Iraqis Line Up to Put Hussein in the Noose

Hundreds of people have already started lobbying the Iraqi prime ministerÂs office to become the executioner for Saddam Hussein.


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Pirates Hack Vista's Registration Features

"MelindaGates" hack allows users to activate Vista without alerting Microsoft.


I'm the boss and I will stay boss, says defiant Eriksson

SVEN-GORAN ERIKSSON last night insisted he plans to carry on leading England into World Cup battle - despite criticism of his management style after the 2-2 draw with Austria.


No news of hundreds at Thai beach hotel-Accor group

Hotel group Accor said on Monday it had no news so far of around 500 tourists and staff at its Sofitel hotel on Khao Lak beach in southern Thailand after a tsunami devastated southern Asia.


Kidnapped Turkish engineer killed in Afghanistan: official

A Turkish engineer taken hostage in Afghanistan was killed by kidnappers after a police rescue operation ended in tragedy, interior ministry spokesman Lutfullah Mashal told AFP.


A local consortium is in talks with Leeds after Sebastian Sainsbury's Â£25m takeover collapses.


At least 22 people were killed and nine others wounded when a seven-story building collapsed in Mumbai, officials said Thursday as rescue workers continued to dig through the rubble for survivors.


Nestle buys Novartis medical food unit for $2.5 bln

Nestle , the world's largest food group, is buying the medical nutrition business of Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis AG  for $2.5 billion, the companies said on Thursday.


President Mugabe tells MPs that strict price controls will continue as Zimbabwe battles its worst ever economic crisis.


The Moesha family is mourning the loss of one of its own.   Lamont Bentley, who starred as Hakeem Campbell on the UPN sitcom, died   Wednesday when he was thrown from his vehicle just outside Los Angeles.   He was 31.


Islamic group says officials abusing law on religious symbols

BOBIGNY, France  - A high school that excluded three Sikh boys for wearing turbans must convene a disciplinary hearing within 15 days to decide the outcome of their cases, a French court ruled Friday.


Weinstein Company Makes a Deal With Guild Writers

The deal contains provisions that will allow it to be superseded by any agreement ultimately reached with the major companies through their bargaining group, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.


Richard Sutcliffe BRYAN ROBSON'S reply to the question 'do you feel you have anything to prove?' on being confirmed as West Bromwich Albion manager yesterday was as telling as it was succinct.


YUKOS Cuts China Supplies, Oil Above $46

Oil prices broke above $46 on Monday after Russian oil giant YUKOS said it would cut some oil shipments to China, the first toll on exports from the company's financial turmoil.


NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Ethnic clashes killed at least 19 people in Kenya's Rift Valley on Sunday, overshadowing a meeting between former U.N. chief Kofi Annan and opposition leader Raila Odinga to try to resolve a month-long crisis.


Voters in the US will be able to log on to the net tonight and download Michael Moore's controversial documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, for some topical election-time viewing.


Blair urges London mayor to apologize to Jewish journalist

British Prime Minister Tony Blair urged London's mayor to apologize for making allegedly offensive remarks to a Jewish journalist, stepping into a row some fear could damage the city's bid to host the 2012 Olympics.


A pair of space station astronauts ventured out on a spacewalk Tuesday to inspect two defective mechanisms that are hobbling power generation at the orbiting complex.


Elvis Presley's former wife Priscilla is among celebrities taking part in US TV show Dancing with the Stars.


Lawmaker: Social Security a Problem, Not Crisis

A top Republican lawmaker on Social  Security issues on Sunday called the retirement system's  finances a "problem" rather than a crisis, distancing himself  from the crisis terminology used by the White House in seeking  public support for private accounts.


New Home Sales and Prices Off Sharply in August

Sales hit their lowest rate in over seven years, as tighter credit and rising inventories hurt the housing industry.


The European Commission widened its investigation to determine if Intel pressured an electronics retailer to exclude chips made by Advanced Micro Devices.


Ariel Sharon should meet with Bashar Assad. Although Syria has not expelled the terror groups from Damascus, how could Assad be worse than Mahmoud Abbas, with whom Sharon is willing to meet, as Newsweek reported this week?


Two Japanese companies said Tuesday they have developed a DVD that can play on both existing machines and the upcoming high-definition players, raising hopes for a smooth transition as more people dump old TV sets for better screens.


Notebook: Palmer earns stripes in big comeback

Carson Palmer had his finest day in the NFL against one of the league's best defenses, leading the Cincinnati Bengals to an improbable victory.


Denzel Washington is to get behind the camera once again for a film based on a true story about an all-black 1930s high school debating team.


Popularity in search of purpose - Chirac's monumental career at the top

Jacques Chirac is remembered abroad as the French president who stood up to the United States over the Iraq war and battled for national influence in a globalising world, but at home the legacy of his monumental career remains deeply ambiguous.


Poverty rate down but fewer have health insurance

The U.S. poverty rate fell for the first time this decade but more people are living without health insurance and the bulk of the nation's poor are children, government data released on Tuesday showed.


Soon after arriving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Oct. 1, 2001, Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers raised doubts about the war plan -- days from execution -- to topple the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Gen. Tommy R. Franks, then chief of U.S. Central Command, planned a single thrust toward the Afghan capital from the north.


CD in Iraq Said to Have U.S. Schools Info

WASHINGTON - Federal law enforcement authorities notified six school districts in five states last month that a CD found by the U.S. military in Iraq contained crisis-planning information about their schools, two U.S...


The citrus industry in the land of   Jaffa oranges, squeezed for a decade by economic decline and a   Palestinian uprising, is blossoming again.


NATO leaders back ties with Balkans trio

NATO offered Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro on Tuesday the first step on the road to membership despite unresolved concerns over war crimes, and said other Balkan countries could expect firm invitations to join in 2008.


Three Egyptian soldiers are killed on the border after Israeli forces mistake them for Palestinian militants.


Efforts to limit or scrap a temporary worker program will provide the first test of a wide-ranging immigration bill, as lawmakers began tackling a long list of proposed amendments


Internet Cafe for Journalists Closed in Kazakh South

Text of report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency  Taraz, 4 June: An Internet cafe for journalists has been closed in Taraz (administrative centre of Zhambyl Region in southern Kazakhstan). The Internet cafe was backed by the OSCE office in Kazakhstan.


NATO to send training staff to Iraq before year's end: US ...

NATO will send military trainers to Iraq before the end of the year in response to appeals by Iraqi leaders for speedy action, US ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns said Wednesday.


Hollywood Entertainment Corp. discovered Friday that it might have another suitor in the suddenly crowded field bidding to take over the Wilsonville-based video rental chain.


UK's Brown in Iraq to meet Maliki: state television

Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, arrived in Iraq on Monday for his first visit since it was confirmed he was taking over the premiership from Tony Blair on June 27, Iraqi state television said.


2nd UPDATE:Singapore Econ Growth Slows; MAS Holds Policy

By Izham Ahmad Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES (Updates with details throughout). SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Singapore's economic growth lost steam in the third quarter, while the central bank retained a tight monetary


The Giuliani-era police commissioner, who now leads the Los Angeles police, said he supports the governor's plan to grant licenses to illegal immigrants.


Patterson Cos.  on reported slightly higher quarterly profit Wednesday on increased sales of its dental products.


Ryder-Monty gives Europe early advantage at Oakland Hills

Colin Montgomerie drew first blood for holders Europe with a birdie-three at the first hole as the 35th Ryder Cup began at Oakland Hills under cloudy skies on Friday.


Dodici morti, quasi cento feriti. Il duplice attentato kamikaze che stamani ha colpito due autobus di Beersheba, cittadina del sud di Israele fino a ieri considerata un'oasi di pace, giunge paradossalmente


Safety repairs to a portion of the Big Dig tunnel where a motorist was killed by falling ceiling panels have been completed and the section will reopen once federal authorities give the OK, Gov. Mitt Romney said Friday.


A judge denied a defense bid to delay Michael Jackson's child molestation trial, saying it would be "a huge step backward" and clearing the way for the trial to begin next month as planned.


Foreign medics sentenced to die in Libya HIV case

A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on Tuesday for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the HIV virus that causes AIDS.


BOXING has long been starved of magic and stardust, at least since Lennox Lewis put an end to the myth of Mike Tyson two years ago.


No vice grip for Repubs: GOP turns to Cheney

Vice President Dick Cheney hits the debate stage tonight in full damage-control mode, seeking to reclaim momentum for the GOP ticket by charging that Democrats can't be trusted to keep America safe.


India, Pakistan end talks without agreement

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and India have ended two days of talks, but without any significant breakthrough on the key issue of Kashmir.


3 Newborns Compete for Bulgaria's BABY 2005 ... read

Lifestyle: 3 January 2005, Monday. A total of 37 calls have been registered within the sixth national campaign BABY 2005 of the Bulgarian 9 months magazine.


Robson's return aims for more than just nostalgia

OLDER, wiser and without the bubble perm, Bryan Robson returned to West Bromwich Albion as the new manager yesterday, some 23 years after incurring the wrath of supporters when he left to join Manchester United.


UK's Brown arrives in China on trade-focused trip

Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in Beijing on Friday on a short trip to boost trade with the world's fastest-growing major economy.


Al-Jazeera: Militants in Iraq Seize 10 New Hostages

Arab television is airing video showing militants in Iraq holding 10 new hostages, including two Indonesian women. In one segment, three unidentified male hostages were shown on al-Jazeera television guarded by two armed masked men.


AIDS Conspiracy Theory Belief Linked to Less Condom Use

TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Bolstering years of reports that many black Americans believe AIDS is a plot against them, the most extensive survey of its kind suggests that the men most likely to believe such a conspiracy theory are the least likely to use condoms.


Ukrainian president in Switzerland for check-up after poisoning

Foreign Corresp. Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has travelled to Switzerland for a check-up on a skin condition caused by dioxin poisoning.


Air Force Gen. Gregory S. Martin was nominated by the Bush administration to be the new U.S. commander for the Pacific and East Asia, which oversees operations in more than half the globe.


US forces announce the arrest in Mosul of a militant allegedly linked to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


The aerospace company expects to finalize a contract with  Vietnam Airlines in the first quarter of 2005 for four 7E7  planes, which are worth around $500 million at list price.


Microsoft Weighs Resuming Negotiations With Europe

Microsoft said that it might restart settlement talks with European Union regulators after Europe's second-highest court ruled on whether penalties should be suspended.


