Sony Considers MP3 Support to Silence iPod Fans

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


Shares  in Indian software services giant Tata Consultancy close 16% higher on their market debut, raising $1.2bn for the company.


Municipalities Feel Pinch as Another Debt Market Falters

Alarmed by the running turmoil in the debt markets, investors have refused to buy certain securities that not long ago many regarded as equivalent to cash.


Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced on Monday that he will extend the cash-for-weapons plan issued for Shiite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City to all Iraqi cities, in an attempt to disarm the entire country.


Stricter System to Trim Carbon Emissions Is Considered in Europe

European Union officials this week will aim to reduce corporate influence and make polluting more expensive.


NHL players offer 24 percent rollback of salaries

As promised, the NHL Players Association on Thursday delivered its strongest proposal to end the lockout. In a move even NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow admitted


Rose dropped from Raptors' starting lineup

Jalen Rose has been dropped from the Toronto Raptors' starting lineup, and he's not happy about it. "I feel like I've been shown the door," said Rose, who was told about the move during a meeting


Wind power is emerging as a alternative in fast-growing countries like India and China that are avidly seeking new energy sources.


Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to issue a public apology to a father and son wrongly jailed after an infamous IRA pub bomb attack.


Ukraine election protests spread to Ottawa

OTTAWA - Protests against the results of Sunday's election in Ukraine are picking up increasing support in Canada, as a big rally is being planned in Ottawa, Thursday.


Doubt Over Perrier After Nestle Rejects Union Compromise

The future of Perrier in France was in doubt again Tuesday after its parent company Nestle SA rejected a compromise with union leaders over job cuts, saying it did not go far enough.


Two aid workers are shot dead in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, an aid agency says.


Stunned Russians Observe Day of Mourning

BESLAN, Russia Sept. 6, 2004 - Trains passing a cemetery blew their horns in respect Monday as Russia mourned the hundreds of victims of what increasingly appeared to have been a well-planned terrorist attack on a southern school.


COMMENTO                                          Democrazia e religione                                                                                di EZIO MAURO


Seminal Guitarist, 4 Others Die in Ohio Shooting

COLUMBUS, Ohio  - A man charged on stage and  opened fire at a heavy metal band and fans at a crowded bar,  killing four people and wounding two others before being killed  by police, officials said on Thursday.


CMAI Announces New Addition to Support Expanding Consulting Services

HOUSTON, June 21  /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) is pleased to announce the addition of Mr. Paul Blanchard as Senior Consultant in CMAI's Houston office.


Cisco Partners with Fujitsu on High-End Routers

Cisco has sealed an alliance with Fujitsu in a bid to boosts its Japanese market presence. Fujitsu will act as a reseller for Cisco's high-end routing systems, especially the ultra-high-end


Engineer John Charlton takes an Apple Newton everywhere on his travels. He convinces himself it's a useful device, but in his heart he knows the truth: He simply wants to photograph it in front of landmarks. By Leander Kahney.


Anxiety for Luxury Brands as Tiffany Reports Slowdown

Tiffanyâs weak holiday sales sent jitters through the luxury-goods industry, which had seemed invulnerable to the economic slowdown.


Unfazed, small investors stay in China's market

Sharp declines in share prices this week appear unlikely to deter the tens of millions of Chinese who buy in.


Humanitarian aid begins arriving in Lebanon

France mobilized Friday to send urgent aid to Lebanon, the Red Cross managed to get relief supplies to the south — and Israel agreed to allow a safe corridor crucial to ensuring that food and medicine reaches those in need.


Samsung filed a complaint with American authorities over alleged unfair trade practices by Japanese rival Sharp, fueling an intensifying legal battle over flat panel technology.


Europe Makes Progress in iTunes Negotiations

European officials said they made Âsurprising progressÂ in talks today with Apple over easing the restrictions it imposes on iTunes users.


Australian Stocks Fall, Led by Axa Asia, Prime Infrastructure

Australian stocks fell, led by Axa Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd., after Axa SA, its parent, withdrew aA$3.4 billion ($2.5 billion) offer for the shares of the company it doesn't already own.


Across the globe, people gathered for parties, shot off fireworks and held out hopes for a peaceful and prosperous 2008


Powell Offers U.S. Help to New Ukrainian Leader

Secretary of State Colin Powell, a  prominent guest for President Viktor Yushchenko's inauguration  on Sunday, said Washington would help Ukraine boost its economy  and join the World Trade Organization.


(InfoWorld) - A Chinese PC maker today introduced a low-cost PC designed for customers in rural China that can be used with a television as a display. The 998 renminbi ($129) Tian En GX-2 was developed by Sichuan Sinomanic Technology, based in the western Chinese city of Chengdu, and is being pitched as a low-cost system that can help narrow the "digital divide" between China's rural and urban areas. The GX-2 is based on a 400MHz MIPS processor from Raza Microelectronics. It runs either a version of the Linux operating system or FutureAlpha, a Chinese-developed operating system. The GX-2 has128MB of DDR (double data rate) DRAM, one USB 2.0 port, a 10/100MbpsÂ Ethernet adapter, and a 1GB SD (Secure Digital) memory card to store data. The PC, which does not include a monitor, has a VGA (video graphics array) output for computer monitors as well as a TV output. This capability could help some users save money as televisions are found in most homes across China. Software that comes bundled with the GX-2 includes an Internet browser, a Chinese-English dictionary and a calendar application for managing appointments, among others, Sinomanic said. The price of the GX-2 is roughly the same as the laptop developed by the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, which the group recently saidÂ costs about $130. That system is expected to enter volume production during the third quarter of this year. Â


John Kerry's former crew mates vouch for his Vietnam war heroics in a documentary being released in the midst of a campaign debate about his actions as a swift boat skipper.


With Republican incumbent Jim Nussle giving up his seat, northeastern Iowa has become a key battleground in the race for control of Congress


Music industry tries carrot after years of stick

Away from the headlines of job  losses, grumbling artists and falling global sales, the music  industry is trying new business models to boost digital sales  and offset the decline in CDs.


Oracle-- 61 Pct PeopleSoft Stock Tendered

Oracle Corp. Friday said 61 percent of PeopleSoft Inc. shares were tendered for its $24-a-share offer, strengthening Oracle's hostile bid position as it waits to


With just a day before the transfer window closes, Everton manager David Moyes kept mum on the chances of striker Wayne Rooney signing for Manchester United.


Varese, 15:07 - CALCIO:MILAN; ANCELOTTI: CONTRO PARMA APPROCCIO DA CHAMPIONS

Carlo Ancelotti vuole vedere contro il Parma lo stesso Milan visto all'opera in Champions con il Ben...


Every year they bill this as the presentation of the biggest award in sports. It's supposed to be a prestigious honor, meant to go to the best college player in the country.


A Michigan hunter has been diagnosed with bovine tuberculosis, which he apparently contracted while field-dressing a deer he killed in October in Alcona County, state health officials said Thursday.


The music and lyrics of Paul Simon will be celebrated by the Brooklyn Academy of Music with three programs in April. The series, âLove in Hard Times: The Music of Paul Simon,â will begin with âSongs From âThe Capemanâ â (April 1-6), a concert staging of the 1998 Broadway show written by Mr. Simon, right, with lyrics by him and Derek Walcott. Among the performers will be Oscar HernÃ¡ndez and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra. The second program, âUnder African Skiesâ (April 9-13), will focus on Mr. Simonâs passion for South African and Brazilian rhythms as reflected in the albums âGracelandâ and âThe Rhythm of the Saints.â Mr. Simon will be joined by David Byrne, Hugh Masekela, Milton Nascimento and others. The final program, âAmerican Tunesâ (April 23-27), will cover a wide range of Simon songs and feature Mr. Simon, the Brooklyn indie band Grizzly Bear, the bluesman Olu Dara, the Roches and others.


Former Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chairman Patricia Dunn surrendered at a Silicon Valley courthouse on Thursday afternoon on felony charges for spying on reporters and company directors.


Pakistani investigators hunt bombers as toll rises

Pakistani investigators were hunting on Monday for links between a surge of violence in the northwest and an assault on a mosque in the capital as the death toll from two suicide-bomb attacks on Sunday rose to 45.


Bush to Address Social Security, Iraq in Speech

President Bush will outline his  politically risky plan to revamp the Social Security retirement  system in a State of the Union speech on Wednesday night that  will also stress the need to stay the course in post-election  Iraq.


FCC rule may lead to broadband expansion

WASHINGTON -- New rules approved this week by the Federal Communications Commission are aimed at making high-speed Internet available to more Americans.


Assailants set off a powerful time bomb next to an army truck parked in a teeming outdoor market in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and injuring


THOUSANDS of machete-wielding thugs looted and set fire to French targets in Ivory Coast yesterday after France responded with force to the killing of nine of its peacekeepers and an American missionary.


German premium car maker BMW expects  its Asian sales to grow 10-15 percent this year to a record  after it sold 2.6 percent more cars in Asia in 2004, the  company's chief executive officer said on Wednesday.


UN Ready for Indian Ocean Tsunami Alert System by 2006

The United Nations should be ready to launch a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean by June 2006 with the rest of the world to follow a year later, the official in charge of the program said on Wednesday.


Skipping Diabetes Meds Ups Risk of Hospitalization

NEW YORK  - Type 2 diabetic patients who  take their oral medications only part of the time have an  increased risk of being hospitalized within a one-year period,  the results of a new study indicate.


The Australian head of the new home of Welsh arts has expressed dismay at the depth of prejudice against Wales.


Programs: New 'Sandiego' Has Better Graphics, Less Learning

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - Although the "Carmen Sandiego"  series is synonymous with learning, the latest game has been  drained of virtually all educational content.


U.S., North Korea to talk under nuclear deal

U.S. and North Korean officials started talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of an agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs in exchange for aid.


Enron Case Prosecutors Calling for a Single Trial

Former Enron Corp. chief executives Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay should stand trial together because they engaged in a "single overarching conspiracy" to enrich themselves by inflating


Talks begin over the possible takeover of UK Coal's five opencast sites in the north-east of England.


The company is raking in its own shares as it deals with the costs of refrigerating food.


An Israel museum posts the details of more than three million Holocaust victims on its website.


Iran ready to restart talks with EU Three

Iran's foreign minister said his country was willing to restart negotiations with the European Union immediately over its nuclear enrichment program.


The joint mobile venture between EarthLink and SK Telecom finished 2006 with 70,000 subscribers, and expects to hit the 100,000 milestone in April.


A man walked onstage in a crowded nightclub during a rock concert and opened fire, killing at least four people and wounding at least two others before he was shot to death by police.


