Kremlin candidate favourite as Chechens vote amid fears of ...

GROZNY, Russia : Chechens voted in an election expected to crown a Kremlin-backed candidate as the strife-torn republic's new leader, with thousands of security personnel patrolling its streets against the threat of rebel attacks.


Triumph for People Power After Ukraine Vote Annulled

Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko declared victory in an "orange revolution" on Friday  after the ex-Soviet state's top judges annulled a rigged  election and ordered a new vote on Dec. 26.


Ricerca Emf, i piu' indebitati in Europa sono gli svizzeri


Punta ad acquisire il 97,12% del capitale della "maison"


Microsoft says its purchase of Medstory is part of an effort to build a suite of tools and services related to health care.


Tra presidente Abu Mazen e capo Hamas Meshaal


Iraqi PM Says Sticking to January Election Plan

Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Sunday national elections will go ahead in January as planned despite a countrywide surge in violence against US forces and Iraqi troops and police.


G.M. to Add European Model to Saturn Line

General Motors said it would add a version of the Opel Astra, its best-selling compact car in Europe, to its Saturn lineup next year.


Berlino, 20:31 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: UERDINGEN AFFITTA PANCHINA PER 4110 EURO

Il KFC Uerdingen, club tedesco di quarta divisione in grave crisi finanziaria, ha affittato la panch...


Telstra in Second Life Ayers Rock kerfuffle

Aboriginal owners probe virtual Uluru The administrators of Uluru - the sacred rock formerly known as Ayers - are "investigating" images of the outcrop which Oz telecoms outfit Telstra has slapped on its Second Life island, news.com.au reports.â¦


La Cdl si Ã¨ impegnata a non fare ostruzionismoNo al contingentamento dei tempi                                          La promessa di Marini: " Ordinamento  giudiziario approvato entro sabato"


A look at the NHL lockout through Saturday, Dec. 4:


Bin Laden Takes Responsibility for 9/11 Attacks in New Tape

Osama bin Laden said for the first time that he ordered the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to a videotape made public today, and he accused President Bush of "misleading the American people" about the attacks.


Capital Sources: Grassley's Private-Equity Fight

Sen. Charles Grassley wants to boost taxes on private-equity firms. It's an uphill battle.


Kerry: Bush Policies Full of Bad Choices

DETROIT Sept. 15, 2004 - Presidential candidate John Kerry, contending the Bush administration has created "more excuses than jobs," said Wednesday the Democratic ticket would shore up the middle class.


National Guard troops stepped up their search for people in hot homes without power to run air conditioning Friday as heavy rains and tree-toppling winds added to the misery of the worst power outage in the city's history.


The growing controversy over President Bush's National Guard records, and whether some of the memos aired on CBS were fake, took another turn Wednesday night.


A study of cannabis-based drugs shows long-term benefit in easing multiple sclerosis symptoms, scientists say.


Avevano petardi e biglie, domani saranno processati


Cases: A Heart That Needed Fixing, a Mind That Said No

A doctor knew that operating would bring about a cure of a patientÂs condition, but he was convinced of both her insanity and her utterly lucid desire to avoid surgery.


There was no debate that Vijay Singh was No. 1 in golf this year, but John Daly grabbed his share of the spotlight with his resurgence in play and popularity.


It would be a huge mistake to say that the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was the only obstacle to peace in the Middle East, but it is an undeniable fact that his death has resurrected, like nothing else could have, prospects for peace between


The dollar kept close to the previous session's one-week highs against the euro on Thursday, holding steady as investors awaited US data to confirm fresh signs of strength in US manufacturing.


Bonds rise but yields still near 5-year high

Treasury debt prices rose on Wednesday on short covering, but benchmark yields stayed near five-year highs as strong economic data raised the prospect that the Federal Reserve may increase interest rates.


Toll is 12 dead in latest spasm of violence in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- United Nations peacekeepers patrolled the streets of Haiti's capital as gunfire rang out yesterday, a day after a prison riot and shootouts killed a dozen people and left scores injured during a visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell.


Michael Owen is named in the England B starting line-up to face Albania at Turf Moor.


Firenze, 17:21 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DERBY CON EMPOLI SENZA VIERI E LIVERANI

La Fiorentina non potrà contare su Cristian Vieri e Fabio Liverani nel derby toscano di Empol...


Abbas Sweeps to Victory, Stirring Peace Hopes

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas won election  as Palestinian president with more than 60 percent of the vote,  officials said Monday, strengthening his hand to end years of  bloodshed and resume peace talks with Israel.


Cirrus Logic Inc. CRUS.O, whose  chips are used in a wide range of consumer electronics, on  Wednesday reported a quarterly profit compared with a year-ago  loss, after an income tax benefit and other items.


Sharon Stone played auctioneer, Kylie Minogue and Julian Lennon sang, and burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese did a saucy strip routine — all to raise money for AIDS research.


Wall St. Journal to Continue Its Charges for Web Content

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Rupert Murdoch said Thursday that The Wall Street Journal will continue to charge readers for access to much of its Web site.


Video: eBay pitches widgets, social commerce to developers

Blog: At eBay Developers Conference in Boston, company executives talk about their strategy for building a "commerce operating system."


Hewlett-Packard said Friday that it would start selling its version of the iPod digital music player next month and would unveil flat-panel televisions, media-enhanced computers and photo printers.


Boston beats Colorado 10-5 to win Game Three

The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 in Game Three of the World Series at Coors Field on Saturday.


Peterson Found Guilty of First Degree Murder

Scott Peterson was convicted today of murdering his pregnant wife and dumping her body in San Francisco Bay in what prosecutors in the made-for-cable-TV case portrayed as a cold-blooded attempt to escape marriage and fatherhood for the bachelor life.


Flood-weary residents of Texas and Oklahoma had no reprieve Friday as more rain fell in a region where two weeks of storms have swollen rivers and lakes beyond their limits.


Microsoft promises VMware beater despite reversals

Blames media, not own, confusion WPC Microsoft has delivered a spirited defense of its Windows virtualization roadmap, blaming misreporting - not internal disorganization - for causing confusion.â¦


An alternative take on the week so far... Letters In the postbag this fine Tuesday, we discovered a multitude of mail on the subject of cutting the cost of the ID card scheme. You had much to say about minister Liam Byrne's suggestion that using existing government databases might help trim the budget a little:â¦


A federal judge has dismissed a 6-year-old sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former player against North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance.


After a relatively quiet fall, mass-mailing worm begins to spread on Windows PCs. Meanwhile, the Air Force turns to Microsoft for security help.


Readers report their experiences of the Indian Ocean tsunami that has devastated parts of Asia.


Routine lung cancer screening not advised

NEW YORK  - Guidelines released Monday by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) indicate that at present lung cancer screening with CT scanning and other methods is generally not warranted outside of research studies.


CARE Halts Iraq Operations After Director Kidnapped

CARE International suspended its aid operations in Iraq after its country director Margaret Hassan, who has dual Iraqi and British nationality, was kidnapped, said Grant Thomas, a spokesman for the organization.


Raccolti fuori stagione e boom nascite animali selvatici


At least 63 miners are known to have died after Sunday's mine explosion, with more than 100 missing.


TEHRAN, Nov 11 (RIA Novosti) - Iran is considering the issue on extension of a voluntary moratorium on work to enrich uranium, Iranian Foreign Ministry official spokesman Hamid Reza Assefi said Thursday.


This holiday season's hottest gadget gift for music-loving athletes might also be a potential security nightmare, the likes of which might have come straight from the latest James Bond film, according to researchers at the University of Washington.


AUBURN HILLS - Chrysler Group is recalling 1.2 million minivans worldwide, including 955,000 in the United States, because an electrical problem could cause the driver's side air bag to fail.


Hard-liner replaces Myanmar prime minister

Myanmar's military junta announced Wednesday the appointment of hardliner Lt. Gen. Soe Win as prime minister, replacing ousted Gen.


Hinckley seeks more time away from hospital

WASHINGTON John Hinckley's sister appealed to a federal judge in Washington today for longer unsupervised visits by her brother.


Cricket: England issued a warning by Aussie legend

England should focus on playing cricket and not making excuses if they are to have any hope of regaining the Ashes claimed Australia spin legend Shane Warne on Monday.


CIA: Not a Role Model for Corporate CIOs

Controversy over deleted CIA videotapes provides a lesson for companies required to keep electronic evidence, some experts say.


Five reasons not to fear a $200 Linux PC

A rash of supremely affordable PCs preloaded with Linux has hit mainstream retail stores. And trying one is not as risky a proposition as you might think.Photos: Three sub-$200 Linux PCs


Locals flee town as Taliban dig in for NATO clash

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan  - More than 1,000 villagers have fled a southern Afghan town as Taliban fighters dig in to repel NATO efforts to drive them out, residents and officials said on Wednesday.


Brazil's President Lula says rich nations are not doing enough to fight global warming.


Attack on Downing St gates closes Whitehall

Roads around Prime Minister Tony Blair's official residence were closed for more than an hour this morning after a man attacked the Downing Street security gates with a sledgehammer.


THEY may have cancelled Christmas up the road at Newcastle United, but the party continues for Middlesbrough, who go into tomorrowâs draw for the Uefa Cup knockout stages as group winners.


Perrigo to Buy Agis, a Maker of Generic Prescription Drugs

The Perrigo Company, the world's largest maker of store-branded over-the-counter drugs, reached an agreement to buy Agis Industries, a developer and manufacturer of prescription generic drugs.


Sixteenth-seeded Francesca Schiavone of Italy recorded the first victory at the U.S. Open on Monday, beating Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-3 as the final Grand Slam began under gray, cloudy skies.


Cantwell says mad cow feed loopholes still aren't closed

A year after the first US case of mad cow disease was reported, Sen. Maria Cantwell says the Food and Drug Administration still has not fulfilled its promise to tighten animal feed rules to help prevent future cases.


Pakistani militants, Al Qaeda seen forging new deadly alliance

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Disguised in military-style uniforms, Pakistani extremists waited in a stolen van in the port city of Karachi near a bridge frequented by military officials, and then opened up with machine guns on the motorcade of a high-ranking general.


Kerry in good condition, he and his doctors say

NEW YORK Senator John Kerry is in robust condition, he and his doctors said in their first extended interviews discussing his medical history.


US report cites flaws in Afghan police force

WASHINGTON -- The US-trained Afghan police force is largely incapable of carrying out routine law enforcement, hobbled by an illiterate corps and "pervasive corruption," according to a new US government report.


