CBS Baseball Series Relies on Technology

The new series "Clubhouse" — about a teenager who's a batboy for a major league team — may use sports as a metaphor for life, but the producers know the action on the field still has to look authentic.


Police are still waiting to question a man over the death of the daughter of a teacher at a top public school.


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Sen. Clinton blasts Bush, urges women to vote in West Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH Â· Blasting President Bush for undoing the "good things" her husband did in office, US Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urged hundreds of Democratic women to vote early


Former socialist MSP Tommy Sheridan has been charged with perjury, his lawyer has said


New Yorkers took back possession of the city on Friday, as thousands of Republicans left town after their four-day national convention.


Rising petrol and food costs push the price inflation of goods leaving UK factories to a new 16-year high.


Biggest Mistake by Mickelson Came Before Play Began

IN the Ryder Cup, the Americans may still have the name, but the Europeans continue to have the game. None of the golfers on the European team have won a major championship while the Americans


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Police arrest suspect in Lancashire schoolgirl stabbing

A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 14-year schoolgirl in Lancashire.


Davenport, Zvonareva march on in Auckland WTA

Comeback mum Lindsay Davenport and top seed Vera Zvonareva led the charge into the quarter-finals of the Auckland Classic here Wednesday.


Global drug trade not growing: U.N. agency

The worldwide illegal drugs trade has stopped growing for the first time since the mid-Nineteenth Century, although use and production of some drugs is rising fast in pockets, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.


German winner of Hawaii Ironman confirms positive test

Nina Kraft, winner of last month's Hawaii Ironman competition, acknowledged Thursday that she had used the banned endurance-boosting drug EPO.


Call Recorder for Skype Adds Options, Fixes Bugs

Call Recorder for Skype has been updated with new options and a variety of bug fixes.


This could be the week for a Patriots loss

The New England Patriots might be like no other powerhouse in NFL history. They almost never dominate, they just always win -- a record 21 victories in a row including the postseason, 18 straight in the regular season.


Gino Guidugli threw three of his school-record five touchdown passes to Hannibal Thomas on Saturday to lead Cincinnati to a 52-24 rout of No. 21 Southern Mississippi.


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So You Think You Know About Farm Industry?

By Anna Lognonne  Farming Matters. That's the statement at the heart of a fact and fun-packed campaign being launched by the NFU at the Northumberland County Show this Bank Holiday Monday.


The dollar rallied across the board on Wednesday in a technical rebound after two U.S. economic reports prompted dealers to unwind large bets against the currency.


Children Tell Their Own Stories in New Series

âMy Life as a Child,â a six-part documentary series on TLC, is a video collage of 21st century American childhood.


Family and friends of Lori Hacking gathered Saturday for a memorial service to remember the woman whom authorities believe was slain by her husband while she slept.


Russia said today that it would suspend its obligations under a cornerstone cold war-era arms limitation treaty.


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Renzo Ulivieri si tiene stretto il punto conquistato dalla Reggina a Empoli. Il tecnico analizza la ...


Folding@Home Protein Project Hits a Petaflop

The Folding@home distributed computing project of Stanford University has hit the petaflop mark with 80 percent of the power coming from spare processor cycles on PlayStation 3 consoles.


Police investigating a petrol bomb attack in west Belfast which injured a 19-year-old man arrest two teenagers.


Microsoft Vows Fight on Patent Rejection

In a preliminary ruling, the government rejected Microsoft Corp.'s 1996 patent on technology for saving files on computers using easy-to-remember names.


Blades continue fight to rejoin Premiership

Sheffield United's fight to rejoin the English Premiership continued on Monday with an arbitration panel sitting to rule on whether another hearing would be needed in the Carlos Tevez affair.


AP Interview: Barack Obama is Potter fan

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama is the "Harry Potter parent" who has read all six books about the boy wizard's adventures with his older daughter, his wife said Wednesday.


The computer retailer's financial disappointments continue in the fourth quarter with plunging desktop sales and flat notebook sales.


Praga, 12:23 - CALCIO, REPUBBLICA CECA: HORVATH MULTATO PER SALUTO ROMANO

Pavel Horvath, centrocampista dello Sparta Praga, 31 anni, è stato multato dalla federcalcio ...


The world's largest listed coal company seeks a place in world's largest coal market.


Sifting through the best that Canada has to offer.


Dwyane Wade insists he is not ready to  be compared with Michael Jordan.


'Batman' Protester Scales Royal Residence

LONDON - A protester dressed as Batman scaled up the front wall of Buckingham Palace Monday afternoon, reaching a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ceremonial occasions, campaigners and witnesses said.    The protester was identified as Jason Hatch, 33, from Gloucester, a member of the Fathers 4 Justice group which is campaigning for greater custody rights for divorced or separated fathers...


A Queens Garden Gives New Meaning to 'Green'

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens has broken ground for a $12 million renovation featuring geothermal energy and recycled rainwater.


Zarqawi Group Says Kills U.S. Hostage in Iraq-TV

A militant group headed by al Qaeda ally  Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has killed a second American captive in  Iraq after the lapse of a 24-hour deadline on Tuesday, Arabic  television channel Al Jazeera said.


'We hear the kids like these MP3 things' Napster will once again deal in the scourge that are MP3s now that the major record labels have decided that MP3s are not evil but rather their future.â¦


For years, brothers Pisey and Dara Tan had barely spoken to each other as they went their separate ways Â Pisey into the Army, Dara off to college.


The band Babyshambles has postponed the remainder of its British tour to give frontman Pete Doherty more time to undergo drug rehabilitation treatment, his record company said Saturday.


In 1904 at the St. Louis Olympic Games, Canada won gold in soccer. In 1936 in Berlin, our nation won silver in basketball. That's it for traditional team sports.


By Sanne Specht, Mail Tribune, Medford, Ore.  Mar. 1--Opponents of the Opp Mine painted a picture of environmental  pollution, property destruction and community demise for Jackson County  commissioners on Wednesday.    More than 75 people attended the three-hour public hearing.


MMR scare doctor 'paid children for blood samples'

Doctor who linked vaccine with autism paid son's party guests Â£5 to help his research, inquiry hears.


Kilkenny, Ireland - A revitalised Ernie Els went on a birdie blitz here on Friday to snatch the second round lead in the $7m WGC American Express Championship.


Text alert service digs itself a hole A text alert service for doggers has been fined Â£20,000 by regulator ICSTIS for breaches of the premium-rate code, including signing up punters without their knowledge and failing to respond to "stop" messages.â¦


The New York Mets completed a crucial  three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves as Tom Glavine finally  got the better of former team mate John Smoltz in a 3-2 win on  Sunday.


Cindy Kurleto's date with Prince Charles

Well, she came close. At a fund raising for the Prince's Trust Foundation, our very own Cindy was among the 30 celebrities from around the world that was invited to the very exclusive affair held at St.


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China's quarantine authority said on Thursday it had found no diseases in eight mice discovered on an United Airlines flight from Washington.


Libya HIV case nurses say not guilty of defamation

Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian  doctor, sentenced to death for infecting Libyan children with  HIV, on Sunday pleaded not guilty to charges they defamed two  Libyans by accusing them of torture, lawyers said.


Millions of US viewers tune in for the finale of The Sopranos, to learn the fate of mob boss Tony Soprano.


Motivating college athletes to maintain a similar level of intensity during each and every game is one of biggest challenges for a college football coach.


An Australian policeman becomes the first casualty in a peacekeeping operation in the Solomon Islands.


Lyon coach Gerard Houllier parts company with the French champions.


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Barclays, the nation's third-biggest bank, has said that net profit surged by 33 percent to a record 4.571 billion pounds in 2006, lifted by its investment banking arm.


"Transformers" smashes July 4th, Wednesday records

Sci-fi action film "Transformers" smashed another box-office record by grossing $29.1 million on its second full day of release -- the most ever for a July 4 holiday, according to figures released on Thursday.


Mike Smartt, founder of the BBC News website, picked up his OBE at Buckingham Palace on Thursday.


Where, Oh Where, Are the Oscar Contenders?

You know it's going to be a strange year for the Oscars when November is just around the corner and the talk in Hollywood is about "The Phantom of the Opera."


The Caucus: Romney Shows a Little Leg in New Ad

A new campaign ad features features Mitt Romney quite literally running hard as a narrator declares


R. Kelly sued over song, alleged beating

A man describing himself as a "mentor and guide" to R. Kelly since he was a teenager is suing the singer, alleging that he attacked him and reneged on an agreement to pay him for a song idea.


Though Alzheimerâs disease seems to strike suddenly in old age, scientists think it begins long before symptoms occur.


Americans Expected to Win Economics Nobel

Americans are expected by many this year to continue their five-year running domination of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.


Imagine piling up thousands of dollars in new credit-card bills - while insisting with a straight face that the family's finances are just fine.


Democratic senators on Sunday chided Vice President Dick Cheney for declaring his office exempt from sections of a presidential order involving matters of national security. Republicans, more cautiously, said the matter deserves review.


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Summary: New Stem Cell Agency Under Fire

HUSH-HUSH: California's new stem cell agency isn't telling the public much about how it's being organized or where it will ultimately spend $3 billion in taxpayer money.


MSPs vote overwhelmingly to back plans to close large stores on Christmas Day and New Year's Day


American cannon blasts bellowed in the English Channel 140 years ago, and bloodied bodies lined the deck of a sinking Confederate ship. Teary onlookers watched in horror from the Normandy coast.


Counting Calories, but Not to Shed Pounds

My daughter's illness and recovery have taught me that there is no such thing as good and bad foods.


China might be the dominant force in international badminton but Athens silver-medalist Nathan Robertson is already hoping to go one better at the Beijing Olympics.


Donors make pledges for Palestine, promote peace

France kicked off an international donors conference to boost the Palestinian economy on Monday, with delegations expected to offer some $5.6 billion and give political impetus to the renewed Middle East peace talks.


Detectives investigating the death of a one-year-old boy who was mauled by a pet dog will speak to members of the local community.


