Employers added 97,000 workers, and the jobless rate ticked down to 4.5 percent from 4.6 percent.


WITH a long salute, Charles Jenkins yesterday faced the ghosts of his military past by surrendering to a US base in Japan. In doing so, the accused military deserter effectively ended 40 years on the run from the US army.


php|architect: Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide Published

The folks over at php|architect have release another resource to help get you certified as a Zend Certified Engineer - the Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide.    php|architect's Zend PHP 5 Certification Study Guide, edited and produced by the publishers of php|architect, provides the most comprehensive and thorough preparation tool for developers who wish to take the exam.   This book provides complete coverage of every topic that is part of the exam, for more information, see the chapters & source code.     Chapters for the book cover topics like the PHP basics, Strings and Patterns, Object Oriented Programming, Security, and XML/Web Services. Check out this sample chapter to get a taste of what's inside.


Apple files for patent on zirconia iPhone

Apparently, zirconia is a good material for any small device that needs to transmit radio frequency signals. From Crave, CNET's gadget blog.


The game drew a crowd of 25,311 to give San Jose an average attendance of 13,001, its best Spartan Stadium attendance since 1999. In other games, Jovan Kirovski scored two goals to lead


IGN turns games site into film and TV portal

'Download to own' We went to press just too early last week to pick up yet another film download front that News Corp has opened, this time with its Fox owned IGN Entertainment, the gaming portal that reaches around 30 million people a month.â¦


FOXBOROUGH - Rodney Harrison stood in front of his locker Friday at Gillette Stadium, his left hand casually dangling over a hook that also held his helmet, when he was asked about the ringleader of the Patriots' defense, 12th-year linebacker Tedy Bruschi.


USDA Testing Suspect Animal for Mad Cow Disease

Government scientists are chasing a  possible new case of mad cow disease in the United States, with  final results on a suspicious slaughtered animal expected in  coming days, officials said on Thursday.


NEW DELHI - India and Pakistan opened high-level talks yesterday aimed at solving their decades-old dispute over Kashmir, the first contact between the foreign ministers of the two countries since 2002.


President Bush on Thursday assured Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that he is "fully committed" to aiding the Iraqi government and dispatched a top aide to Baghdad to help leaders there make good on their promises.


Mount St. Helens continued the slow process of building a new lava dome in its crater yesterday with still more lava pushing to the surface, geologists reported.


E-mail message falsely claims that tool detects, cleans up adult-related material on your PC.


Sun explores parallel universe with Studio 12

Targets Linux developers with gateway IDE Sun Microsystems today releases Sun Studio 12, its latest IDE (integrated development environment) for C, C++ and Fortran. It's freely available for Solaris and Linux software platforms and the update will be useful for developers building multi-core and multi-threaded applications, the company says.â¦


Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak engaged Persian Gulf leaders Wednesday in an effort to build momentum toward peace in the Middle East, calling for support of the new Palestinian


India suspend their tour of Australia pending the outcome of an appeal against Harbhajan Singh's three-match ban.


Tyngsboro is fast becoming comparable to the Buffalo Bills of the early 1990s. After three consecutive Super Bowl losses, the Tigers once again find themselves with a playoff berth and yet another Commonwealth Large title.


Census Shows a Modest Rise in U.S. Income

The nationâs median household income grew modestly in 2006 even as the percentage of people without health insurance hit a high.


(InfoWorld) - The global chip market is suffering from falling prices in microprocessors and memory chips, bad news for companies but great for users. Steep declines in DRAM (dynamic RAM) for PCs and NAND flash memory, used in a variety of gadgets including digital cameras and iPods, as well as microprocessors prompted the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) to slash its global sales forecast for this year to US$252 billion, just 1.8 percent growth compared to last year. The previous estimate called for sales growth of 10 percent this year. Sales of gadgets themselves are on track to meet forecasts, however, SIA said. Chip shipments overall remain healthy, as does end-user demand. But prices continue to fall for a variety of reasons, including a glut in the memory market and a price war between Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in microprocessors. "End markets continue to be strong, with consumers realizing major benefits from lower chip prices coupled with ever-increasing performance and functionality from advances in chip technology. Despite a forecast of slower growth, we expect that global sales of microchips will surpass last yearâs record level," the SIA said in a statement on Wednesday. Intel and AMD have been battling each other through price reductions for over a year now, and reports indicate that Intel will cut prices on some microprocessors again in late July. The price war has been good to consumers, delivering more technically advanced microprocessors at a lower cost. Microprocessors are generally the most expensive chip inside a PC. The DRAM market has been hit the worst. The price of mainstream 512M-bit second-generation double data rate (DDR2) DRAM that runs at 667MHz has plunged 72 percent so far this year to US$1.79 per chip, according to DRAMeXchange Technology Inc., a Taiwanese clearinghouse for the chips. The market research division of the company has noted that the chips appear to be bottoming out, and that prices could tick up a bit later this month. DRAM price reductions for users normally come a few weeks or a month after the spot DRAM market falls. NAND Flash memory has suffered a similar fate as DRAM, but not quite as steep a decline. A glut of the chips early in the year has been wiped out by memory makers, which tweaked production lines to make more DRAM instead of NAND flash. Prices of 8G byte NAND has fallen 18 percent his year to US$9.26, according to DRAMeXchange, while the 4G byte capacity has dropped nearly 15 percent to US$5.69. The SIA expects PC and mobile phone sales to rise 10 percent each this year. Mobile phone sales may give chips a bigger boost, however, because users are buying more 3G (third generation communications) handsets, which contain more chips than older phones. Sales of personal media players and digital music players are expected to grow by more than 20 percent this year, SIA said, but noted that price competition in the market will likely keep NAND flash chip prices tame. The SIA report followsÂ a similar estimation of the global chip industry by Gartner. A few weeks ago, the market researcher lowered its forecast to just 2.5 percent growth to US$269.2 billion this year, down from an earlier estimate of 6.4 percent. Â ADVERTISEMENTIBM Information On Demand 2006Industrial Industry Leaders, please join us at IBM's premier information management global event, IBM Information On Demand 2006, October 15-20, Anaheim, CA. More IBM business and technical solutions content in one place than ever before! Select from  over 800 sessions. Register today!


Letters remain the holy grail to code-breakers

For 250 years it defied all code-breakers. Darwin had a go; Dickens, and Wedgwood too. But the 10-letter inscription - DOUOSVAVVM - carved into a monument on the Shugborough Estate in Staffordshire thumbed its nose at the curious.


Qantas said Thursday that British Airways has sold its 18.25 percent stake in the Australian carrier at 3.28 Australian dollars (US$2.


In New Challenge to Microsoft, Linux Backers Support Standard

"If the Linux industry can unite and pull this off, there's a real shot at a true open alternative to Microsoft," said Jim Zemlin, executive director of the Free Standards Group.


Chelsea moved six points clear at the top of the Barclays Premiership with an emphatic 4-0 hammering of struggling Norwich at Stamford Bridge.


Ministro replica a collega Melandri su Moggi alla Rai


BEA to Oracle: We're not opposed to a reasonable offer

BEA has told Oracle that it would, in fact, entertain an acquisition offer -- just not the one Oracle has proposed.


Andy McDonald and Brad Boyes scored in the first two rounds of a shootout and Manny Legace stopped Anaheim's first two chances, giving the St. Louis Blues a 1-0 victory over the Ducks on Friday night.


NEW YORK - Once a year or so we like to check in on the dollar to find out if it is strong. Inevitably it is, but it is strong in different ways each time.


Chiesto intervento sull'aumento dei piani tariffari


Easy Red gallops powerfully between rivals in the stretch and beats favorite Tartlet by a head to take the $75,000 Jennings Handicap for Maryland breds in Laurel on Saturday.


THE judge in pop icon Michael Jackson's child abuse case tentatively ruled today that scores of items of evidence seized at his Neverland Ranch could not be used against him in evidence.


Hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital files for IPO

Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, a multi-strategy investment fund with about $26.8 billion under management, filed for an initial public offering on Monday, making it the latest alternative investment firm to seek a public listing.


Van Nistelrooy Answers Ferguson With Four More Goals in Europe

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said he had ``high hopes'' for Ruud Van Nistelrooy before yesterday's Champions League game against Sparta Prague.


Real estate developer and fast-food magnate Antoin "Tony" Rezko spent years pouring thousands of dollars in campaign contributions into Barack Obama's climb from the Illinois legislature to Capitol Hill Â and helped him raise tens of thousands more.


Los Angeles, 17:18 - CALCIO, USA; LALAS: VORREI VEDERE RONALDO NEI GALAXY

"Mi piacerebbe vedere Ronaldo qui negli Stati Uniti, o con noi o con un altro club".


Ashdown blames Afghan politics for UN envoy veto

Domestic Afghan politics were behind President Hamid Karzai's veto of Paddy Ashdown as the new United Nations envoy there, the senior British diplomat said Sunday.


Hong Kong investment chief faces discipline over botched post-SARS ...

The Hong Kong government may formally punish its investment chief over a post-SARS concert series headlined by the Rolling Stones that was criticized as a money-wasting boondoggle, a top official said Wednesday.


President Chavez increases 16-fold the taxes paid by foreign oil companies operating in Venezuela.


Iraqi Official Killed; Baghdad Hit by Two Car Bombs

An official at Iraq's Science and Technology Ministry along with a female civil servant were shot dead in Baghdad, where two car bombs also exploded as insurgents stepped up attacks on Iraqis working with US forces, officials said.


TOKYO -- China suffered a traumatic exit from the Asian 2006 World Cup qualifiers despite thrashing Hong Kong 7-0 in Guangzhou on Wednesday.


Iraq terrorists threaten to behead Japanese hostage

CAIRO -- An organization linked to the Al-Qaeda terrorist group claimed Tuesday they have kidnapped a Japanese national and threatened to kill him unless Japan withdraws its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) troops from Iraq within 48 hours.


Australia plunges into new row over abortion

Australia was plunged into a fresh row over its abortion laws, after the new leader of the Labor opposition backed a pro-life coalition for the first time.


British Police Take Poisoning Inquiry to Moscow

LONDON, Dec. 4 -- A team of British police investigators arrived in Moscow on Monday to begin questioning people about the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian spy who had recently become a British citizen, in a case that is straining relations between the two governments.


