Al-Qaeda Suspects Disappear in US Custody, Rights Group Says

At least 11 al-Qaeda suspects held by the US Central Intelligence Agency have disappeared in custody as they are detained at unknown sites without access to the Red Cross, Human Rights Watch said in an e-mailed report.


Wachovia 4th-quarter profit sinks 98 percent

Wachovia Corp , the fourth-largest U.S. bank, on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell a larger-than-expected 98 percent, hurt by write-downs relating to turmoil in mortgage and credit markets.


EU May Offer Turkey Entry Talks, Encouraging Economic Growth

The European Commission may clear the way for Turkey to start talks next year on European Union entry, spurring the Turkish economy and advancing human rights.


Chargers fire coach Marty Schottenheimer

The San Diego Chargers, who went an NFL-best 14-2 bu lost in the divisional playoffs to New England, fired coach Marty Schottenheimer on Monday night.


High hopes over test for breast cancer Redwood City lab gauges ...

A new test invented by a Redwood City medical laboratory can accurately predict which women are likely to have a recurrence of breast cancer and whether they need to undergo debilitating chemotherapy to avoid it.


Hunger stalks displaced civilians in eastern Chad

HABILE, Chad  - Mahamat stares out from beneath his mother's shawl, his eyes glassy and bewildered.


Aboriginal sports star Michael Long highlights discrimination and poverty during talks with Australia's PM John Howard.


The Hartford Civic Center has been a house of horrors for the Boston College basketball team, which puts its 11-0 record on the line there tomorrow night against UConn. BC, bound for the Atlantic Coast Conference next season, cracked this week's Top 25 Associated Press national poll at No. 25. UConn is No. 10.


Kazako vince il tappone pirenaico, Rasmussen sempre leader


Israeli tanks shelled a town in the in the northern Gaza Strip early on Wednesday, killing three Palestinians and wounding 10 children in their houses, witnesses and medics said.


Karachi: The husband of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was granted bail by a court on Wednesday, his lawyers said, a day after he was arrested for failing to turn up for a murder case hearing.


Australia Warns of Possible Indonesia Hotel Attack

SYDNEY/JAKARTA  - Australia said on Wednesday a  terrorist attack could be carried out soon in Indonesia,  possibly targeting Western establishments such as a Hilton  hotel in the world's most populous Muslim nation.


Roma, 13:40 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: ARBITRI TERZO TURNO

Questi gli arbitri designati per gli incontri del terzo turno eliminatorio di Coppa Italia in progra...


Kenseth clinches Chase spot with victory

Matt Kenseth continued his momentum-building run toward the Chase for the championship Saturday night, pulling off a weekend sweep at Bristol Motor Speedway by winning the Sharpie 500.


McCartney, Mills to lock horns in divorce court

Paul McCartney and former model Heather Mills lock horns in a British divorce court on Monday in their battle over how  big a slice she will take of the former Beatle's fortune.


Al Horford had a career-high 22 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and two key second-half blocks to help top-ranked Florida beat Tennessee 94-78 Saturday and extend the nation's longest winning streak to 14 games.


Publicist Anthony Weir says he is "terrorised" by the idea of a John Kerry presidency, while retiree Mona Batt would rather move back to her native Sweden than endure four more years of George W. Bush.


Vitoria, 15:08 - CICLISMO, SPAGNA: BELOKI SI RITIRA

Joseba Beloki ha annunciato il ritiro. Il corridore spagnolo, 34 anni, un secondo e due terzi posti ...


Mexico demands U.S. inquiry into migrant shootings

Mexico wants a full investigation by U.S. authorities on Friday into a shooting on the U.S. border that left three illegal migrants dead and two injured.


Britain held back information from OECD in fraud probe: official

Britain did not give full evidence to the world's main anti-bribery watchdog because of national security concerns after Britain dropped a probe into a multi-billion pound arms deal with Saudi Arabia, a spokesman for the attorney-general told The Guardian on Friday.


A luglio si attesta a 59,2 miliardi di dollari


The arrest of Margaret Thatcher's son last week is the latest example of a crackdown on overthrows.


Conrad Black jury sees tapes of him removing boxes

Jurors at Conrad Black's fraud trial watched video tapes on Tuesday showing the former media baron and his chauffeur removing boxes from his Canadian offices the same day U.S. securities regulators say they told Black's lawyer he would have to surrender some records.


Appearance money is not allowed on the PGA Tour, but there were murmurs when the field at the 84 Lumber Classic in Pennsylvania originally included Vijay Singh and Tiger Woods, a rare 1-2 punch in a fall tournament.


JERUSALEM , Sep 15 (MASNET & News Agencies) - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the US-backed roadmap for peace with the Palestinians would not lead Israel anywhere for the time being, in a published interview, reports Agence France-Presse .


Wal-Mart to acquire rest of Japan retailer Seiyu

Wal-Mart Stores Inc  will spend up to 100 billion yen ($878 million) to buy out minority shareholders in Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu Ltd  in an effort to turn around the money-losing chain.


Space company Virgin Galactic urges the government to allow it to launch passenger flights from the UK.


Kid Rock cited for fight during MTV awards

Police in Las Vegas have cited musician Kid Rock for misdemeanor battery in connection with a weekend scuffle between him and rocker Tommy Lee at the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas.


CHICAGO (Ticker) -- No. 16 DePaul had five players reach double figures in a 99-54 victory over Loyola-Chicago. DePaul freshman Erin Carney tallied her first double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds.


AMD has launched the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor, a low-power version of its 32/64-bit chip aimed at the thin-and-light notebook market.


Mithya is about the search for self: Rajat Kapoor

Bollywood director-actor Rajat Kapoor says his new movie is about finding one's identity.


Chimpanzees display a similar sense of fairness to humans, one which is shaped by social relationships, experts claim.


Finally, Northern New England knocks out stubborn Midwest

Midwest starting goalie Michael Wenning was tough to beat, but Northern New England rallied from a one-goal deficit entering the third period and prevailed, 4-2, in the semifinals of the Hockey Night in Boston Summer Showcase last night.


Iraqi PM Extends Emergency Laws for Elections

Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on  Thursday it was extending emergency powers equivalent to  martial law for a further 30 days to try to safeguard Jan. 30  elections under threat from deadly attacks by insurgents.


The mother of former Playboy playmate and model Anna Nicole Smith blamed drugs Friday for her daughter's sudden death that ended an extraordinary tabloid life at just 39.


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Parigi, 18:02 - CALCIO, FRANCIA; DOMENECH: RIVINCITA? QUESTA E' UN'ALTRA STORIA

''Questa è un'altra cosa''. Raymond Domenech presenta cosÃ¬ la sfida di domani sera tra Franci...


The Penguins moved a step closer to leaving Pittsburgh, declaring on Monday an impasse in their new arena negotiations with state and local leaders and saying they will actively pursue relocation.


EPA to Regulate Nanoproducts Sold As Germ-Killing

The Environmental Protection Agency has decided to regulate a large class of consumer items made with microscopic "nanoparticles" of silver, part of a new but increasingly widespread technology that may pose unanticipated environmental risks, a government official said yesterday.


EU lawmakers demand to know location of CIA jails

STRASBOURG, France  - European lawmakers demanded   on Thursday that their governments reveal the location of   secret CIA prisons after U.S. President George Bush admitted   Washington held terrorist suspects in jails abroad.


African leaders agree to study continental union

African leaders have vowed to speed up the economic and political integration of their continent to pursue the goal of a United States of Africa, but they also agreed to study more closely how to achieve it.


Hamas gains ground on Fatah in Gaza battles

Hamas Islamist fighters gained ground on Wednesday against forces loyal to Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas in battles for control of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian supremacy struggle he termed "madness".


Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie sparked an Indian collapse Thursday before spinner Anil Kumble hit back with five wickets as bowlers dominated the second day of the fourth Test.


Reformed boy band Take That are to tour the UK for the second time after getting back together last year.


Rio de Janeiro, 16:38 - CALCIO, SQUALIFICA ROMARIO: IL VASCO FARA' RICORSO

Il Vasco da Gama farà ricorso contro la squalifica di 120 giorni inflitta a Romario per dopin...


The Motion Picture Association of America announced yesterday that it would shortly be following in the footsteps of the music industry and suing people who have illegally traded digital copies of films over the internet.


Atlantis shuttle closing in on space station

HOUSTON  -- Space shuttle Atlantis neared the end of a two-day orbital journey on Saturday, approaching the International Space Station to deliver Europe's first permanent space research laboratory.


Shares of Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 2 percent in premarket trading on Monday, a day after reports said the embattled mortgage finance giant was close to a deal with regulators.


Verizon posts profit; shares fall on wireless stake

Verizon Communications Inc.   reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday due  to strong growth in its mobile business, but shares fell as it  dashed investors' hopes that it may soon gain full ownership of  its Verizon Wireless joint venture.


Russian Nikolay Davydenko produced a   stirring comeback as he recovered from two sets down to beat   German Tommy Haas 4-6 6-7 6-3 6-4 6-4 to reach the U.S. Open   semi-finals on Thursday.


Ring the Bell For ... Any Reason You Like: Woman Totes Object From Town to Town on a 'Sound-Performance Journey'

By Patrick Winn, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 14--CARRBORO -- Brenda Hutchinson wants you to ring her bell.   Seriously. Her big, brassy, eardrum-quivering bell.   Hutchinson, her two-door Honda Civic and the bell are on an unusual coast-to-coast road trip.


Burmese troops charge small crowds of protesters who have gathered in Rangoon despite heavy security.


Scientists in Dundee find a potential link between a chicken gene and human diseases.


Ore. Police Officer's Signs May Be Illegal

EUGENE, Ore. - A police officer's spraypainted signs on curbs and sidewalks are coming under fire. The white and red "no trespassing" and "no soliciting" signs - meant to ward off panhandlers - may be illegal, according to city officials.


The European Union's historic recommendation to put Turkey on the road to membership was a bittersweet victory for Kurds like Mevlut Cetinkaya.


Nokia announces U.S. availability of Nokia E61i and Nokia E65

Blog: Finnish cell phone manufacture, Nokia, announces U.S. availability of the business-centric Nokia E61i and Nokia E65 Symbian smart phones.


Danske Bank to Buy Irish Banks for 967 Million Pounds

Danske Bank A/S, the Nordic region's second-largest lender, agreed to buy two Irish units from National Australia Bank Ltd. for 967 million pounds ($1.86 billion) in its first major purchase outside of Scandinavia.


