Musharraf seeks 'change of status' for Kashmir

President Pervaiz Musharraf of Pakistan has called for a radical new approach to the 57-year dispute with India over Kashmir, boosting hopes for permanent peace between the two nuclear neighbours.


Greece Soul Searches, Phelps Nears Record

Greece, an ancient nation, searched its  soul over a new doping scandal on Saturday while Michael  Phelps, a fresh-faced American teenager, prepared to enter the  Olympic record books without having to swim a stroke. The  Olympics started its eighth day with 32 gold medals up for  grabs in what has been dubbed ~Super Saturday.~


Iraqi politician calls for elections delay

Iraqi politician Adnan Pachachi has called for a six-month delay before elections originally scheduled for 30 January. Citing the tense security situation and the need to ensure thet greatest number of Iraqis


Palestinian officials angrily denied on Monday a claim by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert that they had agreed to delay talks on the fate of Jerusalem until the last phase of peace negotiations.


Bush Plan Would Up Defense, Cut Farm Funds

President Bush will propose a nearly 5 percent increase for next year's defense spending while calling for cuts in payments to farmers and work on a nuclear waste storage site in Nevada, according to documents and federal officials.


Iniziative in occasione dei funerali a Montecarlo


Jim Broadbent signs for 'Indiana Jones 4'

British Oscar-winner Jim Broadbent is the latest star to have signed up for the fourth adventure film featuring swashbuckling archaeologist Indiana Jones, a statement said Wednesday.


Parigi, 19:31 - TENNIS, WTA PARIGI: VITTORIA FINALE DELLA PETROVA

Nadia Petrova ha vinto il torneo Wta di Parigi (cemento, 600.000 dollari). La russa, testa di serie ...


Sudan Rejects U.S.-Sponsored Darfur Resolution

Sudan on Wednesday rejected a U.S.-sponsored U.N. Security Council draft resolution to punish it over a conflict in its western Darfur region, saying the measure was unfair and lacked balance.


The Dow industrials and S&P 500 index pared early gains to edge lower on Tuesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  announced cuts in capital expenditures, offsetting optimism about earnings.


Dato, riferito a novembre, superiore ad attese economisti


Blake on Target as Americans Bounce Back in World Cup

Jason Blake scored the winning goal in the first period as the United States won their first game at the World Cup of Hockey with a 3-1 victory over Slovakia in St Paul, Minnesota on Friday.


Ha usato una pistola che deteneva regolarmente


Microsoft CFO expects growth in fiscal 2007

Still projects revenue growth of 13 to 15 percent and sees no reason not to continue aggressive stock buybacks.


Era of Big Acquisitions Over, Analyst Says

No more huge deals but plenty of consolidation in the software industry, Forrester Research reports.


When I recently called up my local DSL provider, there was no doubt about the location of the person at the other end of the line. [Offshoring blog]


Il caso del trapianto da sieropositiva. Il testo scritto dopo l'errore "Perdonatemi, anche se ci vuole grande fede". E uno di loro chiede di incontrarla                                            La lettera della biologa ai tre pazienti "Vorrei aiutarvi, se ancora mi Ã¨ concesso"


Pitcairn women back their men over sex trial

The women of remote Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific are proud they started having sex at 12 years of age and believe rape and sex assault charges against their men is an attempt by London to close their island home.


Hong Kong fortune tellers predict happy marriage this time for Charles

Prince Charles may have been unlucky in love in the past, but if Hong Kong's famed fortune tellers are anything to go by, his marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles will be a great success.


Europe Targets Supplying False Information Online

By Matt Moore  FRANKFURT, Germany - Some European countries are proposing outlawing the use of fake information to open e-mail accounts or set up Web sites, a move intended to help terrorism investigations but which could face resistance on a privacy-conscious continent.


The two astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) complete the first space walk of their mission.


Playlist: Easy Slogans, Twinkly Funk and One Busy String

Reviews of releases by Jeffrey Lewis, Kapital Band 1, Ramiro Musotto and Bjork.


Kelly Holmes befriended Maria Mutola, moved into her home and shared her coach, training with her daily. They were almost inseparable - until last night when Britain's Holmes stole the Mozambique women's Olympic 800 metres crown.


NEW YORK -- In a city where terror attacks and a massive blackout have come, gone, and failed to stop business as usual, a few thousand Republicans are unlikely to slow things down.


InfoWorld - Spring technology is an alternative to EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) for Java development, but an upcoming Java version will enable combinations of established Java platform technologies with Spring, the founder of the Spring Framework said on Tuesday.


Bush unveils record $3.1 trillion budget

Â· Military spending to hit highest level since WWIIÂ· Plans will leave successor with spending headache


Teck Cominco to buy Aur for C$4.1 billion

Teck Cominco  said on Tuesday it would buy Aur Resources  in a friendly cash and stock offer worth C$4.1 billion ($3.9 billion) that will significantly boost Teck's copper production.


Earnings Drop 85% After Write-Down at IAC/InterActiveCorp

The company also said that its Home Shopping Network and lending profits fell short of internal targets.


MCI Inc. MCIP.O, the No. 2 U.S.  long-distance telephone company, on Thursday said it would buy  privately-held NetSec Inc., a provider of managed security  services, for about $105 million cash.


Il presidente della Commissione Giustizia del Senato presenta il nuovo testoI diritti delle coppie di fatto saranno regolati dai Contratti di unione solidale                                          Addio ai Dico, arrivano i Cus Il testo Salvi sulle unioni civili                                                                                Stipulati davanti al notaio o al giudice di pace, introducono la possibilitÃ  di ereditare


Militant group claims to have beheaded Iraqi working at US base

BAGHDAD, Iraq A militant group in Iraq claims to have abducted and beheaded an Iraqi contractor working on a US military base. A video released with the Internet statement showed a man being decapitated.


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Intelligence reports indicated that the Taliban had the ability to carry out suicide attacks near the main US base in Afghanistan even before a bloody bombing during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, NATO said yesterday.


Charles Christian will not hear a word said against his great-great-grandfather. Revisionist histories of the mutiny that overtook His Majesty's Armed Vessel Bounty in April


U.S. health care spending seen doubling in 10 years

U.S. spending on prescription drugs, hospital care and other health services is expected to double to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in 2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.


Yankees Are Said to Be Hiring Girardi as Bench Coach

The Yankees would not comment on Joe Girardi's status, but Girardi has told associates that he has agreed to sit beside Manager Joe Torre next season.


Weak employment report casts doubts over US economic strength (AFP/File)

AFP/File - A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, cast fresh doubts over the pace of growth of the world's largest economy.


Brunel University in London is using an early version of a new suite of Cisco digital media tools to upgrade virtual learning courses. It also plans to use the tools for videoconferencing and virtual lectures.


Over the last 40 years, home prices have grown at a rate far exceeding wages.


Link by Link: Can Common Sense Be Legislated?

A senatorâs proposal to tackle the problem of âiPod oblivionâ is seen by some as a bit nanny-minded and intrusive.


Portsmouth back Redknapp over agents' fees claim

Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric said on Tuesday that Harry Redknapp, who resigned as manager last week, was innocent of any wrong-doing over agent or transfer fees.


Midwest Snow to Mostly Spare Northeast-Forecasters

The U.S. Midwest should receive up to  a foot of snow by Thursday, but above-normal temperatures in  the normally fuel-hungry Northeast should melt away any  accumulations there, forecasters said on Wednesday.


Small Syrian force withdraws from Lebanon as part of redeployment

About 300 Syrian soldiers in a convoy of trucks and armored vehicles crossed the Lebanese border into Syria early Thursday as part of a partial troop withdrawal that began two days ago, Lebanese security officials said.


North Korea has said an early resumption of six-party talks on its nuclear arms programme will be difficult, and it wants to see how US President George W. Bush deals


Turkey Pledges Reforms Ahead of EU Talks

Turkey has given human rights guarantees that set the stage for a recommendation that it should begin membership talks with the European Union, the top EU officials in charge of the negotiations said Thursday.


Su inchiesta Bbc: nessun tema tabu' per il servizio pubblico


With   the Dubliner's new album, How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb,   hitting stores on Nov. 23 and their tunes already featured in everything   from iPod commercials to episodes of CSI and The O.C., the   group is now making plans to blanket the globe.


Formula One needs new stars, says Briatore

Renault team boss Flavio Briatore says Formula One needs new, young drivers to come through and fire the public's imagination after Michael Schumacher retires.


Toshiba continued to press forward with its HD DVD format, saying Friday that it had added functionality that allows set-top player owners to access exclusive web content.


IBM reclaims top supercomputer crown for U.S.

For the first time since 2002, Japan's Earth Simulator is not the most powerful supercomputer on the planet.


The director of national intelligence will disclose today that national intelligence activities amounting to roughly 80 percent of all U.S. intelligence spending for the year cost more than $40 billion, according to sources on Capitol Hill and inside the administration.


Londra, 21:48 - CALCIO, MONDIALI 2010: INGHILTERRA CAPELLO COMINCIA DA ANDORRA

Sarà Andorra il primo avversario dell'Inghilterra di Fabio Capello nelle qualificazioni ai mo...


Dell joins its competitors on the shelves of the biggest Chinese electronics retailer.


Kenya's government and opposition agree to write a new constitution within a year to solve the current crisis.


'Johns' Get Stung: Prostitution Sting Leads to 15 Arrests

By Linda N. Weller, The Telegraph, Alton, Ill.  Jun. 24--ALTON -- Police charged an airline pilot, a minister, a church deacon, a Maytag repairman and 15 other people in a recent two-day prostitution sting, with some "johns" setting up dates via the Internet.


Islamic Scholar, Visa Withheld, Gives Up U.S. Post

A prominent Swiss-based Islamic scholar  on Tuesday gave up plans to teach at a leading U.S. university  after waiting in vain for a visa and accused the Bush  administration of trying to silence him.


Two UN peacekeepers are killed by an explosion in southern Lebanon, security officials say.


Northern Ireland Power Sharing Talks Still Finely Balanced

Talks aimed at restoring power sharing in Northern Ireland remained on a knife edge tonight as Sinn Fein and the Democratic Unionists still sought assurances about a deal.


Go East and then West, young penguin Mandriva has moved to open a direct sales channel to the 419 scammer set.â¦


Anglican showdown over gays looms in New Orleans

The U.S. Episcopal Church is in the middle of a wrenching debate that could end with its departure from the worldwide Anglican Communion over disagreements about gay clergy and same-sex unions.


Trucks line up every day at this border crossing to carry melons, cookies, soft drinks and appliances into Iraq. For truck driver Ala Saeedi, the booming trade is proof his country is helping its war-torn neighbor.


