Israel kills 6 in series of Gaza air strikes

Israel killed six Palestinians in a series of air strikes in Gaza on Saturday, including three senior Islamic Jihad militants and a rocket manufacturer for a wing of Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group.


A human rights charity claims children are being forcibly recruited into Burma's army due to a lack of adult recruits.


If you own a Zire 72 or Tungsten T3 and have been longing for better wireless connectivity than their built-in Bluetooth, help is on the way: PalmOne has announced a Wi-Fi SD card for those handhelds.


TELECOM â04: Verizon and Comcast Call for New Rules

Big rewards should come from big investments, said Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon's CEO, in a keynote speech at TELECOM â04 in Las Vegas.


US Officials Sound Alarm Over Iraq Fuel Crisis

US officials in Baghdad fear that a fuel crisis, which has left Iraqi homes cold and dark and drivers waiting days for petrol, may inflame unrest before next month's election.


Diodes Posts 60 Percent Revenue Gain in '06

By Allison Bruce, Ventura County Star, Calif.  Feb. 7--Diodes Inc., a Westlake Village semiconductor company, had 60  percent revenue growth in 2006, and company leaders expect the company to  continue to outpace the overall industry to increase its market share in the  coming year.


'Shark Tale' OK for tykes, but it's no 'Shrek'

If you want to mess with computer-generated animation and play in our park, they said, you had better do something special. "Shark Tale" picked up the gauntlet, looked at it and gamely tried it on.


Afghan Jail Siege Ends with at Least Eight Dead

Afghan soldiers killed two prisoners  holed up in Kabul's Pul-i-Charki jail on Friday after a  day-long siege that started when a group of inmates identified  as al Qaeda killed their guards in an attempted jailbreak.


Japan snubs Russian proposal, says it wants all disputed Kuril ...

TOKYO: Japan said it wanted Russia to return all four Kuril islands, snubbing Moscow's renewed talk of returning two of them to end the dispute that has prevented the countries from formally ending World War II.


iTunes Music Store Downloads Top 200 Million Songs

CUPERTINO, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded more than 200 million songs from the iTunes(R) Music Store.


A Fathers 4 Justice protester dressed as Batman scales Buckingham Palace in another breach of royal security.


Put three old friends in a  convertible for a cross-country road trip to a loved one's  funeral, and what do you get? Very few surprises, in this  feel-good fluff that, despite offering nothing novel, could do  well with older audiences who rightly feel that too few films  are being made with them in mind.


Declining consumer confidence and increasing unemployment might be the impetus the Fed needs to take another whack at interest rates.


Sudan rejects US genocide declaration as politics

The Sudanese Foreign Minister has rejected a United States declaration of genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan, saying the US is using a humanitarian crisis for political purposes.


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14,000 accounts suspended after latest data breach Skipton Financial Services has confessed to losing a laptop containing records of 14,000 customers. Information exposed by the breach includes names, addresses, National Insurance numbers, and fund investment details of clients of Skipton's Fidelity FundsNetwork.â¦


American Football: Preliminary report says Reggie White died from ...

The former two-time National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Reggie White, who passed away on Sunday, may have died because of a respiratory disease combined with other health problems, a preliminary autopsy report concluded yesterday.


Premiazione il 22 e 23 settembre al Premio Ischia 2006


German ex-Chancellor Helmut Kohl is among tourists caught in the Asian tsunami while 1,500 Swedes are missing.


Football's lawmakers give the go-ahead for the development of goal-line technology at a meeting in Manchester.


Bloomberg on 2008 race: Time to get real

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg posted a statement on his personal Web site Thursday saying "it's time for something real" in the 2008 presidential campaign, while still denying that he will run.


US network ABC edits a mini-series on the 11 September attacks after complaints from aides of former US president Bill Clinton.


U.S. securities brokerage A.G. Edwards  Inc. AGE.N on Wednesday said its third-quarter earnings rose  23 percent on higher client assets and money-management  revenue, combined with cost-cutting.


U.S.-led forces kill 20 militants in south Iraq

U.S.-led coalition forces killed at least 20 militants after coming under attack from Shi'ite gunmen during raids in southern Iraq's Maysan province early on Monday, the U.S. military said.


Two senior executives at Fannie Mae, the giant US mortgage provider, have resigned in the wake of criticisms over accounting irregularities.


Today's investing not for the faint of heart

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus once said that confidence was the single most important factor in winning at his sport, and that no matter how great a golfer's natural talent, the only way to ''obtain and sustain confidence" was through work.


UK Chancellor Gordon Brown says Britain  no longer has to apologise for its colonial past.


Ernst Mayr, one of the world's leading evolutionary biologists, has died at 100.


Amazon and Microsoft Join in Lawsuit Against Spammers

The joint lawsuit was filed yesterday in federal court in Seattle against Gold Disk Canada and its principals -- Barry, Eric and Matthew Head -- and accuses them of misusing Microsoft's Hotmail


DPI buys CSX terminal business for 1.15 bn dollars

DUBAI  - Dubai Ports International (DPI), a leading world port operator, announced it had acquired the international terminal business conducted by CSX World Terminals (CSXWT) for 1.15 billion dollars.


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US probes claims Hmong facing persecution in Laos

The United States said Tuesday it was investigating claims by lawmakers that Hmong people living in the jungles of Laos were being persecuted and the need for granting access to them.


Climate change pulls warm-water fish north: experts

A warm-water Atlantic triple fin fish has for the first time been caught off the coast of Britain, in another sign of species migrating north as global temperatures rise, experts have said.


Heart, immune experts to get top U.S. medical awards

Pioneering heart surgeons Alain Carpentier and Albert Starr and immunologist Ralph Steinman were named on Saturday as recipients of Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards, sometimes dubbed "America's Nobels."


Extend your phone's camera - with a telescope

Focus on this Mobile phone cameras and digital zooms are becoming more powerful, but sometimes they just donât cut it when trying to take pictures of, say, the girl next door. So, online retailer Brando has launched an attachable telescope for mobile phones to solve all your distance-viewing problems.â¦


McNair remains hospitalized with bruised sternum

Nashville, TN (Sports Network) - Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair remained in a Nashville hospital Monday because of a bruised sternum, but tests revealed no serious injuries.


Sharon hopes parliament vote will lend legitimacy

After months of bullying and subterfuge to keep his contentious Gaza withdrawal plan alive, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is hoping for solid approval in Israel's parliament to finally give it the legitimacy it needs.


Reinforcements Sent to Quell Militant Uprising

The Iraqi government sent reinforcements to the countryâs third-largest city, Mosul, today, seeking to quell a deadly militant uprising that US officials suspected may be in support of the resistance in Fallujah - now said to be under 80% US control.


Experts Urge Close Eye on Depression Drugs

Shauna Murphy thinks it's a smart idea to put warning labels on antidepressants. She has good reason. Nine years ago, at age 10, she was put on a particular brand of the medication and, shortly after, tried to kill herself.


U.S. approves Google's purchase of rival DoubleClick

The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it approved Google's proposed $3.1 billion purchase of advertising rival DoubleClick.


Rested Federer handed added edge in quest for no. 5

Roger Federer enters the final stretch of his bid for a fifth straight Wimbledon title on Wednesday refreshed by having had four days off while his main rivals were still battling opponents and the elements to make it to the quarter-final stage.


British cable operator Virgin Media  said on Monday it had received a bid approach from an unnamed group, which sources familiar with the situation told Reuters was U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group


Londra, 11:06 - CALCIO, CHELSEA: MOURINHO INSULTA ARBITRO VICINO A MICROFONO

Jose Mourinho ha insultato l'arbitro Mike Riley al termine del primo tempo apostrofandolo con le par...


The group Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia claimed responsibility for the attack on the US consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The statement was posted on a militant Web site.


Slovenia heads EU as Balkan neighbors begin to stir

Serbs vote Sunday in polls in which Kosovo independence is a central issue. Slovenia was once part of Yugoslavia.


A demand that the United Nations introduce a ban on cloning babies at its General Session in October will be made by the Royal Society today.


Saudi Men Vote in Landmark Election, Women Barred

Saudi men voted in a municipal election  in the capital Riyadh Thursday, the first stage in an  unprecedented nationwide vote as the absolute monarchy inches  toward reform.


Ultimi tafferugli nella notte alla stazione TiburtinaLa soddisfazione del prefetto Serra: "E' andato tutto bene"                                            Bush lascia l'Italia alla volta di Tirana Il bilancio a Roma: otto arresti e 11 feriti


Iran resolution hits snag at U.N.: French envoy

Several non-permanent U.N. Security  Council members are holding up agreement on a new sanctions  resolution against Iran over its nuclear program, said France's  envoy to the United States on Friday.


To help its customers get a handle on all the data scattered across their enterprises, IBM Thursday announced plans to acquire Venetica, a privately held company that makes content integration software.


Incontro tra D'Alema e ambasciatore Usa, 'molto cordiale'


IBM targets 2008 profit above expectations

IBM  on Thursday forecast 2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations after results showing a strong international performance, and its shares rose 5 percent.


The assisted-suicide enthusiast, who says he helped some 130 people kill themselves, is in prison for the 1998 murder of Thomas Youk, who suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease.


Oracle Ups Its Offer and Buys PeopleSoft for $10.3 Billion

The world's second-largest maker of business software was created in the deal, which ended a long and hostile battle.


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Still defiant, Iran advances nuclear work

WASHINGTON -- Despite the threat of new sanctions, Iran is advancing work at its largest nuclear facility and has informed international inspectors in writing that it will not comply with a United Nations order to suspend the program, according to US and European diplomats familiar with the inspectors' latest findings.


U.S. Navy medic admits part in killing of Iraqi man

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Navy medic admitted on Friday taking part in the kidnap of an Iraqi civilian killed by his squad and said the execution-style murder was prompted by his patrol leader's anger at the release of a suspected "terrorist" from Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison.


Study Says Delays at S.B.A. Harm Program for Women

Delays in the Small Business Administrationâs disbursal of grant money caused lay offs and cutbacks at womenâs business centers.


Criticâs Choice: New DVDs: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

More than half a century has not proved sufficient to solve the mystery of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, nor to diminish their appeal.


