A European Union court on Wednesday upheld penalties imposed by the EU executive on Microsoft, dismissing the software giant's appeal for a suspension, according to a document obtained by Reuters.


Yi looking forward to facing Yao on court

China's Yi Jianlian, the 2-meter tall power forward who may be taken in the top-10 of Thursday's NBA Draft, is looking forward to playing against Houston's Chinese center Yao Ming.


If Chad coup succeeds, Darfur crisis could deepen

Rebels stormed Chad's capital, delaying arrival of EU troops to help refugees.


Samsung Electronics claims world-first 5-megapixel camera phone

SEOUL, Oct 19, 2004 (AFX-Asia via COMTEX) -- SEOUL (AFX) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has developed what it claims to be the world's first mobile phone equipped with a 5-megapixel camera.


The US First Lady urges the UN to condemn Burma's crackdown on protestors, in a rare political statement.


Flocking to the Murdoch bosom The BSkyB juggernaut's plough into broadband shows no sign of slowing, with the announcement today that it bagged more than 250,000 new punters in the last three months.â¦


This month's peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels could be the first test of whether Africa's largest country can stay in one piece.


A college student's checked luggage on a Continental Airlines flight from Argentina contained traces of dynamite, authorities said, in one of six security incidents Friday involving U.S. flights.


The army, navy and air force were called out to help local officials and police in rescue operations, and curfew was imposed in many areas to prevent looting.


Michael Phelps, of the United States, holds his gold medal after setting an Olympic-record 1:57.14 in the 200-meter individual medley at the Olympic Aquatic Centre during the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, in this Aug. 19, 2004 file photo.


Knight Ridder Profit Up 11 Pct. as Ad Sales Climb

Newspaper publisher Knight Ridder Inc. said on Thursday that third-quarter profit rose 11 percent including a special tax gain, reflecting a modest increase in advertising sales and only small growth in its expenses.


Successo per la filiale di Edf, azioni introdotte a 28 euro


ATLANTA - It took 43 years, but the Houston Astros are finally postseason winners. Carlos Beltran hit two more homers and drove in five runs, while original Killer B's Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell chipped in during a five-run seventh inning that carried the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves on Monday night in the deciding Game 5 of their first-round NL playoff series...


Fears of violence overshadowed Pakistan's general election on Monday with 80,000 troops backing up police to watch over a vote that could return a parliament set on driving President Pervez Musharraf from office.


Phoenix Salvation Army sites accept donations with debit and ...

PHOENIX - Donors will be able to use credit and debit cards to donate to Salvation Army bell ringers for the first time on Wednesday.


The parents of two teenagers killed on the roads present a petition at Downing Street calling for tough measures.


Ad Growth for AOL Called Vital to a Remake

A precipitous slowdown in advertising growth has raised new questions about AOLâs transformation plans.


There is no evidence to support a link between the controversial MMR jab and the development of autism in children, researchers said.


Mercury Astronaut Gordon Cooper Dies at 77

Gordon Cooper, one of the Mercury Seven astronauts who helped pioneer human space exploration, piloting the last of the Mercury missions and the troubled Gemini 5 flight, died on Monday.


After spending four successful years at Honda, during which he won three consecutive 500cc and MotoGP titles, Valentino Rossi stunned the world by deciding to quit the might of HRC for the uncertainty of Yamaha.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama paid homage to former President Clinton Wednesday, but said voters want more than "the same old thing."


A judge on Wednesday reduced the time former President Rafael Angel Calderon must spend in jail while being investigated on corruption charges.


A prison inmate has been linked by DNA evidence to the killings of a dozen women in Los Angeles, including three slayings for which another man was wrongly convicted.


A US judge drops charges against two Guantanamo Bay inmates, in a setback for efforts to try terror suspects.


"Pirates" sets sail for record box office debut

"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead  Man's Chest" sailed into more than 4,000 U.S. movie theaters on  Friday seeking a box office treasure that industry watchers  think could beat the $114.8 million record opening of  "Spider-Man."


(AGI) - Parigi, 8 nov. - Yasser Arafat e' in condizioni stazionarie, ma i medici dell'ospedale militare Percy in cui il presidente e' ricoverato da 10 giorni hanno deciso di limitare le visite. Il portavoce


Repsol, Gazprom sign draft cooperation accord

Spain's leading oil group Repsol YPF has said it had signed a draft agreement with Russian gas company Gazprom to study possible joint oil and gas projects.


AUSTRALIA'S first national action plan on breast cancer research was launched in Sydney today, advocating changes to research on the disease.


Pizzi e merletti convivono con tinte unite e disegni optical


THE smile was back on the face of Colin Montgomerie as he prepared to tee off in the German Masters in Cologne today. Monty has just spent three days at EuroDisney with his three children and joked: "I brought


When officials in this Minneapolis suburb didn't like the two eye-popping digital billboards that Clear Channel erected along the freeway, they pulled the plug. They had the power company cut off the electricity.


Torino, 20:29 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: PRATICAMENTE FATTA PER ALMIRON

Tra Empoli e Juventus, l'affare per Almiron in biianconero è praticamente fatto.  Addirittura...


London Subway Drivers Strike on Rail Line to Heathrow Airport

Workers on the London subway line to Heathrow airport went on strike today, while talks resumed to avert a proposed system-wide New Year's Eve stoppage.


Bombs Kill 31 in India Following Prayer Service

NEW DELHI, Sept. 8 -- Two bombs exploded Friday in the town of Malegaon in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, killing 31 people and injuring 125 more, most of them Muslim worshippers leaving a mosque after Friday afternoon prayers.


White Christmas expected only in eastern Latvia

White Christmas is expected only in Latvia's eastern regions; rain and sleet are forecast in other parts of Latvia, according to the Latvian Hydrometeorology Agency.


Blackstone to buy Pinnacle Foods for $2.16 bln

Private equity firm Blackstone Group   plans to buy Pinnacle Foods Group Inc., known for its  Vlasic pickles brand, for about $2.16 billion, the companies  said on Monday.


U.S. Marine Dies of Wounds Suffered in Iraq

A Marine died yesterday of wounds suffered during an attack in Anbar province in Iraq, the U.S. military announced today.


Bonanni, aumentare reddito con maggiori detrazioni


Science & environment: Tissue samples that might help discover causes of cot death are being needlessly destroyed, say experts


Alistair Darling sets out new regulations aimed at preventing another Northern Rock-style crisis.


Peter Norman 64; track star shared podium during protest

Peter Norman, the Australian sprinter who supported black US sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos in their silent protest for equal rights on the medals podium at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, died yesterday of a heart attack at his home in Melbourne, Australia. He was 64.


'South Park' creators send puppets to save world

Seven years ago, Trey Parker and Matt Stone brought their porn parody, "Orgazmo," to the Toronto International Film Festival.


Red Hat to focus on core products and service, says new CEO

InfoWorld - Red Hat's new CEO plans to keep the company focused on its core Linux OS and middleware business while also improving the service it offers to customers, he said Thursday.


Pilot files sexual discrimination lawsuit against British Airways

A female pilot at British Airways has filed a lawsuit against the carrier for "indirect sex discrimination" after it refused her permission to work part-time after giving birth.


Parigi, 19:46 - CALCIO, FRANCIA; DOMENECH: L'ITALIA VOLEVA IL PAREGGIO

Raymond Domenech, ct della Francia, non la smette di essere provocatorio, Nel commentare uil pareggi...


Retail slump in June hints at tired consumer

Retail sales posted their steepest  drop in nearly two years in June, according to government data  on Friday, indicating the housing market slump and soaring  gasoline costs are depressing consumer spending.


SES to distribute high speed Internet to Poland

European satellite giant SES said on  Thursday it was extending the distribution of its high speed  internet access product ASTRA2Connect to make it available to  consumers in Poland as of 2008.


Terrell Owens ran hard, made cuts and came to some quick stops while catching passes Wednesday, but did so during a post-practice session with a fourth-string quarterback, not with the rest of the Dallas Cowboys starters.


If the Digital Watermarking Alliance has its way, record labels will let their songs be sold as MP3s with embedded watermarks to track the songs in the open seas of the internet. In Listening Post.


Soviet-era arcade games built by secret military factories are featured in Moscow's newest museum.


Mantova, 19:36 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DOMANI LA PRESENTAZIONE DI TESSER

Il nuovo tecnico del Mantova Attilio Tesser sarà presentato domani alle 11, nella sede di via...


Fire extinguished at sour gas leak on reserve west of Edmonton

EDMONTON (CP) - Fire crews extinguished a blazing gas well Tuesday night that had burst into flame shortly after hundreds of people who had been evacuated returned to their homes.


a medical journal article published Friday says that conclusive data shows there is no question circumcision reduces men's chances of catching HIV by up to 60 percent


ESA Plans for Envisat Symposium in April

The European Space Agency says it expects several hundred scientists from around the world at the Envisat Symposium April 23-27 in Montreux, Switzerland.


High school pole vaulting champion Allison Stokke has been steamrolled by the wave of attention that has come her way after various Internet channels spread the 18 year old's image to thousands of websites.


Bayer seeks to find remedy with US alliance

BAYER has formed an alliance for its struggling pharmaceuticals business with American drug-maker Schering-Plough. Drugs and chemicals group Bayer, which is in the midst of restructuring its business, said


Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

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


The United States, acknowledging its own record is in question, criticized Iraq on Tuesday in its annual report on human rights abuses, listing death squads with government links, kidnapping and torture.


UNICEF: Arab Media Should Help Knock AIDS Taboos

Media in the Middle East and North  Africa, with one of the fastest AIDS growth rates, needs to  help combat the epidemic by fighting cultural taboos, a U.N.  Children's Fund (UNICEF) official said on Tuesday.


Security Guard Shot at Illinois State Capitol

A man wielding a shotgun seriously  wounded a security guard at the Illinois state capitol on  Monday shortly after scuffling with a gun shop owner from whom  he stole a shotgun a week earlier, police said.


Fashion Wire Daily - Most people celebrate the birth of their first grandchild by buying a little gift - or twelve - and taking a snapshot - or fifty. Designer Betsey Johnson celebrated the birth of her granddaughter, Layla, by devoting her entire show, dubbed "Babycakes" and presented Tuesday, September 12, 2006 in Bryant Park, to the newest addition to the Johnson clan.


Russia delays work on Iran nuclear plant

Russia will delay work on Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor because Tehran is behind with payments, a source in Russia's nuclear agency said on Monday.


Saddam prosecutors show graphic video of dead

Prosecutors in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds showed graphic footage on Tuesday of dead civilians, including infants, allegedly killed in chemical attacks on their villages.


