UN police clash with Kosovo Albanian protesters

PRISTINA, Serbia  - UN police in Kosovo fired teargas and rubber bullets during clashes on Saturday with ethnic Albanians protesting against a UN plan they say falls short of full independence from Serbia.


A group of US soldiers take legal action to try to prevent the army extending their tours of duty in Iraq.


Ignorance about cheaper deals is costing consumers Â£2.5bn a year, warns an online comparison service.


Philippines Can't Appeal Marcos Deal -US Court

The government of the Philippines  cannot appeal a victims' class-action settlement against the  estate of former ruler Ferdinand Marcos, the U.S. federal  appeals court ruled on Tuesday.


Conservative leader Michael Howard pledges to fight plans to abolish the 11-plus exam in Northern Ireland.


Milano, 22:31 - CALCIO, SERIE A: NELL'ANTICIPO MILAN-MESSINA 1-0

Nell'anticipo della 13/a giornata del campionato di serie A, il Milan ha battuto il Messina 1-0. La ...


For Its Next Music Director, the Philharmonic Turns to Family

The New York Philharmonic reached into its family tree and plucked Alan Gilbert, the 40-year-old son of two Philharmonic musicians, as its next music director.


Nothing Miguel Cabrera does at the plate surprises the Florida Marlins.


What's the real risk? Comment If the fuss currently being made about Dubbya's attempt to save energy by making the US go to Daylight Saving Time a fortnight early reminds me of anything, it's the hype we had to endure eight years ago about the Millennium Bug.â¦


Conflicts have cost Africa $300bn over 15 years, equivalent to aid received in that period, a report says.


Key dealer sees Chrysler holding pickup truck share

A major Chrysler Group retailer expects  the struggling No. 4 U.S. automaker to maintain its share of  the pickup truck market this year by offering generous  discounts in the face of tough competition.


Hostage family issues Baghdad leaflet appeal

Thousands of leaflets carrying a personal appeal for help from the family of British hostage Ken Bigley have been distributed in Baghdad.


Pakistan denies hosting bin Laden, camps

Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a claim by the U.S. intelligence chief that Osama bin Laden and his deputy were hiding in northwestern Pakistan, and that al-Qaida was setting up camps near the Afghan border.


Report: Mich. Police ID Two Men in Brawl

Indiana Pacers guard Fred Jones and a brother of Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace were identified by police as participants in last month's NBA brawl, the Detroit Free Press reported Saturday.


This is going to be the year the world learns to live with a cheaper dollar. How well it does that may have a profound effect on prospects for continued world growth.


FCC news lifts Tribune stock, buyout hopes

NEW YORK - Tribune Co. , the US newspaper publisher being taken private, rose in New York Stock Exchange trading on optimism billionaire financier Sam Zell will get regulatory approval to complete the $8.2 billion buyout.


Stock futures slipped on Thursday, a signal that investors' two-day enthusiasm over the Federal Reserve's big rate cut this week was fading as fresh indications of credit market trouble emerged in Europe.


The Pistons snapped a three-game road losing streak in the series...Five of the last six meetings have been decided by 10 points or more...The Mavericks' 39 points in the first half is a season-low...Detroit improved to 4-7 on the road this season...Newly


Israeli Army: al-Qaida Behind Egypt Blasts

The Israeli army believes that al-Qaida carried out three car bombings in Egypt last week that killed at least 34 people, Israel's military chief said Tuesday.


U.S. remembers 9/11 attacks in solemnity

Americans stood in silence at the times of the Sept. 11 attacks on Tuesday, while the man behind them, Osama bin Laden, surfaced again to praise the suicide hijackers who killed nearly 3,000 people six years ago.


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Official says Iran rejects interference in its peaceful nuclear ...

Vienna, Sept 20, IRNA -- Iranian great nation will not permit others' interference in Iran's purely peaceful nuclear programs and will not backtrack its own rights at any price, said an Iranian nuclear official in Vienna on Monday.


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The first volunteers to sign up for a survey of the endangered juniper shrub in Britain will win a free bottle of gin.


Hurricane Jeanne, a Category 3 storm, lashed the Bahamas on Saturday with sustained winds of 115 mph as the eye made a direct hit on the island of Abaco, population 20,000.


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Martha Stewart entered a minimum security federal prison in West Virginia shortly after 6 am Friday to begin her five-month sentence for lying to investigators about her sale of ImClone stock.


No. 14 Texas Defeats Texas-Arlington 85-70

P.J. Tucker had 17 points and 10 rebounds and No. 14 Texas used a big first half to beat Texas-Arlington 85-70 on Wednesday night.


Yoshihide Fujii, president and chief executive officer of Tokyoba Digital Media Network Co., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 29, 2004.


Arafat's nephew arrives in Paris for Arafat's medical records

Nasser al-Qidwa, nephew of the deceased Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, arrived Sunday in Parisfrom Cairo to pick up Arafat's medical records, French TF1 television reported.


Spacewalkers set out for 4th station service call

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Two shuttle Atlantis astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Sunday for a fourth and final spacewalk before the shuttle departs on Tuesday.


Louisiana Tech fired football coach Jack Bicknell on Monday following a 3-10 season.


Prosecutors point to a jailhouse letter as evidence of a terrorism defendant's guilt. Problem is, it doesn't look like he wrote it


Pakistani investigators hunt bombers as toll rises

Pakistani investigators were hunting on Monday for links between a surge of violence in the northwest and an assault on a mosque in the capital as the death toll from two suicide-bomb attacks on Sunday rose to 45.


Ucraina. Balkenende: l'Ue non puÃ² accettare il risultato delle ...

Il Premier olandese, Jan Peter Balkenende, presidente dell'Ue, ha dichiarato oggi, al termine del summit tra UE e Russia all'Aia, che "l'UE non puÃ² accettare il risultato" delle elezioni in Ucraina. Balkenende


In Sardegna il maggior numero (14), segue la Lombardia


Fires threaten remaining power link to San Diego

Wildfires threatened to shut down the last remaining major power transmission link to San Diego, which would make the Californian county an electricity "island", susceptible to major blackouts, the manager of the state power grid said Wednesday.


Microsoft last week quietly launched a pilot program to tackle the increasing problem of software piracy. Windows Genuine Advantage is the first trial of a validation scheme operating on Microsoftâs Download Center.


Immersion and Sony Computer Entertainment Conclude Litigation and Enter Into Business Agreement

SAN JOSE, Calif. and FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 1  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Immersion Corporation, , a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, and Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) today announced the companies have agreed to conclude their patent litigation at the U.S.


Manchester City survive a second-half onslaught to draw 0-0 with Liverpool.


Theron dances way to Hasty Pudding award

Before Charlize Theron could pick up her Woman of the Year award, she had to prove she was worthy.


Monaco, 21:25 - CALCIO, UEFA: GOL DI TONI, VINCE IL BAYERN MONACO

Grazie ad un gol al 34' del primo tempo di Luca Toni, al debutto nelle coppe europee, il Bayern Mona...


Milano, 22:57 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: PER PATO DISTORSIONE ABBASTANZA SERIA

Milan in ansia per Pato. L'attaccante brasiliano, match winner contro la Fiorentina, ha riportato un...


According to AMD, the Mobile AMD Athlon 64 processor 3000+ is the first processor manufactured with AMD's 90-nanometer technique, a semiconductor process designed to enable higher performance without increased power consumption.


Somali militia puts troops near Ethiopia

The Islamic militia that controls much of southern Somalia dispatched thousands of troops Sunday to within nine miles of the border with Ethiopia, heightening fears that fighting would break out between the two sides.


US employers probably added 175,000 workers to payrolls in October, the most in five months, while the unemployment rate held at a three-year low of 5.4 percent, the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of economists shows.


The iPod has spawned a lucrative accessories industry. But another trend is developing, one more playful and not always with Appleâs approval or knowledge -- call it iSilly.


Jackson Says He Has Settled Past Claims Against Him

Facing criminal child molestation  charges, pop star Michael Jackson has acknowledged that he has  reached settlements in the past to avoid the media attention  that would have ensued if he had gone to court.


Museum Towers, a six-year-old luxury high-rise apartment complex overlooking the Charles River in East Cambridge, sold this week for what is believed to be a record per-unit price in Greater Boston, and will be converted to condominiums ranging from $350,000 to $750,000.


IAEA inspectors wrap up probe in S.Korea over uranium experiment

The rest two members of the inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),who are probing South Korea's uranium case, left the country on Sunday, a government


Three ministers claim Israel used a banned method of interrogation - known as the  - on them.


An Indian court finds three men guilty of conspiracy over the hijacking of a passenger plane in 1999.


Chissano hopes legacy is Mozambique peace, prosperity

Mozambique President Joaquim Chissano said on Thursday he was happy to quit as Mozambique's leader and hoped to be remembered for securing peace and rapid economic growth in the once war-torn country.


CORRECTED: Chiron Begins Talks with UK Regulators on Vaccine

Chiron Corp. has begun talks with  British regulators who suspended its license to sell a flu  vaccine and hopes to implement a plan that will allow  authorities to lift the suspension, the company said on Friday.


Country music awards set for three-way showdown

The Country Music Association awards   are a three-way showdown between Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and   Kenny Chesney, while the Dixie Chicks were snubbed again with   not a single nomination on Wednesday.


Autopsy: 110 rounds shot at Fla. suspect

Officers fired 110 rounds of ammunition at the man suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy, according to an autopsy and records released by the sheriff's office Saturday.


CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Julius Peppers' disappointing season is over.


Bramble blunder helps Everton into fourth

Everton moved into fourth place in the Premier League as goals from Andrew Johnson and Joleon Lescott secured a 2-1 win at Wigan on Sunday.


