Geologists: 70 percent chance of eruption

There is a 70 percent chance that Mount St. Helens will erupt by the end of October, with an explosion that could blast fist-sized rocks as far as three miles, geologists said Thursday.


Two armed men who hijacked a public bus and threatened to blow it up surrendered just after midnight Wednesday and released their six remaining hostages, ending an 18-hour standoff.


Pakistan rejects nuclear watchdog's worries

Pakistan angrily rejected on Thursday remarks by the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could fall into the hands of Islamist militants.


CV Makes Parents Prove They Live Inside District

By Christopher Rodkey, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Sep. 14--Parents of some Central Valley School District students are failing an important take-home exam this fall that could determine which schools their children attend.


One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.


When two Democrats looking toward 2008 pushed hard for a firm date on withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, they crashed headlong into Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid's effort to retake the Senate this year.


CHICAGO (Sports Network) - The Chicago White Sox agreed to  terms Thursday with outfielder Jermaine Dye on a two-year  contract with a club option for 2007.


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Leeds demand proof of funding from the Sebastian Sainsbury-led consortium


Tory frontbenchers rally round their leader, David Cameron, who has refused to deny claims of drug-taking.


Clinton Campaign Manager Solis Doyle Gets Replaced

Bloomberg - Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton replaced campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle with another longtime adviser a day after losing three contests for the Democratic presidential nomination to Barack Obama.


The Width of a Stitch, the Blue of a Sash

Corporate ownership is changing the face of haute couture.


Titanic Finder Fears for Future of Great Wreck

Undersea tourists and souvenir  hunters are hastening the decay of the Titanic, says U.S.  explorer Bob Ballard who discovered the world's most famous  shipwreck nearly 20 years ago.


Ex-Iowa Gov. Vilsack Dropping White House Bid, AP Reports

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack, an early entrant in the 2008 presidential race, is dropping his bid for the Democratic Party nomination, according to the Associated Press.


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The recall of 2.3 million Maytag dishwashers has generated so many calls to the company that it could not handle the volume, a Consumer Product Safety Commission spokesman said yesterday.


UN Security Council Calls for Congo Elections to be Held on Time

While on a tour of Africa's Great Lakes region, ambassadors from the UN Security Council have called on the Congolese authorities, as well as the international community, to work harder to ensure next year's elections are held on time.


Blair tells migrants to accept British values

People wanting to settle in Britain must  conform to its tolerant values or stay away, British Prime  Minister Tony Blair said on Friday.


Stuart Appleby got his putter working to score a 69 and take the lead at 5-under-par after the second round of the Sun City Golf Challenge in South Africa on Friday.


Google launches a portal to connect literacy organisations around the world.


Petraeus says U.S. troop levels can be cut

The number of U.S. troops in Iraq could fall to about 130,000 by next summer, the total before this year's build-up, but it is too early to say when it may go lower, the top U.S. general in Iraq said on Monday.


Enterprise Security Adobe Patches Acrobat Vulnerabilities

Adobe has issued a patch for Acrobat Reader to correct a vulnerability that could allow an atacker to take over a user's system with an infected PDF file.


SOMALIA: New government gets African diplomatic recognition

NAIROBI, 15 October (IRIN) - Eastern and central African leaders said on Friday they would recognise "with immediate effect" the new government in Somalia, which will be led by the newly elected President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and urged the UN to send a


Tiger Woods's undefeated streak since the British Open is over. The No. 1 ranked golfer loses in the first round of the World Match Play Championship to Shaun Micheel.


Daniel Radcliffe has signed on to star in the final two "Harry Potter" films, Warner Bros. said Monday. Radcliffe, who plays the bespectacled schoolboy wizard in the Hollywood adaptations of J.K. Rowling's novels, will reprise the role in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."


Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events is having an unfortunate time at the box office.


Warner Bros. has scheduled a movie for release next year, and guess what's in it? From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Bruxelles, 16:07 - CALCIO, BELGIO: BLOCCATO PASSAGGIO BASEGGIO A STANDARD LIEGI

L'Anderlecht, proprietario del cartellino del centrocampista belga e del Treviso, Walter Baseggio, h...


Sony takes on Nintendo in portable game console market with PSP

TOKYO : Sony has launched a frontal assault on Nintendo's domination in the portable game console market by kicking off Japan sales of its new PlayStation Portable (PSP), drawing huge lines in Tokyo.


Big Blue says its expected storage products will offer customers better performance at a lower cost.


Surgery Could Bring an End to Marburyâs Knicks Career

Stephon Marbury has decided to have surgery for bone spurs in his left ankle, and he will be out indefinitely, the Knicks said.


Justices Rebuff New York Times on Leak Inquiry

The Supreme Court refused today to stop a federal prosecutor from reviewing the telephone records of two reporters for The New York Times.


Paintings by famous Impressionists worth more than $91m are stolen from a Zurich museum.


Several California cities and counties have sued Microsoft Corp., accusing the software giant of illegally charging inflated prices for its products because of monopoly control of the personal computer operating systems market.


More activity seen at N. Korea missile bases-paper

Engineers and vehicles carrying liquid fuel have been seen gathering at North Korean bases housing missiles capable of striking most of Asia and parts of the United States, a Japanese newspaper said on Sunday.


Iran holds its Black Church as symbol of tolerance

QARA KELISA, Iran  - The last priest left the Black Church more than half a century ago and now the picture on the wall of a former monk's cell is of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, not Jesus.


YouTube's ''Davos Question'' has the great and good lining up to offer answers.


Drink Tea To Improve Memory And Beat Alzheimer's Disease

A nice cup of tea might just be what the doctor ordered to improve your memory and protect against Alzheimer's disease, according to new research.


Questions Posed to Potential Bryant Jurors

Some of the questions appearing on the 82-item questionnaire given to prospective jurors in the Kobe Bryant rape case:


Groups to judge Madonna fitness to adopt

Human rights organizations will help decide whether Madonna is fit to adopt a Malawian toddler, a judge ruled Wednesday.


Mr. Johns seems to have perfected the art of talking about his work without ever revealing too much.


Bin Laden Condemns Bush, Says New Attacks Possible

Osama bin Laden burst into the US election campaign on Saturday, releasing his first video tape in more than a year to deride President Bush and warn of possible new Sept.


Senate resumes debate on immigration bill

President George W. Bush's effort to overhaul the country's immigration laws got a last minute reprieve in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, giving a boost to millions of immigrants who hope to legalize their status.


Verbal sparring continues as Browns, Eagles prepare for showdown

If there is any justice in the world, Cleveland quarterback Jeff Garcia will throw for 400 yards and six touchdowns on Sunday against Philadelphia, and loud-mouthed, narcissistic Eagles receiver Terrell Owens will drop four passes and leave the game in


Five months ago, Danny Williams beat a shadow. Tonight, he'll try to beat a mountain. Don't bet against the mountain. Williams is the burly British


Natural and organic foods retailer  Wild Oats Markets Inc. OATS.O and Pathmark Stores Inc.  PTMK.O both warned on Monday that their full-year results  would miss Wall Street forecasts because profit margins were  being squeezed by aggressive price cuts.


Bush, Kerry Make Most of Last Campaign Day

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry , of Massachusetts, speaks to supporters at a rally Sunday night, Oct. 31, 2004, in Tampa, Fla.


Many displaced people got their first look last week at homes destroyed by renewed fighting.


Fed's Fisher says U.S. economy weathering storm

LAREDO, Texas  - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher on Monday said the U.S. economy appears to be weathering troubles in housing and financial markets, but it was uncertain how things will play out.


Udine, 19:18 - CALCIO, UDINESE; NATALI: ABBIAMO EQUILIBRIO TATTICO

Prima sosta del campionato, e primo bilancio sull'andamento della stagione da parte del difensore de...


Amber Heard has been  cast as the female lead in "Get Some," an indie teen drama  starring Sean Faris as a youngster who winds up in an  underground fighting league in Florida.


San Francisco says no to cookie aroma at bus stops

What was billed as a pleasing alternative to exhaust fumes at San Francisco bus stops ended after officials on Tuesday ordered the removal of advertisements that gave off the scent of baked cookies.


Retail sales rose a  less-than-expected 0.1 percent in February despite firm  automotive sales as building materials and general merchandise  sales slumped, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.


Mother of missing British girl to be declared suspect

PRAIA DA LUZ, Portugal  - The mother of missing British girl Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in Portugal four months ago, will be formally declared a suspect on Friday, a spokeswoman for the family said.


Delta Air Lines Inc. DAL.N on Friday  said a group of bond holders refused to change the terms of  their securities, adding to the headwinds the airline faces as  it struggles to avoid bankruptcy.


Union and hotel officials met Tuesday for the first full day of negotiations in two weeks. But they said they did not come closer to a deal on a contract for 3,800 hotel workers at 14 hotels in the District who have been working without one since Sept. 15.


Rossi takes provisional pole at Phillip Island

Italian Valentino Rossi, chasing a fourth consecutive premier race world title, has grabbed provisional pole after initial qualifying in the Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island in Victoria.


British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Thursday he is setting up a nonprofit blood bank to allow parents to store stem cells from their children's umbilical cords.


Europe’s Bank Chief Hints of Higher Rates

An interest rate increase is likely after the European Central Bank president promised Âstrong vigilanceÂ against inflation.


It's fair to say fair play is taking a hit

In the wake of the Mitchell Report, a little handshake doesn't seem like a big deal, does it?


[TS] Sports of The Times: Match Race Distances N.B.A. From Bigger Issues

Welcome to N.B.A. All-Star weekend, Las Vegas, where Americaâs most scrutinized sporting hedonists are walking a fine line along the Strip.


In 10 mesi, 8mila violazioni in Campania e Sicilia


Lebanese government forces have been deployed along the border with Israel for the first time in decades.


Science & environment: Operation underway to halt a feared invasion of rats from destroying important seabird breeding station


Regulators rejected 36 complaints of indecency Monday against popular TV shows including "Friends" and "The Simpsons."


By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  May 29--Verisign Chief Executive Stratton Sclavos has resigned, the company said today.


The arrogant powers-that-be at Notre Dame never wanted Tyrone Willingham in the first place.


SAN FRANCISCO -- Intel continued its charge into its wireless future with news of its next generation Pentium M processor. Based on the 65-nanometer process technology, Intel is working on its "Napa" platform


Cristiano Ronaldo's superb late winner has moved Manchester United nine points clear of Chelsea at the top of the Premiership after they came from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage.


Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher set almost identical times in practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.


RANGOON, Burma - Hundreds of demonstrating Buddhist monks marched past barricades to the home of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, raising pressure on the junta by symbolically uniting their growing protest movement with the icon of Burma's long struggle for democracy.


Chinese spenders open their wallets wider

China's retail sales in the first two months rose a strong 14.7 percent from a year earlier, reinforcing a trend of sturdy spending buoyed by rising incomes and government steps to spur consumption.


Security, immigration and trade are on the agenda as George Bush visits Guatemala as part of his Latin America tour.


Genova, 19:53 - CALCIO, GENOA: GASPERINI MEDITA IL TURNOVER PER L'INTER

Allenamento pomeridiano defatigante per il Genoa in vista della gara contro l'Inter. Ancora out Papa...


Somali PM says Islamists preparing attack on govt

Somali Islamist forces backed by 4,000 foreign fighters are moving into position for an attack on the interim government's base, Somalia's prime minister said on Wednesday.


No let up in Lebanon camp battle, casualties mount

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops rained down artillery and tank fire on a Palestinian refugee camp on Monday, pressing ahead with an assault to crush al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in there.


Segnali di distensione in vista settimana cruciale per varo


Wireless Industry Heads to Spain Meeting

By MATT MOORE  BARCELONA, Spain - The wireless industry meets in Barcelona this week with a bevy of flashy new cell phones, faster networks and more entertainment geared for the small screen taking center stage at the 3GSM World Congress.


Floating and stinging like you know who, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga withstood the pressure from Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the Australian Open.


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Chinaâs stock markets have tumbled again, worsening one of the biggest sell-offs in years after the governmentâs move to impose a higher tax on stock trades.


Samuel Devons, Physicist and Historian, 92, Dies

Samuel Devons combined research in nuclear physics with a career-long effort to make science accessible to general audiences.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Toy Magnet Swallowed? No Problem. Two? Call 911.

Swallowing a magnet the size of a watch battery is unlikely to cause health problems, but swallowing two can be fatal.


HP reports strong results on PC, enterprise sales

Hewlett-Packard reported solid financial results for its fiscal first quarter, driven by growth in PCs and enterprise hardware. The results prompted HP to raise its forecast for the year ahead.


In Books for Young, Two Views on Product Placement

What if writers and publishers enlisted companies to sponsor branded mentions in books, as is the widespread practice in Hollywood?


Off-Duty Officer Tried to Prevent UK Rail Crash

An off-duty police officer tried in vain  to prevent Saturday's crash of a 300-passenger train that hit a  car at a rail crossing in southern England, killing six people,  police said on Sunday.


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO, FIGC: CONFERMATI BISONI (COVISOC) E CAPUA

Al termine del Consiglio federale di oggi, la Federcalcio ha confermato Cesare Bisoni e Giuseppe Cap...


Bickering stalls Iraq's budget in parliament

Iraqi lawmakers have refused to pass the 2008 budget because of rows over funding, including how much money to give the autonomous Kurdistan region, in the latest sign of the country's deep political divisions.


Intel has started testing its WiMax chip, dubbed "Rosedale." The chip manufacturer is shipping test versions of the chip to equipment manufacturers and is involved in trials with carriers.


Anger Increases Stroke Risk, Study Claims

An Israeli study suggests a link between experiencing an angry or frustrating moment and an immediate risk of stroke. But several US stroke experts said the study has shortcomings.


A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Defense Department to stop requiring members of the armed forces to be vaccinated against anthrax without their consent.


Genentech Beats Forecast but Slips on a Core Drugâs Sales

Genentech reported a 6 percent rise in fourth-quarter profit, but its stock slipped after news that its cancer drug, Avastin, failed to meet sales expectations.


E.Timor's ruling party snubs president, keeps PM on

East Timor's ruling party has snubbed a demand from the president and kept Mari Alkatiri on as prime minister, even though his departure had been seen as crucial to ending weeks of political turmoil.


Jordan's king urges Iraqis to keep their country united, ahead of talks with President Bush and the Iraqi PM.


OSU thought it already turned over defendants' IDs to RIAA

The unfortunate combination of an attachment error and a week-long sickness by the school's attorney gave the appearance that the school was ignoring a court order, according to an admission made by a university official to BetaNews.


Hemus Air Acquires Bankrupt Carrier's Estates Abroad ... |read|

Business: 9 November 2004, Tuesday. Apartments in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, an office in Paris and two houses in Zimbabwe's capital Harare are in process of changing ownership from the bankrupt flag carrier ...


Never say New Yorkers don't have sense of humor — especially when they can stick it to the other side.


For Cancer Patients, Empathy Goes a Long Way

At a scary time for patients, too few doctors ask about feelings, a new study finds.


While Apple and its iPhone were not officially present at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, one might say it was possible to feel the company's touch.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell today defended a US decision to deny entry to British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens.


Lebanese delegation to UN states its case ahead of Annan report on ...

BEIRUT: UN Mideast envoy Terje Roed Larsen is putting the final touches on a UN report on the compliance of both Lebanon and Syria with Resolution 1559.


London, Dec. 7 - Britain's public broadcaster, the BBC has confirmed one of the biggest shake-ups in its 82-year history. It plans to axe over 2,900 of its 28,000 jobs over the next three years, in a move


Designer Ferre has angels for final menswear show

A line of children looking like angels ended Gianfranco Ferre's menswear show on Sunday to a standing ovation, just a week after the Italian designer died at the age of 62 after a brain haemorrhage.


Dodgers Sink the Three-Way Trade for Johnson

The Yankees' quest to acquire Randy Johnson has returned to the point where it began more than six months ago.


Thirteen people were killed Thursday when tornados slammed at least two Alabama towns, causing widespread damage, media in the southeastern US state quoted officials as saying.


Imagine a John Lennon musical on Broadway. It's easy if you try.


UPDATE 1-Henry scores to help France to 2-0 win

Striker Thierry Henry scored his first international goal for four months to help struggling France snatch a badly needed 2-0 victory over Cyprus in their World Cup Group Four qualifier on Wednesday.


Bob Harlan will delay his retirement as the Green Bay Packers' chief executive officer because hand-picked successor John Jones is taking a leave for personal reasons. The Packers announced Saturday that Jones is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team because of "management concerns."


A DuPage County sheriff's police deputy was struck and killed by a car Sunday while taking part in the Toys for Tots parade in Chicago, casting a cloud over the annual


Snow to Remain Treasury's Chief, White House Says

Treasury Secretary John W. Snow will remain in his job after weeks in which Republicans had talked openly about his impending departure.


Asian shares slump as U.S. mortgage woes spread

Asian shares slumped on Wednesday, tracking heavy losses on Wall Street amid fears a crisis in U.S. mortgage lending is spreading to the wider economy.


U.S. Airways Pilots Say Labor Talks Break Down

Talks between US Airways Group Inc. and the union representing pilots have broken down, the Air Line Pilots Association said Monday.


Chocolate King Puts Mark on Ukraine Vote

When opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko needed to spread the word on the Orange Revolution, he couldn't depend on Ukraine's censored, state-run media. Instead, he turned to the Chocolate King.


By adding POP support to its Gmail service, Google is enabling customers to download messages to Microsoft Outlook and other applications.


Impoverished Community Receives HIV/Aids Care

Residents of Kibera, a slum in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, are set to benefit from the launch on Thursday of a new health centre that will provide treatment for HIV/AIDS and other illnesses.


TOKYO: The Bank of Japan downgraded its assessment of production in a monthly report yesterday, saying there were some weak movements in output due to inventory adjustments in information technology-related sectors.


Report projects sluggish economic growth

The economic expansion, which began in late 2001, still has staying power although growth will be sluggish through the rest of the year, business economists predict.


Alex Gordon and Shan Foster both score 18 points and No. 16 Vanderbilt snaps a two-game losing streak with a 92-76 victory over LSU on Saturday.


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Giants Barber says QB Manning is key to Super Bowl

Part of running back Tiki Barber's job  is to protect the passer, but the New York Giant hopes young  quarterback Eli Manning can impose himself this season and lead  the team to the Super Bowl.


Ghostzapper, Smarty Jones Running Neck and Neck

Now that the Breeders' Cup Classic is over, there's one more big race left -- the one for horse of the year. It's Ghostzapper, winner of America's richest race in record time, against Smarty Jones, the retired Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner.


Brazil's Lula to win vote despite scandal: polls

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Brazilian President Luiz   Inacio Lula da Silva would win the October 1 presidential   election outright despite a smear campaign scandal that forced   several of his top aides to resign this week, two polls showed   on Saturday.


But Foxx's performance goes a lot deeper than just mimicking Charles' physical tics and mannerisms. He digs deep into the late, legendary soul singer's psyche, convincingly conveying his pain, passion and pride.


Veteran European campaigner Andriy Shevchenko is hoping to spearhead Chelsea's assault on Olympiakos in the Champions League second round first leg clash here on Tuesday.


Zenn and the art of electric-car maintenance

Feel Good Motors to officially launch the Zenn electric car, which boasts a 35-mile driving range and a 4-hour charge time.


A Recessionâs Impact Is All in the Timing

Does the timing of a recession really matter? If youâre an equity investor, it does.


Chancellor Gordon Brown has said Labour had to build a "shared national purpose" and a "progressive consensus" in the run-up to the next election.


Segnale dei conservatori a McCain, partito e' ancora diviso


Japan's Docomo Unveils 3G Phones with 3D Sound

Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc. 9437.T , unveiled on Wednesday a new line of advanced mobile phones with stereo-quality surround sound, high-resolution digital cameras, and


Israeli Soldier, Palestinian Militant Killed in Gaza Fighting

Islamic militants set off explosives in a booby-trapped chicken coop Tuesday as Israeli troops approached, killing one soldier and wounding four, the army and militants said.


Study finds e-voting irregularities in Florida

Voting irregularities in three Florida counties that used electronic voting machines may have awarded as many as 260,000 votes to President George Bush in this month's election, according to researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.ADVERTISEMENTSolaris 10(TM) OS: Position your business ten moves ahead.Solaris 10 OS has arrived and provides even more reasons for the world's most demanding businesses to operate on this, the leading UNIX platform. Like the fact you can run Linux and Solaris applications side-by-side and run the same OS on SPARC(R), AMD Opteron(TM), and Intel processor-based systems. Discover more reasons and how Solaris 10 OS can move your business ahead today.


