Nepal census shows decline in rare rhino population

Numbers of the great one-horned rhinoceros have fallen by more than half in one of Asia's few reserves for the endangered animals, highlighting the threat poaching poses, a Nepal government census showed.


U.S. network news future rides on Couric's CBS debut

Burdened with a reputation for being  "perky" and "fluffy," Katie Couric debuts as "CBS Evening News"  anchor next week amid network hopes she can stem the tide of  younger viewers fleeing to Internet and cable.


The unexpected demise of Misshapes party left the skinny-jeans-and-Converse crowd asking the question: Whatâs next?


MIAMI Â· After playing four holes at Miccosukee Golf and Country Club on Thursday morning, Bryce Molder had paid the price for staying up to watch Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.


Anglo-Dutch oil major just about trumps its rival BP with third quarter earnings, but shares are largely flat.


Oprah Winfrey Opens 19th Season with Car Giveaway

Television host Oprah Winfrey had a surprise for the 276 members of her studio audience when she opened the latest season of her daytime talk show on Monday -- she gave them all new cars.


SpaceShipOne Guru: NASA Needs a Visionary

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA (news - web sites) needs another Wernher von Braun - and


AFRICA/BURUNDI - Integrare lÂeconomia del Burundi con quella degli Stati vicini per rilanciare lo sviluppo del Paese Bujumbura (Agenzia Fides)- Ed ora lÂeconomia! Dopo lÂavvio delle trattative di pace con lÂultimo gruppo di guerriglia ancora attivo nel Paese, le Forze Nazionali di Liberazione (FNL, vedi Fides 7 settembre 2006), il Burundi guarda ai progetti per rim...


Kyle Korver made a go-ahead jumper with 6.5 seconds left, and Allen Iverson returned from a three-game absence to score 27 points in the Philadelphia 76ers' 89-88 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night.


LA court orders Anna Nicole's body preserved

DANIA BEACH, Florida  - A California judge on Friday refused to order an emergency DNA test on the remains of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith but ordered her body preserved until a February 20 hearing in the paternity case surrounding her baby.


EDMONTON - A comprehensive scientific study of the Arctic climate has confirmed what Canadian Dene and Inuit have been saying for years: the North is melting, and faster all the time.


Rights groups challenge Gaza energy cuts

Human rights groups challenged Israel's reduction of fuel supplies to Gaza and its intention to cut back on electricity, and Palestinians warned the measures could lead to a humanitarian crisis.


The French post-modernist sociologist and philosopher, Jean Baudrillard, dies in Paris aged 77.


Chris Langham's wife says the TV star paid "a monumental price" for "trying to look at four images" of child abuse.


The world's leading tennis players were forced to keep cool heads as Australia's skin-reddening sun burnt down on Melbourne Park on Tuesday at day two of the Australian Open.


Security SNAFU exposes email logins for 100 foreign embassies

In Tunisia, Iran's password is "Tunisia" Underscoring a major susceptibility threating thousands of high-profile computer users across the world, a Swedish security consultant has published login credentials belonging to some 100 embassies.â¦


Blinkx Wins DEMOgod(TM) Award at Prestigious DEMO 2007

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7  /PRNewswire/ -- blinkx, the world's largest video search engine, today announced that it has been honored with the prestigious DEMOgod award by DEMO 07 conference organizers.


Intel backs project to give laptops to poor kids

Intel Corp. said on Friday it will support a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher's project to put computers in the hands of poor children around the world, reversing its long-standing opposition to the proposal.


Immersion Corp., a small firm that develops and licenses touch-related technologies, has been awarded $82 million after winning a patent infringement lawsuit against PlayStation maker Sony Corp.


Olympic champions survive the pressure to set up golden finale

THERE was no easy ride for the Olympic champions of Athens yesterday as the final act of the Golden League was played out in Germany.


Check it out, New York. Rudy Giuliani is being nice.


Microsoft Loses Bid to Suspend EU Antitrust Order

Microsoft Corp. must sell a version of Windows software without a music and video player and license proprietary information to competitors after a European Union court rejected the company's bid to suspend an antitrust order.


Red Sox lead Rockies 6-0 after 5 innings

Daisuke Matsuzaka hit a two-run single during Boston's big third-inning outburst and pitched the Red Sox to a 6-0 lead over the Colorado Rockies after five innings Saturday night in Game 3 of the World Series.


Getting Moral Victory Can Lead to Real One

Sometimes, a moral victory is followed by a win in the rematch. The Giants are hoping for such as they prepare to play the New England Patriots for the second time this season.


A Hamas commander is shot dead in Gaza, despite a ceasefire aimed at ending Palestinian infighting.


Once again the city is beginning to stir. It's 11 p.m. Never has the term 'night and day' been better applied than when discussing the popular tourist destination.


Roma, 11:01 - MORTE POLIZIOTTO, RUGGERI: SENZA PUBBLICO NON GIOCHEREMO

''Improvvisamente abbiamo scoperto di non avere piÃ¹ la deroga per giocare nel nostro stadio. Mi semb...


Alejandro Moreno scored on a diving header in the 85th minute to help the Columbus Crew salvage a 3-3 tie with the New England Revolution on Saturday night in Major League Soccer.


A Maltese delegation for environment-related talks in Isreal

September 09, 2004 - 1730CET The Israeli Government invited a Maltese delegation headed by Environment and Rural Affairs Minister George Pullicino for a number of talks on environmental issues including waste ...


Volkswagen and Apple rumored to be partnering on an 'iCar' or car computer system, German magazine reports.


Avellino, 15:23 - CALCIO, AVELLINO CERCA ALLENATORE: DE CANIO IN POLE

L'Avellino è partito per il ritiro di San Saverino Marche (Ancona) senza allenatore dopo le i...


Bergamo, 18:53 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; DEL NERI: ATTENTI A CALI CONCENTRAZIONE

Gigi Del Neri teme non poco l'Empoli e avverte la sua Atalanta: ''Dobbiamo stare attenti ai cali di ...


South Korea's Ban virtually assured as new U.N. leader

South Korea's Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon was virtually assured on Monday of succeeding Kofi Annan as U.N. secretary-general, emerging as the only candidate without a veto in a final informal Security Council poll.


Cheney Backs Off Linking Kerry and Terror Threat

Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday tempered comments he made earlier this week that warned of the risk of another terrorist attack if Democratic Sen. John Kerry were elected president.


Official says US policy to blame for war threat

UNITED NATIONS -- North Korea has reprocessed the enriched uranium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods and used it for weapons to serve as a deterrent against a possible nuclear strike by the United States, a North Korean minister said yesterday. Warning that the danger of war on the Korean peninsula ''is snowballing," Vice Foreign Minister Choe Su Hon blamed ...


Arsenal striker Thierry Henry insists that winning trophies at the end of the season is more important than setting records at the start.


Oil prices slipped to their lowest level   in five months before recovering slightly on Thursday as   dealers took a pause from a three-day decline ahead of U.S.   data expected to show healthy fuel stocks.


The missing Middle East: Bush, Kerry sidestep Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Locked in a bitter battle for the US presidency, incumbent President George W. Bush and challenger John Kerry have all but ignored one of the most pressing foreign policy issues of the day: the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.


ENGLANDâS Paul Casey and Luke Donald clinched the World Cup by one shot in Seville. The pair trailed Spain by one at the start of the final day but fired a closing alternate-shot 64 for 31 under to overhaul the local favourites.


Official: U.S.-Led Forces Could Leave in 18 Months

U.S.-led forces could leave Iraq within  18 months, Iraqi interim Interior Minister Falah al-Naqib told  Britain's Channel 4 News Sunday after Iraq's election.


Lawyer: Jailed oil exec denied treatment

A lawyer for a former Yukos Oil Co. executive who lies gravely ill with AIDS in a prison hospital pleaded with Russian authorities Thursday to move her client to a clinic for treatment.


With a powerful throw, Mirela Manjani propelled her javelin to break a different sort of record yesterday, earning Greece its most Olympic medals in more than a century.


Selig Approves of Big Unit Trade to Yankees

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has approved of a trade that would send five-time Cy Young Award winner Randy Johnson to the New York Yankees.


Avviato due nuove indagini per abuso posizione dominante


Salim Stoudamire capped a 24-point second half with a 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left to give No. 17 Arizona a 76-73 victory over UCLA on Saturday, snapping the Bruins' four-game Pac-10 winning streak.


Cannabis bigger cancer risk than cigarettes: study

Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20 cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New Zealand have found, as they warned of an "epidemic" of lung cancers linked to cannabis.


Snow: U.S. to Push for Forex Flexibility

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow on Tuesday pledged a renewed drive to get countries like China to adopt flexible currency rates so that U.S. trade deficits do not continue to swell.


Chad charges French, Spanish over children: minister

Chadian authorities charged nine  French nationals on Tuesday with abducting children and fraud  after they were detained trying to fly 103 children to Europe.


Gas Could Be Costly for Summer Motorists

Gasoline prices rose more than 7 percent in January, which typically is one of the slowest driving months of the year. That's leading experts to predict pump prices may surge past last year's record highs when highway travel picks up late in the spring.


Dangerous Drugs? -- Area doctors concerned about warning

McALLEN - Local doctors and residents expressed concerns Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administrationâs warning to users of the over-thecounter pain reliever naproxen could unnecessarily scare patients and cause them to distrust other medications.


AP: Children Face Exposure to Pesticides

STRATHMORE, Calif. -- On Grandparents Day, Domitila Lemus accompanied her 8-year-old granddaughter to school. As the girls lined up behind Sunnyside Union Elementary, a foul mist drifted onto the playground from the adjacent orange groves, witnesses say. Lemus started coughing, and two children...


The Airbus-Boeing script is predictable: everybody loses except ...

The script is so familiar, all the actors can no doubt recite their lines by heart. A US president complains about Airbus subsidies.


Trying to teach parents the skills to communicate with and soothe tantrum-prone children.


Arrestato bandito benefattore dopo mesi latitanza


Court orders EU to compensate firm over blocked takeover

A top European court ordered EU antitrust regulators Wednesday to pay damages to French firm Schneider for wrongfully blocking its takeover bid of a rival, potentially opening a floodgate to other cases.


John Ashbery, the prolific 80-year-old poet known for his dense, postmodern style, has been selected as MtvUâs first poet laureate.


In Brief: GE picks India's HCL for development centers

General Electric has selected Indian outsourcing company HCL Technologies to set up and operate GE's development centers in India and China. HCL, of Noida, near Delhi, will set up and operate the centers over three years, HCL said on Monday. It declined to give specifics, but such centers often develop software for use internally by companies.


