Fujitsu preps perpendicular laptop HDD for Q4

Anticipating Intel's 'Santa Rosa' Centrino update? Fujitsu has extended its 2.5in, notebook-oriented hard disk drive line up with both parallel ATA and SATA models, the latter utilising the perpendicular recording technique to offer up to 160GB of unformatted storage capacity.â¦


Red Cross Raises Record $1.2 Bln in Tsunami Aid

The Red Cross federation, the world's  biggest humanitarian group, said Wednesday it had raised a  record $1.167 billion in just 30 days for victims of the Asian  tsunami, enough to fund a 10-year recovery plan.


Inside the charred, bullet-pocked wreckage of Middle School No. 1, there lies evidence of the terror Russia faces: Two parts of the library's wooden


Starbucks sees strong growth for own "fair" coffee

Starbucks' purchases of its  own Cafe Practices certified coffee will grow strongly in the  2007 fiscal year, a senior company official said on Monday.


Indagini su altri furti ad anziani a Minervino Murge


The fashion conscious women of Roman Britain used a tin-based foundation to get a pale and appealing look. The evidence comes from a sealed pot of ointment found at an archaeological dig in Southwark, south London, last year.


The French government and Muslim community in France requested the release of two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq. Al-Jazeera TV broadcast video of the hostages and disclosed the names of the


Press the "buy" button. That's a lesson I learned at a high cost _ in money and emotion _ on a recent Friday morning.  It was just after 7 a.m. when my wife and I arrived at O'Hare International Airport for our American Airlines flight to Boston to see our son graduate from college.


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SUNNYVALE, Calif.  --  Yahoo Inc. will sell branded advertising aimed at mobile phone customers outside the United States as part of the Internet powerhouse's efforts to build other revenue sources beyond the Web.


Anti-insurgency commandos overran a rebel base in eastern Sri Lanka on Friday, killing at least 20 guerrillas, the military said.


You may not have it, but you can still profit from it by investing with those who do.


Blast at Bangladesh Opposition HQ Kills 7

Seven people were killed when bombs or grenades exploded as former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed ended her address to a public meeting outside her headquarters on Saturday, police and witnesses said.


Cardinale Rode', amate anche la chiesa gerarchica


MSF treats 39 injured in BouakÃ©, Ivory Coast, and calls for the ...

MSF :â Paris / Abidjan - MÃ©decins Sans FrontiÃ¨res (MSF) is very concerned about the consequences faced by the civilian population due to the government offensive, launched yesterday, in Bouake in the zone controlled by the New Forces.


afrol News, 11 October - Nigeria's trade unions today again lashed out against the hike in prices of petroleum products, organising a nation-wide strike.


Young children are the most likely victims of surgery-related medication mistakes, a new study has found, and poor communication is the most likely culprit.


Safety Board Faults FAA Runway Safety Effort

A near-collision between a jumbo jet and another plane in August prompted US safety investigators on Tuesday to classify as unacceptable aviation regulators' efforts to improve runway safety.


Barry Bonds becomes only the third baseball player to hit 700 home runs.


Milano, 12:06 - CICLISMO, GRILLO MERCOLEDI' LASCERA' L'OSPEDALE

Paride Grillo, il velocista della Csf Group-Navigare schiantatosi a inizio anno con la propria vettu...


US CREDIT-McKesson's difficulties may mount

Drug distributors are generally facing shrinking margins, but McKesson Corp. (MCK.N: Quote, Profile, Research) may have added difficulty in coming years because of long-term litigation connected to its accounting.


Birmingham, 16:34 - ATLETICA, EUROPEI INDOOR: BOBBATO BRONZO NEGLI 800

Medaglia di bronzo per Maurizio Bobbato negli 800 metri agli europei indoor di atletica di Birmingha...


England rugby player Barkley denies wedding assault charge

England and Bath fly-half Olly Barkley on Monday pleaded not guilty to assaulting a fellow guest at a wedding.


Struggling electronics maker Sanyo  Electric Co. (6764.T) is considering slashing up to 1,000 more  jobs as it seeks to rebuild its appliance operations, the  Sankei daily reported on Thursday.


People with chronic disease should not rely on the net for health advice, research suggests.


The science is clear and the time short, but the political will is lacking to confront global warming, the U.N. secretary-general said Tuesday.


Boeing net up sharply on jet sales, ups forecast

Boeing Co.  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, beating Wall Street expectations, as it delivered more commercial aircraft than in the year-earlier quarter and its defense unit posted higher sales.


Beaver Creek, 18:50 - SCI, CDM: MYHRER GUIDA SLALOM

Lo svedese Andre Myhrer è al comando della prima manche dello slalom di coppa del mondo di Be...


Positiva l'ispezione allo scudo termico dello shuttle


WASHINGTON -- The win-at-home, tie-on-the-road formula has worked perfectly for the US National Team through the first three games of the semifinal round qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.


Symantec says Chinese customers accepted its compensation for an upgrade glitch, but won't release numbers.


White Britons are increasingly moving from London areas with large ethnic areas, according to a study.


Tape of Bigley's assassination posted on website

A videotape of the beheading of British hostage Kenneth Bigley appeared Sunday on an Islamist website, showing the civil engineer pleading that he wanted "to live a simple life" moments before he was decapitated.


Cingular Wireless plans to sell interactive unit

com September 27, 2004, 1:25 PM PT. ZDNet's survey of IT professionals in August kept Wired & Wireless on top for the 18th month in a row.


The Treasury Department tried to persuade other nations to target an Iranian bank involved in financing missile deals but ultimately took unilateral action because such nations lacked the necessary legal tools and "political will," Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. will disclose today in a...


Florida Insurers Defend Increases in Home Rates

Facing accusations of price gouging, insurance company executives said that they had been forced to raise rates to offset losses and prepare for the possibility of more frequent hurricanes in the future.


Golds all round for Athens from IOC chief

ATHENS, Greece -- Olympic supremo Jacques Rogge today offered gold medals all round to Athens for organising a superb Olympics after years of doom and gloom leading up to the opening.


ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger hailed his side's record unbeaten run as "amazing" and then demanded they never let their guard drop.


Summary: Stem cells used to repair skull

SKULL BONE GROWN: In what could be the first time fat-derived stem cells were used to grow bone in a human, surgeons successfully repaired extensive damage to the skull of a 7-year-old girl in Germany.


Broadcom wins Qualcomm California patent case

A federal jury found Qualcomm Inc.  guilty of infringing three patents owned by smaller rival Broadcom Corp.  and it awarded Broadcom $19.6 million in damages on Tuesday, the companies said.


Police Thursday arrested a top leader of India's striking truckers who are protesting new taxes, officials said. Truck union leaders say the arrest of OP Agrawal, chief of the All India Transport Welfare Association, would not affect the ongoing strike.


A leading pro-Taliban Sunni Muslim cleric has been shot dead in the Pakistani city of Karachi. Mufti Mohammed Jamil was reported to have been on his way home when two gunmen on a motorcycle stopped his car and opened fire with automatic weapons.


Glitch Stalls Launch From Shore Until at Least Thursday

By Jon W. Glass, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 12--WALLOPS ISLAND -- Disappointed Air Force officials say it will be Thursday "at the very best" before their Minotaur I rocket will blast off here for space.


In Wartime, Critics Question Peace Prize for Environmentalism

The decision by the five-member Nobel Committee to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to an environmental activist prompted some prominent Norwegians to criticize the selection


New Zealand Wins Again in Americaâs Cup Race

The New Zealanders crossed the finish line with a 25-second advantage over their nearest rivals.


Alzheimer's in the Living Room: How One Family Rallies to Cope

For the caregivers of patients, life is an act of stoic devotion that most families embrace as the antithesis of a nursing home.


British Airways  and Virgin Atlantic  have agreed to pay passengers around $204 million to settle U.S. claims they conspired to fix fuel surcharges on transatlantic routes, the Financial Times said.


Cards keep flying, clinch home field in NL playoffs

Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Larry Walker belted a two-run homer, Woody Williams picked up his eighth win in nine decisions, and St.


Jamaican Asafa Powell breaks the world 100m record by clocking 9.74 secs at the IAAF Grand Prix in Rieti.


Emotions High as British Iraqis Turn Out to Vote

Emotions ran high as hundreds of  jubilant British Iraqis arrived on Friday to vote in their  country's historic election.


Two men who killed three elderly women as they raced each other in their sports cars are jailed.


CIAMPI: ''DIALETTICA POLITICA SIA VIGOROSA MA MAI DISTRUTTIVA''

Frosinone, 26 nov. (Adnkronos) - ''Lo spirito di squadra non deve impedire una dialettica politica vigorosa, ma questa non deve mai essere distruttiva e, quindi, dannosa per tutti''. Lo ha detto il presidente


Lawsuit Claims Motrin Caused Child's Blindness

A 7-year-old girl on Tuesday sued the maker of Children's Motrin for failing to label the over-the-counter drug with a warning that it could


Guidelines on Sustainable Oil Palm Cultivation

By Elizabeth John  A GROUP of industry players and non-governmental organisations have come up with guidelines that could help responsible palm oil firms certify that their products are made with respect for the environs, including wildlife, workers and local communities.


China's largest personal computer maker, Lenovo Group Ltd. (0992.HK: Quote, Profile, Research) , said on Wednesday it is buying control of IBM's PC-making business for $1.25


Michael Owen hailed his best week so far at Real Madrid after scoring his third goal in as many games in Tuesday's 2-1 King's Cup victory over third division Leganes.


Madrid, 15:52 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: MESSI CONVOCATO DOPO TRE MESI DI ASSENZA

Lionel Messi torna tra i convocati del Barcellona dopo tre mesi di assenza a causa di un infortunio ...


Rice meets Abbas in search of conference accord

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday to try to bridge his differences with Israel over what a U.S.-led Middle East peace conference might achieve.


Hilton sues site with her personal items

Paris Hilton filed a federal lawsuit Monday, seeking to shut down a Web site that displays personal photos, videos, diaries, and other belongings once kept at a storage facility.


It's up to the superdelegates to prove Democrats believe in democracy

Comment is free: Gary Younge in New York: Party apparatchiks could yet choose a presidential candidate against the wishes of ordinary voters


Doctors say they are now seeing children as young as six months old in their obesity clinics.


