independence of Kosovo from Serbia and said it would bring peace to the Balkans.


Wife of UK hostage issues mercy plea to kidnappers

The wife of Ken Bigley, the British engineer who is being held hostage in Iraq, has made an emotional appeal today for the safe release of her husband.


Germany's economy minister gives an upbeat assessment of the economy, forecasting growth of up 2.5%.


Bush Sends Condolences to Asia, Offers Aid

Holding his dog Barney, President Bush boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004. The Bush's will spend the New Year's holiday at their Crawford, Texas ranch.


There once was a boy who for no apparent reason went around knifing his classmates. This boy's parents took him to nearly every mental health professional with no success... until one day a famous hypnotist came to town. There was a long line to speak to him, and as they waited medical doctors hovered around them trying to convince them it was all quackery.  But the parents, figuring they had nothing to lose, continued standing in line with their disturbed son.  At long last they told the doctor about their son's twisted history, and after a long pause the doctor looked the boy square in the eye and said,  "My, won't you be surprised when you never do anything like this again."


Brian Westbrook scored two touchdowns and the Eagles' defense made life miserable for Eli Manning and frustrating for Barrett Green.


Justices End 96-Year-Old Ban on Price Floors

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that it is no longer automatically unlawful for manufacturers and distributors to agree on setting minimum retail prices.


Blog: Attacks on cash register data are still possible fifteen years after flaws in the systems were cited.


Hamas challenges Egypt's bid to close Gaza border

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.


Indian batting star Sachin Tendulkar goes for a song

Indian cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar looks set to move even closer to super-human status next month when the curtain goes up on a Hindi musical based on his colossal achievements.


South Florida Water Managers Consider Easing Restrictions

By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Jun. 15--Recent rains moved South Florida residents closer to eased water restrictions on Thursday. But the continued drop of Lake Okeechobee has state officials considering "backpumping" storm water into the lake, despite pollution concerns.


U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  open on Monday, taking a breather after Friday's big gains, as  investors gauge whether the day's thin slate of earnings can  keep the market's two-week-old rally alive.


Coalition tried to rescue hostages in Iraq

Coalition personnel mounted two operations last month to rescue members of a group of three hostages held by Iraq, but they didn't find them, a US government official said Tuesday.


After a three-month Macintosh trial, Scot Finnie says "sayonara" to Windows, but his search for Mac software goes on


Thieves broke into Sao Paulo's leading art museum before dawn on Thursday and stole two oil paintings, including one by Pablo Picasso that could be worth some $50 million.


Merseyside police urge the community of Croxteth to be brave and help catch the killer of Rhys Jones.


U.S. commanders say they've learned from past mistakes and are trying to lay the foundation for stability as they clear insurgents from this battleground city. But it's a slow process at a time when Congress and the U.S. public are demanding speedy results.


The Tisch family's move into natural gas production looks to be another wise investment.


Parlez-Vous YouTube? Video Site Launches Versions for Other Countries

By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 20--YouTube has created local versions of its video-sharing site in nine countries, including France and the United Kingdom, the company said Tuesday.


The vast majority of Basra residents think British troops have had a negative effect on the Iraqi region, a BBC poll suggests.


Following are the top 20 prime-time  programs on broadcast TV for the week ended January 6, as  measured in average total audience, according to Nielsen Media  Research.


Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani said illegal immigration is not a crime, prompting rival Mitt Romney to accuse him of not taking the problem seriously. The two have clashed for weeks over illegal immigration, an issue that inflames GOP conservatives who influence primary elections. The irony is that both candidates have in the past taken more liberal stands on the issue.


Juanjo's early exit paves way for Celtic joy

Cliches and elbows were out in force yesterday. "I honestly didn't see it," said Celtic manager Martin O'Neill, but Caley coach John Robertson did.


Napoli, 17:58 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: HAMSIK E LAVEZZI SALTANO IL LIVORNO

Seduta di rifinitura per il Napoli in vista della sfida di Coppa Italia contro il Livorno in program...


