Regulator vows to ease way for Net phone use

BOSTON The United States' top telecommunications regulator plans to protect fledgling Internet telephone services from being taxed and heavily regulated by the 50 state governments.


Most Iraqis Favor Immediate U.S. Pullout, Polls Show

BAGHDAD, Sept. 26 -- A strong majority of Iraqis want U.S.-led military forces to immediately withdraw from the country, saying their swift departure would make Iraq more secure and decrease sectarian violence, according to new polls by the State Department and independent researchers.


The ammonia and crystalline ice would be destroyed in about 10 million years," Jewitt says. "This implies Quaoar gets recoated on that time scale or faster.


NEW YORK, July 18 -- An underground steam pipe exploded through a Manhattan street near Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday, causing a brief panic about a possible terrorist attack.


Santander Central Hispano has said it aims to complete its takeover of High Street bank Abbey one month sooner than originally planned.


Inquiry Finds Australia Terror Suspects Not Abused

A U.S. investigation found no evidence  two Australian al Qaeda suspects held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba  were abused by their American captors, Australian Foreign  Minister Alexander Downer said on Thursday.


Saluta 'eroi della liberta'' davanti migliaia di palestinesi


U.S. Planes Hit Iraq's Falluja, Guns Deal Expanded

U.S. warplanes hit the rebel- held Iraqi city of Falluja overnight as part of a drive to thwart expected attacks during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and ensure security for national polls due in January.


UN climate conference concludes with weak commitment

The 10th United Nations Conference on Climate Change concluded Saturday with a weak commitment to future talks on the reduction of pollutant emissions.


Will new powers for local officers work?

Community support officers throughout England and Wales are to be given additional powers. Send us your reaction.


Texas families seek to block gov's order

A group of families has sued in an attempt to block Gov. Rick Perry's executive order requiring schoolgirls to be vaccinated against the virus that causes cervical cancer.


Dr. Robert Jarvikâs newest heart device, the Jarvik 2000, holds the distinction of keeping a patient alive the longest. But it is facing competition.


La direzione distrettuale antimafia conclude un'indagine durata due anniL'organizzazione gestiva l'economia della zona: usura e racket                                          Le mani della 'ndrangheta sul turismo Quarantuno ordinanze a Vibo Valentia


Roddick to open US Davis Cup bid against Belarus

US world number two Andy Roddick will face Belarus' Vladimir Voltchkov in the opening singles tie of their Davis Cup semi-final on Friday.


Crude oil prices rise despite sharp increase in oil supplies

Crude oil prices rose Wednesday even as the government report showed a sharp increase in US inventories of crude oil. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude futures for


Automakers Push to Head Off Tighter Fuel Standards

General Motors, Ford and Chrysler executives met with Senate lawmakers on Wednesday as Democrats move toward a vote on a sprawling energy bill.


A British man is jailed for 14 years in Sweden after infecting two under-age girls with HIV.


THE RACE: Support for Republican, Democratic candidates in the presidential races in New Hampshire


'The Grudge' gives Halloween scare to box office competition

LOS ANGELES, Nov 1  - Horror flick "The Grudge" scared the life out of the competition at the North American box office last weekend, raking in 21.


Hole-plugging ants let armies walk all over them

When a rampaging column of 200,000 army ants hauling prey encounters a gaping pothole, volunteers bridge it with their bodies so that comrades can walk over them at full speed until the day's work is done, according to a new study.


Il testo avra' come riferimento l'indagine dell'Antitrust


Hee-Won Han of South Korea hit a beautiful second shot on the first playoff hole, then sank a 4-foot birdie putt to beat Lorie Kane of Canada and win the Safeway Classic.


Sony Ericsson starts making cheap phones in India

Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said  on Wednesday it would have low-cost color screen and music  playing handsets made in India through manufacturing agreements  with Flextronics  and Foxconn .


Every December 1st, the United Nations spearheads commemorations of the global AIDS epidemic and this year, the focus is on women and girls.


No Static Expected in Sprint-Nextel Deal

Industry watchers don't expect any trouble from regulators or competitors when it comes to the proposed Sprint (Quote, Chart) Nextel (Quote, Chart) merger.


Londra, 11:24 - CALCIO, IRLANDA: FEDERAZIONE SMENTISCE ARRIVO TRAPATTONI

La Federcalcio irlandese ha smentito l'arrivo dell'allenatore italiano Giovanni Trapattoni sulla pan...


Once middle age disease, diabetes hits more children

Diabetes is striking growing numbers of children around the world as parents and doctors fail to diagnose a disease which until recently was associated mostly with middle-aged and elderly people, experts said on Tuesday.


Nintendo Sells Half a Million DS Handhelds

Nintendo says it already has sold 500,000 of its newly released Nintendo DS handheld gaming systems, about 90 percent of the inventory shipped to the United States.


The head of Nigeria's ruling party launched an unprecedented attack on President Olusegun Obasanjo in a letter published on Saturday, warning him that his government was unpopular and heading for collapse.


WP blood bank unable to afford race profiling

Unlike the national blood bank, the Western Cape Blood Transfusion Service (WCBTS) says it does not reject donations on the basis of race.


BOLOGNA - Fallito sabotaggio linea ferroviaria per Firenze

Mirava alla paralisi del traffico ferroviario a Ferragosto il tentativo, fallito, di sabotaggio della linea Bologna-Firenze (foto). La linea e' la stessa dell'attentato all'Italicus. L'azione e' stata rivendicata da un volantino anarco-insurrezionalista.


TRENTON - Medical professionals in New Jersey who give patients a flu shot even if they are not in a high-risk group could face a $500 fine.


British firefighters roasted for party prank that backfired

Three British firefighters have been given a grilling for taking a fire engine along to jazz up a party, the BBC said.


Attentato a Baghdad, due ministri iracheni salvi per miracolo

Era un ministro iracheno l'obiettivo dell'autobomba esplosa stamattina nella parte occidentale di Baghdad, ma questi Ã¨ scampato all'attentato. Sono invece rimaste uccise cinque persone, e altre tre ferite.


Industry's Tsunami Aid Effort Gains Momentum

LOS ANGELES  - The entertainment  industry Tuesday ramped up its response to the devastation in  Southeast Asia caused by last month's earthquake and tsunami.


Harmony bids $8-bn to take over rival Gold Fields

JOHANNESBURG: South Africaâs Harmony Gold has pounced on bigger domestic rival Gold Fields with an unsolicited, all-share takeover bid worth about $8bn to create the worldâs biggest gold producer.


Air travelers should not expect authorities to ease restrictions on gels and liquids in carry-on luggage until sometime next year when new technology may give screeners the ability to more easily spot potential explosives in bags, according to federal security officials who are nearing the one-ye...


Problems in Blood Drug Lead to Halt by Factory

A major maker of heparin, a blood thinner used widely in surgery and dialysis, has stopped making it after hundreds of patients reported severe allergic reactions to the drug.


Some Drug Makers Find That Vaccines Are Good Business

Some have explained the flu vaccine shortage by saying that the vaccines business holds little allure, but vaccines, it turns out, can make for good business.


Palm Inc., whose Treo smart phone is facing increasing competition from Apple Inc., Nokia Corp. and other offerings, said Wednesday it may see a small loss or break even in its fiscal first quarter.


Dutch authorities have announced that country's first fines against spammers, including an individual and two companies who sent unsolicited e-mails and mobile telephone text messages.


How much background experience does a political appointee need to hold a senior job in a federal agency?


UPDATE 1-Montgomerie misses cut as Price returns to form

Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie came down to earth with a bump when he missed the cut at The Heritage on Friday. There was better news, however, for forgotten


Roma, 14:33 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: ARBITRI PLAYOFF E PLAYOUT

Ecco gli arbitri designati a dirigere le gare di ritorno dei playoff e playout del campionato italia...


Microsoft acknowledged on Monday it continued to battle a technical glitch that prevented MSN users from logging on to the service's instant-messaging system, MSN Messenger, for the past three days.


Rebel Leader Trial Descends Into Chaos -- Again

By Jude Webber CALLAO NAVAL BASE, Peru  - Peru's retrial ofShining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman turned into a farcicalmud slinging on Friday as one judge quit the case and theprosecutor called on the two other justices to resign.


Sbarchi, l'Onu contro il governo "Rimpatri senza garanzie"

ROMA - L'Onu dÃ  l'altolÃ  all'Italia: il ponte aereo con la Libia per il rimpatrio in massa dei clandestini giunti sulle coste siciliane Ã¨ "preoccupante". L'Alto commissariato delle Nazioni Unite per i rifugiati


He has eaten seal eyes in the Arctic and cobras in Vietnam. The outspoken chef has a new book based on his adventure-travel eating show No Reservations. Anthony Bourdain will now take your questions


A glitch on the Microsoft Canada Web site has apparently let slip Microsoft's planned prices for Windows Vista, indicating the Redmond company intends to charge as much as $299 CDN for its top-of-the-line upgrade to Ultimate Edition, and $499 CDN if users wish to purchase the full version.


Ex-U.S. Officials Back Bush Claims on North Korea

The United States has compelling  evidence North Korea has a uranium-based nuclear weapons  program and ending this activity is essential to resolving the  nuclear dispute with Pyongyang, according to two key former  U.S. officials.


Lead, mercury and arsenic have been found in herbal preparations imported from India, some so laden with contaminants they were potent enough to cause serious poisonings, researchers report today.


By Alison Boggs, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 22--A residential and commercial project proposed for 80 acres just north of downtown Spokane took a huge step forward Thursday when the city of Spokane's hearing examiner approved it largely as submitted.


Worldwide semiconductor sales rose a projected 23 percent this year, less than forecast.


Stretta sui subprime. Bernanke: 'proteggere consumatori'


Through the first five games of the season, freshman Corey Raji seemed to struggle to find his way on the court as one of five newcomers to Boston College's basketball team.


Press Releases & Search Engine Optimization  About two weeks ago was the one year anniversary of the search engine roundtable and I decided to give the much spoken about PR Web a try. As many of you know, PRWeb is known as the "backdoor to search engine optimization", so I wanted ...


The 16th season of MTV's reality series "The Real World" will begin shooting early next year in Austin, Texas ahead of a June premiere, the music cable network said Wednesday.


Top-seeded Roger Federer beats Carlos Moya to remain undefeated

Top-seeded Roger Federer of Switzerland overcame a second-set lapse and defeated Carlos Moya of Spain 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Thursday night to remain undefeated in the ATP Masters Cup Championships.


Taxpayers should be entitled to money back after last year's Scottish elections, a Nationalist MSP says.


Sharon Deputy Calls for Wider West Bank Pullout

Ariel Sharon's deputy repeated a call, rejected in the past by the Israeli prime minister, for a wider withdrawal from the West Bank after a planned pullout from parts of the occupied Palestinian territory and Gaza.


