600,000 Palestinians registered for elections: official

Up to Tuesday evening, around 600,000 Palestinians have registered for the Palestinian elections,a senior Palestinian leader of elections said on Wednesday.


WILLIAM Rehnquist, the 80-year-old chief justice of the US Supreme Court, is not well. He entered Bethesda Naval Hospital and had surgery for thyroid cancer.


Nov. 11 YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Columbus, Ohio, is aflame now with the confessions and allegations of a former college player who was living like a pro before he ever turned pro, in the midst of a selectively


Zimbabwe police ban dangerous weapons ahead of general polls

Zimbabwe police have banned the carrying of dangerous weapons in public in the capital and the southern town of Masvingo to prevent violence in the upcoming joint presidential and legislative polls, an official said Wednesday.


The movie merchants of Venice face flak from the Tim Robbins tendency

The leading showbiz lights of the anti-globalisation movement descended on Venice this weekend, amid complaints that the world's oldest film festival has sold out to the Hollywood glamour industry.


Finnish Dimebag Darrell Tribute Concert: More Details Revealed

Finnish melodic thrashers HEVEIN have revealed more information about the upcoming "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott (PANTERA, DAMAGEPLAN) tribute concert that is scheduled to be held January 15 at VR Makasiinit in ...


Archivists who want to digitize 'orphan works' -- books, movies and films that are no longer commercially viable but remain under copyright -- lose a court battle. But they vow to continue the war to rebalance copyright law. By Katie Dean.


Guinea reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations after a tight draw with Namibia in Sekondi.


Tuesday's vote in the Israeli Knesset in favor of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan for unilateral withdrawal of settlers and soldiers from Gaza was a historic moment in the history of Israel.


Chancellor Gordon Brown will present what could be his last Budget on 21 March.


Marsh general counsel to resign amid probe

NEW YORK - The general counsel for broker Marsh & McLennan Cos. will step down next week as the embattled firm seeks to clean house and reform its business practices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Most women want to put off that dreaded once-a-year pelvic exam. Imagine volunteering to have one four times a week — by a trembling novice doctor.


Avati e Francesca Neri in diretta a RepubblicaTV

Il regista parla del film 'La cena per farli conoscere', nelle sale, insieme alla sua musa. Nel cast anche Abatantuono e Incontrada


Indonesia On High Alert After Australian Embassy Blast

Indonesia has stepped up security in the wake of Thursday's bombing of the Australian embassy in the capital, Jakarta. Eleven people died, all Indonesians, after a massive bomb cratered the perimeter of the Australian embassy.


Aumento sui 125-130 euro per dipendenti Inps e altri


Movie Review | 'Shadow Company': Private Solders for Hire

There isnât as much exposÃ© as you might expect in âShadow Company,â but thereâs considerably more thoughtfulness.


Dalai Lama tours zoo of late Steve Irwin

The Dalai Lama toured the zoo of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Wednesday, where he thanked Irwin's family for its dedication to wildlife.


Eli Lilly sees U.S. prasugrel filing next week

Eli Lilly and Co  plans to submit a U.S. application next week for its experimental blood-clot preventer prasugrel, the most important drug in its pipeline, a company spokesman said on Wednesday.


Amarilloan shoots 10-under 62 to claim first title on PGA Tour

When Ryan Palmer went to the golf course Sunday morning for the final round of the Funai Classic, he knew he would need to shoot a low score to have a chance at winning.


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Japan Shares Seen Moving in Narrow Range

Japanese shares will probably move in a narrow range in a week shortened by public holidays, but could dip below the 11,000 level as earnings disappointment saps Wall Street's momentum and as concern lingers over the global economic outlook.


Astronomers Demonstrate a Global Internet Telescope

Jodrell Bank Observatory -- European and US radio astronomers have demonstrated a new way of observing the Universe -- through the Internet!     Using cutting-edge technology, the researchers have managed to observe a distant star by using the world's research networks to create a giant virtual telescope. The process has allowed them to image the object with unprecedented detail, in real-time; something which only a few years ago would have been impossible...


Google won an important test case in the US yesterday when a federal court judge cleared its practice of selling ads around internet searches conducted for trademarked terms.


ENVIRONMENT-SPAIN: ZAPATERO HOPES SUN MAY SAVE EUROS AND ENERGY

The use of solar energy that has been declared compulsory for new buildings by the Spanish government as of next year is expected to not only save consumers money, but also cut the burning of fossil fuels and reduce air pollution.


Raging Fires in Greece Kill Another 12 People

The fire continued to consume homes and to advance on the ruins where the Olympic games were first played.


By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 10--HICKORY -- Doctors, teachers, trucking company representatives,  environmental specialists and government planners gathered at Lenoir-Rhyne  College on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the region's air quality.


Sottosegretario Grandi,aliquota vendita immobili giu' al 20%


Cheney to Say Presidential Choice Is Clear

Vice President Dick Cheney planned to say Wednesday the presidential choice couldn't be more clear between President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry in an election in which "the stakes for the country are the highest."


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BOISE, Idaho  - Long-serving Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho, embroiled in a sex scandal and lacking support from his party, said on Saturday he will resign from the U.S. Senate.


Prince William Crackdown Worries Some Merchants

Some Prince William businesses fear that the county's recent move to cut public services to illegal immigrants could hurt their operations should the Hispanic community, one of the fastest-growing in the region, decide it is no longer welcome.


Belarus Leader Wins Vote to Extend Mandate -Official

Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko secured approval in a referendum to run for a third term in office, the top election official said Monday.


Hewitt overcomes Ginepri to reach Washington final

Australian Lleyton Hewitt eased into the final of the Washington Classic on Saturday with a 6-3 6-4 victory over fourth-seeded American Robby Ginepri.


Democrats in Congress challenge top US commander Gen Petraeus' positive view of the Iraq troop surge.


Siemens warns fourth-quarter earnings to be hit by mobile phone fault

German electronics giant Siemens said that financial burdens connected with a technical fault in its new mobile phone handsets were likely to reduce earnings in the final quarter of its business year ending in September.


Palermo, 15:28 - CALCIO, PALERMO; SIMPLICIO: VOGLIO BATTERE UN MILAN IN FORMA

Il centrocampista del Palermo Fabio Simplicio commenta il prossimo impegno di campionato dei rosaner...


Oil prices jumped again Tuesday as Hurricane Ivan charged towards the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico and an explosion rocked Iraq's recovering oil industry.


MOSUL: US and Iraqi forces launched an offensive in Mosul on Tuesday to retake control of rebel-held areas after a week of anarchy with insurgents rampaging through Iraq's third largest city.


Doctors say they are ready to perform face transplant

Even as ethicists and others raise concerns, a team of doctors from Louisville and the Netherlands says it is ready to perform a face transplant.


London Denies Mutilated Woman Corpse is of Margaret Hassan

The mutilated body of a woman of about sixty years, which was discovered in Iraq in the middle of November, is not that of kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan, the UK Foreign Affairs Ministry announced.


HBOS scraps plans for Abbey National bid

Halifax-to-Bank of Scotland group HBOS today said it had pulled out of a potential takeover battle for Abbey National. The announcement that it will not be bidding clears


Miami-Ohio tabs Montgomery as head coach

Shreveport, LA (Sports Network) - Before taking the field for its participation in the Independence Bowl, Miami-Ohio announced that Shane Montgomery has been promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach.


The World Cup finally got a title sponsor Monday, but the team event that has struggled to attract top players from every country will no longer be part of the World Golf Championships when it begins a 12-year deal in China.


PATTAYA, Thailand - A Thai snake charmer kissed 19 highly poisonous king cobras in an attempt to set a world record Saturday.


L`intervento, perfettamente riuscito, Ã¨ durato 45 minuti

Presso la clinica Sainte Anne Lumiere di Lione, intorno alle ore 7.30, David Trezeguet Ã¨ stato sottoposto all`intervento chirurgico alla dolorante spalla sinistra. L`intervento, eseguito dal professor Gilles


Valencia, 15:22 - VELA, VUITTON CUP: AL VIA MATCH RACE LUNA ROSSA-NEW ZEALAND

Alle 15,20 ha preso il via il quinto match race della finale di Louis Vuitton Cup 2007 fra Luna Ross...


Modiano: a un anno dalla fusione 200mila clienti in piu'


PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles...


In five years, West Nile virus has crawled and leaped and exploded across the country's landscape, killing more than 600 people.


Stars sign letter in support of playwright in hiding

Leading figures from the arts world are among more than 700 signatories of an open letter supporting the Sikh playwright who has been forced into hiding by death threats.


Schizophrenia can be predicted in high risk groups years before psychosis sets in, say scientists.


FDA adds hearing loss risk to Viagra, others

U.S. regulators on Thursday added new warnings about the potential risk of sudden hearing loss to best-selling impotence drugs Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra, used by millions of men.


PalmSource Inc., which makes operating systems for handheld computers, will introduce today its first product designed specifically for smart phones.


Tony Blair personally takes the reins of the UK effort to help tsunami-stricken countries.


Wildlife officials in China released a rare paddlefish into Yangtze River Sunday after nursing it back to health from injuries inflicted by fishermen.


Hacker Hits California University Computer

A computer hacker accessed names  and Social Security numbers of about 1.4 million Californians  after breaking into a University of California, Berkeley,  computer system in perhaps the worst attack of its kind ever  suffered by the school, officials said on Tuesday.


Hong Kong Votes in Close Poll, Focus on More Democracy

Hong Kong residents voted on Sunday in a legislative election that could bring big gains for the democracy camp, which has angered Beijing by demanding universal suffrage in the former British colony.


25,000 families still homeless in tsunami-ravaged Aceh: Oxfam

More than 25,000 families are still homeless in the Indonesian province of Aceh, nearly two years on from the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, a leading aid agency said.


Dougal, Zebedee and Ermintrude line up for entente cordiale

A wizard on a spring, a laid-back rabbit and a very hairy dog are being recruited for the cause of cross-Channel understanding, with the forthcoming release of a Franco-British film version of the children's television classic The Magic Roundabout.


Seeking aid, North Korea reiterates nuclear vow

SEOUL -- North Korea's No. 2 leader reiterated yesterday his country's pledge to abandon its nuclear weapons, as the impoverished nation sought a resumption of aid at its first high-level talks with South Korea since conducting an atomic test.


Siena, 17:56 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: BUONA PROVA, MANCATO SOLO IL GOL

Un buon primo tempo e una ripresa votata all'attacco non sono bastati al Siena per avere ragione di ...