Heart Op Over, UK's Blair Now Risks Succession War

Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair  underwent successful heart surgery on Friday and returned home  looking relaxed following a surprise vow to serve a record  third term and deny rivals power for five more years.


Iraq Vows to Disarm Rebels, Hold Elections

Iraq's interim government vowed on  Wednesday to disarm insurgents bent on derailing January  elections and drive foreign militants from Falluja, where the  latest clashes with U.S. forces killed eight people.


Reynolds American reports $339 million third quarter profit

Reynolds American Inc. reported today a profit of $339 million in the third quarter - the first earnings report that included the results of the combined RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.


Federal law enforcement may be heralding Operation Web Snare as the largest cyber-crime crackdown of its kind, but it is receiving mixed reviews on whether it will stymie the rise in Internet fraud.


JERUSALEM -- Israel's foreign minister embraced yesterday the US-backed ''road map" leading to a Palestinian state and conditionally warmed up to Syrian peace overtures, more signs of movement toward Mideast peace in the post-Yasser Arafat era.


Abbas Gets Boost in Bid for Palestinian Presidency

Mahmoud Abbas's nomination for Palestinian Authority president received a boost from reports that a jailed Fatah party leader, Marwan Barghouti, wouldn't challenge his bid and had endorsed his candidacy.


Disruptions by Hurricane Ivan Send Oil Prices Rising Again

Oil prices surpassed $47 a barrel yesterday, and further declines in the nation's supply are expected in the short term as petroleum producers disrupted by Hurricane Ivan continue to regroup.


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HOWELL, Mich. - Woody has something the nation's other prognosticating groundhogs don't. Female intuition. Gen.


DNA Test For Colorectal Cancer Yields Disappointing Results

Researchers hoping for an easy and accurate new screening method to detect colon cancer found disappointing results. A colonoscopy is a procedure of viewing the interior lining of the colon using a colonoscope, a flexible fiber-optic tube.


BEIJING -- The Year of the Pig has turned into the year of the baby.


Hurricane Frances weakened Sunday morning as it pushed inland in Florida, but the huge system, which has knocked out power to more than 1.6 million homes and businesses, was still "relentlessly pounding" the area, the


Baghdad 'House Bomb' Kills 28 During Police Raid

A powerful blast destroyed a house in  western Baghdad during an overnight police raid, flattening  several nearby buildings and killing at least 28 people  including seven policemen, police said on Wednesday.


BEIJING, Aug.19 (Xinhuanet) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has failed to garner the support of the Likud Party Convention for his resolution to negotiate with the Labor Party over a coalition government, according to a CNN report.


Brain Cells, Doing Their Job With Some Neighborly Help

How does the brain process all of the information being taken in by our senses every second of every day?


A turn of Peter Heckel's tap Tuesday morning did nothing. Heckel, a decades-long resident of North Raleigh, woke up to no water. A record-breaking weekend of Triangle water use had left the private water system that provides Heckel's home with pressure too low.


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An EU commissioner issues a strongly-worded warning to Macedonia over its ambitions to join the EU.


UK government tunes out debate on DNA database

Pressure mounts on records of innocents The government has responded to an e-petition on the burgeoning DNA database but rebuffed its main complaint that the world's largest criminological genetic store has been built "by stealth" and without Parliamentary and public consent.â¦


Senior political commentator Michael White joins Brian Paddick, the Lib Dem candidate for London mayor, in Brixton market


U.S. ready to fight militants with Pakistani troops

The United States would be willing to send troops to Pakistan to fight alongside the South Asian country's forces against Islamist militants, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.


Basra withdrawal not a defeat, says Brown

PM says withdrawal of British troops from Basra Palace was 'pre-planned and organised move'.


More Retailers Found to Have Lead-Tainted Items

Congressional investigators determined that major American retailers have found more lead-contaminated childrenâs products in their inventories but have not yet notified the public.


Fundamentally: This Time, the Turbulence May Last Awhile

Market volatility has returned with a vengeance, raising fears that a full-blown market correction could be imminent.


Elizabeth Edwards kept her secret for more than a week, as her husband crisscrossed the country in an unsuccessful bid to win the vice presidency.


Bush's Approval Rating Hovers Below 50 Percent

Aug. 30, 2004 -- As the Republican Convention begins in New York, President George Bush and Sen. John Kerry are locked in a tight race and the president's approval rating is languishing below the 50 percent mark.


India's unmanned moon mission going smoothly: official

India's unmanned moon mission -Chandrayan - is expected to take place in 2007-08 as it is progressing smoothly, the country's space agency chief G. MadhavanNair said here Sunday.


Biggest UK brewer Scottish & Newcastle is to buy 37.5% of India's United Breweries, famed for its Kingfisher brand.


Biggest Medicare hike draws Kerry's criticism

WASHINGTON One day after President George W. Bush touted his efforts to help the elderly cope with increased medical expenses, US officials announced the largest premium increase in the Medicare program's history, raising the monthly expense $11.


Chavez says Colombian rebels set to free hostages

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said Colombian rebels agreed on Wednesday to hand over two hostages and that he could send helicopters to pick them up as early as Thursday.


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InfoWorld - The rise of customized malware is forcing security software vendors to change their tactics quickly and begin using customers' machines as their initial line of threat detection intelligence, according to a new report from Yankee Group.


The European Union will help rebuild conflict-ravaged Somalia, but the cost is not clear, the EU's foreign policy chief said Saturday.


The Oakland Raiders signed former Jacksonville safety Donovin Darius on Tuesday, bolstering a unit that was the strongest on the team during a difficult season last year.


Struggling Premiership club Bolton on Thursday named Gary Megson as their new manager.


Twenty-five years ago this Tuesday, a brash startup cable channel with a strange name began broadcasting. Its goal: Provide sports programming 24 hours a day. The concept behind ESPN was solid, but the execution was shaky in those early days of bouncing a signal off a satellite from a half-built building in a muddy field in then-rural Bristol, Conn. Today, ...


Wie Publisher Vivendi Universal gestern Abend in einem offiziellen Presserundbrief mitteilt, hat der heiÃ erwartete Action-Blockbuster Half-Life 2 endlich den Goldstatus erreicht.


Oil prices fell sharply last night, taking US crude below $50 ahead of the US presidential election. US light crude dipped as low as $49.


Lift Every Sweet Voice and Sing, Rascals, Sing

This French film tells a deeply conventional story about truculent or orphaned boys and the gentle soul who finds himself by shaping the tots into a chorus.


Ford down, Nissan up in September US sales

Ford Motor Co. (FN: Quote, Profile, Research) posted its fourth consecutive month of weaker US sales with a 7 percent drop in September results on Friday, and the


Rocket slams near US embassy in Kabul, no casulaties

A rocket slammed near the United States (US) embassy and other diplomatic missions in Kabul early on Friday, a day before landmark presidential elections in Afghanistan.


Northern Rock panic eases as government steps in

The sense of panic over embattled bank Northern Rock eased Tuesday as fewer savers queued to withdraw cash and the share price rebounded slightly following government pledges.


Doctors and nurses are setting up mobile casualty units to deal with drunk and injured revellers.


Suspect Charged in Britain Bombing Plots

British authorities charged the Iraqi doctor arrested in connection with failed car bombings in London and Glasgow.


Jason Giambi ended an 0-for-32 hitless streak with what might have been one of the most satisfying blasts of his career.


Pa. Police Chief Arrested on Drug Charges

A small-town police chief who prosecutors said repeatedly smoked seized marijuana while on duty was arrested on drug possession and other charges Wednesday.


WHO says China must take smoking threat seriously

China needs comprehensive laws to reduce the number of smokers or the habit could end up killing 2.2 million Chinese a year by 2020, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.


U.S. Jets Hit Insurgent Areas in Fallujah

FALLUJAH, Iraq - U.S. jets pounded insurgent positions in Fallujah for a second straight day Wednesday, raising plumes of smoke but leaving no extensive damage or signs of weakening the Sunni militants who have steadily expanded their control of this city about 30 miles west of Baghdad...


The airport on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza is evacuated after a bomb warning.


'Mac people' more open, liberal than PC users

People who prefer Apple's Macintosh computers over PCs have long been considered to be on the artsy, hip end of the personality spectrum -- and now a study proves that "Mac people" indeed are more liberal and open-minded than average folks.According to Mindset Media, people who purchase Macs fall into what the branding company calls the "Openness 5" personality category -- which means they are more liberal, less modest, and more assured of their own superiority than the population at large. Mindset Media helps companies with strong brands develop ads targeted to people based on personality traits or people's "mindsets," and does research to that effect.So-called Openness 5 types tend to seek rich, varied, and novel experiences, according to the company, and believe that imagination and intellectual curiosity are as important to life as more rational or pragmatic endeavors. They also are receptive to their own inner feelings and may experience life with more emotional intensity.The company uses Nielsen Online's panel for the Mac mindset study, the results of which are based on responses from 7,500 participants.It's no great secret that Macs have always been popular with creative types -- the computers have been the mainstay of creative agencies and video- and sound-editing houses for years. This probably has as much to do with the fact that Apple and partners have delivered popular software for graphic and multimedia designers and artists as it does with the contemporary industrial design Macs have long reflected.Mac users are quick to agree there is definitely a mindset among their kind of people and aren't offended by a company profiling them according to their enthusiasm for Apple computers.MacBook Pro user Reatha Braxton said much of the Mac mindset stems from how Apple has projected the image of its products through advertising -- natch, as she runs her own New York-based media planning and buying agency, Braxton Strategic Group."The whole [Mac] package -- the advertising, the design, the whole image of that is creativity," she said. Braxton, who has been in the advertising business for more than 20 years, said Macs were almost exclusively used in ad agencies, from the people designing the ads to top executives like "the CFO to the CEO."As for the idea that Mac users possess an air of superiority, Braxton was less inclined to agree. She said that Macs actually have a pragmatic draw for their faithful because "most people who use Macs will tell you they are smarter machines than PCs, and they want to take advantage of that."Still, Braxton did acknowledge that the idea of using the PC "alternative" has an element of cool factor that lures creative types to use Macs over more run-of-the-mill PCs. "It's cooler not to be a lemming," she said.Igor Berstein, a computer programmer for a Web-based startup in New York, also agreed there is a Mac mindset, but he doesn't think he necessarily fits into it. He started using his MacBook Pro because, with the Unix base of the OS starting with Mac OS X, it was more convenient for him as a Linux user than a PC was.But "since Apple thinks a lot about aesthetics, style-oriented people go for [Macs]," Berstein said. Macs also are more expensive than PCs, so people in the middle-class or upper-class who have accumulated a certain amount of wealth are mostly likely the people who can afford them, he said.Berstein also noted that people who care more about brands are also more likely to purchase Macs over PCs. While the term "PC" refers to a computer architecture tied to more than one vendor, Macs are a subbrand tied to the strong Apple brand -- which to some is a catalyst for purchasing a Mac in and of itself, he said.


