Truck bomber kills 23 Iraqi army recruits

A suicide truck bomber killed 23 new Iraqi army recruits when he rammed into their vehicle south of Baghdad on Sunday, police said, a day after a huge truck bomb killed 150 people in the north of the country.


Tooth a key clue in UN probe into Hariri killing

The inquiry into the killing of   a former Lebanese prime minister has asked several countries to   help identify the presumed suicide bomber from a tooth and   other pieces of DNA, the chief investigator told the U.N.   Security Council on Friday.


Clinton, McCain head to next campaign fights

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Led by Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican John McCain, candidates fanned out across the country on Wednesday in a U.S. presidential race dramatically reshaped by their comeback wins in New Hampshire.


Northwest Airlines has entered into formal merger discussions with Delta Air Lines and will look for another partner if Delta tries to merge with United Airlines instead


Mobile devices expose networks to security threats

Cybercriminals attack mobile devices because they have a relatively good chance of succeeding - and worming their way into your corporate network, experts say.


From assembly lines to retail counters, these are bitter and confusing days for German workers.


CES in Pictures: Samsung--New Plasmas, LCD TVs, Bluetooth Speakers, and More

CES announcements from Samsung include plasma TVs with ethernet ports for Internet hookups, a slew of LCD TVs, and updates to MP3 players, among many other new products.


Drugs may be involved in Anna Nicole's death: mother

HOLLYWOOD, Florida  - The mother of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith said on Friday that drugs may have contributed to her daughter's sudden death.


Vaccine problem was not in open US, British didn't talk before ...

American drug regulators did not talk with their British counterparts in the weeks leading up to the shutdown of a Liverpool plant responsible for producing half the US flu shot supply, Lester Crawford, the acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug


Saudi says no bar to nuclear cooperation with Russia

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter and a key U.S. ally, said on Wednesday the kingdom does not see any obstacle to cooperating with Russia on developing a nuclear energy program.


US President George W Bush pledges more social aid for Latin America, ahead of a tour of the region.


Oracle CFO: PeopleSoft Layoffs on Friday

Oracle Corp.  will announce layoffs on Friday as a result of its recent acquisition of PeopleSoft, the company said on Friday.


Shanghai's economy grew at a blistering 14.7 percent in the first seven months of the year, seemingly defying efforts to cool off China's economy amid fears of overheating.


Iraq's Crucial Election Ballot Down to Lottery

Spinning a clear plastic drum filled with numbered balls, like a national lottery, Iraq's electoral commission determined Monday where parties contesting the Jan. 30 poll would rank on ballot papers.


Cease-Fire Deal for West Bank Falls Short

JERUSALEM, Dec. 3 -- Extending a tenuous cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian armed groups in the Gaza Strip to the far larger West Bank proved elusive Sunday as Israel's security cabinet decided against doing so and the governing Hamas movement withdrew from negotiations on the matter.


Sugary Drinks Tied to Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes

TUESDAY, Aug. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- Women who drink higher amounts of sugar-sweetened drinks are likelier to gain weight and develop type 2 diabetes, new research says.


TOKYO - A man charged with deserting his US Army unit 39 years ago and allegedly defecting to North Korea, is expected to surrender to US military authorities in Japan on Saturday.


Estonian Offers to Strip to Avoid Ticket

TALLINN, Estonia - A woman pulled over by police on suspicion of driving while drunk tried to get out of the ticket by performing an impromptu striptease that was captured on police video.


Felipe Calderon takes over as Mexico's president in a midnight ceremony, ahead of planned opposition protests.


Iraq, ucciso il vicegovernatore di Baghdad

E' morto in un agguato il vicegovernatore di Baghdad, Hassan Kamel Abdel Fattah, ucciso da uomini armati mentre si stava recando al lavoro, nel sud del distretto di Dora della capitale irachena. Nell'attentato


Milano, 17:47 - CALCIO, MILAN; RONALDO: CON INZAGHI CI DIVERTIREMO

Ronaldo rientra con il Siena, ma già pensa a livello europeo. "FarÃ² di tutto per far vincere ...


Il primo percorso didattico permanente. AllâArcheologico di ...

NovitÃ  per i piccoli visitatori dei musei e per le famiglie: per la prima volta in Italia si apre al pubblico, all'interno della collezione di un museo di Stato, un percorso didattico permanente per bambini.


Nigerian state files criminal suit against Pfizer

KANO, Nigeria  - A Nigerian state has filed criminal charges against Pfizer Inc. for its alleged role in the deaths of children who received an unapproved drug during a meningitis epidemic, court papers showed on Wednesday.


Travel Bug: Growing Rebellion on the High Seas

Websites and online forums have been gathering complaints from dissatisfied cruise ship passengers.


U.S. Treasury debt prices fell for a  second straight session on Wednesday as buyers' resistance to  higher prices spawned a wave of profit-taking.


Viktor and Rolf cater to glamour world, high street

Want to buy glamorous attire from a luxury store or rather get it off the high street? Fans of Dutch duo Viktor and Rolf can have it both ways this autumn.


"Early tomorrow morning ... I will be back at my desk."  Gov. Salvatore Cuffaro said he would appeal and continue serving as governor of the island while the case was in progress. via SF Gate


Don't mess around when it comes to your wealth.


Target seen hitting $95 billion in sales by 2010

Target Corp.'s  sales will  nearly double to $95 billion by 2010, but it may need to look  beyond its traditional big-city base and possibly overseas to  sustain growth, consultants Retail Forward said.


Wall Street Week Ahead: Data May Surprise

Holiday sales data and a jobs report this week will provide the first glimpse of the economy's health going into 2005, and could give another boost to the end-of-year stock rally, analysts said.


British Military Begins Deployment in Iraq

British Army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Duke of Wellington Regiment, walk in the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004 during clashes with armed gunmen.


ASIA/FILIPPINE - Il mondo Salesiano potenzia la sua presenza nellÂinformazione e nella comunicazione dallÂAsia: lÂimpegno dellÂagenzia Ans Cebu (Agenzia Fides) - Potenziare lÂopera di informazione e comunicazione, per aumentare la comunione allÂinterno del mondo Salesiano e, dÂaltro canto, per aprirsi sempre di piÃ¹ e rendere visibile il carisma di don Bosco nella Chiesa universale e nel...


Aumentano collegamenti 'veloci'ad internet e le tv hi-tech


Paul Mooney cites Richards in n-word ban

For decades, Paul Mooney has left people howling with laughter and cringing at the same time. During a typical routine by the black comedian — mostly about the screwy state of race in America — the n-word could roll off his tongue dozens of times.


School Program Can Help Identify Asthma Early

A screening process in a preschool education program can help identify children who probably have asthma, according to researchers.


The net brings sex-friendly stores to consumers, but nothing beats personal attention to your intimate shopping desires. Commentary by Regina Lynn. Plus: Japanese services recognize special needs  in Sex Drive Daily.


A suicide bomber kills at least five policemen in southern Afghanistan near the Pakistan border, police say.


Irritazione di Veltroni per i giudizi di D'Alema Un nuovo capitolo della contesa in corso da quasi 15 anni                                          "Assurdo dire che sono impazzito" Tra Walter e Massimo si riapre il duello                                                                                Colloquio telefonico tra il premier e il ministro degli EsteriProdi ai leader del partito: "Dove vanno, la trattativa deve proseguire" di CLAUDIO TITO


Contro multa da 20 mln comminata in agosto dall'Antitrust


Dec. 8, 2004 (San Antonio) -- Postmenopausal women with breast cancer fare better if they are treated with a new class of hormone drugs called aromatase inhibitors than if they are given tamoxifen, the standard


By RICHARD ROSENBLATT AP Racing Writer. ``We're in Texas, and this is Texas hold 'em,'' Lukas said. ``We're all in.


An oxygen generator on the international space station overheated and spilled a toxic irritant Monday, forcing the three-man crew to don masks and gloves in the first emergency ever declared aboard the 8-year-old orbiting outpost.


Adam "Pacman" Jones must wait to see how felony charges filed against him in Las Vegas are handled before a Tennessee court rules on whether the suspended NFL player's plea bargain should be revoked. A new hearing was set for Jan. 3 to revisit the case.


Almost a third of the world's amphibian species are confronted by the prospect of extinction, naturalists say.


Australia Govt in Pole Position for Saturday Vote

Australia's government looked set for a fourth straight term, according to a poll trend released on the eve of Saturday's election, as rival leaders made last-minute pitches over the economy and the US-led Iraq war.


Microsoft says it's working to fix a glitch that stopped some customers from taking advantage of offer to get additional licenses for less.


Germany cuts 2008 growth forecast to 2.0 percent

Germany, the largest eurozone economy, lowered its 2008 growth forecast Thursday to 2.0 percent from 2.4 percent and its economy minister warned that fallout from a banking crisis could do more damage still.


The EU opens an agency in Vienna to help combat discrimination on the basis of race, gender or religion.


The Israeli army rounds up about 300 Palestinian men in a raid on a West Bank refugee camp.


Branson unveils part of spacecraft, seeks to popularize space travel

Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson unveiled part of his Virgin Galactic spacecraft, expressing hope that millions will be able to travel into space in coming decades and vowing to do his part to make that a reality.


The Yukos oil company's appeal of its crushing 2000 back-taxes bill was put off until next month, the Interfax news agency reported Tuesday.


BEA options re-statement hits $400m mark

EVP loses his E BEA Systems will restate almost a decade's worth of earnings to the tune of nearly $400m thanks to misallocation of stock to employees.â¦


An experimental treatment for Parkinson's disease seemed to improve symptoms — dramatically so, for one 59-year-old man — without causing side effects in an early study of a dozen patients. The gene therapy treatment involved slipping billions of copies of a gene into the brain to calm overactive brain circuitry.


US teams tried to rescue two Americans and a Briton held hostage in Iraq before they were killed, sources say.


Venezuelan bank robbers arrested, hostages freed

ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan police swooped on an ambulance used by robbers escaping a bank siege on Tuesday, arresting all four men and freeing a group of captives to end a two-day hostage standoff.


Archer Daniels Midland Co , a  leading U.S. food processor and ethanol producer, posted higher  quarterly profit on Monday, boosted by demand for protein meal  and seed oil and improved results in its wheat and malt  processing operations.


Iran's president says nuclear work nearing "peak"

Iran's nuclear work is nearing a "peak", President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, while the U.N. atomic watchdog chief said Tehran was probably at least three years from making atom bombs even if it chose to do so.


Courtney Love has been ordered to stand trial in Los Angeles on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. This charge arose from an incident at Love's ex-boyfriend James Barber's house in April when the singer


Hoping to continue the success of its entry-level iPod Shuffle player, Apple on Tuesday introduced four colored versions of its popular music device that would sell alongside the original silver version.


