President Bush is cutting short his stay at this year's Asia-Pacific summit, but the fact that he's going — at a pivotal moment in the debate over his Iraq policy — is meant to show he's not neglecting the neighborhood.


You Go to the Movie Theater, and an Opera Breaks Out

The Metropolitan Operaâs high-definition transmissions to movie theaters add crucial elements of live theater and collective excitement to the experience of opera on screen.


Japanese Fishing Crew Handed Over to Japan, Skipper Remains in Russia

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK. Feb 5 (Interfax) - The crew of the Japanese fishing boat, the Zuishe Maru 38, except the skipper, have been turned over to Japanese coastguard officials, spokesman for the Federal Security Service's Sakhalin coast guards Yevgeny Lazarev said.


Online Sales Saw Growth For Holidays      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Brisk buying of video games and DVDs gave online retailers a leg up this holiday. But while they didn't end up with the lump of coal that offline stores got, their sales growth likely fell short of last year.


News: 'Metal Gear' Trojan targets Symbian phones

Symbian OS/Series 60 UI malware Skulls has been put to further use, this time masquerading as a version of the game Metal Gear Solid.


Famous podcaster Violet Blue tells how you can still use iTunes for your erotic audio show without violating the terms of service. In Sex Drive Daily.


Roma, 12:41 - CALCIO, SERIE B: FARINA ARBITRA BOLOGNA-MANTOVA

Ecco gli arbitri designati a dirigere le partite della 20/a giornata del campionato di Serie B, in p...


American aims to grow business with new terminal

American Airlines, the world's largest  carrier, is pinning its hopes for growth in the New York market  to a $1.3 billion terminal, unveiled on Wednesday, that could  net 50 percent more passengers at John F. Kennedy International  Airport.


FDA Panel Supports New Meningitis Vaccine

BETHESDA, Md.  - A new Sanofi-Aventis  meningitis  vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their  college years is safe and effective but should undergo  longer-term studies if approved, a panel of U.S. experts  concluded on Wednesday.


New films pegged to Iraq and other flash points are awash in ambiguity.


Irish PM says chance for Northern Ireland peace too good to miss

The current push to secure peace in Northern Ireland is too good an opportunity to miss through petty political point-scoring, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said.


U.S. stocks shot higher on Tuesday,  reversing a four-day losing streak, as earnings from companies  like Johnson & Johnson and positive consumer confidence data  pleased Wall Street.


Spector jury deadlocks, judge declares mistrial

A Los Angeles judge declared a mistrial in the trial of pioneering rock producer Phil Spector on Wednesday after jurors said for a second time that they were unable to reach a verdict.


Built on a sprawling complex developed by Saddam Hussein in a failed bid to bring the Olympic Games to Baghdad, the so-called judicial Green Zone brings together courts, police and cells — all behind tall blast walls topped with razor wire.


I.R.S. Bars Investment Strategy Used to Sidestep Rule on Losses

The Internal Revenue Service has banned a year-end investment strategy used to get around the so-called wash sale rules on harvesting tax losses.


Television Review: Middle School Sounds Scary, and Summer Is No Picnic

Everything about âThe Last Day of Summerâ will remind you, and not in a good way, of âGroundhog Day.â


EUROPA/ITALIA - Conclusa la missione italiana dei Fatebenefratelli in Africa per Âridare la luceÂ: in Mali e Ghana oltre 300 le persone hanno riacquistato la vista Roma (Agenzia Fides)- Sono rientrati a Roma i medici, gli infermieri ed il personale di supporto dellÂAFMAL (Associazione con i Fatebenefratelli per i Malati Lontani)  e dellÂAeronautica Militare che, dal 30 maggio al 10 giugno, hanno svolto nella Re...


Tools Of The Trade Apple Power Mac G5 Dual 2.5Ghz

When Apple first launched its G5 computers, some disputed its claim to be the fastest personal computer in world. Faster computers may well be on the market now, but few wield their power


Fla. Boy Back With Family After Abduction

An 11-year-old boy who had been taken from his school by a convicted child molester was reunited with his family Saturday while dozens of police searched for the kidnapping suspect in Georgia.


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More Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Coming -Officials

Another 1 million doses of a nasal  spray influenza vaccine will be available in the United States  this year, Bush administration officials said on Thursday as  they sought to calm concerns about a flu shot shortage.


CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland -- Michelle Wie struggled to an 8-over 79 Friday at the European Masters, missing the cut at a men's event for the ninth time in 10 attempts.


Vieira back to lead Arsenal, but Campbell still injured

ARSENAL begin their Champions League campaign tonight against Guus Hiddinkâs PSV Eindhoven at Highbury. As the English championsâ central defender Sol Campbell is still unavailable through injury, Pascal


Accoona Launches, But Isn't Ready for Prime Time

New search engine Accoona launched with great fanfare last night, but hold the applause. It's a promising start, but testing shows Accoona isn't yet ready to play ball in the big leagues.


The IRA is denying Northern Ireland a huge peace process breakthrough by refusing to allow photographs of disarmament, a Democratic Unionist MP has warned.


Apple gives cost of iPhone service, first fans show up

Apple Inc.  said on Tuesday  its hotly anticipated iPhone could cost as much as $3,000 with  a required two-year service contract, but a handful of eager  fans still lined up early to spend their money.


The pound remained buoyed by last week's surprise quarter point rate hike to 4.75 percent from the Bank of England.


Happy 100th Birthday to the Banana Split

PITTSBURGH - University of Pittsburgh alumni have won the Nobel Prize, played in the National Football League and unlocked the secrets of DNA. On Wednesday, the university celebrated a less prestigious but equally sweet accomplishment - the banana split...


President Bush pledged on Saturday to seek bipartisan consensus on the way forward in Iraq, as he awaited a panel's recommendations on how to shift course in the unpopular war.


Which?, formerly known as the Consumer Association, warns against buying 3G handsets in the UK due to a limited network.


Bush set to endorse limited troop cuts in Iraq

President George W. Bush is expected to endorse plans on Thursday for limited cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq but will offer little else to skeptical Americans looking for a change of course in the unpopular war.


6 Westerners die in Afghanistan fighting

Fighting between NATO troops and Taliban fighters killed eight soldiers, including six Westerners, and 10 militants in eastern and southern Afghanistan, where insurgent attacks are running at their highest level since the US invasion, officials said yesterday.


The UK is drawing up plans to deal with a possible outbreak of bird flu, amid warnings that it poses a significant threat.


Character will die in next Potter installment

The author of the "Harry Potter" books said another character will die in the next installment of the popular series. JK Rowling refused to say who that will be.


NBA Magic offer coaching post to college boss: report

University of Florida coach Billy Donovan is leaving to accept a five-year deal worth 27.5 million dollars to coach the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association, ESPN and the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday.


Australian FM plays down Poland's announcement on Iraq withdrawal

SYDNEY: Foreign Minister Alexander Downer has declined to reveal any timetable for a possible withdrawal of Australian troops from Iraq following a statement by Poland that it is aiming for a pullout by the end of next year.


"Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin is to be buried in a private funeral in the next few days, his manager says.


As expected, TiVo Series3 and HD units are beginning to see support for the DVR's TiVoToGo and Multi-Room Viewing features with the arrival of software update 9.2. The capabilities had been disabled due to concerns about sharing copy-protected HD content.


Israel stepped up its campaign against Hamas Islamists on Saturday, killing five militants in Gaza in a wave of air strikes, while Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian gunmen in Arab East Jerusalem.


U.S. stocks were little changed on  Friday in thin holiday trading as a rebound in steel shares and  end-of-year buying provided some support.


Channel 4 forced to air Big Brother apologies

Watchdog rules Celebrity Big Brother contravened broadcasting code over alleged racist bullying.


Madrid, 13:36 - CALCIO, CASO JUANDE RAMOS: SIVIGLIA DENUNCERA' TOTTENHAM

Il Siviglia denuncerà il comportamento del Tottenham. Il club inglese ha annunciato ieri l'ar...


Branson hopes to trace Fossett with Google images

British billionaire Richard  Branson said on Wednesday he was hoping to trace Steve Fossett  through a satellite mapping service offered by Internet data  provider Google as the search for the missing U.S. adventurer  resumed.


I made the right choices for European Commission, says Barroso

Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, yesterday backed France's European Commissioner, Jacques Barrot, and said he had no regrets over his handling of a dramatic showdown with MEPs last month.


Russia Reassures India on UN Security Council Bid

Russia said Saturday India should become a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council if the UN's top decision-making body is enlarged to reflect post-Cold War realities.


Senior Islamic Militant Wounded in Gaza Blast

GAZA, Gaza Strip  - An explosion wounded a senior  Islamic Jihad field commander in a Gaza refugee camp Thursday  in what the Palestinian militant group called an Israeli  assassination attempt.


Anxiety for Luxury Brands as Tiffany Reports Slowdown

Tiffanyâs weak holiday sales sent jitters through the luxury-goods industry, which had seemed invulnerable to the economic slowdown.


Euro rises above 1.32 dollars for the first time

The euro rose above 1.32 dollars for the first time, reaching 1.3201, as the US currency buckled under the strain of imbalances in the American economy.


Orca returns to Calif. tank after attack

Some days, killer whales just wake up on the wrong side of the pool. A 2 1/2-ton orca that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld may have been put out by a spat with another whale, grumpy because of the weather or just irritable from a stomach ache, according to marine mammal experts.


Turkish Opposition to Recall Parliament on Penal Code

Turkey's main opposition party will recall parliament from its summer recess on Sept. 28 to consider a revamped penal code that the European Union has linked to the start of accession talks, said Deniz Baykal, the party's leader.


Iraqi PM Extends Emergency Laws for 30 Days

Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Thursday he had extended for 30 days emergency laws that give his government special powers to crack down on insurgents trying to derail Jan. 30 elections.


Fibre naturali saranno mescolate a finiture high-tech


La Scala ritrovata, intervista con il maestro

MILANO - Cala il sipario su Europa riconosciuta e la sua trionfale musica di festa. E la festa, ma quella vera carica di felicitÃ , di entusiasmo e di commozione, continua dietro il palcoscenico, fuori e dentro i camerini.


Report: PM willing to back Blair's proposed peace conference

According to the British daily The Independent, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is willing to back a Middle East peace conference planned for early next year by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


General managers Kevin Lowe and Brian Burke sat stonefaced in adjacent suites in the press level of Honda Center, their private cold war still simmering while their respective teams settled their differences in a shootout.


Toddler rescued four days after Japan quake

A two-year-old toddler has been pulled alive from a car that had been buried under tonnes of rock and mud for four days after a deadly earthquake in Japan.


A deadly suicide bombing in Jakarta has pushed terror onto Indonesia's election agenda, with both candidates in next week's polls explaining how they would prevent further terror attacks.