Iran's supreme leader says the US should not to use the row over Tehran's nuclear programme to bring Iran to its knees.


Santander, the Spanish bank bidding Â£8bn for the UK's Abbey, is selling half its stake in rival Royal Bank of Scotland.


A federal grand jury investigating alleged city corruption indicted seven people Wednesday, including an aide to the mayor's chief of staff and an imam who was once a member of the mayor's transition team.


Global resources group BHP Billiton on Monday announced the approval of Rapid Growth Project 2 (RGP2), a $575-million project that will expand the capacity of its Western Australia iron ore operations from 110 million tons per annum (Mtpa) to 118 Mtpa


Let's say you're one of those millions of African-American voters still mourning the recent triumph of George W. Bush. Talk of a Republican revolution turns your stomach.


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Tennessee executes child killer in electric chair

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - Tennessee used its electric chair for the first time in 47 years on Wednesday to execute a man who killed his three sons and their half-sister.


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisted Thursday that Tehran's nuclear program is peaceful and said he is "at a loss" about what more he can do to provide guarantees. "The bottom line is we do not need a bomb," he said at a news conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.


Lahoud Gets New 3-Year Term Despite UN Motion

BEIRUT, 4 September 2004 - Lebanese MPs bowed to Syrian pressure yesterday and approved a constitutional amendment giving pro-Damascus President Emile Lahoud another three years in office, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to


The radical Palestinian group Hamas, which the United States considers a terrorist organization, won an overwhelming victory in Thursday's local elections in the Gaza Strip, capturing almost two-thirds of all the seats being contested.


Spurs fans riot in Germany ahead of UEFA Cup match

Tottenham fans have rioted in the German city of Cologne ahead of their side's UEFA Cup match against Bayer Leverkusen.


The bodies of some of Mozart's relatives are exhumed for DNA testing to find out if a skull held in Salzburg is the composer's.


Ukraine's opposition leader urges foreign nations not to interfere in the re-run of the presidential poll.


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on a flying visit to Baghdad, has praised Iraqi election officials as "heroes" and vowed that a vote would take place as scheduled next month.


Malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek says he will resign after admitting being featured in a sex video.


Nonprofits Grab Office Condos in the District

Nonprofit groups are figuring out how to dodge escalating rents in Washington's hot commercial real estate market: They're buying office condos.


China accuses Taiwan's president of being a "criminal" after he makes a strongly pro-independence speech.


Mental health campaigners say papers used to make hand-rolled cigarettes should carry printed warnings about the dangers of cannabis.


New Orleans plans jazz district central park

New Orleans plans a new $700  million jazz district and central park, aiming to use the  devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina as an opportunity to  rebuild the damaged core of the city.


Carter to play first game for Nets on Monday

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (Ticker) -- It appears Vince Carter is ready to make his debut with the New Jersey Nets. Acquired by the Nets from the Toronto Raptors on Dec. 17, Carter is expected to be activated from


New Zealand's oldest immigrant rejects instant fame

New Zealand's oldest immigrant, 102-year-old Briton Eric King-Turner, sailed into Wellington on Wednesday amid a media frenzy sparked by his decision to retire to the other side of the world.


Ronaldo, Capello e la Juve weekend a tutto calcio

Milan e Sampdoria, seconda uscita dell'attaccante brasiliano. Scontro salvezza tra Chievo-Torino. Real contro Atletico Madrid. In B dura prova per Juve e Napoli. In campo e alla tv


When Going Gets Tough, a Not-So-Tough Turns to Meth

âBreaking Bad,â a new seven-part series on AMC about a middle-aged chemistry teacher in Albuquerque who becomes a methamphetamine dealer, wants no part of the Hollywood formula.


Iran criticises Russia for holding up shipping nuclear fuel, delaying completion of its first nuclear power station.


U.S. Capitol Police arrested a man carrying a rifle outside the Capitol building Friday, authorities said.


German police launch an operation to "protect" a US military base after it receives a telephone bomb threat.


Jose Canseco is living in Southern California, pursuing an acting career and trying to get funding for the movie adaptation of his best-selling book "Juiced," which blew the lid off baseball's steroid problem. He helped expose baseball's dark, dirty secret by admitting he took steroids and divulging the names of those he says he saw take them, and now feels ...


A 46-year-old man is jailed for the manslaughter of his two-month-old son.


At least 17 people are killed by suspected Rwandan rebels in eastern DR Congo, aid workers say.


A man awaits sentence for trying to murder an American tourist near Inverness, leaving her in a coma.


Kim Basinger accused of violating custody orders

Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger pleaded innocent on Wednesday to violating child custody orders in her divorce case with her ex-husband, actor Alec Baldwin.


THE Australian share market finished slightly weaker today, as investors continued to engage in some profit taking after last week's record highs.


Shuttle Atlantis Arrives at Space Station

The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the international space station Sunday for a swap of astronauts and delivery of new parts for the station.


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Yasser Arafat lay critically ill with liver failure today and his condition was not improving, a Palestinian official said, as Israel finalised plans to bury the Palestinian president in the Gaza Strip.


Lisa Marie Presley stars in Viva Glam ad

Lisa Marie Presley, Debbie Harry, Eve and Dita Von Teese are the newest crop of unlikely makeup models in MAC Cosmetics' Viva Glam ad campaign.


Challenges to file-swapping sites seem to be spurring the creation of new networks harder to shut down.


The Motley Fool - Dear Mrs. Riches:I'm a 29-year-old single structural engineer who makes a decent salary. The trouble is that I can't seem to save money worth a darn. No matter how much money I make, it all seems to go out the window. A friend suggested going to a financial planner, but that idea sounds like a great big "ugh." I don't really want to hear the bad news, I guess. Any more palatable ways to learn about saving?-- Spending's Friend


âSex and the Cityâ colleagues are now toxic rivals.


Sudan Needs Help to End Darfur Crisis - Egypt

Sudan's government has agreed with African leaders meeting in Libya Sunday to do its best to end the conflict in Darfur that has displaced about 1.5 million people, a senior Egyptian official said.


What readers are saying about Red Sox, Rick Neuheisel

Congratulations, BoSox fans. Your time has arrived. The Curse has been broken once and for all. No longer will you be taunted by obnoxious Yankees fans waving signs that read only "1918.


Update 1: Venezuela, Colombia Mull Gas Pipeline

The world's oil producers don't have much capacity to increase output, which should keep prices high throughout 2005, Venezuela's oil minister said Thursday.


EU insists on WMD clause in accord with Syria

The European Union wants to sign a trade and aid pact to ease Syria's diplomatic isolation, but only on condition it agrees to renounce weapons of mass destruction, German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said yesterday.


SAN JOSE, Calif. - In an apparent about-face, Apple Inc. will allow third-party applications to work directly on the iPhone, chief executive Steve Jobs said in a posting on the company's website yesterday.


Harrah's Entertainment Inc. and ESPN are aiming to capitalize on poker's best-known event by beginning a series of high-profile tournaments across the country next year.


Struggling clothing retailer Wet Seal Inc. said it will close about 150 underperforming stores as part of a major restructuring plan and lay off about 2,000 employees.


The Santy worm, which originally flared up a week ago as bulletin board Web sites found their pages erased and defaced by the worm's own text, has begun to spread using both Google and other search engines.


Brazilian cardinal urges church to lift celibacy rule

SAO PAULO -- An influential Brazilian cardinal says the Roman Catholic Church should reconsider its ban on allowing priests to marry.


Myanmar pledges to continue "roadmap to democracy": report

YANGON : Myanmar has pledged to adhere to its "roadmap to democracy," media reported, despite the sacking and arrest of the nation's former premier who was seen as the key architect of the plan.


TIME.com's Tony Karon pokes a few holes in some of the claims by both candidates in last night's debate


A Prize Novel Full of Truths That Stretch Believability

"White on Black," which won Russia's premier literary honor last year, details the Soviet Union's abuse of the handicapped.


ASIA/HONG KONG - La parrocchia di Santa Teresa di Lisieux festeggia 75 anni di fondazione e vuole Âimparare dalla Santa a camminare verso CristoÂ Hong Kong (Agenzia Fides) - ÂVerso lo spirito della SantaÂ Ã¨ stato il tema dei grandi festeggiamenti per i 75 anni di fondazione della parrocchia di Santa Teresa di Lisieux nella diocesi di Hong Kong celebrati nei giorni scorsi. Secondo quanto riferi...


Famous restaurant returns to New Orleans

On Sunday morning, another slice of life is scheduled to slide back into place as New Orleans slowly regains its cultural balance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.


Lawmakers are gathering at their state capitols this week, with some new faces in the crowd and big decisions looming on taxes, schools, health care and crime — not to mention a minefield of cultural disputes such as gay marriage and the moral beliefs of pharmacists.


Bundesliga leaders VfL Wolfsburg were beaten 2-0 by Bayern Munich at the Olympiastadion, on a night that also saw defeats for struggling Borussia Moenchengladbach and Kaiserslautern.


