Bettis Runs Over Bengals, Steelers Win 8th Straight

Jerome Bettis ran for 129 yards and the Pittsburgh Steelers used a stifling defense to edge the Cincinnati Bengals 19-14 for their eighth straight win in National Football League play Sunday in Cincinnati.


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including a navigation system for motorcycles, the BlackBerry 8800 and the new version of Roxio Toast.


Nigerian gunmen seize 7 from offshore oil facility

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria  - Gunmen in speed boats kidnapped seven foreign oil workers in a raid on an Italian oil production vessel off the Nigerian coast on Wednesday, authorities said.


Twin suicide car bombs have blown up outside a police station near Baghdad's Green Zone, killing at least three people and wounding more than 40.


Firenze, 15:31 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: CON CATANIA GARA DIFFICILE

Giampaolo Pazzini, attaccante della Fiorentina, pensa già al prossimo avversario dei viola, o...


Video Game Industry Picks a War Game as Its Best

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare took top honors on Thursday night at the 11th annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the video game industryâs equivalent of the Oscars.


Bali breakthrough launches climate talks

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Nearly 200 nations agreed at U.N.-led talks in Bali on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new pact to fight global warming after a reversal by the United States allowed a breakthrough.


Beatles' Guitar, Cobain Letter Up for Auction

Rock 'n' roll fans with deep pockets can buy a Beatles guitar or a mugshot of the pop star formerly known as Cat Stevens at what Christie's said on Wednesday was its biggest auction of show business memorabilia.


Molotov contro le volanti, bus incendiati, lacrimogeni. Rotto l'assedio intorno a QuartoContusi otto manifestanti. La Procura apre un'indagine. La Ue: "Fondi a rischio"                                          Pianura, una giornata di guerriglia In strada restano in migliaia


Deutsche Telekom has clinched an exclusive deal with Apple Inc to sell the coveted iPhone in Germany, an industry source told Reuters.


Missing out on sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new cells, a study suggests.


Canada is to deport a suspected Russian spy after the man admitted he was not Canadian and had been there illegally.


Bill Clinton and his family joined hundreds of mourners Saturday for the funeral of his stepfather, the man who the former president said brought his mother the "most secure, stable years she ever had."


TV show delays drive Oz viewers to distraction

Taking matters into their own hands Australian TV viewers are waiting longer than ever to view their favourite overseas produced televisions shows, driving them to use BitTorrent and other internet-based peer-to-peer programs to download programmes from overseas, prior to their local broadcast.â¦


Saturday: Canadians buy submarine from MoD Last night: Fire leaves ...

An air-sea rescue was under way in the North Atlantic last night after a fire on a former British submarine sold to Canada in a controversial deal left the vessel drifting at sea.


Sea: Â«Le cancellazioni dei voli di Volare non dipendono da noiÂ»

Sea comunica ai passeggeri del Gruppo Volare e ai tour operator che lâazienda non ha avanzato alcuna richiesta alla Magistratura per sequestrare gli aeromobili della compagnia. Quindi il volo diretto ieri


The first man arrested during the "cash-for-honours" investigation will not face charges, the CPS says.


WHITE MARSH, Md. - Dozens of vehicles crashed Saturday in separate accidents on Interstate 95 as a storm blew through a Baltimore suburb, injuring at least 49 people and forcing authorities to shut down the highway...


By Adam Knapp, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 6--There are no more obstacles to keep the Wranglers from leaving for Springdale, Ark.


Israeli police have arrested a Palestinian presidential candidate as he campaigned in Jerusalem , witnesses said, in the latest incident to mar the run-up to elections for a successor to Yasir Arafat.


Top Pakistan court stays Molly's return to Scotland

Pakistan's Supreme Court has stayed the return of a Scottish girl to her mother in Britain in the latest development in the drawn-out international custody fight.


In the 2000 election, 7.7 million more women than men voted. Having fought for the right to vote - when many courageous suffragettes were beaten, jailed and tortured - women have become conscientious citizens.


Rivals Talk in Ukraine, Troops Deployed to Kiev

Ukraineâs President Viktor Yushchenko ordered extra troops into the capital as he haggled with his main rival over a date for parliamentary elections.


CA, Partners Move On As Kumar Faces Charges

Concern over the fate of former Computer Associates International chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar accompanied the collective sigh of relief felt by CA partners last week when federal prosecutors settled a two-year-old accounting fraud investigation with the


The graphics chip company recaptures the high-end segment and quadruples profits.


UAL Corp., the bankrupt parent of United Airlines, said Wednesday it will reduce US flights and increase capacity on more lucrative international routes, in keeping with its aggressive cost-cutting efforts.


China's leading web search engine is cleared of copyright infringement by a Beijing court.


Bratislava, 15:17 - PALLANUOTO, QUALIFICAZIONI OLIMPICHE: ITALIA-SLOVENIA 10-8

L'Italia ha battuto la Slovenia 10-8 nel torneo di qualificazione olimpica. Per gli azzurri doppiett...


Australia's Labor government plans new rules to protect children from online pornography and violence.


Hundreds gather at a Liverpool church for a candlelight vigil to pray for hostage Kenneth Bigley.


Disney cooks up luxury branding with "Ratatouille"

A movie about a rat in a kitchen may not appear to be the best hook for a high-end merchandising campaign, but Walt Disney Co. is using the upcoming film "Ratatouille" to expand its move into upscale branding.


Israel approves anti-terror financing law

Israeli Knesset (parliament)approved Wednesday a law prohibiting funding for families ofterrorists, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported.


GlaxoSmithKline to Settle Tax Dispute With U.S.

EuropeÂs biggest drug maker, said that it would pay $3.1 billion to settle a tax dispute with the United States government.


Scientists examine corpse of former Russian spy

British scientists will examine the corpse of a former Russian spy on Friday to try to discover when and how he ingested a fatal dose of radioactive material.


ACA Capital Holdings Inc. has received an additional month to unwind an estimated $69 billion of credit exposure stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis.


Preparing the Patriots, but Staying Off of the Field

Troy Brown, who held the Patriotsâ single-season reception record that was surpassed this season by Wes Welker, ran routes for the scout team to help prepare the Patriotsâ defense for the Super Bowl.


Police detained five men Friday in connection with the killing of a German aid worker in northern Afghanistan, officials said. The five were detained in the province of Sari Pul, where Dieter Ruebling, 65, worked for aid group German Agro Action, said police spokesman Zemrai Bashary.


Karzai Criticizes U.S., NATO for 'Careless Operations'

KABUL, June 23 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai chastised U.S. and NATO-led troops Saturday for their "careless operations" and accused them of killing more than 90 civilians in the past 10 days, even as fresh reports emerged of more non-combatant deaths.


Online video boom raises risks, concerns

As if porn sites and pedophiles in chat rooms weren't frustrating enough for parents whose children use the Internet, now online postings of amateur video featuring skin and violence are raising concerns. The explosion in online video-sharing sites, where clips of any nature can be easily uploaded for the world to see, has become the latest challenge for parents trying to protect their children and for Web sites coping with obscene submittals.


Mortars Hit Central Najaf After U.S. Attacks

Several mortar bombs were heard landing in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on Tuesday after Shi'ite rebels came under fierce U.S. bombardment overnight.


Iraq rebels are patrolling parts of the northern city of Mosul following three days of violence there, residents say.


The jury in the Suffolk murder trial are to visit some of the areas connected with the case.


Much praised road comedy "Sideways" led the nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Tuesday with four nominations, including one for best cast in a movie, putting it on a clear path toward Oscar contention.


HSBC, the UK's largest bank, is funding a new $100m initiative to tackle global climate change.


Western investors must be wondering: Is Pakistan a ticking bomb or does it just have a p.r. problem?


Bush Says Social Security Plan Would Reassure Markets

President Bush continued to lay the groundwork for a strong effort by the White House to overhaul Social Security.


A hot summer and new products helps AG Barr profits climb 8.2% in the six months to the end of July.


Microsoft's bid for FAST bolsters enterprise search

InfoWorld - In November, Microsoft representatives began to comment that the enterprise search market had reached "a tipping point"; on Tuesday, the company backed up that claim with a bundle of cash,Â offering to buy enterprise search software company Fast Search And Transfer (FAST)Â for 6.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.2 billion).


Schroeder attends foundation ceremony of JV factory

Visiting German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder delivers a speech at the foundation ceremony of the new joint-venture factory of Sino-German Benz-Daimlerchrysler automobile manufacturer in the Economic Development Zone of Beijing in China's capital on Dec.


England batsmen fighting hard to save Ashes

England's batsmen were battling hard to save the Ashes at tea on the fourth day of the third Test against Australia at the WACA Ground here.


"Nick of Time" was a turning point for Bonnie Raitt. The 1989 album elevated the blues singer-songwriter to a new level of success and earned her three Grammy Awards.


US Consumers Anxious About Lack of Hiring

U.S. consumer confidence retreated in  August while Chicago-area business activity slowed, according  to reports on Tuesday that added to worries the economy's patch  of slow growth may last beyond the summer.


Unemployment in Britain declined to 3.2 percent in November, the lowest level since 1975, as the strength of the economy encouraged companies to take on more workers.


Bersani, presto sviluppi.Sult, Air France 'colonialista'


Europe's fossil fuel use is rising, but it's not making citizens any happier, an economic report concludes.


Do U.S. prisons in Iraq breed insurgents?

Nearly 30,000 detainees crowd two American-run detention facilities, and one US officer wants to set many free.


The UK Independence Party says a legal bid to force it to return Â£367,697 of donations could leave it "penniless".


A bad movie with a good heart, âMusic Withinâ is a biography of Richard Pimentel (Ron Livingston), an activist for the handicapped.


By DECLAN FERRY  COUNCIL bosses admitted yesterday they will not meet next Friday's deadline for restoring a city's clean water supply.   Director of Services Ciaran Hayes said Galway's supply from the Luimnagh treatment plant will not be flowing for another three weeks.


WASHINGTON -- Moving against Internet crime, the Justice Department has launched a new crackdown on people who trade copyrighted programs over the Internet.


Charlie Sifford can laugh at everything now: The ugly names. The telephoned threats. The "whites only" clause that remained in the pro tour's bylaws until 1961.


Thousands of Sri Lankans panicked and fled miles inland on Thursday after hearing reports a new tsunami was on its way.


In quattromila a piedi hanno sfidato aranceri sui carri


mpc computers bowl Bulldogs shock Cavaliers

Paul Pinegar had five touchdown passes, including the game-winning 25-yarder to Stephen Spach in overtime Monday, as Fresno State beat No.