From Staten Island Haven, Liberians Reveal Warâs Scars

Liberiaâs Truth and Reconciliation Commission will collect testimony on Staten Island, home to a large population of survivors of civil war.


By The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 25--The Hospital Compare Web site is www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov. The Web site address was incorrect in a story headlined "St. Joseph on par with hospitals around U.S." on page B1 in the Whatcom section of the June 23 edition of The Bellingham Herald.


STOCKS & BONDS Technology Issues Lead Rally as the 4th Quarter ...

tocks rose yesterday amid heavy trading on the first day of the fourth quarter as PeopleSoft and chip-related stocks sent the Nasdaq to its highest level in more than two months.


Afghan police say they have arrested three men over the kidnapping of a Bangladeshi aid worker.


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Indian gambling pulled in $18.5 billion in 2004, nearly double the take for Nevada's gambling industry, as tribal casinos boomed ahead.


Scotland captain Ferguson doubtful for Moldova qualifier

Scotland captain Barry Ferguson and defender Russell Anderson missed training on Monday and are struggling to be fit for the World Cup qualifier in Moldova.


A senior Istanbul policeman is suspended amid allegations police had advance warning of writer Hrant Dink's murder.


Separatists call for a strike as Indian PM Manmohan Singh begins a visit to the troubled state of Manipur.


Reggie White, who used football to spread Gospel, dies at 43

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--He was a two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, was elected to the Pro Bowl a record 13 straight times, set a Super Bowl record with three sacks and retired in 2000 as the NFL's all-time leader in sacks.


Senate energy bill to drop oil industry taxes

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid  said on Thursday he would scale back the controversial taxes in  a broad energy bill aimed at boosting U.S. vehicle fuel  efficiency to avoid a White House veto and appease Republicans  who were ready to filibuster the measure.


Vieira hints at Thierry Henry's exit from Arsenal

Former Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira believes the London club must splash out on some big name players if they want to prevent Thierry Henry from being lured to a major club in Europe.


Online-based company's successful year makes it a solid contender.


Americans see China as a leading innovator

One in four Americans think China will beat the United States in the next decade as the world leader in innovation, according to a survey released on Sunday by Zogby International.


New England Patriots star Tom Brady is suing Yahoo over the use of his photo in an advertisement for fantasy football.


Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, said Tuesday that 3,500 workers in Germany have signed up for severance packages as the company tries to pare down the number of employees and cut costs.


Intel's Centrino connects with all Wi-Fi standards

Intel announced on Thursday a component that's compatible with all Wi-Fi standards, which will let the chipmaker reach the full audience of individuals seeking to be wirelessly connected.


Saudi Arabia May Boost Capacity 30%, Oil Minister Al-Naimi Says

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter, may expand production capacity by 30 percent within two years to prevent shortages, the country's oil minister said.


FairPoint Communications reached an agreement with the Vermont Public Service Department that would allow it to buy Verizon phone lines in the state.


Mosca, 15:01 - TENNIS, FINALE FED CUP: RUSSIA NON CONVOCA SHARAPOVA

Svetlana Kuznetsova, Anna Chakvetadze e Nadia Petrova sono le giocatrici convocate per la finale di ...


Zoo's plan to test penguin sexuality angers gays

Gay rights activists have protested at a north German zoo's plans to test the sexual orientation of six male penguins which have displayed homosexual traits.


Japanese robot to chat lonely elderly out of senility

Japan's growing elderly population from will be able to buy companionship in the form of a 45-centimeter (18-inch) robot, programmed to provide just enough small talk to keep them from going senile.


US Airways again files for bankruptcy protection

In another sign of the troubles facing the nation's biggest airlines, US Airways filed Sunday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time since 2002.


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Lockheed Wins Contract to Build NASA's New Spaceship

Lockheed Martin Corp. won a multibillion-dollar contract yesterday to build a vehicle to replace NASA's space shuttles, put a human on the moon for the first time since 1972 and be the precursor to a manned spaceship to Mars.


Professor Cites Bible in Faulting Tax Policies

The work of a professor at the University of Alabama Law School has prompted some other scholars to scour religious texts to explore the moral basis of tax and spending policies.


Intelligence reform stalls in US Congress

Legislation to reform the US intelligence system after the September 11 attacks and failures in Iraq has fallen victim to partisan wrangling, endangering lawmakers' goal of sending a bill to the White House before the November 2 election.


HOUSTON -- Two Baylor College of Medicine researchers in Houston are working on a cocaine vaccine they hope will become the first-ever medication to treat people hooked on the drug. "For people who have a desire to stop using, the vaccine should be very useful," said Dr. Tom Kosten, a psychiatry...


Agra, Sept. 26: Controversies abound about the actual date of completion of the Taj Mahal on the eve of its 350th anniversary celebrations.


Watch an African crested porcupine prove that the quill is mightier than the fang as it pits its bristles against the claws of a group of curious lion cubs.


The state of emergency in Sudan's North Darfur province has been lifted by the governor and aid workers have been called to return.


Goldman profit rises on banking, mortgage trades

Goldman Sachs Group Inc  said on Tuesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose as a timely bet against subprime mortgages and higher investment banking fees helped it sidestep the credit crunch that hammered the rest of Wall Street.


Prominent evangelical leaders who spent the summer hoping Fred Thompson would emerge as their favored Republican presidential contender are having doubts as he begins his long-teased campaign.


Blog: The World of Warcraft publisher is suing a gold-selling operation in federal court, demanding that the outfit stop in-world spamming efforts.


Navigating Life With Humor and Bewilderment

Nicky Gottlieb, the subject of âTodayâs Man,â has Asperger syndrome, a form of autism, and his sister, Lizzie Gottlieb, spent six years committing his life to film.


Julia Roberts to Take Time Off From Movies

Julia Roberts, who is pregnant with twins, plans to take a break from movies. In fact, she's throwing most plans out the window.


'F*cked' record companies in 'cataclysmic' meltdown - manager

So are live promoters the new pigopolists? As some of the biggest figures in the music business weighed in on the future of music this week, there were very mixed views on its future.â¦


New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday the White House and Congress are negotiating a shortsighted economic stimulus package and should focus instead on encouraging immigration and helping strapped homeowners.


Having defeated Sargis Sargsian in the round of 16 of the US Open, Agassi now gets Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. Having gotten through the dicey part, now comes the fun.


Per comitato organizzatore in 2,2 mln contro la Finanziaria


The UAW ends its walkout, but now the union leadership has to sell the historic health plan to its membership


Commerce Dept.: US has already achieved broadband saturation

A report released last week by the US Commerce Dept. congratulates itself and other members of the current administration for enabling the rapid deployment of broadband Internet service, which it now says is available to 92% of the country.


Russian officials suggested Friday that Kosovo's U.N. envoy is biased, questioning his ability to settle the breakaway province's dispute with Serbia over independence, and called for more changes in a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Kosovo.


Microsoft to face challenge over Linux licenses

Supporters of the free PC operating system Linux are preparing to counter a recent Microsoft Corp.  deal which established for the first time the principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.


Represantatives from Texas Instruments and AmberWave Systems say proposed legislation goes too far in overhauling the patent system.


Washington 42, Syracuse 12: Locker Impresses as Orange Looks Ugly

In a game between two rebuilding programs, Washington got a critical road victory and a scintillating debut from Jake Locker, its redshirt freshman quarterback.


If our readers this week are extremely bored, and would like to do something worse than cutting their own tongues out, they can go spend $8 to see "Alexander.


The pursuit of great wealth causes many more drastic life changes than necessary.


Oil climbs above $60, first time in month

U.S. crude oil climbed above $60 a barrel  for the first time in a month on Friday, extending a gain of $2  a day earlier, amid signs of falling crude exports from  producer group OPEC.


Supreme Court to Hear Case on Display of Ten Commandments

The Supreme Court said it will take up the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings.


New York, 09:28 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, RISULTATI NHL

Risultati delle gare del campionato americano di hockey su ghiaccio (NHL) disputate nella notte.


In aprile a 1,3 miliardi, export +12,2%, import +5,5%


When police, citing safety reasons, halted the first bus of supporters on their way to a rally for a popular opposition presidential candidate, Oleksiy Kozachenko was annoyed.


SEISMOLOGISTS believe they have pinpointed the source of a mysterious low-frequency "hum" that emanates from the Earth, the British science journal Nature reports.


U.N. relief workers are returning to Ivory Coast two weeks after widespread protests forced about 9,000 other foreigners to evacuate, the United Nations said Wednesday.


Indonesia's ruling Golkar party throws support behind Megawati

Indonesia's Golkar party, which won April 5 legislative elections, has thrown its support behind the candidacy of incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in a final round of presidential polls on September 20.


"Ci sono 3 milioni e mezzo di persone che aspettano"


The Tories say David Blunkett should resign if he is found to have "abused his powers" to speed up a visa application.


Singer Sting becomes the first international star to perform in Thailand since the tsunami disaster.


Gunmen shot dead a British man in the Saudi capital Riyadh, the latest in a spate of attacks on Western expatriates in the oil-rich kingdom.


Kezman off the mark as Chelsea keep cool

MATEJA KEZMAN finally scored his first goal for Chelsea but his thirteenth game for the club still proved unlucky as he was cut above the left eye by a missile apparently thrown from the West Ham United supportersâ enclosure.