Arafat's Wife Accuses Deputies of Wanting Him Dead

Yasser Arafat's wife accused Palestinian  leaders hoping to travel to France Monday to visit her  critically ill husband of plotting to "bury him alive."


UPDATE 1-Open-Henin loses US Open crown, top ranking

Justine Henin-Hardenne's reign as US Open champion and world number one came to an abrupt and surprise end when she lost 6-3 6-2 to Russian Nadia Petrova in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows on Monday.


DNC to run ad rapping Bush on health care

WASHINGTON   The Democratic Party accuses President Bush in a new television ad of having "no plan" to deal with the rising cost of health care.


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Pakistan PM's India Visit Seen Maintaining Momentum

Pakistan's prime minister makes his first official visit to India this week and while hopes are slim for a breakthrough in the rivals' cautious peace process, his trip should at least keep momentum going.


As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction -- and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks


ENERGY:  French Plan Contradicts Europe's Anti-Nuclear Trend

PARIS, Jan 5 (IPS) - The French government plans to earmark 150 billion   dollars over the next 30 years for nuclear power plants,  including the  International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor  (ITER), despite experts'  warnings on technological and  environmental problems.


China censors "Pirates" for "vilifying Chinese"

China has censored part of the latest installment of hit Hollywood movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" for "vilifying and defacing the Chinese", the official Xinhua news agency said on Friday.


Lebanon holds funeral for slain anti-Syrian MP

Thousands of Lebanese attended the funeral on Friday of an anti-Syrian Christian legislator whose assassination this week fuelled tensions ahead of Lebanon's bitterly contested presidential election.


Participants Would Forfeit Part of Accounts' Profits

Under the White House Social Security plan, workers who opt to divert some of their payroll taxes into individual accounts would ultimately get to keep only the investment returns that exceed the rate of return that the money would have accrued in the traditional system.


Roma, 16:37 - CALCIO, PROCURATORE FERRARI: RIENTRA NEL PROGETTO DELLA ROMA

Matteo Ferrari giocherà nella Roma anche nella prossima stagione. Questo almeno è quan...


The Bush administration must immediately resume housing payments for thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina, a federal judge said Wednesday, heaping more criticism on the government's handling of the 2005 disaster.


Housebuilder Persimmon reports a 14% drop in forward sales but says interest rate cuts should revive the market.


Former national coach Rudi Voeller returned to German football on Tuesday to become sporting director of Bayer Leverkusen for a second time.


Motorola Inc., the world's second-largest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it expects to sustain strong sales growth in the second half of 2004 thanks to new handsets with innovative designs and features.


Barcellona, 15:43 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: NESSUN LEGAME CON FUENTES

Il Barcellona ha smentito di aver avuto legami con il dottor Fuentes, il medico al centro della 'Ope...


Bush nominates Rice to take over State Department

Condoleezza Rice, the Russian-speaking scholar and polished personality whom President Bush tapped Tuesday to be secretary of state, is known for her expertise and poise.


Amitabh Bachchan is in legal hassle as Bombay High Court yesterday issued a notice to him for allegedly violating


Spain's Alberto Contador wins the 14th stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, but Michael Rasmussen widens his overall lead.


Here's an investing plan for you, from A to Z.


Weaving parallels between China and India

Whoever first thought of boiling investment decisions down to a simple trade-off between "risk and reward" should try fathoming the world's two most populous markets.


Police in California say they believe a suicidal man caused a train crash that killed at least 11 people.


The BBC Trust gives the provisional go-ahead for a high definition television (HDTV) channel.


An Amazon-led tech rally helped the Nasdaq close higher while the Dow ended in the red.


Last-place Galaxy can't afford another Beckham injury

The Los Angeles Galaxy are looking at another extended spell without David Beckham after the midfielder learned he has a sprained right knee.


PARK CITY, Utah  - Whatever people may think, Robert Redford and his daughter Amy Redford say that her debut as director of "The Guitar" at the Sundance Film Festival was all Amy's doing -- no help from the Sundance Kid.


Chinese markets fall again amid fears that tough anti-inflation measures are needed to cool its surging economy.


Japan turns down Greenpeace help on whaling ship

Japan has turned down an offer from  Greenpeace to tow a whaling ship that caught fire off the  Antarctic coast, recalling that activists of the conservation  group had boarded the same vessel almost a decade ago.


Marlins blank Phillies to step up wild card challenge

Dontrelle Willis pitched a three-hit   shutout to help the Florida Marlins step up their National   League wild card challenge with a 3-0 home win over the   Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.


The search giants have tried localizing, but with fair success. Here's a model that could work better. A new book shows how a change of ownership brought new life to the Boston Red Sox franchise.


Earthquake toddler rescued after four days

A two-year-old boy has been pulled to safety nearly four days after becoming trapped under fallen debris during an earthquake. He was pulled alive from a car that had been buried under tonnes of rock and mud.


The publicity for the play âA Hard Heartâ calls Kathleen Chalfant an âactor and activistâ:  she had come to the rehearsal from an antiwar demonstration at the United Nations.


ROMA - Una vita lontano dai riflettori, senza figli tra i piedi, all'insegna della massima libertÃ , del viaggio e del divertimento: Ã¨ quella scelta da Paola Barale e Raz Degan e raccontata nel reality di coppia Film privato, su Italia 1 martedÃ¬, alle


Domani iniziativa di commercianti e artigiani contro "la mancanza di selettivitÃ  e di concertazione"Confindustria: "Gli indicatori economici sono una pressione fiscale slegata dall'attivitÃ  reale delle imprese"                                            Monta la protesta contro gli studi settore Rutelli: "Dare ascolto alle preoccupazioni"


Domani aerei fermi sciopero controllori Enav

Agitazione proclamata dalle 10 alle 14.  L'Alitalia invita a contattare il numero unico 06/2222. Possibili disagi per tutto il giorno


GlaxoSmithKline's cervical cancer vaccine gets a positive recommendation.


Milano, 19:25 - Calcio, Milan; Ancelotti: prestazione da incorniciare

E' il Milan piÃ¹ forte nel quale ha giocato. Parola del Pallone d'Oro Shevchenko. "SÃ¬, questo Ã¨ il Mi...


Prevention: Report Urges Screening for Family of Heart Patients

When patients with heart disease are brought to a hospital, why not suggest a screening for their family as well?


Novell Open Enterprise Server Public Beta

NovellÂ® Open Enterprise Server is a secure, highly available suite of services that provide proven file, print and application services in an open environment.


Rilevazione periodica realizzata da Demos-Coop: cresce il senso di insicurezza PiÃ¹ di metÃ  dei cittadini punta il dito contro l'indulto. Il timore tocca soprattutto donne e giovani                                            CriminalitÃ , 9 su dieci hanno paura Il 57 per cento si sente "assediato"                                                                                di FABIO BORDIGNON e LUIGI CECCARINI


The worldâs largest military contractor posted earnings that beat expectations, but it said profit next year would be slightly below analystsâ estimate.


Federal safety regulators have asked the carmaker to recall Durango Sport utility vehicles and Dakota pickups in the model years 2000 to 2003.


NEW YORK -- The U.S. stock market has rarely looked more attractive -- at least according to one important measure.


Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest mobile-telephone operator, said that it would sell some airwave rights and customers to the Alltel Corporation for $170 million to satisfy government conditions on its purchase of AT&T Wireless Services.


An angry crowd demanded Sunday to know why police officers killed an unarmed man on the day of his wedding, firing dozens of shots that also wounded two of the man's friends. Some called for the ouster of the city's police commissioner.


Formula One's new post-Schumacher era opens in Australia next week, with Spaniard Fernando Alonso chasing a place among the true giants of the sport.


Del McCoury Band scores 12 bluegrass nominations

The categories included entertainer, vocal group, instrumental group, album of the year for It's Just the Night, male vocalist for Del McCoury, and individual nods for band members Rob McCoury (banjo), Mike Bub (bass), Jason Carter (fiddle) and Ronnie ...


The NBA All-Star game benefited both the city of New Orleans and the NBA as the league helped its image and a limping city got an economic boost.


Somali insurgents hit police station, Ethiopians

Gunmen fired rockets at a Mogadishu police station and Ethiopian troops in the latest in a string of attacks on government positions in the lawless Horn of African country, residents said on Monday.


Cyberattack in Estonia--what it really means

Arbor Networks' Jose Nazario takes stock of the denial-of-service attack against the Baltic nation--and the wider implications.


Power5 Revs IBM's Linux-Only Server Line

IBM will continue pushing its Linux on Power strategy Monday when it unveils a new line of Linux-only servers running on its 64-bit Power5 processor.


Airbus may sell 4 factories to U.S. Spirit: paper

European plane maker Airbus   plans to agree in the coming week to sell four of its European  factories to U.S. group Spirit AeroSystems Holdings , a  German newspaper reported on Saturday.


Schwarzenegger, Gore add star power to climate meet

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Vice President Al Gore are set to join world leaders for a U.N. meeting on Monday aimed at spurring global negotiations on how to cool a warming planet.


A Milano lunghe file nelle strade del 'triangolo della moda'Curiosi davanti alle vetrine, ma pochi acquisti a Torino                                                  Inizia la stagione dei saldi caccia alle grandi firme                                                                                Oggi il via anche a Roma, ma qualcuno ha giÃ  cominciato


Tento' di prendersi attivita' commerciale per saldare debito


DARLINGTON, SC Â· Seldom has rain been so welcomed by race drivers as the drizzle that washed out qualifying Friday for Sunday's Southern 500.


Retailers Seen Posting Modest Nov. Sales

U.S. retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. already cutting its holiday outlook on high oil prices and warmer weather.


Police investigating the murder of Rhys Jones make a fresh appeal for two key witnesses to contact them.


After the 'Battle for Latin America's Soul'

Venezuela's poll will likely give the left a 6-4 victory in the continent's year of elections. Now, can the two sides finally learn from each other's policy ideas?


Majority in U.S. want troop deadline in Iraq: poll

A narrow majority of Americans favor setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and a record number disapprove of the war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.


Spain charges 22 with recruiting fighters for Iraq

A Spanish court charged 22 people on  Tuesday in relation to an Islamist cell recruiting people in  Spain to fight for al Qaeda in Iraq.


Sen. Barack Obama declared his latest trio of Democratic primary victories Tuesday part of a new majority drawing people from every region and every group behind his call for change.


