A previously unknown work by Johann Sebastian Bach has turned up in a crate of 18th-century birthday cards removed from a German library shortly before it was devastated by fire last year, researchers said Wednesday.


San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez agreed to a one-year contract Thursday that will pay him $500 more than the major league minimum.


Rice sees no U.S.-Iran talks on Iraq soon

The United States does not plan fresh U.S.-Iranian talks on how to stabilize Iraq any time soon but will leave open the possibility for such discussions, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday.


Auto execs go to Hill to discuss mileage

The heads of the domestic auto industry are pressing congressional leaders to revisit a plan to increase fuel efficiency standards that automakers say could hurt their industry.


The New York Yankees will honor the memory of Cory Lidle by wearing black arm bands on the left sleeves of their uniforms this season.


The MP3 player will let music fans give other Zune users a taste of their collections -- a cool feature that could turn the iPod generation green with envy. In Listening Post.


It could have been overly sentimental and feel-good, this movie about a pioneering black debate team in the segregated South. But Denzel Washington, as director and star, manages to find the right tone much of the time in "The Great Debaters."


US President George W. Bush threatened Syria Monday with new diplomatic or economic measures to pressure the country over its suspected interference in Iraqi politics.


Corning Inc. is finding its way around very tight corners to help high-speed Internet service reach high-rise apartments and condominiums.


TOKYO - Sony Corp. showed Tuesday a smaller book-size PlayStation 2 going on sale worldwide next month that will help the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant cut costs as video-game consoles continue to drop in price.


Arrests made in Philippines ferry bombing

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo announced Monday charges had been filed against six men in the deadly February bombing of a ferry.


Yanksâ Rookie Reliever Canât Shake Off Rust

Some Yankees officials have been puzzled by Manager Joe Torreâs reluctance to use reliever Edwar RamÃrez, who had gaudy strikeout numbers in the minors.


Ford mulls Jaguar, Land Rover future with advisers

Ford Motor Co.  said on Tuesday it was working with financial advisers on the best options for its European luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover as it continues a strategic review of its global operations.


THE government finally admitted last night that its controversial claim Saddam Hussein could deploy weapons of mass destruction in 45 minutes was wrong.


Car bomb kills 60 at Shi'ite market in Baghdad

A car bomb tore through a market in a   poor Shi'ite district of Baghdad on Saturday, killing 60 people   and wounding 80 in the bloodiest attack in Iraq for three   months, police and Interior Ministry sources said.


Milano, 16:43 - CALCIO, INTER: STANKOVIC E TOLDO LAVORANO IN GRUPPO

Lavoro tecnico-tattico per l'Inter in vista della gara con il Siena. In gruppo Stankovic e Toldo: il...


Fannie Mae: Pampered and putting you at risk

Few people know much about mortgage giant Fannie Mae aside from its TV ads, which paint the company as the $1 trillion version of George Bailey's savings and loan in It's a Wonderful Life.


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.


ROMA - La Rai sbaraglia la concorrenza in prima serata grazie alla seconda parte della miniserie "Questo amore", con Monica Guerritore. Gli spettatori sono stati 6.573.000 per uno share del 24,45%. Il film


Pfizer falls 10 pct in Europe after key drug fails

Shares in Pfizer Inc, the world's  biggest drugmaker, fell more than 10 percent in early trade in  Europe on Monday, after news it had scrapped its most important  experimental drug.


'Donna' esprime 'l'essenza della femminilita''


Microsoft's Open XML under scrutiny on its way to ISO approval

Nineteen nations, including some that have already adopted the OpenDocument Format standard, have submitted comments and objections to the International Organization for Standardization regarding Microsoft's Open XML.


A group of women accused of lynching a  suspected rapist win bail after big protests in the Indian city of Nagpur.


Contratto preliminare da Sugar per 24 milioni


Nyon, 14:19 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: PLATINI SI CONGRATULA COL MILAN

Michel Platini, presidente Uefa, ha scritto ad Adriano Galliani per congratularsi dopo la vittoria d...


About 200,000 people attend a free concert by Elton John in Kiev aimed at tackling Ukraine's soaring HIV problem.


Secretary of State-designate Condoleezza Rice will have a minor surgical procedure on Friday while President Bush is away on a trip to Chile, her spokesman said.


Pakistan Arrests 12 Plotting Attacks on the President

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan has revealed dramatic plans of an al-Qaida-linked group of terrorists who planned to launch suicide attacks on key government leaders and the US Embassy earlier this month.


Adrian Beltre and Shawn Green homered, and Steve Finley hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday.


Ascoli Piceno, 18:51 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; BENIGNI PREPARA IL RITORNO SUL MERCATO

Il presidente dell'Ascoli Roberto Benigni fa capire che pensa di tornare sul mercato. Alla domanda s...


Nasa mission managers give the go-ahead for the space shuttle Atlantis to launch on Thursday of next week.


Ukrainian MPs will make a new attempt on Wednesday to agree reforms ahead of the election re-run.


In this photo provided by Fox News Sunday, Treasury Secretary John Snow discusses social security, tax reform and his future in the Bush Administration on FOX News Sunday with Chris Wallace, in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004.


Bush Says 'That Ad' Attacking Kerry Should Stop

Under pressure from Democrats and Republican Sen. John McCain, President Bush on Monday called for ads attacking John Kerry's record in Vietnam to be stopped along with others run by independent groups, and said Kerry should be proud of his war service.


NFL Scene: Bears sign ex-Cowboy Hutchinson

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Chicago Bears signed former Dallas quarterback Chad Hutchinson to a two-year contract Tuesday as insurance after Rex Grossman was lost for the season with a knee injury.


China issues severe weather warning amid fuel shortage fears

China issued a severe weather warning on Monday for large swathes of the country already reeling from transport havoc and power shortages caused by the heaviest snowfalls in decades.


WWF: 52 New Species Discovered on Borneo

By ELIANE ENGELER  GENEVA - Scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants on the southeast Asian island of Borneo since 2005, including a catfish with protruding teeth and suction cups on its belly to help it stick to rocks, WWF International said Tuesday.


Intelligent radios allow for stupid users Mobile World Congress O2 is pushing ahead with expanded femtocell trials over the next year with the stated intention of rolling out a commercial product during 2009, reducing their network costs and increasing customer connection speeds all at the same time.â¦


The UK is looking into reports saying the abducted BBC reporter, Alan Johnston, will be freed on Sunday.


US Bill Would Withhold UN Cash Over Oil Probe

The United States should withhold some of its UN contributions until the world body cooperates with congressional probes of alleged corruption in the Iraqi oil-for


Big Screen Embraces Hot Muse: Rock Stars

There seem to be enough current and planned movie projects about musicians to fill a jukebox.


Three men found guilty of plotting to rape a girl via an internet chat room are jailed.


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Firenze, 20:13 - CALCIO, BOJINOV: VOGLIO RICONQUISTARE LA FIORENTINA

Valeri Bojinov si rimette in gioco e si pone l'obbiettivo di rimanere a Firenze, come dichiarato al ...


A Boston Globe Super Team selection last winter for his play at Watertown High, Anthony Coppola (inset) is off to a fast start as a freshman on the men's basketball team at Wheaton College. He has already led the squad in scoring in five of its seven games, helping the Norton school to a 6-1 record.


Â£20bn needed to save London from floods

The cost of protecting London and the south-east from flooding will be at least Â£4bn as sea levels rise and the south-east coast sinks over the next century, a report for the Environment Agency has warned.


Jim Callaghan feared police strikes in 1977 would destroy his government, documents reveal.


Architecture Review: Defying the Odds on a Project in Skid Row

Bold and communally minded, Michael Maltzanâs housing projects in Los Angeles are a refreshing rarity in architecture.


OJ Simpson walks free from jail after a judge brands him 'arrogant' and 'ignorant' for breaking the terms of his bail in a robbery case


Podcast: Product spotlight falls on Apple, CES

A gadget extravaganza in Las Vegas; some Apple pickings ahead of Macworld; and call her a very high-tech queen.


Mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are reportedly preparing rival $40m takeover bids for US firm Alcoa.


Genesis Space Capsule Crashes Into Desert

DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - The Genesis space capsule, which had orbited the sun for more than three years in an attempt to find clues to the origin of the solar system, crashed to Earth on Wednesday after its parachute failed to deploy.    It wasn't immediately known whether cosmic samples it was carrying back as part of a six-year, $260 million project had been destroyed...


2 sentenced to life in 3 youths' murders

Two men were sentenced to life in prison for the near-decapitation murders of three of their young relatives, slayings the judge said were meant to send a message to their families.


ZANZIBAR, Tanzania -- The Anglicans' spiritual leader, faced with a deepening rift over homosexuality and scripture in the worldwide Anglican Communion, called yesterday for humility among bishops as the conflict threatens to fracture the church.


An Australian software developer has been left fuming after the latest virus definition update from McAfee caused his package to be wrongly identified as a Trojan horse programme.


The NFL will suspend New England  safety Rodney Harrison for four games after he admitted to league officials that he used HGH.


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Top-notch grads could help Russian IT service providers compete with Indian and Chinese counterparts.


Holly Hunter is well known for playing women teetering on the edge — be it the wacky babynapper in "Raising Arizona," the high-strung producer in "Broadcast News" or her Oscar-winning role as the mute bride in "The Piano."


Canadians Buying More Liquor, Especially Foreign-Made Beer

Canadians are buying more alcohol, including wine and beer, though less and less of the beer is being sold by domestic producers such as Molson Inc.


Storm zaps recently restored electricity

Hurricane Jeanne knocked out power to 250,000 Brevard County customers, though about 45,000 had electricity restored by Sunday evening, company spokeswoman Kathy Scott said.


UN Iran Report Held Up as Nuke Freeze Talks Stall

The U.N. nuclear watchdog has held up a new report on inspections in Iran while Tehran and the EU's "big three" try to break a deadlock in talks aimed at freezing Iran's uranium enrichment program, diplomats said on Friday.


Glastonbury festival organiser Michael Eavis denies suggestions that this year's event may be the last.


Ailing Chief Justice, Looking Frail, Swears in Bush

U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, looking frail from cancer and using a cane,  administered the oath of office to President Bush on Thursday  and then promptly left the podium.


Joey Citera, 7, a snowboarder, tests five helmets at a new children-only snowboard terrain park in Vermont.


Ask anyone associated with the Acton-Boxboro football program about the secret to its success, and they'll say it's rooted in a winning tradition established long before members of the 2004 team ever strapped on a helmet.