Counterfeiters told to pay Symantec $21m

What chance of collecting? Symantec today hit pay dirt, winning $21m damages from the US courts against a counterfeit software ring spanning the US and Asia. Which is nice: in December 2006, the last time Symantec spoke on the matter, the security software firm had pressed for damages of $15m-plus.â¦


Technology gives way for swimming lessons Ionian Blog To the bat-cave!â¦


Lo conquista il 4 senza pesi leggeri battuto da Danimarca e ...

Gli italiani sono stati in corsa per l'argento. Poi hanno resistito all'attacco olandese. Si discute sui risultati della spedizone azzurra. Ci si aspettava di piÃ¹. ATENE - Serve il fotofinish come nell'atletica


3 Kidnapped UN Workers Are Released in Kabul

The release of three United Nations workers who had been held hostage for more than three weeks took place early Tuesday in what appeared to be an orchestrated handover.


1.6 million FPL customers lose electricity

With the third hurricane in six weeks to hit its service area, Florida Power & Light Co. is scrambling to find workers from other states to help restore electricity to nearly 1.6 million


It was a chance the Milwaukee Bucks didn't want to waste. Ruben Patterson scored a season-high 30 points on 13-of-18 shooting and Michael Redd added 25 to lead the Bucks to a 100-94 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.


Members of organised crime are joining financial firms to commit fraud, a new report by the industry watchdog reveals.


The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Dan Barkin Column: Tear-Down Debate is Heated

By Dan Barkin, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 23--If you want to get a good argument going, start a discussion about tear-downs.


Following Sony's surprising exit from the US PDA handheld market earlier this summer, three other companies have announced their intentions to withdraw from the US handheld market.


Opener Andrew Strauss faces an anxious wait for the announcement of England's Test squad for the series in Sri Lanka.


The competition between two leading Internet search engines is heating up anew as Yahoo Inc. plans to announce today that it soon will offer a free, high-speed way to search for information on personal computers, challenging rival Google Inc., which released a similar product earlier this fall.


Chinese officials have little hope for trapped miners

BEIJING - Authorities in Central China are holding out little hope of finding alive the 116 men trapped in a coal mine in Shaanxi province.


Wall Street is heading for another  volatile week, but the bulls could get a further reprieve if  calm brought on by the Federal Reserve's liquidity injections  and a surprise cut in its discount rate lasts.


Top advisers to Hillary Rodham Clinton accused Democratic rival Barack Obama of plagiarism Monday, the latest effort by her campaign to undermine the Illinois senator's credibility. Obama shrugged off the criticism and noted Clinton has used his slogans, too.


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Microsoft provides Office source code to governments

Facing growing competition from open source software providers, Microsoft Corp. has decided to allow governments and international organizations access to source code for its Office 2003 productivity suite.


Phytotoxicity of Biosolids Compost at Different Degrees of Maturity Compared to Biosolids and Animal Manures

By Zubillaga, Marta Susana; Lavado, Ral Silvio  Biosolids compost is a good organic amendment but immature compost can exhibit phytotoxic behavior which can be attributed to different toxic substances.


The new president-elect of South Korea says the North must ditch nuclear weapons and boost human rights.


Kerry says Clinton may be campaigning for him in final two weeks

John Kerry says it's possible the former president might campaign for him in the final two weeks before Election Day. Clinton is recovering from heart surgery, and Kerry officials have eagerly been awaiting


French President Jacques Chirac lead a delegation of business leaders on a trip to oil-rich Libya Wednesday hoping to expand trade ties.


Brazil braces for TV soap-induced blackout

Climax of Tropical Paradise menaces power network Brazil's power generators are on Defcon red in anticipation of a whopping power surge at the end of hit soap opera Tropical Paradise, which could theoretically blackout the entire country should the flow of juice prove inadequate.â¦


Turkish warplanes and long-range missiles have attacked Kurdish rebel positions in the mountains of northern Iraq near the Turkish border, according to Turkish military officials.


Non e' il momento per le polemiche, isolare i violenti


Rare Blood Infection Surfaces in Injured U.S. Soldiers

An unexpectedly high number of U.S.  soldiers injured in the Middle East and Afghanistan are testing  positive for a rare, hard-to-treat blood infection in military  hospitals, Army doctors reported on Thursday.


Si scava a Taba, flebile speranza per le 2 italiane

Proseguono le ricerche tra le macerie dell'Hilton ma ancora nessuna notizia di Jessica e Sabrina. L'ambasciatore italiano al Cairo: "Per ora tutti i nostri sforzi hanno dato esito negativo". Il padre delle ragazze: "Non ho ancora perso le speranze".


New York City Plans Sharp Limits on RestaurantsÂ Use of Trans Fats

The plan appeared to ensure that the city would eventually take some formal action against artificial trans fats, which are considered by health experts to raise the risk of heart disease.


Oscar's Web Thank-You Cam a TV timesaver

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the fifth story in this year's Oscar Insider series, a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Awards.


Police are looking for three men after a hit-and-run in Edinburgh which led to the death of a 10-year-old boy.


Per ponte Ognissanti,famiglie sborseranno 11,50 euro in piu'


PalmOne's Tungsten T5 comes with 256MB of flash memory, so you never risk losing your data.


Auburn caught Oklahoma in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, creating a tie for second place behind No. 1 Southern California. It's the just the second tie for No. 2 in the history of the AP media poll. The other was Nov. 3, 1991, when Miami and Washington were tied behind No. 1 Florida State.


Arnault, Colony buy into Carrefour, shares rise

French billionaire Bernard Arnault said on Wednesday he had taken a 9.1 percent stake in supermarket giant Carrefour  jointly with U.S. private equity group Colony Capital.


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Actional Corporation and Westbridge Technology Merge

Actional Corporation, a Web services management software provider, and Westbridge Technology, a vendor of security infrastructure solutions have announced the merger of the two companies and the completion of a round of funding for $12.9 million. The newly formed company, which will operate under the name of Actional Corporation, also unveiled the Actional SOA Command and Control Platform.


Owens Has Last Laugh on Ravens as Eagles Improve to 7-0

Terrell Owens scored a touchdown and David Akers kicked three field goals to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to their fifth straight win, 15-10 over the Baltimore Ravens in National Football League play Sunday.


Yahoo Sites Hit by Availability Problems

Yahoo suffered availability problems today that affected its home page as well as other Yahoo Web sites and services for a sustained period of time.


Filippo Inzaghi scores twice as AC Milan beat Boca Juniors to win the Club World Cup in Japan.


Rock and Republic: Over the Top and Overwrought

Fashion Wire Daily - When Rock and Republic, a Los Angeles-based label known primarily for their denim, stages a runway show on a Saturday night in New York, you can be fairly certain that the clothes will be somewhat beside the point.


The troubled Doha talks are on the brink of collapse after meeting between leading players fails.


Gross: What the GM-UAW Strike Is Really About

The sorry little conflict between GM and the UAW is not about the future of the American auto industry. Itâs about the past.


McCain, Romney lob "liberal" in final Fla. stretch

PANAMA CITY, Florida  - In a tight battle in Florida, John McCain and Mitt Romney competed to stick each other with the liberal tag, a political death sentence among conservative Republicans whose votes could be decisive in Tuesday's presidential voting.


Nomar Garciaparra, whom the Chicago Cubs acquired on July 31 from Boston, filed for free agency Friday, two days after his former team won the World Series.


CORRECTED: US-Led Forces Widen Control in Rebel Iraq City

US-led forces backed by warplanes tightened their grip on the rebel stronghold of Samarra on Saturday, saying they had killed 125 rebels in one of the largest offensives since the fall of Saddam Hussein.


Both. Cal's only claims to fame this year were a near-miss against USC and a win over Arizona State. Much will be made about Cal's injured receivers for the Holiday Bowl, but Geoff McArthur, Burl Toler and


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Ciampi: Â«Grazie italiani, mi siete stati viciniÂ»

ROMA - Grazie agli italiani che mi sono stati vicini in questo fine settimana, a quanti mi hanno fatto gli auguri in pubblico e quanti mi hanno augurato ogni bene in privato, a bassa voce: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, alla sua prima uscita pubblica dopo l


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.


A gunman opens fire at Northern Illinois University shooting and injuring at least 17 students


Titans trample struggling Favre, Packers at Lambeau

No magic this time, just major miscues from mortal-after-all Brett Favre. The Packers' storied quarterback threw three interceptions, and their defense had a devil of


Blog: The software maker has a testy back and forth with a software maker that has created a utility that interacts with the free version of Visual Studio.


Madrid, 18:41 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: METZELDER FUORI DUE MESI

Il difensore centrale tedesco del Real Madrid, Christoph Metzelder, non sarà a disposizione p...


Messina, 19:39 - CALCIO, MESSINA: ZAMPAGNA E PARISI RECUPERATI

Situazione in casa Messina a tre giorni dalla sfida di Siena: rientrati in gruppo i nazionali  Zoro ...


Economic Scene: The Loose Reins on U.S. Teenagers Can Produce Trouble or Entrepreneurs

The success of young entrepreneurs is rooted in the commercial, competitive, nonegalitarian and open nature of American society.


Iraq vows action after truck bomb kills 135

Iraq's government renewed its pledge to crack down on militants after a massive suicide truck bomb killed 135 people in a mainly Shi'ite area of Baghdad.


Dislocation of Indians Compared to Genocide

COLIDER, Brazil -- Researchers in the state prosecutor's office in Cuiaba, surrounded by annotated maps of central Brazil and stacks of file folders, believe they have a pretty good idea why the reclusive Kayapo Indians  emerged from the forest: Many of the "uncontacted" tribes of the area are on...


Tsunami havoc Death toll may pass 25000, millions homeless

DEVASTATION: Men walk by boats carried onto a main road in Galle after tidal waves hit the southern Sri Lankan coastline on Sunday.