As hundreds of migrants lose their lives trying to cross the sea from Africa to Europe, Panorama discovers a mafia link behind the people traffickers.


Findings: Wanted: Billionaire Risk-Takers Seeking Eternal Renown

Looking for a way to ensure your legacy will live on for centuries? Try becoming a billionaire who can afford to send a few men to Mars.


BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana football coach Terry Hoeppner died Tuesday of complications from a brain tumor. He was 59.


Symmetrix goes solid EMC will be the first major storage vendor to add solid-state drives for its high-end gear. The company said it will offer flash-based memory from STEC in its Symmetrix DMX-4 systems by the end of March.â¦


Rock group Arctic Monkeys will only sell tickets for their forthcoming tour to fans who register on their website.


A man who escaped from a secure mental health unit is charged with raping a 14-year-old girl in south Wales.


Economic View: Job Security, Too, May Have a Happy Medium

American economists and policy makers are now deprived of their long-running contention that job security resulted in weak economic growth in Europe and Japan.


NEW YORK  - UAL Corp.  on Mondayannounced new cuts in employees' salaries as the parent ofUnited Airlines looks to make $112 million in annual savingsand emerge from bankruptcy protection.


Protests greet Kenya leader's second term

Police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term after a disputed vote that has hurt Kenya's democratic credentials and brought a rising death-toll.


It was one of the most talked about moments in the 2006 campaign: "Lets give a welcome to Macaca, here. Welcome to America and the real world of Virginia."


Fun, Tours and a $3,000 Bill for Hardly Using an iPhone

iPhone users have felt the sting of high roaming charges with their devices, and many of them are complaining to the company or on blogs.


This one was especially sweet for the Los Angeles Kings and particularly frustrating for the Detroit Red Wings.


Prosecutors have been ordered to drop all cases handled by nine special operations Chicago police officers, four of whom have been charged with robbing, kidnapping and intimidating drug dealers, according to a memo sent to state's attorney's office this month.


PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk anointed his son with holy water yesterday to open a day of pageantry for the new king's coronation.


Olympics: Germans Unhorsed Amid Games Gold Binge

Norway, Germany, France, Britain,  Romania, New Zealand and Australia all looted the gold-medal  chest in the Athens Olympic rowing basin on Saturday, as Greece  counted the cost of the Games in national pride and cash.


Scott Rolen was traded from the St. Louis Cardinals to the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday for Troy Glaus in a swap of All-Star third basemen that was finalized after both players passed physicals.


David Beckham missed another training session with the Los Angeles Galaxy on Monday because of a nagging left ankle injury.


More blazers than track suits in many teams at Games

If you picture an Olympic team as athletes in track suits with a few blazer-clad types in the background to look after them, it is time for a radical rethink.


NEW YORK - Matthew Broderick's vacation in Ireland was marred when he suffered a broken collarbone after falling off a horse Sunday, his publicist, Simon Halls, told The Associated Press.


Yahoo buys ad firm BlueLithium for $300M

Yahoo Inc. continued its pursuit of online ad rivals with the  purchase of private online advertising firm BlueLithium Inc. for $300 million.


German Police Arrest Fourth Iraq Attack Suspect

German authorities arrested a fourth man  in connection with a suspected plan to attack Iraqi Prime  Minister Iyad Allawi during a visit to Berlin earlier this  week, the federal prosecutor's office said on Saturday.


ORCHARD Park, NY The New England Patriots posted their record-tying 18th consecutive victory by scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter of a 31-to-17 win at Buffalo.


France to withdraw special forces from Afghanistan

France plans to pull a contingent of 200  special forces out of Afghanistan at the start of 2007, the  French defense ministry said on Sunday.


DETROIT _ It was blowing so hard there was an inch-high chop on the birdbath. The 47-degree temperature didn't bode well for fly hatches, and a light-but-steady drizzle didn't add to the day's attractiveness.


Observers Urge US to Shorten Lines for Next Vote

Voting in US elections this week was mostly fair, but the lines were too long at some polling stations, according to an international rights group monitoring the presidential contest for first time.


Ottimi risultati deficit-gettito in gestione Padoa-Schioppa


EL-FASHIR, Sudan Just two weeks after the Sudanese authorities and their guerrilla enemies signed a pledge to restore security and broaden access to aid groups, a fresh surge of violence is engulfing Darfur.


Fame and fortune already his, Martinez finally made it to the World Series on Tuesday night. When he got there, he shut down the St.


Earnings Rise at Federated; Target Shows Gain of 19%

Federated Department Stores posted a 5 percent increase in quarterly profit yesterday and said it would change its corporate name to the Macyâs Group.


Ad giant says 'jury is out' on prospects

WPP, one of the worldâs biggest advertising agencies, today cast doubt on prospects for the industryâs fortunes next year, saying the "jury remains out".


Hewlett-Packard said that in 2007 alone it recycled 250 million pounds of hardware and printer cartridges â the equivalent of âmore than double the weight of the Titanic.â The colorful comparisons don't end there.


For the third time this year, Taser is splitting its stock.


Banks Implement Check 21 Starting Thursday

New federal regulations designed to speed up the processing of checks went into effect on Thursday, and consumer advocates advised Americans to be more vigilant about monitoring their accounts.


Iraqi PM Maliki expected to go on defensive

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will address parliament on Monday just hours before American officials deliver a vital progress report on Iraq that could influence future U.S. strategy on the war.


A passenger jet carrying 100 passengers makes an emergency landing at Leeds Bradford Airport.


Gunmen kill 22 Iraqi police, US hits Falluja

FALLUJA - Gunmen captured 21 Iraqi policemen and shot them in cold blood today, a day after attacks on security forces that killed 34 people, police said.


Madrid, 10:53 - CALCIO: SPAGNA, ATLETICO MADRID VICINO A RECOBA

E' a Madrid, sponda Atletico, il futuro di Alvaro Recoba. Dopo una vita all'Inter il 31enne attaccan...


Selig pushing for MLB policy for next season

Baseball's dirty little secret is now officially out in the open. What will the consequences be for Jason Giambi and the sport?


Phillip Swann, president and CEO of TVPredictions.com, discusses the latest HDTV technologies and the transition to digital television.


Israel stays silent as 'spy' pair leave NZ

Israel is maintaining its silence over an alleged spy scandal as it prepares to receive two men deported from New Zealand for passport fraud.


Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad condemns US accusations that Tehran is fomenting violence in Iraq.


Last year's A-level students offer this year's candidates advice on passing January exams.


Born this day: the inventor of the world's first machine gun. Compiled by Tony Long.


La Lega contro lâEuropa chiede il referendum

Ã incomprensibile la fretta del governo sulla ratifica della Costituzione europea. Chi lo dice? Una forza di questo governo, nella fattispecie la Lega, per la quale se Europa non Ã¨ piÃ¹ sinonimo di Forcolandia


India, riding economic boom, boosts budget spending

India said on Wednesday it would use tax revenue generated by a booming economy to raise spending on health, education and its flagging farm sector to improve living conditions for hundreds of millions of the poor.


The DUP's executive backs Ian Paisley as he enters the final stages of talks aimed at restoring NI devolution.


Scorsese to Appear at N.C. Film Festival

Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, whose films include "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull," will appear at Durham's Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in April to pay tribute to the work of Italian documentary filmmaker Vittorio De Seta, organizers announced.


Maine Site of World Salmon Talks  Bar Harbor Event Features Several Tours

By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  Diplomats and biologists from more than a dozen countries will gather in Bar Harbor next week for the annual meeting of the international coalition that helps set global policies on conserving wild Atlantic salmon.


Head of Anglican church warns against gay-bashing

The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised conservatives in the Anglican church for using hostile words about homosexuals in the recent row over the ordination of gay bishops, a British newspaper reported.


A British postman turned midwife while out on his daily rounds, helping to deliver a baby girl as he was about to hand over the mail to a heavily pregnant woman.


Rocket Wins $10M Prize for Trip to Space

MOJAVE, Calif. - A stout, star-spangled rocket plane broke through the Earth's atmosphere to the edge of space Monday for the second time in five days, capturing a $10 million prize aimed at opening the final frontier to tourists...


Oakland, 10:13 - BASKET, NBA: TROY HUDSON FIRMA PER I GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

Troy Hudson, 31 anni, ex Minnesota, ha firmato un contratto con i Golden State Warriors. (Nic. Ap...


Microsoft Under Antitrust Scrutiny Until 2009

Microsoft will be under the eye of the federal government for at least two more years regarding its famous antitrust case settlement.


Palestinian rivals start crisis talks in Mecca

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his Hamas rivals began crisis talks on Wednesday with a pledge not to leave Saudi Arabia until they had reached an agreement that would end deadly factional fighting.


Drugmaker Forest Laboratories Inc.  posted a 34 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating Wall Street estimates, helped by rising sales of its Alzheimer's disease medicine.


Algerians mourn those killed in bombings

Bearded men in flowing white robes prayed and women in Muslim head scarves wiped away tears Friday as Algerians buried victims of twin suicide bombings at U.N. offices and a government building that killed at least 37 people.


Negli scontri degli ultimi giorni morte 35 persone


Yudhoyono Set to Take Power in Indonesia

Indonesia's President-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, shake hands with Australian Prime Minister John Howard, during a meeting in Jakarta, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004.


The sluggish YPN program gets a Google-esque makeover.


Santy worm uses Google to infect phpBB forums

A new worm has been detected that uses Google to find vulnerable phpBB forums. The worm - named Net-Worm.Perl.Santy.a - queries Google to find sites using outdated versions of the phpBB forum software which can be exploited.


Austria and Great Britain were neck and neck in their race for a place in the world group of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas as darkness fell over the mountains on Saturday night.


The productivity of US workers rose by less than first estimated in the first three months of 2007, figures show.


Anterselva, 16:15 - BIATHLON, MONDIALI: NEUNER VINCE 7,5 KM SPRINT, PONZA 6/A

La tedesca Magdalena Neuner ha vinto la 7,5 km sprint ai Mondiali di biathlon ad Anterselva in Alto ...


Vioxx "Scandal" Opens Door To Drug Safety Pandora's Box

When Merck's arthritis drug Vioxx was withdrawn from the market in September, concerns over drug safety were pretty much under the radar for the most part, but not today.


