Victorious on Gun Ban, NRA Looks Toward Elections

With its battle to kill the decade-long U.S. ban on assault weapons won, the National Rifle Association is now setting its sights on the Nov. 2 presidential and congressional elections.


After a decade of failed   attempts, delegates from some 140 nations on Thursday open a   two-day ministerial meeting on migration, an issue many   countries once restricted to domestic policy.


Regulator: British Broadband Prices Still Too High

Britain's broadband access charges are still too high and need to be slashed further to bring them in line with other nations, the UK's media and telecoms regulator said Thursday.


Traces of plutonium from nuclear tests in Nevada 50 years ago can be traced in British soil, scientists are to reveal.


Singer Kelis has married rap star Nas at a private ceremony in Atlanta, the rapper's publicist confirms.


Red Sox ace Beckett expects Rockies will be ready

Red Sox ace Josh Beckett expects the best from Colorado's batters despite an eight-day layoff for the National League champions that threatens to cool off the red-hot Rockies for the World Series starting on Wednesday.


Stocks Seen Lower After China Hikes Rates

U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday,  pointing to a slightly lower market open, with Wall Street  looking poised for a pull back, while China's interest rate  hike added concerns that global economic growth may slow.


Sarebbero almeno 48 le persone abusate dal varesino Roberto Benatti, 53 anniScoperto da una delle vittime, che non era del tutto addormentato                                            Violentava i pazienti anestetizzati arrestato falso fisioterapista


CNN is giving news a bigger picture — or rather, lots of pictures and graphics arrayed across the network's sprawling new video wall.


The race is on to get Europe's giant new particle accelerator facility ready for a 2007 deadline.


FCC Issues Rate Freeze for Phone Networks

U.S. communications regulators on Friday issued interim rules that would freeze for six months the wholesale rates for leasing access to the major U.S. local telephone networks.


PeopleSoft Corp. fired its chief executive Craig Conway on Friday just hours before US antitrust regulators said they would drop their case against Oracle Corp.


'Imposimato mi parlo' di debito morale a pg Cassazione'


Iran defied the  United Nations on Tuesday by announcing it has begun converting  a large amount of raw uranium to prepare it for enrichment, a  process that can be used to develop atomic bombs.


(ANSA) - ROMA, 27 SET - E' finita, stavolta non ci saranno ripensamenti, Jury Chechi smette con la ginnastica agonistica, ed'ora in poi fara' solo il dirigente. 'Un uomo deve essere consapevole dei propri


A Martin County health official says common-sense tactics can help ward off the virus. By Valerie Nienberg. This flu season, an ounce of prevention is worth its weight in vaccine, a Martin County health official said Wednesday.


A New Jersey court awards damages to Idaho couple in Vioxx case.Plus: SEC and OSC file complaints against former Nortel execs... Bush administration says it's fish farming season... and more.


French rock star Bertrand Cantat, jailed for killing his actress lover in Lithuania, may be allowed to serve the rest of his sentence in France.


THE NSW Government will introduce laws to hasten the possible prosecution of James Hardie chief executive Peter Macdonald. The move came as calls grew today for his immediate sacking over


Would-be robbers took eight people hostage in a bank south of Paris on Tuesday, but all were released unharmed during several hours of negotiations with authorities, and the gunmen were arrested, police said.


La decisione e' stata presa dopo contatti con i capigruppo


Yahoo's chief executive Terry S. Semel resigned yesterday as part of a management shuffle designed to reverse flagging fortunes as the company continues to lose ground to rival Google.


SINGAPORE Singapore Telecommunications said Thursday that profit in the second quarter of its fiscal year rose 62 percent from a year earlier as it signed up more mobile phone subscribers in Australia and cut expenses for takeovers.


Republicans ok rule allowing leader to keep post if criminally ...

WASHINGTON : Republicans in the US House of Representatives closed ranks around their beleaguered leader Tom DeLay, approving a rule that would allow him to maintain his top post even if indicted on criminal charges.


Catanzaro, 15:46 - CALCIO, A GATTUSO IL PREMIO ALTROPALLONE 2007

L'Associazione Altropallone ha assegnato il premio 2007 a Gennaro Ivan Gattuso, per l'attivit&agrave...


Palermo, 18:43 - CALCIO, PALERMO: CON INTER AL COMPLETO, DUBBI PER MIGLIACCIO

Palermo quasi al completo per la sfida di domenica contro l'Inter, Colantuono dovrebbe rinunciare al...


Gifts Sought to Expand College Tech Center: Officials Say Section of Paducah School's Building Would Enhance Business Recruitment.

By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 7-- -- West Kentucky Community & Technical College President Barbara Veazey is seeking private donations to add a $2 million engineering-research wing for the school's planned Emerging Technology Center.


Osama bin Laden will release a video to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, an Islamist website claims.


Kids socialize in a virtual world as avatars

Children have always enjoyed  make-believe. Now, some new Web sites are letting them live out  their fantasies in virtual worlds using self-designed avatars.


President Bush on Tuesday cited "encouraging signs" of military and political progress in Iraq as his new strategy gets underway. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice noted that "things are going reasonably well." And on Thursday, Rice's special coordinator for Iraq, David M....


Top violinist to release record for free online

A top violinist is to release her next record for free on the Internet, in a bid to break down the elitist image of classic music, a report said Tuesday.


N.Irish 'Peace Cheerleader' Clinton Welcomed Back

Former President Bill Clinton returned to Northern Ireland, viewed by many as the scene of one of his main foreign policy successes, to urge rival leaders on Thursday to take the next step toward securing a ...


Germany Softens Stance on Sending Troops to Iraq

Germany said Wednesday it could not rule  out sending troops to Iraq, dropping its firm refusal to  consider any deployment to the country whose invasion last year  it staunchly opposed.


Fellow Comics Visit Dangerfield in L.A. Hospital

He may not get much respect, but three weeks after his heart surgery, comedian Rodney Dangerfield is getting a lot of company from old friends like Jay Leno, Jim Carrey and Roseanne.


Bob Lemos of Lemos Farm on Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay is optimistic about the Christmas tree season. He started selling trees last weekend, he said.


Long lines, malfunctioning machines and dueling lawyers could turn next week's U.S. presidential election and its aftermath into a disorderly and even chaotic experience, political analysts said on Tuesday.


Randolph Appears to Be Leader in Clubhouse

When the Mets unveiled the finalists for their opening at manager Monday night, the list was in alphabetical order: Terry Collins, Rudy Jaramillo and Willie Randolph.


The heavily armed militants holding hundreds of hostages at a Russian school for a third day today have made no public demands and authorities say it is not yet clear what they want - but analysts suggest the main goal may be to show their might.


Ukraine PM Resigns; Giant Rally Fetes Yushchenko

Viktor Yanukovich said on Friday he was  resigning as Ukraine's prime minister, but refused to concede  defeat in a presidential poll as a vast New Year crowd feted  liberal Viktor Yushchenko's victory in Kiev's main square.


"We'll See in the Next 24 Hours Whether it's Possible to Conclude ...

Thereâs still a number of outstanding issues, some in the public domain. Itâs fairly obvious what they are. âWe will continue over the next day or so to bring those to conclusions.


Su Dpef e pensioni "sono stati compiuti passi importanti"


President Bush is charging Democrat John Kerry with having a limited vision of the war on terror that won't keep America safe, in a campaign speech revamped to call attention to the central argument of his re-election bid.


Midnight movies draw crowds to hoot and holler

Blood and gore, rock and roll, naked men wrestling, killer sheep, "general freakdom", and an audience that hoots and hollers its way through a movie are par for the course at midnight screenings here.


The closure of the Burberry factory in the Rhondda with the loss of 300 jobs provokes a furious response.


Drew has gone from fans' target to a hit

They had wondered all season about J.D. Drew. They had cited his rich contract and quiet nature as character flaws. They had cited the fact that he rarely appeared bothered by the days and weeks of a slump. By the boos and the insults.


Incontro con parenti dei giovani morti in ospedali regione


Four more birds have tested positive for the West Nile Virus in San Luis Obispo County. Environmental health officials say birds found in Cambria, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, and Grover Beach died from the mosquito-borne illness.


La squadra di Gentile ci ha provato nel primo tempo

ATENE - Alla vigilia Roberto Ayala aveva detto: vogliamo la finale el'oro per la nostra gente che soffre. Fatto: Argentina in finale, Italia del pallone a Salonicco venerdi sera (ore 20 italiane) per il bronzo contro la perdente tra Iraq e Paraguay.


Blog: New rumors say the top-end D3 line will have a 18.7 megapixel, nearly full-frame sensor, and could ship in August.


U.S. Says Falluja Air Strike Killed Zarqawi Aide

The U.S. military said it killed an  ally of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an overnight air raid on  Falluja on Tuesday, as the Iraqi government investigated how  Zarqawi's group managed to kill 49 unarmed army recruits.


Until a suspected terrorist plot was revealed, few people even knew there was a pipeline of highly combustible jet fuel snaking beneath the nation's largest city.


Ingersoll-Rand 3Q Profit Surges 54 Percent

Ingersoll-Rand Co. on Thursday said third-quarter profit jumped 54 percent, as revenue increased and the company sold assets as part of its transformation into a diversified industrial company.


In Trials for New Cancer Drugs, Family Pets Are Benefiting, Too

Dogs are receiving groundbreaking drugs or other treatments for cancer, a leading cause of death in older dogs.


Sixteen years ago, Chicago businessman Antoin "Tony" Rezko tried to hire bright young Harvard law student Barack Obama to work in his real estate development company.


Austrians out to gatecrash Paerson's party

ARE, Sweden  - A mighty Austrian squad led by exciting newcomer Kathrin Zettel will be out to stop Anja Paerson's amazing run in the women's giant slalom at the world Alpine skiing championships on Tuesday.


Alcohol, Red Meat Raise Colitis Relapse Risk

A diet high in red meat and alcohol could triple the risk of relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis, a new study says. While monitoring 183 British men and women


Diplomats, engineers, police and a football manager are awarded UK honours for their work in reconstructing Iraq.


Loreo's lens lets an SLR take two simultaneous pictures of the same scene, letting people see 3D views from a print.


Apple recalls 28,000 PowerBook batteries

Apple Computer Inc. Thursday morning launched a voluntary worldwide 15-inch PowerBook G4 battery exchange program to deal with 28,000 potentially faulty units.


Pentagon to extend troops in Afghanistan

The Pentagon plans to extend its buildup of several thousand combat troops in Afghanistan, initially announced as lasting until late spring, well into next year, a senior U.S. military official said Friday.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - The United States launched new airstrikes on the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah and nearby villages today, and Iraqi officials said 44 people were dead, including women and children.


