Pair of Andres hold key to US boxing medal hopes

Things looked bleak for the US boxing team before a pair of Andres stepped up and saved the Americans from further Olympic embarrassment.


Rio Tinto says gets OK for $38 billion Alcan offer

Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto   said on Thursday it received all regulatory approvals required to close the $38.1 billion acquisition of Canada's Alcan .


Barrichello triumphs in inaugural Grand Prix of China

Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello won Sunday's Grand Prix of China Formula One race. The No.


FDA Delays Nonprescription Morning-After Pill Rule

U.S. regulators on Friday delayed a  decision on whether to approve over-the-counter sales of a Barr  Pharmaceuticals "morning-after pill" to prevent pregnancy,  prompting a lawsuit from a women's rights group.


Elephant poaching said imperils survival

The markets in the Central African Republic offer all of the jungle's delicacies, including monkey, chimpanzee, antelope and, if you have the cash, even elephant.


PALO ALTO, Calif. (Sports Network) - Stanford University  officially announced the appointment of Pittsburgh's Walt  Harris as its new head coach during a Monday press conference.


What the Fed is considering at its meeting

Wall Street widely expects the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut short-term interest rates on Tuesday, which would be its first policy move since June 2006, when it raised rates to cap a two-year rate hike campaign.


Gynecologist Visit Urged Before First Pap Test

NEW YORK  - Adolescent girls should make their first visit to an obstetrician-gynecologist at around 13 to 15 years of age, even though routine Pap testing doesn't usually start until they're older, according to a recommendation from the


Four Palestinians are reported killed in the Gaza Strip - two of them policemen hit in an Israeli missile strike.


Blog: Is Google gearing up to offer online personal health records? One consultant and author in the electronic healthcare industry says the tea leaves point that way.


Though only one of his films, Kichamani MBA got released for Onam (Black Cat got delayed), his July release, Naadia Kollapetta is going strong.


Torino, 19:53 - CALCIO, JUVE: PREOCCUPANO NEDVED E PALLADINO

Solo palestra per Pavel Nedved, alle prese con un problema muscolare. Il ceko ha lavorato in palestr...


An internal review probes Justice Department participation in the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance. In 27B Stroke 6.


Leftist murders spark fear in Philippines

CABANATUAN CITY, Philippines  - James Ayunga   thinks of death whenever a motorcycle roars past.


Disney seeks to add sparkle to arriving in U.S.

With an eye on boosting tourism to the United States, Disney is waving its magic wand and trying to put some sparkle into the often grim business of arriving as a foreigner in the United States.


German Researchers Publish Results on AMDL's DR-70(R) Cancer Test Showing High Sensitivity

AMDL, Inc. , developer and marketer of tests for the early detection of cancer and other serious diseases, today announced that a new study by six researchers in the Medical Department, University Hospital, ...


Barrichello grabs inaugural pole in Shanghai

Shanghai, China (Sports Network) - Rubens Barrichello won the pole for Sunday's Grand Prix of China Formula One race. The No.2 Ferrari driver circled the 3.387-mile, 14-turn Shanghai International Circuit in one minute, 34.


Led by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, Democrats could be positioned for an electoral sweep in New York that would leave them in control of every statewide elected office for the first time in more than six decades.


RMC, the world's biggest supplier of ready-mixed concrete, has agreed a Â£2.3bn takeover deal from Cemex of Mexico, raising fears of job cuts and quarry closures.


Under threat from Romans ransacking Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, many of the city's Jewish residents crowded into an underground drainage channel to hide and later flee the chaos through Jerusalem's southern end unnoticed.


Sometimes it helps just to open an atlas and stare for a few moments. I did so this morning, checking out the Southwestern Asia map (#98) of the National Geographic Atlas of the World (a handsome volume, by the way).


Colgate to cut 4,400 jobs, close a third factories

Colgate-Palmolive Co., the consumer products giant, will close a third of its factories and cut 4,400 jobs, or roughly 12 percent of its worldwide workforce, as part of a


NEW YORK -- Facing charges from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer of bid rigging and kickbacks, Marsh & McLennan Cos. jettisoned chairman and chief executive Jeffrey Greenberg yesterday by accepting his resignation, and replaced him with one of Spitzer's former mentors.


Turkey set to elect ex-Islamist as president

Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul is set to  be elected Turkey's next president on Tuesday, the first time  in the secular but predominantly Muslim country's modern  history that the post will go to a former Islamist.


Explosion rocks hotel in Taba, Egypt, killing 23

A huge explosion struck Hilton hotel at Egypt-Israel border, killing at least 23 people, Egyptian police sources said. Witnesses said they heard a second explosion at the Sinai desert region of Nuaiba, between the Taba and Sharm el-Sheikh.


Frequent Flier: Liberating Effects of Captive Conversation

Captive conversation with someone on a plane can have some unexpected business or personal consequences that are downright karmic.


By Jim Krane  MUSCAT, Oman  --  This seaside city has long been renowned as one of the Mideast's prettiest, with a gorgeous mountain backdrop, a smattering of hilltop castles overlooking a sparkling sea, and a proud leader who rigorously tends to his capital city.


Sold at gunpoint, Baghdad homes fall to ethnic cleansing

BAGHDAD - Esad Ismael broke the most important promise he ever made. As his father lay on his deathbed two years ago, Ismael, 43, vowed never to sell his family's home. His father and grandfather had spent all their savings to build the sprawling two-story house in Baghdad's wealthy Mansour district 70 years ago. Family memories were tucked between every ...


CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA will decide whethe


Calpers begins its search for new leader

By Sundeep Tucker in London and Scott Morrison in San Francisco. The board members of Calpers, the Californian state pension fund, will this morning start the process of choosing a new president following this week's abrupt ousting of Sean Harrigan.


Hector Cuper is Mallorcaâs coach for the second time in his career after that he signed a three year deal with the Balearic club in Barcelona today.


MICROTHOFT'S bid to get its anti-thpam Sender ID accepted by the open thource community was dealt a bit of a blow when Apache rejected the idea.


Si discute di come fermare gli attacchi del Pkk dall'Iraq


Hezbollah-led protesters paralyze central Beirut

Thousands of supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah-led opposition paralyzed parts of central Beirut on Saturday on the second day of a campaign to topple the U.S.-backed government.


CIA Nominee Promises to Shed Partisanship

WASHINGTON - President Bush's nominee to head the CIA promised Tuesday to shed his political past and provide precise, objective and independent intelligence to the president and Congress. But after a 4 1/2-hour confirmation hearing, some Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee were not convinced...


Crude Oil Steady After Rising as Ivan Disrupts US Gulf Output

Crude oil was little changed after rising 2.5 percent yesterday as the approach of Hurricane Ivan disrupted production and tanker shipments in the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.


US Cattle Industry Awaits Mad Cow Test Results

The US cattle industry anxiously awaited federal test results, expected as early as Monday, that will determine if the United States has a second case of the deadly mad cow disease, industry officials said.


An independent assessment of CBS's report on the president's military service is a major blow to the news operation's credibility.


Bits: How Google Could Keep Yahoo From Microsoft

Google could help keep Yahoo away from Microsoft if it took over selling search ads for Yahoo in return for a very large check. That money could help finance all sorts of possible deals.


Listini dei prezzi tornano a salire su record petrolio


Reuters photographer and driver killed in Iraq

An Iraqi photographer and driver working for Reuters in Iraq were killed in Baghdad on Thursday in what witnesses said was a U.S. helicopter attack but which the military described as a firefight with insurgents.


Heinz third-quarter profit soars; beats forecast

Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit soared nearly 90 percent, helped by new products, increased marketing and improvement in its international business.


Nadal looks on the bright side after crushing defeat

Rafael Nadal tried to look on the bright side despite suffering his heaviest defeat in three years when he was overwhelmed 6-1 6-2 by David Nalbandian in the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters on Friday.


The SenseCam is no tourist's point-and-shoot, but may help give Alzheimer's patients a photographic assist.


US soldiers talk to journalists, unidentified, after a mortar round, foreground, hit the parking lot of the al-Mansour Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday Oct 16, 2004, where some foreign journalists and diplomats stay.


England must decide whether to risk Andrew Flintoff in the third one-day international against India on Monday.


Real estate in New York City has a way of looming large in matters of the heart.


British Envoy Again Blasts Kenya on Graft

Britain's ambassador to Kenya renewed criticism Friday that Nairobi lacked the will to stamp out corruption, the latest salvo in a simmering diplomatic spat between Kenya and its international donors.


Hillary Rodham Clinton offered a new GI "Bill of Rights" for men and women in uniform, arguing that Democrats can do a better job of protecting and providing for U.S. troops than the Republican administration.


White House spokesman Tony Snow stepping down

White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who is battling cancer, will step down in two weeks and be replaced by his deputy, Dana Perino, President George W. Bush said on Friday.


Wall Street stocks were lower on Thursday, after a 32 per cent fall in profits at Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) compounded woes in the banking sector and weighed heavily on market sentiment.


Italy shock Scots for first Rugby Union Six Nations away win

Italy overwhelmed Scotland 37-17 to record their first away win in the Six Nations in front of a stunned Murrayfield crowd here Saturday.


Taliban Threaten to Attack Karzai Inauguration

The Taliban threatened Monday to launch  attacks during the swearing in of Afghan President Hamid Karzai  while the U.S. military said every precaution was being taken  to protect a ceremony to be attended by top U.S. officials.


South Korea's LG claims development of media broadcasts-receiving ...

SEOUL: South Korea's LG Electronics Inc announced that it has developed the world's first mobile handset capable of receiving terrestrial digital multimedia broadcasts (DMB).


Explosives found in both crashed Russian jets

Explosives have been found in the second of two Russian jets which crashed simultaneously this week killing 90 people, investigators say, having already announced the same discovery in the first aircraft.


Ue, Barroso: Parlamento rinvia la seduta, nessun voto

Il presidente del Parlamento europeo Josep Borrell, dopo l'intervento dei capigruppo e la replica del presidente designato della Commissione JosÃ¨ Manuel Barroso, ha annunciato che non ci sarebbe stato alcun voto e ha sospeso la seduta.


There may not be anything as exciting as the iPhone at next week's Macworld, but Apple should once again own the January trade show season.


Docs find lead exposure may cause blindness in elderly

It used to be that parents were the only ones on the lookout for lead. Now a new study says too much lead in your bones can cause blindness when you hit your golden years.


