Napoli, 20:28 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; ROSSI: NEL 2001 DISSI NO A DE LAURENTIIS IN C

Delio Rossi, allenatore della Lazio, ha rilasciato un'intervista a Massimo D'Alessandro su Italiamia...


Six killed in Hamas ambush on Gaza convoy

Hamas gunmen ambushed what the Islamist group said was a convoy carrying military equipment to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's guard unit in Gaza on Thursday and six people were killed, local residents said.


Bush Defends Rumsfeld, Notes Iraq Difficulties

President Bush defended Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war on Monday  and said training Iraqi police and army to take over  responsibility for the country's security from U.S. troops has  been difficult.


U.S.-led air raid kills 11 in Afghanistan: doctor

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Nine police and two civilians were killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan, a provincial doctor said on Thursday, but the coalition said Taliban fighters had been killed.


For Chelsea manager Avram Grant, the pursuit of the club's third Premier League title in four years is becoming increasingly unforgiving.


McCaw feels the privilege of New Zealand's hottest seat

Sport: Rugby union: The All Blacks skipper on how he handles the pressure.


The Berlin authorities have banned a march through the German capital by the far-right National Democratic Party (NPD), planned for Saturday.


Until earlier this week, some electronics companies were wielding the Digital Millenium Copyright Act -- a law that tries to curtail piracy of music and movies -- as a shield to protect their businesses from competition.


Residents of four municipalities in canton Geneva will be able to cast their ballots online in Sunday's nationwide votes.


U.S. diabetes prevalence to double by 2050

NEW YORK  - By 2050, 12 percent of US   citizens will have diabetes, a total of 48.3 million people,   federal health officials from the Centers for Disease Control   and Prevention in Atlanta estimate.


Putting Very Little Weight in Calorie Counting Methods

Exercise physiologists say there is little in the world of exercise as wildly exaggerated as peopleâs estimates of the number of calories they burn.


Fla. Residents Wait on Half-Mile Food Line

VERO BEACH, Fla. - People lined up for more than a half-mile for food and water, while others searched in vain for generators in the sweltering heat Monday as Florida residents began cleaning up all over again, demoralized by the fourth hurricane in six weeks to batter the state...


Scientists find 2,000 pound rodent - luckily it's a fossil

Scientists in Uruguay have found the  fossil remains of a 2,000 pound (1,000 kg) rodent that lived 2  million to 4 million years ago -- the largest rodent ever  found.


Police too snowed under to cope I would imagine that some reading this would be old enough to remember the hard hitting TV series The Sweeney. Each episode was action packed with crashing and banging as the heroes went from "manor to manor" "spinning drums" and "executing Ws" after showing "their briefs"*.â¦


A gennaio, in controtendenza rispetto alle attese


On Saturday, a new form of social activism will go live on the net. John Borland reports from Berlin.


NHL labour talks hit roadblock after sides reject each other's ...

TORONTO (CP) - The NHL season isn't dead yet, but it is on its last legs. The cautious optimism accompanied by last week's offer by the NHL Players' Association was replaced by doom and gloom Tuesday as both


The case of a man who impersonated a firefighter to attack and sexually abuse a woman in her home came down to whether a jury believed he was too mentally ill to be held responsible.


Police say Schwarzenegger computer may have been hacked

California police are probing if   computer hackers illegally downloaded a private taped   conversation of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger from state   computers, a spokesman said on Monday.


Integrated attack Google has fixed a security flaw in its desktop search software that created a means for hackers to rifle through personal files on users' PCs.â¦


Somali Islamists disarm militia after takeover

KISMAYO, Somalia  - Somali Islamists disarmed   hundreds of militiamen in the port of Kismayo on Wednesday,   seizing battlewagons and guns in a move to further cement their   control over the city they took this week.


(Sports Network) - The matchup that every NBA fan has been waiting for is here, as Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant will meet as opponents when the red- hot Miami Heat visit the Los Angeles Lakers at the Staples Center in the second of of two Christmas


Danone suspended, sale of biscuits expected

Shares in Danone were suspended from trading on Tuesday at the request of the French food group and ahead of an expected statement which analysts predict to be on the sale of its biscuits business to Kraft Food.


KB Toys may close three more Arizona stores

Three KB Toys stores in Arizona face possible closure as the Pittsfield, Mass.-based retailer continues to trim the size of its organization while reorganizing under Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.


YUKOS to re-conclude oil contracts with Mazeikiu Nafta

YUKOS is re-concluding contracts with the Lithuanian oil complex Mazeikiu Nafta to make its subsidiaries directly responsible for the supplies, the chief of YUKOS's office in Lithuania, Tomas Gizas has said.


Stock futures pointed to a slightly  higher market open on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased for a  third day on an improved Iraqi export picture, soothing fears  of a squeeze on corporate earnings and consumer spending.


Dealâs Broader Effect on Coal Plants Is Uncertain

The proposed TXU Corporation deal may have hardly any effect on the broader course of new power plants being built.


In Togo's Dynastic Transition, An Echo of Yesterday's Africa

When Gnassingbe Eyadema seized power in Togo in 1967, it was the era of the Big Man in Africa. Like many leaders of his generation, Eyadema ruthlessly crushed opposition forces, nurtured a cult of personality, then clung to power decade after decade, growing rich as his tiny West African nation stayed poor.


Fed Officials See Threat in Housing Turmoil

Two Federal Reserve officials said Monday that problems in housing and mortgage lending have begun to threaten the overall economy.


Study Uncovers Memory Aid: A Scent During Sleep

A familiar scent can help a slumbering brain better remember things that it learned the evening before.


Liverpool gets ready to host a musical extravaganza as part of celebrations to mark its Captial of Culture year.


Canadian brewer Molson Inc.'s proposed merger with Adolph Coors Co. may lack sufficient shareholder support because there soon may be another offer to consider, Molson's chief


Tim Henman is knocked out of the Australian Open in straight sets by Nikolay Davydenko.


Japan downgraded its economic assessment for the first time in more than a year on Tuesday, noting slower export growth and curbed production, but said the recovery is continuing.


European equity markets moved lower in early trade on Thursday as investors remained cautious in the face of record oil prices and slowing economic growth.


WSJ promotes two as it ramps up DC coverage

The Wall Street Journal, which is  being bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, named a new  Washington, D.C., bureau chief and executive editor as it beefs  up its political coverage and analysis.


22 Spend Own Fortunes, One Wins House Seat

Of the 22 candidates who each spent more than $1 million of their own money trying to win their first election to Congress, only one made it.


APC shows off fuel cell for the data center

The system is targeted at installations where environmental concerns outweigh cost.


Michael Klein, the chief executive of Pacificor, was killed along with his daughter and their pilot in the crash in Panama. A 12-year-old girl survived.


MANCHESTER United gave manager Sir Alex Ferguson the perfect gift to mark his 1000th game with the club yesterday, a 2-1 win against Lyon that sends the Red Devils into the second round of the Champions League.


Riyadh - A French national shot dead in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah overnight was the target of a "terrorist attack" according to initial investigations, an interior ministry spokesperson told AFP on Sunday.


Wesley Snipes to Go on Trial in Tax Case

The actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.


AstraZeneca to take earnings hit on drug rejection

AstraZeneca will have to take a charge against 2004 earnings after US regulators rejected its new anti-clotting drug Exanta, but a company spokesman has declined to say how large it will be.


The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against two companies owned by New Hampshire resident Sanford Wallace. The firms allegedly infected users' computer with spyware -- and also sold anti-spyware software.


Indian gaming now a serious business for console makers

India's nascent $30-million gaming  industry is set to grow to $700 million in the next five years,  driven by global companies that are pushing new generation  gaming consoles in the Indian market, industry watchers said.


NEW YORK - Merck suffered a huge blow last week when it had to pull its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market after a big study showed that it doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes.


An estimated 45 million Britons at home and abroad commemorated the nation's war dead with a two minute silence Thursday, to celebrate of Armistice Day.


LeBron agrees to $80M extension with Cavs

LeBron James won't be leaving home anytime soon. Cleveland's All-Star forward accepted a five-year contract extension worth about $80 million from the Cavaliers on Saturday, a huge relief for the rising team and its fretting fans who worried he might be planning an escape.


Embracing your inner cheapskate can pay off in more ways than one.


InfoWorld - A small group of IT security startups are hoping to cash in on the rise of the botnet scourge as businesses -- telecommunications carriers and Internet service providers, in particular -- seek new methods for stopping the attacks.


Clinton urges start of Iraq pullout in 90 days

U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton,  the early front-runner for the Democratic presidential  nomination, has called for a 90-day deadline to start pulling  American troops from Iraq.


Owners of clapped-out old cars will be able to have them removed for free for the next two weeks.


Actress Billie Piper is shortlisted for an Evening Standard theatre award for her first major stage role.


Norwegian oil production faces paralysis after lock-out threat

Norway's oil production faces a crisis in mid-November with a threat by oil sector groups to stage a lock-out to end industrial action which has weighed on the industry since July.


Blog: The Army's Joint Robotics Repair Facility in Baghdad is an "all-volunteer workshop" where the goal is quick turnaround.


Yukos executives keep their distance in fight for survival

The 15th floor of a drab postwar building in the insalubrious surroundings of London's Paddington railway station is the unlikely setting for the final throes of the struggle over Yukos, the Russian oil giant.


Alereon to release new wireless USB chip

Chip designer Alereon Inc. said Monday it is releasing the first chip that uses a frequency band that is legal all over the world for wireless USB, a technology with the potential to cut the tangle of cables surrounding computers.


Royals' Grudzielanek Will Have Arthroscopic Knee Surgery

Kansas City Royals baseman Mark Grudzielanek will have arthroscopic surgery on his left knee Monday and is expected to begin the season on the disabled list.


Kmart Buying Sears in $11.5 Billion Deal

Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp.  KMRT.O will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck &  Co. S.N in a $11.5 billion deal unveiled on Wednesday that  will create the third-largest U.S. retailer.


China calls for extradition treaties to fight graft

Chinese officials have called for Western countries to sign extradition treaties, the China Daily reported on Monday, saying the country's use of the death penalty was no reason to avoid repatriating criminals.


Lastminute.com hit by "challenging" summer

Online travel store Lastminute.com LMC.L says earnings for its crucial summer quarter will come in towards the lower end of expectations, sending its stock down 5 percent in early trade.


Three Indian truck drivers held hostage in Iraq arrive back in Delhi, where large crowds greet them.