Anti-government protesters scattered into hiding Friday to dodge arrest after a wave of protests over higher prices, as the military government wrapped up its work to draft guidelines for a new constitution.


Li ha portati ai carabinieri a Roma, si cerca proprietario


U.S. and North Korean officials held talks on Monday aimed at eventually normalizing diplomatic ties as part of an agreement under which Pyongyang has pledged to scrap its nuclear arms programs in exchange for aid.


Ukraine's highest court says restrictions on home voting violate constitution

KYIV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Constitutional Court ruled Saturday that parts of recent legislation restricting the voting rights of homebound people violate the country's constitution, clouding the presidential rerun vote one day before ballots were to be cast.


Prima reazione della Ue alla Finanziaria da 30 miliardi di euroIl commissario: "Mettere ordine nei conti non Ã¨ solo tetto del 3%"                                          Almunia soddisfatto per manovra "ma servono nuovi sforzi"                                                                                L'agenzia di rating Fitch: "deludente" decisione governo italiano


Study Raises Questions About Bioengineered Grass

A new study shows raises questions about the straying of plants altered through biotechnology and that could hurt the efforts of two companies to win approval for the first bioengineered grass.


Nel terzo trimestre, +2,7% su base annua


Doctors are doping up the world's children with antidepressant ...

This article is primarily about the alarming rise in doctors prescribing antidepressant drugs for children, especially in the UK, where the rate has skyrocketed by 68% over just two years.


Nikkei ha guadagnato 28,99 punti a 11.517,75


CANBERRA, Australia - A prankster has been charged with telling cabin crew aboard an Australian domestic airline flight that he had explosives, police said Wednesday.


MIT researchers used conference badges to collect data on people's interactions and visualize the social network.


ELECTION GIVES UKRAINIANS ANOTHER REASON FOR JOY THIS HOLY SEASON

This weekend, and for many Christians the next 12 days, symbolize the conception of their faith. But geopolitically, they also represent a turning point that we can anticipate


Flu Shots May Not Save Lives - U.S. Study

The flu vaccinations that doctors hoped  would save the lives of fragile elderly people have apparently  failed to lower death rates, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


In A ci sono 203 tesserati e 160 hanno giÃ  giocato: Ã¨ l'anno recordL'Inter ne ha 22, il Milan 16. Solo Empoli e Samp puntano sugli italiani                                          Il boom dei calciatori stranieri Bravi o scarsi, chi li ferma piÃ¹?                                                                                di ANDREA SORRENTINO


Scientists have identified the first direct link between stress and aging, a finding that could explain why intense, long-term emotional strain can make people get sick and grow old before their time.


Oscar award winner Tom Hanks is close to signing on to star in the film adaptation of Dan Brown's best selling book 'The Da Vinci Code' according to 'The Hollywood Reporter.


Possible Pancreas Stem Cells Fuel Diabetes Hope

Possible stem cells identified in the mouse pancreas could hold the key to new treatments for type 1 diabetes. Researchers at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada believe that the cells


Oil prices have raced to new record highs above $50 as rebel threats against Nigerian oil facilities threaten to inflict further strain on global supplies.


BRITISH Airways today announced plans to sell its Â£425 million stake in Australiaâs Qantas Airways to cut debt and take advantage of consolidation in Europe.


A woman had sex with strangers while she slept and later had no recollection of her infidelities due to a sleeping disorder, her Sydney doctor said yesterday.


Democratic presidential hopeful John Kerry has hired globetrotting activist Jesse Jackson as a senior advisor to his campaign in hopes of shoring up the black vote, officials said.


Europe appears to be fertile ground for new WiMax networks. Spain is the latest country to embrace the emerging high-end broadband wireless technology, following recent deployments in France, Ireland, and the U.K.


Liberal twists worthy of pretzel factory

I've been entertained while watching John Kerry and the Democrats as they wiggle themselves into a very bizarre situation. In the past few days, they have repeatedly said that the possibility that 380 tons


Presentata la candidatura. Il tracciato iridato ricalca quello delle Tre Valli ma non convince tutti. Ã stata presentata a Varese, nella sede della Provincia, la candidatura della cittÃ  lombarda ad ospitare


New H.I.V. Cases Drop but Rise in Young Gay Men

In New York City, there has been a sharp increase in new infections for men under 30 who have sex with men.


F.D.A. Approves Implantable Chip for Patient's Health Data

The Food and Drug Administration approved an implantable computer chip that can pass a patient's medical details to doctors.


International mobile telephony boosts Telenor in third quarter

Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor on posted a rise in profits in the third quarter as its international mobile telephony operations once again boosted earnings.


Mibtel -0,22% e SP/Mib -0,3%, male anche le altre europee


Boffins unveil sharpest ever stellar snaps

Outdoing Hubble, from the ground Astronomers working at the Palomar observatory have taken some of the clearest ever pictures of space. A US and UK team of stargazers have taken advantage of new adaptive optics technology to out-do even the Hubble Space Telescope for sharpness.â¦


Vandals burned dozens of small American flags that decorated veterans' graves for Memorial Day and replaced many of them with hand-drawn swastikas, authorities said Monday.


There's an open secret in medicine: Patients lie. They lie about how much they smoke and whether they're taking their medicine. They understate how much they drink and overstate how much they exercise. They feign symptoms to get appointments quicker and ask doctors to hide the truth from insurance companies.


By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 12--BENICIA -- Smoke that appeared on the west side of Benicia this afternoon was caused by a grass fire.


Ford, GM report weak November; Toyota, Nissan, Chrysler up

(Detroit-AP) Dec. 2, 2004 - The nation's two largest automakers are reporting weak November sales and announcing plans to reduce production.


By PETERS, Carol  You could think up all sorts of excuses to get out of "doing the dishes'' but they never worked, unless you genuinely had to study for an exam or you had the "flu''.


Blair tells migrants to accept British values

People wanting to settle in Britain must  conform to its tolerant values or stay away, British Prime  Minister Tony Blair said on Friday.


Dopo che si e' scoperto di poterle ottenere senza embrioni


Freezing rain and sleet spread sheets of ice across parts of Georgia on Saturday, shutting down every interstate highway in the metro Atlanta area and canceling airline flights.


Tennessee's Simon May Be Out for the Year

Tennessee middle linebacker Kevin Simon could miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.


Heroes, Martyrs and Unknowns in Iraq Fighting

FALLUJA, Iraq  - The offensive that crushed Iraq's  fiercest insurgents in Falluja in November turned U.S. Marines  into heroes and insurgents into celebrated martyrs.


Al-Qaida video threatens attacks on U.S.

An American member of al-Qaida warned President Bush on Tuesday to end U.S. involvement in all Muslim lands or face an attack worse than the Sept. 11 suicide assault, according to a new videotape.


Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang formally announces that he will run for a second term in office.


No deadline for Iran investigation: IAEA

VIENNA: United Nations (UN) nuclear chief Mohamed ElBaradei said on Monday that there was no deadline for ending an investigation into Iranâs nuclear programme, even though Iran said it expects the investigation to wrap up in November.


Children: Study Ties Too Little Sleep With Too Much Weight

A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.


KIGALI, Rwanda -- Two earthquakes struck hours apart Sunday in Rwanda and neighboring Congo, killing at least 39 people including some who were in a church that collapsed, officials said.


NCAA Game Summary - Stanford Vs. Michigan State

Auburn Hills, MI -- Paul Davis poured in a game-high 20 points as 20th-ranked Michigan State rolled over Stanford, 78-53, at the Palace of Auburn Hills.


Reports: Rod Stewart Weds Model in Italy

British rocker Rod Stewart married model Penny Lancaster in a private ceremony Saturday on the Italian Riviera, gathering with a few friends and family in a 17-century villa, according to Italian news reports.


Potenza, 22 settembre - Il treno interregionale Foggia -Potenza Ã¨ deragliato poco prima della 11 presso il comune di Lagopesole (PZ). Secondo le prime informazioni ci sarebbero due morti diversi feriti. Alcuni


'It's clearly a very powerful tool for locating information on the computer. On the flip side of things, it's a perfect spy program.


InfoWorld - Nearly one-fourth of companies surveyed by ChangeWave Research are now using Web 2.0-social networking software in some form, and another 8 percent intend to do so within the next year.


Life & style: Nigel Slater on the dark, elegant and understated chocolate cake


Comcast Corp. said it has begun offering free access to two Asian-based cable channels on its New England digital cable systems so that local residents can follow news coverage of tsunami recovery efforts in their native languages. The International Channel is currently on digital channel 251 and Zee TV is on 701. The channels offer a mix of programming in ...


In a psychological war of words, Senate Republicans are issuing only slightly veiled threats against their Democratic counterparts if the minority party


Economy added 97,000 payroll jobs in February

The U.S. economy added a modest  97,000 jobs in February, the smallest gain in two years, but  job growth in prior months was stronger than first thought and  the unemployment rate dropped, the government said on Friday,  easing fears over economic weakness.


English universities want to end Scotland's competitive advantage in attracting overseas students.


Fire swept through a three-story home early Tuesday, killing five young children believed to have been under a baby-sitter's care at the time, authorities said.


Scotland's only Conservative MP allegedly writes a memo giving a withering assessment of his Holyrood colleagues.


The Archbishop of Wales uses his Christmas message to warn of dangers posed by "atheistic fundamentalism".


Movie Review | 'The Water Horse': Fearsome Nessie Started Out as a Good Egg and Playmate

Many lonely children yearn for a pet to call their own. In âThe Water Horse: Legend of the Deep,â based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, a boy finds not only that, but a best friend as well.


Oil bounces after fall, U.S. cold spell eases

Oil prices ticked higher on Tuesday after dropping 1 percent a day earlier as traders were torn between supply anxieties in Nigeria and the looming end of winter oil demand in top consumer the United States.


Pirelli e Sintonia hanno chiuso a 4,16 miliardi


Jazz and Fujitsu to Collaborate on Providing Complete Solution for 90nm and 65nm RFCMOS Foundry Customers

Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu), Fujitsu Microelectronics of America, Inc.  (FMA), and Jazz Semiconductor, Inc. (Jazz), a wholly owned subsidiary of  Jazz Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:JAZ), announced today that they will work  together to manufacture System-on-Chip (SoC) products for RFCMOS  devices.


Spurs edge Cavs to complete finals sweep

The San Antonio Spurs edged out the Cleveland Cavaliers 83-82 on Thursday to capture their third NBA championship in five years with a 4-0 finals series sweep.