The Awed Couple: Sanjay Leela Bhansali   & Mallika Sherawat

Besides Mani Rathnam's Guru, if    one has to  find a  common  link between  Aishwarya   Rai and Mallika Sherawat it would have  to be Sanjay Leela Bhansali.  During  last season's Koffee With Karan , Sanjay appeared with Aishwarya.


As a straight guy with some interest in matters of style, I resent the message that we are all of us unibrowed Neanderthals who are in desperate need of a "make better."


Actress Keira Knightley seems to have problems avoiding props on set and breaks   important items while filming.


Legal Troubles Could Jeopardize Season for Vick

Michael Vick will make his initial court appearance after being indicted next Thursday, the same day his Falcons teammates will open training camp.


Gaza Strip Tunnel Bombing Kills Five Israeli Soldiers

At least five Israeli soldiers were killed and five wounded when Palestinian gunmen set off explosives in a tunnel under an army post near the Gaza Strip border crossing to Egypt, the Israeli military said.


CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Chicago Cubs parted ways with a pair of players Thursday, declining the 2005 contract options on left fielder Moises Alou and second baseman Mark Grudzielanek.


New research shows stomach (gastric) cancer originates from bone ...

A new study from Columbia University Medical Center finds that stomach (gastric) cancer originates from bone marrow derived stem cells (BMDC), rather than from stomach stem cells, as previously thought.


Microsoft filed nine lawsuits against individuals and companies alleged to be involved in the distribution of spam, the company says.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI in Baviera - ÂSono qui innanzitutto per esprimere il vivo senso di riconoscenza che provo verso tutti coloro che hanno contribuito a formare la mia personalitÃ , ma sono qui anche come Successore dell'apostolo Pietro, per riaffermare e confermare i profondi legami che esistono tra la Sede di Roma e la Chiesa nella nostra PatriaÂ MÃ¼nchen (Agenzia Fides) - ÂSono qui innanzitutto per esprimere il vivo senso di riconoscenza che provo verso tutti coloro che hanno contribuito a formare la mia personalitÃ  nei decenni della mia vita. Ma sono qui anche come Successore dell'apostolo P...


Comcast: Cable to standardize technology

Facing pressure from regulators, the cable TV industry plans to make good on a promise to standardize its technology and open the door to televisions and other gadgets that don't need cable boxes to receive video-on-demand programs and other interactive services.


Last summer, Justin Gatlin and Joanna Hayes thrilled us with their gold medal performances at the Olympics. Yesterday, these two American athletes were honored when the Olympic committee awarded them both the prestigious Jesse Owens award.


Powell to prod China toward talks with Taiwan

US Secretary of State Colin Powell will prod Chinese leaders during a visit to Beijing to consider holding talks with Taiwan and allay concerns over US arms sales to Taipei, the State Department said.


Vaccine makes war on sperm-making protein

A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.


Athens Bus Hijackers Seek Flight to Russia

A woman hostage gets off a hijacked bus as special police forces surround it in eastern Athens Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004. A Greek public bus with about 26 people aboard was hijacked and shots were fired at police.


Apple: ITunes Music Store Accepts PayPal

Apple Computer Inc.  on Friday said customers of its iTunes online music store can now use eBay Inc.'s  online payment service PayPal to buy songs and audio books, becoming the second major online music store to do so.


As America went to the polls after a bitter campaign pegged partly on the economy, a report showed a still-troubled job market, where layoffs are frequent, hiring is hesitant and improvement has been maddeningly slow.


About 4.4 million now under recall; firm says units can overheat, possibly causing fire or shock. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Dell Inc.


While many actresses fantasize about wearing Valentino or Zac Posen on the red carpet, Ellen Page has a completely different idea.


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Fending Off Alien Robots, but Still Time to Flirt

When "Sky Captain" remembers that storytelling and characters matter more than design and special effects, it charms as well as impresses.


Roma, 14:14 - CALCIO, ROMA; DE ROSSI: VORREI RESTARE A VITA QUI

E' forse il giocatore piÃ¹ corteggiato di tutti, ma Daniele De Rossi ringrazia per la stima Milan, In...


âOn the Road in Americaâ looks, on first viewing, like the sort of television show that Al Jazeera and MTV might produce if they could be coaxed together in front of an editing terminal.


Una romana e una siberiana ecco le nuove Veline

MILANO, 23 settembre 2004 - Sono state scelte le due veline che affiancheranno Ezio Greggio e Michelle Hunziker nella nuova edizione di "Striscia la notizia". Si tratta di Lucia Galeone, 24 anni, studentessa


Police investigating the murder of a woman found in a burnt-out bedroom question a man.


Three would-be commissioners are to take part in fresh hearings at the European Parliament.


Anti-US cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his followers are ready to leave the Imam Ali shrine in Najaf if American-led forces pull back from the holy Shi'ite site, an aide to Sadr says.


Sunni Violence in Baghdad Called Disrupted

BAGHDAD, Oct. 27 -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, said Saturday that the Sunni insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq has been disrupted and no longer operates in large numbers in any neighborhood of the capital.


Social workers have raised concerns that paedophiles may exploit a database containing children's details, The Times says.


New Sierra Leone leader faces pressure to deliver

Fresh from a bruising campaign that saw him barred from part of his own country, Sierra Leone's new President Ernest Bai Koroma must turn an ambitious manifesto into reality and his campaign machine into a government.


New Charges Against Imprisoned Yukos Founder

The charges opened a new line of legal attack against a Kremlin foe who was once regarded as Russiaâs richest man.


City officials Thursday acknowledged 2003 crime figures were way off. What looked like a drop in crime to historic lows turned out to be a 4 percent rise.


Rise of Germany's Neo-Nazis A 'Disaster'

East Germans gave a strong boost to right wing extremists and the former communists in two state elections, punishing the countryâs biggest mainstream parties for the regionâs high unemployment and cuts in social programmes.


Online phishing schemes increased significantly in October as financial institutions struggled to combat attempts to steal private account information from online consumers, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).


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The Wellington High School choir is leaving soon for the bonny shores of Scotland in a concert tour expected to take them to several cities.Comment


Thomas Johansson gave the home crowd something to cheer with victory over Xavier Malisse on day one of the Stockholm Open. The Swede came through 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (7-1) and goes on to face a compatriot in Thomas Enqvist or Robin Soderling.


10 Reasons Why Digg Could Bury Google and Suggested Improvements

Todd Malicoat has jotted down his thoughts on why Digg is the new Google and why Digg is attracting the ‘geek mindshare’ that Google did so well pre-2001, when it went beyond grassroots marketing and was slingshot by the great Yahoo! partnership which won over the commonfolk. * They just need an index - Y and [...]


Mr. Uemura, a Japanese makeup artist, won acclaim in Hollywood and then built an international cosmetics brand under his name.


Finish: Barrichello comes home and takes the chequered flag. Schumacher is jst behind in second. Button is third and Sato fourth - moving BAR up to second in the constructors' standings.


The Sabres' managing partner went out of his way to compliment the loyalty of coach Lindy Ruff and general manager Darcy Regier after both re-signed with Buffalo for below market rate on Thursday.


So it was with pleasant anticipation that I settled down with my bowl of popcorn last Thursday night to watch the first Presidential debate!


Over 120 feared dead in Indonesia floods

MOGOL, Indonesia  - Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, officials said.


EU ultimatum to Iran on its uranium plans

VIENNA: Senior officials from France, Britain and Germany will meet Iranian counterparts on Thursday to issue Tehran with an incentive-backed last chance to end uranium enrichment plans or face possible UN sanctions.


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Hitachi, Toshiba, Matsushita Launch $1B Joint LCD Venture

Hitachi, Toshiba and Matsushita have reached a basic agreement to jointly establish a company they are currently calling the âJV,â to manufacture and sell LCD panels for flat-panel TVs, with operations to commence in January.


Bush Enhances CIA Role as Interim Reform

President Bush, embroiled in a fierce campaign battle over national security, on Friday expanded the power of the CIA director to include some of the broad authority that the Sept.


US Firm Plans Macau's Biggest Ever Casino: Report

An American casino company spearheading new growth in Macau's 150-year-old gambling industry plans to open the biggest gaming hall the southern Chinese enclave has ever seen.


Bush, Kerry court voters in battleground states

The rivals for the White House were campaigning non-stop today - President Bush took a whirlwind tour through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida while Sen. John Kerry stumped in Wisconsin and Nevada.


Army Gen. David H. Petraeus has indicated a willingness to consider a drawdown of one brigade of between 3,500 and 4,500 U.S. troops from Iraq early next year, with more to follow over the next months based on conditions on the ground, according to a senior U.S. official.


California fires helped by slowing winds

Firefighters battling 15 fires across Southern California got a break from slowing winds on Wednesday, but major blazes burned unchecked for a fourth day after forcing the largest evacuation in California's modern history.


South African Miner in Hostile Bid for Gold Fields

Harmony Gold Mining, the largest miner of South African gold, made a hostile bid yesterday to acquire Gold Fields Ltd., another South African miner, for 52.


Art: A Happy Accident, Carefully Planned

A commercial photographer and train buffâs works seem at once folksy and uncanny, with phallic monsters of industrial dynamism racing through benign, Norman Rockwell-esque visions of semirural America.


Oil Falls for Fifth Session as Iraq Truce Eases Supply Concern

Crude oil futures fell for a fifth session, the longest period in 10 months, as a cease-fire in Najaf eased concern that shipments from Iraq will be disrupted.


Compact speakers for personal music players have been around since the original Walkman. Now that mini-hard drive music machines can hold your entire collection, the product category is back with a vengeance.


Two Rush-Hour Blasts Kill at Least 24 in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 4 -- A pair of explosions during rush hour early Tuesday killed at least 24 people and injured scores more in the city of Rawalpindi, home to Pakistan's military.


Vodafone Tech Change Stings Mobile Web Designers

New rendering reduces sites to the lowest level--to the frustration of mobile web developers.


Scelta infrastrutture ricalca logiche precedenti


Police arrested eight more suspected Islamic radicals Wednesday in the slaying of a Dutch filmmaker who criticized Muslim customs.


Face-to-face at last for a television debate 50m Americans will ...

After months of exchanging insults from a distance, George Bush and John Kerry will finally face each other tonight in a debate that is likely to be the challenger's best chance to turn the election around before the November 2 poll.


Udine, 15:28 - CALCIO, LEONARDI: VENDEREMO QUAGLIARELLA A MIGLIOR OFFERENTE

Il direttore generale dell'Udinese, Pietro Leonardi, ha confermato attraverso i microfoni di Sky, l'...


A video on a militant Islamic Web site Tuesday showed a captive it said was a Japanese man kidnapped by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's group and threatened to behead him within 48 hours unless Japan pulls its troops from Iraq.


