Idaho's 116th soldiers will get to Iraq by plane, convoy

Soldiers with the Idaho National Guard 116th Brigade Combat Team are in Kuwait, preparing to head to Iraq. Lt. Col. Gordon Petrie says some members of the team will get there by plane and others will go by convoy.


Intesa anche su nuova pipeline per petrolio russo


The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a decision that determined a disputed legislative race was tied, likely giving Democrats control of the state House of Representatives.


Zetterberg, Red Wings rally past Rangers

Henrik Zetterberg capped Detroit's three-goal third period with a power-play score, and the Red Wings overcame Dominik Hasek's shaky start to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 Monday night.


ST. LOUIS  -- Cardinals manager Tony La Russa expects to return for a 13th season with St. Louis, and may commit to the team before it selects a new general manager.


Il rendimento e' variato poco sul mercato londinese


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Saudi King Fahd receives Palestinian officials Mahmud Abbas (2L), chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei (2R), and Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath (R), December 13 in Riyadh.


Predators know to hunt the weakest animal in the herd. So do the Iraqi insurgents. It is an essential truth about the Iraq war that's ingrained in soldiers like Pvt.


A Brazilian cardinal who appeared to suggest the Vatican was open to revising its celibacy requirement for priests stressed Monday the question was not on the Holy See's agenda and contended that allowing them to marry wouldn't solve the clergy shortage.


Turkish Forces Continue to Target Iraqi Border

BAGHDAD, Oct. 25 -- The Turkish military continued attacks Thursday against Kurdish separatists in mountainous areas along the Turkish-Iraqi border, according to a statement from the Turkish Military General Staff.


Drug Makers Target Sexual Dysfunction in Women

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2004 - Jean Toth's experience with Intrinsa â-rocter & Gamble's first-in-its-class testosterone skin patch â - changed her life.


BRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Union rejected a US demand to ban government loans to aircraftmaker Airbus SAS, intensifying a dispute between the two trading partners.


Text of US Ambassador John Danforth's resignation letter to President Bush, as released by the US mission to the United Nations.


The shuttle Atlantis undocks from the International Space Station, after a highly complex 11-day mission.


An ingredient in the curry leaf tree may help control diabetes, according to British researchers at the department of pharmacy at King's College London.


Battered Florida Relieved as New Storms Head to Sea

With the cleanup from Hurricane Charley  beginning, fears that Florida could be battered by another  deadly blast from Mother Nature receded Monday as two  burgeoning storms spun harmlessly far off the U.S. coast.


Under an Iraq shadow, Blair aims to rally his Labour troops

Prime Minister Tony Blair strives this coming week to rally his Labour Party to fight and win a general election, widely expected in 2005, despite his inability to shake off Iraq as a hot-button issue.


Iraq readies for regional meeting in Baghdad

Iraq prepared on Friday for a crucial regional meeting that will be a rare opportunity for officials from Washington and Tehran to sit at the same table at a time of tension over Iran's nuclear plans.


Kerry Steps Up Criticism of Bush Handling of Iraq

John Kerry will lay out his ideas on Monday for cleaning up President Bush's "miscalculations" in Iraq, the Democratic nominee's campaign said.


German doctors have given a man the ability to have his first solid meal in nine years, by growing him a new jaw bone on his back.


Reports that Prince Andrew spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for airborne transportation during the course of a year - including taking a helicopter flight to lunch - have triggered a royal flap in ...


FEMA Wasting Millions in Katrina Aid, Audit Finds

The government is squandering tens of millions of dollars in Hurricane Katrina disaster help, in some cases doling out housing payments to people living rent-free, investigators said  yesterday.


France today marked what President Jacques Chirac called a - oesad...

France today marked what President Jacques Chirac called a - oesad anniversary - - ' 100 days since two French reporters were taken hostage in Iraq.


Malaysians, Taliban, protest at Rushdie honor

Supporters of Malaysia's hardline Islamic party protested outside the British embassy on Wednesday against the award of a knighthood to Salman Rushdie, whose novel the "Satanic Verses" outraged Muslims worldwide.


Indiaâs Automaker of Many Faces May Land Jaguar

The luxury brand Jaguar is poised to join Tata Motors, a widely diverse Indian auto company that makes tractor-trailers, full-size S.U.V.âs and the worldâs cheapest car.


Prodi: 'Lo sforzo unitario non si ferma'

BOLOGNA, 21 DICEMBRE 2004 - Romano Prodi non ha dubbi: "Lo sforzo unitario non si fermerÃ , ma procederÃ  con piÃ¹ consapevolezza. Il discorso non Ã¨ rinviato a dopo le Regionali, ma lo si deve fare subito


A radical approach by Pervez Musharraf to solving the Kashmir dispute sparks off furious debate in Pakistan.


Some members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins say they have been described as grumpy old men a little too often for openly rooting against the New England Patriots.


Dubai, 12:58 - CALCIO, MILAN: LAVORO SENZA PALLONE PER RONALDO

Secondo allenamento in Dubai per il Milan allo stadio "Al Maktoum". Unici assenti Seedorf e Inzaghi....


Burglars hit L.A. home of Faith Hill, Tim McGraw

Thieves broke into the Hollywood  Hills home of country music stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw  over the weekend and stole an unknown amount of money, police  said on Tuesday.


Japan uses a ship-based defence system to shoot down a ballistic missile, the first such test by a US ally.


An Indonesian woman who bought a live chicken from a market died from bird flu on Christmas Day, the Health Ministry bird flu centre said on Wednesday, taking the total number of deaths from the disease in Indonesia to 94.


Microsoft announces SP2 support for Singapore users

The days of piece-meal patching and shipped updates are over as Microsoft Singapore urged users to take advantage of the Automatic Updates feature in Windows XP to upgrade to Service Pack 2 (SP2).


Soccer: Schwarzer heroics could spark Old Trafford move

MANCHESTER, England : Australian international goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer increased his chances of a move to Manchester United with an inspired display to earn Middlesbrough a deserved 1-1 draw at Old Trafford.


Carphone Warehouse shares rally with buyout rumours

Just enough to recover from Thursday's slump Shares in Carphone Warehouse closed up 2.6 per cent on Friday after rumours that Vodafone were looking to acquire the company surfaced. The recovery made up for the drop on Thursday when sometime competitor DSG International issued a profit warning, the combination putting CPW shares about where they were last week.â¦


A second body is to be exhumed by police investigating suspicious deaths at a care home.


Tremonti, Bruxelles piÃ¹ vicina ma Fini minaccia di dimettersi

ROMA - "Io penso che anche Tremonti possa essere la persona adatta". Sull'aereo che lo ha riportato a Roma al termine dell'incontro bilaterale con Putin a Mosca, Silvio Berlusconi non ha potuto fare a meno


Military complex not as frugal as thought After foraging through thousands of couches in Washington, the government has come up with $3.5m in prize money for the contestants in an upcoming robotic vehicle race.â¦


Wesley Snipes to Go on Trial in Tax Case

The actor has become an unlikely public face for the antitax movement, whose members argue that Americans are not legally obligated to pax taxes.


"27 Dresses" a bad fit for Katherine Heigl

Having nicely  established her big-screen credibility with the summer hit  "Knocked Up," Katherine Heigl tries a little further "Grey's  Anatomy" moonlighting on for size with "27 Dresses."


Gunmen wearing military uniforms kill 29 villagers in Iraq's Diyala province, security officials say.


There may be trouble ahead Technology distie Tech Data made sales of $5.4bn for the third quarter ended 31 October, an increase of seven per cent on the third quarter of fiscal 2006.â¦


Weighing US, Russian Response to Fighting Terror

Description: Critics suggest Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to roll back democratic reforms in his country is an excuse to tighten his grip on power under the guise of fighting terrorism.


Michael Schumacher has no plans to retire after winning his seventh world title, says Ferrari boss Jean Todt. The 35-year-old German clinched his fifth-straight championship after finishing second behind McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen in the Belgian Grand Prix.


Google's earnings growth may stall: paper

Internet search company Google Inc.'s  earnings growth, which for the most part has been smooth and spectacular until now, may soon hit a speed bump, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.


Cedric Benson scores five touchdowns on Saturday night, highlighting a 49-point rally that sends No. 6 Texas to a stunning 56-35 win over No. 19 Oklahoma State.


New Presidential Debate Site? Obviously, YouTube

The video format of the YouTube/CNN debate could elicit emotional responses from the candidates.


Sharon allows 1,000 more settler homes in West Bank (updated AM 00:51)

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved 1,000 more Israeli settler homes in the occupied West Bank to defuse a ruling party mutiny but the move was likely to anger Washington.


La riforma approvata dalla Camera. Dalle commissioni miste tra prof interni ed esternialla reintroduzione della ammissione, tutte le novitÃ  della prova di Stato                                            MaturitÃ , via libero definitivo da giugno il nuovo esame


Low-carb diet claims provide food for thought

Imagine my surprise when I landed in Vancouver after 18 months abroad. One of the first striking sights to hit me was a "low-carb cafÃ©" on a quiet strip downtown.


Frontline Blogger Covers War in Iraq With a Soldierâs Eyes

A former Special Forces soldier has created a loyal following on the Web with his accounts of frontline  soldiersâ daily work in Iraq.


A Sri Lankan government minister was killed in a roadside bombing near the capital that was blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said.


Argentina's president pledges to continue strengthening ties with Venezuela, saying he will not bow to US pressure.


Ukrainian rivals wrap up election campaign

The Ukrainian presidential candidates wrapped up their stormy campaigns Friday, as hundreds of Canadians prepared to monitor the Boxing Day vote.


Pope says Mother Teresa felt "God's silence"

LORETO, Italy  - Pope Benedict said on Saturday that even the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta "suffered from the silence of God" despite her immense charity and faith.


Ieri un 16enne in rissa e un altro ferito, oggi un musulmano


The Chicago Bears have acquired hold-out Pro Bowl defensive end Adewale Ogunleye from the Miami Dolphins for wide receiver Marty Booker and a 2005 third-round pick.


In Close Race, a Fastidious Hunt for Votes

President Bush's re-election campaign advertises on a health club network to catch busy professionals watching TV from a treadmill while a Republican group appeals to blacks who traditionally support Democrats with ads that call John Kerry's wife "elitist, rich and white."


146,000 Jobs Added in January, Below Expectations

Weekly wages for rank-and-file workers fell because companies reduced the average length of the workweek.


A steel mesh wall collapsed on workers building a multi-billion-dollar extension to Dubai's international airport, killing five and injuring many others.