At least 5 dead, 21 hurt in bus station bombing

A bomb killed at least five people yesterday in Pakistan's restive Baluchistan Province, police said, blaming supporters of a tribal leader who was killed in a government raid. Twenty-one people were wounded in the explosion near a bus station in the town of Barkhan. Police blamed supporters of Nawab Akbar Bugti, who led a sometimes violent campaign ...


Dismal approval ratings for the Democratic-led Congress — even worse than President Bush's — don't seem to be a threat to the party in next year's elections.


Jordan's monarch makes a dramatic appeal for peace in a TIME interview--and reveals a new initiative reaching out to ordinary Israelis


Representatives from Britain, France, and Germany were set to meet Iranian diplomats today in Vienna to offer a package of lucrative economic


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Officer From Another Swift Boat Breaks Silence and Defends Kerr

Vietnam veteran who had served with Senator John Kerry in a Swift boat group broke a 35-year silence this weekend to back Mr. Kerry's version of events from their mission together, and to


Officials: Might Be Time to Lift Ban on Hospital Cell Calls

(Munster) - Some health officials in northwest Indiana say it might be time for hospitals to lift bans on cellphone calls. They say research that shows the phones don't interfere with medical equipment.


House prices fell for the third month in a row during January, the Nationwide building society says.


Opinion: Why a .Mac-Google Apps integration makes sense

With the focus of this year's Worldwide Developers Conference on Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X Leopard and the iPhone, could CEO Steve Jobs have something else up his sleeve?


The four living former presidents will be honorary leaders of the World Trade Center memorial project, Gov. George Pataki announced Monday.


Hooray for VP's embrace of his lesbian daughter

CLAY ROBISON believes President Bush should listen to Vice President Cheney, not to intolerant busybodies, on the gay marriage issue.


Police, Fire Report: Cooking Oil Fire Damages Battle Ground Apartment

By The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.  Feb. 20--A pan of cooking oil that overheated on a kitchen stove ignited a fire in a duplex apartment Monday evening in Battle Ground.   Fire District 11 was called to 303 S.E. Third St. at 5:54 p.m., said firefighter-paramedic Todd McCabe.


IBM quits PC manufacturing in Â£900m deal

IBM has sold its computer making business to Lenovo Group, the Chinese technology company, in a $1.75 billion (Â£900 million) deal, signalling an exit from the PC market it helped create in the 1980s.


Georgia's separatist Abkhazia votes for new leader

The breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia voted for its first new leader in a decade, amid simmering tension between the separatist regime here and the central government in Tbilisi.


In 10mila secondo organizzatori sfilano per strade Capitale


Second Life sex shows for make benefit glorious nation of Vista

MS spits, hopes you swallow Exclusive People quick to buy Microsoft's new Vista software face a dilemma never before seen in the operating system kingdom â Do I let my new lesbian 'girlfriend' know that I am really a man?â¦


Vinatieri's Rare Miss Makes No Difference

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Dec. 26 - An unusual moment took place with one second remaining in the first half of the Jets-Patriots game Sunday.


Livorno, 14:30 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: STOP DI TRE SETTIMANE PER CRISTIANO LUCARELLI

Livorno senza Cristiano Lucarelli per tre settimane. L'attaccante, uscito anzitempo durante la gara ...


Reports: Apple, Fox planning movie rental service

iTunes users might soon be able to download Fox movies, and Apple could also be ready to reverse its stance on licensing its FairPlay DRM, according to reports.


Surviving Haitians pray for 1,500 killed by Jeanne; more

The general in charge of UN peacekeepers in Haiti is critical of the slow pace of aid getting to hungry and sick residents, many left homeless by flooding.


MARLTON, NJ - As polls opened for early voting in Florida and three other states, President Bush tapped memories of Sept. 11 to unleash his harshest attack yet on Sen. John Kerry's foreign policy Monday, accusing


South Africa bat against Sri Lanka in second Test

South Africa captain Ashwell Prince won the toss and elected to bat in the second and final cricket Test against Sri Lanka at the Sara Oval.


Val d'Isere, 13:41 - SCI, CDM DONNE: FRATTURA DEL POLSO PER NADIA FANCHINI

Nadia Fanchini ha riportato la frattura composta, in due punti, al polso destro e un leggero trauma ...


Hurricane Jeanne's winds strengthened to a dangerous 115 mph Saturday as it pounded the Bahamas and hurried toward Florida's east coast.


Barbados leader Arthur loses bid for fourth term

Barbadians voted for change in a general election on Tuesday, denying the Barbados Labour Party an unprecedented fourth term and giving the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) the nod to form the next government.


Liberals to hold top leadership posts in Democrat-run US Congress

The US Congress, run for years with an iron fist by hardliners in President George W. Bush's Republican party, will get a radical makeover if opposition Democrats win November's midterm election.


Halve global-warming pollution by 2050, Europe tells UN summit

European countries hurled down a challenge at a UN summit on climate change here Monday, calling for the world to set a goal of halving greenhouse-gas pollution by 2050.


'Too High a Price' on Affordable Housing

By Robert Brooks  The Duke of Northumberland's plan to build homes on a swathe of ancient farmland has sparked a revolt in the surrounding parish.


Home prices post biggest annual drop in Oct: S&P

Prices of existing U.S. single-family homes recorded their biggest annual drop in October, suggesting the housing slump is far from over, a national home price gauge released on Wednesday shows.


Calif. Judge Urged Potential Jurors to Lie

SAN FRANCISCO - A state commission rebuked a northern California judge Wednesday for telling potential jurors that they should think of a phony reason not to serve if they couldn't acknowledge they were racially biased.    Placer County Superior Court Judge Joseph O'Flaherty, in cases in 1999 and 2000 involving black and Iranian defendants, told prospective jurors they should come up with some other reason to get off the jury if they had racial biases and couldn't admit them...


Trend Micro on Monday followed in the footsteps of rivals like Symantec by introducing anti-virus and anti-spam software for handhelds and smart cell phones.


La Spezia, 19:42 - CALCIO, SPEZZIA: DAL CATANIA ARRIVA BISO

Lo Spezia ha ingaggiato il centrocampista Mattia Biso, prevevandolo dal Catania. Il giocatore, 30 an...


NATO To Study Fast Move To Complete Afghan Handover

NATO defense ministers will on Sept. 28 examine a military proposal that will allow the alliance to rapidly complete its plans to take over command of all peacekeepers in Afghanistan, NATO officials said.Comment


Break-In At Berkeley May Have Compromised Data Of 1.4 Million ...

State officials say it's not clear if names and Social Security numbers were accessed or stolen but urge individuals to take precautions against identity theft.


Arts & entertainment: Â· Consecutive nominations a first for Sheffield band  Â· Amy Winehouse is joint favourite on 12-strong list


Americans Should Push For ï¿½Strong, Political Responseï¿½ to ...

The essence of ï¿½genocide,ï¿½ under international law, is the intentional physical destruction of a group; the intent can be to destroy the group in whole or in substantial part.


Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O said   on Tuesday its iTunes online music store would begin selling   movies from Walt Disney Co.'s DIS.N Disney, Pixar, Touchstone   and Miramax divisions as the iconic company makes it most   aggressive move yet into the digital home.


Google & Yahoo Driving Local Search Growth Last night comScore released a new analysis of the size and growth of the local search market in the United States. comScore defines local search as ‘searches conducted by consumers on the local or directory (Yellow Pages) sections of leading search sites, and other searches identified as having local [...]


Mourners in Beirut carry the coffin of a killed Shiite man

Tears and anger at funeral on fifth day of Beirut protest 05-12-2006 / 19:59 A sea of angry mourners converged on southern Beirut for the funeral of a young Shiite murdered amid mass rallies aimed at toppling ...Comment


Kremlin-Backed Opposition Party Foundering as Elections Loom

MOSCOW, Oct. 25 -- Created by the Kremlin just last year and anticipating a bright future, the political party Fair Russia was designed to be the junior partner in a "two-party system" in which everyone pledges fealty to President Vladimir Putin. But with Dec. 2 parliamentary elections imminent, the...


One of the 14 sailors missing from a cargo ship that sank off South Korea's south coast last week was found dead Saturday, the Coast Guard said.


Oil vaulted to a record $100 a barrel on Wednesday as geopolitical turmoil, tight energy stockpiles, and a weak dollar triggered a flood of speculative buying, dealers said.


CAMBRIDGE -- "Prep and Weston . . . Weston and Prep," blared the public address announcer all morning and into the early afternoon at the MIAA Boys' North Sectional Swimming Championships at MIT.


The UK is to pay off 10 percent of the money owed by the world's poorest countries to the World Bank and the African Development Bank in an attempt to free them from "the shackles of debt", British Finance Minister Gordon Brown was to announce today.


The central bank acknowledged that its primary worry is an economic slowdown rather than rising inflation and it left open the possibility of additional rate reductions.


A US contract for training Iraqi police was so badly managed that auditors do not know how the money was spent.


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The final cost of the Scottish Parliament building is announced and the project declared complete.


No. 19 Pitt QB Palco Throws 5 TDs in Win

Tyler Palko threw for a career-high 411 yards and five touchdowns in three quarters Saturday, helping No. 19 Pittsburgh rout South Florida 43-14 and virtually assure the Panthers the Big East spot in the Bowl Championship Series.


The nominations for the 64th Golden Globes were announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles, California.


WARSAW, Poland - A Polish woman who was abducted last month from her apartment in Baghdad has been freed, the Polish prime minister said Saturday.


For four days, the Friars had been walking around campus with their cowls pulled over their heads in embarrassment. How could a Providence College basketball team lose to cross-town rival Brown by 10 points in their own building? How could the Ivy Leaguers have held them to 41? That used to be a good half for Ernie D. ...


The Toronto Raptors agreed Friday to trade Vince Carter to New Jersey Friday for three players and two draft picks. The NBA, however, must make sure the trade fits under the league's salary cap before it can become final.


Al-Qaida says it carried out Algerian bombings

Â· Crowds condemn attacks that killed at least 52 Â· Fears that North Africans now part of terror network


Firenze, 18:53 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: DOPPIO ALLENAMENTO

Doppio allenamento per la Fiorentina in vista della gara di domenica prossima contro il Catania. In ...