Rival security forces clash in Gaza after killings

Palestinian security forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas traded gunfire with Hamas policemen in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions soared after the killing of three young sons of one of Abbas's top intelligence officials.


Top Google execs pledged to stay 20 years: report

Google Inc's  top three  executives had pledged to work together for 20 years in a pact  they made shortly before the company's initial public offering  in August 2004, Fortune magazine has reported.


Body Found After N.Y. Catskills Flooding

By WILLIAM KATES  ROSCOE, N.Y. - Searchers found the body of an 81-year-old man and were searching for as many as six other people still missing Thursday after flash floods surged through the edge of the Catskill Mountains.


RECIPES FOR A FINE ROMANCE SIMMERING PASSION Get Cooking With Hot Tips for Rustling Up Valentine's Day Dinner for Two

By JONATHAN RENNIE  FORGOTTEN to book somewhere fancy for Valentine's Day? Don't worry, here's our top tips for a meal for two to remember!  Preparing a romantic dinner at home doesn't have to be a labour of love.


Marks & Spencer reports a poor performance over the Christmas trading period, with like-for-like sales down 5.6% on the year.


Tailor Made apparently still loves New York. Despite an Internet rumor about a breakup, a VH1 spokeswoman told The Associated Press on Wednesday that reality TV couple Tiffany "New York" Pollard and George "Tailor Made" Weisgerber are still together following the conclusion of "I Love New York 2" Â and there are no plans for a third season of the popular VH1 reality dating show.


The Nikkei average rose 1.9 percent by  midsession on Monday as banks extended last week's gains and  strong gains in U.S. semiconductor chip stocks helped push up  Japanese peers such as Advantest Corp.


A group of economists say mismanagement is inflicting a huge cost on the country's economy.


Since the inception of MLS, the MetroStars and DC United have been the league's bitterest rivals. Even though they hadn't faced each other in the MLS Cup since the inaugural


Napoli, 16:42 - CALCIO: FALLIMENTO NAPOLI, ALL'ASTA TROFEI RESIDUI

Paolo Celentano, giudice delegato al fallimento del Napoli, ha fissato una nuova gara per il 2 marzo...


Iraq's Shi'ite vice president and a cabinet minister were wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb killed six people at a ministry in Baghdad where they were attending a ceremony.


Report explodes myth of Swiss economic divide

A survey of regional economic differences by the Credit Suisse Group shows that growth in French-speaking Switzerland is keeping pace with the rest of the country.


The state Department of Health Miami Regional Laboratory conducted tests on Friday, showing a raccoon that attacked four dogs has the fourth case of rabies in Broward this year.


ABN Amro receives 71.14-billion euro offer from RBS-led group

A three-bank consortium led by Royal Bank of Scotland on Tuesday launched a rival bid for Dutch bank ABN Amro, already the target of a friendly takeover bid by British bank Barclays.


CORRECTED-Barbra Streisand launches first US tour since 1994

Corrects song title of song in second paragraph from âLove Soft as an Easy Chairâ to âLove Theme From âA Star is Bornâ (Evergreen)"


Thousands of homes could be spared flooding misery if a more sustainable approach is taken, campaigners say.


Vologda, 19:55 - BASKET, EUROCUP DONNE: VENEZIA VINCE ANDATA OTTAVI IN RUSSIA

Importante successo dell'Umana Reyer Venezia nell'andata degli ottavi di finale dell'Eurocup di bask...


Rare Whales Said Tangled Off Carolina Coast

Two endangered Atlantic right whales have been spotted tangled in lines off the coast of the Carolinas, and the crews of ships in the area have been asked to look for them.


LOS ANGELES - It's been a rough month for hotel heiress Paris Hilton. First, her Hollywood Hills home was burglarized and now her pet Chihuahua, Tinkerbell, has disappeared...


"Guerrilla artist" Banksy smuggles a life-size statue of a Guantanamo Bay detainee into Disneyland.


Injured Mauresmo out of Stuttgart Grand Prix

Top seed Amelie Mauresmo withdrew from the Stuttgart Grand Prix without playing a match on Thursday, suffering from a right shoulder strain.


Real and Roma both seeking salvation after woeful starts

After a dismal start in the league, humiliation in Europe, the premature departure of their coaches and the failure of leading players to perform, AS Roma and Real


Andy Rooney Regrets a Racist Comment in a Recent Column

Andy Rooney has made a career of being a grumpy old man, but his latest rant has drawn fire for crossing the line from crotchety to racist.


Global warming is causing the Arctic ice-cap to melt at such an unprecedented rate that by the summer of 2070 it may have no ice at all, according to the most comprehensive study carried out on global climate change in the region.


Rising rupee hits Indian software makers

Indian software makers are throwing up their hands in despair as the rupee's unbridled surge cuts into the earnings of a 50-billion-dollar industry that makes two-thirds of its revenue in US dollars.


Songwriter Guy Chambers helps schools introduce lessons on music piracy and copyright.


Election in Doubt as Ohio Counts Ballots

The winner of the presidential race in Ohio was in dispute early on Wednesday, keeping the country again on edge four years after a recount battle in Florida delayed the outcome for five weeks.


British economy grows by 0.7 percent in second quarter

The British economy has grown at a slower pace than previously thought during the second quarter, owing to weak output from health and gambling sectors.


On the Road: No Takeoff, but 2 Visits by the Police

First the air-conditioning didnât work. Then the flight was delayed. Finally, a passenger with a video camera began asking some tough questions.


Empoli, 20:21 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: MARCHISIO E RINCON NON SI ALLENANO

Doppia seduta di allenamento per l'Empoli. In mattinata la squiadra ha lavorato in palestra, nel pom...


LONDON -- At least six of the suspects in the failed London and Glasgow car bombings were foreign doctors or medical personnel working for the National Health Service, but officials still have not determined whether a foreign terrorist group sent them to Britain or if they were recruited here.


At least one person died and more than a million were left without power today as Hurricane Jeanne hit Floridaâs east coast. It is the fourth hurricane to hit the Sunshine State in the past six weeks, something


Cupline: Langer's Ryder Cup picks pay off in rout

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - European captain Bernhard Langer outdid counterpart Hal Sutton in every phase of the Ryder Cup, and the captain's picks were no different.


NATO troops attacked in Afghan capital, three hurt

A suicide car-bomber attacked a NATO convoy on a busy road in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Monday wounding six people including three NATO soldiers, police and NATO said.


ABC appointed Charles Gibson as the new anchor of its struggling "World News Tonight" broadcast on Tuesday, replacing Elizabeth Vargas.


Orphanages Stunt Mental Growth, a Study Finds

Giving credence to the long-held belief that orphanages stunt childrenâs mental development, a study shows that infants placed with foster families have higher I.Q.âs on average than those who remain in institutions.


Republican and Democratic presidential candidates on Monday bemoaned the Bush administration's response to Hurricane Katrina as they called for ways to spur the recovery of New Orleans two years after the devastating storm.


The annual inflation rate edged higher in October, in line with expectations, owing to higher petrol prices and gas and electricity charges, official data shows.


Television advertising is back at the Masters. Martha Burk and her campaign against the all-male membership at Augusta National might not be too far behind.


"Abbiamo una buona Costituzione. Ha giovato alla rivoluzione bolivarianaMa, come tutte, ha bisogno di essere riadattata a una societÃ  in evoluzione"                                            Una domenica con il presidente Chavez "Vi racconto la mia revolucion"                                                                                dal nostro inviato DANIELE MASTROGIACOMO


Landslide margins among black voters fueled Barack Obama to his win Saturday in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, allowing him to overcome the edge that Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Edwards had among whites.


Merck Decided Against 2000 Vioxx Study - NY Times

Top executives at pharmaceutical giant  Merck & Co. Inc. decided in May 2000 against developing a study  to test directly whether its Vioxx painkiller drug might pose a  heart risk, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc on Thursday said it took a $14.1 billion writedown and adjustments in the fourth quarter as bad subprime mortgage bets forced the brokerage to sell pieces of the company to foreign investors to raise capital.


What's Online: Whatâs Lacking in âSickoâ

The argument that the cure to the nationâs health care problems is a single-payer system is worth consideration, but filmmaker Michael Moore left out the trade-offs.


Perhaps the name was getting a bit too long, but beginning with the next revision of the EV-DO data standard the technology will be referred to by the acronym "UMB," short for Ultra Mobile Broadband.


Peres: Gaza withdrawal timeline unchanged

Israeli Labor Party leader Shimon Peres said the government's timetable for a unilateral withdrawal from Gaza remains unchanged, despite recent violence in which nearly 40 Palestinians and five Israelis were killed.


A jury began deliberating Monday to determine the fate of a truck driver whom a prosecutor called "vile and heartless" for his role in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt.


Absorbency Plus Frivolity, a Blend the World Needs

The big-screen rendition of SpongeBob SquarePants is a marvel of unleashed childishness, like a birthday party on the edge of spinning out of control.


British officials in Kenya are investigating claims that a Briton was killed in a US attack on suspected Islamic militants in Somalia.


Amid fears of coalition's unraveling, Hungary says it will delay ...

Hungary's prime minister said yesterday that the country's 300 troops stationed in Iraq will return home by the end of March.


Widgetbox Does Blidgets; Easy Viral Adoption for Any Blog

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- Widgetbox(TM), (http://www.widgetbox.com/), the leading marketplace for web widgets, now enables blog owners to create a widget version of their blog.


An explosion tore through the office of an American security contractor in the heart of the Afghan capital Sunday, killing seven people, including two Americans, officials and witnesses said.


Sen. John McCain has a message for other Republican presidential candidates: Opposing an immigration bill for political gain will only worsen the problems of undocumented immigrants and an unsecured border.


A "mompreneur" will be the guest speaker tomorrow during the WomenBiz Annual Celebration and Showcase organized by the Women's Business Center of Portsmouth, N.H.


Sri Lanka blocks SMS on independence day

Sri Lanka's telecom networks Monday blocked text messaging on mobile phones as part of security measures for the island's independence day celebrations, the phone operators said.


After an 8-Game Losing Streak, the Knicks Leave Happy

Bucks reserve Michael Ruffin missed a short jumper as the final seconds wound down on Saturday, allowing the Knicks to escape Milwaukee with a victory.


The film looks like a children's sci-fi film.


Per concorrenza sleale, superato limite 30% della produzione


BBC Northern Ireland is to shed about 100 jobs over the next five years in a bid to reduce costs.


RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - IBM is rolling out a new line of Power5-processor based servers that it says outperform rivals from Sun and HP.


Up to 340,000 people have been affected by continuing flooding in Bolivia, which has left 35 people dead.