Protests are taking place in 30 countries to bring attention to the growing crisis in Sudan's Darfur region.


A quest to claim America's birth certificate

Her family did not. Her father was killed and her sister starved to death. When the Russian army arrived, the rest of her family fled into western Germany.


Qantas shares are 1.5 percent higher Thursday after the Australian flag carrier confirmed the Aust. $1.1 billion ($770 million) exit of British Airways from its share register.


'Rinnovare in modo piu' maturo propria adesione alla fede'


A fire which caused extensive damage to a Beptist church in Downpatrick is suspicious, say police.


XM Satellite scores $650 million baseball deal

Game 7 between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees isn't Wednesday's only ballpark news. Major League Baseball has agreed to a grand-slam broadcasting deal with XM Satellite Holdings.


Miss New Jersey says she won't give in to an anonymous threat that personal photographs of her will be made public if she refuses to relinquish her crown.


Stock futures point up; hope for First Data deal

Stock index futures indicated the market could rebound on Monday after the previous session's plunge as a major buyout deal looked set to advance.


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Monsanto launches new "heart-healthy" soybean seed

Monsanto Company said it has begun marketing a new low-linolenic soybean crop that, once processed, will yield an enhanced oil that is low in trans fats.


Dale Earnhardt Jr, right, talks with Matt Kenseth, left, during a break in practice at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC, Thursday Oct. 14, 2004 before qualifying for Saturday's UAW-GM Quality 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race.


Ikea is to make a number of its UK staff redundant due to "challenging" trading conditions in the furnishings sector.


Hip-hop duo win four prizes at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year.


FERGUS FALLS, Minn. - People who went to a local clinic to get a flu shot didn't receive the vaccine they wanted...


Johan Santana practically coasted through his first complete game of the season. Going the distance was a bit tougher for Ben Sheets, but he was still going strong at the finish.


Colombo: The death toll in Sri Lanka went up to nearly 12,000 on Tuesday, two days after fierce tidal waves swamped its coastline.


Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli forces shot and killed a father   and his son when they raided a house in the Gaza Strip on   Saturday, and a third Palestinian was killed by troops near a   Gaza border crossing, medics and witnesses said.


Mobile phone masts are not responsible for the symptoms of ill health some blame them for, a major study says.


The wireless company abandoned its legal challenge of F.C.C. rules for its auction of radio spectrum, removing a potential obstacle to the much-anticipated sale.


Kanaan has IRL crown in sight with 2 races left

Tony Kanaan needs only to finish fourth or better Sunday at California Speedway to clinch his first Indy Racing League championship, but he will be racing for the win on the 2-mile oval in Fontana.


Movie Review | 'Transformers': Car Wars With Shape-Shifters âRâ Us

Boys and their toys are in full formation in âTransformers,â a movie of epically assaultive noise and nonsense.


Iraqi Cleric Calls Cease-Fire After Bloody Uprising

Rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his militia to end attacks on U.S. and Iraqi government forces and will soon unveil plans to pursue his goals through politics rather than conflict, aides said Monday.


F.D.A. Nominee Moves Toward Confirmation

A vote on Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, who has been serving as interim commissioner, is expected later today.


French President Jacques Chirac on Friday condemned the violence that resulted in a shooting death after 100 Paris Saint-Germain fans attacked a supporter of an Israeli club on the previous day.Comment


Some NATO Members Balk at Joining Iraq Mission, U.S. Says

In an unprecedented departure from NATO practice, several alliance members will not allow their own officers assigned to NATO's two command centers to participate in its first collective postwar mission in Iraq, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.


Autism: New Findings From Big Gene Study

The first findings from the world's largest autism research project give hope to families and scientists.


'Non si possono creare dei disadattati in laboratorio'


Mitchell steroid report spreads baseball guilt

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


Prima collezione di Vera e Giuliana Gemma a Roma


Search Engine Watch editor-in-chief Danny Sullivan recaps top search engine stories from September 2006.


Soup and Mama McNabb: Marketing Meets Reality

Wilma McNabb - Donovan's mother - is the only mother in a sponsorship campaign for Campbell's, the National Football League's official soup.


Air passengers unable to board because of overbooking or flight cancellation can now claim more compensation.


As feathers fly in pigeon wars, one friend emerges

NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters Life!) - London has outlawed feeding pigeons in Trafalgar Square and brought in trained hawks to kill them, prompting legal action against Mayor Ken Livingstone.


Prime Minister Tony Blair has attended only 6% of Commons votes during the 2003-04 session, according to the Times.


Torino, 17:44 - CALCIO, TORINO: 7-0 NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test infrasettimanale per il Torino, che in vista della gara di sabato contro il Parma, ha affrontat...


Yes, New England, there is a Santa Claus. And, apparently, an Easter Bunny and a Tooth Fairy.


People who take even moderately high doses of vitamin E could be putting their lives at risk, mounting evidence suggests.


Hundreds protest Shanghai maglev rail extension

Hundreds of people marched through China's financial hub of Shanghai on Saturday protesting a planned extension of the city's magnetic levitation train, or "maglev", worried it would emit radiation and sicken them.


Palermo, 14:02 - CALCIO, CORINI: TRATTATIVA CON ROMA IN FASE INIZIALE

Eugenio Corini, parlando al quotidiano telematico 'Ateneonline', spende nuove parole per quelli che ...


An Old Church's New Tilt Inspires Tourists and T-Shirts

A humble church has something Germany's glorious Cologne Cathedral cannot match: a leaning tower.


Biron perfect again as Flyers top Devils

No Flyers fluke here. Martin Biron made 38 saves in his second straight shutout and Philadelphia proved again it is back as a Stanley Cup contender, beating the New Jersey Devils 4-0 on Thursday night.


for the front line in eastern Congo to stop renegade soldiers advancing further after more than a week of fighting. between the towns of Kanyabayonga and Lubero to keep rebels and loyal troops apart.


Report: Online holiday spending nears $28 billion

A report from market research firm comScore pegs the amount of online spending this holiday season at nearly $28 billion, a 19 percent gain over the same period last year.


Saudi police killed three gunmen in al-Riyadh

Saudi security sources said that the Saudi police killed three gunmen in a fire exchange to the east of the capital Riyadh. These sources said that the security forces closed all roads leading to the region where the clashes took place.


LONDON - About 20,000 protestors have taken to the streets of central London to demand British troops leave Iraq. The protest is organized by the Stop the War Coalition and comes at the end of the three-day


Growing Worry for Businesses: Old Computers

Businesses that have taken control of their electronic waste problems are finding it can pay off in many ways.


In the Case of the Model vs. the Boxer, a Court Showdown That Wasnât

The tale of Oscar De La Hoya, a former striptease dancer and some embarrassing photos posted on the Internet.


France in bid to salvage waning ties to Africa

France is hosting its 24th Franco-African summit this week as critics slam its role in the region.


Scientists Weigh Stem Cellsâ Role as Cancer Cause

A debate over a hypothesis that cancers are fed by cancerous stem cells could affect the path of research.


THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- There's no 'grace period' when it comes to use of injection drugs like heroin or cocaine: A new study in Addiction finds teenage and young adult users triple their risk for death soon after taking up the habit.


Download music, share bank account info for free on P2P networks

A surprisingly large number of people who share music and other files on P2P systems are inadvertently exposing bank account and similar personal information on their computers, according to a study by Dartmouth University's Tuck School of Business.


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Goldman, Madrone take $1 bln stake in Global Hyatt

Private equity firms Madrone Capital Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners agreed to invest $1 billion in closely-held Global Hyatt Corp, the hotel company's Chairman, Tom Pritzker, said on Wednesday.


Il furto alla Galleria Nazionale di Oslo da parte di uomini armati

Sottratte anche altre tele dello stesso artista. Il dipinto espressionista era stato valutato dieci anni fa 48 milioni di euro. OSLO (Norvegia) - Un furto clamoroso Ã¨ avvenuto stamane alla Galleria Nazionale di Oslo.


Considerably more newly laid-off workers signed up for unemployment benefits last week, although the figures suggest the job market remains stable even as a housing slump afflicts the economy.


Chronic dizziness that is not due to vertigo, a problem that has puzzled doctors for years, may have a variety of causes including anxiety disorders and brain injury, according to a study published on Monday.


Kerry claims Bush let bin Laden walk "out the back door"

Democratic hopeful John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of letting Osama bin Laden slip "out the back door" and of waging a scare campaign to win reelection.


Scarperia, 11:52 - MOTO, GP ITALIA: FAUBEL VINCE 125

Lo spagnolo Hector Faubel su Aprilia ha vinto il Gp d'Italia, sesta prova del Motomondiale classe 12...


Zurigo, 18:32 - CALCIO, FIFA: BLATTER ELOGIA DECISIONE JUVENTUS

A margine del comitato esecutivo della Fifa di oggi a Zurigo il presidente Joseph Blatter ha elogiat...


Sindacato, 'irricevibili' le posizioni di Alitalia


Apple says new iMac line uses Intel chips

Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O on   Wednesday said its entire line of iMac computers would feature   Intel Core 2 Duo processors, speeding up the performance of the   personal computers.


The award of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize to ecologist Wangari Maathai dominated the Kenya media as soon as the news broke. TV and radio channels on Friday reported the announcement extensively and Saturday's newspapers are similarly ecstatic.


For Sprint and Nextel, the Struggle Is Ahead

which could come as early as today - they will have completed the easy part. The harder part, industry executives and analysts


New Program Aims to Forestall Foreclosures

The plan will delay the foreclosure process for qualified homeowners for 30 days as they negotiate a more affordable mortgage.


Secular Turks rally against Muslim headscarf reform

Thousands of secular Turks rallied on  Saturday against a plan by the government to allow women  students to wear the Muslim headscarf at university, a move  they say will usher in a stricter form of Islam in Turkey.


'Shaq-A-Claus' Greets Kids in L.A. Return

LOS ANGELES -- Shaquille O'Neal came to town to play Santa Claus to 250 kids Friday morning, and it didn't matter that the grinning basketball star was no longer a member of the home team.


Trento, 14:45 - SCI: MOELGG, KARBON E ZORZI A 'MONDIALE' POLIZIE DOGANALI

Gli azzurri dello sci alpino Denise Karbon, Manfred Moelgg, Max Blardone e Cristian Zorzi faranno pa...


Investigators keep open mind over Indonesian embassy blast in Paris

French police were investigating a possible terrorist connection after 10 people were slightly injured in a pre-dawn bomb blast outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris.