Florida Governor: Crist (R) 45%, Davis (D) 41%

Rasmussen Reports - As Florida's September 5 primaries approach, the Rasmussen Reports election poll shows Republican Attorney General Charles Crist narrowly leading Democratic Congressman Jim Davis 45% to 41% when voters consider a general election match-up.


China Lets Currency Appreciate a Bit Faster

Chinaâs currency rose steeply against the dollar this week, feeding speculation that Chinese authorities were allowing their currency to appreciate more rapidly.


The thieves escaped with more than Â£1m of jewellery.


British doctors to lose right to police themselves

British doctors will lose the right to act as their own watchdog under plans the government presented in Britain's biggest medical regulatory overhaul in decades.


Catania, 19:01 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: VOLEVAMO ANDARE AVANTI

C'è molta amarezza in casa Udinese dopo la sconfitta con il Catania e l'uscita nei quarti di ...


AT&T online store hacked, data compromised

(InfoWorld) - AT&T confirmed Tuesday that its online store had been hacked and the credit card information and personal data of up to 19,000 customers possibly compromised. The hacking occurred during the weekend, although AT&T did not say when, resulting in the temporary closure of its online store. The company said it was notifying "fewer than 19,000 customers" about the intrusion, and that it would pay for credit monitoring services to protect both the affected users and further its investigation of the incident. AT&T is still reeling from the investigation of a different kind of privacy infringement -- that of its involvement in assisting the U.S. National Security Agency toÂ monitor the communications of American citizensÂ without a warrant.


MIT launches the Kerberos Consortium, which aims to expand the network authentication protocol into a universally used single-sign-on security authentication platform.


Shakespeare's Globe in London is helping scholars explore the issue of whether someone else wrote William Shakespeare's plays.


A word game that has proved hugely popular with Facebook members could soon disappear.


Loyalists of Iraq's most wanted man, suspected Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, have purportedly served London and Washington with a 48-hour deadline to release Iraqi women from two prisons or see the ...


John Kerry fought back Thursday against campaign allegations that he exaggerated his combat record in Vietnam, accusing President Bush of using a Republican front group "to do his dirty work" and challenging Bush to debate their wartime service records.


Violenze prima e dopo la partita tra i partenopei e il PescaraOtto poliziotti feriti, auto bruciate e due arresti. Indagini in corso                                            Incidenti allo stadio Adriatico Un tifoso napoletano in coma


Motorola Venture Arm to Boost Investment

Motorola Inc.'s venture capital arm aims to boost its investments to more than $100 million this year, betting on technologies including automotive electronics, high-speed wireless communications, and advanced optical systems, its chief told Reuters.


Scientists analyze germs on people's skin and discover that we're literally crawling with the little buggers. In Bodyhack.


Spielberg Drops Out as Adviser to Beijing Olympics in Dispute Over Darfur Conflict

After trying unsuccessfully to prod China to do more to try to end Sudanâs attacks in the Darfur region, Steven Spielberg said he was withdrawing as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics.


Equatorial Guinea: Alleged Mercenary Leader Tells Court He Met ...

South African authorities arrested the son of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday in connection with a failed plot to overthrow Equatorial Guinea's president, while the top suspect in the bungled coup was probed about his links to


Michelle Wie had a two-shot lead after 11 holes and seemed poised to answer all of the questions about when her first professional win was going to come. Then the 16-year-old from Hawaii bogeyed the 13th hole. That was all Karrie Webb needed.


Five nations start fund to help poor overcome AIDS

Five nations launched an   initiative on Tuesday to raise at least $300 million next year   to buy generic drugs at steep volume discounts to fight AIDS,   tuberculosis and malaria in developing countries.


Few companies can offer Wall Street a 28 percent gain in profit and a 58 percent increase in revenue and then have their stock prices drop. But that's exactly what happened to Google, which had repeatedly exceeded the quarterly targets set by financial analysts -- until now.


Residents in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta have reported seeing a falling object with a tail of fire plummeting toward Earth. A loud explosion was heard in several districts early Sunday, but there are no reports of injuries.


FileMaker today announced the immediate availability of Bento, its stylish personal database. With an iTunes-inspired interface, Bento offers you an easy way to organizeâin one convenient placeâall your contacts, calendars, projects, events, media, and other data. Affordably priced at just $49 ($99 for a five-license family pack), Bento runs on Mac computers running Leopard.


New Law Allows Needle Exchanges in Washington

President Bush signed legislation lifting a ban that for nearly a decade has prevented city officials from using local tax money for needle exchange programs.


Nazi Camp Survivor Miles Lerman; Helped Found Holocaust Museum

Miles Lerman, 88, who as a young man fought the Nazis in the forests of Poland and who helped found the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as an enduring reminder of the millions who perished, died Jan. 22 at his home in Philadelphia. The cause of death was "multiple complications of aging," his...


Training in Politics Helps Cincinnati Coach

In his first full season at Cincinnati, Brian Kelly is as comfortable giving orders on the sideline as he is mingling with alumni donors or sitting in a recruitâs living room.


Ichiro Ignites 6-Run Rally with Record-Breaking Hit

Ichiro Suzuki broke George Sisler's 84-year-old major league record for hits in a single season with a pair of early singles as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 8-3.


China overtakes United States as top destination for foreign investment

China overtook the United States as a top global destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2003 while the Asia-Pacific region attracted more investment than any other developing region, a UN report said.


TV star Nicole Richie, seen with Paris Hilton in reality show The Simple Life, is charged with drink-driving.


ATHENS, Greece - âIâll trade you a Micronesia and Cayman Islands for that bobble head pin,â said Linda Wade from her trading post at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.


ONE Vote to launch anti-poverty campaign

The anti-poverty campaign of U2 frontman Bono is promoting a $30 million effort to pressure Republican and Democratic presidential candidates to make the oft-forgotten issue a priority.


David Eldon will retire next year as chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and the Hang Seng Bank, HSBC Group said Monday.


Arsene wenger was delighted with his team's response to a difficult week after watching the Barclays Premiership leaders Arsenal thrash Charlton 4-0 at Highbury.


U.S. voters may face outbreak of "campaign fatigue"

Inundated with politics long before the 2008 presidential election, U.S. voters are in danger of suffering wearying bouts of the uniquely American affliction of "campaign fatigue" in coming months.


RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated by a suicide bomber on Thursday, plunging the nuclear-armed country into one of the worst crises in its 60-year history.


Rockets' Yao back after missing 32 games

Yao Ming returned to action for the Houston Rockets on Monday night after missing 32 games while recovering from a broken bone under his right knee.


IBM Opens Up Design of Its Blade Servers

International Business Machines Corp.  said it is making the design of its "blade" computer servers widely available, in a move designed to gain wider acceptability in data centers and the telecommunications industry.


NEWCASTLE, England -- Graeme Souness suffered his first serious setback as Newcastle manager after Kieron Dyer was ruled out of action for several weeks with a recurrence of the hamstring problems that have dogged him throughout his career.


Alleged 9/11 planner faces Gitmo hearing

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, and other alleged terrorists linked to major attacks against the U.S. are expected to face hearings at the Guantanamo prison camp within three months, a military official said Wednesday.


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


A fuel tanker rigged with explosives killed 40 people when it blew up near a Sunni mosque in western Iraq on Saturday, a day after the mosque's imam had criticized al Qaeda militants, police and residents said.


NEW YORK -- Sunday night the Red Sox were three outs from being swept from the playoffs by the hated Yankees. They had lost a playoff game at Fenway Park by the humiliating score of 19-8 Saturday night and some members of their loyal Nation felt betrayed and abandoned.


Rice goes to Iraq to push for reconciliation

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in Baghdad on Tuesday to see top Iraqi officials after Iraq's parliament passed the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis.


Volga road trip: Your questions answered

The BBC's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes answers your questions on his travels through Russia ahead of the presidential election.


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The pro-western Serbian president, Boris Tadic, wins re-election, narrowly defeating his nationalist challenger, Tomislav Nikolic


After Burning Out, Leyland Fires Up Tigers

Detroit will open its division series on Tuesday against the Yankees or Oakland. For much of the season, the Tigers have had baseballÂs best record, only three years after finishing with 119 defeats.


CAUGHT at the centre of a tug-of-love, Manny Musu could have a future with two dads, her Australian father said yesterday. Sydney policeman Dave Norman has been trying


18 dead in ambush of Algerian security patrol

Islamic extremists killed 18 people in an ambush of an army convoy south of the capital Algiers.


Europeans, Americans wary of China economy: poll

Nearly 60 percent of Europeans and Americans see China's growing economic power as a threat although they are becoming more positive about globalization in general, an opinion poll showed on Monday.


Olmert, in peace move, says ready to free prisoners

SDE BOKER, Israel  - Israel is ready to release many jailed Palestinians in return for a soldier seized by militants in June, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert announced on Monday, saying he was reaching out for peace.


The announcement will be made at a news conference led by company CEO Carly Fiorina in Miami. The company will also unveil a range of products aimed at the consumer markets, including a 42-inch


The owners of a Rhode Island nightclub where 100 people died in a fire set off by a band's pyrotechnics are suing their insurer to force it to cover the costs of their criminal defense.


Ferguson stirs the pot ahead of Arsenal visit

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has raised the stakes before the Carling Cup clash with Arsenal at Old Trafford, by claiming that Chelsea are now the team to beat.


We name names and give recaps of the five best games at TGS 2007.


U.S. to blast satellite after space shuttle leaves

The United States will have the chance to shoot down a disabled U.S. spy satellite from next Wednesday, after the space shuttle Atlantis ends its current mission, a U.S. general said on Friday.


L'attrice francese protagonista di Â«NathalieÂ»

Â«Per prepararmi al ruolo ho frequentato diversi locali notturni. Nel film Ã¨ stato dfificile parlare di sesso, temevo la volgaritÃ Â». ROMA - Â«Ã piÃ¹ facile mostrare il sedere che lâanimaÂ», dice candida Emmanuelle BÃ©art che in Nathalie...


Why are U.S. kids obese? Just look around them

Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies limiting physical activity only make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


Government posts hospital death rates for heart ailments

The government posted mortality data on Thursday for the nation's thousands of hospitals for heart attacks and heart failure, in an effort to shed light on which hospitals provide the best care.


Castelrotto, 19:01 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: NOI DIETRO MILANESI, ROMA E JUVE

''La rosa è completa all'80%, ancora manca qualcosa, ma abbiamo le idee chiare su come muover...


Three young indie filmmakers have shown promise with strong, idiosyncratic debuts. Flouting conventions, however, may not be so easy on the road ahead.