Saudi pledges $10 mln in aid to Tsunami victims

Oil-rich Saudi Arabia pledged on Tuesday a $10 million aid package to victims of the tsunami disaster in Asia, which officials say has killed more than 59,000 people and affected millions of others.


InfoWorld - With the aim to improve company performance and better meet customers' needs, IBM on Thursday said it was realigning its Systems and Technology group around types of clients.


The 2008 presidential race began so early that voters have been on a first-name basis for months with Hillary and Barack, Rudy, Mitt and the other contenders. Yet people seem no closer to choosing from among them.


Disney Signs on-Demand Distribution Deal With Comcast

By ALEX VEIGA; Associated Press  The agreement is a big prize for the cable-TV operator because it gives Comcast access to Disney movies.   * * *   LOS ANGELES - Comcast Corp. and The Walt Disney Co.


Yushchenko Vows to Target Gov't Wrongdoers

Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko promised Friday to prosecute government officials and their supporters for crimes committed during the last decade should he win Ukraine's Dec. 26 rerun of the presidential election.


S. Africa launches biggest AIDS vaccine trial

South Africa, burdened with one of the world's major HIV/AIDS epidemics, unveiled plans on Thursday for its biggest AIDS vaccine trial.


Pan's Labyrinth was a favourite but lost our to The Lives Of Others.


The body of late soul legend James Brown is moved to a tomb where it will stay until a public mausoleum is built.


Wizards sign Grunfeld to multi-year extension

The Washington Wizards' President of  Basketball Operations Ernie Grunfeld has signed a multi-year  contract extension, the club said Wednesday.


NEW YORK  - Parents may find some help for  their children's ADHD symptoms by going back to nature, new  research suggests.


Right around the corner from Trump Tower, Lance Armstrong jogged across Madison Avenue during rush hour, dodging a police motorcade speeding to the United Nations, a bicyclist delivering Chinese takeout and two women in heels scrambling for the bus.


Microsoft's and Blizzard's Machinima Licenses Spell Out New Rules for Creators

Microsoft, Blizzard lay down the law for people who want to make movies from videogame footage. And that's a good thing.


Mexican leftist will never accept rival's win

Mexico's leftist opposition leader   said on Sunday he will never recognize his right-wing rival as   president and vowed a "radical transformation" of the country   by setting up a parallel government.


$850m study gives Pill good bill of health

THE Pill does not increase the risk of breast cancer, and can reduce the risk of ovarian cancer and heart disease, according to the largest study conducted into the oral contraceptive.


PARIS An Iranian opposition group said Wednesday that Tehran bought blueprints of a nuclear bomb and weapons-grade uranium from the same Pakistani scientist who admitted selling atomic secrets to Libya and other countries a decade ago.


Michael Jackson's defense lawyers aim to find out whether authorities violated his attorney-client privilege when they broke into the office of a private investigator hired by the pop star.


Piazza Usa rimbalza dopo lo scivolone di ieri


U.S. issues alert for stolen beef due to possible E. coli

U.S. regulators have issued a public health alert for about 14,800 pounds of missing ground beef products that may be contaminated with the potentially deadly E. coli bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Thursday.


Defence chief seeks to ease doubts over US focus on Asia: official

US Defence Secretary Robert Gates landed in Singapore Friday seeking to ease doubts over US leadership in a region under the shadow of a Chinese military build-up.


American sprinter Jerome Young was banned from competition for life Wednesday by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. For the second time, Young tested positive for a banned


Sudan govt say it ready for Darfur peace talks

Sudan is ready to attend Darfur peace  talks under joint U.N.-African Union mediation to resolve a  conflict which has driven 2.5 million people from their homes,  the country's foreign minister said on Monday.


BRITISH union leaders will meet Vauxhall management tomorrow to determine how many UK workers will go as part of the 12,000 job losses announced by General Motors.


Professor Says Pressured to Be Tobacco Advocate

A pharmacology professor testifying in the U.S. government's $280 billion suit against the cigarette industry said on Monday he quit working as an expert witness for a tobacco trade group after it pressured him to be more of an advocate.


The maker of stun guns comes under fire from Amnesty International.


LOS ANGELES - No baloney: an honorary Oscar will go to a man named Mayer.  The award announced Thursday for Turner Entertainment Co.


Israel Army Confirms 3 Troops Killed in Gaza Raid

The Israeli army said three of its troops were killed in a Palestinian attack on a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.


LeBron James's transcendent performance in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals may be one of the best in NBA history.


A critical security flaw has been discovered in WinAmp that exploits the stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability allowing attacks from hackers.


Harrah's Entertainment, the world's biggest casino firm, accepts a $17.1bn bid from two private equity firms.


Keith Langford ties his career high of 27 points Saturday as No. 3 Kansas downs Nebraska, 78-65.


com. When Dodgers coach Glenn Hoffman makes out the daily schedule of Spring Training drills, there are entries for pickoffs and cutoffs, bunt situations and hit-and-runs.


The detention of a man with autism was a breach of his human rights, a court has ruled.


California's wildfires rage into fourth day

Relentless wildfires forcing the largest evacuations in California's modern history raged into a fourth day on Wednesday as 10,000 exhausted firefighters hoped for a break in the hot winds whipping the flames.


The plane is being prepared to continue its journey from Athens to America after a six-hour search of the aircraft and baggage of 300 passengers revealed nothing suspicious.


Bhutto supporter killed in new Pakistan violence

Masked gunmen shot dead a supporter of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Saturday, as violence triggered by her assassination entered a third day and al Qaeda-linked militants denied killing her.


Update: Apple Q4 profits boosted by iPhone and Mac sales

InfoWorld - Apple reported strong earnings for its fourth quarter on Monday, boosted by record Macintosh computer sales and the shipment of 1.12 million iPhones.


Post Office strikes with broadband delivery

Hush hush ISP push The Post Office has quietly opened the doors on its aggressively-priced broadband service.â¦


The final South Koreans freed by the Taleban arrive home, amid rows over the deal that secured their release.


Lowe's Cos., the second-largest home improvement retailer behind Home Depot Inc., said Monday quarterly profit rose. The Mooresville, NC-based retailer had third-quarter net income of $522


Global Advances Challenge U.S. Dominance in Science

The United States remains the world leader in scientific and technological innovation, but its dominance is threatened by economic development elsewhere, particularly in Asia.


Michael Owen has made a winning start to his Real Madrid debut, playing a key role in their 1-0 win over Mallorca. Owen failed to make Real's starting 11 as coach Jose Antonio Camacho opted to deploy strikers Raul and Ronaldo.


Royal Redman blanks Twins, wild card race heats up

Mark Redman pitched a complete game   five-hitter as the lowly Kansas City Royals blanked Minnesota   2-0 on Tuesday, knocking the Twins out of top spot in the AL   wild card race.


The fugitive former chief executive of leading voicemail software maker Comverse Technology Inc. has been captured in Africa following a two-month international manhunt, U.S. officials announced Wednesday.


Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy call for intense action to secure a ceasefire in Darfur.


QUEENSBURY, N.Y. - A New York City man has been arrested for the 100th time.  Officials with the Warren County Sheriff's Department in eastern New York said they found Anthony Love, 40, of Brooklyn with $1,300 worth of merchandise stolen from outlet stores in his car.


Japan quake victims take shelter, mudslides feared

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - More than 12,000 people huddled in evacuation centers in northwest Japan on Tuesday after an earthquake flattened homes, killing nine elderly people, injuring around 1,000 and triggering a leak of contaminated water from a nuclear plant.


Kenyan Environment Deputy Minister Maathai, 2004 Nobel Peace Prize ...

Environment Deputy Minister Wangari Maathai (age 64) of Kenya was chosen for the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. Ole Danbolt Mjos, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee which is composed of five members, announced


Microsoft readies Windows, Visual Studio security fixes

Microsoft will release six security updates for Windows and Visual Studio next week.


No membership yet for developing nations in elite G8

"Therefore, they agreed on the need to develop common solutions by launching a new form of specific cooperation with the emerging nations"  Heiligendamm, June 9 : The eight most developed nations have decided to work with five leading developing countries, including India, for a joint response to major challenges facing the world economy. via The Indian Express


Rex Bowen, the great baseball scout who signed Bill Mazeroski, Maury Wills and Dick Groat, died at 93.


Man Accused Of Billing Hospital, Public Health Trust For Strip ...

MIAMI -- A man who managed a company that contracted with Jackson Memorial Hospital's and Miami-Dade County's Public Health Trust was arrested Monday following an investigation into whether he billed the hospital and PHT for six visits to local strip clubs


GAZPROM asserted its status as a major force in Russian oil yesterday by confirming that it would bid for Yuganskneftegaz, the Yukos oil subsidiary.


First Look: Microsoft's Office Live Workspace offers collaboration with a side of confusion

The beta of Microsoft's new online service reveals some good collaboration features for individuals and small businesses, but there are problems that still need to be ironed out.


Swift trawls space for gamma ray explosions

Gamma rays would be lethal to humans if it were not for the Earth's atmospheric shield. The rays emanate from astonishingly powerful phenomena, such as supernovae - massive stars that, when all their fuel has expired, perish in a violent explosion.


Yankees break up Cabrera's no-hitter in ninth inning

Orioles 7 Yankees 1 NEW YORK -- The most astonishing thing about Daniel Cabrera's near no-hitter was the mighty lineup it came against.


From camels to Clinton to Kaddafi to Iraq. A constituency leader who helped Tony Blair rise to power revisits the prime minister's early days in politics.


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Iraq pulls police brigade out of service

Iraqi authorities pulled a brigade of about 700 policemen out of service Wednesday in its biggest move ever to uproot troops linked to death squads, aiming to signal the government's seriousness in cleansing Baghdad of sectarian violence.


Six years later, the Czech Republic has found how bitter the taste of Nagano can be. In a game very similar to their shoot-out win over Canada in the semi-final at the 2002 Olympics


NEW YORK -- The facts of Omar Ahmed Khadr's case are grim. The shrapnel from the grenade he is accused of throwing ripped through the skull of Sergeant First Class Christopher J. Speer, who was 28 .


2 Salem horses test positive for West Nile

Two Salem Township horses tested positive for West Nile virus earlier this month and another dead bird was confirmed to have had the virus Monday, according to Washtenaw County public health officials.