Huckabee questions tenet of Romney's Mormon faith

Republican presidential candidate  Mike Huckabee said he considers his rival Mitt Romney's Mormon  faith a religion, not a cult, but questioned whether Mormons  believe "Jesus and the devil are brothers."


'Capri' supera Canale 5, 'Striscia' ancora il piu' visto


Israeli troops killed three Palestinians yesterday, the second day of an Israeli raid in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, witnesses and hospital officials said.


Prosecutors ended a military court hearing Tuesday for a soldier shown in infamous photos of naked Iraqi prisoners by requesting an additional charge of "maltreatment and cruelty" against Pfc. Lynndie England.


Food is another divide between parents and sitters.


Iran sanctions must exclude force: Russia

Any economic sanctions adopted   against Iran over its nuclear program must rule out the use of   force, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on   Wednesday.


Waggener Edstrom Worldwide Launches Next-Generation PR Measurement Product: Narrative Network Software

SEATTLE, Sept. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- Waggener Edstrom Worldwide Inc. today announced the availability of Narrative Network(TM) text mining and mapping software, which measures the effectiveness of brand messages in online and offline media to aid strategic communications programs.


MARSH & MCLENNAN, the insurance broker at the centre of a bid-rigging and fee-fixing scandal, admitted that it had received more than $1.


Citrix Systems and Microsoft (Quote, Chart) inked a five-year, code-sharing deal that will make sure customers of Citrix's MetaFrame Access Suite have a migration path to Longhorn.


Bush, Kerry Seek to Claim Victory in Ohio

Chatter about President Bush and Democrat John Kerry was going strong above the whir of spin cycles at the Soapbox laundry, the debate reflecting the presidential race in a must-win state for both candidates.


Liverpool prepares for life without Gerrard

Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Liverpool will take the field Saturday against Norwich without the familiar face of captain Steven Gerrard there to guide them.


Spoof blog parody of young controller is the talk of television

Media & professional: Search is on for the anonymous author of a spoof blog, supposedly written by BBC3 controller, Danny Cohen.


PORT-AU-PRINCE : Nearly 250 people have died in massive floods that raged across northern Haiti after Tropical Storm Jeanne hit this crushingly poor Caribbean nation at the weekend, a UN spokesman said.


Greece seeks EU help to recover from forest fires

Planes dropped water on  smoldering forest fires in Greece on Friday and the European  Union promised a huge aid effort to help the recovery from the  inferno which has been burning for more than a week.


EMC to Buy Document Sciences for $85 Million

Storage company EMC has agreed to buy Document Sciences, a developer of software for personalizing mailshots and other communications.


Marsh & McLennan halts fees at center of probe

Marsh & McLennan Cos. said yesterday it was suspending its practice of using "market services agreements" with insurance carriers, which the New York attorney general has alleged were used to rig bids, cheating customers.


Car Bomb Kills Two Iraqi Civilians in Baghdad

A car bomb aimed at a U.S. military convoy killed two Iraqi civilians and wounded four in Baghdad on Wednesday, a police official said.


By ANABELLE GARAY DALLAS - Forecasters predicted more heavy thunderstorms in the Plains over the holiday weekend after two days of storms and flooding that left five people dead and one missing in central Texas. Dozens of people were plucked from rising waters on Friday, and Gov.


Sap, Sappe e Sapaf, 'sfileremo in 50.000 per le vie di Roma'


Egyptians unearth ancient tomb with a view

Egypt's antiquities chief yesterday disclosed that a 2,500-year-old hidden tomb has been discovered under the shadow of one of Giza's three giant pyramids.


Depression, Substance Abuse Linger After Pregnancy

MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDayNews) -- Women who binge drink, get depressed or smoke during their pregnancy boost their risk for depression and alcohol use after they give birth as well, a new study shows.


Tests begin after first case of bluetongue is detected in livestock

Tests are being carried out Sunday to determine the extent of bluetongue infection after the first-ever case was detected in Britain, where farmers are already dealing with foot-and-mouth disease.


Though One Team Used Bats to Hit, Similarities Abound

Baseball is apples and a football is not even round, but Derek Jeter and Tom Brady clearly have more in common than the state of Michigan.


Thrilling Relay Win Gets Phelps Third Gold

Now this was a duel in the pool. With Michael Phelps leading off Tuesday night, the United States bested its top rival in the most thrilling race of the Athens Games. Klete Keller held off Ian Thorpe and finished the Australians with a lunge for the wall that gave the Americans a gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle relay. The margin was only 13-hundredths of a second.


Air pollution is hazardous for your heart!:

[Health India]: Washington, Nov 8 : A study presented at one of the scientific sessions of the American Heart Association has suggested that air pollution is hazardouz for your heart.


How you can help survivors of Sunday's Indian Ocean earthquake disaster.


Israel will boycott Middle East peace conference

Ariel Sharon announced yesterday that Israel would not attend the Middle East conference Mr Blair plans to host in London after next month's Palestinian presidential election.


A 21-year-old man is charged with the murder of David Hamilton in County Down last week.


Three of the biggest U.S. banks, led by Bank of America Corp., reported record quarterly profits on Tuesday as consumers and companies borrowed more and credit quality improved.


Singer Michael Jackson pays a visit to a US army base in Japan during his tour of Tokyo.


Kmart purchase highlights struggle for once-huge Sears

Sears, Roebuck and Co. was once on top of the world, reveling in the popularity of its "big book" catalog from company headquarters in the world's tallest building.


President Bush needs to sit down with the heads of the Big Three automakers and do it soon, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dick DeVos said Wednesday.


GoDaddy Picks up Domains of Struggling Competitor

Domain name registrar will take over administration of the more than 850,000 domain names from RegisterFly.


A firm providing phone and TV services to hospital patients has been accused of pressurising vulnerable people.


Storms battered the western United States on Saturday with strong winds, heavy rains and a blanket of snow that caused widespread power outages, a levee break in Nevada and two deaths in California.


Iraqi leader says government in final phase to resolve Fallujah

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's interim prime minister said Sunday that efforts to peacefully resolve the conflict in Fallujah have entered their final phase and warned that "our patience is running thin," vowing to clear the city of militants who have carried out


Broadband-for-business provider goes Hollywood, with the City by the Bay next in line.


WATER THE SOIL around your plants, not the leaves, says Jim May of the Virginia Green Industry Council and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Much of the water sprayed on leaves - from a hose or sprinkler - is lost to evaporation.


An Islamist website has published a video purportedly showing the execution of a US hostage in Iraq, reports say.


Houston's Nate Jaqua and Joseph Ngwenya each have a goal and an assist to spoil Juan Carlos Osorio's coaching debut for the Chicago Fire in the Dynamo's 4-0 win.


Bonderman to remain with Tigers through 2010

The American League champion Detroit Tigers are to keep right-handed pitcher Jeremy Bonderman through the 2010 season.


Ciclismo, doping Giro d'Italia 2001: chiesto rito abbreviato

Si Ã¨ chiusa in tribunale a Sanremo, con due istanze di patteggiamento, dieci richieste di giudizio abbreviato e la costituzione di parte civile del Coni, la prima udienza al processo per il clamoroso blitz dei carabinieri del Nas alla tappa sanremese dell


Woods, Mickelson paired to lead Americans

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - HeÂ´s hinted toward this for nearly two years. ThatÂ´s because he knew that long ago. When the PGA of America asked Hal Sutton to be the 2004 Ryder Cup captain in October of


Demand for larger properties pushed house prices up by 2.1% in July, official government figures show.


FRIDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- The erectile dysfunction drug Uprima did not work for two-thirds of the over 11,000 patients who tried it, according to a U.K. study in the July issue of the urology journal BJU International.


As part of a crackdown on false and deceptive diet claims, letters sent Tuesday reminded media companies to stop publishing ads for bogus weight-loss products.


US forces launch assault on Iraqi rebels in Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq : US and Iraqi forces backed by aircraft swept into the northern Iraqi city of Mosul to secure police stations and restore order as insurgents in Fallujah fought US-led troops to the death.


MMA Renewable Ventures finances energy efficiency

Blog: Project financing for energy project is helping fuel renewable energy adoption. MMA Renewable Ventures expands financing to energy efficiency for midsize companies.


Comair resumes some flights, hopes to be fully operational by ...

HEBRON, Ky. - Comair customers frustrated from days of delays and cancellations got a bit of relief Sunday when the airline put some of its planes back in the air, a day after canceling all 1,100 flights systemwide.


French NGOs push to save African chicken farmers from Europe

African chicken farmers risk ruin from massive imports of European frozen poultry at less than a third of their prices, say organisers of a campaign by French non-government organisations to protect the home-grown African market.


Britney Spears will be the opening act at this year's MTV Video Music Awards.


Pollution Fight Pits Illinois vs. BP, Indiana

WHITING, Ind. -- A proposal to allow BP to greatly increase the amount of pollutants it discharges into Lake Michigan from its refinery here has prompted a bitter war of words between officials in Illinois and Indiana.


iPhone hack project aims to open up device

Unlocked and loaded Efforts to open up the functionality of Apple's iPhone to users disinclined to sign up to expensive two year contracts with AT&T are growing.â¦


International Hologram Manufacturers Association responds to our story on the efficacy of holograms as security measures and readers respond to our little Digg social experiment. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.


A bomb attack on police in Kabul kills up to 18 people in what seems to be the deadliest attack to date.


Rock-and-roll pioneer Ike Turner, who was found dead last month, died of an accidental cocaine overdose, the San Diego County medical examiner said on Wednesday.


Young German doctors leaving the country

Anesthesiologist Christian Favoccia had no trouble deciding to ditch his job at the university hospital in Duesseldorf for a new one at a clinic in Amsterdam.


Canadian general elected to head NATO military committee

The Canadian armed forces chief of staff on was elected to take over as head of NATO's Military Committee, the alliance's highest military authority, military and diplomatic sources said.


Viareggio, 18:21 - CALCIO, TORNEO VIAREGGIO: RITROVATI SENEGALESI SCOMPARSI

Sono stati ritracciati a Milano i sei giocatori senegalesi del De Camberene, squadra che partecipa a...