Bush presses Mideast peace bid amid skepticism

George W. Bush began his first visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories as U.S. president on Wednesday, saying he saw a new opportunity for peace he aims to nurture in the face of deep skepticism.


It is believed the England striker is on the brink of a Â£25million move from Everton. The Goodison Park club have yet to officially respond to Unitedâs latest bid for the 18-year-old.


Space shuttle grounded until May or even later

NASA has abandoned plans to resume flying the space shuttle next March because of the impact of four hurricanes on space agency centers and work schedules, officials said Friday.


AFRICA/CIAD - ÂOra tacciano le armi e si dia spazio al negoziatoÂ NÂDjamena (Agenzia Fides)- ÂOra devono tacere le armi e deve prevalere il negoziatoÂ dicono fonti dellÂAgenzia Fides dal Ciad commentando la decisione dei ribelli che assediavano la capitale, NÂDjamena, di accettare, in linea di principio, il cessate...


North Korea shuts down Yongbyon reactor: U.S.

North Korea has told the United States it has shut down its Yongbyon nuclear facilities, the State Department said on Saturday.


Powerful Storm Soaks California, Arizona

A slow-moving, powerful storm battered the West for a third straight day Wednesday, forcing hundreds of people out of a scenic region of Arizona and blacking out thousands of homes in Southern California.


Howard Stern to Broadcast on Sirius Radio in 2006

Howard Stern, one of the most popular U.S. radio personalities, on Wednesday said he will broadcast his show on Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. beginning in 2006, after being dropped earlier this year from several stations that objected to his often off-color humor.


Chirac criticises "interference" in Iraq hostages' release bid

French President Jacques Chirac has lashed out at a private initiative to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq as "interference" and said he hoped it would not thwart the delicate process, aides said.


Defying Army Offensive, Hamas Rockets Hit Israel

Defiant Palestinian militants fired  rockets into an Israeli border town on Monday despite an  Israeli military offensive, the bloodiest in the Gaza Strip in  four years of conflict, intended to stop such attacks.


A storm that dumped as much as 2 feet of snow on some parts of Washington state turned freeways and city streets into icy gridlock and left thousands of people without power.


Texas Judge Has Party, Sentences Fugitive

DALLAS - A judge welcomed a former fugitive back to her courtroom with balloons, streamers and a cake before sentencing him to life in prison.


Torino, 19:08 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: BUFFON PROLUNGA IL CONTRATTO FINO AL 2012

Gianluigi Buffon difenderà la porta della Juventus almeno fino al 30 giugno 2012.  Il portier...


Afghans check reports of heavy civilian casualties

Afghanistan's government said on Saturday it was checking reports of heavy civilian casualties caused by NATO and U.S. air strikes in two areas of the country.


A genre once known for high quality is now a source of lazy commercial fodder.


Icahn calls for sale of BEA Systems: SEC filing

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn said on Friday a sale of BEA Systems Inc  to a strategic acquirer would maximize the value of its shares and that he might seek to nominate directors to the software maker's board.


Iraq Minister Sees Internal Security in 18 Months

Iraq's interim Interior Minister Falah  al-Naqib said Monday he believed Iraq could establish full  control of its internal security and borders within 18 months.


Loews could rise on tobacco spin-off: Barron's

The recent decision by conglomerate  Loews  to spin off its Lorillard tobacco unit could  boost its stock by shrinking its total shares outstanding by 20  percent and eliminate much of the remaining tobacco-liability  risk, Barron's said on Sunday.


Iraq seeks neighbors' help to avert civil war

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring and Western powers to join forces to prevent their country from sliding into all-out civil war that could spread across the region.


Iran says Western nuclear pressure failing

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said on Thursday the West had failed in efforts to put pressure on the Islamic Republic over its atomic activities.


Conn. bill would force MySpace age check

Connecticut lawmakers unveiled legislation Wednesday that would require MySpace.com and other social-networking sites to verify users' ages and obtain parental consent before minors can post profiles.


A leading militant group in the Pakistani region of South Waziristan announces a truce, officials say.


Firenze, 19:47 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: JORGENSEN IN CAMPO DALL'INIZIO

Doppio allenamento per la Fiorentina. Prandelli sembra aver sciolto gli ultimi dubbi. Jorgensen, che...


Protesters occupy natural gas station in Bolivia

Demonstrators seized control of a natural gas facility in Bolivia on Friday in protest over the government's nationalization of the energy industry, which they say has not gone far enough, local radio reported.


Peter Drogomiretskiy had planned to open presents with his family Christmas morning.


OnAir said Wednesday that it had signed up its first customer to provide in-flight mobile phone use in Europe. RyanAir, a budget airline, would retrofit its entire fleet of Boeing 737's with the company's mobile solution.


Tv, torna 'Porta a porta' con il reality politico

''Chi ha spettacolarizzato la politica e la morte, e' ovvio che senta il bisogno quest'anno di fare una commedia''. La critica di Gad Lerner a Bruno Vespa trova l'immediata risposta del conduttore di 'Porta


In-form Svetlana Kuznetsova won the battle of Russia's grand slam champions to book her place in the final of the China Open on Saturday.


Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce on Tuesday slammed Manchester City over the cash dispute which is delaying the 5.5 million pound transfer of midfielder Joey Barton.


Hicks Lake Neighbors Fear Culvert Won't Stop Flooding: Residents Keep Eye on Water When Rains Come

By Christian Hill, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Mar. 3--As the water level rose in Hicks Lake during torrential rains this winter, so did nearby homeowners' fears of flooding.


Super search Accoona.com launched in US and China

The New Jersey-based Accoona Corporation, an industry pioneer in artificial intelligence search technology, announced on Monday the launch of Accoona.


Two Pakistani nuclear experts have been abducted in the country's restive north-west, police say.


Fluffy, a 24-foot python billed as the largest snake in captivity, is staying put to lure visitors into the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.


Executives at Walt Disney Co. (DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will have some of their stock benefits subject to performance-based requirements as part of changes to its long-term


Beirut rally piles pressure on U.S.-backed govt

Hundreds of thousands of chanting protesters swamped Beirut on Sunday in a Hezbollah-led rally that marked a leap forward in the opposition's drive to unseat Lebanon's Western-backed government.


Fleming eyes double century v Bangladesh

Captain Stephen Fleming forged on to an undefeated 185 out of New Zealand's 418 for four at lunch on the second day of the second test against Bangladesh on Wednesday.


Cabinet Approves Japan's Budget Proposal for FY2005

Japan's Cabinet authorized a national spending plan for next fiscal year to cut the budget deficit by 6 percent to curb expansion of the world's largest public debt.


Suspected al Qaeda suicide bombing kills 9 in Yemen

Yemen said seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis were killed in a suspected al Qaeda suicide car bomb attack on their convoy in the province of Marib on Monday.


Former F1 champ slams axing of British GP

Australian Formula One world champion Alan Jones says the sport's administration is making a terrible mistake if it goes ahead with plans to axe the British Grand Prix from next year's schedule.


The National Hockey League and its players' association agreed yesterday that talks concerning a new collective agreement must be more frequent in the remaining four weeks.


Per il 2007 disavanzo dovrebbe restare sotto il 3%


More than 48,000 homes have power restored in one of the worst-hit areas as floods recede.


MPs narrowly decide to go back to late night sittings on Tuesdays despite a plea by Commons Leader Peter Hain.


Battered and beaten, Ron Zook jogged away from another disappointment Saturday evening. Once again, the ache was chiseled into the lines across his face, from the tightness


Nel testo cinque novita', obbligo dichiarare alleanza prima


Danny Glover has been convicted in Niagara Falls, Ontario, for trespassing in a hotel during a union rally in 2006.


Group OK With Most Football Coach Searches

Most Division I schools that hired new football coaches this year received passing marks on the first Black Coaches Association report card.


Two Boston doctors are cautioning physicians to prescribe pain relievers called cox-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex only as a last resort in patients at risk for heart attacks.


Kevin Costner starred in a romantic remake of Waterworld" over the weekend, marrying his stunning German girlfriend then taking her out in his canoe on a tranquil Rocky Mountain lake.


LAS VEGAS - UNLV football head coach John Robinson announced Sunday that he will retire at the end of the 2004 season. Robinson, 69, had another year remaining on his contract but family health issues along


Depression Ups Diabetes Risk in Middle-Aged Women

NEW YORK  - Results of a new study provide  more evidence that being depressed increases the likelihood of  developing diabetes.


Italy's Stromboli erupts, people told to quit coast

STROMBOLI, Italy - Spectacular eruptions from the volcano on the southern Italian island of Stromboli may cause tidal waves, and all locals and tourists should stay away from the coast, ...Comment


US, UN Want Jakarta to Clarify Aid Restriction

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - The United Nations said  it feared restrictions on aid workers in Aceh could hinder  international relief operations in the Indonesian province  devastated by last month's tsunami.


Diamondbacks Fire Backman, Name Melvin Manager

PHOENIX (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have  fired Wally Backman, just four days after hiring him to manage  the club. The Diamondbacks, at a Friday news conference, named  former Seattle skipper Bob Melvin as their new manager.


Asia-Europe summit remains in search of relevance

Long on talk and short on substance, the only forum exclusively dedicated to dialogue between Asian and European leaders is still trying to prove its global relevance after its latest summit here.


Four men are beaten by a gang armed with baseball bats in a paramilitary-style attack in north Belfast.


Suicide bomber kills 20 in Iraq's Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber killed at least 20 people and wounded another 20 in the Iraqi city of Falluja on Thursday, police and hospital officials said.


Clips of bombings, sniper attacks and kidnap victims show up regularly on YouTube -- some of them staged for the camera in order to post for a world audience. By the Associated Press.


A strident minority: anti-Bush US troops in Iraq

Though military personnel lean conservative, some vocally support Kerry - or at least a strategy for swift withdrawal. WASHINGTON - Inside dusty, barricaded camps around Iraq, groups of American troops in


Myanmar Prime Minister Behind Attack on Suu Kyi, US Govt Says

Myanmar's new prime minister was involved in a decision to attack an opposition rally last May led by Aung San Suu Kyi, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said, citing reports received by the US at the time.


(OfficialWire) -- 10/20/04 -- It was only a couple days ago, but as Shareholders United supporters were literally dancing in the streets celebrating their short-lived


UM Professor Faults Military, Media Link

By ANNE RAVANA; OF THE NEWS STAFF  BANGOR - The U.S. military's ability to handpick members of the media to report on foreign interventions influences the media's characterization of the interventions and in turn, influences public opinion, a University of Maine professor said Monday.