Two bills designed to curb the proliferation of Internet "spyware" took another step toward law this week with overwhelming approval from the House of Representatives, but supporters said


Companies involved in the recent toy recalls are not simply the unlucky ones that got caught, but are the ones that didnât make effort to keep their toys safe.


Risks of natural birth after C-section reported higher, but still ...

Pregnant women who try a natural delivery after an earlier caesarean section face greater risks - but still very low ones - compared with those who opt for a second C-section, a large study suggests.


A wall of 700 Mac G5s is responsible for salvaging some of Hollywood's most precious films, like Star Wars and, er, Miami Vice. By Evan Shamon from Wired Test.


Gurkha veterans wage a determined battle to become British

For two centuries, tens of thousands of men from the mountains of Nepal have been recruited by the British army, earning reputations worldwide as unusually tough and brave soldiers.


TechWeb - Multipurpose cell phones, data-storing pocket knives: Can you fear me now?


More than 1,800 summer interns at federal agencies, congressional offices and think tanks have registered to attend a "town hall" meeting tonight, where a nonprofit group will announce plans to create a Roosevelt Scholars program to attract graduate students to the federal government.


Roger Clemens pitched like a young ace on Old-Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium. His teammates were the ones who looked worn out.


Massive release accompanies highly anticipated video game

The Herald-Dispatch. The world is in danger. In just two days, an alien race called The Covenant will attempt to gain control of the most powerful weapon known to man: Halo.


The Islamist group that claims to have kidnapped three UN staff in the Afghan capital has provided evidence for the first time that it is holding them.


Paul Pinegar threw two touchdown passes to Matt Rivera and ran for another score, and Fresno State upset No. 13 Kansas State, 45-21, on Saturday.


MASSACHUSETTS The Boston Celtics, Boston Scientific, and Intel have joined the tsunami relief effort. The Intel Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Intel Corporation, has raised its donation from $100,000 to $1 million to aid victims. Intel employees in Hudson are expected to set up tables to raise additional funds. The Foundation is expected to match employee donations. The Boston Celtics ...


Terror Tape Boasts U.S. Forces Humiliated

An audiotape purportedly by key terror suspect Abu Musab al-Zarqawi boasts that Islamic holy warriors have humiliated the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq.


An easy and healthy dinner of cabbage and fish, with sunchokes on the side.


Musharraf Says Pakistan Has al-Qaida on the Run

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says he is confident his country is winning the war on terrorism. He spoke after meeting British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London to discuss the war on terrorism and other issues.


Luxury goods group LVMH sells its loss-making Christian Lacroix clothing label to a US investment group.


Black sheep wrongly made scapegoat in British graveyard mystery

A black sheep called Colin who faced repeated warnings for supposedly eating flowers at a graveyard in central England has been dramatically cleared of blame, officials said.


US officials quarantine a man with a dangerous form of tuberculosis and urge fellow air travellers to be tested.


Harrington wins playoff after day of drama

Irishman Padraig Harrington beat Sergio Garcia of Spain by one stroke in a four-hole British Open playoff on Sunday to land his maiden victory in a major and the first by a European for eight years.


Census Bureau Introduces New Economic Indicator

Sept. 14, 2004 --A new economic indicator released Monday showed that overall services revenue in the US increased 5.4% in the second quarter of 2004.


Allergan said yesterday that it would buy Esprit Pharma for $370 million to expand its role in treating bladder disorders.


ATLANTA -- The Falcons lost a candidate in their search for a general manager when Chris Mara of the New York Giants dropped out Thursday.


Merrill posts worst quarter in its history

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc reported about $16 billion in mortgage-related writedowns and adjustments on Thursday in the worst quarter of the company's history.


Apollo makes $1.95 bln bid proposal to Countrywide

U.S. private equity firm Apollo Management has made a 1-billion-pound ($1.95 billion) bid proposal to Countrywide , but one of the British property agency's key shareholders immediately rejected it as too low.


Happy Halloween: Ghostzapper scares up a Classic win

Undaunted by the presence of eight millionaires in the field, Ghostzapper blazed to a wire-to-wire win in yesterday's $4 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Lone Star


Germany 'regrets' EU's decision to take court action over VW law

The German government expressed its "regret" Wednesday over the decision by the European Commission in Brussels to take Germany to court over the so-called Volkswagen law, which shields the carmaker from hostile takeovers.


Palestinian Leaders Going Ahead with Arafat Visit

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian leaders were  going ahead with a visit to France to see critically ill  Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, a senior Palestinian  official told Reuters on Monday.


Artic nations to fight global warming to prevent glacial melting

Eight countries of the Arctic region have agreed to fight climate change effects in the region, but refused to take any new measures out of deference to the Bush administration.


NATO fails to sway Russia on U.S. missile plan

"It seems to me that the Americans are starting to better understand our concerns"  NOORDWIJK, Netherlands : NATO appeared to make little progress Thursday in narrowing differences with Russia over plans by the United States to install a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, even after ... via International Herald Tribune


Nielsen to provide Google TV Ads customers with aggregate data on TV audience.


Police hunt for doctor in kidney-snatching ring

Police in India have broken up what they call a global organ-trafficking scheme and are hunting its alleged mastermind, a doctor identified as Amit Kumar.


Powell Visits Port-Au-Prince, Urges World Help to Control Haitian ...

Secretary of State Colin Powell held talks in Port-au-Prince Wednesday in a brief visit to Haiti marred by a shooting incident outside the presidential palace as he met officials of the country's interim government.


At least three hand grenades were found Thursday in a house sieged by Dutch police, Radio Netherlands reported Thursday evening. Police found the explosives after an exhaustive


Pfc. Lynndie England's lawyers argued Wednesday she was coerced into admitting she and other soldiers were just "joking around, having some fun" when they posed for photos with naked Iraqi prisoners.


WebVisible Named Software Company of the Year Finalist By the Technology Council of Southern California

WebVisible, a leading software and technology provider to the local online advertising industry, today announced that the Technology Council of Southern California has named it a finalist for the 2007 Technology Industry Awards.


French police were set Sunday to continue questioning accused rogue trader Jerome Kerviel, who investigators said wants to explain his role in the seven billion dollar loss at Societe Generale.


This holiday, toys are popping up in the most unexpected places: gas stations, auto-parts chains, home and garden stores.


WTO authorizes sanctions against United States over anti-dumping rules

BRUSSELS (CP) - World Trade Organization arbitrators Tuesday authorized the European Union and other leading U.S. trade partners to impose sanctions against the United States in response to anti-dumping rules.


Wayne Rooney scored one then set up Cristiano Ronaldo for his 23rd goal of the season as a Manchester United late show shot down Reading with a 2-0 win on Saturday.


Four Suicides Linked to Child Porn Probe

The government will press on with a child pornography crackdown despite the suicides of four people being investigated in the operation, an official said Saturday.


'Maglia nera' per spesa sociale, 6.269,5 euro pro capite


Manchester, 15:49 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UTD-MANCHESTER CITY 3-1

Il Manchester United ha battuto 3-1 il Manchester City nella sfida che ha aperto la 17/a giornata di...


First malicious virus invades cellphones

A virus has struck Nokia smartphone users. Once downloaded, the virus, called Skulls, replaces all phone desktop icons with images of a skull.


New forecast calls for 6 more hurricanes

Hurricane expert William Gray downgraded his 2007 Atlantic storms forecast slightly Tuesday, but he still predicted above-average activity for the remaining three months of the season, with six more hurricanes, three of them major.


Navy beat Army by two years yesterday, tying the rivalry at an almost-poetic 49-49-7. For while the Midshipmen hired their reparative coach fully three Decembers ago, the


US Navy looks to achieve spy-fi miracle-dork capability

'OK Brains, where's the secret enemy HQ?' The US Office of Naval Research (ONR), one of the Pentagon's many securo-boffin pork outlets, is having a timely look at dealing with the threat from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) - military speak for terrorist bombs.â¦


La possibilitÃ  che nasca un campionato parallelo alla Formula 1 a partire dal 2008 Ã¨ sempre piÃ¹ concreta. La Gpwc, l'associazione che raggruppa le maggiori case automobilistiche presenti in Formula 1, come


U.S. chides some Arab allies for human trafficking

The United States accused its Arab allies Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar on Tuesday of being among the world's worst offenders in failing to prevent people from being sold into the sex trade and servitude.


Maroni riscopre l'articolo 18. Â«O lo si abolisce o niente riforma ...

Sembrava un tema ormai accantonato ma ecco che ritorna. Si parla dellâarticolo 18, quello che garantisce il reintegro in caso di licenziamento senza giusta causa, tema su quale il governo Ã¨ stato battuto nellâautunno di due anni fa.


A row worsens over critical Belgian comments about the DR Congo's slow transition to democracy.


Sudanese rebels agree to take part in peace talks in Abuja

ABUJA, Aug 25, 2004 (dpa) -- Rebel groups agreed Wednesday to participate in peace talks with the Sudanese government being held in the Nigerian capital of Abuja after coming under pressure to disarm and accept confinement to camps in the country's


Legal Fight Menaces Aircraft Debt Ratings

Standard & Poor's on Friday said  ratings on about $30 billion of aircraft-backed debt could be  threatened if creditors lost a legal dispute with bankrupt UAL  Corp. UALAQ.OB unit United Airlines over the right to  repossess aircraft.


Tennis: Hewitt beats Gaudio to reach Masters Cup semis

HOUSTON, United States : Australia's third-ranked Lleyton Hewitt reached the semi-finals of the ATP Masters Cup by defeating Argentina's Gaston Gaudio 6-2, 6-1.


Lab Waste Reportedly Found in Rio Grande

In the latest dispute over possible contaminants from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, a Texas hydrologist says low concentrations of explosives and perchlorate suspected to be from the lab have reached the Rio Grande.


E' polemica dopo la sentenza che assolto gli imputaticon la motivazione che "guerriglia non Ã¨ terrorismo"                                                  Islamici assolti a Milano La rabbia di Fini e Calderoli                                                                                Il responsabile della Farnesina: "Provo rabbia  e indignazione"E il ministro leghista rincara la dose: "Mi si rivolta lo stomaco"


Misano, 14:48 - MOTO, GP SAN MARINO: PROVE ANNULLATE PER MALTEMPO

Le prove pomeridiane in programma a Misano, dove domenica si correrà il Gp di San Marino, son...


Apples for the Students ; Laptops to Be Given to More Than 800 City Sixth-Graders

By PETE SHERMAN STAFF WRITER  More than 800 sixth-graders in the Springfield School District will soon receive free Apple laptop computers to keep for three years.