Jerry Yang makes his first move as chief executive of Yahoo, buying the college sports website Rivals.com.


Blog: The software maker quietly dumps its consumer photo-editing program, noting that elements of the technology did make their way into Windows Vista.


Guantanamo inmates cannot appear as witnesses at the trial of 9/11 suspect Zacarias Moussaoui.


Sony shifts strategy to support MP3 files

Sony U-turns and plans MP3 support for its players Pocket-lint.co.uk


Brick-and-mortar stores eye new music formats

The music industry continues to  build bridges between the digital and physical world.


Conferma da ad Conti. Gruppo possiede il 29,9% sulla Genco


L'11 maggio e il 3 giugno le canonizzazioni


Three weeks ago, when Hurricane Ivan hit Florida in the US, a top executive of a bank in Chennai earned a little over Rs 20,000 by trading in commodity futures market there.


The bodies of 16 civilians beaten to death in northern Sri Lanka have been found, after fighting between rebels and government troops left 31 dead, the Sri Lankan military said today.


New on DVD: 'Eagle vs. Shark' and 'The Golden Door'

New Zealand's 'Eagle vs. Shark' is on the wrong side of quirky, an Italian family immigrates to America in 'The Golden Door.'


The level of state-led censorship of the net is growing around the world, according to a survey.


NextEngine's Next Breakthrough: "Points-to-Parts" Software for $2,495

SolidWorks World 2007 -- Last year, NextEngine smashed price / performance barriers when it unveiled its $2,495 Desktop 3D Scanner technology on stage at SolidWorks World.  At one-tenth the cost of other systems, it rewrote the rules for 3D scanning hardware.


Bill O'Reilly, the rightwing star of Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, has been accused of sexual harassment by an employee who claims that the talk-show host tried to have phone sex with her on numerous occasions.


Getting Miles-Per-Gallon Estimates to Finally Stick

After decades of criticism from car owners and environmentalists, the EPA has revised its fuel-mileage estimates for new cars in the U.S.


The couple met in the spring of 2004 as students in an acting class. Last spring they were engaged, and on Feb. 25, with snow falling outside, they were married in Brooklyn.


The U.N. war crimes tribunal on Wednesday started the trial of a Bosnian Muslim commander accused of overseeing the destruction of 15 Serb villages and the torture of prisoners in Eastern Bosnia.


Contestants face off in Come Out and Play, three-day celebration of live-action role-playing games in New York.


More than a decade after Microsoft released final standalone version of MS-DOS, open-source version is here.


WASHINGTON - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday that the search for Osama bin Laden has gone cold, with no recent intelligence indicating where he and his top lieutenants are hiding.


US consumer sentiment stagnated in early September, according to a survey released Friday, as doubts about the economy and the job market persisted.


Trainee rabbi's killer admits manslaughter

A medical student has admitted killing a trainee rabbi and chopping up his body, but he has denied the charge of murder.


Rio Tinto to get Alcan for $38.1b as Alcoa withdraws

Rio Tinto Group agreed yesterday to buy Alcan Inc. for $38.1 billion in cash, overwhelming a hostile bid by Alcoa Inc. to form the world's biggest aluminum maker.


ZIKKIM, Israel  - A rocket launched by Palestinian militants in Gaza on Tuesday wounded 30 soldiers in Israel, an attack likely to increase pressure on Israeli leaders to crack down on the Hamas-controlled territory.


U.N. urged to take action on asteroid threat

An asteroid may come uncomfortably close to Earth in 2036 and the United Nations should assume responsibility for a space mission to deflect it, a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists said on Saturday.


Arts, Briefly: âTreasureâ Still Jingling at the Box Office

The Disney film âNational Treasure: Book of Secretsâ maintained its grip on the No. 1 spot at North American box offices for a third consecutive weekend.


Nudity, sex, drinking dethrones beauty queens

Billionaire Donald Trump has won the backing of beauty pageant organizers for putting the current Miss USA on warning for reported misbehavior, with the industry keen to protect a sanctified image of beauty queens.


Turmoil on the world's financial markets leads to a sharp rise in trading on the London Stock Exchange.


Global warming in the Arctic is happening now, warns the most comprehensive scientific report to date. The reports concludes that the northern ice cap is warming at twice the global rate and that this will lead to serious consequences for the planet.


By JAMES HANNAH MARTINSVILLE, Ohio - Tucked away in the den of his 127-year-old farmhouse, Ed Winkle huddles over his computer. The screen's soft glow lights up his eyeglasses, reflecting messages about tractors, corn hybrids and crop insurance.


U.S. home builder optimism grew in October to its strongest level in 2004 on low mortgage rates and heavy traffic of potential buyers, rebounding from a decline in September, an industry report said on Monday.


Alain Robbe-Grillet, the French  writer who pioneered the so-called new novel genre, dies at the age of 85.


BOGOTA, Colombia  - Six people were hurt and twohospitals evacuated after a strong earthquake shook a largepart of western Colombia on Monday, the government said.


Singer Britney Spears told she will be denied access to her children until she complies with court order.


Stocks gained on Wednesday as a tentative labor agreement at General Motors Corp  eased worries about Detroit's automakers and more weak economic data added to expectations for another cut in interest rates.


Report: U.S. tops list of spam-offending countries

U.S. sends about 28 percent of the world's spam--more than five times as much as second-place South Korea, says security firm.


N. Ireland Protestants withdraw threat to sever contact with ...

BELFAST  - The head of Northern Ireland's main Protestant party withdrew an earlier threat to sever contact with Dublin after Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern apologized for an apparent misunderstanding over the issue of photographic evidence of IRA


Universities give Google access to library books

A few months from now, perhaps by mid-2005, Google will be adding thousands of library books from university collections to its searchable database.


As people left homeless by Hurricane Charley began their second week living in makeshift shelters, federal officials pledged Sunday that more substantial temporary housing was on the way.


. . . and it won't be in Kerry's column this time

WITH A Nordstroms, Williams-Sonoma , and Banana Republic, and a surfeit of gas-guzzling SUVs stuffed with goodies from those tony national chains, Henrico County -- a prosperous, heavily white suburb of Richmond, Va.


Illinois was No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the ninth straight week Monday, and for the first time the Illini were a unanimous choice.


Palm announces Treo 500v in Europe, South Africa

A new Palm Treo will be sold in Europe and South Africa for now that has a full keyboard, and runs Windows Mobile 6.


This season, you could be cheering for the Boston Celtics, brought to you by Dunkin' Donuts. Or Foxwoods. Or Mohegan Sun.


LONDON, England -- Florent Sinama-Pongolle was Liverpool's spot-kick hero as they overcame Premiership rivals Tottenham 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out at White Hart Lane to book a place in the semifinals of the English League Cup.


Market cheers cleaner structure, but reserves loom

an oil giant with a corporate governance structure as complicated as its name â-s trying to simplify. That was the good news Thursday, but the embattled


Dr Stephen Wilkinson, from the International Institute for the Study of Cuba, looks back on Fidel Castro's 49 years in power


Group sees more sex, violence in TV family hour

Americans are being subjected to more sex, violence and profane language during the traditional, early-evening "family hour" of broadcast television viewing, a U.S. watchdog group said on Wednesday.


California produce growers and processors worked to draw up new food-safety measures Thursday as government investigators trying to pinpoint the source of the deadly E. coli outbreak narrowed their search to three counties.


New Orleans area reelects congressman under probe

New Orleans area U.S. Rep. William Jefferson won a ninth term to Congress in a surprising landslide on Saturday as loyal black voters shrugged off a federal bribery investigation into $90,000 found in his freezer.


To Draw Top Teachers to Troubled Schools, Foundation Will Offer $30,000 Stipends

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation launched a $17 million effort yesterday to improve teacher education and steer highly qualified teachers to high-poverty and struggling schools.


Prince follows family into armed services

PRINCE Harry, the third in line to the British throne, followed royal family tradition yesterday by announcing he was about to join the army.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair said   on Thursday he would resign within a year, after a week of   turmoil in his ruling Labor Party, but rejected calls from   former supporters to name an early departure date.


Lakshmi Mittal, the Indian-born steel magnate, yesterday staked a claim to overtake Roman Abramovich as Britain's richest man with a Â£10bn deal to create the world's largest steelmaker.


Pakistani Chief Might Retain His Dual Role

Pakistan's information minister announced Wednesday night that President Pervez Musharraf would renege on a public promise to take off his military


RALEIGH, NC Aug. 30, 2004 - Central North Carolina was drenched Monday by the remains of Tropical Storm Gaston, the fourth named storm to strike the state this month, as thousands of customers in the Carolinas waited for their power to be restored.


Faster ADSL2+ service promises 8M to 15Mbps of dedicated Internet access in 11 markets.


Top US official begins talks in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD : The visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Mr. Richard Armitage opened meetings with Pakistani officials on Tuesday on regional and international issues of interest including post election Afghanistan, war on terrorism, Pakistan-India dialogue


NHL veteran Sergei Zholtok collapses and dies at end of hockey ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CP) - Veteran NHL player Sergei Zholtok died in Latvia on Wednesday. He was 31. He was playing hockey in his home city of Riga, the Latvian capital, when he became ill near the end of a game.


Pankaj Kapur to turn writer for Dharm director

Bhavna Talwar's debut film Dharm has not only brought breathtaking acclaim for the director and her leading man


London: FIFA has fined the Spanish Football Federation Â£44,750 after several England players were racially abused during last monthâs friendly in Madrid.


Google Apps Lure Users with Low Price, Easy Setup

Max Hoberman helped make the Halo video game series a hit for Microsoft's Xbox consoles, but when he founded his own business he decided to use Google Apps.


PALM DESERT, California  - Robert Gamez was a little surprised to end a balmy third round at the Bob Hope Classic one stroke in front of the chasing pack on Friday.


IRA Willing to Disarm Under One Condition

The Irish Republican Army declared Thursday it's willing to get rid of all its weapons this month - but only if Protestants drop their demands for photographic proof.


Baghdad clash kills 18, intelligence outlook grim

U.S. forces opened fire from helicopters during an overnight clash with Shi'ite militants in western Baghdad, killing 18 people, the U.S. military said on Friday.


Why mire Jodhaa Akbar in needless controversy?

Just when Bollywood enthusiasts were looking forward to Jodhaa Akbar, allegations are levelled that the film's maker Ashutosh Gowariker has distorted history and so should not be allowed to screen it.


Journey to a Record: Bonds Smiles Aboard All-Star Welcome Wagon

Barry Bonds is the unofficial emcee of baseballâs showcase event and is performing his duties as graciously and hospitably as he can.