Mexico's Calderon takes power as fists fly

Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday in a chaotic ceremony rattled by fist fights in Congress and jeering protests from leftists who claim he stole a July election that sparked months of political unrest.


Bush Acknowledges Tough Fight on Social Security

GREAT FALLS, Mont.  - President Bush warned on  Thursday that retirement benefits for younger workers were at  risk and conceded he faced a battle in Congress to win over  skeptics of his plan to remake the 70-year-old Social Security  system.


U.S. Markets Continue to Rally; European Stocks Up

The U.S. markets continued their dramatic recovery early this morning -- and so did European and Asian indexes -- as efforts to shore up the U.S. economy helped begin to calm a volatile climate for global stocks.


Trial Opens for Accused Argentine Officer

A former Argentine navy officer who once admitted to throwing political opponents from airplanes to their deaths during his country's "dirty war" two decades ago went on trial Friday, the first person to be tried in Spain for crimes against humanity in another nation.


$300 Cyber-shot squeezes high-end performance into its small package.


GENEVA -- UBS AG said Wednesday it expects a record fourth-quarter loss of around $11.45 billion, largely from bad investments in U.S. subprime mortgages.


Minisode Network maximizing distribution

The Minisode Network, which  presents shortened episodes of classic TV shows online, is set  to expand its distribution Monday to include Web channels on  AOL, Joost and Crackle, Sony's user-generated video site.


ROMA, 30 NOVEMBRE 2004 - La sfida tra Prodi e Berlusconi si ripete . Il '96 Ã¨ lontano ma i protagonisti, oggi, sembrano gli stessi, con un po' di cattiveria in piÃ¹. Romano Prodi, che stamani e' stato con


Bertolaso, 'grosso rischio, poteva essere una nuova Bhopal'


Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says speculation over the club's ownership and the future of boss Rafa Benitez is not helping the players.


UN Staff, Africans Rally Around Embattled Annan

Thousands of UN staff as well as African nations rallied on Wednesday around UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, wounded by US allegations that he allowed corruption in the now-defunct Iraq oil-for-food program.


Yates Racing takes top spots for Daytona

Robert Yates Racing went from skid row to the front row, emerging from the darkest season in team history to take the Daytona 500 spotlight. At least for a week.


Supreme Court to Decide Cable Internet Case

The U.S. Supreme Court said on  Friday it would decide what regulations should apply to  high-speed broadband Internet service offered by cable  television companies like Time Warner Inc.


Natalie Massenet of Net-a-porter.com canât wait to get a piece of RM.


Engineering group WS Atkins reports a 9% rise in profits but admits it is losing money on its London tube contract.


Amazon and Microsoft have filed lawsuits against companies that used their names to commit fraud on the Internet. One suit accuses Gold Disk Canada of "spoofing," or sending e-mails that appear


The Italian carrier reaches agreement on cutting cabin crews, the final part of a rescue plan vital for survival.


Overseas Democrats going to polls electronically

On Super Tuesday, voters in Beijing will cast ballots for the U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate of their choice.Members of Democrats Abroad in China will be eligible, along with fellow party members in other countries outside the U.S., to participate in the first-ever Democratic Global Presidential Primary, a party initiative to increase voting options for Democrats living overseas, including e-voting."Americans living abroad are a constituency of their own, and we should have a voice of our own. We have different issues, and different takes on issues. That at least one party has recognized that it is its own constituency is a step forward," said David Wolf, a native Californian who runs a technology consulting firm in the Chinese capital."The Democratic race is pretty darn exciting right now, so I guess everyone is just anxious to participate. We're also getting a lot of new members. A lot of people are signing up. And the online voting is new," said Claire Taylor, vice chair of Democrats Abroad in the Netherlands. Taylor estimated that the group's local membership increased 30 percent, thanks to the Global Presidential Primary.In the U.S., Feb. 5 will see primaries in 17 states, six caucuses and a state convention on what's known as "Super Tuesday" due to the large number of states participating and the number of delegates at stake. The Global Presidential Primary allows overseas voters to vote from Feb. 5 to Feb. 12.At stake are 14 delegates, who will join eight "super-delegates" chosen at Democrats Abroad regional caucuses later in the year, all of whom will then participate in the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August. That makes the overseas constituency similar in size to the number of Democratic delegates in Nevada, which has 25.Behind the electronic voting option is Everyone Counts in San Diego. Founded in Melbourne, Australia, it is "a software company with a mission to make democracy more transparent," according to CEO Lori Steele. Its two largest elections to date were a 4 million voter mock election in the U.S., and a local authority election in the U.K. with 160,000 voters. Steele expects "tens of thousands" to participate in Tuesday's Global Presidential Primary.In order to facilitate outside auditing and transparency, Everyone Counts' software is open source. The main components of the software are security, to guarantee encryption during the voting process; verification, to ensure that only the authorized voter is casting the ballot and then is not permitted to vote again using another method, and also to verify the total votes cast and the results; and accounting, to allow counting, auditing and certification of results by the appropriate election board. For the Global Presidential Primary, voting will be supported on about 20 different browsers, Steele said."When voters register with Democrats Abroad, they provide various personal details that would be used to help authenticate them. On Super Tuesday, just before polls open, Everyone Counts will issue each voter registered with Democrats Abroad with a ballot number and PIN. The voter is required to provide this ballot number and PIN, combined with select personal data that they used to register, to access their ballot in the live election. The system will only allow a ballot number to be used once, so if a voter has voted but tries to access a ballot again, the system locks them out," Steele said.To participate, Democrats living outside the U.S. must first become members of Democrats Abroad, then register to vote in the Global Presidential Primary. Including a final verification step, the whole process took him a little more than 15 minutes, Wolf said. Along with e-voting, registered Democrats overseas can vote by fax, post or in person at voting centers in over 30 countries.Members of Republicans Abroad are not being offered the same opportunity by their party, although overseas Republicans may still vote in state primaries by conventional means. Democrats who live abroad may also continue to vote absentee by conventional means through their home districts. Voting in the Global Presidential Primary does not change a voter's registration status for the general presidential election in November.In previous presidential election years, overseas American voters could participate in caucuses held in foreign countries, but those were limited and usually held only in major cities, making it difficult for those based elsewhere to take part. Also, because absentee balloting procedures vary not only by state but in many cases by county, voting by mail in primaries was often seen as more trouble than it was worth. Applicants must usually declare 60 to 90 days prior to the election that they will be unable to vote at a polling place, and then must return their absentee ballot no later than the election day -- not always easy in countries where postal systems are slow or unreliable.While she lauded recent U.S. efforts, including the Global Presidential Primary, to make e-voting more readily available, Steele said it lags behind other nations. "The U.S. has really dragged its feet on accessible i-voting for overseas voters. Other countries like Estonia run an entirely online election for their voters," she said, for a registered base of about 1 million voters. Some states are already considering using e-voting systems like Everyone Counts' for the general election in November. "Using open source and having transparency in elections is what is going to propel this forward more quickly," she said.For Wolf, who has lived in China for over a decade, being able to vote electronically changed his perspective on the election. "It has made it much more relevant. It gave me a deadline to make a decision, and for the first time in 12 years I feel re-engaged in the process."(Grant Gross in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.)


Third-Party Candidates Seek Ohio Recount

Two third-party presidential candidates filed a federal lawsuit Monday to force a recount of Ohio ballots, and a spokesman for the state Democratic Party said it intends to join the suit.


Three senior police officers killed in Iraq

Three high-ranking Iraqi police officers were among those killed in attacks on Saturday. Gunmen assassinated a police brigadier and a colonel in Baghdad and a police colonel was one of two officers killed in an ambush near Ash Sharqat in the north.


The firm that built the rail link between China and Tibet plans to list shares, Chinese state media reports.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair held talks with Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during a surprise visit to Baghdad on Tuesday, and described the violence in the runup Iraqi national elections as a "battle between democracy and terror."


One game, two sorts of must-win situations

No one will pitch Game 6 of the National League Championship Series while wearing a special knee-high boot, an industrial-strength ankle brace or a hard-to-scrub Thanksgiving turkey gravy stain.


Michael Jackson's father, Joseph, is released from hospital after surgery to fix two bleeding stomach ulcers.


Four-decade saga ends in freedom for US defector to North Korea

TOKYO  - The US Army freed soldier Charles Jenkins, who defected to North Korea in 1965 but was given leniency so he could start a new life with the Japanese wife whom he met in the Stalinist state.


Fujifilm to shift digital camera output to China

Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on  Wednesday it plans to shift its remaining digital camera  production to China and cut an unspecified number of jobs as it  restructures its struggling camera operations.


If you want to dissect the success of  McDonald's "I'm Lovin' It" marketing campaign, it all depends  on what the definition of "it" is.


Pakistan accuses India of violating a 14-month ceasefire in Kashmir  - India denies the charge.


With talk shows returning to late night without their writers, is it time to dust off your favorite gags and submit them to the networks? In a word, no.


Court orders arbitration in Canadian actors' strike

Canada's actors strike took  another twist Tuesday when an Ontario court judge sent the  three-week-old labor dispute to arbitration.


What's Green for Wal-Mart is Green for America

Scorecards for consumer electronics makers The Greening of Wal-Mart, America's least popular popular retailer, continues apace. This time it is putting the squeeze on consumer electronics suppliers, with a scorecard to assess the "sustainability of their products".â¦


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Leaders in U.S., U.K. of embryonic stem cell banks to promote research

Leaders of national embryonic stem cell banks in the United States and the United Kingdom pledged Monday to work together to promote research, create international standards and more efficiently distribute each ...Comment


Police: Bomb and grenade attack on bus kills 23

At least 23 people were killed Wednesday in a suspected terror attack on a bus carrying factory workers, police said.


Controversial Energy Project Still Up in the Air

TOPEKA -- More than five months after the state environmental agency closed the public comment period on the proposed coal-fired power project in western Kansas, no decision's come yet on whether to allow it.


While Labor Day traditionally signifies the end of summer in the U.S., many in France are complaining that they didn't even get to experience the season in the first place


Spacecraft Closes In for a Look at Jupiter, With Pluto Next on the List

The New Horizons spacecraft will experience a close encounter with Jupiter on Wednesday.


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Michael Schumacher has returned to his favourite stage to claim a title that demoralized opponents conceded to him months ago: an unprecedented seventh Formula One drivers' championship.


SHANKSVILLE, Pa. _ Families of Flight 93 have sealed a deal on a postage-stamp-size parcel that would be the first tract bought for a memorial to the 40 people on board the United Airlines jetliner when it slammed into the ground near here Sept. 11.


The US labor market escaped a quagmire in October, churning out a seven-month record of 337,000 jobs -- far more than predicted by Wall Street.


