Militants Report Killing 11 Captive Iraq Officers and Seizing ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Oct. 28 - One militant group said Thursday in an Internet message that it had killed 11 Iraqi security officers it was holding hostage, while another released a video showing that it had kidnapped


Argentina edges Paraguay for first gold in 52 years

Athens, Greece (Sports Network) - A goal by Carlos Tevez in the 18th minute proved to be the difference, as Argentina edged Paraguay 1-0 in the gold medal game of men's soccer on Saturday at the Olympics.


A new law pushes the door open a bit toward reconciliation but contentious issues remain, including the freedom of thousands of Sunni detainees


UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari is to meet Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the UN says.


Fresh violence across Iraq kills 12 people

Twelve people were killed in fresh violence across Iraq Monday, as an Iranian diplomat kidnapped two months ago by the same Islamic extremist group holding two French reporters was released.


Celtic look to turn the screw on Rangers

Celtic will look forward to their home clash against Aberdeen having stretched their lead in the Scottish Premier League at the weekend.


AMAZON changed the face of e-commerce categories like music and videos simply by entering those markets. Now the DVD rental industry is shifting course on just the rumor that Amazon will offer a competing service.


Where Are America's High-Performing Students?

The nation cannot afford to waste talent in an era when skills are in short supply.


Terzo giorno consecutivo di protesta hostess e steward


Helped by Generics, Inflation of Drug Costs Slows

Annual inflation in drug costs is at the lowest rate in three decades as generic versions of some of the most common drugs have recently come on the market.


THE crew of a crippled Canadian submarine which suffered a fire in which one seaman died are set to be interviewed about exactly what happened onboard.


Charley a Harbinger of Busy Hurricane Season?

But Hurricane Charley intensified at an astonishing rate just a few hours before making landfall, and its eye wobbled off its forecast track and smashed ashore about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa, killing at least 21. It became the most ...


Winnipeg police arrest 35 people in raid on Hells Angels puppet club

WINNIPEG (CP) - Police have arrested 35 alleged members and associates of a gang with close ties to the Hells Angels in a raid officials believe will put a significant dent in the group's drug operation.


Cash's music is nothing much to boast about, except for the title track.


Coach apologizes for racist shot at Henry

MADRID (AP-CP) - Under-fire coach Luis Aragones apologized Friday for racist remarks made against star French striker Thierry Henry of Arsenal.


BERLIN -- Heirs of a Jewish family that lost its German department store fortune under the Nazis have won a court verdict that advances their $193 million claim to property on a famous Berlin square, a lawyer said yesterday.


Swiss insurance giant Zurich Financial Services AG on Wednesday reported a more than 35 percent jump in net profit for the first nine months of 2004, despite the impact of the most severe U.S. hurricane season in more than a century.


Milano, 20:10 - CALCIO, INTER: PRONTI 10 MILIONI PER MENEZ

Secondo quando riporta "France Football", il fantasista del Monaco Jeremy Menez potrebbe passare all...


Adoption of standalone open source software is accelerating, say researchers.


Hundreds of Bahraini Shiites clashed with riot police Tuesday after the funeral of a protester who died after a similar confrontation a day earlier.


A colleague testifies against the woman pictured in photos from Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, Pte Lynndie England.


The Minnesota Twins are baseball's hottest team, winners of eight straight and 18 of 20. Yet they're still struggling to make up ground in the American League Central.


London mayor seeks to woo China with New Year festival

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has launched a string of celebrations coinciding with Lunar New Year, his latest effort to build stronger economic and cultural links with China.


Report software piracy, get a shot at $1 million

Blog: For a limited time only, a major software industry group is dangling the reward for workplace whistleblowers, but it's at its sole discretion to decide what's worthy of the jackpot.


The last time the Philadelphia Eagles were dominated so thoroughly they had a whole offseason to contemplate the defeat. They have two days to get over this dismantling -- a 27-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers


Money at your fingertips as digital payments hit German stores

For those who frequently arrive at the supermarket check-out only to find they have left their wallets at home, help is at hand.


Coast Guard suspends search for missing crew of broken freighter

ANCHORAGE, Alaska Rescue teams in Alaska have called off the search for six people missing in the Bering Sea. The crew plunged into the frigid waters Wednesday when a rescue helicopter crashed while evacuating them from a broken freighter.


Pisanu: "Un pieno successo la missione a Tripoli"

ROMA 27 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il ministro dell'Interno Giuseppe Pisanu giudica "concreto e positivo" l'incontro a Tripoli con il collega libico Nasser Mabruk. "Abbiamo fatto il punto - haspiegato il Ministro Pisanu


Firefighters Sunday were battling two raging wildfires in Southern California that forced nearly 2,000 people to evacuate.


E' la soluzione piu' appropriata per salvezza vettore


Helsinki, 18:53 - NUOTO, EUROPEI VC: PUNINSKI ORO NEI 50 FARFALLA

Alexei Puninski ha vinto l'oro nella finale dei 50 farfalla maschili nell'ultima giornata degli Euro...


Woman, 79, Charged for Using Cane on Cops

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Prosecutors have charged a 79-year-old woman who police say injured two officers when she struck them with a wooden cane.


Yahoo Tests RSS Mashup Creator for the Masses

A new Yahoo service called Pipes will let regular users mix different RSS and Atom feeds and create data "mashups."


Blasts Rock Baghdad, Smoke Rises Above Green Zone

More than a dozen explosions shook  central Baghdad at dawn on Sunday and thick plumes of smoke  rose above the Green Zone compound housing Iraq's interim  government and assembly and the U.S. and other embassies.


Energizer's bid for Playtex may signal more deals

Energizer Holdings Inc.'s  $1.16 billion bid for small consumer products company Playtex Products Inc.  may be the starting point for more deals in what has been a quiet sector lately.


More Americans than ever will crowd onto roads and into airplanes over the Christmas holiday, thanks to affordable if higher airfares and gasoline prices.


Ahmet Ertegun, a Turkish diplomat's  son whose passion for America's black music inspired him to  launch Atlantic Records and the careers of acts ranging from  Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin, died in New York on Thursday,  the record label said. He was 83.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel Corp. says it is stripping out the tiny amount of lead still contained in its chips.


Vincent Gruppuso, 67, Seller of Pudding Snacks, Dies

Mr. Gruppuso was the founder of Kozy Shack Enterprises, a company in Hicksville, Long Island, that sells millions of four-ounce cups of pudding, particularly rice pudding.


Israeli Settlers Vow to Fight Sharon Plan

Having all but lost the political battle, Jewish settlers said Tuesday they are still confident they can block an Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip with faith and defiance.


When former President Bush visited this major U.S. ally 15 years ago, tens of thousands of Kuwaitis greeted his arrival, showering him with gifts including a racing camel from one local Bedouin.


Colin Montgomerie walked off the 18th green in a tie for the lead with Tiger Woods at the Target World Challenge, and someone told him the tournament was in his hands.


Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is asked constantly about his 71 years on earth. First, he responded with jokes. Now, he talks about judgment.


Tokyo's Nikkei average reversed opening gains to fall 0.69 percent by midsession on Wednesday as early buying on exporters, inspired by gains on Wall Street after an increase in U.S. interest rates, ran out of steam.


The Praise for Federer Is Lobbed Right Back

Roger Federer says he never underestimates his opponents, but his respect for the competition may be the part of his game that frustrates his opponents the most.


T he slow motion of oozing, glowing lava replaced sudden anxieties over explosions Wednesday as the sizzling spine of molten rock in Mount St.


Rangers like John Cummings and Joe Rector crisscross Oklahoma and Texas, trying to stem cattle rustling, which is on the rise.


The Conservatives plan to introduce a carbon tax on British businesses to encourage fewer emissions.


Deloitte: nessuna tra prime 100, in luce aziende alimentari


Marine scientists say a moratorium on the use of heavy trawling gear in deep waters is now essential.


Analysis: By standing down his army and allowing the U.S. to move through his stronghold, the radical Shi'ite leader is betting he'll still be there when the U.S. leaves


Doctors Try Labor Tactics in Bid to Cut Insurance Cost

Doctors around the country are increasingly using methods popularized by labor unions to gain leverage in their fight against rising premiums for malpractice coverage.


Prima tappa Pescara, andra' a pranzo con una famiglia


Gunmen killed a U.S. government aid agency official and his driver in Khartoum on Tuesday, U.S. and Sudanese officials said.


MySQL does not claim to be enterprise-ready for nothing, and Yahoo and other high-volume users of MySQL certainly do not run on one database server. There are a number of techniques to handle high volumes, one of which is introduced in this article - MySQL replication.


AT&T: Network perimeter security should be virtual

InfoWorld - Enterprise companies will soon begin offloading many of their network security responsibilities to telecommunications and Internet service providers and save vast amounts of time and money doing so, if AT&T has its way.


E' successo vicino Rovigo, durante una lite in casa


Successful Referendum Is Against Ohrid Agreement, MacSHANE Says

Minister for Europe in the Britain's Foreign Office Denis MacShane, who is paying a visit to Skopje, sent word to Macedonian citizens to stay home on November 7 and to think over their decision.


A Deadly Turn At Intersection With History of Pedestrian Peril

Martha Stringer Schoenborn always called her husband, Greg, twice on her way home from work: first when she walked out of the Federal Trade Commission and then before entering the Archives-Navy Memorial Metro station. She called Greg once Wednesday night.


Gulf of Mexico earthquake felt in Southeast US

A strong earthquake rumbled in the   Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and was felt across the southeastern   United States, the U.S. Geological Service said.


South Korea must not conduct any more nuclear experiments without notifying the United Nations, because any secret nuclear activity, however small, is a matter of "serious concern," the U.N. nuclear chief said Sunday.


Border Crossings: In India, Even Cared-For Populace Leaves for Work

In the Indian state of Kerala, remittances from global capitalism are now a central part of the local economy.


US economic growth slowed more sharply in the second quarter than first thought as oil prices rose and the trade gap swelled, the government said on Friday in a report


V-v-v-room! Get ready to be wowed by these red, white and blue wheels.


Ivorian leader rejects blame for airstrike

Ivory Coast's embattled leader sounded one of the first conciliatory notes Tuesday in his West African nation's devastating confrontation with its former colonial


Many events are affected over the Bank holiday weekend after two inches of rain fell in parts of England.


Charley's Force Took Experts by Surprise

Hurricane Charley's 145-mph force took forecasters by surprise and showed just how shaky a science it still is to predict a storm's intensity — even with all the latest satellite and radar technology.