Afghan President Hamid Karzai names cabinet packed with new and ...

Hamid Karzai named a new cabinet on Thursday, sacking the country's prominent defence minister and removing other warlords from top spots in a major reshuffle weeks after he was sworn in as the nation's first democratically elected president.


Police are investigating possible links to animal rights protesters after a woman's grave is desecrated.


Altria to move some cigarette production to Europe

Altria Group Inc.  on Tuesday said it plans to move its U.S.-based cigarette production for non-U.S. markets to its facilities in Europe and will close its Cabarrus, N.C., manufacturing facility by the end of 2010.


MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Already without six injured players, the Patriots finished yesterday's game without two more key contributors -- tight end Benjamin Watson and nose tackle Vince Wilfork .


Torre the lure as Pavano opts for Yankees

As it turned out, Joe Torre trumped Curt Schilling in the Carl Pavano sweepstakes. Pavano's agent, Scott Shapiro, said last night that the


Ministro, parere Consiglio si tradurra' in raccomandazione


Doctors urged to make good first impression

Doctors should know that when meeting a new patient for the first time there is no second chance to make a good first impression, researchers said on Monday.


Rich Barcelo shot an 8-under 64 on Thursday in chilly conditions at PGA West to take a three-stroke lead over Australia's Paul Gow after the second round of the PGA Tour's 108-hole final qualifying tournament.


Pittsburgh is helpless to fight off Irish

Courtney LaVere came off the bench to lead No. 6 Notre Dame's 14-0 run late in the first half after Pittsburgh's leading scorer got into foul trouble, and the visiting Fighting Irish cruised to a 75-47 victory yesterday.


A Cecchina, colpito da tubo mentre lavorava a impianto fogne


US retailer Macy's said Wednesday it was cutting 2,300 jobs as it vies to overhaul its operations and cut costs amid a slowing economy.


Jessops, the UK's largest photographic goods retailer, slashes the flotation price of its shares from an expected 185p-220p to 155p.


New rules take effect in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta,  banning people from keeping domestic birds.


SAP software exposes shipper's financial errors

The installation of SAP financial software at a major London-based container transport firm exposed flaws in the company's accounting systems and processes, forcing it to restate its earnings.


Madrid, 12:44 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: CAPELLO CRITICO CON ARBITRO DOPO DERBY

Fabio Capello critica l'arbitro dopo il pari nel derby con l'Atletico Madrid. Sull'1-1 finale, avreb...


NEW YORK - The effective tax rate for America's largest and most profitable corporations has sharply declined in recent years, and one third of such companies paid zero taxes--or less--in at least one of the last three years, according to a study released


[TS] Sports of The Times: Hingis Cheered in Return as Big Thinker, Not Hitter

After a long sabbatical, nursing a foot injury and pondering her future, Martina Hingis has come back to take on the big hitters of the womenÂs tour.


Buk, 20:55 - CALCIO, QUALIFICAZIONI EURO 2009 DONNE: UNGHERIA-ITALIA 1-3

In una partita valida per le qualificazioni per l'Europeo donne 2009, la Nazionale italiana ha battu...


Nineteen people have died in a week of cold weather and snowstorms across Turkey.


O'Neal bring Heat Christmas gift with win over Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal notched up 24 points and 11 rebounds on his return for the first time to Los Angeles since his trade, leading the Miami Heat to clinch a 104-102 overtime victory on Christmas day over the Lakers on Saturday.


A man who hijacked a Turkish Airlines flight on Tuesday was unarmed, working alone and threatened to blow himself up if the pilot did not divert the flight to Italy, Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato said.


Isn't Napier the logarithm guy? Yes indeed. A man of varied  talents, he popularized the modern decimal point notation and argued  that the Pope of 1593 was the Antichrist.    And created one of the first devices to automate binary  arithmetic. Using nothing more than a chessboard and some counters, he  developed ways to multiply, divide and even find the square roots of  binary numbers.


News Corp. NWSa.N on Monday said it   has agreed to buy a U.K. jobs recruitment site for an   undisclosed sum to reach a younger audience.


(andPOP) - UK Pop star Robbie Williams had a choice: keep using drugs and get fat or stop his drug use and be slim. Williams stopped using drugs.


Clinic Doctor Calls For Investigation Into Makers Of Vioxx

CLEVELAND -- A doctor with the Cleveland Clinic is calling for a congressional investigation into whether the makers of Vioxx ignored signs it could cause heart problems.


IBM, AMD develop new use of strained silicon

IBM and Advanced Micro DevicesÂ (AMD) have jointly developed a new method for implementing strained silicon technology on both positive and negative transistors, the companies are expected to announce Monday.


Using the tech that connects thousands of people on a phone call, congress members are holding remote town-hall meetings. A recorded voice invites 35,000 citizens at once to stay on the line for the meeting. By the Associated Press.


Rumsfeld bolsters troops in Christmas Eve visit to Iraq

Bearing gifts of praise and encouragement, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld paid a Christmas Eve visit to some of the most dangerous


Il presidente a Lecce interviene in una polemica che ha agitato il mondo universitario. Il ministro Mussi: "Spesso seguono criteri scriteriati. Alcuni giÃ  bloccati"                                                  Nuovi atenei, i dubbi di Napolitano "Verificare se sono necessari"


Real Madrid's David Beckham played his first game in six weeks, after recovering from his two broken ribs, as the Spanish giants romped to a 6-1 win over struggling Albacete.


Jets Again Miss Chance to Break Free of Doubt

The Jets left the game the same way they entered it: needing a victory to assure themselves a wild-card playoff berth.


NIGERIA: Militia group vows to attack oil workers if firms stay in ...

PORT HARCOURT, 28 Sep 2004 (IRIN) - An ethnic militia group in Nigeria's southeastern oil region vowed on Tuesday to attack oil workers there unless their companies shut down operations within three days.


Scene indimenticabili quelle di Ghost e Titanic


Last month, wholesale prices posted their biggest increase in 14 years, the Labor Dept. reported on Nov. 16. The Producer Price Index, a gauge of prices received by farms, factories, and refineries, rose 1.7%, nearly twice as high as forecasted.


Treating Sleep Apnea in Children Improves Behavioral Problems

TUESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDayNews) -- Children who are treated for obstructive sleep apnea show improvements in behavioral and emotional problems, says a study in the January issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.


Channel 4 l'ha gia' commissionato a Peter Kosminsky


The SkinnyCorp guys lay out their simple plan for a successful business at the CommunityNext conference -- it takes a village. In Monkey Bites.


If Writers Go on Strike, Viewers Can Expect More Shots of Reality

Viewers may want to brace themselves for a lot of  jury-rigged entertainment if writers and producers do not come to an agreement on a new contract by the end of the month.


Michigan Republican Rep. Peter Hoekstra was picked to head the House Intelligence Committee, replacing Rep. Porter Goss who has been nominated to head the Central Intelligence Agency, Speaker


Yahoo! Inc has bought Stata Labs Inc, maker of email search software, in a move apparently aimed at beefing up its Yahoo! Mail property in the face of competition from Google Inc's Gmail service.


Amir Khan wins his first professional title as he beats Rachid Drilzane for the IBF inter-continental light welterweight title in London.


Mindreef is bolstering security verification in its server-based SOA testing software Tuesday and adding three new client products for SOA quality.The company's SOAPscope Server 6.1 enables teams to test the quality of SOA, Mindreef CTO Frank Grossman said. The product is focused on the XML layer."[XML is] pretty much what is communicated across the wire between all the pieces of [an] SOA so it's very important," said Grossman.Version 6.1 makes it easier to test for WS-Security adherence in an SOA. "Now, we have security profiles, which means you can have an architect set up all the pieces they need," Grossman said. Testers can verify security components, such as X.509 certificates.The three client products being added to the SOAPscope line include:* Architect 6.1, offering design-time governance and an SOA quality and testing platform for policy rules authoring, design-time support, prototyping, change-time, and run-time support. * Tester 6.1, for load testing and test automation. Quality problems and potential performance bottlenecks can be spotted. * Developer 6.1, featuring tools for problem diagnosis and resolution, unit testing, and support of service consumers. Developers and engineers can build and test Web services and SOA and automate XML-oriented tasks.Functionality of the three client products is included in SOAPscope Server 6.1.The products are available Monday. SOAPscope Server 6.1 costs $1,499 per year per seat while Developer, Tester, and Architect are available for annual subscriptions of $299, $799, and $999 respectively.


Alicia Keys will sing "America the Beautiful" prior to this year's Super Bowl in Jacksonville, Fla. It will be just the third time the song is sung at the Super Bowl — previously performed only by Vicki Carr and Ray Charles.


Con Bancomat grazie a accordo con Lottomatica


The Beckhams say they are "sick and tired" of people trying to make money out of them, after claims from a beauty therapist.


Logitech shares surge on talk of Microsoft bid

Shares in Swiss-based computer peripherals maker Logitech International SA  rose over 12 percent on Thursday amid speculation Microsoft Corp  would launch a takeover bid, traders said.


Hilbert: Needs To Write Conseco $62.7M Check

It's payback time. The former chief executive of Conseco (nyse: CNO - news - people ) and his family trusts must pay $62.7 million plus interest to a unit of the insurance company, which may also foreclose on his mansion, a judge ruled.


Anaheim's 3-2 victory over Ottawa in the opener of the Stanley Cup finals got a 0.72 cable rating on Versus and was watched in 523,000 households in the United States.


L'uomo aveva alle spalle una vita segnata da eventi drammaticiAveva difficoltÃ  economiche e il figlio era morto in un incidente                                                  Torino, si toglie la vita dopo aver ucciso un pedone


Oggi ultimo giorno per pagare. Confedilizia: ecco la giungla della tassazioneDalle donne sole ai figli sposati, cosÃ¬ cambiano detrazioni e aliquote                                          L'Ici, le ottomila stranezze della tassa comunale                                                                                Gli sconti? A chi ha l'orticello, ridipingela facciata o abita a ovest del fiume di LUISA GRION


Astros bullpen steps up until Miceli slips up

His bullpen had already squeezed out 8 2/3 shutout innings and Dan Miceli was still available, making it logical for Houston Astros manager Phil Garner to take a chance


Chris Hartjes' Blog: The Story and Rebirth Of Zend_Service_Audioscrobbler, Part 2

Chris Hartjes has posted again about the "rebirth" of a Zend Framework component he's worked on - the Zend_Service_Audioscrobbler.   So, dear readers, I received some nice emails and comments from those you have used Zend_Service_Audioscrobbler, along with having a nice email conversation with Wil Sinclair from Zend.   He still wants to "rip things up and start over", but has decided on a slightly different route - mapping the older function calls to the new ones via a __call catch and including a message stating that the older function call would be deprecated.