Thatcher's son arrested over coup plot claims

Mark Thatcher, the son of the former prime minister Baroness Thatcher, has been arrested at his home in Cape Town . South African authorities say he has been detained by police investigating an alleged coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea .


Iraqi conference seeks to end sectarian bloodshed

Iraq holds a national conference on Saturday designed to halt mounting sectarian violence that has raised fears of civil war and been a major issue behind U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to review his strategy.


Comedy fest names Colbert person of year

Stephen Colbert, a faux conservative who often honors himself on his Comedy Central show, was lauded by the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival as their "Person of the Year."


Bergamo, 18:23 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: VIERI LAVORA CON IL GRUPPO

Christian Vieri per la prima volta da parecchi mesi a questa parte si è allenato con il grupp...


Oil stayed near $63 a barrel on  Friday, weighed down by bulging natural gas and heating oil  inventories in the United States and the suspension of an oil  workers' strike in Nigeria.


Several people were killed and dozens were injured today in a mortar attack on the main mosque in Kufa, witnesses said.


China, Argentina sign 5 cooperation documents

China and Argentina signed five agreements in Buenos Aires Tuesday that will allow them to expand cooperation in the areas of trade, space, education, tourism and railways.


Domani la giornata mondiale delle persone con disabilitÃ Dal ministero iniziative per abbattere le barriere architettoniche                                            Rutelli e Morandi al Colosseo per i disabili "I luoghi d'arte siano accessibili a tutti"


An artful deal for Ovation cable channel

Ovation TV, which bills  itself as the only network devoted to art and art-related  programming, has signed a carriage deal with DirecTV that will  significantly boost the channel's distribution.


Olive oil producers seek Chinese, Indian buyers

A global body representing olive producers based in Madrid said Wednesday it planned to launch marketing campaigns in China and India to promote the consumption of olive oil in the two emerging markets.


Thrashers horde points by beating Devils

Facing a fellow division leader, the Atlanta Thrashers couldn't afford to let even a point get away. Marian Hossa delivered the decisive goal in a shootout as the Atlanta Thrashers edged the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Tuesday night after blowing a two-goal lead.


Dozens of Israelis killed in bomb blast at hotel

Dozens of Israelis were killed and injured in a huge explosion at a hotel in the Egyptian resort of Taba last night. Fears of a major co-ordinated terrorist strike on resorts


Three Killed in Gaza, West Bank Violence

Palestinian militants ambushed an Israeli army jeep in Gaza on Wednesday, killing a Jewish settler, wounding three soldiers and challenging new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's opposition to attacks on Israeli targets.


A computer simulation of the 2001 World Trade Center attacks supports a federal agency's findings that the initial impact from the hijacked airplanes stripped away crucial fireproofing material and that the weakened towers collapsed under their own weight.


Israel kills top Gaza militant and five others dead

Israel killed a senior Islamic Jihad commander, a top bombmaker and at least four other militants in the Gaza Strip on Monday, prompting the group to threaten suicide bombings within the Jewish state.


Union Sounds Alarm Over Background Checks for New ID

Some federal employees are smarting over their smart-card treatment.


Arafat Admits Palestinians Made Mistakes

RAMALLAH, West Bank - Yasser Arafat acknowledged Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority had made mistakes, but the rare admission appeared to be aimed more at deflecting criticism about his corrupt government than making real changes.    In a decade at the helm of the Palestinian Authority, Arafat has resisted attempts to get him to fight official corruption, reform the security services and relinquish some of his near-absolute powers...


The leading candidates in Argentina's presidential election Sunday:


Tony Blair was appointed by the so-called quartet of international mediators as 13 Palestinians were killed during Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip.


Dopo due ore mezzo di riunione a palazzo Chigi, il mandato all'Osservatorio per il nuovo tracciato"Il percorso ancora non c'Ã¨" precisa Letta. Ma si lavora sulla "Quinta opzione"                                          Via libera all'alta velocitÃ  Torino-Lione "Il governo chiederÃ  i finanziamenti Ue"                                                                                Il sindaco Chiamparino: "Non un vero accordo ma un importante passo avanti"


Audit: $9 Billion Unaccounted for in Iraq

The U.S. occupation authority in Iraq was unable to keep track of nearly $9 billion it transferred to government ministries, which lacked financial controls, security, communications and adequate staff, an inspector general has found.


Oakland Athletics Team Report - September 5

(Sports Network) - The Athletics will look to complete a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays at SkyDome this afternoon. Oakland will hand the ball to 22-year-old phenom Rich Harden this afternoon.


ASIA/INDONESIA - La pace Ã¨ tornata nelle Molucche: il Centro di Crisi della diocesi di Amboina smette le sue trasmissioni Ambon (Agenzia Fides) - La sospensione di un progetto, per una volta, Ã¨ una buona notizia: il Centro di Crisi della diocesi di Ammoina, nato per monitorare la situazione e diffondere informazioni, nel corso e allÂindomani del conflitto delle isole Mo...


Motorola Inc. , the world's No. 2 maker of cell phones, on Tuesday said its quarterly profit rose sharply, helped by improving sales of a host of new handset models.


The circus that follows Paris Hilton almost everywhere was out in full force Friday at Superior Court here, with hangers-on toting signs and dancing jigs before the judge's ruling to return her to jail reduced most to stunned silence.


China slave scandal brings resignation calls

Chinese media demanded official  resignations and repentance on Monday amid popular outrage over  the virtual enslavement of workers in scorching brick kilns  that reports said had operated with government complicity.


Group Health Cooperative is bracing for a five-day strike starting Monday as the union's deadline nears for the Seattle co-op and its nurses union to reach a new contract.


Norwegian consumer group doesn't buy Jobs' defense of copyright-protection practices.as common.


OnlineTV recorder TVCatchup.com shut down

Targeted by broadcasters The plug has been pulled on TVCatchup.com, a legally questionable web-based personal video recorder service, that allowed users to hoard UK TV shows online for free.â¦


MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Hal Sutton will get second-guessed, which is the main by-product of the captain of Ryder Cup teams having two at-large selections and one month before the 35th version of the matches are played at Oakland Hills Country ...


Smaller than laptops but bigger than PDAs, the devices use stylus and GPS.


Benzina Api-Ip +0,5 cent, +0,8 cent per diesel Agip


Roma, 15:14 - CALCIO, ROMA; AQUILANI: NULLA E' COMPROMESSO

Guardare avanti. E' questo il messaggio che Alberto Aquilani lancia alla Roma dopo il pesante ko nel...


Bush: al Qaeda safe haven in Pakistan "troubling"

President George W. Bush said on Saturday he was troubled by a U.S. intelligence report's finding that al Qaeda had become entrenched in a safe haven in Pakistan's tribal region near Afghanistan.


Israel's parliament will today begin debating bitterly opposed legislation to remove Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip next year ahead of a vote that could force a major realignment of Israeli politics.


Group Offers Roadmap to Reduce Pollution

ROCKPORT, Maine - A regional environmental group Monday released a comprehensive "climate change roadmap" to reduce pollution linked to global warming by 75 percent in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.


President Chen Shui-bian made unusually strong pro-independence remarks Sunday in a message apparently aimed at provoking rival China and shoring up his base.


Asteroid named after leading nuclear scientist of China's:

[World News]: Beijing, Dec 27 : An asteroid discovered by a Chinese observatory has been named after Zhu Guangya, a leading nuclear scientist, for his contributions to the nation, the state media reported today.


Thousands Rally Against Pakistan's Musharraf

HARIPUR, Pakistan, June 2 -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets Saturday in one of the strongest displays of opposition yet to President Pervez Musharraf, even as the government cracked down on the media in an attempt to control a burgeoning crisis.


On the coldest day the NFL ever played, Packers guard Jerry Kramer took one look at Green Bay's fabled frozen tundra, began shivering and never stopped until he was draped across the most famous yard of defended turf in football history.


Air France Plane Sent to Maine to Remove Passenger

An Air France flight from Paris to  Washington was diverted to Maine when authorities discovered  the name of one of the passengers on a U.S. no-fly list, a U.S.  customs spokesman said on Sunday.


For the past two weeks, high school nurse Colleen Kahler has been on high alert.


Pak Foils Massive Al-Qaeda Plot To Attack Govt., US Targets

Islamabad, August 22 (NNN): With the arrest of several suspected terror network members said to planning to attack US and government targets in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistani security forces claimed to have busted a massive al


Pirate attacks are increasing off the coast of East Africa, disrupting the flow of food and medicine to Somalis in desperate need of humanitarian aid, the United Nations said Tuesday.


The candymaker cited lower sales, higher promotional costs and a charge to streamline operations.


Two Britons arrested in Dubai for drug possession: paper

Two British men face jail terms of four years each after being arrested in the tourist hot-spot of Dubai for possessing small quantities of drugs, the 7Days newsaper reported on Tuesday.


Parigi, 12:41 - CALCIO, UEFA: DANIMARCA-SVEZIA 0-3 A TAVOLINO

Come tutti si aspettavano, l'Uefa ha decretato il 3-0 a tavolino per la Svezia sulla Danimarca, dopo...


A suspect arrested in Indonesia's Australian embassy bombing claims Azahari Husin, the country's most wanted terrorist, escaped by bribing police.


Hard drive-based audio player will get a new look and a lower price.


British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc is aiming to boost its revenue stream with help from a 420-pound athlete who trains by drinking eight bottles of beer a day.


UE: BONDI, DA PRODI PAROLE INGIUSTE E GREVI

(AGI) - Roma, 25 ott. - "Per quale motivo, ad esempio, un uomo politico come Romano Prodi, che e' diventato presidente della Commissione europea anche grazie al sostegno ricevuto dal governo italiano, e segnatamente


MEXICO CITY -- Mexico replaced the federal police chiefs from each of the country's 31 states and the Federal District yesterday, pending polygraph and drug tests to determine whether they are on the right side of the law in the nation's foundering drug war.


Sean Combs sued for assault by partygoer

A lawsuit has been filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleging the music mogul punched and pushed the plaintiff and his girlfriend at a Hollywood nightclub. Gerard Rechnitzer is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages in the suit, which was filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court.


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg castigated the White House and Congress on Wednesday for what he said was a shortsighted economic stimulus package and years of lousy financial management.


Statute of Limitations Targeted in Abuse Cases

The day after the sentencing of one of the most notorious figures in this region's three-year-old clergy abuse crisis, lawmakers and victims advocates said Wednesday they are building momentum to repeal statutes of limitations on sex crimes that have prevented other abusers from facing lawsuits and prosecution.