J&J psoriasis drug posts mixed results in trial

Johnson & Johnson  said on Wednesday its new type of treatment for psoriasis was highly effective in a mid-stage trial, but was linked to an increased risk of serious adverse events, including heart attacks.


Limited's November same-store sales jump 12 pct

Limited Brands Inc.  said on Thursday that November sales at stores open at least a year rose 12 percent, beating expectations, as its Victoria's Secret intimate apparel chain posted its best holiday kick-off ever.


Norton Save & Restore 2.0, currently on sale from Buy.com, will set you back just $2.99 after a pair of mail-in rebates, and you don't even have to pay for shipping.


Data shows the pill may reduce heart disease

PHILADELPHIA - Oct. 22, 2004 â-omen who take birth control pills have a lower risk of heart disease, heart attack, and no increased risk of breast cancer according to a new study based on data from the Women's Health Initiative.


With management responsibilities of the .net domain soon to be up for grabs, several groups are positioning themselves to snatch the domain from its current steward, VeriSign Inc.


Every yard on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns was a must yard for the Jets. And for Curtis Martin.


Viktor Yanukovych accepts defeat in Ukraine's presidential poll, telling his supporters to pack up their tents.


Phone companies would have to seek full planning permission for all mobile phone masts under new Tory plans.


A Frail Economy Raises Pressure on Iranâs Rulers

From fundamentalists to reformists, Iranians are talking more loudly about the need for a pragmatic approach.


Several Killed in Dubai Airport Collapse

A wall has collapsed at Dubai's airport construction site, killing at least five workers and injuring many more. Workers said they saw up to 40 casualties being taken away on Monday, but the toll could not be confirmed.


US vetoes Arab draft demanding Israeli withdrawal from Gaza

The United States killed with its veto power on Tuesday another Arab draft UN Security Council resolution. Germany, Britain and Romania abstained from the vote on the draft proposed by Algeria, Tunisia and Pakistan.


BAGHDAD -- A Sunni Muslim insurgent group that has vowed to disrupt Iraq's Jan. 30 elections claimed responsibility yesterday for the assassination of an aide of the country's most prominent Shi'ite Muslim religious leader, and suspected insurgents abducted 15 Iraqi soldiers and torched their bus in restive western Iraq.


L'amministratore delegato Stadler ottimista per il 2007


Palestinian cabinet to be named next week: Haniyeh

A Palestinian unity government will be announced in the next few days and will seek a vote of confidence from parliament next Saturday, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday.


Il viceministro, calo tasse solo con equilibrio bilancio


Naughty sites getting easier to access at work

Also: Distortion-free lens tech puts things in a negative light. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


BEIRUT: Oil prices remained near recent peaks on Friday, with US crude trading just below $55-a-barrel. In midday New York trading, WTI was down 21 cents at $54.


Empoli, 18:46 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: DOBBIAMO MIGLIORARE TATTICAMENTE

Il mister non si accontenta. Dopo lo splendido inizio stagionale il tecnico dell'Empoli traccia un b...


Atlantis mission spreads space station's solar wings

The International Space Station Tuesday spread its new solar wings and got a boost of power generation capacity after astronauts of the US shuttle Atlantis wired them up during a space walk.


Bush calls Iran action in Gulf "provocative"

U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday said Iran committed "a provocative act" in the Strait of Hormuz when Iranian speedboats approached three U.S. Navy ships and threatened that the ships would explode.


Bomb in Turkish port wounds one: officials

A home-made bomb in a rubbish   container injured a 20-year-old woman in Turkey's Mediterranean   port city of Mersin on Wednesday, security officials said.


U.S. homework outsourced as "e-tutoring" grows

Private tutors are a luxury many American families cannot afford, costing anywhere between $25 to $100 an hour. But California mother Denise Robison found one online for $2.50 an hour -- in India.


Is California saving fish or picking on fishermen?

Its plan to prevent overharvesting, slated to go into effect in March, mobilizes irked anglers who say they've already cut back.


The Federal Aviation Administration said today it will hire 12,500 new air traffic controllers over the next decade to offset a wave of looming retirements.


Charles Busch's Novel "Whores of Lost Atlantis" Reissued on Carroll and Graf in May

Playbill - "Whores of Lost Atlantis," the comic novel by Tony Award-nominated actor playwright-screenwriter  Charles Busch (The Tale of the Allergist's Wife) will be reissued in May 2005 by publisher Carroll and Graf.


FCC Backs Bells on Fiber Phone Line Sharing Limits

US regulators on Thursday said big local phone companies will not have to share new fiber-optic lines built for high-speed Internet and other services, spurring one carrier to speed roll-out plans.


Europe launches a project to build a super-brilliant X-ray laser to probe the atomic structure of materials.


Zack Snyder's adaptation of Frank Miller's 300 is here, but we're already wanting more. Watch for a summer production of Alan Moore's canonical Watchmen. In Underwire.


Personal numbers must carry cost warning, says regulator

Rip-off alert will give you a chance to hang up Telecoms regulator Ofcom has ordered that from September, callers to so-called "personal numbers", which start with the digits 070, must hear a warning on the call's cost for free before being connected if the call will cost more than 20 pence.â¦


Indonesians Deal With Economic Devastation

Herey Warmadi survived last month's tsunami by climbing to the roof of his motor parts shop. Now tears spring to his eyes at the memory of filthy water and muck filling the place where he earned his living for 42 years.


Greenspan calls for action on retirement deficits

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned Friday that the nation faces "abrupt and painful" choices if policy-makers don't act soon to head off looming insolvencies in Medicare and Social Security.


Almost 14,000 prisoners have been freed early in England and Wales to relieve overcrowding, government figures show.


Blue Coat Optimizes Video Across the Wide Area Network

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blue Coat(R) Systems , the leader in secure content and application delivery, today announced its complete enterprise approach towards delivering live streaming video and video-on-demand content across the Wide Area Network (WAN).


Baseball: Puerto Rico's Martinez wins Clemente humanitarian award

ST. LOUIS, United States : Edgar Martinez of the Seattle Mariners won the Roberto Clemente Award, given to the Major League Baseball player who combines on-field talent with community service.


NHLPA on lockout: 'We'll just deal with it'

After plugging a few holes in the proverbial wall of solidarity, NHL Players' Association boss Bob Goodenow emerged from a much-anticipated meeting with team reps, players and union executives


Hefty kids have higher risk of future heart attack

An international charity says overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters.


Hand-held entertainment gizmos don't just play music anymore. They have morphed into general-purpose devices that display photos on full-color screens and, in some cases, even play video.


Rio Ferdinand has rejected Sir Alex Fergusonâs theory that Manchester United are finding the Barclays Premiership too mundane - and told his team-mates they must all shoulder responsibility


Music: From Dancehall Rapper to Nursery Rhymer

Father Goose, a k a Wayne Rhoden, has come a long way since he was known as Rankin Don, but he hasnât tried to play down his rough-and-tumble dancehall days.


Italy hails retail price cap, consumers sceptical

ROME: Italian supermarkets have agreed to freeze prices for hundreds of products for the rest of the year in a move the government hailed as a victory against inflation but consumers eyed with caution.


Update: Rhapsody's coming to a Clix near you

Blog: iRiver officially teams up with Rhapsody to offer an optimized experience with the music service on the Clix.


The chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices posted its third consecutive quarterly loss after cutting prices to compete with Intel.


CDC Announces Plan To Ration Flu Vaccine

Federal health officials announced a distribution plan yesterday for the remaining 10.3 million doses of flu vaccine, divvying it up to states based on how many high-risk people each has and the number of doses already received.


NBC Universal confirms end of YouTube deal

Company that played a pivotal part in YouTube's rapid rise is pulling out of a promotional deal so it can boost prospects of own video site, Hulu.com.


Nuovo appello del capo dello Stato sul dramma degli incidenti sul lavoroPresentato lo spot per la nuova campagna per la sicurezza                                          Napolitano, allarme morti bianche "Fenomeno spaventoso, intervenire"


Ford Motor Co. F.N said on Monday it  would offer Sirius satellite radio in more vehicles, as Sirius  fights to catch up with industry leader XM Satellite Radio  Holdings Inc. XMSR.O


A Wall Street presidente dice: 'superato l'effetto 11/9'


The most successful Tour de France racer in history may take a pass on next year's competition, the BBC reported Saturday. Lance Armstrong, who has won six of the storied races


Software giant Microsoft Corp. hopes an impending court ruling on its five-year antitrust battle with the European Union will bring both sides back to the negotiating table, but EU regulators still balk at resuming direct negotiations, officials said Thursday.


Lesson 1: radioactive decay and you IBM plans to open a nuclear consultancy center in France to take advantage of the increased competition in a newly-opened European energy market.â¦


Report says Sinn Fein OK'd bank robbery by IRA guerrillas

BELFAST -- Senior members of Sinn Fein, Northern Ireland's largest Irish nationalist party, approved a huge bank robbery in Belfast carried out by IRA guerrillas, the province's cease-fire watchdog said yesterday.


Merck Should Have Pulled Vioxx in 2000 -Study

US drugs giant Merck & Co Inc. should have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago, because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.


INTERNATIONAL human rights organisations have launched a withering attack on the military hearing for David Hicks, claiming the Australian terror suspect's legal team will be denied the "basic right" to confront evidence against him.


Three militants are reported killed by police in a shootout in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.


Il terrorista catturato confessa "Maskhadov e Basayev mandanti"

MOSCA - L'unico componente superstite del commando terrorista che ha provocato il bagno di sangue di Beslan ha confessato che i mandanti dell'operazione sono due personaggi ceceni molto noti a Mosca, l'ex presidente ribelle Aslan Maskhadov e il capo


Two days of talks on the future of Gibraltar begin at Jack Straw's country residence later on Wednesday.


Business & money: Budget airline shows off prototype for aircraft it says could halve carbon dioxide emissions. By Dan Milmo.


Vatican official says in East copies of original icons are ...

Just because the icon Pope John Paul II sent to the Russian Orthodox Church is an 18th-century copy does not mean it is a fake. "In the West, people think of a 'real' original


Iran Jails More Journalists and Blocks Web Sites

Iran has moved against pro-democracy Web sites, blocking hundreds of sites in recent months and making several arrests.


Georgia Tech Upends No. 23 Maryland 20-7

Georgia Tech ended No. 23 Maryland's 13-game home winning streak in stunning fashion, blanking the Terrapins through three quarters and forcing out ineffective quarterback Joel Statham in a 20-7 victory Saturday.