President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday vowed to push ahead with Iran's nuclear program, saying the West is trying to stop it to prevent Iran from emerging as a world power.


Mantova, 17:03 - CALCIO, MANTOVA; DI CARLO: MI E' PIACIUTA LA REAZIONE

Il tecnico del Mantova, Mimmo Di Carlo, commenta positivamente il pareggio di Frosinone non risparmi...


Torino, 18:49 - CALCIO, TORINO; NOVELLINO: DOVEVAMO CHIUDERE LA PARTITA

"Dovevamo chiudere la partita sul 2-1". Non è contento del pareggio del suo Torino con la Reg...


Gunman kills 3 girls, self at Pennsylvania school

A gunman opened fire at an Amish school in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, shooting and killing three girls and wounding seven others before killing himself, police said.


Fatah Arrayed Against Candidacy of Jailed Palestinian

Senior Palestinian figures in the main political group, Fatah, closed ranks on Thursday against the on-again off-again presidential candidacy of the popular Marwan Barghouti


Fear of a Black Hat The German government this week published proposals to modernise the country's computer hacking laws.â¦


Amazon SimpleDB: a database server for the internet

Disorganized for a chaotic world Amazon has announced SimpleDB, the latest addition to what is becoming an extensive suite of web services aimed at developers. It is now in beta.â¦


Here's how Mr. Softy can regain the $42 billion its market cap lost.


Only on Wall Street -- and in its political annex, the U.S. Treasury -- could someone think that the way to prevent a meltdown in structured investment vehicles is to create a giant structured investment vehicle.


Siviglia, 13:29 - CALCIO, SIVIGLIA: PUERTA ANCORA IN GRAVI CONDIZIONI

Il difensore del Siviglia Antonio Puerta è ancora "in uno stato critico". Le dichiarazioni ot...


Grazie a governo Prodi la citta' ha cio' che attendeva


Repaired U.S. space shuttle moved from hangar

Space shuttle Discovery  was rolled out from its processing hangar on Sunday, as NASA  moved to keep to a tight schedule for Discovery's launch on a  milestone International Space Station construction mission next  month.


Merck lobbies states over cancer vaccine

Merck & Co. is helping bankroll efforts to pass state laws requiring girls as young as 11 or 12 to receive the drugmaker's new vaccine against the sexually transmitted cervical-cancer virus.


Hardcourt specialist Blake hungry for success in LA

American James Blake, hunting his first ATP tournament success in six months, is title-hungry as he prepares for next week's Los Angeles Open on his favourite surface.


Acknowledging the reputation he had earned as an aggressive young driver with a penchant for wrinkling a few car fenders and ruffling a few


Putin casts doubt on Iraq polls, US combat deaths near 1,000

BAGHDAD  - Russian President Vladimir Putin cast doubt over the viability of holding elections as planned next month in an Iraq under "total occupation", as the number of US soldiers killed in combat neared 1,000.


Aruba brings Wi-Fi down from the ceiling

AUGUST 31, 2004 (TECHWORLD.COM) - Aruba Wireless Networks Inc. yesterday unveiled a change of direction in its Wi-Fi systems. Instead of installing a limited number of wireless access points  in the ceiling


Kobe Bryant Rape Case Might Not Go to California

Attorneys for the Colorado woman who accused basketball star Kobe Bryant of rape are re-thinking a plan to sue the Los Angeles Laker in his home state of California even though damages there could be greater than in Colorado, one of her lawyers said on Monday.


British government sought to shun "irrational" Nixon during Watergate

While the British government remained officially friendly to US President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal, behind the scenes, officials were urged to take "any measure open" to keep him away from London, newly-released archives showed.


The Man Who Makes Google Click in London

By CHRIS BLACKHURST AS I WRITE this, mid-morning, I check. I've already used Google more than 10 times today. Is there any other product quite like it, anything so ubiquitous, so taken for granted? There's the phone, but I can switch the network. Petrol? I never bother with the brand.


In the noble footsteps of the Chagga tribe and Michael Crichton, another pilgrim goes manfully up Kilimanjaro, the one big summit a mere mortal can reach on hands and knees.


Level 3 to buy Sprint's dial-up business

The network service provider is spending $34 million on the dial-up Internet access business.


Frazzled Spaniards are paying 40 euros (28 pounds) to vent their frustrations with modern life by taking sledgehammers to old cars, computers, television sets and mobile phones while listening to heavy metal rock.


Former President Clinton defends his administration's attempt to reshape the nation's health care system in a new book, saying the effort "was killed by politics, not the plan's particulars."


La diva si sarebbe stancata dei manager del nuovo amore


Concerns over the economic impact of the Asian earthquake disasters pushed stocks lower Monday, putting Wall Street's recent rally on hold despite decent holiday sales figures and falling oil prices.


I'm a contrarian. It's natural. It's what happens when you're born black and male in New Orleans. You grow up questioning authority and challenging conventional wisdom. It's both a mode of survival and a disease. I have it bad. I'm addicted to argument.


Halliburton planning to restructure troubled KBR unit, may look to ...

Halliburton Co. said yesterday that it is restructuring its troubled engineering and construction subsidiary, KBR, and would consider selling or spinning


Clinton likely was headed for major heart attack

After operating on former President Clinton's heart, his doctors said his arteries were so severely clogged that a major heart attack was not far off.


Airbus say it is 'business as usual' at its plant in Flintshire as staff wait to hear if they will be affected by delays in the A380 aircraft.


Blair Announces Withdrawal of 1,700 British Soldiers from Iraq

British media sources say Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce a large-scale troop pullout from Iraq Wednesday.Comment


Siberian coal mine blast kills at least 36

YUBILEYNAYA MINE, Russia  - An explosion at a Siberian coal mine killed at least 36 people on Thursday, emergency officials said, weeks after 110 miners died in a blast at a neighboring mine operated by the same company.


Ankle-victim Vieira misses Panathinaikos clash

Ankle-victim Patrick Vieira will miss Arsenal's Champions League trip to Panathinaikos in a big blow to manager Arsene Wenger on the run-up to the Athens tie.


Operazione rifinanziamento con tasso fisso del 4%


Study Ranks St. Louis as Fourth Most Dangerous City

A new study ranks St. Louis as the fourth most dangerous city. Camden, New Jersey came in first, followed by Detroit and Atlanta. The rankings are in Morgan Quitno's "City Crime Rankings," an annual reference


Pacers 103, Knicks 100: Knicks Know What It Takes to Win, Not How

The only good news between the reeling Knicks and the sagging Pacers was that one of them would exit the arena a winner, at least for one night.


A recently discovered home movie showing President John F. Kennedy's motorcade shortly before his assassination was unveiled Monday on the Web site of a Dallas museum.


A man who killed a vicar allegedly attacked a teenager a year before but no charges were brought, it emerges.


Washington Post science writer Juliet Eilperin discusses her Monday Science Page feature story about how technology is transforming our understanding of the ocean.


U.S. consumer sentiment fell in May as  higher gasoline prices dampened enthusiasm, a report showed on  Friday.


Bening, Owen, Portman Win at Golden Globes

Annette Bening of "Being Julia" and Clive Owen and Natalie Portman of the sex drama "Closer" won Golden Globes on Sunday, boosting their prospects for the upcoming Academy Awards.


Cell phone shoppers looking for new deals and features didn't find them yesterday, a day after Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc.


DNA test indicates Colombia boy was rebel hostage

A boy whom Colombian rebels promised to release last week has been living in the country's foster care system since 2005, a source in the attorney general's office said on Friday, citing DNA test results.


Renato Papa, che indaga sulla morte di Raciti, critica lo stop "Vuol dire che lo sport Ã¨ ostaggio di bande di delinquenti"                                            Il pm: "Un errore bloccare i tornei significa darla vinta ai criminali"                                                                                Per il magistrato l'esempio da seguire Ã¨ quello inglese"Arresti con carcere certo e ritiro dei passaporti"


Casual game developers will soon be able to share in some of the revenue from MSN Games thanks to a new system developed by Microsoft. The new option  could mean as much as $250,000 in shared revenue for the five most popular titles.


The "independent woman" has been a driving force behind the spring 2007 collections presented at New York Fashion Week. In their notes to editors, retailers and stylists explaining what influenced their clothes, various designers wrote that the women they had in mind were strong, confident and independent, who dress mostly to please themselves, and not to impress a man, a boss or their social circle.


Harry Potter, the NHS, e-voting and Amazon

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A man who underwent surgical castration after he was shot in the groin during a police raid has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing at the officers.


The UN meets to discuss how to tackle the growing problem of dumping of electronic waste in Africa.


Taliban says to free all 19 South Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday they would release 19 South Korean Christian volunteers they have been holding for nearly six weeks.


Torino, 15:34 - CALCIO, DEL PIERO: NON VEDO L'ORA DI RIVESTIRE L'AZZURRO

Alessandro Del Piero non vede l'ora di indossare di nuovo la maglia della nazionale: ''Sono molto co...


Hamas routs Fatah in Gaza, Abbas dissolves gov't

Hamas fighters hunted down key loyalists of the Western-backed Palestinian president in the Gaza Strip on Thursday after the Islamists seized most of the final strongholds of the secular Fatah movement in the enclave.


House approves foreign aid; ignites abortion fight

The House of Representatives ignored a White House veto threat and passed on Friday a foreign aid bill that would allow government donations of contraceptives to family planning groups outside the United States even though they engage in abortion activities.


Justice aide resigns over prosecutor firings

A top aide to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigned over the firing of U.S. prosecutors and Gonzales pledged on Tuesday to get to the bottom of a growing flap that has embarrassed the White House and prompted calls for him to step down.


Five years on, Colombian symbol of kidnap nightmare

Five years after she was kidnapped by guerrillas, former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt has become an international symbol of the suffering of hostages still held in rebel camps.


Dave Rayner kicked a 23-yard field goal to give the Packers a 3-0 lead after one quarter Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles, whose best scoring chance ended when they fumbled at the Green Bay 2.


MONDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Your health in your later years can be affected by cumulative psychological trauma you've experienced throughout your life, says a study in the December issue of Psychology and Aging.


The Wheaton men's and women's soccer teams are ranked No. 1 in New England among NCAA Division 3 teams and the women, coached by Luis Reis , have the distinction of a No. 1 national ranking the past two weeks.


Lead in doubt, Clinton knocks on N.Hampshire doors

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Hillary Clinton went door-to-door in freezing New Hampshire on Saturday, asking for support in the early voting state where her once-huge lead in the Democratic presidential primary race has melted away.