No. 2 Stanford Suffers Second Straight Upset

Camille LeNoir hits a jumper with 8.1 seconds left, giving Southern California a 73-72 upset of No. 2 Stanford yesterday in Los Angeles, the Cardinals' second straight.


McCartney, Mills to lock horns in divorce court

Paul McCartney and former model Heather  Mills lock horns in a British divorce court on Monday in their  battle over how big a slice she will take of the former  Beatle's fortune.


GE and Empire District Electric announce wind power deals.


Will Xperia X1 Oust iPhone In Mobile Supremacy Battle?

Sony Ericsson execs call the X1 a "premium" convergence device and warn that it won't be cheap.


UPDATE 2-Oracle raises PeopleSoft offer, sets deadline

Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday raised its hostile takeover offer for rival software company PeopleSoft Inc.


Pol Pot's right-hand man, Nuon Chea,  appeared before Cambodia's "Killing Fields" tribunal on  Thursday to request bail, arguing he was not a flight risk and  would not try to influence potential witnesses.


Israel's justice minister has accused Right-wing rabbis of fomenting "civil war", saying they could face prosecution for urging soldiers to disobey orders to evict Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip.


Yankees Pitcher Breaks Hand Punching Wall

NEW YORK - Yankees pitcher Kevin Brown broke his non-throwing hand punching a clubhouse wall in frustration during the New York's 3-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.    The pitching-weak Yankees, whose AL East lead over second-place Boston was cut to 2 1/2 games, did not immediately know how long the right-hander would be sidelined...


Microsoft issued its second firmware update for its Zune music device, offering stability and performance improvements. In addition, a version of the software was released that is compatible with Windows Vista.


At least 32 miners have been killed and eight are missing after a blast at a coal mine in Kazakhstan, officials say.


A football fan is fatally stabbed near Athens after a game between Greece's two biggest clubs.


Texas reliever Frank Francisco needed just one dangerous throw to overshadow an exciting back-and-forth game with a playoff atmosphere.


Yahoo's switchover plan for the photo-sharing site draws fire. Plus: Yahoo unveils a universe of brands. In Monkey Bites.


Taiwan opens world's 5th-longest road tunnel after more than decade in making

ILAN, Taiwan  - Taiwan on Thursday celebrated the opening of what officials called the world's fifth-longest road tunnel.


Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds were married on New Year's Day on a private island off Bora Bora in French Polynesia in front of 25 friends and family, their reps tell PEOPLE.  In a sunset ceremony on the beach Tuesday, Edmonds walked barefoot down t...


Sony first to scale billion-dollar club in '06

Sony Pictures, riding  high at the box office with the comedy "Talladega Nights: The  Ballad of Ricky Bobby," has narrowly edged out Walt Disney Co.  to become the first studio to sell more than $1 billion worth  of tickets at the domestic box office this year.


Oceans to Rise One Meter by 2100-Arctic Expert

Global warming (news - web sites) is melting the Arctic ice faster than expected, and the world's oceans could rise by about a meter (3 feet


Non attende risultati significativi neanche da piano Bush


It's been nearly two years since Fidelity Investments dispatched new managers to take over two of its biggest mutual fund stars of years past and try to revive them from long stretches of stock-picking torpor.


Navarrette: Spit, glue won't fix immigration woes

In tackling the immigration issue, Republicans in Congress really outdid themselves. Call it: "Immigration Reform for Dummies."


Colonia, 20:18 - PALLAMANO, MONDIALI: GERMANIA IN FINALE

La Germania si è qualificata per la finale dei Mondiali di pallamano, che sta giocando da pad...


Israel Plans 530 Settler Homes, U.S. Acquiesces

HAR GILO, West Bank  - Israel plans to build 530  new settler homes in the occupied West Bank after Washington  softened its opposition to growth in Jewish enclaves, a policy  shift Palestinians say will make peace impossible.


FIRM evidence that our universe is still forming has been obtained by an orbiting NASA telescope which has revealed what appears to be massive new galaxies.


President Bush on Tuesday nominated two individuals to replace retiring jurists on federal courts in the Washington area.


After 40 years in North Korea and a month in the brig, US Army ...

For nearly four decades, he was a prisoner of the North Koreans. Then US Army deserter Charles Jenkins came to Japan this year, faced a court-martial and was sentenced to a month in jail.


Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday called for an investigation into the electronic touch-screen voting machines used in a disputed congressional race in Florida.


UAL, Creditors Agree to Extend Exclusivity 30 Days

United Airlines on Friday said it has  agreed with its creditors' committee to a 30-day extension,  subject to court approval, of the period during which it can  exclusively file a bankruptcy reorganization plan.


Cellphones are joining gum chewing, running in the halls, and passing notes as no-nos in Wrentham elementary schools.


Lavender and tea tree oils found in some shampoos, soaps and lotions can temporarily leave boys with enlarged breasts in rare cases, apparently by disrupting their hormonal balance, a preliminary study suggests.


Reigning champions England overcame Samoa 44-22 to get their World Cup campaign back on track at the Stade de la Beaujoire here on Saturday.


Bush, Maliki to hold crunch talks on Iraq

President Bush holds crunch talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan on Thursday on ways to try to stem sectarian carnage threatening to tear Iraq apart.


President Bush met Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan on Thursday to seek ways to stem sectarian carnage threatening to split Iraq.


The searing heat wave that scorched the East and Midwest for nearly a week finally showed signs of breaking on Thursday, leaving behind scattered power outages and at least 22 deaths.


Buckeyes head into easy part of schedule

Ohio State is looking at an easy October schedule, and that might be hard to handle for the top-ranked Buckeyes.


Gunmen Kill 21 Iraqi Police, US Hits Falluja

Gunmen killed 22 Iraqi police on Sunday as US planes and artillery bombarded Falluja ahead of an expected offensive to storm the rebel stronghold.


If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business.


Stephanie Higgs scores 16 points to lead Georgia Tech to a 55-49 upset of No. 6 Georgia, which shot just 29 percent Friday night in Atlanta and lost for the second time in a week.


Prices Through Roof Make Housing a Focus: Home Economics: An Occasional Series on Housing and Affordability

By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 25--Coeur d'Alene is taking the lead on finding answers to a problem some people characterize as a crisis in Kootenai County -- the ability of middle-class workers to buy a home.


, 8/30/2004. With 90 nanometer chips now on the market, the race for the next node - 65nm -- is now underway. Intel is on track for initial production of chips based on 65-nanometer process


Forced to return to Glen Abbey early Saturday morning to finish his second round, Parnevik picked up a shot to polish off a 66 and move into third place at the Bell Canadian Open, two strokes back of leader Mike Weir.


US Officials Warn Darfur Situation Could Deteriorate Further

Senior Bush administration officials warned Wednesday that the already dire situation in Sudan's western Darfur region could get worse without a larger presence by African Union monitors.


US planned job cuts soared to an eight-month high in September while new hiring rose only slightly, a report said on Tuesday. Employment consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.


Saddam Hussein's Top Aide Reported Captured in Tikrit

Iraq's Defense Ministry has announced the arrest of the most wanted man in Iraq: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a deputy to Saddam Hussein.


In Montague, JWT Adds Final Piece To JWT Puzzle

Ty Montague heads to J. Walter Thompson with a reputation for selling more than just TV ads. In fact, this year, on his watch as co-executive creative director, the New York office of Wieden + Kennedy took home several awards for a bogus crusade against Sega that played itself out primarily on the Web.


Nike beats Street, net profit up 32 percent

Nike Inc.  posted higher fourth-quarter net profit on Tuesday, beating Wall Street estimates and sending shares up 4 percent in extended trade, as strong sales of Nike-branded footwear helped offset overall challenges in the U.S. athletic shoe market.


Dollar Drops Further as Central Banks Reassess Reserves

The falling dollar reached new depths against the euro today, after a weeklong erosion of value prompted by concern that the dollar's status as the premier international reserve currency is growing more precarious.


Death toll from tsunami disaster surpasses 114,000

The death toll from last weekend's earthquake-tsunami catastrophe rose to more than 114,000 on Thursday as Indonesia uncovered more and more dead from ravaged Sumatra island, where pilots dropped food to remote villages still unreached by rescue workers.


Cagliari, 20:07 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: ARRIVA FOGGIA DALLA LAZIO, E' UFFICIALE

Il Cagliari ha preso in prestito dalla Lazio il tornante destro Pasquale Foggia. Lo ha ufficializzat...


Torino pronto al riscatto Crotone - Empoli per la vetta

PALERMO, 21 ottobre 2004 - La B ha conquistato la domenica, ma dalla prima di novembre. Quindi ecco ripartire lo 'spezzatino' del campionato. Prende il via questa sera con due anticipi la nona giornata. In campo Catanzaro-Modena e Vicenza-Venezia.


China's economy grows 11.2 percent in 4Q

China's economy grew by a blistering 11.2 percent in the fourth quarter, propelling annual growth to its fastest rate in 13 years, the government said Thursday, showing that China remains vibrant despite worries that a possible U.S. recession will drag on global growth.


The city of Anaheim was denied a temporary restraining order in its attempt to keep the Angels from adding Los Angeles to their name.


BA says low traces of radiation found on two aircraft

British Airways said that "very low traces of a radioactive substance" had been found on two of its three aircraft taken out of service in the probe into the death of a former Russian spy.


Environment:  Healing the Ozone Layer Will Take Decades

By Stephen Leahy* - Tierramrica  TORONTO, Sep. 20, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Another giant ozone hole has opened up over the Antarctic, while evidence mounts that 20 years of international efforts have finally helped the atmosphere to start to heal itself.


Ha piazzato una webcam in bagno e in camera da letto


Estimated times of key developments in the nearly simultaneous crashes of two Russian airliners.


The captors of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit air a message said to be from him in which he says he needs medical help.


Kenya's president and main rival are meeting for the first time since last month's disputed presidential poll.


Kim Jong-il's eldest son is reported to have returned to N Korea in a move that could affect the succession issue.


Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi said Monday that China is willing to strengthen co-operation with other countries and regions of the Western Pacific in fighting various diseases including communicable and chronic ones.


Last week in an interview with the New York Times, US men's coach Bruce Arena took pot shots at almost everyone involved in American soccer.


U.N. Demands Justice After Massacre of 150 Refugees in Burundi

The Security Council condemned the massacre of at least 150 Congolese refugees at a U.N. camp in Burundi.


Many Don't Disclose Foregoing Drugs, Study Shows

Many chronically ill patients never  tell their doctor or nurse they've had to cut back on  prescription drugs because they are too expensive, and many  physicians never ask if the drugs are unaffordable, a study  said on Monday.


