McCain asks Iraq PM to break with cleric

Sen. John McCain took his controversial proposal for curbing Iraq's sectarian violence to Baghdad on Thursday, calling for an additional 15,000 to 30,000 U.S. troops and joining a congressional delegation in telling Iraq's prime minister he must break his close ties with a radical Shiite cleric.


French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the founder of the "deconstruction theory", dies at the age of 74.


Davenport, Sharapova Advance to Semifinals

Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport overpowered Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the Pan Pacific Open semifinals.


British Airways orders Airbus superjumbos and Dreamliners

British Airways said on Thursday it had ordered 12 Airbus superjumbo A380s and 24 Boeing 787 Dreamliner planes.


'Jackal' Accomplice Acquitted of Bombings

A German court acquitted the suspected right-hand man of international guerrilla "Carlos the Jackal" Monday of charges that he took part in deadly bomb attacks in France more than 20 years ago.


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TRANSATLANTIC travellers could be in the US in minutes rather than hours after a supersonic jet screamed into the record books. The unmanned NASA jet reached speeds of almost 7,000 mph


Sweet Mother by Prince Nico Mbarga is voted Africa's favourite song by BBC readers and listeners.


An arsonist imprisoned for firebombing the cars of two lawyers is using his remaining 19 years behind bars to dig up information on the judges, lawyers and corrections officers who helped put him there.


Genzyme has agreed to pay at least $325 million to win the hotly contested rights to a potentially powerful cholesterol-lowering drug.


The US Congress has passed a reforms Bill which exempts 20,000 foreign students, who pass out of universities in the country with Masters or Doctorate degrees, from the annual cap on 65,000 H-1B visas given to foreigners seeking work in America.


AMERICA/CUBA - ÂLa ciudad tambiÃ©n es tu casa, consÃ©rvala limpiaÂ Cuba intensifica le misure preventive contro la dengue Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Misure di precauzione a Cuba contro il mosquito aedes aegypti, che ha provocato una epidemia di dengue in varie localitÃ  del paese. Con il motto ÂLa ciudad tambiÃ©n es tu casa, consÃ©rvala limpiaÂ le autoritÃ  e le organizzazioni ...


Faith fading in rich world, alive in poor: Pope

Western societies are losing  their souls to scientific rationality and frightening believers  in the developing world who still fear God, Pope Benedict told  an open-air mass in Germany on Sunday.


NASA's Return to Flight on Track, Shuttle Officials Say

NASA is close  to meeting all of the return-to-flight safety requirements set by  Columbia accident investigators and should be able to launch a shuttle by May  2005, shuttle program officials said today.


Cingular, AT&T Wireless, AT&T Agree on Services, Branding

ATLANTA - Preparing for the acquisition of AT&T Wireless, Cingular has committed to a $100 million deal to buy network services from AT&T, Cingular said Monday.


Countrywide: Lending stabilizes, foreclosures up

Countrywide Financial Corp , whose shares have tumbled amid worries about the largest U.S. mortgage lender's survival prospects, on Wednesday said it made more loans than it expected in the fourth quarter, though homeowner foreclosures and delinquencies rose.


FIFA to boost referee training for 2006 World Cup

FIFA plans to boost training for the referees who will handle matches at the 2006 World Cup. FIFA said Wednesday it had decided to launch an 18-month program at the start of 2005, when it will


Bush offers North Korea chance for peace deal

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Friday that the United States would consider a peace treaty with North Korea if it gave up nuclear arms, underlining Washington's shift away from a hard line on the communist state.


Macintosh sales rise and two new software programs fill big holes in the computerâs landscape.


The Lebanese government vowed on Sunday   to crush any attempt on the Lebanese side to breach the   ceasefire in the conflict with Israel, a day after the U.N.   condemned an Israeli raid on Hizbollah as a truce violation.


Andy Roddick overcame some frustrating lapses before advancing to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-1 win Monday over German qualifier Philipp Kohlschreiber.


Albert Pujols, who's eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list early next week, was optimistic Friday that he'd return from a strained side muscle much sooner than St. Louis officials had originally predicted.


Immigration reform advocates vow comeback

Backers of a broad immigration overhaul on Friday began efforts to revive the stalled bipartisan package in the U.S. Senate amid partisan bickering over who is to blame for the bill's failure.


Video Shows Bin Laden Meeting With 9/11 Planners

Al Jazeera said the tape showed the period when the planning of the 9/11 attacks was taking place.


A judge frees a man held over the March bomb attacks, but officials insist charges have not been dropped.


Al Tardini gli emiliani superano il Napoli 3-1, ora la Roma


Roethlisberger to miss opener after appendix surgery

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben   Roethlisberger has undergone an emergency appendectomy and will   not play in the season opener on Thursday, the team said on   Sunday.


Both candidates have plans for dealing with our fiscal mess. But neither are addressing the real problems. By PERRY BACON JR. John Kerry uses all the right terms for a solution, complaining of "deficits as


ATHENS, Ga. -- David Greene set a school record by throwing five touchdown passes and No. 3 Georgia got a huge victory in the Southeastern Conference, shredding No.


Silicon Valley wireless nears crunch time

InfoWorld - Backers of a massive wireless network for California's Silicon Valley have yet to build promised test networks or complete a model agreement for local governments, but at least one executive expects those to be finished by year's end.


Milano, 12:45 - CALCIO, ZAMBROTTA VINCE IL PREMIO 'IL CAMPIONE' DEI CITY ANGELS

Gianluca Zambrotta, campione del mondo di calcio, diventa anche 'Campione dei Lettori' essendo stato...


When Both Parents Suffer Dementia, Children Suspect It Is Also in Their Future

Having just one parent with Alzheimerâs disease triples the risk; when both parents are affected, the amount of extra risk is not certain.


Marsh & McLennan suspends 'market services agreements'

NEW YORK -- Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc. announced Friday that it was suspending its practice of using "market services agreements" with insurance carriers.


Economic growth in '07 weakest in five years

U.S. growth skidded lower in the fourth quarter and was the weakest in five years for all of 2007, according to a government report on Wednesday that highlighted the toll an enfeebled housing sector has taken on the national economy.


Hormone Therapies Have Different Effects on Heart

NEW YORK  - Norethindrone acetate (NETA),  one of the hormones replacement drug Femhrt, protects the heart  from damage, whereas medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a  hormone found in the drug Prempro, makes the heart more  vulnerable to injury, according to findings from an animal  study.


Five Palestinians killed in southern Gaza

Israeli troops kill two teenagers, three militants in latest operation in Khan Yunis refugee camp. GAZA CITY - A Palestinian teenager with Down's Syndrome was killed by Israeli soldiers Thursday in a flashpoint


144 dead as India's monsoon sweeps westward

Monsoon rains pummeled western India Sunday after easing in southern states where 144 people have died in three days of heavy downfalls and flash floods.


OLYMPIC time-trial champion Tyler Hamilton declared his innocence today after his Phonak cycling team said he's being investigated for possible blood doping and could be stripped of his gold medal.


Notebook: Nomar decides to become free agent

Nomar Garciaparra filed for free agency yesterday, two days after the All-Star shortstop's former team, the Boston Red Sox, won the World Series.


Young centrists win vote of Romanian parliament

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - Romania's parliament voted in a centrist government on Tuesday packed with young, Western-educated academics vowing to speed up reforms needed to bring the Balkan country into the European Union.


Retail gasoline could rise, tracking crude: EIA

Retail gasoline prices could go  higher as fuel suppliers pass along a surge in the cost of  crude oil to drivers, the head of the U.S. Energy Information  Administration said Tuesday.


Iran's foreign minister said Monday that talks between top Iranian and European negotiators on his country's disputed nuclear program are "on track" and he believes a negotiated solution to the standoff is possible.


PHILADELPHIA -- Sheldon Brown and the Eagles hoped a blitz would rattle Tom Brady.


A Downing Street summit on gun crime will not solve the causes of the problem, the Tories say.


The popular little gadget can do almost anything -- except change its losses to profits.


Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc  said it would spend US$793 million as its share of the cost to extend the Kestrel coal mine in Australia, as it looks to internal growth to fight off an unwanted approach from rival BHP Billiton.


Google Is One for the Books, Leaving Some With Regrets

Top Silicon Valley venture capitalists who missed out on the Google deal are scratching their heads.


Kobe Bryant Issues Apology to his Accuser

DENVER - Call it the sensational trial that wasn't. Just days before the Kobe Bryant rape case was set to go before a jury, the charges against him have been dismissed at the request of the prosecution.


This pilot fish is in charge of computing facility operations and he takes security seriously, changing policies to require regular password changes. But he knows that, for some people, that's not enough.


At opposite sides of New Hampshire, John McCain faced two corporate audiences in two college towns earlier this month. Only one topic came up in both places when he starting taking questions: illegal immigration.


Beckham to Kick Off Movie Career with 'Goal!'

England soccer captain David Beckham is set to kick off his film career with a movie trilogy called "Goal!," about a player from Los Angeles who signs for British club Newcastle United.


Crude Oil Prices Climb to Record Before US Inventory Report

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil prices rose to a record in New York before a government report that's expected to show the third straight weekly drop in US crude oil inventories.


An eighth person was arrested on Monday and two doctors were among seven held in Britain in connection with a suspected al Qaeda plot to detonate car bombs in London and Scotland.


New Somali President Calls for Peacekeepers

Somalia's new president, Abdullahi Yusuf, called on the world to send peacekeepers to disarm the militias that rule his anarchic country while pledging his help to fight international terrorism.


Merson: Pompey will regret Redknapp exit

Former Portsmouth star Paul Merson believes the club will come to regret Harry Redknappâs departure. Merson also believes Redknapp would not take the vacant Wolves job because of his reluctance to move away from the south coast.


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She arrived at 6.15 am, Friday at the Alderson Federal Prison Camp, according to an announcement by the US Bureau of Prisons. She put out the news first, on her Marthatalks.


The Russian president may use the school siege to rally support for his Chechen policy, says News Online's Paul Reynolds


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Peru Rebel Soldier Says Siege to Continue

LIMA, Peru  - An armed group that took over a  police station in southern Peru on New Year's Day and killed  four officers will not surrender at midday as planned, its  leader Antauro Humala told Reuters Monday.


Asia Disaster Yields Its Dead, Toll at 59,000

GALLE, Sri Lanka  - The sea and wreckage of  coastal towns around the Indian Ocean yielded up tens of  thousands of bodies on Tuesday, pushing the toll from Sunday's  tsunami close to 60,000.