A MASSIVE rescue operation is under way off the southeast coast of Tasmania after two mysterious strandings of long-finned pilot whales and bottle-nosed dolphins within


MySpace signs up Vodafone as first European mobile phone partner

British telecoms giant Vodafone has said it has signed the first European deal with MySpace to allow its mobile phone subscribers to access the social networking website.


A jet from Indonesiaâs state carrier, Garuda, crashed and burst into flames on landing with 140 people on board.


Korean Olympic Team Files Petition with CAS

Koreaâs Olympic delegation filed a petition on Saturday, appealing for a correction of a scoring error committed during Yang Tae-youngâs performance in menâs gymnastics with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Shin Bak-je, the headperson of


FT: a governo non bastera' l'operazione vetrina


Manya Callahan, manager of the Barnes & Noble Downtown store, sees them all the time, young and old, looking for books by Lowell's most famous citizen.


Wall Street was set to start little  changed on Wednesday, a day after the Federal Reserve raised  rates by 25 basis points as widely expected, while Lehman  Brothers LEH.N will be in focus ahead of its results.


Childbirth in poor countries fatal for women: WHO

Giving birth in poor countries proves fatal for more than half a million women every year, or one every minute, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday, warning preventable deaths have reached epidemic levels.


Country music dominates U.S. radio in 2007

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Country is still king when it comes to radio, but news/talk is closing the gap.


The Segway coast to coast? Sure--it works, as long as you don't mind taking your time.


Doctors  and weather forecasters work together to cut hospital admissions for chest patients.


ISTANBUL -- A poster of a pig with the face of Pope Benedict XVI plastered to its head and a cross painted on its pink belly hinted at the fierce reception the pontiff could face in Turkey tomorrow when he kicks off his first papal trip to a Muslim country.


Last week was another miserable one for music sales, but with one modest highlight: The indie-heavy âJunoâ movie soundtrack rose one spot to the top of the Billboard chart, becoming the first album in Rhino Recordsâ three-decade history to reach No. 1. After the announcement of four Oscar nominations for âJuno,â including best picture, the soundtrack sold 65,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, bumping Alicia Keysâs âAs I Amâ (J), which moved 60,000, to No. 2. In the fourth straight week of very low sales, Natasha Bedingfield opened at No. 3 with 50,000 copies of âPocketful of Sunshineâ (Epic), Mary J. Bligeâs âGrowing Painsâ (Geffen) sold 45,000 to reach No. 4, and Radiohead dropped one spot to No. 5 with âIn Rainbowsâ (ATO), moving 35,000. Cat Powerâs new âJukeboxâ (Matador) reached No. 12 with 29,000 copies sold.


Rio Tinto eyeing bid for Canada's Alcan: report

Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc  has hired Deutsche Bank to advise it on a possible bid for Canadian aluminum producer Alcan , the Sydney Morning Herald paper reported on Monday.


Microsoft Renews Push for Living Room PC

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is making a renewed push this week to get its software into living rooms with the launch of a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, a personal


Blair urges N. Ireland power-sharing as Paisley's party gains in assembly

BELFAST -- Protestant cleric Ian Paisley's pro-British party strengthened its hold on Northern Ireland's assembly, according to final election results released yesterday, and Britain stepped up pressure on him and Catholic rivals to share power.


N.H.L. Roundup: Islanders Defeat the Penguins to Stop a Two-Game Skid

Viktor Kozlov and Mike Sillinger each had two goals to lead the Islanders to a 5-3 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday night.


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TEHRAN, Sept. 1 -- An Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway while landing and raked its wing along the ground, sparking a fire that killed 29 of the 148 people aboard Friday in the latest deadly crash of a Russian-made aircraft.


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Jets Hardly Miss a Beat With the Line So in Tune

The Jets are 9-3 and holding the first wild-card position in the A.F.C. playoffs because they have what the 5-7 Giants don't have: an offensive line.


Scientists now have their first direct evidence of changing weather patterns on Titan, Saturn's largest moon.


A different Michael is about to take center stage at Walt Disney Co. On Wednesday a nasty and grueling battle between Disney shareholders


They were also spotted, along with some friends, picking up some ...

Tiger Woods has swapped the greens of the golf course for the blue of the Caribbean, where he and his new wife Elin are soaking up the sun on their honeymoon.


Detailed schematics of a military detainee holding facility in southern Iraq. Geographical surveys and aerial photographs of two military airfields outside Baghdad. Plans for a new fuel farm at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.


Jake Plummer's split personality was on full display Sunday during the Broncos' 41-28 loss to Atlanta. The good Jake threw for 499 yards, more than any other quarterback in Broncos history.


White House Wages War of Words Over 'Civil' Term

The carnage in Iraq is "sectarian violence," President Bush says. It's a "struggle for freedom," the "central front in the war on terror." It is not, no matter how much it may look like it, a civil war.


Film chiefs neither shaken nor stirred by would-be 007s

DURING decades of dastardly deceit, SMERSH, that evil organisation intent on world domination, did not have the slightest problem in locating James Bond.


Ferguson relieved after United rediscover cut-throat quality

Alex Ferguson has admitted his relief after watching his side rediscover their "cut-throat" quality in time to claim revenge over Benfica and reach the Champions League knockout phase as winners of group F.


Staying active keeps seniors steady on their feet

NEW YORK  - Older people who have long been physically active, and remain so, have better balance than less vigorous seniors, while those who pick up the exercise after retirement fare almost as well, French researchers report.


Opposition figure heads Kenya parliament

Legislators chose an opposition member as parliament speaker in a close vote Tuesday, giving a victory to foes of Kenya's president as they prepared for mass protest rallies that raised fears of new violence over last month's disputed election.


Column: B'desh missed a good opportunity

Bangladesh missed a golden opportunity to spring a surprise and beat India in the first one-day game at Chittagong. View full coverage.


Water firm United Utilities is given a Â£8.5m fine from water regulator Ofwat for breaching trading rules.


Toyota, Ford post strong China vehicle sales

Toyota and Ford, two of the world's  three largest auto makers, reported strong first-half sales in  China's fast-growing market, where as relative newcomers they  are competing to roll out new models to attract customers.


Mobie move With Oracle and SAP going at each other last week, Sybase has updated its Unwired Enterprise strategy to help put more SAP business applications into the field.â¦


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A few days after estranged Dolphins running back Ricky Williams told a reporter that he was more interested in studying holistic medicine than playing professional football


Modu unveils flexible phone with "jacket" range

With a nod to the notion that mobile  phones have become fashion accessories, Israel's Modu says it  can make $1 billion in revenue by selling "jackets" for its  tiny new cell phone that give the device new functions as well  as a new look.


Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in Germany to discuss Iran, Palestinians

Hopes for renewed peacemaking, concern over Iran's nuclear ambitions and tension in Lebanon are to figure high on the agenda when Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gets together for talks with German leaders ...Comment


Dufner leads first round of Greensboro Classic

Tour rookie Jason Dufner shot a seven-under-par 65 to take the first round lead at the Greensboro Classic on Thursday. Dufner, who has never led a round on the


Chinese Bank Has $9 Billion in Subprime-Backed Securities

The Bank of China said Thursday that it held almost $9.7 billion of securities backed by American subprime loans, the most of any Asian company.


A Philippine ferry sank early Thursday southeast of Manila, leaving four passengers dead and 18 missing, the coast guard said.


Yahoo CEO stakes out mobile phone market strategy

Yahoo Inc's  Jerry Yang will  seek on Monday to demonstrate in his first major speech since  taking over as chief executive in June the inroads the company  is making putting Web services on mobile phones.


Liz Taylor celebrates 75th birthday in Las Vegas

Film legend Elizabeth Taylor  celebrated her 75th birthday on Tuesday night with a New  Orleans-themed party flanked by her four children and famous  friends spanning the generations from model Kathy Ireland to  former rival Debbie Reynolds.


Hurricane Ivan moving onward towards Cuba

While the Cayman Islands remain under a hurricane warning, Hurricane Ivan is now moving on to a date with western Cuba. "Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion," warned the


German Doctors Repair 7-Year-Old's Skull Injury With Stem Cells

German researchers repaired the damaged skull of a seven-year-old girl with stem cells derived from her fat tissue, according to a study in the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery.


UPDATE: Australia MPI Mines Agrees To A$285M LionOre Bid

PERTH (Dow Jones)--Another Australian mining company is destined for foreign ownership after Canada's LionOre Mining International Ltd.


India-Pak talks fan hopes for bus across Kashmir

Foreign Minister Natwar Singh was due to arrive in Islamabad later on Tuesday for talks with Pakistani leaders amid hopes they will agree on starting a long-awaited bus service across divided Kashmir.


A toxic chemical used to prevent barnacles from clinging to ship hulls may cause deafness in marine mammals and could lead whales to beach themselves, Yale researchers say.


GM, DaimlerChrysler Team Up in Hybrid Tech

The GM/DaimlerChrysler technology is a two-mode design as opposed to the single-mode systems currently on the road. The companies said that this patented system will cut fuel consumption on the highway compared


Â«Per il Mezzogiorno varati 22 miliardi di euroÂ»

ROMA - Il Governo Ã¨ disponibile a valutare Â«nei limiti della compatibilitÃ Â» la tassazione sul Tfr e ad intervenire sul fiscal drag. Lo ha detto il ministro dell'Economia, Domenico Siniscalco, intervenendo durante il question time alla Camera.


Apple's IPod in Short Supply at Holidays

Retailers expected Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod music player to be a hot item this holiday season but are still struggling to keep up with demand.


First lady has surgery for pinched nerve

First lady Laura Bush underwent surgery Saturday to relieve pain from pinched nerves in her neck. The White House said the procedure was successful.


Mr. Bush's hard-hitting speech in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on Wednesday made his strategy for the remainder of the campaign crystal clear: a rousing, no-retreat defense of the Iraq war and a harsh critique of John


The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has insisted that there can be no going back to old ways in the North and that the British and Irish governments are committed to the Good Friday Agreement.


Ask Dan Castellaneta to describe how he sounds off-screen and this is what he offers: sort of deadpan, shy of nasal, with a standard Midwestern tilt.


Update 1: UAL Posts $274M Loss, Capping Bad Quarter

Record fuel costs and low air fares contributed to a $274 million third-quarter loss for United Airlines' parent company, which warned again that labor costs must be slashed again soon in order for it to emerge from bankruptcy.