Ukraineâs Kuchma Accuses Oppositionâs Yuschehnko of Breaking ...

Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma accused opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko of prolonging the elections crisis by breaking a promise to allow constitutional changes before a new vote, the New York Times wrote on Monday.


Navy head coach Paul Johnson worried that his team might not be able to bring its A-game to the Emerald Bowl because of grueling, long final exams before Christmas.


"Model" team tapped for fashion-mag reality series

LOS ANGELES  - The CW has green-lighted an untitled fashion-magazine reality series from Tyra Banks and Ken Mok, the duo behind the network's No. 1 show, "America's Next Top Model."


Palermo, 19:47 - CALCIO, PALERMO: A BOLOGNA CON 5 MILA TIFOSI

Il Palermo sarÃ  seguito al Dall'Ara di Bologna da circa 5 mila tifosi. Finora i biglietti venduti pe...


Terry McMillan has been honored with a lifetime achievement award from Essence magazine for her best-selling, irreverent novels about the everyday struggles of modern American black women.


Large dinosaur footprints found in Australia

Large, carnivorous dinosaurs roamed  southern Australia 115 million years ago, when the continent  was joined to the Antarctica, and were padded with body fat to  survive temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees Celsius.


IBM Servers Power "Media Capital of the World"

The City of Burbank migrated to new IBM (NYSE: IBM) BladeCenter servers, improving data center performance by 30 percent and, as a result, reduced IT costs dramatically.


Justice Dept. Opens Fannie Criminal Probe

The Justice Department has opened an  investigation of possible accounting fraud at Fannie Mae, the  Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, after a federal  regulator said the mortgage giant may have manipulated its  earnings targets.


May and Morrison come off bench to give Bobcats rare win

Sean May came off the bench to score  32 points and lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 99-89 win over  the Orlando Magic on Thursday, their first double-digit victory  of the season.


Lions licked blood-flavored ice blocks in the zoo, judges went wigless in court and guards at Buckingham Palace ducked into the shade.


China has withdrawn about 3,000 soldiers from a military exercise on an island facing Taiwan, the Taiwan defence ministry has said, prompting speculation Beijing may have cancelled plans for further war games.


Wall Street looks to start flat to slightly higher

Shares on Wall Street looked set for a flat to slightly higher start on Thursday with key economic data ahead constraining trade.


Firenze, 17:23 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: SI BLOCCA FREY, DOMANI OPERATO MENISCO

La Fiorentina perde Frey. Il portiere francese si è infortunato nel corso dell'allenamento di...


Jenson Button has said that he will abide by the ruling handed down by the Contract Recognition Board - despite it saying that he must remain at BAR for at least another season.


A suspected murderer who is thought to have killed again stayed on bail despite breaching a condition.


Group hugs won't fix hospitals: Smitherman

TORONTO -- Health Minister George Smitherman says group hugs aren't going to help him bring about the significant changes he believes Ontario's hospitals need.


Piu' tempo per assicurare al veicolo maggiore qualita'


Leader Barcelona draws 1-1 with Valencia in Spanish league

Ronaldinho converted a 79th-minute penalty Saturday and FC Barcelona drew 1-1 with Valencia, the first time the Spanish league leader has not won at home this season.


Ex-child star Corey Feldman will appear at Michael Jackson's trial after talking about their relationship.


By Gloria Goodale | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. "Wimbledon," starring Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany, may be billed as a romantic comedy, but it is also a next-generation sports movie, offering


Redknapp returns to clear the air with Mandaric

HARRY REDKNAPP will be back at Portsmouth today, less than a week after resigning as manager, but fans hoping that he is to return permanently will be disappointed - not that anything can be ruled out at Fratton Park these days.


Hamid Karzaiâs rivals say itâs still too early to concede Afghanistanâs inaugural presidential election, despite the interim leaderâs dominant showing after three days of vote-counting.


Czech Rep. to join U.N. resolution lifting sanctions from Iraq

PRAGUE- The Czech Republic will join the U.N. Security Council's resolution lifting economic sanctions from Iraq as a step to help the country's renewal, under a government bill which President Vaclav Klaus ...


Madrid, 15:35 - CICLISMO, SPAGNA CONTRO UCI: ISCRIVEREMO VALVERDE AL MONDIALE

La federciclismo spagnola ha deciso di iscrivere regolarmente al mondiale Alejandro Valverde nonosta...


Colston comes in as the leader of Saints

Marques Colston was being coy about how majoring in psychology at Hofstra might have given him insight into consoling a struggling teammate.


AMERICA/ARGENTINA - La prima Biblioteca digitale in spagnolo per i non vedenti: 19.000 titoli e circa 3.000 iscritti in 40 paesi Buenos Aires (Agenzia Fides) - Un gruppo di persone non vedenti, appassionate di computer e letteratura, hanno creato in Argentina la prima biblioteca digitale di lingua spagnola per persone cieche e con problemi alla vista. Attualmente sono 19.000 i...


Mass. governor says stem-cell research "Orwellian"

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a 2008   Republican presidential hopeful, said on Thursday his   administration's new restrictions on stem cell research are   aimed at heading off an "Orwellian" future.


Man Utd's Wayne Rooney faces a ban after being charged with violent conduct for shoving Tal Ben Haim.


Eilat, cittadina israeliana sul Mar Rosso, organizza un festival internazionale Dal Cairo la stampa all'attacco: "Un affronto, vogliono rubarci la nostra tradizione"                                          Danza del ventre, per l'antico ballo ultima "guerra" tra Egitto e Israele                                                                                dal nostro inviato ALBERTO MATTONE


Former Russian PM Yegor Gaidar has left hospital in Moscow after a mystery illness, an aide says.


World News > Indians unfazed by Kathmandu blockade - but panic in India:

Kanaiyalal Jiwanlal, a businessman from Valsad in Gujarat, has seen sectarian violence and a killer earthquake devastate parts of the western Indian state. Compared to such upheavals, the blockade of Kathmandu, called by Maoists, holds no terror for him.


Libya distributing money to HIV families in medic case

Libya has distributed funds to more than half the Libyan families of children with HIV under a deal that could free six foreign medics condemned to death for infecting them, a spokesman for the families said on Tuesday.


Capitol Records will issue the first four U.S. albums by the Beatles as a boxed set, "The Capitol Albums Vol. 1," on Nov. 16.


Iraqi PM says trials of Saddam's top lieutenants to begin next ...

The trials of top figures in Saddam Hussein's ousted administration will begin next week, interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said Tuesday, but Saddam will not be among them.


Support grows for the use of phone-tap evidence in terror court cases after remarks by England's top police officer.


Phones and cameras banned in Bulgarian polling booths

Mobile phones and cameras will be banned from polling booths in Bulgaria's local elections on Sunday following reports of vote-buying scams.


Ordinata inchiesta amministrativa a Potenza e a Matera


Activists storm an art gallery in Glasgow in protest at what they claim is the use of rainforest timber.


U.S. gynecology group slams cosmetic vaginal surgery

Cosmetic procedures billed as "vaginal rejuvenation," "designer vaginoplasty" or even "revirgination" are not medically necessary and are not guaranteed to be safe, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists cautioned on Friday.


The U.S. military announced on Friday the deaths of six more soldiers in Iraq, hours after U.S. President George W. Bush predicted a bloody summer lay ahead.


Bush says he is proud of his service in Guard

LAS VEGAS Speaking to National Guard members and veterans at a politically charged moment, President George W. Bush acknowledged the hardships the war in Iraq had caused Guard members and their families, and assailed Senator John Kerry for arguing that


Corrected: Verizon to Expand Its Fiber-Optic Network to 59,000 Additional Homes in Portland, Ore., Metro Area

BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb. 19  /PRNewswire/ -- Editors are advised this is a corrected version of the release issued earlier today.  Some of the pricing in the original release was inaccurate.


A comprehensive plan to tackle the Great Lakes' most pressing environmental problems — from invasive species to sewage overflows — is on track despite complaints about inadequate federal funding, an Environmental Protection Agency official said.


Bank regulators urged to review unsigned checks

U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people.


Ministro, cosi' com'e' non la votiamo neppure con la fiducia


Microsoft posts rise in profit, lifts outlook

Microsoft  reported a rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, boosted by strong sales of its Windows operating system, and the company raised its full-year profit outlook, sending its shares up 4 percent.


With his plan for winning the GOP presidential nomination riding largely on a Florida victory at the end of the month, Rudy Giuliani asked an evangelical congregation for prayers instead of votes Sunday and quoted scripture to evoke a message of hope and perseverance.


System can work in single-family houses, specialists say

Geothermal heating and cooling isn't just for big commercial buildings and multifamily housing complexes, specialists say .


Eriksson looks to playing striking trio against Spain

The attacking trio of Michael Owen, Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe is an option for England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson in their friendly international against Spain on Wednesday.


New Toshiba notebooks highlight long-running trend

Toshiba's new desktop-replacement multimedia notebooks, introduced on Tuesday, are further evidence that US consumers still have yet to embrace the mobility offered by Intel's newer mobile processors.


Islamic extremism has made some UK places  into no-go areas for non-Muslims, says the bishop of Rochester.


As of Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at least 3,831 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 3,120 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Cisco Systems will open a research & development (R&D) center in Tokyo that will focus on IP-based technologies including IPv6, multicast and wireless for both its mainstream routers and its IOS and IOS XR software.


Yukos threatens to sue advisers on purchase of Yugansk

The legal battle over the future of Yukos, the troubled Russian oil giant, intensified yesterday as first Deutsche Bank filed to dismiss Yukos' claim of bankruptcy protection in the US and then


Bonanni, Epifani e Angeletti, politica risolva questo nodo


LONDON, England -- Russian domination of the WTA Tour continued apace on Sunday as Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova won the iKorean Open in Seoul and Elena Dementieva triumphed in the Gaz de France event in Belgium.


Indonesian cleric charged over Bali bombings

"He is charged for having a part in the Bali incident," state prosecutor Andi Herman told Reuters on Saturday. bombing attack at the US-run JW.


This image is one of the closest ever taken of Saturn's hazy moon Titan. It was captured by Cassini's imaging science subsystem on Oct. 26, 2004, as the spacecraft flew by Titan.


For years, anyone needing a  nicotine fix in a German pub or French cafe didn't even have to  light up -- the air was already so full of smoke that they only  had to open their mouth and inhale.


Plans to limit mobile phone call costs for consumers who travel abroad within Europe are attacked by the industry.


