Ms. Edwards asks Coulter to stop attacks

Elizabeth Edwards pleaded Tuesday with Ann Coulter to "stop the personal attacks," a day after the conservative commentator said she wished Edwards' husband, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, had been killed by terrorists.


Nearly two years after Columbia shattered in the sky, NASA still has no way of repairing the kind of holes that could doom another shuttle, space agency officials acknowledged


SAT Reading and Math Scores Show a Significant Decline

Officials of the College Board dismissed the suggestion that students were getting tired out by the new three-part test.


Laura Hathaway initially had no regrets after getting a tattoo on her lower back when she was 21. But 10 years later she wants it gone. Tattoo regret is common in the United States. Among a group of 18- to 50-year-olds surveyed in 2004, 24 percent reported having a tattoo and 17 percent of those say they want it off.


Giuliani Touts Experience to Boost Campaign in New Hampshire

Bloomberg - Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani returned to New Hampshire today to tout his experience on his last day of campaigning in 2007, a year that saw his lead in national polls shrink.


Fannie Mae misses SEC deadline to file third-quarter results

Mortgage giant Fannie Mae missed a regulatory deadline Monday for filing its third-quarter financial results after its independent auditor KPMG refused to sign off on the report.


Nokia eyes mobile email, unveils business phone

The world's top cellphone maker,  Nokia, unveiled on Tuesday a new phone model, the Nokia E51,  for corporate users and said it still expects to fast growth in  the mobile e-mail market.


NEW YORK - Today, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will announce that he is filing both criminal and civil lawsuits against Marsh & McLennan, the largest US insurance brokerage firm.


Election monitors work to build nations' trust

One of the primary goals of modern society is to enhance a worldwide commitment to democracy. With so many national differences concerning preferred electoral processes, it helps to have a general definition of a democratic government.


Britain's Tim Henman had to work hard before overcoming South African Wesley Moodie in the second round of the Swiss Indoors in Basle.


EU-style community for Asia "not feasible": ADB president

Trying to set up a grand European Union-style economic community for Asia "does not appear feasible" the president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Thursday.


Authorities delayed responding to a wildfire that destroyed 254 homes last month because two emergency dispatchers initially dismissed 911 calls reporting the Lake Tahoe blaze, transcripts released Friday show.


Secondo Abc news, e' questa l'ipotesi piu' accreditata


Nikon, the world's biggest maker of equipment used to etch computer-chip circuits onto silicon wafers, said on Wednesday that it would get $87 million from its European rival ASML Holding to settle a patent suit dating back to 2001.


Imprisoned Indonesian terrorist Ali Imron was seen having coffee with a high-ranking police officer at a popular Jakarta shopping mall, reports said Thursday.


Microsoft Tackles 'False Positives' in Antipiracy Tool

Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications is revised to cut customers some slack after erroneous reports.


Carl Pavano probably won't return to the Florida Marlins but needs time to choose among the six American League teams that have courted him.


Linebacker and South Florida Make Long Commute to Success

Ben Moffitt has evolved into one of college footballâs top linebackers and South Florida, a commuter university first fielded a team 11 years ago, has found a spot alongside the nationâs elite.


Jennings looking forward to the challenge

South Africa's cricket authorities acted swiftly and decisively to stop the rot in the national team on Friday, announcing Ray Jennings as the new coach and putting convenor of selectors Omar Henry on probation.


You're an Obsession, You're My Obsession

In his new film, "Enduring Love," Rhys Ifans, ever the loose cannon, forms an attachment to a man that is beyond sex, beyond love, beyond control.


The Whitney Museum's show, a mad scientists' fair of screwball contraptions, provides a fresh riff on body art.


Direttore Mori: mancano ancora rimedi risolutivi


Britain Rocked by Pictures of Apparent Iraq Abuse

Britain's newspapers published pictures on Wednesday of Iraqis apparently being abused by British soldiers under "Shame" and "Shock" headlines, in echoes of the Abu Ghraib scandal as a court martial rocked the country.


Ascoli Piceno, 19:01 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: INFERMERIA PIENA

Infermeria piena in casa Ascoli. Il secondo portiere Boccolini e il difensore Lukovic accusano un at...


Australian PM Controls Parliament for First Time in Decades

Almost three weeks after Australian Prime Minister John Howard won a resounding election victory, his coalition has taken control of the country's Senate


The number of broadband connections in the US has jumped by 38% in a year, according to official figures.


David Lee scores 17 of his 22 points in the first half, Jamal Crawford adds 21, and New York beats the Cavaliers, 108-90, for its most lopsided victory of the season.


A judge upheld a state board's decision to strip former Gov. George Ryan of his entire $197,000-a-year pension because of his conviction last year on federal racketeering charges.


For those waiting for Celtics games to be broadcast in high definition, the wait is over. And Comcast has gone one better. Not only will all the games be in HD on Comcast SportsNet's new full-time channel - with the first road game tonight against the Timberwolves - Comcast has launched Celtics On Demand, which will allow viewers to watch ...


VaxGen receives first BioShield contract for anthrax vaccine

Shares of VaxGen Inc. surged 17 percent Friday after the government said it would buy 75 million doses of a new generation anthrax vaccine under an $877.


Israel fires missile at militants in northern Gaza, killing one

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip A member of the militant group Hamas is dead after an Israeli missile strike on a group of people gathered in the northern Gaza Strip.


ODB, Ol' Dirty Bastard of the Wu Tang Clan, whose legal name is Russell Jones, takes the stage unannounced in this Feb. 25, 1998 file photo at Radio City Music Hall in New York.


At 40, Devers Is Still Winning Hurdles Races at Millrose Games

In the 100th edition of this celebrated indoor track meet, Gail Devers won the womenâs 60-meter hurdles by a step over Joanna Hayes, 7.86 seconds to 7.91.


$70 Billion Increase in War Funding Sought

The Bush administration intends to seek the emergency funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan early next year, officials said on Monday.


Post-Soviet reality hangs on Ukrainian elections

Presidential elections in the Ukraine on October 31 have major geopolitical implications for former Soviet states since the vote will decide who will lead this country: western oriented Victor Yushchenko or pro-Russian Victor Yanukovich.


Pauline Marois, ex-deputy premier, wants Parti Quebecois leadership race

QUEBEC  (CP) - Former deputy premier Pauline Marois called Friday for a Parti Quebecois leadership race to rejuvenate the sovereigntist party.


As Sunnis Waver, White House Renews Backing for Iraqi Vote

The Bush administration called again today for wide participation in the Iraqi elections of Jan. 30, and it expressed cautious optimism that security would be strong enough to assure valid results.


Red Crescent halts Baghdad work after abduction

The Iraqi Red Crescent suspended operations in Baghdad after gunmen in police uniforms kidnapped about 30 people from one of its offices in the capital on Sunday, an official of the humanitarian body said on Monday.


Nokia, Cambridge team on nanotechnology research

(InfoWorld) - Nokia and the University of Cambridge in the U.K. have agreed to collaborate in several areas of long-term research, beginning with nanotechnology. The Finnish handset maker will establish a research facility, initially with a team of 10 scientists, at the university's West Cambridge campus and work with several departments, including the Nanoscience Center and the Electrical Division of the Engineering Departments, the company said Tuesday. Nokia scientists will focus initially on nanotechnology, a branch of science and engineering devoted to the design of extremely small electronic devices and circuits built from individual atoms and molecules. Space has become a precious commodity in compact mobile phones already packed with advanced functions, such as digital cameras, music players, mobile TV, and cashless payment. A joint steering committee established by Nokia and Cambridge will review ongoing work and select new projects. Nokia joins several other high-tech companies seeking to take advantage of the scientific know-how available at the nearly 800-year-old University of Cambridge, which boasts more than 80 Nobel Price laureates. Microsoft has established its European R&D (research and development) center at the prestigious university. Japan's Hitachi also has an R&D center on the campus.


The Venice Film Festival has got under way with the world premiere of The Black Dahlia, starring Scarlett Johansson.


Bangladesh go down fighting as Sri Lanka clinch series

Sri Lanka saw off a record stand between two young Bangladesh batsmen to win the second cricket Test by an innings and 90 runs with two days to spare.


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Jets in perfect position after win over San Francisco

After 44 years of bad starts, really bad starts and really, really bad starts, the 2004 New York Jets distinguished themselves yesterday as the first team in franchise history to win its first five games.


The time has come to consider extending the 28-day limit on holding terror suspects before charge, the home secretary says.


Have a very PC Christmas: Britons scare over 'erosion' of Christian holiday

Carol services banned, religious references carefully excised from cards: to read Britain's press this year, you could be forgiven for thinking the politically correct brigade are set on taking the Christian out of Christmas.


Northrop navigation unit up for sale: report

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman  Corp.  has put its navigation systems unit on the  auction block and it could sell for as much as $1 billion, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing people familiar  with the matter.


LOS ANGELES  - "Eternal Sunshine of the  Spotless Mind," starring Jim Carrey, sold more than 600,000  combined DVD and VHS units its first day in release Tuesday  (Sept. 28), according to industry sources. It's an impressive  showing for a film that took in less than $40 million at the  domestic boxoffice.


How the Death of a Leader Creates a Bigger Problem for Pakistan

The aftermath of killing  tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti exposes Musharraf's difficulties in trying to control the country's volatile regions


Iowa Presidential Futures Market Surpassed by Dublin Exchange

The University of Iowa's market for US presidential futures, founded 16-years ago, has been overtaken by a Dublin-based exchange that is now 25 times larger.


WASHINGTON -- The popular diabetes drug marketed as Avandia may increase bone thinning, a discovery that could help explain why diabetics can have an increased risk of fractures.


Rita Levi Montalcini avvia progetto in favore donne


NCAA Football: LSU Tigers Edge out Oregon State Beavers 22-21

US college football's fourth-ranked Louisiana State University Tigers eked out a 22-21 overtime victory over the unranked Oregon State Beavers late Saturday on the first full day of action.


Deja vu as Pakistan's batting order crumbles under Australia's ...

Australia first blunted Pakistan's undermanned attack and then sliced through its top order yesterday to seize control of the second cricket Test at the MCG.


Afghans protest over U.S. killing of civilians

Hundreds of Afghans protested in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Tuesday over the killing of several civilians by U.S. forces, an issue analysts warn is undermining support for foreign troops.