Blake's Behavior Unnatural After Murder - Witness

Actor Robert Blake's behavior  seemed unnatural on the night his wife was shot to death, a  witness testified at the "Baretta" star's murder trial on  Tuesday.


Media coverage of the economy can affect it: Fed paper

One of the hardest economic indicators to measure is the public mood. But it matters a lot, and that mood can be affected by media coverage of the economy, according to an economic paper from the Federal Reserve


Banks Test ID Device for Online Security

Responding to an increase in Internet fraud, some banks and brokerage firms plan to begin issuing small devices that would help their customers prove their identities.


Koren Robinson is back in the dog house. Again. The talented but troubled receiver was inactive for Seattle's 28-26 win over Atlanta on Sunday for violating an undisclosed team rule.


Man Utd captain Roy Keane says he may play on when his contract ends in 2006.


Devastating quake-triggered tsunamis kill about 4,000 people in ...

About 4,000 people in Sri Lanka,India, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia have been killed by horrible tsunamis triggered by devastating earthquake on Sunday.


Tribesmen use captives to pressure Yemen

When a French hostage mentioned to Yemeni kidnappers this week that he needed his blood pressure medication, they retrieved it for him.


Milano, 11:50 - CALCIO, SPINELLI: PARLERO' CON LA LAZIO PER AMELIA

Aldo Spinelli, presidente del Livorno, oggi a Milano per la riunione della Lega Calcio, ha confermat...


Europe heads to beach, America heads to work

As Europe's workers take a few weeks of holiday this summer, their American colleagues will be lucky to get a few days off work, says a report published by the European Trade Union Institute.


Phelps Dodge Corp. PD.N abandoned its   friendly bid for Inco Ltd. N.TO on Tuesday, leaving Brazil's   CVRD VALE5.SA RIO.N as the only suitor for the Canadian   nickel giant.


By Anonymous  Google's dominance of the UK search-engine market is unhealthy, according to research by internet marketing strategy firm, E- consultancy.com.


Bombs killed 30 people in a police   recruitment center in central Iraq and in a popular market in   the north on Monday, as politicians wrangled over a federation   bill some fear could unleash sectarian civil war.


President Bush and other SCHIP bill critics say they'll support expanding coverage to families with incomes of $62,000 a year, but want to limit states' ability to go further


U.S. Servicemen React to Bush Guard Memos

ALBANY, Ga. - Some current and retired members of the National Guard and other military services say they aren't bothered by newly revealed memos that indicate President Bush got preferential treatment in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War, while others say they are troubling...


Assisted suicide advocate Kevorkian leaves prison

COLDWATER, Michigan  - Jack Kevorkian, the controversial assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death" by critics, was released on Friday morning from a Michigan prison.


Lt.-Gen. Rick Hillier to be named new chief of defence staff

OTTAWA (CP) - Lt.-Gen. Rick Hillier, a Newfoundlander who headed the NATO mission in Afghanistan last year, will be named chief of defence staff, The Canadian Press has learned.


Voters Head to the Polls in Australia Election

Australians voted on Saturday in an election which offered the choice between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.


Grimsley: Canseco, Dykstra used steroids

Jose Canseco, Lenny Dykstra, Glenallen Hill and Geronimo Berroa were accused of using steroids by former major league pitcher Jason Grimsley in a federal agent's affidavit unsealed Thursday.


When it began two decades ago, the company now known as Lenovo Group Ltd. was little more than a glorified delivery service, a venture launched by academic researchers in Beijing who earned cash by distributing personal computers built by prominent brands in faraway countries.


Microsoft Corp. is scrambling to update its Windows Media software after a hacker released a program that circumvents a safeguard designed to prevent people from freely copying digital movies and songs.


Protesters demand justice on Bhopal anniversary

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Bhopal, India demanding justice after the world's worst industrial accident 20 years ago.


It was one of those just-between-slugger moments: David Ortiz huddling with Barry Bonds when the Giants visited Fenway Park last weekend.


Eliot Spitzer won an overwhelming victory in the race for the Democratic nomination for governor and Hillary Rodham Clinton handily defeated an antiwar challenger for renomination to the Senate.


Board cites traffic, water concerns in deciding against Muslim sect's proposal.


Demographics show fast-growing Southern states could gain nine new congressional seats after the 2010 census, largely at the expense of their neighbors to the north


Canada pulls out of UN conference on racism

Canada on Wednesday bowed out of the United Nation's 2009 conference on racism in Durban, South Africa, saying it would likely "degenerate into ... expressions of intolerance and anti-Semitism."


Arcelor, the world's largest steel maker, said third-quarter core earnings more than doubled on the back of high steel prices and merger benefits, topping forecasts, with earnings set to receive a further boost from the


Professor Danny Mills of Lincoln University will predominantly study the behaviour of dogs, cats and horses and see how their anxieties can be solved.


Change in Contribution Coding Could Trip Up Charity Drive

It's an uncertain time for the nation's largest workplace charity drive, the government's Combined Federal Campaign.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Babies conceived through fertility treatments have higher rates of birth defects, but the overall risk is so small that it should not keep couples from having children this way, doctors are reporting.


The other shoe has dropped on Burt Reynolds' toes courtesy an ex-lover who claims the former box-office star stomped all over hers.


Titolo sale del 2%, scambi in linea con sedute precedenti


The threat of homegrown terrorists attacking Britain is greater now than any time since the Sept. 11 attacks, a British Sunday newspaper reported, citing a leaked intelligence document.


Ban on commercial whaling likely to stay

Despite passing a symbolic resolution to overturn a 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling last year, it is unlikely that there will be enough support to formally end it when the International Whaling Commission meets here Monday.


Cobi Jones scored in the 65th minute to help the Los Angeles Galaxy beat Real Salt Lake 3-2 on Sunday night. Edson Buddle and Nate Jaqua also scored for the Galaxy (2-4-3), which snapped a five-game winless streak.


Researchers find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.


Head to Head: We Test Affordable Digital SLRs

Olympus and Pentax offer sub-$1000 cameras, and we like what we see.


Creative pitches Zen against third-gen iPod Nano

Apple announcement next week? Creative has pre-empted Apple's anticipated announcement of a widescreen iPod Nano with a similarly spec'd tiny media player of its own. The new Zen is also Creative's first device to support AAC-encoded songs.â¦


Hit producer and sometime rapper Jermaine Dupri has been named president of Island Record Urban Music, a newly created division of Island Def Jam Music Group.


A glider pilot has died and a passenger was seriously injured in a crash in the Highlands.


Film Review: 'Uncovered: the War on Iraq'

A highly impressive array of talking heads deliver vivid counterarguments to the Bush administration's rationales for the war in Iraq in Robert Greenwald's documentary


In Rural Argentina, the Legacy of Migration

CHOROTIS, Argentina This is an old railroad town, with severed telegraph lines dangling from track-side poles and a depot where graffiti is the one obvious sign of recent activity.


Don't tell the Baltimore Ravens they will face a backup quarterback Sunday when they visit the New York Jets and Quincy Carter subs for injured Chad Pennington.


The world's media is urged to find ways of making the global battle against poverty more engaging.


Aramis Ramirez homered and had four RBIs and Jacque Jones added a pair of two-out RBI singles as the surging Chicago Cubs won for the 19th time in 24 games by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 Friday.


Suspected Explosives Found Before Taiwan Election

Police found four packages of suspected  explosives at the Taiwan capital's main railway station on  Thursday, triggering a bomb scare days before a hotly contested  legislative election.


Local clergy steadfast in support for gay Episcopal bishop

Episcopal clergymen in Central New Jersey yesterday weclomed further discussions about their faith but showed no sign of giving in to an Anglican Church commission that urged the US Episcopal Church not to elect any more gay bishops.


China says it opposes threatening Iran with war

China is opposed to threatening Iran with war over its nuclear program and stands for a diplomatic solution, a government spokeswoman said on Tuesday.


A Swiss man goes on trial, charged with insulting the Thai king, under the country's strict lese-majeste laws.


Dave Grohl says he plans to make good on a promise to buy beers for two miners who listened to his band, the Foo Fighters, during their ordeal of being buried underground for two weeks. Grohl said he'd catch up with the two when the band tours Australia later this year.


An Italian art restorer said she has identified a painting long thought to be a copy of a Caravaggio masterpiece, "St. Jerome Writing," as an authentic work of the Baroque master.


High-definition will close the gap between cinema and home entertainment, but will also change DVD production.


Accessory Makers Gear Up for iPhone Launch

Look for 'Works With iPhone' logo on iPhone accessories to make sure they are engineered to work properly with Apple's multimedia cell phone.


G7 warns markets against yen-depressing trades

ESSEN, Germany  - The G7 industrial powers, under pressure to address a decline of the yen, warned investors on Saturday that they could get burned betting in one direction when Japan's economy was continuing to strengthen.


Oil price eases below 50 dollars amid election jitters

LONDON  - Oil prices continued their retreat, dipping below 50 dollars in New York as Americans voted in a presidential election expected to send ripples through oil markets.


Magnetic levitation train could be built in Munich despite crash

A magnetic levitation Transrapid train line could still be built in the southern German city of Munich despite the accident last week in which 23 people were killed, a regional politician said.


A settembre, rincaro dello 0,2% rispetto al mese precedente


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Air fare hikes falter, but demand remains strong

Major U.S. airlines on Tuesday partially withdrew last week's flurry of fare increases, but one analyst said the fare hikes have been uncommonly successful and suggest robust travel demand this fall.


Before his death, former spy Alexander Litvinenko was unbowed in criticizing alleged abuses by his homeland's government and relentlessly pursued information about the death of an investigative journalist who also had challenged President Vladimir Putin's regime.


Abbas: Wall will not bring Israel security

Palestinian presidential-election favorite Mahmoud Abbas called Wednesday for the tearing down of Israel's West Bank barrier, warning that it would never deliver security.


Rescue operations slow after Indonesian landslide

Hundreds of Indonesians camped in government offices on Sunday after their homes were destroyed in landslides on Java island, as rescuers struggled to dig through thick mud in their search for dozens of missing people.


Hamas says it has foiled Fatah plot to kill leader

A senior Hamas official in the Gaza Strip on Saturday accused rival Fatah of plotting to assassinate Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as he prayed and said the would-be suicide bomber had been arrested and had confessed.