D-Wave qubits in the era of Quantum Computing

Analog box in disguise? Few start-ups would have the guts or audacity to unveil their first product at the Computer History Museum. D-Wave Systems, however, did just that today by unveiling the world's most advanced quantum computer - a product that may one day be displayed at the museum as a breakthrough system or simply as a curious relic.â¦


But keeps Focus for complex cases The Information Commissioner's Office has set up its own IT forensics department to support its enforcement activities.â¦


The European Union has approves the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil, which could prevent nearly 3,000 cancers each year in the UK alone.


Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf arrives in London to hold talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


Oil prices rise, but more declines expected

Oil prices bounced higher yesterday following two days of sharp declines that came on the heels of rising inventories of crude in the United States and a move by China to cool its economy.


Â· Lower house debates plan for October 21 election Â· Kaczynski hoping to step up nationalist campaign.


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Kohl's raises profit forecast on strong sales

Mid-priced department store operator Kohl's Corp.  on Tuesday reported better-than-expected September sales at stores open at least a year and raised its third-quarter earnings forecast.


Tamil Tigers react angrily as UN chief is stopped from visiting tsunami-hit areas of Sri Lanka they control.


Lenovo announces the ultrasmall, low-energy Blue Sky desktop PC

Lenovo announced the Blue Sky desktop PC, whose hallmarks are light weight, quietness and low energy usage.


Father United with Baby Cut from Slain Mother

The father of a baby girl snatched from  the womb of her strangled mother greeted the infant as a  miracle as the two were united after a grisly murder that  gripped the United States, a Kansas hospital said on Saturday.


Sri Lanka ends ceasefire with Tamil Tigers

Sri Lanka's government decided on Wednesday to annul a six-year ceasefire agreement with the Tamil Tigers which would allow a full-scale military campaign to recapture the rebels' de facto state in the north of the island.


The Federal Reserve will keep lifting U.S. interest rates to less stimulative levels but will focus increasingly on economic data as they make their decisions, a raft of Fed officials suggested on Tuesday.


Hunt begins for clues to 2 jet crashes in Russia

MOSCOW Russian officials urged patience and calm Wednesday after two passenger jets crashed nearly simultaneously, and they emphasized that the causes for the crashes had not been found.


TV Sports: During a Brawl, Words of Disgust and Indifference

On MSG Network, the Knicksâ play-by-play announcer, Mike Breen, was so critical that he sounded pained by the playersâ roles in the miniriot.


Oggi era in programma testimonianza consulente della procura


Record a novembre a 60,3 miliardi dollari


Pilot Issues Called Critical to Delta-Northwest Talks

The Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines boards could meet as soon as today to approve a merger that would create the world's largest carrier, if pilots for the two airlines agree, according to people familiar with the talks.


MS Supports AMD's Multi-core Licensing Plan

Since AMD furthered its industry leadership in multi-core computing by demonstrating the industry's first x86 dual-core processor in August, AMD has strongly advocated this customer-centric software licensing strategy for both server and client software.


Amid political furor, Bush to give Sept. 11 address

President George W. Bush on Friday   scheduled a prime-time speech to mark the fifth anniversary of   September 11 amid an acrimonious election-year debate over   whether America is safer and who is to blame for the attacks.


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Sex Pistols reunite for one-time concert

The Sex Pistols are reuniting for a concert to mark the 30th anniversary of their only album, "Never Mind the Bollocks."


Fool on the Street: The Straight Scoop From Scotts

Scotts is an interesting small-cap play on the domestic lawn and garden industry.


Veracode debuts system to test source code

InfoWorld - Veracode launched its Software Security Ratings Service on June 25, introducing its new system for use in testing the safety of applications development among enterprise customers and third-party software makers.


EDITORIAL: Bonding Authority for State Universities: Filed As HB 332, This Common-Sense...

By The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Feb. 24--Bonding authority for state universities: Filed as HB 332, this common-sense legislation would allow public universities, with approval by the legislature, to issue bonds for money-making projects on their campuses.


Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu agreed Wednesday to return to California without a fight by waiving his rights to extradition proceedings.


PepsiCo Inc  reported lower  quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by a higher tax rate and a  decline in sales volume of carbonated soft drinks.


UK's Brown makes fact-finding visit to Iraq

Britain's next prime minister, Gordon Brown, assured Iraq's leaders on Monday of continued British support as he made a flying visit to Baghdad to "listen and learn" before he takes office later this month.


Early this morning, a small flash illuminated the surface of the Moon as the European Space Agencyâs SMART-1 spacecraft impacted onto the lunar soil, in the âLake of Excellenceâ region.


WORLD AIDS DAY:  Bureaucracy Delays Treatment in Russia

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (IPS) - The budget for treatment of HIV and AIDS has been  doubled in Russia, but patients are complaining they still do not  have access to adequate treatment.


Sprint Nextel Corp and Clearwire  Corp  plan to connect their WiMax high-speed wireless  services to allow customers to move between their networks  thereby boosting demand for the technology and cutting costs.


Why did the President risk undermining the historical arguments about Iraq with the specter of another war?


Buildings are wrecked and people are hit by flying debris when a tornado sweeps through north-west London.


Kay, Blix question scientists' detention

The former director of the Iraqi war crimes tribunal said that interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has taken over the court and could rush forward with "show trials" of Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi ...


Shell is doing things by halves in going Dutch

ROYAL Dutch Shellâs dual structure has been blamed for troubles ranging from poor management to dodgy oil reserve accountancy. So its decision to meet shareholder criticisms by unifying its two holding companies


Medicare will start paying for specialized brain scans in some patients to help determine if they have Alzheimer's disease, the federal agency that runs the reimbursement program announced yesterday.


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Pakistani bombs toll at 24 dead, 66 hurt: military

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan  - Two bombs in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Tuesday killed 24 people and wounded 66, a military spokesman said.


DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A Florida medical examiner was performing an autopsy on the body of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith on Friday as her mother said drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.


New York, 13:13 - FOOTBALL, RISULTATI NFL

Risultati delle partite della regular season NFL: New England Patriots - New York Jets 20-10; Pittsb...


Mao's home province puts sex on the Internet

A school in Mao Zedong's home province,  slower than most to adopt reforms that have now swept the  country, has launched its first sex education Web site to stop  children feeling embarrassed by the subject.


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Incisive Media, a British provider of business news, said that it would pay about $630 million to buy the publisher of The American Lawyer and other publications in North America.


Evacuated Australians return home as floodwaters ease

Thousands of Australians started  returning home on Monday after floods and storms in the  wine-making Hunter Valley area eased, but residents downstream  near the city of Newcastle braced for floodwaters, officials  said.


Union Pacific, once the jewel in Rocco DiSpirito's crown, will close at the end of the year.


British bats are abandoning their young in a struggle to survive poor breeding conditions, say researchers.


Palestinians agree on key posts for unity cabinet

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions agreed at crisis talks in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to give key cabinet posts to independents, overcoming one stumbling block to a unity government, officials said.


Film captures Mongolian life for posterity

Chinese director Wang Quan'an says his  film about Mongolian herders is for posterity, as economic  pressures force them from the windswept steppes to crowded  cities and extinguish their way of life.


12-13: Churches mark day with music, dance

The beat drove girls with naturally tanned complexions and shiny dark hair into traditional Native American dance steps. At noon Sunday, they moved through the parking lot of a local church


For IT professionals, working in IT during the past few years has been a frightening whiplash tour through a carnival fun house. In the foyer of this (not so fun) fun house -- known as the 2001 Room -- the gag is simple: A rug is pulled out from under those fortunate enough to be standing, while others tumble down a dark chute, passing flashing neon signs that read âlayoffsâ and âconsolidation.â In the background, the cacophony of late-night conference calls to Bangalore blares over loudspeakers.ADVERTISEMENTSBC Datacomm White PaperFind out how Crate & Barrel expects to save $180,000 by moving to VoIP, compared to a traditional PBX.


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Scott Oliver didn't need government help to rebuild his beachfront property. Using his own money, he built a concrete compound to replace the wood-frame home Hurricane Katrina smashed to bits.


In its fall outlook, the global lender cuts estimates for US GDP growth for both 2004 and 2005. WASHINGTON  - US economic growth should pick up in the second half of 2004 but costlier oil and weak


Milano, 20:19 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: CON IL CESENA RIENTRANO TREZEGUET E ZANETTI

Gara dopo gara Didier Deschamps sta ritrovando tutti i suoi giocatori: con il Cesena torneranno in q...


Iran's military has killed 17 rebels near the border with Turkey, say state media agencies.


Italy priest says Mass with dead man on floor

A priest who continued saying Mass while the body of a man who died of a heart attack during the service was still on the church floor defended himself on Thursday, saying that is what he would have wanted.


Merkel's party slumps as neo-Nazis march in eastern Germany

German voters dealt Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives a bitter blow in regional elections in Berlin while a neo-Nazi party made a stunning breakthrough in her home state.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman   Mineta, who spearheaded an unprecedented overhaul of   transportation security after the September 11 attacks,   announced his resignation on Friday.


Glamour returns to Hollywood with actors award show

Star power makes a welcome return  on Sunday as the Screen Actors Guild hands out its annual  awards in the glitziest ceremony of a season clouded by a  bitter industry strike.


Johnson & Johnson to acquire Guidant for $25.4 billion

INDIANAPOLIS - New Jersey-based health care products giant Johnson & Johnson is buying Guidant Corp., one of the world's top makers of cardiac devices, for about $25.4 billion in cash and stock.


Congress: P2P networks harm national security

House of Representatives panel chairman says peer-to-peer networks pose a "national security threat," new laws needed.


New Virgin Digital Music Club offers subscription service

Amaze your friends as CD-quality music comes out of your little plastic computer speakers! Then, pay us - monthly - even if you donât listen to anything, and even if you would rather listen to it on your portable music player.


World's top swimmers tackle Olympic distances in shorter pools

The temporary pool set up for the World Short Course Championships is, well, short. Swimmers dive in and a few breaths later, they reach the wall at the other end.


Il dato e' comunque in costante calo dal marzo del 2001


Amid energy crisis, S. American region is growing dependent on their continent's poorest country.


Local officials said Monday they are considering the construction of a giant mirror to light up this mountain village whose 198 residents are deprived of sunlight for three months each year.


Tinkerer Iain Sharp couldn't bear to part with his first computer -- a Mac SE/30 -- so he turned it into a powerful media server using a mini PC motherboard and a software emulator. By Leander Kahney.


President Bush has called on Iraqis to defy terrorists and vote in Sunday's election. What do you think about the prospects for the poll?


Iran's Uranium Move a Step in Right Direction-IAEA

Iran's promise to suspend uranium  enrichment in the hope of allaying fears it wants to make a  nuclear bomb is a positive step, the head of the International  Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday.


