Somalia's virtually powerless government said a cargo plane that landed at the capital's airport Wednesday morning was carrying weapons for Islamic militants who have seized control of much of southern Somalia.


Gold medalist off cycling team after doping test

GENEVA - Olympic gold medalist TylerHamilton was fired by his cycling team two months after testing positive for blood doping. The Swiss-based International Cycling Union said Tuesday the Phonak team told


Venezuela's opposition-aligned RCTV has started cable broadcasts  after losing its terrestrial licence.


Presidente Soldi smentisce le indiscrezioni di questi giorni


An emerging discipline in Britain known as environmental forensics may make it quicker and easier to identify polluters in a court of law.


World Business Briefing: Canada: Alcan Moves to Avert Takeover

Alcan, the Canadian aluminum producer, said it had signed agreements with third parties to evade a hostile $28.8 billion takeover bid from Alcoa.


German Chancellor Gerhard Shroeder met with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on ways to boost bilateral relations and increase Libyan oil exports to Germany.


The Rev. Jerry Falwell's Liberty University is part of a movement around the nation that brings a religious perspective to the law.


'Bea's Niece,' David Gow's New Play About a Novelist in Transition, Gets Toronto Premiere

Playbill - Richard Rose directs the Toronto premiere of Bea's Niece, David Gow's magic-laced play about visitors to the hospital room of an ailing novelist, starting Dec. 28 at Tarragon Theatre's Mainspace.


Eating Red Meat Linked To Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk

If you like to eat red meat you may be at an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to a British study in the December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.


Common Sense Approaches to Risk Management

(Source: Computerworld) Peace of mind is in short supply these days among IT managers and network administrators, given the dangers out there today. Not only are internal threats ever-present, but highly paid cyber criminals half a world away are almost constantly trying to knock down security walls. The best defense, as it turns out, is a comprehensive risk management strategy.  Download this Technology Briefing to learn more.


Secondo osservatorio dell'Istituto Innocenti di Firenze


Habitat loss forces India's tigers to high ground

Habitat destruction is forcing India's endangered tigers to new grounds, including high mountains which have a sufficient prey base but are not known to be the natural home of the big cats.


The US softball team, unbeaten, unscored upon and almost unbelievable, rolled to its eighth consecutive shutout Sunday, 5-0 over Australia, and into the gold-medal game.


Southern Discomfort for a Hollywood Talk-Show Host

âRoscoe Jenkinsâ is just a shaggy diversion that gives its energetic star and its populous, accomplished supporting cast a chance to clown around.


White House race stays nice and polite -- for now

The 2008 White House race has groundbreaking candidates, record-shattering spending and crowded debates, but so far it lacks a more common feature of recent campaigns -- negative and sometimes personal attacks.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has approved a start to diplomatic talks with the Palestinians in response to a lull in militant attacks secured by their new leader Mahmoud Abbas, officials said on Wednesday. The decision came hours before senior U.S. diplomat William Burns was to arrive on a fresh White House mission to revive a "road map" peace plan envisaging a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip co-existing with a secure Israel.


Infections in low-birth-weight infants are associated with ...

ATLANTA--Neonatal infections in extremely-low-birth-weight infants significantly increase the likelihood of problems related to neurodevelopment and growth in early childhood, according to a study of more than 6,000 premature infants led by investigators


According to a study in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine, air pollution not only causes long-term health problems, but might also trigger heart attacks.


Jakarta Blast Kills 9, Possibly 3 Bombers

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Suspected Muslim militants detonated a car bomb Thursday outside the Australian Embassy in Jakarta, killing nine people and wounding 173 in a bloody strike at a key U.S. ally in the war in Iraq...


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

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


Londra, 19:32 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: SOSPETTA FRATTURA AL PIEDE PER HESKEY

Emile Heskey, attaccante del Wigan e della nazionale inglese, ha subito la sospetta frattura del met...


KABUL, Afghanistan - Two of three UN workers kidnapped in Afghanistan have called home to say they are OK, officials and relatives said Tuesday, and one hostage said she expected to be released soon.


Rain rain and more rain in Suzuka... with forecasts for more.


Texas power company TXU Corp. , which has agreed to the largest leveraged buyout in history, posted a 33 percent rise in fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday, helped by improved margins and lower operating costs.


Livorno, 19:11 - MORTE POLIZIOTTO, LUCARELLI: SCRITTE LIVORNO DA CONDANNARE

Il capitano del Livorno, Cristiano Lucarelli, condanna senza esitazione le scritte contro il polizio...


Microsoft has finally launched an online music store in the US, albeit in 'preview' form, some 16 months after the debut of iTunes.


New generation of rock stars prepares to feed the world as Band ...

THE Darkness, Coldplay and Scots band Travis are being lined up to appear on a new version of Band Aidâs Do They Know Itâs Christmas?


Deere & Co. , the world's largest  maker of agricultural equipment, reported higher-than-expected  quarterly profit on Wednesday and raised its fiscal-year  outlook, sending its shares up as much as nearly 11 percent to  an all-time high.


Bush reaches out to tornado-struck areas

President Bush offered condolences to victims of violent storms and tornadoes that roared through several Southern states and said he would visit stricken areas on Saturday "with a heavy heart."


N.Korea Sets 3 Conditions for 6-Way Talks to Resume

North Korea set three conditions on  Friday to be met before it would consider returning to  six-party talks on its nuclear programs.


Taipei plans to make wireless internet access available across citywide by the end of 2005, joining a small number of cities offering Wi-Fi networks.


Boss confirms West Bromwich Albion Football Club exit

Gary Megson will quit West Bromwich Albion Football Club at the end of the season. The Baggies boss is out of contract next summer, and speculation has been rife that he will not renew his deal - indeed, some


Bush, Musharraf Emphasize Mideast Peace in Talks

President Bush emphasized Middle East peace in a meeting Saturday with Pakistan's president and praised his ally's efforts in the war on terrorism and the search for Osama bin Laden.


Sudan rapped for warning countries against contributing troops to Darfur

Security Council members slammed as "inappropriate" and "offensive" Sudan's warning to fellow African and Arab countries that contributing troops to a proposed UN force for war-torn Darfur would be seen as "hostile act".


Litvinenko widow: my husband was no double agent

Poisoned Russian exile Alexander Litvinenko was no spy for Britain, and such claims are no more than an attempt by the man accused of his murder to shield himself from justice, Litvinenko's widow said in an interview.


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Mass. doctor networks rated high in quality-of-care study

Doctors at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates came out on top in the state's most ambitious physician report card, ranking highest among major physician networks in seven of 16 measures, from treating depression to screening women for sexually transmitted disease.


Dig beneath the surface of the raucous Republican presidential race and you will find even deeper turmoil: Four in 10 GOP voters have switched candidates in the past month alone, and nearly two-thirds say they may change their minds again.


China falls for Christmas -- at least in its stores

China's shopping malls in late December leave little doubt that the country has been smitten by Christmas, if not in quite the way devout Christians might hope.


David Beckham's butler has quit, raising concerns that he might spill closely-guarded secrets about the England captain's private life, two British newspapers reported.


Kelly Roysland scored 15 points, including 10 straight in a key two-minute span, to lift No. 13 Minnesota to a 74-57 victory over Drake on Thursday night.


U.S. bankruptcy filings have fallen to a 10-year low after a tough new federal law made it more difficult for Americans to seek protection from creditors.


Preeclampsia linked to lower risk of cancer

NEW YORK  - The risk of developing cancer later in life is decreased among women whose pregnancies were affected by preeclampsia, according to the results of a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.


InfoWorld - Veritas Software has agreed to pay $30 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to settle charges that it engaged in fraudulent accounting practices and aided Time Warner's America Online (AOL) in committing fraud.


WASHINGTON - In the final days before the November presidential election, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and President George W. Bush continue to target undecided voters with talk of two major social policy concerns - Social Security and


Oil Giant BP Plc reported bumper  third-quarter profits thanks to high oil prices, but its higher  capital expenditure plans raised some concerns about the size  of future share buybacks.


Yasser Arafat Hovers Between Life and Death

International leaders and newspapers around the world have engaged in cautious speculation about Yasser Arafat's condition, medical diagnosis and chances of recovery.


Bonds Hits Homer 699, Giants Top D'Backs

Barry Bonds hit his 699th home run, and the San Francisco Giants regained the NL wild-card lead with a 5-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.


Foolish Fundamentals: The Cash Flow Statement

How does cash make its way from the income statement to the balance sheet?


Al termine del Consiglio nazionale del Coni gli azzurri che hanno conquistato delle medaglie ad Atene 2004 sono entrati nel salone d`onore per ricevere il meritato applauso da parte del mondo dello sport.


A Nigerian state official confirms that at least seven people have been executed, despite earlier denials.


Scientists Create Fly-Eating Autonomous Robot

According to New Scientist.com, Scientists at the University of West England have designed an autonomous robot which generates its own energy by eating flies.


Liberia Needs More Help to Rebuild After War -UN

U.N. peacekeepers have made good progress stabilizing Liberia after years of war but the country needs more international help to rebuild its shattered economy and create jobs, U.N. officials said on Wednesday.


Cherokee Nation citizenship was at stake Saturday in an election to determine whether descendants of people the Cherokee once owned as slaves should be counted as members of the tribe.


Fragile progress in Sudan requires international backing

As we work to provide assistance in Sudan's remote Darfur region, we are confronted on a daily basis by the horrible toll of a conflict that has taken tens of thousands of lives and has displaced more than a million people.


Ha 40 anni ed Ã¨ sposata. Il sindaco del paese:"Non Ã¨ uno scandalo, ma un caso umano"                                          Molise, rimane incinta e chiede test a 13 uomini


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ASIA/NEPAL - Il prossimo Natale sarÃ  un giorno festivo anche per i cattolici nepalesi Kathmandu (Agenzia Fides) - Per i cattolici e per tutti i cristiani in Nepal quello appena trascorso sarÃ  un Natale da ricordare: Ã¨ stato infatti lÂultimo Natale vissuto come giorno feriale, come giorno lavorativo. Dopo una campagna portata avanti da...


Pope John Paul II Calls for Peace in Christmas Day Message

Pope John Paul II called for an ``end to the spread of violence'' and for support to ``sustain the efforts to build peace'' in his annual Christmas Day message.


Audit of Venezuelan vote confirms Chavez victory

CARACAS, VENEZUELA - An audit of ballots from 150 voting stations has confirmed that President Hugo Chavez won last week's recall referendum, reported the Organization of American States Saturday.