It is hard not to feel sympathy for Elliston residents who do not want Norfolk Southern to locate a new intermodal yard in their community.


Speaker helps Twins complete Red Sox sweep

The Minnesota Twins got a little help from above to complete their first three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox in 12 years.


TWO men were gored to death and 11 were injured in a bull run in the...

TWO men were gored to death and 11 were injured in a bull run in the northern Spanish town of Ampuero yesterday, a spokesman for the regional government said.


Update 15: US Airways Gets Permission for Gov't Loan

A bankruptcy judge gave US Airways Group Inc. permission Monday to tap a government loan to fund daily operations - a move expected to allow the airline to continue normal operations while it searchs for alternative financing.


The Crown Office announces it will not take further action over 10 allegations of abuse at a home for vulnerable children.


European Economies: German Institutes Expect Growth to Slow

German economic growth will slow next year as foreign demand for goods and services cools and unemployment at a five-year high damps consumer spending, the country's six leading economic research institutes said.


BAGHDAD - An Islamic militant group on Sunday released a video claiming to show the suicide bomber who carried out the deadly attack on a dining hall at a US Army base in Mosul.


Italian court rules against HP on pre-installed Windows

Orders computer giant to cough up refund An Italian judge ruled in favour of a Hewlett Packard (HP) customer who asked for a refund because the Compaq notebook he had bought came pre-loaded with Microsoft's Windows XP and Works 8.â¦


Microsoft clarifies Windows Server virtual licensing

Buy more, get more The beefier your Windows Server license the less copies you'll need for running Microsoft's operating system in virtualized environments.â¦


AOL has offered Web-based e-mail for many years, but the service has been restricted to subscribers only. But soon that will change, AOL has begun beta test of itâs own web mail service.


After nearly 50,000 Michigan Democrats cast ballots over the Internet in February, academics eagerly sought election data that would help them determine what types of people voted online. But scholars around the country complain that they haven't been able to get statistics from the Feb. 7 caucus.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveils plans to give French employers incentives to allow overtime.


Upon further review, baseball will hold off on taking a look at instant replay. After watching umpires reverse almost every missed call in the postseason, major league general managers split 15-15 Thursday on whether to keep exploring the subject.


Wayne Rooney, the 18-year-old who broke Manchester United bank, was set to start repaying Sir Alex Ferguson's 27 million pound investment against Turkish side Fenerbahce in the Champions League.


A woman falls more than 140ft to her death from the balcony of a hotel in the Spanish resort of Benidorm.


The much-delayed extortion trial of the former Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, formally begins.


Leaders in Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race Retire With Damaged Boats

Race leader Konica Minolta and defending champion Skandia retired from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race to leave Nicorette in front with 124 miles left.


Ford eyes sale of Volvo cars, BMW interested: paper

Loss-making Ford Motor Co.  is planning to sell Swedish car maker Volvo  and German carmaker BMW  could be a possible buyer, a Swedish newspaper said on Monday.


L.A. mayor's girlfriend demoted by TV station

The television anchor who covered stories on the mayor of Los Angeles -- without publicly revealing that she was the mayor's girlfriend -- has been reassigned to a distant outpost after being suspended for two months without pay, the Los Angeles Times reported on Tuesday.


Two councils are facing calls for an investigation after a box of 1,000 blank cheques were lost by staff.


Israeli airstrike in Gaza kills Palestinian

An Israeli airstrike has killed a Palestinian in northern Gaza, medics said, as Israel continued one of its largest offensives in the area in four years in conflict.


Accolto ricorso mamma di bambino fotografato da settimanale


Tony Womack and the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday night on a $2 million, two-year contract, giving New York a starting second baseman to replace Miguel Cairo.


Google Inc., the reigning king of Web search, cast a long shadow in the high-technology world last summer when it raised $1.67 billion in an initial public offering and saw its share price quickly double.


TYPHOON Meari continued to lash Japan with heavy rain today, leaving 12 people dead and another 12 missing, weather officials and police said.


Standard & Poor's on Tuesday said it may cut Chrion Corp.'s (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) debt ratings, after the company said it will not sell flu vaccine for the coming flu season due to problems at its plant in British.


The documentary âTaxi to the Dark Side,â directed by Alex Gibney, looks into the Bush administrationâs interrogation policies in the post-9/11 world.


Italian police arrest at least 10 suspected Islamists allegedly linked to blasts in Algeria in April that killed 23.


Islamabad: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has proposed gradual demilitarisation of all the regions in Jammu and Kashmir to resolve the Kashmir issue.


A wave of low-priced SANs, many bundled with preconfigured switches and host bus adapters, is bringing easy-to-install storage that can cut management costs by up to 70% compared with the cost of storage directly attached to each server. But they're not for everyone.


Oracle sets applications suite release for Nov. 8

Oracle plans to finally ship its E-Business Suite 11i.10 on Nov. 8, company executives said today.


Michael Angarano, Sam  Rockwell and Jemaine Clement have signed on to star in the  comedy "Gentlemen Broncos," to be directed by Jared Hess  ("Napoleon Dynamite," "Nacho Libre").


Israel Approves W. Bank Pullback, Prisoner Release

Israeli leaders approved on Thursday  a troop pullback from West Bank cities and the release of 900  Palestinian prisoners, measures crucial to the success of a  summit with the Palestinians in Egypt next week.


Ben Olsen's scoring spree and an impressive run of success has D.C. United tied atop the Eastern Conference and seeking its seventh consecutive win.


Payments to Social Security recipients and most federal retirees will increase 2.3 percent in January. It is the smallest cost-of-living adjustment since 2003, reflecting a lower rate of inflation.


In what is being called a serious provocation, Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, officials said Monday.


Prime Minister Tony Blair, a key ally of US President George W. Bush in last year's invasion of Iraq, has put a brave face on an inspectors' report that concluded Iraq had no illegal weapons.


Figure is the highest since 1999 and a 300% increase on 2004, says Council of Mortgage Lenders


The Miami Heat held off the Boston Celtics 106-104 in a closely contested match. Shaquille O'Neal recorded his ninth double-double.


Dai primi dati dei sondaggi, 50% lo ha lasciato in azienda


Music industry group fires back at Apple

A recording industry group fired back Wednesday at Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs, suggesting his company should open up its anti-piracy technology to its rivals instead of urging major record labels to strip copying restrictions from music sold online.


Rebel firebrand Howard Dean voted in as Democratic Party chief

Former Vermont governor and onetime presidential hopeful Howard Dean was voted in as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, vowing to lead his party back to victory with traditional Democratic ideals.


US increases pressure on Iraqi militants

BAGHDAD - Iraqi security forces searched seven mosques in the city of Ramadi on Tuesday, and detained a regional leader from the Association of Muslem Scholars, his followers said.


Golden Globes scrapped for "press conference"

Striking Hollywood writers scored twin victories on Monday by forcing Golden Globe Award sponsors to cancel their traditional star-studded telecast and by reaching a deal to put writers back to work at Tom Cruise's film company.


The NHL and the players' association were still talking. With the season on the brink of being canceled, negotiations were planned Thursday night in New York with the chance of another get-together Friday.


Late payments rise on home equity credit lines

Late payments on U.S. home equity lines of credit rose to a 5-1/2 year high in the second quarter of 2007 but delinquencies on many other types of consumer loans fell, the American Bankers Association said on Wednesday.


European Court Reviews 2 Cases Central to Issue of Competition

This week, with just over a month left in office, Mario Monti, Europe's antitrust chief, faces a crucial test of his rulings against MCI and Microsoft.


Univ. of Mich., Tufts Univ. Get Donations

A New York real estate magnate has given the University of Michigan $100 million, its largest donation ever, and the university's board voted on Thursday to rename the business school for him.


The Tories are expected to propose tax cuts while the Lib Dems will outline their key themes for the election.


Yemen Sentences Two to Death for USS Cole Blast

A Yemeni court sentenced two al Qaeda  militants to death on Wednesday for the 2000 bombing of the  U.S. destroyer Cole which killed 17 sailors.


Micron Technology Buys Avago's Image-Sensor Unit

By Bloomberg News  Micron Technology Inc., the largest U.S. maker of computer- memory chips, agreed to acquire Avago Technologies' image sensor business for $53 million for the company's engineers.


A stronger dollar helped to cap losses  in European stock markets and kept benchmarks near 30-month  highs on Monday as exporter shares firmed, partly offsetting  the negative impact of higher oil prices.


Building a Conversation, One Radio Show at a Time

For the past 13 years, morning host Tom Joyner has been dedicated to offering an unfiltered conversation about black life and black issues from a black perspective.


Micheel marches on while Monty ends Campbell reign

Shaun Micheel, conqueror of   Tiger Woods in the first round, continued his giant-killing run   with a 4 & 2 win over Britain's Luke Donald in the World Match   Play Championship quarter-finals on Friday.


NEW YORK -- Think David Ortiz would like to have some of those comments back? You know . . . when he said Derek Jeter was not his idea of MVP material?


Foreign medics sentenced to die in Libya case

A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death on Tuesday for deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the virus that causes AIDS, provoking a chorus of Western condemnation.


NAIROBIâAs ethnic violence continues in Sudan, and the government and southern rebels pursue a deal that appears increasingly elusive, a group of Sudanese women are working toward making peace with one another.


NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - The United States sent more ammunition on Saturday to Lebanon, whose army is struggling to defeat a group of heavily armed Islamist militants holed up inside a Palestinian refugee camp.


A New York woman who delivered twins by C-section Tuesday, three days before her 57th birthday, would not have been accepted at many infertility clinics because of her age.


Author Susan Sontag, widely regarded as one of America's leading intellectuals, dies aged 71.


Ukraine leader extends deadline on poll after talks

President Viktor Yushchenko on Friday  offered Ukraine's parliament a second one-day extension to  approve legislation needed for a September election intended to  solve the ex-Soviet state's long-running political crisis.


Palestinian PM Ismail Haniya resigns as part of a new deal to set up a national unity government.