Dozens of Somali MPs leave govt seat, meet Islamists

A group of Somali lawmakers met powerful Islamists in their Mogadishu stronghold after leaving the temporary capital because of growing security fears since last month's assassination attempt on the president.


Latino-oriented MTV Tres slates 12 new shows

MTV Tres, the  nine-month-old bilingual cable network that targets young U.S.  Latinos, said Wednesday that it has ordered 12 new series,  including three music-based programs, a handful of lifestyle  shows and several interactive offerings.


VIENNA -- A year of contentious talks on the future status of Kosovo ended yesterday in a bitter deadlock over a United Nations plan that would set the disputed Serbian province on the road to independence.


The discovery by Nasa's robotic rovers of a watery past on Mars has topped a an eagerly awaited list of the 10 key scientific advances of 2004.


Troubled British retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC announced a management shakeup Tuesday as it reported lower profits for the six months ending Oct. 2.


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No relief as IMF and World Bank talks on poor end in failure

THE worldâs leading finance officials and ministers yesterday failed to reach agreement on debt relief for the poorest nations. Wrapping up a weekend of IMF and World Bank talks in Washington, no agreement appeared to have been secured.


The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning to users of the over-the-counter pain reliever naproxen Monday after federal researchers found an increased number of heart attacks and strokes among users.


Hu Takes Full Power in China as He Gains Control of Military

China's president, Hu Jintao, replaced Jiang Zemin as the country's military chief and de facto top leader on Sunday, state media announced, completing the first orderly transfer


Guinea's president names a new prime minister ahead of a deadline set by unions to avoid renewed strikes.


BHP shares surge after buyback announcement

Shares in BHP Billiton Ltd.   , the world's top miner, opened 5.3 percent higher on  Wednesday after it surprised the market with an additional  US$10 billion share buyback.


White House blocks subpoenas over fired prosecutors

President George W. Bush on Thursday asserted executive privilege over documents sought by the Democratic-led Congress on the firings of federal prosecutors, likely setting up a court battle.


MOSCOW, Russia -- President Vladimir Putin says Russia's armed forces will soon have access to advanced nuclear missile systems unlike those held by other countries.


Tribal Identity Shapes Kenyan Views, Realities

NAIROBI -- They grew up in farming villages -- Teddy Chwanya in the rolling hills of western Kenya and Samuel Mathu amid the cattle and flower farms of the country's lush central region.


It's not doing "Shark Tale" any favors to compare it to "Finding Nemo," last year's blockbuster cartoon about fish.


NEW HAVEN, Conn.  -- Three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport will return to the pro tour by playing doubles at the Aug. 17-25 Pilot Pen tournament, a little more than two months after she gave birth to her first child.


Nursing a swollen ankle, David Beckham makes his MLS debut as a substitute before a sold-out Home Depot Center crowd that sees Chelsea top the Los Angeles Galaxy, 1-0.


Violence Eases Before Palestinian Deployment

Violence dropped sharply in the Gaza Strip  on Thursday ahead of the planned deployment of Palestinian  security forces ordered by President Mahmoud Abbas to prevent  attacks by militants against Israelis.


Key US officials call for a full probe into sexually suggestive e-mails former Congressman Mark Foley sent to aides.


What a waist: Tigers OF Monroe arrested for stealing belt

Port Charlotte, FL (Sports Network) - Detroit Tigers outfielder Craig Monroe was arrested last week for allegedly stealing a $29.99 belt from a department store.


The makers of some antidepressants never published the results of about a third of the drug trials that they conducted to win government approval, a new study suggests.


Italiane rapite, individuato un ''canale''

''Qualche piccolo segnale'' si intravede nella vicenda di Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, rapite lo scorso 7 settembre in Iraq. A quanto apprende l'ADNKRONOS in ambienti dell'intelligence, ''un interlocutore


Tentative Deal Reached to End Writers' Strike

Hollywood writers got their first look Saturday at details of a tentative agreement with studios that could put the strike-crippled entertainment industry back to work.  A summary of the proposed deal was posted on the Writers Guild of America's Web ...


Milano, 16:19 - CALCIO, ZAVAGLIA: CORVIA RESTA AL SIENA

Franco Zavaglia, agente dell'attaccante Daniele Corvia, anticipa il futuro del giovane attaccante in...


Marines' lawyers had little time in Iraq

Four Marines who pleaded guilty in the killing of an Iraqi man last year pointed to their squad leader, Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III, as the driving force behind the attack that day in Hamdania.


Three staff at a Blackburn insurance firm become millionaires after the company is sold to a rival.


McDonald's Corp.  on Friday posted its largest monthly comparable-store sales increase in more than three years, helped by the popularity of its small sandwiches in France and a big green ogre called Shrek in the United States.


Viva Street View and Viva Las Vegas! It didn't take you lot long to find something noteworthy on Google Maps' new Street View facility - now offering ground-level, photographic panoramas of Denver, Las Vegas, Miami, and New York.â¦


Author to change anti-Semitic comic book

The author of a best-selling comic book series intended to teach children about other countries said Monday he would change a chapter on Jews that has been called anti-Semitic and similar to Nazi propaganda.


The new Nicole Kidman movie, "Birth" has been stirring controversy even before its release. The story of a middle-aged woman falling for a 10-year-old boy goes too far, say some.


Saku Koivu's unchallenged goal with 3:54 left Friday night lifted Finland to a 2-1 victory over the United States in the World Cup of Hockey semifinals.


Despite Boycott, Clinic Opening on Target

Construction of a Planned Parenthood clinic is on schedule and nearly complete despite a two-month work stoppage last year organized by an abortion opponent.


Scientists test for bird flu on Welsh farm

Tests for a possible outbreak of bird flu were ongoing at a country estate in north Wales, government officials revealed today.


Colombia's Juan Pablo Montoya won Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix, foiling the hopes of native son Rubens Barrichello and his Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher of Germany.


The Senate voted 60 to 36 yesterday to confirm Alberto R. Gonzales as attorney general, but only a handful of Democrats backed him after days of often strident debate over his role in setting controversial interrogation policies for detainees.


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The jury is wearing jeans! The scuttlebutt raced like a battlefront bulletin Tuesday through the five dozen prosecutors, defense attorneys and reporters camped in the federal courthouse awaiting a verdict in the perjury trial of ex-White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.


House Votes to Make Video Cameras in Movie Theaters a Federal Crime

Piracy Deterrence and Education Act would aid prosecution of Internet users who illegally distribute copyrighted works.


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Sen. Brownback drops out of 2008 campaign

Republican Sam Brownback of  Kansas, a two-term conservative U.S. senator whose presidential  campaign failed to draw money or garner much attention, dropped  out of the 2008 White House race on Friday.


Take your pick: The widening adoption of genetically engineered crops by farmers around the world is reducing global pesticide use, increasing agricultural yields and bringing unprecedented prosperity and food security to millions of the world's poorest citizens.


U.S. clears wide use of quick test for lead exposure

A blood test that can tell within   three minutes if a person may have been exposed to high amounts   of lead won U.S. clearance for use by thousands of schools and   clinics, officials said on Monday.


Astronomers find possible rocky planet Earth-like orb spins too ...

What might be the first known "Earth-like" planet orbiting a star like our own sun has been reported by European astronomers.


Sport: England all-rounder almost certain to miss third Test against West Indies through injury.


CEDARBURG  Police make 7 trips to high school  Police were called to Cedarburg High School seven times between May 3 and 16, according to police reports.  One teacher and three students reported vandalism to their cars.


A China Eastern commuter plane has crashed into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia, killing all 53 passengers and crew, state media have said.


SAP's ByDesign could be a winner, making SAP the loser?

SAP has a new SaaS suite, which may end up being its biggest competitor.


PHPBuilder.com: AJAX and PHP Part 2 - XML Communication/Processing

PHPBuilder.com has posted part two of their look at combining Ajax and PHP. They take things a step further than last time and look at the actual communication between the script and the server.   AJAX and PHP 5 both have powerful features for processing and using an XML document. XML is a method of formatting data often for communication purposes between different computer systems. In this article, we will show you how to access an XML document with AJAX!   They create a script that can load the XML information from a file and echo it back out to the waiting client script. They also include the other half - the client-side javascript that grabs the XML information, parses it, and pushed it into a javascript object for easy access.


China's late paramount leader Deng feted

Known as the father of a two-decade-long economic boom and crusher of the 1989 pro-democracy movement at Tiananmen Square, Deng Xiaoping has an unlikely new role: pop culture icon.


Iran reiterates that it will not give up uranium enrichment on the eve of talks with the European Union.


Rival factions in Congo's postwar army battled in the eastern region of the vast nation Saturday, killing several people, a top military official said.


Australia's Qantas accepts A$11 billion takeover offer

Australia's Qantas Airways   said on Thursday it has accepted an A$11.1 billion ($8.7  billion) revised buyout offer led by Macquarie Bank Ltd.   and private equity firm Texas Pacific Group at A$5.60  a share.


No. 15 Indiana tops 14th-ranked Purdue, 77-68, in the Hoosiers' last game before the completion of the school's investigation of Coach Kelvin Sampson.


An apparent whistleblower is generating buzz by saying a Florida official sought vote-changing software, but cautious observers say there's plenty of room for doubt. By Kim Zetter.


Turkey bombs northern Iraq: Iraqi official

SULAIMANIYA, Iraq  - Turkish warplanes targeting Kurdish rebels bombed villages deep in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing one woman and forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes, Iraqi officials said.


Snow staying at Treasury; Principi leaving VA

Treasury Secretary John Snow has said "yes" to President Bush's request that he remain in his post in a second Bush administration, the White House said Wednesday.


Blair rejects 'Muslim police state' charge

Prime Minister Tony Blair dismissed a claim that Britain is a "police state" for Muslims, made by a man released without charge after anti-terror raids last week.


Ukraine's Prime Minister Says He's Confident Of Victory In ...

_ Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, whose presidential runoff victory has been annulled by the Supreme Court, said Monday he was confident of winning the Dec. 26 rerun.


The death of Netscape seems an inappropriate measure of the success of the Microsoft antitrust decree.


Two missiles are fired towards a refugee camp in Gaza in what Israel says is a routine operation.