Khodorkovsky blasts Putin as Yukos defaults

The credit rating of the Russian oil group Yukos was cut to default by Standard & Poor's yesterday, after it missed an interest payment on a $1bn (Â£520m) loan.


New York, 09:25 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte:  NY Is...


Some 850 of Britain's Black Watch troops set out from the southern Iraqi city of Basra Wednesday to replace US troops south of Baghdad.


Pirate pitches DVDs to Trading Standards

Porn flick cock-up A 20-something Chinese woman made a creditable pitch for the world's thickest DVD pirate title when she attempted to flog her wares to West Yorkshire Trading Standards, the Evening Standard reports.â¦


Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is determined to show no weakness in a re-election race that's a possible precursor to a White House run. Her campaign is pummeling her little-known Republican rival.


The Tablet PC Takes Its Place in the Classroom

A versatile portable device can play a role in tests, note-taking and homework, and even act as a blackboard.


Evangelical pastors who support him are getting anonymous letters warning them not to get too involved in politics


The Blood Diamond star talks about filming in Africa, why Bono is his hero and what his Oscar date won't be wearing


KABUL, Afghanistan -- Incumbent Hamid Karzai has been declared the winner of Afghanistan's first direct presidential election, the body organizing the vote has said.


Carrey, Carell partner for Dr. Seuss' "Horton"

Jim Carrey has been cast  as Horton and Steve Carell as the Mayor of Who-Ville in "Horton  Hears a Who," a computer-animated feature based on Dr. Seuss'  classic 1954 children's book.


Drug stocks across the board fell amid renewed safety concerns over a class of blockbuster drugs used to treat arthritis. Preprint articles published on the New England Journal of Medicine's Web site Wednesday


Getty Images buys music licensing start-up Pump Audio

Blog: Stock photo site continues its push into the digital media market by purchasing the independent music licensing company for $42 million.


Vonage says is not buying back shares from customers

Telecommunications provider Vonage  Holdings Corp.  said on Wednesday that it is not buying  back shares that were allocated for its customers to purchase  in its initial public offering last week.


Small fires broke out for a second straight night along the capital region's Metrorail system, crippling commuter train service and leaving investigators on Tuesday trying to pinpoint the cause.


The file-sharing software company  has a new platform for crystal-clear, high-definition videos over BitTorrent. Those blurry, pixelated videos on YouTube may soon be a relic of the past. By Michael Calore.


Three British bankers accused of a multi-million pound fraud involving Enron officials should be tried in the United States, a court ruled today.


NKorea invites 3 nations for nuke survey

At the invitation of North Korea, nuclear experts from the U.S., China and Russia will travel to the communist country next week to survey nuclear facilities to be shut down, the chief U.S. negotiator to six-nation nuclear talks announced Friday.


Floodwaters inundate much of Jakarta after two days of torrential rain, forcing thousands to leave their homes.


New rules easing requirements that  the big four U.S. local telephone carriers lease their networks  to competitors at government-set rates, were narrowly approved  by U.S. communications regulators on Wednesday.


The more chips the company can build in its new fabs, the better its profits.


La giapponese ammette, non c'e' stato il sorpasso


Roger Federer took advantage of Novak Djokovicâs mistakes to capture a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2), 6-4 victory.


Ahmadinejad says Iran nuclear issue in IAEA hands

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday the issue of his country's nuclear ambitions was "closed" and a matter to be handled by the U.N. watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.


WARSAW, Poland - A man escaped unscathed after a boar chased him around a hospital parking lot in southwestern Poland, the hospital spokesman said Thursday.


Rich Widow With a New Boyfriend and Many Surprises

Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.


The Pope prays for victims of the Asian wave disaster at his annual New Year address in Rome.


College Football Preview: For Colt Brennan, Hawaii Means Renewal

Hawaiiâs star quarterback, a Heisman Trophy candidate, is on the cusp of what could be a transcendent season.


The Tories urge Gordon Brown to "trust the people" by holding a referendum on a new EU treaty.


Scese a 258 mln sterline, ma Ford spera di vendere marchio


With timing as immaculate as the strike which earned Arsenal victory against a belligerent and energetic Newcastle team, Patrick Vieira prepares to enter 2005 as a player re-born.


Saudi Arabian bloggers rattled by first arrest of online critic

The arrest of Fouad al-Farhan, one of the few bloggers to use his own name, may be an attempt to intimidate others.


IRAN: MARTINO, PERICOLO NUCLEARE NON DA POCO

Lido di Venezia, 14 nov. (Adnkronos) - ''Mi auguro che i mezzi diplomatici e politici riescano a disinnescare il pericolo nucleare dell'Iran, perche' e' un pericolo non da poco. Credo che questo sia l'auspicio di tutti e non solo mio''.


Ivan Remnants Wreak Havoc Across Southeast

CASHIERS, N.C. - The remnants of Hurricane Ivan left behind a violent mark on the Southeast, killing several people, washing away scores of roads, leaving thousands without electricity and sending search teams to scour damaged areas for stranded residents...


Majority of anti-Semitic acts in France unsolved

PARIS, Aug 26  - French authorities have noted 298 anti-Semitic acts in France between January 1 and August 20, the great majority of which remain unsolved, Interior Minister Dominique Perben told Grand Rabbi Joseph Sitruk Thursday.


Ex-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic asks judges to subpoena world leaders at his trial in The Hague.


Sharapova Vows to Learn from Painful Defeat

Maria Sharapova put on a brave face  after her heartbreaking 2-6, 7-5, 8-6 loss to Serena Williams  in the semifinals of the Australian Open Thursday.


ritney's wedding is officially official!

Pop diva Britney Spears's spokesperson has revealed that the singer's recent wedding to her dancer boyfriend Kevin Federline is absolutely official and legal with all required documents in place.


Delphi files reorganization plan and settles with GM

Auto parts maker Delphi Corp  filed a reorganization plan on Thursday that includes a definitive settlement with former parent General Motors Corp  and a path to exiting bankruptcy by the end of the year.


Ford to revive Taurus name for Five Hundred

Ford Motor Co.  will revive the Taurus nameplate just months after it was discontinued, attaching the once top-selling name to its struggling Five Hundred sedan.


Wall Street stocks struggled for direction on Thursday, finishing mixed as the market awaited further guidance from the US Federal Reserve.


At least two people are killed and others injured in a fire on a train in the northern Indian state of Haryana, police say.


Something odd happened on the way to global recovery. The shoppers are not turning out the way they normally do when things start to look up.


Blog: With two hours to go, the line starts getting too long so Apple moves everyone closer together. Unfortunately, a lot of people smell kind of funny.


Hong Kong's chief executive says Beijing will allow the region's people directly elect their leader by 2017.


A public relations company billed the city's Department of Water and Power for more than $4 million in questionable costs that it should repay, according to an audit released Tuesday.


Jordin Sparks grew up on "American Idol," watching the show since she was 12 years old and telling her mother it was what she wanted to do.


Inspirational tale is "Music" to the ears

LOS ANGELES  - "Music Within" introduces audiences to a supremely cool and witty real-life character, Richard Pimentel (well played by Ron Livingston), who then escorts them through his life as a disabled Vietnam veteran, motivational speaker, author and passionate activist for the disabled community. What should be a tough, sentimental slog whisks by in a breezy, entertaining 94 minutes like a kind of illustrated stand-up comedy routine.


Republican Dino Rossi kept a razor-thin lead in the Washington governor's race as counties raced a Wednesday deadline for recounting 2.8 million ballots — and girded for yet another possible recount.


Hard-Liners Win in Northern Ireland Vote

Hard-liners on both sides won Northern Ireland's election, final results confirmed Friday, setting the stage for a major diplomatic push to forge a Catholic-Protestant administration of bitter enemies.Comment


eBay bidding ends at $28,000 for 10-year-old sandwich with image

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. Half of a ten-year-old grilled cheese sandwich said to bear the image of the Virgin Mary has sold on eBay for 28-thousand dollars.


Sandra Bullock is  attached to star in and produce the comedy "One of the Guys."


The US Senate voted overwhelmingly to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in nearly a decade, fulfilling a major vow of the new Democratic-led Congress.


'For the national interest and so the country does not go into crisis, we will respect the result of the election. But we also want the fraud to be made clear.


World oil prices marched towards $55 today on worries about low stocks of US heating fuel and tight crude supplies, amid strong demand ahead of the northern hemisphere winter.


The first day of the 40th Notting Hill Carnival ended peacefully despite some arrests in west London.


Judge issues injunction to halt auction of Yukos' asset

MOSCOW Russia's foreign minister says the US bankruptcy case involving the embattled Yukos oil company should be settled according to Russian law.


People magazine has picked British actor Jude Law as this year's Sexiest Man Alive. The 31-year-old Law recently starred in the films "Alfie," "I (Heart) Huckabees," and "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" and will be next seen in the romant...


CALCIO - Del Neri, Cassano saltera' anche la Juve

Sara' piu' lungo di quanto si fosse immaginato il periodo di stop programmato per Antonio Cassano, che saltera' anche la Juve.'Credo che saltera' anche la partita con la Juve -ha annunciato l'allenatore Del Neri, spiegando che la decisione non e' legata


IAEA: Confidence in Iran's Nuclear Program Has Eroded

The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran has exempted some centrifuges from its commitment to freeze uranium enrichment and lacks trustworthiness because of past concealment and delays in disclosing information.


MasterCard rebuked at EU closed hearing: sources

Credit card company MasterCard drew a rebuke at a closed European Commission antitrust hearing last week after claiming incorrectly that Britain had dropped an investigation into its fees, people who were present said.


Greek lawyers threaten to sue the makers of Oliver Stone's epic Alexander for showing the ruler as bisexual.


PHILADELPHIA -- The consolation, if there was any in yesterday's 4-1 loss, was that the penalty-killers were 4 for 4, the fifth straight game the Bruins were perfect on that.


Dozens of people are detained following demonstrations in Bahrain after the death of a protester, reports say.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Running back Priest Holmes will not return to the Kansas City Chiefs this season.


Chargers jolt Colts to reach AFC title game

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - The San Diego Chargers shocked the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts 28-24 on Sunday, advancing to the AFC title game and a meeting with the unbeaten New England Patriots.