Web services management and security provider Digital Evolution on Monday is announcing its acquisition of former competitor Flamenco Networks, which has provided specialized network infrastructure for implementing SOAs (service-oriented architectures).


A secret Cold War-era bunker has been unearthed under German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's offices.


French film star Samy Naceri is sentenced to six months in prison and fined for insulting police.


U.S. Senate to Weigh Bill Targeting Web Song Swaps

After weeks of negotiations, the U.S. Senate could take action this week on a bill that would make it easier to sue "peer-to-peer" networks like Kazaa and LimeWire that allow users to copy music and movies over the Internet.


US Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz compared the crimes of Saddam Hussein to Nazi and Stalinist-era atrocities in a speech in Warsaw today and argued that the September 11 attacks put the United States ...


Chicago charity hands out $500,000 'genius' grants

An eclectic blues musician, an artist who draws on barrels and a biologist who studies spider silks were among 24 scholars, scientists and artists given no-strings $500,000 "genius" grants, a foundation announced on Tuesday.


France has said it is confident that two journalists held hostage in Iraq will be released, despite continuing uncertainty about their fate.


Howard backs Bush on Iraq as APEC begins

Australian Prime Minister John Howard vowed to keep Australian troops in Iraq despite mounting pressure at home to withdraw, as annual Asia-Pacific meetings began in Sydney.


Wal-Mart to Open, Expand Up to 295 Stores

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open or expand 40 to 45 discount stores and 240 to 250 Supercenters in the United States next year as the world's largest retailer continues an aggressive expansion plan.


ELECOMS watchdog Ofcom today ordered BT to open up its modern services such as broadband to all its competitors at the same price it charges its own retail business within a matter of months.


LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) - US-traded shares of GlaxoSmithKline were up Thursday as the drugmaker reported a settlement of a lawsuit filed by New York state over disclosure of Paxil test results on minors.


California Attorney General Bill Lockyer said on Tuesday he would sue electronic voting machine maker Diebold Inc.  on charges it defrauded the state with false claims about its products.


Fire in bombed Manila mall causes panic, no injuries

A small fire broke out on Sunday in a mall in the Philippine capital where a bomb exploded last week. The fire caused panic, but there were no immediate reports of injuries, witnesses and officials said.


Sesto San Giovanni, 16:56 - CALCIO, C1/A; PRO SESTO: ESONERATO SALA, ARRIVA MURARO

La Pro Sesto (C1/A) ha esoneraro il tecnico Carlo Muraro e chiamato in panchina Antonio Sala, 51 ann...


negotiator for the rebel-held city says its people are being asked to chase shadows. top enemy in Iraq, or face military action. told Arabic Al Jazeera television on Thursday, adding that the government had now halted peace talks.


Se la CdL decidesse la mobilitazione per chiedere elezioni


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Most of the 33 Iranian women activists arrested earlier in the week in Tehran have been freed from jail.


Mainstream Religious Leaders Urge Bush To Push Hard on Middle East Peace

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan 14 (OneWorld) - Leaders of 25 national Jewish, Muslim, and Christian organizations are urging President George W. Bush to join with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations to make a major new commitment to forge peace between Israelis and Palestinians.


With eye toward future, Palestinians mourn Arafat

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians yesterday mourned the death of Yasser Arafat, quickly installed new officials in the top positions that he held, and vowed to create the first true democracy in the Arab world.


European stock markets rallied in early dealing, shrugging off a further slide by Wall Street.


Allchin on Longhorn: We've Had to Make Some Hard Trade-offs

Jim Allchin, Microsoft group vice president for platforms, discussed Microsoft's recent decisions on Windows "Longhorn" development in a recorded message for Microsoft's Channel 9 that was


Tiny, Winged Lizard Unearthed From Quarry

By Ruth L. Tisdale ruth.tisdale@roanoke.com 981-3149  Nicholas Fraser almost missed it.


Parma, 16:58 - CALCIO, PARMA: LUCARELLI PUO' GIOCARE CONTRO L'INTER

L'allenatore del Parma Di Carlo potrà schierare Cristiano Lucarelli nella sfida di domenica p...


US Finds Possible Mad Cow Case in Inconclusive Test

The US may have found a second case of mad cow disease after tissue from a high-risk animal produced an inconclusive test, part of the government's stepped up screening of the beef supply.


Internet search engine Google's new search options may make Amazon.com look old fashioned. The service Google Print will allow people to read sections of books to decide whether


Waits till after poll, finds she has cancer

But she waited until after the American public had voted against her husband becoming vice-president before confirming her fears with a specialist.


Bratislava, 22:15 - PALLANUOTO, PREOLIMPICO: GRECIA-ITALIA 10-6

L'Italia è stata battuta dalla Grecia 10-6 nell'ultima giornata nella prima fase del torneo p...


Britain's Prince Harry will serve in Iraq by the end of February: report

Britain's Prince Harry will be serving in southern Iraq by the end of the month with his army regiment, probably taking part in reconnaissance missions near the Iran border, a newspaper has reported.


Sudan bows to pressure, allows AU to monitor police in Darfur ...

KHARTOUM : Sudan bowed to mounting pressure over the crisis in Darfur and agreed to allow African Union forces to monitor the activities of its police in camps for displaced persons in the region.


Update 1: Toyota Profit Jumps As Sales Grow Globally

Toyota Motor Corp. reported a slight dip in earnings in the second fiscal quarter but marked a record profit for the first fiscal half Monday, as sales growth in North America, Europe and Japan offset losses from an unfavorable exchange rate.


Nintendo Wii hack opens door to homebrew games

Jeux sans frontier Security researchers have hacked into a Nintendo Wii game console to run their own code in a move that makes it far easier to develop homebrew games for the popular gaming device.â¦


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Wali Lundy scored three touchdowns and Marquis Weeks returned a kickoff 100 yards against North Carolina for the second time in three years to give No. 15 Virginia a 56-24 victory yesterday.


Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis travels to Turkey in the first such visit for almost half a century.


The subterranean secrets of badgers have been filmed in detail for the first time.


Britain's scientific community fuels controversies by shunning colleagues with rebel ideas, research suggests.


Bush, Kerry Wrangle Over Bin Laden Video

President Bush speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Tinker Field, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais).


Jack McConnell will next week join the campaign to convince...

A SECRET weapon to swing Geordies behind their beleaguered devolution plans is to be unleashed next week in the closing stages of the north-east English referendum campaign.


Nine Antidepressants Raise Suicide Concern -Panel

BETHESDA, Md.  - All nine antidepressants studied  by regulators raise concerns about a higher risk of suicidal  behavior in children and teens who take the drugs, a U.S.  advisory panel said on Tuesday.


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RIM Sees Strong European, Asian BlackBerry Growth

Research In Motion Ltd. RIM.TO is seeing rising demand for its BlackBerry wireless e-mail device in Europe and expects Asia to be its next major market, the company's chief financial officer said on Monday.


Visitors with a pirated copy of Windows may lose easy access to company's Download Center.


Serbia's parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a U.N. plan that would give virtual independence to the breakaway province of Kosovo.


Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) made another hit. After optimizing the PlayStation 2 multiple times, they now decided to give the Portable market a chance.


ROMA - Il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi e' da poco partito per la Cina, dove sara' in visita ufficiale per 6 giorni. "Fra poche ore saro' a Pechino - ha detto il capo dello Stato, mentre


Health care crisis squeezes working families

Volunteer firefighter Cindy Holland has no medical insurance, and her husband's health benefits as a full-time paramedic do not extend to family members, so she and their three children go without.


Key allies in the US-led war in Iraq reject UN chief Kofi Annan's assertion that the invasion was illegal.


Narus brings carrier security system to IBM blades

(InfoWorld) - Narus Inc. is moving to help service providers scale up their network security, porting its NarusInsight Security Suite (NSS) to blade servers for the first time. NarusInsight is designed to detect IP (Internet Protocol) attacks on carrier networks, such as DDOS (distributed denial of service) and worm attacks, and alert network administrators as well as third-party tools that can halt those attacks. As the size of IP networks and the level of traffic on them grows, Narus aims to help carriers keep tabs on the situation. The Mountain View, California, company will unveil its latest software, NarusInsight Secure Suite 6, on Tuesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. With the latest version, it has ported both elements of the system -- data collection and logic servers -- to IBM Corp.'s BladeCenter platform. Carriers can fill a rack with 13 collection blades, each monitoring a network connection as large as 10G bps (bits per second), with one logic blade handling the collected data, said Steve Bannerman, vice president of marketing and product management at Narus. The carriers can also link multiple chassis together and the logic blades will work together as a unit, he said. Previously, the NarusInsight collection servers were available only on Dell Inc. 1U rack-mounted servers. (The logic server can run on any Red Hat Inc. Linux hardware platform.) Blades tend to take up less space and consume less energy than rack-mounted servers, which can be critical issues in crowded service provider facilities. Narus also put a new user interface in NSS 6 to help network managers more quickly interpret incoming data about the network. For example, it will be easier to distinguish the traffic spikes caused by DDOS attacks from those that happen because users are sharing a new music video, Bannerman said. The new version also has built-in software for interoperability with mitigation tools such as Cisco Systems Inc.'s Cisco Guard. Previously, making the third-party tools work with Narus' monitoring system was a separate task, he said. AT&T Inc., Korea Telecom and Japan's KDDI Corp. are among Narus' customers. The company began selling NarusInsight about five years ago, Bannerman said. As carriers move from basic IP transport to providing their own services such as VOIP (voice over IP) and IPTV, they increasingly are the victims of attacks, he said. Meanwhile, enterprises are relying on carriers to keep their networks free of threats and the service providers are seeking added business by offering special security services, Bannerman added. NarusInsight deployments may cost anywhere from US$1 million to $15 million depending on the size of the network and other factors, Bannerman said.


Canadian Vaccine Policy May Become US Model

When it comes to getting flu shots for its citizens, the United States may someday soon look like a giant version of Canada, its national-health-plan neighbor to the north.


Ebbers' Lawyers  Seek Immunity  For Witnesses

Lawyers for the former WorldCom Inc. chief executive have asked a judge to force the government to grant two witnesses immunity from prosecution so they will testify on his behalf at an upcoming trial.  -The Washington Post


A Chinese couple regained legal custody of their 8-year-old daughter Monday after a seven-year fight to get her back from what was supposed to be temporary foster care.


Slovakia geared for euro in spite of negative campaign, says prime minister

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said Thursday the country would meet the criteria for adopting the euro in early 2009, as he lashed out at a campaign against the move.