Rookie Wall impressive in Ducks' 5-3 win

When Michael Wall was 11, he attended his first NHL game in Edmonton and marveled at Oilers goalie Bill Ranford and Detroit counterpart Chris Osgood. Now it's Wall's turn, and the rookie made quite an impression in his first game with the Anaheim Ducks.


Five-times grand slam winner Martina   Hingis was ousted 6-2 6-4 by unseeded Frenchwoman Virginie   Razzano in the second round on Thursday to suffer her quickest   ever exit at the U.S. Open.


Vince, Nets ready for beginning of new era

The new guy sported a new white headband, and stayed after Nets practice, running through the plays so he would be sure he had them down when his number was called.


The Boston Celtics have never been this bad, this long. And for one night, Jason Kidd was lousy, too.


Senators want probe of Comcast's BitTorrent 'discrimination'

Proponents of Net neutrality laws call for a hearing on the issue, arguing reports of peer-to-peer traffic interference support need for rules banning that practice.


Call her a liberated Liberal. After spending a quiet decade in Ottawa as a relative unknown, Carolyn Parrish has emerged on the national scene as a mouthy maverick MP who shoots from the lip.


Soldiers used bulldozers Tuesday to push into a strip of Thai luxury resorts destroyed by tidal waves, and picked the bodies of European tourists from ruined gardens and suites.


Cosenza, 12:08 - CALCIO: PULLMAN SQUADRA CATANZARO IMBRATTATO SCRITTE OFFESA

Il pullman della squadra del Catanzaro, impegnata oggi a Rende in uno dei due derby calabresi di C2,...


Alicia Ferrer was a state tax auditor at the World Trade Center and got out alive on Sept. 11. She never wants to work at that tragic site again.


The end of the Detroit Pistons' road trip was almost the worst night in their history. Zach Randolph had 25 points and eight rebounds, and the New York Knicks rolled to an 89-65 victory over the weary Pistons on Sunday night.


Iraqi Exile Registration Extended Amid Low Turnout

The registration deadline for Iraqis voting abroad in their country's Jan. 30 election was extended by two days on Saturday amid low turnout in some of the 14 countries where voter registration centers were established.


Sprinter Marion Jones was facing a ban after her first sample indicated use of the blood-boosting drug EPO.


Advertisers at this year's Super Bowl hark back to the familiar in new commercials for TV's biggest event, dusting off celebrities from decades ago and putting childhood icons into the spotlight.


Bosnian Muslim's war crimes trial starts

Prosecutors awaited a last-minute ruling Monday on their request to move the war crimes trial of a former Bosnian army officer accused of allowing Muslim fighters to commit atrocities against Serbs and Croats.


La manifestazione si rinnova con dibattiti sulla coppia


Australia's Alinta: ACCC Won't Oppose Dampier Pipe Bid-2-

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian energy company Alinta Ltd. (ALN.AU) said Monday that Australia's competition regulator won't oppose its joint bid for the Dampier to Bunbury gas pipeline in Western Australia state.


Thousands of Flying Foxes Go "Missing" in Australia

Spectacled flying foxes in north Queensland were seen leaving en masse just before a March cyclone struck the region, and no one knows where the animals went.


Charles Schwab closes out the year in fine fashion.


Scientists to Flesh Out George Washington's Appearance

MOUNT VERNON, Va.  - Americans know George  Washington as the dour founding father with white hair and  ponytail depicted on U.S. currency, but most people have little  idea what the nation's first president really looked like  beyond this stock image.


St. Louis rapper Murphy Lee had quite a scare Halloween.


Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir faces trial Thursday on charges of instigating terrorist bombings in Jakarta and the island resort of Bali.


Sean Tracey is back riding a bus in the minor leagues because he didn't do it. Randy Johnson soon might be riding the bench for a few games because he did.


Pfizer Inc. has agreed to suspend its advertisements for arthritis drug Celebrex while U.S. regulators review new data that link the drug to an elevated risk of heart attacks, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said on Sunday.


What's up with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation suit against Pfizer for promoting Viagra as a recreational drug, claiming the ads lead some into risky behavior? In Bodyhack.


Thousands of people are due to march through Coventry in support of Jaguar workers whose jobs are under threat.


IIt will be 9:54 in the morning, Mountain Daylight Time, on Wednesday, September 8, when the Genesis sample return capsule, weighing 190 kilograms (420 pounds), will enter the Earthâs atmosphere


The Sun always shines Horizon Technology has reported revenue of â¬131.2m for the first half of 2006, up 29.5 per cent from the â¬94m posted for the same period last year.â¦


Rice says no firm deadline for six-party talks

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Tuesday Washington would not set a deadline to reach a deal in six-party talks on North Korea but made clear next week's negotiations must not be held just for the sake of talking.


Gunmen kidnapped three people, including Asian expatriates, from the residential compound of chemical company Indorama in oil-rich southern Nigeria on Friday, a senior police officer said.


Powell clueless whether Osama's in Tora Bora

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that Washington continues to remain clueless about the whereabouts of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, especially in the Tora Bora Hills of Afghanistan.


Spielberg is in Paris to promote his new film The Terminal and to receive the award from the French president Jacques Chirac, who praised him as a "great director".


Dall'Annuario Statistico Istat 2007 il tasso di soddisfazione per le relazioni personali risulta altissimomentre oltre un terzo degli italiani dichiara di non fidarsi neanche della qualitÃ  dell'acqua del rubinetto                                          Italiani soddisfatti di famiglia e amici ma preoccupati per ambiente e criminalitÃ                                                                                In aumento la fiducia nella propria situazione economica. Crescono anche depositi e case di proprietÃ La popolazione continua a invecchiare: l'indice passa al 141,5% dal 140,4 dell'anno precedente di ROSARIA AMATO


CinemaNow Inc., the Internet-based movie service, is a rarity in Hollywood — a company that eagerly embraces Microsoft Corp. technology and relies on it exclusively to transmit, protect and display the movies it rents to customers. Then again, Microsoft is a major investor in the company, which is also owned by independent studio Lions Gate.


A British company that has filmed documentaries about Hurricane Katrina and the crash of United Flight 93 is working on a new documentary about the Sago Mine explosion that killed 12 men in West Virginia.


Too Much Caffeine Ups Risk of Kidney Stones

NEW YORK  - People who are prone to kidney  stones should limit their caffeine intake, new research  suggests.


Six authors from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt are on the shortlist as finalists for the first-ever International Prize for Arabic Fiction.


A Defense Department analyst and a former engineer for Boeing Co. were accused Monday in separate spy cases with helping deliver military secrets to the Chinese government, the Justice Department said.


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.


A Cambodian Pilgrim's Progress: Back to a Bitter Sea

Hawaii - whose given name is Toeun - is one of 112 Cambodian Americans who have been sent back to Cambodia after serving time in the U.S. for felony convictions.


US Airways Averts Holiday Debacle Repeat

More than 100 US Airways executives and other employees volunteered to serve coffee and snacks, sort and move bags and help passengers find their way Sunday at Philadelphia International Airport to try to avoid a repeat of the bankrupt carrier's Christmas weekend debacle.


His gut was twisted into a knot, his head pounding, his leg searing in pain from a gunshot wound. Ibrahim Mohamed Doud, a village elder in an African tribe, remembers the day an


Anyone looking to gauge the importance of blacks in the Democratic presidential primary next weekend only needed to visit one church service Sunday morning.


Actress and UNICEF goodwill ambassador Mia Farrow called Wednesday for peacekeepers to be sent immediately to halt "genocidal violence" that she said was spreading from Sudan's Darfur province into neighboring eastern Chad.


Russia proposes working on new CFE treaty: Ifax

Russia on Wednesday proposed working on a new pact on limiting military forces in Europe, a top defense ministry official was quoted by Interfax news agency as saying.


A plan to build 27 houses on rough grassland will be debated by a planning committee.   Bett Homes has submitted the application to Derwentside District Council to develop land at Four Winds, on Wesley Terrace, Castleside, Consett, and the site was previously a wooded area.


Bush lifts Libya sanctions, paves way for Pan Am 103 payments

WASHINGTON  - President George W. Bush on Monday removed a ban on commercial air service to Libya and released $1.3 billion in frozen Libyan assets in recognition of "significant" steps to eliminate its deadliest weapons programs.


Roma, 19:35 - CALCIO, PANCALLI: MERCOLEDI' DECIDO SU CAMPIONATI

''Dopo il decreto d'urgenza del governo, annunciato per mercoledÃ¬, deciderÃ² se far ripartire il calc...


The agency probing the secret files from the Romanian communist era may be abolished after a court ruling.


A plaque at the Pupin Physics Laboratories at Columbia University proclaims it a Registered National Historic Landmark, but there is no mention of ties to the bomb.


A general strike to protest against a rise in fuel prices paralyzed most economic activity in Nigeria for a second day on Thursday, but unions spared vital oil exports.


Phuket. Un piccolo di 20 mesi, in vacanza con genitori e nonni a Khao Lak, in Thailandia, si era perso nel caos provocato dal maremoto, ma e' stato ritrovato. I suoi parenti, dalla Finlandia, lo hanno infatti


The leader of militant Lebanese group Hezbollah rejects a UN call for the organisation to be disbanded.


"Disturbia" duo reunite for comic adaptation

The director and writer  of the hit thriller "Disturbia" are reteaming for "Y: The Last  Man," an adaptation of the acclaimed Vertigo comic book.


Homebuilder D.R. Horton Inc. DHI.N on  Wednesday posted a 52 percent increase in quarterly profit on  strong orders for new homes and forecast better-than-expected  results for 2005.


SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 -- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide today named as CEO Steven Heyer--previous president and COO of Coca-Cola Co.


Oil prices rebounded quickly from a brief fall late last week as fierce fighting in the Iraqi city of Najaf overshadowed Iraq's resumption of full exports following a two-week disruption.


Wheaton attempts another friendly merger

RENO-- Vancouver-based Goldcorp and Toronto gold-producer Wheaton River Minerals have scheduled a telephone conference Monday morning to announced that Goldcorp will buy Wheaton River for $2.09 billion in stock.


Report: More Drugs May Raise Heart Risks

Scientists and European regulators are now questioning the safety of other pain relievers like Vioxx, saying they also might raise the risk of heart attack and stroke.


Improving labor market conditions and cheaper energy prices led to a sharp increase in a widely watched indicator of consumer confidence in December, a good sign for growth heading into the new year.


England's Matthew Hoggard has further problems with a groin injury and will not play this weekend.