Riconoscimento a NY per direttore creativo Bottega Veneta


Russia Signs Deal for Gas Pipeline Along Caspian Sea

Analysts say Russiaâs pipeline deal with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan could strengthen its monopoly on Central Asiaâs energy exports.


`Duel' and `Clash': a TV reality faceoff

Prime-time TV seems more and more like a carnival. It's not so much a schedule of shows as, well, a sideshow hawking reality fare.


Campbell Soup Co. Profit Falls 20 Percent

Campbell Soup Co. (CPB.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest soupmaker, on Monday said quarterly net profit fell 20 percent as it increased spending on marketing and took a charge related to job cuts.


Pakistan says al-Qaeda suffers a major blow as the country's most wanted terror suspect is shot dead.


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Bosnia And Herzegovina: Thieves Use Nato Disguise

Thieves posing as Nato soldiers robbed a security van on the last day of the Nato peacekeeping mission in Bosnia.


NBA star Bryant says US can win gold in Beijing

NBA superstar Kobe Bryant said Wednesday he was confident the United States could re-establish its dominance in world basketball and take home the gold at the Beijing Olympics next year.


TIME Poll: The Foley Sex Scandal Has Hurt GOP Election Prospects

Two-thirds of those aware of the scandal believe Republican leaders attempted a cover-up, according to a new survey


US Supreme Court to review legality of lethal injection

The US Supreme Court will on Monday take up the thorny issue of lethal injections in a bid to determine if this method of executing death-row inmates conforms with the constitution, which forbids cruel and unusual punishment.


Russia gives firm "no" to West's Kosovo plan at U.N.

Russia gave a definitive "no" on  Monday to a European-American draft resolution on Kosovo that  would end a U.N. presence and put European representatives in  charge of the Serbian province.


An 11-year-old director has settled his lawsuit against a woman he claimed demanded creative control over his short film after she helped financed it, his attorney said.


Bush Embarks on Longest Trip to Latin America

SAO PAULO, Brazil -- President Bush embarked today on his longest trip ever to Latin America in an effort to reassure a region that has felt neglected for years and to offer a fresh U.S. commitment to what he calls "social justice" for the impoverished neighbors of the United States.


The 2005 Tour de France might give other riders their best chance to test Lance Armstrong, if he goes for a seventh consecutive title.


Vittoria sofferta dei rossoneri, Inzaghi torna al gol

Il Milan ottiene una vittoria sofferta a San Siro contro il Celtic: i rossoneri si impongono per 3-1 grazie alle reti giunte nei minuti finali. Buon primo tempo dei rossoneri che si sono portati in vantaggio al 7â con Shevchenko, su assist di Kakaâ.


Bush, Kerry Both Seen Pressed to Curb Drug Prices

The pharmaceutical industry is expected to face pressure to curb rising prescription-drug costs no matter which candidate wins next week's U.S. presidential election.


Wrexham Football Club's ground was illegally taken into the ownership of its chairman, an investigation reveals.


Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been embraced in a most unlikely place: at Bob Jones University, the influential Christian college that teaches that his Mormon church is a cult.


Roma, 16:45 - CALCIO, AIA; AGNOLIN: L'ARBITRO INFALLIBILE NON ESISTE

''Non è possibile avere l'arbitro infallibile sbagliano come tutti, l'importante è che...


CES - It's good to be blue, says Sony's Stringer

Two days after Warner Bros. announced plans to back Blu-ray Disc -- a decision that could prove pivotal in the ...


Sepang, 12:44 - MOTO, GP MALESIA: PEDROSA RISCHIA DI SALTARE GARA PER CADUTA

Lo spagnolo Dani Pedrosa rischia di saltare il Gp di Malesia in programma domenica a Sepang. Il pilo...


Ex-El Paso Traders Plead Guilty to False Reports

Two more former natural gas traders for El Paso Corp. have pleaded guilty to reporting bogus deals in a widening investigation of the industry, the US Attorney's Office said.


Donovan McNabb passed for 237 yards and a touchdown Sunday as the Philadelphia Eagles posted a 19-9 victory over the Chicago Bears.


Great Britain just miss out on the women's coxless quadruple sculls title as Germany hold on for gold.


Ravens' Interaction With Oil Rigs Studied

They're a marvel of nature, birds that survive in a climate as hot as the Mojave Desert yet adapt quite comfortably in the coldest region of America's coldest state. Ravens survive the brutal cold of Alaska's North Slope by caching food, scavenging scrap from oil fields, and apparently by telling time, showing up when humans are mostly likely to leave food unguarded.


2 dead, 18 injured as powerful typhoon lashes southern Japan

A powerful typhoon lashed southern Japan on Monday, toppling trees and telephone poles with strong winds and torrential rains. Two elderly men died after being knocked down by strong winds, while 18 people were injured and one was missing.


Iran meeting questions Holocaust and gas chambers

Iran staged a conference on Monday to debate the Holocaust and question whether Nazi Germany used gas chambers, prompting charges it was encouraging the denial of the killing of 6 million Jews from 1933 to 1945.


Supremes back Wall Street on dot com era ladder deals

Take it to the SEC Disappointed US investors cannot use anti-trust laws to sue banks they accuse of fixing the price of initial public offerings (IPO) of some 900 companies in the late 1990s.â¦


Greek lifter expelled from Olympic Games

The International Olympic Commiteee announced Sunday to expel Greek lifter Leonidas Sampanis out of the Olympic Games and strip him of the bronze medal he won in the men's 62kg category at the Games after he was tested positive for a banned substance.


âTeam Americaâ sure to offend all moviegoers amid the laughter

"Team America: World Police" is the most offensive movie ever, and I think it might be boycotted and protested by all registered voters.


Analysis: Ex-Presidents Can Come Together

President Bush and Bill Clinton are unlikely partners, given their political differences. But their membership in the oh-so-exclusive club of American presidents has forged an increasingly warm bond and melted away some of the old bitterness.


Intervento a casa Santanche', goffa smentita del Cavaliere


Heavy computer use may be linked to glaucoma, especially among those who are short- sighted, fear researchers.


08/11/04 - News - Armonk (USA) - Nel bel mezzo di una delle piÃ¹ importanti battaglie tra i colossi dell'alta tecnologia, IBM decide di scartare gli avversari e annunciare un supercomputer capace di lasciarseli alle spalle.


The eurozone interest rate is raised to 3.5% as the European Central Bank keeps a close rein on inflation.


South Korea Says No Evidence of Blast at North Site

South Korea's latest assessment of a  widely reported explosion in the North last week is that there  was no blast at all at the suspected site, a vice minister of  unification said on Friday.


CORRECTED: Two U.S. scientists win Nobel for "gene silencing"

Corrects location of Alnylam in paragraph 20 to Massachusetts from San Francisco


Georgia on Monday handed over to international mediators four Russian army officers whose arrest on spying charges triggered the worst crisis in years between the ex-Soviet neighbors.


Wal-Mart unveils cut-price laptop under 500 dollars

The world's biggest retailer Wal-Mart is offering price-conscious US consumers the cheapest laptop on the market, priced at just 498 dollars, in a move described by some analysts as a "significant milestone."


A ottobre a 5,29%, 6 punti base in piu' rispetto a settembre


Africans embrace technology, cost still prohibitive

Africans are fast embracing  technology as a driver of economic growth but prohibitive costs  mean they will lag behind wealthier countries for many years, a  leaders forum in South Africa heard this week.


'Overcoming Mental Hurdles Is Key to Radcliffe Comeback'

Mental toughness will hold the key to Paula Radcliffeâs performance in the Olympic 10,000m race, a sports psychologist said. The athleteâs comeback race will depend as much on


Al Jazeera television aired a video tape   showing al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden meeting what it said   were perpetrators of the September 11 attacks on U.S. cities,   days ahead of the fifth anniversary of the strikes.


Apple Stirs Hornet's Nest With iPhone Price Cut

Apple's unexpected price cut on the iPhone may spur more sales of the mobile device. But it angered many early buyers, who flooded the companys support forums with complaints.


Personal Health: The Solvable Problem of Organ Shortages

Although willingness to donate organs has risen in recent years, major hurdles remain.


Kevin Rudd, the main rival to PM John Howard in Australia's polls, announces a huge plan to save the Great Barrier Reef.


After months of political attacks, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jim Davis is admitting he made a mistake when he voted in the state Legislature to deny compensation for two black men convicted, and later pardoned, in the killings of two white men.


Dinner was over by the time the party's honored guest showed up at the table. She didn't speak a word. And she left in the rabbi's arms.


After all the lies told by this Administration, Michael Kinsley asks, why is Scooter Libby the one going to jail?


Target matches Wal-Mart new generic drug prices

Target Corp. TGT.N said on   Thursday that it would match Wal-Mart Stores Inc's WMT.N new   program and lower prices on generic drugs in its stores in the   Tampa Bay, Florida area.


French court won't force Apple to open up iTunes

The French Competition Council has dismissed a case brought by Virgin's French arm against Apple Computer for alleged abuse of market dominance.


Babies who are breastfed are more likely to move up the social ladder as adults, a study claims.


Computer Associatates Bonus Proposal Defeated

The management of Computer Associates (CA:NYSE - news - research) on Wednesday defeated three efforts by shareholders and corporate governance advocates to punish the company for an accounting scandal that led to the restatement of $2 billion in revenue


Al-Sadr accepts cleric's plan to end Najaf uprising, aide says

NAJAF, IRAQ - Militant leader Muqtada al-Sadr agreed on Thursday to a peace plan presented by Iraq's most revered Shia cleric, who rode into Najaf hours earlier to try to end the bloody three-week uprising.


Microsoft expands program on source code

US software giant Microsoft Corporation has expanded a program giving government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints.


Floods kill one in Britain, southern Europe hit by heatwave

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


President Bush is doggedly working to "stay on message" in defense of his Iraq policy, but a series of recent remarks and reports raises new questions about the rationale and the operation of the war.


Blair says door now open to final NIreland deal

Prime Minister Tony Blair has said the door was open to a final settlement of the conflict in Northern Ireland, following a report saying that the Irish Republican Army had given up violence.


