Liverpool V Bayer Leverkusen Key Battles

Liverpool seem to have been handed one of the easier last-16 draws after the group phase of the Champions League. But Rafael Benitez will be careful not to under-estimate the experienced


Seven troops, 23 militants killed in Pakistan clash: military

At least seven Pakistani troops and 23 Islamic militants were killed in a major battle Monday near the Afghan border, days after Islamabad ruled out direct US military intervention.


Man Opens Fire at Mo. Manufacturing Plant

A man walked into a conveyor belt factory and opened fire Thursday afternoon while workers were changing shifts, at one point reloading his shotgun in a parking lot and re-entering the building, witnesses said.


Acclaimed TV gangster saga "The Sopranos" won the Emmy Award as best drama on Sunday for its final season on HBO, becoming the first American series to clinch that prize after ending its prime-time run.


Rice to meet Abbas in search of conference accord

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Condoleezza Rice travels from Israel to meet Palestinian leaders on Thursday to try and break a logjam between the two sides before Washington hosts a major Middle East peace conference.


Politicians and fishing leaders embark on the latest round of annual talks over catch limits.


Continuing its steady push to win over the hearts and wallets of midsize companies, IBM on Tuesday is rolling out two lower-priced Unix-based servers that will go head-to-head with offerings from archrivals Sun Microsystems and Hewlett-Packard.


Oo-rah! A Squad of Actors Takes Lanford Wilson to the Marines

A former marine is hoping to prove to reluctant officials that serious theater would be excellent for troops in war zones.


Gaza, rapito giornalista arabo della Cnn

Ã stato rapito a Gaza un producer ed interprete impiegato dalla Cnn, un arabo israeliano. La notizia Ã¨ stata confermata dall'inviato della Cnn a Gaza, Ben Wedeman. Il giornalista - Riad Ali, un druso che


Elan, Biogen Jump as Drug Shines in Trial

Better test results for Elan Corp's key  Antegren drug lifted the Irish company's shares more than 10  percent as analysts said the data improved its chances of  becoming the leading multiple sclerosis treatment.


HiRISE Camera Photographs Jupiter from Mars

The HiRISE camera is the most powerful telescope to have left Earth orbit. As such, it is capable of some interesting astronomical observations.This image of Jupiter and its major satellites (10 MB) was acquired to calibrate the pointing and color response of the camera.


'Vigilante' Farmer Faces Serious Charges

CAMBRIDGE, Minn. - A 74-year-old man who chased down a thief and held him at gunpoint until authorities arrived now faces a charge more serious than the thief himself.


The Dow Jones industrial average struggled Thursday afternoon in a bid for a third straight record close, although the blue-chip indicator did touch a new intraday high, while the Nasdaq climbed and the broader market stabilized.


Padova, 17:09 - RUGBY, SUPER 10: NEL RECUPERO PETRARCA PADOVA BATTE PARMA

Il Carrera Petrarca ha battuto l'Overmach Parma per 21-15 (13-12) nel recupero della sesta giornata ...


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Doctors Begin to Separate 'Mermaid' Baby's Legs

Doctors have successfully taken the first step toward separating the fused legs of Milagros Cerron, a 9-month-old Peruvian baby dubbed the "Little Mermaid" because of her rare birth defect, her parents said on Wednesday.


A New Age airline is showing there's money to be made despite high energy prices.


Fire in George Washington National Forest Called Arson

By Rex Bowman, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Dec. 15--A fire that blackened nearly 2,900 acres of the George Washington National Forest this week was deliberately set, investigators said yesterday as firefighters declared the blaze under control.


Adobe adds mark-up features to Acrobat 3D

(InfoWorld) - Adobe Systems has upgraded its Adobe Acrobat 3D software for incorporating 3D CAD models in PDF files, adding the ability to mark up the images with product manufacturing information such as dimensions and tolerances. The update also allows the exporting of such data from the PDF file into formats, such as STEP and IGES, used by manufacturing tools. The 3D capabilities, first added to Acrobat in February 2006, can be used by designers to share information and visualizations with colleagues and customers who lack 3D design software installed on their machines. However, the mark-up and export features in the latest version won't work with existing versions of the company's free PDF (Portable Document Format) reader software: users will have to wait until the release of Adobe Reader 8.1, planned next month, for that. Adobe's attempt to further integrate Acrobat into the flow of 3D design information around the enterprise mirrors broader moves in the CAD (computer-aided design) or PLM (product lifecycle management) industry to make 3D models accessible to a wider range of workers. French software developerÂ Dassault SystÃ¨mes began working with MicrosoftÂ in November 2004 to integrate its 3D design tools Catia and SolidWorks with Microsoft's Office applications. In February, the companies demonstrated how Microsoft's Sharepoint Server and Dassault SystÃ¨mes' Catia V5 could be integrated as an Office Business Application. In the proof-of-concept system developed for an aircraft manufacturer, workers were able to rapidly access a 3D model of a malfunctioning product, identify the faulty component, and with a few mouse-clicks order spares for their customer, all from within Microsoft Office, the companies said. Meanwhile UGS, now part of Siemens, announced plans last November to use Microsoft Office running on Windows Vista as a front end for visualizing 3D data from its Teamcenter PLM software, enabling designers to exchange 3D models and manufacturing information with more of their colleagues. The companies have worked together since 2005 on integrating other aspects of Teamcenter and Office. Acrobat 3D can convert 3D design data from these companies, and others such as Autodesk, into PDF files, or embed 3D graphics into Word, Excel or PowerPoint files and convert those into PDF files. Adobe Acrobat 3D 8 is now available in English, French or German, while a Japanese version will go on sale in June. The software will sell for around $995, with upgrades from earlier versions from $295, Adobe said. Â


U.S. says threat against airlines remains high

DAVOS, Switzerland  - The United States is likely to keep a high threat designation for the airline industry because militants still see air travel as a target, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said.


Americans back Petraeus troop plan, oppose war

A majority of Americans approve of U.S. plans for limited troop withdrawals from Iraq but are not more optimistic about the war after testimony last week from a top U.S. general, a new poll found on Tuesday.


Serbia warns of violence if U.S. "snatches" Kosovo

Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica warned the United States and Kosovo Albanians on Saturday that they would be responsible for devastating violence if they "snatch" Kosovo and declare it independent.


2 Ecologists Near End of West Coast Hike

Forget a Global Positioning System or even a map. The Earth's own original satellite is the most important guide for two hikers making the first known continuous trek of the nation's western coastline.


Blog: Check out the latest postings from the CNET Blog Network.


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The Soldier Who Led the Marine Squad in Haditha

Frank Wuterich, the central suspect in the notorious massacre of 24 Iraqis, speaks out for the first time


Bank of America to buy Countrywide for $4 billion

Bank of America Corp said on Friday it would buy battered mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for $4 billion, a move that could avert one of the biggest collapses in the U.S. housing crisis.


Russia focuses on female 'Chechen' passengers after twin plane crashes

Russian investigators announced that explosives were found on both planes that crashed with the loss of 90 lives, as attention focussed on the roles of two dead female passengers believed to be of Chechen origin.


Two U.S. scientists win Nobel for 'gene silencing'

Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their discovery of how to switch off genes, a potential road to new treatments for diseases from AIDS to blindness and cancer.


Allergy alert: Christmas advent calendar chocolates may contain ...

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning people with certain nut allergies not to eat the chocolate figurines found in Christmas advent calendars.


Former Test referee Clive Lloyd criticises the decision to axe umpire Steve Bucknor for the third Test between Australia and India.


KANK gets a bigger response than Pitt's Babel.


Throw a no-hitter as a rookie, and it could mean the start of a Hall of Fame career, as it did for Christy Mathewson, one of the best there ever was.


Former Green Bay receiver Max McGee dies

Max McGee, the unexpected hero of the first Super Bowl and a long-time challenge for Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, died Saturday after falling from the roof of his home, police confirmed. He was 75.


Yao Thrills Capacity Crowd at First China NBA Game

Yao Ming's Houston Rockets squeezed  past the Sacramento Kings on Thursday in the first NBA game to  be played in China, a country the fast-growing basketball  league deems a potential marketing mecca.


PARIS  - Russian sixth seed Marat Safin overcame an injury scare to beat Argentina's 13th seed Guillermo Canas 6-2, 7-6 (7/5) to move just one match away from winning his third Paris Masters title.


Strahclyde Police say a man has died following a shooting outside a pub in East Dunbartonshire.


Tanzania's leader says he will seek a refund from the UK if a probe into the sale of a radar system shows corruption.


Jon Stewart, Hands Long Tied by Strike, Pedals Fast for Oscars

Until the strike by the Writers Guild of America ended a week ago, Jon Stewart was unable to prepare, or even to think much about, his Oscar assignment.


All Brazilian Tony Kanaan had to do was finish fourth or better Sunday at California Speedway regardless of what his Andretti Green Racing teammate, Brit Dan Wheldon, did and the


Mets' Glavine sharpens up for postseason

Tom Glavine aced this playoff test. Glavine pitched eight sharp innings and the newly crowned NL East champion New York Mets, fielding a makeshift lineup for a game that mattered little to them, rallied to beat the fading Florida Marlins 3-2 Tuesday night.


A hospital trust says there have been three more C. difficile linked deaths in its area since the summer.


Questa sera alle 20.30 va in scena la decima giornata del campionato cadetto. Occhi puntati sul âCuriâ di Perugia, dove gli uomini di Colantuono cercheranno di fermare la capolista Empoli, che in difesa dovrÃ  rinunciare a Pratali squalificato.


Group courting black vote draws fire from Toledo mayor, pastors

More Toledo-area blows were exchanged in the fight for the presidential election yesterday, this time with the African-American vote as the targeted prize.


SERIE A: L'INTER DILAGA CON IL MESSINA, IL MILAN RISCHIA CON IL ...

MILANO - Inter batte Messina 5-0 nel 2/o anticipo della 14/ma giornata. In gol Adriano con una tripletta, poi autogol di Eleftheropoulos e Vieri. I nerazzurri partono subito in quarta con Adriano in serata di grazia.


French Court Confirms Diana Paparazzi Acquittal

Three photographers who took pictures of  Britain's Princess Diana and her friend Dodi al Fayed on the  night of their fatal 1997 car crash did not break French  privacy laws, an appeals court ruled Tuesday.


GM Pontiac Minivans to Be Given Away on Regis

General Motors Corp., which created a  stir with the giveaway of 276 Pontiac cars on the Oprah show  last year, hopes for a similar buzz in February when the  television show "Live with Regis and Kelly" will hand out at  least 20 Pontiac minivans.