Review: 'Vanity Fair' Not A Fun Place To Be

"Vanity Fair" is filled with color and fire and imaginative settings that put the audience into a whole new world. Unfortunately, the latest film version of the William Makepeace Thackeray novel lacks two


Scotland's game with Ireland is the first of two matches in the latest round of the Six Nations.


Candidates Digging for a Deeper Pool of Iowa Voters

The turnout effort among Democrats has exploded into the most ambitious and costly in the history of Iowaâs caucus system.


Taliban says targets Cheney in Afghan suicide blast

A Taliban suicide bomber killed up to 12 people at the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday in an attack the rebels said was aimed at Dick Cheney, but the visiting U.S. vice president was not hurt.


Last spring, while his teammates had scattered to their offseason hideaways, Aaron Ward was still working.


The Transportation Security Administration launched a new blog to inform passengers â and perhaps ease their frustration with airport security screenings.


Chone Figgins and Troy Percival saved the Anaheim Angels, and gave them a little boost in the West race.


Baazee CEO gets bail, MMS boy sent to children's home

NEW DELHI: Baazee.com CEO Avnish Bajaj, who was arrested by Delhi Police in connection with the MMS case, was granted bail by the high court on Tuesday.


Pentagon Group Criticized for Prewar Intelligence Analysis

A Pentagon investigation has criticized civilian Pentagon officials for conducting their own intelligence analysis to find links between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda.


After a false warning of new tsunamis, hundreds of victims of last Sunday's huge waves abandoned government refugee camps near the shore.


AT&T is now offering Palm's budget-priced Centro, but is a small price tag enough to break through in what is becoming the preferred carrier for smartphone users?


Alitalia, accordo raggiunto su personale di terra

Accordo fatto per il personale di terra Alitalia. Dopo una lunga maratona notturna, l'azienda ei sindacati hanno raggiunto un'intesa la cui applicazione e' subordinata all'accordo che verra' raggiunto a Palazzo Chigi.


Shares of major Medicare providers moved higher Monday after Humana Inc. handed Wall Street strong third-quarter earnings results, echoing rather upbeat investor sentiment seen throughout the sector.


Wash. Center to Study Child Medical Ethics

SEATTLE - Children's Hospital is establishing a new center to examine ethics issues that arise in the care of children. "If you look around the country there are lots of centers for bioethics, but all of them


Berlusconi 'fine' after New Year's Eve attack

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who was slightly injured in an attack in a Rome square on New Year's Eve, said he felt fine.


Nikolai Moiseyev informed space officials from other countries about Russia's International Space Station program, which includes studies aimed at the exploration of the solar system and the use of automated spacecraft.


Is traditional the new modern? Several innovative designers at the French fall menâs shows made that case over the weekend, none more plausibly than Raf Simons.


New products and services include the 'one-stop-shop' Lotus Foundations and a partnership with SAP.


According to TV reports on ESPN, quickly relayed by Browns fans to the Tipline, the Browns and Cowboys have swapped wide receivers.


Se attuato con responsabilita' dara' solidita' alla ripresa


NATO Airstrike Hits Afghan House, Killing 9 Civilians, Official Says

KABUL, Afghanistan  ÃÂ¿ A NATO airstrike hit a house during a firefight between Western troops and militants, killing nine Afghans who lived there, Afghan officials said Monday.


Orlando Hernandez gave up two quick hits and little else over seven impressive innings, and the Mets beat the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, last night in New York for their fifth win in six games.


A DIRECTOR who outraged Muslims with a film about an abusive arranged marriage was murdered in the street yesterday. Theo van Gogh, 47, the great-grand nephew of the 19th century painter


Andrew Bynum dominated inside with 17 points and a career-high 16 rebounds Friday night, and the Los Angeles Lakers rolled to a 124-93 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.


Panasonic adds smart card function to SD memory

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., better known for its Panasonic brand, will start selling SD (Secure Digital) memory cards that can be used as smart cards in Japan by the end of 2005, the company said Friday.


Usually the Playâs the Thing, but Give the Bidding Its Due

A newspaper column contains a deal diagram, a bidding sequence and a description of the play.


A terrorist siege at a Russian school ends in a ghastly battle that leaves hundreds dead


First Malaysian in space to observe Ramadan later

STAR CITY, Russia  - Malaysia's first astronaut said on Thursday his main priority aboard the International Space Station would be cancer research, but he would try to observe as much of Ramadan in orbit as possible.


DETROIT  Â Adam Levine, lead singer of Maroon 5, summed up the reason his hitmaking pop group agreed to appear at the GM Style event Saturday night: "They said: `There will be hot girls and cars,' and we said `Yes!'"


Car 'tried to ram' Serb president's convoy

A man in a car tried several times to ram the limousine carrying Serbia's pro-Western President Boris Tadic through the streets of Belgrade late on Tuesday, the presidential press office said.


Supporters are beginning their High Court challenge to the ban on hunting with dogs in England and Wales.


NHL's elite are migrating to European leagues

While hockey has screeched to a halt many of the world's best players are skating off to Europe where clubs in Russia and Sweden are wooing them with lucrative contracts and expensive perks.


Ethics code written to reprogram tech industry

com October 21, 2004, 4:30 PM PT. ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in October kept upgrading hardware at number two on the businesses radar throughout the year.


Al-Qaqaa Spokesman Says No Weapons Search

The first U.S. military unit to reach the Al-Qaqaa military installation after the invasion of Iraq did not have orders to search for the nearly 400 tons of explosives that Iraqi officials say were stolen from the site sometime following the fall of Baghdad, the unit spokesman said Tuesday.


Bringing Along Baby Food? Not Too Much, Rules Say

Faced with taking a baby on a flight, would you bring enough food to take into account the possibility of a long delay? One couple did, and ran afoul of the T.S.A.


Bhuttoâs Rival Blames Death on Government

Nawaz Sharif said that the policies of the government of Pervez Musharraf pulled Pakistan into the âgrave crisisâ that led to Benazir Bhuttoâs assassination.


Violence in Iraq during the month of Ramadan

US forces battled insurgents around the rebel stronghold of Fallujah on Sunday, and militants ambushed and killed nine Iraqi policemen returning from training in Jordan.


PANAMA CITY -- Panamanian authorities have filed charges against the administrator of a Spanish company that allegedly sold a deadly chemical used in medicine that has killed at least 94 people in Panama.


Health campaigns aimed at persuading teenagers not to smoke are not working, research has suggested.


A man and a woman are killed in separate road accidents in County Londonderry and County Down.


More controls to protect the innocent An independent medical body has warned that more controls are needed to protect the innocent against unjustified DNA profiling.â¦


A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 has shaken northern Japan in the same region that was hit by a deadly tremor last month, but there are no immediate reports of serious injuries or damage.


UPDATE 1-MCI looks for potential buyers, seeks $6 billion

MCI Inc. (MCIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , which emerged from the largest bankruptcy in history in April, has begun to search for a buyer, sources familiar with the situation said on Monday.


A Blogger for Edwards Resigns After Complaints

Days after Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards decided against firing two liberal bloggers with a history of inflammatory writing, one resigned last night with a blast at  "right wing shills" for driving her out of the campaign.


Sentiment makes bad economic data look worse.


Novel Heart Support Device Shows Promise in Study

A novel fabric mesh sleeve that  works like a girdle to reshape enlarged hearts showed promise  in treating patients with heart failure and will be submitted  for U.S. regulatory approval this year, according to  researchers and the company that makes the device.


Men who drink three or more alcoholic drinks a day are more likely to have a stroke than non-drinkers, a study says.


Era ricercato dal giugno 2003 (ANSA) - NAPOLI, 9 DIC - Lucio De Lucia, di 49 anni, boss latitante del clan Di Lauro, e' stato arrestato dai carabinieri di Napoli a Melito. L'uomo e' stato sorpreso insieme


Tapes Reveal More Peterson-Mistress Calls

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson continued to pursue his former mistress even a week after his wife disappeared and the search for her continued, according to telephone recordings played for jurors Monday at his double-murder trial...


EUROPA/SPAGNA - ÂLa scuola cattolica deve preservare la sua identitÃ , la cui specificitÃ  risiede nel servizio alla formazione integrale dellÂuomo, nella quale Dio Ã¨ il fondamento primo ed ultimo" Santiago di Compostela (Agenzia Fides) - Si sta celebrando in Spagna, a Santiago de Compostela, dal 21 al 25 maggio, la 17Âº Assemblea Mondiale dell'OIEC (Ufficio Internazionale dell'Educazione Cattolica) che riunisce oltre 100 rappresentanti delle sc...


Dutch pay final respects to slain filmmaker van Gogh

AMSTERDAM - Thousands gathered in eastern Amsterdam Tuesday for the funeral of controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who was stabbed and shot in broad daylight by an alleged terrorist a week ago.


Folsom Prison Officials Pull Plug on Concert

Officials have canceled a concert scheduled for Folsom Prison on Sunday, 40 years to the day after the famous Johnny Cash performance there.


Andrey Moiseev of Russia won the men's modern pentathlon at the Athens Olympics today. Moiseev was in 19th place after the shooting leg but took the overall lead after the fencing and swimming stages and was never headed again.


Study: Texting boosts young voter turnout

Young people are more likely to vote when they receive a text-message reminder, according to new research.


Obama wins Virginia Democratic vote: media projects

Sen. Barack Obama won the Virginia primary to choose a Democratic presidential candidate on Tuesday, handing rival Hillary Clinton a major defeat in their closely fought race to represent the party in the November election, U.S. media projected.


HONG KONG A senior Chinese health official disclosed on Friday that her country had found a lethal strain of avian influenza among pigs at several farms, a discovery that could move the virus one step closer toward becoming a global problem for humans.


Fresh Xeon to rough up twittering Opteron

War breaks out between imaginary chips IDF Intel has given up on anything resembling restraint with its latest round of AMD bashing.â¦


The locust crisis that has devastated crops across West Africa may be even worse next year, experts warn.


MySpace to Share Data With States on Offenders

The names, addresses and online profiles of known convicted sex offenders will be handed over to authorities in all 50 states.


The Dallas Stars finally found a way past Phoenix goalie Ilya Bryzgalov in the third period to rally for a 2-1 win over the Coyotes on Monday and record their seventh win in a row.


