World Champion Boston Red Sox team member Derek Lowe, second from left, picks confetti from the hair of Jay Leno as Mike Timlin, far left, Alan Embree, David Ortiz and Dave Roberts, far right, look on during their visit to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno


WHO says flu pandemic could kill millions

The world is closer to the next flu pandemic that may kill up to 7 million people, a World Health Organization expert warns. A worldwide outbreak is closer than ever because of bird flu, says Klaus Stohr, coordinator of WHO's global influenza program.


Former Newark mayor indicted on federal charges

NEWARK, New Jersey  - The longtime former mayor of New Jersey's largest city was indicted on Thursday on an array of charges, from selling city land below cost to using city credit cards for lavish vacations with female companions.


Nokia, Philips and German Public Transport Network Operator RMV ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Nov. 2, 2004 -- Nokia, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:PHG)(AEX:PHI) together with Rhein-Main Verkehrsverbund (RMV), public transport authority for Frankfurt's greater


Next Space Tourist Begins Training for Spaceflight

An American space tourist bound for the International Space Station (ISS) has begun training for his fall launch aboard a Russian rocket.


Turkey pushes diplomacy ahead of possible attack

Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan flew to Baghdad on Tuesday for talks with Iraq's government in an effort to pressure Iraqi and U.S. authorities to crack down on Kurdish guerrillas, officials said.


Three mute swans in Dorset have been found dead after contracting the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu.


New Web entrepreneurs sure they will find a home

From an online travel organizer  to a real estate pricing game, the ideas of the newest Web  entrepreneurs are still finding attentive ears.


Champions League: Group H review - Chelsea knock out Roman ...

Chelsea's 'top' manager Jose Mourinho was terribly worried about visiting the home of his old club Porto. He stepped up his personal security for the trip, and even refused to attend a pre-match press conference.


Japan's prime minister says the world should halve emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050.


Tens of thousands of South African public sector workers take to the streets to demand pay rises.


AT&T Corp., the matriarch of the modern telephone business, is close to being acquired by one of its progeny, SBC Communications Inc. , in a $16 billion deal that would create the nation's largest telecommunications company.


US stocks closed slightly higher on Thursday amid mixed economic news and light trading as Wall Street headed home early for the Christmas holiday.


NEW YORK Visa is launching a pair of mobile initiatives in San Francisco that it hopes will help it learn more about what works in the still-emerging world of mobile marketing.


HERAT, Afghanistan Demonstrators ransacked and burned at least four United Nations office compounds here as well as a human rights office as they clashed Sunday with the national police and army over the central government's removal of the governor


Palestinian gunmen ambushed a Hamas commander outside a Gaza courthouse Wednesday, forcing him to his knees and killing him gangland-style in an attack that threatened to push Hamas and Fatah closer to civil war.


Expat Voters Turning Out in Large Numbers

To ensure soldiers at this U.S. base in southwest Germany could participate in the Nov. 2 presidential election, voting assistance officer John Miller ordered 6,000 "write-in" absentee ballots — more than enough, he believed.


National Australia to Bear Irish Bank Theft Losses

National Australia Bank Ltd., the nation's largest lender, will bear any losses arising from the theft of about 20 million pounds ($38.5 million) from its Northern Bank unit in Northern Ireland.


Calif. GOP Changes Rule to Back Governor

Although Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has not revealed whether he will seek re-election, the California Republican Party on Sunday changed a party rule and endorsed him 16 months before the 2006 gubernatorial primary.


Fishermen welcome the latest deal struck  with Europe which allows North Sea cod grounds to remain open.


Regista Carriglio omaggia Guttuso per L'opera da tre soldi'


Scientists believe they are close to a significant breakthrough in the treatment of spinal injuries.


Health Officials Say Student Who Died Had Drug-Resistant Staph Infection

Health officials said the student had become infected with a virulent, drug-resistant strain of bacteria that is primarily spread in hospitals but that in recent years has surfaced increasingly in nonhospital settings.


"Dexter" in killer form for second season

"Dexter" won attention  and critical plaudits last season for several reasons, in  particular the chilling, anxiety-producing performance from  Michael C. Hall and the improbability of a serial killer as a  hero. In the second season, some novelty has inevitably worn  off, but Dexter is, if anything, more of a paradox and remains  one of the most compelling characters on TV.


Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. said Thursday that third-quarter earnings dropped significantly year-over-year on charges related to the withdrawal of Vioxx from the market.


As âThe Odd Couple,â Jack Klugman and Tony Randall infused their alter egos with plenty of endearing quirks.


Palermo, 21:19 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: PENSARE AD AVVERSARIO ALLA VOLTA

Francesco Guidolin non sembra guardare molto il calendario che vedrà il Palermo esordire con ...


It's time for Six Flags to do something to give its stock a pop.


Bangladesh says SAARC summit to go ahead as planned

A summit of South Asian leaders scheduled for the weekend will be held as planned after Nepal's King Gyanendra confirmed he will attend and despite threats of an opposition-led nationwide strike, Bangladeshi officials said.


Pilot service PPruNe squished Yesterday's crash-landing of a BA Boeing 777 at Heathrow had the unfortunate knock-on effect of flattening the servers of the Professional Pilots Rumour Network (PPRuNe).â¦


Seniors Who Gamble Are Healthier, Study Finds

Older people described as "recreational gamblers" seem to be healthier than seniors who don't gamble, a new Yale University study found.


Allineato costo personale a quello armamento privato


"What's so funny?" asked a holiday e-card at the top of my Gmail inbox the other day, sent by a friend of mine who writes for "The Daily Show."


UK homes in certain towns will  benefit from 100Mbps broadband, delivered via the sewers.


Lame-duck manager Art Howe and the listless New York Mets lost for the 21st time in 25 games, with John Thomson pitching the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 victory on a drizzly Wednesday night.


Flip Open That Cellphone: It's IM on the Move

Although it grew up on desktop PCÂs, instant-messaging software has gone mobile Â and it looks more and more as if it has outgrown its roots in teenage chatter.


The proportion of primary school pupils with English as a second language has risen by 73% in a decade.


Southern California home sales dive as buyers exit

Home sales in Southern California sank to their lowest in nearly two decades in December as buyers were sidelined or dropped out of the market because they could not obtain mortgages, according to a report released on Tuesday.


Tote to punt online casino from the Channel

Government bookie doesn't want to pay government tax UK government-owned gambling outfit the Tote is shipping its online casino off to the the Channel Islands to avoid paying tax to, er, the UK government.â¦


Protego's products help enterprises of all sizes manage, monitor and eliminate network security threats. The Protego deal would augment Cisco's three cash acquisitions of security software startups this year.


Flood-Hit Filipinos Seek Safety as Typhoon Nears

Residents of flood-hit Philippine towns scrambled to higher ground Thursday as the most powerful typhoon this year threatened to cause more destruction after floods and landslides killed up to 600 people.


Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez filed a $1.5 million letter of credit Tuesday, claiming that's the amount he owes the university after leaving for Michigan.


New rules take effect in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta,  banning people from keeping domestic birds.


Arbitrator to Hear Artest Appeal Petition

An arbitrator ruled Friday that he has jurisdiction to decide whether the brawl-related suspensions given to Ron Artest and other NBA players can be appealed to someone other than commissioner David Stern.


Oggi la cerimonia di assunzione, da domani in servizio


King's "Desperation" a reliable creepfest

These days, the surprise  with Stephen King is not the story itself. Like so many others,  this one is about a group of ordinary people, mostly strangers,  who are thrown together and then forced to defend themselves  against some demon force that threatens them with horrific  deaths.


18 Iraqis Found Dead in Field Near Mosul

The bodies of 18 young Iraqis executed after seeking work at a U.S. base have been found in a field near the volatile city of Mosul, police said Thursday.


Wireless Gear Maker Avoids Market Potholes (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Step into almost any electronics store, and one of the first displays to hit you is home networking.


US socialite Paris Hilton turns herself in to authorities in Los Angeles after attending an awards ceremony.


Militia blamed for Solomons peacekeeper killing, Australia flies ...

SYDNEY: Disgruntled Solomon Island militia facing murder charges may be behind the sniper killing of an Australian policeman, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said as military reinforcements flew to the troubled nation.


Judge stops creditors from repossessing 14 United planes

CHICAGO A US Bankruptcy Court judge in Chicago has blocked efforts by a creditors' group to repossess 14 United Airline jets. The group, which is represented by the Chicago-based law firm of Chapman and Cutler


Nokia's Series 80 handsets to include Blackberry software

NEW YORK, September 8 (New Ratings) - Nokia (NOK.NYS) reportedly announced yesterday that its Series 80-based handsets, which are scheduled to be launched in 1Q05, would integrate the BlackBerry software.


WALES will be told today to cut down on salt in a bid to reduce the huge death toll from stroke and coronary heart disease. A campaign from the Food Standards Agency comes amid concern that almost half of us eat too much salt every day.


Four U.S. Marines were killed in combat in western Iraq's Anbar province, the U.S. military said Sunday.


Fastest-Growing States Show Slower Expansion

The bursting housing bubble squelched expansion in some of the nationâs fastest-growing states in the year that ended July 1, according to an analysis of census figures.


The British and Irish governments called for the immediate release of Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq, with London saying the videotape showing her crying was "extremely distressing".


Leader of IRA's political wing "regrets" 1974 pub bombings

Leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), said Sunday he "regrets" the Birmingham pub bombings which killed 21 people 30 years ago.


Treating Blood Pressure Pays for Itself -Study

Treating high blood pressure would  save lives and pay for itself, experts said on Tuesday.


Couple to sue subway over leaked kiss video

An incensed Chinese couple, videotaped  hugging and kissing on a subway platform, plan to sue the  subway's operator after the video was uploaded to YouTube and  other Web sites, attracting thousands of hits.


John Tortorella and the Tampa Bay Lightning found a very unlikely hero in beating the New Jersey Devils — Nick Tarnasky. Tarnasky had his first career game-winning goal and combined with Vincent Lecavalier to score in a 48-second span late in a three-goal second period in a 4-1 win on Sunday.


Summary: Tally of Foreign Tsunami Victims

The tally of foreigners from 32 countries confirmed dead from the quake and tsunamis throughout southern Asia, according to foreign ministries. Figures also include the most recent available numbers of missing based on official estimates by governments.