Former Indian prime minister, PV Narasimha Rao, has died, the speaker of parliament's lower house announces.


'Se i ministri della sinistra estrema andranno in piazza'


Roma, 17:32 - CALCIO, BRESCIA; CORIONI: SCAMBIO SERIC-DOMIZZI SI PUO' FARE

''Lo scambio tra Seric e Domizzi Ã¨ un'ipotesi interessante, che non smentisco. Finora, perÃ², nulla Ã¨...


In a game featuring countless years of playoff futility for both teams, though with vastly different barometers of success, the Atlanta Braves could not withstand the onslaught of the âKiller Bâsâ as the Houston Astros took the decisive Game 5 of


Water Treatment Tour Takes Magic Out of How Water Gets to Greeley Residents

By Andrew Villegas, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 22--Turn on your facet, and out comes the water.


Thousands turn out for the funeral of Filipino film star Fernando Poe Jr who narrowly lost this year's presidential poll.


Productivity rises as labor costs growth muted

U.S. productivity rose at a solid clip in the fourth quarter as employers sharply cut the number of hours worked, restraining growth in labor costs, according to a report on Wednesday that may ease lingering concerns on inflation at the Federal Reserve.


Apple Sues Three for Posting Mac OS X on Net

Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O has  sued three men for illegally distributing test copies of the  next version of its Mac OS X operating system on a file-sharing  Web site, court records showed on Tuesday.


The French President has called for national unity for the sake of two French hostages in Iraq, as a row broke out over a failed attempt to free them.


NEW YORK  - People who use plenty of olive oil in their diets may be helping to prevent damage to body cells that can eventually lead to cancer, new research suggests.


Baghdadâs Street-Cleaners Hope for Less Work

Street-sweepers can receive bonus pay for cleaning up after bombings, but they do not relish the grisly job.


Gymnastics Gold Evens the U.S. with China

American swimmer Michael Phelps grabbed  a fourth gold at the Athens Olympics Thursday with a clear  victory in the 200 meters medley and gold for 16-year-old  gymnast Carly Patterson leveled the U.S. with China at 14 each.


Hungarians vote on extending citizenship to millions of ethnic kin

Hungarians prepared to vote in a double referendum on granting citizenship to millions of ethnic Hungarians living in neighboring states and on whether to prevent the privatization of state hospitals.


Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts gave birth to twins on November 28, 2004 in Los Angeles. The actress had been confined to bed rest for a few weeks after having early contractions.


Franklin Co. Board Approves Rezoning Plan

By Mason Adams mason.adams@roanoke.com (540) 981-3149  The Franklin County Planning Commission voted 6-0 Tuesday to recommend approval to rezone land and grant permits for a 42-acre commercial development by a county businessman.


Once More Diving Into the Vaults, and Surfacing With Cinematic Pearls

Itâs been a good year for old-movie buffs. The DVD industry continued to mature in 2007; diminishing returns on newly produced films led both the big studios and the boutique labels back to the archives. Rapid advances in digital restoration techniques and a concerted attempt to return to original release material produced some amazingly handsome new versions of familiar films (âThe Jazz Singer,â âNosferatuâ), as well as neglected gems (âKiller of Sheep,â âTrue Heart Susieâ).


German men are being shamed into urinating while sitting down by a gadget which is saving millions of women from cleaning up in the bathroom after them.


Best-selling author Terry Pratchett reveals he has a rare form of early Alzheimer's disease.


Iran wants to brief U.N. on nuclear plans

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wants to brief the U.N. Security Council about his country's civilian nuclear plans, which the West says is a covert attempt to make bombs, state media reported on Sunday.


First results in historic Afghan vote put Karzai in lead

The first results released in Afghanistan's presidential election put President Hamid Karzai in the lead after 7513 votes were counted in the northern province of Kunduz, Afghanistan's electoral commission said.


"Departed" Oscars cause Hollywood to ponder hype

The success of Martin Scorsese's "The Departed" at the Oscars caused some Hollywood hand-wringing on Monday over whether months of costly Oscar campaigning truly pays off.


Sources: Vista SP1 due out in next few weeks

The wait is nearly over for the first service pack for Windows Vista, according to sources close to Microsoft.Microsoft has said the highly anticipated service pack would be out in the first quarter of this year, but some say it could be available in the next few weeks, more than a month before the quarter ends on March 31.A Taiwanese news outlet Wednesday reported in a story that Vista SP1 would be released Feb. 15, but "that date is as good as any other," said Michael Cherry, an analyst with Directions on Microsoft. "For all we know, they could make it available tomorrow."Through its public relations agency Wednesday, Microsoft declined to comment on the Feb. 15 date beyond reiterating the software would be available in the first quarter. Still, several sources who work closely with Microsoft said a mid-February release is not unlikely, and they expect the software to be out before the end of March.Chris Swenson, director of software industry analysis for the NPD Group, said that analysts have heard Feb. 15 as the target for SP1, but it's not something Microsoft would confirm publicly to give itself time to make adjustments in case of negative feedback on the current release of the software.Microsoft released Vista SP1 Release Candidate (RC) in December but then refreshed that software in a public release earlier this month.Several Microsoft partners said they could not confirm Feb. 15 as the date for SP1's release, but said they expect the software soon for a number of reasons.One of those is the strength of the release candidate, said Brian Randell, a senior consultant with MCW Technologies in Los Angeles. He has been using the SP1 RC, and it's stable and running well so, "I can't see why [the final release] wouldn't be out soon."Microsoft's hesitancy to give a firm date for SP1 means the company is confident it can get the final release out on time, said Andrew Brust, chief, new technology for consulting firm twentysix New York. However, he agreed with NPD's Swenson that the company wants to give itself room for last-minute changes. "They are not ready to promise anything beyond Q1," he said. Brust is a regional director of Microsoft partners and works closely with the company.Many believe the SP1 milestone is the one that will bring about a new wave of adoption for Vista, especially among business customers that have been awaiting the service pack's release before updating employee desktops. The combination of SP1 and Windows Server 2008, due out on Feb. 27, is expected to bode well for Vista adoption in the enterprise and medium-sized business sectors.One date Cherry said Microsoft probably won't release SP1 is the next Patch Tuesday, Feb. 12. Patch Tuesday refers to the second Tuesday of every month when Microsoft sends out software patches and updates via its automatic updating services."Hopefully, they would keep the release of monthly patches separate from the release of a service pack," Cherry said.


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Four years ago on Sept. 28, 2000, when Ariel Sharon made his operatic visit to the Temple Mount, no one could have predicted how dire the situation would become so quickly: close to 6,000 dead; the building


Up to 1,000 passengers are dead or missing from a train that was flung off its tracks by this week's massive tsunami, police said, as workers on Tuesday cremated or buried bodies from the twisted wreckage.


President Roosevelt's words to Congress a day after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor are burned in the nation's consciousness.


Fred Funk can relax. He doesn't have to carry six years' worth of frustration anymore. The 48-year-old US Ryder Cup player won his sixth PGA Tour title Sunday, closing with a birdie for a one-stroke victory in the Southern Farm Bureau Classic.


Big Blue Reveals Fastest Supercomputer Alive

In a historic development in the computing world, IBM has succeeded in re-writing the rulebook for ultra-powerful computing by developing the worldâs most powerful supercomputer- Blue Gene/L supercomputer, surpassing NECâs Earth Simulator in Japan.


Fidelity Investments will invest more than $200 million to expand its operations in a Dallas suburb, creating 1,535 new jobs there, a Fidelity spokeswoman and Texas Governor Rick Perry said yesterday.


Poll: Mongiardo Gains in Ky. Senate Race

Democrat Daniel Mongiardo has cut into the comfortable lead that incumbent U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning held just a month ago in their bitterly fought contest, according to a Bluegrass Poll released Sunday.


Bruce Lee's family plans to produce a film on the late martial arts star, the first such movie it has actively supervised, the Chinese company making the motion picture said Sunday.


Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, kicked off San Francisco's annual gay pride parade Sunday by splitting with her husband over support for legalized gay marriage.


UN pledges help for Darfur refugees, Sudan wants $300 mln

UN refugees agency chief Ruud Lubbers said on Tuesday that the United Nations will work together with the Sudanese government to help Darfur refugees return home while


East-West sparks fly at OSCE ministers' meeting

Sparks flew at a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Monday as Washington launched a thinly veiled attack on Moscow for using economic clout to pressurize small neighbors.


Cocco: Debate shows up candidates' differences

President George W. Bush and Democrat John Kerry came as close as they could to throwing away the tightly scripted rules their two campaigns had negotiated for the first presidential debate in Miami last night.


When most of her peers Â Linda! Naomi! Kate! Â have largely stepped back from the limelight, Tyra Banks seeks even more of it.


Novo's double takes Rangers top of the tree

A hugely entertaining game between Scotland's two victorious UEFA Cup sides saw Rangers edge ahead in the Scottish Premier League title race for the first time since October 2003, in a match


You might not have a PhD in physics, but you do have some advantages over quantitative hedge fund managers.


Middle East mediators discuss Blair appointment

Middle East mediators held talks on Tuesday that could clear the way for the appointment of Tony Blair as their envoy to try to revive peace prospects after Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip.


Mums-to-be told to get enough vitamin E as low levels during pregnancy increase the risk of childhood asthma.


Hamas, Fatah head for unity talks in Mecca

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Palestinian leaders headed to the Islamic holy city of Mecca on Tuesday for what officials depicted as a last-ditch effort to end factional fighting and a crippling Western embargo.


A new study suggests that accumulated exposure to lead over a lifetime may contribute to increased risk for developing cataracts in older men.


Juan Pablo Montoya ended his first day as a McLaren driver at the top of the Barcelona timesheets. The Colombian was half a second faster than former Williams team-mate Ralf Schumacher, who was making his Toyota debut.


Forth Bridge painters to down brushes in 2012

Finally off to the pub after 100 years Painting on the Forth Rail Bridge is scheduled to end in 2012, concluding over 100 years of relentless brushwork which inspired the phrase "like painting the Forth Bridge", the BBC reports.â¦


Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman was booed yesterday (Sep 8) by filmgoers at the premiere of her new film. And to add insult to injury Nicoleâs co-star in the movie Birth, screen icon Lauren Bacall, described the 37-year-old as a mere âbeginnerâ.


Wall Street was poised to open lower on Monday as embattled British bank Northern Rock's < troubles mounted, adding to global credit concerns before an expected U.S. interest rate cut this week.


The premium phone watchdog says the reality TV show breached its rules by allowing evicted housemates to be voted back in.