Senators to Push for Registry of Drug Makersâ Gifts to Doctors

A Senate hearing about money and gifts that drug makers routinely provide to doctors did not go well for the drug industry Wednesday.


The Commons speaker's media chief resigns after urging the Tories to attack Labour MPs over their expenses claims.


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GCI offers commission-free online trading in shares, indices and major currencies. Register today for a free demo account - including charts, quotes and internet trading software.


Sun Finalizes Open Document Format Translator

Sun has released the final version of its Open Document Format plug-in for Microsoft Office.


Yahoo partners with Reuters on eyewitness pictures

Yahoo Inc. , in partnership  with Reuters, is inviting the public to contribute eyewitness  photos and videos of news events, in the latest move to turn  spectators into on-the-spot journalists.


Turkish warplanes again launch strikes at Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq, officials say.


Before the 10 countries that joined the European Union this year can adopt the euro as their currency, they have to spell it correctly.


Judge: MCI May Have Violated Court Order on Certain Fees

A federal judge in Manhattan said Wednesday that MCI Inc., formerly known as WorldCom, may have violated a court order by paying more than $25 million in professional services fees as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.


A videophone that lets home users see who they are talking to has been launched by Amstrad.


Images of a 'valuable' witness sought by police hunting the killer of Amelie Delagrange are released.


U.N. convenes broadcasting treaty talks in 2007

The World Intellectual Property  Organization (WIPO) agreed on Monday to convene a conference  late next year to complete negotiations on a new international  broadcasting treaty, ending eight years of wrangling.


Spa, 12:48 - F1, SPY STORY; DENNIS: MCLAREN NON FARA' RICORSO

Il patron della McLaren, Ron Dennis, ha fatto capire che la scuderia di Woking non presenterà...


Levi Strauss & Co. on Tuesday  named Hans Ploos van Amstel, who previously led finance and  operations for the struggling jeans maker's European division,  as chief financial officer, effective March 7.


Bernanke says globalization may boost U.S. inflation

PALO ALTO, California  - Global factors may on balance have boosted U.S. inflation, but globalization has not affected the ability of the Federal Reserve to influence U.S. financial conditions, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday.


Bombings at Two Buenos Aires Banks Kill 1

Homemade bombs exploded in two Buenos Aires banks before they opened Wednesday, killing a security guard, police said.


The nation's students have performed significantly better on state reading and math tests since President Bush signed his landmark education initiative into law five years ago, according to a major independent study released yesterday.


A Texas A&M researcher says studies showing connections between video games and violent behavior suffer from shoddy research techniques and bias. In Game|Life.


Indies rule the day at the Academy Award nominations. Richard Corliss ruminates on a big year for little pictures


Schumer: Lift limit on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

Senator Charles Schumer yesterday proposed two government-sponsored mortgage giants be allowed to increase their role in the home loan market as a stabilizing force for the troubled mortgage industry.


Indonesia's Suharto has multiple organ failure

Indonesia's former president Suharto  has suffered multiple organ failure and is on a ventilator,  doctors said, while the Vice President had been summoned to his  bedside to witness the 86-year-old's death.


Hotelâs Prime Audience: Sitting in a Meeting, Dreaming of the Greens

The Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts chain has signed up a celebrity spokesman whose specialty is near and dear to the guestsâ hearts: golf.


Empoli, 18:51 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; MALESANI: CI MANCA SOLO LA CONTINUITA'

Per il terzo match consecutivo in casa, domani contro il Genoa, l'Empoli si è preparato in ma...


Tony Blair will try to lift Labour's eyes towards the looming general election in his keynote conference speech.


PHPBuilder.com: Highlighting What Section of a Website the User Is In

PHPBuilder.com has a quick little article (an exceprt from "PHP 5 in Practice") that shows how, using a simple dynamic navigation system, highlight where the user currently is.   Although a site may not always warrant a full multilayer navigation menu, most websites usually have at least a few different sections. Often many pages have links back to the top pages of each section, and therefore it is useful to highlight which section the user is currently in. Listing 9.2.1 looks at the URL of the current web page and, based on that, determines what section of the website it is in and changes the section menu.   They provide the script and a brief explaination, but not much else. Seems like the snippet might make more sense with a little more context, but it's still useful.


Suicide Car Bomber Kills Seven in Iraq's North

BAIJI, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber killed seven  people, five of them Iraqi National Guards, near the northern  town of Baiji Friday, as the insurgent campaign to wreck the  Jan. 30 election gave no sign of a New Year lull.


Rich "Goose" Gossage won election to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Gossage, who pitched in three World Series for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres, picked up 85.8 percent of the 543 ballots cast by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.


The biggest recommendation out there deserves the biggest sell rating.


UK's Ashdown will not be UN Afghan envoy

British diplomat Paddy Ashdown said Sunday he had withdrawn from consideration for a U.N. post as a so-called "super envoy" to Afghanistan after Afghan officials said he was not their preferred candidate.


Silvestre's double goals help Man. United beat Liverpool

Silvestre became Man. United's hero as he scored twice to lift a 2-1 victory over Liverpool for home side when all eyes were on Rio Ferdinand as he returned after an eight-match ban on Monday.


Ailing Arafat to Go to Paris for Treatment

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat left the West Bank early Friday in a Jordanian military helicopter on his way to receive treatment in Paris for an ailment that has left him haggard and weak.


Novita' positive per collaborazione con polizia tedesca


Pop idol Madonna has embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage to Israel to practice her newfound faith in the mystical Jewish Kabbalah. But the Catholic-bred singer's journey is likely to raise controversy among some ultra-Orthodox Jews.


Oracle has agreed to acquire business intelligence software vendor Hyperion for $3.3 billion


Francia: ragazzo stermina la famiglia a fucilate

In Normandia un quattordicenne uccide il padre, la madre e il fratello di 4 anni. La sorella di 10, ferita, scappa e dÃ  l'allarme. ROUEN (FRANCIA) - Una vera e propria strage. Frutto di conflitti familiari o della follia.


Iran's Revolutionary Guards say the US faked evidence that its ships were harassed by Iranian speedboats.


School support staff in England could get their own pay structure - ending years of ad hoc arrangements.


'Hero' Conquers Satan, Snakes To Take Top Box-Office Slot

All it took to beat back Satan and an army of oversized snakes at the box office was some Zen-like concentration. Quentin Tarantino may be the real hero of the #1 Jet Li film "Hero.


Let's find all the coal, say mining experts

Blog: U.S. government asked to do more research on coal


Violence turns to hope as Sistani's arrival in Najaf heralds peace ...

Iraq's leading Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini al-Sistani, reached an apparent agreement with the radical cleric Muqtada Sadr yesterday to end a three-week uprising by Sadr's Army of Mehdi militiamen in Najaf.


The Caucus: A Different Warner for Senate

The former governor of Virginia is expected to announce his plans on Thursday.


A Florida couple who used fertility drugs after their daughter asked for a sibling are the new parents of sextuplets.


When a group of Earth-conscious gastronomes gather for a holiday meal made only from ingredients produced within 100 miles of the home, the constraints of the task birth some creative results. By Paul Adams. Plus:


Rather than touting fancy new features that compete head-on with the iPhone, the software maker is courting the people who help businesses decide what phones to buy--the IT geeks.


QNX Neutrino project will let people see and tinker with the embedded operating system's source code--but not ship products with it.


Children have always built their own fantasy worlds. These days, the Internet is making it easier -- perhaps too easy, some say.


Stocks advanced on Monday, helped by  deal news, cheaper oil and positive broker comments on the chip  sector.


In the first of a series of Pitcairn sex abuse trials, a British woman allegedly raped during her childhood on the remote Pacific island has told a court that men on the island were given free rein to treat young girls as sexual playthings.


Prudential plans one-billion-pound share sale

LONDON : British insurer Prudential announced plans to sell new shares worth one billion pounds (1.44 billion euros, 1.80 billion dollars) to expand in its home market and comply with new regulations.


CORRECTED: Chertoff says Qaeda not posing pre-Sept 11 threat

Corrects paragraph two to show Chertoff playing down reports al Qaeda as threatening as pre-Sept. 11.


Negotiations in Vienna this week may give Europe the world's biggest nuclear fusion reactor.


ID Biomedical Corp. IDB.TO IDBE.O  signed a 10-year U.S. distribution deal for its Fluviral drug  that could reap sales of $2.3 billion and help U.S. authorities  fill a flu vaccine shortage, the company said on Monday.


With Republican incumbent Jim Nussle giving up his seat, northeastern Iowa has become a key battleground in the race for control of Congress


NBA Wrap: Webber, Bibby Lead Kings Over Cavaliers

Chris Webber racked up a game-high 27 points and Mike Bibby notched a triple-double as the Sacramento Kings crushed the Cleveland Cavaliers 123-96 on Thursday, collecting their sixth straight win.


Serious talk at `Blood Diamond' premiere

Just hours after being named one of the year's 10-best films by the National Board of Review in New York, the new political drama "Blood Diamond" got the red-carpet treatment in Hollywood. And there was much serious talk among the glittering attendees.


Bush documentary inspires political romance

Filmmaker Alexandra  Pelosi is developing a fictionalized project based on her HBO  documentary "Journeys With George," which followed George W.  Bush's 2000 presidential campaign.


Nvidia lauds record-breaking fourth quarter

Revenues, income rocket Nvidia last night reported a record quarterly revenenue when it posted the results of Q4 FY2007. The quarter, which ended on 28 January, saw sales rise to $878.9m, up 39 per cent on the year-ago quarter and seven per cent on the previous three-month period.â¦


Processed produce has a long journey from the grower to the table, increasing the number of chances for contamination — and making it easier to spread.


Symantec "Project Nextgen" to merge compliance tools

InfoWorld - Symantec Corp. plans to integrate two of its compliance assessment products to make it easier for IT administrators to manage the software, a company executive said Thursday.


Bonds Drills 700th Career Homer Against Padres

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


Apple TV and iPhone Both Gain YouTube Access

Apple's promised software update to the Apple TV is now out and enables users to watch video from the popular YouTube Web site. The iPhone also will include a special YouTube viewing application.


England win toss and bat against West Indies

England captain Michael Vaughan won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test against West Indies at Headingley here Friday.


Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi visits Berlin to secure a German boost for his country's  reconstruction.


A European Union force yesterday took over peacekeeping in Bosnia from Nato for an operation seen as a test of the EU's military aspirations and credibility.