Microsoft's Passport fails to travel far as Web strategy

Microsoft is abandoning one of its most controversial attempts to dominate the Internet after rival companies banded together to oppose it and consumers failed to embrace it.


The Donnas play witty, sexy three-chord rock 'n' roll better than most of their male counterparts


A Parachute Regiment soldier killed in Iraq, serving with the SAS, is named as Sergeant Eddie Collins.


French court asks China to investigate as part of Falun Gong lawsuits

A French court has asked China to investigate allegations of torture and repression made in two complaints filed by two Falun Gong practitioners, which has been banned by Beijing, a lawyer said.


Red Cross asked to check on alleged Saddam hunger strike

BAGHDAD - The International Red Cross is being asked to investigate reports that ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and several of his former colleagues are on a hunger strike in captivity.


A remarkable operation to replace the skin and hair of a five-year-old burns victim is said to have gone very well.


RIAA chief calls for copyright filters on PCs

By deception or force if necessary When is a virus not a virus? When its sending your personal data to the Recording Industry Association of America, silly.â¦


Berlusconi and Blair hope for end to Najaf fighting

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed hope that the new Iraqi government and its US allies reach a solution to the conflict in the Shiite holy city of Najaf.


Play in the second one-dayer between England and Pakistan at Lord's will now start at 1115 BST.


Pakistan's national assembly starts work on a bill to safeguard women's rights to property and inheritance.


ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan - Afghan civilians piled belongings onto trucks yesterday and fled two villages infiltrated by hundreds of Taliban militants. US, Canadian, and Afghan troops had about 250 of the insurgents surrounded.


Normally, the Major League Baseball Players Association's executive board meetings gather about as much attention as a Brewer-Pirate game.


who is in his 40s and a resident of the Assiniboine Regional Health Authority in the western area of the province -- has West


Prolific television producer Aaron  Spelling, whose shows such as "Beverly Hills 90210" and  "Dynasty" helped shape U.S. prime-time television, died on  Friday, days after suffering a stroke, his publicist said. He  was 83.


Roma, 16:59 - CALCIO, SERIE A: I RISULTATI DEGLI ANTICIPI

I0Questi i risultati dei tre anticipi delle gare della sesta giornata di ritorno di serie A:


Boston Marathon legend Johnny Kelly dies at 97

(Dennis, Massachussetts-AP) Oct. 7, 2004 - Boston Marathon legend Johnny Kelly has died at the age of 97. A family member says Kelley died quietly Wednesday night, shortly after moving into a nursing home near his Cape Cod home.


Every person in contact with a bird flu outbreak in north Wales has been identified, health officials say.


IBB, Yemen  - At least 10 people were killed and   more than 50 injured in a stampede on Tuesday in a Yemeni   stadium where President Ali Abdullah Saleh was holding a   pre-election rally in the southern province of Ibb.


"Energy was too cheap for people to take it seriously, but with the rise in energy costs and the IPCC report people see that they have to look for other solutions now"  The sun reflects from the Sonnenschiff, or Solar Ship, community center in Freiburg, southern Germany, on May 18, 2007. via The South Mississippi Sun Herald


CNN Heroes: Helping fellow amputees connect

Josh Sundquist was 9 years old when doctors discovered cancer in the bones of his left leg. He was given a 50 percent chance of survival.


Sabotage failed to dent Iraqi oil exports but domestic markets hit

BAGHDAD  - Sabotage has failed to hurt Iraq's oil exports, Iraqi Oil Minister Thamer Abbas Ghadbane said, though he acknowledged that attacks had hurt oil distribution to domestic markets.


Striking writers union reaches deal with Letterman

Late-night TV comedian David Letterman has reached a deal with the union representing striking screenwriters that will let his show return to the air next week with his writing staff, the union said on Friday.


Jones in Long-Jump Final; Johnson Falters

ATHENS, Greece - Marion Jones made a quiet debut, drawing a smattering of applause while advancing to the long jump final. Allen Johnson attracted the eyes of the entire Olympic Stadium, for all the wrong reasons...


Laloo Prasad Yadav's unmistakable charm is undeniably undoubted. Recently, this was proved once again.


Accordo definitivo per circa 3,4 miliardi di dollari


Congress  Seeks 'Bite' For Privacy  Watchdog

Key lawmakers want to replace a White House privacy and civil liberties board created by Congress in 2004 with one that is more independent of the president. The idea is to make the board more like the one envisioned by the bipartisan 9/11 Commission.


Accounts of who started the altercation leading to Ryan O'Neal's weekend arrest for alleged assault differed sharply Monday, with O'Neal saying he was defending himself against an enraged son and the actor's daughter claiming her father was lying.


Side effects may signal bigger trouble with Atkins diet

Dieters on the popular high-fat, low-carb Atkins approach lose just as much body fat as those on low-fat diets, but the annoying low-carb side effects could mean problems down the road


The announcement that nearly 80 Muslims have died in police custody in southern Thailand will escalate tensions in a region already blighted by violence.


Williams-Sonoma Inc., which operates the Pottery Barn, Hold Everything, West Elm and Williams-Sonoma brands, on Thursday raised earnings guidance for fiscal 2004 based on better-than-expected performance in the latest quarter, but revised its fourth


Sean Paul's Music Isn't That Bad; It Was Stacey's Brain

Nearly every time Stacey Gayle played music by reggae artist Sean Paul, she'd suffer a grand mal seizure. Doctors diagnose musicogenic epilepsy and clear it up with a little brain surgery.


Prosecutors in Germany Expand Tax Evasion Inquiry

German prosecutors said that they were investigating several hundred people on suspicion of tax evasion in a case that claimed the job of Klaus Zumwinkel, the chief executive of Deutsche Post.


PHILADELPHIA Allan Houston and Kurt Thomas provided the big baskets in New York's 113-to-107 overtime triumph at Philadelphia.


Holders Europe seized early control at   the 36th Ryder Cup while world number one Tiger Woods rallied   after struggling for form over the front nine in Friday's   opening fourball matches.


Bush Has 48% to Kerry's 45% in Daily Zogby Poll

President George W. Bush leads Senator John Kerry by 3 percentage points in the daily Reuters/Zogby poll. A Washington Post survey released yesterday showed the two candidates in a statistical tie.


Bush Lead Over Kerry Narrows in New Polls

President Bush's lead over Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry has narrowed since their debate with four polls released on Monday showing the race tied or slightly favoring the incumbent.


Al Qaeda is present along the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan and is encouraging Afghan insurgents to disrupt presidential elections scheduled in just two weeks, on Oct.


New Yorkers may have tasted the difference as new rules took effect barring trans fats — but they couldn't always see the effect of a requirement that restaurants list calorie counts on menus.


How did America's richest region get that way? Uncle Sam


On the final stop of his trip to his predecessor's homeland, the German Pope visited the notorious death camp and offered a remarkable meditation on the Holocaust


Art: More Than You Can See: Storm of Art Engulfs Miami

ItÂs Baselmania week in South Florida: the week the art world gets high on art fairs, its current drug of choice.


The North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) is severely affecting rural Mexico, it is claimed.


The two men, working independently, allegedly obtained more than $10 million in Cisco parts through the company's SMARTnet warranty program.


Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards, a potential presidential candidate in 2008, will headline an annual New Hampshire Democratic Party fund-raiser in February.


Amsterdam, 17:31 - CALCIO, HEERENVEEN: BOSVELT RITIRO A FINE STAGIONE

Quella in corso sarà l'ultima stagione di Peter Bosvelt, 36enne centrocampista dell'Heerenvee...


Isringhausen has hip surgery, should be ready for spring training

Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen had successful surgery on his left hip Monday and should be fully recovered in time for spring training.


US warplanes today pounded a suspected hideout of al-Qaida-linked militants in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, killing at least 16 people and wounding 12, officials and witnesses said.


A decade later, Princess Diana lures broadcasters

Princess Diana looks set to  take TV ratings by storm in the summer as broadcasters  worldwide prepare to mark the 10-year anniversary of her death  in a Paris car crash.


Gay bishop has regrets for church, but not for elevation

NEW YORK Gene Robinson says he's sorry. But he's not sorry the Episcopal church made him a bishop. Robinson is bishop of New Hampshire, the first openly gay bishop in the 77 (m) million member Anglican communion.


Marking the 100th anniversary of the diplomatic agreement that ended centuries of war and conflict between France and Britain, President Jacques Chirac of France yesterday began a two-day visit with Prime ...


Indian firm bucks trend with jobs expansion in N Ireland

As British unions cry foul over an exodus of jobs to Asia, one Indian information technology firm is bucking the trend, hiring 250 more staff at a call centre in Northern Ireland.


Gap Inc. (GPS) on Wednesday said it would test a new store concept next year aimed at women over age 35, and named Gap brand President Gary Muto to oversee the development.


Venice ends on sour note with shock film choices

Ang Lee has walked off with another top award at the Venice film festival, and surprised critics are wondering how he did it.


Helio keeps win despite jump-start penalty.

IRL officials agreed with many a seasoned observer in considering that Texas race winner Helio Castroneves got a big jump on the field at the final restart in the Chevy 500k, and penalised the Brazilian for his over-enthusiasm.


A three-year-old County Fermanagh girl dies from serious burns after her dress caught fire.


Turkish warplanes again bomb Kurdish rebels across the border in Northern Iraq, according to local officials.


Nastech shares jump before the bell after companies say they will jointly create the new treatment. NEW YORK  - Merck & Co.


Ahern markets Ireland as Asia's gateway...

The Taoiseach has promoted Ireland as Asia's gateway to investing in Europe after arriving for talks today with his Singaporean counterpart.