Hollywood movie star Janet Leigh,  best known as the knife attack victim in Alfred Hitchcock's  "Psycho," has died at the age of 77, CNN reported on Monday.


== IRAQ: HOON, ACCETTATA RICHIESTA USA DI TARSFERIRE SOLDATI

(AGI) - Londra, 21 ott. - La Gran Bretagna ha accettato la richiesta degli Stati Uniti di trasferire 650 soldati dal sud dell'Iraq ai dintorni di Baghdad. Lo ha annunciato il ministro della Difesa britannico Geoff Hoon alla Camera dei comuni.


Gartner: PC shipments on track for growth this year

(InfoWorld) - Lower prices and the improved performance of laptops will fuel continued growth in PC sales this year and next, despite concerns a recession could be on the horizon for the U.S., market analyst Gartner predicted Thursday. Worldwide PC shipments will grow 12.3 percent this year, dropping slightly to 11 percent growth in 2008, Gartner said. Emerging markets will drive desktop PC sales, which will also be boosted by the start of a new replacement cycle through the end of the year. Emerging markets will average 18.6 percent growth in unit sales, while mature markets will see 7 percent growth, Gartner said. The recent economic turbulence, caused in part by problems in the U.S. mortgage markets, should not affect PC shipments in the coming months. However, Gartner warned that PC vendors should closely look at their supply chain in case conditions change.


A GADGET which allows music fans to listen to their iPods through a car radio is expected to become a Christmas best-seller after a ban was lifted.  Watchdogs Ofcom had claimed the FM transmitters could interfere with other radios.


Best schools are in Finland and the far east

Finland, where there are no wholly-private schools, beat the top-ranking schools in Hong-Kong, Japan and Korea in maths and science - but the UK was left out of the study after the government failed to deliver the statistics.


What is the future of the global food system? In this speech delivered at the AAAS annual meeting, Cornell Professor Per Pinstrup-Andersen, argues that the food system is broken and needs to be fixed. Alexis Madrigal reports from Boston.


"Chuck and Larry" overtakes "Potter" at box office

Adam Sandler's faux gay comedy "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" charmed $34.8 million from moviegoers its first weekend in theaters to nudge the latest "Harry Potter" film from the top of the box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


French Court to Rule on Hizbollah TV Ban on Monday

A French court is to decide on Monday whether to ban television broadcasts to Europe by Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group, after the satellite station claimed Zionists were trying to export AIDS to Arab countries.


Bush wants verification of Iran nuclear claim

US President George W. Bush on Monday cautiously welcomed Iran's announcement it was freezing all uranium enrichment work but insisted "there must be verification.


Schwarzenegger Shows Eco-Friendly Hummer

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has introduced an environmentally friendly Hummer — but not the converted hydrogen-powered car he promised voters he would build when he campaigned for office.


Congress Passes Increase in the Minimum Wage

The measure would raise the minimum wage to $7.25 an hour from $5.15 in three stages over two years.


Most Canadians Against Bank Mergers: Poll

A new survey finds most Canadians don't like the idea of big bank mergers. An Ipsos Reid survey shows that 60 per cent of respondents say it would be in their best interests if the federal government rejects the idea.


Firewire to gain 3.2Gb/s bandwidth boost

If it weren't for those pesky kids and their USB 3... Not to be outdone by rival peripheral interconnect technology USB, Firewire is likewise having its data throughput increased, the organisation behind the standard said today. But it's target speed of 3.2Gb/s falls some way below that of USB 3.0.â¦


Statins Expand Their Role in Protecting the Heart

Heart attack prevention has just taken another step with the US Food and Drug Administration's go-ahead for one of the nation's best-selling cholesterol


Venal Handlers and a (Sort of) Innocent Politician

John Sayles cooks up a conspiracy of politicians, land developers and big corporations in this earnest, drab indictment of power and corruption in the American West.


Hundreds gather at a village in Pakistan's Punjab province for the funeral of key al-Qaeda suspect Amjad Farooqi.


Security forces shot dead both militants in Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramullah District more than 24 hours after the gun battle began.


Mahmoud Abbas, favourite to become the next Palestinian leader, calls on his people to stop fighting Israel.


Neo-Nazis March as Dresden Remembers War Dead

DRESDEN, Germany  - Waving black flags and  carrying banners, thousands of neo-Nazis marched in Dresden on  Sunday, marring the official 60th anniversary commemoration of  one of the fiercest Allied bombing raids of World War II.


Musicians Are Making Tracks to Video Games

Winning a spot on Madden NFL's soundtrack is a new route to an old audience, as sure a bet as any when it comes to grabbing a prized demographic.


Jason White threw for 389 yards and four touchdowns against a defense geared up to stop Adrian Peterson, and No. 2 Oklahoma defeated Kansas 41-10 on Saturday.


US judge arranges summary execution of Wikileaks.org

Many-headed whistleblower site still standing The US arm of Wikileaks, a website that makes it easy for whistleblowers to leak documents, has been cut off after hosting evidence that claimed a bank located in the Cayman Islands engaged in money laundering and tax evasion.â¦


Mantova, 20:30 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: MONDINI SALTA LA PARTITELLA

Doppio allenamento per il Mantova nel ritiro di Brentonico. In mattinata la squadra, divisa in due g...


France's president says he is horrified by the murder of two nurses and promises to reform hospital security.


Indonesia's Suharto losing consciousness: hospital

Indonesia's former president Suharto was losing consciousness and having difficulty breathing at 5 p.m. on Friday, according to a statement released at 8.30 p.m. by the hospital where he is being treated.


Health scare in Asia over P&G skin lotions

SEOUL/SHANGHAI  - Top retailers in China and South   Korea have cleared luxury skincare and whitening creams made by   Procter & Gamble PG.N from their shelves as authorities check   for potentially harmful chemicals.


MOSCOW Sept. 29, 2004 - In a deal paving the way for future joint ventures, US oil giant ConocoPhillips on Wednesday won an auction with a bid of nearly $2 billion for the Russian government's 7.6 percent stake in Russia's Lukoil the world's No.


Un diplomatico americano, responsabile della sicurezza dellâambasciata, ucciso da un colpo di mortaio sparato verso lâarea dellâaeroporto di Baghdad; i cadaveri di 44 reclute dellâesercito iracheno e di cinque autisti civili tutti uccisi a colpi d


Botswana's Mogae pledges to focus on AIDS and jobs

Botswana President Festus Mogae pledged to work hard on AIDS and unemployment on Tuesday as he was sworn in for a second term after winning an election praised by


Contractor 'command center' urged for Iraq

A panel recommended to the State Department that the U.S. create a "central command center" to improve coordination among agencies using private security contractors in war zones, senior State Department officials and others familiar with the review told CNN Monday.


US Airways, operating in bankruptcy, will increase service from Charlotte, NC, and Philadelphia and spread flights during the day, boosting its schedule 7 percent without adding aircraft.


Don't count out the Waltham boys' hockey team in the third period. In last night's battle for bragging rights in the Greater Boston League, Lawrence Tracy scored with 1:05 left to break a tie and the No. 3 Hawks (9-0-2) slipped past No. 13 Medford, 3-1, at Waltham, despite managing just four shots in the period.


Napoli, 18:40 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; ZALAYETA: VOGLIO DARE MEGLIO DI ME STESSO

Si è subito inserito nel Napoli, Marcelo Zalayeta. L'uruguaiano è stato tra i protagon...


Conexant (CNXT:Nasdaq - news - research) posted a sequential decline in fourth-quarter revenue due to lower demand that boosted inventory -- a circumstance that the chip supplier said will plague results in the current quarter.


This weekend is all  about gambles at the box office. Will Universal Pictures'  costly gamble on director Michael Mann and "Miami Vice" pay  off? Will Warner Bros. Pictures' second partnership with Tom  Hanks on an animated movie, "The Ant Bully," be as successful  as its first? And just how many teenage girls will show up to  see John Tucker, a fictional high school Romeo, die?


Dresses from high-tech fabric light up catwalk

It's one thing to light up the catwalk   with innovative design, but what about producing designs that   actually light up the catwalk?


Forecaster predicts busy 2007 US hurricane season

The United States, which has emerged from this year's hurricane season largely unscathed, should brace itself for a potentially devastating hurricane season in 2007, a leading windstorm forecaster warned.


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Britney Spears is asked by a judge to explain why she has not responded to a lawsuit deadline.


BELGRADE, Jan 7 (IPS) - Going by official media, the Kosovo dispute seems  to top the nation's agenda. But Serbs have their mind more  on visions of free wealth that they believe will be theirs, after  the Law on Free Distribution of Shares came into force last week.


N.Korea Says Blast Was for Hydro-Electric Project

A huge explosion in North Korea last week  was a deliberate blast to pave the way for a hydro-electric  dam, Pyongyang said Monday.


U.N. rules to contain health emergencies take hold

New rules to help the United Nations contain public health emergencies took effect on Friday, requiring countries to disclose potential threats from disease, chemical agents, radioactive materials and contaminated food.


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Amateur Forecaster Reinstated After Outcry

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - A popular self-taught meterologist, who is legally blind and provides his weather forecasts from home, will return to the airwaves in western Massachusetts after a public outcry over his firing.


It's a boring little company that makes industrial ovens, but it could revolutionize your portfolio.


Brazil film looks at dark past through young eyes

Brazilian Cao Hamburger, whose film looks at his country's dark past, is the latest director to describe the brutality of South America's military dictatorships through the eyes of a child.


Roma, 18:09 - CALCIO, DISCIPLINARE: LUNEDI' DECISIONE SANZIONE FLACHI

La Disciplinare stabilirà lunedÃ¬ l'entità della squalifica da infliggere a Francesco F...


The police are tired. A cattleman is in trouble. Residents are fed up. Who's the man to fix it?


American, three other foreigners kidnapped in Baghdad; Baghdad ...

Militants kidnapped an American and three other foreigners in a bloody assault on their office in the capital Monday, and gunmen assassinated


Lawyers: DNA not linked to Duke athletes

DNA testing in the Duke lacrosse rape case found genetic material from several males in the accuser's body and her underwear — but none from any team member, defense attorneys said in court papers Wednesday.


Lindh's Killer Will Serve Life in Prison, Says Supreme Court

After months of legal wrangling, the Swedish Supreme Court today overturned an appeals court ruling and said the convicted and confessed killer of Foreign Minister Anna Lindh will serve his sentence in prison.