Chirac says French troops will stay in Ivory Coast

Jacques Chirac has ruled out any withdrawal of French troops from Ivory Coast, despite unrest and anti-French attacks, which have forced the evacuation of thousands of Westerners.


A 10-YEAR-OLD grilled cheese sandwich that a Florida woman says bears the image of the Virgin Mary was back on eBay on Tuesday after the Internet auction house initially cancelled bids that went up to US$22,000 ($36,500).


Young lawyers who sued BAR/BRI contending that it operated an illegal monopoly, complain that a proposed settlement lets the company off the hook too lightly.


Two killed in Baghdad mosque clash; Iraqi troops prepare assault ...

BAGHDAD  - Iraqi national guardsmen raided a Sunni mosque in Baghdad after Friday prayers, sparking bloody clashes, an AFP correspondent reported, while in the northern city of Mosul US-backed Iraqi commandos were poised to storm rebel strongholds.


Crescita del 61% rispetto allo stesso trimestre 2006


President Bush officially won the vote in Iowa yesterday, giving him 286 electoral votes to Sen. John F. Kerry's 252 in the 2004 presidential election.


Clarifying a controversial comment in his new memoir, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he told the White House before the Iraq war that removing Saddam Hussein was "essential" to secure world oil supplies, according to an interview published on Monday.


Finance chiefs inch toward IMF vote agreement

Global finance chiefs on Saturday made progress on reforms that would give emerging economies a greater say in the International Monetary Fund and expressed confidence they could seal a deal next year.


Experts Urge Greater Effort on Vaccine for Bird Flu

Saying the world is nowhere near ready to fight a global epidemic of influenza, a panel convened by the World Health Organization demanded yesterday that there be greater international cooperation and financing to develop a vaccine.


San Diego ace Jake Peavy wanted so badly to face Arizona. Then he went out and pitched badly. Pitching on three days' rest, San Diego's ace gave up eight runs and the Diamondbacks defeated the Padres 9-6 on Wednesday night to take a one-game lead over San Diego in the NL West.


Seizing on a report that a plan to privatize Social Security includes raising the retirement age for full benefits to 72, vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Saturday renewed a promise that the Democrats would never raise the retirement age.


N.F.L. Roundup: McNabb Stands by Statement About Black Quarterbacks

In a news conference, quarterback Donovan McNabb repeated his statement from HBOâs âReal Sportsâ that black quarterbacks face greater scrutiny than their white counterparts.


Breakthrough hope in fight to stop spread of AIDS

RESEARCHERS have shown that it may be possible to block transmission of the AIDS virus from men to women, it was revealed yesterday.


Caro vecchio bigliettino d'auguri pare proprio che tu debba andare in pensione. Il Natale 2004 ha il sapore di un addio per carte e cartoncini sopra i quali per secoli hanno viaggiato frasi augurali di ogni genere.


Greenspan criticizes Bush policies in memoir

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan criticizes President George W. Bush's administration in his memoir for putting political imperatives ahead of sound economic policies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


SYRACUSE, N.Y.  — Richard Gere appears with his father, a longtime volunteer for the Meals on Wheels Association of America, in the organization's latest public service ads.


REM, David Gray, Jet Offer Aid To Sudanese Refugees

which features tracks from REM, David Gray, Jet, Badly Drawn Boy, Faithless and Ash â-ill go to the people of Darfur, Western


Column: Yanks buying fabled soccer teams

Another reminder that people are the same everywhere came amid reports that fans on both sides of the Atlantic were in a panic over whether the owners of their respective football teams were serious enough about winning.


Israel criticises the president of Belarus after he appears to blame Jews for the poor state of a town.


Secret CIA jails hosted by Poland, Romania: watchdog

A European investigator said on Friday he had proof Poland and Romania hosted secret prisons for the Central Intelligence Agency in which it interrogated top al Qaeda suspects using methods akin to torture.


ROCHESTER, NY -- Eastman Kodak Co. and International Business Machines Corp. Thursday said they have agreed to develop and make image sensors for digital still cameras and camera phones.


Thai police picked through the wreckage for clues after a string of bombs tore apart a popular tourist area, killing four people and wounding dozens in troubled southern Thailand.


Challenges Persist Over Software Licensing

Software industry executives gathered at the SoftSummit conference are told to expect struggles over the next few years as they evolve their licensing models to contend with an expanding assortment of emerging market pressures.


Treviso, 18:03 - CALCIO, TREVISO: CON IL PIACENZA A CACCIA DEL TRIS

Dopo le vittorie con Lecce e Crotone, il Treviso va a caccia del tris contro il Piacenza. Per la sfi...


The fatal shooting of an unarmed man by undercover officers again places New York police under unwelcome scrutiny. Critics say it's evidence of an unaccountable, sometimes trigger-happy force, while defenders — backed by statistics — insist the NYPD is among the best-trained, most restrained departments in the nation.


Iranian Will Not Meet Israeli in Olympics Due to Weight

A diplomatic wrangle of Olympic  proportions was avoided Sunday when Iranian world judo champion  Arash Miresmaeili failed to make the weight for his clash with  an Israeli opponent.


AKRON, Ohio -- Golf was supposed to be the headliner Thursday at Firestone Country Club in Akron. What turned out to be the featured performer, instead, was a nasty line of weather that made golf secondary to a lot of other things.


POWAY, Calif. - A man who gave up a free space ride because he couldn't afford the taxes on the contest prize may be going to the cosmos after all.


Bin Laden Addresses Americans in New Tape

Osama bin Laden speaks in this image made from an undated video broadcast on Friday, Oct. 29, 2004 by Arab television station Al-Jazeera.


NEW YORK - Bill O'Reilly, whose Fox News Channel show is the highest-rated cable news program, has been accused of sexual harassment by one of his producers. O'Reilly says the complaint is a politically motivated extortion attempt...


2007 deadliest year for journalists since 1994: CPJ

At least 64 journalists were killed in 2007, making it the deadliest year in more than a decade with Iraq the most dangerous place in the world to report, a U.S. media watchdog said on Monday.


CRICKET: Langer may miss second test against Pakistan

Australia may go into the second test against Pakistan in Melbourne starting on Boxing Day without in-form opener Justin Langer. Langer is the leading scorer in test cricket this year with 1,426 runs but is struggling with a bulging disc in his back.


Circuit City approves retention awards for top execs

Circuit City Stores Inc , which  is working to turn around its business, has approved cash  awards designed to retain upper-level executives over the next  few years, the electronics retailer said in a federal filing on  Wednesday.


Microsoft Web search exec leaving company: source

The Microsoft Corp.  executive in charge of closing the gap on Web search leader Google Inc  is leaving the company, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.


The Maryland women will try to improve to 5-0 in the ACC for the first time since the 1991-92 season at Virginia, which is on a seven-game winning streak of its own.


Queen Elizabeth draws attention to vulnerable in Christmas message

Queen Elizabeth II, in her annual Christmas Day message to Britain and the Commonwealth, on Tuesday urged people to take responsibility for vulnerable individuals excluded by modern society.


Schools in the North-East are being offered an education tool that builds children's knowledge of the water cycle.


CINCINNATI -- Keiwan Ratliff's 42-yard punt return set up Jon Kitna's 4-yard touchdown pass to Chad Johnson with 44 seconds left, rallying the Cincinnati Bengals to a 23-22 victory yesterday that amounted to another dollop of misery for the New York Giants


IN a bid to put an embarrassing leaks probe behind it, Hewlett- Packard has agreed to pay California $14.5 million (Pounds 7.4 million) to settle a civil case brought by Attorney General Bill Lockyer.


Zend Developer Zone: Review: PHP Web 2.0 Mashup Projects

Over on the Zend Developer Zone today, Akash Mehta has written up  a review of a book from Packt Publishing, "PHP Web 2.0 Mashups" (by Shu-Wai Chow):    As it's title suggests, PHP Web 2.0 Mashup Projects is a demonstration of the various techniques available for developing mashups in PHP. Through a highly practical format, Shu-Wai takes the reader through a series of projects utilising different web services and APIs, while carefully exposing the reader to a wide variety of technologies and data formats.   With careful selection and shaping of language, the book is an extremely effective introduction to the world of mashup development with PHP.    Akash talks about the contents of the book (the different projects it covers) and how the book provides a version useful resource to those just getting into the mashup world - a reference guide to some of the popular data transfer methods/formats out there.


Japan outraged by clash with anti-whalers

Japan expressed outrage on Friday after anti-whaling activists poured acid on the decks of a whaling ship in the Southern Ocean and slightly injured two crew members, terming their activities "piratical, terrorist acts".


Prosecutors demand an eight-year jail term for radical cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, accused of inciting the Bali bombs.


American courts came into direct conflict with Russia yesterday, after Russia insisted it would push on with plans to sell off the main chunk of stricken oil giant Yukos


Britain allows creation of human-animal embryos

Britain's fertility regulator said Thursday it would allow scientists to create human-animal hybrid embryos for research.


Hayward to Introduce Greener Fleets for Garbage, Recycling

By Matt O'Brien  HAYWARD -- The fruits of a 33 percent trash rate hike will begin rolling through the streets of Hayward on Monday.   And they don't smell yet.


Blast at Mittal's Kazakh mine kills at least 18

At least 18 people were dead and some 25   were missing on Wednesday in an explosion at a coal mine in   Kazakhstan belonging to Mittal Steel MT.N, company sources   said.


The European Union and Iran have made "considerable progress" in talks on Tehran's nuclear programme, a French foreign ministry official has said.


Roma, 11:45 - F1, BRIATORE: ALONSO STAVA BENE CON NOI

Flavio Briatore non nega che gli farebbe piacere il ritorno in Renault di Alonso e a 'Marca' dice: '...


Tesco is launching a home shopping service for a range of 8,000 non-food items such as sofas and bicycles.


Analysis: George Bush again played roadblock-in-chief at the G8 summit. But he has a point: the G8 is largely irrelevant to making real progress on carbon emissions


Cardinale, lo fa con lo stesso tono della Litizzetto


A pathologist tells the trial of a man accused of killing five women that one victim may have been suffocated.


Brandi, Dulko Advance in Bali Tournament

Seventh-seeded Gisela Dulko of Argentina won in straight sets Monday to reach the second round of the Wismilak International, a tournament facing tighter security following last week's bombing outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.