The founder of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative alleged the government fabricated statements that suggested he provided steroids to top athletes, including Barry Bonds, according to federal court documents filed yesterday.


Miserable Music   Feeling emo today? Author Tom Reynolds analyzes a list of sigh- inducing songs in his recent book "I Hate Myself and Want To Die: The 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard" (Hyperion, $10.36, 288 pages).


Iraq vows action after truck bomb kills 135

Iraq's government renewed its pledge to crack down on militants after a massive suicide truck bomb killed 135 people in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.


Ericsson Returns to Profit but Lowers 2005 Outlook

Ericsson, the world's largest maker of mobile phone networks, posted a quarterly profit on Friday, but reported disappointing new orders and offered a subdued outlook for 2005.


Online retailer Amazon says a free postage offer for US customers is costing it $600m a year in lost revenue.


Tony Blair Pays Surprise Visit to Baghdad

Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, right, shakes hands with British Prime Minister Tony Blair on his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in this image made from television.


Bad weather couldn't stop the Patriots' march toward an undefeated season. Neither could the New York Jets. Facing rain, wind and chilly gusts above 20 mph, New England and Tom Brady found a new way to win Â running and eating up the clock Â and beat the New York Jets 20-10 Sunday in the Spygate rematch.


Women competitors at Wimbledon are to be offered the same prize money as men for the first time.


An apparent suicide bomber detonated an explosives-packed vehicle on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday, killing seven United States Marines and three Iraqi National Guard soldiers and wounding several others, the US military said.


Roma, 21:54 - PALLANUOTO, EUROLEGA: POSILLIPO SCONFITTO IN CROAZIA

Nella quarta giornata di Eurolega, la Lottomatica Posillipo Ã¨ stata battuta in Croazia 9-8 dal Primo...


SEC eyes 40 firms over elderly free lunch scams

Forty investment firms across  America's Sun Belt are under federal examination over so-called  "free lunch" investment seminars that target elderly victims,  authorities said on Monday.


Canada Steals March on U.S. With Libya Visit

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin, keen to play a greater role in a world dominated by the United States, heads to Libya on Saturday for the latest in a series of high-profile foreign trips.


S.Africa Says Thatcher Must Answer Equatorial Guinea

Mark Thatcher must submit to questioning in a South African court this week over charges he was involved in a foiled coup plot in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, the Cape High Court ruled Wednesday.


Nowitzki leads Mavericks to victory over Nets

Dirk Nowitzki poured in 26 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the New Jersey Nets 92-75 on Tuesday.


Update: Cisco, partner to tackle Wi-Fi interference

(InfoWorld) - Cisco SystemsÂ is clearing the air around enterprise wireless LANs with a partner that specializes in radio spectrum analysis. The company is offering Cognio's Spectrum Expert for Wi-Fi, a tool for studying interference around a wireless LAN, to complement its own Wireless Control System. Together, the tools are intended to help enterprises lay out wireless LANs and take care of rogue wireless gear and interference from a variety of sources, including non-Wi-Fi devices such as microwave ovens. Cognio's product is available now through Cisco's regular sales channels. Interference and security are two key issues for enterprises that want to set up comprehensive wireless LANs for demanding new applications, namely VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol). Cognio is one of many specialist companies that offer tools for working out those issues. Cisco, which is betting big on the spread of Wi-Fi from vertical industries to general businesses, wants to make sure its networks deliver a good experience. The Spectrum Expert is a CardBus device that plugs into a Windows notebook and works with software to detect and identify interfering devices and help a technician locate the device. Wireless LAN security systems from AirMagnet, Fluke Networks, and WildPackets use Cognio technology. Cisco's Wireless Control System is a server-based application for planning, designing, monitoring and managing wireless LANs. It can support thousands of access points around an enterprise and carry out tasks including user tracking and security monitoring, according to Cisco. The main thing Cognio brings to Cisco's wireless management offering is the ability to identify what is causing interference on a wireless network, executives of the companies said. The relationship is not exclusive. Cisco may integrate Cognio's technology more tightly with its products in the future but is continuing internal wireless development, said Ben Gibson, director of mobility solutions marketing. Many different products operate or emit radio waves in the unlicensed spectrum used by Wi-Fi. Using profiles of different types of devices, Cognio's system can tell whether interference is coming from a Bluetooth device, a cordless phone, a microwave or another source, including a jamming device, said Jeff White, executive vice president of strategy and business development at Cognio. Wi-Fi jammers are easily available but not a common threat today, said Farpoint Group analyst Craig Mathias. However, there are enough potential sources of interference to justify buying an analyzer like Cognios's, a fairly inexpensive purchase, he said. "It's not so much a question of security as it is of integrity. You want to make sure your network's operating," Mathias said. Interference is especially bad in shared properties such as an office park, and it may get worse as enterprises embrace the emerging IEEE 802.11n standard, Mathias said. That standard will probably use a wider frequency band than current Wi-Fi, making it more likely your neighbor's transmissions will bump up against yours. On the plus side, traffic won't spend as much time on an 802.11n network because it will move faster, and there will probably be new mechanisms built in to keep connections stable.


Chinese gamers react angrily to a Japanese video game they say besmirches the heroine of a classic Chinese novel.  Whether it does or not, this latest cross-cultural tiff does nothing to help the historically lousy relations between these two Asian nations.


Hubert Sumlin, 76, is used to playing concerts like âHowlinâ for Hubert,â at the Jazz Standard through this weekend.


Burma's prisoner release complete: source

Burma has completed its mass release of more than 9,000 jail inmates following a shake-up in the military-run regime. A prison source says that all 9,248 prisoners promised freedom have been released, although


Copter Attacks In Iraq May  Indicate New  Battle Strategy

The Army's senior aviation officer in Iraq said yesterday that Sunni fighters probably used a sophisticated SA-14 or SA-16 shoulder-fired missile to shoot down a Marine helicopter on Feb. 7, killing all seven people on board.


Cubs see off Reds to return to top of NL Central

The Chicago Cubs squeezed out a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds to move back to the top of the National League's Central Division on Wednesday.


China President Hu Shakes Hands with AIDS Patients

In a public display of commitment to fighting the disease a day before World AIDS Day, state media reported on Tuesday that China's President Hu Jintao shook hands with patients during a visit to a hospital in the capital.


Michael Heaton, participates in the Million Worker March, near the Lincoln Memorial, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2004, in Washington. Hundreds of blue-collar workers gathered for the Million Worker March on Sunday, demanding


The Scottish Executive's wide-ranging consultation on a public smoking ban is labelled a "sham".


Iraq's vice president conceded Saturday that voting might not be possible in all parts of the country when elections are held in in January.


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Seven Dead in Clashes After Afghan Governor Ousted

At least seven supporters of the ousted governor of Herat in western Afghanistan were killed Sunday and 20 wounded in clashes with police and U.S. troops after mobs burned U.N. offices, doctors said.


Food safety rules tightened after E. coli recall

U.S. food safety inspectors said Tuesday they will expand tests and recall infected meat more rapidly to combat E. coli contamination of meat products after the largest American manufacturer of hamburger patties went out of business this month.


The U.S. economy added jobs at a moderate pace in August, enough to lower the unemployment rate a notch without deepening worries about inflation.


Ministro Damiano, 'preludio ad altre trattative'


US stocks rebound, close with narrow loss

US stocks rebound on sharp drop in oil prices to close with just a narrow loss. Wall Street drew support from upbeat earnings news from Johnson & Johnson and Merrill Lynch.


Iran offers cooperation on Israel-Hizbollah truce

Iran's Foreign Minister offered U.N.   Secretary General Kofi Annan his country's full cooperation   over a Security Council resolution on the truce between Israel   and Hizbollah, a U.N. spokesman said on Saturday.


Climate legislation: Who gains? Who loses?

Article by Jim Rogers, CEO of Duke Energy, on some of the consumer issues in a cap and trade system.


Iran carpet traders hope quality will trump rivals

Standing next to piles of exquisitely hand-woven Persian carpets, Hossein Ghaseminia is confident his rugs, which cost up to $50,000, can see off cheaper Asian rivals and ride out threatened U.S. sanctions.


By Vijayan Menon  IN the mobile world, time and space will have no significance given the feverish pace at which technology is advancing.  It was not too long ago when a mobile phone was a chunky, brick- like gadget that had a limited range and which one lugged around.


Monaco, 12:15 - DOPING, ROGGE: SARANNO OLIMPIADI PULITE

Jacques Rogge scommette su Pechino 2008. Le prossime, ha spiegato il presidente del Cio in un'interv...


Br, dopo 23 anni di carcere libero Giovanni Senzani

Giovanni Senzani, l'ideologo delle Br, Ã¨ tornato in libertÃ . Senzani, 62 anni, era in regime di semilibertÃ  dal 1999. Era stato condannato al'ergastolo per l'omicidio di Roberto Peci, fratello del brigatista pentito Patrizio.


Euro Disney, the French theme park operator, said yesterday it had won agreement from all its creditors on a modified debt restructuring plan, including a â¬250m (Â£170m) capital increase, designed to haul it back from the brink of bankruptcy.


Il prezzo della benzina ha sfondato la soglia di 1,18 euro al litro, raggiungendo il nuovo record di 1,182. I marchi che fatto salire il listino, secondo il monitoraggio del ministero delle AttivitÃ  produttive


Merkel says Siemens must take responsibility for former employees

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said German electronics giant Siemens must take responsibility for 3,000 of its former workers who are set to lose their jobs.


The Swedish government will donate 20 million kronor (Â£1.4m) to preserve the works of the late film-maker Ingmar Bergman.


Web analysts say the proportion of surfers using Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) has dropped to below 90%, reports BBC News.


Walt Disney settles US federal charges that it failed to disclose how family members of directors were employed by the company.


Englewood family members await hostage news

An Islamic Web site claimed militants beheaded a second American hostage, 49-year-old Jack Hensley. The claim could not be confirmed, authorities said.


SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's unionized hotel workers will go back to work after an eight-week lockout, dealing a major boost to the city's tourism industry on the eve of the busy holidayseason.


German discount drug store counters weak consumer demand

Despite low consumer demand, the king of German drug stores, Schlecker, plans to open 500 new shops this year and strike fear into the heart of competitors, not to mention unions.


Justice Dept. looking into past KB Home options

KB Home, the No. 5 U.S. home builder,  said on Friday the Justice Department was looking into past  stock options practices at KB, but added the agency said KB was  not a target of the investigation.