Livorno, 18:49 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: ALLA RIPRESA IN QUATTRO TORNANO IN GRUPPO

Il Livorno ha ripreso gli allenamenti in vista della sfida di domenica prossima contro lÂ´Inter: il t...


Pink outsells brown, and other Zune tales

Blog: Microsoft sent out an update on the device today: pink is selling, and the device is holding on to its No. 2 spot in the market for hard drive-based music players.


There is some magic in the fraternity of presidents. For the most most part they forgive one another for the insults they have endured on the political battlefield.


Musselman suspended two games for drunk driving

Sacramento Kings coach Eric Musselman was suspended for two games without pay by the NBA on Thursday for driving under the influence of alcohol.


Scientists Estimate 100,000 Iraqi Deaths

A survey of deaths in Iraqi households estimates that as many as 100,000 more people may have died throughout the country in the 18 months after the US invasion than would be expected based on the death rate before the war.


Viacom Sues Google Over YouTube Video Clips

The parent company of MTV and Comedy Central is seeking $1 billion in damages, citing âmassive intentional copyright infringement.â


Storm forms off U.S. Southeast coast, warning issued

Subtropical Storm Gabrielle formed on Friday off the U.S. mid-Atlantic Coast with top sustained winds of 45 mph (72 kph), but was not expected to strengthen in the next 24 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


Roma, 18:50 - CALCIO, SERIE D: RISULTATI ANTICIPI

Risultati degli anticipi della 13/a giornata di andata del campionato di serie D.


Eleven people were killed in scattered violence around Iraq on Saturday, including eight who died when a suicide car bomber hit an Iraqi army checkpoint in the northern city of Tal Afar.


African skies rain death, destruction on villagers

SANDEMA, Ghana  - As rain fell in torrents onto her dirt-walled home in northern Ghana, Asubonga Apebani tried desperately to staunch the leaks in her roof.


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.


Make-up artist sues ESPN for sexual harassment

A former make-up artist for a television sports talk show on Wednesday sued the broadcaster ESPN, one of the show's anchors and a panelist she worked with for sexual harassment.


Milano, 20:47 - BASKET, ARMANI JEANS: DISTORSIONE GINOCCHIO PER GALLI

Non ci sarà Danilo Gallinari nell'Armani Jeans Milano che giovedI sera chiuderà la sua...


After a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins, the Yankees can clinch the A.L. East championship on Thursday by beating them again.


Neighbours Everton and Liverpool will not be sharing a new stadium, it is confirmed.


There's more to growth than just a high growth rate.


Secondo indicazioni date da ministro Di Pietro


Two vendors say they are launching free, advertising-sponsored Wi-Fi access along 22 kilometers of the Thames River.


Google Partners with Oxford, Harvard & Others to Digitize Libraries

Google has announcing five new content partners and a massive scanning project that will bring millions of volumes of printed books into the Google Print database.


Violence spreads after rally ends in 19 deaths

Violence spread across Bangladesh yesterday, as mobs set railway coaches on fire and smashed cars in retaliation for grenade attacks on an opposition rally in Dhaka that left 19 people dead and 200 injured.


Sudan rejects use of force by UN-AU Darfur mission

Sudan on Sunday said it  rejected part of a draft U.N. Security Council resolution that  would give joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping troops the  right to use force in their Darfur mission.


Ukrainians Vote in Re-Run Presidential Poll

Western-leaning liberal Viktor Yushchenko  was favorite to win when Ukrainians began voting in a re-run  presidential election on Sunday after a rigged ballot last  month.


Single parents should be paid to stay at home and look after their children, says Scotland's children's tsar.


75,000 demand Microsoft keep Windows XP going

More than 75,000 people have signed InfoWorld?s ?Save XP? petition in the three weeks since it was launched ? many with passionate, often emotional pleas to not be forced to make a change. On June 30, Microsoft plans to stop making new licenses to Windows XP available through most outlets, though business users and some consumers will be able to ?downgrade? to XP after that date under certain circumstances. InfoWorld expects to present the petition to Microsoft when it has collected 100,000 signatures.[ Follow all the coverage of and reader reaction to the ?Save XP? campaign. ]Although InfoWorld?s campaign has given a voice to users who prefer to keep the familiar XP, concerns over Vista had been bubbling since its release a year ago. That has been evident not only anecdotally in comments that InfoWorld editors have heard from IT staff and users alike, but also in the slow adoption of Vista in the marketplace.While millions of people have gotten Vista with a new PC, most did not have a choice of what OS was loaded on it, since retailers stopped selling new XP computers in spring 2007 and online sellers (with the recent exception of Dell) made XP available only to business customers.Where people have had a choice, Vista has not been it. Microsoft has reported that it sold 100 million Vista licenses in 2007, which means that roughly four out of 10 new machines shipped with Vista on them. By comparison, nearly 70 percent of PCs shipped with XP in its first year. According to NetApplications, about 11 percent of installed machines use Vista, compared to 75 percent running XP.IT consultant Dimension Data Americas has yet to have any of its midsize business customers convert to Vista, said Jeff Dimock, its vice president of Microsoft solutions ? though he noted that several are working on plans to do so. ?The mid-market has not been upgrading to Vista,? said Karen Hayward, executive vice president at IT outsourcing firm CenterBeam, which provisions OS and other apps to midsize businesses.Compatibility issues and lack of perceived value are the major reasons that businesses and users have avoided Vista. Research firm Gartner advises its clients not to switch to Vista until early 2009, after the first service pack has been released, third-party compatibility is improved, and more Vista-ready hardware is in the hardware purchase cycle, says Michael Silver, a research vice president at Gartner.


The deadliest hurricane to hit the Caribbean in a decade is on course to slam into Jamaica where around 800 Britons are being evacuated.


The final cost of tracking down two murder suspects may exceed Â£1.5m.


UN, Afghanistan in talks over banned diplomats

The United Nations said Wednesday it was in talks with the Afghan government over a "misunderstanding" that led Kabul to order the expulsion of two senior European diplomats after claims they had contact with the Taliban.


Heavy snows battered the Andean border region of Argentina and Chile on Wednesday, forcing the closure of a key mountain highway connecting the two countries and idling thousands of trucks.


The manager of a clinic switches from car to motorcycle to speed blood samples to the lab. A homeowner abandons his suburban villa for a small city apartment. A college student leaves home two hours early for what used to be a 30-minute trip to class.


U.S. hiring surprisingly strong in November

A stronger-than-forecast 132,000 jobs were created in November, according to a government report on Friday that implied the U.S. economy had more underlying resilience than previously thought.


GiÃ  centinaia i voli cancellati, fermi anche in piloti MeridianaPer i passeggeri un numero verde per ricevere informazioni                                          Alitalia, sciopero contro la crisi venerdÃ¬ nero  per il traffico aereo


Israel's prime minister says a military operation in Gaza will continue until Palestinian rocket attacks are stopped.


No slipups this time as Timlin holds his own

CHICAGO -- Mike Timlin's reaction when he saw Manny Ramirez slip on Ben Davis's routine fly ball was probably no different than yours was last night. "I just -- I'm thinking as I'm watching him go down, I'm saying, `No, no, no, no,' " said the Red Sox reliever, who had been called upon in the bottom of the eighth ...


Sri Lanka's financial sector looks set for a tough year in the wake of December's devastating tsunami, bank officials say.


Societa' leader nei pneumatici paghera' 1,05 mld dollari


Too early for Morrison to break open its champagne

INVESTORS in Wm Morrison heaved a collective sigh of relief yesterday. There may be more hiccups along the way, went the consensus view, but the Â£3 billion Safeway acquisition was ultimately going to work.


Police investigating the murder of five prostitutes in Suffolk are to recreate their last known movements.


President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday announced a plan to diversify Russia's economy and develop its high technology sector by creating special zones where high-tech companies would enjoy tax breaks and other incentives.


Palermo, 14:47 - CALCIO, MAFIA; CAMMARATA: PALERMO NON SI FARA' CONDIZIONARE

"La mafia è un problema serio che va combattuto da persone serie e con grande determinazione"...


At Scientologyâs request, several Web sites took down a  video of Tom Cruise talking passionately about the church, but Gawker isnât budging.


Russian President Vladimir Putin's sweeping overhaul of Russia's political system would consolidate power in the Kremlin at the expense of provincial governments and end Russia's short experiment with political democracy.


Alitalia reached a vital deal with its pilots on productivity improvements on Tuesday, a day ahead of a deadline to seal a rescue plan or face bankruptcy, union sources said.


Demure heiress in dignity triumph Prodigiously talented heiress Paris Hilton has won her battle to take down a website which was hawking a selection of videos, pictures and personal data she left in a forgotten storage facility.â¦


Sprint thinks print with Fujifilm partnership

Carrier looks to goose wireless data business by letting subscribers print photos at various retailers, directly from their camera phones.


Mtv Europe Awards. I trionfatori sono gli Outkast. In 200mila al ...

Gli Outkast sono i veri trionfatori di questa edizione dell'Mtv Europe Awards: hanno vinto nella categoria miglior gruppo, miglior canzone, miglior video a confermare la vocazione americana di questa edizione.


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Parents of caged boys deserve far worse than nine months in jail: Crown prosecutor

TORONTO (CP) - Two brothers who lost their childhoods to a "systemic campaign of mistreatment and torture" for more than 13 years deserve better than to see their adoptive parents jailed for a mere nine months, a Crown attorney argued Friday.


Marshals serving eviction notice find 4 bodies

Police are questioning a woman in connection with the discovery of four children's bodies early Wednesday in a Washington home, Metropolitan Police said.


US banks on reprieve for death-row foreign medics in Libya

The United States said Wednesday it was still banking on a reprieve for six foreign medics convicted in Libya of infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus after the country's supreme court reconfirmed the death penalty against them.


Napoli, 17:46 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: DISTORSIONE AL GINOCCHIO PER CONTINI

Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli alla vigilia della gara con la Lazio. Allenamento di rifinitura imp...


âWe Would Have Played for Nothing,â volume 2 of Fay Vincentâs oral-history project, has 11 stars from the 1950s and â60s talking about their careers and their competitors.


Yahoo Inc. spurned Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion takeover bid as inadequate Monday without explaining how its management will match the payoff that the slumping Internet icon's shareholders would have received had the unsolicited offer been accepted.


Since the Chinese government made pre-marriage medical check-ups optional, the number of birth defects has risen, government officials said.


By NAOMI McELROY  STUCK for ideas for that hard to buy for friend, the one who already has everything?   Well now you can give them a patch of the Auld Sod for just $49.99 - a bargain EUR38.17 - you can buy a square foot of the Emerald Isle.