Italy Reaffirms Troops Commitment to Iraq

ROME - Premier Silvio Berlusconi reaffirmed Thursday that Italy would keep its troops in Iraq for as long as the government there wanted them.


A blogger who was apparently picked up in an Internet crackdown by the Myanmar military government has been seen in detention at a government office, an opposition party spokesman said Monday.


Saranno in movimento tra il 21 e il giorno di Santo Stefano


Justice Department joins probe of AIG services to PNC

The US Department of Justice launched an investigation of accounting services the American International Group Inc. provided to PNC that may have violated securities laws, the company said.


African giraffes highly endangered: study

Man and mother nature are threatening at least six distinct species of African giraffe, which are highly endangered and could face extinction if not protected, a study warned Saturday.


Jan. Sales Rise on Gift Cards, Clearance

Post-holiday clearance sales and  gift-card redemptions boosted January sales at major U.S.  retailers, but the harsh winter weather that hit the Northeast  and Midwest late in the month capped consumers' spending.


The United Nations' senior envoy to Sudan warned delegates at the Darfur peace talks in Nigeria that the world body will not tolerate any failure on their part to protect civilians or humanitarian aid.


San Gimignano, 22:50 - CALCIO, BALDINI: CASSANO VUOLE TORNARE IN ITALIA

"Cassano ha una voglia manifesta, direi una smania, di tornare a giocare in Italia". Lo ha rivelato ...


Rutgers reloaded, refreshed for BC rematch

The cover of the Boston College women's basketball media guide says it all. There is a picture of a beaming coach Cathy Inglese at last season's Big East Tournament, scissors in one hand, net in the other.


Palestinian prime minister rules out recognizing Israel

GAZA CITY -- President Mahmoud Abbas's bumpy efforts to set up a Palestinian government acceptable to the West suffered a new setback yesterday when the prime minister from the Islamic militant Hamas group said he would not lead a coalition that recognizes Israel.


TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese baseball players have gone on strike for the first time in the 70 year history of the game after last minute talks ended without an agreement.


Blackburn tonight installed Wales boss Mark Hughes as their new manager to take over from Graeme Souness. The identity of the appointment was not a surprise but the speed in which it was announced certainly was.


A satirical look at the ever-growing list of cable channels.


Wal-Mart US CEO pleased with back-to-school

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N racked up   strong back-to-school sales, but customers continued to cut   back on shopping trips to save on gasoline, the chief of   Wal-Mart's U.S. discount stores said on Thursday.


Ma percezione calo potere acquisto non infondata


America Online Inc., the nation's largest Internet service provider, reported a significant reduction in the amount of spam sent to its subscribers, the first drop in five years.


Gorillas, corals and vultures are all  closer to extinction, according to the latest bleak analysis of the natural world.


Scientists tie about 200 genes to cancer

Scientists mapping genetics of two of the nation's leading cancers have found almost 200 mutated genes in breast and colorectal tumors, many of them never before suspected of helping cancer form and spread.


The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap

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


Violence Flares in Boston After Red Sox Win

Scattered violence broke out on Thursday  after thousands of Boston Red Sox fans converged on Fenway Park  to celebrate their baseball club's historic win over the New  York Yankees that puts them in the World Series.


Mr Latham is due to leave St Vincent's hospital in Sydney after being treated for pancreatitis. Mr Latham says he is feeling much better and expects to be back at work next week.


Verona, 17:57 - CALCIO, CHIEVO; BOGDANI: POSSIAMO FERMARE LA ROMA

Dopo la doppietta al Torino, Erjon Bogdani vuole ripetersi contro la Roma: ''Loro giocano benissimo ...


Blair, Bush to Meet as Middle East Issues Loom

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has pushed for progress on Middle East peace talks and is one of the United States' closest allies, will meet with President Bush next week, the White House said on Saturday.


Crude Oil May Rise From Record on Supply Threats

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures in New York will probably rise next week, after setting records every day except one since July, on concern that shipments will be curtailed as demand grows, a Bloomberg survey of traders and analysts showed.


Accused al-Qaida Accountant Faces Tribunal

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 27, 2004 - The United States says Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi was an accountant and paymaster for al-Qaida and a longtime associate of Osama bin Laden, the terror network's chief.


NetSuite ramps up e-commerce capabilities

NetSuite, a provider ofÂ hosted applications for midsize businesses, will announce Thursday that it has beefed up the electronic commerce capabilities of its software suite and has teamed up with online auction giant eBay Inc. in order to attract larger electronic retail (e-tail) customers.


ELEANOR HALL: To Britain now, where the world's largest public broadcaster, the BBC, is about to undergo what its Director-General is calling a "transformation".


Fox Wins Round in Boxing Show Legal Bout

A California judge on Friday gave  the Fox television network and its boxing series "The Next  Great Champ" a victory against a rival reality show, allowing  "Champ" to air next week as planned, TV executives said.


Blog: If you're thinking of changing carriers to AT&T to get Apple's iPhone, there are some things you should know. We detail them here.


U.S. Firms Losing Health Care Battle, GM Chairman Says

American manufacturers are losing their ability to compete in the global marketplace in large measure because of the crushing burden of health care costs, General Motors Corp. chairman and chief executive G. Richard Wagoner Jr. said yesterday as he called on corporate and government leaders to find "some serious medicine" for the nation's ailing health system.


Poland's top missile defense negotiator said Tuesday that Warsaw could conclude by September an agreement to host U.S. interceptors and accused Russia of trying to sidetrack talks with an alternative proposal.


Top staffers at MFS, Putnam may get say in spinoff or sale

The out-of-town owners of both Putnam Investments and MFS Investment Management are mulling whether to sell the big asset-management companies, spin them off, or take other steps that could put at risk several thousand jobs at each.


Dutch troops in Afghanistan killed two of their own men during a nighttime battle, and separately two allied Afghan soldiers they mistook for enemies, the Defense Ministry said Sunday.


Piu' di 100mila volontari al lavoro con Legambiente


Liverpool complete Nunez signing as part of Owen transfer

LIVERPOOL, England  - Liverpool completed the signing of midfielder Antonio Nunez from Real Madrid on Tuesday as part of the Michael Owen transfer.


Baseball Players and Owners Set Tougher Policy on Steroid Use

Baseball players agreed to a stricter policy for steroids and other drugs that will include more tests and tougher penalties.


Stem-cell research is likely to take the stage again in the third and final presidential debate Wednesday at Arizona State University now that one of the most recognizable faces for the cause has died.


Craig Kilborn Says Adios After Five Years

LOS ANGELES Aug. 28, 2004 - Craig Kilborn bid farewell to viewers of CBS' "Late Late Show" on Friday, concluding five seasons as its host despite the program's expanding audience.


Get Cookin' and Start Stokin' the Backyard Compost Pile

By Jan Riggenbach  With the last of the paste tomatoes and bush beans picked, the plants are ready to pull. In the flower garden, tubs quickly fill with yellowing leaves, faded flowers and declining annuals.


Microsoft in final testing on Windows Server 2003 SP1

The software was originally scheduled to ship by the end of the year, but in October Microsoft pushed the release date into the first half of 2005.


Martina Hingis's appeal against a positive doping test is rejected and she has been banned for two years.


McCain to consider possible 2008 presidential run

Maverick US Republican Senator John McCain, who ran against President George W. Bush four years ago, indicated he might be considering another presidential bid in 2008, despite the fact he will be 72 when the next election rolls around.


Christians have discovered a powerful new teaching tool, and it's playing at a cineplex near you


Senate deals major blow to immigration bill

A White House-backed bill to revamp immigration laws stalled in the Senate on Thursday, handing President George W. Bush a major legislative setback.


Dapper Tom Wolfe likes everything just so. He has perfected the art of being a gentleman, wearing a pressed white suit, of course, with a light blue shirt that matches his eyes and white two-tone shoes. He looks impeccable with his perfectly coifed silver hair, white polka-dot socks and tie, and white handkerchief. Even his spectacles match.


Arizona vets assail health care benefits

SIERRA VISTA - Their tales about access to medical care sound a lot like war stories. In a smoky Veterans of Foreign Wars bar in this military town, many Arizona veterans talk bitterly of waiting lists for


Men also avid players of casual video games: study

Men are just as likely as women  to play casual video games, but are less likely to admit it,  according to an industry report that shatters a widely held  industry belief that such games appeal mainly to women.


Marc Anthony Not Father of Dancer's Baby

A third paternity test confirmed that Marc Anthony did not father a child with a Cuban dancer as she has claimed, the singer's attorney said Monday.


If Steve Spagnuolo's friends really care about him, they'll advise him to run as fast as he can away from the Redskins' head coaching job.


La moneta unica e' salita sopra 1,48 a 1,4811 dollari


Japan's empress known for grace under pressure

Raising kids, cooking meals and chatting to ordinary people -- Empress Michiko's sweeping changes to Japan's ultra-conservative imperial family has made her an endearing figure to the masses.


Tech-savvy voyeurs are cobbling together DIY infra-red scanners for less-than-noble uses. For every offense, however, there is economic opportunity. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Iran Announces Delay in Reactor Start Up

Iran said today that it will delay the start-up of its first nuclear reactor, in the southern city of Bushehr, until 2006 but that it intended to build more nuclear power plants with Russian help.


Nel 2006, superfici coltivati a bio +7,5% e +8,9% acquisti


NHS boards are to conduct an audit of all GP practices in Scotland amid concerns about vaccines in Aberdeen.


Strong 6.1 magnitude quake rocks southern Mexico

A forceful 6.1 magnitude earthquake shook two poor southern Mexican farming states on Thursday, scaring residents but apparently causing no injuries or damage, authorities said.


Republican Mitt Romney said Tuesday he would likely donate his salary to charity if elected president, a financial freedom he described as a byproduct of a successful business career.


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Concubines bring trouble for China's bosses

Â· Eleven mistresses unite to denounce corrupt cadreÂ· Post-Mao era sees revival of 'second wives' tradition


A New York City group creates a kit so that anyone with an old computer can create a wireless access point.


Here is the list of longest suspensions in NBA history for on-court incidents. Note: does not include the immediate suspension (one game) handed down today: 72 games-x - Ron Artest, Indiana Pacers, (for the


A group of Palestinian politicians and intellectuals urges officials not to meet UK PM Tony Blair during an expected trip to the region.


Doctors back two-pronged approach to cholesterol

Treatment with conventional statin   drugs alone may be inadequate for high-risk patients with   raised cholesterol levels and the majority of European doctors   favor a two-pronged approach, according to a survey on Sunday.