Canada Says EU Lifts Import Bans on Poultry

The European Union has lifted import bans on Canadian poultry that were imposed after an outbreak of bird flu in the western province of British Columbia, officials said on Friday.


Milano, 19:06 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: TRE VITTORIE PRIMA DELL'ARSENAL

Carlo Ancelotti elogia il suo Milan per le vittorie sulle dirette concorrenti Udinese e Fiorentina, ...


The scale of the extinction threat facing animals and plants is made clear in the latest Red List from the IUCN-The World Conservation Union.


US screenwriters approve a deal struck by union leaders at the weekend, ending a three-month long strike.


U.S. Deserter Jenkins Free, Prepares for New Life

Former U.S. sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins, who deserted to North Korea four decades ago, emerged on Saturday from nearly a month in confinement to prepare for a new life with his family in his Japanese wife's rural home town.


Negative anche Parigi,Londra e Francoforte. Pesante Alitalia


Red Sox stun Yankees to cap comeback, reach World Series

Johnny Damon hit a grand slam and a two-run homer, David Ortiz also connected and the Boston Red Sox capped an unprecedented comeback against the New York Yankees with a 10-3 victory Wednesday night in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. After losing the first three games of the series, the Red Sox became the first team in baseball playoff history to come back to win.


A United Nations panel has called for the UN's main decision-making body, the security council, to be expanded from 15 to 24 members, giving broader representation to developing countries.


Will "The Sopranos" bury its Emmy competition Sunday? Will Ryan Seacrest shine as the ceremony's host or hit a sour note? Will controversy help or hurt contenders "Grey's Anatomy" and Alec Baldwin?


Merchandisers cash in on US presidential vote

The US election campaign is going to the dogs, as enterprising merchandisers give voters the chance to feed President George W. Bush or John Kerry to man's best friend.


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

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China Says Growth May Top 9 Pct This Year

Chinese President Hu Jintao said Sunday  economic growth could exceed nine percent this year and foreign  direct investment could top $60 billion.


Dell Warning Doesn't Exactly Bode Well for Gateway

By Womack, Brian  TECHNOLOGY  There's Word That Google Is Nearing Launch of dMarc Services; Broadcom's Quarter a Miss  Gateway Inc. could be headed for a tough report when it details the second quarter next month.


Miami, 15:07 - BASKET, NBA: O'NEAL PRESENTA DOCUMENTI PER DIVORZIO

Divorzio ormai vicino per Shaquille O'Neal, che ha depositato presso la corte della contea di Miami-...


Notre Dame Hit With Anti-Semitic Graffiti

Anti-Semitic graffiti, including a sign saying "death to Jews," was found Saturday scrawled on the grounds of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris.


France says new Iran resolution imminent

The U.N. Security Council's five permanent members and Germany are expected to agree on Tuesday on a new resolution to pressure Iran over its nuclear program, a French diplomat said.


Julius Hodge had 22 points to offset some horrible shooting by his teammates, leading No. 16 North Carolina State to a 60-53 victory over Purdue on Monday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.


Microsoft vows to release the next version of Windows by the end of 2006 - but  without some key components.


British soldiers in court over Iraqi civilian's death

Seven British soldiers facing charges over the death of an Iraqi civilian in 2003, have appeared in court for a pre-trial hearing, ahead of their court martial next week.


Hockey league for locked-out players denies suspension

A hockey league formed for locked-out NHL players denies that it suspended play, saying a statement released with league letterhead was not legitimate.


OSNABRUECK, Germany -- A court-martial jury viewed photos of what prosecutors called ''shocking and appalling" mistreatment of Iraqis as three British soldiers went on trial yesterday for the alleged abuse.


Methane Emissions Rising (But You Wouldn't Know It), Study Says

After a '90s lull, the greenhouse gas is rising fast, but drying wetlands are making the situation look better than it is, researchers say.


New Approach to Iraq Rebuilding Bears Fruit -U.S.

U.S.-funded reconstruction in Iraq is gaining pace in some areas, albeit on a smaller scale than hoped, despite mounting attacks and intimidation by insurgents, said a senior U.S. official on Wednesday.


JERUSALEM Almost at the very moment that the Jordanian helicopter took off, lifting Yasser Arafat away from his prolonged siege in Ramallah, the heavens opened with a downpour.


Quarter of Bulgarians Ignorant of Internet-Report

Over three quarters of Bulgarians have never used the Internet, and 23 percent do not know what the word means, a survey published in daily newspaper Sega said on Thursday. Citing data from polling agency Alpha Research, Sega said 77 percent of the EU candidate country's eight million people had never been on line.


FOREIGN fighters from the al-Qaeda terror network were infiltrating Afghanistan to disrupt upcoming elections, the commander of US forces in the country said today.


Good Form Can Take Pain Out of Raking Leaves

NEW YORK  - If the job of raking the leaves  falls to you, experts advise approaching it like a sport: warm  up, cool down and watch your form.


Bidding Ends at $28K for Cheese Sandwich

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - A woman who said her 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich bore the image of the Virgin Mary will be getting a lot more bread after the item sold for $28,000 on eBay.


An attack on Iraq's main southern pipeline has seriously hampered critical oil exports in the struggling country, Iraqi officials say.


New observations indicate Saturn's iconic rings may be billions of years old - far older than previously thought.


Membri del gruppo radicale sciita telefonano al generale Borrini"E' stato un caso episodico, sfuggito a ogni controllo"                                                  Al Sadr collabora con l'Italia "Troveremo chi ha ucciso Simone"


Eccentric UK refuseniks spurn the fashionable

It all started with a deep loathing of "The Sound of Music".


Tennis: Season over for tired Henin-Hardenne

BRUSSELS : Olympic champion Justine Henin-Hardenne announced that her season is over because of persistent fatigue brought about by her struggle to recover from a long-term virus.


Cable giant, which has been acquisition-friendly in the past, is allegedly in the process of purchasing television fan community BuddyTV, according to reports.


Red Hat sees Asian governments driving demand for open source

InfoWorld - Asian governments are pivotal to Red Hat's goal of earning 60 percent of its revenue from outside the U.S. by the end of 2009, said Matthew Szulik, the company's chairman, chief executive officer, and president, in a conference call on Thursday.


Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Eric Snow was suspended one game without pay for his actions with head coach Paul Silas during Thursday night's setback in Detroit.


U.S. Plays Down Expectations Ahead of Iran Meeting

U.S. officials on Thursday played  down expectations for a meeting at which Europeans will present  a plan for dealing with Iran's nuclear program and expressed  skepticism the plan would solve the problem.


UK backs N.Rock bonds, seeks rescue bids by February4

Britain set a two-week deadline for a private-sector rescue of Northern Rock that would allow the stricken bank's 25 billion pound emergency funding to be converted to government-guaranteed bonds to help smooth a deal.


Man Picks Bad Spot for Alleged Drug Deal

NEZPERCE, Idaho - A man picked the wrong location for an alleged drug deal. Telling an eyewitness to mind his own business was also not a good idea. It was in front of the home of Lewis County's sheriff-elect, who was sitting on his front porch.


One of Paraguay's top health officials died Friday of dengue fever, the latest casualty in an epidemic that has infected thousands of people.


UK.gov New Year resolution: must build nuke powerplants

Greenpeace feels it has stronger mandate British ministers will approve plans for a new generation of UK nuclear power plants in the new year, according to a report in the Independent newspaper.â¦


Risultato per crescita scambi in Borsa e cessione quota LSE


OPPOSITION health spokeswoman Julia Gillard today dismissed the Australian Medical Association's attack on Medicare Gold, saying Labor's plan offered a workable alternative.


L'esito delle analisi effettuate sul portiere della squadra sicilianadopo il derby con il Catania giocato l'11 febbraio scorso                                            Caglioni del Messina positivo alla cocaina


Wall Street stocks soar as investors cheer Bush's re-election

Wall Street celebrated President Bush's re-election with a strong rally Wednesday, surging higher as investors welcomed the Republican's victory.


Bondi, missione continui.Gasparri, governo spieghi posizione


Dell (Nasdaq: DELL) wants a big piece of global sales of MP3 players and has launched a new device to take market share from Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). But it is doubtful that Dell will be successful any time soon.


Intel Shares Rise as Demand for Chips Prompts Forecast Boost

Shares of Intel Corp. rose as much as 8.7 percent in Europe after a surprise pickup in demand for computer chips prompted the company to raise its fourth-quarter revenue forecast.


The Handbag? Total Knockoff. The Price Tag? All Too Real.

It is as much a rite of the New York holiday season as sidewalk Santas or crowded Fifth Avenue sidewalks: the proliferation of hawkers selling counterfeit products like the fake Fendi handbag, the replica Rolex watch and the pirated DVD.


Human energy harvesting-- a very silly idea

Glaskowsky analyzes the latest, and least, idea in alternative energy.


3,6% nei 9 mesi, il dato riguarda l'indebitamento della p.a.


Bush is "cockiest guy I ever met": Mexico's Fox

George W. Bush "is the cockiest guy  I have ever met," former Mexican President Vicente Fox says in  an autobiography that pokes fun at the U.S. president's bad  Spanish and false cowboy bravado.


Study: Kids don't exercise nearly enough at preschool

Children are supposed to play, run, jump and be active for at least two hours a day, but most aren't doing even half that much at preschool, says one of the first large studies


Axa shares gain on Winterthur purchase report

Shares in the French insurer Axa gained in afternoon trade here on a Financial Times report that Axa is in talks to acquire Credit Suisse Group's Winterthur unit.


Roma, 21:24 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: CHAMPIONS? SERVONO FATTI, NON PAROLE

Delio Rossi si gode il momento positivo della Lazio (tre vittorie di fila) ma resta con i piedi per ...


(OfficialWire) -- 11/01/04 -- US Army Gen. George Casey, the US commander in Iraq, requested that tours for more than 6,500 soliders be extended in late September.


AMD Opteron Chills Out with Power Management

PowerNow has been included in all Opteron chips that have been on the market since mid May, but the feature cannot be used until instructions are built into the operating system.


Now that other forms of compensation are simpler to scrutinize, chief executives may be quietly bundling potential riches in outsized retirement plans.


FCC Chairman Powell to Resign -- Sources

U.S. Federal Communications  Commission Chairman Michael Powell plans to resign after four  years as chief regulator of the telecommunications and media  industries, sources familiar with his decision said on Friday.


The New York design firm that wowed guests at the boutique W hotels and trendy Nobu sushi restaurants has signed on to create interiors for a new hotel in the historic Ames Building in Boston.