Chip Sales Rise 1.5 Pct in October from September

Worldwide semiconductor sales rose a  scant 1.5 percent in October, to $18.8 billion from $18.5  billion in September, as many chip users pared bloated  inventories, the Semiconductor Industry Association said on  Friday.


Annan's Post at the UN May Be at Risk, Officials Fear

United Nations officials fear that Secretary General Kofi Annan may have lost the confidence of the organization's most powerful constituent, the United States.


They may have joked with each other on Sea Island three summers ago, but wars and looming trials continue to bedevil U.S.-Italy ties


Deep in the Sea, Imagining the Cradle of Life on Earth

Cindy Lee Van Dover is a pioneer: a submarine pilot and the first woman to direct the Duke University Marine Laboratory.


Milano, 17:05 - CALCIO, DISCIPLINARE RESPINGE RICORSI CROTONE E VENEZIA

La Commissione disciplinare ha respinto i ricorsi di Crotone e Venezia contro la decisione del Giudi...


Holiday shoppers entered the store for the first time since a gunman killed eight people there 15 days earlier.


A Northern Virginia company has received initial federal approval to form the first U.S.-based low-cost airline that would fly exclusively to international destinations, although it still must clear other regulatory and financial hurdles.


China to see rapid, stable growth in '07: planner

China will continue to achieve rapid but stable economic growth in 2007, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission, China's top economic planning agency, said on Wednesday.


Report on fossil finds? Burmese censors say no.

A popular weekly recently had one-quarter of its stories rejected out of hand. Editors don't ask why.


ARTE: IL RICORDO DEL PITTORE NELLE PAROLE DEL SUO GALLERISTA

(Adnkronos Cultura) - "Un vulcano in eruzione, un artista che non ha mai avuto paura di sfidare il mercato, ma che, incapace di obbedire alle sue leggi, ha sempre scelto di non ripetersi e di non copiare se stesso".


A court in Turkey sentences seven people to life in jail for the 2003 Istanbul bombings that killed 58 people.


A look at the past month's top-performing ADRs.


Palestinian militants have agreed to a conditional release of the kidnapped Israeli soldier but Israel has not yet accepted their terms, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said in remarks published Friday.


Co Antrim Factory to Relocate With Loss of 300 Jobs

Staff at Sanmina in Lisburn, have been told the plant is shutting down and relocating.The US owned company, which makes computer cabinets, wants to move to Hungary in a bid to lower its wage bill.  (c) 2007 Belfast Telegraph. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


Keith Olbermann will continue to be a thorn in Bill O'Reilly's side for at least four more years.


US scientists investigate whether robots could be used instead of animals for testing chemicals.


Londra, 09:05 - CALCIO, TOTTENHAM: JOL SI DIMETTE

Martin Jol si è dimesso dalla guida del Tottenham poco prima della gara di coppa Uefa contro ...


Guadagnano Finmeccanica, Fiat, Gemina e Carifirenze


Iraq's Maliki to look into Sunni political demands

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has agreed to look into political demands of the main Sunni Arab political bloc which pulled out of his Shi'ite-led government last month, his office said.


The Heineken group's half-year profits are down 27% on last year, the company announced today. Heineken reported organic net profit growth of 6%, with sales of the Heineken brand in the premium segment up 5.8%, rising to 9.5 million hectolitres.


The U.S. Army opened a hearing Tuesday to determine whether four American soldiers must stand trial for allegedly murdering three Iraqis during a raid where they claimed they were under orders to "kill all military-age males."


Ann Gloag claims to have won a landmark legal ruling to ban ramblers from entering the grounds of her estate.


Radiation Seeds May Be Enough for Prostate Cancer

Implanting tiny radioactive "seeds" in the prostate, a treatment called brachytherapy, may be all that is needed to combat low-risk forms of prostate cancer, new research suggests.


More borrowers, fewer deadbeats are boosting the bottom line

Customers at the Big Six banks have been borrowing more with fewer defaults. It's a winning combination helped along by a buoyant economy, and it's expected to keep bank profits rising into the future.


Facebook introduces a Spanish version of its popular social networking site, and promises German and French versions soon.


News Corp.-invested MySpace China aims  to launch an online messaging service "as soon as possible,"  its CEO said on Wednesday, as the venture fights for a bigger  share of the world's second-largest Internet market.


Writers Guild names contract negotiators

"Desperate Housewives"  creator Marc Cherry, "Dreamgirls" writer-director Bill Condon  and 15 others were named on Tuesday to the Writers Guild of  America negotiating team to hammer out a new labor contract  with film and TV producers.


Hundreds of hydrogen balloons exploded as they were being handed out to students at a Chinese sports meeting, injuring more than 70, Xinhua news agency said.


John Howard sworn in for fourth time as Australian PM

CANBERRA : John Howard has been formally sworn in as Prime Minister with his new fourth term ministry by Queen Elizabeth II's Australian representative Governor-General Michael Jeffery.


At Least 14 U.S Soldiers Die in Attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD, June 21 -- Fourteen U.S. soldiers have died in scattered attacks in Iraq over the last two days, including five killed Thursday by a roadside bomb in a northeastern Baghdad neighborhood, the military said in a series of statements.


In the week when rumours of the Oqo launch have been buzzing, it's a bit confusing to have AT&T announce something called Ogo.


EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Notre Dame's 28-20 victory over Michigan last Saturday set off a huge celebration as thousands of students joined the Irish players on field to form an impromptu mosh pit.


Solar-powered laptop charger on display at CES

A new company NRG Dock shows off a general-purpose solar panel and battery to power electronics.


Chechen Warlord Threatens More Attacks After Beslan

Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed  responsibility on Friday for the Russian school siege in which  more than 320 hostages were killed, half of them children, and  threatened further attacks by any means he saw fit.


Drilling Down: One Big American TV Audience

African-Americansâ television preferences have converged with those of the general public over the last decade, according to Nielsen Media Research.


The Massachusetts Senate yesterday sent a bill to Governor Mitt Romney that would let landlords meter new tenants' water use and charge them accordingly.


Singer Michael Jackson arrives in Japan to meet fans who have paid up to  $3,500 (Â£1,800) to meet him.


Thirteen people have been indicted for drug trafficking, including a man who appears in a DVD — along with NBA star Carmelo Anthony — aimed at scaring residents from telling police about drug dealers, authorities said Wednesday.


Gorbachev tells Gates to leave the pirates alone

The quality of mercy Mikhail Gorbachev, the former, and last, leader of the Soviet Union is asking Bill Gates to intervene in a case of a Russian school teacher who is facing time in a Siberian prison camp for using pirated software.â¦


Leading Cuban dissident writer, other political prisoners released

Cuba's communist government freed dissident writer Raul Rivero from prison Tuesday, the latest in a series of releases apparently aimed at cleaning up the island's human-rights record.


Edmund H. Sonnenblick, a Pioneer in Treatments for Heart Failure, Dies at 74

Dr. Sonnenblickâs research formed a basis for the modern treatment of heart failure, which has extended the lives of millions of people.


Modena, 18:22 - CALCIO, MODENA: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO, A PARTE PERNA

Doppio alenamento per il Modena in vista della gara di sbato prossimo ad Ascoli. In mattinata atleti...


Since the end of October, when it became clearer that Bush would win, the market has perked up.


Climate Link To Neanderthal Demise Abates

The case isn't closed yet, but modern humans are looking awfully guilty in one of the biggest whodunits in prehistory: the case of the demise of the Neanderthals.


Dominik Hasek and the Detroit Red Wings agreed to terms of a one-year contract Thursday that is worth more than $2 million in base salary and gives the 42-year-old goalie a chance to earn an additional $2 million in bonuses.


KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai was officially declared the winner of Afghanistan's first presidential election yesterday, more than three weeks after votes were cast, giving him a five-year mandate to try to steer this country out of a quarter


Virgin threatens Sky while Skype founder goes mile high

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Dangerous jobs for India's army of child workers

FIROZABAD, India  - In the corner of a dark room filled with the stench of kerosene, Prabhu Dayal crouches over a fire, his nimble fingers forming glass bangles in the flames.


(CBS/AP) There's new hope that cervical cancer could be progressively eradicated in a global campaign, much like the ones against smallpox and polio.


Oil retreated in Asian trade today, but players in the market remained edgy about tight supplies heading into North America's winter heating season.


The president cast himself as Pakistan's best bet for stability in a nine-day visit.


Lee says Katrina devastation shocked him

Spike Lee says he wasn't prepared for the devastation he saw in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.


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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. jets struck targets in the insurgent bastion Fallujah on Friday, and U.S...


Former tennis pro Scott Draper wins NSW Open

Former Australian tennis professional Scott Draper won his first golf tournament on Sunday with victory in the New South Wales PGA Championship.


US court demands stronger copyright filters for Morpheus

Grist to the Viacom-YouTube mill? A permanent injunction has been imposed on the distributor of the Morpheus file-sharing software. A US court ruled yesterday that StreamCast Inc. must use "the most effective means available to reduce the infringing capabilities of the system."â¦


Man Burns Marine Van After GI Son's Death

A man set fire to a Marine Corps van and suffered severe burns Wednesday after he was told his Marine son had been killed in Iraq, police said.


Bolton's Diouf charged for spitting incident

London, England (Sports Network) - Bolton striker El-Hadji Diouf was charged with "improper conduct" by the English Football Association (FA) Monday.


Billionaire's latest venture said to be out of this world

Sir Richard Branson, airline mogul and adventurer, announced plans yesterday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before -- into space.


The year in medicine can be summed up best as the year Americans increasingly were forced to peer into their medicine cabinets with a wary eye.


âSteepâ is an undeniably impressive visual spectacle that follows the sport of extreme skiing.


U.S. Baghdad strikes kill 13, including toddlers

U.S. air strikes in a poor, Shi'ite stronghold of Baghdad early on Sunday killed two toddlers, Reuters witnesses said, in clashes that Iraqi police said left a total of 13 dead and 69 wounded.


South Korea promises almost $40m more aid to North Korea to help it recover from devastating floods.


Rotterdam, 15:05 - TENNIS, ATP ROTTERDAM: RISULTATI PRIMO TURNO

Ecco i risultati del primo turno del torneo Atp di Rotterdam, torneo che si diputa su terreno sintet...


Appleby Rises to Top As Els, Singh Founder

Stuart Appleby  became the first back-to-back winner in 22 years at the Mercedes Championships by closing with a 6-under-par 67 and letting    Vijay Singh  and    Ernie Els  make all the mistakes yesterday in Kapalua, Hawaii.


