Sparta Plan Commission Postpones Decision

By Steve Cahalan, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 20--SPARTA, Wis. -- After hearing from a few supporters and far more opponents to the plan, the Sparta City Plan Commission on Monday tabled action for two weeks on a proposed conditional-use permit for the region's first ethanol plant.


A bomb has exploded at a hotel in the town of Denia in south-east Spain, according to Spanish media reports.


Werder Bremen and Porto get it done late

Porto, Portugal (Sports Network) - Champions League holder FC Porto and defending Bundesliga champion Werder Bremen each produced late goals Tuesday to secure advancement into the knockout stage of this season's Champions League competition.


Twenty-four hours after being involved in a hospital drama he hopes never to repeat, South African golfing star Trevor Immelman lies in joint fourth place at the Madrid Open.


New CEO Remaking Computer Associates After IBM

Computer Associates International Inc.'s  new CEO, an IBM veteran, is remaking the company's business structure along the lines of Big Blue, as the software supplier gets back on its feet after an accounting scandal.


Mibtel +0,35%, Numtel +0,61%, positive anche Parigi e Londra


Senior Mexican and US offiicials discuss border security and a proposed immigration deal.


Disagi per neve, vento forte e pioggia un po' ovunque


Ford Motor Co. F.N needs a new   business model in order to turn the automaker around, according   to a memo addressed to staff by its Chairman and Chief   Executive Bill Ford and seen by Reuters.


Economistsâ Tea Leaves Point to Recession

According to Wall Streetâs forecasters, the recession of 2008 is now unavoidable. That is, if you read between the lines of their predictions.


Speculation abounds over iPhone in Europe

Barely out of the shops in the United States, Apple's eagerly anticipated iPhone is the subject of increasing speculation about how and at what price it will be rolled out in Europe later this year.


ZIMBABWE'S ruling party used its parliamentary majority today to pass electoral reforms the opposition said did not go far enough, and ban foreign-funded rights groups, a move critics say would stifle dissent.


HILLA, Iraq  - Suicide bombers killed 21 people in  attacks on an Iraqi police academy and a checkpoint on  Wednesday, part of a campaign to derail Jan. 30 elections which  Iraq's prime minister vowed will go ahead.


US-led coalition and Afghan troops raid houses in the east of the country, killing at least four people.


A Bad Break on the Australian Shore Coal Shipments, and Surfers, Are Disrupted By Grounded Vessel

By Tim Johnston  It is a peculiarly Australian nightmare: a cargo ship sitting right on top of a perfect two-way surf break.


The stock market barreled higher yesterday, sending the Dow Jones industrials to a 3-year high as two Wall Street firms reported better-than-expected earnings and a brokerage gave tech bellwether Intel Corp. a ratings upgrade.


A month ago, the prospect of entertaining Manchester United did not carry the same menace of the past decade. But, as Aston Villa manager David O'Leary has discovered, things have a habit of rapidly changing in football.


PM says religious conflicts are big challenge for international community

MONTREAL (CP) - Religious conflicts are one of the biggest challenges facing the international community, Prime Minister Paul Martin said on Sunday as he prepared to head to New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly.


In scali di Fiumicino, Malpensa, Bologna, Napoli e Firenze


By Alicia Chang, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 2--LOS ANGELES -- Scientists are scrambling to find an alternative landing site for a long-armed robot set to launch this summer on a mission to dig into Mars' icy north pole to search for signs of primitive life.


Circumcision can dramatically cut the rate of HIV infection in heterosexual men, results from two African trials show.


ConocoPhillips wins stake in Russia's Lukoil oil company

MOSCOW - US oil giant ConocoPhillips Inc. agreed to pay nearly $2 billion Wednesday for the Russian government's remaining 7.6 percent stake in Lukoil, the world's No.


Il via libera e' giunto dall'Antitrust turca


Yukos would like US court to grant it bankruptcy protection

Stricken Russian oil giant Yukos was hoping that a US court would grant it bankruptcy protection, scaring off Western banks planning to finance a Russian state-directed takeover of its main asset.


United fly high as Chelsea hit City for six

Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez's flourishing strike partnership helped Manchester United make a little piece of history as the champions returned to the top of the Premier League with a 4-1 win over Middlesbrough.


Believe it or not, there's only 75 days remaining until the frenzied shopping season cranks to life, and no, we're not talking about holiday gift-giving.


British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen's film about Kazakh reporter Borat Sagdiyev will be viewed on MySpace's international screening series Black Carpet.  Twentieth Century Fox cut a deal with MySpace to screen the movie  exclusively for its members in six countries next Wednesday.


Bellevue ends De LaSalle's 151-game streak

Bellevue High, Washington state's 3A three-time defending champion, snapped the Northern California powerhouse's record 151-consecutive win streak with a 39-20 victory Saturday night at Qwest Field in front of 24,987 fans.


Poerschach, 17:08 - TENNIS, ATP POERTSCHACH: HORNA E HEWITT IN SEMIFINALE

Lleyton Hewitt e Luis Horna si sono qualificati per le semifinali del torneo Atp di Poertschach (353...


Tsunami waters raise landmine fears in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, December 30: Already haunted by fears of a new tsunami or spread of disease, survivors picking through debris of entire towns to recover corpses at Sri Lanka's northern tip face a new danger -- floating landmines.


The former management of Russian oil company Yukos condemn the move to auction off the company's assets.


Hollywood Producers, Screenwriters in Labor Pact

Union leaders for Hollywood  screenwriters have reached a tentative deal on a new three-year  contract with film studios and TV networks, the two sides said  on Wednesday.


TUESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDayNews) -- Specific molecular events that cause a cell to switch from active growth to a permanent halt of growth -- a state called senescence -- have been identified by scientists at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia.


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A number of Turkish mass media have disseminated detailed information on the news conference organized by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin for local and foreign journalists.


ElBaradei Says Unclear if Iran Nuke Plans Peaceful

It is unclear if Iran's nuclear ambitions are entirely peaceful, but there is still no firm evidence that Tehran is secretly developing atomic weapons as Washington asserts, the UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday.


Sony announces new functionality for both its PS3 and PSP gaming hardware.


Arabia Saudita raddoppia impianti, capacita' torna a anni'70


3 States Compete for Water From Shrinking Lake Lanier

BUFORD, Ga., Oct. 26 -- No gauges are necessary at Lake Lanier to measure the ravages of the Southeast's drought.


Nearly All Lazard M&A Partners Back IPO - Source

More than 99 percent of the around 120 Lazard partners who focus on mergers and acquisitions have signed or agreed to sign in favor of the investment bank's plan to sell shares to the public, a source close to the matter said.


Washington Post Starts an Online Magazine for Blacks

Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. will be editor in chief of the online magazine, called The Root.


IBM Makes Partial Settlement in Age-Bias Case

Legal action was taken against IBM concerning its conversion to a controversial cash-balance pension plan. Under the terms of the agreement, IBM will pay at least $300 million to settle certain claims in the complex lawsuit.


Does Harry Potter die? Fictional or not, the question of what happens to the boy wizard at the end of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the seventh and final book in the series, is on millions of lips five days before it goes on sale.


Jordanian King Says Iraqi Elections Impossible Now

28 September 2004 -- Jordanian King Abdullah II said in an interview today that elections in Iraq are "impossible" amid the continuing insecurity.


News.com Extra: Tech steals ideas from nature

Plus: Heathrow airport using 'see through clothes' scanner on passengers.


Official Complains About Winfield Bridge Maintenance

WINFIELD - The Winfield Bridge has been neglected for too long, a Putnam County official said.   At Tuesday's county commission meeting, county assessor Peachie Arthur said the bridge was unsightly and questioned its maintenance.


Spring Productivity Rate Makes Small Gain

Workers' productivity increased at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the spring, the smallest gain since late 2002, reflecting the economy's slowdown.


A World War II-era bomb exploded Tuesday at a construction site in the southeastern Czech Republic. One worker was injured, officials said.


Man Kills Himself in Calif.'s Crystal Cathedral

A man who fired several shots into  the air in a landmark Southern California church and then  barricaded himself inside killed himself on Friday despite  lengthy efforts to persuade him to surrender, police said.


Riot police disperse Pakistan protesters

Riot police arrested dozens of opposition activists protesting against President Gen. Pervez Musharraf on Monday as Pakistan's Supreme Court dismissed two legal challenges to his re-election bid.


Technology that can converge different wireless gadgets into a single device is discussed at a conference.


AS Roma feels sting of UEFA sanctions, including a forfeit loss

UEFA imposes sanctions against AS Roma: Dynamo Kiev was given a 3-0 forfeit victory over AS Roma yesterday by Europe's governing body for the sport.


At first glance, it might seem as if Computer Associates has cleaned up its act. Yes, its former CEO and another top executive were indicted Wednesday for securities fraud and obstruction


Kim Clijsters could be back in action earlier than expected as her recovery from a wrist injury is progressing well.


Suicide Car Bomb in Baghdad; U.S. Pounds Falluja

A suicide car bomber killed at least  eight people in an attack on a police checkpoint in Baghdad  Friday, after a night of U.S. air strikes around the rebel-held  city of Falluja that killed scores.


Johansson's progress sparks conflict of loyalty

"Come on, baby!" Jaslyn Hewitt's support for Joachim Johansson, her Swedish boyfriend, was clear on Thursday night as he ended Andy Roddick's reign as US Open champion in Arthur Ashe Stadium.


MANCHESTER, England -- Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes scored their first league goals of the season to give Manchester United a 2-0 win over Charlton in Alex Ferguson's 999th match in charge.


Fisco. Berlusconi: "E' un fatto epocale". La maggioranza votera' ...

"E' un fatto epocale". Cosi' il Presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi ha definito la riduzione delle tasse in una conferenza stampa a Palazzo Chigi. "L'opposizione ha cercato in tutti i modi di non farci


World Track and Field Championships: Marketing Sprint Begins When the Race for the Gold Ends

For Tyson Gay and other newly minted world champions, competition will continue, not for medals but for marketing and sponsorship dollars.


Futures point to steady Wall St, Alcoa reports

U.S. stock futures held steady on Monday, suggesting a flat start to trade on Wall Street as the new company results season gets underway with figures from aluminum producer Alcoa Inc.  after the closing bell.


Discoverer of DNA Fingerprinting Has Concerns About Technology

One morning 20 years ago, Alec Jeffreys stumbled upon DNA fingerprinting, identifying the patterns of genetic material that are unique to almost every individual. The discovery revolutionized everything from criminal investigations to family law.


The destruction of New York City in action films may not be appealing to many American moviegoers, but it plays well overseas.