Husband in breakaway Mormon case felt "really bad"

ST. GEORGE, Utah  - A fundamentalist Mormon who married his 14-year-old cousin cried on Wednesday and said he felt "really bad" about the end of their relationship at the center of a trial highlighting a breakaway sect that practices polygamy.


An exhausted but relieved Paul Hamm will take today to relax in Lausanne, Switzerland, then fly home to the USA on Wednesday, hoping to leave the past and start concentrating on the future.


Man Utd's Ruud van Nistelrooy says he is not guilty after being hit with an FA charge over a tackle on Ashley Cole.


Whooping Cranes Flock Grounded In Indiana

High winds in central Indiana today kept a flock of 14-young whooping cranes from continuing their journey south to Florida. The birds and their human guides in ultralight planes are in Boone County, having


London Fashion Week strives for rising star status

London Fashion Week sashayed into action on Monday with a clutch of feted young designers promising to boost its star status on the industry's map.


Local residents ponder the future of volatile region

Along with chaotic mourning for Yasser Arafat among Palestinians, there is calm reflection in Central Minnesota about the future of a conflicted region.


TABA, Egypt - A car bomb and a suicide bomber set off twin blasts that tore through a resort hotel in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula where Israelis were vacationing at the end of a Jewish holiday Thursday night. Estimates of the death toll ranged from at least 14 or 15 to more than 35...


World Business Briefing | Asia: China: Restrictions on Web Video and Audio

China will allow only state-run Web sites to broadcast video or radio through the Internet, tightening the governmentâs regulatory grip over the media content offered there.


Dodd Set to Filibuster Wiretap Immunity for Telecoms, Bush

The Senate reopens debate on a bill that would protect from prosecution anyone who helped with President Bush's warrantless spying on Americans. Immunity would extend to telecom companies and the president himself.  Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut) reasserts his threat to block the measure.


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Gold hit another record high on Monday before losing some strength, but turmoil in financial markets and expectations of aggressive U.S. rate cuts may help the metal touch the psychological level of $900 an ounce soon.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged  China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting  the response that the developed West has been polluting the  skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.


A light aircraft crashed into a mountain near the Angolan city of Huambo on Saturday killing all ten people on board, Portugal's Lusa news agency said on Saturday.


British gen. calls Iraq mini 'civil war'

The British deputy to the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday the country's sectarian conflict is not a full-blown civil war but could be described as a "civil war in miniature."


Palestinian forced to drink urine: prosecutor

Israeli border police scuffle with Israeli peace activists in a village near the West Bank town of Ramallah. Photo: AP. Paramilitary border police detained two Palestinians at a checkpoint and


Messina and Palermo settle Sicilian derby with 0-0 draw

Messina and Palermo played to a lacklustre 0-0 draw Thursday in the first Serie A derby between the Sicilian clubs since the Second World War.


Bush Urges Parents to Turn Off Indecent TV

President Bush said parents should  turn off their televisions if they feel the programs being  broadcast violate their standards of decency.


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Not a "Lot" going on in directors reality show

Among hardcore film  fans, movie directors have become the equivalent of rock stars.


Former Fox Studios Owner Marvin Davis Dies

Billionaire Marvin Davis, a former oilman who sold his 20th Century Fox studios to Rupert Murdoch in the 1980s, died Saturday at his home in Beverly Hills. He was 79.


Study suggests possible bird flu immunity

Could some people have a little immunity to the H5N1 bird flu virus? One study in mice published on Monday suggests it is, in theory, possible.


Akzo Nobel reports 'solid' second quarter earnings

Dutch-Swedish chemical and pharmaceutical group Akzo Nobel reported on Tuesday "solid" results for the second quarter with a 34-percent rise in net profit for its core division coatings and chemicals.


Stewart: Subscribers Faithful To Martha's Namesake Magazine

Jail, schmail: If a five-month prison term was supposed to scare off Martha Stewart's fans, they aren't buying it. What they are buying, apparently, are extended subscriptions to her namesake magazine.


Advertising: Small and Plastic, With an Upscale Tilt

In a new advertising campaign, Visa USA is hoping to remind certain consumers that it can also be a little more exclusive.


An Indian court's refusal to allow a terminally-ill patient to donate his organs triggers a legal debate.


Sharon's withdrawal plan passed by cabinet

JERUSALEM - In a vote of 13-6, Israel's cabinet approved a compensation package Sunday for 8,800 Jewish settlers that will be uprooted from their homes next year in parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.


Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was visiting the Netherlands on Monday to mark the 400th anniversary of a British Protestant chapel tucked away in a tranquil square in downtown Amsterdam.Comment


SEATTLE 9, DETROIT 6: Agony of De Feet: Coach: Loss is a Loss

By Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Detroit Free Press  Sep. 10--Not good enough. That has been Rod Marinelli's mantra -- one of his mantras, anyway -- since he became the Lions' new head coach in January. The words are inscribed on a plaque on a rock in the middle of the locker room.


This is the way it is every winter. The regular season ends and Harvard's men's hockey team turns into a March hare, scrambling about on its way to yet another NCAA Tournament bid.


Skier Nyman earns first World Cup race win

VAL GARDENA, Italy  - American Steve Nyman collected his first Alpine ski World Cup race victory on Saturday, upstaging compatriot Bode Miller in the Val Gardena downhill.


Madrid, 14:21 - CICLISMO, ESCLUSIONE ASTANA DA TOUR: LA STAMPA SPAGNOLA CRITICA

"Il Tour esclude il suo ultimo grande campione" Il quotidiano sportivo 'Marca' titola cosÃ¬ oggi in m...


Microsoft offers workaround for IE security patch problems

InfoWorld - Microsoft has offered a technical workaround for Internet Explorer users who have found their browsers crashing after installing a recent set of security patches.


Rain Delays Start of 4th Cricket Test Between India, Australia

Rain delayed the start of the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia in Mumbai as the Australians seek to complete a 3-0 series victory.


More than 1,000 people, many of them young children, have been forced to work as slaves in a brutal human trafficking ring in China that has shocked and outraged the nation, police said Friday.


A head teacher is scrapping homework for 12-year-olds, calling it a "dinosaur".


Palermo, 21:00 - CALCIO, PALERMO; CORINI: COL CLUB ROSANERO HO CHIUSO

Nonostante le mille pressioni, il capitano del Palermo, Eugenio Corini, chiuse le porte a un suo fut...


Prime Minister Tony Blair s office on Sunday dismissed a newspaper report that he had ordered the military to prepare 3 000 troops for a possible mission to Sudan s violence-torn Darfur region.


Chelsea have lodged an official complaint with European soccer's governing body UEFA after up to 50 of their fans possessing tickets were stopped from entering the ground for Tuesday's Champions League game at CSKA Moscow.


IBM Acquires Content-Managment Developer Venetica

IBM has reached an agreement to purchase Venetica, a privately held developer of content-integration software. The acquisition will enable IBM to provide improved ability to integrate unstructured


Kagame slams French judge over prosecution call

Rwandan President Paul Kagame issued a blistering attack against a French judge who called for his prosecution over alleged complicity in the death of the country's former leader, the incident that sparked the 1994 genocide.


Bush to keep up pressure on Iran in Europe

President Bush arrived in Europe on  Tuesday to keep up pressure on Iran over its nuclear program  even as North Korea threatens to divert his attention by  apparently preparing a long-range missile launch.


A Hip-Hop Mogul Is the Diamondâs New Best Friend

After returning from an industry-paid trip to Africa, entertainment mogul Russell Simmons has begun vocally defending the diamond trade.


Robust consumer spending during the  third quarter helped the U.S. economy advance faster than first  thought, a government report showed on Tuesday, while  underlying inflation was the tamest in decades.


As its rivals have diversified and taken risks, the Coca-Cola Company, has struggled to reinvent itself.


The United States is holding discussions with Kiev on the issue of...

The United States is holding discussions with Kiev on the issue of the forthcoming inauguration of the Ukrainian president.


Police: Dad Hides Stash in Girl's Pocket

HILLSIDE, N.J. - Police here say a man charged with drug possession had an unusual place to store his stash: his 6-year-old daughter's jacket pocket. Dennis Riker, 41, raised suspicions Monday morning when he stopped by his daughter's school in Hillside, saying he had left his keys in her jacket.


Acer head vows to step down if Gateway deal fails

In an interview published today, Acer Chairman and CEO J.T. Wang vowed to step down if his company's plans to buy Gateway for $710 million fail.


NATO makes progress on Afghan force, but gaps remain: Blair

NATO leaders have made "significant progress" towards bolstering their troubled forces in Afghanistan, although shortfalls still remain, British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.


Kiefer Sutherland, who plays the hard-as-nails agent of TV's "24," was a softy during his 48 days in jail on a drunken-driving charge.


Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday capped 2004 with its seventh straight month of weaker sales, despite a crop of new vehicles and hefty incentives, while Japan's Nissan Motor Co Ltd. posted another sales gain.


President Bush on Wednesday defended the U.S. military buildup in Iraq in a patriotic Fourth of July speech, saying victory will require "more patience, more courage and more sacrifice."


No proof of large-scale UN funds diversion in North Korea: audit

An audit of operations of three UN agencies in North Korea has found no proof of US charges of systematic diversion of large-scale UN funding to the Pyongyang regime, the world body said Friday.


Third time lucky as Soderling claims first title in Lyon

LYON, France  - Sweden's Robin Soderling claimed his first ATP title with a three sets win over Belgian Xavier Malisse at the 791,750-euro ATP tournament here.


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Hotel Rwanda is the riveting account of a man finding courage in the midst of genocide


Palestinian policewomen make inroads in Gaza

When Palestinian policewoman Heba Mabrouk first started to patrol the streets of Gaza 12 years ago, residents could not believe their eyes.


U.S. stocks close down on inflation fears NEW YORK, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes closed lower Wednesday on inflation worries after U.S. consumer prices rose higher than Wall Street expected.  The Dow Jones industrial average fell 48.23 or 0.38 percent to close at 12,738.41.


Oracle Targets SMBs with App Server Lite

Officials at Oracle (Quote, Chart) used its Open World show in London as a springboard to launch an application server offering for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMB) Tuesday.


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Croatia's Janica Kostelic won her first World Cup race in nearly two years, charging through steady snow and choppy conditions to beat Anja Paerson by more than a second Saturday in this season's first World Cup slalom.


Police in the Caribbean search for a fourth man charged with plotting to blow up New York's busiest airport.


City Room: Rise in H.I.V. Infections in Young Men

New data from the city's Health Department show an increase in H.I.V. infection rates among young men.


Red tape isn't just annoying; it can be lucrative as well.


Canadian-born scientist who invented small, long-lasting batteries ...