Already eyeing holiday shopping, Sony readies 15 40- to 70-inch HDTVs and a high-tech remote.


Operazione fiamme gialle e' in corso in queste ore


A major fire breaks out on the roof and top floor of a hotel and casino complex in the US city of Las Vegas.


Instead of enjoying a relaxing day at the international space station, the space shuttle Discovery's seven astronauts prepared Sunday for an unplanned, fourth spacewalk to get a stubborn, half-retracted solar array to fold up.


Washington Wizards coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and will miss the next two games.


Sure, there was a quarterback controversy at Boston College. Nothing new there. Head coach Tom O'Brien had two choices, two seniors, Paul Peterson or Quinton Porter.


The "highly criticial" vulnerability affects Internet Explorer 5.01, 5.5, and 6 on fully patched PCs running either Windows XP SP1 or the newer SP2.


Il superderby non delude le attese, ma finisce col piÃ¹ impensabile degli 0-0. Forse per la pressione esercitata nel finale il Milan avrebbe meritato una risicata vittoria ai punti. Quelli che invece ora si


It seemed like a foregone conclusion. Corey Dillon was no longer with the Patriots, so Laurence Maroney would be the team's lead running back, forced to carry a much heavier load than he did as a rookie.


The father of the man suspected of killing Lindsay Ann Hawker expresses his "regret" to her family.


Al Gore announced a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi


The New York Stock Exchange and NASD announced plans to merge their regulatory organizations and eliminate duplicative and inconsistent rules.


Calif. Senators Argue Over Rice Nomination

The two high-profile Democrats who represent California in the Senate are squaring off over Condoleezza Rice, the president's nominee to be secretary of state.


A four-story building collapsed after an explosion Monday night, killing at least two people and injuring dozens, police and fire officials said.


Earthlink Skips Key Hearing, Raising Doubts About Its Future

A few months after rumors of an Earthlink acquisition prove false, the company skips out on a key hearing regarding the fate of Philadelphia's municipal Wi-Fi project.


Martedi' Prodi riceve la Lega, poi Udc, An e Fi il 21 marzo


Seoul May Ban North Korea College Web Site

South Korea may ban access to a Web site of North Korea's Kim Il-sung University to stop the communist state's ideology from spreading among the South's Internet-savvy young, an official said on Friday.


Linux wasn't everywhere at CES, but it was close, making it impossible to see Everything with Linux in it. But we tried. read more


SEATTLE - A major department store chain is telling the Salvation Army to take its bell ringers someplace else. Target Stores is taking the extreme action claiming the bell ringing gives the Salvation Army an unfair advantage.


Inspired by TV Analyst and Possibly Above, Weir Leads

For a sport desperate for a new star to revive its sagging popularity, 14-year-old Mirai Nagasu may be a 4-foot-11 lifeline.


Benzina alle stelle: la verde a 1,189 euro al litro

NEW YORK - Ormai rischia di non fare piÃ¹ notizia l'ennesimo, clamoroso e senza precedenti, balzo in avanti del petrolio. Dopo il rapporto diffuso dall'agenzia internazionale dell'energia (Aie), il contratto


David Eger shot a 4-under 67 in windy and cold conditions Friday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Outback Steakhouse Pro-Am.


Bush gets outline of Iraq Study Group report

President Bush was briefed on a bipartisan panel's findings on Iraq on Tuesday but the White House doubted the group's report would provide a "magic bullet" to quickly resolve the Iraq war.


Man sues betting chain for letting him bet

A compulsive gambler is suing a betting chain for two million pounds in losses he racked up despite asking the firm to bar him, he said Thursday.


Ceduto da Romed International a 2,86 euro per azione


The director of the National Hurricane Center went on leave Monday, government officials said, four days after many of the center's employees called for his removal because of his comments about an aging weather satellite.


MS builds tougher piracy protection into Vista

Redmond's latest plan to scuttle pirates unveiled Microsoft has announced plans to tighten up anti-piracy features in its forthcoming operating systems Windows Vista and Windows Server "Longhorn".â¦


SQuirreL SQL Client is a graphical SQL client written in Java that will allow you to view the structure of a JDBC compliant database, browse the data in tables, issue SQL commands etc.   We released version 2.6.1 which addresses the following two problems:  A critical packaging flaw that prevents launch on some platforms:     http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1818446&group_id=28383&atid=393414    A bug causing tables in the object tree to appear unsorted alphabetically:    https://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1805954&group_id=28383&atid=393414    The 2.6.1 release files are available for download here:  http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=28383&package_id=29193


Nigerian general strike enters fourth day with no end in sight

An indefinite strike by the main labour unions in Nigeria entered its fourth day Saturday with no immediate hope of an agreement with the government on the contentious issue of petrol prices.


A British soldier has been killed and another injured in an explosion in Afghanistan, the MoD said.


U.S. stocks edged higher on Thursday  after a revision in factory orders in June suggested orders are  improving and some apparel makers raised profit forecasts or  reported better-than-expected sales in August.


Afghans Committed to Drug War But Against Spraying

Responding to a U.N. report warning it risks becoming a narco-state after opium cultivation jumped to record levels, Afghanistan said Friday the war on drugs was the top priority but opposed aerial spraying of opium fields.


Fun - Can Be Dangerous Sometimes: Promo Watch

Sex, skin and smooches are stored in galore for you as the trailer of Fun - Can Be Dangerous Sometimes opens up.


Thousands rally for East Timor's ousted PM

Thousands of supporters of East Timor's ousted prime minister rallied in the capital Thursday, escorted by foreign peacekeepers in helicopters, armored vehicles and on foot.


Pakistan PM touts progress against militants in border area

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Sunday security measures have helped reduce activity by militants linked to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban along the country's border with Afghanistan.


Annan faces tough challenge reconciling Kenya foes

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will hold talks with Kenya's feuding parties on Wednesday to find a rapid solution to a standoff over a disputed election that erupted into a bloody political crisis.


BR: TUTTE LE ACCUSE CONTENUTE IN RICHIESTA RINVIO A GIUDIZIO

(AGI) - Roma, 19 ott. - Risale alla fine dello scorso giugno, quindi due mesi prima che la pentita Cinzia Banelli decidesse di collaborare con la magistratura, la richiesta di rinvio a giudizio, firmata dalla


Liverpool, 19:33 - MERCATO, BENITEZ: VICINO ACCORDO LIVERPOOL-JUVE PER SISSOKO

La conferma che l'accordo per il passaggio del 23enne centrocampista Sissoko dal Liverpool alla Juve...


The largest sexual discrimination lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved class-action status for seven women who claim the retailer was biased in pay and promotions.


Orders to U.S. factories posted a weaker-than-expected gain in April as declines in demand for cars, planes and boats offset strength in business investment.


Palermo, 17:14 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: MANCA ENTUSIASMO INIZIALE

Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, appare sfiduciato e vorrebbe calare presto il sipario...


JC Penney said yesterday that Allen I. Questrom, the chief executive who has restyled the once-beleaguered chain into a sleeker and more profitable entity, would be succeeded by Myron E. Ullman III, another longtime retail executive.


Comedian Al Franken makes Minnesota Senate bid

Comedian and political commentator Al  Franken said on Wednesday he will seek the Democratic  nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by  Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman.


Oil prices simmered near $55 a barrel on Friday on rising fears of a winter fuel supply crunch and robust but slowing economic growth in China, the world's number two user.


Patti Smith as Renaissance woman in intimate film

Patti Smith hates labels, but if you had to choose a phrase to describe the U.S. singer, poet, political activist and painter, it might be Renaissance woman.


French Socialists vote in favour of planned EU constitution

PARIS  - In a boost to supporters of the EU's proposed new constitution, members of France's opposition Socialists voted "yes" to the plan in a ballot of party members.


Sleep till noon, drink beer, vote Kerry:  Moore

Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore, it seems, has no intention of backing off from his long-cherished campaign to dislodge President George W Bush from office.


Motorola revamps StarTAC for Koreans... again

A second time out for 'the timeless accessory' Hardware Widow Motorola has revived its olde StarTAC brand in a bid to win the hearts and wallets of Swinging Sixties-obsessed South Korean trendies. The phone maker this week re-launched the line with the StarTAC III MS900 clamshell.â¦


Brown prepares to succeed Blair as prime minister

Gordon Brown succeeds Tony Blair on Wednesday, becoming Britain's 52nd prime minister at the head of a Labour government suffering in polls because of Iraq and in need of new life if it is to secure a fourth consecutive term.


Whoopi Goldberg defends Vick's dog-fighting role

Outspoken comedian Whoopi Goldberg drew a scathing rebuke from animal rights activists on Tuesday for defending U.S. football star Michael Vick's role in dogfighting during her debut on ABC's talk show "The View."


U.N. warns Afghan opium crop to spur heroin deaths

The United Nations warned nearly  90 countries including the United States and most of Europe on  Thursday to prepare for more deaths from heroin overdoses  because of surging opium production in Afghanistan.


Plant a tree at Easter urges Nobel laureate

world to plant trees at Easter as a symbol of renewal and to protect the planet. planted," Maathai told Reuters Television in Oslo, where she received the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.


Researchers at Simon Frasier University in British Columbia have developed technology that generates electricity from the natural motion of walking. In an article published in the journal Science this month, Max Donelan, an assistant professor of kinesiology, and other team members say their biomechanical energy harvester promises to revolutionize the way people charge the batteries that power all sorts of mobile gear.


GOP primary ad in Arizona sparks protest

Arizona Republicans in a crowded House primary lashed out at the national GOP Tuesday for taking sides in the race. "They're idiots," one candidate said.


Frank Thomas showed how healthy he is. Thomas hit a three-run homer into the second deck and scored from second base on Nick Swisher's RBI single to lead the Oakland Athletics over Seattle 7-6 Sunday for their 12th straight win against the Mariners.


Judge Nixes Troop Request to Stay in U.S.

A soldier who challenged an Army policy requiring him to serve past the date of his enlistment contract must return for duty in Iraq while his lawsuit is under review, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.


South African suppliers of compressed audio players (MP3) are still trying to predict local demand, while the international market is expected to be worth $58 billion (R645 billion) by 2008.


Colombia Can't Find Three IRA-Linked Men

Colombian authorities revealed Friday that they had lost track in June of three IRA-linked men, convicted this week of training Marxist rebels in terrorist tactics, after the men defied a court order to report to police weekly.


When Dr. James Andrews performs arthroscopic surgery today in Birmingham, Ala., Gary Sheffield finally will learn why his left shoulder bothered him so much this past season.