China foreign ministry report sees stable U.S. ties: media

China's relations with the United States were stable in the past year, with some "major" advances, according to a Foreign Ministry report, but frictions remain over Taiwan and trade, state media reported on Sunday.


UN Calls for More International Troops in Darfur

The United Nations proposed on Wednesday a quick and "substantially" larger international force in Sudan's Darfur region, saying Khartoum had failed to stop attacks against civilians by Arab militia.


Harbour porpoises are being killed in increasing numbers by bottlenose dolphins around British coasts.


Learn how to avoid saving a nickel while losing a dollar.


Striking writers, studios head for renewed talks

Striking Hollywood writers will  meet face to face with studio executives this week for the  first time since their contract talks collapsed on December 7,  the two sides said on Tuesday.


ACE Aviation, Air Canada Parent, Rises in First Day

Shares of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc., the new parent company of Air Canada, rose on their first day of trading after the country's largest carrier emerged from bankruptcy protection with less debt and lower operating costs.


Relief at last as Gossage gets Hall call

Goose Gossage takes a long, hot shower after snow-blowing the driveway on this Tuesday morning. He brings in his old husky's big water bowl because it's still freezing outside, where five inches of fresh-fallen flakes blanket his beautiful view of the Rocky Mountains.


Mexico to tighten security after fuel pipe blasts

Mexico said on Tuesday it would tighten security at strategic installations after a shadowy leftist rebel group claimed responsibility for a rash of fuel pipeline explosions.


Arafat's ultimate failure was that he never dared to let go of the ...

Yasser Arafat died as he lived: amid confusion, intrigue and farce. His fatal ailment was described first as a stomach flu, then an unknown blood disorder or liver condition and, finally, a brain haemorrhage.


ReelTime.Com and Journalist Tina Marie Tyler to Produce Star-Studded Show Around 79th Academy Awards

ReelTime Rentals, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: RLTR), and Tina Marie Tyler Television & Media, LLC, join forces to co-produce a series of exclusive interviews with the stars, capturing the excitement surrounding the awarding of the Oscars(R).


A failed asylum seeker convicted of rape is to be awarded damages after being unlawfully detained in prison.


Dutch Foreign Minister and chairman of the council Bernard Bot, right, talks with Sweden's Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds during an EU foreign ministers council in Luxembourg, Monday, Oct. 11, 2004.


Four men guilty of botched 2005 London bomb plot

Four men were convicted on Monday of plotting to bomb London's transport system on July 21, 2005 in a botched attempt to replicate Islamist suicide bombings that had killed 52 people two weeks earlier.


Sony is studying scaling down its plasma TV business and may withdraw from it completely by the end of next year, industry sources said Monday.


Consumer confidence declined in November for a fourth consecutive month, a private research group reported Tuesday, reflecting doubts about the economy in the months ahead.


Cheney Withholds Kerry War Record Judgment

Vice President Dick Cheney said Tuesday it would be wrong for him to judge Sen. John Kerry's service during the war or his anti-war activities later, given that he avoided military service altogether.


Nove giorni di spettacoli tra Modena, Carpi e Vignola


Some music is tailor-made for open-topped convertibles.


Russian police on Thursday freed three hostages held in a home north of Moscow by two army deserters who had fled their garrison armed with assault rifles, police said. The freed hostages were unharmed.


Study: Money can prod one to lose weight

People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health care costs.


Stocks rose modestly yesterday as investors looked past a mix of economic data and falling profit forecasts from Google and Applied Materials.


(InfoWorld) - BEA jumped ahead of the pack last week, announcing the industryâs first native SOA platform, SOA 360. But the company left enough unanswered questions about the new platform to prompt one analyst to say thereâs still much explaining to do. SOA 360 spans three BEA product families: Tuxedo, WebLogic, and AquaLogic and providesÂ  a âunifying methodologyâ for modeling, creating, developing, and deploying an SOA application using all of BEAâs SOA products, said Rob Levy, executive vice president and CTO of BEA. SOA 360 features a collaborative tooling environment, called WorkSpace 360, and a common software architecture, dubbed mSA (microServices Architecture), that is based on SOA and the concept of a services network. âI think the industry is looking for an approach to SOA that is different,âÂ  CEO Alfred Chuang said, noting that BEA wants to approach SOA with a process, not just a product. WorkSpace 360 allows users with different roles â such as business analyst, enterprise architect, and developer â to collaborate. mSA is an event-driven architecture that uses notification services to publish and discover modular components or âmicroServices.â mSA will use industry protocols and standards such as OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative), SOAP, WSDL, XML Schema, WS-Security, and SAML and will deliver backplane components, application frameworks, as well as activity, presentation, and infrastructure services. BEA wants all its products to use mSA by the end of 2008. BEA revealed in March that it would make its WebLogic Server application server modular. The company now believes this approach can work for all its products, said Bill Roth, vice president of the BEA tools unit. âModularization will be a key design point for us, and ultimately [mSA] will have an effect across all of our products,â Roth said. But Shawn Willett, principal analyst at Current Analysis, found BEAâs presentations âvagueâ about details such as what makes something mSA-enabled.Â  âThereâs just too many unanswered questions right now,â Willett said.ADVERTISEMENTMAKE SOA REAL WITH IBM WEBSPHERE PODCASTStreamline processes and maximize efficiency within a proven service oriented architecture. Take back control of your business processes with IBM WebSphere.


Channel 56  to Be Sold to the Owner of Competing Outlet

By Journal staff and wire reports  If approved, the purchase will give Boston's NBC-affiliate Channel 7 ownership of two Boston news broadcasts. Both are expected to be consolidated at Channel 7.   * * *    The Boston television station that broadcasts a 10 p.m.


European bourses lower on inflation fears

European equities fell on Thursday as interest rate concerns resurfaced, with comments due from US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank officials, while the Bank of England is seen keeping UK rates on hold.


Viareggio, 20:04 - CALCIO, 'VIAREGGIO'; ROMA BATTE L'ANDERLECHT: E' IN FINALE

Battendo ai calci di rigore i belgi dell'Anderlecht 3-0 la Roma è la prima finalista della 59...


HAMPTON, Ga. - A year ago, the pressure was almost unbearable for Jimmie Johnson as he prepared for the fall race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.


Kevin Harvick passes Mark Martin on the final lap Sunday in a wreck-filled finish to win the Daytona 500 and deny the 48-year-old Martin his first victory in NASCAR's biggest race.


Napoli, 14:34 - CALCIO, MANTOVA; PRETO: CARIDI A NAPOLI? NULLA DI VERO

Napoli su Caridi? Mario Preto, direttore generale del Mantova, esclude una cessione a gennaio del gi...


A group of scientists in Japan have developed a humanoid that acts like a toddler to better understand child development.


Economy added 97,000 payroll jobs in February

The U.S. economy added a slightly  weaker-than-expected 97,000 jobs in February, the smallest gain  in more than two years, as increases in service-sector  employment offset declines in construction and manufacturing, a  government report showed on Friday.


NHS Direct launches a health information service available via the television to digital viewers.


AMD speeds up and cools down desktop processors

(InfoWorld) - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has pumped up the performance of its Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor and cooled down two single-core Athlon 64 processors. The top-of-the-range AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor is now the 6000+, with a clock speed of 3GHz and 2MB of L2 cache. It sells for $464 in quantities of 1,000 or more. The previous fastest model, the 5600+ with a clock speed of 2.8GHz, now sells for $326 in quantities of 1,000 or more. With its high-performance dual-core systems, AMD hopes to profit from the introduction of Microsoft's new operating system Windows Vista, which places greater demands on computing hardware. There's no speed boost for the single-core Athlon 64 processor, but AMD is now manufacturing the 3500+ and 3800+ models using a 65-nanometer production process, reducing the chips' die-size and energy consumption while offering the same computing performance. The latest versions consume 45 watts, compared to 62 watts for the previous generation, in which the smallest features etched on the chips had a spacing of 90nm. The 3500+ sells for $88 in quantities of 1,000 or more, and the 3800+ for $93. The faster dual-core chips will appeal primarily to gaming enthusiasts, and will appear shortly in PCs from Alienware and Voodoo, the gaming PC divisions of Dell and Hewlett-Packard, respectively, said AMD. Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) will use the lower-power processors in its Esprimo enterprise desktop range, which it promotes as an energy-efficient range, the company said. Two weeks ago, AMDÂ introduced new dual-core Opteron processorsÂ for servers that are either faster or consume less power than previous chips. While AMD had begun to pull ahead in the market for low-power server and desktop chips, IntelÂ is fighting back. Last month,Â Intel persuaded Sun MicrosystemsÂ to use its Xeon processors in future servers and workstations based on the x86 architecture. Sun had only used AMD chips in those machines in recent years, and will now use chips from both manufacturers. At the top of the scale, Intel took the lead in the market for quad-core server chips last November, with the launch of its Xeon 5300 series, previously known as Clovertown. AMD won't introduce its range of energy-efficient quad-core server processors, code-named Barcelona, until the middle of this year.


89 dead in twin Russian plane crashes, terror probed

BUCHALKI, Russia : Two Russian passenger jets crashed almost simultaneously hundreds of miles apart after taking off from the same Moscow airport, leaving 89 people dead and raising new fears Wednesday of terrorism in the heart of Russia.


Bush, Kerry Exchange Bitter Words on Iraq

WASHINGTON - President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry traded biting accusations over the war in Iraq on Monday as early Florida voting produced scattered complaints that stirred memories of the state's chaotic 2000 recount.    On a day of strikingly personal campaign rhetoric, Bush said his Democratic challenger stands for "protest and defeatism" in Iraq...


Medico racconta quando Pontefice accorse da amico presidente


Scontri nelle zone tribali del Nord Waziristan


Madrid, 23:45 - BASKET, ITALIA; RECALCATI: CONCESSI TROPPI RIMBALZI

Carlo Recalcati vede il bicchiero mezzo pieno dopo il ko con la Lituania agli Europei di basket in S...


Oil Off 5 Pct on Warmer Weather Forecast

Oil prices fell 5 percent on Monday as  forecasts of a return to mild winter weather in the U.S.  Northeast eased worries about heating oil suppplies.


Piano presto a ministri, esame in Cdm il 28 dicembre


Technology: Bite Director Transfers to Google

Google has snapped up Bite associate director Annette Ryszkowska to fill a newly-created post within its Enterprise division.   Ryszkowska will take up the Google Enterprise head of comms post at the end of the summer.


The European Union and seven other countries' sanctions request on United States exports have been postponed to be considered by the World Trade Organization at a meeting.


Today's new word, for all you dictionary freaks, is "spim". Spam + IM (Instant Messaging) = Spim. IM Spam. And for many IM companies it is the bane of their existence requiring increasingly aggressive filtering and block list capabilities.