Ad agosto indice in crescita a 94,2, bene il Nord Ovest


Iraq: nuovi sforzi per salvare gli ostaggi

BAGDAD (IRAQ) - Si moltiplicano gli sforzi per salvare Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, le due volontarie rapite il 7 settembre scorso in Iraq. L'Associazione Â«Un ponte perÂ» ha preparato un video che traccia


Societe Generale was warned about alleged rogue trader Jerome Kerviel last year, a prosecutor says.


Ma le autorita' locali parlano di un attacco con vari morti


Roma, 15:08 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: GLI ARBITRI DEL 9/O TURNO

Sono stati designati i fischietti per dirigere gli incontri della nona giornata del campionato itali...


MIGRATION:   Italy To Be Home to 10 Million

ROME, Oct 31 (IPS) - Regular migrants have reached 6.2 percent of the  population of Italy, above the European average of 5.6 percent.  In the next 20-30 years, Italy is destined to become one of the  EU countries with the highest population of migrants and people  of migrant origin -- more that 10 million -- according to an  annual report on migrations released Tuesday.


ALAPAHA, Ga. - With the local legend of Hogzilla spreading worldwide, residents of this tiny Georgia town have decided to feature the prodigious porker in their annual festival...


For more than three weeks, despite medical tests and home remedies, a teenager has been hiccuping. A lot.


The Rolling Stones, Cliff Richard, Queen, Michael Jackson and Robbie Williams were chosen by fans to be inducted into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame at the inaugural ceremony Thursday.


Milano, 13:27 - CALCIO, INTER: IBRAHIMOVIC DIVENTA PAPA'

Zlatan Ibrahimovic è diventato papà. Maximilian Ibrahimovic, il primogenito dell'attac...


Emergency plan failed July 7 bombing victims

Ministers were expected to admit that the government failed the victims of the July 7 bombings on London's transport network by not providing adequate help, The Times reported.


Agency to Assign Blame For 2001 Plane Crash

An American Airlines pilot is likely to be blamed by government investigators for causing the crash of Flight 587, which plunged into a Queens neighborhood on Nov. 12, 2001,  but aircraft design is also likely to be cited as a  factor.


Global Warming Is Expected to Raise Hurricane Intensity

Global warming is likely to produce a significant increase in the intensity and rainfall of hurricanes in coming decades, according to an analysis.


Teaching staff to attend Curriculum Conference

Teaching staff across Aberdeen will have the opportunity to share ideas and good practice at the largest educational conference ever held in the City.


Blair admits 'shocked' at standing ovation

Former prime minister Tony Blair was "shocked" to receive a rare standing ovation from MPs who gave him an emotional farewell this week, he said in comments published Thursday.


FCC letting utilities move into broadband

US regulators will let utility companies send high-speed Internet signals through electrical outlets to residential and business clients.


DealBook Blog: Best M&A Deal of the Year?

Let's face it. Private equity firms hogged the deal-making spotlight in 2007, first with their high-flying buyouts and then with their frantic efforts to salvage them. But corporate acquirers, otherwise known as strategics, weren't exactly on vacation. Just ask Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corporation pulled off an audacious takeover of Dow Jones that many said was [...].


German official's hijack plan criticized

Germany's defense minister said he might order the shooting down of hijacked airlines to avert a Sept. 11-style attack, drawing widespread criticism Monday after the country's highest court threw out a law permitting such action.


The Sri Lankan military claims it has killed 26 separatist rebels in four different clashes.


Flash flooding in east and central Sri Lanka has forced 175,000 people from their homes, with many seeking refuge in makeshift welfare centers in schools and temples, officials said on Monday.


Huckabee Sweeps Kansas Republicans, Leads Louisiana, Washington

Bloomberg - Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Mike Huckabee swept to victory in the Kansas Republican presidential caucuses, beating his party's presumptive nominee John McCain by a margin of almost 3-1, and led in Louisiana and Washington state.


PHP in Action Blog: Testing Smarty templates

On the PHP in Action blog today, there's a quick new post that talks about not only using the Smarty templating system but also a method for testing it to check for any kind of possible failure.   As I mentioned in my blog post on Paparrazzi testing, Uncle Bob (Robert C. Martin) has discussed how to test web templates or server pages. Since I'm currently working with Smarty templates, I wanted a simple way to run tests on them without needing to deal with a web server and the page navigation in a full web application.   Thankfully, he's found a nice, simple method for running tests against the Smarty engine (and includes that in the post - an interface to Smarty and the example test case to run against it).


Gap pulls clothing after Indian child labour report

US clothing retailer Gap on Sunday withdrew from sale garments that were allegedly produced by Indian child labour, a British newspaper reported after conducting an undercover expose.


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Borrowers sue subprime lender, allege race bias

Three African-American mortgage borrowers from Boston accused Countrywide Home Loans Inc. of racial discrimination in a federal lawsuit yesterday, saying the nation's largest home lender charged them more for subprime mortgages than it charged white borrowers in similar financial situations.


Impiegati su piattaforma Shell che riapriva dopo 20 mesi


A Piacenza, rimorso dopo che aveva lasciato figlia sola


The Giants have a couple of Angels rooting for them.


NEW YORK -- The NHL salary cap will rise to $50.3 million per team next season, an increase of $6.3 million from last season, the league and players' union announced Friday.


Before warm-ups, even while they sat in their dressing room, they felt the thunder of the sold-out crowd.


A summit of French-speaking nations will now concentrate on the civil war in Ivory Coast, ministers say.


A senior security expert at the networking giant says that aspects of Microsoft's new operating system are worrying.


Black Watch raid on Saddam Millionaire's Row

The Black Watch has taken part in its biggest offensive since being re-deployed near Baghdad, raiding homes of suspected Saddam Hussein loyalists.


Tim Henman says the Davis Cup schedule is too punishing after Great Britain are relegated from the World Group.


he mystery is not that newspapers, television and news agencies want to look into George W. Bush's National Guard record--but rather why they have not done much more about it earlier.


Players Get Catty Over Balls as WTA Championships Begin

Three former/current No. 1s kick off play on day one Wednesday at the WTA Championships in LA, with world No. 2 Amelie Mauresmo vs.


New 65nm IBM Cell CPU Promises 19% Power Reduction

IBM announced yesterday it has officially begun production of the 65nm version of the revolutionary successor to the Power CPU, which now powers some BladeCenter servers and, of course, Sony's PlayStation 3. To lower power consumption while at the same time reducing current leakage, IBM found itself adopting a novel approach, as the company itself shamelessly admitted.


Two Bolivian states formally object to the  president's plans to redistribute land and rewrite the constitution.


Disparities: Obesity and the Odds of a Kidney Transplant

Researchers report that the higher a personâs body mass index is, the less likely he is to receive a kidney transplant.


Workers at a General Motors Corp. plant in Germany voted Wednesday to end their nearly weeklong walkout in protest at thousands of threatened job cuts, a union official said, abandoning a strike that has forced two other factories to a halt.


The world's largest drug firm reports strong  profits despite a fall in Viagra sales  but  it warns that next year's profits will be hit by the expiry of  patents.


ST. LOUIS - Utility holding company Ameren Corp. announced plans Wednesday to reduce its payroll by offering 950 union and management employees financial incentives to leave.


Jeff Johnson, publisher of The Los Angeles Times, was asked to resign after refusing last month to go along with cutbacks ordered by The Tribune Company.


Thousands of "American Idol" hopefuls descended on the Rose Bowl before dawn Tuesday with wide-eyed dreams of becoming the next Taylor Hicks or Carrie Underwood.


Carrie Underwood and Kevin Eubanks have been named the "world's sexiest vegetarians" in PETA's annual contest.


'Chemical Ali' Opens New Stage in Iraq Trials

Saddam Hussein's cousin and feared lieutenant Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali," and former defense minister Sultan Hashem appeared before an investigating magistrate on Saturday, an Iraqi judge said.


Attendance at North America's 50 most popular theme and amusement parks jumped almost 4 percent in 2004, the first overall increase since the 2001 terrorist attacks slowed the US travel and tourism industry.


European nations pressure Apple on iTunes

Portable media player maker Creative Technology Ltd. said Wednesday the U.S. International Trade Commission agreed to investigate whether Apple Computer Inc.'s rival iPod infringes on one of its patents.


POLICE used tear gas today to disperse hundreds of demonstrators who lit fires, smashed windows and beat up journalists as they marched through Athens to protest a visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell.


China's leaders vow to keep economy on track while raising farm incomes

BEIJING  - China's leaders pledged at a key policy meeting to keep the economy on track next year while raising farm incomes, promoting energy conservation and holding down investment in overheated industries, state media said Monday.


A man who complained about noisy neighbours shot two brothers then killed himself, a coroner says.


Blair asked Cherie to say 'I do' while she scrubbed the loo

Former prime minister Tony Blair proposed to his now wife Cherie while she was cleaning the toilet during a holiday in Italy, according to a new television documentary.


Warner Bros. has confirmed that they have chosen  the next Man of Steel to play the title role in the upcoming Superman movie. His name is Brandon Routh, an actor from Iowa who has appeared in the soap opera "One Life to Live," MTV's "Undressed,...


Scientists Launch 50-Year Breast Cancer Study

Researchers today launched an appeal to find more than 100,000 women to take part in a decades-long study to pinpoint the causes of breast cancer.


93 million Wangs and rising China has been forced to mull the possibility of allowing double-barrelled surnames - a break with the ancient tradition that citizens adopt one of a hundred single character surnames.â¦


Pleas from owners of club in deadly fire

The owners of a nightclub where a 2003 fire killed 100 people will plead no contest to involuntary manslaughter charges, and only one will have to serve prison time, their lawyer said Wednesday. Victims' relatives were outraged.


Solo qualcuno pero' sottoscrive la tesi del complotto


Shaking hands with droves of cheering street children, Mia Farrow began a weeklong tour of the Central African Republic on Saturday to draw attention — and aid — to one of the world's forgotten crises.


CNN producer Riad Ali was released Tuesday, almost 24 hours after he was abducted by armed gunmen, and is now in the custody of Palestinian police.


Microsoft began its appeal yesterday against a $565m judgment that it infringed on a patent held by Eolas, a University of California spin-off.


A generation ago, reggae anthems by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh preached concepts of "one love," legal marijuana and social justice.


Revisiting a Potboiler You Can't Improve?

