Merck to Withdraw Vioxx Because of Heart Risks

Merck & Co. said it's withdrawing its Vioxx painkiller, which generated $2.5 billion in worldwide sales last year, because of data showing an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.


Editor of Russian Newspaper Resigns Amid Coverage Dispute

An editor of a Russian newspaper has resigned in what he calls a dispute over coverage of the Beslan school crisis. Raf Shakirov said he had to step down from the Izvestia daily after the paper's leadership deemed its coverage too shocking.


Music: Who Needs Country Radio? Not Tom T. Hall

A veteran Nashville troubadour finds a new home for his songs in bluegrass country.


Blog: Attention crazy parents. Education.com is here to give you information, and possibly drive you nuts.


As Islamist gunmen routed his last forces in Gaza, Western-backed President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Palestinian government on Thursday and declared a state of emergency after six days of bloody faction fighting.


A Glasgow teenager may still have been alive when he was set alight after being stabbed, a court hears.


Evidence against accused killer Pickton more voluminous than Air India: judge

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CP) - The evidence against accused serial killer Robert Pickton could be more voluminous than that gathered during the 19-year-long investigation into the Air India disaster, a judge said Monday.


The Winthrop Vikings capped an undefeated season by defeating Northeastern Conference rival Revere, 38-0, behind a solid defense and a trio of talented tailbacks.


FDA Says AstraZeneca Crestor Ad Is Misleading

A newspaper advertisement for  AstraZeneca Plc's cholesterol drug Crestor that touts patient  safety is misleading and should no longer be published,  regulators warned in a letter released on Wednesday.


South African reggae star Lucky Dube was shot in an apparent carjacking attempt and died as he tried to drive away and crashed into a car and a tree, police and news reports said Friday


Viaggi: sull'onda del '900 al mare con Gassman e Sordi

Attori, registi, intellettuali. La grande stagione novecentesca di Castiglioncello in un racconto sul filo della nostalgia. Un'epoca indimenticabile


Ministro ribadisce che "lo scalone va eliminato"


Wells Fargo & Co  on Wednesday said its fourth-quarter profit fell 38 percent, the first decline in more than six years, hurt by rising losses from home equity loans.


A textiles graduate from Edinburgh has missed out on glory after competing in the 54th Miss World contest. Lois Weatherup, 21, was Scotland's contender in the beauty pageant held on south China's Hainan Island.


Little-Known TV Actor Cast as Next Movie Superman

Landing one of the hottest roles in Hollywood, little-known television actor Brandon Routh has been cast as the Man of Steel in an upcoming "Superman" movie from Warner Bros.


Labour MP says singing Blunkett should resign

An outspoken Labour MP said today that a "seriously unbalanced" David Blunkett should be forced to give up his day job, after the Home Secretary serenaded backbenchers at


NBC took top honors during  the last week before Christmas, winning the adults 18-49  demographic and claiming the two top shows, "Sunday Night  Football" and the season finale of "The Biggest Loser." CBS won  in viewership.


At least five Nigerian soldiers are killed in an attack by armed men in boats on an oil facility in the Niger Delta.


Bonanni, 'Medico studia e malato muore'.Uil preoccupata


Protesters block main avenue in Putin's hometown

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia  - At least 2,000 Russian protesters broke through police lines and blocked St Petersburg's main thoroughfare on Saturday, in an unusually bold show of opposition to the Kremlin.


Filmmaker Michael Moore has set his eyes on the Oscar's best picture award, withdrawing his Fahrenheit 9/11 from the race for next year's best documentary prize.


A potentially devastating hole in Google Inc.'s prevalent desktop search product could have exposed personal files on users' computers to data thieves. Google fixed the defect within weeks of being informed about it and says it has no evidence the vulnerability was exploited.


Newspapers reported Friday that a police marksman accidentally shot a colleague -- during a firearms safety lecture.


The growth of government databases on children can split families, says a report for the Information Commissioner.


A back problem has forced Dolly Parton to postpone a concert tour she planned in support of her new CD. Parton was scheduled to kick off a 13-show tour Feb. 28 in Minneapolis, two days after the release of "Backwoods Barbie," publicist Marcee Rondan said Monday.


Bank of America to buy struggling Countrywide

Bank of America Corp on Friday said it agreed to acquire struggling mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp for about $4 billion  (2.04 billion pounds) in stock, a move that could help avert one of the biggest collapses in the U.S. housing crisis.


Andy Pettitte's father obtained the human growth hormone he supplied his son from a trainer who attended high school with the New York Yankees pitcher.


Google stock jumped above $500 for the first time Tuesday, leaving the shares up nearly 500 percent since the world's No. 1 search engine went public little more than two years ago.


Buyers souring on $8 billion buyout of Harman: report

The private equity buyers of Harman International Industries Inc  are balking at completing the $8 billion purchase of the audio-equipment maker, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.


Pro-West Yushchenko leads in Ukraine presidential vote

Pro-Western opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was headed for victory in Ukraine's presidential election, early results showed, after a vote to decide whether the ex-Soviet republic breaks with the past and aligns itself with the West or remains under Russia's sway.


Prodotto nel '57, il primo 'cinquino' costava 490 mila lire


Book sales get a lift from Google scan plan

Publishers are starting to report an  uptick in sales from Google Inc.'s online program that lets  readers peek inside books, two years after the launch of its  controversial plan to digitally scan everything in print.


Analysis Prospects bright in the Wi-Fi arena


Putin backs veto for members of expanded Security Council

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday rejected a key recommendation of a United Nations panel on expanding the UN Security Council, saying any reform would be one-sided if new members did not have veto power.


'Ho fatto molti sbagli, ma non ho truffato risparmiatori'


Bill O'Reilly, Producer Settle Harassment Suit

Bill O'Reilly settled a sexual harassment lawsuit by his former producer last night, ending what he called a "brutal ordeal" without an apology.


Notes from the root zone ICANN San Juan 2007 The afternoon brought meatier fare - something a correspondent can sink his teeth into, so to speak.â¦


Spain has won the Davis Cup for the second time in its history, four years after its first title, amidst wild scenes here at the Estadio Olimpico in Seville.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Report: Local Search Advertising Spend Will Double - Content Is King - Do I Need Adwords? - Organic Search Vs. Paid Advertisement - SEO Rates - Moving to Pay-For-Performance, and more.


Top seed and reigning champion Justine Henin is the main attraction on the first day of the French Open.


Blog: An in depth view of China's coal situation, but in Chinese only.


Insurance firms allowed to directly invest in stock market

China's insurance regulator has allowed the country's insurance companies to invest the equivalent of up to 5 percent of their assets directly into the stock market, a measure long expected by the market.


Ports security legislation that most senators agree would make the country safer was stuck Tuesday in election-year politics as Republicans threatened to scrap it if Democrats forced in a wide range of provisions.


Stocks to watch on Monday: WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC. :


First public dissent to Thai coup is voiced

BANGKOK -- Thailand's new military rulers got their first taste of popular dissent yesterday when about 100 protesters defied a ban on public gatherings to denounce the army's coup this week as undemocratic.


Forget those two new guys who gave Boston its Big Three. Paul Pierce can still carry the Celtics just like the past.


Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, was taken to a hospital in Iowa for tests Saturday evening and released, the Kerry campaign said.


Taiwan's opposition parties, which favor closer ties with China, claimed victory in the parliament elections on Saturday, beating President Chen Shui-bian's pro-independence party after a tight race.


Blog: Microsoft and Namco are launching a new Pac-Man game for the XBOX 360.


MetroPCS bids for Leap Wireless in stock deal

Regional cell phone operator MetroPCS said Tuesday it wants to buy rival Leap Wireless in a stock deal valued at over $5 billion.


Singer Winehouse questioned by police: report

Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse was questioned by police on Tuesday over her alleged use of crack cocaine, the domestic news agency Press Association reported.


Google's first quarterly earnings statement since its recent IPO rewarded investors with the news that the company has doubled its profits in the past year.


Napster Going Mobile To Dial Up Ring Tone Sales

"Napster Mobile is a natural extension for the biggest brand in digital music and will enhance our development of wireless delivery," Napster Chairman and CEO Chris Gorog said.


Poker Proves a Hot Hand For Gaming Industry

Card game's popularity is fanned by a combination of television, technology and, for some, the allure of big money. -The Washington Post


Dell: 'We'll clobber pricey NetApp with new iSCSI kit'

'We didn't say that' Dell has been rumbling about "changing the economics" of data center storage for months, but little has slipped out, until now, in terms of a method for such madness.â¦


Almost 5,000 jobs cut on Bank of America getting funds

Bank of America has an option to cut at least 4,500 jobs while reorganizing its structure. This is not the first time when the bank reduces jobs.


GE Aviation in $550 mln deal with Shanghai Airlines: U.S.

GE Aviation  will sign a $550 million deal with Shanghai Airlines for nine aircraft engines and a related service contract, the U.S. Commerce Department said in a statement on Wednesday.


Societe Generale bank employee shareholders start legal action

Employee shareholders at Societe Generale said Wednesday they had started legal action following a multi-billion-euro rogue trader scandal at the French bank.


New Dutch government agrees amnesty for asylum seekers

The parties of the incoming centre-left Dutch government have agreed to grant amnesty for some 30,000 failed asylum seekers who came to the Netherlands before April 2001, Dutch media reported.


Microsoft's music download service launches in eight new countries as the software giant bids to takes on Apple's market leading iTunes.


If 50 Feet Off Marsh is Too Hard ... A Georgia Panel Endorses Allowing Exceptions to the Buffer-Zone Rules.

By BRANDON LARRABEE  ATLANTA - Revisions to the state's new marsh rules allowing some exceptions for "hardships" caused by a 50-foot buffer zone could be approved in July after a Board of Natural Resources committee signed off on the changes Tuesday.


Microsoft Sets Licensing Policy for New Chips

Microsoft Corp.  on Tuesday agreed to require only a single license for server software that runs on computers powered by a new generation of chips that squeeze multiple processors into a single package.


Imagine Being Able to Control Future of Your Home Forever

By Patty Fisher  PORTOLA VALLEY -- When you consider Bill and Jean Lane's lifetime of contributions to open-space preservation, their campaign to prevent two houses from being built in their Portola Valley neighborhood may seem like small potatoes.


