South Africa's Indians travel a long road over 150 years

They originally came as indentured workers but almost 150 years later, South Africa's million-plus people of Indian origin have carved out a special place in the country's political and economic landscape.


Whoopi Goldberg's intermittently funny but sluggish evening of comic portraiture is a show in desperate need of a stringent theatrical intelligence.


Rice calls Iranian response disappointing

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Iran has given a "disappointing and incomplete" response to an international deal to end suspicious nuclear activities and that world powers may have no choice but to haul Iran before the U.N. Security Council.


Australian Mamdouh Habib arrives home after nearly three years at a US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.


A Michigan man was fined for using a local cafe's Wi-Fi connection from his parked car.


President Laurent Gbagbo of Ivory Coast signs an agreement with rebels aimed at reuniting the country.


Seems that it may be time for credit check to be run

Whenever it finally gets done, people will start handing out the credits. Let's make certain the list includes all the deserving parties.


A man is arrested in connection with the death of a Polish student in a church in Glasgow.


ZIMBABWEAN President Robert Mugabe has fired a decisive warning shot across the bows of would-be challengers ahead of a crucial ruling Zanu (PF) congress to choose a new leadership and deputies.


Weak Japanese data sapped optimism on  the economy and dragged the Tokyo stock market down by more  than one percent on Thursday, while a deadly explosion in the  Indonesian capital rattled Southeast Asian markets.


Arafat's top lieutenants en route to Paris

Palestinian leaders rushed to Paris on Monday to check on the critically ill Yasser Arafat, but hospital officials said visiting rights were restricted - setting the stage


Island Treasure Trove of Natural Wonders ; Neil Hodgson Takes a Walk on the Wild Side in Lanzarote

By Neil Hodgson  OUR guide perched on the precipice of a deep underground cavern preparing to toss a stone over the edge to show just how deep this gaping maw was.


Russia Offers $10 Million for Chechen Rebels -Agencies

The Russia government has offered a $10 million reward for information to help it hunt down Chechen rebel leaders Shamil Basayev and Aslan Maskhadov, accused by Moscow of being behind last week's school siege, news agencies reported on


Starts consultation on not screwing up The NHS has published a consultation document on the use of a national computer system to manage recruitment of junior doctors, in a bid to avoid a repeat of this year's debacle.â¦


Beginning next month, AT&T Inc. will raise the price of its most common broadband Internet services in many of the states where it operates, a company spokesman said Monday.


UK Security Firm Says 4 Staff Killed in Baghdad

Four staff of British-based security firm Global Risk Strategies were killed and 15 wounded in an attack in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on Thursday, the company said on Friday.


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Parma, 16:23 - CALCIO, PARMA; PIOLI: SCONTO REGGINA? NON CAMBIA NIENTE

Il tecnico del Parma, Stefano Pioli, commenta lo sconto di 4 punti dato stamattina alla Reggina dall...


Nothing Like a Pretty Girl to Energize the Quiet Life

A pleasant, colorful travelogue directed by the Bhutanese lama Khyentse Norbu.


Instead of spending money on computer games or puzzles to improve your brainâs health, invest in a gym membership.


President Bush will make his first official visit to Canada on Nov. 30, meeting Prime Minister Paul Martin for talks that will range from terrorism and security along the world longest undefended border to trade problems, officials said Tuesday.


LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears  and Miami Dolphins have reportedly agreed to a trade that would  see two former All-Pros swap teams.


Former rival Nawaz Sharif will pay his respects at the grave of assassinated Pakistani politician Benazir Bhutto.


The jury in the trial of a woman accused of pouring boiling water over her son is discharged as new information emerges.


Milano, 16:12 - CALCIO, LOTITO: ARBITRI TROVINO UNA SOLUZIONE

"Abbiamo demandato tutto agli arbitri, adesso loro trovino la soluzione migliore per evitare gli err...


Bangladesh police detain former PM Hasina

Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was arrested at her home in the capital on Monday and sent to jail to face extortion charges, her party and court officials said.


Asian Tsunami Death Toll Jumps to 120,000

"Thousands of bodies rotting in the tropical heat were tumbled into mass graves, but officials said polluted water posed a greater threat..". BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The death toll of the Asian tsunami disaster


ABC Notches Another 'Desperate' Win Sunday

"Desperate Housewives" was hot-to-trot in its second outing for ABC on Sunday, leading the network to a commanding nightly victory with assistance from


U.S. to check safety of imported Chinese seafood

The U.S Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will not allow imports of Chinese farm-raised catfish, shrimp and other seafood until suppliers can prove the shipments are free from harmful residues.


United Airlines and the Department of Homeland Security blamed each other Wednesday because a passenger, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, was allowed on a


Blast in Russian McDonald's, at least 5 injured

ST PETERSBURG, Russia  - An explosion caused by a suspected bomb in a McDonald's restaurant in Russia's second city of St Petersburg on Sunday injured at least five people, officials said.


Mud tomb found near oldest Egypt pyramid

A mud brick tomb dating back more than 4,000 years has been discovered near Egypt's most ancient pyramid in the Saqqara complex south of Cairo, according to an antiquities official. The tomb was located by an Egyptian-Australian mission, Egypt's antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, announced Monday.


Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has expressed regret at the deaths in army custody of almost 80 Muslims as distraught relatives sought the bodies


Sex attacker is prime suspect in Nickell case

Twelve years after Rachel Nickell was stabbed to death in front of her young son, detectives are said to be "increasingly confident" that they will bring her killer to justice.


Poland should choose a different route for a planned motorway to Lithuania, say MEPs.


Ford to miss U.S. retail sales goals in Feburay and March

Ford Motor Co.  expects to miss  its U.S. retail sales goals for February and March because of a  deepening slump in the market for pickup trucks and SUVs, a  person who had seen the forecast said on Friday.


Arafatâs poor health raises question of leadership succession

As the Palestinian president remains critically ill at his West Bank home, the Palestinians are afraid that his poor health could result in a political vacuum, should he be incapacitated.


'Finding Neverland' Brings Depp, Fantasy to Venice

Johnny Depp swooped into Venice on  Saturday on a wave of Oscar optimism for his portrayal of Peter  Pan's creator J.M. Barrie in the fantastical new film "Finding  Neverland."


Nobody worry about me, says Bill Murray. He was just dropping off people after a party when he was stopped in downtown Sweden driving a golf cart.


A cell phone directory is in the works, along with legislation to keep it private. Is this a good thing?


Watch your step when you pull off the road. That's the warning from state environmental officials to people who want to avoid a burning, blistering itch that could last for months.


French President Jacques Chirac, cast aside his political differences with America to decorate the US filmmaker behind such cinematic greats as Jaws and ET.


Sollecitato dal direttore del Corriere della Sera a spiegare il programma dell'Ulivo per il 2006, l'ex presidente dell'Ue rilascia un'intervista in cui cerca di fare chiarezza. Su Iraq, fecondazione assistita, riforma federalista, lista unitaria.


Europe, Japan, US, and developing nations are divided over how to handle greenhouse-gas emissions.


Synthetic DNA on the Brink of Yielding New Life Forms

It has been 50 years since scientists first created DNA in a test tube, stitching ordinary chemical ingredients together to make life's most extraordinary molecule. Until recently, however, even the most sophisticated laboratories could make only small snippets of DNA -- an extra gene or two to be...


The Osmonds will reunite this summer for a TV special celebrating a half-century in the entertainment business.


It has withstood assaults from renegade barons, rampaging peasants, and Nazi bombers, but the Tower of London, one of Britain's top tourist attractions, is once again under siege.


Apparently numbers are harder than we thought

All the customer files for this company are stored on one server under a simple system, according to an IT pilot fish who supports it: one main folder and a lot of subfolders. But one day, one turns up empty.


Bush Said to Seek More Fla. Hurricane Aid

President Bush is expected to ask Congress as early as Monday for at least another $3 billion to help cover the cost of Florida's pummeling by hurricanes, congressional aides said Friday.


Art Review | Outsider Art Fair 2008: Visionaries in a Bubble, Safe From Convention

At this fascinating international gathering, outsider artists stay true to their vision, oblivious to widely held standards.


Agassi ends career with defeat to qualifier

Andre Agassi's remarkable career ended   in the U.S. Open on Sunday when he lost to German qualifier   Benjamin Becker, 7-5 6-7 6-4 7-5.


Voters in the landlocked kingdom of Lesotho go to the polls in what is expected to be a closely fought election.


Hardline Hindu groups in India plan a third day of protests against the arrest of a top religious leader.


Raja Bell made a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left and hit two clutch free throws to lead the Utah Jazz over the Charlotte Bobcats 107-105 on Tuesday night.


Kempthorne could be on short list for EPA post

BOISE -- President Bush nominated Utahâs former governor Mike Leavitt to become his secretary of Health and Human Services. Gov.


Some large health insurers are feeling vindicated after Merck's decision to withdraw its painkiller Vioxx from the market because long-term use raises the risk of heart attack or stroke.


Laptops and smart phones are at the head of the class for collegiate back-to-school shoppers.Photos: gadgets at the head of the class


U.S. lawmakers press China to boost yuan's value

U.S. lawmakers stepped up pressure on China to boost the value of its currency as high-level talks aimed at persuading the country to quicken economic reforms moved toward a conclusion on Friday.


NEW YORK/BOSTON  - Asset manager Nuveen Investments Inc. , the industry's biggest manager of closed-end mutual funds, has agreed to a $5.75 billion buyout by an investor group led by private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners LLC, the companies said on Wednesday.


Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia has tabled contract talks with the Cleveland Indians.


Bush and Bernanke spur rally on Wall Street

U.S. stocks surged on Friday as President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reassured investors they would do what was needed to shelter the economy from market turmoil.


Despite recent reports that show use of high-dose vitamin E supplements is associated with a higher overall risk of dying, at least one group stands to benefit greatly from the same vitamin.


Showman Jerry Lewis raised nearly $64 million on Monday during his annual Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, topping last year's event by $3 million.


In the complex, expensive and emotionally charged world of fertility treatment, doctors are sounding a call to arms to reverse the soaring rate of multiple births.


U.S. Air Strike Kills 11 in Iraq's Falluja

FALLUJA, Iraq  - A U.S. air strike aimed at  foreign militants led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed 11 people  and wounded 17 after a wedding party in Falluja Friday.