The new Genentech, Inc., cancer drug Avastin appears to extend survival for patients with colorectal cancer by nearly two months, US National Cancer Institute researchers have concluded.


Baghdad blasts rock churches as car bombs kill four US troops

BAGHDAD : Bomb blasts rocked five churches in Baghdad and a medic died when a mortar round exploded at a hospital, while the US military said twin car bombs killed four US troops and a translator elsewhere in Iraq.


One thing Red Sox manager Terry Francona is demanding of his players from here on out: Play the game right.


Seselj indictment depicts violent hate-monger

Serbian ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj, who the U.N. war crimes tribunal said on Friday had ended a hunger strike over demands for his "human rights", is no advocate of rights for non-Serbs, his indictment says.


Thieves take $91 mln masterworks in Swiss art heist

Paintings worth about $91 million were stolen from a Zurich museum in an armed robbery in the second dramatic art theft in the area within days, police said on Monday.


Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's proposal to pull out of the Gaza strip received a major boost on Friday when he won approval from his Likud party to form a broader coalition with opposition parties.


CEO Says T-Mobile Could Shift To Business Users

T-Mobile USA, now the smallest nationwide carriers in the US, could create a new business unit that will focus on attracting business users, the CEO of its German parent company was quoted as saying Tuesday.


J Sainsbury, the third-largest supermarket chain in Britain, said Monday that first-half profit fell by about 66 percent as the company lost business to companies including Tesco and Wal-Mart Stores' ASDA.


Kidnappings Dog Kabul 3 Years After Taliban Defeat

Three UN workers remained hostages of a Taliban faction despite hopes they would be freed by the Muslim festival of Eid which began on Saturday, the third anniversary of the Taliban's flight from the Afghan capital.


Mets close in on deal to land Pedro Martinez

ANAHEIM, CALIF. - Pedro Martinez closed in on a four-year deal with the New York Mets, and the Boston Red Sox resigned themselves Monday to losing the three-time Cy Young winner.


Austrian Catholic activists criticize Pope's trip

Some Catholic Church activists in Austria accused Pope Benedict of devoting too little time to hear ordinary churchgoers' concerns during a visit starting on Friday and said he was risking losing more of his flock.


Sorenson digital video compression and encoding founder dies

James LeVoy Sorenson, the 86-year-old founder of Sorenson Squeeze digital video compression and encoding technology, dies of cancer.


Iraq Group Says Kills Second U.S. Hostage-TV

Militants killed a second American  captive in Iraq after a 24-hour deadline passed on Tuesday, a  Web site statement and Arab television said.


She can get out of jail, but Paris Hilton is having a harder time getting to Rwanda.


NEW YORK - A closely watched measure of future economic activity fell in July for the second consecutive month, reinforcing evidence that the nation's financial recovery is slackening.    The Conference Board said Thursday its Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators dropped by 0.3 percent in July to 116.0, following a revised decline of 0.1 percent in June...


Four men have been remanded in custody after appearing in court over an inquiry into an alleged terror recruitment network, officials said.


E-mail records are missing for 51 of the 88 White House officials who had electronic message accounts with the Republican National Committee, the House Oversight Committee said Monday.


Honduras and Belize prepare for Hurricane Felix, as it strengthens to a category five storm in the Caribbean.


Serena in denim puts the boot into tradition

Serena Williams strode on to court for her first match at the US Open in an outfit that would have sent shockwaves through the All England Club.


Telecom Italia Outlines Plan to Purchase Mobile Unit

Italia released details of its offer to buy the 44 percent it does not own of its mobile phone unit, Telecom Italia Mobile.


Child, 7, found hanging on clothing hook

A 7-year-old boy is in critical condition after being found hanging by his shirt collar from a clothing hook in a charter school's dressing room, and police tried to determine Thursday whether it was an attack or an accident.


You've already got two of the hottest pitchers in the National League facing one another. How could the under be any sweeter? Try knocking the clean-up hitter out of each club's lineup.


Wal-Mart's message to America is "Save money. Live better." Its motto in Washington might best be summed up another way: Spend more. Lobby harder.


Mittal Steel emerges world's largest steelmaker

London: NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N. Mittal-owned Ispat International on Monday emerged as world's largest steelmaker as it announced its merger with The Netherlands-based LNM Holdings and US International Steel Group to form Mittal Steel Corporation.


US Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth resigned on Thursday after serving in the post for less than six months. Danforth, 68, said in a letter released Thursday


Roma, 12:31 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LOTITO: PORTE CHIUSE FALLIMENTO PER TUTTI

Anche Claudio Lotito è contrario alle partite a porte chiuse: ''La maggioranza silenziosa dei...


A government advisory panel on religious freedom denounced on Friday new regulations issued by China that appear aimed at undermining the Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists.


Soldiers took up positions across Bangladesh's capital Sunday to maintain order after an interim government failed to end a lingering political standoff on electoral reforms.


For not-so-wild ones, a three-wheeled bike

It is tough to turn the heads of hardcore veterans of New Hampshire's motorcycle week, which attracts a quarter million bikers or more to the Lakes Region each June.


Thousands of tech faithful snap up first iPhones

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Thousands of U.S. gadget fans flocked to stores on Friday to be the first buyers of Apple's iPhone, a music-playing and Web-browsing device expected to shake up the mobile industry.


Regulators  cleared the way for Verizon Communications to sell its phone lines in three New England states for $2.7 billion to FairPoint Communications Inc.


A batch of new clubs set to open in Orlando, Florida will bear the name of the famous heiress Paris Hilton. The club's name will be  "Club Paris" and the owner of the club Fereidoun  Khalilian, hopes to open other branches in several other citie...


Northern Ireland talks fail to break deadlock, Blair says

A high-stakes effort to revive a Catholic-Protestant government for Northern Ireland has ended in failure, British Prime Minister Tony Blair conceded Saturday.


Ventiquattro immigrati hanno raggiunto Capo Passero dopo 12 giorni di navigazioneAi marinai hanno raccontato di aver gettato in mare un bambino, un uomo e una donna                                            Sicilia, sbarco di clandestini "Tre di noi sono morti di sete"


The Nasdaq Composite Index rose on Thursday, helped by higher-than-expected sales at coffee chain Starbucks Corp. , while the Dow and the S&P 500 inched higher.


At least 20 Polish pilgrims die in a coach crash near the south-eastern city of Grenoble in the French Alps.


Antitrust regulators raided the Munich office of Intel Corp. searching for evidence that the company may have broken cartel or monopoly rules, the European Commission said.


Brazilian president Lula da Silva says his government will cancel 95% - or $332m - of the debt owed to it by Mozambique.


Aerei - Milano altro stop e... nebbia a Roma

MILANO - Dopo il caos di ieri, elâapparente ritorno alla normalitÃ  di questa mattina, quella di oggi si sta presentando come unâaltra giornata di disagi per gli aeroporti milanesi. Secondo quanto si Ã¨


EBay  division Skype and mobile  phone group 3 have launched a mobile handset that allows Skype  users to make free Internet calls to each other while on the  move.


Fires at homes in Waterford Township, Detroit leave 5 dead

A police officer in this Detroit suburb died with his wife and son in a Sunday morning house fire about the same time that two young girls died in a blaze in Detroit, police and fire officials said.


LONDON: If you thought that your little chit chats on your mobile phones are safe from eavesdropping, think again, as security experts have revealed that the new generation of mobile phones are highly vulnerable to hackers.


CantÃ¹, 13:57 - BASKET, SERIE A: DALMONTE NUOVO ALLENATORE CANTU'

Luca Dalmonte, la scorsa stagione a Teramo, è il nuovo allenatore della Pallacanestro CantÃ¹ (...


Il sindaco di Milano, "La loro e' stata la miglio offerta"


Siebel unveils SMB go-to-market strategy

InfoWorld - After a year of pilots and trials, Siebel Systems jumped with both feet into the SMB market Tuesday, announcing a new approach to offer Siebel Professional CRM applications to SMBs (small and midsize businesses) -- companies with revenues up to about $500 million.


Iran defies deadline to halt atom work: U.N. watchdog

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend enrichment of uranium, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over concerns it seeks to produce an atomic bomb.


Premier kosovaro conferma indirettamente indipendenza


A police officer who mouthed off while picking up his uniform at the cleaners has been indicted on a charge of threatening President Bush for allegedly saying he would shoot him and his father if someone gave him the bullets.


US weighs easing restrictions on flu vaccine

Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to waste, and they are considering easing the restrictions.


Catania, 19:21 - CALCIO, CATANIA; BALDINI: MERITO DEL NOSTRO GRANDE CUORE

L'allenatore del Catania Silvio Baldini è ovviamente contento per il successo per 2-0 sulla S...


Yahoo buys the online jukebox provider MusicMatch to tap into the appetite for song downloads.


American and Iraqi military commanders said yesterday that troops had found at least one house in Fallujah that appeared to be the base of some of the hostage-takers


Nissan said today it would halt operations at some of its car plants in Japan for five days starting late this month because of a shortage of steel sheet.


Gateway's new motherboard design helps machines run cooler and more quietly than other Gateway desktops.


Roma, 18:35 - CALCIO, LAZIO: DOMANI CRIBARI IN CAMPO CON MASCHERA 'HI TECH'

Domani, in occasione dell'anticipo di Serie A Lazio-Empoli, Emilson Cribari indosserà una nuo...


Roger Federer's invincibility was pierced, then pummeled and finally pulled apart at Melbourne Park on Friday, the world number one brutally ejected from the Australian Open semi-finals by Novak Djokovic.


The documentary on  empire penguins was quite magnificent. The cartoon about a  penguin with dancing feet proved to be a real treat, even a  work of genius. Now comes a cartoon about surfing penguins.  Surfing penguins? OK, yes, critters can do anything in a  cartoon, but surfing penguins?


The Devil Rays got some much-needed help on Wednesday as they activated Rocco Baldelli from the disabled list and made the first of their September callups.


WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Monday sided with Wall Street banks that allegedly conspired to drive up prices on 900 newly issued stocks.


Australian police, soldiers deploy in Aboriginal communities

Police and soldiers began deploying to outback Australia Monday as part of a radical plan to end child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities which has been criticised as a return to the nation's paternalistic past.


On "Crossfire," the hosts lob softballs at a man who may have been a cog in illegal government wrongdoing.


Google Investors Await the Dropping of 39 Million Shoes

Google investors may find out this week whether there really can be too much of a good thing.