R. Kelly reportedly sprayed with pepper spray at New York concert

NEW YORK A publicist for Chicago-based R. Kelly says a member of rapper Jay Z's entourage released pepper spray at Kelly during a joint concert at Madison Square Garden in New York.


SEC May Charge That AIG Lied to Investors

American International Group Inc.  AIG.N, the world's largest insurer by market value, on Monday  said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may take civil  action against it for issuing "false and misleading" statements  to investors.


A new attack against implementations of the popular RSA encryption scheme demonstrates how hard it is to protect information when someone else has control of the computer on which it resides.  Commentary by Bruce Schneier.


Once upon a time there was a boy called Bill, and he had a vision of what a computer-operating system should be able to do: find a file that had any sort of content you were looking for, anywhere on your machine or a local network, and hand it to you


UN, aid agencies pull staff from Afghan city after deadly riots

The United Nations and several non-governmental aid agencies withdrew staff from the troubled Afghan city of Herat after their offices were targeted in deadly rioting.


California has worst U.S. traffic: study

Californians idle in the nation's worst traffic jams on interstates surrounding major metropolitan areas but they are far from alone -- 52 percent of these urban stretches of highways are congested, according to a new study released on Thursday.


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


October 11th, 2004 - According to sources close to the actor, Reeve died Sunday. The actor fell into a coma on Thursday after going into cardiac arrest at his New York home.


Catholic School Plans Open House Tuesday

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, 1065 E. 700 South, will hold a public open house Tuesday from 5:30-7 p.m.  Go to www.lourdesschool.org for more details.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


MONETTE, Ark. - A woman who drinks a Pepsi a day marked her 105th birthday Tuesday. Mitchell was born in Blytheville on Feb. 8, 1900, and lived on her own until a broken hip sent her to the Monette Manor nursing home at age 101.


A University of Idaho football player was shot to death and police arrested two brothers from Seattle following a car chase that extended across two states.


Delta pilots reach cost cutting agreement

Troubled Delta Air Lines and its pilots late last night reached a tentative agreement that is expected to allow the company to significantly cut its operating costs and avoid bankruptcy, a union official announced.


Google CEO Maps Missions, Stays on Message

Put Google CEO Eric Schmidt on stage with SEW's Danny Sullivan and you get an entertaining and enlightening glimpse into the soul of the world's favorite search machine.


France aims for full employment by 2012, pushes back debt target

New French Prime Minister Francois Fillon reiterated Tuesday a target of "full employment" by 2012 along with a two-year delay in meeting an EU limit on France's excessive public debt.


Sen. Jon Corzine on Sunday opened the door for a possible run for governor next year, saying there is a "crisis of confidence" among New Jersey voters in


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Thompson to Enter 2008 Race Next Week, Tour 3 States

Bloomberg - Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Former Senator Fred Thompson, after months of flirting with a possible presidential run, will enter the 2008 Republican nomination contest next week with a Sept. 6 Internet announcement and five-day campaign tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, his organization said today.


Sentenza di Cassazione, non basta dormire in letti diversi


Disagi sui treni, e' partita la due giorni di caos


Nick Dougherty was once a Walker Cup star and, on leaving the unpaid ranks, proved a very promising young professional. Now the Ryder Cup beckons, and why not, given that he shared the Walker Cup experience with Luke Donald?


Nadal, Mauresmo highlight Wimbledon Day 2

Second-seed Rafael Nadal is in action against Mardy Fish and Amelie Mauresmo is scheduled to play Jamea Jackson at day 2 of Wimbledon today.


The eighth-seeded American fell to sixth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia, 0-6 6-2 7-6 (7-5), on Friday - despite being up a break on four occasions in the third set.


VIENTIANE: Asean must move as a group to achieve greater economic integration with others and not merely strengthen intra-regional cooperation, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.


WASHINGTON - John Kerry said Friday there is a "great potential" for a new military draft to replace overextended U.S. troops in Iraq if President Bush wins a second term, despite Bush's repeated pledges to maintain the all-volunteer service...


LOS ANGELES  - Will Smith's untitled  project based on the true-life rags-to-riches tale of an  investment banker now has a title, "Pursuit of Happyness."


Roundup: Stanford suffers first loss; OSU wins

Shanna Zolman hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give No. 10 Tennessee a 70-67 victory over second-ranked Stanford on Tuesday. The Lady Vols handed Stanford its first


Brooks Laich and David Steckel each scored in the third period, and Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in the Washington Capitals' 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.


Abbas, Olmert agree to get talks moving for Bush visit

Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed on Tuesday, on the eve of a visit by President George W. Bush, to begin peace talks on the thorniest issues despite major differences over Jewish settlement construction near Jerusalem.


Home bats light up 'Juice Box' as Houston takes series lead

HOUSTON - It is nicknamed the Juice Box because it is named for a fruit drink, but the juice resembling electricity is what flows through Minute Maid Park.


Legal Superstar Stung by Peterson Defeat

Last winter, Mark Geragos was the king of defense lawyers, a legal superstar who was managing to represent both Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson.


Amazon Adds Warner Music Tunes to Download Service

Amazon.com has signed on Warner Music Group to its music download service, which aims to compete with Appleâs industry-dominating iTunes online store.


Answers Corp to Present on ''The New Frontier in Search'' at Red Herring East Conference 2007

Answers.com Chief Revenue Officer Jeff Cutler will present this week on  a panel entitled "The New Frontier in Search"  at the Red  Herring East Conference in Boston, MA.


Police investigating multiple murders in Ipswich are set to remove a second body from a wooded area.


A CARGO spaceship has blasted off carrying vital Christmas provisions for the international space station, where supplies for the two crew members have run critically short.


Can Sen. Olympia J. Snowe wait until September? Can Rep. Dan Boren?


Former Piston Bill Lambier is using his basketball savvy and singular personality to make the W.N.B.A.âs Detroit Shock perhaps one of sportsâ most entertaining teams.


From their cells on Virginia's death row, the inmates can hear Percy Walton laughing. His chuckles come from nowhere, inmates say, and are often mixed with shouts and incoherent babbling.


Mount St. Helens Calms Down, Scientists Lower Alert

Government scientists said that volcanic activity on Washington state's Mount St. Helens had started to taper off and downgraded their safety warning on Wednesday, following nearly two weeks of seismic activity and steam eruptions.


UK turkey sales fell by up to one-third in the aftermath of the bird flu outbreak at a farm in Suffolk, a report says.


The notion that names of Web sites can be valuable, cash-generating assets just like stocks, bonds or property appears to be gaining a broader acceptance.


France's Calzati wins Tour de France stage

On a day when France was focused on its soccer team's appearance in the World Cup final, Frenchman Sylvain Calzati gave the nation a reason to start celebrating early by winning stage eight of the Tour de France.


Taliban insurgents capture district in Afghanistan: governor

Around 300 Taliban insurgents captured a remote district in western Afghanistan after storming its small capital and forcing out government forces, a provincial governor said.


Director Mira Nair's highly anticipated movie Vanity Fair has been slammed by critics as being 'too Indian' and 'jarring,' after it was screened at the Venice Film Festival recently.


She's as much an emblem, and a tourist draw, as tartan, bagpipes, and shortbread. And now Nessie's back. An amateur scientist has captured what Loch Ness Monster watchers say is among the finest footage ever taken of the elusive mythical creature reputed to swim beneath the waters of Scotland's most mysterious lake.


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Monaco di Baviera, 17:55 - CALCIO, BAYERN; SANTA CRUZ: SE NON GIOCO VADO VIA

Roque Santa Cruz è pronto a lasciare il Bayern Monaco. "Non voglio aspettare fino a 30 anni p...


Helen Mirren, who won the best actress Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II in "The Queen," may be invited to tea, Buckingham Palace said Monday.


Il presidente dell'Iraq, assicurazioni da dirigenti curdi


U.S. Trial Raises History of Smoking-Cancer Link

A medical historian testifying in  the government's $280 billion tobacco industry trial conceded  on Monday that doubts about the link between smoking and cancer  persisted into the 1960s, but he stood by his description of  the industry as "rogue" and deviant."


Sen. Barack Obama's first trip to New Hampshire as an official Democratic presidential candidate came Monday with packed audiences, enthusiastic crowds — and scant scrutiny.


BCE agrees C$51.7 billion offer from Teachers' group

BCE Inc , Canada's largest  telecommunications group, has agreed to a C$51.7 billion ($48.5  billion) offer from a group including the investment arm of the  Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, Providence Equity Partners Inc.  and Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC, the company said on  Saturday.


Le congratulazioni di Bush, Peres, Blair, Fini, Barroso e SolanaAuguri dal vicepremier israeliano e da Hamas                                                  E' ufficiale: ha vinto Abu Mazen La percentuale Ã¨ del 62,3%                                                                                Al candidato indipendente di sinistra Barghuti il 19,8%


Livorno, 18:35 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: ESSERE SUPER PER FERMARE L'INTER

Sa che la sfida all'Inter è una gara proibitiva, ma il tecnico del Livorno Arrigoni cerca di ...


New adware program silently installs on Mac OS X systems and opens Web browser windows.


Alabama health officials conduct phone survey

Today and tomorrow (Tuesday), the Alabama Department of Public Health will conduct a statewide telephone survey of the state's medical community to better understand how much influenza


Martin wins the Tour de Corse, Loeb takes title.

Ford number one driver, Markko Martin has won the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse today [Sunday], taking victory by over 2 minutes, while Sebastien Loeb finished second to seal the drivers' title on home ground.


ALENIA SPAZIO: CONSEGNATA A ESA CUPOLA STAZIONE SPAZIALE

(AGI) - Torino, 6 set - Alenia Spazio, societa' di Finmeccanica, ha consegnato oggi all'Agenzia Spaziale Europea la Cupola per la Stazione Spaziale Internazionale. La Cupola e' una struttura pressurizzata


Motorola, Nortel reportedly in talks to combine units

Motorola Inc  and Nortel Networks Corp  are in talks to combine their wireless infrastructure units, the Wall Street Journal reported, quoting people familiar with the situation.


C's top Pistons with streaks on the line

The Eastern Conference finals in June might look a lot like a matchup did in January. Glen Davis scored a career-high 20 points, giving Boston's Big Three a huge lift in a 92-85 win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night in a marquee game that lived up to its billing.


Macedonians Edge Toward Vote on Albanian Powers

Opponents of a Western-backed deal giving Macedonia's Albanian minority greater local powers say they are within striking distance of forcing a referendum on the issue.


Lost School Experiments to Be Relaunched

REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Nearly two years after their experiments were destroyed in the Columbia shuttle explosion, high school students are getting a second chance to see how space affects everyday things such as hair, flowering seeds and plant food.