Soccer: Marseille-bound Fiorese held us hostage: PSG coach

MARSEILLE, France : Paris Saint Germain's attacking midfielder Fabrice Fiorese signed a four-year contract with Marseille in acrimonious circumstances.


Improve the appearance and usability of your Excel worksheets with these simple format options.


Byron Review wants to bubble-wrap kids, ISPs The ongoing Byron Review of the impact of technology on children will recommend a clampdown on violent videogames, it has been reported.â¦


The fossil of what may be one of the earliest baby birds has been found in northeast China.


The European Central Bank is to offer banks unlimited funds at a below-market rate to ease the credit crunch.


Cornerback Mike McKenzie returned to the Green Bay Packers yesterday after holding out throughout training camp and missing the season opener.


Jook turns MP3 listeners into low-power broadcasters

A company called Jook Inc. has developed a way for multiple earbud-wearing practitioners of the digital life to share music through a kind of broadcasting technology.


World captivated by US presidential race

Germans are gaga over Barack Obama. He's got Japan pretty jazzed, too, along with Hillary Rodham Clinton. Russia's leaders, not so much: They prefer a Republican Â as long as it's not Kremlin critic John McCain.


Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to the intensive care unit of a Tel Aviv hospital Wednesday to undergo a form of dialysis, a hospital spokeswoman said. Sharon's condition deteriorated significantly earlier in the week.


US FDA: Pfizer's Contraceptive Can Weaken Bones

The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) on Wednesday ordered a strong, new warning for Pfizer Inc.'s injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera, saying it could permanently weaken bones.


World Business Briefing: Canada and Four European Countries in Trade Deal

Canada and four European countries signed a free trade agreement, the first for Canada in six years. The agreement is with the European Free Trade Association, made up of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The deal is expected to aid Canadian businesses in building materials, forest products, auto parts and agriculture. The countries do about 11 billion Canadian dollars ($10.36 billion) in two-way trade with Canada.


A bill barring foreigners showing "disrespect" to Russia begins its passage through the parliament.


Disney cut me out like cancer, says sacked boss

Michael Ovitz was cut out of Walt Disney "like cancer", the Hollywood talent agent told a US court in another day of bruising testimony for the entertainment giant.


Budget Plan Would Raise Low-Income Assistance

Hundreds of low-income families in Virginia stand to receive long-awaited subsidies to help pay for child care under a proposal included in Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's budget.


It was probably a slip of the tongue. Speaking to an investor conference on Sept. 30, Walt Disney (DIS) President Robert Iger noted that it was the end of Disney's fiscal year -- adding: "And what a year it has been.


Kadhafi cheers new beginning in Libyan-Polish ties

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi hailed a fresh start in relations with Warsaw after talks with Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka, who is seeking to revive their once lucrative economic ties.


Local Israeli And Palestinian Teens React To Arafat's Death

The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is deeply dividing an already torn Middle Eastern country. As Palestinians mourn the loss of their leader


Parma, 19:50 - CALCIO, UEFA; PARMA: CONVOCATI 20 GIOCATORI PER IL RUBIN

Stefano Pioliha convocato 20 giocatori per la trasferta di coppa Uefa contro i russi del Rubin Kazan...


Apple Rumor Site to Shut Down in Settlement

Apple put to rest the last of a series of lawsuits it brought in a losing and costly effort to put a stop to Web leaks about its product plans.


Reggio Calabria, 18:15 - CALCIO, REGGINA: DALLA LAZIO ARRIVA MAKINWA

La Reggina Calcio comunica di aver acquisito, a titolo temporaneo dalla Lazio, l'attaccante nigerian...


Hamad is the head of resistance group Hamas' political wing

Ghazi Hamad is the editor of the main opposition newspaper in Gaza, a provocative Islamic weekly, Al-Risala. He is also head of the Islamic Salvation party.


In Trade Ruling, Antigua Wins a Right to Piracy

In an unusual W.T.O. ruling,  Antigua won the right to violate copyright protections on goods like films and music from the United States as part of a dispute over online gambling.


The Macedonian parliament agrees to hold a referendum on a law to give greater power to ethnic Albanians.


Dozens of Texas schools appear to have cheated on the state's redesigned academic achievement test, casting doubt on whether the accountability system can reliably measure how schools are performing, a newspaper found.


Zimbabwe's president is set to introduce a new bill to nationalise foreign firms, as economic troubles escalate.


Emirates Airline has embarked on a special operation to provide humanitarian relief and aid to the survivors of the catastrophic tsunamis of last Sunday in South Asia.


Sears-Kmart Deal Highlights Future Retail Trend

The planned acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co. by Kmart Holding Corp. highlights a changing retail environment that could soon eliminate the department store as we know it, analysts and consultants said on Friday.


National Semiconductor Corp. posted a higher quarterly profit Thursday, with sales in line with its reduced forecast on lower-than-expected demand for flat-panel displays and from Chinese wireless handset makers.


PepsiCoâs Profit Rises 61% on International Sales

Fourth-quarter profit climbed 61 percent, led by strong performances from its international and Frito-Lay divisions.


Hillary Rodham Clinton is finding herself in her rivals' cross-hairs.


'Lemony' Leaves Box-Office Rivals Feeling Sour

A series of fortunate ticket sales spelled a very good beginning for Jim Carrey's latest film, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.


Firefox users ignore online ads, report says

Internet Explorer users are at least four times as likely to click on Web ads than Firefox users, a German advertising technology company said last week.


Four Presidents, Past and Present, Exchange Humor and Warm Words

Considering just how much water has passed under the political bridge that binds them, it was perhaps appropriate that four presidents sat in a downpour yesterday to dedicate Bill Clinton's presidential library.


Mr Pierer received cash compensation of 3.56m plus stock-based compensation valued at 1.08m, Siemens has revealed in its annual report for the financial year that ended in September.


Head of British charity expelled from Sudan

The Sudanese Government has expelled the head of Save the Children from the country and threatened the director of Oxfam with a similar fate today.


New government-set goals for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make home ownership affordable have been eased slightly from the targets proposed earlier this year, the Housing and Urban Development Department said Monday.


Death stalks UK property website Anyone who's ever sold a house knows there are a few tricks designed to entice buyers to part with their cash. For one, first appearences count, so move that dismantled Ford Cortina from the front garden. Second up, most buying decisions are made by women*, so make sure the kitchen and bathroom are 100 per cent. Thirdly, work to create a homely atmosphere - the smell of freshly baked bread is reckoned to do the trick.â¦


EMC buys Calif. data-backup software company

Data storage company EMC Corp. of Hopkinton acquired Dantz Development Corp. of Walnut Creek, Calif., the latest move by EMC to strengthen its presence in small and midsize markets.


Colombia tells "incoherent" FARC to free hostages

Colombia on Saturday called on leftist guerrillas to unconditionally free hostages after saying the rebels lied in an "incoherent" way about the whereabouts of a young boy they promised to free last month.


IBM Offers Blade Server For the Little Guy

IBM is adding to its blade server line with an upcoming model targeted at small-to-medium-sized businesses.


LOS ANGELES  - It seems everybody at  HBO loves Brad Garrett.


MicroMega e il cinema tra passato e futuro

In edicola un numero con le voci piÃ¹ rappresentative della cinematografia italiana, da Mario Monicelli a Cristina Comencini


NBC Universal's most recent  acquisition isn't wasting time getting into the swing of things  with the company's Olympics coverage.


The Wizards make a move to improve their leaky defense by adding Tom Thibodeau to Coach Eddie Jordan 's staff on Tuesday.


Moroccan internet users unable to access YouTube say they fear it is being blocked by the authorities.


Katherine Heigl named "most desirable woman": poll

Superlatives keep piling up for  actress Katherine Heigl who on Thursday was named the "most  desirable woman of 2008" by lifestyle Web site, AskMen.com.


Frank Vana Jr. is the lone remaining Massachusetts entry in the US Amateur Championship after three days of play at a demanding Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y.


Arafat to fly to Paris for urgent medical treatment

Ramallah, West Bank: Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is to fly to France from his West Bank headquarters to treat what doctors have described as a potentially fatal blood disorder.


An informal hearing of the Football Association on the positive drug test of Adrian Mutu is likely to be held tomorrow and it will be attended by the player's representative and the Professional Footballers Association.


Genetic Test Helps Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence

A new genetic test could one day spare many women diagnosed with breast cancer from the rigors of chemotherapy, a new study says. But at least one cancer expert says more


MOSCOW -- Georgia's Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania was found dead early yesterday, apparently killed by carbon monoxide leaking from a faulty gas heater while visiting the apartment of a political colleague and friend, Georgian officials said.


US takes first steps to shut down spyware peddler

The Federal Trade Commission has taken the first step to crack down on the wave of spyware that is being installed on user's machines without their knowledge.


Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke expects the US economy to rebound, even as the housing slump continues.


Q. Are the Wolverines looking ahead to their game at Purdue in less than two weeks? A. It wouldnât be surprising if the Wolverines are sneaking a peek at the


Woods, Furyk Win But Europe Remain in Charge

Holders Europe were on track  to retain the Ryder Cup after resisting a fast start by the  United States in the last-day singles on Sunday.


Real estate, IT generating millionaires in China

China's booming real estate, information technology and food processing industries are the Communist nation's top three profit-making sectors, contributing much to the annual Forbes list of China's richest 200 people.


Michael Jackson's Neverland manager claims police wanted to search areas unspecified by their warrant.


Gunshots fired as Powell visits Haiti palace

Gunshots were heard outside Haiti's presidential palace while US Secretary of State Colin Powell visited there Wednesday, a source familiar with the incident said.


L'operazione e' avvenuta il 26 settembre


Cyclone Gonu battered Oman's coast Wednesday with fierce winds and torrential rains, forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down oil installations before heading toward the world's most important crude oil tanker route.


Fingertip Test Points to Early Heart Disease

NEW YORK  - People with abnormalities in  the microvessels supplying blood to the heart -- an early stage  of coronary heart disease -- often show abnormal blood flow in  the fingertip, which can easily be picked up with a simple  test, new research suggests.


Diverted Greek plane leaves Ireland for New York after bomb alert

An Olympic Airlines plane diverted to Ireland following a bomb alert, the second faced by the Greek carrier in four days, resumed its journey to New York after no device was found on board, airport officials said.


Climate Change Brings Risk of More Extinctions

BLACKWATER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Md. --  Third in a monthly series


Hard-disk drive maker Seagate Technology LLC has started shipping a drive targeted at personal computers that offers 400GB of storage space, it said Tuesday.


German high-tech sky sail may cut costs, emissions

Putting a harness on ocean  winds, a German shipping company plans to unfurl a giant  high-tech kite over a cargo ship next year to boost the  vessel's propulsion and to conserve fuel.