Chairman Sumner Redstone was displeased that Viacom had not severed ties with Tom Cruise.


Philadelphia's 4-1 loss Thursday night to the Atlanta Braves left San Diego with a 2 1/2-game lead in the NL wild-card race over the Phillies and San Francisco Giants.


Wizardry at Harvard: Physicists Move Light

That ability to catch, store, move and release light could be used in future computers to process information encoded in the light pulses.


Bush strategist Karl Rove takes victory lap after election win

Karl Rove, architect of President George W. Bush's re-election, took a victory lap around the US talk shows, relishing the victory he had stage-managed from the shadows, and saying Bush will seek a ban on gay marriage in his second term.


EU data ruling slaps filesharers with red herring

BPI: You don't have to show us any stinkin' personal data Analysis Internet users in the UK can safely ignore this week's EU Courts of Justice ruling on data protection for filesharing: it's already irrelevant.â¦


Mobile phone giant Vodafone   unveiled plans to return an extra 3 billion pounds ($5.6  billion) to investors and hiked its dividends on Tuesday,  spicing a well-flagged new strategy to cut costs and embrace  new technology.


Hemlines on the Stand: A Design-Off for Fashion Glory

Bravo's "Project Runway," the Prada of reality shows, is what fashion should be and so often is not: naughty, but also sometimes nice.


Australia's Lauren Jackson, the WNBA's reigning MVP, came to the Olympics hoping aloud to meet the United States in the women's basketball gold-medal game.


A storm accompanied by violent gusts of wind, heavy snowfalls and chilling temperatures knifed into the center of Europe after earlier causing major disruption in Scandinavia and Poland.


CodeSnipers.com: Book review: Beginning Ajax with PHP by Lee Babin

On CodeSnipers.com today, there's a new book review posted of the APress book "Beginning Ajax with PHP" by Lee Babin.   Although no stranger to Ajax, I received a review copy of Beginning Ajax with PHP expecting some watered down presentation of Javascript with some PHP thrown in. I was quite surprised to find a good presentation of using Ajax and PHP, easy enough for the beginner and still interesting for those who have done it for years.   Nola covers the contents of the book, generalizing the sections just to give you a brief overview of what's going on in each chapter. She also describes the end of the book as a "random splattering of interesting topics" dealing with using Ajax in different, useful situations.


On Monday President Vladimir V. Putin announced he would strip Russia's 89 regions of much of their authority and electoral legitimacy.


U.N. Predicts Urban Population Explosion

By next year, more than half the worldâs population, 3.3 billion people, will for the first time live in towns and cities, a report said.


A new type of premium DVD player has emerged, converting a disc's images to greater resolution to take advantage of high-definition TV sets. A comparison of offerings from five makers.


Ashdown pulls out of bid to be Afghanistan envoy

Briton Paddy Ashdown, the international community's former envoy to Bosnia, withdrew his bid to be the United Nations' new representative in Afghanistan Sunday, citing insufficient support from Kabul.


The Chicago Cubs waited nearly nine months to see Kerry Wood pitch. For an inning, he looked like the ace he used to be. Wood walked off the mound after the first inning of his latest comeback, and the fans gave him a standing ovation. Eight pitches and two strikeouts were all it took to retire the Washington Nationals.


The Bank of England leaves rates on hold at 4.75%, though analysts predict an increase later this year.


Veteran Backs Kerry on Silver Star Account

A Chicago Tribune editor who was on the Vietnam mission for which John Kerry received the Silver Star is backing up Kerry's account of the incident.


Bush sharpens jabs against Kerry ahead of debates

President George W. Bush sharpened his jabs against Democratic challenger John Kerry, who called for an end to the nasty advertising war that he said was scaring off voters three days before the rivals' first televised debate.


Israel seeks funds for separate Arab roads

Israel is pressing foreign donors to finance the construction of a web of roads through the occupied territories - made necessary by the building of the vast "security" barrier and Jewish settlements in the West Bank.


Tempers flared on Iraq among Democrats on Tuesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fielded criticism from an anti-war congresswoman over liberals' concern that the party is not doing enough to end the war.


Bush vows to fight for intelligence bill

President Bush said Sunday that he was "disappointed" at Congress' failure to pass a bill to restructure US intelligence agencies.


NHS trusts slash funding for homeopathic services amid concerns about efficacy and the need to cut costs.


WEF prepares special programme for Yushchenko

The World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos has prepared a special programme for Viktor Yushchenko, who is believed to have won Ukrainian's presidential election but who has not been officially proclaimed the ...


Astros Fall Apart at Home, and the Braves Battle Back

The Atlanta Braves poked doom in the eye in Houston on Sunday, and now they have a chance to win their National League division series at home.


Three U.S. Open chair umpires were dismissed from the tournament after an investigation into their improper handling of credentials at the Olympics.


Photo from the CEATEC technology showcase in Tokyo.


Scare due to vibrating sex toy shuts down airport for an hour

A scare triggered by a vibrating sex toy shut down a major Australian regional airport for almost an hour Monday, police said. The vibrating object was discovered Monday morning


Mental Scars of the Sudan Refugee Crisis

Description: NPR's Jason Beaubien reports on Sudanese refugees suffering from mental illness. Many of Sudanese refugees say that people have gone crazy because of the horrors they witnessed at the hands of Islamic militias. Being mentally ill in much of ...


Scot Gallacher Wins Maiden European Tour Title

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland  - Stephen Gallacher beat  fellow-Briton Graeme McDowell in a sudden-death playoff for the  Dunhill Links Championship title Sunday, his maiden European  Tour victory.


A growing lake of hot mud forces thousands of Indonesians to flee their homes on the island of Java.


Experts check into rash of child flu deaths

Nine children have died of flu this season in Alabama, an unusually high number that has some experts worried, a pediatrician said on Thursday.


Members of midwives union consider holding ballot for the first time in its 125-year history.


Accertamenti su iter giudiziario violentatore recidivo


Nero's Golden Palace will partly reopen to visitors next week, offering rare insight into archaeologists' efforts to preserve the first-century imperial residence from decay and humidity.


England's commissioner for children and a civil liberties group joined in a campaign Tuesday to ban high-frequency devices intended to drive away kids who congregate outside shops and in other areas.


T-Mobile Intros Sleek New 'Shadow' Smartphone

The Shadow knows what you want -- a simpler smartphone with many capabilities. That's T-Mobile's Shadow, announced on Monday as the first in a new product line that the company said "will become synonymous with playful, easier, and richer communications experiences."


Panthers' Wallace Fined for Hit on Simms

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The NFL fined Carolina defensive end Al Wallace $7,500 Friday for his fourth-quarter hit on Tampa Bay quarterback Chris Simms.


Iraq's footballers extended their fairytale run at the Athens Olympics Saturday, beating Australia 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the men's tournament.


ANKARA, Turkey Aug. 31, 2004 - Turkish troops have killed 11 Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey during the past three days, an official said Tuesday.


Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin indirectly criticises President Putin's decision to increase his powers.


A survivor of the 7 July bombings is suing the government saying she has been "betrayed and let down".


Car bomb explodes north of Baghdad, three wounded [27/10/2004]

A car bomb blew up in a town north of Baghdad, wounding three Iraqi civilians, a local government official said. The explosion occurred in al-Khalis, 60 kms north of the Iraqi capital.


Ex-HP director seeks probe of privacy breach

A former Hewlett-Packard Co.   board member has asked U.S. prosecutors, as well as  U.S. trade and communications regulators, to review an HP  investigation in which directors' and journalists' private  phone records were accessed.


Ganguly faces disciplinary hearing over dissent

Indian captain Saurav Ganguly was summoned by the match referee for a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday for showing dissent during the second test against South Africa on Wednesday.


Review: 'Friday Night Lights': Lack of grit dims film

The movie is too sanitized and not on par with the book. It ignores much for the sake of a PG-13 rating. The book "Friday Night Lights" still stirs up anger in Odessa, Texas, for tackling the themes of racism and winning-is-everything.


Police begin a  murder probe after a man is found stabbed to death behind a house in County Tyrone.


Tributes paid to Belgium's 'magic' football coach

The Belgian press paid tribute to Raymond Goethals on Tuesday, describing him as âthe magicianâ and looking back on his teamsâ many victories.


LOS ANGELES  In some of the harshest cutbacks in the public broadcaster's 89-year history, the BBC announced plans on Tuesday (Dec. 7) to cut roughly 10 percent of its workforce over the next three years.


A Marine reservist was found guilty Thursday of dereliction of duty and abuse of prisoners at a makeshift detention camp in Iraq.


Ieri sera nelle campagne con colpo fucile al petto


Chelsea agree fee for Lokomotiv defender Ivanovic

Chelsea finalised a deal to sign Lokomotiv Moscow defender Branislav Ivanovic on Monday.


Nixon portraits not welcome in Norwegian parliament

Portraits of former US president Richard Nixon which were hung in the Norwegian parliament have been removed after a number of the country's parliamentarians complained that the paintings were "shocking", officials said.


Braves Batter Martinez With Playoffs Approaching

ATLANTA, Sept. 27 -- The New York Mets are limping toward the playoffs with one very big problem: Pedro Martinez.


US, Britain urge Japan on Afghan mission

The United States and Britain Thursday urged Japan to renew a mission to refuel coalition ships in the Indian Ocean as fierce opposition in parliament dimmed prospects of securing an extension before the deployment expires next month.


Official: EU Will Consider Turkish Reforms

A top European Union official said Monday that recent Turkish reforms would be considered in the country's bid for bloc membership, and appealed to the nation's leaders to avoid violence in dealing with the Kurds.


Howard Stringer, the first foreigner to head Sony, tried to allay investor worries about the future of the Japanese electronics and entertainment company Thursday by pointing to a budding recovery in its core electronics business.


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FC Porto draws 0-0 with PSG in Champions League

FC Porto played to a 0-0 draw with Paris Saint-Germain but still keeps its aspirations for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, in spite of being seeded at the bottom of Group H. After four rounds


Two gunmen who hijacked a bus and threatened to blow it up released the six remaining hostages and surrendered shortly after midnight Wednesday, report agencies.


Update 1: Schroeder Stops Plan to Scrap Holiday

German leaders on Friday scrapped a proposal to create an extra working day by moving the holiday marking German reunification, bowing to a swell of criticism that the government had lost respect for the nation's history.


Northeast Taiwan rattled by moderate quake

An apparently moderate earthquake  rattled northeast Taiwan on Thursday, but there were no  immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials said.


Ancora di salvataggio dal governo Si apre la porta al commissario

ROMA, 26 novembre 2004 - Arriva l'ancora di salvataggio per Volare, la compagnia aerea schiacciata a terra dal 19 novembre scorso da un improvviso crac. Il Consiglio dei ministri ha detto si' infatti al decreto


MPs overturn a Tory move to set up a "lifeboat" fund for workers whose final-salary pension schemes went bust.