The father of four children who died when their car plunged into a river says they were "rays of light".


EMC Corp. claims it has hit over 1,000 users and shipped more than 30 petabytes (30,000 TB) of storage capacity since the introduction of its Centera product in April 2002.


KDDI Restarts Accepting Applications to Switch Mobile Carriers

By Kyodo News International, Tokyo  Dec. 18--TOKYO -- KDDI Corp. resumed acceptance Monday morning of  customer applications to switch mobile phone service providers to and from its  "au" service after fixing a computer malfunction that broke out Sunday  evening, KDDI officials said.


Madrid, 10:55 - CALCIO, MEDIA SPAGNOLI: IL REAL OFFRE 60 MILIONI PER INIESTA

Il quotidiano spagnolo 'Marca' scrive oggi che il Real Madrid è pronto a fare una mega-offert...


Sudan president denies deal for U.N. Darfur force

Sudanese President Omar Hassan  al-Bashir has turned down a proposed U.N. role in the peace  mission in Darfur, opposed a large increase of troops and  asserted that the crisis there has been exaggerated.


Pre-trial hearings to focus on Michael Jackson's past; defense ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. Pretrial hearings are scheduled to begin today in Michael Jackson's child-molestation trial. The hearings are expected to continue through Wednesday.


Disgruntled voters finally got what they wanted, but it wasnÃ¢ÂÂt from the results of the midterm election. Instead, it was a Ã¢ÂÂbunch of has-beensÃ¢ÂÂ who answered the call, as James A. Baker III himself jokingly referred to the Iraq Study Group that he co-chaired.


Farnesina, firmato provvedimento scarcerazione


United States Open: Named for Piety, Laced With Profanity

Of all the distinctive wrinkles of Oakmont, the home of this weekâs United States Open, the clubâs Church Pews have come to represent the courseâs toughness, charm and eclectic soul.


Psychological stress may be enough to age a womanâs chromosomes by 10 years, a new study suggests. The link between stress, ageing and health at the cellular level is unclear, but a team led by Elissa Epel


GM to cut Ontario jobs amid slow truck sales: report

General Motors of Canada  will cut about 1,000 jobs at a truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario, in January amid slumping pick-up sales, the Globe and Mail newspaper said in its online edition on Thursday.


Diversified manufacturer General  Electric Co. GE.N on Friday said it boosted its quarterly  dividend by 10 percent and earmarked up to $15 billion for  share repurchases over the next three years.


Kerry, Bush sharpen messages in battle for US heartland

Democrat John Kerry sharpened his populist tone in the US heartland, accusing President George W. Bush of bleeding the middle class while lining the pockets of the rich.


The Christian Science Monitor's Liz Marlantes attended the second presidential debate in St. Louis Friday night. She gives her thoughts in this Monitor Q & A.


KARLSRUHE, Germany - Investigators were trying to build a case yesterday against a handful of suspects beyond the three arrested in connection with a foiled terrorist attack by Islamic militants, and German officials prepared to debate whether security services should be given wider surveillance powers.


Airbus unveils its flagship A380 on Tuesday, the plane on which the company is betting its newfound status as the world's leading jet maker as well as the 10 billion (US$13 billion) cost of developing the ...


Police Reviewing Tape Of Indiana-Detroit Brawl

DETROIT -- Police in Michigan are talking to witnesses and reviewing videotape after a Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers game ended in a fight between players and fans.


Ashley Cole, the Arsenal and England left-back, last night admitted that watching Chelsea blaze a trail in the Premiership is proving to be a mentally taxing experience for the defending champions.


Russian soldiers fought Chechen separatists to end a two-day school siege Friday as naked and screaming children ran for safety amid explosions and machinegun fire.


Footage of Alan Johnston, reporter abducted in Gaza City, posted on internet.


The US files terror charges against an Australian held at Guantanamo Bay without trial for five years.


News of the Romanian international's failed test broke on October 18 but for several days there was some conjecture over whether the drug was cocaine or, as Mutu claimed, a substance designed to enhance sexual performance.


Dipendenti avrebbero dovuto accorgersi che c'era ostacolo


Denisa Costescu follows up her victory in Indianapolis on Saturday with another win at the Veteran's Day 10K Sunday in Washington.


Stocks Rise as Earnings, Cheaper Oil Help

U.S. stocks gained on Wednesday as  positive earnings from companies such as Texas Instruments Inc.  TXN.N and Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N, helped extend the  previous session's rally.


Hometrack survey reveals falling house prices

Signs of a housing slowdown are now beginning to surface across the UK as a fall in the number of new buyers has now created a surplus of properties, suggests the latest Hometrack house price survey.


Google to offer ringtone, game search on mobile phones- report

Blog: Wall Street Journal reports that Google working on ringtone, game search for mobile devices


Looking to compete with the likes of Symbian and Microsoft, PalmSource is unveiling its new operating system geared specifically for the creation of smartphones.


UNCTAD stresses importance of policies in attracting FDI in ...

Caution is necessary when attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in services and it's important to have the right mix of policies, the United Nations Conference on Trade


Like many other New Orleanians nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina, John McCusker was experiencing the overwhelming stress of rebuilding his life.


India ; Maharashtra chief minister after talks: Gandhi

India News, New Delhi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi was all smiles Saturday as the Maharashtra assembly election results trickled in.


A passenger helicopter reported to be carrying Togolese football officials crashed in Sierra Leone on Sunday killing at least 20 people, witnesses and diplomats in the West African country said.


New Yorkers: They're smug, egotistical, and already think they run the country (if not the world). So what's the rest of the nation to do now that three of 'em are mentioned as White House hopefuls, ready to swap Penn Station for Pennsylvania Avenue?


Company Offers Softer Landing for Smaller Aircraft in Distress

Ballistic Recovery System is cooperating with NASA to adapt its parachute safety system for small planes to work for larger jets.


Furor over 'terror scores' for airline travelers

Supporters of the federal system say it's necessary in the terror war. Privacy advocates aren't persuaded.


Steven Gerrard's stunning late goal caps a remarkable Liverpool comeback as they beat Olympiakos Pireaus 3-1 to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.


Sania Mirza in no hurry to prove herself

As one of the most recognizable faces in India, Sania Mirza is already something of an expert when it comes to dealing with pressure.


Where are the most people crammed into the least space? All over Asia, for starters.


Pentagon not ready for attack response in U.S.: study

The Pentagon is not prepared to respond to a catastrophic chemical, biological or nuclear attack within the United States, placing Americans at risk, an independent panel reported to Congress on Thursday.


XM Satellite in $650 Million Baseball Deal

XM Satellite Radio XMSR.O on  Wednesday said it signed a $650 million deal to broadcast Major  League Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves  to sign up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to  the new medium.


Microsoft denies role in British Linux flop

Birmingham pulls plug on open-source desktop project. But Redmond says it didn't offer special Windows XP discounts.


Kidnappers of UN hostages in Afghan extend deadline to decide ...

KABUL - Militants claiming to hold three UN hostages in Afghanistan said they have extended a deadline until late Saturday to decide the fate of the trio, who they have threatened to kill if the United Nations doesnât pull out of the country.


The Italian will be pushing 100% for himself and the team at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix in Spa Francorchamps.


The Justice Department has asked a federal court to revoke the U.S. citizenship of a man who allegedly served in a Nazi-sponsored police force during World War II.


PepsiCo to Buy General Mills Venture Stake

PepsiCo Inc. on Monday agreed to buy General Mills Inc.'s 40.5 percent stake in a European joint venture between the two food giants for $750 million.


RENO, Nev.  -- Volunteers ladled refried beans and slathered on the sour cream and salsa in Reno in an attempt to get into the record books...


Biogen Idec Inc. BIIB.O on Monday  reported a quarterly profit on sales of its multiple sclerosis  and cancer drugs versus a year-ago loss, but said costs will  rise in 2005, trimming earnings growth.


Tiger Woods' wife gives birth to first child

Golfing great Tiger Woods' wife Elin  has given birth to their first child, Woods said in a statement  on his Web site on Tuesday.


Bank of New York Profit Rises 36 Percent

Bank of New York Co. BK.N, which  operates the oldest U.S. bank, on Wednesday said third-quarter  profit rose 36 percent, helped by cost-cutting in what it  termed a weak capital markets environment.


Ministers are expected to announce an extra 1,000 carriages for the rail network, to be introduced by 2014.


'Facebook fatigue' kicks in as people tire of social networks

Seven Two year itch poke Shhh! Can you hear a hiss? That's the sound of naughty facts deflating the social networking balloon a tad.â¦


Il deputato di Rc, autorecluso da ieri nel Centro di Crotone, elogiala solidarietÃ  degli immigrati: "Mi hanno prestato un materasso"                                          Caruso al Cpt: "Ho dormito a terra ma da Roma arrivano segnali"                                                                                Il parlamentare chiede la chiusura di queste strutture: "Vedremose ci sarÃ  un'inversione di tendenza, intanto io continuo cosÃ¬"


Euro hits new high of 1.3467 dollar in London

The euro rose to a new all-time high of 1.3467 dollar in early trading in London.


A State Finds No Easy Fixes on Health Care

Gov. Edward G. Rendell of Pennsylvania, who campaigned as a health care reformer, is learning that to contain costs is to pluck dollars from someoneâs pocket.


U.S. curbs sought on fees to quit wireless contracts

Some U.S. consumer advocates on  Monday threw their support behind legislation that would limit  fees that wireless, telephone and cable companies can charge  dissatisfied customers who want to end service before their  contract expires.


Accetta piano per uscire da crisi politica libanese


Ue: commissione, Barroso chiede ufficialmente rinvio a Parlamento

STRASBURGO - Jose' Manuel Barroso, presidente designato della Commissione europea, ha chiesto ufficialmente al Parlamento "piu' tempo" per varare e presentare la sua commissione. Il voto sarebbe dovuto esserci oggi.


New York, 22:01 - TENNIS, US OPEN: SERENA WILLIAMS AI QUARTI

La statunitense Serena Williams si è qualificata per i quarti di finale del singolare femmini...


Hurricane Frances churns toward the Bahamas after battering Turks and Caicos

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos  - Hurricane Frances battered the Turks and Caicos islands with stinging rains and powerful winds Wednesday, peeling off tin roofs from wooden houses and knocking out power before churning toward the Bahamas and threatened Florida.