Washington City Council to Look at Baseball Again

The Washington, D.C., City Council  will debate stadium funding again on Tuesday after a bill  passed last week was rejected by Major League Baseball and put  baseball's return to the U.S. capital at risk.


Iraq begins re-opening border crossings with Iran and Syria after a three-day security crackdown on insurgents.


Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is the defendant but journalism seemed at times to be on trial Wednesday as two reporters were questioned about their methods.


LeapFrog sticks to its quarterly ritual of raining on the toy-making parade.


New tests conducted last night at a hospital in Vienna confirmed that Viktor A. Yushchenko, the Ukrainian opposition candidate, had been poisoned with


Wired's How To Wiki: Delete Files Forever

File-recovery software can resurrect every piece of porn and propaganda you've emptied out of your computer's Recycle Bin. It looks as if they're removed from the hard drive, but the 1s and 0s of the "deleted" files still exist. Wired's How To Wiki shows you a couple of ways to leave no trace behind.


Initial top bids are $2.4 billion in wireless sale

The U.S. Federal Communications  Commission on Thursday received the first bids in an auction of  valuable 700-megahertz wireless airwaves.


Chargers safety Terrence Kiel pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges he shipped bottles of codeine-based cough syrup to Texas.


Jim Boylan was promoted to interim coach of the Chicago Bulls on Thursday, three days after the team fired Scott Skiles after a disappointing start.


The final book in the world-shaking Harry Potter series headed Sunday for new sales records as millions of readers across the globe rushed to find out the fate of the bespectacled boy wizard.


Sterling hits seven-day high against dollar

The pound hit a seven-day high against the dollar on Thursday as it continued to benefit from a Bank of England statement which dampened speculation that the central bank will slash interest rates in February.


Not enough is being done to prevent the trafficking of children in south-eastern Europe, a report says.


Florida residents encounter challenges with everything from taking showers to caring for dislocated pets.


ASIA/INDONESIA - Nuove piogge torrenziali hanno fatto ulteriormente salire il livello dellÂacqua a Giacarta, dopo lÂinondazione Ã¨ emergenza sanitaria Roma (Agenzia Fides) - LÂultimo bilancio delle inondazioni che hanno sommerso il 70% di Giacarta registra 50 morti, ma potrebbero essercene molti altri, affermano i soccorritori, dal momento che tante aree della capitale indonesiana sono sommerse da ...


Costly drugs force life, death decisions

Dying of lung cancer, Carolyn Hobbs tried a new biotechnology drug that produced an unanticipated side effect: acute sticker shock. She was waiting for her second treatment in a hospital near Denver less than two years ago, when someone from the business office marched in to warn that her share would cost more than $18,000, since the drug wasn't insured for her type of cancer.


The Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendant of a slave owned by relatives of the late Sen. Strom Thurmond — a discovery the civil rights activist called "shocking" on Sunday.


Calif. Mudslide Victims to Be Offered Aid

Residents of the coastal town devastated by a mudslide that killed 10 people will be offered a package of federal loans and grants intended to help them relocate.


Frail Arafat heads to Paris for treatment

The 75-year-old Palestinian leader's planned departure Friday, a decade after he arrived in the West Bank with the promise of statehood, could mark the end of an era.


Montevideo, 14:48 - CALCIO, URUGUAY: GIOCATORI MINACCIANO SCIOPERO PER STIPENDI

Rischia di slittare la partenza del Torneo di Clausura uruguaiano, fissata per febbraio. I giocatori...


Violence erupts in southern Thailand after airdrop of paper peace ...

A massive airdrop of paper birds to promote peace failed to halt violence in Thailand's restive south, with a spate of new attacks targeting soldiers and local officials erupting on Monday.


LG Electronics replaces CEO in management reshuffle

LG Electronics Inc.  replaced on Monday its chief executive and other senior officials in a management reshuffle that analysts say is aimed at bringing in momentum to its stalled handset and display businesses.


Electronics giant Samsung shows off what it claims is the world's most powerful flash memory chip.


The Motley Fool - Yet another satellite-based communications company has stepped up to the plate and knocked the stitches off the ball. Globecomm Systems (Nasdaq: GCOM - News) reported earnings for Q4 and fiscal 2006 last night, with a full-year earnings increase of 48% on 15% higher revenues and a steady stream of fat, long-term contracts lined up.


Every corner of society today reminds us how a good education can open the door to countless opportunities. One of those, it turns out, is a greater chance of being your own boss.


On Baseball: RamÃrez Simmers on the Hot Stove

The Red Sox have tried to get rid of Manny RamÃrez so often you can never be sure when, if ever, they are serious.


Manifestanti di Action, 'Boicotta la guerra, no Bush'


Dems positioned to challenge GOP control

Aided by public revulsion over an Internet-age sex scandal, Democrats enter the final month of the campaign well-positioned to challenge for control of Congress, while Republicans increasingly express concern about holding onto power.


French police the target in urban guerrilla war

Stoned, beaten and insulted, their vehicles torched by crowds of hostile youths, French police say they face an urban guerrilla war when they enter the run-down neighborhoods that ring the major cities.


U.S. sending 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan

The United States will send an additional force of about 3,200 Marines to Afghanistan this spring to help NATO troops and Afghan security forces confront rising Taliban violence, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.


Israeli authorities have launched an investigation into death threats against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and other officials supporting his disengagement plan from Gaza and parts of the West Bank, Jerusalem police said Tuesday.


Anwar defiant after political hopes crushed in Malaysian court

KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia's highest court crushed the immediate political ambitions of former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim when it refused to hear a new appeal against his conviction for corruption.


Friday was a great day for Oracle chief Larry Ellison.  First, PeopleSoft's board ousted the CEO who had fought so hard against Oracle's hostile bid, then the feds announce they're dropping their antitrust complaint. -washingtonpost.com


Big Blue news a sign of PC market's graying temples

While taking a back seat to software and security efforts, hardware is still a big time concern according to our survey. Organizations are taking the opportunity to consolidate their environments as they replace


Singer, actress, and songwriter Laura Branigan, whose signature song Gloria was her first hit, has died of an aneurysm in her New York home at age 47.


Anti-Syrian Lawmaker Killed in Beirut Blast

BEIRUT, Sept. 19 -- An anti-Syrian lawmaker and at least six other people were killed by a car bomb in a busy Beirut neighborhood Wednesday, only six days before parliament is to convene to begin electing a new president.


Catania, 15:39 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, LO MONACO: CON IL CALCIO HO CHIUSO

Pietro Lo Monaco conferma l'intenzione di voler lasciare il calcio: ''Io ho chiuso con il calcio - h...


Jay Leno told viewers yesterday - the show's 50th anniversary - that "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien will succeed him in five years.


Officials in Nigeria's richest oil state are accused of squandering funds that should go on schools and hospitals.


The actress is busy shooting for Extreme Makeover.


A toddler dies hours after being reported missing by his parents from a holiday home in Perthshire.


Owen and Del Piero celebrate Euro rebirth

PARIS: Soccer superstars Michael Owen and Alessandro Del Piero were hailed as players reborn as they put their critics firmly in their place with match-winning performances at the weekend.


Electronics giant Sony is again accused of selling products that leave PCs vulnerable to attack by hackers.


KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine - President Bush has reviewed disputed documents that purport to show he refused orders to take a physical examination in 1972 and did not recall having seen them previously, a White House official said Saturday.    The long-running story on Bush's Texas Air National Guard service took an unusual twist when CBS broadcast a report on what it said were the newly discovered records...


Nicaraguan police step up the hunt for stocks of illegal alcohol blamed for the deaths of at least 22 people.


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).


Duchamp, Man Ray, Picabia show unveiled at the Tate Modern

A notorious urinal, a "Mona Lisa" plus facial hair and an all-pervading bawdy wit dominate a London art show featuring Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray and Francis Picabia, the fathers of Dada, previewed Tuesday.


Resona Returns to Profit After Cutting Costs, Boosting Fees

Resona Holdings Inc., Japan's fifth- largest bank by assets, said it turned to a first-half profit after it cut costs and increased fee income, accelerating its recovery from a $19 billion government bailout last year.


Quincy Carter being released by the Cowboys

NEW YORK -- Tim Henman's quarterfinal victory at the US Open was a microcosm of his career - long and brilliant in spurts, with an expected disappointment on the horizon.


Israel kills 9 in Gaza and warns of big sweep

Israel killed nine Palestinians in military operations in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and threatened a major ground sweep of the Hamas-run territory to stem cross-border rocket fire.


Roma, 12:25 - CALCIO, AGENTE JIMENEZ: LUIS RESTA ALLA LAZIO

Luis Jimenez non si muoverà dalla Lazio quest'anno. Rocco Dozzini, agente del fantasista cile...


On Baseball: Game for Santana Is Stretching On

The Twins have spent much of the last 10 weeks trying to get a deal that would make it palatable to trade Johan Santana, who could wind up in Boston, in the Bronx or in Queens.


Titan Rich in Carbons That Gave Life to Earth --NASA

Saturn's mysterious moon Titan appears to have an environment rich in the carbon-based molecules that spawned life on Earth and winds that etched streaks into its icy surface, NASA scientists said on Thursday.


New Brain Scan May Diagnose Bipolar Disorder

Nov. 30, 2004 (Chicago) -- Researchers using a special type of imaging that tracks brain chemicals are able to produce a "chemical fingerprint of bipolar disorder," a development that may lead to earlier diagnosis and aid in treatment.


Militants Release Tape of French Hostages

CAIRO, Egypt Aug. 28, 2004 - Islamic militants released a brief tape showing two French journalists kidnapped recently in Iraq, saying they were holding the men to protest a French law banning headscarves


Six Apart upgrades TypePad; launches open source Movable Type

Blog: TypePad gets improved publishing features. Movable Type gets community and goes open source.


Nanotechnology has been around for years, but the general public is just beginning to learn about it. While many other emerging technologies have been boldly presented to the world's consumers [for instance, genetically modified food], nanotechnology remains something of an enigma.


AMA Concerned About Teens, Sweet Alcohol

Sweet alcoholic drinks aggressively marketed to young people are anything but "cool and fashionable" and are luring troubling numbers of teens — especially girls — to engage in underage drinking, the American Medical Association said Thursday.


Paper: Taser to Increase Stun Gun's Power

Taser International Inc. has warned  police departments that its newest electric stun gun recently  failed to subdue some suspects, and it will increase the power  of the weapon, The New York Times reported on Friday.


