Corporate IT spending growth to slow in Q3

(InfoWorld) - Businesses are planning to scale back their IT spending in the third quarter of 2007, according to a survey released Friday by an investment research firm. IT spending usually slumps in May, but now, the percentage of companies planning to increase their spending has fallen to its lowest point in the last four years. The portion of technology and business executives who plan to increase IT spending fell from 34 percent in November to 26 percent in May, according to the report from ChangeWave Research, a division of Phillips Investment Resources. The survey also showed signs of weak spending throughout the second half of 2007 with the biggest slowdown hitting the server market. The portion of technology leaders who said their companies do not plan to buy any servers during the third quarter rose from 31 percent to 35 percent, the survey said. The results came from responses to a poll of 2,029 senior technology and business executives during the week of May 15. The forecast seems to validate Dell's decision, announced Thursday, thatÂ it would lay off 10 percent of its 88,100 employeesÂ over the next 12 months after profit fell slightly for the first quarter. Dell fared the worst of all PC vendors in the survey, which showed that the number of businesses planning to buy Dell desktops and notebooks has fallen to its lowest level in two years. The portion of corporate buyers planning to purchase a Dell desktop over the next quarter fell from 45 percent in August 2005 to 34 percent now. The numbers for laptops were almost the same. In contrast, Hewlett-Packard hit a two-year high in the number of businesses planning to buy both desktops and notebooks. Apple and Lenovo were essentially flat, while Gateway showed an increase in desktop demand. "There are rays of light; HP has shown an extraordinary rise, and there's a little pop in consumer spending. But business IT spending is undeniably slowing down, and it has been for a while, actually," said Paul Carton, director of research at ChangeWave Research. Part of that spending pullback is driven by the normal seasonal business cycle, he said. But in 2007, many companies are cutting their IT spending more than usual as they look for extra funds to meet rising energy costs. The slump in corporate IT spending plans is not the only sign of a softening economy. The analyst group GartnerÂ scaled back its forecast for 2007 global semiconductor revenue growthÂ on Thursday from a 6.4 percent rise over 2006 levels to just 2.5 percent. That soft market could put a big dent in future earnings for processor vendors like Intel andÂ AMD and for memory chip vendors like Samsung.


Apple did the right thing from an economic standpoint with its iPhone pricing this year, if not from a PR view of the world.


A nativity scene featuring David Beckham and his wife Victoria has been vandalised in a frenzied attack. The couple featured in a Madame Tussauds Christmas nativity display that attracted widespread controversy when it was unveiled last month.


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IRAQI insurgents launched one of their boldest attacks yet on US troops, trying to wipe out an entire American unit with a mixture of terrorist tactics and guerrilla ambush.


The endangered Siberian tiger gets a boost, with the birth in captivity of 84 cubs since March this year in China.


Economy - Wednesday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Association's mortgage application index fell 3.4% to 643.7 in the week ended June 15, but was still up 13.2% compared with the same week last year. The purchase index slid 3% to 450.9 while the refinancing index fell 4.2% to 1,776.8.


As a Hormone Substitute, Soy Is Ever More Popular, but Is It Safe?

The effectiveness of soy in relieving the symptoms of menopause, or in improving health in any way, is unproven.


After a series of hiccups last week in Indo-Pak relations, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri in an exclusive interview to NDTV sought to clear the air.


Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, who was apparently poisoned in London, has died.


MELBOURNE, Fla. Sept. 27, 2004 - Hurricane Jeanne tore a fresh path of destruction as it marched up storm-ravaged Florida. The fourth hurricane in six weeks shut down much of the state and prompted recovery


COLUMBUS, Ohio - This was not the way Michigan had hoped to make it back to the Rose Bowl. Not by finishing the regular season with a stunning 37-21 loss to rival Ohio State.


Cink leads by 1 shot in rain-plagued NEC

AKRON, Ohio  Stewart Cink made five birdies on his first 10 holes and led by one shot over Rod Pampling before the rain-delayed first round of the NEC Invitational was suspended by darkness Thursday.


HP wins license to sell more smartphones in China

(InfoWorld) - Hewlett-Packard has won a license from the Chinese government to sell more smartphone models in the country, a company spokeswoman said Thursday. The Network Access License granted to the world's largest PC maker will allow it to expand smartphone sales in China to multiple models, but the company couldn't immediately confirm how many. Currently, HP is allowed to sell only one smartphone, the hp6515 iPaq. The original license to sell one mobile phone product was granted in 2005, but the new license is much more comprehensive, said Liana Teo, a spokeswoman for HP in Singapore. She declined to provide further details, and said HP would announce new models as it makes them ready for the China market. China hasÂ more mobile phone subscribersÂ than any other country: 508.6 million as of the end of July, according to the nation's Ministry of Information Industry (MII). That's more than double wireless trade group CTIA's estimate of 243.3 million for the U.S., or the 193 million subscribers in India reported by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). Last week,Â HP announced five new iPaq modelsÂ in the U.S.; the iPaq 900 Series Business Messenger, a 3G (third-generation) phone; the iPAQ 600 Series Business Navigator, a 3G phone with built-in GPS (Global Positioning System); the iPaq 300 Series Travel Companion, a PDA with built-in GPS; the iPaq 200 Series Enterprise Handheld for business users; and the iPaq 100 Series Classic Handheld with Wi-Fi connectivity and easy synching with a PC. For now, those 3G models will offer little benefit in China, which has yet to issue network operators with licenses to build 3G networks. However, the government has said itÂ hopes to have 3G services runningÂ in time for the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing in August 2008. Â


Russia Blames Terrorism for Downed Plane

MOSCOW Aug. 28, 2004 - The discovery of traces of explosives in the wreckage of one of two airliners that crashed almost simultaneously this week have confirmed a widely suspected terrorist connection and


Victims of violent crimes are being compensated too slowly, the National Audit Office says.


Pozzo:'Chiediamo la ripetizione' Pairetto: 'Dattilo ha sbagliato'

"Abbiamo fatto un preannuncio di reclamo, obbligatorio per non perdere il diritto di poter poi reclamare contro quello che e' accaduto ieri", cosi Gianpaolo Pozzo, presidente dell'Udines e nel corso del "Processo di Biscardi", in riferimento alla partita


Powell Criticizes Some European Allies on Iraq

In a fresh sign of lingering tensions over the Iraq war, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell Thursday rapped European allies who declined to assist a NATO-led Iraq training


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Drug use big challenge for U.S. child welfare: study

Coping with rising methamphetamine use by adults is one of the top challenges U.S. child welfare agencies say they will face in the next five years, the government said in a report released on Friday.


Medco to buy PolyMedica for $1.2 billion

Pharmacy-benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc  said on Tuesday it agreed to buy PolyMedica Corp  for $1.2 billion, in a move to expand its diabetes care services.


From the beginning, games have always been part of the work at software provider Vocus.


Japanese stocks will probably open lower  on Monday following a further decline in U.S. markets, with  investors wary about company earnings, in particular those of  technology firms.


The US embassy in Damascus is reported to have come under attack, with reports of heavy gunfire and explosions.


Mike Catt can be more than a short-term answer to England's midfield problems, says his London Irish boss Brian Smith.


South Africa's Zuma to be tried for corruption: lawyer

South African prosecutors on Friday ordered ANC leader Jacob Zuma to stand trial for corruption next August, a move that could jeopardize his presidential ambitions.


Nigerian Oil Delta Rebels Agree Truce with Government

The Nigerian government and rebel militia  fighting in the oil-producing Niger Delta agreed a truce while  talks took place on rebel demands for autonomy, a rebel leader  said on Wednesday.


Old guard cronies flee with their millions fearing Ukraine backlash.

CRONIES of the failed Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich have begun a rush to get out of the country amid fears of a backlash in the wake of the controversial presidential election.


A woman filed a lawsuit Thursday against a celebrity fashion designer charged with sexually assaulting her and 19 other women and girls.


Shares in the London Stock Exchange  eased on Monday after U.S. rival Nasdaq's 2.7 billion pound  ($5.3 billion) bid failed.


I don't get it. You are recognized as the best coach in the National Football League. You have won three Super Bowls and the Patriots have been anointed as the model of how to run a successful franchise.


A capsule look at the Twins-Yankees playoff series

A look at the best-of-five American League division series between the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees: ^Schedule:@ (All times Eastern) Game 1, Tuesday, at New York (8:19 pm, FOX); Game 2, Wednesday, at New York (7:09 pm, ESPN); Game 3, Friday, at


People selling three-bedroom homes in England and Wales must use Home Information Packs from today.


UN Criticizes Polish Abortion Laws, Reopens Debate

Poland's strict anti-abortion laws may lead women from the predominantly Roman Catholic country to risk their lives as some are forced to seek illegal and unsafe abortions, a United Nations report says.


With prices high, farming is bright spot in U.S

PRAIRIE CITY, Iowa  - Gordon Wassenaar has his eye on a $300,000 combine harvester to replace the 1990 model he repairs each winter in the workshop on his farm. And he just bought more land to add to his 1,600-acre spread.


Kerry Ad Controversy Puts Spotlight on 527s

Description: The campaign finance reform law was supposed the damn the flow of soft money, but a loophole allows huge donations for ads by organizations known as 527s -- including the anti-Kerry Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.


A leading Japanese electronics company is developing memory cards that can be used to make cashless payments, open locks and read identification with a simple flick.


Arabs press Syria to end Hezbollah support

Mideast diplomats were pressing Syria to stop backing Hezbollah as the guerrillas fired more deadly rockets onto Israel's third-largest city Sunday. Israel faced tougher-than-expected ground battles and bombarded targets in southern Lebanon, hitting a convoy of refugees.


Blast Kills 28 During Police Raid in Baghdad

A powerful blast destroyed a house in  western Baghdad during an overnight raid by police, flattening  several nearby buildings and killing at least 28 people  including seven policemen, police said on Wednesday.


Chavez Wins Venezuela Referendum-Preliminary Result

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan President Hugo  Chavez has survived a referendum to recall him, according to  preliminary results released by the country's top electoral  officer on Monday.


Il 17 novembre era salita al 2,107% del capitale di Fastweb


Woman faces charges for kissing painting

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of kissing a painting by American artist Cy Twombly and smudging the bone-white canvas with her lipstick, French judicial officials said Saturday.


Pope Tells U.S. Church to Recognize Its Faults

The American Catholic Church must  recognize its failings in the priestly sexual abuse scandal and  rise up again with determination to heal the deep wounds, Pope  John Paul told U.S. bishops on Friday.