What seemed fresh and revelatory in the original book and films of the "Godfather" saga is rote and predictable in the new book, "The Godfather Returns."


RANGOON, Burma, Sept. 23 -- About 20,000 protesters, led by Buddhist monks and nuns, on Sunday mounted the largest anti-government protest in Burma since a failed 1988 democratic uprising. Many in the crowd shouted support for the jailed pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.


PluggedIn: Online video recorders stoke new piracy concerns

It took Brian Baker only five minutes  to persuade a major U.S. television network that it needed his  company's technology to protect their programs from Web  pirates.


Gas guzzlers could become relics of the past and farmers may rival oil companies in producing motor fuels under a new energy law. Consumers also will save electricity Â and money Â from more efficient refrigerators, furnaces and dishwashers.


NEW YORK - Former President Bill Clinton checked into a Manhattan hospital Friday with chest pains and will soon undergo bypass surgery, his office announced.    An angiogram given to Clinton, who had been expected to campaign for Sen...


Bill Clinton: $10 million haul for talks

Former President Clinton, who might someday be the first spouse, traveled the globe last year, making more than $10 million giving speeches at corporate retreats, trade group gatherings and motivational venues.


Garcia Takes One-Stroke Lead at European Masters

CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland  - Miguel Angel  Jimenez offered a good-natured rebuke to his young compatriot  Sergio Garcia Friday for trying to persuade him to rest before  the Ryder Cup.


Palestinian Rocket Fire Wounds 7 Israelis

Two homemade Palestinian rockets fell into southern Israel on Wednesday, wounding seven Israelis, one of them seriously, the army said.


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Red Cross fined $4.2 mln over blood safety

The U.S. government fined the   American Red Cross $4.2 million for failing to ask blood donors   proper screening questions and skipping other steps meant to   keep the blood supply safe, officials said on Friday.


Iran says orders from abroad won't stop its nuclear program

TEHRAN, Iran Iran says it won't be bullied into giving up its nuclear energy plans. State television quotes a government spokesman (Hamid Reza Asefi) who says Tehran only wants proposals that meet its national


El'Etna borbotta ancora tra lave e lapilli

Sembra fare da scenario ad uno dei piÃ¹ grandi film di fantascienza ricco di mille effetti speciali, l'emissione di lava e di gas bianco sull'Etna. La frattura effusiva si era aperta il 10 settembre scorso


JFK Reloaded picks up press, none pretty

Putting gamers in the role of Lee Harvey Oswald has put the game's makers in the hot seat. The game's developer is calling it a "docu-game," but most of the press surrounding the release of the $9.95 downloadable


Harry Potter's end has publishers and fans sweating

Does Harry Potter die? Fictional or not, the question of what happens to the boy wizard at the end of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows", the seventh and final book in the series, is on millions of lips five days before it goes on sale.


Clooney, Paterno, Bird, Sheen: The guest list at a party for Hollywood "A"-listers and sports legends? No, just some of famous names running for House seats or helping House candidates around the country.


Buy a Laptop for a Child, Get Another Laptop Free

One Laptop Per Child, an ambitious project to bring computing to the developing worldâs children, is reaching out to the public through an interesting marketing campaign.


L.A. coroner probes Christian Brando's death

The Los Angeles County coroner has opened an investigation into the death of Hollywood legend Marlon Brando's eldest son, acting at the request of his family, a spokesman for the medical examiner said on Tuesday.


Defining Moments of Movies and TV in 2004

2004 may go down in history as the year of the runaway breast. Yes, there was Janet Jackson's Super Bowl flash, but don't forget Tara Reid's absent-minded red carpet dress-drop or the uproar over a sexy "Desperate Housewives" promo for Monday Night Football. Add in Colin Farrell's missing manhood from the movie "A Home at the End of the World" and the curtailed puppet sex in "Team America: World Police," and this was the year of nudity both seen and imagined.


Joe Nemechek is "G.I. Joe" to many NASCAR fans, a nickname stemming from the GoArmy.com logo on the hood and bumper of his Chevy Monte Carlo.


Prince Harry talks to father about nightclub fracas

LONDON A spokesman says Prince Harry has talked to his father, Prince Charles, about his scuffle with a photographer outside a London nightclub.


Senate Republicans block vote on Gonzales

Senate Republicans blocked a vote of no confidence in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Monday, dashing Democratic hopes of embarrassing Gonzales and his boss, President George W. Bush, with a formal demand for his ouster.


Colts Thrive in Grueling Four-Game Stretch

Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Montae Reagor could feel the weariness long before Thursday's game at Detroit. The constant hits, the barrage of meetings, the quick pivots from game plan to game plan had already worn down his body and mind.


House Passes Sweeping Intelligence Reforms

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a sweeping overhaul of U.S. intelligence agencies, ending weeks of wrangling over the Pentagon's power under the reforms demanded after the Sept. 11 attacks.


Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable missile

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said on Tuesday it successfully test-fired a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile that could hit most cities in neighbouring India, but defence officials said the exercise was not intended as a message to the South Asian rival.


Afghan attack on NATO convoy kills passer-by

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - A suicide car-bomber   attacked a NATO convoy in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar   on Sunday, killing himself and a passer-by, a police officer   said.


Friends, family: McCanns struggled to have kids

Before Kate and Gerry McCann became known as the parents of a missing 4-year-old girl named Madeleine, they were simply a pair of doctors with three kids: Maddy and twins Amelie and Shawn.


Two British motorists await a European court ruling that could affect the future of speed cameras.


(12/07/04) Recent research find that we're sleeping less than we used to and that has an affect on involuntary weight gain. Lack of sleep causes an imbalance in the hormones leptin and ghrelin which can cause


'Battaglia durata 12 anni, sempre proclamato innocente'


Linea Telefono Azzurro anche in E.Romagna, Lazio e Piemonte


Recording Labels to Offer New Online Music Options

Music fans will see more online options this year as the recording industry scrambles to develop new business models and find new sources of revenue to offset losses from plunging CD sales.


Baseball chief invites stiffer online pharmacy laws

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig tells Congress that baseball execs "fully support" Congress's attempts to make it harder for Americans to get drugs online without a valid prescription.


Egypt announces 'breakthrough' on Mideast peace

Key players in the search for Middle East peace have reached understanding on a plan that could lead to a comprehensive settlement.


Virtual world Second Life's chief technology officer Â a colorful Navy veteran who delights in mocking creationism Â has resigned.


Governo. Follini e Baccini sono i nuovi ministri del governo ...

Prosegue il rimpasto del governo Berlusconi. Alla vicepresidenza del consiglio va il leader dell'Udc Marco Follini, mentre Mario Baccini, sempre dell'Udc, Ã¨ il nuovo ministro della Funzione pubblica al posto del dimissionario Mazzella.


Clippers to Play at Staples 10 More Years

The Clippers will play their home games at Staples Center for at least 10 more seasons.


The D.C. Council unanimously approved a final agreement yesterday to spend $79 million to help a for-profit company purchase the troubled Greater Southeast Community Hospital, despite a warning from the city's chief financial officer that the buyer is financially unstable.


GuruNet Spins Off A Reference Driven Search Engine  GuruNet Corporation today announced the release of Answers.com, a site-and-software combination providing instant reference answers rather than lists of search engine links. GuruNet Corporation, through its Answers.com site, plans to generate revenues from ads placed alongside its topic entries, rather than ...


The Claim: Menstrual Cycles Can Synchronize Over Time

The idea that women who live together menstruate together dates at least to 1971.


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

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


A man is stabbed to death in his home by an intruder who police believe could have been a burglar.


Russian move clears way to bring Kyoto into force

The Russian government approved the Kyoto Protocol on Thursday, giving decisive support to the long-delayed climate change treaty that should allow it to come into force worldwide.


Hitachi has released its first all Serial ATA array and has bundled it with switches and network interface cards to create a preconfigured low-to-midrange SAN that competes with products from EMC and IBM.


DreamWorks's "Shark Tale ", taking in $22 million to finish No. 1 for the third weekend, has approved again the charm of the virtual figures is no less than Hollywood stars.


Researchers Link Gene to Form of Deafness

Researchers have identified a gene that prevents the regeneration of inner ear cells that are critical to hearing, a discovery experts say is the first step toward finding a way to correct the most common form of deafness among the elderly.


Drogba treble puts Sofia and Sheva in the shade

A hat-trick by Ivory Coast international striker Didier Drogba inspired English Premiership champions Chelsea to a 3-1 victory over Levski Sofia in their Champions League group clash.


A Tonier Image Is Sought for Eighth Avenue in Midtown

Now that almost all of its peep shows and pornographic video stores have been eradicated, the open question is, what will a once-seedy part of Midtown become in its next life?


U.S. general laments Google Earth capability

The head of U.S. Air Force  intelligence and surveillance on Thursday said data available  commercially through online mapping software such as Google  Earth posed a danger to security but could not be rolled back.


Building a better turkey through biotech

SAN FRANCISCO Selectively breeding turkeys for their white meat over so many generations has led to some health care problems for America's favorite holiday meal.


A disposable device for men offers convenience, pleasure and safety in a single package. Unfortunately, it's too expensive for everyday use. Commentary by Regina Lynn.


La relazione annuale del presidente dell'Authority Antonio CatricalÃ "C'Ã¨ una fitta rete di interessi che ostacola la concorrenza"                                            "Intrecci tra banche e assicurazioni" L'Antitrust annuncia un'indagine                                                                                E sulle liberalizzazioni: "Ci sono lobby che le frenano"


News International to axe two-thirds of print jobs

News International, the UK newspaper arm of News Corp, says it will cut its 1,000 person production staff by two-thirds and move its London printing facilities from Wapping to Enfield.


ATHENS -- The US women gymnasts, favored to win the Olympic team medal for the second time in three Games, are grouped with defending champion Romania in this afternoon's preliminaries, which will also determine the field for Thursday's all-around and the subsequent four apparatus finals.


AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Primo Incontro Nazionale dei Movimenti Giovanili per consolidare l'unitÃ  ecclesiale dei differenti carismi BogotÃ  (Agenzia Fides) - La sezione Giovani della Conferenza Episcopale della Colombia ha convocato a BogotÃ  il Primo Incontro Nazionale dei Movimenti Giovanili al quale parteciperanno i membri dei movimenti giovanili di carattere pastorale e i diver...


Powerball inflation can't devalue Ichiro's amazing feat

Flash bulbs strobed as he walked to home plate to lead off the bottom of the third. For the second time on this wondrous night, the sellout crowd stood and cheered and chanted his name in unison.