Suicide squirrel in opera-hating kamikaze bike spoke mangle

Finnished RZSL A Helsinki squirrel dived into the bicycle wheel of passing opera singer Esa Ruuttunen, hospitalising him and killing itself.â¦


Al-Sadr Fighters Hand Over Keys to Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq - Militants loyal to firebrand cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Saturday that they had handed over the keys to a revered Muslim shrine in the holy city of Najaf to top Shiite religious leaders, a move that marks a crucial step toward ending two weeks of fighting.    The militants, however, remain in control of the Imam Ali Shrine while final details of the transfer are worked out, said al-Sadr aide Ahmed al-Shaibany...


Sales of New Homes Tumbled by 26% in 2007

Evidence is mounting that 2007 was the worst year for the housing industry in nearly half a century.


Napoli, 18:07 - CALCIO, AZZURRI: CASSANO PARTECIPA AD ALLENAMENTO

Grande entusiasmo a Napoli per la nazionale. In tremila stanno assistendo dagli spalti del San Paolo...


History of drugs found in 80% of youth offenders

Nearly 80 percent of young people who are arrested use illegal drugs or alcohol, but fewer than 4 percent receive substance abuse treatment, says a new study.


Wherever a Senator's Question Leads, Kissinger Gamely Follows

So now it can be told: President Bush has a secret plan to end the war in Iraq.


Matt takes slalom World Cup lead with win

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia  - World champion Mario Matt took a 15-point lead over fellow Austrian Benjamin Raich in the slalom World Cup with victory in the discipline's penultimate race of the season on Sunday.


Sgt. Charles Robert Jenkins pleaded guilty Wednesday to deserting the US Army in 1965, saying that he wanted to avoid "hazardous" duty on the Korean peninsula and Vietnam.


Experts blame TV for growing obesity among children :

One out of every five children in a Chinese town is overweight, and everyone is blaming the TV. For each hour a day spent in front of the television the risk of obesity increases by one to two percent, according


Genes, Biology Important in Obesity Fight

Apart from upbringing and environment, scientists are discovering that genes and biology are more important in the fight against obesity than previously believed.


The two Lib Dem MPs to put themselves forward for next party leader are going head to head at a conference.


Nicky Hilton, New Husband Seek Annulment -Report

Socialite Nicky Hilton, heiress to the Hilton hotel fortune with elder sister Paris, is seeking to annul her 2-month-old marriage to money manager Todd Meister, Us Weekly magazine reported on Wednesday.


Colts rip Texans on route to sixth straight win

Peyton Manning threw for three touchdowns and the Indianapolis Colts rolled to a 38-15 home victory over the Houston Texans for their sixth straight win on Sunday.


Cahill's late goal gives Everton win over Portsmouth

Tim Cahill's goal in the 80th minute lifted Everton to a 1-0 victory Sunday at Portsmouth, keeping the Toffies firmly in third place in England and only three points behind league-leading Arsenal.


London - Prince Harry has spoken to his father, Prince Charles, about his dustup with a paparazzi photographer outside a nightclub, the princes' office said on Friday.


Preserving an Old-Forest Wilderness at the Ends of the Earth

From the ruins of a failed logging venture in Chile's Tierra del Fuego, an effort to manage and preserve the world's southernmost old-forest wilderness is about to begin.


A California consulting company steered group life and disability policies to insurers in exchange for secret payoffs that drove up the cost of employee-paid premiums


A total cease-fire in Gaza is expected to begin at 6 a.m. local time Sunday (11 p.m. Saturday ET) after Israel and Palestinian factions agreed on a proposal, authorities said Sunday.


OJ Simpson questioned in Las Vegas hotel incident

O.J. Simpson was questioned by Las Vegas police after a sports memorabilia dealer accused the former star athlete and murder defendant of robbing him at gunpoint, police and others said on Friday.


How cheap is your force? Obi-Wan Kenobi's Jedi cloak sold at auction yesterday for Â£54,000.â¦


UTTAR PRADESH has ordered a panel of experts to report back within a week on claims that one of the Taj Mahal's (right) four minarets is tilting by 21.


Army urged to learn lessons of Iraq abuse

The British army needs to learn lessons to prevent a repeat of the abuse and death of Iraqi civilians in its custody in 2003 and 2004, an official report published Friday said.


The Amazon.co.uk is launching a DVD rental service, the online retailer's first foray into a market that was pioneered by US-based Netflix.


Cisco to sell high-end routers with Fujitsu

The deal comes as Cisco pushes to develop a market for CRS-1, a new line of routers aimed at telephone, wireless and cable companies.


German Budget Deficit Widens in First Half of 2004

Germany's budget deficit widened in the first half of this year, figures released Tuesday showed, but the government renewed its commitment to get the shortfall back within a European Union-imposed limit next ...


Afghan warlord General Dostum says he will, after all, accept the validity of Saturday's presidential poll.


The Senate approved a proposal on Thursday that would for the first time in 30 years force sharp increases in auto fuel standards and impose other measures to make vehicles more efficient and cut dependence on imported oil.


It's beginning to look like the post of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is once again going to be vacant for several months. John Bolton 's recess appointment ended over the weekend -- he's said to be heading back to his perch at the American Enterprise Institute -- and there's still no white...


N.C.A.A. Says Sampson Made Illegal Calls at Indiana

Kelvin Sampsonâs future as the Indiana coach was in doubt Wednesday after the release of an N.C.A.A. report that said he committed five âmajorâ violations.


Boeing deal makes skies friendly for WiFi users

The Boeing Company's Connexion unit has teamed up with iPass Inc. to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access so "road warriors" can go online at 30,000 feet, the companies said in a joint statement.


"Things are not peaceful and quiet here. As long as the current administration is in power then we can only expect that they may forge the results," says Viktor Yushchenko, the main opposition leader.


Jimmy Choo shoe founder files suit against mother

The co-founder of the Jimmy Choo shoe boutique beloved by celebrities filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against her estranged mother, seeking $10 million in damages stemming from the 2004 sale of the business.


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Hearings start in request by Hinckley to visit parents

A judge will rule whether the man who shot President Reagan will be allowed trips to Kingsmill. WASHINGTON -- The lawyer for John W. Hinckley Jr.


US carmaker GM agrees a $2bn price-tag with Fiat to get out of a deal which could have forced it to buy the Italian firm.


The United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia expressed hope Friday that a Palestinian accord on sharing power in a coalition government would end months of deadly factional violence.


Mumbai, 17:31 - TENNIS, TORNEO ATP MUMBAI, VITTORIA DI TURSUNOV

Dmitri Tursunov, testa di serie numero 4, ha vinto il torneo Atp di Mumbai, in India (cemento, 380mi...


New Hampshire's secretary of state dropped two hints Thursday about the coming presidential primary: He won't make a decision about scheduling it until after Nov. 2, and the first-in-the-nation contest could very well be held in December.


Novell is putting open source and identity management centre stage at its European user conference this week. The networking firm announced that Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES), which includes Novell's


FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Zookeepers, police and animal control officers followed five runaway wildebeests through a residential area Tuesday after they escaped from the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo.


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


Seeing the Rapid River on Horseback is Just About As Good As It Gets

By Roger Phillips, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 7--Scott Stouder leads a slow train down the mountain. His lead horse, Soldier, sets the pace for his string of four mules as they head down a steep trail into Rapid River.


Iraq war blogs are as varied as the soldiers who write them. Some sites feature practical news, war pictures and advice. Some are overtly political, with more slanting to the right than to the left. Some question the war, some cheer it. While some military bloggers (or milbloggers) say their commanders have encouraged their online literary ventures, a few say their commanders have shut them down.


KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 6 -- Militants threatening to kill three UN hostages said Saturday that talks with Afghan and UN officials had been postponed for another day.


Watching Group B action featuring Nigeria and Ivory Coast in Sekondi's new stadium was the perfect capstone to a tremendous trip.


Feds Racing to Lock Down Windows XP, Vista PCs

Federal agencies required to ensure security of their Windows XP and Vista PCs by the end of February are going to get some tools to help them.


Maliki orders commanders launch crackdown

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered Iraq's military commanders on Tuesday to speed up preparations for a U.S.-backed crackdown in Baghdad after a string of attacks killed hundreds of people in recent days.


Enjoy the short break from big market moves, but get ready for wild swings again as earnings season approaches.


Secondo rapporto, 12 mila euro per casa a San Marco


French Police Find Anti-Aircraft Missiles in Raid on ETA Hideouts

French officials say they found two portable anti-aircraft missiles among weapons seized in weekend raids against suspected members of Spain's Basque separatist group, ETA.


The Justice Department has broadened its definition of torture, retreating from a memo that defined torture extremely narrowly.


Kerry Pledges to Create Higher-Paying Jobs

John Kerry headed to closely divided Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to tell voters he could produce better, higher-paying jobs from the White House than President Bush has.


Rising to 1,667 feet above the capital's bustling streets, Taipei 101, Taiwan's gleaming new skyscraper, reigns as the tallest building in the world, eclipsing the previous record-holder


com September 21, 2004, 4:05 PM PT. This fourth priority's main focus has been improving or obtaining CRM and ERP software for the past year and a half.


Liverpool's Benitez facing crisis ahead of Toulouse showdown

Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez admits he could be forced to make an emergency signing after being hit with a defensive crisis ahead of his side's crunch Champions League qualifier with Toulouse.


US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage has praised Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's idea of dividing the Kashmir on both sides of the Line of Control into seven regions, demilitarising them and granting them the status of independence or


Senate votes against debating Iraq war rebuke

The Senate refused to consider a resolution on Saturday denouncing President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the day before.


Oil falls on OPEC's concerns on world economy

Oil prices fell on Monday, extending the previous session's decline, after remarks by oil producer group OPEC that it was concerned about the potential impact of high oil prices on the global economy.


Congress crosses partisan divides on some issues

Agreement on moving class-action suits to federal courts indicates bridge building between parties, for now.


Former Press Secretary Says Libby Told Him of Plame

Former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer testified yesterday that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby divulged Valerie Plame's identity to him in July 2003, three days earlier than Libby has told investigators he first learned of the undercover CIA officer.


Pfizer Says Bextra, Heart Problems Linked

Pfizer Inc. on Friday said two small  clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking  Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the recently  withdrawn drug Vioxx, had a higher risk of stroke and heart  attack.


Sony is slashing the price of its new BDP-300 Blu-ray disc player, which will be available in retail outlets for $499. That's $100 less than originally announced.


We just published my high-level look at the nascent technology of geotagging, the incorporation of GPS-based location data into digital photos.