The first of Dierks Bentley's two big outdoor shows this month is a gimme.


Judge Defers Decision in Oracle Takeover Bid

The judge presiding over Oracle's lawsuit to remove PeopleSoft's defense against a hostile takeover said on Wednesday that he would not rule until he had received more information on the case.


Seven Swiss firefighters are feared dead after the ceiling of a car park collapses during a fire.


Baby's death caused by heating fault that puts 3.5m homes at risk

Â· Overflow of scalding water killed 10-month-old girlÂ· Inquest hears incident may lead to change in law


A Biographical Behemoth Is Ready to Bend Shelves

Walk up St. Giles, the great piazza that runs north of St. Mary Magdalen's church here, with St. John's College to your right and the Ashmolean Museum to your left, and


Ryder-Langer would consider staying as European captain

The German had previously ruled out retaining the job and insisted it should go to another senior figure from the European Tour. However, in a news conference after Europe's crushing 18 1/2-9


Bears Make It a Practice to Force Turnovers

After falling short of the Super Bowl last season, the Chicago Bearsâ coaching staff sought ways to make its defense even more ferocious and they found an answer.


Two firefighters are killed and another injured while dealing with a fire in Bray, Co Wicklow.


A teenager missing for eight days has been found alive in her wrecked car by a woman who said prayer and dreams led her to the site.


Udine, 19:15 - CALCIO, UDINESE: ACCORDO BIENNALE CON COMUNE PER STADIO

La giunta comunale di Udine ha approvato la bozza dell'intesa con l'Udinese Calcio per l'utilizzo de...


Americans Back  Price Negotiations On Medicare Drugs

A new poll shows that the overwhelming majority of Americans favor allowing the government to negotiate prescription drug prices for the Medicare program, suggesting there will be considerable political pressure on the next Congress to do so.


Iran to settle atom inquiry issues within month: IAEA

Iran agreed to answer remaining questions about its past covert nuclear activities within a month during talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency chief, the U.N. watchdog said on Sunday.


The course is a back-breaking 7,800 yards long off the tips, the rough is up, it's 100F out there, the greens are fast and firm and refusing to hold, and yesterday there was a tricky wind to contend with.


BAGHDAD -- A day after Iraqi civilians were killed in a mistaken US bombing near Mosul, more civilians died in a shooting near Baghdad yesterday in which circumstances were unclear but American troops were initially blamed.


For one night, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel will solve the problem of booking guests during the writers' strike by appearing on each other's show


Spotting clogs in arteries often difficult

ATLANTA - News that former President Bill Clinton needed quadruple bypass surgery was sobering to many people but not surprising to cardiologists.


Scientist Presses Case For Reporters' Sources

Lawyers for former Army scientist Steven J. Hatfill urged a judge yesterday to order several journalists to disclose the names of law enforcement sources who leaked details of the investigation of Hatfill in the 2001 anthrax attacks.


Iraq election delay sought as violence spirals

Leading Iraqi politicians have called for a six-month delay in the January 30 election because of the spiralling violence as US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent victims of an intimidation campaign by insurgents against


Russian peasants storm palace, at Frost-French fashion show

An imaginary Russia, where aristocrats frolic in peasant floral skirts and teenage models play the role of grandmotherly babuschkas, took hold at the celebrity-studded Frost-French fashion show.


Shrek creator DreamWork could raise $750m when it floats on the New York Stock Exchange, SEC papers reveal.


About 500 prospective jurors will be in an Eagle, Colorado, courtroom Friday, answering an 82-item questionnaire in preparation for the Kobe Bryant sexual assault trial.


Per il 2007 era attesa solo una leggera crescita del margine


Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket group, says that it faces a "tougher year" as interest rates rise.


Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq is heading to The Oval to face ball-tampering and disrepute charges after last month's forfeited Test.


If you're looking for a country to blame for all that spam in your e-mail box, you don't have to look very far. The United States is by far the world's largest spam producing nation according to a study by


Iomai Flu Vaccine Patch Fails Early Stage Testing

Iomai Corp. said yesterday that its flu vaccine skin patch did not perform as well as the standard injection in recent early stage testing.


US protests to China over removal of Americans from Buddhist temple

The United States has protested to China over the removal of seven American members of a Buddhist group from a temple in the Inner Mongolia region, the State Department said.


Joseph Jackson, Michael Jackson's father, had surgery Friday to fix two bleeding ulcers in his stomach, his lawyer said.


Gateway computers are to show up in the aisles of CompUSA.


Broadcast International Licenses Vanguard Software Solutions Codec

Broadcast International (OTCBB: BCST) ("BI") and Vanguard Software Solutions ("VSS") today announced that they have entered into a licensing agreement authorizing BI to use the VSS H.264 codec in the new encoding solution currently being developed by the IBM/BI joint development team.


At CMJ, the MySpace series 'Quarterlife' is unveiled

The co-creator of the new Web show talks about creating for the Web, the 20-something experience, and why inking a partnership with MySpace was 'a deal with the devil.'


Junior's been helping himself to Mother's little helper.


Previsione positiva per l'esercizio in corso


US Travelers Face Weather Delays on Holiday Journey

Travelers faced weather delays across the US as they took to the highways and airways today to begin what industry experts say will be the biggest Thanksgiving travel weekend since 2000.


A man pleads guilty to the manslaughter of a former miner in Nottinghamshire after a row in a pub.


Study Links Human Activity to Global Warming

Warmer temperatures in North America  since 1950 were likely caused in part by human activities, the  Bush administration said in a report that seems to contradict  the White House position there was no clear scientific proof on  the causes of global warming.


Nasdaq joins with Borse Dubai in exchange grab

Nasdaq  and Borse  Dubai joined forces on Thursday with a deal to buy Nordic  markets operator OMX  and create "a global financial  marketplace" which will see Borse Dubai taking key stakes in  London Stock Exchange  and Nasdaq.


Russian Plane Diverted After Drunken Rampage

A Russian plane diverted to Iceland on Saturday after a drunken man tried to start a fight with the crew and his fellow passengers, an Aeroflot spokeswoman said.


Mortars explode near Italian embassy, two Iraqis wounded

BAGHDAD : Five mortars exploded near the Italian embassy here, wounding two Iraqi women and damaging homes, said an Iraqi neighbour whose building was hit.


Arjun Rampal on working with Amitabh Bachchan in The Last Lear.


Roddick's Ace Play Sends Him to Semifinals

Andy Roddick pounded 15 aces to become the first player since 1998 with more than 1,000 in a season, helping him beat Guillermo Coria 7-6 (4), 6-3 Friday to wrap up round-robin play at the ATP Masters Cup with a 3-0 record.


A New Movie Brings Out Throngs of Black Women

Audiences of mostly black women crowded theaters throughout New York City to see âTyler Perryâs Why Did I Get Married?â on the day of its nationwide release.


Update 14: Martha Stewart Assigned to W.Va. Prison

There are no gates or fences, and most days anyone can drive straight to the warden's home at the Federal Correctional Institute here.


British telecom regulator Ofcom said its approach to VoIP and release of new telephone numbering for it was aimed at encouraging the services through reduced costs and increased competition.


Attacks in India Kill More Than 40 People

In a shattering series of attacks, suspected separatists hit nine targets — a railroad station and eight markets — with bombs and gunfire across two states in northeastern India on Saturday, killing more than 40 people.


Italia dei Valori chiede adeguamento dell'indennita'


The Mozambique authorities say flooding could be cause more damage than those of seven years ago.


China's basketball star Yao Ming is to take centre stage in the first National Basketball Association game to be played in China, later on Thursday.


Clooney and Cheadle get peace award for Darfur

Hollywood actors George Clooney and Don Cheadle received an award from Nobel peace prize laureates on Thursday for their campaign to help the people of Sudan's Darfur region after 4-1/2 years of war.


US, Germany and France in deal on Iraq debt

Iraq's foreign debt will be reduced by 80% after a compromise deal was brokered between France, Germany and the USA in the framework of the Paris Club of creditors on 21 November.


One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.


Bermuda's ruling party wins general election

The ruling party on the wealthy, North Atlantic island of Bermuda won victory and a third straight term in office on Tuesday after a knife-edge election on the British territory.


Backpedaling furiously, Sen. Joe Biden said he really meant to say "fresh" instead of "clean" in describing Democratic presidential rival Sen. Barack Obama.


Hockey's heavy hitters set for long fight to the finish

Stainless steel holds Bob Goodenow's left cheek together, a 24-gauge badge of honour earned the old-fashioned way: on the ice, in a game, from an opponent's high stick.


Osvaldo Romo, a security agent who became a symbol of torture and repression under Gen. Augusto Pinochet's former military dictatorship, died in prison Wednesday, authorities said. He was 70.


Three hours of show floor wandering covered only a fraction of the trade show's booth space, but yielded a few insights, a few laughs and a decent massage.


Bengals celebrate win as league prays for Everett

CINCINNATI, Ohio  - The Cincinnati Bengals converted six turnovers into a 27-20 win over Baltimore Ravens in a punishing contest on Monday that was played under a dark cloud left by a near-fatal injury to Kevin Everett of the Buffalo Bills.


Possible Vaccine Against Malaria On Sight

Clinical tests of a product candidate to be a vaccine against malaria, the RTS/ASO2A, that were carried out by the Manhica Health Reaserach Centyre, in the southern Mozambican province of Maputo, revealed its efficacy and safety to reduce this disease


Barack Obama jumps into the lead in New Hampshire

NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Democrat Hillary Clinton battled to keep crucial New Hampshire from swinging to rising rival Barack Obama on Sunday but new polls showed him jumping into the lead.


Report: Microsoft will alter Vista to address search concerns

Blog: Reuters reports that the software maker will change the operating system to address concerns from Google over desktop search.


British Airways urges American Airlines tie-up

British Airways  has urged its U.S. partner American Airlines to get closer still as it seeks to fend off a transatlantic joint venture between Delta  and Air France .


Palermo, 12:37 - CALCIO, PALERMO: TUTTO ESAURITO PER LA ROMA

Biglietti esauriti a Palermo per la sfida di domani sera contro la Roma. Venduti 13 mila biglietti, ...


Houston Astros right-hander Pete Munro has never pitched in a postseason game, and hasnât pitched in any game in the last two weeks for that matter.


Many people, including Palestinians, stressed the fact that 10 of the hostage-takers who perpetrated the horrifying bloodbath in a school in Ossetia in southern Russia were Arabs (this was the main headline in Al-Ayyam on Saturday).