Aid Worker Hassan Mourned at London Service

LONDON, Dec. 11 -- Family and friends gathered at Westminster Cathedral Saturday to remember Margaret Hassan, a respected aid worker abducted and believed murdered in Iraq.


Obama, Clinton tied in 2008 Democratic race

Barack Obama has erased a once substantial deficit to climb into a virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.


WHO hopes new Africa meningitis vaccine can hasten eradication

A new Indian-developed meningitis vaccine costing just 40 US cents per dose could help eradicate the disease in Africa following successful tests on children, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.


Philips to Reduce Value of Stake in MedQuist

Royal Philips Electronics said on Wednesday that it would take a $752 million charge in the fourth quarter to reduce the value of its stake in MedQuist


ANYTHING Wayne Rooney does, Ruud van Nistelrooy can do better, it seemed, as Manchester United got back to winning ways last night in a superb match with Sparta Prague.


HERAKLIO, Greece -- It's almost as though their careers are intertwined, one just beginning, the other only a gold-medal match away from retirement.


At least 10 people are killed by a car bomb in an Iraqi market that police said was aimed at them.


Friends and family describe the deceased CNET editor as a devoted family man and friend, whose resourcefulness kept his family alive.


Childhood BMI Related To Cancer Risk in Adulthood

NEW YORK OCT 18, 2004  - Children who are overweight appear to have an increased risk of cancer in later life, according to the results of a study published in the November 1st issue of the International Journal of Cancer.


Ciampi: "Inaccettabile distacco tra Sud e resto del Paese

CALTANISSETTA - "E' inaccettabile il distacco tra il Mezzogiorno e il resto del Paese, intollerabile lo spreco di risorse umane e naturali e di potenzialita', intollerabile un tasso di disoccupazione nazionale doppio al Sud rispetto al resto del Paese".


We didn't stop that war, but may have stopped the next

Comment is free: Five years ago, the biggest political protest in our history served to explode the myth  of public apathy


White House blocks subpoenas over fired prosecutors

President George W. Bush set up an anticipated court battle with the Democratic-led Congress on Thursday by refusing to comply with subpoenas in its widening probe of fired federal prosecutors.


Advice on paying off debt and playing with oil prices

Q: I need some advice on paying off debt. I am a 52-year-old engineer who was laid off last fall. I have been unable to find another engineering position.


Illinois basketball player Rich McBride pleaded guilty Thursday to driving under the influence.


Republicans Seem Likely to Retain U.S. Congress

Though polls show many Americans are  unhappy with the direction of the nation, they seem likely in  the Nov. 2 elections to keep Republicans in control of the U.S.  Congress.


Gene Tweaking Turns Couch Potato Mice Into Racers

Altering a single gene turned ordinary mice into marathon racers that could run for hours and eat huge amounts of food without getting fat, a team of researchers reported on Monday.


Nepal has appealed to the Iraqi government for help in securing the release of 13 Nepalese hostages.


California Attorney General Bill Lockyer will move forward with a false-claims lawsuit against the electronic voting-machine maker. The Golden State accuses Diebold of installing electronic voting systems that were not tested or approved.


Breath test for diabetes may be possible: study

Diabetic children exhale higher levels of a chemical when their blood sugar is too high, U.S. researchers said on Monday, suggesting that a simple breath test could one day replace finger stick testing as a way to monitor diabetes.


Product Review: Nokia 6820 Wireless Messaging Handset

The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 6820 is an ergonomically pleasing handheld device that integrates short text, multimedia and  instant messaging capabilities with all of the features and functions that one normally would expect to find in a dedicated GSM/GPRS cellular phone.


Tribes Go Online To Sell Cigarettes, And Fury Erupts

Online sales of untaxed cigarettes are provoking a stampede of protests from a disparate collection of antitobacco groups, cash-strapped state governments and local retailers.


Patriots win again, but not without a scare from Seahawks

The New England Patriots got another victory -- but quite a scare -- as they extended their NFL record for consecutive wins. They stopped a late Seattle comeback to beat the Seahawks


Our position is: The president's plan to shift troops from Europe recognizes the reality that threats against the nation have changed.


German suspects had deadline for attacks: report

Three suspected Islamist militants who  were planning to attack American targets in Germany had orders  to act by September 15 and knew police were hot on their trail  before their arrest, a magazine said on Saturday.


Dial 8008135 4ABJ Somebody has been making merry down at Carphone Warehouse, and no mistake. The mobile phone outfit has thoughfully provided a demo of its MyMobileAccount facility (hit "view demo") which offers a rather interesting account name and phone number:â¦


Retailers face one of their "toughest ever years" in 2008, a report into the UK-wide sector warns.


Sudanese govt hopeful of deal in Darfur crisis

Sudan's government has said it hopes to reach a deal in talks resuming tomorrow with rebels in Darfur, which the UN says is descending into chaos.


Continuing work on the Atlantis orbiter's troublesome fuel sensor system pushes a proposed launch date back to 7 February.


Study Finds Rise in Choice of Double Mastectomies

More women with breast cancer are choosing to have their healthy breast surgically removed along with their affected breast.


Sunshine might stop certain cancers from growing, including skin cancers, researchers believe.


Marijuana Plants Found Outside Courthouse

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Sheriff's officers had marijuana growing right under their noses - or at least right outside their headquarters - before discovering and removing the illegal weed...


Jazz thrash Spurs to grab Western lifeline

The Utah Jazz delivered a 109-83 home-court win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday to claw their way back into the Western Conference finals.


South African, Sudanese presidents in Kenya to witness peace deal

Presidents Omar el-Beshir of Sudan and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa arrived in Kenya, headed for Naivasha to witness the signing of a peace deal on issues to end Africa's longest-running conflict, a mediation official said.


By the time her son was 4 months old, Lynn Richards was certain something was wrong. Baby Oliver couldn't lift his head, which was unusually large, and he was as floppy as a rag doll.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Whistling Past the Graveyard as the Wait Goes On

Roger Clemens has won some big games for the Yankees even with groin injuries, but at best, acquiring Clemens is a reminder of how bad off the Yankees are.


SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The stepfather of the boy who accused Michael Jackson of molestation testified Thursday that he asked for payment for the family's participation in a video interview intended to restore Jackson's reputation...


Because there haven't been too many of them recently, the word `` dynasty'' is tossed around all too freely when there's talk of dominant professional sports teams.


Capt. Kirk was wrong: Space is not "Star Trek's" "final frontier."


London: Australian cricketers are hungry for some action and ravenous to get stuck into New Zealandâs one-day team at The Oval, captain Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday.


Building Suspense Along the Trail of an Invisible Man

âZodiacâ is about working things through intellectually and about the dawning of awareness, which encapsulates the experience of watching it.


Argentine Teen Kills Four in School Shooting

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - A 15-year-old Argentine  killed four fellow students and wounded six on Tuesday in a  school shooting that shocked Argentines unaccustomed to such  violence.


La proposta definitiva del governo verrÃ  presentata nell'incontro di domaniDal 2008 saranno indicizzate al 100% anche le pensioni da tre a cinque volte il minimo                                            Padoa-Schioppa: "Accordo vicinissimo" I sindacati avvertono: "Troppo ottimismo"                                                                                Alberto Bombassei (Confindustria): "Il rischio Ã¨ che l'elefante partorisca un topolino"


Senate panel approves spyware, wireless privacy bills

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on Wednesday approved bills intended to fight computer spyware and to protect wireless phone customers from potential privacy problems associated with a wireless phone number directory.


Breast-Feeding Mothers 'Stimulate Sexual Desire'

Womenâs sexual desire is heightened if they are near breast-feeding mothers, a new study has found. They appear to be turned on by a chemical odour from


Man Said to Use Compressor on DUI Device

BUCKINGHAM, Pa. - A man is accused of using an air compressor to defeat an ignition interlock device.  Michael Simo, 41, had the device installed in his car after being convicted of multiple drunken driving offenses.


Intel suggests overlay to boost Internet performance

Intel announced its plans on Thursday to improve the Internet by making it safer, more useful, reliable, and accessible. At Fall IDF (Intel Developer Forum), Pat Gelsinger, Senior Vice President and Chief


The Dutch government vetoes the new parliament's move to grant amnesty to thousands of failed asylum seekers.


Polio Vaccine Contamination Raises Cancer Concerns

A review into contaminated polio vaccine has been ordered by Australia's Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott, after an investigation showed at least two batches were released for use after testing positive for contamination, according to a report in The


A Million in Florida Still Powerless After Jeanne

About one million customers remained without power in Florida early Tuesday after Hurricane Jeanne tore through the state over the weekend, according to two of Florida's largest utilities.


Italy president in crisis talks after Prodi quits

Italy's president held crisis talks on Thursday to see if Romano Prodi, who resigned after only nine months in power after losing a Senate vote, has enough support to be reappointed as prime minister or must be replaced.


Police in Athens fire tear gas at protesters demonstrating against ...

Police used tear gas Friday night to disperse more than 2,000 demonstrators who lit fires, smashed windows and beat up journalists as they marched through downtown Athens to protest the weekend visit of Secretary of State Colin Powell.


Mutual funds are moving to comply with a new rule that requires them to have independent chairmen starting in 2006, despite a growing challenge to the rule.


White House calls for quick Thai elections

STOCKTON, California  - The White House on Tuesday called for a "quick return" to democratic elections in Thailand after a bloodless coup last month deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.


In un'intervista radiofonica il vicepremier ha parlato di rapporticon gli Usa e negoziato con Teheran: "Si apra trattativa vera"                                                  D'Alema, un monito alla Siria "Cooperi o non staremo a guardare"                                                                                "Iniziativa europea determinante per la pacificazione del Medioriente"


Relief Crew Is on Its Way to Space Station

A replacement crew for the International Space Station blasted off aboard a Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia early today.


Coach Mora Takes Blame for Falcons' Loss

Say this about the Atlanta Falcons: When they lose, they do it with style.


African summit ends still short on Somalia force

An African summit ended on  Wednesday with a proposed peacekeeping force for Somalia still  lacking firm commitments for thousands of troops.


Rettore aveva annullato selezioni a Medicina e Odontoiatria


Mobile ESPN's End Casts Big Shadow Over Other Startups      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Jumping into the wireless phone business turned out to be a bad idea for Walt Disney-backed Mobile ESPN. Now the question is, will other mobile phone service upstarts soon bite the dust?


