Si combatte a Baghdad, morti 40 sciiti e tre marines

Si combatte a Baghdad. Nella capitale, a dire il vero, non si Ã¨ smesso mai di farlo. Ma la guerriglia sciita fedele a Moqtada Al-Sadr sembrava aver risentito del ritiro dei miliziani sciiti dal mausoleo di


Post mortems will be held on a man who died after driving into a tree, and a woman found murdered at his home.


Per le agenzie di stampa riconoscimento a Gambalonga


Economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter of 2004 to its weakest since the run-up to the Iraq war early last year, reinforcing expectations


Baghdad, Iraq - The trials of key members of Saddam Hussein's former regime could begin as early as next week, Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Tuesday in a surprise announcement.


Canadian Blood Services boosts testing for West Nile virus in ...

TORONTO (CP) - Canada's blood bank is now doing more sensitive testing for West Nile virus in Toronto and Winnipeg after the two areas recorded probable human cases of the disease.


Londra, 11:41 - CALCIO, INTER: FOLLIE PER BECKHAM

Secondo il tabloid inglese The Sun, l'Inter sarebbe pronta a fare follie per avere David Beckham, ce...


MIT researchers use nanotechnology to personalize drug therapy

Researchers at MIT are working on a nanotechnology project aimed at dispensing medication to patients from inside the body.


With hundreds of supporters clashing with police in neighboring Rawalpindi, authorities Tuesday arrested Asif Ali Zardari, the husband of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.


Gum shoes case porno peddler that sent smut through the US Mail At a time when phishing, malware and other cyber crime is hitting unprecedented levels, a federal grand jury has indicted two Ohio men who ran a website that used the US mail to distribute DVDs prosecutors claim are obscene.â¦


Product Review: SMC 2804WBRP-G Wireless Barricade G Router

SMC's new 802.11g wireless router likely will spark considerable interest because of its inclusion of a USB print server. This feature is attractive to residential households or small businesses that would like to use a single printer across multiple computers.


Mars's Water Could Be Below Surface, Experts Say

Mars may still house large reservoirs of the water and carbon dioxide that once formed the planets ancient atmosphere, new research suggests.


Texas Tech Beats Cal in Holiday Bowl; Navy, BC Win

Sonny Cumbie passed for 520 yards and three touchdowns as Texas Tech upset California 45-31 in the Holiday Bowl. Jarrett Hicks caught two touchdown passes and Taurean Henderson ran for


Sciopero trasporto locale, Cobas: adesione al 35%

Disagi anche oggi nel trasporto urbano per l'astensione dal lavoro degli autoferrotranvieri della Cub (Confederazione unitaria di base), dopo lo sciopero generale di ieri proclamato da Cgil, Cisl e Uil. "Secondo


Traveling through Sunni insurgent territory north of Baghdad, the U.S. military convoy was nearing a base when a roadside bomb ripped into the lead Humvee, leaving its gunner, Mike Helms, bleeding and swaying from a strap in the open back.


A da Vinci Project Update for Canadian Town

Canadian rocketeers hoping to launch a privately built spacecraft from the small Saskatchewan town of Kindersley met with community officials Thursday, updating residents on the mission's progress and reaffirming their intent to fly.


IPhone Tantalizes, Frustrates Criminal Forensics Experts

Forensics experts find the iPhone tempting: It contains an enormous amount of information about a user, making it a potentially rich source of clues and evidence. The difficulty is figuring out how to get that data off the phone without tampering with it.


BEA Holds Its Ground After Oracle Rebuff

After shooing away Oracleâs $6.7 billion takeover bid, BEA dug in its heels for a potentially disruptive battle with its largest shareholder, the activist investor Carl Icahn.


More heavy rain could hit "almost anywhere" across Britain as the clear-up continues in areas hit by floods.


`Historic splendour deserves vibrant hues`

Saira Banu speaks about Mughal-e-Azam and Dilip Kumar.


Ex-WorldCom controller says Ebbers knew of coverup

NEW YORK -- The former controller of WorldCom Inc. testified yesterday that former chief executive Bernard Ebbers apologized to him in 2000 after company accountants were forced to cover up more than $800 million in expenses. David Myers said he encountered Ebbers in October 2000 at the company's Mississippi headquarters, days after he and other accountants had devised a plan ...


Delta Air Lines Inc. , which aims to exit bankruptcy this spring, on Friday posted a narrower loss for January amid increased capacity and higher ticket prices.


Red Sox Narrow the Gap to 2Â½ as Rivera Cannot Close the Door

Mariano Rivera had not blown a save since July 26, two days after Bill Mueller beat him with a game-ending homer at Fenway.


Cesena, 14:20 - CALCIO, CESENA: ARRIVANO BOTTA E ROMENO CRISTEA

Il Cesena ha preso in prestito dal Genoa il centrocampista Stefano Botta e a titolo definitivo l'att...


Israeli forces kill 18 Palestinians in Gaza

Israel killed at least 18 Palestinians, most of them Hamas militants, in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in violence the Palestinian Authority said was a "slap in the face" to U.S. President George W. Bush's peace efforts.


Iran prepared to supply gas to EU's Nabucco pipeline: minister

Iran is prepared to supply gas to the EU's flagpship Nabucco gas pipeline, which is aimed at reducing the bloc's reliance on Russia, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here Tuesday.


Laser gunship brings back the ball turret

Boeing has mounted a high-energy laser weapons system into the belly of a C-130 aircraft. Watch for aerial tests next year in New Mexico.


Mormons take Wiesenthal off list to be baptised

In life, Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal was among the most famous Jews of the 20th century. In death, he wound up on a list of people eligible to be posthumously baptised as Mormons so they could enter heaven.


Israeli forces raided a northern Gaza town   on Saturday, while two Palestinians were killed inside their   home from an exchange of gunfire between the troops and   Palestinian militants, witnesses and residents said.


Armed groups are urged to end attacks on Israel, as Ariel Sharon threatens to crack down on Palestinian militants.


Ahead of a national address on the war in Iraq, Americans remain deeply skeptical about the policies President Bush is pursuing and unhappy with his job performance, according to a CNN poll released Thursday.


U.S. Asks Allied Capital to Preserve Documents

D.C.-based business financing provider Allied Capital Corp. on Monday said it received last week a federal request for information related to a criminal investigation involving the company and its Business Loan Express LLC segment.


Catchment areas ought to be banned to stop richer families buying their way into good schools, a study says.


Belgian far-right reborn after court slap

Belgium's far-right Vlaams Blok formally dissolved itself and relaunched under a new name, after a court ruling banning the party, one of the most successful anti-immigrant forces in Europe.


Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc   Gyurcsany apologized on Wednesday for the tone of a leaked   speech in which he admitted lying about the parlous state of   the economy to win April's election.


President Bush signs a law offering support for human rights groups in North Korea and refugees who leave.


Il rinvio dovuto ad una possibile posizione non unanime


Health Care Workers File Suit Against Sutter

SAN FRANCISCO -- A union representing health care workers who locked out at Sutter Health affiliated hospitals since Thursday, announced today that it is filing a lawsuit against Sutter Health and Modern Industrial Services, the agency Sutter used to hire


Northwest Airlines said on Thursday that its terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Airport has reopened after an unattended package forced its closure.


BustedTees offers sales commission through Facebook app

The snarky t-shirt retail site, owned by CollegeHumor's parent company, has created a Facebook application so that users can earn a cut of the revenue when people buy merchandise through their profiles.


Glasgow airport partly reopens after blazing jeep attack

Glasgow airport was partially reopened on Sunday, an airport spokesman said, less than 24 hours after an attack in which a burning car was slammed into a terminal at Scotland's busiest air hub.


The Calgary Flames couldn't afford to lose to the St. Louis Blues. Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla scored in the shootout, lifting the Flames to a 5-4 victory on Monday night.


Let's face it, there are not a lot of attractive matchups these days in boxing's heavyweight division. There are four different champions, and, arguably, only one of them can be considered legitimate.


Roma, 20:18 - CALCIO, CAMPANA: A DICEMBRE E GENNAIO NON SI GIOCA DI SERA

Il presidente dell'Assocalciatori Sergio campana, ha dichiarato ai microfoni di Rai Sport che nel pe...


Dopo intervento Corte dei Conti e governatore Bankitalia


Republicans belittled Democratic Sen. John Kerry as a shift-in-the-wind campaigner unworthy of the White House on Monday at the opening of their national convention, lavishing praise on President Bush as a steady, decisive leader in an age of terrorism.


Oltre che allo scrittore anti-camorra offerto un seggioal giornalista siciliano aggredito dalla mafia                                          Il Pd sogna il sÃ¬ di Montezemolo cerca Saviano e l'operaio Thyssen                                                                                di GOFFREDO DE MARCHIS


Mantova, 19:49 - CALCIO, MANTOVA; DI CARLO: POSSIAMO BATTERE IL GENOA

Mimmo Di Carlo, allenatore del Mantova, carica l'ambiente in vista del match decisivo di domani cont...


Americans making progress managing diabetes: study

Americans appear to be doing a better job of managing diabetes, with more than half of diabetics reaching recommended targets for controlling blood sugar last year, according to a survey published on Saturday.


Sri Lanka announces tough anti-terror laws amid worsening violence between troops and Tamil rebels.


