FDA Official Alleges Pressure to Suppress Vioxx Findings

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


Gli incidenti probatori hanno confermato le dichiarazioni e i raccontidelle piccole vittime. L'uomo, 35 anni, opera anche come volontario in una associazione onlus                                          Verona, insegnante di scuola materna arrestato per abusi su bimbe di 5 e 6 anni                                                                                Trovati nella sua abitazione indumenti intimi e materiale pedopornografico


Massive California wildfires burn through the night

Firefighters hoped for high winds to abate on Tuesday, enabling them to start containing the fast-moving fires that have engulfed a swath of Southern California, claimed some 700 homes and sent thousands fleeing.


President Bush wants to work with Republican Sen. John McCain to pursue court action against political ads by "shadowy" outside groups, the White House said Thursday amid growing pressure on the president to denounce attacks on John Kerry's war record.


Russia Test-Fires New Topol-M Ballistic Missile

Russia successfully test-fired a mobile version of the intercontinental Topol-M ballistic missile on Friday in the last of four test-firings before its deployment next year, Interfax news agency reported.


Google Strikes Deals for Library Content

Google reached agreements with several major research libraries to digitize the content of thousands of books in their archives, adding momentum to the search giant's effort to catalog vast amounts of offline information in addition to Web pages, the


For Cloaked Saudi Women, Color Is the New Black

JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Manal Fageeh never liked the abaya, the long black cloak she was forced to begin wearing at 13. She resented the fact that it was obligatory for women in Saudi Arabia, and the black absorbed heat in the often-scorching climate.


A court hears a mother may have poisoned her son with table salt as she was having difficulties caring for him.


The European Commission waves through the Â£11.1bn buyout of Alliance Boots by KKR and deputy chairman Stefano Pessina.


Skinkers to provide live TV over the net

Joost or Slingbox killer? Skinkers, using technology called LiveStation that it acquired from Microsoft, has developed a peer-to-peer-based video service that allows consumers to watch live television on their PC.â¦


Scholastic to print 12 mln U.S. copies of Potter book

Publisher Scholastic Corp. said on Wednesday it would release a record-breaking 12 million copies for the first U.S. printing of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," which hits stores on July 21.


Governments told not doing enough to halt racism

Governments should work harder to combat racism and other hate crimes which are on the rise globally but go largely unreported, advocacy group Human Rights First said in a report on Wednesday.


Hearing Focuses on Language and Violence in Rap Music

Rap artists and entertainment executives on Tuesday found themselves fending off Congressional criticism that they exploit violence and sexism for profit.


A POWERFUL blast destroyed a house in western Baghdad during an overnight police raid that turned into a devastating ambush. It flattened nearby buildings and killed at least 28 people, including seven Iraqi officers.


EU urges Chad government, rebels to negotiate peace

The European Union called on Chad's  warring government and rebels to negotiate a peace deal as  relief agencies said on Monday a fresh refugee crisis was  developing in the east where EU troops are being deployed.


Russian trouble makers find Quicken backdoor

Makes it possible to remove password protection from Quicken files A Russian firm that provides password-recovery services says it has found a backdoor in the encryption mechanism that Quicken uses to secure password-protected files, a feature that makes millions of users of the personal finance program more vulnerable to government spooks or other highly determined snoops.â¦


scubacuda writes "Yahoo! reports that PayPal is taking an aggressive stance against gambling, adult, and non-prescription drug sites: anyone caught using PayPal for these purposes will be charged $500.


Spinetta presto di nuovo a Roma, confronto con il governo


U.S. May Pursue Iran Sanctions Even if Russia Balks

DEAD SEA, Jordan, Nov. 30 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice signaled Thursday that the United States is willing to risk a breach with Russia if the Russians do not soon sign on to a U.N. Security Council resolution to punish Iran for its nuclear activities.


Ucraina. Compromesso fra Yanukovic e Yushenko sul legge e commissione elettorale.Ma Yanukovic non lascia prima del voto. La commissione elettorale sarÃ  sciolta e rinnovata, la legge elettorale modificata.


Raise my kids, or else! People have long wondered how cowbirds can get away with leaving their eggs in the nests of other species, who then raise the baby cowbirds. Why don't the hosts just toss the strange eggs out? Now researchers seem to have an answer — if the host birds reject the strange eggs, the cowbirds come back and trash the place.


Many men who pay for sex have partners: UK study

Nearly 50 percent of men in Scotland who pay for sex at home or abroad have a partner and the percentage could be greater, researchers said on Monday.


The inevitable is expected to become official today, when NHL commissioner Gary Bettman addresses the media at 2:30 pm in Manhattan after meeting with the league's Board of Governors.


Greece hails ancient theater as exceptional find

An ancient Greek theater accidentally discovered by construction workers in Athens is one of the classical world's most famous lost stages.


In Party Speech, Blair Admits Political Cost of Iraq Mistakes

Prime Minister Tony Blair offered a qualified apology for some of the judgments he had made in taking the country to war.


Washington Wizards assistant coach Tom Young announces his retirement at the age of 74 after a near 50-year coaching career.


Foreign doctors fill unwanted British posts: study

Doctors trained overseas are particularly used in the National Health Service (NHS) to fill posts that British-trained medics do not want, says new research.


Auntie's commercial arm hugs Apple The BBC's commercial arm is expected to announce a deal to distribute shows via the iTunes video store next week.â¦


AMERICA/PERÃ - I Vescovi chiedono di mettere a frutto le risorse naturali del paese, comprese le ricchezze minerarie, per ottenere condizioni di vita piÃ¹ umane Lima (Agenzia Fides) - "Per un volto umano del settore minerario" Ã¨ il titolo del comunicato pubblicato dai Vescovi del PerÃ¹ dopo la riunione celebrata il 18 settembre a Lima sullo sfruttamento minerario nel dipartimento di Piura. Domenica scorsa, 16...


Greeks face tax hikes as Olympic debts rise

Greece's Prime Minister has called emergency cabinet meetings to prevent the country from being plunged into debt following the Olympics.


Sterling softens on cooling house prices

Sterling softened after data released this morning by the British Banking Association provided further evidence that house prices are finally starting to cool.


Lo ha detto il ministro Sviluppo economico Bersani


The most savvy CAPS investors like these one-star stocks. Hmm.


Not such a bargain. One-owner sub in emergency callout

With due pomp and ceremony the Royal Navy handed over the submarine HMS Upholder to the Canadians at the weekend. The vessel was renamed HMCS Chicoutimi - after the city on the edge of Quebec's vast northern wilds - and the maple leaf flag was hoisted.


An experimental cholesterol treatment touted by drugmaker Merck & Co. significantly reduced artery-clogging fats in late-stage testing, but it got a mixed reception from Wall Street analysts Tuesday.


Star-struck Wall Street gave a  dazzling welcome to DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. on Thursday,  sending the shares of the animated film maker up more than 38  percent in their market debut.


SYDNEY: British Airways said it will sell its entire 18.25% stake in Australia's Qantas Airways in a move seen as likely to fuel a major realignment of airline alliances.


Edinburgh University strips Mugabe of honorary degree

Edinburgh University, one of Britain's top universities, decided on Wednesday to strip Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe of an honorary degree he was awarded more than 20 years ago.


From Annie Leibovitz: Life, and Death, Examined

A new book and an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum grew out of what Annie Leibovitz has described as an archaeological dig: an unearthing and sifting of a decade and a half of her work.


Iran says starts building new atomic power plant: report

Iran has started building a second atomic power plant, Iran's Ambassador to Russia Gholamreza Ansari was quoted as saying on Friday by Itar-Tass news agency.


GONAIVES, Haiti - Victims who lost relatives, homes and belongings in Tropical Storm Jeanne are now tormented by street gangs who attack food convoys, raid homes at night and shoot those who get in their way.    The failure of Haiti's U.S.-backed government to disarm the gangs that helped oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has created a climate of instability that further jeopardizes lives after the calamity Jeanne visited on Gonaives 10 days ago...


Reports say Egypt is to free an Arab-Israeli man jailed on spying charges in return for six students held by Israel.


Torino, 18:32 - CALCIO, COPPA ITALIA: NIENTE INTER PER BUFFON E NEDVED

Sarà ancora una Juve in emergenza quella che scenderà in campo domani al Meazza nell'a...


Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a plan to give U.S. troops in Iraq more leave time, defeating a proposal widely considered the Democrat's best near-term chance to change President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy.


Dems: Leaked intel shows U.S. needs new leaders

Part of a classified intelligence report that says the war in Iraq has increased the terrorist threat against the United States has fueled calls by congressional Democrats for a new direction in the nation's war on terrorism.


Firm recalls male performance supplement

A product touted on the Internet as a natural alternative to Viagra has been recalled because it contains an active ingredient similar to that of the prescription impotence drug.


IAC is buying a stake in a network of health-related websites.


Blaze Rages Through Building on West Meeker Street

By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Dec. 19--Firefighters battled hotspots and stayed late Monday night at the scene of a fire that ripped through a two-story building in downtown Kent.   Kent and Auburn firefighters responded to the blaze about 12:50 p.m.


Call to legalise file-sharing with taxes

The record industry must radically re-think the way it tackles pop swapping, a music conference is told.


Violent crime up again, more murders, robberies

More murders and robberies in 2006 sent U.S. violent crimes higher for the second straight year, the FBI said on Monday, with the increase blamed on gangs, youth violence, gun crimes and fewer police on beats.


Panel Seeks Better Disciplining of Doctors

Experts retained by the Bush administration said on Tuesday that more effective disciplining of incompetent doctors could alleviate the problem of medical malpractice litigation.


Review: Iraq contractor's paperwork 'in disarray'

The U.S. State Department is unable to account for most of $1.2 billion in funding that it gave to DynCorp International to train Iraqi police, a government report said Tuesday.


Lord Black faces fraud lawsuit from US financial commission

THE US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a fraud lawsuit against Lord Black, the ousted chief executive of Hollinger International and his top deputy, accusing the men of improperly diverting funds from the newspaper publisher over a period of


Richard Hatch, who became a millionaire when he won the first-ever "Survivor" reality show, has agreed to plead guilty to two counts of tax evasion for failing to report income, including the $1.01 million he won on the show.


Dell Warns Intel with Talk of AMD Inside

Dell and Intel have danced this dance before, only this time the tune has changed. "Historically Dell has done this because they aren't getting the response they want from Intel and then Intel


Thousands of peaceful Shiite Muslims on Friday reclaimed the Imam Ali mosque from militants loyal to maverick cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, who called on his followers to lay down their arms.


Baghdad Governor Assassinated; Bomber Kills 11

Gunmen killed Baghdad's governor in  Iraq's highest-profile assassination for eight months and a  suicide bomber killed 11 people on Tuesday in an escalating  campaign to wreck the Jan. 30 election.