Marilyn Manson's Drummer Injured in Fall

Shock rocker Marilyn Manson's drummer broke his wrist and suffered a slight concussion in a fall from the stage at an event in Germany, organizers said Saturday.


The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed Porter Goss as the next Director of Central Intelligence, charging him with the task of rebuilding a community under immense criticism for mishandling intelligence prior to the Sept.


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Blair Presses for $150M in Aid for Darfur

At a conference to discuss Africa's future, British Prime Minister Tony Blair pressed the international community to raise $150 million to help people caught up by violence in Sudan's western Darfur region.


Brema, 10:30 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: BOROWSKI AL BAYERN MONACO DA PROSSIMA STAGIONE

Tim Borowski, 27enne centrocampista del Werder Brema, ha annunciato che nella prossima stagione gioc...


Darfur violence worse since security deal -EU aid chief

The European Union's aid chief said the violence in Sudan's Darfur region had worsened since the government and rebels signed new security agreements two weeks ago.


RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in his first speech since Islamist Hamas took over the Gaza Strip, said on Wednesday there could be no reconciliation with a group he described as "traitors".


US defeats Spain 102-94 in Olympic men's basketball quarter-final

Stephon Marbury set a US Olympic record with 31 points, and the team that spent the first week and a half of the Games missing jumpers finally found its range in a 102-94 victory against Spain in the quarter-finals Thursday.


Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda vented his frustration Tuesday at media coverage of former Taiwan President Lee Tenghui's private visit to Japan.


MADRID: Spanish police arrested a Moroccan man suspected of having links to a militant Islamist cell that authorities say was plotting to blow up Madrid's High Court, an investigation source said yesterday.


FRIDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Ovarian cancer patients whose cancer has become resistant to traditional chemotherapy can now log-on to a new Web site to learn about a trial of a new drug, phenoxodiol.


Zimbabwe's main opposition party will take part in general elections next month "with a heavy heart".


C'erano i requisiti ma le domande erano zeppe di errori


New strain of Gozi Trojan prowels the net

Variant of SSL-sniffing malware unleashed in nasty PDF attack A new variant of the Gozi Trojan has been discovered, raising the specter of a comeback for the infamous malware, which excels at pilfering financial information even when it's protected using supposedly secure mechanisms.â¦


European and Asian leaders hold summit amid divisions over Myanmar

European and Asian leaders held a summit in Hanoi to rekindle inter-regional ties amid deep divisions over how to persuade Myanmar's military dictatorship to relax its grip on power.


Testosterone May Counter HRT's Cancer Effects

NEW YORK  - When added to conventional  hormone replacement therapy (HRT), testosterone may reduce the  risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, results of a  small study suggest.


Wonder pill, Rimonabant, makes you lose body weight and keep it ...

An experimental wonder drug, Rimonabant, helps you lose weight, quit smoking and it also helps protect your heart. Trials have shown that 33% of people on Rimonabant lost 10% of body weight and kept their


Microsoft Reprimanded for Misleading Linux Ad

The United Kingdom's advertising watchdog group, the Advertising Standards Association, has found that complaints lodged against a Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) magazine ad that stated that Linux was more expensive than Windows were valid.


Asia remembers tsunami victims three years on

Three years after Indian Ocean nations were lashed by massive tsunamis, sombre ceremonies were held Wednesday to recall those lost in one of the worst natural catastrophes in modern times.


Universal Music settles with XM over recording device

Satellite radio company XM's fight against the Recording Industry Association of America over receivers with the ability to record content may finally be coming to a close.


A fired-up Lleyton Hewitt underlined  his determination to end the season with a third Masters Cup  title as he rallied past Spain's Carlos Moya 6-7, 6-2, 6-4 to  complete their rain-delayed opening match Tuesday.


Los Angeles Police Seize 388 Guns from One Man

Los Angeles police this week  seized 388 guns from one man, more than were recovered in the  city all last year, a police spokeswoman said on Saturday.


Burma's authorities arrest a poet who published a poem with a coded message against the country's military leader.


Berlin, Germany (Sports Network) - Life without star striker Kevin Kuranyi began with a scoreless draw for Stuttgart against Hertha Berlin.


U.N. chief ready to fill top posts in Sudan and Iraq

U.N. Secretary-General Ban  Ki-moon is considering transferring his envoy in Iraq to Sudan,  a post that has been vacant for nearly a year, diplomats said  on Wednesday.


UPDATE 1-Malik steers Pakistan to series-levelling win

Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq put on a stand of 82 runs to guide Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka on the final day of the second test on Monday.


England coach Steve McClaren's agent Colin Gordon has been banned by Middlesbrough for the last five years, according to the English Premiership club's chief executive Keith Lamb.


Arafat's death raises hopes for a new push for peace. But much depends on who takes charge and how the U.S. responds


As precarious as the race for governor has been so far, today it could truly veer off a cliff - potentially becoming a travesty that tops even the 2000 presidential fiasco in Florida.


Clinton projected to win Nevada Democratic caucus

Sen. Hillary Clinton won the Nevada contest for the Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday, defeating her rivals in their first test of strength among Hispanic voters and boosting her campaign after a narrow victory in New Hampshire, U.S. media projected.


Pfizer wins Norvasc patent challenge by Synthon

Pfizer Inc. PFE.N said on Friday a   federal court in North Carolina has upheld the company's U.S.   patent covering the active ingredient in Norvasc, the world's   most-prescribed branded medicine for treating hypertension.


Tommy Lee Becomes Cornhusker for TV Show

LINCOLN, Neb. - Multi-tattooed rocker Tommy Lee, a high school dropout, plunged into life as a University of Nebraska student Thursday - for reality TV...


Artest, Hunter wrong to place NBA on same footing with war in Iraq

In today's blog I want to talk about those streaking Seattle SuperSonics, a team that won 10 of its first 12, a team that last night beat Minnesota on their home floor, a team ... Wait, we're still talking about Ron Artest?


The effects-laden dragon  tale "Eragon" flew high on the back of openings in 76  territories over the weekend, taking in $30.1 million and  ending the four-week reign of "Casino Royale" as the No. 1  choice of the overseas audience.


Rising violence along Chad's border with Sudan is forcing the United Nations to reduce staff in six camps to a bare minimum and cut back on programs for more than 100,000 Darfur refugees already living in precarious conditions, the global body's refugee agency said Tuesday.


Soyuz Spacecraft Docks With Space Station

KOROLYOV, Russia - A Russian spacecraft ferrying a fresh crew to the international space station had to be docked manually Saturday after an unexplained glitch sent it toward the outpost too quickly.    Mission Control staff monitoring the docking from Korolyov, outside Moscow, broke into applause after Captain Salizhan Sharipov docked the Soyuz with the station...


PHILADELPHIA -- GlaxoSmithKline is in talks with the Food and Drug Administration about selling its Fluarix influenza vaccine in the United States this season because of the expected flu vaccine shortage this year.


Concern that religious tensions along the lines of those sparked in the Netherlands by the brutal killing of Islam-critical filmmaker Theo van Gogh could spill over into Germany has triggered a fresh debate ...


As part of a crackdown on false and deceptive diet claims, letters sent Tuesday reminded media companies to stop publishing ads for bogus weight-loss products.


IBM has released a series of SOA products for integrating software applications and improving business processes, and said more customers now understand the SOA concept.


Double-ton Sangakkara leads Sri Lankan run feast

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara hit a second successive double century as he combined with captain Mahela Jayawardene to shred Bangladesh's bowling in the final Test here on Friday.


British Muslims say a British hostage in Iraq should be freed

BAGHDAD, Iraq British Muslim officials are asking for the release of a British man being held in Iraq, saying he shouldn't be held responsible for Britain's participation in the Iraq war.


Delta Air Lines and its pilots union recessed today without reaching an agreement on pay cuts that are key to the carrier's efforts to avoid bankruptcy.


BAIJI, Iraq  - A car bomb in a crowded market  north of Baghdad killed at least seven civilians and wounded 18  Tuesday as a U.S. military patrol passed by.


Ukraine's Supreme Court ruled today that presidential election results can be published before it completes hearing an appeal by the losing candidate, paving the way for the inauguration of western-leaning ...


PeopleSoft Chief Threatens to Sue Over Oracle Statements

PeopleSoft's chief executive accused Oracle of spreading misleading information about his stock sales and threatened to sue for defamation.


Congress to grill Fannie Mae execs on accounting

Managers of mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae will defend themselves before Congress on Wednesday against government findings that say they broke accounting


Nissan stock jumps 12 pct on surprise profit gain

Shares of Nissan Motor Co surged 12 percent on Monday, poised to post their biggest one-day rise in 7 years after Japan's No. 3 automaker posted a surprise gain in quarterly profit on a pick-up in global sales.


Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped Iraq director of the aid group CARE International, pleaded for her life in a video that played on the Al-Jazeera Arabic news network Friday


A Palestinian militant group linked to the Fatah faction  threatens to kill leaders of political rival Hamas.


Wasps are disqualified from the Powergen Cup for fielding a cup-tied player.


Local authorities are setting their council tax bills for the coming year. Most of Scotland's 32 councils are meeting on Thursday to set their charges, with the average levy due to rise by 4% from 1,053 to ...


Floyd Landis has been officially stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after being found guilty of doping, a cycling source told Reuters on Friday.


Instant-messaging conversations, though quick, aren't always fleeting.


European states urged to come clean on CIA jails

European lawmakers demanded on Thursday that their governments reveal the location of secret CIA prisons after U.S. President George Bush admitted Washington held terrorist suspects in jails abroad.


Democrats criticized President Bush's record on national security and military matters Monday, hoping to steal even a sliver of the political spotlight on the first day of the Republican National Convention.


NBA to review Sprewell's comments against female

Minnesota Timberwolves Latrell Sprewell's profane comments, made to a female heckler, are being reviewed by NBA officials. The Star Tribune reported Tuesday that Sprewell's


Udine, 18:40 - CALCIO, UDINESE: FERRONETTI NON SI E' ALLENATO

Doppio allenamento per l'Udinese in vista della gara di Roma contro la Lazio. In mattinata, atletica...


Israel kills 4 in Gaza raid, Olmert vows escalation

Israeli troops killed four Palestinians in a raid into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Sunday, witnesses said, and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed to step up attacks on militants who fire rockets into Israel.


The âBlack Listâ has become the kind of underground document that writers with projects in development pray will mention their script.