When Edwards Needed Him the Most, Martin Was There

On offense, two of the Jets' top three receivers - Wayne Chrebet and Santana Moss - had seemingly spent more time in the trainer's room than they had on the practice field.


Classics, cult classics, vintage TV and one silent treasure


Nintendo Co. has permanently slashed prices on its Game Boy Advance SP portable video game system as the company tries to entrench its No.


Ex-Enron executive sentenced to 2 years in prison

The former chief operating officer of Enron Corp.'s broadband Internet division, Kevin Hannon, was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison for his role in the fraud that led to the giant energy company's collapse, a court official said on Monday.


Dolphins seek to preserve proud '72 record at New England

The Miami Dolphins fought off the specter of a winless season with their overtime victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, but another record is at stake when they visit the unbeaten New England Patriots this week.


Will Fans Find SpongeBob Movie Absorbing?

Pop culture phenomenon SpongeBob  SquarePants, which began life as a humble 11-minute cartoon and  went on to become a television sensation and ubiquitous  merchandising image, is expanding his universe.


FDA proposes wider access to experimental drugs

Drug companies could soon make more experimental drugs available for a fee to more patients with serious or life-threatening diseases that have no approved treatments, under revised rules the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed on Monday.


Pastor Patrick Wooden is encouraging Christians to only patronize stores that acknowledge the Christmas holiday. . RALEIGH, NC, Dec. 24, 2004 - At shopping malls and department stores across


3Com partners with wireless switch start-up

3Com is the latest networking company to partner with a wireless LAN switching start-up. 3Com said Monday it will begin reselling a version of the Mobility Exchange Switch and management software from Trapeze Networks under the 3Com brand later this year.


Fed approves U.S. office for Japanese Internet bank

The Federal Reserve Board said on  Wednesday it approved an application by Japanese Internet  banking firm eBank Corp to open a U.S. representative office in  San Francisco.


Woman who sold flu vaccines was fund raising, she says

Michelle Lynn Torgerson was selling flu shots at $20 each at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, to students. When asked for her credentials she fled.


Dutch Mourn Murdered Filmmaker Amid Revenge Fears

The Netherlands mourned filmmaker  Theo van Gogh killed last week by a suspected Islamic militant,  while Dutch Muslims rallied to urge reconciliation on Tuesday  after a wave of attacks on mosques and churches.


Doctors Without Borders has pulled all of its international staff out of Somalia after three of its aid workers were killed in a land mine explosion earlier this week, the group said Friday.


Traces of Explosives Said to Be Found in Wreckage of Russian Jet

Russia's security service announced today that investigators found traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of the two passenger airliners that crashed simultaneously


By Erickson, Kim  DISCOVER THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET ABOUT MOST CONVENTIONAL DISHWASHING LIQUIDS-AND HOW TO CLEAN UP YOUR KITCHEN WITH NATURAL ALTERNATIVES  Dirty dishes. Just when you've got them all washed, they begin to pile up again.


The wholesome image of Vanessa Hudgens, star of the made-for-kids TV movie hit "High School Musical," was under fire on Friday because of a nude photo circulating on the Internet, creating a new publicity challenge for the Walt Disney Co.  A represent...


Intel Leaves Group Backing Education PCs

Intel said that it had chosen to withdraw from the One Laptop Per Child educational computer organization due to what a spokesman called âphilosophicalâ differences.


If "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno is having second thoughts about surrendering his job as planned, NBC doesn't share them -- at least not publicly. "Conan O'Brien will take over `The Tonight Show' in 2009," NBC Universal President an...


Healthy adults taking maximum doses of Tylenol for two weeks had abnormal liver test results in a small study, researchers found, raising concerns that even recommended amounts of the popular painkiller might lead to liver damage.


Google to finance moon challenge contest

Google Inc. is bankrolling a $30 million contest that could significantly boost the commercial space industry and spur the first non-governmental flight to the moon.


Incidente accaduto in un'azienda di Campello sul Clitunno


Senators Question U.S. Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners

Two U.S. senators said on Sunday  they were troubled by a report that U.S. intelligence officials  secretly transferred as many as a dozen detainees out of Iraq  in the last six months, possibly violating international  treaties.


Some of the biggest stars in the music world are uniting to record a charity single for tsunami victims.


James leads Cavaliers past defending champion Spurs

LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers got a measure of revenge with a 90-88 road victory over the defending champion San Antonio Spurs on Thursday in the team's first meeting since last year's NBA finals.


As Osama bin Laden surfaced on videotape for the first time in more than a year, New Yorkers responded to his blurry image with emotions ranging from fear to ambivalence.


LONDON -- First it was Manchester United. Then Aston Villa. And now Liverpool, with a record 18 English championships, also is about to come under American ownership.


Bruker Daltonics To Introduce RAID(TM)-AFM Autonomous Facility Monitor for Chemical Agents and Toxic Chemicals at PITTCON 2007

Bruker Daltonics Inc. today said it will introduce and exhibit its RAID™-AFM  (Autonomous Facility Monitor) next week at the PITTCON 2007 Conference  in Chicago.


The Environment Agency launches a Â£30m online map on Thursday telling, for the first time, homeowners in England and Wales what risk of flooding they face.


Post-Olympic Greece tightens purse, sells family silver to fill budget holes

Squeezed by a swelling public deficit and debt following last month's costly Athens Olympics, the Greek government said it would cut defence spending and boost revenue by 1.5 billion euros (1.84 billion dollars) in privatisation receipts.


Reports: Burma's Prime Minister Arrested

Reports from Burma say Prime Minister Khin Nyunt has been removed from his position and placed under house arrest. Officials in Thailand first announced the development Tuesday in Bangkok.


Saudi probes Al Qaeda raid on US mission

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia yesterday tried to discover how militants penetrated the defences of the US consulate. "We have to find out exactly what gave them the ability to get inside and get through the gate," Interior


Customers in a public house in Belfast escape injury after a large forklift truck is driven into a wall of the building.


Italian football could restart on Sunday, according to the commissioner of the Italian Federation.


Portable computer maker OQO said Monday it would offer a version of its device that would feature integrated wireless connectivity provided by Verizon's EV-DO broadband network. The device features up to a 1.5GHz CPU, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, shock-resistant 60GB hard drive, and Windows Vista preinstalled.


Sony said its profit rose in the final three months of 2007, helped by robust sales of televisions and computer games.


The Cassini spacecraft, in a dramatic flyby of the Saturn moon Titan, has sent back images of an alien expanse that has many of the hallmarks of a young Earth before the rise of organic life some 3 billion years ago.


Finland advances to semifinals in World Cup

Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Mikko Eloranta scored at 16:38 of the third period to lift Finland over Germany, 2-1, in a quarterfinal match of the World Cup.


Christian Slater Escapes Knife Attack in London

American actor Christian Slater has escaped a knife attack after a performance of his show in London's West End.


Ora manca lâinventario. Non fosse una tragedia, quanto accade a Najaf in queste ore avrebbe tutti gli ingredienti della farsa. Si tratta ancora, le chiavi del mausoleo di Ali che venerdÃ¬ sera - secondo


Bank of America signs a deal to deploy 180,000 Cisco IP telephones nationwide over the next three years.


Per Italia periodo complicato, ci vuole molta pazienza


Stop the French Warmongers by Jerry Kotyuk

French President Jacques Chirac is a "misleader" who has made a rush to war in the Ivory Coast, causing needless deaths and injuries to innocent Ivorians and to the ill-equipped and poorly supplied French ...


Crimea's Tatars -- Uneasy Relations With Russian Cossacks

Ethnic relations are uneasy between Crimean Tatars and Russians on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.


The next America's Next Top Model challenge? Find Tyra   Banks.


Indiscrezioni, per Donna Marella giurisdizione svizzera


Ivan devastates Caribbean countries - but it could have been far ...

Hurricane Ivan killed 68 people and left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean - thousands of homes torn apart, vast areas flooded and life paralysed on islands where gargantuan recovery efforts lie ahead.


Pixar's decision to delay the release of Cars hurts THQ.


Pitcairn Mayor 'Led Rape' on Island - Prosecutor

The trial of seven Pitcairn Island men,  descendants of the 18th century Bounty mutineers, began  Wednesday with the mayor the first to face charges of rape and  underage sex, pool reports said.


Mike Baker discusses the  row over grammar schools and educational selection within the Tory party.


Democratic and Republican lawmakers have introduced a resolution urging the government to recognize as genocide the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians at the end of World War I.


Yum Brands Inc.  shares fell 3.5 percent on Friday after an analyst downgraded the stock due to concerns about slowing sales momentum in the United States and difficult upcoming sales comparisons at KFC and Taco Bell.


A charity worker dies after being thrown off the bonnet of his car while trying to stop it being stolen.


Oracle charged that PeopleSoft's ousted chief executive, Craig A. Conway, lied to analysts in telling them that the Oracle takeover bid was no longer a factor in PeopleSoft's ability to write new business.


The wait is over -- Harry Potter finale goes on sale

LONDON/NEWYORK  - Harry Potter fans poured into book stores around the world on Saturday to get hold of the seventh and final volume in the series and discover the secret of the boy wizard's fate.


'Green' governors, a warmer lake, and Al

This week's climate change media update notes states' efforts, Lake Superior's temperature, and the green hue of this year's Oscars.


The German man who found the remains of a 5,300-year-old frozen mummy in 1991 has gone missing in the Alps.


Colombia Says Rebel Leader May Avoid Extradition

By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia said on Friday that atop Marxist guerrilla leader may avoid extradition to theUnited States if his rebel group frees 63 hostages, includingthree Americans and one German.


Family feud raises fears of Palestinian infighting

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Four Palestinians, including two supporters of rivals Hamas and Fatah, have been killed in a family feud, threatening the calm that has accompanied a power-sharing deal between the two groups.


Short of the world coming to a premature end, the Scottish Football Association will meet sometime in the next two weeks to discuss terminating the services of national team manager, Berti Vogts.


Treasury debt prices made modest gains on Thursday following a surprise jump in weekly jobless claims and retail sales that were slightly below expectations after auto sales were stripped out.


TV Decoder Blog: TV Decoder: Atomic Wedgie, the TV Series?

FremantleMedia, the production company behind "The Price Is Right" and the British version of "American Idol," wants to cash in on recent interest in Web-to-television programming deals. The company is pitching a television series based on the Atomic Wedgie brand of humorous and raunchy Internet video clips. Some of the clips, which were originally designed for [...].