Cayard's hopes stalled; Tornado duo eyes medal

ATHENS -- A disappointed Paul Cayard embraced the Star Class gold medalist, Brazil's Torben Grael, yesterday as they came off the water and assessed his own chances to leave Athens with a medal.


Intel ha presentato ieri, allâ Intel Developer Forum di San Francisco, il nuovo chip Rosedale per le reti wireless WiMAX, il nuovo protocollo di comunicazione wi-fi conosciuto anche come IEEE 802.16-2004.


Admit genocide before joining EU, Chirac tells Turkey

French President Jacques Chirac urged Turkey to recognize World War I-era massacres of Armenians as genocide if it wants to join the European Union.


Health Department Could Cut $480M in Programs

The state health department has developed a list of possible program cuts that could be needed to balance the state budget - in case the economy doesn't grow fast enough to generate new revenue.


Finanziaria, estesa ai privati la cessione del quinto dello ...

Estensione anche ai lavoratori privati della cessione di un quinto dello stipendio da destinare ai consumi di media entitÃ . La commissione Bilancio al Senato ha dato il via libera ad un emendamento dell'Udc


The Red Cross calls on warring parties in Afghanistan to do more to protect civilians as the conflict spreads.


Andre Agassi got past big-serving Max Mirnyi 7-6 (5), 6-3 Tuesday to reach the third round at the Madrid Masters.


Olympic track star Marion Jones filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday against BALCO head Victor Conte, who told a national TV audience that he gave her steroids and watched her inject herself with them.


Arafat in Coma, Critical State -Palestinian Envoy

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat is not brain dead but is critically ill in a coma, between life and death, Palestinian envoy to Paris Leila Shahid said on Friday.


30 More Days of Exclusivity for UAL OK'd

A US bankruptcy court judge on Friday granted United Airlines another 30 days of exclusivity, giving it until the end of September to file its own reorganization plan without competing plans from creditors.


Nicolas Cage will rule box office for 3rd weekend

LOS ANGELES  - Despite regular calls from theater owners for a "12-month releasing year," the studios avoid opening movies at certain periods -- and early January is certainly one of them.


MS India bids for worst corporate anthem title

'The WoW is Now!' Long-term readers may well remember 2005's titanic musical battle between Drupa's 2004 song, the Glaucoma Hymn and KPMG to secure the world's worst corporate anthem title.â¦


Police and Home Office officials have begun an urgent review of security measures after a protester dressed as Batman scaled Buckingham Palace.


Adidas meets 2006 targets, sees earnings growth slowing in 2007

Adidas, the world's number two supplier of sportswear and equipment, said Wednesday that it had met all its targets for 2006, but expected earnings growth to slow this year because of difficulties at US unit Reebok.


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


Israeli killed in Palestinian rocket attack

A Hamas rocket attack from Gaza killed a man in Israel on Sunday and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged unlimited military action against the militant group, saying "no one involved in terror" would be immune.


Spain narrowly beat England in a disappointing friendly international, which was a long way from being friendly. Asier del Hornoâs ninth minute header separated the sides, while Raul missed a penalty for


The judge in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case has loosened a sweeping gag order after objections from prosecutors, news organizations and attorneys for the accuser.


MALCOLM GLAZER, the American tycoon who has been stalking Manchester United, has told the board of the Premier League football club he intends to make a revised Â£800 million takeover offer.


Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz hopes a series of joint projects with India could ease tension between the two rivals.


Finance Leaders Can't Resolve Debt Relief

WASHINGTON - Finance officials failed to resolve their differences over debt relief for the world's poorest countries and Iraq while expressing concern about the impact high oil prices would have on a strengthening global economy.    The ministers and central bank governors attended weekend steering committee meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank before heading into a session involving all 184 member nations of the two lending organizations on Sunday, the final day of talks...


PHILADELPHIA -- GlaxoSmithKline is in talks with the Food and Drug Administration about selling its Fluarix influenza vaccine in the United States this season because of the expected flu vaccine shortage this year.


Episodio avvenuto lo scorso anno, ricercato un 5 giovane


Blog: Toshiba launches a new line of notebooks powered by chips from Advanced Micro Devices, marking the first time in seven years the computer maker has ended its exclusive arrangement with rival chip maker Intel


Nasa does a U-turn and sends  Atlantis back to its pad to ride out Tropical Storm Ernesto.


Fannie Mae executives and their  regulator squared off on Wednesday, with executives denying any  accounting irregularity and the regulator saying the housing  finance company's management may need to go.


The Energy Challenge: Efficiency, Not Just Alternatives, Is Promoted as an Energy Saver

Even supporters of alternative energy agree that the easiest way to cut carbon emissions and air pollution is to focus more on efficiency.


THE US stock market rose sharply on news that Mr George Bush was re-elected. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones climbed 101.32 points, or 1.01 per cent, to close at 10,137.


The auditor of Russian oil firm Yukos withdraws its reports up to 2004, casting doubt on information it was given.


Castelli: 'SarÃ  fiducia se l'opposizione fa ostruzionismo'

LUSSEMBURGO, 25 OTTOBRE 2004 - Una nuova sferzata al dialogo sulla riforma della giustizia arriva dal ministro Castelli, che, pur di approvare la legge sull'ordinamento giudiziario si dice pronto a porre la fiducia.


Woman hurt in explosion at UK vehicle agency

A woman was injured on Wednesday in an explosion at Britain's vehicle licensing agency, the third attack in three days on motoring-related organizations.


Sport: Tennis: Andy Murray beats Jesse Huta Galung in straight sets in the first round of the Open 13


While the battle between Microsoft and Apple Computer for the nascent digital media market intensifies, Microsoft's Mac Business Unit has released a significant update for Office 2004 for Mac.


If Turnpike Strike Hits, No Tolls On First Day

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has decided that drivers will get a free ride Wednesday if toll collectors and other unionized employees go on strike.


Gareth Southgate fears another Boro backs-to-the-wall display on Sunday -whether Wayne Rooney lines up against them or not. After a battling performance against Czech champions Banik Ostrava on Thursday to


Testy bargain-hunter unable to find specified tat eBay has been rapped over the knuckles by the UK advertising industry regulator for a misleading web ad.â¦


South Korea on Friday delayed a full resumption of aid shipments to North Korea until the communist regime shuts down its main atomic reactor


Denise, sequestrate decine di auto di parenti e conoscenti

Una decina di automobili di familiari e conoscenti di Denise Pipitone, la bambina scomparsa il primo settembre a Mazara del Vallo (Trapani), sono state sequestrate dai carabinieri per ordine della Procura della Repubblica di Marsala che conduce l'inchiesta


Ingersoll-Rand to buy Trane for about $10.1 bln

Diversified manufacturer Ingersoll-Rand Co Ltd  on Monday said it agreed to acquire Trane Inc , an indoor heating and air conditioning systems maker, for about $10.1 billion in cash and stock to expand its climate control business.


Variety - Dowling Theater, Providence, R.I.; 281 seats; $50 top each


Authorities in Uzbekistan have granted amnesties to two prominent rights activists in what could be part of government efforts to mend frosty ties with the West.


EU ready to say âyesâ to Turkey, as well as âbutâ

BRUSSELS The European Union's 25 countries will agree by Friday to begin membership negotiations with Turkey, but the Netherlands, which holds the EU presidency, is seeking to give individual countries long-term powers to prevent Turkish immigrants from


LONDON - Oil prices charged back up to $55 a barrel this week as a fresh fall in US heating oil stocks stoked worries over winter supplies.


Yorke eyes transfer over `lack of support'

Dwight Yorke, the Birmingham City striker at the centre of a police investigation into alleged racism at Blackburn Rovers on Sunday, is upset by the lack of support he


U.S. sees possible North Korea test site activity

The United States has detected activity at potential test sites in North Korea indicating possible preparations for a nuclear test, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday, as China urged restraint after the reclusive state said it planned a nuclear test.


Teens smarter about using MySpace than believed, says study

Fears that teenagers using the social networking website MySpace are exposing themselves to sexual predators by disclosing too many personal details are probably overblown, researchers say.


Non-violent offenders could be released early to ease prison overcrowding in England and Wales.


Jockey Lynch granted licence as Fallon future hangs in balance

Fergal Lynch has Tuesday been successful in his application to the British Horseracing Authority for a jockey's licence.


"Superman" actor Christopher Reeve, who became a committed campaigner for spinal cord research after being paralysed in a riding accident nine years ago, has died of heart failure, his publicist says.


Era il proprietario, ignote le cause del decesso


Steve Nash believes in flow and âgiving backâ and recycled shoelaces and the mind-opening opportunities of the global village. But what he really likes is to move the ball forward, fast.


Ryder Cup Officials Warn Over Barrackers

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Ryder Cup officials  have pledged to throw any fan barracking players off the course  at this week's biennial match starting on Friday.


Even without Terrell Owens, the Dallas Cowboys' offense was able to hold its own against the defense in an intrasquad scrimmage Saturday.


Technical problems subside at online payment service PayPal

SAN JOSE, Calif. The online payment service PayPal says it's been able to fix most of the technical problems that have plagued the company for the past five days.


England and Holland play out a tame stalemate at Villa Park.


Per aumentare crescita gruppo su mercati esteri


Treasuries Slide as GDP Slows, Not Slumps

Treasuries prices shed early gains on  Friday after U.S. data confirmed the economy slowed markedly  last quarter, but overall the numbers were not quite as weak as  bulls had been betting on.


Pakistan hardliners honor bin Laden in Rushdie row

A group of hardline Pakistani Muslim clerics has bestowed a religious title on Osama bin Laden in response to a British knighthood for the author Salman Rushdie.


Blog: Internet service provider says it will lay off about half its staff in an effort to boost profits and raise its share price.


Londra, 13:59 - CALCIO, CHELSEA; ESSIEN: MORIAMO MA BATTIAMO LIVERPOOL

Michael Essien, centrocampista del Chelsea, alla vigilia della gara di Premier League contro il Live...


Lawmakers fast track economic stimulus plan

An economic stimulus package to help stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday reached a rare agreement to quickly pull together a bipartisan plan.


Israel sends Syria tough message with Hamas strike

Widening its pursuit of Hamas beyond the occupied territories, Israel reached into Damascus Sunday, dealing a blow to both Hamas and Syria.


Beginning Monday all editions of the venerable Times of London will be printed in tabloid format, just as the Sun and other not-quite-so-venerable newspapers.