Google Apps manager: Google hearts IT managers

(InfoWorld) - With the launch of the Google Apps suite last year, Google became a provider of hosted collaboration and communication software for small and medium-size organizations, and it made clear its aspirations to lure large-company IT managers and CIOs with the suite'sÂ Premier Edition, introduced in February. This move, which puts it in direct competition with software heavyweights like Microsoft, builds on Google's first steps as an enterprise vendor years ago when it launched its first enterprise search product. Although Google generates most of its revenue from search engine advertising, it says it is committed to the IT enterprise space. IDG News Service recently had a chance to talk to Rajen Sheth, Google Apps product manager, about the challenges and opportunities Google sees in enterprise software. Following is an edited version of the interview: IDGNS: Does Google's Enterprise unit have a good understanding of the needs of IT managers and CIOs? Sheth: I think we do. We're breaking new ground in some of these areas, for example with Apps and the concept of hosted applications for large companies. We're learning as the industry is learning in some areas. In our Enterprise division, everyone has worked at a significant enterprise company before, from the sales force to product management and engineers. They all know what it means to be an enterprise company and to build enterprise products. That said, you'll see us do things differently from other enterprise organizations in the ways we build products and roll things out, and you see that already with the Search Appliance and with Apps. IDGNS: How big of an issue are government regulations when you offer hosted applications and you store customers' data, particularly for customers in heavily regulated industries like health care and financial services? Sheth: We've added functionality like the ability to put a mail gateway in front of Google [Apps] to filter all your incoming and outgoing mail and also archive it. That's important for financial services companies that need to archive mail for six or seven years and can't let e-mail messages that, for example, contain social security numbers go out. IDGNS: You have made an uptime commitment for Gmail of 99.9 percent availability, and yet you have had several Gmail outages affecting Premier Edition customers. Sheth: Several of the things we hit were anomalies right after our launch, unfortunately. We have done pretty deep postmortems on them, and we're using those experiences to improve the product and what we do. [These incidents] have helped us examine the whole process and think of other things we're going to do. For example, regarding notification to customers, we're working through a variety of processes by which we can further give customers visibility into what's going on with their systems, expected recovery times, current status, and things like that. IDGNS: Are you thinking of beefing up phone support? Sheth: We offer 24 by 7 phone support with the Premier Edition. We're scaling that team more and more. We have a combination there of front-line support and enterprise support engineers. Similar to how we support very high-end customers of the Search Appliance, I think we can do the same for Google Apps. IDGNS: Becoming a Premier Edition customer is pretty inexpensive at $50 per user per year. Have you been hit with a tidal wave of signups? Can you support the volume of customers you're getting? Sheth: The uptake and interest have been very good, but we were expecting it. We were scaling up the team and the resources, so we were able to handle it quite well. In terms of scalability of our systems, it's something we're tremendously good at. Even if we add a 100,000-person corporation, it's still a very small fraction of the entire user base, so we can scale up our systems pretty easily. The [consumer] services that we offer are already scaled up to very high degrees. We have tens of millions of Gmail users, for example. In terms of support, we started scaling up that organization a while ago to meet the demand we have now. IDGNS: Any plans to create desktop clients to give offline support to Google Apps? Sheth: The offline experience is definitely a hole in the product. It's something we're exploring in various ways. Right now, we let people import and export to a [third party] offline client. That's adequate, but it's not the endgame. There's nothing I can talk about right now in detail [regarding future plans]. IDGNS: Many express concern over data security in hosted applications in general. How do you address those concerns? Sheth: Security has been part of Google's development and operational philosophies from the very start. We've taken a lot of measures to protect the data centers and the infrastructure from external attacks. Also, Premier Edition lets customers apply their security policies on top of the Google applications. For example, you can use your own authentication systems so that a company that requires employees to sign in to their e-mail by putting a fingerprint against something can implement that with Google Apps. You can also lock all of the applications to be encrypted and make it such that it's all talking over HTTPS so that the level of encryption we have for your e-mail and chat sessions is the same you would use for a stock transaction. IDGNS: How are you doing in terms of mobile access to Google Apps? Sheth: It's definitely an area of focus. We have a pretty good reach for Gmail right now with the Gmail mobile application and Gmail mobile browser experience. We're continuing to think across all the applications and figure out how to make the experience better and better on mobile devices. In general, mobile access is an extremely important thing to Google because in so many parts of the world, more people access the Internet by mobile devices than they do by a laptop or PC. IDGNS: Are you interested in including vertical applications in Google Apps, maybe as options to customers in certain industries? Sheth: Our forte and user benefit is in applications that have a very broad appeal, especially within collaboration. That's where you will see a lot of the emphasis. That said, I've been pleasantly surprised about the amount of development that has happened on top of Google Apps since its release. We want to continue encouraging developers to take our platform and a lot of our core components and extend them.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!


Central Europe Socialists reject U.S. missile shield

Central European Social Democrat parties rejected on Thursday a U.S. plan to build part of its missile defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, saying it threatened to bring about a new arms race.


Northern Rock sells assets to JP Morgan for 2.25 billion pounds

Stricken bank Northern Rock said Friday it had sold part of its mortgage book to US investment bank JP Morgan for 2.25 billion pounds (4.39 billion euros, 2.97 billion dollars) in cash.


The creator of one of the world's most famous guns, the AK-47 assault rifle, launched another weapon in Britain Monday -- Kalashnikov vodka.


Researchers on Thursday announced the discovery of the remains of a short-necked plesiosaur, a prehistoric marine reptile the size of a bus, that they believe is the first complete skeleton ever found.


Irish magnates central to United power struggle

Renowned Irish entrepreneurs and horseracing millionaires John Magnier and JP McManus have once again emerged as key players in the power struggle at Manchester United plc, with American tycoon Malcolm Glazer announcing plans of a revised takeover plan in


Militia Set Fire to Iraq Oil Well in New Tactic

Shi'ite militia have set fire to an oil  well in southern Iraq, Baghdad said Monday, adopting a new  tactic in the uprising against U.S. forces and the new Iraqi  government.


A former Fannie Mae employee who  gave U.S. regulators information about alleged accounting  irregularities will not testify as planned before a  congressional hearing next week, the committee said Friday.


An Apple A Day Can Keep Colon Cancer Away

An apple a day not only keeps the doctor away, according to a new study, it can keep colon cancer away too. According to a team from the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research, a chemical


In passerella le monoposto Renault e molti calciatori


Net nearly doubles, helped by stronger results at Hutchison

HONG KONG Cheung Kong (Holdings), the holding company of the billionaire Li Ka-shing, said Thursday that first-half profit almost doubled, spurred by higher earnings from its Hutchison Whampoa unit and a surge in property sales.


sparking a gun battle that left 12 dead. The fanatics killed five diplomatic staff at the consulate in Jeddah as they


IRAQ'S dreams of winning only its second Olympic medal were shattered this morning when Italy beat them in the men's football bronze medal play-off, overshadowed by the killing of an Italian hostage yesterday.


Finanziaria. Calderoli: l'accordo non si cambia, basta con i ...

"Basta con i giochini. LunedÃ¬ terremo l'ennesimo e ultimo tavolo tecnico per tradurre in emendamento l'accordo politico raggiunto nell'ultimo incontro. Non ho piÃ¹ voglia di perdere tempo". Altrimenti "nasce qualche dolore nella maggioranza".


Pakistan's election commission is to meet to decide when polls originally scheduled for 8 January will take place.


Death toll in Polish mine disaster 23, no survivors

RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - All 23 Polish miners caught in a gas explosion underground in a mine in southern Poland were confirmed dead on Thursday, in the country's worst mining disaster since the 1970s.


Advertising: A Career Change Shows the New Importance of Data Collection

One of the most familiar media agency executives is making a career change that underlines the growing importance to Madison Avenue of analyzing consumer behavior.


The consortium of Carlsberg and Heineken is given a deadline of 21 January to bid for Scottish & Newcastle.


ABC Airs Videotape of Man Making Al Qaeda Threat

ABC News on Thursday broadcast a videotape it obtained last week of an English-speaking man who threatens bloody new al Qaeda attacks on the United States, but the


Cuba's vice president said Sunday Fidel Castro would return to work in a few weeks after intestinal surgery that forced him to hand over power temporarily to his younger brother.


Roma, 19:46 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LOTITO NON VA A INCONTRO CON PERUZZI: ROTTURA?

E' saltato l'incontro tra Lotito e Peruzzi. I due si dovevano vedere oggi negli uffici del president...


Adobe Reflects on 25 Years, Looks to Future

On Adobe's anniversary, execs consider accomplishments, choices, and opportunities.


Janet Shamlian, MSNBC-TVâs correspondent covering the Scott Peterson trial, discusses the juryâs recommendation Monday that Peterson be executed: MSNBC.


Cast a spell on your little goblins with these bewitching cookies. When I lived in Italy 20 years ago, Halloween wasn't celebrated by Italian children.


Oct. 13 - Mount St. Helens is heating up as magma continues to push the volcano's lava dome upwards. Temperatures in the crater of the Washington state volcano have risen to above 1,000 degrees fahrenheit in recent days.


Pubblicato il bilancio sociale dell'Istituto di previdenzaIntensificata la lotta al lavoro nero: chiuse in 18 mesi 224.000 aziende                                          Inps, contributi in crescita del 4,3% Damiano: "Emersi 175.000 lavoratori"                                                                                Il ministro ha assicurato che all'avvio di FondInps manca solo la firma del ministero dell'EconomiaEntro l'anno il "piano industriale" di riordino degli enti. Uscite per anzianitÃ  in linea con le previsionidi ROSARIA AMATO


Bode Miller put his go-for-broke style temporarily in check yesterday and won a World Cup giant slalom for the second time this season.


Anti-immigrant sentiments fuel Ku Klux Klan resurgence

Long stuck in splintered obscurity, the group is seeing an increase in activity and a return to its nativist origins.


WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens has been asked to meet with congressional committee staff on Jan. 26, ahead of the House hearing where he and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, have been invited to testify.


Utile a 266 milioni, fatturato 1,5 miliardi


The controversial education adviser Sir Cyril Taylor is replaced after 10 years spearheading school reforms.


If you can bring yourself to just do it, returning things bought! on the Web is getting easier.


Bush and Kerry Differ on State of Economy

CLEVELAND - Good news, or bad? President Bush and Democrat John Kerry have differing takes about the vitality of the nation's job market - a question that's heating up this year's race for the White House.    Bush, who is campaigning Saturday in Ohio - a pivotal state that has lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs, says a new U.S...


Six in ten UK punters fear what gov will do with private data

The other four believe the moon is made of tasty cheese Research sponsored by Symantec reveals that six out of ten UK citizens do not believe their data is safe with government departments.â¦


Doctors say statin drug should have been pulled sooner, question ...

New reports accuse another drug company of being too slow to pull a dangerous medication from the market and question the ability of the US federal Food and Drug Administration to protect Americans from such risks.


Saudi authorities reiterate their pledge to crush Islamic militants after an attack on the US consulate in Jeddah.