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Spinto da annuncio Iran di avviare primo reattore nucleare


States Boast As They Answer GOP Roll Call

Alabama boasted about its sunny beaches. Connecticut didn't dare let the spotlight pass without mentioning its two college basketball champions. And Idaho, of course, just had to talk about potatoes.


Ivan Slams Gulf Coast, Florida Bears Brunt

PENSACOLA, Fla.  - Hurricane Ivan slammed into the  U.S. Gulf coast on Thursday with furious winds and towering  waves that ripped houses off their foundations, sliced bridges  in half and cut power to millions.


Furious British Labour politicians have warned Prime Minister Tony Blair that they have drawn a line in the sand over an American request for the deployment of more British troops.


Four employees of US mining company Newmont are detained in Indonesia over a controversial pollution case.


Assad and Mubarak call for total Lebanese sovereignty

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, called for Lebanon's sovereignty to be respected, rejecting international condemnation of Damascus' interference in its smaller neighbour's politics.


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Ala. school bus wreck to be commemorated

One week after a school bus filled with students plunged off a highway overpass, Willie Hinton Sr. had a prayer ready to offer Monday to mark the exact moment.


Sean Young has entered rehabilitation for alcohol abuse following a weekend outburst in which she was heckling from the audience at the Directors Guild of America awards.


Dutch Intelligence: Radical Islam Spreads

The Netherlands' intelligence service warned Thursday that radical Islamic ideology is spreading to thousands of young Dutch Muslims through Internet sites and online chat rooms.


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Oracle teams with Dell, EMC for warehousing

Pre-configured hardware/software package gobbles data Oracle launched a data warehouse initiative today by teaming with Dell and EMC to produce an easy to deploy, pre-configured data warehouse hardware and software package.â¦


Bombs explode in five pumping stations of Madrid

Bombs exploded Friday in five pumping stations of Madrid, leaving no victims, but causing material damage, said the Spanish Interior Ministry.


Ice Maker in Talks With Hedge Fund on New Buyout Terms

Reddy Ice Holdings, a producer of packaged ice, said it was in talks to revise a $1.1 billion deal to be bought by GSO Capital Partners.


Chipper Jones settles for share of record

Chipper Jones will have to settle for having his name alongside Paul Waner's in the baseball record book.


China raises key interest rates to fight inflation

China raised its benchmark interest rates on Thursday for the sixth time this year, the latest in a series of tightening steps to contain inflation and prevent the world's fourth-largest economy from overheating.


The NFL moved the Dec. 10 game between the Saints and Cowboys to Sunday night as part of the flexible schedule negotiated in the current television contract.


Saudi says arrests 28 al Qaeda militants

Saudi security forces have arrested 28 al Qaeda militants suspected of planning "criminal acts" in the kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Sunday.


iPhone's Safari dialing feature can be hacked

Blog: Feature designed to dial Web page phone numbers is subject to cross-site scripting attack.


Will focus on duties in Senate; November special election unlikely

Hoboken resident and US Sen. Jon Corzine will be staying at his current post, at least for now. Speculation and rumors about the junior senator's future started flying as soon after Gov.


The Los Angeles Dodgers have backed out of a three-way trade that would have sent pitching ace Randy Johnson to the Yankees. There had been widespread anticipation the Dodgers


The Mouse House works to stay relevant in high-tech times.


Bird flu could become pandemic, conference told

The world is at an unprecedented time in the history of influenza with the threat posed by the current widespread outbreak of the H5N1 avian strain in Asia, a conference on global infectious diseases was told today.


Bush, Kerry spar over qualifications, Iraq progress

President Bush and Sen. John Kerry clashed yesterday about whether conditions are improving in Iraq as the president continued to question his opponent's ability to lead.


North Korea agreed to take steps toward nuclear disarmament under a groundbreaking deal struck on Tuesday that will bring the impoverished communist state more than $300 million worth of aid.


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Conn. Mosque Leader Says FBI Raided Home

A Connecticut Islamic leader said Thursday that FBI agents raided his home as part of an investigation into a Sudanese charity that federal officials have accused of supporting Osama bin Laden and other terrorists.


Roma, 22:50 - BASKET, EUROLEGA: LOTTOMATICA ROMA BATTE BADALONA

Nella quinta giornata del gruppo B di Eurolega, la Lottomatica Roma ha battuto la Joventut Badalona ...


Car Bomb Kills 13 Near Shi'ite Mosque in Baghdad

Thirteen people were killed and 40  wounded when a car bomb exploded near a Shi'ite Muslim mosque  in western Baghdad before Friday prayers, police and hospital  sources said.


U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan criticized on Thursday what he called inflammatory remarks by the Ivory Coast's ruling party chief and asked the African nation's leaders to exercise "utmost restraint".


By Karen Nelson, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 18--PASCAGOULA -- Jackson County supervisors will again consider an appeal from a Florida developer who wants to build something other than single-family homes in an area of Fontainebleau north of St. Andrews.


Malaysia press relieved at Anwar release

Malaysia's press is breathing a collective sigh of relief at the release of former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. Commentators see the move as turning a new page in Malaysia's political life, arguing


It's better late than never for Masconomet

The Masconomet boys' hockey team waited until there were seven minutes remaining against Haverhill to stage a comeback, but it would prove to be all the time they needed.


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A roadside bomb exploded near an American military patrol in Baghdad Saturday, injuring six soldiers, the US command said.


Judge Orders Drug Cartel's Assets Seized

A Colombian judge has ordered the seizure of dozens of properties, businesses, bank accounts and vehicles allegedly belonging to the jailed founders of the once-mighty Cali drug cartel, officials said Tuesday.


Microsoft reduces ranks of its antitrust opponents

BRUSSELS Microsoft said Monday that it had reached legal settlements with two of its biggest adversaries in the software industry, Novell and the Computer and Communications Industry Association.


The packaging maker trumps Wall Street estimates and generates considerable free cash.


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Koizumi told to be humble as controversial postal reforms split party

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was warned to be more humble by a key backer in his ruling party amid a simmering row over his controversial plans to privatize postal services.


Hollywood lawsuits to strike Net pirates

com November 4, 2004, 2:38 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


ZTE Corporation, the second largest telecoms equipment provider in China, made a strong debut in Hong Kong yesterday, showing a positive signal for big future debutants.


Sudan has expelled the country director of Save the Children, accusing the British aid agency of breaching Sudanese law and interfering in domestic affairs, the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and the agency says.


McCartney Shows Seaside Fashion in Paris

Stella McCartney's cure for a stressed-out city summer is to summon the spirit of the beach.


Chiedono 'alleanze tra pari', incontro a Palazzo Chigi


Modena, 21:00 - CALCIO, JUVE; COBOLLI GIGLI: NON SIAMO INTERESSATI A TONI

Il presidente della Juventus Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, a Sky Sport ha smentito le voci relative ad un ...


Richard Jefferson, who scored 26 points, hit a jumper with seven seconds left Monday to give the New Jersey Nets an 88-86 win over the Toronto Raptors.


40 million doses can't be used to fight flu, he says

The acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration said Friday he was "pessimistic" that any flu vaccine made by Chiron Corp.


England's Graham Thorpe rules out any complacency as they look for a ninth successive Test win in Durban.


Report Blasts Pay of Ex-Chief of Smithsonian

Lawrence M. Small raised less private money for the museum last year than his predecessor did in 1999.


Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre was paid nearly Â£1.5m last year, a rise of 21% that confirmed his long-established status as the best-paid editor in Fleet Street. By Chris Tryhorn


A group of actors go into ego-overdrive when they buy into Oscar buzz in 'For Your Consideration.'


LOS ANGELES  - The suicide of a boxer  competing in the upcoming NBC reality series "The Contender"  won't derail plans for the program, according to the network  and its production partners.


Karzai Rival Aims to Be Force in Afghan Parliament

The main political rival to Afghanistan's  President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday he was forming a new  political party to contest a parliamentary election in April  after refusing to take a cabinet post.


Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick are a normal New York couple. That is, aside from Mr. Bacon's odd role as a child molester in "The Woodsman."


Eruption Warning at Mount St. Helens -- Scientists

VANCOUVER, Wash.  - Scientists tracking earthquake  activity at Mount St. Helens raised their warning level on  Saturday to a Level 3-Volcano Alert, and officials ordered the  evacuation of a visitor center about five miles from the  volcano's crater.


Enjoy Life As a Tourist on the Amelia River

By Laura Capitano  FERNANDINA BEACH -- Other people's boats are so great. Someone else takes care of the cost, maintenance, storage, insurance, repairs -- even the driving. All you have to do is waltz aboard, sit back and enjoy the fruits of another person's labors.


EU launches campaign to tackle back pain

The European Commission launched a campaign Monday to fight backache and other bone and muscle pains which are the most common work-related heath problem in Europe costing billions of dollars in lost labor hours.


Big B gifts Rs 1.7- crore car to Abhishek

Abhishek Bachchan may have been greeted only with a bouquet by his fiancÃ©e Aishwarya Rai on his 31st birthday, but his father Amitabh Bachchan surprised him with a Rs 1.7-crore white Bentley car as a gift.


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European Union leaders reach agreement on a new treaty for the bloc after two days of tough talks in Brussels.


More than a few companies that you know -- and possibly own -- will be reporting earnings in the week ahead.


Silvio Berlusconi's wife demanded in an open letter published Wednesday that the former prime minister publicly apologize to her for behavior she said had damaged her dignity as a woman.


Australian border protection ship runs aground off Christmas Island

An Australian naval vessel carrying out routine border protection activities in waters near Indonesia has run aground off the remote possession of Christmas Island, officials said Sunday.


BBC kidnap victim recounts fear of video execution

BBC journalist Alan Johnston told Thursday of his fear of having his throat cut in a Jihadi-style video execution, in a revealing account of his nearly four months held by an extremist group in Gaza.


A Palestinian girl, 9, was killed Friday by Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, medics said. Samah Nassar was fatally hit in the chest, they said.