Kashmir is key to peace, says Pakistani PM

NEW DELHI: "Who could say some 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall would be a thing of the past," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had told his Pakistan counterpart Shaukat Aziz on his arrival on Tuesday.


Second Colorado evangelical resigns over gay sex

A second Colorado evangelical leader in little over a month has resigned from the pulpit over a scandal involving gay sex, church officials said on Tuesday.


Meglio non accavallare date due grandi appuntamenti cinema


S.Korea welcomes North's invitation of IAEA team

South Korea has welcomed North Korea's invitation to the United Nations nuclear watchdog to send a delegation to Pyongyang, a possible first step towards its nuclear disarmament.


Bush calls service members to thank them for service

President Bush called 10 members of the US military around the world and in the United States on Friday to thank them for their service and share holiday greetings.


La nostra economia fa meglio invece di quella giapponese


Donald Tusk's center-right party won a decisive victory in Sunday's elections.


Greeks besiege banks for wildfire compensation

PYRGOS, Greece  - Greeks besieged banks on Thursday, clamoring for state handouts aimed at helping people hit by the country's worst wildfire disaster, with fires still raging a week into the crisis.


Islamic School in Netherlands Damaged in Blast

An explosion damaged an Islamic  school in the southern Dutch town of Eindhoven Monday, police  said, the latest attack on a Muslim institution following the  murder of a filmmaker critical of Islam last week.


TWO French hostages held in Iraq were shown in a video today urging their government to revoke a ban on the Islamic scarf, while their kidnappers extended their deadline.


Former Rangers captain Craig Moore signs for Borussia Moehchengladbach.


British soldier dies after road accident in Iraq: ministry

A British soldier died Saturday after a road accident in southern Iraq, the defence ministry in London said in a statement.


Devil Rays drive Jays further into basement

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.âA deflated-looking Blue Jays pitcher Josh Towers sat staring at his locker and idly stirring a plate of food after this latest defeat.


Biden starts White House run with controversy

Sen. Joseph Biden of Delaware on  Wednesday joined the crowded field of Democratic contenders in  the 2008 White House race but his campaign quickly ran into  controversy after his comments about a potential rival, Sen.  Barack Obama.


Once upon a time there was a lonely old man. He lived with seven cats in a village near Rome, and rarely saw his globe-trotting daughter.


Michael Jackson's defence teams fails in an attempt to have child abuse charges thrown out of court.


With less than seven minutes remaining in the third period, Andrew Alberts lined up Sergei Brylin and steamrolled the New Jersey forward with what he thought was a legal hit.


AMERICA/PERÃ - Il PerÃ¹ si prepara alla Consacrazione della nazione alla Santissima Vergine Maria: Âun profondo atto di fede e di preghiera che rappresenta lÂimpegno a vivere la consacrazione battesimale in ogni momentoÂ e segna lÂinizio della Grande Missione Continentale Chimbote (Agenzia Fides) - I Vescovi del PerÃ¹, riuniti in sessione plenaria a gennaio 2006, decisero allÂunanimitÃ  di consacrare la nazione alla Santissima Vergine Maria. Questa consacrazione si realizzerÃ  solennemente alla fine del prossimo mese di ...


Canadian ports are 'sieves' says Transport Minister Jean Lapierre

GATINEAU, Que. (CP) - Transport Minister Jean Lapierre described Canada's ports Friday as "sieves," adding the federal government must take measures to tighten security on the waterfront.  "It's clear that Canadian ports cannot remain sieves," he said during a speech to the Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce. "We have to tighten the screw." Asked later to clarify his comments, the minister said he was only quoting from a 2002 Senate report that criticized port security.


As Democrats continue to search heaven and Earth for a moral values issue they can call their own, I have just the prescription: Why not start with the immoral behavior of giant drug companies such as Merck that continue to sacrifice the health of the


Beirut blast kills anti-Syrian Lebanese MP: source

A blast in Beirut on Wednesday killed anti-Syrian MP Walid Eido, one of his sons and two other people who were with him, security sources said.


Police begin a murder inquiry after a 15-year-old boy is killed at his house in south-east London.


A public memorial service for late actor Heath Ledger is expected to take place in Los Angeles next week.


Duke lacrosse prosecutor pleads innocent

Disgraced former prosecutor Mike Nifong pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal contempt charges stemming from his failure to turn over complete DNA testing results during the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.


In an effort to win Pennsylvania, the President backed Arlen Specter in the Republican Primary. Specter won by fewer than 16,000 votes and Pennsylvania went for Kerry anyway.


African countries will pay 49% more for imported cereals this year, causing  "major global concern", the UN says.


For the second year, the Department of Homeland Security awarded more than a hundred math, science and engineering students full tuition and a monthly stipend to pursue academics aimed at improving the nation's security. [Security Blog]


NEW ORLEANS - More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge this below-sea-level city in what could be the most disastrous storm to hit in nearly 40 years.    Residents streamed inland in bumper-to-bumper traffic in an agonizingly slow exodus amid dire warnings that Ivan could overwhelm New Orleans with up to 20 feet of filthy, chemical-polluted water...


L'annuncio dei guerriglieri che tengono prigionieri Cosma Russo e Franco ArenaE da ieri sono cessati i contatti via sms che erano rimasti aperti                                            Gli ostaggi italiani in Nigeria Mend: "Non li liberiamo prima di maggio"


Israel Kills 3 Palestinians in Major Gaza Raid

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians on Wednesday after storming into north Gaza for the third time in as many months to quell Palestinian rocket fire into Israel.


Kanaan leads Indy 500 as rain halts race

Tony Kanaan was locked into first place when a crash brought out the yellow caution just past the midpoint of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. Five laps later, he headed back to his garage for a nervous wait after rain halted the race.


Dot-Mobi Domain Registry Now Open to Public

Open registrations began this week for .mobi top level domain names -- a space on the Internet designed exclusively for sites catering to mobile phones and other wireless devices.


Nokia Preminet solution adds support for Handango content

Nokia and Handango announced that Handango will be a key content provider through the Preminet Solution, recently announced by Nokia.


Nostrums: Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer

Aspirin may help reduce the risk of colon cancer, a new study suggests, when taken in large doses over long periods of time.


Any day now China will have more web users than the US, but the net has been tamed by Beijing's iron grip


A would-be Canadian thief proved himself lacking in key skills like reconnaissance and driving after he tried to pull a heist beside a police-dog training site and then got stuck in the snow trying to flee.


NATIONAL LEAGUE: Kent's HR in 9th stuns Cards, launches Astros to ...

Carlos Beltran found ways to ruin the St. Louis Cardinals without hitting a home run. Two innings after making a spectacular catch in centerfield, Beltran led off the ninth inning with a single Monday night.


Indian group swallows French wine producer

The Indian United Breweries group has bought a major French wine producer in the west-central Loire region, the US investment company Starwood Capital said.


Report: St. Clair Shores Man Dies In Iraq

Ed Seitz, a State Department security officer was killed near a US base close to Baghdad International Airport, the US Embassy announced.


Messy Kosovo breakaway stokes fear of partition

Serbia is telling Serbs in Kosovo to ignore an Albanian declaration of independence early next year, raising the prospect of an ethnic partition of the breakaway province that the West has long ruled out.


Finding Little Relief In the Drug Market

And so we said goodbye this year to an illusion -- that the drugs we need will be waiting for us when we need them, safe and sound.


Andy Roddick served 22 aces and hit 41 winners -- including a passing shot played between his legs -- and beat Austria's Jurgen Melzer, 6-2, 6-2, 7-5, today to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open.


Rapper ODB dies inside NYC recording studio

The mother of rapper ODB said her son was the "the kindest, most generous soul on earth.". She said he was more than a rapper -- he was a loving father, brother, uncle, and most of all, son.


A University of North Carolina professor said Friday that John Edwards' campaign demanded that he pull a student reporter's television story that focused on the upscale location of the campaign's headquarters.


Bush says summer critical for Iraq strategy

The U.S. Congress intends to approve money on Thursday that President George W. Bush sought to continue the war in Iraq, marking a failure by Democrats to impose a timetable for withdrawing troops from an increasingly expensive and unpopular conflict.


Microsoft cash makes some legal problems disappear

WHAT MICROSOFT DID: Paid $536 million cash to rival Novell Inc. to settle potential antitrust complaints over Microsoft's alleged actions toward Novell's Netware operating system, which competes with Windows software.


Insurgents press offensive to subdue Iraqi security forces with ...

Two car bombs killed seven Iraqi national guardsmen and a rocket barrage hit a police academy Monday as insurgents kept up their offensive to subdue Iraq's beleaguered security forces.


Former Boeing Co.  Chief Financial Officer Michael Sears pleaded guilty on Monday to one felony count of aiding the illegal hiring of a U.S. Air Force official for a top job at the company.


Czech govt seen losing vote, early election looms

The Czech Republic's rightist minority  government is likely to lose a confidence vote in parliament  this week, nudging the EU member closer to an interim  administration followed by early elections.


Texas Instruments Inc., the largest maker of chips used in wireless phones, said Monday that its third-quarter earnings rose 11 percent as demand for analog chips and lower manufacturing costs overcame a drop in revenue.


Bush attacks Kerry, ties Iraq invasion to war on terrorism

President George W. Bush praised the part-time soldiers of the National Guard, thousands of whom are in Iraq, while steering clear of controversy over his own service 30 years ago.


Osama `ad' may not help either candidate

President Bush tersely countered Osama bin Laden's videotaped attack ad yesterday, saying Americans won't be ``intimidated or influenced'' by the enemy - even as John F. Kerry


Cafe chain sacrifices profits for Polish expansion

A young, up-market coffee and sandwich chain has used a steady sales rise and promising economic growth in host countries Poland, Latvia and the Czech Republic to defend its policy of working at a loss to ...


The cable operator reported fourth-quarter net income of $602 million on solid revenue gains as customers spent more for cable TV. The company also said it will start paying a quarterly dividend.


The first minister is to call for decision making by the European Commission to be spread out further to the regional governments.


Mike Baker discusses the  row over grammar schools and educational selection within the Tory party.


VEVEY, Switzerland -- Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, will buy the medical nutrition unit of pharmaceutical company Novartis for $2.5 billion, the companies said Thursday.


In a harbinger of security threats to come, hackers have exploited a newly announced flaw in Microsoft Corp. programs and begun circulating malicious code hidden in images that use the popular JPEG format.


Ex-Colombian hostage tells of chains, battle fears

Many of the hostages held by Colombian rebels are kept chained in jungle camps surrounded by barbed wire and are terrified by encroaching army artillery and machine gun fire, a freed captive said on Friday.