The man who invented the small, long-lasting alkaline batteries that power Walkmans, Gameboys and other portable devices has died.


BRAINERD, Minn. - Kandi Hanson has a history of run-ins with deer. She totaled her first car and damaged two others in collisions with deer. This weekend, the deer struck back.


Whatâs Offline: All Tapped Out, or Maybe Not

Slowing real estate sales coupled with the subprime mortgage mess are two of the reasons some people say a recession is nigh.


OLPC wants $200 for its $100 laptop, please

And sells 100,000 units to Uruguay The $100 laptop, designed to save the children of developing countries from a world without technology, might have to be rebranded. The machine's price tag has now hit the $200 mark.â¦


The countryâs largest newspaper publisher said Friday that its fourth-quarter profit dropped because of a decline in broadcasting revenue and weak newspaper ad sales.


Evan Smith's 'Savannah Disputation' Gets World Premiere

Playbill - Two sisters drop their Southern charm when a young door-to-door evangelist comes proselytizing in the world premiere of Evan Smith's The Savannah Disputation, beginning Sept. 18 in Illinois.


Playing computer games can improve a surgeon's performance in the operating theatre, a study shows.


Poll: Kerry Has Wide Support Among Blacks

Blacks prefer Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry over President Bush by a nearly 4-to-1 margin, though their support for the Democrat is down slightly from the backing Al Gore received in 2000, according to a poll released Tuesday.


Jeff Bzdelik, whose Nuggets team was off to a disappointing start this season, has been fired as head coach. The Nuggets have scheduled an 11:30 press conference to announce the decision.


Robiskie Picks Up 'Interim' Tag Once Again

Terry Robiskie is growing accustomed to inheriting someone else's team and someone else's problems late in a wildly disappointing season, with little or no hope of turning things around and virtually


Music Review: Out of Adventurous, Reactionary Vienna

Do not look for the Viennese soul in the waltzes of Johann Strauss. Try instead the dark places of Anton Webernâs Six Pieces for Orchestra or Alban Bergâs Three Orchestra Pieces, both played by James Levine and his Met Orchestra at Carnegie Hall on Sunday.


Arts & entertainment: As his new film, Atonement, opens to rave reviews, James McAvoy talks to Esther Addley.


Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell in pre-market trading on Monday after the world's biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.


Its E175 jets get certified in the U.S. as more orders fly through the door.


Lebanon presidential vote seen delayed by crisis

A Lebanese presidential election scheduled for this week will be postponed until October because rival leaders have yet to agree on a compromise candidate to replace the pro-Syrian incumbent, political sources say.


SRINAGAR, India -- First, Kashmir's movie theaters became military bunkers. Then, the popular sports stadium was converted into housing for the Indian army. Libraries and intellectual salons stopped holding workshops and discussions; Sufi concerts and sitar lessons were canceled. Young people were...


By Ray Reed ray.reed@roanoke.com 981-3351  State officials will announce plans within the next month for improving Interstate 81, Gov. Tim Kaine said Tuesday during a visit to the Roanoke Valley.


Manila Warns of Plot as Poe Funeral Packs Streets

Filipinos buried movie legend turned politician Fernando Poe Jr with sorrow and spectacle on Wednesday as warnings and rumors of plots failed to materialize among the large, peaceful crowd for the funeral.


Key events in seizure of a school in the town of Beslan in southern Russia. Some times are approximate.


Oops she did it again...got married that is. Britney Spears shocked her family and the world with her second wedding in 9 months. The pop princess who seems to have recently given up her throne to the Simpson


Anti-Violence Campaign "Attacks" Popular Rappers

Chicago-based church The Faith Community of Saint Sabina has attacked ten of the most popular rap artists of the U.S., including 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, and Nelly, for "demean(ing) women and perpetuat(ing) violence" says AllHipHop.com. The group...


Tennessee quarterback Vince Young took part in most of practice Friday, but will be a game-time decision for the Titans' playoff game Sunday against the San Diego Chargers. Coach Jeff Fisher said Young was better but did not go full speed with his sore right quadriceps.


LOS ANGELES - The Internal Revenue Service has ordered a prominent liberal church to turn over documents and e-mails it produced during the 2004 election year that contain references to political candidates.


CINCINNATI -- A newly opened Cincinnati museum portraying the horrors of American slavery has generated criticism and stoked friction that persists three years after race riots tore through the Ohio city.


Rolling Stone magazine has come out with its list of the top 500 rock songs, and Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" is number one.


Malawi drops charges againt ex-president

Theft and corruption charges against the former president of this southern African nation have been dropped after the current president suspended the chief investigator in the case, Malawi's top prosecutor said Monday.


Shares in tech bellwethers Intel Corp. and Yahoo Inc. rose in after-hours trade on upbeat earnings reports, driving Asian shares higher Wednesday as oil prices retreated from record highs.


Putin Arrives in India to Boost Business, Energy, Military Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin began a three-day visit to India on Friday, his first in two years, seeking to provide new momentum to an old friendship by expanding business, energy and traditional military ties, the Reuters news agency reports.


Double your HDMI ports with $22.99 switch

SuperMediaStore.com has a dual-port HDMI switch on sale for $22.99 shipped. You provide the HDMI cables.


Serena Williams recovers from an awful start to her French Open campaign to beat Bugaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 5-7 6-1 6-1.


The advertising watchdog has rejected a complaint from salt manufacturers about a new public health campaign.


Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may be in talks  with the founding family of top Japanese consumer finance firm  Takefuji Corp. for a stake of over $2.74 billion, a source told  Reuters on Friday, heating up competition among foreign  investors to enter a $97 billion industry.


`I like to be the man on top, in every sense!`

Cynics snub his 'goody-two-shoes' characters, the SRK fixation. Critics aren't too kind to his sense of extravagance and implausible scripts either.


The "Gherkin", London's Swiss Re Tower, is the favourite to win a prestigious architecture award.


UPN has teamed with the remaining members of TLC, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, for a reality series aimed at resurrecting the famous 1990s trio that was struck by tragedy in 2002 when member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes died in a car crash.


Remnants of Bethlehem Steel will live on under foreign ownership in a $4.5 billion deal announced Monday. A privately owned Dutch steelmaker led by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal is acquiring International Steel


VATICANO - Barnaba, Silvano e Apollo, collaboratori dell'apostolo Paolo, Âbrillano nel firmamento dei testimoni del Vangelo, modelli luminosi di disinteresse e di generositÃ Â: la catechesi del Papa allÂudienza generale CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - San Paolo Âfu uomo aperto alla collaborazioneÂ e nella Chiesa Ânon volle fare tutto da soloÂ, ma contÃ² sullÂapporto di numerosi colleghi: ad alcuni di questi, Âche hanno svolto un ruolo particolarmente significati...


The dollar fell to an all-time low against the euro and oil prices surged to a record today as expectations built that American interest rates will be cut next week.


Santander to Cut 3,000 Jobs at Abbey After Takeover

Santander Central Hispano SA, which last month offered 8.2 billion pounds ($14.9 billion) to buy the UK mortgage lender Abbey National Plc, said it will eliminate 3,000 jobs at the British company.


Messina, 15:11 - CALCIO, MESSINA: ARRIVA STENDARDO, CEDUTO FLOCCARI

Il Messina ha ufficializzato la cessione, a titolo definitivo, del centravanti Sergio Floccari all'A...


Since Apple Computer Inc. introduced the iPod in 2001, competitors have been scrambling to match the simplicity and style of the popular digital music player. But try as they might, the original just keeps getting better.


Singer Jackson Garners 7 CMA Nominations

Alan Jackson pulled in seven nominations, the most of the year, from the Country Music Association Monday, including entertainer of the year and male vocalist.


Car Bombs in Iraq Kill at Least 44 and Wound 200

Insurgents killed at least 44 people,  most of them children, and wounded 200 with a series of car  bombs across Iraq Thursday.


Hollins Helps Preserve Landmark / University Teams With Consortium to Buy Tinker Mountain Tract

Hollins University led a consortium to make sure Tinker Mountain will remain an unblemished natural landmark in the Roanoke Valley and to anyone who drives along Interstate 81.


Yahoo sites hit by availability problems

(InfoWorld) - Yahoo suffered availability problems on Friday that affected its home page as well as some of its other Web sites and services for a sustained period of time. Yahoo, which has some of the most popular sites and online services worldwide, first experienced problems on its home page at around 5:50 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time, said Dan Berkowitz, senior communications director at Keynote Systems, a global provider of mobile and Internet test and measurement services. Yahoo.com's operations began getting back to normal at around 7:15 a.m., said Berkowitz. At its worst point, Yahoo.com's availability dropped to around 60 percent, meaning that 4 out of 10 visitors couldn't access the page, he said, citing data collected from Keynote's global network of monitoring computers, which check the availability of the world's most popular sites. Yahoo didn't reply to requests for comments about the problems. NetCraft also detected the problems, saying in a short note that the intensity of the performance issues varied among geographical areas and also among Yahoo services. "The Yahoo.com home page was inaccessible for several hours from our London monitoring station and responded more slowly than usual from several locations in the U.S. Yahoo Search appears to have experienced lengthier availability problems than the home page and other Yahoo services," NetCraft reported. A variety of bloggers also reported trouble Friday morning accessing other Yahoo services like Yahoo Messenger and Yahoo Mail as well as other Yahoo sites like the Flickr photo sharing site and the news aggregation site Yahoo News. Ideally, Yahoo and other major Internet players would never face Web site outages, but they all do, said industry analyst Greg Sterling from Sterling Market Intelligence. The key is to make sure that significant availability problems happen infrequently. Otherwise, users and advertisers get worried and upset, he said. Yahoo's problems on Friday probably affected fewer users than usual because many people are taking time off in the U.S. and are away from their computers due to the July 4th Independence Day holiday, Berkowitz said.


Classifica: Juventus 19; Lecce 14; Milan, Chievo e Palermo 13; Bologna 12; Messina 11; Inter e Cagliari 10; Roma, Sampdoria e Brescia 9; Lazio 8; Reggina e Fiorentina 7; Udinese e Parma 6; Livorno e Siena 5; Atalanta 4. Inter e Milan una partita in meno.


The success of the web browser Firefox has shown that open-source software can move from back-office obscurity to your home, and to your parents', too.


Afghanistan's interim leader Hamid Karzai has a 45-point lead after the first million votes were counted in the country's presidential poll.


Science & environment: UK's leading food and drink manufacturers join forces in new initiative to cut down on water usage


Typhoon Meari has pounded southern Japan with heavy rains and high winds, killing two people and leaving at least seven others missing.