When you're part of a team that has just captured its first World Series title in 86 years, it's easy to get a little too caught up in the moment.


The president's 2009 budget provides money for six new NASA satellites to watch Earth's changes, costing at least $910 million over the next five years


US mobile giants Sprint and Nextel to merge

Sprint and Nextel announced today that their boards of directors have unanimously approved a 'definitive agreement' for a merger of equals creating the third-largest US mobile phone carrier.


One of the last two surviving French World War I veterans, Louis de Cazenave, dies in his sleep at the age of 110.


France Presses on with Iraq Hostage Rescue Efforts

France pressed on with efforts to save two French journalists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a deadline to rescind a law banning Muslim headscarves in state schools passed without word from the kidnappers.


JetBlue says flight problems to hurt earnings

JetBlue Airways Corp.  said on Wednesday that the more than 1,000 flight cancellations it suffered in recent days would cut first-quarter and full-year earnings.


ASIA/INDIA - Domenica 3 dicembre ad Ollur la beatificazione di Suor Eufrasia Eluvethingal, Âla Madre che pregaÂ Ollur (Agenzia Fides) - Domenica 3 dicembre sarÃ  proclamata beata Suor Eufrasia Eluvethingal, al secolo Rosa Eluvethingal, delle Suore della Madre del Carmelo. Nata nella diocesi indiana del Trichur nel 1877, morÃ¬ nel 1952 nel Convento carmelitano ne...


The leaders of Serbia and its province of Kosovo prepare for landmark talks at the UN in New York.


Canada's subsidies for its hog industry are too small to justify the imposition of U.S. tariffs on hogs from north of the border, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a preliminary decision.


VIENNA -- The diplomatic showdown over Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions could escalate into a confrontation that changes the political dynamic of the Middle East and further destabilizes the region, Western diplomats, officials, and analysts say.


Things are looking up for National Australia Bank, which could be a good foreign investment.


Security Provider at Reactor to Be Fired

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 25  â The Exelon Corporation said Monday that it would end its contract with a company that provides security at the Peach Bottom nuclear power plant in south-central Pennsylvania after security officers were caught on videotape nodding off or sleeping on the job.


South Korean team produces three cloned dogs

A team of South Korean scientists once  led by disgraced stem-cell researcher Hwang Woo-suk said on  Monday they had produced three cloned copies of a female Afghan  hound.


Monitorato il prezzo di 20 medicinali da banco


If you've been to a concert in recent years, you've seen the outstretched arms bearing digital cameras and cell phones that rise above the crowd like periscopes.


Police in the Netherlands arrested 29 people during a raid at an alleged training camp of the Kurdistan Workers Party.


Sales of legally downloaded songs shot up more than tenfold in 2004, a music industry report says.


Toys R Us of Wayne, NJ, said Monday Babies R Us will replace its Toys R Us store that currently occupies Union Square East in New York City.


Negoziati in salita, preoccupa la politica energetica russa


The rapidly growing biofuel industry will push farm commodity prices higher in coming years, a study says.


Dell denies plan to exit LCD TV business

InfoWorld - Dell will sell a wider variety of television sets made by other manufacturers over its Web site but denied reports that it plans to stop making LCD TVs.


Hostages in Iraq Face Death as Deadline Nears

A deadline set by militants who have  threatened to kill two Americans and a Briton seized in Iraq  was due to expire Monday, and more than two dozen other  hostages were also facing death unless rebel demands were met.


It can't fly and sounds like a trumpet, but new bird delights ornithologists

The mystery bird was certainly distinctive: dark brown, red bill, red legs, call like a trumpet, pretty hopeless at flying. You couldn't miss it if you knew it was there.


Cassini to Jettison Titan Probe on Christmas Day

On December 25 the Cassini spacecraft will jettison Huygens, sending the probe on its merry way to Saturn's mysterious moon Titan.


The former Senator says his showing in Iowa is proof he is the real change candidate, but he may have trouble taking that mantle from Obama


Otto dossier per avvocati da Adusbef e Federconsumatori


Summoned in the bottom of the seventh to help create a bridge to closer Jonathan Papelbon, Mike Timlin's larger role in Game 4 of the World Series last night was to use his vast postseason experience in what looked like a combustible situation.


3 Gulf states promise to increase oil output to stabilize price

Three Gulf countries -- the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia -- promised Sunday to increase their oil output capacity to help stabilize world prices, the official WAM news agency reported.


Bill Gates may not have had much of a pay rise this year but he did manage to add $2bn to his fortune to bring it up to $48bn and stay on top of the Forbes 400 list of wealthy Americans.


Whether it's simply a bit of gamesmanship or an attempt to spark his struggling team, Miami Dolphins coach Nick Saban created a question mark at quarterback yesterday when he would not commit to Daunte Culpepper as his starter, leaving the door open for Joey Harrington to begin the game tomorrow against the Patriots.


Blood Product May Treat Alzheimer's Disease

Sept. 15, 2004 -- An existing treatment for immune disorders may help people with Alzheimer's disease, a very small clinical study suggests.


Pinch-hitter Ricky Ledee hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants took over the NL wild-card lead with their fifth straight victory, 8-5 over the Montreal Expos on Monday night.


The Motion Picture Association of America said on Tuesday that it has filed an unspecified number of lawsuits against people who trade copyrighted movies online, following through on plans announced earlier in the month.


HUD Blocks Proposed Sale of Starrett City

The federal housing secretary rejected the proposed $1.3 billion sale of the working-class enclave in Brooklyn.


Nokia Corp. unveiled plans Wednesday to reorganize its corporate structure next year, saying the move would help it take advantage of new opportunities in the convergence of mobile communications and Internet technologies.


Merseyside health authority gives away staff data

Union calls for investigation Sefton Primary Care Trust has sent thousands of staff records to four organisations it is refusing to name.â¦


Ex-NBA player Amaechi comes out publicly

John Amaechi is gay, and now the first NBA player to come out publicly is ready to talk about it.


US: 9 Iraq civilians accidentally killed

The deaths of nine civilians, including a child, in a U.S. airstrike south of Baghdad have raised fresh concerns about the military's ability to distinguish friend from foe in a campaign to uproot insurgents from Sunni areas on the capital's doorstep.


World Bank warns Sri Lanka to watch taxes, peace bid

The World Bank has welcomed Sri Lanka's move to boost tax revenues and pump money into rural areas, but warned a return to war with separatist Tamil rebels could be disastrous for economic stability.


Branson plays space invaders in California desert

Life in Mojave Town, the windswept and deserted frontier trading post in the Californian desert where the new Virgin Galactic base is located, is far from space age.


French govt to stand firm on headscarf ban

The French government has indicated that it intends to stand firm on its decision to ban the wearing of headscarves by Muslim girls in state schools.


No rest for Wigley's men as he adopts a hard line

Wigley sent his team out several minutes early for the second half and ordered them to play keep-ball in a bid to ensure they restarted the match at full throttle.


Blink-182 will play a concert at Tony Hawk's inaugural Stand Up for Skateparks benefit October 3 in Los Angeles. Proceeds from the event will go toward the construction of public skateparks in low-income neighborhoods. The punk tri...


Science & environment: Service claims to offer insight on risk of inherited disease, but experts warn science is not exact


Investors will be watching the September jobs report to see if there can be a continuation of the stock rally that had delivered three straight record closes for the Dow.


Bernanke: Education, training will trim pay gap

Bolstering education and training -- rather than erecting trade barriers -- would help narrow the economic gap between low- and high-income workers, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday.


World renowned thinker Jacques Derrida, a founder of the school of philosophy known as deconstructionism, has died, the office of French President Jacques Chirac said Saturday. Derrida was 74.


Police confiscated about 40,000 bootlegged discs and scores of CD and DVD burners Thursday in raids that industry leaders called a significant blow to the nation's piracy market.


Iraqi gunmen kill foreigners in car and cut head off one of their ...

GUNMEN attacked a car in the Iraq city of Mosul yesterday, killing three foreigners and their Iraqi driver before cutting off the head of one of the victims.


Shooting began Thursday in a forest outside Berlin on a movie starring Tom Cruise as Germany's most famous anti-Hitler plotter. The German government said it was letting filmmakers shoot anywhere they requested, except the former German general staff headquarters.


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Tenn. City to Pull 'Goats Working' Signs

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - City workers planned to remove signs in a neighborhood warning drivers to slow down for kudzu-eating goats in the area, after the public works department said they were posted illegally.


CBS crime drama CSI:NY beats its NBC rival Law and Order as the US autumn season kicks off.


Heron in Hong Kong being tested for lethal strain of bird flu

A wild bird which died of avian flu in Hong Kong is being tested for the lethal strain that has killed 32 people in Southeast Asia this year.


Miller's Sister Says He'll Retire This Year

Reggie Miller of the Indiana Pacers will retire at the end of this season, his sister, Cheryl, reported Thursday night on TNT.


Islamic extremists set off bombs and battled with police in the Saudi capital Wednesday night, leaving nine militants and one bystander dead and causing oil


"The emperor has no clothes," House Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi once famously said about President Bush.


BELGRADE - Some 15,000 Serbs protested outside the U.S. embassy in Belgrade on Tuesday to denounce a Western-backed plan to give independence to the Albanian majority of Serbia's breakaway ...Comment


Redskins' Monk and Green lead six into Hall of Fame

Former Washington Redskins team mates Art Monk and Darrell Green were among six players to win election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.


Update 1: Former Yukos Chief Assails the Kremlin

In his harshest criticism of the Kremlin to date, jailed tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky accused the Russian government of stealing his Yukos oil empire and warned in a letter published Tuesday that an ongoing crackdown on post-Soviet freedoms will ruin the


While Brandon Roy is Portland's top scorer, the Trail Blazers look to Travis Outlaw in the fourth quarter.


Californians to Vote on Spending $3 Billion on Stem Cell Research

California, in an act of rebellion against the White House, may be on the verge of spending $300 million a year in each of the next 10 years on stem cell research.


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In vista della gara con il Vicenza, il tecnico del Napoli Reja sembra voler rinunciare al fantasista...


Four Britons and an Australian to be transferred from Guantanamo: Pentagon

An Australian and four British detainees will be transferred to their respective governments from a US military-run prison for war on terror suspects in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Pentagon said.