Australia tighten their grip on the third Test and the series after dominating India on day two in Nagpur.


Harmison to the fore as England takes charge

Fast bowler Steve Harmison belted three sixes in a quick, unbeaten 36 off 27 balls, and claimed two early wickets as England took control against the West Indies on the second day of the fourth and final test on Friday.


Sharon to present his Gaza withdrawal plan to parliament on ...

JERUSALEM Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says later this month he'll give Israel's parliament his plan to withdraw from some occupied territories.


Le trasmissioni riprenderanno alle 7 di martedi' 18/9


Oracle mimics Microsoft's per socket pricing

Low-end love Oracle has tossed customers a Microsoft-like bone by loosening up its software licensing restrictions for low-end servers running on multi-core chips.â¦


Court Says Interior Dept. Web Site Can Stay Online

The U.S. Interior Department can keep its computers connected to the Internet despite the fact that hackers could manipulate royalty payments owed to American Indians for use of their land, an appeals court ruled Friday.


Boston Expects Millions at Red Sox Parade

Because so many members of Red Sox Nation are expected in Boston to celebrate the team's World Series triumph, the victory parade Saturday won't be making any stops and won't culminate with a staged rally, either.


Sovereign wealth funds from Abu Dhabi, China and Singapore are quietly bailing out the West's subprime crises.


At least 35 people were killed when a bomb hidden inside a box of birds exploded at a popular pet market, police said.


Monty could get nod despite loss of form

Colin Montgomerie has been walking around like a man who has already received the nod over his selection for the Ryder Cup team. The players all say that they want him in the team.


Editrice Nie diffida acquirenti a rispettare impegni presi


An armed man took two girls hostage at a   Colorado high school on Wednesday, fatally shooting one of the   students and then himself when police stormed the classroom   where he was barricaded, authorities said.


Manufacturing and industrial output grew faster than analysts  expected in May, official figures show.


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Three deaths in Grenada are being blamed on Hurricane Ivan after the powerful storm swept across the Caribbean island nation devastating its capital, St.


Dan Glickman, the new president and chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America, has been quietly putting his stamp on the organization.


Readership of online journals known as blogs grew significantly in 2004, driven by increased awareness of them during the presidential campaign and other major news events, according to a study released Sunday.


More than 600 troops are to be withdrawn from Bosnia-Hercegovina, defence minister Adam Ingram confirms.


Ukraine's supreme court rejects last complaint from Yanukovych

BEIJING, Dec. 31 -- The Supreme Court of Ukraine on Thursday rejected the last of the four complaints. The complaints accused the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of being inactive during voting in last Sunday's presidential election re-run.


Slim only in name A Mexican telecoms tycoon has dethroned Bill Gates as the World's richest man.â¦


Japanese stocks trod water by mid-afternoon on Tuesday as recent gainers including miners wilted on profit-taking, but growing optimism on the domestic economic outlook buoyed a handful of other small-cap stocks.


The site of an Israeli archaeological dig that has sparked angry Muslim reaction worldwide contains what could be a Muslim prayer room, an Israeli archaeologist said Sunday.


Medicare Aims to Cut Errors in Half by 2008

Steps aimed at cutting Medicare  fraud and payment errors in half over the next four years were  announced by U.S. health officials on Monday.


Schwab Cuts Trading Fees Again, Stock Off

Charles Schwab Corp.  the biggest U.S. discount brokerage, on Monday said it would cut trading fees for the second time since June in a bid to outmaneuver rivals amid fierce competition.


Virgin Mobile says user numbers are up 37% on a year ago and it added a record number of subscribers in the latest quarter.


Report: China has no plans for new tests

China has no plans to carry out another test of an anti-satellite weapon, Japan's former defense chief said Monday, citing a conversation with the Chinese defense minister.


Defence Secretary defends downed plane's safety record

Defence Secretary Des Browne has defended the safety record of the Nimrod reconnaissance plane after one of the aircraft crashed in Afghanistan, killing 14 armed service personnel.


Daniel Craig is back as James Bond in "Quantum of Solace," the 22nd film in the successful franchise due for release in November.


Knicks End a Bad Trip by Winning in Overtime

The Knicks blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead and went into overtime before at last emerging with a victory against the Utah Jazz.


Opinion: Thornton A. May thinks chief privacy officers can make a big difference for companies marketing to consumers, but their doings and whereabouts are a bit mysterious.


Domani la compagnia presentera' l'offerta a Sea


The dollar kept its gains versus other  major currencies early on Monday after U.S. economic data eased  concerns that surging oil prices may have hurt growth, keeping  expectations alive for more rises in interest rates.


TEL AVIV, Israel - An explosion went off Monday in a crowded open-air market in Tel Aviv, and a TV report said at least four people were killed.


Al-Qaeda Figure Moved Freely in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb. 3 -- A Libyan al-Qaeda commander who was killed last week in northwestern Pakistan had lived there for years and, despite a $200,000 U.S. bounty on his head, felt secure enough to meet officials and visit hospitals, according to officials and residents of this city.


In the Lab: Simple Math Errors Can Imperil Patients

Doctors make the same arithmetic mistakes the rest of us make, but the consequences can be considerably more serious.


The Bush administration responded calmly Tuesday to North Korean claims it has turned the plutonium from 8,000 spent nuclear fuel rods into nuclear weapons.


FBI Probing Suspected Israeli Spy at Pentagon

The FBI is investigating a  high-level Pentagon analyst suspected of being an Israeli spy  who passed secret documents about Iran to the Jewish state,  U.S. government sources said on Friday.


Russian human rights Web site says was attacked

A Russian human rights Web site portal  has been attacked by unknown assailants, forcing it to close  down and move to a new address, the Web site said on Monday.


The NHS in Scotland fails to meet its target for cutting waiting times for cancer patients.


Arsenal off the mark with Old Trafford triumph

Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor celebrates after scoring against Manchester United during their English Premiership football match at Old Trafford, Manchester, north-west England.


Human sewage--the next source of electricity?

Can microbes turn drain water into power? Yes, says a noted genetic scientist. And they can make jet fuel too.


Abdul-Razzak Yousif arrives to a Baghdad hospital for treatment after a bomb exploded Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 near a US military convoy in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least three people and injuring several, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


BRUSSELS, Dec 15 (IPS) - Louis Michel, the European Union's aid chief,  will urge that the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda seek a  peaceful solution to their problems when he visits East Africa  this week.


Movie Product Placements Get Brand Recognition

If you've ever come out of the cinema hankering after a Pepsi, a Whopper burger or a spin in a Mercedes without knowing why, help is at hand.


Google threatens to drop Gmail in Germany

(InfoWorld) - GoogleÂ is unhappy with proposed German legislation to ban anonymous e-mail accounts and may consider dropping the German version of its Gmail service. "This whole initiative is a bad idea," a spokesman for Google in Germany said Monday. The draft bill would require ISPs (Internet service providers) and providers of e-mail service to collect and store customer data that security officials could access if necessary. In an interview with the German weekly business magazine Wirtschaftswoche, Google's Global Privacy Counsel Peter Fleischer was quoted saying that if the German government passes its proposed Internet surveillance legislation into law, "if need be, we will switch off Google Mail in Germany." Fleischer could not be reached and the Google spokesman declined to comment on Fleischer's statement about possibly switching off Gmail in Germany. In the interview, Fleischer urged the German government to drop its plans and warned that a German scheme to monitor e-mail was pointless, given that users could easily turn to foreign e-mail addresses.


China National Petroleum Corp. could be offered a 20 percent stake in a Russian state company controlling the main production unit of the embattled Yukos oil giant, a Russian Cabinet member said Thursday.


Qantas slaps new fuel surcharge on fares

Qantas Airways, Australia's biggest airline, says it will raise ticket prices for the second time in three months to help tackle rising fuel costs, just a day after posting a record annual profit.


A Premiership footballer has been charged with raping a 21-year-old woman at his home. Graham Stack, 23, who plays for Arsenal but is on loan to Millwall, is due before Bromley magistrates next Tuesday over the alleged attack in September.


Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.29 percent at the opening on Tuesday, with a second day of falls in oil prices easing fears about the global economy and prompting buying in exporters such as Sony Corp.


Police in southern India arrest one of the main suspects in the case of the killing of an official at a Hindu temple.


A loyalist who confessed to murdering Pat Finucane is sentenced to 22 years imprisonment.


27 Civilians Die in New Attacks by Iraq Rebels

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 3 - Heavily armed insurgents launched attacks here and in the northern city of Mosul on Friday morning, striking at police stations, military bases and a Shiite mosque.


Roma, 17:38 - CALCIO, VALENCIA-INTER: TOLDO RACCONTA LA RISSA DA FIORELLO

Francesco Toldo ha raccontato alla trasmissione di Fiorello, Viva Radio 2, quanto successo ieri al t...


Ukraine parliament calls election invalid

Ukraine's parliament on Saturday declared invalid the disputed presidential election that triggered a week of growing street protests and legal maneuvers, raising the possibility that a new vote could be held ...


Asahi Tec says to buy Metaldyne for $1.2 bln

Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec Corp.   5606.T said on Friday it will buy U.S. rival Metaldyne Corp.   in a deal totaling $1.2 billion, including debt.


Confermato lancio vettura a 3.000 dlr, oggi lancio Twingo


The Chinese mining group Chinalco said that it had teamed up with the American aluminum producer Alcoa to buy a 12 percent stake in Rio Tinto.


A new report says Britain is losing out on a massive pool of sporting talent.


Comic Rodney Dangerfield Dies in L.A. at Age 82

Rodney Dangerfield, the    goggle-eyed comic famed for his self-deprecating one-liners and  signature phrase "I can't get no respect," died on Tuesday at  age 82, his spokesman said.


Austria investigates a video which appeared on the web, apparently showing soldiers exchanging Hitler salutes.


Wellington Agenda is Stacked With Controversy

By Stephanie Horvath, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 12--The Wellington Village Council has a full plate tonight, loaded with controversial issues ranging from rental homes to golf courses to horse country.


Hurricane Jeanne Rips Already Battered Florida

FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Jeanne peeled roofs  off houses, a hospital and an emergency shelter and left almost  2 million people without power on Sunday as it plowed through  parts of Florida already scarred by Hurricane Frances three  weeks ago.


Can a single browser made by no single company and without any real marketing dollars actually cure all of the webâs woes? Probably not, but the team behind the increasingly popular FireFox browser are certainly going to make a run for it.