Google continues to boom in third quarter

Google continues to grow revenue at a healthy clip, reporting an increase of almost 60 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period last year.Third-quarter revenue for the search giant reached $4.23 billion, up 57 percent over the same quarter last year.Net income for the quarter that ended Sept. 30 was $1.07 billion using generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), compared to $733 million in the same quarter last year. On a non-GAAP basis, net income reached $1.24 billion in the third quarterEarnings per share on a non-GAAP basis were $3.91, beating analysts consensus as polled by First Call, which was $3.78.Google's core search advertising business, as well as expansion of services into international markets, drove growth, Google said. Revenue from outside of the United States was $2.03 billion, representing 48 percent of revenue in the quarter. That compares with 44 percent of revenue coming from international markets in the same quarter last year.


Ma Governo garantisca stop a riforma prima del 28 ottobre


Roche Holding AG said Monday it will produce enough doses of the drug Tamiflu to cover this year's influenza season.


Crude futures eased on Thursday as the previous sessionâs rally, sparked by US inventory draws and a suicide bombing in Saudi Arabia, petered out ahead of the long New Year weekend.


Image Gallery: '80 Mbytes of storage for under $12K!' And other ad favorites through the years

We've collected some of the most entertaining advertisements that have appeared in Computerworld since 1967. As part of our 40th anniversary celebration, we're having so much fun looking through old issues that we thought we should share.


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An Eduardo double helps put Arsenal top of the Premier League as they come from behind to beat Everton.


Texas School Calls Off 'Cross-Dressing' Day

Camouflage was in and cross-dressing  was out at a rural East Texas school district on Wednesday  after a Christian legal group complained a long-standing school  tradition of reversing social roles for a day would promote  homosexuality.


Pentagon chief seeking plan to close Guantanamo

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he wanted to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo but could not forge agreement inside the Bush administration.


Two members of an RAF crew are killed and one injured after their aircraft crashes on a training exercise.


Apathy Marks 1st Saudi Voter Registration

Despite a campaign urging residents to register before Thursday's deadline, Saudi men — women are barred from voting — have shown little enthusiasm for the first nationwide elections in a kingdom long regarded as autocratic, secretive and resistant to reform.


Linux users to Microsoft: What 'balance sheet liability'?

Linux users don't believe claims by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer that the open-source OS infringes on Microsoft's intellectual property. In fact, Ballmer's comments are making them mad.


Roma, 15:58 - CALCIO, SERIE B: BRESCIA-JUVE SI GIOCHERA' A MANTOVA

Si giocherà a Mantova la sfida di sabato prossimo (ore 15) tra Brescia e Juventus. Lo ha reso...


Falluja negotiator freed, says peace talks off [18/10/2004]

The chief negotiator for Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja said after his release by US forces that peace talks with the interim government had been called off.


A test can tell if TB patients have stopped taking their medicine, which increases the risk of drug resistant strains.


I know itâs hard to believe, but during the past 12 months I sometimes went two or three weeks in a row without finding anything to mock, deflate or be disappointed by.


Zambia is placed on high alert and political meetings banned to try to silence opposition leader Michael Sata.


Indonesian cleric warns of disaster if bombers executed

CILACAP, Indonesia  - A controversial Indonesian Muslim cleric warned on Saturday that the country would suffer a big disaster if three Bali bombers on death row were executed.


Zee Telefilms chief Subhash Chandra accused the BCCI of conspiracy on Tuesday after the board cancelled the contract it had awarded the network for the telecast of international cricket matches in India.


Myanmar refugees refuse to go home 15 years on

Imam Sharif and his  family have lived in a squalid refugee camp in Bangladesh since  they fled Myanmar 16 years ago.


A ceremony is held in Berlin to mark the laying of the last of several thousand slabs as part of a memorial to Holocaust victims.


Detroit Finds Agreement on the Need to Be Green

Labor and management in the auto industry agreed that Detroit must act to reduce its vehiclesâ impact on the environment.


Michael Schumacher is the only Formula One driver to have ever won pole position and a grand prix within four hours. But the German urged the sport's rule makers to ignore suggestions they should apply the two-day format full time.


Panel slams treatment of Guard, Reserves

The National Guard and Reserves don't get enough money or equipment and are left out of important planning for national emergencies, an independent panel concluded Thursday, long after the Iraq war and Hurricane Katrina exposed serious stresses on the services.


Gates: Taliban getting weapons from Iran

Sizable shipments of Iranian weapons are being supplied to Taliban militants in Afghanistan, suggesting the government in Tehran is aware of them, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.


Women undergoing breast implant surgery have a 2.5% risk of infection, a global study says.


Interceptor missile fails to launch in test

WASHINGTON The first full flight test of the national missile defense system in nearly two years failed early today. An interceptor rocket didn't even get off the ground.


Dashwire: Manage your cell phone on the Web

Dashwire syncs your phone with your Web page to let you retrieve and send messages and photos, add contacts, and back up your data too.


Sinus and Migraine Headaches Often Go Together

NEW YORK  - New research indicates that  migraines are fairly common among patients with sinus headache.


As the dust settles, as second reactions form, the American elections look like making life harder for London, not easier.


Army fans out across Bangladesh ahead of election

Troops took up positions around the Bangladeshi capital and in all major cities and towns on Sunday after the government ordered the deployment to ensure a peaceful run-up to elections next month.


The web as your auld grannie might have wished it


Global semiconductor sales rose 1.1 percent to $18.2 billion in August from the previous month and it appears as though chip inventories are declining, an industry trade group said Thursday.


Venezuelan, Colombian Leaders Hold Talks

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, after meeting with his Colombian counterpart in this Spanish colonial city, swore to treat any illegal, armed Colombian group that enters his country as an enemy of state.


Inter altro pareggio, stavolta in rimonta

Nerazzurri mediocri, li salva ancora Adriano. La Fiorentina recrimina per un rigore non concesso sull'1-0. Sempre e solo lui: Adriano. Se non affonda, l'Inter lo deve al suo centravanti brasiliano che anzichÃ©


UPDATE 1-S&P raises Brazil sovereign rating to "BB-"

Standard & Poor's on Friday raised Brazil's much awaited sovereign credit rating to "BB-minus" from "B-plus" due to improved fiscal policies.


Companies will offer new online services that go beyond the PC.


Plunging Lake Could Bring Water Cutbacks: As a Drought Continues to Takes Its Toll on Lake Okeechobee, Water Managers Warn More Restrictions Could Be on the Way for South Florida

By Curtis Morgan, The Miami Herald  Mar. 7--With Lake Okeechobee rapidly receding and no rain on the radar, regional water managers said Tuesday they were being forced to install pumps to keep water flowing -- to farms for now and possibly to South Florida's suburbs in the near future.


US to increase military presence in Iraq for poll

WASHINGTON, DECEMBER 2: The Pentagon will increase the number of US troops in Iraq to about 150,000, the highest level since the US occupation of Iraq began in the spring of 2003, in an effort to reduce violence during elections scheduled next month.


Leader Pd: 'La cosa peggiore e' crisi e elezioni anticipate'


US government steps back from internet control

But very slowly Analysis The US government has taken a step back from control of the internet with a new contract between it and overseeing organisation ICANN that came into effect yesterday.â¦


Boeing urges transparency on Airbus financing

The head of Boeing Co. said Friday that competitor Airbus' books should be open to inspection, keeping up his lobbying of European leaders over subsidies and loans for the European aircraft consortium in a ...


Japanese Cell Phone Carriers to Replace 1.3 Million Batteries

NTT DoCoMo and Mitsubishi say that Sanyo-made batteries may overheat and catch fire.


Judge Rules Against Morpheus File-Sharing App

PC Magazine - LOS ANGELES  - In a victory for the entertainment industry, a federal judge has ruled that the Morpheus file-sharing software encourages millions of users to share music, movies and other works without authorization.


Official: Iran Will Likely Freeze Nuke Enrichment

VIENNA/TEHRAN  - A senior Iranian official said on  Thursday he was optimistic Iran would halt its uranium  enrichment program as Europe demands, in a move aimed at easing  fears that Iran is secretly developing atomic weapons.


Retailer Toys "R" Us is increasing the frequency of safety checks conducted on products sold in its stores after a slew of Chinese-made toys were recalled this summer due to unsafe levels of lead paint.


HMV to take on Apple in online music market

The HMV Group plc, one of the UK's leading retailers of music, have announced a partnership with Microsoft which will allow them to offer a music download service.


China, France sign agreements for cooperation:

[World News]: Beijing, Oct 9 : China and France Saturday inked agreements for cooperation on contagious diseases, information technology and telecommunications.


Bidding on a coveted block of wireless frequencies continued yesterday, as unidentified companies continued to compete for rights to build the nation's first open wireless network.


In Europe, Tighter Lending but Not a Squeeze

An outright credit squeeze has not arrived in Europe, but some bankers there are finding it trickier to navigate the global credit crisis.


Cyclone Gonu sweeps Oman, disrupts oil loadings

Cyclone Gonu pummeled Oman on Wednesday, halting oil and gas exports for a second day and forcing thousands to flee the coast, but weakened as it moved through the Arabian Sea, a major route for Gulf oil shipments.


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


The owners of SpaceShipOne are just one flight away from claiming a $10 million prize for putting a privately funded manned craft into space.


The battle for control of Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group erupted into an unseemly free-for-all yesterday as Woolworths set a tight four-hour deadline for fund managers to deal themselves


Israeli Troops Kill 4 Palestinians in Gaza Raid

Israeli troops killed four Palestinians,  including a militant and a 10-year-old girl, in northern Gaza  on Friday, bringing to 83 the Palestinian death toll from a  massive nine-day-old offensive.


Japan's Nikkei share average slipped 0.55 percent in early trade on Monday after a weak U.S. jobs report pushed the dollar down against the yen, hurting the shares of Japanese exporters.


The bodies of dozens of people killed after Pakistani troops stormed a mosque in Islamabad are buried.


Pakistani immigrants disembark in Canary Islands

Eighteen Pakistani immigrants were taken off a boat carrying more than 200 people and carried ashore in a lifeboat at this port south of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, an AFP journalist witnessed.


One's head spins thinking about Microsoft's unsolicited bid of $44.6 billion for Yahoo. Yahoo has been a major figure in the open source world for a long time. It sponsors events, participates in countless development projects, and encourages its own engineers to do open source work. And, of course, it uses countless open source code bases as well. read more


Corporate IT Almost Ready for Online Backup

The inability of large enterprises to control exploding data growth over the next few years will fuel rapidly increasing corporate use of hosted backup services.