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Giuliani released after overnight hospital stay

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani was released from a Missouri hospital on Thursday, one day after being admitted for flu-like symptoms, his campaign said.


Are Web Giants Looking to Edge Out Ad Agencies?

NEW YORK When Martin Sorrell used the term "frenemy" to describe WPP's view of Google, he struck a chord in an industry wary of Internet giants' growing might. Since then, concerns have grown even more as both Google and Microsoft edge further into agency services.


In a race against herself in Michigan's renegade primary, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton attracted 55 percent of the vote and strong support from whites, Democrats and women. Blacks and independents were among the 40 percent who said they wanted an alternative.


Tony Martin's voice is not what it was, but when the lights dim and he opens with Lerner and Loeweâs âAlmost Like Being in Love,â he has the audience in his hands.


Cuban President Castro injured after tumble

Cuban President Fidel Castro fell and got injured as he left the stage after a televised speech on Wednesday night. The 78-year-old leader tumbled after delivering a speech at


Iraqi Airways is reportedly planning to restart international flights after a 14-year break on Saturday.


Actress Julia Roberts has given birth to twins - more than a month before they were due. The Erin Brockovich star is now a proud mother to a boy and a girl, named Phinnaeus Walter and Hazel Patricia.


PocketMac Lets Windows Mobile Sync to Mac

PocketMac for Windows Mobile 5 & 6 lets users of Windows Mobile devices sync data with Macs.


DALLAS -- Never afraid to spurn conventional wisdom, Southwest Airlines is doing it again.


IBM IBM.N is looking to sell  its personal computer business in a deal that could be worth up  to $2 billion, The New York Times reported on Friday, capping a  gradual withdrawal from the business it pioneered.


Chelsea have denied rumours that they are planning to try and sign Liverpool's Steven Gerrard this season. Blues boss Jose Mourinho insisted that there would be no big-money bid for the England midfield star when the transfer window opens on 1 January.


Software company Serence on Tuesday released an update to its KlipFolio widget application, offering users new functionality such as a mini-sidebar, and new organization and sharing features.


Healthy diet 'could halt 70,000 early deaths'

Â· Children's eating habits even worse than adults Â· Food-related ill health can cost NHS Â£6bn a year


State, Utility Reach Tree-Cutting Accord

By Mary Beth Lane, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Mar. 1--An agreement limiting the number of trees that can be cleared around natural-gas storage wells in the Mohican-Memorial State Forest has eased some opponents' fears.


Debt Relief Can Cause Headaches of Its Own

With the economy slowing and houses no longer easy sources of cash, a growing number of consumers cannot pay the minimum monthly amount off their credit card debt.


Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Tuesday it has begun recalling 6,000 lithium-ion batteries used in Panasonic-brand notebook computers in Japan on concerns they might overheat.


Mount Airy Gives Up on Plan to Use Rivers As Water Sources

By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 7--Grappling with an ever-tightening water supply, the growing town of Mount Airy has given up on tapping nearby rivers in favor of a renewed search for wells that can produce enough water so that homes already approved there can be built.


Legislative candidates made their final campaign rounds Tuesday as party organizers prepared for a long night of vote-counting to determine control of MaineÂ´s Senate and House of Representatives.


U.S. OKs 10 Guantanamo Prisoners' Status

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - U.S. military review panels have decided not to release 10 Guantanamo Bay detainees, concluding they were properly classified as "enemy combatants," a military official said Saturday...


Six Republican candidates, one strikingly jumbled GOP race and a ton at stake in the heat of the primary season.


A U.S. student who sued school officials after he was made to censor his T-shirt that labelled President George W. Bush "Chicken-Hawk-In-Chief" and a former alcohol and cocaine abuser won an appeal on Wednesday to wear the T-shirt to school.


Great White Shark Sets Record at Aquarium

Thrilling visitors and scientists alike, the only great white shark currently on display anywhere in the world marked its 17th day in captivity Friday, setting a record for longevity in an aquarium tank.


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UM Study: Hackers Attack Computers Every 39 Seconds

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Feb. 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Are hackers trying to get into your computer right now? And what are they up to? A study by the University of Maryland's A.


The House on Wednesday passed a new defense policy bill that includes a pay raise for troops.


Temporary Artificial Heart Wins U.S. Approval

The first artificial heart won U.S.  approval Monday for use as a temporary measure to keep alive  patients on the verge of death while they wait for live organs  to become available for transplants.


Two days before the third anniversary of the September 11th attacks, a new tape from an Osama bin Laden deputy has aired. The al-Qaida man says US forces have been driven into the "trenches'' in Afghanistan.


FDA will ask about Medtronic spinal disc

Federal regulators will ask outside medical experts next week whether implanting an artificial spinal disc made by Medtronic is more effective than surgery at treating certain neck injuries.


China's Wall becoming less and less Great

Sand storms in northwest China are reducing sections of Great Wall to mounds of dirt and may cause them to disappear in about 20 years, state media said on Wednesday.


Standard Pacific new home orders rise in July-August

Standard Pacific Corp , which  builds homes in the once-hottest U.S. markets, said on Monday  net new orders in July and August rose 20 percent, with those  in California nearly doubling.


Russia's military on Tuesday successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads Â a weapon intended to replace aging Soviet-era missiles.


South Korean accused of spying on N. Korea in U.S.

A South Korean man was arrested and  charged with spying for South Korea and obtaining information  from North Korea in return for payments, U.S. officials said on  Thursday.


The late Salvador Dali, the world-famed surrealist painter, born in the Spanish fishing village of Figueres, would have been 100 this year.


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MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Mike Bibby and Chris Webber kept the Memphis Grizzlies winless without Hubie Brown. Bibby and Webber sank key jumpers in the final minute as the Sacramento Kings held off the


Gateway Acquisition Helps Acer, but Will It Help Gateway?

The $710 million deal gives Acer a leg up in its battle with Lenovo, but important hurdles must be cleared before Gateway will turn around its lagging sales figures.


The UN agrees a 10-year plan to tackle desertification but fails to reach an accord on the budget.


Nokia, Pointsec team on mobile data security

Enterprises seeking higher security for their growing number of mobile devices may be interested in new encryption technology that Nokia Corp. is deploying in its smart phone products.


Mount St. Helens in Washington State is still venting ash and steam, possibly portending an eruption, but its bulging lava dome is intriguing scientists.


Nikkei hits 5-week closing high on upbeat capital spending data

TOKYO - Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index hit a five-week closing high Monday on upbeat capital spending figures for the April-June quarter by Japanese companies.


U.S. Board Close to Backing a Bidder for ATA Airlines

The federal loan board that was created to oversee an airline industry bailout is about to play a key role in determining the next phase of industry competition.


Robert Blake's lawyers are looking for jurors who love a good mystery and may be open to conspiracy theories while prosecutors are seeking conservative, common sense people who make quick decisions, according to legal experts.


Itâs the ultimate embarrassment - youâre live on national TV, all ready for your big moment. The music startsâ¦ and you find yourself lip-synching to the wrong song.


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MDS Nordion begins medical isotope shipments

Canada's MDS Nordion started shipping medical isotopes on Wednesday after a prolonged shutdown of a nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, disrupted the supply of isotopes to health facilities around the world.


Mormon church leader Hinckley dies at 97

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah  - The head of the Mormon church, Gordon B. Hinckley, died on Sunday at the age of 97, church officials said.


SBC and BellSouth are teaming to provide national online yellow pages and local Internet search to beat back a challenge from Google (Quote, Chart), Yahoo (Quote, Chart) and others.


Google shares soar 18 percent on first day

In the stock's first day trading, investors bought, sold and flipped shares at a furious pace, with the price ending just above $100 -- 18 percent higher than where it started.


N.Korea Urged to Hold Talks But No Dates-Source

Countries involved in six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear program have urged Pyongyang to return to the table sooner rather than later but have not proposed specific


Iran Not Afraid to Face UN Security Council

A senior Iranian official said Wednesday that Iran has no fear of being sent to the U.N. Security Council for violating the non-proliferation pact, though it would be a setback in its cooperation with the U.N.


CINCINNATI, Ohio (CNN) -- Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry on Wednesday blasted President Bush's plan to withdraw 70,000 US troops from Asia and Europe, saying it isn't the right time for such a move.


A sports marketing agent claims he spoke with Reggie Bush about developing a Web site before the Southern California tailback played his final game for the Trojans and won the Heisman.


Hundreds More Israeli Houses for West Bank

Israel will begin building another 533 housing units in the West Bank next year, an official said today, the latest indication that Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is working to strengthen West Bank settlements while pushing ahead with a Gaza pullout plan.


Last season, Giants offensive coordinator John Hufnagel chose plays from the sideline and Kevin Gilbride, the quarterbacks coach, listened from a booth above the field. This season, the roles are reversed.


British Muslims criticise media for anti-terror reporting

Muslim leaders in the British city of Birmingham rounded on the media after nine men were arrested in anti-terror raids on suspicion of an "Iraq-style" plot to kidnap and behead a Muslim soldier.


Italy press eats words for immigrant murder story

Italian newspapers offered a rare  front-page apology on Wednesday for accusing an immigrant from  Tunisia recently freed from prison of the gruesome murder of  his wife, son, mother-in-law and a neighbor.


Hollywood marked the unofficial start of awards season with a parade of power couples: Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, Helen Mirren and husband Taylor Hackford, Jim Sheridan and ... 50 Cent.


Singapore activist ban "authoritarian": Wolfowitz

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz  on Friday called Singapore's restrictions on the entry of  activists for the World Bank/IMF meetings "authoritarian."


Germany Loses 15,000 Jobs in a Day, Adding to Economy's Woes

Germany's economic woes deepened as General Motors Corp. and KarstadtQuelle AG announced plans to cut as many as 15,000 jobs in Europe's largest economy.


Mortgage Applications Fall in Latest Week

Applications for U.S. home mortgages  fell last week as refinancing activity slumped and mortgage  rates were little changed, an industry group said on Wednesday.


Ciara, Eminem set to lead U.S. pop album charts

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - R&B singer Ciara's second release is expected to top the U.S. pop album charts when sales data are issued Wednesday.


Israel pounds Gaza, arrests Palestinian minister

Israel pounded Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, killing at least five fighters, and seized a Palestinian cabinet minister.