EU official rebuffs US criticism in Microsoft case

BRUSSELS - Neelie Kroes, the European Union's antitrust commissioner, termed "totally unacceptable" US criticism of an EU court's ruling against Microsoft Corp.


Bersani si dice pronto al dialogo e parla di "eccessiva drammatizzazione"L'Unione petrolifera: "Liberalizzare anche orari, turni e vendite"                                          Benzinai, irregolare lo sciopero del 27 febbraio Il Garante: "Violato il limite delle 72 ore"


By Goldberg, Cait  GONE TOMORROW: The Hidden Life of Garbage  HEATHER ROGERS  The United States is the world's number-one producer of garbage.


Bush says troops will stay till task accomplished

President Bush said on Tuesday the hand of al Qaeda lay behind sectarian violence racking Iraq, and he would not pull troops out "before the mission is complete".


Henin, Sharapova set up blockbuster quarter-final at Australian Open tennis

Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova set up a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final on Sunday with comprehensive fourth round maulings, as organisers defended the latest finish in Grand Slam history.


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Up to 75 percent of urban Chinese suffer from bad health, with a new survey showing the problem is killing more people than infectious diseases, particularly among the skilled and educated.


Detroit, 10:47 - BASKET, NBA: BILLUPS RINNOVA CON DETROIT PER 60 MLN DOLLARI

Chauncey Billups ha rinnovato il contratto con Detroit. Il nuovo accordo, quinquennale, farà ...


Chak De may have special screenings in Indian mission

Indian missions in the Middle East may organise special screenings of the   Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Chak De! India" about a gritty women's hockey team winning the world   championships.


Court of Appeal Says Six Nations Protesters Can Continue Occupation Legally

TORONTO (CP) - Six Nations protesters embroiled in a contentious land dispute in southwestern Ontario can continue the occupation indefinitely without being in contempt of court, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Thursday.


Breast Cancer Screening Test Deemed Inaccurate

NEW YORK  - A procedure called ductal  lavage is not an effective diagnostic test for breast cancer,  investigators report.


Blast kills two US soldiers in Afghanistan

Two US soldiers were killed and one wounded on Wednesday in a blast caused by an improvised bomb while they were on patrol in central Afghanistan, the US military said.


For the better part of two years, pink has been the dominant color in the life of Cameron Giles, a rapper who performs as Cam'ron.


Carlyle, Prudential to Buy China Pacific Life Stake, People Say

Carlyle Group Inc., the world's third- biggest buyout fund, agreed to pay $400 million for 24.9 percent of the life insurance subsidiary of China's third largest insurer, people familiar with the transaction said.


Dell Touts Grid Computing Over Proprietary Systems

Michael Dell has seen the future and it's a 128-node "MegaGrid" running the Linux operating system on Dell servers at Dell's lab in Austin, Texas.


Federal regulators decided yesterday that local phone companies that build fiber-optic lines to individual homes do not have to share that part of their networks with rivals.


Telephone company AT&T Corp.  has cut the 2004 bonus of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David Dorman by a quarter from a year ago to $1.97 million, a regulatory filing showed.


The Japanese government says it is undeterred in its fight against terrorism, following the killing of a Japanese hostage in Iraq.


Protesters demand Nepal revert to Hindu state

Around 1,000 protesters have rallied in Nepal's capital to demand that the Himalayan nation revert to being a Hindu state after the government declared the country secular.


Kerry Goes Month Without News Conference

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has gone one month without having a news conference in spite of his pledge to hold one every month as president and his criticism of President Bush for rarely taking questions from the media.


Rio Tinto to invest $1.8 billion in Australian metals plant

Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that it planned to invest 1.8 billion dollars (1.3 billion euros) to expand its aluminium plant in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland.


The Frenchwoman who received the worldâs first partial face transplant  regained nearly full use of her facial muscles within 18 months.


Sports Briefing | Soccer: Key Games for Italy and England

Italy made its bid to qualify for next yearâs European Championship a lot more difficult yesterday, and England made it much more likely.Italy, the World Cup champion, was held to a 0-0 tie against France yesterday, dropping them into third place in Group B with four matches to go.England defeated Israel, 3-0, in Group E. It plays host to Russia on Wednesday in a match that will probably leave one of the two teams facing elimination.


Jerry York's players are getting a lot of ice time at the TD Banknorth Garden. It's not just the Boston College players, who competed in last night's Beanpot final against Boston University; the Bruins added their third former Eagle Saturday night when they traded Brad Stuart and Wayne Primeau to the Calgary Flames for Andrew Ference and Chuck Kobasew .


Catania, 17:27 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, SEQUESTRATO STADIO CATANIA

Lo stadio Angelo Massimino di Catania è stato sequestrato questo pomeriggio su disposizione d...


SIR Jackie Stewart remains cautiously optimistic that the British Grand Prix will go ahead next year after it was included yesterday on the Formula 1 draft calendar for 2005.


Dow Jones +0,81%, Nasdaq +1,65%. Euro in rialzo a 1,4258 dlr


Japan tells of disagreement at North Korea talks

Envoys seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions decided to extend talks into Friday as differences emerged on the next steps towards disabling the North's atomic facilities, a Japanese delegate said.


A fundraising concert will be held in London in memory of the hundreds of victims of the Beslan school siege.


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Roma, 12:51 - CALCIO, FIFA: SU DOPING STATISTICHE A NOSTRO FAVORE

Fifa tranquilla in tema doping: ''Sarebbe stupido - ha detto Michel d'Hooghe, presidente della Commi...


Clemson 2007 Baseball Preview | Throwback

By Paul Strelow, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 16--CLEMSON -- Three is a crowd as far as breaking in new pitchers for Clemson's weekend rotation.


Cancer drug curbs radiation-induced vision loss

NEW YORK  - Eye injections of the widely-used cancer drug Avastin (also called bevacizumab) curb vision loss caused by radiation treatment for eye cancer, according to results of study.


Al-Manar, the television station of Hizbullah terrorists, lost its satellite feed to the United States on Saturday, but it is working to overturn a new US State Department decision adding it to a list of terror organizations.


Big German banks hit by phishing attacks

Two of Germany's biggest banks, Postbank and Deutsche Bank, were the targets of coordinated phishing attacks last week.


A TURKISH company confirmed today that 10 of its employees in Iraq had been taken hostage, but declined to say whether it would pull out from the war-torn country to save their lives.


Lost luggage is more than just a source of frustration for airline passengers. It represents an estimated $2.5 billion annual problem for airlines that have to reunite bags with owners.


Lakers ready to launch season with Bryant

The Los Angeles Lakers launch their NBA campaign by hosting the Houston Rockets on Tuesday with All Star guard Kobe Bryant expected to start despite struggling with a pre-season wrist injury.


AKRON, Ohio - The leader of Ohio's largest mosque was sentenced Monday to two months in federal prison and four months of house arrest for lying about his connections to terrorist groups when he applied for U.S. citizenship...


Left-hander David Wells was traded Thursday from the Boston Red Sox to his hometown San Diego Padres, seeking pitching as they contend for a playoff spot.


Credit Suisse First Boston lowered estimates for Analog Devices (nyse: ADI - news - people ) after the maker of integrated circuits provided disappointing guidance.


Lufthansa flight diverted to Cyprus because of bomb threat

TEL AVIV - A Lufthansa passenger aircraft which took off from Germany enroute to Israel was diverted to Cyprus Tuesday after authorities received a warning that there were explosives on board, Israel Army Radio reported.


Pakistan's government bows to pressure and delays presenting a bill to reform controversial rape laws.


Nine-Piece Band Animates a Six-Part Jazz Album

The album Marcus Roberts recreated from start to finish at the Allen Room is 18 years old, but its mannerisms donât come from any particular era.


Cassini Takes A Close Look At Saturnâs Moon Titan

Saturn's mysterious moon Titan held onto its secrets despite a close reconnaissance by the Cassini spacecraft's cameras and instruments.


Almost every morning, the whirr of the power generator sitting outside house No. 36 broke the quiet of the neat tree-lined street, bringing air conditioners and refrigerators on the block back to life. On Thursday, the generator stood silent.


Chancellor SchrÃ¶der invites Qathafi to visit Germany

Since dismantling its weapons programs, Libya has been embraced by the West. Thursday saw Germany's chancellor begin a two-day visit intended to strengthen economic ties between the countries.


At least eight dead from car bomb explosion near US base close to

At least eight people are dead from a car bomb that exploded outside the gates of a US base in western Iraq. US military and hospital officials say around 48 people were injured near Ramadi


Japan to Seek Missile Info at Talks with N.Korea

Japan will seek an explanation at weekend  talks with North Korea on activity indicating Pyongyang may be  preparing a missile test, although Tokyo does not think a  launch is imminent, Japan's top government spokesman said.


Fed Raises a Key Rate a Quarter-Point as Widely Expected

The raise in short-term interest rates suggested that the Federal Reserve will keep raising rates over the next year.


Catholic bishops in Zimbabwe pledge support for government critic Archbishop Pius Ncube.


A verdict of accidental death is recorded on a walker with an allergy to bee stings who was stung on his elbow.


A Â£12m private donation is to fund the Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London.


DealBook Blog: Who Is the Bank of the Year?

This has been a defining year for investment banks, whose fortunes â and in some cases, chief executives â were made or lost according to how well they weathered the mortgage debacle. But which bank best symbolized the roller-coaster year that was? DealBook is casting around for suggestions for investment bank of the year, on the [...].


Genitori e nonni in procura La mamma: 'Non dimenticatevi di Denise ...

MARSALA, 8 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Â«Non dimenticatevi di Denise. Non ci sono persone scomparse di serie AeB, siamo tutti italiani, e in questo momento ho bisogno di aiuto da parte di tutti per ritrovare Denise che potrebbe essere anche fuori dalla SiciliaÂ».


Just how many electric car start-ups are there?

How many electric car and plug-in start-ups are there in the world today? I count 16, but I have may missed some.


NL Wrap:Jones Leads Braves Closer to Division Title

Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer  and J.D. Drew also went deep as the Atlanta Braves continued to  close in on another division title with an 8-1 win over the  Florida Marlins in Miami on Friday.


Israel Takes Quiet Steps to Bolster Palestinians

Under American encouragement and, in some cases, pressure, Israel has quietly taken steps aimed at strengthening the standing of Palestinian moderates.


Iraqi politician and former US favourite Ahmed Chalabi escapes unhurt after gunmen open fire on his convoy.


Irish President Mary McAleese is returned unopposed for a second seven-year term.