Piezoelectric Nanowires Turn Fabric Into Power Source

Scientists unveil a new electricity-generating, nanowire-laced fiber that could one day power an actual iPod Nano.


News Analysis: Gazprom Reaps the Benefit of Friends in the Kremlin

Gazprom, the natural gas operator, moved closer to a monopoly the on Russian market, which could have far-reaching consequences for the pricing and politics of energy in Asia.


NASA turns to stunt pilots to snag solar stardust

PASADENA, CALIF. - Two helicopter stunt pilots from Hollywood will try to snag a capsule of stardust in midair, NASA has announced.


Offshore tax guru sentenced to six months

A self-professed guru of offshore tax havens was sentenced to six months in prison Monday for conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service after prosecutors urged a


CUBAN President Fidel Castro, 87, wrote from his hospital bed today that he was doing well after an operation on a knee he broke in a fall.


Cupids take note: more women are shunning wearing fragrances in favor of their own natural scent.


George W Bush is expected to speak to the Sinn FÃ©in leader Gerry Adams today in an attempt to finalise an agreement between the parties in Northern Ireland.


Disgraced lobbyist had more White House ties

Disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff had   hundreds more contacts with top White House officials than   those Bush administration officials had previously   acknowledged, according to a congressional report to be   released on Friday.


Medicare to Cover Viagra Under New Drug Benefit

Viagra, the blockbuster impotence  drug, will be paid for under Medicare's new prescription drug  coverage, officials said on Tuesday.


An exotic isotope is a global commodity, for everything from bombs to antistatic brushes.


Luck is what a film needs to win in Venice: Amelio

Luck rather than quality is what a movie   needs to land the top prize at the Venice film festival, said   Gianni Amelio, the last Italian director to win the coveted   Golden Lion award.


Making Informed Search Keyword Choices  Marketers stake much of their livelihood on keywords, whether for proper search engine optimization or targeted pay-per-click advertising. One challenge faced by inexperienced marketers involves knowing which phrases to target out of hundreds of combinations.  Often, one will find terms which look good, but later testing reveals ...


Disney net beats Street view as parks do well

Walt Disney Co  reported a drop in quarterly profit on Tuesday, but its shares rose 2.6 percent as the No. 2 U.S. entertainment company beat Wall Street expectations and reported strong results at theme parks and its television business.


International study finds new autism genetic links

Scientists revealed the most extensive findings to date on the genetics of autism on Sunday, pinpointing two new genetic links that may predispose children to develop the complex brain disorder.


Check out these highly rated stocks that have had a big price cut in the past month.


A 20-year government effort to restore the population of an endangered native trout in Colorado has made little progress because biologists have been stocking some of the waterways with the wrong fish, a new study says.


Flames Re-Sign Defenseman Jordan Leopold

The Calgary Flames re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Jordan Leopold on Wednesday.


U.S. Brokers Cease-fire in Western Afghanistan

The United States has brokered a  cease-fire between a renegade Afghan militia leader and the  embattled governor of the western province of Herat,  Washington's envoy to Kabul said Tuesday.  "Our expectation is that the agreement that has been made will  be honored," said ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, adding that the  cease-fire was due to take effect at 4 p.m.


"Flushed Away" bumped  best picture Oscar winner "The Departed" from the top spot on  the national DVD sales last week, according to data issued  Wednesday.


Technology shares jump after Cisco profit

Technology stocks jumped on Wednesday after a strong profit and outlook from Cisco Systems Inc.  boosted optimism about corporate profits.


The United States rejected the results of Ukraine's presidential election, marred by allegations of fraud, while warning of unspecified "consequences" if Kiev does act.


Republican Mike Huckabee's record on women's rights is coming under increased scrutiny, including his endorsement of the Southern Baptist Convention's stance that women should "submit graciously" to their husbands and his opposition to sending women into combat.


Benedetto XVI torna a rivendicare ruolo radici cristiane


BRUSSELS: "No Going Back" In Elimination Of WTO Quotas

The European Union council has officially adopted a proposal to eliminate all quantitative restrictions on the import of textile and clothing from World Trade Organisation countries from 1 January 2005.


Bill Aims at Army's Pion Site ; Lawmaker Targets Eminent Domain in Expansion Battle

By ED SEALOVER THE GAZETTE  DENVER - The battle between federal officials and southeastern Colorado residents over whether the Army can expand the Pion Canyon Maneuver Site will shift to the Legislature on Tuesday.


State television showed Fidel Castro for the first time in three months on Tuesday and the ailing Cuban leader said he was still in the fight to recover.


'Alexander': Welcome To My Life, By Kurt Loder

There are many worthwhile things that might be done with $150 million; making a movie like this should never be one of them. (And I doubt that the director, Oliver Stone, will be entrusted with that kind of budget again anytime in the near future.


Hynix Q3 net profit quadruples on firm chip sales

Third-quarter profits at Hynix Semiconductor Inc, the second-largest maker of basic memory chips, nearly quadrupled from a year ago on robust demand, but dropped from the previous quarter due to falling prices.


LOS ANGELES  - Three new syndicated   shows got off to slow starts Monday, though two managed to show   increases from the year-ago time period averages.


Job cuts are expected, as part of the biggest shake-up of the NI civil service for many years is unveiled.


Cheney Unleashes Stinging Attack on Kerry

Vice President Dick Cheney unleashed a stinging attack on Sen. John Kerry Wednesday night, ridiculing him as a politician who has made a career out of changing his mind. "More wrong, more weak and more wobbly than any other national figure," agreed Sen. Zell Miller, a Democratic keynoter at the Republican National Convention.


Umrah Companies Given Deadline of Dec. 31 for Ramadan Overstayers

JEDDAH, 23 December 2004 - A final warning has been issued to Umrah overstayers to leave the country before the advent of Haj next month.


A sponsorship deal between Alison Krauss + Union Station and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store will link the Lebanon, Tenn.-based restaurant chain with the bluegrass act for all of 2005.


No plans for military action on Iran, says Blair

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said there were no plans for military action against Iran, but there is growing alarm at Tehran's defiance of the international community.


INDONESIAN election officials today formally declared ex-general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as victor in the country's first presidential poll after a final vote tally was completed.


Alabama town uses "Mockingbird" to learn from past

MONROEVILLE, Alabama  - When Harper Lee wrote "To Kill A Mockingbird" she could not have known it would be hailed as a classic, much less that it would shape the way her hometown viewed its past.


Two of the biggest rock bands of the 1980s took different paths to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday — indie favorites R.E.M. with a happy reunion and party band Van Halen with a fragmentary turnout.


Wal-Mart moving DC lobbyist to new job in Arkansas

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the  world's largest retailer, is moving its top lobbyist in  Washington to its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, where  he will become vice president of corporate affairs.


Recent purchases of large amounts of a potentially explosive fertilizer that prompted a government alert were legitimate, federal officials said Thursday.


Chinese firms setting up bases in France

About 100 Chinese companies have overcome the hurdle of high wages to set up production bases in France.


Debate grows in Cuba six months after hand-over

Six months after Cuba's sick leader Fidel Castro handed over power provisionally to his brother Raul, signs of an opening in public debate are emerging in the communist-run country.


Stocks: US GPD leaves investors lukewarm

NEW YORK A lackluster report on US gross domestic product sent stocks lower Friday as Wall Street worried that a lack of jobs and high energy prices were holding back economic growth.


Creative Arts Emmys honor off-sceen work

At first glance, the Creative Arts Emmy Awards looked like any other glitzy Hollywood awards show. The Shrine Auditorium swarmed with guests in tuxedos and fancy gowns. There was a parade of limousines and a mile-long red carpet flanked with photographers. But there was hardly a star in sight.


Errol Flynn's daughter remembers notorious dad

Far off the radar screens  of booksellers are two revealing inspections of well-known  Hollywood celebrities.


Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga wants to talk with LSU coach Nick Saban again before offering anyone the team's coaching job. Saban interviewed with Huizenga last week and is the front-runner to become the sixth coach in Dolphins history. Former Oakland Raiders coach Art Shell interviewed Monday, and Dolphins interim coach Jim Bates interviewed Tuesday.


Cricket authorities say there must be TV pictures for next month's India-Australia Test series to go ahead.


Per astensione in Aula su rifinanziamento missione


Krispy Kreme to Reduce 2004 Reported Profit

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, reeling from what it called accounting errors, said that it would reduce its reported profit for last year.


Mr. Kidd was the award-winning choreographer of exuberant dance numbers for Broadway shows like âGuys and Dollsâ and Hollywood musicals including âThe Band Wagon.â


OAKLAND, Calif. (Sports Network) - The Golden State  Warriors have placed guard Derek Fisher on the injured list  with a sprained right knee.


Ministro visita scuola elementare, piano sicurezza efficace


On the second anniversary of the unsolved murder of a postman, police say they know the motive but cannot disclose details.


Liverpool's Craig Bellamy reveals how he "lost control" in his row in Portugal with team-mate John Arne Riise.


KUWAIT CITY - Seven employees of a Kuwaiti trucking company who had been kidnapped in Iraq are free and headed to Kuwait, a company spokeswoman told The Associated Press Wednesday.   "They are all fine, in good health...


Charlton and Southampton share the points after an uninspiring goalless draw at The Valley.


Zimbabwe's internet providers condemn the law to let the government monitor e-mails and other communications.


EU insists Serbia arrest war crime suspect

The European Union says it will resume talks with Serbia only after a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect is handed over to a U.N. tribunal.Comment


Canada failing as environmental leader: report

Canada is falling behind as an environmental leader because of lack of government leadership, Canada's environment commissioner said Tuesday in an annual report.


Mickelson Always Makes Golf Entertaining

Phil Mickelson keeps everyone guessing. Three years ago, he defiantly said he would never change his risk-taking, jaw-dropping style on the golf course, even if that meant never winning a major.


Rome also assigned key role alongside UK in Israel-Palestinian...

Italy's military electronics, aircraft and military industries are preparing to take off - boosted by heavy injections of American and Israeli expertise.


Militias loot market in key Darfur town: witnesses

Militias entered the main town in the  Darfur region of Sudan on Monday and started looting the  market, witnesses and former rebels said.


No visa, no start for Mets' Chan Ho Park

Chan Ho Park couldn't make his scheduled start Friday for the New York Mets because he didn't have a work visa.