A top policeman says the decision to make Madeleine McCann's parents suspects may have been "hasty".


La pelle e' rinnovata da tagli selvaggi e stili nativi americani


A Webcast lets you hear directly from major commentators on shipping work abroad.


Esche willing to trade $186G for a prosperous NHL

The NHL Players' Association offered to slash the salary of Flyers goalie Robert Esche by $186,000 Thursday. Understandably, Esche wasn't real happy about it.


A New DNA Test Can ID a Suspect's Race, But Police Won't Touch It

Tony Frudakis, a molecular biologist, says he can determine a suspect's race by analyzing his DNA. The test, called DNAWitness, has been used nationally in nearly 200 criminal investigations, but its success hasn't made the technology popular with law enforcement.


French Jewish group drops campaign against anti-Semitism deemed too shocking

PARIS  - A Jewish group said Sunday it plans to "modify" an anti-Semitism publicity campaign that showed images of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary after the advertisements drew negative reactions.


Justice Rehnquist Has Cancer, Raising Election Issue

US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the leader of the Supreme Court's conservative majority, has undergone surgery for thyroid cancer, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.


The Government has introduced strict new limits on the advertising of cigarettes and tobacco products in shops, pubs and clubs today.


Tintin's eternal youth finally explained

Intrepid comic book reporter Tintin, who began his adventures 75 years ago, looks like a young teen because of a growth hormone deficiency and the effects of too many blows to the head, according to a study out on Tuesday.


Genova, 14:28 - CALCIO, GENOA; PREFETTO: TIFOSI, ATTENZIONE

In una conferenza stampa alla vigila di Sampdoria-Ascoli, il prefetto di Genova ha detto: "L'agibili...


Melbourne - New Zealand beat Australia by four wickets with two balls to spare in their opening Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day international at Docklands Stadium here on Sunday.


The shy family doctor who became the leading candidate for prime minister Tuesday says ending the nation's rampant violence is his top priority and that U.S. troops would remain as long as they are needed to achieve that goal.


Eighteen years ago, Douglas Lasdon filed suit against the city on behalf of homeless New Yorkers who lacked access to public bathrooms. The dream, of course, is now a reality.


Chemicals May Play Role in Rise in Obesity

Too many calories and too little exercise are undeniably the major factors contributing to the obesity epidemic, but several recent animal studies suggest that environmental exposure to widely used chemicals may also help make people fat.


(CPOD) Sept. 20, 2004 - Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is regaining public support in Brazil, according to a poll by Ibope. 38 per cent of respondents rate the presidentâs performance as "good" or "very good," a nine per cent increase since June.


Stone says latest film challenges "Prozac society"

Sharon Stone says she found her role as a depressed and taciturn woman in her latest film strangely uplifting, as it challenged what she called "Prozac society".


Lockheed Martin gets NASA contract for new spaceship

NASA has awarded a  multibillion-dollar contract to Lockheed Martin Corp.   to design, develop and test a manned spaceship to replace aging  U.S. space shuttles, a congressional source familiar with the  decision told Reuters on Thursday.


New Roma coach Luigi Del Neri rushed to defend Antonio Cassano after the striker reacted poorly to his substitution in Sunday's 3-3 draw with Inter Milan.


Cat Stevens refused entry to the US + POLL

Cat Stevens aka "Yusuf Islam" was blocked from entering the US today on "national security grounds". The pop star, who converted to Islam, was denied access to the US because his name was on a security "watch list", government security sources said.


No quarrel with oil companies in Nigeria, rebel chief says

The leader of rebels in Nigeria's Niger Delta, the hub of the country's oil wealth, where unrest sent world crude prices soaring this week, said his group had no quarrel with multinationals operating in the region.


Peace talks aimed at ending Sudan's Darfur conflict are set to open in Libya, but key rebel groups will not be there.


Federer overcomes second set blip to reach semis

Roger Federer's 36-set record winning streak in grand slam tournaments was snapped by Tommy Robredo on Tuesday but that did not stop the Swiss from sweeping into the French Open semi-finals with a 7-5 1-6 6-1 6-2 victory.


The US has seen the first decline in employment since August 2003, in a fresh sign that a recession is looming.


President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry are shifting their campaign strategies after their first debate. By DAN BALZ. A newly energized battle for the White House heads into a crucial two-week period with Sen.


More than a decade ago, Danny Ainge began his first full season as head coach of the Phoenix Suns. He knew whom he wanted as his lead assistant. He had played against him. He had watched him coach in Greece. And he felt that Scott Skiles would be the ideal complement to him on the Suns bench.


Manchester United today confirmed that the US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer was preparing a "potential revision" to a previous offer for the club.


Smoking Further Linked to Deadly Pancreatic Cancer

Smoking may speed the growth of pancreatic cancer by causing it to develop in younger people, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.


A Work in Progress, Knicks Receive Good Reviews

Phil Jackson and Pat Riley, two coaching legends with Knicks ties, have praised the teamâs direction and newfound competitiveness. But the Knicks remain maddeningly inconsistent.


Colleges fear XP update will jam networks

By Brian Krebs, Special To The Washington Post | August 30, 2004. Microsoft Corp.'s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students


About 10 Hudson's Bay High School seniors recently huddled around a classroom table tossing out ideas about President Bush and the war in Iraq.


Giants Coach Tom Coughlin sent Kurt Warner away, summoned Eli Manning and told him he would start Sunday against Atlanta.


Two Koreas agree to meet, paving way for aid

North and South Korea agreed on Thursday to restart high-level talks, paving the way for food aid to resume after this week's breakthrough energy-for-disarmament deal with Pyongyang.


Maglev trains offer high speed, big cost

Using magnets to hold trains in the air so they can travel at speeds comparable to planes has long been a goal for making long-distance travel enjoyable.


Libya and the EU say relations can improve after the release of six Bulgarian medics, as the French head prepares to visit.


The driver line-up for the 2005 Formula One season is beginning to take shape with only six seats still available. Two teams, Williams and Red Bull Racing, each have one seat open, while both Jordan and Minardi


Mammogram Study Reveals Follow-Up Failure

According to a new study, most women now receive their first breast screening mammogram for breast cancer at the age of 40, as recommended by experts in the US.


Rookie Beltran Perez allowed one hit over six innings to win his first major league start, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Tuesday night.


Thailand mourns death of revered king's sister

Thailand's Princess Galyani Vadhana, the elder sister of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, has died after six months in hospital battling cancer, the palace said on Wednesday.


A man who hijacked a plane to drop anti-communist leaflets on Vietnam will be sent there, a Thai court rules.


WASHINGTON, Dec 17  - For the third time this week, the White House on Friday expressed support for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in the face of criticisms from several prominent Republicans.


US Report: Injuries Kill 18 People an Hour

Eighteen people an hour die because of injuries in the United States, according to the first government report of its kind. The finding translated into 157,000 people in 2001, with no age group, gender or race exempt.


UN anti-torture panel faults US on detention centres

The UN anti-torture watchdog called on the United States to close any secret prisons it operates around the world and shut down its Guantanamo Bay centre because they breach international law.


It was the longest postseason series ever, 29 hours and 7 minutes of theater that shook the psyches of two of baseball's bedrock franchises.


Movie Review | 'Home': Complex Side Effects of Poverty

Two women reach out to each other from opposite sides of the socioeconomic divide in Jeffrey M. Togman's marvelously revealing documentary about the psychology of poverty.


The night saw SRK, Preity, AB and Hema Malini dance away!


Di conseguenza sara' annullata assemblea generale dell'11/6


Manny flies to a new life in Italy after stunning recovery

SINGAPORE : Five-year-old Elisabeth Musu, better known as Manny, left Mount Elisabeth Hospital for the airport at about 9.30am on Monday.


NYSE Euronext probes ABN Amro sharetrading: ABN

Transatlantic stock market operator NYSE Euronext has begun an investigation into the trading in shares in Dutch bank ABN Amro that surrounded an announcement that ABN was a takeover target of British bank Barclays, ABN said Tuesday.


Astronauts hunkered down in an airlock ready for the second space walk of NASA's latest shuttle mission on Sunday, to install more hardware on an orbiting station hundreds of miles above Earth.


Discipline in the classroom is a key concern of teachers, a Scottish Executive report is expected to reveal.


Convicted spammer gets nine years in slammer

A brother and sister have been convicted of three felony charges of sending thousands of junk e-mails; one of them was sentenced to nine years in prison, the other was fined $7,500.


The night before Thomas Grandi won a giant slalom for his first victory in his 12 World Cup seasons, he was approached by a youngster who predicted he would win.


Georgia Braces for Heavy Rain, Tornadoes

About 50 homes in Valdosta were evacuated early Monday because of flooding from tropical storm Jeanne, as high winds and heavy rain moved into southeast Georgia.


Books: AIDS in Africa: Rising Above the Partisan Babble

It is a testament to the strength of Helen Epsteinâs new book that the one scientific goof she makes actually matters relatively little.


IPSWICH -- With his ambitions to build homes around an award-winning golf course stalled and his financing depleted, a Boston developer is selling the unfinished project.


Unrest casts pall over Kenya's sporting hopes

Weeks of bloody unrest in Kenya have cast a pall over the country's sporting ambitions and could haunt some of its leading athletes well beyond the end of the crisis.


Reopening Lost World of Victorian Tyneside

By Gareth Deighan  They are a window to a different time.   Horse-drawn carts pull towards Grey's Monument in Newcastle, the Swing Bridge opens up to let a ship through and Newcastle's Quayside market is bustling with shoppers.


Indian IT Services to Reach $11 Billion by 2010

India's IT services market is growing rapidly as outsourcing emerges as local companies outsource more business functions.


Understudies understand their importance

FOXBOROUGH - The San Diego Chargers know they can count on backup quarterback Billy Volek to win a playoff game. Volek relieved injured starter Philip Rivers , who is listed as doubtful for today's game with what the San Diego Union-Tribune reported is a partially torn right ACL, last week and led the Chargers to a 28-24 victory over the ...


Europe's Airbus expects government aid for A350 despite EU-U.S. pact

PARIS  - European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS said Wednesday it still expects to receive government launch aid for its new A350 jet, a day after the EU and United States agreed to reopen negotiations on eliminating aircraft subsidies, averting a looming trade war.


Ted Lilly got his first win in nearly a month and Aramis Ramirez homered to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-2 on Wednesday night.


Investigators said Monday they were looking at the possibility that seven people found dead in an apartment were killed by carbon monoxide.