The Anaheim Angels viewed right fielder Jose Guillen as a problem child, and after trying to unload him for weeks, they found a taker Friday with a general manager who knew


Valencia, Bremen and Ranieri face punishment after Champions ...

Valencia, its coach Claudio Ranieri and Werder Bremen could be punished by UEFA after players clashed in the closing stages of the German team's 2-0 Champions League victory, news reports said Wednesday.


Carlos Beltran sprinted in after Danny Haren's sinking liner in the fifth inning as though his life depended on it Tuesday night, and making the catch was only part of the task.


The "five Army brigade combat teams, a Marine expeditionary unit and two Marine battalions" designated for withdrawal from Iraq by July "represent a very significant force. They are the force, in fact, that have helped us substantially in achieving some of the recent gains that our troopers have...


Online payment service PayPal said it will essentially waive transaction fees for some customers on Thursday to make amends for the inconvenience caused by about five days of intermittent service outages earlier this month.


Benzinaio ucciso, 25 mila euro sul killer

Il ministro leghista Calderoli mette a disposizione una taglia per la cattura degli assassini. E prepara una "strigliata" al ministro Pisanu: "Forze dell'ordine poco efficienti". Intanto le indagini continuano


Bush says Iran and Syria must end Lebanon interference

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that Syria and Iran must end interference in Lebanese politics, and called for nations in the region to support Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.


InfoWorld - InfoWorld's "Save XP" petition asking Microsoft to keep Windows XP available indefinitely, not end most sales on June 30 as currently planned, has prompted many readers to suggest that maybe the best answer for those who don't like Vista is to switch to another operating system completely.


Volkswagen (VW) and its workers headed into crucial wage negotiations yesterday that will sorely test the tradition of labour-management co-operation at the car maker as it struggles


Carter's Subtle Mistake Costs the Jets a Game

WHEN quarterback Quincy Carter was unexpectedly released by the Dallas Cowboys during training camp, his departure was surrounded by whispers, never officially confirmed, that he had failed a drug test.


Roon at the top - hat-trick hero Wayne makes dazzling United debut

WAYNE ROONEY launched himself into the footballing stratosphere with a debut hat-trick at Old Trafford last night. On this evidence, Sir Alex Ferguson would have made a wise investment if he had spent the


Japan's central bank keeps stimulative policy to aid economic recovery

Japan's central bank left its stimulative monetary policy unchanged, as widely expected, in a bid to support the current economic recovery and turn around years of price drops.


John Peel, the broadcaster whose shows on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 4 endeared him to listeners across generations, has died aged 65.


This week: living conditions for lab mice, crickets with broken hearts and the remnants of a Jupiter moon.


Benedetto XVI battezza tredici bimbi alla Cappella Sistina


Welsh company makes crap greetings cards

Sheep Poo Paper A Welsh company has won a Â£20,000 Millennium Award for turning sheep droppings into "greetings cards and gifts", the BBC reports.â¦


NTL banks on deal to sell masts for Â£1.27bn

NTL, Britainâs largest cable firm, has struck an agreement with a consortium led by one of Australiaâs top banks to sell its network of masts for Â£1.27 billion.


Books of The Times: The EmpireÂs Sun Has Set, but James Bond Is Forever

In this entertaining and very funny new book, Simon Winder gives us a rollicking tour through Bondland.


The government is readying 102 court cases against landowners in Arizona, California and Texas for blocking efforts to select sites for a fence along the Mexican border, a Department of Homeland Security official said yesterday.


A Thai policeman was today being hunted after being accused of killing a British couple near a popular tourist destination last night.


AmEx's "30 Rock" commercials blend with series

NEW YORK  - Figuring out where "30 Rock" ends and commercials begin requires a sharp eye thanks to American Express.


Apple Computers is attempting to nab the domain www.itunes.co.uk from a British entrepreneur in a true David vs. Goliath battle. Benjamin Cohen registered his domain in 2000 for a music search engine called âCyberBritainâ.


Search and rescue teams are called to a County Antrim town after part of an old mill building collapses.


International Conference Focuses on Spam

Officials from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the British Office of Fair Trading (OFT) hosted the first international meeting of spam enforcement agencies today in London.


Daniel Ortega is enjoying a political honeymoon a month into his second term as president, with nearly two-thirds of Nicaraguans approving of his job so far, according to a poll released Wednesday.


Since the deadly tiger escape at the San Francisco Zoo, its director has come under increasing criticism over his track record and his suggestion that the victims brought the attack on themselves by taunting the animal.


American singer-songwriter Cat Power wins the Shortlist Music Prize for her album The Greatest.


Teenager's mother mourns her 'precious light'

Â· Police describe arrest as 'very significant' Â· Gang member says feud grew from street dispute


Celebrazioni per 150/mo anniversario nascita compositore


Soldier Says Mission Not Refused From Fear

A soldier from an Army Reserve unit whose members refused to deliver fuel along a dangerous route in Iraq says he and others did not act out of fear, as the soldier's father has said.


The EU's foreign policy chief hails as 'constructive' talks with Iran's top nuclear negotiator.


Belgian nurse held over care home deaths

A Belgian nurse has been detained on  suspicion of murdering five residents in a single week at a  home for elderly people in the northern city of Ghent, local  justice authorities said on Monday.


French consumer spending is stronger than expected in July and August, official figures show.


Cars on track for official practice session in Chinese Grand Prix

The cars finally set to the track for the first official practice Friday for the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix, with seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher down the list.


Los Angeles, 11:22 - CICLISMO, GIRO CALIFORNIA: HAEDO VINCE PRIMA TAPPA

Mario Cipollini è giunto 86Â°, con un ritardo di 5'71'', sul traguardo della seconda tappa del...


The Fear biz is the computer security biz

Lies, damn lies... Comment Scott Granneman looks at the use of fear in computer security, from misleading media reports and gross exaggeration by industry leaders to the use of fear in order to sell new computers and software.â¦


As of 8 am, Jeanne was about 900 miles east-southeast of Miami. Sustained winds were 80 mph with higher gusts. The storm is moving to the west at 9 mph but is expected to make a turn to the west-northwest over the next 24 hours.


BOSTON -- Sen. John Kerry remained at his Beacon Hill home Wednesday morning while his advisors met to evaluate his options as his hopes of beating President George W. Bush started to diminish.


JACKSONVILLE, Florida - The mayor wanted a picture with him. The owner of the local National Football League team wanted a word with him.


Another extraordinary chapter was scrawled into Tim Henman's Wimbledon memoirs on Thursday when losing a bizarre match to Spain's Feliciano Lopez.


South Africa's divided ANC starts leadership vote

POLOKWANE, South Africa  - South Africa's ruling ANC on Tuesday began voting in an acrimonious leadership election expected to put Jacob Zuma on track to become the country's president in 2009.


A new majority of working moms in the United States would be happiest in part-time jobs, with fewer seeing full-time work as an ideal, according to a study released today.


Salman Rushdie has expressed his horror at the government's failure to criticise Sikh protesters who forced the closure of Behzti, the play which depicts rape and murder in a Sikh temple.


Singer Rihanna contines to dominate the UK charts spending her seventh week at number one with Umbrella.


Advertising: Ads Made by You, in a Click

Several companies are offering automated ad creation over the Internet and ad placement services that can be used to focus marketing efforts.


Despite stigma, Indian film focuses on growing HIV epidemic

BOMBAY -- In the fantasy world of Indian film, Shilpa Shetty is a reigning princess, a lissome 29-year-old with a talent for twirling across Alpine meadows, muscle-bound suitors in tow. Serious drama? Well, it's Bollywood, after all.


Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jose Lima could have to pay a woman who claims she contracted genital herpes from him as much as $950,000, the woman's attorney said Thursday.


Russian TV Shines Warmly on a Likely Successor to Putin

MOSCOW, Feb. 1 -- Every Sunday morning, two favorites of President Vladimir Putin play prominent supporting roles on a television game show called "Happy Bus." In sunny clips spliced into the show's airtime, Dmitri Medvedev and Sergei Ivanov hand out awards and urge young people in general to live...


Fringe Parties Gain in Germany Elections

Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party was heartened Monday after faring better than expected in east German state elections, but a strong showing by fringe parties on the right


ECB holds interest rates at 4 percent as expected

European Central Bank policymakers left the benchmark euro zone interest rate at 4.0 percent as expected on Thursday, taking time to assess the impact of recent trouble on global credit markets.


Anti-Mugabe cleric ensnared in alleged sex scandal

Zimbabwe's state-run media has published what it said were photos of Roman Catholic Archbishop Pius Ncube in bed with a woman, a day after the outspoken critic of President Robert Mugabe was sued for adultery.


STRASBOURG: The European Commission on Tuesday approved Oracle Corp.'s proposed $7.7 billion hostile takeover of rival business software company PeopleSoft Inc.


Nine plays into a Sept. 7 game against Rutgers, Navy senior Jeff Deliz, a starting safety and team captain, was lost for the season because of an injury to his right leg. On the first play of the Scarlet Knights' next drive, junior Clint Sovie, a starting linebacker, was lost for the season with ...


Drug expert is off panel after citing concerns

A prominent drug-safety expert has been removed from a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel meeting on Vioxx and other arthritis drugs because of comments he made this week suggesting that the entire class of medications may be unsafe.


Embracing a media technology once   feared by commercial television as the industry's boogeyman,   the CBS CBSa.N network has teamed up with TiVo Inc. TIVO.O   to help promote its new fall shows.


Defibrillators Are Rethought in a New Study

Implanting defibrillators in patients just weeks after a heart attack does not improve their chances of survival, according to an international study.


The cow jumps over the Pacific Acer plans to buy Gateway in a deal worth $710m, which will make Taiwan's computer giant the third-largest computer supplier in the world.â¦


The Iraqi kidnappers of Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni killed him because Italy refused to heed their earlier deadline to withdraw troops from Iraq, says Al Jazeera television.


Cognos Offers SK390.8 Mln for Frango; Stock Surges

Cognos Inc., the largest Canadian software maker, offered to buy Sweden's Frango AB for 390.8 million kronor ($51.7 million) to expand in corporate performance management software.


Tsunami Areas May Not Need New World Bank, IMF Loans

As the World Bank and International Monetary Fund assess economic costs to South Asian governments of the cataclysmic tsunami, the current outpouring of aid could mean international lenders won't need to step in with new loans, economists said on Tuesday.