Elderly women fare better with lung cancer: study

Older women with lung cancer live  longer than men the same age, U.S. researchers reported on  Saturday, and said their finding suggests that estrogen might  affect chemotherapy.


The merger between First Choice Holidays and Tui, owner of Thomson Holidays, gets conditional clearance.


Record Â£95m euro lottery jackpot draw tonight

Tonight's the night if you want to win the world's biggest ever lottery prize of Â£95m


A New Jersey man who recently returned from a trip to Liberia has died of an illness that had not been detected in the United States since 1989 but is common in West Africa, state health officials said Thursday.


Israeli Hard-Liners Denounce Gaza Disengagement Plan

A large number of prominent Israeli hard-liners are describing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to dismantle Jewish settlements in Gaza and a small portion of the West Bank as a "crime against humanity.


Ukraine PM say president preparing to use force

Ukraine's prime minister accused President Viktor Yushchenko of preparing to use force in their struggle for supremacy after Yushchenko said on Friday he was taking control of interior ministry troops.


The Billboard US singles chart includes digital sales for the first time, with Green Day its most popular download.


Colorful Anna Nicole Smith judge leaving

Larry Seidlin, the wisecracking judge who presided in the dispute over Anna Nicole Smith's remains and was lampooned for his sobbing announcement of the verdict, will resign next month, a court spokesman said Tuesday.


A group of Florida citrus growers and juice processors appealed Monday for penalty tariffs on some orange juice imports from Brazil, alleging the juice is unfairly "dumped" on the US market and hurting Florida's citrus industry.


Algeria's main Islamist rebels, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat, pick a new chief to replace the one killed in June.


Jack McConnell says the number of children entitled to free school meals will more than double if he wins the election.


Security stepped up at Olympics after diving incident

Athens, Aug 17 (DPA) Security has been stepped up at all Olympic venues after a spectator managed to dive into the pool during synchronised diving event, the organising committee ATHOC said today.


US colleges to buy green power in MTV competition

An environmental group is teaming with  MTV to encourage U.S. university students to demand their  schools get more energy from renewable energy sources.


Shares in EADS, the parent of jet-maker Airbus, rose Wednesday on reports that a Russian bank had bought more than 4 percent of its stock. But EADS retracted an earlier comment in which it said Moscow-based Vneshtorgbank had confirmed the acquisition.


Lucca: marito e moglie si tolgono la vita

FORTE DEI MARMI (Lucca) - Si sono tolti la vita iniettandosi due dosi massicce di insulina. I corpi senza vita di due coniugi trevisani, sono stati trovati in una villa di Forte dei Marmi dove stavano trascorrendo le vacanze.


Vodafone buys a controlling stake in Indian mobile phone firm Hutchison Essar for $11bn (Â£5.7bn).


NBA quietly begins mandatory player cardiac screening

National Basketball Association officials require cardiac screening for every player in the wake of a player's death and heart issues for other players last season, a US newspaper reported.


Directing Johnny Depp a "challenge", says India's Nair

NEW DELHI (Reuters Life!) - She has worked with Hollywood superstars like Denzel Washington and Reese Witherspoon but now Indian-born director Mira Nair is set to take on the "challenge" of directing Johnny Depp.


Russia urges halt to US missile talks with Czech Republic, Poland

Russia said on Saturday that Washington should freeze its missile defence talks with the Czech Republic and Poland pending examination of an alternative Russian proposal on using an Azerbaijani radar site.


Novell alla conquista di nuovi utenti. Con la suite Linux Desktop 9, un progetto studiato da SuSE Linux giÃ  prima del passaggio a Novell, la compagnia americana si candida come prima alternativa al pacchetto Office di Microsoft.


Ascoli, 18:41 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; BENIGNI SERENO: QUEST'ANNO GIRA MALE

L'amministratore unico dell'Ascoli, Roberto Benigni, è sereno nonostante la mancata vittoria ...


The drugmaker's Q2 boasts 12% earnings growth.


Last Gasp of a Dying Star? Spacecraft to Find Out

A new spacecraft is being readied to make the fastest, most detailed study yet of the fleeting gamma ray bursts emanating from deep in space.


Nawaz says match fixing rife in Pakistan

MELBOURNE, Australia  - Former Pakistani Test star Sarfraz Nawaz said that match fixing was still rife in his homeland, sparking a sharp retort from national coach Bob Woolmer on the eve of the second Test against Australia.


Russian President Vladimir  Putin took the pilot's seat on Wednesday as he was shown around  a new airliner, leaving the man likely to succeed him in the  co-pilot's chair.


A section of a 4.5km-long hotel complex built by the Nazis as a holiday camp is sold at auction.


Despite state laws that limit corporations from giving more than $5,000 a year to political candidates, insurance giant American International Group Inc. has used a loophole to let its subsidiaries give many times that limit to politicians who regulate their business, a newspaper reported Tuesday.


Roma:, 20:24 - Volley, serie A1 donne: risultati della 2/a di ritorno

Questi i risultati della 2Âª giornata di ritorno della regular Season di A1 famminile di volley.


THIS TIME IT'S ALL A BIT UNFAIR ON HARRY

PRINCE Harry has a problem. He has been labelled a wild child and, fairly or not, he is now typecast. Yesterday, as he flew back to Britain at the end of his visit to Argentina, there were accusations that


Abbas Calls on Palestinians to Drop Armed Struggle

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas called on  Tuesday for his people to pursue negotiations instead of  violence in the struggle for a state, marking out a change of  strategy for peace with Israel after Yasser Arafat's death.


Pilot fish gets a request from a user to install a program on his laptop, and it only takes a day or so to get that done. So why is the users manager so upset?


France Scrambles to Respond to Kidnappers

The French government Sunday scrambled to develop a response to kidnappers who grabbed two French journalists in Iraq, demanding Paris revoke a law banning Islamic head scarves in public schools.


Sharon promises to help Palestinians with their election

Israeli and Palestinian officials are expected to hold low-key but direct talks on the mechanics of the January election to succeed Yasser Arafat after a promise to Washington


Parents who keep a clean house may unwittingly be developing asthma in their children, research suggests.


Iraq Hostages' Kin Appeal for Their Lives

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Family members of an American and a Briton held hostage in Iraq appealed for their lives after militants vowed to kill one of them Tuesday, a day after beheaded a hostage identified as U.S. civil engineer Eugene Armstrong...


Life & style: In pictures: The best entries in our competition to finish the picture drawn by Rosie Flo illustrator Roz Streeten


Nuclear non-proliferation dominates IAEA conference

The 48th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) concluded Friday evening with a call for the prevention of the proliferation of weapons of mass


_Nov. 2, 2004 - Jay-Z has issued a statement ripping on R. Kelly for his "lack of professionalism and unpredictable behavior.


Core 2 Duo-based Mac support Apple has updated its Windows-on-Mac utility, Boot Camp. The latest release, version 1.1.1 and still a beta test incarnation, primarily incorporates support for the Apple's recently released Core 2 Duo-based iMacs.â¦


Nantes, 17:11 - CALCIO, NANTES: ESONERATO EO

La squadra francese del Nantes (ligue 1) ha esonerato l'allenatore Georges Eo sostituendolo con il s...


More families playing video games but concerns remain

TORONTO, Dec 7 (Reuters Life!) - A new generation of technologically savvy parents are turning gaming into a family event, according to a new survey, but critics pushing for greater monitoring of video game content remain concerned.


High-level discussions begin in New York on how to help Iraq and to bolster the UN presence in the country.


Oil prices fell $1 below record highs  on Tuesday as fears over supply disruptions in Venezuela eased  after President Hugo Chavez won a vote on his rule.


Company first released update last fall, but is issuing it again to stress to users that they could be at risk if they don't follow through.


2008 race, 20 months away, dominating TV

Two months before the 1992 presidential election, an NBC reporter cornered a man to ask whether he preferred Bill Clinton or President Bush.


Obama, Clinton put racial spat behind them

Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton promised on Tuesday to put an end to their recent dispute over race and praised each other's commitment to civil rights.


Bradley Wiggins wins Great Britain's second cycling gold in the men's individual pursuit.


President Bush yesterday nominated Cuban-born Carlos Gutierrez, who once sold Frosted Flakes cereal from a van in Mexico and rose to head the nation's largest cereal company, for the post of commerce secretary.


Oil giant BP sees its latest profits slump 45%, hit by a slowdown in production and refinery problems.


SAO PAULO, Brazil Â· The hometown favorite won the pole position for today's Brazilian Grand Prix after his teammate, the seven-time world champion, crashed during practice.


Dow Chemical reports 86 percent increase in profit

DETROIT - Dow Chemical Co.'s third-quarter earnings soared 86 percent to beat Wall Street forecasts, thanks largely to improved margins.


The changing roles played by Jews and Irish and Italian Catholics in New York City society, and politics, were the subject of a panel discussion organized by the Museum of the City of New York.


Cagliari, 18:06 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: SQUADRA PARTITA PER PALERMO, NON C'E' COSSU

Il Cagliari è partito oggi per Palermo in vista della sfida di domenica al Barbera. 20 i gioc...


Secondo un rinato Pedrosa, poi Barros e Stoner. In 125 vince Faubel,in 250 Bautista ma solo dopo aver buttato fuori pista Lorenzo                                            Rossi domina: primo al Mugello Poi, a sorpresa, ritorna Pedrosa                                                                                di VINCENZO BORGOMEO


WASHINGTON -- President Bush hailed a new era of strategic cooperation with India yesterday as he signed a law that is a major step toward allowing New Delhi to buy US nuclear reactors and fuel for the first time in 30 years.


Gold soars to record high above magic $850/oz

Gold swept to a record high on Wednesday above the key $850-an-ounce mark, driven by surging oil, a weaker dollar and simmering geopolitical tensions that polished its safe-haven credentials.


Grampian Police refuse to comment on allegations over crucial evidence in the Arlene Fraser murder trial.


Uninsured Washington area residents shopping for health coverage -- or convinced they have to go without -- have a new tool to help them assess the options available to them. A Web site first developed for California by the nonprofit Foundation for Health Coverage Education now includes informati...


Despite setback, Democrats vow to pressure Bush on Iraq

US Senate Democrats, thwarted in their bid to force a debate on President George W. Bush's planned US troop buildup in Iraq, were expected to step up their pressure on the administration in order to force it to change its strategy in the war.


Livorno, 18:28 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: REZAEI LAVORA IN GRUPPO

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Livorno in vista della gara di Palermo: il tecnico Camolese ha fatto ...