Redefining the role of academic research

Charles M. Vest, who will be stepping down next month as the president of MIT, personifies his school's famed ''engineering mentality." Simply put, this is the inclination to find a problem and fix it.


BEIRUT -- The funeral for an anti-Syrian lawmaker killed by a car bomb swelled yesterday to tens of thousands of mourners, who angrily blamed the Damascus government and its ally Hezbollah for the latest political killing in Lebanon.


Mideast leaders to try to revive stalled peace talks

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will press Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert when they meet on Thursday to halt settlement construction plans that have paralyzed month-old peace talks.


NEW YORK - Thousands of abortion-rights activists marched across the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, the latest in a growing procession of protests leading up to the Republican National Convention.    Protesters were expected to gather later in the day in Central Park and at the World Trade Center site, where anti-Bush demonstrators planned to ring 2,749 bells - one for each victim of the Sept...


IBM announces notebook computer with fingerprint reader

IBM's Canada Division has announced a new feature in selected models of their Thinkpad T42 series of notebook computers - a fingerprint reader for enhanced security measures.


Diamond-winning Mauresmo hopes to recapture the sparkle

ANTWERP, Belgium  - World number three Amelie Mauresmo was relieved to have finally secured her million-euro dream on Sunday by winning her third consecutive Diamond Games title and scooping a diamond-studded racket.


Honours system damned by Westminster inquiry

MPs demand new corruption laws and an end to PM's power of patronage


Some smaller ISPs want the FCC to designate an unused spectrum for nationwide wireless broadband.


Hamas posts Israeli soldier tape before summit

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Hamas militants in Gaza posted an audio tape of a captive Israeli soldier on the Internet on Monday, just hours before their rivals for power among the Palestinians were to hold a summit with Israel.


Australian govt eyes closer cooperation with RI

CANBERRA, Australia (Dow Jones): The Australian government said Friday it anticipates closer cooperation with Indonesia's new president on combatting terrorism in the region.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Voters in Nevada and South Carolina make their choices on Saturday in a chaotic U.S. presidential race, with polls showing tight struggles in both states as nominating battles move to the South and West.


IPod maker Apple and the manager of The Beatles' Apple Corps resolved their long-simmering dispute on Monday about who has the right to the Apple trademark.


H&R Block says it may need more financing

Top U.S. tax preparer H&R Block Inc   said on Thursday the borrowing capacity under its  committed lines of credit might not be sufficient to meet its  financing needs and it might need to issue added debt or equity  securities to meet future requirements.


FCC chief pushes to protect Net phone services

The nation's top telecommunications regulator said yesterday he will push -- before the next president is inaugurated -- to protect fledgling Internet telephone services from getting taxed and heavily regulated by the 50 state governments.


La monaca di Monza batte il gladiatore Crowe

ROMA, 12 OTTOBRE 2004 - La prima parte della fiction Virginia la monaca di Monza ha vinto ieri la sfida degli ascolti di prima serata mentre Bonolis, che ha nuovamente superato i 10 milioni, ha staccato di sedici punti di share Striscia la notizia


Update 2: Freddie Mac Announces Changes in Division

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac announced Monday that it is shutting down some operations of its debt-securities sales division and transferring others - moves that experts said should tighten the company's internal controls after an accounting scandal.


Pelosi Still Wants More Miles Per Gallon

As the price of benchmark West Texas crude oil topped $70 a barrel for the first time in 10 months, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) yesterday affirmed her support for the tougher fuel-economy standards recently passed by the Senate.


Nel 2008 ferma al 3,3% contro il 4,8% previsto dall'Fmi


This morning, as Australians prepare to vote in their federal election, John Winston Howard looks increasingly likely to win a fourth term as Prime Minister, eclipsing Labor's Bob Hawke to become


Hall of Famer Juli Inkster, looking to extend to her streak of winning a tournament to eight years, shot a 5-under 66 Friday and took a one-stroke lead over Christina Kim after two rounds of the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge.


HOUSTON -- Despite a crushing loss to Colorado on Wednesday in the EV1.net Houston Bowl, several UTEP players performed magnificently on a national stage.


Football Quarterbacks coach Mark Whipple was among three coaches fired by incoming Steelers coach Mike Tomlin yesterday. Whipple coached UMass from 1997-2003, compiling a 49-25 record with the Minutemen, including winning the NCAA Division 1-AA title in 1998. He also was among the finalists for the Boston College head coaching position recently filled by Jeff Jagodzinski . The Steelers also ...


LâInter mette una forte ipoteca per il passaggio del turno, superando, seppur a fatica, ed in rimonta il Bologna per 3-1. INTER: Fontana 5,5, Ze Maria 7, Burdisso 6, Mihajlovic 6,5, Coco 5,5, Van der Meyde


Prime Minister Tony Blair's office denied Monday that it had leaked information relating to an investigation into alleged corruption in the political honors system.


Argentine first lady to run for president

The wife of President Nestor Kirchner will run as the government candidate in Argentina's October presidential election after he decided not to seek re-election, a government spokesman said on Sunday.


Lebanese Islamists seek surrender of camp militants

TRIPOLI, Lebanon  - Lebanese Islamists on Thursday sought the surrender of al Qaeda-inspired militants locked in deadly battles with troops at a Palestinian refugee camp but the group said it would not give itself up.


Ian Bell misses out on the England Test squad to tour South Africa, but there is room for Paul Collingwood.


Kansas sure grew up in a hurry. Just 10 days after losing to Oral Roberts — and 24 hours after struggling to beat Ball State — the youthful Jayhawks had the poise and precision to knock off the defending national champions.


NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese telecom service provider, has invested $3 million in MontaVista Software, a developer of Linux-based mobile middleware.


Blair issues list of demands on "terrible" situation in Darfur

Prime Minister Tony Blair used a flying visit to Khartoum to hand the Sudanese leadership a list of demands to alleviate the "terrible" situation in the war-torn western region of Darfur.


Apple, Cisco extend negotiations on iPhone name

Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. said it agreed to give Apple Inc. more time to respond to the lawsuit it filed over the "iPhone" trademark, extending negotiations until February 21.


The Roman Catholic Church in Spain denies any relaxation of the Catholic ban on the use of condoms.


Google ReBang : Chinese Language Zeitgest

Yesterday Philipp Lenssen found that Google has added “/rebang” to their robots.txt file. Usually when Google is going to launch a new service or channel, they add that site to this file.  Philipp asks “Does anyone know what Rebang is?” Possiblle scenarios: Rebang.com is a 3d design company, is Google planning on acquiring this company for its [...]


ESPN, the sports television network that offers viewers shows like ''Around the Horn" and ''Pardon the Interruption," soon will be letting fans get on the horn and interrupt someone.


Elite Prep Schools, College-Size Endowments

A growing number of endowments at the nationâs independent schools have become so big that trustees have hired full-time money managers.


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Steel man forges the largest firm in the industry

LAKSHMI MITTAL, the Indian steel tycoon and one of Britainâs richest men, was poised to become head of the worldâs biggest steel company after merging his two businesses


The Los Angeles Dodgers' struggle to hold off San Francisco in the National League West is nothing compared to the individual trial of star first baseman Shawn Green.


President Pervez Musharraf will end emergency rule on Saturday as promised, but first he will amend the constitution to protect his decisions from court review


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched another verbal assault on President Bush Friday as he led some 20,000 supporters in an anti-American rally, calling the U.S. leader a "political cadaver" and blasting his policies as "imperialist."


The Army reversed a decision to withhold payment on 15 percent of future payments to the Halliburton Company on its contracts in Iraq and Kuwait.


Credit Suisse will integrate its  investment bank Credit Suisse First Boston with its private  bank and aims to float its Winterthur insurance arm, the Swiss  group said on Tuesday, as it set ambitious earnings targets.


Musharraf's visit to further cement Pak-UK ties ..

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Tuesday said that President Pervez Musharraf's visit to the United Kingdom would further cement the bilateral relations between the two ...


A 15-year-old boy is arrested on suspicion of murdering Rhys Jones, Merseyside police have said.


New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says a fence at the Mexican border authorized by Congress this fall "gets in the way" of U.S.-Mexico relations, and he wants the new Democratic Congress to reverse the legislation.


Blasts rock Baghdad before reconciliation talks

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base, overshadowing preparations for a conference intended to promote national reconciliation.


Indagini scattate dopo gli incidenti di venerdi'


An attorney who was seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate withdrew Friday and threw her support to former Gov. Jeanne Shaheen as the best chance to defeat incumbent Republican Sen. John Sununu.


Real finally shrug off crisis in four-goal win

The crisis is in Rome, not Madrid. Michael Owen watched from the bench as Spain's `Galacticos' emerged from the gloom in devastating style, coming from behind to defeat AS Roma 4-2 with


Joseph Corre, co-founder of Agent Provocateur, rejects his MBE because Tony Blair "is morally corrupt".


LaDainian Tomlinson has had plenty of regular-season success since joining the San Diego Chargers in 2001. He has scored touchdowns (129 in 111 games), thrown scoring passes (seven), and rushed for 10,650 yards.


A vaccine that could cure Type 1 diabetes is to be tested on people for the first time. King's College London and Bristol University has recruited 72 diabetic patients for the trials in late Spring.


Producers Guild Names 'The Aviator' Best Film

The Producers Guild of America,  often an important barometer of Oscar sentiment, on Saturday  night named "The Aviator," director Martin Scorsese's film  biography of billionaire Howard Hughes, best film of 2004.


Presidential battle again centers on Vietnam

The political battleground in the presidential campaign has shifted from states like Ohio and Florida to Vietnam. The all-too-real battleground of three decades ago is once again playing a


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NASA Mars Rovers Find More Signs of Water

The Mars rovers have found fresh evidence that water was plentiful in both the hills and plains of the now-barren Red Planet, scientists at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Thursday.


Arab envoy gets rival Lebanese leaders to meet

Arab League chief Amr Moussa brought feuding Lebanese parties together on Friday to try to agree on a new government and end a protracted political crisis.


The surge in oil prices over the  summer was not enough to derail the U.S. economy and the  central bank sees no reason to pause in its interest-rate rises  just yet, top Fed officials said on Thursday.


Bush, Kerry Painting Some Scary Scenarios

Terrorists lying in wait to attack. Planes falling from the sky. Ships blowing up. The candidates in the race for president are painting some scary scenarios to motivate voters.