Cut Undersea Cables Raise Questions of Safety

Most telecommunications specialists and cable operators say that sabotage seems unlikely, but no one knows specifically how the cables were damaged or if the incidents were related.


Hershey Foods Corp. reported Monday it is buying Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. from private equity investment firm Shansby Group for $112.4 million plus the assumption of about $17.6 million in debt.


Wetter Thursdays, drier Saturdays NASA has determined that air pollution provokes wetter weekdays and drier weekends in the southeastern US, with peak rainfall occuring late on Thursdays provoked by increased levels of airborne particles.â¦


BERKELEY, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- The computing problems to be solved in the next two decades will be more exciting than those that already have been solved, according to Microsoft's Bill Gates.


Arsenal are held to a draw in Norway, despite Freddie Ljungberg's sixth-minute opener.


Stars set to party at Grammys while sales slide

The biggest stars of the music world are gathering in Los Angeles for Sunday's Grammy Awards, while the business slides deeper into the abyss.


It's a celestial event and scientists say the annual Geminid Meteor Shower is the best astronomy show of the year, with meteors shooting across the sky in all directions.


Market down as AmEx signals consumer slowdown

Stocks fell on Friday after American Express Co  was the latest company to warn of mounting credit-card defaults and slowdown in consumer spending, adding to expectations of a U.S. recession.


Apple store takes reviews--but not of its own stuff

Apple will brook no criticism of its offerings on its new product review page--but praise and pan other makers' stuff all you like.


8 Thai Soldiers Die in Ambush; Muslim Rebels Suspected

NARATHIWAT, Thailand, Jan. 14 -- Suspected Muslim insurgents ambushed an army patrol in Thailand's restive south Monday, killing all eight soldiers and then beheading one of them, in a rebellion that has entered its fifth year.


The broadest measure of the country's trade and investment flows registered a record deficit of $164.7 billion in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday.


Dow Jones -0,22%, Nasdaq -0,38%.Euro in calo a 1,2964 dlr


The virtual 3-D world of "Second Life" has always been a place where people could gather and communicate — but only by silently typing notes to each other. In attempt to add more realism, "Second Life" is about to get a whole lot noisier.


Troubles in the subprime mortgage  sector could put Wall Street on edge this week just as  investors look for key economic data, including the Consumer  Price Index, to shore up the market's nascent recovery after  its recent plunge.


FORT SILL, Okla. -- It's a sweltering 90 degrees and soldiers Kevin Messmer and Kroften Owen are hunched in a rubble-strewn apartment. Peering from a window to avoid sniper fire, they see a bustling Iraqi city.


US stocks rise as crude prices fall back

NEW YORK - Stocks in the United States rose as crude oil prices retreated, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to its biggest weekly gain in 10 months on Friday.


Hopkins Is the First to Knock Out De La Hoya

It ended in a flash, an agonizing instant that Oscar De La Hoya will remember for the rest of his life. Bernard Hopkins (45-2-1) crushed him with a paralyzing left


Intuit, Best Software Offer Improved Accounting Apps

QuickBooks has added a Learning Center offering short tutorials.The 2005 releases of small-business accounting software from Intuit and Best Software head in different directions. QuickBooks emphasizes ease of use with a Learning Center, chock-full of useful tutorials, featured in all three editions (Basic, Pro, and Premier). Meanwhile, Best's Simply Accounting heads upstream, adding to its lineup a new high-end Premium edition that handles multicompany financial consolidations plus industry-specific features and specialized terminology.QuickBooks' New Navigator


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.


The Bush administration's winning streak in getting Congress to go along with trade agreements may be in trouble, particularly if Democrats make the gains predicted for them in November's election.


Sport: Cricket: England may have to field a reserve seam attack after Matthew Hoggard suffers back spasm.


Incident reveals personal and financial information of 3,235 subscribers who had registered for the magazine online.


Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.


Jerusalem -- The front-runner in next month's election to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader said in an interview published Tuesday that the violence employed by Palestinians in their 4-year-old armed uprising was a mistake and that opposition to


Ministers should consider forcing foreign workers or spouses to learn English, an expert body says.


Nortel to Cut 3,500 Jobs to Boost Profit

Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO NT.TO  posted long-awaited preliminary results for the first half of  2004 on Thursday, estimating first and second quarter earnings  between nil and 1 cent per share.


FTC Files Complaint Against Alleged Spyware Distributor

The FTC said it believes the companies induced computer users to buy its spyware-eradication software, sold for US$30 and bearing names such as Spy Wiper and Spy Deleter, after first infecting


Iran defies deadline to halt atom work: U.N. watchdog

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over fears it hopes to produce an atomic bomb.


At 90, Arthur C. Clarke Has Three Wishes

Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke listed three wishes on his 90th birthday: for the world to embrace cleaner energy resources, for a lasting peace in his adopted home, Sri Lanka, and for evidence of extraterrestrial beings. "I have always believe...


A police officer is shot following loyalist violence in County Antrim, police say.


Panel recommends manned mission to repair Hubbble!:

[World News]: Washington, Dec 10 : A National Academies' panel has ruled out sending a robotic mission to mend the Hubble Space Telescope, citing fears that a robot might crash into Hubble instead of fixing it.


Lebanon turned Wednesday to the Vatican for help in pressing for a cease-fire in the Middle East, dispatching the son of assassinated premier Rafik Hariri to meet with the Holy See's secretary of state.


Roma, 20:35 - CALCIO, INTER CLUB MONTECITORIO: DOMANI PREMIO A MATERAZZI

Una delegazione di parlamentari dell'Inter club Montecitorio, si recherà domani alle ore 12 a...


India Takes Major Role in Sri Lanka Effort

In the view of many analysts, India's generous response to the tsunami has underscored the country's emergence in recent years as an increasingly potent diplomatic and economic power.


Microsoft Lays Out Due Dates For Windows Server And Other Apps

A service pack should be out by summer next year, and a full upgrade is expected by the end of the year. By TechWeb.com. Labeling 2005 a "breakout year" for its server operating-system line, Microsoft has laid out a revised map for Windows Server 2003.


Tropical Storm Jeanne Weakens Over North Florida

FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - A weakening Tropical Storm  Jeanne sloshed into north Florida on Monday after pounding  areas of the state's east coast ravaged by Hurricane Frances  three weeks ago.


Royals and Lima Agree to One-Year Contract

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Royals  brought back starting pitcher Jose Lima on Christmas Day, as  the two sides agreed to a one- year contract.


US space shuttle Discovery blasted off at 11:38 am (1538 GMT) on Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station.


Bed Nets Are Newest Weapon for Malaria-Prone Tanzania

Oblivious to the crying of other babies around her, 19-month-old Nasla Juma bounced happily on her mother's lap, pausing momentarily to stare at a nurse's blue cap.


Russia touts radar offer, says U.S. shield not needed

MOSCOW/ST PETERSBURG  - Russia said on Saturday its offer to the United States of joint use of a radar it controls in Azerbaijan made a planned American missile shield in central Europe unnecessary.


NFL Wrap: Manning Wins MVP Battle as Colts Overcome Titans

Peyton Manning threw for 254 yards and  two touchdowns to win his showdown with fellow co-MVP Steve  McNair as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Tennessee Titans  31-17 in National Football League play at Nashville Sunday.


Judge Stays Execution of Conn. Serial Killer

HARTFORD, Conn.  - A federal judge on Monday  stayed the execution of serial killer Michael Ross, who had  been scheduled later this week to become the first person put  to death in New England in 45 years.


Britain extends citizenship rights to Gurkha soldiers

Britain has extended full citizenship rights to Gurkha soldiers from Nepal who serve in the British armed forces, Prime Minister Tony Blair said.


Rock icon Neil Young will perform in the UK next March for the first time in five years.


Michael Moore Abandons Oscar Hopes for a Higher Goal

Academy Award winning film maker, Michael Moore, announced on Monday that he chose to not submit his film, Fahrenheit 9/11, for an Oscar nomination in the documentary category.


Routemaster buses, red telephone boxes, high street bank branches - are becoming endangered species, nostalgic protests inevitably follow.


Nigerian police routinely torture and ill treat suspects, the UN special rapporteur on torture has said.


Favre-Manning matchup lived up to billing

The matchup featured two of the NFL's best quarterbacks, a former and current MVP. Sunday's game between the Indianapolis Colts and Green Bay Packers was billed as Brett


Former Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews reveals on a chat show she is expecting her second child.


Lackluster Jobs Report Pushes Stocks Down

NEW YORK - Investors pushed stocks lower Friday as a surprisingly lackluster job creation report deepened Wall Street's pessimism over the health of the economy. A solid earnings report from General Electric Co...


A fight breaks out between journalists and security guards after Liz Hurley's wedding to Arun Nayar in India.


Global warming: a few skeptics still ask why it's happening

Scientists who seek an alternative to the fossil-fuel theory got a Senate hearing this week.


Gordon Brown warns prison officers that staging their pay rise this year is "an essential part" of tackling inflation.


At least 13 Polish pilgrims killed in coach crash

At least 13 people were killed Sunday when a coach carrying around 50 Polish pilgrims overturned and fell into a fast mountain stream near Grenoble, in eastern France, emergency services said.


Magna Agrees to Acquire Outstanding Shares of Tesma

Magna International Inc., Canada's largest auto-parts supplier, agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of its Tesma International Inc.


Former US President Bill Clinton returns to Arkansas to mark 50 years since a historic high school integration crisis.


New pay-per-call paid-search engine model has potential for luring new ad business.


Scenes of devastation in Pakistan after a bomber blows himself up outside high court in Lahore


Is your school's Web site revealing too much?

Blog: As students return to classrooms, this is an excellent time for schools to review the information they're making available on their Web sites.  Many schools unintentionally place their students at risk.


Hamas attack kills Israeli soldier, ends lull in Gaza violence

Egypt has brokered an understanding to halt Israeli-Palestinian violence and move toward a peace accord, the official Egyptian news agency said Tuesday.


Fidel Castro still 'in one piece' after fall

Fidel Castro says he may have broken bones, but still 'in one piece' after fall Eds: Retransmits to ADD photo numbers. AP Photos LON802-806.


Artist Barney Looks to Brazilian Gods in New Film

By Fernanda Ezabella SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Matthew Barney haschoreographed dancing girls, filmed a demolition derby insidethe Chrysler Building and dressed up like Harry Houdini all inthe name of art.


U.S. Seeks Cuts in Housing Aid to Urban Poor

The Bush administration has proposed reducing the value of subsidized-housing vouchers in New York City and some urban areas of New England.


TOKYO/NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 17: Japan on Friday ordered Citigroup Inc. to close its Japanese private banking offices after uncovering a series of problems, including failing to prevent suspected money laundering.