50 Iraq Soldiers Apparent Ambush Victims

An Iraqi National Guard secures the area after gunmen opened fire on a convoy of trucks in Mosul, northern Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004, killing two drivers and wounding two others, hospital and police officials said.


NIH was warned in '02 on AIDS drug for Africa

WASHINGTON -- Weeks before President Bush announced a plan to protect African babies from AIDS, top US health officials were warned that research in Uganda on the key drug was flawed and may have underreported severe reactions, including deaths, government documents show.


Arsenal managing director Keith Edelman is confident manager Arsene Wenger will sign a new deal with the club.


A growing number of young women are getting breast implants and other cosmetic procedures performed, raising questions about their long-term effects.


Livorno, 14:35 - CALCIO, UEFA-LIVORNO; CIPOLLINI: POSSIAMO QUALIFICARCI

C'è fiducia in casa Livorno dopo il sorteggio della fase a gironi di Coppa Uefa. I labronici ...


Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan described the situation in Zimbabwe as intolerable on Sunday, and criticized African leaders who cling to power.


Police declare the San Francisco zoo where a tiger killed a teenager a crime scene.


Honeywell Gets Mass. Turnpike Settlement

Honeywell International Inc., a maker of aerospace components and heating and ventilation products, said Friday it has reached a settlement with the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, the agency overseeing Boston's $14.6 billion Central Artery Tunnel


Businesses should delay switching to Linux until IT managers can give a better business case for adoption, says research. And although Linux is still seeing double figure growth, following support by IBM, HP


Martha Stewart Living stock leaps to 2-yr highs

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.'s (MSO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) stock soared more than 18 percent to its highest level in more than two years on Thursday, a day after the company said reality TV producer Mark Burnett


Amana Siddiqi loved swimming as a child but gave it up as a teenager because her Muslim faith required she fully cover her body in public.


US and British investigators have admitted they found no evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when coalition forces invaded last year.


Iran successfully test-fires new Shahab-3 missile

Iranian Defense Minister Ali Shamkhani announced on Wednesday that Iran has successfully test-fired the latest prototype of Shahab-3 missile, the official IRNA news agency reported.


Pop star wants home sex movie shown in court

A top Croatian pop star asked a Zagreb court to watch a private movie in which she enjoys a lusty sex romp to see whether her copyright was violated by a website that showed it to the public.


SEC freezes $3M made in hacker stock scam

An Eastern European cybercrime gang hacked into seven U.S. brokerages as part of a stock manipulation scheme that netted it millions of dollars.


Action flick "National Treasure" remained a box-office gem, taking in $17 million to stay on top of the box-office chart for the third weekend in a row.


Spit & Polish: Marks & Spencer revamps top management

LONDON: Marks & Spencer has announced a top-level shake-up, as it revealed a deterioration in trading conditions and posted a first-half profit in line with expectations.


At least eight soldiers die in a suicide attack on a military convoy in north-western Pakistan, the army says.


Royal Group Gets Bank Credit Line After Ousting Top Executives

Royal Group Technologies Ltd. received aC$312.5 million ($252 million) line of credit after the company ousted its top two executives and brought in board member James Sardo to restore confidence.


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Ex-governor asks court to reverse verdict

A $10.1 billion judgment last year against cigarette-maker Philip Morris USA "did not represent justice," former Gov. James Thompson told the Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday.


Apparel chains see slow holiday growth: report

U.S. specialty apparel retailers have experienced slow sales growth over the first 20 days of the holiday shopping season, according to data released on Sunday by SpendingPulse.


Blog: Among the first products to be certified for the Wireless USB standard, are two notebooks, one from Lenovo, and one from Dell.


All the retirement talk has stalled for Lindsay Davenport. Eighteen straight wins, four consecutive tournament titles, and a personality and tennis game that have dominated this week's Western & Southern Women's Open.


With several reporters facing possible jail sentences and fines, there are signs mounting legal pressure on journalists to reveal confidential sources is having a chilling effect on newsgathering.


Her Identity Revealed, Her Story Expurgated

Valerie Plame Wilson emerges as an ambitious, gung-ho professional, dedicated to her work yet colorful in ways no Hollywood storyteller would dare to make up.


Wall Street resumed its year- end rally yesterday, bolstered by a report that showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.


The people who call Dell Inc.'s customer service line often have no idea why their computers are running so slow. The ones who call America Online Inc.


L'odissea di un pensionato affetto da grave insufficienza cardiacaI famigliari hanno presentato un esposto all'autoritÃ  giudiziaria                                          Palermo-Trapani per un posto letto 7 ore in ambulanza: muore d'infarto


S&P: Still Sell Fannie after Raines Exit

Chairman and CEO Raines and CFO Howard depart Fannie Mae, with interim successors named. We view this as a positive for Fannie Mae, and see an improved relationship with regulator Office of Federal Housing


Good-looking, Lightweight 'Push-to-Talk' Phone for Business Users

You'll either love or hate the metallic copper-tone case, but for us it is a welcome break from the generic silver or gray phones that everyone seems to have. (A silver version is also available, for the more timid.) Although by no means ...


Shoemaker Nike's Quarterly Earnings Rise

Nike Inc. (NKE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said its second-quarter earnings rose on strong demand for its namesake athletic shoes and Converse sneakers.


Curry Spice Chemical Could Curb Alzheimer's

WEDNESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- A chemical found in curry may help the immune system clear away brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.


The rider and two spectators killed in a crash in Friday's Senior race at the Isle of Man TT are named.


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Islamist cleric appeals extradition from Britain to US: lawyers

Lawyers for Islamist cleric Abu Hamza, who is wanted in the United States on terror charges, have lodged an appeal against his extradition from Britain, they said Wednesday.


Big Blue plans to announce the servers Friday, sources say, stirring up major new challenges for Sun and HP.


German Linus Gerdemann takes the yellow jersey by winning the first mountain stage of this year's the Tour de France.


Newspaper scores coup with readers through Anwar's release

Newspaper stands have been doing brisk business in Kuala Lumpur as Malaysians snap up news about Anwar Ibrahim, who was freed on Thursday when the Supreme Court acquitted him of a sodomy conviction.


When word broke that UF administration and Urban Meyer had agreed that the Utah coach would replace the fired Ron Zook, excitement began to swell in Gainesville.


Woes of Warming Arctic to Echo Worldwide Via Birds

The decline of migratory birds due to an accelerating Arctic thaw may also disrupt the delicate ecosystems of their far-flung winter homes from Africa to South America, experts said on Wednesday.


Web portal signs extension to provide paid searches to Microsoft as it builds its own service. NEW YORK  - Yahoo! Inc. said Thursday it agreed to provide paid search services to Microsoft Corp.


La 'Simona nazionale' lancia la sua moda in tuta 'star chic'


With medical costs soaring, the fine print on your open enrollment form matters more than ever. Make the wrong choice, and you wind up paying much more than you expected for health care.


Scottish and Newcastle increases pressure on Carlsberg

Brewer Scottish and Newcastle said Tuesday it had submitted a detailed claim to an arbitration court to secure control of Russian joint venture BBH amid a bitter row with co-owner Carlsberg.


Top Award Reflects a Changing Media Scene

By Jennifer Mann, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Feb. 20--The 2006 Omnis, awarded Saturday evening at the Uptown Theater, illustrated a shifting media landscape, with Best of Show for the first time coming from the interactive category.


Negro Leagues star Buck O'Neil dead at 94

John "Buck" O'Neil, a key figure in Negro Leagues baseball and a ground-breaking coach in the major leagues, has died at the age of 94.


US Stock Futures Fall; Coca-Cola, Tribune Drop on Forecasts

US stock-index futures dropped after Coca-Cola Co., Xilinx Inc., and Tribune Co. said sales or earnings will miss forecasts. ``Profits and outlooks are falling short and that will disappoint


Roma, 19:33 - CALCIO, PLAY OFF SERIE D: RISULTATI ANDATA SEMIFINALI

Risultati delle gare di andata delle semifinali play off del campionato di serie D.


Softbank Mobile Overtakes KDDI to Rank First in Net Subscriber Growth

Tokyo, June 7 (Jiji Press)--Softbank Mobile Corp. scored the biggest net subscriber growth among Japanese mobile operators in May for the first time, overtaking KDDI Corp. , the Telecommunications Carriers Association said Thursday.


Dodge Dealers 400: Edwardsâs Winning Car Fails Inspection

Carl Edwards won the race and climbed into third place in the standings, but perhaps only temporarily as his Ford failed the postrace inspection because its right rear was found to be too low.


Returning Guardsmen worry on Iraq's future

They are returning home with a sense of accomplishment, but also with feelings of anger and frustration, even despair.


National City may sell some mortgage units

National City Corp. , the No.  8. U.S. bank, said on Monday it may sell some mortgage lending  units as soon as this summer to reduce its exposure to subprime  lending as demand for home loans declines.


The Motion Picture Association of America is launching civil and criminal actions worldwide against movie pirates in a bid to curb illegal film downloading.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Thursday strongly endorsed the leadership of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is under fire over allegations of kickbacks and bribes in the U.N. oil-for-food program.


News: Plea deal in 'war spamming' prosecution

Los Angeles man allegedly used unsecured wi-fi networks to send thousands of messages promoting porn sites.


AMERICA/MESSICO - "La grande sfida per i cristiani dell'America Latina Ã¨ la testimonianza di vita, l'unitÃ  tra fede e vita": inaugurato il Secondo Congresso di Dottrina Sociale della Chiesa CittÃ  del Messico (Agenzia Fides) - LunedÃ¬ 11 settembre si Ã¨ aperto il II Congresso di Dottrina Sociale della Chiesa organizzato dal  Dipartimento di Giustizia e SolidarietÃ  del Consiglio Episcopale Latinoamericano (CELAM) con il motto "Immaginare un...


On Tuesday, Red Hat-owned JBoss and Paris-based services provider Bull announced a partnership to develop new middleware technologies for service-oriented architectures (SOAs).


Il presidente dell'Autorita' si dice "molto preoccupato"


Event canceled, France to pay Mauritania

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Friday said France would reimburse Mauritania for the losses it suffered after the cancellation last month of the Dakar Rally.


Wolfgang Drews' Blog: Using YUI autocomplete with Zend Framework

Wolfgang Drews (of DynamicWebPages) has posted a mini-tutorial on his personal blog showing how to integrate the popular Zend Framework with the YUI Javascript libraries from Yahoo! to create an autocomplete field in your app.   Maybe this short snippet helps someone out there when using YUI autocomplete feature together with the Zend Framework or any other Framework, that creates URLs like http://domain.tld/controller/action/param/value.   He modifies the Yahoo library to change a few of the defaults to make it more Zend Framework-friendly: changing the default query format and updating the "append parameters" concatenation to replace the ampersand with a slash.