PARIS, France -- Europe's first mission to the moon has successfully entered lunar orbit, a key milestone in its 13-month trip into space.


Australia's Howard to Campaign on Record, Latham Pledges Change

Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9, with Prime Minister John Howard campaigning for a fourth term on his record of economic management, low interest rates and national security.


Federal investigators raided three for-profit college campuses this week, carting away documents in a U.S. Education Department probe.


Shareholders of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation agree the tycoon's plan to move the company's headquarters from Australia to the United States.


Airlines shudder at new delay for Airbus superjumbo

MELBOURNE/PARIS  - The world's airlines were forced to review growth plans on Wednesday after Airbus revealed more delays to its troubled A380 superjumbo, while the jetmaker's parent EADS  faced a threat to its key credit rating.


For more than half of last night's game, David Krejci sat on the bench, sick to his stomach about the error he had made.


Favre Leaning Toward Returning for Another Season

Brett Favre is leaning toward returning for another season with the Green Bay Packers, according to comments he made to his hometown newspaper.


Powell to Bush: Long-Term Tsunami Assistance Needed

Secretary of State Colin Powell said  Sunday the United States should plan to provide long-term aid  to Indian Ocean countries battered by last month's tsunami as  efforts begin to shift from saving lives to rebuilding  communities.


The Israeli military sends tanks and troops into a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in a bid to end mortar attacks.


Torbole, 19:16 - VELA, MONDIALE WINDSURF RS:X: SENSINI AL PRIMO POSTO

Alessandra Sensini protagonista ai Mondiali del nuovo windsurf olimpico classe Neil Pryde RS:X. La c...


Fed Chief Suggests Rates Will Hold Steady

Ben S. Bernanke said that while inflation is still the main concern, economic growth is under control.


Firenze, 11:49 - CALCIO, MORTE BEATRICE; MAZZONE: NON VOLEVO RIENTRARE COSI'

"Dovevo rientrare nel calcio in questo modo? Mamma mia, signori". Scuro in volto, l'allenatore Carlo...


roundup Plus: Autodesk updates hobbyist tool...LogicLibrary buys bug catcher...Think local, act Google.


CORRECTED: Nepal seeks help in search for missing WWF chopper

Authorities in Nepal appealed to   villagers on Monday for help in finding a helicopter chartered   by conservation group WWF, nearly two days after it disappeared   in bad weather with 24 people on board.


Government Eases Rules on Writers in Sanctioned Nations

The Treasury Department, under fire for regulations that restricted the publication of works from countries under American economic sanctions, issued broad new rules yesterday that will allow


NBA questions: Who is angering Steve Nash?

The Sporting News - Questions to ponder why wondering if the world has gone all a flitter over the Charlotte (don't call them Hornets) Bobcats after their all-access run on the World Wide Leader:


Robinson Cano doubled in three runs with a seventh-inning line drive over stumbling left fielder Fernando Tatis, giving the New York Yankees the lead for good yesterday in Baltimore in a 9-6 comeback victory over the Orioles.


For those involved in NASCAR, racing is more than a sport. It is a way of life. It is a way of conducting one's self throughout life, and eventually getting through the toughest part of life: dealing with death.


Army captain sues government, saying Iraq assignment came after he ...

An Army captain sued the government Friday to block his pending deployment to Iraq, saying he resigned in June after completing eight years of service in the Army and Army Reserve.


Mozilla nabs top UI developers from Humanized

Mozilla has hired three of the five top employees at Humanized, a small company known for its innovative work to provide more intuitive user interfaces, but will not reveal their identities.


James Hardie Industries says it has written to the foundation it set up to compensate asbestos victims reaffirming its willingness to top up the fund.


Floods spark chaos in Britain as southern Europe bakes under heatwave

Torrential downpours around Britain left one dead and hundreds stranded on Monday as storms continued to batter Russia and a heatwave in southern Europe brought further deaths and sparked fires.


Putin Lambastes West for Fomenting Revolutions

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of using double standards to pressure Russia's allies in other former Soviet republics and foment velvet


Economix: Canât Sell Your Home? Maybe Itâs Priced Too Low

Even as foreclosures keep rising and overall sales continue to plummet, more expensive homes have staged a bit of a comeback in recent months.


Deadly Bombs Hit Iraq, Execution Video Released

Car bomb attacks brought more carnage  to the streets of two Iraqi cities on Monday, killing at least  26 people as the interim government struggles to stamp out an  insurgency ahead of elections scheduled for January.


For pop's survivors,a trip to the state fair

Fairgrounds boast bands that time, and the pop charts, forgot. REO Speedwagon is still around - who knew?


Perth, 11:25 - TENNIS, HOPMAN CUP: FRANCIA CON CLEMENT AL POSTO DI MONFILS

Il francese Arnaud Clement prenderà il posto del connazionale Gael Monfils nella Hopman Cup d...


Gunmen threw grenades at the home of the regional police chief in southwestern Somalia, killing two of his grandchildren and a bodyguard but not their target, authorities said Tuesday.


Producer sues New Line over "Lord of the Rings"

The Academy Award-winning producer  behind the "Lord of the Rings" franchise has sued the films'  distributor, New Line Cinema, to force it to disclose its  accounting for the multibillion-dollar epic.


Chelsea and the Dutch FA insist Marco van Basten is not set to become manager at Stamford Bridge.


An anti-fungal drug received federal approval Monday for use in patients whose weakened immune systems make it difficult for them to fight infection.


State Medicare group takes watchdog, education roles

The Illinois Foundation for Health Care helps the flow of services funded by Medicare, the federal health-care program for seniors, to beneficiaries in Illinois.


Greece turns Microsoft to boost IT performance

Greece signed an agreement with the  world's biggest software company, Microsoft , on Monday  to establish IT development centers in an effort to boost the  country's competitiveness.


Balcony plunge Brit goes on trial in Greece

A British tourist who killed his son and injured his daughter plunging from a hotel balcony on the Greek island of Crete went on trial Monday.


With Builder in Bankruptcy, Buyers Are Left Out

The collapse of the fabled Levitt & Sons, the first big home builder to fail in the current slump, illustrates how the real estate turmoil is spreading far beyond subprime borrowers.


Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - The Carolina Panthers placed kick returner/running back Rod Smart on injured reserve Wednesday because of a hyperextended right knee.


Chirac visits UAE to offer condolences on Zayed's death

French President Jacques Chirac arrived in Abu Dhabi to offer condolences on the death of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, a diplomatic source said.


Azzurri sconfitti dalla Germania, addio anche alle Olimpiadi


The Oasis battery from Firefly will keep Your Cheatin' Heart going all night without contributing to global warming.


New award for unknown novelists draws critics

A new literary prize was launched on   Thursday with a top award of $100,000 for one lucky unpublished   U.S. writer, but publishing insiders warned that the $85 entry   fee makes it akin to a lottery.


Update 3: Hasbro Earnings Up but Toy Sales Drop

Hasbro Inc., the nation's second largest toy maker, reported higher earnings for the third quarter compared with results depressed by an accounting charge a year ago.


Hawks Get Bibby in Bid to End Playoff Drought

The Atlanta Hawks traded four players and a draft pick Saturday for Mike Bibby, the point guard they hope will help them end the leagueâs longest streak without a playoff appearance.


Switzerland opens the world's longest rail tunnel on land - the 34km Loetschberg tunnel under the Alps.


Boxing: Hopkins has Jones in sights after beating De La Hoya

In the end it was as easy as Bernard Hopkins predicted. In round nine Oscar De La Hoya collapsed to the canvas in agony from a short, left-hook and that was how Saturday's super fight at the MGM in Las Vegas ended.


Bush administration downsized for cartoon satire

LOS ANGELES  - Comedy Central has ordered "Lil' Bush: Resident of the United States," a cartoon satire that re-imagines President George W. Bush and key executives in his administration as elementary school misfits.


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The Nasdaq reveals a Â£2.7bn  hostile takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange.


Thousands of irreplaceable books were feared lost or damaged in a fire at one of Germany's most precious libraries, though some 6,000 historical works — including a 1534 Martin Luther Bible — were saved by a chain of people who spirited them away from the flames, officials said Friday.


Barclays "confident" of winning ABN bid battle

Barclays Bank  is confident of winning the bid battle for Dutch bank ABN AMRO NV , a senior Barclays executive said on Tuesday.


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European space probe Huygens separates from US craft

The European-made space probe Huygens has successfully separated from the US spacecraft Cassini and headed toward Titan, a NASA official said.


Diana inquiry to say death was accident, not murder plot: reports

A long-awaited report into the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash due out Thursday is expected to refute theories of a plot by British intelligence targeting her, and confirm a French probe that said it was an accident.


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Nove Mesto, 17:58 - SCI FONDO, TOUR DE SKI: BAUER VINCE PROLOGO, MALE GLI ITALIANI

Il ceco Lukas Bauer ha vinto sulla pista di casa di Nove Mesto il prologo di 4,5 km a tecnica classi...


Auction for Shares in Google's IPO May End

Google Inc.'s initial public offering took a major step forward as the company notified investors that Tuesday may be their last chance to submit, withdraw or change bids in the unusual $3 billion electronic auction for stock in the Internet giant. -The Washington Post


Japan's lunar "princess" shoots for the moon

Japan launched its first lunar probe on Friday, nicknamed Kaguya after a fairy-tale princess, in the latest move in a new race with China, India and the United States to explore the moon.


Word list no easy chore for Spelling Bee

"Cortege" got demoted after the death of Princess Diana, when the media used the French-sounding word over and over to describe the funeral procession.


Gdf-Suez, dopo Ue pronti per asset interessanti


MPs urge a rethink of the government's refusal to split the assessment of special needs from its funding.


Guatemalan migrant fights U.S. for his wages

STUART, Florida  - For nine years Pedro Zapeta did nothing but work and save.


Lucette Lagnado, a senior special writer and investigative reporter for The Wall Street Journal, has won the $100,000 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature for her memoir, âThe Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: My Familyâs Exodus From Old Cairo to the New Worldâ (HarperCollins/Ecco). Ms. Lagnado was chosen by the Jewish Book Council for âher demonstration of a fresh vision and evidence of future potential to further contribute to the Jewish literary community.â ... Tom Sleigh of Brooklyn, a teacher in the creative writing program at Hunter College, has won the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award for his collection âSpace Walkâ (Houghton Mifflin). The annual award, established in 1992 in honor of the poet Kingsley Tufts and administered by Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, Calif., recognizes a poet âwho is past the very beginning but has not yet reached the acknowledged pinnacle of his or her career.â.