Hasin Hayder's Blog: Using ActiveRecord Library Separately from CodeIgniter

On his blog today, Hasin Hayder has a quick tutorial on using one of the features of the CodeIgniter framework outside of it - the ActiveRecord library.   CodeIgniters ActiveRecord library is a nice implementation (though modified) of ActiveRecord design pattern. It comes bundled with CodeIgniter. So if you want to use Just this library in your application individually instead of using full CodeIgniter framework, what to do?   His solution uses an abstraction layer (ActiveRecordFactory) to handle any issues with interfacing to CodeIgniter's class. He's also included the code (and a download


Fausto Bertinotti: grande simpatia per modello tedesco


U.S. women, especially minorities, short on folate

NEW YORK  - A government study shows that despite requirements that grains be fortified with folic acid, many U.S. women -- particularly blacks and Hispanics -- are not getting enough of the B vitamin.


US Airways accord may set the tone for others

A concessionary agreement struck late Thursday with a union representing nearly 6,000 US Airways customer service workers appears far less onerous than what the airline


Alle 21 sciopero dei treni. Sull'Alitalia attesa per l'incontro ...

Un sciopero indetto dai sindacati di base delle ferrovie inizia questa sera alle 21 per terminare alle 21 di martedÃ¬. Trenitalia sostiene che in ogni caso circoleranno oltre otto treni su dieci a media e


In Nicaragua e Honduras. Tempesta Gabrielle minaccia Usa


An unknown Chechen rebel group called the Black Widows organised the siege of a school in the Russian city of Beslan in which hundreds of children, their parents and teachers were killed.


By JORDAN ROBERTSON  SAN FRANCISCO - Cisco Systems Inc.'s second-quarter profit surged nearly 40 percent as the world's largest maker of networking gear benefited from equipment upgrades to support bandwidth-hogging video downloads.  For the quarter ended Jan.


Brief Drops in Testosterone Don't Hurt Healthy Men

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- There was little or no effect on the mood of healthy young men when medication was used to lower their testosterone levels for short periods, says a study in the October issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.


Jazeera TV: Bin Laden Tape Backs Zarqawi in Iraq

A new tape purportedly from al Qaeda  leader Osama bin Laden backed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as the  Islamist network's leader in Iraq, Al Jazeera television  reported Monday.


US legislators approve a bill which could see broadcasters and entertainers receive huge fines for indecency.


England beat the West Indies by 10 wickets to seal a 4-0 series whitewash.


Preview Google AdWords in Other States & Countries Google AdWords has come out with a new location targeting ad preview tool which lets advertisers see how their ads are served in other physical locations. Classic scenario, your agency is based in Philadelphia, your client is out of Tampa and the Google AdWords ads are being targeted [...]


The comedian tries to make Cannes promotional history with a death- and reputation-defying stunt for Bee Movie


Burma's Military Leaders Tell ASEAN Leaders They Will Move Toward ...

Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says Burma's government intends to carry out democratic reforms, despite a leadership shakeup that strengthened the power of hard-line generals.


Cat-And-Mouse Conflict Plays Out in Gaza Corridor

GAZA-EGYPT BORDER  - From a watchtower on the  Israeli army's line in the sand, the hottest spot in the  4-year-old Palestinian revolt looks eerily calm for a moment.


The husband of Nisha Patel-Nasri is charged in connection with her murder.


The billionaire investor is on the cusp of becoming a major presence in Washington with ambitious plans for D.C. United and new ownership of Journal Newspapers Inc.


Yellowstone comings and goings -- a rabbit's possible return, and more bison sent to slaughter.


Britain signed an agreement Tuesday committing to the next development and production phase of the new Joint Strike Fighter, resolving a dispute between the Pentagon and its biggest overseas partner over sharing technology for the advanced fighter jet.


Children of Arnhem salute veterans and victims

THEY clasped bouquets of flowers and whispered the names of the fallen in a simple, but potent, gesture of gratitude for sacrifices made.


A revitalised Ernie Els went on a birdie blitz overnight to snatch the second round lead of the World Golf Championships (WGC) in Ireland.


London's congestion charge zone, already  the world's biggest, nearly doubled in size on Monday, despite  objections from businesses and a national campaign against road  tolls.


The company wants to charge more money for ad time during the Super Bowl.


President George Bush has asked the US Congress to set aside $30bn for the global fight against HIV/Aids.


US stocks rally, Dow sets record close for 2nd day

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 123 points to a second straight record close on Wednesday in a rally driven by optimism about the outlook for interest rates and profits.


UPDATE 2-Blockbuster may launch hostile bid for Hollywood

Blockbuster Inc. (BBI.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the largest US video rental chain, on Tuesday said it plans to launch a hostile bid for Hollywood Entertainment Corp.


It's official: The amount of time Eminem has spent in divorce   proceedings has already outlasted the time he spent in his remarriage.


Knife attack kills eight at Chinese school

People gather at the gate of No2 Senior Middle School in Ruzhou, near Pingdingshan, in China's central Henan province. Photograph: Xinhua/Zhu/Reuters.


Putin Says He Will Not Run for Third Term

Speaking on Ukrainian television ahead of presidential elections there, he said that âthe Russian constitution allows two consecutive presidential terms.


Some 70,000 Mac fans gathered at Apple Expo 2004 in Paris earlier this week for the largest exhibition of its kind in Europe. The event provided a showcase for just what kind of stylish technology


By Michael Sluss and Mason Adams The Roanoke Times mike.sluss@roanoke.com (804) 697-1585 mason.adams@roanoke.com (804) 697-1584  RICHMOND -- A white-hot debate over transportation funding may have  sucked much of the oxygen from the 2007 General Assembly session.


Rangers defeat Athletics 9-4 to move within four games of ...

Michael Young didn't let Mark Mulder get out of another bases-loaded jam, and made sure the Texas Rangers kept alive their long-shot chance in the AL West.


Movie prompts Barrymore to take up poker

Now that Drew Barrymore doesn't have to stay in character, the actress says she's ready to learn poker from the pros.


AAA Joins Field of Free Online Trip Help

By Mrinalini Reddy Medill News Service  Planning a road trip online has never been easier, largely due to free routing and reservation services offered by several organizations.


Nature Trust embraces green wardens introduction

November 26 2004 1000CET - Nature Trust welcomed the recent announcement that by mid next year, green wardens will be introduced in the Maltese Islands.


MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Yesterday, the Patriots missed Deion Branch, and Tom Brady knew it.


Jerez, 11:19 - MOTOGP, TEST JEREZ: PIOVE, BIG FERMI AI BOX

La pioggia sta condizionando la seconda giornata di test MotoGp in corso a Jerez. La sessione mattut...


Shell Settles Corporate Fraud Charges for $120 Million

Royal Dutch/Shell, one of the world's largest oil companies, agreed yesterday to pay $120 million in penalties to settle charges of corporate fraud with the Securities and Exchange Commission for overstating its oil reserves.


Authorities yesterday arrested a woman they allege came to the home of an eight-months-pregnant woman - purportedly to buy a dog - then strangled her and cut the baby from her womb.


Iran carpet traders hope quality will trump rivals

Standing next to piles of exquisitely hand-woven Persian carpets, Hossein Ghaseminia is confident his rugs, which cost up to $50,000, can see off cheaper Asian rivals and ride out threatened U.S. sanctions.


Naftalan Journal: Bathing in Black Gold for Health and Profit in Azerbaijan

Petroleum spas are making an unlikely return in a country so awash in oil these days that people are swimming in it.


Conflicting reports over blast in Iraqi city

Iraqi police and a community leader said a bomb blast near a soccer field in the city of Ramadi on Tuesday killed 18 people, mostly children, but the U.S. military said it was unaware of such an attack.


In Guilty Plea, Actressâs Killer Changes Story to Robbery

An illegal immigrant from Ecuador changed his story and pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the death of Adrienne Shelly, a filmmaker.


Pete Sampras will play tournament tennis for the first time since 2002, competing on a tour for players over 30, The Associated Press has learned.


Senators Seek Assurances of Gates's `Open Mind' in Defense Post

Bloomberg - Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Gates, whose last Senate confirmation hearings turned into a partisan confrontation, is likely to face an easier time this week when the Armed Services Committee takes up his nomination to succeed Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. secretary of defense.


Serbian elections focus on keeping Kosovo

Presidential polls take place Sunday amid intense debate that has pitted hard-line nationalists against more moderate politicians.


Flu Vaccine's Skin Injection Might Stretch Supply of It

It may be possible to stretch the supply of flu vaccine by giving some people reduced doses that are injected into the skin instead of the usual site, a muscle, researchers are reporting.


Virus writer Sven Jaschan, who claimed responsibility for the Sasser and Netsky worms, has been given a job at an internet security company.


Studies Link Gene Mutation to Parkinson's Disease

Three teams of scientists have  identified a genetic mutation that is linked to about 5 percent  of inherited cases of Parkinson's disease.


Official figures indicate that French jobless numbers show no sign of easing, and that consumer confidence is on the slide.


Greg Maddux, as masterful as he was in his prime, no-hit San Diego through the first 6 1-3 innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Padres 3-1 Friday night to build their NL West lead to 1 1/2 games.


Aid Convoy Reaches Falluja, Gunmen Roam Mosul

FALLUJA, Iraq  - An Iraqi Red Crescent convoy  reached Falluja on Saturday with the first aid supplies since  U.S.-led forces began to blast their way in five days ago.


Bucarest, 15:06 - CALCIO, ROMANIA: PITURCA CHIAMA CHIVU E MUTU

Due gli 'italiani' convocati dal ct della Romania, Victor Piturca, per la gara di qualificazione agl...


Devastating Asian Tsunami Darkens World's New Year

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Aircraft, naval vessels  and trucks struggled on Friday to deliver aid around stricken  southern Asia as the death toll exceeded 124,000 from a  devastating tsunami that darkened the world's New Year.


Afghanistan risks becoming 'failed state'

Continuing violence and economic instability could lead to social breakdown in Afghanistan if military strategy does not change, according to former Nato commander


No. 2 Oklahoma uses Texas game to show improvement

Texas coach Mack Brown thinks this Oklahoma squad might just be better than the one that dominated his team a year ago. The reason wasn't the score -- the second-ranked Sooners beat the Longhorns 12-0 on Saturday


Intel Says 80-Core Chip Could Make Second Life Look Sweeeet

Intel researcher Jerry Bautista defends the practicality of the massively multi-core chips that his company is working on. He makes the case that these chips could help make 3-D worlds like Second Life look far more realistic.


Piacenza, 19:45 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: DAL CELTA ARRIVA LO SPAGNOLO ASPAS JUNCAL

Il Piacenza ha ingaggiato il centrocampista spagnolo Jonathan Aspas Juncal, 25 anni: per lui contrat...


A man is stabbed to death outside his east London home during a confrontation with a gang of youths.