Brook Lopez, a 7-foot sophomore who was already academically ineligible for the start of Stanford's season, has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.


An Iraqi extremist group linked to Al Qaeda said yesterday that it had killed a second American hostage, a day after a video recording showed


Very much as expected, Austrian energy drink company Red Bull - a sponsor during the 2004 season - has bought Jaguar Racing from Ford Motor Company.


Watching and waiting at Mount St. Helens

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wash. A seismologist says he can't decipher the meaning of the latest activity on Mount St.


Early Results Give Big Win to Ukraine Challenger

Liberal challenger Viktor Yushchenko was  leading the re-run of Ukraine's rigged presidential election by  a wide margin, according to official figures with one-third of  the vote counted on Sunday.


U.S.-Bound Cargo to Be Screened at Six Ports

U.S.-bound cargo will be scanned for nuclear and radiological material at six foreign ports starting in February under a pact  with host governments announced by U.S. officials yesterday, including  a port operated by an Arab-owned company that ignited a political storm in Congress.


Gerhard Schroeder and his wife Doris have adopted a 3-year-old Russian girl, the leader of Schroeder's Social Democrat party says.


Charlie Frye throws three touchdown passes and Cleveland uses three long returns to rally from an early 18-point deficit and beat the Raiders, 24-21.


Approval given to childhood leukemia drug

Federal health advisers recommended approval of the first new cancer drug in the past decade specifically aimed at treating the most common childhood leukemia.


Some See Risks as Republicans Revel in Power

President BushÂs second-term clout is already being tested by Republican doubts about the president's domestic agenda and rising unease about Iraq.


Bank of America shelves ABN AMRO lawsuit

Bank of America Corp  has shelved plans to take ABN AMRO NV  to court, preferring to wait until the Dutch Supreme Court rules on the Dutch bank's sale of its U.S. unit, a Bank of America spokesman said on Friday.


A 1950 Plan: Arrest 12,000, Suspend Due Process

A declassified document shows J. Edgar Hoover had a plan to imprison 12,000 Americans he suspected of disloyalty.


al-Qaida Tip Boosts Security in Honduras

Honduras tightened security at foreign embassies and declared a national terror alert after receiving information that al-Qaida was trying to recruit Hondurans to attack embassies of the United States, Britain, Spain and El Salvador, a government official said Sunday.


Elizabeth Edwards' Cancer Has Not Spread

A biopsy has shown that a lump in Elizabeth Edwards' breast has not spread, a family spokesman said, as the wife of former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards commenced chemotherapy.


The pound was off earlier highs as the market positioned itself for Wednesday's release of the minutes to the Nov 9 meeting of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, when interest rates were raised to 5.00 percent, their highest level in over five years.


The European Commission calls for cuts in quotas of cod, herring and anchovy to conserve stocks.


Pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. "strongly" disagreed Thursday with the conclusions of a Food and Drug Administration-funded study that said use of the company's arthritis pain reliever Vioxx increased the risk of heart attack.


By Danya Hooker, The Wisconsin State Journal  Sep. 25--New amendments to the city's 2007 capital budget could, if approved, move forward three major projects on Madison's South Side, heralding a renaissance for troubled neighborhoods.


Tears of joy as Holmes runs the race of her life

FOR the second night running there were tears for British athletics. But this time, in stark contrast to the shock and bewilderment of Paula Radcliffe, they were tears of utter


Republican Mike Huckabee raised $764,000 for his presidential campaign from April through June and had $437,000 cash on hand at the end of last month, according to financial reports filed Sunday.


Security Council shows regret at Myanmar

The U.N. Security Council expressed concern Thursday at Myanmar's slow progress in opening a dialogue with the opposition and called for the early return of U.N. envoy Ibrahim Gambari to help promote national reconciliation.


Israeli tanks surround a north Gaza crossing where hundreds of Palestinians fleeing Hamas are holed up.


Stocks & Bonds: Stocks End Day in a Slide

Weak economic data and concerns about fallout from the assassination of the Pakistani opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, pushed shares lower on Thursday.


Democrats Lose Ruling on Michigan Ballots

A judge's order requiring some provisional ballots in Michigan to be counted even if they are cast in the wrong precinct was put on hold Sunday, the second time in as many days that a federal appeals court dealt a setback to Democrats who wanted to ease voting restrictions.


Cosi' giudice sportivo dopo incidenti in cui mori' Raciti


In Many Communities, Itâs Not Easy Going Green

Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.


Roma, tensione nel quartiere popolare del Trullo fra abitanti ed extracomunitariieri dopo una discussione per un parcheggio due italiani hanno sparato  	                                          Spedizione punitiva contro romeni devastato e incendiato un bar                                                                                "La stessa cosa ogni sera: si ubriacano, parcheggiano in mezzo alla stradae litigano con i residenti. Siamo esasperati dalla loro presenza"


Veniva dalla Svizzera, si ignora perche' fosse in Emilia


Iraq. Autobomba a Kerbala. Otto morti, una trentina i feriti

Nuova strage in Iraq: una bomba fatta esplodere a Kerbala di fronte agli uffici dello sceicco Abdul Mehdi al-Karbalai, uno dei consiglieri del leader religioso sciita, ayatollah al-Sistani, ha ucciso otto persone.


Java, Open Source, Regex, and Conformance

The other day Tim Bray wrote up an interesting piece on java.util.regex.  I sent him off a quick email detailing my past experiences  and he just blogged his feedback .  "Well... yeah, but here's a story. I was kind of surprised at the results on my OS X box, so I took the code and data over to a nearby Windows XP box and got similar results, so I took 'em to a Debian-stable box I had handy and once again, about the same story. "  "Only, not quite the same. Because it was Perl 5.8.1 on one box and 5.8.3 on another and 5.6.1 on the third, and the i18n/regex code was slightly different in each version, and no two of them gave quite the same results. "  "Now, I'll grant that Unicode/i18n is one ...


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But Android is nowhere to be seen OpenMoko, the open source Linux platform designed for mobile phones, has found its way into a connected GPS device as well as a consumer-friendly mobile phone, showing what Google's Android could do if OpenMoko wasn't already doing it.â¦


Duke U's Journalistic Antisemitism Uproar

In a Chroncle editorial titled "The Jews", Trinity senior Philip Kurian has created a global uproar.  The editorial complains that Jews are, as a community of special interest, stifling free speech.  The response of the Jewish community to this oped has been to stifle free speech.


By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Jun. 8--If you're like lots of Americans, you're increasingly wary of identity theft.


R & B star R. Kelly has been kicked off Jay-Z's "Best of Both Worlds" tour after the tension between the two artists boiled over at Madison Square Garden in New York.


Milano, 14:42 - CALCIO, ACCORDO LEGA-NIKE: PALLONE UNICO IN A E B

Per la prima volta arriva il pallone unico anche in Italia. La Lega Calcio ha raggiunto un accordo d...


Francia, ministro Barnier: stato Arafat "complesso e serio"

E' "naturale" che i dirigenti palestinesi giunti a Parigi per visitare Yasser Arafat "possano incontrare e salutare" il presidente dell'AutoritÃ  nazionale palestinese: lo ha detto oggi al canale televisivo France 2 il ministro degli esteri francese


Portugal Telecom in partnership talks with China Unicom

Portugal Telecom is in talks with China Unicom, the second-biggest Chinese telecommunications company, for a possible partnership in fast-growing China, a Portuguese business weekly newspaper reported.


The Pentagon is sending another deck of playing cards to troops in Iraq — this time showing some of the country's most precious archaeological sites instead of the most-wanted former regime officials.


Now, a rattled United States team will play its most crucial game of the World Junior Championship tonight. If the United States tops the Czech Republic in Ralph Engelstad


Amcast sells aluminum castings business to Park-Ohio

Amcast Industrial Corp. has sold its Automotive Components Group, including its operations in Cedarburg, to Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.


Spacey Makes Splash with Bobby Darin Film, Music

The weight of the Bobby Darin biopic "Beyond the Sea" rests greatly on Kevin Spacey's shoulders. Not only did the Academy Award-winning actor direct, star and co-produce the movie, he also had the challenge of singing Darin's songs in the film and on the soundtrack.


Many Teen Drug Treatment Programs Found Lacking

TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Many of the key elements believed to be essential for effective treatment in teen substance abuse programs are missing from a number of highly regarded programs in the United States.


A British student who was killed nearly six weeks ago in the Italian apartment she shared with an American roommate was buried Friday in a private funeral in south London,


Google Shares Hit $100.34 in Market Debut

In a debut vaguely reminiscent of the dot-com boom, shares of Internet search giant Google Inc. surged in their first day of public trading Thursday as investors who avoided the company's auction-based offering readily jumped into the familiar territory of the stock market.


Federal health authorities warned parents Thursday not to give babies a liquid herbal supplement marketed as a remedy for colic and teething pain because several bottles tested positive for a parasite that may have a sickened a 6-week-old infant in Minnesota.


Italy govt faces collapse after Prodi ally quits

Italy's government looked on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after an ally of Prime Minister Romano Prodi deserted the centre-left coalition, depriving him of a parliamentary majority.


Violence and Instability Continue in Haiti

Violence and political instability are growing in the Caribbean nation of Haiti. More than seven months after former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled the country, political polarization and economic hardship


Penguins muscle up for march to playoffs

The Pittsburgh Penguins added some grit and experience to their playoff push by acquiring forward Gary Roberts and tough guy Georges Laraque at the NHL trade deadline on Tuesday.