L'affare sara' chiuso nel terzo trimestre dell'anno in corso


Fiji military chief gives PM 24-hour ultimatum

Fiji's defiant military chief gave  Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase a 24-hour ultimatum on Thursday to clean up his government or face removal despite winning a raft of concessions.


The New York Post endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination Wednesday, calling him an "untried candidate" but a preferable alternative to the newspaper's home state senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Shane Doan scored a short-handed goal to tie the game with 41.5 seconds left in regulation and Ilya Bryzgalov stopped all three shots in the shootout to help the Phoenix Coyotes snap an eight-game losing streak to the San Jose Sharks with a 3-2 victory Thursday night.


PHP in Action Blog: Running PHP tests inside Vim

From the PHP in Action blog today, there's a new post that (briefly) shows how to run your tests directly from a popular unix text editor - vim.   I created my own test runner to run tests inside Vim, I can't remember how long ago. Must be a year or two. I never shared it with the world. It was too primitive for anyone else to use. Then, recently, I decided to try re-implementing it in a more serious way.   The "more serious way" meant using Vim script to its full potential, including the ability to work with objects and already has its own testing framework. He includes a screenshot but no download just yet. It looks promising and makes running tests as simple as hitting F11 and watching it go.


Chiron Gets Subpoena Over Vaccine Debacle

A federal grand jury is investigating  Chiron Corp.'s CHIR.O failure to deliver vaccine for the  coming flu season, the company disclosed on Tuesday.


The top lawyer in the Air Force has temporarily given up his job after coming under investigation for allegedly having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a female subordinate and perhaps with other women, Pentagon officials said.


Economic meltdown will force President Robert Mugabe from power the US ambassador to Zimbabwe predicts.


Israel Frees Egyptian Students - Family Sources

Israel on Sunday released six Egyptian students arrested in August and charged with conspiring to kill Israeli soldiers, sources close to their families said.


Per digitale terrestre, Juve, Genoa e Napoli su Mediaset


Further tests are being carried out at a Suffolk farm hit by the UK's first case of bluetongue disease.


France Is Cast as the Villain in Ivory Coast

When the chanting mob descended on the strip mall that Jean Bobue Nguessam is paid to guard, he stood his ground, though not out of courage.


Drug giant Merck pulled its painkiller Vioxx because it increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Now the company may face thousands of lawsuits.


Sideways, the road movie by About Schmidt director Alexander Payne, has come out on top after the latest round of movie awards in the US.


Top BIS banker sees no end to credit crunch fallout

DAVOS, Switzerland  - There is no end in sight to fallout from the credit squeeze that may trigger a big slowdown in U.S. growth and chill other economies too, a top central banker said on Friday.


Correction: Country Index Report (January 28, 2007)

The Country Indexes table on the DataBank page last Sunday carried incorrect data from FTSE International for the performance of foreign stock markets.


Many climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change.


Wall Street looked set for a mixed start on Thursday as oil prices remained near two-week highs and investors braced for a clutch of economic data and earnings from high-profile firms like Goldman Sachs  and Nike .


Per ministero Salute non aumento malattie in Campania


Will Pope Benedict become a Mormon after he dies?

Pope Benedict was baptized at birth and will most likely be baptized again one year after his death, not by his Roman Catholic Church but by a Mormon he never met.


Yale to return Peru's disputed Machu Picchu objects

Yale University will return artifacts taken 90 years ago from Machu Picchu and said on Monday that Peru is the rightful owner of thousands of objects found at the Inca citadel.


Sam Keller throws a 19-yard touchdown pass to Rudy Burgess with 44 seconds left to lead Arizona State to a 27-23 victory over Purdue in the Sun Bowl.


AFRICA/GHANA - ÂVogliamo continuare ad offrire il nostro contributo allo sviluppo spirituale del PaeseÂ dice il Vicepresidente della Conferenza Episcopale del Ghana che si appresta a festeggiare i 50 anni dellÂindipendenza nazionale Accra (Agenzia Fides)- ÂLa comunitÃ  cristiana nel suo complesso, e i cattolici in particolare, hanno dato un contributo indispensabile in questi 50 anni di indipendenza nazionale. Un contributo che intendiamo incrementare in futuroÂ dice allÂAgenzia ...


Nothing to see here, please move along Pranksters have taken advantage of interest in the next version of Windows to post fake - but reportedly harmless - builds of Windows 7 on BitTorrent.â¦


Tom Brady easily wins AP's NFL MVP award

Add Most Valuable Player to all the other accolades Tom Brady has been collecting.


Tasse, da fine 2007  riduzione possibile

Emendamento alla Finanziaria dopo il boom delle entrateOggi Padoa-Schioppa al Senato, ieri sera cena con Prodi                                            Tasse, da fine 2007  riduzione possibile                                                                                E il Prc attacca: intesa sui prof precari o non votiamo la manovra


EU says SKorea must do more for trade deal

The European Union on Friday said it was disappointed with South Korea's offer in talks on a free-trade agreement and called on Seoul to do more.


The dollar dangled near multi-month lows  on Thursday as a rebound in oil prices aggravated worries about  the outlook for the U.S. economy and its yawning current  account deficit.


New Matsushita memory card doubles as smart card

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. on Friday unveiled a new SD Memory Card that doubles as a smart card, allowing consumers to use the product as a wallet or a train ticket, as well as to store music and pictures.


Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish was drawn yesterday to face Max Mirnyi in the second singles match. The doubles match in the best-of-five series is tomorrow, with the reverse singles Sunday.


Investor Group Urges NYT Buy More Digital Firms

An investor coalition that holds just under 5 percent of New York Times urged the publisher to spend more money to buy digital companies, according to a regulatory filing on Monday.


The pay packages received by top CEOs have been increasing all over the world, but especially so in the United States. Consequently, there is growing concern about the widening gap between top executives’ pay and that of other workers. How many working days does it take the average US CEO at a large company to earn the same amount that ...


Appeals from Ireland and Britain for Iraq hostage Ken Bigley encourage hopes he will be freed, the Irish foreign minister has said.


Governo mettera' condizioni per attirare imprenditori seri


Body found in search for fall girl's mother

Police looking for mother of British girl who fell from fifth floor of hotel in Mallorca find body in sea.


New York Giants starting fullback Madison Hedgecock and two others missed practice Friday because of illness.


Ma sono visitate ogni anno da oltre 20 milioni di turisti


H&M stores from Milan to New York were mobbed as shoppers sought low-price fashions by Karl Lagerfeld, the designer behind Chanel.


Rivals launch dueling Mac virtualization products

VMware's beta 2 of Fusion is due in June, and Parallels' new desktop software is available now.


Auckland, 12:24 - RUGBY, TEST MATCH: NUOVA ZELANDA-FRANCIA 42-11

La Nuova Zelanda ha battuto la Francia 42-11 (20-3) in un test match disputato all'Eden Park di Auck...


Chirac backs RP bid to host ASEM secretariat

French President Jacques Chirac is supporting the bid of the Philippines to host a permanent secretariat of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), Malacanang Spokesman Ignacio R. Bunye said in a statement Sunday.


Luke Donald has expressed his delight at being named as one of captain Bernhard Langer's wildcards for the European Ryder Cup team.


FCC says allowing cable TV subscribers to choose their channels ...

Federal regulators rejected on Friday the idea that allowing cable TV subscribers to pay only for channels they want would lower high cable bills.


Cyprus and Malta join the eurozone, making the single-currency area a club of 15.


WWII vets join French president at Mass to mark liberation of Paris

World War II veterans who helped liberate Paris 60 years ago joined French President Jacques Chirac at a commemorative Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral.


An ultra-radical Islamic ideology mixing zealot-like devotion and holy war creed is drawing more scrutiny in anti-terrorist probes from the Middle East to Europe - with increasing indications that its base on ...


Elezioni, Cdl avanti al Nord Dite la vostra sul voto

Amministrative: ribaltone a Verona, Alessandria e Monza. Il centrosinistra conferma Genova e strappa al Polo L'Aquila. Ballottaggio a Taranto


UK minister attacks Kremlin after death of ex-spy

A British minister on Sunday condemned  "murky murders" clouding President Vladimir Putin's Russia and  media reports said police would go to Moscow and Rome to probe  the radiation death in London of a former KGB spy.


Dow Jones Is Said to Agree to a Deal to Buy MarketWatch

Dow Jones & Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal, agreed yesterday to buy MarketWatch, the parent company of the financial news Web site CBS MarketWatch, for about $486 million, executives close to the negotiations said.


Business & money: Â£7bn dawn raid marks new level of foreign investment as shares in target jump 13% on purchase


Cosi' la Cassazione, bocciato ricorso di un napoletano


Power restored where it can be in most of Florida Peninsula

MIAMI Florida's largest power supplier says electricity has been restored to "essentially all" of the more than three and a half million homes and businesses that lost power in Hurricanes Charley and Frances.


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Playing nearly as well as they did during their run to the Super Bowl last season, the Carolina Panthers pulled into a tie for the final NFC wild-card berth with a 20-7 victory over St. Louis yesterday.


IBM on Friday unveiled its lowest-priced-ever BladeCenter chassis and a series of ready-to-go solutions, dubbed "business-in-a-box" to push blades deeper into small- and mid-sized businesses (SMB).


Head of Canada's new public health agency named

WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Paul Martin introduced Dr. David Butler-Jones on Friday as Canada's first-ever chief public health officer as part of a national plan to prepare for health crises.


The Iraqi government sends national guard reinforcements to Mosul after an upsurge in violence.


"Canadian Idol" producer seethes at voter bias

The executive producer of  "Canadian Idol" has a problem: regional voting routinely knocks  competitors from Toronto, Canada's largest city, out of the TV  singing showdown.


Cheap Seats: Live From New York, Itâs Cold People Waiting in Line

New York offers one of the worldâs great comedy bargains, the chance to be part of the audience for the late-night shows watched by millions, free. But the price for those free seats is time.


Arsenal seek fresh home comfort against Wigan

Arsenal aim to continue their unbeaten record at the Emirates Stadium when they host Wigan in the Premiership on Sunday.


Winkler: Nike + iPod 'vulnerability' blown out of proportion

It's technically possible to monitor runners wearing Nike's workout-tracking devices without their knowledge, security consultant Ira Winkler acknowledges. But there's more to intelligent risk assessment than determining what's feasible.


Sonja Buckley, 86, Scientist, Is Dead; Helped Identify Lassa Virus

Sonja Buckley helped in 1970 to identify the Lassa virus, a potentially deadly disease that originated in Africa.