Jets welcome the Dolphins to the Meadowlands

as usual, but was able to burn St. Louis for deep TD passes to wideout Chris. receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD). Chambers and McMichael have combined for 60 of.


Light crude turns higher after report shows a fresh fall in US heating oil and diesel fuel stocks. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Oil prices surged back above $54 a barrel on Wednesday as a fresh fall in US heating oil stocks stoked worries over winter supplies.


Intensive efforts are under way to free 23 South Korean hostages held by the Taleban in Afghanistan.


MIGRAINE sufferers are twice as likely to have a stroke those unafflicted by the debilitating headaches, Canadian and American scientists said today.


Alleged Shoebomb Conspirator Indicted in U.S.

British terror suspect Sajid Badat  has been charged with conspiracy and attempted murder in a U.S.  indictment that links him to admitted "shoebomber" Richard  Reid. The indictment was unsealed on Monday.


Sharon's Party Rebels, Imperils Gaza Pullout Plan

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's  Likud party has dealt a serious setback to his plan to evacuate  occupied Gaza by voting to bar him from forging a broad  coalition with the Labour opposition.


The bad blood was everywhere in the building. It caused Canadian coach Pat Quinn to accuse the Americans of running goalie Martin Brodeur.


1 David James (Man City): After losing his starting place in the England national team, James has begun to rebuild his shattered confidence with a series of sparkling performances.


HURRIYET- The recent murder of Dutch film director Theo Van Gogh marked a turning point for Europe.


When Will the Inquest Hear the Diana Murder Theory?

Mohamed Al Fayad wants the inquest to deal with the issue, but he'd better come up with the evidence  -  quickly


Witness: Blake's Behavior Unnatural After Murder

Actor Robert Blake's behavior  seemed unnatural on the night his wife was shot to death, a  witness testified at the "Baretta" star's murder trial on  Tuesday.


For American parents looking for donor sperm to produce blond, blue-eyed Scandinavian babies, the search just got a little trickier.


Is there anybody out there? A network glitch left Vodafone UK customers travelling abroad without data and voice connectivity this morning.â¦


Ceridian shareholder against sale at "low price"

- A large shareholder of Ceridian Corp.  said it does not support the sale of the company to a consortium of buyers as the price offered was low.


Radek Stepanek defeated Jose Acasuso 6-4, 7-6 (5) Saturday to reach the final of the Hamburg Masters and secure a top-10 ranking for the first time. The 15th-seeded Czech will meet the winner of Saturday's semifinal between Tommy Robredo of Spain and Mario Ancic of Croatia.


The Weather Channel Courts Controversy Climate Change Now a Staple Subject

By Maria Aspan  For 25 years, they have been talking about the weather nonstop. At The Weather Channel, which has its headquarters here, that talk once amounted to a reliable humdrum of forecasts and storm coverage in the United States and abroad.


UPDATE 3-Battling Woods in touch with Mount Juliet lead

Champion Tiger Woods battled through back pain to stay in touch with the lead as fellow American Todd Hamilton set the pace in the WGC-American Express Championship first round on Thursday.


Woman arrested in death of 1-year-old son in 2000

NEW YORK  _ A Brooklyn woman was arrested on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of her 1-year-old son, who allegedly died at a Manhattan homeless shelter in February 2000, police said.


Lil Wayne taking his time with next album

Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" has  been delayed numerous times in the past six months, but in his  first interview since his recent arrest on felony drugs and  weapons charges in Arizona, the rapper promises the new album  will be worth the wait.


The US government announced Thursday that it has awarded an $877.5 million contract to a private company to manufacture and deliver 75 million doses of a new vaccine for inhalation anthrax.


Eighteen year-old Hajara Ibrahim waits at the court waiting room while a police officers stands guard in Dass, 40 km (25 miles) south of the state capital Bauchi Nigeria, Wednesday Oct. 27, 2004.


Lewis Hamilton is as surprised as anybody by his sensational start in Formula One.


Tribunale riesame Milano non accoglie tesi difensori


Nationwide safety checks follow UK train crash

Safety checks were carried out on railway tracks across Britain on Sunday after a high speed train crash in northwest England killed an elderly woman and seriously injured several other passengers.


Okun and Erlich reach Bratislava doubles final

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California quarterback Aaron Rodgers will skip his senior season to enter the NFL draft.


Richiesta avrebbe consentito nuovo nome e nuovo domicilio


BASRA, Iraq  - British troops quit the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Monday, an Iraqi general said, leaving the oil hub without British forces for the first time since the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003.


A Hong Kong woman is found guilty of ordering an attempt to chop off the hand of her seven-year-old stepson.


Image gallery: 15 must-have Firefox tricks

Preston Gralla reveals how to tweak, hack and bend Firefox to your will using a customization file, the about:config command and free add-ons.


Halifax first lender to predict house price fall

Halifax yesterday became the the first major lender to predict widespread falls in house prices across Britain next year. Reporting that house prices fell again last month, Britain's biggest mortgage lender


A car burns in Mosul, Iraq after exploding next to a convoy of US forces Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004. There were no immediate reports of injuries.


Three Workers Held Hostage in Afghanistan Are Freed, UN Says

Three international workers held hostage in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, for almost a month were freed today, the United Nations said.


If you're like a lot of people, you've got a wealth of digital photos left over from the holidays that you'd like to share with family and friends. Thanks to the Internet, there are more options than ever. Some services even let you make images available to the general public.


Figures from radio, theatre and television attend a memorial service for the late broadcaster Ned Sherrin.


Two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq have pleaded for Paris to meet their captors' demands and reverse a ban on Muslim headscarves for girls in public schools.


Vonage Settles With Verizon Over Patent Suit

The beleaguered provider of telephone service over Internet connections said that it had settled a patent lawsuit brought by Verizon for a maximum of $120 million.


Sri Lanka says kills 34 rebels in heavy fighting

Sri Lankan troops have killed at least 34 Tamil Tiger rebels over the last two days, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday, as heavy fighting in the restive north deepens the island's renewed civil war.


Sparta Prague captain Karel Poborsky is set to return to the side after being sidelined for three weeks with a back injury. Central defender Rio Ferdinand will be missing for Manchester United after being


Some people may be at increased risk for suicide even before birth ...

That's the conclusion of a study in the most recent issue of The Lancet that found if you were born to a teenage mother or had a low birth weight, the odds are higher that you might commit suicide as a teenager or young adult.


Authorities arrest 17-year-old on charges of making Internet ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested and police found weapons, ammunition and bomb-making paraphernalia in his home after a tip that he was making threats online against his high


Consumer attitudes showed more signs of improvement heading into the holidays as an early reading on consumer sentiment in December beat expectations.


WASHINGTON - Questions are being raised about the authenticity of newly unearthed memos which asserted that George W. Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer in the Texas Air National Guard and lost his status as a pilot because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical exam...


Chelsea come back twice to draw 2-2 at Arsenal

Premier League leader Chelsea survived a stern test on Sunday after twice coming back from a goal down to hold defending champion Arsenal to a 2-2 draw at Highbury.


Microsoft Corp  Chairman Bill Gates took center stage at the world's largest technology show for the last time on Sunday and predicted that his industry was on the cusp of the next "digital decade."


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking, who authored the best-selling book, "A Brief History of Time," soon will experience a brief history with weightlessness.


An 18-year-old woman who was kidnapped eight years ago and held captive in a cellar managed to escape, and her alleged abductor committed suicide by jumping in front of a train, authorities said Thursday.


Family Values Gone Awry in a Cavernous Mansion

A bizarre psychological study of degeneration and dependency, âThe Living and the Deadâ is a horror movie only in the most literal sense.


AMERICA/BRASILE - In Brasile si registrano circa un milione di aborti allÂanno, uno ogni 4 bambini nati Sao Paulo (Agenzia Fides) - Secondo i dati del ministero della Salute del Brasile, nel paese si registra un aborto ogni tre bambini nati vivi, 1,04 milioni di aborti allÂanno. Uno studio dellÂUniversitÃ  Federal di Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) rivela che ne...


'Hillary Clinton for President' Campaign Relies on Onstream Media for Webcast Series

To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS  Contact: Barry A. Rothman of Onstream Media Corporation, +1-954- 917-6655, brothman@onstreammedia.com; or Chris Faust of FastLane Communications, +1-973-582-3498, cfaust@fast-lane.net   POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Feb.


Roma, 19:08 - ATLETICA, PROCURA CONI: RICORSO CONTRO ASSOLIZIONE GIBILISCO

Il capo della Procura antidoping, Ettore Torri, ha confermato che presenterà ricorso al Giudi...


Jack Kevorkian, the man known as Dr Death for helping the terminally to die, is to be freed from a US jail.


Red-Hot Mickelson Goes Four Clear at Pebble Beach

Phil Mickelson kept up his inspired  form at the $5.3 million Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in  California on Friday, carding a five-under 67 to take a  four-stroke lead over fellow left-hander Mike Weir after the  second round.


Afghan Poll Ends Peacefully; Opposition Claims Fraud

Afghanistan's historic presidential  election closed on Saturday without any of the feared  large-scale violence, but the vote was thrown into turmoil when  most candidates said a flawed process made the poll invalid.


May durable goods orders drop, raising concern about economy

WASHINGTON --Orders for US durable goods fell more than forecast in May, the first report to cast doubt on the strength of the rebound in business investment.


U.S. blue chip stocks fell on Wednesday after Honeywell International Inc.  and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.  had quarterly reports that disappointed investors, while oil prices hovering at $55 per barrel sparked fresh worry about higher corporate energy costs.


French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy urges tough, EU-wide rules on dealing with illegal immigration.


Iraqi and British forces in southern Iraq closed border crossings with Iran on Thursday in an attempt to choke off smuggling networks that Washington says are used to supply militant groups.


A U.S. citizen who was captured on the Afghanistan battlefield and held without charges for nearly three years has been freed and returned to Saudi Arabia on Monday, his lawyer said.


Angered U.S. firm excludes Thailand from new drugs

U.S. drugs giant Abbott Laboratories said it would stop launching new medicines in Thailand in protest at the army-backed government's move to override international drug patents.


U.S. boosts security amid British copy cat concerns

The United States is ramping up transportation security, including more air marshals on flights to Britain, amid concern an attack in Scotland could spawn copy cats, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Sunday.


Phone companies are not doing enough to warn about net rogue-dialling scams, says the UK telecoms watchdog.