Lily Allen to judge Orange women's fiction award

Royal Society of Literature unimpressed Brit songstress Lily Allen has been selected a judge for next year's Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction, joining chair Kirsty Lang, Guardian Review editor Lisa Allardice, novelist Philippa Gregory and novelist, journalist and childrenâs author Bel Mooney on the panel for the women-only Â£30k award.â¦


With palm trees, sandy beaches and a warm gentle breeze, it's not hard for the Oklahoma Sooners to like the view as they prepare for next week's Orange Bowl.


President Bush nominated Deputy Treasury Secretary Samuel W. Bodman yesterday as his second secretary of energy, tapping an administration veteran to lead the Energy Department at a time


Steve Madden's on sale -- shoes can be dangerous business for investors.


Cda propone assemblea un dividendo unitario di 0,58 euro


CHICAGO, July 6 -- A woman is seeking class-action status for a lawsuit alleging that the federal government violated her constitutional rights when it announced that no new employer-sponsored applications for green cards would be accepted until the fall.


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Harrah's says gets $15 billion buyout offer

Harrah's Entertainment Inc., the world's biggest casino operator, on Monday said it received a $15 billion buyout offer from private equity firms Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group..


Microsoft set to release MSN Messenger 7.0 beta

A select group of testers next week will get an early look at MSN Messenger 7.0, the next version of Microsoft Corp.'s popular instant messaging client.


Firenze, 15:56 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: PROVVEDIMENTI DISCIPLINARI TERZA GIORNATA

Il giudice sportivo Pasquale Marino ha squalificato 11 giocatori dopo le partite della terza giornat...


Top Palestinian officials are to meet the French president in the hope of visiting the ailing Yasser Arafat.


Relazione Secit, societa' riescono invece a evitare sanzioni


Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strauss cemented their names in the record-books with an opening stand of 273, to swing a topsy-turvy match back in England's favour on the third day at Kingsmead.


Thousands of monks and civilians march against Burma's military rulers amid tear gas and baton charges.


Uccisa con un uomo di 66 anni, era ucraina e non polacca


US, EU approaches on Iran close, Rumsfeld says

The United States and the European Union share the view that Iran must not be permitted to develop nuclear weapons and their approaches to ensuring this does not happen are very close, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said.


Increasingly, the U.S. sits down with Iraqi militants

In talks with some groups, the US aims to convince Shiite militias that political reconciliation, not violence, is the way forward.


Verizon Wireless wins permanent injunction against spammer

WASHINGTONâA judge in New Jersey has granted Verizon Wireless a permanent injunction against Jacob Brown, a text-message spammer from Rhode Island.


The jury in the murder trial of David Bieber, accused of gunning down a policeman on Boxing Day last year, resumes its deliberations.


Consumers, the heart of the American economy, are showing signs of flagging in a worrying development 10 weeks ahead of November 2 elections, analysts said.


TABA, EGYPT -- Israel's intelligence chief yesterday blamed al-Qaida for the bombings at resorts in Egypt's Sinai peninsula that officials said killed 29 people, including many Israelis celebrating a Jewish holiday, and wounded more than Israeli and


Stocks fall on Intel; inflation risk eyed

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, with   the Nasdaq dropping more than 1 percent, as Intel Corp.   INTC.O dragged other technology issues lower and surging U.S.   labor costs renewed inflation concerns.


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Microsoft plans new Windows Live, Live search releases

The software maker lets a few details out during an employee Web cast to discuss Yahoo bid. It's just one of many product tidbits I expect to come out as part of regulatory filings associated with the offer.


Portsmouth midfielder Richard Hughes has been called up to the Scotland squad for their World Cup qualifying double-header against Norway and Moldova.


Livorno, 17:49 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: AMELIA NON CONVOCATO

Marco Amelia è stato escluso dalla lista dei convocati per la sfida di domani contro il Paler...


members of old elites vowing a rough ride for the country's first directly elected president. am British time) on Wednesday, with some squabbles breaking out over posts in the cabinet.


The US and North Korea had "very good" talks aimed at normalising bilateral ties, the top US negotiator says.


An e-mail that tricks Linux users to download a fake update from Red Hatâs security team is currently doing the rounds of the Internet.


Mistaken beliefs about autism mean many think children with the condition are just badly behaved, research finds.


Yahoo acquires video-editing site Jumpcut

Internet media giant Yahoo Inc.   YHOO.O said on Wednesday it had acquired Jumpcut, a site that   provides simple-to-use online video-editing tools, its latest   bid to enhance its Web video services offerings.


Heavy blast in a coal mine in central China has killed at least 56 people in left 88 missing central. âThe explosion occurred on Wednesday night at the Daping mine in Xinmi in central Henan province after


WASHINGTON - Newly unearthed memos state George W. Bush was suspended from flying for the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war because he failed to meet Guard standards and failed to take his annual flight physical as required...


Katie Gearlds scored 26 points and No. 15 Purdue escaped with an 82-79 overtime win over Wisconsin in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals on Friday.


Palermo, 15:09 - CALCIO, BRESCIANO: NESSUNA OFFERTA DALLA FIORENTINA

Piovone le offerte dall'Inghilterra per il centrocampista del Palermo, Mark Bresciano. Dopo il Manch...


Torino, 12:12 - CALCIO, TORINO: MUSIC IN PRESTITO AL TREVISO

Il Torino ha ceduto in prestito il centrocampista Vedin Music, 34 anni a marzo, al Treviso. Il bosni...


BRUSSELS The incoming president of the European Commission offered an olive branch to the European Parliament on Thursday but failed to quell a rebellion by deputies that is threatening the future of a conservative Catholic commissioner-designate, Rocco


Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan will hit the road next week on a two-week tour to promote his debut book of poetry, "Blinking With Fists," which was published recently by Faber & Faber.


Tribune lowers its Q3 guidance, sending the whole media sector lower.


Updated Rules Shorten Waits for New Lungs

A quiet revolution in the world of lung transplants is saving the lives of people who, just two years ago, would have died on the waiting list.


Drinking several cups of green tea every day may help keep prostate cancer from spreading, according to a study funded by the Japanese government.


ROMANIA: INCINTA A 67 ANNI, E' LA MAMMA PIU' VECCHIA DEL MONDO

Sofia, 30 dic. (Adnkronos) - Una donna rumena di 67 anni, incinta di due gemelli, potrebbe diventare la madre piu' 'vecchia' del mondo. Riferisce l'emittente televisiva privata 'Realitatea Tv' che Adriana


The Supreme Court said Monday that it would use the case of a Missouri death row inmate to consider the constitutionality of forcing defendants to appear before juries in chains and shackles.


Bush and Kerry Trade Barbs in Fla., Ohio

President Bush and his wife Laura arrive on stage at a campaign rally in Daytona Beach, Fla. Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004.(AP Photo/Peter Cosgrove).


South Africa police disperse hospital strikers

South African police used stun grenades and a water cannon to disperse striking hospital workers in the port city of Durban on Thursday as a crippling public sector strike entered its seventh day.


IBM Gets Flexible with Small Storage Systems

Key to the announcement is the fact that the systems share microcode, said Dianne McAdam, senior analyst at Data Mobility Group. "That means that if I want to make a copy of a volume on the DS6000 I use the same commands as the DS8000.


After more than a decade in refugee camps, Jean Kayobera was ready to come home.


Murdoch aims to charm Dow Jones shareholders

Rupert Murdoch is expected to turn on the charm Monday to reassure the family that controls Dow Jones & Co. Inc.  that his $5 billion offer for the company won't undermine its flagship newspaper, The Wall Street Journal.


School shoot-out spurs debate on violent PC games

A long-simmering debate in Germany about banning violent computer games is burning again after an aloof teenager on Monday stormed his former high school, shot five people and later killed himself.


COLIN POWELL ANNULLA LA SUA VISITA AI GIOCHI DI ATENE

Salta la visita di tre giorni ad Atene di Colin Powell. Il segretario di Stato americano non assisterÃ  alla cerimonia di chiusura delle ventottesima edizione dei Giochi Olimpici. La notizia Ã¨ stata comunicata


Ridge to serve on McCain's '08 bid board

Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge will serve as national co-chair of Republican John McCain's presidential exploratory committee, the campaign said Wednesday.


Some species of male fish in the Potomac River and its tributaries are developing female sexual traits at a frequency higher than scientists have seen before, raising concerns about pollutants in a waterway that provides drinking water for millions of people.


Forest rangers in the northern Italian Alps have confirmed for the first time the existence of an albino mountain goat — and named him "Snowflake."


Torino, 19:18 - CALCIO, JUVE-DEL PIERO: GIOVEDI' L'INCONTRO PER IL CONTRATTO

Del Piero-Juve, l'incontro per il rinnovo del contratto è in arrivo.  I suoi procuratori inco...


A New York moneta unica a 1,3678 dopo massimo a 1,3798


Incontri la prosimma settimana con Kabaki e Odingale


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Report says consumer confidence about the same

NEW YORK - Consumers' assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday.


24 vehicles get top marks in crash tests

Two dozen 2007 passenger vehicles received top scores in government crash ratings Tuesday under a system that is expected to be revised to offer more meaningful information for car buyers.


Parigi, 14:28 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; BAYERN MONACO: VAN BOMMEL SQUALIFICATO 2 TURNI

L'Uefa ha squalificato per due giornate il centrocampista del Bayern Monaco, Mark van Bommel, espuls...


Researchers Coax Mouse Skin Cells to Embryonic Cells

Three teams of scientists said today they had coaxed ordinary mouse skin cells to become what are effectively embryonic stem cells without creating or destroying embryos in the process -- an advance that, if it works with human cells, could revolutionize stem cell research and defuse one of the...


Iraqi cabinet approves draft general pardon law

The Iraqi cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday that will offer a general pardon to thousands of prisoners in U.S. military and Iraqi custody, a government spokesman said.


From the Editor - Got a Linux Server? Thank a Beowulf.

Access to this article is restricted to Linux Journal subscribers, click here for more information.Ten years ago, Donald Becker and Thomas Sterling built a 16-node cluster, the original Beowulf, and started Linux and commodity hardware on a program of relentless improvement.


'Incredibles' Capsizes 'Nemo' at Box Office

Pixar Animation's new film The Incredibles has capped weekend box office charts with $70.7 million in North American ticket sales.


One of the latest actions by this United States Senate is an ominous one. This week, the Senate voted to raise the federal debt limit by $800 billion to $8.2 trillion.


Iraqi Girl, 11, Appeals for Release of UK Hostage

An 11-year-old Iraqi girl who lost a leg and 17 members of her family during last year's war urged kidnappers Saturday to release a British hostage they have been holding for nine days under threat of death.