Serra: "Abbiate pazienza per i disagi". Veltroni: "Siamo preoccupati"Deviati numerosi bus, chiuse quattro fermate della metropolitana                                          Bush, per Roma il giorno piÃ¹ lungo imponenti misure di sicurezza                                                                                di GABRIELE ISMAN


Mexico shutting 600,000 bpd oil output due cold front

Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex was shutting down about one-fifth of its daily output on Sunday due to bad weather, but said it expects to quickly resume output within days.


Mother Nature is creating a disruption for July Fourth activities at the nation's capital.


In Europa salgono i listini di Londra e Parigi


Marsh & McLennan CEO May Be Ousted - WSJ

The outside directors of Marsh & McLennan (MMC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) have talked to New York's attorney general about having its chief executive step aside amid a probe into its business practices, the Wall Street Journal said


Boeing to Build Upper Stage of NASA's Ares I Rocket

WASHINGTON - NASA announced Tuesday that it has selected Houston-based Boeing Space Exploration to build the upper stage of the Ares I rocket the United States will use to launch astronauts into orbit after the space shuttle retires.


Londra, 14:24 - F1, GP BRASILE A INTERLAGOS FINO AL 2014

Interlagos continuerà ad ospitare il Gp di Formula Uno fino al 2014. Bernie Ecclestone ha rag...


Medicina: sono le stesse in tutto il mondo le cause dell'infarto

MONACO - I principali responsabili dell'infarto sono nove e sono sempre gli stessi in tutto il mondo e per tutte le etnie. Lo rivela uno studio internazionale coordinato dall'universita' canadese McMaster


A judge on Monday denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Scott Peterson, saying the evidence presented so far in his murder trial was enough to justify a conviction if the jury so decides.


Cole slams former Arsenal team-mates: Times

England defender Ashley Cole said it was the lack of effort by his former team-mates which contributed to Arsenal's poor 2005/06 Premiership season.


Several strong earthquakes hit northwestern Japan; 7 dead, 500 ...

A series of powerful earthquakes and aftershocks rattled northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 700 as buildings crumbled, two trains were derailed and roadways were torn apart.


Fanno meglio di public company, studio di Credit Suisse


The Washington area is a major center for innovative treatments for children with neurological and behavioral problems, but do any of them really work?


Treviso, 19:34 - Basket, Treviso: per Napoli in forte dubbio Bulleri e Garnett

La Benetton Treviso rischia di recarsi a Napoli domenica senza Massimo Bulleri e Marlon Garnet infor...


The state treasurer, suspended after an indictment last week on a cocaine distribution charge, has entered a 30-day rehabilitation program in Arizona, according to a court document filed Thursday.


Eurostat diffonde i dati del mese di aprile


Oracle again extended its tender offer for PeopleSoft to Friday, Sept. 10 at midnight, Eastern Standard Time. Oracle is offering $21 per share or about $7.


Authorities raided five residences and and an Internet service provider Wednesday morning in the first federal criminal enforcement action against private peer-to-peer (P2P) (define) networks.


Australia Beats NZ for Sweep of Test Cricket Wins

Australia beat New Zealand by 213 runs in the second cricket Test in Adelaide to clinch a 2-0 series victory and complete a winning record against all nine nations at the sport's elite level.


Looking ahead to tonightâs game, John Crumpacker of The San Francisco Chronicle takes a look at Vernon Davis and tries not to see Terrell Owens. Mark Gaughan of The Buffalo News goes into the emotions of the Bills after both a loss and the devastating injury to tight end Kevin Everett. Sal Maiorana of the Rochester [...].


Iraqi Sunni Clerics Threaten Election Boycott

A powerful group of Sunni Muslim clerics threatened Sunday to call a boycott of Iraqi elections planned for January if US forces launch a widely expected full-scale assault on rebel-held Falluja.


The head of the Boots healthcare chain, Richard Baker, quits in a management shake-up.


The Nets reported deal for Vince Carter very much surprises me given New Jersey's cost-slashing moves in the offseason that saw the exits of Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles.


Boston beat the Yankees 4-2 as the AL play-off goes all the way to game seven.


Statistical error exaggerated deaths from obesity in US: officials

A US government report released in March on the number of deaths related to obesity in the United States exaggerated the number due to a statistical error, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement.


Schools for children with special needs should not close unless provision is improving, the government says.


Eddie Jordan checked out of the hospital yesterday. He ended up there after Washington Wizards trainers examined his swollen left calf on Thanksgiving morning and immediately recommended that the team's head coach see a physician.


Jack Straw says capping donations to political parties could result in single-issue pressure groups wielding undue influence.


Madrid, 09:47 - CALCIO, CAPELLO SI SCUSA CON TORRES

Fabio Capello si scusa con Fernando Torres, a cui aveva dato del simulatore dopo il derby Real-Atlet...


Update 1: Dollar Hits All-Time Low Against Euro

The US dollar dropped to a new all-time low against the euro Wednesday as the European currency rose to US$1.3035, breaking a week-old record against the slumping greenback.


Hilton leaves jail, sheriff cites suicide fears

Hours after a beaming Paris Hilton was freed from three weeks in jail, the sheriff criticized for briefly putting her under house arrest said on Tuesday he allowed her out because he feared for her life.


Ted Kennedy did more than welcome Barack Obama into the warm embrace of his legendary family. He also consigned the Clintons and their brass-knuckle brand of politics to the past.


Royal & Sun Alliance, Britain's second-largest insurance company, is planning to shift over 1,100 jobs to India as a part of its cost-cutting exercise.


Sears-Kmart Deal Highlights Future Retail Trend

The planned acquisition of Sears, Roebuck and Co. by Kmart Holding Corp. highlights a changing retail environment that could soon eliminate the department store as we know it, analysts and consultants said on Friday.


IAEA to scrutinize Iranian nuclear fuel: Russia

The Bushehr nuclear power plant Russia is building for Iran will operate under the strict control of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, a senior Russian official was quoted as saying on Thursday.


Drive-by Web Attack Could Hit Home Routers

If you haven't changed the default password on your home router, do so now.


Perens said the legal arrangement between Sun and Microsoft was "creepy." The agreement, he added, "essentially says that Sun will not stand together with the open source developers who contributed


HOUSTON - Even in a season of 105 wins, there had to be losses. But not like this one. The Cardinals didn't merely lose 6-5 to the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series.


The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced winners of its Top Safety Pick Awards Tuesday. The awards are based on crash tests conducted by the Institute.


Rams keep playoff hopes alive vs. Eagles

ST. LOUIS - Steven Jackson had 148 yards on 24 carries, the best performance by a Rams running back this season, to help St. Louis beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-7 on Monday night.


Chocolate ingredient can help cure persistent coughs

AN INGREDIENT in chocolate could be used to stop persistent coughs and lead to more effective medicines. The study found that theobromine, a derivative found in cocoa, was nearly a third more effective in


England Set Attainable Total after Jones Breakthrough

England finally broke South Africaâs resistance today after Boeta Dippenaar scored a determined century in the opening Test to guide his side to a reasonably competitive total at St Georgeâs Park.


Chirac says true partnership with Libya ahead

French President Jacques Chirac,currently on a visit to Libya, said Wednesday that the turbulent times between the two countries were over and a true partnership was ahead, said


A review body is expected to recommend a pay rise of 2.8% for MPs, but Gordon Brown wants them to accept 1.9%.


Pride and Joy in India Over La.'s Bobby Jindal

KHANPUR, India -- U.S. politics aren't usually the subject of gossip in the homes of this sleepy rice- and wheat-growing village in northern India. But when Bobby Jindal, an American of Indian descent, was elected governor of Louisiana this month, the residents of his ancestral village erupted in...


X PRIZE Cup Tickets on Sale; Tickets to See the Future Generation of Spaceships in Las Cruces, New Mexico Available Online and Over the Phone

The X PRIZE Cup announced today that tickets are officially on sale to the public for the spectacular two-day festival dedicated to the future of space exploration. The event will be held live in Las Cruces International Airport in southern New Mexico on October 20 and 21, 2006.


Weakened Arafat Heads for France, Cancer Suspected

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leader Yasser  Arafat, weakened by what doctors think may be leukemia, flew  for treatment in France on Friday from the besieged West Bank  headquarters where he has been pinned for over 2-1/2 years.


In Portugal the campaign for Sunday's referendum on abortion reform has ended.


Turkey to open port, airport to Cyprus traffic: EU

Turkey has offered to open a port and an airport to traffic from Cyprus in a last-minute bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks, EU President Finland said on Thursday.


DEATH PENALTY: Russians Say Spare Saddam's Life

MOSCOW, Nov 15 (IPS) - Russian politicians and Muslim leaders here have  thrown their weight against the death sentence handed down early  this month to Saddam Hussein, and suggest that an independent,  international tribunal be set up to retry the former Iraqi  president.


Londra, 13:56 - CALCIO, GASCOIGNE TROPPO UBRIACO: BANDITO DA 4 HOTEL

I guai di Paul Gascoigne, l'ex stella della nazionale inglese, da tempo alle prese con i problemi di...


New U.S. audit questions efficacy of Iran sanctions

The economic impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unclear and Iran has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms since 2003, said a U.S. audit report.


Readers give their versions of what happened

it's said that they were all there -- looked invisible to me. I do not agree with the suspensions being indefinite, 10 games


The president declared a state of emergency, announcing in a broadcast on state radio and television that he has ordered the army to "take all necessary measures" to restore order after three days of violent protests.


Volunteers and emergency staff are recognised for their rescue work during the floods across England.


HELSINKI, Finland A rare glimpse into Adolf Hitler engaged in conversation is back by popular demand.


President Bush asked for billions of dollars in new spending for the Iraq war on Monday, as car bombs killed 24 people in Baghdad and its besieged residents awaited a crackdown on sectarian violence.


Genitori assolderanno squadra di detective portoghesi


Azul Upgrades Vega 'Computing Appliance'

Azul Systems Inc. is doubling the capacity of its "computing appliance," a device that uses multiple multicore processors and is a departure from the typical server-based approach to large scale computing.


Mexico flicks the switch on a huge telescope which could uncover clues about the creation of the universe.


Madrid, 10:13 - F1, ALONSO: SCHUMACHER PILOTA PIU' ANTI SPORTIVO DELLA STORIA

Fernando Alonso attacca Schumacher. In un'intervista a 'Radio Marca' lo spagnolo della Renault defin...


When Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee appear before Congress, their reputations, and others', will be on the line


Report shows why women decline tamoxifen

Boston researchers say many women at high risk for breast cancer are declining tamoxifen, the first approved drug for prevention of breast cancer.