Artists from Cliff Richard to Amy Winehouse will be paid when their tracks are used as backing music for clips on video-sharing Web site YouTube following a deal with the British society that collects royalties for composers, songwriters and publishers.


Governo propone quota 95 dal 2009 e 'finestre' per le donne


St. Louis Post-Dispatch Local Earnings Column

By St. Louis Post-Dispatch  Dec. 12--SPARTECH SHARES TAKE 16 PERCENT DIVE DESPITE PROFIT RISE:  Plastics maker Spartech Corp., based in Clayton, saw its shares drop nearly 16  percent in trading Tuesday, despite posting a jump in fourth-quarter net  earnings late the day before.


The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal judge on Monday to block the March 4 presidential primary in Ohio's biggest county if it switches to a paper ballot system that doesn't allow voters to correct errors.


'Working with Mani Ratnam is frightening'

Madhavan talks about Rang De Basanti, and his Guru experience.


Chart how the main Republican and Democrat contenders are faring in the polls ahead of the first key primary.


Development train wrecks can be fixed: Forrester

Apparently failed IT development projects can be fixed if managers are willing to follow a new process, according to Forrester Research.


Cardinals, Carpenter Agree to Five-Year, $65 Million Deal

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.  -- Chris Carpenter and the St. Louis Cardinals agreed Monday to a five-year contract that guarantees the 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner about $65 million.


Belgian woman gives birth after ovarian tissue transplant in ...

A woman who gave birth after a pioneering ovarian tissue transplant snuggled her day-old baby girl Friday and called her "a big miracle.


Tickets for Scotland's biggest music festival sell out in record time, five months before the event is held.


MEPs are demanding sweeping new powers to vote on, and sack, individual European Commissioners as the price for backing JosÃ© Manuel Barrosoâs new EU executive.


French is urged on EU as the language of law

BRUSSELS -- An elder statesman of French literature who fought for the Resistance in World War II is gearing up to do battle again, in Brussels: Maurice Druon, 89, is campaigning to make French the supreme language of legal documents in the European Union.


Gaza militants seize government building

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian gunmen seized the governor's office in a southern city on Sunday, demanding aid for families left homeless by an Israeli military operation, witnesses said.


Saints hope to repeat Giants' London success

Playing an early-season game in Europe does not hinder a NFL club's chances for success, the owner of the New Orleans Saints said on Friday.


ATHENS, Greece -- It began with Allen Iverson -- The Answer, the captain, the leader of Team USA -- forgetting about the fractured bone in his right thumb and courageously hitting the floor against Greece in full regalia.


3 Children In Md. Sick With E. Coli From Spinach

Maryland state health officials have attributed three cases of E. coli illness to a spinach-borne outbreak of the deadly bacterium and are investigating the death of an 86-year old Hagerstown woman who became ill with E. coli after eating bagged spinach.


Roma, 19:44 - CALCIO, U21; CASIRAGHI: CON L'ALBANIA VIETATO SBAGLIARE

La nazionale Under 21 apre il ciclo verso l'Europeo 2009 ancora prima di aver chiuso quello del 2007...


Two Italian Aid Workers Kidnapped in Baghdad

Two Italian woman aid workers and two  Iraqis were kidnapped in broad daylight in central Baghdad  Tuesday in a brazen raid that will alarm foreigners already  edgy from widespread kidnappings.


At least two firefighters died in a blaze that swept through a furniture warehouse and authorities said others were missing and feared dead inside.


Column: NFL should ban 'Pacman' for good

You know you're a big time athlete when you've got a posse to do your dirty work for you. As posses go, Pacman Jones has a pretty good one, full of guys equally adept at picking up dollar bills showered on the strip club stage as they are trading shots with whoever gets in their way.


Citigroup, under pressure, names new COO

Citigroup,  under pressure to cut  costs and boost revenues, said on Monday it had named Robert  Druskin as chief operating officer.


Microsoft has entered the desktop search fray, releasing an initial version of software to scour a PC hard drive.


Well, both do, actually. But there are some discernible differences in brain activity which may just explain why a Democrat sees the world one way, and a Republican sees it another.


MALELANE, South Africa - England's Neil Cheetham had the only bogey-free round Saturday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that gave him a one-stroke lead after three rounds of the Dunhill Championship.


Tiffany says holiday sales above forecast

Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. Inc.  said on Wednesday quarterly profit rose 22 percent, helped by the sale of investments, and said holiday season sales growth was above expectations so far.


Baseballs to keep their cool this summer

Baseballs will keep their cool this summer. The commissioner's office is telling teams for the first time that balls must be stored at a uniform temperature after they are delivered from the manufacturer.


The World Bank is ready to fund development projects in Kashmir if that helps bring peace to the insurgency-wracked region, President James D. Wolfensohn said Thursday as he pledged US$9 billion in aid to India over the next three years.


Sprint Nextel has launched a new device and service that will improve cell phone coverage indoors.


WENTWORTH (England) - Bernhard Langer went from Ryder Cup 'Captain Fantastic' to giant-killer by knocking world No 1 Vijay Singh out of the World Matchplay Championship yesterday.


The actor talks about his new avatar as host of KBC.


A British parliamentary committee says the decision to boycott Hamas is unsustainable.


Spreading Scandinavian Genes, Without Viking Boats

Arhus, Denmark, is home to the world's largest sperm bank. The deposit can make its way to 40 countries.


Detrazione di 150 euro, aggiuntiva a quelle esistenti


Ex Birmania, voci di golpe: agli arresti il primo ministro

Il primo ministro birmano, generale Khin Nyunt, sarebbe stato posto in stato di ''custodia protettiva'' nell'ambito di una purga dell'intelligence militare che punta al rafforzamento dei conservatori del regime.


The Federal Emergency Management Agency has handled nearly 600,000 applications for help in the wake of three damaging hurricanes, providing more than $320 million in assistance, the agency reported Thursday.


Marlon Anderson got his first start of the postseason for the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday night, serving as the designated hitter in the second game of the World Series.


The US Episcopal Church prepares to vote on whether to appoint a second openly gay bishop.


Health premiums rose five times faster than US workers' salaries this year, according to a survey released on Thursday, a trend analysts said is likely to throw more people into the ranks of the uninsured.


SpiralFrog, Universal in free music download deal

SpiralFrog, a new online music service, on Tuesday said it reached an agreement with Universal Music Group to offer free downloads of its songs and is trying to reach similar deals with other record labels.


Roma, 18:12 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: PARI ARSENAL, VINCE IL CHELSEA

Risultati della 22/a giornata della premier league: Everton-Manchester City              1-0, Middle...


Reunited rock group The Police play to 20,000 fans in Vancouver at the start of a five-month world tour.


This is the game that has been hailed as the killer of all first person shooters since it was first announced over a year ago, and most who have said that hadn't even played it yet - that's how confident people are that this game is just that good.


U.N. rights boss Arbour condemns Afghan amnesty

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour has criticized Afghanistan's parliament for granting immunity to all Afghans involved in the country's 25 years of war.


La societa' investe in diversi settori di mercato


PORTSMOUTH striker Aiyegbeni Yakubu fired a stunning hat-trick in a seven-goal thriller at Fratton Park last night. Pompey claimed their first Premiership win of the season - but they didn't half make it difficult for themselves.


The kidnapping of British aid worker Margaret Hassan has generated a debate on Islamist Web sites, with many contributors urging the kidnappers to spare her life.


Habitat Affiliate Buys Old Trailer Parks / Charlottesville Group is First in U.S. To Try Redevelopment Plan

By CARLOS SANTOS  The local Habitat for Humanity is buying rundown trailer parks threatened by development in order to house the poor in good homes. The Charlottesville affiliate is the first Habitat in the country to try the strategy.


Birmingham City manager Steve Bruce is urging his remaining strikers âto grasp the nettleâ and fill the massive void left by the injured Mikael Forssell.


Thirty-nine people were arrested, including the son of Boston University's former president, and 63 were injured as tens of thousands of Red Sox fans gathered near Fenway Park to celebrate the team's historic World Series victory.


Civitavecchia, 16:07 - CICLISMO, TIRRENO-ADRIATICO: PRIMA TAPPA A MCEWEN

L'Australiano della Predictor Lotto, Robbie McEwen, ha vinto la prima tappa della Tirreno-Adriatico,...


Verizon to Buy MCI in $6.75 Billion Deal

Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.N  on Monday said it would buy long-distance telephone company MCI  Communications Inc. MCIP.O in a deal worth $6.75 billion,  giving Verizon entry into the market serving large  corporations.


AMD to crush AMD with 2.0GHz 'Barcelona'

Hits stores in September Barcelona has arrived, sort of, and AMD is talking more about beating itself up than knocking Intel with the new chip.â¦


Andre Stolz of Australia celebrates after winning the Michelin Championship in Las Vegas. Photo: AP. Struggling Australian rookie Andre Stolz secured his future on the US PGA Tour with a surprise victory in


Ashura Attacks Leave Dozens of Dead in Iraq

Three attacks in different cities left dozens of worshippers dead in bombings, mortar attacks and ambushes.


China has identified a lethal strain of bird flu among pigs at several farms, but has not revealed the locations, the New York Times reported Saturday.


The $20 billion man seeks a new fortune where most investors will not go--yet.


Dangers of Today Mean End of Simple Summer Fun

By JAY CRONLEY  Before crime and violence and instability occupied such prominent places in our neighborhoods, spending a boyhood summer in Oklahoma City accounted for some of the best of times.  But these summers were not without rules.


Last-minute Turkish offer on Cyprus confuses EU

HELSINKI/BRUSSELS  - A last-minute offer by Turkey to open a major port to traffic from Cyprus in a bid to avert a partial suspension of its European Union membership talks sowed confusion among EU governments on Thursday.


Torino, 14:03 - F1, MONTEZEMOLO: SPIONAGGIO? VICENDA DI GRAVITA' INAUDITA

''E' una vicenda di una gravità inaudita, ma per il momento non voglio aggiungere altro''. So...


G8 leaders agree "substantial" greenhouse gas cuts

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders agreed on Thursday to pursue "substantial" but unspecified cuts in greenhouse gases and pledged to reach a United Nations deal by 2009 on long-term measures to fight global warming.


Report: Giambi Testified He Used Steroids

New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi injected himself with human growth hormone in 2003 and also used steroids for at least three seasons, according to his grand jury testimony reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle.


Watch footage of an octopus's fight with a spiny dogfish shark, and discover the culprit behind one aquarium's unusual murder mystery.


Opposites Attract: Saturn Lures Earthly Admirers

The idea that opposites attract may be a romantic clichÃ©. But when Saturn is at opposition, as it will be this month, it is most certainly an attraction for Saturn-watchers around the world.