KEYY Program on 'Heart of God' is This Week

PROVO -- "The Heart of God" is the subject of "Back to the Bible" broadcasts at 1:30 p.m. weekdays this week on KEYY, AM 1450, a noncommercial Christian radio station serving Utah Valley.  For complete broadcasting schedules call 374-5210 or visit www.keyy.com.


Bolzano, 10:39 - SCI, CDM: ULTIME GARE 2007, UOMINI A BORMIO E DONNE A LIENZ

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Pentagon Puts $10 Million Into Four-Legged Pack Mule Robot

The BigDog, a creepy robotic pack mule to carry equipment for soldiers, lands a boatload of funding from the Pentagon. Can Imperial Walkers be far behind?


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FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Weakened but persistent, Tropical Storm Frances took aim at the Florida Panhandle on Monday after leaving behind flooding and torn rooftops throughout a wide swath of central and southern Florida...


A fresh inquest will be held into the death of student Rachel Whitear whose body featured in a graphic anti-drugs campaign.


GOP Lawmakers Urge IBM-China Sale Review

Three House committee chairmen urged a secretive government panel Wednesday to investigate national security implications of IBM's proposed $1.75 billion sale of its personal computer division to a China-based company.


Disney says not in talks on Bahrain park

MANAMA/LOS ANGELES  - Walt Disney Co. denied on Tuesday that it is in talks to build a theme park in Bahrain, following a newspaper report saying Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal was negotiating to build an $8 billion Disney park in the heart of the world's biggest oil exporting region.


ATHENS -- Kim Rhode of the United States rallied in the final rounds to win the gold medal in women's double trap yesterday. Rhode won the 1996 gold when it was introduced at the Olympics and now has the 2004 medal, the last time as it is being ...


Third-quarter profit jumped 77 percent, driven by growing sales of data storage software and hardware as well as a hefty gain from the sale of an ownership stake in VMware.


Flu shots urged only for those at high risk

State health officials urged physicians yesterday to administer influenza shots only to high-risk individuals because of a nationwide vaccine shortage.


Burlesque revival: more nerdy than sexy?

Burlesque is back. Fans of the fancy form of striptease that first flourished in Depression-era downtowns can find swiveling hips and spangled lingerie weekly in at least 12 U.S. cities.


Pope Loses Battle With Peace-Symbol Dove

Pope John Paul II shooed a dove — a symbol of peace — out his apartment window Sunday, chuckling with children who watched in delight as the bird flew back into his room overlooking St. Peter's Square.


Far fewer Americans made initial jobless claims than expected last week as the effects of Hurricane Charley faded, government data showed on Thursday, while import prices hit an 18-month high and inventories grew.


Car Bomb on HQ of Iraqi Shi'ite Party Kills 9

A car bomb exploded outside the Baghdad offices of one of Iraq's leading Shi'ite Muslim political parties on Monday, killing at least nine people, police said.


Lear Accepts Sweetened Bid From Icahn Company

Lear Corp.  said on Monday that it had accepted a higher takeover offer of about $3 billion from billionaire Carl Icahn's American Real Estate Partners LP  after shareholders balked at the previous proposal.


The trip home had been planned for quite some time, but work always seemed to get in the way and prevent Central Michigan football coach Brian Kelly, born in Everett and raised in Chelsea, from making it back to Boston. Until, that is, Kelly cleared his schedule last weekend to attend his induction into Assumption College's Hall of Fame.


Russia says has grounds to disqualify ex-premier

Russia's Central Election Commission  said on Thursday it had grounds to disqualify former prime  minister Mikhail Kasyanov from running as an independent in a  March presidential election, news agencies reported.


Michael Jackson Goes on TV Again Before Trial

Pop star Michael Jackson, on trial  on charges of child molestation, said he and other celebrities  are "targets" and sensational reports about him are "fiction."


ATHENS -- Simon Whitfield's reign as Olympic triathlon champion is over. New Zealand's Hamish Carter claimed the crown yesterday in a triumphant day for the Kiwis as countryman Bevan Docherty took silver.


LAKE STEVENS, Wash. - Someone in the Census Bureau may be watching a little too much MTV. Bevis Lake, a 5.7-acre body of water in a forested area about 25 miles northeast of Seattle, is now appearing in Bureau records with a different name: Butthead Lake.


Afghan and NATO forces clashed with Taliban militants in a dangerous southern region overnight, leaving 33 suspected insurgents dead, the provincial governor said Tuesday.


The matchup against Jessica Davenport and Ohio State brings out the best in LSU's Sylvia Fowles.


UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown uses his New Year message to promise "real and serious changes" in 2008.


Iran says to pursue nuclear program with or without IAEA ...

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami said Tuesday that Iran will push on with its nuclear program even if it is forced to halt inspections by the UN nuclear watchdog.


Michael Andretti will leave the driver's seat to focus on running Andretti Green Racing after finishing a disappointing 13th in the Indianapolis 500.


Bloody video game spiked after 11 months on store shelves


LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- Shaquille O'Neal received the loudest ovation before the game. Kobe Bryant came up short in his bid to earn the final cheers.


NL Wrap: Cubs Edge Expos to Maintain Wild-Card Pace

The Chicago Cubs registered an  important victory in their battle for the National League  wild-card berth, edging out the Expos 2-1 over 11 innings in  Montreal Wednesday.


European Central Bank Warns of Higher Interest Rates

The bank president cited risk of inflation if unions win higher wages in upcoming negotiations.


Fourth Samsung exec pleads guilty to price fixing

Agrees to eight month jail term A Samsung executive at the centre of a memory chip price fixing scandal has pleaded guilty and agreed to serve eight months in jail. Thomas Quinn agreed the penalty as part of a plea bargain with prosecutors.â¦


By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  NEW YORK -- Charles Gibson made it into the Nielsen winner's circle for the first time, as his surging "World News" broadcast topped NBC in the hot competition for evening-news viewers.


The judges couldn't bring themselves to discuss it, the tabloids couldn't see beyond it. But there's much more going on in Alan Hollinghurst's Booker prize-winning novel than gay sex, he tells Stephen Moss.


African countries readying themselves for the roll out of $150, Linux-based laptops under the One Laptop Per Child initiative.


There's plenty of golf and other play for media moguls when they converge on this high-altitude mountain resort for a conference every July, but in some ways the retreat has the air of a college extension course for CEOs — complete with homework.


Manning leads Colts' high-powered offense

Peyton Manning will lead the high-powered offense of the Indianapolis Colts against the Chicago Bears' swarming defense when the two teams square off in Super Bowl XLI on Sunday.


Wikipedia Founder Addresses User Credentials

Website head said he expects contributors claiming certain credentials will soon have to prove their identity.


U.S. navy helicopter crashes in Guam, 1 dead

HAGATNA, Guam  - A U.S. navy MH60 helicopter crashed into a lake on the Pacific island of Guam, killing one crew member, the military said on Tuesday.


Thousands flee eastern DR Congo amid clashes between government troops and rebels, the UN says.


Sterling suffers following sturdy US jobless data, ECB comments

The pound was down against the major currencies midafternoon despite relatively hawkish comments from the Bank of England following surprisingly resilient US jobs data and some dovish comments from the European Central Bank.


A new Christian video game spurs boycott calls, with critics calling it "both the Inquisition and the Crusades".


Germany and the United States have agreed on a proposal to cancel 80 percent or about $33 billion of the debt owed by Iraq to a group of creditor nations known


Italy truckers defy demand to end crippling strike

"The blockades are still there despite the ministry's decision. We'll have to see what to do today ... It's too soon for the moment to talk about using force."  By Robin PomeroyROME  - Italian truckers defied a government demand that they end their three-day-old strike on Wednesday, keeping in place road blockades that have dried up fuel supplies and stopped fresh food reaching shops and markets.The strike, in protest against high fuel costs and poor working conditions, meant supermarket shelves in places that are usually crammed with fresh fruit and vegetables were bare, and most filling stations were closed.By blockading motorways at strategic points across the country since Monday, the truckers have brought parts of the economy to a standstill. Carmaker Fiat closed down factories for lack of parts and told thousands of workers to stay at home. Read more


The document, aimed not at doctors, but at national health ministers, was the World Health Organizationâs first guide to planning end-of-life care.


Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 677,65 dollari l'oncia


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


As Marines step up preparations for military offensives on two major Iraqi cities, a number of Sunni Muslim leaders are forwarding a plan to establish the rule of law in those


LOS ANGELES - Banning Silly String in Tinseltown on Halloween? It's a proposal that to some seems almost too silly for words.    The City Council considers the issue no laughing matter, however, and on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to an ordinance banning the discharge of the gooey aerosol string in Hollywood on Oct...


President Bush said on Saturday his favorite reading was the Bible, followed by books about history.


The PC maker continues its expansion of retail outlets around the world.


FDA says unmoved by aspartame/cancer report

A U.S. consumer group called for an urgent Food and Drug Administration review of the safety of aspartame on Monday, but the FDA said there was no immediate need to do so despite a new study showing the sweetener may cause cancer.


Itâsa safe bet that smiles are showing up on Netscape devoteesâ faces as Internet Browser War II broke out this week. They were a forgotten bunch, these loyalists, nursing their aging, once-dominant Netscape


A Xavi Hernandez volley six minutes from time fired Barcelona to a 2-1 away win over Albacete and extended their lead at the top of the Primera Liga to 12 points over second-placed rivals Real Madrid.


Four Royal Ascot racegoers are taken to hospital, one with serious injuries, after their coach overturns, police say.


Citigroup is set to launch a tender offer for scandal-hit Japanese brokerage Nikko Cordial Corp., a Nikko spokesman said on Tuesday, a potential $5 billion deal that would mark Citigroup's resurgence in Japan.


The year 2004 in sports always will be remembered as the year the Boston Red Sox finally broke the "Curse of the Bambino.".


Human Frailty and Pain on Bostonâs Mean Streets

With âGone Baby Gone,â Ben Affleck has taken a satisfyingly tough look into conscience, to those dark places where some men also go astray.


US Airways' fractured pilots union will meet Tuesday and Wednesday in Charlotte, NC, in an attempt to revive negotiations over $295 million in wage and benefit cuts the bankrupt company is seeking.


U.S. science education lags, study finds

Science education in U.S. elementary  and middle schools is overly broad and superficial, according  to a government report issued on Thursday that also faults  science curricula for assuming children are simplistic  thinkers.


MUMBAI: Even as millions of Reliance Industries investors are closely following a bitter ownership row, operations at India's largest business conglomerate continue unaffected.