OAO Yukos, once Russia' biggest oil company, was declared bankrupt Tuesday after a three-year campaign by government tax authorities that critics called a politically motivated campaign against Yukos' founder.


New high-end dual-core Opterons will power servers.


Anwar leaves Malaysia for German surgery

Anwar Ibrahim, former deputy prime minister of Malaysia, departed the country Saturday to receive medical attention in Germany.


Apple TKOs Cisco in iPhone bout, analysts say

One day after Apple Inc. and Cisco Systems buried the legal hatchet in their fight over the iPhone name, analysts said Apple likely out came ahead in the deal -- with one calling Apple CEO Steve Jobs "the Rasputin of the computer industry."


Despite Drop in Earnings, Motorola Shows Improvement

Motorolaâs third-quarter earnings fell 94 percent, but the company beat expectations and forecast stronger sales in the fourth-quarter as new products start hitting the market.


China Reissues Information Of Internet Cafe Closures

China's state media have again issued a release stating that local governments have closed 1600 Internet cafes between February and August this year.


Google Apps edition bypasses the IT department

Google is releasing a new edition of its hosted applications suite that end-users can bring into the workplace without the involvement of their IT department.It means that IT managers who fret about employees using unauthorized software at work will have another tool to worry about, especially in industries where information management is heavily regulated, like health care and finance.The new release, called Google Apps Team Edition, is due to be available Thursday for free. It is aimed at employees who are interested in using Google Apps but whose employers haven't signed up for it, said Rajen Sheth, Google Apps senior product manager.Team Edition contains the core communication and collaboration services and applications from other editions, like the word processor, spreadsheet, Start page, Talk instant messaging, and calendar, but not Gmail, which requires IT participation to re-route the company's e-mail flow.So far, more than 500,000 mostly small organizations have signed up for Google Apps, but the other versions -- Standard, Education, Partner, and Premier -- require IT to implement the suite because its services are linked to an organization's Internet domain.That changes with the Team Edition, which will let employees set up Google Apps workgroups as long as they have valid e-mail addresses with their organizations' domains, Sheth said."Google Apps has been, by definition, an IT project, and now we want to let people use it without IT involvement," Sheth said.Once signed up with Team Edition, people can see who else in their organization's Internet domain is also a user, and invite those who aren't, Sheth said."It provides a quick way for workgroups to start collaborating," he said.IT departments shouldn't get angry about Team Edition, according to Sheth, because, unlike other software that employees use without IT approval, it provides an upgrade path to IT-manageable versions."The IT department always has the option to sign up for the Standard Edition for free if they want to provide control over this," Sheth said. "This is a solid, happy medium."Team Edition can also be upgraded to the other editions, like Education, which is free, and Premier, which costs $50 per user per year. Although Gmail isn't part of Team Edition, Google is exploring ways to make it a part, Sheth said.By its very nature as a Web-hosted software suite, an unmanaged Google Apps deployment can represent a concern for IT departments, since the applications and the data generated are stored outside organizations' firewalls in Google data centers.However, Team Edition will be far from alone among the hosted software that employees use in their organizations without getting approval from the IT department, said Erica Driver, a Forrester Research analyst.The IT department reactions to Team Edition will depend on the organization's culture, which range from those in "lockdown mode" to those more tolerant and aware that Web 2.0 technologies are seeping in from the consumer world to the workplace, Driver said.Team Edition, with its bottom-up, end-user-driven focus, fits in with Google's traditional strategy of appealing to individuals, grown out of its consumer services, and will likely boost the adoption of Google Apps in companies, government agencies, educational institutions and other organizations that don't currently use the suite, said Matt Cain, a Gartner analyst."The Google model is to prime the well at the end-user level and assist IT somewhere along the way, but the demand generation for the suite will definitely be at the rank-and-file level, not at the IT level," Cain said.Google needs to make sure it strikes a balance between rallying end-users and giving IT managers a way to enter the picture and exert control, he said. "Google will encourage end-user adoption but it can't disintermediate the IT staff, which will have to ultimately clean up any mess that's created," Cain said.


South Korea in Talks With Taliban on Hostages

A person who described himself as a spokesman for the Taliban extended a deadline for the lives of the hostages by one day.


The Senate voted Tuesday to shield from lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on their customers without court permission after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.


Iran sanctions talks expected at U.N. next week

The 15-member U.N. Security Council expects to have a draft resolution next week on additional sanctions to curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, barring last minute snags, the council's president said.


India's economy surprises with 9.2% growth

India's economic growth unexpectedly accelerated during the last quarter on the back of rapid growth in consumer credit and government spending, raising the likelihood that the central bank will raise borrowing costs for the fourth time in a year.


YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - An Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on Wednesday as it landed in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta, but most of the 140 people on board survived.


Romania sees FDI of $2.5 billion in 2004

Romania expects foreign direct investment to reach $2.5 billion in 2004, the Rompres news agency reported Friday.


Rangers manager Alex McLeish believes the Ibrox side are finally hitting top form again following a turbulent month. They failed to take a single point from their remaining two UEFA Cup games against AZ Alkmaar


The flight recorders of an Indonesian airliner that came down on New Year's Day are found.


Hurricane Ivan has slammed into the US Gulf coast with furious winds and towering waves that have ripped houses off their foundations, sliced a bridge in half and cut power to millions.


Shuttle Launch Put Off a Month After Hail Dents External Fuel Tank

By Mike Schneider  NASA on Tuesday postponed next month's launch of space shuttle Atlantis after a hailstorm left hundreds of small dents on the spacecraft's external fuel tank.


Egypt hopes for jobs boost as it signs trade deal with Israel and ...

Egypt and Israel signed an agreement on Tuesday that will boost employment and might act as an impetus for other Arab countries to make peace with Israel.


U.S. Indicts Suspected Shoe Bomb Conspirator

British terror suspect Sajid Badat  has been charged with conspiracy and attempted murder in a U.S.  indictment that links him to admitted "shoebomber" Richard  Reid. The indictment was unsealed on Monday.


With a New Spirit, the Red Sox Tackle Their Haunted Past

Eighty-six years after the Boston Red Sox last won the World Series, the long-frustrated franchise is again facing its rivals and its ghosts.


Hollywood Defendant Seeks to Act as Counsel

The Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano is seeking to represent himself in his trial for illegally wiretapping celebrities.


Authorities in central China have expelled 500 people from the Communist Party for defying the country's one-child policy, state media said Monday.


Kutznetsova Dumps Davenport to Reach U.S. Open Final

Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova stunned an  injury-hit Lindsay Davenport 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 at the U.S. Open on  Friday to reach her first grand slam final and end the  American's hopes of regaining the world number one ranking.


As Bush lands in Iraq, Clinton vows to end war

Pace-setting Democrat Hillary Clinton pledged Monday to order top military brass to start bringing home troops from Iraq, if she captures the White House in 2008.


UN says Sri Lanka violence hitting tsunami aid work

The United Nations warned that fighting between troops and Tamil guerrillas had badly hit tsunami reconstruction as war planes bombed rebels and eight people were killed in new violence.


Blair voices sorrow for 'shameful' slave trade

Prime Minister Tony Blair has voiced "deep sorrow" for the country's historic role in the slave trade, but stopped short of a full apology sought by some critics.


Bank of England leaves interest rates at 4.75 percent

The Bank of England announced it was leaving interest rates unchanged at 4.75 percent for a second successive month, amid signs that Britain's red-hot housing market is cooling slightly.


THE PLIGHT of the US Roman Catholic Church could not have been underscored more heavily this week by the new choice to head the nation's Catholic bishops.


Bernard Kerik, New York City's former top cop, has withdrawn his name from consideration as George Bush's new Homeland Security Secretary, a victim of the embarrassing


Kenyan police accused of killings, arson

Noor Adam begged police to spare his children as he lay bleeding from a bullet wound in front of his shop but they set fire to his store anyway, burning to death his 7-year-old daughter and teenage son inside.


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Uefa Cup Preview: Newcastle Utd-Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin

Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has told new manager Graeme Souness that this season cannot be considered a transitional one: the board is demanding silverware in May, and the Uefa Cup could represent the Magpiesâ best chance of winning some.


Ex-cabinet minister caught up in Marsh corruption scandal

Lord Lang of Monkton, the president of the Board of Trade in the last Conservative government, is under pressure to resign from the board of Marsh & McLennan, the insurance broker accused of corruption.


Jump-Start on Slow Trek to Treatment for a Disease

The search for new treatments can be tricky when the disease is fearsome but nearly forgotten because its victims are poor and obscure.


Principale partito opposizione avrebbe maggioranza deputati


Flu Shot Shortage Highlights Crisis, Officials Say

Concerned health officials began  investigating on Friday what went wrong at a British vaccine  plant where half the U.S. flu shots were made, and called on  more companies to get into the vaccine business.


Sony CEO Howard Stringer acknowledged the power punch of Warner Bros. choosing Blu-ray Disc over HD DVD.


Negroponte: Ruling Has Curtailed Interrogations

National Intelligence Director John D. Negroponte suggested that interrogations of suspected terrorists have been curtailed because of legal concerns raised by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the treatment of enemy combatants.


Pilot used language ploy to halt hijacking

A cunning pilot thwarted a hijacking by discreetly warning the passengers in French - a language the gunman didn't speak - that he would knock the attacker off-balance with a rough landing, and that they should ...Comment


Pecoraro: pronta bozza di decreto interministeriale


Countrywide Financial Corp Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo said on Thursday the U.S. housing downturn is likely to lead the country into recession, but that the largest U.S. mortgage lender will survive.


Milano, 16:21 - CALCIO, LIPPI: DERBY SENZA FAVORITI

Marcello Lippi ha parlato del derby di Milano in occasione di un seminario all'università Bic...


The investigation takes a melodramatic turn with a look at Diana's letters, Prince Philip's notes and her best friend's testimony. The key question (cue the music): Was she in love?


A federal judge said Monday she intends to issue an order blocking a Swiss arbitration panel from hearing a dispute she already decided when she awarded MasterCard sponsorship of the next two World Cup soccer tournaments.


Transazioni fraudolente effettuate con carte credito


A House subcommittee traveling the country for hearings about illegal immigration is asking local law enforcement officials to explain the challenges they face along the U.S.-Mexico border.


RACINE, Wis. Aug. 23, 2004 - John Edwards chose the almost evenly divided state of Wisconsin to tout the Democratic presidential ticket's economic plans and criticize the Bush administration's new rules for overtime pay.


Many junior doctors do not understand many common hospital laboratory tests, and are putting patients at risk as a result, claim biochemists.