UPDATE 1-Tyco says to take charge for bond buy back

Tyco International Ltd. (TYC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it repurchased $350 million of convertible bonds, which will result in a fourth quarter charge of $167 million


Alzheimer's patients may soon get the first skin patch to treat the creeping brain degeneration, a novel way to deliver an older drug so that it's easier to take and might even work a little better.


Musical celebrities turned out in force to support Sir Elton John at the London premiere of his new film.


Madonna will head the voice cast of the big-budget computer-animated "Arthur," based on a series of children's books written by French filmmaker Luc Besson, who will direct the project, sources said Thursday.


At Amateur Bullfights in Colombia, Alcohol and Blood Flow Freely

Participants can seem like figures in a Hieronymus Bosch painting: intestines peeking out of bellies, bones protruding from fractured shins, blood spurting from gashes in the flesh.


Republic sports columnist Paola Boivin sounds like she is too close to the NBA players. It is not the fans, Paola. Of course, the behavior of the fans in Detroit was inexcusable, but Ron Artest is given one directive from the NBA: Do not enter the stands.


Freddato in auto con 4 colpi di pistola sparati da 2 killer


By John Dunbar  WASHINGTON - Radio listeners weary of hearing the same songs over and  over might have something to cheer about: Broadcasters have tentatively  agreed to anti-payola settlements that could shake up music play-lists at  some of the nation's largest radio chains.


Iran high on the agenda for Olmert's Berlin talks

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert plans to  use a visit to Germany beginning on Sunday to lobby for tougher  measures to force Iran to curb a nuclear program he has called  a threat to Israel's existence.


Relentless gale-force winds are making life miserable for Austrians, and as if two weeks of accidents, property damage and bad hair days haven't been enough, forecasters say more is on the way.


U.S. Forces Set for Imminent Assault on Iraq's Falluja

The U.S. military sealed off Falluja on Friday and launched a night of air strikes on the rebel city ahead of an assault seen as critical to the interim government's attempt to pacify Iraq before January polls.


Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Tuesday that Madrid will support Turkey's bid to join the European Union while looking to see stringent entry conditions fulfilled.


New pan-African energy group launched in Algiers

A new energy organisation for Africa tasked with coordinating policy for the resource-rich continent was set to be launched Sunday at a meeting of African Union energy ministers, organisers said.


Torino, 13:14 - CALCIO, TORINO: DOMENICA 100 ANNI DI STORIA

Domenica all'Olimpico di Torino la squadra granda festeggerà i suoi 100 anni di storia da que...


Copernic Updates Desktop Search Tool  Copernic continues to challenge both Microsoft and Google in the battle for desktop search supremacy today by announcing the immediate availability of Copernic Desktop Search (CDS) 1.1, a new and improved version of its critically-acclaimed desktop search product. CDS enables users to instantly search their personal ...


Scarlet Macaws Return Safely to Sedgwick County Zoo

By The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 4--Mac and Cheese have been safely returned to the Sedgwick County Zoo, thanks to the help of the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department, the zoo reported today.


Marion Oltman spent the last eight months of World War II in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp, and tears still fill his eyes when he recalls those desperate days.


Three Charged in Iraq Abuse Face Hearings

A lawyer for a soldier accused of leading the abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison plans to ask for charges to be dropped, arguing that the man cannot get a fair hearing because President Bush and military leaders have already said they believe he should be punished.


SEC head sees option timing charges "very soon"

The first civil charges will be  forthcoming "very soon" in the stock options timing scandal  involving dozens of U.S. companies, the nation's top securities  regulator said on Monday.


U.S. Seeks to Throw Out Terror Convictions

WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is asking a judge to throw out the convictions of a suspected terror cell in Detroit because of prosecutorial misconduct, a dramatic setback for the administration's war on terror on the eve of President Bush's re-election pitch at the GOP convention.    In a late Tuesday night court filing, the department told U.S...


Il Cavaliere interviene a Napoli e si mostra certo che alla fine si andrÃ  al voto anticipato"Il primo provvedimento sarÃ  per limitare le intercettazioni telefoniche"                                          Berlusconi non aspetta il Quirinale "Oggi apro la campagna elettorale"


"Eight Simple Rules" actress Katey Sagal is married again — with children.


Sweden uses tradition, technology to banish dark

On Wednesday, girls across Sweden took part in an age-old celebration of light. They donned white robes tied with red sashes, settled crowns of candles on their heads, and served their families coffee.


Already a leading launch area for scientific balloons in northern Europe, operations at Sweden's Esrange launch facility will expand next year with NASA's decision to use it for launches of its largest scientific balloons, a spokesman said Tuesday.


National Group Helps in Search for Missing Girl

(Marion County-December 29, 2004) - A national organization is now in Indianapolis helping with the search for Christina Tedder, a twelve-year-old east side girl whoâs been missing since Christmas Eve.


UK Home Secy rules out release of terror suspects

Taking a tough stance, the new British Home Secretary Charles Clarke ruled out release of 12 overseas terror suspects, even after Law Lords ruled detention without trial as a breach of human rights law.


Fort Lauderdale Drops $32.5 Million Project to Widen Beachfront Road

By Brittany Wallman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Sep. 11--FORT LAUDERDALE -- What's it worth to save 22 seconds of drive time?   Not $32.5 million, city commissioners agreed last week.


Velocizzati i collegamenti, piu' posti a prezzo ridotto 20%


Oggi vertice sul provvedimento con Prodi, Amato, Mastella, Parisi. Domani il cdmIn campo i militari in esubero, in arrivo anche una direttiva per i sindaci                                            CriminalitÃ , piano del governo Stretta sul carcere preventivo                                                                                di LIANA MILELLA


This file photo of Britney Spears shows her in a wedding gown as she sings at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in New York. Photo: Reuters.


One of Harvard University's Web sites appeared on Monday to have been hacked, with its contents appearing on the BitTorrent file-sharing network.A compressed 125MB file claiming to be the database for the Web site of Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is available via the BitTorrent peer to peer network. The file is listed on The Pirate Bay, a Web site that indexes torrents, or small information files that coordinate the download of content from other users on BitTorrent.The Web site for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences was offline on Monday.A note attached to the torrent claimed the file contained a backup of the site -- including some contacts files and other files associated with Joomla, an open-source content management system -- along with other various bits. It appears to be legitimate.The note's writer claims the stunt is intended to demonstrate the insecurity of Harvard's server. The writer also exposed what purport to be usernames and passwords belonging to two of the site's system administrators."Stupid people, you don't use a secure password," read a note preceding the sensitive information.As of Monday afternoon, the compromised file was being distributed by 11 users -- known in file-sharing terminology as "seeders" -- and was being downloaded by nine "leechers," or those downloading the files.Harvard's media office was closed on Monday due to a national U.S. holiday.


A judge declared Texas' share-the-wealth system of school financing unconstitutional Wednesday and gave the Legislature a year to find a new solution.


Australia Defends Anti-Terror Security Net

Australia defended a controversial maritime anti-terror plan on Friday after harsh words from neighboring Indonesia that it breached international law and Jakarta's sovereignty over its own waters.


Former Buffy star James Marsters and ex-Neighbours actor Alan Dale speak about joining the cast of Torchwood.


Pfizer profit lower but beats expectations

Pfizer Inc , the world's biggest drugmaker, on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter results that beat expectations.


Spanish police on Monday arrested at least 13 members of the outlawed Basque separatist party Batasuna in a crackdown on groups linked to the armed organization ETA before next month's elections.


BERKELEY, Calif., Feb 1 (Reuters Life!) - Singer Bobby McFerrin says he can no longer leap around on stage as he used to but his ability to amaze audiences by improvising across four octaves, using his background in jazz and classical music, has not changed.


Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester United confirmed on its website Wednesday that is has made an offer to Everton for young striker Wayne Rooney.


Sondaggio Ipr Marketing sulla fiducia a dicembre. Prodi e il governo stabiliMovimento nei partiti: il Pdl solo settimo, gli ex alleati del Cavaliere in crescita                                          Il nuovo Berlusconi non decolla Bene An e Udc, Cosa Rossa al palo                                                                                di MARCO BRACCONI


Keflezighi, Kastor medaled at Athens Games

NEW YORK -- Meb Keflezighi and Deena Kastor rescued American distance running at the 2004 Olympic Games. On Sunday, they have a chance to put their country back on the map as a marathon force.


Summer boat people put pressure on Italian immigration system

Summer has brought an expected influx of boat people from north African shores to Italy's southernmost island of Lampedusa, but they are still overwhelming immigration facilities with their sheer numbers, officials say.


RIM starts review of historical stock option grants

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion   Ltd. RIMM.O announced on Thursday that its audit   committee would voluntarily review historical stock-option   grants to employees, and has determined that a restatement of   its financials might be required.


Indian wanted for British teen's murder could be extradited

An Indian man wanted for the murder of a British teenager four years ago could be extradited after suffering a legal setback Friday, a prosecutor said.


Il presidente: 'riconosciamo la congiura del silenzio'


As the state seeks to replace aging power sources with clean energy plans, wind-power developers fear Vermont's rural aesthetic is too strong to allow towers atop mountain ridges. Folks just don't want to spoil the view.


Astronauts use robot arm for shuttle safety scan

Astronauts used a robot arm to scan the space shuttle Discovery's heat shield for damage on Wednesday as it headed for a Thursday rendezvous with the International Space Station.


Most think film smoking sways kids: survey

The vast majority of  Americans think more kids are likely to take up smoking if they  see actors in the movies fire up a butt, according to a new  survey by the American Medical Assn.


"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the foreign box office champ for


Paul Hamm's Olympic gold medal for the all-around championship he won last month officially rests with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.


GOP Appeal for Registration Hearings Nixed

Republicans lost an attempt Friday to restart hearings on thousands of voter registrations contested by the GOP, and the court's action could mean the hearings will never be held.


Conservative William Kristol becomes NY Times columnist

William Kristol, a prominent  conservative pundit and magazine editor, has signed on as a  columnist for The New York Times, a publication he has often  sharply criticized, the newspaper announced on Saturday.


'We still have no power over our lives here'

WHEN I FIRST met Illaha she was curled up on her bed, her bright eyes focused intently on the book she held close to her face. âItâsa novel,â she announced, flipping over the cover to show me the title


Seany O'Kane is the second housemate evicted from Channel 4's Big Brother reality show.


'Sky Captain' Flies To Top Of Box Office

With the aid of Jude Law's impressive piloting skills, one film easily flew to the top of the box office. The flick follows reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), who is investigating the disappearance of the world's scientists.