State sending more flu shots earmarked for valley clinics

The state Department of Health Services plans to start shipping an additional 271,000 doses of vaccine as early as Monday. Of those, 3,830 have been allocated to Stanislaus County.


Bits: Slashdot Founder Questions Crowdâs Wisdom

The founder of Slashdot introduces a new Web service, Idle, and takes aim at a rival, Digg.


Birmingham midfielder Robbie Savage has protested his innocence and insisted he did not deliberately elbow Chelseaâs Mateja Kezman during Saturdayâs Barclays Premiership clash at St Andrews.


Five Britons abducted in Iraq,10 U.S. troops killed

Gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped five Britons in Baghdad on Tuesday and the deaths of 10 U.S. soldiers were announced, making May the deadliest month for the U.S. military in more than two years.


La sosta servirÃ  ai bianconeri per recuperare energie, i ...

La classifica dice Juventus, la condizione attuale dice Milan. Si potrebbe sintetizzare cosÃ¬ il momento attuale delle due squadre all`indomani del pareggio a reti bianche del Delle Alpi. I bianconeri infatti


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Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


As Hurricane Ivan stormed toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, oil and gas producers evacuated rigs and platforms en masse, significantly slowing production in the heart of the nation's key energy-producing region.


Financial News Web Site Remains Unruffled by Murdochâs Foray on Its Turf

After weathering the dot-com bubble and an attempt to sell the company, TheStreet.comâs slow success has recently jump-started efforts to expand its content and ambitions.


California man busted for software piracy

Dissatisfied customers led to his demise A Southern California man was arrested for allegedly producing and selling thousands of dollars worth of pirated software from Microsoft and Adobe, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's department.â¦


(InfoWorld) - Sony BMG Music Entertainment will pay $1.5 million in penalties to settle lawsuits with two U.S. states over its controversial use of copy protection software. The settlements with the California and Texas attorneys general were announced Tuesday, seven months after theÂ music giant settled a class-action lawsuit in the matter. Sony's trouble began in late 2005, when a computer science researcher disclosed that Sony's had beenÂ shipping CDs with a copy protection program that used dangerous "rootkit" techniquesÂ to cloak itself after installation. Sony licensed this software from First 4 Internet Ltd., based in Banbury, U.K., but problems were also found with a second copy protection program used by Sony. That software, called Media Max, was developed by SunnComm International Inc. of Phoenix. Until Tuesday, Texas had been the only state with an outstanding lawsuit related to the rootkit fiasco, but other state's attorneys general and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission had also been looking into the matter, according to Jeff McGrath, deputy district attorney, with Los Angeles County, which participated in the California lawsuit. Sony has now reached tentative settlements with more than a dozen other states, including Massachusetts and Nebraska, as well as the FTC, McGrath said. The FTC declined to comment on the matter. The California lawsuit was both filed and settled on Tuesday. Sony's rootkit software shipped on an estimated 15 million CDs, bundled with music from artists such as Frank Sinatra, Celine Dion and Earl Scruggs. Consumers were offered refunds as part of the May class-action agreement, but Tuesday's settlements take additional steps by compensating them for damages caused by the rootkit code and "ensuring that this type of thing will not happen again," McGrath said. California and Texas consumers who believe that their computers were damaged by Sony's software can receive up to $175 to cover repair costs. The agreements also force Sony to submit any software it ships with music CDs to third-party audits for the next five years. Sony has created a Web site to address its rootkit settlement. That site is eventually expected to include instructions for consumers seeking refunds for their PC repairs. These refunds will, for example, compensate users who had their CD drives trashed when AOL's antispyware software tried to remove the First 4 files, said Paco Felici, a spokesman with the Texas Attorney General's office. Since the rootkit fiasco, Sony has stopped shipping digital rights management software with its music CDs. However, if it does add this capability to future CDs, it must make this clear to customers. "They're requiring disclosures to consumers before sale on the CD packaging," said Corynne McSherry, a staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. "I think that's really crucial. Part of the whole background of the rootkit fiasco was that consumers just didn't know what they were getting into." A Sony spokesman declined to comment on investigations by the FTC and other states. "We are pleased to have reached agreements with the offices of the California and Texas Attorneys General," he said, reading from a statement.


Homebuilder stocks were the biggest losers among the 86 sectors of the Dow Jones indexes Monday after jittery investors began selling off the stocks over concerns about price cuts in the booming Las Vegas housing market.


the conduct of negotiations, saying the same standards had been applied to all previous candidates. "We must be sure that human rights are respected.


In one area at least, the new economy is delivering on its promise.


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the Xbox 360 HD-DVD player and a PC adorned with a fighting robot.


UMass athletics has flown under the radar since the men's basketball team reached the Final Four in 1996, but there's been plenty to shout about the last seven months.


Israeli Soldiers, Palestinian Gunmen Killed in Gaza Clash

Three Israeli soldiers and two Palestinian gunmen were killed during a firefight outside a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip Thursday.


FDA reviewing children's cough, cold medicines

U.S. health regulators said on Friday they have been reviewing the safety of over-the-counter children's cough and cold medications, especially for those under age 2.


The price of oil looks set to grab headlines as analysts forecast that its record-breaking run may well continue.


The two French journalists held by Islamist militants in Iraq are safe and could be freed at any time, the most influential Sunni Muslim organisation in Baghdad said yesterday.


Sunni Muslims Call For Delay In Iraqi Elections

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Sunni Muslim politicians in Iraq are asking the government to postpone the January national election. A former foreign minister said a delay could give political leaders time to persuade Sunni


New rules announced yesterday will make it easier to investigate a bioterror attack on the US food supply, though they won't change the underlying


"Atonement", the film adaptation of Ian McEwan's best-selling novel, was named Best Film at the star-studded BAFTAs, Britain's showpiece movie awards, on Sunday.


Sharon Chief of Staff Says Aim Is to Rule Out Palestinian State

Israel's plan to withdraw from some occupied land aims to rule out a Palestinian state indefinitely, with full US approval, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's chief of staff


UPDATE 1-Delta Air's pilots reach tentative agreement

Delta Air Lines' (DAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) pilots union said late Wednesday it had reached a tentative agreement with the airline on cost savings.


Really? : The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap

The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real.


NBC's prime-time Olympic coverage is taped and shaped, the television version of a Reader's Digest condensed book. We get all the US highlights, the big news stories, and a well-edited drama building to the 11 p.m. hour. It's a formula that's been proven to hold an audience and pull ratings. The big downside: You have to stay up until midnight ...


Huckabee leads Republicans in South Carolina poll

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee took the lead for the Republican nomination in the early-voting state of South Carolina in a poll released on Friday that mirrored his rapid rise in national polls.


YouTube blocked in China; Flickr, Blogspot restored

China watchers, get your scorecards out: Google's YouTube is blocked, Wikipedia is still blocked, but, for the moment, Google blog site Blogspot.com is available and some pictures from Yahoo's Flickr photos can once again be viewed.


French army chief confident of Ivory Coast disarmament timetable

French military chief of staff General Henri Bentegeat expressed confidence that Ivory Coast's warring factions would adhere to an October 15 deadline as the start date for their disarmament.


Pope Benedict XVI rebuked his fellow Germans and other Western societies Sunday, saying they often shut their ears to the Christian message and insisting that the modern world's science and technology alone ...


NEW YORK - The fallout from New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's probe into the insurance industry continued. Jeffrey Greenberg, the head of Marsh & McLennan, was replaced as chairman and chief


A truce between rival Palestinian factions in Gaza appears to take hold after days of deadly clashes.


FDA Clears Pfizer Drug for Diabetes Pain

Pfizer Inc. said Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its medication for pain caused by nerve damage from diabetes or shingles.


Inflazione prevista in graduale calo nel 2009


WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 2004 - Fannie Mae's chief executive and another top official on Wednesday defended the mortgage giant's accounting and told Congress that regulators' allegations of earnings manipulation represent an interpretation of complex rules.


Siena, 19:27 - CALCIO, SIENA: SOLO PAVARINI LAVORA A PARTE

Ripresa degli allenamenti per il Siena, con il tecnico Beretta che ha fatto svolgere lavoro atletico...


Ring tones are so yesterday. If wireless companies have their way, the next multibillion-dollar surprise in the cellular business will be "Ringback" tones.


Coinvolti i patron degli ultimi scudetti di Roma e Lazio, Sensi e Cragnotti. Probabili nuovi sviluppi. Roma e Lazio, ma non solo. Quello di Franco Sensi, di un collaboratore amministrativo del club giallorosso


New Viacom CEO to receive $2 million base salary

Newly-appointed Viacom Inc. Chief  Executive Philippe Dauman will earn an annual salary of $2  million along with a yearly cash bonus target of $7 million,  the media company said on Thursday.


A woman whose two stepdaughters were discovered last year in an advanced state of starvation has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison.


Two congressmen want Homeland Security to post anti-terror grants to states online within a week, so we know when we're funding lawnmower drag races or puppet shows. In 27B Stroke 6.


Members of The Smiths, The Undertones, Radiohead, Blur and Joy Division pay tribute to broadcaster John Peel.


Backman relieved of duties after investigation

com. Wally Backman's managerial tenure in Arizona is over before it even officially began, and the club has turned to an old friend in Bob Melvin to take over the reins.


Even Good Health System Is Overwhelmed by Tsunami

With the prospect of people living in camps for extended periods, doctors in Sri Lanka worry about the threat of epidemics.


The Chinese PC maker releases a smaller form factor desktop PC that it promises will suck less energy and take up less space.


SAP's ByDesign could be a winner, making SAP the loser?

SAP has a new SaaS suite, which may end up being its biggest competitor.


Orchestraâs Daring Mix: Bit of Bach and a Jolt of Jazz

The Riverside Symphony and its audience took over Zankel Hall on Tuesday night for a characteristically inventive program of Baroque and jazz-oriented works.


Navy went to the EV1.net Houston Bowl last year

SAN FRANCISCO -- For only the second time in school history, Navy is going to a bowl in back-to-back seasons. Naval Academy athletic director Chet Gladchuk announced Monday that the team has accepted an invitation


Long-Distance Cyclists Face Impotence Risk

NEW YORK  - Saddle pressure can cause  temporary erection difficulties for men who take part in long  distance cycling events, but bike adjustments may decrease the  risk, a study suggests.


Why Halo 3 will decide the Xbox 360's fate

With Halo 3 being released tomorrow, some are wondering what the future of the video game console war looks like.  Don Reisinger thinks the Xbox 360 will take the day.


On the second day of increased US and Iraqi security operations in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, the overall status of the community Wednesday morning is calm, a US military spokeswoman said.