Rental Buildingâs Good Karma Nurtures Success

Over the years, one building in Palo Alto, Calif., has been home to some of Silicon Valleyâs most successful start-ups.


Ignorance of dangers hampers India bird flu fight

KOLKATA, India  - Indian health workers urged villagers at the centre of a bird flu outbreak to stop dumping dead fowl in ponds on Friday, as ignorance about the virus hampers efforts to contain its spread.


Washingtonpost.com harnesses the power of Macs and the latest interactive technologies to deliver the news beyond the headlines and the printed word.


Life ban for Chanu, Pratima Kumari and Sunaina; coaches not spared

New Delhi, Sep 29 (UNI) Tainted lifters Sanamacha Chanu, Pratima Kumari and S Sunaina were banned for life by the Indian Olympic Association here today.


Virus Starts Like a Cold But Can Turn Into a Killer

Infectious-disease expert David N. Gilbert was making rounds at the Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon in April when he realized that an unusual number of patients, including young, vigorous adults, were being hit by a frightening pneumonia.


Vodafone set for entry into India as local rivals welcome stake buy

British mobile-phone giant Vodafone's purchase of a 11.1-billion-dollar stake in India's Hutchison Essar has been welcomed by local contenders, smoothing its entry into the world's fastest-growing wireless market.


Medicina, 'zittire' i geni e vincere il premio Nobel

Due americani, Fire e Mello, hanno vinto per i loro studi sull'Rna. Hanno individuato un metodo per intervenire sui geni senza modificare il Dna


Justine Henin opened the defense of her French Open crown with a battling 6-4 6-3 win over 20-year-old Russian Elena Vesnina on Sunday.


Per il Commissario Ue l'inflazione e' sotto controllo


French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday dropped a heavy hint he was preparing to marry Italian singer and former model Carla Bruni, but he avoided announcing a wedding date.


Update 1: EU Clears Banco Santander Acquisition

The European Union on Wednesday cleared Banco Santander Central Hispano SA's acquisition of British bank Abbey National PLC for about $14.


WASHINGTON -- China signed an agreement Tuesday to prohibit the use of lead paint on toys exported to the United States.


FARMINGTON (Pennsylvania) - Vijay Singh took Tiger Woods' No 1 world ranking away earlier this month. On Sunday, he took one of Woods' records with him too.


Oil rose above $63 on Thursday after a   report that key OPEC producers, including Saudi Arabia, had   agreed unofficially to cut production to stem falling prices.


Ky. plane crash survivor leaves hospital

The co-pilot of a jet that crashed in August, killing everyone else on board, was released from a rehabilitation hospital Friday.


U.S. business productivity growth proved surprisingly sluggish at the end of 2004 and claims for jobless aid unexpectedly dipped last week, according to government reports that showed a good sign for employment which could fan inflation fears.


Britons Underestimate Impact of Heart Disease -Poll

Heart disease is Britain' biggest single killer disease but more people are more worried about developing Alzheimer's or cancer, according to a survey released on Friday.


France questions roles of ECB, governments on euro forex rates

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has called for "clarification" of the role of the European Central Bank, amid fierce debate in France on the high level of the euro.


Web Site: 2nd U.S. Hostage Killed in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - An al-Qaida-linked group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi claimed Tuesday to have killed the second of two American hostages - back-to-back slayings that have notched up the Jordanian militant's ruthless campaign of terror.    The claim, posted on an an Islamic Web site, could not immediately be verified...


The (Often Neglected) Basics for Keeping Bones Healthy

Doctors are saying that the lack of knowledge about preventing bone disease often leads to bad practice.


England, Sri Lanka match to continue tomorrow

Heavy rain on Friday forced the ICC Champions Trophy match between England and Sri Lanka to be carried into Saturday's reserve day.


Mauresmo wins first match as world No. 1

Amelie Mauresmo overcame a slow start Thursday to win her first match as the world's top ranked player, beating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 7-5, 6-4 at the Porsche Grand Prix.


The NFL announced on Friday that it  would shut down its six-team European league, describing the  decision as a sensible move that would help it focus attention  on U.S. league games played outside the United States.


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Aug. 17, 2004  Quizzed by his lover about the disappearance of his wife, Scott Peterson told her in a recorded phone conversation played in court Tuesday that that "I could never do anything like this." ...


Stocks End Higher Helped by Merck, Dollar

U.S. stocks closed higher on  Wednesday, as the dollar strengthened and shares of Merck & Co.  MRK.N helped lift the Dow after the drugmaker gave a forecast  that was not as bad as some expected.


GB, vestito da Batman si arrampica su Buckingham Palace

Un uomo vestito da Batman si e' arrampicato sulla facciata di Buckingham Palace in segno di protesta per il trattamento che i tribunali britannici riservano ai padri divorziati in materia di affidamento dei figli.


Barclays, the third-biggest British bank, said that talks to buy a majority stake in South African banking group Absa were progressing well, and forecast an 18-percent rise in annual profits.


Three Finns on fishing trip arrested in Iranian waters

Iran has arrested three Finnish nationals for allegedly entering Iranian territorial waters during a fishing trip in the Gulf, Finland's foreign ministry said Wednesday.


Health insurance cost up 11.2% this year

The cost of health insurance provided by employers rose an average of 11.2 percent this year and is expected to rise again in 2005, adding to the economic anxiety of workers and businesses.


Bimba scomparsa, nuovo appello della mamma di Denise

"SarÃ  per la mia famiglia il Capodanno piÃ¹ triste della mia vita. Ma dentro di me continuo a pensare positivo: sono sicura che mia figlia Ã¨ viva e che presto potremo riabbracciarla". Lo ha detto oggi Piera


The restaurant chain continues to grow, and recently ramped its growth ambitions.


Transport firm FirstGroup bans all its employees from using mobile phones even with legal hands-free kits.


âRogue Traderâ Is Remembered as Mr. Average

Until JÃ©rÃ´me Kerviel was charged in an unprecedented banking fraud, there was nothing superlative about him.


Microsoft awards MVP  to 'adware' distributor

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft has come under fire for naming the developer of a program that can install adware on user's PCs as one of its Most Valued Professionals. MVPs are people with deep knowledge of Microsoft products who volunteer to answer technical questions for other users or contribute to its software in significant ways. It's a prestigious recognition, with only about 2,600 MVPs worldwide. Microsoft recently added Cyril Paciullo to its MVP list. He's the developer of Messenger Plus, a free plug-in that adds some handy features to Microsoft's Windows Messenger program, like the ability to stack several chat windows together and access them via tabs. But security experts say his software is also a distribution vehicle for Lop, which they describe as a nasty adware program. "Bottom line is, Microsoft are rewarding someone that has an active involvement with one of the most maligned names in PC hijacking," said Christopher Boyd, a Microsoft Security MVP who's also director of malware research for FaceTime Security Labs. "If that isn't booberific, I don't know what is," he wrote in his blog. Lop is a family of adware programs which will, among other things, generate pop-up advertisements and install misleading icons on a user's desktop, according to Sunbelt Software Inc., a security company that also noted Paciullo's MVP award with interest. Messenger Plus does provide users with the option to not install its accompanying "sponsor program." But Pacuillo's involvement with adware makes his MVP appointment questionable and also devalues the program, critics said. "Yeah, it now gives you an option as to whether you want to install it or not -- but that's hardly the point, is it?"Â Boyd wrote. "Note that he does give the option to infect your machine (and quite politely, at that). But itâs still Lop,"Â Sunbelt Software said. Paciullo, who goes by the alias Patchou, could not be reached for comment on Friday. He says in a frequently asked questions section on his Web site that the sponsor program is not dangerous and can be uninstalled easily. He acknowledges that some adware programs flag his software, but says that's because they can't distinguish between "a clean adware solution and nasty spyware." Microsoft also did not immediately comment. It's own malware protection engine flags Messenger Plus as a threat, according to Boyd. Paciullo is not new to criticism. His software has been a target for another Microsoft Security MVP, Sandi Hardmeier, who runs a blog called Spyware Sucks. Paciullo has made some changes to Messenger Plus in response to Hardmeier's criticisms,Â Hardmeier wrote in her blog. Version 3.63, introduced April, no longer installs a toolbar and resets the browser home page, she said. But it does generate pop-up windows that try to install Active X controls on a PC, she said, including one that's known to use rootkits, making it still "malware" in her book. Â


Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will begin airing the first television advertising for his presidential campaign today with two ads aimed at introducing himself to Iowa voters.


Silicon Valley loses fight on stock options

Silicon Valley lost a decisive round in a long and hard-fought battle Thursday when the organization that sets corporate accounting standards served notice that companies would have to deduct the value of stock options when calculating profits.


Ford CEO says can still hit '09 profitability goal

Ford Motor Co.  Chief  Executive Alan Mulally said on Monday that the No. 2 U.S.  automaker was keeping its target to return to the black by  2009, although the world economy might be hurt by the U.S.  mortgage crisis.


BAGHDAD: The US military freed a top aide to rebel Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al Sadr on Thursday in a gesture that could help the interim governmentâs efforts to calm rebel-held strongholds before elections in January.


Ricky Ponting is confident of his team winning the Mumbai Test and ending the series as it began -- on a victorious note. Australia's skipper himself has a point to prove in India, where he scored 17 runs


InfoWorld - Microsoft has built a tool to track the daily progress of Scrum-based software development projects.


Venezuela Voters Turn Out in Huge Numbers

CARACAS, Venezuela - Voters turned out in huge numbers Sunday to decide whether to keep populist President Hugo Chavez in power or oust him and his social revolution that critics say has sidelined the middle class and fueled tensions between rich and poor.    Activists on both sides set off huge firecrackers and played recorded bugle songs to wake voters hours before dawn...