Iraq readies for election as world powers focus on future

BAGHDAD  - World powers readied to hammer out a statement on Iraq's future at a conference in Egypt, as the nation ravaged by unyielding violence prepared for its first post-Saddam election on January 30.


CAL NOTEBOOK Dinged-up defensive line awaits Bruins

Tackle Lorenzo Alexander left the USC game with an injured elbow. X-rays and an MRI exam didn't reveal any major damage. He was taking part in limited drills Monday, and coach Jeff Tedford said he expected him to be fine by Saturday.


In the posh hotel they occupy, far from the bleak, sun-baked desert that is the main Olympic complex, there must have been a whole bunch of champagne corks popping last night.


Udinese battuta 2-1: Spinesi e Morimoto rimontano gol Pepe


DreamWorks CEO "fearful" of Hollywood strike

Adding to Hollywood strike jitters,  DreamWorks Animation SKG chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg  said on Tuesday he was "fearful" the gap between writers and  studios in contract talks could spark labor strife.


PeopleSoft board won't negotiate takeover with Oracle

NOVEMBER 22, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - PeopleSoft Inc. won't discuss a sale to Oracle Corp. for a price of $24 per share, the company's board of directors told Oracle CEO Larry Ellison in a letter on Saturday.


Satellite TV Spreads Its Signals Across the Landscape

In the last 10 years, pizza-sized dishes have sprouted on homes all over the country. But how does satellite TV actually work?


Fans of the 2001 hit Bridget Jones' Diary have been foaming at the mouth since they first heard of this sequel, but a lot of questions and doubts have been raised since the director of the first film, Sharon Maguire was replaced by Beeban Kidron, who's


Royals remember Diana 10 years after her death

Mourners gathered in Paris and London on Friday to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, revered by many around the world and the enduring object of fascination at home.


Four big U.S. newspaper companies set online ad network

Four of the largest newspaper companies in the United States are teaming up to create an online advertising sales network focused on premium advertisers seeking a national audiences.


Textile town Tirupur brims with optimism as quotas end

Murthy, a 35-year-old tailor, watches eagerly as construction workers put the finishing touches to a big apparel park that opens for business at the end of the year.


Nearly a million American youngsters, some as young as 6, rely on personal trainers to shape up, lose weight or improve in sports, according to figures from the nation's leading sports club association.


Weber fears broad-based rise in German inflation

Bundesbank president Axel Weber was quoted in a newspaper interview on Sunday expressing his concerns about inflationary pressures in Germany and his fears the annual price rise may hit 3 percent by the end of the year.


Swedish R&D Institute Tests Mintera's 40 Gbps Wavelengths

Acreo, a leading Swedish research and development institute operating the National Broadband Test-bed, is using Mintera's platform to integrate 40 Gbps wavelengths on a 2.5 Gbps line system over 820 km of ...


Rap star Snoop Dogg extends his run at the top of the US singles chart for a second week.


Hard-Liners Urge More Ant-French Violence

Hard-liners urged loyalist mobs on to more violence today, after a day of mayhem in which French and Ivory Coast forces battled in the air and on the ground and machete-waving throngs hunted down French citizens in the largest city.


Palestinian leaders expected in Paris Monday

The three members of the caretaker Palestinian leadership say they will visit Yasser Arafat at a hospital near Paris, despite angry comments from Arafat's wife.


Thai court acquits Democrats of 3 of 4 charges

Thailand's constitutional judges acquitted the Democrat Party on three of four charges that could see it disbanded and their leaders banned from politics.


Ascoli Piceno, 12:44 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: I PREZZI DEGLI ABBONAMENTI

L'Ascoli ha reso noti i prezzi degli abbonamenti per il prossimo campionato di serie A. Poltroncina ...


Leeds United, forced to sell their best players to stay afloat financially in last season's doomed relegation fight, could have new owners in the next 24 hours.


Israel Releases Top Hamas Member from Jail

Israel freed Hamas's top West Bank leader Thursday after two years in jail and he swiftly called on the Jewish state to release all Palestinian inmates as a condition for any truce.


The total fishing quota for the European Union was cut by 10 per cent yesterday, after almost two days of wrangling in which fisheries ministers rejected


By Edwin Kee  PARROT PARTY BLUETOOTH SPEAKER SYSTEM  * PARROT from France has just unveiled yet another communications device - how apt considering the company's name.


Tra attivisti di al Qaida e miliziani Consiglio Risveglio


Precisazione compagnia su prezzi offerta indicati da Reuters


Tweed gets fresh look at NY Fashion Week

Tweed's style icons aren't the most trendy bunch: Sherlock Holmes, college professors, your grandma.


Oil prices soared to a new record  above $50 on Tuesday as uncertainties over Nigerian output  heightened worries of a severe supply disruption ahead of  winter.


UPDATE 1-Fed's Olson says US rates still need to rise

US interest rates still need to rise to reach a level that would be consistent with a sustained, noninflationary economic expansion, Federal Reserve Board Governor Mark Olson said on Monday.


When Dr. Ann Gryboski walked into a Cape Cod courtroom to face a murder charge, her defense was as clear as the cuts and bruises on her face.


L'impianto di atletica di Palermo avrÃ  il nome di uno degli agenti morti a CapaciLa moglie commosse l'Italia ai funerali. L'iter per l'intitolazione Ã¨ stato lungo e complesso                                            Uno stadio per Vito Schifani eroe della scorta di Falcone                                                                                Poliziotto, ma anche atleta: era uno dei piÃ¹ forti in Italia sui 400 metridi PASQUALE NOTARGIACOMO


Ebert: No thumbs, up or down, on TV show

Roger Ebert has turned thumbs down on thumb reviews for "At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper."


James Brown's body was placed in a crypt Saturday at the Beech Island home of one his daughters, family and friends of the soul singer said.


A flurry of contested memos and memories sheds more heat than light on his record


Su listini ha pesato anche flessione di ieri a Wall Street


After a string of lackluster play on the field and controversial incidents off of it, University of Florida football coach Ron Zook was fired Monday, two days after an upset


Pope John Paul II led prayers for peace and a more tranquil future, pilgrims flocked to Bethlehem and Iraqis stayed away from church for fear of bomb attacks as Christians around the world celebrated Christmas over the weekend.


Il contratto sul Dow Jones sale di 46 punti


Facing an unstable economy and an unfinished war, President Bush used his final State of the Union address to call for passage of his tax rebate package and patience in Iraq.


Sri Lankan navy detects Tamil rebels smuggling weapons

COLOMBO, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan navy on Tuesday detected a trawler of the Tamil Tiger rebels suspected of smuggling weapons in seas close to Mullaitivu in northeast of the country, the Defense Ministry said.


Colts get Wayne back, should play Sunday

Receiver Reggie Wayne rejoined the Indianapolis Colts for practice Thursday and is expected to play Sunday against the New York Jets. Wayne flew to Louisiana on Sunday night after learning his 32-year-old brother, Rashad, was killed in a traffic accident.


This year, sales will be greater for speaker systems and clock radios designed to hook up to Apple iPods than standalone desktop stereos and home theater-in-a-box systems.


At least 12 Afghan soldiers are dead after fighting in the south with Taliban fighters, say provincial officials. Thursday's fighting was a sharp escalation in violence ahead of next month's landmark presidential election.


U.K. on track to be global talent hot spot

In five years only the U.S. will be ahead of the U.K., according to a study identifying world's best locations for attracting talent.


Ukraine's Yanukovich denies calling for force against opposition

Ukraine's pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich scrambled to save his faltering reputation by denying that he supported the use of force against pro-Western opposition demonstrators now poised to carry ...


Can Prayers Heal? Critics Say Studies Go Past Science's Reach

The government has spent $2.3 million in the past 4 years to study something that critics say has nothing to do with science.


Blast in Pakistan court kills at least 11: doctor

QUETTA, Pakistan  - At least 11 people, including a judge, were killed by a bomb blast in a courtroom in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Saturday, according to a doctor at a hospital where casualties were taken.


N.B.A. Roundup: Detroit Beats Toronto to Win 11th in a Row

Richard Hamilton scored 22 points, Rasheed Wallace added 20 and the Detroit Pistons extended their winning streak to 11 games Friday night with a 101-85 victory over the host Toronto Raptors.


Baghdad. Le forze americane hanno catturato oggi un uomo considerato un alto esponente di un gruppo armato legato al terrorista giordano Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, il leader di al Qaeda in Iraq. In un comunicato


University students are working on the Wikipedia online encyclopedia as part of their degree course.


Asean Leaders Are Set to Reduce Barriers to Trade

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' largest members are set to sign an agreement today to eliminate tariffs on goods ranging from cars to consumer electronics three years earlier than planned.


A Georgia entrepreneur is working with a team of government scientists who believe that the solution to fossil-fuel pollution may be found in a nutrient-rich charcoal fertilizer discovered by South American natives centuries before Columbus set sail. By John Gartner.


Comment is free: Indra Adnan: Social networking has turned relationships that were easy to distinguish into one amorphous web.


Phil Mickelson was left to carry the can for the abject failure of the Americans' so-called dream team, but the bigger problem for the US Ryder Cup side is the one who looked as if he had been hard done by, Tiger Woods.


Ford could speed cost cuts amid slow economy: report

Ford Motor Co  may accelerate  cost cutting if a slowing U.S. economy puts the auto maker at  risk of missing key financial goals in 2008 and 2009, the Wall  Street Journal reported in its online edition on Tuesday,  citing an interview with an executive.


Sage grouse may stay off endangered list

Department of the Interior biologists recommended Friday against adding the greater sage grouse to the endangered species list, benefitting natural gas and oil producers but adding to environmentalistsâ concerns.


Aussie Michael Rogers wins time trial at road cycling worlds

BARDOLINO, Italy (CP) - Michael Rogers of Australia won the elite-division time trail Wednesday at the world road cycling championships, repeating his delayed victory from last year.


Bernard Matthews denies any cover-up following the bird flu outbreak at one of his Suffolk farms.


IBM announces high capacity storage servers

IBM, one of the key leaders in the enterprise server market, annouced two additions to its family of high storage products yesterday.


Poor demand for aircraft and other transport hurts April's US factory orders, which were lower than expected.


Risparmio, Siniscalco: ''Arrivare a soluzione in tempi brevi''

Roma, 28 ott. (Adnkronos) - ''Ammetto che siamo un po' in ritardo, ma occorre trovare una soluzione buona in tempi rapidi''. Lo ha affermato il ministro dell'Economia Domenico Siniscalco parlando del ddl sul


Kishwar Desai, author of the book Darlingji, talks about the lives of Nargis and Sunil Dutt.