Bush Raises Questions About CBS Documents

President Bush questioned the authenticity of documents aired by CBS News that said he received special treatment during his Vietnam-era service in the National Guard, according to a Bush interview published on Saturday.


Bianchi: procedura di vendita Alitalia non si tocca


Pakistan Arrests Up to 10 Al Qaeda Suspects

Pakistan has arrested up to 10 al  Qaeda suspects, including two Egyptians, suspected of planning  suicide attacks against the government and the U.S. embassy,  ministers said Saturday.


LNM Group wants to buy International Steel for $4.6B

Dutch steelmaker LNM Group says it's buying US-based International Steel Group to create one of the largest steel companies in the world.


(CBS/AP) Scott Peterson's defense team appealed for a new jury and change of venue in the penalty phase of his high-profile murder case.


Piera Maggio lo ha detto a Buona Domenica su Canale 5


NextFest: Pond Scum, Pull Cords, Wind Turnbine, Solar Car, Low-Power Computing, Self-Reporting Power Cord

Wired NextFest shows how to get power from pond scum, pull cords and the wind. You'll also see how to save resources with a solar car, low-power computing and a self-reporting power cord. But wait, there's more....


A US team develops software to help deaf people use video to chat via sign language over mobile networks.


Web: Zarqawi's Group Says Not Behind Shi'ite Attacks

A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi said it did not carry out twin suicide car bombings  in Iraq's main Shi'ite holy cities on Sunday, according to an  Internet statement dated Thursday.


US Congress Delays Sending $388 Bln Bill to Bush

The US Congress put off sending to President George W. Bush a $388 billion spending measure to fund 14 cabinet-level departments until December while lawmakers argue over how the budget process works.


Consumers make more impulsive choices after being exposed to âappetitive stimuli,â according to a new study.


Robby Gordon, who admitted he intentionally caused an accident last Sunday, has been placed on probation for the remainder of the 2004 Nascar Nextel Cup season.


Cleric in Najaf Refuses to Meet Iraqi Mediators

AJAF, Iraq, Aug. 17 - The rebel cleric Moktada al-Sadr refused to meet here on Tuesday with a peace delegation that traveled from a national political conference in Baghdad, and fighting between American forces and ...


Echoing real estate deals, investing is all about allocation, allocation, allocation

The most important aspect of investment planning is asset allocation, or deciding how much of your portfolio to invest in stocks and how much in bonds.


JP Morgan says Boeing 787 up to 4 months late

LE BOURGET, France  - Boeing's  closely watched 787 Dreamliner plane is up to four months behind schedule, according to a JP Morgan analyst note circulated on Monday.


African Union Pushes for Arms Embargo Against Ivory Coast

the past two weeks. The AU supports the United Nations resolution to impose sanctions and an arms embargo against Ivory Coast, in an effort to prevent further military action.


Web Site Brings Vox Populi to College Football Polling

The final college football polls will be released Tuesday. One will be posted at fanspoll.com, a Web site where fans, not sportswriters or coaches, choose their national champion.


Three killed as Myanmar troops battle protests

Seething crowds of Buddhist monks and civilians filled the streets of Myanmar's main city on Wednesday, defying warning shots, tear gas and baton charges meant to quell the biggest anti-junta protests in 20 years.


Great Britain has one of its best ever days at the Olympics, winning five golds.


US and Iraqi forces recaptured police stations in the northern Iraqi town of Mosul yesterday as violence sweeping across the Sunni tribal areas claimed 20 more Iraqi lives.


Hotel heiress Paris Hilton, who commanded as much attention behind bars as on the Hollywood party scene, regained her freedom on Tuesday after serving three weeks in jail for violating probation in a drunk-driving case.


WILMINGTON -- Jeff Hoggan is from Hope, British Columbia, via Omaha (his college) and St. Louis (his last NHL club) as he made his eastward migration.


Reporter worked on Russian weapons story

A journalist who plunged to his death from his apartment building window faced threats while reporting on a highly sensitive story that Russia planned to sell sophisticated missiles to Syria and Iran, his newspaper reported Tuesday.


Fidel Castro is accusing President Bush of threatening the world with nuclear war and famine Â an attack on Washington that comes as the White House is set to announce new plans to draw Cuba away from communism.


SINGAPORE: Oil prices have spiked up above $51 a barrel as increasing signs of an electoral victory for US President George W Bush raises the prospect of continued high demand in the world's biggest energy consumer.


Dollar Steady Ahead of U.S. Deficit Data

The dollar held steady on Thursday, with  investors reluctant to take positions ahead of U.S. trade data  that could offer clues on whether the greenback can sustain its  recent rally.


A US soldier walks through a cell block at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba, Aug. 23, 2004, in Cuba. (AP Photo/ Mark Wilson, Pool).


Helping hand for Darfur's struggling citizens

Sudanese authorities finally gave permission on Thursday for aid worth R5-million to be delivered by the Gift of the Givers Foundation in Pietermaritzburg to the Sudan's war-torn Darfur area.


Joe Johnson scored the first two baskets in a 12-0 run and the host Hawks defeated the Indiana Pacers, 107-95, for their first five-game winning streak in eight years.


Engineers worry about New Orleans levees

Despite aggressive efforts to repair the New Orleans levee system following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, it isn't clear yet whether it could withstand a sizable hurricane this year, the head of the Army Corps of Engineers conceded Saturday.


The UN Security Council is again urging Syria to withdraw its remaining troops from neighboring Lebanon. The panel of 15 Tuesday also asked UN Secretary-General


Last of known genes identified in complex obesity syndrome

The identification of the BBS3 gene ends the search for primary BBS-causing genes in families studied for years by a team of scientists from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.


Ericsson signs $1 billion China GSM deal

Telecoms network firm Ericsson  (ERICb.ST) on Sunday signed a framework agreement to provide $1  billion worth of networking equipment to China Mobile  Communications Corp.


Nato troops in Bosnia arrest an ex-Bosnian Serb policeman suspected of helping an unnamed fugitive war crimes suspect.


Cuba Breaks Ties with Panama Over Bomb Pardon

Cuba cut diplomatic ties with Panama on Thursday after its outgoing leader pardoned four Cuban exiles who plotted to kill President Fidel Castro in 2000.


If the searing heat spell gripping the Northeast today seems unbearable, just be thankful the year is 2007 and not 1993 â or 1936 for that matter.


Nella campagna per avvicinare giovani alla religione


Kodak and Sun Microsystems Settle Java Suit

By BEN DOBBIN    ROCHESTER, N.Y.  -- Eastman Kodak Co...


A U.S. advisory panel on Friday will  review data on an experimental drug that is injected into the  eye to stop vision loss in elderly patients at risk of going  blind.


Man's mistress ordered to compensate wife

A Malaysian court has ordered a woman to pay compensation to her lover's ex-wife, ruling that she had caused the breakdown of their marriage.


Sales of new cars rose 2.5% last year to 2.4 million units, driven by diesel models, says the main trade body.


Tom Ridge says after 22 years of public service, he wants to focus on "personal and family matters" -- like going to his son's rugby games.


Microsoft Launches Vista System ; Dancers Clad in Microsoft Colors Dangled From Ropes in Times Square

By Jessica Mintz  Acrobatics, blaring music and plenty of hype accompanied Microsoft Corp.'s long-delayed debut of its new Windows Vista operating system.


Israelis kill Gaza militant leader, backtrack on charges against ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Israel stepped up air strikes in its Gaza offensive, killing an Islamic Jihad leader, while backtracking on charges that militants used a UN ambulance to haul a rocket.


Your cell phone is charged. Please unplug

A Nokia-led European Commission task force offers ideas for making mobile phones greener.


The findings by Scotland Yard support the Pakistani governmentâs assertion that Benazir Bhutto was killed by the force of a suicide blast.


Gold falls nearly one percent, awaits Fed meeting

Gold retreated after marginally gaining   on Tuesday as investor confidence remained fragile after last   week's huge sell-off and ahead of this week's U.S. Federal   Reserve meeting.


Man Has Odd Defense for Attempted Murder

LA CROSSE, Wis. - A man who said he threw a live electrical wire into his wife's bath hoping a near-death experience would save their marriage was convicted of attempted first-degree intentional homicide Wednesday.


Katherine Heigl named "most desirable woman"

Superlatives keep piling up for actress Katherine Heigl who on Thursday was named the "most desirable woman of 2008" by lifestyle Web site, AskMen.com.


Adrian Beltre rounded the bases, Dodger Stadium rocked and one player bounced out of the dugout, pumping his fist. Nobody in the stadium was happier at that moment than Eric Gagne.


Fears are growing for the safety of record-breaking US adventurer Steve Fossett, missing in Nevada since Monday.


Beckhams take on new star role: Jesus's parents

Some argue he is treated almost as a deity anyway, but a tourist attraction has now taken David Beckham's status to new extremes by casting him in a Christmas nativity scene as Joseph, the father of Jesus.


THE cabinet appointment of a tycoon whose company defaulted on millions of dollars in foreign debt has disappointed many Indonesians who hoped for clean faces in the line-up announced by Indonesia's new President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.


Spyware has come under target of the Federal Trade Commission with a new complaint filed in federal court which is requesting that two Internet based advertising and software firms be closed.


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Sudan dismisses Blair threats, welcomes UN mission

Sudan on Thursday dismissed British  Prime Minister Tony Blair's threats of sanctions and a "no-fly  zone" over Darfur, and said it welcomed the visit of a U.N.  mission as long as it reflected reality.


Did 'SNL' Gaffe Expose Simpson Vocal Aid?

Singer Ashlee Simpson's "extra help" may have been exposed when a "Saturday Night Live" audience heard her voice — singing the wrong song — while she held a microphone at her waist.


Derek Jacobs, certified by Microsoft as a systems engineer when he was only 12, is killed in a motorcycle accident.


Chirac Sees Opportunity in China's Economic Surge

French President Jacques Chirac declared Saturday that France was a natural trade partner to China and, amid a flurry of air, rail and energy deals, played down any threat from one the world's fastest growing economies.


com's JAMES SHAW in Belgium. Jenson Button has vowed to put the prospect of even more contract trouble behind him at the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend - and is desperate to end his BAR career with at least one win under his belt.


New Network Puts Researchers on the Fast Track

By Jon W. Glass, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 23--An ultrafast fiber-optic network that officials hope will turn Hampton Roads into a national magnet for high-tech research and business is up and running.


Regulators Challenge Kentucky Ruling Favoring Religion-Based Health Plan

A Christian ministry that helps its members pay one anotherâs medical bills won an important round in its legal battle with insurance regulators.