FEC Wants Campaign Finance Decision Stayed

Federal election officials have asked a judge to stay a ruling striking down several government regulations on political fund raising, arguing that rules interpreting the nation's campaign finance law are crucial as the election approaches.


EU clears Banco Santander's takeover bid for Abbey National

The European Commission, executive arm of the European Union, on Wednesday cleared acquisition of Britain's sixth largest bank Abbey National by Spain's largest bank Banco Santander Central Hispano.


Sony says battery burn-out probe should have been quicker

Had trouble meeting demand for high-capacity power packs Sony has admitted it could have moved "more quickly" to tackle the burning battery bug that hit two of the company's biggest power-pack customers, Dell and Apple, and prompted many others to recall Sony-made lithium-ion batteries.â¦


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U.S. Officials Differ on Iraqi Elections

WASHINGTON - Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence...


A hard-hitting campaign is launched to stop pensioners being killed by cold weather this winter.


Disc takes a slug for South Carolina fire chief A South Carolina fire chief caught up in a scuffle for a gun had a close shave when a ricocheted bullet hit a DVD in his jacket pocket, saving him from a slug in the guts.â¦


LLEYTON HEWITT's rebirth as one of the world's elite players was evident yesterday while for Mark Philippoussis, the year's last Grand Slam provided only another mountain of salt with which to further sting a year of wounds.


British officials proposed sweeping new powers to control and monitor suspected terrorists without charge or trial, including house arrests, electronic tagging and curfews.


Karzai is winner in Afghan presidential election, officials say

KABUL, Afghanistan -- More than two weeks after Afghanistan's first presidential election, vote counting wrapped up yesterday and interim leader Hamid Karzai emerged with a resounding victory.


Comcast customers report sharing disruptions; venture capitalists go shopping and more.


Disney confirms that Michael Eisner has informed the entertainment giant's board of his intention to retire when his current agreement ends in just over two years.


New confirmed case of foot and mouth in Britain

The government has confirmed Friday that cattle culled on a second Surrey farm tested positive for foot and mouth disease, a bodyblow to hopes that authorities had contained the disease after it re-emerged earlier this week.


Tips on how to save for your child's education.


Companies spend millions polishing their images and products. Governments also periodically have a stab often with dismal results.


Turkish group has own idea for Greenway park

Responding to a proposal by an Armenian-American group to contribute a park on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, a Turkish-American group this week said it wants the land used instead for a "Boston Peace and Heritage Park."


TEL AVIV, Israel  - Israel has arrested 13 U.N.  employees and plans to indict them for "suspected links to  terrorism," an Israeli army officer said Tuesday.


FORMER Tottenham ace David Ginola is making his film debut playing a Nazi sniper.


Police in Pakistan say two police guards have been charged with helping Briton Rashid Rauf escape from custody.


At least five feet of snow fall in the Sierra Nevada contributed to flooding that killed at least three people and left thousands without power.


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Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. said on Friday it struck a second Chinese program producing partnership and could form as many as two others, including a movie-making tie-up, in the months ahead.


Three Japan quake victims found after four days

In a drama played out on live television, a mother and her two toddlers were found trapped in their car under tons of rock and mud on Wednesday nearly four days after a deadly earthquake hit northern Japan.


THOMASTOWN (Ireland) - With the Majors over, Ernie Els got a consolation prize by capturing his first World Golf Championship title here yesterday.


Summary Box: Supreme Court Returns to Work

BIG ISSUE: The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether the system for sentencing federal defendants should be thrown out because it lets judges, rather than juries, decide factors that add years to prison time.


Overseas investors to visit South Korea hub

A group of foreign investors was planning to invest $3 billion (R19.6 billion) to develop Yeongjong Island in Incheon as part of a government project to create a northeast Asian logistics


Indicators Highlight Links Between Agricultural Resources and the Environment

By Wiebe, Keith  Agricultural production both depends on and influences a wide range of natural and other resources. These resources include land, water, and genetic material, as well as knowledge, production technologies, and management skills.


Diverted Greek Bomb Threat Plane Lands in Ireland

A Greek plane heading for New York from Athens made an emergency landing in Ireland on Tuesday after a bomb alert, a spokeswoman for the Irish airport authority said, the second such incident in three days.


La decisione del governo kazako in assenza di risultati


Case Dismissed By Police, but Not By the Public

DALLAS _ Two years ago, Tommy Cison, a 21-year-old living at his parents' home, entered a Minnesota chat room.  He met "lizzie_luvs_fun_ mpls," who claimed to be a 13-year-old girl but was actually a Perverted Justice volunteer. They chatted online for about 30 minutes.


Heavy gunfire erupted Friday when police streamed into a slum stronghold of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide as his loyalists blocked streets with flaming debris to mark the 10th anniversary of Aristide's return from his first exile.


Rossoneri in gol con Inzaghi, Gourcuff e Kaka' su rigore


Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson are splitting up after nearly six years of marriage, said her publicist, Brad Cafarelli. "Kate Hudson and Chris Robinson have confirmed that they are separated," Cafarelli told The Associated Press on Monday.


Ten teenage cadets were treated for smoke inhalation after their military school barracks caught fire early Monday, officials said.


Mideast May Again Become Major U.S. Issue

When President Bush and John Kerry talk about Mideast policy, they say little except to commit themselves to Israel's security. The rivals seem likely to say little more until one of them occupies the White House next year.


Spain agreed Friday to extradite a former police officer to Argentina to face charges in two killings from when he was purportedly part of a death squad there three decades ago.


Bush predicts U.S. budget deficit will shrink

President George W. Bush predicted on Wednesday that strong tax receipts would cause the U.S. budget deficit to shrink to $205 billion this year, marking the third straight annual decline.


Missing out on sleep may cause the brain to stop producing new cells, a study suggests.


Sono giÃ  arrivati in Ucraina dodicimila osservatori ...

Due inglesi a sostegno di uno dei due ucraini. Lâultima giornata di campagna elettorale nella repubblica ha riservato un colpo di teatro. Esattamente come aveva fatto Kerry, anche Yushenko (uno dei due candidati


Tamoxifen reduces the risk of breast cancer returning long after women stop taking the drug, research suggests.


The mayor of Pitcairn Island, Steve Christian, leaves court in Adamstown after being convicted on five counts of rape. Photograph: AP.


BOURNE -- In baseball, the perfect game is an instantly recognizable accomplishment. In football, it's a little trickier.


Home food treatment could save malnourished children

Hundreds of thousands of badly  malnourished children with limited access to hospital care,  could be given life-saving treatment at home with a  locally-made peanut butter based food, U.N. aid agencies said.


The Milwaukee Bucks activated forward Toni Kukoc before Wednesday night's game against the New Jersey Nets.


Grenada PM Takes Libel Action Against Radio Station

Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency website  ST GEORGES, Grenada, CMC - Prime Minister Dr Keith has initiated court action against a local radio station and its owners over charges that he was libelled by the station.


Young banned for life after 2nd doping violation

United States sprinter Jerome Young was banned for life by the US Anti-Doping Agency yesterday following his second positive test for an illegal steroid in a case that could affect a US relay team's gold medal from Sydney.


Lawmakers have asked the top executives of NYSE Group, what will be done about any technical problems that contributed to Tuesdayâs steep stock drop.


BAGHDAD, Feb. 15 -- The leader of the Sunni insurgent group Al-Qaeda in Iraq, known by the alias Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was injured in a clash with Iraqi police near Samarra Thursday night, a spokesman for the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


Small Vendors Issue Security Challenge To Large Competitors

Four vendors of application security products have created an alliance to challenge the ability of large-scale vendors--such as Check Point Software Technologies, Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks


Archeologists found a small container with a whitish medicinal or cosmetic cream made up of animal fat, starch and tin oxide. Researchers writing in the November edition of the British magazine Nature say


J.J. Putz had the same reaction as many people this spring when he heard that Jonathan Papelbon planned on becoming a starter.


Gautam Gambhir sets India on the way to a seven-wicket win over Australia in the Twenty20 international.


FDA downplays long-term impact of animal cloning

The 600 cloned animals in the United States most likely have not produced offspring, an official with the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday, as the agency downplayed the long-term impact cloning will have on the food supply.


World AIDS Day - 58 notifications of AIDS in Malta

1145CET--As the World Aids Day is being celebrated around the world, females are being encouraged to be knowledgeable and self-confident to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS.


After 17 years, the Matildas finally caught up to the U.S. women's soccer team. Joanne Peters' 12-yard header in the 82nd minute gave Australia a 1-1 tie Tuesday with the United States, breaking a 15-game Aussie losing streak that dates to the teams' first meeting in 1987.


Chinese Mobile Phone Giant to Open Up to 3000 Internet Cafes

China's second-largest mobile phone company says it plans to open up to 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of this year. State-controlled China Unicom, which already operates 400 Internet cafes across the country


Faro' candidato premier se richiesta sara' all'unanimita'


MIA in Iowa - personal data on 3m UK driving test candidates

Prestige contract goes Pearson shaped A Hard drive containing personal details of three million candidates for the UK driving theory test has gone missing from a "secure facility" in, perplexingly, Iowa, Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has told the House of Commons. The hard drive went missing in May, but 'only' includes name, address, phone number and email - no financial data.â¦


Microsoft's MSN division has launched a test version of a free blogging service aimed at consumers, its first attempt to provide this popular activity for the mass consumer market.


President election commences in Chechnya

Moscow, Aug 29 (VNA) - Chechens voted on Sunday in an election to choose a candidate as the Russian republic's new leader, with thousands of security personnel patrolling its streets against the threat of terrorist attacks.


World number one Roger Federer beats Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic in five dramatic sets at the Australian Open.


British company launches 'docu-game' recreating JFK assassination

GLASGOW, Scotland A British company says it's releasing a video game recreating the 1963 assassination of President Kennedy. The Scottish-based firm Traffic says "JFK Reloaded" is an educational "docu-game


MIAMI -- Although there were concerns Matt Ryan might not have enough time to bounce back from Boston College's 38-16 victory over Maryland last Saturday in time to play tonight against Miami, the junior quarterback acknowledged Monday, "The situation is what it is."