Google CEO Predicts Mobile Ad 'Revolution'

Advances as big as the advent of the PC and the Internet will occur in mobile as soon as 2009, Schmidt tells forum.


Senate resumes debate on immigration overhaul

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to revive a stalled immigration overhaul backed by President George W. Bush that would offer a path to citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants.


NPR's Tavis Smiley Sets Exit, Airs Grievances

LOS ANGELES  - After nearly three years  on the air, Tavis Smiley has opted not to renew his contract  with National Public Radio to host his daily one-hour talk  show.


He skipped the bagel. New Yorker Rudy Giuliani dropped into a California bagel shop Friday in the middle of a state fundraising swing. He pumped a lot of hands. Smiled for pictures. Had some coffee — even autographed a paper cup. But the Republican presidential candidate didn't touch the California bagels.


Pakistani groups offer Web festival sacrifice

Religious organizations in Pakistan are  using the Internet to help Muslims in Western countries buy and  sacrifice animals for an annual festival.


Eight Ukrainians, Kazakh die in Iraq explosion-PAP

WARSAW, Jan 9  Nine soldiers, eight Ukrainians and one Kazakh, were killed in Iraq while attempting to detonate an ammunition cashe in the Wasit province, Poland's PAP news agency reported today.


A computer expert admits filming women in a toilet to gratify a sexual fetish.


Prince Charles's wife Camilla joins him at wax museum

A lifelike wax figure of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, took her place Wednesday beside the royal family at Madame Tussauds museum, more than two years since she married Prince Charles.


Group gets close look at barriers to peace

The lasting memory that several future leaders of the New Orleans Jewish community brought home recently from a whirlwind tour of Israel is the frustration that residents of Neve Ya'acov feel about their soccer field.


Pakistan claims 'crushing blow' to Al-Qaeda

Islamabad: Security forces say they have inflicted a "crushing blow" on the Al-Qaeda network in Pakistan by killing one of the most wanted militants involved in a failed bid to kill President Pervez Musharraf.


U.S. troops detained the eldest son of Iraq's most influential Shiite politician for nearly 12 hours Friday as he crossed back from Iran — the same route Washington believes is used to keep powerful Shiite militias flush with weapons and aid.


Jammie Thomas loses lawyer but avoids paying RIAA's legal fees

Fund-raising efforts of woman ordered to pay recording industry $222,000 fall far short of amount needed to fund appeal.


E' record, ma l'utile netto e' in calo sul 2003


Incontro con i sindacati sulla riorganizzazione


Louisiana State Coach Nick Saban, courted repeatedly by the NFL in recent years, finally decided on Saturday to make the leap to the NFL as a head coach of the Miami Dolphins.


Russia, Putin: ''No al dialogo con separatisti ceceni''

''Nessuno ha il diritto morale di chiederci di intavolare trattative con gente che ammazza i bambini'': cosi' Vladimir Putin ha risposto, nel corso di un lungo incontro con alcuni giornalisti stranieri a Mosca, a quanti chiedono di avviare un dialogo con


Blair plans troop cuts as Iraqis take Basra

Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce on Wednesday that Britain will start to withdraw its troops from Iraq within weeks, media said.Comment


Defiant lawmakers - shouting ``Death to America'' - unanimously voted Sunday to approve the outline of a bill requiring the government to resume uranium enrichment, a


A helicopter carrying 17 people including Egypt's Patriarch of Alexandria, one of the top leaders of the Greek Orthodox church, crashed on Saturday into the sea off northern Greece, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.


Firefighters kept watch on the weather Tuesday as they lined up trucks and other equipment to defend a residential area from a wildfire that had forced the evacuation of 30 homes.


Nessuna traccia dell'imbarcazione dopo Sos di giovedi'


SANDPOINT, Idaho - Stop chasing the moose. That's the message police in this north Idaho city are trying to convey to residents and visitors.


Hewlett-Packard's embattled chairman, Patricia Dunn, accepts a "hall of fame" leadership award at a gala dinner in San Francisco.


McDonald's Corp. on Friday said  quarterly profit more than tripled on strong U.S. sales of  products like its new Chicken Selects fried chicken strips,  though changes in the way it accounts for leases trimmed  results.


Sporting updated hairdos and red carpet-worthy fashion, a crop of 52 newly made-over aspiring beauty queens was trimmed to a final field of 16 as they competed for the top tiara Saturday in the Miss America Pageant.


Former president Bill Clinton had his chest sliced open on Monday. His breastbone was sawed and pried apart, and his heart was stopped with medication for more than an hour while a machine kept his blood oxygenated and flowing.


Lebanese Christian leader raps Hizbollah

A Lebanese Christian leader said on   Sunday Hizbollah's war with Israel was a disaster for Lebanon   and rapped the Shi'ite Muslim group for rejecting calls to lay   down its arms.


Research reveals which social network site is capturing the hearts and clicks of Britons.


Long famed for titles, bowls and Bear Bryant, Alabama is gaining a reputation for something far less complimentary: coaching turnover and turmoil.


A HIV-postitive boy of four is thrown out of nursery in southern India after complaints from parents.


Roma, 20:06 - CALCIO, ROMA: ATTIVO DI 6,8 MLN AL 31 MAGGIO

L'As Roma ha comunicato che al 31 maggio la posizione finanziaria netta risulta attiva per 6,8 milio...


Kidnappers Seize Charity Chief in Baghdad

Kidnappers seized the British-Iraqi  head of an international charity group in Baghdad Tuesday and  later she was shown sitting anxiously and alone in a video  broadcast by an Arabic television station.


Of late, the demand for flash-based MP3 players has increased tremendously, especially with the prices coming down to acceptable levels.


Sleep problems can add pounds, research finds

Less shut-eye equals greater risk: Resulting increased stress can result in overeating, nutrition expert warns. LAS VEGAS - Weight-loss experts have a novel prescription for people who want to shed pounds: Get some sleep.


The Catholic Church is considering the future of a priest jailed for helping a paedophile groom a child.


Gates may be world's most spammed person

E-mail users inundated with unsolicited spam messages have reason to hope Microsoft will develop better tools for tackling the problem: Bill Gates is suffering more than anyone.


OHIO FIRE KILLS 10. A suspected arson fire raced through an apartment complex in suburban Columbus, Ohio, yesterday, killing 10 people who lived in the same apartment and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape.


Microsoft did recently announce that they are going to allow users to subscribe to the pre-alert alerts. Premium customers have been privileged to receive a heads up in advance of the actual Security Bulletins


The majority of Internet users in the U.S. have ditched dial-up, survey says.


A Saudi dissident said Friday his group will not give up its efforts for peaceful action against the royal family even though its call for a second day of anti-monarchy protests went unheeded.


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Can a âFertility Dietâ Get You Pregnant?

A new book suggests that among other things, eating ice cream and cutting back on meat may help raise your fertility.


Tesoretto va usato per abbattere debito pubblico


Church Could Pay $1.5 Bln to Settle Abuse Claims

People who say they were sexually  abused by priests could receive more than $1.5 billion in  damages from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles --  more than any other U.S. diocese has paid to date, the Los  Angeles Times reported on Sunday.


Zagabria, 22:39 - TENNIS, ATP ZAGABRIA: BRACCIALI FUORI PER INFORTUNIO

Un infortunio alla spalla mette ko Daniele Bracciali al torneo Atp di Zagabria: l'azzurro ha abbando...


Health officials report that some consumers buying sleep aids and antidepressants over the web receive powerful anti-psychotics that send some to the ER. By the Associated Press.


Stenson leads Swedish charge at The Heritage

Henrik Stenson led The Heritage third round by a stroke from countryman Patrik Sjoland as Swedes dominated the leaderboard on Saturday.


Boosting blood flow with a Mars bar Excellent news: chocolate is might be good for your brain.â¦


HP trumpets new HP-UX release and Itanium kit

Say it with us - 'Mission Critical' HP today gave its Unix business the big squeeze with a new release of HP-UX and a pair of compact Itanium-based servers.â¦


Fabriano (Ancona), 13:15 - BASKET, WILLIE FARLEY HA FIRMATO PER FABRIANO

Willie Farley ha firmato il contratto per il Fabriano Basket fino alla fine della stagione. Farley, ...


Pinochet family cleared of embezzlement charges

The widow and four of the children of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet were cleared on Friday of embezzling millions of dollars of public funds during his 1973-1990 rule.


Il pontefice ha una laringo-tracheite acuta e la febbre a 38Erano state cancellate tutte le udienze dei prossimi giorni                                                  Il Papa ricoverato al Gemelli ha avuto una crisi respiratoria                                                                                Sottoposto alla Tac. Navarro: "Non Ã¨ in rianimazione"


At the Movies: Cloying 'Princess Diaries 2' is for undemanding tots, teens

Unabashedly sweet and fluffy, and geared to the prepubescent audiences who'll be responsible for recouping its budget, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement has its moments.


Vulcan lowers the price of its FlipStart UMPC to $699.


In apertura di seduta le azioni registravano un +7%Soddisfatta anche l'Abi: "Un successo l'accordo con Gm"                                          Fiat, Marzano si congratula il titolo parte forte in Borsa


Turkmen children still learn late leader's words

State propaganda called him "the light of new Turkmen literature" and even after his death the writings of late President Saparmurat Niyazov take precedence over other subjects in Turkmenistan's schools.


More than 12 parties interested in Wendy's: report

More than a dozen parties have expressed interest in Wendy's International Inc's  sale process, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the  situation.


Aliens and Predators Still Canât Seem to Get Along

The second âAliens vs. Predatorâ film is, like its predecessor, one very dark movie. Not psychologically dark; dark  dark, as in not very generously lighted.


Berti Vogts made his reputation as a tenacious player and now the Tartan Army are finding him a difficult manager to shake off. It is now two weeks since the 2,000 fans who travelled


L'esibizione al Foro di Traiano sara' in diretta su Mtv


Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney praised the virtues of faith, family values and immigration as he courted Hispanic voters.


World Bank, regional lenders to share graft evidence

The World Bank and four of the   largest regional development banks agreed on Sunday to share   evidence and use common methods to probe corruption, but not   all of them plan to publish companies' names.


U.S. mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae said on Wednesday a Securities and Exchange Commission decision that it must restate earnings over accounting problems is likely to cut into its capital position.


Middlesbrough, England (Sports Network) - Middlesbrough midfielder Gaizka Mendieta will miss the rest of the season after injuring his knee Sunday against Portsmouth.