Britain honors Mandela struggle against apartheid

Britain honored Nelson Mandela on Wednesday by unveiling a bronze statue of South Africa's first black president alongside those of statesmen such as Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.


Rich Young's road to the NCAA Tournament includes a firefight in Iraq and peacekeeping in Kosovo.


England surely confirmed they're well on the way to booking their place to the World Cup in Germany in 2006, after easily outclassing Wales 2-0 overnight in the European


Tabulati e filmati al setaccio Ricerche nelle campagne di Mazara

TRAPANI, 11 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Nessuna traccia finora di Denise, la bimba di quattro anni scomparsa il primo settembre scorso. Le ricerche si allargano anche nelle campagne attorno a Mazara del Vallo: polizia


Sydney hosts the world's largest HIV/Aids forum, which confirms that male circumcision can cut infection.


Yahoo's Home Page Gets Functional Facelift

Web media giant offered a preview of its redesigned front page Tuesday and said the new simpler look will replace the old one in a few weeks. -Leslie Walker


Bears are proving to be legit contenders

Last January, the Carolina Panthers proved to many skeptics what we had thought all along: The Chicago Bears' 11-5 season was largely the result of playing in the NFC North, where the resistance was token at best.


Newmont Mining accused of gross negligence

The Indonesian environment minister on Friday accused US-based Newmont Mining Corp. of gross negligence over alleged pollution at a gold mine in Indonesia, saying the company "cut corners" to boost profits.


Paris Hilton out of prison for medical reasons

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was released from prison on Thursday for medical reasons after serving just over three days of a 23-day sentence but she will be confined to her home for 40 days, officials said.


John Lucas scored 11 of his 24 points during a 17-4 run in the first half, helping No. 6 Oklahoma State take control of what turned into a 76-57 victory over SMU on Monday night.


Canada warns on Rx: Neighbor to north may suffer from exporting ...

Canada's chief health official warned Americans yesterday that his nation is not a cut-rate ``drugstore'' for bargain-hunting Americans to exploit.


U.S. Forces on Offensive in Iraq Rebel Strongholds

U.S.-led forces launched operations in  three Iraqi rebel strongholds on Thursday, killing nearly two  dozen insurgents in a town near the Syrian border and bombing  targets in Falluja for the third straight day.


The G7 wealthy nations on Saturday predicted solid economic growth and subdued inflation this year while repeating currency declarations that some economists believe could limit the dollar's decline.


A judge on Tuesday declined to overturn a murder conviction in a drunken-driving crash that killed a wedding limo's chauffeur and a flower girl.


Five Days: Investors Get a Break, but Some Lenders Absorb Blows

For all the anxiety this week about what Wall Street would do once investors saw the latest economic indicators, there was little excitement in the markets.


Sharon, Abbas Say They're Willing to Meet

Description: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and leading Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas tell Newsweek they are willing to meet on the future of Israel's disengagement from Gaza and the so-called "road map" to peace in the region.


In addition to expected production increases, OPEC president Purnomo Yusgiantoro cited the upcoming US presidential election in early November a factor likely to ease international oil prices.


House prices grew by 0.8% in August, the Nationwide says, lifting the annual growth rate to 6.6%.


Turkey's Gul stirs hope among devout Muslims

Eight years after a lawmaker was thrown out of Turkey's parliament for wearing a Muslim-style headscarf, devout Turks are pinning hopes of more religious rights on their next president and his headscarf-wearing wife.


C-SPAN's Lamb still aboard after changes

Brian Lamb just turned 65, and Monday came the news that two people have been appointed to the job of C-SPAN president, the job Lamb has held since the network switched on in 1979.


European and Asian foreign ministers agreed to set a 2009 deadline to complete negotiations on a new international climate change pact to limit greenhouse gases


Eventually, the computing giant will support data center, servers and workstations for all of Fortum's operations worldwide.


have left 169 whales and dolphins dead on Australian and New Zealand beaches in the past three days. By Tuesday, 96 long-finned pilot whales and bottle-nosed dolphins had died after the first beaching on Sunday at King Island, midway.


Smokers below 40 at five fold risk of heart attacks!

According to the British Medical Journal, a study published in 'Tobacco Control' has revealed that smokers aged below 40 are five times more prone to suffering from a heart attack than non smokers of the same age.


Catanzaro, 12:28 - CALCIO, CATANZARO: SILIPO NUOVO ALLENATORE

Fausto Silipo è il nuovo allenatore del Catanzaro. Il tecnico sarà presentato ufficial...


UK ranked eleventh in competitive economies

THE UK is the 11th most competitive economy in the world, according to the World Economic Forumâs rankings. Finland topped the rankings as the most competitive economy, for the third time in the last four years.


Sudan Expels Head of UK Aid Agency, Warns Another

KHARTOUM, Sudan  - Sudan expelled the country  director of Save the Children, accusing the British aid agency  of breaching Sudanese law and interfering in domestic affairs,  the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and the agency said Monday.


Thousands of North Sea contract workers vote to accept an improved pay and holiday deal.


Keith Richards has returned to the United States after being treated for a head injury in New Zealand, his publicist said Monday.


WPP Says It Will Pay $1.52 Billion for Grey Global

WPP Group Plc, the world's second- largest marketing and advertising company, said it will pay about $1.52 billion for Grey Global Group Inc.


The health secretary promises the NHS will become more personalised and convenient to use.


Tapes show how mother of two 'helped run' her husband's criminal empire whilst he was in jail.


More than a day and a half after a deadly gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northwest China, rescuers are losing hope of finding 141 people still trapped underground.


Fla., NC Top List of States Prepared for Bioterrorism

Florida and North Carolina scored highest in a report "Protecting the Public's Health in the Age of Bioterrorism," released by the Trust for America's Health.


Ex-Village People singer pleads no contest

The original policeman in the 1970s disco band The Village People remains behind bars after pleading no contest to drug possession charges.


The giant Diamond synchrotron being built in Oxfordshire in southern England is to receive a further Â£120m of funding.


Can't wake up before lunchtime? Blame your ancestors. Researchers now suspect that night owls inherit their sleeping patterns and are launching a study that could lead to new gene therapy for sleep disorders. By Randy Dotinga.


Girl, 13, dies after overdose with suicide-pact friend

A TEENAGE girl who went missing with a friend she met over the internet is believed to have entered into a suicide pact after police returned the pair to their homes.


Black trial based on envy and prejudice, says defence lawyer

Business & money: Â· Peer's lavish lifestyle 'was detailed to inflame jurors' Â· Prosecution case 'rests on serial liar Radler'


Blown out again, Dolphins shift game to primetime

Miami - Hurricane Jeanne forced the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers to move their game today to primetime. The teams and the league agreed to move the starting time from 11 am MDT to 6:30 pm MDT because


HP Server-Storage Appliance Targets SMBs

HP is the latest to offer a server-storage product targeted to small- to mid-size businesses.


Flu vaccine: it's available, but people think it isn't

Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to


Kevin Dellicker stays away from politics when he reports for duty at the National Guard armory in Harrisburg, Pa. But out of uniform, the captain in the Pennsylvania National


ADV: Voom Satellite - Great HDTV Programming

Experience beautiful HDTV programming with Voom. Over 30 HDTV channels. $0 upfront for hardware and installation. Maximize your TV viewing experience with Voom Satellite.


A clever Windows virus called Bofra has started circulating on the net.


NBA: Yao Ming Thrills Hometown Fans During Exhibition Game

National Basketball Association star Yao Ming of China thrilled his hometown fans with 14 points to lead the Houston Rockets to an 88-86 win over the Sacramento Kings in Shanghai.


By KATHY FLANIGAN, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL  ExfileZ.com calls itself "the better business bureau" of relationships. It's brand new, so it may take a while to find out if that's true, but it does offer a way to check someone out that doesn't require a court primer.


High-Tech Industry Has Lost 400,000 Jobs

The U.S. information tech sector lost 403,300 jobs between March 2001 and this past April, and the market for tech workers remains bleak, according to a new report...


Al-Zarqawi's group claims responsibility for killing Japanese ...

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who leads a militant group affiliated with the al-Qaida network, on Tuesday claimed that his group is responsible for the murder of Japanese hostage Shosei Koda, while repeating demands that Japan pull its troops out of Iraq.


Via a grave site, Spain relives harsh divisions

GRANADA, Spain -- On a hillside overlooking the Sierra Nevada mountains, a gnarled olive tree and a simple granite marker stand where historians believe Spain's most celebrated 20th-century poet, Federico Garcia Lorca, was summarily executed and dumped in a communal grave.


Guantanamo prisoner urges release of BBC journalist

A television cameraman held prisoner for years at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has issued an impassioned plea for the release of a fellow journalist kidnapped in Gaza.


UK students will go abroad for courses if universities do not improve, Education Secretary Alan Johnson warns,


An Indian weightlifter has tested positive for drugs before the start of the Athens Games, the International Olympic Committee has announced.


Identifying Sperm Donors Doesn't Cause Problems

THURSDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDayNews) -- Openly identifying sperm donors doesn't seem to lead to problems for the donors or their biological children, according to a U.S. study in the most recent issue of Human Reproduction.


'Price Fatigue' Hurting Beef Sales-Tyson

Tyson Foods Inc TSN.N., the world's  largest meat company, said on Thursday that high beef prices  may have consumers shifting to pork and chicken, but its beef  segment should do well later this year.


Stop di 10 minuti deciso da sindacati in memoria vittime


Kerry-Bush rules of engagement leave little room for debate

Officially the US presidential election is not a war, but Republicans and Democrats have drawn up what looks suspiciously like rules of engagement for the televised debates between George W. Bush and John Kerry.


Dion Harris scored a career-high 24 points and had four assists and five steals Wednesday to lead Michigan to a 69-60 victory over Colorado in the second round of the preseason NIT.


Environmentalists call for congestion charging to be considered to tackle Scotland's transport problems.


US Presents New Resolution On Darfur to Security Council

The United States September 9 formally presented to members of the Security Council a draft resolution on Sudan that asks the United Nations to establish an international commission to investigate whether acts of genocide have occurred in Darfur.


Olympic hero Amir Khan is set to decide on his boxing future in the next few days.


Sales of portable digital-audio players are booming, and IDC predicts the market will generate $58 billion by 2008. The research firm says Apple's iPod will continue to be a major participant


Royal agrees to pose nude, newspaper urges her not to

News that controversial British royal Sarah Ferguson is to pose nude for a charity book was greeted perhaps ungenerously by one British newspaper, as it launched a campaign urging her to stay clothed.