Nelson Mandela urges world leaders not to "look the other way" on poverty at a rally in Trafalgar Square.


Milano, 16:13 - CALCIO, PARMA: NESSUN IMPEGNO PER GILARDINO

L'amministratore delegato del Parma, Luca Baraldi, ha smentito un accordo con il Milan per il passag...


Russia Counts Cost of Bloody End to School Siege

Russia began counting the cost on Saturday at the end of siege of a school captured by Chechen gunmen which killed at least 200 people and cast


Valencia, 16:24 - CALCIO, VALENCIA: GUARDIA DEL CORPO PER BANEGA

Una guardia del corpo per il giovane argentino Ever Banega. La soluzione la sta studiando il Valenci...


Music in the Making of Europe 1000-1300 is a series of five public lectures in musicology taking place from December 2004 until May 2005, given by Christopher Page, sponsored by the Department of Music, Royal ...


CARACAS, Venezuela President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez of Venezuela has long pledged to buck Washington-backed economic policies in Latin America. Now, two months after winning reelection and consolidating his hold on the country with new powers to rule by decree, he is strengthening economic ties in the region...


China Eyes US to Rein in Taiwan, Avert Conflict

China faces an intractable problem in dealing with Taiwan's independence ambitions and is almost certainly counting on Washington to rein in the island after legislative elections this weekend, analysts in Beijing say.


FORT LAUDERDALE (Florida), Oct. 28. - Tens of thousands of postal ballots have gone missing in Florida, sparking concern over irregularities in the poll campaign.


British oil giant BP said Tuesday that net profit dropped by 6.6 percent to 12.04 billion dollars (8.71 billion euros) in the first half, as output fell further.


Two days before return to LA, Shaq leads Heat over Kings

Sacramento, CA (Sports Network) - Shaquille O'Neal scored 25 points with 10 rebounds, and Damon Jones hit a three-pointer with 23.4 seconds remaining to give Miami a 109-107 victory over Sacramento at Arco Arena.


Russia tightens security for Chechnya election after killings

Maj. Gen. Ilya Shabalkin, speaking on behalf of the Russian forces in Chechnya has confirmed that there was an attack in the Chechen capital Grozny.


Sony's apparently gotten the message: Some of its new MP3 player models will feature direct support for MP3 in addition to its proprietary ATRAC format.


Sam Stitt of McLean and partner Matt Hughes finished sixth in their double sculls semifinal yesterday at the world rowing championships in Munich and will race in the B final.


US Marines Arrest 2 Zarqawi-linked Insurgent Leaders

US Marines in Iraq say two leaders of a militant group linked to wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi have been arrested. The US military, which announced the arrests Saturday, said Marines had


The nation's economy grew at a moderately strong pace in the three months ending Sept. 30, driven by solid gains in consumer spending, the Commerce Department reported Friday.


And now for a shipment direct from the Department of Inevitable Results: Tiger Woods, the reinvention. Oh, not the marriage, which some would take to redefine Woods as a man on the grow for


Enna, minori sottoposti a violenze fisiche e psicologiche


West Brom and Aston Villa emerge with honours even from a full-blooded derby at The Hawthorns


Anna Nicole Smith body held for DNA test

Anna Nicole Smith's body must be held for DNA testing in the paternity dispute involving the former Playboy Playmate's partner, her 5-month old daughter and another man, a judge ruled Wednesday.


Stocks Knocked Lower by Merck Drug Recall

The blue-chip Dow Jones average fell  on Thursday after drug maker Merck & Co.MRK.N withdrew its  widely used Vioxx painkiller after evidence showed the drug  could increase risk of heart attack and stroke.


New York Cityâs new rules for menu labels at chain restaurants have set off a food fight among the nationâs obesity experts.


Wall Street Beat: Season starts with a bang

The first week of September, the unofficial start of the new season, has been hectic for IT investors. Analysts are scrambling to parse through news from networking giants Cisco Systems Inc., Alcatel SA and Lucent Technologies Inc., and a board fracas at Hewlett-Packard Co. caused the company to come under the scrutiny of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as well as the California State Attorney General.


The Indian army drops plans to renovate Muslim shrines and mosques in Kashmir after a row with clerics.


Agency to Consider New Laws for Non-Native Reptiles

By Mladen Rudman, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 4--SANDESTIN -- Most folks think of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission as the state's law enforcement agency for hunting and fishing.   And it is.


Hostage-Takers Steal Millions from N.Irish Bank

A gang held the families of two Northern Ireland bank officials hostage for 24 hours before stealing about 20 million pounds ($39 million) in one of Britain's biggest robberies, police said on Tuesday.


US Negotiator in Beijing to Press N. Korea Talks

The United States pressed a diplomatic initiative to end the crisis over North Korea's nuclear program on Monday but a US official dismissed


Private equity firm Fortress  Investment Group LLC has agreed to buy oil tank operator  Stelmar Shipping Ltd. SJH.N for $677 million, Stelmar said on  Monday.


GAUHATI, India - In a shattering series of attacks, suspected separatists hit nine targets - a railroad station and eight markets - with bombs and gunfire across two states in northeastern India on Saturday, killing more than 40 people.    The violence was some of the deadliest to hit this ethnic patchwork region, where more than three dozen insurgent groups have been active - including one of Asia's longest running separatist conflicts, dating to shortly before India gained independence from Britain in 1947...


Assessing value for money The Department for Education and Skills is to run a pilot for the new Whitehall Procurement Capability Reviews.â¦


Sweden remembers its hugely popular foreign minister Anna Lindh, who was stabbed to death a year ago.


Damien Hirst skull sells for 100 million dollars

A diamond-encrusted skull by British artist Damien Hirst sold on Thursday for 100 million dollars (75 million euros), a record price for work sold by a living artist, a London gallery announced.


It's no beauty pageant - there are real differences between the candidates

Comment is free: Jonathan Freedland:  The US campaign has been painted as all about image, but there are policy distinctions - and they do matter


Head of Cyberonics Resigns as Options Inquiry Expands

The tumultuous tenure of Robert P. Cummins at the medical device maker Cyberonics has ended, the company disclosed Monday.


Nasa does a U-turn and sends  Atlantis back to its pad to ride out Tropical Storm Ernesto.


Nokia Unveils Near Field Communication Product

Nokia's new Near Field Communication product will turn mobile phones into wireless wallets, the company says. It is conducting trials of the new technology in Germany, involving wireless ticketing with a transportation authority.


Initial claims for U.S. jobless benefits fell to their lowest level in two months last week, but a forward-looking indicator of economic activity suggests cooler growth in the second half of 2007, according to reports on Thursday.


IT CAN only be coincidence that the power failure that ensured the closure of concession stands throughout the Riverside Stadium brought such a ravenous display from three centre forwards whose hunger has been questioned.


By Mark Fagan, Journal-World, Lawrence, Kan.  Dec. 12--Lawrence's largest private-sector employer is getting a new  owner as part of a $600 million deal designed to speed the company's existing  plans for growth.


With regional elections Sunday from St. Petersburg to Siberia, Russians are entering what promises to be a year of ballots choreographed to ensure a smooth succession and enable President Vladimir Putin to keep a hand on the steering wheel even after he steps down.


Ossezia, ancora 64 corpi senza nome. Mosca mette una taglia sui ...

Versano ancora in gravi condizioni 64 degli ex ostaggi di Beslan ricoverati negli ospedali russi. Â«Le condizioni di 64 feriti - tra loro 39 bambini - sono ancora estremamente graviÂ», ha dichiarato Sergei


'Il pubblico russo e' l'ideale per certe rappresentazioni'


The Republican race heads south as a complete scramble.


If Louis XIV had a MySpace page, a Web cam and iPod he would totally cry his eyes out in this chair. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Iraq to review security firms after shooting

Iraq will review the status of all security companies after this week's "flagrant assault" by contractors from the U.S. firm Blackwater in which 11 people were shot dead, the government said on Tuesday.


Spain's Football Federation launches an investigation into racist comments made by national coach Luis Aragones.


The Pentagon has determined that a detainee held for an extended period in GuantÃ¡namo Bay, Cuba, should no longer be classified as an unlawful enemy combatant and will


Australian golfer Peter Lonard is tied for second after the opening round of the Links Championship event at St Andrews, Scotland.


Jackie Chan opens up to Simi Garewal on her TV show this Sunday.


EU, US Airline Passenger Data Pact may Elude Deadline

Europe's top privacy guardian, the European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx said he expects the U.S. and the European Union to reach an agreement on how to share information about passengers flying across the Atlantic, but not by the July deadline.


Notebook: Touchdowns have become Bettis' specialty

Jerome Bettis gained 8 yards in five attempts, but his 1-yard, game-winning touchdown run gave him 7 for 7 in touchdown runs inside the 5-yard line this season.


Jobs hints at wireless music downloads on the iPhone

Blog: What's absent from the iPhone now may be added in the near future.


Hopes Rise for French Hostages' Release in Iraq

DUBAI/PARIS  - Hopes that Islamic militants will  soon free two French hostages in Iraq rose on Friday, despite  confusion over which group is now holding them.


UN air and ground patrols have photographed freshly made encampments and unidentified well-equipped troops in east Congo, UN officials said Thursday, bolstering


Parishioners of St. Mary s Ukrainian Catholic Church did not know in the fading warmth of autumn that they would celebrate Christmas Day in another congregation s church.


Migration, Interrupted: Natureâs Rhythms at Risk

In a new book, David Wilcove urges conservation of species and their ways, still so little understood.


Nate Robinson scores 13 points and No. 10 Washington moves into a tie for the Pacific-10 lead with a 66-48 win over Washington State.


New tests may help predict Alzheimer's: conference

New tests involving blood and brain  scans can detect symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, and brief  appraisals of real-life functioning can predict who is likely  to develop it, researchers said on Sunday.


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. on Tuesday  said it would restate its fiscal 2004 financial reports due to  accounting errors, which could reduce earnings more than the  company had previously forecast, and said it may have to  further restate results for 2004 and 2005.


Fed Experts Predicted 'Solid' Growth Ahead

The Federal Reserve's staff predicted in August that the US economy would grow at a "solid" pace through next year, in part because interest rates would remain relatively low during that time.


Pregnancy doesn't have to wait after breast cancer

After being treated for breast  cancer, women of childbearing age need only wait 6 months to  conceive, not the 2 years that is often recommended, findings  from a new study suggest. However, the longer wait may be  warranted for women still receiving treatment or those with a  more advantaged disease.