Accusing John Kerry of playing an "armchair general," Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday rejected the Democrat's criticism of the loss of hundreds of tons of explosives in Iraq, saying toppling Saddam Hussein took thousands of times that amount of potentially dangerous material out of the former dictator's hands.


Latham behind on security but making up ground

WHEN it comes to national security as an election issue, John Howard still leads Mark Latham by a wide margin as preferred prime minister.


Smiling Samba Sweeper to Steal Rio Carnival Show

Renato Lourenco usually sweeps up heaps of trash after Rio de Janeiro's elite samba schools parade at Carnival. This year he will be one of its most surprising stars.


Virgin may sweeten its offer for Northern Rock as the government is set to unveil a plan to secure a private sale.


A fighter jet takes off from an aircraft carrier and a missile is launched from its deck as a voice says in a television commercial: "When America goes ashore, Northrop Grumman is right there. Maritime superiority. Northrop Grumman, defining the future."


Bombings kill 14 at a rally by Bangladesh opposition

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A series of bombs exploded yesterday as a Bangladeshi opposition leader was speaking at a rally. At least 14 people were killed and hundreds were wounded, witnesses and news reports said.


Since he went from home remodeler to homeless person two years ago, Tim Cook has been robbed eight times, been beaten up five times and suffered four staph infections.


Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima film resonates in Japan

Hiromasa Murakami went to see Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima" to find out if an American could tell the Japanese side of a battle that became a symbol of U.S. patriotism, but for Japan was a bitter memory of defeat.


Teenage gunman kills himself after German school rampage

Policemen from the special task force walk past the Geschwister-Scholl school in Emsdetten, western Germany.Comment


Unless, that is, you follow a few simple steps.


The United Nations proposed the most sweeping changes in its history today, recommending the overhaul of its key decision-making organ, the Security Council, and suggesting


Dynamically Typed: Goole, PHP and Translations

Just been doing some heavy translation from German to English. Which lead to writing a simple command line tool for translating via Google - waste time to save time in other words. Getting a prototype up from scratch took about 15 minutes (which sheds a light on blog spam I guess). Have cleaned it up a bit and dropping it here in case anyone can use it.


From Spaceflight to Attempted Murder Charge

A NASA astronaut, Capt. Lisa Marie Nowak, has been charged with the attempted murder of a rival for the affections of a fellow astronaut.


USOC sends International Gymnastics Greetings

Thursday night, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) received a letter from Mr. Bruno Grandi, President of the Federation Internationale De Gymnastique (FIG).


President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that investigators were looking for a link between al-Qaida and Chechen rebels widely believed to have downed two planes last week.


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Mozambique Prepares for Elections to Replace Chisano

Mozambique holds elections on Wednesday and Thursday to choose a successor to President Joaquim Chissano, who ruled for 18 years and led the southern African country to peace after a long civil war that claimed up to a million lives.


think of Peter Schmeichelâs one-handed defiance, Philippe Albertâs chip in a 5-0 home win, a hat-trick by Paul Scholes


NBA: Stoudemire Shines as Suns Stop Trailblazers

Amare Stoudemire poured in a career  high 50 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns  cruised to a 117-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on  Sunday, improving their record to an NBA best 26-4.


If a pregnant woman has a poor diet it may increase her child's chances of having heart disease, scientists say.


L'indice Dj Stoxx 600 nell'anno nuovo segna perdita 3,466%


Devils edge Penguins in nine-goal thriller

The New Jersey Devils turned in a second straight strong offensive performance to edge the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Wednesday, Travis Zajac leading the attack with two second period goals.


IT APPEARS THAT Germany's T-Mobile has broken ranks and decided to test a complimentary IP based wireless technology,Flash-OFDM,in The Hague, the Netherlands.


Plant Suspends 'Bunker Buster' Bomb Production

The factory that manufactures  nearly all the bombs for the U.S. military has suspended  production of "bunker buster" penetration bombs after workers  at the plant developed anemia, officials said on Wednesday.


Ibuprofen Tops Acetaminophen for Arthritis - Study

Ibuprofen provides better relief of osteoarthritis pain than does acetaminophen, according to results of a head-to-head comparison study.


World AIDS Day: Thinking 'Positivo' Yields a Plethora of Prizes

Madrid Positivo, a Spanish non- governmental organisation that helps homeless people and others living with HIV/AIDS kick their drug habit, while curbing the spread of AIDS, awarded its annual prizes Monday for ...


By Lee Yobbi, The Santa Fe New Mexican  Dec. 17--ELPASO -- It was hard to tell who came to be seen in the Don Haskins Center on Saturday night -- the men's basketball teams from New Mexico State University and the University of Texas El Paso, or the officials.


A Chiaravalle, cittÃ  natale della scienziata, educatori ed esperti di disegno industrialeper due giorni esamineranno le relazioni tra gli oggetti didattici e la tecnica contemporanea                                          Maria Montessori precursore del design La modernitÃ  del materiale didattico                                                                                di ROSARIA AMATO


A Roman Catholic archbishop in Zambia is excommunicated for trying to install four married men as bishops.


Many young women with a healthy body size worry about how they look, a BBC survey suggests.


Yushchenko to Meet With Ukraine President

Demonstrators waving Ukrainian National and orange flags gathered and blocked entrances of the Ukrainian government building, in the background, in Kiev, Friday, Nov.26, 2004.


NYSE CEO says confident on Euronext merger

NYSE Group Inc.  Chief  Executive John Thain said on Tuesday he was confident that  shareholders of pan-European bourse Euronext  would  approve its planned merger with the New York Stock Exchange.


Mugging the truth to spin Blunkett's comeback

Analysis Would you buy an audit trail from this Government?


Journalists in battle for the soul of 'Le Figaro'

Battle is about to be joined between the French warplane-maker Serge Dassault and journalists at Le Figaro for the soul of France's only conservative daily newspaper.


Pakistan debates bold new Musharraf plan on Kashmir

ISLAMABAD : A national debate is raging in Pakistan after President Pervez Musharraf's outlining of a range of bold new options for divided Kashmir that include independence, joint control with India and demilitarisation.


Iran's defence minister says no country would dare launch an attack against it because of its deterrent capabilities.


By Anna King, Tri-City Herald, Kennewick, Wash.  Feb. 7--Workers on Tuesday towed to safety a piece of motorized track equipment that dangled from a bridge over the Columbia River.


The Detroit Tigers and defending champion Chicago White Sox showed why they are the top two teams in the AL Central, rallying for late wins.


UK business confidence is increasing despite higher interest rates, a survey by accountants KPMG finds.


POLITICAL POINTS | 9.4 10:40 PM ET Spinning the Tubes, but Not in ...

purred by a New York Times report, the presidential campaigns Sunday renewed their debate over the Bush administration's use of intelligence in the build-up to the Iraq war, with allies of Senator


BAQUBA, Iraq  - U.S. soldiers tightened their cordon around al Qaeda fighters holed up in the Iraqi city of Baquba on Saturday, advancing carefully through streets lined with roadside bombs and booby-trapped houses.


Discussa anche messa in onda di Sex Crimes and the Vatican


The Utah Jazz activated center Jarron Collins on Wednesday and placed point guard Keith McLeod on the injured list with a strained hamstring.


DOTHAN, Ala. - A portable bathroom prankster has plagued building sites in Dothan, tipping over about 50 of the unsecured toilets, police said.  The tipper has struck at construction sites in upscale subdivisions around Dothan, leaving portable toilet vendors to clean up the mess.


Pope meets Allawi, backs Iraqi democracy

Vatican, Nov. 04  - Pope John Paul II (bio - news) backed the establishment of democracy in Iraq, as he met on November 4 with that country's interim leader, Prime Minister Iyad Allawi.


Asia shone with the putter to take a two-point cushion into the final day of the Lexus Cup, winning four of Saturday's six fourball matches against the Internationals for a 7-5 lead in the match play team event.


A new study showing an increased risk of blood clots among women using a contraceptive skin patch has prompted the Food and Drug Administration to add that finding to the drugâs label.


David Beckham joined the Los Angeles Galaxy in a deal valued at $250 million and played sparingly because of injuries, but was marketed brilliantly and ceaselessly.


Iraqi authorities say unidentified gunmen abducted two Americans and one Briton from a house in Baghdad, Thursday. Earlier, officials identified all three as British nationals.


Milano, 20:32 - CALCIO, INTER; CAMBIASSO: ADRIANO TORNERA' GRANDE

Esteban Cambiasso è convinto che Adriano tornerà Imperatore. ''Come calciatore sono tr...


Livorno, 20:17 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: CON IL MESSINA REZAEI TITOLARE

Seduta defaticante nel Livorno per chi ha giocato ieri sera contro l'Espanyol, lavoro piÃ¹ intenso pe...


Intel Raises Revenue Target; Stock Jumps

Intel Corp. INTC.O, the world's  largest maker of microchips, on Thursday raised its quarterly  revenue outlook, citing strong worldwide demand for its  microprocessors and reduced levels of inventories, and its  shares jumped more than 7 percent in after-hours trading.


Survey: No astronaut seen drunk on launch day

There's been only one incident of a NASA crew member being impaired by drugs or alcohol close to a launch, but never on a launch day, according to a new survey of active-duty astronauts and flight surgeons.


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Songwriter retracts comments against Lavigne

TORONTO (Billboard) - Chantal Kreviazuk, the fellow Canadian singer-songwriter who dismissed collaborator Avril Lavigne's writing skills in an interview in the June issue of Performing Songwriter magazine, has retracted her comments.


Philippine rice institute gets funding boost

After the Indian Ocean tsunami in  December 2004, farmers around the region relied on stockpiles  from a Philippine-based rice institute to provide them with  rice varieties that could grow in salty soils.


Men who smoke risk erectile dysfunction: study

Otherwise healthy men who smoke  risk developing erectile dysfunction -- and the more cigarettes  they smoke, the greater the risk of erectile dysfunction,  according to a new study.


Police Launch Criminal Investigation Into Racist Abuse

Lancashire police have launched a criminal investigation following Birmingham City striker Dwight Yorke's claim that he was racially abused by fans at Ewood Park before Blackburn and Birmingham drew 3-3 on Sunday.


MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee has been ranked by Forbes.com as "America's Drunkest City" on a list of 35 major metropolitan areas ranked for their drinking habits. Forbes said Tuesday it used numbers from the U.S.


Iran Nears Deal on Renewed Nuclear Freeze

Iran has agreed in principle to renew a  freeze of some sensitive nuclear activities in a move  apparently aimed at easing pressure ahead of a U.N. nuclear  watchdog meeting next week, diplomats said on Tuesday.


US Planes Bomb Najaf, Hopes Of Peace Fade

US planes pounded Najaf's cemetery and historic centre near the Imam Ali shrine on Monday, dimming hopes of a peaceful end to a near three-week stand-off between US-led Iraqi troops and Shiite militia.