A former Macedonian minister is arrested in Croatia accused of ordering the murder of seven Asians.


Japan's new leader Shinzo Abe wants talks with China as early as next month, his foreign minister says.


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Director Oliver Stone turned on American critics and audiences on Wednesday, saying they had focused solely on the issue of homosexuality in Alexander, his big-budget epic that portrays the Macedonian hero as bisexual.


Ornish Questions âSouth Beach Dietâ Author

Dr. Dean Ornish and Dr. Arthur Agatston, author of âThe South Beach Diet Heart Program,â square off.


NEW YORK -- BlackBerry smart phones have lost service across the United States, wireless carriers said Monday.


Japan's troubled Daiei decides to seek aid from government body

TOKYO  - Debt-ridden Japanese retailer Daiei decided to seek help from a state-backed corporate body, reversing an earlier decision after repeated heavy pressure from its creditors.


The geographic spread of the H5N1 virus in poultry, and evidence that it is becoming more versatile, could make its eradication impossible, WHO officials warned.


Carl Mydans, who photographed 20th century events from the Great Depression to wars and politics and was a charter member of the Life magazine staff that pioneered magazine photojournalism, has died. He was 97.


Firefox, Mozilla Loosen Internet Explorer's Grip on Browsers

Safari users number less than one percent of the US Web browsing populace, according to a new online study, but Microsoft's dominance has slipped recently, as Internet


Soccer's governing body insists that German referees still command respect and have FIFA's full support despite the game-fixing scandal that has shaken the country a year before it hosts the World Cup.


Two Republican senators add to pressure on President Bush with a new plan on Iraq troop withdrawal.


China's Sina, Google team up on China services

Sina Corp., one of China's top Internet  portals, and Google Inc. said on Monday they would cooperate on  news, advertising and search services in China, the world's  second-largest online community.


Is magma reaching surface of St. Helens?

Searing temperatures on the surface of Mount St. Helens had scientists more certain that magma had reached the surface of the volcano's lava dome.


Books of The Times: In Vietnam: Stars and Stripes, and Innocence Undone

Denis Johnsonâs wildly ambitious new novel reads like a whacked-out, hallucinogenic variation on a Vietnam classic, and yet he manages to turn it into something original and potent.


Roma, 10:59 - CALCIO, OPERAZIONE DIGOS SU TIFOSERIA VIOLENTA: 65 FERMATI

La digos di Roma ha fermato e denunciato 65 persone nell'ambito di una operazione contro la tifoseri...


Cresce di ora in ora il tragico bilancio delle vittime del terremoto di magnitudo 9 della scala Richter, con epicentro nell'Oceanio Indiano tra le Isole Andatane el'isola di Sumatra, seguito da un devastante tsunami, che il 26 dicembre ha colpito e


Baseball's young guns take their place in the rotation


An outbreak of syphilis prompts the government in Madagascar to declare a state of emergency.


Baldini Wins Marathon After Fan Push; Olympics Close

Italy's Stefano Baldini won the men's marathon after a spectator attacked the leader, and a record third gold medalist was stripped of the award because of drugs as the Athens Olympics came to a close.


Actor Erik Anthony Aude is greeted by his mother, Sherry Aude, on his arrival at Los Angeles International Airport, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2004.


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - SmugMug has thrived in a competitive market by serving a specific niche: passionate amateur and professional photographers seeking an alternative to photo-sharing sites such as Shutterfly and Kodak Gallery, which are designed to sell prints.


Il Napoli Ã¨ salvo, ultimo ciak a De Laurentiis

Napoli, 6 settembre 2004 - Il Napoli, salvo un ennesimo retroscena Ã¨ salvo. ''E' stato trovato l'accordo con la curatela fallimentare del Calcio Napoli'', sono le parole del nuovo proprietario, il produttore


New Jersey Teams Prove They Can Play the City Game

Samardo Samuels scored all 14 of his points in the final 16 minutes, leading St. Benedictâs (14-1) to a 55-52 victory against Rice (10-2), which is ranked No. 12 in the USA Today poll.


France, Britain and Germany have told Iran that if they had not reached a final agreement to freeze key parts of its atomic programme by Monday, they would not stop moves to seek sanctions against Tehran.


The EU is backing a project that would let viewers personalise shows and films to suit their tastes.


Roma, 11:38 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: ARBITRI RITORNO OTTAVI DI FINALE

Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare di ritorno degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Italia.


"High School Musical 2" breaks Aussie records

Disney's "High School Musical  2" has broken broadcasting records in Australia, airing to the  highest number of viewers ever for a movie on pay TV here.


Nanowire electrodes could improve the performance of electric vehicles.


Football Roundup: Pac-10 lands 2 big-name coaches

The Pacific-10 Conference added two high-profile football coaches last night, with Ty Willingham going to Washington and Walt Harris to Stanford.


Nets Get Victory Over Free-Falling Warriors

Brian Scalabrine had a career-high 29 points and 10 rebounds in a rare start, and Vince Carter had 17 points and nine assists in the New Jersey Nets' 113-99 victory over the free-falling Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.


NBA coming-out controversy brings new look at gay sport issues

Former National Basketball Association player John Amaechi's revelation that he is gay and Tim Hardaway's hate-filled reaction have sparked a new look at homosexuality in US sport and society.


Updated antivirus software for businesses adds intrusion prevention features.


MANCHESTER UNITED will this week order billionaire Malcolm Glazer to "put up or shut up" on his plans to take over the club, it was reported at the weekend.


The US is to urge Nato to take overall responsibility for peacekeeping and reconstruction in Afghanistan.


Business & money: Brewery company opens talks with Carlsberg and Heineken over proposed takeover


MICROSOFT will not broadly release its long-awaited update to the flagship Windows operating system, dubbed "Longhorn," until 2006.


Bush Looking at Cutting Domestic Spending

The White House is telling federal agencies to expect lean budgets next year, with congressional aides and lobbyists saying President Bush appears ready to propose freezing or even slightly cutting overall domestic spending.


A Â£20,000 reward is offered as police start a major crackdown on female genital mutilation.


Sharon emerges victorious after internal opposition

Jerusalem: Despite several defeats on the battlefield, Ariel Sharon, the former general turned Israeli prime minister, has finally won the war to implement his Gaza pullout plan after neutralising his internal enemies.


Motore si appresta a respingere l'Opa ostile da 44,6 mld


Rising Violence and Fear Drive Iraq Campaigners Underground

In large swaths of the country, there is a campaign in the shadows, where candidates, ordinarily eager to get their messages to the public, are often too terrified to say their names.


It was Jonathan Edwards who best summed up the overriding mood when he helped London officially unveil its candidature for the 2012 Olympic Games yesterday.


Benazir Bhutto's death, says Robert Baer, should put an end to the Bush administration's policy of shoving democracy down the throat of the Muslim world


WASHINGTON - Offering a simple, "Thank you America," Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi declared Thursday that his country is succeeding in its effort to move past the war that ousted Saddam Hussein.    In an appearance that President Bush's advisers hoped would ease American voters' doubts about the troubled campaign in Iraq, Allawi told a joint meeting of Congress that despite struggles and setbacks, "the values of liberty and democracy" are taking hold there...


U.S. expresses concern about vaccine as flu cases up

The influenza vaccine given to Americans may not protect as well as expected, U.S. health officials said on Friday as the number of flu cases increased nationwide.


Fino al 24 settembre all'Olympia National Hall


Equal time: TV plans to ignore Republican Convention, too

News Item: The major television networks have cut back their live coverage of the Republican and Democratic national conventions to just one prime-time hour a night.


Now the Cardinals' NL Central lead is down to a half-game. Jason Marquis got just six outs and St. Louis fell behind by eight runs in the third inning, losing to the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 Thursday night.


This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


This week's Hollywood releases don't look promising at the box office.


Consumer electronics giant Sony Corporation has reversed its policy and now says that it will support the popular MP3 file format for some of its portable music players.


Amid privacy backlash, Web publishers turn inward

Technological changes and  personal privacy have been at odds ever since modern notions of  privacy emerged more than a century ago.


Translucent Dolphins Go Round on a Reinvention of the Carousel

The architects at Weisz + Yoes didn't set out to reinvent the merry-go-round. But when the firm was asked to transform Manhattan's Battery Park into a tourist magnet, that's exactly what it ended up doing.


Apertura positiva anche per il titolo Mps


"House" star Laurie in sudden return to UK

LOS ANGELES  - Dr. House is making an unscheduled house call to his native England.


Halloween stirs imagination in costume-loving Japan

A handful of giggling Japanese women  wearing devil's horns and cat costumes gather under a giant  neon-orange pumpkin outside a Tokyo shopping mall.


U.N. Terror Blacklist Poses Challenge for Interpol

United Nations members should be made to share information on terror suspects with Interpol to make it easier to enforce a U.N. blacklist, a top official of the world police body says.


Arrington Likely to Miss Monday's Game Against Dallas

ASHBURN, Virginia (Sports Network) - Washington Redskins  linebacker LaVar Arrington will miss Monday's game against  Dallas after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Thursday to repair  a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee.


AT&T's mobile-services provider says it added a record number of subscribers, more than tripled profits in the fourth quarter.


PERHAPS Roman Abramovich, the Chelsea owner and CSKA Moscow benefactor, would have preferred a draw between his favourite clubs in the freezing Russian capital last night.


Missouri joined Illinois and Wisconsin in a new drug-import program to make cheaper prescription drugs available from Canada and Europe despite a federal ban on the imports.


Weak GM, Ford Sales Spur Production Cuts?

Hurricane Charley's damaging path through Florida and the growing ineffectiveness of sales incentives caused U.S. car and trucks sales to slip in August, raising the likelihood of costly cuts in vehicle production, analysts said.


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


Swedish car firm Volvo is to buy Japan's Nissan Diesel Motor for $1.1bn, to expand in Asia.


Dolce & Gabbana Go Safari Sexy for Spring

Milan sauntered off on a stylish safari  on Friday as Dolce & Gabbana and Gianfranco Ferre raided the  animal kingdom for next spring's wardrobe.


"Night of Heavyweights" Features Boxing Champions Past and Present

World Boxing Association heavyweight champion John Ruiz of Puerto Rico and International Boxing Federation champion Chris Byrd of the United States defend their titles Saturday night in New York City.


S&P says $15 bln may be adequate for bond insurers

A proposed government effort to inject an eventual $15 billion in new capital into bond insurers could be enough to assure capital adequacy, a Standard & Poor's analyst said on Friday.


