Taliban offensive unlikely in east Afghanistan-US

A senior U.S. military commander said on Wednesday he did not expect the Taliban to mount a major offensive in eastern Afghanistan this spring, but experts warned of rising violence and a stronger insurgency.


Consumer prices show a tame 0.2% rise in November. Oil approaches $45 per barrel. OSI Pharmaceuticals jumps more than 40%. The market looks to start the day mixed as investors weighed another gain in oil prices against a moderate rise in consumer prices.


The federal government will lend oil to a handful of refiners from the nation's emergency stockpile to make up for a shortfall created by Hurricane Ivan's repeat visits to the Gulf of Mexico.


MoD auction site looks to spice up couples' sex life

Peddles "His 'n' hers" uniform sets A cash-strapped UK Ministry of Defence is resorting to increasingly desperate measures in the struggle to get its finances back on track. The latest of these is the setting up of an eBay-style online auction site to flog the military's surplus gear, already reported in these pages.â¦


Wireless technology hits security budgets

A new survey has found that three-fourths of IT decision makers say their security spending will increase next year because of wireless networking.


Hard Labour Pays Off for World Number One Singh

If success is earned by those who work the hardest, then newly crowned world number one Vijay Singh is a shining example. It has been a long, and often grueling, global


Milky Way could hold hundred of rogue black holes: study

Hundreds of rogue black holes may be roaming around the Milky Way waiting to engulf stars and planets that cross their path, US astronomers said Wednesday.


US forces gearing up for showdown with up to 5,000 fighters in ...

American forces are gearing up for a major operation in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah, where up to 5,000 Islamic militants, Saddam


Putin, Schroeder stress no foreign interference in Ukraine vote

Visiting Russian President VladimirPutin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder stressed Tuesday that Ukraine's presidential run-off re-run scheduled for Dec. 26 should be held without foreign interference.


Lib Dems in turmoil over talks with Brown

Sir Menzies under pressure as peer says he would consider Labour offer.


Valentino Rossi e Parmalat i piÃ¹ ricercati su Google nel 2004

"Valentino Rossi" e "Parmalat" per l'Italia, "Britney Spears" e "Orlando Bloom", per tutto il mondo. Sono questi i termini piÃ¹ ricercati su Google nel 2004. "Valentino Rossi" e "Parmalat" per l'Italia, "Britney


Staff at the failed Child Support Agency were paid Â£25m in bonuses over five years, figures reveal.


As he sought to renew the USA Patriot Act two years ago, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales assured lawmakers that the FBI had not abused its potent new terrorism-fighting powers. "There has not been one verified case of civil liberties abuse," Gonzales told senators on April 27, 2005.


Three undersea cables seen fixed by weekend

Repairs on two out of three broken  undersea cables providing data services to parts of the Middle  East and Asia should be completed by Sunday, while the third  should be fixed by Saturday, cable operators said.


Iran today received the qualified backing of the UN's nuclear watchdog just 10 days short of a deadline to address US and European concerns over its programmes.


Jesolo, bosniaco si tuffa con un marocchino e muore nel fiumeIl padre e la madre dei bambini ritracciati dopo dagli agenti di polizia                                            Salva due bimbi e annega dai genitori neppure un grazie                                                                                di NICOLA PELLICANI


Fujitsu and Cisco Form Strategic Alliance

Fujitsu Limited and Cisco Systems announced a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches for the Japanese markets. Specifically, the companies agreed to jointly develop high-end routers and will collaborate


London equities rebounded from losses in morning trading, with financials staging a partial recovery from the sell-off triggered by the heavy losses on Wall Street overnight.


Sportsview: Something's Goofy in Anaheim

Let's begin by forgiving Anaheim for suffering from an inferiority complex. This is a city best known, after all, for being the home of a famous mouse.


The death toll in Haiti from Tropical Storm Jeanne rose to more than 1,000 Wednesday while emergency food aid was distributed to thousands of people who were made homeless in the deadly storm.


Dogs can be trained to sniff out bladder cancer, scientists say they have proven for the first time.


He's been criticized for a lack of foreign policy experience. But should his multicultural background and early years spent abroad be dismissed so easily?


Il ritorno dellâicona di Kazan, fra antiche guerre e nuove ...

Mosca (AsiaNews) â Il patriarcato di Mosca âringraziaâ il Vaticano per il âritornoâ dellâicona di Kazan in Russia, ma attende âpassi piÃ¹ significativiâ per il miglioramento delle relazioni fra le due chiese.


Poll Finds Bush Lead Surging Among Likely Voters

President Bush has surged to a 13-point lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry among likely voters, according to a new USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll released on Friday.


Microsoft's attempt to get EU antitrust penalties against it suspended turns to the question of its media player.


No Picky Eaters Among Successful Argentine Ants

Researchers have uncovered one secret to the Argentine antâs success at invading new territory: dietary flexibility.


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Reorganisation may kill it SCO has filed its latest annual report with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and it makes grim reading.â¦


Former champion Martina Hingis made a   winning return to the U.S. Open after a three-year absence with   a 4-6 6-1 6-3 win over China's Peng Shuai in the first round on   Wednesday.


A Passionate, Yet Light Voice for Icy Songs by Schubert

Christine SchÃ¤fer sang  Schubertâs  gripping song cycle  âWinterreiseâ on Sunday afternoon at the Rose Theater.


As supermarkets clear pumps of contaminated petrol, an industry group says prices could rise by   2p a litre.


The cost of a barrel of oil in London has dipped below $40 as energy prices have continued to slide. The price of Brent crude in London fell to a three-week low of $39.


Even before the Astros lost the first two games of the National League Championship Series in St. Louis, they downplayed the notion that their best baseball wouldn't be played until star pitchers Roger Clemens and Roy Oswalt took the mound here for Games 3 and 4, respectively.


October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Jamaica Cancer Society will be intensifying its efforts to increase the level of awareness among women about the disease.


'Plug-pulling' ultimatum for Northern parties

The plug will finally be pulled on the Stormont Assembly if a working administration is not formed in Belfast by the end of March, the Irish and British governments warned tonight.Comment


UN seeks Afghan backing from key ministers

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sought increased backing on Sunday for efforts to impose peace and order in Afghanistan from representatives of key countries involved there.


AP writer describes Israel-Lebanon border

I woke up after three hours of sleep on top of a table in an Israeli bomb shelter, a helmet, flak jacket and computer bag on the floor beside me.


PEYTON MANNING, the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, left it late on Sunday to make NFL history. He went into the game against the San Diego Chargers needing two touchdown


Internet "crime mates" arrested after Japan killing

Three men who met on an Internet site  that matches up criminals were arrested after battering a woman  to death and abandoning her body in a forest, police and  Japanese media said on Monday.


Il professore: "Famiglia e matrimonio non si usano per personedello stesso sesso". L'Udc: "Bravo, poteva dirlo qualche mese fa"                                          Prodi: "Sono contrario al matrimonio fra gay"


(InfoWorld) - LG ElectronicsÂ has filed a lawsuit against the world's largest contract manufacturer of laptop PCs over the infringement of four patents related to DVD (digital video disc) technology, the company said Wednesday. The South Korean electronics maker is seeking an injunction against Taiwan's Quanta Computer to put a stop to its use of the technology, as well as cash compensation. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin on July 3, LG said. LG alleged that Quanta has been using the infringing technology to produce laptop PCs that have been supplied to U.S. computer vendors. Quanta counts Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and a number of other PC vendors among its customers. The two companies have another outstanding lawsuit in the U.S. on which LG expects a decision in the first half of 2008. LG sued Quanta in the U.S. District Court of Northern California in 2000 over the alleged infringement of PC-related patents. Originally, the trial court decided in favor of Quanta, but the U.S. Court of Appeals overturned the verdict. LG said it expects the ruling in this case to be in its favor. Quanta declined to immediately comment on the lawsuit. LG holds 5,000 international patents on DVD technologies, it said.


WASHINGTON -- Revolution coach Steve Nicol expressed frustration after a 1-0 loss to D.C. United last night.


The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart, reports rising profits and says it is optimistic it will see strong sales over the festive season.


UN says massive help needed for Asia tidal wave victims

UNITED NATIONS  - The United Nations said that the biggest disaster relief operation ever staged would be needed for the Asian tsunami victims as medicines and other emergency supplies started pouring into the worst hit zones.


UK scientists uncover a vital clue to stopping cancers spreading around the body, according to research.


BAGHDAD -- Iraqi officials said yesterday that they must recount votes from about 300 ballot boxes because of various discrepancies, delaying the final results from the landmark national elections. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of other ballots were declared invalid because of alleged tampering.


A Bosnian Muslim is found guilty of Srebrenica war crimes, but will go free as he has already spent time in jail.


Police Won't Plant Explosives for Training

French police on Sunday ended their practice of hiding plastic explosives in air passengers' luggage to train bomb-sniffing dogs after one such bag got lost, possibly ending up on a flight out of Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport.


NY police shooting of unarmed groom sparks outrage

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, saying he was "deeply disturbed," sought to contain community outrage on Monday after New York police killed a black man on his wedding day by firing 50 bullets at three unarmed men.


Rescuers start evacuating about 30 workers who  were trapped by a fire in a copper mine tunnel in north-western Turkey.


Oracle buys Bridgestream for employee role mapping

(InfoWorld) - Oracle has acquired Bridgestream, a maker of software that helps companies map employee responsibilities, Oracle said Wednesday. The acquisition follows Oracle's announcement toÂ buy Ireland's Netsure Telecom, a provider of network intelligence and network data integrity software, two days earlier. Terms of the Bridgestream purchase were not disclosed. With Bridgestream's expertise in the area of ERM (enterprise role management) software, Oracle aims to help companies meet compliance regulations, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which have created a need to control access to sensitive systems and monitor access privileges. Bridgestream software is designed to help companies map who does what within an organization, tracking changes in personnel, responsibilities, and job functions. It ensures that employees are granted the right access to systems to do their jobs. One of the features of the company's SmartRoles role-management application is its single point of control, allowing businesses to define and manage roles, role memberships and associated access privileges from one place. The addition of Bridgestream will help Oracle strengthen its suite of Identity Management products, which serve as the security backbone of its Fusion middleware, Oracle said. Â


Tragedia vicino a Vipiteno a 2.900 metri, sul confine con l'AustriaLa cordata tradita dal caldo insolito di questa stagione                                          Trentino Alto Adige, morti due alpinisti travolti da una valanga di ghiaccio


Oil prices steadied above $45 a barrel on Thursday, attempting to put a floor under a 7.4 percent tumble after a big increase in US heating oil stocks eased worries of a winter supply squeeze.