Transfusing Heart Patients Poses Risk -Study

Giving blood transfusions to patients with acute heart problems nearly triples the risk they will die or suffer a heart attack within a month, a study said on Tuesday.


A one-Man show: Ruud blasts four past Sparta

RUUD van Nistelrooy answered Sir Alex Ferguson's prayers with four goals as Manchester United got its Champions League campaign back on track with a 4-1 win over Sparta Prague yesterday.


Il congolese: 'e' andata bene, e' stata una serata normale'


A Milwaukee alderman accused of shaking down business owners in his district must remain behind bars until his trial, a federal judge ruled.


Tenet Healthcare's 3rd-Qtr Loss Narrows on Cost Controls

Tenet Healthcare Corp., the second- largest US hospital chain, said its third-quarter loss narrowed to $70 million as it sold hospitals to rein in costs.


Corrales loses title on scales, fight goes ahead

Diego Corrales lost his World Boxing Council lightweight title on Friday, a day before he was due to step into the ring to defend it, after failing to make the weight for his showdown with Joel Casamayor.


Michael Jackson has asked TV stations to stop playing Eminem's new video, which ridicules the pop legend, saying it is "outrageous and disrespectful".


One of two Cardiff men accused of killing a firefighter tells a court he slept through a fatal explosion.


Even with the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium half empty, there was no mistaking it: towards the end of Wednesday night's international friendly, not an isolated few, but thousands upon thousands of


After going hitless in his previous 23 at-bats, Tony Batista came through at the perfect time for the Montreal Expos. Batista hit a one-out RBI double in the 12th inning and the Expos ended


A security company warned on Thursday that a flaw in Microsoft Office could allow a denial-of-service attack to be executed on systems running somewhat older versions of the popular productivity suite.


Networks try new ways to end ad skipping

Some of the most creative thinking in television these days has nothing to do with comedy or drama. It's about the commercials. Fueled by a growing sense of desperation, networks are inserting games, quizzes and mini-dramas into commercial breaks.


WASHINGTON -- Steve Ralston joined Major League Soccer as a playmaking midfielder with the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1996. But the Mutiny had recruited Colombian Carlos Valderrama that year, so Ralston switched positions, establishing himself as one of the best right wingers in league history.


Kidnapping UN workers not to delay Afghan election result

Kidnapping of three workers of the United Nations would not postpone the outcome of the historic presidential elections, a spokesman of the joint UN-Afghan election commission said Saturday here.


David Beckham is expected to make his final appearance of the year for the Los Angeles Galaxy against a team with quite a different set of stars Â from Hollywood.


Retreat of the Foreign Investor Is Singularly Painful for Japan

Japanâs Nikkei index has lost a third of its value since July, and the Tokyo Stock Exchange has lost $1.3 trillion in value â equivalent to the entire economy of Canada.


Israel's Sharon Fires Ministers, Shatters Coalition

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  sacked his main coalition partner on Wednesday after a  humiliating parliamentary defeat that left him scrambling to  avoid early elections and save his Gaza withdrawal plan.


Now That Curse Has Ended, Marketers Love Red Sox

THE delirious fans of the Boston Red Sox are confident that last week's World Series victory has "reversed the curse" supposedly afflicting them since 1918.


The UK government must do more to help web users make the most of public data, says a report.


Sweet dreams are made of this ... have we solved the Freudian ...

Sigmund Freud may have been right all along. Dreams really could be our unconscious minds giving us a glimpse of our deepest, darkest desires.


Ron Hainsey grew up just east of Hartford, loving the Whalers, reveling in everything Ron Francis and, yes, "Brass Bonanza."


Peyton Manning threw three touchdown passes, Edgerrin James ran for two more and Indianapolis returned a blocked field goal for another TD as the Colts routed Tennessee 51-24 Sunday and moved closer to clinching the AFC South.


Unable to Acquire Dampier, Knicks Settle for Baker

Isiah Thomas, the Knicks' president, settled on his backup plan for a backup center, re-signing Vin Baker.


Space shuttle crew prepares for Wednesday landing

Shuttle Atlantis crew  members prepared on Tuesday for their planned touchdown at the  Kennedy Space Center in central Florida after delivering  Europe's first permanent orbital laboratory to the  International Space Station.


City Room: City Room: Mayor Deflects Talk of Higher Taxes

Deficit projections have fueled speculation that the mayor will not call to renew a 7 percent property tax cut enacted by the City Council last year, but the mayor insisted that he did not think higher property taxes were in sight.


Myskina, Srichaphan won't play Wimbledon

Anastasia Myskina and Paradorn Srichaphan withdrew from Wimbledon on Tuesday because of injuries.


LONDON, England -- Britain has launched a rescue operation to recover the crew of a Canadian submarine after a fire on board the vessel, the UK Ministry of Defense has said.


PITTSBURGH -- They always answered back. Every time they were challenged, which was several more times than seemed likely early in the game, the New England Patriots answered back. They were like a great counterpuncher, responding whenever the Pittsburgh Steelers seemed to be on the edge of a rally last night. They responded with a crisp, hard punch to Pittsburgh's ...


Schiacciato da un masso a Custonaci nel Trapanese


An activist, dressed as Batman, plotted the embarrassing security breach of Buckingham Palace at a rural hotel in south Shropshire over the weekend, it emerged today.


Ericsson, China Mobile sign one-billion-dollar deal

Swedish telecoms group Ericsson have signed a one-billion-dollar deal with China Mobile to supply equipment to expand the Asian company's GSM coverage in 19 regions of China, Ericsson said Sunday.


U.S., North Korea to hold talks in N.Y. next week

The United States and North Korea will meet in New York next Monday and Tuesday to discuss the normalization of relations, the State Department said on Wednesday but played down expectations of any breakthrough.


Now It's Naproxen - Strike Three Against Athritis Pain Meds

Still reeling from Merck's withdrawal of Vioxx from the market and Pfizer's decision to stop advertising Celebrex, people who suffer from arthritis pain now have one more worry: The US Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it was halting a


British and Irish leaders on Wednesday condemned the apparent slaying of a British aid worker who would be the first foreign woman killed in the wave of kidnappings that have beset Iraq.


The European Central Bank and Bank of England flooded money markets with funds on Tuesday.


Gore to Bring Talk of Green to Ad Festival

The embrace of Al Gore by the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival shows how âgreenâ advertising has galvanized the marketing community.


Israel to Resume Targeting Hamas Leaders after Suicide Bombings

Israeli security officials say Israel plans to resume its campaign to kill Hamas leaders, after Tuesday's suicide bus bombings in the southern town of Beersheva that killed at least 16 people and wounded about 100 others.


Londra, 18:38 - CALCIO, ASTON VILLA: PRESO SUTTON

L'Aston Villa ha ingaggiato Chris Sutton, 33 anni, attaccante, svincolato dopo l'esperienza al  Birm...


Jessica Simpson is Daisy Duke in 'The Dukes of Hazzard'!:

[Hollywood News] Washington, Sept 15 : Singer and reality TV star Jessica Simpson is all set to make her acting debut as Daisy Duke in the feature film adaptation of 'The Dukes of Hazzard'.


Russian Gold Mine Operator Lists in London

The largest gold mining company in Russia, Polyus, listed shares on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.


HARARE, Oct. 17. - Zimbabwean cricket officials were jubilant today after the International Cricket Council cleared the southern African countryâs cricketing body of racism.


Media, Web companies set copyright rules

A coalition of major media and Internet companies Thursday issued a set of guidelines for handling copyright-protected videos on large user-generated sites such as MySpace.


Heliodisplay projects a convincing mid-air display.


You're witnessing your toddler's second temper tantrum of the day. It shows no  signs of stopping, and the supersonic, ear-shattering, teeth-jarring screams  pierce the air. Your first instinct is to run away and join the circus, but of  course this isn't a real option. There must be a better way.


Think there are too many Starbucks in the world? The coffee retailer apparently doesn't think there are enough. Starbucks yesterday expanded its estimate of outlets that it eventually plans to open worldwide to 30,000, up from 25,000.


Despite Ruling, PeopleSoft Battles to Stand Alone

A ruling that allows Oracle to proceed with its bid for PeopleSoft appears to have done nothing to soften PeopleSoft's resolve to remain independent.


I am surprised this is still making news after so many days. However, if someone pays 28000 dollars for a grilled sandwichâ¦ it is something.


Russian roulette Webpages of the US Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Russia, were infected by malware earlier this week. The US consulate site was caught up in a much larger hack attack and is not thought to have been targeted as such.â¦


Dennis Champlain's grandfather helped win federal recognition for the Narragansett Indian Tribe. Champlain himself has danced in tribal powwows and teaches his children that they are Narragansetts. Yet the Narragansetts say he is no longer a member of the tribe.


Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima film resonates in Japan

Hiromasa Murakami went to see Clint  Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima" to find out if an American  could tell the Japanese side of a battle that became a symbol  of U.S. patriotism, but for Japan was a bitter memory of  defeat.


Acquisition-happy Game not anti-competitive, rules CC

Green light for Gamestation deal Game Group today learned that its acquisition of rival firm Gamestation has been formally cleared by the Competition Commission (CC).â¦


Tennis: After mixed year, Roddick drops his coach

Two of tennis's strongest personalities have officially parted ways, as Andy Roddick and his high-profile coach, Brad Gilbert, announced that they had stopped working together by way of their own web sites and then made no further commen.


Scott Peterson's defense attorney, Mark Geragos, was in a joking mood Monday as he began the long-awaited cross-examination of Peterson's former mistress Amber Frey.


Militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza bombarded southern Israel with rockets Thursday and Israel pounded back with air and ground fire, the latest spate of violence that has pushed peace efforts to the sidelines.


Sulla A14 rilevate 2.401 infrazioni del limite di velocita'


Is U.S. near a tipping point on global warming?

U.S. policy on global warming seems headed for a tipping point, with politicians, business leaders and economists joining environmentalists to call for new laws to limit greenhouse gases that spur climate change.


N.Korea Urges UN, Red Cross to Stop Refugee Exodus

North Korea has urged the U.N. refugee  agency and the Red Cross to help stop the exodus of its  citizens to South Korea after the secret airlift of some 460  North Koreans to Seoul in July, a North Korean newspaper said.


Nokia touts low-cost, low-power wireless tech

Wibree an 'extension' to Bluetooth, apparently Nokia today invited hardware and software makers to join it and implement a new wireless data transfer technology designed to operate over very short distances. Yet the Finnish phone giant insisted the technology, dubbed Wibree, is complementary to Bluetooth.â¦


Gurkhas to get full British army pensions: report

Gurkha soldiers from Nepal serving in the British army are to receive full pensions, the Sun newspaper reported Thursday.