The best movies, as all good works of art, pepper us with insistent questions. Can we empathize equally with the Jewish and non-Jewish characters in Rosenstrasse, a new film from Margarethe von Trotta? Do we ...


Browns' Edwards and Bills' Price impress

Braylon Edwards showed he isn't afraid to make catches in traffic. Better still, the Cleveland Browns receiver proved his surgically repaired knee is sturdy enough to take a few big hits.


Parigi, 12:27 - SCI, CDM: NESSUN RECUPERO PER LE GARE ANNULLATE

La Fis ha comunicato che le prove della Coppa del Mondo di sci alpino annullate in Francia e Svizzer...


Honour guard greets body of Lieut. Saunders

HALIFAX - Family members, politicians and military brass held a ceremony for Lieut. Chris Saunders in Halifax Sunday afternoon, after the submariner's body arrived from Ireland.


LOS ANGELES  Â Allan Melvin, a character actor best known for playing Sam the Butcher on "The Brady Bunch," has died. He was 84.


InfoWorld - Hewlett-Packard has announced four entry-level servers for SMBs, along with updates to its remote management software.


Zagabria, 14:06 - CALCIO, UEFA: EURO 2012 NON AUTOMATICAMENTE ALL'ITALIA

Se Ucraina e Polonia non riuscisseero ad organizzare Euro 2012, l'Uefa "dovrebbe ricominciare dall'i...


French Nazi collaborator Papon dies aged 96

Maurice Papon, the only French Nazi collaborator to be convicted for his role in the deportation of Jews during World War Two, died on Saturday aged 96, police sources said.


The head of Cartoon Network resigned Friday after the network's guerilla marketing scheme for one of its shows went bad last week and led to a bomb scare in Boston - a fiasco that cost its parent company $2 million.


Police Join Probe Into Pistons-Pacers Mass Brawl

Police launched an investigation on Saturday into an extraordinary mass brawl involving players and fans at a game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers.


Buenos Aires, 16:54 - Calcio, Argentina: il Boca vuole Roberto Baggio

Il Boca Juniors vuole a tutti i costi un vero numero ''10'': finora nonostante i contatti con divers...


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.


Holiday Pals Berlusconi, Blair Cement Ties

With a bandanna on his head and a grin on his cheeks, Italy's flamboyant Premier Silvio Berlusconi has been playing vacation host to Britain's Tony Blair in Sardinia, an unlikely holiday coupling that ...


Slow recovery goes on in crime-weary New Orleans

The recovery of New Orleans slowly drags on two years after Hurricane Katrina but one thing back in full swing since the killer storm is crime, particularly murders.


South African mercenaries ready to testify against Mark Thatcher

Three South African men pleaded guilty to mercenary activities and agreed to testify against Mark Thatcher who is charged with bankrolling an alleged coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, their lawywer said.


DaimlerChrysler offices searched in connection with sale of vehicles to Iran

BERLIN  - Authorities conducted a search of automaker DaimlerChrysler's offices in Stuttgart in connection with the illegal delivery of trucks to Iran, a prosecutors' spokeswoman said Saturday.


Nations must move forward on abolishing textile quotas: EU

JAKARTA (DPA): European Union Commissioner for Trade Pascal Lamy said Monday that nations must move forward with plans to abolish trade quotas on clothes and textiles at the end of this year, despite opposition from many in the industry.


Iran's top nuclear official says Tehran has not abandoned uranium ...

Iran has not abandoned its right to enrich uranium, as the suspension it agreed to with the UN nuclear agency is for several months, Iran's top nuclear official, Hassan Rowhani, said Tuesday.


Loren Woods had 17 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, and Vince Carter scored 7 of 12 points in the final three minutes to help the Raptors improve to 2-0 with a 101-89 victory over the Detroit Pistons last night in Toronto. Chris Bosh led a balanced Toronto attack with 18 points. Six Raptors players reached double figures. Richard Hamilton ...


Cingular Reaches Agreement with Justice on AT&T Wireless Deal

Cingular Wireless LLC, the joint venture between SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp., has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will allow the companyâs proposed acquisition of AT&T Wireless to proceed on schedule.


KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - James Wilhoit missed the easy one to tie, then made the tough one to win it...


DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony was cited for marijuana possession while boarding the team plane last week, though the Denver Nuggets star says the bag was left in his backpack by a friend.


Oil prices rise amid Gulf of Mexico production shutdowns as Ivan ...

Hurricane Ivan held its grip on oil markets Tuesday, as shutdowns of production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico and fears of storm damage drove crude and gasoline prices higher.


Presidential Politics Roil Emotions on Eve Of Sept. 11 Tribute

NEW YORK -- Few things united this wildly diverse city more than the devastating events of Sept. 11, 2001. But, as the sixth anniversary of that dark day approaches, that sense of unity is being seriously tested amid a cacophony of controversies that has left some New Yorkers sniping at each other...


The Houston Astros are hitting their way into the NL wild-card race.


Jack Kevorkian, the U.S. assisted suicide advocate dubbed "Dr. Death," stepped free from a Michigan prison on Friday with few words but plans for a media blitz to support his cause.


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Saturday, the Bruins wiped out their five-game losing streak with a had-to-get-it 4-3 overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.


A singer-songwriter from Maine who's filming a reality show with Lindsay Lohan is getting his 15 minutes of fame, and then some.


BoSox Lead Yankees 2-1 After Two Innings

BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox held a 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees after two innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS. After singles by Orlando Cabrera and Manny Ramirez in the first off Yankees starter


Yahoo will announce plans to lay off hundreds of its 14,000 employees as the faltering Internet giant continues trying to snap out of its financial funk and fine tune its business strategies, several media outlets are reporting.Yahoo will let go hundreds of staffers as part of its ongoing efforts to improve its profitability and compete against Google, Facebook, MySpace and others, according to articles in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal that cited anonymous sources.However, the Journal said that Yahoo will hire new employees in other areas and that it plans to finish the year with about the same amount of employees it had at the end of 2007.If Yahoo does in fact keep its headcount at last year's level, then the layoffs will probably be seen as a rebalancing of staff and less as a sign of financial distress at the company.A Yahoo spokeswoman contacted by IDG News Service declined to comment about layoff plans but said in an e-mailed statement that, as part of its multiyear transformation plan, the company plans to "invest in some areas, reduce emphasis in others, and eliminate some areas of the business," based on its priorities."Yahoo continues to attract and hire talent against the company's key initiatives to create long-term stockholder value," she said on Tuesday.Yahoo is still deciding the extent of the layoffs and the areas that will be affected, and it will likely announce concrete plans to reduce staff next Tuesday when it issues its fourth-quarter earnings report, the Times and the Journal reported.Whatever ends up happening with the reported staff cuts, it's undeniable that Yahoo is still very much in reorganization and recovery mode.Once viewed as a dominant provider of online advertising and consumer Internet services, Yahoo has in recent years looked out of sync with the latest technical innovations and business opportunities. For starters, it let Google run away with the market for Internet search and advertising, and failed to develop a leading social-networking site, letting MySpace and Facebook capitalize on that opportunity. Yahoo also largely missed the online video revolution, which Google latched on to with its YouTube acquisition.Along the way, its sales and profits have been disappointing for the past two years, leading to several management shakeups in late 2006 and 2007.By far, the most dramatic happened in June, when co-founder Jerry Yang took over as CEO and chairman from Terry Semel. At the time, Susan Decker, former chief financial officer and head of Yahoo's advertiser and publisher group, became president.A week after Semel's demotion to non-executive chairman, Yahoo combined its search and display advertising sales teams in the U.S. It was an attempt to extend the company's long-standing, core display advertising client relationships to the pay-per-click business, which generates about 40 percent of the industry's online advertising and is dominated by Google.In August, Yahoo again shook up its top management ranks when it announced that its top sales executive would leave and that a new global sales organization had been created.In December 2006, Semel had rolled out a major reorganization, creating three main business units to focus on Yahoo's key customer segments: consumers, advertisers and publishers. At the time, Semel also announced that Dan Rosensweig, then chief operating officer, would leave the company.That reorganization was preceded by a widely publicized internal memo that was leaked to the media in November and came to be known as the Peanut Butter Manifesto. In the scathing memo, Brad Garlinghouse, Yahoo's senior vice president of communications and communities, called for a major reorganization, saying the company lacked "a focused, cohesive vision" that had made it "reactive" and eager to be "everything to everyone."Since the uproar over the Peanut Butter Manifesto and the ensuing shakeups, Yahoo has seen quite a few changes in its upper management ranks. In addition to Semel's demotion and Rosensweig's departure, also gone are Wenda Harris Millard, who was chief sales officer, and Chief Technology Officer Farzad Nazem. In June, The New York Times reported that, in addition to these executives, at least 17 others at vice president level or higher had left Yahoo since the December 2006 reorganization.


Elderly Gamble a Little, Win Good Health

NEW YORK  - Gambling good for your health? Perhaps among the elderly, according to a new report. A phone survey revealed that elderly people who said they gambled occasionally during the past


Nel piano 2007-2011 punta a crescita in Europa Est e Brasile


The Bush administration wants to allow ocean farming for shellfish, salmon and saltwater species in federal waters for the first time, hoping to grab a greater share of the $70 billion aquaculture market.


Blackout Media Corp.'s (PINKSHEETS: BKMP) The F


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insists he has no regrets about fielding a second-string side against Fenerbahce. Sanli Tuncay's second-half hat-trick consigned the Red Devils to a 3-0 defeat in Istanbul


A mother who killed her severely disabled daughter and herself in a car fire had reported anti-social behaviour before the event.


China signs multi-billion dollar mining deal

International mining company BHP Billiton has ratified its largest ever contract to supply iron ore to China. Under a joint venture deal, signed Tuesday in Western Australia, four Chinese steel mills are taking


MY SON is sitting his GCSEs in the next few weeks and I wondered if there is anything he should be eating to give him the best chance of doing his best? Katherine Casey, by e-mail. WHAT we eat and drink can have a significant impact on our day-to-day memory.


FBI ducks questions about its remotely installed spyware

Blog: The FBI refuses to answer journalists' questions about its spyware that can be delivered over the Internet and implanted in a suspect's computer remotely.


Former British prime minister Tony Blair has converted to Roman Catholicism, his spokesman told AFP Saturday.