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Gates brings Vista and Office 2007 to Europe

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft's Bill Gates ushered his company'sÂ new Vista OSÂ and Office 2007 software suite into Europe on Tuesday morning, near the end of a round-the-world event that brings the software to 70 countries in 19 languages. Gates, who wore a pin-stripe suit and burgundy tie, started his presentation about 20 minutes late at the U.K. launch event at the British Library, which is working with Microsoft toÂ digitize parts of its vast collection. He recalled how far the company had come since 1995, the year the 32-bit Windows OS was launched along with the Internet Explorer browser, now one of the company's most-used applications. Gates was keen to present Vista as a milestone for the company, but also aÂ cornerstone OSÂ for manipulating video and photos, conducting e-commerce transactions and using VOIP (voice over Internet protocol) functions. "Today is a big day and is really the start of something different," Gates said. Microsoft continued its strong push around the world to complement the Vista launch in New York on Monday. In Paris on Tuesday morning, Microsoft flooded the out-of-town business district at La DÃ©fense with Vista-liveried Smart cars and Segways among rush-hour pedestrians. Gates touched on the revamp of the Microsoft Office productivity suite, saying its new interface "only takes a few hours to learn." While Microsoft has said that Office 2007's new "ribbon" menu, which replaces the drop-down menus and toolbars, should make it easier to find certain functions, some users have said it is tricky to adapt to. After Gates' initial presentation, he shared the stage with British Library Chief Executive Lynne Brindley to discuss the software application Turning the Pages 2.0 from Armadillo Systems, which the British Library uses to scan and compile downloadable renditions of texts in its collection. Gates allowed an item from his personal collection to be scanned. He owns the Codex Leicester, one of only a few existing notebooks belonging to the artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, who died in 1519. The British Library holds the Codex Arundel, another rare collection of his notes. Both have been digitized into realistic-looking renderings that allows users to "turn" the pages of the texts while viewing online. Brindley called it an "electronic reunification" of the texts that will help scholars study them. Both codexes are on the British Library's Web site. Â


When Hospitals Kept Children From Parents

From the 1960s onward, advances in hospital architecture have radically changed accommodations for family members.


Ten football hooligans are sentenced after the FBI retrieves images of an assault from a CCTV tape.


Many Nations Lagging on Child Health - UNICEF

More than half the world's  countries are falling behind in a U.N. campaign to reduce child  deaths by two-thirds by 2015, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF  reported on Thursday.


The new Band Aid 20 single sold more than 72,000 copies on the first day of its release, the Daily Mirror reported Tuesday. Sales figures show the charity record is the fastest-selling single of the year and


St. Petersburg, Russia (Sports Network) - Russian star Marat Safin extended his winning streak to seven matches on Thursday with a second-round victory at the $1 million St.


'Second Life' publisher must go to court in property case

Blog: A judge has ruled that Linden Lab can't dismiss a property case against it, or move the case to arbitration.


Bolton's El-Hadji Diouf is banned for three matches by the FA after admitting a charge of improper conduct.


The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved rules for transmitting broadband communications signals over electric power lines, clearing the way for the expansion of high-speed Internet access through home electrical outlets.


NEW YORK - Another jump in oil prices pre-empted a rally on Wall Street Tuesday, though stocks managed to post modest gains on the strength of the latest consumer price report, which put many investors' inflation fears to rest for the near term.    Stocks started the session strong after the government's Consumer Price Index registered a small drop in July, giving consumers a respite from soaring energy prices...


Court gives sole custody of pop star Britney Spears' two boys to ex-husband Kevin Federline


Google Slashes IPO, SEC OK Expected Today

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Google Inc. slashed the  size of its initial public offering nearly in half to less than  $2 billion on Wednesday, splashing cold water on what has been  touted as the hottest Internet IPO in years.


Bomb in Iraq's Mosul kills nine, wounds 75

At least nine people were killed and 75 wounded when an unoccupied building blew up in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday just as police arrived to investigate a tip that weapons were inside, police said.


Formula One promoter Bernie Ecclestone on Monday lost a High Court battle with three big banks for control of Formula One Holdings, part of the complex web of companies through


Employees will be subject to stringent new restrictions on stock holdings, outside consulting, and other forms of income from drug companies under new regulations to take effect this week.


Si cerca mediazione per evitare il fermo dei tir


An arthritis drug withdrawn last year could have caused  thousands of serious heart problems, and even deaths, researchers suggest.


Witness in custody case says Spears used drugs

A former bodyguard for Britney Spears offered on Monday to testify at a custody hearing about nudity and drug use at her home and his fears for the safety of her two young sons.


The US military is denying a report that Saddam Hussein has begun a jailhouse hunger strike, and says the ousted Iraqi leader had eaten on Sunday.


Research reveals 700,000 years of attempted entry Humans failed to colonise Britain seven times before they finally settled, according to the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain Project. The five year scientific effort has re-examined a heap of data from fossils and flint tools.â¦


EU leaders agree in principle to make targets for renewable energy binding, Sweden's prime minister says.


NASA Rover Hit the One Year Mark on Mars

Sitting  on the hill of an alien world millions of miles from home, a hardy  NASA robot celebrates an anniversary today - one year on the planet  Mars.


FIFA make Spain pay for racially abusing England players

The Spanish football federation has been hit with a $A113,000 fine by world governing body FIFA to sanction the racist abuse suffered by England's black players in two recent friendly matches.


Italy to field young squad against Finland

Leaving all his stars at home to rest for domestic league matches, Italy coach Marcello Lippi will field a squad comprising six rookies and several more inexperienced players in Wednesday's friendly against Finland.


Expert: No Blood Found on Blake's Clothes

An expert witness said Friday he could not find any blood on the clothing that actor Robert Blake wore the night his wife was shot to death.


Healthy Henman looking forward to Moodie match

Tim Henman confirmed he was in good health, despite being diagnosed with a magnesium deficiency, after a straight-sets win over Antony Dupuis in the first round of the Davidoff Swiss Masters.


Ascoli Piceno, 11:52 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: POMPEA NUOVO SPONSOR

Nuovo sponsor per l'Ascoli. Sulle maglie dei giocatori marchigiani comparirà da domani la scr...


British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd. became the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring Monday by launching the Virgin Digital service.


Britain to donate one bln pounds to AIDS war chest

The government said Tuesday it would donate one billion pounds (1.4 billion euros, two billion dollars) over eight years to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.


Why teens have a tough time finding summer work

Many are enrolling in summer classes or doing community service while others are squeezed out by adults competing for the same entry-level jobs.


Top ranked Roger Federer shrugged off a strong challenge by local hero Paradorn Srichaphan to take a 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 win Saturday and set up a Thailand Open final showdown with Andy Roddick.


Pakistani president hails elimination of key terrorist

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in The Netherlands on Monday that the killing of a key terrorist linked to al-Qaeda is a heavy blow to terrorism in his country, Radio Netherlands reported.


Parker rushes past Hall-of-Fame Steelers

Franco Harris. Jerome Bettis. John Henry Johnson. They are among the top rushers in NFL history — two are Hall of Famers, and Bettis may join them some day — and each is high up on the Pittsburgh Steelers' single-game yardage list. Remarkably, none ever had a game like Willie Parker did. Make that two games.


Chinese President Hu Jintao is due to travel to Pakistan after three days of trade and political talks in India.


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


Ministers have sat on the results for months amid fears it will fuel calls for a ban on smoking in public places, claim campaigners.


Washington Mayor Says Council Puts Baseball in Capital at Risk

A grim Mayor Anthony Williams said today that he was deeply pessimistic that Washington would be able to salvage its deal with Major League Baseball to bring the Montreal


Airbus A350 Unleashes New War with Boeing

European planemaker Airbus won approval  from its shareholders on Friday to unleash a fresh marketing  battle against arch-rival Boeing by seeking orders for a  fuel-saving, wide-body jet to be called the A350.


Singapore's investment in Radio Frequency Identification paying ...

SINGAPORE : A government-initiated plan to upgrade the technology used by logistics players is paying off. The plan involves getting industry players to develop tags using Radio Frequency Identification or RFID technology.


TV blamed for growing obesity among children

A recent survey has found that one out of every five children in the north China municipality of Tianjin is overweight. For each hour a day spent in front of the television the risk increases an average of


A car bomb exploded in northern Baghdad on Saturday, killing seven passers-by and wounding dozens of others in an apparent sectarian attack near the capital's most important Shiite shrine.


Market falls on recession fears but Fed cut helps

Recession worries pushed U.S. stocks lower on Tuesday, but the decline was shallower than feared as an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve helped stabilize global markets after a two-day rout.


A SUICIDE car bomb ripped through a line of vehicles at a checkpoint outside Baghdad's international Green Zone last night, killing 13 people as Iraq marked the first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture.


Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood reunite on stage. Plus news in brief on Kelsey Grammer and Aled Jones.


The two leading candidates for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination are scheduled to give nearly simultaneous speeches behind church pulpits just half a block apart from each other in Selma, Ala.


Rijkaard stays upbeat after disappointing return to Milan

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard remained upbeat after his return to the San Siro ended in a 1-0 Champions League defeat by AC Milan on Wednesday.


Trade Me 'Epidemic' Sparks Angst and Rumours

A CLAIM that a Government agency has banned staff from accessing the Internet at work has confounded the State Services Commission, which is still smarting from publicity concerning the amount of time public servants spend surfing sites such as Trade Me during working hours.


NO ONE has any idea what will happen to stock markets this week because no one knows who will win the US election and, even if they did, they don't know what a victory for either candidate would mean.


Turkish drivers executed, US strike on Fallujah kills 20

As Paris lobbied the Arab world in a desperate bid to save two reporters kidnapped in Iraq to demand the lifting of a controversial headscarf ban in France, French Muslim leaders in Baghdad to mediate for their ...


Primo vice premier ammette problemi per sviluppo mercato


Ex-minister Clare Short faces disciplinary action for saying she wants a hung Parliament after the next election.


A New Orleans jury handed Merck & Co. a victory Wednesday in the latest federal Vioxx product liability trial, finding that the drugmaker adequately warned of the heart risks associated with the medicine.


GREEN BAY, Wis. -- If Brett Favre is leaning toward returning for another season with the Green Bay Packers, he hasn't discussed it yet with his coach.