John F. Kerry and his supporters are adopting President Bush's strategy of playing on the public's security concerns as voters get a heavier-than-ever dose of speeches and television ads from both candidates designed to convince them the other ticket would make the world more dangerous.


Pedro Martinez can go a long way toward putting a dismal September behind him and give the Boston Red Sox a commanding lead in the AL division series when he faces the Anaheim Angels in Game 2. After watching


Brief: IBM to market Sybase Linux database

IBM and Sybase have agreed to add support for Sybase's database software on IBM's eServer OpenPower Linux servers, and the two companies will jointly sell and market each other's products.


Stranded travelers vent fury at airlines

The long lines of frustrated tourists were finally beginning to ease yesterday at area airports swamped by holiday travel snafus. But that was little consolation to a furious Carol Burns, who


Iniziativa dopo ventilata astensione da 27/2 al 2/3


Confronto serrato con le Regioni per legge delega su fisco


Wii still tops in sales; PS3 gains momentum

Sony dropped the price on its PlayStation 3 in July - from $599 to $499 for its 60-gigabyte model - and got a bump in sales, but Nintendo's Wii continued to dominate by posting its largest monthly sales figure of 2007.


THE popular gated concept is steadily and surely pervading the northern states. This is evident from the launch of Sutra Parkhomes by developer Kejora Harta Bhd that will bring this style of living in a private and secure enclave to Bandar Amanjaya in Kedah.


Italian police arrest at least 10 suspected Islamists allegedly linked to blasts in Algeria in April that killed 23.


Prosecutor Tells Jury Peterson Killed Wife to Live a Fantasy

After nearly five months of testimony, the prosecution in the Scott Peterson trial tried to connect all of the dots for jurors in closing arguments on


Detectives confirm arrest in Moscow of mafia boss wanted by both US and UK


Setback for Blair's Push for Mideast Peace

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's Mideast peace push suffered a setback on the eve of his visit when Israel said it would not attend the Mideast conference he's proposing


When Bette Midler opens at Caesarâs Palace in Las Vegas with âThe Showgirl Must Go On,â the stage will reflect this pop divaâs reputation for extravagance.


Democrats Say They Will Hold Bush 'Accountable'

The top two Democrats in the Congress vowed on Wednesday to work with President Bush, but also slammed him on key issues like Iraq and his bid to revamp the Social Security retirement program.


NBA Roundup O'Neal, Pacers defeat Bobcats; James hurt as Rockets ...

Pacers 74, Bobcats 71: Jermaine O'Neal propelled visiting Indiana last night with 24 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Pacers over Charlotte.


The star of the long-running hit TV show "Cheers" on Thursday called for better practices to protect the world's oceans from overfishing and mercury contamination.


Thunderstorms forced NASA to call off the launch of space shuttle Discovery on Saturday, a flight already tense over worries that foam could fall from the external fuel tank and endanger the mission.


The brother of a British engineer held hostage in Iraq said he was encouraged about a possible release after two Italian aid workers were freed after three weeks, while Prime Minister Tony Blair said the British government was trying to contact the man's abductors.


Bundesliga prepares for striker showdown

HAMBURG - Champions Werder Bremen run into Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga's top clash on Saturday highlighted by a showdown of in-form strikers Miroslav Klose and Roy Makaay.


Cell phone customers are increasingly complaining--and suing--over mysterious, hard-to-cancel charges on their monthly bills.


RISPARMIO: SINISCALCO, DDL DEVE RESTITUIRE FIDUCIA A CITTADINI

(AGI) - Roma, 9 dic. - La riforma del risparmio deve contribuire a restituire la fiducia dei risparmiatori nei confronti delle banche. Lo ha sottolineato il Ministro dell'economia, Domenico Siniscalco, nel corso del question time alla Camera.


Bemoaning an election-year leak,   President George W. Bush on Tuesday said he would declassify a   secret terrorism document that included a judgment the Iraq war   had spread Islamic extremism.


Police and fire officials escorted Richmond residents and business owners into their flood-ravaged homes and shops Wednesday, but only to allow them to retrieve pets and essentials such as prescription drugs.


Ubisoft shares fall after Vivendi denies acquisition report

Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment fell sharply following a denial by media giant Vivendi Universal that it was considering a bid for the French videogame maker to thwart a takeover by Electronic Arts of the United States.


Booby trap kills 6 soldiers at Lebanon camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Six Lebanese soldiers were killed on Friday by an explosion in a building booby trapped by Islamist militants at a Palestinian camp in north Lebanon, security sources said.


North Korea nuclear disarmament complex: IAEA

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday that moving to inspect and close facilities behind North Korea's nuclear weapons program would be complex as the two sides seek to rebuild severed ties.


The prime minister announces that Gurkhas who have served in the Army are now entitled to citizenship.


Two whales lost in the Sacramento River encouraged biologists Monday by making progress toward their ocean home, but then abruptly halted their journey at a busy bridge.


Shares of Home Depot Inc. HD.N rose  before the opening bell on Tuesday after the world's largest  home improvement retailer reported a 19 percent rise in  second-quarter profit.


A man in his 60s dies after being trapped when fire takes hold of his County Down home.


Democrats and Republicans both came out with tough talk on Bush's plan, but conditions exist for a compromise.


Of the 40 Welsh MPs, 25 vote for a ban on hunting, six are against, and the remaing nine fail to vote.


Golden Globes give little clarity to Oscar race

Hollywood's Golden Globe nominations did little to define leaders in the Oscar race as experts on Friday said the sweepstakes for the world's top film honors remained confined to a narrow list of contenders.


S.Lanka rebels mourn ideologue as "struggle" grows

Shadowy Sri Lankan rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran on Friday mourned his chief negotiator, ideologue and best friend, saying his death was an irreplaceable loss as the group intensifies its fight for independence.


REDS coach Carlos Quieroz believes Wayne Rooney has received an excessive amount of criticism due to being a Manchester United player.


Stocks Fall As Oil Surpasses $51 a Barrel

Uneasy investors sold stocks mostly lower Tuesday as oil prices climbed above $51 per barrel, creating new worries that rising energy costs would curb consumer spending and corporate profits.


Calcio. Champions League: la Roma cade anche al Bernabeu, Juve di ...

Real Madrid - Roma 4-2, Juventus Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-0. Questi i risultati delle squadre italiane nella seconda giornata della Champions League. La Juventus a Torino supera gli israeliani con un gol di testa di Camoranesi al 37' del primo tempo.


Volcanoes May Have Sparked Life on Earth, Study Says

Peptides are chains of amino acids. They form the proteins that are the basis of living cells. Scientists have had little success in demonstrating a plausible chemical reaction that could have formed peptides


Australia's flagship airline Qantas accepts an improved takeover bid by a consortium led by Macquarie Bank.


Drought catastrophe stalks Australia's food bowl

A thin winter green  carpets Australia's southeast hills and plains, camouflaging  the onset of a drought catastrophe in the nation's food bowl.


Boston Scientific agreed to pay $195 million to settle claims related to a potentially flawed defibrillator made by itâs subsidiary, Guidant.


US resolution threatens sanctions over Darfur

UNITED NATIONS -- The United States distributed a draft UN resolution yesterday that threatens consideration of sanctions on Sudan's oil industry if Khartoum fails to stem violence in its Darfur region or blocks the deployment of thousands of African monitors.


British terror suspects in a plot linked  to security alerts at U.S. financial targets made their first  court appearance Wednesday inside a high-security prison, and  were ordered to remain in custody.


U.S. to resume some military aid to Latin America

MANAGUA, Nicaragua  - Some U.S. military aid kept from Latin American nations that did not agree to exempt American troops from the International Criminal Court will start flowing again when President George W. Bush signs waivers, a senior defense official said on Sunday.


Doctors and nurses on the go often skip soap and water in favor of an alcohol-based hand gel, thinking the quick-acting goo will kill bacteria on their hands and curb the spread of infection.


WASHINGTON -- Americans are living longer than ever, but not as long as people in 41 other countries.


US Dietary Plan Stops Short of Urging Less Sugar

A panel of nutrition experts proposed new US dietary guidelines on Friday that acknowledge a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped short of telling increasingly overweight America to eat less sugar.


Hurricane Ivan Slams Gulf Coast; 20 Dead

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Hurricane Ivan drilled the Gulf Coast on Thursday with 130-mph winds that inflicted far less damage than feared everywhere except Florida's Panhandle, where residents were left with surge-ravaged beachfronts, flooded streets and homes ripped apart by deadly tornadoes...


Oil held near its lifetime high of $100 a barrel on Thursday, fuelled by expectations of another fall in U.S. fuel stocks and a struggling dollar.


âThe best portable media player ever madeâ

That would be the iPod touch, according to Tim Gideon, whose Five (out of five) star review appears on pcmag.com.  The iPod touch âis a thing of beauty,â he says. âFactor in the slick interface, elegant Web browser, the beautiful glass display, the seamless integration of the WiFi music store, and the iPod touch is worth the price. No portable media player has ever done this much so easily, or looked so good doing it.â


G20 focuses on global economic outlook as dlr drops

Finance ministers and central bank governors from the 20 biggest economies were meeting in Berlin on Saturday on the global economic outlook, denying they would focus on a slide in the dollar's exchange rate.


The man suspected of killing Dutch film maker Theo van Gogh is a suspected radical Islamist with alleged terrorist links, the Dutch authorities say.


Actress Mischa Barton was arrested  overnight for driving under the influence, possession of  illegal narcotics and driving without a valid license,  celebrity Web site TMZ reported on Thursday.


Thai military to loom large over civilian govt

Thailand's military looks set to loom   large over an interim civilian government despite pledging it   would step back two weeks after ousting Prime Minister Thaksin   Shinawatra in a bloodless coup.


New Year celebrations across Southeast Asia will be turned into remembrance services for those killed or affected by the quake and tsunamis, with some events canceled outright.


Tom Lehman fires a 62 to take a one-shot lead after the opening day of the Buick Invitational in San Diego.


Japan seeks life for alleged killer of British hostess Blackman

Japanese prosecutors have sought a maximum life in prison sentence for the alleged killer of British bar hostess Lucie Blackman, news reports said.


HOUSEHOLDERS in the west Suffolk district of Forest Heath have suffered one of the highest council tax rises in East Anglia since Labour came to power, according to figures published today by Conservative ...


Jaxtr is the latest in a new crop of VoIP start-ups that is attracting venture capital.


There was a 3% drop in the amount of money lost to card fraud in 2006.


Hurdle Manages to Find Way Through Difficulties

The simple part involves the rocket ship rise to the majors, the cover of Sports Illustrated at 20, the injuries, the unrealized potential, the fall, the move to managing, the road back to the majors, and now, a reappearance in the spotlight.