US wants trucks mounted with frikkin' laser beams

Raygun lorries to beam enemy shells out of the sky US arms and aerospace manufacturer Boeing announced on Friday that it had landed a contract to develop truck-mounted laser cannons for the US Army.â¦


Le salme di Jessica e Sabrina sono a casa

DRONERO (CUNEO), 13 OTTOBRE 2004 - I feretri di Sabrina e Jessica Rinaudo, le due sorelle italiane uccise nell'attentato a Taba di giovedi' scorso, sono giunti alle 23.40 di ieri a Dronero, loro cittadina natale, dove sono state accolte da alcune


A man accused of killing five women says he has no idea why blood from two of the women was found on his coat.


Lo afferma l'ad Bernabe', nessuna ipotesi aumento capitale


Diana's butler asked about her marrying Muslim: priest

Princess Diana's butler asked a Catholic priest to find out if she could marry a Muslim in the months before her death in a 1997 Paris car crash, the cleric said Tuesday.


Mei, sul palco di Faenza la musica indipendente

Al via da domani il Meeting delle etichette indipendenti. Un premio per Afterhours, Assalti Frontali, Marco Parente. Dal vivo anche i due emergenti vincitori del nostro concorso


Dall'11 ottobre schedina unica per Totocalcio e Totogol

Una grossa novitÃ  sta per arrivare nelle ricevitorie dei concorsi pronostici legati al calcio. A partire dall'11 ottobre sarÃ  infatti disponibile la nuova 'schedina unica' sulla quale si potrÃ  giocare sia il Totocalcio che il Totogol.


Shares of Artisan Components (ARTI:Nasdaq - news - research) were among the best-performing technology stocks Monday after the company agreed to be acquired by ARM Holdings (ARMHY:Nasdaq - news - research) for $913 million in cash and stock.


Paris Club Agrees to Cancel 80 Pct of Iraqi Debt

PARIS/BERLIN  - The Paris Club of creditor nations  agreed on Sunday to cancel 80 percent of the debt Iraq owes its  members, ending a transatlantic dispute and probably setting  the framework for debt pardons from other creditors.


Christmas Art Splendour Offered in Sofia

Lifestyle: 12 December 2004, Sunday. The Bulgarian capital opened Sunday an exquisite Christmas Bazaar, offering some of the finest Bulgarian works of art.


European stock markets dropped in morning deals, with mining and metals stocks among the biggest decliners.


A Shrinking Airline Industry Offers Limited Options

The plight of airline workers can be seen through the eyes of refugees from failed airlines like Pan Am, Eastern and T.W.A.


TORONTO Conrad Black stepped aside today as head of the Toronto-based holding company that has voting control over Chicago-based newspaper publisher Hollinger International.


Waste disposal system targets increased recycling

A newly-invented automatic waste transportation and sorting system has been developed in Finland that operates economically and ecologically on virtually any kind of premises.


UK Sends Senior Minister to North Korea for Talks

British junior foreign office minister  Bill Rammell will go to North Korea next month in the  highest-level visit to the isolated Communist state by a UK  official, London said on Tuesday.


England would be wrong to ditch Ashton now

Sport: Brian Ashton should be retained as England's head coach, with a director of rugby to oversee selection, says Paul Rees.


Sports Briefing | Auto Racing: Franchitti in Good Position

Dario Franchitti holds only a 3-point lead over Scott Dixon in the standings entering todayâs IndyCar Series season finale at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. But Franchitti will start from the pole, after winning his third pole of the season yesterday.Sam Hornish Jr. and HÃ©lio Castroneves qualified second and third. Tony Kanaan, the only other driver with even an outside shot at the title, was fourth. Dixon was sixth.


The NHL intends to reject the Players' Association's latest proposal and counter with one "consistent with our mandate," NHL executive vice president Bill Daly wrote in a Dec. 12 memorandum to all 30 member clubs.


Amazon Posts Profit, Outlook Disappoints

Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O on  Thursday posted quarterly earnings that more than tripled on  strong international sales but offered an outlook for 2005 that  was below the more bullish analyst forecasts, sending its stock  down 8 percent.


SPRINTER Jerome Young, a central figure in a doping case that could cost the US relay team its gold medal from the Sydney Olympics, was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency yesterday following his second positive test for a banned drug.


Brown plans 'green' future for Britain amid solid economic growth

Britain's finance minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a series of measures aimed at tackling global warming and hiked his forecast for British economic growth in a key budget speech.


Car explodes at Scottish airport after London bombs

A four-wheel-drive vehicle rammed into Glasgow airport's main terminal on Saturday and exploded in flames in what police described as an attack, a day after a twin car-bomb plot was foiled in London.


Yushchenko Declares Victory in Ukraine Election

West-leaning opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko took an unassailable lead on Monday in Ukraine's  re-run presidential election, pledging an end to corruption and  drift for the former Soviet republic.


Using a new algorithm, researchers are trying to enhance picture quality so that those with macular degeneration can enjoy television.


LeBron James scored 25 points, including two dunks and a 3-pointer in a three-minute span of the third quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 93-79 Tuesday night.


The United States remains safe after the attack at a Scottish airport and two foiled car bombs in London, and there is no plan to raise the terror alert level, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Monday.


TimeWarner Settles AOL Fraud for $210 Mln

Media giant Time Warner Inc.  will pay fines of $210 million under an agreement with the U.S. government to be announced on Wednesday to settle charges that its America Online unit inflated revenue, a Justice Department official said.


Mayor has called for Scotland Yard inquiry to halt 'political charade' around Lee Jasper


Driven largely by sales of the unrated version, "The Girl Next Door" sold more than 700,000 DVDs on its first day of release, according to executives at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.


If Steve Spurrier is going to South Carolina, itâs great news for NFL fans, who wonât have to worry about him showing up on their teamâs sideline.


A US soldier was sentenced to three years in jail for the murder of a wounded Iraqi teenager in Baghdad in August, the US military said on Saturday.


Spark Networks(R) Acquires Schmooz-a-Palooza

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spark Networks plc , a leading provider of online personals services, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Stu & Lew Productions(TM), creator of "Schmooz-a-Palooza", through an asset purchase.


Hotelier Sternlicht launches Baccarat hotel brand

Barry Sternlicht, founder and former  chief executive of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.,  said Tuesday he plans to launch a new luxury hotel brand named  after famed crystal maker Baccarat.


Magna subsidiary Decoma to close Toronto-area plant, post US$36M ...

CONCORD, Ont. (CP) - Decoma International, a subsidiary of auto parts giant Magna International, is shutting down its anodizing plant just north of Toronto and posting $36 million US in special charges for that move and restructuring in Europe.


Palestinian prime minister says cause of Arafat's death will be ...

PARIS -- The Palestinian prime minister promised Friday to make public the cause of Yasser Arafat's death, as Palestinian leaders dispatched an emissary to Paris to pick up his medical records.


Cell Phone Call Quality Ranked In Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Cell phone calls made in Central Florida using T-Mobile have the fewest dropped calls and the clearest calls, according to the latest JD Power ratings.


Autun, 14:30 - CICLISMO, DIRETTORE TOUR: ZABEL UTILE IN LOTTA AL DOPING

Zabel ambasciatore della lotta al doping. E' il ruolo che il direttore del Tour de France, Christian...


Reggio Calabria, 19:27 - VOLLEY DONNE, WORLD GRAND PRIX: BRASILE-RUSSIA 3-0

Il Brasile ha battuto la Russia 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 25-22) nel primo incontro del gruppo B delle Fina...


Mike Dunleavy scored 22 of his career-high 36 points in the third quarter, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 119-92 Monday night.


Vehicles burn following a car bomb in the centre of Baghdad. Photograph: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/Getty. A huge explosion hit the heart of Baghdad today, killing at least four and destroying several cars, according to witnesses.


The worldwide Anglican Communion, which has been embroiled in theological civil war since its US branch, the Episcopal Church, welcomed an openly gay bishop last year, gets


Assault Slows, but G.I.'s Take Half of Falluja

Also, insurgents kidnapped three relatives of the Iraqi prime minister, Ayad Allawi, from their home in Baghdad.


Johannesburg - Injury is likely to deprive Nasief Morris of a chance to play against Arsenal at Highbury on Tuesday when his Greek club Panathinaikos goes to England for the Uefa Champions League.


Renault board wants talks with GM, awaits invitation

French car maker Renault said that it was ready to discuss an alliance with General Motors, but invited the struggling US manufacturer to initiate discussions.


BOMBA A COMUNE REGGIO: GASPARRI, GRAVISSIMA INTIMIDAZIONE

(AGI) - Catanzaro, 7 ott. - "Il gravissimo atto di intimidazione contro il sindaco del Comune di Reggio Calabria, Giuseppe Scopelliti, costituisce l'ultimo episodio di un'escalation criminale che negli ultimi tempi ha colpito diverse aree della regione".


Vioxx Unseats Porn in List of Top 2004 Junk Email

Porn ads slipped down the list of top junk e-mails in 2004, replaced by offers for arthritis drug Vioxx, ID theft scams and stock pick information, America Online said.


Firenze, 16:56 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; VIERI: 200 GOL BEL TRAGUARDO

Dopo aver tagliato il traguardo dei 200 gol segnati in Italia, Bobo Vieri guarda avanti. "Duecento g...


Tragedia musicata dall'Orchestra Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi


The Welsh Assembly Government could start the process to outlaw smacking children, a legal expert claims.


New North Korean movie is proletariat pleaser

The king of the summer movie box office  is none other than North Korea's Dear Leader Kim Jong-il, or at  least that is what the communist state's official media has  been saying this week.


Toshiba's HD DVD Price Cuts May Not Stop Blu-Ray

According to industry reports, Toshiba has invested nearly $3 million for a 30-second advertising spot in Sunday's Super Bowl. The company plans to use the spot to highlight its lineup of low-priced HD-DVD players.


Police in Australia carry out more searches over the suspected car bomb attempts in the UK.


For children in packed gym, 3 days of terror -- then war

BESLAN, Russia -- When ''the storm" finally arrived as the adults feared it would, the bullets started flying, the bombs were exploding, and most of the children were unsure what to do.


Former NBA Star Calvin Murphy Cleared Of Molestation Charges

HOUSTON -- Jurors on Monday found former Houston Rocket Calvin Murphy not guilty of sexually assaulting five of his daughters. Jurors found Murphy not guilty on all counts -- three charges of indecency with


The story of Wal-Mart's rise from a $23.5 million capitalization.