Turkish PM Cheered Upon Return After Deal

Thousands of cheering supporters showered Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with ticker tape Saturday as he returned to Ankara from a European summit, vowing


DEVELOPMENT:  Small Countries' Problems Get Bigger

BRUSSELS, Sep 8 (IPS) - New trade negotiations between the EU and a group  of small Pacific countries might only bring more poverty, NGOs  fear.


Japanese stocks trod water by mid-afternoon on Tuesday as recent gainers including miners wilted on profit-taking, but growing optimism on the domestic economic outlook buoyed a handful of other small-cap stocks.


ST. GEORGE'S, GRENADA - Jamaica's Prime Minister urged his country to pray Thursday as the Category 5 hurricane Ivan headed toward the island nation after killing 20 people elsewhere in the Caribbean.


Despite the Golden Globe Awards being reduced from a swanky dinner party to a no-frills news conference because of the writers' strike, gift suites remain in full swag.


Flowery Branch, GA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Falcons have called a press conference for Thursday afternoon to make a major announcement involving Pro Bowl quarterback Michael Vick.


Teenagers think vinyl's groovy again, says Time magazine

Time magazine's January 10, 2008 feature article covers the continuing resurgence of the vinyl LP.


Japan issued mixed economic data Tuesday in government figures for jobs, spending and sales in December, and officials responded cautiously amid other signs economic growth is slowing.


Patients often stop taking heart attack drugs

A significant percentage of  patients stop taking medications prescribed after a heart  attack, despite the fact that these drugs increase their  chances of survival, investigators report. They call for a  better system for patient follow-up to prevent unnecessary  deaths related to non-usage of these drugs.


Israel Restricts Gaza Crossing as Firing Persists

The action is in line with a recent government decision to respond with sanctions to continued rocket fire from the Hamas-run territory.


Bossi: Â«E' il momento di tornare in piazzaÂ»

Â«In quest'anno bisestile ho avuto un sacco di pasticci fisici, di malattie, di dolori. Adesso voglio tornare in mezzo alla genteÂ». MILANO - Â«Ã arrivato il momento di tornare il piazza, a fare i comizi, a


IBM storage server targets midsize companies

Big Blue is the latest to embrace iSCSI, a protocol increasingly being used to build low-cost storage area networks.


Dal popolare romanzo di Vasco Pratolini Ã¨ stato tratto da Raiuno un film in due puntateTra gli interpreti Chiara Conti, Camilla Filippi, Giampaolo Morelli e Toni Garrani                                            Le ragazze di San Frediano arriva in tv Con Vittoria Puccini e Martina Stella


Monique Currie nears a triple-double in guiding the No. 3 Duke Blue Devils to a 66-48 thumping of Purdue on Saturday.


The Black Watch regiment has returned to its base in Basra in southern Iraq after a month-long mission standing in for US troops in a more violent part of the country, the Ministry of Defence says.


Foreign ambassadors to snub Nepal king's birthday

Foreign ambassadors in Nepal are snubbing birthday celebrations for the country's king, officials said Thursday, in a further sign that the embattled monarch is headed for the door.


Scores of Winnipeg's Ukrainian-Canadians are celebrating early word that Western-leaning candidate Viktor Yushchenko has come out on top of their homeland's latest presidential election.


Thousands remain without power and some roads are still blocked after high winds and heavy snow hit the UK.


Si gonfiano gli stipendi pregressi, si alza professionalita'


INDONESIAN investigators had identified the suicide bomber in this month's Australian Embassy attack, after finding DNA at the scene that matched samples taken from his mother, police said today.


Folic Acid May Prevent High Blood Pressure

Folic acid supplements, widely used by women to prevent birth defects, also may fight hypertension in women, perhaps because they relax blood vessels, researchers said on Tuesday.


Lebanese minister assassinated in attack on convoy

Lebanese Christian cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel, an outspoken critic of Syria, was assassinated near Beirut on Tuesday, security sources said.


Astronomers: Neptune's south pole warmer

Scientists say that Neptune, one of the coldest planets in the solar system, has a surprising warm spot — relatively speaking. An international team of astronomers has found that Neptune's south pole is warmer than other parts of the planet.


By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Sep.


Yahoo's $350 million purchase shows commitment to communications services as  company rethinks its destiny, says exec.


U.N. chief urges talks on divided Cyprus

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Friday to show "imagination and political courage" and start serious negotiations to unite the divided Mediterranean island.


Roma, 11:16 - CALCIO: PRESIDENTE DELLA BOLIVIA INCONTRA TOTTI

Il presidente della Bolivia, Evo Morales ha vistitato questa mattina il centro sportivo di Trigoria ...


World Business Briefing: Israel: Telecom Company Acquired

ECI Telecom, an Israeli maker of telecommunications equipment, agreed to be bought by the Swarth Group and the Ashmore Group for $1.2 billion.


US Cyberchief Resigns After a Year on the Job

The United States' top computer-security official has resigned after a little more than a year on the job, the US Department of Homeland Security said on Friday.


NFL: Owens Out for Rest of Regular Season with Leg Injuries

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver  Terrell Owens will miss the rest of the NFL's regular season  after he broke his leg and sprained an ankle against the Dallas  Cowboys, the team said Monday.


Chrissy Givens scores 33 points to lead No. 16 Middle Tennessee to its fourth straight Sun Belt Conference tournament championship in a 77-67 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette.


Sri Lankan rebel leader threatens to launch freedom struggle

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader said Saturday the rebels would be compelled tolaunch the freedom struggle for the Tamil nation if peace talks were further delayed, the pro-rebel website TamilNet said.


Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has taken another step to bolster its Web e-mail service, MSN Hotmail, by tying it with its popular desktop application Outlook. For a US$59.95 yearly subscription fee, customers can use Outlook Live when accessing their Hotmail accounts. The company is offering a reduced introductory price of $44.95 through April 19th.


John Peel's widow and children are to finish writing the autobiography the DJ was in the middle of when he died.


Lactobacillus No Help for Yeast Infections

Taking lactobacillus by mouth or vaginally does not appear to prevent yeast infections in women when they take antibiotics, as frequently happens, according to new research findings.


Members of the House ethics committee who are on the investigative panel looking into the handling of complaints about former Rep. Mark Foley's conduct toward teenage House pages and Internet messages to former pages:


By Jesse James Deconto, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 19--CHAPEL HILL -- The Town Council had a singular message for St. Thomas More Church on Monday night: The area where U.S.


African Union Probes Cease-Fire Violation

This small village of mud and straw huts lay ruined and abandoned Sunday, the ground charred, after residents said Sudanese soldiers attacked with a warplane and helicopters


Small explosions rattled two towns in northwestern Spain on Saturday, wounding four people, after a telephone warning from a caller claiming to be from the Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.


No ducking double-standard that is applied to Americans

ATHENS - It is the American dilemma in every Olympic Games, and here we go again, the flashpoint this time a piece of gold from gymnastics.


As I was driving back this way from Scappoose Friday night, following the end of the Toledo Boomers football season, I turned the radio on and started listening to sports radio.


Cisco Source Code Up For Sale: Only $24,000

spackbace writes "The notorious, mysterious Source Code Club (SCC) has re-emerged, this time selling source code for a Cisco application in another blatant violation of copyright regulations.


Three Georgian soldiers killed in breakaway region clashes

Three Georgian soldiers have been killed and five wounded in clashes in Georgia's separatist region of South Ossetia, Rustavi 2 television reported, quoting an unnamed official with the Georgian interior ministry.


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.


Ethiopia unveils new find of ancient fossils

Ethiopian scientists said on  Tuesday they have discovered hominid fossil fragments dating  from between 3.5 million and 3.8 million years ago in what  could fill a crucial gap in the understanding of human  evolution.


'This is the new Confederate flag issue in South Carolina on the Republican side,' says professor


Raw, Unprocessed Food Trend Catching On in U.S.

Lunch crush is coming and the deli crew is busy making burgers, lime tarts and pizza dough. Things are really cooking - at least figuratively. In fact, none of the food being prepared at In The Raw will touch a flame or a griddle.


Symantec, Microsoft cooperate on security

At the RSA Conference in Europe, the two companies, which are frequent adversaries, join a security organization and pledge cooperation.


Putin to step down if Yushchenko takes the office

One could divide the Ukrainian society into two feuding parts: pro-Russian and pro-American. It would not be a big mistake to categorize the first part as the followers of Viktor Yanukovich, whereas Yushchenko's


France's economy minister said Societe Generale, reeling from losses blamed on a rogue trader, is a bank in crisis and may need to ditch its chairman.


US seeks quick UN vote to press Syria on Lebanon

UNITED NATIONS - The United States called for a Thursday vote on a resolution telling Syria to stop interfering in Lebanonâs presidential election despite strong opposition to the measure in the UN Security Council.


Emlyn Hughes, captain of Liverpool FC and England, who was the on-field talisman for Reds managers Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley, has died aged 57.


Don't you think it's time to retire that VCR? You probably have a DVD player or two, so you already know videocassettes are fast becoming obsolete.


Hersheyâs Profit Falls on Cost of Job Cuts

The largest U.S. candy producer saw a 98% drop in profits due to charges related to job cuts and higher dairy costs.


Pakistan Says Militants on the Run, Despite Blast

NANO, Pakistan  - Pakistani forces are driving al  Qaeda-linked militants out of mountains near the Afghan border  but attacks such as a bomb that wounded soldiers on Saturday  could not be ruled out, a commander said.


A TEENAGER has set a wacky new world record ... by stuffing more than three McDonald's burgers into his mouth without swallowing.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Roma, 10:28 - CALCIO, RANKING FIFA: BRASILE PRIMO, ITALIA SEMPRE SECONDA

Rimangono invariete le prime due posizioni del ranking Fifa, dove Brasile e Italia continuano a occu...


Hewlett-Packard has developed a software program that could slow the spread of computer viruses and worms by acting as a "throttle" on unauthroized network activity.


A hacker broke into a wireless carrier's network over at least seven months and read e-mails and personal computer files of hundreds of customers, including the Secret Service agent investigating the hacker, the government said yesterday.


On almost any day, at almost any time, children dressed in rags with bottles filled with glue pressed to their faces stake out the major intersections of Kenya's capital.


NEW YORK - LSU's Nick Saban, who twice had the chance to coach the New York Giants, finally decided to make the jump to the NFL.