Annan meets Odinga as fresh Kenya clashes erupt

More ethnic clashes erupted in Kenya's Rift Valley on Sunday as former U.N. chief Kofi Annan met opposition leader Raila Odinga to try to mediate an end to a month-long crisis that has killed 750.


Up to 40,000 people march in Abkhazia to demand independence from Georgia, while Russia signals its support.


Taiwan's Lee visits Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine

Former Taiwan president Lee Teng-hui, despised by Beijing for asserting the self-ruled island's sovereignty, paid his respects at Tokyo's Yasukuni war shrine on Thursday, prompting a terse complaint from China.


Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti may withdraw his candidacy for the Palestinian presidential elections due to be held on January nineth.


A convicted burglar who murdered a 75-year-old lay preacher in her home is jailed for 31 years.


National Park Plans to Cull Its Herd of Elk

Sharpshooters will be used to cull an elk population that roams and sometimes rampages through Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park officials.


Nets 87, Hawks 85: Carter Helps Nets End a Four-Game Losing Streak

It seemed as if the Nets might blow another late-game lead against one the dregs of the league, but this time they held on to snap a four-game losing streak.


Michael Jackson wishes he had fought previous child molestation claims instead of trying to "buy peace", his lawyer says.


Her daughter was killed by a bomb in Iraq. Eight months later, Susan Jaenke is both grief-stricken and strapped -- behind on her mortgage, backed up on her bills and shut out of the $100,000 government death benefit that her daughter thought she had left her.


At 70, without a thing left to prove, Jack Nicholson is sharpening his political edges. Not that he'll be showing up at any presidential campaign rallies.


Bulgaria's Elections Penciled in for June 25

Politics: 21 January 2005, Friday. President Parvanov proposed that Bulgaria's forthcoming general elections be held on June 25.


AdWatch: Kerry Links Bush to Veteran Group

Details of a new television ad from Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, to begin airing Monday:


Bristol-Myers Profit Lower, So Are Shares

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  on Friday said quarterly profit fell 16 percent on special charges and lower U.S. sales amid competition from rival brands and cheaper generics.


Governor Endorses Canal: Delta-Circumventing Project Was Rejected By State's Voters in 1982.

By Kevin Yamamura, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 15--Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Thursday for a canal to transfer water around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, marking the first time he has expressed support for the historically controversial project.


Description: Separate car bombs kill eight Marines near Fallujah and at least seven people at the Al Arabiya television office in Baghdad.


European mobile operator Mmo2 and Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo have signed a long-term agreement under which O2 is to launch the I-mode mobile internet service in the UK, Germany and Ireland.


Jeter's home run helps Yankees edge Red Sox

The New York Yankees edged arch rivals the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday, ace reliever Mariano Rivera pitching out of a bases-loaded jam to secure a win set up by Derek Jeter's eighth-inning clutch home run.


Worries about commodity prices and  interest rates will resurface next week, as investors comb  through more economic data for clues about how much inflation  may be affecting the U.S. economy.


FDA warns against cold drugs for kids under 2

Children under 2 years old should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too dangerous for that age group, U.S. health authorities advised on Thursday.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched its long-awaited online movie download store, entering a market that has yet to catch on with consumers but is expected to grow rapidly.


Tutto Ã¨ pronto al Lido di Venezia per la per la 61.esima edizione della Mostra Internazionale dâArte Cinematografica. che si apre questa sera e durerÃ  fino all'11 settembre. Sessanta aurei leoni alati


Most online daters trim the fat, stand tall to win love

When looking for love  online, eight out of 10 people lie about their appearance but  only by making themselves an inch or so taller or trimming a  few pounds, according to a survey of Internet daters.


French rock star Bertrand Cantat could return to France from Lithuania to serve the rest of his jail term for killing his lover.


Afghans Arrest Suspect in Deadly Bombing

Security forces have arrested a Tajik suspected of organizing the deadly car-bombing of a U.S. security firm in the Afghan capital and believe he was acting on the orders of al-Qaida, an Afghan official said Saturday.


Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago, the federal government reported Thursday.


Bugging device found at UN Geneva headquarters

GENEVA - The United Nations said Friday that it recently found a bugging device at its European headquarters here, but a UN source hinted that similar devices may have been discovered in the past.


A state-by-state look at the results, as voters across the country make their presidential choices on Super Tuesday


A Canadian-led research team has shown it is not only possible but relatively easy to harvest stem cells from human eyes that could help fight blindness and degenerative eye disorders.


Merck failed to warn doctors about the risks of its painkiller Vioxx and must pay a retired FBI agent $50 million to compensate for the heart attack he suffered after taking the drug, a federal jury found Thursday.


Stocky Monkey in Himalayas Becomes Newest Primate Species

Scientists from India working in the Himalayas have discovered a new species of monkey.


45 civilians reported killed in Afghanistan

Â· Attacks follow ambush on US-Afghan convoy  Â· Taliban accused of using families as shields.


The calls kept coming. And coming. With 800 flu shots to give away, Montgomery County's Health Department began accepting names for its lottery at 8 am yesterday.


Gunmen opened fire on two French aid workers in eastern Burundi, killing one and wounding the other, police and aid officials said Tuesday.


Hilton Hotels Corp.  said on Wednesday it expects recurring earnings per share to increase 16 percent to 22 percent annually through 2009 as it adds about 120,000 rooms globally over the next three years.


Conjoined Twins Seek Life-Saving Surgery in Canada

Conjoined twins from Zimbabwe will  undergo tests in Toronto to see whether they can survive a  life-saving operation to separate them, Canadian doctors said  on Tuesday.


Fibroids common in women with ovary disorder

NEW YORK  - A large study of African-American women indicates that those with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely to suffer from fibroids.


Former Pakistan captain Latif banned for six months over walk-out

Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has been handed a six-month ban from first-class cricket after walking out on a domestic match last week, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said.


Welcome to the promise of the Internet at 33,000 feet  -  and the questions of etiquette, openness and free speech that airlines and service providers will have to grapple with as they bring Internet access to the skies in the coming months


Lawyers in the Phil Spector trial request that jurors only consider a verdict on the charge of murder.


Dutchman seeks to bring flair back into fashion

BY THE turbulent standards of Tottenham Hotspur, it was the smoothest of transitions. After the startling resignation of Jacques Santini on Friday, Martin Jol, Santiniâs former lieutenant, was installed as head coach yesterday.


Bulgaria says not bound by Paris Club move on Iraq

Bulgaria, one of Europe's poorest countries, will not heed a call by the Paris Club of creditor nations to forgive most of the $1.75 billion in debt it is owed by Iraq, its finance minister said on Monday.


Volkswagen to price U.S. cars more aggressively: report

Volkswagen  plans to prices its vehicles in the U.S. market more aggressively and drop costly features many customers there don't want, Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn was quoted as saying.


Hurricane Charley Death Toll Rises to 23 in Florida

A man was killed in a fall from a tree in central Florida, bringing to 23 the number of people killed during and after Hurricane Charley's destructive rampage in the state, a state emergency official said on Thursday.


Coach Raises Forecast, Sales Rise 29 Pct

Coach Inc. COH.N, the upscale U.S.  accessories retailer, on Wednesday raised its earnings estimate  for its just-ended quarter on stronger-than-expected sales and  continued margin improvement.


Pope faces Muslim calls for unequivocal apology

Pope Benedict faced a growing   chorus of demands on Tuesday for an unequivocal apology for   remarks seen as portraying Islam as a violent faith, despite   attempts by Western leaders and churchmen to defuse the crisis.


SCO hopes selling Unix will raise $36 million

The SCO Group plans to sell its Unix assets--but not its big Linux lawsuits--to York Capital Management for up to $36 million.


McCartney has seen psychiatrist for help

Paul McCartney said Friday that he's seen a psychiatrist for help since the breakup of his marriage in May. McCartney, 64, and Heather Mills McCartney, 38, announced their separation in May after four years of marriage and began divorce proceedings in July. They have a 3-year-old daughter, Beatrice.


Church workers prepared for thousands of mourners expected Tuesday at the funeral of the Rev. Jerry Falwell, the folksy evangelist who built a conservative Christian empire that influenced national politics


Clinton to help congressional candidates

Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a possible White House candidate, will lend a hand to congressional candidates, several of whom just happen to be in presidential battleground states.


Tycho:  There are those who find something to love in the character of Div, persons who feel that our strip needs more drunken, mechanical bigot.  His origin as a disgruntled Divx player is most likely lost to time, particularly since Divx means something very different now.


Bay Group Asks Court to Void Board's Decision on Reservoir

By Rex Springston, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 17--An environmental group is asking a court to throw out a state decision that aided Newport News' plans to develop a $235 million reservoir in King William County.


Building products maker James Hardie to pay A$1.5B to asbestos ...

Building products maker James Hardie reached a landmark agreement Tuesday to compensate thousands of Australians suffering crippling lung diseases caused by the asbestos it made decades ago.


The Duchess of Cornwall  cancels a Christmas pudding factory tour due to a bout of gastro-enteritis.


Sports: Edgar Martinez wins Clemente Award

ST. LOUIS Retiring Seattle Mariners designated hitter Edgar Martinez has won the Roberto Clemente Award for excellence on the field and in the community.


Phelps wins 200m free at short-course worlds

Six-time Olympic champion Michael Phelps started his ambitious quest for five world titles by winning the 200-meter freestyle at the World Short Course Swim Championships in Indianapolis, the United States on Thursday.


The retailer still can't seem to find the products that draw customers.


PUBLIC SAFETY:The baby is believed to have been found alive, and a woman is arrested in the mother's death. BY STEPHEN KINZER.


More aftershocks as Japan aids quake victims

Japan has resumed rescue efforts following the country's deadliest earthquake in nine years. Saturday's quake and its aftershocks left 24 people dead and over 2,000 injured.


Michigan: Romney 26% McCain 25% Huckabee 17%

Rasmussen Reports - The seven day campaign leading up to Michigan's Republican Presidential Primary began with a toss-up between Mitt Romney and John McCain.


Japanese voters see Abe lacking strong leadership

A hefty majority of Japanese voters   support the country's new prime minister-to-be, Shinzo Abe, two   media surveys published on Friday showed, but many also have   doubts about his leadership capabilities.


Some 460,000 still powerless after Plains ice storm

Utilities in the Central Plains have restored power to more than half of the 1.2 million customers who lost power during this week's ice storms, the electric companies reported Thursday morning.


Police probe San Francisco zoo after tiger mauling

San Francisco police combed the city's zoo for clues as to how a tiger escaped from its enclosure on Christmas and killed one man and wounded two others, a zoo spokeswoman said on Wednesday.