A plane heading from Paris to the West African nation of Ivory Coast was diverted to an airport in southern France and safely evacuated following a bomb threat, a regional official said.


Americans Trahan and Gamez share Hope lead

PALM DESERT, California  - D.J. Trahan birdied his first four holes en route to a tie for the lead with fellow American Robert Gamez in the Bob Hope Classic second round on Thursday.


Beyond Depression, an Explosion of New Ideas

An entrepreneur beats back depression and begins to develop a new product.


NEW YORK (CBS) The recent recall of the arthritis drug Vioxx has a lot of patients worried about the contents of their medicine cabinets and wondering what the alternatives might be.


Per le donne che cercavano stupefacenti il pagamento era sessualeLa distribuzione della merce avveniva spesso tramite minorenni                                            Bari: perizoma e sesso per una dose il decalogo della banda di spacciatori


Unions consider strike calls over government plans to raise public sector workers' pension age.


Federal troops arrived Wednesday to enforce tighter regulations on welfare payments and a ban on pornography and alcohol in Aboriginal communities.


Firenze, 22:00 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; DELLA VALLE: LUNEDI' INCONTRO CON TONI

E' previsto per lunedÃ¬ l'incontro tra la Fiorentina e Luca Toni. Lo ha detto il presidente viola And...


UK, US, Swiss, Europeans and Canadians take unprecedented action to ease credit crisis


Burma's leaders declare 14 years of constitutional talks complete, and formally close a national assembly.


Rinnovamento grafico e dei contenuti per il mensile missionario dei gesuiti ÂPopoliÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Con il numero di gennaio 2007 ÂPopoliÂ - mensile internazionale e missionario dei gesuiti italiani - si rinnova profondamente, nella grafica e nei contenuti. Temi portanti della Â«nuovaÂ» rivista saranno la promozione della giust...


Movie director Claude Chabrol          77  Musician Mick Fleetwood                65  Actor Peter Weller                     60  Actress Sherry Stringfield             40  Singer Solange Knowles                 21  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).


10 sentenced to death in Bangladesh for killing politicians at ...

DHAKA : A court sentenced 10 people to death for shooting dead five politicians at a 1999 political rally in Bangladesh, which has been scarred by years of political violence, a report said.


British election talk reignited by Brown ally

Gordon Brown's closest ally heightened speculation on Wednesday over when the British prime minister might call an election as a new poll gave the ruling Labour Party a commanding lead.


Pádraic Brady's Blog: Yadis: Service Discovery for Identities like OpenID

Pádraic Brady has posted a two part look at a service discovery process as it pertains to things like OpenID via Yadis.   From part one:   This first entry is an examination of Yadis, a Specification which is relied upon by OpenID. Of course Yadis is a topic of its own, since it is also used by Light-Weight Identity (LID), sxip Identity, and mIDm. You can bet more will join in once Yadis becomes more firmly established.   In this first part, he talks about what Yadis is, how it can help with service discovery, and how it would follow a "breadcrumb trail" to get to the information it needs (like getting the actual Yadi slocation from the initial OpenID request).   From part two:   After all this fuss and running about, it's easy to miss the point of Yadis - getting that final Yadis XRD document that describes the Services associated with a given ID.   Part two looks more at working with the Yadis Resource Descriptor information to grap the Type information out of it for the actual locations you'll needed. He also links to some more information on the Yadis specification in PDF form.


Giovani in cerca di sicurezze, legati alla famiglia e fan dell'impiego fisso piu' che della carriera. E' l'istantanea degli adolescenti italiani secondo l'Istituto superiore di sanita', che ha presentato oggi


Oms, +3% mortalita' ogni grado in piu' di temperatura


Manning Appears to Be Evolving Into the Special One

Three weeks ago, Eli Manningâs unpredictable play was the biggest threat to the Giantsâ championship hopes. But since then he appears to have become a different player.


Exception for New York Could Bring Calls For More Changes to Election Bill

Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus says heÃ¢ÂÂs working on a package of spending offsets that could add billions of dollars to the farm billÃ¢ÂÂs bottom line Ã¢ÂÂ but with strings attached.


Appello del Papa contro violenze in Israele, Russia, Iraq

CittÃ  del Vaticano (AsiaNews) â âDolore e preoccupazioneâ per il terrorismo in Israele e Russia; âesecrazioneâ per il massacro dei nepalesi; âtrepidazioneâ per la sorte dei giornalisti francesi rapiti in Iraq.


Deep in Shari Klages' memory is an image of herself as a girl in New Jersey, going into her parents' bedroom, pulling a thick leather-bound album from the top shelf of a closet and sitting down on the bed to leaf through it.


At Least 2,000 Flee as California Fires Spread

MALIBU, Calif., Oct. 21 -- Nearly a dozen wildfires driven by powerful Santa Ana winds spread across Southern California on Sunday, killing one person near the Mexican border and destroyingseveral homes and a church in celebrity-laden Malibu.


Development in EU's Boeing-Airbus Dispute

European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will announce a development in the U.S.-EU dispute over subsidies to aircraft makers Airbus  and Boeing  Tuesday, his spokeswoman said.


FILDERSTADT, Germany : Amelie Mauresmo underlined her world number one credentials by surging into the quarter-finals of the 650,000-dollar WTA event with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Patty Schynder.


President George W Bush is set to announce a program of measure aimed at shoring up the fragile US economy.


INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana  - Tyson Gay ran the second fastest 200 meters of all-time, 19.62 seconds, on a wet track at the U.S. championships on Sunday.


U.S. stocks edged lower on Friday as weaker-than-expected data on new home sales reinforced worries about the housing and mortgage markets.


Melissa Etheridge Expects 100% Recovery From Breast Cancer

The prognosis for 43 year-old, singer Melissa Etheridge looks good her doctors say. Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo surgery.


Two Apples No Longer Sour ; Beatles' Gaurdian, Ipod Maker Resolve Trademark Fight

By Jordan Robertson< Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif. - For the third time in nearly three decades, iPod maker Apple Inc. has resolved a bitter trademark dispute with The Beatles'  guardian Apple Corps Ltd. over use of the iconic apple logo and name.


Scientists believe measuring your waist could be a better indicator of future health than weighing yourself.


Belfast CJD sufferer no longer seen as terminally ill

A 20-year-old Belfast man appears to be winning his battle against variant CJD after undergoing experimental treatment over the past two years.


Nokia gets closer to Orange, which endorses Symbian

One in the eye for Microsoft? Nokia has announced it will be working with Orange to customise Symbian S60 handsets, allowing Orange to remotely manage and update interfaces to highlight new services as well as provide an individually customised user experience.â¦


INCOMING European Security and Justice Commissioner Rocco Buttiglione has inflamed the bitter row over his appointment with a withering criticism of single mothers.


Medical Examiner Rules Ledgerâs Death Accidental

Heath Ledger died accidentally from the abuse of  prescription medications â specifically, six kinds of painkillers, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety drugs.


Tailor Made apparently still loves New York. Despite an Internet rumor about a breakup, a VH1 spokeswoman told The Associated Press on Wednesday that reality TV couple Tiffany "New York" Pollard and George "Tailor Made" Weisgerber are still together following the conclusion of "I Love New York 2" Â and there are no plans for a third season of the popular VH1 reality dating show.


A serving policeman is bailed after admitting downloading an indecent image of a child from the internet.


President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday directed that the price of kerosene be slashed immediately. He did not however give a benchmark for the price.


The first direct flights between China and Taiwan in 55 years take off from Guangzhou and Taipei.


No matter what you want to believe, they simply do not take the losses home like you do. Certainly, they do not bring them back the next day, not the Red Sox [stats, schedule] nor


If the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq is reversed before the summer of 2008, the military will risk giving up the security gains it has achieved at a cost of hundreds of American lives over the past six months, the commander of U.S. forces south of Baghdad said Friday.


Gates Tells of Microsoft Effort to Fight Viruses

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


Telecoms equipment supplier Ericsson says its profits have shot up sixfold, but warns that orders are hard to come by.


A former Rwandan officer is found guilty of murdering 10 Belgian peacekeepers during the 1994 genocide.


Powell Says US Wants Iraqi Vote to Include Entire Country

Secretary of State Colin Powell said Iraqi elections, scheduled for January, will go forward even if militants block some voters from casting ballots.


Kiddâs Third Straight Triple-Double Is Not Enough for Nets

Jason Richardson scored 25 points and the hot-shooting Charlotte Bobcats overcame Jason Kiddâs third consecutive triple-double to beat the Nets on Tuesday night.


Ukraine tensions rise as president claims command of troops

KIEV -- Ukraine's president said he took command of 32,000 Interior Ministry troops yesterday, and a ministry official rejected the order -- deepening the country's political crisis as police guarded the office of the fired prosecutor general.


When shock jock Howard Stern swooped into Sirius Satellite Radio, he was greeted like a conquering hero. Last month, a week after he announced on his popular morning radio show


Thomas Haden Church Talks About "Sideways"

We haven't seen much of Thomas Haden Church in movies or on TV recently. According to Haden Church the explanation is simple: he's been busy behind the camera rather than in front of it for the past year or so.


Scientists say a nonnative insect is to blame for a disease that's killing beech trees in the higher elevations of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.


BULL BAY, Jamaica Sept. 12, 2004 - Hurricane Ivan lost some strength as it bore down on the Cayman Islands and Cuba Sunday but was still capable of causing tremendous damage with winds near 155 mph.


Torino, 16:16 - CALCIO, JUVE: DEL PIERO GIOCA LA PARTITELLA

Prima partitella dopo l'infortunio poer Alessandro Del Piero. Il capitano della Juve ha svolto lavor...


Lawyer Stewart Faces 'Hyped' Charges -Defense

Feisty New York lawyer Lynne Stewart  is being prosecuted on hyped-up terror charges to destroy her  career of defending unpopular clients including a militant  Muslim cleric convicted of plotting to bomb U.S. targets, her  attorney argued on Wednesday.


CAPE TOWN, South Africa Aug. 25, 2004 - The son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, an ex-race car driver whose business career has been dogged by accusations of questionable arms deals and


Survey: 9/11 Families Split on RNC in NYC

NEW YORK - Nearly half of the relatives of victims who died in the World Trade Center attack say the Republican National Convention should have been held elsewhere, and about a quarter believe the GOP chose New York "to capitalize on Sept. 11," according to a new survey...


Winter storms that have brought high winds, heavy snow and rain to the US west kill at least three people.


