Sheriff says he's vindicated in probe of Michael Jackson's claim ...

The Santa Barbara County sheriff said he was vindicated by a state attorney general's report that found no evidence deputies and jail staff manhandled Michael Jackson during his arrest on child molestation charges.


Counting by candlelight after Madagascar poll

Madagascan officials, some working by candlelight, began counting votes on Sunday after an election expected to hand millionaire Marc Ravalomanana a second term as president of one of the world's poorest countries.


The police in Portugal say they have arrested a man described as Spain's most-wanted bank robber.


BNP Paribas reports 24.9-percent profits surge in 2006

BNP Paribas bank has reported a 24.9-percent rise in net profits for 2006 driven by foreign expansion.


Scientists use Tassie quake to study inside of the earth

A massive earthquake which struck 700 kilometres south-east of Hobart on Friday morning will help seismologists learn more about the internal structure of the earth.


Bush Accuses Kerry of New Contradictions on Iraq

DERRY, N.H.  - President Bush accused Democrat  John Kerry on Monday of "new contradictions of his old  positions on Iraq" and defended the U.S.-led invasion a day  before addressing skeptical world leaders at the United  Nations.


Gunmen have bombed two churches in the tense Iraqi city of Mosul, fuelling fears of ethnic and sectarian unrest ahead of an election next month.


Yogurt drink settles stomach after antibiotics

A yogurt drink containing "good" bacteria helped patients avoid the diarrhea caused by antibiotics, British researchers reported on Friday.


Thousands Flock to Japan for Radon Therapy

It has been singled out as the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, right behind smoking. But to Shiro Umeda, sprightly at 74, radon is the best thing since aspirin.


ADOBE Systems, maker of the world-renowned Photoshop picture-editing software, has announced two new products for digital video and still-photography hobbyists.


Redskins on offense: Just when all seemed lost for Washington, starting quarterback Jason Campbell sidelined with injuries and a season of hardships spiraling into oblivion, Todd Collins became the inspirational spark to an improbable playoff run. Having not started a game in 10 years, the Walpole native guided the Redskins to four straight wins to close the regular season, completing ...


Erskine Recalls Lessons Learned From Jackie Robinson and His Own Son

Jackie Robinson helped to make Carl Erskine better, beginning in 1948 when he was still with the Dodgers' farm team in Fort Worth.


Investigators Find Preliminary Cause of Genesis Crash

A design flaw in the reentry system of NASA's Genesis space probe has been pinned as the most likely cause behind the spacecraft's wild plunge into the Utah desert last month, investigators said Thursday.


Malaysia testing 3 people for bird flu; says outbreak isolated

Malaysian officials on Saturday were testing three people who fell ill in a village hit by the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, after international health officials warned that the virus appeared to be entrenched in parts of


Burma's largest anti-junta protest in nearly two decades takes place in Rangoon, led by Buddhist monks and nuns.


Milano, 12:29 - SERIE A, 6/A GIORNATA: ANTICIPI E POSTICIPI

La Lega Calcio ha confermato gli anticipi e posticipi della sesta giornata di ritorno del campionato...


Palestinian sources said Saturday Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas would present proposals for peace to Colin Powell.


England need nine wickets on day four to wrap up the third Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford.


Will Ron Turner survive in Champaign? Does Purdue have a legitimate gripe with the officials? Will the week off benefit the surging Badgers?


Pound slips slightly as dollar bounces back

The pound was down against all major currencies as the dollar recoverd following some encouraging US economic news.


First Criminal Trial on Enron to Begin Today

As the first criminal trial stemming from the financial deals at Enron opens, it will be notable as much for who is not among the six defendants as who is.


A Bronx Retailing Hub Is Getting Offices, Too

The Bronx has traditionally not experienced heavy development of Class A office space, but that is changing thanks to the expansion of the Hutchinson Metro Center.


Link By Link: Taking the Copyright Fight Into a New Arena

A prominent voice in the fight to ease copyright restrictions, Lawrence Lessig has said he will now focus on combating political corruption.


This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


A brownout that delayed the start for 99 minutes was the only thing that slowed down No. 7 Utah on Saturday night. After power was restored, Utah rolled to a 45-28 victory over Wyoming, clinching a second straight Mountain West title and boosting the Utes' hopes for a marquee bowl.


Kattan, Stewart penciled in for "Dreadful" cartoon

"Saturday Night Live"  alumnus Chris Kattan and French Stewart ("3rd Rock From the  Sun") are lending their voices to "Two Dreadful Children," a  cartoon comedy being developed at Fox.


Doctors are following the playbook in treating Buffalo Bills football player Kevin Everett's severe spinal cord injury except in one notable regard: pumping icy cold saline into his veins to try to prevent further damage.


One of four U.S. soldiers charged with rape and murder in an attack on an Iraqi teenager and her family in March will no longer face the death penalty. U.S. Army officials dropped the maximum punishment in the case yesterday.


U.K. telecom company offers BT Business Builder, which bundles free management applications for small businesses.


In the privacy of her Boulder office, women anywhere from their 20s to their 60s quietly confess that their sex drive just isn't what it once was, and shrug their shoulders as if that's just the way it has to be.


Poliziotta colta da malore sul convoglio non ne e' affetta


After seeing revenue growth for five quarters in a row, waning interest in the enterprise market results in a drop.


A 70 anni volevo lasciare incarico ma Dio aveva altri piani


NORTON -- Forget the majors and the millions, the maharajah's trappings and the matinee idol's aura. They reflect his eminence, but they don't define it. This is the essence of Tiger Woods:


People with a Yahoo user name and password will be able to use that ID information to access non-Yahoo Web sites that support the OpenID 2.0 digital identity framework, reducing the amount of different log-in information people need to create, remember and enter online.Already, almost 10,000 Web sites support OpenID, an open framework available for free to end users and Web site operators alike, according to the OpenID Foundation.Yahoo's move will triple the number of OpenID accounts to 368 million by adding its 248 million active registered users to the rolls, the company said Thursday.OpenID addresses one of several issues related to giving people more control of their online activities. Other groups are focusing on data portability, to let people move around the data and content they create online, so that they don't have to enter it manually in, say, every social-networking site they sign up for.Yet other initiatives, like Google's OpenSocial, aim to create standard interfaces so that developers can create applications that run in multiple social-networking sites, instead of having to rewrite the same application multiple times for every site.For all of these initiatives, it's critical for major Internet players to get involved, so that the benefits of standard technology and methods developed by groups like OpenID can have a real-world impact.Unsurprisingly, in Thursday's statement, Scott Kveton, the OpenID Foundation's chairman, hailed Yahoo's support as a crucial validation of the framework that will help spur its adoption by other large Web site operators.Other major players that have expressed interest and gotten involved in varying degrees with OpenID include Google, Six Apart, AOL, Sun, Novell, and Microsoft.Yahoo's announcement doesn't come as a complete surprise, since signs that it had been working on an OpenID implementation had surfaced. For example, a short message in the domain me.yahoo.com indicating the company would act as an identity provider for OpenID was spotted last week.Yahoo participated in the development of version 2.0 of the OpenID framework, which the company said provides new security features. Yahoo users who log in to third-party OpenID sites should know that the log-in process doesn't reveal e-mail or instant-message addresses, Yahoo said Thursday.Yahoo's initial OpenID service will be available in public beta on Jan. 30 and the company is working with several partners, including Plaxo, so that the Yahoo ID will work on their sites that day.


Las Vegas tourism officials plan to reveal an outline this week of their strategy to attract foreign visitors who have shied away from the United States since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Officials are to present the vision Tuesday to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board, which is aiming to boost the share of visitors who come from other countries to 15 percent, up from the current 13 percent, by 2010. The destination's percentage of visitors from abroad have fallen from 18 percent before the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, buffeted by tougher visa restrictions, wariness of travel and customs checks. Read more


Thousands abandon their homes as fighting between Tamil Tigers and the army worsens in eastern Sri Lanka.


When entering the service, chaplains go through a 12-week Chaplain Officer Basic Course, which teaches them most everything about soldiering, from marching to crawling under barbed wire -- except how to handle a weapon.


L'ipotesi e' di omicidio colposo, disposta l'autopsia


HEN CHECKING into a hotel room for the first time, how many times have you been frozen by the air conditioner the last occupant left on full blast?


Option to bump up CD rate helps those afraid to lock in

The low interest rates of the past few years have been particularly frustrating for retirees and others who favor conservative certificates of deposit for income.


Intel's bringing back Centrino for the holidays

Blog: Those weird Core 2 Duo ads with the gyrating dancers apparently did their job. It's back to Centrino for Intel's marketing department.


Art museum site for Rocky statue takes hit

A push to move the bronze statue of a triumphant Rocky Balboa to the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps is on the ropes.


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (CBS) Scott Peterson sat defiantly still and tight-jawed throughout a murder trial in which he never spoke. And to hear the jurors tell it, Peterson's apparent lack of emotion - from


Woods lurks two behind early leader McGinley

Tiger Woods moved straight into the thick of the battle towards the top of the leaderboard when he launched his challenge for a third British Open title running on Thursday.


Swiss Clear Volleyball Federation Leader

Swiss authorities found "no criminal behavior" by international volleyball federation president Ruben Acosta and ended their two-year investigation into possible corruption.


A world wide ring of pirates based around five Poles has been penetrated by police. A spokesperson for the Polish cyber cops have told Reuters that it had wound up an organised group, involving more than 100


Novel breakfast program for students launched

A novel idea has been introduced by Mount Nittany Middle School that allows students to pick up bagel, muffin, cold cereal and fresh fruit from âgrab-and-goâ food cart parked near the principal's office.


Former longtime "Tonight Show" sidekick Ed McMahon is urging people to donate DVDs for U.S. troops in Iraq, saying movies offer a safe and comforting escape from wartime realities.


Doctor Accused of Flouting Abortion Ruling

A doctor whose license was revoked for botching abortions, including leaving fetus parts inside a patient, was arrested on charges he continued to perform the procedures.


Blunkett visa allegations: Your reaction

The Home Secretary has rejected fresh claims that he helped fast-track a visa application for a nanny employed by his former lover. Send us your comments.


Treachery's afoot in a taut, terrific German thriller


November 29, 2004, 8:18 a.m. In solidarity with the protesters in Kiev. New York City, Saturday - In Manhattan, they say, everyone wears black, but not this Saturday, not in this plaza just across from the U.N. ...