Marking Holocaust, Sharon Blasts Israel Critics

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon assailed  as anti-Semites Wednesday critics of Israel who liken its  crackdowns on a Palestinian revolt to Nazi-style acts of  aggression.


OPEN SOURCE champion Microsoft is expanding its programme to give government organisations some of its source code. In a communique from the lair of the Vole, in Redmond, spinsters have said that Microsoft


Chiamati alle urne 3 milioni di elettori


Blog: At the Paris Air Show, Boeing announces huge sale of its new 787 Dreamliner plane.


Rice urges reconciliation on Baghdad trip

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Iraq's leaders on Saturday to use any lull in violence to push ahead with national reconciliation, adding that U.S. patience would not last forever.


Hungary's Socialists select modernising premier

Ferenc Gyurcsany will replace Peter Medgyessy, who resigned on Wednesday, and is expected to be approved by parliament in early September.


Modena, 19:04 - CALCIO, MODENA: BRUNO LAVORA A PARTE

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Modena in vista della gara di sabato a Ravenna: il tecnico Mutti ha f...


System upgrade caused Blackberry blackout: RIM

A disruption of BlackBerry cellphones in North America for several hours Monday was caused by the failure of one of its recently upgraded systems, Research in Motion said Tuesday.


Alfonso Soriano hurts his former team again with two runs scored, and the Cubs continue their dominance over the Nationals with a 3-1 victory Tuesday night.


Votata alla Camera la Finanziaria che non c'Ã¨

Il disegno di legge Finanziaria passa alla Camera. Con 286 voti favorevoli e 196 contrari, lâAula, in un clima di forte tensione, ha approvato la manovra economica per il 2005. Il consiglio dei Ministri


La competizione politica si Ã¨ trasformata in un eccidio. Insanguinata la Rift ValleyKofi Annan tenta una difficile mediazione tra i sostenitori del presidente e l'oppositore                                           Kenya, ormai Ã¨ guerra etnica Cento morti in quattro giorni


Italian professor solves Da Vinci mystery, identifies Mona Lisa

Italian scholar Giuseppe Pallanti claims in a new book to have identified Mona Lisa, the woman whose mysterious smile has intrigued art lovers ever since Leonardo da Vinci painted her portrait 500 years ago.


Sun's servers resurgent in 2006 - Gartner

Dell's pungent Sun Microsystems used 2006 as a throwback session by pushing its sales way higher while rivals were happy to exit the year with any kind of growth.â¦


VATICANO - Il Card. Dias nominato dal Santo Padre Membro del Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha nominato il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per l'Evangelizzazione dei Popoli, Membro del Pontificio Consiglio delle Comunicazioni Sociali. Gli altri membri nominati d...


BT Group PLC, Britain's largest phone company, reported a 14 percent increase in second quarter net profit on Thursday, as growth in mobile telecommunications, broadband and IT services outweighed more declines in its traditional residential telecoms


Taiwan Votes for Parliament, Focus on China Ties

Taiwan voted on Saturday in legislative elections in which pro-independence President Chen Shui-bian hopes to wrest control of parliament from an opposition that is more conciliatory toward China.


Cciss, bollino rosso da oggi a lunedi' mattina


US Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., echoed President Bushâs condemnation of independent political advertisements during a stop at the Bush-Cheney â04 campaign office on Monday.


Update 2: NY Firm Buying Sports and Talent Agency

International Management Group, a sports and celebrity management and marketing firm that has represented Tiger Woods, Joe Montana and Derek Jeter, is being sold to a New York buyout specialist firm in a cash deal valued at more than $700 million.


London equities fell sharply on Thursday with banks in the vanguard of the sell off after HBOS and Northern Rock revealed the extent of their credit market writedowns.


Should juries be told sex offenders' pasts?

Juries in child sex abuse and theft cases could soon be entitled to know if defendants have similar past convictions. Do you agree with the changes?


Interest in American election runs high in Europe

Keely Cope, the Woodstock High School exchange teacher in Estonia, met many Europeans this fall who were fascinated by American politics.


No evidence of hijack bid found before jet explosions

MOSCOW -- Russia's transport minister, citing a "black box" recording from one of two planes that crashed minutes apart last week, said yesterday there was no evidence of a hijacking attempt or any other disturbance before explosions aboard the jetliners.


Edwards Tells Leno Theory on Bush 'Lump'

John Edwards has a theory about what was hidden underneath an unusual wrinkle that appeared on the back of President Bush's suit jacket during his first debate with John Kerry.


The starlet will perform in Mumbai's Tulip Star.


Suzuki to build engine factory, car plant in India

Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. <7269.T> said on Monday it would spend about 10 billion yen ($91.44 million) to build a diesel engine plant in India with output to start in 2006.


Michael Phelps refuses to be disappointed despite finishing only third in the men's 200m freestyle final.


Same-Sex Marriage Bans Approved in Seven US States, AP Says

Ohio, Georgia and five other states approved constitutional amendments to define marriage as a union of a man and a woman, banning legal sanction of unions between same-sex couples, the Associated Press reported.


Russian authorities charge a man with spying for Britain - the latest step in an espionage row between the two countries.


The US Air Force has awarded a multiyear contract that calls for Microsoft to consolidate 38 various software license agreements and tighten security features.


Party choices for top Chinese posts will test Hu's strength

BEIJING - China's Communist Party elite approved a list of candidates for top positions yesterday, setting the stage for final negotiations that will be a key indicator of President Hu Jintao's political strength.


Cleveland, OH -- LeBron James had 26 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and became the youngest player in NBA history to score 2,000 points, as the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers pasted the Chicago Bulls, 96-74, at Gund Arena.


Candidate Aims to Unify Karzai Opposition

Seeking to inject last-minute excitement into a lackluster campaign, a leading Afghan presidential candidate said Monday he is trying to team up with other contenders to topple heavily favored interim President Hamid Karzai.


NASA seeks students for low gravity tests

Fancy a trip on the vomit comet? NASA is calling for US undergraduates to design and then take part in a series of lunar and zero gravity experiments. It wants submissions by 30 October.â¦


Frenchman Olivier Panis has announced his retirement from racing in Formula One, although he will continue as a test driver with Toyota.


Schumer: Expand those helped by stimulus

Any rebate included in an economic stimulus plan should include people who pay Social Security taxes, not just those who pay income taxes, a leading Democratic lawmaker said Sunday.


Athens - It was the ultimate irony - two Greek sprinters withdrew from their nation's own Olympics on the day the Games returned to their spiritual home at Olympia.


Yahoo has snapped up privately-held e-mail software company Stata Labs, which develops technology that allows users to quickly search through mail and attachments.


Police searching for a missing make-up artist get more time to question an arrested 51-year-old man.


They're just four little words, but they can cause strife after a pleasant meal out with co-workers, friends or family.


Palestinians Reject Sharon's Peace 'Test'

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The Palestinian Authority  on Friday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's new  and seemingly softer terms for restarting peace talks, saying  he should drop all conditions for dialogue.


By Gary Libow, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Mar. 9--Ralph Carpenter has won legislative confirmation as state  Department of Transportation commissioner, although the ride was a bit bumpy.


Twenty-seven years and 16 features after they began their mutual career, John Sayles and Maggie Renzi are still making movies.


The trial of the man accused of murdering a Leeds policeman on Boxing Day 2003 starts in Newcastle.


R.I. may recognize gay unions from Mass.

Rhode Island should recognize state employees' gay marriages that are performed in neighboring Massachusetts and extend benefits to their partners, the state's attorney general said in an opinion released Wednesday.


Hitachi says it is pulling out of the sale of personal computers in order to focus on larger network systems.


The NFL Coach of the Year named by the Associated Press, as selected by a nationwide media panel:


World's mobile phone industry gathers in Barcelona

The most established names in telecoms, Internet and media gathered in Barcelona Monday for the Mobile World Congress, one of the world's biggest events for the mobile phone industry.


They're small, smart and vigilant, the sort of miniature technology that science fiction writers once dreamed of. But the battery-powered, wireless sensors sometimes known as "smart dust" are here, and they're making their way into the electronic fabric of our lives. -The Washington Post


Charlie Sifford only wanted a chance to play. Despite a warning from Jackie Robinson that he would face taunts and threats, Sifford fought the PGA Tour over its Caucasian-only clause until he became its first black member in 1960. Full privileges didn't come for another five years. He couldn't stay in hotels at some of the tournaments he played.


Government: Losing Major Flu Vaccine Maker Is 'Serious Challenge'

The US Department of Health and Human Services calls the loss of the flu vaccine made by Chiron Corp. a "serious challenge" to the nation's vaccine supply.


Internet looms in new Hollywood contract talks

With Hollywood bracing for a season  of possible labor strife, screenwriters sat down on Monday with  studio executives for contract talks expected to hinge in part  on how the Internet has altered show business.


Record Largemouth Bass Caught In Potomac Above Wilson Bridge

A Howard County angler caught Maryland's biggest largemouth bass last weekend in the Spoils area of the Potomac just above Wilson Bridge in Prince George's County.


HPC Is Providing Boost to Old-Line Companies

Two manufacturers tout the benefits of high-performance computing as Congress looks to increase funding for HPC research in a move to keep the U.S. competitive in world markets.


PARMALAT: FT, BONDI WANTS 1 BLN DOLLARS FROM ITALIAN BANKS

(AGI) - Rome, 15 Dec - The special commissioner for Parmalat Enrico Bondi is ready "to present over the next few days legal action seeking to recover over a billion dollars from dozens of Italian banks which aided the company's finances before its


Barring any last-minute plea bargain, an Army reservist pictured in some of the notorious photographs of Iraqi inmates being sexually humiliated at the Abu Ghraib prison will on Friday become the first soldier tried in the scandal.


A shoulder injury could rule Aston Villa striker Luke Moore out of the remainder of the season.


Evidence Hints at Earlier Humans in Americas

Archaeologists in South Carolina announced radiocarbon dates suggesting that people made tools near the Savannah River about 50,000 years ago.


U.S. to let air travelers carry some liquids

The United States partly lifted on   Monday its ban on liquids in carry-on bags on airline flights,   a policy imposed last month after authorities in London said   they foiled a plot to bomb U.S.-bound flights.