FDA Official Alleges Pressure to Suppress Vioxx Findings

A Food and Drug Administration official who sought to estimate the harm done to patients by side effects of the painkiller Vioxx said yesterday that his supervisors tried to suppress his conclusions, according to Sen.


With the wind chill making it seem like 40 below zero, Lt. Col. Daniel Millman said the Air Force picked the right place to test a new fuel.


Palermo, 15:46 - CALCIO, PALERMO; CAVANI: IO DIVERSO DA IBRA

Prime parole di Edinson Cavani da giocatore del Palermo. Il giovane talento ha detto: "Ho avuto dive...


Investors reward the drugmaker for positive study results.


President Bush has decided to name Harriet Miers, a longtime Texas associate, as White House counsel, a senior administration official said Wednesday.


Vigilante hacker claims scalp after six year legal wrangle A former senior judge from California has been jailed for 27 months for possession of child pornography in a case initially based on evidence from a vigilante hacker.â¦


Roma, 11:09 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: GLI ARBITRI DELL'ANDATA OTTAVI

Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare di andata degli ottavi di finale della Coppa Italia, in pro...


Per reati compiuti tra inizio anni '80 e fine anni '90


The US Supreme Court on Monday let stand a lower-court ruling that telemarketers' rights to free speech are not violated by the government's nationwide do-not-call list.


U.S. and Asian negotiators have struck a tentative deal with North Korea over freezing its nuclear weapons program in exchange for energy assistance.The agreement, announced by U.S. and Chinese officials after marathon overnight discussions, marks a major breakthrough in long-stalled six-nation talks.


Comprehensive reform is vital to promote environmental protection, says an editorial in Southern Metropolis Daily. An excerpt follows:  The public feels powerless to do anything about the deteriorating environment. Anxiety and indifference are common responses.


PARK CITY, Utah -- "Inside Deep Throat," a documentary that premiered this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, examines the legacy of the 1972 flick, a forerunner of today's hardcore adult-entertainment industry and a touchstone for obscenity laws.


Two Boston doctors are cautioning physicians to prescribe pain relievers called cox-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex only as a last resort in patients at risk for heart attacks.


ITV drops a controversial docu-drama about the 1989 Marchioness boat disaster, in which 51 people died.


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

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


Allawi declares 60-day state of emergency

Iraqâs interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi declared on Sunday a state of emergency across Iraq for sixty days after a wave of violence killed more than 50 people in the past two days.


Update 1: Sanderson 3Q Profit Rises, Cuts Outlook

Poultry producer Sanderson Farms Inc. said Tuesday that it more than doubled its third-quarter profit on sharply higher prices for poultry products during the period, but trimmed its full-year forecast in


More modest underwear is beginning to muscle out the thong panty, that racy totem of female sexuality once flashed by celebrities and rapped about on the radio.


Astros Beat Rockies to Win NL Playoff Spot

The Houston Astros capped a remarkable late-season turnaround by capturing the National League wild card playoff berth on Sunday with a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies.


RealNetworks Launches Music Download Price War

RealNetworks is sending a real message to Apple, their largest competitor in the online music market. On Tuesday, RealNetworks announced that it was launching the biggest music sale in history, offering single music downloads for just 49 cents, and most ...


Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is critically injured in a car crash while filming for the programme.


Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was waiting for the Army to decide whether to court-martial her for endangering another soldier and turning a gun on herself last year in Iraq, attempted to kill herself Monday evening. In so doing, the...


Thierry Henry says Arsenal need something to show for their record run.


Langer hits double century as Australia build big total

Justin Langer hit his third career double century as Australia moved towards a massive first innings total on the second day of the second test against New Zealand on Saturday.


Actor Rip Torn Acquitted of Drunk Driving

Emmy Award-winning actor Rip Torn was  found not guilty of drunk driving on Thursday by jurors who  said they did not believe the police account he had been  drinking excessively.


Colin Montgomerie shared the lead with Americans Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods after a four-under-par opening round of 67 in the Target World Challenge at Thousand Oaks in California.


Alleanza strategica rivolta al mercato asiatico


Murdoch sees Fox Business in over 40 million homes

News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch told  Reuters on Wednesday he sees the recently launched Fox Business  Network reaching more than 40 million U.S. homes by next year.


The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) agreed to delay by six months implementation of a rule that will force companies to treat employee stock options as an expense.


Millions of consumers have been struggling with a recent surge in what computer experts call spyware or adware -- electronic hitchhikers with hidden programs that hijack hard drives.-The Washington Post


Japan halts plan to kill humpback whales

Humpback whales are safe Â at least for now. Giving in to U.S. pressure and worldwide criticism, Japan's government on Friday announced a whaling fleet now in the Southern Ocean for its annual hunt will not kill the threatened species as originally planned. The fleet will, however, kill some 935 minke whales, a smaller, more plentiful species, and 50 fin whales.


Arjen Robben scored a slick first-half goal to give Chelsea a 1-0 away win over CSKA Moscow and a place in the Champions League knock-out stages.


Square Feet | Checking In: New Kicks on Route 66 for Commercial Builders

Aficionados of the storied highway hope that the restoration of a famous stop for travelers will anchor a revival of motel culture and tourism.


I tecnici GIS creano sistemi geografici informatizzati: un profilo che unisce informatica e geologia, architettura e ingegneria


By Don Walker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 6--Single-game tickets for Milwaukee Brewers games will go on sale Saturday, Feb. 24, beginning at 9 a.m.  An "Arctic Tailgate" party will coincide with the annual sale.


N.Korea committed to six-party talks, says China

North Korea is committed to joining another round of six-party talks on its nuclear crisis but is waiting to see the post-election mood of the United States, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday.


You see a tabloid shot of Mary-Kate Olsen and think, "Why does she look so depressed?" Well, there's a reason for that.  Mary-Kate Olsen generally doesn't look happy in photographs unless it's a red-carpet event or photo shoot.  "I don't want my...


King and queen reign at Brit film awards

Royalty reigned at the British film awards on Sunday, with "The Queen" clinching best film and Helen Mirren best actress for her portrayal of the monarch, while "The Last King of Scotland" scooped three awards.


Mother of 15-year-old boy who died when he was restrained by guards is considering legal action.


Man deported after 'Berezovsky plot' because of evidence issue

A man was deported from Britain over an alleged plot to kill Russian businessman Boris Berezovsky because evidence gathered in the case was inadmissible in court, the Sunday Mirror reported.


Unlike rivals, Chrysler turns profit in sales

The Auburn Hills-based Chrysler Group did something crosstown rivals General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. could not do during the third quarter of the year: It made money selling cars and trucks.


Prevista distribuzione in dividendo del 30% dell'utile


Fancy a nuclear power station in your backyard?

A southern nuclear explosion Brighton, Bristol, and picturesque Oxfordshire have topped the list of places most suitable to have new nuclear power stations bestowed upon them, replacing existing coal or gas fired power stations.â¦


Candles outside Australian parliament spell out apology as official opening ceremony is marked by aboriginal welcome for first time


New Admin Tool to Leverage Group Policy for Managing WM6 Devices

Up to now, most analysts have confronted the topic of the viability of the Windows platform on mobile devices from the user's perspective: What applications can she run? Will her documents be portable? Can her contacts and e-mail be synchronized effectively? Beginning in the second quarter of next year, there will be one more connection to be drawn: Windows Mobile devices will become manageable through Windows Server-based networks using group policy tools.


Committee Says Hollinger Was Manipulated

Hollinger International Inc. was "systematically manipulated" by its controlling shareholders who took millions in payments that should have gone to the company, according to a report filed Tuesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Lucent Technologies Inc.  said  on Monday it expects its third-quarter earnings and revenue to  fall due primarily to slower sales of wireless network  equipment in North America.


Inspectors and police raided stores Sunday to enforce sweeping price cuts imposed to curb Zimbabwe's soaring inflation, while shoppers fought over rapidly disappearing staples at supermarkets.


Bolivia police work to broker truce in miner clash

HUANUNI, Bolivia  - Rival groups of Bolivian miners battled with dynamite on Friday while officials worked to reimpose a truce and sent in hundreds of police to quell the deadly fighting at one of the world's largest tin mines.


Whether Michael Schumacher announces his retirement or not this weekend, one thing remains unchanged — he's still driving as fast as ever.


Japan on alert after intrusion by suspected Chinese nuclear sub

TENSION between Japan and China grew yesterday when an unidentified nuclear submarine sailed into Japanese waters. The submarine, which had been tracked since Monday and whose nationality remains unknown, was


Saddam Hussein's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali", is set to reappear in court in Baghdad.


Gas Prices Drop As Crude Oil Supply Rises

An increase in the worldwide supply of crude oil contributed to a dip in U.S. prices at the gas pump over the last two weeks, an industry analyst said Sunday.


Israel's prime minister refuses to bow to angry settlers' demands for a vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan.


Rock pioneer Bo Diddley suffers heart attack

Ailing rock 'n' roll pioneer Bo Diddley suffered a heart attack while undergoing a medical check-up, and is in stable condition in a Florida hospital, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday.


L'Empoli supera il Modena e tiene a distanza il Genoa

ROMA - L'Empoli supera all'88' il Modena (2-1) e mantiene 3 punti di vantaggio in testa alla classifica di serie B. Alle sue spalle il Genoa, vittorioso per 3-1 a Catania nell'anticipo, resta da solo al 2Â° posto, staccando il Torino, raggiunto in pieno


COLTS 41, LIONS 9: The Colts quarterback throws four touchdowns in the first half to blow out the slumping Lions. By wire services.


Being infected with severe West Nile Virus can cause long-term health problems, a study has found. Experts from the New York Academy of Medicine followed 42 adults who had been admitted to hospital with the disease following an outbreak in 1999.


Players to watch | Cowboys' Vinny Testaverde off to a fast start, going for third straight 300-yard passing game. It looked like Patrick Ramsey would be forced into action for the Redskins, but injured starter Mark Brunell may be available after all.


Whitney's New Plan: A Respectful Approach

If the city is to get the full benefit of Renzo Piano's talent, the Whitney Museum will have to grant him the freedom to follow his ideas, wherever they lead.


English pair ready to deliver for Europe

Two years ago English duo Luke Donald and Paul Casey were Ryder Cup rookies and both contributed to the record European win over the United States.


By noon, a small crowd gathers at the roadside. They peer down into the wide, shallow pit where Angel Fuentes leads a team of young scientists crouched on their hands and knees, carefully unearthing the bones ...