Breast cancer therapies' side effects vary by age

NEW YORK  - Even among relatively young women with early-stage breast cancer, the side effects of therapy can vary by age, according to a new study.


Americans bowed their heads in silence   and bagpipes played mournful tunes on Monday where hijackers   crashed airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon   five years ago, killing nearly 3,000 people in the deadliest   attack on U.S. soil.


Bush, Kerry dance to (very) different drummers

US President George W. Bush's backers sway to "we all get a chance -- everybody gets to dance -- only in America!" Democratic White House hopeful John Kerry's supporters pump their fists to "no retreat, no surrender!"


19/10/04 Cup Bets In Chaos As Archie Under Cloud

Melbourne Cup betting was thrown into disarray with equal favourite She's Archie battling to be fit for the race in a fortnight.


NEAR daily attacks on pipelines and pumping stations had pushed down Iraq's oil exports to their lowest point in nearly a year, Britain's Financial Times newspaper reported today.


Futures drop on housing, spending concerns

Stock futures fell on Tuesday as home  builder Lennar Corp.  reported a loss, suggesting a  worsening in the housing sector, while warnings from two key  retailers raised concern about consumer spending.


A Kansas woman accused of killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb, makes her first initial appearance before a federal judge in Missouri.


FTC says tracking them down won't be cheap; rewards of up to $250,000 needed, commission says. WASHINGTON  - Members of Congress have backed a program encouraging "bounty hunters" to track down e-mail spammers.


From the jawing with Spike Lee and Chris Rock to the postgame news conference with his daughters on his lap, Kobe Bryant enjoyed every minute of his return to Madison Square Garden.


Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana stops all advertising in Spain after being forced to withdraw an ad.


Najaf police: a thin blue line between foes

US troops encircled the Shrine of Ali Sunday as fighting resumed. The standoff leaves Iraqi police with few allies. By Scott Baldauf | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


A bird known by her wing band number, 256, is about to cause a huge flap in genetics, one which could change our understanding of human evolution and bird behaviour and help to prevent another global influenza pandemic.


Sir, I am writing to you regarding the front-page article in the Leader last week (February 15) concerning a private business sign.


IBM and Cisco automate enterprise security

IBM and Cisco have extended their global security alliance through the integration of IBM Tivoli software with Cisco Network Admission Control technologies to help enterprises automatically comply with security policies, then quarantine and remediate at


An interrupted night's sleep may increase the risk of developing diabetes, a US-based study suggests.


Rieti, 22:43 - CALCIO, SERIE C2/B: RIETI BATTE VITERBESE NELL'ANTICIPO

Con un gol di Onesti al 24' del primo tempo, il Rieti ha battuto la Viterbese 1-0 nell'anticipo dell...


Ashland Inc. ASH.N on Monday said  the $3 billion deal to sell its stake in refining joint venture  Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC to Marathon Oil Corp. MRO.N  will likely be scuttled due to an adverse ruling by the U.S.  Internal Revenue Service.


The body of a strangled toddler was found inside the baptismal basin of an evangelical church in southern Brazil, officials said Monday.


Israeli missile kills Gaza militant: medics

An Israeli missile strike killed a Palestinian militant in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medical workers and witnesses said, a day after 11 Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid into the coastal territory.


Hawking to write book on why we have a universe

Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge University physicist who wrote the best-selling "A Brief History of Time," is to start work on a new book that will examine how and why the universe was created.


L'Isae registra un ritorno all'ottimismo dopo calo 1 mese fa


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: See Your Fileâs Hidden Info

How big is that image? How many files nestle inside that folder? Mac OS X knows. And so can you. Learn how you can display information about the contents of folders, size of images, length of songs, etc. We reveal all in the Mac OS X Tip of the Week.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Baghdad unannounced as 10 die in car bombs in Kirkuk.


AMD uses strained silicon on 90-nanometer chips

AMD will implement the strained silicon manufacturing technique on its upcoming 90-nanometer processors as well as 130-nanometer processors.


British princes announce huge London concert for Diana

Britain's Princes William and Harry unveiled plans for a huge pop concert next year to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales.


Fed's Bies, policy centrist, to step down March 30

U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Susan Bies, a banking expert and monetary-policy centrist, will step down on March 30, the central bank said on Friday, marking the third top Fed official to announce a departure this year.


Indonesia's president visits the island of Sumatra, spared major damage when two big earthquakes hit last week.


Sony Taps nVidia for 'Cell' Console Graphics

Dean McCarron of Mercury Research said console designers are focusing on multicore, multi-threading technology that can allow multiple programs to run efficiently at the same time.


The Strokes have recruited actresses Eva Mendes and Mila Kunis to star in the new video for "The End Has No End," the third single off 2003's Room on Fire. The New York rockers are also readying a live disc and working on tracks fo...


E' successo a San Paolo in Brasile, arrestato dalla polizia


TV Review | 'The Moment of Truth': Fishing for True Confessions by Dangling a Pot of Gold

Foxâs latest cash-prize competition is neither a game of chance nor a test of knowledge. Itâs a pseudo-psychological trial by ordeal in which the contestants trade candor for dollars.


At the time of this writing, the leadership of the opposition to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Coordinadora Democratica (CD), has not officially accepted Chavez's 58% - 42% victory in the August 15 recall referendum.


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is suffering from a brain haemorrhage,  a top aide says in Ramallah.


President Bush called it a thumping, but to Democrats, it felt more like a restoration after a long turn out of power in Congress and several big-state governorships. By any description, the 2006 elections marked a voter revolt, fueled by anger over the war in Iraq and corruption at home, yet carried out with remarkable precision.


One added to death toll of flood-induced bus accident

The death toll of the flood-induced bus accident in Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, rose to three, with 41 people still missing.


U.S. man to get $2 mln over Spain bombing arrest

PORTLAND, Oregon  - An Oregon Muslim arrested after he was erroneously linked to the 2004 train bombings in Madrid, Spain will receive a $2 million settlement from the U.S. government, officials said on Wednesday.


Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards, has breast cancer. According to family spokes-man David Ginsberg, she discovered a lump during a campaign trip last week.


Their supposed new pitching staff ace is on the disabled list and their late-inning bullpen situation has the potential to be a mess, but those problems were easy to ignore Tuesday night, thanks in part to Steve Finley.


Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says negotiations are ongoing to secure the release of an Israeli soldier captured by Palestinian militants, according to an interview published by a semiofficial daily newspaper Saturday.


The European Union on Thursday warned four countries - Germany, Italy, Portugal and Greece - that they risked violating budget rules next year if they do not further cut deficits.


The UN agrees a November date for parliamentary and local elections to be held in Kosovo.


A Scottish minister lobbies MEPs to reject moves to define vodka as a drink made only from potato or grain.


Tiger's swing clicks for first win in 20 attempts

Tiger Woods yesterday won his first tournament since February and his first stroke-play event for 13 months, saying he feels the swing changes he has made are now starting to pay off.


Readers disagree that unions have a limited role in the white-collar workplace, mention ways to make Ubuntu more user friendly, and ask for video games with multpile save options.


UN troops in gunfight with gang after storming a slum in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Hundreds of UN soldiers stormed a slum neighborhood in Haiti's capital yesterday to try to wrest control from a criminal gang, prompting a gunfight that killed one person and wounded several others, including two peacekeepers.


Fed's Lockhart says U.S. economy is resilient

BILOXI, Mississippi  - Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Saturday that the United States economy is "resilient."


Masked robbers stormed into an art museum in Norway and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings "The Scream" and "Madonna" at gunpoint before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.


John Peel, BBC Radio Disk Jockey, Dies at 65

John Peel, the BBC radio disc jockey who was a champion of innovative and independent music for nearly four decades, died on Monday night in Cuzco, Peru.


Web Video Shows Last Appeal of Beheaded UK Hostage

A video tape posted on the Internet Sunday showed British hostage Kenneth Bigley making a final appeal to the British government to meet his captors' demands before he was beheaded by a militant Islamist group.


General Mills to Make Cereals Whole Grain

MINNEAPOLIS - The Trix Rabbit and that Lucky Charms leprechaun are going on a whole-grain diet. General Mills announced Thursday that it will convert all of its breakfast cereals to whole grain...


Kellogg appoints Jenness CEO after Gutierrez resigns to join ...

DETROIT - President Bush's choice of Kellogg chief executive Carlos Gutierrez as commerce secretary leaves the cereal and snack giant without the dynamic leader who has guided its remarkable turnaround.


Apple chooses O2 as iPhone carrier in UK

O2 UK, part of Spanish telecoms giant  Telefonica, and European mobile phone retailer Carphone  Warehouse have clinched the long-awaited deal to bring Apple  Inc's prized iPhone to Britain.


Ferrer cruises past Garcia-Lopez at Swedish Open

BASTAD, Sweden  - Spanish second seed David Ferrer brushed aside compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2 6-1 in the first round of the Swedish Open on Tuesday.


The US denies it gave permission for Turkish aircraft to carry out strikes against the PKK in northern Iraq.


CES getting bigger, but not necessarily better

News.com's Ina Fried finds herself agreeing with analyst Jeffrey Kagan, who said CES may have been even more massive this year, but it was short on big new ideas.


LA SPEZIA,CROLLA PALAZZINA - 5 morti tra cui un bimbo

Cinque vittime nel crollo di una palazzina a Prati di Vezzano Ligure (La Spezia), avvenuta questa notte. Tra le salme recuperata anche quella di un bambino di cinque anni. Il piccolo al momento della tragedia


Turkey Movie Theater Fire Injures Dozens

ISTANBUL, Turkey - A fire broke out at a movie theater during a gala premiere Tuesday night, injuring dozens of people - none seriously, officials said.


South Africa confident ahead of crunch World Cup clash with England

South Africa and England have quite a World Cup history between each other and their clash here at the Stade de France on Friday promises to be yet another enthralling chapter.


ENVIRONMENT-U.S.:  KEEP ATVs OFF CALIFORNIA DUNES, ACTIVISTS SAY

By Haider Rizvi* - Tierramrica  NEW YORK, Sep. 15, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Despite strong objections from environmental groups, the U.S. government wants to allow off- road vehicles in protected areas of sand dunes in the southern California desert.