Wizards coach Eddie Jordan hospitalized with blood clot in leg

Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and will miss the next two games. Jordan, 49, felt discomfort in his leg and was hospitalized Thursday night after consulting


A new fossil found in Spain may be the closest yet to the common ancestor of all great apes, perhaps including humans, researchers say.


By WELHAM, Keri  POLICE are worried about the safety of a woman they believe was in a house that exploded in suburban Wellington.   The kitchen of a flat at the back of a house in The Parade, in Island Bay, was blackened in the blast just after midday yesterday.


No. 2 Oklahoma Not Taking Colorado Lightly

Oklahoma has handled high expectations and pressure all season in reaching the Big 12 championship. The Colorado Buffaloes have dealt with much more.


If the world needs another sign that Britney Spears' look is yesterday's news, check out New York Fashion Week.


Howard's government favoured as Australians vote

SYDNEY: Australian voters will today decide between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labour opposition seeking a more active role in Asia.


Torino, 17:14 - CALCIO, JUVE: LEGALE DEL PIERO SMENTISCE CONDANNA

Bruno Barel, legale di Alessandro Del Piero, è intervenuto per chiarire la notizia compersa s...


Former Philippine presidential candidate in deteriorating ...

The former presidential candidate and movie actor Fernando Poe Jr.'s condition has deteriorated after he suffered a stroke, doctors said Monday.


So what do Americans want when it comes to health care? Two things, according to a citizens group created by Congress: protection for all from high medical expenses and guaranteed coverage for specific checkups and treatments.


Nominet election shambles sparks call for re-vote

Candidates complaining. Prospective Board candidates for UK registry Nominet have called for a re-run of the election - just hours after the ballot closed and before the votes have even been counted.â¦


AstraZeneca's Crestor May Harm Kidneys, Group Says

Twenty-nine patients who took  AstraZeneca Plc's  anti-cholesterol drug Crestor have developed  kidney damage, a U.S. consumer group said on Friday as it  called again for a ban on the medicine.


South Africa's traditional healers help fight HIV

MTUBATUBA, South Africa  - Tryphina Ngwenya slides a pink condom over the magic wooden stick normally used to conjure up ancestral spirits, unleashing a ripple of laughter among her audience of traditional South African healers.


Microsoft Says Japan Is New Front Line in Console Wars

Wired News talks with Shane Kim of Microsoft Game Studios, who says Japan will be a focus in the battle for console supremacy.


Rank to sell Hard Rock to Native American tribe

Britain's Rank Group  said on Thursday it had agreed to sell its Hard Rock cafe and casino business to the Seminole Tribe of Florida for $965 million.


Scottish Catholics should reject politicians who defend abortion, Scotland's most senior Catholic will say.


England put in a dreadful performance as New Zealand easily claim a 10-wicket win for a 2-0 series lead.


NEW YORK SEP 21, 2004  - Consumption of a Mediterranean-style diet appears to prevent metabolic syndrome and improve survival, according to the findings from two studies that appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association.


Tim Henman easily won the battle of Britain's veterans by trouncing Greg Rusedski 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the US Open.


Astronomers have discovered four new planets in a week's time, an exciting end-of-summer flurry that signals a sharper era in the hunt for new worlds.    While none of these new bodies would be mistaken as Earth's twin, some appear to be noticeably smaller and more solid - more like Earth and Mars - than the gargantuan, gaseous giants identified before...


Odd Things Expected as Sox Meet Cards in Game Three

ST. LOUIS  - A World Series that has already  produced some odd sights could produce more on Tuesday when  Game Three of the Fall Classic between the Boston Red Sox and  St. Louis Cardinals is played out under a lunar eclipse.


If you're haggling over pennies, it's not worth your time.


Philips plans to buy U.S. home medical equipment maker Respironics Inc for $5.1 billion, its largest deal to date in an aggressive expansion in the fast-growing healthcare sector.


Cambodian police block Mia Farrow's Darfur rally

Cambodian police barred Hollywood  actress Mia Farrow and other activists from laying flowers at a  "Killing Fields" museum on Sunday, as part of a campaign to end  atrocities in Sudan's Darfur.


â¢ President Bush : Signed a law giving the elderly prescription drug coverage under Medicare for the first time. Insurance companies and private health plans now have an expanded role in the program.


Warner Music in takeover encore for embattled EMI

EMI Group, the struggling British music company, has said it has received a fresh takeover approach from US rival Warner Music.


Venus Williams clutches the championship trophy after defeating Marion Bartoli, 6-4, 6-1, to win her fourth Wimbledon title and her sixth Grand Slam title.


A man accused of shooting dead a police officer  twice tried to buy a gun from the owner of a gym, a court hears.


Register to win a $2,400 scholarship for you or a family member. Simply fill out the 3-step form for additional information from any of our colleges and you will automatically be entered.


Fujitsu Siemens targets SMBs with new recovery system

(InfoWorld) - For midsize businesses seeking a relatively easy, inexpensive way to keep their servers running around the clock, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has launched a fully automated backup recovery system. Designed as a simplified, lower-cost alternative to virtualization or clustering, the x10sure offers an enhanced monitoring and protection system for companies running between five and 50 Microsoft Windows Server 2003-based servers, Fujitsu Siemens said Thursday. At its most basic configuration, the x10sure is priced starting at â¬9,250 ($12,169), including five monitored servers and 12 months of software patches and support. The system comprises three Fujitsu Siemens Primergy BX600 or RX rack servers: a single protected "production" server, a spare "failover" server and the x10sure control server. The three servers are coupled by a SAN (storage areas network) switch using high-speed channel links to a single Fujitsu Siemens FibreCAT SX80 fiber channel storage subsystem. All disk-based storage is consolidated by the FibreCAT system. The x10sure system is targeted at companies that require 24-hour system availability. The product also features automated server shutdown and reboot, and data protection. The offering is available in Germany, Belgium, and Finland, with wider availability to be announced in April.


Blizzard Entertainment Inc.'s World of Warcraft dominates the online computer gaming market, but is facing tough new competition from Turbine Inc. of Westwood.


Sybase Provides Free Linux Enterprise-Class Database for ...

Sybase, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and wireless software, deepened its commitment to the Linux community with the availability of a free deployment version of an enterprise-class Linux database-Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise


Nuovo modello dedicato al gentleman metropolitano


N.F.L. Roundup: Knee Injury Ends Season for Lions Running Back

A torn knee ligament will keep Lions running back Kevin Jones out of the teamâs final regular-season game and could sideline him until the start of training camp.


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Within Shiite bloc, diverse views emerge

The differences of opinion come as the community prepares to enjoy power for the first time in Iraq's history.


A top Iranian official tells the BBC Tehran is prepared to give more assurances over its nuclear enrichment plans.


Life & style: Kate Carter reports on the anniversary catwalk show at New York fashion week


Era ricoverato da lunedi' all'ospedale di Alessandria


A series of aftershocks have rocked a town in Indonesia's Papua province, one day after a powerful earthquake killed 17 people and injured more than 180, officials said.


Former child star Brian Bonsall, who played Andy Keaton in "Family Ties," was given two years probation Friday under an agreement reached with prosecutors.


"U Got the Look": Prince hits the London catwalk

U.S. pop star Prince had fashionistas at London Fashion Week on their feet on Wednesday when he staged a surprise performance at Matthew Williamson's catwalk show.


SKorea says US & NKorea relations key to nuclear standoff

A top South Korean official says the normalisation of relations between the United States and North Korea is key to resolving the North's nuclear standoff.


Howie Mandel will do  double duty on "Deal or No Deal" when a spin-off of the hit  game show launches in syndication next fall, sources said.


Poche ore per altre candidature, scadenza alla mezzanotte


Initial post-mortem results on Georgian  tycoon Badri Patarkatsishvili suggest he died of natural causes.


Hurricane Jeanne Targets Storm-Weary Florida

Hundreds of thousands of people on  Florida's east coast were told to leave their homes once again  on Friday as deadly Hurricane Jeanne approached for what could  be a record fourth hurricane hit in a year on the storm-weary  state.


Martha Stewart reports to jail to begin sentence

the time she had to report to the country's oldest federal prison for women. service of her sentence," a Federal Bureau of Prisons statement said.


CTIA: Microsoft Unveils Remote Mobile Management Software

The software will allow IT administrators to remotely secure and manage mobile phones much the same way they manage PCs and laptops.


Il ministro critica trattative Governo-sindacati su pensioni


Italy's PM Romano Prodi will face a vote of confidence in his coalition in the Senate on Wednesday.


FDA to Issue New Antidepressant Warnings

WASHINGTON - A new Food and Drug Administration analysis backs earlier suggestions of a link between at least some antidepressants used by children and suicidal tendencies, prompting the agency to prepare new warnings.    Exactly what those warnings will say, and which drugs will be affected, hasn't been settled, according to FDA documents released Friday...


Singer and composer Elton John, an honoree at this year's celebration, arrives for the Kennedy Center Honors gala at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004.


Because no good joke in Hollywood goes untold again ... and again, the mixed-couple setup receives another extended workout in this modestly amusing sequel.


Oil prices fell slightly on Thursday,  but held most of the previous day's gains after two car bombs  in Saudi Arabia rekindled fears over Middle East supply  security, one of the factors behind this year's 33 percent  rally.


Montreal college gunman "loved guns, hated people"

A lone gunman who went on a shooting   spree at a Montreal college in which one woman died and 19   people were injured, referred to himself as the "angel of   death," according to his online journal.


WHITE SALMON, Wash. - Raw cougar meat, eaten by a deer hunter who found himself being stalked, is the apparent source of Washington state's first case of trichinosis since 2001, a health official says.


Dreamworks Animation shares surged more than 30% on their first day of trading on the New York stock exchange. The creator of box office money makers, such as Shrek and Shark Tale, sold 29 million shares and


The Festering Problem of Indian "Sovereignty"

Foxwoods, the King Kong of casinos, was brought to Connecticut with dreams of untold riches. Now, locals are trying to kill the beast. Foxwoods and its sister institution, Mohegan Sun, (the world's two most profitable casinos), pay host state ...


A Florida businessman has sued former New  York Stock Exchange director Kenneth Langone for $1.8 billion,  claiming he made false statements about data management company  Seisint in hopes that ChoicePoint Inc. CPS.N could buy it for  a low price.