Candidates Hedge Bets on Iraq Withdrawal

The three leading Democratic presidential candidates last night said in a televised debate that they could not predict the future challenges in Iraq â and that they foresaw a continuing need for at least some troops there.


The Media Equation: Say âCheeseâ for the King of the A-List

Jason Binn will announce this week that his magazine company, Niche Media, will merge with Greenspun Media Group of Las Vegas, creating a network of 16 publications.


Roma, 15:00 - CALCIO, PERROTTA: A MANCHESTER PER IL RISCATTO

Simone Perrotta, centrocampista della Roma, commenta cosÃ¬ i sorteggi di Champions League effettuati ...


MOSCOW - A Russian spaceship is approaching the International Space Station, where it is expected to dock late Saturday to replenish dangerously low supplies of food and fuel.


By Kathy Steele, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Mar. 9--TAMPA -- About 40 residents voiced displeasure Thursday night over two crematories planned for Ybor City, vowing to file a complaint with county environmental regulators.


Standards wars? Mini-Poll Long, long ago, in an industry far, far away, a number of large companies struggled to decide whether to adopt a document interchange format as a global standard.â¦


GIs Find Belongings of Once-Missing Marine

U.S. troops have recovered belongings of a U.S. Marine who was once feared beheaded by Iraqi insurgents after disappearing from his unit, U.S. officials said.


ADV: $175,000 Mortgage for Under $730/Month

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A man who lived for 147 days on a mechanical heart made by Danvers-based Abiomed Inc. died because of complications related to the device, officials said yesterday.


Had things worked out differently, it might have been Queen Latifah in "Monster's Ball" instead of Halle Berry.


Baghdad blast kills 6, wounds top officials

Iraq's Shi'ite vice president and a cabinet minister were wounded in an apparent assassination attempt on Monday when a bomb killed six people at a ministry in Baghdad where they were attending a ceremony.


Miller wins sixth Alpine skiing World Cup race of season

US skier Bode Miller claimed his sixth World Cup win of this season in a slalom on Sunday. Bode Miller reacts on podium after winning a men's World Cup slalom event.


LONDON, Sep 19 (IPS) - Amnesty International has been fighting since its  foundation for the universal abolition of the death penalty. In  the next weeks, the UN General Assembly will be voting on a  resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions.


Williams wants NFL to clarify his eligibility

Ricky Williams has sent a letter to the National Football League, requesting a hearing for the purpose of clarifying his eligibility to return to playing status with the Miami Dolphins this season, sources have told ESPN's Hank Goldberg.


Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is given a $400,000 salary for 2007 by the Nationals after finishing second in NL Rookie of the Year voting.


Roma, 15:30 - CALCIO, CORINI: VALUTO UNA PROPOSTA DELLA ROMA

Eugenio Corini ha dato l'addio al Palermo e ora si sta guardando intorno per trovare la destinazione...


The FBI is looking for someone sending bogus information that caused the National Weather Service to issue unnecessary warnings, and forecasters worried that such alarms won't be taken seriously, authorities said Monday.


PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti Oct. 6, 2004 - UN peacekeepers and Haitian police in armored personnel carriers moved in on a downtown slum blocked by loyalists of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, taking action Wednesday to halt a new urban offensive.


The White House possibly broke the law by keeping intelligence activities a secret from the lawmakers responsible for overseeing them, the House Intelligence Committee chairman said Sunday.


Iran helping to plan attacks in Iraq: U.S.

A suicide bomber killed six Iraqi tribal leaders opposed to al Qaeda when he blew himself up at a busy Baghdad hotel, in one of four attacks on Monday that killed 50 people in all, police said.


Militants say ready to talk to end Lebanon fighting

The Islamist militant group battling Lebanese troops at a Palestinian refugee camp said on Wednesday it was willing to resume talks to end the fighting, a move that came after it lost ground in a two-month-old battle.


Chuck Shotton has his Leopard, but hit a wall. "Leopard's migrate user function has failed 3 times on 3 separate clean installs. This is a seriously broken, critical piece of the OS."  Mossberg and Pogue missed it, didn't make it into USA Today. That's the motivation behind the flash conference idea. After two or three days, organize the knowledge as covered by the bloggers, really cover it as tech news has never been covered before. If necessary, have another flashconf two weeks or a month later.


U.S.-Led Forces Widen Control in Rebel Iraqi City

SAMARRA, Iraq  - U.S.-led forces backed by  warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of  Samarra Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one of  the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.


Late Surprises Spice Up Races for Congress

No one expected Kentucky's Senate race to be competitive, not until incumbent GOP Sen. Jim Bunning insisted on using a teleprompter at a remote site instead


Mobile Carriers Move to Put Their Names on More Phones

United States cellphone operators are flirting with selling handsets that feature their names exclusively.


41 Member Delta Vision Stakeholder Panel Named

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Delta  Vision" plan moved another step forward today  as Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman named appointments to a  41-member Delta Stakeholders Group.


Najaf mosque reportedly hit as standoff goes on

Reports from Iraq say US forces have hit part of a holy Shiite shrine in Najaf where rebels have been locked in a two-week standoff with US-led forces.


Times blocks article to U.K. Web readers

The New York Times' Web site is blocking British readers from a news article detailing the investigation into the recent airline terror plot, turning its Internet ad-targeting technology into a means of complying with U.K. laws.


Indonesia Says Will Punish Aid Corruption

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia warned it would  crack down hard on anyone exploiting the tsunami disaster by  diverting aid for their own enrichment.


Linux and Identity Services Key for Novell

Messman said that enterprise-ready Linux capabilities, including strong management, were being achieved through its Open Enterprise Server (OES) which is shortly to go into open beta.


Yanukovich Out But Ukraine Still in Limbo

TYSOVETS, Ukraine  - Ukraine's outgoing president  accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich  Wednesday, but the country remained in political limbo during a  drawn-out transition after last month's election.


Novak Djokovic beats world number one Roger Federer in straight sets to reach the Australian Open final.


Second India-Australia Test ends in draw after rain washes out ...

The second cricket Test between India and Australia ended in a draw Monday after heavy rain washed out play on the fifth of five scheduled days, erasing any chance of an outcome in a delicately poised match.


IAF attack kills PA security man in Gaza

IAF aircraft fired two missiles Sunday at Palestinian Authority security forces in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza, killing one man and wounding seven others, Palestinian medical officials said.


Masked gunmen today assassinated a Sunni cleric north of Baghdad, police said - the second such killing in as many days. Sheik Ghalib Ali al-Zuhairi was a member of the Association of Muslim Scholars, an


Sport: Football: New Tottenham boss sets out the stall for his new regime with double training on his first day.


President Bush meets with outgoing NAACP head

In an effort to make amends, President Bush met with the outgoing head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Tuesday afternoon at the White House.


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Aragones scolded for outburst against English

Spain coach Luis Aragones was criticized Wednesday by the country's leading sports daily for his outburst against the English on the eve of his team's soccer friendly with England.


Israeli officials say approval has been given for hundreds of new homes in settlements in the West Bank.


U.N. court orders arrest of former Croat commander

"The Judge requested the arrest due to the accused having violated the conditions of his provisional release by leaving his designated residence without due permission"  AMSTERDAM  - The U.N. war crimes tribunal on Saturday ordered the immediate arrest and transfer of a former Croatian police commander to the Hague after he violated the terms of his provisional release by going on a hunting trip.Mladen Markac, who headed the country's special police, is charged with responsibility for war crimes against Serb civilians including persecution, inhumane acts, plunder, murder and wanton destruction.He had been on provisional release in Croatia since December 2004. Read more


Hospitals in Jakarta crowded with flood victims

Hospitals in the Indonesian capital were overwhelmed on Tuesday with hundreds of flood victims suffering from water-borne diseases after the city's worst flooding in five years.


Two men accused of stealing guitars once used by Faith Hill and Nickelback have been sentenced to probation. Jeffrey H. Lanahan, 44, was accused of stealing at least a dozen instruments from his employer, Paul Reed Smith Guitars. He gave them to Michael J. Kelly, 42, accused of passing them along to another man who sold them on eBay.


ROMA, 30 NOV - Per la prima volta la Bellucci fara' parte di un videogame ('Prince of Persia'), ma i suoi fan dovranno limitarsi ad ammirarne le parole. L'attrice prestera' la sua voce sensuale al personaggio


Customers at online music store will be able to use eBay's payment service to pay for songs. SAN FRANCISCO  - Apple Computer Inc.


Report: Kournikova, Iglesias Wed in Mexico

Is the knot really tied this time? Anna Kournikova and Enrique Iglesias were married in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, a few weeks ago, Us Weekly magazine reports.


Team USA won its third straight gold medal, defeating the Aussies ...

They are America's newest golden girls -- powerful and just a shade from perfection. The US softball team won its third straight gold medal with an unprecedented and nearly unblemished


Use Benjamin Graham's margin of safety to buy and sell stocks profitably.


Turkey's AKP faces challenges after big poll win

Turkey's ruling AK Party on Monday celebrated its decisive victory in a parliamentary election, but strong nationalist gains dented its majority and could hamper reforms crucial to its European Union bid.


Russia, Germany Share Common Positions On Counter-Terrorism

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder pointed out Russian and German common positions on counter-terrorism. The governments of both countries [Russia and Germany] believes that counter-terrorism should be ...


Bush Spending Last Week of 2004 in Texas

President Bush began his post-Christmas vacation Sunday contemplating a hefty second-term agenda on both global and domestic fronts, including expectations of continued violence against U.S. troops in Iraq.


An initial 200,000 of the consoles went on sale in Tokyo on Sunday as thousands of shoppers lined up overnight to buy the first devices.


CBS, Comcast officials stress embrace of Internet

'Old-line' companies emphasize opportunities and dismiss any threats to longstanding business models.


Three Somali football fans die after a grenade was thrown into the cinema where they were watching a match between Manchester United and Chelsea.


Britain slugger prince heads to Argentina

Britain's "Party Prince" - who scuffled with a paparazzi photographer last week - is being sent to Argentina following his public outburst.


Accolgono eccezioni di tre ex dipendenti Bank of America


Palestinian officials appealed Thursday for international monitors to help with their presidential elections and urged Israel's unilateral plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip


Car bombs attack Iraqi police station in Baghdad

An injured man was sent to the hospital, Baghdad, Dec. 4, 2004.Twin car bombs blew up near a police station close to the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Saturday, killing six Iraqi policemen and wounding at least 35 others.