Australian financial services group AMP Ltd. on Wednesday reported a return to profit in the first half of the year after cutting loose its loss-making British insurance operations.


Washington, D.C., upstart Orbital Outfitters shows off a prototype of its first pressurized suit for the commercial space industry here at the 2007 X Prize Cup.


Delta Air Lines Inc. said Monday it has obtained up to $600 million in new financing as the struggling carrier seeks to avoid bankruptcy.


The dollar held near the previous day's  one-month low against the euro on Wednesday after the Federal  Reserve raised rates as expected, but signaled that tightening  would continue only at a moderate pace.


Sierra adds 3G to Intel's new ultramobile PC platform

Sierra will provide modules that add 3G wireless telecom functions to a new Intel ultramobile PC platform


Government spending will push up Australian interest rates, critics warn

The Australian government has defended its big-spending election promises as opponents and some economists claimed its new commitments would push up the very interest rates it is promising to hold back.


UAW strikes GM as talks fail to produce a deal

United Auto Workers union-represented employees walked off the job and organized pickets outside General Motors Corp plants as the union called a national strike against the top U.S. automaker after marathon contract talks failed to produce a deal.


Lack of sleep unlikely to impact weight over time

NEW YORK  - Regularly getting 5 hours or less of shut eye a night does not appear to have a considerable influence body weight or waist size over time, according to findings from a long-term study of British workers.


High winds knocked down trees, created powerful waves and blew down utility lines yesterday, interrupting electricity to more than 200,000 homes and businesses as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernesto swept through the region.


Putin encourages Indian computer companies to do business in ...

BANGALORE, India - Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Indian computer software firms to set up offices and joint ventures in his country, promising tax breaks and government support.


Carbon dioxide emissions from global warming are cooling and shrinking the outermost atmosphere, keeping orbiting spacecraft airborne longer but also increasing the threat that space junk poses to satellites, scientists reported Monday.


New Jersey says 141 sex offenders used MySpace

More than 140 sex offenders convicted in New Jersey had profiles on the networking Web site MySpace, the state's attorney general said on Tuesday.


Florida Digs Out as Mighty Storm Rips Northward

Emergency officials said the hurricane left thousands temporarily homeless and at least 13 people dead in Florida.


Parlamentari protestano per ottenere chiusura Cpt italiani


Music Review: 3 Jazzmen, Obstinate and Wily

The bassist Gary Peacock, the pianist Paul Bley and the drummer Paul Motian took a normal jazz-club performance and turned it upside down at Birdland on Wednesday.


Richiesta record per 75mila persone nel 2007


A Zimbabwean minister warns South African unions not to go ahead with a planned visit this week.


Smokers would pay an extra 50 cents for a pack of cigarettes in Massachusetts, and Bay State employers would be required to offer healthcare coverage to their workers under legislation unveiled yesterday by a key state senator.


The Ghost Down the Hall Is Scary in Spanish, Too

âThe Orphanage,â a diverting, overwrought ghost story from Spain, relies on basic and durable horror movie techniques.


IBM aims to make computing clusters easier

InfoWorld - It may be too early to talk plug-and-play but IBM believes it can help businesses of all sizes easily cluster their servers to handle intensive computing workloads.


European Union and Mercosur officials criticized each other's trade proposals on Thursday, making an Oct. 31 deadline to create a transatlantic free trade area appear increasingly unrealistic.


TONY Blair made an impassioned appeal for Labour to put Iraq behind them as he outlined 10 policy pledges to win a historic third term in power.


NBA poll: Celtics still playing above the fray

The Sporting News - What's going on: A five-game winning streak by the Blazers? A four-game winning streak by the Sixers?  The heretofore darling Magic lose three in a row, all against mediocre teams in the East? The Jazz lose five in row? The Mavericks are held to 76 points by the Raptors? The Heat wins at Phoenix, then goes home and loses to the Wizards?


Ankara can not understand French fears over Turkeyâs bid to enter the EU, Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a newspaper. Opposition to Turkey is running high in France and among the Paris political elite - fears Erdogan does not comprehend.


Baghdad, colpi di mortaio vicino ambasciata italiana

Feriti in modo lieve tre iracheni. Questa notte rapiti due dipendenti egiziani della compagnia telefonica Iraqna "Alcuni Rpg sono esplosi intorno alle 8.10 locali (le 6.10 in Italia) nei pressi dell'ambasciata


Lifestyle: 17 November 2004, Wednesday. An extraordinary exhibition of Snail Art will occupy the faade of Sofia's Hilton Hotel to boost cultural variety in the capital city during winter months.


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


Private sector adds 130,000 jobs in Jan: report

Private employers added 130,000 jobs in January, about three times the number that economists had been expecting, a report by a private employment service said on Wednesday.


Alkhanov Wins Presidential Election in Chechnya

Russia's republic of Chechnya elected Alu Alkhanov president in a poll held to replace Akhamad Kadyrov, who was assassinated in May.


Icy couple to be the faces of 2006 Winter Games

The organisers of the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics unveiled the event's mascots on Tuesday, a friendly snowball called Neve and her playful ice cube partner Gliz.


Prince Harry was hit in the face by a camera during a scuffle outside a nightclub early today which left a photographer with a cut lip.


Bidding begins on Thursday in a crucial auction of government-owned airwaves that is expected to help set the future course of the U.S. telecommunications business.


Bill Gates says Internet censorship won't work

Internet censorship in nations such as China won't work because business needs will outweigh efforts to restrict information, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates told students at Stanford University.


Pitcairn Islanders including mayor jailed for sex abuse crimes

Four out of six Pitcairn Islanders convicted of sex crimes were handed jail terms but escaped longer prison sentences because of the unique location of the remote British colony, officials said.


Here's a PC fix-it company that enjoys the challenge of helping panic-stricken technophobes on the verge of a computer crisis.


Cendant to buy online travel group Orbitz for 1.25 billion dollars

NEW YORK : Travel holding company Cendant agreed to buy the Orbitz online travel site for 1.25 billion dollars, boosting the competition against sector leader Expedia in one of the most profitable sectors of Internet commerce.


Big Italian Phone Company Is Planning to Split in Two

Telecom Italia, in a reversal of a recent and expensive consolidation, announced plans to spin off its fixed-line and mobile phone businesses into two companies.


Powell sees urgency in N. Korean nuclear talks

Previously citing a "sense of urgency" on North Korea issues, US Secretary of State Colin Powell headed into Seoul yesterday from China for a two-day visit to discuss international and bilateral affairs.


Intel has unveiled a new Centrino chipset that supports three  Wi-Fi standards, along with new wireless software and improved security features.


The EU's Javier Solana and other envoys go to Ukraine to try to mediate in the crisis over the disputed election.


Number of Republicans declines to 32-month low

Rasmussen Reports - The number of Americans calling themselves Republican has fallen to its lowest level in more than two-and-a-half years. Just 31.9% of American adults now say they're affiliated with the GOP. That's down from 37.2% in October 2004 and 34.5% at the beginning of 2006. These results come from Rasmussen Reports tracking surveys of 15,000 voters per month and have a margin of sampling error smaller than a percentage point.


There were no tears from Matthew Pinsent yesterday as he finally announced his expected retirement from rowing. He had left all those behind on a drenched victory podium at Schinias


Swollen rivers from torrential rain forced thousands of people from their homes, and forecasters warned Monday that water levels could rise to critical levels.


Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. GT.N on  Friday said it would report a third-quarter profit, reversing a  year-earlier loss, on higher prices for its products and  stronger sales.


Kon-Tiki Replica Includes Modern Gadgets

Nearly 60 years after Thor Heyerdahl sailed his Kon-Tiki balsa raft across the Pacific to prove a theory about ancient mariners, a team that includes his grandson plans to recreate the 101-day epic voyage — although the craft will have solar panels, a satellite navigation system and a link to the Internet.


SCIENTIFIC research has confirmed that extensive daily use of computers is bad for your eyesight and, in extreme cases, could make users go blind.


European editorials on Friday had a lot to say about the new European Commission which has now been approved by the EU parliament.


Beirut bombing kills at least six people

A bomb exploded near an overpass in mainly Christian east Beirut on Friday, killing a police officer and at least five other people, a security source said.


Borussia Moenchengladbach's Oliver Neuville, a former Germany international striker, was banned Monday for two games after using his right hand to score the first of his two goals in Sunday's 2-0 Bundesliga win over Kaiserslautern.


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S&P changes MBIA, Ambac outlook to negative

Standard & Poor's on Wednesday slashed  its outlook for Ambac Financial Group and MBIA Insurance Corp,  the world's biggest bond insurers that insure more than $1.2  trillion in debt.


European ministers split over migrant-camp plan

Interior ministers from the five largest Western European states said Monday they had agreed to set up a common "watch list" of terrorist suspects but they remained split over a controversial plan to create migrant holding centers in Africa.


House puts energy technology onus on EPA

Determining how best to speed ethanol and other alternative fuels from refinery to gas pump would rest with the government under legislation the House passed Thursday.


Israel attacks Gaza; contacts new Abbas govt

Israel attacked Islamist fighters in Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since Hamas seized the territory, and ended an embargo of the Palestinian Authority by opening contacts with a new government in the West Bank.


Saddam Sees Lawyer, Forces Deployed to Kerbala

Saddam Hussein saw a lawyer hired by  his family on Thursday, his first contact with defense counsel  since U.S. soldiers captured him a year ago.


Japan announces it will bid to host the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 2011.


NEW YORK -- When Andre Agassi slowly made his way to a car waiting to take him from Arthur Ashe Stadium for the last time as a player, he left in his wake not just the 23,000-plus fans whose lengthy standing ovation kept the tears coming back to his eyes, he left in his wake the players who will be ...


Maliki warns insurgents of wider crackdown

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday told insurgents fighting his U.S.-backed government to accept an olive branch or face a security crackdown that will cover "every inch" of Iraq.


Duesseldorf, 15:38 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: SPONSOR SU MAGLIE VALGONO 122,7 MLN EURO

Lo sponsor sulla maglia frutta 122,7 milioni di euro alle 18 società della Bundesliga. Si tra...


England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff aims to make his long-awaited comeback in the Lions tour of India as he steps up his recovery from ankle surgery.


Arvidsson ousts Chakvetadze for first Antwerp upset

Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson beat Russian second seed Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 7-5 at the WTA Diamond Games here on Thursday to set up a quarter-final with China's Li Na.


New York officially links a death to the toxic dust caused by the World Trade Center's collapse on 9/11.