Israel Troops Kill 3 Palestinians in Gaza -Medics

Israeli troops killed three Palestinians  at a flashpoint Palestinian town on the Gaza Strip's border  with Egypt on Wednesday, witnesses and medics said.


Parma, 12:11 - CALCIO, PARMA: DI CARLO NUOVO ALLENATORE

Mimmo Di Carlo è il nuovo allenatore del Parma. L'ex tecnico del Mantova ha firmato un contra...


Chinese authorities work to restore power to millions, as the snow-hit country begins to celebrate Lunar New Year.


Bin Laden driver arraigned in first Guantanamo hearing

Osama bin Laden's chauffeur was arraigned Tuesday at the first US military tribunal since World War II, appearing at a pretrial session as defense lawyers sought to challenge the process.


At least 11 killed in Mogadishu attack: residents

Insurgents trying to attack African Union peacekeepers hit a restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu with a rocket-propelled grenade, killing at least nine people in the building, residents said on Thursday.


HEALTH-EUROPE:  DJs Stage Hunger Strike for Improved Sanitation

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 26 (IPS) - In a six day hunger strike in cooperation with a  Belgian and Swiss radio station,  Dutch station 3fm raised 12.6  million dollars for clean drinking water and  sanitation  programmes around the world. Locked in glass houses on major   squares in The Hague, Leuven and Geneva, deejays raised the  money by  auctioning artist memorabilia and having listeners pay  to request songs.


An Australian man descending a rocky slope as part of a 400-mile adventure race was struck and killed by a falling boulder.


One of seven Miami men accused of plotting to join forces with al-Qaida to blow up Chicagoâs Sears Tower was acquitted, and a mistrial was declared for the six others after the federal jury deadlocked.


Data center managers are eyeing energy alternatives such as fuel cells and flywheels, although the technologies are immature.


By David Koenig  Texas Instruments (TI) will show off its technology that enables cell phones to record TV shows as the chip maker bumps heads with rival Qualcomm Inc. in a market that analysts say holds huge potential.


Turkey's stock market closes at a record high on hopes the EU will soon invite Ankara to start entry talks.


Iran says will do all it can to help Iraq

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran would do whatever it could to help provide security to Iraq amid warnings the country was on the brink of civil war.


MIAMI - The Florida Marlins are fading so badly they can't even beat the Philadelphia Phillies anymore. Cory Lidle took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Ryan Madson escaped a jam, and the Phils ended two


Latest from Wednesday's games, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Celtic in action.


A 27-year-old businessman dubbed the "Spam King" pleaded not guilty to charges that he used a network of computers to send millions of unsolicited junk e-mails. Robert Alan Soloway entered his plea in U.S. District Court in Seattle.


A D.C. Neighorhood Finds Itself in Unhealthy Condition

The seedy commercial strip with the liquor store and carryout deli was once anchored by a pharmacy. A Baptist congregation worships in the neighborhood's former Safeway. The Spic N Span market on the corner closed years ago, and the bakery that perfumed the air with the aroma of fresh bread is now a trash transfer station....


Synagogue serves as temporary home for Ukraine protesters

But that's not the only way the Brodsky Synagogue has been affected during the political crisis.


SAITAMA, Japan  - A United States team eschewing   the trash-talking swagger of previous incarnations find   themselves two wins away from the promised land.


Invitation for Pope to visit Serbia-Montenegro in the works, president says

BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro  - Serbia-Montenegro's president said Wednesday he is preparing an invitation for Pope John Paul to visit the Balkan country.


Sir Alex Ferguson believes the last-ditch win his side claimed over Reading was exactly the kind of victory that proves critical at the end of Premier League campaigns.


Uganda rebels sought for violating truce

The Ugandan army is hunting down rebels it accuses of violating a truce seen as a step toward ending one of Africa's longest-running conflicts, an army spokesman said Wednesday.


Constantly talking on your cellphone is making you less independent and less able to experience your life as fully as you should.


Korean Air Places Stun Guns on US-Bound Flights

As part of anti-terrorism and safety countermeasures, Korean Air has become the first aviation company to equip its jets to the US with stun guns, which give an instant electric shock, reported the USA TODAY on Monday (local time).


Fishburne hits the road with "Alchemist"

LOS ANGLES  - Laurence Fishburne is transforming the best-selling novel "The Alchemist" into a feature film.


Fatah men rally for Gaza prayers, defying Hamas

At least eight people, including two foreign journalists, were hurt in Gaza when thousands of men from the Fatah movement used open-air Friday prayers to protest against the Hamas Islamist takeover of the Palestinian enclave.


Sixth hunter shot in deer stand dispute dies

The weekend shootings of a group of deer hunters in northwestern Wisconsin claimed a sixth life Monday, hospital officials and the man's family said.


Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins his second race at Daytona this season, taking the first of two Daytona 500 qualifying races Thursday.


The Two Years of Community College that "Never Happened"

I've spent the last two years of my life receiving an education from De Anza Community College behind my family's back.


FREEHOLD, N.J. - She just wanted six-pack abs. So in the summer of 2003, Dionne Passacantando, a 17-year-old high school cheerleader, gymnast, and vice president of her Allen (Texas) High School class, made a decision she regrets. She bought anabolic steroids from a boy on the school football team.


Del Ponte appeals to EU not to resume Serbia talks

The chief U.N. war crimes prosecutor for the former Yugoslavia appealed to the European Union on Wednesday not to resume talks on closer ties with Serbia until it hands over a key genocide suspect.


Published by the Mozilla Foundation, a nonprofit group supporting open-source software that draws upon the skills of hundreds of volunteer programmers, Firefox is a Web browser that is fast


A sharp rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere raises fears global warming is speeding up, reports say.


Poll: Best SLR rivals to Canon and Nikon

Speak out! Who's got the best products today for someone buying a first SLR or for somebody willing to change brands?


Lloyds TSB signs Â£500m network deal with IBM

IBM has signed a Â£500m, seven-year deal with Lloyds TSB to enhance the bankâs voice and data services. IBM is acting as the Lloyds TSBâs strategic technology partner, as the bank builds a new national


Pledging to respect private wealth and fight corruption, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has told his opponents they should not fear his left-wing "revolution".


The success of Nintendo's (7974.OS)  Wii video game console and franchises like Activision's   "Guitar Hero" have prompted companies to explore new  ways to allow players to control their games.


McQuaid hails historic step in fight against doping

The president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) has hailed the creation of a biological passport for all professional riders as a landmark development in the war against doping.


Existing home sales down slightly in May

Sales of existing U.S. homes slipped in May to the lowest level in four years and the number of unsold homes on the market rose sharply, suggesting a housing recovery was still a long ways off.


The Sony Corporation today agreed to buy the Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and its valuable film library after rival Time Warner withdrew from the bidding.


The gunsmith aims to distance itself even further from the pack, with its purchase of Marlin Firearms.


Heat may have killed Briton found dead in Australian outback: police

A British tourist found dead in the Australian outback near its famed Ayers Rock may have died of heat exhaustion and exposure, police said.


A move to give terrorism suspects the right to challenge their detentions in federal court fell short in the Senate today, even though it had majority support.


David Hasselhoff's ex-wife returned to court with a new lawyer to represent her in a divorce battle with the actor.


Scientists have failed to make contact with the British-built Mars probe, Beagle 2, which should have landed on the planet early today.


The number of Americans filing first claims for jobless pay fell 3,000 last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday in a report showing no impact from Hurricane Charley which struck Florida last Friday.


Baros seals emphatic win over 10-man Newcastle

LIVERPOOL  - Milan Baros sealed Liverpool's first win in four Premiership games as Newcastle suffered a 3-1 defeat at Anfield after finishing the game with 10 men following Lee Bowyer's second-half dismissal.


Fresh talks are to be held in an attempt to avert a series of strikes by workers at some of the UK's busiest airports.


Stocks surged on Friday after President Bush said he would help struggling subprime mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure and with speculation rife about an interest rate cut next month after a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.


The signs of encouragement were everywhere yesterday, on a summer-like afternoon softened by blue skies and sunshine. "Go Cards" messages were hung from buildings large and small, including banks and other businesses. The disappointments of the weekend in Boston were fading fast for St. Louis and the Cardinals.


Rocket launch in New Mexico ushers in cheap space flight

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico  - A rocket   packed with cargo is set to blast off into space from a desert   launch range in New Mexico, ushering in what its backers say is   a new era of cheap public access to the stars.


Devastanti gli effetti della protesta, Natale piÃ¹ oneroso per le famiglieI mancati incassi nel settore della distribuzione ammontano a 1,7 miliardi                                          L'Italia conta i danni: un miliardo per ogni giorno di sciopero                                                                                di GIORGIO LONARDI


It starts with a good old-fashioned epic, and ends with one. Citizen Kane, Orson Welles' 1941 biopic about a newspaper magnate, topped a poll of the 100 best films announced by the American Film Institute yesterday. At the bottom of the list was Ben-Hur, William Wyler's 1959 spectacle starring Charlton Heston.


There is still no sign of the overview of the English test results for England's 14 year olds.


Color of your shirt determines if it was comeback or collapse

A forest of trees will fall and a lake of ink will be emptied hashing and rehashing the baseball games played in Boston and New York over the past four days.


Electronic voting has improved since the 2004 elections. however, many problems with security, reliability, and operation still remain.


They'll remember Chad Pennington for that renegade scramble into harm's way, risking that suspect shoulder on a torrid third-down tear deep into Texans' territory.


Former Priest Shanley Convicted of Child Rape

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  - Defrocked priest Paul Shanley  was convicted on Monday on all counts of raping a boy in the  1980s in one of the most high-profile cases to stem from a U.S.  Catholic Church clergy abuse scandal.


Sony, Samsung bolster alliance, agree to share 24,000 patents

Sony Corp., the world's second-largest consumer electronics maker, and Samsung Electronics Co., the world's second-largest chip maker, said Tuesday they have agreed to share about 24,000 patents, fortifying an alliance between two of Asia's biggest


Prevede 0,40 euro per azione, si punta a delisting


National Grid goes to the High Court in Cardiff to try and end a four-month vigil against a gas pipeline that will span Wales.


Wholesale prices rocket 1.7% increase is the largest in over 14 years

Wholesale prices -- catapulted by more expensive energy and food -- soared last month by the largest amount in more than 14 years.


The government says it is raising financial help available to part-time higher education students.


The future of one of Europe's scientific "crown jewels" may be hit by current funding concerns in UK physics.