Man City crash out of the Carling Cup after losing to League One side Chesterfield.


After a harrowing search, girl reunited with parents

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- The last time Amiruddin saw his shy 7-year-old daughter was three weeks ago when the tsunami snatched her away.


Diecimila manifestanti fanno sentire la loro voce contro la manovraAuto, furgoni e anche muli. "Ma non andremo a Roma con la Cdl"                                          Milano, artigiani in piazza "Diciamo no a questa Finanziaria"


Santana passes medical and joins Mets: report

Venezuelan-born pitcher Johan Santana  has completed his move to the New York Mets from the Minnesota  Twins, after passing a medical on Saturday, MLB.com  (http://www.mlb.com) reported.


Bolivian regions shun Morales with autonomy drive

Thousands of Bolivians marched for and against President Evo Morales on Saturday in dueling rallies, exposing the deep divisions that threaten to bring fresh political turmoil to South America's poorest country.


Dalla Guardia di Finanza nei primi 5 mesi dell'anno


Crude Oil Little Changed After Rising on Cold Weather Outlook

Crude oil futures were little changed after posting their biggest weekly gain in almost five years on expectation below-normal temperatures in the US Northeast will increase demand on heating oil stockpiles.


The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap

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


European markets remain down as the prospects of a Fed style rates cut in the eurozone and Britain remains dim.


Flu Vaccine Maker Won't Assure US Sales in '05

Executives at the Chiron Corporation hedged yesterday about whether the company would be able to return to selling flu vaccine in the United States next year.


July Consumer Sentiment Jumps to 6-Month High

Consumer sentiment climbed far more than expected in early July due to a surging stock market and reluctant acceptance of high gasoline prices, a survey showed on Friday.


U.S. chain store retail sales rose a  bit in the latest week due to post-Christmas shopping, a report  said on Tuesday.


Auto finita in una scarpata sul monte Grappa


Yankees crush Devil Rays to clinch AL playoff spot

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida  - The New York Yankees clinched a spot in the American League playoffs with a 12-4 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday.


Four children, mother found hanging in Texas

Three children and their mother were found hanged in a mobile home west of Fort Worth and a fourth child, an 8-month-old baby, was also found hanging but survived, police said on Tuesday.


PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday Israel would expand its deadliest Gaza offensive in four years, keeping troops in the area indefinitely.


Palestinian Police Search for CNN Producer

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian police were searching Tuesday for an Israeli Arab producer for the TV network CNN kidnapped at gunpoint on a busy Gaza City street, and the network joined journalists' associations in demanding his immediate release.    In the West Bank, troops shot dead a Palestinian in the Jenin refugee camp overnight, local hospital staff said...


Arafat had millions in global investments

In 35 years as Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat raised billions of dollars. He spent the fortune to wield power, to pay militants who attacked Israel and to invest in the United States and the Middle East.


Anti-whaling nations against Japan coastal whaling

Anti-whaling nations said on  Monday they oppose Japan's proposal to permit whale hunting in  its coastal communities and will push for Japanese concessions  on other issues.


Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama planned to air his first television ads in New Hampshire starting Tuesday, appealing to voters to believe his message of change.


On his first day as a Yankee, Randy Johnson apologized for shoving a television camera during a confrontation with a cameraman Monday.


Britain culls turkeys to stem bird flu spread

Britain moved to complete a cull of 160,000 turkeys on Monday after it became the latest country hit by a major outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus.


America's reputation around the world is hurting, according to a series of coordinated polls from 10 countries, including many of the United States' closest allies.


Honeywell sues Apple, 33 others over LCD patent

Honeywell on Wednesday announced that it has filed suit against Apple and 33 other companies for alleged patent infringement over a technology that "increases the brightness of images and that reduces the appearance of certain interference effects on a


Storm Off Algeria Sinks Ship, 2 Die, 18 Missing

Algerian rescue services were searching on Sunday for at least 18 sailors missing after severe storms sank one ship and drove two aground near Algiers port, killing two seamen.


Actors Jude Law and Sienna Miller attend world premiere of the movie remake of Alfie in London's Leicester Square.


Bomb Kills 10, Injures 20 in Pakistani City

A powerful bomb exploded near an army truck in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 20, officials said.


Drug-maker posts tepid results as it bides time before new products hit the market.


A 22-year-old American man was arrested on  Sunday after an early morning naked bath in the historic  Barcaccia fountain at the foot of Rome's Spanish Steps, an  Italian news agency reported.


First, Shaq sat. To take a load off his surgically repaired left knee, he settled into a chair outside the Miami Heat locker room Tuesday. Then he spoke barely above a whisper into a cluster of microphones inches from his face. For those straining to hear, the message was nonetheless clear: Shaquille O'Neal's latest injury should not be interpreted as a sign that he's in decline.


Hackers Bring Down Panama Gov't Web Wite

The Web site for Panama's National Assembly has been down since January 9, when hackers posted a U.S. flag.


Will Spurrier take a swing? UF has few sure candidates past ex ...

It's not a lock that Steve Spurrier will return to coach Florida's football team, but if not him, then who'll coach the Gators after this year?


Songwriter EY "Yip" Harburg, who penned "Over the Rainbow" in the depths of the Depression, once observed that songs are the fever chart of the nation's health and the way to listen to its heart.


Operazione fiamme gialle e' in corso in queste ore


The US military presence in Iraq will grow by nearly 12,000 troops to 150,000 by next month, the largest level since the invasion last year, to provide security for the Iraqi elections


USC, Miami early picks for BCS title game

If the college football season ended today, No. 1 Southern California would meet second-ranked Miami for the Bowl Championship Series title in the Orange Bowl.


Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday that Sen. John Kerry had turned his back on US troops to get ahead politically, as the vice president began a nonstop leg of campaigning that will take him to Hawaii.


Madrid, 13:33 - Calcio, Spagna: Valencia vuole bambino prodigio di 9 anni

Un bambino di 9 anni Ã¨ l'oggetto del desiderio dei club spagnoli. Si chiama Bea Patou, Ã¨ nato in Cam...


Chelsea hit back at Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon's suggestion that the Blues are over-inflating transfer fees.


Manufacturing Speeds Up as Consumers Spend Away

The outlook for US manufacturing improved in November as factories hired more workers in response to a jump in new orders, a national survey published on Wednesday showed.


MISTERIOSI INCENDI NEL MESSINESE, DOMANI VERTICE

(AGI) - Messina, 23 ott. - Un vertice congiunto del gruppo di lavoro interistituzionale della protezione civile e dei consulenti tecnici dell'ufficio della procura di Mistretta (Messina), e' stato fissato per domani mattina.


Megawati Sukarnoputri has declined to concede defeat in Indonesia's first direct presidential election, although with most votes counted, she is too far


In Caremark-CVS Deal, Trickle-Up Economics

One thing you can count on in any merger or acquisition is that the executives who negotiate them always come out winners.


Pfizer Inc. has agreed to suspend  its advertisements for arthritis drug Celebrex while U.S.  regulators review new data that link the drug to an elevated  risk of heart attacks, a Food and Drug Administration  spokeswoman said on Sunday.


Yemen says no dialogue with Shi'ite rebels

Yemen's president said on Monday there was no room for dialogue with Shi'ite rebels fighting government forces in the north and he urged them to surrender.


In another age, Ladder 49 would be just another unimaginative film. Post-911, it's a film ablaze with exploitation and emotional manipulation.


Business confidence in Germany, Europe's largest economy, has fallen to its lowest level in more than a year, over concerns at a strengthening euro.


Neumann, the 1988 US Women's Open champion, had come into the week with few expectations. Even her name on caddie Mark Scott's vest was incorrectly spelled, "Newmann.


Several of the wondrous geysers feared obliterated by a massive landslide on Russia's remote Kamchatka Peninsula reappeared Thursday after a drop in the water level in a lake formed by the flow of rock and mud, the World Wildlife Fund said.


Sorpreso dai Carabinieri, e' stato arrestato


Microsoft Allowed to Argue Invalidity of Eolas Patent

Bloomberg News broke the news yesterday that Microsoft will be allowed to argue that patents held by research firm Eolas Technologies regarding the ability to embed functionality in a Web browser page are invalid, when a retrial of Eolas' long-running patent suit begins on July 9.


APEC Ministers Urge New Effort on Trade Talks

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Pacific Rim trading nations  said on Wednesday they should pool their influence to breathe  new life into talks to free up world trade.


Hornets Top Jazz for First Win of Season

The New Orleans Hornets won for the first time this season, beating the Utah Jazz 76-75 Friday night behind 20 points and 11 rebounds by Jamaal Magloire.


Virginia lawmakers dropped their droopy-pants bill Thursday after the whole thing became just too embarrassing.


Controversial college basketball coach Bob Knight has stepped down from his post as head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders, the school's sports information director, Chris Cook, told CNN Monday.


Guest Column Addressing Global Imbalances is Within the Realm of ...

THE global economy is slowly recovering, and with it hopes for a sustained period of economic growth in all regions. South Africa's economic future is tied to that of the rest of the world and for this reason


A judge upheld a will Friday excluding the brother of late guitar legend Jimi Hendrix from the musician's posthumous releases, royalties and merchandise.


Commentary: Hurricanes, Clinton and the campaign

HEMPSTEAD, NY (CBS.MW) -- With Election Day now less than two months away, the campaign for the presidency has been rocked by several unexpected developments.


Warped Satellites Prove Einstein Theory -Scientists

Einstein was right -- again.  Satellites that have been pulled slightly off their orbits show  that the Earth is indeed twisting the fabric of space-time as  it rotates, scientists said on Thursday.


Some antidepressants raise violence risk

Newer antidepressants, already   suspected of raising the risk of suicide, may also cause a few   people to become violent, researchers reported on Monday.


Couple's stuck in 'Open Water,' and it's not just special effects

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water comes "Open Water," the bare-bones story of a young married couple left stranded in the ocean while scuba diving on vacation.


Dopo i recenti arresti dei nuovi brigatisti Bertinotti fa autocritica e si dice preoccupato"La sinistra non ha fatto abbastanza Ã¨ indispensabile non abbassare la guardia"                                            "Nella lotta al terrorismo la strada Ã¨ la non violenza"                                                                                di LUIGI CONTU


Can AOL keep Netscape.com from fading away?