UK official in Iraq confirms that video showing the killing of aid worker Margaret Hassan is 'probably genuine'. Send us your reaction.


NEW YORK - By attacking the same basic biology drug companies are targeting for new anti-fat drugs, researchers have genetically engineered mice with abilities far beyond those of normal rodents.


Can Apple clear the way for the Linux desktop?

That's the question that occurs to me as I read this piece in Roughly Drafted. It's about how Apple is kicking Microsoft's butt at the high end of the desktop market, and how Microsoft seems to be bumbling its way out of desktop hegemony anyway. Linux is mentioned only twice in this long piece, but the harbingery of the references are significant. Here's the enclosing quote: Combined with the dominance of the iPod over devices using Microsoft's PlaysForSure, the imminent goring of Windows Mobile by the iPhone, and the shift of support across the industry from Windows to Linux in servers, the days of Microsoft's monopolistic grip on the desktop are winding down.  Apple doesn't have to take a majority share of the desktop market to win, it only needs to take the most valuable segments of the market.  Once that happens, Microsoft will be forced to choose whether it wants to battle Mac OS X for control of the slick consumer desktop, or repurpose Windows as a cheaper, mass market alternative to Linux in corporate sales.  And, at some point, consumer sales as well.


Afghanistan's First Elected President Takes Oath in Triumph

The first freely elected president in Afghanistan's 5,000-year history took the oath of office here today. "Nothing makes me more hopeful to the future


Cheney may snub outspoken Japan Defense chief: report

The United States has asked Japan not to arrange a meeting between Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, an apparent response to Kyuma's criticism of U.S. policy, Kyodo news agency said on Monday.


ITV will not broadcast this year's British Comedy Awards, following alleged phone voting irregularities.


Regaining Fury, Hurricane Ivan Churns Toward Cuba

The Category 5 designation is reserved for the most powerful storms with sustained windsâthat is, winds that blow continuously for at least one minuteâexceeding 155 miles an hour (249 kilometers).


Sweetening agricultural development in the Western Balkans

The restoration of special trade concessions means that Serbian sugar producers will now be able to export sugar at around 600 euros (US$724) per tonne, up from 200 euros (US$241) per tonne.


A chain of debts within the government supply system has caused a cigarette shortage in Cuba's second-largest city, driving up the black market price of smokes, Cuban news media reported Saturday.


Spacey takes risks with film about Bobby Darin

Even two-time Oscar winners like Kevin Spacey sometimes need a career makeover.


The Kyoto Protocol, which aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions, has come into force seven years after being agreed. Send us your views.


Under fire, Mike Huckabee countered mounting criticism from GOP presidential rivals Thursday by playing the woe-is-me card Â and then hitting back by suggesting they lack substantial agendas of their own.


High oil prices put brake on growth, OECD reports

PARIS The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Tuesday lowered its forecast for global economic growth next year, saying that the rise in oil prices was dampening global trade and consumer confidence.


Need Turkey-Cooking Advice? USDA Has 'Moms' Standing By

The eight people sitting  on the basement level of a Beltsville complex are talking turkey all day long. Sometimes, they are called the moms of the federal government.


Quincy Mayor Must Be a Leader in Teacher Contract Talks

It is the middle of May, and the Quincy School Committee and the Quincy Education Association have been negotiating the teachers' contract for 15 months.


Sovereign Bancorp to take $1.58 billion charge

Sovereign Bancorp Inc , the  second-largest U.S. savings and loan, said on Monday it expects  to take $1.58 billion in fourth-quarter charges, hurt by  worsening credit quality and a tough mortgage environment.


Companies have 60 days to stop selling unapproved prescription drugs made with quinine and dispensed by the millions each year.


Up to 60 firefighters have tackled a major blaze on the set of the forthcoming James Bond movie "Casino Royale" at Pinewood Studios, west of London, emergency services said.


Wal-Mart sees February same-store sales up 1-2 pct

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Thursday said it expects February sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year to be up between 1 percent and 2 percent.


BA plane makes emergency landing in London

A British Airways plane on a flight from China made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport on Thursday, officials said, and the ambulance service said three people were slightly injured.


A daughter born to rap pioneer Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons and his wife, Justine, died shortly after delivery last week, an MTV spokesman said Wednesday.


Google Launches Beta of SMS Search Queries

Google has launched a beta test to let US mobile phone and handheld device users tap into its search results via the short message service (SMS) platform.


Per concessione di finanziamenti agevolati ai pensionati


ANAHEIM, Calif. The Anaheim Angels and outfielder Jose Guillen have reached a financial settlement to resolve his grievance. Guillen filed the grievance after the team recently suspended him without pay for the rest of the season.


Iraq Group Claims Kidnapping Of American

12 November 2004 -- Al-Jazeera television is reporting that Iraqi insurgents have kidnapped a US citizen who worked at a Baghdad airport.


A man who almost killed a shop manager was freed from jail early against probation advice, the BBC finds.


Brodrick Bunkley agreed to a six-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, ending the first-round pick's two-week holdout.


Time Warner Rejects NFL's Offer of Arbitration

Time Warner rejects an offer made by the NFL to resolve its dispute with the cable television carrier before the Dec. 29 game between the Patriots and Giants.


Oracle today introduced the latest version of its Business Intelligence product which combines information access, analysis, reporting, data integration and management tools into a standalone application.


Si tratta di madre e figlia, in abitazione Sant'Anastasia


ECB policymakers say growth OK, differ on inflation

Financial market turbulence should have only a limited impact on euro zone growth, European Central Bank policymakers said at weekend meetings of global financial officials in Washington.


Senior school staff are most worried about changes to working arrangements, a survey says.


Man Charged With Stealing Omagh Bomb Car

Police charged a 34-year-old man Tuesday with involvement in the 1998 car-bombing in Omagh that killed 29 people, Northern Ireland's deadliest terrorist attack.


A convicted paedophile living in the grounds of a primary school will be evicted, after losing a court battle.


Microsoft says college students can 'steal' Office

Software maker offers its highest-end version to students for $60 as part of its "Ultimate Steal" promotion.


As companies ramp up open-source deployments, expertise is in high demand and short supply. The costs of developing talent can add up.


A Sri Lankan fleet lands a small catch to try to disprove fears fish have been contaminated by corpses.


Before they were Eagles at Boston College, and before they were Hawks at Xaverian Brothers High, Peter Shean and Nathanael Hasselbeck were Vikings on the same Pop Warner football team. Through the years, Shean and Hasselbeck forged an inseparable bond.


Lobbying groups regularly get their way in Washington, but few have had as much impact in a short period as the Save Darfur Coalition, an organization that has been pressing for international intervention in war-torn Sudan.


France's President Nicolas Sarkozy  invites Mediterranean leaders to a summit aimed at forging closer ties.


Belichick Sees Plenty of Ways to Improve on a Perfect Season

In the din of a gleeful locker room on Saturday, the Patriots coach reminded his players that in the sudden-death format of the playoffs, their 16-0 record would be irrelevant.


New plans to cut health service waiting lists in Scotland are due to be set out at Holyrood.


Tycoons add fresh twist to Everton rescue plan

Reports from Moscow claimed that the Russian tycoons linked with the club over the weekend were not planning to invest any of their own money into the trust fund


WHO'S ON TOP: Election officials said Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych led challenger Viktor Yushchenko by less than 3 percentage points in Sunday's presidential runoff.


Five Years After 9/11: Law Enforcement and Prevention of Terrorism

By Daily Record Staff  The following remarks were given by U.S. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales last week at the Manhattan Institute.  As we approach the fifth anniversary of the attacks on Sept.


WASHINGTON Oil prices climbed toward $49 per barrel Thursday even as the Bush administration considered drawing crude from the US emergency stockpile and lending it to refiners whose supplies were disrupted by Hurricane Ivan.


Tony Blair and George Bush are "clinging to straws" to justify the war in Iraq, Hans Blix has said.


FORMER Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has called for a "clear and careful analysis" of last week's hostage drama at a school in southern Russia and argued that parliament should be involved in the investigation.


UK firm BAE Systems plans to cut 1,396 jobs in the UK, citing a shortage of orders.


Talks to reintroduce power sharing in Northern Ireland have reached a stalemate over the issue of photographing the handover of IRA weapons.


Bat Lifted by Higher Volumes and Profits

British American Tobacco posted a 20% rise in profits today and said a business-transforming deal in the United States had shown early promise.


Carpenters fans campaign to save family's LA home

Fans of 1970s pop duo The Carpenters are trying to save the Los Angeles home, where the brother-sister singers once lived and worked, from demolition.


Ryan Ohliger could be forgiven if he erred on the side of caution during Boston College kickoffs. The freshman took over the placekicking duties after Mike Fassel injured a hamstring during the offseason. But instead of shying away from collisions, Ohliger has made two tackles in three games.


Hutchison Telecommunications International Limited (HTIL), a telecom arm of Li Ka-shing-controlled Hutchison Whampoa seeking a listing in Hong Kong and New York, said it has no plan to pay dividends as it has racked up HK$5.


S.Korea, U.S. investigating Samsung, LG.Philips

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (005930.KS)  is being investigated by fair trade watchdogs in South Korea,  Japan and the United States, the second Korean flat screen  maker named in a probe into possible price-fixing, a news  agency report said on Tuesday.


Bird Flu Pandemic Could Kill 100 Million People

Up to 100 million people around the world could be killed in a pandemic of human influenza, a World Health Organization official warned Monday.


The Michigan Senate on Wednesday advanced a bill that would schedule the stateÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂs 2008 presidential primary for Jan. 15 ÃÂ¢ÃÂÃÂ three weeks before the earliest date allowed under both parties' rules.


'Exorcist' Begins Big With $18.2 Million

God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office. Demon thriller "Exorcist: The Beginning" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie with $18.2 million, displacing "Alien vs. Predator," which tumbled to No. 4 with $12.5 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.


NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed in early trading Friday as investors weighed a bullish profit outlook from Ford Motor Co. against a disappointing report on consumer sentiment...


Authorities Seek Public's Help in Search

By Anne Jungen, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  May 26--DRESBACH, Minn. -- Authorities hope the heavy boat traffic on the Mississippi River during the holiday weekend will help find the last missing child from a May 12 boat accident that killed three others.  "We need your help.