(InfoWorld) - You canât blame check point Software Technologies CEO Gil Shwed for looking outside the United States for his companyâs latest technology acquisition: Swedish firm Protect Data AB. After all, his Israeli companyâs previous attempt to buy a company, intrusion prevention software maker Sourcefire, was unceremoniously squashed by the U.S. government, which expressed "national security" concerns from some three letter U.S. agencies that were Sourcefireâs customers. This time around, Check Point found its partner far afield from the United Statesâ amber waves of grain, but Shwed denied that it had anything to do with the outcome of the Sourcefire deal. According to Shwed, the Protect Data deal grew out of a hard assessment of the security space, future trends, and Check Pointâs current portfolio. The outcome was that Check Point, which almost single-handedly launched the network protection market with its firewall technology, had to do more to protect data, rather than just networks. âToday the infrastructure is protected pretty well,â Shwed said. âYou can always do more, but infrastructure is just one step. We decided that we needed to go all the way and protect data.â Protect Dataâs PointSec technology looked like a good bet for Check Point, which plans to integrate the companyâs data protection software into its unified security architecture, including management tools, VPN clients, and existing end point security products such as the ZoneAlarm desktop firewall, Shwed said. Although the United States is a great market for tech firms, many of the leading companies are outside its borders. That may be a byproduct of strict U.S. laws for exporting encryption technology, Shwed said. But Shwed said that Check Point is still looking for good technology to buy all over the world, including domestically. For now, Shwed said he is optimistic that future buys â about which he declined to speculate â would pass muster with U.S. regulators and the intelligence community.


Bear Stearns to Buy TimesSquare Bond Firm

Bear Stearns Cos. BSC.N on Tuesday  said its asset management arm agreed to buy Cigna Corp.'s  CI.N TimesSquare Capital Management Inc. bond business, which  oversees $6 billion of assets for pension plans and other  institutional investors.


'Siamo in prima linea in assistenza in un paese devastato'


Livorno, 19:09 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: INCIDENTI A PASCHING NEL PRE-GARA

Incidenti a Pasching prima della gara tra la squadra locale ed il Livorno. Auto danneggiate e un


In Italia conta l'esclusivita', In Francia il prezzo elevato


EU president on 'solidarity' visit to Greece as fires rage on

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso headed to Athens to "show solidarity" with Greeks traumatised by forest fires which have killed scores of people and surged once again on Friday.


Belting out operatic-sounding songs one moment and doing magic tricks the next, 10-year-old Eli Evans talks of becoming a comedian and football player — no stretch for the 130-pound boy who's already an accomplished ham.


Gates Tops Forbes List of Richest in US -- Again

The Nasdaq may be well off its highs of the dot-com era, but tech tycoons still top the list of the wealthiest Americans. For the 11th consecutive year, Microsoft Corp.


Screaming cell phones plan to cut down theft

A UK firm is hoping a cell phones   security system it has developed which sets off a high pitch   scream, permanently locks the handset and wipes all data if   stolen, will halt the spiraling rise in phone theft.


If experience counted for everything, Jeff Gordon would be a lock to win NASCAR's first 10-man, 10-race championship playoff.


Instead of "Think Different," perhaps Apple Computer's slogan should be "Price Different," says a group of disgruntled UK music fans.


The World: Al Qaeda Threatens; U.S. Frets

The Bush White House faces a predicament like that faced by Bill Clinton in the 1990s, but the current administration may have something extra: a new partner in Pervez Musharraf.


(CBS/AP) Prince Harry arrived back in London Friday amid reports that armed guards at the Argentinean ranch where was working had foiled a plot to kidnap him.


Miami's Dwyane Wade and San Antonio's Manu Ginobili were among six players picked as NBA All-Stars for the first time when reserves were announced Tuesday.


For starters, the Detroit Pistons played well enough to win their season opener Tuesday night against the Houston Rockets. But down the road, they will need more help off the bench.


Joyce Hatto: the greatest pianist no-one has heard of Gramophone magazine has unearthed what one sound recording expert describes as "the biggest attempt at recording theft ever."â¦


R&B superstar Usher has won all four categories in which he was nominated at Sunday's American Music Awards. Usher took home the Favourite Male Artist and Favourite Album accolades in both the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories.


L'uomo voleva far rispettare il divieto di fumoMa la discussione con tre clienti gli Ã¨ stata fatale                                          Litiga con i fumatori nel locale Ristoratore stroncato da infarto


The tropical typhoon Aere approaches Taiwan's capital, Taipei, with four fishermen already reported dead.


Consumer Group Questions Google-Doubleclick Deal

European group asks for an investigation into how Google's DoubleClick acquisition could affect privacy rights.


The "anti-American feeling" of some European politicians is "madness", Prime Minister Tony Blair says.


Texas town disturbed by Sheehan, protests

Like many folks in President Bush's adopted hometown, 83-year-old Robert Westerfield isn't exactly rolling out the welcome mat for the town's newest resident: war protester Cindy Sheehan.


Updated IPods Confirm Apple's Monopoly, Lawyers Say

When Steve Jobs unveiled his company's new line of music players, consumers saw cool new gadgets. Attorneys who claim Apple engages in anticompetitive behavior saw something else entirely.


American billionaire Randy Lerner is close to completing his Aston Villa takeover by increasing his shareholding to 89.69%.


President Bush will send a tough message to President Pervez Musharraf that U.S. aid could be cut unless he becomes more aggressive in hunting Al Qaeda leaders.


Two years after the unsolved murder of a 90-year-old widow, detectives triple the reward for information.


Americans Covering Mexico Drug Trade Face Assassination Threat

MEXICO CITY, July 13 -- The San Antonio Express-News, a 230,000-circulation daily, this week withdrew its U.S.-Mexico border reporter after learning of what appears to be an unprecedented plan to assassinate American journalists who frequently write about drug cartels in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.


Iran nuclear progress raises worry for Israel

JERUSALEM -- The chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency said yesterday that Iran was on the brink of enriching uranium, a process key to building a nuclear bomb.


Barcelona is now nine points clear at the top of the Primera Liga table thanks to a 2-1 win at Getafe. An easy win looked on the cards for Barca when Rafael Marquez and Deco put it 2-0 up after just 22 minutes


Children will take part in five hours of sport each week as part of a new Â£100m national campaign.


Sarkozy says was not drunk in video clip

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in  an interview published Wednesday he was not drunk at a news  conference where he appeared slightly out of breath and trying  not to laugh.


Six Egyptians, four Iraqis kidnapped in Iraq as gunmen storm their ...

Gunmen abducted six Egyptians and four Iraqis working for Iraq's mobile phone company, seizing two in a bold raid on the firm's Baghdad


Most who played for iconic coach swore at him while with him and swore by him after they left.


The usual take on Jodie Foster is that she doesnât like to talk about herself, but all you have to do is watch her movies to see sheâs been talking to us all along.


Small Company Is Specializing in Suing Banks

The DataTreasury Corporation has sued companies that it says have infringed on its two patents, which describe a way to store and retrieve transaction records electronically.


Alitalia share price rebounds on hopes of quick takeover decision

Shares in the near-bankrupt Italian flagship carrier Alitalia rallied nearly 5.0 percent on Thursday as traders predicted a speedy rescue plan.


Mike Ashley is set to take over Newcastle United after Freddy Shepherd agrees to sell his stake in the club.


Ohio Senate: Brown (D) 47%; DeWine (R) 41%

Rasmussen Reports - In Ohio's edge-of-seat Senate race, Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown now claims a six-point lead of 47% to 41% over Republican Senator Mike DeWine.


Earnings Soar at Nokia on Third World Demand

Strong demand for low-cost phones in Africa, the Middle East and Asia lifted the companyâs share of the global market to almost 40 percent.


Though the San Francisco 49ers have not won a game in regulation this season, Patriots strong safety Rodney Harrison expects them to provide difficult opposition in tomorrow's regular-season finale at Gillette Stadium.


LONDON -- Manchester United has made a second bid for England striker Wayne Rooney in excess of 23.5 million pounds ($42.23 million), the teenager's club, Everton, said Saturday.


The main event is Bush vs. Kerry, but in the closing days, their campaigns are rolling out a star-studded undercard - The Boss vs.


Finmeccanica signs 775 mln euro satellite deal with Italian space agency

Italian defence group Finmeccanica said its unit Alenia Spazio has signed a 775 million euros (1.037 billion dollars) contract with the Italian space agency to supply four satellites for civil and defence uses to observe the earth.


India test-fires supersonic cruise missile

India successfully tested a surface-to-surface version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile which it has developed jointly with Russia, official sources said.


Times of London Shrinks to Tabloid Format Only

After 216 years as a broadsheet newspaper, The Times will become a tabloid-only publication starting on Monday. The move follows a decision 11 months ago to publish the British national


Relying on new leads from Air Force experts, crews looking for famed aviator Steve Fossett plan to comb a rugged area near Death Valley by air and foot, authorities said Tuesday.


Iraq eyes big drop in foreign forces by end of 2008

Foreign troop levels in Iraq could drop to less than 100,000 by the end of 2008 if Iraq's own forces were ready and security threats had diminished, Iraq's national security adviser said on Wednesday.


England champions Arsenal's winning streak was stopped Saturday as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Bolton Wanderers at Highbury on Saturday.


Four members of a family convicted over the 1993 bombings in Mumbai are due to be sentenced.


Bush Wants to Get North Korea Nuclear Talks Going

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON  - President Bush plans to urge alliesat an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile this weekend to press NorthKorea to return to stalled talks over its nuclear weaponsprogram, senior U.S. officials said on Wednesday.


Already reeling from Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's no-holds-barred probe, insurers can now look forward to dozens of additional investigators from their state regulator giving their books a once over.


Interview: Top Al Qaeda Figures Unlikely to Be in Afghanistan

Senior al Qaeda figures such as Osama bin  Laden and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahri are more likely to be in  Pakistan than Afghanistan, the U.S. commander of coalition  forces in Afghanistan said on Monday.


Congressman seeks airport security probe

A Mississippi congressman is calling for an investigation of security at the Jackson airport because of newspaper reports of lapses and thwarted inspections.


O.J. Simpson was freed from a Las Vegas jail on Wednesday after a judge granted him $125,000 bail on charges he took part in an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia.


The pairings for "BracketBusters," ESPN's concept of giving mid-major schools more exposure -- were announced this week. Fourteen games will be televised over the weekend of Feb. 16-17.


Ex-Harvard student pleads guilty in deadly stabbing

A former Harvard University student on Friday pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2003 stabbing death of a man in a street fight and was sent to prison for two years.


Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea next weekend, the State Department said Saturday, in what probably is an effort to restart six-nation talks about North Korea's nuclear weapons program.


Turkey Rattles Its Sabers at Militant Kurds in Iraq

In an effort to root out Kurdish separatist guerrillas Turkey is stepping up its presence along its border of Iraq.


WB Gets More of Foxworthy's 'Blue Collar'

The WB Network's sketch comedy "Blue Collar TV" has solidified its slot on the network's schedule with a full-season 22-episode order.


A new overpass bridge collapsed in the southern city of Karachi on Saturday, killing at least four people and crushing vehicles under mounds of debris, officials said.


Ashcroft, Evans Resign from Bush Cabinet

U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft,  a lightning rod of criticism by civil liberties groups for his  anti-terror policies after the Sept. 11 attacks and who once  even ordered the robing of two partially nude statues in his  department, resigned on Tuesday.


Yankee Stadium Is Going Up, but Bronx Still Seeks Benefits

When they negotiated to build a new stadium, the Yankees and elected officials agreed the team would give roughly $1.2 million a year to local groups. Theyâre building it, but no money has been distributed yet.


Prisoners at a US jail in Afghanistan communicate via video link with their families for the first time.


General Motors Corp.  said on  Tuesday it was restating its net loss for the just-reported  second quarter, increasing the loss by $200 million to reflect  a tax provision related to the sale of its finance arm, GMAC.


Louisiana voters approve flood-protection reform

Louisiana residents on Saturday approved an amendment to the state constitution to overhaul flood and hurricane protection efforts in the region still struggling to rebuild from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.


Disgraced Stem-Cell Scientist Moves Lab to Thailand

His research into inter-species nuclear transplant thoroughly discredited, Hwang Woo-suk moves his base from South Korea to Thailand's friendlier climes to avoid the ethical disputes that would arise by remaining in Seoul.


Hamas says still seeks Israel's destruction

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas rejected on Monday criticism by al Qaeda's second-in-command and said it was still committed to Israel's destruction despite a power-sharing deal with the Fatah faction.


IBM (Quote, Chart) announced its first major database refresh in almost two years with new features from the company's autonomic computing vault.


Look out Silicon Valley, OPTi's back with a vengeance

Blog: OPTi, a once high-flying Silicon Valley chip company that has since fallen on hard times, is now on a patent infringement litigation rampage, having sued AMD, Apple, Atmel, Broadcom, nVidia, Renesas, STMicroelectronics and others.


FLACHAU, Austria American Bode (BOH'-dee) Miller finished third in a World Cup giant-slalom race today in Austria. Despite that, he extended his lead in the overall World Cup standings.


Barber Expects a Battle With an Old Nemesis

On Sept. 17 against the Giants, linebacker Jeremiah Trotter, the Eaglesâ run-stopping specialist, battered Tiki Barber, who was held to 51 yards on 21 carries.


Burma's army has moved reinforcements into ethnic minority areas for the probable renewal of an offensive


The world's biggest carmaker General Motors (GM) recalls nearly 200,000 vehicles in the US on safety grounds.


Agitazione contro piano di riorganizzazione della compagnia


National Bank gets buyer interest in Irish banks

SYDNEY: National Australia Bank Ltd., the country's biggest bank, said yesterday it had received several "expressions of interest" in its two Irish banks but no decision has been made to sell the assets.


The trial of the man accused of murdering a Leeds policeman on Boxing Day 2003 starts in Newcastle.


Bush, Kerry Battle for Edge in Tight Race

President Bush evoked the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Friday in an emotional appeal for support in a tight White House race, but Democratic


The UN-backed war crimes court for Sierra Leone sentences three rebel leaders to long prison terms.


Kirtland Drops Plan For Fence ; Otero Canyon Fans Had Fought Idea

By JOHN BRENNAN Mountain View Telegraph  The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap a plan to fence off a popular hiking and biking area in the East Mountains.


Even as Pedro Martinez waited to hear whether his free agent outreach to the Yankees would produce a formal offer from the Pinstripers, some of his teammates struggled to shake the image of Martinez making nice with their archrivals.


The British grand prix may, after all, be on next year's calendar after a dramatic development yesterday as nine of the 10 formula one teams agreed to cost-cutting measures that could allow the race to take place on July 3.


This small Indiana city has its own sort of chamber of secrets — a tightlipped publishing company where the hottest book about to hit book shelves is rumored to be printed.


AOL, the world's largest internet services provider, is to split into four separate divisions to cut red tape and boost profits.


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Emendamento alla Finanziaria concordato dalla maggioranzaParte degli introiti fiscali alle 'fasce deboli', comprese le famiglie                                          Finanziaria, le maggiori entrate fiscali a sostegno delle pensioni minime                                                                                Allo studio l'eliminazione del ticket sul 'codice verde' al pronto soccorso


Marines capture 2 al-Qaida chiefs in Iraq

BAGHDAD - US forces captured two senior figures in al-Qaida's branch in Iraq, the US military said Saturday. Marines said they captured two men who led cells in Anbar province for Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Al-Qaida in Iraq network.


J.E. Robert Assembles New Investment Fund

J.E. Robert Cos. completed raising $823 million from about 40 institutional and private equity investors this week.


Morgan Stanley unveils a $9.4bn write-down and sells a $5bn stake to a Chinese sovereign wealth fund.


Blair and Ahern meet to set Ulster elections for March

Matthew Tempest and agencies Tuesday January 30, 2007 Guardian Unlimited The Irish and British prime ministers, Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair, in St Andrews, Scotland, where politicians negotiated a power-sharing ...Comment


Already on record as calling the Patriots classless, Chargers star LaDainian Tomlinson yesterday ratcheted up his enmity for Bill Belichick & Co. after learning that the NFL is investigating whether the Patriots spied on the Jets in Sunday's victory at the Meadowlands.


Dow Chemical Co  said on  Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings fell, hurt by weak U.S.  housing and auto markets, spiraling energy and raw material  costs, and one-time restructuring charges.


European Commission President Jose  Manuel Barroso has warned that a rising tide of protectionism  could endanger European investment in the United States, the  Financial Times reported on Wednesday.


The implications of a report on paramilitary activity are likely to be discussed by the Policing Board.


Shortage of cancer doctors in coming years

The United States is heading toward a major shortage of cancer doctors by 2020 as the population ages and the medical profession struggles to replace retiring oncologists, researchers said on Tuesday.


Tokyo, 12:27 - VOLLEY, MONDIALI: ITALIA IN FINALE PER IL QUINTO POSTO

L'Italia si è qualificata per la finale per il quinto posto ai Mondiali maschili di pallavolo...


Cubs Lose Pair of Lefties in Rule Five Draft

ANAHEIM - LHP's Andrew Sisco and Luke Hagerty were selected in the 2004 Rule Five Draft Monday. Sisco, 21, was seelected by the Kansas City Royals after struggling through an up-and-down 2004 season at Class-A Daytona of the Florida State League.


Thousands of Palestinians voted yesterday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in 28 years, with the Islamic group


DiFelice reports; Cubs recall Dubois, Wuertz, Mitre and Murray

Catcher Mike DiFelice reported to the Chicago Cubs on Monday, six days after being acquired from the Detroit Tigers. DiFelice, who hit .


U.S.-led forces show evidence of Iran weapons in Iraq

U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq on Sunday presented what officials said was "a growing body" of evidence of Iranian weapons being used to kill coalition soldiers.


Negotiators for the Air Line Pilots Association and Delta Air Lines held unusual weekend talks, a sign of the deadline pressure both sides are feeling to agree on $1 billion in wage and benefit cuts before the third largest airline is forced into Chapter


Woman Chows 38 Lobsters in Eating Contest

KENNEBUNK, Maine - America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.    Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., won $500 and a trophy belt for her efforts, consuming 9.76 pounds of lobster meat...


In a surprise victory, veteran actor Alan Arkin, who plays an irascible grandfather in "Little Miss Sunshine," won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday at the world's top film awards.


General Blames Prison Abuse on Commanders

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Army general who once ran detention operations in Iraq said a "conspiracy" among top U.S. commanders has left her to blame for the abuses of Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison...


Massimo sforzo per realizzare fusione entro autunno


Key elements of the bipartisan immigration measure:


India's Rudra Pratap Singh put the first Test against England back in the balance with three quick wickets on the fourth day at Lord's here.


Hillary Clinton defends health care plan

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday defended her plan for universal health care and insisted she won't repeat the mistakes that doomed her earlier effort to cover millions of people when she was first lady.


Milano, 15:00 - F1, GP ITALIA; BMW SAUBER: OBIETTIVO E CONFERMARE PROGRESSI

Il direttore della Bmw Motorsport Mario Theissen è fiducioso per le prestazioni delle Bmw-Sau...


Former Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes, and was not murdered as initially suspected, Jamaican police said on Tuesday, bringing to an embarrassing close a three-month investigation that had gripped the cricket world.


Blair announces new gun-crime measures after fourth murder

London- Following the deaths by shooting of four young men in London, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced harsher penalties for possessing firearms Sunday.Comment


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Kenya rivals make progress, tough talks lie ahead

Kenya's feuding parties have moderated their positions at talks on President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election and hope to reach a deal within days to end a crisis that has killed more than 1,000 people.


Feds search for 127 firearms missing from Millbrae locker

MILLBRAE, Calif. Federal authorities are investigating one of the region's largest gun heists in years after a gun dealer reported dozens of firearms missing from a Millbrae storage locker.


Salon Patrons' Clippings Tested for Mercury in Portsmouth

By Janie Bryant, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 8--PORTSMOUTH -- Joyce Newton slid into a styling chair, her back to the mirror, waiting for the snip of scissors.  "Don't cut too much out unless you're planning on perming it," she said.


The 36th Ryder Cup matches will commence on Sept. 22 at the K Club in Dublin. That leaves 732 days to second-guess the Americans in the wake of their record-setting loss to Europe at Oakland Hills.


The Buffalo Bills traded running back Willis McGahee to the Baltimore Ravens for three draft choices yesterday, a day after Jamal Lewis signed with Cleveland.


Allegations of a cover-up surround Britain's worst water poisoning disaster


Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald began leaping on the sideline as the Arizona Cardinals' field goal attempt sailed toward the goal post, throwing his arms over his head and running onto the field to celebrate what he was certain would be a come-from-behind victory over the Washington Redskins, a wi...