(InfoWorld) - Just days after a security researcher blasted its Java patching system, Sun Microsystems has issued a critical update to the consumer version of its Java software. The Java Platform Standard Edition (SE) Version 6, Update 2 release was made available on Sun's Java.com Web site Friday and is being pushed out to Java users who use the software's automatic update system, said Jacki Decoster, a Sun spokeswoman. Sun supports four different versions of its Java SE software for desktop computers, and the company had already patched the other versions before releasing the Version 6, Update 2 release, which is the latest version of the product for consumer users. ThatÂ raised a red flag with security vendor eEyeÂ Digital Security, which said that the staggered release schedule gives criminals a chance to reverse-engineer the Java bug by looking at the patches that have been made public. Sun says that it likes this schedule because it gives developers extra time to find bugs in the product before it lands on consumers' desktops. eEye discovered the bug back in January. It is a critical flaw in the Java Network Launching Protocol, which is used to run Java programs over the Web. Hackers could exploit this flaw by setting up a malicious Web site that could install unauthorized software on any Java-enabled PC that visited it, according to eEye. Java users have another reason to be up to date on their patches. On Friday, the SANS Internet Storm center issued a warning about two critical flaws in the way Java processes bitmap andÂ JPEG images. However, those flaws were not new. They were patched in the previous Java 6, Update 1 release, which was made available in March. These image-rendering flaws, which were discovered by Google researcher Chris Evans, have been known publicly since January 2007, and were only identified in the Java SE desktop products. Although SANS questioned whether the flaws will affect mobile phones and PDAs, they do not effect the Java Platform Micro Edition software commonly used for such devices, Decoster said. In late June, Sun patched the bugs in Java SE Version 1.4, the last of the desktop products to receive this particular update. The 1.4 fix may have prompted the SANS alert, Decoster said.


Torino, 18:23 - CALCIO, TORINO; DE BIASI: E' ANCHE LA VITTORIA DI ZAC

Gianni Di Biasi, nuovo allenatore del Torino, divide i meriti del successo odierno sul Cagliari. "Qu...


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Blair Cuts Short Ethiopia Trip, Heads Home

British Prime Minister Tony Blair left Ethiopia for home late on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule, airport sources in Addis Ababa said.


Church attendance rockets in rural parishes over Christmas but rises only a "meagre" amount in the cities, according to a study.


Emotional State Doesn't Affect Cancer Survival

MONDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Neither positive nor negative emotional states predict how long a person with cancer will survive, a new study finds.


Foundation Emphasises On Need to Curb Heart Disease

The World Heart Foundation (Geneva) with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNESCO, would in this year's Heart Day celebration be emphasising on the importance of the heart.


LAS VEGAS - The reclamation project is still a work-in-progress - there's this Olympic gold medal thing next summer - and minefields aplenty await. But the United States did all it could do here in what has become its own quadrennial showcase, crushing Puerto Rico, 135-91, yesterday to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.


Teenager stuns Sharapova as Federer tames Isner

The U.S. Open lost one of its top attractions when holder Maria Sharapova was beaten 6-4 1-6 6-2 by Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska in the third round on Saturday.


Brema, 19:47 - CALCIO, WERDER BREMA: OWOMOYELA FUORI PER TRE MESI

Brutto colpo per il Werder Brema, che perde per tre mesi Patrick Owomoyela. ll centrocampista si &eg...


HOLLYWOOD - Forget "Fahrenheit 9/11." This year's most controversial political film is likely to be an R-rated comedy featuring puppets.


Tim Henman will begin his bid to win the Davidoff Swiss Indoors for the third time when he takes on Antony Dupuis of France in Basle today.


Effort to Shoot Down Satellite Could Inform Military Strategy

The Bush administration's attempt to shoot down an out-of-control spy satellite as early as this evening will help the military advance its anti-missile and anti-satellite planning and technology, according to space weapons experts and analysts. Both fields are of high interest to the military and...


A Bosnian Serb general who ordered the relentless shelling, sniping and indiscriminate terror that rained down on Sarajevo during the final phase of a 44-month siege, was convicted of war crimes Wednesday and given a 33-year prison sentence.


Chile's Ex-Dictator Pinochet Is Indicted

Former dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet was indicted and placed under house arrest Monday for the kidnapping of nine dissidents and the killing of one of them during his 1973-90 military regime.


An actress leaves Channel 4's Big Brother after her fellow housemates figure out that she is a fake.


Election Debates Bring Memorable Moments

A sigh, a glance at a wristwatch, a  5 o'clock shadow.


iTrip, iCast etc legal - provided they're CE certified It's official - it's now legal in the UK to use the iTrip and other low-range FM transmitters to send songs from your MP3 player to a radio. The once banned products can now not only be sold over here but connected to iPods without the owner being nabbed by engineers sniffing out pirate radio stations.â¦


Lycos Europe Pulls Spam-Fighting Screensaver

Analysts say a new twist on the war against spammers in Europe isn't likely to spill across Unites States borders, but is rather an opening salvo more likely to fizzle than to explode.


Frenati da inverno eccezionalmente mite, spiega Terna


The UN Security Council calls for backing for Chad's government, after two days of clashes with rebels.


President George W. Bush on Monday spared former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby from going to prison for 2 1/2 years for obstructing a CIA leak investigation.


Udine, 12:57 - CALCIO, UDINESE; PATRON POZZO: STRADA E' QUELLA GIUSTA

Il pari di ieri contro il Palermo ha soddisfatto il patron dell'Udinese Giampaolo Pozzo. "La squadra...


Stars rock around the world for climate change

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey  - Some of the world's biggest pop stars from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Madonna performed at Live Earth concerts around the globe on Saturday to urge fans and governments to fight global warming.


Jarome Iginla had two goals and an assist to lead Canada into the World Cup of Hockey semifinals with a 5-0 victory over Slovakia on Wednesday night.


Results in key Senate races: Reuters poll

Democrats must gain six seats in the November 7 election to recapture U.S. Senate control, and they lead in three of the seven most vulnerable Republican-held states, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Thursday.


[TS] Sports of The Times: Selig Cannot Look Away This Time

What would Bud Selig accomplish by boycotting Barry Bondsâs record-breaking home run, besides create the impression that his head remains buried in the sandlot?


'Unimaginable' for Britain under Brown to join euro: Mandelson

European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said it was "pretty much unimaginable" that Britain would sign up for the euro under prime minister-elect Gordon Brown in an interview Thursday.


Southwest Airlines Inc. LUV.N, the  largest U.S. discount carrier, on Monday said it will eliminate  88 scheduled flights in order to boost revenue by freeing up  planes for more lucrative markets.


Game 3 outburst just one way club has built 3-0 lead

The New York Yankees, having won the taut pitchers' duel in Game 2, took Game 3 of the American League Championship Series to the other end of the spectrum.


Pakistan Ups Security, Shi'ites Mourn Bomb Victims

Pakistan beefed up security Saturday as minority Shi'ite Muslims prepared to bury victims of a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the eastern town of Sialkot that killed at least 30 people a day earlier.


Australian Govt. in Control of Both Houses

Final election results Thursday showed John Howard becoming Australia's first prime minister in 24 years to control both houses of parliament, clearing the way for the conservative leader to push through reforms including relaxing media ownership laws.


Web's ad revenue up 37 pct in first half 2006: study

U.S. Internet advertising revenue rose  37 percent in the first six months of the year, hitting a  record of nearly $8 billion, according to a study released on  Monday.


Security agents' apparently careless habits are getting embarrassing for the British government.


After each team put forth a dominating performance in their last game, both Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech got some time off to prepare for their ACC showdown.


US, British and Iraqi forces are focusing this time on a hotbed south of the capital. BAGHDAD -- About 5,000 US marines, British troops and Iraqi commandos launched raids and arrested suspected insurgents


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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Cal Ripken Jr. sidestepped questions about Mark McGwire and steroids on Tuesday, with Hall of Fame ballots bearing their names about to be mailed to voters.


ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast and France traded jabs Monday over responsibility for last week's unrest, as the UN Security Council appeared set to impose an arms embargo on the divided west African state.


MOBILE phone giant Vodafone today rewarded its shareholders with a 100 per cent dividend increase on the back of half-year profits equivalent to more than Â£340 per second.


The company bidding to save the British GP insists the race will take place in 2005.


Norway's Petterson bags 100,000 euro book prize

Norwegian author Per Petterson and his translator Anne Born won the world's richest literary prize for a single work of fiction in English on Thursday for the novel "Out Stealing Horses".


Afghanistan, proroga di altri due giorni per i tre ostaggi dell' ...

Una riunione tra rappresentanti delle autoritÃ  afghane e sequestratori dei tre dipendenti delle nazioni Unite, si Ã¨ tenuta in Afghanistan e al termine i rapitori hanno dato altri due giorni di tempo al governo per accettare le loro richieste.


American 'goodwill' can settle Airbus aid row, says Mandelson

European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson yesterday called on the US to show "goodwill" in order to settle the trade row over aid for rival aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus.


A woman and her child who face deportation from Northern Ireland back to Cameroon arrive back in Belfast.


US Supermarkets Are Cited as Ahold Misses Profit Goal

Just as its United States wholesale food division showed signs of recovering from an accounting scandal, Royal Ahold reported on Thursday that its slumping


The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007


Michael Howard is to unveil Tory plans for health checks on foreigners wanting to come and work in Britain.


Proposta lanciata a Primo Piano in vista prossime elezioni


BRUSSELS, Sep 6 (IPS) - Carmakers in Europe are missing their targets for  reducing the amount of greenhouse gases their vehicles release,  new data indicates.


U.S. Stretches Out S. Korea Troop Cut Until 2008

WASHINGTON/SEOUL  - The United States agreed under  pressure from South Korea Wednesday to stretch out over an  additional three years until 2008 the withdrawal of 12,500 U.S.  troops from that country.


Following a benches-clearing incident early in their game in Tampa Bay, the Red Sox used the long ball to secure a postseason berth for the second straight season.


Fire crews in Londonderry are tackling a huge blaze which has caused extensive damage at a retail park.


A probe finds the bureau abused its expanded powers to obtain Americans' private records. Time to put the G-men on a shorter leash. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.


The level of terror threat in Norway has been raised

The Security Police has raised the level of terror threat in Norway from low to moderate, following a speech on Friday by Ayman al-Zawahri, said to be the depyty leader of the terrorist network al-Qaida.


UK charges less than half of terrorism detainees

More than half of all those arrested in  Britain under anti-terrorism legislation since the September 11  2001 attacks have been released without any charge, official  government figures showed on Monday.


China Vice President out of new Party lineup

China's Communists began winding up a  five-yearly Congress on Sunday by announcing the Vice President  was out of the new Party lineup, making way for President Hu  Jintao to install potential successors.