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ÂUn muro non bastaÂ: fotografie, documenti e testimonianze raccontano il Muro in Palestina Roma (Agenzia Fides) - VenerdÃ¬ 11 gennaio 2008 alle ore 11,30 a Roma, presso lÂarea espositiva ÂVetrine di RomaÂ, in Piazza dei Cinquecento, di fronte alla Stazione Termini, sarÃ  inaugurata la mostra fotografica ÂUn muro non basta Â per nascondere un...


The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday  agreed to consider whether Internet file-trading networks  should be held responsible when their users copy music, movies  and other protected works without permission.


Higher interest rates have knocked investors' confidence in putting their money into property, evidence suggests.


MICHAEL Owen believes he has "a very good chance" of playing for England in Saturday's World Cup qualifying match against Wales.


Wine, the elixir of the gods, may be as old as human history, and a team of archaeologists who combine their science with chemistry has found evidence that Chinese were already enjoying sips of fermented rice, honey and fruit in the late Stone Age, more


Cronaca. Bimba scomparsa a Mazara. La procura apre fascicolo per ...

Non si sono fermate durante la notte le ricerche della piccola Denise, scomparsa ieri intorno a mezzogiorno nei pressi della sua abitazione a Mazara del Vallo. Nel frattempo la procura di Marsala ha aperto un fascicolo, affidato al pm Luigi Bocca.


Blunkett faces inquiry over ex-lover's claims

David Blunkett's cabinet career hung in the balance last night after he ordered an independent inquiry into allegations by his former lover, Kimberly Quinn, that he


Bethlehem Holiday Pilgrims Pray for Peace

A Roman Catholic priest on Saturday led one of the first cheerful Christmas Day celebrations in Bethlehem in years, after fighting, military curfews and a general glum had kept most visitors away since the late 1990s.


Top U.S. Iraq commander faces criticism from senator

The top U.S. commander in Iraq defended his record on Thursday in the face of strong criticism from Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential contender in 2008.


Star of long-running BBC radio show In the Psychiatrist's Chair dies suddenly, aged 64.


At least 30 people have been hurt in a explosion in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu. Police say it was a bomb. The explosion struck a building of the government-owned Employees' Provident Fund that was under construction.


Turkey sends troops to border, Iraq pushes diplomacy

Turkish helicopters and fighter jets pounded Kurdish rebel positions on Friday as diplomatic efforts began in Ankara to avert a major offensive against the guerrillas based in northern Iraq.


Two senior executives at Fannie Mae, the giant US mortgage provider, have resigned in the wake of criticisms over accounting irregularities.


Scientists now expect lava to emerge from Mount St. Helens, but they aren't sure whether it will explode in the manner of a shaken pop can or ooze as if from a tube of toothpaste.


Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose   by a slightly larger-than-expected 0.8 percent in July on   bigger stockpiles of autos and electrical equipment, a Commerce   Department report on Thursday showed.


House Speaker Dennis Hastert is considering replacing the chairman of the ethics committee, which admonished Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who is the focus of a grand jury probe into his campaign finance practices.


New Sept. 11 Report Cites Warnings About Hijackings

U.S. aviation officials failed to  respond to dozens of warnings of a possible terrorist threat  months before Sept. 11, 2001, according to a previously  undisclosed report by the panel that probed the attacks.


MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a series of far-reaching initiatives that would significantly strengthen the Kremlinâs control over the countryâs political life.


Bush will work with Congress on student loans

The Bush administration said on Wednesday it cannot support a U.S. Senate bill to cut college student lender subsidies by $18 billion and boost student grants, but it will work with Congress on the issue.


A soldier has been killed in Helmand province, Afghanistan, says the Ministry of Defence.


Conservation group takes legal action against Japanese whaling ...

ELEANOR HALL: An international conservation group is today launching an unprecedented legal action, alleging that a Japanese whaling company has been killing protected whales inside Australia's Whale Sanctuary.


Philippine Flood-Hit Towns Marooned; Typhoon Nears

Rescuers dug with their bare hands on Wednesday to find survivors from landslides and floods that killed up to 500 people in a part of the northern Philippines due to be hit by a typhoon over the next 48 hours.


Joe Calzaghe says he has the right style to knock out WBC and WBA champion Mikkel Kessler.


India, South Africa cement ties with strategic partnership pact

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and South African President Thabo Mbeki have signed a sweeping pact to buttress ties between the regional powerhouses which serve as spokesmen for the world's have-nots.


The 11th-ranked Seminoles converted seven fourth downs and did not punt until the final period in a solid 34-7 victory over UAB. Embattled Chris Rix threw for 191 yards and ran for 42 and a touchdown for Florida


SATURDAY AUTO RACING 3 p.m. -- Craftsman Truck Series: Michigan 200, Speed 5 p.m. -- Busch Series: Meijer 300 pole qualifying, ESPN2


Siena, 15:11 - CALCIO, SIENA: BERETTA MALATO SEGUE GARA DALLA TRIBUNA

Mario Beretta segui dalla tribuna la sfida tra Siena e Fiorentina. Il tecnico bianconero è st...


Haitians calling for the return of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide rioted for the 3rd day Saturday in violence that has claimed at least 12 lives.


Minnows Among Sharks, Detroit Duo Fights Tide

The Tigers had the best record in the majors for most of the season, but they lost 31 of their last 50 games and finished second in the A.L. Central to Minnesota.


U.S. Jobless Claims Surge, Retailers Mixed

Initial U.S. jobless claims surged  unexpectedly last week, taking claims to their highest level  since late September, but analysts shrugged off the large jump  as a holiday-related blip.


Andaman Isles Flooded; Indonesia Warns Workers

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Unusually high tides  again swamped parts of India's tsunami-devastated Andaman  islands overnight and Indonesia told aid workers it could not  guarantee their safety in many parts of Aceh province.


Can Shah Rukh Khan live up to Amitabh Bachchan as the Kaun Banega Crorepati anchor?


Catania, 20:05 - CALCIO, CATANIA: ALLA RIPRESA DIFFERENZIATO PER SOTTIL

Il Catania ha ripreso la preparazione in vista della gara di domenica contro l'Inter.   Assente il p...


Lo ha detto inaugurando convegno diocesi a San Giovanni


Arts & entertainment: A Bafta manager has admitted to feeling 'uncomfortable' with screening a movie about disabled people. Rubbish, says disabled actor Mat Fraser


And with Jim Tressel at the OSU helm, playing Michigan seems to bring out the best in the Buckeyes. Unlike his predecessor, Tressel, born and bred in Ohio, knows what it means to beat Michigan


Former Congolese rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba accepts defeat in run-off presidential elections.


Iraq's first day of campaign begins; 40 hurt in Karbala

Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announces his intention to run, while a car bomb targeting a Shiite cleric explodes at a shrine.


Oil prices stabilise near $58 a barrel, influenced by warm US weather and Canadian refinery troubles.


VenerdÃ¬ 8 febbraio: Terza Giornata del bambino allergico Roma (Agenzia Fides) - In Italia il 20% dei bambini in etÃ  scolare Ã¨ particolarmente sensibile a polvere, polline e peli di animale; lÂ8-10% soffre di patologie asmatiche che nellÂ80% dei casi sono provocate da allergie; il 2-6% dei bambini soffre di...


Gibbon monkeys around with web access Ubuntu fanboys have been crying into their beers after discovering internet connection problems with Canonical's latest open source Linux distribution operating system, dubbed the Gutsy Gibbon.â¦


Small Gains, Led by Energy Shares, Ahead of the Election

Blue-chip stocks ended higher yesterday, helped by gains in energy companies, although investors showed caution before next week's presidential election.


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Somali Islamist fighters open fire at protesters in the port city of Kismayo, angered by its occupation.


Genova, 14:41 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: SCIOPERO TIFO PER 45 MINUTI

I tifosi della Sampdoria resteranno in sciopero per i primi 45 minuti della sfida di oggi contro l'A...


In the City, Relationships Reduced to Transactions

At its heart, âLost in Beijingâ is a sturdy morality tale about innocence and corruption, wealth and want, sex and power.


CEO of eBay-owned India auction site arrested

Delhi police Friday arrested Avnish Bajaj, the chief executive officer of Baazee.com India Pvt. Ltd., an eBay Inc.-owned Indian online auction portal, for allegedly allowing the sale of pornographic


Google Co-Founders to Sell Company Shares

Google Inc. co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin each plan to sell up to 7.2 million shares of their stock in the online search engine leader during the next 18 months


"Terminator" to make national political debut for Bush

Action movie star and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will walk a partisan tight-rope next week when he makes his national political debut at the Republican Party convention.


When a Stranger Calls, Beware of The Pretext

You get a phone call from someone who says they're taking a survey for a reputable sounding research firm. They ask you a few questions that seem relatively harmless -- what's private anymore, anyway, right? -- such as the name of your phone company or investment firm or even the name of your pet.


Aceh toll could top 80,000, says official

A national parks official based in the Indonesian province of Aceh says he believes as many as 45,000 people might have been killed on Sumatra's west coast alone and that the death toll for Aceh overall could now exceed 80,000.


The African Union agrees to send 8,000 peacekeepers to Somalia despite opposition from the Islamic Courts.


Cendant, the US travel group which owns Cheaptickets.com, continued to blaze an acquisitive trail yesterday with the agreed $1.1bn (Â£570m) purchase of private UK-based holiday wholesaler Gullivers Travel Associates.


Debit Cards  Give Plastic Edge Over Paper

2003 was the first time plastic and other electronic payment methods beat out paper, according to a survey released yesterday by the Federal Reserve.


Terror suspects accused of plotting attack

Two men already accused of discussing terror targets with Islamic extremists were indicted Wednesday on charges of undergoing paramilitary training in northwest Georgia and plotting a "violent jihad" against civilian and government targets, including an air base in suburban Atlanta.


Two 13-year-olds have been questioned after another boy was hurt in a shotgun incident in Haverhill.


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Francophone Summit to Focus on Ivory Coast

Heads of state from French-speaking nations are gathering in the west African nation of Burkina Faso for a two-day summit to discuss the crisis in Ivory Coast.


Most teachers think pupils should learn how to get abortion

Most secondary school teachers think their pupils should learn how to obtain an abortion as part of sex education classes, according to a poll.


The MoD denies a helicopter accidentally set off landmines which killed a soldier in Afghanistan.


UEFA sets Tuesday for discipline of AS Roma

European soccer's governing body will start disciplinary proceedings against AS Roma after referee Anders Frisk was injured by an object thrown from the crowd, UEFA said Thursday.


Legendary Music Producer Says IPod Will Soon Be Obsolete

Rick Rubin, the pioneering music producer who worked with the Beastie Boys, Johnny Cash, Run DMC and Jay-Z, predicts the future of online music will be subscription-based -- and that the iPod, inexplicably, will be obsolete.