Software now available for the new gaming season

Christmas is just around the corner and major computer games software publishers are readying their wares for the festive season. But these latest games are not your typical children's programs.


Response to Arctic climate report a modest victory ...

In a move environmentalists call a modest victory, the world's eight Arctic nations, including the United States, have agreed that climate change is threatening northern ecosystems and greenhouse gases must be limited.


The dollar sagged on Thursday,  pressured by a sharply weaker-than-expected U.S. regional  manufacturing survey, but the currency remained rangebound as  dealers awaited comments on U.S. inflation due next week from  the Federal Reserve.


Kuusamo, 14:17 - COMBINATA NORDICA, CDM: SUCCESSO DI CHAPPUIS A KUUSAMO

Il francese Jason Lamy Chappuis ha vinto la prima combinata nordica stagionale disputata a Kuusamo, ...


Sleep apnea linked to metabolic syndrome in teens

NEW YORK  - A new study suggests that teenagers with the breathing disorder sleep apnea may be at increased risk of developing metabolic syndrome -- a collection of risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.


Roma, 15:02 - CALCIO, UEFA: A ROMA RADUNO INVERNALE ARBITRI

Il raduno invernale del 2007 degli arbitri Uefa si terrà dal 4 all'8 febbraio a Roma. L'appun...


Pa. city to defend illegal immigrant law

Nearly a year after the city of Hazleton began a high-profile campaign to rid itself of illegal immigrants, opponents of the crackdown are getting their day in court.


Putin lays wreath at Akhmad Kadyrov's grave

TSENTOROI, Chechnya. Aug 22 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Chechen village of Tsentoroi on Sunday morning and laid a wreath at the grave of former Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov.


A man is found alive weeks after getting lost inside a labyrinthine cave network in south-west France.


Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party was routed in elections Sunday in the small western state of Saarland, where public anger over his cuts in social programs also boosted a small far-right party that benefited from the national mood of protest.


U.S. chases identity theft in biggest work raid ever

A day after federal agents netted 1,300 meat plant workers in the largest immigration sweep in U.S. history, federal officials pledged on Wednesday to continue a crackdown on illegal workers and identity theft.


By Martha Hardcastle Contributing Writer  BEAVERCREEK -- In some ways, Natural Solutions Cleaning Services has no competition in the carpet cleaning business.


Wet weather struck the Gulf Coast states once again Tuesday, with storms and rain reported from eastern Texas through the Mississippi Delta and into Florida.


New findings back smoking-stillbirth link

NEW YORK  - A large study that followed women through their first and second consecutive pregnancy provides additional evidence of a direct link between smoking and increased risk of stillbirth.


India's Bachchan sees new chances in English movie

Working in English and simply growing  old are offering new opportunities to Indian movie icon Amitabh  Bachchan whose first English-language film, "The Last Lear,"  premiered at the Toronto Film Festival this week.


Online security software maker Trend Micro Inc yesterday announced an agreement with Micro-soft Corp to provide anti-virus scanning and cleaning protection for its MSN Hotmail Web-based e-mail accounts.


Apple Inc  on Wednesday said the company was cutting the price of its iPhone and was on track to sell one million phones before the end of September.


13 Chinese miners were killed and three others were missing after a gas blast at a township-run coal mine in Liupanshui city, southwest Guizhou province, today.


No longer is the cellular phone selection limited to the RAZR, a $500 Treo and hundreds of look-alikes and act-alikes. Recent months have brought a wave of new devices that stand apart from the pack in terms of looks and next-generation features.


European stocks stall as euro hit record high

European share markets meandered to a steady close yesterday as dealers squared their books on the last full trading day before Christmas, while a fresh record high in the euro capped sentiment after recent equity gains.


Pope: Other Christians not true churches

Pope Benedict XVI has reasserted the universal primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says Orthodox churches were defective and that other Christian denominations were not true churches.


Yahoo's Profit Soars in Quarter on Ad Spending and Investments

Yahoo Inc. posted strong fourth-quarter profits, driven largely by strong advertising sales and a sizable windfall from sales of an investment.


Some Kids May Have Autism Risk from Mercury -Group

Some children may have an inherited weakness that may predispose them to develop autism when exposed to mercury from fish or other sources, an environmental group said on Monday.


Danish low-cost airline Sterling.dk will launch flights between Budapest and Copenhagen next year, the company confirmed last week.


Hans Blix critical of Bush, Blair on Iraq

Former UN chief arms inspector Hans Blix says Britain's prime minister and US President George Bush are "clinging to straws" to justify the Iraqi war.


A stunning Frederic Kanoute strike at Manchester City gave Tottenham a third league win on the trot. Kanoute arrowed a left-foot strike into the top corner from the left corner of the area for his third Premiership goal of the season.


David Miliband says he has "some concerns" over the US trials of men in connection with the 9/11 attacks.


For the second consecutive season, defensive tackle Larry Smith is coming to the Packers' rescue. Smith re-signed Thursday with the Packers, who waived him on the 53-man cutdown day.


Xignal releases XFI interface design for 10G XFP modules

September 13, 2004 Nashua, NH--Xignal Technologies (Munich) is releasing its intellectual property for a 10-Gbit/sec CMOS XFI interface for signal conditioner ICs in XFP transceiver modules.


An industrial city northwest of Moscow struggles as AIDS hits a broader population.


Casa sudcoreana cede 3,3%, tonfo dell'8,4% per giapponese


Funny juxtaposition: On the day he was named to the Pro Bowl Tom Brady was answering questions about how poorly he played in a 29-28 loss to the Miami Dolphins Monday night. He probably didn't feel much like a Pro Bowler yesterday in the aftermath of throwing four interceptions and squandering an 11-point lead with less than four ...


Undaunted by a bizarre bat flap, Alex Rodriguez homered and drove in four runs to back Ian Kennedy's impressive major league debut and lead the New York Yankees past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9-6 on Saturday.


AUBURN HILLS, Michigan  - The Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 79-76 to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals after a defensive battle at the Palace of Auburn Hills on Thursday.


The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap

The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real.


BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec 25: After a bruising month at home, US Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld clearly relished his surprise holiday visit with American troops in some of the most dangerous areas of Iraq.


Greece declares emergency after fires kill 47

ZACHARO, Greece  - Greece declared a nationwide state of emergency after the country's worst forest fires in decades killed at least 47 people and trapped many more in villages surrounded by flames.


Shelling continues in Fallujah as official says 1,000 insurgents ...

Backed by tanks and artillery fire, US troops launched a major attack Saturday against insurgent holdouts in southern Fallujah, hoping to finish off resistance in what had been the major guerrilla bastion of central Iraq.


Shopping for Films but Settling for Some Fun

After a huge buildup about the commercial prospects of this yearâs Sundance, buyers have their hands jammed deep into their coats.


Bomber Kills 16 at Iraqi Reconciliation Banquet

Among the wounded were the provincial governor, the regional police chief and the local military commander.


Milano, 17:26 - CALCIO, INTER: ADRIANO NON E' TRA I CONVOCATI PER PALERMO

Nonostante il gol decisivo segnato sabato scorso a Reggio Calabria, Adriano non è nella lista...


There were over 600,000 household service robots in use worldwide in 2003, and more than 4 million new units should join them over the next three years, according to a study released Wednesday by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).


Venezuelan authorities accuse a TV channel of inciting the murder of the president, a day after closing another station.


News: Sluggish movement on power grid cyber security

Industry cyber security standards fail to reach some of the most vulnerable components of the power grid.


Hundreds of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are ending up homeless. How could this happen?


Industrial Solvent May Increase Risk for Parkinsonism

FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to a common industrial solvent known as trichloroethylene may raise the risk for developing parkinsonism, a group of nervous system disorders with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease, new research suggests.


Amelie Mauresmo won a $1.3 million diamond-studded racket trophy Sunday, beating Kim Clijsters 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the final of the Diamond Games tournament.


The State Department yesterday added seven countries, including four Arab allies, to its list of worst offenders in failing to suppress human trafficking and forced labor, which it called "a modern day form of slavery."


So here's a switch. In most of the recent Ryder Cup years - six of the last nine competitions â-he United States appeared to have the stronger team, yet Europe won.


"The whole bridge fell into the river," one shaken woman told a 911 dispatcher seconds after disaster struck on an interstate over the Mississippi.


The age of psychopharmaceuticals has changed the preferred method of self-medication for holiday stress.


Eiffel Tower Opens Elevated Skating Rink

Holiday on ice takes on new meaning when you're high above the rooftops of Paris doing figure eights inside the Eiffel Tower.


The European Union and the four-nation  South American Mercosur customs bloc failed to reach a deal to  create the world's biggest free-trade area, negotiators said  late on Wednesday.


View Preserved: Rittle Knob, Next to Elk Knob, is Protected From Development

By Monte Mitchell, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Mar. 5--BOONE -- Twisted red oaks hunch at the top of Rittle Knob, stunted by the harsh conditions on the wind-swept peak. "That tree, you will not believe me, but it's 150 years old," said Keith Swieter.


Market players to tread cautiously on New Year eve

MUMBAI: After the market touched a record 6500 last week, investors are expected to tread cautiously till the beginning of the new year.


AMERICA/ECUADOR - Premio nazionale di comunicazione ÂPadre Carlos CrespiÂ per recuperare i valori umani e cristiani nellÂambito della comunicazione sociale Guayaquil (Agenzia Fides) - GiovedÃ¬ 24 gennaio 2008, festa di San Francesco di Sales, Patrono dei giornalisti, l'Associazione cattolica di comunicazione ÂSignis-EcuadorÂ consegnerÃ  il Premio nazionale in comunicazione ai vincitori del III Concorso ÂP...


State: California gained 4,900 payroll jobs in September

LOS ANGELES - California's economy gained 4,900 payroll jobs in September, the state's Employment Development Department said Monday.


Conservative candidates like Mike Huckabee find themselves increasingly out of step with the state's moderate voters


Drug Manufacturers Collaborate to Develop Single-Dose Daily ARV

Two drug-manufacturing firms this week launched a collaboration to develop the first single-dose daily combination antiretroviral drug to treat HIV-positive people.


Netflix offers film recommendation prize

Online DVD rental pioneer Netflix Inc. wants recommendations on how to improve its movie recommendation system, and is dangling a $1 million reward as an incentive.


More union givebacks unlikely at US Airways

US Airways' unions, defying efforts to win labor concessions to avert a bankruptcy, are unlikely to give up pay and benefits under a threat of cuts imposed by a court, a labor leader and consultants said.