At least 80 Shia rebels have been killed by Yemeni troops in fresh fighting in the north of the country, officials say.


A man arrested on suspicion of murdering five women in Ipswich will face no further police action.


U.S. home loan fears spark renewed stocks slide

Global stocks tumbled on Wednesday as fears about the impact of U.S. home owners falling behind with mortgage payments hit financial shares, prompting money to flow into safe-haven government bonds.


Google Desktop privacy branded 'unacceptable'

Google's Desktop represents a privacy disaster just waiting to happen, a rival has warned. David Burns, Copernic CEO, says users should know that the giant ad broker intends to mix public and private queries


Tidal Waves Kill 22,000 in Nine Countries

Rescuers piled up bodies along southern Asian coastlines devastated by tidal waves that obliterated seaside towns and killed more than 22,000 people in nine countries, and officials indicated Monday the death toll could climb far higher.


You Have Received a Greeting Card From . . . a Spammer

Internet spammers launched a widespread attack on e-mail inboxes this month. But instead of trying to lure users into opening a corrupted attachment, they're concealing a computer virus in a link to an online greeting card.


Thai Government to Destroy Duck Eggs in Bird Flu Strategy

The Thai government plans to buy about five million duck eggs from farmers and destroy them in a bid to thwart the spread of bird flu, which has devastated poultry stocks and killed 11 people in Thailand this year.


Tall men at risk for prostate enlargement: study

NEW YORK  - Tall men seem to have a heightened risk of developing an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a new study shows. Advancing age and high fasting blood sugar levels also raise the odds of BPH, whereas a greater systolic blood pressure -- the first number in the blood pressure reading - may indicate a lower risk.


Don Sciortino sostiene che 'il corpo e' il tempio di Dio'


Israel arrests nuclear whistleblower for 'leak'

JERUSALEM: Israeli police have put nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu under house arrest on suspicion of spilling more state secrets, seven months after he completed an 18-year prison term for treason.


On jet-subsidy talks, US and EU differ on goals

Negotiators from the United States and European Union, under pressure from US presidential campaign rhetoric, were due to meet on Thursday in Brussels to debate Boeing's allegations that Europe lavishes unfair subsidies on Airbus.


The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency reported Monday that massive quantities of high explosives at an Iraqi weapons facility have disappeared, including some material under U.N. seal because of its potential use to detonate a nuclear bomb.


Media magnate Rupert Murdoch cancels a TV interview with OJ Simpson and publication of his book.


An imaginative way to save the highly endangered snow leopards of Central Asia looks likely soon to run out of money.


BAGHDAD - Baghdad police dug more bodies out of the rubble on Saturday, raising the death toll to at least nine after a suicide bomber blew up a gas tanker truck in the night.


MUNCIE, Ind. - Over the last 30 years, academics have been developing the study of "close relationships," as they call it, forming the International Association for Relationship Research to share resources and data.


Death toll hits 5 in Amish school shooting

NICKEL MINES, Penn.  - Two girls died overnight after a school shooting in Pennsylvania, bringing to five the number of students killed when a gunman burst into their one-room schoolhouse, state police said on Tuesday.


Justice reforms focus on prostitution and jails

Â· Proposal to rid law of 'common prostitute' termÂ· New offence of causing trouble in hospitals


President Vladimir Putin warned Georgia on Wednesday not to provoke or blackmail Russia as Moscow ignored international appeals to drop economic sanctions against its southern neighbor.


BT touts all-IP network benefits to enterprises

(InfoWorld) - Even if an 11-year-old school girl from the tiny village of Wick in South Wales was the first person to place a call over BT Group'sÂ new next-generation network, U.K. businesses will be among the big benefactors of the all-IP (Internet Protocol) network. "We're moving toward giving far more empowerment to our corporate customers," said Neil Rogers, managing director of BT's 21st Century Network (21CN) project. "We want to give them more visibility and control of what's happening on the network." The 21CN project is one of the most ambitious network overhauls of its kind in the world. BT is replacing its 16 legacy voice and data networks with a new network built entirely on IP technology. On Tuesday, Laura Wess became the first 21CN user when she made a call from her school, which BT selected as the launching pad for its new network. The move to an all-IP network will allow BT to offer consumers and small businesses "triple-play" voice, data and video services over a single ADSL2+ (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) broadband connection, at speeds up to 24Mbps. Among the new services supported by the network are VOIP (voice over IP) and IPTV. The next-generation network will also allow BT to offer a far more flexible service to enterprise customers. "Today, the managed service contracts we offer are very manually intensive at the front end," Rogers said. "Even though we try to integrate our operating systems with the front-end premises systems of our customers, we still find the process to be very labor-intensive. Our all-IP approach gives us much more flexibility." Resilience -- the ability to recover from network hiccups -- and security are two additional features of 21CN that should interest corporate customers, according to Rogers. Because BT has chosen to build a completely new IP network from scratch instead of adding an IP overlay over its legacy systems, the operator has been able to design resilience and security into the network from the very beginning. Although Rogers sees little room for BT to lower prices as a result of the network overhaul, he expects the new network to give the operator greater flexibility in how it charges customers. "More attractive pricing is quite difficult in the U.K., where prices are already very aggressive," Rogers said. "But we plan to be more flexible in our pricing, for instance by charging for services as opposed to physical capacity or even allowing customers to pay on-demand for some services." Testing has proved among the biggest challenges of the next-generation rollout, according to Rogers. "It's been a huge effort to test network interoperability and customer premises equipment," he said. "It's an ongoing challenge." Although some experts have questioned whether BT's choice of ADSL2+ technology to link homes and small businesses could someday become a bottleneck for services requiring speeds higher than 24Mbps, Rogers said the technology offers sufficient bandwidth for the operator's planned high-speed services for the next four to five years. "At some point, we'll look at local fiber deployment," Rogers said. "At the moment, however, there's no business case for fiber in the U.K."


Kenya opposition has election lead with week to go

Kenya's opposition hopeful held his lead over President Mwai Kibaki in two final polls released on Thursday, a week before an election some fear could provoke trouble in one of Africa's most mature democracies.


Russians set bounty at $10m for rebel Chechen leaders

The Russian security services placed a $10m (Â£5.6m) bounty yesterday on the heads of two rebel Chechen leaders for ordering the Beslan school siege, as they apparently sought


Strong wireless and Internet subscriber growth pushed revenue up at the phone company, but profit fell after merger-related costs and other items.


Palermo, 17:14 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: MANCA ENTUSIASMO INIZIALE

Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, appare sfiduciato e vorrebbe calare presto il sipario...


Japan toy makers turn air guitars into reality

Air guitars just got real. Japanese toy  makers unveiled "air guitar" gadgets at the annual Tokyo  International Toy Show that, thanks to heat and motion sensors,  actually make music.


PA sources this morning are releasing statements denying reports that Yasser Arafat has cancer. According to MK (Taâal) Dr.


The body of a teenage soldier swept away during floods in North Yorkshire is found by search teams.


Fruits & Veggies Help Heart, Not Cancer Study Finds

Here's the good news from the National Cancer Institute. A new study finds those foods can decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease, unfortunately it doesn't decrease the risk of cancer.


Russell Crowe says his rugby league club's cheerleading squad is being cut because skimpily clad cheerleaders detract from the game and make spectators uncomfortable.


Blair's Gov't Accused of Exploiting Fear

Prime Minister Tony Blair's government was accused Wednesday of playing politics with fear and using the threat of terrorism to boost its chances of re-election.


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New Zealand partially resurrected their stricken tour of Australia last night when they won the first of their three-match one-day series with a hair-raising two balls to spare.


New bid for compromise in Northern Ireland

We are reasonably optimistic to be able to find a way forward this week, a British government source said, after Prime Ministers Tony Blair ( news - web sites ) of Britain and Bertie Ahern of Ireland failed to ...


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Secretary of State Colin Powell began a visit to Grenada on Wednesday to see the devastation left by Hurricane Ivan as islanders complained the United States could be doing more to help.


Getting too hooked on a daily bacon sandwich may increase the risk of bladder cancer, research suggests.


Director: PeopleSoft open to an Oracle deal

PeopleSoft Inc.'s board is prepared to drop its ferocious resistance to Oracle Corp.'s hostile takeover bid and negotiate a price above the current $7.7 billion offer if there's ''high certainty" a deal can be done quickly, a company director said in court yesterday.


NASA plans to unveil a better rocket fuel tank

NASA plans to mark the new year with what it considers the most significant milestone yet in the agency's two-year effort to resume space shuttle missions.


Diane Lane marries her actor partner Josh Brolin. Plus other entertainment news in brief.


Sport: Uefa Cup: A Robinson-esque howler from Radek Cerny takes edge off 2-1 win at Slavia Prague


An emerging philanthropic trend: the 'giving circle'

More and more people are forming charitable investment clubs to research, socialize, and give.


Cases could increase in Sellafield bodies inquiry

The lawyer leading an inquiry into the removal of organs from dead nuclear industry workers apparently without consent said today the number of cases could be higher than expected.


Memory-Tech will start mass production late next year of read-only discs that can contain data stored in both DVD and HD-DVDs (High Definition/High Density-DVDs) layers, a company executive says.


DirectTV finds new angles in NASCAR deal

NEW YORK  - NASCAR and DirecTV will pair up next season to bring racing fans closer to the action than ever before.


Wii named fastest-selling console in UK history

But its lead over the PS3 in Japan is slipping Nintendo has yet another reason to crack open the bubbly. Its Wii console has been named the fastest-selling games console in UK history by an independent sales tracking firm. However, in Japan, its lead over the PS3 is narrowing.â¦


China Cordons Off Central Villages Following Ethnic Clashes

Chinese troops have cordoned off villages in central China following fighting between ethnic groups that killed at least seven people.


Spanish police arrest a fourth man with alleged links with a group in Barcelona accused of planning a terror attack.


Spain to ramp up security with 35,000 police for Madrid Games bid

MADRID  - Spain will draft some 35,000 police to beef up security, according to a dossier handed to the International Olympic Committee who were mulling the specifics of Madrid's 2012 Olympic bid.


InfoWorld - IBM has demonstrated how to perform certain computer functions on single atoms and molecules, a discovery that could someday lead to processors the size of a speck of dust, the company said Thursday.