Luhansk National Taras Shevchenko pedagogical university admitted to...

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Prince, the reclusive pop icon, turned his back to the audience of a few hundred reporters at a news conference Thursday and burst into a hard-driving guitar riff in a preview of his Super Bowl XLI halftime show.


NORTON - No doubt, the bogey-bogey finish hurt his spirits. But it was the pain in his back that forced K.J. Choi to withdraw after yesterday's first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston.


A formal request is made to Moscow for the extradition of an ex-KGB agent accused of poisoning Alexander Litvinenko, the Foreign Office confirms.


Dylan movie "I'm Not There" an oddball effort

Todd Haynes' highly  impressionistic docudrama "I'm Not There" is "inspired by the  life and work of Bob Dylan," though pop's leading troubadour is  not mentioned, barely seen and not heard very much in the  production.


Western nations push for U.N. vote on Iran sanctions

Europeans gave a revised draft resolution aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions to Russia and China and intend to circulate it to the full U.N. Security Council on Friday in hopes of a vote next week, two diplomats said.


Microsoft's Open XML standards vote brings politics and dismay

A major milestone approaches on Microsoft's document standards gambit but participants say that a final resolution won't happen any time soon.


Lech Walesa quits the Solidarity movement he led during its struggle against communism.


Opec's president says oil supply is adequate as the price of US light, crude comes within 4 cents of its all-time record.


Euro sets new record high at 1.3063 dollars

The euro hit a new record high of 1.3063 dollars, beating its previous record of 1.3047 set a day earlier.


Federal investigators have asked the House of Representatives to keep computer records and papers from former Rep. Mark Foley, a senior Justice Department official said Wednesday. The move is a sign that a criminal investigation into the congressman's correspondences with teen pages is imminent, Justice Department officials said.


Chancellor Gordon Brown joins a three-minute silence in Wales to remember the tsunami victims.


Update 3: US Airways Gets OK to Cut Workers' Pay

A bankruptcy judge granted US Airways authority Friday to immediately cut the pay of its union workers by 21 percent through mid-February, saying the airline's situation is so dire that urgent action must be taken.


The all-encompassing internet retailer joins the increasingly crowded field of competitors for this market, and backs it up with an impressive lineup of participating studios and networks. But a few big ones remain aloof, and Apple is about ready to take the plunge, too. Â


Worried About Missing Your Favorite Show? Just Pull Out Your Cell ...

Texas Instruments, a company well-known for its calculators, says it has developed a computer chip that will let television fans watch their favorite shows on cellular phones.


White House Shrugs Off N. Korea Comments

The White House said Tuesday that North Korea's Kim Jong Il is engaging in "more bluster" by criticizing President Bush as a leader who is fomenting world unrest.


Hillary Rodham Clinton's daily schedules as first lady will be forwarded to former President Clinton by Friday for review, the first of two steps without a fixed time limit before any are released to the public, the National Archives said Wednesday.


Three Westerners abducted in Iraq; 8 U.S. troops die

Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped at least three Western lecturers in Baghdad on Tuesday, a witness told Reuters, as eight more U.S. soldiers were reported killed in the deadliest month this year.


Wells Fargo 2nd-quarter profit rises 9 pct

Wells Fargo & Co. , the No. 5  U.S. bank, on Tuesday said second-quarter profit rose 9  percent, helped by revenue gains across several business units.


Duke reports Wi-Fi trouble with the iPhone

Blog: A report has surfaced that iPhones are apparently knocking out Duke University's Wi-Fi network with an abnormally high number of requests to connect.


Week Four threw up some surprising results over the weekend as current high-flyers had their wings clipped and new faces staked their claims in a title race that, although barely a month old, is already wide open.


Israeli soldiers shot and critically wounded two Hamas gunmen on Monday in a fresh round of violence triggered by the firing of mortars at Israel from the Gaza Strip, Hamas officials and medics said.