Anna Nicole fans express emotions online

Fans of Anna Nicole Smith aren't making pilgrimages to the place where she spent her final days. They're not leaving flowers. They're not gathering in crowds to express their grief.


One of seven men facing a total of 55 charges of sex offences against young girls on the tiny island of Pitcairn changes his plea to guilty.


A roadside bomb kills three US soldiers in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the US military says in a statement.


(Source: EMC)  "It used to take us 18 to 30 days from notification of a loss until a claim was completely entered into the system.  Now, it takes a day."  Gary Givler, Assistant Vice President.  Learn more in this new case study.


A man who authorities say broke into a mansion belonging to celebrity fitness trainer Gunnar Peterson is recovering after being stabbed by a private security guard.


Leniency for Libby and the '08 presidential race

Bush's decision to commute the prison sentence of Cheney's former aide could pose a challenge for GOP candidates.


At least 2 teens dead in Alabama school bus crash

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  - At least two teen-agers died on Monday when a school bus carrying dozens of students veered off an overpass in Huntsville, Alabama, and plunged to a street below, U.S. police said.


Il portabandiera azzurro Ã¨ sul podio nella gara degli anelli, dietro a Tampakos (Gre) e Jovtchev. Quinto Matteo Morandi. ATENE (Grecia), 22 agosto 2004 - Jury Chechi Ã¨ medaglia di bronzo negli anelli. A


Money, memories key factors as many Germans bemoan withdrawal plan

As the lord mayor of this historic German city addressed reporters Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of his constituents could be heard in the plaza below having a good wine or two.


London fireworks sparkle, crowd remembers tsunami victims

As Big Ben chimed in 2005 a spectacular firework display dazzled thousands lining the River Thames, but a two-minute silence reminded the crowd of the sombre backdrop to this year's festivities.


FBI preps $1bn contract for world's largest biometric database

'Next Generation Identification' awaits you "If someone steals and spoofs your iris image, you can't just get a new eyeball." Paul Saffo, technology industry observerâ¦


VP Candidates Slug It Out Over Iraq, Jobs

CLEVELAND - Vice President Dick Cheney and Democratic rival John Edwards slugged it out over Iraq, jobs and each other's judgment in their one and only debate Tuesday night before heading for the battleground state of Florida and its 27 electoral votes. Cheney was appearing Wednesday in Tallahassee, Edwards in West Palm Beach...


Le richieste sono state per 62,3 mld di dollari


Militants slaughter 11 Iraqi soldiers abducted south of Baghdad ...

Insurgents slaughtered 11 Iraqi soldiers, beheading one, then shooting the others execution-style, and declared on an Islamic militant Web


Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and other banks have been telling investors the market for these securities is frozen â and so is their cash.


Foreign diplomatic efforts result in failure

The drama surrounding the fate of Kenneth Bigley highlights the different tactics taken by countries faced with citizens kidnapped in Iraq.


A Yemeni court sentenced two men to death and jailed four others yesterday for their roles in a bombing which killed 17 American sailors and almost sank a Â£540m guided-missile destroyer.


Southwest Airlines, the discount carrier that has long stuck to its policy of seating passengers on a first-come, first-served basis, is seriously considering assigning seats, officials said.


New brooms left contemplating Six Nations rugby sweep

As the Six Nations headed into a fortnight's break, it was Marc Lievremont and Warren Gatland, the new coaches of France and Wales respectively, who were in charge of the only teams that could win the coveted Grand Slam this season.


800 gli espositori arrivati da oltre 30 paesi diversi


Adm Mike Mullen is nominated as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the country's top military post.


L'episodio in un bar di Portofino. Prima il diverbio poi la colluttazioneL'aggressore ha colpito il giovane con un bicchiere sulla testa                                          Portofino, litigano per il calcio picchiato il figlio di Galliani


Russian airline Aeroflot withdraws from the bidding for a substantial stake in Italian carrier Alitalia.


It's a long shot rally as Suns eclipse Cavaliers

Shawn Marion dropped in a baseline floater with 1.1 seconds left for his only field goal and the Phoenix Suns burned host Cleveland with a season-high 17 3-pointers in a 110-108 victory over the Cavaliers last night.


Analysis: Lebanon's fragile unity cracks

Lebanon had not even finished burying the dead from 34 days of war when the country's deep sectarian and political divisions split open again. That has shattered the semblance of unity that held, just barely, through the Israeli attacks against Hezbollah.


Tennis Andy Roddick helped make history yesterday, yet he was in no mood to celebrate. After nearly five hours of punishing, draining tennis in Moscow, the United States was knocked out of the Davis Cup in the semifinals when Roddick lost, 17-15, to Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in a fifth-set marathon. ``You feel like you let your teammates down and your ...


Bird Flu Likely Jumped Between Humans Last Year

A fatally ill Thai girl probably spread  deadly bird flu to her relatives last year in what would mark  the first documented case of human-to-human transmission of the  feared virus, medical investigators said on Monday.


Inquiries get under way into the deaths of two men in separate incidents in Inverclyde and the Borders.


It Messages, It Downloads, It Even Makes Phone Calls

The Drift, a tiny three-ounce phone, includes a G.P.S. chip to create Buddy Beacons, which lets you keep tabs on friends.


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Iran Says EU Nuke Negotiations in Final Stages

Iran's negotiations with the European  Union over a deal which would spare Tehran from possible U.N.  sanctions over its nuclear program are in their final stages,  Iran said Saturday.


Calcio, Inter: domani in Coppa Italia tornano Vieri e Coco

Alla vigilia della partita di Coppa Italia contro il Bologna il tecnico nerazzurro Roberto Mancini dichiara "di non snobbare la competizione, alla quale l'Inter tiene e vuole qualificarsi". Ma ammette che


Kroger Co. , the largest U.S.  grocery chain, posted a higher quarterly profit on Tuesday as  it attracted shoppers with remodeled stores featuring a better  selection of products, and it got an unexpected tax benefit.


Six of seven Pitcairn men being tried on sexual assault charges on the south Pacific island were convicted by three judges, New Zealand TV reported Monday.


The White House on Wednesday told 15 federal agencies to better share scientific data about the Earth among themselves and with other nations.    The administration's draft plan for the next 10 years requires the agencies to identify ways they can help create a global system for observing the planet...


Take a deep breath. There's lots to digest. The Red Sox have talked to the Arizona Diamondbacks about trading for Randy Johnson, though a team source said the five-time Cy Young Award winner is "not necessarily our top priority."


New study blames Columbus for syphilis spread

New genetic evidence supports the theory that Christopher Columbus brought syphilis to Europe from the New World, U.S. researchers said on Monday, reviving a centuries-old debate about the origins of the disease.


BAGHDAD , Oct 11 (MASNET & News Agencies) - Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr's militia began slowly turning in weapons under a deal with the Iraqi government aimed at bringing a halt to months of deadly fighting in a Baghdad slum.


Clad in green glass, Manulife Financial Corp.'s undulating office building on the South Boston Waterfront has cut a handsome figure since it was completed last spring.


Britain's Tony Blair will urge Europe  and the United States on Monday to bury the hatchet over Iraq  and focus their energies on global challenges such as lasting  peace between Israelis and Palestinians.


U.S. airports and mass transit systems will tighten security in response to apparent terrorist incidents in Britain, the Bush administration said Saturday.


Plans for a Â£650m Edinburgh Airport Rail link are to be dropped by the Scottish Government.


They burned it, mowed it, sprayed it and flooded it. But nothing killed the purple loosestrife weed, which has become a regional plague, until officials at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge set a European beetle loose on it.


Bridgewater, Raynham face a showdown over budget

Bridgewater and Raynham share a regional school system, but they do not always share an education vision. And once again, their uneasy partnership is being put to a test.


Buzzwords: The Secret Life of Private Investigators

When you misrepresent yourself to establish a connection and achieve your real end, you are "pretexting."


Of the 115 rushing yards Corey Dillon rolled up against the Jets on Sunday, it was the final 12 that might have been the most important.


A Fight for Life Consumes Both Mother and Son

The writer Susan Sontagâs death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.


France holds first Bastille Day celebrations under Sarkozy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday led his first Bastille Day celebrations since taking office, giving pride of place to regiments from across Europe in the traditional military parade.


Hollywood's Odd Couple: Cage and Bruckheimer

In a town where friendship is fleeting, a star who once feared being labeled wacky and an action movie producer with a Midas touch have become a solid-gold team that this week again tests its box office power with their fourth collaboration, "National Treasure."


Iran to seek bids for 19 atomic power plants: MP

Iran said on Monday it rejected any preconditions for talks with the United States, which suspects it wants an atomic bomb, and a member of parliament was quoted as saying Tehran planned 19 nuclear power plants.


The UK remains vulnerable to further shocks from the credit crunch, the Bank of England warns.


A prison inmate accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's young son was on the loose early Monday after he and another man fled the Montana State Prison ranch in a truck.


Registrazione audio alla Afp attribuita a mullah Dadullah


Blair home after successful heart surgery; expects to return to ...

Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived home Friday after undergoing a successful operation to correct an irregular heartbeat. Hammersmith Hospital in west London said the risk of recurrence was very


The sole survivor of a coal mine explosion in southeastern Kentucky wept quietly with his head bowed in the front row of a church Wednesday at the first of five funerals for his friends and co-workers.


DoubleClick Inc., the online advertising provider whose one-time soaring share price made it one of Manhattan's most well-known faces of the dot-com era, said late Sunday that it has hired an investment bank to explore a possible sale.


Oil Prices Extend Gains Above $41/barrel

Oil prices extended gains above $41 a barrel on Tuesday on forecasts of colder temperatures in the U.S. Northeast, a supply cut by top OPEC producer Saudi Arabia and disruptions to Iraqi crude exports.


Google Inc. (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) debuted as a public company on Thursday, but that did not stop the debate over whether its auction-based IPO was a success or will influence future IPOs.


ABC has "Instinct" for "Primetime" return

ABC newsmagazine  "Primetime" will get its first shot of the season on the  regular schedule next week, when it begins a five-episode run  for a limited series it calls "Basic Instinct."


New FIBA boss wants better British basketball by 2012 Olympics

The new chief of the basketball's world governing body has urged Britain to lift the level of their game out of the wilderness before they host the Olympics in 2012.


John Peel, Who Played New Rock on the BBC, Dies at 65

John Peel, a BBC radio disc jockey who was a champion of innovative and independent music for nearly four decades, died on Monday night in Cuzco, Peru.