Round two of US wireless industry consolidation is officially under way, with Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.making the much anticipated announcement that they have agreed to a $35 billion merger Wednesday, Dec.


InfoWorld - Microsoft has approached Facebook in recent weeks proposing an investment that would give Microsoft a stake of up to 5 percent in the popular social-networking company, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday.


Coen brothers named best 2007 directors by U.S. peers

The Directors Guild of America on Saturday chose Ethan and Joel Coen as best feature film directors for 2007 for their gritty crime drama "No Country for Old Men," an award known for signaling which filmmakers will win top Oscars.


Three Hollywood studios have announced their support for the high definition DVD (HD DVD) standard, raising the likelihood of a tough standards war with Sony's rival Blu-ray technology.


NASA's Departing Chief Defends Hubble Decision

NASA's departing chief, Sean O'Keefe, on Friday defended his decision to pursue a robotic repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, days after a panel of scientists said a shuttle mission would be better.


Promoting free trade does not have to be complex; it is best achieved by limiting government intervention through tariffs and subsidies.


NY pension funds press big Web companies on rights

New York City employee pension funds are calling on two top Internet companies to do more to protect free speech in repressive countries, joining a year-old campaign by human rights groups.


Sarkozy defends Holocaust proposal amid uproar

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, facing a tide of criticism over his call for schoolchildren to "adopt" Jewish child victims of the Holocaust, hit back on Friday saying France had to raise children "with open eyes".


Thank El Nino for mild Atlantic hurricane season

The surprisingly mild 2006 Atlantic hurricane season ended with a whimper on Thursday and forecasters said it was too early to know if El Nino will last long enough to flatten next year's hurricanes too.


State schools must be able to offer the same exams as the private sector to halt a gulf in standards, the Tories say.


Man accused of shooting at France's Chirac faces trial

A right-wing militant accused of shooting at French President Jacques Chirac during the Bastille Day parade in 2002 is to go on trial for attempted murder in Paris on Monday.


Juan Francisco Fresno, the cardinal who played a key role in efforts to restore democracy in Chile during the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet, has died, Roman Catholic Church authorities said. He was 90.


Heat scores style points at home exhibition

MIAMI Â· Monday night's 92-82 victory over the Atlanta Hawks provided Heat fans at AmericanAirlines Arena their first opportunity to offer thanks for the arrival Shaquille O'Neal.


Google Works to Torpedo Microsoft Bid for Yahoo

In an unusually aggressive effort to block Microsoftâs $44.6 billion hostile bid for Yahoo, Google emerged over the weekend with plans to play the role of spoiler.


Police in Copenhagen arrest about 100 people in a second night of clashes over squatters' evictions.


Belgrado, 23:12 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: SERBIA-FINLANDIA 0-0

La nazionale di Serbia-Montenegro e la Finlandia hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un incontro valido per il g...


A species of self-destructing palm trees that flower once every 100 years and then die has been discovered in Madagascar.


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L'Italia Olimpica ha battuto 2-1 l'Under 21 dell'Olanda in un'amichevole giocata a Ferrara. Azzurri ...


NEW YORK - We may soon add IBM to the long, long list of companies exiting the thankless business of selling personal computers. According to a report in The New York Times, IBM (nyse: IBM - news - people


Thailand Confirms More Bird Flu Cases in Chicken

Bird flu spread further in Thailand on Friday, with the government confirming four new outbreaks of the deadly disease, including one near the border with Malaysia.


Brazil's flying doctors travel to remote parts of the Amazon rainforest to treat residents of isolated settlements, and to gather intelligence in the fight against illegal gold mining and cocaine trafficking


Bivio Partner Ecosystem Yields New Application Acceleration Modules

Bivio Networks, the leader in high-speed network appliance platforms for  deep packet processing applications, today announced three new partner  application acceleration modules for its B2000 and B508 network  appliance platforms.


Livni: Settlement blocs will be strengthened

The Housing and Construction Ministry on Tuesday published tenders for about 1,001 new housing units in West Bank settlements.


Top 5 Movies of the Week(As on January 06th, 2005


The Sooners held on to second place in the Bowl Championship Series standings yesterday, staying ahead of third-place Auburn because of a stronger computer ranking.


Argentine Teen Kills Three in School Shooting

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


World ; Bomb Kills Venezuela Prosecutor, Gov't Swipes at US

The minister said the attack was aimed at halting prosecutions led by Anderson against several hundred opposition politicians, lawyers and former military officers accused of supporting Chavez's short-lived ouster in the 2002 coup.


In a spy investigation that could strain US-Israeli relations and muddy the Bush administration's Middle East policy, the FBI is investigating whether a Pentagon analyst fed to Israel secret materials about White House deliberations on


Israeli Helicopters Fire Missiles in Gaza

Israeli helicopter gunships fired around six missiles at targets in Gaza City early on Monday, hours after Palestinian militants killed four soldiers in an attack on an army post along the Gaza-Egypt border.


Some golfers try all their lives and never make a hole in one. Ryan McGarry, 7, got his first last week.


Camorra, boss Mazzarella catturato a Eurodisney

Il boss Mozzarella era in un auto allâinterno del parco di Eurodisney, vicino Parigi, quando la polizia francese, insieme a quella italiana, lo ha arrestato. Alla sua cattura hanno preso parte, con il coordinamento


Supermodel Campbell threatened with arrest in NY

Supermodel Naomi Campbell failed to   show up in court on Wednesday on charges of attacking her   housekeeper and the judge said he would order her arrest if she   didn't make it for her next court date.


The injury to Jon Jansen, the starting right tackle and anchor of the offensive line, during the first preseason game was a big reason the unit never got rolling.


Imclone Ex-CEO Waksal to Pay $3 Mln Fine

Former ImClone Systems Inc. IMCL.O  Chief Executive Sam Waksal has agreed to pay a $3 million civil  penalty to settle charges over the insider trading scandal that  also involved lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart, U.S.  regulators said on Wednesday


An armed man took two girls hostage at a   Colorado high school on Wednesday, fatally shooting one of the   students and then himself when police stormed the classroom   where he was barricaded, authorities said.


Because of problems with Medtronicâs heart defibrillators, the F.D.A. said it plans to examine whether its current tests are sufficient to catch electrical problems in the devices.


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Presidente Usa contro copertura per redditi medio-bassi


File-Sharers, the Eyes of Justice Are Upon You

President Bush likes to project the swashbuckling image, but this week it was the folks over at the Justice Department who formed the posse to go after the evildoers -- the ones on the Internet.


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Bush Making Gains in Battleground States

President Bush has been solidifying his gains in states that once were dead heats, forcing both parties' campaigns to alter strategies as the electoral battleground shrinks. Democrat John Kerry is struggling to stay afloat in some hotly contested states, including Missouri, Wisconsin and Ohio, where polls show Bush pulling ahead.


U.S. food firms want binding rules for safe imports

Top U.S. food companies, worried recent import scares may turn away customers, launched a plan on Tuesday to add teeth to existing safety guidelines and increase funding for bare-bones federal regulators.


Gunmen shoot at Ecuador opposition crowd, witnesses

Unidentified gunmen on motorcycles shot at a crowd of supporters of fired Ecuadorean lawmakers, injuring two people on Tuesday and escalating violence in a feud between Congress and the president, witnesses said on Tuesday.


The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been given some 300 years more of life, Italian experts announced. Reporting on the present conditions of the monument at


Hollywood's Odd Couple: Cage and Bruckheimer

In a town where friendship is  fleeting, a star who once feared being labeled wacky and an  action movie producer with a Midas touch have become a  solid-gold team that this week again tests its box office power  with their fourth collaboration, "National Treasure."


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The University of Oklahoma has taken the first step to appealing a ruling by the NCAA that stripped the football team of its 2005 wins and found the university guilty of "failure to monitor" the employment of its athletes.


Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu starts his rehabiliation after admitting taking cocaine.


Buck O’Neil, Negro Leagues Pioneer, Is Dead at 94

Buck OÂNeil was a star first baseman and manager in the Negro leagues and a pioneering scout and coach in the major leagues.


Referendum forzera' verso epilogo, ancora spazi per accordo


A controversial immigration bill suffers a setback in the US Senate, as a bipartisan deal threatens to unravel.


Kosovo delay would have negative impact: U.N.'s Ban

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon  said on Tuesday that further delay in diplomatic moves to  determine Kosovo's final status would have negative  consequences in the breakaway Serbian province and beyond.


The government is facing widespread opposition over controversial plans to bar juries from some inquests.


Netflix keeps its faith in DVDs, but looks ahead to VoD

By-mail movie rental pioneer Netflix posted its fourth quarter earnings, with favorable results. But in its quarterly conference call, the company gave DVD about five more years before it ceases to be the dominant format.


Bangladesh and Sri Lanka check reports on Al Jazeera TV that two nationals have been taken hostage in Iraq.


Jim Thome's 487th career homer ignited a four-run first inning against Jeremy Guthrie, and the Chicago White Sox held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-7 Thursday night.


Man caught with 8,000 stolen women's clothes

Police found more than 8,000 pieces of women's clothing and lingerie in the home of a Japanese man who stole the items so he could sleep buried in them.


U.S. "deeply disturbed" by Iran nuclear reports

An Iranian rocket launch and reports that Iran is testing an advanced centrifuge are "deeply disturbing" and strengthen the case for a third U.N. sanctions resolution against Tehran, a top U.S. official said on Friday.


Wal-Mart or Aeon may buy shares in Daiei

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the world's   biggest retailer, and Japan's Aeon Co. 8267.T are among   potential suitors who may buy shares in smaller rival Daiei   Inc. 8263.T from Marubeni Corp., sources at the trading house   said on Wednesday.


White separatist group sues town of Jena

A white separatist group planning a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Jena is suing the town, claiming officials are violating the Constitution by asking participants not to bring firearms, changing the parade route by one block and requiring the posting of a bond.


Tycho:  Going deeper into the Console War than ever before we discovered hidden camps, and were inexorably drawn to their strange rhythms and makeshift jungle podiums hot with rhetoric.  It grieves me to announce that we may have lost Gabriel to their potent lure.


Dell says to sell PCs at Asian retail chains

Dell Inc., the world's second-largest computer maker, said on Thursday it will soon start selling its laptops and desktops at Asian retail chains and stores.