Surgeon General Urges Families to Track History

Despite advances in genetic testing, the U.S. surgeon general on Monday urged Americans to track down and record cases of cancer, heart disease and other diseases prevalent in their families.


World Recalls Arafat the Icon, Hopes for Peace

Thousands poured onto Palestinian  streets to mourn Yasser Arafat on Thursday while world leaders  praised him as an icon of his people's struggle whose death  could usher in a new Middle East peace drive.


Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard dies suddenly aged 35

Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, real name Russell Jones, collapsed and died suddenly in a Manhattan recording studio yesterday (13th November), aged just 35.


MILWAUKEE -- Busy scouting college players, Danny Ainge was probably glad he missed the "Fire Doc" chants that echoed around TD Banknorth Garden Friday night.


PayPal users still stranded as site glitch continues

OCTOBER 12, 2004  - A routine monthly code update performed Friday for the PayPal.com online payment Web site has caused havoc for users, many of whom have managed to access the site only intermittently since the changes were made


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Mick Jagger in State of 'Being' with A&E

Rolling Stone Mick Jagger's production company is developing a new series titled "Being" with cable channel A&E Network.


Facing growing competition from LCDs and coming OLEDs, it goes after the more affordable 32-inch market.


Virgin's Branson presents new space ship

Tycoon Richard Branson unveiled his newest spaceship and said that test flights for the vessel would begin this year.


Konarka Technologies is expected to announce that it has acquired from Siemens of Germany the technology to print power cells on flexible sheets of plastic.


IFA visitors and exhibitors top expectations

The IFA consumer electronics trade  fair drew more visitors and exhibitors than expected this year,  organizers said as the fair drew to a close on Wednesday.


Steel prices likely to raise again in Japan

Nippon Steel Corp. has told Toyota, Honda and Nissan it wants to raise steel prices for the second time this year, the Asahi Shimbun reports.


More patients are receiving cancer drugs, according to a report by the UK government's cancer tsar.


Indian minister laments country's lack of sex education

India's health minister on Wednesday lamented opposition from several states to a government plan to introduce sex education from next year, a report said.


Dopo il nubifragio di stamani, ferito un vigile del fuoco


R.E.M. Not Feeling Sunny for New 'Around the Sun'

When R.E.M. went into the studio last  year to record its 15th album, the influential rock band didn't  set out to make political statements or tributes to Sept. 11  victims, but a recent first listen to "Around the Sun" revealed  that is exactly what they did.


Vivendi Universal revealed on Tuesday the  full impact of selling most of its entertainment business, as  impairment charges incurred from the deal were largely behind a  nearly trebled first-half net loss of 1.86 billion euros ($2.28  billion.).


Sanjay Kumar, former CEO of New York-based software giant Computer Associates, has pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding investors by fudging records.


A doctor retained by the World Bank to examine a program to combat the spread of HIV in India has been warning officials for months that defective testing kits could be putting people at risk.


Former Oakland Raiders center Barret Robbins was shot and critically wounded during a struggle with a police officer investigating a burglary at a South Beach office building.


A judge in Los Angeles refuses to restore singer Britney Spears' right to visit her two sons.


Egypt's Mufti Approves Synchronized Call to Prayer

Egypt's highest authority on Islamic law  endorsed Saturday a controversial government plan to  synchronize the call to prayer in Cairo's mosques and put an  end to the present haphazard system based on the timekeeping of  each individual establishment.


With Thanksgiving Over, Xmas Could Be Next

NEW YORK - The holiday selling season got off to a strong start this weekend, which means...actually, it may not mean anything at all.


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Bush Mocks Kerry, Says He Could Debate Himself

President Bush said on Monday his Democratic rival John Kerry had shifted his positions on Iraq so many times he could "debate himself" at the prime-time face-off between the two candidates in three days.


Princess Diana's "Mr. Wonderful" breaks silence

Princess Diana's former lover, heart  specialist Hasnat Khan, has broken his silence a decade after  they broke up and confessed that her death still haunts him.


Siena, 19:06 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: IL TORINO E' UN'OTTIMA SQUADRA

L'allenatore del Siena, Mario Beretta, commenta il match casalingo di domani tra i bianconeri toscan...


HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday he and British Prime Minister Tony Blair had struck a deal on reforming the EU's institutions while Germany reported progress towards a treaty.


The witching hour is almost here. Thousands of would-be warlocks, sorcerers and ordinary, non-magical Muggles lined up outside bookstores from Sydney to Seattle on Friday, eager to get their hands on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final volume in the boy wizard's saga.


Residents agree there are no easy answers

The death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat early Thursday morning reignited the debate over the future of Israel and the Palestinians worldwide, but even locally residents admitted an answer remains elusive.


Support for Electronic Filing of Senate Candidates' Campaign-Finance Records Gains Momentum

In the next few weeks leading up to Election Day, money will pour into candidates' coffers and voters will be able to see which lobby groups are trying hardest to buy their lawmakers' favor.


The Paris 2012 Olympic team is accused of breaking bid rules by using embassies to launch thier bid.


Bill to oust Taiwan president fails in parliament

Scandal-tainted Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian won a fresh reprieve on Friday when opposition parties in parliament failed for a third time to pass a bill that would allow the electorate to vote on his removal from office.


Cresce convinzione di una riduzione di 25 punti base


Britain's biggest sale of lambs is cancelled after measures imposed following a new foot-and-mouth outbreak.


Islamic militia opened fire Monday on several thousand protesters, wounding two children who were demonstrating against the fundamentalists' takeover of a strategic Somali seaport, witnesses said Monday.


Bush to meet lawmakers, open to options on economy

President George W. Bush is open to options on the details and size of a package to boost the troubled U.S. economy, the White House said on Tuesday as Bush prepared to meet with lawmakers.


Navy admiral to become top U.S. officer: Gates

The top U.S. military officer, Marine Gen. Peter Pace, will retire at the end of his term later this year and be replaced as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.


Clooney, Wiesel tell UN time running out in Darfur

U.S. actor George Clooney and   Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel told the U.N. Security Council on   Thursday the world would be blamed for another Rwanda if   atrocities were not halted in Sudan's Darfur region.


Lisbona, 16:47 - CALCIO, RECORD: BENFICA INSISTE CON JUVE PER BOUMSONG

Il Benfica insiste per l'ingaggio del difensore francese Jean-Alain Boumsong, valutato dalla Juventu...


Israel's cabinet approves plans for a government inquiry into the planning and conduct of its war with Hezbollah.


GREAT Universal Stores, the owner of Argos, revealed today that it was seeking a partial flotation of its South African business the Lewis Group.


Origin's NZ$3.2 Billion Offer for Contact Too Low

Origin Energy Ltd., Australia's second-largest energy retailer, probably won't increase its stake in Contact Energy Ltd. much above the 51 percent it has already agreed to buy after


Police launch new search of Jackson ranch

Sheriff's investigators were searching Michael Jackson's Neverland estate on Friday, in connection with child molestation charges facing the pop singer, a Santa Barbara County Sheriff spokesman said.


News.com Extra: PlayStation's new life in the lab

Plus: How Google maps the world. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Gay Rights Groups Praise Supreme Court Refusal on Gay Marriage

Gay rights groups praised the US Supreme Court for refusing to intervene in a Massachusetts decision allowing gay marriage while religious conservatives


Video Rental Wars: Blockbuster Seeks Takeover of Hollywood Video

The battle for video and DVD rentals heated up this week as Blockbuster indicated it would seek to buy out rival Hollywood video and would do so by hostile takeover if necessary.


Aggressive Obama TV Spending Prompted Clinton's Loan

When Sen. Barack Obama began to bombard Super Tuesday states with television ads late last month, top advisers to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton quickly realized they could not afford to match the effort, and first broached with her the notion of dipping into her personal bank account.


Closer, left fielder among most pressing needs

Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry got most of his holiday shopping done before the Winter Meetings this weekend in Anaheim. The Cubs signed Nomar Garciaparra and


Charlie Spring is a carpenter by day and an online sage by night swapping his tools for a computer to join a cadre of self-appointed pundits dispensing wisdom for free at Yahoo Answers.


Hargreaves back for another bite at United career

Owen Hargreaves is set to kick-start his Manchester United career in Wednesday's League Cup third round tie with Championship outfit Coventry City.


Eriksson May Carpet Beckham After Booking

Although not noted as a disciplinarian, England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson could yet take action against David Beckham after the captain revelation that he deliberately got himself booked against Wales.


Iran says to get missile system from Russia: report

Iran's defense minister said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed to buy an S-300 surface-to-air missile system from Russia, Iranian media reported.


British lawmakers voted Wednesday to radically overhaul Parliament's unelected House of Lords, approving a proposal to evict all remaining hereditary peers and to elect at least 80 percent of members.


Procuratore antimafia lancia allarme su Cosa Nostra


Second Say of Violence Breaks Out in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Oct. 1, 2004 - Violence erupted again Friday in the Haitian capital, a day after three policemen were killed in a clash with protesters demanding the return of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.


IT HAS been a rough few years for insurers - and, this week, it just got a lot worse. The attack by Eliot Spitzer, New Yorkâs attorney general, on the probity of the United States insurance industry - and


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


Car Bomb Targets U.S. Convoy in Fallujah

A car bomb targeting a U.S. convoy exploded Saturday east of the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, police said.


Seabrook's Crisps Puts Comedy at Heart of Interactive Campaign

By Pinkerfield, Hayley  Seabrook's Crisps, the Northern snack brand, has launched its first 'through-the-line' campaign, featuring interactive media at its core. The main campaign push features a new site, MySpace presence and TV ads on other social networking sites.


In Remarks, Paulson Notes Housing Downturn

Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson acknowledged the United States is experiencing a âsignificantâ housing market downturn but the economy should avoid recession.


Nine reported dead in battle with militants

WANA -- Pakistani security forces and militants clashed yesterday in fighting that killed at least nine people in the mountains near the Afghan border where Al Qaeda-linked fighters are believed to be hiding, military officials said. Between six and eight militants were killed during the fighting in Kani Guram, a mountainous area about 30 miles northeast of Wana, the main ...


Torres planning to stay at Liverpool 'for years to come'

Liverpool's Spanish striker Fernando Torres said he plans to stay with the Premiership club "for many years to come".