Australia's flagship airline Qantas accepts an improved takeover bid by a consortium led by Macquarie Bank.


Newcastle, 22:31 - CALCIO, UEFA: NEWCASTLE-AZ ALKMAAR 4-2

Il Newcastle ha battuto l'AZ Alkmaar 4-2 (4-1) nella gara di andata degli ottavi di finale di coppa ...


Italy's Berlusconi Says Plastic Surgery Shows His `Inner Youth'

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said his penchant for plastic surgery and hair transplants allows him to show off his ``inner youth.


Putin says missile test response to U.S. moves

Russia's test firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Tuesday was in response to U.S. steps that have sparked an arms race and undermined world security, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.


Vertice dell'Ulivo con Prodi: Â«Il Paese va maleÂ». Accordo ...

Â«Il Paese va male - ripete Prodi - ci sono segnali preoccupanti che Ã¨ giusto sottolineareÂ». Ma attenti a contrapporre allâottimismo di Berlusconi qualcosa che possa essere letto come il catastrofismo dellâopposizione.


Movie Review | 'Dhoom 2': A Modern Bollywood Treatment of Mischief

The pleasure principle is palpable in the giddy, slick ÂDhoom 2,Â a satisfying example of the new, thoroughly modern Bollywood.


Oil prices jumped nearly 4 percent  Thursday after the International Energy Agency warned that  greater-than-expected demand and disappointing world production  growth could strain world supplies.


Fall also happens to be back-to-school season for the condom industry.


One glass of red wine a day lowers the risk of developing lung cancer in men by 13 percent, according to the findings of a study published in the November issue of Thorax.


An Israeli helicopter fired a missile into   the empty office of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh   on Sunday in an apparent signal the Hamas leader could be   targeted unless militants release an abducted soldier.


Lycopene, Vitamin E Reduce Prostate Tumors in Mice

Scientists are testing the impact of vitamin E and a synthetic version of lycopene, a compound in tomatoes, in cancer patients after they found that the combination slowed the growth of prostate tumors in mice.


'Incredibles' Rakes in an Amazing $70.7M

"The Incredibles" lived up to their name at the box office as the animated superhero adventure debuted with $70.7 million in its opening weekend, continuing an unbroken string of hits for Pixar Animation.


Winnie Mandela, ex-wife of the former South African leader, suggests a way to end the ANC leadership rift.


Ministero segue con attenzione situazione in Paese africano


Officials probe worker illnesses at pork plants

Government health officials are investigating the cause of a neurological illness found among employees at two U.S. pork plants where workers used compressed air to remove brain matter from pig skulls during processing.


Weighing in at 150 pounds or more, the all-time biggest bird couldn't just hop into the air and fly away, researchers say.


Japan's Nikkei rose 0.54 percent on  Tuesday to post its highest close in five months after economic  data supported the view that Japan's economic slowdown is  temporary, giving a boost to banks such as Mizuho Financial  Group


Instant messaging worm exploits JPEG flaw

InfoWorld - Security experts have spotted the first attempts to create an Internet worm that propagates using instant messages and exploits a recently disclosed flaw in Microsoft software.


Hitachi recalls 16,000 Sony battery packs in Japan, the latest firm to act over safety worries about the products.


Agip: la benzina scende di 0,025 euro, il gasolio sale di 0,025

Il greggio Ã¨ calato di un quarto dai massimi del 25 ottobre. Se si considera l'impennata dell'euro, il calo Ã¨ stato di oltre il 27%. NEW YORK - Il prezzo del petrolio Ã¨ sceso del 15% negli ultimi tre giorni


ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (Sports Network) - Denver Broncos fullback  Mike Anderson is expected to miss the entire 2004 season  because of a severe groin tear.


Bosnians picking new leaders in key vote

Bosnians vote Sunday in what may be the most important elections since the war here ended 11 years ago — a vote for leaders who will get a chance to run the country without international supervision if they can overcome ethnic divisions.


China Mine Blast Kills at Least 56, 100 Missing

A gas explosion in a crowded coal mine in central China has killed at least 56 people and left scores missing, the Xinhua news agency said Thursday.


Miss Alabama Crowned Miss America, Wins $50,000

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.  - Miss Alabama Deidre Downs,  an aspiring medical student, won the Miss America contest on  Saturday and said she would work to regain public respect for  the event.


Roma, 18:25 - CALCIO, FIGC; ROSSI: DIMISSIONI DOMANI IN GIUNTA CONI

Anche le utlime indiscrezioni confermano che domani mattina Guido Rossi lascerà l'incarico di...


Chilean boy born with fetus in his stomach

A boy has been born in Chile  with a fetus in his stomach in what doctors said was a rare  case of "fetus in fetu" in which one twin becomes trapped  inside another during pregnancy and continues to grow inside  it.


Praise the Lord online: Major hymn book goes digital

Churches across the world are able to  sing the Lord's praises online after the launch of the first  major digital hymn book on Thursday.


Esplosione vicino a un posto di controllo dell'esercito


CBS Ousts Four Employees Over Bush Story

A "myopic zeal" led CBS News to  disregarded basic principles of journalism and air an erroneous  story about President Bush's military service record, said an  independent report released on Monday, prompting the network to  fire four employees for their roles.


Laura Bush Denies Husband Relies on Instinct

First Lady Laura Bush said on Thursday that her husband has long consultations with advisers before making decisions, disputing a recent report that he sometimes relies primarily on gut instincts.


Maine governor eyes single state jail system

Maine Gov. John Baldacci on Thursday proposed folding county jails into a single statewide system to resolve overcrowding, cut costs and help ease local property taxes.


Afghan Gets Death for Journalist Slayings

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan judges sentenced a man to death Saturday over the slaying of three foreign journalists and an Afghan colleague, who were pulled from their cars, robbed and shot as they rushed to cover the collapse of the Taliban.


He's a 'strong force': U. of C. grad wins Nobel

Frank Wilczek still remembers the physics course he took at the University of Chicago 35 years ago. The course taught by U. of C.'s Peter Freund was so "thrilling,'' he said, that he changed his major from


Veteran British DJ John Peel Dies in Peru

By Jude Webber and Kate Kelland LIMA/LONDON  - Veteran British disc jockey JohnPeel, who championed new music trends like punk on mainstreamradio, has died of a heart attack on holiday in Peru.


Venezuelan students battle police in a protest against plans to lift curbs on President Hugo Chavez's term in office.


WASHINGTON Sept. 1, 2004 - Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States wants UN sanctions imposed on Iran after the Bush administration concluded the country is on the verge of enriching enough uranium for four nuclear weapons.


Il voto definitivo dopo il via libera alla terza fiducia


Pro-growth veteran tapped for key Japan party post

Japan's prime minister-in-waiting, Shinzo   Abe, picked a pro-growth party heavyweight and a hard-liner on   China to fill key ruling party posts on Monday, offering the   first clues to the line-up in his administration.


Challenger survey finds most job cuts in 6 months; seasonal hiring by retailers lifts new jobs. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Employers increased both hiring and layoff plans in August, according to a survey released Tuesday by an outplacement firm.


Democrat Barack Obama said he is better positioned to change Washington and to end the Iraq war if elected president in an unusually spirited critique of rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain on Saturday


A 33-year-old woman is charged with the murder in June of County Armagh man Paul Crymble.


Men Allegedly Bomb McDonald's Over Shake

LAKELAND, Fla. - Two brothers serving in the military and a third man exploded a small bomb inside a McDonald's because they were angry over a bad milkshake, officials said...


Alitalia shares leaped more than 13 percent on Tuesday on optimism that around-the-clock talks between pilot unions and management will soon produce an agreement over cuts in labor costs.


Pope John Paul II will leave hospital on Thursday, "cured" of his throat spasms, the Vatican says.


A commander in Hamas's military wing was killed in an Israeli missile strike on his car as it drove through a Hamas stronghold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, witnesses said.


With more than 400 million mobile device subscribers, the fast-growing China market is an attractive one for RIM.


MADRID  - Real Madrid and Real Sociedad will play out the remaining six minutes of Sunday's match, which was interrupted by a bomb hoax purporting to come from ETA, on January 5. The clubs were drawing 1-1 when police evacuated 70,000 spectators.


With dire pre-releases from two major builders, the future of housing becomes progressively more uncertain.


Opposition leader Raila Odinga says police have turned Kenya into "killing fields of the innocent".


"Surviving Christmas," a dark comedy that co-stars James Gandolfini of "The Sopranos," could not survive the critics' wrath and drew few moviegoers in its opening weekend.


President Bush told veterans Tuesday he was proud of his time in the Texas Air National Guard and sought to deflect questions about his Vietnam-era service by turning the subject to what he said were rival John Kerry's equivocations on the war in Iraq.


Christmas chaos as English town goes car park crazy

Drivers have reduced a quiet English market town to motor mayhem in the Christmas shopping rush, shamelessly cashing in while the only local traffic warden is suspended, reports said.


JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 2 US bank, said on Wednesday profit fell in the third quarter, missing analyst expectations, as a result of costs from its July merger with Bank One Corp.


Blackstone raises Equity Office bid to $55.50/shr

The Blackstone Group  raised its bid for Equity Office Properties Trust  to $55.50 per share in cash on Tuesday after rival bidder Vornado Realty Trust  sweetened its offer in the latest step in a fight to control the top U.S. office landlord.


BOSTON - The World Series logo was back on the field at Fenway Park, just like last year. That's right, the 100th World Series opens tonight in the city where the Fall Classic began in 1903 with Cy Young


Farmers Being Moved Aside by China's Real Estate Boom

A two-tiered property system favors city dwellers while handicapping the farmers once at the core of Chinese society.


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Cendant buys Octopus and Gullivers Travel

Cendant, the world's largest travel group, yesterday continued its buying spree with the $1.1bn (Â£570m) purchase of Gullivers Travel Associates and Octopus.


Scientists believe they have discovered how a condition that can threaten pregnancy could occur.


The Bush administration, seeking to achieve an economic breakthrough in the closing weeks of an election campaign, says China has made a serious commitment to overhauling a currency system


Lucky winners of Montgomery County's flu shot lottery began rolling up their sleeves as health officials planned to give out about half of their 800 available injections.


Defending himself against allegations that he was uncaring about the suffering of soldiers in Iraq, Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld made an unusual personal statement Wednesday about his concern for endangered troops.


City teachers could get a raise if they agree to work an extra class period each day so schools could hire fewer substitute instructors, Mayor Bloomberg suggested yesterday.