A European Union court is set to rule this week on a $120 billion deal MCI-WorldCom made during the height of the go-go years that still resonates today.


Nationwide rural retailer Wrightson has pulled on its gumboots and waded into the sharemarket, splashing out $21 million on Hawke's Bay stock and station agency Williams and Kettle.


England scrape to victory thanks to first half tries from Paul Sackey and Toby Flood.


Rossi takes imperative victory at Sepang

Motorsport.com. Valentino Rossi took his seventh victory of the season by masterfully winning today's Malaysian GP at the Sepang circuit.


ARABI, La. -- Honie Bauer was the first to move back.


Pakistan test-fires a short-range nuclear capable missile, the second in just over a week, officials say.


Birth weight tied to testicular cancer risk

NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study suggest that both high and low birth weights increase the risk of testicular cancer in men. The reason for this finding is unclear.


American novelist becomes French citizen

American novelist Jonathan Littell, whose award-winning, 900-page World War II opus is written in French, has been granted French nationality.


Jury deliberation on the criminal charges faced by Conrad Black enters a fourth day.


Anxiety at the airport as family and loved ones arrive in B.C. for Christmas

Adrian Rainbow greets his girlfriend Silke Stranger, who had arrived from Germany at Vancouver International airport.


Microsoft delays security update for Windows XP Professional

REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft has delayed distribution of a security update for users of its Windows XP Professional operating system to give some companies more time to test it, the software company said Tuesday.


Firenze, 14:50 - CALCIO, NAZIONALE; GAMBERINI: UN SOGNO ESSERE QUI

"Per me è un sogno, un piacere e un onore vestire la maglia azzurra, non credo di essere qui ...


"Lost" music and film footage of The Clash is being shown for the first time by the BBC in the UK on Thursday.


Fourteen pilgrims from India and Pakistan are ambushed and shot dead by insurgents, reports from Iraq say.


Russia denies Iran deal on nuclear plant

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


Air France-KLM to use A380 superjumbo on Paris-Tokyo route

Air France-KLM have said it plans to use one of its first Airbus A380 superjumbos on the Paris to Tokyo route from 2009 to boost flight capacity to Japan's congested Narita airport.


Germany still struggles to come to terms with the 1945 firebombing of Dresden - commemorated this weekend.


Property Fund Says to Hold YUKOS Auction

Russia's Federal Property Fund said on Friday it intended to go ahead with an auction of oil major YUKOS' main unit Yuganskneftegaz despite a U.S. court decision to freeze the state-imposed sale.


Iraq eyes big drop in foreign forces by end of 2008

Foreign troop levels in Iraq could drop to less than 100,000 by the end of 2008 if Iraq's own forces were ready and security threats had diminished, Iraq's national security adviser said on Wednesday.


Security researchers discovered that VoIP clients are vulnerable to a dangerous new Web 2.0 exploit.


Zeemote Offers Wireless Remote for Mobile Gamers

Zeemote has shown a wireless remote control for playing games on mobile phones


Iran says it will take part in security talks in Baghdad which include the US, if it is "in Iraq's best interests".


England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson made it clear he would keep private any criticism he might have of captain David Beckham for the rash challenges against Wales that cost him a booking and a suspension from next week's World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan.


Top Seed Federer Struggles Through in Thai Opener

Top seed Roger Federer toiled to beat  battling Frenchman Nicolas Thomann and reach the second round  of the Thailand Open on Tuesday.


Trends & Innovations - Friday      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Game makers are looking toward the simplicity of Pac-Man to gobble up big bucks. And now with the success of the Nintendo Wii, which can run many simple games, the casual game market is being taken more seriously. Casual games -- those that don't rely on top-of-the-line graphics and intense game-play to master -- have typically targeted middle-aged females. The perk for game makers is that simple games take less time and money to make, so far less is lost if the game flops. They're also easy to get to people via downloads.


Indian FM arrives in Pakistan to review progress in peace talks

Indian External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh arrived here on a three-day visit for talks to review progress in peace talks with Pakistan, officials said.


Saudi wants Dutch MP apology for Islam offence: paper

Saudi Arabia wants an apology from a Dutch politician who said Muslims should "tear out half the Koran" if they wanted to live in his country and has asked the Dutch government to intervene, a Saudi newspaper said on Sunday.


Laura Bush brushes aside Heinz Kerry's remarks

Laura Bush on Thursday brushed off comments about her work experience that were made by Teresa Heinz Kerry, who told USA Today she was unsure if Bush had ever held a "real job.


Seven people were killed and 20 injured after a tour bus carrying people on a ski trip left a highway and rolled over Sunday night in southeastern Utah, a highway patrol spokesman said.


Sarkozy highlights importance of ties with C Europe

"Much will depend on this region, for instance Europe's capability for economic development"  French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday stressed France's interest in ties with central Europe after talks with his Hungarian counterpart Laszlo Solyom in Budapest, Hungary's MTI News Agency reported. via Xinhuanet


Londra, 13:48 - CALCIO, INTER: WEST HAM OFFRE 22 MILIONI PER ADRIANO

IL West Ham ha offerto 22 milioni all'Inter per l'acquisto di Adriano. Lo scrive il quotidiano brita...


Travel: Guernsey and its little neighbour Herm have stunning beaches plus the charm of summers long past, says Tom Robbins.


Newsday's Alan Hahn breaks down the NHL labor war:

The NHL owners have shut down the league by opting to lock out its players. This stoppage is not the result of the players striking.


Murdoch and the wizard's sleeve Lawyers for outsourcing omnicorp EDS branded BSkyB's claim for Â£709m damages over a customer management system contract "absurd and extravagant" in the High Court yesterday.â¦


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Usher to make Broadway debut in 'Chicago'

Usher, the silky voiced R&amp;B superstar, will soon be crooning a Broadway melody. The multi-platinum recording artist and five-time Grammy winner will take over the role of conniving lawyer Billy Flynn in the long-running musical revival "Chicago," making his Broadway debut, producers Barry and Fran Weissler announced Friday.


And Vodafone rejigs data tariffs O2 is considering introducing business tariffs for customers who want to use iPhones at work.â¦Learn & Contribute, Live & Online - The Register Debates Green Computing


A massive floodcrest has passed safely through the Three Gorges Dam on China's Yangtze River as devastated communities upstream clean up from floods that killed at least 177 people and injured thousands.


Fears of fuel and water shortages after security cabinet declares Hamas-controlled territory an "enemy entity".


Il sit-in a Roma: facciamo l'impossibile per farle tornare a casa

Lâidea Ã¨ venuta a un gruppo di amici di Simona Pari: questa volta non deve succedere come con Enzo Baldoni, questa volta il governo deve agire immediatamente, fare da ora tutto il possibile per la liberazione delle due pacifiste italiane rapite a


Billionaire from the UK Lakshmi Mittal on Monday purchased International Steel Group from Wilbur Ross, thus creating the worldâs biggest steel company.


A new class of HIV drugs will help doctors treat patients who have become resistant to treatment.


FORMER cricket great Zaheer Abbas Saturday advised Pakistani batsmen to exercise patience at the crease and frustrate the Australian bowlers during the second Test in Melbourne starting tomorrow.


It was only a "hiccup," said geologist Tom Pierson, but Mount St. Helens showed again why it remains one of the most feared of the 1,000 volcanoes in an ancient chain known as the Pacific Ring of Fire.


Accordo a Palazzo Chigi tra governo e forze sociali


DENVER - Apparently there is no special clause for Santa - at least not for flu vaccines.  Nick Pallotto, 62, who plays Santa Claus in malls, turned up at a flu clinic in Colorado Springs and was denied a shot because he wasn't 65 or suffering from a chronic health problem.


Top North Korea and US envoys meet to discuss reviving six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear plans.


One man dies and two other people are injured in a blaze at a block of flats in the centre of Dundee.


After Chaotic Procession, Arafat Is Laid to Rest on West Bank

Yasir Arafat was laid to rest in a marble-and-stone grave today in Ramallah, on the West Bank, after his flag-draped coffin was carried through a crowd of chanting Palestinians


Security Incident Prompts British Soul-Searching

Britain which prides itself on high  quality but low profile security was forced to urgently review  its approach on Wednesday when protesters broke into the heart  of parliament as part of a pro-hunting demonstration.


Bangladesh arrests university teachers after riots

Bangladesh security forces on Friday arrested five university professors who were allegedly active in protests that erupted into clashes with police and prompted a curfew in six cities, officials said.


Blair's party urges a shift in focus from Iraq to domestic issues

BRIGHTON, England Top aides to British Prime Minister Tony Blair are urging his party not to let the war in Iraq derail their annual convention and election hopes.


Canada says health deal won't derail new programs

Canada said on Thursday the multibillion-dollar health-care deal it has negotiated with its provinces will not derail its day-care and urban-renewal initiatives


Australia recapture the Ashes after a 206-run win over England in the third Test in Perth.


Obama, Clinton turn battle to New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.


Corel ha annunciato lâacquisizione di Jasc Software, produttore della famiglia di software Paint Shop e di software per la fotografia digitale elâediting di immagini. Tale acquisizione rafforza ulteriormente


GOP Accused of Padding Intelligence Bill

WASHINGTON - New immigration barriers and expanded police powers, as well as making more of the public airwaves available for emergency services, are some of the issues trying to find a home in a bill to overhaul U.S. spy agencies...


Seeking common factors in the Web 2.0 bubble

Or, why we're not all doomed, after all Column Boy oh boy! - has Andrew Keen upset the world of Web 2.0. I'm tempted to tell him: "Things change. Deal with it." but instead, I'm going to suggest you watch a talking rabbit discuss the end of the world and American culture.â¦


GuantÃ¡namo detainee says in letter that he was tortured

LONDON A British detainee being held at the GuantÃ¡namo Naval Base in Cuba claimed in a declassified letter released on Friday that he had been the victim of "vindictive torture and death threats" since January 2002.


Israel Ends Deadly Northern Gaza Offensive

The Israeli army pulled out of Palestinian  areas in northern Gaza on Friday, ending a massive 16-day  offensive that has killed more than 100 Palestinians.


It couldn't have been scripted better. As Davis Cup captain you want your No. 1 player to start off the day, and a guy like Andy Roddick allows you to set the tone for the whole weekend.


Better U.S. image abroad: how to attain it?