Wash. Teen Found Alive 8 Days After Wreck

SEATTLE - After eight days, Laura Hatch's family had almost given the 17-year-old up for dead, and sheriff's deputies had all but written her off as a runaway. Then she was found, badly hurt and severely dehydrated, but alive and conscious, in the back seat of a crumpled car, 200 feet down a ravine...


Opera files EU antitrust suit against Microsoft

Opera Software has filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft in the European Union, accusing it of stifling competition by tying its Internet Explorer Web browser to Windows, the Norwegian company said Thursday.


Australian airline Qantas receives a takeover approach from Macquarie bank and Texas International.


Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to set aside time in their lives for God and the needy, as he ushered in Christmas early Tuesday by celebrating Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica


Google, EMI Deal Gives YouTube Users Access to Music Label's Videos, Clips

By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  May 31--Google and major music label EMI have reached an agreement that will allow YouTube users to watch music videos from EMI artists and include clips from them in videos they create, the companies said today.


In his campaign to win over Republican conservatives, presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani has a persuasive ally in Theodore Olson, a high-profile lawyer often mentioned as a possible replacement for departing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.


Manovra dovra' essere votata entro il 24 dicembre


(ANSA) - ROMA, 29 SET - Gigi Del Neri e' il nuovo allenatore della Roma. Il tecnico ha trovato un accordo con il club a Villa Pacelli, negli uffici di Sensi. La presentazione - scrive il sito ufficiale della Roma - e' in programma alle 18 a Trigoria.


Ford conjures up Steve McQueen to sell Mustangs

Ford Motor Co.'s flagship division is launching a late-year US advertising blitz â-ncluding an appearance by the late Hollywood action hero Steve McQueen â -boost sales of its new cars and trucks.


Strict copyright laws do not always benefit authors

And they could even increase risk, study says A stricter, more author-friendly copyright regime does not guarantee higher pay for authors, according to a new study which surveyed the earnings of 25,000 writers.â¦


US consumer spending rebounded sharply July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the US economy has recovered from its recent soft spot.


Michael Cooper could only coax 70 points out of the Denver Nuggets in what was likely his last game as the interim head coach.


Hokies 'Fell Apart' at BC: With No Effective Way of Stopping Eagles Forward Jared Dudley, Virginia Tech Loses a Second Straight ACC Game.

By Norm Wood Nwood@dailypress.Com, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Feb. 3--CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Before his players took the floor Saturday against Boston College, Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg told them there were three keys to stopping forward Jared Dudley.


Car explodes at Scottish airport after London bombs

A four-wheel-drive vehicle rammed into Glasgow airport's main terminal on Saturday and exploded in flames in what police described as an attack, a day after a twin car-bomb plot was foiled in London.


With disappointments across the company's business lines, Office Depot (NYSE: ODP) announced this morning that CEO Bruce Nelson has resigned.


Ericsson fined over Olympic phone tap scandal

Greek phone taps Ericsson has been hit with a â¬7.36m ($10m) fine for its role in tapping mobile phones belonging to the Greek prime minister and members of his Cabinet.â¦


Kenyan  President Mwai Kibaki says that he is ready to talk to opposition rivals, but only after the unrest ends.


Two months on, fate of French hostages in Iraq still uncertain

Two French journalists abducted in Iraq marked their 60th day in captivity, with an agonizing uncertainty persisting over the pair's fate despite intense diplomatic efforts for their release.


Age of Riches: The Richest of the Rich, Proud of a New Gilded Age

Todayâs titans often see themselves as pillars of a new age of prosperity, one in which their successes and their philanthropy have made government less important.


WASHINGTON - A foul-smelling package that led to the evacuation of a post office next to the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum contained two cans of spinach and a dirty diaper, authorities said. "No wonder it smelled," said Deborah Yackley, a spokeswoman for the U.S.


Consumer prices see biggest rise in 17 years

Consumer prices rose 0.3 percent in  December and for all of 2007 they shot up at the fastest rate  in seventeen years, largely because of soaring energy costs,  the Labor Department reported on Wednesday.


Officials found six bodies Thursday inside a Tijuana house where gunmen took refuge during a shootout with soldiers and police


Australia PM takes Aboriginal welfare to summit

Anger over the gang rape of a  10-year-old aboriginal girl has prompted Australia's new Labor  government to make indigenous welfare the focus of a summit of  national and state leaders this week.


Sharon Stone Sues Plastic Surgeon Over "Face-Off" Rumor

Say what you will about Sharon Stone's face, but whatever you do, don't suggest it's the result of cosmetic surgery, or you just might find yourself in court.


Conferma dal sindaco dopo l'accordo con Ecclestone a Londra

IMOLA - L'autodromo di Imola continuerÃ  ad ospitare i GP di F.1 almeno fino al 2009 compreso. Lo ha reso noto da Londra il sindaco Massimo Marcignoli, che assieme al presidente della Sagis Federico Bendinelli ha incontrato in mattinata Bernie Ecclestone.


Stormy Uranus takes astronomers by surprise

Uranus may not be âthe most boring planetâ in the solar system after all - new images suggest the outer planet experiences weird seasonal weather patterns.


Multiple Bombings Kill at Least 37 in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - At least three bombs exploded near a U.S. convoy in western Baghdad on Thursday, killing 37 people and wounding more than 50, officials said...


Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's president, has rejected a request from Equatorial Guinea for the extradition of 70 alleged mercenaries accused of plotting a coup in the west African country.


Hollywood actors says they won't attend the Golden Globe Awards next weekend, in solidarity with striking writers.


Celentano-Rai: Ã¨ rottura 'Nessuna libertÃ  di parola'

E' un addio in polemica quello che Adriano Celentano dice alla Rai. Una addio causato - secondo il cantante - dalla censura preventiva operata dall'azienda che gli avrebbe "tolto libertÃ  di espressione e di parola".


This application allows users to share one keyboard and mouse with multiple computers running at the same time, even if the computers use different operating systems. And the best part? It's free. By Lee Underwood. 1003


The movie industry announced yesterday it will file its first wave of lawsuits later this month against those it alleges are illegally sharing copyrighted films on the Internet, joining the music industry in its fight against piracy.


Mozilla Nabs Top UI Developers from Humanized

Mozilla has hired top employees at Humanized, a small company known for its innovative work in intuitive user interfaces.


Pentagon Dumps Guantanamo Terrorism Trial Officers

The Pentagon has dumped three  members of a military tribunal that will hear the trials of  Guantanamo prisoners, but kept the presiding officer despite  challenges to his impartiality, officials said on Thursday.


Petition answer pops up in inboxes The petition opposing Tony Blair's proposal to introduce road pricing and vehicle tracking closed last night and the 1.8 million signatories all received an email, supposedly from the Prime Minister, explaining why their opposition is misguided.â¦


Genova, 17:11 - CALCIO, SAMP; TERLIZZI: OPERATO, TORNA A GENNAIO

Allenamento pomeridiano per la Sampdoria che domenica affronterà la Roma a Marassi. Il tecnic...


NATO admits more civilian deaths in anti-Taliban fight

The NATO-led force in Afghanistan admitted Sunday to killing more civilians, this time in Pakistan, a day after harsh criticism from President Hamid Karzai about military operations.


Democrats, who outnumber Republicans 5-to-1 among registered voters here, want their city to welcome not only Republican convention delegates but also the protesters who plan to demonstrate against the GOP. A sizable local contingent plans to join the marchers.


A US citizen held prisoner since his capture by US forces in Afghanistan in 2001 is due to be sent to Saudi Arabia as part of a deal securing his release.


Sudanese VP heads to Nairobi Monday for final round of peace talks

Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha will travel to Kenya on Monday for a new round of peace talks with John Garang, leader of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement, Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman Ismail said.


Consumer Reports rates best buys for medicines

The group that ranks everything from cars to DVD players started offering advice Thursday on which medicines are the best buys. Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports magazine, launched


Top tobacco companies urged a federal judge Friday to put her landmark judgment against the industry on hold and let them keep selling "light" and "low tar" cigarettes until they've had a chance to appeal.


An "air-breathing" hypersonic plane will attempt to break the world speed record for the second time in a year by flying at 10 times the speed of sound.


Brown under pressure over EU treaty signing

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced accusations Wednesday that he was running scared from Europe, by missing the official signing of the new European treaty because of a diary clash.


LONDON/SYDNEY  - BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  , the world's biggest miner, is in talks with private equity firms to team up for a possible $40 billion bid for U.S. aluminum company Alcoa Inc , the Times said on Tuesday.


Does the palmOne Treo 650 Replace Treo 600? Not Exactly.

palmOne gets a little upset when people call the Treo 650 just an "evolution" of the Treo 600. They insist that it is indeed a step up the ladder and not just a leg lift towards that next step.


Ford puts Jaguar on a diet and drops Formula One team

DETROIT Refocusing on its core business, Ford Motor on Friday unveiled the beginning of a restructuring plan for its struggling Jaguar division, closing the unit's main plant and putting its Formula One racing business up for sale.


Gentiloni: risorse assicurino pluralismo e qualita'


Army poised for action against wild animals

Japan is preparing to mobilize troops to  deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.


Two co-defendants pleaded guilty to reduced charges Tuesday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery case, agreeing to testify against Simpson and three others in the alleged hotel room theft of sports collectibles from two memorabilia dealers.


Tributes are paid to an 11-year-old boy who was killed when he crashed into a tree while skiing in the US.


Israeli Border Police Arrested for Alleged Abuse of Palestinians

Israeli judicial officials say five border policemen have been arrested for allegedly abusing two Palestinians at a checkpoint near Jerusalem.


Damon Jones hit a 3-pointer with 23.4 seconds left, and Shaquille O'Neal blocked Mike Bibby's layup attempt in the closing seconds of the Miami Heat's 10th straight victory, a 109-107 win over the Kings last night in Sacramento, Calif.


Crematory Operator Pleads Guilty To Corpse Abuse, Fraud

A former crematory operator in Georgia has pleaded guilty to dumping 334 bodies and giving the families cement dust instead of ashes.


Putting a Still-Vexed Play in a Historical Context

Shakespeare's most problematic play Â at least with respect to modern sensitivities Â receives an intelligent interpretation from Michael Radford and a superb cast.


Officials at zoos around the country say their housing for big cats is safe, but in light of the fatal mauling in San Francisco some are reviewing their procedures and even taking new measures of steep pen walls.