What Bill Cowher likes to call it, "situational football," figures to take center stage today when the Steelers host the NFL's defending champions, the New England Patriots.


Gore and Kerry Unite in Search for Black Votes

As polls suggest gains for President Bush among black voters, Democrats are trying to solidify their bloc.


PETROLIO - Opec farÃ  del suo meglio per arginare i rialzi

L'Opec farÃ  "del suo meglio" per arginare i rialzi del petrolio. Lo ha assicurato il presidente dell'organizzazione, Purnomo Yusgiantoro. Se ne discuterÃ  al prossimo vertice dell'organizzazione dei paesi


Israel kills seven militants in Gaza raid

Israeli troops and armor crossed into the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing seven Palestinian militants, including six from the Islamist Hamas group that controls the coastal territory.


Livorno, 16:51 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; DANILEVICIUS: POSSIAMO BATTERE IL PASCHING

L'attaccante del Livorno Tomas Danilevicius è pronto ad affiancare Lucarelli nella gara d'and...


I'm the world's only true democrat, says Putin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has  described himself as the world's only "pure" democrat and  attacked the United States and Europe, which have criticized  him, for falling short of their own ideals.


Harris Commission OKs Subdivision Rezoning: Resident Opposed Move Due to Effect on Harris Road

By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Jun. 6--HAMILTON, Ga. -- The rezoning of 77.66 acres for a new subdivision on Harris Road, Ellerslie, was approved by 4-0 vote Tuesday by the Harris County Commission.   Developer W. L.


Investors give their support to plans by Germany's largest retailer, KarstadtQuelle, to raise 500m($663m) euros by issuing new shares in the troubled company.


A New York-bound Olympic Airways flight diverted to Ireland because of a bomb alert has resumed its journey.


Poland's Walesa flies to Ukraine for crisis mediation talks

Polish hero and Nobel peace laureate Lech Walesa flew into Ukraine to meet the country's Kremlin-backed president elect and mediate an election crisis that saw teachers strike and street rallies stretch into a fourth day.


Hurricane Frances sends commodity prices soaring and threatens sales as it heads for the coast of Florida.


By David Ball, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Feb. 3--The Marathon City Council has scheduled two public meetings this week to address issues ranging from affordable housing impact fees to whether the city should buy an offshore island for $3 million.


Star of the Silver Screen and a Political Entourage

The actor Jon Voight was part of Rudolph W. Giulianiâs campaign, but the actor didnât necessarily get the kind of attention the Giuliani campaign might have wanted.


"The Simple Life" stars Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie will be hosting the 2004 Fox Teen Choice Awards. The show is set to be taped on August 8 in Los Angeles and will be aired on August 11 at 8 p.m. These two wild women should make the Teen Choice Awa...


Il leader della Casa delle LibertÃ  Ã¨ stato ricoverato ieri seraall'ospedale San Raffaele di Milano dopo il malore che lo aveva colto a Montecatini                                            Notte tranquilla per Berlusconi Probabilmente verrÃ  dimesso oggi


Istat, e' il primo rialzo dopo 4 mesi di calo


Dozens of homes and businesses looked like they were shredded by "high explosives," the Arkansas lieutenant governor said Sunday as he surveyed the damage a day after a powerful storm injured 40 people.


Crashes: Did 'Black Widows' Bring Down the Planes?

Sept. 6 issue - Russian officials confirmed what the rest of the world suspected: that terrorism was a likely cause of two nearly simultaneous crashes of airliners that took off from the same Moscow airport one night last week.


Texas Instruments to buy shares, boost dividend

Wireless chip maker Texas Instruments Inc  said on Friday it expanded its share buyback program by $5 billion, or about 10 percent of its market capitalization, sending shares up 3.7 percent.


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Intervento finanziato dalla stilista Laura Biagiotti


A little over a year ago, Kathy Stangl received a devastating prognosis: Doctors told her she had only a few months to live.


MILLION DOLLAR MURDER ***  CHANNEL 4 1.50pm  Fact-based drama about a woman who, following a breakdown, becomes convinced her husband is cheating on her.


Disney says Iger's salary rose 7 percent to $27.7 million

Walt Disney Co  President and Chief Executive Robert Iger received a 7 percent increase in total compensation in fiscal 2007, to $27.7 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.


Nepal bus catches fire, at least seven dead: police

At least seven people were killed and 22 injured on Friday after a bus caught fire in southern Nepal, police said.


Ancora tre giovani vittime sulle strade piemontesi. Due ragazze e un ragazzo di origini ungheresi sono morti la scorsa notte in un incidente stradale avvenuto nel comune di Sommariva Bosco, poco lontano da Carmagnola, nel torinese.


Hundreds of people have been helped in a temporary Christmas shelter, the charity Crisis says.


Prima fila anche per Stoner e Melandri, Rossi solo nono


Candid about Microsoft's expansion plans, the CEO was cautious when discussing the Facebook partnership and competing with Google search.


Real Madrid coach Mariano Garcia Remon praised both his players attitude and their football after watching them overturn a two-goal deficit to defeat Roma 4-2.


Sachin Tendulkar will open the batting in his return from injury in India's tri-nations match against West Indies.


Police investigate reports of a train crash in the Cumbrian Lake District.


Rocket Set to Launch From N.M. Spaceport

By ALICIA A. CALDWELL EL PASO, Texas - After several delays, the first space-bound rocket is set to launch from a southern New Mexico spaceport. UP Aerospace plans to launch a SpaceLoft XL rocket early Monday from Spaceport America in Upham, N.M., about 95 miles northwest of El Paso.


Critics: FDA Failing to Protect Americans

It's not been a good year for the Food and Drug Administration â-ith a controversy over the use of antidepressants by children and adolescents, the withdrawal


JERUSALEMâA vigil appeared to be building around ailing Yasser Arafat early today at his besieged compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah.


Colorado Rockies Team Report - October 1

(Sports Network) - The Colorado Rockies will try to play the role of spoiler this weekend when they take on the playoff-hopeful Houston Astros in a season- ending three-game series, starting tonight from Minute Maid Park.


By WILLIAM McCALL BEAVERTON, Ore. - Can Nike Inc.


WASHINGTON - The Bush administration says it plans to carve the country into multiple coverage regions to get private insurers to offer Medicare prescription drug plans and comprehensive health benefits beginning in 2006.


Violence Forces U.S. Contractor to Leave Iraq

U.S. contractor Contrack International  has pulled out of a $325 million Iraqi transportation project  due to violence, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.


Yukon's crown jewel could join Gasprom: pundits

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the auction that saw the crown jewel of the Yukos oil empire bought by a mysterious company fully complied with Russian law, and he suggested that the new owners of the subsidiary could eventually link up with another


Il ministro commenta dal Libano il presunto monitoraggio


Non e' un atto di rassegnazione ne' aventiniano


Microsoft agrees to comply with the European Commission's 2004 anti-monopoly ruling against it.


UK ; Dollar Wins Reprieve, Data Weighs on Yen

UK News, LONDON - The dollar won a reprieve against other major currencies on Tuesday, bouncing off last week's record low versus the euro as markets grew cautious ahead of words from the European Central Bank chief and US data.


Off the Charts: Signs of Lean Times for Home Equity, the American Piggy Bank

The equity of Americans in their homes rose a scant 0.1 percent in the third quarter, the smallest gain in more than a decade.


KABUL -- Four years after NATO began an expanded mission in Afghanistan, members of the 26-nation alliance are divided over anti-drug and reconstruction policies, rising civilian casualties and what some say is heavy-handed U.S. leadership, according to interviews with military officials and dipl...


UK Shares Including HBOS Rise; Abbey National, Cadbury Fall

UK shares including HBOS Plc advanced after the country's fourth-biggest bank dropped out of the running for Abbey National Plc.


The ninth Window on the Netherlands festival opened Monday to showcase cultural, scientific and commercial aspects of Dutch life in the city.


The Vatican reversed the annulment of former Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II's first marriage, a union that had lasted 12 years and produced two sons.


YouTube to feature on wider range of mobile phones

Popular video Web site YouTube.com is  opening up its service to run on millions more phones which are  capable of using high-speed wireless links, the company said on  Thursday.


Bin Laden invites Baasyir to Afghanistan: witness

An Indonesian convicted terrorist told a court hearing here Thursday that Osama bin Laden had invited Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to stay in Afghanistan if the cleric felt uncomfortable in Indonesia.


Top U.S. General Balks at Intelligence Reform

In an apparent break with the White  House, the chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of  Staff has asked key lawmakers to restrict the budget authority  of a proposed national intelligence director.


Charleroi, 22:01 - VOLLEY, EUROPEI FEMMINILI: ITALIA-GERMANIA 3-0

La nazionale femminile di pallavolo ha battuto la Germania 3-0 (25-22, 25-12, 29-27) nel primo incon...


Dal Cda, 'non e' un obbligo, ma un'opportunita''


'Niente puo' esimerli dall'oneroso e affascinante impegno'


French action in Ivory Coast a mistake, says Kadhafi

PARIS, Nov 24  - France's military intervention in Ivory Coast was a mistake, Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said Wednesday in an interview published ahead of President Jacques Chirac's visit to Tripoli.


An opera inspired by the 1995 massacre of Muslims by Bosnian-Serbs at Srebrenica is due to open in Sarajevo.


Cyberfamilias: Love That Book? Then Set It Free

The idea behind BookCrossing.com is simple: You drop off a book in a public place, or pick up one someone else left behind.


An ex-defense attorney for Phil Spector was declared in contempt of court Monday after she tearfully refused to testify that she saw a defense expert in the murder case pick up possible evidence.


Newcastle University is to close its pure physics courses - the latest announcement of science course cuts in UK universities.


How a middle-aged man lost his job, his family and his health and then found peace working at Starbucksâand why do we care?


Compounding tragedy in Asia, large numbers of children killed

GALLE, Sri Lanka As many as half the victims of South Asia's quake and waves are believed to be children. And an official of the UN Children's Fund says the concern now is that children who survived the tsunamis may be at severe risk from their aftermath.


A bomb blast tore through a Moscow market Monday morning, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens, officials said.


Microsoft makes colossal bid for Yahoo in wake of chairman's departure

Confirming that his company had indeed been in discussions with Yahoo's senior management about a possible takeover throughout the last 18 months, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer revealed this morning he has personally placed an offer to Yahoo's board of directors, proposing a takeover whose value it estimates at $44.6 billion.


Police Chief Links IRA to Huge N.Irish Bank Raid

Northern Ireland's police chief on Friday pointed the finger of blame for a massive bank robbery in Belfast last month at the Irish Republican Army (IRA), a verdict that will send shockwaves through the ...