Israel launches counter-attack on militants

Israeli forces launched a counter-attack on Gaza City Palestinian militants who blew up an Israeli army base Sunday. The weekend blast at the checkpoint on the Gaza-Egypt border killed five Israeli soldiers


FluMist Sales Falling Short, Survey Finds

MedImmune Inc. agreed to produce 3 million doses of its FluMist spray flu vaccine this season with the encouragement of federal health officials, but now it appears the company may sell only one-third that number of doses.


Apple holds its annual Macworld Expo and itâs chock-full of new high-tech goodies to be tried out.


It's back to work for Pistons Pistons return from banner season

The Detroit Pistons will open the season tonight with a ring ceremony at the Palace. The joint will be packed. Members of the championship team will take their bows, pack their rings away and face one of the


Cricket: Harbhajan's dual strike halts Australia in second Test

MADRAS, India : Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh grabbed two wickets in three balls to lead India's fightback in the second cricket Test against Australia here.


Cathedral becomes virtual battleground for Church of England and Sony

Deeply offended and worried about gun crime in its midst, the Church of England on Sunday mulled taking legal action against Sony Corp. for featuring a cathedral in a violent computer game.


Imprisoned Leader Considering Run in Palestinian Election

Description: Following the death of Yasser Arafat, the most popular Palestinian political figure just might be Marwan Barghouti. Barghouti was convicted in an Israeli court of ordering attacks on civilians and now sits in an Israeli prison cell.


Cases: From the âDark Agesâ of Heart Surgery, a Lesson for Today

Forty-two years ago open-heart surgery was a terrifying operation, though I hasten to add that itâs not exactly trivial today.


Stocks extend drop as investors shun risk

Stocks fell further on Friday, putting Wall Street on course for its worst week in more than four years, as investors worried that a diminishing appetite for riskier assets after this week's market rout will drive stocks down even more.


John Malone's Liberty Media International Inc. offered to buy the rest of UnitedGlobalCom Inc. for about $3.5 billion as part of Malone's plan to combine his international cable television assets.


Reviewing Mac Pro, Stephen H. Wildstrom of BusinessWeek online writes, “With the equivalent of a V-12 engine, this media powerhouse is cheaper than a tricked out Dell.”


Merritt Coach Predicts Faster Times Ahead

GREENVILLE, North Carolina  - Teenage sprinter  LeShawn Merritt's coach is confident the American will run the  400 meters in under 44 seconds this summer, a feat accomplished  by only seven men.


Insurers Use Satellite Data to Study Risk

Insurance companies are using satellites to identify homes at high risk of fire damage because of their proximity to brush — a development that alarms some state regulators and privacy advocates.


Cellular alternative to DSL, cable Net in the works

NEW YORK -- A top networking gear producer plans to offer a speedy new cellular technology that's an alternative to DSL and cable Internet access with the added advantage of being available on the road.


Official: Nurse impostor snatches ill newborn

A woman posing as a nurse abducted a 3-day-old girl in need of medical attention from a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday, police said. Baby Mychel Darthard-Dawodu's security bracelet was removed, the hospital administrator said. Police are hunting the suspected kidnapper -- a 5-foot-3-inch African-American woman seen on security cameras in pink nurse's scrubs with purple and blue flowers.


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Shares close at near 2-1/2 years on positive NY; BSkyB shines

Leading shares finished the session comfortably higher, at their best levels in almost 2-1/2 years, boosted by positive news from BSkyB and a broadly positive morning on Wall Street, dealers said.


Residents Evacuated After Arkansas Plant Blast

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  - Several thousand residents  and more than 100 prisoners were evacuated on Sunday when a  hazardous waste disposal plant at El Dorado, Arkansas, exploded  and caught fire.


Truckers threaten to intensify week-long strike

Truckers have threatened to sharply escalate a week-old strike on Friday by vowing to disrupt supplies of essential commodities if the Government did not scrap a service tax on booking agents and release arrested leaders.


German authorities have arrested two suspected members of al Qaeda, one of whom had tried to obtain nuclear materials, officials said.


There couldn't have been a more fitting way to close out what has been a dreamlike resurgence, a 22-foot birdie roll at the par-3 18th in yesterday's final round of the Tour Championship.


Two US scientists win the Nobel Prize for Medicine for uncovering the secrets of the human sense of smell.


Despite lawsuits, digital music downloads grow

Despite success in suing people who  download music illegally and in reaching deals with personal  networking sites like YouTube, the music industry is still  bleeding millions of dollars in sales to online piracy.


U.S. expresses surprise at Putin remarks

The Bush administration said Saturday it was surprised and disappointed by Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks that the United States "has overstepped its national borders in every way" and is fostering a new global arms race.


NT Media Corp. To Be Present At Mobile Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles

NT Media Corp. (OTCBB:NTMM), a diversified media and entertainment company, announced today that it will be present at the Mobile Entertainment Summit in Los Angeles, CA on September 11, 2006.


Car bomb in Baghdad kills 10, wounds 25 - ministry

A car bomb exploded in a busy thoroughfare of eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 10 people and wounding 25, an Interior Ministry source and police said.


"Light" cigarette suit certified as class action

A lawsuit accusing tobacco companies of  defrauding smokers into thinking "light" cigarettes were safer  than regular brands can proceed as a class action, a federal  judge in New York ruled on Monday.


Tsunami Hampers Thailand Tourism Industry

Of the 12 million tourists who visited Thailand this year, many headed straight to the gems of the south to soak up the sun along tropical beaches, dive on spectacular coral reefs and indulge in a languid, sometimes lascivious, lifestyle. Now, they're scurrying away in droves, reeling from a disaster of epic proportions which left five-star resorts and $3-a-night bungalows in ruins and polluted the air with the smell of rotting corpses.


Brown to explore debt relief on African tour

Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown will tour four east and southern African nations this week to examine possibilities for debt relief and other assistance.


Everybody except co-star Brad Garrett shared their love for "Everybody Loves Raymond" at a Beverly Hills bash on Monday, even as a few of his colleagues grumbled about the imminent demise of the hit CBS sitcom and the network's chief relived some epic salary battles.


Update: Oracle signs deal to buy PeopleSoft for $10.3B

Oracle has signed an agreement to acquire PeopleSoft for about $10.3 billion, the companies said this morning.


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Turkey bombs Kurdish rebels in southeast

SIRNAK, Turkey  - Helicopter gunships bombed Kurdish rebel positions in southeast Turkey on Monday and the government flexed its military muscle with big national day parades and flypasts in major cities.


UN: Tsunami Worst-Ever Tourism Catastrophe

The top U.N. tourism official called Asia's tsunami the worst-ever catastrophe for the world's tourism industry, and Indonesia announced Tuesday that it found the bodies of 1,000 additional victims — more than five weeks after the disaster.


BAGHDAD, OCTOBER 25: The Iraqi interim government has warned the US and international nuclear inspectors that nearly 380 tonnes of powerful conventional explosivesâused to demolish buildings, produce missile warheads and detonate nuclear weaponsâ are


Brescia, 18:11 - CALCIO, CONDANNA PREZIOSI; COSMI: VINCEMMO SUL CAMPO

Enrico Preziosi, patron del Genoa, è stato condannato a 4 mesi per frode sportiva per Genoa-V...


Livorno, 11:51 - CALCIO, SINDACO LIVORNO: SOCIETA' PRONTE A SCIOPERO

Calcio pronto allo sciopero secondo il sindaco di Livorno, Alessandro Cosimi: ''Al decreto del Gover...


Fed starts 2-day meeting, market sees steady rates

U.S. Federal Reserve policy-makers started a two-day meeting on Tuesday that was widely expected to conclude with a decision to hold rates steady along with a renewed warning about inflation risks.


Wall-Eye May Have Helped Rembrandt's Vision

Rembrandt, the 17th-century Dutch master known for his skill in using light to carry perspective, may have been wall-eyed, a US researcher proposed on Wednesday.


Ex-Iowa Gov. Vilsack Dropping White House Bid, AP Reports

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, an early entrant in the 2008 presidential race, is dropping his bid for the Democratic Party nomination, according to the Associated Press.


New Apple gadget, which goes on sale in the US, will struggle to break into mainstream, research says.


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Singer and TV presenter Charlotte Church confirms she is expecting a baby with her boyfriend, Gavin Henson.


Missouri Girl, 12, Kills Sister, 9, Over Hamburger

ST. LOUIS  - A 12-year-old girl has been charged  with murder after she told police she strangled her 9-year-old  sister in a fight over a hamburger, officials said on Tuesday.


Oil will hit $100 but probably not in 2007: Pickens

Oil will continue to trend higher after hitting fresh highs over $82 a barrel but is unlikely to puncture the $100 level this year, Texas oilman and investor T. Boone Pickens said on Wednesday.


Some war veterans in the Green Bay area were offended Sunday when the Packers flew the US flag at half-staff at Lambeau Field in honor of the late Reggie White, the Green Bay Press Gazette reported Tuesday.


DENVER -- Colorado Rockies reliever Matt Herges and first base coach Glenallen Hill have issued written apologies for using performance-enhancing substances.


Iran Says EU Nuclear Proposal Unacceptable

Iran said on Sunday a European Union proposal that it stop enriching uranium in return for nuclear technology was unacceptable.


Greek Defense Minister Quits for Deadly Copter Crash

A day after Africa's senior Greek Orthodox prelate and 16 others died in a helicopter crash in the northern Aegean, the Greek defense minister, Spilios Spiliotopoulos


Iran, Syria and U.S. to attend Baghdad talks: Iraq

Officials from regional states including Iran and Syria will join U.S. and British envoys at a meeting in Baghdad next month to seek ways to stabilize Iraq, the Iraqi foreign minister said on Tuesday.


Elmont. NY (Sports Network) - Belmont Stakes winner Birdstone has been retired because of a bone chip in his left front ankle. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the husband of owner Marylou Whitney.


Productivity Growth Slows to 1.8 Percent

U.S. business productivity grew more  slowly in the third quarter than first thought, climbing at a  revised 1.8 percent annual rate, a government report showed on  Tuesday, while growth in unit labor costs was nudged up to a  1.8 percent pace.


SAN DIEGO -- Mark Prior and his hometown San Diego Padres agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract on Wednesday, making him the second postoperative pitcher to join the team in less than a month.


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AUSTRALIAN Troy Bayliss boosted his chances of securing a MotoGP seat for next year with a podium finish at the last race of the season in Spain yesterday.


Debutante Slovenia steps into EU spotlight

In 1999, Texas governor George W. Bush publicly confused Slovenia with Slovakia at a time when both belonged to a group of ex-communist east European states striving to join the European Union.