Making India a key destination of his first foreign foray in the second stint of Bush Administration, US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursday indicated that the two countries were ready to transform the relations into practical steps by saying


Heart and stroke fears for million on painkillers

HUNDREDS of thousands of patients taking commonly prescribed painkillers should have their treatment reviewed by a doctor after growing concerns about possible health risks, a government watchdog said yesterday.


Ex-NBA star Barkley eyes Ala. governorship

Former basketball star Charles Barkley says he's switched political teams from Republican to Democrat and is again talking about running for governor in his home state, possibly in 2010.


Pop star Madonna spends a day reading to fans and schoolchildren to promote her latest book.


Social music site Last.fm signs a deal with the Sony BMG record label to offer its catalogue of music.


L.A. judge sides with "Borat" against frat boys

As the esteemed Kazakh television journalist Borat Sagdiyev might say: "High Five. Sexy Time. You Lose."


A tradirlo le tracce di sangue sulle scarpe


"Prison Break" actor in car crash that killed teen

Actor Lane Garrison of the popular U.S. television show "Prison Break" was in a car accident late on Saturday that killed a 17-year-old boy and injured two other teenagers, Beverly Hills police said on Sunday.


An historic name in software will effectively pass into history in February as AOL discontinues development and...


Executives at Microsoft didnât receive the Christmas present they were hoping for this year. The European Unionâs Court of First Instance upheld an earlier record fine and sanctions imposed by the EU against Microsoft.


Mitt Romney accused Republican presidential rival Mike Huckabee of "running from the wrong party" for criticizing President Bush's foreign policy as an "arrogant bunker mentality."


Russ Meyer, skin-flick auteur, dies aged 82

Russ Meyer, the self-styled "king of the nudies", has died at his home in the Hollywood hills. He was 82 and had been suffering from dementia and complications following pneumonia.


Credit card firm Barclaycard is closing its Manchester call centre with the loss of 600 jobs, it announces.


The second round of AU-chaired talks aimed at finding a solution to the Darfur crisis are set to open in Abuja.


Pizzi e merletti convivono con tinte unite e disegni optical


Thousands of abandoned swimming pools, along with irrigation canals and other prime breeding sites for mosquitoes in Phoenix, have made Arizona the state hardest hit by West Nile virus this year.


Republican senator and anti-gay campaigner Larry Craig seems to have finally accepted that his illustrious political career is over.


Bruno Guerri protesta a Roma, Fipe 'Avanti con i ricorsi'


Intel brings forward tech for low-cost PCs

More desktop, notebook Eee-alikes on the way Intel has brought forward the launch of its 'Shelton' platform for budget-priced PCs, it has been claimed. Originally due in Q3, the technology for desktops and notebooks will now debut in May.â¦


The news that Google will digitize more than 15 million books and make them available online didnât dominate headlines all week, but it would have if editors had a longer view for historical impact.


Residents hit by deadly California wildfires are warned of pollution levels three times higher than normal.


Three of the world's biggest spirit makers are interested in buying Absolut vodka, the Swedish government says.


The EU's new team of Commissioners has voiced confidence that it will scrape through an approval vote in the European Parliament, but the Socialists said they almost had enough support to bring it down.


What will $300 buy in a digital camera this year? A comparison of a dozen models to see how much quality (and how many megapixels) you can get.


There was a little-known, long-hitting Zimbabwean at the top of the Dunhill Championship leaderboard at Leopard Creek on Thursday evening - a leaderboard that also bore that rather familiar name of Ernie Els.


Altria Group Inc.  said on Wednesday it plans to spin off its 89 percent stake in Kraft Foods Inc.  on March 30, completing the long-awaited separation of the maker of Oreo cookies from the Philip Morris tobacco companies.


An explosion rocks a Muslim school in the Netherlands amid tension following the killing of film maker Theo van Gogh.


Hurricane Frances did more damage to the Kennedy Space Center than any other storm in history, tearing an estimated 1,000 exterior panels from the Vehicle Assembly Building and leaving a checkerboard of holes, officials said Monday.


Francesco Totti scored twice as Italy rebounded from a shocking loss to Slovenia with a 4-3 beating of Belarus on Wednesday to go back to the top of its World Cup qualifying group.


Sudan gave African Union troops a one-week ultimatum Monday to accept a deal blocking a proposed U.N. peacekeeping force in Darfur or else leave the war-torn region, a step that would likely worsen the world's worst humanitarian disaster.


Open source advantage Neuros Technology has rolled out pre-release firmware for its Linux-based OSD networkable set-top box that allows the gadget to suck down and show YouTube content.â¦


ANDY ROBINSON, the man who would be king, has pledged to put the "spark and buzz" back into England's misfiring rugby union team.


Erano venuti a lavorare, le famiglie non hanno piÃ¹ notizieIndaga anche la polizia di Varsavia. L'Antimafia esamina 15 morti anomale                                          Quei 119 spariti dalla Polonia e adesso scomparsi in Puglia                                                                                di GIULIANO FOSCHINI e LORENZA PLEUTERI


EU scratches scars in fight to remove surplus wine

EU ministers reopened old divisions  on Monday over how to overhaul Europe's vast wine sector,  clashing over plans to dig up centuries-old vineyards and  rekindling a north-south rift on using sugar in winemaking.


3 Convicted in Failed 2005 London Bombing Plot

LONDON, July 9--Three men were convicted Monday of conspiring to bomb London's public transit system on July 21, 2005 in a failed attempt to duplicate a suicide attack two weeks earlier that killed 52 bus and train passengers.


After a Concert Shooting, a 'Who' but Not a 'Why'

Nathan M. Gale, who stormed onstage at a nightclub Wednesday night and killed four people, including a popular heavy metal guitarist, before being gunned down by a police


Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen wins the Formula One championship as Lewis Hamilton can only finish seventh in a dramatic Brazilian GP.


American Andre Agassi and Argentine David Nalbandian have pulled out of the Paris Masters, organizers said Monday, meaning neither will play in the season ending Masters Cup.


Foley registers high blood-alcohol level

Chargers linebacker Steve Foley's blood-alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit when he was shot by an off-duty police officer, and investigators now say they want to find out whether steroids may have been a factor in his erratic behavior.


The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency effectively agreed Wednesday to deny Iran technical help in building a plutonium-producing reactor but left room for Tehran to renew its request in two years, diplomats said.


Pakistan's Musharraf nominated for presidential vote

Pakistan's military leader, President Pervez Musharraf, filed nomination papers on Thursday to run for re-election on October 6, while the Supreme Court prepared to rule on the army chief's eligibility to stand.


On the brink of the biggest collapse in postseason history, the New York Yankees have one more chance to pull themselves together and finish off Boston.


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"Vi assicuro che Carrizo diventerà comunitario e quindi uno dei due portieri della Lazio". Lo...


Medicare Patient Data Insecure, GAO Says

Security weaknesses have left millions of elderly, disabled and poor Americans vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure of their medical and other personal records, federal investigators said yesterday.


Bush's NASA directive clouds other missions

NASA's plans to send robots and people to the moon and Mars threaten long-planned science missions, a national science panel warns.


New typhoon heading for flood-hit Philippines, nearly 500 dead or missing

Another powerful typhoon is bearing down on the eastern Philippines where rescuers are desperately trying to find survivors from floods and landslides that have left nearly 500 dead or missing.


Riscatto azzurro in Finlandia dopo il disastro di Gallivare. Terzo posto per il carabiniere, altre tre italiani (Zorzi, Pietro Piller Cottrer e Schwienbacheneir) chiudono tra i primi dieci. KUUSAMO (Finlandia


American Marine Killed in Restive Western Iraq

An American Marine has been killed in action in a restive western area of Iraq, the U.S. military said on Monday.


Google can bid in wireless auction: regulators

Communications regulators have cleared Google Inc  to bid in an upcoming auction of coveted wireless airwaves, according to auction documents released by the Federal Communications Commission on Monday.


US bomb-grade plutonium convoy crosses France

A heavily guarded convoy of vehicles transporting US weapons-grade plutonium left a plant in northern France on Thursday to be driven nearly 1,000 km


The Santa Monica law firm suing the City in the Farmers Market tragedy took pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson to court Tuesday, claiming its over-the-counter pain relief


D.C. Councilmen, Residents Protest Baseball Plan

Citizens' groups, residents and some Washington, D.C., councilmen on Tuesday protested Mayor Anthony Williams' proposed $440 million baseball stadium plan, calling it a "giveaway" to Major League Baseball.


Tens of thousands of supporters of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchencko have rallied in the streets of the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, to demand next week's elections are free and fair.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton had an emotional reunion Monday with a colleague from the early days of her legal career as a child advocate.


Basque separatists blamed for Madrid blasts

Five explosions hit gas stations in outlying areas of Madrid as residents streamed out of the city Friday evening ahead of two holidays.


Redeployment is Britain's duty, official says

LONDON - British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon said yesterday Britain "would fail in its duty" if it refused a United States request to redeploy British troops into dangerous conditions closer to Baghdad to free up American soldiers for combat operations


Moneta unica scambiata a 1,3117, yen a 152,72


67-year-old woman gives birth to baby girl; twin dies

A 67-year-old Romanian woman gave birth Sunday to a baby girl, hospital officials said.


Britain's Tanni Grey Thompson wins her second gold in the T53 400m at the Athens Paralympics.


City Hall Gets More Efficient, Despite a Hurricane

New Orleans's experience is the most notable example of how online transactions between business and government are faring.


Yahoo mobile service to be on Windows smartphones

Yahoo Inc. YHOO.O on Wednesday said   its mobile services is now available for download on phones   that use Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT.O Windows Mobile operating   system.


Economists question White House summit's assessment

Economists assembled by the White House for a high-profile summit yesterday maintained forcefully that the US economy is robust and growing.


US military prepares for plummeting spy satellite

Military opt to act... now crash imminent over US soil The US military is putting into effect contingency plans to deal with the possibility that a large spy satellite expected to fall to Earth in late February or early March could actually hit North America.â¦


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho today denied that Adrian Mutu threatened him during their bust-up over the shamed strikerâs decision to play for Romania in their World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic.


Chargers strong safety Terrence Kiel admitted to shipping two parcels of prescription cough syrup to Texas, DEA officials said Wednesday, a day after the player was arrested at team headquarters.


Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever will merge its two boards after reporting "unsatisfactory" earnings for 2004.


Stabile il tasso dei CcT,collocati titoli per 9 miliardi


Nokia has unveiled a system for hosting, delivering and charging for entertainment and application content for mobile phones, called Preminet.