Singh, Aziz Hold Talks After India-Pakistan Spat

Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Wednesday began talks that are expected to set aside a recent spat over disputed Kashmir and give a push to a plodding peace process.


In Japan, campaign pits conservative versus dove

TOKYO - The race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appeared to narrow to two candidates yesterday as the ruling party's conservative number two leader and a dovish party stalwart who favors warmer ties with Asia announced they will run.


All the key points from the half-hour prime minister's questions in the Commons, from 1200 GMT.


Kerry Pulls Campaign Ads From Four States

Bowing to political realities, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has canceled plans to begin broadcasting television commercials in Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana and the perennial battleground of Missouri.


Firenze, 19:46 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: LIVERANI RESTA IN DUBBIO PER BERGAMO

Per la partita di sabato a Bergamo contro l'Atalanta la Fiorentina resta con il dubbio Liverani, che...


Iran won't halt atomic work, snubs big powers

Iran said on Tuesday it would never suspend uranium enrichment as demanded by the West, a day after world powers agreed to work on a new U.N. resolution to pressure Tehran to back down over its nuclear program.


Omega-3 supplements protect against Alzheimer's in mice

06/09/2004 - Studies in mice shed some light on how dietary supplements of omega-3 fatty acids might protect against Alzheimer's disease.


Karzai Maintains Lead Over Qanooni in Afghan Presidential Poll

Afghan President Hamid Karzai maintained his lead over the main opposition candidate Yunus Qanooni in early results from the Oct. 9 presidential election, according to the election Web site.


Gators Fire Ron Zook After Two-Plus Years

Florida coach Ron Zook was fired Monday after two-plus years and a stack of embarrassments on and off the field, satisfying a growing groundswell for his ouster that began the day he replaced Steve Spurrier.


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Candidates hunt for win in Iowa, New Hampshire

OSCEOLA, Iowa  - Shotgun in hand, rising Republican candidate Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant on Wednesday as U.S. presidential hopefuls hunted for votes just eight days before the first contest in a wide-open nomination race.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Google Inc.'s long-awaited initial stock sale, which appeared imminent Tuesday, has been delayed while the company awaits final approval of its paperwork by the Securities and Exchange Commission...


When the rumors of Sen. Jim Bunning's mental state hit their zenith two weeks ago, the righteous indignation was palatable. Bunning called the rumors "disgusting" and "the lowest of the low.


Cricket-Sri Lanka-New Zealand cricket match postponed after ...

WELLINGTON  - New Zealand has agreed to postpone a one-day international cricket match against Sri Lanka set for Wednesday so the visitors can mourn victims of the tidal wave catastrophe which struck their home country, officials said.


House Blocks New OT Rules; Dems Claim Win

WASHINGTON - A House vote to overturn new Bush administration rules on which workers qualify for overtime pay was hailed by Democrats trying to convince undecided voters they are the party that better protects worker rights.    In a sharp rebuke to President Bush, the House voted 223-193 Thursday to stop the Labor Department from carrying out the new rules...


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Should Management Guidance Be Eliminated?

Inside info from company bigwigs can be a good or bad thing.


Western Search Engines Redirected in China

Without reason, Western search engines in China are now being redirected to Chinese search site Baidu.


Exclusivity? Try Lamborghini's $1.4 million car

What price exclusivity? If you ask  Lamborghini, one million euros ($1.4 million) should do it --  before tax, of course.


Parma, 12:11 - CALCIO, PARMA: DI CARLO NUOVO ALLENATORE

Mimmo Di Carlo è il nuovo allenatore del Parma. L'ex tecnico del Mantova ha firmato un contra...


Oil prices rebound from a seven-month low

Oil prices rebounded from a seven-month low yesterday as violence in Nigeria stoked supply concerns.


Bloody epic "300" earns big numbers at box office

The blood-soaked ancient epic "300" slaughtered its foes at the weekend box office in North America, setting a new record for a March release by selling about $70 million worth of tickets, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday.


Buzz Peterson is leaving coaching to join Michael Jordan. Peterson resigned Tuesday as coach at Coastal Carolina to become director of player personnel for the Charlotte Bobcats.


Deputy leader of the Commons Nigel Griffiths quits over plans to renew the UK's nuclear weapon system.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

Romney tries to motivate high schoolers amid final day on Michigan stump ... Huckabee tells Mich. supporters he understands struggles of working-class people ... McCain says he would retool job training programs as president ... Racially tinged disputes heat up between Clinton and Obama


Husband's online revenge nipped in the bud

Celebrity adulterers have human rights too A wronged husband bent on revenge who threatened to reveal the identity of his wife's celebrity lover on the internet has been barred from doing so. An interim injunction has been served on human rights grounds.â¦


NFL Game Summary - Baltimore At Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA -- Ben Roethlisberger passed for 221 yards and two touchdowns before leaving in the third quarter with a rib injury, and Pittsburgh avenged its only loss of the season with a 20-7 victory over Baltimore at Heinz Field.


Three killed as Myanmar troops battle protests

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


Advertising: A New Camel Brand Is Dressed to the Nines

R. J. Reynolds Tobacco, eager to increase sales of Camel cigarettes, is introducing a variety aimed at women.


US Airways strike averted until new year

Travelers flying US Airways during the coming holidays can breathe a little easier. The threat of labor-related disruptions has eased ... for the moment. Expanded hearings next month have decreased the likelihood


MobiTV Inc., which transmits cable TV channels to cell phones, said Wednesday it has surpassed 2 million users, doubling its subscriber base in less than a year.


Defending Heineken Open champion Mark Philippoussis came up flat in the first round in Shanghai yesterday (Tuesday), China Radio International reported Wednesday.


An American convicted 10 months ago for murder in Nicaragua is vindicated but not liberated -- and the judge who ordered him free may lose his job


Court to hear credit notification appeal

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear arguments in a case that could make it easier for consumers to hold insurers, banks and other businesses liable for failing to notify them about adverse information in credit reports.


New York oil closes above 51 dollars for first time

NEW YORK : New York's main crude oil contract closed above 51 dollars a barrel for the first time, riding a speculative wave powered by fear of interruptions to supply from the Gulf of Mexico.


Variety - NEW YORK -- In one of television's most counterintuitive twists, none of the broadcast news divisions or cable news nets proclaimed George W. Bush the victor until sometime after 11 a.m. Wednesday. That's when Democratic challenger John Kerry ended a tense standoff and conceded the fraught race in a phone call to Bush.


Deal with Red Bull gives Coulthard wings

DAVID COULTHARD will contest the 2005 Formula One season after signing a one-year deal with Red Bull Racing. However, the 33-year-old Scot will have to work for his salary after agreeing a performance-related pay package.


U.S. Tests Plan for Speeding Airport Security Checks

An estimated 10,000 people have  enrolled in a government-run test program for speeding  passengers through U.S. airport security checkpoints, Homeland  Security Secretary Tom Ridge said on Friday.


Citi writes off $18 billion, Merrill gets capital

Citigroup wrote off a colossal $18.1 billion on Tuesday and secured new capital as Merrill Lynch, also seen heading for big losses due to the U.S. subprime mortgage meltdown, announced a $6.6 billion shot in the arm.


Toyota says may not achieve rise in Sept. U.S. sales

A top executive at Toyota Motor Corp  said on Wednesday that achieving a rise in U.S. sales in September might be tough because of a spike in sales in the same month a year earlier.


PSV coach Guus Hiddink has accused Arsene Wenger of sour grapes after the 1-1 draw in Holland on Wednesday night. The Arsenal manager was incensed that while the ref sent off both Patrick Vieira and Lauren


"Sopranos" final bada-bing expected at Emmy awards

America's favorite mob family, "The Sopranos," is favored to rub out the competition at Sunday's Primetime Emmy Awards and notch a place in the record books of U.S. television's top honors along the way.


Zellweger's coffee break from films to be with friends

Renee Zellweger is quitting movies for a year because she wants to spend more time "drinking coffee" with her friends.


Musharraf to West: 'We have our own brains'

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf lashed out Thursday at what he called Western "intellectual arrogance" toward his country, angrily dismissing claims that rising unpopularity has undermined his authority.


Work starts on biggest-ever Panama canal overhaul

PARAISO, Panama  - Work started on Monday on a $5.2 billion expansion of Panama's famous canal, the largest-ever overhaul of the short cut between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.


Friday Means Free Dental Care for Needy Kids

THURSDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- At least half a million children across the United States will receive free dental services Friday, Feb. 4, as part of the American Dental Association's (ADA) nationwide Give Kids a Smile Day.


Giugno: ÂPerchÃ© la Chiesa nel Nord dell'Africa testimoni, con la sua presenza e la sua azione, l'amore di Dio verso ogni individuo e ogni popoloÂ Commento allÂintenzione missionaria indicata dal Santo Padre a cura di P. Vito Del Prete, PIME, Segretario generale della Pontificia Unione Missionaria (PUM) CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Alle Chiese presenti nei numerosi paesi che formano la macroregione del Nord dellÂAfrica Ã¨ richiesto di testimoniare che Dio Ã¨ amore, e che in quanto Padre, ha cura di tutti i suoi figli, specialmente di quelli ch...


President Bush has pulled ahead of  Democratic challenger John Kerry for the first time this year  in a Los Angeles Times poll, the newspaper reported on  Wednesday in its online edition.


Growth in commercial PC shipments in the second quarter was the highest in that segment since 1999, the researcher says.


Outgunned and trapped, Iraqi police are stormed by insurgents

Insurgents stormed a police station in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 16 policemen in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks. The well-organised assault shows the continuing


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Fans are now captivated by the unscissored styles of athletes like Johnny Damon of the Boston Red Sox and the Detroit basketball champion Ben Wallace and his jumbo Afro.


----- NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Ticker) - The Nashville Predators did not let the impending NHL lockout disrupt their future plans as they re-signed defenseman Marek Zidlicky to a new contract Wednesday.


Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych refused Monday to concede defeat in Ukraine's weekend presidential election, and said he would go to the Supreme Court to challenge the results.


Doctors removed a tumor from Nuggets forward Nene, according to the player's Web site Tuesday.


A senior UN official has said the recent upsurge in violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to be abating.


CBS âEarly Showâ Tries a Revised Format, Again

The networkâs affiliate stations will carry the full first hour of the two-hour âEarly Showâ for the first time.


Afghanistan And Pakistan Announce Exchange Of Hundreds Of ...

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24  - Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed Tuesday to release hundreds of each others' prisoners in a goodwill gesture during Afghan President Hamid Karzai's visit to neighbouring Pakistan.