InfoWorld - AOL needs all the Internet traffic it can get, but it is struggling with the fading popularity of Netscape.com, for many years one of the Web's most popular destinations.


Hines Seeks to Rotate Bond Panel Leadership

By WILL SENTELL  State Senate President Don Hines said Friday he wants state Treasurer John Kennedy removed as regular chairman of the state Bond Commission because of his "arrogant and arbitrary" methods.


The editor of Russia's respected Izvestia daily said Monday he was stepping down in a dispute with his publisher over the paper's critical coverage of the school hostage standoff, including its publication of graphic pictures of wounded and dead children and other victims.


Justin Langer plans to heap more misery on Pakistan after his opening-day unbeaten century revived Australia in the first Test at the Waca.


Twenty-six people died early Friday when a fire raced through a home for the elderly and disabled in western Latvia, rescuers said.


A psychiatrist finds the woman accused of threatening Catherine Zeta Jones mentally fit for trial.


Lo afferma la Filt-Cgil che lancia l'allarme


US Lawyer Helped Spread Terror Message - Prosecutor

A US criminal defense lawyer was part of a plot to help her militant Muslim client smuggle messages out of prison calling for a return to violence in Egypt and the killing


For Jets, it was a coming-out party for revamped defense

The coming-out party began in the tunnel before the game when Jets defensive coordinator Donnie Henderson bumped into owner Woody Johnson.


Top-Ranked Kansas Holds Off Upset-Minded Vermont

LAWRENCE, Kan. (Sports Network) - Wayne Simien had 25  points and 14 rebounds as the top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks  survived a scare and fought off the Vermont Catamounts, 68-61.


Prime Minister: UK lost data on 3 million citizens

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown had the unfortunate task Monday of disclosing yet another incident of data loss, this time on drivers with the British equivalent of a learner's permit.


Tall girls given oestrogen therapy in adolescence to reduce their adult height could experience impaired fertility in later life, an Australian study has found.


Pirati manomettono portale con scritte in spagnolo


Leonard Maltin Signed to Host The Secret's Out On ReelzChannel(TM); Renowned Cineaste Uncovers Hidden Film Gems for Movie-Centric Network

ReelzChannel(TM), a new network all about movies, has signed veteran film critic Leonard Maltin to host a series in which he will uncover hidden movie gems airing on cable and satellite TV.


Tribunale riesame respinge ricorso dei difensori


A major power outage stranded thousands of rush-hour commuters Thursday between New York and Washington, stopping trains inside sweltering tunnels and forcing many passengers to get out and walk.


Il re dei banchieri cinesi: risorse infinite, lo sviluppo continua"La crescita del Pil? Poco per una parte del Paese"                                            "La Cina ha milioni di poveri l'economia non si fermerÃ "                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente FEDERICO RAMPINI


Another round of India-Pakistan peace talks over, and once again it's time for the blame game. A day after their by now ritualistic photo-op bear hug, the foreign ministers of the


3rd Rare White Buffalo Born on Wis. Farm

By EMILY FREDRIX  MILWAUKEE - A farm in Wisconsin is quickly becoming hallowed ground for American Indians with the birth of its third white buffalo, an animal considered sacred by many tribes for its potential to bring good fortune and peace.


US soldiers returning from Iraq with post-traumatic stress disorder are being treated with virtual reality.


A 377 mln euro, utile operativo passa da 419 a 963 milioni


Update 7: Dollar Hits All-Time Low Against Euro

The US dollar hit an all-time low against the euro Friday, shrugging off positive US employment data and falling on worries about oil prices and concern over the US budget deficit.


Serbian Leader Urges Suspects to Surrender

Still reluctant to catch and extradite suspects wanted by a U.N. war crimes court, Serbia's Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica urged the men to surrender voluntarily to the international tribunal in comments published Sunday.


Dell Recalls 1 Million Laptop Power Adapters

If you have an Inspiron, Latitude, or Precision notebook, then a recall is in effect for your power supply. "Dell on Friday announced that it's recalling almost a million faulty power adapters sold with its


A Danish army officer and four military policemen are charged with abuse of Iraqi prisoners.


Real Madrid fire coach Fabio Capello, soon after he guided them to their first Spanish League title since 2003.


An aging population will put significant stresses on the budget deficit over the next three decades, a problem that could be solved by raising the retirement age, Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan said in a speech Friday.


For Former Newark Mayor, Arenaâs Opening Is Tough to Savor

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James seemed to move delicately through what was a bittersweet day for him at the opening of the Prudential Center arena, a project he championed.


Indonesia's new president unveils tried and tested professional ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia's new President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday unveiled his new cabinet, a broad selection of familiar faces and trusted professionals tasked with delivering his promises of tackling graft and reviving the economy.


IBM, AMD speed chips by straining silicon wafers

Researchers at IBM and Advanced Micro Devices have improved a chip-making technology called strained silicon, boosting semiconductor performance at a time when such


Dr. Phil cancels his Britney Spears show

Television's "Dr. Phil" McGraw has pulled the plug on plans for a one-hour show that was to examine Britney Spears' latest public meltdown.


A stanziare il generoso contributo Ã¨ nientedimeno che GoogleIl motore di ricerca fondato da Sergei Brin e Larry Page                                            Una taglia per l'auto ibrida 10 milioni a chi la migliora                                                                                di DANIELE SPARISCI


InfoWorld - Two months after the resignation of Shai Agassi, a driving force behind SAP's product strategy, the German software vendor on Wednesday announced the appointment of its first chief technology officer.


George Bell and Kenny Lewis will form an improbable backfield tandem for the Hokies on Saturday against Virginia.


Two sociologists and a mathematician recently conducted an experiment that provides an intriguing window into the presidential candidate selection that begins this week. Matthew Salganik, Duncan Watts and Peter Sheridan Dodds had a large group of people rate 48 songs. Based on these ratings, the...


Gli ex dirigenti dell'Enel Franco Viezzoli e Giovanni Battista Zorzoli, condannati per corruzione nel processo di Milano per le tangenti pagate all'azienda elettrica tra il 1986 e il 1992, beneficeranno della grazia parziale concessa dal presidente della


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg leaves the Republicans, fuelling rumours that he may run for president.


Motorola Venture Arm to Boost Investment

Motorola Inc.'s venture capital arm  aims to boost its investments to more than $100 million this  year, betting on technologies including automotive electronics,  high-speed wireless communications, and advanced optical  systems, its chief told Reuters.


Michael Howard says a Conservative government would cut the number of MPs by one-fifth in five years.


Greece's public deficit exceeded eurozone limits when it joined the European single currency in 2001, its finance ministry admits.


Ernie Els went into lunch one-down against Angel Cabrera in the quarter-finals of the World Match Play at Wentworth on Friday. The world number two went as much as three-up by the sixth but was hauled back


Lava Building Up Rock at Mount St. Helens

More lava emerged Thursday on the crater floor of Mount St. Helens, expanding a rock formation building on the volcano's old lava dome.


Sept. 27 - British billionaire Sir richard Branson announced today (Monday) his latest venture will be out of this world. Branson is launching "Virgin Galactic", which will build 5 space craft capable flying more than 80 miles above the earth.


SAN FRANCISCO-based private equity firm Hellman & Friedman and Havas reportedly raised their bids today for ad agency Grey Global Group, putting pressure on WPP's bid for the company and raising all three offers to at least $1.


Arafat Said to Have Liver Failure; PM to Visit

Yasser Arafat, critically ill in a Paris hospital, has suffered liver failure, a Palestinian official said on Sunday as Arafat's subordinates decided in his absence to enforce a law and order plan in Palestinian areas.


The crime tale "No Country for Old Men," the historical epic "There Will Be Blood" and the teen-pregnancy comedy "Juno" were among the Producers Guild of America nominees Monday for best film of 2007.


Kenya election violence kills more than 100

Kenyan police battled protesters in blazing slums on Monday after disputed elections returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered turmoil thought to have killed more than 100 people.


Blog: Original researcher makes public his own exploit code.


The Groundhog Emerged, and Sounded a Lot Like Al Gore

Groundhog Day has been part of the Western calendar since around the fifth century, but will it survive in an age of global warming?


Asian shares mostly eased on Monday with South Korea retreating from record highs on fears the government may move to cool the market, while Brent crude was about $1 away from its highest level due to supply worries.


Serbia pulled between Russia and West in election

Serbs face a choice between a  nationalist who leans towards Russia and a liberal favoring the  West in a presidential election run-off next month.


San Diego Mayor Edges Maverick Write-In Candidate

A final but unofficial vote count  shows the incumbent mayor of San Diego narrowly defeating a  maverick write-in candidate and surf-shop owner, local  authorities said on Friday.


Gas explosion at a coal mine in the Chinese province of Henan is now known to have claimed 66 lives, with 82 people still missing.


SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Against a backdrop of dueling public relations moves, Michael Jackson faces off in court Monday against the man who has put him there, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon...


Howard's "trust" election campaign hit by new lying allegations

A former Australian defence official reaffirmed to a Senate inquiry that Prime Minister John Howard lied to the public about a notorious refugee incident just before national elections in 2001.


Patriots Reach 4th Super Bowl in 7 Years

Laurence Maroney rushes for 122 yards as New England overcomes three interceptions from Tom Brady to beat San Diego, 21-12, to earn a berth in Super Bowl XLII.


Coup Leader Advertises For Cabinet Jobs in Fiji

SUVA, Fiji -- Fiji's coup leader ran want ads in local newspapers Saturday to fill vacant cabinet jobs, trying to piece together a new government for the South Pacific country.


Indonesian Former General Sworn in as President

Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono  took office as Indonesia's first directly elected leader on  Wednesday after sweeping to power by vowing faster job growth,  a war on corruption and tough punishment for terrorists. A  solemn-looking Yudhoyono was sworn in at parliament in front of  the very legislators many expect will challenge the big popular  mandate he won in Indonesia's historic democratic presidential  ballot last month.


Pakistan, India to hold nuclear CBMs talks

A five-member delegation from India arrived here on Monday to hold expert level talks on nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs) with Pakistan, local media reported.


Toll in Italy Train Crash Rises to at Least 14

BOLOGNA, Italy  - At least 14 people were killed  when a passenger train and a freight train crashed in  fog-shrouded countryside in northern Italy Friday, the fire  brigade said.