No end in sight to China floods after hundreds die

Storms are expected to batter large swathes of China again on Monday after floods, landslides and lightning killed more than 150 people last week alone, state media said.


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Billie McDowell had 18 points and nine rebounds, and North Carolina State handed No. 16 Maryland its first home loss of the season, 67-55 on Sunday.


Greggio, Hunzicher e le veline alla riconquista del preserale

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Eddie Murphy and new wife split after two weeks

Comic actor Eddie Murphy and his new wife Tracey Edmonds have split up just two weeks after their romantic wedding in French Polynesia, People magazine reported on Wednesday.


Israel launched an advanced spy satellite Monday that will be able to track events in Iran, the country it considers its top foe, even at night and in cloudy weather, defense officials said


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Ex-rebel wins Aceh election: unofficial result

Former rebel spokesman Irwandi Yusuf has won the first direct election for governor of Indonesia's Aceh province according to an unofficial quick count, the director of the local survey group that conducted the count has told AFP.


UK troops begin redeploying toward Baghdad

Nearly 800 British troops have begun moving toward Baghdad, to take over operations for US troops who are moving into other areas of Iraq to fight insurgents.


TISCALI ANNOUNCES SELLS OFF SWEDISH SUBSIDIARY FOR 13 MLN

(AGI) - Rome, Aug. 30 - Tiscali has reached an agreement to sell off its Swedish subsidiary, Tiscali AB to Spray Network AB, a company controlled by Lycos Europe.


There was disappointment for Britain in the men's long jump final this evening, after Chris Tomlinson could only manage fifth place.


Diabetes Drugs Might Treat Multiple Myeloma

In the lab, multiple myeloma cells are killed by drugs similar to existing anti-diabetes drugs like Avandia or Actos, according to researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York.


Thereâs nothing wrong with the setup of âMartian Child,â but thereâs little right about the delivery.


Chip maker likely is making way for new products.


Ad agencies sound alert over the mobile phone generation

In theory, advertising agencies should love mobile telephones. What better way to reach consumers on the go?


Lofty aspirations for Vietnam's sleepy tropical island

The luxury resorts have yet to be built on this tranquil tropical island in the Gulf of Thailand and the wealthy tourists have yet to visit, but Vietnam is hoping that will soon change.


Hundreds of mourners pay tribute to French mime artist Marcel Marceau at his funeral in Paris.


President George W Bush and two of his predecessors call on US citizens to aid the Asian tsunami's victims.


Fans in a Video Playoff for Super Bowl Tickets

The Coors Brewing Company is offering consumers a chance to win tickets for the 2008 or 2009 Super Bowl by submitting video clips to its Web sites.


Khmer Rouge "Brother Number Two"  Nuon Chea, Pol Pot's top surviving henchman, was charged with  war crimes and crimes against humanity on Wednesday by the  U.N.-backed "Killing Fields" tribunal.


The builders still aren't happy, and -- surprise -- they're not as busy as they used to be.


Computer manufacturer sells new line through major retail centers in bid to return to profitability. SAN FRANCISCO  - PC manufacturer Gateway Inc.


Chaos Continues On Last Day Of Flu Shot Clinics

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Maxim Health Systems flu shot clinics at Bay Area retail centers ended Saturday with one final flurry as hundreds of elderly people were turned away from a Safeway supermarket in San Francisco.


Honeybees have been vanishing at an alarming rate from 24 American states, threatening crops.


A man has been arrested following the death of radio presenter Kevin Greening, Scotland Yard says.


Much of the stuff that comes out of Hong Kong-based Brando ranges from the curious to the bizarre, but every once in awhile there's something that tickles our fancy. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Computer users continue to ignore warnings about spam and are being lured into buying goods, a report suggests.


WINNIPEG -- Another nurse has testified at the inquest into the death of a woman at a Winnipeg hospital. But Rose Neufeld's testimony still leaves many unanswered questions about the death of 83-year-old June Morris in 2002.


Ruling Fatah movement sets party elections for next August

RAMALLAH, West Bank The ruling party of the Palestinian Authority has set a date for its first elections in 16 years. A senior Fatah (FAH'-tah) official says it'll be held on August fourth, Yasser Arafat's birthday.


Version 1.0 of the Mozilla Thunderbird email client is finally available for download, according to an announcement from the Mozilla Foundation.


Space mission aims to fold up solar array

Space shuttle astronauts visiting the International Space Station will attempt on Wednesday to fold up one of the two 6-year-old solar arrays which have been the sole power providers to the U.S. sections of the station,


New Jersey Investigating Amgenâs Marketing of a Psoriasis Drug

New Jerseyâs attorney general has begun investigating whether the biotechnology giant violated patient confidentiality laws in its effort to sell its drug Enbrel.


Ecuador leftist heads for victory after vote

QUITO, Ecuador  - Ecuador's Rafael Correa, a leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, headed to almost certain victory in Sunday's presidential runoff after promising reforms to rein in the discredited political elite.


August Mid-Atlantic Factory Output Slows

Output at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories slowed in August as new orders dropped sharply, suggesting recent weakness in the economy is likely to persist into coming months.


Tough choice: Ukraine's Jews in quandary over candidates in ...

For many of Ukraine's 100,000 Jews, Sunday's presidential revote poses a difficult choice: a Western-leaning opposition leader with past links to people with anti-Semitic views or a prime minister who favours heavy-handed Soviet-style


Higher IPod Shipments To Boost Apple's Q1

Merrill Lynch raised estimates on Apple Computer (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ) after the company unveiled its iPod Photo--earlier than the research firm expected--and announced the iPod U2 special edition.


THE HAGUE, June 4 -- The trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, the highest-ranking African leader to face an international war crimes court, began Monday with the defendant refusing to leave his cell and prosecutors alleging that his fighters hacked off civilians' hands and legs, forced...


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Anchorage Daily News, Alaska, Inside Alaska Business Column: Business News in Brief

By Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Jan. 30--EPA, Ninilchik processor agree   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials in Seattle on Monday announced a $10,500 settlement with a Ninilchik seafood processor, Deep Creek Custom Packing Inc., which was accused of pollution violations.


Akshay, Katrina on Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa finals

The hit pair  of Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif  will be the star attraction on the final of Sony TV's   popular dance show, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa.


(Sports Network) - Johan Santana continues his push for the American League Cy Young Award, as he takes the ball for the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox.


By Pantagraph staff  BLOOMINGTON - The Pantagraph's Web site, Pantagraph.com, has been honored with four awards from the Suburban Newspapers of America Local Community Web Site contest.


CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug. 16 -- President Hugo Chavez was declared the winner of a national recall referendum by a substantial margin on Monday, and said he had won a fresh mandate for the highly centralized, populist style of government that has stirred fierce opposition at home and irritated the Bush administration.


The explosion in home foreclosures and a tightening in mortgage lending dragged down real estate prices in Massachusetts in August, a real estate research and publishing firm reported yesterday.


This innovative software gets students excited about words - improving reading, writing, and communication skills. Search results are presented in thought-provoking Thinkmap visual display.


Googleâs Purchase of Jaiku Raises New Privacy Issues

While Googleâs Jaiku purchase may not seem like an earth-shaking event, some say it is the start of a truly interconnected world, where a chunk of our existence will migrate online.


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Detectives investigating the murder of Amelie Delagrange carry out a reconstruction of her last movements.


eHarmony sued in Calif. for excluding gays

The popular online dating service eHarmony was sued on Thursday for refusing to offer its services to gays, lesbians and bisexuals.


The announcement came as Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer opened the group's new Indian headquarters in the city of Hyderabad.


COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - The death toll in a tsunami  that slammed into coasts from India to Indonesia topped 22,000  Monday as rescuers scoured the sea for missing tourists and  fears of disease grew as soldiers raced to recover rotting  bodies.


Cambodian opposition party backs new king

Phnom Penh (VNA) - Sam Rainsy, Chairman of Cambodia's opposition party of the same name, on Tuesday issued a statement supporting Prince Norodom Sihamoni to be the new king of the country.


Il tasso piu' basso in Olanda, il piu' alto in Polonia


Non faccio 'mastellate', basta coalizioni con gatti e cani


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court declined to step into the nationwide debate over same-sex marriages yesterday, refusing to hear a challenge to the only state law that sanctions such unions.


Il calvario di Mina, la donna che da dieci anni assiste il marito immobilizzato a lettoLa donna non si Ã¨ mai seprata dal marito: "Terribile vederlo sia soffrire che morire"                                          "Ora Piergiorgio sarÃ  contento ma per me Ã¨ un dolore infinito"                                                                                di CATERINA PASOLINI


Activists vow to carry on disrupting Japanese whaling

A militant anti-whaling group vowed Friday to immediately resume harassing Japanese whalers as two of its activists were returned to their protest ship after being detained on board a harpoon vessel.


The reputations of two business titans â Warren E. Buffett and Maurice R. Greenberg â came under attack on in the latest corporate corruption trial.


Karzai Wins Majority in Afghanistan's Presidential Election

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has an overall majority in the country's presidential election, winning 4.2 million of the estimated 8 million votes, according to incomplete results on the election Web site.


Richardson Ending White House Bid -- Or Is He?

The Associated Press reported Wednesday evening that Bill Richardson, the two-term governor of New Mexico, is cutting short his bid for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination and will make an official announcement of that intention on Thursday. But what Richardson plans to do quickly became unclear.


Reversing a year-earlier loss, Sun Microsystems this afternoon reported second-quarter net profit of $28 million and revenue of $2.84 billion.


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RIO FERDINAND plans to repay Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson for standing by him when he returns against Liverpool on Monday after an eight-month ban for missing a drugs test.


Redshirt freshman Richard Kovalcheck threw three touchdown passes — two to Mike Jefferson — and Arizona turned five takeaways into 24 points to stun 18th-ranked Arizona State 34-27 on Friday.


Consider turbo-charging your portfolio with some strong performers.


"Ex-Muslims" hoping to change the terms  of debate about Islam in Europe will launch a British group in  London on Thursday.


Putin turns tables on Bush with new missile plan

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Russian President Vladimir Putin turned the tables on Washington on Thursday by suggesting the United States use a Russian-controlled radar instead of U.S. anti-missile hardware in central Europe.