Presidential candidates cite intent to improve US stature, but retooling policies is complicated.


President Bush delayed a summit with the Big Three automakers, but he called a Ford Motor Co. executive as he flew here to raise funds for a Republican facing a tough Senate race.


Indonesian prosecutors say it is too early to link radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir to the Australian embassy bombing. However, they confirmed Bashir had been charged over the 2003 deadly car bombing of the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.


"How Far Are You From the Place Bono Sang About?"

In Managua and lots of other places in Central America, the streets indeed have no name -- at least none that anyone knows.


Erectile dysfunction affects 18 percent of men

There's more bad news for those pudgy couch potatoes, junk food junkies and TV devotees -- and this time it really hits them where it hurts.


At least 4 killed in suicide attack in Tel Aviv

At least four people were killed and 30 wounded in an explosion which ripped through an open market in central Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli rescue workers and police said.


Severe Weather Predicted: Wind, Rain, Hail May Come This Way

By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 24--GULFPORT -- South Mississippi residents likely will see heavy wind, rain and hail this afternoon and tonight as a front pushes through the area.


Google Earth Captures China's New Ballistic-Missile Sub

Discovery of the submarine image is likely to cause consternation within China's military.


AMD reflects on progress, charts course for 2005

Executives at Advanced Micro Devices painted a much different picture of the chip maker than in recent years during a briefing for analysts and reporters Friday at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif.


House tempers background checks for guns

The House voted Wednesday to fix flaws in the national gun background check system that allowed the Virginia Tech shooter to buy guns despite his mental health problems.


Opera improves bookmark synching in new browser beta

Opera Software has released a beta of its upcoming desktop browser, code-named Kestrel, which can synchronize bookmarks between a PC and a mobile device.The update to Opera 9.5, released Thursday, also fixes "hundreds of bugs" that were in the alpha version, said Huid Kleinhout, desktop team manager, in Opera's desktop blog. "Web site rendering has been significantly improved, along with performance, stability and usability," he wrote.The synching feature, called Opera Link, can sychronize bookmarks between Opera's mobile and desktop browsers. When a person uses Opera Mini 4.5, a mobile browser that's also in beta, and the desktop browser, new bookmarks are copied to a server and made available in both browsers.The bookmarks can also be accessed from any other browser by logging into the Opera Link Web page.Opera Link is designed to help people who want to visit a Web site on their mobile device that they have bookmarked on their PC, but don't want to search for it again or type in the address. Or for people who are at work or a friend's house and want to find a Web page again that they bookmarked at home.The synchronization also works with Speed Dial, a feature that presents thumbnail graphics of a person's favorite Web sites in a new tab.Opera Link is available for Macintosh, Windows and Linux computers, and users will need to sign up for a free Opera account. Opera Link was also in the alpha release of Opera 9.5, but it was buggy.Opera, based in Oslo, is a distant third in browser market share behind Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox.


Nominations Being Accepted for 2007 Tawes Award for A Clean Environment

By Daily Record Staff  Nominations are being accepted for the 2007 Tawes Award for A Clean Environment, named in honor of the late J. Millard Tawes, who was both governor of Maryland (1959-1967) and later the first secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.


Xbox Live Video Service Stumbles Out of Gate

Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace slowed to a crawl Friday due to extremely high demand, causing technical problems and in some cases preventing ordered content from being downloaded.


Vodafone launches consumer-targeted Palm Treo smartphone

(InfoWorld) - As part of a strategy to generate greater revenue from mobile data services, Vodafone Group has collaborated with Palm to launch a smartphone modeled after theÂ Treo 750vÂ but at a fraction of the price and with a newly designed user interface. Vodafone will exclusively sell theÂ Palm Treo 500v, which debuts in Europe in October, for three months, after which the handset will be available to other operators and retail outlets, in Europe and Asia, Roy Bedlow, vice president and general manager of Palm Europe, said Wednesday. Vodafone had a similar agreement with Palm when the operator launched the Treo 750v last year. Pricing of the 500v will vary according to market. The handset will be available free or for a small fee together with a 12- to 18-month contract in the U.K., according to Vodafone spokeswoman Helen Brockett. In Germany, pricing for the handset will begin at â¬30 ($41) and increase slightly according to the conditions of the operator's two-year contracts. By comparison, the Treo 750v sold for more than â¬500 with a two-year contract in Germany when it was launched. However, unlike the Treo 750v, which is targeted primarily at business users, the 500v lacks touchscreen capabilities, largely to lower the handset's cost, Bedlow said. The phone runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Standard operating system, which doesn't support touchscreen capability, unlike the Professional version used in the 750v model. Although the Treo 500v runs on 3G (third-generation) networks, it doesn't support the more recent version HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) protocol, again mostly for cost reasons, according to Bedlow. But the new smartphone is packed with a few features missing in the 750v, including a new interface designed to give users faster and easier access to Vodafone Live mobile Internet applications. The applications are shown in a carousel that users can manipulate for easy navigation, according to Bedlow. In addition to Live, the carousel includes a number of applications such as Google Maps, YouTube and eBay. The Treo 500v is designed for one-hand use, according to Bedlow. Like the Treo 750v, the 500v supports Microsoft Direct Push technology to deliver Outlook mail, as well as Vodafone's own push e-mail service. Users can also configure the handset to send and receive e-mail from the Vodafone account or from other e-mail accounts. "With the Treo 500v, Vodafone wants to broaden its user base for mobile data services such as the Internet and e-mail," Bedlow said. "The handset makes more features of high-end mobile phones available to more users." The new smartphone has 150MB of internal memory and a slot for a microSD expansion card. It is also equipped with Bluetooth wireless technology. As part of the European rollout, Vodafone will offer the Treo 500v next month in Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, and the U.K., with other European countries as well as the Asia-Pacific region to follow, according to Bedlow. The Treo 500v will not be available in the U.S., although Palm is planning new devices later this year for North American market, according to a company spokesman. Â


President Bush acknowledged the 'âincredible sadness and worryâ' he saw in tornado survivors and said the nation stood ready to help.


Letterman Fall Adds to Dakides' Star Power

Tara Dakides is one of the most decorated and influential athletes at the Winter X Games, someone who can't walk through a ski resort without being recognized. She can thank David Letterman for that. What would have been just another appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman" last February turned into a media frenzy when the snowboarder went flying off a makeshift ramp outside the studio and fell onto the street below.


Strong relishes one-game opportunity as Florida coach

Charlie Strong roams the practice field just like any other head coach. He works with the offense, the defense and the special teams.


Drug maker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved their antipsychotic drug Abilify for the treatment of acute bipolar mania.


After factoring in the fabrics used in clothes and how they were produced, the real benefits of soy versus organic cotton versus recycled polyester may be slight, or confusing, or quite possibly misleading.


Scientific evidence that fallout from Chernobyl may have raised cancer rates in western Europe has emerged for the first time. Researchers in Sweden identified a suspicious increase in cancer incidence in


Guard Mocked by Escaped Prisoners Is Found Dead

Officer Rudolph Zurick, who was mentioned in a note left by two inmates who escaped from the Union County Jail in December, was found dead on Wednesday, apparently from suicide.


IN A drama played out live on Japanese television, a two-year-old boy was rescued from beneath huge boulders yesterday, four days after a deadly earthquake triggered a landslide that buried the car carrying him and his family.


US Air PilotsÂ Union Balks at Wage and Benefit Cuts

The leader of a rebel pilot group at US Airways charged that the company was demanding too much from employees.


John Lennonâs Death Revisited Through the Words of His Killer

Andrew Piddingtonâs devastating re-enactment of events leading up to, including and immediately after the murder is taken from interviews, depositions and court transcripts.


SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - El Salvador national soccer coach Juan Ramon Paredes was fired Saturday following two recent defeats in World Cup qualifying games.


Romania's coach quits after draw in Armenia

Anghel Iordanescu quit as coach of the Romanian national team Friday following an embarrassing 1-1 draw in Armenia in a Group 1 World Cup qualifier.


Deadline passes, Sudan hopes to avoid sanctions

AL-FASHER, Sudan - Sudan, awaiting word on whether it will be sanctioned by the international community, hopes for a "reasonable decision" from the UN Security Council, the foreign minister said Monday, the UN-imposed deadline for quelling violence in


A Girl Has No License to Drive, but Permission to Speed

Julia Landauer, a 15-year-old entering her sophomore year of high school, has joined the Formula BMW USA Series this year, driven by an aspiration of making it to Formula One.


Google search program gets jump on Microsoft

Internet search leader Google Inc. yesterday introduced Google Desktop Search, a free program that creates an index of the files on a user's own computer. The move puts Google a step ahead of rival software titan Microsoft Corp. , which plans a similar product for later this year.


''Aiutateci a liberarli''. E' l'appello ''alla solidarieta', all'affetto e al cuore'' lanciato oggi dal ministro degli Esteri Franco Frattini durante la visita alla grande moschea di Kuwait City. Prima tappa


Piu' leggera ed elastica, pronta non prima del 2017


Saturnian moon has more energy than Earth's oil and gas reserves

Imagine a place awash with more hydrocarbons than a Texan oilman can dream of and where no one has staked a single claim -- all that energy is just going begging.


The UK and US are discussing whether to site a US anti-ballistic missile defences on UK soil, sources say.


Japan rolled out the red carpet Thursday for the world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the fifth movie from J.K. Rowling's megahit fantasy series.


Raiders and Seahawks Agree to Deal for Rice

The Oakland Raiders have agreed to a trade with Seattle that will send Jerry Rice to the Seahawks in exchange for a conditional draft pick.


Crude futures for December delivery hit a high of $55.67 Monday morning in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.


Halloween Evolves Into High-Tech Holiday

As a child, Tom McGannon always had the most decorated house on the block during the Halloween season. At 36, he still does, but the decorations are more high-tech.


The story, an open secret in the crowded nylon city of Mount Everest base camp, trickled out from the high Himalayas: a British mountaineer desperate for oxygen had collapsed along a well-traveled route to the summit.


A teenager admits murdering a 16-year-old boy outside a college in Birmingham city centre.


Dow Jones rival bid plan may include family: papers

General Electric Co.  and  Pearson Plc  may challenge News Corp.'s (NWSa.N) $5  billion bid for Dow Jones & Co. , with a plan that could  let Dow Jones's controlling family to keep an interest in the  company, the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal reported  on their Web sites on Sunday.