Farhan AkhtarÂs Don has already created a lot of buzz among the masses following the new promos of the


A British tabloid newspaper says one of its reporters smuggled fake bomb-making equipment into the nation's parliament a day after fox-hunting supporters eluded guards and burst into the House of Commons.


CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- An American commander said Thursday that 18 US troops and five Iraqi government soldiers have been killed since the assault began on Fallujah, Iraq.


James Costigan, Writer of Prestige TV, Is Dead

Mr. Costigan was an Emmy-winning writer who worked with some of the leading actors of the postwar years.


A sharp fall in oil prices boosted European stock markets and energy import-dependent Japan's yen on Thursday, but depressed government bonds as investors factored in a rosier economic outlook.


Alexander Frei and Tranquillo Barnetta scored a goal each Monday to lead Switzerland to a 2-0 win over Togo in Group G at the World Cup.


ACTON -- This is the time of year when companies like John Palmer Moving and Storage Inc. of Acton really get moving.


No injuries reported from gas storage explosion

An underground gas storage facility owned by Charlotte, NC-based Duke Energy exploded early Thursday morning, and residents within a one-mile radius were evacuated.


AMA Stops Short of Calling Gaming Addiction an 'Addiction'

The American Medical Association is concerned, but says more research is needed before a definitive statement can be made.


The Los Angeles city attorney's office said Friday it will not charge Brandy in a deadly December 2006 freeway crash.


Blog: In spite of its stagnant business strategy, Check Point deserves a lot of credit for its OpSec partnering and development project.


Chow Yun-Fat 'Can't Stand' U.S. Lifestyle

Chow Yun-Fat says he can't stand the American way of life and has no plans to pursue U.S. permanent resident status. "I can't stand talking English every day or the lifestyle there ... not to mention the food," the Hong Kong-born film star was quoted as saying in Friday's editions of Chinese-language newspaper The Sun.


Critics say Christopher Cox is moving closer to businesses and Wall Street interests and against investor groups.


U.S. Trend Spotters Look Into Fashion's Crystal Ball

Fashion forecasters predict that New  York's fashion week, starting on Friday, will bring everything  from a return to conservative dressing to a taste for Latin  American-styled clothes in the months ahead.


ICE bid for CBOT faces uphill battle, analysts say

IntercontinentalExchange Inc.  faces an uphill battle in its pursuit of CBOT Holdings Inc. , analysts said, a day after it raised its bid to control the parent of the No. 2 U.S. futures exchange.


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Boeing took record aircraft orders in 2007

Boeing Co  on Thursday reported an industry record of 1,413 firm commercial plane orders for 2007, setting up a photo-finish with rival Airbus, which reports its annual order tally later this month.


Two goals from Croatian striker Ivan Klasnic kept Werder Bremen's Group G hopes very much alive. Anderlecht went ahead through Christian Wilhelmsson near the half-hour but Klasnic struck either side of the


Sport: Cricket:  Kevin Pietersen believes that with this team, England can win a major one-day title.


Former NFL fullback Craig "Ironhead" Heyward died Saturday after a 7 1/2-year fight with a recurring brain tumor, his son's high school football coach said. He was 39.


Dealbook: $300 Million to Burn, With a Catch

In one corner of Wall Street, money is still gushing. Early shareholders may be protected, but long-term investors may be the suckers.


Toyota sees 2008 global output expanding: paper

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) expects its  global production in 2008 to expand to about 9.9 million  vehicles, about 500,000 units more than the projection for this  year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.


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U.S. commander: Iraqi province distrusts army, police

U.S. and Iraqi forces are struggling to ease sectarian tension in one of Iraq's most volatile areas where much of the population seeking security turns to terrorists, not Iraqi troops or police, a U.S. commander said on Friday.


Report: Sprint in Talks to Buy Nextel for $36B

Citing "sources familiar with the situation," Reuters is reporting that Sprint is in advanced talks to buy Reston-based Nextel in a mostly stock deal that would combine the No. 3 and No. 5 U.S. wireless service carriers.


PLAYBILL ON-LINE'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Alan Ruck

Playbill - Audiences around the country over the past year saw a new side of Alan Ruck, the unfussy American actor best known for "Spin City" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."


Don't hold your breath for big change, the election will make little difference to American wallets. By David R. Francis. Economics takes a beating in the political season.


In Iraq, a Quest to Rebuild One More Broken Edifice: Science

The most unlikely element in one Iraqi nuclear physicist's quest may be his decision to undertake it in the first place.


Survey: Trans-Atlantic Ties Still Strained

The trans-Atlantic divide that opened up over the Iraq war remains wide, but there is no wholesale erosion of the relationship between Europeans and Americans, according to a survey released Thursday.


Students at a Northern Ireland high school were receiving counseling Tuesday after three 15-year-old classmates hanged themselves over the past month.


com. The severing of ties between the White Sox and Magglio Ordonez in the days prior to the Winter Meetings could be described as acrimonious, at best, where the personal feelings expressed


The British engineer kidnapped by gunmen from his house in Baghdad with two Americans has been named as Kenneth Bigley. The 62-year-old, originally from the north west of England, was seized with the two other


The US sacks three officers sitting on the Guantanamo tribunal following complaints of bias from defence lawyers.


At least four people are killed in a huge explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul, but the cause is unclear.


SpongeBob Kidnappers Seek Ransom for Doll

Have you seen this sponge? Police are looking for a blow-up figure of SpongeBob SquarePants swiped from a Minnesota Burger King.


Methodist Jurors Convict, Defrock Lesbian Pastor

A very divided jury of United Methodist church clergy has voted to defrock an open lesbian minister whom they'd earlier convicted of violating church law.


An Israeli spy satellite plunged into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after launch Monday, dealing a severe blow to Israel's attempts to closely monitor potential enemies, particularly Iran.


Britain has condemned Russia's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoi over the Litvinenko murder.


Immobiliarista dovra' rispondere di corruzione


A man held by police probing letter bombs sent to UK businesses is eliminated from the investigation.


England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson says Rio Ferdinand is back in his squad but issues a warning to Michael Owen.


A Greek fighter jet and a Turkish warplane collided Tuesday near the island of Karpathos in the Aegean Sea, the Greek government said. A rescue operation was launched for the three missing pilots, two Turks and one Greek.


Oil prices held firm around $55 a  barrel on Wednesday as traders braced for the start of the  northern winter with thin heating oil supplies.


A Tiny Staff, Tracking People Across the Globe

An online journal has been followed worldwide by scholars, policy makers and the occasional migrant in distress.


Former CIA Director Robert Gates was officially sworn in as U.S. secretary of defense on Monday, replacing embattled Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld, who was under fire for his handling of the Iraq war.


Berlusconi lascia la presidenza Lo impone la norma antitrust

In una nota, il club calcistico ha comunicato che "il proprio presidente, Silvio Berlusconi, si e' dimesso dalla carica di presidente della societa' in ottemperanza alle previsioni della legge 215/2004, nonchÃ© alle deliberazioni attuative emesse dall


Director Tim Burton is honoured with a career award at the Venice Film Festival.


Jack Black dressed as a Moon Man, a  monkey graced the red carpet, rapper Lil' Kim wore an orange  prison jumpsuit and a gate-crasher tried to steal the top prize  -- what else but MTV's Video Music Awards.


The new version 1.7.2 of wxSQLite3 - a thin wrapper for the SQLite database for wxWidgets applications - now supports the current version 3.3.12 of SQLite. The wxSQLite3 API is now independent of optional features; it can be checked at runtime for which optional features wxSQLite3 was compiled. Since on Linux support for loadable extensions is not compiled into SQLite by default it has been made optional in wxSQLite3 as well.   The wxSQLite3 file release contains the doxygen generated documentation. The file release for Windows additionally contains version 3.3.12 of the SQLite DLL in 3 different flavors: the original unmodified DLL, a DLL including support for accessing database meta data, and a DLL supporting optional database file encryption using 128 bit AES encryption.  See: https://sourceforge.net/projects/wxcode


Mittal Steel owns nearly 92 percent of Arcelor

Mittal Steel, the world's biggest steel producer, announced that it controls 91.88 percent of European steel maker Arcelor following its 25-billion-euro takeover bid.


Cuban exile to highlight Bush anti-Castro stance

The mother of a jailed Cuban dissident journalist will be on hand for President George W. Bush's State of the Union speech on Monday to underscore the administration's hard line against the Castro government.


A top health official called for more integration within China's fractured food regulatory system Friday to boost its troubled safety record, while the military warned that unsafe food could undermine its combat readiness.


LA Trial Date Set in Courtney Love Drug Case

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - A judge on Monday set a  Sept. 30 trial for troubled rocker Courtney Love on charges of  illegally possessing prescription painkillers.


Meteor shower traced to 1490 comet break-up

Quadrantid mystery solved Astronomers have confirmed the origin of the Quadrantid meteors as a "deep-space explosion" of a comet in 1490 which was observed in China, Japan and Korea, New Scientist reports.â¦


an important supplier to the US market -- and Saudi Arabia, recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, violence in Iraq, and the financial woes of Russian energy giant Yukos.


The original series of the 1960s sci-fi classic is to be rebroadcast with 21st Century special effects.


Immigration Raid Leaves Texas Town a Skeleton

CACTUS, Tex. -- The streets of this small, isolated city in the Texas Panhandle are virtually empty nowadays, and "For Rent" signs decorate dilapidated trailers and shabby 1940s-era military barracks that just weeks ago were full of tenants.


A high risk sex offender who breached his bail conditions last year goes missing again.


Amy Winehouse will perform live via satellite at the Grammy Awards after having her US visa application refused.


Iran's president says he wants nuclear power as soon as possible, as a deadline to halt enrichment activity passes.


Coalition Reports Heavy Toll For Taliban

KABUL, Sept. 26 -- U.S.-led forces used artillery and airstrikes to kill more than 165 insurgents and repel large assaults on coalition troops in two Taliban strongholds, officials said Wednesday.


Kerry, Bush Vow Help for Veterans, National Guard

Democrat John Kerry on Wednesday  denounced President Bush's plan to withdraw troops from Europe  and Asia as "the wrong signal to send at the wrong time" as the  United States battles terror and tries to curb North Korea's  nuclear ambitions.


KIEV -- Ukraine's political opposition dug in its heels in Kiev's frigid central square yesterday, rejecting an offer of the prime minister's job from the declared winner of the disputed presidential election and withdrawing from talks aimed at reaching a compromise.