Laos dam sets high bar, but will others follow?

NAKAI PLATEAU, Laos  - Two years from completion, the Nam Theun 2 dam being carved out of a jungle-clad corner of Laos has already set a high standard for future hydroelectric projects in the power-hungry region.


Piacenza, 21:34 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: BERETTA SEMPRE PIU' VICINO

Mario Beretta si avvicina al Piacenza. Il 48enne tecnico ex Ternana, Chievo, Parma e Siena, avr&agra...


Blog: Popular social-networking site makes its first buy: Parakey, a Web start-up created by Firefox's co-founders.


EU reforms blamed for sugar plant closure

Ireland's lone sugar processor Greencore Sugar is to cease operating at its Carlow production facility in anticipation of the pending EU reform of the sugar industry, Tom Armitage reports.


U.S. to require poker winnings be reported to IRS

The U.S. government said on Friday that casinos and other poker tournament sponsors will have to start reporting most players' winnings to the Internal Revenue Service starting next year.


Heavy fighting erupts in Ramadi, two killed

Fierce clashes erupted between US forces and Iraqi fighters in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Wednesday, killing at least two Iraqi civilians, witnesses and medics said.


Hollywoodâs glamour machine is stuck between a promise that the stars will still show up at next monthâs Golden Globes and a threat that 3,000 picketing writers will chase them away.


Lettera sull'uso della liturgia romana ante riforma 1970


Genentech Inc. barely scraped past Wall Street's expectations Monday as the biotech giant renowned for its phenomenal growth posted a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits.


2 teen boys charged in school bus beating

Two teenage boys have been charged with assault in the school bus beating of a 10-year-old that was recorded by a surveillance camera.


In Italia i corpi di Jessica e Sabrina, oggi nuovi esami del dna

Lutto cittadino a Dronero per le due vittime degli attentati terroristici in Egitto. Decine di lumini hanno illuminato le finestre della cittadina. I funerali saranno a carattere solenne. Rivista di al Qaida esalta gli attentati.


Sidney Sheldon, who won awards in three careers, Broadway theater, movies and television, and who at age 50 turned to writing best-selling novels about stalwart women who triumph in a hostile world of ruthless men, has died. He was 89.


TOKYO/SEOUL  - Japan's Canon Inc. said on Thursday  it had found problems with equipment for making liquid crystal  displays (LCDs), boosting shares in LG.Philips and other LCD  makers as fears of a supply glut eased.


Sri Lanka's government officially notified peace-broker Norway on Thursday that it is pulling out of a 2002 cease-fire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels that has failed to quell the violence.


Secondo giorno di contestazioni dell'opposizione


Shark Tourney Title on the Line: Lie Detector Test to Determine If Female Angler Got Help With Winning Catch

By Patrick Mcdermott, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Sep. 21--DESTIN -- Fishermen are known to tell tales, but this time the truth isn't getting away.


Housing starts slip in May, but permits up

U.S. home construction fell last month for the first time since January, as builders struggled with a glut of unsold homes, but permits for future construction rose, offering mixed signals on the housing outlook.


Dopo manovra e Protocollo welfare, e' questo l'obiettivo


St. Paul Travelers expects $140 million in hurricane losses

The St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc. estimated it lost about $140 million as a result of Hurricane Charley. This is a net loss, after tax allowances and reinsurance payments, the St.


Quebec to Get Close to $400 Million to Fight Climate Change

MONTREAL (CP) - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will announce today that Ottawa is giving Quebec close to $400 million to fight climate change.  Harper and Premier Jean Charest are scheduled to annonce the deal Monday in Sherbrooke.


Infamous Colombia Kingpin En Route to U.S.

Drug kingpin Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela, wearing handcuffs and a bulletproof vest, flew late Friday aboard U.S. government plane for trial in the United States, becoming the most powerful Colombian trafficker to ever be extradited to the United States.


What's Online: ItÂs My Idea, and IÂll Pay You for It

The magazine Business 2.0 offers a rundown of invention ideas from venture capitalists and the amounts they are offering for people willing to carry out their ideas.


Pediatric Heart Surgeon an Apparent Suicide

The surgeon who transplanted a heart into a 14-year-old Arkansas boy so the teenager was able to be home for Christmas, apparently committed suicide in Little Rock.


Oprah Winfrey said she would not want to serve as a juror in a murder trial again, but she enjoyed getting to know her fellow jurors — and invited them to her show to talk about the experience.


Poll Shows Indonesia Presidency Race Narrowing

A new poll shows President Megawati  Sukarnoputri has made up some ground in the Indonesian  presidential race, but her challenger still has a commanding  lead just a few days out from the vote.


Two brothers were killed in separate highway crashes in this coastal town just hours apart.


Iraqi Leader Says He'll Extend Weapons Trade-In Program

Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Monday that an exchange of weapons for cash would be extended across the country in an effort to disarm Shiite militiamen and


A Canadian military submarine headed for home with 56 people aboard caught fire and issued a distress call off the coast of Ireland Tuesday.


Arrington Likely to Miss Monday's Game Against Dallas

Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington will miss Monday's game against Dallas after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Thursday to repair a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee.


Anselm Kieferâs work, which will go on display Thursday, will be the first permanent contribution to the Louvreâs dÃ©cor since 1953.


Lt. Sven Jensen's U.S. Marines unit survived for weeks on military rations while living rough in Iraq's Fallujah, so he wangled a truck Thursday and drove his men to the rear for a rare treat: Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce.


Astorâs Will Gives Millions to Family and to Charity

In many ways, Brooke Astorâs will is a paper-and-ink personification of the New York doyenne of philanthropy and high society, who turned 105 in March.


South African president Thabo Mbekiâs ruling party, the African National Congress, has published a stinging attack on top US health officials, accusing them of treating Africans like âguinea pigsâ and lying to promote a key Aids drug.


HOUSTON -- Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the drug. "For people who have a desire to stop using, the vaccine should be very useful," said Dr. Tom Kosten, a psychiatry...


This week, Microsoft is repeating statements made over the past seven years that Office's Reduced Functionality Mode is nothing other than a mechanism to prevent users who won't let the company verify the product's authenticity from doing more than testing how it works. What's the cause of recent confusion over RFM and product validation?


Community News: Latest PECL Releases for 06.19.2007

Latest PECL Releases:PDO_IBM 1.1.1ibm_db2 1.6.1yaz 1.0.12imagick 2.0.0b1


In its brief but glorious life, JetBlue Airways has become a business school case study. Business junkies everywhere have praised the customer service, new planes and clever marketing that turned JetBlue from a concept into the nation's eighth-largest airline in only eight years. But now that...


Western private contractors working in  Iraq say they are determined to see their work through.


Lebanon camp battle enters 4th week, toll rises

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Fighting between the Lebanese army and al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon entered its fourth week on Sunday and three soldiers died taking the army's total death toll to 55.


BAGHDAD -- US forces captured two senior figures in Al Qaeda's branch in Iraq, the US military said yesterday, and one of Turkey's richest businessmen was reported kidnapped, appearing in a video along with a weeping employee saying they were being held hostage.


Big Crowd, Big Talk, Big Party at FBR Open

The FBR Open had been going on for two days, but by Friday afternoon Eric F. Billings still hadn't watched any golf.


Adaptec is changing tack under CEO Robert Stephens and might soon find itself in direct competition with several old partners.


ATI Technologies 4th-Qtr Profit Doubles as Sales Rise

ATI Technologies Inc., the world's second-biggest maker of computer-graphics chips, said fourth- quarter net income more than doubled, helped by sales of graphics- enhanced cell phones and high-definition televisions.


For a while, everything looked the same. The hunched-over pocket stance, the tap-tap-tapping of the ball, the fidgeting in the pocket finally giving way to his three-quarter, slingshot release to a crossing receiver.


-- Bob Knight shook hands with the opposing coach, put his head down and walked off the court. Victory No. 876, the one that tied him with legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp for second place on the career list and moved him within three of tying former North Carolina coach Dean Smith for the top...


N.Korea Vows Will Never Dismantle Its Nuclear Arms

North Korea will never dismantle its  nuclear arsenal and will not resume talks on its atomic  programs unless the United States drops its "hostile" policy,  the North's official KCNA news agency said on Saturday.


Restructuring Gurus See Day of Reckoning

Rising interest rates, record oil  prices and geopolitical instability may send chills down the  spines of finance directors of debt-strapped global  corporations.


Grisly find draws attention to India fetus killings

PATTRAN, India  - Manual laborer Gulzar Singh is   haunted by the day he exhumed baby fetuses from a pit outside   an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's   fight against female feticide.


TeliaSonera Finland deemed to be over charging

The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court affirmed the interpretation of FICORA, the Finnish telecom regulator, on the calculation grounds applied by TeliaSonera Finland to the interconnection pricing of mobile ...


Police hunting letter bomber name suspect

Police investigating a letter bomb campaign released the name yesterday of a man they wished to interview. They said Justin McAuliffe, 32, had not been seen since he left his flat in Bedford last Saturday.


Taiwan Takes Active Role at APEC Meetings in Chile

Representatives of 21 Pacific Rim economies are in Santiago, Chile for preliminary meetings leading up to this weekend's meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.


A military convoy was attacked this morning in the lawless tribal region on the border with Afghanistan.


Kino International, a distributor based in New York, has acquired North American rights to both Volker Schlondorff's The Ninth Day and to Karen Shakhnarazov's The Rider Named Death.


Il segretario Cgil a Repubblica Tv. Critiche al governo sui trasporti"Non riesco a capire perchÃ¨ procedano per approssimazione"                                          Precariato, Epifani rilancia "E' un tema fondamentale"                                                                                E per la scuola suggerisce: "Le graduatorie per gli insegnanti precarinon si possono far finire nel 2010. Si sposti abrogazione al 2012"


Limbaugh Records Seizure Was Valid -- Florida Court

Florida prosecutors acted legally when  they seized Rush Limbaugh's medical records during an  investigation into whether the conservative radio host misused  prescription painkillers, an appeals court ruled on Wednesday.


Scontri tra Farc ed esercito, oltre mille persone scappano


SN30952 writes "An adult sex toy shut down a key regional airport for almost an hour today when it was mistaken for a bomb, Queensland police said.


Nedved gives Capello measure of revenge over Ajax

A superb goal by the Czech Republic's European footballer of the year Pavel Nedved gave Juventus a 1-0 victory over Dutch side Ajax in their Champions League Group C match.