Benfica and Real Madrid set the standard for soccer success in Europe in the late 1950s and early '60s. The clubs have evolved much differently, but both have struggled


North Korea warns against attempts to bring nuclear issue to UN ...

North Korea on Monday blamed the United States for the stalemate in talks on its nuclear weapons programs, and warned it would use a "war deterrent force" if Washington brought the nuclear dispute before the UN Security Council.


Isle of Man Today: News, Sport, Jobs, Property, Cars, Entertainments & More

The Department of Local Government and the Environment said last week it would not ask Tynwald to endorse its plan to create area authorities for the north, south, east and west to run alongside Douglas.


Broader impact from airline pension woes feared

With three major airlines now in a fiscal tailspin, concern is growing not only that this industry may be facing a large-scale pension funding crisis, but also that all defined benefit plan sponsors could wind up paying for these companies' failures.


The jury in the 21/7 terror trial is discharged after failing to reach verdicts on the last two defendants.


Hardware-based encryption will win in the laptop market

Large organizations are no longer willing to gamble with lost or stolen laptops; soon laptops will come with encrypting hard drives as standard.


The video game industry goes political (and it's about time)

The Entertainment Software Association is starting a political action committee.  And as Don Reisinger explains, this is great news for all parties involved.


A dam at bursting point in South Yorkshire is stabilised but the situation remains critical, engineers say.


CITY & Northern, developers of Darlington's Mor


Auschwitz survivors continue challenge of internet sale of Nazi memorabilia

An association of Auschwitz deportees and an anti-racist organization sought a symbolic one euro in damages in a Paris Court of Appeal from the former boss of Internet site Yahoo over sale of Nazi memorabilia on the Internet.


Australia sends rescue team to Iraq amid confusion over hostage claims

Australia sent a special hostage rescue team to Iraq as it tried to unravel the mystery surrounding claims that Islamic militants had kidnapped two Australian security guards, officials said.


As the uproar over John Kerry's record during the Vietnam War illustrates, that polarizing conflict is still being fought. It probably will remain a flash point at least for the duration of the Vietnam-era generation.


"Family Guy" movie possible, MacFarlane says

MONTREAL  - The team behind Fox's hit animated show "Family Guy" has been considering a "Family Guy" movie down the line, creator Seth MacFarlane told The Hollywood Reporter.


Nel 1980 tocco' l'equivalente di 102-110 dlr al barile


Barack Obama is stepping up his effort to correct the misconception that he's a Muslim now that the presidential campaign has hit the Bible Belt.


Peyton Manning equaled a career high with six touchdown passes Thursday in carrying Indianapolis to a 41-9 blasting of Detroit. It was the fifth straight game in which Manning


U.S. suffers first death in new armored truck

The U.S. military has suffered a first fatality in one of a new fleet of heavily armored vehicles designed to protect soldiers from roadside bombs, the military said on Tuesday.


Roma, 10:52 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ORSI: ABBIAMO RITROVATO LA SERENITA'

Ai microfoni di 'Radio Anch'io Lo Sport' il tecnico del Livorno, Fernando Orsi, ha parlato del pareg...


Bolton to leave as U.S. ambassador to U.N.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton announced on Monday he would soon give up his job after being unable to satisfy Senate opponents concerned he would pursue a unilateral U.S. foreign policy.


Network TV showing a stronger feminine side

U.S. network television will present a stronger feminine side next season, with a parade of new prime time heroines, including a bionic woman, a cyborg-fighting mom and a group of high-heeled sleuths.


Nicole Kidman overpaid? That's what the numbers show. And she's not alone.


Islandia, New York-based CA said earlier this year it would invest $5 million to $10 million on a new, industry-standard ERP and accounting package. The move comes in the wake of an accounting scandal that wiped out CA's top management ranks and led to reparations including a $225 million payout to compensate victims of the fraud.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.


UK's Blair quizzed in cash-for-honors probe

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been questioned by police investigating whether political parties awarded state honors in return for loans, his spokesman said on Thursday.


A rare reef fish called the humphead wrasse should be guarded from overfishing, experts have claimed. The WWF and the IUCN-World Conservation Union are set to ask an international trade watchdog to include the fish on its list of protected species.


Swatch Group AG said Tuesday that its first-half net profit rose 17 percent as a result of strong demand for the company's luxury products.


Lack of E.coli source may prolong Taco Bell crisis

Renewed confusion surrounding the source of an E.coli outbreak linked to Taco Bell will make it harder for the Mexican-style restaurant chain to reassure customers that its food is safe and could prolong a damaging sales slowdown.


Somalia's embattled Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Ghedi is in Ethiopia's capital for talks as he fights to retain his post.


Fifteen people charged with committing electoral fraud in municipal elections in Paris in 1989 and 1995 went on trial Monday, including a close ally of President Jacques Chirac.


Blockbuster lowers prices for online subscription plan

No. 1 U.S. video rental chain Blockbuster Inc.  said it lowered prices for its online movie subscription plans.


President Bush, resuming his campaign here Saturday, extolled his second debate performance and declared that Democrat John Kerry "can run, but he cannot hide" from his record in office.


My friend Sylvia Stultz, who died of cancer in June, was a clinical psychologist whose passion was teaching social skills to autistic children. Until she became sick with a rare sarcoma, about two years ago, Sylvia ran therapeutic groups for such kids, helping them learn how to make friends, notice interpersonal cues and carry on ordinary conversations....


La vittima designata era la direttrice di un ufficio postaleIl piano: tamponare la sua auto e rapirla per 20mila euro                                            Torino, sventato sequestro lampo arrestato il "re delle evasioni"                                                                                Fermati tre uomini e una postina: sarebbe la basista


Man flies 5,600 km for wedding - a year early

A man flew all the way from Canada to Britain for a friend's wedding -- then realised he was a year too early, the self-confessed "berk" told BBC radio Tuesday.


Oakland Raiders Trade Jerry Rice to Seattle Seahawks

The Oakland Raiders have traded Jerry Rice to the Seattle Seahawks in a move expected to grant the most prolific receiver in National Football League history his wish to get more playing time.


Wall St bounces back as Bernanke calms nerves

U.S. stocks rebounded on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy was set to grow moderately, calming investors' anxiety a day after the Dow industrials had its worst tumble since the September 11, 2001, attacks.


Dopo un periodo di violenze, la ventenne lo aveva lasciato


The protection's off, as Warner commits to Amazon

DRM-free MP3s from Warner to be sold on Amazon.com Warner Music Group is making its music available for download from Amazon in MP3 format without Digital Rights Management (DRM) copy protection, enabling the free sharing of music.â¦


At least eight soldiers were killed Saturday when a suicide attacker struck a military convoy with his explosive-laden vehicle in northwestern Pakistan, the army spokesman said.


You still need to be a contrarian to reliably wind up on top.


Milan: Ancelotti "Siamo pronti per la Juve"

Alla vigilia della trasferta di Parma, in casa Milan tiene banco giÃ  la super sfida del 18 contro la Juventus. "Siamo pronti alla sfida con i bianconeri" dice Carlo Ancelotti in conferenza stampa. "Siamo


The catch of the day brings up a squirming pandemonium of creatures from the deep: sea bream and red snapper, miniature lobsters, an electric ray packing 150 volts, a baby octopus watching with one unblinking eye.


Brown-Forman Corp., which sells products ranging from Jack Daniel's whiskey to Lenox china, posted a better-than-expected 67 percent jump in earnings Thursday as aggressive marketing boosted sales of premium spirits and new wines.


Critics and supporters of U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha held competing rallies this weekend with reproach and praise for the leading voice in Washington for pulling troops out of Iraq.


Republican candidates look to South Carolina

GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - Republican White House hopefuls turned their sights on South Carolina on Wednesday, the day after Mitt Romney's decisive Michigan win focused a topsy-turvy U.S. presidential race on growing voter worries about the economy.


Ivan Moving Westward Between Cuba, Mexico; Alabama Threatened

Hurricane Ivan, responsible for at least 60 deaths in the Caribbean, was expected to move westward later today, lessening the threat to Cuba and prompting a warning for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.


Gli aerei restano a terra, come aveva disposto l'Enac


ST. LOUIS - In a game in which five balls accounting for nine runs traveled more than one-third of a mile, a grounder that traveled about 60 feet drove in the winning run.


Looks like Seal's going to have to dip into that diaper fund.


Music Companies Embrace P2P File-Sharing

Even as the RIAA continues to sue downloaders of illegal music over file-sharing networks, some music companies are finally finding ways to use P2P to their advantage.


Wall Street Beat: AT&T, Cisco shine as clouds loom

InfoWorld - Mixed economic news and forecasts of weak IT spending for at least the beginning of next year caused IT investor confidence to waver this week, though upbeat analyst presentations from Cisco and AT&T and online e-commerce figures brought some cheer to the holiday season.


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Estonia, Finland and Sweden paid tribute on Tuesday to the 852 people killed a decade ago when their ferry sank in a storm on the Baltic Sea, the worst peacetime maritime disaster in modern European history.


Scientists who discovered how people grey as they age believe the findings could help prevent deadly skin cancers.


ZACHARO, Greece  - Forest fires sweeping Greece have killed 41 people in two days and more are feared dead with some villages still trapped by flames on Saturday in what the government has called a national tragedy.


Leno, Kimmel to go on each other's shows

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.


Oliver Stone's three-hour epic, Alexander, has had US critics tripping over themselves to heap derision on what most agree is a costly camp disaster from the director of JFK and Platoon.


KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 31 -- Long-awaited elections scheduled for next week are almost certain to be postponed Tuesday, a choice that rankles opposition leaders in Pakistan who want the vote held on time.


Blog: Yahoo Photos members now can start moving their photo archives to some alternative sites.


Hungary's government sees a good  chance that an upcoming meeting of European Union environment  ministers will allow it to maintain its ban on genetically  modified crops, the Environment Ministry said on Monday.


Pamela Anderson Spurs U.S. Gymnast Bhardwaj to Silver

A check for $25,000 from Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson spurred Mohini Bhardwaj to capture an Olympic silver medal with the American women's gymnastics team at the Athens Games Tuesday.


Ted Rall Publishes Mock-Obit of Columnist Ann Coulter

Editor and Publisher - NEW YORK Conservative columnist/author Ann Coulter has joked a number of times about the deaths of certain alleged liberals, such as New York Times reporters. Now, liberal cartoonist/columnist Ted Rall has joked about Coulter's death.


Confcommercio, la tredicesima in regali e bollette


A Court Challenge For 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy is being challenged by 12 gays who have been separated from the military because of their homosexuality.