Multiple Fatalities in Train Crash Near London

A British high-speed passenger train plowed into a car at a level crossing and flew off the rails on Saturday, killing a number of people and injuring scores of passengers.


Hurricane Karl has formed in the central Atlantic on Saturday but posed no immediate threat to land, forecasters said.


UAE, Kuwait to hike oil production capacity

THE UAE and Kuwait plan to increase oil production capacity by nearly 3,00,000 bpd and 2,00,000 bpd respectively in the short term in a bid to stabilise the market, which has been rocked by high oil prices touching $53 per barrel prior to the week end.


Somalia's first parliament for 13 years is expected to be sworn in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Sunday.


Injury Sidelines Broncos' Griffin for Year

DENVER - Denver running back Quentin Griffin is out for the year. The team placed Griffin on injured reserve Wednesday, two days after he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a 23-10 loss at Cincinnati.


What's new in search? Found in the forums: Is SEO Necessary? Top Ten Search Factors 2007; Bringing SEM In-house; and more.


LOS ANGELES  - A day after the writers strike pulled the rug out from under the Golden Globes, Oscar organizers said Tuesday that preparations for the biggest night on Hollywood's calendar are already behind schedule.


Wi-fi users could be at risk as researchers reveal another attack on the security built into networks.


Slovenia crowd protests against Roma family return

About 1,000 Slovenian  villagers scuffled with police late on Saturday as they  protested against the return of a large Roma Gypsy family that  had been evicted last month.


Estonia considers its future as a smoke-free zone

Therea s nothing quite like it: the camaraderie of people coming together at their local pub at the end of the working day.


Lazard Ltd  Chairman and Chief Executive Bruce Wasserstein received restricted stock worth $96.3 million as part of new five-year employment agreement, the merger advisory firm said on Wednesday.


British opposition party plans to test immigrants for HIV

Britain's main opposition party will stoke a heated debate on immigration Tuesday ahead of an expected May election by promising to test people seeking to live in the country for HIV and other diseases.


Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion

Bank of America Corp said on Friday that it would buy battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for $4 billion, a move that could avert one of the biggest collapses from the U.S. housing crisis.


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


Eight terror suspects appear in British court

Eight men charged with planning terrorist attacks in Britain and the US have entered no pleas in a British court guarded by some of the tightest security ever seen.


Robust DNA Repair May Lower Breast Cancer Risk

The innate capacity to repair damaged DNA seems to affect a woman's chance of developing breast cancer. Deficient DNA repair appears to triple the risk of breast cancer, researchers have found.


Howard Dean, the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee, called on the head of New York's Republican Party to apologize or resign Wednesday over remarks linking the Democrats to a civil rights lawyer convicted of aiding terrorists.


Network computer maker Sun  Microsystems Inc. on Thursday posted a narrower quarterly loss  as revenue rose for the second consecutive quarter on higher  sales of servers after three years of declines.


All types of alcohol — wine, beer or liquor — add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer in women, American researchers said Thursday.


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The Lede Blog: Kreskin, Stacy Peterson and 2008

At 72, the famous mentalist is still full of ambitious predictions.


Democrat Edwards gets fresh union backing

U.S. Democratic presidential  hopeful John Edwards won labor union backing on Monday from  steelworkers and mineworkers, putting him ahead of rivals in  declared union support, his campaign said.


An attorney who claims to represent Britney Spears has filed papers to move her conservatorship case from the Los Angeles County Superior Court to federal court, but legal experts question whether his legal strategy is viable and whether he can represent the troubled pop star at all.


Chargers, Bears lead way in Pro Bowl selections

The high-flying San Diego Chargers had nine players chosen for the AFC All-Star squad, while the Chicago Bears saw seven named by the NFC as the Pro Bowl conference selections were announced on Tuesday.


UK experts say they have proof that stem cells could be used to treat children with a life threatening lung disease.


Injuries piling up for thin Yellow Jackets

Miamiâs Frank Gore (3) runs past Georgia Techâs Dawan Landry (20) during Saturdayâs game at Georgia Tech. Gore rushed for 127 yards on 25 carries.


A Court of Appeal judge has been charged with exposing himself, British Transport Police say.


Suddenly, everyone has a great plan to reduce the nation's petroleum consumption.


Police found human remains at a landfill Friday where investigators have been looking for the body of Lori Hacking, the Utah woman allegedly murdered by her husband.


President George W. Bush called on several Asian leaders Saturday to work together to convince North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program.


Moviegoers vote in Gellar, hold `Grudge` against `Surviving` ...

Sarah Michelle Gellar showed her cool hand on Halloween with a $40 million victory, when another new opener, Surviving Christmas, with Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini, only scraped a poor $4.


THE detection of a foreign submarine in Japan's southern coastal waters threatens to aggravate tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.


Get Prepared for Pandemic from Avian Flu Virus, Says World Health ...

Dec. 9, 2004 - The World Health Organization and influenza experts worldwide are concerned that the recent appearance and widespread distribution of an avian influenza virus, Influenza A (H5N1), has the potential to ignite the next flu pandemic.


Language of goals what counts for tongue-tied Ronnie and Michael

England striker Michael Owen said his lack of Spanish and Ronaldo's lack of English did not hinder celebrations of the Brazilian's matchwinner for Real Madrid in Sunday's 1-0 win at Mallorca.


EcoSMART Offers Safe, Effective Alternative to Traditional Pesticides

EcoSMART, a plant oil pesticide launching at retail stores in the Boston  area this week, kills bugs just as effectively as traditional pesticides  registered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), without  risk to humans, pets, endangered species and the environment.


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Un rinforzo per il team DesafÃ¬o EspaÃ±ol in vista della fase finale dell'Americàs Cup che si a...


New Records Set at Sotheby's Impressionist Auction

New records were set on Thursday for  works by Gauguin, Modigliani and Mondrian at Sotheby's auction  of Impressionist and modern art which achieved the biggest  total since 1990.


Amnesty International calls for an independent inquiry into reports of execution-style killings by police in Kenya.


A fifth man is arrested in connection with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani police say.


Pakistan Court Orders Release of Bhutto Husband

A Pakistani court on Wednesday ordered  the release of the husband of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto,  accepting his application for bail a day after he was arrested  for failing to attend a court hearing.


Japan eyes robots to support ageing population

It looks like a washing machine on  wheels, but the bulky contraption vacuuming the hallways of a  Tokyo high-rise is a robot.


Karzai takes early lead as vote-counting begins

Interim leader Hamid Karzai was strongly favored in early results from the vote count of Afganistan's landmark presidential ballot yesterday as elections workers took a break to mark the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.


A 17-year-old hacker has broken the lock that ties Appleâs iPhone to AT&Tâs wireless network, freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones.


Russian shot put champion stripped of medal

Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - The second medalist at the Olympic Games has tested positive for an illegal drug and been stripped of a medal.


Bush tours Gulf to push Mideast peace, curb Iran

President George W. Bush will visit a U.S. military camp in Kuwait on Saturday, on a tour of five allied Arab states he hopes will aid the fragile Israeli-Palestinian peace process and help contain Iran.


Virgin has been told it is the frontrunner to take control of troubled bank Northern Rock, the BBC learns.


Hungary's radical youths take to the streets

Young people -- easily mobilized through the Internet and mobile phone -- are a vocal and radical force in Hungary's near-tribal political conflict, now increasingly being fought out on the streets.


Officer who had vanished returns to U.S.

An Air Force officer who vanished in Kyrgyzstan and reappeared three days later returned to Moody Air Force Base on Thursday.


Spanish tourist dies of wounds after Yemen attack

A Spanish woman died on Saturday after  being wounded in an attack that killed seven Spanish tourists  in Yemen last week, a doctor said.


Lack of enthusiasm just can't hold these underappreciated stocks down.


Former champion Lleyton Hewitt beat Karol Beck of Slovakia 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 and rolled into the US Open quarterfinals on Tuesday without dropping a set.


A Superior Court judge yesterday KO'd an attempt by Mark Burnett and DreamWorks to immediately block the launch of Fox's boxing reality series, which is scheduled to debut in three weeks.


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Sprint announces additional 700 job cuts

NEW YORK, October 15  - The US-based telecom giant, Sprint Corporation (FON.NYS), has announced its plans for additional 700 job cuts in its Sprint Business Solutions (SBS) division.


Not since the first tremors of the population explosion in the 1950s has Florida gone through a hurricane season like this one. Other hurricanes made headlines.


Goldwyn, Sony Pair Up to Distribute Sundance Film

"The Squid and the Whale," which earned writer/director Noah Baumbach screenwriting and directing awards at this year's Sundance Film Festival, has been acquired for release by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony Pictures Entertainment, the companies said on Tuesday.


Blog: Rolling Stone publisher Tim Castelli leaving to be New York sales director for Google, according to Adage.com


Deanna Latham doesn't take chances before track meets. She fuels up on a Papa Gino's dinner the night before, braids her hair in the morning, and eats a big breakfast of waffles.


The leader of Bulgaria's rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF)...

Politics: 10 January 2005, Monday. The leader of Bulgaria's rightist Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) lashed rival Socialists for their pledge to withdraw Bulgarian troops from Iraq if winning this year's ...


Russ Meyer, Producer of Cult Porn Films, Dies at 82

Filmmaker Russ Meyer became a wealthy and famous porn producer by combining his skills as an Army Signal Corps photographer with a lifelong lust for women with "cleavage cantilevered.


JupiterResearch Forecasts 70 Percent of US Households to Have Broadband By 2012

JupiterResearch,  a leading authority on the impact of the Internet and emerging consumer  technologies on business, predicts that 70 percent of US homes --  some 86 million households -- will have  broadband Internet access by 2012.


Democrats Make Appeal for Hungry on Radio

Growing numbers of Americans were hungry this Thanksgiving, and the nation should do more to help them enjoy its bounty, the Democrats said Saturday in their weekly radio address.


Bank of England holds interest rate at 5.75 percent

The Bank of England left its key interest rate at 5.75 percent on Thursday and said it was "too soon" to judge the full economic disruption of the ongoing global credit squeeze.


Emmerdale star Clive Hornby, who plays Jack Sugden, is taking a break from the soap because of ill health.


Hagel hands Senate Republicans another setback

Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, announced on Monday he will not seek re-election, raising a new hurdle to his battered party's bid to win back control of the Senate next year.


Ministers from the Group of Seven leading economies meet to discuss the fallout from the global credit crunch.