Per famiglia la spesa annua in bollette aumenta di 48 euro


House approves alternative minimum tax bill

The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave overwhelming final approval to a bill that would ensure millions of middle income taxpayers do not become ensnared by a tax originally designed for millionaires.


Brussels - Opium growing in Afghanistan leapt by two-thirds this year, according to a new UN report on Thursday that warns the former Taliban stronghold could relapse into a "narco-state" and terrorism haven.


Two portraits emerged Monday of Spc. Ryan G. Anderson, the Washington National Guardsman accused of passing military information - including the best way to kill US troops - to men he believed to be al-Qaida terrorists earlier this year.


Olympics: Cut It Out, Give It Back, Cool the Hype

Calls of "cut it out" and "give it back"  competed with a hot United States-vs.-China medals race  Thursday as the 28th Olympiad in Athens went into its final  days with some 80 medals still to be won.


Nato is to expand its mission in Afghanistan to cover the whole of the insurgency-hit country.


NEW YORK - Nasdaq plans to list itself on its own National Market by the end of the year, President and Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said Wednesday.


Tony Blair led the tributes to the murdered hostage Ken Bigley yesterday at a memorial service in Liverpool which was also attended by Cherie Blair and the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw.


Apple computer is facing an inquiry by the Office of Fair Trading after it was criticised for selling music downloads to UK customers at higher prices than in other European countries.


Germany's jobless rate rose to nearly 11 percent in December, the government's labor office said Tuesday, the same day that France said its growth stalled in the third quarter.


BlackBerry Servers Gain New User and Administrator Features

R.I.M.  has released a new version of its BlackBerry Enterprise Server, along with a new social-networking client that ties BlackBerry into a growing array of collaboration applications.


Priyanka to lead India Day Parade in New York

Bollywood beauty Priyanka Chopra is set to lead the 27th India Day Parade as Grand Marshal in New York in August to celebrate the country's 60th Independence Day.


Ha ricevuto il titolo dal presidente Napolitano


THE US space agency has given a green light for the resumption of space shuttle flights in May 2005, more than two years after seven astronauts died in the mid-air disintegration of space shuttle Columbia.


Car Bomb Explodes in Spain, Injuring One

A car bomb exploded Tuesday in the main Basque city of Bilbao, injuring a policeman, news reports said.


Hong Kong's Hang Seng share index finishes the year up 39%, its biggest annual rise since 1999.


WASHINGTON: New York and New Jersey authorities have said they will join a lawsuit suing Saudi Arabia, Osama bin Laden and other Islamic institutions that allegedly raised money for terrorism.


NBA Wrap: Toronto Beats Portland, 101-97

TORONTO (Sports Network) - Vince Carter drilled a  tiebreaking three-pointer with 4.8 seconds remaining to lift  the Toronto Raptors to a 101-97 victory over the Portland Trail  Blazers at Air Canada Center.


Immigration Battle Tugs at Two Women in World Premiere of 'a Good Farmer' in NYC

Playbill - The award-winning 3Graces Theater Co. will stage the world premiere of Sharyn Rothstein's a Good Farmer Sept. 25-Oct. 20 at the Bank Street Theater in Manhattan.


McLaren try to cool feud between Alonso and Hamilton

The McLaren Formula One team has moved to quell claims of an internal feud following Lewis Hamilton's maiden championship victory at the Montreal Grand Prix last weekend.


Cops: Snowblower shortage may tempt thieves

Snow is serious business in New Hampshire, and it's not just the weather that can get ugly this time of year.


This dieting aid smells like victory to start-up

To the morbidly obese, a sniff is worth a thousand bites. So says Compellis Pharmaceuticals, a Somerville start-up that believes it has a breakthrough product to prevent overeating: a nasal spray that turns off smell receptors inside the nose.


WiMax officially counts as 3G, standards body says

The ITU has officially certified mobile WiMax as a 3G technology, despite claims by some that it is overhyped.


Pitcher Mike Hampton homered off Kerry Wood and the Atlanta Braves sent the collapsing Chicago Cubs to the verge of wild-card elimination, holding on for a 5-4 win Friday.


Sophia Young scored a season-high 22 points to lead sixth-ranked Baylor to its eighth straight victory, 74-58 over Washington on Wednesday night.


A wave of defections from Pakistan's ruling party ahead of parliamentary elections is compounding the woes of Pervez Musharraf at a time of rampant Islamic militancy, soaring food prices and anger over the U.S.-backed president's maneuvering to prolong his eight years in power.


Halliburton Units KBR and DII Exit Bankruptcy

Halliburton Co. on Monday said its  subsidiaries Kellogg Brown & Root and DII Industries have  exited bankruptcy.


UK security firm withheld information from army in Iraq: report

Two MPs have demanded an inquiry into claims that a British-based security firm operating in Iraq withheld intelligence from British troops, The Guardian newspaper reported Monday.


A man has been charged with the murder of an Israeli drug dealer whose body was found in a London hotel.


BEA Announces Beehive Code is Now Available in Apache

Beehive Code Now Available in Apache; XMLBeans Officially Approved as Apache Project


HK experts warn against "herbal" slimming products

Researchers in Hong Kong have warned against "natural" or "herbal" slimming products because undeclared and untested variants of banned and controlled drugs have been found in some of them.


India> India to ask Pak to fulfil Musharraf's commitment to fight ...

New Delhi, Sep 3 India today said it had no hesitation in discussing Jammu ad Kashmir or any other issue with Pakistan at the Foreign Ministers' talks between the two countries here on September five-six at which it would ask Pakistan to fulfil President


YANGON, MYANMAR - The military government of Myanmar promised Thursday that it will release another 5,000 prisoners, including some people who have been jailed for political activity.


IRVINE, Calif. -- Broadcom Corp., a supplier of chips used in communications devices, said Friday it may need to record expenses starting at $1.5 billion for stock option accounting flaws, double what it had estimated in July.


Princess Diana's driver was drunk the night she and her boyfriend Dodi Fayed died in a car crash in Paris, a bartender told the court investigating the princess' death.


Rally in Technology Companies and Drop in Oil Price Help Lift Major Markets

Stocks rose yesterday after better-than-expected earnings from Apple and American Express eased concern that the housing slump has depressed consumer spending.


Singapore DBS: Exposure To China Aviation Oil "Modest"

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (D05.SG) Friday said its exposure to China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp. (C47.SG) was "modest," and that it didn't own any shares in the Chinese aviation fuel supplier.


Air France offre 35 cent ad azione, Toto solo 1 cent


Flyers edge Bruins, Bergeron knocked unconscious

The Philadelphia Flyers edged Boston 2-1 on Saturday in a game that saw the Bruins' Patrice Bergeron taken to hospital after being knocked unconscious.


Blog: Walt Mossberg interviews the YouTube founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley.


Mastercard must drop fees it charges for cross-border transactions or face daily fines of 3.5 percent of daily global turnover, European Union regulators said Tuesday.


Milano, 22:48 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: MILAN-LILLE 0-2

Nell'ultima gara del girone H di Champions League il Milan è stato battuto al Meazza dal Lill...


Presentazione a gennaio 2007, nei negozi a fine luglio


the Sun found out, police feel the number excludes too many while libertarians argue the danger of the bank having them at all. The fingerprint examiner gingerly opens another Purolator bag containing DNA


Pakistanis bury dead from battle for mosque

Grieving relatives and villagers buried a slain Pakistani radical cleric on Thursday, but almost 70 followers killed with him when troops stormed Islamabad's Red Mosque were interred without ceremony in unmarked graves.


Screening might catch more cases of elder abuse

NEW YORK  - Screening elderly adults for signs of abuse may catch many more cases than otherwise would be, a new study suggests.


U.S. says must fix treatment of wounded war veterans

The Bush administration said on Tuesday problems in the treatment of wounded U.S. war veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan need to be fixed, after reports that many face neglect in the Army's medical system.


US planes fire a missile into rebel positions in the Iraqi city of Falluja for the fourth day, killing a civilian.


AN AXE-WIELDING passenger who attacked two pilots aboard a Norwegian passenger plane in an apparent but failed bid to crash it was to be placed today in police detention for four weeks, police said.


Blair Should Resign, Says Hostage's Brother

The brother of Kenneth Bigley, the British hostage being held in Iraq, said today that Prime Minister Tony Blair should resign. âTony Blair is a gentleman and a statesman,â Paul Bigley told BBC television.


Arafat Has `Exhaustion,' Condition Is Satisfactory, Aides Say

Yasser Arafat is suffering from ``exhaustion,'' his aides said, as teams of doctors were brought to his headquarters in the West Bank amid reports the 75-year-old Palestinian leader is critically ill.


Centravanti del Livorno, no a discriminazioni tra stadi


Hu Takes Full Power in China as He Gains Control of Military

China's president, Hu Jintao, replaced Jiang Zemin as the country's military chief and de facto top leader on Sunday, state media announced, completing the first orderly transfer


Relax NG Compact Syntax validator   This release brings the patches from RNV 1.7.9's Debian package upstream. Besides the addition of a man page this includes build related fixes only. If RNV 1.7.9 worked for you there is no need to update.   Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=194726  Changelog: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=574334&group_id=194726


HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (Sports Network) - The New York Jets and  defensive end Shaun Ellis have agreed to a long-term contract  extension. Terms were not disclosed, but Sunday's Newark  Star-Ledger reported the deal to be worth more than $15  million.


Commessa da 1,2 miliardi di euro per 51 elicotteri A129


iPhone Delivers Up to Eight Hours of Talk Time

CUPERTINO, Calif., June 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple(R) today announced that iPhone(TM) will deliver significantly longer battery life when it ships on June 29 than was originally estimated when iPhone was unveiled in January.


So you're under attack. What's your first move? According to a Microsoft official who survived the massive attack on that company in 2000, start by getting control of yourself -- or run the risk of freaking out the entire chain of command.


By Carolyn Y. Johnson, The Boston Globe  Feb. 19--To the true technophile, personal digital devices are more  anatomy than accessory, and the physical world is kind of a nuisance. A simple  trip to the mall can be a distraction: You actually have to look up from your  screen.


What do you do when you evoke the ire of the ad industry's largest trade organization? You launch an editorial-cartoon contest about it, of course. That's what Talent Zoo, the Atlanta-based job-recruitment and -placement specialist for the ad business, did last week after that nasty spat with the 4A's over a column on the Talent Zoo Web site criticizing Advertising Week.


SAfrica's Mbeki visits Zimbabwe as talks intensify

South African President Thabo Mbeki travels to Zimbabwe on Thursday to meet officials of the ruling ZANU-PF and main opposition parties after reports that a deal to end a political crisis was imminent.


Falluja Rebels Fight On; Clashes Across Iraq

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes, artillery and  mortars attacked areas of Falluja on Monday as diehard  insurgents held out to the last in the week-long battle and  heavy clashes broke out in the Iraqi cities of Mosul and  Baquba.