Brazil carnival competition names winner

Samba group Beija Flor was declared champion of Brazil's carnival for the fifth time in six years Wednesday, wowing judges with extravagant floats featuring winged dancers and rich, green jungle displays.


Iraq Hostage 'Transferred to New Captors'

The brother of British hostage Ken Bigley today said he believed he is now in the hands of a more moderate group in Iraq. Media reports in Kuwait claimed the fundamentalist Tawhid


Traders, analysts, managers tired all day as marathon Red Sox, Yankee games keep fans up all night. NEW YORK  - If some traders on Wall Street have seemed a bit groggy lately, it's simple enough to explain: the Red Sox and the Yankees.


Marie Osmond fainted onstage during ABC's live broadcast Monday of "Dancing with the Stars" but quickly recovered.


AMERICA/ECUADOR - I disastrati in seguito all'eruzione del vulcano Tungurahua sono lÂoggetto della Campagna Quaresimale di SolidarietÃ  Munera 2007, promossa dalla Conferenza Episcopale Quito (Agenzia Fides) - Con il MercoledÃ¬ delle Ceneri ha avuto inizio la Campagna Quaresimale di SolidarietÃ  Munera 2007, promossa ogni anno dalla Conferenza Episcopale Ecuadoriana. Mons. Luis SÃ¡nchez, Vescovo di TulcÃ¡n e Segretario Generale della Co...


Blood type influences lung cancer mortality

NEW YORK  - An analysis of data from a Danish study shows that inflammation factors are stronger predictors of lung cancer mortality in individuals with blood type O than those with other blood types.


Jazz, Pop, and Country all make an appearance in this week's roundup of new releases.


Security Software Makers Upset Over Windows Vista

The companies say the new version of Windows hinders them and steers users to MicrosoftÂs security offerings.


The Tories demand a fresh statement on bugging revelations which they say make Gordon Brown "a liar".


US FDA's Graham Says He Was `Forced' to Become Whistleblower

US Food and Drug Administration doctor David Graham said circumstances at the agency ``forced'' him to become a whistleblower to protect consumers from dangerous drugs.


With hundreds of supporters clashing with police in neighboring Rawalpindi, authorities Tuesday arrested Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.


Rescued whales head out to sea as scientists blame weather for beachings

Rescuers succeeded in saving most of the whales still stranded on beaches in Australia and New Zealand as scientists pinpointed cyclical weather patterns as a likely cause of increased beachings.


Make sure to make the most of your IRA contribution.


AFRICA/ANGOLA - Dimissioni del Vescovo di Benguela e Nomina del successore CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 18 febbraio 2008, ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale della Diocesi di Benguela (Angola), presentata da Sua Ecc. Mons. Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga, in conformit...


Esplodono due ordigni, feriti altri undici militari


Milano, 12:15 - ATLETICA, MILANO MARATHON: SUCCESSO ETIOPE TRA LE DONNE

L'etiope Magarsa Askale Tafa ha vinto la prova femminile della Milano City Marathon precedendo le ke...


The U.S. economy grew at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, but a surge in new claims for jobless benefits showed the labor market is softening.


ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.  - Miss Alabama Deidre Downs,  an aspiring medical student, won the Miss America contest on  Saturday and said she would work to regain public respect for  the event.


Bernanke cautions on raising GSE loan limit

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that raising the ceiling on the size of loans that mortgage finance enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy could undermine market discipline.


Roma, 19:15 - RUGBY, SUPER 10: PRIMA VITTORIA PER ROMA

Nel posticipo della terza giornata del campionato Super 10 di rugby, primo successo per l'Almaviva C...


Convegno Internazionale promosso dal Pontificio Consiglio per i Laici nel 20Âº della Lettera Apostolica di Giovanni Paolo II Mulieris Dignitatem Roma (Agenzia Fides) - La partecipazione della donna alla missione della Chiesa e nella societÃ  e il rapporto uomo-donna saranno al centro del Convegno internazionale promosso dal Pontificio Consiglio per i Laici nel 20Âº della Mulieris Dignitatem, ch...


'Small setback' for navy escalates into human tragedy, political ...

OTTAWA (CP) - What began with word of a minor fire aboard a Canadian submarine in the North Atlantic has grown into an ongoing high seas drama carrying devastating personal consequences and a potentially high political cost.


Watch Amma Creations' Vazhthukkal only if you're madly, crazily in love -- even then, life inside a greeting card can get tedious.


Roger Federer should be back in action at Wimbledon on Thursday after five days of inactivity.


Renault: con Trulli Ã¨ divorzio anticipato

La notizia era nellâaria e ora Ã¨ ufficiale: tra Jarno Trulli e la Renault Ã¨ divorzio anticipato e il pilota italiano non correrÃ  gli ultimi tre Gran Premi di Formula Uno della stagione. Il favorito per


A union warns of "very serious problems over Christmas" if its members vote to strike in a row over pay.


Continental, Design Blamed for Concorde Crash

CERGY-PONTOISE, France  - A metal strip that fell  off a Continental Airlines jet and a fuel tank design fault led  to the deaths of 113 people in the Concorde air disaster near  Paris in 2000, an official report said on Tuesday.


PeopleSoft Says Revenue Will Beat Wall Street Forecasts

At the same time, Oracle's in court trying to strip PeopleSoft of its poison-pill provisions. By Antone Gonsalves, TechWeb News.


U.S. stocks slipped  on Monday after a  brokerage downgrade weighed on drug makers and oil prices rose  amid speculation of an OPEC production cut and after a foiled  attack on a U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia.


Come attrice che piu' si e' distinta a teatro


One was a concentration camp doctor who purportedly injected poison into the hearts of Jews. The other was once an aide to Holocaust mastermind Adolf Eichmann. Austria wants to find Alois Brunner and Aribert Heim, both in their 90s if still alive, and bring them to justice.


MySpace to address Net safety in press conference Monday

The News Corp.-owned social-networking site hasn't given any indication as to what will be said, but its chief security officer will be on hand in the New York event.


Years to develop; days to break A lone hacker has unlocked the master key preventing the copying of high-definition DVDs in a development that is sure to get the entertainment industry's knickers wrapped tighter than a magnet's coil. What's more, the individual was able to defeat the technology with no cracking tools or reverse engineering, despite the millions of dollars and many years engineers put into developing the AACS (Advanced Access Content System) for locking down high-definition video.â¦


A Â£7.5m scheme will match private donations to universities with government money.


Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told Congress on Wednesday that overhauls of the nation's schools and immigration laws are urgently needed to keep jobs from going overseas. "The U.S. cannot maintain its economic leadership unless our work force consists of people who have the knowledge and skills needed to drive innovation," Gates told the Senate committee that oversees labor and education issues.


Olmert says Israel to free 250 Palestinian prisoners

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Monday he intended to free 250 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in a gesture to President Mahmoud Abbas, leader of the Fatah faction.


20 Years Later, Whoopi's Back on Broadway

Whoopi Goldberg is back on Broadway in the one-woman show that launched her career 20 years ago, and much is the same: same theater, same big-name producer and much of the same material.


Spalletti: 'Grande l'Inter ma mi tengo la Roma'

Il tecnico giallorosso e la volata dei nerazzurri: "Fa cose bellissime, ma non cambio: noi siamo super e proveremo a migliorare"


Il raro tronista pellegrino e la frangia senza vista

Giovanni Conversano si è convertito, Elle Macpherson sceglie la pettinatura alla cieca.  E ancora le grandi domande su Madame Bruni e le parole sante di Laura Pausini. Il meglio del gossip della settimana


How refreshing that an entire summer of predictable one-day cricket should end with a match that turned the formbook on its head. India looked down and out of this match when they were bowled


Employment grew by 96,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, well below the level needed to keep pace with the expansion in the labor force and presenting a weak picture


Polish Court Cuts Producer's Prison Term

An appeals court reduced the prison sentence Friday for the Polish co-producer of the Oscar-winning film "Schindler's List" in a bribery scandal that touched the top levels of government.


Comitato antisprechi in p.a., Ici dichiarazioni telematiche


Genentech Receives Subpoena About Rituxan Marketing

Genentech Inc. said the marketing of Rituxan, a cancer drug that is the company's best-selling product, is the subject of a US criminal investigation.


Life begins at 100? Experts question age frontiers

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Medical breakthroughs hold   out the prospect of living longer and healthier lives, with   current life span norms set to be turned on their head, an   expert on anti-aging said on Friday.


Il cappellano dell'ospedale di Foligno sorpreso a guidare 50 km orari oltre il limite"E' uno stato di necessitÃ  che giustifica comportamenti anche non leciti                                          Giudice di pace annulla la multa al frate "Correre per l'estrema unzione non Ã¨ reato"


Boom di consumo pornografico tra gli adolescenti, soprattutto sul ...

Roma, 2 novembre 2004 - Cresce il consumo di materiale pornografico tra gli adolescenti: il 71% dei ragazzi e il 47% delle ragazze ha ammesso di aver visto un film hard. Ã quanto emerge da un'inchiesta condotta


Rocker James Blunt will perform at the 15th annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards celebration Feb. 25 at the Pacific Design Center, the foundation announced Wednesday.


Chad says it cannot absorb any more Sudanese refugees, after a weekend influx of 12,000 people.


American 'vampire' jailed for Bolivia blasts

A Californian eccentric who named himself after a literary vampire has been jailed for bombing two hotels in Bolivia


NEVER underestimate questions put to authority figures by troops about to be sent into battle. Behind them are problems begging to be addressed.


Advisers Urge WHO to Allow Gene-Modified Smallpox

Advisers to the World Health  Organization have pressed the body to allow a few scientists to  genetically modify the smallpox virus to make it easier to  study, a WHO spokesman said on Thursday.


Bayer, Onyx Drug Shrinks Some Liver Cancer Tumors

NEW YORK/FRANKFURT  - A drug being developed by  Bayer AG and Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. shrank tumors in some  liver cancer patients and temporarily stabilized the disease in  others in a small clinical trial, the companies said on  Wednesday.


Suicide bomber hits U.S.-led convoy in Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide bomber targeted a U.S.-led coalition convoy on Tuesday in Afghanistan, but there was no immediate report of any casualties.


Leading Shiite Wants Iraq To Restrain Armed Councils

BAGHDAD, Dec. 21 -- One of Iraq's most powerful Shiite leaders and a close American ally called Friday for tighter Iraqi control over the thousands of armed men, most of them Sunnis, taking part in a U.S.-backed program to combat insurgents.