Udine, 21:01 - CALCIO, UDINESE: COL PARMA A PORTE CHIUSE

Niente deroga allo stadio di Udine da parte dell'Osservatorio del Viminale. In assenza di tornelli e...


Thank you for flying, nano enthusiasts. Now hold on.


Canadian software maker Cognos offers $67.5M for Frango of Sweden

OTTAWA (CP) - Canadian business software maker Cognos Inc. is bidding to take over Frango AB, a Swedish specialist in financial reporting technology, for the equivalent of about $67.


Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


La contestazione organizzata dagli ambientalisti e dal comitato contro l'inceneritoreIl premier: "E' un giorno di festa". Monsignor Bagnasco: "Un giorno importante"                                            Noto, inaugurata la cattedrale Fischiati Prodi e Cuffaro                                                                                Nella notte tra il 13 e il 14 marzo del 1996 la cup0ola era crollata


PARIS, Dec. 27 On a hazy winter day in 1994, I drove with then-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to the dedication of Pakistan's first women's police station. A controversial and bold initiative, it would be a place where Muslim women would feel more at ease discussing abuses like rape with female...


EU leaders discuss bigger role in Iraq, better ties with Bush

European Union leaders on Thursday considered taking on a bigger role in rebuilding Iraq and forging stronger ties with re-elected President Bush.


Wrist Splints Helpful for Inflammatory Arthritis

For people with inflammatory arthritis affecting the wrist, using a wrist splint can reduce pain and improve strength, Canadian researchers have shown.


Entrepreneur Donald Trump is asking celebrities to appear in the next US series of The Apprentice.


Jack Black in comical tribute to film pioneers

Actor Jack Black stars in a comical and nostalgic tribute to the pioneers of cinema and jazz in "Be Kind Rewind", which brings the 2008 Berlin Film Festival to a fitting close on Saturday.


Paris Hilton leaves jail for Bel-Air mansion

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton left jail on Tuesday in red-carpet Hollywood style, waving and smiling to scores of paparazzi, after serving three weeks for violating probation in a drunken-driving case.


Dollar Edges Up from Lows After Oil Falls

The dollar ticked up on Tuesday,  extending its rebound from the previous day's seven-month low  versus the yen after a sharp fall in oil prices led traders to  scale back their bloated dollar-selling positions.


Rapper Jay-Z stepping down as Def Jam president

Universal Music Group said on Monday  that Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter is stepping down as president of its  Def Jam Records unit, effective by the end of the year.


No, the other one. You know -- the one that digs rocks.


Long Lines in Basra as Joyous Iraqis Go to Polls

Waiting patiently in long lines at polling stations, Iraqis in the mainly Shi'ite southern city of Basra celebrated the chance to vote Sunday.


Brazil Celebrating WTO Victories Against US and EU

Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Relations is commemorating two World Trade Organization decisions that were favorable to Brazil. The decisions, which are now official, concerned EU and US subsidies on sugar and cotton, repectively.


Running Extra Mile Sets Humans Apart in Primates' World

If walking upright first set early human ancestors apart from their ape cousins, it may have been their eventual ability to run long distances with a springing step over the African savanna


Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka addresses lawmakers in the Parliament ahead of the vote of confidence on his government, in Warsaw Friday Oct. 15, 2004.


Rice seeks wide Middle East truce to restart talks

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed Israelis and Palestinians to broaden their fragile ceasefire as she began a new drive on Thursday to revive stalled peace talks in the Middle East.


Moment of Decision Declared for N. Ireland

LEEDS CASTLE, England Sept. 16, 2004 - Northern Ireland's rival politicians face "a moment of decision" in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair


Apple Computer Inc. said on   Tuesday it will begin selling movie downloads from Walt Disney   Co.'s film studios, aiming to turn its iTunes online music   store into a one-stop shop for digital entertainment.


Avevano tra i 2 e i 16 anni, fiamme provocate da candele


Naturalist Sir David Attenborough wins a viewers' vote for the title Greatest Living Icon.


Microsoft trials piracy lock on Download Center

As part of its efforts to combat software piracy, Microsoft Corp. is testing a new feature on its Download Center Web site that can lock out pirated copies of Windows.


Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach  Jon Gruden has been given a three-year contract extension after  leading the team to its second divisional title in three years.


US Airways Averts Holiday Debacle Repeat

More than 100 US Airways executives and other employees volunteered to serve coffee and snacks, sort and move bags and help passengers find their way Sunday at Philadelphia International Airport to try to avoid a repeat of the bankrupt carrier's Christmas weekend debacle.


U.N. chief in Darfur urges political progress

EL FASHER, Sudan  - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in the Darfur region of western Sudan on Wednesday, promising to step up pressure for a political solution to the festering conflict.


Scotland: Walter Smith faces his toughest challenge

It may still be considered an honour to be given the chance to manage your national football team, but in taking on that role with Scotland Walter Smith faces one of the most difficult challenges in world football.


Britons Underestimate Impact of Heart Disease -Poll

Heart disease is Britain' biggest single killer disease but more people are more worried about developing Alzheimer's or cancer, according to a survey released on Friday.


Your view: Do you think the MMR jab is safe?

A study in the Lancet has shown that there is no link between the triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella and autism. The research, conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is


Baghdad - A massive car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Fallujah on Monday, killing seven US marines and wounding several others, a US military official said.


By James Connell  Eric Pfanner contributed reporting from London.   *  WiMax, the long-range wireless Internet standard backed by technology giants like Alcatel-Lucent, Intel, Nokia and Samsung, is unlikely to be appear as a new feature on cellphones anytime soon.


Non e' stato agguato di camorra quello di ieri a Brusciano


Texas Roadhouse and Theravance stocks have big moves after their IPOs.


Don't feel like wading through 1,000-plus pages of two new Clinton  biographies? TIME.com's side-by-side digest has all you need to  know about the Democratic frontrunner


A gene is identified for otosclerosis, the single most common cause of hearing loss among white adults.


Gaza lights up as Israel eases fuel blockade

Israel resumed fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip's main power plant on Tuesday, offering limited respite from a blockade that plunged much of the Hamas-ruled territory into darkness and touched off international protests.


"Govern-ator" claims victory in US election, plots presidential course

He didn't win the poll. In fact he wasn't even a candidate. But California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger crowned his election day with a rousing victory speech worthy of a president.


South Sudan rebel leader John Garang says government policy must change to end fighting in troubled Darfur.


Thanks to David Ortiz's two-run walkoff homer in the bottom of the 12th at 1:22 this morning, this baseball season isn't over just yet at Fenway Park.


WELSH secretary Peter Hain is expected to match an ambitious promise to slash hospital waiting times when he launches Labour's pledge card for Wales today.


Obese men, girls see unusual testosterone levels

Obese men often experience a sharp decline in testosterone levels while obese girls show much higher levels of the sex hormone than girls of normal weight, according to scientific research released on Monday.


Tehran says it will abide by an agreement with the EU to freeze its uranium enrichment programme on Monday.


Eurotunnel senior creditors approve plan

Eurotunnel SA creditors voted Monday to approve a debt restructuring plan designed to avoid insolvency for the undersea rail tunnel linking Britain and France.


Chile Judge Charges Pinochet in Rights Case

A Chilean judge on Monday formally charged former dictator Agusto Pinochet with homicide and kidnapping in one of many pending cases related to human rights abuses committed during his 17-year rule.


New Order's Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris say they will continue without bass player Peter Hook.


Bomb Defused After Blair's Visit to Berlusconi

A bomb was defused overnight near the  Sardinian holiday villa of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi  hours after a visit by Britain's Tony Blair, Italian police  said on Wednesday.


Nel primo anticipo della 14Âª giornata di A, il Milan ha vinto 2-1 in casa del Parma. Al Tardini gli ospiti dominano ma Gilardino (gol al 22' della ripresa) li spaventa. KakÃ  al 37' e Pirlo al 44' regalano


Bonds Drills 700th Career Homer Against Padres

Barry Bonds hit his 700th career home run on Friday, drilling a 0-1 pitch from Jake Peavy into the left field seats in the third inning of a game against the San Diego Padres.


At least eight civilians are killed after insurgents ambush Ethiopian troops in the Somali capital.


Officials on Wednesday released four journalists arrested last week while they were reporting on a protest of a dam project in northern Sudan, one of the detainees said.


Dead heron tests positive for bird flu in Hong Kong

A dead gray heron found near Hong Kong's border with mainland China has tested positive for bird flu, in the third such case in the territory this year, the government said Monday.


Paulson, on eve of China visit, sees no quick fix

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson   on Monday played down hopes for "quick fixes" in the drive to   persuade China to let its currency rise, damping market   speculation about swifter Asian currency appreciation.


Federal Reserve Board Governor  Kevin Warsh said on Friday that the U.S. central bank's  interest rate cut this week was designed to shield the economy  from market turbulence, not bail out investors.


What The Russian Papers Say. Moscow, February 10

There are no irremediable reasons for a confrontation between Russia and the West, or between the CIS countries.


Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore is in hospital after being attacked and mugged in Rome, reports say.


Tornado kills four, injures hundreds in central Bangladesh

Four people died and hundreds were injured when a tornado bore down on a field where a large number of Muslim devotees had gathered to pray in central Bangladesh, police said.


US TV networks vow to take a cautious approach to predicting the result of this year's presidential election.


Iraq Sunni Arabs say deal won't end boycott

Iraq's top Shi'ite, Sunni Arab and Kurdish political leaders announced on Sunday they had reached consensus on some key measures seen as vital to fostering national reconciliation.


East Timor premier sets eyes on presidency

East Timorese Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta declared that he will run for the presidency in the April elections.


French actor Philippe Noiret, best-known for his role in Cinema Paradiso, dies in France at the age of 76.


Man Kills Self, Officer in Conn. Standoff

A former state corrections officer shot and killed a police officer in a domestic violence call that turned into an ambush, then turned the gun on himself after a standoff with police.


One in five 15-year-olds admit using drugs - mostly cannabis - on a regular basis, according to official figures.


Fast bowler Brett Lee is ruled out of the World Cup with an ankle injury and will be replaced by Stuart Clark.