Capello, investitura regale "Un sogno si realizza"

Presentato dalla federcalcio inglese il nuovo cittÃ¬ della nazionale di Sua Maestà. "Ã un onore - ha detto -. Non ho mai voluto allenare l'Italia e spero di incontrare gli azzurri nella finale del mondiale 2010"


Comincia la riunione dellâONU sul cambiamento climatico

BUENOS AIRES, 6 dic.- La Conferenza dellâONU sul cambiamento climatico Ã¨ cominciata lunedÃ¬ a Buenos Aires con la speranza che ci sia qualche cambiamento nellâopposizione degli USA alla firma del Protocollo di Kyoto dopo la rielezione di Bush e con


US Probes Errant Bombing on House in North Iraq

The U.S. military pressed an investigation on Sunday after a warplane bombed the wrong house in northern Iraq, inflicting a heavy civilian death toll and fueling anti-American anger three weeks before an election.


Yohana Shines In Pak Victory Against India

BIRMINGHAM, UK : Sep 20 (PNS) - An unbeaten 81 runs by Yousuf Yohana led Pakistan to defeat arch rivals Indians by 3 wickets and move into the semi finals of the ICC Champions Trophy Cricket Tournament at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday.


Think your PC is safe? Think again. A new study indicates your home computer is likely bogged down with spyware, viruses and other scourges wrought by hackers and PC pranksters.


Ted Purdy closed his course-record 9-under 61 with an eagle and a birdie Thursday and held a three-shot lead over four players after the first round of the Texas Open.


British tabloid journalist admits royal phone hacking

The royal correspondent on Britain's biggest selling newspaper has pleaded guilty in court to hacking into the mobile phone messages of Princes Charles, William and Harry's staff.


President George W. Bush hailed a new era of strategic cooperation with India on Monday as he signed a law that is a major step toward allowing New Delhi to buy U.S. nuclear reactors and fuel for the first time in 30 years.


Stocks fell on Friday, pressured by  declines in the drug and semiconductor sectors and  by  slower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in September.


To Republicans defending their House majority, a bill to validate President Bush's warrantless wiretapping program is as much about luring Democrats into voting against it as it is about enacting a law.


Formula One commercial rights holder Bernie Ecclestone has said that time has run out for the organisers of the British Grand Prix to save the race for the 2005 season.


Record growth in developing nations to moderate: WB

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has predicted that economic growth in developing countries will be 6.1 percent in 2004, the highest in three decades, but will moderate over the next two years.


BOSTONÃÂ -- Charlie Wagner, who pitched for the Boston Red Sox during the 1930s and '40s and worked for the organization for 70 years, died early Thursday of an apparent heart attack. He was 93.


UK troops pull back; general slams war plan

Five hundred British troops began withdrawing Sunday from their base in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, the Ministry of Defense said.


In rialzo Parigi, in flessione principali piazze asiatiche


Pelicans Rescued Near Lake Rudee Show Healthy Signs

By Susan E. White, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Feb. 8--VIRGINIA BEACH -   They're gaining weight, preening and getting feisty -- at least three healthy signs for the brown pelicans that were rescued last week near Lake Rudee.


The president of Pakistan says the search for Osama bin Laden has gone cold and there are no signs of where he is, the Washington Post reported Sunday.


Former Conservative Chancellor Ken Clarke is expected to urge ministers to exert less control over the Commons.


Actress Lindsay Lohan has returned to rehab after a weekend drunken-driving arrest, her publicist said on Tuesday, raising questions about whether she can start shooting her latest film as planned.


Helen Mirren, who swept Hollywood's awards season last year with her work in `The Queen,' is trading in her tiara for bumps and bruises.


Bush names new secretary of health and human services

US President George W. Bush on Monday named Environmental Protection Agency chief Michael Leavittas secretary of health and human services.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Zoran Corp.'s shares tumbled 13 percent Wednesday after the company cut its third-quarter forecast, citing inventory problems in the Chinese DVD player market.


Qantas Boosts Flight Surcharges as Fuel Prices Soar

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia's biggest airline, increased a surcharge on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soared to a record. Qantas shares rebounded from a three-month low.


State-by-state look at deaths and damage caused by the string of tornadoes that tore across the South and the Midwest:


Iran vows to follow nuclear path despite sanctions

Iranian leaders vowed on Wednesday to press on with Tehran's disputed nuclear work regardless of any new U.N. sanctions, one day after world powers agreed the outline of a new resolution.


The Yuma County Attorney's Office filed felony drug and weapons charges Friday against Lil Wayne.


Crystal Erwin scored a career-high 24 points on 9-for-9 shooting and Jacqueline Batteast had 17 points and 10 rebounds, leading seventh-ranked Notre Dame to a 72-58 victory over Washington yesterday at South Bend, Ind.


Update 1: Duke Energy Profit Up Almost Eight-Fold

Duke Energy boosted its third quarter profit nearly eight-fold by cutting debt expense from a year earlier, when severance costs and a sizable write-off hurt results.


Afghan president holds first Cabinet meeting, urges ministers to ...

KABUL, Afghanistan Afghan President Hamid Karzai has urged his Cabinet ministers to avoid political intrigue and work together for the future.


Parma, 13:42 - CALCIO, PARMA; GHIRARDI: NON SIAMO INTERESSATI A LUCARELLI

Il Parma non è interessato a Cristiano Lucarelli. ''Non rientra nei nostri programmi'', ha de...


The UK Web site of Amazon.com Inc.  is launching a DVD rental service, the online retailer's first foray into a market pioneered by U.S.- based Netflix. Inc.


Africa's longest serving ruler, Togo's President Gnassingbe Eyadema, has died, the government says.


A look at the major donations given Monday at an international donors conference for the Palestinians. The total sum pledged was $7.4 billion from 2008 to 2010, surpassing the $5.6 billion sought.


Manager Phil Garner and general manager Tim Purpura were fired Monday by the Houston Astros, less than two years after leading the team to its first World Series appearance. Bench coach Cecil Cooper was appointed interim manager and team president Tal Smith will serve as interim general manager.


Fans brave long lines, rain for 'Halo 2' debut

They lined up hours before the game's release outside EB Games in San Francisco. "I want it as soon as possible," said one gamer.


Dramatic new film of the moments after an attempted car bombing at Glasgow airport has been obtained by the BBC.


Nearly 30 people were killed in northwest Pakistan on Sunday in a surge of militant violence which officials said could be aimed at avenging the commando assault on a radical mosque in the capital last week.


The way Jason York explains the game in which he earns his living, hockey is a random collection of plays, reads, and occurrences that happen to take place during 60 minutes on a 200-by-85 sheet of ice.


Pope Benedict XVI tells pilgrims at the Vatican that his remarks on Islam last week were misunderstood.


Mavericks seek to stop incomparable Wade

Battered, beaten, and clearly  exasperated, the Dallas Mavericks leave South Florida on Monday  desperate for a way to slow incomparable Miami Heat guard  Dwyane Wade.


Consiglio nazionale, Tabacci attacca: cosi' partito finito


Siebel Systems Inc. and Electronic Data Systems Corp. this week will announced a partnership to help companies avoid many of the costs and complexities of managing customer relationship management systems in enterprises.


Facebook's marketing goldmine may be crock of shite

Just add the Disappointment Widget Several times a year I receive emails congratulating me on my age from websites. It's very thoughtful of them to do this - but then it's not often they get the opportunity to market to a genuine silver surfer, like me. You see, I'm actually 112 years old. Or 103. Or 107. And several ages in-between.â¦


Bosnian envoy rejects Serb claim of right to secede

Bosnia's international peace envoy on Wednesday dismissed a demand by Bosnian Serbs for the right to secede, on the grounds that if Kosovo can have independence so should they.


UN Envoy Says 10,000 Peacekeepers Needed for Sudan

The United Nations will recommend up to 10,000 peacekeepers for Sudan if Khartoum and southern rebels sign a landmark peace agreement to end a 21-year-old civil war, a senior U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.


SAP admission prompts mixed reaction from users, analysts

Users and analysts respond to SAP AG's admission that it inappropriately downloaded proprietary technical data from Oracle databases.


Jack Straw makes the "patriotic case" for the EU constitution as a bill on a referendum is published.


The red-hot Chicago Cubs won for the  17th time in 22 games and Carlos Zambrano became the National  League's first 12-game winner in a 12-1 rout of the San  Francisco Giants on Wednesday.


Susan Sontag, feminist fighter, dies aged 71

NEW YORK: Feminist and author Susan Sontag, who died yesterday in a New York cancer hospital at the age of 71, was one of the most respected US writers of her generation, a leading campaigner for women and an ardent human rights activist who stirred


BAE Systems will agree to sell its 20 percent stake in Airbus to the Franco-German aerospace firm EADS for 1.9 billion pounds.


Lilly profit rises as sales eclipse forecasts

Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on lower taxes and better-than-expected sales of its medicines, including newer treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.


PeopleSoft Board Rejects Oracle Bid Again

Business software maker  PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O said on Saturday that its board again  rejected Oracle Corp.'s ORCL.O $9.2 billion tender offer,  remaining defiant a day after most of its shares were tendered  to Oracle.


Orange promises rethink on deleted email accounts

Annoyed punters may force U-turn Orange is contemplating a U-turn on its trashing of old Freeserver accounts following a storm of criticism from hacked-off users.â¦


Lender legislation bad for Sallie Mae LBO: analyst

Final legislation that would slash federal subsidies to student lenders could be bad news for the threatened $25 billion takeover of student loan company Sallie Mae by a group of private equity firms and banks, an analyst said on Thursday.


iPhone activated: It took AT&T only 39 hours

Blog: The good news is that my iPhone is finally activated and it's definitely worth the money. The bad news is that it took AT&T 39 hours to get it done.


NEW YORK, June 14 -- A former detainee is allowed to keep former attorney general John D. Ashcroft, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and others in a lawsuit that alleges  prisoners were mistreated and subject to ethnic and religious discrimination after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a federal ap...


Slide Show: New Cell Phones Dance Across the World Stage

Big touchscreens, multiple-megapixel cameras, maps, and more: Cell phones unveiled in Barcelona this week will soon make whatever's in your pocket or purse seem dated. Here are some of the most interesting.


At the Detroit Auto Show,  automakers unveil their stylish redesigned pickups.


The government puts more money towards having 50% of young people being students, amid renewed criticism.


Film composer Elmer Bernstein died in his sleep last Wednesday. Bernstein was nominated for 14 Academy Awards in his lifetime, and won an Oscar and an Emmy Award. He was involved in over 200 movies such as âGhostbusters,â âTo Kill a Mockingbird,â and â...


Alexander Payne's latest is one of the year's most entertaining movies.


Three armed and masked men threaten and rob a woman at gunpoint at her home in County Antrim.