UnitedHealth pays $20 million to settle claim problems

UnitedHealth Group Inc., one of the largest providers of health insurance in the United States, has paid $20 million to 37 states in order to settle claims processing problems, according to the New York State Department of Insurance.


Kofi Annan built a reputation as the world's most trusted diplomat, but the oil-for-food scandal has riled U.S. critics. Is his job in jeopardy?


The number of Americans filing for unemployment assistance rose by 18,000 last week, the government reported Thursday, as the figures that have fluctuated with the series of hurricanes on the East Coast came in above estimates.


Southern Discomfort for a Hollywood Talk-Show Host

âRoscoe Jenkinsâ is just a shaggy diversion that gives its energetic star and its populous, accomplished supporting cast a chance to clown around.


England stars Frank Lampard and John Terry will not now appear in a Bollywood film, their club announces.


Sydney - More than a dozen large sperm whales may have died in a beaching incident on Australia's southern island state of Tasmania, local wildlife rangers said on Monday.


15 ordini di custodia cautelare per traffico internazionale


IBM surveillance software to scan Chicago streets

InfoWorld - The City of Chicago is developing a futuristic video surveillance system designed to scan city streets looking for everything from bombs to traffic jams.


E' stato chiesto al comune Milano di trovare una sede


Tiger Woods may not play in the American Express World Golf Championship, which starts at Mount Juliet, near Kilkenny, today and he may get married next week in Barbados.


Old Russia hands who open up the United Nation's new World Investment Report are in for a surprise. Foreign direct investment into Russia hit a four-year low in 2003, the report found, plunging to $1.


Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry confirms she is expecting her first child with partner Gabriel Aubry.


Bush wanted to complete "unfinished business" in Iraq

British officials believe U.S. President George W. Bush went to war in Iraq last year because he wanted to complete his father's "unfinished business", the Daily Telegraph has reported.


Linksys will provide broadband-to-phone adapters and, eventually, Wi-Fi equipment.


EU May Ban Nazi Symbols Over Harry's Gaffe

BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union may consider banning Nazi symbols in its 25 member nations after Britain's Prince Harry wore a swastika armband to a costume party, the bloc's top justice official said Monday.


Marquette point guard Travis Diener suffered an ankle injury early in practice Monday at the Al McGuire Center, leaving his availability for the Golden Eaglesâ game tonight against South Dakota


India confirms new bird flu outbreak is H5N1 strain

The Indian government confirmed on Tuesday that the latest outbreak of bird flu in poultry in the country's east was of the virulent H5N1 strain.


On Thursday, President Bush thrilled Republican delegates in New York with his acceptance speech. On Friday morning, he got a welcome jobs report.


Britain's Treasury chief Alistair Darling told his party's annual convention Sunday that Britain would not protect businesses that make bad judgments — despite a billion-dollar rescue of a struggling bank.


Off the Shelf: An Uncertain Threat in Venezuela

Nikolas Kozloff apparently believes that Americans have much to fear from Venezuela.


Milano, 13:08 - CALCIO, INTER; BALOTELLI: NO AL GHANA, VOGLIO L'AZZURRO

Mario Balotelli, il non ancora 18enne centravanti rivelazione dell'Inter di origini ghanesi, ha dett...


Mugabe praised as Zambia elects new president

Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata   praised the policies of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe on Thursday as   he voted in a close poll which could see him triumph over the   man credited with turning Zambia's economy around.


John Paul II, who became pope on Oct. 16, 1978, marked the 26th anniversary of his papacy last October. Popes who served longer are:


NEW: Massive Biofuel Effort Launched in Berkeley

By Ian Hoffman; Janis Mara  BERKELEY -- Energy giant BP LLC and the governors of California and Illinois on Thursday launched the world's first concerted effort here to use biology for producing fuels and curbing greenhouse gas emissions.


Putin appoints firebrand as Russia's NATO envoy

President Vladimir Putin has appointed a firebrand nationalist as Russia's permanent representative to NATO as the Kremlin takes a more assertive stance with its Cold War foe.


Boise, ID (Sports Network) - The Boise State Broncos have accepted a bid to play in the Liberty Bowl on December 31 in Memphis, Tennessee.


Giuliani Strikes a Note With California GOP

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10 -- Rudolph W. Giuliani came west to learn whether his brand of Republican politics has a chance among party members significantly more conservative than himself. By the time he had received a fourth standing ovation Saturday at the California Republican Party convention, the...


A bridge under construction in south Vietnam has collapsed, killing at least 36 workers, officials say.


Bucarest, 13:42 - CALCIO, ROMA; AGENTE CHIVU: OFFERTA REAL INSODDISFACENTE

"Se il Real Madrid ha accettato di pagare 18 milioni di euro alla Roma, deve anche accettare le ric...


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Alex Sanchez and Brandon Inge both agreed Monday to one-year, $1.35-million US contracts with the Detroit Tigers.


U.S. troops say they kill 18 insurgents in Iraq

U.S. troops said they killed 18 insurgents in clashes in the volatile Iraqi city of Ramadi, and launched an air strike on Friday against an al Qaeda-linked insurgent cell in Baghdad responsible for suicide car bombings.


Colombia offers to exchange jailed rebels for hostages held by Farc militants - a reversal of earlier policy.


Attacker in Russian school siege sentenced

A court in southern Russia said the only attacker to survive the Beslan school siege deserves the death penalty but sentenced him to life in prison on Friday because Russia has a moratorium on capital punishment.


Ivory Coast military presses its offensive

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Hostilities escalated yesterday, a day after army hard-liners broke a cease-fire and relaunched Ivory Coast's civil war.


Mai annunciato una manifestazione se ne non andasse al voto


Digital Gear: Gadgets, Networks Go Mobile

A high-capacity cigar, keys to the Internet, disc repair tools, Bluetooth add-on kit, and more.


Turkey unlikely to join EU before 2015: commissioner Verheugen

Turkey is unlikely to join the European Union before 2015, EU enlargement commissioner Guenter Verheugen said in an interview.


Inventor Kurzweil Aiming to Live Forever

Ray Kurzweil doesn't tailgate. A man who plans to live forever doesn't take chances with his health on the highway, or anywhere else.


Anti-Insurgent Raids Net Large Seizure of Iraqi Rebels, Weapons

US and Iraqi government forces have captured scores of suspected insurgents and seized an enormous stockpile of weapons and explosives during anti-insurgent operations in Iraq.


Turkey offers to open one port and one airport to traffic from Cyprus, hoping to revive EU membership talks.


Intel is betting on a big expansion of 'âultra-mobileâ' computing, an idea that depends on people being willing to tote around a portable device beyond their ubiquitous cell phones.


Steve Finley's two-run single capped a five-run rally in the ninth inning that gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a wild 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.


Source: Phelps Nearly Hit Trooper, Took Breathalyzer Test

SALISBURY, Md. -- The 11 News I-Team has uncovered more information in connection with the drunken driving arrest of Olympic swim star Michael Phelps.


Primus Unit to Pay $400,000 in Do-Not-Call Probe

A division of Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. agreed Tuesday to pay $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations that the McLean phone provider made telemarketing calls in violation of the national do-not-call registry. -The Washington Post


Marines see little progress in rebel-controlled Fallujah

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- Six months after US Marines arrived with a promise to win over this rebel stronghold through intense outreach and focused military strikes, the city is "a cancer" that threatens to spread chaos around Iraq, Marine commanders said this week in a frank assessment.


Top Palestinian officials to visit Arafat in France

Three of Yasser Arafat's top lieutenants were due in Paris on Monday to visit the ailing Palestinian leader, who was battling for his life in hospital, French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said Sunday.


Police charge a man with the murder of biker Adam Alexander, who went missing eight years ago.


The war in Iraq is not over, but one legacy is already here in this city and others across America: an epidemic of brain-damaged soldiers.


IBM on Wednesday said it has settled portions of an ongoing lawsuit related to its pension plan and said the potential liability for the other claims that remain on appeal is capped at $1.


The Yemen Observer editor is fined for reprinting controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.


Pakistan on election alert after suicide carnage

Pakistani security forces were on their highest state of alert Sunday after a suicide car bomber killed 37 people and wounded nearly 100 at a rally for next week's critical parliamentary elections.


UK Quarterly Manufacturing Optimism Lowest in Year

An index of optimism among UK manufacturers fell in the three months through October to the lowest since July of last year, the Confederation of British Industry said, adding to evidence of a slowdown in industry.


It used to be the most popular online file-sharing software, but Kazaa's long-term run at the top of the heap is now over. An online tracking firm says the new #1 site is the e-Donkey Overnet network.


Manchester United chief executive David Gill said Friday he remains hopeful that their 30 million pound move for Carlos Tevez will be wrapped up before the transfer window closes on August 31.


Boston's Big Dig, a new system of freeway tunnels beneath the city and its harbor, has started springing leaks, and Massachusetts officials say San Francisco's Bechtel Corp.


ZIMBABWE'S ruling party used its parliamentary majority today to pass electoral reforms the opposition said did not go far enough, and ban foreign-funded rights groups, a move critics say would stifle dissent.


Britain's Olympic medal total takes sudden turn for the better

Great Britain's performances in the Olympic Games made a dramatic and unexpected improvement yesterday as they won a silver and three bronze medals. They were also guaranteed at least a silver medal in badminton's mixed doubles.


Only a "moron" would buy YouTube, says Mark Cuban

Billionaire investor and dot-com  veteran Mark Cuban had harsh words on Thursday for YouTube, the  online site that lets people share video clips, saying only a  "moron" would purchase the wildly popular start-up.


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Arafat Stable, Not in Coma Says Palestinian Spokesman

Yasser Arafat is in stable condition in a  French military hospital and not in a coma, a senior aide to  the ailing Palestinian leader said early on Sunday.


Oil Sets New Record Ahead of Fed Meeting

Oil futures rose as high as $80.50 and other energy futures rose today on expectations the Fed will cut the benchmark federal funds rate.


The parents of missing Madeleine McCann are spending their first full day back at their home in the UK.


Â· Shortage of space sent Tutankhamun to DomeÂ· Former reading room adapted for Chinese show


âDance War,â a spinoff of ABCâs popular series âDancing With the Stars,â attracted only modest interest in the ratings on Monday, drawing 11 million viewers from 8 to 10 p.m., Nielsen estimated. Among adults 18 to 49, the reality competition between the choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba earned about half the ratings of the most recent premiere of âDancing With the Starsâ in September. The dancers also fell well short of NBCâs âAmerican Gladiatorsâ during the 8 p.m. hour. That new reality show, despite drawing just 10.9 million total viewers, would have led the night among the 18-to-49 set but for Foxâs football coverage, the Bowl Championship Series, which averaged more than 20 million viewers total. NBC ranked second for the night behind Fox, earning solid numbers from âDeal or No Dealâ at 9 (10.7 million) and the premiere of the fourth season of âMediumâ at 10 (9.6 million). ABCâs âOctober Roadâ drew a disappointing five million viewers at 10.