The last detainees leave a camp on Nauru, ending Australia's "Pacific Solution" immigration policy.


Wal-Mart's December Sales Jump 3 Percent

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, announced Monday that it expects its December sales to have risen 3 percent at stores open at least a year, a figure that is at the top end of the company's sales estimate.


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


Andrew Svoboda, a 27-year-old professional playing out of Winged Foot, posted a three-under-par 68 to take the early lead at the 30th New York State Open at the Bethpage Black Course. Svoboda holds a one-shot lead over Chris Damiano of Westchester Hills Golf Club. They were the only players under par on the 7,241-yard course.


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England became only the second team to win a Test series in South Africa since the host nation returned to international cricket in 1991 when the fifth and final Test ended in a draw.


JENNIFER Capriati beat Serena Williams in a dramatic battle to reach the semi-finals of the US Open at Flushing Meadows today. Capriati triumphed 2-6 6-4 6-4 after one of the most dramatic battles in the tournament's history.


Leah Erickson let out an exasperated growl when she spotted a banner advertising "Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007" crookedly thumbtacked above a row of photographs framed and lit with museumlike care.


Black women seem to develop breast cancer much earlier than their white peers, UK research suggests.


The sagging Fox network's chief executive admitted Monday it had leaned too heavily on reality programming this TV season, including the disastrous "Who's Your Daddy?"


Stephane Zervos first suspected his job was threatened when his bosses removed most of the heavy equipment from the car wheel factory where he'd worked for 24 years.


Presidential Second Terms Can Be Painful

An upbeat President Bush set forth an aggressive agenda for the next four years, but he also must deal with the realities his predecessors faced — second terms tend to be disappointments, often marred by scandals, infighting and lackluster performances.


WASHINGTON -- Chauncey Billups hit a 14-foot jumper with 0.7 seconds remaining to give Detroit a come-from-behind victory over Washington 107-105.


Exchange officials questioned deals by Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel in November 2007, the Paris prosecutor said on Monday, adding to pressure on the French bank to explain how the trader almost brought it down.


Daily Times Exclusive: Ukraine's Borgia campaign -Elmar Brok, Toomas Ilves, And Charles Tannock

With its accusations about poisonings and conspiracies, Ukraine's presidential election campaign is a spectacle only the Borgias could love.


One killed in train crash in northwest England

An elderly woman was killed and five people were seriously injured when a high-speed London-to-Glasgow train was derailed in northwest England late on Friday, police said.


Business leaders have rounded on GPs, claiming the service they offer is "outdated" and needs overhauling.


A Serbian Directorâs Eye Remains Fixed on Uncomfortable Truths

He has been a Yugoslav and a Serb and worked under  Tito and Milosevic. So it makes  sense that the place where Goran Paskaljevic really likes to work is Ireland.


The majority of Michigan's Republican presidential delegates say they'll back Senator John McCain now that primary winner Mitt Romney is out of the race.


Putin offers salary to help build Jewish museum

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has promised to give a month's salary to help build a Jewish museum to promote tolerance and respect between faiths.


Sept. 17, 2004 - Some parts of language arise from the innate way humans process language, according to a new study of deaf children in Nicaragua.


Bitter Lollobrigida blames press for split-up

ROME, Dec 7 (Reuters Life!) - Gina Lollobrigida vowed on Thursday to make the media pay for ruining her plans to marry Javier Rigau, a Spaniard 34 years her junior.


Water Worries Rejected; Irrigation Ruling

By Beck Eleven  Scarce Canterbury water is under threat after a decision to allow applications in a hotly disputed irrigation zone.


Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz wins four Latin Grammy awards, while Brazilian singer  Maria Rita  collects two.


THE RACE: The presidential race for Democrats, Republicans in Maryland.


CHICAGO (CBS 2) "Bridget Jones' Diary" ended on the perfect romantic note, with the long-suffering Bridget kissing her prince on a snowy street corner.


The next time a weary corporate  traveler gets a "Sorry, wrong number!" call at his hotel in the  middle of the night, he might think back to how much -- or  whether -- he tipped the bellman.


PRIME Minister John Howard yesterday said his personal staff witnessed and backed his version of a sensitive phone call with former ministerial adviser Mike Scrafton over the children overboard affair.


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US Awards a Contract for Anthrax Vaccine

VaxGen, which shifted its focus to bioterrorism treatments after failures in HIV research, has won an $877 million contract to supply the United States government with anthrax vaccine.


Congress has turned back the latest attempt to cut funding for an Army school that trains military officers from Latin America and has a tainted past.


Spears' bump raises pregnancy speculations

Britney Spears was spotted with a noticeable bump when she went out to eat in Hollywood. This has sparked rumours that the troubled pop star is pregnant.


Bologna, 22:22 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA: DALL'ARA INTERAMENTE APERTO AL PUBBLICO

Lo stabio di Bologna riapre interamente al pubblico. Il via libera è stato dato in serata dal...


San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Action Line Column: Coping With a Landlord Who Balks at Repairs

By Dennis Rockstroh, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun. 15--Q We have been renting a house in Hayward for two years now.   Recently, our landlord gave us a letter stating that he will increase our rent from $1,100 to $1,300.


Austria kidnap woman says making steady recovery

Natascha Kampusch, the Austrian woman   kidnapped at the age of 10 and held captive for eight years,   says she is recovering from her ordeal and is ready to face the   outside world.


ESA Findings: Mars Could Harbor Microbial Life

Data obtained by the ESA probe Mars Express and the US spacecraft Mars Odyssey show that in some equatorial locations, low-atmosphere levels of water vapor and methane "significantly overlap," says the ESA.


Radio broadcaster Entercom Communications Corp. has signed a deal that will allow a startup company called TargetSpot to sell and deliver audio and other kinds advertising on the Web sites of about 90 radio stations owned by Entercom.


Only in Japan: The Best Technologies You Can't Buy

True mobile TV. Connected cars. Personal robots. The coolest new gadgets and services are still found in the Land of the Rising Sun.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, unveiling her agenda to promote civil rights, told an NAACP banquet Saturday that the "scales of justice are seriously out of balance" for black Americans.


What Would a Yahoo-Microsoft Merger Look Like? Part 1

We asked search marketers how they would envision a combined Microsoft-Yahoo, in terms of search technology, search advertising, and social media.


Da autorita' antitrust di Usa, Svizzera e Bruxelles


Understandably, Curt Schilling was the first topic of conversation after his performance last night in Boston's 6-2 Game 2 World Series victory. He went six great innings. The game is nine innings.


Steelers Dominate, Hand Eagles First Loss

Two unbeaten teams faced in two weeks, two unbeaten teams defeated. The Pittsburgh Steelers are accomplishing feats never before seen in the NFL, largely because of rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.


France Claim Early Edge Over Spain in Davis Cup

An inspired display by Paul-Henri  Mathieu put France in the driving seat in their Davis Cup  semi-final against Spain Friday.


Somali government fighters and Ethiopian troops attack Islamist positions, an Islamist leader says.


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N.Korea Cuts Food Ration to Half Needed - WFP

North Korea has cut daily food rations to  250 grams (8.8 ounce) per person, just half the minimum daily  energy requirement, officials from the World Food Program said  on Monday.


Wags ports at Cisco Juniper Networks has finally decided to go after the Ethernet switch business. The routing specialist today unveiled a new line of Ethernet gear that will compete with Cisco and others. Juniper is so proud of the fresh systems that its entire homepage has been taken over with Ethernet marketing madness.â¦


An undated file photo released by Editions 1of French correspondent Georges Malbrunot, right, of Le Figaro newspaper, and French freelance radio reporter Christian Chesnot, of Radio France Internationale (RFI).


China jails Singapore newspaper reporter for spying

A Chinese court jailed a reporter for   a Singapore newspaper for five years on Thursday for spying,   the latest in a series of high-profile cases illustrating   China's curbs on the media and dissent.


A suicide car bomb explodes near Australia's embassy in Baghdad,  Iraqi police and witnesses say.


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Political Memo: In Iowa, the Living Room Has Fallen Out of Favor

The celebrity candidates for 2008 are attracting too many Iowans for the couches and kitchen tables that have been a part of the stateâs intimate campaigns for 30 years.


Packers Beat Bears to Warm Up for Playoffs

Brett Favre's short work day was a productive one. Favre and the Green Bay Packers warmed up for the playoffs Sunday with a convincing 31-14 win over the Chicago Bears. Green Bay (10-6), the third seed in the NFC, will host a playoff game next weekend at Lambeau Field.


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Fans and friends turned out to celebrate Carol Burnett at the premiere of her "American Masters" documentary profile.


Miss France keeps crown after photo controversy

Miss France 2008 has kept her crown,  contest organizers said on Friday, after a row over suggestive  photographs that saw members of parliament, a bishop and the  minister for overseas territories spring to her defense.


UN members give Annan standing ovation in first appearance after ...

UNITED NATIONS - Secretary General Kofi Annan received a standing ovation Wednesday from diplomats representing the 191 UN member states, a rare public display of support for the beleaguered UN chief following recent calls for his resignation from


Shell and Chevron suspend oil exports of 134,000 bpd from Nigeria

Community unrest in the Niger Delta has forced oil giants Shell and ChevronTexaco to suspend exports totalling 134,000 barrels of oil per day from Nigeria, company spokesmen said.


Teen at origin of French youth riots arrested in fresh unrest

Rioters hurling rocks clashed with police in the rough suburbs of Paris for a second night running as authorities arrested a youth whose injury -- along with the death of two friends -- last year sparked a wave of brutal rioting.


From ballroom dancing to the Olympics - questions from listeners...

Archive Mailbox What do other listeners think of Radio Prague? What questions do they ask about the Czech Republic? And what are the answers to those questions? Mailbox, a weekly Sunday feature on answers these ...


Bridgetown - Islanders scrambled to put up storm shutters and buy water as Hurricane Ivan churned toward Barbados just days after Hurricane Frances tore across the Caribbean.


Three out of four Europeans are worried about posting their personal information on the Internet.


In a first since Holocaust, rabbis ordained in Germany

BERLIN -- The first rabbis since the Holocaust were ordained in Germany yesterday, the latest marker in the gradual return of Judaism to a nation that once tried to eradicate all vestiges of Jewish life.