Continental Airlines to order 10 Boeing 7E7 jets

NEW YORK, December 30  - Continental Airlines (CAL.NYS) announced yesterday that it has placed an order for 10 of Boeingâs (BA) new 7E7 Dreamliners, with delivery expected to begin in 2009.


WE GOTTA trouble, boss. Frank had the Brits sewn up in the biggest deal east of Nevada.


Other possible Dow Jones bidders surface

An Internet entrepreneur and a Wall  Street group have joined a list of potential rivals to News  Corp.'s $5 billion bid for Wall Street Journal publisher Dow  Jones & Co. Inc., an adviser to the Dow Jones employee union  said on Thursday.


Seol Ki-Hyeon's brilliant early strike condemns West Ham to a fifth successive defeat.


(Article Central) Microsoft released its October batch of security advisories this week, with a number of "critical" patches, including a significant fix for the Internet Explorer browser.


Klinsmann's style irritates German FA officials

Juergen Klinsmann has made it clear since taking over as Germany coach that he wants to run the team his own way, and not everybody likes it.


New York, 10:42 - HOCKEY, NHL: NASHVILLE-VANCOUVER 6-0

I Nashville Predators hanno battuto 6-0 (2-0, 4-0, 0-0) i Vancouver Canucks nell'unica partita della...


Lecavalier leads red-hot Lightning to victory over Coyotes

Vincent Lecavalier maintained his great run of form with a pair of goals and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning won for the 13th time in 16 games, downing the Phoenix Coyotes 5-3 in Florida on Tuesday.


Enron's Skilling enters federal prison in Minn

Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling entered a federal prison on Wednesday to begin serving a 24-year sentence for his crimes in the one of the most infamous corporate scandals in U.S. history.


Build-A-Bear evaluates strategic alternatives

Build-A-Bear Workshop Inc.  said on Thursday that it has hired Lehman Brothers  to help it evaluate its options, sending the retailer's stock up more than 13 percent.


Australian PM faces storm over criticism of US candidate

Australian Prime Minister John Howard has found himself at the centre of a political storm after criticising US presidential hopeful Barack Obama over his plans to pull troops from Iraq.


Fenomeno piu' intenso in province Padova e Rovigo


Car bombs kill 24 in Baghdad ahead of crackdown

Three car bombs killed 24 people and wounded scores in Baghdad on Monday as war-weary residents awaited the start of a sweeping U.S.-Iraqi crackdown on sectarian violence in the city.


Presidential candidates may return contributions solicited for the general election campaign and accept public financing with its stricter limitations, the Federal Election Commission ruled Thursday.


SANTANDER, the new owner of Abbey National, yesterday unveiled Francisco Gomez-Roldan, the Spanish bank's chief financial officer, as Abbey's chief executive as it took another step towards finalising the Â£9bn all-share acquisition.


Strange days, indeed, as new revelations suggest the true manner of The Doors frontman's death has been covered up for 36 years


IBM's Liberty membership closing identity gap

After months of flirting, IBM Corp has finally joined the industry-backed Liberty Alliance Project, potentially speeding interoperability between two rival sets of Web services specifications for federated identity.


Offerti un milione di dollari per fare da testimonial


If he had lived up to his reputation, cat burglar Blane Nordahl would have simply slipped away at his sentencing, shimmied through a courthouse window and disappeared.


Nokia unveils new unlicensed mobile access phone

Nokia , the world's top  cellphone maker, unveiled on Thursday its new phone model 6301,  which features unlicensed mobile access (UMA) technology.


Resta incertezza mutui, cambi rispecchino fondamentali


Dolce & Gabbana whip it up with crops and corsets

Dolce & Gabbana spiced up the sixth day  of winter womenswear shows in Milan on Thursday with metal  masks, crops and corsets that eschewed cozy warmth for sizzling  fetish sex appeal.


Brett Ludeke, a 24-year-old  employee at a global security company, has overhauled his life for the long-shot dream of becoming an ultimate fighter.


US stocks rose on investors' hopes for a year-end rally, while the dollar eked out gains and oil advanced again on Thursday as OPEC ministers supported supply cuts by applying official output quotas.


A mile offshore from this city's high-rise condos and spring-break bars lie as many as 2 million old tires, strewn across the ocean floor — a white-walled, steel-belted monument to good intentions gone awry.


Britain said Monday it expects to withdraw thousands of its 7,000 military personnel from Iraq by the end of next year, while Poland and Italy announced the impending withdrawal of their remaining troops.


Philippines challenges India for outsourced dollar

It's dusk in the Philippine capital  Manila and the five-storey office of Advanced Contact Solutions  Inc. (ACS) is beginning to fill up.


Londra, 10:47 - CALCIO, MARADONA RITIRA LA "MANO DI DIO": NON LO RIFAREI

Per la prima volta Diego Armando Maradona si è detto pentito per la famigerata "mano di Dio",...


1,000 feared dead in Philippines typhoons

More than 160,000 people fled to high ground or crowded into schools and town halls as yet another powerful typhoon battered the eastern Philippines today, where 1,000 are dead or missing from an earlier storm.


NASA confident ahead of year's first shuttle mission

NASA said it is confident it will be able to launch the space shuttle Atlantis Friday for the first mission of the year, after a launch date three months ago was scrapped due to hail damage.


Tokyo bourse to decide Nikko delisting on Fri: paper

The Tokyo Stock Exchange  is  likely to decide to delist scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko  Cordial Corp. (8603.T) on Friday, the Nikkei business daily  reported.


Iraq Study officials question March goal

The co-chairs of the Iraq Study Group said Monday they were unsure whether the panel's goal of pulling combat troops out of Iraq by March 2008 remains valid.


Anche l'outlook nell'immediato rimane stabile


Knowing the Ingredients Can Change the Taste

A new experiment demonstrates that knowing about a secret ingredient actually changes the experience of taste itself.


NEW YORK  - The premiere of Ken Burns' new documentary series "The War" brought in 7.3 million viewers Sunday night, PBS said.


CSC objects to takeover Sickly NHS provider iSoft was predicted to make a full recovery - thanks to a takeover bid from Aussie company IBA Health.â¦


STUART, Fla. - Hurricane Frances lost some steam and hesitated off the Florida coast Friday, prolonging the anxiety among the millions evacuated and raising fears of a slow, ruinous drenching over the Labor Day weekend...


Bettini: non vogliamo andare da soli, omogeneita' programmi


The Taleban's former media head arrives in the Afghan capital and is likely to join the Western-backed government.


By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK - Ann Coulter has been a reliable name for years among people who plan television news shows - an attractive, articulate blonde conservative who's made a living lobbing verbal bombs.


Nonprofit organizations have long used professional fund-raisers to help raise cash, often losing the bulk of the donations to the fund-raiser's fee.


Four senior pro-Israel lobbyists will appear before a grand jury in a case involving a suspected security breach at the Pentagon under investigation by the FBI.


The Arabic-language network Al-Jazeera released a full transcript Monday of the most recent videotape from Osama bin Laden in which the head of al Qaeda said his group's goal is to force America into bankruptcy.


Commemorato Calamandrei, presenti Napolitano e Ciampi


HBO mulls broadband Internet channel: FT

HBO, the U.S. cable network owned by  media conglomerate Time Warner Inc., is considering a new  broadband Internet channel that would be available to customers  who also subscribe to its cable television service, the  Financial Times reported on its Web site.


MIAMI - A decade-old grilled cheese sandwich bearing what could be the image of the Virgin Mary is garnering intense interest on an internet auction site.


Looking to surpass the S&P 500 in 2007 and beyond? Consider these three options.


Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N is facing  a raft of lawsuits over a marketing campaign related to its  artificial sweetener Splenda, which accuse the company of  misleading buyers to believe Splenda is a natural product.


Messages and cards came from all over, congratulating defensive end Michael Haynes on his rare touchdown. When Haynes stuck up his hand and deflected a pass to himself before rumbling 45 yards for a Chicago Bears score last week, he did more than point his team to victory at Tennessee.


Litvinenko contact Kovtun critically ill: Ifax

Dmitry Kovtun, a contact of dead Russian  ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, is in critical condition in  hospital from radiation poisoning, Interfax news agency quoted  an unnamed source as saying on Thursday.


It's just about the only sport left in which we haven't suffered a major international humiliation this year. (Unless, like me, you consider our nation's overreaction to Janet a major international humiliation.


Burma's military authorities use tear gas to break up a protest by hundreds of monks, reports say.


England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has come out in full support of his players' boycott of the media after the 2-1 victory over Poland.


Light Brigade Charges Again into the 'Valley of Death'

In a foreign land, where once the earth ran red with British blood, they rode as if for death or glory.


Tante le offerte per grandi e piccini durante le feste


CORRECTED: Pentagon official's prewar intel faulted

(An earlier version of this story mistakenly attributed comments from a report by Democratic Cen. Carl Levin of Michigan in October 2004 to a report by the Pentagon's inspector general. A correct version of the story follows.)


New England boss Fabio Capello hands Steven Gerrard the captaincy for Wednesday's friendly against Switzerland.


UN calls for probe into alleged eastern Ethiopia rights abuses

A United Nations panel on Wednesday recommended an independent probe into alleged human rights violations in Ethiopia's Ogaden region, where the army has cracked down on rebels.


DHAKA: An angry mob set fire to a passenger train in central Bangladesh Sunday, injuring at least 20 people after a grenade attack on an opposition rally that killed 18 people and wounded hundreds, police said.


TVâs Perfect Girl Is Pregnant; Real Families Talk

News of the pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears brought the subject of teenage pregnancy and sex suddenly into the air for mothers and daughters and fathers, too.


Viacom panel to look at video-game arena

NEW YORK -- Given that its chairman owns a large stake of a video-game company, media giant Viacom Inc. has appointed a three-person committee to evaluate dealings in the video-game arena and protect against potential conflicts of interest.


German police arrested three more suspected Muslim extremists Thursday in connection with an illegal network that faked passports and recruited people for Islamic holy war, Munich prosecutors said.


Peter Hain was guilty of "an incompetence" over donations that he has admitted to, the prime minister says.


Bordeaux, 15:50 - CALCIO, FAUBERT: NIENTE ROMA, VA AL WEST HAM

Inseguito da Roma e Glasgow, Julien Faubert alla fine ha scelto il West Ham. L'esterno del Bordeaux,...


Global library heralds new information era

Moves by Internet search giant Google to create a global virtual library could signal a communications revolution on a par with Johann Gutenberg and the invention of moveable type in the 15th century.