Oprah Winfrey's minus at least one fan today after convicting a Chicago man of murder on Wednesday. The talk-show host was one of 12 jurors who found the man guilty in a three-day trial that made headlines more for its high-profile jury ...


Japan Expresses 'serious Concern' About N Korean Missiles In ...

BEIJING  - Japanese negotiators told North Korea they had "serious concern" about its missile program in talks that extended for a second day in Beijing, a Japanese diplomat said.


Hamas security forces detain members of the group which claims to be holding BBC reporter Alan Johnston.


The big news in digital audio recently was Sony's NW-HD3, the company's first hard-drive-based digital audio player to support the MP3 format right out of the box.


Aging: Mental Health Overlooked in Care of Elderly Patients

A new study suggests that doctors may devote too little time to talking with elderly patients about mental illnesses.


Chinese overseas investments could expand quickly, French analyst says

The acquisition of the French perfume and cosmetics group Marionnaud by AS Watson, a company owned by the Hong Kong magnate Li Ka-shing, is another indication of how Chinese investors are expanding abroad.


Mount St. Helens spews its largest plume so far

Mount St. Helens blew off its largest plume of steam and ash so far since it stirred to life late last month, prompting federal scientists to issue an ashfall


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The New England Patriots are more than a winning football team in our midst. They are a true role model for coaches and players everywhere in every sport.


A Scholar's Book Adds Layers of Complexity to the Schindler Legend

An authoritative new biography of Oskar Schindler clashes sharply with his idealized portrayal in Steven Spielberg's 1993 movie "Schindler's List."


Teenagers, persuade your parents to buy this lawnmower and you can get your weekend afternoons back. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Tim Henman and Carlos Moya are tied at two sets all and 5-5 in their first-round match at Wimbledon.


The Herat governor replaced by Afghan President Hamid Karzai refuses his appointment to the cabinet.


More than 40 police were among dozens injured in clashes over the building of an incinerator near Naples in Italy.


Senate passes seven-year Internet tax moratorium

The U.S. Senate has passed legislation that would extend a moratorium on Internet access taxes for seven years, giving supporters hope that an extension will be signed into law before the current moratorium expires Nov. 1.


Dosanjh confident drug plan will come, one day

Rejecting the national pharmacare plan favoured by the provinces, federal health minister Ujjal Dosanjh says he's confident a strategy is still in the works.


Democrat Barack Obama is telling union activists he would walk a picket line as president if organized labor helps elect him in 2008.


Militants threaten to kill American journalist

BAGHDAD, Iraq  Top aides to firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on kidnappers Thursday to free a Western journalist they are threatening to kill unless US forces withdraw from the holy city of Najaf.


Vodafone seeks second place in Japan with slice of growing 3G market

British giant Vodafone said it aimed to become the second biggest operator in Japan through an aggressive push in third-generation (3G) service which is taking off in the country.


Contro nuove tecniche di invecchiamento made in Usa


The CakePHP podcast "The Show" has released their latest episode, a wrapup of the recent CakeFest 2008 conference that finished a few days ago.   Jeff Loiselle, Nate Abele, Mariano Iglesias, Peter Vanhee, Antonio De Marco, Paul Kruger, Timo Derstappen, Frederic Bollon, and Yann Le Blevac wrap up CakeFest at 1am in the hotel lobby.   You can either grab the mp3 directly or you can subscribe to their feed and get this and other great episodes as they come out. The Show is recorded live and listeners can ask questions of the hosts in real-time via the CakePHP channel on the Freenode IRC network.


U.S. Faces a Middle East Hungry for Peace Specifics

The Bush administration has so far failed to generate serious traction behind its latest Middle East peace effort, with the opening session of its Washington conference of Arab and Israeli leaders tentatively scheduled for Nov. 15, according to senior Arab and U.S. officials and former U.S. envoys.


U.S. forces on 'hold' for Iraqi partners

U.S. soldiers in night-vision goggles piled out of a Chinook helicopter under a wide orange moon. They crawled through mud along canals south of Baghdad, then stormed a chicken farm that the U.S. military believed doubled as a car bomb factory.


Film Trade Group Files Anti-Piracy Suits

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


Lithuania's second round of general elections got under way on Sunday, with a recent-formed party threatening to force its way into government.


Poll shows global opposition to Iran - and U.S

Iran is the country most people around the world would like see having less power, followed closely by the United States, a new opinion poll showed on Wednesday.


Bush, Kerry tied in debate, polls suggest

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - Sen. John Kerry edged slightly ahead of President George Bush in Friday's presidential debate, polls suggested, but analysts dismissed the lead as too small to matter.


Hillary Rodham Clinton offered a new GI "Bill of Rights" for men and women in uniform, arguing that Democrats can do a better job of protecting and providing for U.S. troops than the Republican administration.


A +0,70%. Il Nikkei si e' attestato a 11.438,39 punti


Update 1: Regulators Ask Prosecutors to Probe UFJ

Financial regulators on Thursday asked prosecutors to investigate allegations that UFJ Holdings Inc.'s banking unit illegally obstructed recent inspections by reporting misleading information about its nonperforming loans.


One UK soldier is killed by a roadside bomb and two more injured in Iraq, the Ministry of Defence confirms.


LOS ANGELES - Five days after his wedding to Elin Nordegren in Barbados, world No 3 golfer Tiger Woods spent Sunday on his 155-foot yacht 'Privacy' and said, well, he wouldn't mind more of precisely that.


Manoj Bajpai won a Special Jury Award for his impressive act in Pinjar. Pankuj Kapur won the Best Supporting Actor for Maqbool.


The editor of the Lancet says the British Medical Association fails to represent members, and is cynical towards government.


California lawmakers approve landmark climate bill

SACRAMENTO, California  - California made a bold   move to curb global warming by passing on Thursday the United   States' first bill to cap man-made greenhouse gas emissions   which state leaders hope will be emulated across the country.


Scientists have failed to make contact with the British-built Mars probe, Beagle 2, which should have landed on the planet early today.


EU hails Iran's decision to suspend uranium enrichment

Foreign ministers from all European Union (EU) member states, who gathered in Brussels on Monday for a meeting, extended warm welcome to Iran's decision to suspend uranium enrichment.


Gilead announces its fourth-quarter financial results.


Chertoff says Qaeda not posing pre-Sept 11 threat

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Thursday the threat to the United States from al Qaeda has not returned to levels seen just before the September 11 attacks nearly six years ago.


U.S. calls U.N. Security Council session on Sudan

The United States called an emergency U.N. Security Council session on Thursday, after Sudan sent a letter warning nations considering troops for Darfur that their action was a "prelude to an invasion."


NJ jury awards plaintiff $20 mln in Vioxx case

A New Jersey jury found on Monday that Merck & Co. Inc.'s withdrawn arthritis drug Vioxx was responsible for a plaintiff's heart attack and it awarded $20 million in compensatory damages.


LOS ANGELES -- California's love affair with the SUV has deepened since the early 1990s, with one in eight motorists driving the soccer-mom standby and registrations soaring 250 percent, a US Census Bureau report released yesterday said.


A Bollywood film meant to be a tribute to  the  iconic Hindi movie Sholay (Flames) flops at the box office.


Jesse Jackson was quoted as saying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was "acting like he's white" for not speaking out more forcefully about a racially charged schoolyard beating in Louisiana.


The Week in Weird Sinead wants quiet, Fatboy wants a crowd

Since she apparently believes she's residing in a universe where people still actually remember who she is, Sinead O'Connor has taken the drastic step of demanding that newspapers stop devoting space to her -- and has done so by taking out a full-page ad


SAP sets improbable goals for ERP service

Analysts say that SAP is setting unrealistic sales goals for its long-anticipated hosted ERP system, which will be available next year.


Prayers Replace Parties to Mark 2004's End

Prayers replaced parties to mark New Year's in much of Asia, and in Europe black cloth draped the Champs Elysees, as sorrow over the death and destruction from this week's quake and tsunamis overshadowed celebration.


China ban may be too late to rescue US shrimpers

ORIENTAL, N.C. -- A rash of safety scares that caused some Chinese imports to be pulled off store shelves -- including poisoned toothpaste, lead-tainted toys , and contaminated pet food -- has spiked demand for products made in the United States. But in the case of shrimp , America's favorite seafood, there is not enough to go around.


Iranian rebuff imperils atom deal with Europe

VIENNA Iran refused on Thursday to abandon plans to operate uranium enrichment equipment that could be used to make nuclear weapons, European and Iranian officials said.


Chicago Mayor Daley running for 6th term

Mayor Richard M. Daley announced Monday he will run for a sixth term, a move that could put him in office longer than his legendary father.


Toyota tops GM in 2006 global sales: Automotive News

Toyota Motor Corp. edged past General  Motors Corp. to become the world's biggest automaker by sales  volume in 2006, leading industry paper Automotive News said.


Ubuntu doesn't measure up to Mac OS X or Windows for average users, influential WSJ tech reviewer concludes.


A Dutch Islamic cell linked to the murder of the film-maker Theo Van Gogh planned a terrorist "spectacular" at the Euro 2004 football championship this summer, it was revealed yesterday.


Yankees rookie Chamberlain banned for two games

New York Yankees reliever Joba  Chamberlain was suspended for two games and fined an  undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Friday for  throwing two pitches over the head of a Boston Red Sox batter.


Fed Chief Calls for Efforts to Balance World Trade

Ben S. Bernanke said a global âsavings glutâ has helped keep interest rates low, but he expressed concern over trade imbalances between emerging and industrial nations.


CHICAGO -- When Doc Rivers recently praised Brian Scalabrine for his "phenomenal" overall play, it seemed like the Celtics were living in an alternate NBA universe, a through-the-looking-glass realm.


Microsoft Patches Flaw That Could Trigger Worm Attack

Microsoft fixes a critical flaw in the Windows operating system that could be used by criminals to create a self-copying PC worm attack.


A safety precaution put in place for a thrill ride after a fatal accident three years ago wasn't being followed when a worker was killed on the same ride, an amusement park official acknowledged Saturday.


Georgia opposition figure dies in London

Badri Patarkatsishvili, a Georgian opposition figure and billionaire businessman who was accused of plotting to overthrow the ex-Soviet republic's government, has died of a heart attack, his spokesman said Wednesday. He was 52.


The US trade deficit widened nearly 9 percent in October to a record $55.5 billion as sky-high oil prices helped propel imports into uncharted territory, the government said on Tuesday.