A loss felt twice as hard for his role in our lives

Jerry Orbach once said he didn't know where he stopped and Detective Lennie Briscoe started. On Wednesday, bereft fans were mourning the loss of both men - the talented actor who'd triumphed


The August start of the back-to-school shopping season was a disappointment for major retailers, delivering the industry a third straight month of tepid sales and its weakest gain in almost a year and a half. Higher gasoline prices and consumers' ongoing worries about jobs contributed to the poor showing.


Governor, advocate agree cutting drug costs a key

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Governor Bredesen and the leading advocate for TennCare enrollees may have their differences, but they agree controlling the health care program's skyrocketing drug costs is key to saving it.


Lampert: Architect of Sears-Kmart Deal Compared To Buffett

In the hubbub of Wednesday's Kmart (nasdaq: KMRT - news - people ) and Sears Roebuck (nyse: S - news - people ) merger stunner, one name has quietly moved to the fore: Edward Lampert, chairman at the Big Red K and a Sears shareholder.


Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, the former governor and US Army sergeant who became linked in the public mind with color-coded warnings of possible terrorist


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Rocky Balboa is as much a Philadelphia institution as the art museum steps, the Liberty Bell and Elfreth's Alley. But spare Sylvester Stallone the shots about his fictional underdog champion being as cracked and weathered as the city's other famed landmarks.


Moviegoers were only too happy to Meet the Fockers this holiday, ringing in the biggest Christmas Day ever. By Tracy Bennett, Universal Studios.


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MAREMOTO: CAVARRETTA, ASSE TERRESTRE SI SPOSTA DI 20 METRI ALL' ...

Roma, 29 dic. (Adnkronos) - Lo spostamento dell'asse terrestre registrato a seguito del maremoto che ha sconvolto il Sud Est asiatico ''e' infinitesimale'' e costituisce un ''fenomeno noto'' che ''non avra


Carbon trading is taking off, but what concrete results do these abstract markets achieve?


The granddaughter of Stanley Marcus, the merchandising wizard who turned Neiman Marcus into the countryâs leading luxury retailer, compiles a book of Mr. Marcusâs life photos.


Jeff Brehaut Wins Pebble Beach Invitational

Jeff Brehaut made a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole Sunday for a final-round 3-under 69 and a one-stroke victory over Kevin Sutherland at the Pebble Beach Invitational.


Britain Clamps Down on Facelift 'Cowboys'

Britain moved on Friday to impose tougher regulations on the booming cosmetic surgery industry as concerns grow that people seeking beauty can end up disfigured by rogue practitioners.


House OKs bill to fix glitch in tidelands law

The Massachusetts House of Representatives yesterday voted to fix a glitch in state environmental law that held billion-dollar implications for developers and land owners.


Former Afghan king Mohammad Zahir Shah dies: TV

Former Afghan King Mohammad Zahir Shah died on Monday, aged 92, presidential palace sources said.


Apple to Cut the Prices of iTunes in Britain

Apple said it would bring the prices on its iTunes digital music store in Britain in line with those on the Continent to settle an antitrust case.


Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas today by celebrating Midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, praying that world leaders will strive for peace and that Jews, Muslims


Pubblicati sms Ventura-Gori E lei chiede 10 milioni alla rivista

Milano, 24 dicembre 2004 - S'arrichisce di un nuovo capitolo la saga della tormentata separazione tra Simona Ventura e Bettarini. GiÃ  negli scorsi mesi qualcuno aveva parlato di una possibile relazione tra


Telecom Firm in China Sets Sights on U.S. Market

SHENZHEN, China -- From a fortress-like corporate campus in this southern city, retired army officer Ren Zhengfei is building one of China's most successful experiments in capitalism. A mammoth operation with 70,000 employees and strong backing from the state, Huawei Technologies brags that its goal...


Securities and Exchange Commission chief accountant Donald Nicolaisen has requested that the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) restate its financials from 2001 through mid-2004 to eliminate the use of hedge accounting.


Blocco solo per approvvigionamento e distribuzione staminali


US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has managed to oust three Manchester United directors from the board by voting against their re-election.


BP and Shell are on track to unveil record quarterly profits helped by surging world oil prices, press reports claim.


HOWARD Wilkinson immediately lived up to his "Sergeant Wilko" nickname yesterday - by ordering Leicester players to do double training on his first day in charge.


Earlier this year, one animated character in Second Life, a popular online fantasy world, allegedly raped another character.


Dati Isae, inflazione dovrebbe risultare pari al 2,2%


Claiming that their government simply doesn't have the knowledge to do it right, Germany's venerable Chaos Computer Club has called for an injunction barring their government from deploying e-voting machines in an election slated for late January.


ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger last night suffered a Champions League setback as Brazilian midfielder Gilberto Silva (above) was left facing a long-term injury absence.


Prince Charles is to attend a memorial service in honour of the soldiers who fought at Arnhem 60 years ago.


US rapper TI is released on bail but must remain under house arrest before his trial on weapons charges.


US Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected

The number of Americans filing new  claims for jobless benefits rose 25,000 last week to 349,000, a  government report showed on Thursday, with some analysts citing  the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday as distorting the data.


Russian village's tightrope walking prowess

TSOVKRA-1, Russia  - By a quirk of history that goes so far back in time no one really remembers it, nearly every man, woman and child in the remote mountain village of Tsovkra-1 can walk the tightrope.


Finanza. Cda Telecom approva matrimonio con Tim

Il cda di Telecom "ha approvato il matrimonio con Tim". E' quanto ha affermato Paolo Baratta, consigliere indipendente del cda di Telecom, avvicinato all'uscita al termine della riunione. "Tra un po' saprete anche.


Supreme Court Case Focuses on Race and Schools

At issue is SeattleÂs plan to overcome the effects of the cityÂs segregated housing patterns in its 10 high schools.


A senior U.S. nuclear official said Friday that North Koreans were in Syria and that Damascus may have had contacts with "secret suppliers" to obtain nuclear equipment.


Steve Flesch didn't glance much at the leaderboard. He was too busy watching his irons perform their magic again.


Jurors see scientists demonstrating the potential power of devices used in the alleged 21 July attacks.


Panel advises cutting salaries at agency

White House employees who oversee the war on drugs could be in for a huge pay cut next year.


Al Qaeda Had British Parliament in Their Sights - Hain

Britain said on Friday that al Qaeda had  targeted parliament and called for an urgent security shake-up  after two embarrassing breaches in 24 hours.


NY Marriage Confusion Ends Between Town and Village

The U.S. Social Security  Administration will now accept marriage licenses from a New  York town after earlier rejecting them because it confused the  town with a village where disallowed same-sex marriages were  performed.


Baby Mice on Antidepressants Grow Up Depressed

Mice who were given the generic equivalent of Prozac soon after they were born were prone to anxiety and depression as adults, new research concludes.


A British Cabinet minister accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of 'attacks on individual liberty and on democracy' and said Sunday that relations with Moscow were strained after a former KGB agent was ...Comment


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Hobby and student game makers are getting a chance to make games for the Wii console.


Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent third baseman Corey Koskie to a three-year contract on Tuesday with an option for 2008.


The cabinet of Afghanistan's first democratically elected President, Hamid Karzai, has been sworn in a ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.


The International Whaling Commission on Tuesday approved extending bowhead whaling quotas for Alaska Eskimos for subsistence hunting.


Birth control pill may cut cancer risk: study

Taking the contraceptive pill does not increase a woman's chance of developing cancer and could even reduce the risk of getting the killer disease, a major British medical study showed on Wednesday.


The UN secretary general pledges to discipline officials after a damning report on oil-for-food corruption.


Fees, expenses can drastically reduce what your 401(k) will be worth at retirement

It's time to shine some light into the dark corners of your 401(k) plan. Congress is working on that - lawmakers are mulling legislation that would require greater disclosures of the fees that are tucked inside these plans.


For centuries, members of the Lakota, Cheyenne and other American Indian tribes have been climbing Bear Butte to fast and hold religious ceremonies.


Its new branding deal proves the homebuilder's more desperate than expected.


Australia Moves Bali Consulate After Embassy Bombing

Australia will move its Bali consulate-general and upgrade security at embassies worldwide two days after a bomb attack on its Jakarta embassy killed nine people and injured 180.


Police Flee Station in Northwestern Haiti

An armed group fired on a police station in northwestern Haiti on Saturday, prompting officers to flee while prisoners escaped and more than 100 people started a flurry of looting, officials said.


A number of famous faces are quitting frontline politics alongside Blair.


Passengers on one of Britain's most overcrowded and least punctual rail services face further misery


Hewitt advances to US Open quarterfinals

Former champion Lleyton Hewitt reached his third consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal Tuesday, defeating Karol Beck 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, at the US Open for his 14th consecutive match victory.


A group of about 100 Rwandan troops has been spotted inside the Democratic Republic of Congo in a first sighting by United Nations observers.


Firenze, 18:43 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: LIVERANI E DAINELLI TORNANO TITOLARI

Non cambia modulo ma qualche interprete il tecnico della Fiorentina Cesare Prandelli in vista della ...


Sistani to Lead Peace Mission to Embattled Iraq City

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric was due  to travel to Najaf on Thursday after making a surprise return  to the country to try to end bitter fighting creeping ever  closer to the city's holiest shrine.


Early Voting for President Starts in Florida

Early voting for next month's presidential election began in Florida on Monday, with Democrats in particular urging supporters to use their early ballot as a means of avoiding


Parents of missing British girl at Vatican

The parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort nearly a month ago arrived at the Vatican on Wednesday hoping for comfort from a meeting with Pope Benedict.


Economy grows by 0.7 percent in second quarter

The economy grew at a slower pace than previously thought during the second quarter, official data has shown.


Despite worries, a smooth logistical ride to the Games

Plentiful buses, helpful volunteers, and efficient security have added up to 'positive surprises' for the host city. There are many measures by which to judge the success of an Olympic Games: records broken, medals won, dreams fulfilled or dashed.


Italy thwarts planned attack against its embassy in Beirut: report

Italian, Lebanese and Syrian intelligence services have thwarted a planned car bomb attack against the Italian embassy in Beirut, Italy's Defense Minister Antonio Martino said.