YouTube, CNN invite cats falling out of trees to US Prez debates

Voters ask questions via low-quality video A tip for all you Yanks reading El Reg: This summer, during two U.S. presidential debates scheduled to air on CNN, candidates will answer questions submitted via YouTube by web-cam-wielding Net freaks. A Democratic debate is slated for the night of July 23, with a Republican version to follow on September 17.â¦


Presidende Agcom, serve scatto reni verso digitale terrestre


Il primo delle 6 regioni che necessitano riequilibrio spesa


Is the transition from communism over? To some analysts of the eight central and east European countries that joined the European Union on May 1, and which are all now members of NATO, that question could ...


Mantova, 19:58 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: 1-0 NEL TEST CON L'ESTE

Amichevole infrasettimanale per il Mantova, che in vista della gara con il Pescara ha affrontato i d...


US to Send 'Enemy Combatant' Hamdi Back to Saudi

The United States has agreed to release American-born, Saudi-raised Yaser Esam Hamdi after holding him as an "enemy combatant" without charges for more than two years, officials said on Wednesday.


Roma, 15:15 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS; LAZIO: ROSSI: SAREMO I GUASTAFESTE

"L'accesso alla fase a gironi della Champions League è il compimento di tre anni di lavoro".


Stocks reverse fall on news no U.N. nerve gas danger

NEW YORK  -The Dow and the S&P recovered from their earlier drops to trade flat, after U.N. officials said there was no danger from vials of chemicals found in a locked box in a United Nations building in New York.


A 13-year-old boy is recovering in hospital after being shot in a late-night attack in Manchester.


Study: VoIP to proliferate in U.S. households

The number of homes using Net telephony should reach 12 million by 2009, but existing VoIP players could face hurdles.


German manufacturing orders rebound in July

Companies in Germany's key manufacturing sector saw a rebound in orders in July, buoyed by strong demand for German-made goods both at home and abroad, official data showed.


2007: Democrats in control, but thwarted

It's a painful irony for Democrats: In the space of a year, the Iraq war that was the source of party's resurgence in Congress became the measure of its impotence.


The play was called "Rattler." Boston College's winning touchdown Thursday night before a raucous and wet crowd at Lane Stadium will go down as perhaps the biggest play in school history since Doug Flutie's "Miracle in Miami" in 1984.


Olympics: New Doping Scandal, Judging Scandals at Games

Japan's Mizuki Nogushi won the first  Olympic marathon raced from the historic site in 108 years on  Sunday, but for Britain the race turned into heartbreak as its  top runner quit in tears.


Former NFL lineman pleads guilty in doping case

Dana Stubblefield, the first National Football League player charged in the Balco doping scandal, pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to a U.S. agent regarding steroid use, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.


Bank of America profit falls 32 pct, losses mount

Bank of America Corp , the No. 2 U.S. bank, posted a much larger-than-expected 32 percent drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, hurt by mounting credit losses and dismal investment banking results.


No walk down nightmare lane for golfer Van de Velde

Paul Lawrie won the British Open the last time it was played at Carnoustie, but the 1999 tournament will for ever be known as the Open Jean Van de Velde lost.


Aristide Backers Riot for 3rd Day in Haiti; Death Toll Rises to 7

Supporters of Haiti's ousted president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, threw stones and fired guns on streets littered with debris and overturned cars on


WASHINGTON Nov 25, 2004 - Big game hunters may be off the hook in the latest twist of a prehistoric whodunit that tries to explain why bison populations sharply crashed thousands of years ago.


Worldwide mobile handset sales topped 167 million units, with almost all regions posting growth, according to the latest numbers coming out of Gartner.


Rural women have fewer resources to help them cope with and understand the menopausal transition.


Officer advises dropping Haditha charges

An investigating officer has recommended dismissing charges against a Marine lawyer accused of failing to probe the killings of 24 Iraqis in the town of Haditha, the defense attorney said Saturday.


Palace grab first win of season against 10-man Fulham

Crystal Palace notched their first Premier League win of the season with a 2-0 victory on Monday over London rivals Fulham, who played for all but the first six minutes with 10 men.


Report on passive smoking risk renews clamour for Scots ban

A LEAKED report has renewed pressure on Jack McConnell to introduce a total ban on smoking at work and in public places in Scotland.


'Great Escape' from Athens Runs Smoothly

Hundreds of thousands of Olympic  athletes and visitors began what Greek media termed the "Great  Escape" from Athens Monday, an exodus that has so far run as  smoothly as the Games themselves.


Dems Want Answers From Rumsfeld on Armor

The incoming deputy leader of Senate Democrats demanded answers Saturday from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as to why U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan lack protective equipment for themselves and their vehicles.


Time magazine's "Person of the Year" is You

You were named Time magazine "Person of the Year" on Saturday for the explosive growth and influence of user-generated Internet content such as blogs, video-file sharing site YouTube and social network MySpace.


Iran military plane crashes, 36 killed: state TV

An Iranian military aircraft crashed at a Tehran airport on Monday, killing at least 36 people, state-run television reported, the latest in a string of aviation disasters to hit the Islamic Republic.


Eurostat: crescite piu' alte in Lettonia Bulgaria e Ungheria


They needed room to breathe - some space, if you will. The only thing is, major league ballparks built in 1912 never took into account what the media presence would be 95 years later, so the Colorado Rockies were going to have to make the best of their accommodations within the cozy confines of Fenway Park.


The innately powerful film, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Charlize Theron, is an antiwar statement dressed up as a murder mystery.


One precaution TV icon Martha Stewart must take when serving her sentence at the Alderson, West Virginia, prison is refrain from doing any business.


RIGHTS:  The Prince Could Be Worse Than Ignorant

LONDON, Jan 29 (IPS) - The European Parliament passed a unanimous   resolution this week urging a Europe-wide ban on incitement to  racial and  religious hatred. That specifically could include a  ban on the swastika,  the symbol adopted by the Nazis.


Tim Floyd and USC want to talk about the former New Orleans Hornets coach taking over the Trojans' basketball program. Floyd's agent, Bill Becknell, said Thursday that Floyd was contacted by USC on Monday.


Hosoda says veracity of Jenkins interview needs to be checked

TOKYO - Japan's top spokesman withheld comment Thursday on remarks accused US Army deserter Charles Jenkins made in an interview with a Hong Kong-based weekly, which hit stands the same day, about his life in North Korea.


Britney Spears, through her press representative, denied a report Friday that she was considering a Namibian birth for her next baby.


Scientist Works on Fat Fighting Food Additive

LINCOLN, Neb. -- University of Nebraska-Lincoln nutrition scientist Tim Carr is working on a food additive that would combat cholesterol by combining of two unexpected sources - soybeans and beef tallow...


The browser market lives, and IT executives should be open-minded about using Firefox and other alternatives. The browser market lives.


Police Say They've Identified Man Who Threw Chair in Pistons ...

Police in Auburn Hills, Mich., believe they know the identity of the man who threw a chair in a brawl between players and fans during the Pacers-Pistons game on Nov. 19.


Birth Control Pills May Cut Risk of Knee Injuries

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Taking birth control pills may stabilize knee joints and reduce the risk of injuries, suggests a McGill University study.


European regulators have approved IBM's planned $5 billion acquisition of BI software maker Cognos, saying it would not raise competition concerns.


DUNGUN: The Cemerong waterfalls, the second highest waterfall in Asia, and the most beautiful in the country, is all set to become the new centre of attraction for nature lovers and scientists.


Nobel Prize Winner for Physics to Be Named

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The Nobel Prize in physics is like a scientific riddle: speculation about who could win equals the sheer complexity of the work examined for the coveted award.    This year's choice, which is to be announced Tuesday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, could be involved in the search for dark matter or nanotubes...


Four Infineon Execs Plead Guilty in DRAM Probe

Samsung, Micron Technology and Hynix Semiconductor have acknowledged that they have received subpoenas related to the investigation.


Rowland made $26,000 in stock investment in six days

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Former Gov. John G. Rowland, who struggled so much with managing his finances that an aide occasionally loaned him money to balance his checkbook, made $26,000 in less than a week by investing in ...


How Greece is perceived by the citizens of five major countries

Greece is a âsafe destinationâ, a âmodern European Countryâ that organised âtechnically excellentâ Olympic Games with a âhuman dimensionâ.


Dow Jones +0,04%, SP sale dello 0,08%, Nasdaq +0,26%


Schilling ready to dominate again in playoffs

(Sports Network) - Curt Schilling's career postseason record is 5-1, and when you consider his ERA of 1.66 in those 11 games he is one of the most dominating starters in the playoffs.


$12.5m grant offers teachers a science primer

In a third-floor classroom at Charlestown High School, where models of human and animal skulls perch on a shelf near creature-filled specimen jars, teacher Allyson


Londra, 14:51 - ATLETICA, GOLDEN LEAGUE: CHAMBERS NON GRADITO

Dwain Chambers si è qualificato per i Mondiali di atletica indoor di Valencia in programma da...


The next time somebody asks you if you want to buy a brand new laptop computer for under $500, they may not be selling you stolen goods.


Russian prosecutors look into allegations that babies at a Yekaterinburg hospital had their mouths taped shut.


Maj. Rachel VanLandingham's job sounds like one of the toughest in the military — persuading law school graduates to pass on high-paying private sector jobs and become Air Force judge advocates for about $40,000 a year.


Oden picked first, Durant second in NBA Draft

Greg Oden, a 7ft center from Ohio State, was made top pick of the 2007 NBA Draft on Thursday by the Portland Trail Blazers, who decided the dominant big man was the prize catch of the entering class.


South Africa's ruling ANC confirms that its new leader Jacob Zuma will be the party's presidential candidate in 2009.


Chelsea kick-start a busy festive period for football with a tough Boxing Day game against Aston Villa. The Premiership leaders carry a five-point lead into Christmas, ahead of a run of four matches in eight days.


including BT, Maxis, NTT, T-Mobile, Telstra and StarHub -- announced this week a series of roaming agreements in which crossing


Officials from India and Pakistan agree on draft plans for breaking the Kashmir deadlock.


When Pentagon planners first proposed consolidating military hospitals in the Washington region, it was aging infrastructure, not casualties from Iraq and Afghanistan, that drove the decision.


The family that stays together, skis together. "What is interesting, for the first time ever we have a three-generation sport," said National Ski Areas Association president Michael Berry . "We're hanging on to the Baby Boomers, we've got their kids, and now their grandkids."