Online music retailer Napster announced its plans to enter the mobile ringtones market on Thursday. Napster, part of Roxio, Inc., said, it will partner with mobile content publisher Dwango Wireless to deliver ringtones to its mobile customers.


BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -- US golf star Tiger Woods was set to marry his Swedish girlfriend Elin Nordegren at a ceremony Tuesday on the Caribbean island of Barbados.


A US soldier has been sentenced to 25 years' confinement for the murder of an Iraqi national guard near the northern town of Tikrit.


Ericsson's Redback CEO leaves executive role

The head of telecom equipment maker Ericsson's  Redback Networks unit is leaving his executive position to become vice chairman of the unit, Redback's chairman said on Thursday.


Former U.S. President Carter wins Grammy Award

Jimmy Carter became the second  former U.S. president to win a Grammy Award when he was honored  in the spoken-word category on Sunday for the audio-book  version of his bestseller "Our Endangered Values: America's  Moral Crisis."


A trio of astronauts is whizzing around Earth on a two-day race to catch up to and dock at the International Space Station after safely reaching orbit on a Russian rocket late Wednesday night.


Our position: The ouster of Tyrone Willingham in mid-contract sends a jarring message about big-time college sports. Whoever succeeds Tyrone Willingham as football coach at the University of Notre Dame will have a clear mandate: Win more games.


Britain freezes assets of Saudi opposition group linked to Al-Qaeda

Britain has frozen the assets of a London-based Saudi opposition group whose head is suspected of being an associate of terrorist group Al-Qaeda, the Treasury announced.


Asia-Pacific leaders attending the annual summit in Santiago this week are being asked to consider establishing a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP).


Incoming N.J. Governor a Veteran Lawmaker

New Jersey's incoming governor is an old hand at the Statehouse who has been in politics for 35 years.


One day after he scored the most lopsided US Senate victory in Illinois history, Democrat Barack Obama spent about 15 minutes this morning greeting commuters at Union Station, where several warmly urged him to âdo a good job.


SHANGHAI, Sept. 7 -- Chrysler lured its second high-profile executive in as many days, appointing SAIC Motor's Phil Murtaugh as chief executive of its Asian operations Friday.


PFIZER, the drugs group best known for producing Viagra, has suffered a collapse in US sales of its blockbuster Celebrex painkiller on the back of clinical trials showing a heightened risk of heart attacks.


Controversial Microsoft plan heads for Longhorn

Company is still fiddling with its "trusted" PC security technology but says some version of it will be in new Windows.


Marine electronics provider the Radio Holland Group recently received the ISO 9001:2000 multi-site certificate from Lloyds Register Nederland B.V. (Rotterdam) for its Quality Management System, the company said ...


LOS ANGELES  - Oscar.com took the  virtual center spotlight at precisely 5:38:30 a.m. PST Jan. 25  when it announced the 77th Annual Academy Awards nominations.


BAYONNE, N.J. -- Roxanne Zygmund is in many ways a typical daughter of this fading factory town. A descendant of Polish immigrants. "Bayonne-born and -raised," as the locals like to say. Enlisted in the military right after graduating from Bayonne High School. Worked for 15 years at the Military...


UK gives boost to international research into new cancer treatments

Research to develop new and improved treatments for cancer was given a further boost with the announcement of $1.9 million ( 1.1 million) a year to fund fifteen international fellowships.


Squarespace Lets Users Manage Multi-Page Sites

There are two options for publishing on the Internet in a managed way: Blogs or expensive content management products that are complicated to implement. Squarespace is the middle ground. -The Washington Post


Listening to the irrational and hysterical response of conservatives to the presidential candidacy of Sen. John McCain would be laughable if it wasn't so serious.


After running afoul with Chicago authorities after the band tour bus apparently dumped up to 800 pounds of liquid human waste into the Chicago River this summer, the usually eco-friendly


Stocks Flat to Higher on Oil, Mixed Data

Asian shares traded flat to higher on  Thursday as investors picked through conflicting signals on  economic growth and pondered whether oil prices would fall  further after a steep slide overnight.


An online casino won the eBay bidding for a decade-old cheese sandwich bearing what some people consider a likeness of the Virgin Mary and immediately began hawking Virgin Mary Grilled Cheese T-shirts.


Campaigners thinking of copying the Buckingham Palace protest risk being shot, the Met chief warns.


Nikkei falls as exporters hurt by firmer yen

The Nikkei average fell 0.37 percent on   Tuesday, retreating from a three-month high a day earlier as   investors took profits on Honda Motor Co. 7267.T and other   blue-chip exporters on a stronger yen.


The head of the Oslo gallery where robbers snatched Edvard Munch's The Scream defends its security.


Perhaps in our hearts we knew it was too good to last - this Red Sox dream team that so brightened our late summer and early fall days.


The mobile telephone company,  Vodafone, begins to use its brand name across India.


Government department wiped out by IT upgrade disaster

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has suffered what has been described as the biggest computer crash in government history after a software upgrade.


United Airlines nears deal on more cost cuts

United Airlines, the bankrupt carrier, yesterday made its first progress in efforts to achieve a second round of labour cost cuts when it said it had reached a tentative agreement


Worldwide sales of computer chips are expected to set a record this year, according to the San Jose, Calif.-based trade group Semiconductor Industry Association.


HAVANA - Cuba is moving to end circulation of the widely-used US dollar, a response to tighter American sanctions on the communist island.


A Year to Celebrate Balanchine's and Ashton's Hundredths

Highlights of the year in dance include: the centennial celebrations of George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton, the rescue of the Dance Theater of Harlem and more.


Doc Rivers knows any postseason plans hinge on his team playing better at the FleetCenter. While the Celtics' 114-106 win over the visiting Jazz last night gives hope for better play on the parquet, it also represents the exception to what has been a long-standing rule.


Walking or Swinging, Suzuki Can Do It All

When Ichiro Suzuki is batting, he is a walking, swinging nightmare for pitchers. He is batting .353 with 6 homers, 58 runs batted in and 37 stolen bases before Tuesday nightâs game.


Defense attorneys and death penalty opponents were outraged Thursday over an execution in which the condemned man took more than half an hour to die, needed a rare second dose of lethal chemicals, and appeared to grimace in his final moments.


Al Gore III caught doing 100mph in hybrid car containing marijuana and pills, police say.


The Football Club Stars of Massachusetts United, an under-14 girls' soccer team based in Acton and coached by Jason Dewhurst of Salem, N.H., is headed to Frisco, Texas, this week to play in the US Youth Soccer National Championships at Pizza Hut Park.


A rapper surrendered Friday to face allegations that he stabbed a man who had punched hip-hop superstar Dr. Dre during the taping of a music awards show, authorities said.


TWO French journalists taken hostage in Iraq in August are still alive, and "indirect" negotiations have resumed to try to free them, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told officials today.


MartÃnez's Being a Met Rests on a Physical Exam

If Pedro MartÃnez passes Wednesday's physical, he is expected to be introduced in a news conference at Shea Stadium on Thursday.


The militant group Hezbollah said it captured two Israeli soldiers during clashes across the border in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.


Belgium's far right Vlaams Blok faces a court ruling that could in effect shut the party down.


Optimism Reigns as Projects Move Forward

Some area executives played a big role this year in helping to shape the region's evolving business community.


Aug. 20, 2004  Not even a gag order can prevent Michael Jackson and prosecutors in his child molestation case from waging a war in the court of public opinion.


AIDS virus invaded U.S. from Haiti: study

The AIDS virus invaded the United States in about 1969 from Haiti, carried most likely by a single infected immigrant who set the stage for it to sweep the world in a tragic epidemic, scientists said on Monday.


The Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona is the place to be to see what's coming soon to a cell phone near you.


A fire in an Indian restaurant brought part of Glasgow city centre to a standstill.


Nato head Jaap de Hoop Scheffer plays down tensions in the alliance as he arrives in Afghanistan.


Great 1908 Siberian Explosion: UFO Meets Comet?

A Russian scientist has reopened the controversy over a gigantic explosion in 1908 in Siberia with a claim that he has found debris from an extraterrestrial space vehicle, or UFO, which collided with a comet.


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Georgia asks Russian President Vladimir Putin for the release of a Georgian TV crew detained during the Beslan school siege.


Fidel Castro hints he will not hold on to power

Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 16 months, suggested on Monday he might give up his formal leadership posts -- the first time he has spoken of his possible retirement.


Google launches bookmark sharing feature

Google adds sharing to its bookmark service, allowing people to e-mail links, post to a Shared Stuff page or send to Facebook, Digg and other sites.


Bermuda's ruling party wins general election

The ruling party on the wealthy, North Atlantic island of Bermuda won victory and a third straight term in office on Tuesday after a knife-edge election on the British territory.


INDIANAPOLIS (Sports Network) - The Indianapolis Colts have  signed kicker Martin Gramatica to handle kickoffs.


SAP admits to "some inappropriate downloads" in Oracle case

SAP AG waited until almost the last minute to refute Oracle Corp.'s strongly worded legal complaints accusing it of stealing trade secrets in a bid to attract new customers.


Shouting Macaw scares off burglar at pet store

Watch dogs are a pretty common first line of security for U.S. homes and businesses. Watch birds not so much.


Macromedia Puts Custom Storefronts at EBay Users' Fingertips

Mom-and-pop shops doing business online have long struggled with the fact that they look just like the diminutive outfits they are.


By JORDAN ROBERTSON  SAN JOSE, Calif. - Shares of Intel Corp. fell in after-hours trading after the world's largest chip maker announced sweeping job cuts that some investors believed were not severe enough.  Intel shares fell 26 cents to $19.73 in after-hours trading Tuesday.


Australian golfer Peter Lonard is tied for second after the opening round of the Links Championship event at St Andrews, Scotland.