Paris Marks Liberation Mindful of Collaboration

With solemn commemorations, a ceremonial flag-raising at the Eiffel Tower and columns of 1940s-era tanks and army jeeps, Parisians on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary


An, Fini lascia il timone alle tre correnti

Il neoministro degli Esteri mette alla testa di Via della Scrofa La Russa, Alemanno e Matteoli. Le diverse anime del partito dovranno trovare insieme la quadra sulla linea politica. Azzerati gli incarichi


George W Bush and John Kerry fight to win over voters in Florida, the US state which narrowly decided the 2000 polls.


Gillette Co.  on Thursday said fourth-quarter profit climbed 13 percent, helped by sales of its M3Power razor and blades.


Chris Hartjes' Blog: Cooking Up Some Cake

Chris Hartjes has posted about a new resource that he "cannot stop recommending people to use [it] when searching for answers to their CakePHP problems" - the CakePHP Cookbook.   With a ton of help from Andy Dawson (AD7Six) the documentation for CakePHP 1.2 has moved forward immensely with the unveiling of the CakePHP Cookbook. It's a combination of manual and wiki, where people can flesh out the manual and make comments on the methods in there.   With the wiki in place, anyone can add to the communal CakePHP wisdom (or correct where others might have strayed) to make it a bigger and better resource for the whole range of CakePHP developers.


On a Stroll in Angstville With Dots Disconnected

David O. Russell's high-wire comedy captures liberal-left despair with astonishingly good humor: it's "Fahrenheit 9/11" for the screwball set.


Pakistan's Islamic Parties Struggle for Support

PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- In 2002, Ibrar Hussein voted for an Islamic takeover.


British police arrest second man in prostitute case

Police arrested a second man on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in one of Britain's most dramatic suspected serial killings.


Rock duo The White Stripes enter the UK album chart at number one with their latest release, Icky Thump.


A shark ripped off part of a 15-year-old tourist's leg on Saturday as he swam at a beach in Australia's remote southwest, officials said.


This might be a tough year for the company, but its pipeline makes it a keeper.


Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, possibly of a drug overdose, New York City police said.


Milano, 13:35 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI: DOMANI FUNERALI IN SANT'AMBROGIO

Si terranno domani a Milano alle 14:45, nella basilica di Sant'Ambrogio, i funerali di Giacinto Facc...


Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles broke a nine-game losing streak with a 9-8 win over the reeling Boston Red Sox, who lost starter Tim Wakefield even before Friday night's game began.


The Division Is Almost in the Yankees' Hands

After a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins, the Yankees can clinch the A.L. East championship on Thursday by beating them again.


By Jannette Pippin, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Jun. 14--MOREHEAD CITY -- The ceremonial groundbreaking held Wednesday in Morehead City marked more than just the start of a new facility's construction.


OPEC Finds Few Options to Put a Lid On Oil Prices

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is preparing to meet in Vienna on Wednesday in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable mood: helplessness.


Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 & MSI P35 Diamond mobo

Intel's fastest desktop quad-core Review Intel is getting ready to move to a new generation of processors on a 45nm fabrication process, but that hasn't stopped it from squeezing some more performance out of its existing, 65nm chips. So, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the 3GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6850 with the chip giant's brand new 1333MHz frontside bus.â¦


Panel urges "smarter" tracking of risky imports

A Bush administration import safety panel urged government agencies on Monday to work together to focus on the riskiest products in a "fundamental change" in import monitoring, following a spate of tainted or unsafe goods from China.


Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: The EU must not relent to the siren voices who oppose the territory's path to independence.


Texas voters will get "Kinky," but they won't get "Grandma." The state elections chief on Monday rejected gubernatorial candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn's request to be called "Grandma" on the November ballot, but he decided her fellow independent candidate Kinky Friedman could use his nickname as long as it was accompanied by his given name &#151; Richard.


Arts, Briefly: English Council to Review Arts Cuts

Arts Council England has decided to rethink its decision to slash financing for 194 theaters, art galleries, orchestra, literary groups and the like.


Gaza Gunfight Underscores Severe Problems

One version of the story said the gunfire was an assassination attempt aimed at interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. Another dismissed it as a misunderstanding that erupted in gunfire simply because there were too many weapons around.


Microsoft Corp has released a patch for its latest âcriticalâ rated security flaw affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software programmes.


Clashes between the Yemeni army and followers of a Shiite rebel leader have killed 16 troops and 69 guerrillas during the past three days, military officials said Tuesday.


Sales of existing U.S. homes  unexpectedly surged 3.1 percent in September on low mortgage  rates, and would have been even brisker had hurricanes not hit  the south, a trade association said on Monday.


Mexico lobbied for six years for a comprehensive immigration reform that would allow millions to cross into the United States legally. Instead, they're getting a fence.


President Vladimir Putin said today that Russia could re-deploy weapons if its concerns were not heeded.


Obama Mixes Exotic, Practical Experience

Barack Hussein Obama grew up on the beaches of Hawaii and the streets of Indonesia. He was raised by his white mother and barely knew his African father. He experimented with drugs and seemed headed nowhere, yet ended up excelling at elite universities.


Ferguson Anticipates High Octane Clash With Arsenal

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson expects Wednesday nightâs Carling Cup quarter-final against Arsenal at Old Trafford to be another highly-charged affair between two clubs who tend not to have low-key meetings.


For the owners of mega-mansions, the purchase price is just where the spending begins.


Why Turkey is wary of Kurdish rebel trap

Turks broadly support a strike into Iraq, but that could play into the hands of the PKK.


Hit Me! How to Understand Vizio's New TVs in Vegas Terms

Vizio unleashed a torrent of 30 TV models in their press conference at CES. How to make sense of all those models? We explain it all in terminology any visitor to Vegas could understand.


Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko makes his first post-election trip to the West, seeking support for eventual EU membership.


UNA Â«SERATA DIVERSAÂ» CON LA DANZA DI BILL T. JONES

Splendido, splendente: ce ne vorrebbero di artisti come Bill T. Jones, un tornado di danzatore, coreografo, oratore, capace di afferrare persino la conduzione di una conferenza stampa e trasformarla in performance istantanea.


A key aide to Tony Blair claimed she was asked to lie about the role of the prime minister's chief fundraiser to detectives probing allegations political honors were traded for cash, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Monday.


Hurricane Humberto rumbled onto the upper Texas coast on Thursday with 85 mile per hour (135 kph) winds and heavy rains that threatened widespread flooding.


Ireland reports case of human mad cow disease

DUBLIN - A patient at a hospital in Dublin is suffering from what is believed to be Ireland's first locally contracted case of the human form of mad cow disease.


In an effort to get some thought going about ways to encourage security in PHP applications, Stas has posted an idea about a simplified php.ini setting - production=On.   His idea is that, with this setting on, the PHP installation would:   disable display errors disable phpinfo() turn expose_php off make max_execution_time/memory_limit reasonable and possibly a few others that some developers forget to set correctly  Comments on the post range from disagreement to suggestions on improvement and support.


Baghdad Car Bombing Kills 13 People Outside Hospital, AFP Says

At least 13 people were killed and 56 were injured when a car bomb exploded outside the emergency unit of one of Baghdad's hospitals, Agence France-Presse reported, citing medical officials.


Le conclusioni congressuali del segretario dei Ds"Pronti a fare tutto il possibile per la giornalista rapita"                                          Fassino attacca il governo "Serve una nuova guida politica"


Gold drifts lower; focus on Bernanke, U.S. data

Gold prices fell on Tuesday from 15-week highs scored the previous day as investors took profits ahead of the release of key U.S. data, dealers said.


Third Iraqi held in Germany over Allawi attack plot

A third Iraqi suspected of planning an attack against visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi during a visit to Germany has been remanded in custody, the German federal prosecutor revealed.


Napoli, 15:32 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; REJA: A TREVISO PER VINCERE

Napoli a Treviso con la novità De Zerbi. Il fantasista, assente per squalifica con il Genoa, ...


Games giant Electronic Arts buys a stake in smaller French rival Ubisoft, the maker of recent hit game Prince of Persia.


Pakistan to go ahead with gas pipeline: PM

NEW DELHI, Nov 24: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz told India on Wednesday that Pakistan would go ahead with the construction of a gas pipeline from Iran even if India were not interested in it.


Taipei denies developing nuclear weapons

TAIPEI: Taiwan's defence authorities said yesterday it is the country's standing policy not to develop or use nuclear weapons, as atomic officials denied developing such weaponry 20 years ago.


Micron Technology Inc. , the No. 3 computer memory chip maker, on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit on stronger pricing, reversing a year-earlier loss.


Bush and Kerry Argue Over Who Makes America Safer

Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry opened the first debate with President Bush on Thursday night promising, "I can make America safer than President Bush has made us."


The Gizmo Report: Belkin's TuneTalk Stereo for iPod

Glaskowsky reviews the Belkin TuneTalk Stereo for iPod... and a highly questionable legal policy in effect at Apple's retail stores.


It was difficult for Tim Henman to be overly disappointed after losing his Paris Masters title yesterday. After all, he still has two major events to look forward to in the next few


Hurricane-hammered Floridians desperate for some normalcy, if only in the form of electricity, could have to wait weeks before seeing their lights and air conditioning working again due to a scarce labor force.


An abortion ban bill introduced Wednesday in the South Dakota state House would allow exceptions for rape and incest, but only if the crimes are reported to authorities with DNA evidence.


The UN says Israeli troops are out of Lebanon, except for a small contingent in a divided border town.


Asia's tsunami death toll has soared above 125,000 as millions struggle to find food and clean water and persistent rumours of new giant waves send many fleeing inland in panic.


MIAMI Â· Leave it to Stan Van Gundy and Shaquille O'Neal to take the luster off what sets up as an intriguing nationally televised matchup.


Recent studies show Americans gain up to seven pounds on average between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day. But local residents say you can avoid this by changing some habits.


AFRICA - Un nuovo organismo per coordinare le politiche energetiche dellÂAfrica meridionale Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Per far fronte allÂaumento del prezzo dei carburanti i Paesi dellÂAfrica australe hanno deciso di unire le loro forze, coordinando le politiche energetiche dei singoli Stati. La ComunitÃ  di Sviluppo dellÂAfrica Meridionale (Sout...


A day after hitting his 751st home run, Barry Bonds is held out of the Giants' starting lineup Wednesday to rest his sore legs.


Apple informed customers who had ordered its new Apple TV entertainment device late Monday that it would miss its original target shipping date of February, instead promising delivery starting in mid-March.


Con il decreto sara' tutelato il prodotto italiano


By Joe DePriest, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Feb. 12--The city of Mount Holly had a wastewater spill of about 3,600 gallons into the Catawba River on Feb.9.   The spill came from a separated above-ground line behind a residence at 113 Thatcher Place in the Riverfront subdivision.