Nick Halstead's Blog: Zend Framework RC1 and Zend ACL usage

Nick Halstead takes a look at another aspect of the Zend Framework in his latest blog post - the ACL component in the most recent release, Zend Framework RC1.   Yesterday RC1 of Zend Framework was released. I have been working away using it for several months and I have tried to give back small snippets of code as I went along. I had to do some work on my class that extends the Zend ACL and it reminded me how I like to approach coding as a whole.   He goes on to look at what the Zend Framework access control functionality is and how he plans on using it. He follows this with a few code snippets that, among other things, show how the Zend_Config_Ini component could be used to maintain the access list.


Touch a light switch, catch a cold, study finds

Someone with a cold may just have left a little drop of virus on the light switch for you to pick up and infect yourself with, researchers found in a real-life look at how colds get passed around.


Potter makes history as fastest-selling book

The seventh and final volume in the Harry Potter series has become the fastest selling book in history, publishers said on Monday, with more than 11 million copies sold during the first 24 hours in three markets alone.


Police have detained five suspected Islamic militants as part of a French inquiry into the Sept. 11 attacks, French judicial sources said on Wednesday.


EUROPA/ITALIA - Intervista al prof. Andrea Riccardi: ÂIl senso della missione Ã¨ condivisione della Parola di Dio e comunicazione della gioia di avere incontrato GesÃ¹ nei nostri fratelli piÃ¹ poveriÂ Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In occasione dei 40 anni della ComunitÃ  di SantÂEgidio, lÂAgenzia Fides ha rivolto alcune domande al suo fondatore, il professor Andrea Riccardi.   \


Through Friends and Smugglers, Chinaâs Consumers Seek iPhones

The strange journey of Appleâs popular iPhone is another sign of its extraordinary popularity and a blow to the companyâs business model.


LCD Prices Fell More Than Expected in August

Large-sized LCD panel pricing fell faster than expected last month, due to disappointing demand, rising supply and swelling inventories that created a near-term headache for suppliers, but also paved the way for stronger sales during Q4, according to


Northwestern earnings fall after suit settlement

Northwestern Corp. , which is set to be acquired by Australia's Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Group , said 2006 earnings fell after the settlement of a lawsuit.


Buy what you know? That's just half of the story.


Anakin Skywalker: Borderline Personality, Bipolar or Narcissist?

Psychologists try to diagnose the demons that drive Darth Vader, the ultimate villain of the Star Wars universe.


Truly decentralised peer-to-peer (P2P) software can't be held accountable for its misuse, according to a US federal appeals court.


France's involvement in Ivory Coast receives sceptical scrutiny. And papers are torn between sympathy and anger over the death of an anti-nuclear protestor, who was run over by a train transporting nuclear ...


Spain's lesson on fighting spousal abuse

As European leaders convene in Madrid to tackle the problem, many in Spain feel legislation alone may not be enough.


Londra, 18:12 - CALCIO, GERRARD: CAPELLO VUOLE MENTALITA' VINCENTE

Steven Gerrard ha confermato che Fabio Capello ha parlato in inglese alla squadra in occasione del p...


A 'Big Arse' Is No Handicap, Says British Actress

Hollywood's leading ladies may complain that it's hard to get a job after a certain age, but in Britain not even a large derriere gets in the way, according to acclaimed stage and film actress Imelda Staunton.


Let the patient beware. Going outside your insurerâs network of preferred doctors or hospitals could be more hazardous to your financial health than you suspected.


Analysis: War focus holds political risk

President Bush is casting the war on global terrorism as the central issue of the midterm elections. But it's a risky political strategy.


Yahoo seen in News Corp talks but analysts dubious

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo Inc  is in  talks on a possible deal with News Corp , but analysts  said an alternative was unlikely to emerge to rival Microsoft  Corp's  bid for Yahoo, now valued at $42.1 billion.


Carter's Nets Debut Is Impressive and Painful

With the Nets enjoying a rare fourth-quarter lead and center Nenad Krstic at the free-throw line, Jason Kidd and Vince Carter stood side by side at center court and shared a laugh.


A 6-foot banner hanging from a gazebo in the center of this town of 6,000 reads: "Ray fought for Sweetwater. Now let's fight for Ray."


Regardless of the reason, Congress' failure to pass a bill reorganizing the nation's intelligence agencies may not be a such a bad thing.


Presidente municipalita', sembra siano stati dei ragazzini


Pakistan town under curfew after blast kills 39

PARACHINAR, Pakistan  - Authorities imposed a curfew in a northwestern Pakistani town on Sunday a day after a suicide bomber attacked supporters of assassinated prime minister Benazir Bhutto killing 39 people, an official said.


Police in Cardiff are given new powers to tackle youngster hanging around at night in the Splott area of the city.


Even though this barely touches the topics of this site, it is well worth mentioning that the Mozilla Firefox browser has finally reached the 1.0 milestone.


Liferea (Linux Feed Reader) is a GTK desktop news aggregator for online news feeds and weblogs. The project focus is on simplicity and easy installation.   This is a bugfix release. It fixes a compilation problem when using GtkHTML2 with the 1.4.2 tarball. It also fixes the broken HTTP authentication and the silent loss of the update interval unit when changing it in the feed properties dialog.


MBNA Stops Unsolicited Switching of Customer Credit Cards

The MBNA Corporation has decided that it should ask for permission before switching its customers' credit cards to American Express cards.


Prime minister blames US-led coalition for ''great negligence'' in ...

Iraq's interim prime minister blamed the US-led coalition Tuesday for ''great negligence'' in the ambush that killed about 50 soldiers


Cardinal Roger Mahony, leader of the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese, apologized Sunday to the hundreds of people who will get a share of a $660 million settlement over allegations of clergy sex abuse.


Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd. moved  to ward off any hostile bid from U.S. cable company Liberty  Media Corp. with a plan to issue stock options to dilute the  stake of any predator.


Phillies Interview Pendleton for Manager

When Terry Pendleton got a call from Braves general manager John Schuerholz a day after Atlanta's season ended, he wondered if he was getting fired.


Britain's first openly gay lawmaker revealed Sunday that he has been HIV positive for 17 years, saying he was inspired by Nelson Mandela to tell the public he had the virus that causes AIDS.


U.S. nuclear envoy on surprise trip to North Korea

The U.S. envoy to nuclear talks with North Korea arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday to discuss the next steps under a disarmament deal, a surprise trip analysts said showed both sides were eager for swift progress.


Medical first: Rabies case treated without vaccination

Chicago, November 25: A teenage girl has become the first known rabies victim to survive the disease without the benefit of a rabies vaccination, her doctors said.


Business & money: US resports say Yahoo would consider an alliance with Google as one way of avoiding takeover


Modest Mueller forced out -- and onto center stage

He was 11 years old, a baseball-loving kid attending Game 7 of the 1982 World Series with his dad.


Christina Kim has followed up her career best round with a 6-under 66 to increase her lead to four strokes in the $US1.2 million LPGA event in Springfield, Illinois.


Sony to launch Web bookstore, e-book device

Sony Corp. 6758.T said on Tuesday it   will launch an electronic book store on the Internet and start   selling a device that displays e-books purchased from the store   on October 1, after missing an earlier unveiling in the Spring   due to technical reasons.


US rapper Foxy Brown avoids a jail term despite violating her probation by leaving New York without permission.


Emission Trading: si del senato al decreto attuatuivo

"Il voto, peraltro tardivo, al decreto che attuerebbe gli accordi di Kyoto, Ã¨ del tutto insufficiente e da solo non porterÃ  l'Italia a raggiungere gli obiettivi prefissati". E' deciso Roberto Della Seta, presidente


I'm the world's only true democrat, says Putin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has described himself as the world's only "pure" democrat and attacked the United States and Europe, which have criticized him, for falling short of their own ideals.


Lucent Technologies, the nation's biggest telecommunications equipment maker, said yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission was considering suing three former executives over possible


Get one thing straight. Barring perhaps Aishwarya Rai, no Bollywood personality has a market or even a remote chance of acquiring one, in Hollywood.


Israeli forces are carrying out a raid across large parts of the West Bank town of the Nablus, military officials say.


US Bombardment Kills Five in Iraq's Falluja

US planes and tanks bombarded Falluja overnight, killing five people and heightening pressure on Iraq's most rebellious city, which is braced for an all-out offensive now that the US presidential poll is over.


A city councilor is proposing stiffer penalties for crimes committed around Boston sports events, in a measure aimed at deterring game-related violence and vandalism.


wo Iraqi journalists working for ABC News were ambushed and killed as they drove home from work, the television network said Friday


Phil Knight is finally letting go. He officially announced his resignation as CEO and president of the world's largest sneaker company on Nov. 18.


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A Fed rally on Wall Street abruptly fizzled Wednesday as excitement over an interest rate cut gave way to new  concerns about subprime mortgage woes.


At least that's the way it looks five years down the road, as NBC's Conan O'Brien has officially been picked to occupy the "Tonight Show" seat that held Steve Allen, Jack Paar, Johnny Carson and, most recently, Jay Leno.


KABUL, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai was officially declared the winner of Afghanistan's first presidential election yesterday, more than three weeks after votes were cast, giving him a five-year mandate to try to steer this country out of a quarter


Alonzo Mourning won't be reporting to the Toronto Raptors next week  --  and may never play for them.


An international lineup of pop stars paid tribute to Princess Diana on Sunday at a memorial concert watched by her sons Princes William and Harry and a crowd of 60,000 at London's Wembley Stadium.


CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela's state oil company said Exxon Mobil Corp. and ConocoPhillips had refused to sign deals Tuesday that would allow them keep pumping oil under tougher terms in the South American country.


Rain disrupted the first day of the Champions Trophy, just as we knew it would after a preceding week of unrelenting heat and sunshine.


HealthWatch: More Flu Vaccine on the Way

Long lines of vulnerable seniors waiting for flu shots helped to prompt Tuesday's quick and very public announcement. "We need, all of us, to take a deep breath," said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.


Australian court convicts drug addict of murdering Stuttle

A drug addicted-drifter was found guilty by a Supreme Court jury of murdering a teenage English backpacker by throwing her from a bridge after robbing her of her handbag.


The Chicago Cubs and Florida Marlins will play two doubleheaders to make up the three-game series that was wiped out last weekend in Miami by Hurricane Frances.