Millennium Stadium to stage FA Cup semifinals as well as final

Cardiff's 75,000-capacity Millennium Stadium will stage this season's FA Cup semifinals for the first time as well as the final.


Chuck James strikes out eight and Andruw Jones hits his 350th career home run Monday to help Atlanta top Milwaukee, 2-1.


Sharp, Renesas, Powerchip Team on LCD Chip

Renesas SP Drivers will develop driver and controller chips for small LCDs in mobile devices.


L'INCHIESTADal Nord al Sud per scoprire che i treni costano di piÃ¹ ma corronodi meno. Tempi di percorrenza simili a quelli di trent'anni fa                                            L'Italia dei treni lumaca undici ore per 460 km                                                                                dal nostro inviato ATTILIO BOLZONI


Nissan is to stop production at some of its domestic car plants for five days due to a steel shortage. Japan's second-biggest car maker will suspend operations at three of its four domestic plants on 29 and 30 November.


Yellen: Market turmoil adds to risk for economy

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen said on Monday that current financial market turmoil has added "appreciably" to downside risks for the U.S. economy.


McCain grabs early lead in New Hampshire

Republican Sen. John McCain grabbed an early lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary Tuesday night as he sought to climb back into contention for the presidential nomination. Sen. Barack Obama dueled with Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Democratic contest.


Eurostat diffonde i dati del mese di aprile


Sammer returns to Dortmund with an in-form Stuttgart squad

Stuttgart, Germany (Sports Network) - Matthias Sammer brings a resurgent Stuttgart club against Dortmund this weekend. Sammer has helped Stuttgart to second in the Bundesliga table with 17 points and no losses after seven matches.


Troubled US auto giant Ford Motor Co. has said it was looking to sell Aston Martin, the prestigious British sports carmaker immortalised by fictional superspy James Bond.


AOL Plans Revamp, Shake Up Management - Reports

The America Online unit of Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is reorganizing itself into four operational units to improve decision making, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.


Sorenstam holds off Webb, leads ADT by 3

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Annika Sorenstam kept pace with a steady charge from Karrie Webb, then pulled away in the season-ending ADT Championship with back-to-back birdies for a 4-under 68 that set the 36-hole record at Trump International.


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High-tech firms to push data-privacy law

Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co. and other high-tech companies are preparing to push for data-privacy legislation next year to replace what they consider an outdated patchwork of state and federal laws that are inconsistent and burdensome.


Former President Bill Clinton, who encouraged the 1998 peace accord for Northern Ireland, said during a visit to the British territory Thursday that he expects the pact's key goal — a joint Catholic-Protestant administration — to be revived.


The New York Times Company reported a fourth-quarter profit of $53 million as revenue dropped, but it continued to fare better than most of its peers across the troubled newspaper industry.


Serbia's parliament chooses a new national emblem, dropping the communist star, as well as a new national anthem.


Yokohama, 14:19 - CALCIO, MILAN MONDIALE: KAKA' ELETTO MIGLIOR GIOCATORE

Kakà ha vinto il premio di miglior giocatore del mondiale per club e domani a Zurigo dovrebbe...


Kenyan Environmentalist Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai  became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize  Friday for leading a campaign to plant tens of millions of  trees across Africa to slow deforestation.


Merck & Co Inc. Thursday pulled its  arthritis drug Vioxx off the market because it increases the  risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent its shares  plunging, erasing $25 billion of its market value.


Reporter Freed as Rebel Cleric Brokers a Deal

The journalist was released after Moktada al-Sadr intervened, even as his Shiite militia engaged in heavy fighting in Najaf, Iraq.


Two large Wall Street firms - Morgan Stanley and Bear Stearns - reported a fall in quarterly profits yesterday in sharp contrast to rival players who presented an upbeat performance the day before.


Many NHS trusts have significant flaws in the service they provide for children, a report finds.


Bush Says Questions About Guard Memos Used by CBS 'Need to Be ...

resident Bush said in an interview published yesterday that there were serious questions about the authenticity of documents featured in a CBS News report that he received preferential treatment


Waterboarding would be torture to me: U.S. spy chief

U.S. intelligence chief Mike McConnell said in a magazine interview that waterboarding would be torture if it was used against him personally, but stopped short of condemning the controversial interrogation technique.


'I want a piece of that non-action!' O2 says its IPTV efforts have been such a roaring success in the Czech Republic that it'll roll out a similar offering in the UK 2008.â¦


Nigerian Strike Set to Drag Into Fourth Day

A general strike in Nigeria which has raised fears over oil supplies was set to enter a fourth day after a court rebuffed a government request to declare it illegal on Wednesday.


Quick Questionnaire Can ID Tamoxifen Candidates

New research shows that a set of simple questions may help primary-care practitioners identify which women would benefit from a more elaborate discussion of tamoxifen, a drug that can help prevent breast cancer.


New York, 09:38 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

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


Japanese and North Korean envoys began a new round of talks Saturday on a dispute over Japanese nationals abducted by the North's agents decades ago, and the chief Japanese delegate


Roma, 16:25 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID; CASILLAS: ROMA SOLIDA IN TRASFERTA

Con la Liga quasi in tasca il Real Madrid è pronto a concentrarsi sulla Champions League. E i...


Militant suffragettes threatened to shoot Liberal Prime Minister Herbert Asquith, newly released archives reveal.


Starbucks Corp.  on  Wednesday posted 16 percent quarterly profit growth but showed  its weakest monthly same-store sales rise in four-and-a-half  years, missing Wall Street estimates and sending shares down 9  percent.


Democrats challenge Bush doctrine on Mideast tour

Sens. John Kerry and Christopher Dodd are due to meet Syria's president on Tuesday.


ST. LOUIS -- Former St. Louis Brown Rollie Stiles, believed to be the oldest former major leaguer, has died. He was 100.


Two days of talks in Paris between Iranian and European delegations about Iran's nuclear program ended late Saturday without a formal agreement, but diplomats said progress had been made.


House GOP protest Muslim seminar on Hill

A House Republican leadership group said Monday that Democrats should retract an offer to let the nation's largest Islamic civil liberties organization use a Capitol conference room for a seminar.


US satellite-shoot effort seeds conspiracy theory storm

Whatever's going on, China and Russia condemn it Russia and China have expressed concern over US plans to fire interceptors at a malfunctioning American spy satellite in coming weeks before it plunges fully into the Earth's atmosphere. Meanwhile, it has emerged that Washington launched a crash effort to destroy the spacecraft early in the New Year, less than a fortnight after it was launched and failed to come online.â¦


The Sun always shines Horizon Technology has reported revenue of â¬131.2m for the first half of 2006, up 29.5 per cent from the â¬94m posted for the same period last year.â¦


The Foreign Ministry on Thursday urged the United States to cooperate on judicial matters after a court indicted a U.


"Politica stigmatizzi cosi' come ha fatto per Nassiriya"


There was a lot of damage to be repaired, but Darren Clarke did as good a job as he could reasonably have been expected to when he resumed the Volvo Masters at Valderrama today.


Any chef worth his weight in sodium alginate needs the proper instruments to create tasty, molecularly balanced meals. Here is our list of holiday gift ideas for the nanogastronomic bon vivant currently building citrus compounds in your kitchen. By Paul Adams.


France complete first chapter of rebuilding - Domenech

France coach Raymond Domenech said the former world and European champions have completed the first chapter of their rebuilding after an encouraging 2-0 victory over Cyprus in Nicosia on Wednesday.


Update 5: Euro Reaches New High Against US Dollar

The US dollar fell to another new low against the euro Friday, pushing the European currency higher than $1.34 after US employment data came in weaker than expected.


Israel approves more housing units for West Bank settlements

JERUSALEM Israel plans to rezone land within existing settlements to allow for the construction of another 533 housing units, most of them close to Jerusalem, officials said Monday.


Las Vegas - Vitali Klitschko's fight with Danny Williams on Saturday will be the biggest heavyweight clash ever - at least in the ring.


Hugh Jackman's wife and business partner says the couple are disappointed their "Viva Laughlin" TV series has been canceled.


With the announcement of a proposed 2005 start date, the big question circulating about "Terminator 4" seems to be whether or not the Terminator himself, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, will return to the franchise.


Austrian Tries to Dig Tunnel to Slovenia

An Austrian artist has dug into a project so ambitious not even his great-great-great grandchildren - or their great-great-great grandchildren - will see it completed: tunneling from Graz to a city in ...


Early Macworld bets: notebooks, Blu-Ray, and iPhones?

Momentum is building around Apple's reputed plans to launch its thinnest and lightest notebook ever at Macworld, less than two weeks from today.


Arizona voters approve controversial "anti-immigrant" law

Voters in the western US state of Arizona, which shares a border with Mexico, approved a disputed measure that has been branded "anti-immigrant" by opponents, officials said.


Rocker Lenny Kravitz Sued in NY Over Toilet Backup

Four-time Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz is being sued for more than $300,000 by an insurance company that claims the rocker let his toilet overflow into a neighbor's apartment, causing "catastrophic water damage."


Anita Creamer: AIDS fight is global battle

Bee Columnist. Margie Erwin spent most of October in Kenya, volunteering with an Auburn-based AIDS education and prevention nonprofit called Health Education Africa Resource Teams, or HEART.


Passaporto dell'Anp al direttore d'orchestra israelianoSi batte da anni per portare la musica nei Territori                                          Il miracolo di Beethoven Barenboim cittadino palestinese                                                                                dal nostro inviato ALBERTO STABILE


Eighteen-month-old Zoe Chambers undergoes a heart transplant after a desperate search for a donor.


Europe's EADS Astrium says it will build a plane to take fare-paying passengers on sub-orbital space rides.


Sony PSP Flying Off Shelves - 200,000 First-Day Sales

Sony's handheld gaming device, the PlayStation Portable, reportedly sold more than 200,000 units on its first day of availability in Japan.


National Basketball Association star Scottie Pippen has announced his retirement from the game, leaving the Chicago Bulls team he helped lead to six NBA titles.


Sebastian Bergmann's Blog: PHPUnit 3.2.0RC1

The Release Candidate for PHPUnit 3.2 was announced on Sebastian's Blog.  Highlights of this new release include software metrics, project mess detection, copy-and-paste detection, improvements to SeleniumTestCase for better integration with Selenium RC, data providers for test cases, and grouping of tests.  View the ChangeLog for more detailed information on his latest release.