United Rentals sees higher EPS in 2008 on lower total sales

United Rentals Inc  said on Thursday it expects to earn $2.80 to $3.00 a share in 2008, up from $2.55 to $2.60 a share in 2007.


`ROCK STAR' BAND SORT OF CHANGES ITS NAME  The band formerly known as Supernova _ the one from the TV show, not the one that blocked the TV band's use of the name _ has found a new moniker.  Kind of.


Australia welcomes fatter postal workers

Australia's postal service isn't changing the scales on its counters, but it has loosened its weight limits for motorcycle staff as it faces a shortage of slender recruits in an increasingly heavy population.


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Harsh US immigration rules force Microsoft to open shop in Canada

US software behemoth Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it would soon open an office in Canada, lamenting tough immigration rules in the United States that make it difficult to hire foreign staff.


Trouble ahead as BlackBerry tops 6M users?

(InfoWorld) - The number of BlackBerry account holders reached 6.2 million at the beginning of September as Research In Motion reported revenue up 34 percent -- but market researcher IDC said trouble may lie ahead for the company. RIM warned of some problems on its own on Thursday. The Waterloo, Ontario, company became the latest to announce a review of its options-granting practices, and said it could restate earnings to reduce them by between $25 million and $45 million over the period since its public offering in 1997. The company also said its fiscal second quarter financial results, which it announced Thursday, will be considered preliminary until the results of the options probe are known. RIM's revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 2 rose to $658.5 million, from $490.1 million during the same quarter last year. Net profit was $140.8 million. Approximately 72 percent of its revenue came from handhelds, 19 percent for service, 6 percent for software, and 3 percent for other revenue, RIM said. The company added 705,000Â new BlackBerry subscriber accountsÂ in the quarter. RIM expects even strongerÂ subscriber growthÂ in the current quarter, which ends Dec. 2. The company forecast it would add 800,000 accounts, taking it to 7 million subscribers. Market researcher IDC, however, rained on RIM's strong announcement. In a report titled "Attack of the BlackBerry Clones", IDC said the popular handheld faces growing competition "in a relatively untapped market, converged mobile devices for the enterprise." As that market grows to 63 million units per year by 2010 from just 7.3 million last year, the BlackBerry's overall share will decline, according to IDC. While RIM has set the standard in the industry, Microsoft is coming on strong through partnerships withÂ Motorola, Palm, and others. As the market for converged mobile devices grows, IDC expects Windows Mobile handhelds to grab an increasing share of the pie, for a 32.3 percent share of the market by 2010. Nokia is another major rival to watch out for in the future, since it is already offering an end-to-end solution of its own, IDC said. "Several BlackBerry clones have previously attempted to challenge RIM's reign in the enterprise market, but this is a more formidable strike," said Sean Ryan, research analyst for IDC's Mobile Markets, in a statement. "The timing is right for a more powerful attack against RIM's BlackBerry as competitive forces converge." Â


Emptying Out The Desk Drawer of the Sports Mind: I'm a card-carrying member of Varitek Nation, but we must all remember that anyone who chooses Scott Boras as an agent is sticking a thumb in management's eye before the negotiations begin.


Ryanair swoop on Aer Lingus triggers blame game

Irish budget airline Ryanair's dawn raid on rival Aer Lingus this week has prompted a flurry of political finger-pointing, with the government under fire for its decision to privatize the carrier.


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T-Mobile to link Panasonic cameras to Google galleries

An undisclosed future Panasonic camera will be able to upload pictures directly to Google's Picasa Web albums using T-Mobile wireless hot spots.


So, what do you do to the worldâs nicest database, in order to get some enterprise salesâ¦ Letâs face it; MySQL is a fabulous database engine. Not only is it free, itâs small, powerful and easy to drive. It also runs happily on free operating systems and so it can be used to create incredibly cost-effective database servers.â¦


U.S. Gas Prices Drop Again, Survey Finds

Gas prices have dipped slightly since last month, but the good news at the pump might not last, an industry analyst said Sunday.


The fast food giant will reportedly turn to coffee to continue to boost its margins.


Kindergarten food poisoning strikes 300 children in China

The number of children hospitalised with food poisoning after eating school meals at a kindergarten in northwest China has risen to 307, up from an earlier figure of 260, state media said Saturday.


Archos intros 'world's smallest' 20GB music player

Priced at $249.99, it can play MP3, WMA and WAV-encoded music files.


Drugs, Gay Wedlock, Casinos? U.S. Voters to Decide

Should gays be allowed to marry?  Should rich people be taxed more? Should marijuana be  legalized? Should gambling be expanded?


WASHINGTON -- The number of poor Americans grew by 1.3 million last year, according to a sobering and politically sensitive Census Bureau report issued Thursday.


The European Central Bank increases interest rates from 3.75% to 4% in an attempt to bring inflation under control.


Omar al-Ghoul era stato critico nei confronti di Hamas


TXU Corp. settles with creditors of failed European subsidiary

DALLAS  - Utility TXU Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to pay $220 million US to settle claims from the failure of its European subsidiary.


Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met for six hours behind closed doors Tuesday with Cuba's Fidel Castro and the close allies discussed energy issues and a regional trade pact during an emotional visit, state television reported.


McDonald's raises annual dividend by 50 percent

McDonald's Corp.  on Wednesday raised its annual dividend by 50 percent as part of a plan to return up to $17 billion to shareholders through 2009, sending its shares up more than 2 percent.


Nations representing half the world's population signed a long-awaited, $12.8 billion pact Tuesday for a nuclear fusion reactor that could revolutionize global energy use for future generations.


Clemens Aims for Astros' First Series Win

A couple of new Killer Bs have the Houston Astros one win away from ending 43 seasons of playoff failure. Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer and Brandon Backe pitched six solid innings in his postseason debut to lead the Astros to their 19th straight home win, 8-5 over Atlanta on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in their NL series.


"Citizen Kane" still No.1 movie-"Godfather" 2nd

"Citizen Kane," Orson Welles' powerful portrait of an unscrupulous media baron, beat back an assault from "The Godfather," on Wednesday to retain its title as the greatest American film.


We've seen all the polls, which seem to change by the hour. We've heard from all the so-called experts. But nobody seems to know who is going to win it all.


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Roma, 22:29 - Calcio, serie A: Lazio-Roma 3-1 nel posticipo

La Lazio ha battuto la Roma 3-1 (1-0) nel posticipo della 17/a giornata di serie A. Vantaggio bianco...


Britain was set to continue slaughtering animals near the site of a new outbreak of foot and mouth disease Thursday, just days after officials declared they squelched its spread and lifted restrictions.


The first funeral has taken place for one of the five prostitutes whose deaths at the hands of an alleged serial killer gripped Britain in December.


Microsoft Won't Appeal EU Ruling on Sanctions

Microsoft Corp. said on Monday it  would not appeal a European Union court order to immediately  implement antitrust sanctions, but it remained optimistic of  eventually prevailing in its main case.


Arafat Dead, Say Palestinian Sources Amid Confusion

The fate of Yasser Arafat was mired in  confusion on Tuesday as Palestinian officials insisted in  public he was clinging to life even as aides said privately the  veteran leader had died at a Paris hospital.


Russia Moves to Auction Crucial Unit of Yukos

The Russian government said it will auction off Yukos's largest oil subsidiary at a price the company's chief executive called "state-organized theft."


Despite increased pressure by the U.S. against al-Qaeda, the groups ranks are growing, and new leaders are taking charge


Report: 14 sailors missing off South Korea

Fourteen seamen were missing Tuesday after a ship carrying nitric acid sank off the coast of South Korea in rough seas, maritime police said, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.


Hold Off on Hosing Lawns -- Water Conservation Becomes New Concern During Dry Spell

By Kevin McKenzie mckenzie@yourappealcom  The driest spring on record may soon take its toll on lawns and has already extinguished open burning in Munford and Atoka.  The city of Munford is asking its water customers in Munford and Atoka to conserve water.


Queen Victoria's love affair with John Brown hinted at in letter

The love affair between Queen Victoria and commoner John Brown, long speculated about and never proven, has come closer to confirmation in a letter written by the sovereign unveiling her grief at his death.


A North Carolina-based Marine was ordered Tuesday to stop an online auction in which he promised to legally change his name to whatever the highest bidder wanted it to be.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - Formare operatori pastorali nella prospettiva della missione e sostenere lÂimpegno evangelizzatore delle Chiese in America Latina: il prossimo Corso del Centro di Missionologia per il Cono Meridionale, che nel 2007 celebra 25 anni di attivitÃ  a servizio della missione Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Del 29 gennaio al 17 febbraio avrÃ  luogo il nuovo Corso di MissionologÃa presso il Centro di MissionologÃa per il Cono Meridionale ÂGiovanni Paolo IIÂ a Buenos Aires. Questo Centro di Animazione e Formazione Missionaria...


Kenya parties to work with African panel: AU

Kenya's president and opposition leader agreed on Thursday to work together with an African panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to end turmoil that has killed 500 people, the African Union said.


Liverpool owners deny planning sale to Dubai

George Gillett and Tom Hicks, the American co-owners of Liverpool, on Friday dismissed reports that they are preparing to sell all or part of the club to Dubai International Capital (DIC), the investment arm of the Gulf Emirate.


Michael Stone, the killer of Dr Lin Russell and her daughter Megan, loses his appeal against his conviction for their murders.


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Advanced degrees can teach a hard debt lesson

If an undergraduate degree is your ticket to a middle-income job, is it also a foregone conclusion that a graduate degree will boost your salary even higher?


In a Rare Step, Pope Expresses Personal Regret

Church experts said it appeared to be first time a pope has made such a direct apology.


Publisher of Menâs Magazines Is Sold to Private Equity Fund

Dennis Publishing was acquired for an undisclosed price by the private equity fund, Quadrangle Capital Partners II.


The US dollar edges back down from a week of solid gains as investors await trade figures later this week.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is taking a huge political risk in ordering the pullout of settlers from the Gaza Strip. It is a gamble worth taking.


Gianni Amelio's quietly unassuming tear-jerker works its way into your heart despite the occasional cries of protest emanating from your head.


U.S. Open: Williams Sisters Shopping for Semifinal Match

Serena Williams defeated Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-4 to open Sundayâs action and Venus Williams, three hours later, crushed the French Open finalist, Ana Ivanovic, 6-4, 6-2.


Diplomats Discuss 'Death Marches' Papers

World War II is near its end. The Nazi empire is crumbling from its edges inward as Soviet and Allied forces advance.Comment


Pakistan's former Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday, a day after parliament elected him as premier.