Architect Steven Holls Combines Geeky Aesthetic, Environmental  Elements

Steven Holl's buildings are more than beautiful -- they've got brains, too. For 31 years, the New York architect has taken advantage of his obsessive interest in science to build inventive structures with a geeky alter ego.


Lindsay Lohan and Wilmer Valderrama Are Over

Hollywood "it" girl Lindsay Lohan and star of "That 70's Show" Wilmer Valderrama have called it quits. The news of the split came Friday and wasn't described as amicable. Although they have broken up, 18 year old Lindsay and 24 year old Wilmer have dec...


Sen. Barack Obama sparked an early frenzy Sunday during his initial visit to the nation's first presidential primary state, but said he still hasn't decided whether to run and questioned whether all the hype was just part of his "15 minutes of fame."


JUST hours after learning he would not have to serve the final 10 games of his suspension, Jermaine O'Neal scored 31 points to steer the Indiana Pacers to a 96-83 win over the New Jersey Nets today.


Little East-West Romance 15 Years After Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall fell 15 years ago but an "Iron Curtain" still divides the city as far love and romance are concerned.


Today we honor the dead of Sept. 11 in the most eloquent way we know how--by going about business as usual.


Four French tourists are killed by gunmen in an attack in the west African country of Mauritania, police say.


Mayor urges Giants to keep controversial Bonds

The San Francisco Giants should   keep Barry Bonds on the team next year as he pursues the U.S.   home run record despite allegations of past steroid use and a   related criminal probe, the city's mayor said on Wednesday.


Cisco to Buy P-Cube for About $200 Million

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest maker of equipment to direct traffic on the Internet, on Monday said it will buy privately held software developer


This week in 1967 Israel defeated its neighbours in a war which lasted six days - but whose consequences have reverberated for 40 years


Trail of an 'Enemy Combatant': From Desert to U.S. Heartland

PEORIA, Ill. -- The 37-year-old computer science student was racing against a deadline. Just one day after picking up his visa from the U.S. Embassy in Qatar, he boarded a plane with his wife and five small children. The family flew to Chicago, caught a night's sleep at an airport hotel, then...


Bush visits Fifth Fleet amid Iran tensions

President George W. Bush visited the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet on Sunday amid new tensions with Iran over an incident in which the United States says its ships were harassed in the Strait of Hormuz.


Delta Air Lines officially rejects an $8bn (Â£4.05bn) merger with US Airways proposed last month.


Around 100,000 Iraqis have been killed in violence since the US-led coalition forces invaded the country in March 2003, said a report published Friday in British medicine journal The Lancet.


By Jenna Russell and Peter DeMarco, Globe Staff And Globe Correspondent | September 12, 2004. At ground zero in New York City and at Boston memorials, the names of the dead were spoken aloud again yesterday.


Darfur meeting pushes for wider rebel presence

SIRTE, Libya  - Participants at Darfur peace talks in Libya called on absent rebel chiefs on Sunday to abandon a boycott and join the gathering to help efforts to end violence in the Sudanese region.


VETERAN US news anchor Tom Brokaw was to step down today after 21 years in the job, leaving an industry that has been transformed in the past decade by the advent of cable news and the internet.


Oracle to drop PeopleSoft suit if tender fails

Oracle Corp. notified Delaware's Court of Chancery of plans to drop a lawsuit pending there against PeopleSoft Inc. if PeopleSoft shareholders reject Oracle's tender offer. The notification is a sign that Oracle is serious about its current offer being the final one.


Boeing downplays jet market upturn forecasts by Airbus

NEW YORK, September 24  - Boeing Company's (BA.NYS) Chief Executive Officer, Harry Stonecipher, said today that the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus, was exaggerating the pace of the recovery in the commercial jet market.


Suicide bomber responsible for Mosul attack

PETER CAVE: Officials at the Pentagon have concluded that the attack on a mess hall in Mosul in Iraq that killed 22 people was the work of a suicide bomber.


WIN tickets to see rock supergroup The Who at Britain's newest summer festival!   Pete Townshend & Co top a star-studded bill at the Knowsley Hall Music Festival on Merseyside this month.   Other big names include Keane, Madness, The Thrills, Joss Stone, The Zutons and The Coral.


IPods In Short Supply During The Holidays

According to the Mercury News, the hot selling Apple iPod has been in very short supply this holiday season as sales take off. "The colorful 4-gigabyte iPod mini and the 20-gigabyte iPod are sold out at Amazon.


Microsoft! snuggles! with! Yahoo! on! OpenID!

Shared bank accounts next? Call it co-incidence or call it necessity, but Microsoft has jumped on-board a Yahoo!-backed initiative to give internet users a single digital identity.â¦


Confermate stime preliminari, ricavi +7,2% a 5,9 mld dollari


Hamm's Gold Was in Error, but He'll Keep It

A scoring mistake cost Yang Tae Young of South Korea the gold medal in the men's gymnastics all-around event, officials from the International Gymnastics Federation said Saturday.


U.S. laments escalation of Iraq violence

The Bush administration lamented the newest flare up of civilian strife in Iraq, even as the White House looked with anticipation toward a meeting next week between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.


Gay aiming to become next U.S. sprint champion

Tyson Gay is eager to assert himself as the next great American sprint champion and hopes to use Saturday's Reebok Grand Prix 100 meters to prove a point.


Nicaragua's Soviet-Era Missiles Locked in Limbo

MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- At a secret location somewhere in Nicaragua, shoulder-fired missiles capable of taking down a jetliner lie behind heavy fencing and locked double doors.


Afghan School Explosion Kills 9 Children

An explosion ripped through a school in southeastern Afghanistan, killing nine children and and one adult, the U.S. military said Sunday.


London Restaurant Pays $52,000 for Truffle

A London restaurant dished out a record $52,000 for a 2.4-pound Italian white truffle during a charity auction in Tuscany, regional officials said Monday.


Team news ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match.


Video Games Used to Relax Kids in Hospital

Letting children play video games on a Game Boy in the operating room before undergoing surgery can help relax them better than tranquilizers or holding Mommy's hand, researchers say.


Un morto e un ferito a Terzigno, un ferito a Ercolano


Sales were stronger than expected, but the company is filling orders faster than they are coming in.


Theater Review | 'Hey Girl!': Itâs Tough for Women, and Hereâs the Grim Proof

âHey Girl!â is a series of stage tableaus devoted to women or, more precisely, the history of the oppression of women.


Australian Dollar May Gain on Xstrata Bid for WMC Resources

The Australian dollar may gain after Switzerland-based Xstrata Plc bid A$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) for WMC Resources Ltd., stoking speculation it will have to buy dollars to pay shareholders.


Oil hovers near $60, wary of further OPEC cuts

Oil held below $60 on Thursday, paring some gains after leaping more than 1 percent on a newspaper report that OPEC members had agreed informally on the need to slash daily output by at least 1 million barrels.


Two bombs exploded at a religious gathering in Pakistan early Thursday, killing at least 39 people and injuring over 100, police.(Xinhua/AFP Photo).


The government has given the go ahead for Internet-only pharmacies as part of a wider strategy to allow patients easier access to prescriptions and other pharmaceutical services.


The five-man band TV on the Radio win the US Shortlist Prize, which celebrates emerging talent.


If there's a letter from ISACA in your mailbox this month, columnist Jon Espenschied has some thoughts for you.


Queen argues over crown with US celebrity photographer

Queen Elizabeth II had a row with celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz, who suggested she remove her crown for a portrait earlier this year, according to a BBC documentary pre-released Wednesday.


Volcanic Eruption Imminent at Mount St. Helens

Monday, October 04, 2004 - Gigantic plumes of smoke rose thousands of feet in the air above Washington's Mount St. Helens on Monday (Oct. 4), as fears of a possible eruption continue to escalate.


Thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity in the Midwest as a storm blustered through the region with heavy snow and howling wind.


Google Search Index Booms to 8 Billion  Google had something up their sleeve. It seems that whenever a competitor does something big, such as MSN announcing the beta launch of their new search engine, Google has to "one up" them somehow. Just as the news wires started flaming with MSN Beta ...


A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years


SanDisk expands its business by hitting the books.


West Bromwich Albion manager Bryan Robson was not happy at his side's defending after being humiliated at St Andrews yesterday and worries about whether he will be able to attract new players


Movie Review | 'How to Rob a Bank': Stolen Laughs

The tedious little movie âHow to Rob a Bankâ would like to be a leaner, meaner example of the caper genre it also wants to send up.


Republicans ok rule allowing leader to keep post if criminally indicted

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


Ground-breaking French film Indigenes heads the nominations for the country's top film awards, the Cesars.


Ridurre costi politica, attuare riforma del titolo V


Born Jaycee Chan Jo-Ming, this 26-year old American actor, singer, composer, lyricist and guitarist is the son of Hong Kong's famous martial arts star Jackie Chan.


Investors' expectations of an interest rate cut -- and home buyers' hopes for cheaper mortgages -- seem to be disappearing.


By the time he died, Christopher Reeve had at last "escaped the cape" - he had become bigger than the Superman character he portrayed on screen.


Conservatives see flaws in 2008 Republicans

At their first gathering since  November's election thumping, conservative activists on  Thursday found little to cheer about in a 2008 Republican White  House field they largely viewed with skepticism and distrust.


Everyone loves a winner. Does that mean everyone hates a loser? Not necessarily.


A false alarm on a Pittsburgh sports-talk show Thursday morning ignited a nationwide firestorm of speculation about the job status of Penn State coach Joe Paterno.


The spectacular Flick collection of modern art is opening in Berlin - but it is tainted by the Nazi past.


Genova, 13:19 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: LA SQUADRA FARA' L'INTERTOTO

La Sampdoria ha comunicato che parteciperà alla prossima Coppa Uefa Intertoto 2007. "L.U.C. S...


Our annual special issue devoted to electronic gifts for work and play, along with a guide to the world of online shopping.


Iran vows no weakness over nuclear program

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Iran should stand up to the world and pursue its nuclear program, after Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to stop nuclear work the West says will be used to make atom bombs.


The mother of murdered student Sally Geeson, whose body was found on Friday, pays tribute to her daughter.


Stock futures rose on Monday as  investors bought beaten-down shares on hopes that recent signs  of deterioration in the economy will prompt the Federal Reserve  to slash interest rates to avert a recession.


Dodici libri per lÂestate scaricabili gratuitamente dal sito di ÂTotus TuusÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Mentre per molti italiani si avvicina il periodo delle vacanze, il sito Totus Tuus ha selezionato 12 libri scaricabili gratuitamente da internet: una proposta per quanti desiderano approfittare di questo tempo estivo per dedica...