No. 15 Purdue Finally Wins at Notre Dame

Kyle Orton found a way to win at Notre Dame, ending a 30-year drought for Purdue. Orton threw four touchdown passes, including a 97 yarder to Taylor Stubblefield, and Jerome Brooks returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to give the 15th-ranked Boilermakers a 41-16 victory Saturday.


The U.S. Tennis Association will increase the number of women and minorities working as chair umpires at its tournaments following an investigation into possible discrimination.


European Union offers Serbia closer ties

European Union nations agreed Monday on an offer to set up regular political ties with Serbia, open up trade and end visa restrictions, but it fell short of a wider deal to prepare Serbia for EU membership.


For nearly 20 years — ever since Pete Costello was 8 — his mother has collected disability benefits on his behalf. In meetings with Social Security officials and psychologists, he appeared mentally retarded and unable to communicate. His mother insisted he couldn't read or write, shower, take care of himself or drive a car.


Sibling Slugfest, Ã  la George and Martha

An intersibling death match reminiscent of Sam Shepard's "True West," the independent feature "Solitude" details a tortured, possibly incestuous relationship.


UN watchdog tells Iran to stop enriching uranium, sets review deadline

Britain, France and Germany had submitted the resolution, which was strongly opposed by non-aligned countries which are against imposing a deadline on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment, the process for making ...


La certificazione e' prevista per il 12 dicembre


(Sports Network) - Last year it was the Chicago Cubs who knocked out the Braves in the Division Series, beating Atlanta in five games.


Capitals star Alex Ovechkin recently informed the team that he doesn't feel ready to take over as captain, and will notbe wearing the "C" on his jersey this season.


Mexico indicated Wednesday it expects the downturn in the U.S. will mean much slower growth this year for its own economy, which depends on its northern neighbor for the bulk of its trade and investment.


One day last November in Houston, three men met for lunch. Two of them -- Russian cosmonauts in training for an upcoming joint US-Russian space mission -- had never met the third, a slightly built American gentleman in his seventies.


NFL suspends Vick after dog-fighting charges

The National Football League ordered star quarterback Michael Vick on Monday not to report to training camp with his Atlanta Falcons after he was indicted on dog-fighting charges.


New York, 08:38 - TENNIS, US OPEN: FEDERER AI QUARTI

Lo svizzero Roger Federer, numero uno del mondo, si è qualificato per i quarti di finale dell...


EU trade chief explores WTO revival in US talks

European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson wrapped up three days of "exploratory" meetings with US leaders aimed at reviving the WTO's stalled drive to tear down commercial barriers.


The next-generation  DVD format Blu-ray is winning more supporters than its rival, according to its backers.


England opener Alastair Cook hits a defiant century but Australia look set to regain the Ashes after wickets fell late on day four in Perth.


French forces transported munitions from Libya and other countries to Chad's army during a rebellion earlier this month, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.


Meet Transcontinental Sailing, also known as Timothy B. Bancroft, a partner at the Boston law firm Goulston & Storrs.


Bowing to pressure from both the Federal Communications Commission and irate customers, Verizon says it has decided not to impose a new fee on DSL subscribers that would have negated any savings from DSL being exempted from the Universal Service Fund.


London equities fell on Friday after Northern Rock went to the Bank of England to arrange emergency financial support, a move that led to a two-year profit warning and undermined share prices in its peers.


Sonic, Asbury Cut Estimates, Stocks Fall

Shares of Sonic Automotive Inc. SAH.N  and Asbury Automotive Group Inc. ABG.N fell sharply on  Tuesday after both car dealership companies cut their full-year  earnings estimates, citing the recent hurricanes and a  difficult new and used vehicle market.


NEW YORK  - Ford Motor Co.  said on Monday it would offer Sirius satellite radio in more vehicles, as Sirius fights to catch up with industry leader XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.


Seven killed in central Baghdad car bomb

A car bomb outside the Health Ministry in central Baghdad killed seven people and wounded 23 on Tuesday, police said.


For N.Va. Health Care, An Injection of Funding

When the doors of a health center in Loudoun County opened for the first time yesterday, offering many uninsured residents their first medical home, it was in part because of a small, now-defunct hospital in Alexandria and a complex court case dating back a dozen years.


Iraqi National Guard patrol hit by car bomb in central Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq Officials say at least three people are dead after an Iraqi National Guard patrol was hit by a car bomb in central Iraq.


John Kerry fought back Thursday against campaign allegations that he exaggerated his combat record in Vietnam, accusing President Bush of using a Republican front group "to do his dirty work" and challenging Bush to debate their wartime service records.


Bill Murray gets defensive when told he has a reputation for being difficult. "If it keeps obnoxious people away, that's fine," he tells Time magazine in its editions on sale Monday. "It makes me think of that line you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. People say this to you with a straight face, and I always say, 'Who. Wants. Flies?'"


When the security benefit groupâs IT department hit the streets in 2004 to try selling a homegrown service to external customers, there was skepticism in the ranks. âI canât say anybody believed we would actually make a sale,â CTO Brent Littleton says.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


Spanish power group Endesa sees 2004 profit rise five percent

Endesa, the biggest Spanish power company, posted a 5.1-percent rise in net profit last year although earnings from domestic electricity business were weak.


The Web site will allow users to interact with its cast of animated characters, create personal profiles and watch original online episodes.


Chinese secession law may seek legal basis for use of force ...

BEIJING,  - A secession law being drafted by China could provide the legal basis for using force against Taiwan, but it is unlikely to include a clear deadline for when reunification must take place, analysts said.


Former Dodgers relief ace Labine dies at age 80

Former Dodgers star Clem Labine, whose relief pitching helped Brooklyn win the 1955 World Series over crosstown rival Yankees, died Friday at age 80, the National League club announced from their Vero Beach, Florida, training camp.


Arguing a legal point again Accused Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon's final appeal against extradition edged forward on Tuesday after judges defined the two points that might merit consideration by the Law Lords.â¦


Net piracy expert flies in to scuttle Kazaa

A key figure in the Kazaa file-sharing trial arrives in Sydney today to give evidence of Australian users downloading copyright material via the peer-to-peer software.


Casino Buys Virgin Mary Sandwich, Columnist Takes It on Tour

. (antiTainment) Mother Mary, prayer for us to be winners. Holy Grilled Cheese, Batman! You can't put a religious icon in a casino!


Vacationers face $25 hike in fuel surcharges on flights, travel agent says

TORONTO (CP) - An online travel agency is advising consumers that some Canadian tour operators and airlines are increasing their fuel charges by $25 effective Monday in response to higher crude oil prices.


TEHRAN, June 30 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who swept to power promising that every family would benefit from the nation's oil wealth, now faces growing domestic discontent over newly imposed fuel rationing and skyrocketing consumer prices.


Home furnishings retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter loss nearly doubled on weak customer traffic, and that it will close more stores than previously announced.


Nintendo starts its campaign to stop Sony taking over the handheld gaming market with the launch of its new handheld console the Nintendo DS today in the US.


Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.


Icahn has amassed a large stake in J.C. Penney: WSJ

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has quietly amassed a large stake in department store operator J.C. Penney Co Inc , The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.


The French culture minister sat through a screening of the horror movie ''Saw III'' _ and decided it wasn't for minors.


Mozilla Interfaces to Get 'Humanized,' Developer Says

Mozilla should soon be experimenting with some novel user-interface technologies for its browser and other products, according to one of its new hires.


Bordon e Manzione fanno saltare voto Senato, seduta sospesa


Medics, aides and family rush to the West Bank as fears grow for Yasser Arafat's health.


Shuttle crew completes last spacewalk of flight

Astronauts put the final touches on a new solar power unit for the International Space Station on Sunday in their last spacewalk before the scheduled departure of the shuttle Atlantis on Tuesday.


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Chase credit cards will soon offer better terms.


The âBlack Listâ has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.


IRS Relaxes Rules on Business Tax Filing

The Internal Revenue Service is making it easier for the smallest of businesses to file their income tax returns, allowing more of them to use the very simple form known as Schedule C-EZ.


Pakistanis helping to direct US artillery fire in Afghan border area: official

US and Pakistani military cooperation along the Afghan border has grown so close that Pakistani forward observers have helped US forces direct artillery fire at rebels operating on the Pakistani side of the border, a US military official said.


The increasing number of young people being killed on the roads is to be discussed by police and motoring groups.


Chelsea assistant boss Steve Clarke confirmed that Mateja Kezman was hit by a missile from the crowd as football was shamed for the second time in 24 hours.


Number of References to Topics in Debate

President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts now have debated three times in the 2004 presidential campaign.


Group to Propose New High-Speed Wireless Format

A group of technology companies  including Texas Instruments Inc. , STMicroelectronics   and Broadcom Corp. , on Thursday said they  will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times  the speed of the current generation.


With even U.S. well stimulation activity increasing, Halliburton had a very solid quarter.


"Madden" game picks Patriots to win Super Bowl

The New England Patriots  will beat the New York Giants by a score of 38-30 in the Super  Bowl, at least according to the popular "Madden NFL 08"  football videogame.


Politics: 5 October 2004, Tuesday. Bulgaria's Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg and Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Lidia Shuleva are leaving for a four-day official visit to Paris ...


The Food and Drug Administration yesterday called for an evaluation of all prevention studies involving two controversial painkillers - Celebrex and Bextra - to ensure adequate protection for participants who use the pills.


The Directors Guild of America has announced its nominees for directorial achievement in feature film: Paul Thomas Anderson for âThere Will Be Blood,â Joel and Ethan Coen for âNo Country for Old Men,â Tony Gilroy for âMichael Clayton,â Sean Penn for âInto the Wildâ and Julian Schnabel for âThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly.â The winner will be announced on Jan. 26. ... The Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and her husband, the country singer Keith Urban, are expecting a baby, Reuters reported. The birth is expected in mid-2008.


Toronto bank to acquire majority interest in Banknorth

A Canadian banking group has reached an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the parent of Evergreen Bank of Glens Falls.


Taking a page from the recording industry's playbook, major Hollywood movie studios on Tuesday filed their first wave of lawsuits against people who shared free copies of movies over the Internet.