A turkey slaughtering plant closes and moves work to Derbyshire, with the loss of 400 jobs in Monmouthshire.


Three Big Music Labels Sign Up for Peer Impact

Three of the Big Four music labels have reached licensing agreements to provide their music to the soon-to-launch Peer Impact network, a peer-to-peer service that enables legal music file-sharing.


Apple, Cisco extend negotiations on iPhone name

Cisco Systems says it is giving more time to respond to a lawsuit that claims Apple infringed on the iPhone trademark.


Ministers should consider forcing foreign workers or spouses to learn English, an expert body says.


European automakers face rating challenge: Moody's

European auto manufacturers will  struggle to maintain credit ratings despite expected long-term  global growth in demand, due to a glut of capacity, Moody's  Investors Service warned on Monday.


Microsoft, Cisco tie up to coordinate technologies

Seattle, October 19: Microsoft Corp and Cisco Systems Inc on Monday said they would work more closely to make their products work more reliably with each other.


The New Silicon Valley: A Dog-Eat-Dog World

Oracle's attempted takeover of PeopleSoft can be seen as a harbinger of many more in a mature industry.


BT upbeat as Q3 core earnings meet forecasts

Britain's BT Group Plc  posted third-quarter core earnings in line with forecasts on Thursday and issued a strong outlook as it reported better-than-expected retail broadband additions.


ANKARA, Turkey  -- Turkish troops have shelled suspected Kurdish rebel positions in Iraq, a government official said Wednesday, as military and civilian leaders were expected to discuss the scope and duration of a cross-border incursion.


The woman who discovered a lifeless Heath Ledger spent nine minutes making three calls to Mary-Kate Olsen before she dialed 911 for help, police said Thursday.


Israeli Cabinet Passes Gaza Bill Before Key Vote

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's cabinet  passed a bill on the nuts and bolts of pulling out of occupied  Gaza Sunday, a day before he seeks approval from Israel's  parliament for his withdrawal plan.


Gere meets baseball legends through his son

Hollywood star Richard Gere has rediscovered his love for baseball through his   seven-year-old son Homer, who has become an avid New York Yankees fan.


At least 11 dead as two trains collide near Rio

At least 11 people were killed and 63 injured when a train packed with homeward-bound commuters rammed into another train on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday.


A secondary school tests a new fingertip-recognition roll call to help tackle truancy.


Madonna's pay-packet, Janet Jackson's malfunctioning wardrobe, Hillary Clinton's memoirs and


The Motley Fool - As most Americans remained deep in slumber after a weekend of Labor Day festivities, Russian telecom Mobile TeleSystems (NYSE: MBT - News) reported its Q2 2006 earnings in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Faux pas or not, however, most investors were happy to pick up the phone for this one -- and to immediately call their brokers and place "buy" orders for MTS shares, which rose 6% in the wake of the news. What was all the fuss about? Let's find out.


Mental deficits after concussion persist in women

NEW YORK  - Up to eight months after suffering a concussion, female college-level soccer players still have impairment in certain mental functions, Canadian researchers report.


Sun, Microsoft to announce expanded partnership

The fruits of their initial pact haven't exactly taken the tech world by storm, but the two companies are planning to announce a broader pact on Wednesday.


In a crackdown on militant clerics, Iraqi forces backed by US troops have raided a major Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad. At least three people were killed and 40 arrested.


Visa 'fast track' row threatens to engulf Blunkett

David Blunkett's private and public lives collided spectacularly over the weekend, putting his future ministerial career in peril at just about the worst possible moment.


ATHENS, Greece - Michael Phelps took care of qualifying for the Olympic 200-meter freestyle semifinals Sunday, and then found out he had been added to the American team for the evening's 400 freestyle relay final.    Phelps' rivals Ian Thorpe and Pieter van den Hoogenband and teammate Klete Keller were faster than the teenager in the 200 free preliminaries...


Microsoft suffers decisive EU antitrust defeat

Microsoft suffered a decisive antitrust defeat on Monday when a European Union court upheld a landmark ruling that the world's largest software maker had abused its dominant market position to crush rivals.


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Phillies Beat Pirates 8-4 in First of Two

Todd Pratt hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched consecutive winning seasons for the first time in 21 years with an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of a doubleheader Wednesday.


Two bombs discovered in Sardinia after Berlusconi-Blair meet

Police discovered two bombs near the Sardinian villa of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, just hours after he met his British counterpart Tony Blair on the island.


Place-Kicker Takes Charge and Makes Up for 2 Misses

Everyone on the Giantsâ sideline would have gotten warmer faster had Lawrence Tynes converted his previous two attempts. But his third attempt sent them to the Super Bowl.


The Acer Ferrari truly lives up to its namesake as being an expensive system, but with that price comes an excellent thin and light notebook with tons of performance.


Tobacco farmers prepare for new era without tobacco program

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Tobacco farmers on Wednesday prepared for a new era without government price and production controls as a tobacco quota buyout moved closer to passing Congress.


In piazza del Campidoglio con studenti di mille scuole


A man is jailed for life after admitting hacking a 21-year-old woman to death and running her over.


The path to the Bowl Championship Series has never been smoother for the Big East champ.


Groups Says Condom Limits Sap AIDS Fight

Criticism of condoms and restrictions on access to them are undercutting the fight against HIV/AIDS in countries ranging from Nigeria to Peru to the United States, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday.


The moves send tremors through CIA headquarters, where officers fret Goss is acting too hastily to bring in potentially partisan members of GOP-run House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.


US forces in Iraq are being bolstered to their highest-ever level in the run-up to next month's election.


New Internet benefits telecom equipment vendors

Domestic telecoms equipment vendors will benefit from the country's push in developing the next-generation Internet, which is a good opportunity for them to increase their technological


Whales, Dolphins Die on Australian Island

About 100 whales and dolphins died after beaching on a southern Australian island Sunday, and about 50 more were still at risk, a government official said.


WASHINGTON - Two men were charged Thursday with providing financial support to terrorists and recruiting terror group members, including one person identified by U.S. authorities as suspected al-Qaida member Jose Padilla...


Philadelphia 76ers centre Todd MacCulloch of Winnipeg retires

PHILADELPHIA (CP) - Todd MacCulloch always knew his career would end. The Winnipeg native just never expected it to come to such a sudden and mysterious stop.


The nation's supply of vaccine for the impending flu season took a big hit Thursday when Chiron Corp. announced it had found tainted doses in its factory.


BERLIN: Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim is set have spinal surgery in a German clinic, a spokeswoman for the clinic said.


In a letter to Forbes, the Viacom and CBS chairman says his daughter has made ''little or no contribution'' to the company.


Chinese baby tigers found dead in refrigerator

Two baby Bengal tigers have been  discovered dead in a refrigerator at a central Chinese zoo, the  second incident involving dead tigers at that institution in  less than a week.


Redesigning Rockets: NASA Space Propulsion Finds a New Home

While the exploration of the Moon and other planets in our solar system is exciting, the first task for astronauts and robots alike is to actually get to those destinations.


Turkish MPs are expected to elect a controversial former Islamist, Abdullah Gul, as president of the republic.


The Bethesda-Chevy Chase girls' soccer team grinds its way to a 1-0 win over Whitman on Saturday despite being without three of its best players.


Online Satirists Pull No Punches on Election

Some are born to rule, others to ridicule is a worthy reminder to U.S presidential hopefuls struck by an endless arsenal of satirical barbs on the Web.


Beijing Official Seeks To Calm Microsoft Controversy

Beijing has been debating a policy proposal that will force the city to spend at least half of its IT budget on offerings from local companies.


The radio and billboard giant said net income increased to 65 cents a share, or $320.6 million, from 43 cents, or $211 million, in the year-earlier quarter.


NEW YORK - A welcome slide in oil prices set off a relief rally on Wall Street Friday, with stocks posting a healthy advance as crude approached but then fell back from the $50 a barrel mark. The major indexes all ended the week higher...


Coach Dick Vermeil stands alone in his office, anxiously looking one last time at the play list he has scripted for his Monday night game against Indianapolis.


"Batman Begins," which opens in American theaters on June 17, is the product of a startlingly British alignment of talent and location.


Lakeland Forester Named Employee of the Year -- Tennessee Urban Forestry Council Taps Bridges

By Shirley Downing downing@yourappealcom  Lakeland city forester Eric Bridges has received the Government Employee of the Year award from the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council.  The presentation was made this month at the 15th annual state forestry conference in Nashville.


The Forgotten had a memorable debut, dominating the weekend box office with an opening take of $22 million, according to preliminary numbers Sunday.


Veteran Bollywood film producer GP Sippy dies in the western Indian city of Mumbai at the age of 93.


A CRAZED gunman jumped on stage at a rock show and killed four people as he blasted away at the band and the audience. Fans watching Damageplan thought it was part of the act - until


International cricket is set to revise the most controversial of the 42 laws that govern the playing of the game, based a report from an expert committee.


NEW YORK - Vonage Holdings Corp., the beleaguered provider of Internet-based phone service, said yesterday it has settled a patent lawsuit brought by Verizon Communications Inc. for a maximum of $120 million.


'Ocean's Twelve' Hits $137 Million Overseas

"Ocean's Twelve" sailed to the top of the international box office this weekend, and "The Incredibles" flew past $300 million during a busy period that also saw encouraging debuts for "Ray" and "The Aviator."


Al PalaRuffini di Torino si Ã¨ giocato l`All Star Game di basket. L`Italia ha vinto per 100-98 (24-22; 44-55; 70-80) contro la selezione degli stranieri del campionato. Italia: Mancinelli 13, Basile 20, Galanda


Dietary Fatty Acids May Help Prevent Asthma

Increased dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids may help prevent allergies and asthma in children, researchers have shown. Avoiding exposure to dust mites in the house also helps.


GlaxoSmithKline plans 5 new cancer drugs

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world's second-largest pharmaceutical company, said Monday that it expects to introduce five new cancer treatments through 2010.


Japanese officials rushed on Friday to dismiss suggestions that the emperor overstepped his authority and meddled in government affairs by voicing his opposition to Tokyo schools' policy of compulsory patriotism.


The Israeli military says a Palestinian mortar has slammed into a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, killing a woman. The military says the mortar fell in the Neve Dekalim settlement, located in the southern part of the territory.