Sun starts bidding adieu to mobile-specific Java

As hardware gets more powerful, Sun expects the desktop version of Java to gradually replace the stripped-down mobile version. Will it un-fragment Java for gadgets?


Rumsfeld Says Iraq Needs Time for Forces

Iraq will need time to build up forces sufficient to handle a potential threat from its neighbors — specifically Iran — even after Baghdad proves capable of overcoming the insurgency at home, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Sunday.


Euro Disney SCA said Tuesday its lenders have agreed unanimously to extend a debt plan designed to keep the troubled theme park operator afloat.


After a pep talk from Arlen Specter, the embattled Idaho Senator may fight to keep his seat


Dollar Loses More Ground, Hits 8-Mth Low

The dollar tumbled to fresh eight-month  lows against the euro on Tuesday, down for a 10th straight day  as traders sold more of the currency on worries about the U.S.  economy and the gaping trade deficit.


American Perry takes gold in 100 hurdles

Perhaps breaking a leg was the best possible career move for Michelle Perry.


Police continue their hunt for murder suspect Terry Rodgers, who is wanted in connection with his daughter's death.


Please Let It Be Whale Vomit, Not Just Sea Junk

In a season of strange presents from relatives, Dorothy Ferreira received a huge hunk of petrified whale vomit worth as much as $18,000.


Tyson says will pay $1.5 million to settle hiring case

Top U.S. meat producer Tyson Foods Inc.   TSN.N will settle a federal dispute over hiring practices   with a payment of $1.5 million in back pay to 2,500 women and   minorities, the company and federal officials said on   Wednesday.


Adelaide, November 29: Australia set New Zealand 464 to win then ripped through the touring sideâs top order to leave the Kiwis struggling on 149 for five at the close of the fourth dayâs play in the second test on Monday.


German Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi have agreed to expand political and business ties between their countries after their second meeting in Tripoli on Friday.


The elusive number 53 finally appears in Italy's national lottery, breaking a dangerous obsession.


JOHN Howard told Australians there had been a warning before the Jakarta bombing when he knew the claim was flimsy, Labor said yesterday.


Hollywood Targets File Swapping Networks

The Motion Picture Association of America this week started an aggressive legal campaign against the eDonkey, BitTorrent, and DirectConnect file swapping services, filing suit against individuals operating servers for the peer-to-peer file swapping


Torino, 19:22 - CALCIO, JUVE-ROMA; DEL PIERO: RIMPIANGO IRONIA DELL'AVVOCATO

A tre giorni dalla classica tra Juventus e Roma, sabato all'Olimpico di Torino, Alex Del Piero ha ri...


File-Sharers, the Eyes of Justice Are Upon You

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


OPEC is pumping near flat out in a bid to drag down oil prices but will not rubber-stamp all its extra output with a big increase in formal supply


Perth, 16:53 - Tennis, Hopman Cup: Italia-Russia 2-1

L'Italia ha battuto la Russia 2-1 nel corso della 5/a giornata della Coppa Hopman, un torneo a invit...


Sticky situation A nonagenarian German handyman has continued the time-honoured Teutonic tradition of getting stuck to roofs, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.â¦


A federal judge yesterday tossed out bootlegging charges against a Chelsea record-store owner accused of trafficking in underground recordings of live concerts.


Motorola Releases Razr Phone Via Cingular

Motorola Inc. announced the U.S. release Tuesday of its Razr V3, the ultra-thin cell phone that it has promoted heavily as the star of its portfolio of 20 new handsets.


Sales Begin on Wild Horse Ranch at Lake Hattie

Brooks Realty and Advisory Group, a firm that has thoughtfully developed  and sold more than 850 forty-acre ranch parcels and a total of over  35,000 acres of land in Wyoming -- more than  any other company in the United States -- has  now begun sales on Wild Horse Ranch at Lake Hattie in Wyoming.


School pupils in Singapore lead the world in maths and science tests, latest international rankings suggest.


Plan has prompted the first serious opposition to the Putin government.


New poll puts Kerry ahead as Bush pounds him on foreign policy

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, buoyed by a strong showing in his televised debate with George W. Bush, has recaptured a small lead in their White House race, a Newsweek poll showed.


Manchester United's board are thought to be taking the latest proposal from US tycoon Malcolm Glazer more seriously, but fans are still opposed.


COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Courtney Lewis scored on a 25-yard run on the first play of overtime and Melvin Bullitt swatted away Sonny Cumbie's fourth-down pass in the end zone, sending No. 22 Texas A&M to a thrilling 32-25 win over Texas Tech yesterday.


A TRADE group representing seven movie studios has filed a wave of lawsuits against users offering pirated films using peer-to-peer (P2P) programs, announcing it plans software to find and delete movies, music and P2P programs.


Arsenal sub Nicklas Bendtner heads the winner against derby rivals Spurs to keep them top of the Premier League.


Online journals or weblogs are helping people share information about the tsunami disaster.


Cisco Systems wants to turn the enterprise data network into an electricity meter.


A man who admitted making a hoax call which led to a Â£45,000 air and sea search is imprisoned.


Tino Martinez left the Bronx to make room for Jason Giambi. Now he might help replace him. The Yankees and Martinez essentially have agreed to a one-year deal with an option worth approximately


Cell phone maker Sony Ericsson has agreed to become the global title sponsor for the women's pro tennis circuit in a deal worth $88 million over six years.


Barclays  is planning to  sweeten its offer for ABN AMRO  after a consortium of  rivals led by Royal Bank of Scotland  revised its bid  for the Dutch bank, the Financial Times said on Tuesday.


A riot at a Guatemala jail ends after four police held there over the murder of three politicians are shot dead.


PHILADELPHIA - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry faulted President Bush on Friday for pursuing Saddam Hussein instead of Sept. 11 mastermind Osama bin Laden, a part of a Bush strategy he contended had made defeating terrorism more difficult...


Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Starting pitcher Wade Miller, who missed a good portion of the 2004 season with Houston due to a rotator cuff injury, was not tendered a contract for 2005 and has become a free agent.


An inquiry into corruption that led to the sacking of a top official may implicate others, Chinese officials say.


In a scathing attack, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry accused Republicans of hiding President Bush's "record of failure" behind insults and promised a new direction for the country under a Kerry-Edwards administration.


The world premiere of Kevin Spacey's film about singer Bobby Darin takes place at the Toronto Film Festival.


Female Sex-Drive Patch Needs More Study -- Panel

GAITHERSBURG, Md.  - Procter & Gamble Co.'s  testosterone patch for boosting female sex drive needs  longer-term testing for serious side effects before it can win  approval, a U.S. advisory panel unanimously ruled on Thursday.


Controversial Internet Game Recreates JFK Assassination

The game designer, Scottish company Traffic, is also sponsoring a contest in which the person who most closely matches Oswald's shots will win up to $100,000, depending on how many people download the game.


Washington expects 'message of unity' on Iraq from conference

WASHINGTON, Nov 21  - Washington expects this week's international conference on Iraq to send a strong and unified message of support for the country, according to Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is to attend the meeting.


16 killed in two explosions in Afghanistan

The US government warned its citizens to keep a low profile Monday after a car bomb hit a private American security firm in the Afghan capital, killing at least seven people, including two Americans.


Sudden death in athletes is more common than you might think. What to do about it, however, remains a dilemma.


Parents Strongly Influence Teens' Drinking

NEW YORK  - Parents who supply alcohol for  their teenagers' parties may be encouraging their children to  binge drink when no adult is watching, a new study suggests.


Showtime's lesbian drama  "The L Word" will be back for a fifth season.


NAGAOKA -- A two-year-old boy was rescued yesterday after surviving four days buried in a landslide from the powerful quake that ravaged northern Japan over the weekend.


Proxy votes cast by News Corp. shareholders have overwhelmingly supported a motion to move Rupert Murdoch's media empire to the United States from Australia.


Google and Microsoft Take Up Battle Stations

With Microsoft bidding nearly $45 billion to buy Yahoo, Google has begun to lay the groundwork to try to delay, and possibly derail, any deal.


European Ryder Cup team returns; Langer leans toward stepping down

The European Ryder Cup captain said a week ago that he would bring the trophy back with him. On Monday, Langer stepped off a flight from Detroit with the 19-inch Ryder Cup in hand.


South Africa's Retief Goosen looks to be heading for his first Nedbank Golf Challenge victory halfway through the final round at the Garry Player Country Club course on Sunday.


Sri Lanka President vows to tame Tamil Tigers

VAKARAI, Sri Lanka  - Surveying a newly captured eastern rebel stronghold, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Saturday vowed to tame the Tamil Tiger rebels and liberate civilians, but said the door remained open to resume peace talks.


For Gays in China, 'Fake Marriage' Eases Pressure

BEIJING -- It is Saturday afternoon in a half-empty restaurant on the fourth floor of a modern shopping mall. Two young women kiss slowly and continuously, one permed head of hair poised above another, arms entwined, as other customers ignore them completely.


2 Young Hedge-Fund Veterans Stir Up the World of Philanthropy

Holden Karnofsky and Elie Hassenfeld rank charities by analyzing the numbers in much the same way they did at their investment management company.


PC vendor Acer sees strong first-quarter PC sales on Vista, CPU war.


Lm10 additional air tax seen harmful to Air Malta

Four airline unions yesterday took the government to task over the additional Lm10 tax hike on air travel announced in last week's budget speech, warning that the measure would dent the number of departing ...


NYC's Pace New Musicals Program Stages 'College: The Musical'

Playbill - Musical theatre students at Pace University in Manhattan will explore College: The Musical, a little-known new work that represents the musical theatre program's commitment to exposing students to untested shows.


Should creators insist on copy protection and other technologies to block the unauthorized spread of their works?


Indonesia Prospective Leader on Hunt for Ministers

Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono discussed presidential plans and a cabinet with visitors to his home on Wednesday, even though he has yet to declare victory


The leftist president of Venezuela, backed by 58 percent of voters, easily rebuffed a recall referendum on Sunday. In the course of his political career, the 48-year-old former military officer has endured jail time and overcome two ...


Cleveland's James to Have Treatment for Ankle Sprain

RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Cleveland Cavaliers  forward LeBron James has suffered another injury and will have  treatment to determine whether he misses any games.


October 24, 2004 -- With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, John Kerry has gone into full dem agogue mode over every issue that crosses his path - and the sudden shortage of flu-vaccine shots is no exception.


Mac Hack Contest May Include Linux and Vista

The CanSecWest security research conference promoters are thinking about giving hackers another shot at hacking a Mac, as well as Linux- and Windows-based PCs.