Serena fights back, Davenport off to a flier in LA

Serena Williams came back from a set and two breaks down to beat Anastasia Myskina 4-6 6-3 6-4 on the opening night of group play at the WTA Championships on Wednesday.


UK blue chips reversed earlier gains Wednesday to close lower, tracking Wall Street's sharp decline as Merrill Lynch's big write-down raised concern over other banks' exposure to the credit markets.


Applied Materials posts best profit in 4 years

Applied Materials, the world's largest manufacturer of chip-making tools, said Wednesday its fourth-quarter revenue rose 80 percent, pushing profit up to $455 million, the highest level in four years.


Indagini per stabilire se ci sia un traffico dall'Albania


SBC Communications SBC.N may shed  more than 10,000 jobs from its workforce through the end of  2005 using attrition and involuntary cuts, the company said in  a filing with U.S. market regulators on Friday.


Andre Agassi, Marat Safin and Roger Federer reach the Australian Open fourth round.


Attorney General John Ashcroft arrived Tuesday in Berlin as part of a European farewell trip for talks about fighting terrorism, the German Justice Ministry said.


Europe Leaves U.S. Needing Ryder Cup Miracle

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - The U.S. team were  left needing a final-day miracle escape after Europe maintained  their stranglehold of the 35th Ryder Cup on Saturday.


A video of a "friendly fire" incident that killed a UK soldier will be shown at an inquest which is  resuming.


Dati Ania, la frequenza dei sinistri e' diminuita del 1,48%


US probes Chinese maker of blood thinner

Government health officials are investigating if a Chinese factory may be a source of problems with a Baxter International blood thinner linked to hundreds of reports of allergic reactions and four deaths.


Tens of thousands march in Taiwan to urge President Chen Shui-bian to resign over corruption allegations.


Venezuelans Flood Polls, Voting Extended

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelans voted in huge  numbers on Sunday in a historic referendum on whether to recall  left-wing President Hugo Chavez and electoral authorities  prolonged voting well into the night.


Net imbalance stem from tech constraints

For years, the Internet's technical constraints went hand-in-hand with the realities of Internet usage.


Stock market listings hit a record $227bn worldwide this year as London reinforces its global position, a report says.


A 27-ton fuel tank is making a five-day voyage across the Gulf of Mexico to NASA's Kennedy Space Center as the space agency prepares for its first shuttle flight since the Columbia disaster in 2003.


Prosecution witnesses face cross-examination over nine charges in the Iraq  'abuse case.'


Pakistani investigators to Identify Suicide Bomber

Pakistani investigators were preparing a sketch today to help identify the suicide bomber who killed 30 people and wounded 50 in the eastern city of Sialkot, police said.


Berlin Wall Being Rebuilt at Checkpoint Charlie

Fifteen years after the fall of the  Berlin Wall, a private museum is rebuilding a 200-meter section  close to Checkpoint Charlie, the famous Cold War border  crossing, to satisfy tourists who flock to the site.


Mothers hope U.S.-Vietnam Agent Orange efforts help

The lives of two neighbors lying disfigured and brain-damaged in small Hanoi houses will not be changed by a U.S. court hearing on Monday about victims of war-time dioxin, or "agent orange".


Scotland flew out for their Euro 2008 qualifier against France without Gary Teale after the Derby midfielder went down with a stomach bug.


Google CEO: Internet's role in freedom still expanding

The growth of the Internet will bring with it public policy challenges, according to Google CEO Eric Schmidt -- as well as efforts by some governments to clamp down on the spread of information.


Tax breaks have brought Hollywood's movie industry to Louisiana. Now, the state wants to lure Hollywood's video game industry.


The Circuit and United Way of Greater Cincinnati Partner With Local High Schools for Web Site Development Contest

The Circuit, the voice for Cincinnati's IT  community, and the United Way of Greater Cincinnati today announced a  Web site development contest bringing together technology students from  four area high schools with five non-profit agencies that need Web site  assistance.


Powell to Japan; U.S. Troops, N.Korea on Agenda

Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Tokyo for two days next weekend to discuss security and trade as well as stalled talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions, Japanese officials said on Sunday.


Aperta nuova porta sui mercati finanziari internazionali


OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics gained a share of first place. Ichiro Suzuki did not. Suzuki went 1 for 5 on Thursday, inching within one hit of George Sisler's single season record of 257, but again


WHO sets talks on threat of flu pandemic

The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit meeting next week for flu vaccine-makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.


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The resignation of its chief sales officer begs the question: Who's next?


Blast in South Afghan City Kills One, Wounds Four

At least one man was killed and four wounded Friday when a bomb exploded in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, in the latest attack by Taliban fighters intent on derailing a landmark election next month.


Vote counting under way in Afghan election, Karzai expected to win

KABUL, Afghanistan Early results show interim Afghan president Hamid Karzai leading in that country's first free presidential election.


Advertising: A Genetic Test That Very Few Need, Marketed to the Masses

A genetic test marketed by Myriad Gentics is causing great concern among cancer and genetics experts.


Netflix Wants to Improve Recommendations

Looking to improve the personalized recommendations process, Netflix on Monday announced the Netflix Prize, a $1 million contest that awards the first researcher who can reach a certain level of accuracy in recommending movie picks.


Accra, 20:53 - CALCIO, COPPA AFRICA: HACKERS MAROCCHINI BLOCCANO SITO

Alcuni hackers marocchini hanno bloccato il sito ufficiale della Coppa d'Africa (www.ghanacan2008). ...


Trash talk between One Laptop and the PC crowd rages on

Remember. When criticizing others in a crowded room, someone will hear you. CNET's Michael Kanellos attends a speech by Nicholas Negroponte at CES 2008.


Under Siege, Blackwater Takes On Air of Bunker

The secretive world of the Blackwater compound in Baghdad is fraying under scrutiny from the F.B.I., the American military and the Iraqi government.


Indian troops kill five Muslim rebels in Kashmir

Indian troops shot dead five Islamic militants in three separate clashes in Indian-administered Kashmir, a police spokesman said.


Wall Street was set for a steady start on Tuesday as crude oil prices eased, with results from chip group Applied Materials (AMAT.O) and inflation data a focus, while shares in a bullish Motorola (MOT.N) may rise.


Ex-Parisian Laurice Rahme makes scents of New York

NEW YORK  - When perfumer Laurice Rahme decided to open her first store, New York made sense. After all, she does make scents of New York.


Spitzer's Latest Suit, Like Others, Cites Indiscreet E-Mail

A key part of the New York's attorney general's suit against Marsh & McLennan is an e-mail exchange.


An OFT probe finds the NHS is paying hundreds of millions of pounds too much for branded drugs, the BBC learns.


DOJ, states concerned about Vista docs in antitrust case

The Department of Justice and state attorneys general are raising questions about changes Microsoft wants to make in the schedule set out for its antitrust compliance.


White House Says It's Monitoring Oil Price Climb

DAYTON, Ohio  - The Bush administration said  Monday it is closely monitoring U.S. crude oil prices, which  traders said could soon top $50 a barrel on worries about  supplies.


DreamWorks Denies Ethnic Slurs in 'Shark Tale'

DreamWorks SKG on Tuesday defended  its upcoming animated film "Shark Tale" against mounting  criticism from Italian-American groups who say the movie's  gangster-like Shark characters foster ethnic stereotypes.


Ukraine's opposition leader notes importance of cooperation with ...

Ukraine's West-leaning presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has noted the importance of cooperation with Russia, saying such cooperation is of strategic interest to his country.


ALLIANCE, Neb. - Talk about extra innings. A baseball game that began at 10 a.m. on Saturday in Alliance ended Sunday at 4:05 p.m.  That's 30 hours and five minutes between the first pitch and the final out.


Olympics: Unknown Nesterenko makes world headlines

ATHENS - Belarus' Yuliya Nesterenko won the top women's athletics gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday, triumphing over a field stripped of many big names because of doping woes to win the 100m.


Angst and denial as Spain's property boom ends

On a street corner in Tetuan, a working-class area of Madrid, hand-written "for sale" notices have faded to yellow as owners hold out months for their asking prices, refusing to believe that a nine-year property boom is over.


The UN nuclear agency says it needs more time to decide whether Iran has a nuclear weapons programme.


China tries to shut down phone sex lines in anti-porn campaign

SHANGHAI, China  - China has ordered severe punishment for phone sex operators as part of a sweeping crackdown on electronic pornography, Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.


Welsh Secretary Peter Hain says Plaid Cymru will remain 'enemies' at election time, despite the assembly government coalition.


One in four Eastern European migrants spend no time with British people two years after settling in the UK, according to a report. What is your reaction?


Portuguese attorney general rules there is not enough evidence to call Madeleine parents back to country.


The Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday were trying to recover the day after their double-overtime thriller, while also preparing for Saturday's Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.


Pr. William Office Park Planned to Attract Biotech

A Reston-based developer plans to build a major office park in Manassas aimed at the kind of companies in the biotech, technology, biomedical and government-contracting businesses that Prince William County officials say they are trying to attract.


With the European economy on the upswing, companies and governments are shrugging off the dollar's renewed slide against the euro this week - a phenomenon once dreaded as potential poison for the continent's ...Comment


Stima Eurostat, invariata rispetto al mese precedente


China says 2007 trade surplus to exceed $250 bln

China's trade surplus will reach $250-300 billion in 2007, driven by the country's price competitiveness and strong external demand, the top economic planner said on Tuesday.


A New Hampshire football player pleaded not guilty Monday to murder, assault and other charges in connection with the beating death of a professional surfer.


Defender Terry Scores Again to Ease Chelsea's Attacking Woes

John Terry made up for Chelsea's attacking deficiencies by scoring in a third straight Champions League match and helping shut out CSKA Moscow in a 2-0 win.


Google to Sell Web-Page Ads Visible on Mobile Phones

The company said that its new product would establish a cellphone advertising network in which Google would match ads with the content of mobile Web pages.


Coincidence or conspiracy? You be the judge. Thursday, June 7. After months of intense lobbying by scientists and patient advocacy groups, the House is ready to vote on legislation that would loosen President Bush's restrictions on the use of human embryos in stem cell research. But that very mor...