Republican presidential candidate John McCain is making his sixth trip to Iraq this week.


The Senate overwhelmingly approved the intelligence restructuring bill yesterday and sent it to the White House, where President Bush is expected to sign it into law next week, setting in


Mel Gibson Gets Court Order Against Praying Fan

Mel Gibson, producer and director of "The Passion of the Christ," has obtained a restraining order against a man he says stalked him to demand that they pray together, according to court papers.


Palestinians blow up border wall, flood into Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall destroyed by militants, and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply because of an Israeli blockade.


The White Stripes rip through the raucous new "Icky Thump," while Bon Jovi and Toby Keith take the long road to Nashville.


A Catholic priest was hospitalized Sunday after being stabbed, the Italian Embassy in Ankara said, in the latest in a string of attacks on Christians in Turkey. Police said they had detained the suspected attacker.


A Spanish court orders the capture of two US boats if they leave Gibraltar, amid a row over shipwreck treasure.


Former England soccer star Paul Gascoigne to embark on coaching ...

Paul Gascoigne's playing career appears to be over. The former England midfielder announced Wednesday he will now concentrate on coaching.


Former Alabama singer Randy Owen to release charity single

Former Alabama lead singer Randy  Owen is set to release his solo debut single, "Braid My Hair,"  to country radio this month.


First Look: Salman launches Mata soundtrack

Salman Khan was around to launch the music of the Jai Santoshi Maa remake.


Vacanze. Quasi 5 milioni di auto in viaggio, fine settimana da bollino giallo

Saranno circa 4,8 milioni i veicoli in circolazione, tra giovedì e domenica prossimi sui 2.855 chilometri di rete di Autostrade per l'Italia (51% della rete nazionale a pedaggio), secondo stime della stessa società. Domani la circolazione è prevista ...


As battles go, Fallujah has been a big disappointment to the US military, which had wanted to draw the Iraqi insurgents into a cataclysmic mistake: a âfairâ fight.


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Genova, 13:44 - CALCIO,TIM CUP; SAMP: I CONVOCATI

Walter Novellino, tecnico della Sampdoria, ha convocato 23 giocatori per la trasferta di Tim Cup in ...


Mourners pay tribute to Lady Bird at Texas funeral

AUSTIN, Texas  - In a funeral at a church overlooking her beloved Texas hills, Lady Bird Johnson was remembered on Saturday as the devoted wife of former President Lyndon B. Johnson and a courageous advocate for social causes.


India, Pak should show flexibility to resolve issues: India:

[World News]: Islamabad, Dec 26 : Looking forward to progress on all issues including Kashmir with Pakistan, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has said the two sides should demonstrate flexibility to get "positive results.


China's terracotta tomb site hides mystery building

The tomb of China's first emperor, guarded for more than 2,000 years by 8,000 terracotta warriors and horses, has yielded up another archaeological secret.


France says US claims over Iraqi bribes "unverified"

The accusations made in an official US report that French businessmen and politicians received bribes from Saddam Hussein in order to influence government policy in Iraq are "unverified," the French foreign ministry said.


New computer technology replaces mouse control with facial ...

HAMISH ROBERTSON: Staying with computers, that world was opened up to many people, especially those with disabilities, by the invention of voice recognition technology.


Singer Russell Watson, who had brain surgery this year, will return to TV to defend his title on Just the Two of Us.


Bucarest, 14:47 - CALCIO, LAZIO: AGGREDITI 5 TIFOSI A BUCAREST

Il sito internet del quotidiano 'ProSport', scrive che cinque tifosi della Lazio si trovano attualme...


Bode Miller narrowly avoided a high-speed collision with a course worker Friday to capture his first World Cup downhill victory in two years. Miller, who had the fastest time in the downhill leg of a super-combi the day before, charged down the Birds of Prey course in 1 minute, 46.15 seconds.


Floods force many to face climate change reality

BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD, Germany  - Fisherman Peter Schneider knows the floods come each year and says they are good for business -- but few other people see any benefit as experts warn of more high water to come.


Radford will be helming the pic from a script penned by Krishna Shan, reports Variety.


THE man who won't take no for an answer was back knocking on Manchester United's door again today. The Old Trafford outfit were plunged into an offer period for the third time in 10 months by the Stock Exchange


The subsidiary formerly known as GECIS will instantly become a major player in the business process outsourcing industry. By Paul McDougall.


Actor Tim Robbins criticises the US media for their compliance with US government policy in Iraq.


Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the ATP Masters Cup final on Sunday with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Andy Roddick, taking the last 20 points in a row to devastate the second-ranked American.


Statoil's 1Q Net Profit Falls 27 Percent on Lower Oil and Gas Prices

"We are delivering strong results despite lower oil and gas prices"  Statoil ASA's net profits for first quarter declined 27 percent from a year earlier due mainly to lower oil and natural gas prices, the company said Wednesday. via Canadian Business Magazine


Japan delays buying new fighter aircraft - report

Japan plans to postpone buying  next-generation fighter aircraft to replace part of its ageing  air force fleet because the United States is unwilling to  export its state-of-the-art F-22 stealth fighter, a newspaper  said on Monday.


India expects its slowest growth in three years as agriculture lags faster growth in other sectors.


Heath Ledger autopsy results due in 10-14 days

The sudden death of film star Heath Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an autopsy that proved inconclusive.


Saudi forces foil attempts to stage protests

RIYADH, Dec 16: Security forces on Thursday foiled attempts by some people to stage anti-government demonstrations in two Saudi cities by making large deployments in Riyadh and arresting a number of people in Jeddah.


US Searching For Rebels In Al-Fallujah As Offensive Launched In ...

US-led troops are continuing house-to-house searches in Al-Fallujah as unrest spreads to other parts of the Sunni Muslim region, including Iraq's third-largest city, Mosul.


Talk about an anticlimax. After months of build-up, with the premiers publicly pressing for a national pharmacare program -- one of those instant, dire necessities only politicians can conjure up -- and Paul


Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.


Egypt 'Has Brokered Israel-Palestinian Truce'

Egypt has brokered terms of an Israel-Palestinian truce and principles of a peace accord, the official Egyptian news agency has reported.


Yahoo has hired former ABC television executive Lloyd Braun to head its media and entertainment division, the Web portal said Tuesday.


Woman being treated for brain-wasting condition dies

SEATTLE - A woman who was treated in Seattle for a brain-wasting condition believed to be related to mad cow disease has died.


CHICAGO: US television talk show host Oprah Winfrey has been picked to serve on a jury in a murder trial, court officials say.


The Green Bay Packers finally have the St. Louis Rams right where they want them: at Lambeau Field, on grass, in freezing weather. Forgive Brett Favre if he's not jumping for joy.


Mortgage Crisis Spreads Past Subprime Loans

Even borrowers with strong credit are feeling the pinch as home values fall and payments rise. Tuesday, several banks are expected to offer assistance to ease the burden.


China princeling emerges from defection scandal

WUHAN, China  - With an impeccable Communist pedigree, Yu Zhengsheng was a rising star in the mid-1980s until his brother, a senior Chinese intelligence official, defected to the United States.


Exit polls suggest Georgia's President Saakashvili is on track for re-election, in a vote seen as a test for democracy.


African Union extends peacekeeping mission in Somalia

African Union peacekeepers will remain in Somalia another six months, the organisation decided at a meeting Wednesday, just hours before the force's mandate expired.


JK Rowling reads her latest work - a series of fairy tales that will never be published - at an event in London.


Plan Envisions Water As Being Key to Future: ; Bill Seeks to Inventory Natural Resource, Plan How It Should Be Used

By TOM BREEN  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Although most take it for granted, West Virginia has one distinct advantage in the growing race for alternate sources of energy: water.   Without an abundant supply, coal-to-liquids power plants are hard to run.


The New England Patriots Friday released veteran safety Je'Rod Cherry.


European nations welcome a US offer of conditional talks with Iran to try to resolve the nuclear stand-off.


Web browser firm files complaint over Microsoft

A small Norwegian maker of Web  browsers, backed by an industry coalition, has filed the first  complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission since  the software giant lost a landmark antitrust case earlier this  year.


SocGen reels from record $7 bln rogue trader fraud

The biggest rogue trader scandal in history hit Societe Generale on Thursday as the French bank accused a junior employee of a fraud costing $7 billion.


U.S. Wants Iran to Go Before U.N. Council

VIENNA, Austria - Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the U.N. atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the U.N...


Northern Ireland's parties are making big efforts to achieve a breakthrough, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said.


Market Place: Rumors Fly About Bristol, Lifting Stock

Shares of both Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi-Aventis traded heavily on speculation that the companies might merge to form one of the worldâs largest drug companies.


Australia hits back over pro-Japan whaling video

A popular Internet video accusing Australians of opposing Japanese whaling because of racism while brutally killing animals such as kangaroos and dingoes drew sharp government criticism Monday.


Wake Forest will put the No. 1 men's basketball ranking on the line against an Arizona team anxious to atone for an early misstep when they meet Friday night in the Preseason National


Frisk is the latest victim at Romeâs modern Coliseum

ROME, SEPTEMBER 16: Referee Anders Frisk was relieved to say arrivederci after Wednesdayâs abandoned Champions League match between AS Roma and Dynamo Kiev in which he was injured by an object thrown from the Stadium stands.


Students need to know federal aid system

Many don't realize they are eligible; others feel application forms are too complicated to fill out. By Justin Pope / Associated Press.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Jose Lima got the Los Angeles Dodgers back into their National League Divisional Series in a big way - with a complete game, five-hit shutout.


The Senate's top Democrat says Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson should resign, calling his leadership a threat to national security after the VA lost another computer containing veterans' personal data.


Traditionally drug use, alcohol, smoking and obesity have been credited with lowering male sperm counts and increasing the risk of infertility.


Former police officer Drew Peterson acknowledged that a gun did go off in his home a few months before his wife disappeared but says it was his wife who pulled the trigger.


Scientists analysing 25 years of data find some 80% of animals have extended the northern edge of their ranges.


A photograph of Soviet film pioneer Sergei Eisenstein and a poster from an early Bette Davis movie commanded huge prices at the opening day of an auction of Hollywood memorabilia.


CQPolitics Rates Dems Favored in Upcoming Senate Races

This week and next, CQPolitics.com will publish updates of the 33 Senate races on ballots in 2008, when Democrats will be defending the 51-49 operational majority that they achieved in last NovemberÃ¢ÂÂs elections.