FORT MYERS, Fla., Aug. 17 -- President Bush dispatched two Cabinet secretaries and more federal money to this hard-hit state on Tuesday as tens of thousands of people flooded disaster relief hotlines, seeking everything ...


Hopes for a bullish start to the year for stocks faded after a key measure of manufacturing activity unexpectedly fell in December to its lowest level since 2003.


The Patriots insist they are focused on returning the Super Bowl and don't care about setting the NFL record for consecutive wins.


When it comes to affairs of the heart, the law is a rather blunt instrument. Despite suggestions that the parents of baby Charlotte Wyatt - fighting a legal battle to insist that doctors resuscitate their


Bremer Criticizes Lack of Troops in Iraq

The U.S. official said Monday that the United States made two major mistakes: not deploying enough troops and then not containing the violence immediately after the ouster of Saddam Hussein.


Tom Shannon's massive spherical blimp design boasts 7 million LEDs. Now the challenge is to get it built. In Gadget Lab.


US scientists have found a way to indentify exactly which desktop printer produced which document.


Candidate could be Mass. first black gov

In April 1976, Ted Landsmark stumbled into a crowd of whites demonstrating against the city's desegregation school busing and was speared with the pointed staff of an American flag. A photo of the attack won a Pulitzer Prize and branded Boston as racially intolerant.


At Berra Museum, the Display of Clemensâs Jersey Is Over

The Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center last week removed a Roger Clemens jersey from an exhibit about the Yankee renaissance that started in the mid-1990s.


Dollar General's 3Q Profit Drops 9 Percent

Dollar General Corp. said Wednesday that its third-quarter profits dropped nearly 9 percent amid high gas prices and reduced spending by its core, low-income customers. The discount retailer also lowered its forecast for the rest of the year.


China Offers Plan to Clean Up Its Polluted Lakes

The government has announced new regulations that will limit fish farms and require better treatment of wastewater, among other measures.


EU dodges Prince Charles conflict of interest charge

The European Commission sidestepped on Wednesday charges from an MEP that Prince Charles has a conflict of interest over wind farms, as the royal begins a visit to Brussels.


Toll in Asian tsunamis rises above 24,000

NEW DELHI/JAKARTA/NEW YORK - The death toll in the tsunamis that ripped across Southeast and South Asia climbed above 24,000 on Tuesday as emergency and government officials said two days after the disaster that they feared the number of victims would


'No Child' Commission Presents Ambitious Plan

A commission proposed a wide-reaching expansion of the No Child Left Behind law yesterday that would for the first time require schools to ensure that all seniors are proficient in reading and math and hold schools accountable for raising test scores in science by 2014.


Ricky Davis and the rest of Celtics' second unit were on offense at practice yesterday, working on their half-court game for tonight's contest against the Nets at the FleetCenter.


Novar close to Â£800m cash deal with US giant

Novar, the UK building supplies group, is today expected to announce that it has agreed to be acquired by the US industrial giant Honeywell in a cash deal worth more than Â£800m.


Lettera alle cordate, discutiamo sul piano industriale


A new malicious mass e-mail infected computers across the Internet on Wednesday.


A powerful earthquake hits Indonesia, killing at least two and rattling Singapore and Malaysia.


Want great sex? Wait, says S.African chastity campaign

ELDORADO PARK, South Africa  - Hip-hop anthems pound, colored lights flash and hundreds of teenagers scream as two young men stride onto the stage.


Ramadan stirs grief in Pakistani quake zone

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan  - The Islamic fasting   month of Ramadan began in somber mood in northern Pakistan on   Monday, nearly a year after an earthquake struck the   mountainous region, killing 73,000 people.


Payless, Disney to collaborate on shoe design

Payless ShoeSource Inc.  said on Tuesday it formed a multiyear deal with Walt Disney Co.  to create a line of footwear featuring Disney and Disney Pixar characters.


The Justice Department drafted a memo that authorizes CIA to transfer detainees out of Iraq for interrogation.


Sweden's Joachim Johansson beats defending champion Andy Roddick in five sets.


AN EXPLOSION in one of Chinaâs notoriously dangerous coalmines killed at least 25 men and trapped about 140 underground yesterday.


Overclockers targeted Asus has announced its overclocker-friendly Commando motherboard, a product based on Intel's P965 chipset and which allows users to turn their PCs' frontside bus and memory clocks up to 2.28GHz and 1.3GHz, respectively.â¦


Disney's board eyeing Iger to replace Eisner

Walt Disney Co.'s board of directors said company President Robert Iger is "the one internal candidate" to replace Disney Chief Executive Michael Eisner and that it also will consider outsiders.


Apple has officially downplayed concerns over the "Opener" malware program designed for Mac OS X, rejecting reports by antivirus companies. Opener, also called Renepo, cropped up in late October after a Mac Web site posted details of its malicious tact to disable the OS X firewall and copy user information to a publicly shared folder.


The US civilian who formerly governed Iraq after the coalition invasion says the United States did not have enough troops there. Paul Bremer, administrator for the US-led occupation government until the handover


Iran's president pushes 'peace for all,' not Israel

Iran wants "peace and friendship for all," the country's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday while also saying Israel "cannot continue its life." Speaking to a UK news organization, he said American allegations about Iran operating in Iraq were to divert attention from a failing U.S. campaign.


Campagna in diverse citta' contro inquinamento


2008 White House Hopefuls Court Delegates

To get their foot in the door in Iowa and other leadoff states early, 2008 Republican presidential hopefuls are already meeting with national convention delegates.


Fears for Democracy as Army Ousts Burma's PM

Burmaâs tough, but pragmatic, prime minister was sacked by his hardline army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy in the military-led south-east Asian nation.


If it weren't for the hot rocks down below Earth's crust, most of North America would be below sea level, report researchers who say the significance of Earth's internal heat has been overlooked.


Yanukovych Delays Ukraine Vote Challenge

Representatives of losing presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych said Wednesday it may be days before they file a new appeal of the election results, a delay that would prolong the tensions that have plagued Ukraine for months.


Australian Bookies Gutted After Betting Splurge

AUSTRALIA - As reported by the Sydney Morning Herald: "The biggest betting plunge in recent memory ensured bookmakers at Randwick were 'stripped out' of more than $3 million by Makybe Diva's Melbourne Cup romp yesterday.


NL Wrap: Pierre Hits, Burnett Pitches Marlins to Easy Win

Juan Pierre had three hits and A.J.  Burnett pitched eight solid innings as the Florida Marlins  salvaged a split of their key four-game series against the  Chicago Cubs with an 11-1 win in the series finale in National  League play Sunday.


Alcatel, Lucent shareholders weigh giant merger

Shareholders in French telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel and US group Lucent were holding separate general assemblies on a merger to create a giant valued at 21.5 billion euros (27 billion dollars).


Africa climate change woes aired at Clinton summit

Africa is being damaged by greenhouse gas pollution from developed nations and must sell carbon credits to grow in a "green fashion," Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Bill Clinton's philanthropic summit on Thursday.


Okay, a few days ago I wrote a review of the Diving Bell and the Butterfly saying it could be the best picture of 2007, but even so you might want to skip it because the truth it reveals might be something you don't want to look at. It's a fine picture, but a tough one. Another wonderful but tough picture is No Country for Old Men. It's one of those movies that leaves so much unresolved that you walk out of the theater not sure which foot goes in front of the other. On a second viewing it makes much more sense. The world isn't necessarily as crazy as it at first seemed. But there's a movie that is also incredibly well crafted, and gets better every time you think about it -- Juno. I didn't realize how much I liked it until I heard someone compare it to Little Miss Sunshine, a movie that I did not enjoy, unlike everyone else it seems. I loved Juno because it organizes its sweetness into love for one person, the star of the movie, Juno. But everyone, no matter how dorky or clueless (and some of the adults are truly dorky and clueless) shares the love. The movie has a wholeness, an unqualified goodness, you not only walk out of the theater in love with Juno and everyone else in the movie, but your heart is warmed for everyone, including yourself. It's that good.  All three remind how good movies can be. And there were some not-too-bad movies at the end of 2007, for example, Atonement, which some didn't like, but I did. 3:10 to Yuma is a well-crafted genre picture. Michael Clayton was a perfect showcase for the talents of George Clooney. Great acting and a simple story in The Savages.  Which one was the best? I'd hate to have to choose!


Chilling molestation thriller "Doubt" in L.A

John Patrick Shanley  spins a pretty decent yarn in "Doubt," his Pulitzer  Prize-winning play about, in the words of one character: What  do you do when you're not sure?


NATO declares victory in south Afghan battle

NATO and Afghan government forces have  forced Taliban troops out of a southern Afghan district after a  two-week operation in which NATO said hundreds of militants  were killed.


A former UBS PaineWebber systems administrator was sentenced Wednesday to eight years and one month in prison for attempting to profit by detonating a "logic bomb" program that prosecutors said caused millions of dollars in damage to the brokerage's computer network in 2002.


Iraq's president rejects a high-level US report calling for changes in American strategy in Iraq.


People Told Not To Wait In Line For Flu Vaccine

ATLANTA -- A top US health official on Monday told senior citizens and other "at-risk" groups to relax about the flu vaccine shortage.


Fears about the possibility of a recession in the US economy send Asian shares falling.


Top tenor Roberto Alagna stormed off stage after he was booed in the middle of a performance at Milan's La Scala opera house, forcing a costumeless substitute to replace him and drawing criticism from organisers.


Former Indonesian dictator buried with full military honours in state ceremony


West-Leaning Leader Appears Headed for Win In Ukraine Vote

Nearly complete official returns showed opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko taking a commanding lead over Prime Ministeer Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine's repeat presidential runoff election on Sunday.


Irish PM hails excellent relations with China

Ireland has seen excellent relations with China during the past several years and it would bepleased to see cooperation between the two countries furthered in various areas including trade, education, culture ...


Mosca, 14:10 - TENNIS, FINALE DAVIS: DOPPIO ALLA RUSSIA, AVANTI 2-1

Russia in vantaggio 2-1 sull'Argentino dopo la seconda giornata della finale di Coppa Davis. La copp...


Juror notes in the CIA leak case suggest some jury room confusion about what exactly former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is accused of doing.


Russia confirms death of hostages in Iraq

The Foreign Ministry on Monday confirmed the death of Russian hostages who worked at its embassy in Iraq, a day after an al-Qaida linked group said it had killed the four captives.


Ticket demand crashes Rockies' computers

The Colorado Rockies suspended World Series ticket sales Monday after overwhelming demand crashed their computer system.