Women who cheat on their partners now have the perfect excuse - my genes made me do it. New research reveals that female infidelity and the number of sexual partners


By Reuters. In the first major trial to test a drug only in blacks, an experimental drug developed by NitroMed Inc., combined with standard therapy, helped heart failure patients live significantly longer, researchers said yesterday.


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


Clinton gets $2 billion in pledges to fight world woes

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton   secured nearly $2 billion in commitments on Wednesday to tackle   a variety of global problems after brainstorming with some of   the world's richest and most influential people.


US Beats Australia to Claim Softball Gold

The United States won the gold medal in softball Monday, beating Australia 5-1 on two home runs from Crystl Bustos and masterful pitching from Lisa Fernandez.


GM pledges to make plug-in electric vehicle

General Motors Corp. on Wednesday became the first automaker to commit to make a rechargeable hybrid vehicle, a move intended to distance the world's largest automaker from its harmful reputation for producing gas-guzzling trucks.


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Israel Starts Palestinian Prisoner Release

BEERSHEBA, Israel  - Israel began the release of  159 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, many of them serving the  final months of their sentences, in a gesture to the new  Palestinian leadership after Yasser Arafat's death.


NStar Electric to cut rate for large business users

THE REGION NStar Electric is cutting power rates 21.2 percent for 3,600 big commercial and industrial customers April 1. The Boston utility said the rate change for customers who use over 25,000 kilowatt-hours monthly will cut prices to 10.147 cents per kilowatt hour from 12.803 cents now, separate from an additional charge for delivery that is not changing. The big ...


Google Defies Its Warning, Growing Briskly

Google, the Internet search company, surprised Wall Street by announcing that its sales and profit margins grew much faster than expected in the fourth quarter.


Asian advertising growth helps lift WPP profit in 2006

Advertising and marketing giant WPP said Friday that net profit jumped by 19.8 percent in 2006 to 435.8 million pounds, as sales grew strongly across emerging powers, notably in Asia.


In a scene of legal deja vu, a grayer, heavier O.J. Simpson stood handcuffed in court Wednesday to face charges that could put him behind bars for life. The prosecutor who failed to get him a dozen years ago was there to watch, and news cameras tracked his every move as if they were covering a slow-speed chase.


The Bush administration can continue its warrantless surveillance program while it appeals a judge's ruling that the program is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.


The complex nature of drug names can cause prescription errors and be harmful to patients, academics say.


Iraqi Christians Pray for Peace on Sombre Christmas

Iraqi Christians won't be celebrating  Christmas this year. Midnight mass, the centerpiece of  Christmas festivities in Iraq, has been canceled because of  night-time curfews.


AS Roma names Del Neri as coach to replace Voeller

AS Roma on Wednesday signed Luigi Del Neri as its new coach to replace Rudi Voeller, who resigned last Sunday. The club reported that Del Neri traveled to the training camp of Trigoria shortly


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The BBC's Mike Baker looks at the future of school tests.


Politics: 19 October 2004, Tuesday. Bucharest will table its analysis and opinion report on the impact of the Belene construction project, once Bulgaria picks up the final contractor, according to Romanian ...


Grocers say shoppers resilient despite gas prices

Consumers may be making less shopping   trips in the face of higher gasoline prices, but when they get   to the store they're spending more, as they load up their carts   each time they shop, industry executives said this week.


Study Links Tree Rings to Global Warming

Did global warming spur severe drought in the Western United States? A new study co-authored by a tree-ring researcher at the University of Arizona shows a possible connection.


UPDATE 1-Gibernau storms to pole for Czech GP

Spaniard Sete Gibernau stormed into pole position for Sunday's Czech MotoGP Grand Prix, edging out Brazilian Alex Barros at the end of the rain-affected second qualifying session.


Russia's prime minister pledged Friday his country would meet its oil export obligations to China, the Interfax news service said.


Update 12: Crude Oil Climbs Above $50 in Asia

Crude oil prices climbed above the key $50 mark in Asian trade Tuesday, creeping close to an all-time high as worries continued over supply and unrest in key oil producing areas.


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Senator Bayh Drops Out of 2008 Presidential Field

Senator Evan Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, said he had concluded his hopes of winning were too remote.


A former FBI agent and an Internet penny stock adviser were convicted Monday of mining government computers for confidential information they used to manipulate the stock market.


I consiglieri, nessun ricambio vertici o presidenza


What Are Good Friends for? Perhaps for Recommending DVD's

A new Netflix feature, Netflix Friends, lets you know what others are watching (and vice-versa).


Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton received another boost from a prominent black leader on Wednesday as the head of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators endorsed her candidacy.


LONDON - Police have cleared a Greek passenger plane travelling from Athens to New York after a bomb threat Sunday prompted the pilot to divert the aircraft to London.


Kent Gives Astros 3-2 Series Lead Over Cards

Jeff Kent's three-run homer in the  ninth inning gave Houston a 3-0 win over the St Louis Cardinals  Monday to move the Astros within one game of reaching the World  Series for the first time in their 43-year history.


Frustrated with meager salaries that have not kept pace with inflation, teachers, doctors and other state employees rallied Wednesday across Russia to demand higher wages.


Sciopero e protesta dopo mobilita' dovuta a crisi compagnia


Remedies: And It Doesn't Taste Bad, Either

In a small new study, the chemical that makes chocolate a mild stimulant outperformed codeine in suppressing coughs.


Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday rejected the front-runner label, but acknowledged increasing fire from rivals in both parties Â which she said she will largely ignore.


Dopo la morte dello stilista e amico Gianni Versace


Mobile Security, Virtualization on tap at MS Hacking Meet

Microsoft Corp. is inviting hackers onto its Redmond, Washington, campus again next week and this time software virtualization and mobile security will be the hot topics.


Democrats in the US Congress propose legislation requiring all US troops to leave Iraq by August 2008.


India successfully test-fired Friday the Akash surface-to-air missile from a range in Orissa state in east India, the Indo-Asian News Service quoted a local defense source as said.


Merck Should Have Pulled Vioxx in 2000 -Study

US drugs giant Merck & Co Inc. should have pulled its Vioxx painkiller from the market four years ago, because data showing it raised the risk of heart attacks has existed since 2000, Swiss scientists said on Friday.


this season's busy season of landfalling Atlantic hurricanes has seen a few less-than-perfect calls by tropical


Ford to end Jaguar production at plant in central England

Jaguar is to halt production at one of its plant in Coventry, central England, with the loss of more than 1,000 jobs, because of weak demand for the luxury brand, US parent company Ford announced.


The pound fell to a new low against the euro amid mounting expectations that the Bank of England will cut interest rates in February.


Seven children and a head  teacher were killed when a pupil opened fire at a school in  southern Finland on Wednesday, hours after he posted a video on  YouTube foreshadowing a massacre there.


Bush to pull red carpet from under Sinn Fein

He is particularly angry at the idea that the raid was in its final planning stages at the moment he was telephoning Mr Adams during last year s Leeds Castle talks, trying to nudge him towards a deal during the ...


Drug and medical-device sales reps hash out their lives and work in tens of thousands of discussion threads at cafepharma.com


Three men are arrested by police investigating the murder of a Londonderry pub doorman at the weekend.


David Cameron sought today to shift his party away from the steely legacy of Margaret Thatcher.


The Count: Cost Is No Object When It Comes to Your Pet

Looking for a growth industry? Look no further than pet products and services.


A bomb exploded under a police car at a pop concert Sunday in southern Turkey, injuring at least 14 people, officials said.


The American director, Quentin Tarantino, is considering a prequel to his hit 1994 film, Pulp Fiction. The star of Pulp Fiction, John Travolta, says Tarantino had spoken to


Microsoft last week faced accusations of short-changing its Software Assurance customers following its decision to strip core features from the next major Windows client operating system, codenamed Longhorn.


Hilton must pay $560 mln if it backs out on Blackstone

Hilton Hotels Corp.  said on Thursday that it must pay Blackstone Group  $560 million if it receives a better offer and terminates a takeover agreement with the private equity firm.


Peyton Manning threw for six touchdowns in less than three quarters and raised his season total to 41 scoring passes, leading the Indianapolis Colts past the Detroit Lions 41-9 Thursday.


Ivory Coast Rebel Chief Brands Gbagbo War Criminal

Ivory Coast's rebel chief said on  Thursday he wanted President Laurent Gbagbo charged with war  crimes as the West African country's leader called on thousands  of foreigners who fled mob violence to return.


Fool on the Street: An Opening for Chico's Investors

If the retailer can right its merchandise woes, this stock could be a home run.


The Dutch government vows tough action against Islamic radicalism after the murder of a film maker.


Stocks Rise, Dow Over 10,000 as Oil Falls

U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday with  the Dow back above 10,000 after oil prices fell almost 5  percent, alleviating worry that high energy costs will eat into  corporate profits and consumers' wallets.


Will Carriers Deliver on Pledge of Open Access?

Major mobile voice and data carriers in the U.S. have pledged to open their networks to outside handsets and applications, but regulators and customers need to be vigilant to make sure those promises are fulfilled, one member of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission said.


The European commission yesterday approved Oracle Corp's proposed $7.7bn hostile takeover of rival software company PeopleSoft, clearing the last competition hurdle to the deal.


The Welsh Liberal Democrats warn Paul Murphy's return to the cabinet could mean a "sticky time" for devolution.


China orders construction work to stop on 26  power projects including two at the Three Gorges Dam, saying they breach environmental laws.


Neopremier incontrera' presidente e il primo ministro cinesi


Solid citizen Carlos about to fly the coop

For those last-place Blue Jays today at the SkyDome, it's good riddance to a season long gone into the tank. Not all goodbyes are sad goodbyes, especially this time, but the one the fans surely will give Carlos


CAIRO, Egypt - There are new details on the latest message from Osama bin Laden. According to his taped message, bin Laden aims to bankrupt the United States economy.


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Induction for Sampras an honor, and relief

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Pete Sampras and Arantxa Sanchez Vicario were in town, gracing the Casino, the elder among the planet's tennis parlors. No, they weren't making comebacks. Rather, they were coming into new roles among the game's immortals, tapped for hard-earned, lofty membership in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, along with Sven Davidson and Russ Adams.