Latest Zafi Worm Wreaking Holiday E-Mail Havoc

The Zafi.D worm, which disguises itself as an e-mail holiday greeting, is currently the most frequently detected worldwide virus, software security company Panda Software said this week.


It has long been suspected that man's best friend has a special ability to sense when something is wrong with us. Now the first experiment to verify that scientifically has demonstrated that dogs are able to smell cancer.


Thailand urges global landmine fund at first review of ...

Thailand called for a global fund to finance landmine removal and aid for victims Monday at the first five-year review of the international treaty to ban landmines.


Jemaah Islamiyah Shown to Have Significant Ties to al Qaeda

Recently uncovered evidence points to strong connections between the Islamic terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), perpetrator of the recent Indonesian bombings at the Australian embassy in Jakarta and the discothÃ¨que in Bali, and al Qaeda.


Fergie & Josh: Wedding Plans in 'Preliminary Stages'

Josh Duhamel has his life in order â he has a hit TV show, stunning good looks and new fiancÃ©e. The only complication? Planning a perfectly fergalicious wedding.   Recently engaged to Fergie, his girlfriend-of-three-years, the TV star told PEOPLE, "W...


Bush plan on dams rekindles salmon debate

Bush administration proposes development-friendly policies that it says will protect fish. Environmentalists are outraged. By Brad Knickerbocker | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Israel gives Egypt report on border incident that killed 3 Egyptian policemen

JERUSALEM  - Israel on Monday gave Egypt the conclusions of an investigation into last month's killing of three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian gunmen along the Gaza-Egypt border, the army said.


FirefightersÃ¢ÂÂ Union Takes Ax to GiulianiÃ¢ÂÂs 9/11 Acclaim

Rudolph GiulianiÃ¢ÂÂs status as a top-tier candidate for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination is based largely on renown he accrued for his handling, as mayor of New York City, of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center towers.


Last Stand by the Jets' Defense Comes Way Too Early

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 14 - This late in the year, the direct sunlight leaves the field early at Giants Stadium, even on the brightest days.


Forecasters: Toyota hot on DaimlerChrysler tail

Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. is on pace to unseat DaimlerChrysler AG as the third-leading US seller of cars and trucks by the end of the decade, though not by much, a forecasting firm says.


Putin denies case against Yukos founder political

Russian President Vladimir Putin denied charges that the widely publicized trial of Yukos founder and the nation's richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky was political.


Storm forms off U.S. Southeast coast, warning issued

Subtropical Storm Gabrielle formed on  Friday off the U.S. mid-Atlantic Coast with top sustained winds  of 45 mph (72 kph), but was not expected to strengthen in the  next 24 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


The Standard & Poor's 500 index  hit a lifetime high in late-session trading on Friday as stocks rose on news that General Electric Co  increased a stock-buyback plan and a report showed consumer sentiment rose in early July.


La Russia firma il trattato di Kyoto. "Ora nessun paese ha piÃ¹ ...

Il Protocollo di Kyoto non Ã¨ piÃ¹ una chimera. Il governo russo questa mattina ha infatti approvato un progetto di legge per la ratifica del trattato sulla riduzione delle emissioni di anidride carbonica.


Army secretary resigns after medical scandal

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday said the secretary of the Army, Francis Harvey, resigned after reports troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan were receiving substandard medical treatment at the Army's top hospital.


Una cinquantina di manifestanti ha impedito ieri sera la partenzadelle navi da e per la Sicilia, per contestare i 15 punti di penalitÃ  inflitti alla squadra                                          Traghetti bloccati per un'ora a Villa per la protesta dei tifosi della Reggina


Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, under pressure to bring new focus to his campaign, added a veteran political strategist to his travelling campaign entourage, rounding out changes to his senior staff.


By Greg Martin, The Sun, Port Charlotte, Fla.  Sep. 7--Just weeks after Charlotte County agreed to allow a multicounty  regional water supplier to tap into Punta Gorda's water supply, Charlotte  County is now finding out it won't have the same privilege.


A US soldier is jailed for three years in a plea bargain after the murder of a severely wounded Iraqi teenager.


The European champions are playing for a much bigger prize. The best the United States can hope for is yet another bronze medal.


Thailand Frees Muslims Detained in Protest

Hundreds of Muslim men were freed in southern Thailand on Saturday after they were detained last week in the wake of protests which left 85 dead and outraged Muslims worldwide.


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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas cornerback Tarell Brown was arrested on misdemeanor drug and weapon charges early Monday, leaving his status in question for the No. 3 Longhorns' game with top-ranked Ohio State.


News.com Extra: Tacky PC cases shame modders

Plus: Shuttle docks with space station. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


MELBOURNE, Australia  - Lleyton Hewitt maintained  his perfect record against Arnaud Clement by beating the  Frenchman, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1, in the opening round of the  Australian Open on Tuesday.


Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy's music for Heyy Babyy is quite good.


Phoenix Sweeps Past San Antonio, Into Finals

Cappie Pondexter scores nine of her 33 points in the final five minutes and the Phoenix Mercury advance to the WNBA Finals with a 98-92 win Saturday over the San Antonio Silver Stars.


Seoul Asks Bush to Focus on N.Korea Nuclear Crisis

South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun  called newly re-elected President Bush and won his agreement  that ending the nuclear crisis involving the isolated communist  North should be a goal of his second term in office.


Pitino, Tubby keep adding intrigue to rivalry

The Kentucky-Louisville rivalry is one of the best in college basketball, right up there with Duke-North Carolina. The Red vs. Blue rivalry continues on Saturday at Louisville (ESPN, noon ET) and it should be something special.


A new road crossing is required over the Firth of Forth, according to a report received by ministers.


President Ciampi refuses to ratify a controversial justice reform bill saying it would weaken the judiciary.


CPI, output data point to moderating inflation

The economy slowed last month and   inflation remained in check, according to data released on   Friday, providing further support for the Federal Reserve to   hold interest rates steady when it meets next week.


Ethics Panel Rebukes DeLay Twice in a Week

The House ethics committee unanimously concluded Wednesday that Majority Leader Tom DeLay appeared to link political donations to a legislative favor and improperly persuaded U.S. aviation authorities to intervene in a Texas political dispute.


David Newhan tied a career high with four hits as the O's produced an eight-run eighth inning to rally for an 11-7 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.


A US citizen and five other staff of a Saudi trading firm were kidnapped in Baghdad on Monday, while a deputy governor was shot dead, plunging Iraq deeper into crisis.


UN's Annan sees 'brighter' hopes for Middle East peace

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 21  - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Tuesday said he now saw brighter prospects for a long-elusive peace between Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East.


On a landmark visit to Morocco the Spanish king calls for a just settlement for Western Sahara.


Battle just started for Putin's Chechnya man

The Kremlin's candidate has won Chechnya's presidential election but faces an uphill struggle to subdue the separatist rebellion that has frustrated Russian leaders for a decade.


For a decade, Al Pellec c hia and his son Albie watched the Boston Bruins play hockey from the same spot: Section 4, Row 9, Seats 7 and 8 at TD Banknorth Garden . With a close view of one of the nets, they were good enough seats that Pellec c hia paid more than $6,000 a year to keep ...


Roma, 14:08 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO: LOTITO CHIEDE CANCELLAZIONE INIBIZIONE

Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, ha chiesto in sede di arbitrato la cancellazione dell'ini...


Four men accused of planning to kill Cuba's Fidel Castro have been pardoned by Panama's president.


Spain counts health cost of Costa expats

From lager louts breaking their  noses in fights to pensioners tripping down stairs, thousands  of foreigners pouring to the coast in search of sun run up a  hefty public hospital bill for Spain.


Calcio, Milan; Shevchenko: il Pallone d'Oro Ã¨ per l'Ucraina

"E' una giornata molto speciale per me. Sono felice di aver vinto il Pallone d'oro. Penso di aver meritato questo premio prestigioso e lo voglio regalare alla mia gente in Ucraina, al mio popolo in questo momento particolare".


Nothing says I love you -- and your crippling mood disorder -- better than a bio-geeky necklace made of the molecules of key neurotransmitters and hormones. In Bodyhack.


Ex-Computer Associates CEO Kumar Indicted

Former Computer Associates International Inc. chief executive Sanjay Kumar has been charged with securities fraud conspiracy and obstruction of justice in connection with a multibillion dollar accounting scandal at the software company.


A roadside bomb attack kills at least three people and wounds 10 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad.


Why Bipasha doesnÂt want to be Pam Anderson

She may be one of India's most sought after actresses, but when it comes to donning a bikini for her latest movie, Bollywood beauty Bipasha Basu has the same fears as every other woman.


Aamir Khan is enjoying the current phase. People from all walks of life have been responding to TAARE ZAMEEN PAR in a big way. The actor-director has had private viewings of his film for friends/colleagues in the industry like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, Rajkumar Hirani, John Matthew Mathan and Aditya Chopra. In fact, so overwhelmed was Adi that he even sent an SMS to the actor, complimenting him on the outstanding effort.


HARTERHOUSE, the private equity firm that owns Tussauds, today won the 11-month auction for Saga, the holidays and insurance group for the over-50s.


A suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease is discovered in the UK near the site of the last outbreak.


Jessica Simpson Steams Up Latin Grammys As Big Winner Doesnât ...

Doesnât it always seem like the same artists win all the awards year after year? Well, we can take comfort in the fact that Canada and America arenât the only ones dishing out the goods to the all the same singers.


Indice Nikkei +0.99%. Prosegue il rafforzamento dell'euro


Ukraine should join NATO, declared US Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz during his recent visit to Poland, according to the commentary by Serhiy Solodky, The Day Weekly Digest in English, Kyiv, Ukraine.


No New Clues in Hunt for Missing N.C. Pair

A renewed search for clues about a woman and her 15-year-old granddaughter missing for three weeks came up empty for a second day Thursday along waterways near Kinston, authorities said.


This year, the World Economic Forum is actually going to be about the world economy. Which is not to say that there wonât be fun.


Retief Goosen, a two-time US Open champion, grabbed the first-round lead in the BMW Open in Nord Eichenried, Germany, with a 6-under-par 66, while Colin Montgomerie improved his European Ryder Cup chances by finishing one stroke back on Thursday.


Smart asset allocation can guide you to great long-term results with less effort.


No gas-guzzling stretch limo for Leonardo DiCaprio.


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