Darfur was about 10,000, blaming malnutrition and disease. He said the figure of 70,000 did not take into account deaths from violence.


Hundreds of people file past the casket of Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary, ahead of his state funeral.


Microsoft buy comes with strings attached

A software company that Microsoft acquired this week to help beef up computer security may come with a bug of its own--a company claiming ownership of the programs.


Roma, 15:22 - CALCIO, MERCATO; BRESCIA: CORIONI CONFERMA MARTINEZ ALLA ROMA

Il presidente del Brescia, Gino Corioni, conferma che la trattativa per il trasferimento di Gilberto...


Stevens: Lockheed Hedges Bets On Air Force Contract Bid

A definite... maybe. Lockheed Martin (nyse: LMT - news - people ) Chief Executive Robert Stevens says the firm hasn't ruled out bidding on a contract to supply air tankers to the Air Force.


A mother whose dead baby's identity was used by suspected drug smugglers says she is heartbroken.


'Sky': Fending off alien robots, but still time to flirt

In the elegant murk of "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow," Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow slip into comic book archetypes of the dashing aviator and the intrepid girl reporter with supreme confidence.


Midway through a sentence, Jared Leto asked, "How long is the movie now? Five or six hours?". Not quite. Oliver Stone's "Alexander" actually ended up clocking in at a meaty 173 minutes, but that's


KABUL, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan gave Iran his full embrace yesterday, saying it has been his country's "very close friend," even as US officials meeting with him here repeated their accusation that Iranian-made weapons were flowing to Taliban fighters.


A recent research report points out non-financial companies that may be a risk because of the credit crunch.


Sharon, Peres Reach Deal on Israel Unity Government

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  reached a deal with Shimon Peres on Thursday to name the  opposition leader his senior deputy, clearing a key obstacle to  a unity government able to abandon the occupied Gaza Strip.


Second round of Pakistan, India foreign ministers level talks ...

NEW DELHI: The second round of Pakistan, India foreign ministers level talks will begin today. In the first round of talks in New Delhi an eight-point agenda including Kashmir and Siachean was discussed with an understanding to continue the talks.


Oil Prices Rise Though Storm Fears Vanish

WASHINGTON - Oil prices rose Thursday despite reports that refineries along the Gulf Coast, as well as production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, that had been shut down were slowly being restaffed, as Hurricane Ivan proved to be less disruptive than feared.   "We've really not heard of any refineries in that area reporting any problems," and several are already being restarted, said Tom Bentz, a trader at BNP Paribas Futures in New York...


Pervez Musharraf says he still gets the question a lot: When will Osama bin Laden and his top deputy be caught? The Pakistani president insists it's more important for his 100,000 troops on the Afghan border to root out the Taliban than search for al-Qaida leaders.


'The Aviator' Receives 11 Oscar Nominations

"Million Dollar Baby" and "Finding Neverland" received seven nods, while "Ray" received six and "Sideways" five.


Same-sex marriage a topic during vice presidential debate

In the wrap-up TV news shows following Wednesday night's debate between Vice President Dick Cheney and North Carolina senator John Edwards, the pundits debated who "won" or who laid out the best plans to clean up the conflict in Iraq or whether the


Counter-culture Burning Man suffers growing pains

BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nevada  - Erika stood in torn fishnet stockings, shorts leaving little to the imagination, examining an exhibit on electric cars set up in the middle of the Nevada desert at the countercultural Burning Man festival.


OK, maybe the merger of Kmart and Sears doesn't exactly put them in the realm of Wally World, but the $11 billion deal is nonetheless impressive.


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Diamonds -- online -- can be an investor's best friend.


Walker hit a 7-iron to 12 feet below the flag on the par-5 ninth to finish with an eagle for a 5-under 65, giving him a one-shot lead at the Sony Open.


Being smart about how you run on race day can be as important as all the effort you put in before you reach the starting line.


Report to out pro baseball's steroid users

A former senator is expected Thursday to muddle the careers and legacies of dozens of current and former pro baseball players with a long-awaited report on steroid use in America's pastime.


Colombian soldiers killed 5 rebels in a gun battle as the army broke up an extortion scheme in which the guerrillas demanded protection money from a cousin of former President Cesar Gaviria, authorities said on Friday.


Swede Chopra seals playoff victory at Kapalua

KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Swede Daniel Chopra held his nerve in fading light to beat American Steve Stricker in a playoff for the PGA Tour's season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Sunday.


Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium was evacuated in the 88th minute against Real Sociedad last night after a "credible" bomb scare.


China's worst winter storms in five decades have highlighted the vulnerabilities of the country's booming economy, bringing transportation and much industry to a halt and prompting the government to deploy 500,000 army troops to assist troubled areas


As Housing in Florida Plummets, the Top Tier of the Market Just Dips

Houses and condominiums with price tags of $1 million or more are still changing hands robustly in some of the most exclusive areas.


U.S. warns of terror threat at athletics event in Kenya

The United States warned its citizens on Tuesday of a possible "unspecified terrorist attack" targeting the Kenya-hosted World Cross Country Championships later this month.


Alcatel-Lucent unions call for strike over job cuts

Union workers at Alcatel-Lucent  called on Wednesday for a strike in France on February 15 to protest against the restructuring at the telecoms equipment provider as they expect more job cuts than announced.


Even if Evander Holyfield is not ready to leave boxing, most of his skills have already departed. Losing for the fifth time in his last eight bouts, Holyfield was beaten by Larry Donald in a unanimous 12-round decision last night at Madison Square Garden.


According to a new study by Israeli researchers, most doctors prescribe placebos to their patients, and in most of these cases, the patients are told they are receiving real medication.


Emendamento approvato al Senato, ma gli esercenti protestano


Accordo con Conoco-Phillips al vaglio della commissione Ue


As the ripple effect of the U.S. subprime-mortgage collapse spreads around world, boom times end.


UK Chancellor Gordon Brown urges rich nations to act on poverty, as he offers foreign debt relief to Tanzania.


Il corteo sostera' davanti allo stabilimento torinese


The city is staged for a sustainable recovery from Hurricane Katrina's floods but a lack of affordable housing and other challenges could impede its progress, a demographer said in a new report.


De Villepin: risposta Teheran a offerte e' insoddisfacente


Brief: Microsoft warns over fifth Office flaw

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Russia and Nato put aside divisions to issue a joint call for the re-run of Ukraine's election to be free and fair.


Dallaglio not taking rugby coaching role for granted

England's 2003 World Cup winning flanker Lawrence Dallaglio admitted on Sunday that just because he had been a great player did not mean he would automatically become a great coach.


Sweden's Christian Olsson wins the men's Olympic triple jump competition.


French mail service La Poste is celebrating Harry Potter and friends with a set of stamps and stationery.


Georgia Tech waited until its third home game to unveil a banner commemorating last season's trip to the Final Four. The fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets finally played like a team that could win


David Beckham said on Tuesday he was "starstruck" when he met Stevie Wonder, and told his wife that he wanted to take a picture with the music legend.


230 retailers affected by data breach after tape lost

A missing unencrypted tape containing 650,000 retail credit-card accounts has gone missing, affecting 230 US retailers.


Growing Unarmed Battalion in Qaeda Army Is Using Internet to Get the Message Out

Al QaedaÂs increased reliance on various forms of media have made Web-savvy sympathizers like Abu Omar ever more important.


Gunmen Kidnap Two Americans, Briton in Baghdad

Gunmen snatched two Americans and a Briton from a house in central Baghdad on Thursday, the latest in a wave of abductions of foreigners in Iraq.


Citibank Buys Bryan-Based First American

New York-based parent company Citigroup announced Tuesday that it is buying Bryan-based First American Bank, which has 102 full-service branches throughout Texas.


Is this the world's most expensive desktop PC?

You'll need plenty of 1s and 0s to afford this digital baby Have you got Â£375,000 to spare? Do you love standing out from the crowd? Well, youâll be the King, or Queen, of hi-tech nerd bling with one Japanese manufacturerâs platinum and jewel-encrusted PC.â¦


Neha Dhupia chats with fans on kissing, the casting couch and Shah Rukh Khan.


Plans to turn a former  RAF station on Shetland into a holiday resort and whisky distillery are outlined.


U.S. sees Iraq link in increased Qaeda threat

The United States faces an increased threat of attack from al Qaeda, which will likely try to use battle-hardened associates in Iraq to strike inside the United States, an intelligence report warned on Tuesday.


Judges and lawyers in Uganda are striking to protest at the recent raid on the High Court by armed forces.


A man is sentenced to 30 years in prison for the attempted murder of a Nottinghamshire Pc.


U.S. prosecutors said a suitcase filled with nearly $800,000 was brought into Argentina from Venezuela as a campaign contribution allegedly intended for Argentina's newly elected president.


Fair's fair When Bill Gates says an offer is fair, he means it.â¦


Karzai Win Gives Chance to Cleanse Afghan Government

Incumbent Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of last month's Afghan presidential election Wednesday and now faces the task of forming a government minus the warlords and drug runners who tainted his last cabinet.


Seamounts Offer Marine Life Peaks of Viands

"Hic sunt dracones," warned the black "X" on many an ancient mariner's map, marking spots in the unknown depths where dragons or serpents were thought to lurk. Since Plato's long-ago tale of the sunken island of Atlantis, humans have wondered whether lost worlds, teeming with life, might lie hidden in the ocean deeps.


UNCASVILLE, CONN. - The Connecticut Sun reached the WNBA finals for the first time by beating the New York Liberty 60-57 on Sunday to complete a two-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals.


Leslie Grantham, who plays "Dirty" Den Watts in soap EastEnders, is to leave the show, the BBC confirms.


PGA TOUR Event: Deutsche Bank Championship. Site: Norton, Mass. Schedule: Tomorrow-Monday. Course: TPC Boston (7,415 yards, par 71). Purse: $5.5 million. Winner's share: $990,000. Television: USA (tomorrow, 5-7 p.m.; Saturday, 3-6 p.m.) and ABC (Sunday, 5-7 p.m.; Monday, 3-6 p.m.). Last year: Olin Browne won for the first time since 1999, closing with a 4-under 67 for a one-stroke victory ...


Ribassi dello 0,87% a Piazza Affari il giorno dopo il piano


Painkiller Lotion Effective for Knee Arthritis

NEW YORK  - The class of painkillers known  as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can relieve  the pain of osteoarthritis, but they may cause stomach  problems. The solution might be to avoid the stomach all  together.