Pew study says internet users are becoming their own reputation managers

A recently released study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project states that Internet users have become more aware of their digital footprint.


A Scottish schoolgirl at the centre of a custody battle is due to learn if she can remain in Pakistan with her father.


Time Warner mulls flogging AOL US dial-up biz

Aged Operator Leftovers The boss of media omnicorp Time Warner said yesterday he is considering selling off the AOL dial-up business Stateside.â¦


Tamika Catchings and Tan White score 14 points apiece to lead the Indiana Fever to a 69-62 victory Sunday that ends the Mystics' three-game winning streak.


N.Korea seems to meet U.S. criteria on terror listing

North Korea appears to have met the legal criteria to be removed from the U.S. state sponsors of terrorism list although this also depends on its progress on denuclearization, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.


Lawyer asks for aquittal in terror trial

The lawyer of a suspect charged with terror attacks on Jordanians in Iraq and with belonging to al-Qaida urged the court to acquit his client Wednesday, saying there was a lack of evidence.


Silver Lake Partners to Buy a Quarter of Research Firm

Silver Lake Partners has agreed to acquire a quarter of the Gerson Lehrman Group, the upstart Wall Street research firm that has come under scrutiny from regulators.


Maliki Accuses Blackwater of Challenging Iraqâs Sovereignty

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said Sunday that the shooting of Iraqi civilians last week by Blackwater USA amounted to a challenge to the nationâs sovereignty.


Global climate treaty gets key boost from Russia

After years of wavering, the Kremlin announced Thursday it will throw Russia's decisive vote behind the 1997 Kyoto climate change treaty


Channel tunnel operator Eurotunnel unveiles a turnaround plan involving redundancies and cuts in services, as it bids to see off its Â£6.4bn debts.


Telecom Italia Considers Sale of Mobile Unit

A sale of part or all of its mobile phone unit would allow Telecom Italia to focus on broadband and content.


Active women with breast cancer may live longer

NEW YORK  - Recreational physical activity   in the year before a diagnosis of breast cancer seems to have a   positive influence on the prognosis of young women who are   overweight or obese when they are diagnosed, new research   suggests.


Australian Al Qaeda Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Australian al Qaeda suspect David Hicks, formally charged on Wednesday with war crimes by a US military tribunal, pleaded not guilty and then walked out of the courtroom smiling.


The 5-year chart for Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) fails to show the fantastic success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry Potter series of films.


Rapper Kanye West Gets 'Scary' 10 Grammy Nods

Chicago rapper Kanye West, who  survived a near-fatal car crash to record a debut album that  ranked among the year's biggest sellers, led the field of  Grammy Award contenders with 10 nominations, organizers said on  Tuesday.


Cassazione, non punibile donna anche se reagi' in ritardo


'Desperate Housewives' Stirs ABC's Comeback Hopes

ABC so far this new season is in the midst of something it has not experienced in half a decade: a ratings surge.


By JESSICA MINTZ  SEATTLE - Amazon.com Inc. has taken more than a million pre-orders for the final "Harry Potter" book due out in July, but the world's largest Web retailer won't make a profit, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos told shareholders at the company's annual meeting Thursday.


Asian number one Ai Sugiyama and last year's runner-up Chanda Rubin slumped to first round defeats at the Wismilak International on Wednesday.


Sudanese soldiers failing to withdraw from southern regions: governor

Troops from northern Sudan are hiding out in bushes of south Sudan in defiance of a peace deal requirement to withdraw, a southern official said in the local press on Tuesday.


France Hopeful Over Hostages, Barnier Flies Home

French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier  flew back to Paris from Jordan on Saturday to brief President  Jacques Chirac on efforts to save two French hostages in Iraq  amid hopes they will soon be freed.


Fewer Kids Using Antidepressants, Study Finds

On the heels of reports since last May that have linked antidepressant medications to an increased risk of suicide among young users, pediatric prescriptions for the drugs have fallen 18 percent, new data finds.


It's no surprise... living a happy and stress-free life is good for your heart. A pair of studies presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Calgary show there is a connection between emotional happiness and physical well-being.


ATHENS OLYMPICS 2004 / US beats Spain to reach semis

Stephon Marbury, concerned about his lousy shooting in Athens, used an off day to go to the gym and work on his shot. By finding his range, he saved the United States' hopes for a basketball gold medal.


Researchers seek people with Parkinson's Disease to help explore how depression affects their symptoms.


Hole in pajamas reveals Internet plagiarism

Candidates for British universities have  been caught red-handed copying their applications from the  Internet after hundreds mentioned "burning a hole in pajamas at  age eight" on their online entrance forms.


Attacks that have targeted prominent Lebanese, most of them opponents of Syria:


Pope Benedict XVI is due to begin a four-day visit to Turkey, amid protests against recent comments about Islam.


Unrest, protests in Basque region after separatist crackdown

Spain's northern Basque region was rocked by urban violence, demonstrations and a strike Thursday in protests against a crackdown on separatist parties ahead of general elections.


EBay adjusts pricing to encourage low-cost sellers

Online auction leader eBay Inc on  Tuesday introduced price changes and tighter sales standards in  a bid to retain quality sellers, improve customer service and  revive flagging growth.


Ex-Rep. Cunningham gives bribery details

Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham lied to fellow lawmakers on a House ethics panel to disguise kickbacks from a defense contractor, according to a summary of an interview between the congressman and federal investigators.


Australia take control of the first Test, reducing India to 150-6 after posting 474.


Cheney Visits Hospital for Tests, Heart Is Fine

Vice President Dick Cheney, who has  a history of heart attacks, went to a Washington hospital on  Saturday after experiencing shortness of breath but later left  for home and said he was fine.


Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had little trouble overcoming France's Youlia Fedossova 6-3 6-4 to claim her place in the women's semifinals at the Japan Open.


Kwan hopes to carve a historic figure-eight

It didn't matter that she skipped the Grand Prix season again, that she has competed only in a couple of no-stress invitationals since last March. If it's January, Michelle Kwan will be lacing up at the US Figure Skating Championships and she'll be favored to win. That hasn't changed in a decade.


The humbling of Don Imus has done nothing to quiet Michael Savage, a radio host with a far bigger following and far more checkered track record.


Sri Lanka is being criticized for apparently ordering the nation's ISPs to block a Web site that supports the Tamil Tiger rebels, a militant group that supports secession of the north and east portion of the country into a separate state.


The Police have added stops in Oakland and Los Angeles to their reunion tour.


Prague gears up for 2016, 2020 Olympics bids

The Czech capital Prague will bid to host the Olympics in 2016 or 2020, mayor Pavel Bem said on Tuesday.


Western governments must take seriously the possibility of terrorists exploding a nuclear bomb as the necessary materials and know-how become easier to acquire, security analysts argue in two new reports.


Atletico Madrid complete deal for Birmingham's Gronkjaer

Birmingham managing director Karren Brady and Gronkjaer's agent, Vincenzo Morabito, were both in Madrid to finalise terms with Atletico officials.


Conn. Governor Rell fights against breast cancer

Madam Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut, US, underwent breast-cancer surgery Monday after being diagnosed last week. According to the local officials, 58-year-old Rell was


Clinton regains lead in New Hampshire voter poll

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary  Clinton regained her lead over key rival Barack Obama in New  Hampshire, where nomination voting in three weeks will shape  the 2008 U.S. election race, a poll showed on Wednesday.


Drug store offers new wave of disposable cameras

NEW YORK--Pharmacy chain CVS Corp. on Thursday said it would offer the world's first disposable digital camera with a bright color viewing screen that allows consumers to instantly preview pictures.


SINGAPORE - A radio contest that asked female studio guests to remove their bras from under their clothes and pose for a video Web cast prompted a fine by Singapore media regulators, who called the competition exploitative and inappropriate.


Give me the ball, Acie Law pleaded with his head coach. Because Billy Gillispie did, the Big 12 South is 1-31 in Kansas' Allen Fieldhouse instead of 0-32 and Texas A&M has the conference lead all to itself.


BBC journalist Alan Johnston freed in Gaza

BBC journalist Alan Johnston was freed in Gaza on Wednesday after 16 weeks held hostage by Palestinian extremists, looking pale and drawn but delighted that his "terrifying" ordeal was over.


Business & money: Â· We warned of trouble months ago, say chiefsÂ·  Loan to ailing lender reaches nearly Â£8bn


Johnny Podres, who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to their only World Series title in 1955, died Sunday at the age of 75.


Beijing set for 'bloody nose' in Hong Kong poll

Tomorrow, some 3.2 million voters head to the polls in Hong Kong in an election that pundits predict could deliver a bloody nose to pro-Beijing politicians in the former British colony.


Microsoft expands program on source code

US software giant Microsoft Corporation has expanded a program giving government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints.


Japanese say PM Abe staking job on wrong battle

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is girding for a showdown in parliament over naval back-up for U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan, but voters say they would rather he focused on pensions and healthcare.


TV Review | 'The Riches': For This Family of Pros, the Con Is Everything

âThe Richesâ is so compelling it deserves to be a hit, generating as much media attention and Internet chatter as âDeadwood,â âNip/Tuckâ or â24.â


Two engines recently replaced on cargo jet

HALIFAX -- The cargo jet that crashed in flames off the end of a Halifax International Airport runway last week had two engines replaced in the weeks leading up to the accident, investigators revealed yesterday.


Mutu admitted to positive cocaine test - PFA

Adrian Mutu has admitted to testing positive for cocaine and will not request that a âBâ sample be analysed according to playersâ union chief Gordon Taylor.


China warns distrust tests N.Korea nuclear talks

Deep distrust is challenging progress toward ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, China's envoy to six-party disarmament talks said on Friday, following discussions with North Korea on a nascent deal.


Calamita' naturali e tragedie hanno funestato anno trascorso


Ukraine Parliament Backs Changes to End Poll Crisis

Ukraine's parliament approved on Wednesday  a series of laws and constitutional changes aimed at resolving  the post-election crisis which has pushed the ex-Soviet state  into turmoil.


Hollinger International delays 2003 annual report, could face NYSE ...

CHICAGO Publisher Hollinger International says it missed a deadline today to file its 2003 annual report and so could be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange.


Travel firm Thomas Cook has says its business in the UK continues to be disappointing, hit by high fuel costs and travel taxes.