The former Iraqi Prime Minister seeking a return to power receives a thumbs-up from Saddam's old party


Chronology of some of the Americas' worst fires

A blaze in a crowded nightclub in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires killed at least 169 people and injured 375 late on Thursday night.


International stars to perform for tsunami aid in special MTV show

A star-studded cast of US and Asian pop stars will perform in a concert to raise donations for Asian tsunami victims, music video broadcaster MTV Networks Asia said.


Gli adulti sono il vero problema dei ragazzi


Firmati da Padoa Schioppa e Damiano decreti attuativi


An effort to honor the NFC Champion Chicago Bears hit a snag Tuesday morning when a huge football helmet broke as it was being placed on one of the lion statues that stands guard outside the Art Institute of Chicago.


The New York Yankees officially turned the calendar Thursday on the Year of the Red Sox. In the final hours of 2004, owner George Steinbrenner let it be known once again that every year is to be the Yankees' year.


Patriots tame Jaguars to remain on perfect track

The New England  Patriots's perfect season continued with a 31-20 divisional  playoff victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.


Defending champion Ernie Els completed a 2-and-1 victory over Briton Scott Drummond when the rain-delayed World Match Play Championship first round resumed at Wentworth Friday.


Strike begins at key Harley-Davidson plant

Nearly 2,800 workers at Harley-Davidson Motor Co.'s  largest assembly plant began walking the picket lines early on Friday morning in the first work stoppage to hit the U.S. motorcycle maker in 16 years.


Russia denies Iran deal on nuclear plant

Iran said on Thursday it had agreed a  timetable with Russia for the start-up of the Islamic state's  first nuclear power plant, but an official in Moscow said  negotiations with Tehran were still under way.


Take Two E-Mails and iPhone Me in the Morning

In the olden days, doctors were on call at all hours, ready to dispense advice over the phone or to make house calls, carrying stethoscopes in their black bags.


Game Makers Court ÂCasualÂ Players With Shorter, Less Lethal Fare

The gaming industry is increasingly pursuing casual or coffee-break gamers, those who indulge in short-term play of games including puzzles, solitaire and mah-jongg.


Three hooded gunmen pose with an unidentified Turkish hostage, who they threatened to behead unless all American release all Iraq prisoners, and all Turks leave Iraq, in this image made from a television broadcast by Al-Arabiya television, Monday Oct.


Givenchy's Throne Sits Vacant as Young Stars Shun Big Labels

For the first time in 53 years, the revered fashion house of Givenchy will not produce a haute couture collection for spring couture week in Paris.


Oprah effect brings microlending to Main Street

The credit crisis may be fouling up billion-dollar takeover deals, but if you're a poor African seamstress who needs a loan for a new sewing machine, you could not ask for a better borrowing market to expand your business.


Judge will release letters in Libby case

A federal judge said Thursday he will release more than 150 letters he received regarding next week's sentencing of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.


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Fujitsu-Siemens to offer flash-memory laptops

MUNICH, Germany  - Fujitsu-Siemens Computers will  start selling laptops with flash memory instead of hard drives  this summer, bringing faster, lighter and more energy-efficient  computers to the European mass market.


Share in India's Reliance Industries rally after the brothers at the head of the group deny any rift over leadership.


Tennessee tailback Arian Foster and two other football players charged with disorderly conduct and underage drinking after an incident at a nightclub reached a plea deal Wednesday.


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Judge Orders Drug Cartel's Assets Seized

A Colombian judge has ordered the seizure of dozens of properties, businesses, bank accounts and vehicles allegedly belonging to the jailed founders of the once-mighty Cali drug cartel, officials said Tuesday.


CMP Technology's VoiceCon Spring Keynote Lineup Features Thought and Market Leaders

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12  /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Technology today announced the VoiceCon(R) Spring 2007 keynotes. The lineup includes top executives from leading suppliers -- Louis D'Ambrosio, President and CEO, Avaya; Charles H.


Cristie Kerr grabbed a share of the lead, and Annika Sorenstam stayed in contention at the State Farm Classic in Springfield, Ill., yesterday.


Feds Ply Waters Off Ga., Seek Lost H-Bomb

Experts dragged sensors from boats and divers scooped soil from the ocean bottom Thursday, looking for radioactive clues to the location of a hydrogen bomb lost off the Georgia coast in 1958.


Kuusamo, 13:14 - SCI DI FONDO, CDM MASCHILE: ROENNING VINCE 15 KM TC

Eldar Roenning ha vinto la 15 km a tecnica classica maschile di Kuusamo valida per la coppa del mond...


The big news in digital audio recently was Sony's NW-HD3, the company's first hard-drive-based digital audio player to support the MP3 format right out of the box.


Sex bias suit against Wal-Mart given green light as class action

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the nation's largest private employer, lost a bid to prevent 2 million current and female former workers from proceeding as a group with sex bias claims in the largest employment lawsuit in U S history.


Malaysia turtle nesting sites at risk -scientists

KIJAL, Malaysia, Aug 18  - Malaysia, once a major breeding ground, is in danger of losing its ocean-roaming leatherback turtles as humans eat their eggs, trap them in fishing nets and encroach on nesting sites, scientists said on ...


'Ali G' Comedian Risks Riot at U.S. Rodeo

British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen escaped a near-riot at an American rodeo while filming his satirical "Da Ali G Show."


Iraq, Jobs on Agenda for Bush-Kerry Debate

ST. LOUIS  - President Bush seeks to rebound from  his poor showing last week when he faces Sen. John Kerry on  Friday night in a second debate that is sure to focus on the  Iraq war and a lackluster U.S. economy.


China tells US it will revalue yuan, but gives no date

In the face of growing international pressure, Chinese officials told top US officials on Friday that they would continue to push ahead with plans to float or revalue their currency, but avoided giving a date to begin the transformation.


Bosnia Serb PM Resigns, Rejects Western Pressure

Bosnian Serb Prime Minister Dragan Mikerevic stepped down on Friday, refusing to enact police and army reforms demanded by top peace overseer Paddy Ashdown.


Psychotherapy for UI design Editor's blog Here are some thoughts on user-interface design and the simple psychology of rooking the user. Try this for an example: I have been staying at a hotel where there is Wi-Fi available in the form of a T-Mobile hotspot. Letâs not go to the length of criticising the hotel for not fronting this service itself, putting the cost on the bill, etc â or indeed, just burying the cost in the hotel charges so it appears free. What it does mean, however, is that one has to go through T-Mobileâs SignUpWithYourCreditCard process... tedious but survivable.â¦


Leontine wins first elderly Swiss Miss title

Leontine Vallade, of uncertain age, became a Miss on Saturday, winning Switzerland's first ever title of "Miss Home for the Elderly."


Nigerian unions launch strike, oil exports flow

LAGOS - Nigerian unions began a four-day strike on Monday, helping drive world oil prices to record highs although shipments from Africa's top producer were unaffected.


Ex-PM Tony Blair has been interviewed for a third time in the cash-for-honours probe, it emerges.


After a decade-long wait, America's lowest-paid workers saw Congress poised Thursday to increase the federal minimum wage by $2.10


A way of 'tricking' eggs to divide without being fertilised may aid stem cell and IVF research, say scientists.


Il giorno dopo la concessione dello scontro di pena al "mostro di Foligno"interviene nel dibattito Emanuele Medoro: "La condanna serve anche a rieducare"                                            Caso Chiatti, parla il giudice "Ho solo applicato la legge"                                                                                E sempre oggi Mastella difende l'indulto: "Sembra figlio di nessunoinvece l'ha approvato larga parte del Parlamento. E sta funzionando"


PHPBuilder.com: Web Services Implementation using PHP and SOAP

There's a new article from PHPBuilder.com today that focuses on one of the "glue" that helps bind the web together (and is binding it more and more each day) - web services, specifically with PHP and SOAP.   Web Services is a system which enables and supports interoperability. It enables applications written in different languages, located in different places, running on different operating systems, to talk to each other, exchange information and perform different operations. The building blocks of Web Services are a set of XML based standards namely SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), WSDL (Web Services Description Language) and UDDI (Universal Description, Discovery, and Integration).   They opted to go the NuSOAP route (the popular PHP4-ish way to do SOAP) but the same general ideas apply with with PHP5 implementation of the SOAP protocol.   They introduce web service a bit, explaining the different parts of the typical service setup then move into NuSOAP and examples of its use. Their code example sends a string ("Hello World") to the remote service that takes it in and validates it on if it's actually a string or not. If it is, all is returned well - otherwise, it returns an error.


General Dynamics of Falls Church yesterday said profit jumped 24 percent in the third quarter as spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan continued to boost the bottom lines of many defense companies.


Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) will start releasing patches for its software applications on a regular monthly schedule, the company says.


Ticketmaster, NFL ink online ticket deal

Ticketmaster plans to launch a Web site next year where people can resell tickets to pro football games, the latest push by the event ticketing company into the lucrative secondary ticket market.


Former Tenn. senator, whose candidacy fizzled after a summer of expectations, withdraws.


Moulds favors opening up Bills passing attack

Receiver Eric Moulds is all for team owner Ralph Wilson's suggestion that the Buffalo Bills open up their passing attack. "I think we've got the players to open it up," Moulds said, Thursday.


TORONTO -- No decision has yet been made on what to do with American radio shock-jock Howard Stern if an application to bring the US subscription service Sirius to Canada is successful, says the CBC, which is involved in the application.


Just when Vijay Singh thinks he can't play better, he does. Just when it seems he can't do much more during his Tiger Woods-like season, he does that, too.


Halifax to host CIS men's basketball championship through 2007

The CIS board of governors selected Halifax over Ottawa despite the fact Carleton University had reportedly promised $300,000 in financial guarantees in its bid proposal.


Il barile scambiato a 63,46 dollari (+0,5%)


Pushed by Mets, Sox won't go fourth on Martinez

Lest there remain any doubt about their resolve, the Red Sox last night were fully prepared to let Pedro Martinez take his remarkable skills elsewhere rather than


A young girl and her family find ways to handle the challenges of a rare genetic disorder.


Oracle Buys PeopleSoft in $10.3 Bln Deal

PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O on  Monday agreed to a sweetened $10.3 billion buyout by rival  software maker Oracle Corp. ORCL.O, relenting after a  18-month takeover saga marked by personal insults, courtroom  battles and the ouster of PeopleSoft's chief executive.


ONE of the seven men on trial for sexual abuse on remote Pacific island of Pitcairn has pleaded guilty to three of the four charges he faced, including indecent assault against a 12-year-old girl.