FBI agents hunting America's most wanted gangster have flown to London to meet with Scotland Yard detectives as the hunt for crime boss James J. Bulger focuses on Europe.


Parents of missing toddler launch libel action against Portuguese newspaper that claimed police believed they killed their daughter.


Reports: The Wiggles' lead singer may quit

The hugely popular children's group The Wiggles is expected this week to announce the departure of its lead singer because of a serious illness, media reports said Wednesday.


LâUdeur ha scelto di correre da solo, in alcune regioni dove Ã¨ piÃ¹ forte, anzichÃ© con la Gad. Mastella non cambia campo, resta nel centrosinistra, ma insiste nel chiedere allâalleanza di centrosinistra, pari dignitÃ .


Turning an Anti-Tumor Gene Back On Could Fight Cancer

FRIDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer drugs may be able to switch on a gene that tumor cells have switched off, potentially offering a new target for treatment, scientists say.


Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Jason Ferguson has been ruled out for the entire season with a torn biceps injury, the NFL team said on Monday.


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Business & money: Â· Doubt cast on SocGen claim of single perpetratorÂ· Employee of financial services firm is held


NL notebook: Braves getting close to another division crown

Playing a weekend series in Florida, the Atlanta Braves are eager to make their big lead in the National League East even bigger. Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer to help overcome an early deficit last


Bank of England holds interest rate at 5.00 percent

The Bank of England (BoE) has kept its key interest rate at a five-year high point of 5.00 percent, opting against a further rise after last month's quarter-point increase.


A controversial referendum on legislation that would give Albanians greater autonomy gets under way in Macedonia.


Vatican Says It's `Willing' to Help End Najaf

Aug. 17 (Bloomberg) -- The Vatican is ``willing'' to help end fighting between militiamen loyal to Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and Iraqi and US forces in Iraq's holy city of Najaf, according to a statement on the Holy See's Web ...


Consumer products maker Georgia-Pacific Corp. on Thursday posted a larger third-quarter profit, lifted by increased prices on tissue, packaging and paper products and stronger results from its building products division.


OMICIDIO BENZINAIO DI LECCO, FERMATI I DUE PRESUNTI KILLER

Hanno 18 e 17 anni. Il piu' giovane ha confessato. Il maggiore sarebbe l'autore materiale dell'assassinio. Roma, 12 dic. (Adnkronos) - Due ragazzi di 17 e 18 anni sono stati fermati nella notte dai carabinieri del comando provinciale di Lecco.


Opposition Leader Mark Latham says he is ready for an election campaign if the Prime Minister calls one. Mr Howard flew into Canberra from Launceston yesterday and reportedly spent the afternoon locked in talks with senior advisers.


Lifting of US sanctions will open up trade and aid, though Washington is still to confirm the deal.


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Pepsi Bottling posts higher net, raises outlook

Pepsi Bottling Group Inc.  on Tuesday reported higher quarterly profit, helped by price increases it placed on its drinks, and raised its full-year forecast.


The White House on Tuesday emphasized diplomacy over potential military action against Iran -- just a day after a top naval commander questioned the intentions behind Iran's recent exercises in the Persian Gulf.


Nel Rione Toiano teppisti hanno incendiato della spazzatura e ha atteso i pompieriche sono stati picchiati. Lanciate bombe carta. Un mezzo distrutto e sette feriti                                          Napoli, assalto ai vigili del fuoco Corteo pacifico per le vie del centro                                                                                Migliaia di manifestanti nel centro storico: "Non permetteremo si sversi nulla a Pianura"Il ministro dell'Interno convoca una riunione per "vederci chiaro in questi ripetuti attacchi


Despite the crisis in Zimbabwe, its economic ties with South Africa remain very strong, a report suggests.


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Six killed in Christmas Eve shooting near Seattle

Authorities arrested a man and a woman on Wednesday after discovering six people, including two children, slain on Christmas Eve in a small town near Seattle.


Filppula Scores Two Again for Red Wings in Win

Valtteri Filppula scores two goals for the second straight game and Dominik Hasek makes 22 saves in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.


Michigan Voters Wary of Revitalization Talk

In the state with the highest unemployment figures, there is skepticism over the candidatesâ economic promises.


Derby tonic as Gunners rediscover firepower

Arsenal gave their frustrated fans the perfect tonic with a convincing win over local rivals Tottenham.


Iran received its first nuclear fuel from Russia on Monday, paving the way for the startup of its reactor in 2008.


Desperate to know their loved ones' fates, grieving relatives scuffled with guards Friday at the scene of China's worst mining accident this year as rescue workers pulled more bodies out of a mine shaft choked with poison gas.


Short-Term Rate Futures Sink on Jobs Data

Short-term interest rate futures  plunged on Friday after U.S. jobs growth for October was far  above median Wall Street expectations, suggesting the  possibility for more aggressive monetary policy tightening.


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Neverland Workers: Search Exceeded Warrant

SANTA MARIA, Calif. Aug. 21, 2004  Sheriff's deputies searching Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch went into areas they didn't have court approval to enter, according to two of the entertainer's employees.


Al 26,64%, a dicembre 2004 immatricolazioni a +2,44%


Roma, 15:09 - SCI, CDM: BRUTTO INFORTUNIO PER NIKA FLEISS

Nika Fleiss, slalomista croata, ha riportato un grave infortunio che rischia di farle saltare la sta...


Ryan McGinness, the graphic artist and designer, invited a passel of friends over on a soggy mid-November night to play parlor games.


The NFL lost one of the good guys when White passed away

Reggie White, the former Eagles and Packers star known around the football world as `The Minister of Defense,' died of an apparent heart attack, just a week after his 43rd birthday.


The United States is unprepared not just for flu season, but for a worldwide pandemic or bioterrorism attack, say researchers outside the government.


Frank Piasecki, a Pioneer in Helicopters, Is Dead at 88

Mr. Piasecki was the first to develop a tandem-rotor helicopter â the so-called Flying Banana â capable of carrying large cargo loads or troops into combat.


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South Korean leader heads to Britain, Poland, France

President Roh Moo-Hyun opens a three-nation European tour in London when he embarks on the first ever state visit to Britain by a South Korean leader.


Technology stocks dropped on Thursday  after Applied Materials Inc. AMAT.O, a semiconductor  equipment maker, issued a sales warning that could carry  industrywide implications.


Iraq's prime minister moves to put an end to disquiet about an alleged rape of a Sunni women by police.


Trapped half a world away by the place she promised to never go, go, go a vibrant, exuberant Amy Winehouse dominated the Grammys on Sunday night, winning five awards and delivering a defiant performance of her autobiographical hit Rehab via satellite from London.


PHPEverywhere: The Once and Future Parrot

There's a new posting on PHPEverywhere this morning pertaining to Parrot - what it is, and how it can be good for PHP.


Il magistrato anticipa che non basterÃ  accertarele responsabilitÃ  dei macchinisti alla guida dei convogli                                          Scontro treni, il procuratore capo "Verificare condizioni di lavoro"                                                                                Oggi i conferimenti di incarico per le autopsie e le perizieRipresi i lavori per il raddoppio della linea Bologna-Verona


Afghan province bans male tailors from measuring women

Male tailors in an Afghan province have been barred from measuring female clients for fittings following a new local ruling that resembles the restrictions the ultra-conservative Taliban imposed on the country when in power.


Roger Clemens followed a record-setting season with a record-setting salary request. Eric Gagne, another Cy Young Award winner, got a big deal, too.


Hurricane Ivan is at least a bit less terrible today as it hit the southeastern coasts and started moving upward. Ivan lost its hurricane status but is still categorized as a tropical


Freeport-McMoRan's merger bets on sustained copper prices.


Villeneuve joins Sauber for next two years

Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve has signed with the Sauber team for the next two seasons, the Swiss-owned Formula One team said in a statement on their website as the


Britain may send up to 1,300 extra troops to Iraq: report

Britain may send up to 1,300 extra troops to Iraq to help stabilize the country before scheduled elections there in January, The Times newspaper reported.


Space Station Crew Wraps Up Successful Spacewalk

The two-man crew aboard the International Space Station successfully completed a 5 1/2-hour spacewalk Wednesday to set up a robotics experiment and help engineers fix a problem with the station's oxygen generator.


Brazil has launched its first rocket into space, a feat that comes just 14 months after its space program was devastated by a deadly launch pad accident.


More Testing of Seafood to Address Mercury Concerns

Some restaurants and retailers around the country have started testing the fish they sell in response to concerns about the amount of mercury in seafood.


Significant dates in the lives of Prince Charles and his future wife, Camilla Parker Bowles.


Porto rediscovers its spirit and its place in elite

OPORTO, Portugal For those who traveled here to see Jose Mourinho's new team add to his old team's misery, it did not quite work out as planned.


Adobe Systems Inc.'s income rose 62 percent in its latest quarter on stronger-than-anticipated revenue growth.


Apple update boosts support for Canon 1D Mark III

Blog: Mac OS X 10.4.10 can handle raw images from new higher-end cameras from Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm,


Isolating patients with the hospital superbug MRSA does not stop cross-infection of others, a study reveals.


Opinion: A Matter of Prestige for Ankara

The EU Commission is likely to give the go-ahead Wednesday for opening talks with Ankara about its membership bid. But it won't silence the controversial debate over whether Turkey belongs in the EU in the first place.


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Great White Shark Sets Record at Aquarium

Thrilling visitors and scientists alike, the only great white shark currently on display anywhere in the world marked its 17th day in captivity Friday, setting a record for longevity in an aquarium tank.


North Korea ready to stop making plutonium: Seoul

North Korea appears ready to abandon the source of its weapons-grade plutonium but there is a still a long way to go before Pyongyang scraps its entire nuclear arms program, a top South Korean nuclear envoy said on Friday.


Bob the Builder, J.K. Rowling and 2,000 children took tea with Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate the monarch's 80th birthday.


Actor Toby Jones finds voice in Capote film

Funny voices are a good thing  in the world of film. And the ability to deliver them is even  better.


Oilfield service company Weatherford's has been hit by the Canadian rig count decline.


An investigation by the New York Attorney General has insurance companies in Canada scurrying to review their commission policies.


IBM's possible exit from the personal-computer business would be the latest move in what amounts to a long goodbye from a field it pioneered and revolutionized.


Oregon lost its season opener and dropped out of the Top 25 thanks mostly to its own mistakes.


Your debt may cost you more if the Fed hikes rates again. Just where and when is the question. By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN/Money senior writer.


Two activists who boarded a Japanese whaling ship to protest are taken into custody, officials confirm.