Driven to drink: Croatian priests seek remedy over new law

Priests in strongly Catholic Croatia are demanding funds to employ chauffeurs for communion ceremonies because a tough new drink-driving law will prevent them from driving themselves, reports said.


Declaring "I've got the will of the people at my back," President Bush yesterday outlined a broad agenda for his second term that will include attempts


Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has not endorsed a Democratic presidential candidate, but his son has.


By Ray Buck, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 4--Roger Federer needs Tiger Woods.   The world's No. 1 tennis player has a side bet with the world's No. 1 golfer to see which one can rack up the most "majors" in his sport.


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Last summer, as he stood near the batting cage at Fenway Park, Red Sox owner John W. Henry addressed his rumored infatuation with racing -- NASCAR Nextel Cup racing, to be specific. He had been asked about speculation that a deal was in the works for him to partner with Jack Roush , principal owner of ...


Brazil's new stars steal the show against old enemy Argentina

Brazil midfielder Elano scored twice to inspire his country to a 3-0 friendly international win against old rivals Argentina in London.


The Cubs will gladly pardon the interruption of their 10-game trip. Chicago got 17 hits yesterday during a one-game stopover at Wrigley Field, helping Ted Lilly win his 15th game and beating the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-3.


Boeing rocket falls short of intended orbit

Boeing Co. said Wednesday it had successfully launched its Delta IV heavy-lift rocket for the first time, but a demonstration satellite was placed at a lower orbit than planned.


Pigeon fanciers in Britain, tired of having their prize racing birds snatched by predators, have a plan to save them - by making them taste too nasty for other birds to eat.


US broadcasters object to planned digital TV bill

US television broadcasters Monday labeled as inadequate planned legislation to ensure millions of consumers can still watch television once broadcasters begin airing only in digital.


Dismal Q2 evidence of deeper problems at Motorola?

The search for seamless mobility Comment Having seen off the challenge to his leadership from billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn, Motorola CEO Ed Zander is under renewed pressure as the company warns of a dismal second quarter and a full year of losses in the core handset unit.â¦


Japan eel wishes you an electric Christmas

Not even a blackout could put a damper on  festivities at one Japanese aquarium where an electric eel is  being used to light up its Christmas tree.


Paul McCartney rocks Hollywood record store

Paul McCartney's informal world  tour of small venues brought him to Hollywood on Wednesday when  he played a free concert at a record store for an audience that  included fellow Beatle Ringo Starr.


Germans want plastic surgery for Christmas

Once upon a time, Germany's Christkind darted from house to house with traditional wooden toys for children on Christmas Eve. This year, it will be bringing a very special gift for the grown-ups.


Bream Fishing in Bitter Cold -- Dance Bundles Up, Reels in a Boatload

By Bryan Brasher brasher@commercialappealcom  POCAHONTAS, Tenn. -  As Bill Dance pulled his aluminum boat along Tennessee Highway 57 earlier this month, he found his progress impeded by a small city truck pouring liquid de-icer onto the asphalt in front of him.


Test of Virtual Security Fence Isn't Going So Well

Thanks to a software glitch, a 28-mile stretch of "virtual security fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border remains inoperative. Until the contractor fixes the problem and proves the technology works, the government withholds further payment.


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Google, Yahoo! and Amazon sued over email patent

Polaris missile The biggest names on the internet have been sued by a patent holding company which claims the firms are violating its rights by automatically routing email messages.â¦


A registered sex offender who served a four-year prison sentence for distributing child pornography was arrested this week on suspicion of telling an undercover detective online that he would pay for sex with a 10-year-old girl.


Ernestine Diamond says her intensely painful sickle cell crises started when she was a baby, but her doctors back then knew nothing about the disease.


US Movie Industry Gets Tough with Pirates

The new president of the Motion Picture Association of America, Dan Glickman, says his industry is getting tough on movie piracy. Mr.


Since former Gap Inc. CEO Millard Drexler took over the leadership of J.Crew Group Inc. in 2003, the merchandising guru has worked magic on the once struggling retailer, transforming it into one of the hottest fashion chains.


10 years after IRA truce, talks resume to revive Northern Ireland government

BELFAST, Northern Ireland  - Rival negotiators began talks Wednesday on reviving a joint Catholic-Protestant administration for Northern Ireland, a major goal of peacemaking inspired a decade ago by an Irish Republican Army ceasefire.


Lo conferma il sottosegretario di Stato, Nicholas Burns


The BBC is to close some websites and invest in those that add "sufficient public value".


Household chemical products linked to child asthma: study

Ordinary household products like bleach, carpet cleaners and paint strippers can cause asthma in children.


Israeli-Palestinian Security Talks Postponed

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Israeli-Palestinian talks  on security coordination scheduled after a ceasefire summit  meeting were postponed on Thursday because of a fresh outbreak  of violence, Palestinian officials said.


Il Consiglio Pontificio per la Pastorale dei migranti e gli itineranti presentauno storico documento dedicato proprio al popolo degli automobilisti                                            Il Codice della Strada Vaticano "Troppi peccati al volante"                                                                                di VINCENZO BORGOMEO


FGIC loses "AAA" rating, MBIA may be cut

Standard & Poor's on Thursday cut its  "AAA" ratings on FGIC Corp's bond insurance arm, and placed its  top ratings on the bond insurance arm of MBIA Inc  on  review for downgrade.


A leftist party in Uruguay is hoping an online game will help it attract young voters.


Ahold `Confident' of EU2.5 Billion Asset Goal After Spain Sale

Royal Ahold NV, owner of the Giant and Stop & Shop supermarkets in the US, is ``confident'' the company can reach its goal of raising 2.5 billion euros ($3.


German state security officials urged the government Friday make training at a terror camp a crime, following a foiled bomb plot by alleged Islamic radicals believed to have undergone paramilitary training in Pakistan.


Warning of terrorists' threat to businesses

BRITISH business is open to the threat of terror attack unless it works more closely with the Government to assess and counter active security risks, a former intelligence chief will tell the CBI today.


Contatti violenti tra no global e forze dell'ordine Padova


It looks like Howard Hughes and a schlubby wine aficionado are   in this Academy Awards race together.


President Bush blistered Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday as an apostle of "retreat in Iraq" and tax-and-spend liberalism at home. The administration is "out of touch with reality" Democratic running mate John Edwards countered in a campaign growing more caustic by the day.


Hundreds of thousands of Africans are at risk of disease, amid devastating floods, the UN warns.


NFL Penalties Down, Defensive Holding Up

Although there were fewer penalties overall in the first week of the NFL season, the number of defensive holding calls tripled, presumably because of the new emphasis on calling them.


Addirittura in controtendenza il Numtel, -0,23%. Il dollaro si rafforza sull'euro dopo la telefonata di Kerry al presidente. MILANO - Chiusura positiva a Piazza Affari col Mibtel a +0,14%, lo S&P/Mib a +0,19% e il Midex a +0,07%.


PORTLAND, Ore. -- Brandon Roy and Jarrett Jack each scored 17 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to 11 games with an 89-79 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday night.


Anthony, six others suspended for on-court brawl

NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games, drawing the heaviest punishment among seven players banned on Monday after a brawl between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets on Saturday.


Giambi likely to be kept off ALDS roster

NEW YORK - Jason Giambi squinted against the sunlight as he walked briskly to his car Monday afternoon. He left knowing his return to Yankee Stadium today will be as a spectator for Game 1 of the American League Division Series.


The defense for Spc. Charles Graner Jr. rested its case Thursday without the accused ringleader of abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison taking the stand.


You could call it the curse of The  Devil Wears Prada. While the hit movie about a fashion editor  from hell showcases dozens of high-end and mainstream brands,  the sweet smell of success isn't rubbing off on Wall Street.


Russia, China, Britain Rally to Back Annan

The European Union threw its political weight behind beleaguered U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday but the United States again refused to back him and a U.S. senator reiterated his call for the U.N. chief to resign.


Microsoft Corp. and Polycom Inc. Team Up

Microsoft Corp. and conferencing technology maker Polycom Inc. are teaming up to develop ways for people using PCs and other devices to hold virtual meetings with those using more traditional conferencing equipment.


Pescara, 19:02 - CALCIO, PESCARA: STADIO APERTO AD ABBONATI

Stadio Adriano aperto per Pescara-Cesena di domani. Potranno entrare solo gli abbonati, che avranno ...


Hilton hotels in Indonesia hunker down after threat

Hilton hotels in Indonesia ratcheted up security on Thursday but said they were seeing few cancellations amid warnings from Western governments that one of their chain could be attacked by militants.


WAUWATOSA, Wis. - Doctors said Tuesday they successfully treated a teenager with a usually fatal case of rabies by using a novel combination of drugs.


Israeli tanks moved into the northern Gaza  Strip on Sunday to try to stop cross-border rocket attacks that  front-running Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas  said could achieve nothing.


Experts Fear Medicare Won't Work for Nursing Home Patients

Many cannot easily shop around for the best bargains on their drugs, as other Medicare beneficiaries are supposed to do.


Splunk Leads Industry Discussion on Network Management at Interop New York

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- Splunk, leader in IT data search software, will moderate a session next week on key developments and trends to watch in network management.


L'espresso, allarme scuola governo: norme piÃ¹ severe

Il nostro sistema da vent'anni continua a peggiorare. E i nostri studenti sono sempre piÃ¹ ignoranti. Le colpe della politica, degli insegnanti e delle famiglie


With just 75 movies on the iTunes Music Store, Walt Disney disclosed Tuesday it had sold 125,000 videos in just the first week of operation, netting the company $1 million in revenue. Disney expects to make $50 million in the first year of sales.


After watching his football team lose five straight games in a number of creative ways, Missouri Coach Gary Pinkel was stunned to watch a potential game-winning


Washington State Settles with 'Safe Surf' Vendor

The operator of two computer privacy services agrees to pay up to $1 million to settle charges of using deceptive marketing techniques and selling personal information.


Bombardier Inc. BBDb.TO plans to cut  2,200 more jobs at its train-making unit and further trim the  production rate for its 50-seat regional jet, the company said  on Wednesday as it unveiled a lower third-quarter profit.


"They Are Not Enemies of the Iraqi People" - Italian and Iraqi Aid ...