Exxon Mobil Corp., up $1.87 at $76.03. The oil company led major indexes higher after weekly supply data showed U.S. crude inventories fell more than expected.   Tiffany & Co., up $2.29 at $38.22.


The countersuit comes after an October IBM lawsuit accusing Amazon of infringing on IBM patents.


An Afterthought for the A.C.C. Becomes Its Champ

The No. 10 Hokies completed their inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference with the league's outright championship.


Mediolanum vuole crescere e Antitrust non e' un ostacolo


Disney's Sweeney sees mobile TV as "critical"

Disney Media Networks Co-Chairman Anne  Sweeney said on Wednesday the ability to watch television on  mobile devices is a "critical" area of growth as wireless  service providers begin offering live TV services next year.


Tomas Plekanec scores two goals and an assist, and Andrei Kostitsyn has a goal and two assists in the Canadiens' 4-3 victory over the Senators on Tuesday night.


Music Review | 'Die schÃ¶ne MÃ¼llerin': Following Loveâs Sad Arc in Schubertâs Song Cycle

There is not always agreement between the piano and the voice in Schubertâs song cycle âDie SchÃ¶ne MÃ¼llerin.â


"Paranoids" come in the uppercase and lowercase variety throughout the company. And then there are the superheroes.


Former St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly Named U.S. EPA Top Advisor

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8  /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency named a thirty-one-year veteran of Minnesota state and local government as its Deputy Associate Administrator for Intergovernmental Relations.  The agency announced today that Randy Kelly, former mayor of St.


The Israeli Cabinet approved Sunday the Evacuation-Compensation Law to compensate settlers under Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plan.


Sony's video game unit said Wednesday it is talking with the Church of England about a complaint that a famous cathedral is the scene of a violent shooting game for the new PlayStation 3 console.


Digital Gear: Internet keys and cool Cigars

Recent gadgets hitting the market include a portable hard drive, a multimedia player, a Bluetooth device and more.


On President Viktor Yushchenko's request VR postpones approval of...

Welcome to the Ukrainian radio's Web Page. We are sincerely glad to you. We shall inform you about the most important events in political, social and economic life of Ukraine frankly and detail.


The league's commissioner is mighty sorrowful  as he tries to overwhelm a betting scandal with contrition


OLTRE L'AUDITEL, UN CONVEGNO ALLA SAPIENZA

MercoledÃ¬ 29 settembre, per tutta la giornata, Lâ ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI STUDI LEGISLATIVI promuove il Convegno âTv ed opinione pubblicaâ - Il rilevamento degli ascolti e la diffusione dei dati Auditel nei mezzi di comunicazione PossibilitÃ  tecniche


Indonesian court rules terrorism trial to start next week

JAKARTA - The trial of Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on terrorism and criminal charges will begin on Oct. 28. An Indonesian court has confirmed the date and says a panel of five judges will be appointed for the trial.


WTO Ready to Take Action Against US Over Trade Law

The World Trade Organization was expected to approve the imposition of $150 million in trade sanctions against the United States by the European Union, Japan, Canada and


Top American Playwright Arthur Miller Dies at 89

Playwright Arthur Miller, a titan of  American theater who wrote "Death of a Salesman" and was  revered for works that spoke for the common man, has died. He  was 89.


We live in an era when a high school kid can Google the name of the cute girl sitting in the next aisle in an attempt to find out more about her.


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Powers have "serious" talks on Iran sanctions

Major powers said on Friday they had "serious and constructive" talks about new U.N. Security Council sanctions aimed at trying to force Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities.


Hit the mute button for a moment of silence: The co-inventor of the TV remote, Robert Adler, has died.


Montecitorio approva il disegno di legge che riordina le competenze legislative di Stato e Regioni SÃ¬ della Camera alla devolution Bossi: "Un plauso a Calderoli" L'Aula di Montecitorio, dopo tre giorni di dibattito, ha approvato con 261 sÃ¬, 208 no e 6


Lord's Resistance Army rebels start moving in compliance with a ceasefire agreement, Ugandan army officials say.


Microsoft is taking security risks with its forthcoming Vista operating system, says software firm McAfee.


Il ministro contro la parte della Bossi-Fini che riguarda le spese di permanenza nel nostro Paese"Sbagliato vincolare la presenza in Italia all'esistenza certa di un lavoro"                                            Immigrazione, Amato: "Troppi 70 euro per rinnovare il permesso di soggiorno"                                                                                "Ne ho parlato con Prodi, mi ha dato indicazioni per rivedere il meccanismo"


A look at the stocks that CAPS investors unanimously think will win.


Another day, another batch of movie reviewers are saluting   Sideways.


TORONTO (CP) - Noel Prefontaine kicked six field goals to lead the Toronto Argonauts to a 22-16 home win over the BC Lions on Monday afternoon.


When Notre Dame fired football coach Tyrone Willingham yesterday, it set into motion a series of events that many involved think will result in Utah coach Urban Meyer coming to South Bend.


Healthy or unhealthy, this national dependence on the web has happened in the 10 short years since IBM targeted the domestic consumer with PCs powerful enough to connect with the web.


Insurgents have killed a U.S. Marine in  western Iraq, the U.S. military said Friday.


Lebanon PM Resigns, Says Will Not Head New Govt.

Lebanon's Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri submitted his cabinet's resignation Wednesday and said he would not form a new government.


350 tonnes of high explosive looted in Iraq

Several hundred tonnes of sophisticated high explosives have been stolen from a Saddam-era military facility in Iraq, despite repeated warnings from UN weapons watchdogs that US troops should secure the site.


Spain have named an unchanged team for the Davis Cup final against the United States in Seville on 3-5 December. Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo will take on the US in front of 22,000 fans at the converted Olympic stadium.


Polish MPs begin their inquiry into alleged corruption in the sale of banks in the 1990s by criticising the banking system.


Sandra de los Santos became famous this summer when she left Cuba for the Bahamas and then, after a brief disappearance, climbed out of a wooden cargo crate in Miami. Her odyssey was one of the more creative ways that dozens of Cubans have made bids to reach the United States in recent years.


Tamoxifen reduces the risk of breast cancer returning long after women stop taking the drug, research suggests.


A notorious poacher and smuggler, Koose Muniswamy Veerappan stands with a gun in his hideout in the jungles of Southern India, in this 1998 photo.


Blair admits never having sent flowers to his wife

British Prime Minister Tony Blair admitted on a television programme that he has never sent flowers to his wife Cherie and that he had a youthful crush on Hollywood beauty Grace Kelly.


Scientists: Stem cells created from eggs

Scientists say they've created embryonic stem cells by stimulating unfertilized eggs, a significant step toward producing transplant tissue that's genetically matched to women.


Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Tuesday that it made an equity investment in Reva Medical Inc. and secured an exclusive option to purchase the privately held San Diego firm, which is developing


Strong Quake Hits Japan's Hokkaido, 14 Hurt

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit a sparsely populated area of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido early on Monday, injuring at least 14 people.


More than 80,000 pupils from 520 schools across the UK are hoping to set a new world record for a "walking bus".


Manage the presidential campaign of your choice in an innovative free campaign simulation game.  Can you lead Kerry to victory?  Can you help Bush win re-election?


Using video cameras to record cinema films would become a state-wide crime under a proposed US law.


CHELSEA and Arsenal go into their final Champions League group matches with very different levels of pressure upon them, with the Highbury side nervously seeking a home win over Rosenborg to progress, and their London rivals already in the next round


WASHINGTON -- Business interests that have grumbled for years about government regulations are getting the ear of federal officials considering changes in those policies.


carbolic writes "The Firefox browser is ramping up as fast as Internet Explorer is ramping down. According to these stats posted from the Engadget logfiles, IE has dropped to 57% of all browsers used to visit


Producer makes millions by defying film critics

LOS ANGELES  - Brian Robbins is having the best month of his career.


French police are holding a man for questioning on suspicion of cheating a lottery winner out of a 35.5 million euro (23.9 million pounds) win last month, a police source said on Tuesday.


Altria to move cigarette production to Europe for non-US markets

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


Gold double for El Guerrouj and Holmes in Athens

Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj and Britain's Kelly Holmes both completed gold double at the penultimate day's competition of the 28th Olympic Games Saturday.


Il treno di disabili, operatori e familiari alla sua ultima tappaDopo la pioggia sul lago Bajkal e la dolcezza della Mongolia                                          "Fratelli d'Italia" tra emozione e stanchezza i matti sbarcano alla stazione di Pechino                                                                                di FEDERICA MACCOTTA


AMSTERDAM -- Schering-Plough Corp. agreed to buy Akzo Nobel NV's drug-making division Organon for $14.4 billion to gain the world's third-largest maker of birth-control pills and a stable of experimental medicines.


Trattative con la Difesa per cessione frequenze necessarie


Proposed municipal Wi-Fi network would be run by EarthLink, include Google service.


That's what Stephen M. Ross, a University of Michigan alumnus and now its all-time biggest benefactor, envisions for the business school that as of Thursday bears his name.


Israel-Palestinians open talks after push from Bush

Israel and the Palestinians opened on Monday their most serious peace talks in seven years despite differences over what each side aims to achieve.


Latvia's parliament approves a new centre-right government with veteran leader Ivars Godmanis at its helm.


Villagers on Thursday buried some of the 78 Muslims who died in military custody after a protest in troubled southern Thailand, while authorities


Risorse aggiuntive del Senato, 100 milioni per la ricerca


Bad blood and pent-up anger boiled over as Democratic foes Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seethed and accused one another of truth twisting in a rancorous 2008 campaign debate.


Fluoride in tap water may help older teeth too

NEW YORK  - The added fluoride in many Americans' drinking water may be protecting older adults' teeth from decay, a study suggests.


Company says US officials OK request by airline to use the stun gun on flights; shares jump. NEW YORK  - Stun gun maker Taser International Inc.


Business News for Technology Leaders Singapore Airlines Sells Air ...

SIA initially took a 25 percent stake in Air New Zealand four years ago but lost hundreds of millions of dollars after the New Zealand government was forced to bail out the troubled carrier and take majority ownership in 2001.


FORT WORTH -- American Airlines executives should have been celebrating last week during their annual stockholders' meeting, the first in six years at which they could spotlight an annual profit.


New York, NY (Sports Network) - Pistons forward Antonio McDyess was fined $5,000 Wednesday for kicking a basketball into the crowd during Detroit's season-opening win over the Houston Rockets.