World Kicks Off AIDS Day, China Gets Tough

The world marked AIDS Day on Wednesday, promising to eradicate ignorance and prejudice about a disease that was at first dismissed by many as a Western evil confined to drug users, homosexuals and prostitutes.


UK retail sales drop to lowest level since March: CBI

British retail sales volumes fell for a  second month running in November and to its weakest level since  March, a survey showed on Thursday.


Zeta-Jones Wedding Pics Battle Returns to UK Court

The legal battle by Hollywood power couple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas over Hello! magazine's use of unauthorized photographs of their wedding returns to court on Monday.


Drogba double gives Chelsea stormy League Cup victory

Didier Drogba fired Chelsea to League Cup final glory as his late winner clinched a 2-1 victory over Arsenal.


British forces surround Basra and close its border with Iran in support of Iraq's new security plan.


Local officials visiting Poland on trade mission

It all started with a truck. A Skytruck, in fact, that needed an American home to undergo its finishing touches.


Armchair Astronomers Revel in Comet's Path

NASA -- Catching this week's comet is as easy as flipping the switch on your computer.     As of today, a comet is visible within the live images sent back from a spacecraft stationed one million miles away...


U.S. to Crack Down on Lasers Pointed at Aircraft

After a rash of incidents in  which lasers flashed aircraft 31 times in the last 10 days,  Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta on Wednesday promised a  crackdown to prevent "careless people, making stupid choices"  from putting fliers at risk.


A psychiatrist is to examine whether a woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta Jones is fit to stand trial.


New versions of CaliberRM and StarTeam are intended to ease communication between developers and businesspeople.


Even with heavy hitters like Spore, G.T.A. IV and Super Smash Bros. on the horizon for 2008, it will be tough for next year to top the crop of 2007.


HP to buy storage software vendor PolyServe

InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard Co. is acquiring a storage software company that the company says will give it important leverage in the enterprise-class network-attached storage (NAS) market.


Roma. Come aveva annunciato ieri sera, il ministro della Giustizia, Roberto Castelli, ha presentato una modifica al maxi emendamento alla riforma dell'ordinamento giudiziario, relativo alle prove attitudinali.


Analysts: Outlook grim for Microsoft online business

InfoWorld - Despite its CEO's claims that Microsoft eventually will trump Google to be number one in online search revenue, the company's online business is "massively underperforming" against the competition, according to a leading financial analyst.


FCC Reviews 'Desperate Housewives' Football Promo

The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday reviewed complaints about ABC's steamy "Desperate Housewives" promotion before "Monday Night Football" and while the agency's chairman expressed disappointment, it was not clear


Tim Henman yesterday qualified for the season-ending Masters Cup in Houston without hitting a ball. Henman needed to reach the quarter-finals in the defence of his Paris Masters title to be


Truck maker Volvo posted quarterly pretax earnings below consensus on Friday but raised its outlook for the European truck market and said it would make an extraordinary pay-out to shareholders.


Much Hype in Playerâs Treatment, Doctors Say

For all the images of athletes running and jumping in 2007, the sight of Kevin Everett merely walking was one of the most newsworthy.


In primi 9 mesi 2007, investimenti fissi nel Paese +25,7%


After Iraq, Spain Turns Again Toward Latin America

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica  - After spending several  years distracted by Iraq and the war on terror, Spain under its  new socialist government is turning again toward Latin America  where its historical and business links give it an unrivaled  edge.


Overall Black & White works forgettably, like the just-mentioned Jagjit Singh song: it makes you seek succour in Karz or Taal.


Four Navy Seal commandos have been charged with assaulting an Iraqi detainee who later died during questioning at Abu Ghraib prison last November, and then lying about it, Navy officials said Friday.


Google reduces IPO price range; SEC approval awaited

NEW YORK, August 18 (New Ratings)  Google Inc has reportedly reduced its expected IPO price range to $85-$95 per share, from the previously expected price range of $108-$135 per share. The company is unlikely to price its shares until the market closes ...


O.K., Guys, Just What Side of the Law Are You On?

Don't avoid the new "Assault on Precinct 13" because it's a remake. There are plenty of other reasons.


The youngest, smallest member of the Virginia State Police bomb squad can fearlessly pick up an unidentified bomb, walk into a tense hostage situation and hand a cell phone to a gunman. And he requires no food, water, insurance benefits or sleep.


England are clear favourites to win their opening Champions Trophy match against Zimbabwe.


Firefighters brought Australia's  deadliest bushfires in 20 years under control on Wednesday  after nine people died in the blazes.


The first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize accepted her award on Friday. She urged her audience "to embrace the whole creation in all its diversity, beauty and wonder.


The University of Mississippi marked the 44th anniversary of its integration Sunday by dedicating a civil rights monument at a ceremony attended by politicians, actor Morgan Freeman and the student, now 73, who started it all.


Iraq holds its third major meeting of regional powers to discuss security issues and energy.


Shanghai, 11:43 - F1, GP CINA; ALONSO: SIAMO STATI LENTI NELLA REAZIONE

''E' stata una gara molto particolare, in cui non abbiamo saputo reagire abbastanza velocemente quan...


Bin Laden urges Muslims to join Iraq battle

Osama bin Laden called for fighting to be intensified against U.S.-led forces in Iraq and made a plea to Muslims in the region to join the battle, in an audio recording posted on the Internet on Tuesday.


Gears of War? Zelda? Make sure we consider your favorite for our end-of-year video game awards. The votes are rolling in, so nominate the one that stands above the rest in your world. In Game|Life.


Yahoo runs mobile phone advertising in 18 nations

Yahoo Inc. said on Sunday it has  signed up top corporate advertisers to use its advertising  system to run brand ads on mobile phones in 18 countries,  marking a major diversification beyond computers.


Bonds bombshell means Selig has to take stronger stand

Q: Is there anything Major League Baseball can do right now as far as punishing Bonds and Jason Giambi for admitting they used steroids in their grand jury testimony?


U.S. Agriculture Department tests confirmed the spread of soybean rust, a yield-slashing fungus, in three more fields in Louisiana, a university scientist familiar with USDA activities told Reuters on Tuesday.


In latest scare, China finds fake veterinary drugs

Almost one-fifth of veterinary drugs tested in China in the first quarter were not up to standard, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Thursday, unveiling a long list of fake products.


Court stops Defense Department anthrax vaccinations

The Defense Department suspended anthrax vaccinations for the second time in a year after the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that more public input was required on the dangers of the controversial inoculation.


An Israeli aircraft fired two missiles into a crowded Gaza City street Thursday night, killing a senior Hamas explosives expert who was blamed in the deaths of dozens of Israelis, according


Variety - An ACT Prods. presentation in association with Matthew Mitchell of the Yvonne Arnaud Theater, Guildford, production of a play in two acts by Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman. Directed by Ian Brown.


'Anchorman' Takes Seat at Top of Video Charts

"Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," starring Will Ferrell and Christina Applegate, was the nation's best-renting DVD last week, according to data issued Wednesday.


'Brutale attentato a Gemayel, non vinca l'odio'


Martin Brodeur posted his NHL-best 10th shutout of the season on Thursday night, stopping 25 shots to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 2-0 victory over the New York Islanders.


Sydney and other Australian cities could run dry by 2006.


ISRAELI Prime Minister Ariel Sharon lost a crucial budget vote in parliament today in a humiliating blow that could bring down his government, force early elections and imperil his Gaza withdrawal plan.


North and South Korea reach deal on family reunions

South and North Korea reached a deal on Friday to resume reunions of families separated during the Korean war in a step at improving ties that were chilled by Pyongyang's weapons tests last year.


The OECD is to mount a fresh probe into UK anti-bribery laws following the scrapping of an inquiry into BAE.


Wal-Mart fires technician who recorded phone calls

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said on Monday it fired a systems technician for intercepting text messages of non-Wal-Mart employees and recording telephone conversations with a New York Times reporter without authorization.


Florida shrimpers win victory on tariffs against imported shrimp

The Bush administration Tuesday upheld a decision to impose penalty tariffs on shrimp imported from China and Vietnam, handing a victory to beleaguered US shrimp producers from Florida and other states.


General Seeking Faster Training of Iraq Soldiers

A retired Army general sent to Iraq to assess operations said the U.S. should assign thousands of additional Army advisers to work directly with Iraqi units.


On Mar. 6, Clearwire, the company headed by wireless pioneer Craig McCaw, is expected to sell shares in what could be one of the most talked about -- and sought-after -- tech initial public offerings of the year.


A Nasa satellite records major changes to ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean between 2004 and 2005.


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Vivendi Raises Outlook on Music Performance

Vivendi Universal SA raised its 2004 earnings forecast Wednesday after strong performances by its music and telecommunications units powered a more than fivefold increase in third-quarter profit.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - The search continued Saturday for the body of British hostage Kenneth Bigley, who was decapitated by his abductors, as a report emerged that Bigley escaped from his captors for a short time before he was killed.


Waving white flags, Iraqis fled the city of Samarra on river boats on Sunday as US forces claimed victory over insurgents in the first step of an offensive aimed at taking control of rebel-held cities and that left 125 people dead.


Senator's plan to dismantle CIA gets cool response

From President Bush to Democrats in Congress, reaction was tepid Monday to a GOP proposal to break up the CIA and remove other intelligence agencies from the Pentagon.


The European Commission is set to rule that Spain broke EU law in putting restrictions on a bid for power firm Endesa.


The son of Chad's president was found dead Monday in the basement of his apartment building in a Paris suburb, and authorities were treating the case as a murder investigation, judicial officials said.


Google co-founders rank 5th among richest Americans

Larry Page and Sergey Brin crack the list of 10 wealthiest people in the U.S. for the first time.


Finnish eatery unveils world's first mobile phone restaurant bill

Starting Wednesday, patrons at a cluster of restaurants in Kuopio, eastern Finland, can now pay for their meals with their mobile phones.


Israelis, Palestinians agree to election logistics

ISN SECURITY WATCH (09/12/04) - Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed yesterday on the logistical means of holding elections next month to replace late Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat, who died last month.


China vice-PM ranked world's 2nd most powerful woman after Merkel

China's Deputy Prime Minister Wu Yi and Singapore state investment chief Ho Ching knocked US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice down two notches in the annual Forbes ranking of the world's most powerful women published Thursday.


Manager vanta una lunga esperienza nel settore assicurativo


Hannah Montana mania has already conquered TV, the music industry and the touring world. Now it's set to take over the film industry Â for one week.


In U.S., White House and the Democrats Seek an Edge

Both parties appeared to be maneuvering to gain political advantage from a relatively peaceful vote in Iraq.


Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Friday it struck a second Chinese program producing partnership and could form as many as two others, including a movie-making tie-up, in the months ahead.


In the ninth inning, with the Mets clinging to a four-run lead, the Los Angeles Dodgers loaded the bases with one out to recall some not-so-fond recent memories.


Tim Masters often drank heavily before he was imprisoned for murder in 1999, but he said he's sworn off the stuff in an interview Wednesday, his first full day of freedom in nearly nine years.


Arsene Wenger may have afforded himself a wry smile when informed of Chelsea's surprising stumble, but he should refrain from getting too excited just yet.


Former OpenDocument advocates bolt for W3C standard

The document format sagas continue as ODF gets competition from the W3C's Compound Document Formats.


Madrid, 12:14 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID, CALDERON: KAKA' ORA NON GIOCHEREBBE

Da Madrid arriva la conferma che Kakà non si sposterà da Milano. "Nemmeno uno come Kak...


Humanitarian efforts are poised to begin in Falluja as US and Iraqi forces battle what some officials say are the last remnants of the insurgency in the western Iraqi city.


Actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg returns to Broadway in the show that made her name.


Afghan, NATO troops kill 20 Taliban in operation

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Afghan and NATO-led forces killed 20 Taliban fighters and wounded another nine in an operation west of the main southern city of Kandahar, the provincial police chief said on Monday.


Police in Colombia capture a leading suspected drug trafficker, Diego Montoya, the government says.


Senate OKs Bill Curbing Class Action Suits

The U.S. Senate approved a bill on  Thursday that was sought by business to curb class action  lawsuits and is part of President Bush's drive to overhaul the  civil justice system.


Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. (HSII) on Friday said it bagged nearly $130 million by selling Google Inc...


President Bush dismissed concerns Tuesday about strained ties between the United States and Canada, thanking those Canadians who turned out to wave "with all five fingers" during his first official visit.


BRUSSELS - Ford, who have put their Jaguar Formula One motor racing team up for sale, are staying in rallying for the next four years, Ford Europe chief Lewis Booth said.


Many missing as Jakarta plans to tow charred ferry

The Indonesian navy plans to tow a fire-gutted ferry from the Java Sea toward port or a nearby island on Friday, officials said, amid confusion over how many passengers were on board and may still be missing.


These LiPS are made for talking ... and texting ... and ...

Version 1 Linux ready for mobile phone use Writing a software app for mobile phones can be an frustrating experience. What's sauce on one handset, may be poison on another. For compatability across phones, manufacturers and cellcos remains an elusive goal.â¦


Police trying to piece together an apparent suicide pact between two teenage girls were yesterday waiting to speak to the 14-year-old who survived the joint attempt in which her close friend died.


THE suicide car bomber who killed three British soldiers in Iraq's lawless badlands yesterday struck with deadly inevitability.


Nearly four years have passed since the peak of the fiber-optic boom, but overcapacity continues to plague carriers, and prices for bandwidth continue to fall. By Joanna Glasner.


Severe weather in several parts of China has killed more than 100 people in the past week, state media say.


Schilling inspires Boston's belief in miracle recovery

AT WORST the Boston Red Sox have restored their pride; at best they have made history. The decisive seventh game of the American League Championship Series took place at Yankee Stadium in the early


Apple launches new iPod; rolls out download stores in Europe & ...

Apple has unveiled a new addition to the hugely successful iPod range, giving users more hard disc space and a colour screen for picture viewing.


News Corp. plans poison pill to thwart Liberty

WASHINGTON - Two of the world's media titans may be getting set to square off in a clash that will have a wide impact across the industry.


Renewed clashes follow Ivory Coast government abandoning ceasefire

Rebel and government ground forces clashed and government warplanes mounted more bombing runs Friday, escalating hostilities a day after Ivory Coast abandoned a more than year-old ceasefire in its civil war.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - The later years of Seattle rock act  Screaming Trees will be celebrated with the upcoming  compilation "Ocean of Confusion: Songs of Screaming Trees  1989-1996."


CORONADO, Calif. -- The US military said it has begun a criminal investigation into photos that appear to show Navy SEALs in Iraq sitting on hooded and handcuffed prisoners and photos of what appear to be bloodied prisoners, one with a gun to his head.


Celestica lowers Q3 guidance; shares slump after hours

TORONTO - Celestica late Tuesday came out with a profit and revenue warning for its third quarter, saying some of its biggest customers were reducing orders for the company's electronics equipment.


The mother of a 15-year-old girl killed in a road crash on a mountain road says her daughter "lived life to the full".


Barroso adds new candidates to EU executive line-up

Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso revamped his EU executive for parliamentary approval and proposed Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini as candidate for justice commissioner.


Layoffs rise by 11 pct in Nov vs Oct: survey

Planned U.S. layoffs rose 11 percent in November from the previous month, led by a heavy round of job cuts in the automotive industry, an independent report showed on Tuesday.


Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon, visiting troops in Iraq, says he sees no reason to delay next month's election as preparations are on track.


Nextel Communications Inc. yesterday gave final approval to a deal that gives it control over valuable new airwaves, ending a years-long lobbying battle among interest groups over how to reduce cell phone interference with police and fire radio systems.


Third U.S. mad cow case reported in Virginia, CDC says

A Saudi-born man living in Virginia has been identified as the third reported U.S. case of a human form of mad cow disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


Kentucky lawmakers Tuesday averted a statewide teachers' strike and injected another year of life into the state's fitful health care insurance plans for teachers.


Phil Angelides, California's Democratic candidate for governor, had nothing to do with creating a MySpace page under his name. His teenage daughter was the first to point out his presence on the popular online hangout.


Doctors have prescribed less Celebrex, Vioxx and Bextra since ...

When Dr. Sherwin Siff got the news three months ago that the popular painkiller Vioxx was being pulled from the market, he had a good idea its cousins, Celebrex and Bextra, would face problems, too.


Sony Ericsson to launch eight new phones

World number four mobile maker Sony  Ericsson  aggressively expanded its line-up  of low-cost phones on Tuesday, joining bigger rivals in the  fight for customers in emerging markets.


Everton manager David Moyes has signed a new contract which will keep him at the club until 2009. The 41-year-old Scot has steered the Toffees to third place in the Barclays Premiership table despite last


BP Misses Estimates and Plans More Job Cuts

The British oil giant said it would cut an additional 5,000 jobs by the middle of next year in an effort to slim management and make the company more efficient.


Jacques Villeneuve is in line for a shock return to Formula One with Renault as temporary replacement for Jarno Trulli. The former world champion, dropped by BAR last season, had a seat fitting


A bomb has exploded in front of the Indonesian embassy in Paris before dawn today, injuring about 10 people lightly, French radio station Europe 1 reports.


Atari's Sid Meier's Pirates! Sails into Stores

Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) and Firaxis Games announced today that the highly-anticipated sequel to one of the most popular and loved titles in gaming history has shipped to retail stores nationwide.


The lowlight of Josh Millerâs eight-year minor league umpiring career was the discomfort he experienced over participating in baseball chapel services every Sunday Morning.


âBlack Watchâ is coming back this fall for another limited engagement at St. Annâs, from Oct. 9 to Nov. 30.


The New Yearâs Cocktail: Regret With a Dash of Bitters

Ruminating on paths not taken is an emotionally corrosive exercise and the common wisdom about regret appears to be true.


Panel Endorses Flu Vaccine in a Spray for Young Children

Children as young as 2 can be given a nasal spray flu vaccine, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.


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


Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is negotiating to rescue the embattled internet company Yahoo


Salisburgo, 22:33 - CALCIO, AUSTRIA: ESORDIO OK PER IL SALISBURGO DI TRAPATTONI

Inizia con il piede giusto la seconda stagione di Giovanni Trapattoni alla guida del Salisburgo. Nel...


European stock markets were expected to open flat on Tuesday, as a spate of strong earnings and positive close on Wall Street vied with the effects of a late rise in crude prices overnight.


"Innocent" Anna Nicole Smith in documentary

LOS ANGELES  - She may have lived nearly half her life in the spotlight, but there's still some video of the late Anna Nicole Smith that you haven't seen.


To have Lata-Asha lend vocals for your film album is what music memoirs are made of. The latest to be smitten by the sister songstress Lata and Asha is Virgin Records chief, Shameer Tandon.


President Bush said today that 14 suspected terrorists held in secret locations by the C.I.A. are being transferred to the GuantÃ¡namo Bay naval base in Cuba to stand trial.


Indians outfielder Jody Gerut needs surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and could miss the start of next season.


Israeli air strike kills two militants in Nablus

Two Palestinian militants were killed on Monday as Israeli Apache helicopters hit their car, Palestinian witnesses and medical sources said.


The Hungarian Prime Minister, Peter Medgyessy, has resigned following a row with his Socialist party's liberal coalition partner.


ETA, the armed Basque separatist group, today vowed to resume its violent struggle for an independent nation.


Russia confirms bird flu outbreak caused by H5N1

Russian health officials confirmed on Monday that a bird flu outbreak near Moscow was caused by the dangerous H5N1 strain that can infect humans.


Relationship with Dodi Fayed was over two weeks before she died, friend tells inquest


LONDON - Once elected to the House of Commons, one does not resign. But lawmakers can escape to a non-existent job...


Blog: New rumors from publications in India say a "Google Phone" will likely be introduced within the next couple of weeks, but I wouldn't get too excited just yet.


Dr. John Barrasso began his rounds on Capitol Hill on Monday, learning how to be a senator. Barrasso, a conservative Republican surgeon who was until now a Wyoming state senator, was sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney Monday afternoon. Gov. Dave Freudenthal selected him to fill the seat of Sen. Craig Thomas, who died June 4 while being treated for leukemia.


Aberdeen: Lenten Luncheons Continue Tuesday

By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Mar. 7--The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Women are hosting a series of five luncheons during Lent.   The third luncheon will take place Tuesday in the fellowship hall from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.


Bush Mixer Nets $650,000 for Roberts: Several Hundred People Attended a Fundraiser Luncheon With the President at the Horse Ranch of Dave and Janet Murfin.

By Brent D. Wistrom and Phyllis Jacobs Griekspoor, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 16--A relaxed President Bush casually mingled with some of the biggest movers and shakers in Kansas Republican politics and inspired pens to hit checkbooks Friday at a northeast Wichita horse ranch.


AT&T says it double-billed several thousand customers

AT&T suffered a computer glitch that resulted in double billing of customers on Jan. 16 and 17, although the company is offering few details on what happened.