Theater Review: A Heavy Crown in the 400-Year-Old Future

Christopher Marloweâs âEdward II,â an under-produced drama about a king whose lover distracts him from his crown, tells the story of sexual obsession, religious power and the intersection of the political and personal lives of a flawed leader.


Vince Carter had 25 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 4.8 seconds left, to help the Toronto Raptors improve to 3-0 with a 101-97 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday. Carter scored nine points in the final 4:28, including the fadeaway 3-pointer that gave Toronto the lead for good.


The nation's version of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is intended to hold executives accountable and protect investors.


An enthusiast site notes that nearly everything in Microsoft's $10 a month MSN Premium offering is available for free via Windows or Windows Live.


Ireland's national cemetery to become tourist attraction

Ireland's national cemetery is to get a major makeover to turn it one of the country's main tourist attractions, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said Monday.


"The People's Courtroom of the Olympic Village" was opened in Beijing on Thursday to deal with civil cases related to next year's Games, state media reported.


Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor whose popularity soared after his response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, moved closer to a full-fledged campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday.


Nepal's King Gyanendra today put off his visit to India in view of the demise of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao. The King's 11-day visit, which was scheduled to begin today, has been postponed, informed the Royal Palace Press Secretariat.


THE worldâs highest peak should be put on a danger list because of the threat posed to it by climate change, campaigners urged today.


News Corp. consolidates Latin American DTH operations

MUMBAI: The DirecTV Group and Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation announced yesterday that they are consolidating their pay platforms in Latin America through a series of deals with Grupo Televisa, Globopar and Liberty Media.


Mibtel +0,11%, All Stars +0,22%, stabili le altre europee


China Reins In Rural Protests, but Not Resentment

DONGZHOU, China -- The resentment that led to a bloody confrontation between farmers and policemen here last December has only sharpened over the past 11 months. Local officials are still corrupt, Dongzhou residents complained, and a jutting power plant has risen on the land whose seizure by the...


Serbia's parliament approves a new constitution claiming sovereignty over the UN-run province of Kosovo.


Sri Lanka says rebels kill 10 people in south

Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels shot dead at least 10 people in southern Sri Lanka, the military said on Friday, two days after 27 people were killed in a bus ambush in a nearby town.


Vt. Democrats Take Control of State House

The Democrats triumphantly reclaimed control of the Vermont House on Wednesday, four years after they were swept from power in a backlash against the state's first-in-the-nation law creating civil unions for gay couples.


West Nile virus appears to have claimed its first human victim this year in Fairfax County (website - news) . Health officials say an elderly man in the Mount Vernon section of the county is the first probable case of the year.


Analisti: ammonterebbero a 8 miliardi di dollari


Can a struggling hot dog specialist provide a tasty stock market value?


Novell to defend open source software with patents

Novell Inc. is prepared to use its portfolio of U.S. software patents to protect against patent lawsuits the open source software it ships, the company said in statements posted to the Novell.com Web site and in an e-mail sent to customers Tuesday.


Midwest Giving Pets Frequent Flyer Miles

MILWAUKEE - Midwest Airlines is turning to dogs and cats in hopes of wooing more consumers. Midwest announced a new program Monday that gives pets a free round-trip ticket for every three domestic round-trip flights they take with their owners.


The United States and Britain signalled a new bid to break the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock, a day after a high-level US panel said wider Middle East peace was key to saving Iraq.


The arrival of software that lets you search for and record digital music off the airwaves could raise legal issues that will make the P2P skirmishes look quaint by comparison.


German investor confidence falls faster than expected in September, hit by fears of higher interest rates.


VeeCreate-PrintDreams Partner to Produce the World's Smallest Printer

BANGALORE, India, Dec. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- VEE TECHNOLOGIES proudly announces the partnership with PrintDreams, Sweden -- World Leader in Printing Technologies -- to provide Engineering Services for printing technologies and products.


Bombings May Take Backseat in Indonesia Campaign

The official campaign for Indonesia's  run-off presidential election begins on Tuesday, five days  after a deadly suicide bombing, but most voters appear unlikely  to be swayed by the event.


U.S. hip-hop film sparks debate on masculinity

A hard-hitting  documentary on hip-hop that asks why it often shows black men  as violent sex-addicts who abuse woman is sparking debate among  a generation of young people raised on rap videos.


GOP, Democrats Trade Congressional Seats

Republican Charles Boustany Jr., center, gets a hug from his wife, Bridget, left, after he won the 7th District seat Saturday, Dec. 4, 2004, in Lafayette, La.


Edwards calls S.C. primary unpredictable

Presidential candidate John Edwards said Friday he feels "at peace" campaigning in his native South Carolina, though he acknowledges that how Democratic primary voters will receive his populist message remains anyone's guess.


Legal action begins against Argentine's ex-President de la Rua over the killing of five people during riots in 2001.


Corteo fino a Piazza Navona, 'governo dia risposte'


Obesity May Affect Prostate Screening, Study Finds

Obese men may get falsely reassuring  results on prostate cancer screening tests, U.S. researchers  said on Monday.


CALCIO: COPPA UEFA, TURNOVER PER PARMA E LAZIO

(AGI) - Parma, 4 nov. - Seconda giornata di Coppa Uefa per Parma e Lazio. I tecnici delle due squadre italiane daranno spazio al turn over. Nella sfida contro la Steaua di Bucarest il tecnico dei ducali Baldini lancia in attacco Maccarone.


The speaker of the Lebanese parliament postpones the election of a new president for the 14th time.


The public sector pay deal has left workers "battered, bruised" and "unappreciated", the head of the TUC says.


A new cream or gel could block the transmission of HIV in heterosexual intercourse, according to new research today. The treatment is expensive, and so far has been tested only on monkeys.


Mexico Rebel Marcos Writes Novel with Crime Writer

Mexican rebel Subcommander Marcos, one of the best known Latin American revolutionaries since Che Guevara, published the first chapter of a novel on Sunday that promises to be a critical commentary on contemporary Mexico.


Toyota: Some security firms promise too much

The head of information security at Toyota spoke candidly this week to an audience of press, analysts and IT bosses about his concerns over claims made by some security vendors and resellers.


Australia reverses plan to sell uranium to India

The new Australian government will scrap a landmark deal to sell uranium to India for its nuclear energy programme, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith indicated Tuesday.


Ukraine's top court suspends publication of the election result until it considers the opposition's complaint.


Drugs wholesalers are seeking an injunction to stop Pfizer changing the way it supplies medicine.


Democrats who back terror bill get cover

Breaking with their party, a handful of Democrats in competitive congressional races voted to approve President Bush's system to interrogate and prosecute terrorism suspects.


MOSCOW - One of two Russian airliners that crashed nearly simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act, officials said Friday, after finding traces of explosives in the plane's wreckage. An Islamic militant group claimed responsibility for the attack in a Web statement...


Microsoft Upgrades Live Search Offerings

Microsoft has made a number of changes to its Windows Live offerings, including pushing some services out of beta and adding new features to others.


MBIA says it has $30.6 bln exposure to CDOs

MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, said it has exposure to $30.6 billion in complex mortgage securities that it insures, an amount that eclipses its entire net worth.


UN says massive help needed for Asia tidal wave victims

UNITED NATIONS  - The United Nations said that the biggest disaster relief operation ever staged would be needed for the Asian tsunami victims as medicines and other emergency supplies started pouring into the worst hit zones.


Although many Americans were surprised by news of former President Bill Clinton's severe heart disease, experts said his problems were decades in the making.


LIBRI / "Aurora boreale" di Drago Jancar, tra Musil e Joseph Rothe un viaggio a piedi da Berlino a Mosca sulle spoglie della Cortina                                          Dalla Mitteleuropa alla Cecenia fuga senza fine verso Est                                                                                Tra le novitÃ  i ricordi di una figlia del popolo che sfida la Russia del nuovo zardi DARIO OLIVERO


La farsa delle rivendicazioni, tra bugie e verita'

Anche in questa tragica occasione la Rete fa da sponda alla battaglia mediatica che i terroristi hanno ingaggiato da tempo. Nel groviglio di siti, fonti, informatori si perde il senso della realta' e della notizia.


The Northern Ireland peace process is within 10 hours of a successful conclusion, Irish Premier Bertie Ahern has claimed.


British Telecom says it will double the broadband speeds of most home and business customers.


Harvard running back Clifton Dawson, a sophomore, was named to the Associated Press Division 1-AA All-America football team yesterday.


Presidential Second Terms Can Be Painful

An upbeat President Bush set forth an aggressive agenda for the next four years, but he also must deal with the realities his predecessors faced — second terms tend to be disappointments, often marred by scandals, infighting and lackluster performances.


Pre-election tensions mounted Thursday in Florida amid claims of voter intimidation, promises that absentee ballots will reach the Broward County citizens who are missing them, and concerns that Republicans will question the authenticity of thousands of votes on Election Day.


Practical Traveler | Sharing Photographs Online: Snapshots That Do More Than Bore Friends

How sharing your family vacation photos online can help others discover a place through your travels.


InfoWorld - Google announced new pricing for its Postini hosted e-mail security and compliance management package on Tuesday in hopes of pushing more customers to consider a move to the SaaS (software-as-a-service) offering.


Update 25: Google's IPO Price Set at $85 Before Debut

On the cusp of its voyage into public trading, Google's initial stock price was set at $85 and its market value calculated at $23 billion - less than originally expected, but still impressive for a 6-year-old dot-com dreamed up in a garage.


These days Mean Green means more than the green-jerseyed football team at the University of North Texas.


Georgia leader may face run-off after narrow win

Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili beat his opponents in a snap presidential election, early results showed on Sunday, but he faced the prospect of a potentially risky second round run-off.


Australia's Sims Grp: Expects 1Q Earnings Above A$50M -2-

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian metal recycler Sims Group Ltd. (SMS.AU) on Monday raised its profit outlook by some 23%, saying it expects first quarter earnings to exceed A$50 million.


Consumer confidence hits 2-year low: Conf Board

Consumer confidence fell unexpectedly sharply in September to its lowest in nearly two years on growing concerns about jobs and financial market turmoil, a survey showed on Tuesday.


E*Trade Says Customer Trading Dipped in July

E*Trade Financial Corp. (ET.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , a major online broker, on Wednesday said customer stock trading for the month of July dropped 1.6 percent from June as investors curbed their enthusiasm for trading stocks.


Donovan, famous for '60s pop hits such as "Hurdy Gurdy Man" and "Mellow Yellow," has announced plans to open the Invincible Donovan University, where students will adhere to the principles of transcendental meditation.