In one of the most chilling abductions of a wave of kidnappings that has gripped Iraq, two Italian and two Iraqi humanitarian workers of the Italian organization "A Bridge to Baghdad" were abducted by 20 armed men in broad daylight.


The UK's national terrorism threat level has been raised to "critical" after attacks in Glasgow and London.


Independent Ralph Nader will not appear on Virginia's presidential ballot, the State Board of Elections said Tuesday.


Ferrari's Michael Schumacher won the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday to move level on points with Renault's Fernando Alonso in the world championship with two races remaining in the season.


Former war correspondent remembers the Italian Campaign

On June 19, 1944, Lieut. G. William Boss of the Canadian Army became Bill Boss, war correspondent for The Canadian Press in Italy.


U.N. conflict prevention efforts faulted

The United Nations spent $18 billion on peacekeeping missions around the globe in the past five years — mainly in Africa — but not enough on preventing conflicts from erupting in the first place.


U.N. probes its Congo troops for trading with rebels

The United Nations is investigating  allegations that Indian peacekeepers in Congo traded food and  even military intelligence with Rwandan Hutu rebels in return  for gold, U.N. officials said on Friday.


South Korean boxer Choi Yo-sam, who lapsed into a coma last week defending his World Boxing Organization title, has been declared brain dead and will soon go off life support, a hospital official said on Wednesday.


Prime-Time Metered Market Wednesday Ratings: NBC Inches Past CBS, Kennedy Center Honors Below Average on CBS

-Ratings Breakdown:  NBC inched past CBS in the overnights on this final Wednesday of December, with a mere 5.6 rating/10 share from 8-11 p.m. Third overall was Fox, followed by a barely visible ABC and lowly the CW, which has not benefited by absurd reality/competition Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants. If you have not seen Crowned yet, check it out. You'll get a good laugh.


The Detroit Tigers clawed their way back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday and level their best-of-five game American League divisional playoff series at one game apiece.


Hitachi said it will no longer produce small-form factor drives and instead will focus on 2.5 and 3.5-inch spinning disk in light of competition from flash memory chips.


Second British minister plunges into Muslim veil row

A second government minister waded into Britain's simmering spat on Muslim women wearing a veil, warning that they risked provoking "fear and resentment".


Ma preoccupazione per riforma che rischia stallo


Woodgate out to prove his worth at Real Madrid

Jonathan Woodgate says he has learned from his past mistakes off the pitch and is now determined to make the headlines solely for his footballing prowess after completing a dream move to Real Madrid.


Bluegills versus al-Qaeda The US has responded to the possible threat of terror attack against its drinking water supplies by using fish to monitor the state of the H2O, the BBC reports.â¦


Huckabee stands by Christmas campaign ad

Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made no apologies Sunday for the religious tone of a recent holiday campaign commercial and said it is important to look for Jesus at this time of year.


The number of women in state and federal prisons is at an all-time high and growing fast, with the incarceration rate for females increasing at nearly twice that of men, the government reported Sunday.


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


Ex-Inmate's Suit Offers View Into Sexual Slavery in Prisons

Roderick Johnson, a gay man and former inmate, said he was bought, sold and treated as a sex slave in his time in prison.


Hope fades for 15 miners trapped in Polish mine

RUDA SLASKA, Poland  - Hopes of saving 15 miners trapped deep underground in a Polish coal mine faded on Wednesday as rising gas levels and flooding forced a temporary break in rescue efforts.


Dawn Taubin, the head of domestic marketing at Warner Brothers for six years, has been ousted in a shake-up that the movie studio did little to conceal.


A Beverly Hills mansion is on offer for $165m, making it likely the most expensive US residential property listing.


Badgers' Tucker hopes for long tourney run

Alando Tucker is the Big Ten's player of the year and one of the best basketball players in Wisconsin history. Now, Tucker has one last chance, perhaps his best, to make a run at the Final Four and a national championship.


Roma, 16:11 - CALCIO, SERIE C: GLI ARBITRI DEL PROSSIMO TURNO

Ecco gli arbitri designati a dirigere le partite della 20/a giornata del campionato di calcio di Ser...


Portuguese voters will decide on Sunday whether the country's strict laws on abortion should be relaxed.


Media Frenzy: The Old Guard Flexes Its Muscles

It has become evident that the question of who will rule video on the Web is incredibly tangled.


Asia's greenhouse gas emissions will treble over 25 years, a report commissioned by  the Asian Development Bank warns.


Four years ago, during a speech in Manila, President Bush drew an analogy between the history of the Philippines and the history he was rewriting in Iraq.


Tiger Woods' father stricken with cancer

Tiger Woods, who could lose his world No1 ranking this week has a far more important worry on his mind. His father, Earl, has suffered a relapse in treatment for prostate cancer and says that the disease has spread through his body.


SAN SALVADOR -- The first patient of the day was a plump 16-year-old wearing sparkly barrettes, Mary Jane-style shoes, and a shy smile.


A satellite tracking project shows the ocean hotspots where albatrosses come into conflict with longline trawlers.


Pitcher Clemens named in drug affidavit:paper

Roger Clemens, one of Major League Baseball's best known and most successful pitchers, is among six players linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs by a former teammate, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.


The Army said Thursday that the two-star general in charge of Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been relieved of command following disclosures about inadequate treatment of wounded soldiers


Clear weather will allow a jumbo jet carrying the space shuttle Atlantis to take off Monday for the trip back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA said.


The military regime announced Sunday a crackdown on critics of Fiji's coup, just hours after a house that had become a rallying point for those wanting a return to democracy was ransacked by unknown assailants.


The long-awaited interpretation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act is the culmination of a fierce lobbying battle between accounting firms and small public companies.


IBM, AMD Find Way to Improve Chip Performance

We've known about "strained silicon" for a while--but now there's a better way to do it. Straining silicon improves chip performance.


Kyrgyz leader's party wins absolute election victory

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's party won every available seat in the next parliament, preliminary results showed on Monday, following a weekend election condemned as rigged by the opposition.


The United States is challenging other countries to pay their share of the world's premier AIDS-fighting fund by the end of September or lose $120 million in US cash.


Protezione civile: previste ondate di calore fino a domani


People with a Yahoo user name and password will be able to use that ID information to access non-Yahoo Web sites that support the OpenID 2.0 digital identity framework.


An inquiry is underway into a head-on crash involving a car which had earlier been pursued by police.


US pushes UN meeting to haul Iran before Security Council over ...

Buoyed by growing European support, the United States lobbied the UN atomic watchdog agency Monday to send Iran before the UN Security Council for refusing to freeze work that can produce nuclear weapons.


Car Bomb Kills at Least 10 at Iraq Academy

A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Saturday outside a police academy in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk as hundreds of trainees and civilians were leaving for the day, killing at least 10 people, authorities said.


Carla Thomas scored 15 points, and Caroline Williams and Liz Sherwood added 14 apiece as No. 14 Vanderbilt beat Auburn 80-45 on Sunday.


A teacher is found guilty of sexually abusing three boys at his primary school in West Sussex.


Sports Drinks May Help Soccer Players Stay Pumped

NEW YORK  - Taking regular sips of a  carbohydrate-electrolyte sports drink during a soccer match  appears to help soccer players maintain their stamina, findings  from a new study indicate.


Lake Region Eyes Another Successful Season

By Wayne Nelson, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Dec. 12--It's been more than two decades since the Lake Region State College men's basketball program recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons.   That drought appears to be over.


Police recover the body of an RAF serviceman at an air base which was closed after a security alert.


The owners of a New Orleans nursing home are acquitted over the deaths of 35 patients in Hurricane Katrina.


Rudy Giuliani contested charges that he's a national security novice whose experience started and ended on Sept. 11, insisting Saturday that no other presidential candidate has a longer resume to deal with violence and terrorism.


Final Iraq Poll Vote Tally Due Sunday -Officials

The final vote tally from Iraq's Jan. 30 elections will be announced at 4 p.m. (8 a.m. EST) on Sunday, the Election Commission said.


The Worst Courts for Businesses? Itâs a Matter of Opinion

The arguments made in the American Tort Reform Associationâs report on the countryâs âjudicial hellholesâ donât always make sense.


Kuchma urges candidates to cool down, pledges national stability

He called on candidates and election staffs to cool down. âThe one who carries out the election struggle with dignity and finds the shortest way to the minds and hearts of voters will become the president of Ukraine,â Kuchma said.


Israeli reinforcements prepare for showdown in Gaza's largest ...

Israeli aircraft struck more targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday as the army massed an armoured force in apparent preparation for a major military operation against militants in Jebaliya, the Palestinians' biggest


At age 42, Roger Clemens has done it all for the Astros this season. Tomorrow, he will do something he hasn't done all season - pitch on three days' rest.


Two U.S. sailors found dead in hotel room in Ghana

Two U.S. Navy sailors were found dead on Tuesday in their hotel room while on shore leave in the West African country of Ghana, the U.S. Navy said.


October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This is the 20th year that October has been designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to help educate women about breast cancer and the importance of early detection through mammography screening.


Aceh, l'urlo di dolore dalla cittÃ  dei defunti

La provincia ha aperto i suoi confini. Tutto distrutto fino a 6 km dal mare. Migliaia di corpi da giorni in attesa di sepoltura. BANDA ACEH (SUMATRA) - Sono ovunque, lungo le strade, nelle stazioni di servizio


A battle between prisoners wielding knives and sticks leaves at least 23 dead in San  Salvador, police say.


European stock markets fell and the  dollar toyed with multi-month lows on Monday as U.S. crude  topped $55 a barrel and investors prepared for a busy week of  company results.


Cable firm NTL relaunches itself as Virgin Media to strengthen its challenge to pay-TV rival BSkyB.


Millions urged to evacuate as Jeanne hits Florida

Stuart (Florida), Sept. 26 : Hurricane Jeanne sent wind and hug waves crashing ashore as it slammed into storm-wear Florida today, forcing thousands into shelters and tearing part of the roof from a hospital.


Shock jock defecting to satellite radio Deal gives big boost to ...

Howard Stern, the self-proclaimed "king of all media," rocked the industry Wednesday by announcing plans to abandon traditional airwaves for the relatively untried frequencies of satellite radio in January 2006 in order to escape the tightening grip of


Yasser Arafat's economic adviser, Muhammad Rashid, has agreed to hand over to the Palestinian Authority some $600 million believed to be held in secret bank accounts.