LA Times: Oracle's Ellison Mulls NFL Team Purchase

Oracle Corp. Chief Executive Larry Ellison, one of the world's richest people, is looking at possibly owning a National Football League franchise, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday.


Compromise in sight for Volkwagen unions, management

A compromise deal was in view at the end of more than 20 hours of management-union talks aimed at breaking the deadlock in wage and job talks, according to sources close to the talks.


In 6 Lodging Categories, Standards Are High _ but so Are the Prices

HAMILTON, Bermuda _ Three of the four roofs above our heads were made of slate and painted white. My wife, Juju, and I ran around for a week, sampling places to stay, and most had in common those white slate roofs.


Young hearts roam free on UK cellco network

But what happens when you turn 25? Blyk, a new mobile phone service for teenagers and young adults, went live in the UK yesterday. Customers aged between 16 and 24 get free mobile phone calls and texts, in exchange for receiving up to six adverts a day on their mobiles.â¦


The Slow Pace of Justice on Options Backdating

A sweeping investigation into the backdating of stock options at more than 100 companies has so far led to relatively few enforcement actions or resolutions.


GOP Rep. Jerry Lewis of California announced Friday that he'll seek a 16th term, putting to rest speculation that he would retire amid a federal lobbying probe.


Roma, 20:49 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: RECUPERARE MA SENZA FRENESIE

Delio Rossi promette una Lazio pronta a dare l'anima per recuperare il -11 in campionato. ''Ma senza...


LOS ANGELES  Â Cher said farewell, but not goodbye. Two-and-a-half years after the final show of her three-year "Farewell" concert tour, the Oscar-, Emmy- and Grammy-award winner announced last week that she'd signed on for a three-year, 200-show engagement at Caesars Palace.


The Monday Interview: Leader of the Movement for Democratic Change

Zimbabwe's main opposition leader is relaxing today in his bungalow in Harare, having just escaped a death sentence for treason.


Eindhoven matter gets Gunners over trauma

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger was relieved to have finally exorcised the ghosts of last season's awful start to the Champions League.


A set of paintings by Jack Vettriano has fetched more than Â£1m at auction. Bluebird at Bonneville, one of seven originally commissioned by Sir Terence Conran, went for Â£468,000 - the second-highest price for a Vettriano after the Singing Butler sold for Â£744,500 in 2004


As firms do the real math, losses related to mortgages could pile up.


Paetec to Buy McLeod, Expand in Fiber Optics

Paetec Holding, the U.S. phone company focused on corporate customers, agreed to buy closely held McLeodUSA for $492 million in stock to gain its high-speed fiber-optic network.


Raid prima dell'alba nei monasteri: 200 religiosi prelevati nella metropoli, 500 a Mogaung e altri 150 a Ngwe KyaryanI religiosi hanno ripreso a sfilare. La polizia spara colpi di avvertimeno e carica, a terra una persona                                          850 monaci arrestati nella notte Rangoon, migliaia per le strade                                                                                Fermati due dirigenti del partito di Aung San Suu KyiBarricate per impedire la marcia, cannoni ad acqua a Sule


Ukrainian Supreme Court enters new day of hearings

KIEV - Ukraine's Supreme Court is sitting a second day to hear allegations of presidential vote-rigging as parliament debates a no-confidence motion in the government.


The Air Line Pilots Association expects to have a decision by early Thursday regarding a $300 million wage and benefit concession agreement affecting its US Airways pilots, according to a union spokesman.


Palermo, 19:17 - CALCIO, PALERMO: GUANA SALTA PARTITELLA

Doppio allenamento per il Palermo. I giocatori hanno effettuato una fase tattica undici contro zero,...


Spain wants Mediterranean diet protected

Spain launched a drive Monday to win European support for a bid to include the traditional Mediterranean diet on a U.N. list of protected world cultural treasures.


The shuttle Discovery backed away from the international space station and started a two-day journey home after its crew bade farewell to the residents of the orbiting outpost and left behind U.S. astronaut Suni Williams for a six-month stay.


Chelsea legend Marcel Desailly says he was very surprised the club appointed Avram Grant as Jose Mourinho's successor.


Stocks Open Lower; New Oil Record Weighs

U.S. stocks opened lower on Tuesday,  dragged down by oil prices at around $54 a barrel, while  Merrill Lynch & Co. MER.N and State Street Corp. STT.N both  reported lower quarterly profit.


An anti-racism body praises the conviction of a man for racial abuse despite the victim not coming forward.


Iraq cleric agrees to ceasefire... sort of

However, key members of the cleric's movement insisted terms of the deal had not been finalised. The claims and counterclaims followed an announcement Tuesday by prime minister Ayad Allawi that the basis of


Munch masterpiece 'The Scream' stolen from Oslo museum

A version of Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream" and another famous painting by the great Norwegian artist were stolen from an Oslo museum by armed and hooded robbers, police said.


Italian Hostage in Iraq Begs for Life - TV Tape

Giuliana Sgrena, an Italian journalist held hostage in Iraq, begged for her life and appealed for foreign troops to quit the country in a tape released by insurgents on Wednesday.


Good Grief! That Favorite Comic Strip Is Missing

Newspapers across the country have been reducing comic strips in the face of sluggish advertising revenue and rising paper costs.


The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial, struggling to help deadlocked jurors reach a verdict, is taking an unusual step that some legal experts say could make a conviction easily reversible on appeal.


El Greco Painting in an Envelope Comes to Auction

An unknown painting by old master El  Greco, discovered by chance in a brown envelope in a flat in  Spain, will be offered for sale in December with a starting  price of 600,000 pounds ($1.1 million).


Q&A: Richard Lawson on Oracle, SAP and being customer-oriented

Richard Lawson, the co-founder of Lawson Software, talked about why SAP is the No. 1 ERP software vendor instead of his company, what his firm is doing now and why Oracle's buying spree presents "a huge opportunity."


The government unveils its strategy to bring about a cultural shift in attitudes towards drinking in England.


Firefox 3.0 may Block Sites Fingered by Google

Sites that Google has determined house malware would be blocked by a feature under discussion for the next major release of Firefox.


Nielsen/NetRatings reported that more than 100 million Europeans use the Internet--and of these, more than 54 million go surfing over a broadband connection.


Chad Knaus was on a furious mission two weeks ago, trying to figure out where the tradition of kissing the Yard of Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway began.


Australia's greatest ever swimmer Ian Thorpe announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 24 on Tuesday.


A fraudster who worked as a forensic psychologist without any qualifications is convicted of deception.


Hunting for the deadliest weapons in the insurgents' arsenal along one of the most dangerous highways in Iraq, a U.S. Army patrol rolls past the charred remnants of a suicide bomber's car. Moments later, the troops snake by a roadside pitted by an explosives-packed donkey cart that was blown up trying to hit an American convoy.


SpaceShipOne has completed its second suborbital flight in five days, securing the $10 million Ansari X Prize. SpaceShipOne is the first privately built, manned vehicle to reach space.


Yesterday, Novell shipped its Linux Desktop 9 product, the software maker's attempt to unseat Windows on business PCs. Developed with SUSE underpinnings and based on Kernel 2.6, Novell liberally sprinkled


Wintel, take 2? Companies partner on digital home

Intel and Microsoft teamed up to create and tackle the PC world. Next up: the digital-entertainment world. The two companies will announce on Thursday a joint marketing campaign for television, print, cinema


Brescia: donna uccisa, interrogato un ragazzo

BRESCIA - E' in corso nella caserma dei carabinieri di Brescia un interrogatorio a un italiano con precedenti per droga, sospettato del tentato omicidio avvenuto la scorsa notte a Manerbio, dove una 39enne e' stata ferita gravemente alla testa da un colpo


Etymotic noise-isolating earphones, $69.99 shipped

Ditch those crummy bundled earphones and upgrade to this top-rated set. Amazon.com has it on sale for $70, no rebate required.


Per contributo a rafforzamento ruolo donne, laudatio Merkel


Cassini beams close-up images of Saturn's giant moon Titan

The US-European spacecraft Cassini has begun beaming close-up images of Saturn's giant moon Titan to Earth. Cassini reached the point of closest approach, 1,198 km, at 10.


Officials: Hamas and Fatah agree to ceasefire

The leading Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah agreed to a cease-fire after street battles left at least two people dead, leaders of other parties involved in the talks announced early Monday.


Libri, l'ebbrezza del volo e altri esordi italiani

La voglia di affidarsi al vento in Zero resto di Sergio Covelli e un'adolescenza difficile in La stanza di sopra di Rosella Postorino. E in testa alla classifica sale Boccamurata


David Jones Posts 2nd-Half Profit on Clothing Sales

David Jones Ltd., Australia's second- largest department store, posted a second-half profit after increasing earnings at its credit card unit, selling more clothes and opening a store in Sydney's Bondi Junction.


Economix: The Choice: A Longer Life or More Stuff

The most authoritative report on the cost of health insurance came out Tuesday, and itÂs sure to cause some new outrage.


US Trade Deficit No Cause for Alarm-Evans

U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans on  Tuesday brushed off financial market concerns about America's  massive trade deficit and stressed that a recent sharp uptick  was fueled in part by surging energy prices.


SuperSonics end Spurs' 21-game home winning streak

The surprising Seattle SuperSonics stopped the San Antonio Spurs' long winning streak at home and moved into a tie for the NBA victory lead.


U.S. Wholesale Inventories Up 0.5 Percent

Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose a slightly-less-than-expected 0.5 percent in September as stocks of automotive goods declined, a government report showed on Tuesday.


UNITED NATIONS - The government of Rwanda is warning of an imminent attack against Rwandan Hutu rebels who have moved into eastern Congo.


There was the talking horse, of course. Also the heroic collie, the helpful dolphin and an entire planet of apes. Animals used to be a TV staple, but lately they've been put out to pasture, aka cable.


Sean Penn has a message for the creators of South Park: Voting is cool, and you are not. The Oscar-winning actor penned a scathing letter Wednesday to the 'toon's brain trust, Trey Parker


Portuguese shepherd short-changed in goats-for-wife deal

A Portuguese shepherd took up arms in despair after he bartered 15 goats and 2,500 euros (3,000 dollars) in exchange for a young new wife, who never turned up, a newspaper reported.


In cinque mesi il loro valore si e' dimezzato


Wednesday's decision to dissolve former ruling party may ensure the military's political dominance.


Via da ieri alla nuova procedura negli scali maggiori del PaeseE arriva anche il check out: i controlli verranno ripetuti all'uscita                                          Usa, ultima stretta sulla sicurezza impronte di dieci dita alla frontiera                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente MARIO CALABRESI


Former champion Jacques Villeneuve will have his first test for Sauber in Spain this month after a seat fitting at the Formula One team's Swiss factory on Thursday.