Rock reveals 13.3in entertainment laptop line

Powerful yet portable, maker maintains UK notebook specialist Rock has extended its Pegasus range with an entertainment-centric yet highly portable line based on Intel's mobile Core 2 Duo processor - overclocked when running on mains power - and a 13.3in, 1,280 x 768 widescreen display.â¦


Kuoni, Hotelplan Fly Tourists Home After Earthquake

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG and Hotelplan AG, Switzerland's two largest tourist operators, are flying back guests from Asian resorts after the strongest earthquake in 40 years unleashed tidal waves throughout the area.


ETimor's Gusmao says Reinado not a rebel

East Timor's President Xanana Gusmao said that Major Alfredo Reinado, the leader of about 600 renegade soldiers, was not to blame for the crisis in the tiny, impoverished country.


25th Senior Citizen's Week, launched today

The 25th Senior Citizens's Week has been launched in Singapore. The theme of Senior Citizen's Week is âstay active and involved'.


Gordon Brown will outline his long-term vision as a potential prime minister in his Labour conference speech.


Torino, 13:51 - CALCIO, JUVE; MARCHIONNI: IMPARIAMO A GESTIRE VANTAGGIO

Marco Marchionni, centrocampista della Juve, dopo la quarta rimonta che i bianconeri hanno subito a ...


'6-Way Talks Prerequisite to Inter-Korean Summit'

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young on Thursday stressed that the stalled six-way talks over Pyongyangâs nuclear weapons programs need to be resumed first in order for the much-anticipated second inter-Korean summit to occur.


El-Baradei: No Sign Of Nukes At Suspect Iranian Site

17 September 2004 -- United Nations' nuclear watchdog head Muhammad el-Baradei said today that the International Atomic Energy Agency has found no sign of nuclear-related activity at a site in Iran which several US officials have said may be tied to


Rwanda Stands Firm on Rebels, UN Urges Restraint

Rwanda insisted on Thursday it would soon attack rebels inside the Democratic Republic of Congo unless they were disarmed, as the UN Security Council


London's Heathrow airport, the busiest  international airport in the world, struggled to return to  normal on Friday, one day after a Boeing 777 crash landed  causing travel chaos but only minor injuries.


El Pais, magistrato spagnolo segue processo a Berlusconi


India ; Stalemate Looms in Kashmir as Singh Ends Visit

India News, SRINAGAR, India - The main separatist alliance in Indian Kashmir insisted on Thursday on holding talks with Pakistan before reviving a dialogue with New Delhi, a demand Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said was not acceptable.


The machine began life as a research project in 2000, is presently the world's fastest supercomputer, and has only four publicly announced customers.


Roma, 18:39 - CALCIO, HENRY: MOGGI MI MANCO' DI RISPETTO E LASCIAI LA JUVE

"Lasciai la Juventus dopo una mancanza di rispetto di Moggi". Thierry Henry torna indietro di dieci ...


Government groups oppose permanent Net tax ban

(InfoWorld) - The U.S. Congress shouldn't permanently extend a moratorium on taxes unique to the Internet because the temporary ban keeps Internet providers from abusing the system, a representative of the National Governors Association said Thursday. If Congress makes the ban permanent, which many lawmakers want to do, nothing would stop Internet providers from trying to expand the number of banned services, said David Quam, director of federal relations for the National Governors Association. "The temporary provision keeps everyone honest," said Quam, speaking at a Congressional Internet Caucus debate on how long the moratorium should last. But there's no evidence that Internet providers have abused the ban by trying to include voice or video services as part of Internet access included in the current moratorium, said Broderick Johnson, a spokesman for the Don't Tax Our Web Coalition. Johnson and Brian Bieron, senior director of federal affairs at eBay, both called for Congress to approve a permanent ban on taxes for Internet access and other taxes unique to the Internet. The current ban, which expires in November, prohibits states and local governments from levying "discriminatory" taxes on the Internet, such as taxing the download of a song more than they tax the sale of music on CDs. Many U.S. policy makers see broadband adoption as a major way to move the economy forward, and a permanent ban on Internet taxes would help broadband grow, Johnson argued. "To me, it's common sense," he said. "If you make something more expensive by putting more taxes on it, you're going to depress the ability of people to access it." But there's little evidence to suggest Internet access taxes hurt broadband adoption, Quam countered. When Congress first passed the Internet tax ban in 1998, it grandfathered in nine states that had already adopted Internet access taxes, and the broadband adoption in those states isn't significantly different than in states with no access taxes, he said. The debate over the tax moratorium has changed since Congress last extended the ban in 2004. Then, a group of senators, most of them former state governors, questioned whether the ban should be extended at all, saying the ban limits states' ability to raise money. This year, two senators who opposed extending the ban, Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, and Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, have introduced a bill that would narrow the definition of Internet access and extend the ban for four years. Quam and Jeffrey Arnold, deputy legislative director for the National Association of Counties, both said they support a four-year extension of the ban. When Congress first passed the ban in 1998, it was trying to protect the fledgling commercial Internet, but such protections are no longer needed, Arnold said. While "no one" wants to tax Internet access, Congress shouldn't permanently interfere in state and local tax decisions, he said. Part of the objection to a permanent ban is the definition of Internet access that's carried over from the 1998 legislation. That bill banned taxes from access and "other services as part of a package services offered to consumers," and that language may allow Internet providers to include voice, video, or music services in the ban, Quam said. "We haven't been able to change that troublesome definition, which frankly, is too broad," Quam said. Bieron from eBay said backers of a permanent ban are willing to change the language, but the other side isn't willing to support a permanent ban. The moratorium doesn't prohibit states and local governments from collecting sales tax on products sold through the Internet. After a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, states cannot collect sales tax from remote sales through catalogs and the Internet until they put in place a streamlined sales tax system. So far, not enough states have agreed to adopt a common sales tax system, which is unlikely to happen soon.


The Phillies didn't wait until the season ended to make a move in their dugout. Larry Bowa was given his walking papers with two games remaining and the temporary reins were handed to bench coach Gary Varsho.


The computer, dubbed Balance, comes loaded with the Linspire operating system and the OpenOffice.org office suite, the companies said.


Oscar Pistorius, a double amputee, finishes second in a 400m race against able-bodied runners at a Rome meeting.


In the second big blow in a week to CBS, the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday slapped CBS Television's parent Viacom Inc.


A Steamy Spy Scandal at the State Department

A tale of the diplomat, his spy paramour, and his wife -- also a spy -- keeps getting weirder


Per la variazione delle tasse in testa l'Umbria


Tennis: France Takes 1-0 Lead in Davis Cup

France has taken a 1-0 lead over Spain in the Davis Cup tennis semifinals in Alicante, Spain, thanks to Paul-Henri Matthieu's surprise win over former French Open champion Carlos Moya.


WHO urges more government action against HIV/AIDS

The World Health Organization urged political leaders in the Western Pacific region to step up efforts to stop the spread of the AIDS virus, saying the number of infections continues to grow.


Nikkei -0,41%, euro si rafforza su dollaro e yen


Singulus to support Blu-ray Disc mass production

DECEMBER 03, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - TOKYO -- Blu-ray Disc will take an important step forward next year when Singulus Technologies AG begins selling machines for mass producing read-only versions of the discs, the company said this week.


The leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was wounded and an aide was killed in a clash Thursday with Iraqi forces north of Baghdad, the Interior Ministry spokesman said.


Exchange Unwanted Holiday CDs, DVDs, and Video Games Online

LOS GATOS, Calif., Dec. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- CDs, DVDs, and video games are among the most popular gifts this holiday season.


Red Bull Racing owner Dieter Mateschitz has not made his final choice for his team's drivers line-up but he is not hiding his actual preferences.


Al-Zarqawi's Group Claims Mosul Slaughter

Iraq's most feared terror group claimed responsibility Sunday for slaughtering members of the Iraqi security forces in Mosul, where dozens of bodies have been found. The claim raises fears the terror group has expanded to the north after the loss of its purported base in Fallujah.


China blasts Taiwan PM's threat of missile strike

BEIJING - China yesterday slammed Taiwanese Premier Yu Shyi-kun for threatening to fire missiles at Shanghai in the event of an attack by the mainland.


Social networking site offers profiles to search engines and gives users chance to opt out.


US troops control most of Fallujah, rebels take fight to Mosul

FALLUJAH, Iraq  - US troops tightened their grip on Fallujah but clashed with rebels in Iraq 's main northern city of Mosul, where gunmen roamed the streets, and in the capital where one US soldier was killed.


UN's Annan to Discuss Iraq with Powell and Rice

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan makes his first visit to Washington next week since calls for his resignation, meeting Secretary of State Colin Powell and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice to talk about Iraq, UN


Thailand Reports Second Human Death From Bird Flu Since July

Thailand reported its second human death from avian influenza since the virus reappeared in the Southeast Asian nation in July, bringing to 10 the number of people killed by the disease in the country.


The widow of a man who had an assisted suicide says people should be able to choose how to die at home.


Heavy Metal Guitarist Killed in Concert Shooting

Description: A gunman charges the stage during a heavy metal concert in Columbus, Ohio, killing guitarist Darrell Abbott and three others before being shot to death by police.


Women of Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Caribbean descent still face poor work prospects despite forging ahead in schools, a report finds.


Security flaw marketplace lays out its wares

Get yer luverly 0day IE exploits 'ere An online marketplace where researchers and vendors can trade in security vulnerabilities has been created by a Swiss research lab.â¦


Storm Worm sent 15 million pump-and-dump e-mails

The Storm Worm botnet network may be shrinking in size, but it has managed to send out 15 million of those annoying audio spam messages in October, according to anti-spam vendor MessageLabs.It's hard to believe that the Storm messages were effective. Recipients had to first click on an attachment -- usually given a misleading name such as beatles.mp3 or Britney.mp3 -- to hear the stock pitch, which featured a warbly robotic woman advising people to invest in online car seller, Exit Only.This kind of scam, called "pump and dump," tries to nudge up the price of penny stocks by a cent or two, giving the spammers a way to make a quick buck by selling the stock before it crashes. Spammers have been delivering their messages in different formats, including PDF and Excel files, over the past few years as part of a cat-and-mouse game with spam blockers. This move to MP3 spam is the latest development in this battle, observers say.Spam watchers say that pump-and-dump schemes are the hottest and most lucrative area for spammers today.The spam run began on Oct. 17, and lasted about 36 hours, using infected computers in the Storm Worm network to send out the mails, MessageLabs said in a statement released Tuesday. The spam sounded strange and warbly because the voice in the message was "synthesized using a very low compression rate of 16KHz to keep the overall file size small, at around 50KB, to avoid detection," the company said.Storm is thought to have landed on as many as 15 million PCs over the past year, but recently its network of infected PCs has been shrinking. University of California, San Diego, researchers recently pegged it at about 160,000 computers, only 20,000 of which are accessible at any one time.Exit Only said it was not involved in sending the spam. Its stock was trading around $0.41 on Oct. 18, the day after the Storm spam started. On Tuesday it closed at $0.20.