Microsoft Board Cut in Size as a Director Retires

Microsoft Corp.  said on Monday that William Reed, one of the company's longest-serving directors, had decided to retire and would not be replaced, reducing the size of the company's board from 10 members to nine.


Sara Lee Corp. (SLE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday posted a 53 percent increase in quarterly profit, as a fee related to the 1999 sale of a tobacco business helped offset higher costs for meat and cotton.


College students around the country start groups to teach their peers about copyright law and how Hollywood and record companies abuse it. To fight vacant stares, they frame the issue like this: Save the iPod. By Katie Dean.


Buenos Aires, 11:52 - CALCIO, COPPA AMERICA: ARGENTINA CHIAMA QUATTRO 'ITALIANI'

Ci sono anche gli 'italiani' dell'Inter Burdisso, Crespo, Cambiasso e Zanetti nell'elenco dei dieci ...


Thus showing conclusively that he's no dummy

This tech pilot fish works at a big government laboratory, which means just about everyone around him is smarter than he is -- and that can be intimidating.


Gunmen in a car opened fire Friday on a vehicle filled with Palestinian security officers in Gaza City, killing five of the officers, Palestinian rescue officials said.


Madeleine McCann inquiry takes new turn as two arrested in Spain

Suspect tried to blackmail girl's parents, says paper, in what could be first big development in weeks.


Newcastle terminate the contract of caretaker manager John Carver.


The Bus has departed but Steelers still in fast lane

The Bus has left town and quarterback   Big Ben has been struck down by appendicitis, but the Super   Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers are keen to show they still   belong in the NFL's fast lane.


U.S. to Trim Anti-Drug Aid to Peru, Lima Dismayed

The Bush administration plans to cut  U.S. counternarcotics funding for Peru because it does not  expect a program to shoot down suspected drug flights to resume  anytime soon, a U.S. official said on Thursday.


How Internet jokes helped a Japanese ad mascot make it to American malls.


Security chief resigns amid Iraq scandals

The State Department's chief of diplomatic security has resigned amid scrutiny of the use of private military contractors to guard the department's staff in Iraq, a spokesman said Wednesday.


S.Korea Says It Has No Nuclear Weapons Plans

South Korea has no nuclear weapons program or capability and an unsanctioned uranium enrichment experiment four years ago was a by-product of tests to separate materials using a laser, the government said on Friday.


Naomi Campbell Goes Public About Her Drug Addiction

Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who won a  legal battle against a tabloid newspaper over revelations about  her drug addiction, is to talk about her drug battles on a  national TV talk show.


Jury Told New York Lawyer Chose to Aid Terror Message

A U.S. criminal defense lawyer could  have blocked an imprisoned Islamic cleric from stirring his  followers to renew terror attacks in Egypt, but instead she  chose to be a messenger in the plot, a federal prosecutor said  on Monday.


Indonesia to declare bird flu a national disaster

Indonesia will declare bird flu a national disaster following a fresh flare-up in the country, which has the world's highest human death toll from the virus, the planning minister said on Wednesday.


By Prasanna Raman  INTEL Corp's second-generation mobile dual-core processor, the Core 2 Duo, is now available on laptops shipping with the latest release.


U.S. deploys latest tactic in Iraq: anthropology

As David Matsuda tells it, he's probably the last person you'd expect to see in a U.S. military uniform climbing out of an armored vehicle in Iraq.


Martin: Partnership 'even more important'

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin recounted Wednesday the hospitality Canadians displayed to stranded travelers after US airspace closed in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks.


Ivan's Remnants Spread Misery Across East

A town in Ohio brought out snowplows and fire hoses Monday to clear the muck away. In New Jersey, the Statehouse was closed after its parking garage was flooded by the Delaware River.


Sport: Football: Real Madrid renew interest in Man Utd winger after his admission he would like to play in Spain


Sarebbe avvenuto a Scampia, scettiche le Forze dell'ordine


Stock options of UnitedHealth CEO frozen

A federal judge has temporarily blocked outgoing UnitedHealth Group Inc.  Chief Executive William McGuire from cashing in any of his unexercised stock options and collecting his retirement pay.


English cricket will revamp its limited overs set-up after next season, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced.


If diethylene glycol is banned as poisonous, why do they allow polyethylene glycol to be sold in products to relieve constipation?


Study cites cancer risk of elective full-body scans

CHICAGO  - Full-body cat scans increase a person's risk of cancer, according to a study released that raises questions about the rising popularity of these screenings among healthy people.


Paris Hilton heads for the cryogenic freezer

'It's so cool,' enthuses immortal heiress There is some excellent news today for future generations who had until now been condemned to a bleak and meaningless existence without the entertaining presence of multi-talented former jailbird Paris Hilton, viz: the heiress intends to extend her life "by hundreds and thousands of years" in a cryogenic chamber.â¦


Unions call off a strike at Volkswagen's largest plant in Brazil, after the German firm suspends job cut plans.


Canadian Submarine in Distress off Coast of Ireland

A Canadian submarine is being rescued by the UK Navy after it caught fire off the coast of Ireland, days after it was delivered for service.


Russia faults UN plan for Kosovo independence

POTSDAM, Germany -- Foreign ministers from the Group of 8 countries clashed yesterday over the future of Kosovo after Russia warned that a United Nations plan to pave the way for independence from Serbia could encourage separatist movements in the Russian-backed regions of Ossetia and Abkhazia in Georgia.


UN nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei urged Iran on Monday to suspend uranium enrichment and called on North Korea to dismantle its weapons program or at least allow inspectors to ensure it is "exclusively peaceful.


Rewards program boosts Microsoft search share

Blog: Microsoft Web search share rises nearly 3 percent in June after the company launches program that rewards people for using the search site.


US study suggests a link between soft drinks and diabetes in women

Women who drink more than one sweetened soft drink a day are slightly more likely to develop diabetes than women who drink less than one a month, according to a new study.


Bulls without balls: French bid to attract runaway bovines fails

An attempt by French officials to tempt a group of 50 runaway bulls back to their pasture near Marseille by using heifers in heat has proven unsuccessful -- because most of the fugitive bovines are castrated.


Lay-offs surge 85 percent in Aug vs July: survey

Planned U.S. lay-offs rocketed in  August as the housing slowdown and subprime mortgage debacle  led to record job cuts in the financial sector, an independent  report showed on Wednesday.


US Treasuries struggle with supply as Fed looms

Treasuries gave ground on Monday as the market prepared to absorb $51 billion of new supply in a week where official interest rates are likely to rise for the fourth time this year.


A 63-year-old man is banned from driving after admitting driving seven miles down the M4 in the wrong direction.


US moves closer to harnessing hydrogen power

US scientists say they have made a breakthrough in their quest to make low-cost hydrogen, possibly a step toward finding new sources of energy to end US dependence on foreign oil.


Mark Thatcher, multi-millionaire businessman and son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, had planned to flee South Africa shortly before he was arrested on charges of being involved in a coup plot to overthrow the government of the central


IBM, Honeywell sign military electronics deal

IBM announced Monday that it has won a 10-year contract from Honeywell International Inc. worth several hundred million dollars. The agreement between IBM's Engineering & Technology Services unit and Honeywell's


British prosecutors won't bring charges in 'cash-for-honours': reports

No one will be charged in the controversial "cash-for-honours" police investigation, the BBC and Sky News said, with prosecutors reportedly set to announce their decision Friday.


The Australian press (headlines above) is eulogising Shane Warneâs eminently well deserved record-breaking achievement. Among those applauding the feat is former Australian captain Steve Waugh, who has written


Huge blow for Middlesbrough Football Club

The Spaniard has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee ligament injury, which he picked up in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Sunday.


Emerge da tabelle relative al decreto sulle liberalizzazioni


Rockets' McGrady Puts on Memorable Finish

Tracy McGrady needed only 35 seconds to turn a sure loss into an improbable win and a listless 20-point night into one of the league's most memorable clutch performances.


The Count: That War Is Over. Itâs O.K. to Trade With the Enemy.

What began in 1776 as an act of rebellion against the British created not just a separate country but also a powerful economic force.


Israelis Launch Massive 'Days of Penitence' Onslaught

Palestinian gunmen took up positions and Israeli tanks massed along the border with the Gaza Strip today as Israel pushed ahead with a massive military operation in the stripâs largest refugee camp.


PHILADELPHIA -- The incoming mayor of this city is proposing a sweeping plan of aggressive police tactics, including limiting the movement of people in high crime neighborhoods and directing officers to increase searches of people on the street for illegal weapons, all in a desperate effort to cu...


INVESTORS dined out on retail stocks on Black Friday - the day after Thanksgiving â-s US consumers made their annual pilgrimage to the malls for retail therapy.


A young RAF engineer who took part in secret nerve gas tests 51 years ago was unlawfully killed, an inquest jury has decided. Ronald Maddison, from Consett, County Durham, died after having drops of Sarin


Turkish army could hit Kurdish rebels in Iraq: general

Turkish armed forces could strike at any moment against Kurdish rebels Ankara says are sheltering over the border in Iraq, the country's army commander said Saturday.


Bush paints Kerry as dangerous leftist ahead of final debate

President George W. Bush's tactic heading into the third and final presidential debate this week is to paint his opponent John Kerry as a dangerous leftist who wants to increase the government's role in public life.


UK Hostage in Iraq Alive - Islamist Activist

British hostage Kenneth Bigley, kidnapped  10 days ago by gunmen in Iraq, is still alive, a London-based  Muslim activist who has good contacts with Islamist groups in  Iraq said on Sunday.


Russ Darrow -- "The Right Russ," his bumper stickers say -- is running in the Sept. 14 primary for the Republican nomination for the US Senate seat held by Russ Feingold (D-Wis.). Feingold is a saint in the church of campaign finance ...


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Braylon Edwards helped No. 17 Michigan avoid a second straight upset. Edwards caught eight passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in the third quarter of the Wolverines' 24-21 victory over San Diego State on Saturday. The Wolverines (2-1) bounced back after last week's loss at Notre Dame, but it wasn't easy.


U.N. Inspectors Visit Brazil Uranium Plant

United Nations inspectors visited a uranium enrichment plant in Brazil Tuesday, seeking to resolve an impasse over the country's refusal to permit visual inspection of its uranium centrifuges.


Gunmen kill four French tourists in Mauritania: TV

Gunmen shot dead four French tourists in  Mauritania in West Africa on Monday before fleeing, Al Jazeera  television reported.


Democratic Sen. Barack Obama is launching two biographical television ads this week, focusing on early voting Iowa in the first commercials of his presidential campaign.


South Korea says 2005 a crossroad for North Korea

BEIJING: South Korea acknowledged that little had been achieved in three rounds of talks to end the impasse over North Korea's nuclear drive and said 2005 would prove a crossroads year for the issue.