'A Little Armadillo' Propels CondÃ© Nast Abroad

Jonathan Newhouse is the driving force behind the British version of Glamour, now the best-selling monthly magazine in Britain.


Faculty members and students at Cumberland County College were in jeans Friday, but it was for a good reason. They were raising awareness for breast cancer as part of Lee National Denim Day.


An unpublished Robert Frost poem, a tribute to a friend killed during World War I, has been rediscovered and will appear next week in the fall issue of the Virginia Quarterly Review, the University of Virginia announced Wednesday.


Travel, turkey and trimmings across the US, and elsewhere

Thanksgiving 2004 was marked in different ways across the United States on Thursday. Delays caused by bad weather hampered travel for many of the 37 million people estimated to be on the move for the holiday.


ATHENS As Mariel Zagunis yelled in triumph, her teammates charged, intent on hurling her into the air. What made their eagerness to celebrate a historic victory in this way all the more impressive was that Zagunis was still wildly waving a sword.


For the millions of  people who cannot afford high-speed Internet access, some local officials think they've hit on the answer: Build government-owned networks to provide service at rates below what big telecommunications companies charge.


Strahclyde Police say a man has died following a shooting outside a pub in East Dunbartonshire.


Australian Fund Basis Yield Files for Bankruptcy

The Cayman Islands-registered hedge fund filed for bankruptcy protection today in New York amid mounting losses from subprime mortgage assets, court papers show.


Czech concentration camp survivor and forced labourer recalls Dresden's destruction

Dresden in February 1945, photo: CTK There on the hill - Nazis! A woman with a megaphone sounds the alarm to her fellow anti-fascist demonstrators, as a group of about fifty neo-Nazis - some wielding truncheons ...


Infinity Expects Howard Stern to Fulfill Contract

Viacom Inc.'s Infinity radio unit  expects ribald talk show host Howard Stern to remain with the  company through the end of next year when his contract expires,  a senior executive said on Tuesday.


Aung San Suu Kyi still under house arrest

The Myanmar government has extended for a third time the house arrest of Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the BBC said Monday. U Lwin, a spokesman for Aung's National League


added: "We can't deny that there has been an increased number of attacks during Ramadan.". An Estonian soldier was killed and five were wounded in a bomb blast in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials said.


Jose Molina's rare home run was enough offense for the Los Angeles Angels in a 2-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday night.


MSN declared itself the  new record holder for the biggest online entertainment  audience, reporting more than 10 million streams Saturday for  its coverage of Live Earth.


Reclusive North Korea accused the U.S., Japan and South Korea of being Asia's biggest security threats and pledged to give up its nuclear weapons if they dismantle missiles aimed at it, according to a North Korean document seen Thursday.


Firenze, 16:50 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; FREY: SIAMO SUL LIVELLO DELLA ROMA

Il portiere della Fiorentina Sebastian Frey archivia la discussa gara di palermo e si concentra sull...


Ukraine votes for new leader as Russia and the West watch anxiously

Hundreds of thousands of pro-Western and pro-Russian activists mobilized across Ukraine as the former Soviet republic headed into a stormy weekend vote that Washington warned would spark unspecified "measures" if rigged by the state.


Electronic bidding begins Tuesday for Barry Bonds 's 755th and 756th home run balls, with the price for the record-breaker starting at $100,000.


Fans who grew up listening to Americanized versions of Beatles' albums will find guilty pleasure in "The Capitol Albums, Vol. 1."


France's first international news channel is launched into competition with BBC World and CNN.


Mitchell steroid report names top baseball stars

Some of the biggest players in Major League Baseball, including Roger Clemens, were named in the Mitchell Report, a far-reaching investigation on performance-enhancing drugs believed to be threatening the credibility of one the most popular U.S. sports.


Reporter receives home sentence and gag as Media attacks grow

Television reporter Jim Taricani was sentenced to six months for contempt of court. For health reasons, his sentence will be served at home.


Intel, IBM , DoCoMo push mobile device security

LONDON - Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo, Intel and IBM have started promoting a jointly developed specification for increasing the security of mobile commerce applications.


Estate agents shed staff as lending falls

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), whose members provide 98 per cent of all mortgages, said gross lending suffered its first annual fall for four years during September.


Taiwanese electronics manufacturer BenQ has sent letters of apology to those who contacted the company over its use of the wreckage of the World Trade Center in a recent ad for its MusiQ line of MP3 players, and pulled the ad.


Philip Agee, a former CIA agent who became an outspoken critic of Washington's Cuba policy, has died in a Havana hospital following ulcer surgery, state media reported Wednesday. He was 72.


It's a question that often prompts a boastful answer or a bashful one: How many sex partners have you had?


A leading Japanese electronics company is developing memory cards that can be used to make cashless payments, open locks and read identification with a simple flick.


Adrian Mutu's agent has accused Chelsea of failing to offer sufficient support to the shamed striker. Mutu was sacked on Friday by Chelsea who stated: "Any player who takes drugs breaches his contract with the club".


SANTA MARIA, California: Superstar Michael Jackson arrived at court yesterday flanked by members of his famous family to face the mother of the boy who accused him of molestation.


Google guys fork over pocket change to land at NASA airfield

Google's co-founders will pay NASA $1.3 million for the right to land their jumbo jet at the space agency's airfield in Mountain View, Calif.


Ala. governor defends white Masonic unit

Gov. Bob Riley is defending his membership in a Masonic organization that critics say excludes blacks.


Epilepsy drugs used by millions of people may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts or behavior, the Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday in an alert to doctors.


Drive Maker in China to Be Sold to Iomega

Iomega, an American distributor of computer data storage equipment, said Wednesday that it was entering into a complex $310 million deal to acquire ExcelStor, a Chinese contract maker of disk drives.


British detectives inspect Bhutto murder scene

British anti-terrorism police Saturday started examining evidence in the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, officials said.


Randy and Lynn Gaston received the distressing diagnosis not once but three times.


3 October 2004 -- Election officials in Bosnia say the country's main Muslim, Serb, and Croat nationalist parties were leading as results for yesterday's local elections came in.


IBM has unveiled today a new POWER5 system, the eServer i5 550, aimed at mid-sized businesses. The eServer i5 550 features a new Solution Edition, an offering now available with select software vendors. The new eServer i5 also delivers new capabilities ...


Australia welcomes arrest of embassy bombing suspects in Indonesia

The Australian government and theopposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) on Wednesday welcomed the arrest of four suspected bombers of the Australian embassy in Indonesia.


The single biggest factor holding people like you back from fulfilling their dreams is unwillingness to take risks. Cycles aside, the high-tech job market will be booming for years to come; that's a safety net you should be taking advantage of.


Iran says it has answered all "serious questions" about its nuclear activities but says some "marginal problems" could arise when the UN's atomic energy agency meets next month.


Mom's Weight Linked to Rising Rate of Large Babies

NEW YORK  - The proportion of babies born  weighing more than 4 kilograms (a little under 9 pounds) has  increased significantly over the past decade in Sweden, North  America, and Europe.


The Norfolk Broads are on their way to getting a clean bill of ecological  health after a century of stagnation.


An earthquake and a plane crash add to the woes of an island nation where earthquakes are inevitable - and so is traveling by plane


TODAY'S GAMES Division 1 GREATER BOSTON -- Somerville at Cambridge, 7; Everett at Medford, 7; Peabody at Revere, 7; Malden at Waltham, 7.


It's the story of the season: Trim about a half-hour and you could turn a good movie into a great one.


Zurich Financial Profit Rises on Lower Claims and Higher Investment Income

Zurich Financial Services AG, Switzerland s biggest insurer, said second-quarter profit climbed 13 percent amid lower claims and higher investment income.


Dow jumps after Fed soothes rate-hike worries

U.S. stocks rallied on Wednesday, driving the Dow to a record intraday high after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and flagged no new concerns about inflation, signaling that a rate hike this year was less likely.


The parents of a bride-to-be told their daughter they were taking her on a shopping trip, but then drove to Colorado and kept her there until she missed the nuptials, officials said.


States test student athletes to curb steroids

NEW PROVIDENCE, New Jersey  - Two U.S. states are initiating random testing this week to try to stop the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs in high school sports.


President Bush today outlined his plan for helping troubled subprime borrowers keep their homes. The initiatives target hundreds of thousands of homeowners. The president said he would not bail out homeowners facing foreclosures or lenders with financial problems.


Smith favourite as Vogts resigns from Scotland post

Walter Smith is favourite to succeed Berti Vogts after the German resigned from the Scotland national team yesterday. The Daily Record says Smith heads the list of candidates with Gordon Strachan another possibility


Bush Ties Attack in Saudi Arabia to Iraqi Elections

President Bush tied Monday's deadly assault on a U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia to the upcoming elections in neighboring Iraq, depicting it as part of a broader campaign by Islamic extremists to drive Americans out of the Middle East.


WBU light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton knocks out Ray Oliveira in 10 rounds at London's ExCel Arena.


Britney Spears is reported to wants to change her name to Federline, but feels the move will upset her fans. The singer who has recently married dancer Kevin Federline wants to show her devotion to her new husband by taking his surname.


Two Sentenced to Death for USS Cole Attack

SAN'A, Yemen - A Saudi suspected of being an associate of Osama bin Laden and a Yemeni militant were sentenced to death by firing squad Wednesday for the bombing of the USS Cole four years ago, the first convictions in the al-Qaida terror attack that killed 17 American sailors.    The judge ordered four other Yemenis jailed for five to 10 years...


Future Implications: Maybe the Internet is good for something after all

Could it be that the Internet may be good for something after all? It looks like it doesn't create more gambling addicts! Phew!


NTT DoCoMo Targets 300M bps in Super 3G Experiment

The indoor experiment will test data transmission speed and NTT DoCoMo hopes to hit a downlink speed of 300M bps.


London council to use lie detectors to finger benefit cheats

Calling call centres is stressful already Lambeth Council has done a deal with KPMG to use voice recognition software to finger cheats contacting call centres to sort out benefits.â¦


His loss in Florida is the latest evidence that he may be running to lead a Republican party that no longer exists


Pakistan spurns broader US combat presence: New York Times

Pakistan has rejected a bid by the top two US intelligence officials to win more access for the CIA in tribal areas where Al Qaeda, the Taliban and other militants are active, The New York Times reported Saturday.