Bothered more by the wind and her wrist wrap than her opponent, defending gold medalist Venus Williams overpowered Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-1, 6-2 in the opening match of the Athens Games' tennis tournament. Andy Roddick made his Olympic debut with a 6-3, 7-6 (4) victory over Flavio Saretta of Brazil, swatting 12 aces and 16 service winners.


Parigi, 23:33 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: LIONE VINCE A PARIGI

Risultati e la classifica della 12/a giornata della Ligue 1 francese.


President Bush on Wednesday signed a multibillion-dollar economic rescue package on Wednesday that means $300 to $1,200 rebates for many American households.


Wall Street opens higher on retail sales

Stocks rose on Thursday after strong August sales from Wal-Mart Stores Inc  and other retailers combined with positive economic data calmed concerns about mortgage market turmoil hurting the broader economy.


The smallest of three rare Siberian tiger cubs born at the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium died Thursday, zoo officials said.


NY's Bloomberg dampens talk of White House bid

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Wednesday he was not a candidate for the 2008 U.S. presidential election despite having changed his political affiliation to independent from Republican.


Pim Fortuyn Is Voted Greatest Dutchman in Broadcaster's Survey

Pim Fortuyn, the anti-immigrant candidate for the Netherlands' parliament assassinated in 2002, was voted as the greatest Dutch person ever in a national survey organized by the country's KRO public broadcaster.


Fannie Mae executives defended  themselves on Wednesday against government allegations they  manipulated accounting to hide earnings swings, saying they and  their auditors believed they were properly applying complex  standards that can be interpreted differently.


Ubisoft has released its holiday flagship title, Prince of Persia: Warrior Within for all major consoles, including the Nintendo GameCube.


IBM to hold Israel news conference after XIV reports

International Business Machines Corp   said it will hold a news conference in Tel Aviv on  Wednesday afternoon but gave no details on what it would  address.


The play is called "bubble screen pass," one that University of New Hampshire senior wide receiver Keith LeVan had practiced roughly a half-dozen times before it was unveiled recently against previously unbeaten Delaware.


Researchers find pancreatic cancer stem cells

Researchers have discovered a small population of stem cells in pancreatic cancer that appear to drive tumor growth, opening the door for a potential new approach for treating this particularly deadly disease.


Calcio: Coppa Uefa, vittoria del Parma contro il Maribor

PARMA - Il Parma ha sconfitto 3-2 gli sloveni del Maribor nell'andata del primo turno di Coppa Uefa. Passati in vantaggio al 6' con Maccarone, i padroni di casa sono andati a segno ancora con l'ex empolese al 24' e Marchionni al 67'.


Europe's press grapples with the enormity of the Holocaust on the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.


John Tiner, the chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, is meeting Eliot Spitzer in the United States this week to discuss the New York attorney general's escalating


Newcastle may act against striker for abusing manager

LONDON: Newcastle manager Graeme Souness was to study video evidence before deciding whether to punish Craig Bellamy, who was caught by TV cameras abusing him after being substituted during Sundayâs 1-1 draw with Charlton.


Russian Protestors Blame US, UK For Massacre

MOSCOW -- About 1,000 people gathered in front of the US and British embassies in Moscow Friday, accusing the countries of having a double standard in the war on terror.


Many Children Lack Flu Shots, Study Finds

At least half of the young children who are supposed to get annual flu shots have not been doing so. Among children with chronic medical conditions such as asthma and heart disease, about two-thirds are missing out on the vaccine.


Next version of Windows to be 'fundamentally different'

Blog: So many cores, so little support. Microsoft's Ty Carlson knows the software industry has lots of work ahead to satisfy future multicore processors.


Prima visita ufficiale del n.1 di Air France-Klm dopo 28/12


German reforms protests trigger surge in far left, right

BERLIN - Anger over Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's tough welfare and jobs reforms has resulted in a surge in support for Germany's former communists and radical right-wing parties in two key state elections with the rightist National Democratic Party (NPD


Iraq's Allawi Seeks to Calm EU 'Spectators' Storm

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi sought to calm European anger on Friday over his description of states that opposed the US-led war to oust Saddam Hussein as "spectators.


Sale al 5,2% del capitale ordinario, azioni balzano al Nyse


Bad Medicare Refunds Part of a Larger Tangle

For more than a year, officials who run Social Security and Medicare have struggled to mesh their computer systems.


Nuclear Watchdog Denies Criticizing U.S.

Moving to quell tensions with the United States, the head of the U.N nuclear watchdog agency said Friday his recent comments on the invasion of Iraq were misinterpreted, and he had a "close working relationship" with the American administration.


House Tour Sheds Light on Life in Old Rome

Buried for many centuries, two patrician villas unearthed here recently have been brought to life through an on-site multimedia reconstruction that plunges the spectator into the heart of ancient Roman life.


House G.O.P. Voids Rule It Adopted Shielding Leader

After fierce criticism, House Republicans reversed a rule change that would have allowed a party leader to retain his position even if indicted.


Women Wrongly Warned Cancer, Abortion Tied

WASHINGTON Nov 10, 2004 - Women seeking abortions in Mississippi must first sign a form indicating they've been told abortion can increase their risk of breast cancer.


Potential suitors throw Yahoo! to the wolf

Forrester eats its research Yahoo! can marry Microsoft or remain an old maid with a less than rosy financial outlook. Those are the options. And we're being kind including one of them.â¦


Competitors say the Lego Group of Denmark is using intellectual property law unfairly as the company zealously guards its trademarks.


The Christian Science Monitor - •	Monday, July 2: Istanbul, Turkey: Trial begins of suspects accused of killing Armenian journalist Hrant Dink, who was an advocate of minority rights and free speech.  Strasbourg, France: French President Nicolas Sarkozy convenes public rally about Europe's future.  Accra, Ghana: African Union summit focuses on economic integration and Libyan proposal for a president for Africa.


Poland is to hold a regional referendum to try to defuse a row with the EU and environmentalists.


Polish Official Warns of Iraq Withdrawals

If other countries follow Hungary in pulling troops out of Iraq, there might not be enough soldiers left to continue a Polish-led international security force, a Polish official warned in an interview published Wednesday.


President Bush and his wife Laura stood in somber silence on Sunday after laying wreaths at the ground zero site where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood. They honored the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks on a tour that will take them to all three sites of devastation on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.


Pope John Paul II is "quite well" after spending a peaceful night in hospital, a Vatican source says.


Movie Review | "One Missed Call": Death Is on the Line; Can You Hear It Now?

âOne Missed Callâ is the latest Japanese knockoff to fetishize death by technology.


Collezione primavera/estate 2007 in stile Grande Gatsby


Car bomb kills five at Iraq education ministry

Cameraman working for Reuters killed in Ramadi clashes, US war planes bomb insurgent-held Fallujah. BAGHDAD - At least five people were killed when a car comb exploded outside Iraq's education ministry in Baghdad on Tuesday, hospital sources said.


An estimated 1.6 million deaths a year are attributed to toxic indoor air. A new clean-burning wood stove could help decrease that number.


Algeria has seen more than its fair share of Islamist attacks, but Tuesday's carnage was different. Never before has such a prominent international site Â U.N. offices Â been struck with such deadly ferocity in the North African nation.


President Hamid Karzai says Western troops' failure to co-ordinate with Afghans is causing civilian casualties.


BEIJING, May 29 -- The disgraced head of China's drug administration was sentenced to death Tuesday for accepting what a court described as "huge bribes" to approve faulty medicines, including a batch of antibiotics that killed six patients and sickened 80.


Calgary police charge man with series of vicious rapes from 1988-92

CALGARY (CP) - More than 12 years after a serial rapist terrorized a quiet southwest Calgary neighbourhood, police say advances in DNA technology have led to the arrest of a 61-year-old man who was a suspect all along.


Media & professional: Â· Report shows corporation surpassed savings targets  Â· Group income goes up 5% on top of licence fee rise


BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Several US marines were either killed or wounded when a powerful car bomb exploded in a neighbourhood on the edge of Fallujah Monday.


Rapper Kanye West Leads Grammy Nominations

Chicago rapper Kanye West, whose  debut album was one of the most acclaimed releases of the year,  led the field of Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10  categories, organizers said on Tuesday.


Recalled Mattel toys topped U.S. legal lead limits

Toymaker Mattel Inc's recent recalls involved toys that had nearly 200 times the amount of lead in paint as allowed by U.S. law, the company said in a letter released to a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday.


METCASH stunned long-term suitor Foodland yesterday with an audacious $846 million takeover bid to create a supermarket group better able to compete with its bigger rivals.


Crisi di governo, riprese le consultazioni                                                                                Napolitano ha cominciato i colloqui con i gruppi parlamentari. Ieri Prodi ha proposto i 12 punti su cui "blindare" una nuova fiducia


Roma, 09:52 - CALCIO, ANCELOTTI: DOPO 2010 MI PIACEREBBE GUIDARE NAZIONALE

''Dopo il 2010 mi piacerebbe allenare la Nazionale''. Lo ha detto Carlo Ancelotti a Radio Anch'io Sp...


American Gatlin becomes world's fastest man

Justin Gatlin of the United States became the fastest man in the world after winning the men's 100 meters dash at the 28th Olympic Games here on Sunday.


WE sat there on the dusty knoll of Ancient Olympia Stadium and watched the first women to compete in that hallowed place. Maybe because of the Greeks' love of their history, we suspended the


Iraq War Crimes Tribunal Flawed -- Rights Group

Iraq's plan to push ahead with early  trials of Saddam Hussein's deputies risks launching an unfair  process that is flawed and discredited in the eyes of the  world, a leading human rights group said on Friday.


More than 1,000 part-time RIR members are taking their Army bosses to an industrial tribunal over redundancy rights.