New Darfur Fighting Kills Up to 105, Thousands Flee

Renewed fighting in Sudan's Darfur region may have killed up to 105 civilians and displaced more than 9,000 last week, the United Nations said Wednesday.


Goss Confirmed by Senate as Next CIA Chief

Representative Porter J. Goss, the Florida Republican who until recently was chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, was confirmed by the Senate today as the next director of central intelligence.


Croatians returned to the polls Sunday for presidential runoff between the man who led the former Yugoslav republic out of international isolation and a conservative Cabinet minister favored by nationalists.


Symantec: Adult Spam Down, Image Spam Climbs

New study finds spammers now focus on health-related products and general product pitches.


Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian (é³æ°´æ) said yesterday a controversial arms deal was part of the government's attempts to deter any attempt by rival China to invade the island.


The director of the hurricane-ravaged Kennedy Space Center refused to speculate Tuesday whether the damage will thwart plans to resume shuttle flights next spring, but his words offered little hope of an on-time launch.


New proposals to provide faster diagnosis, treatment and care for people with epilepsy are announced.


Gimme culture! Arts blossom in Gulf Arab desert

Long derided as a cultural desert, the Gulf art scene is beginning to blossom.


Farmers snipe at each other over subsidy

Ross Hirschfeld says folks have been talking behind his back ever since the local paper reported that he has been getting millions of dollars in farm subsidies from Washington.


Syria Rejects Bush's Proposal for Middle East Peace Conference

Bloomberg - July 17 (Bloomberg) -- Syria rejects President George W. Bush's proposal for an international conference on the Israeli- Palestinian conflict because it wouldn't seek a comprehensive Middle East peace agreement, Syria's United Nations envoy said.


Kerik Pulls Out as Bush Nominee for Homeland Security Job

Bernard B. Kerik said in a statement that he had come to learn that a former housekeeper may not have been in the U.S. legally.


Iraq attacks claim more lives as plans unveiled to protect voters

BAGHDAD  - More than a dozen Iraqis were killed in attacks across the country as plans were unveiled to deploy 100,000 Iraqi forces to stave off a bloodbath on election day exactly a month from now.


Britain's Carphone Warehouse expects interim pre-tax profits of at least Â£27m sterling. First half trading is ahead of expectations on the back of a buoyant market, Europe's number one mobile phone retailer said in a trading statement today.


By Anonymous  The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has changed the names of the U.S. government's official Web portal from FirstGov.gov to USA.gov and the Spanish language government Web portal from FirstGov en Espaol to GobiernoUSA.gov.


By Bill Haber, AP. The first African-American head football coach in Southeastern Conference history already has experienced his first game and initial victory against Tulane, his first


That familiar tug on his ear or restless night sleep is usually the sign that little Baedden Pollett has another ear infection. The 2 1/2-year-old has had more of them than his parents can count.


Eurispes, logorati da inflazione, crolla potere acquisto


Congress debates a nonbinding measure expressing "disapproval" of the war. But the Democrats are seeking more ways to curtail the President's latitude in Iraq


Polls: Race is More About Kerry Than Bush

âThe most compelling aspect of these polls is that the voters are not embracing the president so much as they are turning away from Kerry.


A powerful typhoon is battering parts of Japan and South Korea with heavy rains and high winds, killing at least two people and injuring more than 300.


UAL, Creditors Agree to 30-Day Extension

UAL Corp.'s UALAQ.OB United Airlines  on Friday said it has agreed with its creditors committee to a  30-day extension on the period in which it can file an  exclusive bankruptcy reorganization plan.


Hundreds Arrested During Columbus Day Parade Protest

More than 200 people were arrested Saturday while peacefully protesting a parade celebrating explorer Christopher Columbus, who they say began the genocide of indigenous people.


President Bush Pays Visit to Nancy Reagan

President Bush paid a visit to former First Lady Nancy Reagan on Thursday in a sign of easing tensions between the Bush and Reagan families despite their disagreement over stem-cell research.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton argued on Tuesday that Barack Obama's frustration with losing prompted him to look for a fight in their latest debate. Obama said his rival and her husband, former President Clinton, were distorting his record.


Teenagers and young men who want to have a family one day would be well advised to keep their laptop computers not on their laps but firmly on the desk, a study suggests.


Palermo, 18:05 - CALCIO, PALERMO; FOSCHI: COLPITO DA ATTEGGIAMENTO GALLIANI

Rino Foschi è rimasto colpito dall'atteggiamento di Adriano Galliani dopo Palermo-Milan: ''Er...


SHANGHAI, China -- Defending champion Mark Philippoussis suffered a first round humiliation in the Shanghai Open, losing to unheralded American Glenn Weiner 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.


2 Companies to Make Gear for Phoning Over Internet

Linksys and Netgear, providers of home networking equipment, are expected to announce that they are entering the business of making gear used to place telephone calls over the Internet.


Judge delays Caremark vote; wants more details

A Delaware Chancery Court judge said on Friday that Caremark Rx Inc.  must delay a shareholder vote until the pharmacy benefit manager provides more details on its planned acquisition by CVS Corp.


Per crescita temperature e aumento dei prelievi


"Spider-Man 3" isn't due until next summer, but about 5,000 fans got an early look at the film Saturday at Comic-Con, the country's largest comic book convention.


Far Fewer Jobs Were Added in November Than Forecast

The economy added 112,000 payroll jobs in November, far fewer than the month before and not enough to keep up with average increases in the adult population.


As he worked his way to salsa stardom, Marc Anthony said he saw the tragic career of the Puerto Rican performer he plays in an upcoming movie as inspiration and a warning to avoid industry pitfalls.


Regional jet carrier Comair said Wednesday it had restored its full flight schedule after four days of mass cancellations caused by a severe snowstorm and ensuing computer glitch.


The Motley Fool - As the 2008 presidential campaign enters full swing, several candidates have proposed ways to reform the income tax. Although many of them claim that their proposals would result in a "fairer" tax system, all of them have definite winners and losers -- not all of whom match up with what the campaign rhetoric says.


Dutch Arrest Saddam's Suspected Nerve Gas Supplier

Police have arrested a Dutch national  once sought by the United States on suspicion of supplying  thousands of tons of ingredients for mustard gas and nerve gas  to the Iraqi government of Saddam Hussein.


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Friday taken by surprise when Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf presented an album of old photographs of Singh in the school he studied in.


Court Clears Italian Premier of Corruption Charges

A three-judge panel absolved Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of corruption charges today, one for insufficient evidence and one because the statute of limitations in a 1991 case had run out.


Freshman center Carolyn Swords had 14 points and six rebounds and Jaclyn Thoman added 13 points as the Boston College women opened their Atlantic Coast Conference schedule with a 63-53 victory over Virginia Tech last night in Blacksburg, Va.


Astros Top Rockies to Claim NL Wild Card

HOUSTON - The Houston Astros charged into the playoffs with their 18th consecutive home victory, capping an incredible turnaround by beating Colorado 5-3 Sunday to win the NL wild card.    Brandon Backe filled in admirably for an ailing Roger Clemens, pitching five strong innings and driving in two runs...


Brazil Upset in Ecuador; China Eliminated

Ecuador upset Brazil 1-0 Wednesday to send the World Cup champions to their first loss in qualifying for the 2006 tournament, and it cost them the top spot in South America's World Cup qualifying.


Microsoft Chief Operating Officer Steve Ballmer on Thursday warned Asian governments that they could face intellectual rights-infringement lawsuits for using rival open-source operating platforms such as Linux.


Forrester Research analyst Jonathan Penn said that even if competing standards emerge, the rise of more advanced e-mail validation technology will likely be one of the most powerful tools against spam.


Shares in Swiss engineering giant ABB plummet 13% after a US court rejects its bid to limit a multi-billion dollar asbestos claim


Desperate for leadership, hundreds of thousands show up to greet the exiled Pakistani politician. Will she deliver?


No need for government Net controls, say U.S. tech workers

Poll of 600 information technology workers, intended to help influence presidential campaign priorities, finds most prefer to let tech preside.


A US anti-drugs official says Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is a "major facilitator" in the cocaine trade.


Boffins find lots of static build up Scientists have discovered that the surface of the moon can accumulate a huge charge of static electricity - up to 4,500 V has been detected so far. The scientists, writing in Geophysics Research Letters number 34, say that their findings could have significant implications for those planning to colonise the rocky globe.â¦


Rock band Franz Ferdinand lead the nominations for the 2005 Brit Awards, to be held next month.


Auburn Defeats Virginia Tech in Sugar Bowl

NEW ORLEANS (Sports Network) - Jason Campbell passed for  195 yards and a touchdown, Auburn's defense solidified its  status as one of the nation's toughest, and the third-ranked  Tigers completed the first perfect season in school history  with a 16-13 victory over No. 9 Virginia Tech in the Sugar  Bowl.


A suicide bomber wearing an explosives vest killed eight people, including at least four Iraqi soldiers, during celebrations to mark Army Day in the eastern Baghdad suburb of Karrada on Sunday, police said.


Bush, Iraqi Leader Vow Jan. 30 Elections

President Bush and interim Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has killed more than 70 people in recent days.


Diamondbacks Hire Backman As New Manager

After being introduced as the new manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Wally Backman, left, is handed his game jersey by Arizona general manager Joe Garagiola Jr.


Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.


A car components plant in west Wales could close with the loss of 470 jobs unless it cuts costs.


Zack Greinke strikes out a career-high 10 and allowed two hits in eight innings, leading the Royals over the White Sox, 3-0, Thursday.


Bush Calls for $145 Billion in Tax Relief to Boost Economy

Congressional Democrats, in a rare show of bipartisanship, pledged to work with the president to enact a plan quickly.


Judge doubles damages in drug pricing case

A U.S. judge has ordered pharmaceutical companies AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co to pay double damages in a case over false mark ups of U.S. drug prices through 2003, according to court documents filed on Friday.


Missy Elliot asks fans to name new album

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Missy Elliot is giving her fans the opportunity to name her upcoming album.


Microsoft vows to release the next version of Windows by the end of 2006 - but  without some key components.


Singer George Michael is due to be sentenced after he admitted driving while unfit through drugs.


Gordon Brown may miss his golden rule on public borrowing because of a shortfall in corporate tax revenues, a new study says.


Israel kills 11 Palestinians in Gaza raid

Israeli troops and armored vehicles crossed into the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing 10 Palestinian militants, including nine from the Islamist Hamas group, and a civilian.


AMD hatches new naming plan for chip generations

K5, K6, K8 and then Pacifica? Advanced Micro Devices is working on simultaneous projects, so it has sunk its K names.