There's still work to do if the former Boise Cascade is to make its mark.


BUCHAREST, Romania - Romanians Sunday chose a president Sunday, picking between a former ship's captain with a populist message and a political veteran embodying the communist past, with both promising to lead the east European country out of poverty and


ANALYSIS: Hollywood studios fire heavy salvo in DVD format war

True, Monday's thunderbolt from Tinseltown may not be enough to settle the DVD format war. But in a synchronized cluster bomb of press releases, the powerful content producers have sent a clear message to


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India's central bank seeks to further cool inflation by raising the level of funds lenders must keep in reserve.


Intel's board has tapped Paul Otellini to replace Craig Barrett as CEO, starting next year, the company announced. By Edward F. Moltzen, CRN.


A French journalist held hostage in Iraq for four months says his captors wanted US President George W. Bush re-elected because it would help promote their cause.


Marco Materazzi admits he insulted Zinedine Zidane before the France captain head-butted him in the World Cup final. Materazzi denies calling him a "terrorist."


Top diplomats from the world's major powers will try to reach agreement Saturday on new sanctions against Iran for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment. A U.S. official predicted the session would lead to a "substantive resolution."


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards suggested on Friday that Iowa voters understand his strong opposition to the Iraq war and they might have moved on.


Padraic Brady's Blog: Zend_Yaml; Gone the way of the Dodo...

In filtering through the mass of projects that he's collected around him, Padraic Brady has decided to cut one loose - the Zend Framework package he'd been developing to introduce YAML parsing and functionality to the framework.   I've been going through all those open source projects and cutting the dead weight. [...] One of the victims of this review has been Zend_Yaml. Earlier this morning I found an odd comment on the Zend_Translate_Yaml proposal by Thomas Weidner that he was erasing his proposal on the basis that there had been no progress on Zend_Yaml.   He's removed the proposal from the Zend Framework proposal pages after receiving an email noting that the package would not comply fully to the YAML 1.1 specification and couldn't be included. With the introduction of the Syck extension into PECL, it could support it but Padraic opted to just tell the ZF group about this functionality rather than working on the build himself.


The number of Americans applying for first-time jobless aid unexpectedly fell by 5,000 last week, according to a government report released on Thursday that bolstered hopes for faster job growth in 2005.


TONY Blair today faced a revolt by Labour MPs over plans to send British troops into danger zones in Iraq. The prime minister was expecting a grilling at Commons question time this afternoon, with 45 Labour


Nokia Siemens Networks backs IP everywhere

Rhythm method 3GSM Technology roadmaps for the future Nokia and Siemens Networks were laid out to delegates attending the 3GSM Conference on Monday.â¦


MediaWiki is the collaborative editing software that runs Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, and other projects. It's designed to handle a large number of users and pages without imposing too rigid a structure or workflow. MediaWiki 1.3.5 is a security update, which contains a small fix for a potential cross-site scripting vulnerability. All MediaWiki 1.3.x users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to this latest release.    The only substantial change from 1.3.4 is in includes/RawPage.php, so you can copy that one file in to perform a 'hotfix'. (Copy also includes/DefaultSettings.php to update the version number.)  Note that 1.3.4 included a number of bug fixes and stronger checks on file uploads to combat scripting vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer; users of earlier versions are very strongly encouraged to upgrade.  Release notes: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=271848  Download: http://prdownloads.sf.net/wikipedia/mediawiki-1.3.5.tar.gz?download  Wiki admin help mailing list: http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l  Bug report system: http://bugzilla.wikipedia.org/  Play "stump the developers" live on IRC: #mediawiki on irc.freenode.net


Economic meltdown will force President Robert Mugabe from power the US ambassador to Zimbabwe predicts.


Actor Chris Langham loses his appeal against a 10-month jail sentence for downloading child abuse videos.


Kerry presses election attack on Iraq war

Democratic presidential contender John Kerry renewed hostilities with George W. Bush over Iraq as Florida and other key states started early voting for the November 2 election.


Local doctors, pharmacists concerned over lack of flu vaccine this ...

The demand for flu vaccine was so great last year that the Carter County Health Department and most area doctors had their supplies depleted by the middle of December.


It was not until David Tyreeâs fourth-quarter catch that hope was spun into belief for the underdog Giants.


Judiciary Republicans pledge unanimous support for Specter

Every Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee has pledged to support Sen. Arlen Specterâs (R-Pa.) bid to become the panelâs chairman, paving the way for his ascension in January.


Su evasione fiscale, forma competizione scorretta


Astronauts spacewalk to resume station assembly

Two astronauts went spacewalking on   Tuesday to hook up a solar power unit after it was installed on   the International Space Station in the first addition to the   space complex in nearly four years.


Carl C. Icahn thinks BEA Systems should sell itself for $17 a share. Except when he doesnât. Right now, at least, the corporate rabble-rouser is furious that BEA refused to accept Oracleâs takeover offer, one that expired Sunday night. Mr. Icahn on Friday even took the next step of filing a lawsuit in Delaware court to [...].


Hundreds of people gather in County Armagh to raise concerns about plans for an electricity interconnector.


According to an advisory published on security firm Secuniaâs website, a critical vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word, which can be exploited by a malicious code to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.


Spacewalkers venture outside space station again

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two astronauts left the International Space Station on Sunday to finish hooking up a new cooling system that will pave the way for installation of European and Japanese modules beginning this year.


Ol' Dirty Bastard's Death Was Accidental

Olâ Dirty Bastardâs autopsy report has revealed that his death was an accident and that he died as a result of taking cocaine and Tramadol, a prescription painkiller.


After Republicans blocked the bill, Senator Harry Reid said he would remove controversial parts of the measure.


Bush says Putin should not fear missile shield

U.S. President George W. Bush sought to calm Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday over plans for a U.S. missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, saying on the eve of a big-power summit that Russia had nothing to fear.


Unlocking the iPhone could invite DMCA suit

InfoWorld - Hackers who unlock Apple's iPhone from the AT&T network and share the method with 10 million of their closest Internet friends are inviting a lawsuit from the two companies, several intellectual property (IP) lawyers said Monday.


Australia to send more troops to Solomons

The Australian government announced on Wednesday it will send more troops to the Solomon Islands after an Australian officer of a regional intervention force was killed by


Owners of unlocked iPhones hosed by software update

As warned, several owners of unlocked iPhones are reporting that the latest software update to the iPhone has rendered their phone essentially useless.


Taiwan says it and China have backed down from wargames

Taiwan called off a Sept. 9 military exercise Tuesday, citing the cancellation of wargames by mainland China. Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, speaking on a charter flight to Hawaii as he started a trip


Japan defense minister quits over A-bomb remark

Japan's defense minister resigned on Tuesday over remarks that appeared to accept the 1945 atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe quickly tapped a woman for the post to try to quell the furor ahead of an election this month.


Japanese scientists have built an electronic eye they say could help blind people get around safely.


"Washington Irving: An American Original" (Arcade Publishing, Inc. 468 Pages. $29.99), by Brian Jay Jones: Two centuries before blogs, standup comedy or "The Daily Show," there was "Salmagundi," a periodical of satire whose founders and contributors included the young man of letters Washington Irving.


where? -- for so long now, it's easy to overlook one pesky little problem: There are still a whole mess of questions that haven't been answered about the Expos' move to Washington.


Deve rispondere di violenza sessuale su 25 ragazzine


Lockout Looms as NHL, Players' Union Deadlocked

The National Hockey League and its  players ended three days of labor talks in an apparent deadlock  on Thursday, with little progress seen in avoiding a lockout by  team owners later this month.


By JESSICA GRESKO PALM BEACH, Fla. - Donald Trump's property for sale here has all the big-time extras one might expect. Pricey marble and 24-karat gold fixtures decorate bathrooms. There's a gargantuan fountain in the driveway and 475 feet of oceanfront out back.


Wal-Mart speeds up spread of generics program

ORLANDO, Florida  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will expand a program offering some generic drugs for $4 per prescription throughout Florida on Friday, and may bring the deal to other U.S. states before the end of the year, the retailer said on Thursday.


VelvetPuffin this week is unveiling a new feature that allows users to access its instant messaging features over the Web without having to download software.


Yukos Stops Some China Oil Shipments, But Asia Unruffled

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--The suspension by troubled Russian oil giant Yukos (YUKO.RS) of some crude exports to China has largely failed to move Asia's oil market as doubts surface over the company's grounds for its decision, industry sources said Monday.


China shuts down over 100 websites for copyright violation

China has shut down more than 100 websites for copyright violations since a new regulation came into effect in July, state media have said.


Fifty-seven percent of female surgeons in Austria satisfied in their professional situation

Fifty-seven percent of female surgeons in Austria reported being very satisfied or satisfied in their professional situation, according to an article in the November issue of The Archives of Surgery , one of ...


Striking doctors in the northern Indian state of Bihar are due to hold a rally in protest at the killing of a colleague.


In Health Care, Gap Between Rich and Poor Persists, W.H.O. Says

Despite significant gains in medical science, disparities in public health persist between rich and poor countries.


Did Motley Fool CAPS players predict the future?


A police investigation is launched after a man posing as a workman entered the Queen's Scotland residence.


Youths angered by the dumping of toxic waste in Ivory Coast's main city, Abidjan, beat up the transport minister.


Spain's Civil Guard seizes a boat operated by a US company amid a row over treasure from a shipwreck.


Dolphins tailback Ricky Williams rejects a deal with the NFL that could have let him play in 2005, and his attorney says he has no immediate plans to resume his football career.


Travel: A cross-country skiing trip in Norway has Carol McDaid frustrated - until someone puts a rifle into her hands


Square Feet: The Intersection of Retail and High Finance

HermÃ¨s, the luxury retailer, has signed a lease at the corner of Broad Street and Exchange Place and plans to open a store there in the fall.


Eudora e-mail program reborn as open source

Eudora, a pioneering e-mail program  named after author Eudora Welty, is rising from a technical  grave as an open source program after owner Qualcomm Inc   quit selling the product in May.


Chafee Survives in Rhode Island, But November Test Remains

Embattled moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee survived TuesdayÃ¢ÂÂs closely watched primary in Rhode Island, calling his victory over conservative challenger Stephen Laffey, the major of Cranston, the result of a grass-roots campaign never before seen in the state.


Intelligence analysis of a massive explosion in North Koreaâs Ryanggang Province on Sept. 9 corroborates with Pyongyangâs explanation that it was a controlled blast to clear rock, according to South Korean and US officials.