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Armitage: U.S. Not Yet Seeking Sanctions on Iran

Iran should be "brought to account" on  its nuclear program, but Washington is open to ideas other than  taking it to the U.N. Security Council for sanctions, U.S.  Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Wednesday.


U.S. Citizen Pleads Guilty in Oil-For-Food Scam

An Iraqi-American illegally acted as  an agent for Iraq under Saddam Hussein and received millions of  dollars worth of oil from the country's U.N. oil-for-food  program, U.S. court documents showed on Tuesday.


Senate Democrats will move to add to a $150 billion economic stimulus package rebates for senior citizens living off Social Security and an extension of unemployment benefits, setting up a clash with the White House and House leaders who are pushing a narrower package.


FBI trying to salvage $170 million software package

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will attempt to salvage parts of a $170 million case-management software package despite growing criticism that the 4-year-old project doesn't work as expected.ADVERTISEMENTReducing the Total Cost of OwnershipLearn how to reduce the total coast of ownership in enterprise data management in this case study.


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Mesic fails to win Croatia race majority

President Stipe Mesic won about 49 percent of the votes in Sunday's election, compared with 20 percent for his closest rival, conservative government minister Jadranka Kosor, who is trying to become the ...


Taiwan Rescuers Dig Out 7 Bodies Buried in Landslide

Taiwan rescue workers dug out seven bodies from mud and rock in a mountain village that was hit by a devastating landslide triggered by Typhoon Aere, but eight still remained buried, officials said on Friday.


North Korea says to do nuclear test in future: KCNA

North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct a nuclear test in the future but would never use atomic weapons first and remained committed to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, Pyongyang's KCNA news agency reported.


Lesbian politician aims to change Japan's attitudes to gays

With a wedding ring on her finger and a party endorsement on her back, Kanako Otsuji is on a mission to become Japan's first openly gay member of parliament -- and change the way the country treats sexual minorities.


Belgian police offer a reward of two million euros as they hunt a thief who carried out a huge diamond heist.


Colombia's Camilo Villegas hits out of a bunker on the 15th hole during round 2 of the Australian Golf Open in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004.


Flights at Heathrow airport are delayed after a British Airways passenger jet lands short of the runway.


Hungary will withdraw its 300 noncombat troops from Iraq by March 31, the countryâs new prime minister said today, contending that staying longer would be an "impossibility.


Libman, Marilyn Ruth  (Nee Pasch) Of Milwaukee. Passed away on December 15, 2006, at the age of age 63. Cherished mother of Andrew (Elissa Wittenberg) Libman, Aaron (Erin) Libman, Rachel Libman and Rebecca Libman. Beloved grandmother of twins, Sophia and Max Libman.


Italian Premier Romano Prodi resigned Thursday after losing a risky Senate confidence motion that obliged him to end his 20-month-old government


Why latest Korea nuclear talks raise hopes

Six-party talks resume Thursday amid an atmosphere buoyed by January's extraordinary bilateral negotiations in Berlin.


Voting Problems in Ohio Set Off an Alarm

Voters in Ohio delivered a second term to President Bush by a decisive margin. But the way the vote was conducted there, election law specialists say, exposed a number of weak spots in the nation's election system.


Bush hopes Bulgarian HIV nurses will be freed soon

U.S. President George Bush said in an interview aired on Friday he hoped the five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death for deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV would soon be freed.


BBC Click investigates free security software and finds out who will protect PCs when Microsoft launches Vista.


'Hero': An Ending That Falls on Its Own Sword

A mighty wind blows through Yimou Zhang's martial arts epic "Hero," filling the air with dust, ruffling the curtains, setting the candle flames asputter, and blissfully sending Maggie Cheung's raven hair afly in the sunlight.


Ga. public defender office to defy judge

The state public defender's office voted Thursday to defy a judge's order to continue to provide funding for the legal fees and expenses of the man accused of killing four people in a 2005 rampage.


Il ministro: Â«Non sono compagni che sbagliano ma che rubanoÂ»

ROMA - Una dura condanna, e promessa di punizioni esemplari. CosÃ¬ il ministro degli Interni Pisanu ha affrontato in un'informativa al Senato sui blitz degli autonomi allâipermercato Panorama e alla Feltrinelli avvenuti a Roma il 6 novembre scorso..


The Republic of Ireland held France to a 0-0 draw in Paris yesterday in one of their best performances under manager Brian Kerr. Kerr acknowledged a tinge of disappointment that his side hadn't beaten France in Saturday's World Cup qualifier.


Forse firma oggi, aumento di 101 euro mensili a regime


With one in every 400 emails now a suspected phishing attack, computer users are being encouraged to increase their knowledge, open their eyes, and pay attention.


Software Tackles Digital Photo Proliferation

Now that digital cameras have overtaken film cameras in sales, users are beginning to encounter a familiar problem -- what to do with the bulging image files and folders filling up computer hard drives?


âFoot-in-mouthâ senator has found a new strategy to stay on message.


Gordon Bulloch has been named captain of Scotland's rugby side Monday for next month's four-match Test series. The 28-year-old hooker last served as captain in a World Cup match against the United States last year.


Wal-Mart announced Thursday that it will sell select generic prescription drugs at a sharply reduced price in all of Florida, nearly four months earlier than expected.


The Taliban had threatened to kill 23 South Korean hostages unless an equal number of Taliban fighters were released.


At least four police were killed and 49 others wounded when two suicide car bombs exploded simultaneously on Saturday at a police station in central Baghdad, raising new fears that unrest will derail Iraq's January election.


OpenMoko is now a separate operation within Taiwanese manufacturer FIC, and it's got some new executives and a deal with Dash Navigation for a GPS device.


Celebumom Lynne Spears says the media have been way too harsh in their criticism of daughter Britney's habit of walking barefoot into public bathrooms and looking generally skeezy.


Officials at the nation's No. 2 air carrier, United Airlines, say their are rapidly moving ahead with restructuring their system, which includes building their hubs while cutting back on other domestic service.


Judge says Spector jury will not consider manslaughter

The judge in the Phil  Spector murder trial said on Wednesday he would not instruct  the deadlocked jury to consider a reduced charge of  manslaughter against the rock producer.


Security blunder over Pakistan president's visit to Britain

British police were probing why a top secret file detailing security arrangements for the visit of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to Britain this week was found abandoned on a London street.


Oil jumped a dollar to above $60 on Thursday after OPEC officials said the producer group will cut output by 1 million barrels per day as soon as possible to prop up prices.


UPDATE 1-Citigroup's ex-investment head may face SEC action

Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said US securities regulators may recommend enforcement proceedings against the former head of Citigroup Global Investment Management.


A Kent holiday firm is trying to trace a family of five from Sussex, missing in Sri Lanka after huge waves struck the coastline.


Motorists are able to drive on the hard shoulder of a West Midlands motorway in a bid to ease congestion.


Mets Rookie Uses All the Angles to Disguise His Pitches

With only 32 2/3 professional innings on his rÃ©sumÃ©, Joe Smith is perhaps a few months away from joining the Metsâ bullpen. He has allowed one hit in three innings this spring, striking out two.


Settlement in works over human rights case involving Unocal

LOS ANGELES - Oil giant Unocal Corp. has reached an agreement in principle to settle human rights lawsuits involving alleged slave labor during the construction of a pipeline project in Southeast Asia, a company spokesman said late Sunday.


Rome exhibition showcases looted ancient art

Nearly 70 ancient artifacts that Italy says were looted and sold to galleries abroad have been retrieved will now go on public display in a Rome exhibition, the minister of culture said on Tuesday.


Sales of over-the-counter cold remedies for children have fallen sharply since a federal panel concluded they should not be used for children younger than 6 because of a dearth of evidence that they work and concerns they can be dangerous.


Britney Spears' father tried to fire her business manager after he gave her a car in violation of a court order, legal papers state.


Jason Smith's first goal of the season snapped a second-period tie and lifted the Edmonton Oilers to a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in a rematch of last season's Stanley Cup finals.


Update 2: Oil Cos. Agree on $1B Gas Pipeline Deal

Brazil recognized China as a market economy on Friday, a move that should make it easier for the two countries to do business. Brazilian oil giant Petrobras and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp.


U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy was set to grow moderately, calming investors' anxiety a day after the Dow industrials had its worst slide since the September 11, 2001, attacks.


Bush-Cheney Office in Tennessee Hit by Gunshots

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - A Bush-Cheney campaign office  in Knoxville, Tennessee was hit by at least two gunshots  apparently fired from a passing vehicle on Tuesday but no one  was hurt, police said.


U.S. Marines Rally Round Iraq Probe Comrade

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. Marines rallied round a  comrade under investigation for killing a wounded Iraqi during  the offensive in Falluja, saying he was probably under combat  stress in unpredictable, hair-trigger circumstances.


Wal-Mart Says More Than Half Its Workers Have Its Health Insurance

Wal-Mart, the nationâs largest private employer, said more than half of its U.S. workers had enrolled in the companyâs health insurance plan.


Millions of people around the Indian Ocean scrambled for food and clean water on Thursday, with the threat of disease now stalking survivors of the most devastating tsunami on record.


Scottish mum reopens custody battle for girl in Pakistan

The mother of a 12-year-old Scottish girl asked a court here to review its recent decision to give custody of her daughter to the Pakistani father, judicial sources said.


Garante Privacy: datore lavoro deve definire modalita' uso


BANGKOK: World number one Roger Federer brushed aside closest rival Andy Roddick with a 6-4, 6-0 victory to clinch the $550,000 Thailand Open yesterday.


Black Readers Are Jolted by a Chain's Demise

By early afternoon, word had spread and dozens of customers crowded the bookstore's aisles. One of the nation's largest black-owned bookstore chains, Karibu, will be closed by mid-February, and people brought their shock and sadness to Bowie Town Center, along with their checkbooks.


Iraq aims to end immunity of security firms

Iraq wants to tighten control over security contractors after a deadly shooting incident involving the U.S. firm Blackwater, ending their long immunity from Iraqi prosecution, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.


How Suite It Isnât: A Dearth of Female Bosses

Though more women are getting M.B.A.'s, few reach the corner suite.


The man chosen to replace Ismail Khan as governor of Herat vows to restore order in the riot-hit western Afghan city.