Single parents should be expected to find work once their child turns 12, a welfare reform report says.


U.S. to shun all members of Palestinian unity govt

The United States will boycott all Palestinian unity government ministers, including non-Hamas members, unless international demands on policy toward Israel are met, a Palestinian official and diplomats said on Thursday.


Dumpling scare should not harm Japan-China ties: ministers

A nationwide health scare in Japan over contaminated Chinese dumplings should not harm warming Sino-Japanese ties, the finance ministers of both countries agreed on Sunday.


Apple's iPhone to hit stores, hundreds line up

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans, or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, a music and video playing phone that seeks to reshape the mobile industry.


Napoli, investe e uccide un 19enne dopo una lite

Un giovane di 19 anni Ã¨ stato ucciso la scorsa notte a seguito di una lite, avvenuta presumibilmente per motivi di viabilitÃ , in via Mariano Semmola, a Napoli. Antonio Guerriero, questo il nome della vittima


A Korea Divided, but Between Men and Women

The South Korean director Hong Sang-soo's "The Power of Kangwon Province" is one of the best films you didn't get to see in 1998.


Dutch police arrest 12 on Northwest flight

The case of 12 men taken away in handcuffs from a Northwest Airlines flight diverted to Amsterdam has been handed over to prosecutors, who have three days to decide whether to charge or release them, police said Thursday.


Bombs kill 25 in Baghdad, 3 UK troops in Basra

A car bomb killed 25 people and wounded 40 on Thursday at an intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, Iraqi police said.


Five of James Brown's children are challenging their late father's will, according to court documents.


Iraq Declares Martial Law, 23 Police Killed

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Iraq's interim Prime Minister  Iyad Allawi declared martial law on Sunday and said a U.S.-led  military offensive against the rebel-held city of Falluja could  not be delayed much longer.


Mitt Romney capitalized on his Michigan ties Tuesday Â especially among voters who made up their minds in the past week Â while John McCain found far fewer Republican primary votes among the Democrats and independents who keyed his victory here eight years ago, an exit poll showed.


Crude oil prices surge amid drop in US domestic supplies

Crude futures climbed above 48 dollars a barrel Wednesday as US Energy Department reported that domestic supplies fell more than expected.


Bush Inks Bill to Halt Steroid Precursors

President Bush on Friday signed legislation that would curtail sales of steroid precursors and seek to stiffen penalties for offenses involving anabolic steroids.


Cooper Tire to Sell Auto Unit for $1.17B

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said Friday that it signed a definitive agreement to sell its Cooper-Standard Automotive unit to a Goldman Sachs investment group for about $1.


Bobby Frankel, never graceful in defeat, was thinking how much he dislikes the Breeders' Cup as he walked toward the Lone Star Park paddock before the last race of the 21st running.


Amateur sailors will be subject to the same alcohol limits as drivers, the government announces.


Penguins Win on Malkin's First Hat Trick

Evgeni Malkin has his first NHL three-goal game and the Pittsburgh Penguins put Toronto away with three goals in 48 seconds early in the third period, for a 6-2 victory.


Selanne Takes Road Less Traveled on Way to the Stanley Cup Title

When Teemu Selanne joined the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 1996, the team was a source of amusement to some and embarrassment to others.


The gap in achievement between poor children and their peers widens at every stage of schooling, a report says.


The Inland Revenue is allowing an extra two weeks for some people to fill in their tax returns online if their first attempt has been rejected by the website.


Fortress Investment Group LLC on Thursday raised $634 million with an initial public offering, the first such move by a diversified U.S. private equity and hedge fund.


US space agency shooting for out-of-this-world ideas

ATLANTA - Nasa's Atlanta-based Institute for Advanced Concepts has a new field of futuristic dreams to nurture - from engineering organisms that could live on Mars to swarms of microscopic satellites to map the Earth.


By Anonymous  BLOGOSPHERE  Plus: Google's menu and the downside of rebates.  Gates for president? There is a movement, of sorts, to elect Bill Gates president of the United States - or at least, there's a Web site.


MOSCOW - Russian state-owned oil company Rosneft has bought the mysterious buyer of Yukos' most important production unit, Russian news agencies reported, in a deal that appeared to move the unit one step closer to ownership by state-controlled gas giant


UEFA launches investigation into betting scandal

Nyon, Switzerland (Sports Network) - UEFA, European soccer's governing body, has announced it will launch an investigation into match-fixing claims surrounding a UEFA Cup match on Wednesday.


Bardot Still Sparks Euphoria on 70th Birthday

Brigitte Bardot, the French former film goddess turned animal rights activist, quietly celebrated her 70th birthday on Tuesday -- as flocks of devoted fans poured to a Paris auction to snatch up her memorabilia.


The Connecticut Sun had an off game last Saturday, when they dropped the opener of their WNBA Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Washington Mystics.


Prince Billah's marriage to his cousin tomorrow will be one of the most extravagant events ever seen in oil-rich Brunei. Jan McGirk makes a toast (non-alcoholic, of course) to the happy couple.


Intel Slammed As Apple Becomes More Appealing

Tech stocks were mixed for the holiday week, with analyst revisions moving key sector players. Intel (nasdaq: INTC - news - people ) shares fell tumbled Tuesday after Credit Suisse First Boston lowered the


Ronald Reagan once famously sounded the call to "win one for the Gipper."


Mets Fans Brace, Wincing, for a Familiar Old Feeling: A New York City Flameout

As the Mets fritter away their once-commanding grip on first place in the National League East, some wonder if the teamâs experience is just one of those New York collapses.


Newmont Mining says emissions in Indonesia below limits

NEW YORK, December 23  - The worldâs largest gold producer Newmont Mining (NEM.NYS) admitted yesterday that it had released 17 tons of waste mercury into the air, and another 16 tons into the water over a period of five years from its


U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent  in January, as expected, as automobile sales fell sharply, but  purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6  percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.


Canadian Banks May Post Smallest Profit Gains in Six Quarters

Toronto-Dominion Bank, Bank of Nova Scotia and Canada's four other biggest lenders are set to report the smallest profit increase in six quarters, as fees from investment banking decline.


More than 200 French military engineers   landed at Beirut port on Saturday, the advance group of a   battalion which will reinforce U.N. peacekeepers in south   Lebanon and open the way for Israel to pull out all its troops.


Larry, a 53-year-old heroin addict, has two cardinal rules: Never shoot up alone, and shoot up only one person at a time. If one overdoses, "you need someone there to bring you back," he said.


Brazilian Rubens Barrichello took an emotional pole position for his home Grand Prix on a day when Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher was involved in a crash during practice.


Putin is Time magazine's "Person of the Year"

Time magazine named Russian President Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year" for 2007 on Wednesday, saying he had returned his country from chaos to "the table of world power" though at a cost to democratic principles.


Mauritanian authorities have released all eight people who had been detained after an attack on the Israeli Embassy earlier this month for lack of evidence, officials said Monday.


Nobel peace prize nominations seen short of record

OSLO - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has received 167 nominations for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize according to a preliminary count, 24 fewer than last year and short of a record 199 set in 2005, an ...Comment


How a  Deadly Strain of E Coli Bacteria Could Have Found its Way into Spinach

A food safety expert says  it likely came from processing the produce right in the fields, a practice that's become much more common


Chelsea joins Arsenal at top of Premier League

Chelsea capitalized on a rare stumble by Arsenal to join the Gunners in first place in the Premier League on Saturday with a 4-1 victory at West Bromwich Albion.


'Italia sembra repubblica banane dopo dimissioni Tronchetti'


Congo peace deal cannot be renegotiated - VP

KINSHASA, Aug 19  - Congo must stick to the terms of its fragile peace agreement, one of the country's vice presidents said on Thursday, as a dissident army officer said the process was failing and threatened to resume fighting.


Andy Pettitte won his 200th career game to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, closing the gap on American League East leaders Boston to a game and a half.


Sports Court Hears Hamm Gold Medal Appeal

Paul Hamm appeared before the sports world's highest court Monday to argue why he should keep his Olympic gymnastics gold medal.


Yamini Sharma may play lead in Satish Kaushik's new film.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon inaugurated a new, tempestuous session of parliament on Monday by defending his plan to dismantle all Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip and a few in the West Bank.


Outsourcing overruns cost UK taxpayers Â£9bn

No surprise, there A think tank has called for 'root and branch change' in public services, following its damning report on ICT outsourcingâ¦


Autonomy Adds Virtualization to E-Discovery

Autonomy's Introspect e-discovery software now finds data stored in virtual environments.


Chelsea rolls over Porto as Celtic falters

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich emerged victorious not just once but twice on Wednesday as Jose Mourinho guided Chelsea to a 3-1 victory over the Portuguese coach's former club Champions League holders FC Porto.


Space shuttle Atlantis is due to return to Earth today, but stormy weather could yet delay its landing.


Three believed dead in Australian cyclone

At least three people are feared dead and more suffered serious injuries when a cyclone slammed into Australia's northwest coast, Western Australia state Premier Alan Carpenter said Friday.


Report: Apple to sell iTunes songs through Bebo

Blog: Financial Times reports that the iTunes Store has inked its first deal with a third-party social network.


Failing sense of smell predicts Alzheimer's, researcher says

from smoke to soap -- can be used to predict Alzheimer's disease, scientists have discovered. The smell test was as effective at diagnosis as a memory test, and better than a brain scan.


NASA basks in shuttle success amid tumultuous year

The successful shuttle Atlantis mission has finally given NASA something to celebrate this year after being rocked by an astronaut's arrest and a shooting at its Houston campus.


Opposition tipped to win close Kenya election

Two heavyweights of Kenya's post-independence politics square off in a presidential vote on Thursday whose run-up has seen the opposition hold a small lead in opinion polls over President Mwai Kibaki.


com October 19, 2004, 12:21 PM PT. ARM Holdings is moving beyond its portable-device niche and is looking to move into the broader digital products category with a new family of chips.


Il presidente Ahmadinejad ha gia' accettato le dimissioni


Lennon like Superman but no saint in new film: Ono

A new film about John Lennon's peace   campaign and the U.S. government's efforts to silence him   presents the former Beatle as a Superman figure battling evil,   but no saint, according to his widow Yoko Ono.