Brin: Google Launches Desktop Search To Smite Microsoft

Forensic files: Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ) on Thursday rolled out a seminal version of its new desktop tool, enabling users to scrutinize hard drives as they would Web sites.


Lenovo pushes SMB notebook sales with Best Buy

Lenovo expanded its arrangement with Best Buy stores in a move to sell more notebook PCs to small business users.


The puritan Wahhabi movement was founded in the 18th century by Mohammed ibn Abd al Wahhab. Wahhab formed an alliance with the Al Sauds, who eventually became the Saudi ruling family.


Viacom Resting Its Hopes for the Future on an Old Hand at MTV Networks

Judith McGrath, a close ally of fired Viacom chief Tom Freston, will continue to serve as chairwoman of the companyÂs MTV Networks.


Israeli Leader Offers Incentives to Palestinians

Ehud Olmert promised to cut checkpoints, release funds and free prisoners if the Palestinians returned to talks.


Weight Loss Helps Women with Ovulation Problem

Weight loss appears to improve egg release in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a disease involving enlargement of the ovaries often associated with obesity, menstrual problems, and infertility, new research shows. This could increase their chances of becoming pregnant.


Sarkozy defends Holocaust proposal amid uproar

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


The Answer's Final Answer: Iverson Wants to Stay With 76ers

As he enters his 11th season, Allen Iverson brushes off trade speculation, saying Friday afternoon that he plans to remain a 76er.


Kenny Chesney Wins Top Country Music Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  - Kenny Chesney won the Country  Music Association's top "Entertainer of the Year" award along  with the "Album of the Year" prize at Tuesday night's 38th  annual CMA awards show telecast in the Grand Ole Opry.


Tennis: ATP rivals prepare to chase fantastic Federer in 2005

HOUSTON, United States : Roger Federer clinched year-end world number one honors in September by capturing his third Grand Slam title of the season, but his closest rivals are already preparing to provide a tougher test in 2005.


The net and video games are becoming essential tools for political activists.


Toll From Tanker Blast Reaches 9 in Baghdad

The death toll from the blast of a tanker truck in Baghdad on Christmas Eve rose to nine on Saturday, as investigators here discovered the bodies of a family under the rubble of their home, the police said.


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: Tell-Tale Icons

Learn how to tell whether you’ve turned on Snap to Grid or Keep Arranged by Name for a particular window. It’s the latest Mac OS X killer tip at the Apple Pro/ site. [Nov 10]


Yahoo Buys Musicmatch for Technology, Market Share

Yahoo and Musicmatch today announced they have signed an agreement for Yahoo to acquire Musicmatch for approximately US$160 million in cash.


Studying Golfers is Safe Way to Find 'Cure' for the Yips

By Jeff Kiger, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.  Feb. 1--"It is quite frustrating." That's how Somerby Golf Club pro Dave Nordeen describes the yips, the involuntary muscle jerks that happen to some golfers during short, high-pressure putts or other delicate shots.


Rocker Eric Clapton has been banned from driving in France and had his British licence confiscated - after being clocked driving at 216 kilometres-per-hour on a French motorway.


Rice defends Bush Iraq strategy after House vote

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Baghdad government's mixed report card against critics in Congress on Friday, saying the Bush administration needs two more months to find a "coherent way forward" in Iraq.


Da Vinci's Mona Lisa was a new mother, say experts

Mona Lisa, the mysterious woman   immortalized in Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century masterpiece,   had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the   painting, a French art expert said on Tuesday.


Colombia's armed forces blew up 6,800 stockpiled land mines Sunday as President Alvaro Uribe, Queen Noor of Jordan and dozens of mine blast victims watched on large screens, launching an effort to eventually rid the country of the weapons.


President Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan's success in fighting terror is critical and failure could affect the West.


The first Ugandan peacekeepers arrived in Somalia's capital early Tuesday to provide protection for the still struggling transitional government and to allow for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops who intervened in the country.


Republican Mike Huckabee on Friday defended his previous remark that Mitt Romney didn't reach "political puberty" until recently, saying he was referring to his presidential rival's change of heart on key issues.


It was reported yesterday that HOT 99.5 paid the bail for Bobby Brown to get out of jail on back child support.  The deal was that he was to appear on The Kane Show for a week.  In an interview the radio station had with him posted on the...


Amy Winehouse may not be around in person at Sunday night's 50th Grammy Awards, but she may be taking home a number of trophies anyway.


Pentagon Restores Voting Web Site Access

The Pentagon has restored access to a Web site that assists soldiers and other Americans living overseas in voting, after receiving complaints that its security measures were preventing legitimate voters from using it.


Art Review | 'The Arts of Kashmir': Treasures From a Land in Tumult

South Asian art is a hard sell here. Does it come across as too sexy, too spiritual, too naturalistic, too all of these? Asia Society smooths over the issue by offering a something-for-everyone array.


Pianist, singer and composer Billy Joel is awarded a star on Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame.


Senators left town Friday with little to show for a week of debate on a massive anti-terrorism bill and squabbling over whether to let federal airport screeners join unions and risk a veto of a Homeland Security bill by President Bush.


Bombardier Falls After Ebersol Jet Crash

Shares of Bombardier Inc. BBDb.TO  fell 4 percent to a year low on Monday, one day after a fatal  crash involving one of its business jets.


Milano, 17:54 - CALCIO, PALPEGGIA ARBITRO DONNA: SEI MESI DI SQUALIFICA

Un calciatore 17enne della Novaffori, squadra che milita nel campionato Allievi della provincia di M...


Majority Backs Macedonia's Multi-Ethnic Future

Macedonia was a rung higher on the ladder to European Union and NATO membership on Monday after easily defeating a referendum bid to block a law giving its Albanian minority more rights.


Someone asked Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury after his team's 87-79 victory over the rival Nets at Continental Airlines Arena last night whether a message had sent to the three-time


RACINE, Wis. Aug. 23, 2004 - John Edwards chose the almost evenly divided state of Wisconsin to tout the Democratic presidential ticket's economic plans and criticize the Bush administration's new rules for overtime pay.


Absorbable Metal Stent Opens Blocked Leg Arteries

NEW YORK  - Initial results with a  bio-absorbable metal stent show that the novel device works as  intended -- to prop open blocked leg arteries before being  fully absorbed into the artery wall, so that complications  common with standard stents don't occur.


Honda to Sell Entry-Level Compact in US in 2006

Honda Motor Co., Japan's third- largest carmaker, plans to export a compact car from Japan aimed at young drivers in the US starting in 2006, following the success of Toyota Motor Corp.


Report: Palestinian economy deteriorates

The Palestinian economy is sinking into dependence on foreign aid, its public sector swelling while manufacturing and other businesses wither, the World Bank reported Tuesday.


Trattato in Europa a 1,4776 dollari e 157,53 yen


Property developer Seymour Sweeney denies any special relationship with DUP leader Ian Paisley or his son.


Downing Street aide Ruth Turner is questioned again as part of the police cash-for-honours inquiry.


Michael Jackson has filed a motion asking that the child-molestation case against him be dismissed on grounds of "vindictive prosecution and outrageous government conduct.


On Pot Question, Cabinet Doesn't Blow Smoke

LONDON, July 20 -- They all inhaled. Eight members of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's cabinet admitted this week that they had smoked marijuana, in an unusual cascade of confessions that led to newspaper headlines such as "Parliament has gone to pot."


Samsung Electronics claims world-first 5-megapixel camera phone

SEOUL, Oct 19, 2004 (AFX-Asia via COMTEX) -- SEOUL (AFX) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has developed what it claims to be the world's first mobile phone equipped with a 5-megapixel camera.


The European Union threatened Microsoft Corp. on Thursday with fines as high as $4 million a day, claiming the software company was still not offering a fair deal to rivals


Bloomberg, Giuliani And McCain Lead Off RNCâs Prime Time Lineup

George W. Bush doesnât plan to arrive in New York City until Wednesday, a day before he will accept the GOPâs nomination for a second term.


Braccio di ferro tra il Tesoro contrario a sgravi anticipati e la Margherita che chiede un segnaleIl nuovo tesoretto destinato agli investimenti per le Ferrovie, l'Anas e al protocollo per il welfare                                          Un decreto da 8-10 miliardi pressing per i tagli Ici subito                                                                                di ROBERTO PETRINI


Packers End Regular Season with Win Over Bears

CHICAGO (Sports Network) - Brett Favre passed for 196 yards  and two scores in limited action as playoff-bound Green Bay  defeated Chicago, 31-14, in the regular season finale for both  teams at Soldier Field.


Iran is demanding that it be allowed to make an exception in its commitment to freeze all uranium enrichment activities so it can operate about about two dozen centrifuges, diplomats said Wednesday.


Quarterly earnings rose to $58 million, or 18 cents per share, from $48 million, or 16 cents per share, last year. Excluding results from casinos scheduled to be sold, a write-down of the book value of Caesars


He's not among the team leaders in points or minutes, two areas that Raef LaFrentz could well improve on as the NBA season moves along. But here's where he is undeniably at the top of the list for the Celtics: relief. He's playing, he's playing reasonably well ("hot and cold," according to coach Doc Rivers), and he's playing ...


Security on high alert as Afghans go to poll

KABUL (Afghanistan) - Polling has started in Afghanistan's first-ever direct presidential election on Saturday, with interim leader Hamid Karzai widely favoured against more than a dozen rivals while 100,000 troops were on high alert for expected violence


Imola salva fino al 2009 Ecclestone dÃ  il suo placet a Bendinelli

IMOLA, 22 NOVEMBRE 2004 - L'autodromo 'Enzo e Dino Ferrari' di Imola continuera' ad ospitare i Gran Premi di Formula 1 almeno fino al 2009 compreso. Lo ha reso noto da Londra il sindaco Massimo Marcignoli, che


An Iowa poll shows the former vice presidential candidate with a surprising lead among Democratic Presidential hopefuls. Is Hillary in trouble?


In a Sept. 26 story about the launch of new Sidekick cell phones by T-Mobile USA, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Slide model will lack a music player. The Slide will contain a music player, but it is disabled until the user inserts an optional memory card.


Obese heart attack and angina patients are more likely to survive after treatment, research suggests.


Beckham returns to England squad for Spain game

David Beckham, out for a month with broken ribs, was named by Sven-Goran Eriksson to England's team for its friendly match on Wednesday against Spain at Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.


When Richard Johnson got his hands on the Boston Braves' home plate, dug up from Braves Field by neighborhood scamps on the eve of the team's 1953 flight to Milwaukee, the Sports Museum curator reacted just as any New England sports fan would, with wonder and respect. The Worcester native was immediately bombarded with memories of the history that had ...