Kerry-Bush rules of engagement leave little room for debate

Officially the US presidential election is not a war, but Republicans and Democrats have drawn up what looks suspiciously like rules of engagement for the televised debates between George W. Bush and John Kerry.


Valentine: It's not so much about love, actually

Eight million Americans admit they send themselves Valentine's Day gifts -- they may feel lonely and unloved but at least they will get something nice.


Myanmar monks march again as pressure mounts on junta

Buddhist monks staged a new protest Friday against Myanmar's ruling junta, which is under mounting international pressure as it faces the most sustained challenge to its rule in nearly 20 years.


North Korea Says Talks with U.S. Are Pointless

North Korea described President Bush  Monday as a tyrannical political imbecile who put Adolf Hitler  in the shade and said Pyongyang could see no justification for  talks with his administration.


Iran warns of break in nuclear talks in case of "illogical demands ...

TEHRAN, Oct 27  - Iran's supreme guide Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Wednesday that Tehran could break off nuclear talks with the international community if "illogical demands" were made such as long-term suspension of uranium enrichment.


Jerry Orbach, Star of 'Law and Order,' Dies at 69

Jerry Orbach earned plaudits for his versatility as a Broadway actor-singer in musicals and dramas but achieved his most lasting fame in 12 seasons as Lennie Briscoe.


T-Mobile dumps Google for Yahoo in Europe

Yahoo Inc  ousted archrival  Google Inc  as T-Mobile's top Internet partner in  Europe as it unveiled a service to squeeze social Web  connections on to cell phone screens, a day after rebuffing a  $41.6 billion takeover bid from Microsoft Corp .


The late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, killed in a stingray attack last year, will be honored with a new wildlife reserve in Outback Australia, the government announced Sunday.


Grozny braces for poll only the Kremlin can win

GROZNY: With strained nerves, omnipresent security and a feeling of dread, war-weary Chechnya braces for a Kremlin-organised poll tomorrow to replace its leader, slain by a bomb three months ago.


Hardcore handset? Review Nokia has boosted the spec of one of its most popular smartphones, bolting in 8GB of Flash memory and refining key features. So is the latest version of the N95 a refreshing update for Nokiaâs flagship multimedia, GPS-toting mobile?â¦


The security software company expects its deal making to boost growth.


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Study tracks stress disorder in U.S. troops

About 9 percent of U.S. troops who have performed combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan report experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study led by Defense Department researchers.


L'Eurispes ha effettuato un'indagine per il Rapporto Italia 2005Il presidente Fara: "La flessibilitÃ  vale solo per gli imprenditori"                                          Atipici: precari fino ai 40 anni Poco tutelati, stressati, malpagati                                                                                Gli intervistati lamentano mancanza di tutele di ogni tipoLe donne le piÃ¹ svantaggiate, gli ultratrentenni i piÃ¹ pessimisti di ROSARIA AMATO


ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger last night insisted he didn't have tunnel vision at Old Trafford but Ruud van Nistelrooy came clean over his part in Sunday's Manchester meltdown.


ISP group dishes out new round of spam lawsuits

America Online, Microsoft, EarthLink and Yahoo are teaming up again to turn up the heat on spammers. The four companies, which make up the Anti-Spam Alliance, announced on Thursday that they have each filed


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Russia's Putin Calls US Policy 'Dictatorial'

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of pursuing a dictatorial foreign policy and said mounting violence could derail progress toward bringing peace and democracy to Iraq.


Robot sales to consumers and enterprises are on the verge of exploding, according to a new study.


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Castellaneta Marina, 20:22 - TENNIS, FED CUP: ITALIA IN FINALE

L'Italia si è qualificata per la finale di Fed Cup. Il punto del 3-2 che ha chiuso la sfida &...


Darfur food shortage 'urgent': rebel leader

A rebel leader in Sudan's troubled western Darfur province Monday said refugees in the region were suffering serious food shortages and promised aid agencies safe passage if they intervened.


RedHawks fumble chance for fast start toward title

Miami University head coach Terry Hoeppner hyped Wednesday night's game against Marshall as a college football playoff. He had good reason, in five of the last six


OOF! Frances Hits Florida; Damages Widespread, But Less Than ...

Hurricane Frances finally came ashore late Saturday night, after what seemed like an interminable waiting period for most Floridians, especially those on the East Coast.


Congress yesterday cleared the way to keep access to the Internet largely free from taxes for the next three years, breaking a year-long deadlock.


Secondo Putin, situazione attuale analoga a quella del 1962


Biden Trails McCain and Giuliani by Double Digits

Rasmussen Reports - Senator Joe Biden (D) announced earlier this week that he intends to run for President in 2008. The veteran lawmaker trails two leading Republican candidates in the first Rasmussen Reports poll involving Biden. Senator John McCain (R) leads Biden 48% to 36% while former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) holds an even bigger advantage, 54% to 35%.


Hollywood launches legal assault on illegal movie downloaders

LOS ANGELES, Nov 4  - Hollywood studios on Thursday launched a major new legal onslaught against online film piracy, announcing that they are suing people who illegally download movies from the Internet.


BusinessWeek Online - Wireless service providers have long faced a dilemma when it comes to the towers that help transmit calls. Customers want seamless coverage -- except they don't want the coverage-boosting cellular towers in their backyards.


A sectarian split is a risk in Iraq's Jan. 30 election.


U.S. Holocaust survivors expressed dismay on Thursday that documents found in Vienna were not used to help settle insurance claims by descendants of Jews whose families had property seized by the Nazis.


New Band Aid song not a patch on the old for music buffs!

Despite recording sales of 100,000 copies on the first day of its release, Band Aid 20's new version of 'Do They Know It's Christmas?


Dozens of businesses and lobbying groups made six-figure donations to sponsor official events for President Bush's inauguration next week, earning them tickets to dinners, balls and other events in which Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney are expected to appear.


Demand for air travel in Latin America will see the region buy more than 1,700 planes in the next 20 years, Boeing says.


Researchers say HIV testing in U.S. remains low

HIV testing rates have remained low in the United States this decade, with only about one-fifth of people at high risk for infection getting a test in any given year, according to a study published on Monday.


Israel Says `Errors' Led to Killing of Three Egyptian Policeman

Three Egyptian policemen were killed by Israeli fire early today on the border between the two countries near Rafah in the Gaza Strip as a result of ``operational and professional errors,'' the Israeli Defense Forces said.


David Eldon will retire next year as chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and the Hang Seng Bank, HSBC Group, one of the world's largest banking and financial service organizations, said Monday.


Britain's Straw Says Iraq Elections Must Go Ahead

British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw  said on Tuesday violence must not upset plans to hold  nationwide elections in Iraq, whose prime minister indicated  the government was gearing up to retake rebel strongholds.


Subprime lender Accredited plans comeback

Accredited Home Lenders, a top  subprime mortgage loan company in 2007 whose risky practices  forced it to stop lending and slash its staff, is again  reaching out to borrowers with sketchy credit even as the  housing downturn deepens.


Sofia Doubts Mistranslation of Libyan Declaration

Politics: 17 January 2005, Monday. It is possible that a technical mistake at the translation of Libyan Congress declaration is made, according to former defence of the five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death.


Ugandan rebels say attacks by the army may undermine the peace process, supposed to end an 18-year war.


Indexes are up so far this week, but another record oil price could put some of those gains at risk. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - US stock markets were set for a little slip at Friday's open, but it would take a


Wireless Internet Napster Enters Ringtone Market

Music download sewvice Napster will try to claim a piece of the growing market for mobile phone ringtones through a partnership with Dwango Wireless, which specializes in wireless content.


Powwow's drumbeat draws American Indians to doctor

SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - As Wendy Friar put the final touches on a health screening and powwow for Maryland's American Indian community, she had doubts about how the combination would be received.


70 Injured U.S. Soldiers Taken to Germany

More than 70 U.S. soldiers from Iraq were flown Saturday to a military hospital in Germany, most of them wounded in the battle for Fallujah, officials said.


Madrid, 21:06 - CALCIO, LEVANTE: RIGANO' IN PRESTITO AL SIENA

Il Levante ha annunciato di aver ceduto in prestito fino a giugno al Siena l'attaccante Christian Ri...


Drugs sold over the counter fuel HIV in India

India needs to tighten control on the sale of prescription drugs from chemist shops to stem the spread of HIV, the United Nations anti-AIDS agency said on Monday.


Poll predictions have ruling party ahead in Romania

BUCHAREST: Romania's ruling Social Democrats have emerged ahead in a general election but may be deprived of a clear majority needed to keep the Balkan country on track towards the European Union, exit polls showed.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will launch a new effort to forge a Palestinian state by seeking an endorsement today from a rare Washington meeting of a high-level group that monitors Middle East peace.


L'attrice denuncia gli standard malsani dati dallo schermo


Elvis Scores 19th UK No 1 with 'Jailhouse Rock'

Elvis Presley was number one again in Britain 27 years after his death with his iconic hit "Jailhouse Rock," the Official U.K. Charts Company said on Sunday.


Leading psychiatrists say the National Health Service is failing thousands of people with ADHD.


Kurt Busch maintained a slim lead over younger brother Kyle, and three-time winner Jeff Gordon, who started 42nd, made a late move into the top 10 just before the midway point of the Daytona 500 on Sunday.


FBI may be forced to reveal all on Lennon

The last few classified pages of John Lennon's controversial FBI file may soon see the light of day after a court rejected the argument that they could compromise relations


Tourists impress against Western Australia

Several fringe English players put up their hands for Test selection on the opening day of the tour match against Western Australia at the WACA Ground here, one of the tourists' best days in a previously forgettable tour.


Market's lack of volatility may worry hedge funds

In this strange year of 2004, many of the big news stories have been about what didn't happen.


US industrial production and new home construction rose sharply last month, suggesting that the economy is overcoming high energy prices and rebounding from the summer slump.


A study says most of Russia's political elite has security service ties, with many chosen by President Putin.


Symantec Corp., the world's largest maker of antivirus software, agreed to acquire closely held consultant At Stake Inc., which identifies programming faults in software, for an undisclosed sum.


Siena, 16:13 - CALCIO, SIENA: CONVOCATI PER LA SAMPDORIA

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Siena, Andrea Mandorlini, per la gara di domani contro...


Peter Mandelson warns MPs not to get drawn into an Eurosceptic agenda by supporting an EU Treaty referendum.


Germany searching for 10 men behind attack plot

German security officials are searching for 10 men they believe provided support for a foiled plot to attack U.S. installations in the country, a senior government official said.