Iran Completes `Strategic Missile' Test, State News Agency Says

Iran, the Middle East's second- largest oil producer, has successfully completed testing of a ``strategic missile,'' the country's official news agency reported, citing Iran's defense minister.


Two U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq, one by a roadside bomb and the other after being shot, the U.S. military command said Tuesday.


President Names Ex-GOP Leader As Key Adviser

President Bush yesterday tapped veteran GOP strategist and lobbyist Edward W. Gillespie as White House counselor, adding another Washington insider to a key position in his administration as it continues to battle with Congress over Iraq, the Justice Department and immigration.


Al-Jazeera Says Italian Journalist Held Hostage Is Killed

Militants in Iraq had threatened to kill Baldoni if Italy did not withdraw its troops from Iraq. An Al-Jazeera spokesman says the Pan-Arab station declined to show the video out of sensitivity to its viewers.


Middle-age is truly depressing, study finds

Middle age is truly miserable, according to a study using data from 80 countries showing that depression is most common among men and women in their forties.


Afghan vote count resumes against backdrop of violence

The vote count in Afghanistan's historic election resumed with President Hamid Karzai far ahead of his rivals in early results, as a new surge in attacks left seven people dead, including two US soldiers.


Flyers' Stevens Earns Contract Extension

The Flyers and John Stevens agree to a contract extension Friday that will take the second-year coach through the 2008-09 season.


A functioning government IT project? Surely not. A report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on the use of technology by UK vehicle licensing agencies has found that rare beast - a working government IT project.â¦


A surgical robot developed by UK scientists makes hip operations so simple even students get good results.


NEW YORK - It's never a smart move to pick a public fight with Apple Computer, and it's doubly unwise if that fight involves the iPod in some way.


BERLIN: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has completed his medical tests and could leave the German clinic where he is recovering from spinal surgery this week, a spokesman said.


St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty looked at the price of pitching on the free agent market and decided to throw his money at a guy he already had.


By Advocate staff report  Pioneer Companies Inc. said Tuesday it will expand production capacity at its St. Gabriel chlor-alkali plant by 25 percent to meet customer demand and reduce costs with newer technology.


Baseball's young guns take their place in the rotation


Practicing the Ancient Art of Patience in the Line for a Ticket to Stay in India

NEW DELHI Aadil Jan slumps in his plastic chair. He stares up at the spinning ceiling fans. He gets up. Stretches. It's just after 12:30 p.m. on a steaming hot Tuesday in the New Delhi branch of India's Foreigners' Registration Office, which requires visitors looking to stay in the country to obtain...


Michael Jackson is spending his first night in hospital suffering from "flu-like symptoms".


Since when does the White House care about puppets? Ever since the guys from "South Park" started pulling the strings. Trey Parker and Matt Stone's movie "Team America: World Police" features


Sono quattro i rapiti, nella sparatoria ferito un lavoratore


It'll be awhile before the FDA makes its decision and the stock price settles down.


Nokia says stay ordered for Qualcomm's suit

Nokia (NOK1V.HE), the world's biggest  mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday the United States  International Trade Commission (ITC) has ordered a stay of  wireless chip supplier Qualcomm's  suit against Nokia.


TONY BLAIR will press George W Bush to join a new push to revive the Middle East peace process when he flies to Washington this week for his first face-to-face talks with the US president since his re-election.


Record-Tying Beltran Blasts Astros Into Tie

Carlos Beltran's record-tying eighth  post-season home run capped the Houston Astros' 6-5 comeback  win over the St. Louis Cardinals to even the National League  Championship Series at two games apiece Sunday.


This time, Madonna is Elton's target for abuse:

[Hollywood News] London, Oct 5 : Pop king Elton John, who showered Madonna with choice abuse after she was nominated for best live act during the Q Awards, says all the pop diva did was "lip synch".


BAGHDAD, Iraq - American warplanes struck militant positions in two insurgent-controlled cities Thursday and U.S. and Iraqi troops quietly took control of a third in a sweeping crackdown following a spike in attacks against U.S...


Suppan at home on road anywhere but Houston

HOUSTON -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jeff Suppan was perfect on the road this season -- except in Houston. Suppan was the losing pitcher in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Saturday, making him 0-2 this season at Minute Maid Park.


Il premier alla presentazione del Rapporto Ocse


Bergamo, 13:08 - CALCIO, ATALANTA-LAZIO; ULTRAS BERGAMO: SENZA OCCHI CON CUORE

Porte chiuse a Bergamo per Atalanta-Lazio e tifosi che hanno deciso di riunirsi fuori lo stadio per ...


The US denies it gave permission for Turkish aircraft to carry out strikes against the PKK in northern Iraq.


A highway patrol officer traveling Friday with Sen. John Kerry's motorcade fell off his motorcycle and suffered minor injuries.


As IRS Income Verification Gets Tighter, Other Issues Emerge

Starting Monday, it's going to get much riskier to fib about your income when you apply for a home mortgage.


Maccabi Tel Aviv Crashes Bulgarian Basketball Champs

Sports: 23 October 2004, Saturday. Euroleague champions Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Bulgarian Lukoil- Akademik in a friendly game in Sofia.


A Palestinian woman suicide bomber has blown herself up near a hitch-hiking post in Jerusalem, killing two Israeli border policemen and wounding 17 people in the first such attack in the city in seven months.


French Finance Minister resigns to take top job in French ...

French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy resigned Monday in order to take over the leadership of the ruling center-right Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) party, French TF1 television quoted government officials as saying.


Microsoft promises more Ultimate 'Extras'

The development team building "Extras" add-ons for Windows Vista Ultimate says it's working hard but offered few details about what or when new Extras would be released.


World number one Vijay Singh, who leads the star parade at the dunhill links championship at St. Andrews this week, believes Tiger Woods is paying a heavy price for tampering with his swing.


THE funeral of grandfather James Barrett, 62, who died chasing vandals he caught smashing a car, is tomorrow at All Saints church, Oakfield, Anfield. Five teenagers arrested in connection with his death have been bailed.  (c) 2006 Liverpool Echo.


Deepest U.S. Reef Found Off Florida Coast

Marine researchers have discovered the deepest coral reef ever found in the United States in about 250 feet of water off the Florida coast.


UN says finds mass grave in east Congo army camp

U.N. investigators have found a mass  grave in an army camp in Congo's eastern Ituri district  containing around 30 bodies, including women and children, who  appeared to have been executed, a spokesman said on Friday.


Woody Allen si confessa "Volevo scrivere l'Amleto"

Woody Allen racconta la sua nuova black comedy Cassandra's Dream, in uscita l'1 febbraio, sul buffo rapporto che ha con il cinema


EMI, the world's third-biggest music company, whose artists include The Beatles, said Tuesday that it would slash between 1,500-2,000 jobs worldwide following its recent takeover by a British private equity firm.


Neighborhood Unity Lacking on Shore-Access Path

By Cynthia Needham; Journal Staff Writer  WARWICK - Typically, the question of beach access is reserved for the warmer months, when one might actually want to go to the beach.


Stocks Open Slightly Higher as Oil Eases

US stocks showed small gains at the open on Monday as easing oil prices alleviated investors' worry about the effect of higher fuel costs on corporations and consumers.


College Scholarships for All No Myth in El Dorado

EL DORADO, Ark. -- This blue-collar city in the heart of Arkansas' timber-producing region has been losing population, statewide political clout and federal funding for the past 40 years. Then last year, an automotive equipment plant said goodbye, sending 650 manufacturing jobs overseas.


Majestic Wines has seen its half-year profits increase by 27%, helped by demand for wine from Italy and Chile.


AMD's Dave Orton, former ATI CEO, resigns

Blog: The former head of ATI Technologies, acquired by AMD last year, resigns amid troubled times for the chipmaker.


Great performances take pride of place at Toronto

Penelope Cruz channels the ghost of  Italian earth mother actress Anna Magnani and Forest Whitaker  hunts for the tangled soul of dictator Idi Amin.


Liverpool, 17:23 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: UJFALUSI RIFIUTA OFFERTA LIVERPOOL

Niente Liverpool, almeno a gennaio: Tomas Ujfalusi ha rifiutato l'offerta dei Reds, che volevano il ...


Deutsche Boerse says takeover talks with LSE "amicable, constructive"

German stock market operator Deutsche Boerse said that discussions with the London Stock Exchange regarding its takeover bid for the LSE had been "amicable" and "constructive."


The Supreme Court hears arguments this week in a case that could determine whether the Bush administration must change course in how it deals with the threat of global warming.


Hilly Kristal, the founder of the punk rock club CBGB which discovered The Ramones and Patti Smith, dies.


Afghan "Peace Convoy" tries to coax Taliban rebels

In a new effort to end the growing Taliban insurgency, a council of Afghan political and tribal leaders hopes to hold talks with elements of the Islamic group aimed at including them in the government.


Lebanon army blasts camp, militants vow to fight on

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded suspected positions of al Qaeda-inspired militants to dislodge them from their hideouts at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday but the group vowed it would not surrender.


Singer plans UK tour for North Korean orchestra

A British soprano plans to bring a  120-strong North Korean orchestra to England next year on a  tour she believes will help end the Communist state's  international isolation by strengthening cultural ties.


Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday to remember five children who died in a row house fire, while investigators tried to determine whether they were left alone or in the care of a baby sitter.


They laughed as they recalled Peter Ustinov's talent for mimicking world leaders. And they paid tribute to his humanitarian efforts.


Persistent Censorship In China Produces Art of Compromise

BEIJING -- Yan Lianke, one of China's most popular contemporary novelists, is busy composing a new book, using his trusty pen to scratch out line after line of Chinese characters for what promises to be another biting satire of life under the Communist Party.


C'e' collegamento con la prima scoperta nella notte, polizia


California sues Microsoft for antitrust--again

Five California counties and two cities sue the software giant under state antitrust laws, for taking advantage of government buyers.


TRADE-GHANA:  Mary Robinson Concerned About EU Approach to EPAs

ACCRA, Dec 8 (IPS) - This weekend an award will be presented to the best  farmer in Ghana in recognition of the pivotal contribution that  agriculture makes to the economy of this West African country.


Eight sellers ordered to pay nearly $90,000 after admitting to bidding up products online to inflate prices.


Champ O'Sullivan says he does for snooker what Tiger Woods does for golf

Ronnie O'Sullivan believes he brings the same thrill to snooker's green baize that Tiger Woods offers to the world's great golf courses.