Ivorian unrest poses new test for France

Two years after French forces arrived to restore order in turmoil-torn Ivory Coast, a peace agreement between Ivorian rebels and the government of President Laurent Gbagbo is in


Newcastle, England (Sports Network) - Patrick Vieira's dipping long-range blast just before halftime propelled Arsenal to a 1-0 win over Newcastle at St.


Bangladesh poll date set, protesters near palace

Thousands of protesters gathered outside Bangladesh's presidential palace on Monday as the election commission, defying the demands of a leading political alliance, announced a date for elections.


Snow Job at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon

By Dan Carter  Upon arrival at Crater Lake for a remodeling project, Tom Gerding and his crew met with a daunting sight.


MONTREAL - A group of hearing specialists from across the country says Canada's laws governing the noise level of childrens' toys are too lenient.


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Pet Projects' Veil Is Only Partly Lifted

Rep. Rahm Emanuel was extremely proud when the House passed a major spending bill early this year that contained not a single special-interest project. "This is an earmark-free bill," the Illinois Democrat jubilantly declared on Feb. 1.


The World Bank is ready to fund development projects in Kashmir if that helps bring peace to the insurgency-wracked region, President James D. Wolfensohn said Thursday as he pledged US$9 billion in aid to India over the next three years.


Will it be Google? Paul Allen? How about Qualcomm?


Bari, 16:35 - CALCIO, BARI: PRESI CAVALLI E STELLINI

Il Bari ha ingaggiato l'attaccante Cavalli in comproprietà dal Vicenza e il difensore Stellin...


Court ruling blocks Alaska oil lease sale

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - A federal judge issued a   preliminary ruling on Thursday that temporarily blocks the U.S.   administration's plan to allow oil development in the sensitive   wetlands near vast Teshekpuk Lake in Arctic Alaska.


Microsoft unveils Windows Home Server RC1

Microsoft has pushed out Release Candidate 1 of Windows Home Server to 100,000 testers, giving them a look at one of the last milestone releases before the software makes its official debut this fall.


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India Says Will Scale Back Troops in Kashmir

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh  announced on Thursday a reduction in troops in disputed Kashmir  in a fresh initiative to push forward a fraying peace process  with Pakistan.


The upcoming fourth  season of Sci Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica" will be its  final one after all.


Taiwan Leader Vows to Pursue Vote on Island's Name

TAIPEI, Taiwan, July 7 -- President Chen Shui-bian said Taiwan will press ahead with a controversial referendum on whether the self-ruled island should apply for U.N. membership under the name Taiwan, dismissing U.S. objections as appeasement of China.


Decision due on new Lockerbie bomber appeal

A review body was to rule Thursday whether a Libyan man jailed for the 1988 bombing of a US airliner over the Scottish town of Lockerbie should have a second appeal, amid reports it would be allowed.


The Celtics became the first member of the NBA's 40-and-over club last night.


Security is tight in Beirut ahead of a rally for late PM Rafik Hariri, and the funeral of a top Hezbollah figure.


The Museum of Tolerance started off with good intentions, over $100 million in donations, an eye-catching design by architect Frank Gehry, a 2004 kickoff ceremony attended by Arnold Schwarzenegger, and a great piece of Jerusalem real estate.


U.S. Dollar Drops to New All-time Low Against Euro

The U.S. dollar sagged to a new all-time low Thursday against the euro, which rose to US$1.3667  --  the latest in a series of spikes in thin, volatile year-end trading.


ODB, the rapper best known for his work with the Wu-Tang Clan and as a solo artist for his collaboration with Kelis on the track 'Got Your Money', has died.


Letterman inks CBS deal for 4 more years

David Letterman is planning to outlast Jay Leno in late-night television. CBS Corp. and Letterman have agreed to a four-year contract extension that will keep the comic on the "Late Show" through the 2009-10 television season, according to two executives familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal wasn't fully done.


Mexico Angered by U.S. Criticism of Drug War

Mexico warned the United States not to interfere in its affairs on Thursday after criticism by Washington over lawlessness along the border.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is the new single-season singles king of Major League Baseball. Suzuki broke the 77-year-old record with his 199th single of the year.


Actor Hugh Grant will not be prosecuted over claims he kicked and threw a tub of beans at a photographer.


Forse omicidio-suicidio, tragedia in casa di due pensionati


WASHINGTONWith the latest investigation into the military prison scandal in Iraq expected to be released soon, one of the key officers involved at the time said yesterday she's concerned the probe will not adequately examine decisions made by officers ...


Scotland manager Berti Vogts has suffered another setback ahead of the World Cup qualifiers against Norway and Moldova with the news that Steven Pressley has pulled out of the squad.


A car bomb in Ramadi kills 11 civilians and a policeman a day after 14 policemen were found with their throats slit.


NYSE Euronext bids for Borsa Italiana: report

NYSE Euronext Inc.   has entered the competition for the Borsa Italiana by submitting a preliminary bid to rival the London Stock Exchange Group's  offer, according to the online edition of the Wall Street Journal.


Lavish Xmas Bash for 'Real UK Royals' the Beckhams

Britain's "alternative royal family" -- Victoria and David Beckham -- hosted a lavish but much-derided Christmas party on Thursday to christen their sons in the grounds of their "Beckingham Palace" home.


Speakers on the first day of the convention include two prominent Republican moderates, the former mayor of New York, Rudi Giuliani and Senator John McCain.


Nikkei Average Rises More Than 1 Percent

Japan's Nikkei average rose more than 1  percent to a 2-1/2-month closing high on Friday, bolstered by  Wall Street gains and a growing consensus that Tokyo stocks  look cheap compared with the U.S. and other Asian markets.


LOS ANGELES  - Donnie Wahlberg is in  negotiations to star opposite Bobby Cannavale in NBC's '70s cop  drama based on the real-life New York detectives who inspired  the Oscar-winning 1971 feature "The French Connection."


Kennedy: Bush Makes U.S. More Vulnerable

An arrogant rush to war in Iraq has made the country more vulnerable to nuclear attack while the Bush administration has misled the public with "happy talk" about prospects for peace, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said Monday.


KITZBUEHEL, Austria  - Falling snow and poor  visibility forced organizers to abandon Thursday's final  training session for this weekend's classic downhill race in  Kitzbuehel.


Tallest bridge in world spanning clouds across southern France

MILLAU, France French citizens and officials are celebrating a roadway bridge considered to be the world's tallest. One of the Millau bridge's pillars reaches more than eleven-hundred feet into the air, making


Israel's Labour Opens Way for Alliance with Sharon

Israel's opposition Labour party said on Sunday it had no preconditions for joining with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, paving the way for a broad new government to push through his Gaza withdrawal plan.


The European Commission has given the green light to the proposed Oracle acquisition of PeopleSoft, European Union Competition commissioner Mario Monti said.


The search for a new Scotland manager is underway following the resignation of Berti Vogts. He quit yesterday after a disastrous two and a half year run, saying he couldn't put up with the "disgraceful abuse" any longer.


Sony reportedly seeks to exit plasma display market

MANHASSET, NY - Sony Corp. is considering leaving the plasma display market to focus on flat-panel liquid crystal (LCD) displays, according to several online reports.


Microsoft's executive shuffle expected Thursday

Software maker plans to move leaders in its Windows, Windows Live, and Windows Mobile units. Executives leaving the company include two prominent outside hires.


Attorneys can question BP CEO says Texas Court

Attorneys for those injured in the  deadly 2005 explosion at BP Plc.'s  giant Texas refinery  can question company Chief Executive John Browne, a Texas  appeals court said in an opinion issued on Friday.


In Fallujah, US forces are going through 50,000 houses one by one. But insurgents are coming back.


Republicans tomorrow will gather in New York City for a four-day extravaganza aimed at winning a second term for President George W. Bush.


Ryanair warns that higher fuel costs and a decline in the UK pound could cut into profit by as much as 50% this year.


The Jodi Jones murder trial is abandoned at the High Court in Edinburgh.


I pm di Tempio Pausania ricorrono alla Corte costituzionalecontro la decisione del governo che bloccÃ² le ispezioni                                                  Segreto di Stato su Villa Certosa, la procura si appella alla Consulta                                                                                Il caso sarÃ  esaminato il 24 gennaiodal Comitato parlamentare per i servizi segretidi VLADIMIRO POLCHI


Swiss consensus government falls as rightists quit

BERNE, Switzerland  - The right-wing Swiss People's Party withdrew from the ruling coalition on Thursday after top party figure Christoph Blocher was ousted from the cabinet and a more moderate party rival took his place.


Screaming phones plan to cut down mobile theft

A UK firm is hoping a mobile phones   security system it has developed which sets off a high pitch   scream, permanently locks the handset and wipes all data if   stolen, will halt the spiraling rise in phone theft.


Tv Sports: The Hideous Masters of Gluttony

The broadcast of the Nathanâs Famous hot dog eating contest has become a pure parody of real sports coverage.


Udine, 18:45 - CALCIO, UDINESE: ALLENAMENTO SULLA TATTICA

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Udinese in vista della gara di sabato a Catania. Il tecnico Marino ha ...


Federal Reserve chief tells Senate panel that U.S. economy should begin to recover later this year.


Big Blue's "dinosaur" mainframe business gets a boost with a European customer consolidating SAP applications using Linux.


LONDONâ OIL prices rebounded yesterday after falling sharply last week on receding supply worries, buoyed by jitters over this weekâs OPEC meeting and last weekendâs seizure of four flow stations in Rivers State, Nigeria by militant youths.


Standard Chartered Bank (HK) announces management changes

Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK) announces Monday that Peter Wong, chief executive officer of the SCBHK, has decided to leave the bank with effect from Nov. 19, 2004.


Sharon, Abbas Say They're Willing to Meet

Description: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and leading Palestinian presidential candidate Mahmoud Abbas tell Newsweek they are willing to meet on the future of Israel's disengagement from Gaza and the so-called "road map" to peace in the region.


Bush to Renominate Controversial Court Picks

President Bush will resubmit to the  Senate many of the judicial nominees blocked by Democrats as  too conservative, setting off a second-term battle over the  make up of the federal courts, officials said on Thursday.