O.J. says advance spent as book removed from eBay

O.J. Simpson's scuttled book about the murder of his ex-wife attracted hot but brief bidding on eBay before being removed on Wednesday, while the former football star laughingly said he had been paid and had spent his advance.


Suspected N. Koreans Enter Japanese School in Beijing

A group of people thought to be North Korean refugees is now in the visa section of the Japanese embassy in Beijing. Japanese diplomats say 29 people entered a Japanese school in the capital Wednesday.


As many as 2,000 people have been working on a lake in eastern China each day to remove fetid blue-green algae that is again threatening the water supply for millions of people, state media reported today.


Small earthquake tremor felt in Greek capital

The Athens Geodynamic Institute said the tremor had a preliminary magnitude of 4.5 and occurred at 3:38 pm, about 70 kilometres northeast of Athens on the island of Evia.


An Iowa City man who admitted to pirating copyrighted software then distributing it online is personally responsible for as much as $200,000 in losses to the industry, according to federal records unsealed Thursday.


Thailand to Change Farming Ways to End Bird Flu

Hard-hit Thailand plans a campaign to change poultry farming methods as it seeks to stamp out the deadly bird flu virus before migrating wildfowl return during the


Italian striker Rolando Bianchi's Premier League experience has come to a premature end with the 24-year-old returning to Serie A to sign for Lazio.


Roma, 11:10 - CALCIO, BARUSSO: NON SONO ANCORA ROMANISTA

"Non sono ancora un giocatore della Roma. Sto aspettando che le due società si mettano d'acco...


The fireworks display outside Comerica Park on Saturday night wasn't the work of the Los Angeles Angels. It just seemed that way.


Protesters converge on German port for G8 demo

ROSTOCK, Germany  - Anti-globalization protesters converged on the Baltic port of Rostock on Saturday to demonstrate against the policies of the world's leading industrial countries ahead of a Group of Eight summit next week.


Marriott to pay $220 mln in tax settlement

Marriott International Inc.  said on Friday it agreed to pay the U.S. government and unidentified states $220 million to settle a dispute related to the hotel company's leveraged employee stock ownership plan.


The costumes have been cleaned and the rehearsal went on Friday for the Metropolitan Opera's biggest production of the season.


JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Iran and its nuclear ambitions represent âa very great dangerâ to the Jewish state but played down the prospect of a pre-emptive strike on its atomic facilities.


Fish Near Armco Superfund Site May Be Toxic

By Chris Dumond, Middletown Journal, Ohio  Feb. 23--A local watchdog group is asking the U.S. Environmental  Protection Agency to warn local fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to  stay away from the Armco Superfund site just outside New Miami and not to eat  the fish caught there.


Celebrex Trial Halted After Heart Attacks

A government-sponsored trial of Pfizer  Inc.'s PFE.N blockbuster arthritis drug Celebrex was halted  after patients taking the medicine had more than twice as many  heart attacks as patients taking a placebo, the company said on  Friday.


The price of gold rose to a 16-year  high above $455 an ounce on Wednesday as investors piled into  the hard asset amid widespread worries about the dropping U.S.  dollar.


Photos of British abuse of Iraqis 'shocking'

Since their troops joined the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq almost two years ago, British commanders and politicians have depicted their soldiers as less combative, less abrasive and less trigger-happy in dealing ...


Radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has threatened to lift by the end of the week a six-month cease-fire widely credited with helping reduce violence in Iraq, officials said Wednesday.


"Cleaner" a strong comeback from Renny Harlin

Welcome back, Renny Harlin.  After spending much of the past decade in B-movie purgatory  ("The Covenant," "Mindhunters"), the "Die Hard 2" director  returns to form with "Cleaner," a neatly contained crime  whodunit with a nifty setup and an expert lead performance from  Samuel L. Jackson.


LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Justin Brady's friends call him Bubba, so he figured why not ask a judge to change it legally. He wants to be known as Ynot Bubba. "It's just a name," Brady, 43, said in a telephone interview from Alabama, where he was on the road. "I want my name to (be) ...


Militants threaten to behead Allawi's abducted relatives

Militants have threatened to behead three abducted members of the family of Iyad Allawi, Iraq's interim Prime Minister, unless he calls a halt to the assault on Fallujah.


Pfizer Says 1999 Trials Revealed Risks With Celebrex

Pfizer acknowledged that a clinical trial found that elderly patients taking Celebrex were more likely to suffer heart problems than patients taking a placebo.


Analysis: High hurdles set before McCain

This time a Republican heavyweight not an underdog, John McCain embarks on his second presidential run facing numerous challenges in courting a GOP establishment he once spurned at nearly every turn.


Hunting is not the only threat to whales and dolphins, and many governments need to take these other threats seriously.


The computer maker recalls laptop batteries that could overheat. Yikes.


Rasmussen Reports - The first Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of California's Democratic Presidential Primary shows Hillary Clinton leading Barack Obama by five percentage points. It's Clinton 38% Obama 33% and John Edwards at 12%. Dennis Kucinich picks up 3% of the vote and 13% are not sure.


The British actor Ian McShane opens next week as the patriarch Max in Harold Pinterâs âHomecoming,â a man-monster of diminishing powers and, of course, many vulgarities.


Stocks Flat; Investors Focus on Earnings

U.S. stocks were little changed as  investors waited for company earnings which begin in earnest  later after the market close on Monday.


In another quick note from Chris Shiflett, there's a summary of php|works and some of the comments made about it:


So go easy on us, OK? Microsoft is touting the contribution of Windows Vista to EC economics in its latest attempt to persuade regulators to go easy on the operating system.â¦


Northwest Air profit far exceeds expectations

Northwest Airlines Corp , the No. 5 U.S. airline, reported a third-quarter profit on Monday that shattered Wall Street expectations.


Militants try to flee Lebanon camp, 20 killed

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - At least 20 militants and two Lebanese soldiers were killed in a battle on Sunday when fighters from the Fatah al-Islam group tried to flee a Palestinian refugee camp, a security source said.


Rescuers Hunt for Survivors of Egypt Bombing

Rescue workers scrabbled through the wreckage of an Egyptian resort hotel on Saturday in a hunt for survivors from bomb blasts targeting Israelis that killed at least 30 people and buried dozens more.


Police arrested a radical Muslim cleric yesterday on suspicion of preparing or instigating "acts of terrorism," a move that could delay US attempts to extradite the suspect for


UK house prices fell by 0.6% in August as recent interest rate rises took hold, the Halifax says.


Bono, center, and The Edge, right, of the band U-2, join Apple Computers Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs as they unveil Apple's new U-2 branded iPods in San Jose, Calif.


NEW YORK Each quarter seems to bring a new, sizable acquisition by an industry holding company scrambling to add to its digital portfolio. In the last year alone, Publicis has added Digitas in a $1.3 billion headline-grabbing deal, and has also spent over $200 million on digital shops in France and China. WPP, in addition to a flurry of investments in emerging media, has purchased 24/7 Real Media for $649 million, Schematic and, sources say, is finalizing a deal to snap up Canadian digital shop Blast Radius. ...


Israel Restricts Gaza Crossing as Firing Persists

The action is in line with a recent government decision to respond with sanctions to continued rocket fire from the Hamas-run territory.


La replica ad alcuni quotidiani che parlano di ripensamenti sul Libano"Le mie perplessitÃ  sono condivise da gran parte della nostra coalizione"                                          Berlusconi: "Nessuna retromarcia ma chiarire dubbi sulla missione"


One phone call and one letter can set the record straight.


Plans for a Â£400m riverside power station, which could create 650 jobs in south Wales, pass a critical stage.


There are more signs that, at least in theory, the dominance of Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows operating system may be slightly less potent than, say, a year ago this time.


Lo ha reso noto il presidente dell'associazione, Faissola


A bus becomes trapped by rising floodwaters as the fear of serious flooding in the Hull area subsides.


Lebanon and Syria have not complied with UN resolution: Annan

UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Kofi Annan reported that Syria has not pulled its forces out of Lebanon as called for by the UN Security Council, and said he had requested a timetable from Damascus for its âfull implementation.


BALTIMORE - Brian Roberts and Larry Bigbie had two hits apiece in an eight-run third inning, and the Baltimore Orioles ended the New York Yankees' five-game winning streak with a 14-8 victory Friday night.    Miguel Tejada and Melvin Mora homered, and B.J...


A kidnapped Italian journalist begs for her life as the Italian Senate votes to extend the country's military presence in Iraq.


Ad agosto, si conferma ritorno sistema andamento positivo


Less than a third of people with diabetes receive all the recommended tests, a national audit shows.


Graham Bradley's appeal against a five-year racing ban is unsuccessful.


Southeastern Europe baked under soaring temperatures Friday, with nearly 30 deaths across the region blamed on the year's first major heat wave. Electricity supplies, particularly in Greece and Albania, were strained as air conditioning use spiked.Temperatures reached 104 degrees in Athens on Friday, with a top recorded temperature of 113 degrees on the island of Rhodes, according to state NET television.Romania was particularly hard hit. Nineteen people have died of heat-related causes in the past few days, including 14 in the capital, Bucharest, the country's Health Ministry said. Read more


Mai cosi' bassa la fiducia degli investitori tedeschi


Indian leopards on parole, with tag and warning

Indian authorities plan to release 47 leopards into the wild with electromagnetic chips planted in their tails but will haul them back to captivity if they attack people, The Hindustan Times reported on Tuesday.


A car bomb exploded in a parking lot near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad late Tuesday morning, killing one person and wounding four others, an Interior Ministry official said.


Chances of recession rise in Blue Chip forecast

The chances of an economic recession are increasing as troubles in the housing sector and credit markets take their toll, according to a survey of economists released on Monday.


They are a diverse lot — 23 percent of them Hispanic, 0.3 percent black. Forty-three percent of them are college graduates. And attorneys in the Kobe Bryant rape case would love to know what they are thinking right now.


The mother of David Sandham, who died after a fight at school, pays tribute to her son.


CAIRO -- Even when America is doing something for Muslims -- in this case, helping mostly Muslim Indonesia and other tsunami-battered nations -- it comes in for criticism in the Middle East, where resentment and suspicion color thinking about the United States.


A US citizen is among four people reported to have been kidnapped at gunpoint from their office in Baghdad. "They stormed the villa with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenades," a police source told the Reuters agency.