More whales dead and stranded off Australia's south coast

HOBART : A second pod of 17 whales has died in a mysterious mass beaching on King Island in the Bass Strait off Australia's south coast following the fatal stranding of 80 whales and dolphins at the weekend.


Violent clashes are continuing in the Gaza Strip on the fifth day of Israeli attacks in the region. At least three Palestinians were killed in early morning raids launched shortly after Israel's army chief


Lebanese troops captured the spokesman for Fatah Islam and three other militants early Saturday, about two weeks after the army crushed the al-Qaida-inspired group in a northern Palestinian refugee camp, a military spokesman said.


Former Russian spy Litvinenko dead in mysterious poisoning

Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died, doctors said, three weeks after being mysteriously poisoned in what critics alleged was a Soviet-style sting by Moscow's secret services, a charge denied by the Kremlin.


Making AIDS Drugs Available to Kids in the Developing World

The Clinton Foundation has helped create an affordable single-pill treatment and negotiated lowered price for 19 other pediatric AIDS drugs


The big deal with the Treo 650 is its beautiful, sharp screen and a color liquid-crystal display that offers four times the resolution as the Treo 600's LCD.


Actor Peter Fonda is auctioning off some of his memorabilia from "Easy Rider," including the American flag taken from the back of the jacket he wore throughout the film.


DOJ still wants spy suit against Verizon tossed

Attorneys for class action suits accusing the telco of illicit NSA cooperation say a senior intelligence official's recent statements bolster their arguments. The feds disagree.


Sudanese rebels will attend peace talks on Darfur

CAIRO   Rebels from Sudan's Darfur region will go to peace talks in Nigeria demanding that militias accused of atrocities be disarmed and those responsible for committing crimes against civilians be tried, a spokesman said Thursday.


The Royal British Legion launches its annual poppy drive with a hard-hitting campaign for funds to support troops and their families


Gunfire Erupts During Powell Visit to Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti  - Shooting erupted on  Wednesday outside Haiti's presidential palace while Secretary  of State Colin Powell was inside talking with the interim  leaders of the violence-plagued country.


Merck & Co. is making a third try to sell the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs without a prescription.


Dopo il 7% opzionato stamani con contratti 'shere swap'


Asian Stocks Rise as Oil Drops From Record; Toyota Leads Gain

Asian stocks rose after oil prices fell from a record on Friday, easing concern higher energy costs will damp consumer spending and corporate profits.


Palestinians Vote for Successor to Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Sunday for a successor to Yasser Arafat and looked likely to  elect Mahmoud Abbas, who has promised to revive peacemaking  with Israel after years of bloodshed.


The CAPS community thinks this stock will get some more love.


FDA Testing Limits of Medical Technology

WASHINGTON Sept. 11, 2004 - A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be.


ISLAMABAD: Government and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) both Monday denied that bail grant followed by the release of former Senator and spouse of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was outcome of any deal between government and PPP.


Huckabee plans quick foray from Iowa to Leno show

FORT DODGE, Iowa  - From snowy Iowa to the bright lights of comedian Jay Leno's studio in Burbank, California, Republican Mike Huckabee's upstart presidential campaign was taking a roundabout route on Wednesday.


Iranian MP welcomes Allawi visit to Tehran

Iranian Majlis deputy and member of foreign policy and national security commission Elham Aminzadeh said Monday the forthcoming trip of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to Iran ushers in a new chapter in bilateral relations.


Russia, Japan ban British poultry over bird flu

Russia and Japan banned British poultry imports as Britain pressed ahead with a cull of 160,000 turkeys after the nation's first outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu in farmed poultry.


Indonesia to declare bird flu a national disaster

Indonesia will declare bird flu a national disaster following a fresh flare-up in the country, which has the world's highest human death toll from the virus, the planning minister said on Wednesday.


A 6-under-par 66 on Friday gives Joe Ogilvie a two-shot lead at 23 under after the third round of the Bob Hope Classic.


Bush, Kerry Take on Economy, Iraq in Labor Day Rallies

CANONSBURG, Pa./POPLAR BLUFF  - Democratic  presidential nominee John Kerry, fresh from a campaign revamp  and slipping in the polls, tried to focus on the economy on  Monday but instead offered new criticism of the Iraq war, while  President Bush touted his tax reform.


Sofia Opens Christmas Crafts Bazaar ... |read|

Business: 26 November 2004, Friday. A Christmas Crafts Bazaar opens in the Bulgarian capital Friday, bringing under the same roof 8,500 works by 145 craftsmen from across the country.


Calcium Channel Blocker Prevents T Helper Type 2 Cell-Mediated Airway Inflammation

By Gomes, Bruno; Cabral, Marilena Djata; Gallard, Alexandra; Savignac, Magali; Et al  Rationale: Ca2+ signaling controls the production of T helper (Th) type 2 cytokines known to be deleterious in asthma.


CBS was hot as a pistol in the primetime ratings derby for the week ending Dec. 5, with six of its series hitting their best numbers of the season: "Everybody Loves Raymond," "CSI: Miami," "The King of Queens," "Judging Amy," "The Amazing Race" and "NCIS."


Cricket: Australian cricketers to wear black armbands in Miller's ...

SYDNEY : Australia's cricket team will wear black armbands in the second Test against India in Madras in respect for one of Australia's greatest cricketers Keith Miller, Cricket Australia said.


Pluto's Still Cool in School: One-Time Planet's Demotion to a 'Dwarf' Inspires New Lessons From Teachers.

By Michael Duck, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Sep. 5--Dwarfed by the towering, dark dome of Bethlehem Area School District's planetarium, teacher Bill Safranek flipped to a slide depicting what used to be the nine planets of the solar system.


Iran Releases Third Iranian-American Detainee

Kian Tajbakhsh, an urban planner with ties to the Open Society Institute, was arrested in May and released early Thursday, but he is not allowed to leave the country yet.


The evil Dr. Diabetes leaps from a hospital window, crashing through the glass, determined to infect anyone in his path with the chronic, debilitating disease from which he takes his name.


Israel Plan to Use Settlement As Hospital

Israel has proposed leaving a Gaza settlement intact to be used as a hospital after an Israeli pullout, and wants to sell an industrial zone on the edge of the coastal strip to international bodies, Israeli officials said.


Annika Sorenstam could only manage a level-par 72 on day three of the ADT Tour Championship in Florida but it was enough to maintain a one-stroke lead.


RNCÃ¢ÂÂs Financial Edge Not Enough to Preserve Majority in Congress

The Republican National Committee (RNC) maintained a decisive advantage over the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in fundraising over the 2005-06 election cycle, as confirmed by the organizationsÃ¢ÂÂ periodic reports to the Federal Election Commission (FEC).


Tony Bastable, one of the original presenters of children's TV show Magpie, dies aged 62.


US and Iraqi troops have seized much of the troubled city of Falluja from insurgents, the US military has said. Send us your comments.


Iraqi militant group led by al-Zarqawi calls for release of CARE ...

The militant group al-Qaida in Iraq purportedly called Friday for the release of the kidnapped executive of the CARE charity, Margaret


Presidente Partito Popolare, serve nuovo partito di centro


No E. coli found at two Calif. spinach plants

Tests by regulators of two   California food-processing plants linked to an outbreak of E.   coli in bagged spinach found no contamination by the toxic   bacteria, a top officer with their operator said on Thursday.


Christmas Bombing Toll in Iraq Rises to 12

A car bomb killed three civilians after detonating Saturday near a US military convoy south of Baghdad, and the death toll rose to nine from an apparent truck


A judge on Tuesday ordered a retrial for the only person to be convicted of involvement in the 1998 bombing in Omagh Â the deadliest terror strike in Northern Ireland history.


ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa was the manager of the Oakland A's almost two decades ago when he helped revolutionize baseball. La Russa and his pitching coach, Dave Duncan, took a washed-up starting pitcher, Dennis


Controversial French Author Francoise Sagan Dies

French author Francoise Sagan, who shot  to fame with her first novel "Bonjour Tristesse" at the age of  18 and courted controversy throughout her life, died on Friday,  a hospital spokesman said. Sagan, who was 69, was an icon of  1950s intellectuals and lived the Bohemian lifestyle she  portrayed in her writing. She was a longstanding friend of late  President Francois Mitterrand and was convicted of taking drugs  and for tax evasion.


Leading physicians call for more sports medicines specialists to help UK athletes and to help tackle obesity.


Scotland Yard feared attempt to stop suspected war criminal would lead to gun battle at airport


Underneath the competition, sportsmanship ethic prevails

Many athletes exude ideals of Games, from embraces in the pool to a fencing timeout. By Mark Sappenfield | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Feel like going to the doctor is a waste of time? With a little preparation, your next doctorâs visit can be a lot more productive.


New hard drive technology developed with Tohoku University could increase areal density to 1Tbit/sq inch and beyond.


RFID-enabled asset management and supply chain solution provider Fluensee was named Rookie of the Year at the seventh annual Apex Awards, one of the nation's largest annual technology award events. Fluensee was selected for the Rookie of the Year top honor out of 115 total Apex Award nominations.


How Did He Become the Government's Favorite Architect?

For years, Thom Mayne was known as L.A.'s countercultural, hard-to-work-with architect. Now he's the government's go-to guy. The evolution of an anti-bourgeois builder.


Turkey's patience running out after rebel attack

President Abdullah Gul warned Kurdish rebels on Thursday that Turkey's patience was running out after Turkish forces said they had repelled a guerrilla attack near the Iraqi border.


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They were playing the role of spoilers, heavy underdogs to a Southern California team that wants to prove it is the best college football team in the country this season.


Lawmaker Seeks Probe Into Bush Documents

NEW YORK - Top Republicans on Wednesday tried to tie the Kerry campaign to disputed documents used by CBS News for a story examining President Bush's Vietnam-era service in the Texas National Guard and called for a congressional investigation.    Meanwhile, CBS News president Andrew Heyward promised to work harder to answer questions about the veracity of memos it believes were written by the president's late National Guard commander...


A fire engulfed portions of a central North Carolina nursing home Monday night, killing one resident and injuring 19 others, a county official said.


Airwaves sale is payoff for digital move

So far, the decade-long transition to digital broadcasting has mostly been about pain. Beginning Thursday, the public will start to see the gain.


Computer giant Sun offers vast processing power and storage rental for 69p an hour.


Britain pledges nearly 30 million dollars for Asian aid effort

The British government pledged 15 million pounds (21.3 million euros, 28.9 million dollars) for the aid effort to help survivors of the tidal waves which have devastated Asian coastlines.


Steven Gerrard has warned Liverpool he will seek a transfer in the summer if the club do not start winning trophies.