Reliance to Buy Back 30 Billion Rupees of Shares

Reliance Industries Ltd., India's biggest non-state company, approved a share buyback plan disregarding opposition from Vice Chairman Anil Ambani amid a spat between the brothers running the company.


Scientists plan to map the DNA of 1,000 people worldwide to examine human genetic variation


With apologies to Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry, this Saturday you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?"


Despite the arrival of three new top five albums, most notably Shyne's Godfather Buried Alive, Ashlee Simpson kept her chokehold on the top slot as her Autobiography sold 263,000 copies last week, according to Nielsen SoundScan numbers ...


Divorce Battle Centers on Braves Tickets

ATLANTA - A divorced couple is feuding over tickets to see the Atlanta Braves. H. Elizabeth King, a psychologist, accuses her ex, Charles Center, a lawyer, of breaking their 2002 divorce agreement to divide the four tickets they had shared behind home plate.


ROGERS, Ark. - A woman was charged with second-degree domestic battery after biting off part of her new son-in-law's ear.  Police say Julie Lynn Jenkins, 42, bit Leland Shawn Charles Knighting's ear Wednesday night.


Bausch & Lomb, the eye health company, said it had acquired rival, eyeonics Inc., for an undisclosed amount.


The highlight tape covered the rivalry in all its glory, from the 1930s onward. But when Tom Coughlin gathered his players Saturday night to educate them about Giants-Redskins history, one season


Parma, 18:15 - CALCIO, PARMA: I 20 CONVOCATI PER LA FIORENTINA

Questi i 20 convocati del Parma per il match contro la Fiorentina di domani sera al Franchi: Bocchet...


The dean of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government defended the decision to invite former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami to speak on the eve of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.


Indian weightlifting federation banned temporarily

: The Weightlifting Federation of India has been "temporarily banned" from competition pending a decision by the sport's international regulators, officials said on Thursday.


Pzifer investigated for internal data breach

Blog: 17,000 of the pharmaceutical company's employees may have had their personal data exposed on a Web site.


ElBaradei says use carrot and stick on North Korea

The international community needs to  offer incentives to North Korea rather than just apply pressure  for it to return to six-party talks aimed at dismantling its  nuclear program, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency said on  Friday.


Heâs the worldâs biggest cutter and polisher of diamonds. His real estate empire extends through Israel, the former Soviet Union, Europe and the United States. He has the ear of the Russian and Israeli governments. But what Lev Leviev really cares about is what is good for the Jews (at least the Chabadniks).


Nokia has created communication system that integrates mobile phone functions with the on-board system in Land Rover vehicles. The product dubbed, Personal Telephone Integration, was developed specifically


White House urges quick dispatch of inspectors to North Korea

The White House called Sunday for a speedy dispatch of inspectors to oversee the shutdown of North Korea's nuclear reactor, after US President George W. Bush conferred by telephone with his South Korean counterpart Roh Moo-Hyun.


THE Malaysian Nature Society Pathfinders group is organising a nature appreciation overland journey to East Java (Mt Bromo) in Bali. The treks are rated grade 1-2 (easy to moderate).


Ocse: il taglio delle tasse funziona se cala il debito

''Il taglio delle tasse pianificato per il periodo 2005-2006 e la riforma delle pensioni dal 2008'' potrebbero migliorare le condizioni di crescita, ma un ''sostenuto declino del debito pubblico sara' la 'condicio sine qua non' per creare la fiducia degli


Beckham dragged into Swiss political campaign

Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham has become unwittingly involved in regional Swiss politics after his photo was used to promote the election campaign of a former professional referee-turned politician.


Major powers to work on new U.N. resolution on Iran

Major world powers agreed on Monday to begin work on a new U.N. Security Council resolution on Iran over its nuclear program but were still committed to seeking a negotiated solution, British officials said.


L'ex premier dichiara fedeltÃ  eterna all'impegno politicoE si augura che la maggioranza perda coesione sugli esteri                                          Berlusconi: basta bizze incomprensibili "E non lascerÃ² mai la politica"


Woods struggling to cope with body changes: Singh

St Andrews, Oct 07 - Vijay Singh thinks the main reason he has replaced Tiger Woods as world number one is the American's failure to adapt to changes in his body.


Pakistan's top judge, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry is suspended by President Pervez Musharraf for "misuse of authority".


Labor Presses Case Against Privatization

The AFL-CIO on Tuesday stepped up its opposition to private Social Security accounts, accusing Wall Street's main trade group of favoring policy changes that would put workers' retirement at risk.


Doctors, Democrats scrutinize September 11 dust

Pilar Albarado spent five months after September 11, 2001, cleaning pulverized building material from apartment buildings and offices near the site of the World Trade Center. A chronic cough came two years later, and she is also battling asthma, memory loss and acid reflux.


A return to an aggressive game plan and a run of good results had helped Juan Carlos Ferrero recapture his best form in dumping David Nalbandian out of the Australian Open, the Spaniard said on Sunday.


Benitez can breathe again after Liverpool late show

Rafa Benitez's Liverpool reign may not be over just yet after late goals from Dirk Kuyt and Steven Gerrard clinched a 2-0 win over 10-man Inter Milan in Tuesday's Champions League last 16 first leg.


A car bomb exploded near a police station in the Iraqi capital early Tuesday as dozens of Iraqis were applying to join the force.


Pupils could soon face tests of their creativity under plans to boost the kind of "soft skills".


Spain arrests arms dealer Al Kassar on U.S. charges

Spain has arrested Syrian-born arms dealer Monzer Al Kassar on terrorism charges issued by a U.S. court, Spain's National Police said on Friday.


A US man jailed for having consensual oral sex with a teenage girl has his sentence overturned.


DETROIT, Oct. 20 -- Workers at three more local unions of the United Auto Workers have rejected a tentative contract agreement between the UAW and Chrysler, even as union leaders from Detroit spent the latter part of the week lobbying for yes votes.


Arctic Monkey's walked away with this year's Mercury music Prize in a shock result. Do you agree with it?


At least 18 people are reported killed in fighting between police and gangsters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


Liz Cheney, one of Vice President Dick Cheney's daughters, has signed onto Mitt Romney's presidential campaign as a senior foreign policy adviser.


PacketExchange Ltd, a provider of private network connectivity for major corporate websites to sidestep the vagaries of the public internet, has announced a contract to serve social networking site Bebo Inc.


Coroners get help identifying old bodies

The fully clothed corpse lay face down, floating in a swirl of water where the south bank of Buffalo Bayou runs through downtown Houston.


The Finnish group Nokia was the world's leading provider of mobile telephones in the third quarter, capturing 35.1 percent of the market after 32.5 percent in the same period last year, a study by the Gartner institute has revealed.


Post-blaze, L.A. park still closed to film business

Although it has been  almost a month since fires swept through Griffith Park in Los  Angeles, officials still are not permitting film and television  shoots as crews continue to clean up the damage. In fact, the  park is closed for shooting indefinitely.


19 US troops were killed in the deadliest attack on American soldiers in Iraq since the start of the Iraqi war. The lunchtime rocket attack on the military base in Mosul killed more than 20 people and wounded 57 others.


On Thursday, in an unusually crushing act of contrition, Norman Lebrechtâs publisher agreed to recall his latest book, destroy it, say âSorryâ and promise not to do it again.


Study Abroad Spotlight: Student Shares Her Experiences in Sunny Spain

The first two weeks were difficult for her because everything was different, and she was not having fun.


Kosovo's prime minister vowed Thursday to declare independence unilaterally if internationally brokered talks don't "open a way for us," staking out a tough position as the latest round of negotiations on the province's future began in Vienna.


People at highest risk for serious influenza complications:

A delay in the availability of this year's flu vaccine could pave the way for an explosive influenza outbreak in Houston if the virus arrives as early as it did in 2003, a noted flu expert said Friday.


Hamasâs move is part of a deal to form a Palestinian unity government that will also include the Fatah faction.


Viterbo, 20:00 - CALCIO, VITERBESE: SETTE GIOCATORI MESSI FUORI ROSA

Dopo la sconfitta per 3-0 contro il Cuoio Cappiano e la annunciata sospensione di tutti i giocatori ...


First Brown Dwarf in Planetary System Found

Cambridge, MA - Scientists using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered and directly imaged a small brown dwarf star, 50 times the mass of Jupiter, orbiting with a planet around a Sun-like star.


Washington State Saves Fireworks for November

Although next TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs congressional primaries in the state of Washington are not expected to yield any surprises, they likely will confirm several competitive general election matchups that are garnering national attention.


The largest-ever Glastonbury music festival is due to get under way fully with rain predicted to fall.


EU in showdown with US over climate change

Officials urge US to 'wake up', and say planned talks senseless without binding targets


Pak, Iran want non-permanent UNSC expansion:-

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has said that Islamabad is in favour of adding non-permanent members to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).


Colleges fear XP update will jam networks

Microsoft Corp.'s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the nation is causing a major headache for some universities.


COLUMBUS, Miss. - It wasn't tough for police to thwart two would-be Grinches - they just followed the telltale trail of wrapping paper.  Two unidentified boys, ages 14 and 12, were charged with burglary after they were accused of stealing Christmas presents from a family home, police said.


Everton move up to fourth place in the Premier League after Wigan defender Titus Bramble's mistake helps them to victory.


Thai Officials Say 78 Suffocated in Detention

Almost 80 people died of suffocation in southern Thailand while being taken to detention at a military barracks after a violent demonstration, a justice ministry official said Tuesday.


Boris Johnson launched his campaign to succeed Ken Livingstone as London mayor yesterday, promising to tackle crime, get more people on to the property ladder and give the city the transport system it deserved.


Snoop Dogg gets probation for airport bust

Rapper Snoop Dogg was sentenced to  three years' informal probation and 160 hours of community  service on Thursday, after pleading guilty to possessing a  collapsible baton in his carry-on bag at a California airport.


By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post Staff Writer  Google and AOL, which have made billions of dollars with text ads linked to search results, are now moving into video advertising, encroaching on lucrative territory dominated for more than half a century by television.


Riconoscimento europeo per un giovane ricercatore comasco. Andrea Aliverti, 38enne ingegnere residente in cittÃ , ha ottenuto il premio 'The Ers Copd Research Awards 2004' a Glasgow in occasione dell 14Â° congresso


A deputy fire chief died early Friday after rushing alone into a burning home and alerting residents to evacuate, officials said.


The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record of $617.7 billion last year as Americans' appetite for all things foreign from crude oil to imported cars hit all-time highs.