Getting ready to spend more time with his fridge Bill Gates took the stage at CES last night to sing the first notes in a swan song that promises to eclipse even Tony Blairâs long goodbye.â¦


Social issues dominate vote in Latvia, EU's poorest member

Latvians have begun voting in the Baltic state's first election since joining the EU two years ago, with social issues high on the minds of voters concerned that the booming economy has not benefited everyone in the bloc's poorest country.


Israeli air strike kills 2 militants in Gaza

Israel killed two Hamas militants in an air strike in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and said it was not considering a ceasefire with the Islamist group despite appeals from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.


Shaky special teams cost punter Sean Landeta his job with the St. Louis Rams. Landeta, 42, is in his 20th NFL season and before being released yesterday was one of only two former USFL players still active in the NFL -- Doug Flutie is the other. But he's 31st out of 33 punters in the NFL with a net average ...


Australia is to ban alcohol and pornography in the Northern Territory's Aboriginal areas in a bid to curb child sex abuse.


Vioxx Alternatives: Different, Less Serious, Side Effects

(New York-WABC, October 1, 2004) - Two million Americans were taking Vioxx. Now that it's been recalled, what are those patients supposed to do?


Ukrainian Inflation May Accelerate to 11 Percent, Central Bank Chief Says

Ukraine s inflation rate may quicken to about 11 percent this year and slow less than expected in 2005 as higher wages, pensions and welfare payments spur consumer spending, said acting central bank Governor ...


A bomber attacks Nato-led troops in an Afghan town said to have taken heavy civilian losses in recent fighting.


Gunmen in Guyana go on a rampage, killing 11 people, including at least three children.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Dec 1, 2004 - A Hamas leader announced Wednesday that the Islamic militant group will not field a candidate in Jan. 9 presidential elections and said he expected Hamas supporters not to participate in the vote.


Counseling Prevents STDs in Those Most at Risk

Even a couple brief sessions with a counselor may help prevent cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among people at greatest risk, new research suggests.


A new finding may explain how stress could ultimately lead to premature aging. Chronic psychological stress is associated with accelerated shortening of the caps, called


Courtney Love has been ordered to stand trial for an assault charge on November 10th.  Apparently she is accused of assaulting Kristin King, whom she found sleeping on the couch of Love's ex-boyfriend, Jim Barber.  Love is accused of pouring a bottle o...


An Ad With Talking Pandas, Maybe, but Not With Chinese Accents

The company that produced a commercial featuring two animated pandas speaking with what were intended as Chinese accents is withdrawing the ads after complaints.


The consumer electronics giant is doing just fine now, but tomorrow may pose some challenges.


Guitar Hero Auction Sparks Online Debate

Five-day auction prompted intense debate online; father who sold son's Christmas present on eBay speaks out.


Police search for two men in connection with the murders of three people shot dead at a house in Hertfordshire.


'The Number 23' - a whodunit, but who cares?

Bleak and brackish, the film finds Jim Carrey sunk in yet another silly role.


Girl diagnosed with bird flu in Tay Ninh Province

HCM CITY - A 16-year-old girl has been infected with H5N1, the deadly virus that causes avian flu. "The virus has killed 20 people in the country since the beginning of this year", said deputy director of HCM Cityâs Tropical Diseases Hospital.


Max McGee, First to Score in Super Bowl, Dies at 75

Max McGee caught the first touchdown pass and scored the first points in Super Bowl history in 1967, in a game he expected to watch from the sideline.


For decades, computer performance has been driven largely by the increasing numbers of ever-smaller transistors squeezed into the machines' silicon brains. With each generation, speeds jumped and prices dropped.


Parigi, 18:07 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI: LA FRANCIA PERDE DUE PEDINE

In vista della gara contro contro l'Inghilterra, valida per la terza giornata del Sei Nazioni di rug...


Taiwan Says China Ships Challenge U.S. Defense Line

Taiwan Premier Yu Shyi-kun accused  arch-foe China of sending surveillance ships into Taiwan and  Japanese waters to prepare for a possible confrontation with  the United States, newspapers said on Monday.


The jury in actor Wesley Snipes' tax fraud and conspiracy trial in Florida has retired to consider its verdict.


Washington is held to just 13 first-half points as the Mystics' four-game winning streak ends at the hands of the Shock, 66-58.


Today Terry Heaton posted about how inside sources have tipped him off about MySpace making a social news play, fortifying them as more of an informational and 2.0 oriented portal and hopefully bringing about some maturity to MySpace. Of course, and despite what loyal Digg users may tell you, this is no “We want to be [...]


Love is in the air from Bondi to Mount Fuji

Australians seeking love on Valentine's Day speed-dated in deckchairs on Bondi Beach, while Japanese trekked through snow in search of romance and Filipinos sang syrupy ballads.


The Walt Disney Company said Thursday that it would cease operating its family-oriented mobile phone service at the end of the year.


Was School Breach Ignored?; Cedarburg Students Say They Warned Officials of Security Threat

By TOM KERTSCHER  Cedarburg - Two Cedarburg High School students warned school officials about security problems with the Cedarburg School District's computer network but said they were ignored, according to a police report released Thursday evening.


The Lincoln Centre in New York will devote a 11-film retrospective to Amitabh Bachchan between April 8 -19 at the Walter Reade theatre, with the guest of honour Bachchan interacting with the American audiences present.


Kerik: Bush Picks Former NYPD Commissioner To Head Homeland ...

President George W. Bush picked former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik to head the Department of Homeland Security, a senior administration official said Thursday.


Authorities investigate hacking attack at University of California

Authorities are trying to determine how a hacker gained access to a University of California computer that contained personal information for more than 1 million people, many of them recipients of an assistance program for the elderly.


Slowed by age, Byrd relies on colleagues

Age is finally catching up with West Virginia Sen. Robert C. Byrd in the winter of his 54-year career in Congress.


Japan to put abductees on North Korea talks agenda

Japanese and North Korean diplomats met on Tuesday to smooth the way toward improving relations, but Tokyo said it would not establish ties until the issue of its citizens abducted by Pyongyang was resolved.


The Philippines begins to clean up after a powerful typhoon, days after a storm killed more than 400 people.


Twenty five years after it was  published, "In Search of Excellence" is one of the most widely  read business books ever, but its value and the value of its  successors may lie purely in its anecdotes.


This morning, Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) announced that it had received data from two long-term studies in using its arthritis drug Celebrex to prevent cancer.


IOC Launches New Investigation Into Jones' Alleged Steroid Use

Posted December 7, 2004 - Amid recent revelations that sluggers Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi used steroids, the International Olympic Committee Tuesday announced a fresh investigation into allegations that track-and-field star Marion Jones also used


Honduras troops out in force after massacre

new attacks by youth gangs after gunmen murdered 28 people on a public bus earlier this week. searched for gang members involved in the bus attack.


President Bush has signed a new law authorizing him to freeze Sudanese government assets to protest the violence in Sudan's troubled Darfur region.


Bruxelles chiede a Wto arbitrato su dazi doganali


Researchers at Rockefeller University make small synthetic vesicles that resemble a crude kind of biological cell.


S&P changes MBIA, Ambac outlook to negative

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday slashed its outlook for Ambac Financial Group and MBIA Insurance Corp, the world's biggest bond insurers that insure more than $1.2 trillion in debt.


Forensics, Archaeology Techniques Used in MIA Search

Using advanced crime scene methods, a team of civilian and military personnel excavates sites around the world to recover the remains of lost U.S. soldiers.


Search giant now provides easy access to U.S. patent database.


Giusto specificare che quota maggioranza in vendita e' 30,1%


Australia's Metcash Unveils A$846M Bid For Foodland -2-

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian grocery and liquor wholesaler Metcash Trading Ltd. (MTT.AU) Monday launched aA$846 million takeover bid for the Australian assets of Perth-based Foodland Associated Ltd.


Intel's showcase gets Nvidia SLI and AMD CrossFire Review Intelâs old V8 gaming system used an Intel chipset to support a pair of quad-core processors and a single PCI Express graphics card. Now the chip giant has gone the whole hog and added support for multiple graphics cards. The result: a new gaming board, Skulltrail.â¦


Botox maker: batch sent to Oakland Park clinic normal

The company that makes Botox said on Tuesday it sold only two vials of the drug this year to an Oakland Park clinic that gave still-unidentified anti-wrinkle injections to four people now hospitalized with presumed botulism poisoning.


Chinese astrologers offer Year of the Rat stock tips

Forget about graphs, charts and economic forecasts. Wary investors in Asia are turning to feng shui masters to tell them which way the markets will head in the Chinese Year of the Rat.


A woman has accused NBA star Jason Kidd of harassing and groping her this month at a trendy Manhattan nightspot.


U.S. and Iraqi forces freed 42 kidnapped Iraqis  in a raid Sunday on an al-Qaeda hideout north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said.


Individuata a Terrasini, sul litorale palermitano, la villa dove i capimafia Salvatore e Sandrohanno trascorso gli ultimi anni di latitanza. Ma la casa era stata giÃ  "ripulita"                                          Trovato il covo dei boss Lo Piccolo I proprietari: "Avevamo paura"                                                                                I due coniugi che li hanno ospitato hanno prima negato, poi ammessoNella residenza anche la palestra in cui uno dei due curava la sua forma fisica


Joleon Lescott is called up to England's squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia.


Nintendo did particularly well in a recent poll ran by "Walk of Game". With Shigeru Miyamoto winning a lifeti. Walk of Game, the first physical landmark honouring the icons and pioneers of the videogame industry


Scotland host the Faroe Islands and Northern Ireland face Iceland as both countries begin their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.


Ticket d'ingresso a Milano stop a 150mila auto

La decisione della giunta Moratti per limitare lo smog. Il provvedimento partirà da gennaio 2007. Dosimetri a Roma


Indonesia Thursday welcomed a German plan to propose a debt moratorium for the tsunami-hit country when the Paris Club of sovereign lenders next meets on Jan. 20 and hoped it would free up more funds for reconstruction.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Whenever the US and Canada meet in a hockey game, it's always a hard-fought, entertaining affair. This one was no exception.


China's All Star NBA centre Yao Ming will wed his teenage sweetheart from Shanghai in August, after an eight-year courtship, state press reported Monday.


Issue May Really Be How Far Players Will Go to Gain an Advantage

With items like over-the-counter pills and prescription injections, baseball playersâ medicine cabinets have expanded as unmistakably as their physiques.