Profumo: raggiungibili obiettivi aggregazione Capitalia


US stocks rebounded on Monday after IBM surprised the market with some better than expected preliminary quarterly earnings but retailers remained under pressure after a profit warning at Sears.


Unexpected Brand Name for Books: Bellevue

Up in a tiny office on the sixth floor of Bellevue Hospital Center sits the most unlikely tenant: a fledgling publishing imprint.


The TV timeout is one of the banes of a sports fan's life. You're at a stadium, the game is rolling along . . . until everything just stops for 1 1/2-2 1/2 minutes.


CWA Board Clears the Way for Possible Strike by US Airways ...

The Communications Workers of America's national executive board voted unanimously to authorize strike action by 6,000 passenger service agents against US Airways, clearing


Germany's Ralf Schumann Saturday claimed his third Olympic gold when he won the men's 25 metres rapid pistol event scoring 694.


Verona, 17:34 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: IN UEFA INDISPONIBILI PELLISSIER E D'ANNA

Il Chievo prepara l'incontro di Uefa di giovedÃ¬ contro lo Sporting Braga. A riposo Pellissier per un...


Apple offers fix for spotted PowerBook displays

MacCentral - Apple on Friday posted details of its 15-inch PowerBook G4 Display Repair Extension Program, which offers a fix for certain Titanium and Aluminum 15-inch PowerBook G4's that show faint white spots on the screen. The worldwide program covers replacement of LCD panels that show the spots; Apple will also reimburse PowerBook owners who paid for eligible repairs. In order for your PowerBook to qualify, it must have a serial number ranging from V7334xxxxxx to V7345xxxxxx or QT331xxxxxx to QT339xxxxxx. Such machines were manufactured between July 2003 to November 2003. ...


Bears could lose Urlacher for up to a month

Just when things were getting better for the Bears, they took another major hit to their biggest star. All-Pro linebacker Brian Urlacher told FOXSports.


'Atto grave, il ministro difende i leghisti razzisti'

Roma, 5 dicembre 2004 - Un comportamento ''grave'', ''anomalo'',''inopportuno'', che alimenta la sfiducia nei confronti della magistratura. Le toghe criticano apertamente il ministro della Giustizia Roberto


Pfizer leaves the arthritis drug on the market despite problems ...

The nation's top arthritis painkiller, Celebrex, raises the risk of major heart problems when taken at high doses, the drug's maker said Friday.


Senators spoil Devils debut at new arena

Not even the opening of their sparkling new arena was enough to snap the New Jersey Devils out of an early-season funk.


Microsoft says end of HD DVD won't hurt Xbox 360

Microsoft Corp  does not  expect sales of its Xbox 360 game console to suffer if Toshiba  Corp  discontinues HD DVD technology, Microsoft said in  a statement on Monday.


ACLU: Records show Marines tortured Iraqi prisoners

The abuse of naked Iraqi prisoners received the bulk of publicity, but those incidents were just some of many clandestine occurrences in which detainees endured shock, burns and mock executions, newly released Pentagon records reveal.


Monster defends delay in notifying users of data breach

Online job service is taking steps to prevent further attacks on its databases.


Six Afghans wounded after operation in south

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan  - Six Afghans, including two women and a child, were wounded, the head of a local hospital said on Sunday, after a military operation supported by Western air power in southern Afghanistan.


THE HAGUE If the European Union talks to the rebels, we will declare a unilateral cease-fire,â said Vice President Ali Osman Taha of Sudan after his meeting with a Dutch government delegation visiting Khartoum on Jan. 30.


About 25,000 protesters opposed to US President George W Bush, the war in Iraq and unfettered capitalism marched through the Chilean capital Santiago on Friday.


Big Spending by Yankees Is Not Proof of Big Profits

A close look at the private finances of baseball's most successful, envied and valuable team reveals that they may not be making money.


The former Soviet leader tells BBC's Newsnight terrorism can only be tackled by political means, just weeks after the Beslan school seige tragedy.


Simple case turned catalyst BALCO unwittingly triggered sweeping ...

It began with what the government called an "enforcement action" at an obscure nutrition laboratory near San Francisco International Airport.


Hofstra Coach Tom Pecora learned first hand that there's no margin for error in March as the Pride failed to receive an at-large bid in the CAA while George Mason blossomed in the tournament.


OPEC agreed today to increase its crude output by 500,000 barrels a day in an effort to calm jittery markets.


News Corp is reportedly considering selling MySpace to Yahoo for a 25% stake in the internet search firm.


Gunmen Demand Peru President's Resignation

Gunmen led by a retired army major overran a police station in a remote Andean city Saturday, vowing to remain inside until Peru's unpopular president leaves office. At least seven police were wounded in the shootout.


Any bets on a Friday launch? NASA has delayed launching the Shuttle Atlantis before Friday because of problems with one of the craft's fuel cells.â¦


Oscar-winning director Woody Allen will take a break from film-making to direct Puccini's Gianni Schicchi in Los Angeles.


Five killed Montreal-area overpass collapse

Canadian rescue workers found five people crushed to death early on Sunday after working through the night to reach two cars buried under the rubble of an overpass that collapsed onto an expressway near Montreal.


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Officers investigating the death of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko are pursuing inquiries in London and Moscow.


C.banks put plan into action, key results loom

Investors buffeted by the credit crisis will enjoy no pre-Christmas lull as central banks began putting a pump-priming plan into action on Monday while critical results from major American banks loom later in the week.


Israel Holds Syria Responsible for Bombing

JERUSALEM Sept. 1, 2004 - Israel holds Syria responsible for a double suicide bombing that killed 16 people, a senior Israeli official said Wednesday in a warning that implied possible retaliation.


UN to give $500 mn for tsunami relief, says Annan

United Nations: Half a billion dollars in assistance has been promised or delivered for tsunami victims around the Indian Ocean, UN chief Kofi Annan said on Thursday.


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A bomber blew himself up in a crowded market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing 17 people and wounding dozens, a hospital official said.


Deja Vu as Florida Struggles to Hold Pristine Election

Lawsuits, missing absentee ballots and accusations of bias -- from afar Tuesday's presidential election in Florida already looks like the Third World-style fiasco of 2000 that everyone wanted to avoid.


By Jeff Leeds  For all the disquiet the Internet has fostered in the music business, almost every rock star and record-label executive is intrigued with the prospect of marketing to music fans directly instead of wrangling over exposure with radio programmers and retailers.


UN nuclear agency probes S Korea's secret experiments

The head of the UN nuclear agency said yesterday he is aware that nuclear experiments South Korea conducted several years ago were small, but said his agency needs to make sure they will not be repeated.


Britain takes over the beleaguered bank after private-sector bids fail to impress.


Some of the world's most treasured destinations are in peril. Many are being trashed by mass tourism, with an assist from indifferent government policies and greedy developers. Among them:  _Easter Island.


The US is ready to hold back military technology from Euro-pean allies over EU steps to revoke its arms embargo on China, the Financial Times reported yesterday.


China's Hu tests power at Communist congress

When President Hu Jintao opens the 17th Chinese Communist Party congress on October 15, he will be seeking to oust key rivals, name a successor and finally emerge from the shadow of his once powerful predecessor, Jiang Zemin.


Mom, teen wanted in New Orleans shooting

Police on Thursday were searching for a teenager and his mother, who they say gave the boy a handgun after he lost a fight and told him to take revenge.


Treviso, 20:33 - BASKET, BENETTON: LEFEBRE DIGI' DI 'VERDE SPORT'

Enzo Lefebre. 58 anni, milanese, è il nuoro direttore generale di 'Verde Sport', la societ&ag...


London's Royal Court is considering staging a play which outraged Sikhs in Birmingham.


Security Vendor Refuses To Detail SP2 Flaws

Although Finjan Software has detected ten flaws in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, it refuses to divulge any technical details.


Fini nuovo ministro degli Esteri Ora tocca al taglio delle tasse

ROMA, 18 NOVEMBRE 2004 - L'Italia ha un nuovo ministro degli Esteri: Ã¨ il vicepremier Gianfranco Fini, che sostituisce Franco Frattini diventato commissario europeo. L'annuncio del nuovo titolare della Farnesina


The cull of 159,000 birds at a farm in Suffolk where bird flu was found is now complete, the government says.


Iraq to Ask Iran, Turkey for Border Help

Iraq will ask Iran and Turkey for border security arrangements to keep foreign militants out, similar to measures already agreed with Syria, the Iraqi Foreign Minister said on Monday.


Milano, 12:59 - BASKET, ARMANI MILANO: SI DIMETTE DG NATALI

Gino Natali lascia l'Armani Milano. Il direttore generale si è dimesso dopo il deludente iniz...


As long as they're in someone else's phone A US Court of Appeal has granted permission for phones incorporating Qualcomm chips to be imported into the US, but the chips themselves remain banned.â¦


Interim Palestinian leader decries armed struggle

Mahmoud Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, said in an interview published Tuesday that the armed struggle against Israel was a mistake and should end.


London, England, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Medical letters typed in India for doctors in England often contain hilarious typographical errors, but could lead to deadly mistakes, Sky News said Thursday.


Castillo may miss series because of ankle injury

NEW YORK - Second baseman Luis Castillo might sit out Florida's four-game series with the Mets because of a contusion on his right ankle from getting hit by a pitch Sunday.


Rolls-Royce wins $6.06 billion in orders

Rolls-Royce PLC, the world's second-largest aircraft engine maker, said Monday that it won orders worth a total of $6.32 billion, including a record $5.6 billion contract to supply engines to Qatar Airways.


Barghouti galvanises battle to win Palestinian election

A serious battle to win over the Palestinian public was finally under way yesterday as the entry of a second major candidate galvanised the contest to succeed Yasser Arafat


No red roses for Saudi sweethearts on Valentines Day

Saudi Arabia's religious police have banned red roses ahead of Valentine's Day, forcing couples in the conservative Muslim nation to think of new ways to show their love.


Staples will halt ads on conservative show

Beginning Monday, office-supply superstore Staples Inc. will not be running ads on Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s ''The Point," a nightly news commentary spot that has been criticized by left-leaning advocacy groups as conservative propaganda.


Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday he dropped out of the bipartisan Iraq Study group earlier this year because of a possible presidential run.


In his speech to a standing-room-only crowd, Bill Gates took the first steps toward transforming himself from software baron to social philosopher.


NEW YORK - Hurt by erratic advertising demand, many of the nation's newspaper companies will fail to deliver the profits they had hoped for in the latest quarter.


Missouri, Illinois join US charge with record corn, soybean crops

Illinois and Missouri are among 18 corn- and 12 soybean-producing states reporting record yields this fall, the Agriculture Department said Friday.


Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales took responsibility yesterday for "mistakes" related to the firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year but rejected calls for his resignation from Democrats who accuse him of misleading Congress.