Former Deputy PM John Prescott defends China's record on Darfur and calls on critics to stop lecturing Beijing


Ferrara, le accuse della giovane non hanno trovato riscontro


The national leadership of the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) union yesterday denounced Alaska Air Group's plan to cut 900 job in California, Washington and Alaska as "a blatant contract violation.


In the Village, Sex Shops Multiply and Test a Neighborhood's Tolerance

Almost a decade after Mayor Rudolph Giuliani proclaimed war on the sex-shop business, it is alive and well and, at least in Greenwich Village, growing.


By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - The complex science of DNA analysis is now helping protect elephants by showing police and conservationists the source of black-market ivory.


Brescia, 19:15 - CALCIO, BRESCIA: LESIONE AL MENISCO PER DALLAMANO

Il Brescia perde per qualche settimana Simone Dallamano. La risonanza magnetica a cui si è so...


Singer Madonna arrives in Malawi to help orphaned children living with  HIV and AIDS.


Blair says Darfur situation in Sudan is "completely unacceptable"

British Prime Minister Tony Blair criticised the Sudanese government over the "completely unacceptable" situation in Darfur and accused it of breaking ceasefire agreements signed with rebels.


British patients who claim they suffered heart attacks after taking the drug Vioxx have lost the right to fight for compensation in the US


Pullout would demoralise Iraq, PM claims

Nothing would be more demoralising for Iraq's moves towards democracy than for Australia to prematurely withdraw its troops, Prime Minister John Howard said today.


Lawmakers believe the analog TV spectrum can be put to much better use and can generate billions in auctions to telecom companies. So Congress is considering paying Americans to ditch over-the-air analog TV and switch to digital. Michael Grebb reports from Washington.


Computer Associates International reported a six percent increase in revenue during its second fiscal quarter, but posted a $94 million loss after paying to settle government investigations into the company, it said Wednesday.


Lori and Bolo Miss Their Ticket on 'Race'

That's not the ticket! Married pro wrestlers Lori Harvey and Bolo Dar'Tainian failed to read a clue thoroughly and forgot a required ticket during CBS' "The Amazing Race," which pushed them from second to last place on the race around the world.


Pirates plunder the Saints to reach FA Cup quarter finals

Bristol Rovers striker Rickie Lambert gave himself an extra special 26th birthday present as he sent the League One club into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 50 years as his deflected free-kick clinched a 1-0 win over Southampton on Saturday.


Online gaming firms faced their biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress passed legislation to end Internet gaming there, threatening jobs and wiping 3.5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) off share prices.


Jake Arnold of Arizona capped his college career with his second NCAA decathlon championship. Heptathlon favorite Diana Pickler of Washington State will leave school without even one.


Madrid, 17:46 - CALCIO, AS: CAPELLO SOSTITUITO DA SCHUSTER A GIUGNO

Secondo quanto riportato dal quotidiano "AS", Fabio Capello rimarrà sulla panchina del Real M...


Iraq's Najaf Tense After Cleric Snubs Peace Envoys

Fears of heavier fighting in Najaf grew on Wednesday after an Iraqi peace delegation failed to defuse a confrontation between U.S. troops and militiamen holed up in a revered shrine in the city.


Curfew imposed at Pakistani mosque after 11 killed

Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew around a mosque on Wednesday where 11 people were killed in clashes between religious students and security forces and ordered students in the mosque to lay down their weapons.


Tiger Woods finally may have found the right partner to cure his Ryder Cup blues. Woods and Chris Riley combined for a 4 and 3 victory Saturday over Darren Clarke and Ian Poulter in the morning four-ball.


Harvard in biggest curriculum overhaul in 30 years

Harvard University announced on Wednesday its biggest curriculum overhaul in three decades, putting new emphasis on sensitive religious and cultural issues, the sciences and overcoming U.S. "parochialism."


Somewhere around 2020, all the world's content will fit inside an iPod, and all the world's music would sit in your palm as early as 2015, rendering the CD format unnecessary, according to a Google executive.


Asian stocks were mostly higher on Monday, led by electronics and telecoms firms, while oil extended gains and the dollar edged up ahead of an expected US Federal Reserve interest rate rise on Tuesday.


Google in Talks to Acquire YouTube for $1.6 Billion

Though it is not yet profitable, the video-sharing Web site site has exploded into a cultural phenomenon less than a year after its debut.


Petraeus to argue against big Iraq troop cuts

In a report considered crucial to U.S. strategy in the highly unpopular war in Iraq, the top U.S. commander there is expected to tell Congress on Monday that U.S. troop levels should not be cut deeply.


Republican Romney calls for U.S. innovation

DEARBORN, Michigan  - Republican Mitt Romney, a former governor who would be the first Mormon in the White House, launched his campaign on Tuesday with a call for "innovation and transformation" to rejuvenate the economy and restore faith in government.


Jeff Zucker, the president and chief executive of NBC, said the deal was the first sign of a strategic shift at the company.


President Bush signed executive orders and directives yesterday bolstering the authority of the CIA director over the nation's intelligence programs and budgets, signaling a renewed effort by


Democratic Sen. John Kerry ridiculed Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist for trying to clarify his comment on bringing "people who call themselves Taliban" into the Afghanistan government.


Takeover activity sets blistering pace in first half of 2007

Merger and acquisition activity in the first six months of 2007 hit a record, boosted by the battle for Dutch group ABN Amro and rapid growth of the private equity sector, a study showed on Friday.


Clinton seeks to smooth relations with Obama

Former President Bill Clinton said he might have gone too far in attacking Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton said on Friday, adding that both Democratic presidential campaigns should focus on issues.


Sir Alex Ferguson today has no regrets about fielding a second-string side against Fenerbahce. Sanli Tuncay's second-half hat-trick consigned the Red Devils to a 3-0 defeat in Istanbul and, more importantly


GE's Transformation Seen Paying Off in 05

After three years of playing down  expectations, General Electric Chief Executive Jeff Immelt has  delivered on the most important promise of his tenure by  telling analysts and investors exactly what they wanted to  hear: GE is back.


The EU's top court should back a ruling that overturned regulatory approval for Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG's 2004 deal to combine their music units and form the world's second-largest record label, a legal adviser to the EU's highest court said Thursday.


Rapitori chiedono ritiro truppe americane


Some 13,000 new marine species have been discovered in the past year by an international survey project.


Acqua alta per il sesto giorno consecutivo a Venezia. Ad annunciarla questa mattina le tradizionali sirene. La punta massima, secondo il centro previsioni maree del Comune, raggiungerÃ  i 115 centimetri, meno


Spain's police intercept 227 people who tried to reach the Canary Islands from Africa on a decrepit vessel.


46 students left to spell it out on day 2

After more than three rounds of spelling such words as "spheterize," "ibidem" "lipogrammatism" and "obstreperous," 46 elementary and middle school students remained Wednesday at the end of the first day of tense competition in the annual national spelling bee.


U.S. firm designs nasal spray to fight obesity

Dieters may find some welcome  assistance from a new nasal spray that could help resist the  appetizing aromas of cinnamon bun stands, pizza parlors or  tempting bakeries.


Waiting almost over in Pakistan's Bhutto heartland

GARHI KHUDA BAKSH, Pakistan  - The waiting is almost over for Ghulam Nabi, a 70-year-old Pakistani villager who regards Benazir Bhutto as a daughter.


With its open-source model, the company has the potential to shake up the industry, one analyst says.


Television entertainer Johnny Carson  has died of emphysema at age 79, the NBC television network  reported on its Web site Sunday.


Jolie, Pitt come to aid of HBO with project

Angelina Jolie and Brad  Pitt are making their first joint producing effort with an HBO  series about aid workers.


ACERRA - Manifestazione e scontri contro termovalorizzatore

Incidenti sono scoppiati al sito di Pantano, dove e' in costruzione il termovalorizzatore, tra manifestanti e forze dell'ordine. Un gruppo di persone in testa al corteo ha lanciato sassi contro gli agenti


The deadline set by Islamic militants for the beheading of a Japanese hostage unless their demands were met has passed with no news of the man's fate.


Milano, 12:20 - CALCIO, MILAN: OLIVEIRA AL SARAGOZZA

Il Milan ha ufficializzato la cessione in prestito al Saragozza dell'attaccante brasiliano Ricardo O...


Alitalia, ancora in una fase 'iniziale e non esclusiva'


Smoking Ban Clears the Air, but It Befogs Italians' Mood

Smokers and restaurant owners in Italy were fuming in a rather different way after a tough new law that bans smoking in public places.


A rookie with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is credited with capturing a U.S. fugitive killer and three-time escapee who has spent two decades dodging and taunting law enforcement.


Music Review: Students Step Out to Brahms Flourishes

Six duos were beneficiaries of weeklong workshops and master classes led by Emanuel Ax, David Zinman and Richard Stoltzman.


Javed Miandad has come out strongly against Bob Woolmer's coaching methods and is extremely sceptical about Pakistan's chances in the Test series against Australia.


DA DOMANI CANI E GATTI VIAGGIANO CON PASSAPORTO

ROMA - Da domani, venerdi' 1 ottobre, cani gatti e furetti potranno viaggiare con i loro padroni all'interno dei Paesi Ue solo se muniti di passaporto. Entra infatti in vigore la nuova normativa che regolerÃ


Border barrier comes down to let East Europe in

PETRZALKA, Slovakia  - Austria's chancellor and Slovakia's prime minister sawed through a red and white frontier barrier on Thursday in symbolic preparation for nine new countries joining the EU's border-free zone at midnight.


Wheeling-Pitt Reports $35.6 Million Profit

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Corp., parent of one of the nation's biggest steel companies, reported a third-quarter profit of $35.6 million on Tuesday.


Venezuelan Military Plane Crashes, 16 Killed

CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec 10  - A Venezuelanmilitary aircraft crashed into a mountainside west of Caracason Friday, killing 16 passengers and crew-members aboardincluding several senior officers, authorities said.


A militant group has killed three Turks it was holding hostage in Iraq, Arabic TV station al-Jazeera has reported. The station said it had received a video from a group purportedly linked to al-Qaeda, showing the executions.


The digital videostore at Amazon.com is up and running, with features and pricing similar to competing Web sites.  Amazon does have deals worked out with all the major studios except Disney, as well as with MGM and Lions-gate, the Daily Variety reported Friday.


Kremlin candidate favourite as Chechens vote amid fears of ...

GROZNY, Russia : Chechens voted in an election expected to crown a Kremlin-backed candidate as the strife-torn republic's new leader, with thousands of security personnel patrolling its streets against the threat of rebel attacks.