Maupin novel revisits aging `Tales' crew

Stretched out on a sofa next to his Australian shepherd, Sophie, Armistead Maupin says he never intended to write another installment of his popular "Tales of the City" series.


Phil Spector Indicted Reclusive producer faces murder charge

Producer Phil Spector was indicted today in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson on February 3rd of last year. The forty-year-old Clarkson was found shot in the face at Spector's residence in Alhambra, near Los Angeles.


Hopkins Knocks Out De La to Retain Title

Bernard Hopkins defended his  undisputed world middleweight championship for the 19th time on  Saturday, knocking out Oscar De La Hoya in the ninth round of  their scheduled 12-round bout in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Bangladesh bows to protests, cancels British coal mining project

Bangladesh has bowed to demands from protestors to cancel a 734 million pound (1.4-billion dollar) plan by British firm Asia Energy to build an open-pit coal mine, a minister has said.


Sony Computer Entertainment plans to cut jobs in the U.S. and may restructure Japan operations.


Mexico's Calderon takes power, faces fierce protest

Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday and pleaded for an end to months of unrest led by leftists who claim he stole July's election and have vowed to block him from taking the oath of office.


UK Muslims Hope Prayer Will Free Briton Held in Iraq

A two-man delegation from Britain's  biggest Muslim group arrived in Iraq on Saturday on a quest to  free British hostage Kenneth Bigley, seized by Islamic  militants nine days ago and threatened with death.


Powell Criticizes Some European Allies on Iraq

In a fresh sign of lingering tensions over the Iraq war, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell Thursday rapped European allies who declined to assist a NATO-led Iraq training mission as "hurting the credibility and cohesion" of the military alliance.


Bush Camp Keeps Cheney Out of Ore. Booklet

Vice President Dick Cheney is missing from a pamphlet Oregonians consult as they ponder who to vote for — and state officials say they are getting "tons of calls" about the omission.


McDonald's is to convert all its delivery vehicles in the UK to run on biodiesel, using the firm's cooking oil.


Britney Spears said drugged and controlled by manager

Britney Spears has been "drugged" by her self-styled manager in a bid to take control of her home, life and finances, the troubled pop star's mother charged in court documents made public on Tuesday.


U.N. nuclear watchdog head to visit North Korea

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog will meet the North Korean government next month to discuss the shutdown of its nuclear program and bring the secretive communist state back under U.N. supervision.


In testa le Isole, il Nord perde la leadership


Can Apple Jump-Start Internet Movie Rentals?

Many companies have an entry and consumers, while they may ultimately benefit, are left to figure out what to choose -- how to hook up, whether and when to jump in.


China 'regrets' submarine's trip into Japanese territory

CHINA has admitted a "regrettable" intrusion by one of its nuclear-powered submarines into Japanese territorial waters last week.


A major donor to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson will benefit from $4 million in state financing for a road project providing access to a 6,000-acre real estate project the donor's company is developing.


Saudi Arabia began its tentative experiment in democracy Thursday as thousands of men filed into schools, government offices and streetside tents to cast what for many were the first votes of their lives.


As President Bush embarked on his second term last week, it was hard to escape the sense that his longtime honeymoon with the Federal Reserve may be ending.


Video Game Features Real-Time Advertisements

The coming video game Need for Speed Carbon will feature advertisements that change over time.


WASHINGTON Aug. 17, 2004  Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld struck a cautious tone Tuesday on the need for a national intelligence director, saying any changes should not create new barriers between war fighters and agencies that collect ...


Report: Armed Men Seize School in Russia

Armed men seized a school in the Russian region of North Ossetia Wednesday morning and were in a gun battle with police, news reports said. The region borders with warring Chechnya.


Olmert seeks to lower expectations for Mideast talks

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert sought on Sunday to lower expectations for a U.S.-led conference on Palestinian statehood, saying he wanted a joint declaration out of the gathering rather than a binding deal.


LOS ANGELES - Millions of Americans went shopping for comedy last weekend, giving the star-studded "Meet the Fockers" the record for the best single Christmas Day box office take.


Doctors offer fertility hope to cancer children

Doctors have extracted, matured and frozen eggs from girls as young as five in a move that may allow children with cancer to become parents when they grow up, scientists said on Sunday.


Centrali a carbone 'pulite' nel futuro della ricerca


A man accused of planning to detonate a bomb on London's transportation system often spoke about martyrdom and listened to the speeches of Osama bin Laden and radical preachers, a witness testified Wednesday


ProLiant ML150 G2 offers a Xeon chip or two for small and medium-sized businesses.


Digital SLRs, ultrazooms and pocket cams: Find the camera that's right for you with our hands-on reviews.


The United States is determined to stop Iran getting atomic weapons, and has signalled Washington will not rule out an attack if peaceful diplomacy failed to achieve this.


FBI Reports 14 Murders Among 7,489 Hate Crimes

Nearly 7,500 hate crimes, including  14 murders based on sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, were  reported in the United States last year, the FBI said on  Monday.


THE ISLANDS of Dominica and Guadeloupe were rocked by a massive earthquake killing at least one person and destroying numerous homes.


Sun has issued a refreshed beta build of Solaris Express 10. Build 69, Beta 7 is an incremental update that reaches several milestones. The bits flesh out Sun's Predicative Self-Healing initiative with the Service Management Facility, replace Gnome 2.0 with Sun's own Java Desktop Release 3, and bundle new tools to help debugging.


Muttiah Muralitharan says he was ignored for the ICC's World Test  XI because of his bowling action.


Japanese puppeteer breathes new life into old art

A puppet dressed in a kimono is brought to life on stage in graceful, dream-like moves as three puppeteers in full view of the audience maneuver her head, arms and legs.


Due avieri pronunciano il si' in uniforme a Siviglia


Israeli Rockets Kill Two in Gaza Strip Camp

Israeli rockets killed two gunmen in the  Gaza Strip's biggest refugee camp Sunday, taking the death toll  to 49 on the fourth day of a massive offensive to stop rocket  firing into Israel, witnesses said.


The pledge by Iran to stop uranium enrichment has reduced the possibility of military intervention by the United States or Israel to destroy Iran' s growing nuclear weapons potential.


Lazard Board Meets Tuesday to Discuss IPO

Lazard's board will meet on Tuesday to  discuss plans for a possible $3 billion public sale of shares  in the independent investment bank, sources close to the matter  said.


NYC mayor: Fathers missing in fight to cut poverty

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday said that fighting poverty now requires enlisting fathers, explaining the last decade of progress stemmed mainly from putting mothers to work.


US senator urges delay of Blackstone IPO over Chinese stake

A US senator is seeking an eleventh-hour delay of an initial public offering (IPO) by private equity giant Blackstone Group, citing concerns about Chinese investment in the firm, according to a letter obtained by AFP Thursday.


Drug Makers Working on a Once-A-Day AIDS Drug

Two competing drug companies say they'll work together on creating the first all-in-one AIDS pill. Experts are hailing the collaboration by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Gilead sciences, which would combine three


Aid workers braced for more Darfur refugees

UN refugee workers are readying themselves for an influx of refugees from Darfur as people in the western Sudan region take advantage of the end of the rainy season and a promised government clampdown on militia violence.


Learning together about effects of deadly disease

Did you know that Americans younger than age 25 make up 50 percent of the 40,000 new AIDS cases each year? Or that 10,000 of the 40,000 are between the ages of 13 and 20?


MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- A protein that plays a critical role in the growth of the deadly skin cancer melanoma has been identified by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital Boston.


Mrs. Kerry Would Focus on 'Gay Tolerance' As First Lady

If her husband is elected president, Teresa Heinz Kerry "pledges to make gay tolerance a centerpiece of her First Lady duties," an online media company reported.


The Green Bay Packers set up a locker with Reggie White's No. 92 jersey at Soldier Field last week and Mike Sherman implored his players to honor their late teammate by playing like him.


The Minnesota Wild have been scratching and clawing for offense with top guns Marian Gaborik and Pavol Demitra sidelined by injuries. After a rough string of starts in a five-game losing skid, Detroit goaltender Dominik Hasek was steadily regaining his form.


HIV/Aids is twice as common in the war-torn north of Uganda as in the rest of the country, an aid agency says.


A bronchial infection forced Faith Hill to withdraw from a MusiCares tribute to Aretha Franklin.


Gilbert Arenas lights up the league's hottest team for 38 points and eight assists Monday as the Wizards build a 31-point lead and hold on the beat the Dallas Mavericks, 106-97.


Time Warner agreed to pay $210m (Â£108m) yesterday to settle criminal fraud charges related to its internet service provider America Online.


Sotto le macerie da 11 giorni: salvo                                                                                Un settantenne Ã¨ stato trovato vivo tra le rovine di Banda Aceh. Sale in indonesia il numero delle vittime accertate: fino a 107.000, dice il ministero dagli affari sociali


Il 30% sono divorziate e il 12% risposate, dati Istat


Lorries carrying fuel pass into Gaza as Israel eases its blockade following international pressure.


Catania, 17:06 - CALCIO, CATANIA; PULVIRENTI: TORNIAMO DA PALERMO A TESTA ALTA

Nino Pulvirenti, all'indomani del derby perso con il Palermo commenta: "Siamo usciti dal Barbera a t...


MAHOPAC, N.Y. - A man broke into a barn on Thanksgiving morning, spray-painted three pet goats and scattered pages of pornographic magazines on the floor, apparently to harass the property owner, police said Tuesday.


1. Ingemar Stenmark, Sweden: 86 2. Hermann Maier, Austria: 53


Sun appears to own part of Java server start-up Azul

As the settlement turns Did Sun Microsystems acquire a stake in Azul when the two companies settled their patent infringement dispute earlier this week? We're guessing yes.â¦


British warships en route to Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan closes in

Two British warships in the Caribbean sailed for Jamaica, prepared to give whatever help they can as the island braced for a direct hit from deadly Hurricane Ivan.


Alitalia's Board Likely to Approve Rescue Plan, EU400 Mln Loan

Alitalia SpA's board is likely to approve today Chief Executive Officer Giancarlo Cimoli's rescue plan for Italy's largest airline, after he won concessions from the carrier's nine major unions on job cuts.


BREAKING NEWS - The European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg has ruled against Microsoft in its appeal of a March 2004 finding of the European Commission. In so doing, the Court upholds the EC's finding that Microsoft abused its dominant market position in Europe, first by failing to supply access to its protocols for enabling interoperability with its communications software in Windows and Windows Server, and second by bundling its Media Player with Windows XP.


The computer industry faces a skills crisis, the president of the British Computer Society tells BBC News.