Giambi meets with Mitchell to discuss steroids

New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi held a highly anticipated meeting with former Senate majority leader George Mitchell regarding baseball's steroids investigation on Friday.


Living organ donors risk lives to save others

While other teenagers were celebrating their high-school graduation, 18-year-old James Chan was in hospital donating most of his liver to his father.


Praise for glove work centers around Crisp

Watch Coco Crisp in batting practice, advises reliever Kyle Snyder , who from the Red Sox bullpen gets a closer view of the center fielder than most. Watch him not in the cage, but in the field. Those dazzling basket catches he makes in games don't occur by happenstance.


North Pacific albatrosses are equipped with sensor tags to gather sea-surface data which satellites sometimes miss.


There are Republicans convinced that John Kerry's idea of a war on terror is remonstrating sternly in French, and Democrats who see George Bush as the best recruiter Osama ever had.


Russia upbeat but wants changes on Iran U.N. measure

Russia praised a European draft U.N. resolution imposing sanctions on Iran's nuclear materials but objected to a travel ban and wanted to ease a freeze on financial assets on Tehran officials.


Muslim Cat Stevens refused entry into US

Cat Stevens, the singer who changed his name to Yusuf Islam, was on his way back to Britain last night after United States officials denied him entry and claimed he had funded terrorism.


Insurers head for 8 billion pound merger

Resolution and Friends Provident, two of Britain's biggest life insurers, are heading for a merger worth 8.3 billion pounds, a newspaper said Sunday.


Microsoft Corp. is cracking down harder than ever on software piracy as it tries to boost profits, but some say the harsh repercussions facing people who use unlicensed versions of its new Windows Vista operating system could spur a backlash.


Experts Change Advice on Kids' Allergies

CHICAGO -- Breast-feeding helps prevent babies' allergies, but there's no good evidence for avoiding certain foods during pregnancy, using soy formula or delaying introduction of solid foods beyond six months. That's the word from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is updating earlier...


Hill voted most beautiful in country music

Faith Hill is country music's most beautiful woman, according to a reader poll released Friday in Country Weekly magazine.


Lebanon's captured top al-Qaida operative dies of heart attack

The alleged top al-Qaida operative in Lebanon, who was arrested 10 days ago after authorities uncovered a plot to bomb embassies and kill diplomats, died of a heart attack Monday, hospital and security officials said.


Baseballâs Devil May Not Be in the Details

Steroids boost the body, but donât expect a âgotchaâ in a playerâs statistics.


"Finding Neverland," starring Johnny Depp as "Peter Pan" writer JM Barrie, took the season's first major movie award yesterday, but the National Board of Review's honors includes a nod to nine other films, too.


Madrid, 13:57 - F1, BRIATORE: ALONSO? MI PIACEREBBE RIAVERLO IN SQUADRA

Solo pochi giorni fa, nel week-end turco della Formula 1, Fernando Alonso ribadiva l'incertezza del ...


Blair makes maiden Mideast tour for Quartet

Tony Blair makes his maiden voyage to the Middle East as special envoy for the peace Quartet this week amid a flurry of   diplomatic activity aimed at reviving the moribund peace process.


Greenspan not worried Chinese will dump Treasuries

There is little reason to fear a wholesale pullout by China out of U.S. government bonds, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Tuesday.


Chien-Ming Wang gave the New York Yankees something they hadn't had last summer: a nine-inning complete game. Wang pitched a five-hitter, and Alex Rodriguez and Bobby Abreu keyed the Yankees' reviving offense in a 5-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night,


Fannie Mae Settles Case in Mortgage Scam

Fannie Mae yesterday agreed to pay the government $7.5 million to settle a case in which the Justice Department alleged that the giant housing-finance company knowingly accepted proceeds of a mortgage scam.


Death toll of US commuter plane crash rises to 13

The death toll of a commuter plane crash on Tuesday in northeastern Missouri increased to 13 when rescue workers found the bodies of five more victims on Wednesday, US officials said.


Observatory: A New Hope for Endangered Fish: Surrogate Breeding

There are many ways to try to save endangered species, including freezing sperm and eggs for breeding programs. With fish, though, that approach is limited.


65,535 = the Number of the Beast A Microsoft manager has confirmed the existence of a serious bug that could give programmers and number crunchers a failing grade when relying on the latest version of Excel to do basic arithmetic.â¦


Iraq fears put pressure on Rumsfeld to quit

Donald Rumsfeld is at the centre of a Republican firestorm over his handling of the war in Iraq, with pressure appearing to mount in Washington for him to quit as defence secretary.


Sharman turned blind eye to copyright filtering, court told

Sharman Networks was able to filter Kazaa to prevent copyright infringement, but instead chose to build a massive user base for advertising revenue, the Federal Court heard on day one of the peer-to-peer provider's widely-anticipated trial.


Trinidad struggles with crime amid prosperity

Energy riches have vaulted Trinidad and Tobago up the economic rankings, making it a rare Caribbean country that does not depend on tourism, but the good times are being soured by a surge in murders and gun violence.


ALBUQUERQUE - Authorities say an inmate at the Metropolitan Detention Center here was able to spend Thanksgiving as a free man after he pulled a switch on jail officials.


Mac users not welcomed to view bills on line If the last batch of rumours turn out to be true, and O2 is planning to stock the iPhone, then they'll have to do something about their on-line billing system; it can't be accessed by most Apple Mac users at all.â¦


Cracking Under the Pressure? It's Just the Opposite, for Some

Psychologists are struggling to understand a rare breed of workers remarkable for the way they flourish under stress.


Lord Stevens will on Monday announce the findings of his six-month investigation into football corruption.


MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Department of Homeland Security has taken down a Web site it operated that included gay rights and antiwar organizations in a list of groups that could include terrorists.


By JORDAN ROBERTSON SAN JOSE, Calif. - Cisco Systems Inc. and Apple Inc. said Wednesday they have settled the trademark-infringement lawsuit that threatened to derail Apple's use of the "iPhone" name for its much-hyped new iPod-cellular phone gadget.


Italy celebrates release of hostages in Iraq

Italians celebrated Wednesday the release of two female aid workers who had been held hostage in Iraq with the country's two leading newspapers expressing the relief felt nationwide with the headline "They're Home" alongside pictures of the two smiling


A sharp thriller by an A-list director with a strong cast tracks the sleuthing of the Zodiac killer


Man dies in crash after tossing baby from car

GREEN BAY, Wis. - A man threw his fianceeâs 8-month-old daughter out of a car as he fled police after being accused of domestic violence, authorities said.


Health care in Canada, and around the world, is set to improve following an announcement that 11 leading medical journals are tightening their rules on publishing studies.


Singer Russell Watson is in "good spirits" but still in intensive care after emergency surgery.


Former New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey, who has remained publicly silent since resigning from office two years ago after announcing he was gay, is set to tell his story on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."


Nascarâs Screech and Slam? Itâs All Aerodynamics

In her new book, Diandra Leslie-Pelecky explains everything from the mechanics of racing engines to the molecular properties of the driversâ fire-retardant suits.


British film Atonement wins four out of six categories in the newly named Richard Attenborough Film Awards.


FDA Approves a Pill for Lung Cancer to Be Sold by Genentech and ...

Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals won federal approval yesterday to sell Tarceva, a pill to treat lung cancer. The approval by the Food and Drug Administration came well before the agency's


Cheap antibiotic slashes AIDS-related deaths

A cheap antibiotic drug has almost halved the rate of AIDS-related deaths in African children, reveals a new study. The antibiotic - co-trimoxazole - does not combat HIV but it prevents secondary infections


The European Commission raided  some of the world's largest drugmakers on Wednesday, launching  a broad investigation into whether they made illegal deals or  abused patents to limit competition and harm consumers.


The 2007 league tables are to include an indication of how many pupils got two good science GCSEs.


Roma, 12:22 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: IGNOBILI FISCHI OLIMPICO

I fischi dell'Olimpico durante il minuto di raccoglimento per ricordare Ermanno Licursi e Filippo Ra...


GenTek Inc. Announces Senior Management Changes

GenTek Inc. (NASDAQ: GETI) today announced two changes in its Senior Leadership Team.    Andrew P.


NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Clippers forward  Elton Brand was suspended Tuesday for one game by the NBA for  shoving Charlotte's Emeka Okafor during the fourth quarter of  Monday night's game.


Tim O'Reilly and I at Ubuntu Live: Be different

Blog: Tim and I gave back-to-back keynotes at this year's Ubuntu Live.  Tim is not nearly as dogmatic as I am, and here's how we came out....


Books Of the Times: A Long Surrender: The Guerrilla War After the Civil War

This impassioned account of Southern resistance to Reconstruction reminds us that while the North won the Civil War in 1865, the peace would be lost, done in by Southern intransigence and Northern apathy.


"We are all Americans," France's Le Monde newspaper proclaimed on Sept. 12, 2001, speaking for millions worldwide in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States. Five years later, the respected daily carried a very different message Monday: Its lead editorial was titled "Bush's Mistakes."


Lo dice il deputato indipendente di Prc Francesco Caruso


Assailants sprayed gunfire at police, set off bombs outside government buildings, and torched buses and banks Monday in a new wave of attacks that authorities suspect were ordered by gang leaders from behind bars.


A billboard looms over Interstate 40/85 in Alamance County, where George W. Bush carried more than 62 percent of the vote in the 2000 presidential election.


Boston College downs Clemson in OT 34-33

Jolonn Dunbar blocked an extra point in the second overtime, then L.V. Whitworth scored on a 6-yard run to help Boston College beat No. 18 Clemson 34-33 on Saturday — the second consecutive year BC has beaten the Tigers in OT.


Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon feels the Football Association has not sufficiently punished their sacked star Adrian Mutu for failing a drugs test.


WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators plan to throw out exclusive cable television service contracts with apartment buildings and open up competition to phone companies, according to a published report.


Baghdad blasts kill 15 as Bush reviews policy

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base as President Bush ended a three-day review of Iraq policy and said he would not be rushed into making changes.


Hewlett-Packard plans to acquire business transactions monitoring software vendor Bristol Technology.


Briefly: Level 3 to buy Sprint's dial-up business

roundup Plus: Cisco CEO's salary shoots up from $1...SanDisk ups capacity on flash memory cards...Google tests Froogle in U.K.


State Park Advocates Frustrated in Livestock Fights

By Sara Semelka, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Feb. 11--Soon after residents of Arrow Rock began to network with other activists to try stopping a large pig farm planned two miles outside their historic town, they realized their situation was not unique.