Bombs explode in separate Spanish towns after a warning in the name of the armed Basque separatist group, Eta.


ATHENS At the end of the first week of the Olympic Games, security officials are generally pleased, even surprised, by the calm so far, though they caution that a safe opening ceremony and first week may encourage a laxness that could yet give terrorists


Two AIDS Treatments To Be Combined In 1 Daily Pill

TRENTON, NJ -- Two competing drug companies say they will work together on creating the first all-in-one AIDS pill. Experts are hailing the collaboration by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead Sciences, which


President Bush claims John Kerry "doesn't even know where he stands" on the war, while the Democrat accuses the Republican of having "no plan to get us out of Iraq." Television ads are setting the stage for the candidates' Thursday night debate over foreign policy.


A fourth man who took part in   Tuesday's attack on the U.S. embassy in the Syrian capital has   died of his wounds, a Syrian official said on Wednesday.


Symantec Releases Beta of New Security Software

PC Magazine - Symantec has released the beta version of its newest security software, Norton 360, to help protect consumers from Internet threats, online scams and identity theft.


Stocks Set to Open Flat; Earnings on Tap

U.S. stock futures pointed to a flat  open on Monday, with the market awaiting a flow of companies'  quarterly results to give it direction after starting the new  year in the red.


England set to unleash Vainikolo on Italy in Six nations

England will unleash Tonga-born powerhouse Lesley Vainikolo on Italy in their Six Nations encounter at Rome's Stadio Flaminio on Sunday.


British economy grows by 0.9 percent in second quarter

The British economy grew by 0.9 percent in the second quarter of 2004 from the first quarter of the year, unchanged from a previous estimate, official figures showed.


Ritorno in Iran potrebbe comportare torture e morte


Microsoft Corp Chairman Bill Gates took center stage at the world's largest technology show for the last time on Sunday and predicted that his industry was on the cusp of the next "digital decade."


In Italia c'e' fondamentalismo negativo, e scoppia polemica


France seeks Britain's help to transform Europe's economy

French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy urged Britain to play an integral role in the European Union's push for economic reform.


Parmalat sues in US for $10b to recoup losses

Parmalat's government-appointed administrator filed a suit yesterday against Bank of America in a federal court in North Carolina in the latest attempt by the collapsed dairy giant to recoup money from financial institutions with which it dealt.


Stocks fell on Thursday, after disappointing quarterly results from companies such as Comcast Corp  and as investors worried financial services companies would report more big losses from the credit crisis.


By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - During the week leading up to the opening of the new television season, "Dancing With the Stars" made a strong return, Katie Couric won again and Fox's "Happy Hour" appears anything but.


Bush Vows Ambitious Social Security Overhaul - WSJ

President Bush promised to offer an  ambitious plan for overhauling Social Security soon, pledging  to "provide the political cover" for nervous lawmakers,  according to an interview published in the Wall Street Journal  on Tuesday.


Julio Tota stood atop a 195-foot steel tower in the heart of the Amazon rain forest, watching "rivers of air" flowing over an unbroken green canopy that stretched as far as the eye could see.


Summary - (Nov 4, 2004) European astronomers have produced the first image of an object using high energy gamma rays - the most penetrating form of radiation known.


Holiday fixtures against the bottom two clubs have kept Liverpool within striking distance of the Champions League places, but any thoughts that they would endorse their


Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin put on a dazzling show to kick off the U.S. Open, destroying their bewildered opponents in straight sets on Monday.


Trade unions in Nigeria threaten to call a general strike in protest at recent fuel price hikes.


Gap's new creative director, Patrick Robinson, presents his fall menâs and womenâs collections.


Oil rises on cold U.S. weather forecasts

Oil rose on Tuesday, adding to sharp gains made the previous session on expectations that a cold spell in the U.S. Northeast this weekend would boost demand in the world's biggest heating oil market.


The fine print of Kenyan election law could result in an inconclusive end to the closely contested presidential race.


Francis Ford Coppola realizes art-house ambitions

NEW YORK  - After a 10-year directing hiatus, Francis Ford Coppola recently returned to theaters as a writer-director-producer with "Youth Without Youth," based on the Mircea Eliade novella about aging, identity and language. Next, he'll start shooting "Tetro" in Argentina.


Parts of Larne, Belfast and Carrickfergus are flooded following heavy rain overnight.


La maggior parte erano studenti che festeggiavano la fine degli esamiUn boato e le fiamme. Tra le vittime anche il proprietario del night club                                            Cina, esplosione nel locale del karaoke venticinque morti e oltre 30 feriti


Tony Blair offered to quit if Gordon Brown backed plans to join the euro, former minister Clare Short has said.


STRASBOURG, France -- The embattled head of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso said Thursday he would conduct a "very limited" reshuffle of his proposed EU executive and hoped to present it to the European Parliament in less than a month.


The Hewlett-Packard Co. spying effort that has sparked criminal investigations was wide ranging and included physical surveillance, photographs and spyware sent via e-mail, and it also targeted wives and other relatives of HP board members and reporters, according to a consultant's report prepared...


The Blackberry mobile e-mail service returns to normal after a breakdown on Monday, hit US and Canadian users.


'Ma ha torto', aggiunge il presidente del partito


Man killed by commuter train was dragged

A crew member aboard a commuter train that dragged a passenger to his death may not have been correctly positioned to watch the platform as the car pulled away, authorities said Wednesday.


Police in Springfield say they've apprehended a 24-year-old man accused of killing an unarmed security guard at the state Capitol yesterday.


Former US President Bill Clinton is released from hospital five days after a quadruple heart bypass.


Rebecca Rowsey scored 15 points, Georgia forced 21 turnovers and the No. 11 Lady Bulldogs routed Savannah State 75-54 on Friday night.


Scientists genetically engineer leafy greens to mass-produce miraculin, a chemical that makes pure lemon juice taste sweet when applied to the tongue. By Aaron Rowe.


Whatever you do, don't ask Colts coach Tony Dungy, ''Are you ready for some football?''. Dungy lambasted ABC, the NFL and the Eagles for the cross-promotion of the network's new hit show ''Desperate Housewives


OPEC kingpin argues against raising quotas or price band

OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia on Monday hinted the cartel would not raise either its official production rate or the price band at a ministerial meeting, as the oil price had stabilised.


Londra, dopo le affermazioni dello studioso contro i nerila prestigiosa istituzione britannica cancella la lezione                                          Il museo delle scienze contro Watson Cancellato il convegno del premio Nobel


Dana to Close Michigan Plan, Cut 240 Jobs

Dana Corp.  said on Wednesday it signed a long-term pact to outsource gray iron castings production to Federal-Mogul Corp.  and will close its foundry operations in Michigan, cutting 240 jobs.


Microsoft to Donate Portion of Messenger Ad Sales

Microsoft is giving its users an opportunity to direct where its charitable efforts go to through the "i'm Initiative," which sends a portion of Windows Live Messenger ad revenue to a selected charity.


Retailer Macy's Inc  said on Friday it signed an accord with Tommy Hilfiger USA Inc to be the exclusive U.S. department store retailer of the design company's men's and women's sportswear, starting in fall 2008.


England joins on Sunday the growing list of places that ban smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places with a tough law that includes even Buckingham Palace.


Liverpool are to increase their bid for Fernando Morientes to Â£5m, though the striker will seek a private meeting with the newly appointed Real Madrid coach Wanderley Luxemburgo before committing himself to leaving the BernabÃ©u.


Critical Shopper : You Wonât Believe Who I Saw at Kohlâs

The SimplyVera label is the result of the seemingly unlikely marriage between Vera Wang, the A-list celebrity fashion designer, and the âvalue-orientedâ department store chain.


Calif. candidate wants state troops home

California's Democratic gubernatorial candidate said Tuesday he'd fight to withdraw California National Guard troops from Iraq if elected, a proposal that has drawn mixed reviews in a state with a deep military tradition.


Battery maker Rayovac Corp. ROV.N on  Tuesday said it would buy United Industries Corp., a maker of  lawn and garden products, for about $476 million in cash and  stock in a bid to diversify its product mix.


Approval for New Stadium in Washington Hits a Snag

The plan to finance a new stadium for the relocated Montreal Expos has exposed a schism within the District of Columbia's City Council and among its citizens.


January new home sales fall 16.6 percent

Sales of new U.S. homes fell 16.6 percent in January and prices were little changed as the number of new homes on the market decreased slightly, according to a government report on Wednesday showing some weakness in the unsteady housing sector.


Vacationers trickling into the Sri Lanka's capital say local towns are struggling to cope with the devastation. By Robert Marquand | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Roma, 13:09 - CALCIO, FIGC: ARCHIVIATI PROCEDIMENTI ARBITRI MORGANTI E CIAMPI

Un comunicato della Figc informa che: "Il procuratore federale, esaminate le risultanze dell'ulterio...


Microsoft Changes Sender ID, AOL Back On Board

Microsoft also narrowed its patent applications for the underlying technology in an effort to appease open-source critics. By TechWeb.


The parent companies of Airbus SAS yesterday approved the launch of a $5.3 billion new airplane by 2010 to compete directly with Boeing Co.


Non si sbloccano i negoziati anche dopo l'incontro Solana-LarijaniTeharan: "Costruttivo, ma noi non faremo un passo indietro"                                                  Nucleare, l'Iran gela l'Europa "Sull'arricchimento non si tratta"


Computer recycling fundraiser: The students in the Future Farmers of America's Club at Exeter-West Greenwich High School will hold their second-annual computer recycling fundraiser on Fridays, Sept. 22 and 29, from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays, Sept. 23 and 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.


Some won, some lost, but Greece triumphed over all

ATHENS - We owe them an apology, oh yes we do. The Greeks pulled off the Olympic Games after we said they did not have a prayer, and now there's but one way to make it right: The Summer Games belong here


Edwards's Appeal Overshadowed by Rivals' Celebrity

In a quiet moment of an otherwise-fiery Democratic debate Monday, Barack Obama reflected on the frenzy sparked by seemingly every one of his and Hillary Rodham Clinton's utterances.


Film: Itâs God vs. Satan. But What About the Nudity?

The travails of the writers who traveled from New York to Hollywood in 2004 to hawk their adaptation of âParadise Lost.â


The Ramones Rock's Dysfunctional Family, Film Shows

When four misfits from Forest Hills, New York, formed a rock 'n' roll band in the early 1970s and adopted the single surname Ramone, it was a defiant symbol of solidarity.