Music Review: Why, Beethoven, Youâve Gone Mahlerian

The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, which has been making Beethovenâs Opus 95 String Quartet a classroom preoccupation, sent its Curtis Symphony Orchestra to Carnegie Hall on Tuesday to show what it has been learning.


Livorno, 20:22 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: CAPISCO LA DELUSIONE DEI TIFOSI

Ostenta fiducia il tecnico del Livorno, Daniele Arrigoni, alla vigilia del derby contro il Siena. ''...


Joe Torre rejected the Yankeesâ contract offer on Thursday, but in a news conference at the Hilton Rye Town Friday, he said he felt rejected by them.


NEW YORK -- Congratulations! You are the Time magazine "Person of the Year."


Higher Technology for Drier Courts to Prevent a Rain-Soaked Repeat

After heavy rainfall forced numerous delays last year, the United States Tennis Association will rely on new machines to dry the courts faster.


Julius Jones scored on a 17-yard run with just 32 seconds left Monday night as Dallas beat Seattle, 43-39. It was the first time in the history of Monday Night Football a team


the man who came back from a broken neck to compete in Athens - saw his hopes of an Olympic medal slip away after a disastrous final round in the individual showjumping.


YANGON Hundreds of inmates were released from Myanmar's main prison Friday, witnesses said, a day after the military regime announced that it was expanding its prisoner release program to more than 9,000 people.


Immigration bill's defeat will prompt 'Plan B' from H-1B proponents

The defeat of an immigration reform bill in the U.S. Senate was a blow to efforts to raise the annual cap on H-1B visas, but IT industry groups can still pursue other legislative options.


Acts including Snow Patrol and Badly Drawn Boy bring the two V Festival sites to a successful close.


England must forget Eriksson education: Ferdinand

England defender Rio Ferdinand claims an over-cautious and rigid approach to this summer's World Cup cost them the chance of winning football's most coveted trophy.


The Dollar Hits a 6-Week High vs. the Yen

The dollar climbed to six-week highs  against the yen on concern over the impact of high crude prices  on the oil-dependent Japanese economy.


Rangers Reliever Francisco Suspended for Season

NEW YORK (Sports Network) - Texas Rangers relief pitcher Frank Francisco was suspended for the rest of the 2004 season Friday by Major League Baseball after tossing a chair into the stands and hitting two fans in the head earlier this week.


Thailand blast kills one, injures dozens

Thai policemen inspect a motorcycle which was destroyed after it exploded in Thailand's Narathiwat province. Picture:Reuters. A bomb ripped through a food market in Thailand's troubled Muslim south today killing


Il leader del lusso registro fatturato di 16,48 mld


Marine Survived Iraq, Has Liver Transplant

With little time left before his organs would likely fail, Marine Lance Cpl. Chris LeBleu was in surgery Sunday to receive a new liver for a mysterious ailment doctors said would kill him if he didn't get a transplant.


Indianapolis Colts running back Dominic Rhodes is always bouncing around near the goal line, seconds before receiving a kickoff. I assumed he was singing to himself.


Army to Let Halliburton Keep Iraq Payment

The U.S. Army is laying the groundwork to let Halliburton Co. keep several billion dollars paid for work in Iraq that Pentagon auditors say is questionable or unsupported by proper documentation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Police spend another night patrolling the streets of south London in response to a string of gun killings.


Rookies Howell, Casey Shine at Ryder Cup

Paul Casey and David Howell sure didn't look like Ryder Cup rookies on Saturday — judging by the shots they produced under pressure, and by the crucial point they won.


In the Internet age, making telephone contact with a human for customer service is a daunting task. Some companies no longer disclose phone numbers. But some consumers have found ways around the blockade.


A strike by India's biggest group of truck owners has moved into its third day, as a row over a new tax continues. About 60% of goods in India are carried by road, so the stoppage has led to fears of goods shortages that could fuel already-high inflation.


The breakaway region of Trans-Dniester goes to the polls in a referendum that may decide its future.


Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom ended weeks of speculation by announcing it will bid for struggling oil company Yukos's main production unit when it goes on the auction block this month.


Madden Was Intended to Star in Towel Scene

ABC's first choice for the infamous "Monday Night Football" dropped towel episode wasn't Terrell Owens — it was announcer John Madden.


Microsoft Bolsters Instant Messaging Strategies

Microsoft will release the next version of its instant messaging and presence server, Office Live Communications Server, in December.


Three U.S. soldiers were killed Sunday when their vehicle rolled into a canal near the town of Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad, the U.S. military said. The men from Task Force Danger were on a combat patrol.


Si' a riduzione truppe, primi 5.700 a casa entro dicembre


Strategies: Just How Contagious Is That Hedge Fund?

Even when hedge funds say they are pursuing entirely separate investment strategies, they often actually use common approaches.


PM appreciates India, Pak. are committed to dialogue

New Delhi, Sept. 6 (PTI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today appreciated that both New Delhi and Islamabad were committed to the dialogue process as Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, called on him here.


Britain feared US would 'nuke' Afghanistan: ex-diplomat

Britain joined the United States' invasion to oust the Taliban in 2001 because it feared America would "nuke the shit" out of Afghanistan, the former British ambassador to Washington reportedly told a television documentary to be screened Saturday.


Rival Palestinian factions fight Gaza gun battles

Rival Palestinian factions battled in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, raising the weekend death toll to at least two and 40 injured in the fiercest internal fighting since a ceasefire was declared nearly a month ago.


SACRAMENTO, Calif.  - Calpers, the biggest U.S.  pension fund, put corporate boardrooms on notice on Monday that  it plans a crackdown on executive compensation, and said it  would double its allocation for investing in hedge funds.


Suicide Car Bomber Hits Baghdad Checkpoint Again

A suicide car bomber struck at an  entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone government compound on  Tuesday, 24 hours after an almost identical attack on the same  checkpoint, a U.S. military spokesman and Iraqi police said.


Jailed Colombian drug barons have assets of Â£120m seized

TWO of Colombiaâs most powerful drug barons watched impotently from their prison cells yesterday as the state seized their fortune, estimated at more than Â£120 million.


The Council of Europe officially instituted the "European Heritage Days" (EHD) in 1991, with the support of the European Union.


The government says it will consider an independent complaints system for vulnerable old people in care.


Il 21 si esprime cda azienda poi l'esame dell'esecutivo


CableCards Can't Tell Future Yet: The Feature's Value for a Television Depends on What Happens Over the Next Year.

By Chris Flores, Daily Press, Newport News, Va.  Dec. 16--Consumers buying flat-panel high-definition televisions are facing a curious little feature that they aren't quite sure about.


Roadside bomb kills 3 U.S. soldiers in Baghdad

Three U.S. soldiers were killed and two wounded by a roadside bomb in Baghdad on Sunday, the U.S. military said on Monday.


delaying retirement and ready to walk away from the ALH bid "if the price is wrong". Picture:Jim Rice. After delaying his retirement while he tries


com. Thome has known Charlie Manuel for his entire professional baseball life, which started shortly after he became a 13th-round draft pick by the Cleveland Indians in 1989.


Senator John Sununu Won't Campaign With Bush in 2008

Bloomberg - July 20 (Bloomberg) -- New Hampshire Senator John Sununu said he won't campaign with George W. Bush next year ``in this climate'' because of the president's low job-approval ratings.


Countrywide Financial, the biggest mortgage lender in the US, reports a 41% fall in home loans in January.


Simon Pegg's comedy Hot Fuzz takes more money in its first week than his last film Shaun of the Dead took in total.


Pacers' Artest, teammates meet with arbitrator

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Suspended Indiana Pacers forward Ron Artest will have to wait at least a week to learn if his season is over. Arbitrator Roger Kaplan heard six hours of testimony Thursday from Artest and


Shiite militants and U.S. forces battled throughout the Baghdad slum of Sadr City, and a mortar barrage slammed into a busy neighborhood in the capital in a new wave of violence Saturday that killed at least ...


New Ventures Help Fight the Frustrations of Fighting Breast Cancer

Many cancer survivors say they are committed to helping  others with the disease or to solve a particular problem that they encountered in their own treatment.


Stars Jostle for Space at Ocean's 12 Premiere

Steven Soderberghâs Oceanâs 12, which opens in cinemas in the United States tomorrow, was given nearly Oscar-calibre treatment at its premiere in Los Angeles.


Four Couples Gather to Ask One Question: Canât We All Just Get Along?

Couched in a familiar language of hope and redemption, âTyler Perryâs Why Did I Get Married?â benefits from one of the strongest casts of Tyler Perryâs career.


Washington Wizards' coach Eddie Jordan was hospitalized yesterday after being diagnosed with a blood clot in his left leg, the team announced today.


PGA TOUR Event: Chrysler Championship Site: Westin Innisbrook Golf Resort, Copperhead Course (7,315 yards, par 71), Palm Harbor, Fla. Schedule: Today-Sunday. Purse: $5 million. Winner's share: $900,000. Television: USA (Today-tomorrow, 4-6 p.m.; Saturday, 3-6 p.m.) and ABC (Sunday, 2-5 p.m.). Last year: South Africa's Retief Goosen won his lone 2003 PGA Tour title, beating Vijay Singh by three strokes. Last ...


Rio de Janeiro, 12:03 - CALCIO, BRASILE: SAN PAOLO AD UN PUNTO DAL TITOLO

Risultati della 33/a giornata del campionato brasiliano. San Paolo ad un punto dal titolo.


Eyetech Pharmaceuticals (EYET:Nasdaq - news - research) faces an important regulatory test Aug. 27 when a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will review Macugen, the company's experimental drug intended


Italian Premier Berlusconi Sick With Flu

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi was sick with flu Monday, forcing him to cancel appointments for the day, his office said.


Federal land managers on Friday authorized up to 1,570 new natural gas wells over the next 20 years on a mountain plateau prized for its energy reserves — and its wildlife.


Last-second glitch delays Delta 2 launch;

A Delta 2 rocket haunted by two hurricanes, a tornado and technical problems ran into a new snag this morning that stopped the launch countdown at 43 seconds.


MONDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- The painkiller ibuprofen --  found in over-the-counter Advil and Motrin -- worked better than two other analgesics commonly used in hospital emergency departments to relieve children's pain from musculoskeletal injuries such as sprained ankles, a new Canadian study shows.