BNP Paribas reveals interest in Societe Generale

French bank BNP Paribas revealed on Thursday it was stalking crisis-hit Societe Generale, while voices in the European Union were raised against France for warning it would ward off hostile bids.


FCC chief seeks to end AT&T-BellSouth stalemate

U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin has sought a ruling that could permit a recused commissioner to cast a tie-breaking vote allowing AT&T Inc. to acquire BellSouth Corp., an agency official told Reuters on Friday.


Wrestling champ Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his wife are giving $2 million to the University of Miami, school officials said.


HIV Vaccine Shows Promise in Brazil Study

An experimental vaccine reduced the presence of the HIV virus by at least 80 percent in a Brazilian study of 18 infected patients published on Sunday in the journal Nature Medicine.


Smith proves he has class to fulfil all United needs

CREWE Alexandraâs efforts to prolong the culinary theme of the week by hurling a banana skin at Manchester United fell apart last night and, as a gallant Dario Gradi disappeared to share


Venus Williams of the US returns a shot during a match against Elena Bovina of Russia at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament in Moscow's Olympic Indoor stadium on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004.


China retakes center stage in North Korea crisis

Delegates to six-party talks converged on the Chinese capital on Wednesday in efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis, but envoys and analysts cautioned that final agreement could be a long way off.


Malvo sentenced to life in second sniper slaying

Lee Malvo is avoiding the death penalty for a second of the Washington-area sniper slayings. The 19-year-old is already serving a life sentence for one of the killings.


Mauresmo cruises to straight-set victory

NEW YORK Â· No. 2 women's seed Amelie Mauresmo of France advanced to the fourth round of the US Open, defeating No. 31 seed Maria Vento-Kabchi 6-2, 6-0 Friday.


U.S. Tightens Grip on Falluja, Despite Resistance

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. forces consolidated their  grip on Falluja on Thursday, though they were still meeting  some resistance, U.S. Marines and witnesses said.


Italian press shocked at killing of 'innocent' journalist

Italian newspapers reacted with shock and revulsion at the execution of journalist Enzo Baldoni by his kidnappers in Iraq, following Rome's refusal to withdraw its troops from the country.


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Vaticano-Russia: Papa, Icona Kazan Simbolo Di Gioia e Speranza ...

Citta' del Vaticano, 28 ago. - (Adnkronos) - L'Icona della Madonna di Kazan e' giunta stamane nella Cattedrale della Dormizione di Mosca, accolta dal Patriarca di Mosca e di tutte le Russie, Alessio II. Il


Racing: Consortium claims it has agreed terms to keep Silverstone ...

LONDON : A consortium, including former world champion Nigel Mansell, claims it has agreed terms to ensure Silverstone remains one of the venues for the 2005 Formula One world championship.


Regulators are trying to prevent scams caused by software that computer users may not even know is on their PCs.


When it comes to fundraising, Rudy Giuliani wants to hit it out of the park.


Satire: Apple unveils new product-unveiling product

Steve Jobs reveals highly anticipated product he says will revolutionize product shows and make product-touting CEOs obsolete.


The remains of the mother of the last Russian tsar are to travel by ship from Denmark to Russia.


Soul singer Amy Winehouse arrested and bailed

Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse has been released on bail after being arrested as part of an investigation into perverting the course of justice, police said on Wednesday.


Asians have tougher time getting pregnant with IVF

NEW YORK  - In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is apt to be more successful in white women than in Asian women, a study suggests.


A House committee chairman subpoenaed the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday seeking documents reviewed by the agency's administrator before he blocked a California tailpipe emissions law.


Backstory: A farmer who tills the airwaves

Robert Skoglund, the 'Garrison Keillor of Maine,' brings a distinct voice to radio. Is it too distinct for his own public-radio network?


Catania, 19:47 - Calcio, Catania: Cardinale parte dalla panchina

Il Catania cerca conferme domani a Modena, alla ripresa del campionato. Recuperati Paschetta e Vugri...


Cingular Wireless LLC began offering a multimedia messaging service on Tuesday that is compatible with that of its future unit, AT&T Wireless Services Inc.


The Standard & Poorâs unit of the McGraw-Hill Companies agreed to buy the Goldman Sachs Commodity Index and two other products from Goldman Sachs Group, S.& P. said.


SEC launches probe into leaks before stock trades

The Securities and Exchange Commission requested 10 securities firms turn over stock-trading records for the last two weeks of September, opening a review of how Wall Street handles confidential information.


Roma, 15:08 - CALCIOPOLI: MOGGI, INTERCETTAZIONI CHIACCHIERE DA BAR

Luciano Moggi liquida come "chiacchiere da bar" il contenuto delle nuove intercettazioni agli atti n...


Republicans debate economy, attack Clinton

BOCA RATON, Florida  - Republican Mitt Romney and rival John McCain squabbled over the U.S. economy but pounded Democrat Hillary Clinton on Thursday as they jockeyed for votes in Florida in the wide-open U.S. presidential race.


The bird flu epidemic spreads further in the Indian state of West Bengal with 13 of 19 districts affected, officials say.


PBS gives its regards to Broadway musicals

NEW YORK -- Broadway: The American Musical opens in 1893 with the arrival of a five-year-old Russian named Israel Baline in the United States.


England are in trouble against South Africa in the Second Test at Kingsmead after being bowled out for just 139. It is the first time they had been bowled out in their first innings for less than 200 since


A string of political setbacks has damaged Republicans' hopes of regaining the Senate majority next year and increased the likelihood Democrats might expand their razor-thin margin.


Dems can't make guarantee on Iraq troops

The leading Democratic White House hopefuls conceded Wednesday night they cannot guarantee to pull all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of the next presidential term in 2013.


Gerry Adams today urged the Government to abandon attempts to woo Ian ...

Gerry Adams today urged the Government to abandon attempts to woo Ian Paisley - s Democratic Unionists into a peace deal and press ahead with troop cuts in Northern Ireland.


Obese British eight-year-old can stay with family

An eight-year-old British boy who weighs 14 stone (90 kilograms) will be allowed to stay with his mother after social workers decided against taking him into care Tuesday.


Italy's Prodi to lead major trade delegation to India

Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi has announced a "big new foreign policy initiative" aimed at boosting trade links with India, where he will lead a delegation of hundreds of business leaders next week.


As Hurricane Frances whistled, howled and thumped outside, Paul and Ann Jutras comfortably watched college football, read and played cribbage in their home just two blocks from the storm-tossed Atlantic Ocean. They never considered evacuating.


Clinton acknowledges health care lessons

Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that her unsuccessful health care reform effort in 1993 makes her more effective on the issue now as she seeks the presidency.


Widgetbox's App Accelerator turns widgets into Facebook apps

People can make their own Facebook applications, and now Widgetbox users can make them faster with App Accelerator, a new Web-based helper tool. CNET Editor Jessica Dolcourt tested it out with her very own Webware application for Facebook.


Russian prosecutors open murder case on Litvinenko

Russian prosecutors on Thursday formally opened a criminal investigation into the murder of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko who died of radiation poisoning in London on November 23.


An Islamic militant jailed over a deadly bomb attack on the island of Sulawesi escapes prison, officials say.


Mexican leftists, who say the July   2 election was stolen, declared their candidate the "legitimate   president" on Saturday, a symbolic move reducing the risk of   street protests to make the country ungovernable.


Wal-Mart to cut prices for generic drugs

Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, plans to slash the prices of almost 300 generic prescription drugs, offering a big lure for bargain-seeking customers and presenting a challenge to competing pharmacy chains and makers of generic drugs.


Middlesbrough midfielder George Boateng has his red card against Tottenham rescinded following an appeal.


Poland to send 900 troops to Afghanistan

Poland will send at least 900 troops to bolster the NATO mission in Afghanistan, its defense minister said.


Shoah, per non dimenticare fino al ritorno alla vita

27 gennaio, giorno della memoria. I documenti per ricordare, le immagini dalla Storia e i momenti di riflessione nelle principali citttà italiane


Darfur peace talks begin without key rebels

SIRTE, Libya  - Sudan's government and some rebel groups began talks in Libya on Saturday to end 4-1/2 years of conflict in Darfur, but the absence of key rebels cast doubt on whether negotiations could produce any meaningful deal.


Pope Benedict XVI Begins Pastoral Visit in Turkey

ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 28 -- Pope Benedict XVI described Turkey as "a bridge between modern democracy and religion" Tuesday as he began the most important and contentious trip of his 19-month-old papacy.


US factory activity improves in November

NEW YORK, December 2  - The US witnessed increased factory activity in November, with new orders and employment picking up in the manufacturing sector.


New Data Reveal COPD Afflicts Three Times the Number of Adults ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- At least 10 percent of the world's adults over the age of 40 may have COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), according to new figures to be released on November 17


Rep. Paul Gillmor was remembered Tuesday in ceremonies at the Ohio Statehouse as a kind, upfront legislator who "understood his adversaries were not his enemies."


Paul Azinger rarely plays in a golf tournament without something reminding him of Payne Stewart, and the memories were particularly strong during The Funai Classic at Disney.


Man Utd supporters clash with rival fans in Rome

Roma and Manchester United supporters clashed on the streets of Rome just hours before kick-off in their Champions League tie.


US beats Brazil for Olympic gold in womenâs football

ATHENS, Greece -- American superstar Mia Hamm was given the perfect sendoff as the United States rode their luck to beat Brazil in extra-time and win the Olympic women's football gold medal for the second time in eight years.


AN INTERNET domain company based in Panama is auctioning off the domain name Saddam.com on eBay.   Web Management had acquired Saddam.com a few weeks ago. The firm said today that large numbers of unsolicited offers from around the world prompted the decision to auction the domain.


'Dangerous' Global Warming Possible by 2026 - WWF

World temperatures could surge in just two decades to a threshold likely to trigger dangerous disruptions to the earth's climate, the WWF environmental group said on Sunday.


US Military Says It's Building Bases for Afghan Army

Four military bases the United States is  building in Afghanistan will only be used by the Afghan  National Army, an U.S. Army spokesman said on Wednesday,  denying that a U.S. base was being constructed close to border  with Iran.


Serving: Oprah Winfrey, on a murder trial jury in Chicago's Cook County Criminal Court. Winfrey and fellow jurors heard testimony Monday and Tuesday in the case of a 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man. Deliberations are expected to ...


Edward N. Brandt Jr., a Leader on AIDS, Dies at 74

Dr. Brandt oversaw the nationâs initial response to AIDS as the top-ranking doctor in the government in the early 1980s.


Democrats woo Hispanics with immigration reform

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida  - Democratic presidential candidates wooed Hispanic voters on Saturday with pledges to keep working for immigration laws that would allow more of those already in the United States to become citizens and voters.