The Vista 'experiment' It's upgrade time for VMware's Lab Manager package.â¦


New York - Investors may pack up and leave this week as the Republican national convention comes to New York and many on Wall Street take vacation, leaving stocks with little direction.


Philips drops stroboscopic backlight for flat TVs

Philips   has quietly  dropped its advanced, blinking fluorescent backlights for flat  televisions, and will instead focus on LED backlights which are  smaller, the Dutch electronics group said on Monday.


Real Estate Search Engine Trulia.Com Closes $10 Million Financing Led By Sequoia Capital

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24  /PRNewswire/ -- Trulia.com, America's residential real estate search engine, announced today that it has secured a $10 million Series C round of funding led by Sequoia Capital, which also includes previous venture investors Accel Partners and Fayez Sarofim & Co.


ABC and NBC will each be rolling out a multi-night competition show this week.


Young Palestinians, after rule of Arafat, hope for rule of law

While Arafat was seen as the champion of Palestinian nationalism, he also came to represent corruption.


Latvian Government Collapses Over Budget-Gap Concerns

Latvian Prime Minister Indulis Emsis's seven-month-old government collapsed after one member of the three-party minority coalition voted against the draft 2005 budget in parliament on concern the planned deficit was too big.


It is ironic that the weather for the build up to the first games in the ICC Champions Trophy was out of this world and then as soon as cricket clothes are put on by the players then the rain comes.


Thrashers'  Heatley Gets Probation for Deadly Car Crash

Atlanta Thrashers hockey star Dany  Heatley received three years probation on Friday after pleading  guilty to a misdemeanor charge of second-degree vehicular  homicide in connection with a 2003 car crash that killed  teammate and friend Dan Snyder.


Genova, 12:42 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: ACQUISTATO BELLUCCI

La Sampdoria ha ingaggiato l'attaccante Claudio Bellucci che si è svincolato dal Bologna. Il ...


Rock band video games hit right note with music lovers

The slashing riffs of Metallica, the solos of Deep Purple, the rage of the Sex Pistols: an increasing crop of video games are inviting players to live out their dreams of being a rock star.


Space shuttle blasts off for space station

The U.S. space shuttle  Atlantis blasted off on a construction mission to the  International Space Station on Friday, ending a three-month  grounding to repair the ship's hail-battered fuel tank.


On Oct. 14, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer unveiled a major investigation of routine insurance industry practices and declared them to be nothing short of illegal payoffs and bid-rigging schemes.


Latvian and Czech premiers praise bilateral relations

Latvian Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis and Czech Prime Minister Stanislav Gross held talks in Prague today, and both were in agreement that bilateral relations were on solid ground and that cooperation ...


Roma, 17:01 - CALCIO, SERIE A: OK INTER, ROMA E FIORENTINA, LAZIO KO IN CASA

Risultati della 18/a giornata di andata del campionato di serie A (Milan-Napoli alle 20:30):


Jon Luther , chief executive, Dunkin' Donuts Jon Luther got his first job at Henry's Hamburgers in Buffalo when he was 15 years old. Today, the 63-year-old is still in the food business, as chief executive of New England's beloved coffee chain Dunkin' Donuts, which is expanding across the country and around the world. Luther spoke to Globe reporter Jenn ...


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney can campaign in New Hampshire and still sleep at night in his own bed in Massachusetts. Yet, the neighbor's edge has been less than a home-court advantage in the nation's first 2008 presidential primary state.


Eden strike vote today: Issue is contract dispute

Approximately one-fourth of Eden Medical Center's 1,200 employees will vote today on whether to authorize a one-day strike over stalled contract talks.


Life & style: Andrew Keen says the internet is populated by second-rate amateurs - and that it is swiftly destroying our culture. Tim Dowling meets him.


Charles E. Williams, the controversial chief of the State Department's embassy-building program, announced his retirement yesterday, effective at the end of the month.


Robyn OâBrien has looked deep into the perplexing world of childhood food allergies and seen a conspiracy.


Mostra allÂUniversitÃ  Salesiana: ÂLa Parola tradotta insieme. La Bibbia nelle iniziative cristiane comuni dal Concilio Vaticano II ad oggiÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In occasione del Sinodo dei Vescovi, che si celebrerÃ  in ottobre sul tema ÂLa Parola di Dio nella vita e nella Missione della Chiesa, lÂUniversitÃ  Pontificia Salesiana e lÂAlleanza Biblica Universale (United Bible Societies) tr...


Intel & nVidia Sign Sweeping Licensing Agreement

Intel and graphics processing vendor nVidia said today that they have signed a wide-ranging technology sharing pact that will let nVidia use Intelâs front-side bus (FSB) technology.


Apple announces iTunes movie rentals with every major studio

During his Macworld 2008 keynote Tuesday, Steve Jobs announced what everyone knew was coming: iTunes movie rentals. An update to Apple TV was also unveiled.


Indians Rout Yankees 22-0 in Epic Defeat

The hits and runs kept coming, spinning by on the scoreboard as fast as symbols on a slot machine. It wasn't just a rout, it was an epic defeat, the most one-sided in the 101-year history of the New York Yankees. Cleveland's 22-0 victory Tuesday night matched the biggest post-1900 shutout margin in the major leagues, Pittsburgh's win at the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 16, 1975.


P.Chigi, nessuna decisione presa domani nuova riunione


Rage and delight at Somali peacekeeper move

Somalia's powerful Islamist movement said on Thursday that U.N. endorsement of an African peacekeeping force will "add fuel to the fire" in the Horn of Africa nation that many fear is on the verge of all-out war.


What a great day to play pitch and catch, NFL style. Peyton Manning and Brett Favre looked like a pair of schoolyard slingers Sunday in Indianapolis' 45-31 victory over Green Bay. Donovan McNabb, Daunte Culpepper, Aaron Brooks and Marc Bulger all threw for more than 300 yards.


Biogen, Elan Shares Jump on Study Result

Drug makers Biogen Idec and Elan Corp. on Monday reported that its multiple sclerosis treatment reduced relapses by 66 percent in a late-stage trial.


France's president offered Saudi Arabia help in exploring a possible civilian nuclear energy program as the French leader began a visit to the oil-rich kingdom on Sunday.


On the Stump, Laura Bush Touts Education

A local school district canceled classes Friday to avoid traffic tie-ups during a campaign stop by first lady Laura Bush, who has made education one of her top priorities.


Scoperta dai carabinieri un'organizzazione che agiva nel porto di Genova VoltriIn Sicilia sgominata banda di truffatori che eseguiva una finta raccolta differenziata                                             Traffico di rifiuti tossici verso la Cina arresti e perquisizioni nel nord Italia


Pechino, 12:13 - ATLETICA, MARATONA PECHINO: VINCE KENYANO KINYANJUI

Il kenyano Nephat Kinyanjui ha vinto la maratona di Pechino. Con il tempo di 2h08'08" ha preceduto i...


Oracle, the world's second largest software producer, saw profits jump 16% to $509m (Â£283m) in the first half of the year on strong sales of its core database products.


The avalanche of bad publicity that buried David Blunkett's career was triggered more than four months ago, with the Sunday newspaper revelation that the home secretary was having an affair.


Erano in millecinquecento, ma lungo il corteo nessuno li ha vistiRiproposto il metodo usato nel Social Forum del 2002 a Firenze                                          A Vicenza polizia in forze, ma invisibile Un successo la strategia dei "fantasmi"


Two Journalists Severely Beaten in Haiti

Assailants robbed and severely beat two reporters for Haiti's largest newspaper while the journalists were covering a cleanup effort by U.N. peacekeepers in a slum, their newspaper reported Saturday.


Al-Jazeera Airs New Purported Al-Qaida Tape

A new audiotape said to be from al-Qaida's second-in command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, calls on young Muslims to organize and attack the United States and its allies.


US Farms, Inc. Completes Exclusive Distribution and Supply Agreement With Agency Exchange, Inc.

US Farms, Inc. (OTCBB: USFI) today announced it will supply Produce and Nursery products through the Agency Exchange distribution channel including the United States Government and many large institutional clients. Agency Exchange is a Veteran-owned Company located in Southern California.


Scientists are examining using the ancient Indian   ayurvedic medicine for use in drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease.


Mac OS X Tip of the Week: A Clutter-free Application

In the last tip you learned how to instantly clean up your desktop using Exposé. Did you know that you can use this nifty feature of Mac OS X to clean up the windows within an application? This week’s tip shows you how. [Dec 01]


Saddam ejected after trial starts with new judge

The new chief judge in Saddam Hussein's   genocide trial ejected the ousted Iraqi leader from the   courtroom for refusing to sit down moments after hearings began   on Wednesday.


Incroceranno le braccia controllori di volo, hostess e ferrovieriLa Commissione di garanzia pronta a precettare i lavoratori                                          Scioperi nei trasporti Dieci giorni di passione


Bipartisan Coalition of Senators and Representatives Asks President to 'Unlock' Hometown Heroes Benefits

WASHINGTON, June 7  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A bipartisan group of 101 Members of Congress -- led by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep.


Prozac, the only antidepressant certified as safe for children, may make kids more suicidal, according to evidence out Monday. A large new study added to previous


Wildlife officials in Sri Lanka expressed surprise Wednesday that they found no evidence of large-scale animal deaths from the weekend's massive tsunami


Step right up, folks, and join the real show ... outside.


The world's airline industry is set to see losses of $5bn by the end of 2004 as a result of surging oil prices,  global airline body IATA predicts.


The pop star swears by a free iTunes plug-in that can help create playlists centered on any song, but results are mixed. In Listening Post.


Strong quake rocks Tokyo and surrounding areas

A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale and a series of aftershocks hit Japan's capital Tokyo and its surrounding areas, the Meteorological Agency said.


Global Aids fight hit by changing spread of epidemic

Aids is spreading in quite different ways in different parts of the world - making it harder to treat and prevent infection - according to the annual UN report on the disease published yesterday.


A budget row dominates the final day of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species forum.


A Humble African Cleric Fiercely Protects His Flock

A Roman Catholic archbishop has begun an all-out assault on the president of Zimbabwe, who has dismissed him as "an angry, evil and embittered little bishop."


Reactions Tuesday to the resignations of Attorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans:


A series of explosions devastated homes   in Baghdad just before nightfall on Thursday, killing 50 people   and wounding five times as many, some of them in an apartment   block that collapsed, government officials said.