Report: Antipiracy coalition of big media, tech on the way

An impressive coalition of media companies on Thursday will release a list of guidelines for protecting copyrights online, according to The Journal.


NASA on Tuesday postponed next month's launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hailstorm left hundreds of small dings on the spacecraft's external fuel tank.


When resurgent discount retailer Kmart (Nasdaq: KMRT) branded a new CEO, it was rumored that chairman Edward Lampert might have designs on merging the company with Sears (NYSE


Didier Drogba admits he has kept in touch with Jose Mourinho since the former Chelsea manager's emotional departure from Stamford Bridge.


AMA asks fast-food chains to post nutrition facts

The American Medical Association said on Wednesday it wants fast-food and chain restaurants to add nutritional information to menus and menu boards as part of an effort to combat obesity in the United States.


Iraq says making progress ahead of key reports

Iraq's foreign minister said on Thursday the government had made progress in responding to U.S. goals for improved security and political reconciliation ahead of key reports soon to be delivered to the U.S. Congress.


Joey Bishop, last of the Rat Pack, dies at 89

Comedian Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of the super-hip team of entertainers known as the Rat Pack and led Frank Sinatra, has died at age 89, his longtime friend and publicist, Warren Cowan, said on Thursday.


Many EU countries were aware of secret CIA jails and transfers of terror suspects, a report by MEPs says.


Sporting retailer JJB Sports posts a large drop in profits, blaming a lack of major football tournaments.


FOXBOROUGH -- If you're going to measure the performance of the Patriots running backs by just their running yesterday you're going to be disappointed.


Jamaican regiment to guard Buckingham Palace

The Jamaican Defence Force is to guard Queen Elizabeth II's Buckingham Palace for a month starting Thursday, a military chief said, as the island celebrates 45 years of independence.


Cincinnati drivers stuck in the slow lane

Commuters in the Cincinnati metropolitan area waited an average of 38 hours in traffic tie-ups in 2002 -- making it the 27th most congested large city in the nation, according to a report by the Texas Transportation Institute.


Open source is increasingly meaningless if the data it manages isn't open, too.  Should the Open Source Definition be expanded to include data provisions?


Digital channels BBC Three and BBC Four offer poor value for money, a government-backed review says.


Activists Show Alleged eVoting Machine Flaws

Activists and computer programmers Wednesday demonstrated what they said were flaws with electronic voting machines that could allow hackers to change vote outcomes Nov. 2...


The shipping carrier reported third-quarter profit of $1.08 billion, a 3.7 percent increase from the same period  a year ago, on a modest rise in sales.


The UK's biggest public exercise on encouraging healthy eating is to be launched across Wales.


Family 'Devastated' by Death of Black Watch Soldier

Relatives of the Black Watch soldier killed during the controversial military deployment from Basra spoke tonight of their devastation at his death.


Thousands of residents and holidaymakers are trapped inside hotels, houses and shelters in Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan rampaged across the island.


Foot injury sidelines Vikings' Rosenthal

Eden Prairie, MN (Sports Network) - Minnesota offensive tackle Mike Rosenthal, who suffered a foot injury in Monday's 27-16 loss to Philadelphia, is expected to miss the entire season.


Consumers return to stores in October, but holiday shopping looks tame. Oil holds above $50 per barrel. Constellation seals the deal for Mondavi.


IBM Settles Pension Suit, to Take Charge

International Business Machines Corp. has settled portions of an ongoing lawsuit related to pensions, and will take a charge of $320 million in the current quarter, the technology company said on Wednesday.


Gen. Pace denies will urge troop cut in Iraq

The chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday denied a newspaper report that he will urge President George W. Bush to cut U.S. troop levels in Iraq next year.


Sabres defenseman Teppo Numminen would rather stay in the locker room than watch the Carolina Hurricanes raise their Stanley Cup banner Wednesday.


Sharif confronts old Pakistan enemy Musharraf

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


The Finnish PM is to visit Turkey on Friday, in a fresh effort to rescue Ankara's troubled EU accession bid.


Australian troops head to the Solomons in wake of fatal shooting

Three planeloads of Australian troops are heading for Solomon Islands, in a show of force directed at rebels around the capital Honiara.


Arianna Huffington: You Want a Moral Issue? How about Drugs that ...

As Democrats continue to search heaven and earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the


Striking screenwriters cancel own awards show

Striking film and television writers on Thursday canceled their own annual awards dinner, saying that no show honoring the best screenplays of 2007 will be held until their labor action has ended.


ABC News Travelers Jam Airports for Holiday Getaway

Travelers flying for the Thanksgiving holiday wait in lines and move through Logan International Airport in Boston, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004, during one of the busiest travel times of the year.


Three projects in the west of Scotland will share Â£30m of government cash, it is announced.


Dec. 13, 1809: Doctor Performs First Removal of Ovarian Tumor

The surgery has never been attempted and no anesthetic exists to ward off the searing pain of all that cutting. Yet Ephraim McDowell decides to go ahead.


Milano, 15:06 - GIORNALISTI, MORTO ALBERTO D'AGUANNO

Lutto nel mondo del giornalismo sportivo. Alberto D'Aguanno, 42 anni, inviato di Mediaset Sport, &eg...


Football film Gridiron, starring former wrestler 'The Rock', tops the North American box office.


JFK assassination 'game' stirs up controversy

A PC game produced by Scottish firm Traffic Games has come under fire from the family of former US president John F Kennedy for allowing gamers to play through his assassination as sniper Lee Harvey Oswald.


A "fair and transparent" probe will be held into a Baghdad gunfight involving a US firm, says Iraq's prime minister.


Attesa per la ripresa del negoziato. DiversitÃ  non solo sugli aumenti retributivima anche sul tetto da porre ai lavoratori a termine e interinali                                          Metalmeccanici, posizioni distanti Scioperi spontanei e un blocco


Grant Hill of the Orlando Magic edged Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal by slightly more than 65,000 votes for a starting spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star team.


Venus wallops her way into Wimbledon final

Venus Williams walloped and screamed her way into her sixth Wimbledon final with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Serbian teenager Ana Ivanovic on Friday.


Pakistan's Musharraf "yet to decide on uniform"

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has yet to decide whether to step down as army chief and try to become a civilian president, a spokesman for the president said on Thursday.


Obbligava bimbi 4 anni a atti sessuali, maestra arrestata

Con la complicitÃ  di un'altra maestra e di un bidello, avrebbe costretto i suoi alunni di quattro anni a compiere atti sessuali: stamattina i carabinieri di Gravina e Altamura hanno arrestato con l'accusa di pedofilia un'insegnante di scuola materna del


Swiss bank UBS warns of difficult year ahead

Swiss banking giant UBS on Friday warned of a "difficult" year ahead after losing 10 billion dollars (6.8 billion euros) in the US subprime mortgage crisis.


Belgrado, 11:17 - CALCIO, AILTON ALLA STELLA ROSSA BELGRADO

La Stella Rossa Belgrado ha ingaggiato il brasiliano Ailton. L'attaccante, 33 anni, la scorsa stagio...


Palestinians Anxious Over Arafat's Health

Palestinians expressed sorrow and anxious at the thought of a future without Yasser Arafat, wondering if his departure would bring a bloody power struggle, a rise of militancy or peace talks with Israel.


Despite a high body count, shock cuts and loud noises, this prequel to William Friedkin's 1973 horror film fails to deliver any palpable shivers.


Mia Farrow arrives in Cambodia for banned Darfur protest

Actress Mia Farrow has arrived in Cambodia and plans to defy a ban on holding a ceremony at a former Khmer Rouge prison, as part of her campaign on Darfur, activists said Saturday.


A passenger bus returning to Egypt from Saudi Arabia collided with a truck Sunday, killing 33 people, police said.


Roma, tre casi in pochi mesi al S.Giovanni. Inchiesta della procura per omicidio colposoTutti i pazienti sono risultati affetti dal virus a mesi distanza dall'intervento                                          Una donna muore di epatite dopo il trapianto del midollo


LOS ANGELES  - Julia Roberts and Carrie-Anne Moss have signed on to star in the ensemble drama "Fireflies in the Garden." Emily Watson and Ryan Reynolds are in negotiations to join the cast.


Macedonians Vote on Ethnic Albanian Rule

Macedonia's national referendum on abolishing local autonomy for the country's restive ethnic Albanian minority appeared to have failed Sunday, early turnout figures suggested.


The founders of Band Aid, the 1984 charity effort that raised millions for Ethiopian famine relief, plan a new version of the single "Do They Know It's Christmas," a British newspaper reported.


Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran arrives in Pakistan tomorrow, two days ahead of commencement of the crucial second round of the composite dialogue process to discuss Kashmir and seven other issues.


U.S. duo win physics Nobel for backing up Big Bang

Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for work on cosmic radiation that helped pinpoint the age of the universe and added weight to the Big Bang theory of its birth.


Operazione per 1,4 miliardi di dollari con MaurelProm


Ga. Army Base Set for Big Troop Expansion

With Fort Benning preparing for its largest troop expansion since the Vietnam War, barber Anthony Brock figures he'll be giving a lot more GI haircuts, or at least he'll have a steady stream of customers even when major units deploy for combat.


Venezuela's electoral authorities Friday ratified the results of a recent referendum that kept President Hugo Chavez in power.


Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson suggested raising out-of-pocket costs for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries, and rival Rudy Giuliani ruled out a Social Security tax increase Wednesday in auditions for support from influential economic conservatives.


Zend: Zend Studio 5.5. & Zend Platform Beta 3 Released

As seen on the Zend Developer Zone, Zend has released the latest versions of two of their products - the Zend Platform Beta 3.0 Beta and Zend Studio 5.5.   Updates to the Zend Platform include support for PHP 5.2, some installation improvements, session clustering enhancements, job queues, several performance enhancements, web service functionality, and much more. Check out the Zend website for complete information.   And the Zend Studio enhancements:   Zend Studio 5.5 is the only IDE available for professional PHP developers, encompassing all the development components necessary for the full PHP application lifecycle. Through a comprehensive set of editing, debugging, analysis, optimization and database tools, Zend Studio improves the quality of applications, speeds development cycles and simplifies complex projects.   Check out the full press release for the full scoop on the update.


Women's rights key to Africa AIDS crisis: study

Improving women's rights could boost the battle against AIDS in southern African countries, where women are often forced into risky sex by male partners or economic desperation, a new report said on Friday.


I militari si sono appostati e hanno bloccato la gara clandestinaSequestrato il premio di 7mila euro che sarebbe toccato al vincitore                                          Siracusa, corsa di cavalli sulla statale Blitz dei Carabinieri, 85 denunciati


In southern Thailand where unemployment is high, thousands of people have been spending the past couple of weeks collecting paper cranes fired at their villages and towns from the air.