Shipwreck being broken up after efforts to refloat it failed.


From Thunderbird to Dodo Bird: End of the Muscle Car?

Tougher emissions regulations may mean an end to that cherished American tradition.


Water Tower Paint Job Eyed for Billerica

By Jennifer Amy Myers, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Dec. 8--BILLERICA -- AT&T is legally obligated to paint the Crosby Hill water tower, the town's lawyer says.


World's Biggest Aerospace Company in Offing?

Germany fueled mounting speculation over the future independence of French defense firm Thales on Monday, saying Thales and Airbus parent EADS would


Abusi e atti sessuali accertati su due bambine di 5 e 6 anni


Visionary game make Peter Molyneux has been appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours list.


With its irresistible hip-hop beats and shouted refrains, crunk music incites a fervor in fans that's reminiscent of a religious experience.


EU leaders calls for urgent action on Lisbon agenda

European Union (EU) leaders on Friday in a summit called for urgent action on Lisbon strategy in the wake of a gloomy review report on European economic reform process.


Quick Step rider Cedric Vasseur wins the 10th stage of the Tour de France.


Whatâs Offline: Requiem for the Good Times

Robert Ayres, a scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis in Austria, argues that the period of gaining economies of scale from international trade has âprobably peakedâ.


Heat-Lakers Game Sets New Ratings Mark for ABC

The much-heralded Christmas Day matchup between Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers and Shaquille O'Neal's Miami Heat was the highest-rated regular season basketball game on television in nearly seven years, broadcaster ABC said on Monday.


Honeywell raises annual dividend by 10 pct

- Honeywell International Inc.  said its board approved a 10 percent increase in its annual cash dividend to $1.00 a share from $0.9075, effective the first quarter of 2007.


Striking Screenwriters Dismiss New Proposals

The screenwriters called the proposals from producers a âa massive rollback,â and called on their members to continue their walkout.


London's socialist mayor signed an agreement Tuesday with Venezuela's state-owned oil company to provide discounted oil for the city's iconic red buses, praising the idea as the brainstorm of the country's leftist leader, Hugo Chavez.


EDITORIAL: Digitally Disadvantaged: Success in the Information Age Requires Access to Information

By The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Sep. 10--Apolitician couldn't get far today promising a chicken in every pot or even a car in every back yard, but with the revolution in computer technology, there could be a contemporary equivalent: a computer and Internet access in every household.


Families of Sharm el-Sheikh crash victims to sue Boeing in the United States

Families of victims of the Boeing plane crash in which 148 people died in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in January have taken legal action in the United States against Boeing and two other US aeronautics firms, their lawyers said.


Chinese Official Urges Legislature to Hold Governments Accountable for Pollution

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  ["Official Urges Legislature To Hold Governments Accountable for Pollution" - Xinhua headline]  Beijing, Feb.


Commemorations begin to mark the 20th anniversary of the world's worst industrial accident, at Bhopal in India.


Microsoft finally bows to EU antitrust measures

Microsoft Corp  ended three  years of resistance on Monday and finally agreed to comply with  a landmark 2004 antitrust decision by the European Commission.


Japanese stocks rose by mid-afternoon on Wednesday as favorable earnings lifted companies including Mitsubishi Electric Corp. while steelmakers gained on anticipation of a rise in steel sheet prices.


TALLADEGA, Ala. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. was nearly perfect on the racetrack. His only slipup Sunday came during a postrace television interview.


Libya obstructs path for African migrants

Under pressure from Europe, Tripoli has taken steps to clamp down on illegal migration.


NATO Steps in as Serbs Torch Kosovo Border Post

NATO peacekeepers in newly independent Kosovo intervened on Tuesday as Serb mobs opposed to its secession attacked border posts and police fled.


ATHENS -- Maurice Greene flexed his arms, thumped his chest and gathered the media for a post-race announcement. "We're going to have a party tomorrow and everybody's invited -- I'm buying," said the defending


Dell Computers to Retail in Tesco Stores in Europe

Dell Inc , said on Friday British retailer Tesco  will sell Dell personal computers in outlets across Europe.


Kirk Radomski, a former drug distributor who is at the heart of the Mitchell Report will appear in a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Friday to be sentenced for his illegal activities.


Play is suspended for rain as second seed Rafael Nadal meets Sweden's Robin Soderling in the third round on Centre Court.


Australia was unlikely to extend its role in Iraq but would keep its troops in the war-torn nation until the job was done, Prime Minister John Howard said.


By John Gittelsohn, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Feb. 16--Ingram Micro Inc., the world's largest computer products  distributor, reported record revenue and net income for 2006 on Thursday.


FDA Allows Tracking Tags on Drug Bottles

Viagra, the blockbuster impotence  pill that is copied and counterfeited around the world, is one  of the first drugs to get a little radio chip tracking device  under a new Food and Drug Administration initiative announced  on Monday.


appreciation | A young movie star dies and the mind automatically cues up the clip reel.


Game makers begin to tip their hands as they ready new products for market.


Labour facing  humiliation on terror bill

Rebellion over 42-day detention as threat of legal challenge looms


But even having legendary coaches such as Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells calling the shots can't quite turn today's meeting at Texas Stadium into much more than a battle for pride.


Salamon Torres' wild pitch scored Corey Patterson from third in 10th inning last night as the Chicago Cubs grabbed a 5-4 win against the Pirates at PNC Park.


Google Inc.  CEO Eric  Schmidt is joining Apple Computer Inc.'s  board of  directors, the computer maker said on Tuesday, creating a close  tie between two of Silicon Valley's most iconic companies.


Cuban officials tell visiting US congressman that ailing leader Fidel Castro does not have a terminal illness.


The Estonian Markko Martin, a candidate for the most disappointing driver of the season a month ago, could finish runner-up in the world championship after defeating the new champion Sebastien Loeb to take the Catalonia Rally and his second consecutive


A man is arrested in China on suspicion of stabbing to death eight pupils at a school, officials say.


SEATTLE - The molten rock rising inside Mount St. Helens is giving the peak an eerie red glow at night...


Pacers' O'Neal Nervous in Return to Court

For the first time in a long time, Jermaine O'Neal was nervous when he stepped onto the court, and it showed against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday.


Milano, 14:49 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LOTITO: PAGATO PIU' DEL DOVUTO

Claudio Lotito ribadisce l'estranietà della Lazio rispetto alla vicenda calciopoli che ha vis...


Troops Deployed in India State After Terror Attacks

Troops with machine guns patrolled the streets in the Indian state of Nagaland on Sunday, as mourning families buried the victims of a wave of bombings and gunfire that killed 46 people in the northeast region.


If you're looking for a country to blame for all that spam in your e-mail box, you don't have to look very far. The United States is by far the world's largest spam producing nation according to a study by


RadioShack inks deal to operate Sam's Club wireless kiosks

RadioShack Corp. has agreed to take over the operaton of wireless kiosks in 542 Sam's Club locations nationwide, RadioShack said Monday.


Ethiopians Organize Demonstrations Demanding Return of Axum Obelisk -

Ethiopians organized demonstrations outside the Italian Embassies in London and Washington, DC demanding the return of the Axum Obelisk, a 24-meter high ancient monolith or carved rock , BBC reported on ...


Iraqi Shi'ite Escapes Bomb, Sunnis Snub Poll

A suicide car bomber hit one of Iraq's biggest Shi'ite Muslim parties running in elections next month, killing nine people but missing its leader, hours


Sitting in a cube staring at a computer all day boosts office workers' risk of developing deadly deep-vein thrombosis. By the Associated Press.


Clark says Myanmar under `huge pressure' to reform

Myanmar is under huge pressure from its Asean (Association of South East Asian Nations) colleagues to reform its regime, Prime Minister Helen Clark said yesterday.


Facing fierce international pressure, Iran backed off yesterday from its demand to be allowed to continue operating some uranium enrichment


AOL Shifts Strategy to Attract More Advertisers, Users

For years, America Online Inc. grew steadily into the nation's biggest Internet service by treating subscribers to exclusive content and services it hoped would produce the sort of captive audience that advertisers crave. But now, with users departing for faster or cheaper online competitors, company officials are re-thinking their "walled garden" strategy.


La decisione dopo un sopralluogo dell'Esercito


Why MSN Search is good for the consumer?

Microsoft launched the second beta release of MSN Search with little fanfare. There is no doubt it is good, but few consider it as a threat to Google for sometime to come.


I will quit, embattled Eisner tells Disney

Michael Eisner, the embattled chief executive of Walt Disney, is to quit the media giant when his contract expires in two years. The decision heralds the end of his 20


DES MOINES, Iowa -- Some Iowa fans are calling it the ugliest fight in American sports history. It was a bench-clearing brawl that sent a half-dozen basketball fans to the hospital.


Back in court later today A man is due in court in Oxfordshire today to face 12 charges relating to the recent string of letter bombs in the UK.â¦


A highway patrol officer traveling Friday with Sen. John Kerry's motorcade fell off his motorcycle and suffered minor injuries.


UN Rights Officials Tell Security Council International Police Are ...

An international police presence is needed in Sudan's troubled Darfur region to accompany and monitor local police officers so that the vast population of internally displaced persons (IDPs) there are protected, two senior United Nations human rights


Iraqi leader: U.S. report is 'dangerous'

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Sunday harshly criticized the bipartisan report recommending changes to U.S. war policies, saying it contained some "very dangerous" recommendations that would undermine the sovereignty of Iraq.


UPDATE 3-Sysco quarterly profit up, cost cuts help

Food distributor Sysco Corp. (SYY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday posted an 8.2 percent rise in quarterly profit as cost cuts helped offset sluggish business


Antonella Tomasetti per Pollini e Andretta per Moschino


A new study released by Macrovision Corporation finds that US software publishers and enterprise software buyers have differing expectations regarding the future of subscription and licensing models.


The Supreme Court said Friday it will consider whether Internet file-sharing services are responsible for their customers illegally swapping songs and movies, a multibillion-dollar case testing the limits of copyright law in the digital age.