An agreement reached Saturday pushes debates on U.S. participation into the administration of a new president.


Morocco's conservative Istiqlal party won the most seats in parliamentary elections, setting it up for a leading role in the next government, according to final results released by the government on Monday.


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


B.A. Walker scores 17 points as Virginia Commonwealth rolls to a 63-49 victory against George Mason for the CAA-leading Rams' 12th victory in 13 games.


A Expogoal il presidente della Figc affronta i grandi temi del calcio, sprona il governo sull'Europeo 2012 ma evita la sentenza Juve e il doping amministrativo. MILANO, 6 dicembre 2004 - Sessantacinque anni e la testa nel pallone.


Abbas insists will hold elections, truce threatened

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed on Monday to press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government began to unravel in the Gaza Strip.


2 Arrested in Boston Ad Campaign Turned Device Scare

The discovery of the devices temporarily closed parts of bridges, subway stations, an Interstate highway and even part of the Charles River in Boston.


Driver Makes Two U-Turns on Interstate 5

MARYSVILLE, Wash. - A "confused" driver made two U-turns on Interstate 5, nearly causing two head-on crashes, then exited from the freeway before she could be stopped, state troopers said. "I'm amazed, I'm stunned we didn't have a fatal collision," Washington State Patrol Trooper Kirk H.


Roma, 19:43 - PECHINO 2008, IDEM: CENSURA? LASCIATE IN PACE GLI ATLETI

L'Inghilterra vieta ai suoi atleti, con un vero e proprio contratto, di esprimere giudizi di caratte...


Police Still Working to Understand Renowned Doctor's Suicide

LITTLE ROCK, AR - Police are still working to understand the suicide note left by Dr. Jonathon Drummond-Webb in hope of figuring out why the nationally-known pediatric cardiac surgeon would kill himself.


A survey of hospital review boards that watchdog experiments on patients shows that one in three members takes money from companies that make drugs and medical devices that come under study. What's more, many of those with conflicts rarely or never disclose their financial ties, researchers found.


Panel approves subpoenas in page scandal

The House ethics committee approved nearly four dozen subpoenas Thursday as its investigation of a page sex scandal sprang to life with a promise by its leaders to go "wherever the evidence leads us."


ConAgra Foods Inc. CAG.N on Wednesday  posted lower quarterly profits due to higher ingredient costs  and the sale of its chicken and agricultural products  businesses.


Damiano: fatti passi avanti.Sindacati: ma restano distanze


With the offense sputtering, the Redskins are hoping the defense can provide a spark with few turnovers Sunday against the Ravens.


Racing: It's a Trulli sour ending as Renault sack Italian

PARIS : The Renault Formula One team have parted company with Italian driver Jarno Trulli, the French outfit said, with three races in the 2004 world championship still to go.


Saddam's trial for genocide against Kurds resumes

Saddam Hussein and six of his former commanders returned to a Baghdad court on Monday to face charges of crimes against humanity over a military campaign against ethnic Kurds in the late 1980s.


Hostage Deadline Looms; Iraq Clerics Slain

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Relatives pleaded on Monday for the release of two Americans and a Briton as a deadline loomed for their beheading. In Baghdad, gunmen assassinated two clerics from a powerful Sunni Muslim group opposed to the U.S...


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Man City's Joey Barton is in trouble after an incident at the club's Christmas party.


THE SELECTIONS MADE by Vodafone for its 3G handset range due for launch in November have been announced. Surprisingly LG (formerly Lucky Goldstar) isn't included as one of the six chosen suppliers.


Legalized Drug Imports Too Costly and Difficult: Report

Americans would be better off if they increased their use of generic prescription drugs instead of being allowed to buy drugs from other countries, according to a Bush Administration task force report on the feasibility of legalizing drug imports.


Top seed Roger Federer and two-time champion Andre Agassi hope to meet in the showpiece match at the US Open on Wednesday, but only if Mother Nature co-operates.


Iraq, Berlusconi: ''Prima la democrazia poi il ritiro delle truppe ...

''Prima dobbiamo avere la democrazia e poi parleremo di ritiro'' delle truppe italiane dall'Iraq, lo ha detto il presidente del Consiglio Silvio Berlusconi, al termine di un incontro con il presidente egiziano Hosni Mubarak.


Gene therapies could one day offer relief from allergies such as hayfever, claim UK and Swiss scientists.


American Cat Whitehill spotted her English friend Rachel Unitt in the hotel lobby and jumped off the sofa to give her a bear hug.


Schumacher gains Monaco provisional pole

Michael Schumacher gained a provisional pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix Saturday in a controversial qualifying session.


Berlino 22:57, 22:56 - CALCIO, LA FEDERAZIONE TEDESCA APRE UN'INCHIESTA DOPING

La Federcalcio tedesca aprira' un'inchiesta-doping. L'inchiesta da cui trae spunto è sul poss...


Politicians in Iraq call for delay to elections

Leading Iraqi political parties have called for forthcoming elections to be delayed because of mounting violence in the country. Fifteen political parties - including two Kurdish groups


Ai napoletani, 'Fiducia in magistratura e forze dell'ordine'


Stroke drug may also help with frostbite

An anti-clotting drug used to treat strokes and heart attacks can also restore blood flow to frostbitten fingers and limbs, greatly reducing the need for amputation, according to a new study.


Clippers Thrash Artest-Less Pacers Clippers 102, Pacers 68

INDIANAPOLIS -- All the injuries and Ron Artest's benching finally caught up with Indiana, in historic fashion. Elton Brand had 19 points and 16 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers took control of the lethargic


Imperia, 19:19 - Pallanuoto, qualificazioni Mondiali: Italia in semifinale

Dopo aver battuto Olanda e Francia, l'Italia di Pierluigi Formiconi concede il tris avendo la meglio...


Calif. Woman, 2 Daughters Are Rescued In Oregon

GRANTS PASS, Ore., Dec. 4 -- Three members of a San Francisco family missing for more than a week were found alive Monday along a snowy, treacherous roadway in southern Oregon, police said. A search continued for the father.


Britain's combative Blair refuses to apologise for Iraq conflict

A combative Prime Minister Tony Blair refused to apologise for taking Britain into the Iraq war, as he rallied his governing Labour Party to unite and win a third straight term in a general election likely to take place in 2005.


Kazaa created for lawful purposes, court told

The Federal Court in Sydney has been told the creators of the popular file-sharing software, Kazaa, cannot be held responsible if people use it to illegally swap music files.


EU Lifts Sanctions After U.S. Signs Bill

The European Union will suspend  sanctions on $4 billion worth of U.S. goods, the bloc's  executive said Monday, three days after President Bush signed a  bill repealing illegal export tax subsidies.


Retief Goosen has cruised to a six-shot victory in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City in South Africa, while Aussie Stuart Appleby has tied for second.


Grozny, Russia - The Russian government's choice for president of war-battered Chechnya easily won an election that came in the wake of last week's terrorist destruction of two airliners, the ITAR-Tass news agency cited election officials as saying on


A casino hotel workers union threatening a strike against 10 of the city's 12 casinos has reached tentative agreement with Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, but was still threatening to walk off the job at seven other hotels.


The old and the new go head to head in the music of Charles Ives, but conflict may not be the right word to describe it.


New crop of portable players nips at iPod

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Lauren, 11, saunters nonchalantly past a Discovery Channel store and a Gymboree clothing store at the mall. Then suddenly, the girl's eyes light up and she pulls her mother into an Apple Computer Inc.


WTO Approves Sanctions Against US in 'Byrd' Row

The European Union and its allies got the go-ahead on Tuesday to slap potentially heavy sanctions on US goods in a row that could stir trade tensions ahead of the US elections.


Will Smith's next film feels familiar, as the message of man messing with nature without fully considering the implications inherent in that messing about is a resonant one.


'Terrorist' Bombs Brought Down Russian Planes

Two Russian passenger planes that crashed almost simultaneously last week killing 90 people were blown up in a "terrorist attack" but not by hijackers, investigators said Monday.


MONTREAL -- The National Hockey League is hoping a dose of high-tech design and a dollop of fashion will help revitalize a sport deemed too dull by many fans south of the Canadian border.


Bayern, Bremen Lift Euro Hopes Ahead of Clash

Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen both recorded European Champions League wins in mid-week to add spice to an already mouthwatering Bundesliga match this Saturday.


Why is risky behavior so common among teenagers and what might be done to curtail it?


Russia's parliament ratified the UN climate accord Friday in a historic vote that virtually guarantees the treaty to limit greenhouse gas emissions will finally enter into force seven years after its creation.


Cardinal Health Lowers Forecast, Cuts 4,200 Jobs

Cardinal Health Inc., the second- biggest US drug distributor, reduced its fiscal 2005 forecast and said it will cut 4,200 jobs as opportunities for profiting from drug-price increases decline.


Imagining Toyland Without One of Its Giants

LABOR DAY weekend at the Wal-Mart here was a great shopping scene for children. As they pushed carts brimming with new notebooks, clothes and shoes through the aisles, they got a small preview


De Palma e gli attori entrano in sala con un'ora di ritardo


Track and field Sprinter Justin Gatlin got his doping ban reduced, but not by enough to make him eligible to defend his Olympic 100-meter title this year. An arbitration panel, in a 53-page ruling released yesterday, reduced the 25-year-old sprinter's potential eight-year ban to four years. With the ban set to expire May 24, 2010, it means Gatlin would be ...


David Cameron will use the Tory's annual conference in Bournemouth to hit back at claims he lacks substance.