The US defends its decision not to sign up to the Kyoto climate change treaty with an attack on Europe's record.


BEVERLY HILLS, California  - Actor Omar Sharif of "Dr. Zhivago" fame pleaded no contest on Tuesday to hitting a Beverly Hills parking attendant in the face and was sentenced to probation and anger management counseling.


Anyone who has followed the telecom market in recent years knows that this hypercompetitive industry is badly in need of consolidation.


China pleased after watching U.S. wargames

Chinese military observers said Thursday that watching U.S. military exercises in the Pacific this week gave them a better understanding of U.S. weapons and tactics. Delegation leader Rear Adm. Zhang Leiyu called the visit to the war games near Guam "a positive step in China-U.S. military ties," the official Xinhua News agency reported.


Nordic leaders say US terror alert serious but security already ...

STOCKHOLM, Nov 1  - Prime ministers of the five Nordic countries meeting here on Monday said they were worried by a US warning of potential terror attacks in the region, but claimed that security was high enough to ward off the threat.


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Description: Russian President Vladimir Putin responds to the school massacre in Beslan by saying he'll restructure parliament and eliminate the direct election of governors.


Mantova, 18:33 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DIFFERENZIATO IN PALESTRA PER DO PRADO

Doppio allenamento per il Mantova: in mattinata atletica e tattica, nel pomeriggio esercitazioni tec...


A fourth man has been charged over the failed bomb attacks in London and Glasgow.


Fan Pier shaping up as a Back Bay for 21st century

Decades in the making, Fan Pier is finally taking shape on paper as a new Boston neighborhood, with its own identity, like the Back Bay. But the two couldn't look less alike.


Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. said Tuesday its net profit dropped nearly 78 percent in the October-December quarter, hurt by sluggish sales of mobile phones and personal computers.


A person has been killed in an accident involving a bus on the M2 motorway out of Belfast, the police say.


A report finds a series of failings in the care of a psychiatric patient who killed a stranger on a beach.


DUP leader Ian  Paisley hands his party's response to the latest proposals on devolution to Tony Blair.


Microsoft Releases MOM 2005 to Manufacturing

Microsoft on Wednesday reached another milestone in its multiyear Dynamic Systems Initiative when it released to manufacturing the latest version of its Microsoft Operations Manager.


The pound touches its lowest level against the euro in 14 months amid fears over the strength of the UK economy.


GENEVA - Swiss voters have overwhelming backed a proposal to allow stem-cell research on human embryos. The new law won the support of more than 66 per cent of voters.


Kerviel says SocGen must have known of his trades

The man at the center of a trading scandal at Societe Generale said that his activities could not have gone undetected by the French bank.


Charlton Punish Palace With Last-Gasp Goal

Dennis Rommedahl scored an injury-time winner for Charlton Athletic in the Premiership south-London derby against Crystal Palace, who had earlier missed a penalty.


Former Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt accepted the coaching job at alma mater Pittsburgh on Thursday, a week after he turned the Panthers down and said he wasn't ready to coach again.


The US and Russian leaders agree to work together to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis, after talks in the US.


Bush, Blair See Hope for Palestinian State

As Yasser Arafat was buried, President Bush raised hopes Friday for a Middle East peace and the creation of an independent Palestinian state within four years, suggesting decades of distrust and frustration could be altered by the change of Palestinian leadership.


Mediation efforts to end Ukraine crisis step up as Solana due in Kiev

Attempts to mediate the political crisis in Ukraine are gathering pace with EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski expected in Kiev.


Mitchell steroid report spreads baseball guilt

Dozens of baseball stars from Barry Bonds to Roger Clemens were named on Thursday in the long-awaited Mitchell Report on steroids use, which Major League Baseball hopes will help clean its tarnished image.


Shatner Wants to Boldly Go on Space Flight

Actor William Shatner is shown in this undated publicity photo. (AP Photo/www.williamshatner.com). LONDON Oct 22, 2004 - "Star Trek" star William Shatner and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Dave Navarro are


Apple Computer is shipping its Xsan storage-area network file system, a 64-bit cluster file system that can be used in mixed-platform environments that include the Windows, Unix and Linux operating systems.


GOLF NOTEBOOK Singh, not Tiger, shows killer instinct

The gotcha moment, the beginning of the end of a golfing era, came at the fifth-to-the-last hole of the Deutsche Bank Championship.


Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday that the Bush administration will more than likely appeal a federal court ruling that struck


A PBS documentary seeks to enlarge our understanding of the four black freshmen whose actions led to a civil rights watershed in 1960.


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NEW YORK  - The findings from a new study suggest another reason why diets that contain low glycemic loads may be of benefit. Not only can they improve insulin sensitivity, this type of diet also appears to clear up acne as well.


Caterpillar Reports Higher Profit, but Cuts Forecast

The construction equipment maker earned $927 million in the quarter as strength in its integrated service business offset weakness in North America.


Stelco board approves C$900 mln in financing

Stelco Inc. (STEa.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) , Canada's largest steel company and a takeover target of Russia's OAO Severstal (CHMF.


As Heavy Industry Moves East, China Becomes the Worldâs Smokestack

In its rush to recreate the industrial revolution that made the West rich, China has absorbed most of the major industries that once made the West dirty.


Longhorn's range shrunk for greater speed

Microsoft is shaking up its plans for the next version of Windows to get the software off the drawing board and into PCs by the end of 2006.


US economy can manage a rise in rates, say economists

Washington - With the US economy expanding at a respectable pace, companies hiring and consumers inclined to spend, Federal Reserve policy makers can feel comfortable about boosting short-term interest rates for a fourth time this year.


The Pentagon told Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton that her questions about how the U.S. plans to eventually withdraw from Iraq boosts enemy propaganda.


Pakistan stocks, currency tumble after Bhutto killing

Pakistani shares slumped on Monday and the currency hit a six-year low, the first market reaction to the killing of former premier Benazir Bhutto whose death has plunged the country into a violent political crisis.


Germany to play the 2006 WC opener match

Hosts Germany will open the 2006 World Cup in Munich on June 9, it was confirmed on Wednesday following a FIFA meeting in Zurich. German national coach Jurgen Klinsmann initially


Scientists meet  this week to decide if Montserrat's SoufriÃ¨re Hills Volcano still poses a major threat to the island's inhabitants.


IOC Sets Up Disciplinary Commission To Investigate Jones Doping ...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Tuesday that IOC President Jacques Rogge has set up a Disciplinary Commission to investigate remarks on ABCâs 20/20 Friday, made by Victor Conte, head of the California-based Balco laboratory, on ABC


Ear ear Amazon.com said today that it has agreed to buy digital spoken word audio provider Audible Inc for $11.50 a share.â¦


Patient protection laws donât favor health providers

Despite critics who say patientsâ bills of rights laws are actually designed to protect health care providers, new research published in the current issue of the American Journal of Medicine found just the opposite.


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


European prisoners held in Chad over alleged child smuggling are to be moved to ensure their safety.


Local Health Officials Seek Bird Flu Aid

Local health officials presented a bird flu shopping list to the federal government Monday that included face masks, oxygen equipment, IVs and other supplies.


Moscow says Kosovo will never be accepted as a state by the UN if it declares independence.


3 European nations submit resolution censuring Iran

VIENNA - Britain, France and Germany on Friday submitted a resolution to the International Atomic Energy Agency censuring Iran's nuclear development program.


New Jersey asks Taco Bells to throw out their food

New Jersey health officials addressing an E.coli outbreak on Wednesday asked Taco Bell restaurants in the state to throw out all their food and better train workers in hygiene and food handling.


US Judge Halts Trial of Guantanamo Prisoner

A federal judge on Monday dealt a major setback to the Bush administration by halting as unlawful the military tribunal trial of a Guantanamo prisoner accused of being Osama bin Laden's bodyguard and driver.


STOCKHOLM  - At least 1,600 Swedes were still missing Tuesday in Thailand following the giant tidal waves that devastated coastal resorts in the country, according to estimates from tour operators.


Britain urges democracy in Pakistan after Bhutto killing

Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf Friday to "stick to the course he has outlined to build democracy" after the death of Benazir Bhutto.


In a twist on the old Watergate question, the Republican Party is struggling to answer: What did GOP leaders know of a congressman's salacious exchanges with underage male pages and when did they know it?


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Sharp Clashes in Hectic Days Before Primary

The presidential candidates rushed into a final weekend of compressed and often harsh campaigning as they presented new themes to New Hampshire voters.


SINGAPORE - Crude oil pushed back through the $54 threshold on Thursday after a pipeline explosion in Mexico stirred supply fears, but it eased slightly in the early afternoon.    A continuing strike in Africa's largest producer, Nigeria, also affected prices as traders waited anxiously for key U.S...


president effective December 28 after more than a year-long search. Knight, 66, who also will give up his title of president,. chairman," Knight said in a statement on Thursday.


Discovery soars night sky for space station mission

The US space shuttle Discovery has soared into the night sky on a complex International Space Station construction mission after the first night launch in four years.


Real Madrid will play the final seven minutes of their Primera Liga match against Real Sociedad next month after a bomb threat forced the evacuation of their Bernabeu stadium yesterday.


The UK's first deep-sea remote operated vehicle returns some remarkable images of life on the Antarctic ocean floor.


Cold drugs send 7,000 U.S. children to ERs: study

Over-the-counter cough and cold drugs send an estimated 7,000 U.S. children under the age of 12 to emergency rooms every year, most for overdoses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday.


Democrats, GOP spin numbers in September jobs report

COLUMBUS - John Kerry's campaign in Ohio seized on yesterday's Labor Department report that said the US economy added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker total than expected in the last employment report before the Nov. 2 election.


Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points, Earl Boykins added 19 and the Denver Nuggets dominated the fourth quarter, beating the Atlanta Hawks 100-87 Tuesday night.


Russia awarded 2014 Winter Olympic Games

Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi was awarded the 2014 Olympics on Wednesday, rewarding President Vladimir Putin and taking the Winter Games to his country for the first time.


Nigerian kidnappers release 24 Filipino hostages

Nigerian kidnappers have released all 24  Filipino seamen they had been holding captive in the creeks of  the oil-producing Niger Delta since January 20, the men's  employer, German shipping firm Baco-Liner, said on Tuesday.


Prince Charles attends the premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Woman in White.