Tsunami Almost Wipes Out Remote Indian Island

Rescuers began reaching India's remote Andaman and Nicobar islands on Tuesday, two days after passage of a devastating tsunami, to find barely a third of residents on one were still alive.


Pakistan hails Pak-India joint statement

Pakistan has eulogized a recent Pak-Indian joint statement for pushing forward the peace process between the two arch-rivals. The Nation newspaper Thursday quoted Masood Khan


Adelphia Adds Adult Films on Pay-Per-View

Adelphia Communications Corp., the nation's fifth-largest cable TV company, will begin offering hard-core adult films on pay-per-view on Friday in its Southern California market.


After years of battling for supremacy in the Big East, Miami and Virginia Tech will now do the same in the Atlantic Conference Coast.


Vaughan gives Windies tail immense credit

London, Sep 25 (UNI) England captain Michael Vaughan gave a lot of credit to the West Indies' ninth-wicket pair of Courtney Browne and Ian Bradshaw for taking the ICC Champions Trophy away from under the home side's noses today with an unbroken last-ditch


Khokhrapar-Munabao rail link to reopen, no timeframe:

[World News]: Islamabad, Dec 3 : Pakistan and India agreed Friday to an early resumption of the Khokhrapar-Munabao rail link but failed to agree on a time frame for this, Online news agency reported.


Voter reaction to the debate between vice presidential candidates Dick Cheney and John Edwards:


A website that allows whistle blowers to anonymously post sensitive  documents is taken offline in the US.


SAMARRA, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, trading gunfire with rebel fighters as they pushed toward the city center...


LAWRENCE, Kan. Wayne Simien had 20 points and Keith Langford added 17 in Number Two Kansas' 93-74 victory over TCU tonight in Lawrence.


Giuliani says Dems show weakness on Iraq

Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani portrayed Democrats on Tuesday as a party that hasn't learned the lessons of how to fight terrorists.


Un po' sogno, un po' realtà 'autopia': le auto del furturo

Nel 2008 sarà di 8 miliardi di euro il giro d'affari mondiale degli accessori hi-tech per le vetture. Per provare a realizzare l'automobile dell'utopia: un salotto in cui a guidare penseranno computer, telecamere, sensori, e chi è dentro si riposa


ADV: $150,000 Mortgage for Under $690/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


Retailers mixed on impact of Warner's HD-DVD snub

It's clearly a blow, but retailers were divided on whether the move actually amounted to a death knell to the format, which is battling Blu-Ray.


I.M.F.âs Chief Will Resign 2 Years Early

Rodrigo de Rato will quit his post in October, two years before his term ends, citing âpersonal reasons.â


Danger shouldn't stop journalists, newswoman says

WASHINGTON  - A CBS News correspondent badly injured in an Iraqi bomb attack that killed two members of her crew said Thursday that it was still crucial that journalists cover the war despite the dangers.


BANGKOK , Thailand -- The generals billed it as a pro-democracy military coup, and although they had ousted one of the most popular prime ministers in Thailand's history, most commentators here yesterday tended to agree.


US stocks slip as investors take profits

Wall Street was modestly mixed on Monday, with the main benchmarks flirting with ending a five-day winning streak as investors sought to consolidate recent gains.


Mosley remains optimistic for F1's future

In a week which began with Minardi boss Paul Stoddart warning that F1 is in crisis, and Bernie Ecclestone (seemingly) rubbing his hands with glee at the prospect of three Ferraris taking on three McLarens, FIA president Max Mosley has maintained his


Journalists and politicos have been trying off and on for a decade now to suss out exactly what George W. Bush did in the National Guard more than 30 years ago.


Israeli and Palestinian negotiators planned to meet on Monday for a second round of U.S.-backed peace talks bogged down by disputes over Jewish settlement building near Jerusalem.


Are You Ignoring the Most Exciting Stocks?

Never considered drug stocks? You're missing some of the market's best investments.


UK's Brown wants more India cooperation on terrorism

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown  called for greater cooperation with India on combating  terrorism as he began a visit to New Delhi on Sunday.


A week after Hurricane Katrina, a FEMA official in charge of streamlining the flow of disaster aid issued a directive that would have cut through the red tape and expedited a staggering 1,029 rebuilding projects and $5.3 billion.


Supporters say the new technology, which uses electric power lines, could become a major alternative to cable modem and phone connections if FCC approval helps it attract  participation of major utility companies.


Top Nine Remain Unchanged in New AP Poll

North Carolina's overtime win at Clemson kept the Tar Heels unbeaten and the top of the Associated Press' college basketball poll unchanged Monday.


The wreck of a warship off Kent, packed with tonnes of ammunition, could cause a huge explosion, a report warns.


Next President Will Pick Scores of Judges

The next president's most enduring legacy may be in an area little mentioned in the campaign so far: the federal courts, where rulings on such hot-button issues as abortion, gay marriage and the death penalty could have lasting impact.


Obesity surgery can cure diabetes, high blood pressure and other ...

CHICAGO Obese people who have stomach-reducing surgery may be shedding more than just pounds. A new report says the operations may also cure other ills, like diabetes and high-blood pressure.


Nel sondaggio Demos-Eurisko il centrosinistra Ã¨ in lieve recuperorispetto a giugno. Pd in risalita ma resta al 26,2%. Cresce Di Pietro                                            Cdl sopra l'Unione di 10 punti e per le primarie Veltroni al 74%                                                                                Governo e opposizione, fiducia ai minimi. Forza Italia primo partitodi FABIO BORDIGNON e ROBERTO BIORCIO


A French director faces a Â£100,000 bill after offering free screenings of his critically panned film.


TWO British fighter jets escorted a redirected Olympic Airways flight to London's Stansted Airport after a bomb threat was made.


Opera to launch browser for Windows Mobile

Norwegian browser developer Opera Software ASA has developed a product to run on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Mobile operating system, with plans to ship demonstration versions


The government's shake-up of GP out-of-hours care has been criticised by an inquiry into a death of woman.


OLGA Kornyushyna hasn't been sleeping much for the past few days. "My friends in Kiev were protesting on the streets 24 hours a day, so I was on the phone and Internet 24 hours a day supporting them," said the ...


Castro Shown on Cuban TV in a Wheel-Chair

HAVANA  - Cubans saw President Fidel Castro in awheel-chair on Sunday in television images that showed theCuban leader looking rested after shattering his left knee andfracturing his right arm in a fall on Oct. 20.


UK's EMI Says to Face Music Industry Probe in U.S.

LONDON/NEW YORK  - EMI Group PLC, the world's  third-largest music company, on Friday said it and other music  companies faced a New York probe into how music companies  influence what songs are played on the radio.


Report on Paris airport terminal collapse blames design, structural faults

Design and structural faults were to blame for the fatal collapse of a terminal at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport last year, a French administrative inquiry said in a report made public.


Il presidente della Camera intervistato a Radio Radicale replica dopo quattro giorni all'affondo di Montezemolo                                             Bertinotti: "Quella di Montezemolo  Ã¨ stata legittima difesa"


Some Neanderthals probably had red hair much like modern-day humans, a DNA study shows.


Star Horse In Europe Is Euthanized After Classic

George Washington, considered one of the top horses in Europe, sustained a fractured right front leg during the running of the Breedersâ Cup Classic on Saturday and had to be euthanized.


There's been a few posts about the upcoming namespace support in PHP from different bloggers in the community including:   A post on the Stubbes blog by Frank Kleine and his discoveries of how the "use" keyword needs to be used in your applications A follow-up post from Frank as well correcting some of the problems in his first examples Some opinions from Richard Heyes on how useful they seem to him Brian Moon's comments on the level of traffic that the namespace discussion has been getting on the php.internals mailing list.   Right now there's so many ideas flying around about what namespaces should be and how they should be implemented that it'll be interesting to see which ideas finally come out on top.


Iran's supreme leader rebuffs Ahmadinejad

President's authority suffers serious blow after supreme leader sides with MPs over cheap gas for villages suffering in harsh winter


2 Wis. children get E. coli from spinach

Anne Grintjes can't even look at produce now without cringing. "I went through a grocery store the other day and I just flinched when I looked at all the greens," said Grintjes, whose 6-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter fell ill during a multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to tainted spinach. "It's hard not to, after watching your little boy struggling for his life in a hospital bed."


British arrest Abu Hamza on terror charges

British authorities re-arrested a radical Muslim cleric already facing extradition to the United States on terrorist charges. Abu Hamza al-Masri, the 47-year-old former imam


Much has changed since the last anniversary of The Station nightclub fire — a 2003 blaze sparked by pyrotechnics for the '80s rock band Great White that killed 100 people.


The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Gates as the next defense secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the increasingly unpopular Iraq war.


Elderly Anti-Logging Protester to Check into the Crowbar Hotel - Again

By CAMILLE BAINS  VANCOUVER (CP) - An elderly environmentalist who has already spent more than two years in jail for anti-logging protests was handed a 10-month sentence for criminal contempt of court Monday.


Prizes, Profit Could Fuel Private Space Race

On Wednesday September 29, a private company in California plans to launch a craft known as SpaceShipOne into near-earth orbit in an attempt to win the so-called "Ansari X-Prize.


Man labeled "enemy combatant" wins court case

President George W. Bush cannot order the military to seize and indefinitely detain a Qatari national and suspected al Qaeda operative, the only person being held in the United States as an "enemy combatant," an appeals court ruled on Monday.


Catcher Jason Varitek will remain with the Boston Red Sox, reaching a preliminary agreement on a four-year contract, a lawyer with knowledge of the negotiations said Thursday.


France, Britain and Germany on Wednesday failed to persuade Iran to scrap a program that could give it the capacity to build nuclear weapons but both sides agreed to meet again soon.


Applausi e acclamazioni per le 5 recite del 'Don Chisciotte'


Iraqi views on security situation vary widely

BAGHDAD - Two rows of glowing orbs cast a warm light on the marble fountain in the outdoor garden. Columns of ice-cream cones rise neatly behind the new plate-glass windows. A row of red letters - "Hassan" - twinkles with white lights and the promise that this Baghdad restaurant's chance at prosperity has returned after a suicide car bomb attack ...


Bush, Maliki to meet as Iraqi deaths hit new high

U.S. President George W. Bush will meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan next week with grim new statistics showing record numbers of Iraqis were killed last month and many more fled the country.


After going nearly three months without speaking, the NHL has accepted an invitation from its locked-out union to meet next Thursday and Friday in Toronto.


One of America's hottest comics on how he translates sore points into comic relief


THE International Olympic Committee (IOC) said today it was still trying to find Hungarian Olympic hammer champion Adrian Annus, who is suspected of having tampered with his Athens Games doping sample.