Grocers seek more rules for food imports

In a rare move, the grocery industry asked Tuesday for more regulation — to ensure that the imported products they sell meet U.S. safety and quality standards.


Car Bomb Kills 7 U.S. Marines and 3 Iraqi Soldiers Near Falluja

The deadliest attack on Americans in Iraq since May came as Iraqi officials announced that Saddam Hussein's deputy had not been captured on Sunday.


Federal job search site hit by Monster attack

Identity thieves who hit Monster.com's database earlier this month also stole the personal information of 146,000 people who use USAJobs, the federal government's official job search site.


Ministero precisa, trasferimento proposto da ispettori


Bribery and corruption damage universities and schools across the world, a UN report says.


London - British airline magnate Richard Branson announced a plan on Monday for the world's first commercial space flights, saying "thousands" of fee-paying astronauts could be sent into orbit in the near future.


It wasn't supposed to be this easy for the Green Bay Packers to run the football on a proud Carolina Panthers defense. On Monday Night Football, Green Bay's Ahman Green ran for two touchdowns and caught a


Â«Sono nostre sorelle, vogliamo riportarle a casaÂ»

ROMA Â«Il presidente dell'Unione delle ComunitÃ  e Organizzazioni Islamiche in Italia (Ucoii), dott. Mohamed Nour Dachan Ã¨ in viaggio per Bagdhad. Ã in missione umanitaria, tenterÃ  di riportare in Italia le due Simone. Ã un tentativo che va fatto.


He's on the golf course. She's on the presidential campaign trail.


European stocks hit a new 2-1/2 year  high on Tuesday as a slide in oil prices and a rise in the  dollar fueled confidence in the global economy, but a glum  Christmas report from Woolworths weighed on UK retailers.


Eight charged in London with plotting terror in the skies

Prosecutors in Britain charged eight suspects with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism in connection with an alleged plot to put suicide bombers onto US-bound airliners.


Muckraker: Methinks they doth not protest at all

New York City expects protests at next week's Republican National Convention to be the most widespread and strident to hit any political convention since Chicago in 1968, when the Democrats nominated Hubert H. Humphrey over Eugene McCarthy at the height


Lisbona, 22:00 - BASKET, ULEB CUP: NAPOLI CHIUDE CON UNA VITTORIA

La Pompea Napoli ha vinto 104-67 sul campo del Benfica Lisbona nell'ultimo turno del girone G di Ule...


Master tapes of the BBC's new Â£8m series of Robin Hood are found, the makers of the drama reveal.


Far Right surges as SchrÃ¶der feels fury of the east

Chancellor Gerhard SchrÃ¶der's ruling Social Democrats were dealt a heavy blow yesterday by voters in two east German states where anger at high unemployment and economic reforms


Talks To Be Held On Ukrainian Political Crisis

His call came after opposition candidate Viktor Yuschenko declared himself the winner of weekend elections, which he charges were rigged by massive vote fraud.


Country star Hank Williams Jr has assault charges brought by a waitress dismissed.


Facebook used to target Colombia's FARC with global rally

Internet site to spawn protests in 185 cities Monday against rebel group's methods


Belfast's two airports issue advice to Glasgow-bound passengers in the wake of the latest terror attack.


-Scottish MPs: Shakespeare Was Wrong About Macbeth

Macbeth was not the ambitious, cold-blooded murderer Shakespeare described in his play but a popular king who ruled over a peaceful land, a group of Scottish parliamentarians said Thursday.


the trail | Candidate knows the price of admission to the finals is a victory in early rounds.


Ancelotti Ã¨ convinto: "Dopo il gol in Palermo-Milan non si fermerÃ ". Come quando arrivÃ² a Parma nel '96: male all'inizio, travolgente nel girone di ritorno. MILANO, 21 novembre 2004 - Un piatto destro nell'angolo.


The devices, which will be available soon, will offer better picture quality than earlier models.


Combinazione: 12-42-44-46-52-86, Jolly 25, Superstar 34


Sony Profits Up Sharply, Signaling Recovery

The company said quarterly net profit jumped to 73.7 billion yen, or $646.7 million, as sales of digital cameras, televisions and other electronics more than offset losses at its video-games unit.


Explosion rocks Baghdad as Rumsfeld leaves

A gas tanker exploded in Baghdad Friday, leaving one dead and 19 wounded, just hours after US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld left the Iraqi capital and vowed the insurgency would be defeated.


British advertising firm WPP WPP.L has agreed to buy  smaller U.S. rival Gray Global for $1.31 billion, equally  divided in cash and shares, to put it on par with industry  leader Omnicom OMC.N. Gray Global shares closed at $940 on  Nasdaq.


The World Food Programme in Nepal condemns an attack on one of its food aid trucks on a road in the west of the country.


Asian shares were mostly flat to  lower on Monday as investors kept a wary eye on stabilizing oil  prices and looked past signs Japanese consumers were beginning  to spend more freely.


Cyprus warns as EU puzzles over Turkey offer

NICOSIA/BRUSSELS  - Cyprus fired a warning shot across the bows of its European Union partners on Friday as ambassadors met to consider an apparent softening of Turkey's refusal to open its ports to trade with the Greek Cypriots.


Roma, 20:07 - CALCIO, PASQUALIN: MILAN HA IN CASA NUOVO PIRLO, E' DONADEL

Il procuratore Claudio Pasqualin, intervenendo ai microfoni dell'agenzia radiofonica GRT, ha lanciat...


Pakistan suffer some difficult moments before closing out a victory over Zimbabwe.


An independent investigation into deaths of patients linked to hospital bug clostridium difficile, is announced.


Bomb Near Baghdad Shrine Kills at Least 5

BAGHDAD, Aug. 25 -- A bomb placed beneath a parked car exploded outside a prominent Shiite shrine in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least five people at the start of a major religious ceremony, U.S. military officials said.


Health Plan Used by U.S. Is Debated as a Model

Though candidates suggest adapting the health care program that covers Congress and offering it to millions of uninsured Americans, such a plan would be unlikely to cut costs.


Coastguards warn lives are put at risk by people not knowing who to phone for help, as a safety campaign begins.


Jason Lane took an unusual post-game batting practice with hitting coach Gary Gaetti after a disappointing performance Friday night.


1500CET--The Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi's participation in the EU Summit entered its second day which was dominated by the Iraq issue as the


Despite Heart Association guidelines saying vitamin E does not work, as well as recent research suggesting it can interfere with statin drugs, many Americans continue to take the supplement.


"Pirates" sells 5 million DVDs in first day

Holiday shoppers in North America snapped up nearly 5 million DVD units of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" in the hit title's first day in release, Walt Disney Co. said on Wednesday.


Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech has revealed the secret of Jose Mourinho's training ground success so far this season - making the sessions "fun" for his players.


Modena, 20:02 - CALCIO, MODENA: IN QUATTRO NON SI ALLENANO

Doppio allenamento tra atletica e tattica per il Modena. A riposo Luisi e Bruno per un attacco influ...


Sport: The capture of Nani and Anderson will take United's summer spending past the Â£50m mark, emphasising the club's title-retaining ambitions.


Rove aide resigns in fallout over Abramoff report

An aide to top White House political adviser Karl Rove resigned in the fallout over a congressional report showing many White House contacts with ex-lobbyist Jack Abramoff, a spokeswoman said on Friday.


A student who tried to assassinate French President Jacques Chirac is sentenced to 10 years in prison.


Congress honors "Green Revolution" scientist

A 93-year-old agricultural scientist and Nobel laureate regarded as the father of the "Green Revolution" in farming received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for a life-long battle against world hunger.


Brutishness Begets Brutishness on the Road

âA Bloody Aria,â by the Korean director Won Shin-yun, is a sort of Asian âDeliverance.â


Frattini in Parlamento: Â«Massimo riserboÂ»

Â«Aiutateci a mantenere il riserbo, anzi il segretoÂ». Franco Frattini, davanti alle commissioni Esteri di Camera e Senato, riassume la sua due giorni nel Golfo. Ma quellâultima parola â Â«riserboÂ» â fa


FOUNTAIN, COLO. -- Although Dario Franchitti was criticized for making the jump to the Indy Racing League from the former CART series, his decision is starting to look like a good one.


Napoli, 15:02 - Calcio, terremoti: a Napoli curve in silenzio per 10 minuti

Dieci minuti di silenzio dei tifosi delle curve allo stadio San Paolo in occasione di Napoli-Giulian...


Bush Ups Pressure on Congress to Pass Intel Reform

President Bush stepped up pressure on Congress on Saturday to approve an overhaul of the nation's intelligence operations, just two days before lawmakers return to try again to approve the reforms.


Craft on Titan Finds Tantalizing Signs of Liquid

The first pictures of Saturn's moon Titan have intrigued scientists, who say Titan may resemble Earth early in its development.


Fugitive Russian oligarch seeking asylum in Britain

A Russian oil billionaire who fled his homeland claiming persecution by the authorities has reportedly applied for political asylum in Britain.


Nashua woman attending Dickinson studying in Spain

CARLISLE, Pa. Margaret D. Dinan of Nashua, a junior at Dickinson College, is participating in the college's 2004 Malaga Summer Immersion Program.


The World Bank said it would not open its buildings in Washington on Friday because of a bomb threat.


Trasporti e Difesa condannati a pagare 980 mila euro


Take a stroll down BBC America's "Street"

LOS ANGELES  - The title of this extraordinary six-part BBC America drama series (they don't call them miniseries in the U.K.) may prove a bit misleading because a show titled "The Street" in America would no doubt surround the lives of cops of some sort.


India's "Untouchables Queen" gains power, enemies

LUCKNOW, India  - For a leader dubbed the "Untouchables Queen" who runs one of India's poorest states, it was indeed a birthday bash fit for royalty.


(CBS/AP) So, did she or didn't? Britney Spears most definitely got married last week, People magazine reports in its Oct. 4 issue filled with pictures of the pop star and her fiancÃ©, Kevin Federline, in wedding


Nintendo Says 'Touching Is Good' in Sexed-Up DS Ads

Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. Ltd.  7974.OS is sexing up its U.S. advertising to launch the DS  handheld device, promising mature players that the gadget is  not their little brother's Game Boy.