Developed by the Web Technology Group at Appalachian State University, phpWebSite provides a complete web site content management system. All client output is XHTML 1.0 and meets the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative requirements. Version 0.9.3-4 contains mostly bug fixes which were found in the 0.9.3-3 release, but there are some new features/enhancements.   Form Generator + ability to send emails as text/plain instead of text/html + ability to view, delete exports and archives  Notes + send notes to groups of users or to all users on the site  Control Panel + modules now list by label in alphabetical order  Other: + improved output all around for XML/XHTML compliance + spell checker added to the wysiwyg for those with the pspell extentsion loaded + files written to the system in most modules have better permissions set for easier access  Enjoy!


British people are increasingly tolerant of sex before marriage, a survey suggests.


House OKs Bill to Stop Water Condemnation

By Charles Ashby, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 24--DENVER -- A bill to strip governments' ability to take water rights through eminent domain squeaked through the House on a preliminary vote Friday.   Freshman Rep.


The news that US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has cancer has raised a neglected but weighty factor this election: The next president will very likely choose one or more new Supreme Court justices.


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


Lindsay Lohan has been released from a hospital after recovering from a high fever and headaches, her publicist said.


Pervez Musharraf: Kashmir issue should be resolved

Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf Thursday said Kashmir issue has a central role in Pakistan-India relations and its solution should be in line with the wishes of Kashmir people.


Whatâs Online: Donât Buy My Book, Just Read It

Seth Godin published a book under a Creative Commons license that allows anyone to republish and sell it. But he was a little surprised when someone actually did.


Tokyo: aperta conferenza dei Paesi donatori per l'Iraq

TOKYO - Aperta a Tokyo la conferenza dei Paesi donatori per l'Iraq. Il vice primo ministro iracheno Barham Saleh ha dato il via alla conferenza di due giorni chiedendo alla comunita' internazionale di mantenere le sue promesse di doni al Paese.


Firenze, 15:49 - CALCIO, SERIE C1: ARBITRI DELLA 23/A GIORNATA

Ecco gli arbitri designati a dirigere i match della 23/ma giornata del campionato di calcio di Serie...


Clues point to the company developing a series of Web features -- including a Web browser. NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Move over Bill Gates.


Nevada guard Marcelus Kemp has withdrawn from the NBA draft and will play his senior year for the Wolf Pack.


PC superstore suffers breakdown over Linux notebook

PC World's PR fails to trickle down PC World's shop floor management and the PR machine behind the retail behemoth's marketing strategy appear not to be on the same page when it comes to customer satisfaction.â¦


Myanmar Removes Its Liberal-Leaning Premier

'BANGKOK, Thailand, Oct. 19 - The military government of Myanmar on Tuesday announced the dismissal of the prime minister, Khin Nyunt, who had publicly been pulling in a more liberal direction than the other generals in the country's ruling clique.


John Kerry fought back Thursday against campaign allegations that he exaggerated his combat record in Vietnam, accusing President Bush of using a Republican front group "to do his dirty work" and challenging Bush to debate their wartime service records.


Nepal's government decides to stop paying an annual allowance to King Gyanendra and his family, reports say.


Palermo, 15:16 - CALCIO, PALERMO; BRESCIANO: EMPOLI TAPPA MOLTO DURA

''Essere in testa fa piacere, ma non guardiamo troppo la classifica''. Mark Bresciano resta con i pi...


By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn, The News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio  Jun. 25--A decades-old earthen cap has started to leak, allowing salt to  leach into the fragile Mentor Marsh.


The Prince of Wales asks Sharon Osbourne about her Â£2m burglary and the health of husband Ozzy.


China rejects U.S. warning on toothpaste

China called a U.S. warning to consumers to avoid Chinese toothpaste because it may contain a poisonous chemical "unscientific, irresponsible and contradictory."


EVERTON'S path to financial stability hit a snag today with the postponement of a board meeting which was due to unveil their new Russian investor.


The first-ever case of Bluetongue disease in Britain is found in a cow near Ipswich, Suffolk.


Senator John Kerry started his Sunday in Ohio, a state many people believe he must carry Tuesday to be elected President of the United States.


Scientists continue to monitor two volcanoes that the Alaska Volcano Observatory says could send dangerous ash into the air at any time.


The online world has once again become a breeding ground for conspiracy theories, this time with allegations that last week's presidential election was rigged in favor of George W. Bush. [Missing Links]


The police delay in attending a fatal shooting "can not be justified", a review into the force's response says.


Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe tells the BBC his tough stance on the internal conflict is crucial and effective.


Police arrested a 37-year-old man on Monday on suspicion of murdering five prostitutes in one of Britain's most dramatic serial killings of recent times.


Monster Hurricane Ivan Rips Jamaica, Aims at Cuba

KINGSTON, Jamaica  - Hurricane Ivan, one of the  most powerful storms to batter the Caribbean, gutted homes,  washed away roads and killed at least 16 people in Jamaica on  Saturday, but appeared to have spared the island the utter  devastation wrought on Grenada.


Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the cornerstone of the Supreme Courtâs conservative bloc, is being treated for thyroid cancer but will return to work next week


Police have charged a man in connection with hoax e-mails sent to the families of people missing after the Asia tsunami.


Two messages from Osama bin Laden in a matter of days have revived the game of questions over his health and whereabouts, but they also made clear he is al-Qaida's propaganda "top gun," able to draw attention in the West and strike a chord among sympathizers.


The film convincingly beckons us to cast our lot with the charming characters created by director/screenwriter Brad Bird, whose "Iron Giant" was a great success because of both its strong writing and vivid visuals.


South Korea has stepped up aid to impoverished North Korea through international agencies this year, donating about 40 million dollars so far to seven programmes, officials said Monday.


A group of friends ride the waves and then head into the fire zone to check on the homes of their friends.


A Phoenix-based band has landed a last-minute gig performing at Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards. Illegal Substance, which mixes hip-hop and electronic sounds, will perform near the "red carpet" area where


A Nazi Past Casts a Pall on Name of a Disease

A movement to discredit the name of Dr. Friedrich Wegener, who discovered a rare blood vessel inflammation in 1936, is beginning to gather momentum.


Tournament officials apologized to two-time champion Serena Williams for the faulty ruling made by chair umpire Mariana Alves during her loss to Jennifer Capriati in Tuesday night's Open quarterfinals. "I told her she was a class act and how much we appreciated how she handled it," Arlen Kantarian , the US Tennis Association's chief executive for professional ...


Australia-Indonesia security pact comes into force

A new security pact between Australia and Indonesia came into force Thursday at a ceremony in Perth attended by the foreign ministers of the at-times testy neighbours.


EMI mulls unprotected Web song sales -- sources

Music label EMI Group is in talks  to release a large portion of its music catalog for Web sales  without technological protections against piracy that are  included in most music bought over the Internet now, sources  said on Thursday.


Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies

She no longer dances naked, but the first-time screenwriter Diablo Cody is still exposing herself.


(InfoWorld) - The European Union's 27 national telecom authorities must submit plans to regulate the single European market by Feb. 16Â or face ceding those powers to the European Commission, Telecommunications Commissioner Viviane Reding has warned. The Commission wants the national regulators to join forces to form an E.U.-wide independent body akin to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. It gave them until mid February to submit plans so that it could draft legislation by July. "A European Union-wide regulator would be a temporary body. It would be disbanded once the transition to a single competitive telecoms market is over," said Martin Selmayr, Reding's spokesman, on Monday. Several of the national regulatory bodies have failed to prove they are independent from their governments and incumbent monopoly phone companies. Currently, the national regulators enforce Europe-wide telecom rules in their own countries. However, they take different positions in interpreting the same rules. The U.K., for example, has cracked down on former monopoly provider BT Group, while Commission officials complain that Germany has allowed Deutsche TelekomÂ to keep a grip on the fixed-line local loop and even receive permission to build a high-speed Internet network without sharing access with competitors. Some countries are creating their own telecom laws without consulting their E.U. neighbors. The German regulator, for example, has failed to stop the German government from proposing a law that would grant the former monopoly Deutsche Telekom protection from competition. Other countries have failed to transpose European telecom rules into their national statute books. In a letter to all national regulators sent at the end of last year, Reding warned that failure to submit a workable proposal for an FCC-type organization by Feb. 16 would leave her no choice but to propose greater authority for the Commission. Reding is conducting a review of all the laws agreed in the late 1990s designed to forge a single European telecom market out of all the national ones, with open competition throughout the E.U.


Stress tests predict heart attacks early

A treadmill stress test can predict heart attacks or other serious heart disease even in men without symptoms, US researchers report.


Tokyo's Nikkei rose 0.49 percent to a  five-week closing high on Tuesday as growing optimism about the  domestic economic outlook buoyed small-cap stocks, but recent  gainers like miners fell on profit-taking.


Barge collision and spill shut lower Ohio River

The lower Ohio River was closed to traffic near Brookport, Illinois, on Wednesday after a tow boat hit a lock and a barge leaked a petrochemical into the waterway, said the U.S. Coast Guard.


Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton drew a distinction between President Bush's decision to commute the sentence of White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby — which she has harshly criticized — and her husband's 140 pardons in his closing hours in office.


Prison doctors say the public is at risk from drug addicts and mentally ill offenders being released from jail without treatment.


No. 14 Washington Routs Ore. St., 108-68

Tre Simmons matched a career high with 26 points, going 6-of-7 from 3-point range, and Jamaal Williams added a career-high 24 points to help No. 14 Washington beat Oregon State 108-68 on Saturday night.


Nanotechnology is confronting the U.S. with a familiar problem - assessing claims of innovation that do not match up neatly with the way patent examiners are trained to categorize them.


Woods tired of losing in team event, says Cink

Tiger Woods is fed up with his   mediocre Ryder Cup record and will come out firing on all   cylinders at the K Club this week, according to his U.S. team   mate Stewart Cink.


Tokyo, 11:56 - OLIMPIADI, GOVERNO APPROVA CANDIDATURA TOKYO

Il governo giapponese ha approvato la candidatura di Tokyo ad ospitare le Olimpiadi del 2016. Il via...


(Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants and Montreal Expos complete their four-game series today with a doubleheader at SBC Park.


Enter most any dance club and odds are  you'll soon hear "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" by R&B  sensation T-Pain before the night is through.


US rapper Young Buck pleads not guilty to allegedly stabbing a man at US hip-hop awards.


The planned $3 billion deal would give Sony a library of more than 4,100 titles. Also: Vivendi says its recovery is almost complete, despite large losses & hellip;. Canon and Toshiba team up to produce next-generation flat display panels & hellip;. and more.