Brazil coach Dunga fears Wembley's sub-standard pitch could spoil his side's historic clash with England on Friday.


In Scorsese's new film, no one is a goodfella

Martin Scorsese's latest gangster flick brings florid dialogue and moral ambiguity to the mean streets of Boston.


Eight resolutions your skin will appreciate in the New Year.


IT took thieves 2 1/2 hours to haul the sackloads of banknotes from the vault to a semi-trailer parked behind the Northern Bank's Belfast headquarters.


EU leaders approve new treaty: presidency

EU leaders approved a new treaty early Friday to replace the aborted constitution, after overcoming last-ditch obstacles, the bloc's Portuguese presidency said.


The FTSE 100 closed in the red, hurt by a mixed performance on Wall Street and a decline in heavyweight energy stocks, though a rally in telcos and beverages did offset some weakness, dealers said.


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Iraq Insurgents Increase Explosives' Power

A roadside bomb destroyed a second heavily armored Bradley Fighting Vehicle in less than a week Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers, wounding four others and indicating that insurgents have increased the power of the explosives they are using against American troops.


Genova, 20:01 - CALCIO, PRIMO ANTICIPO: GENOA-ATALANTA 2-1

A termine di una partita rocambolesca e spettacolare il Genoa ha battuto in rimonta l'Atalanta a Mar...


Microsoft Releases Open XML Translator, Begins Next Phase of Project

PC Magazine - The company completes its work on the open-source Word add-on, which translates files from the Open Document Format, and is set to start work on translators for Excel and PowerPoint.


CBS gets record $550,000 fine for Super Bowl

CBS got the bill Wednesday for Janet Jackson's breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime show: a record $550,000.


Romania Says Heavy Metal Spilled Into North River

Romanian environmental officials on Sunday investigated a spill of toxic heavy metals into a river in the north of the country that has reportedly caused neighboring Ukraine to cut water supplies to five towns.


Breast cancer patients need less anaesthetic if relaxed by hypnosis before an operation, US research suggests.


Two Men Indicted in US for Aiding Global Holy War

Two men were indicted by a US grand jury on Thursday on charges of helping raise money for terrorism and recruiting fighters to send to Afghanistan, Chechnya, Somalia and Kosovo.


Arthur Schlesinger Jr., the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, tireless liberal activist and confidant to President John Kennedy, died of a heart attack in New York on Wednesday night. He was 89.


Bed Bath & Beyond 2nd-quarter profit up slightly

U.S. home goods retailer Bed Bath &  Beyond Inc posted a slightly higher quarterly profit on  Wednesday, helped by increased sales and a one-time tax  benefit.


Controversy Again: Owens' ABC Spot Catches Heat

WR Terrell Owens found himself in the middle of yet another controversy this week. Owens agreed to a request by ABC to take part in a two-minute intro to the Eagles' Monday Night Football appearance against the Dallas Cowboys.


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc. ,  expected to report billions of dollars on mortgage losses, said  on Monday it plans to sell most of its Chicago-based capital  lending business to General Electric Co's  commercial  finance arm.


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Hong Kong, 15:45 - RUGBY, QUALIFICAZIONI MONDIALI: COREA DEL SUD-GIAPPONE 23-5

La Corea del Sud ha battuto Hong Kong 23-5 nella seconda gara del torneo finale delle qualificazioni...


How a Tropical Paradise is Solving its Trash Problem

A Kyoto-Protocol project is providing the garbage-strewn areas of the so-called island paradise with clean energy. But Indonesia needs more projects like this


LONDON, England -- The brother of British hostage Ken Bigley has said he believes the captive is now in the hands of a more moderate group in Iraq.


Roma, 13:21 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: PARMA SFIGATO ARBITRO DA ASSOLVERE

Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, interviene nella polemica per la direzione di gara di...