Air Europa (Spagna), Air Copa (Panama) e Kenya Airways


A nine-year-old girl and her mother were among the victims of Saturday's Berkshire rail tragedy, police say.


US senators approve the nomination of General George Casey as the country's next army chief of staff.


Representatives of General Motors Corp  and the United Auto Workers union returned to the bargaining table on Saturday amid expectations the two sides were closing in on a deal that would slash health care costs for the top U.S. automaker.


Freedom's just another word for nothing left to hide Comment True freedom is protecting Americans by letting the NSA monitor their email and phone calls by the millions without a warrant, US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales explained to Air Force Academy cadets in a speech last week.â¦


Justin Morneau's teammates gathered around the television showing the final moments of Detroit's loss that moved Minnesota within a half-game of the AL Central lead. He was too busy discussing how he helped the Twins get there to pay much attention.


Millions of people in Britain face an impoverished old age unless urgent steps are taken to cope with a reported Â£57bn gap in pension provision caused by longer lives, earlier retirement and inadequate saving, a government report will warn tomorrow.


Democrats vow to continue probe into Ohio voting

Democrats have vowed to spend âwhatever it takesâ to complete a rigorous investigation into voting irregularities in Ohio, the state which ultimately decided this year's US


Daniel Krook's Blog: PHP on the mainframe

Daniel Krook has good news in list form for the IBM OS users out there (in list form) - the different systems that have PHP ported over:   The little language that could has made its way to z/OS. It's an older PHP 5 release, but PHP 5 nonetheless.   The list is of the four System * series:  System x: check. System i: check. System p: check, check. System z: check.


Boston beats Colorado to take 3-0 Series lead

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Saturday to move within one victory of winning the World Series.


Attack PDF prowls for unpatched Adobe Reader, Acrobat

A malicious PDF document that exploits bugs in Adobe's Reader and Acrobat software is on the loose, Symantec said Tuesday, just hours after Adobe patched the programs."This mass mailing of exploit files may be an attempt to leverage the exposure window between patch release and widespread adoption of the fix," said Symantec in a warning to customers of its DeepSight threat intelligence network.The rogue PDF document is attached to spammed e-mail and arrives with a filename like YOUR_BILL.pdf or INVOICE.pdf, said Symantec. It exploits the "mailto:" protocol vulnerability disclosed more than a month ago by U.K.-based researcher Petko Petkov.Adobe fixed the flaw Monday and released updated 8.1.1 editions of both Reader and Acrobat that plug the hole. Users of older versions of the popular programs must either upgrade to 8.1.1 or apply one of the temporary work-arounds Adobe provided to stifle attacks. On Monday, Adobe did say that it would update Adobe Reader 7.0.9 and Acrobat 7.0.9 "at a later date" but did not set a definitive timeline.When recipients open the attacking PDF, it launches a Trojan horse dubbed "Pidief.a" that knocks out the Windows firewall and then downloads another piece of malware to the compromised computer. That second piece of attack code is a dedicated downloader that can retrieve files from a remote server and, at the attacker's command, pull them onto the hacked PC."The host [server] is live and still currently serving [the downloader] over FTP," said Symantec this morning. The server is well known for hosting malicious software, the warning added.Although Adobe patched the newest versions of Reader and Acrobat, the vulnerability is ultimately Microsoft's responsibility. The software vendor owned up to that two weeks ago, saying that it would patch common protocol handlers like mailto: in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.Only users running the Internet Explorer 7 browser on XP or Windows Server 2003 are vulnerable to the PDF exploit."[Users] are advised to apply the patches outlined in Adobe Advisory APSB07-18 as soon as possible," Symantec recommended.Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate


West Bromwich Albion boss Bryan Robson has blasted his side's inept defence following their 4-0 weekend defeat against Birmingham City.


A 36-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of the murders of a mother and her three children.


Men jailed for inciting terrorism on the internet

A combined 24 years and a recommendation to deport Three men have been jailed for their use of the internet to incite terrorism. The three were convicted after entering a late change of plea to 'guilty' earlier this week.â¦


Europe relieved as Poland's Kaczynskis lose grip

Many European leaders gasped with relief on Monday after Poland's Kaczynski twins suffered an election defeat that should swing the country's pro-Washington outlook more towards Brussels.


U.S., S.Korea Look to China to Revive Nuclear Talks

South Korea and the United States are  hoping China can bring unruly ally North Korea back to stalled  talks on dismantling its nuclear weapons programs, Seoul's  foreign minister said.


A BRITISH security firm today revealed that four of its employees were killed and 15 others injured in an incident in Baghdad's Green Zone.


The Chicago Bears promoted Bob Babich from linebackers coach to defensive coordinator Tuesday, one day after the team announced it would not retain Ron Rivera.


Roma, 14:40 - CALCIO, SEREDOVA: GIGI, ORA REGALAMI LE NOZZE

"Questo figlio non è stata una sorpresa, è arrivato perchÃ© quando in una coppia c'&egr...


Chaz Carr scored 25 points to lead Boston University to a 73-68 win over Rhode Island last night in a nonconference game at Kingston, R.I.


Ray Allen's spotlight during his sold-out return to KeyArena last night was stolen by the other two Celtics stars with whom he shares the spotlight.


D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is among the two dozen guests invited to attend tonight's State of the Union Speech with first lady Laura Bush, the White House announced today.


Color Kinetics To Release Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2006 Results on February 8

BOSTON, Jan. 31  /PRNewswire/ -- Color Kinetics Incorporated  will release its fourth quarter and full-year 2006 results and host a conference call after the close of market on Thursday, February 8.


Packers place rookie RB on IR, promote Leach

The Green Bay Packers promoted fullback Vonta Leach from the practice squad and placed running back Walter Williams on injured reserve Monday with a high ankle sprain.


Gentler interrogation is working, US says

BAGHDAD -- The US military is reaping more high-quality intelligence tips from Iraqi prisoners than ever, since it jettisoned several coercive interrogation techniques after the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal in May, the American general in charge of Iraqi prisons said yesterday.


Shadowing the organizers of weekend's Maker Faire in Austin, Texas, is an illuminating experience.


European stocks, which have performed strongly recently, have fallen back sharply in morning trading, with London banking shares undermined by concern about bad debts and French exporters hit by weakness of the dollar.


E' soluzione negativa soprattutto per il consumatore


Palermo, 20:15 - CALCIO, PALERMO; UEFA: I CONVOCATI PER IL WEST HAM

Questi i convocati del Palermo per la partita contro il West Ham, valida come ritorno del primo turn...


Bush tries to convince world no plans for Iran war

President George W. Bush is trying to convince the world he has no intention of invading Iran, but is running into skeptics who see U.S. charges that Iran is shipping bombs into Iraq as a step toward conflict.


FDA says Roche cancels heart transplant study

Roche Holding AG had ended its study of heart transplant patients after a higher than expected rate of acute organ rejection was found, U.S. health regulators said on Thursday.


Growth is looking up at Marcus for both its movie theater and hotel operations.


In Picking the Right Caterer, the Food Is Just the Start

When hiring a caterer, ask around, check for a business license and do not to seek the star caterer rather than the one who is right for the event.


A tractor-trailer carrying a nearly full load of gasoline was driving so recklessly on a highway ramp one night in 2005, even a 6-year-old in a nearby car was alarmed, his mother said.


American officials warned U.S. citizens Monday to avoid high-profile locations and government facilities in the Afghan capital after Sunday's car bombing outside the office of an American security firm here.


Gruppo fa parte della cordata che si e' aggiudicata Abn


Environmentalists in Peru criticise plans to auction off large swathes of the Amazon to oil and gas firms.


Temperature polari sull'Italia le norme sul riscaldamento

Non accenna a passare la morsa di freddo che ha investito l'Italia, con temperature anche sotto lo zero e decisamente inferiori alle medie stagionali. Dovrebbe migliorare da martedÃ¬ sera


Former major leaguer Chuck Knoblauch had not been tracked down as of early Wednesday evening by federal marshals trying to serve him a subpoena from a House panel investigating steroids in baseball, a committee staffer told The Associated Press.


Granted, the new MSN (http://beta.search.msn.com) is still in the "beta" phase -- testing a work in progress. Microsoft is expected to make the technology part of its main MSN site early next year.


Pope Benedict XVI rebuffed calls to let divorced Catholics who remarry receive Communion in a new document Tuesday and told Catholic politicians they are expected to wage the church's fight against abortion and gay marriage.


Milano, 17:29 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: CON QUESTO CALDO MEGLIO GIOCARE ALLE 18

Roberto Mancini non fa drammi dopo il pari casalingo con l'Udinese. ''Nel primo tempo abbiamo avuto ...


Topping best-seller lists this fall are novels by popular authors who use fiction to dissect a slice of American culture and politics. Michael Crichton's new novel, State of Fear, might be the most provocative and controversial of them all.


November is proving to be a bumper month for computer games - and it is not over yet.


Lannon Could Seek Vote on Water System: Referendum Would Ask to Borrow $3 Million for Municipal Project

By Dave Sheeley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Sep. 6--Lannon -- Village officials will consider Monday holding a binding referendum on Nov. 7 that would allow borrowing an estimated $3 million to create a municipal water system here.


Tool, all-star Zeppelin jam highlight Bonnaroo day 1

A headlining  performance from quirky hard rock act Tool and a  once-in-a-lifetime jam session between Led Zeppelin bassist  John Paul Jones, guitarist Ben Harper and drummer ?uestlove  highlighted the first full day (June 15) of the Bonnaroo  festival, which has drawn 80,000 people to rural Manchester,  Tennessee.


Iraqi Troops Raid Baghdad Mosque, 17 Detained

Hundreds of Iraqi troops backed by U.S.  forces stormed a Sunni Muslim mosque in Baghdad after Friday  prayers, killing four people and wounding at least nine,  witnesses and an influential group of Sunni clerics said.


Music Review: A Grand Opening at the Opera

Natalie Dessay thrived under pressure in the title role of âLucia di Lammermoorâ at the Metropolitan Opera.


GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Hurricane Ivan pummeled the Cayman Islands with floodwaters that swamped homes and fierce winds that ripped off roofs, then strengthened to an extremely dangerous Category 5 storm as it headed for western Cuba on Monday.    The slow-moving hurricane, one of the strongest on record to hit the region, killed at least 65 people across the Caribbean before reaching the Caymans and threatens millions more in its projected path...