TBS contrite for PR debacle; Boston seeks payment

Turner Broadcasting System  on Thursday tried to quell a firestorm of controversy in Boston  a day after a guerrilla marketing campaign for a cable  television show was mistaken for a terrorist plot to bomb the  Hub.


Nordics Praise Thai Help for Tsunami Victims

Nordic countries are praising Thailand as survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami return home with tales of the compassion and generosity shown to holidaymakers after the disaster.


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Great Wall wonder restores China's national pride

The Great Wall's leap to the top of the new seven wonders of the world list has restored China's sense of national pride and eased frazzled nerves, state media said on Monday.


Mobile phones to turn into golf clubs and toy guns in Japan

Subway commuters could get more energetic in Japan through a new motion-sensitive mobile telephone equipped with games that will let people on the move practise their golf swings or shoot up monsters.


European shares slip after Greenspan warning

Europe's main stock markets fell Thursday, with global investors rattled after former US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned of a possible "dramatic contraction" in Chinese share prices.


Pharmaceutical firms need good medicines $500 billion industry ...

Three major drug companies all disclosed serious problems with important medicines Friday, throwing a spotlight on the fact that the $500 billion drug industry is failing in its core business of finding new medicines.


Dec. 20, 2004 -- Americans have grown more sour on the situation in Iraq, driving down the president's ratings on the war and on terrorism more broadly, and fostering majority support for the ouster of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.


Several dozen Nigerian troops flew to Sudan's violence-wracked Darfur region on Thursday, the first of thousands of soldiers being deployed to bolster a tiny African Union peacekeeping force.


UK children's presenter Mark Speight is no longer being treated as a murder suspect over the death of his fiancee.


The results of an official inquiry into the alleged failings of the Welsh Ambulance Service are due.


Tycho:  If only this strange illness were confined to my cohort, Gabriel!  If only it did not creep, pooling and leaping to the nearby host, there to deliver its terrible payload!


Belfast, 23:05 - CALCIO, AMICHEVOLI: IRLANDA DEL NORD-BULGARIA 0-1

La Bulgaria ha battuto l'Irlanda del Nord 1-0 in un'amichevole giocata a Belfast. Gol partita di Pet...


Google has finally announced Google Desktop Search, a search application that enables users to search their email, files, web history, and chats.


'Importanti successi, ma situazione non e' tornata normale'


Oil Prices Pull Back as Saudi Arabia Remains Calm

Crude-oil futures gave back much of the previous session's gains today, dropping about 2 percent after seeing no further terrorist incidents in Saudi Arabia.


US holds fire on sanctions againt EU in WTO dispute

The United States said Monday it has agreed with the European Union to suspend temporarily its right to impose sanctions on EU goods in a trade dispute over genetically modified organisms.


E' l'unico paese dell'Ue a 15 a non averlo ancora fatto


Sun's plan for open-source chips bears fruit

Start-up Simply RISC builds a single-core variant of Sun Microsystems' open-source UltraSparc T1 chip.


The issue of photographs of IRA decommissioning remains on the agenda of Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, US Envoy Mitchell Reiss has said.


Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. CTB.N on  Friday said it agreed to sell an automotive parts business to  two buyout firms for about $1.17 billion, the latest private  equity purchase in the sector.


NBC Universal yesterday named Michael Pilot, a General Electric executive since 2002, as president of its advertising sales division.


HP (Quote, Chart) is dropping its efforts to port some Tru64 Unix products to HP-UX with the help of storage player Veritas . The two companies announced a multi-year agreement Thursday that finds HP's sales


Inventor Makes Car Engine that Runs Off Air

MELBOURNE, Australia  -- An Australian inventor claims to have made the world's first commercially-viable motor vehicle powered by compressed air.       The vehicle is being tried out by contractors in Melbourne's parks and gardens over the next 12 months as an alternative to conventional diesel or petrol engines...


California, France's CDR Close to Accord

French state agency CDR is "close to an  agreement" with plaintiffs in a civil case in California  related to failed insurer Executive Life, a source close to the  matter said on Tuesday.


Reinventing Date Night for Long-Married Couples

Brain and behavior researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong.


IT WAS John Kerry, not the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, who picked this fight. He was the one who made his long-ago stint in Vietnam the centerpiece of his campaign for president.


Traffic Congestion Is Getting Worse, Study Says

Drivers who commute between New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are wasting more time and money sitting in traffic, according to a new study.


Sony Announces PlayStation Portable Price

The PlayStation Portable, or PSP, goes on sale in Japan on December 12th. Prices for the United States and Europe are still undecided, although overseas sales are


Ben Curtis came out of nowhere to win the 2003 British Open, one of the biggest upsets ever in a major championship. Almost immediately, nowhere found him again.


Vick looks sick -- in a bad way -- vs. motivated Lions D

ATLANTA -- They choked on their eggs. Got heartburn from the orange juice. And don't even ask about the sausage. Breakfast was a tough go Sunday for the Detroit Lions defensive players, but it had nothing to do with the food.


In Italia confermate previsioni superiori a 100 mila unita'


China raises key interest rates to fight inflation

China raised its benchmark interest rates on Thursday for the sixth time this year, in the latest in a series of tightening steps to contain inflation and prevent the world's fourth-largest economy from overheating.


Inchiesta 'Why not', ad oggi nessun avviso di garanzia


Network Solutions is standing by its controversial policy of automatically registering some domain names that are the subject of searches on the company's Web site.


Posizione espressa da sindaco Roma a direttivo Ds


The Indianapolis Colts expect an update Friday on the condition of kicker Adam Vinatieri, who has an injured non-kicking foot and will probably miss the team's final preseason game.


Chief of Siemens Pledges to Streamline Operations

The new chief executive of the engineering conglomerate Siemens said that a top priority for his first 100 days on the job would be to simplify the organizational structure that may have contributed to a bribery scandal.


Al-Zawahari calls Muslims to resist under a united leadership

The second man in al-Qaida organization Ayman al-Zawahiri said that giving up Palestine is a matter rejected by the Islamic Sharia.


The City watchdog tells firms to tighten up their controls to stop the leak of inside information before takeovers.


Blog: The No. 2 PC seller will offer a $899 desktop, a $599 desktop and a $599 laptop with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled.


Oscar versione caos le star stanno a guardare

Depp. Clooney. I fratelli Coen. I grandi assenti Ang Lee e Julian Schnabel. PiÃ¹ polemiche e proteste. Si avvicina la notte piÃ¹ attesa di Hollywood. Mai cosÃ¬ tanto criticata


In the spirit of the Kerry campaign official who declared Vice President Cheney's lesbian daughter "fair game," let us now turn to the question of whether John Kerry's wife is fit to be First Lady.


Partners prompt Oracle's multicore price reduction

Oracle has removed some restrictions on the licensing of its low-end Standard Edition databases for multicore servers, making the cost of software substantially cheaper.


New Delhi: Describing his talks with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf as "very good," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the two had agreed to carry forward the composite dialogue process which "augurs well" for the bilateral relations.


Czech Republic to close about 20 embassies

The Czech Republic will probably close about twenty of its embassies and consulates because of cutsin the Foreign Ministry's budget next year, the ministry's spokesman Vit Kolar said on Friday.


Three Iraqis Killed in Bomb Attack on U.S. Troops

Three Iraqis were killed on Wednesday when a suicide car bomber attacked a U.S. convoy in the northern city of Samarra, a local police official said.


Il Dow Jones perde l'1,67%. Euro in salita sul dollaro


Turin Unveils Mascots as Countdown Begins

Italy revved its marketing engine on Tuesday with the unveiling of two frosty-faced mascots for the 2006 Winter Olympics. Meet Neve and Gliz: a grinning snowball and an upbeat


Manchester United chief executive David Gill says the club's attempt to sign Carlos Tevez is "over-complicated".


U.S. Considers Letting Some Haitians Stay

The government will consider allowing illegal immigrants from Haiti to remain here if they aren't violent criminals, and if they come from parts of the island devastated by Tropical Storm Jeanne, officials said Friday.


Craigslister offers to scare people out of iPhone line

Blog: A San Francisco Craigslist posting offers to divert peoples' attention so others can cut in front of them in line.


Diana driver not drunk, his parents tell court

The parents of French chauffeur Henri  Paul said on Monday they were certain their son was not drunk  at the wheel of the car in which he drove Princess Diana on her  fatal final journey.


Presidente Lega, ho solo detto che sistema non si regge piu'


Record-breaker Favre hints at another season

Green Bay Packers' record breaking quarterback Brett Favre has hinted that he is likely to extend his career by another season.


President Bush to Get a Taste of Albertaâs Beef during ...

Canadian beef is on both the agenda and the dinner plate for tomorrow's summit between Paul Martin and George W. Bush. The Prime Minister will press the President to accelerate his government's


A top aide to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was quoted as saying yesterday that Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is intended to block Palestinian statehood indefinitely and that the policy had US backing.


'Troppi lacci e troppa Pubblica amministrazione'


Wal-Mart Will Shake Up Apparel Unit; Layoffs Set

In a major revamping of its sluggish clothing business, Wal-Mart Stores will shut two divisions at its headquarters in Arkansas.


Loyalty and Betrayal, With Detectives Caught in a Web

This stripped-down noir, about a pair of detectives leading undercover lives, signals a new era for Hong Kong filmmaking.


Bali, 12:33 - TENNIS, WTA BALI: HANTUCHOVA PRIMA FINALISTA

La slovacca Daniela Hantuchova, testa di serie numero 2, si è qualificata per la finale del t...


Eurostar sets new record for Paris-London dash

A Eurostar train shattered the record for the quickest rail journey between Paris and London on Tuesday, using a new high-speed track that shaved some 30 minutes off the previous fastest time.


Surpassing goal is charity's best present

Thousands of the area's neediest children had a special Christmas package to unwrap this morning, delivered by a volunteer-run charity that relies on the kindness of West Michigan donors.


Hamas attacks major Fatah compound in Gaza

Hamas fighters bombarded a major security compound belonging to the rival Fatah group in Gaza City on Thursday as the Islamist movement appeared to tighten its grip on the territory in fierce factional fighting.


Ten die as hurricane-strength winds and fierce rains batter Sweden, Denmark and the north of England.


Qantas denies claims Singapore convicts used to clean its planes

Australian airliner Qantas denied union claims Tuesday that it used prisoners from Singapore's Changi Prison to clean its aircraft.


A series of reports concludes that the agency is so overwhelmed by a flood of imports that it is incapable of protecting the public from unsafe drugs, medical devices and food.


EU ministers to discuss immigration and asylum law

European Union ministers are expected to meet to discuss the so-called Hague Programme, which sets out a five year plan for closer asylum and immigration cooperation.