Oil future prices climbed to a new high in New York on Monday as a strike began in NigeriaâAfrica's largest exporter of crude oil.


roundup Plus: Turn your fingerprints into passwords...IBM gives grants to universities...Sun expands pay-as-you go supercomputing.


Barack Obama beat Hillary Rodham Clinton in contests in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington State as Mike Huckabee showed that he is still attracting Republican voters.


Northern Irish drugmaker Warner Chilcott has agreed to a 1.62 billion pound takeover by the private equity arms of investment banks CSFB and JP Morgan, spurning two rival suitors.


Dell Inc. has quietly pulled the plug on its DJ Ditty music players, less than a year after the world's largest computer maker launched the device to compete with Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod Shuffle.


Turkey Resolves to Give Go-Ahead for Raids in Iraq

Turkey, a member of NATO, made it clear that it would not immediately carry out the resolution.


Talks Resume In Bid For N. Ireland Gov't

Ten years after the Irish Republican Army's momentous cease-fire, negotiations resumed Wednesday in hope of reviving a Catholic-Protestant administration


Napoli, 18:24 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: NOSTRO CAMPIONATO E' STRAORDINARIO

"Abbiamo giocato a una porta, soprattutto nel secondo tempo, abbiamo anche preso il palo con CalaiÃ²....


Social Media & User Generated Content In The Spanish Space

At a panel yesterday at Ad:Tech Miami, Social Media and UGC were discussed. The panel consisted of Emily Riley from Jupiter Research as the moderator, Antonio Otalvaro from Barrio305, Rick Marroquin from Batanga, and Demian Bellumio from Hoodiny Entertainment Group, LLC .   Riley started with some very interesting facts found by Jupiter Research:  1of 5 [...]


Darfur rebel leader scoffs at Sudan ceasefire call

The leader of an umbrella Darfur rebel group on Saturday scoffed at Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir's comments that Khartoum was willing to observe a ceasefire in Sudan's troubled western region.


Gates seeking more effort in Afghanistan

Defense Secretary Robert Gates has asked NATO allies and colleagues for more effort in Afghanistan, but it is too early to tell whether his lobbying will pay off.


All investors think they're the best -- but that might not be such a good thing.


Five Years Later, Memories and Lessons of Sept. 11 Remain Strong

On this morning five years ago, Steven M. Carter Sr. was at work as the assistant building manager for the Pentagon when terrorists slammed a jetliner into the nation's military headquarters. As others sought safety, he stayed in the building to help contain damaged power and water systems.


Brazilian senators warn Chavez to watch his tongue

Irate Brazilian legislators told Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Friday to tone down his criticism of their Congress or he would endanger Venezuela's entry into the South American trade bloc Mercosur.


Catherine Zeta-Jones Pictures in Topless Adult Club Hurt Her ...

Catherine Zeta-Jones filed a lawsuit against The Spice House, which bills itself as Reno's friendliest topless cabareton, - and owners Wesglow Resources on thursday in US District Court in Los Angeles.


Hawking says humans must colonise other planets

Renowned cosmologist Stephen Hawking, author of the best-selling "A Brief History of Time," said on Thursday humans must colonise other planets in different solar systems or face extinction.


Google Ranks at Bottom of ISS Governance System

Google Inc. (GOOG) tried to democratize the IPO process through its unusual auction, but its corporate governance is anything but shareholder-friendly, according to an influential proxy adviser.


Telescope to Study Winds of Saturn's Moon

The Green Bank Telescope will be used to study the winds of Saturn's largest moon as the European Space Agency's Huygens spacecraft plunges into Titan's atmosphere later this month.


Senator to question televangelists again

Sen. Charles Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is preparing another round of letters to Christian television ministries, prodding them to answer questions about their spending and the way they are governed, a spokeswoman said Thursday.


British Group Bans Nanoparticles From Organic Certification

The Soil Association, which has been certifying organic food in Great Britain since 1967, says products containing nanotechnology won't get their stamp of approval.


Trading Halted for Swiss National Airline

Switzerland's struggling national airline Monday suspended trading in its shares for a day and said it was considering major changes.


Several people are hurt in clashes between Hungarian police and far-right protesters in Budapest.


Physical Culture: Colors Not Too Big for Their Breeches

Juliana and Amanda Starbuck, equestrians, test riding clothes for fit and comfort on 80-degree days.


Agreement between Malta and Libya to facilitate the issuing of visas

November 22 2004 1745CET- During a press conference by the Parliamentary Committee for Foreign and European Affairs, the Chairman Jason Azzopardi said that an agreement was reached between Malta and Libya to ...


Britain raises more than Â£5m in the first 24 hours of its appeal for the victims of the Asian tsunami.


French Author Francoise Sagan Dies - Hospital

French author Francoise Sagan, who shot to fame with her first novel "Bonjour Tristesse" at the age of 18, died on Friday, a hospital spokesman said. Sagan, who was 69, courted controversy throughout her life and lived the Bohemian lifestyle she portrayed in her writing. She was a longstanding friend of late President Francois Mitterrand and was convicted of taking drugs and for tax fraud.


Nielsen says it's not what sites you visit but how long you stay

Blog: Nielsen/NetRatings to change Web site ranking to focus on time spent rather than page views


Ray Charles Leads Way at Surprising Grammys

The Grammys got soul on Sunday,  honoring Ray Charles with five posthumous awards, including the  coveted album and record of the year prizes.


Nicole Richie, star of US show the Simple Life, is arrested after reports of her car going the wrong way down a road.


KB Home  posted a quarterly loss of nearly $773 million on Tuesday with abandonment and impairment charges as the U.S. housing market continued to decline, and said it expects another tough year for the industry in 2008.


Not since the Vietnam War more than three decades ago has the United States found itself waging a bloody conflict abroad as a fierce political argument has broken out at home


Cricket: Pakistan win toss and bat in Boxing Day Test against ...

MELBOURNE, Australia: Pakistan named a new captain for the second Boxing Day cricket Test against Australia after Inzamam-ul-Haq failed to recover from a back complaint.


Soccer: Luck and bold decisions save Sven's job in Poland: British ...

LONDON : Sven-Goran Eriksson is redeemed as England coach partly through luck but also because he took the bold selection decisions necessary ahead of England's 2-1 victory over Poland, the British press said.


Buehrle agrees 4-year, $56 million deal with White Sox

Chicago White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle has agreed to a four-year, $56 million contract extension that will keep him with the club through the 2011 season, the team announced on Sunday.


Bomb kills two in troubled Colombia port

A man and a 3-year-old girl were killed on Sunday when guerrillas detonated a bomb at a tourist beach in Colombia's main port city, where rebels have been blamed for several attacks over the last two days, authorities said.


Nokia , the world's top mobile phone maker, unveiled on Wednesday a new online music store, new top-end handsets and a global gaming service as it takes on recent rival U.S. rival Apple .


Abhishek Bachchan tunes into BIG 92.7 FM

Abhishek Bachchan has been signed as the brand ambassador for the radio channel BIG 92.7 FM.


Poll shows Europeans don't like President Bush and are ...

WASHINGTON Usually, an election victory improves a politician's popularity. But polling numbers overseas show President Bush is disliked and his re-election was a significant disappointment to most Europeans.


Visionaries in a Bubble, Safe From Convention

At this fascinating international gathering, outsider artists stay true to their vision, oblivious to widely held standards.


With merger and acquisition fever hitting new highs, which deals will work out?


Takeover rumours boost Lonmin as FTSE 100 slips into the red

The FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell into negative territory as British pub groups suffered heavy losses following a smoking ban across England, dealers said Monday.


Juve 4-0 al Modena, Brescia corsaro a Verona


NY welcomes wave adaptive modular vessel

Pity the fisherman or sailor who staggers on deck in the morning and through bleary eyes sees a giant water spider, legs akimbo and buzzing ominously, coming at him.


The Count: A TeacherÂs Year, a C.E.O.Âs Day: The PayÂs Similar

Enough already on how many millions chief executives earn. LetÂs shift gears to a group of workers who earn pennies in comparison.


IN simple and unambiguous terms, if Ziggy Switkowski continued as Telstra chief executive it was likely to cost the telco's 51.8 per cent shareholder between $3 billion and $6 billion.


"This center is very important for us," he's quoted as saying. Microsoft is equally important for Romania, president Traian Basescu told Gates, says Reuters .Comment


Yahoo launched a new service designed to let users of its search engine save and manage their query results for accessing later and sharing with others, the company said Tuesday.


U.S. Draft on UN Sudan Mission Skirts Trials Issue

The United States on Monday  circulated a draft U.N. resolution that would send as many as  10,000 peacekeepers to southern Sudan but dodges the question  of where to try perpetrators of atrocities in Darfur.


Belmont Hill takes advantage of BB&N errors

BELMONT -- It was rapidly getting dark in Belmont and with no lights for the field and no visible moon, something had to give. Trailing, 13-8, at the half, Belmont Hill put the pieces together and pulled out a 36-25 Independent School League win over Buckingham Browne & Nichols yesterday.


Without a Paddle is a comedy with equal parts testosterone and sentimentality. In other words, it's a guy film that chicks will dig, too.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two car bombs shook the capital in quick succession Sunday, killing at least 11 people, including an American soldier, and wounding 16, U.S. and Iraqi officials said, as Defense Secretary Donald H...


(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has quietly released a patch aimed at improving the performance of Internet Explorer 7's phishing filter ahead of the company's regular patching schedule, which occurs on the second Tuesday of every month. The update was made available last week on on Microsoft's Web site, according to a blog entry on IEBlog, which is written by the IE team at Microsoft. This update addresses an issue some users experience when navigating to a page with multiple frames or where frames are being navigated simultaneously, according to the post by IE Program Manager Steve Reynolds. This kind of navigation occurs when the IE phishing filter, which attempts to block access to sites that may try to defraud Web users, evaluates a Web page when a user navigates to it. The result is multiple simultaneous evaluations for the same page, Reynolds wrote in his post. In addition to being available on Microsoft's Web site now, the company also will release the patch later this month for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Phishing filter performance is not the only complaint IE 7 users have had since the final version was released in October. Frequent crashes and other performance problems such as excessive memory consumption that results in slow page loads have been reported.


Musharraf Rules Out Pakistan Troops in Iraq

Pakistani President Pervez  Musharraf on Thursday ruled out sending troops to help restore  stability in Iraq, rebuffing pleas from the Iraqi interim  government and the United States.


BAGHDAD, 17 December 2004 - For the first time since his capture a year ago, ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein yesterday met his family-appointed lawyers.


Israel soldiers won't be freed without swap: Hizbollah

Hizbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah   said in remarks aired on Tuesday his group would only release   the two Israeli soldiers it kidnapped if Israel freed Samir   al-Qantar, a Lebanese prisoner held by the Jewish state since   1979.