Communications chipmaker Agere Systems  Inc. AGRa.N on Wednesday said it will close a Florida plant  that employs 600 people if it cannot find a buyer by December  2005 and cut an additional 500 jobs amid slowing sales.


A builder damages the ancient Roman aqueduct supplying the Italian capital's famous Trevi fountain.


Marine Mammal Alliance Urges Action to Help Protect Polar Bears

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums (AMMPA) is encouraging the U.S. government and the public to act now to protect polar bears from the life-threatening effects of melting sea ice in the arctic. In a letter to the U.S.


Roma, 12:59 - DOPING, GAGLIONE: SI A PREVENZIONE, NO A DEPENALIZZAZIONE

Si scatena la polemica attorno alla proposta avanzata dal ministro Ferrero per quanto riguarda la de...


Napoli, 16:35 - BASKET DONNE, ORLANDO NUOVO ALLENATORE MADDALONI

Il Maddaloni (serie A1 femminile) ha rescisso il contratto con il coach Franco Palazzino. Nuovo alle...


Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" ruled the seven seas with a record $139.8 million domestically over the long Memorial Day weekend, lifting its worldwide total to $404 million


Vivendi 2006 net adjusted profit up 18 pct

French media and telecoms group Vivendi   on Wednesday posted an 18 percent rise in adjusted  full-year net profit, pulled mainly by Maroc Telecom   and its games, French mobile and pay-TV units.


Marlins Making Themselves at Home in Chicago

The Marlins won the first game featuring two N.L. teams at an A.L. stadium since 1946. The Florida hurricanes forced the game to be relocated from Miami.


Sun announced Tuesday that it is buying Innotek, maker of VirtualBox, virtualization software that may have more value for software developers than datacenter administrators.


Chemo has long-term impact on brain function

Chemotherapy causes changes in the brain's metabolism and blood flow that can last as long as 10 years, a discovery that may explain the mental fog and confusion that affect many cancer survivors, researchers said on Thursday.


SocGen trader Kerviel held for questioning: source

Police have taken into custody the trader blamed for a $7 billion fraud at French bank Societe Generale, a judicial source said on Saturday.


A book of fairy tales created, handwritten and illustrated by J.K. Rowling sold for nearly $4 million at auction Thursday.


GARY PETERSON: TIMES COLUMNIST: Which curse will fill the void?

Baseball lost nearly a century's worth of lore when the Boston Red Sox retired the Curse of the Bambino on Wednesday night. The curse was a crock, of course, and the elegant suffering of Boston fans surpassed its sell-by date decades ago.


Rice urges reconciliation on Baghdad trip

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


International Atomic Energy Agency says any weapon would not come before end of decade.


Societe Generale's rogue trader Jerome Kerviel 'in police custody'

The trader alleged to have cost French Bank Societe Generale 4.9 billion euros in unauthorised financial deals was being questioned in police custody Saturday, a judicial source said.


Waterston eyeing 'Law & Order' promotion

Sam Waterston may be a getting a "Law & Order" promotion. The actor is negotiating to step in as the show's New York district attorney, replacing co-star Fred Thompson, a source close to the production said Monday. Thompson, a former U.S. senator, is weighing a presidential run and asked to be released from the NBC drama.


Ryu remain modest and hard-working after Olympic victory

Newly crowned men's table tennis champion Ryu Seung Min never expected he became the man who created history at the Olympic Games.


Vicenza, 18:13 - CALCIO, VICENZA: STOP DI 3-4 SETTIMANE PER ZAMPAGNA

L'attaccante del Vicenza, Riccardo Zampagna, dovrà stare fermo per un periodo che va dalle 3 ...


Car Bomber Attacks Near Baghdad Green Zone

A suspected suicide car bomb detonated near a police station beside the protected Green Zone in Baghdad on Saturday, the latest strike in a guerrilla campaign to undermine Iraq's inexperienced security forces.


The bright side of 'Dark Side of the Moon'

Blog: Pink Floyd fans are helping to make The Dark Side of the Moon a best seller again--this time at Apple's iTunes.


A woman was found guilty of trying to extort millions of dollars from Celine Dion's husband with a threat to go public with a rape allegation.


Mike Mussina pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and struck out a season-high 11, leading the New York Yankees over the Royals, 4-0, last night in Kansas City.


Google CEO bullish on mobile Web advertising

DAVOS, Switzerland  - The arrival of a truly  mobile Web, offering a new generation of location-based  advertising, is set to unleash a "huge revolution," Google Inc   Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Friday.


Fishing for octopus on Indian Ocean isle

RODRIGUES, Mauritius  - Wading through water up to her thighs, Marie-Claire Louis pauses and, one hand clutching a spear, studies the seaweed-covered rocks below her.


A San Francisco judge ordered Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to pay lawyers involved in its $1.1 billion class action settlement $100 million in legal fees, less than


Inaugural Plans Include Wireless Capacity

Preparing wireless networks for an event like next month's presidential inauguration has become as critical as erecting the barricades and ordering the party platters.-The Washington Post


Greenspan cites '87 and '98, Nordics feel pinch

Alan Greenspan, once the world's top central banker, said current credit turmoil reminded him of 1987 and 1998 market crises while policymakers in Sweden and Norway saw it curbing growth in their strong economies.


Ziff Davis - Anti-Santy-Worm V4 attempts to patch vulnerable Web forum software but might cause denial-of-service attacks.


UnitedHealth Posts 15% Profit Increase and Raises Its Full-Year Forecast

The company said it had given up some health insurance customers to stay profitable and said that the total number of people it served declined by 80,000.


Catania, 18:24 - CALCIO, CATANIA; BALDINI: MIRACOLO A ROMA? PERCHE' NO?

Il Catania cerca di proseguire all'Olimpico la serie positiva avviata nel 2008 e nobilitata dal dopp...


The West must realise it cannot prevent all terror attacks and focus on nuclear strikes, a top academic says.


Australian court convicts drug addict of murdering Stuttle

A drug addicted-drifter was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of murdering a teenage English backpacker by throwing her from a bridge after robbing her of her handbag.


While some don't see much defiance, others see an unusual amount of tension surfacing for an all-volunteer military force.


In California, a Second Internet Gold Rush

SAN FRANCISCO At the Web 2.0 conference here in 2005 -- back before Google had paid $1.65 billion for YouTube and people were talking about valuations for Facebook of $15 billion -- Zach Coelius, a precocious 25-year-old who had snuck into the hall without paying, stepped up to the microphone and...


Alcan rebuffs Alcoa request for bid talks

Alcan Inc.   has rebuffed requests by Alcoa Inc.  for a meeting to discuss Alcoa's hostile $28.6 billion offer for the Canadian aluminum producer, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.


Tests are carried out to see how the net's addressing system  copes with international character sets such as Chinese and Arabic.


Hearings set for "high-value" Guantanamo inmates

U.S. military officials will start hearings on Friday for 14 prisoners transferred to Guantanamo Bay from secret CIA jails, including the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks on the United States.


Core difficulties The most compelling part of Steve Ballmer's hour-long keynote during this week's Worldwide Partner Conference were the first and last five minutes.â¦


Directors at Walt Disney nominated Michael Ovitz to serve on its board for three years at a 1996 meeting just weeks before forcing him out of his job as president, Ovitz told a Delaware court yesterday.


Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian on Friday shelved plans to raise his stake in General Motors Corp.  and his aide quit the automaker's board two days after GM nixed a three-way alliance with Renault-Nissan.


NASA calls off launch of black hole-hunter

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- With just hours left in the countdown, NASA called off the launch Wednesday of a spacecraft that will hunt for emerging black holes.


A test of the national missile defense system failed Monday when an interceptor missile did not launch from its island base in the Pacific Ocean, the military said. It was the second failure in months for the experimental program.


China is to abolish tuition fees for 150 million rural students in a bid to tackle rural poverty, state media say.


Huckabee wins Republican contest in Kansas

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee  won the Republican presidential contest in Kansas on Saturday,  Fox News Channel projected, showing signs of life in a  nominating race front-runner John McCain has nearly sewed up.


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Ben Roethlisberger was knocked out, but the Pittsburgh Steelers still were able to punch their way to another victory.


NEW YORK, Sept. 18 -- Former vice president Al Gore laid out his prescription for an ailing and overheated planet Monday, urging a series of steps from freezing carbon dioxide emissions to revamping the auto industry, factories and farms.


Ambition, success make Jamie Foxx his own idol

LOS ANGELES -- Jamie Foxx is a hero, an idol, an inspiration to a guy like Eric Bishop. Foxx is the former In Living Color comic making his dramatic breakthrough this year with Collateral, opposite Tom Cruise, and Ray, in which he ...


China has opened an exhibition to mark the 111th anniversary of the birthday of late Chairman Mao Zedong whose embalmed body is on display in the same building, state media report.


Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire CEO of News Corp., has offered to buy a three-story penthouse for $44 million, which would be the highest price ever paid for a Manhattan apartment if the deal goes through.


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Buffett talk fuels interest in Kraft Foods calls

Call option activity in Kraft Foods Inc.  surged on Thursday on speculation that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.   is interested in the largest U.S. food company.


MGM has scrapped plans to release the 21st James Bond movie in 2005. The movie giant put off the release date until 2006, as no director has yet been selected.


Weight-loss drug helped shed pounds, tummy fat

An experimental anti-obesity drug was shown to help people lose weight in the first year, and keep it off in the second, researchers said Tuesday.


Trio set to make offers for Northern Rock

Billionaire Richard Branson, banker  Luqman Arnold and an in-house management team are set to pitch  formal offers for Britain's Northern Rock Plc  on  Monday, the government's deadline for bids.


Gileadâs Drug Is Approved to Treat a Rare Disease

Gilead Sciences won approval for a new drug to treat a life-threatening lung disease, stealing a march on Encysive Pharmaceuticals.


Alcoa averts hard-line action with union deal

Top global aluminum producer Alcoa   apparently dodged a bullet with a last-minute labor deal  for 9,000 workers across the United States, averting the need  for a threatened hard-line stance that could have included the  use of replacement workers.


ROME - A watchtower built for the International Space Station (news - web sites) was turned over to the European Space Agency on Monday, the Italian aerospace company Alenia said.