RAMALLAH, West Bank - Senior Palestinian officials, seeking to fill the void left when Yasser Arafat dies, reached out Saturday to Islamic fundamentalists who remain the wild card in a post-Arafat era.


Cassini Sending Back Data on Saturn Moon

Scientists say the Cassini spacecraft is sending back evidence that Saturn's planet-size moon Titan has some familiar features, but that it still remains one of the strangest worlds.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Elfriede Jelinek, an Austrian novelist and playwright, has won the Nobel Prize in literature -- the first woman in eight years to be awarded the prize.


Ill Costa Rica Leader Vows to Finish Term

Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco pledged Friday to serve out the last 15 months of his term despite health problems, trying to reassure the country a day after he was hospitalized with heart trouble.


A concert by Bob Geldof is to open the Hay literature festival, taking place in Spain for the first time.


Four storms poke hole in profit for Safeco

The winds of four hurricanes blew through Safeco's third-quarter financials, helping send the Seattle-based insurer to its first quarterly loss in a year.


Su apertura negoziato per il rinnovo partenariato Ue-Russia


Yantra Corp. of Tewksbury, a privately held software company specializing in order management and supply chain fulfillment applications, was acquired by Sterling Commerce, an SBC Communications Inc. subsidiary, for about $170 million in cash. The deal is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2005. Yantra was founded in 1995 as a spinoff of Infosys Technologies Ltd. It ...


Plane crash claims two lives, one not accounted for

In Colorado...rescue officials continue the search for the son of NBC Executive, Dick Ebersol... Who was onboard that plane when it crashed.


Frenzied mourners swarm Ramallah compound

As the evening call to prayer rang out yesterday, signaling the end of the day's fast and the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, dazed mourners wandered the grounds


Avian flu kills tigers in Thailand, chickens in Vietnam

Oct 19, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - A government official in Thailand said 23 tigers at a private zoo died of avian influenza after eating the carcasses of chickens believed to have had the disease, the Associated Press  reported today.


Toby Young, author of âHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People,â will soon see his memoir on the big screen.


Honda sees record global sales in 2005 with strong growth in China

TOKYO : Japan's Honda Motor has forecast global vehicle sales will rise 8.0 percent in 2005 to a record 3.4 million, reflecting strong demand, especially in China and in Europe.


Oklahoma State supporting cast grabs spotlight against Syracuse

NEW YORK -- Rose and Joe Graham, standing in front of their seats at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, were sporting custom-made, orange Oklahoma State jerseys in support of their fraternal-twin sons, Joey and Stephen, both seniors on the Cowboys.


Bergamo, 14:58 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: PRESIDENTE RUGGERI RICOVERATO, MOLTO GRAVE

Sarebbero critiche le condizioni di Ivan Ruggeri, presidente dell'Atalanta. Ruggeri si è sent...


If there's something positive that can be taken from a golfer's disappointment, it's that it might inspire motivation for future success -- especially if one knows the course well enough.


Airbus gets green light for restructuring plan

The parent company of European plane manufacturer Airbus said on Monday it had finally approved a restructuring plan for the struggling group, ending months of political wrangling about job cuts.


VIENNA, Va. -- The Treasury Department will work with banking regulators to craft an anti-money-laundering plan that puts less of a burden on small banks.


New Attack Kills Six More in India Strife

GAUHATI, India - Suspected rebels woke up sleeping villagers in northeastern India and fired on them with automatic weapons early Monday, killing six and raising the death toll to 63 from three days of violence in a region where dozens of ethnic rebel groups are fighting for separate homelands.    Seven people also were wounded when the group of heavily armed militants descended on Gelapukhuri, a village 130 miles north of Gauhati, the capital of Assam state, said police officer P...


Don't expect Chris Pronger to change his ways coming off his second suspension in the Stanley Cup playoffs. After all, the Anaheim Ducks star defenseman has been hitting hard since he picked up a hockey stick at age 5.


DaimlerChrysler takes 400 million euro charge for Japanese ...

Automaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Friday it will book a charge of 400 million euro in the third quarter to cover the cost of recalls and past quality problems at Japanese truckmaker Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp.


Tribunale di Firenze, 'il fatto non sussiste'


Yahoo Inc. Chairman Terry Semel stepped down as chief executive in a surprise move Monday, ending his increasingly ineffectual pursuit of online search leader Google Inc. — a losing battle that had demoralized Yahoo's shareholders and employees.


Financial ties between the Middle East and Asia are strengthening by the day, threatening the flow of investment dollars to Europe and the U.S.


Sony Group Agrees in Principle to Buy MGM

A group headed by Sony Corp of America agreed in principle to acquire Hollywood film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  for $12 a share in cash, MGM said on Monday.


Bush-Kerry Debate Draws 62.5 Million U.S. Viewers

At least 62.5 million Americans tuned in to President Bush's debate with challenger Sen. John Kerry on Thursday, far surpassing the number who watched either political convention this summer or Bush's debates four years ago with Al Gore.


With his wife, Ruth Bell Graham, in a coma at home in western North Carolina, the Rev. Billy Graham announced yesterday that she will be buried in the city of Charlotte and not in her beloved mountains at the site she said she favored as recently as a week and a half ago.


US TV network ABC could be fined $1.4m for airing an episode of NYPD Blue which showed female nudity.


Hong Kong marks first decade under Chinese rule

Chinese President Hu Jintao swore in Hong Kong's leader for a new term on Sunday and reminded the territory that the motherland comes first, as the city embarked upon its second decade under Beijing's rule.


Buora, nel 2009 ricavi esteri genereranno 30% dei ricavi


Wild boar scatters French Christmas shoppers: police

It was no bull in a china shop, but a wild boar rampaged through a clothes shop in western France on Saturday before being felled by bullets, police said.


Londra, 13:11 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: OFFERTI CISSE E GARCIA PER TORRES

E' Fernando Torres il principale obiettivo del Liverpool per la prossima stagione. I reds sono pront...


Microsoft has begun lobbying Congress even before its $42 billion bid for Yahoo has been accepted, while Google, the real object of Microsoft's concern, has started to raise objections on Capitol Hill.


Jennifer Lopez will throw party for "Amigas"

LOS ANGELES  - Jennifer Lopez is developing a TV series about five Miami teens who run a Quinceanera party-planning business.


Tough to Enter Golf's Father/Son Challenge

Alastair Johnston doesn't remember the names of the players, only the purpose of their phone calls.


Lebanese citizens divided over Hezbollah

Heroic fighters to some, dangerous militia to others. The bloody fight that Hezbollah picked with Israel has deepened a longtime divide in Lebanon.


Houston, 20:23 - ATLETICA: GATLIN PENSA AL FOOTBALL CON HOUSTON

In attesa di conoscere il suo futuro nell'atletica dopo essere stato trovato positivo a un controllo...


Shock and Awe: Fish and Game Monitors Fish Populations Using Electricity

By Matt Christensen, The Times-News, Twin Falls, Idaho,  Sep. 15--HAILEY --Forget the pole and worms.   When the Idaho Fish and Game Department goes angling, it brings the electricity --300 volts, in fact.


An arrogant rush to war in Iraq has made the United States more vulnerable to nuclear attack, US Senator Edward M Kennedy says. He says the Bush administration has misled the public with "happy talk" about prospects for peace.


TV host Bob Barker, 82, announced that he would retire from show business after 50 years. His last appearance will be in June 2007 hosting âThe Price is Right.â Barker is probably best known for hosting the game show, the longest-running in television,...


As calls for the break-up of Belgium along its linguistic divide grow ever louder, up to 1,000 people took to the streets of Brussels on the anniversary of the country's independence to march in favor of unity.  One pro-unity demonstrator said: "In Belgium, for the moment, we are in crisis. It's a pseudo-political crisis organized by lunatics. No more, no less. It's about power and will bring nothing but misery. Hands off Belgium!"


Scott to coach Western All-Stars on home court

Byron Scott of the New Orleans Hornets will coach the Western Conference at this year's NBA All-Star Game, the league said on Thursday.


Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean called for another election in the race to replace Rep. Katherine Harris, saying the declared Republican winner should not be swore in until election questions are sorted out.


Two months after marrying money manager Todd Meister in a surprise ceremony in Las Vegas, hotel heiress Nicky Hilton says she wants the marriage annulled. The couple reportedly split some weeks ago but remain friends. Hilton, 21, lives in LA while Meis...


Biel charity-auction date raises $30,000

A date with Esquire's "The Sexiest Woman Alive" and "7th Heaven" star Jessica Biel raised $30,000 to help a teenager who lost her leg in a prom night limousine accident.


Internet-service provider Earthlink Inc. on Tuesday launched a service that enables high-speed subscribers to make unlimited voice calls through their computers at no additional charge.


Roma, 20:55 - CALCIO, MILAN; SEEDORF: TROPPA PRESSIONE SU PATO

Clarence Seedorf è pronto a scomettere sulle qualità di Pato ma ha un timore: ''Si &eg...


Militants free 12 foreigners in Nigerian oil delta

YENAGOA, Nigeria  - Militants released 12 foreign hostages in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta as a prelude to peace talks with the government, a state government spokesman said.


Legislature rejects Sharon's Gaza speech

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip suffered a symbolic setback on Monday when the legislature voted to reject the speech in which he raised the proposal.


The European Space Agency says it will have a news conference to highlight present and future European human spaceflight missions.  The Friday news conference will be at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.


A strong performance from the heavyweight banking sector helped the FTSE 100 rise 150 points.


Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.


Immigrants should be taught to queue: govt

Newcomers to Britain will receive welcome packs containing advice such as 'avoid spitting in the street' and 'how to queue in shops', under proposals launched Monday by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears.


Updates from the Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park.


Norwegians finish 1-2 at biathlon World Cup

CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Five-time Olympic biathlon champion Ole Einar Bjorndalen of Norway may have been absent from a World Cup event Wednesday, but his fellow countrymen Stian Eckhoff and Frode Andresen were there to pick up the slack.


More British Airways workers vote to strike

Thousands more workers at British Airways voted to strike for 24 hours over pay during a busy public holiday weekend later this month, union leaders said.


Scientists harness mysteries of the brain

A young woman, confined to a wheelchair, is told to think about moving another wheelchair in front of her, first to the left and then forward.