Whirlpool profit rises but U.S. sales weaker

Whirlpool Corp , the world's  largest appliance maker, reported a 50 percent rise in  third-quarter profit on Tuesday as international demand and  cost savings from the Maytag buyout helped offset lower U.S.  sales.


Mercury Telecommunications feels Ofcom's wrath

But complains of impossible operating conditions Mercury Telecommunications Ltd has been slapped down by Ofcom for incorrectly invoicing a customer in a dispute investigation run by Otelo. The process has left the company not only kicked out of Otelo (the investigating body), but unable to trade legally.â¦


Early-adopter deadline for iPhone refund passes

Blog: Some frustrated iPhone early adopters took advantage of the weekend deadline to get a full refund, but most seem satisfied.


Is justice also served for the rich and famous?

Money can buy the best legal counsel, but fame also draws public scrutiny.


Film Trade Group Files Anti-Piracy Suits

LOS ANGELES Nov 17, 2004 - Following the lead of record companies who curtailed rampant Internet piracy by targeting even small-time file swappers, Hollywood studios have launched a first wave of lawsuits against people who allegedly downloaded recent


July job turnover slowest pace since April 2006

Job turnover in July moved at the slowest pace in more than a year due to a softening labor market, a government report showed on Tuesday.


Singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani, whose 2004 album "Love. Angel. Music. Baby." proved to be a breakout solo hit, is pregnant with her second child with husband Gavin Rossdale, according to several news reports on Tuesday.


How one genius investor would make you rich.


Carter Predicts Florida Poll Will Again Be Flawed

Former President Jimmy Carter, who has monitored elections throughout the developing world, predicted on Monday the US presidential vote in Florida would be as flawed as the 2000 poll there.


By John Wright, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 9--CUNNINGHAM, Ky.


NASA pumps $400m into nuclear space probe

NASA has awarded Northrop Grumman a $400m contract to co-design the Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (Jimo) space probe - slated for a rendevouz with Jovian moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede some time after 2012.


Proud Marine Tries on a Different Uniform as Padres Prospect

Cpl. Cooper Brannan, who lost a finger on his nonpitching hand while serving in Iraq, will sign a baseball contract after he is discharged in May.


A judge rejected a Harvard student's request Wednesday for extra break time during her nine-hour medical licensing exam so she could pump breast milk for her infant daughter.


Al-Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden's trail has gone cold, and US and Pakistani officials have no active leads on where he might be hiding, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in a spate of interviews.


Led by Josh Beckettâs pitching, the Red Sox dominated the Indians and forced the series back to Boston for Game 6 on Saturday night.


U.S. Fertility Group Offers Embryo Stem Cells

A human genetics clinic said on Thursday it had developed 18 new lines of disease-carrying embryonic stem cells and was offering them to researchers eager to study their potential for treating inherited diseases.


Apple and Cisco settled a dispute over the iPhone trademark, which Apple wants for its much anticipated device.


Opinion:  Web server security: Is IIS or Apache more secure

The facts of web servers don't necessarily match the myths when it comes to security.


Banned Turkish YouTube visitors won't see Armenian journalist's death

The official explanation for a Turkish court once again banning citizens' access to YouTube over the weekend was the presence of new videos insulting the name of one of Turkey's founding fathers. But that video's been there awhile, and there could be another reason.


CORRECTING and REPLACING Raketu Lets Consumers Call Home Free for the Holidays

Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to  multiple revisions.


Rowan Williams takes responsibility for 'any unclarity' in remarks about Muslim law


Climate Change Debate Hinges On Economics

Energy and climate experts say the world already possesses the technological know-how, but because of cost, current legislation will barely make a dent in the problem.


Bobby Madritsch tossed eight scoreless innings and Seattle ended a seven-game losing streak Thursday with a 7-1 win over the Boston Red Sox.


Irrigation 'Threat to Avon'; Water Concerns

By ELEVEN, Beck  Christchurch's Avon River could run dry permanently within 50 years if nothing is done to protect it, a new report says.


Five European countries are refusing  landing rights to aircraft from the Israeli national carrier El  Al that are transporting military equipment to the Jewish  state, Israel Radio reported on Tuesday.


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Iraq, continua l'assedio Usa e la guerriglia

Rilasciato a Falluja lo sceicco Khaled Hamoud uno dei piÃ¹ importanti notabili della cittÃ  impegnato nelle trattative. Autobomba nella notte a Bagdad: 7 morti e decine di feriti. Autobomba a Mosul: 5 vittime e 15 feriti.


L'animale (in realtÃ  Ã¨ una femmina) venne salvato anni fa da un contadinoche lo ha allevato e tenuto con sÃ©. Ora Ã¨ stato messo in un centro di recupero                                          Sondrio, firme per il capriolo Luigi "Deve tornare col suo amico Ercole"                                                                                I tecnici: "Era grassa perchÃ© mangiava pastasciutta e la teneva chiusain uno spazio di 2 metri quadri". Ma l'uomo protesta: "Eravamo felici" di GIUSEPPE CAPORALE


Death toll from Florida tornado rises to 19

Nineteen people were killed on Friday when severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado splintered homes and left a trail of devastation through central Florida, an emergency center spokesman said.


End of ETA may be near: Spanish government source

The armed struggle of the Basque separatist group ETA may be coming to an end, a senior Spanish government source said, a day after ETA indicated its support to opening a dialogue.


Pismo Council to Study Parking Garage Near Pier

By AnnMarie Cornejo, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Feb. 7--The Pismo Beach City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday night to authorize staff to move forward in its investigation of possibly developing an underground parking structure near the pier in downtown Pismo Beach.


Zemin resigns as head of the China's military commission

China's President Hu Jintao has succeeded Jiang Zemin as head of the powerful military commission, the government said Sunday, completing China's first peaceful leadership transition since its 1949 revolution.


In Tape, Top Aide to bin Laden Vows New Strikes at US

Osama bin Laden's top deputy appeared in a new videotape broadcast on an Arab television network on Thursday, taunting the United States for becoming mired in what he called


Unions hold emergency meetings with workers at Jaguar's doomed Browns Lane plant in Coventry to fight plans to end car production.


LOS ANGELES, CA Monday Oct.11.2004 /netmusiccountdown.com/ -- In a statement released Friday, October 8, it was announced that Melissa Etheridge has cancer.


VALDERRAMA, Spain (Ticker) - Alastair Forsyth may be 120 places lower in the world rankings, but the Scot clearly won his duel Saturday with local favorite Sergio Garcia at the Volvo Masters.


ARAFAT: MEDICI FRANCESI, ''MORTE CEREBRALE E COMA IRREVERSIBILE

(Asca-Afp) - Parigi, 4 nov - Yasser Arafat giace in condizioni di ''morte cerebrale'' e ''coma irreversibile'', ma e' tenuto ancora in vita dai macchinari. Lo ha riferito una fonte medica dell'ospedale nei


Singapore Airlines plans to buy up to 31 Boeing long-range 777-300ER planes worth about $7.35 billion, the carrier said Wednesday.


Roma, 14:57 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: SI RIPARTE CON GRANDE AMAREZZA

"Si riparte con una grande amarezza e un grande dolore per la morte di Raciti e di Licursi. Non biso...


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A close ally of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has been sworn in as prime minister, a day after the national assembly elected him despite an opposition boycott of the vote.


Two Britons wanted by the United States to face terrorism charges failed in a legal challenge on Thursday to stop their extradition because of fears they would be mistreated.Comment


Internet music broadcasters worry that a new ruling could put many of them out of business by drastically increasing the royalty payments they have to make to record labels and artists.


Iverson Finds Different Way to Help Sixers Win

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - High-scoring Allen  Iverson found a different way to help the Philadelphia 76ers  win on Monday.


Bayh: Rumsfeld Should Resign Over Iraq Mistakes

(December 17, 2004) - Indiana Senator Evan Bayh is joining several other senators in calling for the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.


England captain Phil Vickery will only be a replacement for the world champions' must-win clash with Tonga on Friday.


British Mortgage Lender Offered Emergency Loan

The Bank of England was authorized to provide a âliquidity support facilityâ to Northern Rock, prompting a sell-off of British bank stocks.


Two Palestinians are killed during an Israeli incursion into a refugee camp in southern Gaza.


A Kenyan from Nairobi's slums gets a Masters from the UK university whose prospectus he found in a rubbish bin.


Croatia's interior minister resigns after being pictured on a hunting trip with war crimes suspect Mladen Markac.


Ask the question a dozen times and you'll get a dozen answers. Or a dozen shrugs, because nobody really knows. Every two years at the Ryder Cup, the Americans send out a team that looks, on paper, unbeatable.


The tax specialist continues to struggle with certain non-tax business units.


INFLUENZA POLLI: THAILANDIA,FORSE CASO TRASMISSIONE UMANA

(AGI) - Bangkok,28 set. - E' probabile che in Thailandia sia verificato un caso di trasmissione umana dell'influenza dei polli. Una donna di 26 anni e' morta otto giorni fa, contagiata quasi sicuramente dalla


New study suggests prostate cancer treatment helps elderly

Elderly men with early prostate cancer live significantly longer if they receive treatment than those who adopt a wait-and-see approach, as commonly recommended, according to a new study.


Torino, 13:34 - CALCIO, JUVE: UFFICIALIZZATO ACQUISTO GRYGERA

La Juventus ha ufficializzato l'acquisto di Zdenek Grygera. Il difensore ceco, in scadenza di contra...


US House approves US$422 billion arms bill

The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final US$422 billion ($631.64 billion) bill for defence programmes that backs next year's round of military base closings and kills a proposed US$23.


Microsoft promises VMware beater despite reversals

Blames media, not own, confusion WPC Microsoft has delivered a spirited defense of its Windows virtualization roadmap, blaming misreporting - not internal disorganization - for causing confusion.â¦


British Airways' carbon offset scheme has saved the equivalent of just four flights to New York, MPs are told.


The parents of a 17-year-old slain by Hamas terrorists in Israel were awarded $156 million Wednesday in what plaintiffs called a precedent-setting, historic victory for terrorism victims and a blow to US-based Islamic groups that fund terror overseas.


Operazione della polizia contro cosca Crea di Rizziconi


John Lennon's killer again denied parole

ATTICA, NY John Lennon's killer will remain in prison for at least two more years after being denied parole today. The New York state parole board cited the "extreme malicious intent" Mark David Chapman showed in gunning down Lennon.


The wave of anti-Semitic attacks in France is a "new and extremely worrying social factor", says a report into racism.


Tiger Woods, red-hot favorite to win this week's Tour Championship, has been back to his intimidating best since making a swing adjustment after the British Open at Carnoustie in July.