By David Ball, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Sep. 9--The Marathon City Council is slated to discuss spending $1.3 million to buy a lot in the Coco Plum subdivision to be used as a site for a sewer treatment plant.   The discussion will occur during the council meeting at 6:30 p.m.


In the last six weeks, Hollywood's tastemakers have shown a deep fascination for losers, offbeat heros, real-world turmoil and, uh, girls.


Alltel to pay $4.4b for Western Wireless

Cellular giant Alltel Corp. said yesterday it is buying Western Wireless Corp. in a $4.4 billion cash and stock deal expected to make it the fifth-largest US wireless company.


Interventi a rilento, elicotteri impegnati a Stio e Roscigno


Colgate-Palmolive is to cut about 4,440 jobs -12 per cent of the workforce - and close roughly one-third of its factories amid fierce competition from Procter & Gamble.


A Quiet Struggle for the Conservationist Vote

The fight for the support of conservationists, hunters and anglers is being waged from the pages of Field and Stream magazine to the strategy sessions of the Sierra Club.


Oprah Winfrey says her lawyers shouldn't have gone after the man who is trying to promote her as a candidate for president.


Would-be U.S. al Qaeda helper gets 5-year sentence

A Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty in   U.S. federal court on Thursday and accepted a five-year   sentence for attempting to help al Qaeda.


Rescuers combing the beaches of Thailand affected by Sunday's Tsunami today said they feared that the 4,000 people still missing in the country will not be found alive - the only hope was for "individual miracles", said one.


O'Keefe poised to step down from NASA post

After three tumultuous years at the space agency's helm, NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe is poised to leave the Bush administration to become chancellor of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.


Abete, presidente Bnl: siamo stati prudenti con i derivati


Her father was a spy and his mother was a nun. Two new family memoirs join a revealing series that probes the past.


A new advertising campaign to fight anti-Semitism in France aims to shock. The campaign features serene images of Jesus and Mary with the slur "Dirty Jew" scrawled across them as if in graffiti.


ALBANY, NY - Makers of Kool cigarettes have agreed to limit a hip-hop theme marketing campaign and pay almost $1.5 million for anti-smoking programs following lawsuits claiming they targeted young people.


The Australian superstar finds herself in the Guinness Book.


Sinn Fein, the Northern Ireland party that once backed the killing of police officers, met the province's police commander for the first time Monday in pursuit of a new power-sharing agreement between Catholics and Protestants.


Government official calls for tools to help investigators sift through increasing amounts of data seized by law enforcement.


Americans must be supportive as Iraq rebuilds, Rice says

WASHINGTON -- Defending President Bush's foreign policies, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice counseled Americans to be "less critical of every twist and turn" in Iraq.


Bulloch will lead out Scotland on his home patch

GORDON Bulloch is to take over as Scotland captain for the Abbey Autumn Tests. He succeeds Scott Murray, who has an injured knee but would probably have lost the role anyway as Matt Williams


By Jui Chakravorty NEW YORK  - GTech Holdings Corp. , theworld's largest lottery systems operator, on Tuesday said third-quarter profit was unchanged from a year earlier but itsshares were off more than 9 percent as its fourth-quarterforecast fell short of Wall Street expectations.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- November US auto sales for domestic manufacturers disappointed industry watchers on Thursday, raising concerns about tepid results in the typically strong final month of the year.


Dirk Nowitzki picked up another MVP endorsement Sunday night — from David Hasselhoff.


'Gruppo soci italiani puo' diventare secondo azionista'


The switch to energy-saving light bulbs may put thousands at risk of painful skin reactions, charities warn.


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - After a week of  being charmed by golfers in practice, Ryder Cup fans were quick  to take sides Friday as the United States and Europe resumed  golf's greatest grudge match.


Three men from mid Wales are killed in a road crash on a motorway in the Netherlands.


Health Sector Puts Its Money on Democrats

Democratic candidates for president are outpacing Republicans in donations from the health care industry.


Annan: Lebanon, Syria did not comply with 1559

BEIRUT: Lebanon and Syria have failed to comply with the demands of last month's UN Security Council Resolution 1559, which calls for respecting Lebanon's sovereignty and political freedom, UN


Jerry Orbach, 'Law and Order' star, dies

He was likely best known for playing a seen-it-all cop on TV's "Law & Order," but the actor, who died Tuesday night, also scored on Broadway as a song-and-dance man, and even got a key role in a Disney film.


Consumer prices posted a rare decline in August while the battered housing industry saw construction fall to the slowest pace in 12 years.


Visa Issues  Vex Tech Workers, Their Employers

Dawn M. Lurie knows how to wake up her audiences when she briefs personnel managers on immigration law: She points out that in some cases executives could face criminal penalties for hiring immigrants without the right visas.


NEW YORK  -Stocks rose in erratic trade on Wednesday, led by financials, as investors looked for bargains in the beaten-down sector after results from JPMorgan Chase & Co , the No. 3 U.S. bank.


Wall Street was set for a steady start on Thursday as investors tune in to more merger talk in telecoms ahead of key data and earnings from computer maker Dell  that may shape sentiment in the technology sector.


White House Report, November 29: Iran, Northern Ireland, Bahrain, Senegal, Pakistan

International vigilance and Iran's compliance with nuclear verification processes are critical to halting that country's nuclear weapons program, says White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan.


Falling energy costs pulled down  U.S. consumer prices last month, but core inflation inched up  and housing starts surged, according to data on Wednesday that  bolstered expectations for a steady diet of interest-rate  rises.


John McCain and Mitt Romney are trying to take command of the long and antagonistic Republican presidential race, and the sheer size of next Tuesday's delegate haul could finally make that possible.


Maple Leafs Beat Sabres for 3rd Straight

Alex Steen and Nik Antropov each have a goal and an assist and Toronto holds on for a 4-2 victory over Buffalo for its third straight win.


'Mi pongo lo stesso problema del capo dello Stato'


LOS ANGELES  - Anne Heche is set to  star in the WB Network's comedy pilot "True."


A blast in a karaoke parlor in northeast China killed 25 people and injured 33, state media reported Thursday.


LAZIO; MAIFREDI A ROMA MA NON INCONTRA PRESIDENTE LOTITO

ROMA - Maifredi-Lazio, quasi un giallo. Ieri l' ex tecnico di Bologna e Juve, proprio nel giorno in cui era atteso l' annuncio della firma, era a Roma ma non ha incontrato il presidente Claudio Lotito, ne' tanto


The idea that there may be life on Mars has been around for centuries, but the theory got a dubious boost from recently released photos of the surface of Mars (taken by the NASA robot Spirit) apparently showing a human-like figure. Several Internet sites have glommed onto the image and suggested the figure could be alive.


VeriSign CFO quits; options costs seen at $160 million

VeriSign Inc. , an Internet security company, said on Thursday that Chief Financial Officer Dana Evan resigned and the company restated financial reports to account for $160.3 million in stock-based compensation.


Your data is protected: but is it protected enough?

Big calls for small biz Storage briefing You might think your data is protected, but is it protected enough? There are plenty of statistics around on how rarely businesses survive the complete loss of their IT systems and data, but these days, it's not just a matter of business continuity - it's a legal requirement as well.â¦


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Search begins for British tourists kidnapped in Ethiopia

The Foreign Office confirmed Saturday that a team of British officials had arrived in Addis Ababa as a manhunt was stepped up for those behind the kidnapping of a group of Westerners.


Study Paints Dire Picture of Warmer Northeast

Flooding could become more severe in the Northeast if nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a report warned.


Not all that long ago, Italian football aficionados were at the end of their tether, desperately searching for answers. Their conundrum regarded European competition and the continent's most coveted club prize, the UEFA Champions League.


By Mark Havnes, The Salt Lake Tribune  Sep. 11--The powerful Outdoor Industry Association has weighed in against  a controversial growth plan for Washington County, just days before a  congressional subcommittee is scheduled to take up the matter.


Mandrakesoft in Bid For EAL5 Certification

Linux vendor Mandrakesoft is teaming with a consortium of European partners in an effort to win Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 5 (EAL5), the highest security certification for defense and other highly sensitive areas of governmental IT


U.S. moves to fine wireless carriers over 911 service

U.S. regulators said on Thursday they had proposed penalizing three wireless carriers which the government says failed to meet new stricter standards for being able to locate cellular telephone callers in an emergency.


Texas Talks a Better Game Than Cal Plays

The big question is how fourth-ranked Cal won at Southern Mississippi but lost its Rose Bowl spot to Texas, which did not play Saturday.


US crude oil futures climbed towards $46 a barrel Monday after Russia's Yukos suspended some oil exports to China and traders remained concerned about storm-related supply disruptions into the United States.


Nation hit by heavy rain, flood warnings issued

Heavy rain is lashing parts of England and Wales on Tuesday, as some of the areas most affected by last summer's flooding prepare to be hit again.


Ill-Prepared Broncs Look Bad Under Lights

That was no mirage, it was the supposedly unbeatable Champ Bailey getting beaten — again and again and again.


Best Buy Enters Online Photo Processing Fray

Best Buy Co. Inc. , aiming to capitalize on the growing popularity of digital imaging, on Thursday launched a photofinishing service that would allow customers to order prints online for the first time.


Democrat Barack Obama would narrowly defeat Republican John McCain if they were matched today in the presidential election, while McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton are running about even, according to new general-election sentiment since the Super Tuesday contests.


U.S. Open: In a Marathon Match, Blake Prevails

James Blake and Fabrice Santoro waged a battle worthy of their contrasting styles, pouring energy into every hard-fought point in Blakeâs 6-4, 3-6, 6-2,4-6, 6-4 victory.


Yanks, Red Sox Scoreless After Two Innings

New York and Boston were scoreless after two innings of play as the Red Sox fought to avoid a shocking Yankees sweep of the AL championship series Sunday.


Manmohan Singh rows back on "all options" for Kashmir

India rowed back on Monday after voicing readiness to look at all options for a solution to the long-running dispute over Kashmir, balking at Pakistan's suggestion that the Himalayan region could be demilitarised.