NEW YORK  - Remarks made by actor Danny DeVito's about President Bush were bleeped out during an appearance Wednesday morning on ABC's "The View."


Dell raced further ahead of rival Hewlett-Packard in the worldwide PC market during the third quarter, according to new research. In separate reports released on Monday, Gartner and IDC both found that the


Microsoft aims to add "easy" button to Windows Mobile

The company hopes the addition of a marketing executive from Staples will help the company better sell its software for cell phones.


By land and sea — and even stark naked — protesters mounted a concerted effort to break through the police cordon around the Group of Eight summit Thursday, with officers on horseback chasing some away from a security fence and police boats ramming others on the Baltic Sea.


Hamm, Rest of Fab Five Get Proper Sendoff

Mia Hamm knew her final game wasn't her best, that her teammates deserved the credit for the gold medal around her neck. "They carried me tonight, that's for sure," Hamm said.


For a Battered Populace, a Day of Civic Passion

On Sunday, everything about the voting resonated with a passion for self-expression.


Nikkei +0,67%. Euro a 1,3159 dollari e 153,56 yen


Giuliani Has Much on the Line in Friday Speech to Conservative Activists

It would be an overstatement to say that former New York City Mayor Rudolph GiulianiÃ¢ÂÂs speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., scheduled for Friday, is a make-or-break moment in his bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.


Auction nets over $40 million for AIDS in Africa

Contemporary art collectors opened  their wallets on Thursday and shelled out $42.6 million at a  Valentine's Day charity auction spearheaded by rocker Bono and  British artist Damien Hirst to benefit the fight against AIDS  in Africa.


Sales figures just don't measure up to the company's valuation.


SIR Mark Thatcher was yesterday charged with financing a failed attempt to topple a president. The move could see him face extradition to oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.


Roma, 12:43 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: ARBITRI RITORNO OTTAVI

Questo il programma e gli arbitri delle gare di ritorno degli ottavi di finale di Coppa Italia, in p...


A car driven by the daughter of Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards was hit by another auto, but she wasn't injured.


When gadgets are outlawed, only outlaws will have gadgets, says columnist Mike Elgan, adding that it's time to rethink laws and rules banning use of gadgets in public places.


IL DOCUMENTO                                          La lettera di Prodi sulla crescita


The most striking, and the most potentially significant, public rebellion against President Leonid D. Kuchma and his chosen successor in last Sunday's contested election began silently.


US Congress asked to renew Myanmar sanctions

The leader of US Senate Republicans on Thursday warned Myanmar that the wider world, and its southeast Asian neighbors, were becoming increasingly "outraged" with its suppression of democracy.


Iraqi civilian death count provokes political attack

Parties opposed to the war in Iraq have seized on a new study that claims at least 100,000 civilians have died as a result of the action and its aftermath.


Hewlett Packard has decided to discontinue offering desktop workstations based on Intel's Itanium microprocessor as its customers prefer the extended 64-bit approach.


Indian TV rights fight heads to court again

The row over Indian TV rights that threatens a test series next month with world champion Australia is heading back to court, jilted broadcaster Zee Telefilms said on Wednesday.


Online Resources Corp., a McLean Internet banking and bill payment company, agreed to buy Incurrent Solutions Inc. of Parsippany, N.J., for $15 million in cash and stock.


Zarqawi Group Claims Iraq Suicide Blasts

A group led by al Qaeda ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi said Wednesday it had carried out suicide bomb attacks on the Australian embassy and two police stations in Baghdad, according to Internet statements.


Ingram Micro, a worldwide distributor of computer products, will acquire Tech Pacific for $493 million in cash, including debt. Ingram expects the deal to close by the end of 2004 and expects it to be accretive


Sposato, padre di due figli si difende: "Solo sms innocui".Smentito da tre settimane di intercettazioni: si sono frequentati                                          Palermo, maresciallo corteggia una dodicenne In cella militare della Guardia costiera                                                                                di SALVO PALAZZOLO


Relatives of victims of the Beslan siege lift a road blocks after promises of talks with a top Kremlin official.


Green Bay - Packers quarterback Brett Favre and his family are dealing with yet another difficult situation. First Brett lost his dad to a heart attack last December.


LAS VEGAS (Ticker) - Bernard Hopkins won the war of words. That doesn't seem to matter to Oscar De La Hoya, who relishes his role of underdog for Saturday's middleweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.


Colleges coveting home-schooled students

Bombarded by choices at a college job fair, Sara Kianmehr quickly found her match: Columbia College, a small, private school that didn't mind that her transcripts came from her parents.


French Campaigner for Women's Rights Dies

Samira Bellil, a prominent campaigner for the rights of French Muslim women who gained fame with a book recounting gang rapes she suffered as a teenager, has died of stomach cancer, her publisher Editions Denoel said Wednesday. She was 31.


Defense Secretary Robert Gates said the U.S. would proceed with plans to build missile defense sites in Europe but might wait until it has 'âdefinitive proofâ' of a missile threat from Iran to activate them.


Hollywood lawsuits to strike Net pirates

com November 4, 2004, 2:38 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


The name Goldsmith's will be disappearing from the retail landscape in January. Federated Department Stores plans to put all of its regional chains under its Macy's brand, completing a transition that began with the other stores sharing the Macy's name.


McCain holds steady lead in South Carolina

Republican John McCain holds a steady 7-point lead over rival Mike Huckabee in South Carolina two days before the state casts votes in an unpredictable presidential nominating race, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Thursday.


As of Saturday, July 7, 2007, at least 3,603 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,952 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


As the fighting in Iraq drags on, a new genre of film is emerging and evolving into something vastly different from the classic war movie canon established by previous generations.


Jeanne Costs Money, Time at Florida Spaceport

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  - Jeanne was the third  hurricane in six weeks to damage Florida's Kennedy Space Center  but NASA would not say on Monday whether the damage will set  back plans to resume space shuttle flights next March.


Ethnic Georgians in the breakaway South Ossetia region block roads in a further escalation of tensions.


Budget questions plague Turin organizers

Budget questions continued to plague organizers for the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics on Monday, with local committee chief Valentino forced to cancel a hastily prepared news conference due to delays in compiling budget details.


Crude Futures Fall Ahead of Weekly Stocks Report

Crude oil futures prices fell Tuesday as concerns about reduced output in the North Sea were offset by expectations that an upcoming government report would show rising inventories of heating oil.


Stock markets rallied across Europe and Asia, oil prices surged and the US dollar was modestly higher Wednesday as President Bush crept closer to re-election in a tight race for the White House.


MANCHESTER - Sir Alex Ferguson admits he has never seen a player make as impressive a debut as Wayne Rooney did on his hat-trick night for Manchester United in the Champions League on Tuesday.


BEA counters Oracle offer: $21 a share sounds better

BEA Systems' board of directors has named an acquisition price to competitor and suitor Oracle: $21 a share, $4 more than Oracle's initial offer."We continue to believe that Oracle's unsolicited proposal to acquire BEA at $17.00 per share significantly undervalues BEA, and is therefore not in the best interests of BEA shareholders," the company said in a statement Thursday.Oracle on Tuesday set a deadline of Sunday for BEA to accept its "generous" original bid, which totals about $6.7 billion. The company also indicated it had no interest in a protracted merger battle.But BEA declared Thursday that the company's existing assets and future business prospects dictate a significantly higher sale price. The company said it has customers for its array of enterprise software among 75 percent of the Fortune Global 500, along with $1 billion in cash reserves and no debt.BEA said it arrived at the $21-per-share figure after talking to its financial advisor, Goldman Sachs. The company said it has authorized its attorneys to give a draft merger agreement to third parties willing to meet the price. The agreement would "provide for an appropriately high degree of certainty of closing," BEA said.A successful purchase of BEA would significantly increase Oracle's standing in the middleware space. While some BEA assets would help round out Oracle's offerings, the companies overlap in key categories like Web servers and ESB (enterprise service bus) products.


Dickey: Deconstructing Lebanon's Newest War

The ferocious battles of the last three days could open the way to wider conflicts. But there may be both more and less than meets the eye.


Career Couch: Turning an Evaluation Into More Pay

It was a good year for you. But do some homework before asking for a raise.


Blair pledges to use G8 presidency to act on global warming

Tony Blair warned last night that climate change will result in "catastrophic consequences" for the world unless the major economies agree on immediate and decisive action to combat it.


U.S. Stock Funds Disgorge $10 Billion      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Investors yanked $9.99 billion from mutual funds focused on U.S. stocks in May, even as the market bobbed and weaved to higher ground.


The whisky and recycling industries help Scotland's manufacturing export market grow to almost Â£15bn.


Two networks bar church ad welcoming gays

Two broadcast networks are refusing to air an ad from the United Church of Christ because the spot, intended to make the point that the Protestant denomination


Cape group asks insurance commissioner to take action

THE REGION A Cape Cod citizens group is urging Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes to disavow her predecessor's approval last year of hefty increases in the home insurance rates of Massachusetts Fair Plan, the state's insurer of last resort. Attorney General Martha Coakley is arguing in a lawsuit that the increases approved by then-commissioner Julianne M. Bowler, including a 25 ...


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Who needs that much? Anyone who wants to record a week's worth of TV shows.


Russian President Vladimir Putin is wooing India to create a strategic partnership in Information Technology, the Moscow Times said Monday.


Motivated by a Tax, Irish Spurn Plastic Bags

The Irish have embraced the use of cloth bags to carry groceries, encouraged by a 33-cent tax on plastic ones.


Ninjas are best known for their stealth, cunning and swordsmanship. Too bad little of that is displayed in Tenchu Z. Underneath the mask of K2 and From Software's adventure is stealth action that's sloppy and frustrating.


Three weeks ago, torrential downpours brought flooding to many parts of Graham County, bringing mosquitoes and the risk of contracting West Nile Virus.


First Tsunami Survivor Found in Three Days

A Sumatran fisherman was discovered barely alive under his beached boat Sunday — the first survivor found in three days — but with tens of thousands still missing in crushed seaside settlements and in the flotsam washing the shores of the Indian Ocean rescuers turned full attention to getting food and water to the living.


'Batman' ends Buckingham Palace ledge protest

A campaigner dressed as Batman from a fathers' rights group, has caused a major security breach by scaling the front wall of Buckingham Palace.


Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it acquired a privately held company that makes anti-spyware software in an attempt to beef up its Windows operating system's ability to fend off security threats.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - A powerful explosion today in a house in west Baghdad killed at least 29 people and wounded 18, police said. They described the blast as an ambush staged by insurgents.


To loyal fans of the Washington Redskins, Monday night's event in FedEx Field was a flashback to the good old days. There was Joe Gibbs, back in his Redskins coaching garb, matching wits on the sideline once


Actor John D. Barrymore, Father of Drew Barrymore, Dies at 72; Cause of Death Not Disclosed. Actor John D. Barrymore is shown in a scene from "Rawhide" in this 1964 file photo in Los Angeles, Calif.


US led forces poised on the outskirts of Fallujah

ELEANOR HALL: To Iraq now and US-led forces are poised on the outskirts of the rebel stronghold city of Fallujah, awaiting the go ahead to launch a major assault on the city, as reports emerge that American and Iraqi government forces have already seized


SEC Says Fannie Mae Violated Accounting Rules

The staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Fannie Mae, the nation's largest buyer of mortgages, to restate its earnings over the last four years


Relaunched arts channel Ovation has broader focus

More than 10 years after  its launch, arts-themed network Ovation TV is aiming to fill a  void in the cable and satellite landscape as it makes its  nationwide debut Wednesday with a revamped focus.


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his resignation at a Wednesday news conference.


Despite the team's franchise-worst 0-8 road start, the Wizards do not plan any changes to their pregame routine as they head to New York.


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Fans of Colombian author Gabriel Garcia  Marquez, renowned for his classic "One Hundred Years of  Solitude," marked his 80th birthday on Tuesday with readings  and celebrations from Spain to South America.


A new law proposed by Britain's government Tuesday would guarantee female club members the same access as men, spelling an end to discrimination on British golf courses and restricted membership at exclusive clubs that cater to some of the country's leading politicians.


ATLANTA (Sports Network) - The Atlanta Hawks signed free  agent Kevin Willis on Wednesday, nearly a decade after the  veteran big man ended an 11- year stint with the team.


WASHINGTON Aug. 20, 2004  A Hamas leader and two other suspected members of the Palestinian militant group were indicted on charges they participated in a lengthy racketeering conspiracy to provide money for terrorist acts in Israel, Attorney General ...


A tense standoff has gripped Ukraine after its pro-Russia prime minister won the presidential election and the opposition mounted massive protests to contest results of a vote that Washington and Europe said was rigged.


Integration Technologies Group, Inc. (ITG) Provides Easy Access

Leonard Robinson works at the Department of Defense at the Pentagon as a  Materials Handler, responsible for inventory management.


Most College Students Favor Kerry -Harvard Poll

The majority of U.S. college students  favor Democratic challenger John Kerry over President Bush,  according to a Harvard University poll released on Thursday  that sees a dramatic rise in campus voter turnout.


AU Issues Deadline to Khartoum and Darfur Rebels

The African Union issued a 24-hour deadline to the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels on Friday to end fighting after a massive military build-up in the region over the last two weeks.


Latest Vaio desktop line includes PC that lets users watch their favorite TV show and send e-mail on the same box.


First Reserve to Buy Ingersoll-Rand Unit for $1.2 Bln

First Reserve Corp., the largest private buyout firm specializing in energy-industry investments, agreed to buy a unit from Ingersoll-Rand Co.


Outlining the goals of US foreign policy, Secretary of State Colin Powell made clear to the EU that Washington wants to establish good relations despite last year's biter dispute over the Iraq war.


Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra will miss at least five more days after tests showed he has a moderate strain of his right groin.


La Nina could mean dry summer in Midwest and Plains

A La Nina weather pattern could be in store for spring and summer, which could make it a dry growing season for grains and soybeans in the US Midwest and Plains, a private forecaster predicted Friday.


First batch of AU peacekeepers lands in Somalia

The Ugandan vanguard of an African peacekeeping force intended to help Somalia's interim government tighten its tenuous grip on the anarchic nation flew into the country on Thursday, witnesses said.


Still all to play for, warns Newcastle's Dyer

Midfielder Kieron Dyer was taking nothing for granted after his Newcastle's 4-2 victory over AZ Alkmaar in the UEFA Cup.


US court demands stronger copyright filters for Morpheus

Grist to the Viacom-YouTube mill? A permanent injunction has been imposed on the distributor of the Morpheus file-sharing software. A US court ruled yesterday that StreamCast Inc. must use "the most effective means available to reduce the infringing capabilities of the system."â¦


Explosions rock Red Sea resorts in Egypt

An explosion rocked the Hilton Hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Taba Thursday night, killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 160 others, Qatar-based al-Jazeera satellite TV channel reported.


The massive restructuring and cost-cutting plan Delta Air Lines introduced Wednesday should help the financially struggling carrier reinvent itself over the long haul, experts and industry insiders say.


Drugs sold over the counter fuel HIV in India

India needs to tighten control on the  sale of prescription drugs from chemist shops to stem the  spread of HIV, the United Nations anti-AIDS agency said on  Monday.


Quake Rattles California; No Injuries Reported

A strong earthquake and more than a  dozen aftershocks struck central California on Tuesday,  rattling a large chunk of the state along the San Andreas Fault  but apparently causing little damage.


Ravens' Pryce Sidelined After Wrist Surgery

Injured quarterback Steve McNair will likely return this weekend against Arizona but defensive end Trevor Pryce is sidelined by wrist surgery Monday.


Victims' relatives to make voices heard in crematory case

LAFAYETTE, Ga. Prosecutors say several dozen relatives of people whose bodies were among more than 300 found at a northwest Georgia crematory have asked to make statements at a sentencing hearing for the crematory's former operator.


Pregnancy doesn't have to wait after breast cancer

NEW YORK  - After being treated for breast cancer, women of childbearing age need only wait 6 months to conceive, not the 2 years that is often recommended, findings from a new study suggest. However, the longer wait may be warranted for women still receiving treatment or those with a more advantaged disease.


Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again on Monday and drove investors towards safer assets despite expectations of more interest cuts from the Federal Reserve to bolster growth.


Mining: British mining giant Rio Tinto will spend at least $200 million and perhaps as much as $2 billion - on drilling for a copper ore body in Superior.


Londra, 11:35 - CALCIO, GALLES: GIGGS LASCIA NAZIONALE

Ryan Giggs annuncerà oggi il suo addio al Galles. Secondo la BBC, il centrocampista del Manch...


Sassari, 11:56 - BASKET, DINAMO BANCO SARDEGNA: DA RIETI ARRIVA CARTER

La Dinamo Banco di Sardegna ha tesserato oggi Russell Carter, la guardia americana, classe 1985, che...


Atlantis astronauts inspect shuttle for damage

Shuttle Atlantis astronauts on Sunday  guided a sensor-laden robot arm along the outside of their  spacecraft to check for damage after launching on a flight to  restart construction of the International Space Station.


Iraq ; US army kills 25 insurgents in Mosul

Iraq News, MOSUL, Iraq, US troops backed by warplanes have killed 25 guerrillas in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul after facing a fierce coordinated assault by two suicide bombs and dozens of insurgents, the military say.


Iran warns of painful revenge if sanctions imposed

Iran will exact painful revenge on countries opposed to its nuclear program if the U.N. Security Council imposes sanctions on Tehran, the country's chief nuclear negotiator said on Friday.


Pakistan today continued the trend for one-sided matches in the opening week of the ICC Champions Trophy by completing an emphatic victory over Kenya between the showers at Edgbaston.


The deal could be the first step toward a possible broader alliance between Chrysler and Nissan of Japan.


Business & money: Annual meeting faces complaints about pay rises for chief executive Justin King.


Qwest agrees to pay $250 million to settle fraud investigation

Qwest agreed to pay $250 million Thursday to settle allegations the telecommunications company falsified the books by at least $3.


Recession fears, weak holiday hurt U.S. retail stocks

Retail stocks fell on Wednesday as a lackluster holiday shopping season and shrinking U.S. factory production stoked fears of a recession, analysts said.


CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho said he was "more than unhappy" after Arsenal striker Thierry Henry's second goal was allowed to stand at Highbury today.


NEW HAVEN, Conn, Southern Cal quarterback Matt Leinart has been named the Walter Camp player of the year after leading the Trojans to a 12-and-0 record and a berth in the BCS title game.


Holiday cards need to be on their merry way today

This is the time of the year when procrastinators everywhere want to know: When is the latest I can ship packages and still get them delivered by Christmas?


Russia's upper parliament ratified the Kyoto environmental protocol Wednesday, and sent it to President Vladimir Putin for an anticipated quick approval.


The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than those of producing of conventional fuels, scientists said.


Mars shows signs of geologically recent volcanic activity, and scientists find to their surprise that there might well be another volcanic blast in the Red Planet's future.


A SOLDIER found dead at a British military base in Iraq was a woman who had suffered gunshot wounds, it emerged today. The Ministry of Defence identified the soldier as Denise Rose, 34, a sergeant with the


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Bhajji scripts 1-0 Test series win against Proteas

Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh took seven crucial wickets to guide India to an 8-wicket win over South Africa today in Kolkata. With the first Test having ended in a draw, India won the Test series 1-0.


Judge says campaign regs are too lenient

A federal judge struck down campaign finance regulations Wednesday that govern when candidates and independent groups can coordinate their political messages. The judge called on the Federal Election Commission to write stricter rules in time for the 2008 elections.


Church of England demands Sony donation for cathedral shoot-out game

The Church of England on Sunday asked entertainment giant Sony to apologise and contribute a large donation for featuring a prominent British cathedral in a violent video game.


Christmas Delivery for Space Station Crew

A day early and just in time for Christmas, the two man crew aboard the International Space Station are breathing a sigh of relief after a supply ship has docked at the facility.


The dollar on Wednesday extended this  week's modest rise from record lows against the euro as  European policymakers fretted over its recent slide, but  remained under pressure ahead of U.S. trade data due later.


The number of mortgages approved in December fall for the seventh month in a row, with 38% fewer mortgages approved than a year earlier.


Home affairs spokesman Nick Clegg is expected to say he will stand for the leadership of the Lib Dems.


Bush Stumps as Friend to Coal and Steel Industries

WHEELING, W.Va.  - President Bush portrayed  himself as a friend of the U.S. steel and mining industries on  Sunday on the eve of the Republican National Convention, while  he chastised Democrat John Kerry as a flip-flopper in the  battleground state of West Virginia.