Communications Daily Publisher Albert Warren

Albert Warren, 86, who built a group of newsletters covering the telecommunications, broadcasting and consumer electronics industries into a small, influential empire, died after a stroke Nov. 26 at his home in Washington.


For Democrats, Debate on Fox Reveals Divide

The withdrawal of Democratic candidates from a debate on Fox News has frustrated the Congressional Black Caucus.


Corporate Express denies buyout talks with Staples

Dutch office supplies firm Corporate  Express said Tuesday it was not in talks to be bought by U.S.  rival Staples, denying a newspaper report and halving a sharp  rise in its shares.


Montgomerie Leads Target World Challenge

Colin Montgomerie passed a big test Saturday, overcoming a few obnoxious fans and a pairing with Tiger Woods to post a 4-under 67 and take a two-shot lead in the Target World Challenge.


Stocks seen rising on strong retail sales

Stock futures rose on Thursday, suggesting stocks may extend gains from the previous session, as retail stores including Costco Wholesale Corp.  and JoS. A. Bank Clothiers  reported strong November sales


Threats trail man organizing Gaza withdrawal

JERUSALEM -- The criticism from members of his own kibbutz marked the first sign of trouble for Yonatan Bassi. Then came the comparisons to Nazis and death threats.


Nato says a two-week operation has driven Taleban militants from a stronghold in southern Afghanistan.


France urges world to back Palestinian accord

France urged the international community on Friday to back a new national unity government formed by rival Palestinian factions and other EU countries were cautiously positive on the accord.


Fox and ESPN will be vying for racing fans' attention this weekend when the NASCAR season kicks off. ESPN will cover tomorrow's Busch race, and Fox will cover Sunday's Daytona 500, the first race in the Nextel Cup series.


Manufacturer promises to refund NHS the cost of bone cancer treatment in cases where it does not help.


LONDON, June 4 -- Olympic organizers unveiled the official logo for London's 2012 Summer Games on Monday, and didn't get quite the reaction they were hoping for.


Barclays taps into demand for global carbon market

Barclays Capital  is to launch what it says is the first global investment tool to tap investors' growing appetite for exposure to trading in greenhouse gases.


Could boy archaeologist be next Harry Potter?

The publisher who first signed up J.K. Rowling believes he may have found another Harry Potter -- but this time it is a boy archaeologist.


Arafat can leave compound for hospital, Israel says

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be allowed to leave his West Bank headquarters for medical treatment, an Israeli official said Monday.


Rapper sets sights on Pink Floyd for new CD

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Having worked with Jay-Z, Kanye West and Jill Scott on his debut album, Lupe Fiasco wants to join forces with Pink Floyd on his next project -- "... or the remnants of Pink Floyd," he says.


Shipmates Under the Influence of Gilbert and Sullivan

The New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players are hoping to lure a new generation of Gilbert and Sullivan fans.


China shares bird flu sample, first time in year: WHO

China has shared human bird flu samples for the first time in more than a year, giving a boost to international efforts to track the deadly H5N1 virus and develop vaccines, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.


WTC rescue workers still ailing, study finds

Lingering respiratory difficulties plague nearly half of the rescue workers screened in an analysis of breathing problems after the Twin Towers' collapse, according to a government report released yesterday.


Green Bay's Brett Favre adds yardage record to career

Record-setting Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre achieved another NFL milestone when he became the league's career leader in yards passing in the Green Bay Packers' 33-14 road victory over the St. Louis Rams on Sunday.


Weis Returning to Court for Retrial in Malpractice Lawsuit

Some in the legal community thought Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis would then reach a settlement with the two Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons rather than go through a retrial.


One Brian Clough, There's Only One Brian Clough...

Supporters club chairman Paul Ellis said: âI have been a Forest fan for 45 years and for 15 of those the team did nothing. Then for 20 years it performed completely above its standing and that was down to one man, Brian Clough.


Greenspan Backs Idea of Accounts for Retirement

But the Fed chairman expressed unease that the change could lead to trillions of dollars in additional government borrowing.


A marked decline in sea ice off Alaska's coast is not enough to take the drastic step of listing polar bears — a species dependent on ice — as threatened, critics said Thursday at the first of three public hearings on the proposal.


Man pleads innocent in Va. slayings of 4

A man charged in the killing of a musician's family and suspected in a series of other crimes pleaded not guilty Monday as jury selection got under way in his trial.


Taco Bell closes New Jersey outlet after E. coli

Taco Bell said on Sunday it had temporarily closed one of its fast-food outlets and was working with New Jersey health authorities seeking the cause of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened nearly a dozen people.


Global emissions treaty clears key hurdle in Russia

Russia's lower house of Parliament voted overwhelmingly yesterday to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, setting the stage for enactment early next year of the pioneering


Ichiro Suzuki went 5-for-5 to pull within 14 hits of George Sisler's major league season record of 257, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Anaheim Angels 7-3 Tuesday night.


Milos Forman left documentaries behind early on. Or did he?


When a longtime married couple bounces all over the bed in every imaginable position in "Shortbus," or when a particularly limber character bends into a yoga pose that proves he, um, never has to leave the house, that's all real sex, not simulated.


L'ad del Lingotto, bisogna farlo alla velocita' della luce


Sachin Tendulkar hits a career-best 248 not out as India gain a lead of 342 over Bangladesh.


Cavaliers Hit New Low With 31-Point Loss

Virginia slogs through its ugliest loss in a season full of them, a shield-your-eyes, 82-51, defeat at home to Clemson on Thursday.


Intel plans to lay off 800 workers at a Colorado chip-making plant, fallout from its decision to sell its XScale processor division in 2006.


Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc.  TOL.N on Tuesday reported record fourth-quarter homebuilding  sales and backlog, citing a growing population of affluent  buyers.


A U.N. tribunal sentenced the former speaker of the Bosnian Serb parliament Wednesday to 27 years in prison for war crimes, but acquitted him of the harsher charge of genocide.


The government's pension insurer said Tuesday that it wants the authority to place liens on the assets of companies in bankruptcy such as US Airways when those companies do not make required payments to their pension plans.


Music industry settles digital royalties quarrel

The eight percenters A long-running digital music royalties spat between record companies and organisations collecting on artists' behalf has been settled.â¦


French soldiers, rebels killed in Afghan unrest

Two French soldiers were killed in an ambush in eastern Afghanistan while separate airstrikes in the south killed 23 militants, including a known Taliban commander, military officials said.


Ryanair chief warns of trouble  on radar as profits begin descent

Business & money: Defiant boss vows to continue low-fares battle as earnings growth slowing to small loss next winter.


JP Morgan has a conflict of interest in saga

The score is now two out of two for Harmony Gold in its hostile bid for Gold Fields after the Securities Regulation Panel and the Johannesburg high court last week handed down judgments favourable


US jobless claims drop last week, hopeful sign for labour market

The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dipped last week, offering a hopeful sign for recovery in the labour market.


Batsman Paul Collingwood says England should not make panic selections for the third Ashes Test.


Madrid, 14:06 - CALCIO, VILLARREAL: STOP DI 7 MESI PER NIHAT, STAGIONE FINITA

Stagione finita per Nihat Kahveci: l'attaccante turco del Villarreal si è rotto i legamenti d...


Modena, 17:19 - Calcio, Modena: arriva Amerini, Antonini al Pescara

Il Modena ha perfezionato l'arrivo a titolo definitivo del centrale Daniele Amerini, classe '74, pro...


US Raids Afghan Compounds in UN Hostage Search

US-led troops searching for three UN hostages blasted their way into compounds in Kabul early on Monday and detained 12 people while militants claiming to hold the UN workers warned the government against any tricks.


A new audiotape reportedly of Osama bin Laden appeared on Arabic Web sites. The voice on the tape says current instability in Saudi Arabia due to the regime there.


The latest documentary from the filmmaker Ken Burns, "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson," dominated this year's Telluride Film Festival.


Yesterday -- USAToday/CNN/ Gallup poll of registered and likely voters: Bush 52 percent, Kerry 44 percent. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.


Trey Parker, co-writer and director of the satirical puppet movie Team America: World Police, told SCI FI Wire that his initial inspiration for the film came from watching reruns of Thunderbirds on television.


Olympic Games committee shortlists IT firms

Winner to be chosen next month Leading IT firms have been shortlisted to run the London Organising Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympics Game's (Locog) back office system.â¦


US forces claim control of 70 per cent of besieged Iraqi city of ...

US forces battled south through Fallujah's narrow lanes and alleys Wednesday to take control of 70 per cent of the insurgent stronghold and rebel fighters were bottled up in a strip of land flanking the main east-west highway


A teenager who sparked a national scandal after using a camera phone to film himself having oral sex was granted bail on Wednesday despite prosecution demands he be put in psychiatric care for showing "animal instincts".


Lo rivelano i rapporti mensili di Nissan, Toyota e Honda


18 dead, 900 injured in powerful quakes in Japan

At least 18 people were killed, nearly 900 injured and at least three missing in Niigata Prefecture after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked northern Japan along the Sea of


Langeveldt takes no prisoners as South Africa move into powerful position

South Africa moved relentlessly into a powerful position after injured swing bowler and former prison warder Charl Langeveldt sliced through the England batting on the third day of the third Test at Newlands.


Mexican police probe claims rival drug gangs are taunting each other by posting bloody clips on the internet.


Hut by Hut, AIDS Steals Life in a Southern Africa Town

What happens to a society when its fulcrum - its mothers and fathers, teachers, nurses, farm workers - die in their prime?


Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio expects to be without quarterback Byron Leftwich one more game.


Test for RNA in Stool May Spot Colon Cancer

NEW YORK  - The presence of RNA for the enzyme cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in feces probably indicates the presence of colorectal cancer, according to results of a pilot study conducted in Japan.


News Analysis: After Mosque Battle, Musharrafâs Troubles Persist

In the wake of a two-day-long battle at Islamabadâs Red Mosque, which left more than 60 dead, the outlook for Pakistanâs embattled president remains uncertain.


Forty people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Sunday in a surge of militant violence which officials said could be aimed at avenging the commando assault on a radical mosque in the capital last week.


A FATHER has been living apart from his family for more than a year because he complained he was acutely sensitive to everyday chemicals in the house near Fishguard, west Wales.   Guy Wood, 47, claims he has multiple chemical sensitivity.  (c) 2006 Evening Mail; Birmingham (UK).


Attacks in Iraq Kill 42 Following Bin Laden Tape

SAMARRA, Iraq, Dec 28 (MASNET & News Agencies) - At least 42 people were killed in a string of attacks on Iraqi security forces and other targets after Osama bin Laden declared fugitive Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his "emir" in the country.