U.S. Oil Hits $50 on Nigeria Supply Fears

U.S. oil prices reached a record $50 a  barrel on Monday as Nigeria emerged as the latest focus for  worries about supply in an already tight worldwide energy  market.


Investigators believe more than one person was involved in a series of fires at an upscale housing development, and the arsonists tried but failed to burn nearly a dozen other homes in the subdivision outside Washington.


Faccia a faccia tra il ministro Damiano e il sottosegretario LettaIl padre della riforma del '95: "Chiedo a Prodi uno scatto d'orgoglio"                                            Pensioni, il confronto sulle minime rinviato alla prossima settimana                                                                                Dini insiste: "Non voterÃ² l'abolizione dello scalone"


NEW ORLEANS - Behind each door, there is a story. Funny stories. Sad stories. Inspiring stories. Perplexing stories. Stories that take you through the days when Les Miles was growing up in the quarry town of Elyria, Ohio, west of the Allegheny Mountains, 24 miles southwest of Cleveland, as an Ohio State fan, not surprising since Elyria was also the ...


In summing up the Athens Games, the first order of business is to extend a big "sorry" to the Greeks. Nothing blew up and nothing collapsed, and nothing less has been accomplished than the


Twins left-hander had 13-0 record after all-star break

An opponent could have a bat in his hands, and Johan Santana would nevertheless overpower him. Opponents could be fellow pitchers bringing impressive statistics to an award election, and Santana would whip them, too.


Phil Mickelson is not ready to be anointed on the Monterey Peninsula, but he's getting close.


Arabs are ânot responsible for atrocitiesâ

THE Western media is deceiving the world into thinking that the Arabs are responsible for the atrocities that have driven 1.3 million people out of their homes in Darfur, Sudan, according to a former member of the West Darfur parliament.


Tens of thousands of Lebanese paid tribute to assassinated Christian politician Pierre Gemayel on Thursday, turning his funeral in central Beirut into a display of defiance towards Syria and its Hezbollah allies.


Atlantis Astronauts Given OK for Landing

By RASHA MADKOUR  HOUSTON - Mission Control has given Atlantis astronauts the go-ahead to start their descent back to Earth after a fruitful mission at the international space station. "You are go for the de-orbit burn," Tony Antonelli in Houston radioed up to the crew at 4:53 a.m.


Bonaventure Kalou struck early after Auxerre's Zimbabwean forward Benjani Mwaruwari swung in a right wing cross which Rangers failed to clear.


Two off-duty DeKalb County police officers were killed in what appeared to be an ambush at an apartment complex early Wednesday, police said.


Real Madrid agree deal with Robben, says Spanish press

Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Chelsea's flying Dutch winger Arjen Robben according to reports in a Spanish newspaper on Saturday.


Foreign investment in India continues to soar, rising 65% in the first half of the year according to official figures.


NEC posts higher net profit in first half but lowers forecast

Japanese computer giant NEC said its interim net profit rose 62.6 percent to 25.2 billion yen (240 million dollars) but it cut its forecasts, citing slower mobile handset and semiconductor markets.


Beslan mothers threaten to condemn Putin in court

Mothers of children seized by rebels at a southern Russia school in 2004 threatened on Tuesday to use a legal action brought by authorities against them to expose President Vladimir Putin's role in the bungled rescue.


Neteller PLC says it has cut 220 jobs in Calgary and is considering the sale or partial lease of some of its facilities in the city as it responds to a dramatic decrease in its North American business in recent ... via Canoe


Children's Cold Remedies Raised Questions for Years

For years, Joshua Sharfstein shuddered whenever he walked down a drugstore aisle lined with cough and cold products for babies and toddlers.


Soccer: Brazil and Argentina shoot blanks

MONTEVIDEO : World champions Brazil and Argentina hit out at defensive Colombia and Chile after failing to score in South American qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.


Big Papi goes big fly as Red Sox win 6-4

David Ortiz hit his major league-leading 42nd home run and David Wells pitched into the seventh, helping the Boston Red Sox avoid a sweep against Detroit with a 6-4 win on Wednesday night.


Who's fallen hardest? Who can bounce highest?


Alcatel-Lucent confirms 400 job cuts in France

All part of the same cull Alcatel-Lucent said today that it plans to slash 400 jobs in France as part of its brutal cost-cutting strategy to axe 4,000 employees worldwide.â¦


Passione al Cinema qual è la scena piÃ¹ hot?

Partendo dall'eros tra Nanni Moretti e Isabella Ferrari in  'Caos calmo', abbiamo selezionato nove tra le scene d'amore piÃ¹ forti del cinema. Qual è, a vostro giudizio, la piÃ¹ scabrosa?


U.S. not winning in Iraq: Defense nominee Gates

Robert Gates, nominated to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. defense secretary, on Tuesday said he did not believe America was winning the war in Iraq and that he would consider all options for changing course.


Mergers Show Steel Industry Is Still Worthy of Big Deals

Showing that money can still be made in the old-line industries, the turnaround specialist Wilbur L. Ross is selling a steel company that he created over the last two years


Sharon Secures Broad Coalition for Gaza Pullout

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  secured a solid majority in parliament on Thursday, clearing  the way for a planned withdrawal from Gaza and perhaps peace  talks with the Palestinians.


OPEC slashes oil production to 'stabilize' prices

CAIRO -- Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries members voted Friday to cut crude oil production by 1 million barrels a day to shore up prices that have dropped 25 percent since October.


Wenger faces new FA rap over 'liar' jibe at linesman

Arsene Wenger has risked incurring the wrath of the Football Association once more after accusing one of the officials in Sunday's stormy League Cup final of lying in his match report.


"Women like you ... do a lot to bring our two peoples together."  Barbra Streisand performed her first-ever concert in France this week - and was rewarded with a medal of the Legion of Honor. via Myrtle Beach Online


About 230 people aboard a cruise ship fell ill with a gastrointestinal illness while on a Caribbean voyage, forcing the trip to end early.


Technology mutual funds returned more than 17 percent, on average, according to the research firm Morningstar, but a few had gains exceeding 30 percent.


U.S. Policy on Iran Evolves Toward Diplomacy

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 19 -- Before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, U.S. officials confidently predicted that the toppling of Saddam Hussein would lead to renewed momentum on the Israeli-Palestinian peace track. "The road to Jerusalem leads through Baghdad" was a common refrain.


Ascoli, 18:50 - CALCIO, SERIE A; ASCOLI: SONETTI FA A MENO DI GALLOPPA

Defezione dell'ultimo minuto per Sonetti: Daniele Galloppa non ha recuperato e non è stato co...


THIS was the Old Firm result the Premierleague wanted, and needed. A few weeks back, we were holding our heads in our hands thinking it was all over when Dundee United scored that late equaliser at Ibrox, but Rangers have fought their way back.


Global flash points: How to spot signs of peace

Monitor correspondents and experts suggest what to watch for in eight international conflicts.


Family of US defector to North Korea eagerly awaits reunion

The family of US soldier Charles Robert Jenkins cheered his release from US military custody in Japan and said they look forward to seeing him for the first time since he defected to North Korea in 1965.


Finally, the conflict in Darfur in western Sudan is a focal point for diplomats and the media. This is the least one could expect after months of murder, rape and, dare I say, ethnic cleansing, starting as early as February 2003.


Only soccer has drawn a larger global TV audience among single-sport events than this year's rugby World Cup has


Venus Williams aims to become only the sixth woman to capture four Wimbledon titles on Saturday when she takes on surprise, debutant finalist Marion Bartoli.


Back With Caps, Zednik  Seeks Return to Form

Richard Zednik is confident he will be the player who amassed multiple 50-point seasons this year and is excited to earn a spot on Alex Ovechkin's line.


A locally prominent restaurateur who was kidnapped last week in an apparent ransom plot was killed within hours, authorities say a suspect told them.


Ukraine Leader's Promises Checked by Gas Setback

President-elect Viktor Yushchenko, whose defeated pro-Russian rival has quit as prime minister, on Monday promised Ukrainians a modern market economy, even as prices of vital gas imports soared by one-third.


News Corp and Judith Regan settle lawsuit

News Corp and Judith Regan said on  Friday they had settled a $100 million lawsuit the publisher  brought against her former employer, closing out a case with  links to both O.J. Simpson and Rudy Giuliani.


A government finding that Aleve, the widely used pain reliever, appears to increase the risk for heart problems underscores how little is known about possible side effects of some common older medicines.


A man who threw chip wrappers out of his car spends the day sweeping the streets as punishment.


JPMorgan profit hurt by home equity loans

JPMorgan Chase & Co.  said on Wednesday it tripled the amount set aside for loan losses as even borrowers with good credit defaulted on home equity loans, hurting the bank's quarterly profit.


Winning lob of 2.77 Campbells Finn Tommi Huotari took gold at the eighth Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships in Savonlinna over the weekend by projecting his device a creditable 2.77 Campbells, or 89.62 metres in old money.â¦


LOS ANGELES, Dec 18 (Reuters Life!) - Los Angeles pediatrician Francine Kaufman is on the front lines of the childhood obesity epidemic, which has flooded her office with diabetes patients and put kids at risk of adult health problems.


Blockbuster is doing away with the most dreaded part of renting movies and games: the late fee. The move comes as Blockbuster battles lackluster demand.


Bush risks losing trade powers after talks collapse

US President George W. Bush risks losing his special trade negotiating powers after talks between four key players in the World Trade Organization collapsed this week, analysts said.


Presero Provenzano e Lo Piccolo, da due anni aspettano il pagamento degli straordinariFallita ogni trattativa sindacale, hanno deciso di citare in giudizio lo Stato                                          I cacciatori di latitanti fanno ricorso al Tar                                                                                di SALVO PALAZZOLO


IEEE MTT-S INTERNATIONAL MICROWAVE SYMPOSIUM --  Ansoft Corporation (NASDAQ:ANST) announces the release of HFSS™  v11. This release of Ansoft's flagship product  features new technology that delivers even greater accuracy, capacity  and performance than before.


Jacques Santini steps down as Tottenham manager for "personal reasons".


If you want to hold tomorrow's winners, look where Mr. Market isn't.


Continuing to explore options to bolster their receiving corps, the Patriots hosted free agent Kelley Washington at Gillette Stadium yesterday. The 6-foot-3-inch, 218-pound Washington played the last four seasons with the Bengals, who drafted him at the top of the third round in 2003 (65th overall).


Side Effects: Profit and Questions on Prostate Cancer Therapy

Some fear that doctors will steer patients to I.M.R.T. radiation therapy because it has higher profit potential.