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(Sports Network) - Just over two months ago, the Houston Astros were being written off as the biggest disappointment in baseball. Now they are within a victory of their first World Series appearance in the 43-year history of the franchise.


With the return of a long-sought masterpiece of antiquity, Italy on Friday trumpeted one of the successes of its campaign to recover what it says are looted treasures from museums and collectors around the world.


Terry Melcher helped 'rock' the music world

Terry Melcher, a key architect of the California pop sound of the '60s as a record producer, songwriter and artist, died Friday at age 62 after a long struggle with melanoma.


Huckabee looks to reshuffle presidential race

After spending months  buried near the bottom of a crowded 2008 Republican White House  pack, Mike Huckabee finally sees signs of life for his  bare-bones campaign.


Nokodo Search Engine in Beta  Nokodo Search Engine Technologies has opened a public beta for the Nokodo.com search engine. All websites, even small/unknown sites, or those having a poor ranking on other search engines, can rank high on Nokodo.com with quality content. As a friendly new search engine, Nokodo.com “reshuffles the ...


The pilot and designer of a private rocket plane say they are confident it could return next week to the sky in a quest to claim a multimillion-dollar prize, despite a harrowing flight


A study of more than 2,500 retired NFL players finds that those who had at least three concussions during their careers had triple the risk of clinical depression as those who had no concussions.


Novell Releases New Linux Management Tool

Novell Inc. on Monday announced at its BrainShare trade show in Barcelona, Spain, the immediate availability of Novell ZENworks 6.6 Linux Management, a Linux software management system.


NBC in talks to remove program chief Reilly: paper

NBC Universal is in talks to sever  ties with Kevin Reilly, president of its entertainment division  and the network's chief programmer, according to an article on  the New York Times Web site on Monday.


KATHMANDU - Hundreds of Maoist rebels stormed a town in the north-west of Nepal yesterday, bombing government buildings and killing a soldier, while others kept up a blockade on roads surrounding the capital, Kathmandu, for a fifth day.


Nell'Est del Paese, altri cinque rimasti feriti


Hannibal Lecter to Drop By for Holiday Helpings

Seven years after the publication of ÂHannibal,Â Thomas Harris has finally delivered a new novel featuring Dr. Hannibal Lecter


Albert Pujols has won an NL MVP award, a Gold Glove and a World Series. He added a perfect 100 on his U.S. citizenship test to his resume this week.


Bhutto's son: Studies first, then politics

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of the assassinated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto, said Tuesday that he fully intended to take on a political role in his homeland but only after he has completed his studies at Oxford University.


Powell Seeks Meeting with Palestinian Leaders

Secretary of State Colin Powell said  on Saturday he hoped to meet Palestinian leaders soon as part  of a harder U.S. push for peace in the region following the  death of President Yasser Arafat.


Blast Kills at Least 25 at Shiite Mosque

SIALKOT, Pakistan Oct. 1, 2004 - A suicide attacker carrying a bomb in a briefcase struck a Shiite mosque crammed with hundreds of worshippers in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 50 during Friday prayers.


U.S. to lift sanctions on new Abbas government

The United States plans to lift a ban on direct aid to the emergency government that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is forming following Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip, Washington's envoy said on Saturday.


Stocks flat amid mortgage sector worries

Stocks were little changed on Wednesday after comments from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. renewed worries about the mortgage market, but investors snapped up some bargains after Tuesday's 2 percent market fall.


President Bush is hawking a remedy for a Social Security malady that won't develop for decades, yet he insists "the crisis is now."


Bari, 14:22 - CALCIO, BARI: INGAGGIATO DI DIO DALLA TERNANA

Palmiro Di Dio, terzino classe 1985, passa dalla Ternana al Bari. Di Dio lo scorso anno ha giocato c...


Tyco Electronics reported a higher quarterly profit Wednesday, helped by a tax benefit and strong demand from telecommunications customers.


Dominic de Villepin says he will be formally investigated over an alleged smear campaign against President Sarkozy.


PalmOne, Microsoft Set E-Mail Software Pact

PalmOne Inc. PLMO.O, the leading  maker of handheld computers on Tuesday said it licensed  Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O software that enables secure delivery  of corporate e-mail to portable devices.


Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy said Sunday that finding out whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzales lied or otherwise misled Congress will help senators pick a worthy successor.


Rice Industry Troubled by Genetic Contamination

When Fred Zaunbrecher heard in August that the popular variety of long-grain rice he was planning to grow had become contaminated with snippets of experimental, unapproved DNA, the Louisiana rice farmer took it in stride and ordered a different variety of seed for his spring planting.


Teenage emotional and behavioural problems are increasing, research shows.


Pentagon Confirms Guantanamo Sex Tactics -- Report

A Pentagon investigation and newly  declassified documents confirm detainees' accounts of the use  of sexual tactics by female interrogators at the U.S. military  prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, The Washington Post reported on  Thursday.


Virgin Media trashes patent infringement accusations

TV Guideâ¢ firm cries foul Virgin Media has slammed a High Court patent infringement lawsuit brought by the firm behind the massive US TV Guide franchise as an act of "flagrant opportunism".â¦


General Motors Corp.  said on Wednesday it swung to a profit in the fourth quarter as it cut costs and saw gains in its core auto operations.


Roethlisberger Played 2nd Half With Broken Toes

Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger broke a couple of toes on his right foot during the Steelers' AFC title game loss to the Patriots, but he doesn't blame the injury for his error-filled play.


Baseball season means a trip to wondering land with Manny

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The first official workout for Red Sox pitchers and catchers is today. Position players are scheduled to "report" Tuesday, and their first workout is supposed to be Thursday at the minor league complex at the dead end of Edison Road in this godforsaken town.


No one knows where Jason Giambi goes from here, now that he has come clean about the dirty business of steroids and performance-enhancing drugs.


Waves over 20m high are getting bigger, more frequent and are eroding Britain's Atlantic coast, experts say.


With a week to go until the election, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush yesterday of hiding embarrassments in Iraq


Bad amendment gone, but new problems come

Florida voters continue to embrace constitutional amendments, easily approving most of those offered Tuesday. But to do so, voters also had to embrace contradictions.


Australia thrashed Pakistan by nine wickets yesterday, becoming the first nation to notch 300 Test match wins and capturing a record fifth series for the calendar year.


Philippines' Estrada guilty of plunder, gets life

Former Philippine president Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after an anti-graft court found him guilty of plunder.


Londra, 11:44 - F1, HAMILTON TRADISCE L'INGHILTERRA: SI TRASFERIRA' IN SVIZZERA

Secondo la stampa britannica, Lewis Hamilton lascerà l'Inghilterra per trasferirsi in Svizzer...


Rookie Putnam heads Open qualifiers at Oakland Hills

PGA Tour rookie Michael Putnam birdied his last two holes to finish first in 36-hole international final qualifying for the British Open in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan on Monday.


Presenti in sala 550 soci, ma il numero crescera'


Hurricane Ivan heads for Cuba after killing 41

HAVANA : Hurricane Ivan roared over the Cayman Islands toward Cuba and the US state of Florida, leaving at least 41 dead in its wake across the Caribbean.


Russia and U.S. must take lead on new arms regime: Ivanov

Russia and the United States  must take leadership in discussions on a new international arms  regime, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said  on Sunday.


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Subiaco, vittima era la figlia della convivente


Japan's Fuji Photo to spend 262 mln dlrs to build LCD film plants

Fuji Photo Film said it will spend 262 million dollars to build three plants in Japan to nearly double its output capacity for a type of film that widens the viewing angle of LCD panels.


Of all the sailing events in the Olympics it might be supposed, at least from the outside, that windsurfing, the Mistral class, is the most easily mastered.


Hoping to cut down on underage drinking and create a safer post-game environment, Penn State is banning alcohol at parking lot tailgate parties during football games inside Beaver Stadium.


Jet Propulsion Lab -- Saturn's ring shadows appear wrapped in a harmonious symphony with the planet in this color view from the Cassini spacecraft.     Saturn and its rings would nearly fill the space between Earth and the Moon...


A media-generated "overheated" atmosphere forced Paul Wolfowitz to leave the World Bank, he says.


Death toll could double from epidemic of diseases

The continent-sized wound created by the tsunami that devastated large swaths of coastal Southern Asia has opened the door to some of nature's deadly opportunists, with disease threatening to double the death toll, health experts warn.


Rivals XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. and Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. on Tuesday traded hits in the intensifying race for new subscribers, separately announcing distribution deals with Toyota Motor Corp.


News.com Extra: Mars rover tiptoes into giant crater

Plus: New reputation score follows you online. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Morrissey may return to Warner Bros.  for his next studio album, he said during a fan Q&A on the True  to You Web site (http://true-to-you.net).


The 2005 Tour de France might give other riders their best chance to test Lance Armstrong, if he goes for a seventh consecutive title.


The new product incorporates commercial and open source networking platforms with integrated management tools and identity-based services.


The US space agency Nasa announces details of a mission to give the Hubble space telescope a major boost.


Jordanian Hostage Freed in Iraq -Jazeera TV

Iraqi police said a Jordanian hostage has  been released in Iraq, Arabic television Al Jazeera reported on  Tuesday.


MGM Plans $4 Bln Las Vegas Housing, Casino Complex

Casino operator MGM Mirage on  Wednesday said it planned a residential complex on the Las  Vegas Strip, beginning with a $4 billion casino and condominium  development that would be one of the largest private real  estate projects in America.


Homers by Pujols, Rolen Power Cards to Victory

Albert Pujols and Scott Rolen hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning to lead the St Louis Cardinals to a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros in Game Two of the NL Championship Series at Busch Stadium on Thursday.


True freshman Anthony Reddick blocked a punt and forced a fumble, which directly led to touchdowns as the University of Miami beat Houston 38-13 on Thursday night before 36,698 fans at Reliant Stadium.


Aare, 12:56 - SCI, MONDIALI: PER LA PRIMA VOLTA QUALIFICAZIONI IN GIGANTE

Per la prima volta nella storia dei Mondiali di sci alpino, ci sarà anche una gara di qualifi...