Nader Supporters Lose Supreme Court Appeal

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a last-ditch bid to put Ralph Nader on Oregon's election ballot.


Roma, 12:08 - CALCIO, TOTTI: CAPELLO? ATTEGGIAMENTO MENEFREGHISTA

In un'intervista alla Gazzetta dello Sport, Francesco Totti ha affrontato diversi argomenti. Ha parl...


Bombs kill 25 in Baghdad, 3 UK troops in Basra

A car bomb killed 25 people on Thursday at a busy intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, while 20 beheaded bodies were found on a river bank south of the capital, Iraqi police said.


Separazione delle rete gas solo con reciprocita' in Ue


Body of one of three missing Oregon climbers found

The body of one of three climbers missing for more than a week on Mount Hood in Oregon was found on Sunday, a spokesman for the Hood River County Sheriff's Department said.


Oil Extends Falls, Supply Fears Dissipate

Oil prices eased further on Tuesday, as  the head of the OPEC cartel said markets were well-supplied  with crude and traders continued to take profits from this  year's 40 percent rally.


Moving beyond 'faith-based' mobile backup

A new kind of gadget can save your data -- and your hide -- when your laptop is damaged or lost.


US consumer prices rose by 0.2% last month, a US government report showed this afternoon, but the core inflation rate rose at its fastest pace in five months.


UPDATE: James Hardie Under Fire Over Asbestos Shortfall

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Australian building materials group James Hardie Industries NV (JHX) came under fire Wednesday from disgruntled shareholders and union groups


IL CAIRO, 11 NOVEMBRE 2004 - E' atterrato qualche minuto prima delle 22 l'aereo con a bordo il feretro del presidente palestinese Yasser Arafat, morto nella notte in un ospedale militare francese. Ancora avvolta


Storm Leaves 9 Injured at N.H. Campground

A powerful storm ripped through a family campground, trapping campers under downed trees and injuring at least nine people.


Hondaâs Asimo humanoid robot may be headed for a lifetime of domestic chores: engineers at the company have taught the robot how to serve tea to guests and give a nice little bow when itâs done.


EU urges Chad government, rebels to negotiate peace

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


WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration took a step closer yesterday to ending the stalemate with European allies over how to solve the problem of Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program.


Asian Lady Bugs Becoming Nuisance in Texas

Swarms of Asian lady bugs, introduced in this country to control pests, have themselves become a nuisance on golf courses and in homes and gardens around Texas.


China's vice-president is dropped from the Communist Party central committee, as the 17th congress ends.


Blair Faces Growing Revolt From Lawmakers

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, speaks at a press conference that he held with UN Secretary General Kofi Anan inside 10 Downing St.


Rail commuters are going on "fares strike" to protest about prices, overcrowding and unreliability.


U.S.O. '04 Tour: It's Still, Thanks for the Memories

BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq - On stages in war zones like this one, Bob Hope used to wag a golf club, affecting nonchalance as he poked fun at pompous military brass and making light of the dangers around him.


Vodafone names former rival as new head of Japanese unit

Mobile phone operator Vodafone said it has brought in an executive from Japanese rival NTT DoCoMo to head up its struggling Japanese unit, Vodafone K.K.


Kerry at his best when he leaves Mr. Nice Guy at home

TOLEDO, Ohio - The back-and-forth seemed more appropriate for a press-bashing Republican rally than a John Kerry health care forum.


Lewis Stays on His Feet as the Giants Fall

At least Kevin Lewis has his introduction down pat. As his teammates have gone down in bunches, he is still the Giants' middle linebacker, which means he serves as the welcoming committee to one new face after another.


'Cultura Moderna' il programma piu' visto della giornata


U.S. lenders cut deals to avoid foreclosure crisis

In a relatively short space of time, Sharon Jackson lost her mother, her sister, and her job and came within a whisker of losing her home of 20 years as well.


In her first series regular role since her Emmy-winning turn on CBS' "Murphy Brown," Candice Bergen has joined the cast of ABC's freshman drama "Boston Legal."


The FDA - Before it was too slow, now it is too fast

The FDA is being accused of approving drugs too quickly, in 1992 Congress passed a new law so that the FDA could speed up drug approvals.


U.S. stocks extended gains on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq both up more than 1 percent, as investors hunted for bargains among large cap technology shares.


China increases its hold over the media with new rules on how courts release information, state media says.


The California local governments are asking a judge to make the case a class action on behalf of all the state's cities and counties.


G-8 Leaders Trade Conflicting Views on Warming

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 6 -- As thousands of protesters clashed with police nearby, President Bush and leaders of other industrial nations traded markedly opposing views here Wednesday on how to combat global warming.


Iraq Trials of Hussein's Aides May Start Next Week, Allawi Says

Iraq may begin war crimes trials for senior members of Saddam Hussein's former regime as soon as next week, Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said.


Celebrata a Los Angeles una cerimonia religiosa riservata


Paul Collingwood and Kevin Pietersen are both run-out in the sixth one-day match against India at The Oval.


Al Qaeda claims Algeria attacks in Web statement

DELLYS, Algeria  - Al Qaeda's north Africa wing said it was behind two suicide attacks that killed at least 57 people in Algeria in the past two days, according to a statement posted on the Internet on Saturday.


Paraguay nominates first woman candidate

Paraguay's ruling party nominated a woman as its presidential candidate on Monday, a first for the South American nation, but the candidacy of Education Minister Blanca Ovelar still faces a court challenge.


Russian and U.S. space scientists reported multiple computer problems late Wednesday and early Thursday aboard the International Space Station.  Russian controllers in Moscow reported navigation computers in the Russian section of the space station malfunctioned.


Oil at 3-Month Low, Off $8 in 7 Sessions

Oil prices hit a new three-month low on Wednesday as mild winter weather in the United States and expectations of a rise in heating fuel stocks kept downward pressure on the market.


FRUIT COVE, Fla. - The supervisor went for a bat. The employee whipped out a weed trimmer. Another worker used a hammer to break up the fight.  That's the scene St.


The Nikkei average slid 2 percent by  midsession on Monday as a fall in the dollar jolted exporters,  while a strong earthquake that hit northern Japan at the  weekend lifted builders but dented firms whose operations it  affected.


Dutch to prosecute man for allegedly supplying Saddam Hussein with ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands Prosecutors said on Tuesday they will charge a Dutch chemicals dealer as an accomplice to genocide for supplying Saddam Hussein with


A Palestinian man has been killed and six others have been injured in the latest violence in the Gaza Strip. The man - a schoolteacher - died on his way to work after an Israeli missile blew apart a home in the Jabaliya camp, Palestinian witnesses said.


Thursday's European papers assess the response of governments and NGOs alike to the Asian tsunami disaster.


Edgerrin James is back to his old ways. Eluding tacklers with knee-buckling cuts and spins, dropping his shoulder to finish runs, he's giving the Indianapolis Colts the runner they need to keep defenses honest.


Tra queste mantenere elettrica con domicilio in Spagna


Update 2: Tokyo Stocks Move Lower; Dollar Falls

Tokyo stocks dipped Monday morning as investors took profits from recent gains. The US dollar was down against the Japanese yen. The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues fell 24.


A cycling team sponsored by gambling firm Unibet is barred from the Tour de France in an advertising row.


Israel's Sharon Agrees to Changes to W. Bank Barrier

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon agreed to  changes in the route of Israel's West Bank barrier on Wednesday  but insisted on keeping key Jewish settlement blocks inside,  political sources said.


In Giappone il marchio e' anche a Tokyo, Fukuoka e Hiroshima


Roma, 17:43 - CALCIO, LAZIO E PUMA RINNOVANO FINO AL 2012

La Lazio ha rinnovato fino al 2012 il contratto con lo sponsor tecnico Puma. Il valore del nuovo con...


The Sudanese government has made progress in meeting UN demands to end the Darfur crisis, Britain's Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday during a trip to the Abu Shouk refugee camp in northern Darfur.


ROCKVILLE, Maryland  - In a nondescript office park tucked between a hospital and a strip mall thrive hundreds of thousands of the most infectious malaria-carrying mosquitoes ever born.


By 2008 the Malaysian Government Wants 10% of the Population to Be Using Broadband

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50779)  has announced the addition of "Malaysia Broadband Market Outlook to  2010" to their offering.


SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The plane carrying USC's football team to South Bend plummeted during a severe thunderstorm, forcing the pilot to abort his first landing attempt.


Coke CEO sees strong growth despite N. America lag

Coca-Cola Co.  Chief Executive E. Neville Isdell on Thursday reiterated that the soft drink maker expects solid long-term revenue and volume growth, and high-single-digit growth in earnings per share despite "strong headwinds" in North America.


In a blow to Airbus SAS, German airline Lufthansa AG said Wednesday it would order 20 Boeing 747-8 planes, with purchase rights for 20 more, becoming the first passenger airline to order the new long-haul jet.


Seductive Russian chat bot tries to steal your private data

A chatroom bot called Cyberlover and designed in Russia claims to be able to secure private information from unsuspecting users by seducing them.


Test debutant Nathan Hauritz took the key wicket of Sachin Tendulkar to give Australia a slight advantage on day three of the fourth and final Test against India in Mumbai.


Liberal online activists are finding you can't move elections with  just modems and IM


Seventeen people who ate from the same booth at the Taste of Chicago food festival last week became ill, at least five of them with salmonella poisoning and three who were hospitalized, the health department said.


"No Country," "Blood" lead grim Oscar field

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The gritty dramas "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" scored eight Academy Award nominations each on Tuesday, leading a somber field in an Oscar season overshadowed by the Hollywood writers' strike.


OPEC: Group Doing All It Can To Stabilize Oil Prices

OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro highlighted the impact of the current high oil prices, saying the direct contribution of the increase in global oil prices to the economic slowdown


Dollar dips on US current account concerns

The dollar dipped amid concerns about the US position with the rest of the world following data showing a record current account deficit in the second quarter.