Pakistan Election Decision Expected Wednesday

KARACHI, Pakistan, Jan. 1 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.


A season that began with so much bravado and promise for the Detroit Lions will end like so many others on Sunday -- with a whimper instead of roar.


Massachusetts' top securities regulator this week began investigating Procter & Gamble Co.'s planned acquisition of Boston-based Gillette Co. , and asked the razor maker how much its top executives might earn from the deal.


Two Earthquakes Rattle Central California

Two earthquakes struck early Saturday in the same part of California that was rocked by a powerful temblor earlier in the week.


The UN says fake prescription drugs are swamping developing nations with sometimes fatal results.


Il gruppo non teme conseguenze eventuale recessione in Usa


Israeli, Palestinian ministers meet in Italy

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom and his Palestinian counterpart Nabil Shaath held "extremely useful" talks in the Italian Adriatic resort city of Rimini, Italy's Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said.


Counterterrorism police arrested nine men in an alleged kidnapping plot Wednesday -- a plan that reportedly involved torturing and beheading a British Muslim soldier


Star Pitcher Says Mets Have Room for Another

With Johan Santana gone for the day, Pedro MartÃnez resumed his role as the center of attention at Metsâ spring training.


Bill Nelson and three other top executives with long careers at HBO will replace Chris Albrecht, who resigned.


Tredici arresti e 18 persone indagate. In un video, una coppia acquistadroga mentre il loro bambino li osserva dall'automobile                                          Blitz antidroga tra Trapani e Torino In manette intere famiglie di spacciatori                                                                                Tra gli arrestati anche i genitori di tre figli: i piccoli affidati ai nonni


NATO Postpones Meeting with Ukraine Minister

NATO has postponed a meeting due on Thursday between its foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart but will seek early talks with a foreign minister of a "new and legitimate" Ukraine government, NATO sources said.


Australian Foreign Minister Upbeat on North Korea Nuclear Talks

Australia's foreign minister says North Korea shows few signs of compromise but insists a negotiated settlement can still resolve the dispute over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons.


Reputation of the FDA in shambles after Vioxx scandal; calls for ...

"...the agencyâs senior management is more concerned with external appearance than rigorous science." -- Dr. Richard Horton, editor, The Lancet.


Will EU Consumers Choose DRM or Double-Taxation?

Executives from Nokia and Philips published an open letter today calling for the European Commission to consider scaling back, if not eliminating, imposing levies on digital recording media and playback devices, including DVRs and MP3 players. But the alternative may be a hard sell: increased DRM.


L'ex militante di Ordine Nuovo Ã¨ fuggito in Giappone molti anni faassolto per la bomba del 69, Ã¨ indagato per l'attentato di piazza della Loggia del '74                                          Marketing di protesta contro Delfo Zorzi per non dimenticare piazza Fontana                                                                                di GAIA GIULIANI


Study: Teacher's gender affects learning

For all the differences between the sexes, here's one that might stir up debate in the teacher's lounge: Boys learn more from men and girls learn more from women.


IBM Targets 2008 Profit Above Expectations

IBM  on Thursday forecast 2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations after results showing a strong international performance, and its shares rose 5 percent.


Virgin Media seeks sanctuary in telco buyer

Anyone out there actually interested in the business? Virgin Media has appointed an investment bank to court potential telco buyers as an alternative to private equity carpetbaggers, who are targeting the cable firm.â¦


Fiducia in servizi di mercato cresce ai massimi di ultimi


Envoy urges patience on North Korea deadline

North Korea's failure to meet a deadline to declare its nuclear activities needs to be confronted with patience and perseverance, a senior U.S. envoy said on Monday.


Russia will pay 300m roubles ($10 m) for information leading to the arrest of Chechen rebel leaders Aslan Maskhadov and Shamil Basayev.


Pentagon chief says Somalia strike possibly ongoing

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates declined to comment on Sunday about Friday's U.S. naval strike on targets in Somalia, saying it was possibly an ongoing operation.


Sweet Nothings Bush's UN speech offers platitudes instead of ...

George W. Bush doesn't like speaking at the United Nations. You can see it in his eyesâthe flicker of perplexity, bordering on distress, when he recites a line that draws surefire cheers on


A settlement announced on Tuesday between Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema could bring âThe Hobbitâ to movie theaters by December 2010.


The dollar extended gains on Friday after  a positive batch of U.S. economic data prompted speculators to  buy the currency before trade trickles down during the year-end  holiday season.


The rate at which personal computers are being hijacked by hackers rocketed in the first half of 2004, reveals a new report. An average of 30,000 computers per day were turned into enslaved âzombiesâ, compared with just 2000 per day in 2003.


For victory in Fallujah, land grab not enough

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld likes to say that US forces will fight battles "at a time and place of our choosing," another way of saying, "seize


Bush says markets turmoil take time to play out

U.S. President George W. Bush, announcing a package of measures to help homeowners struggling to pay their mortgages amid the subprime loan crisis, said on Friday the market turmoil stemming from the problem will take time to play out.


The pair have been fined by the club following their double dismissal in the battle with West Bromwich Albion at the weekend. This follows a series of charges against Fulham by the Football Association, who


Turkey's president calls a referendum on a government plan to have his successor elected by the people.


Rumsfeld to continue as defence secretary

US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had "enthusiastically" accepted President George W Bush's suggestion to stay on in the post.


Walking May Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease

Walking regularly at age 70 and beyond can help keep the mind sharp and ward off Alzheimer's disease, according to research suggesting that what is good for the heart is also good for the brain.    Some previous studies found that physical activity might stave off mental decline...


RUSSIA:  Putin May Be Preparing Only a Political Sabbatical

MOSCOW, Sep 17 (IPS) - The appointment of obscure politician Viktor Zubkov  as new Prime Minister by President Vladimir Putin raises critical  questions about the political successor to the presidency.


HERMOSILLO, Mexico So much sun. Blistering, brutal sun.


Since election, Shiites build bridges to Iraq's minorities

High-ranking Shiite officials say accommodating Sunnis is key to curbing the insurgency.


US Investigates Allegations of Prisoner Shooting

The US military is investigating allegations a Marine shot and killed an unarmed, wounded Iraqi insurgent in the battle for Fallujah.


Critics chuck MS 'friendly worm' plan on the compost heap

Out of control Microsoft researchers are reportedly working on a scheme to distribute software patches using the same techniques as computer worms. The cunning plan, which security experts describe as misguided, aims to reduce the load on servers handling patching.â¦


Four people test positive for bird flu in Wales

Four people have tested positive for bird flu linked to a low-risk strain found in chickens which died on a farm in north Wales, a senior health official said Friday.


GUWAHATI: Nine bodies were recovered in Assam's Goalpara district on Sunday morning taking the death toll in the current flash floods in the state to 70, official sources said.


Fruits and Veggies No Help Against Cancer

NEW YORK  - Consuming a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables seems to reduce the risk of heart attack and strokes, but not cancer, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.


PARIS/BERLIN  - France hopes to be able to announce an agreement about a simplified management structure for European defense group EADS  at a summit meeting on Monday, but Germany is in no hurry to strike a deal.


2 Ex-Acquaintances of Senator Allen Say He Used Slurs

Two acquaintances of Senator George Allen of Virginia said he had used racial slurs in the 1970Âs and 1980Âs.


Michael H. Hugos explains how BPM can differentiate companies in today's fiercely competitive global economy.


Le lettere affidate al mare finiscono su un sitoE il gestore cerca sempre di avvertire gli autori                                          Dal mare alla rete, i messaggi in bottiglia parlano d'amore                                                                                di GIUSEPPE CAPORALE


It might be the end of the Internet as we know it. Do you feel fine?


Traffic ticket helps elderly man find car

A 78-year-old German needed the help of  a traffic warden who had given him a ticket to find his car  after a day of fruitless searching.


UPS Profit Up Despite Softer U.S. Market

United Parcel Service posted quarterly profit of $1.1 billion, citing its global package, supply chain and freight business, which offset a slower U.S. small-package market.


Commissario straordinario spera in rapida uscita da crisi


Financial Ties Are Cited as Issue in Spine Study

The testing of an artificial spinal disk provides a stark example of conflicts of interest among clinical researchers.


Phishing Attacks Launched from Handful of Networks

Fewer than five zombi networks are responsible for all the phishing attcks worldwide, according to security firm CipherTrust. Phishers create fake Web sites and send e-mail messages in


"Sunday Night Football"  gave NBC the kick it needed to win the night in viewership and  the adults 18-49 demographic.


The Nogzy, the Crocky and the bizzies - a teen 'soldier' speaks

The Nogzy and the Crocky are rival gangs from the neighbouring Liverpool estates of Norris Green and Croxteth. A Nogzy 'soldier' spoke to The Guardian on condition of anonymity.


Candidate Drops Boycott of Afghan Election

KABUL, Afghanistan - 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.    German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, the first foreign leader to visit since Saturday's election, all but declared Karzai the winner before a single ballot was counted...


Norwegian Lasse Kjus won a World Cup giant slalom for the first time in eight years on Saturday. The 33-year-old, a former world and Olympic champion and a circuit regular


Activists are concerned that conversion of the native hardwood forest to fast-growing pine is damaging crucial habitat for hundreds of plants and animals.


WORCESTER -- Saturday's Division 1 state final was postponed to yesterday because of rain, but the delay did nothing to dampen the Taunton Tigers' spirits.


Donald Trump's plans for a major golf development in Aberdeenshire are recommended for approval.


Living organ donors risk lives to save others

While other teenagers were celebrating their high-school graduation, 18-year-old James Chan was in hospital donating most of his liver to his father.


A Book Signing With the Author a World Away

With his recent conviction and sentencing, the media baron and author Conrad M. Black has turned to a device called the LongPen to help him hold book signings from afar.


TV is in a tailspin. One by one, news shows are stepping off a cliff into oblivion. If there is one sure thing in this season of uncertainty it is tonight's debut of CSI: NY (9 pm, CTV and CBS).


UKRAINE * YUSHCHENKO * RUSSIA * RELATIONS

KIEV, DECEMBER 24, (RIA Novosti) - Presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko believes that Russia is Ukraine's eternal strategic partner.


Iranian scientists said Monday that the country's first cloned sheep is thriving 15 months after birth, eating well and frolicking among a flock of normal sheep. The cloned male sheep named Royana was born Sept. 30, 2006 in the historic central city of Isfahan, less than two months after the country's first cloned animal, also a lamb, died within minutes of birth.