Interpretato da Sean Penn, sara' nelle sale dal 22 dicembre


Research showed that daily doses of the vitamin above 400 international units (iu) were associated with an increased risk of early death.


Lee Myung Bak sweeps to victory in South Korea's Presidential election on promises to revitalize the economy


Dutch Charge 7 Muslim Men in Killing of a Critic of Islam

Seven Islamic militants were charged here on Friday with terrorist-related activities in connection with the killing of the Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, Amsterdam's public prosecutor said.


Three people were killed and 15 wounded when a barrage of mortars landed near Baghdad's international airport on Monday, the Iraqi military said.


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Dow rallies to all-time high as oil prices fall

The Dow Jones industrial average finished at an all-time closing high on Tuesday, surpassing the previous record set in 2000, as investors bet that sliding crude oil prices will stimulate consumer spending and lift corporate profits even as the economy slows.


Man City's Ben Thatcher is suspended for eight games by the FA for elbowing Portsmouth's Pedro Mendes.


Scottie Reynolds scores 17 of his 21 points in the second half as No. 23 Villanova pulls away to a 103-75 victory over Hartford on Friday night.


Saints, Panthers keep hope alive for playoff slot

SAINTS 26, FALCONS 13: At New Orleans - With Michael Vick out for Atlanta, the Saints (7-8) remained in playoff contention. Aaron Brooks threw for a touchdown and ran for another and the Saints kept their


Vioxx Recall Sparks Safety Concern, Doctors Say

The recent Vioxx withdrawal and testimony from an FDA insider accusing the agency of failing to protect public health are fueling such heightened concern over drug safety that valuable medicines could be kept from patients, doctors said on Friday.


Two Canadian men were each sentenced Friday to three consecutive life prison terms for the bludgeoning deaths of one of the men's parents and sister 10 years ago.


New President Umaru Yar'Adua gives Nigeria's top electricity managers a last chance to fix power problems.


The first British soldier to be accused of murdering a civilian in Iraq has appeared in court, just hours after he was charged. Kevin Williams, 21, a trooper with the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment


Business Analysis: Overhaul urged for US food and drug watchdog

By Katherine Griffiths in New York and Stephen Foley in London. The United States' Food and Drug Administration used to be a regulator so trusted that when it waved through the introduction of genetically modified


An E. coli outbreak that has sickened 59 people in the Northeast is prompting concern among West Coast farmers after officials announced that scallions suspected as carriers of the bacteria came from a Southern California farm.


Mack sets Olympic record in 1-2 US finish

Pole vaulters are an odd bunch -- friends and fierce competitors who perform gymnastics atop a pole 19 feet above the ground. Right now, no one is doing it better than Americans Tim


Roma, 23:31 - CALCIO, ROMA; GIULY: VOGLIO VINCERE TUTTO

Prime parole da giocatore della Roma di Ludovic Giuly, che oggi ha firmato un contratto triennale co...


Belgian king receives new Italian-made yacht

Belgian King Albert II and his wife Queen Paola on Thursday picked up a new yacht built at the Rizzardi shipyard in Sabaudia, to the south of Rome, according to local media.


Sears, Kmart agree to merge in $11B deal

NEW YORK - US department store operator Sears, Roebuck & Co. and discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. Wednesday said they would merge in an $11 billion deal to form the third-largest US retailer.


6 Australians confirmed dead in tsunami-hit areas

Six Australians died in the tsunamis that hit coasts of southern Asia last Sunday, an official confirmed on Tuesday. The dead included a three-year-old child from New South


Secondo e ultimo giorno della conferenza di Tokyo: Â«Servono piÃ¹ ...

Seconda e ultima giornata per la quarta conferenza di Tokyo tra i paesi donatori per lâIraq. Ieri i delegati che hanno preso parte alla prima giornata di incontri hanno cercato di concentrarsi sui progetti concreti da realizzarsi il prima possibile.


Sky Tg24, il 36% dei sostenitori voterebbe subito


The 425 participants who completed the three-day DODDS-Europe summer football camp headed home Friday carrying a whole lot more than helmets, shoulder pads and sleeping bags.


Afghan Presidential Candidates Begin 30-Day Election Campaign

Candidates in Afghanistan's first presidential election began 30 days of campaigning for the Oct. 9 poll, the United Nations said.


Britain needs to spend more to help poorer nations deal with climate change, Oxfam says.


Residents packed the District of Columbia Council chambers Thursday to praise or pan the mayor's $440 million proposal to refurbish RFK Stadium and build a new ballpark for the Montreal Expos.


Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey was in the advanced stages of securing a lucrative corporate monitor assignment last year but withdrew his name after he was nominated to lead the Justice Department, according to lawyers familiar with the previously undisclosed arrangement.


From Ford Motor to Enron, a new collection of vintage stock and bond certificates is about to go on the auction block


Most musicians see the internet as more of an opportunity than a threat to their livelihood, research suggests.


NEW YORK -- Embattled insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. said yesterday that five members of its board of directors -- all of them executives of the company -- are leaving the board.


The US Army's surgeon general retires in the wake of a scandal over the treatment of wounded veterans.


England reveal dates for the Zimbabwe  tour and want all players to be available for the five one-day internationals.


Iran's supreme leader on Sunday denied his country had any plans to build atomic weapons, but the president insisted the nuclear program itself was not negotiable.


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Roma, 17 nov. (Adnkronos) - Terminato, a palazzo Chigi il pranzo di lavoro tra Silvio Berlusconi e Gianfranco Fini. Piatto forte del menu, la riforma fiscale. In particolare i due leader hanno esaminato la


Video Post Shows Kidnapped BBC Correspondent

JERUSALEM, June 25 -- BBC correspondent Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped March 12 in the Gaza Strip, appeared in a new Internet video Monday wearing what he said was an explosive vest and warning that he will be killed if there is an attempt to secure his release by force.


Boots has seen good sales growth across the past six months, but has taken a hit on margins as customers respond enthusiastically to its Lower Prices Youâll Love marketing campaign.


EU endorses plan to tackle migrant issue

European Union ministers endorsed a plan to make permanent joint patrols that pick up migrants on the high seas Thursday, moving to end internal divisions over dealing with a surge of illegal immigration from Africa.


Opec to raise output ceiling issue in Sept 15 meeting

JAKARTA: Opec wants a faster retreat in oil prices and will discuss whether to raise its official oil output ceiling at its September 15 meeting, cartel president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said on Thursday.


Milan fashionistas fear Spanish skinny model ban

Italy's fashion capital is in a tizzy  over a ban on overly thin models at Madrid's fashion week,  fearing it could be next with its own catwalk extravaganza less  than two weeks away.


US stock futures pointed to a sharply lower start Friday as Intel Corp.'s disappointing third-quarter revenue and margin forecast sent chip stocks tumbling overseas.


Dell, Microsoft team up to sell (Red) computers

Dell Inc  and Microsoft Corp   are teaming up to release a Product Red computer that  donates up to $80 for every PC sold to buy and distribute  AIDS-fighting drugs in Africa.


Winona State University senior Rick Howden, a business administration major, figures he knows a bad deal when he sees it. A $4,500 tab for his college textbooks by the time he graduates? Bad deal.


RIGHTS:   Xenophobia Rising Worldwide - U.N.

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 8 (IPS) - The right-wing government of Italian Prime Minister  Silvio Berlusconi has angrily denied charges of racism against  its coalition partners, accusations made in a U.N. report on  xenophobia, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia released here.


New Cassini Images of Titan Reveal Stunning Surface Detail

Cassini is just now speeding past Titan in her first close approach to Saturn's enigmatic moon. With her instruments pointed at the planet, she cannot communicate with Earth, so Cassini's


With lawmakers nipping at his heels over U.S. trade deficits, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson will try to persuade key Asian nations during a visit this week that they must act quickly to help tamp down protectionist pressures.


Smirne, 19:10 - VOLLEY, PREOLIMPICO SMIRNE: SERBIA VINCE E VOLA A PECHINO

La Serbia ha vinto il torneo di pallavolo maschile di Smirne, in Turchia, qualificandosi per le Olim...


Seven Die in Clashes Over Ousted Afghan Governor

Seven supporters of an ousted Afghan governor were killed and 20 were wounded on Sunday in clashes with police and US troops after crowds torched UN offices, medics and witnesses said.


British diplomatic head meets Russian ambassador about detention of staff including Neil Kinnock's son


NEW YORK - Manufacturing activity rose in September for the 16th consecutive month, but at a more gradual pace than in August, an industry research group reported Friday.


Asia rises - even as disaster tests its mettle

A look ahead at issues and events likely to make headlines in the year to come.


A Phone Alternative That Offers Something for Nothing

Skype, the once-obscure software program, has blossomed into an alternative to the plain old phone on the wall.


Protesters and federal agents are using new tools to communicate with cohorts during the Republican National Convention.


Londra, parata di star per prima di 'It's a boy girl thing'


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


Asylum Program Falls Short For Iraqis Aiding U.S. Forces

Thousands of Iraqi translators have assisted U.S. forces since the invasion of Iraq in 2003, risking their lives and leaving their families vulnerable to retaliation from insurgents who see them as accomplices of American troops.


EUROPA/ITALIA - ÂNoi e la BibbiaÂ: domenica 7 ottobre la IV edizione della giornata di festa alla scoperta della Sacra Scrittura Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Una festa per riscoprire la Sacra Scrittura: domenica 7 ottobre 2007, la domenica successiva alla memoria di S. Girolamo (traduttore della Bibbia in latino, che ricorre il 30 settembre) si celebrerÃ  la quarta edizione di ÂNoi e...


Nordstrom and Costco dodge September's retail doldrums

Two of the region's best-known retail brands -- Costco Wholesale Corp. and Nordstrom Inc. -- bucked a national trend of lukewarm sales in September and posted significant gains over the same period last year.


Actor cast in '06 film has big cape to fill

DES MOINES, Iowa - A little-known actor has been cast as Superman in a big-budget film slated for 2006, Variety magazine reported.


Entrepreneurial Edge: Nanotechnology Companies Planning to Sell Shares

Nurtured by billions of dollars in government grants and venture investments, nanotechnology companies are getting ready to go public.