Britain's space programme relies on scientists from India and China more and more, MPs are told.


HANDING IT OVER: NASA grudgingly released some results Monday from an $11.3 million federal air safety study it previously withheld from the public.


A week after a tsunami devastated the western end of Sumatra island,  markets are reopening, power and water are being restored to nearly half the city and a fuel shortage has been brought to an end.


Spain Terror Suspect Accused of Huge Plot

A Muslim militant schemed to punish Spain with the "biggest blow of its history" — a half-ton suicide truck bombing of the National Court aimed at killing judges investigating Islamic terror, including the Madrid train attacks, said a police intelligence report obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.


WASHINGTON - The federal deficit surged to a record $413 billion in 2004, the Treasury Department announced Thursday, injecting the figure into a presidential campaign in which the two parties have clashed over President Bush's management of the economy and the budget.    The number was a significant improvement from the shortfalls that analysts projected earlier this year, including a $521 billion estimate the Bush administration made in February...


Roma, 20:34 - CALCIO, BOTTA E RISPOSTA MATARRESE-CAZZOLA SU PROSSIMA 'A'

Botta e risposta tra Antonio Matarrese e Alfredo Cazzola. Il presidente della Lega, in occasione del...


President Bush, savoring his healer-in-chief role, spent Monday promoting U.S. aid to Africa where a mere mosquito bite can be fatal


Rural Affairs Minister Alun Michael urges peers to accept a compromise on hunting and says time is running out.


Colorado's secretary of state has declared many of the state's electronic voting machines to be unreliable, but said Tuesday that some of them could still be used in November if a software patch is installed.


1 Dead 5 Injured at Arafat Mourning Tent in Gaza

A shooting at a tent set up for mourners of Yasser Arafat in Gaza City has left at least one security guard dead and five others injured.


France, Spain Veto Controversial Migrant Camp Plan

France and Spain moved Monday to sink a controversial Italian-German plan to create holding centers in North Africa for would-be refugees.


Colombia accepts Venezuela help for hostage release

Colombia agreed on Wednesday to allow Venezuelan planes and helicopters to land in the country and pick up three hostages held for years by Marxist guerrillas, including a child born in captivity.


Study Hints Malaria Vaccine on the Horizon

Description: NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on a new study that suggests scientists could develop a vaccine for malaria in the near future.


Iraqi insurgents yesterday kidnapped an American and up to five others in an audacious attack on a house in western Baghdad. An interior ministry source told the Guardian the militants approached the villa


Adding Beltran seems like impossible dream for Cubs

So much for Carlos Beltran in a Cubs uniform. It was an interesting dream while it lasted. Barring shocking news that Sammy Sosa can be traded this week, the Cubs can't even enter the bidding for Beltran -- the


British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he would undergo a routine operation Friday to correct an irregular heartbeat. Blair announced the plans for the medical procedure Thursday night, just hours after


India withdraws patronage to EU visits in J&K

Furious with a "biased" and interventionist report by a European parliamentary delegation, whose leader called Jammu and Kashmir "the world's most beautiful prison," India has withdrawn official patronage to such visits.


Nintendo's new console will ship on Nov. 19 for $250 -- and include a sports game. Software publishers have mixed reactions about the freebie. By Chris Kohler.


The 2004 shopping season is turning out to be the year of the blockbuster for video game companies as they race to score one more big hit before the current generation of Xboxes and PlayStation 2s makes way for new machines.


Microsoft releases patch to plug IE vulnerability

Microsoft today released an out-of-cycle security bulletin and patch for a critical hole in Internet Explorer that is already being widely exploited by attackers.


Russia announces a new security structure for the North Caucasus to prevent Beslan-style terror attacks.


Ford to invest 675 million euros in Romanian auto plant

The US automaker Ford has pledged to invest 675 million euros to upgrade a Romanian factory that once belonged to the South Korean group Daewoo, a Romanian privatisation official said Thursday.


A far volare le vendite il settimo episodio di Harry Potter


Saddam Hussein's genocide trial resumed Monday with Kurds still angry with the chief judge for telling the ousted president that he was not a dictator.


Stocks regain some of Tuesday's losses as Fed chief indicates everything is OK.


NBC to let other Web sites link to NBC video

General Electric Co.'s  NBC  Universal said on Wednesday it will allow personal Web sites to  link to video snippets of NBC programs such as "Access  Hollywood," underscoring the Internet as a growing destination  for video entertainment.


Landfill's Last Days Full of Nostalgia: But New Plans Bloom for Kane's Only Dump

By William Presecky, Chicago Tribune  Dec. 12--At 150 feet, the summit of historic Settler's Hill Landfill in Geneva stands in bold contrast to the flat farm fields and industrial areas visible miles to its east, west and south.


(Brooklyn-WABC, September 30, 2004) - A massive drug recall -- the arthritis drug Vioxx is now linked to a higher risk of heart attacks and stroke.


Minsk police put on alert fearing pickets

Public order in the Belarusian capital will be brought under special control on Tuesday evening, the Minsk head Interior department told Itar-Tass. More attention has been focused on public order after the ...


Bill Would Restrict Cold Pills to Fight 'Meth'

Americans wanting to buy many common  cold medicines would have to go to a drug store and ask the  pharmacist under legislation introduced on Wednesday aimed at  fighting the spread of the illegal stimulant methamphetamine.


As Condos Rise in Florida, Investors Try to Flee

As dozens of condominium towers conceived during Floridaâs real estate boom near completion, investors who snatched up units are trying to break contracts.


DealBook Blog: Deal Is Struck to End Harman Buyout

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Goldman Sachs agreed to end their merger agreement with Harman International Industries and reinvest in the audio speaker company.


It's a health-care company with car issues. And fixing it may require reshaping the U.S. auto industry


Ascoli Piceno, 11:45 - CALCIO, SERIE B: NUOVO RINVIO PER ASCOLI-BRESCIA

Ascoli-Brescia non si giocherà neanche oggi. La gara, in programma ieri e rinviata per neve, ...


US President George Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry spent Sunday in the key battleground states of Ohio and Florida. Bush continued his attack on Kerry, painting his rival as untrustworthy and inconsistent


Coghead 2.0 flips to Adobe Flash and Amazon EC2

The hosted application-assembly service moves to Adobe's Flex development environment and Amazon's hosted computing infrastructure.


N.F.L. Experiment Aims to Spread Gameâs Appeal

The Giants and Dolphins will play in London on Sunday in the leagueâs boldest step toward becoming a global player.


Mbeki to watch signing of Sudanese peace deal

Nairobi - Presidents Omar el-Bashir of Sudan and Thabo Mbeki of South Africa are expected in the Kenyan town of Naivasha on Friday to witness the signing of the last accords paving the way for the conclusion of a final peace agreement in Sudan, the


Bush, Putin ready for one-on-one meeting

Is a tense meeting in the cards for President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin? "Could be," even Bush admits.


FOSHAN, China -- At first, it was just some of the piglets. The mother gave birth to 13, all of them stillborn. Within a few weeks, however, she and other adult pigs in neighboring stalls became feverish and died. By the end of the summer, all but a handful of the village's 300 pigs had succumbed...


Beyonce was the woman to beat at the 21st Anniversary Soul Train Music Awards, leading the field with three nominations that included best female album for "B'Day."


Charged Detainee Is Hijacker's Brother-in-Law

The latest suspect facing charges before the Guantanamo Bay military court was related, by marriage, to a member of the hijacker squad that slammed American Airlines 77 into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, the Defense Department confirmed yesterday.


US Airways' lenders extend financing terms - WSJ

Several lenders to bankrupt air carrier US Airways (UAIRQ.OB: Quote, Profile, Research) agreed to extend the terms of their financing arrangement to mid-January, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed


Pakistani Police Re-Arrest Bhutto's Husband

Police in Pakistan have re-arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for failing to appear at a court hearing in a murder case.


British business mogul Richard Branson on Thursday pledged to invest about $3 billion over the next decade to combat global warming and promote alternative energy, saying that it was critical to protect the environment for future generations.


BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Ticker) -- No. 15 Louisiana State's defense gave Joseph Addai enough time to take over the game. Addai had 145 total yards and scored two long fourth quarter touchdowns and LSU won


Vacationers face $25 hike in fuel surcharges on flights, travel ...

TORONTO (CP) - An online travel agency is advising consumers that some Canadian tour operators and airlines are increasing their fuel charges by $25 effective Monday in response to higher crude oil prices.


Prosecutors have completed their investigation into the alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Italy and were preparing to ask that more than two dozen Americans and several Italian intelligence ...Comment


Dell announces two small-biz laser printers

Blog: Dell announces the Dell 1320c and the Dell 1125 printers.


London shares close higher boosted by strong Wall Street, financials

Leading shares closed strongly, boosted by strength in financials and a firm showing on Wall Street, and buoyed by the price of crude falling below the 50-dollar mark, dealers said.


The much-anticipated "House of Flying Daggers" (Shimian Maifu), a follow-up to the internationally acclaimed director Zhang Yimou's martial-arts epic "Hero," has met with a mixed market response.


Update: Korea's AhnLab wins anti-virus contract from Banamex

(InfoWorld) - South Korea's leading anti-virus vendor AhnLab has landed a deal with a major Mexican bank as it looks to expand beyond Asia. The company will supply online anti-virus, keyboard security, anti-spyware and online firewall applications to Banco Nacional de MÃ©xico S.A. (Banamex), it said in a statement. With 1,500 branches and about 2 million customers Banamex is one of the largest banks in Mexico and was acquired by Citigroup in 2001. AhnLab said the deal allows it to establish a strategic base for expansion into South American markets. The company entered into a partnership with Damage Control Inc. last year under which the Mexican company would help sell its products in major central and south American markets including Mexico, Chile and Brazil, AhnLab said. The company is also looking to expand into Europe and last year took its first step into the European market by appointing a dealer in the Netherlands.


The countdown to the No. 1 sexiest male newscaster ends with ... Keith Olbermann — at least according to a Playgirl magazine online poll.


US toymaker Mattel is recalling 12,000 toys sold in the UK and the Irish Republic, a European Commission official says.


Mistrusted by all sides, holy city's police caught in middle

With the fighting here moving into the 12th day, Iraqi police in Najaf find themselves caught in the cross hairs of a deadly insurgency.


Militants threaten attacks in Pakistan's Waziristan

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan  - Pro-Taliban militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border have vowed to launch attacks on Pakistani forces after scrapping a 10-month-old peace deal with the government.


Sen. Hagel retiring, not running for president

Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a harsh critic of the Iraq war, plans to retire and will not seek the Republican presidential nomination next year, two Nebraska newspapers reported on Saturday.