Troops Kill Rebels in Battle Near Russia's Chechnya

NAZRAN, Russia  - Russian troops killed four  rebels hiding in a house in the Russian city of Nazran, 20  miles from the border with Chechnya, in a firefight on  Saturday, officials said.


The flow of U.S. government red ink  slowed in August but remained on track for a second straight  annual record, a Treasury Department report on Monday showed.


British Military Begins Deployment in Iraq

British Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington Regiment, move toward the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, during clashes with armed gunmen.


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UK Telecoms Watchdog Might Relax 3G License Rules

Britain might relax rules about the  speed at which mobile phone operators have to build out  third-generation (3G) networks as part of a radical overhaul to  throw open the highly-regulated market for radio frequencies.


Oslo. E' stato assegnato all'ecologista kenyota Wangaari Mathai il premio Nobel per la pace. Alla Mathai, 64 anni, e' stato riconosciuto il suo impegno nella lotta per la preservazione dell'ambiente e la difesa


Brought on by Darkness, Disorder Needs Light

More than winter blahs, seasonal depression is recognized and treatable.


Brian Cusworth and Matt Stehle scored 16 points each, leading Harvard to a 64-53 win over Brown last night in Providence.


The former chief executive of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison for orchestrating a scheme to tamper with financial records of stock options the company offered.


Israel rushes Barak defence appointment over Gaza

Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak will be named Israel's defence minister next week in a reshuffle of the coalition cabinet rushed through in response to Palestinian factional warfare in Gaza, officials said on Friday.


Kragthorpe: Greece played host to a truly memorable Olympics

ATHENS, Greece - Walking down the 18th fairway at Augusta National Golf Club in April, I looked wistfully across the course as the sun was fading into the pines, creating a surreal mixture of light and shadows.


Laser surgery should not be routinely given to short-sighted patients on the NHS, a watchdog has said.


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Pakistan's president mulls his options, but as his hold on power grows shaky, none of them look very good


Security researchers have found flaws in older versions of the Mozilla and Firefox browsers, and the Thunderbird e-mail client, that could allow an attacker to spy on or take over a user's system.


US toymaker Mattel is set to announce a third product recall in a month, according to a report.


Bird flu has killed four Egyptian women in the past week, according to Egyptian health officials and the World Health Organization.


For the worst pizza in Rome, you have to start from the Piazza San Pietro. Face the Basilica, and take the exit from the piazza to your right, fighting your way through crowds of alabastor Americans, as if you were going around to the entrance to the Vatican Museums. At the traffic lights, turn right. The second pizzeria on the right is the one you are looking for. It's called The Swiss Guard, after the clowns who guard His Holiness.  Observe the local customs of creating pizza. Firstly, the base must be thin and dry, and slightly burnt on the bottom. In contrast, the upper surface of the base must be uncooked and as slushy as freshly defouled snow. The tomato sauce must be painfully sweet, denoting its transubstantiation from a powder. The mozzarella must be melted, yet carefully unbrowned - this would add flavour. The prosciutto must have the unhealthy pinkness of a freshly picked scab. No herbs, no pepper, and certainly no salt are added; this would completely ruin the desired sensation of eating medium density fiberboard.   Considering that I travelled to Rome primarily because of its reputation for culinary excellence, I must say I was slightly disappointed. The holiday got worse from that point.


Iran helping to plan attacks in Iraq: U.S.

Iran is training fighters in Iraq and helping to plan attacks there despite diplomatic pressure for change, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, while violence around the Arab state killed at least 19 people.


Pop star Lily Allen and the band Muse are among the winners at the Digital Music Awards.


From the Department of Dualing Rhetoric: In his story regarding the launch of two new IBM pSeries servers, News.com's Stephen Shankland quotes IBM Unix vice president Karl Freund as saying "Our goal is to beat Sun and perhaps become the No.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Baghdad unannounced as 10 die in car bombs in Kirkuk.


Investors push 90 companies for say on CEO pay

Sweetheart U.S. CEO pay packages will come under greater fire at annual meetings in the next few months, as more than 90 U.S. corporations face resolutions from stockholders battered by the credit crunch and economic slowdown.


Avnish Bajaj, country manager of Baazee.com, was arrested for the sale of a sex video charged under the Indian Information Technology Act.


Palermo, 19:54 - CALCIO, PALERMO; AMAURI: NOSTRO OBIETTIVO E' CHAMPIONS

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Administrators at bankrupt Italian food group Parmalat have filed a lawsuit against Bank of America, reportedly claiming $10bn (Â£5.


LOS ANGELES  - Many people would have a   hard time reconciling soap operas with cutting-edge   interactivity, but those within the daytime drama world know   the networks have tested many innovative concepts on the   genre's loyal followers.


Oil prices added to strong gains on Thursday, spurred by persistent OPEC talk of a cut in supplies ahead of the second quarter that could drain healthy U.S. stockpiles before summer.


A top House Democrat yesterday criticized the Department of Homeland Security for not working aggressively enough to gather fingerprints of foreigners as they leave the country.


Police have been called to Britney Spears' home in a dispute involving her children, officers in Los Angeles say.


To the growing evidence that some dinosaurs had feathers, add the family of tyrannosaurs, mighty predators in the age of reptiles.


Texas freshman awaits eligibility decision

Texas coach Rick Barnes says the school could find out from the NCAA on Friday when freshman Mike Williams will be eligible to compete for the Longhorns.


Reports: Blast at gas pipeline in Turkey

An explosion ignited a fire on a natural gas pipeline near the Turkey-Iran border, Turkish news reports said Friday.


Shake-Up and Job Cuts at Bank of America

The plans to cut 3,000 jobs followed a terrible third quarter in which the investment banking unitâs profit dropped 93 percent after virtually every area performed poorly.


Free Podcast: National Geographic News (November 22, 2006)

This week: World's rarest big cat caught, world landmarks rated, toilet shortage harms billions, "smart dust" may aid surveillance, SIV found in gorillas, and more.


Nike Profit Up 25 Pct. on Converse Boost

Nike Inc. NKE.N on Monday  reported a 25 percent rise in quarterly profit, topping Wall  Street estimates, on strong sales of Converse sneakers and  high-priced athletic and basketball shoes such as the Air Zoom  and Street Miler.


Kiwis Edge  Italian Boat in 1st Leg of Finals

VALENCIA, Spain, June 1 -- Emirates Team New Zealand took a big first step in its America's Cup quest today, beating Italy's Luna Rossa by a boat-length to go up, 1-0, in best-of-nine challenger finals here. The Kiwis celebrated as they always do -- not at all.


Jeff Pendergraph has 14 points and 15 rebounds as Arizona State beats No. 22 USC, 68-58, snapping a school-record 15-game losing streak.


Film critics honor 'There Will Be Blood'

The National Society of Film Critics on Saturday named "There Will Be Blood," a gritty tale about a turn-of-the-century oil man infected with greed, the best picture of 2007.


Westfield battles for control property giant

The battle for the British-based Chelsfield plc hotted up at the weekend, with reports from London that the property giant's management was working on its own bid to thwart the Â£585 million ($A1.


US regulator raises Dreamliner hacker risk fear

Unfriendly skies Regulators have expressed concern that Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet may be vulnerable to hacker attack.â¦


Tough Leftwich Ready for Showdown at Indy

Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich doesn't understand why his teammates and coaches rave about his toughness. Sure, there was the memorable shin injury he played through at Marshall in 2002 — when his linemen had to carry him downfield after big gains against Akron. Then there was the bruised shoulder and sprained ankle he played through last weekend against Kansas City.


Google misleads on sponsored links, Australian court told

Internet giant Google was accused Monday of misleading web users and misidentifying sponsored links in a court case brought by Australia's consumer watchdog.


Clorox Co.  on Monday said its quarterly profit rose more than six-fold, driven by gains its transfer of some businesses to Henkel KGaA  and on higher sales and cost-savings.


NAJAF, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to Najaf on Thursday and swiftly won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three weeks of fighting between his militia and U.S.-Iraqi forces.    The renegade Muqtada al-Sadr accepted the proposal in a face-to-face meeting Thursday night with the 75-year-old al-Sistani...


Thieves in Norway brazenly grab Munch's famous painting The Scream

OSLO, Norway  - Armed, masked thieves burst into a lightly guarded Oslo museum Sunday and snatched the Edvard Munch masterpiece The Scream and a second Munch painting from the walls as stunned visitors watched in shock.


HP's Fiorina: Sometimes IT spending is a 'bad thing'

Speaking to financial analysts at the Banc of America Securities Investment Conference yesterday, HP Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina downplayed hopes that corporate budget surpluses would drive IT spending increases in the fourth quarter.


Though Bruised, Florida Isles Survive Charley in Style

SANIBEL ISLAND, Fla.  - Five days after Hurricane  Charley hammered southwest Florida, hundreds of residents  streamed back to the barrier islands Wednesday as authorities  opened causeways for the first time to allow access to homes  left largely intact.


The South Carolina Democratic Party broke its own turnout record in Saturday's presidential primary and eclipsed the number of ballots cast by residents in the Republican primary the week before.


Hezbollah claims to send its first reconnaissance drone over ...

Hezbollah sent a reconnaissance drone into Israeli territory over northern Jewish settlements Sunday in the first hostile aerial incursion from Lebanon since a hang glider attack 17 years ago killed six soldiers.


Alaska Airlines slashing 8 percent of work force

Seattle-based Alaska Airlines Inc. said it will trim about 900 of its 11,000 employees and close its heavy-maintenance facility in Oakland in a bid to save $30 million to $35 million in annual operating expenses.


Hamm: I thought the gold's gone for sure

The American had just taken his chance at a gold medal and tossed it like a stone into the Mediterranean, stumbling off the vault like a man stepping on his own shoe lace, nearly falling onto the judges' table the way basketball players ...


Female Sex-Drive Patch Needs More Study -Panel

Procter & Gamble Co.'s testosterone patch for boosting female sex drive needs longer-term testing for serious side effects before it can win approval, a US advisory panel unanimously ruled on Thursday.


Pope Benedict XVI set aside his sermon and gave an encouraging talk to priests Thursday in the cathedral where he was ordained — a spontaneous gesture ending a nostalgic, six-day homecoming to Bavaria.