Forbes Medi-Tech Lifted by EU's Reducol Approval

Forbes Medi-Tech Inc. hit a milestone on Friday, winning European approval for the use of its cholesterol-lowering ingredient, Reducol, in milk-based drinks in the European Union.


Microsoft steals show at Google Analyst Day

Google execs sidestep questions about Microsoft's Facebook deal and Google Phone to discuss Google Apps and wireless spectrum at Analyst Day.


UN atomic agency launches crackdown on Iran

VIENNA - The UN atomic watchdog agency demanded Iran suspend all uranium enrichment activities and gave it until November comply with the order.


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India signs âprosperityâ deal with ASEAN

VIENTIANE: India and 10 Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday signed a âprosperityâ blueprint focused on plans for a full free-trade area by 2016 and political and security cooperation to combat terrorism.


Wal-Mart is to allow its Chinese employees to join a trade union following pressure from the Chinese authorities.


With power forward Etan Thomas having missed the entire season, reserve forward Michael Ruffin has done well in taking his place.


British Airways says it is to expand its long-haul fleet by buying four Boeing 777-200 aircraft.


The long-rumored site, dubbed "Mash," lets people create profiles for their friends.


McAfee VirusScan Online will come bundled with AOL 9.0 Security Edition.


US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Murdering Iraqi Youth

A US soldier has pleaded guilty to murdering a wounded 16-year-old Iraqi boy. Staff Sergeant Johnny Horne was convicted Friday of the unpremeditated murder


That's hyper as in linked and local as in location. It's a new kind of city in which you're never out of touch and never, ever out of options.


Amazon sues spammers for misleading consumers

SEATTLE -- Amazon.com has filed three lawsuits in King County Superior Court against unidentified defendants who allegedly forged e-mails and Web sites to fool consumers into thinking they are doing business with the Internet retailer.


Alleged Haditha ringleader faces lesser charges

Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, the alleged leader of the Haditha, Iraq, killings of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005, will face voluntary manslaughter and other charges but not more serious murder charges, the U.S. Marines said on Monday.


Israel Urged to Change Stand on Geneva Convention

Hoping to avoid sanctions, Israel's attorney general wants Israel to consider applying to Palestinians the Fourth Geneva Convention safeguarding the treatment of occupied people, political sources said Tuesday.


Roma, 14:10 - CICLISMO, DOPING: MAZZOLENI AL CONI IL 4, NIENTE TOUR

Niente Tour de France per Eddy Mazzoleni. Il corridore dell'Astana comparirà davanti alla Pro...


Gulf Coast Mops Up After Deadly Hurricane Ivan

NAVARRE, Fla.  - Rescue teams with dogs fanned out  in house-to-house searches for victims and survivors and  National Guard troops patrolled as the U.S. Gulf coast began a  massive cleanup from Hurricane Ivan, which killed up to 27  people.


The election for Mauritania's new leader takes place on Sunday, two years after a military coup.


Sri Lanka's Government Condemns Tamil Rebel's Threat of War

Sri Lanka's government condemned a threat by Tamil Tiger rebels to return to fighting unless peace talks based on their demand for autonomy are revived.


Apple Computer Inc. on Thursday recalled the batteries used in 15-inch PowerBook G4 computers, due to an internal short that can cause the batteries to overheat and pose a fire hazard to consumers.


Delta Price Cut May Heat Up Fare War- Analysts

News that Delta Air Lines Inc. cut its  fares by 50 percent on some flights may fuel a low-fare  revolution that could cripple or kill costlier carriers,  analysts said on Wednesday.


A WWII plane taking part in a re-enactment during an airshow has crashed, according police.


Business View: It's looking like Madrid or bust for Abbey No Mates

Are cracks appearing in the Abbey-Santander romance? Certainly, the engaged couple do not seem as close as they were a few days ago.


Israeli military steps operation in Gaza Strip

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Palestinian leaders are condemning an Israeli raid on a Gaza refugee camp as a major distraction ahead of the Palestinian presidential vote.


US-led forces and Afghan troops  kill an estimated two dozen Taleban fighters near Kandahar, a coalition statement says.


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Michael Vick pleads guilty to a federal dogfighting charge Monday and a judge will set a sentencing date that could send the Faclons' QB to prison.


Due morti, paesi evacuati e fiumi straripati. E' questo il triste bilancio dell'ondata di maltempo che ha investito la Sardegna negli ultimi giorni. Secondo le previsioni, fornite dagli esperti del Dipartimento


European stocks were expected to open higher on Wednesday, mirroring gains on Wall Street and in Asia, with further takeover activity likely to enliven the session.


An English hospital suspends its plan to halt treatment of Welsh patients waiting more than three months.


Stocks dip as energy stocks fall on crude

Stocks were trading lower on Wednesday, nudged downward by heavily-weighted energy shares which fell in-line with crude oil futures.


Tape Urges Iraqis to Prepare for Struggle

Iraq's most feared terror leader called on his followers Thursday to show patience and prepare for a long struggle against the Americans, promising in an audiotape posted on the Internet that "ferocious wars ... take their time" but victory was assured.


In Dpef prevista pianificazione, 'stimolo' per azienda


Four Labour AMs condemn a proposed Plaid Cymru coalition in the assembly, days before a final decision will be made.


com. As manager Terry Francona put it before this American League Championship Series began: "These guys just like to play ball.


YouTube teams with Cingular, ABC for talent hunt

YouTube, the popular online video  sharing service, is teaming up with major marketing and media  partners for a competition to discover the most talented  unsigned bands on its site.


TONY JONES: British Prime Minister Tony Blair faces an agonising choice tonight.


ATLANTA -- The Detroit Lions have learned to win on the road. Michael Vick still is trying to get a handle on the West Coast offense.


Al 2/o e 3/o posto 'Sogni e delitti' e 'Cloverfield'


U.S. Sees Chance of Peace Hinging on Arafat Successor

U.S. officials hope Yasser Arafat's  death on Thursday will offer a new chance for Middle East peace  but said it depends on who replaces him, how much power they  wield and whether they have the legitimacy to strike a deal.


A 66-year-old Romanian said to be the world's oldest mother defends her decision to give birth.


'We can't lock them up forever' - top cops join terror debate

Not exactly forever... Hearteningly, the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has accepted that it shouldn't lock people up forever. Which is nice to know, but as a contribution to the current debate on the length of pre-trial detention for terror suspects, it perhaps leaves something to be desired, and skips over a little history.â¦


L'offensiva contro i ribelli nella fase cruciale

Secondo testimoni bombe americane hanno centrato una clinica: molte vittime tra i pazienti. Strage di poliziottia Baquba. FALLUJA - L'offensiva contro Falluja prosegue e dovrebbe essere giunta nella fase cruciale.


(InfoWorld) - Semiconductor foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CompanyÂ (TSMC) has opened an office in Bangalore, India, that it says will help customers to complete their chip designs faster and bring products more quickly to market. TSMC's new office will work with the semiconductor design subsidiaries in India of TSMC's North American, European, and Asian customers, the company said Monday. It will also work with the large number of Indian chip design companies that do not have their own manufacturing facilities. India has emerged as a key location for chip design, with a large number of multinational semiconductor companies such as Intel and Texas InstrumentsÂ setting up semiconductor design centers in the country. Chip companies that contract manufacture to other companies, like Broadcom, have also set up chip design centers in India. Besides these foreign companies, there are also a number of Indian chip companies and contract designers.


Federer, Hewitt could setup blockbuster Open final

Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - The men's semifinals at the 2004 US Open will be staged on Saturday, with three of the tournament's top-five seeds ready for action at the USTA National Tennis Center.


Prodotti attuali non bastano, settore in evoluzione


Putin plans heavy central control for Russia's war on rebels

Ten days after Russia suffered the worst terror attack in its history, president Vladimir Putin argued it was necessary to concentrate even more power in his hands to ensure that


The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will study whether a rare Utah cactus should be protected as an endangered species, a move that could affect oil drilling in the state's Uinta Basin.


NHS trusts have a Â£4bn backlog of key maintenance repairs, government figures suggest.


Iraqi material missing, says UN nuclear agency

UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations' nuclear agency says it is concerned about the disappearance of equipment and materials from Iraq that could be used to make nuclear weapons.


Swiss Life, Switzerland's largest insurer, sells its UK life assurance business for Â£205m.


Rival prisoners fought each other with knives and sticks Wednesday at a San Salvador jail, leaving at least 23 people dead and more than 24 others injured, police said.


Two video games developed with director Steven Spielberg are set to be shown off at the E3 conference.


Italy arrests dozens of alleged members of a gang trafficking Nigerians to work as prostitutes and drug couriers.


Warnings Over China Send FTSE into Reverse Gear

By Alistair McArthur  LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 6,565.4 -51   THE London market plunged below the 6,600 barrier yesterday as investor nerves were shaken by economic fears in the US and China.


U.S. artist to honor Wii heroes with statuettes

In the old days, heroes were  commemorated with stone statues in public squares. In today's  video game obsessed society, players can get a Mii.


London, Nov 9 - England football captain and Real Madrid's super soccer star David Beckham is set to make his Hollywood acting debut next year in "Goal!


And so it begins. Speedweeks 2005 will roar to life when 20 NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers compete in the Budweiser Shootout, the 70-lap dash among the 2004 Bud Pole Award winners and previous Shootout winners, at 8 tonight at Daytona International Speedway. It will be the first glimpse into what drivers -- and fans -- can ...


In her first year as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has plunged ahead with the fearlessness of an arctic explorer.


Man With Rare TB Flown to Denver for More Treatment

An Atlanta man with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis who sparked an international health alarm by flying to Europe and back for his wedding was discharged from an Atlanta hospital early today and flown to Denver for more specialized treatment, authorities said.


Developers' Pounds 17,225 River Pollution Bill

By Dave Black  A development company was ordered to pay more than pounds 17,000 yesterday after admitting a second offence of allowing sewage effluent from a flagship housing project to pollute a Northumberland river.


BRUSSELS sprouts are the most-hated Christmas vegetable in Scotland, a report revealed yesterday.


Oil prices held steady near $47 a  barrel on Wednesday, a day after setting another record when  the U.S. government said inflation has stayed in check despite  rising energy costs. Weekly data expected to show a drop in  U.S. crude inventories also helped support prices.


Siege at Russian School Over, At least 100 Dead

The hostage crisis at a school in southern Russian has ended, after a daylong battle between militants and authorities that left at least 100 people dead, many of them children, and hundreds more wounded.


Work rights for Romanians and Bulgarians are likely to be restricted, Home Secretary John Reid has said.


Stanford ties Arizona in poll Media splits on who's favorite in ...