Direct-to-DVD Releases Shed Their Loser Label

Once a dumping ground for movies considered virtually unwatchable, the direct-to-DVD pipeline is becoming increasingly important to mainstream film franchises.


STOCKHOLM/DUBAI  - Nasdaq  and Borse Dubai joined forces on Thursday with a deal allowing Nasdaq to buy Nordic markets operator OMX  and create "a global financial marketplace" which will see Borse Dubai take key stakes in both the London Stock Exchange  and Nasdaq.


Players focussed on saving McClaren's job, says Terry

England captain John Terry said Thursday that he and his fellow international players will do everything they can to save under-fire boss Steve McClaren's job.


Opec to cool crude boil with additional gallons

: Opec on Wednesday lifted oil supply quotas by one million barrels a day, 4 per cent, in a renewed bid to force down stubbornly high world crude prices.


U.S. Accuses Iran of Bomb Plans as UN Nuke Talks Stall

The United States said on Saturday that  Iran was "completely isolated" in what Washington says is  Tehran's pursuit of an atom bomb, while talks at the U.N.  atomic agency stalled over what to demand of Tehran.


Dopo puntata 'dedicata' a malore dell'ex premier


Japan Scrambles After Report Asian Body Found in Iraq

Japan scrambled on Friday to check a report that an Asian body had been found in Iraq after a deadline expired for the beheading of a Japanese man whose


North Jersey Security Firm Gets Cash, Deals

By Martha McKay, The Record, Hackensack, N.J.  Dec. 9--A Clifton security company has received an infusion of cash and  contracts from a California telecommunications equipment maker.   Shares of Electronic Control Security Inc.


Torvalds: Microsoft is bluffing on patents

Microsoft's aggressive defense of its intellectual property, which includes claims that Linux violates a number of its patents, is nothing more than "a marketing thing," according to Linus Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel.


Rebel in Najaf Sends Messages of Conciliation

Moktada al-Sadr suggested he would vacate the shrine in Najaf, disband the Mahdi Army and transform it into a political party.


South Africa's president is in DR Congo for talks in an effort to keep the country's shaky peace process on track.


A new study shows that elderly men who walk less than a quarter-mile per day are almost twice as likely to develop dementia as those who walk 2 miles a day.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Avvio di segno positivo per Piazza Affari che apre la seduta con il Mib30 a quota +0,24%, Mibtel +0,20%, Midex +0,06%, Numtel +0,32%, Spmib +0,26%. Positive anche le altre piazze europee tranne quella madrilena


Superstar Kewell remains centre of attention

Socceroo forward Harry Kewell loosens up by tossing around a ball at Bondi beach yesterday. Photo: Craig Golding. There were half a dozen Socceroos standing on a raised platform in Sydney's


U.S. Army researchers say cutting-edge energy technologies are integral to meeting the needs of today's soldiers.


GENEVA - Swiss authorities are bringing the city's public conveniences up to scratch - at a cost of $13 million for just 35 new toilets, Swiss daily Le Matin reported Tuesday.


European equity markets slid sharply on Thursday as investors shrugged off the combined action by central banks to improve liquidity in the global banking system.


Annunciate manifestazioni dopo fallimento mediazione UA


MOSUL, Iraq  - A mortar attack on a tented dining  hall at a U.S. military base killed 22 people and wounded more  than 60 in the Iraqi city of Mosul on Tuesday in one of the  deadliest attacks on U.S. forces since they invaded.


Turkey's new president receives cold military reception

Turkey's staunchly secularist army chiefs refused Wednesday to salute the country's new Islamist-rooted president Abdullah Gul on his first full day in office.


Los Angeles, Nov 29 - Director Oliver Stone's historical epic movie Alexander has failed in its bid to conquer the box office, entering the US film charts only at number six.


United Internet to invest more in Web start-ups

United Internet is stepping up its  co-investments with the German Internet entrepreneurs who  founded ringtone company Jamba to give it a better chance of  investing earlier in start-up talent.


Attacks kill 112 Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq

HILLA, Iraq  - Insurgents killed 112 Shi'ite pilgrims streaming to the holy city of Kerbala in attacks across Iraq on Tuesday, including more than 70 after suicide bombers blew themselves up in a street lined with tents.


PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A suicide car bomber struck a military truck in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing at least 20 people two days after troops were sent to the lawless region to quell pro-Taliban militants.


It's not easy to find romance in a conservative Muslim country torn by war. Here's how some young Iraqis are trying


The Soviet Union collapsed 16 years ago, but you wouldn't know that in a Belarus dacha hamlet


Israeli troops, Palestinian gunmen clash

Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen traded heavy fire Saturday during a standoff at a fugitives' hide-out, and doctors said a 16-year-old Palestinian was killed.


Bush seeks Saudi help to tame oil prices

President George W. Bush urged Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to help tame soaring oil prices which threaten the U.S. economy, saying exporters should help get more crude into the market.


If this were a Hollywood movie, the federal lawman would be played by an A-list actor. But in the real world, the marshal displays only the familiar, everyman face of U.S. Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, while the film might be a bootleg copy swapped illegally online.  -washingtonpost.com


Toll in Egypt building collapse up to 12

Rescue workers have pulled 12 bodies from the rubble of a 12-story building which collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, the city police chief said Tuesday.


NY subpoenas Merck and Schering-Plough over Vytorin

New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp for documents and information to see whether the companies hid the results of a study on their cholesterol drug Vytorin.


A big congratulations goes out to John Coggeshall today on his new position with Zend!


CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs needed a lift Saturday, and got one in a big way in the eighth inning. Derrek Lee dumped a three-run double into left center as the Cubs rallied past the Florida Marlins, 5-2.


Robin Williams, Paul Simon and a host of other entertainers took the stage Monday at a benefit for the American Civil Liberties Union, which forfeited money from a federal fund drive because it refused to screen its employees against a suspected terrorist watch list.


LONDON - Nobody has more problems at the start of the Champions League season than Real Madrid - unless it's Italian side AS Roma.


Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! settle un-American activity claims

$31m appeases gambler-hating government Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo! have spilled a total of $31.5m to settle claims they promoted one of the most un-American of activities: online gambling.â¦


Derek Lowe pitched six no-hit innings until giving up three runs in the seventh, and the Los Angeles Dodgers built a five-run lead before holding on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday night.


Irish Author Doyle Tackles Jazz in America

A former Irish schoolteacher known for  writing about soul music and working class life in Dublin was  bound to be setting himself up for criticism when he turned his  attention to jazz and gangsters in America.


Restaurant guide critic loses whistleblower suit

PARIS -- The "storm in a saucepan" intensified yesterday for a former top restaurant inspector who has become the enfant terrible of French gastronomy.


Analysis: When Fed Says Jump, Investors Ask 'How High?'

Ironic thing about the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates -- tighter money puts investors on edge about their financial assets, but


A magnitude-6.8 earthquake off New Zealand's east coast rocked much of the country on Thursday, emergency officials said.


Scientists baffled by massive springtime fish kills on the Shenandoah River over several years now have additional confusing information: several hundred dead fish in December.


UPDATE 1-Safin overpowers Agassi to reach Madrid final

Marat Safin defeated Andre Agassi 6-3 7-6 on Saturday to book a place in the Madrid Masters final against Argentina's David Nalbandian.


Thailand Reports Second Human Death From Bird Flu Since July

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


WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2004 -- A US soldier was killed today and another wounded by an improvised explosive device, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported.


Australia's "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin dies

Steve Irwin, the quirky Australian   naturalist who won worldwide acclaim, was killed by a stingray   barb through the chest on Monday while diving off Australia's   northeast coast, emergency officials and witnesses said.


Economic slowdown in the United States  will be significant and will last for some time, the head of  the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, calling for a  coordinated response to financial turmoil around the world.


The Republican chairman of the Senate intelligence committee unveiled a radical proposal yesterday to remove most of the nation's major intelligence-gathering operations from the CIA and Pentagon


US police use a stun gun to restrain a student taking part in a debate with former presidential candidate John Kerry.


Davenport defeats Williams in WTA Championships

Lindsay Davenport rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Serena Williams in the WTA Championships on Saturday, although her No. 1 ranking remained in peril.


Postal Workers Set for Bonus after Finances Boost

Postal workers are on course for an Â£800 bonus after the Royal Mail today reported a huge improvement in its finances and more reliable deliveries.


Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez receives the backing of Reds co-owner Tom Hicks after their 2-1 Champions League defeat at Besiktas.


Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will urge his party to fight the assembly elections with radical and positive politics.


A former Army Corps of Engineers contractor accused of giving confidential information to a company seeking work on a levee reconstruction project has agreed to plead guilty to bribery, federal prosecutors said Thursday.


As violence in Iraq crescendoed last year, President Bush summoned his secretaries of agriculture, commerce and energy to Camp David in June to meet with his national security team. During a two-hour afternoon discussion in the main lodge, the president urged the three secretaries to become more...


Six teams discover their possible fate in the draw for the FA Cup semi-finals.


The NOAA satellite picture taken at 2:45 pm EDT on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 shows tropical Depression Matthew is located in the north-central Gulf of Mexico.


The U.S. attorney controversy continues to grow, as an e-mail trail shows the White House  paying close attention to the firing of New Mexico's state prosecutor


Senator Urges U.S. to Join European Effort on Iran

The United States must join Europe's effort to persuade Iran to abandon nuclear ambitions or face either Tehran as a nuclear power or the need to invade the country to prevent it, a leading Democratic lawmaker said on Sunday.


Guerrillas tried to kill US President George W Bush during a recent visit to Colombia, officials there say.


The West Coast Main Line may fill up with passengers within 10 years despite huge investment, a  study warns.


Russia's Putin Criticizes Cabinet Over Benefits

Russian President Vladimir Putin defended unpopular social benefit reforms Monday but criticized his government for failing to successfully implement changes that have brought thousands onto the streets in protest.


Kevin Garnett had 23 points, 19 rebounds, and 8 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves used a tough defense to snap the Suns' nine-game winning streak, 97-93, last night in Phoenix.