Madrid, 11:54 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: LOTINA O DEL BOSQUE SE ARAGONES VA VIA

Miguel Angel Lotina e Vicente del Bosque sono i principali candidati alla panchina della Spagna nel ...


Frozen North Korean funds released from Macau bank

Most of the North Korean funds long frozen in a Macau bank have been transferred, an official said on Thursday, raising the prospect of an end to the deadlock stalling a nuclear disarmament deal with Pyongyang.


NEW YORK, Sept. 28 -- Royal Ahold NV will not face criminal prosecution for an $800 million accounting fraud at its Columbia-based subsidiary U.S. Foodservice Inc., the U.S. attorney in Manhattan announced Thursday.


Nvidia Leaps To PlayStation Platform From Xbox

Standard & Poor's Equity Research raised the price target on Nvidia (nasdaq: NVDA - news - people ) after the company announced it was jointly developing a custom graphics processing unit with Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ).


Scotland's health standards watchdog says all hospital patients should be screened for MRSA.


Roma, 21:34 - VOLLEY, SERIE A1: CUNEO SUPERA PIACENZA

Risultati della sedicesima giornata del campionato di serie A1 maschile di volley: Cimone Modena - A...


Rice goes to Iraq to push for reconciliation

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met top Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Tuesday after Iraq's parliament passed the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis.


Verranno indette le elezioni politiche anticipate per il 30 settembreIl presidente: "Il Paese esce piÃ¹ forte da questa crisi. Abbiamo trovato una via democratica"                                            Accordo tra Yuschendo e Yanukovic "La crisi politica in Ucraina Ã¨ finita"


We should be feeling safer right now. British officials appear to  have foiled a plot to blow up as many as 10 U.S.-bound passenger jets  with liquid explosives hidden in carry-on luggage. Then why did it feel so bad?


Dirk Nowitzki's early departure couldn't slow the Dallas Mavericks. Josh Howard scored 26 points to make up for Nowitzki's loss, and the Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 117-98 Wednesday night for their 11th straight victory.


The federal government, running record budget deficits over the past two years, is projecting that it will have to borrow a record $147 billion in the first three months of 2005, the Treasury Department announced Monday.


Tour Organizers Exclude 2007 Winner and His Team

The Astana team has been banned from the 2008 Tour de France because of antidoping violations in 2006 and 2007.


Though their differences appear irreconcilable, the National Hockey League and its Players Association are at least back on speaking terms.


Everyone expected Donald Trump to utter his catchphrase "You're fired!" to Miss USA on Tuesday but instead the billionaire gave the beauty queen a second chance after reports of misbehavior including underage drinking.


Bredesen Announces Plan to Eliminate TennCare

Governor Bredesen, the Republican want-to-be Democratic Governor of Tennessee, announced today his intentions to eliminate TennCare, the generous health care program which provides health insurance to 1.3 million Tennesseans.


Probe shows conflicts over student loans

Internal student loan industry documents unveiled Tuesday provide further evidence of conflicts of interest between banks and colleges or school officials.


Mosca, 20:37 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: SPARTAK MOSCA-BAYERN MONACO 2-2

Spartak Mosca e Bayern Monaco hanno pareggiato 2-2 in una gara valida per la quinta giornata del gir...


Per il direttore esecutivo del Fondo Monetario internazionale il vero rischiosono i conti pubblici: "C'Ã¨ stato un indebolimento della disciplina di bilancio"                                          Fmi, Rato: "L'Italia riduca la spesa" "Nessun rischio dalla crisi dei mutui"


N.Korea says U.S. to remove it from terrorism list

North Korea said on Monday the United States had agreed to remove it from its list of countries that support terrorism, a move Pyongyang has long sought to receive more aid and hopefully end its status as a global pariah.


Champion jockey Kieren Fallon has denied any wrongdoing after being arrested over allegations of involvement in a massive race fixing scam.


Roma, 10:36 - CALCIO, LUCARELLI: IN UCRAINA PER CHAMPIONS E NAZIONALE

"Ho fatto i primi due gol ed è stata la seconda partita che partivo titolare". Cristiano Luca...


Bolton Book Cites Effort to Halt Powell's Iran Initiative

On the eve of the 2004 presidential elections, then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell secretly attempted to shift U.S. policy on Iran by telling key allies he wanted to offer "carrots" to the Islamic Republic to halt its nuclear ambitions, former U.N. ambassador John R. Bolton writes in his soon...


Pieter van den Hoogenband's name may be too long, but he's compelling

Pieter van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands missed qualifying for the semis in the 50 freestyle this morning, and the world's headline writers heaved a sigh of relief. When the Flying Dutchman was beaten by Australia's Ian Thorpe in the 200 freestyle on ...


European Union foreign  ministers agreed on Saturday to give Iran two more weeks to  clarify its stance on halting sensitive nuclear work after  Tehran ignored a U.N. deadline to suspend uranium enrichment.


And sets alarm bells ringing in open source community Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has said that every user of the open source Linux system could owe his company money for using its intellectual property. The statement will confirm the worst fears of the open source community.â¦


Alberta lieutenant-governor and popular gardening guru Lois Hole dies

Alberta's much-beloved lieutenant-governor, Lois Hole, has died, the premier's office said Friday.


FORMER champion Brad Hughes will be playing catch-up to retain his lead after thunderstorms and rain caused the first round of the Australian Masters at Huntingdale to be abandoned.


Google on Thursday fixed a security flaw in its Web search service that could have allowed malicious hackers to modify its pages. According to a report posted to the Bugtraq Security Focus list on Wednesday


Higher oil prices weighed on investors and Treasuries rallied amid concerns about trouble among companies that offer loans to customers with spotty credit.


Security Watch Letter: Inside the JPEG Virus

The end of summer lull for viruses and worms continues. We're still seeing new versions of RBots, and a new Bagle, but nothing with teeth.


At Least 29 Die as Egypt Resort Bombs Hit Israelis

TABA, Egypt  - Bombs killed at least 29 people in  Egyptian Red Sea resorts packed with Israeli tourists, buried  dozens more under rubble and sent thousands fleeing home over  the border. Israel said it suspected al Qaeda involvement.


The Colorado Rockies locked up two key parts of their rotation Tuesday, agreeing to contracts with right-hander Jason Jennings and lefty Joe Kennedy.


Meet Glenn McGrath, Australias new batting star

GLENN McGrath wont have to worry about the total number of his Test wickets exceeding his run tally at least for a while. Australian team-mates had teased him that his total wickets up to the first Test against


Microsoft Corp. long ago proved itself a dominant force in the software industry. But does a company known for PC operating systems and productivity software have the chops to make it in the music biz?


Sanofi Wins Govt Contract for Eggs for Flu Shot

The U.S. government on Tuesday  awarded Sanofi-Aventis a contract worth up to $41 million  through 2008 to maintain a supply of eggs year-round that could  be used in flu vaccine production.


Greek Sprinters Charged Over Missed Drugs Test

Disgraced Greek sprinters Costas  Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been charged with obstructing  a dope test on the eve of August's Athens Olympics and faking a  mystery motorcycle accident.


Ex-Minn. Lawmaker Gets Heat for Donations

A former Minnesota congressman is being questioned for accepting $12,500 in donations and spending more than $60,000 on campaign expenses in the two years after he was ousted from office.


British Prime Minister Tony Blair is traveling to Sudan and Ethiopia this week as part of his diplomatic initiative to deal with some of the most difficult problems in Africa.


U.S. Ryder Cup captain says Tiger is key

U.S. Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman   believes his team can reclaim the treasured trophy from Europe   next week in Ireland and expects Tiger Woods to be the key to   victory.


Time to rewrite DBMS, says Ingres founder

Abandon SQL Database management systems (DBMS) are 20 years out of date and should be completely rewritten to reflect modern use of computers.â¦


Some celebs drive a Prius to the Oscars to show they care. Meanwhile, Brandy's careless and fatal SUV accident demonstrates that people who buy big vehicles are putting lives at risk. In Autopia.


Venezuela's Chavez, Belarus' Lukashenko declare solidarity

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Belarussian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko vowed increased cooperation on Friday during a tour in which the Venezuelan leader has urged a global revolution against Washington.


The government is not doing enough to tackle violence against women in the UK, a coalition of charities says.


Romania's Conservative Party leaves governing coalition

All members of Romania's Conservative Party resigned from their governmental positions at noon on Monday, depriving the governing coalition of its parliamentary majority.Comment


Carta Ue, tutto pronto per la storica firma

Domani la cerimonia in Campidoglio e consiglio dei ministri per approvare il ddl di ratifica. Ma la Lega chiede il referendum. ROMA - Tutto Ã¨ pronto a Roma per la storica firma del trattato della Costituzione


N.Korea Says Kim Portrait Reports a 'U.S. Plot'

Reports that portraits of North Korean  leader Kim Jong-il had been removed were a U.S. plot to  overthrow the government and a "groundless fabrication," Xinhua  news agency quoted a North Korean official Friday as saying.


Severe allergic reaction ends in hospital A Worcestershire man may well have saved his own life after suffering a "severe allergic reaction" to a hamster bite - by self-administering anti-allergy drugs before paramedics arrived.â¦


Siena, domani in piazza del Campo si sfideranno solo 9 fantiniSi Ã¨ dimesso Bodio, ritenuto responsabile dell'incidente in partenza della prima prova                                            Palio, cade il cavallo della Chiocciola la contrada e il mossiere si ritirano                                                                                Sul verrocchio ritorna Guglielmi di Vulci che diede il via a sette pali tra il 2002 e il 2002


WGC - American Express Championship to be Played at The Grove in ...

The International Federation of PGA Tours is delighted to announce that the World Golf Championships - American Express Championship will be played at The Grove, Hertfordshire, England, from September 28 â-ctober 1, 2006.


Dutch government advocate favorable to Barclays bid for ABN Amro

The Dutch government's legal representative to the supreme court issued an opinion Tuesday potentially favorable to a bid by British bank Barclays for ABN Amro, a Dutch banking giant also courted by the Royal Bank of Scotland.


Beppe Fiorello protagonista del film su giovane uccisa da mafia


Apple's iMac is no longer flagship product

The last time Apple Computer Inc. introduced an all-new iMac computer, back in January 2002, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs was featured smiling with the desktop on the cover of Time magazine.


Expert Sees More Aftershocks But No Killer Quake

Strong aftershocks from the Indonesian earthquake will be felt for "weeks and months" but more killer-magnitude tremblers and deadly tsunamis were unlikely, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey said on Wednesday.