The Count and Countess of Wessex name their son James Alexander Philip Theo, Buckingham Palace says.


French official urges tighter bank rules

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Societe Generale followed market rules when it unwound unauthorized transactions by a rogue trader in a move that cost the bank billions, but urged tighter controls on banks in France.


Radical Palestinians Attack Settlements in Gaza

Abbas, known popularly as Abu Mazen, moved swiftly to assert his authority Thursday, firing 10 Palestinian security officials in Gaza.


CHICAGO -- Living to 100 is easier than you might think. Surprising new research suggests that even people who develop heart disease or diabetes late in life have a decent shot at reaching the century mark.


President Bush calls for an end to Israeli occupation of Arab land, to create a viable Palestinian state.


In the four hours it took Alaska State Troopers to arrive at the Eskimo village of Nunam Iqua, a man choked and raped his 13-year-old stepdaughter in front of three younger children. He had already beaten his wife with a shotgun and pistol-whipped a friend after an evening drinking home brew.


N.Korea gulag play draws standing ovation

A wrenching musical play about North Korea's prison camps drew a standing ovation from a high-powered Washington audience -- a reaction activists said hoped would focus attention on human rights even as the world grapples with Pyongyang's threat of a nuclear test.


Brandon Rush scored 16 points and ignited Kansas after an uninspired first half, lifting the second-ranked Jayhawks past Oklahoma 64-47 Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament.


States face Medicare drug price handicap

Some states are paying far higher prices than others for prescription drugs under the Medicaid program, but data that would help them get a better deal are kept confidential by the federal government, a new report says.


(Source: VMWare)  Growing professional services firm saves hundreds of thousands of dollars in hardware costs, and reduced data center size by 60% by using VMware virtualization technology.  Download this report to learn more.


Google-funded firm launches DNA test in Europe

DAVOS, Switzerland  - A private firm funded by Google Inc launched its Web-based DNA test in Europe on Tuesday, hoping to build on a successful start in the United States, where the $999 service went on sale in November.


Gray hair opens door to Melanoma therapy

BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- Gray hairs may give a hint to the treatment of the most dangerous type of skin cancer -- melanoma,. Those annoying gray hairs that increasingly leer back from the bathroom mirror may have some value after all.


The long-gestating sci-fi chiller, filmed several years ago, is yet another remake of 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers.'


A man is shot twice after a gunman opens fire on a crowded bar in the centre of Londonderry.


An American-led expedition discovered five new districts in what its leader described as an ancient jungle metropolis on the slopes of the Peruvian Andes.


As The Election Nears, The Question Remains: Who Will Make Us ...

To appreciate how George W. Bush and John Kerry each look at the world, it helps to start with Sept. 11, 2001. Minutes after American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon that morning, President Bush


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But his mom died and his sister is still buried after a landslide trapped them in their car. NAGAOKA, Niigata Prefecture--A 2-year-old boy was rescued Wednesday after surviving 92 hours in a family car nearly


Scott Peterson smothered or strangled his pregnant wife, wrapped her in a tarp and dumped her in San Francisco Bay so he could pursue his fantasy of becoming a jet-setting


Wali Lundy ran for 104 yards and three touchdowns, and Alvin Pearman returned a punt 70 yards for a score to lead No. 16 Virginia to a 44-14 win over Temple on Saturday.


SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- In an Aug. 15 story about Michael Jackson, The Associated Press reported erroneously that a judge denied a sheriff's request to release results of a state probe into allegations that authorities manhandled the ...


SEATTLE -- Bob Melvin has been fired as manager of the Seattle Mariners, team spokesman Tim Hevly said Monday. Melvin said recently that he expected to return next season but wasn't sure if the front office had decided to keep him.


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Baghdad: British aid worker Margaret Hassan was feared Wednesday to have been murdered by her Iraqi kidnappers, as US-led forces declared the battle for the restive Iraqi city of Fallujah all but over.


Young Given Lifetime Ban for Second Offense

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado  - World 400 meters  champion Jerome Young has been given a lifetime ban from  athletics for a second doping offense, the U.S. Anti-Doping  Agency (USADA) said Wednesday.


Chemicals given off by household products may increase the risk of childhood asthma, a new Australian study has found, prompting questions about the adequacy of existing guidelines for indoor air quality.


The Wired Interview: Parents Of The Laughing Wii Baby

What's it like when your baby becomes the latest YouTube sensation?


Never mind Sen. Lincoln Chafee's opposition to the war in Iraq, his support for abortion rights or the snickering that he is a RINO, a Republican in Name Only.


Shi'ite militia may have kidnapped Britons in Iraq

Iraq's foreign minister said on Wednesday he suspected Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army militia was behind the abduction of five Britons from a government building in Baghdad.


The Chinese can sometimes be a weird bunch. In summer, the men love pulling their T-shirts up to expose their mighty bellies and in winter, they enjoy stripping down to their swim trunks and jumping into frozen lakes. Women take the icy plunge too.


Lib Dem chief Sir Menzies Campbell is striving to avoid an embarrassing defeat to his tax plans at the party's conference.


Modern romance: Get texted when love is near

Match-making companies are creating new services that allow people to post their dating profile online and then automatically receive a text message on a GPS-enabled phone when a match is nearby, say, at a coffee shop around the corner.


France s first gay marriage - performed last month in the southwest city of Bordeaux - was officially declared void by a court on Tuesday.


Even with the surge of energy prices, Fed policy-makers said 'inflation and longer-term inflation expectations remain well-contained.


With Yahoo, Microsoft faces antitrust fight once again

Microsoft once faced an epic antitrust battle in Washington, and political scrutiny of a Yahoo purchase is certain. But a lot has changed in a decade.


Windfall beef sales to Japan tipped to fall

Australia's domination of the export beef trade in Japan is likely to end after weekend moves in Tokyo to allow renewed access to United States producers.


Israel vows to widen fight against militants

JERUSALEM -- The Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, yesterday vowed to widen the fight against Hamas militants with fresh airstrikes after a Hamas rocket fired from the Gaza Strip killed an Israeli.


In a change-of-scenery deal, the Yankees are close to a trade that would send left-handed reliever Felix Heredia to the Mets and put Mike Stanton back in pinstripes.


The U.S. Army is studying a possible  compromise with Halliburton Co. that might allow the company to  keep several billion dollars in disputed billings for work in  Iraq, defense officials said on Friday.


Green Day's Idiot Goes To The Head Of The Billboard Class

A decade after they first found success with Dookie, Green Day are having the best week of their 16-year career with their latest album, American Idiot.


Schools to re-examine racial integration

What to do now? School officials around the country are asking that question following a Supreme Court decision rejecting racial integration plans in Seattle and Louisville, Ky.


Soccer: Gerrard's late goal fires Liverpool to 3-1 victory over ...

LIVERPOOL : Steven Gerrard scored one of the finest - and most dramatic - goals Anfield's famous Kop has ever witnessed to fire Liverpool into the knockout stages of the tournament with a gut-wrenching 3-1 win over Olympiakos here on Wednesday.


Liverpool, 20:28 - CICLISMO, GIRO GRAN BRETAGNA: HAMMOND VINCE LA SECONDA TAPPA

Il britannico Roger Hammond ha vinto la seconda tappa del Giro di Gran Bretagna, 163 km da Blackpool...


Nel Cuneese, la vittima e' un giovane di 19 anni


Album sales show McCartney still in demand

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Paul McCartney has the answer to that question he posed so mirthfully 40 years ago. Music fans still need him, and are willing to feed him at 64. With his new release, he realized the biggest sales week of any of his studio albums in Nielsen SoundScan history.


Oil prices jumped almost $1 to more than $62 a barrel this afternoon after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries announced plans to cut production by 500,000 barrels a day.


Because of a software glitch, the first high-tech "virtual fence" on the nation's borders remains inoperable, three months after its scheduled debut.


Pope Beatifies Emperor, Nun, Three Others

VATICAN CITY Oct. 3, 2004 - Pope John Paul II on Sunday honored two figures linked to controversy, beatifying a German mystic whose violent visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire Mel Gibson's "The


Angelina 'sceglie' un figlio e scoppia la polemica

Mosca, 24 ottobre 2004 - Ha suscitato un vespaio di polemiche in Russia il giro negli orfanatrofi della star di Hollywood Angelina Jolie che, volendo adottare un bambino con i tratti slavi, Ã¨ andata a sceglierlo di persona, senza rispettare il regolamento


Crude oil fell to the lowest price in almost two months after Iran, OPEC's second-biggest oil producer, said it would stop enriching uranium to ward off US calls for sanctions.


Howard Leads on Eve of Australian Election

With polls favoring conservative Prime Minister John Howard as Australia's election campaign entered its final day Friday, the incumbent said his rival


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A feud over influence at American International Group, the worldâs largest insurer, continues in legal papers and in public.


A rescue operation to remove hundreds of Britons from the troubled West African state of Ivory Coast continues on Saturday. Two RAF Hercules planes flew around 200 people to safety in neighbouring Ghana on Friday, the MoD said.


Indian government plans to adopt girls to check feoticide

The Indian government plans to open centres where people can abandon unwanted daughters in a bid to tackle the abortion of female foetuses and infanticide, a report said.


Special Report: Outsourcing Vs. Immigration

Time is running out to resolve one of the most critical debates in Western society.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Obama Says Bill Clinton's Advocacy Is `Troubling'

Bloomberg - Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said former President Bill Clinton is making misleading statements and carrying his support for Hillary Clinton to a ``troubling'' level.


Al 4%, lo ha deciso il consiglio direttivo di Francoforte


Pioneering comedian Charlie Williams, who found fame on hit 1970s TV show The Comedians, dies aged 78.


Flagship India car plant bulldozes farmers' hopes

SINGUR, India  - It was his grandfather's land, his father's land and then the land that he shared with his five brothers.


She followed up her victory with a self-defeating blunder. Now people are asking, Is Pelosi up to the job?


Fifteen years later, the United States still knows how to spoil Trinidad's party.


Sarkozy reshuffles French cabinet after election disappointment

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was set Tuesday to unveil a new government line-up forced upon him after his centre-right party's worse than expected showing in parliamentary elections.


Israel Pushes Gaza Offensive, Faces Vote on Pullout

An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian  militant in Gaza on Sunday, the 11th day of an offensive Prime  Minister Ariel Sharon hopes will defuse internal resistance to  his plan for withdrawing from some occupied land.