BAGHDAD, March 9 -- On a pile of bricks, someone had left a pink plastic flower, a pair of glasses and a book with crisp, white pages. They glowed in the black debris of Mutanabi Street, which by Friday had become a graveyard of memories. At 9:03 a.m., a man in a rumpled brown suit walked past dark...


The tony Paris suburb that made the French president's political career is not amused by his antics, and may take it out on Sarkozy's pick for mayor


Bridgend teenager dies after self-harming

Police say there is no evidence linking 15-year-old boy's death to the recent sudden deaths of 14 other people in area


Funnyman-loving Facebookers mock US prez race

Obama no better than online privacy One million Facebook users have made a mockery of American politics.â¦


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Lynndie England, the US army reservist accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib jail in Baghdad, participated willingly in creating a "human pyramid" of naked


Salerno, 22:50 - CALCIO, SERIE C1/B: SALERNITANA-CROTONE 1-1 NEL POSTICIPO

Nel posticipo della 21/a giornata del campionato di C1/B, Salernitana e Crotone hanno pareggiato 1-1...


Venezia, 19:44 - CALCIO, VANOLI VICINO AL VICENZA

Il Vicenza Ã¨ vicino all'acquisto di Paolo Vanoli, classe 1972, difensore di fascia sinistra, ex Vero...


Smelling Citrus Oils Prevents Asthma in Rats

A key ingredient in the aroma from citrus fruits such as oranges and lemons appears to protect rats from the symptoms of asthma, new research shows.


RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Suha Daoud Tawil Arafat, 41, has been the focus of resentment and controversy among Palestinians for most of the time that she has been married to the founder and chief symbol of the Palestinian national movement.


Now We Know Why Jones Didn't Want Tarver Again

27.09.04 - By Frank Lotierzo - GlovedFist@Is there any doubt why we never heard Roy Jones mention once that he wanted to fight Antonio Tarver in a rubber match.


Societe Generale unveils an employee's $7.2 billion fraud, and a $3 billion subprime write-down.


'Polymeal' just as good as pills for longer life

20/12/2004 - Consumers should forget about taking medication to help them stay healthy longer and change their diet instead, suggest scientists writing in this weekâs British Medical Journal.


The Democrats have come to town to prick rhetorical balloons at the Republican National Convention.


Trump to Miss USA: You get a second chance

Miss USA 2006 was given a second chance on Tuesday by billionaire Donald Trump who came close to firing her after reported misbehavior.


Watford midfielder Al Bangura has won his fight to avoid deportation after a Government work permit hearing found in his favour on Monday.


Rosevelt Colvin, sick of hearing whimpers from the West Coast all week about last year's AFC Divisional playoff game, had a message for the still-perturbed and revenge-seeking Chargers: "Calm down and let's go play football."


A bomb blast outside a store in Istanbul wounded 14 people on Sunday, Turkish police said, amid increased worries about Kurdish separatist violence.


One night it's Julian Tavarez , the reliever turned emergency starter. The next, it's Kason Gabbard , a lefthander who began the season in Double A, had lost all three big-league decisions attached to his name, and had been regularly lit up when sent back to Triple A Pawtucket (1-7, 5.23 ERA).


OSLO -- She said she only smoked heroin, but there were needle bruises on her neck. She said she loved her boyfriend, but she stood on a corner and offered herself to others. She said she was a girl, but then remembered she had become a woman. She said she wanted to quit, but she knew she would not.


Three suspected Muslim militants have gunned down a British man in the Saudi capital Riyadh, security sources and diplomats say. They said the gunmen, driving past in a car, shot the man


Contro l'obesitÃ  infantile, spegnere la tv

L'obesitÃ  infantile colpisce circa un bambino su quattro e la prima causa Ã¨ l'abuso di tv e videogiochi, non solo perchÃ© li induce alla sedentarietÃ , tenendoli incollati al video per oltre 5 ore al giorno ma anche perchÃ© promuove loro continuamente


When she was born three months ago, Rumaisa Rahman was the size of a cellphone ... MAYWOOD, Ill. - The world's tiniest surviving baby made her public debut at a US hospital yesterday, a wrinkled, but perfectly


Some Coachella Valley residents will wake up to fewer Christmas presents than they had planned on today. Family members and friends across the country may have the same experience.


When Young Kim seemed destined to fail, she demonstrated the resolve of a champion. After carding two straight bogeys before the turn Sunday, Kim rallied with a pair of birdies over the final five holes and won the LPGA Corning Classic by three shots over Paula Creamer (71) and Mi Hyun Kim (70).


NVIDIA, graphics card manufacturer, has reported that it's partnering up with Sony on the graphics hardware for PlayStation 3. The companies have been developing a custom graphics processing unit (GPU) incorporating next-generation GeForce technology


Notes stolen in N. Ireland bank heist may be withdrawn from ...

BELFAST - A bank in Northern Ireland hit by a massive robbery said on Friday it was considering the drastic measure of taking several denominations of notes out of circulation as a means of preventing the criminals enjoying their haul.


A new, large study suggests that treating women who develop diabetes during pregnancy greatly reduces the chances that their baby will become obese during childhood.


Icahn makes $2.43 bln takeover bid for Lear Corp

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Monday said he offered to buy auto parts supplier Lear Corp.  for $36 a share in cash, or $2.43 billion, saying the company is poised for a turnaround amid a downtrodden auto sector.


DeWhitt Betterson lost his shoe, then the football and in a matter of seconds the 19th-ranked Missouri Tigers had lost control of tonightâs nationally televised game to Troy.


Julian Tavarez claimed he didn't feel any pressure in last night's start, though the Red Sox righthander's season might be reaching a tipping point.


MotoGP is set to return to the United States next year with a Grand Prix at the Laguna Seca circuit.


Iran must comply with UN demands on nuclear programme: Putin

Iran must comply with demands from UN nuclear inspectors seeking to verify that the country is not attempting to produce nuclear weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.


The strain of bird flu which killed 2,600 turkeys in Suffolk has been identified as the H5N1 virus.


"The Illusionist," starring Edward Norton as a magician in early 1900s Vienna, was the opening film of the 32nd annual Deauville Film Festival.


Huckabee tied with Giuliani in Illinois: poll

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who has surged in support in other early-voting states, is tied with Rudy Giuliani for the lead among U.S. Republican presidential candidates in Illinois, a poll showed on Saturday.


Optimists, pessimists, realists, fantasists

rafat was flying onboard a French flying hospital from Amman to Paris this morning, and Israelis, enjoying the first rain in eight months, were speculating what would happen next, operating on the assumption that an era has passed, divided between


These four cheap stocks may make for a better seasonal gift than fruitcake.


Moscow CableCom and Renova Media Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

NEW YORK, Feb. 21  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Moscow CableCom Corp.  and Renova Media Enterprises Ltd.


Regis Philbin, the longtime U.S. daytime television personality and former host of the hit game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire," said on Monday he will undergo open-heart surgery later this week.


Boston Cannons attacker Mikey Powell plays with flair, sometimes going a little too far in his attempts to be creative and excite fans.


The strains of H5NI bird flu viruses found in Britain and Hungary are "essentially identical", scientists say.


A Venerable Magazine Energizes Its Web Site

Executives at The Atlantic hope that a rise in the magazineâs Web traffic brings the publication something it hasnât had in many years: a profit.


Sochi 2014 Games will offer online progress watch

The Russian city of Sochi, which  will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, will offer online  monitoring of venue construction to allow the International  Olympic Committee to keep track of progress, its bid leader  said.


Iraq Forces Advance on Najaf Shrine, Battle Rages

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraqi security forces moved to  within 400 meters (yards) of a holy shrine in Najaf on Tuesday,  just hours after the government warned Shi'ite rebels inside  they would be killed if they did not surrender.


IBM adds four-way 550 server to new i5 product line

IBM Corp. bolstered the new eServer i5 server lineup with the i5 550, a new system based on the Power 5 chip that can run multiple operating systems.


Tycho:   I detest scheduled revelry, and I think my inability to remember these manufactured hullabaloos recommends me as a person.  This perspective is not universally shared.


IRS Reveals Less Cheating by Businesses, Its Data Show

The push by the commissioner of Internal Revenue for quick completion of audits of big corporations - a move criticized by many longtime agency auditors - has led to a sharp drop in the


Thousands turned out in Kosovo's capital Monday to see rapper 50 Cent perform in the territory known more for its political woes than party tunes.


Cambodia's new king, Norodom Sihamoni, arrives home

PHNOM PENH : Cambodia's new king, Norodom Sihamoni, has arrived home, less than a week after he was appointed to the throne vacated by his revered father.


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JERUSALEM -- Ending 12 turbulent years of trying to resolve the Israel-Palestinian conflict, UN mediator Terje Roed-Larsen said yesterday the solution remains simple: two states side by side.


MoD's Baron techwealth quits for Le Mans biofuel bid

Wants to spend more time with his alcohol car The UK's tech-millionaire aristocrat defence procurement minister has quit, saying that he wants to spend more time racing biofuel cars.â¦


Jazeera: Hostage Calls on Britain to Quit Iraq

Iraqi-British hostage Margaret Hassan has  urged Britain to withdraw its troops from Iraq and free Iraqi  women prisoners, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday.


Iraq to Try Saddam Aides in Election Run-Up

Iraq will put some of Saddam Hussein's lieutenants on trial next week, a month before an election many hope will lay the ghosts of his regime, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi announced on Tuesday.


STEEL group Corus unveiled profits for the first time yesterday after soaring prices and a restructuring boosted the former British Steel business.


Gunmen Storm U.S. Saudi Mission, Kill 4 Guards

Attackers stormed the U.S. consulate in Jeddah Monday, killing four Saudi guards and taking 18 local staff hostage, security sources said.


Actor James Garner to Receive Lifetime Honor

Veteran actor James Garner, whose  career spans six decades and signature TV roles from "Maverick"  to "The Rockford Files," was chosen on Wednesday to receive the  Screen Actors Guild's highest honor.


Update 3: DHL Pulls International Hub From Brussels

The DHL parcel delivery service said Thursday it was pulling its intercontinental hub - and thousands of jobs - out of Belgium because authorities refused to accept an increase in noisy night flights.


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Sudan's envoy doesn't back down on warning to U.N.

The United States and Sudan's U.N. envoy were at odds on Friday over whether Khartoum retracted a warning to dozens of countries not to pledge troops to a U.N. force for Darfur.


Afghan Rights Group Suspects Commander of Beheadings

A leading human rights group in  Afghanistan said on Saturday it suspected a renegade commander  was behind the beheading and skinning of fighters loyal to  Ismail Khan, governor of the western province of Herat.