Rispetto ad ottobre il risultato e' in calo dello 0,7%


TYPHOON Chaba is expected to bring heavy rain and high winds to large areas in south-western Japan over the weekend. At noon (1pm AEST), the typhoon was located at 290km west of Minami-Daitojima island, with


France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez misses Wednesday's friendly against Poland after suffering a knee injury playing for Olympique Marseille at the weekend.


Turkey Warns May Say 'No' to EU, Tough on Cyprus

Turkey signaled on Tuesday it might say "no" to European Union entry talks if the bloc imposed too many conditions and also insisted it would not recognize EU member Cyprus even indirectly without a final peace ...


EU summit set to toughen enlargement policy

European leaders will seek to reassure  sceptical voters at a summit starting on Thursday by toughening  policy on enlargement of the European Union, without though  slamming the door on a queue of aspiring nations.


Indian minister says IT outsourcing raked in $12.5 billion

Indian officials today disclosed details on revenues from IT outsourcing for the last year.


O'Reilly Harassment Case Settled Out of Court

Fox News Channel commentator Bill  O'Reilly and a co-worker who had accused him of sexual  harassment have reached an out-of-court settlement, agreeing to  drop all allegations against each other, lawyers for Fox said  on Thursday.


Moneta unica scambiata a quota 1,3657 sul biglietto verde


Canadian Court Approves Same-Sex Marriage

TORONTO Dec 9, 2004 - In a landmark opinion, Canada's Supreme Court said Thursday the government can redefine marriage to include same-sex couples.


With Katrina in mind, Bush views Calif. fire damage

Determined to avoid the mistakes made with Hurricane Katrina, U.S. President George W. Bush toured fire-ravaged Southern California on Thursday and promised to do everything possible to help the region recover.


Fox Joins Group Promoting New DVD Format

U.S.-based Fox Entertainment Group Inc. on Monday joined a group of companies promoting Blu-ray Disc, one of two competing formats for next-generation DVDs.


Duke won its third straight NCAA women's golf title Friday, and Arkansas' Stacy Lewis rallied to take the individual championship.


Warner Brothers are apparently considering splitting the filmed version of "Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows" into two halves because of the tome's length. According to British rag The Mail on Sunday, the crew working on the sixth adaptation - "Har...


TV * "L'Isola 2" parte (per finta) con l'uragano Cancellieri

Il reality condotto dalla Ventura Ã¨ stato costretto a rinviare di una settimana la vera partenza del gioco. Colpa della tempesta abbattutasi su SamanÃ . Falsa partenza per L'Isola dei famosi 2, a Santo Domingo e in diretta su Raidue.


Darfur: continuano gli scontri dopo ultimatum dell'Unione Africana

KHARTUM - Continuano violenti i combattimenti nella regione sudanese del Darfur, nonostante l'ultimatum lanciato ieri dall'Unione Africana. Lo riferiscono fonti dell'Ua. Ieri erano state date 24 ore di tempo


WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - Of the Americans who most need a flu shot, fewer than half actually get one, federal health officials warned Thursday as they called for special attention to babies, toddlers and the elderly as vaccinations begin next month.


Yahoo buys behavioral ad firm for $300 million

Yahoo Inc has struck a deal to buy BlueLithium, the fifth-largest U.S. online advertising network, for $300 million in cash, in the latest move to consolidate the behavioral ad targeting market.


It used to be common for men and women to get a marriage certificate not too long after collecting their high school diploma. Not anymore. Census Bureau figures for 2003 show one-third of men and nearly one-quarter of women between the ages of 30 and 34 have never been married, nearly four times the rates in 1970.


Metronet, the firm which maintains most of the London Underground, calls in the administrators after suffering serious financial problems.


Aston is car of choice for finance elite

It promises the busy professional  "power, beauty and soul" in a sculpted aluminum body: the Aston  Martin car of James Bond fame is a popular choice for London's  financial elite.


Rod Stewart's son pleads not guilty to LA assault

British singer Rod Stewart's son Sean pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to throwing a brick at a car outside a Hollywood party in April.


Soyuz Spacecraft Docks With Space Station

KOROLYOV, Russia Oct. 16, 2004 - A Russian spacecraft ferrying a fresh crew to the international space station had to be docked manually Saturday after an unexplained glitch sent it toward the outpost too quickly.


Kevin Garnett missed his third consecutive game last night, and his coach produced a timetable for a return without a calendar. In other words, indefinite. Or he could be back Tuesday. Does that make it any clearer? Didn't think so.


Find a Los An geles-area au ditorium big enough to accommo date a red carpet, an orchestra and Holly wood-size egos. Hang around long enough, and an awards show is cer tain to break out around you.


David Nalbandian handed Rafael Nadal his most lopsided defeat in three years with a 6-1, 6-2 victory yesterday in the Madrid Masters quarterfinals in Spain. Nalbandian will play Novak Djokovic, who defeated Mario Ancic, 7-6 (2), 6-2. Roger Federer will play Nicolas Kiefer in the other semifinal.


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.


T-Mac Returns As Yao, Rockets Edge Spurs

Yao Ming has 21 points and 14 rebounds and the Rockets beat the Spurs, 83-81, on Saturday night, handing the defending champions their fourth loss in six games.


Minn. Prosecutor Argues Sen. Craig Understood Plea

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) should not be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea to charges of disorderly conduct because he fully understood the legal process leading up to the deal, the Minnesota prosecutor who handled the case contended in legal documents filed today.


Caisha Gayles graduated with honors last month, but she is still waiting for her diploma. The reason: the whoops of joy from the audience as she crossed the stage.


Opposition candidate wins Romania election, faces task of forming government

Bucharest mayor and conservative opposition candidate Traian Basescu faced the task of forming a government from fragmented parliamentary support after winning Romania's presidential election.


Tour Bus Crash in Ark. Kills at Least 15

The lone bus belonging to a mom-and-pop tour operator careened off an interstate and overturned early Saturday, killing 15 Chicago-area travelers on their way to a Mississippi casino. Witnesses told police the bus, which carried family and friends of the tour company owner, was drifting.


U.S. and Others Gave Millions to Pinochet

Gen. Augusto Pinochet, the former Chilean dictator, received multimillion-dollar payments from the governments of several countries, including the U.S.


Tsunami almost wipes out remote Indian island

Rescuers have begun reaching India's remote Andaman and Nicobar islands to find barely a third of residents on one isle still alive two days after a devastating tsunami.


Pakistan decides "in principle" to delay poll

Pakistan plans to postpone next week's election after Benazir Bhutto's killing sparked turmoil in the nuclear-armed country, but officials put off a final announcement until Wednesday to consult parties.


Call Of The SMB: Cisco Ties VoIP To Microsoft CRM

Cisco Systems' collaboration with Microsoft to target the SMB market is starting to bear fruit as the networking vendor Monday launched a new application that integrates Microsoft CRM with its VoIP platform.


RMC, the troubled UK building materials group, was swallowed up for Â£2.3bn yesterday by the world's third-biggest cement producer, Cemex of Mexico.


At meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund the French said non to the US proposal of writing off 90-95 per cent of Iraqâs $12bn of bilateral debt.


Wal-Mart to expand in-store medical clinics: report

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will on Thursday announce an upgrade to its walk-in medical clinic business with plans for several hundred new clinics, according to a report in the New York Times.


Le dichiarazioni del ministro delle Riforme Calderoli

ROMA - Esplode la polemica dopo le dichiarazioni del ministro degli Interni sugli extracomunitari in Italia. Â«Se Pisanu pensa di aumentare il numero degli ingressi degli extra comunitari dovrÃ  passare sul mio cadavereÂ».


Seguono Parma, Modena, Milano, Venezia, Roma e' distaccata


President Bush, left, and Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair walk through the Cross Hall to make a statement in the East Room of the White House Friday, Nov. 12, 2004 in Washington.


How much are people really paying for Radiohead?

It turns out that Radiohead fans aren't as generous as they claim.


Rumsfeld: No 'Hard Evidence' of Iraq-Al Qaeda Link

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday he knew of no "strong, hard evidence" linking Saddam Hussein's Iraq and al Qaeda, despite describing extensive contacts between the two before the Iraq invasion.


Ban on Night Alcohol Sales Sought in Paris

In the wake of recent violence on and around the Champs-Elysees, a district mayor is pressing police to ban nighttime alcohol sales at convenience stores in the neighborhood around Paris' famous main avenue.


Supernatural forces must be at work in the land of high school football. There's no other way to explain a schedule that features 12 games between first- and second-place teams of leagues this weekend.


Functional MRI is helping researchers reveal how the human brain operates and the ways in which it affects emotion and reason. By Rowan Hooper.


United Nations: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, under attack from a US right-wing republican, who demanded that he step down in connection with allegations of corruption in the now defunct 'oil-for-food' programme, has got a backing from several member


British Prime Minister Tony Blair reshuffled his cabinet of senior ministers, bringing back a key ally to lead his election campaign.


Authorities Uncover Plot to Kill Philippine President

The Washington Post\\'s ongoing investigation of the state of medical care and facilities at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the overall military and VA health care systems.


The government Tuesday agreed to extend its guarantee to all customer deposits held at Northern Rock as the bank severely hit by the global credit squeeze awaits being taken over.


Russian who spied for Britain goes on hunger strike on Blair's doorstep

A Russian KGB officer who spent five years in a labour camp after he was convicted of spying for Britain during the 1980s has begun a hunger strike camped opposite British Prime Minister Tony Blair's residence.


Update 4: GM Europe Offers Generous Buyouts in Deal

General Motors Corp. offered German workers generous buyouts Thursday to pave the way for up to 12,000 job cuts in Europe, where the world's largest automaker is struggling to end years of losses amid fierce competition and weak demand.


The Chart from Showtimeâs âThe L Wordâ is being spun off as an advertiser-supported social networking Web site aimed at lesbians and their friends and families.


Sir Ian Blair orders an "urgent review" after a Muslim officer is excused from guarding Israel's embassy.


Online recommendation systems are growing up -- and the spammers, fraudsters and thieves are moving in. By Annalee Newitz from Wired magazine.


Art Reviews: Sacred Works in Secular Places

Two shows at the Blumka Gallery and the Alexander Gallery present a multichambered curiosity cabinet of sacred objects in a secular context.


Microsoft offers goodies to lure Novell customers

Microsoft announced on Tuesday a program that will pay some transition costs for companies that want to move from Novell's NetWare operating system onto servers running Windows.