El-Hadji Diouf is the subject of a police investigation after allegations he spat at Middlesbrough supporters.


On his trip, the President highlights his success in fighting AIDS -- but avoids hot spots where his legacy is more vexed


France scrum-half Jean-Baptiste Elissalde is out of Saturday's clash against New Zealand.


High-fat, high-carb meals more harmful to obese

NEW YORK  - Eating a high-fat, high-carb fast food meal produces damaging cellular changes that are greater and longer-lasting in obese people than in normal-weight people, a new study shows.


Twelve people were killed when Cyclone Gonu struck the Gulf country of Arab, government officials say.


Gentlemanly competition has potential to get out of hand

The Ryder Cup matches were founded in 1927, in part, to promote sportsmanship and civility, and those ideals have been predominant themes in the run-up to what


Nortel Cuts Fewer Jobs, Exits Real Estate

Nortel Networks Corp. (NT.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday it will eliminate almost 10 percent of its workforce, slightly less than it previously expected, and


Boston beats Colorado to take 3-0 Series lead

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Saturday to move within one victory of winning the World Series.


Minority cartoonists seeking greater presence in newspapers will draw about it, en masse, Sunday.


Travel sites want to help you find a cheap trip. But is cost the only factor to consider?


Richard McCaw will captain the All Blacks against Wales on Sunday morning, with Wellington's Piri Weepu set to make his test debut at halfback.


McDonald's Corp. MCD.N said on  Monday President and Chief Executive Charlie Bell had stepped  down to focus on his cancer treatment and that Vice Chairman  Jim Skinner would replace him.


It's been one of the most high profile fallouts of the American anti terrorism campaign. One of the greatest pop singers of the 70's Cat Stevens was deported yesterday from the United States.


Yankees Take Their Next Steps Into China

The team said it would sponsor a summer camp run by the Chinese Baseball Association, donate a video batting machine to the league and continue their grass roots and marketing efforts.


Is âDo Unto Othersâ Written Into Our Genes?

Where do moral rules come from? From reason? From God? Some suggest morality can be found buried deep in evolution.


Colombia to Recognize Gay Unions With Extension of Health, Other Benefits

BOGOTA, Colombia, June 15 -- Colombia's Congress voted to recognize gay unions, approving a bill to give same-sex couples full rights to health insurance, social security and inheritance benefits. The measure would make Colombia the first country in Latin America to extend such rights to gay...


AMERICUS, Ga. - A cow marooned for weeks when rising waters stranded her on an island in southwest Georgia's Lake Blackshear was tranquilized into contentment and given a state patrol helicopter ride to safety Friday.


Texas Instruments Inc. engineers and MIT researchers say they've designed a new chip that consumes less power and can be used in devices as varied as medical implants and sensors that detect enemy tanks.


Henin-Hardenne Withdraws from Australian Open

Reigning women's Australian Open  champion Justine Henin-Hardenne withdrew from this year's grand  slam tournament on Saturday because of a knee injury.


Administration Looks to Curb Growth of Medicaid Spending

Auditors will be sent to investigate techniques used by states to shift hundreds of millions of dollars in Medicaid costs to the U.S. government.


Gold Fields plans to respond to Harmony offer by Nov. 3

LONDON (CBS.MW) -- South African gold miner Gold Fields (GFI) said it's board met Friday to assess an $8.1 billion hostile takeover offer from Harmony (HMY) as well as to review measures for its defense.


Complete list of 80th annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday:


New York City under water ... the Amazon rain forest baked by droughts and wildfires ... Himalayan glaciers just a memory.


Famed Spanish Chefs Walk Free in ETA Probe

Two of Spain's most renowned chefs walked free from the High Court without charge on Monday after facing questions over allegations they paid protection money to the armed Basque separatists ETA.


Ex-Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi comes out in support of his successor Mwai Kibaki's re-election bid.


Despite recent hoopla over a testosterone patch, female sexuality is so complex that a single drug may not help most women on the dysfunction front. By Randy Dotinga.


Reporter Convicted for Not Naming Source

A TV reporter was convicted of criminal contempt Thursday for refusing to say who leaked him an FBI videotape of a politician taking a bribe — the latest in a string of cases in which journalists have been threatened with jail for protecting a source.


Spaniard Wins World Monopoly Championship

TOKYO - A Spanish lab technician needed only two hours to amass a small real estate fortune and drive a Norwegian mutual fund manager's railroad empire into bankruptcy to capture the World Monopoly Championship on Saturday.    Antonio Zafra Fernandez, 36, of Madrid pumped his fist in the air after he bested Norwegian Bjorn Andenaes of Oslo in the beloved board game to take home the $15,140 prize - equal to the amount of play money in a Monopoly set...


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


TV: Al Qaeda Member Says Was Behind Istanbul Bombs

A self-proclaimed member of Osama bin  Laden's al Qaeda network claimed responsibility on Monday for  last November's suicide bomb attacks in Istanbul, NTV  television reported.


Are you saving enough to pay for your golden years -- or will you need more?


Algeria Security Feared Behind 5,200 Deaths

Algerian security forces members are believed responsible for the deaths of 5,200 civilians who disappeared during a decade-long struggle with Islamic rebels and should face justice, a government-appointed official said.


Supermodel Campbell threatened with arrest in NY

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


Russia abolishes a number of key public holidays including the Soviet holiday marking the Bolshevik revolution of 1917.


With new OS, Microsoft seeks couch potatoes' eyes

New version of Media Center and accompanying "extenders" will make TV shows recorded on a PC available all over the house.


A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck in Pacific Ocean waters off Japan's eastern coast Thursday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.


Do you allow visitors on to your network? WiFi hotspot aggregator The Cloud sees a future in providing guest access to company networks, but do they just have a solution in search of a problem?â¦


WASHINGTON, Feb. 6  â Two former top executives of the military contractor Engineered Support Systems enriched themselves and others in a five-year scheme to manipulate the timing of stock option grants, federal regulators charged Tuesday.


Per danno di immagine per 2,5 mln ai 25 imputati


Indian Wells, 09:08 - TENNIS, INDIAN WELLS: BRACCIALI E SEPPI AL SECONDO TURNO

Esordio con vittoria per Daniele Bracciali e Andreas Seppi al torneo Atp di Indian Wells, primo Mast...


Einstein Gravity Effect Demonstrated by NASA

The phenomenon, known as frame-dragging, is quite small, amounting to 6 feet in the distance that satellites, moving at about 18,000 miles per hour, cover in their orbits in a year, but it is within the ability of NASA's instruments to detect.


Il presidente del Consiglio sulla manifestazione di domani


Putin, Kuchma Oppose Quick Re-Run of Ukraine Vote

Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma  gained Vladimir Putin's backing Thursday against calls for a  quick re-run of the last round of the disputed presidential  election the opposition is certain it would win.


N.M. gov optimistic about N. Korea talks

North Korean officials said "everything's on the table" as the reclusive communist country heads back to six-nation talks about its nuclear program, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Friday after a meeting with two North Korean diplomats.


Celtic came from behind in dramatic fashion to secure a 2-1 Scottish Cup quarter-final victory away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Sunday.


Plus: Dell delays...Novell profit climbs...Symbian spurt continues...HP profit surges. Check back for latest.


Rocket launch in New Mexico ushers in cheap space flight

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico  - A rocket   packed with cargo is set to blast off into space from a desert   launch range in New Mexico, ushering in what its backers say is   a new era of cheap public access to the stars.


Obama pledges Net Neutrality, Ewok safety

Your virtual candidate calling Comment Politicians long ago gave up on politics. Instead of articulating great ideas, the choice that faces voters today is between identikit managerial bureaucrats who've never had a job outside politics. Most of their adult lives have been spent in the hermetic world of wonkdom. So it's little wonder, then, that they have trouble distinguishing between fiction and reality.â¦


Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello fears he may not be in charge of the Spanish champions next season.


A new study offers some relief to parents of picky eaters: Itâs not your cooking, itâs your genes.


Medio Oriente. Arafat. L'agonia di un leader tra conferme e ...

Si rincorrono le voci sullo stato di salute del leader palestinese Yasser Arafat. I medici francesi che hanno in cura Arafat hanno parlato ieri sera di "morte cerebrale", in quanto il presidente palestinese


La finanziaria detiene gia' il 53% della casa di moda


British police said on Friday they had  defused a bomb in central London.


Ukraine kicks off New Year with election saga still simmering

Ukraine kicked off a traditional New Year holiday week with no officially-confirmed president-elect, as Viktor Yanukovich kept up an admittedly hopeless appeal over his election loss to "orange revolution" hero Viktor Yushchenko.


Second-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina lost at the Japan Open on Thursday, beaten by Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-4 in the third round.


Microsoft's Open XML standards vote brings politics and dismay

A major milestone approaches on Microsoft's document standards gambit but participants say that a final resolution won't happen any time soon.


Canadian mining company Goldcorp Inc.  G.TO GG.N plans to buy competitor Wheaton River Minerals  Ltd WRM.TO WHT.A for $2.09 billion in stock, marking  further consolidation in the mining industry, the companies  said Sunday in a statement.


Reggio Calabria, 18:00 - CALCIO, REGGINA; MAZZARRI: 4 PUNTI RISARCIMENTO SOLO PARZIALE

''Questi 4 punti li considero un parziale risarcimento degli errori arbitrali subiti in questa stagi...


Screening might catch more cases of elder abuse

Screening elderly adults for  signs of abuse may catch many more cases than otherwise would  be, a new study suggests.


None of Chiron Flu Vaccine Safe, FDA Says

None of Chiron Corp.'s flu vaccine  made at a British plant is safe for distribution in the United  States, acting U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner  Lester Crawford said on Friday.


Overnight Mobile Home Fire Kills N.S. Man and Six-Year-Old Daughter

WENTWORTH, N.S. (CP) - A 25-year-old Nova Scotia man and his six-year-old daughter are dead after a fire quickly destroyed their mobile home.  The RCMP say the fire broke out at the home in Wentworth, near Oxford in the province's Cumberland County, early Saturday morning.


Gerusalemme, 13:04 - CALCIO, ISRAELE: CORRUZIONE, ARRESTATI 3 GIOCATORI HAPOEL

Tre giocatori dell'Hapoel Beersheva, club israeliano, sono stati arrestati venerdÃ¬ dalla polizia con...


Saudi prisoner kills self at Guantanamo, U.S. says

A Saudi Arabian prisoner died of an apparent suicide at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base on Wednesday, the U.S. military said.