Video Games Go Hollywood at Live Awards Show

The stars of the video game industry came out in force on Tuesday night to honor their peers for creative excellence -- taking a page from the Hollywood playbook


Admirers of late president Slobodan Milosevic marked the first anniversary of his death with wreaths and speeches on Saturday, even as Serbia continues to grapple with consequences of his ruinous rule.Comment


EUROPEAN aircraft maker Airbus hopes to win up to 50 orders for its new wide-body A350 by next June. The 4 billion ($A7 billion) A350 -- a spin-off of the earlier A330 -- is Airbus's response to Boeing's first


Swimming: Phelps Wins Fifth Gold, Seventh Medal

Michael Phelps clinched his fifth gold  medal and became the first man since Mark Spitz to hold four  individual Olympic swimming titles when he won the 100 meter  butterfly final Friday.


SKorea mobilises 50,000 riot police to thwart banned protests

More than 50,000 riot police have been mobilised across South Korea to enforce a ban on mass protests against a proposed US free trade deal, after the government last week vowed zero tolerance for violent rallies.


William Shatner - Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek - says he "can't believe" he will not be in the new film.


GM urges China to lead by embracing WTO spirit

General Motors Corp., the world's largest auto maker, said on Monday that China's WTO entry has benefited both foreign and domestic auto makers, but that China should fully embrace the organization's spirit of free trade.


UK monitors four planes for radiation in spy probe

Britain is monitoring a Russian plane and three British aircraft in an ever widening probe into the death from radiation poisoning of a former Russian spy that has heightened tensions with Moscow.


Russian gas giant Gazprom asks the government to cancel an agreement to pipe large quantities of gas to China.


Top Athletes May Be Running Into a Tall Hurdle: Themselves

In some of the most basic ways imaginable — how fast people can run, how high they can jump, how far they can throw — the march of progress has stopped.


Car bomb targeting Iraqi Shiite leader kills 10

A car bomb that hit the office of a leading Iraqi Shiite official on Monday killed at least 10 people and wounded some 15 others, witnesses told Xinhua.


Governor's Budget Plan Funds Roads, Education, Law Enforcement

By Christina Nuckols and Warren Fiske, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 16--RICHMOND -- Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's proposals for spending a $1 billion budget surplus received a lukewarm reaction Friday from top Republicans, who are girding for an election-year battle.


Why Did James Baker Turn Bush Into Nixon?

The first Bush-Kerry debate marked the moment that the savvy Bush-Cheney machine lost its once-invincible grip on the all-important TV game.


A review of Seymour Hersh's "Chain of Command: The Road from 9/11 to Abu Ghraib" by the Monitor's Washington editor.


NYPD investigators on Thursday questioned a man in Pennsylvania in the slaying of a psychologist hacked to death in her office with a meat cleaver, law enforcement officials said


A technical committee in India has initially rejected the Open XML standard ahead of an ISO vote on making it an international standard.


India fans will be able to watch the Test series against Australia after a domestic television deal is reached.


Motegi, 12:59 - MOTO, STONER: NON SIAMO RIUSCITI A TROVARE FEELING CON MOTO

Casey Stoner non è soddisfatto delle qualifiche del Gp del Giappone. '''Non siamo riusciti a ...


HAVRE DE GRACE, Maryland  - Michelle Wie was uncertain whether she would complete the LPGA Championship after struggling to an 11-over-par 83 in Saturday's third round.


Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer, is to start making handsets in India.


At the risk of overstating the obvious, does anyone think the Celtics are in for another 45-point rout of the Knicks this afternoon at Madison Square Garden? Didn't think so.


VATICANO - Il Papa allÂAngelus rende grazie per il suo viaggio in Turchia, Âindimenticabile esperienza spirituale e pastoraleÂ, e invita a vivere Ânel modo piÃ¹ autentico e fruttuoso questo periodo di AvventoÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂDesidero ringraziare ancora una volta, insieme a voi, il Signore per il Viaggio apostolico che nei giorni scorsi ho compiuto in Turchia: in esso mi sono sentito accompagnato e sostenuto dalla preghiera dellÂinter...


Google is allowing users to download Gmail messages through other email programs onto their desktops as well as mobile devices that support POP.


Wanted GI Surrenders to US Army in Japan

Almost 40 years after disappearing one snowy night into the mists of North Korea, Charles Robert Jenkins, his face creased and his hair thinned, presented himself


More than a decade ago, trial lawyer John Edwards won a $25 million settlement for the family of a 5-year-old girl involved in a horrific accident in a swimming pool.


The political implications of the Jaguar decision

The Ford Motor Company's decision to quit Formula 1 and sell its F1-related operations is a setback for the whole sport. It paints F1 in a negative light: Formula 1, Richard Parry-Jones said, was too expensive and was too slow to change.


China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK), said on Wednesday it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for $1.25 billion, capping the U.S. tech giant's gradual withdrawal from the business it helped pioneer in 1981.


Josiah Quincy making most of opportunities

Daniel Mckoy was in his eighth grade mathematics class when he was called into the hallway.


TOMORROW AUTO RACING 11:30 a.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series: Dover 200 qualifying, Speed Channel 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Busch Series: Dover 200, TNT


Arafat has gallstones, may need surgery: Report

RAMALLAH, West BankâA Tunisian medical team examined Yasser Arafat in the West Bank yesterday, but aides dismissed Israeli media reports that the Palestinian president's health had deteriorated and said he had flu.


John Lennon's Killer To Remain Behind Bars

John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, will remain behind bars for at least the next two years after a panel on Tuesday denied him parole.


Australian Prime Minister John Howard, center, his wife Janette, right, and opposition lawmaker Bob McMullan in Canberra, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, laying wreaths in memory of victims of the Bali bombings..Commemorations


One of the world's most famous monuments, India's Taj Mahal, celebrates its 350th birthday on Monday with a cultural extravaganza that hopes to pay a fitting tribute to the historic symbol of love.


Olympics: Halkia New Greek Goddess, Faces Down Questions

Fani Halkia, hailed by one Greek tabloid  as a "Winged Goddess," stormed to Olympic victory in the 400  meter hurdles, sparking nationwide jubilation and much probing  of her startlingly improved form.


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BMW Unveils World's Fastest Hydrogen-Powered Car

German luxury carmaker BMW unveiled the  world's fastest hydrogen-powered car at the Paris auto show on  Wednesday, dubbed the H2R, capable of exceeding 300 kilometers  (185 miles) per hour.


Zimbabwe's President Mugabe sets the general election for 31 March as the opposition nears a decision on a boycott.


Thai army denies martial law rumor, markets rally

Thai army chief and coup leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin denied rumors on Thursday that he was about to fire his appointed prime minister or impose martial law in the capital, to the relief of nervous stock market investors.


At the time of writing, Russian special forces have stormed the school where Chechen terrorists took hundreds of children hostage, and the situation is in chaos.


Tek-Tools Partners With Cambridge Computer

Tek-Tools Software, Inc., the leading developer of proven resource  management software solutions, announced today that it has signed a  premier reseller agreement with Cambridge Computer, a national  integrator specializing in data storage and data protection solutions.


Il viceministro dell'Economia rende noti i dati 2006: 3,4 miliardi in piÃ¹rispetto all'anno precedente, pari al 10,3%. "Merito anche del nostro governo"                                            Visco: "Aumentato il gettito fiscale Appena possibile ridurremo le tasse"                                                                                Almunia: "In base alle ultime informazioni il deficit 2006 Ã¨ meno grave del previsto"


Gli azzurrini di Gentile chiudono con la nona vittoria di fila il 2004, una annata che ha regalato un Europeo e il bronzo ai Giochi di Atene. Gol di Pepe nel recupero del primo tempo e di Bianchi all'81'.


Child Abuse Leads to Adult Heart Disease

MONDAY, Sept. 20 (HealthDayNews) -- Children who are abused or neglected grow up to be adults with a significantly greater risk of heart disease, a new study says.


Hordes of video game fans queued outside more than 6500 stores across the United States overnight on Tuesday to get a copy of the new Halo 2 game whose first day takings are expected to rival a Hollywood blockbuster.


Indonesia to resume sending H5N1 samples to WHO

Indonesia will resume sharing bird flu  samples with the World Health Organization (WHO), but under a  new mechanism aimed at ensuring developing nations get access  to vaccines, the health minister and the WHO said on Friday.


Turkey to open port, airport to Cyprus traffic: EU

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


TOKYO Nissan Motor said on Thursday that a shortage of steel would force it to halt production temporarily at three of its four auto factories in Japan, a highly unusual step the company said was made necessary in part by a surge in demand for steel from


We Love Them. We Hate Them. We Take Them.

The relationships we all have with those little pieces of matter, our pills, are becoming ridiculously tangled.


On the face of it, the facts of British politics are obvious enough. Tony Blair's government is unpopular; Britain is mired in what is widely perceived to be an illegitimate war in Iraq; and


Bombs hit US, British targets in Turkish cities

Four bombs that went off simultaneously in separate Turkish cities targeting British and US interests caused material damage and left one man slightly injured, Anatolia news agency reported.


A Conversation With Persharon M. Dixon: Attending to Sick Children Along a Gulf Coast Still in Tatters

Hurricane Katrina and its consequences are at the heart of Dr. Persharon M. DixonÂs distinctive medical practice.


Three pairs of jets came close enough to set off cockpit alarms after air traffic communications shut down because of the failure to do routine maintenance on a radio system, officials said Wednesday.


A bomb blast kills two in a garden cafe in south-east Turkey, police say, in the latest in a string of attacks.


More dodgy upgrade madness A faulty signature update from GRISoft published this week meant that its popular AVG anti-virus package falsely warned versions of Adobe Reader were infected with a Trojan.â¦


Torino, 17:10 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: IN ARRIVO NUOVE DIVISE

La Juventus ha firmato un accordo con l'azienda Dsquared2, appartenente ai gemelli canadesi Dean e D...


CIOs Share IT Worries Over Emerging Tech

CIOs participating in a panel discussion at Cisco's C-Scape conference frankly shared their concerns about deploying Web 2.0 tools and other technologies.


Leap Wireless Restates Results for Last 3 Years

The operator of the Cricket and Jump pay-as-you-go mobile phone services restated more than three years of its financial results.


Vikings Promote Loney to Offensive Coordinator

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., (Sports Network) - The Minnesota  Vikings on Thursday named Steve Loney offensive coordinator.  Loney is also the team's offensive line coach, having held the  post since 2002.


Consolidati in bilancio risultati Aalborg e Unicon


Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq have called on president Jacques Chirac to save their lives by giving in to the demands of their kidnappers.