The two teams that shared the Pac-10 women's basketball title last season -- Stanford and Arizona -- are primed to share it again, according to the annual poll released at Pac-10 media day Tuesday at HP Pavilion in San Jose.


Il programma e' pretesto per le litigate, non e' divertente


Lo afferma l'Abi, in assestamento raccolta e impieghi


Two South African men accused of plotting to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea say they have been stripped, beaten and threatened with electrical shocks during six months detention in Zimbabwe.


Palestinians denounce, open fire near PLO chief

A group of Palestinians unleashed bursts of gunfire yesterday as Mahmoud Abbas, a possible successor to Yasser Arafat as president, arrived at a mourning service for Arafat in Gaza City.


New Atlas Shows Fast Pace of Changing World

From new place names, shrinking seas and terror attacks to soaring Internet usage, the world is changing at a more rapid pace than in previous decades, says National Geographic's chief cartographer.


So Taguchi and Albert Pujols hit 10th-inning homers off Dan Wheeler, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-6 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.


Sparano a un consigliere comunale di An, Ã¨ grave

Il consigliere comunale foggiano di An, Leonardo Biagini, Ã¨ stato ferito gravemente stasera con alcuni colpi di arma da fuoco mentre era all'interno di una sezione del partito in viale Di Vittorio. A quanto


China mining accident death toll hits 122

The death toll from a devastating coal mine blast in central China has jumped to 122, with 26 people still missing six days after the explosion.


Guadagna l'1,1% ad ottobre, il 2,2% nell'Ue-25


Britain to cut Iraq troop levels by quarter

Britain said on Wednesday it would withdraw almost a quarter of its troops from Iraq in coming months when thousands of additional U.S. soldiers will arrive to try to restore order in Baghdad.


Uncontrolled, Potentially Dangerous Spy Satellite May Collide With Earth

A large U.S. spy satellite loses power and can no longer be controlled. Governmental officials say the satellite, which could contain hazardous materials, could hit the Earth in late February or early March.


Worker Dies After Falling From Fork Lift

An employee at a Salt Lake brine shrimp plant was killed Saturday morning after falling off a fork lift, police say.  Emergency crews were called to Salt Creek Inc., 3528 W. 500 South, around 10:25 a.m.  Salt Lake City Police Lt. J.R.


Retailer reveals new Palm is the Treo 500v

Vodafone will launch it tomorrow Palm's new Euro-centric smartphone, due to be announced tomorrow, is indeed based on the design that's been doing the rounds of the rumour sites since June. It will be released by Vodafone, under the Treo 500v moniker.â¦


Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says his role is to explore new ideas

OTTAWA (CP) - Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says he did not check with his caucus, nor did he have to, before suggesting ways to change how country is run.


U.S. stock futures fall; Ford, Intel in focus

U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower   market open on Wednesday as investors weighed an announcement   of lay-offs from Intel Corp. INTC.O that was at the low end   of expectations against positive news from Ford Motor Co. F.N   that it has a new chief executive.


Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday he was recovering and feeling stronger in his first live radio broadcast since emergency stomach surgery forced him to relinquish power in July.


Seselj indictment depicts violent hate-monger

Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav  Seselj, who the U.N. war crimes tribunal said on Friday had  ended a hunger strike over demands for his "human rights," is  no advocate of rights for non-Serbs, his indictment says.


Kerry forgoes Ohio challenge, concedes race

President Bush celebrated his re-election Wednesday by outlining an ambitious second-term agenda and telling Sen. John Kerry's backers: "I will need your support, and I will work to earn it.


The Chinese online human resources provider 51job Inc made its debut on the NASDAQ stock market in New York with an initial offering (IPO) price of US$14 per share yesterday, China Daily reported Thursday.


Milano, 18:32 - CALCIO, MILAN: CONVOCATI PER IL TORINO

Carlo Ancelotti, allenatore del Milan, ha convocato 23 giocatori per la gara in programma domani con...


0.9.0.6 A break-through release for Datastream Pro

One of the most important core features required for the 1.0 release of Datastream Pro has now been implemented.  This feature is a major break-though because it moves Datastream Pro from being a database browsing application with limited support for GUI based edits to being a powerful and easy to use graphically based database editor. Datastream Pro is a user friendly, 100% pure java, desktop application designed to interface to multiple RDBMS systems simultaneously. Easily browse and maintain data in your database, write queries and perform database entity maintenance.   The feature allows the user to add, edit and remove rows from their database tables with the simple click of a button.  Data is validated before the updates are sent to the database which makes editing a faster process.  Updates can be done one at a time or in a batch.  Colours and other graphical clues are used to help the user keep track of changes as they are made.   The completion of this feature serves as a very encouraging boost to the Datastream Pro team.  It takes us a significant step forwards on the way to 1.0.


By Natalie Neysa Alund, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Feb. 20--BRADENTON -- Southern Manatee Fire Rescue District members are scheduled to be briefed Wednesday about the status of the district's annexation lawsuit against the city of Bradenton.


GM says new fuel requirements to add $6,000 per car

New fuel efficiency requirements  imposed by Congress will add, on average, $6,000 to the price  of GM vehicles sold in the United States, the automaker's vice  chairman and product chief said on Tuesday.


Roma, 18:35 - CALCIO, PROCURATORE AQUILANI: RESTERA' A LUNGO ALLA ROMA

Alberto Aquilani rifiuta la corte dell'Arsenal per amore della Roma. Lo ha detto il procuratore del ...


Obama Echoes Clinton on Iraq War, to a Different End

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has long said she will not apologize for her vote to authorize the war in Iraq because there are no "do-overs" in life.


Israel will boycott Middle East peace conference

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


NEW YORK, Feb b22  - U.S. blue-chip stocks declined on Thursday as a jump in oil prices added to worries about inflation, but a rally in chip makers' stocks helped the Nasdaq advance late in the session to end at a six-year high.


Lufthansa and Emirates said Tuesday that their orders for A380 superjumbos will be delayed by up to a further year, and Airbus parent EADS was expected to reveal the full extent of production problems holding back its flagship jet program.


The intense rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan has gone to the dogs — bomb-sniffing ones.


This YearÂs MacArthur Awards Cover Many Fields

The writer Adrian Nicole LeBlanc, jazz violinist Regina Carter, astrophysicist Matias Zaldarriaga and saxophonist John Zorn are among those selected to receive a $500,000 Âgenius award.Â


Shrugging off the boos and jeers that delayed the start, Shawn Crawford led an American sweep of the medals in the men's 200-metre race yesterday at the Summer Games.


Ernie Els had his lead cut to one by Thomas Bjorn after five holes of the final round in the American Express world championship at Mount Juliet in County Kilkenny today.


Howard Stern's planned defection is a tremendous coup for the emerging satellite radio industry and a setback for the already slumping field of traditional radio -- especially Viacom, which


Trondheim, Norway - Arsene Wenger made his frustration clear after a hesitant display against Norwegian champions Rosenborg left Arsenal with everything still to play for in their Champions League group.


Roma, 13:53 - EDITORIA, 'LA PALLA AL BALZO': RACCOLTA SCRITTI ALFONSO GATTO

Arriva in libreria, edito da Limina (15 euro), 'La palla al balzo - Un poeta allo stadio'. Il libro ...


The journey to France is (still) better by boat

It sounded like the death knell for the cross-Channel ferry industry last month when P&O announced it was to cut four of its 13 routes and shed 1,200 jobs.


A 705-pound European spacecraft, spinning slowly like a movie flying saucer, plunged into the methane-shrouded atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan Friday and parachuted to the surface in a spectacular attempt to force one of the solar system's most mysterious worlds to give up its secrets.


Nominee EU Commissioner Peter Mandelson says Rocco Buttiglione's comments on  homosexuality were 'unwise'.


Roma, 13:07 - TUFFI, CDM: TOMMASO MARCONI STACCA IL PASS OLIMPICO

Seconda giornata di gare della XVI Coppa del Mondo di Tuffi in svolgimento nel Water Cube olimpico d...


You know that queasy feeling you get when you are careening down the highway with a reckless friend behind the wheel? You scream at him to pull over and let you out, but he keeps on gunning the motor, and you have no choice but to hang on for dear life and hope you live to laugh about ...


RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia on Wednesday saw more violence from suspected militants as two large explosions have rocked the capital city of Riyadh while police fought a gunbattle with suspected militants.


"Today's judgment seems indeed to be a turning point in the future of Formula One," it read. GPWC also said the London High Court's ruling would 'benefit the sport's long-term stability.


No. 3-ranked Georgia rallies from 16 points down behind David Greene's 213 yards and two touchdown passes to beat South Carolina, 20-16, on Saturday night.


An end to the 17-month takeover squabble between software giant Oracle (ORCL ) and rival PeopleSoft (PSFT ) may not be in sight even though, in what Chairman Jeffrey O. Henley called a "best and final" offer, Oracle on Nov.


Al Nymex di New York contratti future a 90,69 dollari


Colombia extradited a top leftist rebel to the United States on Friday to face drug and terror charges, an unprecedented move that followed his group's refusal to free dozens of hostages, including three Americans and a German.


Manchester United chief executive David Gill has called for the Champions League second group stage to be restored. Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson and Arsenal counterpart Arsene Wenger were among the major


Farmers Turning Over New LEAF to Go Green

By Dan Buglass rural affairs editor  THE days when farmers paid scant regard to the environment and their custody of the countryside are long gone.


Respect MP George Galloway is facing an 18 day suspension from the House of Commons.


International Observers Say Ukraine Vote Compromised

failed to meet a number of democratic standards, but the observers stopped short of calling for the vote to be invalidated. Western election observers roundly criticized Ukraine's presidential


Roma, 16:55 - CALCIO, ROCCHI: HO LA LAZIALITA' DI DI CANIO

Tommaso Rocchi aspetta con ansia il derby: ''PiÃ¹ passano i minuti - dice l'attaccante della Lazio - ...


He died thousands of miles from home, but like hundreds of other entertainers who came before him, Heath Ledger had left his native land to carve out a career in Hollywood.


Apple Again Aims at Microsoft: ; Company Opens Windows Version of; Internet Browser, Invites iPhone Applications

By MAY WONG  SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. has set the stage for yet another rivalry with Microsoft Corp. by launching a Windows version of its Safari Internet browser and inviting developers to create Web-based programs for its upcoming iPhone.


Dow Jones shareholder sees $60 bid attractive: FT

News Corp.'s  $60 a share bid for Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  is a "fairly attractive" price, its largest outside shareholder said in an interview with the Financial Times on Wednesday.


Money manager Legg Mason  on  Monday named Senior Vice President Mark Fetting as its next  chief executive officer, replacing Raymond Mason, who is  retiring as CEO.


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