Adrian Mutu is reported to have walked out on Chelsea after a row with manager Jose Mourinho.


Cheap HD DVD player coming--format war rages on

Venturer Electronics has announced the SHD7000 HD DVD player, which should be released before the 2007 holiday season and be the cheapest HD DVD player to date.


JERUSALEM Oct. 6, 2004 - A top adviser to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in a published interview Wednesday that Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is meant to delay the establishment of a


The battle for high-def video dominance began in 2000; here's a look at how Blu-ray bested HD DVD.


Workers filing for initial unemployment benefits fell 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 328,000 last week, a government report said, to a slightly lower level than Wall Street expected.


Luddite: Feeling Mellow, Until the Subject of Mona's Eyebrows Is Raised

It's nice to sail into a new year being at peace with the world. The trick is getting that feeling to last. Commentary by Tony Long.


During the Cold War, Canada's National Optics Institute developed a system to detect which type of enemy tank or fighter jet was approaching. After the Soviet Union's demise, such threats were deemed less likely, and the technology sat on the shelf.


UK unemployment fell by 67,000 in the three months to September to 1.38 million, official figures show.


By Robin Roger, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Sep. 17--The New Oxford American Dictionary declared "podcast" the word of the year in 2005 but many businesses have yet to embrace the technology.


A new moon is spotted orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet's latest moon tally up to 60, Cassini scientists say.


Burma's democratic movement hoping to learn from experience of Czech...

Burma's Prime minister in exile Sein Win with Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda, photo: CTK Ever since a coup in 1962, Burma has been governed by a military Junta.


Standing ovation della platea Ds per l'abbraccio con ProdiUna battuta anche sulle primarie: "Non devono dividere"                                          Leader forte, riforme e unitÃ  al congresso la ricetta di Fassino                                                                                In apertura dei lavori la conferma a segretario con il 79%


Diana author Tina Brown to write book on Clintons

British celebrity journalist Tina Brown is writing a book about Bill and Hillary Clinton, aiming to repeat the success of her best-selling biography of Princess Diana, her publisher Doubleday said.


Pakistan: esplosione in hotel, cinque feriti

ISLAMABAD - Una esplosione ha scosso questa sera l'Hotel Marriot di Islamabad, causando il ferimento leggero di cinque persone, tra le quali un diplomatico americano, ma secondo le autoritÃ  pachistane non si tratta di un attentato terroristico.


Pescara, 22:13 - CALCIO, PESCARA: DI MASCIO NUOVO ALLENATORE

Cetteo Di Mascio è il nuovo allenatore del Pescara (C1). L'ufficialità dovrebbe arriva...


By James S. Granelli and Charles Piller  The boardroom intrigue at Hewlett Packard Co. intensified Tuesday as California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said he has "enough evidence to indict" people inside the Silicon Valley icon for snooping confidential phone records.


Stock futures gain after surprise payrolls jump

Stock futures rose on Friday after a government report showed the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected in November, easing worries about the economy's health.


Research and Markets: Google Recorded Revenues of $10,604.9 Million During the Fiscal Year Ended December 2006

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c60270)  has announced the addition of "Google Inc. -  SWOT Analysis" to their offering.  Our Google Inc. - SWOT Analysis Company Profile is the essential source  for top-level company data and information.


Darfur peace meeting set for Libya this month

The United Nations and the African Union plan a meeting in Libya this month on how to advance peace talks among rebel groups in violent Darfur where 2.5 million people are homeless, U.N. officials said on Thursday.


St. Helens has largest earthquake since mid-October

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake shook the crater at Mount St. Helens Saturday morning, the strongest quake at the volcano since its new lava dome began growing in mid-October.


It's a place where ghouls are immortalised in paint. The queue is always long, even when the weather's grim. The Ghost Train is Luna Park's most popular ride.


With Pain, and With Panache, Two Australians Break Through

Shortly after Lleyton Hewitt won a five-setter against Rafael Nadal, Alicia Molik defeated No. 8-seeded Venus Williams, 7-5, 7-6 (3).


BSkyB warns that its operating profit could be hit by up to Â£20m if it fails to reach a broadcasting deal with Virgin Media.


Consumer prices rose slightly in August, easing fears that inflation, which surged earlier this year, would rapidly pick up steam.


Libya Seems Honest About Nuke Program-UN Report

The UN nuclear watchdog said in a confidential report circulated Monday that Libya appears to have been telling the truth in its declarations on the covert atomic weapons program that it agreed to abandon last year.


BIG REBOUND: Gulfport Snaps Up Victory in Shaky Game

By Larry Holder, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 17--KILN -- The pieces were falling apart for Gulfport on Friday night.   Justin Ray received a technical foul after the clock expired in the first half.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds might get a telephone call from baseball commissioner Bud Selig instead of a handshake if the San Francisco Giants slugger breaks Hank Aaron's home run record. Selig wouldn't say Thursday whether he would attend any Giants games if and when Bonds closes in on the mark.


West Indies take on South Africa in the deciding match of Group B in ICC Champions Trophy today. Though statistics are heavily in favour of South Africa, the morale of the men from the Caribbean is high after their win over Bangaldesh.


ORLANDO, Fla. -- Theo Epstein played the role of shadow adviser for the Red Sox when baseball's winter meetings were held last December in Dallas. That was during that murky period when the Sox were purportedly engaged in a search for his successor, and the Gang of Four -- Bill Lajoie, Craig Shipley, Jed Hoyer, and Ben Cherington -- represented ...


Survey: 9/11 Families Split on RNC in NYC

NEW YORK - Nearly half of the relatives of victims who died in the World Trade Center attack say the Republican National Convention should have been held elsewhere, and about a quarter believe the GOP chose New York "to capitalize on Sept. 11," according to a new survey...


One of the main rebel leaders in Darfur says without equality for his people the province will split from Sudan.


Prince helps No. 12 Vols overcome Xavier

J.P. Prince scored a career-high 23 points Saturday, and Tyler Smith led a late surge that rallied No. 12 Tennessee to an 82-75 victory over Xavier, which couldn't handle the Volunteers' pressure defense when it mattered.


"Chads" on the way out, but paperless voting may also bring troubles

Punch card voting machines that caused chaos in the 2000 presidential election have been replaced by high-tech touch screen balloting in some places, but critics warn the new technology could cause even greater mayhem.


Kaunas (Lituania), 18:43 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; DONADONI: QUANTA INVIDIA PER RUOLO DA CT

Platini convocherebbe Totti e gli direbbe "zitto e gioca", altri si comporterebbero diversamente, ma...


UPDATE 5-Morgan Stanley profit tumbles, shares drop

US investment bank Morgan Stanley (MWD.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said quarterly profit dropped by a third on sharply lower bond trading revenue


UPDATE 3-Continental Air to cut 425 jobs, warns on wages

Continental Airlines Inc. (CAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) plans to eliminate about 425 management and clerical jobs, and wage cuts may be next if the revenue picture does not improve, the No.


Gravemente feriti i due occupanti, tornavano in Veneto


Ukrainian President Kuchma says Supreme Court ruling must be ...

KIEV, Ukraine Ukraine's president says he'll honor the Supreme Court's call for a repeat presidential runoff election.


Ancient scroll may yield religious secrets

A collection of charred scraps kept in a Greek museum's storerooms are all that remains of what archaeologists say is Europe's oldest surviving book &#151; which may hold a key to understanding early monotheistic beliefs.


Stars take red carpet ahead of Oscar ceremony

Hollywood's elite braved cold dreary skies with barely a shiver on Sunday as they crossed the red carpet in off-the-shoulder gowns and designer tuxedos for the 79th annual Oscars.


Vodafone chief has big plans for India's Hutch Essar

Telecom giant Vodafone said it will invest more than two billion dollars in a drive to make its new Indian purchase, Hutchison Essar, the country's biggest mobile phone company.


Looking for inspiration, Jamie Foxx didn't see it in Ray Charles — but he could hear it.


Brian Ching got another big goal, and the United States received the gift of jewelry. Ching scored just five minutes in on the Americans' first shot, and El Salvador was forced to play a man short after a defender was ejected midway through the first half for wearing a gold chain. Landon Donovan went on to score a second-half goal, and the United States won 2-0 Saturday to move into good position to advance to the regional finals of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.


Peyton Manning won a shootout with opposite number Daunte Culpepper as the Indianapolis Colts claimed a last-minute 31-28 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.


John Wolyniec scored on a header in the first half and reserve goalie Jon Conway recorded his third shutout of the season as the New York Red Bulls beat D.C. United 1-0 on Sunday.


Blackstone says tax changes could hurt value

Blackstone Group LP , which is preparing to go public later this month, said on Friday that proposed U.S. Senate legislation on the taxation of private equity firms could materially reduce earnings and lower the partnership's value.


Computer maker evolves from its "Jurassic" era with a Linux-based machine. NASA gives it a thumbs-up.


Poles Permit Take Down of Hijacked Planes

An anti-terrorism law that allows Polish authorities to shoot down hijacked planes as a last resort took effect Thursday, part of efforts to protect the country from attacks similar to those of Sept.


The Nikkei average closed down 0.16  percent on Thursday as real estate shares and insurers fell,  offsetting gains in oil stocks, such as Nippon Oil Corp., that  benefited from a jump in crude oil prices.


Will Torres topple United? Follow all the action from Anfield with Sean Ingle


WR Branch proves to be a real sweet treat

PITTSBURGH -- The Halloween game against the Steelers had been such a nasty trick-or-treat that Deion Branch couldn't bear to watch. Being a participant in a 34-20 wipeout would have been bad enough. Being an injured, restless spectator may have been worse for a man who couldn't suit up.


Nel suo blog il comico a testa bassa contro i tg e i big dei partiti"Politica invecchiata. E' nuda con le sue rughe e i suoi giornalisti"                                            Grillo ancora all'attacco dei politici "Solo chiacchiere e televisione"                                                                                "Chi guarda la tv spera che un commesso si avvicini a D'Alema o allo psiconanoe gli sussurri in un orecchio 'la festa Ã¨ finita, non si renda piÃ¹ ridicolo'"


Increase in mishaps--sometimes explosive--highlights growing danger of defects and unsafe, counterfeit batteries.


She's just a rookie, and already Jordin Sparks is going further in the NFL than her father. Only 2 1/2 months after the youngest "American Idol" winner released her debut album, the teen is set to perform the national anthem Sunday at the Super Bowl. In nine years as a pro cornerback, pop Phillippi Sparks never reached the big game.