Uganda's ex-Health Minister Jim Muhwezi is charged with embezzlement over a children's vaccines fund.


Oracle shares drop, PeopleSoft's rise ahead of court fight

NEW YORK  - Software giant Oracle Corp.'s shares dipped while the stock of its rival, PeopleSoft, rose ahead of a court battle this week over PeopleSoft's resistance to Oracle's 18-month-old takeover bid.


Japan earthquake kills six, injures hundreds

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - A strong earthquake flattened houses in northwestern Japan on Monday, killing at least six people, forcing the evacuation of thousands and sparking a small fire at the world's biggest nuclear power plant.


Quick fix tames vulns Apple has released four new fixes for its Safari cross-platform internet browser - less than two weeks after its launch.â¦


AMD-Fujitsu Venture Plans 'Mega' Japanese Chip Plant

Spansion sinking nearly a billion dollars into flash memory production.


Saudi Arabia Arrests Five for Spreading 'Extremism'

Saudi Arabia has detained five people  suspected of spreading Islamic militant ideology in the  kingdom, which is battling an 18-month wave of al Qaeda  violence, the Interior Ministry said Saturday.


Head of MI5 warns business to guard against terrorism

The head of Britain's security services has called on business to play a greater role in combating the threat of terrorism. Eliza Manningham-Buller, the


There have been rumors for the past week of a secret U2 show and the truth was let out today as the band pulled an amazing stunt leading up todayâs concert in Brooklyn at the Empire Fulton Ferry State Park.


Blackstone agrees to buy 20 percent of China BlueStar

Blackstone Group  has agreed to buy 20 percent of chemical maker China National BlueStar (Group) Corp for up to $600 million, the private equity groups said on Monday, marking its first major investment in the fast-growing market.


It was the second match point, and Elena Bovina hit a strong forehand down the line that sent Nathalie Dechy running. Dechyâs only defense was


Millions of Americans considered at high risk for getting the flu - but put off by shortages, long lines or simply unaware they were eligible - failed to get a flu shot by the end of November, a new government survey indicates.


Merck Faces Huge Fallout Over Vioxx Suits

NEW YORK - Already wounded by the withdrawal of its Vioxx pain reliever from the market, Merck & Co. must now contend with hundreds of lawsuits over the drug's side effects - lawsuits that threaten to further damage the company's finances and reputation.


45 Labour MPs urge a vote on Britain agreeing to a US request for UK troops to be sent to an area south west of Baghdad.


India.Arie defends her hard-won optimism

When India.Arie broke up with what she thought would be her lifetime love, she was saddened, angry, confused and hurt &#151; and spent the next four years unleashing her emotions through song.


'People Will Probably See Smoke Until September' With 604,000 Acres Burned so Far, No One Can Say How Much Bigger the Fire Will Get

By GORDON JACKSON  KINGSLAND -- A wildfire stretching from Waycross to Lake City, Fla., has surpassed the 600,000-acre milestone and is still growing.  The question is how much bigger will it get.


Explosion rocks airport on Spanish holiday isle: report

An explosion of "medium strength" rocked the airport on the Spanish Mediterranean holiday island of Ibiza Saturday, the Europa Press news agency reported, quoting witnesses.


For a year, a kitchen timer went everywhere 3-year-old Eddie Fitzgerald did — home, playground, day care.


(InfoWorld) - BenQ Mobile is closing down a handset facility in Taiwan amid an ongoing restructuring of its operations, calling reported plans to outsource production altogether "speculation." The closure of the facility is part of aÂ massive restructuring effortÂ parent company BenQ announced last month, after it failed to make good on a promise to turn around its financial performance in the second quarter. The company's mobile phone business has struggled ever since itÂ took over Siemens' loss-making mobile phone divisionÂ in a high profile deal last year. It also highlights cutthroat competition in the mobile phone industry as leaders such as Nokia and MotorolaÂ grab market share. The handset business had proved so tough for Siemens that it agreed to pay BenQ â¬250 million ($317 million) to take the ailing division off its hands. BenQ has posted losses for the three quarters that have passed since the deal was finalized. The Taiwanese handset facility will close by the end of this year, affecting over 100 workers. Foreign workers invited to Taiwan to work the factory floor will be sent home, while some Taiwanese workers will retire and others will be relocated to other BenQ factories, said Albert Lin, a communications officer at BenQ. The operation accounts for less than 10 percent of BenQ Mobile's handset production. "This is part of BenQ Mobile's plan to cut costs and increase efficiency," he said. He also called news reports from Germany, which say BenQ Mobile plans to sell or close all of its handset factories and farm production out to a contract manufacturer, "speculation," and refused further comment. It's the second series of layoffs announced by the mobile phone maker so far this year. In July, BenQ Mobile said it planned to cut 277 jobs at its facility in Munich, Germany, in addition to releasing 250 German contract employees that work offsite. BenQ Mobile's parent company, BenQ Corp., also said it planned to restructure its operations in an effort to increase cash available to finance BenQ Mobile as it struggles toward profitability. BenQ last month said it would split its name brand division and manufacturing operations into separate companies, a change that would not affect its mobile phone factories. BenQ Mobile planned to continue producing its own handsets due to the degree of customization required by network operators, among other reasons, Clemens Joos, CEO of BenQ Mobile, said at the time. BenQ Mobile faces an uphill battle to return to profitability, mainly because larger rivals have stepped up the competition and are grabbing market share from smaller companies in the industry. BenQ's share of the handset market dropped to 3.2 percent in the second quarter, from 4.8 percent the same time last year, according to market researcher Gartner. Meanwhile, Nokia's share rose to 33.6 percent from 31.6 percent, and Motorola's increased to 21.9 percent from 17.7 percent. Â


After Years of Fear, the Pill is Declared a Health Protector

MILLIONS of women who have lived in fear that taking the Pill could seriously damage their health were finally told yesterday that they need not worry.


Allen's 'Alright' Long On Attitude And Hooks

By Curtis Ross, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 2--Opening track "Smile" sounds like a great lost single from the Two-Tone label, The Bodysnatchers meets "More Specials." The F-bomb dropped in the first verse is just the icing on the cake.


Roma, 13:30 - CALCIO, COISP: SOLDI LEGA A RACITI? NOI LI AVREMMO BUTTATI

Antonio Matarrese ha consegnato alla vedova Raciti la somma di 420 mila euro raccolta dalla Lega. La...


Asian Stocks: Japan Climbs, Led by UFJ; China Mobile Advances

Japanese stocks rose, with the Topix index having its longest winning streak in 13 months. UFJ Holdings Inc. advanced after Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.


Britain's Straw Says Iraq Elections Must Go Ahead

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said on Tuesday violence must not upset plans to hold nationwide elections in Iraq, whose prime minister indicated the government was gearing up to retake rebel strongholds.


Steelcase Receives Pollution Prevention Award

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 19  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steelcase Inc.


A horse at the Bowie Training Center with signs of equine herpesvirus has tested negative, and the "investigational animal hold order" at the facility's Barn 7 is lifted Friday.


Venus and Jupiter witnessed in dawn rendezvous

WITH no planets on view, and with large areas of the southern sky devoid of bright stars, the evening sky at our star map times may not be the most exciting of the year.


Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was preparing Saturday to meet in London with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the BBC reported.


Sharon to Present Gaza Pullout Plan Oct. 25

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his fractious parliament on Monday that he will bring his Gaza pullout plan to the house for debate on Oct. 25 and will ask approval for compensation for evacuated settlers two weeks later.


Emlyn Hughes, the former England and Liverpool captain whose distinctive voice and infectious laugh endeared him to a generation of television viewers on A Question of Sport, died yesterday from a brain tumour at the age of 57.


Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq defended his decision to bat first in the semi-final after crashing out with a seven-wicket defeat to West Indies.


Londra, 13:32 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: A NOVEMBRE AMICHEVOLE CON GERMANIA

L'Inghilterra affronterà in amichevole la Germania a Berlino il prossimo 19 novembre. Lo ha c...


Suspended defensive tackle Tank Johnson signs a two-year contract with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday afternoon.


Ukraine's leading presidential candidate recovers from what his aides say was an attempt to poison him.


More simply opt out of stream of endless e-mails

WASHINGTON -- Last month, venture capitalist Fred Wilson drew a lot of attention on the Internet when he declared a 21st-century kind of bankruptcy. In a posting on his blog about technology, Wilson announced he was giving up on responding to all the e-mail piled up in his inbox.


The Provenzano Code: the Mafia's answer to Dan Brown

If you thought cracking "The Da Vinci Code" was tough, try unscrambling "The Provenzano Code", the cryptic cipher the Mafia's "boss of bosses" invented to rule the mob for years when he was Italy's most wanted man.


At least 21 people are killed after a series of explosions at Egyptian resorts popular with Israeli tourists.


Lleyton Hewitt sent a warning to his rivals for the US Open by beating Luis Horna 6-3 6-1 in the final of the TD Waterhouse Cup in Long Island.


Falsa pista scoperta da un gruppo di giornalisti inglesi


After Waiting a Long Time, Davenport Keeps It Short

he weather played havoc with the United States Open schedule yesterday, but it did not affect Lindsay Davenport's game. In front of a sparse crowd of no more than several hundred people at


Drive for mobile TV and music hits games market

The European mobile phone games market   is coping with its first slowdown as telecoms carriers shift   advertising spending to mobile television or digital music, and   operators struggle to win new devotees.


Lawmakers Optimistic on Spy Agency Overhaul

Key lawmakers said on Tuesday they  were optimistic of quick approval by Congress for reforms of  the U.S. intelligence services including a powerful new  director, despite disputes between the Senate and the House of  Representatives.


Wife of Indian doctor charged in Australia says accusation "senseless"

The wife of an Indian doctor charged in Australia with supporting terrorism on Saturday said the accusation was "senseless" and asked India's prime minister to intervene.


Mickelson storms to victory after shooting 59

US Masters champion Phil Mickelson tapped in a birdie on the final hole to become the fifth player in history to shoot 59 as he charged to victory in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf event in Kauai, Hawaii on Wednesday.


Three Democrats competed for the nomination for governor Tuesday, including a former Clinton administration official seeking to become the first black ever elected to Massachusetts' highest office.


The Bush administration is hammering out its largest-ever appeal for more Iraq war funds — a record $100 billion, at least, and that figure reflects cuts from wish lists originally circulating around the Pentagon.