Doctors examining a former Russian spy said Tuesday that radioactive substances might have been used in the poisoning of Col.Comment


French demonstrate to keep 35-hour work week

Hundreds of thousands of French people took part in demonstrations across the country to protest against government plans to reform the 35-hour work week.


Palestinians: Israel Not Easing Grip on Eve of Vote

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians accused Israel  on Saturday of not carrying out a promised easing of its  military grip on the West Bank and Gaza for a presidential  election to pick Yasser Arafat's successor.


Medication errors common in U.S. kids with cancer

Children with cancer often get the wrong dose of chemotherapy or are given the drug at the wrong time, and many require treatment because of the errors, U.S. researchers said on Friday.


Ci sono anche dei feriti, sconosciute le cause del rogo


In a stunning achievement, Matt Fowles makes his debut as the new Perl 6 summarizer, covering all three major mailing lists through the first half of October.


Dell delays 10-Q, citing accounting probes

Computer maker Dell Inc.   filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on  Thursday to delay its third-quarter financial report, citing  ongoing regulatory investigations into its accounting and  financial reporting matters.


Tokyo stocks closed flat on Tuesday as  firms such as Pioneer Corp. fell on poor earnings, canceling  out gains in raw material producers after Chuetsu Pulp & Paper  Co. announced a merger with a rival firm.


Indonesia's president elect mulling tougher anti-terror laws

Indonesia's new president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, said Wednesday he is considering tougher laws to detain Islamic terrorists, which he said still pose a threat to his country, the world's most populous Muslim nation.


Avrebbe toccato i 3,5 mld euro, dopo i 2,1 dell'anno scorso


Microsoft said last week that it had met its previously stated goal of selling one million Zunes by the end of the company's fiscal year, which occurred on June 30.


Holtz Goes; Brawlers Won't Play On in Bowls

South Carolina and Clemson said they would decline postseason bowl bids because of their brawl Saturday, and that means Lou Holtz has coached his final game.


Report slams global use of child soldiers

Governments in at least 10 countries continue to use children to fight on the frontline, according to a new report. "Scores of armed political groups in most regions of the world continued to recruit children


A new hypothesis could explain how the climate of early Mars became warm enough to support oceans.


Wis. Candidate, Others Use 9/11 Ad Images

On one side of the TV screen, Tim Michels tells voters Wisconsin needs a senator ready to back up President Bush in the war on terror.


Commento laconico del premier: "Manifestare fa parte del sistema democratico"Il leader Ds: "L'assenza dell'Udc testimonia la crisi politica del centrodestra"                                          Cdl in piazza, Prodi: "Nessuna conseguenza" Fassino: "Manifestazione senza piattaforma"


Nel quarto anniversario dell'Intifada i palestinesi riprendono un costume che finora era stato solo iracheno: quello dei rapimenti. Un producer ed interprete impiegato dalla Cnn, un arabo israeliano, Ã¨ stato


McCain and Obama Tussle Over Future Financing

John McCain challenged Barack Obama to abide by his earlier pledge to use public financing for his general election if Mr. McCain does so as well.


News Corp. (NWSa.N) on Tuesday said it  will launch a new service to offer full episodes of its  television shows on MySpace.com and the Web sites of its local  Fox TV stations after they have aired.


Oberhof, 19:27 - BIATHLON, CDM: GERMANIA VINCE STAFFETTA DONNE, ITALIA 8/A

La Germania vince la staffetta femminile di Oberhof che apre il weekend di Coppa del mondo di biathl...


BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Shi'ite prime minister yesterday made his first visit to Ramadi, where US and Iraqi forces are trying to win over Sunni Arab tribes to the fight against Al Qaeda.


U.S.-Led Drive for U.N. Stem-Cell Ban Crumbles

A U.S.-led campaign to ban all  cloning of human embryos, including for stem-cell research, was  rejected by a divided United Nations on Friday as a General  Assembly committee opted for a nonbinding declaration against  human cloning.


Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik Hariri submitted his resignation Wednesday and declined a Presidential request to form a new government.


Roma, 14:04 - CALCIO, ATALANTA-ROMA E SPEZIA-PISA VERSO CHIUSURA OSPITI

L'Osservatorio Nazionale sulle Manifestazioni Sportive del Viminale oggi ha rivalutato la situazione...


The founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire was sentenced to community service Wednesday for his company's guilty plea to federal charges of failing to monitor the ages of the women in its videos.


A newborn in Sierra Leone has the lowest chance in the world of surviving until age 5, and the prospects are almost as bad for children in Angola and Afghanistan, Unicef said in its annual report.


Willis Offers to Donate Land for Airport

Bruce Willis stole the show at the Friedman Airport Authority meeting this week, offering to donate a portion of land he owns at the eastern end of Camas County to help build a new airport.


Don't Fear Lack Of Flu Vaccine, Health Officials Say

Public health officials said most Americans need a dose of reality -- not a dose of flu vaccine. For most of us, getting a flu shot is not a life-or-death matter.


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - A man is suing an area hospital and one of its surgeons, claiming one of his testicles was wrongly removed during surgery.  Danny Curtis claims Dr.


European Craft To Probe Possibility of Moon Colonies

Instead of using a chemical rocket, SMART-1 fires a stream of electrically charged atoms of Xenon gas. A similar idea was used by the makers of Star Trek as part of the Starship Enterprise's propulsion system.


Wladimir Klitschko beat Raymond Brewster with a technical knockout after six rounds on Saturday to successfully defend his IBF and IBO heavyweight titles.


PARMALAT, the bankrupt Italian food company, is suing outside auditors Grant Thornton and Deloitte & Touche, seeking £5.5 billion in damages.


38 Are Convicted in Ethiopia After Political Crackdown

NAIROBI, June 11 -- An Ethiopian court found 38 prisoners guilty Monday of charges ranging from "outrage against the constitution" to aggravated high treason in a trial the prisoners called a sham, and which international human rights groups have roundly condemned.


Olympic Soccer: USA outslugs Brazil in grueling OT

ATHENS, Greece - The woman who scored the gold-medal winner playfully jumped in the back row to get noticed as NBC television cameras gathered in front of the US women's soccer team after beating Brazil.


It's looking more and more like Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, is ready for prime time. Today, SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC) said that it will provide VoIP services to Ford (NYSE: F) in one of the largest deployments of its type to date.


Nokia Announces 6670 Smartphone, GPS Receiver

Nokia today announced its latest addition to its collection of megapixel imaging smartphones. It also announced its first Bluetooth GPS receiver.


NASA Claims New Supercomputer Is World's Fastest

The cluster of 20 computers working as one will be used to speed up spacecraft design, environmental prediction and other research.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he will not go to a summit if Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe is there.


Honey and royal jelly could become part of the arsenal of weapons against cancer, researchers say.


E' accaduto oggi per lo sciopero dalle 12,30 alle 16,30


Sabathia shuts down Royals for ninth win

C.C. Sabathia has relished being the ace of the Cleveland Indians this season.


Digital mammogram best for younger women: study

Digital mammography was much better than traditional film mammography at spotting breast cancers in younger women or those with dense breasts, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Nokia Siemens Networks  (NSN)  said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy Britain's Apertio Ltd  for about 140 million euros ($205 million) and expects to close  the deal in the first quarter of 2008.


The US is sending up to 600 marines and relief supplies to flood-ravaged areas of the Philippines.


By SETH SUTEL  NEW YORK - Satellite radio rivals XM and Sirius have every intention of merging, but not just yet.  Until they clear serious regulatory hurdles, Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.


US, North Korea Meet, But Reach No Agreement on Six-Party Talks

North Korean and US officials met this week to discuss the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula. It appears they came no closer to resuming multilateral talks on ending Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programs.


Australia clinched the second Test against New Zealand in Adelaide this morning to win the two-match series 2-0. Defeat always looked inevitable for the tourists after they lost four wickets before lunch on


Middlesbrough beat Man City to close gap on top four

Middlesbrough moved within two points of the top four with a 3-2 win over Manchester City in the Premier League at the Riverside Stadium on Monday.


The biggest recommendation out there deserves the biggest sell rating.


The U.S. outbreak of soybean rust  has spread to Alabama and Georgia, the Agriculture Department  said on Friday, leaving Texas the lone state in the Gulf Coast  untouched by the devastating crop fungus.


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


Vede Berlusconi? E' nella prassi, dato ok ad ambasciata Usa


Len Bias' death provoked change, questions

When he completed his extraordinary basketball career at Maryland, the only question surrounding Len Bias was whether he would dominate the NBA in the same fashion he ruled the Atlantic Coast Conference. Twenty years later, many still wonder.


Talk spreads of PVH, other firms buying Warnaco

Speculation that Phillips-Van Heusen   Corp. PVH.N might take over struggling apparel company   Warnaco WRNC.O was heavy among the crowd gathered at a Las   Vegas apparel show this week, according to a Lazard research   note published on Wednesday.


Microsoft releases developer tools for creating Xbox games as part of a push to create a YouTube-equivalent for video gamers.


Movie Review | 'Copying Beethoven': Handmaiden to a Maestro and Midwife to His Symphony

In ÂCopying BeethovenÂ Ed Harris proves an ideal substitute for the deaf, brooding composer, acting with a violent turbulence that sometimes floods the room.


Iraq: italiane rapite, secondo il Ssmi sono vive

ROMA - Sarebbero vive Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, le due italiane rapite in Iraq. E' quanto risulta al Sismi, che avrebbe ricevuto informazioni in tal senso. Il direttore del Sismi, Niccolo' Pollari, lo


Kerry Leads Bush 50% to 44% in Michigan, Gallup Poll Finds

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry leads President George W. Bush by 6 percentage points among likely voters in Michigan, according to a Gallup poll conducted for Cable News Network and USA Today.


Howard snaps back at White House after snub

Opposition leader Michael Howard snapped back at the White House after a report that it had banned him from ever being invited to meet US President George W. Bush.


Polls show Obama holding a slight lead in an electorate polarized along racial lines.


Qaeda group claims killing of Iraqi Sunni leader

An Al Qaeda-led group said on Friday it was responsible for the killing of Iraqi tribal leader Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, according to an Internet posting on Friday.


Roma, 14:32 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: DONADONI INCONTRA TOTTI A TRIGORIA

Roberto Donadoni ha incontrato questa mattina a Trigoria Francesco Totti. Il ct dell'Italia ha assis...


Four choreographers were represented in the program presented by New York City Ballet on Thursday night at the New York State Theater.


India Cricket Bd:Sony TV To Televise Matches Vs Australia

NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)--India's cricket board late Thursday said Sony Entertainment Television Ltd. will telecast four home matches against world champion Australia starting next week.