Putin aveva criticato lo scudo spaziale e ricordato il 1962


Roma, 14:44 - SCI, ROCCA: MI RITIRERO' DOPO I GIOCHI DI VANCOUVER DEL 2010

Saranno le Olimpiadi invernali in Canada l'ultimo grande traguardo di Giorgio Rocca. Lo slalomista a...


Flemish, francophone row fuels Belgium's political crisis

"If not we will have to draw our conclusions"  Belgium's Dutch- and French-speaking parties have been unable to form a coalition government despite over two months of wrangling, highlighting the rift between the political aspirations of the two communities. via Raw Story


U.N. police chief in Kosovo quits on request

PRISTINA, Serbia  - The United Nations police chief in Kosovo resigned on Wednesday at the request of the province's U.N. governor following the deaths of two Albanian demonstrators in a weekend protest rally.


A young girl in Zimbabwe brings back food for the night for her family -- a handful of rats to help them get by for another day. "Look what we've been reduced to eating?" her mother says. It's not an uncommon sight in Zimbabwe, once considered southern Africa's bread basket and now on the sharp decline. Critics point to one man for the country's ails: President Robert Mugabe.


The 35th Ryder Cup had not yet begun but the corporate pavilions were already in full swing: impatient clients and red and white impatiens in place at each well-appointed table inside Nicklaus Village.


Vascular Surgeons Bang on the Specialists' Door

A group of vascular surgeons, doctors who operate on blood vessels, want to be officially recognized as board-certified specialists.


Court deals major blow to autistic children

Parents of autistic children in Canada suffered a big setback on Friday when the Supreme Court ruled that provincial governments did not have to pay for a promising yet expensive treatment.


Vote-by-mail ballots go out this week in the nation's most populous state, forcing presidential campaigns to consider using scarce dollars to lure early California voters while contests unfold in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada.


Ambitious Russian tycoon upsets Lithuanian politics

Viktor Uspaskich, a Russian-born millionaire who is a new force in Lithuanian politics, makes no secret of his old ties to Russian energy giant Gazprom, which supplies all of Lithuania's gas, but says he has his adopted country's interests at heart.


U.S. air strikes target insurgents in Iraq

U.S. air strikes in and around Baghdad killed senior insurgents suspected of targeting American helicopters and seven members of what the U.S. military said on Saturday was an al Qaeda cell responsible for car bombings.


U.S. Baghdad strikes kill 13, including toddlers

U.S. air strikes in a poor, Shi'ite stronghold of Baghdad early on Sunday killed two toddlers, Reuters witnesses said, in clashes that Iraqi police said left a total of 13 dead and 69 wounded.


A leading educational psychologist says fewer pupils are having problems about starting school.


Halloween might be a week away, but Hollywood is beginning its annual horror fest when "The Grudge," starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, opens in theatres.


Bristol-Myers Arthritis Drug Promising in Trial

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said on Sunday its experimental drug for rheumatoid arthritis showed highly promising results in two late-stage clinical trials.


The Earth's climate is out of balance and warming as a result of human activities, a leading science body warns.


Palermo, 16:18 - CALCIO, PALERMO: MIGLIACCIO RECUPERA PER LA SAMP

Il centrocampista del Palermo, Giulio Migliaccio, è di nuovo a disposizione del tecnico Zampa...


Bombs kill 115 in Baghdad, gunmen storm ministry

A series of car bombs killed 115 people in a Shi'ite militia stronghold in Baghdad on Thursday, an Interior Ministry source said -- one of most devastating such attacks since the U.S. invasion nearly four years ago.


Famed Rocker Roth Goes From No. 1 to 911

Instead of screaming "Jump," David Lee Roth will be yelling "clear!" The former Van Halen frontman is taking up a new trade — paramedic.


141 minatori ancora intrappolati (ANSA) - PECHINO, 29 NOV -Sono finora 25 i morti dell'esplosione in una miniera di carbone nella Cina centrale. Secondo fonti ufficiali 141 minatori sono ancora intrappolati.


Valencia, 16:43 - VELA, COPPA AMERICA: LUNA ROSSA HA RAGGIUNTO BASE VALENCIA

Alle 8.30 di questa mattina Luna Rossa ITA 94 ha raggiunto la base di Valencia, in Spagna. Ad aspett...


Documentation: Give it up; it won't happen.

At one point in time and not too very long ago, I fancied myself a decent system administrator with a decent resume and work history. When I finished a series of writing tasks working on technology subjects that included system administration, I thought the time had come for me to work in a shop with Linux and MS. read more


Google Edges Up as Shares Set to Come Onto Market

Shares of Web search leader Google Inc. on Monday inched higher a day before the expiration of a restriction period that will allow employees and early investors to sell 39 million shares.


Reporter facing jail is reluctant on sources

NEW YORK A New York Times reporter said Friday that she was deeply reluctant to divulge a confidential source to prosecutors investigating the leak of an undercover CIA officer's identify, even if the source permitted her to do so.


Symantec claws $100k from Calif. eBay pirates

Defendants rue their actions Two eBay traders agreed this week to pay $100,000 in damages after they were caught selling illegal copies of Norton security software.â¦


Aerobics instructor Sarina Jain explains the buzz around her masala bhangra workout.


Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Sam Rayburn, 24, was given a traffic citation for leaving the scene of an accident early today after he walked away from a crash near Roosevelt Boulevard and Cottman Avenue in the Northeast, police said.


Iconic superhero Captain America shot dead -- maybe

He fought the Nazis. He is revered by other crime-fighters worldwide. But the beloved, shield-carrying superhero, Captain America, has finally met his end -- or has he?


By Jeremy Borden jeremy.borden@roanoke.com 981-3340  At the old Evans paint shop off Cleveland Avenue, the windows are broken and the paint is cracked and peeling.  Ford Weber, the city's director of housing and neighborhood services,  says he doesn't see a lost cause.


Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill says two men arrested for the Glasgow Airport attack are not Scottish.


Abbas Orders Presidential Guard to Strike Back Against Hamas at Gaza Compound

RAMALLAH, West Bank  -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time Thursday ordered his elite presidential guard to strike back against Hamas militants bent on besieging his Gaza City compound.


Boots bosses meet to decide whether to open up its books to a private equity firm which has made an approach for it.


Austria's Johann Grugger passes a gate on his way to setting the fastest time during a training session for a World Cup men's downhill race in Bormio, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004.


Iraq, scoperta fossa comune Ancora stragi di poliziotti

BAGDAD - Non sembra aver fine l'orrore in Iraq. Il premier ad interim Iyad Allawi ha annunciato la scoperta di una fossa comune con centinaia di cadaveri, mentre nel "triangolo della morte" a sud di Bagdad


The best companies are the ones you think.


Doping: Pescante "Sanzioni meno pesanti per gli atleti

âSu richiesta del Cio bisogna variare la legge sul doping, perchÃ© Ã¨ troppo aspra nei confronti degli atleti, che alla sanzione sportiva devono far fronte anche a una sanzione penaleâ. CosÃ¬ il sottosegretario


Torino, 12:58 - CALCIO, TORINO: ACQUISTATO GRELLA

Il Torino ha ingaggiato Vincenzo Grella, centrocampista della nazionale australiana, in scadenza di ...


Sun said Thursday that it had released Java Enterprise System 5.0, a set of subscription-based services that complement enterprise operating systems like the company's own Solaris 10.


Symantec Buys Veritas in 2nd Software Merger This Week

Symantec, the leading maker of computer security software, will buy Veritas for about $13.5 billion, creating the world's fourth-largest software company.


Mozilla has released Firefox 3 beta 2, which sports a wide range of improvements including plugs for memory leaks, security fixes, and a download manager that includes improvements previously available only through plug-ins.


23 killed in attacks on Iraqi security forces

BAGHDAD Insurgents continued their relentless assault on Iraq's fledgling security forces on Tuesday, killing at least 23 Iraqi police and national guard officers in multiple attacks across the Sunni-dominated zone to the north of Baghdad.


Moon gas could meet earthâs future energy demands

UDAIPUR: A potential gas source found on the moonâs surface could hold the key to meeting future energy demands as the earthâs fossil fuels dry up in the coming decades, scientists said on Friday.


Deadly Ivan Lashes Cuba With Wind, Waves

Whipping winds and walloping waves lashed western Cuba and the communist country's tobacco-growing region Monday, as Hurricane Ivan strengthened to a Category 5 storm — the most powerful — and barreled along on a new course toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.


Advertising: Nielsen Adds to Cellphone Tracking

Cellphones are becoming ubiquitous and the Nielsen Company, the longtime monitor of television consumption, wants in.


Rangers gave Auxerre early Christmas presents - McLeish

Rangers slumped out of the UEFA Cup after gifting French side Auxerre two early Christmas presents in a 2-0 defeat, said manager Alex McLeish.


A 12-year-old girl at the centre of a custody battle tells a court she wants to remain in Pakistan.


England Rivals Advance to Champions League Knockout Stage

Arsenal and Manchester United reached the knockout stages of the European Champions League Wednesday while Inter Milan came from behind to move closer to the last 16.


Detectives investigating the murder of a man in south Belfast make two more arrests.


Five killed in Montreal-area overpass collapse

Five people were killed in the collapse of a Montreal area expressway overpass when their vehicles were crushed underneath a tangle of concrete debris, Canadian police said on Sunday.


Roma, 14:49 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: NON SIAMO DISTRATTI DAL DERBY

"Non siamo assolutamente distratti dal derby", l'obiettivo principale è la Fiorentina. Lo ha...


Ebay sellers are warned to check if they need to register as a business with Revenue and Customs and pay tax.


The star seemed to be up to his antics again!


Segway completes transcontinental voyage

Tired scooter rider reaches Atlantic seaboad after "slice of life" journey across 14 states.


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As the European Commission caves in to carmakers, scaling back on emissions rules, focus shifts to greener fuels and what oil companies can do. In Autopia.


EU takes first step for Chad Darfur refugee force

The European Union took the first step  on Monday towards sending forces to Chad and the Central  African Republican to help the United Nations protect refugees  trapped in the violent region bordering Darfur.


Oil prices have set new record highs above $54 a barrel for US crude, with global supplies hounded by outages that are thwarting efforts to build winter heating oil inventories.


Inmates shave heads to mop up Philippine oil spill

Thousands of prisoners have been shaving   their heads and chests to donate hair to help mop up the   Philippines' worst oil spill, officials said on Wednesday.


THE official death toll from a blast in a north China coal mine had risen to about 50 after more than 20 bodies were found, the Xinhua news agency said today.


Mormon church leader Hinckley dies at 97

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - The head of the Mormon church, Gordon B. Hinckley, died on Sunday at the age of 97, church officials said.