Aging: For Uninsured, Medicare Makes a Healthy Impact

Uninsured people 55 and older significantly reduce their risk of declining health after they enroll in Medicare at 65, a new study suggests.


Cuba on Monday blasted a new move by a U.S.-funded TV Marti to provide its anti-Fidel Castro programming to Spanish-language stations in Miami that are picked up by popular illegal satellite dishes on the island.


USDA Confirms Coybean Rust in United States

The US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Inspection Service on Wednesday confirmed the presence of soybean rust on a soybean leaf samples taken from two plots associated with a Louisiana State University research farm Nov. 6.


Parents may worry less about losing their child Â and the kid's expensive coat Â with a new piece of winter wear that includes a global positioning tracker.


Slogan contro Tronchetti Provera, no allo scorporo di Tim


An eight-year-old Thai girl and a dog were confirmed to have been infected with Asia's deadly bird flu on Sunday as the country battled a second major outbreak of the virus this year, authorities said.


Partners pose highest risk to women of violence: WHO

Women are more likely to suffer physical and sexual violence from their husbands or partners than other people and the violence is more severe in rural areas, according to research published on Friday.


Kasuri statement on J&K unifocal: Centre

The Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries met on the eve of the crucial ministerial-level meeting beginning on Sunday. India on Saturday night voiced considerable disappointment over the âunifocalâ statement


Estimated 18.6M Watch 'Joey' Debut on NBC

NEW YORK - Based on its series premiere, Joey Tribbiani is missing a few viewers along with his "Friends." An estimated 18.6 million people watched the first episode of "Joey" Thursday, the spinoff of "Friends" that NBC was counting on to keep its Thursday night lineup strong, according to Nielsen Media Research.    That's lower than any original episode of Matt LeBlanc's old series drew last season, including the 24.5 million people who saw the season debut...


Dorothy Counts, who in 1957 became the first black student to integrate Charlotte's Harding High School but withdrew after days of harassment, now has a diploma from the school.


Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on the military and a key figure in the debate over Iraq, said Friday he will not seek a sixth term in 2008.


The Japanese yen hits a record low against the euro amid concerns that growth in Asia may slow after the weekend's quake.


Bush, Maliki to meet as Iraqi deaths hit new high

U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.


Andy Geiger is stepping down as athletic director at Ohio State, citing burnout after almost two years of NCAA investigations into the school's football and basketball programs.


Apple Inc.  will start  selling its iPhone on June 29, a debut that will test whether  the company's design success with Mac computers and iPod media  players can carry over into mobile handsets.


Soldiers in Pakistan say they have found the body of tribal leader Akbar Bugti, five days after the assault on his cave.


Allan Houston sometimes looks at himself and is amazed he still wears a Knicks uniform. The revolving door leading to Madison Square Garden has ushered most of the Knicks' past out.


Vista sends Quanta laptop sales to new high

InfoWorld - The world's largest contract laptop computer maker shipped over 2 million notebook computers in the month of January, an all-time high for a single month, due to strong orders ahead of the launch of Microsoft Windows Vista, the company's president said Friday.


Ex-WorldCom CEO Ebbers' conviction affirmed

A federal appeals court in New York on  Friday affirmed the conviction of former WorldCom Inc. Chief  Executive Bernard Ebbers for orchestrating an $11 billion  accounting fraud that led to the largest U.S. bankruptcy.


Pope Stable, But Staying in Hospital - Vatican

Pope John Paul's fragile health  stabilized on Wednesday after urgent medical treatment for  severe breathing difficulties, but he will have to remain in  hospital for the time being, the Vatican said.


The Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate another quarter- percentage point Tuesday, continuing its campaign to gradually remove the cheap money stimulus that it used to help jump-start the recovery from the 2001 recession.


Orion Workstations Act as Single-Box Clusters

A startup company is rolling out a family of workstations aimed at the technical computing space that offer clusterlike capabilities inside a single box.


The Mild Seven Renault Team Preview, Belgian Grand Prix

The official Mild Seven Renault F1 Team Preview for the Belgian Grand Prix.


Allmerica Financial Corp.'s third-quarter earnings rose 55 percent, and the property and casualty operations reported ''solid" pretax segment earnings for the period despite being hurt by catastrophe losses primarily related to hurricanes in the Southeast. The Worcester insurance and financial services holding company said earnings were $17.7 million, or 33 cents a share, for the quarter, up from net income ...


God and animals share spotlight in "Evan Almighty"

In Hollywood, long considered an encampment of liberal-minded showbiz sinners, God has found an ally in director Tom Shadyac, whose big-budget comedy "Evan Almighty" debuts in movie theaters on Friday.


Era il 19 novembre 2001. Maria Grazia Cutuli aveva trentanove anni e stava percorrendo la strada che da Jalalabad porta a Kabul, in un Afghanistan in cui si combatteva per liberarlo dal regime talebano. Uccisa


Roma, 14:15 - CALCIO, RIVA: IERI ITALIA CON GRANDE CARATTERE

E' soddisfatto il team manager azzurro, Gigi Riva, dopo la vittoria di ieri a Zurigo della Nazionale...


Udinese: Iaquinta "Stiamo attenti al Parma

All`indomani della sconfitta di Uefa contro il Panionios per l`Udinese Ã¨ tempo di pensare al campionato e alla sfida con il Parma. Ma l`attaccante dei friulani Vincenzo Iaquinta torna a Datasport sul momento


Judge Rules Against Patriot Act Provision

A key part of the Patriot Act, a  central plank of the Bush Administration's war on terror, was  ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge on Wednesday, in the  latest blow to U.S. security policies.


Afghan Poll Crisis Near End as Karzai Rivals Soften

The crisis surrounding Afghanistan's  historic presidential election appeared to end on Monday as  President Hamid Karzai's chief rival said he and other  candidates were withdrawing their rejection of the weekend  poll.


Sparks fly in Dems' most contentious debate

John Edwards threw his own punches but was unable to firmly position himself in the middle of the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama scrum. While that probably works to his advantage, the only clear winner in the Democratic slugfest is Republican John McCain.


Health experts say combining TB and HIV testing and treatment could save the lives of 500,000 HIV positive Africans a year.


A Catholic priest is held in Florida and another is on the run after stealing millions from parishioners, police say.


Howard sets Phillies HR Record with 49th

Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard set a franchise record when he hit his 49th home run of the season in the fourth inning of Thursday night's game with Washington.


A species of self-destructing palm trees that flower once every 100 years and then die has been discovered in Madagascar.


Tony Blair has reiterated his commitment to  better education and childcare - but opponents say there is nothing new.


Everyone is talking about the upcoming release of âBridge Jones: The Edge of Reason,â which promises to be movie date viewers wonât regret.


Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of The war in rebel Chechnya, was found shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow, news agencies reported.


Investigators indicated Sunday that engine failure apparently caused a plane carrying skydivers to nosedive soon after takeoff, killing six people, including a man who was a member of the U.S. Parachute Team and had made thousands of jumps.


Puoi trovare l'uomo o la donna dei tuoi sogni con un solo clic.


Number of people infected with AIDS rises by almost five million

THE latest report of the United Nations organization that combats HIV-AIDS (UNAIDS) indicates that 4.9 million people have become infected with the immune


It's Barcelona for me, striker Thierry Henry confirms

Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has confirmed reports that he is leaving the London club to play for Spanish giants Barcelona.


England's middle order came up trumps today after early wickets fell in the 4th and final npower test at the Oval.


Risparmiare su questo terreno, dicono, e' irresponsabile


International police hunt for ETimor leader

UN police and international peacekeepers have continued the hunt for East Timor's rebel military leader Major Alfredo Reinado as New Zealand denied it was responsible for guarding the prison from which he escaped.


Scorte di greggio Usa piu' scarse del previsto


New film attacks Hollywood's "censorship" system

When director Kirby Dick wanted to   learn the identities of the most secretive group in the film   industry, he resorted to a time-honored Hollywood tradition. He   hired a private eye to follow them and go through their   garbage.


64 Degrees, 59 Balloons, and One Perfect Thanksgiving Day Parade

Chicken Little was in the lineup of new balloons, but a giant inflatable robin would have fit in just as well as the 78th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade drifted through a balmy, cloud-covered New York.


Turin Unveils Mascots as Countdown Begins

Italy revved its marketing engine on Tuesday with the unveiling of two frosty-faced mascots for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Meet Neve and Gliz: a grinning snowball and an upbeat


Venues Seek Solutions in Case of NHL Strike

With a work stoppage for the National Hockey League looking more likely with each passing day, NHL arenas face the prospect of some dark days beginning in September.


US automotive company BorgWarner Inc. said Monday it is buying a controlling stake in German supplier Beru AG and would make an offer for the remaining shares in a nearly $800 million deal that it hopes will strengthen its position with global automakers.


Interest Rate Changes Can Affect 401(k)s

With the stock market just sputtering along this year and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, it may be time to review the holdings in your 401(k) retirement account.


G8-RUSSIA:  Dissent Within, Confrontation Without

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, Jun 5 (IPS) - As if the summit of the eight most industrialised  countries did not have enough problems in fulfilling its own  agenda this week, the group's members are also aligning in a  confrontation along international borders and actions that recall  those of the Cold War.


At the PhotoPlus Expo in New York City, professional photographers Bill Frakes, Michael Grecco, Ron Haviv, Heinz Kluetmeier, Robert Leslie, Vincent Laforet, Casey Templeton and Steve Winter discussed their work and how they use Aperture.


Planes to search through night for Fossett

RENO, Nevada  - Air crews planned to search through Thursday night for missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett on a mission they likened to looking for a needle in a haystack in the vast Nevada desert.


Prime Minister Gordon Brown must ensure the protection of the UK's marine wildlife, the RSPB urges.


Beach Volleyball: U.S. Unbeaten, Brazil Chase Double

Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh  continued their unbeaten streak to win their Olympics women's  beach volleyball semi-final on Monday and will face an  experienced Brazilian team in the gold medal match.


Roddick's Pairing With Connors Is a Smash Hit

The alliance that no one in tennis saw coming, with the slumping Andy Roddick hiring the reclusive Jimmy Connors as his coach, seems to be flourishing.


Microsoft Shows Shaved-Down Kernel For Next Windows OS

The core code for Windows is undergoing a rewrite to make it slimmer for use in a wide range of future products.


Bode Miller's three-race winning streak ended yesterday in Beaver Creek, Colo., but the American still added to his commanding lead in the World Cup skiing overall standings by finishing second to Austria's Stephan Goergl in a Super G.