Sun may rise, after all, on faulty space probe

Scientists are hopeful they can retrieve particles of solar wind from a capsule that crashed in the desert last week. By Peter N. Spotts | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


A pod of dolphins saved a group of swimmers from a predatory 10-foot great white shark off the northern New Zealand coast, a newspaper reported Tuesday.


Channel 4 has launched an on-demand service that lets viewers catch up with their favourite programmes online.


Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman was arrested early Monday on a drunken driving charge.


US considers easing prosecution tactics for corporate cases

The Justice Department is considering scaling back tough policies used to prosecute scandal-plagued corporations, legal tools criticized as unfairly pressuring companies and employees to cooperate in investigations.


Britain Launches Study Into Personalized Medicine

British scientists launched an  investigation on Monday into the feasibility of designing  medicines based on a patient's genetic make-up.


Kangaroo Mother Care effective for premature infants: BMJ:

[Health India]: London, Nov 13 : Forget incubators , its time you give your babies some Kangaroo Mother Care. A Care (KMC) was first developed in 1978 to deal with overcrowding of neonatal units n Colombia


Russia Says to Hold YUKOS Auction Despite US Ruling

Russia said on Friday it would go ahead and sell Yuganskneftegaz, the main oil production unit of YUKOS, despite a US bankruptcy court order seeking to block Sunday's auction for 10 days.


Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has twice voted to outlaw burning the U.S. flag, in memorable dissents that emphasized the flag's great symbolic value.


Officers are searching for a group of youths seen fleeing the scene where a teenager was stabbed to death.


MasterCard posts profit; shares sink on margin woes

MasterCard Inc.  on Friday reported a higher-than-expected fourth-quarter profit as spending volume jumped, but the credit card company warned that operating margin growth may slow in 2007, and its shares fell as much as 9.9 percent.


SEATTLE -- Microsoft released a patch for its latest "critical" rated security flaw affecting its Windows, Office and developer tools software programs, the company said Tuesday.


The dollar fell to an all-time low against the euro and oil prices hit a record, suggesting higher prices for imports.


Eighteen wickets fell for 290 runs as this final Test moved along swiftly on a pitch as dusty as an ancient library. Of the batsmen only Rahul Dravid and Damien Martyn tried to survive


Ma ancora cancellazioni di voli a Fiumicino


Treno contro auto, le vittime sono extracomunitari

Un marocchino 43enne residente a Ghedi (Brescia) e tre fratellini, anch'essi extracomunitari, sono le persone rimaste coinvolte nell'incidente ferroviario ieri sera a San Zeno, lungo la linea Brescia-Parma.


Prototype While you're waiting on that $8.99 T-bone during your next visit to the casino, you may be able to keep gambling on a touch-sensitive table being developed by Philips. The company says it will test its multiplayer table, called the Entertaible, in pubs, bars, and restaurants this fall.


1908 — Bob Rhoads of the Indians pitched a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox for a 2-1 victory in Cleveland.


Super Bowl Host City Struggles to Deal with Invading Army

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,  - The New England Patriots  and Philadelphia Eagles are expected to produce a bruising  battle for Super Bowl XXXIX on Sunday.


Powerful storm drenches southern Japan; at least 18 dead, 7 ...

At least 18 people were killed and 13 others were missing as a powerful storm blasted across Japan on Wednesday, causing deadly mudslides, flash floods and prompting thousands to flee their homes, officials said.


L'episodio in un bar di Portofino. Prima il diverbio poi la colluttazioneL'aggressore ha colpito il giovane con un bicchiere sulla testa                                                  Portofino, litigano per il calcio picchiato il figlio di Galliani


Quarterback Jason White, last year's Heisman winner, passed for five touchdowns as No. 2. Oklahoma escaped from No. 22 Texas A&M.


Prodotti da Tessitura Taiana di Olgiate Comasco


Somali PM resigns after feud with president

BAIDOA, Somalia  - Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi resigned on Monday after a long feud with the president that frustrated Western backers and split the government while it faced an Islamist insurgency.


Gene A. OâNeal was charged with stealing millions from investors in a Ponzi scheme and using the money to pay for jewelry, luxury automobiles, and credit card and tax bills.


Stocks to watch on Tuesday: ADVANCED  MICRO DEVICES INC. AMD.N, INTEL CORP. INTC.O:


Osaka, 10:05 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: SCHWAZER BRONZO NELLA MARCIA 50 KM

L'italiano Alex Schwazer ha vinto la medaglia di bronzo nella 50 km di marcia dei mondiali di atleti...


Raptors coach Sam Mitchell is taking a leave of absence so that he can fly home to Atlanta following the death of his father-in-law.


The Arizona Supreme Court said Wednesday it will decide whether a newspaper can be sued for publishing a letter suggesting that American soldiers in Iraq respond to attacks by killing Muslims at nearby mosques.


Zimbabwe opposition leader Tsvangirai meets President Mbeki in Pretoria on his first trip abroad for three years.


The George Best Belfast City Airport wants to extend its runway to allow Ryanair to fly to more destinations.


New York Times Co. Cuts '04 Profit Target

New York Times Co.  on Monday forecast third-quarter and full-year earnings below Wall Street's average estimates on lower-than-expected revenue so far in September, sending its shares to two-year lows.


The founder of eMachines Inc. has offered $450 million to acquire the retail business of Gateway Inc., in a bid that intensified speculation about a possible buyout of the long-struggling PC maker.


Early detection 'best means' of tackling breast cancer

A new study claims many women are unaware of breast cancer symptoms and do not see their doctors after noticing changes. The findings come on the 10th annual Breast Cancer Day, which is aimed at raising awareness about the disease.


Vista SP1 prerequisite updates send some PCs into endless reboot

Updates pushed out last week by Microsoft to Windows Vista users to prep PCs for next month's release of Service Pack 1 have crippled some machines, according to messages posted to the company's support site.


Attorney: Williams retired over disagreement with NFL

Ricky Williams abruptly retired from the Miami Dolphins last summer because he disagreed with the NFL over a disputed drug test. Williams now wants to play again.


E' ancora emergenza in Campania dove interi comuni sono soffocati dalla spazzaturaIl caso di San Giorgio a Cremano dove l'Arpac non autorizza sito di stoccaggio                                          Napoli, la situazione migliora ma la provincia Ã¨ invasa dai rifiuti


South Korea's Ban Ki-moon was sworn in as the next UN secretary general at a General Assembly ceremony during which he vowed to be "a harmonizer and bridge-builder" and build on the legacy of the incumbent, Kofi Annan.


Barcelona star Ronaldinho: Player of Year award a great victory

The 24-year-old edged out Arsenal's Thierry Henry and AC Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko to the prize. "Just to be here brings me great joy.


Justices to Hear Landmark Free-Speech Case

The most important student free-speech conflict to reach the Supreme Court since the height of the Vietnam War hinges on a somewhat absurd, vaguely offensive, mostly nonsensical message of protest.


TRACK AND FIELD New Generation Dims the Glow of Sydney

Marion Jones sat inconspicuously on the far side of the track, leaning back on her hands with a fierce look as she waited to take her second long jump of these Olympics.


Argentina Turns Polo Fame Into Polo Fortunes

By Karina Grazina LOBOS, Argentina  - Prince Harry and the Duchessof York aren't the only foreigners helping to turn Argentina'sstellar polo scene into a thriving business.


Assumere tema integrazione europea come una bandiera


Hilton would pay Blackstone break-up fee

Hilton Hotels Corp.  said on Thursday that it would pay Blackstone Group LP  $560 million if it receives a better offer and terminates a takeover agreement with the private equity company.


Milano, 14:14 - CALCIO, AGENTE DI SUAZO: NIENTE LITE TRA MILAN E INTER

Giovanni Branchini, procuratore di Suazo, l'attaccante honduregno per il quale il Milan ha raggiunto...


Rafforzata la vigilanza dopo arresto due presunti terroristi


Nessuna riduzione della penalizzazione per l'Arezzo


German corporate optimism jumps unexpectedly

German corporate sentiment unexpectedly rose in November to equal a 15-year high as business expectations and firms' assessment of current conditions improved, a key survey showed on Thursday.


Harry passes selection course to be officer cadet at Sandhurst

Leaving the japes of university life to others, Prince Harry will buckle down to the hard grind of the officer cadet at Sandhurst in the New Year, Clarence House announced yesterday.


AFRICA/CONGO RD - ÂAndate a votare per evitare nuove violenze e la balcanizzazione del PaeseÂ: appello dei Vescovi del Congo alla vigilia del secondo turno delle elezioni presidenziali e provinciali Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides)- ÂIn questa ultima tappa del processo elettorale, la Conferenza Episcopale del Congo invita la comunitÃ  nazionale e internazionale, finchÃ© vi Ã¨ ancora tempo, di scongiurare il male perchÃ© il Congo Ã¨ in pericoloÂ. CosÃ¬ i Vesco...


PGA Tour player Arjun Atwal is under investigation after what appeared to be a high-speed street race ended in a fatal crash near Orlando, Fla., police said. Atwal was not injured in the accident Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The other driver, John Noah Park, 48, died at a hospital, Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Kim Miller said Sunday.


Jordanian court acquits 13 militants of terror conspiracy

AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan's military court acquitted 13 Muslim militants, including three Saudi fugitives, of conspiring to commit terror attacks against US targets here, but sentenced 11 of them yesterday to prison terms of up to 15 years for possessing explosives.


Gillette's Kilts says do the right thing

(Note language in final paragraph)     By Brad Dorfman


All that was missing from the patriotic fervor of the traditional rivalry between Army and Navy was competition. Aaron Polanco threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, leading Navy to a 42-13 victory over Army on Saturday in the 105th meeting between the service academies.


Trial Set for Courtney Love in Drug Case

A trial date has been set for Sept. 30 for Courtney Love, who faces two felony drug charges for illegal possession of painkillers.


NTT DoCoMo, Japan's top mobile-phone carrier, and Motorola Inc., the world's No. 2 cell-phone maker, plan to develop a next-generation mobile phone that subscribers in Japan can also use while traveling in


"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, who was fatally shot during a performance, was a frenetic, ear-shattering guitarist whose riffs for the Grammy-nominated Pantera and more recently Damageplan were a heavy-metal staple. He was 38.