Parigi, 19:12 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: VOLANDRI ACCEDE AGLI OTTAVI

Agli internazioneli di Francia di tennis, l'italiano FFilippo Volandri si è qualificato per g...


Fifteen Britons killed in Asian tidal wave

At least 15 Britons died when Asian countries were hit by tidal waves triggered by a massive earthquake off the Indonesian coast, British consular officials and the Foreign Office in London said.


New evidence, witnesses in Diana death probe: Stevens

New witnesses and evidence have been found as part of the investigation into the car crash that killed Princess Diana in Paris in 1997, a number of newspapers reported.


Jobless Claims Surge on Seasonal Factors

Initial U.S. jobless claims surged  unexpectedly last week by 43,000, taking claims to their  highest level since late September, a government report showed  on Thursday -- but an official noted there were seasonal  adjustment difficulties.


U.S. details wiretap delays in Iraq kidnap case

U.S. authorities racing to find three kidnapped American soldiers in Iraq last May labored for nearly 10 hours to get legal authority for wiretaps to help in the hunt, an intelligence official told Congress on Thursday.


Jimmy Carter's Mideast book polarizes opinion

A new book by Jimmy Carter in which he compares Israel's treatment of Palestinians to South Africa's Apartheid system has sparked a bitter debate over the former U.S. president's reputation as a peacemaker.


The Chinese state pledges to bring to justice traffickers who enslaved children and adults to work in brick kilns.


Manning seals legacy with Super Bowl win

Peyton Manning added the missing ingredient to his Hall of Fame credentials by leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.


Detroit Tigers Team Report - September 4

(Sports Network) - Detroit registered a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday night at Tropicana Field. After the game, the Tigers left the state as Hurricane Frances was set to affect the area in the next few days.


ASIA/TAIWAN - Lettera pastorale dellÂArcivescovo di Tai Pei per il Capodanno cinese:  al centro il coordinamento tra istituti religiosi e parrocchie e la preghiera per le vocazioni Tai Pei (Agenzia Fides) - Migliore coordinamento del lavoro pastorale, preghiera incessante per le vocazioni e vicinanza ai propri sacerdoti sono tra gli argomenti fondamentali che lÂArcivescovo di Tai Pei, Mons. Joseph Cheng, espone nella lettera ai...


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Mourning Comes Back; How Long Will He Stay?

Ten months after having a kidney transplant, Nets center Alonzo Mourning made his return at Continental Arena Thursday night in a preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers.


Pros and Cons of Giving Adult Drugs to Children

The attention-deficit generation has been supplanted by the bipolar generation, we learn in Tuesday nightâs âFrontlineâ on PBS.


In the Deutsche Bank field of 156 golfers, many are well-known, but a lot are far removed from the spotlight. Meet another of those unheralded golfers -- PGA Tour rookie Zach Johnson. He won the BellSouth Classic in April and ranks 23d on the money list, but he's hardly a household name. Yet.


Iraq explosives take centre stage at close of US election

John Kerry, the Democratic challenger for the White House, has made a missing cache of explosives in Iraq the dominant theme of the closing skirmishes in the US election battle, calling it a symbol of President George W. Bush's failures.


IBM exec: Information on Demand is coming together

InfoWorld - It's been a bit more than two years since Ambuj Goyal launched IBM's Information on Demand strategy, an effort by the company to bring together a virtual menagerie of data management, access, and analysis software under a single heading.


A mob torched a Kenyan church on Tuesday, killing villagers cowering inside, as the death toll from ethnic riots triggered by President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election soared to nearly 200.


Dutch hospital adopts policy of killing babies

A HOSPITAL in the Netherlands, the first country to legalise euthanasia, has broken the ultimate taboo and started to kill terminally ill and severely disabled babies.


"Letters From Iwo Jima," the second of Clint Eastwood's two-part look at World War II, is the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures' pick as the best film of 2006.


With little debate, House lawmakers on Tuesday included themselves as part of a pay raise that all federal employees will receive next year.


Da Reggio Calabria a Milano, 20 tappe con 3 arrivi in salita


Slogan of women's game: The Russians are here

com. Svetlana Kuznetsova: After Anatasia Myskina and Maria Sharapova won the French Open and Wimbledon, respectively, earlier this year, the unspoken slogan of the women's game has been "The Russians are coming.


Wall Street rallies for 2nd day after Fed rate cut

Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors extended a rally a day after the Federal Reserve's bold rate cut, betting that lower borrowing costs would keep the economy from slowing further and boost profits.


Leaked report confirms dangers of second-hand smoke

A leaked report to the Government confirms that second-hand smoke significantly increases the risk of lung cancer and heart disease.


US seniors get up and go but are not eating right

Two-thirds of older Americans take part in leisure-time physical activities, but poor nutrition remains a problem, especially when it comes to fruit and vegetables, according to the latest snapshot of aging.


Stefani gearing up for new album, live DVD

After laying low this year following  the birth of her first child, Gwen Stefani is roaring back into  action with a variety of projects. According to her Web site,  Stefani is "hard at work" on new material with an eye on  releasing her second solo album before the end of the year.


Another small, eco-friendly business is scooped up by a corporation.


Bird flu outbreak on English farm is H5N1

An outbreak of bird flu on a farm run by Europe's biggest turkey manufacturer Bernard Matthews is the highly pathogenic H5N1 version of the virus which can kill humans, the European Commission said on Saturday.


HK reporter freed from China jail: report

A veteran Hong Kong reporter jailed in China for espionage activities has been freed, local radio station RTHK reported on its website.


Disappointed Investors Drive VMware Stock Down 30 Percent

Shares of software-maker VMware, a high-flying stock that soared after an impressive public offering in 2007, were down more than 30 percent Tuesday, as investors responded to weak fourth-quarter earnings.


IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato sees  world economic growth of "around 4.6 percent" in 2004 and 2005,  according to an interview published in a Spanish newspaper  interview on Friday.


Local communities are often better at dealing with the effects of natural disasters than international aid agencies, a new report says.


GCC annual meet begins amid growing intra-Gulf differences

Manama (Bahrain), Dec 20 (PTI) Six Gulf countries began their annual summit here today amid growing differences on free trade deals with the US resulting in Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince opting out of the meet which is expected to discuss means to tackle


Start-up Robotic FX, which just a few months ago had won a big Army contract, loses its legal fight and disbands entirely.


Tim Henman revives his Masters Cup hopes with a vital win over Guillermo Coria in Houston.


Lindsey Kildow already leads the World Cup downhill standings. Now the Vail, Colo., skier is making a bid for the super giant slalom title as well.


A FORMER judge yesterday denied stealing a sample of his blood after he crashed his car. NSW Supreme Court judge Jeff Shaw quit last Friday and the NSW Police Integrity Commission is investigating how he got


An asteroid with a wild orbit is about to zoom by our planet. Plus: Solving the mystery of the Pioneer anomaly could take decades.... A biologist finds a chunk of space shuttle Columbia. By Amit Asaravala.


Iran Says Preliminary Nuclear Deal Reached with EU

The European Union's three big powers and Iran have reached a preliminary deal over Tehran's disputed nuclear program which could be finalized in the next few days, a senior Iranian security official said Sunday.


U.S. Treasury debt prices rallied on Thursday, more than undoing losses posted earlier this week as a survey of Chicago-area manufacturing pointed to a slowdown in hiring.


ARLINGTON - - Kenny Rogers matched a career high with his 17th win and Eric Young hit his first homer in more than a year, a three-run tiebreaker, leading the Texas Rangers over Oakland 5-3 Wednesday night to move three games back of the Athletics.


Bicycle bomb kills 1 and injures 15 in Pakistan

A bomb fixed to a bicycle has killed one man and injured 15 people in south western Pakistan province of Baluchistan. AFP news agency reports the attack at Khuzdar, 250 kilometres, south of the provincial


Taiwan Foreign Minister to Visit Grenada, U.S.

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Mark Chen left on a trip to Grenada three days early in order to see what help Taiwan could offer the Caribbean island devastated by a recent hurricane, a Taiwan spokesman said on Sunday.


South Asians dominate list of New York taxi drivers

New York City's taxi fleet has the reputation of being dominated by foreign-born drivers, and now there are numbers to prove it.


Secretary of State Colin Powell yesterday praised Syria for its plan to redeploy some of its troops in Lebanon and its willingness to do more to control its border with Iraq.


Kerry faults Bush's Afghanistan strategy

Democratic Sen. John Kerry, the party's 2004 presidential nominee, accused the Bush administration of pursuing a "cut and run" strategy in Afghanistan that has emboldened terrorists and made the U.S. less safe.


In the annals of beauty, the pompadour, the beehive and the Afro all had their day. Now comes the lifesaving haircut.


Forse strangolato, era in un'auto in periferia di Dipignano


France extends farm restrictions due blue tongue

The French Agriculture Ministry said on Saturday it had extended restrictions on livestock movements to 19 regions from 17 following the discovery of two new cases of blue tongue in animals near the German border.


Early results suggest the party of Kazakh President Nazarbayev will win victory in parliamentary elections.


La conferma e' dell'Eurostat. Stesso indice nell'Ue a 25


Disputes loom over Palestinian aid conference

Dozens of countries met on Monday to pledge billions of dollars in aid to the Palestinians in support of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas, but disputes with Israel on settlements and checkpoints darkened the mood.


The Two Brazils Combine for Night at Carnegie Hall

As a result of a chance encounter, a classical pianist and a samba percussionist from the slums will play together at Carnegie Hall on Saturday.


New York's mayor says he will support the city's police chief, after officers shot dead an unarmed black man.


The US banking system is strong, having weathered a recession, large corporate bankruptcies and competition from other financial institutions, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Tuesday.


Nella lista, vola China Life ma Exxon resta numero uno


Chavez Wins Referendum, Vows to Deepen Revolution

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez easily won a referendum on his rule and offered on  Monday to open a dialogue with his opponents, while vowing to  intensify the reforms at the heart of the nation's political  conflict.


Iraq's interim PM  insists  January's election will take place even if violence stops some Iraqis from voting.


Blood-and-guts director Quentin Tarantino may be going soft.


Class action attorney Melvyn Weiss to be indicted

Federal prosecutors are expected to indict influential class-action lawyer Melvyn Weiss on Thursday as part of a long-running case charging his law firm paid plaintiffs in its multibillion-dollar lawsuits against corporations, Milberg Weiss said.


Sure vendors have their storage specialists, support centers and customer-only support web sites, but sometimes Google worked as well as any of them in identifying the solution to my problem.