Il raid Ã¨ partito il 3 luglio da Lucerna, Svizzera, per una maratona senza precedenti che durerÃ  un anno e attraverserÃ  50 paesi e cinque continenti                                            Super sfida per l'ecologia 50 mila km con l'auto solare                                                                                di DANIELE SPARISCI


Bush to Tout U.S.-Backed Anti-Drug Efforts

President Bush aims to highlight American drug-fighting aid in Colombia and boost a conservative Latin American leader with a stop in the Andean nation where thousands of security forces are deployed to safeguard his brief stay.


New comedy Epic Movie tops the North American box office chart, according to industry estimates.


Wall St falls on rate concerns, HP's slide

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday on concern about higher-than-expected inflation and a sharp drop in shares of technology bellwether Hewlett-Packard Co.


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Medics query suicide verdict on Iraq weapons expert Kelly

Two paramedics called to the apparent suicide of weapons scientist David Kelly last year have severe doubts about the official verdict that he killed himself.


Biotech and pharmaceutical stocks showed no signs of slowing down Friday afternoon amid news that vaccine maker Chiron Corp. was going deliver its flu vaccine a month late this year because some lots had been contaminated.


Typhoon leaves trail of destruction as Philippines buries its dead

REAL, Philippines  - Survivors fearful of epidemics were burying hundreds of people killed in storms this week as Typhoon Nanmadol barreled out to sea after cutting a swathe of destruction across the northern Philippines.


Il corrispettivo pagato per la transazione e' di 551 mln


Have you ever visited New York on a hot day and seen that haze that appears to hover at the end the street? Is it diesel exhaust? The Con Ed plant? A Korean barbecue?


Bush, Kerry return to hotly contested states

President Bush and John Kerry are returning Friday to hotly contested states, with Bush unveiling sharp new criticisms of his challenger in Pennsylvania and Kerry traveling to the battleground of Wisconsin.


Full Story - Several key factors must be correct for a total lunar eclipse. First, we need a full moon. In October, the full moon occurs on the 27/28th.


An 89-year-old woman fell outside her house while putting out the trash and apparently survived for three days before neighbors found her lying in the grass, police said.


Venezuela Ambassador to Panama to Leave Country

Venezuela's ambassador to Panama,  Flavio Granados, said late on Friday his country had asked him  to leave Panama after statements made by its leader in the  midst of a diplomatic scandal involving Cuba.


Payments for retirees 'will strain US economy'

WASHINGTON: An ageing US population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for full retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday.


Police in Baghdad find at least 49 bodies on the streets of the capital in the past 24 hours.


Dopo Bassanini, governo Sarkozy chiama ex commissario Ue


2 Aid Workers Are Freed After 3 Weeks in Captivity

Two Italian aid workers kidnapped 21 days ago in an audacious daylight raid were freed Tuesday, the prime minister of Italy announced.


Belichick Breaks His Silence and Denies Taping Practice

Patriots Coach Bill Belichick has denied suggestions by a former employee that his club taped the St. Louis Ramsâ walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl.


Michael Jackson Arrives for Court Showdown

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Surrounded by members of  his famous family and dressed Michael Jackson arrived in court  on Friday for a key face to face encounter with the mother of  the boy he is accused of molesting.


Oil Jumps 5 Pct on Cold, Bin Laden Threat

Oil prices surged 5 percent on Friday  as frigid weather lingered in the mammoth U.S. Northeast  heating oil market and militant Osama bin Laden urged renewed  attacks on Middle East oil installations.


Hurricanes lead to spike in jobless claims

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits rose last week. The Labor Department says claims, reflecting the impact of hurricanes in Florida, increased by a seasonally adjusted 14,000 to 350,000.


Oilfield services company Halliburton  Co. HAL.N on Monday said its subsidiaries Kellogg Brown &  Root and DII Industries have emerged from the year-long  bankruptcy proceedings it instigated to facilitate a $4.2  billion asbestos settlement.


Oprah Winfrey, Discovery to launch cable network

Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey will create a cable network with Discovery Communications and said she would soon consider the future of the top-rated weekday television show that has made her a household name.


Sen. John F. Kerry [related, bio] today plans to accuse Republicans of repeatedly using ``the tactics of fear and smear'' against opponents of President Bush [related, bio], even


Oracle buys document capture vendor Captovation

On the same day its plans to buy middleware giant BEA Systems rocked the technology world, Oracle also revealed Wednesday that its string of niche acquisitions will continue through the purchase of document-capture vendor Captovation.The company's software will be plugged into Oracle's existing content management suite, according to a statement.The transaction is expected to close by February 2008. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Captovation, which is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, provides software for check capture, high-volume scanning and browser-based information capture.The two companies already have a close working relationship. Captovation's software is integrated with Oracle's Imaging and Process Management and Universal Content Management products, Oracle said.In a letter to customers, Oracle's senior vice president for server technologies, Thomas Kurian, said that Captovation's technology will help customers deal with regulatory requirements for auditing processes and save money.Oracle likely pursued Captovation in order to compete with top content management providers, and the deal echoes its earlier purchase of Stellent, according to analyst Alan-Pelz Sharpe, writing in a posting on CMS Watch."We believe that Oracle's 2006 acquisition of Stellent was in part driven for their desire for the somewhat neglected Optika technologies, which provide high-end imaging capabilities," Sharpe wrote. "The acquisition of Captovation today confirms that, and provides Oracle with a platform (once it is fully integrated tested and released) to compete head to head with EMC and IBM / FileNet for major imaging driven deals (still the ECM deals with the largest price tags)."


Cagliari, 16:56 - CALCIO, JUVE: ZEBINA DA' UNO SCHIAFFO A OPERATORE TV

Jonathan Zebina, al 36' del secondo tempo di Cagliari-Juve, si è reso protagonista di un brut...


Crude Oil Prices Breaches $50 Per Barrel

SINGAPORE - Crude oil topped $50 per barrel during Asian trading on Tuesday, pushing past the psychological milestone for the first time then surging further to new record levels likely to unsettle oil-consuming nations.    Traders bid oil to new highs in after-hours trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange in a reaction to the slow recovery of U.S...


CSSD considering early elections, Emmerova says

PRAGUE- The leadership of the senior government Social Democrats (CSSD) discussed the possibility of early elections during its meeting on Saturday, Health Minister Milada Emmerova (CSSD) said during Czech ...


Mobile phone titan Vodafone Group Plc doubled its half-year dividend to 1.91 pence, the top end of forecasts, and extended a full-year share buy-back program in a widely-anticipated handout to investors.


GE to plow $1 billion into clean tech research

"We have our own clean tech fund here," says GE's vice president of ecomagination program.


A federal judge is considering whether to allow more freedom for John Hinckley Jr., who has lived at a psychiatric hospital since trying to assassinate President Reagan in 1981.


Nuggets Overpower Warriors for 105-86 Win

Earl Boykins scored 19 points and the Denver Nuggets forced the Golden State Warriors into 26 turnovers en route to an easy 105-86 victory Friday night in the opener of an NBA preseason doubleheader at Staples Center.


A former professional goalkeeper who seriously injured a builder is jailed for seven-and-a-half years.


Brain diseases linked to environmental factors

BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhuanet) --Brain diseases have been on a steady increase in the past two decades and researchers believe they have found a link between these diseases and the environment.


Shares of software maker Oracle Corp.  ORCL.O rose as much as 8 percent in early trading on  Wednesday, a day after the company posted strong quarterly  profit fueled by steady demand for its flagship database  products.


Jackson Lawyers Battle Over Evidence in Calif.

Lawyers for Michael Jackson sought  on Friday to suppress evidence against the pop star that was  seized during a raid on his personal assistant's home, but a  judge said he saw no grounds that the search was improper.


The world's major  technology companies are trying to convince consumers they need  an expensive, digitally connected home with the latest  high-tech gadgets.


Microsoft giving away developer software

Microsoft Corp. is giving students free access to its most sophisticated tools for writing software and making media-rich Web sites, a move that intensifies its competition with Adobe Systems Inc. and could challenge open source software's popularity.


Law Would Help Troops Get Out of Contracts

A law called the Ohio Patriot Plan, which Gov. Bob Taft was expected to sign Tuesday, is meant to spare Ohio families such stress. The legislation would make it illegal to evict financially struggling immediate family of military service members who have been deployed.


Contracts my dear boy, contracts One of the key benefits for BitTorrrent users around the world, was the parity that it achieved in bringing US content to a global audience, albeit mostly in pirated works. Now the new legal BitTorrent service, launched with fanfare this week, received an almost unanimous thumbs down for being unoriginal and unexciting, and that key benefit has been at least temporarily removed.â¦


Novell raises exec pay under shadow of delisting

NASDAQ, Wells Fargo not happy bunnies Novell's board has approved pay rises for the company's CFO and CEO just days after NASDAQ handed the company a delisting notice for its delay in filing its third quarter results.â¦


Samsung ready for multi-core WiMax Flashy UK chip designer picoChip has secured Samsung as a major investor in a fresh $27m round of funding. The cash infusion from Samsung would seem to open a spot for picoChip's products in the giant's WiMax base stations.â¦


Yokohama, 13:27 - CALCIO, MILAN VINCE MONDIALE PER CLUB: BOCA BATTUTO 4-2

Il Milan ha vinto il mondiale per club battendo in finale il Boca Juniors 4-2 (1-1). Per i rossoneri...


Here's something to consider on your way to the medicine cabinet this morning: One of the nation's leading drug reviewers with the Food and Drug Administration told a congressional hearing last week that consumers are "virtually defenseless" against


Former HP CEO Fiorina pulls no punches in memoir

The memoir of fallen   Hewlett-Packard Co. leader Carly Fiorina, once America's most   powerful woman chief executive, paints an unsparing picture of   the internal power struggles and gender politics that   prefigured America's most public corporate boardroom scandal.


Bush to Renominate Controversial Court Picks

President Bush will resubmit to the Senate a group of judicial nominees blocked by Democrats as too conservative, the White House said on Thursday as it signaled the start


V.C. Nation: Media Companies Regain Appetite for Taking Risks in Tech Start-Ups

When it comes to technology start-ups, the appetite for risk among media companies appears to be on the rise.


A sprained ankle did not keep Kobe Bryant down for long. Showing no ill effects of the right ankle injury that forced him to sit out a victory over Atlanta on Friday night, Bryant returned with 34 points and eight rebounds on Sunday, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-99 for their fifth win in six games.


Jordan Pledges To Help France Over Hostage Crisis

Jordan pledged Tuesday to help France secure the release of two journalists held hostage in Iraq, who are facing the imminent expiry of an ultimatum by their Islamic kidnappers.