Joost like Joost So P2P TV services really do conform to the proverbial bus clich&eacute: you wait ages for one, then loads of clich&eacutes come along at once.â¦


I'm mad at people who think it's funny to taunt black soccer players. I'm saddened that a small group - I hope it's just a small group but I have my doubts â-f stupid fans are ruining, what


The Israeli Knesset last night dealt a staggering political blow to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, rejecting on a 53-44 vote his report on the


U.S. nuclear industry inches toward new construction

SPRING CITY, Tennessee  - When the Watts Bar Unit One here switched on in 1996 after a 23-year construction ordeal, it was the last of a generation of U.S. commercial nuclear power plants to emerge from a building cycle marred by massive cost over-runs and canceled plant orders.


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.


Master crim leaves vital clue at scene of burglary

'Peter Addison was here!' An 18-year-old burglar spectacularly avoided elevation to the league of master criminals by writing "Peter Addison was here!" at the scene of a break-in, the Sun reports.â¦


BEIJING  - China has banned acclaimed   director Lou Ye from making movies for five years as punishment   for sending his latest film "Summer Palace," an erotic love   story set against the backdrop of the bloody crackdown in   Tiananmen Square, to the Cannes Film Festival without   government approval, official media reported Monday.


U.S. stocks were set to open lower on  Thursday, weighed down by disappointing earnings from eBay Inc.  and a lower-than-expected profit forecast from Qualcomm Inc. .


Bombing Suspect Detained At Afghanistan Airport

KABUL, Afghanistan -- NATO troops in Afghanistan have detained a man at Kabul airport who had traces of explosives on his hands, a day after a US security firm was bombed, killing 10 people, including three Americans.


Myanmar's top leader Than Shwe is on a six-day "historic" visit to India for talks with Indian leaders. The two countries will sign an accord today in the field of non-traditional security issues during the visit of Senior General Than.


Paul Lo Duca hit a pair of three-run homers and drove in a career-high seven runs last night, powering the New York Mets to their fifth straight victory, 11-7, over the host Cincinnati Reds.


Paul McCartney says the inspiration for the title of his latest album, "Memory Almost Full," came from a phrase he saw on his cell phone.


Family and Community Focus for Celebrations

THE importance of family and community kicked off Waitangi commemorations in New Plymouth yesterday.   About 100 people gathered at Ngamotu Beach for a forum, which focused on family and community issues.


Oil Ends Below $50 on Nigerian Cease-Fire

Oil prices slid from record highs  above $50 a barrel Wednesday as the U.S. government reported a  surprise increase in crude stocks and rebels in Nigeria's  oil-rich delta region agreed to a preliminary cease-fire with  the government.


Dutch Internet service provider UPC has decided not to appeal a summary judgement by Amsterdam's District Court, and will hand over the name and address of an individual accused of illegally sharing copyrighted material using his broadband connection.


Torino, 20:26 - CALCIO, TORINO: PER L'ATTACCO SPUNTA L'ARGENTINO DENIS

Per rafforzare l'attacco, il Torino starebbe pensando all'argentino German Denis, detto 'el Tanque',...


Molti artisti firmano collezione HM 'Fashion against Aids'


Indonesia's navy continues its search for survivors of Thursday's ferry fire, amid fears of many still missing.


The Truth About Data Warehouse Appliances

The leading vendors in the data warehousing market are running scared of new entrants to the market that are offering data warehouse appliances (i.e. pre-integrated hardware, software, storage combinations) that can offer greatly superior performance at a significantly lower price.  In this white paper we will dispel the 'fog of war' that currently pervades the data warehousing landscape, dismissing those question marks that are irrelevant and gratuitous, but highlighting any genuine issues that need to be addressed.


The Kremlin attacks the UK's decision to expel four Russian diplomats as "groundless, inappropriate, unjustified".


French president Sarkozy separates from his wife

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cecilia are separating, the president's office said in a terse statement on Thursday, ending rampant speculation about the state of their 11-year old marriage.


Deal to make Blair Mideast envoy remains on hold

JERUSALEM -- Western powers struggled yesterday to finalize a role for outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair as Middle East envoy in their bid to revive peace prospects after Islamist Hamas's takeover of the Gaza Strip.


EDINBURGH, Scotland - Monica Lewinsky said Saturday she has struggled to move on from her notorious relationship with Bill Clinton - but has no regrets about accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars to talk about the affair.    Speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Lewinsky imparted the hard-won lesson of six years of intense scrutiny by the American judicial system and the world's media...


The Irish Government announced today it will be sending a technical...

The Irish Government announced today it will be sending a technical team to Phuket in Thailand to ensure that its 10 million euro (about 7 million) aid allocation is spent to the best effect in the tsunami ...


Americans and Dutch Strike Gold in Cycling

The United States proved there is more  to U.S. cycling than Lance Armstrong on Wednesday and Leontien  Zijlaard-van Moorsel of the Netherlands became the most  successful woman in Olympic cycling history.


Bush shuns Hollywood, opts for "wholesome" country acts at convention

US President George W. Bush goes into the Republican convention next week mocking Democrat John Kerry's glamorous Hollywood support base and pitching instead to America's rural heartland.


Intuit's Scott Cook reveals why QuickBooks is not a popular Webware service.


Court dismisses lawsuit against US wiretapping

(InfoWorld) - A U.S. appeals court has ordered that a lawsuit against the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) for a wiretapping program be dismissed because the plaintiffs haven't been hurt by the agency's actions. A divided three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday that the lawsuit, brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and a group of journalists, lawyers and academics, be sent back to a district court judge to be dismissed. In August 2006, Judge Anna Diggs Taylor of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled the NSA program, which monitored telephone and Internet communications without court-ordered warrants, was illegal. The appeals court ruled that the plaintiffs didn't prove they'd been affected by the NSA's Terrorist Surveillance Program, authorized by U.S. President George Bush in 2002. The program allowed the NSA to monitor communications between U.S. residents and people in other countries with suspected ties to terrorist group al Qaeda. The plaintiffs argued, among other things, that the program violated the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment, protecting U.S. citizens against unreasonable search and seizure. But none of the plaintiffs could prove their Fourth-Amendment rights had been violated, wrote appeals court Judge Alice Batchelder. "The plaintiffs cannot show they have been or will be subject to surveillance personally," Batchelder wrote. The plaintiff's attempts to sue for other reasons, including violation of their First-Amendment, free-speech rights, are a "thinly veiled ruse," the judge added. None of the plaintiffs has shown that their speech has been hindered, she wrote. Neither the ACLU nor the U.S. Department of Justice, which appealed the lower court ruling on behalf of the NSA, were immediately available for comment on the ruling. Judge Ronald Lee Gilman disagreed with the two-judge majority, arguing that the NSA program violates the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which establishes wiretapping procedures, including warrants. "When faced with the clear wording of FISA ... the conclusion becomes inescapable that [the program] was unlawful," he wrote.


US lawmakers gird for the battle over Iraq

Majority Democrats in Congress, prevented last week from passing a Senate resolution opposing White House Iraq policy, get a fresh chance this week in the House of Representatives.


Plane Crash Kills at Least 8 in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo.  - A commuter plane crashed in  the woods shortly before landing in northeastern Missouri,  killing at least eight people, authorities said on Wednesday.


Catania, 20:13 - CALCIO, LO MONACO: VORREI TORNEO CATANIA-MESSINA-PALERMO

Intervenendo a Stadionews24, l'amministratore delegato del Catania, Pietro Lo Monaco, ha proposto un...


DELHI-NAMA: India sees crisis in Pakistanâs peace vision ...

The basic question is: how can Islamabad claim its determination live in peace with India, promote contacts between the two peoples and at the same time demand what India describes as another partition?


Deja View's pricey miniature video camera lets you play back the highlights of your life.


Music fans are coping with further showers as the Glastonbury Festival enters its second full day.


Singer Cat Stevens Demands Probe Into Deportation

Yusuf Islam, the singer-song writer formerly known as Cat Stevens, Friday demanded an inquiry into why the United States labeled him a security risk and deported him.


A bus carrying Scottish tourists flipped over on Spain - s Canary Islands today, killing two women passengers.


British men on stag nights are being warned about a drinks scam in the Latvian capital Riga.


5 Tips: The Fed is widely expected to raise its overnight lending rate. What does that mean for you? By Gerri Willis, CNN/Money contributing columnist.


Mahmoud Abbas, the favourite to succeed Yasser Arafat as Palestinian leader, has called on his people to stop fighting Israel. Mr Abbas said Palestinians had a legitimate right "to express their rejection of the occupation by popular and social means".


Cisco Purchases WebEx to Gain Video Software Briefing: SAN FRANCISCO

Cisco Systems, the world's biggest maker of computer networking equipment, on Tuesday completed a $3.2 billion purchase of WebEx Communications to gain videoconferencing software.


Eastman Kodak axes 870 jobs in Britain, France

LONDON : Eastman Kodak said it would axe 870 job cuts across Britain and France as part of a global cull blamed on the increasing popularity of digital photography.


Copter shot down in Iraq; pilots rescued

Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter south of Baghdad, and the two pilots were rescued with minor injuries, the military said Tuesday. The OH-58D Kiowa Attack helicopter was brougt down by ground fire on Monday. After an Apache helicopter rescued the two pilots, a U.S. warplane dropped two 500-pound, laser-guided bombs on the downed craft to destroy it, the military said in a statement.


Links to the week's topics from search engine forums across the web: Google Offer Takes on PayPal - Matt Cutts On Having Lots Of Sites - Click Fraud from Competitors? - I've Been Using Duplicate (stolen) Content - Accessibility Basics, and more.


Compatibili aiuti agroambientali per danni maltempo


TierneyLab: A Message for the Prime Designer

At last, we have the results in the Talk-to-the-Prime-Designer Contest. I apologize for the delay, which was due partly to the volume of entries (over 400) and partly to an unusual late-hour conflict among the judges. The rules of the contest were simple: Assume weâre all living in a computer simulation like the envisioned by [...].


Stocks were knocked lower on Thursday  as investors worried that rising prices for oil and commodities  would shrink corporate profits, while drug shares fell on  possible stricter scrutiny from regulators.


Berlino, 19:31 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: POSTICIPI E CLASSIFICA AGGIORNATA

Si sono giocati oggi due posticipi della Bundesliga. Ecco i risultati e la classifica aggiornata:<br...


SAP pushes for settlement talks with Oracle

InfoWorld - SAP AG has asked a U.S. court to order settlement talks in its legal battle with Oracle Corp., arguing that Oracle exaggerated its claims against the German software maker. Oracle said it opposed such talks and accused SAP of trying to "make this case go away."