Nyon, 13:18 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: LIVORNO CONTRO ESPANYOL NEI SEDICESIMI

Saranno gli spagnoli dell'Espanyol gli avversari del Livorno nei sedicesimi di finale di Coppa Uefa....


At least 84 dead in clashes in Thailand's Muslim south

PATTANI, Thailand : At least 84 Thai Muslims died -- mainly from suffocation in the back of security force trucks -- after police and troops broke up a violent demonstration in the kingdom's troubled south, Thai officials said.


Chelsea lay down the law on drugs as Mutu is shown door

CHELSEA enforced a âzero toleranceâ policy against drugs yesterday when they dismissed Adrian Mutu, the Romania striker, for gross misconduct after his positive test for cocaine.


Bracing Small Business in a Turbulent Economy

Under the leadership of Steven C. Preston, the Small Business Administration - the chief advocate for small business owners - is trying to revitalize itself.


Barcellona, 11:24 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: SVALIGIATA LA CASA DI MESSI

La casa di Lionel Messi a Castelldefels è stata "visitata" nella notte tra giovedi e venerdi....


It's our job to keep terrorists guessing

Sitting one row behind me next to the window, she blended in with the other travelers, casually dressed in jeans and a long-sleeved white shirt layered under a pink short-sleeved shirt.


IBMâs Blue Gene/L: Current world topper among computers

NEW YORK, OCT 3: Computer major IBM claims it has developed the Blue Gene/L to be the worldâs most powerful computer, pushing the current ranker Japanâs Earth Simulator to the second slot.


Space debris: Despite Chinese test, some improvement

Commercial satellite operators last year worked harder to prevent space debris, although a Chinese anti-satellite test sharply worsened the problem of orbital junk, a French official said on Tuesday.


Merrill writes down $7.9 bln of subprime bets

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc  on Wednesday reported its first loss in six years after writing down $7.9 billion of bad bets on risky subprime mortgages and related securities.


The Russian cabinet on Thursday approved the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, a step that may bring the global warming treaty into force after parliament endorsement.


Nintendo Wii hack opens door to homebrew games

Jeux sans frontier Security researchers have hacked into a Nintendo Wii game console to run their own code in a move that makes it far easier to develop homebrew games for the popular gaming device.â¦


Halliburton Co.  said on Thursday it would restructure its KBR unit and may shed the business if the oil services company's stock performance keeps lagging its peers.


Il "pentito" Contorno arrestato per estorsione

Il collaboratore di giustizia sotto protezione vessava un conoscente cui aveva prestato del danaro. I carabinieri lo hanno preso in flagrante a Roma mentre si recava da un notaio: stava cercando di farsi cedere un'attivitÃ  commerciale dalla vittima.


Two Belgian tourists are killed and four others are injured in a gun attack in eastern Yemen, officials say.


Austrian drinks company Red Bull has confirmed that it is the new owner of the Jaguar Racing team, pre-empting a press conference called for this morning [Monday] in London.


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Senate Belatedly Passes Spending Bill for 2007

Four and a half months after the legal deadline, the Senate gave final approval to a 2007 spending plan that funds almost half the federal government and averts any chance of a government shutdown.


On top one day and completely down in a matter of two days. That is the story of Pakistan cricket. What a show they put up against the Indians the other day, only to collapse in a heap against the West Indies.


Gas and electricity suppliers must take complaints more seriously, a consumer watchdog says.


Crucial vote looms on Israel's Gaza withdrawal

Ariel Sharon was today preparing for a crucial vote in the Israeli parliament on his plan to close all Jewish settlements in the occupied Gaza Strip.


Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian in Gaza

Palestinian hospital officials say Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man near the Karni crossing just inside the Gaza Strip.


SCO has second thoughts about Groklaw alternative

NOVEMBER 02, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - The SCO Group Inc. is reconsidering its plans to launch an alternative to the Groklaw.net Web site that had been scheduled to go live this week, a company spokeswoman said yesterday.


Hurricane Jeanne washes out Rays/Jays game for Sunday

St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The threat of Hurricane Jeanne has forced the cancellation of Sunday's game between the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field.


CNN plans to go beyond reporting the news by directing its viewers to charity and relief efforts involved in some of their stories.


Abramovich Subdued as Chelsea Beat CSKA in Moscow

Roman Abramovichâs Chelsea continued their fine Champions League form with a 1-0 victory over the tycoonâs fellow countrymen in Moscow.


Belfast aerospace company Shorts is to announce several hundred redundancies, the BBC learns.


Int'l Space Station crew begins preflight exams

The replacement crew for the International Space Station has begun a two-day preflight exams, a part of final preparations to relieve the two-man Russian-American crew finishing a six-month mission.


Nokia, Intel To Team On Symbian Smartphones

Nokia and Intel said Tuesday they would work together to create smartphones based on the Symbian-based Series 60 platform. The Nokia-created Series 60 platform has as its core the Symbian OS.


Bush Recants, Says Terror War Will Be Won

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - President Bush said repeatedly on Tuesday that the United States will win its war against terrorism, trying to contain political damage from the doubt he expressed a day earlier...


The frequency of storms similar to those which battered Scotland last week will become higher, a research project predicts.


The ruling party in Ivory Coast calls for the 4,000 French peacekeepers in the country to leave.


Bush may announce 'new way forward' in Iraq

Hours after the Iraq Study Group urged a radically different approach to the war, the chief White House spokesman told CNN that President Bush may be able to "announce a new way forward" in Iraq by the end of the year.


Singer Ashlee Simpson was topic No. 1 on Internet message boards and entertainment blogs after a performance "glitch" on Saturday Night Live.


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US Soldiers Charged in Iraqi General's Murder

The US military has charged four soldiers with murder in the death of an Iraqi general who died of asphyxiation while being interrogated last November in Iraq, the Army said on Monday.


Options for the future of Britain's nuclear weapons system will be outlined in a white paper on Monday.


Federal agents executed search warrants Thursday at several Southern California museums, looking for stolen antiquities, officials said.


USC, Oklahoma Stay 1-2 in BCS, Utah Drops One Spot

PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Southern California and  Oklahoma remained the top two teams in the Bowl Championship  Series standings, while Utah dropped one spot to seventh in the  rankings.


Former communist east Berlin eclipses west

More than a decade and a half after the   collapse of the Berlin Wall, a new east-west divide has opened   up in the city which was for 40 years the front-line of the   Cold War.


Profile: Sistani, crucial person in postwar Iraq

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric, rarely speaks in public but wields leverage in shaping the future of postwar Iraq.


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UPDATE 4-Possis tumbles after disappointing heart trial

Shares of Possis Medical Inc. (POSS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) tumbled as much as 41 percent on Tuesday after the company cut its earnings outlook due to


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U.S. and British Officials Meet on Iraq Strategy

Top American officials in Iraq were setting out their vision for the U.S. troop presence to the British prime minister.


Londra, 18:55 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: TOTTENHAM-MANCHESTER UTD 0-4

Nel posticipo della 26/a giornata del campionato inglese, il Manchester United ha vinto 4-0 sul camp...


Police arrested more people for marijuana violations in 2005 than any previous year. But they arrested far fewer for heroin, cocaine or violent crimes. In Bodyhack.


No. 20 Wake wins to reach ACC title game

Wake Forest completed the finest road performance in Atlantic Coast Conference history against a team it had trouble beating anywhere. Now, after defeating Maryland 38-24 Saturday night, the No. 20 Demon Deacons will take their successful road show to Florida to play for the league championship.


Spielberg's Golden Globes honour postponed

Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg will receive the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the   Golden Globes Awards in 2009 following the cancellation of the ceremony this year.


RIFORME: SALTATO IL RAFFORZAMENTO DEI POTERI DEL QUIRINALE

ROMA - L'articolo della riforma federale bocciato oggi dall'Aula della Camera (il 24) avrebbe rafforzato i poteri del Capo dello Stato. I suoi atti cioe' sarebbero stati validi anche senza la proposta dei ministri interessati.


House Passes Bill to Revamp Patent Process

The legislation, supported by technology and financial services companies, would limit damage awards for patent infringement and grant patents to the first inventor to file an application.


Police confirm a woman found dead in woodland near Ipswich was murdered by strangulation.


Standing in the baking sun outside the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, hundreds of Mexicans wait anxiously for temporary work visas. But even before they were fingerprinted and interviewed for the permit, many had already paid recruiters thousands of dollars in hopes of easing the way.


Israeli firms agree to shun skinny fashion models

Top Israeli retail companies have   agreed not to employ overly thin models for their   advertisements, joining a growing global campaign to fight   anorexia within the fashion industry.


Just when their defense was playing at a high level and sparking a three-game winning streak, the Chicago Bears lost star linebacker Brian Urlacher.


Calm returns to Lebanon camp after 33-day battle

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - An uneasy calm settled over a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the Lebanese army and Islamist militants declared a truce in 33 days of fighting in which 172 people were killed.


After 15 months of negotiations, Delta Air Lines Inc. has secured a tentative contract with its pilots, a move that might help the struggling carrier avoid a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.


E' avvenuto secondo i piani il distacco dalla sonda madre Cassini

WASHINGTON - Il volo verso Titano procede secondo i piani: la sonda europea Huygens si Ã¨ distaccata con successo dalla sonda-madre Cassini. Il 14 gennaio la sonda attraverserÃ  l'atmosfera della piÃ¹ grande


P. Diddy's "Vote or Die!" initiative lives on. Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, who started the group Citizen Change to increase voter turnout among young people for the Nov. 2 presidential election, told The Associated Press the group will continue to be involved in politics.