AMD cuts desktop PC prices again, Intel expected to follow suit

(InfoWorld) - Advanced Micro DevicesÂ (AMD) announced its latest round of desktop processor price cuts on Monday, and rival Intel is expected to follow the move later this month. AMD slashed prices on its top-of-the-line desktop PC microprocessors on Monday to $599 per pair for the 3GHz version from $799, making it the same price as its 2.8GHz version. The move may be a sign it wants to clear out the chips ahead of the launch of itsÂ next generation chips, Barcelona. The company also reduced the price of some of its best dual-core processors, the Athlon 64 X2 6000+, which runs at 3.0GHz, fell to $178 from $241 and its AMD 64 X2 5600+, to $157 from $505, according to its latest price list. The company has apparently stopped producing several chips, the Athlon 64 X2 3600s and 3800s. A total of six AMD Athlon dual-core offerings for the desktop can now be bought for below $100 each. The company's single core desktop processors are all now priced below $100, with the Athlon 64 3200+, a 2GHz chip, at $48 and the Sempron 3200+, a 1.8GHz chip, at $31, the lowest price processor on the list. AMD's laptop PC processor prices remained the same. AMD and Intel have been in a tit-for-tatÂ price warÂ for well over a year now, and the results have been great for users -- particularly in desktop PCs. Price reductions for microprocessors and other computer components are a natural part of the business. As products age, they lose value, so lower prices are used as a way to entice users to spend less on slightly older technology. But theÂ market share battlesÂ between AMD and Intel in recent years have pushed both companies to boost technology and keep pricing down, to the benefit of users. Intel is expected to follow the AMD price reductions with a round of its own price slashing on July 22, according to a report by investment banking firm Goldman Sachs Group. Â


But in the Nextel Cup's two stops at New Hampshire International Speedway this summer, the dominance of the No. 97 Ford made things mostly mundane.


An "all in one" academy is proposed for Cornwall, which would combine a school and university.


In the Studios' Shadow, an Avant-Garde Eye

Pat O'Neill, whose virtuosic films engage with Los Angeles as a subject but eschew Hollywood blood sport, is the subject of a retrospective at the Santa Monica Museum of Art.


Sono accusati di associazione sovversiva e banda armata


Former British PM Blair converts to Catholicism

Former British prime minister Tony Blair has converted to Roman Catholicism, his spokesman told AFP Saturday.


Sprint Center Of Attention For Nextel And Verizon Wireless

Sprint Corp.'s enterprise operation, including its nationwide fiber-optic network, suddenly is looking like a swan and not a lame duck, as Verizon Wireless assesses the possibility of making a bid for Sprint in the boiling cell-phone merger scene.


Seven suspects detained over British bomb plot

British police arrested two more suspects in a hunt for members of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a jeep packed with fuel into an airport and left two car bombs in London, police said on Monday.


Gunmen attacked a convoy of civilian trucks Friday, killing one guard, and a cache of arms was seized in a Baghdad mosque, officials said. Security forces detained 77 people across Iraq in a crackdown on sectarian and political extremists.


Gracious hosts and good neighbors that they are, the folks at the PGA Tour opened their doors Tuesday night to an overflow crowd of media representatives in town to cover Sunday's Super Bowl in Jacksonville, 30 minutes north.


Pilot took evasive action in milliseconds before Dec. 10 Snowbirds crash

OTTAWA (CP) - Both pilots appeared to follow procedure in the milliseconds leading to a fatal mid-air collision between two Snowbirds aircraft Dec. 10, suggests an interim report from the investigation.


Giants notebook: Nosedive puts focus on Manning's development

Despite a 4-1 start and early-season playoff hopes, the only likely positive the Giants might now get out of the 2004 season will apparently be evaluated solely on the progress of rookie quarterback Eli Manning.


Cardinals Rout Dodgers in Playoff Opener

Larry Walker hit two home runs and  Woody Williams pitched six strong innings for the St. Louis  Cardinals who opened the National League Divisional Series  playoffs with an easy 8-3 romp over the Los Angeles Dodgers.


The two crewmen aboard the international space station lost a few pounds during the five weeks they were forced to ration their dwindling supply of food, but they said Wednesday that they were no worse for wear.


Jonathan Glazer's first film was the hip Sexy Beast in 2001, about British gangsters scheming in Spain. His second film is Birth, in which Nicole Kidman plays a woman who believes her dead husband is inhabiting a 10-year-old's body.


Larry Johnson's play over the last few weeks has made his previous squabbles with Chiefs head coach Dick Vermeil a thing of the past.


GE sells 60% of pioneering India division

The General Electric Co. said Monday it had sold a 60 percent stake in its pioneering back- office unit in India to two private equity firms for $500 million.


A scheme to offer nations an economic incentive to protect tropical forests is vital in the battle against climate change.


U.S., Russia urge other states to join missile pact

Russia and the United States urged all countries to destroy medium range nuclear-capable missiles, in a joint declaration by the former Cold War foes published by the Russian foreign ministry on Sunday.


BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Four weeks after killer  waves destroyed communities around the Indian Ocean, a lone  tsunami survivor was rescued from a remote island, a rare  moment of hope among countless tales of grief and loss.


Grady Little seemed pretty relaxed (when is he not?) in a casual conversation over the phone late last week as he buckled in for September with the Padres trying to creep up on his Dodgers in the National League West.


L'episodio accaduto nell'intervallo, pare su richiesta della squadra ospite, di Venturina-Rieti, gara di calcio del campionato di serie D. Piero, 44 anni, dice: Â«Non sono stati loroÂ». Lâonorevole Mussi Ã¨ Â«indignato e sconcertatoÂ».


Reynolds American Inc. RAI.N, the  maker of Camel and Kool cigarettes, on Monday posted a  third-quarter profit and raised its full-year forecast, citing  tax benefits and cost savings.


Sidney Crosby's high ankle sprain will force him to miss Sunday's NHL All-Star game and six to eight weeks of the season.


Dan Marino and Steve Young set dozens of NFL passing records in the 1980s and '90s, some of which Peyton Manning is erasing now. Marino and Young soon might have something else in common: membership in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


Colosso francese scende a 4,1% leder mutui immobiliari Usa


Coach Andy Robinson's future looks increasingly bleak after the struggling world champions slump to their eighth defeat in nine games.


Emendamenti, per sindaco Bologna, daranno sollievo a bilanci


The UN secretary-general warned that violence against women has reached "hideous" levels in some countries trying to recover from conflict


Tokyo, Shangai e Taiwan chiuse per il capodanno lunare


Redknapp to be unveiled as Saints boss - report

The 57-year-old quit south coast rivals Portsmouth two weeks ago claiming he needed a break from the game. However, BBC Radio Five Live reported this morning that Redknapp has confirmed to them he will be installed at St Maryâs.


On the charred planks of the gymnasium of School No 1, amid soot-covered children's sneakers and shell casings, Beslan's aggrieved citizenry debated fighting back.


Security forces fired on a stronghold of a militant cleric in Pakistan, sparking a gunbattle near the scene of a suicide attack on a military truck that killed 20 people.


Young women who injure their knees playing soccer appear to have a very high chance of developing a potentially disabling arthritis years later, a study suggests.


Torino, 20:49 - CALCIO, JUVE; CAMORANESI: SAREMO PROTAGONISTI

Mauro German Camoranesi scommette sulla Juve: ''Saremo protagonisti'', ha detto a Juve Channel il ce...


Last-minute shoppers flocked to the Internet, leading online retail sales to surpass estimates for the holiday season.


Pakistan-India peace talks planned despite bombings

Pakistan's foreign minister will arrive in India on Tuesday for peace talks, in a sign the bombing of an India-Pakistan train that killed at least 66 people had failed to aggravate ties between the nuclear rivals.


Barclays May Acquire Control of South Africa's Absa

Barclays Plc, the UK's third-biggest lender, may buy control of South African bank Absa Group Ltd. for at least $3 billion to boost its presence in Africa's biggest economy.


Casey Mears turned a lap of 182.556 mph in his Chevrolet on Friday, taking the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway.


Axiotron's Mac tablet comes out of hiding

Start-up Axiotron shows off its Modbook, a keyboard-free tablet computer that began its life as an Apple MacBook. And yes, it's authorized by Apple.


Report Assails Harvard's Links with Nazis

Collegial relations between Harvard University and the Nazis in the 1930s were a "shameful" episode that helped give a favorable picture of the regime in the United States, according to a report released on Sunday.


MasterCard posts quarterly profit vs. loss

MasterCard Inc. , the credit  card company that went public in May, reported a fourth-quarter  profit on Friday, reversing a year-ago loss.


N-suspension may last only a few months: Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 17 : A senior Iranian official said Wednesday that Tehran was only likely to suspend sensitive nuclear activities surrounding the enrichment of uranium for a few months.


Shilpa Shetty incontrera' Elisabetta II il 12 marzo


Gamal Mubarak says Egypt must promote its Mid-East vision to ward off foreign plans to "erase Arab identity".


Theater Review | 'Fables de La Fontaine': On the Surface, the Moral. Beneath That, the Blood.

Robert Wilson and the ComÃ©die FranÃ§aise have uncovered the rush of pulsing blood beneath the lapidary drollness of La Fontaineâs moral tales.


A Colombian grandfather to the children of a U.S. defense contractor held by leftist rebels offered Saturday to take his place in captivity, saying the man's twin four-year-olds should finally meet their father.


ABUJA, Nigeria -- Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw flew to Sudan Monday, part of a stepped-up world diplomatic offensive to end the humanitarian crisis in troubled Darfur.


President Vladimir Putin warned Georgia not to provoke or blackmail Russia on Wednesday as Moscow ignored international appeals to drop economic sanctions against its southern neighbor.


Il rialzo atteso atteso si attestava sullo 0,1%


Ma indice di fiducia delle imprese superiore alle attese


Martha Stewart's 'Jail Me' Request Granted

Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum in New York granted Martha Stewart's request to be assigned to a prison camp in Danbury, Connecticut.


Schianto nel Foggiano: quattro morti Controesodo, sulle strade 41 ...

POGGIO IMPERIALE (Foggia) - Sono state necessarie molte ore a vigili del fuoco e agenti della Polizia stradale per identificare i quattro giovani morti ieri all' alba in un incidente sulla corsia sud dell'autostrada A14, all'altezza del casello di Poggio


Ongoing patent infringement suit had barred SanDisk from showing its MP3 players until trade show's last day.