N.Korea Blast Scene a Construction Site -- Diplomats

Diplomats who visited the scene of a mysterious explosion in North Korea said the site was a hydroelectric construction project, and one envoy said more blasts were planned, Kyodo news agency reported.


UPDATE 2-Mylan defends King deal amid investor concerns

Generic drug maker Mylan Laboratories Inc. reaffirmed on Wednesday its planned $3.37 billion purchase of King Pharmaceuticals Inc.


Shares of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc.  KKD.N fell more than 17 percent before the bell on Thursday  after the doughnut chain posted sharply lower quarterly  earnings and signaled that the second half of the year would be  weak.


North Korea talks scramble for energy breakthrough

Talks on the future of North Korea's nuclear arms program entered a fifth day on Monday with negotiators scrambling for progress after Pyongyang's demands for energy compensation were rejected.


Steve Gerber, Creator of Howard the Duck, Dies at 60

Mr. Gerber created Howard the Duck, the dour, dyspeptic, utterly disagreeable and therefore wildly popular comic-book hero of the 1970s.


XIAMEN, China -- By the hundreds of thousands, the urgent text messages ricocheted around cellphones in Xiamen, warning of a catastrophe that would spoil the city's beautiful seaside environment and foul its sweet-smelling tropical breezes.


=== One-hit wonders by Backe and Kent give Houston NLCS lead ===

Brandon Backe's arm and Jeff Kent's bat have gotten the Houston Astros within a game of where the franchise has never been before - the World Series.


Marsalis' NYC Jazz Mecca Ready for Debut

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Wynton Marsalis is a man with a  mission.


Filippine, liberato l'operatore umanitario italiano rapito ieri

E' stato liberato e sta bene l'operatore umanitario italiano rapito ieri nelle Filippine. Andrea Cianferoni, 29 anni, agronomo toscano che lavora da due anni per l'organizzazione non governativa 'Movimondo


Stock futures edge higher, GM in spotlight

Stock futures indicated a strong market  open on Monday, extending the previous week's gains, with  General Motors  in focus as the struggling automaker  faces the prospect of its first strike in almost a decade.


The country should have been better prepared for the summer floods in England, an independent review will say.


CRAWFORD, Texas  - President George W. Bush condemned the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Thursday, an act of violence that shredded U.S. hopes for democratic elections in the country that is a key ally in Bush's war on terrorism.


Il legale, Alberto non sta bene e spera di uscire presto


Former Scotland Office minister Brian Wilson is to stand down at the next general election, it emerges.


CIT Group Posts Quarterly Loss, Cuts Outlook

CIT Group Inc. , a consumer and commercial finance company, posted a second-quarter loss on Wednesday and cut its earnings forecast for the rest of the year as it exits home lending.


Apple to Open iPhone to Developers via Web

WWDC 2007 - Responding to feedback from developers, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said Monday that the company would open up the iPhone platform for third party application. The initial concern with such a capability was security, but Jobs says Apple came up with "a very sweet solution."


Ukrainian prosecutors reopened their investigation into allegations Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned after doctors treating the opposition leader confirmed he had been slipped the toxic chemical dioxin, as Yushchenko returned home Sunday to campaign for this month's presidential runoff vote.


NEW YORK - The price of oil settled above $50 a barrel for the first time Friday amid concerns about tight supplies globally and hurricane-related production problems in the Gulf of Mexico.    On the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude for November delivery settled at a record $50.12 per barrel, up 48 cents...


Liberian children get unexpected windfall from Rooney transfer

While Everton fans are aghast at the loss of Wayne Rooney to Manchester United, for some children in far-off Liberia there is an unexpected bonus - a mass of unwanted Everton football shirts bearing the teenage star's name.


Roma, 11:48 - CALCIO, CLASSIFICA MONDIALE FIFA; L'ITALIA SCENDE: E' 5/A

Questa la nuova classifica mondiale stilata dalla Fifa. Il Brasile mantiene la prima posizione, la F...


ON SOCCER: Ashley Cole has image problem

With the glamorous lifestyle that comes with having a pop star wife, Ashley Cole seems to have everything going for him as a highly paid soccer player. He recently picked up a 50 percent pay raise by joining two-time English champion Chelsea and now earns $170,000 a week. He's even being hailed as the world's best left-sided defender and his autobiography is being serialized in The Times of London.


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kurt Busch explained what the Daytona 500 is all about in one simple declarative sentence.


Now in control, Democrats seek unified war strategy

In pushing for a bipartisan plan, they seek to avoid 'ownership' of the Iraq war.


Dollar Tree reports higher quarterly results

Dollar Tree Stores Inc.  reported higher quarterly profit on Wednesday, inching past Wall Street estimates, helped by strong demand for a variety of holiday items.


POSTICIPO SERIE A, FINISCE 1-1 TRA MILAN E ROMA A S.SIRO

(AGI) Milano, 7 nov. - Finito 1-1 il posticipo tra Milan e Roma a S.Siro con gol di Shevchenko al 6/0 del primo tempo e di Montella al terzo della seconda frazione. Questi i risultati del pomeriggio: Atalanta


Shell profit slips to 6.4 billion dollars as oil output declines

Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that third-quarter net profit fell eight percent but still reached almost 6.4 billion dollars (4.5 billion euros) on the back of record high oil prices.


The top two U.S. intelligence officials made a secret visit to Pakistan in early January to seek permission from President Pervez Musharraf for greater involvement of American forces in trying to ferret out al-Qaida and other militant groups active in the tribal regions along the Afghanistan border, a senior U.S. official said.


Having completed a years-long scientific review, the Food and Drug Administration is set to announce as early as next week that meat and milk from cloned farm animals and their offspring can start appearing on supermarket shelves, sources in contact with the agency said yesterday.


As ancient meat-eaters grew, they also died out

Being the biggest dog might pay off at feeding time, but species that grow too large are likely to be be more vulnerable to extinction, new research suggests.


A seguito della sospetta morte del bimbo di 18 mesi


Science & environment: A European-wide ruling to increase wheat supply could have a 'devastating effect' on Britain's already threatened farmland birds, RSPB warns.


Voters in two east German states angry over high unemployment and cuts in social programs handed a rebuke Sunday to Germany's two biggest parties, giving big gains to far right and former Communist groups, projections showed.


Outsourcing is seen as an increasing problem and UK firms should not move more jobs abroad, a survey finds.


Eastman Kodak EK.N said on Monday it  would buy printing technology firm Creo Inc. CREO.O CRE.TO  for about $980 million in cash to bolster its strategy to push  more aggressively into commercial printing.


Kingston upon Hull receives quarter share of Â£8m in recovery grants but Leeds is handed Â£100,000.


Copyrighting the pyramids...ActivePerl 5.10...4x6 prints for 9 cents...Sony Alpha A700 firmware...customers who appreciate lower-megapixel Fujifilm F30/31 cameras


Colgate-Palmolive is to cut about 4,440 jobs -12 per cent of the workforce - and close roughly one-third of its factories amid fierce competition from Procter & Gamble.


The $150-million epic film "Alexander" lost the box office battle, bringing in a lowly $13.5 million to land in the No. 6 spot. Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" held on to the No. 1 spot for the second week with $33.1 million, while "The In...


Hasheem Thabeet had 15 points, seven rebounds and six blocked shots and Connecticut beat No. 13 Marquette 89-73 on Sunday, snapping the Huskies' seven-game losing streak against ranked teams.


Nel bergamasco, donna porta bimbo fuori dalla casa in fiamme


Six major Internet companies sued over e-mail filtering patent

A lawsuit filed this week claims that Google, Yahoo, AOL, Amazon.com, Borders and IAC/InteractiveCorp violated a patent for an automatic message routing system held by Polaris IP.


Craig Gordon: Could not be faulted for the loss of the goal and made a tremendous save at the beginning of the second half to deny Serghei Dadu.


Bolivia seizes control of the country's largest tin smelter complex, as the government nationalises the facility.


Two injured in Berkshire A second letter bomb exploded in the UK this morning injuring two men.â¦


Potrebbe nascere colosso da 187 miliardi di dollari


US Treasuries flat in Asia, market eyes rate rise

0530 GMT - US Treasury prices little changed in Asia as market shifted focus to a policy-setting meeting of US Federal Reserve later in the week, which market expects to raise interest rates by 25 basis points.


In Giappone il marchio e' anche a Tokyo, Fukuoka e Hiroshima


Catania, 14:47 - CALCIO, CATANIA: SKY ACQUISISCE DIRITTI TV

L'emittente satellitare Sky ha acquisito i diritti esclusivi per la trasmissione sul satellite di tu...


Brussels' 50-year commitment to free competition has been dropped from a draft treaty to reform the EU.


Hard-hitting ads to encourage smokers to quit, particularly those who are parents, will appear on TV screens from Boxing Day.


A trial offers hard evidence to back the assumption that the opiate morphine can calm a long-standing cough.


La norma applica cosÃ¬ le disposizioni della Finanziaria Previsto un gettito aggiuntivo di 1,1 miliardi di euro                                           Fisco, rincarano i bolli Pubblicato il decreto


Da questa sera Loredana e Raffaella Lecciso, diventano veline di 'Striscia la notizia'. Le sorelle piÃ¹ 'chiaccherate' della tv saranno infatti al fianco di Ezio Greggio e Michelle Hunziker per una settimana.


A 10-year-old was treated last year for alcohol-related illness at a Northern Ireland hospital, it has emerged.


Halliburton Finds Talk of Nigerian Bribes

Halliburton Co. HAL.N, once run by  Vice President Dick Cheney, said an internal probe found  information suggesting that members of a consortium it helps  lead considered bribing Nigerian officials to win business.


Asia quake's tsunamis kill at least 13,390

Legions of rescuers spread across Asia Monday after an earthquake of epic power struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean, unleashing 20-foot tidal waves that ravaged coasts across thousands of miles and killed at ...


Satellite write-downs widen DirecTV's loss

DirecTV Group, the largest satellite television programmer, said its loss widened considerably in the third quarter because of a one-time charge to pay for new satellites.


Simonetta De Benedetti si Ã¨ spenta nella sua casa romanaAveva 85 anni. I funerali lunedÃ¬ alle 10 al Verano                                          E' morta la moglie di Eugenio Scalfari Il cordoglio della politica e dei giornalisti


An attempt to stop scientific research into human-animal "hybrid" embryos fails in the House of Lords.


New Indonesian presdient faces tough tasks

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was declared Indonesia's next president today and now faces the tough task of rebuilding a country plagued by attacks from al-Qaida-linked terrorists, separatist conflicts and an economy still reeling from


Sarkozy unveils masterplan to kickstart French economy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government on Thursday unveiled details of a costly masterplan to "shock" the economy back to life, the first part of his ambitious economic and social reform drive.