Redskins quarterback Mark Brunell considers himselfÃÂ 'day-to-day' after missing his first practice of the season Wednesday with a lacerated left elbow.


ID Biomedical signs distribution agreements for flu vaccine ...

NEW YORK, December 6  - ID Biomedical Corp (IDBE.NAS) announced today that it has signed a ten-year US distribution agreement for its Fluviral treatment, expected to generate $2.5 billion in sales and offset the shortage of flu vaccines


Brazil Party Set to Break with Lula Government

By Tiago Pariz and Carmen Munari BRASILIA, Brazil  - A leading centrist party isthreatening to leave Brazil's governing coalition next week ina move that could jeopardize the president's reforms inCongress and pressure him to give it more Cabinet posts.


Haitian authorities detained at least 21 prison guards in connection with an alleged plot to kill prisoners affiliated with ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a top official in Haiti's most prominent rights group said Tuesday.


It sounds as if Celtics director of basketball operations Danny Ainge has been listening to one of those self-improvement tapes that repeat positive mantras. The message? "I am happy with my roster. I am happy with my roster." It's clear he will go to great lengths (or is that great pains?) to convince fans and reporters that he is comfortable ...


Climate change is making forest fires around the world bigger and more intense, increasing the threat to people and the environment and costing countries millions in damage and firefighting expenses, the United Nations said Thursday.


Johannesburg - A Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) study found that 57% of South African parents admitted to using corporal punishment on their children.


A teacher who secretly filmed classroom chaos is found guilty of misconduct.


Detroit Slips in January as Market Share Declines

General Motors, Ford and Chrysler Group held just 50.6 percent of auto sales in the U.S. last month, their lowest ever.


Iraq's Falluja Refugees Start Going Home Thursday

Some 2,000 Iraqis who fled a U.S.-led  offensive on Falluja more than a month ago will return to the  Sunni Muslim city on Thursday although sporadic fighting  persists in some areas, Iraqi ministers said on Wednesday.


John Reeves didn't invest in high-growth companies 20 years ago. He won't make that mistake again.


Google hack creates peer-to-peer network

Blog: File sharing has new rival: a 21-year-old instructs on how to use Google's search engine to locate music files on any unprotected server.


Blackstone partners may avoid tax on IPO gain

Partners of private equity firm Blackstone Group  may have devised a way to avoid paying tax on $3.7 billion raised largely in the firm's initial public offering last month, according to a regulatory filing.


Calcio: Roma, Baldini in Germania per parlare con Voeller

ROMA - Attivati i contatti della Roma per ingaggiare un nuovo allenatore dopo le dimissioni date da Cesare Prandelli per motivi personali. Il direttore sportivo della squadra di calcio romana, Franco Baldini


A 62-year-old child psychologist has given birth to a boy, becoming the oldest British woman to have a baby.


Before the first Yankees spring training game last March, I waited in front of Jason Giambi's locker. Tales of the Incredible Shrinking Giambi were the buzz of the Grapefruit League.


ST. LOUIS - A lackluster unemployment report, troubling terrorism developments and fresh questions about President Bush's rationale for invading Iraq frame the second face-to-face encounter Friday night between Bush and John Kerry...


Bid speculation drives European stocks higher

Belgium's Umicore jumped 6.5 per cent to EU161 on Thursday on speculation that US Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) was on the prowl for an acquisition target.


Companies with growing yields can make you rich in more ways than the obvious.


A man who donated a kidney to someone he met over the Internet was jailed Thursday for failing to pay child support.


Meet Your Neighbors, but Just Not in Person

A new company, LifeAt.com, is putting a local spin on social networking, creating password-protected Web sites for apartment buildings and housing developments.


Napoli: sono tre i morti nell'auto trovata a Scampia

NAPOLI - Sono tre i cadaveri nell'auto segnalata alla polizia nel quartiere di Scampia, a Napoli. Oltre due uomini seduti sui sedili anteriori, un terzo e' stato trovato nascosto nel bagagliaio. La vittima


The U.N. climate panel agreed in its starkest warning yet on Thursday that human activities are causing global warming that may bring more droughts, heatwaves and rising seas, delegates said.


Blast at Market in Southern Philippines Kills 13

A huge explosion rocked the southern  Philippine city of General Santos on Sunday, killing 13 people  and injuring at least 60 at a public market, police and  witnesses said.


Pro-life Groups say FDA's Label Warnings on Mifeprex Not Enough

Groups say the abortion drug Mifeprex or RU-486 is no less dangerous despite a newly revised warning label of the drug's negative side effects.


President George W. Bush paid somber homage Tuesday to the estimated 800,000 killed in Rwanda's 1994 genocide and urged global action to end the bloodshed in Sudan's Darfur region "once and for all."


Italian first, American surprising second in bizarre marathon

Stafano Baldini of Italy took the lead two miles from the finish to win the gold medal and American Meb Keflezighi took a stunning silver Sunday in an Olympic marathon disrupted by a costumed intruder who grabbed the race leader with about three miles to


Norwegian security guards catch toddler thief

Security guards have caught a three-year-old boy who was helping his mother -- by trying to steal clothes from a shop in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.


Science ; Nasa to resume shuttle missions

Three of the four hurricanes to come ashore in the state swept over or near the Kennedy Space Center on Florida's eastern coast.


Fancy an earful? Click here for tech support

'Pain in the butt' customer gets email short shrift If you're at a loose end this afternoon and fancy copping a bit of an email earful, try throwing a query over to technical support at CCTV outfit Gadspot.com.* The reply is likely to surprise and delight, as one Reg reader found out:â¦


Thatcher case twist as list of alleged coup backers vanishes

THE Thatcher saga took a dramatic twist last night when it emerged a key witness in the police investigation has disappeared, taking with him a list of wealthy individuals who supposedly bankrolled an alleged coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.


Goal: How North Korea Wounded the U.S. Team

North Korea dominated possession and scored twice while the United States was a player short for several minutes in the second half before Heather O'Reilly tied the game.


Can Cybertrust BeTrusted to keep your networks TruSecure?

Following the announcement earlier this week that Betrusted and TruSecure are to merge, John Becker, chief executive of the resultant security services company, Cybertrust, talked to Jaikumar Vijayan.


Political drama unfolds as letter carriers fail to deliver

Representatives of both political parties Wednesday converged on Crawford Middle School in attempts to deliver messages -- in letter form -- about a campaign that is critical of the military record of Sen. John Kerry.


Toshiba claimed yesterday to have developed the first DVD that is capable of playing both conventional and high-definition content, in the latest move in the race for the next generation of optical discs.


Nine foreign terror suspects begin a challenge in the House of Lords against their detention without trial.


Afghanistan's hated Sikhs yearn for India

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan  - Forced to wear yellow patches in the days of the Taliban, the homesick Sikhs of Afghanistan still hide in back alleys and yearn for India.


Republican candidates look to South Carolina

GREENVILLE, South Carolina  - Republican White House hopefuls turned their sights on South Carolina on Wednesday, the day after Mitt Romney's decisive Michigan win focused a topsy-turvy presidential race on growing voter worries about the economy.


LEADING Iraqi political parties called last night for elections due on January 30 to be postponed, citing security concerns and inadequate preparation.


A weeping Mariano Rivera attended the funeral Tuesday of two family members who died at his house, and he later planned to board a private jet to return to New York for Game 1 of the Yankees-Red Sox pennant series.


Argentina's First Lady, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, is set to  launch her campaign for October's presidential poll.


Prospect of no NHL season causing carnage in Canada

TORONTO: The prospect of a winter without icehockey continues to send shockwaves across Canada but the labour dispute between National Hockey League (NHL) owners and players has caused barely a ripple in the United States.


Case Lays Bare the Mediaâs Reliance on Iraqi Journalists

Bilal Hussein is an Iraqi photographer who had a hand in The Associated Pressâs 2005 Pulitzer Prize for photography before being jailed without charges by the U.S. military.


Thai coup leader seeks to ease democracy fears

Thailand's new civilian prime minister   will have a free hand in running the country, its military   leader said on Friday, trying to ease fears about the army   casting its shadow over a return to democracy and beyond.


Movie Review | 'Saint of 9/11': The Gentle Life of a Priest, Made Famous in Death

ÂSaint of 9/11Â is a touching elegy for the Rev. Mychal Judge, the much-loved New York City Fire Department chaplain who died at the World Trade Center.


That thunderous buzzing sound you heard wasn't the wingbeats of a million angry bees--it was the tech media going wild for the latest Apple product launch.


Blog: You've heard and read all about Apple's iPhone. Now, let's get a sense of how many people have the iPhone itch.


Capacity push LaCie has expanded its range of biometric hard drives to offer a greater choice of capacities.â¦


Kyle Boller moves the Ravens into position for Matt Stover's 46-yard field goal as time expires and Baltimore squeezes out a 26-23 win over Arizona after blowing the lead.


Google launches literacy project to link resources

Google Inc. unveiled on Wednesday a Web site dedicated to literacy, pulling together its books, video, mapping and blogging services to help teachers and educational organizations share reading resources.


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2 Tribune Papers Revise Circulation Again

he Tribune Company said yesterday that two of its newspapers, Newsday and the Spanish-language daily Hoy, had overstated their average circulation figures by even more than the company


Never too late, Arab pop stars raise funds for Darfur

Arab pop stars descended on Khartoum  this week to perform concerts to aid war-torn Darfur, in a rare  show of solidarity with the millions of Muslims caught in the  conflict in western Sudan.


MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, whose titanic voice and charisma brought opera to the masses, died of cancer on Thursday aged 71.


Opposition politicians call for tighter control on spending for the 2012 Olympics after the BBC revealed spiralling costs.


By Gwen Florio  HELENA, Mont. -- Hundreds of people fled wildfires in the West on Thursday, even as cool, wet weather held a hint of relief for parts of the region.


Backed up and integrated IBM plans on purchasing Ontario-based data protection firm DataMirror for approximately $161m. IBM will pay cash for the company, acquiring all outstanding stock for $25.88 per share.â¦


Christopher Paul Neil accusato di abusi su 12 bambini