Voting Machines Found Not at Fault in Fla. Election

TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 23 -- An audit of touch-screen voting machines at the center of a dispute in a congressional election found no evidence of malfunction,  Florida's secretary of state said Friday.


Ukraine's opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko narrowly won the first round of the presidential elections, official results show.


A Georgia meat processor on Saturday expanded its recall of canned meat products that may be connected to a botulism outbreak.


The retailer said that Bob Ulrich would retire as chief executive as of May 1, but will remain chairman through the end of fiscal 2008.


McCall facing axe despite Scottish Cup success

Dundee United bounced back from their League Cup thrashing at the hands of Rangers by reaching the Scottish Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Queen of the South.


Campaigners vow to continue fighting airport expansions as the government commits to schemes a two airports.


BOSTON, Dec. 16 -- Motorists slid off roads Sunday across the Great Lakes states and into New England as a storm already blamed for three deaths cut visibility and iced over highways with a wind-blown brew of snow, sleet and freezing rain.


By Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Jun. 20--Sunshine Holdings Corp. of Arizona has completed the merger of its Sunshine Custom Publishing Inc. division with True North Custom Publishing LLC of Chattanooga.


The UN Security Council look set to agree a statement calling on North Korea to call off a threatened nuclear test.


Egyptian-Canadian Israel spy trial adjourned

The trial of an Egyptian-Canadian accused of spying for Israel opened on Saturday amid tight security and was swiftly adjourned until February 28, an AFP photographer reported.


Israel praises the Palestinian Authority for deploying its forces to stop rocket attacks in Gaza.


Presidential hopeful Barack Obama has won an endorsement from the Nevada chapter of the Service Employees International Union, boosting his prospects against rival Hillary Rodham Clinton in Nevada's upcoming Democratic caucuses.


Younis stars as Pakistan see off England again

Younis Khan's 101 was the centrepiece of Pakistan's two-wicket win over England in the day/night third one-day international at the Rose Bowl.


A father accused of raping his chess prodigy daughter claims her accusations were premeditated.


Forest Service Touts Fire Protection Plan

By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  Trees and shrubs by the tens of thousands would be stripped from the Spring Mountains in the coming years as part of a U.S. Forest Service plan to protect private homes, public facilities and escape routes from wildfires.


Bubble Troubles Squarely in the Past for Terrapins

Maryland's improbable resurgence over the past 18 days has put the Terrapins in position to potentially earn a top four seed in the NCAA tournament.


Discounting the possibility of dubbing her much Âawaited film, The


Kerry Chides Bush on Assault Weapons Ban

Sen. John Kerry sought to make President Bush pay a political price Monday for the expiration of a partial assault weapons ban, but other Democrats reacted warily on an issue that has hurt the party in recent elections.


AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Campagna Nazionale ÂAbbraccio in FamigliaÂ per promuovere il rispetto al centro dell'armonia familiare, base della convivenza nella famiglia e nella societÃ  Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Il Dipartimento Nazionale della Famiglia e dellÂInfanzia della Conferenza Episcopale Venezuelana ha organizzato anche questÂanno la Campagna "Abbraccio in Famiglia" che si celebrerÃ  in tutte le Giurisdizioni Ecclesiastiche d...


Some prominent advertisers have pulled their sponsorships for NBCâs strike-subdued Golden Globes coverage, media buyers said.


At least 15 people are hurt in clashes between police and left-wing radicals in Hamburg, German police say.


News: Search News - Yahoo Partners With Adobe

Adobe Systems Inc., and Yahoo! today announced a partnership aimed at providing access to Yahoo! Search through Adobe Reader and a co-branded toolbar featuring Adobe Services.


One of the largest private takeovers in history -- the $25.3 billion buyout for college loan giant Sallie Mae -- unraveled yesterday after its buyers balked at the price, citing turmoil in the credit markets and federal legislation to cut subsidies to student lenders.


An Arctic expedition proves that a vast underwater mountain range is a part of Russia, officials say.


Paulson says U.S. mortgage relief plan not a bailout

KANSAS CITY, Mo  - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, on the second day of a tour seeking to build support for a mortgage relief plan, said on Tuesday it was not a bailout for people who made bad decisions.


The jury in the 21 July terror trial is shown videos of captives being killed, allegedly owned by two defendants.


Red Hat Joins Microsoft Interoperability Group

TechWeb - Most of its work within the group will focus on making its middleware more compatible with Microsoft's.


Editor's Note: Published on page A1 of the November 8, 2004 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. HOPES FELL yesterday for Filipino accountant Robert Tarongoy, held hostage in Iraq, but rose for compatriot


Former Tyco execs Looted Firm: Prosecutor

Two former Tyco International Ltd.  TYC.N executives systematically looted the conglomerate by  stealing over $150 million from shareholders, a prosecutor said  in opening statements at their retrial on Wednesday.


Infamous adult film Deep Throat is set for release in the US to coincide with a documentary about the risque movie.


Iraqi sees need for U.S. military until 2018: report

Iraq's defense minister said on Monday his country would need foreign military help to defend its borders for another 10 years and would not be able to maintain internal security until 2012.


Heinz 2nd-quarter profit falls on higher tax rate

Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on Thursday posted lower quarterly profit, hurt by a higher tax rate, but raised its full-year earnings forecast helped by sales of new products and cost cuts.


The BBC's Tamsin Smith in Rome watches anti-smoking campaigners at work as the ban takes effect.


Gates Tells of Microsoft Effort to Fight Viruses

Bill Gates said that Microsoft planned to introduce a new version of its Internet Explorer Web browser with stronger features to protect against viruses.


Female binge-drinking linked to cocktail of TV and peer pressure

YOUNG girls are being lured into the binge drinking culture sweeping Welsh towns and cities by glamorous television and billboard adverts.


CAMILLERI, IL DECIMO ROMANZO CHIUDE LA SAGA DI MONTALBANO

PISTOIA - Si concludera' con il decimo romanzo la saga del commissario piu' famoso d'Italia. Lo ha annunciato il suo autore, lo scrittore Andrea Camilleri, in un'intervista esclusiva, con video, che il suo


An American soldier is killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, the US military says.


Hitachi injects hypervisor into Xeon blade

Virtual Virtage IDF Hitachi will continue carving out its own place in the virtualization market with a Xeon-based blade server that includes a built-in hypervisor.â¦


Nigerian villagers end their three-day occupation of three multinational oil installations in the Niger Delta.


Experts try to establish what  caused the disappearance of a glacial lake in southern Chile over just a few weeks.


Lens, 20:02 - RUGBY, MONDIALI: GEORGIA-NAMIBIA 30-0

La Georgia ha battuto la Namibia per 30-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo D dei Mondiali di rugb...


Mitchell testifies on steroids in baseball

Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell told Congress on Tuesday that Major League Baseball's players and owners must come together "in a well-planned, well-executed and sustained effort" to remove steroids from the national pastime.


F.D.A. Widens Safety Reviews on New Drugs

The F.D.A. plan is the latest effort to fix the agency after a series of missteps.


Eritrea denies seizing tourists, blames Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA - Eritrea dismissed as "baseless fabrication" accusations by an Ethiopian official that Eritrean forces had kidnapped a group of British tourists in a remote ...Comment


Primary Wins, Loans Boost McCain's Coffers in January

Republican presidential candidate John McCain raised $12.8 million in January, exceeding the amount he raised in the entire fourth quarter of last year ($10 million). His total for the month includes a $950,000 loan obtained by the campaign, on top of $3 million in loans McCain already took out in 2007.


Transfer battle: United or Toon? (MatthewLewis/GettyImages)

The offer is believed to be Â£20million, which would match Newcastle's bid for the 18-year-old England striker. United are waiting for a response from their Barclays Premiership rivals.


Roma, 15:13 - TENNIS, COPPA DAVIS: ITALIA-LUSSEMBRUGO AD ALGHERO

Sarà il Tennis Club Alghero ad ospitare l'incontro di Coppa Davis Italia-Lussemburgo, valido ...


Show more evidence on U.S. terror suspect, FBI told

A U.S. federal court ordered the FBI on Tuesday to show more evidence against a U.S. citizen accused of training with al Qaeda militants in Somalia and delayed ruling on whether he can be held without bail.


Danish police say they have arrested nearly 600 people in three days of protests over the eviction of squatters.


Padoa-Schioppa, manca sistema di ammortizzatori sociali


The debate on reforming the nation's in telligence structure - sparked by the 9/11 Commission â-ust got serious. President Bush on Thursday approved executive orders meant to bolster the authority of


Johansson edges Agassi in tiebreak to win Stockholm title

STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Thomas Johansson rallied from a set down to hold off Andre Agassi in a tight third-set tiebreak and win the Stockholm Open for the second time in his career Sunday.


An interview with 'Czech Business Weekly' editor Chris Johnstone

Chris Johnstone After the first visit I came quite frequently. After about 10 years in Brussels, I felt I needed a change and I decided to go on a Czech language course at Charles University.


A surprisingly soft 112,000 new U.S. jobs were created in November, the Labor Department said on Friday, casting a shadow across an already downbeat holiday sales season with consumers apparently worried by scarce work and high oil prices.


As part of a deal to fix medicare, Ottawa is willing to discuss sweetening the equalization program that transfers financial help to the have-not provinces, provincial sources have told The Globe and Mail.


Ukraine judges 'under pressure' to reverse ruling

Mr Satsyuk, who is also a member of parliament, hosted a late-night meeting with Viktor Yushchenko, the opposition leader, hours before the latter's poisoning symptoms first appeared in early September.


Phil Mickelson seems determined to add Los Angeles to his collection of West Coast trophies.


SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Marlon Brando's son Miko may be called in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial to testify on how he got $20,000 in payments from the pop star.


US President Bush visits Uruguay while his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, reaches Bolivia.


At Least 84 Killed in Clashes With Thai Police in Muslim South

Thai security forces have begun large-scale detentions in the predominately-Muslim south of the country following a clash with demonstrators Monday that left more than 80 protesters dead.


Athens closes 2004 Olympic Summer Games with pride and relief

ATHENS (CP) - With pride and relief, Athens bid farewell to its guests from 201 countries at the close of the 2004 Olympic Games on Sunday.


Brando's troubled son dies in Los Angeles

Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of actor Marlon Brando, died yesterday at the age of 49 from pneumonia at a hospital in Los Angeles


Georgia leader wins presidential election: exit poll

Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili won a presidential election on Saturday, an exit poll showed, but his opponents cried foul and threatened street protests.


White House Fought New Curbs on Interrogations, Officials Say

Congressional leaders scrapped a measure that would have imposed new restrictions on interrogations by intelligence officers.