Europeans mourn tsunami dead with thousands more missing

A week after thousands of European holidaymakers went missing in Asian killer waves, hope was fading that they will ever be found but European countries were giving generously to alleviate what British Prime Minister Tony Blair called a "global catastrophe".


Strip joint defends use of Zeta-Jones photo:

[Hollywood News]: Los Angeles, Oct 26 : A strip joint sued by Catherine Zeta-Jones for using her images in advertising has reportedly defended itself saying she should be flattered.


NTT DoCoMo and Google Announce Partnership

Under the deal, Google will provide Internet searches and other services on NTT DoCoMoâs handsets.


Soccer: Ancelotti applauds formidable Shevchenko

ROME : AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti believes there is much more to Andriy Shevchenko than just finding the net after the Ukrainian striker scored his 100th Serie A goal.


Vodafone Group Plc has selected the former UK incumbent, BT Group Plc, as its fixed-line partner as the world's largest mobile operator catches up with its rivals and starts to offer its UK consumer base a broadband offering.


France, UN, Embassies Begin Evacuations From Ivory Coast

France, the United Nations and foreign embassies are starting to evacuate foreigners from Ivory Coast where five days of mob violence and protests have gutted the commercial capital, Abidjan.


Milano, 15:08 - CALCIO, INTER: MICROFRATTURA AL PIEDE DESTRO PER TOLDO

Microfrattura alla base del secondo metatarso del piede destro. Questo l'esito degli ulteriori accer...


Young keep it simple in high-tech world: survey

While young people embrace the Web with real or virtual friends and their mobile phone is never far away, relatively few like technology and those that do tend to be in Brazil, India and China, according to a survey.


Vodafone Denies Reports of Sprint Takeover Talks

Vodafone, the UK-based telecom company that co-owns Verizon Wireless, denies that it is involved in a bid to take over US telco Sprint.


Sony: 'We Should Have had More Original PSP Games'

Sony's European boss admits that the PSP has suffered from a shortage of games.


Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday posted an 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit on strong demand for cell phones that surf the Internet and download music and video.


US long-term mortgage rates decline this week

Rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages in the United States averaged 5.72 percent this week, down slightly from 5.74 percent last week, Freddie Mac reported Wednesday.


China Silent on Japanese Submarine Charge

China maintained a stony silence  Saturday in the face of Japan's charges that one of its  nuclear-powered submarines intruded into Japanese waters this  week.


American Paul Hamm and South Korea's Yang Tae-young have testified before the sports world's highest court in a hearing to determine who should win the Olympic men's all-around gymnastics gold medal.


Nationâs 1st space shuttle lands in aviation museum

After plugging woodpecker holes in the tail and a little touch-up paint, original space shuttle Enterprise and hundreds of other spacecraft and artifacts from human efforts


Napoli, 19:32 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; DE LAURENTIIS: SONO TUTTI SOTTO ESAME

Il presidente del Napoli, Aurelio De Laurentiis, non ha preso bene l'eliminazione dalla coppa Italia...


Londra, 12:31 - TENNIS, MASTERS ATP DAL 2009 A LONDRA

Il Masters Atp si svolgerà dal 2009 a Londra. Lo ha reso noto l'Atp, annunciando il trasferim...


Demakova most popular Cabinet minister; Repse - least popular

In January, Culture Minister Helena Demakova (People's Party, TP) was the most popular among Cabinet ministers with 32.1 percent points, while Minister of Defense Einars Repse (New Era, JL) had the lowest ...


Cadbury Schweppes pleads guilty in salmonella case

Cadbury Schweppes, the world's largest confectionery group, on Friday pleaded guilty to charges of selling unsafe chocolate in Britain and Ireland during 2006 brought by an English local council.


A Muslim cleric wanted by the United States is to be tried in Britain first, the BBC reports. British prosecution of Abu Hamza al-Masri blocks US efforts to extradite him to face terrorism charges.