Per effetto dell'alta pressione, disagi nella circolazione


DEDHAM Coach: Jay McGuire (sixth year, 17-38). Last year's record: 4-7. Playing surface : Grass. Football website: dedham.k12.ma.us/dhs/ Returning starters (6): Dan Withrow, OL/DE, 6-2, 270, Sr.; Bob Santamaria, OG, 6-0, 220, Jr.; Garry O'Connell, FB/LB, 5-10, 190, Sr.; Gary Coogan, LT, 5-11, 250, Jr.; Zack Guiney, WR/CB, 5-10, 175, Sr.; John Fleurimond, LB, 5-11, 175, Sr. Strengths: Offensive and ...


BenQ T80 Mobile to Start Field Trial Next Month

Next month, residents of a Farglory Land Development housing project in Taiwan will be invited to test a new mobile phone from BenQ, the T80, that uses NFC (near field communications) technology to access home security systems and pay for items including subway rides.


SonicWall to bolster next OS with anti-virus scanning capabilities

Company says having the operating system screen for viruses at the gateway is more thorough and more efficient.


Court lets Liz Taylor keep van Gogh painting

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed actress Elizabeth Taylor to keep a Vincent van Gogh painting on Monday, rejecting an appeal by descendants of a Jewish woman who said she was forced to sell it before fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939.


In Japan, nine people were found asphyxiated in two cars in pacts the police said were facilitated by Internet suicide sites.


BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Sports Network) - Indiana named Terry  Hoeppner its new head football coach on Friday. Hoeppner, who  comes home to Indiana after a successful stint at Miami-Ohio,  takes over a program that has not had a winning record since  1994.


Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKa.N, the  wide-ranging conglomerate run by billionaire investor Warren  Buffett, posted sharply lower quarterly profit on Friday as its  reinsurance operations paid out large claims from Florida's  hurricanes in August and September.


The 93-year-old lady was suffering for a year, and was admitted in Lilawati hospital


Christmas Pilgrims in Bethlehem Voice Hope

Indian Christians on a peace pilgrimage hold candles during Christmas festivities at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.


Five Egyptians were killed on Monday when a 12-storey residential building collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria, a security source said.


Stand-in skipper Youhana leads from the front for revitalised ...

MELBOURNE, Australia  - Stand-in skipper Yousuf Youhana worked over Australia's bowling to put the boot on the other foot for Pakistan in a dramatic swing in fortunes in the Boxing Day cricket Test here.


Researchers at electronics giant TDK have developed a tough new coating that promises to make scratched DVDs a thing of the past and that will help usher in an emerging data storage format with 10 times the capacity of the current DVD standard.


Benedetto XVI ha incontrato presidente Diyanet, Bardakoglu


The logo for the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics is unveiled in a star-studded ceremony in London.


Drunk last night? Don't show your boss on Facebook

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Had a heavy weekend's drinking? Been to some wild parties?


The successive oustings of the Williams sisters by Justine Henin shows that Venus and Serena can not afford any more career dives.


Body of Egyptian Hostage Found in Iraq - Police

The body of an Egyptian who was kidnapped in Iraq last month has been found in northern Iraq, Iraqi police said on Sunday. Police said the body was found in the town of Baiji, some 112 miles north of Baghdad.


At least 13 miners were killed and 12 more are still missing in a mine methane blast in Russia's western Siberian region on Thursday.


For Struggling Black College, Hopes of a Revival

Wiley College is suddenly feeling the glow of celebrity with the release of a film about the schoolâs debating team.


An Upstart in Films With Many Fast Moves

Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio.


Casini: "Governo appeso al pallottoliere, voteremo contro"La Cdl boccia la proposta del tavolo unico sulla legge elettorale                                           Berlusconi: "Prodi? Una povera anima" L'opposizione fa muro: discorso deludente


Wang to Earn $4 Million After Arbitration Loss

While the Yankees won their first arbitration case in eight years, they could have risked offending Chien-Ming Wang, their No. 1 starter.


New York Cityâs new rules for menu labels at chain restaurants have set off a food fight among the nationâs obesity experts.


The Northern Bank robbers got away with more than the Â£26.5m police said was taken in the raid, one of the bank hostages has said.


Dow Closes Down 37 on Wal-Mart Sales Slump

NEW YORK - A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sent stocks mostly lower Monday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week's highs, would curb consumer spending and hurt companies' third-quarter earnings...


News Corp. posts lower profit, but box office up

Media conglomerate News Corp.  said on Wednesday its quarterly profit fell due to one-time gain a year earlier, offsetting higher "Borat" box office sales and "X-Men" DVDs and a rise in affliate revenue for Fox News.


Update 2: US Cybersecurity Chief Abruptly Resigns

The government's cybersecurity chief has abruptly resigned from the Homeland Security Department amid a concerted campaign by the technology industry and some lawmakers to persuade the Bush administration to give him more authority and money for


Former Gucci designer Ford taps men's fashion boom

Tom Ford, the designer who helped to  revitalize the Gucci brand, is tapping into a growing market  for male grooming with the launch of a new menswear range and  shop in New York next year.


U.S. eyes single contractor for new GPS system

The U.S. Air Force said on Monday it planned to stick with a single contractor for all three satellite batches to be bought for an enhanced Global Positioning System navigation tool known as GPS III.


Australian PM John Howard plans October 9 election

CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister John Howard will unveil plans on Sunday for an October 9 election, local newspapers reported.


The US yesterday publicly accused Iran of intervening in the Iraq conflict, claiming that its Revolutionary Guard played a role in an attack that killed five Americans and was using Lebanese militants to train Iraqi insurgents.


Centrodestra all'attacco dopo l'intervista del Professorea "Repubblica Radio". VolontÃ¨: "E' sempre piÃ¹ Mister No"                                          Iraq, il Polo contro Prodi "Vuole far del male all'Italia"                                                                                Calderoli: "E io faccio gli scongiuri"


Valencia, 20:56 - VELA, COPPA AMERICA: JABLONSKI INGAGGIATO TEAM GERMANY

Il polacco Karol Jablonski, 44 anni, timoniere di Desafio Espanol, ha firmato un contratto con Unite...


I used to bathe my daughters together when they were babies and toddlers. I didn't wash them together just to save time. I was trying to save money and water. I might still force the issue, but my 12-year-old is horrified at the thought of having her little sister see her nude.


Brown pledges change as British prime minister

Gordon Brown replaced Tony Blair as Britain's prime minister on Wednesday after years of waiting and promised sweeping changes in style and policy to restore trust in a government damaged by the Iraq war.


Officials with the Islamic militia controlling much of southern Somalia alleged that Ethiopian troops had arrived in the country Sunday to bolster Somalia's weak, U.N.-backed transitional government.


First US cargo plane arrives in Sumatra; toll rises to 120,000

As the first US military cargo plane arrived with supplies for this devastated town on Friday, the country's health minister warned that Indonesia's death toll alone could reach 100,000, as the scope of the devastation around Banda Aceh became apparent.


US President George Bush's administration has weathered a pre-election mauling as it announced emergency measures to skirt a $7.


EU industry chief unveils toy safety crackdown

The EU industry chief unveiled plans  on Friday to revise the bloc's toy safety standards with a ban  on some chemicals and on packaging toys as giveaways with foods  such as sweets or cereals.


Remember to have fun as you party and hunt for a job

The office halls are decked, so it's time for the holiday party, that sitcom land of egg nog, tipsy co-workers and family stress.


Cheney vs. Edwards: The clash heard 'round the world

Tonight's political showdown at Case Western Reserve University will contrast more than the hairstyles and personal styles of follically challenged Republican Vice President Dick Cheney and well-coiffed Democratic Sen. John Edwards.


Every time a new IE security flaw is announced, or whenever someone gets fed up with hackers manipulating their Web browser, Firefox and other Mozilla-based browsers get a bump in the marketplace.


Steven Spielberg's "Transformers" premiered Thursday in theaters in South Korea, after notching up the country's highest online ticket bookings of any movie this year.


Dresden nightmare Germans remember WWII air raid that destroyed Dresden

Holger Apfel sits underneath a map of Germany showing its 1937 borders, including territories lost to Poland after the war.


Vocal Contest Gives McDonaldâs Employees Something to Sing About

The âAmerican Idolâ craze has spawned an elaborate knock-off at McDonaldâs, which put out a casting call to its workers and was overwhelmed by 3,600 video auditions.


ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Perhaps no one had clued the local sports reporter in to the fact that the coach of the New England Patriots is hardly the warm, fuzzy, and whimsical type who would get gushy about such things. That would explain the question late yesterday that began with a sort of statement that made him sound like the ...


JERUSALEM -- Israel's foreign minister embraced yesterday the US-backed ''road map" leading to a Palestinian state and conditionally warmed up to Syrian peace overtures, more signs of movement toward Mideast peace in the post-Yasser Arafat era.


John Thompson III hugged the opposing head coach shortly before his 18th-ranked Georgetown men's basketball team tipped off against Ball State last night, and then tried his best to forget that it was his younger brother, Ronny, who was directing the visiting Cardinals.


People are being warned about a scam e-mail which uses the US presidential poll to part them from their cash.


Steve Nash believes in flow and âgiving backâ and recycled shoelaces and the mind-opening opportunities of the global village. But what he really likes is to move the ball forward, fast.


Zoodango Releases Full Networking Site and Leverages NBC's 'The Apprentice' Exposure

SEATTLE, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- Zoodango, which unveiled its social networking site for public preview last month, announced the official release of the full Zoodango networking platform that provides an information-rich and efficient way to network online and face-to-face.


BERLUSCONI TRIAL:COSSIGA, HE MUST GIVE UP DEBARMENT AND RESIGN

(AGI) - Rome, Dec. 11 - "He should give up the benefit of debarment and resign from his post as Prime Minister, and eventually stand in the ensuing electoral campaign as the leader of Italy's largest party


Sony Ericsson phone quiets when waved at

Sony Ericsson, the world's No. 4  mobile phone maker, on Sunday unveiled a cell phone that can be  silenced by a wave of hand.


How Michael Showalter segued from sketches and films to a slightly askew kind of stand-up.


Lebanon government defiant as protests continue

Tens of thousands of pro-Syrian protesters pressed on with a sit-in aimed at ousting Lebanon's Western-backed government on Sunday as the country's political crisis showed no sign of easing.


NEW LONDON, Conn., May 23 -- President Bush ratcheted up his campaign to link the violence in Iraq to actions by al-Qaeda, stressing in a commencement address Wednesday at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy that the terrorist network is the "most destructive force" undermining U.S. efforts in Iraq.