Pharmacists and insurance counselors say many of the 600,000 beneficiaries will not discover the change in their status until they show up at pharmacies next month.


Iraq President Says Foreign Troops Needed

Iraqi election workers Tuesday began collecting the vote tallies from around the country, putting the finishing touches on the first free election in Iraq in half a century.


The Museum of Modern Art is the first American project by Tokyo-based architect Yoshio Taniguchi. NEW YORK - Once upon a time, bossy escalators pushed visitors on a chronological march through claustrophobic little rooms.


The markets in the Central African Republic offer all of the jungle's delicacies, including monkey, chimpanzee, antelope and, if you have the cash, even elephant.


Reggio Calabria, 17:37 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: BELLA PARTITA, MA ABBIAMO SOFFERTO

"Mancano pochi punti per la salvezza, adesso siamo piÃ¹ tranquilli". Pasquale Marino continua a volar...


Tobacco, poverty drive cancer in developing world

Rising tobacco use and poverty will fuel cancer across the developing world, more than doubling the number of new cases to 27 million by 2050, experts predicted on Thursday.


UPDATE 1-France bidding for 2-0 lead as play suspended

France were clinging on to hopes of a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup semi-final against Spain when poor light forced Juan Carlos Ferrero and Fabrice Santoro


Profile: King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia

Sihamoni, who was chosen as Cambodia's monarch by the nine-member Royal Council on Oct. 14 following his father king Norodom Sihanouk announced abdication a week earlier, is the second king for the Cambodian nation in over 60 years.


U.N. Hopes Ex-Rebels Will Buy Into Kosovo Peace Deal

The U.N. deal gives the Albanian population considerable independence, though with a dose of international supervision.


5 convicted of rapes on island founded by Bounty mutineers

The mayor of the Pacific Ocean island of Pitcairn and his son were among five men found guilty Monday of a series of rapes and sexual assaults against girls on the island stretching back over four decades.


Brady Clark drove in four runs and Milwaukee used a six-run third inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-5 on Monday. Geoff Jenkins homered leading off the second, then followed Clark's two-run single in


U.N. relief officials warned Monday that people affected by the south Asia earthquake and tsunami may be dying of hunger and disease because wrecked roads and bad communications are blocking the distribution of supplies.


A U.S. attack helicopter crashed on a training mission in southern Germany, killing two American soldiers, the U.S. military said Wednesday. The AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter crashed Tuesday night at the Grafenwoehr Training Area during aerial gunnery exercises, Army Maj. Wayne Marotto said.


Plane carrying 50 people crashes in China

BEIJING - There were no survivors in a plane crash that occurred in northern China Sunday, say government officials. There were 47 passengers and three crew members on board the plane headed for Shanghai.


Mozilla gets ready to launch what may become one of the most significant steps in Internet browser innovations since the release of the Internet Explorer 4.0.


A new web-based service will turn any digital picture into an iPod-style silhouette ad. It costs $20, but customers eager to turn themselves  -- and their babies, friends and pets -- into adverts for Apple. By Leander Kahney.


IBM pushing wireless through partnerships

The computing giant is stepping up its wireless efforts through partnerships, looking to sell to municipalities, hospitals and colleges.


Accordo per monitoraggio, Boniver presenta piani Italia


The basis of new 'single level' pupil progress tests is changed, to more closely resemble Sats.


Lost amid T.O.'s return is a battle for first place

The City of Brotherly Love will proudly be on its worst behavior when Terrell Owens returns to town with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday to face the Philadelphia Eagles.


Physical fitness an important predictor of heart health, according ...

(National-NBC) Sept. 8, 2004 - About one-third of American adults are obese, which can cause many health problems. A new study shows lack of physical fitness is an even more important predictor of heart problems.


Higher earners could face increased fines for minor offences under government plans.


Famous funk singer Rick James died in his sleep last Friday in his Los Angeles home. Police assume he died of natural causes, but an autopsy will take place shortly. Jamesâ publicist, Maureen O'Connor, believes that he died of heart failure. Rick James...


Greece 101, United States 95: United States, Yet Again, Falls Short of Gold Medal

Greece turned a 12-point deficit into a 14-point lead with a stretch of hot shooting and went on to beat the Americans in the semifinals of the world championship.


England race to a 2-0 series lead with a comfortable 161-run win over Zimbabwe.


Plagi doc, finiranno mai? Avril suona come i Rubinoos

Tra i casi piÃ¹ recenti, c'è il singolo della giovane Lavigne, Girlfriend, che ha parecchio in comune con una hit del '79. Dov'è finita l'originalità?


Singhâs on the fringe; Tiger on the rough?

ATLANTA - Vijay Singh went 15 holes without a birdie at the Tour Championship. He missed half his fairways and a half-dozen putts inside 12 feet.


Lithuanian left-wing parties to form coalit with Labour Party

Lithuania's left-wing parties - the social-democrats and the social-liberals - signed on Thursday an agreement with the Labour Party to begin the talks to form the ruling coalition in parliament and a new ...


France Seeks Return of Reporters in Iraq Amid Headscarf Threat

The French government demanded the release of two journalists kidnapped in Iraq by a group demanding that France rescind a ban on Islamic headscarves in the nation's schools within 48 hours.


Chancellor Gordon Brown has signalled his backing for the Prime Minister over the "difficult times" he faces over Iraq.


Shortly after activating his new iPhone, Michael DeAgonia  received his â first phone call. A few moments after that, I got another. I was able to swap between calls, merge them, put them on hold, and separate them without hassle. Other phones, of course, do that as well. Whatâs the difference here? The multitouch screen and interface. I can confirm what early reviewers have already pointed out: it works like magic.â The iPhone, DeAgonia indicates, â isnât a collection of features, itâs a well-thought-out multi-function device with functions bound together by a drop-dead simple, drop-dead gorgeous interface. The sum is more than the parts.â


Intel to throttle power by enhancing silicon

Intel will try to further cut power consumption in its next generation of chips by using improved strained silicon, along with transistors that block power to other circuits, and other added features.


Anthony Hopkins, who won an Oscar for his performance as Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs", says he won't return in the same role.


Canada intends to return to the forefront on African development issues, beginning with a renewed effort at helping the troubled continent grow out of poverty, says Finance Minister Ralph Goodale.


Blood test tells how successful breast cancer treatment is

A blood test has been developed which counts cancer cells in the advanced breast cancer patientâs blood stream and tells whether the treatment is successful.


The culture secretary stands by plans to limit slot machines offering massive prize money in new gambling laws.


Tech Gadget Show Features Hottest Products

With billions of dollars in sales at stake, telecommunications companies are joining the intensifying battle already begun by computing stalwarts and consumer electronics giants to push digital music, photos and television deeper into homes in 2005.


First lady Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will become Argentina's first elected woman leader after easily winning a presidential vote that was largely a referendum on her husband's economic successes.


Sulla scala dove Ã¨ stato trovato il corpo non c'erano impronte delle scarpe del giovaneIndagini sull'ultima telefonata. La ragazza forse uccisa prima delle 9                                             Una macchia di sangue contro Alberto Giallo di Pavia, dubbi sull'ora del delitto                                                                                dal nostro iviato PAOLO BERIZZI


United to seek more cuts from labor, elsewhere

United Airlines says it'll need even more labor cuts than anticipated to get out of bankruptcy. United told a bankruptcy court judge in Chicago today that it intends to start talks with unions next month on a new round of cost savings.


Cloth nappies and compost workshops caused a stink in district council chambers with councillors debating for 40 minutes on whether the schemes were worthy of ratepayer money.


United Capital halts hedge fund refunds: report

United Capital Markets Holdings Inc.  has stopped honoring refunds to investors in some of the firm's  Horizon Strategy group hedge funds that invested in  subprime-mortgage bonds, Bloomberg reported on its Web site on  Tuesday.


ICC names first war crimes suspects in Darfur

Prosecutors for the International Criminal Court on Tuesday named a former Sudan state interior minister and a militia commander as the first suspects it wants tried for war crimes in Darfur.


Choose your side in the Transformers DS games and fight on the Web

Movie tie-in games tend to suck. Hope springs eternal, though, and the allure of giant transforming robots is keeping me at least a little bit hopeful for the Transformers games.


Afghans arrest two foreigners on security charges

Afghanistan has detained two foreign nationals, who local news portals described as "European", for posing a threat to national security, a presidential palace official said on Tuesday.


Apple Mac users are still not taking security issues seriously enough, according to a researcher.


Ivan Pummels Caribbean, Kills at Least 15

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada - Hurricane Ivan pummeled Grenada, Barbados and other islands with its devastating winds and rains, causing at least 15 deaths, before setting a direct course for Jamaica, Cuba and the hurricane-weary southern United States...


Violence hinders U.N. aid work in Chad, Sudan: UNHCR

Pervasive violence in Darfur and eastern  Chad has compromised the U.N. refugee agency's ability to work  in the region, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio  Guterres said on Friday.


Ukrainians are to gather in Kiev to mark seven years since the murder of journalist Georgiy Gongadze.


An inquest into the death of a man shot dead by police that was delayed by the Met Commissioner will begin on Friday.


Passioni da regalare gli oggetti design del 2006

Da mettere sotto l'albero, cinque oggetti d'autore: dalla lampada all'orologio, dalle scarpe alla poltroncina


Germans seek savings through Linux in tough economic times

FRANKFURT, GermanyÂ -- Tough economic times in Germany have made Linux and other open source software products appear tantalizing to local businesses. Yet many remain hesitant to dump their Microsoft Corp. software completely, if for no other reasons than it performs relatively well, and nearly everyone in corporate Germany uses it. That was the general impression from speakers delivering presentations Tuesday at the LinuxWorld conference in Frankfurt.


The chief prosecutor in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein accuses the judge of bias towards the defendant.


Malawi court allows challenge to Madonna adoption

Madonna may want to keep her baby -- but now she's got a fight on her hands.


US Army to withhold portion of Halliburton payments

The billing dispute between the US Army and Houston-based Halliburton Co. continues as the Army on Tuesday said it would withhold paying 15 percent of future invoices from Halliburton.


Colombia Says Irish Fugitives Have Fled Country

By Monica Garcia BOGOTA, Colombia  - Three Irish fugitivesconvicted of teaching leftist Colombian guerrillas how to makebombs have escaped the Andean country and are at large outsideits borders, Colombia's attorney general said late on Thursday.


Jiang-Hu tussle ahead of China's Communist Party plenum

Beijing, Sept. 15 (PTI): The Communist Party of China will hold its fourth plenum here from September 16 to 19 to discuss key issues facing the nation but a reported power tussle between the camps of military