Cops: Man Takes Squad Car, Crashes, Sleeps

ATHENS, Tenn. - An armed robbery suspect used the arrest of his partner as a diversion to steal a new patrol car, crash into a ditch, break into a woman's home and then fall asleep on her couch, authorities said.


Anterselva, 15:42 - BIATHLON, MONDIALI: GREIS ORO IN 15 KM MASS START

Il tedesco Michael Greis ha vinto l'oro nella 15 km maschile mass start, ultima gara dei Mondiali di...


Jones Is Said to Be Near a Deal for Barneys

The Jones Apparel Group, a $4.3 billion clothing company with a middle-brow reputation, is close to making a deal to buying the Barneys chain.


Reggio Calabria, 17:14 - CALCIO, REGGINA: IN DUBBIO MESTO

Seduta pomeridiana per la Reggina. Assente Tedesco, vittima di una leggera forma influenzale, fermi ...


China is so keen to keep foreign investment flowing that it probably will let private Web sites work around strict new rules limiting video-sharing to state-controlled companies, analysts say.


Dentists smiling after defeating Lacoste croc attack

Two dentists were smiling Thursday after trade watchdogs rejected a bid by fashion giant Lacoste to prevent them using a crocodile similar to its own logo as their company symbol.


Family of six killed as rains lash Indian Kashmir

A family of six was killed when a house collapsed in Indian Kashmir as monsoon rains closed highways and the Jhelum River breached its banks, officials said.


[Technology India]: London, Dec 26 : A massive asteroid heading for Earth has a 1-in-300 chance of smashing into the planet in 2029, according to researchers.


2004 closed with a veritable blizzard of mergers and a downpour of desktop search offerings -- events and products that may well dominate IT managersâ thoughts well into the new year.


Pope John Paul II was strong enough to turn the pages of written greetings Saturday and speak in a clear voice, a visitor said. But, still hospitalized and recovering from the flu, the pontiff sent an emissary to read a speech in his name at the Vatican.


Young people should spend a year learning to drive before  taking their driving test, an insurance industry group says.


Manufacturing conglomerate Tyco  International Ltd. TYC.N on Tuesday said Chief Financial  Officer David FitzPatrick will step down at the end of this  year to pursue private equity or corporate turnaround  opportunities.


IOWA HILL, Calif. - Residents are pulling for a neighbor who was forced to amputate his left leg below the knee using pocket knives after a tree fell on him, pinning him for about 11 hours.


Ferrari take first and second places on the grid in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix, with Fernando Alonso's Renault only fifth fastest.


Scambiato il 3%, in luce tutta la galassia di Tronchetti


Talebani: 'Abbiamo rapito l'inviato di Repubblica'

Un portavoce del gruppo integralista parla di 'arresto' per Daniele Mastrogiacomo: 'sospettiamo sia una spia'. L'ultimo contatto il 4 marzo. Era nella zona di Kandahar


New malaria vaccine approach tested in mice

Scientists have tested in mice an experimental vaccine for malaria that does not provide immunity but aims to stamp it out in whole regions by eradicating the disease-causing parasite from mosquitoes that spread it.


Blair Condemns Abuse of Prisoners in Iraq

Confronted by shocking images of British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday the military would not tolerate such behavior and insisted that the majority of troops there behaved honorably.


Holiday Travel, Bad Eating Habits a Recipe for Stomach Trouble

FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Travel and poor eating habits can cause stomach problems during the holidays, an expert says.


The family of an eight-year-old girl with cerebral palsy want to extend her treatment in China.


Palermo, 14:18 - CALCIO, CHIUSURA MASSIMINO; ZAMPARINI: PAGANO TIFOSI PER BENE

Il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, in merito alla decisione del giudice sportivo di squa...


Cherry Jones has been  appointed president on the upcoming season of "24," sources  said.


The eBay auction for 22 Michael Vick football cards, chewed up and slobbered on by two Missouri dogs, ended Wednesday as the winning bidder dished out $7,400 — with the money expected to be donated to the Humane Society.


Bono, Damien Hirst team up for AIDS art auction

U2 frontman and social campaigner Bono has teamed up with British artist Damien Hirst for a charity art auction in New York on Thursday to raise money for UN-backed health programs in Africa.


REAL MADRID came back from the dead to beat Roma 4-2 at the Bernabeu and leave the Italian giants rooted to the bottom of Group B. Real, dumped 3-0 at Bayer Leverkusen two weeks ago, were 2-0 down after 21


Real Betis say they will not sell Spain winger Joaquin to Chelsea in January.


It has been a rough couple of months for Merav Cohen, a Jewish settler and mother of three who has broken ranks with her neighbors to support Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to close the settlements, withdraw the troops and get out of the Gaza Strip.


Beckham scores, breaks rib in England victory

David Beckham scored on a curling, 25-yard shot to lead England past Wales 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier Saturday in which he wound up with a suspension and broken rib.


Chiuso ieri al tramonto per decimo giorno consecutivo


Sweden fears worst as first tsunami dead return

The first Swedish dead from the Asian tsunami have come home to a nation which fears it may have suffered its worst loss of life for 200 years.


Former Olympic and world 100m champion Maurice Greene retires from athletics because of injury.


NASA Test Flight Nears 7,000 Mph, Breaks Record

An unmanned experimental jet broke  a world record for speed on Tuesday, cruising over the Pacific  Ocean at just under 7,000 miles per hour in a NASA test of  cutting-edge "scramjet" engine technology.


Biodiesel on death bed in Germany because of taxes

Germany taxes, rather than subsidizes, biodiesel. That's killing the industry.


Death toll from Baghdad suicide bomb reaches 30

The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on Tuesday on a funeral in Baghdad reached 30 killed, with 38 others wounded, police said.


Ivoirian Throngs Assemble to Shield President From the French

French and Ivory Coast military commanders appealed for calm Monday in Abidjan, as government supporters, whipped into a frenzy by reports that French tanks were


German business circle shows pessimism on growth

German business confidence dropped in August, reflecting concerns about economic recovery in the country, a survey made by a leading economic institute showed Thursday.


Bin Laden Deputy: U.S. Losing Afghanistan

In a videotape made public ahead of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden's chief deputy claimed Thursday the United States was on the brink of defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Sports Business: One City Down and 10 to Go

Tuesday was the start of the 11-city tour to sell HBOâs $54.95 pay-per-view production of the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout on May 5.


Calf Problem Rules Ruud Out Of Turkish Trip

Ruud van Nistelrooy will not travel to Turkey for United's Champions League group D finale against Fenerbahce. The Dutch striker missed out on Saturday's 3-0 win over Southampton at Old Trafford, and Sir Alex


RAMALLAH, West Bank,  - The screaming, whooping hordes surged forward as an Egyptian helicopter bearing the body of the Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat touched down at his Muqataa compound in Ramallah.


Gaza Rocket Hits Base in Israel, 12 Soldiers Hurt

Palestinian fighters wounded 12 soldiers  in a rocket attack on Israel Wednesday, defying calls for a  cease-fire from Mahmoud Abbas, the frontrunner to succeed  Yasser Arafat in an election Sunday.


George Bush received the best possible boost to the start of his second term yesterday when US payrolls rose at the fastest rate for seven months, well above the market's expectations.


The superintendent of Milwaukee schools halted a get-out-the-vote program involving students after complaints were raised about its link to a pro-Kerry organization.


Ai sindacati 'ora non facciamoci male, lavoriamo per futuro'


Verde fino a massimo di 1,243 litro, gasolio 1,119


Flu vaccine, FDA did not have early warning, says FDA

The FDA says it did not have any early warning that something may be seriously wrong with the USA's delivery of 48 million flu vaccine doses from Chiron's Liverpool (UK) plant.


Strong export demand helps the German economy pick up, while the budget deficit continues to top EU limits.


Arafat death: French minister says no reason to suspect poisoning

French Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy said that there was no reason to suspect poisoning in the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in a Paris hospital last week, in response to a question during a French radio interview.


A Visit to the Museum of Underappreciated Games

PROVIDENCE, R.I.  - You've heard of "Myst,"  "Quake" and "Tomb Raider," but how many people remember  "Obsidian," "Grim Fandango" and "Under A Killing Moon?"


NTT DoCoMo forms tieup for ultra-fast network

Leading Japanese mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Friday it will tie up with broadband provider ACCA Networks to introduce ultra-fast mobile WiMAX technology.


Telegramma a vescovo caldeo Mosul, ispiri rifiuto violenza


Okayama, 13:38 - VOLLEY DONNE, GRAND PRIX: ITALIA KO CON IL BRASILE

La nazionale femminile di pallavolo è stata battuta dal Brasile 3-0 (25-22 25-22 30-28) nel p...


News.com Extra: Nobel laureate disses manned spaceflight

Also: Google Shared Stuff plays well with others. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Happy Mondays dancer Bez is favourite to win the new series of Celebrity Big Brother, which began on Thursday.


Cisco plans to invest $12m in Japanese R&D centre

Cisco Systems, Inc. has announced its intent to open a research and development centre in Tokyo, Japan. The company informs that the facility will open in February, 2005, and will represent an initial $12


A series of tactical errors, with peculiarities in the voting process, prevented democracy advocates here from winning as many seats as expected in Sunday's legislative


Reuters Poll: Bush Holds Two-Point Lead Over Kerry

President Bush holds a slim two-point lead over Democratic rival John Kerry for the second consecutive day in a tight race for the White House, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Saturday.


Three weeks after the general election, New Mexico's canvassing board officially declared President Bush the winner by 5,988 votes, or less than 1 percentage point.


Game day matchup. The Patriots Take on the Jets in the showdown for the AFC East lead. Here's todays game snapshot. The Last matchup between these teams ended with RB Antowain Smith grinding it out on the


By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.


Empoli, 13:02 - CALCIO, EMPOLI; CAGNI: SOLIDARIETA' A TECNICO SIVIGLIA RAMOS

Gigi Cagni invia un messaggio di solidarietà al tecnico del Siviglia, Juande Ramos, colpito d...


Lay fell from pinnacle of the business world

Kenneth Lay built Enron Corp. into one  of the world's most powerful energy companies, but the  financial scandals that caused its demise also ruined Lay's  reputation.


Kilbane joins Wigan while Chimbonda heads for the exit

English Premiership club Wigan signed Republic of Ireland midfielder Kevin Kilbane from Everton.


U.S. opposition to Iraq war hits new high: poll

Opposition to the Iraq war has climbed to a record high and President George W. Bush's approval rating dropped to a new low amid growing dissent from members of his own Republican party over his war strategy, according to a new USAToday/Gallup poll.


BAR's Anthony Davidson set the pace in Friday's free practice ahead of the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix. The British test driver, who will not race on Sunday, lapped the new circuit in one minute 35.