Huckabee, Giuliani tied in 2008 Republican race

Mike Huckabee has surged into  a virtual tie with front-runner Rudy Giuliani in the national  2008 Republican presidential race two weeks before the first  contest, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on  Wednesday.


Elaine Youngs and three-time Olympian Holly McPeak entered the semifinal of the Olympic beach volleyball tournament with a 0-13 record against compatriots Misty May and Kerri Walsh dating back to Sept.


BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich.âHal Sutton has made it very clear this week who he expects to be his main man in the Ryder Cup starting Friday at Oakland Hills, and also made a bold prediction about how he will play.


Neanderthal Women Joined Men in the Hunt

Two anthropologists are proposing a new explanation for the demise of the Neanderthals that hinges on the fact that they didnÂt divide the labor.


AMD to provide on-demand power management for the Rack-Dense ...

SINGAPORE - December 6, 2004 â-MD announced the AMD Opteron processor family will include AMD PowerNow! technology with Optimised Power Management (OPM) in the first half of 2005.


US to buy more shots for flu; 5 mil available

The federal government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage. Up to 5 million doses are available from plants in Canada and Germany, but


Why has Deepika Padukone forgotten that she has acted down South, even as she calls OSO her debut? Oh wait, it's Bollywood tradition.


Prima regia lirica del regista, dal 25/01, tutto esaurito


Congress weighs a bill to restrict cooperation between U.S. companies and digital dictatorships.


Red Sox Still Hopeful of Schilling Pitching

Red Sox ace Curt Schilling's right ankle was nothing worse than sore on Saturday, a day after he tested it with hopes of returning to the Boston rotation before the end of the playoffs.


Global crude oil prices, which shot up to record highs on Monday, continued to rule at the same level of close to $54 a barrel. Following the nationwide strike that began in Nigeria to protest against high


RNC challenges ads criticizing Bush's Social Security plan

Vowing not to "cede one inch" to critics of President Bush's plan to overhaul Social Security, the Republican National Committee is aggressively challenging television ads about the proposal if it thinks they are false or misleading.


US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said yesterday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.


Defense Attacks Mistress in Calif. Murder Case

A lawyer for accused double murderer Scott Peterson on Monday tried to portray Peterson's ex-mistress as a desperate single mom who turned police informant to punish Peterson for lying to her.


Federer Wins Fifth Straight Wimbledon Title

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal for his fifth straight Wimbledon title, equaling Bjorn Borgâs record.


Out-of-Body Experience? Your Brain Is to Blame

Recent research is providing new insight into experiences more often left to paranormal explanations.


Call to legalise file-sharing with taxes

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


Zurigo, 11:36 - CALCIO, CLASSIFICA FIFA: ITALIA TERZA, ARGENTINA PRIMA

L'Italia scivola al terzo posto nel ranking Fifa. La nazionale azzurra di Donadoni, reduce dalla vit...


Four years ago, Osbourn celebrated the end of a 32-game losing streak. On Saturday, the Eagles celebrated a state title after a 42-20 win over Chantilly.


Lawyers representing Augusto Pinochet were expected to turn to Chile's highest legal authority after the country's Appeals Court on Monday upheld last week's indictment of the former dictator.


Newsview: Cheney-Edwards Debate Means More

Usually just a campaign sideshow, this year's vice presidential debate has taken on new life as a high-stakes showdown in a tightening presidential race. Dick Cheney's mission is to slow John Kerry's sudden momentum, while John Edwards' assignment is to feed doubts about President Bush's handling of Iraq and the economy.


Outsourcers Induslogic, Bonus Technology merge

(InfoWorld) - Induslogic, a provider of outsourced software product development services, is merging with another outsourcer, Bonus Technology, to get access to Bonus' operations in the Ukraine, the companies said Monday. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. Induslogic of Vienna, Virginia has about 90 customers, and delivers most of its product development offshore from India. Bonus Technology of New Jersey in contrast has focused on the Ukraine for the delivery of product development services to its approximately 10 customers of which the largest is Telecordia Technologies, a provider of software and services for IP (Internet Protocol), wireline, mobility and cable networks. The combined company, called GlobalLogic, is forecast to have revenue of $50 million for this year, said Induslogic chief executive officer Peter Harrison, who will take over as chief executive officer of GlobalLogic. Induslogic was planning to acquire an outsourced product development company in the Ukraine for the last two years, as a number of its customers were outsourcing part of their product development work to companies there. "If a portion of their product is very algorithmic and mathematically computationally intensive, customers would send that work to Ukraine, as they could not get in India the specific skills they required," Harrison said. By having an operation in the Ukraine, GlobalLogic will now be able to get that part of the product development work as well, according to Harrison." We can now be a one-stop shop for these customers, he said. Bonus has a team of 250 engineers in the Ukraine, of which half have master's degrees and more than 15 percent have doctorates. The average experience of the staff in the Ukraine operation is 12 years in contrast to five years in the Indian operation, Harrison said. GlobalLogic plans to double the number of staff in the Ukraine to about 500 over the next 18 months. Expansion in the Ukraine will not be at the expense of its Indian operations, Harrison said. GlobalLogic plans to increase the number of staff in India from 1000 at present to about 3000 over the next 18 months. The company employs some 50 staff in the U.S. India offers a larger pool of skilled talent than the Ukraine or other low-cost locations in Eastern Europe, Harrison said. Although Indian staff are not good at working on products that involve hard-core mathematics, Indian staff are good at building other products and have strong project management skills, he added. Having operations in India and the Ukraine will enable GlobalLogic to offer more services to its customers, including round-the-clock development, as well as provide them a disaster recovery model spanning two continents, Harrison said.


NEW YORK - CNN will shut down its CNNfn financial news network in mid-December after nine years on the air. Available to about 30 million US households, CNNfn could also be seen in Canada by viewers with grey market satellite dishes.


Manufacturing picks up pace in June: ISM

Manufacturing growth accelerated in  June to its fastest in over a year even as price pressures  eased, according to a report published on Monday.


Queen will headline a second Aids benefit concert in South Africa, which is being  backed by Nelson Mandela.


The Archbishop of Canterbury has criticised Britain's "obsession" with prisons, as inmate numbers rise.


Video game developer is moving in the right direction, despite an "unprofitable" image it needs to shake.


La Cassazione riforma le sentenze di primo e secondo gradoIl caso di un padre spezino disoccupato per colpa della malattia                                                   Se il marito separato Ã¨ depresso niente assegno all'ex moglie


CDC Confirms Botulism In Three Botox Patients

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Investigators working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined what caused the paralysis in four people who received Botox injections at a South Florida clinic.


One of Japan's best-known businessmen pleads not guilty to charges of financial crime as his trial begins in Tokyo.


Cadence Design buyout talks stall: report

Talks over a possible takeover of Cadence Design Corp.  by two private equity firms have stalled over price, The New York Times reported on Monday, sending the software maker's shares down nearly 5 percent.


Brazil's President Lula sacks his re-election campaign manager amid ongoing allegations of dirty tricks.


BBC boss Mark Thompson tells staff the corporation must save Â£320m a year and lose almost 3,000 jobs.


Turning a Critical Lens on Television News

A former producer at "20/20" mimics Michael Moore in his aims but not his showmanship in this messy broadside against network news divisions.


Posh areas to cough up as London expands congestion charge

A controversial charge on cars that enter the centre of the the British capital is to be extended Monday to some of London's plushest districts -- threatening a new wave of anger.


TruSecure merger with Betrusted spawns CyberTrust

The main supplier of secure hosting services to the Australian government is to go through its third merger in less than two years with BeTrusted now joining forces with IT security services consultancy TruSecure.


Community Credit Union will start a week long grand opening celebration tomorrow for its first branch, on Central Street in Peabody.


Microsoft has joined big Internet service providers, America Online, EarthLink and Yahoo against spamming. The companies announced they are filing three new antispam


NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential rivals in both parties took aim at Democrat Barack Obama's experience and health-care proposals on Saturday, hours ahead of back-to-back debates that could shape tight nominating races in New Hampshire.


Afghan vice president survives bomb attack; two US soldiers killed

KABUL : Afghan Vice President Nematullah Shahrani narrowly escaped a bomb attack in northern Afghanistan while two US soldiers were killed in a firefight in the south in the latest burst of violence ahead of next month's election.


US Medicare premiums will increase by 17 percent in 2005, an increase unequaled in the history of medicare. Monthly premiums will increase by $11.


Fewer chartered planes, more train trips and a royal Jaguar that runs on cooking oil have helped Prince Charles achieve a carbon-neutral household, an annual review of the prince's accounts said Tuesday.


Gil Meche pitched a season-high 7 2-3 innings and Kenji Johjima hit his second homer in as many games to lift the Seattle Mariners over the San Diego Padres 6-3 Saturday night.


Fire threatens wealthy resort town in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho  - An advance of the 35,386-acre Castle Rock Fire forced about 1,000 people from their homes in the resort town of Ketchum, Idaho, said officials with the forest service on Sunday.


Madrid, 17:20 - F1, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: ALONSO NON HA ACCUSATO LA MCLAREN

Alonso e De la Rosa non hanno accusato la McLaren  nella testimonianza alla Fia sulla 'spy story' tr...


Muslim pilgrims prepare for peak of haj east of Mecca

ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia  - Muslim pilgrims poured onto the plain of Arafat east of Mecca on Tuesday as the sun rose over the rocky hills for the day marking the climax of the annual haj pilgrimage.


UK's BT Group says committed to dividend policy

BT Group Plc (BT.L: Quote, Profile, Research) is committed to its existing dividend policy, Britain's dominant fixed-line telecoms operator said on Monday, seeking to allay concerns its latest US purchase may come at the expense


A quota 786 milioni di euro, risultato sotto le stime


U.S.'s Kornberg wins Nobel, follows laureate father

American Roger Kornberg, the son of a Nobel laureate, won the 2006 Nobel chemistry prize on Wednesday for showing how genes are copied, a process essential to how cells develop and to life itself.


Cards Top Astros 6-4 to Take 2-0 NLCS Lead

ST. LOUIS - Scott Rolen hit two home runs, combining with Albert Pujols for back-to-back shots in the eighth inning that sent the St...


The dollar gained tentatively on Monday, recovering from last week's record low against the euro and a 4-1/2-year trough against the yen as traders turned their sights to US economic reports due later in the week.


England will be tougher than disciplinary commission claims Betsen

French flanker Serge Betsen claims he is more fearful of the outcome of next weekend's Six Nations clash with England than his date with the European Cup disciplinary commission.