Indiana Pacers' Jackson fires gun in fight -police

Stephen Jackson of the National Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers, who was suspended two years ago for brawling with fans, fired his gun during a fight on Friday outside an Indianapolis strip club, police said.


Iraq's interim government says it will extend the weapons handover program for Sadr City, a Baghdad slum rife with anti-US sentiments, and will soon extend the arms amnesty program nationwide.


Ousmane Barro had a career-high 21 points and tied a personal best with 13 rebounds to help No. 8 Marquette beat Northwestern State 83-67 in the Blue & Gold Classic on Friday night.


Stocks ended barely higher  on Tuesday  as oil prices rose and investors tried to anticipate the  economic fallout from Hurricane Ivan as it moved through the  Gulf of Mexico toward a possible landfall in the United States.


A man admits the manslaughter of an Iraqi Kurdish refugee in an unprovoked attack.


The head of the Metropolitan Police calls an emergency meeting after a teenage boy is shot dead in his home.


December 01, 2004 - ATI Technologies today officially unveiled its new lineup in its RADEON X800 family of add-in graphics boards, including both a new flagship board as well as new, more wallet-friendly incarnations of its current crop.


Frenetic choreography occurs as two former friends prepare to swap out Britain's top political spot: Brown in as Prime Minister, Blair off to be Mideast peace envoy


referral was a possibility. "Iran has fully prepared itself for the possible consequences," he told Reuters. The EU trio want Iran to halt uranium enrichment since it can be used to make nuclear bomb material.


There's No Free Ride, Russia Tells US Astronauts

Russia plans to stop giving US astronauts free rides to the international space station, the head of Russia's space agency said today.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Salam Fayyad, the newly appointed Palestinian prime minister, is widely considered the best hope for persuading the West to lift crippling international sanctions against the Palestinian government.


Connecticut quarterback Matt Bonislawski will start against Navy, following a poor performance by sophomore D.J. Hernandez inÃÂ a win Saturday.


Prime minister praises success of US troop mission

BAGHDAD - Hours before congressional hearings on the progress of the US military buildup, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki addressed his own parliament yesterday, saying security has improved dramatically in the capital and Iraq is moving away from civil war.


MSPs are calling for the way Holyrood scrutinises red tape to be simplified in a report out on Friday.


Two boys accused of murdering a partially-sighted man were seen kicking him in the head, a court hears.


Health chiefs are considering a new jab to protect babies against bacterial meningitis, septicaemia and pneumonia.


Aumenti iscrizioni variabili tra 10 e 30% al 31 maggio


The German industrial group MAN has said it was interested in a tie-up with Swedish truck maker Scania amid speculation that it might be preparing a takeover bid.


Home builder Lennar Corp. (LEN.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday reported a 12 percent rise in quarterly profit and raised its forecasts for the current and following year, citing a stable economy.


Update 4: Oil Tops $48 a Barrel on Supply Worries

Crude futures prices surged above $48 per barrel Wednesday as oil production and shipping disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan caused domestic supplies to shrink more than expected.


Urgent measures should be taken to prevent further tragedy: WHO

EMMA ALBERICI: United Nations officials fear the death toll could double as outbreaks of disease unleash a second wave of tragedy.


Secondary school education policy should be taken out of politicians' control, a leading head teachers says.


UN Report Urges Rich Countries to Double Aid

More than 500 million people can  be lifted out of abject poverty, 250 million people will no  longer go to bed hungry and 30 million children can be saved if  rich countries double development aid over the next 10 years, a  new U.N.-sponsored report said Monday.


Arezzo, 20:13 - CALCIO, AREZZO: ANTICIPATO ESAME RICORSO TAR

L'esame del ricorso presentato dall'Arezzo sarà esaminato dal Tribunale Amministrativo Region...


Roma, 15:36 - CALCIO, SACCHI: PALLONE ITALIANO E' RIMASTO INDIETRO

Arrigo Sacchi accusa il calcio italiano: ''E' rimasto indietro - ha detto l'ex ct della nazionale ai...


Report warns of new ethnic cleansing in Iraq

U.S. officials in Baghdad fear a new outbreak of "ethnic cleansing" between Sunnis and Shi'ites next year after the U.S. security crackdown ends, a government watchdog said on Thursday.


Il tempo di una notte, e il "rimpastino" Ã¨ servito. CosÃ¬ ieri pomeriggio i due nuovi ministri centristi del governo Berlusconi, Marco Follini e Mario Baccini, hanno giÃ  giurato davanti al presidente della Repubblica.


Chelsea Football Club star named in drugs scandal

Chelsea Football Club striker Adrian Mutu has been named as the player who has reportedly failed a drugs test. The Mail on Sunday claimed a top Premiership star had failed a random drugs test, and widespread


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Monumental blunder sparks call for video decisions

Three of the English Premiership's leading managers united in a call for the introduction of video technology to help referees after Tottenham were denied victory over Manchester United by an astonishing blunder by officials at Tuesday night's Premiership match.


UPDATE 2-Forest lead tributes to "Cloughie"

Nottingham Forest remembered Brian Clough as the architect of "one of the great football achievements of all time" after their former manager died from stomach cancer on Monday, aged 69.


Rafael Benitez focused his sights on a top-four place in the Premiership after watching Liverpool destroy rock-bottom West Brom at The Hawthorns.


Martha Stewart Living Renews Contract with Founder

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. renewed an employment contract for five years with its soon-to-be jailed founder, but she will not be paid a penny while she is incarcerated, according to a filing on Thursday.


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Ivory Coast's president urges former rebels to start disarming on Friday, but they refuse to do so.


Description: We check in with the progress of search for extraterrestrial intelligence. A paper published this week in the journal Nature argues that for sending lots of data over long distances, it's hard


A Crash's Echoes, From War Zone to Washington

A twin-engine cargo plane carrying three U.S. soldiers and a crew of three was weaving through the mountains of Afghanistan on a crystal-clear day in November 2004.


Senate balance of power:  New Jersey now a toss-up

Rasmussen Reports - Based upon our latest poll in New Jersey Rasmussen Reports is shifting the Garden State Senate race from "Leans Democrat" to "Toss-Up." This reduces the number of states in the Democrat or Leans Democrat categories to 45. Fifty Senate seats are favored to remain in GOP hands while 5 are now in the Toss-Up category. (see State-by-State Summary).


British hostage begs Blair to call off Iraq redeployment

DOHA, Qatar -- Kidnapped British aid worker Margaret Hassan begged Prime Minister Tony Blair in a video aired Friday to save her life by scrapping the planned redeployment of British troops and pulling them out of Iraq.


Gymnastics: Romania's Ponor Basks in Double Glory

Catalina Ponor displayed her growing maturity when she majestically outclassed her opponents to win two gold medals in the Athens Olympics Monday.


Area residents Waltrip, Allison mourn Hendrick's loss

As the close-knit NASCAR community mourns the loss of team owner Rick Hendrick's son, brother, twin nieces and six others in a plane crash Sunday, perhaps no one outside of the immediate family grieves more deeply than Darrell Waltrip.


A European Turkey stands to be a guiding light for the Muslim ...

Is Turkey ready to officially become part of Europe? The world will know the answer in another 10 years. A decade may sound a long time, but the ball is finally rolling on Turkey's European Union membership after 40 years of wavering talks.


Mayor Thomas M. Menino yesterday said he was relieved that a local group will redevelop Fan Pier after beating an out-of-town rival for the key site on the South Boston Waterfront.


La donna, 51 anni, lo ha conosciuto in vacanza e se ne Ã¨ innamorata, ma ha tenuto il segreto per paura"E' un uomo dolce e puro, un vero gentiluomo". Lui, Omar bin Laden, ha 27 anni                                             Il figlio di Bin Laden sposa un'inglese E' una nonna del Cheshire


Shorenstein Co. LLC of San Francisco and the State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio this week completed the sale of Bay Colony Corporate Center office park in Waltham to Beacon Capital Partners LLC for $272.5 million. Cushman & Wakefield of Massachusetts represented the sellers in the sale of the 987,923-square-foot, four-building complex on Route 128 overlooking the Cambridge Reservoir. The ...


Police Raid in China Kills Two Suspected of Planning Attacks

BEIJING, Feb. 18 -- China said Monday that police in the western region of Xinjiang had carried out a deadly raid against a group of extremists planning a series of attacks.


Circumcision could save millions from AIDS: studies

Millions of new HIV infections in Africa could be avoided if more men were circumcised, an International AIDS Society conference was told on Tuesday.


A Dubai-owned company will accept final bids within two weeks for the sale of all $700 million worth of its U.S. port operations to an American buyer, a plan forced by concerns over terrorism security.


Convenzione di 24 mesi, prorogabile per altri 6


The company makes all the right moves, and gets a market spanking in return. What gives?


Bush, Kerry Clash Over Latest Jobs Report

President Bush hailed a slight decline in unemployment Friday as reason for his re-election, evidence the "economy is strong and getting stronger." Not so, said Sen. John Kerry, countering that the administration's term will end with a net loss of jobs.


Bridgetown - Islanders scrambled to put up storm shutters and buy water as Hurricane Ivan churned toward Barbados just days after Hurricane Frances tore across the Caribbean.


Il governo puo' durare 5 anni, altrimenti c'e' il voto


Four men in Macedonia go on trial charged with killing seven immigrants and making it look like an anti-terrorist operation.


The trial of 147 Colombian soldiers accused of stealing $20m (Â£10m) in guerrilla drug money collapses.


Retail sales edged up in August but they posted the biggest decline in almost a year when car sales were stripped out as consumer spending softened, a government report on Friday showed.


Gunman takes hostages at Colorado school

An adult gunman took at least four people hostage at the high school in this tiny mountain town Wednesday and several shots were reported fired, authorities said.


When it comes down to a choice between good politics and good policy, which usually wins? Let's put it this way: We don't call it the political Play of the Week for nothing.


While subatomic particles such as electrons and protons are very small, the devices used to study them are rather large. Consider ATLAS: the particle detector, still mid-construction, is about 45 meters long, more than 25 meters high, and weights about 7,000 tons.


U.S. stocks were headed for a higher  open on Monday, with oil prices sliding and Wall Street looking  to extend a year-end rally that has sent shares higher for  three consecutive sessions.


MTV Bars Beenie Man As Gays Plan Protest

Dancehall star Beenie Man, who has recorded anti-gay songs in the past, was yanked from a concert associated with the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend after gay groups planned a protest, the network said Wednesday.