Apple to pay $100 mln to Creative in settlement

Apple Computer Inc.  said  it will pay $100 million for a license to use Creative  Technology Ltd.'s  patented technology in its  iPod music player, settling all legal disputes between the two  companies.


Hurricane Ivan Blamed for 33 Deaths So Far

Some Jamaicans are not heeding evacuation orders issued ahead of Hurricane Ivan, blamed for killing at least 33 people in Grenada and elsewhere.


Mourners bid farewell to Pavarotti before funeral

MODENA, Italy  - Thousands of mourners filed past the open coffin of Luciano Pavarotti in the cathedral of his Italian hometown on Friday, bidding farewell to the tenor whose death prompted emotional tributes from around the world.


Prepare for litigation-filled post-election

It's dawning on Americans that they may go to sleep Election Night, Nov. 2, and not know for weeks who won the presidency. Close polls, technical glitches, human error and legal challenges threaten a nightmare replay of the 2000 race.


'You can't throw away baby like a bad egg'

A father fighting to save his seriously ill 11-month-old baby girl told the High Court today that he believed in miracles and was sure she did not want to die.


Naseem Hamed is to be tagged and released from jail a quarter of the way into a 15-month sentence.


Specialization and year-round play are putting active kids at increased risk of crippling injury


US Farms, Inc. Engages Ascendiant Securities for Investment Banking Services

US Farms, Inc. (OTCBB: USFI) today announced its engagement of Ascendiant Securities LLC, a nationally ranked investment banking firm and registered broker-dealer. Ascendiant will, on a best efforts basis, introduce US Farms, Inc.


People donât pay enough attention to how repugnance affects decisions about what can be bought and sold, asserts an economist at Harvard University.


Yanukovich vows to appeal Ukraine presidential vote results

Ukraine's former prime minister Viktor Yanukovich vowed to appeal the official results of a presidential rerun election that handed victory to his opponent Viktor Yushchenko.


Primi interrogatori di garanzia per neo-Br a Milano


Rapper Kanye West, R&B Stars Lead Grammy Nominees

Chicago rapper Kanye West, who  survived a near-fatal car crash to record a debut album that  ranked among the year's biggest sellers, led the field of  Grammy Award contenders with nominations in 10 categories,  organizers said on Tuesday.


Power cuts key for Intel at 65 nanometers

Intel Corp.'s 65-nanometer process technology will not be very different from its 90-nanometer process technology, which should help make for a smoother transition between the


London tube lines reopening after strike

London Underground was restoring all  tube services on Wednesday after a planned three-day strike by  maintenance workers was suspended after 30 hours.


A nod from Barron's sends the stock up, up, and away.


Democrat Declared Winner in Wash. State Gov. Race

Democrat Christine Gregoire was  officially named Washington's governor-elect on Thursday, 58  days and two recounts after the closest election in the state's  history.


(InfoWorld) - You've heard of LAMP, the popular open-source infrastructure stack featuring the Linux operating system, the Apache Web server, MySQL's database, and the Perl, Python and PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) scripting languages. Well, Sun plans to spotlight a variation on that mixture, replacing Linux with its own Solaris Unix OS as part of its Solaris + AMP, or SAMP, stack for building Web applications. Featured in Sun's rollout on Tuesday are versions of the open-source AMP components optimized for the Solaris 10 OS plus Sun developer tools. The Solaris + AMP unveiling is part of a multifaceted announcement of free development offerings to debut on Tuesday with Sun hoping to sell support as a way to generate revenues. While stressing that Sun was not trying to compete with LAMP itself, Dan Roberts, Sun's director of developer tools marketing, did note that Sun believes its Solaris platform presents a viable competitor to Linux. Developers can build to Apache, MySQL, and the scripting languages but deploy their applications on Solaris or the open-source variant, OpenSolaris, to get advantages such as reliability and security, he said. "We're very much competing [with] Red Hat," and Suse, Roberts said. The company is featuring the PostgreSQL object-relational database as part of the stack along with MySQL. Sun tools and other open-source technologies also are included, and step-by-step instructions on deploying the stack are offered. Analysts recognized Sun's Solaris + AMP effort as a way to entice open-source developers to the Sun camp. "Theyâre trying to make it more comfortable for those who had been working in Linux to consider coming to Solaris as an alternative," said analyst Jean Bozman of IDC. Although IDC does not rank operating systems, Sun does have tools in its Solaris arsenal, such as the DTrace tracing framework and ZFS (Zettabyte File System), that could be attractive to Linux developers, Bozman said. "It's very clear that Sun is going after the same set of developers in the open-source community," as Linux, she said. Making a stronger case for Sun, Andi Mann, senior analyst at Enterprise Management Associates, said Sun with Solaris + AMP had taken the best parts of the LAMP stack, swapped out Linux with Solaris, and added other open-source technologies. "In terms of standing a chance against LAMP, absolutely, I think it's a very strong offering," Mann said. But Sun faces an obstacle in that Solaris still is considered by some to be a proprietary Unix variant, even if that is not true anymore, Mann said. "It's going to be difficult just to get mind share over Linux," he said. Users of Solaris + AMP also can avail themselves to Sun's Try and Buy program, in which customers can try out Sun hardware for 60 days. Sun also plans to unveil Solaris Express, Developer Edition on Tuesday. "Itâs a new distribution of OpenSolaris specifically targeted at developers on x86 or x64 workstations or Intel AMD-based laptops and workstations," Roberts said. Developers can use the OpenSolaris distribution to build applications that would then be deployed on Solaris 10 or OpenSolaris. "It's just like [how] a Windows developer can deploy a solution that runs on Linux." Roberts said. An integrated environment for developing applications for Solaris, Java, and Web 2.0 is featured, and a simplified install mechanism is part of the package. Also included is an improved Gnome-based desktop and Sun development tools, including Sun Studio 11 and the NetBeans 5.5 IDE. Sun is packaging more than 150 open-source applications with Solaris Express, Developer Edition. The Glassfish application server is featured as well. Also on Tuesday, Sun will offer a second iteration of its Startup Essentials Program for startup firms to use discounted Sun hardware and Solaris. New to the program is the inclusion of storage solutions and low-end SPARC systems. Discounts have been 60 percent to 70 percent less than list prices. Through its Sun Developer Expert Assistance Program, Sun offers support for $49 per request. An annual subscription featuring support for unlimited requests costs $249.


Madrid, 18:04 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: REAL CHIEDE SICUREZZA PER TIMORE DELL'ETA

A seguito dell'annuncio da parte dell'Eta, l'organizzazione separatista basca, del cessate il fuoco ...


The state retirement age will not be raised beyond 65 but people should be free to work longer, the work and pensions minister says.


Clinton offers contract to S.C. endorser

A key black Democratic leader in South Carolina has negotiated a $10,000 per month consulting contract with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign, a development that came to light when the lawmaker endorsed the presidential hopeful.


The co-pilot of a jet that crash-landed at Heathrow tells a newspaper he feared a "catastrophic crash".


Playoff pressure mounts for Beem in Boston

NORTON, Massachusetts  - Former major winner Rich Beem accepts his playoff run could end at this week's Deutsche Bank Championship but he is not yet ready to go home.


Music and film fans will be able to control their digital media players just by speaking to them.


Hand-Me-Down Dish Fetches $5.7M at Auction

SAN FRANCISCO - A hand-me-down dish used for crab dinners fetched a record $5.7 million in an auction this week, after art experts determined it was extremely rare Ming dynasty porcelain.  The flowery, copper-red plate - which set a record for Ming art sold in a U.S.


More Iran sanctions not before September: diplomats

Western powers have quietly put off efforts to toughen United Nations sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program until September in hopes of improved cooperation with U.N. inspectors, European diplomats say.


Bush Announces Plan for Troop Realignment

WASHINGTON - President Bush's plan to restructure U.S. military forces abroad includes bringing two Army divisions home from Cold War-era bases in Germany, and increasing the U.S...


The impending departure of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, with the mutual consent of President Bush, signals the final fadeout of the leading


Scorsese shares spotlight as he finally wins Oscar

Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver", finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.


Blog: Sprint and LG come together to reveal the Muziq, an attractive music phone with a slew of multimedia features.


Charles Schwab Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay a fine of $350,000 related to the processing of certain mutual fund orders.


Iran to settle atom inquiry issues within month: IAEA

Iran has agreed to clear up remaining questions about past secret nuclear activity within a month, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday, summarizing results of high-level talks in Tehran.


Milano, 12:46 - CALCIO, COBOLLI GIGLI: BERLUSCONI SU BUFFON? UN SOGNO

Berlusconi sogna Buffon e Cobolli Gigli non ha intenzione di far diventare il sogno del presidente d...


Depp says he just likes living in France

Johnny Depp says the media's perception of him as a European wannabe has been exaggerated, and that he just likes the anonymity of living in France.


La provocazione del leader libico da Sirte al settimo anniversariodell'Unione Africana. "Le multinazionali ci ricompensino"                                                  Gheddafi lancia la sfida "La Coca-Cola Ã¨ africana"                                                                                "La stessa cosa succede con la Pepsi-Cola e la Kiti-Cola"


U.S. urges speedy conclusion to North Korea talks

The U.S. envoy to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms programme said on Sunday it was time to wrap things up and reach a resolution but South Korean and Japanese delegates held out little hope.


Films become more politicized as filmmakers seek to influence the upcoming election.


Brown splits DTI, creates ministers for biz & boffinry

Royal Society: we'd like to see the word 'science' somewhere ... One of Gordon Brown's first acts as Prime Minister has been the abolition of the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI).â¦


By Nancy Gier  Batavia United Methodist Church is doing outreach in a literal fashion.


In the wake of Microsoft's pricey investment, analysts are remarkably sunny about the future of Facebook's new advertising initiative--even though it hasn't even launched or been fully explained yet.


OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - ÂDare voce allÂistruzione cattolica!Â: dal 27 al 29 settembre a Sydney conferenza della Commissione Nazionale per lÂEducazione cattolica Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Ripensare il compito e la missione di una scuola cattolica nellÂAustralia moderna, in un contesto sempre piÃ¹ globalizzato e segnato da diverse culture e religioni: su questo tema si tiene dal 27 al 29 settembre a Sydney la Co...


We review the best winter coats, stereos and VOIP services. Oh yeah, and we also settle the Wii vs. PS3 debate. From Wired magazine.


With Katrina in mind, Bush views Calif. fire damage

Determined to avoid the mistakes made with Hurricane Katrina, U.S. President George W. Bush toured fire-ravaged Southern California on Thursday and promised to do everything possible to help the region recover.