Juniper Networks claims to have added an important piece of technology for delivering on its integrated network security strategy as part of the launch of its high-speed EX-Series of enterprise switches.


German prosecutors accused one of the countryâs most prominent business executives of tax evasion on Thursday after conducting raids on his home and office.


Could Britain have done more to stop Auschwitz?

Throughout that time, Auschwitz lay beyond the range of Allied bombers. It was first overflown by an Allied reconnaisance aircraft on April 4, 1944.


West Nile Positive Mosquito Sample Found In Thompson Township

The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced on Monday that a mosquito sample from Thompson Township has tested positive for West Nile virus.


Human Rights Watch: Al-Qaida Suspects in US Custody 'Disappear'

A US-based human rights group says at least 11 al-Qaida suspects have "disappeared" in US custody, and that some may have been tortured.


Gave Up Sleep, but at Least I Have an iPhone

Customers eager to buy the cellphone had waited in long lines in front of Apple stores in New York and other cities.


The Astros are getting Jason Jennings instead of Jon Garland to replace Andy Pettitte in their starting rotation.


The UK Independence Party spent more than Labour and the Lib Dems in the Euro elections, new figures show.


Delta Air Lines Inc. is looking for a partner, but it isn't United Airlines. The third-largest US carrier said yesterday that it had had no discussions with Chicago-based United about a merger that would create the nation's largest carrier, dismissing a report that the talks had been ongoing for some time.


PREVIEW-Inzaghi ready to lead Milan against Barcelona

The battle for control of Champions League Group F match begins in earnest on Wednesday when AC Milan host Barcelona at the San Siro stadium.


Russia's Anastasia Myskina upset top-seeded Lindsay Davenport 7-6, 6-4 in Red Group round-robin play at the WTA Championships on Friday, adding intrigue to the race for the world number one ranking.


Farmers rushed to protect citrus and other crops Tuesday as Florida braced for plunging temperatures, with the governor even lifting certain agricultural regulations as a precaution.


The estimated number of influenza-associated hospitalizations among elderly patients has increased substantially during the past 20 years, a US study found.


French FM in Amman after Qatar talks, heartened by calls for ...

AMMAN : French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier arrived in Amman for the second time in 24 hours after a visit to Doha, where he said he hoped the captors of two French newsmen in Iraq would heed widespread calls to free the pair, a diplomatic source said.


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Microsoft MP3 player exceeds expectations Microsoft expects sales of the Zune to hit the one million milestone by the end of June, almost eight months after the product made its debut. Apple on the other hand has sold 100 million of the music players since its launch in October 2001.â¦


HP and Oracle hit IBM with four penny TPC-C stomp

2x the cores for a few more transactions HP and Oracle have fought back to unseat IBM as the TPC-C benchmark title holder.â¦


Candidate Decries Billboard Likening Opponent to Jesus

LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct. 16 -- A city council candidate has protested a billboard for his incumbent opponent that proclaims "Elect Jesus Christ Savior" and includes a box: "Jacques Wigginton for Council."


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"Team America," a political satire about a special American police force that goes around the world saving everyone from terrorism, stars dozens of 22-inch puppets.


Towns burn as criminal gangs go on rampage as crisis deepens despite intervention of Annan


GOP's Rossi narrowly wins recount for Wash. governor

Republican Dino Rossi came out ahead of Democrat Christine Gregoire on Wednesday in the recount for Washington governor, but Democrats are expected to demand yet another recount.


Venduti 1,5 mln di biglietti e incassati 160 mln di dollari


Go ahead, make my day: Revenge feels, oh, so good

It's a scenario only too familiar to those of us who drive the mean streets and main thoroughfares of this city - except that, in this case, it's the start of an editorial by Stanford University psychology professor Brian Knutson published today in


Nokia to Introduce Digital Music Service

The Nokia Music Store, to open later this year, will let users download songs from the Internet to their computers or directly to mobile phones, over wireless networks.


NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully photographed one of the most mysterious objects in our solar system on Tuesday in a flyby that brought it within 745 miles of Saturn's hazy moon Titan.


Battle Against Counterfeit Drugs Has New Weapon: Pollen

A new investigation offers a model for attacking what has become a flood of fake drugs, which threaten to undermine the global fight against malaria.


H&R Block rival Jackson Hewitt waits for the tax season, and profits, to arrive.


BOISE, Idaho  - Long-serving Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho, embroiled in a sex scandal and lacking support from his party, said on Saturday he will resign from the U.S. Senate.


US-Led Forces Claim Victory After Samarra Blitz

US-led forces on Sunday declared victory in Samarra, the first step of a drive to take back all Iraq's rebel-held areas before elections in January.


An Unmoveable Feast of Hemingway History Struggles to Survive

In what architects describe as a preservation emergency, Ernest Hemingway's house in Havana is tumbling down, and an effort to save it is threatened by politics.


PACIFIC Hydro shares yesterday caught an updraught that sent them more than 20 per cent higher after the wind farmer moved to flush out a bidder.


Bernanke: Banks Still Big Credit Players

WASHINGTON -- Banks play an important, though perhaps somewhat diminished, role in providing credit as consumers and businesses increasingly turn to other financial players, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke said Friday.


Aborigines recall when Australia called them wildlife

Aborigine Jackie Huggins remembers when she was regarded as part of Australia's native wildlife.


Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes will have a knee operation on Thursday that is expected to keep him out of action for three months.


A 122-mm rocket slammed into a mess tent yesterday at a military base where Fort Lewis soldiers are stationed near the northern city of Mosul, ripping through the top and


The state Department of Environmental Protection will host three public meetings to discuss proposed water quality improvement plans for the Elk, Lower Kanawha and North Branch of the Potomac watersheds.


Ukraine runoff vote on December 26: electoral commission

Ukraine's central electoral commission set December 26 as the date for a new runoff presidential election after the supreme court annulled the disputed November 21 poll and ordered a new ballot.


The boy wizard still has a magic touch at the box office.


The tattoo on Matt Barnes' shoulder reads "Sac Town's Finest," and the Golden State forward certainly was better than anything his hometown team had to offer. Barnes set career highs with 32 points and 11 rebounds, and Andris Biedrins added 20 points and 14 rebounds in the sharp-shooting Warriors' 126-113 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.


Powell Says U.S. Losing in Iraq, Calls for Drawdown by Mid-2007

Former secretary of state Colin L. Powell said yesterday that the United States is losing what he described as a "civil war" in Iraq and that he is not persuaded that an increase in U.S. troops there would reverse the situation. Instead, he called for a new strategy that would relinquish...


Colombian soccer coach left paralysed from neck down after ...

Colombian soccer coach Luis Fernando Montoya is paralysed from the neck down after being shot during a robbery. Luis Fernando Montoya, who led Once Caldas to this year's South American


Google Acquires Endoxon Mapping Solutions

Google announces that they have acquired the Swiss based Endoxon, an Internet mapping solutions company which specializes in Europe. The Endoxon team has demonstrated passion and innovation in online mapping and has developed compelling technology that will enhance our Google geo products worldwide. We’re also excited about having a dedicated team in Europe that can bring [...]


NAIROBI Wangari Maathai has been clubbed in the head by riot policemen. She has been denounced as a subversive. Her efforts for women's rights in a country where men run the show have long been considered quixotic at best.


China Refuses to Set Time-Table on Forex

Chinese authorities on Saturday again declined to set out a time-table to make their currency more flexible on the world's money markets and said they had not come under international pressure to revalue the yuan.


PARIS  Â French President Nicolas Sarkozy married former model Carla Bruni on Saturday at the Elysee Palace, according to the official who performed the ceremony.


GPGPU for U and me Even before its merger with AMD closes, ATI plans to charge the server market with a new type of graphics product that could shake up the high performance computing market. Advocates of ATI's technology say it could create a lucrative new revenue stream for the company and add some weight to the ATI/AMD marriage.â¦


Cisco to manufacture some products in India

Cisco Systems will open a manufacturing facility in Chennai in south India that will initially make products for the domestic Indian market and also has announced it is setting up a globalization center in the country.


Police launch new search of Jackson ranch

Sheriff's investigators were searching Michael Jackson's Neverland estate on Friday, in connection with child molestation charges facing the pop singer, a Santa Barbara County Sheriff spokesman said.


Israel, Palestinians Seek Deal to End Gaza Fighting

Israeli and Palestinian officials are  trying to work out a deal to end Israel's biggest Gaza  offensive in four years of conflict in return for stopping  rocket fire into the Jewish state, security sources said.


Private memorial for "Superman" Reeve scheduled on Oct. 29

The family of Christopher Reeve will hold a private memorial service for the former "Superman" star on Oct. 29, his foundation said Tuesday.


A prisoner says he needed medical help after hearing an alleged confession in the Michael Stone appeal.


Microsoft's Media Center packs sticker shocker

com October 12, 2004, 10:10 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been enterprise directories as organizations spawn projects around identity infrastructure.


Farrow sees Central African "forgotten" crisis

Hollywood film star Mia Farrow arrived in Central African Republic at the weekend seeking to draw world attention to what aid workers call a "forgotten crisis" worsened by spillover from war in Sudan's Darfur region.


Dow up on Honeywell, but credit plan doubts linger

The Dow Jones industrial average rose on Thursday after economic bellwether Honeywell International raised its profit forecast, offsetting doubts about whether a global plan to thaw credit markets could work.


Christina Kim shoots 64, leads LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge

Second on the LPGA Tour with 300 birdies, Kim fired a 7-under-par 64 to take a one-shot lead after Thursday's opening round of the $1 million Longs Drugs Challenge.


As the Supreme Court prepares to examine the issue, the arguments have again turned to the role of the federal courts.


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Antonio Nocerino non andrà alla Fiorentina. Il giocatore della Juventus ha


The Queen's English is no longer so posh: researcher

Queen Elizabeth II's famous cut-glass accent, the Queen's English, is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific analysis of her famous Christmas broadcasts found.


Sudanese governor accuses rebels of rape

Khartoum - A top official in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region accused rebels of attacking villages and raping women in what he said was a new violation of a fragile ceasefire, a newspaper reported on Sunday.


ATHENS, Greece  -- Olympic organizers announced that more than half of available tickets (3.1 million) to the Games have been sold, almost reaching the budget for purchases.