Marc Thomas returned the opening kickoff of the second half 93 yards for a touchdown, igniting Northeastern to a run of 28 straight points in just over eight minutes as the Huskies crushed the University of Rhode Island, 42-14, at Parsons Field yesterday.


Bombs Kill 12 at Bangladesh Opposition Rally

At least 12 people were killed and 100  wounded in a bomb attack on Saturday on an opposition rally in  Bangladesh's capital, police and witnesses said.


Outgoing CIA chief in Iraq says better government, economy needed ...

In a farewell assessment of Iraq's security and political situation, the CIA's senior officer there wrote that a stronger government and


Hamlin takes first, but fill-in gets win

After missing the start of the race because his helicopter couldn't find a place to land, Denny Hamlin rallied to take the checkered flag in a wacky NASCAR Busch Series race at the Milwaukee Mile on Saturday.


Marine testifies against accused Haditha ringleader

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. Marine testified on Thursday he shot to death two unarmed Iraqi men in the town of Haditha and watched members of his squad kill more civilians after a roadside bomb ripped apart a fellow Marine in November 2005.


A clever marketing campaign has this writer basking in the olfactory delights of bus shelters.


Milanello, 14:15 - CALCIO, AZZURRI; ZAMBROTTA: IN AZZURRO SI DEVE VENIRE SEMPRE

Dal ritiro della Nazionale a Milanello dove la squadra si sta allenando in vista della partita di me...


Rosenfels guides Houston to victory over Denver

Quarterback Sage Rosenfels ran for one touchdown and threw for another to lead the Houston Texans to 31-13 win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday.


Sofia, Baku Consider Pipelines Extension

Business: 7 October 2004, Thursday. Energy projects and transport infrastructure were among the main topics of the Baku talks of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov on Thursday.


The Lede Blog: Another Bonds Ball Is Put to a Vote

Barry Bonds's record home run balls face space and total destruction.


Scots gamble on weakened rugby line-up against All Blacks

Scotland have changed their entire starting line-up for their World Cup clash with New Zealand in a bid to ensure they can field a fresh, first-choice side against Italy in their crucial final match in pool C.


Kenya's president angrily attacks those responsible for a spate of murders blamed on the banned Mungiki sect.


Vince lo spagnolo Gibernau Rossi precede Biaggi

RNO (REPUBBLICA CECA), 22 AGOSTO 2004 - Le vacanze "monastiche" hanno fatto davvero bene a Sete Gibernau, tornato ritemprato nel fisico ma anche nella mente e pronto a dare battaglia per il titolo della seguitissima MotoGP.


KKR, CVC exit group eyeing bid for Coles

SYDNEY/MELBOURNE  - Private equity giants Kohlberg Kravis Roberts  and CVC  pulled out of a consortium eyeing Australia's Coles Group Ltd. , but the bid group said it was still in the race for the retailer.


Payrolls shrank in August for the first time in four years, the government reported on Friday, prompting calls for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates before credit market turmoil drags the economy into recession.


Study Looks at How Extinct Species Moved

U.S., Canadian and British scientists have created a new way of determining how extinct species moved that's independent of analyses of limb structure.


REYKJAVIK, Jul 10 (IPS) - A crisis is looming in Iceland as, once again, cod  populations have crashed.


Soft Drinks Supply Americans With More Calories Than Milk

Researchers say alarming trend cuts across all age groups    HealthDayNews -- Soft drinks are surging ahead of milk as a source of calories for many Americans, says a University of North Carolina study.    The study found that between 1977 and 2001 the amount of energy that Americans get from soft drinks has tripled from 50 to 144 calories a day, while energy intake from milk declined from 143 calories to 99 calories a day...


Art Review: Jenny Holzer Makes Light of Poems and Beats Swords Into Paintings

Jenny Holzer has delivered a knockout one-two punch at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.


Kerry makes pitch to undecided, black voters

Democratic Senator John Kerry made a last-minute pitch for undecided voters with a message of change and reached out to black Americans with a scripture-laden appeal to help him restore economic justice.


Hamas leader Ismail Haniya calls Israel's freeing of funds for the Palestinian emergency government a "bribe".


Business Objects completes Crystal Reports integration

On Tuesday Business Objects will unveil Business Objects XI (Extreme Insight), the first version of its software following last year's acquisition of Crystal Decisions, to completely integrate Business Objects BI software with Crystal Reports.


Leaders of an Afghan tribe tell its members to vote for Hamid Karzai or their houses will be burned down.


Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, announced a 13.0-percent jump in total group sales over the Christmas trading period, outshining its struggling rivals.


Oltre il 50% degli italiani non ha messo nulla da parte nel 2007, e "non per scelta"L'anno scorso la percentuale era al 49, nel 2003 al 44,6 e nel 2000 al 40                                          Nel 2007 riesce a risparmiare meno della metÃ  delle famiglie                                                                                Cresciuto di 6 punti in tre anni il ricorso al credito al consumoAncora marcata la sfiducia verso i fondi pensioni. Negli investimenti si cerca la sicurezza di ROSARIA AMATO


Race against time as British police hunt serial killer

Police hunting a serial killer who is killing women at a rate unprecedented in British history pleaded on Wednesday with prostitutes to stay off the streets.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Turning from national security issues and the attacks on Democratic rival John Kerry on their opening night of the convention, Republicans plan to focus on domestic issues and the economy on Tuesday, the first night of programming


In the US, a political day like no other

Gina Nunez has never missed an election, primary or general, and found herself in the fellowship hall of a Methodist church in Phoenix on Tuesday to vote before anyone else in her precinct. Before the sun came up, for that matter.


Archbishop Desmond Tutu tells Africa's Anglicans to end an "obsession" with gay priests and same-sex unions.


Crescita in vista del dato sugli ordinativi alle fabbriche


Young sparks Titans to big win over Saints

Vince Young threw for two touchdowns and Vincent Fuller raced 61 yards with an interception return to lead the Tennessee Titans to a 31-14 come-from-behind victory at New Orleans on Monday.


The EU is to set carbon limits under the next phase of the European Trading Scheme, a key tool to tackle global warming.


A deal between the European Union and Turkey over the start of the latter's EU membership talks has been reached despite Ankara's initial refusal to immediately recognise (Greek Cypriot) Cyprus.


Venezia, 22:36 - BASKET, EUROCUP DONNE: VENEZIA ELIMINATA AGLI OTTAVI

L'Umana Reyer Venezia è stata eliminata negli ottavi di finale dell'Eurocup donne. La formazi...


Percept Picture Company has announced its most ambitious and significant film JOHNNY WALKER, featuring Amitabh Bachchan as its lead protagonist.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. troops pounded Fallujah with airstrikes and tank fire Sunday, and the Iraqi government appealed to residents to expel "foreign terrorists" to prevent an all-out attack...


You have more options than just cutting a check every December.


Symfony Project: Larger compatibility (magic_quotes_gpc)

According to this new post on the symfony blog today, a major event in the live of this popular application framework has just happened - magic_quotes_gpc set to "off" is no longer required.   It makes symfony easier to install and to run for the first time, and we hope it will leverage its adoption rate among PHP beginners. This modification is present in the trunk and in the latest alpha, and will be present in symfony 1.0 - the next stable release.   To "celebrate", they've also released two new version of the framework - stable - 0.6.3 and alpha 0.9.2288).


Per ora il bilancio parla di 10 morti e 22 dispersi


Cycling: Cardenas Wins 17th Stage of Tour of Spain

Colombian cyclist Felix Cardenas has won the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain, but Spain's Roberto Heras remains the overall leader heading into the race's final days.


BellSouth Prepares Network Upgrade for Video

BellSouth Corp. BLS.N, the No. 3  U.S. local telephone company, plans to upgrade its network to  offer video services and speedier Internet access to about 80  percent its customers by 2009, industry sources said.


FIDESZ Leads, Socialists Down In Hungary

(CPOD) Aug. 26, 2004 - The conservative Citizens Party (Fidesz) continues to lead all political organizations in Hungary, according to a poll by Gallup.


Dei 14 minorenni, solo uno e' tornato in liberta'


The abductors of Margaret Hassan, the head of CARE International in Iraq, have threatened to turn her over to an al Qaeda-affiliated group already responsible for several beheadings.


Iran fired a rocket from its newly inaugurated space center Monday, laying the groundwork for what it says will be the future launch of its first domestically produced satellite, the semi-official FARS news agency reported.


Actor Robert Earl Jones, a fixture in Broadway shows and movies and the father of actor James Earl Jones, has died. Jones, 96, died Sept. 7 at the Lillian Booth Actors' Home, according to the home and Dale Olson, his son's agent.


Airbus expects air passenger traffic to treble in the next two decades, creating global demand for 24,300 aircraft.


Chelsea's wingless wonders are finally taking flight. Jose Mourinho's sides often display the width of a particularly narrow pencil but a new, sharper shape is emerging.


Desert winds ravage Neolithic village in Chile

COYO, Chile  - Deep within the wind-swept Atacama desert in northern Chile, the remnants of a forgotten civilization rise from the sand.


A former national laboratory worker has admitted that she used government computers to access the e-mail account of Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington and hacked into a cell phone company's Web site to obtain his phone number.


Dominant U.S. takes charge at Presidents Cup

Steve Stricker and Hunter Mahan led the way as Presidents Cup holders the United States dominated Thursday's opening foursomes to lead the Internationals by 5-1/2 points to a half.


A month from turning 51, Haas finished strong Friday in Atlanta in the Tour Championship by saving par on the 17th from 60 feet away in a bunker, then making a 12-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66 and a two-shot lead over Stephen Ames.


Police said a handyman delivering drugs shot and critically wounded a prominent Latin music songwriter and producer inside a waterfront mansion.


Israel Kills 3 Palestinians in Major Gaza Raid

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


Clash brings back bad memories for Tomjanovich

Rudy Tomjanovich isn't sure whether the TV images of the brawl between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers affected him more deeply because of what he went through in another on-court brawl 27 years ago.


A woman fatally shot in an upscale suburb and a teenager gunned down on a New Orleans street are the latest people killed in a metropolitan area that has seen violent crime rebound much faster than its population since Hurricane Katrina.


IBM bundles products, targets smaller businesses

International Business Machines Corp. on  Tuesday unveiled the first in a new line of product bundles  encompassing hardware, software and technical assistance as it  looks to increase its sales to small and medium-sized  companies.


Prince Harry, younger son of the Prince of Wales, has passed his entrance exam to Sandhurst and is looking forward to joining the Army.