Bombers in Iraq kill 19, reporter shot dead

Bombers struck in Baghdad and at a police headquarters in a northern Iraqi border town on Thursday, killing 19 people, and gunmen shot a reporter in the latest attack targeting Iraqi journalists.


Ludde Ingvall's untried 90-footer Nicorette won the Rolex Sydney-Hobart race early today after steering clear of the raging seas which forced out many of her rivals.


Symantec offer sticks in craw of some Chinese users

'Lacks seriousness and sincerity' We were skeptical on Monday when Symantec said it would atone for a bug that crippled the PCs of tens of thousands Chinese users by giving them free software. "Cockroach in your salad, sir? Have some free salad," was how we put it.â¦


Città del Messico, 11:09 - CALCIO, MESSICO-CILE 2-0 IN AMICHEVOLE

Il Messico ha battuto 2-0 il Cile in un'amichevole giocata a Città del Messico. In gol Edgar ...


EU paying one million euros a month in bank charges for Palestinian aid: Oxfam

More than one million euros is being paid each month to banking giant HSBC for them to process European Union aid to impoverished Palestinians and key workers, British aid agency Oxfam has claimed.


Taleban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar  urges supporters to continue the fight for Afghan 'independence'.


Indian foreign minister visits Afghanistan, to head for Pakistan later

Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh visited Afghanistan for talks with President Hamid Karzai before he embarks on a historic trip to India's nuclear rival Pakistan.


The UK's first motorway lane dedicated to drivers carrying passengers is announced by the government.


Turkey said dozens of its warplanes bombed Kurdish rebel targets as deep as 60 miles inside northern Iraq for three hours Sunday, the largest aerial attack in years against the outlawed separatist group. Turkey's military chief said the U.S. gave intelligence and tacit approval for the raid.


Uganda Opens Africa's Biggest AIDS Training Center

The biggest HIV/AIDS training center in sub-Saharan Africa opened in Uganda Wednesday with officials hopeful it will significantly boost the continent's ability to fight the deadly pandemic.


CoolBrands paying US$59 million for Kraft's yogurt business, stock ...

TORONTO (CP) - Shares in CoolBrands International Inc. jumped more than 15 per cent Wednesday after the frozen treat maker said it has agreed to buy the yogurt business of Kraft Foods Inc.


USOC upset over FIG's attempt to pressure Hamm

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) has rejected a request by FIG, the international gymnastics federation, to deliver a letter to all-around champion Paul


Turner, ad firm to pay $2 mln for Boston scare

Turner Broadcasting and a New York marketing firm agreed on Monday to pay $2 million in compensation for a "guerrilla" advertising campaign that sparked fears of terrorism in the Boston area last week.


Anche design e agroalimentare tra punti di forza dell'Italia


Armenians go to the polls to elect a new president, as a former leader tries to make a comeback.


Hurricane Jeanne, Tropical Storm Ivan threatens US coast

The National Hurricane Center in Miami says storm-ravaged Florida could be hit again this weekend. It says Hurricane Jeanne has the state in its sights although it's still possible Jeanne could


Stocks bobbed higher Monday morning after two sessions of heavy selling driven by surging oil prices and a disappointing employment report.


US urges Poland to change law after trial for insulting pope

Jerzy Urban, editor of the weekly satirical Nie and a former spokesman for the Polish Communist government, is currently on trial and could face between three months and three years in prison if found guilty.


Frenchman shot dead in Saudi Arabia 'terror attack'

A Frenchman was shot dead in the Red Sea city of Jeddah in what Saudi officials said was a "terrorist attack", the second shooting of a Westerner in the oil-rich kingdom in 10 days.


Halliburton Posts Loss on Asbestos Charge

By Matt Daily HOUSTON  - Halliburton Co. , the world's No. 2 oil field services company, on Tuesday posted a quarterly loss as gains in its energy business were outweighed by $230 million in charges to fund its asbestos settlement.


Daniel Baldwin was in Detroit working on a locally produced horror film when a warrant was ordered for him in California on charges he skipped a court hearing in a stolen car case.


How one soaring stock can rescue you from your bad decisions.


The next 4 years: a shift to "ownership society"

President Bush is poised to pursue an aggressive "ownership society" agenda of Social Security privatization, new tax breaks for savings and investment and additional incentives


Paper: Citigroup Said to Manipulate Market

German regulators say they've found evidence that a large bond trade last year by Citigroup Inc., the world's largest financial institution, resulted in market manipulation, according to a published report.


Actress Naomi Watts jetted into Sydney early Wednesday for her longtime friend Nicole Kidman's hotly anticipated weekend nuptials to country music star Keith Urban.


Nigerians form long queues for fuel and transport as they return to work after a four-day general strike.


Some members of the Paris Club of creditor nations agree to forgive 80% of Iraq's debt at the G20 summit in Berlin.


With a little help from Buffalo's special teams, Drew Bledsoe answered his critics.


GMAC to join Cerberus bid for Northern Rock: paper

U.S. financial services firm GMAC is preparing to spearhead a bid for British mortgage lender Northern Rock , according to Britain's Sunday Times newspaper.


A decade ago, analysts were calling Britain's Conservative Party the dominant force in 20th-century British politics.


Il centrosinistra: Pisanu riferisca in Parlamento

ROMA - PerchÃ© lui? Per un Â«folle collegamentoÂ». Sereno e fermo, si rivolge alla pentita perchÃ© dica tutto ciÃ² che sa. Parla Enrico Letta, obiettivo del gruppo che ha ucciso Marco Biagi. L'europarlamentare


Wayne Rooney's England team-mates back him to be the catalyst for victory against Azerbaijan.


Deposed No. 1 Woods finds comfort in his improved swing

Tiger Woods was in upbeat mood despite being deposed as world number one by Fiji's Vijay Singh on Monday. Singh took over top spot in the rankings by


( Xagena - farmaci ) - Un editoriale, comparso sul British Medical Journal del 16 di ottobre , Ã¨ stato intitolato âLesson from the withdrawal of Rofecoxibâ. 1) gli effetti cardiovascolari del Rofecoxib


Negotiations on $295 million in  concessions between US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O and its  pilots union appeared back on track on Saturday although time  was running short for the company to strike a deal to avoid its  second bankruptcy filing in two years.


Titans' McNair Bruises Sternum in Loss to Jags

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sports Network) - Tennessee Titans  quarterback Steve McNair suffered a bruised sternum late in the  fourth quarter of Sunday's game against Jacksonville.


MALAYSIA PRESS: AirAsia Plane Skids Off Runway; 3 Hurt

KUALA LUMPUR (Dow Jones)--An AirAsia Bhd. (5099.KU) Boeing 737-300 plane skidded off a runway in East Malaysia's Kota Kinabalu airport late Sunday, hurting three people, the New Straits Times daily says.


âOvertreated,â by Shannon Brownlee, is the best description I have yet read of a huge economic problem that we know how to solve â but is so often misunderstood.


U.S. stocks gained on Tuesday, helped by a surge in Dow component American Express Co. , while the outlook for tech stocks brightened after the closing bell as Google Inc.  blew away Wall Street expectations.


Former Bush Aide Will Answer Some Questions

Sara Taylor will address the firings of attorneys but will honor the presidentâs invocation of executive privilege.


US health regulators have warned of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen, creating additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs after recent warnings for two other painkillers.


Eleven-year-old Lesley Molseed died from multiple stab wounds, senior pathologist tells court.


Wired's How To Wiki: Get the Most Out of Flickr

Photo-sharing site Flickr is more than just a website where you can put your vacation snaps. It hosts a vibrant community of photo lovers, camera geeks, Photoshop wizards and creative, outgoing people. Whether you're a Flickr old-timer or just getting your toes wet, here are some tips to help you get the most out of your photo-sharing experience.


A woman who authorities say ran a Web site that published graphic fictional tales about the torture and sexual abuse of children has been indicted on federal obscenity charges.


(New York-WABC and AP, December 25, 2004 ) - The NBA has a couple of attention-grabbers to lure basketball fans away from the Christmas dinner table.


Stephen Jackson had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and Monta Ellis added 23 points to help the Golden State Warriors end a three-game road losing streak with a 125-117 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night.


Illegal trappers on Cyprus killed more than half a million protected birds this fall for sale at local restaurants, conservationists said Thursday.


Code that takes advantage of a Safari flaw could leave an iPhone open to attack.


Mondayâs Links Ryan Wilson at the FanHouse points out that your team is in bad shape when the best thing that happens to you all day is a car accident that youâre not injured in. The Consumerist reports on how the Patriots, unable to spy on opposing teams, now have taken to spying on their fans. [...].


Freed Malaysian rebel politician Anwar Ibrahim has said he will remain in opposition and has questioned the ruling UMNO party's commitment to reform as he prepared to fly to Germany for medical treatment.


When we invited readers to round off our recent list of nine health traps to avoid in the coming year, you weren't shy.


Iraqis warn of civil war if U.S. troops withdraw

Iraqi leaders warned on Monday that an early U.S. troop withdrawal could tip Iraq into all-out civil war after the New York Times said debate was growing in the White House over a gradual scaling-down of forces.


Wall Street Not Buying Retail's Optimism

Top U.S. retailers reported  double-digit profit gains in the third quarter, with industry  titan Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N leading the pack and  brightening its outlook for the key holiday season underpinned  by the recent drop in oil prices.


US scientist points to blueberry health benefits

The fruits contain a compound that works similarly to a drug used to reduce levels of harmful cholesterol, according to tests on rat liver cells.


Finding May Solve Riddle of Fatigue in Muscles

Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.


Music: If Mozart Had Had Better Health Care

Later works hint at where a musical genius would have gone if he had grown old.


Heavy drinking raises the risk of early death after heart attack

Heavily drinking -- or binging -- even intermittently, almost doubles a person's risk of dying after a heart attack, compared to that of a moderate drinker, according, to a first-of-its-kind study, reported at the American Heart Association's Scientific


Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards told high school students Tuesday that the United States has a moral and legal obligation to treat women as equals to men.


Segway Inc. is recalling all 23,500 of the self-balancing scooters it has shipped because of a software glitch that can make its wheels unexpectedly reverse direction, throwing off the rider — and in at least one incident, break some teeth.


Madonna e Guy Ritchie matrimonio in crisi

La popstar e il regista in cura presso un guru delle crisi matrimoniali. Lo rivela il tabloid  People, che spiega anche i motivi della tensione


Would you buy a second-hand car from this man? That was the question which dogged the career of the capable but notoriously devious Tricky Dicky Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States.


Interesting documentary looking at the music business.