The former England football captain makes a long-awaited - although brief - debut for America's LA Galaxy team.


Idaho horse has West Nile virus; second case in the state this ...

BOISE, Idaho - A Canyon County horse tested positive for West Nile virus, say state health officials who advise the public to take care with mosquitoes.


Global stock markets rebound on hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates.


Andy Pettitte spent two and a half hours on Capitol Hill Monday for a deposition with House committee staffers about his former teammate, Roger Clemens, and allegations of the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball.


Allarme per Spa Comuni che mettono a rischio i bilanci


The search is on for a fresh James Bond. Among the new Bond's skills, international forensic accounting and tax law might come in useful, particularly after recent events in 007's old stomping ground, Russia.


Ukraine's Orange leader Tymoshenko wins PM post

Ukraine's pro-Western coalition Tuesday appointed Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko prime minister and named a government that favours the ex-Soviet republic winning NATO and EU membership.


Apple ups Balda orders for iPhone screens: paper

Apple Inc  has significantly  increased its orders for touch screens for its keenly awaited  iPhone at German supplier Balda , German daily  Handelsblatt reported on Tuesday.


Cuba sees U.N. rights body's move as triumph over U.S.

Cuba hailed on Wednesday a decision by  the new United Nations human rights watchdog to drop the  communist nation from a list of countries with poor rights  records, calling it a major diplomatic victory over its  longtime ideological foe the United States.


ConAgra Foods, whose brands include Banquet, Chef Boyardee and Healthy Choice, said Thursday that its first-quarter profit rose 5.2 percent as sales increased 9.9 percent.


By The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Feb. 23--Joseph Sullo has every right to appeal the Hartford zoning board of appeals' rejection of his plan to open a new sex shop in the South Meadows near the Visitors Center and Trash Museum run by the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority.


David A. Grafton, a designer of lenses used for optical effects, will receive an Academy Award.


Kenya talks resume as regional ministers arrive

Kenya's political rivals resumed crisis talks on Wednesday despite preparations for a meeting of east African foreign ministers which has angered opposition leaders.


The ambulance service says its modernisation is paying off after hitting its response targets for a second month.


Woods Is Upbeat for Next Year After 2004 Struggles

Tiger Woods, optimistic as ever, is excited about his prospects for 2005 despite struggling off the tee for most of this year and winning just one title.


Pharmaceutical titan Merck & Co. Inc. yesterday pulled its blockbuster arthritis drug Vioxx off the market, citing safety concerns, thereby triggering a massive selloff in the company's shares that wiped out nearly US$27-billion of Merck's market value.


Ireland has become the first country on earth to cut off direct-dialed calls to entire nations in a bid to crack down on Internet-based fraud.


Bloomberg Lashes Out at Lawmakers on Congestion Plan

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg accused Albany lawmakers of failing to take action against climate change and air pollution.


Indian Foreign Minister Natwar Singh is due in Pakistan for talks on issues ranging from Kashmir to cricket.


Fed, Treasury open to easing loan constraints

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy more troubled home loans if the companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.


Volkswagen to cut over a quarter of U.S. staff

Volkswagen AG, the world's fourth  largest carmaker, plans to cut more than a quarter of its U.S.  staff as it moves its local headquarters from Detroit, it said  on Thursday.


BEIJING - The number of obese people in China doubled to 60 million in the 10 years to 2002. A comprehensive national survey on diet, nutrition and diseases found that seven per cent of Chinese adults are obese and nearly 23 per cent are overweight.


The Virgin Birth Exists, at Least Among Sharks

Who needs a man? Female sharks can fertilize their own eggs with sperm, says a new study being published Wednesday.


Thailand urges global landmine fund at first review of ...

Thailand called for a global fund to finance landmine removal and aid for victims Monday at the first five-year review of the international treaty to ban landmines.


Go back under the hood to find out what drives your mutual fund.


Maybe this is the end of an era. Dawn Staley has called it quits as an Olympic player. Lisa Leslie and Sheryl Swoopes can't imagine playing without her.


PeopleSoft Shareholders Give Oracle Green Light

Oracle Relevant Products/Services from Oracle, backed by what the company views as a favorable response from PeopleSoft Latest News about PeopleSoft stockholders, is applying more pressure in an effort to complete its proposed US$9.2 billion hostile


Leeds opts for BT fusion Leeds City Council is to pilot a new telephone device that will enable flexible working while reducing the cost of phone callsâ¦


Wachovia to buy A.G. Edwards for $6.8 billion

U.S. bank Wachovia Corp.  on Thursday said it would buy A.G. Edwards Inc.  for about $6.8 billion in cash and stock to create the second-largest retail brokerage in the United States.


Illusionists Siegfried and Roy are honoured in Las Vegas, three years after a near-fatal mauling by a tiger.


Oil Creeps Higher, Eyes New US Cold Front

Oil prices resumed this week's upward  march on Friday, driven by worries that a new U.S. cold spell  might erode already low winter fuel inventories.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has vowed to press ahead with his Gaza pullout plan despite a humiliating rebuff from his own party of his bid to forge a coalition with the pro-withdrawal Labour Party.


Al Qaeda threatens attacks in Gulf, Israel

Al Qaeda warned in a video aired on the   fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks that U.S. allies   Israel and the Gulf Arab states would be its next target in a   campaign that would seal the West's "economic doom."


Carnival Begins In Shadow of Rio's Violence

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 17 -- Revelers clad in black and white flocked to the city's center Saturday for the traditional Black Ball band, putting aside the violence that has cast a shadow over Rio de Janeiro in recent weeks.


In aprile -0,4%, Italia (-1%), secondo Eurostat


Japan considering further cut in foreign aid, defense spending: report

The Japanese government is considering whether to continue slashing foreign aid and defense spending through fiscal 2011, a news report has said.


As part of their campaign to soothe an anxious middle class, congressional Democrats are preparing legislation that would significantly expand federal aid to the most obvious victims of the global economy: workers whose jobs move offshore or are lost to foreign imports.


Social Security a Priority for White House

The Bush administration predicts financial markets would applaud a costly overhaul of Social Security for tackling long-term financial obligations weighing on the federal budget.


A gene is identified for otosclerosis, the single most common cause of hearing loss among white adults.


Ancient Peruvian artwork found in London

Fashioned from a sheet of embossed gold and centuries old, a prized headdress renowned as Peru's equivalent of the "Mona Lisa" has been seized by police.


Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, released in the U.S. September 18, discusses her economic theory of how governments force capitalism on different societies in times of tragedy


Inside the city during heavy fighting between the U.S. and the insurgent forces of Moqtada Sadr


"Dr. Death" set to speak out after prison release

Jack Kevorkian, the assisted suicide advocate known as "Dr. Death," steps out of prison on Friday and back into the debate over whether the terminally ill have a right to end their lives with medical aid.


MS Subbulakshmi, the renowned Carnatic music exponent and a Bharat Ratna, passed away in Chennai on Saturday night. Afflicted by diabetes for the past thirty years, the 88-year-old classical singer was suffering indifferent health for some time now.


Oracle increased its takeover bid for rival software company PeopleSoft yesterday, probably the final roll of the dice in what has been an acrimonious battle.


CONDONO EDILIZIO - Governo impugna leggi di Veneto e altre 4 ...

Il Consiglio dei ministri ha deciso di impugnare le norme relative ai condoni edilizi del Veneto e di altre quattro regioni: Lombardia, Marche, Umbria e Campania. Il ricorso alla Corte Costituzionale, proposto


BladeLogic Signs Distribution Partnership With Macnica Networks in Japan

BladeLogic, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation data center  automation software, today announced that it has signed a distribution  agreement with Macnica Networks, a leading distributor and integrator of  IT solutions in the Japanese market.


Verona, 17:21 - CALCIO, CHIEVO: TORNA IN GRUPPO BREVIARIO

Seduta pomeridiana per il Chievo in vista della sfida di Coppa Italia con la Reggina. Per i giallobl...


APEC Ministerial Meetings Set to Begin in Chile

Ministers from 21 Asia-Pacific economies will begin meetings later Wednesday in Santiago, Chile, ahead of a summit of leaders from the region later this week.


Don't ditch that home phone for VOIP service just yet, experts ...

NEW YORK -- AT&T Corp. expects to have one million voice-over-Internet customers by the end of next year, while cable TV giant Comcast Corp.


Tiger Woods is threatening to run away with the World Golf Championship event here at The Grove after adding a second round 64 to his course record 63 on the first day.


India has far fewer tigers living in the wild than had previously been thought, a major study suggests.


The first Garmin phone pairs location with connectivity

Consumer GPS company Garmin has announced for the third quarter of 2008, its first entry into the cellular handset market: the nuvifone (with a small "n").


Dems seek testimony from fired attorneys

Democrats are moving to compel some of the eight U.S. attorneys who have been ousted to tell their stories publicly, under oath, after a federal prosecutor claimed he was fired for political reasons.


Japan, animal activists show down in sea

Animal activists who attacked a Japanese whaling boat with acid were lost for hours in bad weather off Antarctica before being rescued, ironically with the Japanese vessel's help.


The Dallas Cowboys are 5-and-7 -- and still in the race for an NFC playoff berth. Julius Jones made sure of that scoring on a 17-yard touchdown run with 32 seconds left to complete a 43-to-39 comeback win over the stunned Seattle Seahawks.


Early loss data suggests the insurance  bill from Hurricane Frances, which wreaked havoc across Florida  at the weekend, may turn out to be lower than that of August's  Charley, UK insurer Amlin said on Monday.


DOCTORS at a New York hospital today began a heart bypass operation on former US president Bill Clinton that was expected to take several hours, CNN reported.


A Greenpeace ship on Saturday confronted a Japanese whaling fleet that had initially planned to hunt protected humpbacks, the environmentalists said Â setting off the latest round of cat-and-mouse in a sometimes dangerous feature of the hunting debate.


"Saw" fans urged to give blood to get a lot in return

If the saying "give, and you shall  receive" holds true, then fans of the "Saw" horror movies  joining a nationwide blood drive should get plenty of the red  stuff in return from a new film sequel.


Two-time defending champion Chelsea moved into first place in the Premier League on Saturday, beating Fulham 2-0 on two goals by Frank Lampard.


Nine Iraqi civilians, including a child, were killed during raids south of Baghdad, the US military admits.


Dangers of Rocket Fuel Chemical Downplayed

A chemical from rocket fuel that has seeped into drinking-water supplies nationwide is safe at higher doses than federal environmental officials had concluded, according to a report released Monday.