Toll from China mine accident rises to 64

The death toll from a coal mine disaster in China has risen to 64, and hopes are fading that any survivors will be found among another 84 workers who are missing.


Colombia Troops Being Hired for Iraq Jobs

Recruiters working for U.S. contractors are hiring former Colombian soldiers - and even luring some active-duty ones - for security jobs in Iraq, says a former army officer who met with the recruiters.


UN Security Council off to Africa for Sudan meeting

Ambassadors from the UN Security Council will head to Kenya for a rare meeting outside New York aimed at pressing for an end to Sudan's long-running civil war and the separate crisis in Darfur.


Holding up Phoenix IT Group managed to hold up revenues and profits despite contract changes at its biggest customer.â¦


IBM is the latest advertiser to illustrate the ongoing shift from traditional advertising to other marketing approaches as the company moves money to fund its foray into the making of short films.


Guevara, Kinsey revolutionise Toronto film fest

One helped spark the sexual revolution. The other was a revolutionary who became a sex symbol. And both Alfred Kinsey and Ernesto "Che" Guevara were the talk of the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday as their film biographies took center stage.


World Forum Ends After High-Powered Talks

More than 2,000 of the world's rich and powerful decamped from this luxurious Swiss ski resort Sunday after five days of talks on how to improve the world, particularly by stamping out poverty, fighting disease and bringing peace to the Middle East and elsewhere.


World is impatient for reform, Paulson tells China

China must step up the pace of economic reforms because the rest of the world is growing impatient for it to do so, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Thursday.


Sadr Aide Tells Iraq Militia to Cease Fire -TV

A top aide to Iraq's rebel Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr Monday called on the Mehdi Army militia to cease fire across Iraq and said Sadr was preparing to announce plans for a major political program.


See that spot that just opened up? Forget about it. Some yuppie won it in an auction two hours ago, so you're out of luck. Commentary by Tony Long.


Investito dallo scoppio di uno pneumatico di un camion


Anambra state in Nigeria is tense after gangs set fire to the governor's office and other buildings, local officials say.


Company boosts John Chambers' base salary to $350,000--up from a mere $1.


Roma Soccer Match Abandoned After Referee Struck by Object

Roma's Champions League soccer match at home against Dynamo Kiev was abandoned at halftime after referee Anders Frisk was struck by an object thrown from the crowd.


CITGO to spend $320 million to clean air

A new Clean Air Act settlement with CITGO in Texas will significantly reduce harmful emissions from oil refineries, the Justice Department said Wednesday.


EU plans ban on bomb-making info on websites

Part of imminent 'ambitious counter terrorism package' European Union Justice, Freedom (sic) & Security Commissioner Franco Frattini yesterday turned up the volume on terror threats, ahead of the EU's adoption of "an ambitious counter terrorism package" next month. Terrorists, said Frattini, seek new technology, could deploy bioterrorism with devastating effect, and if they got hold of weapons of mass destruction "the consequences would be catastrophic."â¦


Science education centres around the UK are facing serious financial threats, MPs are warning.


People Wait Overnight To Buy Sony's New PSP Game Console

They lined up and waited for hours, and in some cases camped out overnight to be the first to own one of Sony's new handheld PlayStaion Portable devices (PSP) in Japan on Sunday.


Under Fire, Marsh Stops Taking Fees From Insurers

A day after coming under regulatory fire for taking incentive fees from insurers, the Marsh & McLennan Companies said that it would halt the practice.


Government releases figures on changes in Americans' weight and ...

The government says adults are roughly an inch taller than in the 1960s, on average. But they're nearly 25 pounds heavier. Between 1960 and 1962, the average man weighed just over 166 pounds.


com September 23, 2004, 9:53 AM PT. There's no doubt the Internet will continue to make its mark in the world of business and technology.


Shopping Spree That Wasn't as Markdowns Hurt Retailers

This year was the season of the last-minute markdown as merchants, led by Wal-Mart Stores, scrambled to cut prices, choosing sales gains over higher profits.


Singh on top of the world, and he got there quietly

THOUSAND OAKS -- Anonymity is only a problem if you want it to be, and it is obvious Vijay Singh doesn't want it to be. Let others chase fame.


Gordon Brown will attempt to put Labour's leadership turmoil behind him with a speech on Britishness.


Iraqi Shia leaders linked to radical cleric Moqtada Sadr attack their former ally, Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.


Two people are killed and 11 injured in an explosion in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, police say.


Shouldn't be running in our classrooms Microsoftâs hopes of getting Vista into British classrooms have been held back at least another year after Becta issued a scathing report on the operating system and its equally fresh-faced twin, Office 2007.â¦


By Dan Edmiston In My Own Words  The E.A. Harrold APEX and Environmental Club students went on an all-day field trip to Reelfoot Lake on Feb. 17.  The day started by meeting at 6 a.m. at the E. A. Harrold campus and loading a charter bus.


Bush Defends Iraq Invasion Despite Report

WASHINGTON - President Bush and his vice president conceded Thursday in the clearest terms yet that Saddam Hussein had no weapons of mass destruction, even as they tried to shift the Iraq war debate to a new issue - whether the invasion was justified because Saddam was abusing a U.N. oil-for-food program...


Hillary Rodham Clinton, cheered at her all-female alma mater after being buffeted by male Democratic rivals, said being a student activist at Wellesley College in the 1960s had helped pave her path to a White House bid.


An ex-pilot is jailed for 20 years for the murder of Indonesian human rights activist Munir Thalib in 2004.


The Americans have the big names. The Europeans have the luck of the Irish.


Clinton Finds Way to Play Along With Drudge

Hillary Rodham Clinton is learning to play nice with the Drudge Report and the powerful, elusive and conservative-leaning man behind it.


Agency says it may uncover additional incidents in which botnets have been used to facilitate criminal activity.


Finns are world's best math students: Study

Brussels, December 7: Finland again came out on top of a worldwide education study of the organisation for economic cooperation and development.


The Blackstone Group's agreement earlier this week to acquire Hilton Hotels for $26 billion sent hotel stocks soaring yesterday as investors scrambled to buy shares of other big lodging firms, particularly Starwood and Marriott International, speculating they too could be takeover targets.


Airline Passengers Face Tighter Security

WASHINGTON - Starting next week, all airline passengers must take off their jackets before passing through metal detectors and more will be subjected to pat-down searches and checks for explosives, the Transportation Security Administration announced Thursday.    Screeners will advise passengers of the new procedures when they put their carryon bags on the conveyor belt, TSA spokeswoman Yolanda Clark said...


Peacekeepers rushed to Haiti to halt looting

Haitians surrounded by the destruction of Hurricane Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead during church services yesterday and gave thanks


EILAT, Israel Oct. 7, 2004 - An explosion tore through a resort hotel in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where Israelis were vacationing at the end of a Jewish holiday Thursday night, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 160, officials said.


Business & money: Price of meat and dairy products likely to increase significantly this autumn, analysts say.


Australian PM finally wins black support

Prime Minister John Howard has been  demonized by Aborigines for a decade, but on Tuesday one of  Australia's most influential black leaders said Howard could be  the person that ends generations of black squalor.


Wendyâs Agrees to Open Books to Investor Considering a Bid

Wendyâs International said that it had reached a deal to give the billionaire investor Nelson Peltz access to the companyâs books as he considers making an acquisition offer.


Matteoli: ridurre i gas serra dâaccordo con le imprese

Ministro Matteoli, lei Ã¨ a Buenos Aires, di nuovo per una Conferenza sul Protocollo di Kyoto. Â«Cop 10Â», la chiamate, e tradotto in altri termini vuol dire la decima riunione elâimpressione generale Ã¨ che ci si trovi sempre al punto di partenza.


A Palermo, accuse di violenza sessuale su piccolo di 8 anni


Tamil Tiger boats attacked and infiltrated a Sri Lankan naval base off the island's far north on Thursday, killing several sailors, while a rebel roadside bomb targeted an army bus near Colombo port killing one, the military said.


Steady rain began to batter Nantucket early Friday as Tropical Storm Beryl approached coastal Massachusetts.


Iberia gets 17,000 complaints over strike at Barcelona

Seventeen thousand unhappy travellers have reportedly filed complaints with Spain's national airline Iberia after being stranded by a wildcat strike at Barcelona's El Prat airport.


Arafat Stable, Militants Seek More Powers

Yasser Arafat is in a stable condition and not in a coma, an aide said on Sunday, while militants pressed for decision-making powers in a unified Palestinian leadership if the president dies.


Motorsport.com. In January of this year, when they were awarded the assets of the former CART series, principals Kevin Kalkhoven, Gerald Forsythe and Paul Gentilozzi declared


Forty years on, Palestinians recall Israeli victory

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Marking the 40th anniversary of what he called the Arabs' "great defeat" by Israel in six days of war, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas assured his people on Tuesday that statehood was within reach.


The driver of a car which crashed into cyclists, killing four of them, has said he was not speeding.


Some Americans are suspicious that recent steep declines in gasoline prices might be the result of political manipulation, since the savings at the gas pump come just weeks before critical midterm US elections.


Scientists Build First Man-Made Genome; Synthetic Life Comes Next

The first synthetic genome is pieced together by scientists, the next-to-last step in creating man-made life.


Outlook for Japanese economy strong this year: IMF

The outlook for the Japanese economy this year is "strong" and ensuring it remains so is one of main contributions that Japan can make to exchange rate stability and the world economy, IMF chief Rodrigo de Rato has said.


Subito trattativa contratto Pa, extragettito per calo tasse


By Daniel Howden Peru's glaciers are melting. High in the Andes, freak hailstorms and cold snaps are freezing llamas to death. In the north of Kenya, unprecedented droughts have driven herdsmen into deadly battles for the few water holes.


Montecarlo, 13:24 - CALCIO, SORTEGGIO UEFA: ZURIGO AVVERSARIO EMPOLI

Saranno gli svizzeri dello Zurigo ad affrontare l'Empoli nel primo turno della Coppa Uefa. Questo l'...


Prime Minister Tony Blair wants China, India, Brazil, Mexico and South Africa to join the G8 to secure multilateral deals on trade, climate change and Iran, The Guardian newspaper said.


IRAQ, FASSINO: NO TURNING POINT, WE STILL OPPOSE MISSION

(AGI) - Rome, Italy, Aug.27 - According to Fassino, Baldoni's killing "is the umpteenth proof that the situation in Iraq is fragile, unsafe and still critical, unlike many people said".


Salesforce.com names Apex ship date amid growth concerns

Class libraries in, execs out Salesforce.com will next month release its Apex programming language to developers hungry to mash-up web-based business applications with its "platform in the sky" and to reassure investors anxious about growth.â¦


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