Morgan Library Chooses Familiar Face for Its Next Chief

William M. Griswold, the director and president of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, was a curator at the Morgan for six years.


Virgin has been told it is the frontrunner to take control of troubled bank Northern Rock, the BBC learns.


Spanish town beats Venice to Woody Allen premiere

OVIEDO, Spain  - Director Woody Allen held a secret premiere of his new film "Cassandra's Dream" in the northern Spanish city of Aviles on Monday, ahead of its official unveiling at the Venice film festival later this year.


Study Shows Women Getting Back on Hormone Therapy

About a quarter of U.S. women who stopped taking hormone replacement therapy after it was found to raise the risk of heart disease and some cancers have gone back on it, according to a new study.


Hank Williams Jr. and bluegrass duo Flatt & Scruggs will be among this year's five new inductees into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the hall announced Monday.


City of Fables Unearths Real Heroes from Roman Era

It is the home of Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole and Camelot -- or so legend has it.


For the U.S., a Big Deficit and Little Time to Come Back

Europe will enter the 12 singles matches Sunday holding a 11-5 lead and needing to finish with only 14 points to retain the Ryder Cup.


Kluivert nets twice against first Arab team in UEFA match

Patrick Kluivert struck twice for Newcastle United in a 2-0 victory over Bnei Sakhnin of Israel, thefirst Arab team to play in the UEFA Cup first-round, first-leg match on Thursday.


Clear Channel Communications posts lower profit

Clear Channel Communications Inc.  , which has agreed to be acquired by two private equity  firms and the company's founding Mays family, on Friday posted  a lower profit from a year ago, before it spun off its  entertainment unit.


A car bomb damaged a U.S. diplomatic vehicle in Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 16, but the U.S. State Department said no Americans were hurt by the blast.


MOVIE REVIEW: 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason'

You know, Bridget Jones? A fellow diary-writing fiend whose endearingly screwed-up life inspired a 2001 movie based on her misadventures.


Futility still a theme for the 'cursed' few

Bee Staff Writer. If misery loves company, the baseball fans of Chicago are in big trouble. They don't have the Boston Red Sox to kick around anymore.


Kano intensifies polio immunisation drive

Health workers in northern Nigeria's Kano state began a four-day house-to-house oral polio immunisation exercise of four million children less than five.


Torino, 19:12 - CALCIO, MOGGI COMPRA PAGINA GIORNALE PER AUGURI TIFOSI JUVE

Luciano Moggi ha acquistato un'intera pagina di giornale per fare gli auguri agli juventini. Il mess...


Icelandair Buys 8.4 Pct. Stake in EasyJet

Icelandair Group said Friday it had bought an 8.4 percent stake in budget airline easyJet PLC, whose share price has soared during two days of hectic trading.


Charges have been dismissed against the former commander of a detention facility where an Iraqi prisoner was dragged by the neck and later died.


ABC News American, 3 Others Kidnapped in Iraq

Security guards look over posters promoting the upcoming Iraqi national elections in Baghdad, Iraq Monday, Nov. 1, 2004. Voter registration for the January balloting officially began Monday.


G.M. Selling a Truck Business to Navistar

Analysts have estimated the medium-duty truck unit, which includes the GMC TopKick and Chevrolet Kodiak, to be worth about $500 million.


Report: Ailing Pavarotti expresses faith

Luciano Pavarotti said he will remain optimistic until his death that he can overcome pancreatic cancer, in an interview with an Italian newspaper published Tuesday. The interview published in Corriere della Sera quoted Pavarotti as saying that the cancer was punishment for his good fortune.


Viewpoint: The former President has cheapened the Democratic race, says Joe Klein, and is in danger of spoiling his wife's chances


By any standard Philip Roth is a major American writer. His 26 previous books have won a Pulitzer Prize and two National Book Awards, a National Medal of the Arts and a Gold Medal in Fiction, a PEN/Faulkner Award and a National Book Critics Circle Award.


Elderly with Heart Failure May Do Well on Statins

Treatment with cholesterol-lowering "statin" drugs, such as Lipitor and Zocor, seems to improve survival in elderly patients with heart failure, new research suggests.


Japan unveils plans to cut government spending

TOKYO : The Japanese government has outlined plans to cut its spending for the next fiscal year. This comes as it projects that the world's second largest


San Paolo, 16:25 - CALCIO, BRASILE: LA FIAT SPONSORIZZA ANCHE IL CRUZEIRO

Dopo Palmeiras di San Paolo e Atletico del Minas Gerais, anche il Cruzeiro apporrà sulla sua ...


Gamble of a lifetime for space odyssey to Titan

In a few weeks, after a seven-year journey across the solar system, a robot spacecraft bristling with British instruments will plunge into the atmosphere of the mysterious, methane-shrouded world of Titan.


Miller's slalom victory nets super-combi title

Bode Miller was far from his best in the slalom portion of yesterday's World Cup super-combi, and that might be why the American won both the race and clinched the discipline title.


Mark Stuart broke a tie in the second period, Phil Kessel and Matt Lashoff added insurance goals in the third, and the Boston Bruins ended a six-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday.


Smith's academic status is not a problem

Sophomore running back Jeff Smith's academic status has not been a problem, Boston College officials said yesterday.


Hospitals will be told exactly how to clean their wards under new guidelines hoped to cut MRSA deaths.


'Mercenaries' to face Equatorial Guinea 'justice'

The trial of eight South Africans accused of plotting a coup in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea is due to open in Malabo with claims of torture and denial of due process casting doubt over the proceedings.


Lightning strike three times to end Penguins' winning streak

The Tampa Bay Lightning took advantage of an injury to Pittsburgh All-Star Sidney Crosby to cruise to a 3-0 victory on Friday, snapping the Penguins' seven-game home winning streak.


BT tries to enter US market with Infonet purchase

BT Group PLC is trying for a third time to crack the US market with the purchase of Infonet Services Corp. for a massive US$965 million.


Curry craving inspires 9,000-mile takeaway order

A group of English cricket fans watching their team play in Australia were so desperate for a curry from their favourite chef that they ordered one from Britain, and the restaurant's managers promised to deliver.


The guy going to the mound for the Minnesota Twins tonight may not be the best player on the team, but he is the most important.


US Plans Would Defer Roan Plateau Drilling

The US Bureau of Land Management said on Friday its preferred plan for the rim of the Roan Plateau in western Colorado is to defer oil and natural gas drilling until 80 percent of anticipated wells are drilled below the rim.


WHO Studies Ways to Cope with Possible Influenza Pandemic

About 60 experts meeting at the Geneva-based World Health Organization have agreed on a strategy to try to prevent and contain a global influenza outbreak that they say could kill millions of people.


ANALYSIS: Treasure trove of films behind Sony's MGM bid

You would quite literally have to be from another planet, analysts say, not to see what Sony Corp. fancied about Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.


Bergamo, 18:04 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: COSTRUITO MOLTO PER VINCERE PARTITA

''Devo ringraziare la curva dell'Atalanta che mi ha salutato. Per me giocare a Bergamo non è ...


Searching for Scenes From Shanghai's Lost Past

Merchant and Ivory try filming a period piece in one of the world's most futuristic cities.


OKLAHOMA CITY - Bud Welch, who lost a daughter in the Oklahoma City bombing, went from wanting to kill bomber Timothy McVeigh to becoming a leading opponent of the death penalty. And along the way, he came to know and have sympathy for McVeigh's father, Bill McVeigh...


The man behind a plan to build a visitor's centre at the Giants Causeway is a member of the DUP.


Reports Show Signs of Continued Weakness in the Economy

Reports on factory orders and the labor market portrayed an economy that is skirting recession as attention shifts to government figures on employment to be released Friday.


Russia said Friday it regrets Iran's decision not to halt uranium enrichment by a U.N. deadline, underscoring the growing impatience of one of Tehran's key allies on the Security Council.


Sports officials have dismissed the head of Iran's soccer federation over the country's poor showing at the World Cup, state-run television reported.


As it cools its heels waiting for a response from BEA Systems, Oracle announces plan to buy the operational planning software maker.


Iraqi Official: Zarqawi Barely Avoids Capture

U.S. and Iraqi security forces may  have come close to capturing Iraqi al Qaeda leader Abu Musab  al-Zarqawi in the past two weeks and are weakening his support  network, Iraq's interior minister said on Thursday.


A Canadian who was 15 when he was captured in Afghanistan and a Yemeni accused of chauffeuring Osama bin Laden confront terrorism charges Monday under a reconfigured military tribunal system that critics say remains unconstitutional.


Ossie Davis, the actor distinguished for roles dealing with racial injustice on stage, screen and in real life, has died, an aide said Friday. He was 87.


Survey: Current retirees largely keep employer drug plans

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Despite absorbing three straight years of double-digit increases in retiree health-care costs, more than half of employers that offer retiree health and drug coverage plan to keep it when the Medicare prescription drug benefit


Britons Prefer Kerry to Bush for World Safety

A large majority of Britons think a US election victory for John Kerry is the best outcome for global security, according to a new poll in a Sunday newspaper.


Francisco Liriano and the Minnesota Twins are somewhat relieved, yet mostly mystifed over the rookie left-hander's latest test results.


Yahoo Launches Premium Personals Service

Yahoo Inc.  late on Tuesday launched Personals Premier, a premium online dating service aimed at attracting serious relationship seekers with deeper pockets.


Chem Lab: Heath Ledger Is Fodder for Macabre Science Blogs

Heath Ledger's death engenders blog threads trying to determine the science behind his apparent drug overdose.


Australian girl band to sizzle in Hey Baby

Sajid KhanÂs is doing everything possible to add leverage to his


GDF, Suez propose anti-trust defence for their planned merger

French energy groups Gaz de France and Suez said they have proposed five measures including asset transfers in reply to the EU Commission about anti-trust concerns raised by their controversial tie-up.


Indian Gap supplier using child labour: report

An Indian supplier to clothing retailer Gap has been found using child labour to produce items for Gap Kids branches in Europe and the United States, the Observer newspaper reported here on Sunday.


Skulls on your Symbian phone? Don't panic!

PETALING JAYA: Virus experts at British software security firm Sophos Plc have advised customers not to panic, following media reports of a Trojan horse which infects cellphones.


GM Reportedly in Talks With Daimler to Buy Chrysler Unit

Shares of DaimlerChrysler climbed yesterday after media reports that General Motors was in talks to buy the German firm's Chrysler division.


Russian and Iranian nuclear officials failed for a second day Thursday to resolve a dispute over the construction of a Russian-built nuclear energy plant that has fallen behind schedule because of what Moscow said were delays in payments.


A major employers' group claims plans to impose rates on NI industry will devastate the economy.


As call levels return to normal, the ambulance service says its 'special emergency' status is no longer in place.