Internet Super Hero Blog: Compiling mysqlnd with PHP 5.2/5.3/6.0

On the Internet Super Hero blog, there's this new post giving examples of compiling the MySQL native driver (mysqlnd) with different versions of PHP - 5.2, 5.3 and 6.0.   A user comment made clear that we need to send out a quick status update on how to install / compile mysqlnd with PHP 5.2, 5.3 and 6.0 .   The instructions are only slightly different for each of the version, mainly in the version that's checked out from CVS. The PHP 5.2.x part, however, suggests that you go ahead and make the move to/wait for PHP 5.3 to use the extension. It's still in beta and (probably) won't be included in any of the 5.2.x branches.


CISCO Systems agreed to acquire closely held internet protocol service provider P-Cube for $US200 million ($281 million) in cash and options.


WASHINGTON - The Securities and Exchange Commission staff may propose expanding disclosure rules on executive pay to cover lower-paid executives including general counsels, a commission official said.


Microsoft, Amazon File Lawsuits Against Spammers

Microsoft and Amazon.com have joined forces to take legal action against US and Canadian-based companies for allergy sending fraudulent e-mails to Amazon and Hotmail users, claiming to represent these companies.


Semaforo verde dalla conferenza Stato-Citta'


Retailers get back-to-school boost in August

Major retailers, led by discounters Wal-Mart Stores and Target Corp, turned in better-than-expected August sales on Thursday, as consumers went back-to-school shopping despite higher gas prices and the nation's housing meltdown.


Shampoo Ingredient Kills Rats' Brain Cells

Experiments with the brain cells of rats show that contact with an ingredient found in shampoos, hand lotions and paint causes neurons to die.


When Morten Andersen finally escaped an unwanted retirement, a couple of his new Atlanta Falcons teammates wasted no time ordering replicas of his No. 5 jersey. They wanted something special for him to sign. They wanted their own little piece of history.


Colts and Cowboys ousted in playoff shockers

NFL playoff shocks have relegated big-play wide receiver Terrell Owens and last year's Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning to the sidelines.


Pentagon chief urges Turkey not to hit Iraqi Kurds

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Turkey on Sunday against using military force against Kurdish separatist forces in northern Iraq amid rising tensions in the border region.


Ford CEO asks for government help on health costs

Bill Ford, Ford Motor Co.'s chairman and chief executive officer, called Wednesday for federal help with health-care costs and the development of hydrogen-powered vehicles.


The Thick of It actor looked at images of children being sexually assaulted because it 'made him feel like a better man', court told.


Lebanon fears more violence after minister slain

Lebanon began three days of mourning on Wednesday for an anti-Syrian cabinet minister whose assassination, blamed by his allies on Damascus, revived fears that factional violence could spiral.


Record export orders for final Potter book

Harry Potter will be winging his way overseas as never before after the seventh and final instalment of the boy wizard's tale notched up record orders from abroad.


Malaga, 20:58 - BASKET, SPAGNA: BARCELLONA VINCE COPPA DEL RE

Il Barcellona ha vinto la Coppa del Re battendo in finale il Real Madrid 69-53. Nessun punto per Bas...


Scrivi qui la parola che vuoi ricercare nel nostro archivio

âStriscia la notiziaâ mostra in TV una âpresuntaâ truffa ad âAffari Tuoiâ. Le repliche della Rai e dei Monopoli di Stato. Il Codacons annuncia un esposto. 24/11/2004 - Ieri sera âStriscia la notizia


Pitcairn Men Sentenced to Jail for Underage Sex

Four Pitcairn Island men were sentenced  by a British court to prison terms ranging from two to six  years for raping underage girls on the remote South Pacific  island, a British official said on Friday.


Gurkha veterans wage a determined battle to become British

For two centuries, tens of thousands of men from the mountains of Nepal have been recruited by the British army, earning reputations worldwide as unusually tough and brave soldiers.


Nods to the Old Country in a Modern Space

A gleaming, modern interior by architect Peter Marino emerges in the flagship store Ermenegildo Zegna, the menâs luxury clothing and accessories brand.


Rocco Buttiglione, an Italian Minister who was selected to be a part of the European Union (EU) Commission under the incoming presidency of Jose Manuel Barroso, said that he would withdraw from his post amid anger over contentious remarks he made about


Pilot dies after US chopper crashes in Afghanistan

The pilot of a US military Black Hawk helicopter died when the aircraft crashed near Afghanistan's western city of Herat, a United Nations spokesman said.


In the latest call, Best Buy offers important insight into its China biz.


Farmers Look to the Skies Governor Will Join Day of Prayer

BRUNSWICK, Ga. - It is said there are no atheists in foxholes. Add farms  to that list.  Georgia Farm Bureau members and others will pray for rain today as the  state continues in a drought that state climatologist David Stooksbury said  could deepen.


HDTV 'Starter' Kit for PC Comes with Some Kinks

High-definition television can show the sweat beading on an athlete's brow, but the cost of all the necessary electronic equipment can get a shopper's own pulse racing.


Tennis-mad tourists out in force at Wimbledon

With a punnet of strawberries in one hand and a glass of Pimms in the other, tennis-mad tourists from as far away as Japan, China and even Australia are out in force at Wimbledon this week.


A magistrate who claimed Â£5,000 for non-existent Tube delays is given a suspended sentence.


Troops, Police Dispatched to Drug-Plagued Mexican State

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11 -- More than 5,000 Mexican soldiers and federal police officers swept into the troubled state of Michoacan on Monday hoping to quell a long, barbaric war between rival drug cartels.


Peru's Ex-President Fujimori Leads in Poll

He may be a fugitive with nearly two dozen criminal charges facing him, but former President Alberto Fujimori is still Peru's most popular politician, according to a survey released Tuesday.


After a nine-day postponement, Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday plans to start pushing out Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to PCs running Windows XP Professional Edition.


Google steals a page from Amazon's book search

[Frankfurt/London | Reuters News Service, 7 October 2004] - Google yesterday introduced a new search technology to help publishers sell books online, a fast-growing market dominated by Internet retailer Amazon.


Dodi Al Fayed's driver Henri Paul was a "maniac" behind the wheel, says a woman who was convinced she would die from his "reckless" driving in Paris.


SA-India Test: South Africa declare at 510 for 9 :

Sports India: Cricket > Kanpur, Nov 22 : South Africa declared their first innings at 510 for nine on the third day of the first cricket Test against India here today.


European stock markets were stable in early trading a day after rising sharply in tandem with Wall Street on relief at falling oil prices.


XM, Sirius Aim to Address Customer Concerns

Both Sirius and XM issued open letters to their customers, assuring them that all radios will continue to work well after the merger, and that current customers will not see their monthly fee raised.


Eminem, Snoop CDs Pushed Up Due to Piracy

NEW YORK (Billboard) - High-profile albums from rappers  Eminem and Snoop Dogg will be released ahead of schedule  because of piracy concerns, their distributor Interscope Geffen  A&M Records said Thursday.


An Iranian airliner caught fire after a   tire burst on landing at an airport in the northeast of the   country on Friday, killing 28 of the 148 people aboard, state   television reported.


Debate in Bush Administration Over Iran Strategy

The debate is delaying a decision about whether to use a strategy of diplomacy or isolation in dealing with Iran.


Palestinian militants killed in Israeli helicopter strike

Two Palestinian militants of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades have been killed in an Israeli helicopter strike on a car in the West Bank town of Jenin, medical and security sources said.


Violent clashes broke out Sunday between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in the capital, leaving one man dead from gunshot wounds and 21 others injured at a time when tensions throughout Lebanon threaten the country's fragile sectarian and political balance.


The Barry Bonds buzz has begun, along with a whole lot of questions: What time will he arrive at spring training? Or will he even show at all Monday when position players are to report? When will he speak? Is he in as good shape as he says after a winter of intense workouts at UCLA?


Under Interrogation, Bears' Johnson Rests His Defense

After spending the better part of the week on the defense about being arrested three times within 18 months, Bears' defensive tackle Tank Johnson has nothing left to say.


Three killed in road crash on holiday in Florida

Three adults were killed and four young cousins seriously injured when their car crashed on the first day of a family holiday to Florida.


Sport: Wimbledon: Fernando Gonzalez became the first top ten seed to crash out, defeated in five sets by Janko Tipsarevic.


EU praises creation of Palestinian gov't

The European Union said Friday that the move by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to form a national unity government was a welcome bid to end the deadlock created by January's election victory by the Hamas movement.


Iraq, Bush: ''La risposta alle sfide non e' la fuga''

Il presidente americano George W. Bush difende l'intervento militare in Iraq durante il suo discorso all'Assemblea Generale dell'Onu a New York. ''La risposta alle sfide non e' quella di fuggire ma di persistere


Are Sites Revealing Microsoft's Secrets?

Engadget.com has resolved a dispute with the software giant over proprietary content.


Previsioni Ref, Europa arranca dietro a mondo in espansione


Teardown of New 8-GB 'Fat' IPod Nanos Shows Room for Fat Profits

A detailed teardown of the new iPod reveals Apple's margins on the new "fat" nanos are themselves unusually fat, well above the company's usual 100% markup on component prices.


The UN calls an emergency meeting as Africa fails to make progress on its Millennium Development Goals.


Su Finanziaria e precariato, 14 tute blu si astengono


Japan's Toyota launches joint venture in China

TOKYO : Japan's top automaker Toyota on Monday said it has launched its first production and sales firm in China's Guangdong Province.


Ministers are planning to ban smoking in virtually every restaurant, cafe and pub in England, BBC News learns.


Take a deep breath. There's lots to digest. The Red Sox have talked to the Arizona Diamondbacks about trading for Randy Johnson, though a team source said the five-time Cy Young Award winner is "not necessarily our top priority."


Five keys to the 2004 World Series between the Cardinals and ...

Will Curt Schilling's ankle, apparently held together with baling wire, hold up so he can make two starts? The Red Sox will want him to start Games 2 and 6 in Boston, where he won't have to bat or run the bases.


Burgas (Bulgaria), 20:12 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: 1-0 AL CHERNO MORE VARNA IN INTERTOTO

Nell'andata del terzo turno di Intertoto, la Sampdoria ha sconfitto 1-0  la formazione bulgara del ...


U.S. nuclear lab ex-contractor accused of stealing

A former contract worker at a nuclear laboratory run by the U.S. Energy Department was charged with stealing classified equipment used for uranium enrichment, the Justice Department said on Thursday.


EU expected to approve talks with Turkey

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Union leaders are expected to approve opening talks with Turkey on its wish to join the EU during a two-day summit opening Thursday, but they will likely impose stiff conditions on Ankara.


As US and British influence in Southern Iraq wanes, rival Shi'ite militias are vying to assert their supremacy


A Soyuz spacecraft with a replacement crew for the International Space Station docked safely with the orbiting complex.


Sindacato autonomo ha proclamato 24 ore di sciopero