"We believe with the current influenza vaccine supply issues, it illustrates perfectly the message that we'd like to get across," said Dr.


AMSTERDAM - A British Airways plane, escorted by two Dutch F-16 fighter planes, made an unscheduled landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on Thursday after a bomb threat.


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday said Israel would not accept the presence of peacekeepers in Lebanon from countries that don't have diplomatic relations with the Jewish state, officials said.


South African gold pirates risk all pillaging mines

South Africa, the world's top gold producer, has launched a crackdown against "pirates" who live for months in the bowels of abandoned pits, plundering booty worth millions of dollars.


Ask Jeeves Inc. is getting personal with Web search and trying to leapfrog its bigger competitors in the process. The Emeryville, Calif.


After falling on the depth chart during the regular season, Corey Webster has made a comeback in the playoffs, the sort of surge that mirrors that of the Giants as they head into Super Bowl XLII.


The detail of the agreement News Corporation has struck with the Australian Council of Super Investors confirms the extent of the victory achieved by ACSI and its campaign partner, Corporate Governance International.


And here's a no-muss, no-fuss way to snag 'em all.


Europe considers blue card for immigrants

Like a green card but it's...you get the idea European justice commissioner Franco Frattini is expected to back a commission proposal for "blue cards" for immigrants to the EU from countries outside the community.â¦


Udine, 16:55 - BASKET, SNAIDERO: DI GIULIOMARIA RINNOVA FINO AL 2009

Il capitano della Snaidero Udine, Christian Di Giuliomaria, ha rinnovato il contratto fino al 2009, ...


Southern African Development Community Agrees on New Election Guidelines

Southern African leaders have agreed to a set of rules aimed at enhancing the transparency of elections and democratic rule in the region.


YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - At least 49 people died but dozens also escaped after an Indonesian passenger jet overshot the runway and burst into flames on landing in the cultural capital of Yogyakarta on Wednesday.


Controversial buffalo hunt starts in Wyoming

SALMON, Idaho  - For the first time in nearly a decade, hunters on Saturday begin tracking and killing buffalo on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where federal wildlife managers plan to cut the herd from 1,200 to 500 over the next five years.


Ascoli, 18:41 - CALCIO, ASCOLI; BENIGNI SERENO: QUEST'ANNO GIRA MALE

L'amministratore unico dell'Ascoli, Roberto Benigni, è sereno nonostante la mancata vittoria ...


Former Dutch lawmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the target of death threats over her criticism of radical Islam, said she has asked France to grant her citizenship because she cannot be assured of protection back home.


President Bush gave Turkey's bid to join the European Union a glowing endorsement on Tuesday and called the Islamic nation a "constructive bridge" between the West and the Muslim world, offering a much-needed boost to U.S.-Turkish relations.


UK troops begin redeploying toward Baghdad

Nearly 800 British troops have begun moving toward Baghdad, to take over operations for US troops who are moving into other areas of Iraq to fight insurgents.


Political satirist Jon Stewart, America's leading anti-establishment comic, will return in February as host of the Oscars, Hollywood's biggest insider event, organizers said on Wednesday.


By Brian J. Pedersen, Arizona Daily Star


FTC aQuantive probe is 'routine', Microsoft says

Addled marketplace Microsoft has acknowledged that the Federal Trade Commission is reviewing its proposed $6bn acquisition of aQuantive, an online advertising company. "As part of the normal regulatory review process, the FTC has opened a routine, 30-day review period following the filing we submitted on the aQuantive acquisition," a Microsoft spokesman told The Register.â¦


With President Bush's re-election, US Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist likely will retire soon. Republican gains in the Senate give Bush more flexibility


Imola, 17:37 - SUPERBIKE, IMOLA: BAYLISS VINCE GARA 2

Troy Bayliss ha vinto gara 2 del Gp di Imola di superbike. Il pilota della Ducati, che si è l...


London is getting into the Olympic spirit - by kicking out the Gypsies

Comment is free: George Monbiot: Evictions of the poor, along with mentally ill people and beggars, are one of the games' best-established traditions.


IT as a service: taking care of business

More and more organizations are transforming their IT departments into self-sustaining business units, treating internal users as if they were external customers. And for good reason, says Dennis Drogseth, vice president of Enterprise Management Associates, an IT management consultancy.


Dental X-Rays Could Screen for Osteoporosis - Study

Dentists may be able to help screen  women for osteoporosis by looking at X-rays that they are  taking anyway, Japanese researchers said on Tuesday.


Rates of infection with the deadly Clostridium difficile  bug rise in English hospitals, while MRSA rates  fall only slowly.


Homeless since the dissolution of V2  Records last year, electronica veteran Moby has signed a U.S.  deal with Mute Records, the label that has handled him  internationally since 1993.


New York; September 23, 2004 - The Department of Justice (DoJ), FBI and US Attorney's Office handed down a 10-count indictment against former Computer Associates (CA) chairman and CEO Sanjay Kumar and Stephen Richards, former CA head of worldwide sales.


The Motley Fool - It's almost always best to take your 401(k) money with you when you leave a job. But there are times when it makes sense to leave the money with your former employer. Consider doing so if:


A member of the paparazzi is to give evidence at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed.


Des Lynam will leave Channel 4's long-running quiz show Countdown at Christmas, his agent confirms.


The opening round of the U.S. Open begins on time Thursday at Oakmont Country Club, despite heavy rain softening the usually fast greens.


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BERLIN - A woman used her talent for gymnastics to destroy two art installations at a controversial exhibit in the Hamburger Bahnhof museum late Wednesday, yelling as she did a series of flips across the room into one object and pushed over another


Mourners filed past Yasser Arafat's tomb in Ramallah Saturday as Palestinian soldiers kept watch over what had been a chaotic scene just hours before.


Japan's rate of economic expansion is revised downwards for the three months to June amid falling government investment.


Worried that your painkiller could trigger a heart attack or dangerous stomach bleeding? New reports on painkiller risks, based on reviews of dozens of studies including hundreds of thousands of patients, indicate most patients should try naproxen, an older anti-inflammatory drug.


Sony punching out PS3s 'full swing', claims analyst

On target to ship 2m units by year's end Sony's PlayStation 3 production programme is "in full swing", market watcher American Technology Research (ATR) has claimed. Crucially, this means the consumer electronics giant will meet its target and ship 2m of the next-generation consoles by the end of the year.â¦


Iraq, Afghanistan wars to cost U.S. $190 bln in 2008

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost at least $190 billion in 2008, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, making it the most expensive year in the wars since they were begun by President George W. Bush.


Beijing hotels should have Bibles for Games: adviser

Bibles should be put in hotel rooms during the 2008 Beijing Olympics to clear up foreigners' misconceptions about religion in China, Chinese media quoted a political adviser as saying.


Genova, 18:05 - CALCIO, PAGLIUCA: SILENZIO? PER ME 45' DI INSULTI DA CURVA

"Una domenica da silenzio? Per me no, visto che sono stato insultato per 45' dalla curva Sampdoriana...


Turner's son exhibits Middle East photos

A beaming Ted Turner studied the bright, penetrating portraits of Middle Easterners on display at an art gallery with special pride: They were photographed by his son Rhett.


Gangsterism as Allegory for Lifeâs Basic Themes

âThe Air I Breatheâ is an ingenious contraption that holds your attention for as long as it whirs and clicks like a mechanized Rubikâs Cube.


President Enrique Bolanos told U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld Friday that Nicaragua would completely eliminate a stockpile of hundreds of surface-to-air missiles with no expectation of compensation from the United States.


THE US pharmaceutical industry that exports medicines around the world is facing further scrutiny after a survey revealed nearly one-fifth of its government overseers had experienced pressure to approve drugs about which they had reservations.


Korea Confronts Spate of Phony RÃÂ©sumÃÂ©s

SEOUL -- An epidemic of phony academic credentials has broken out in South Korea, a nation where calibrations of human worth are obsessively tied to college achievement.


US wants NATO to take over Afghan security

ISN SECURITY WATCH (13/10/04) - The US government is trying to convince its European partners to do more in Afghanistan and to put NATO in charge of overall responsibility for peacekeeping and reconstruction in the country.


Finanziaria e riforme Epifani a Repubblica Radio

Alle ore 10 il segretario generale della Cgil risponde alle vostre domande. In studio, Guglielmo Epifani e Roberto Mania di Repubblica. Intervieni in diretta


Jimenez  Has At-Bat That's Above His Average

D'Angelo Jimenez's first hit in 20 at-bats this season is a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, giving the Nats a 5-4 comeback win over the Rockies.


A senior adviser to the Palestinian prime minister is abducted by gunmen in the Gaza Strip.


EU report welcomes Turkish reforms, laments gaps

Turkey has made significant reforms to prepare to one day join the European Union, but in many key areas they still fall short, according to an EU report revealed Friday ahead of its publication next week.


ATHENS was hit by an earthquake named Fani Halkia yesterday and Jana Pittman was left crying in the rubble of her shattered dreams.


Peru Launches Offensive to Retake Siege Town

LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities on Monday  launched an offensive to retake a police station and end a  three-day siege by former soldiers in a southern Andean town.


Phantomâ film puts stage musical in new spotlight

LOS ANGELES - It may be hard to believe that anybody has not seen "The Phantom of the Opera" after more than 65,000 performances in 18 countries since 1988, but on Wednesday the curtain rose on a film version of the hit stage musical.


US president says he expects an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty signed by the time he leaves office


DealBook Blog: Sallie Mae Appoints New Chairman, C.F.O.

The beleaguered student lending giant appointed a longtime banking executive, Anthony P. Terracciano, as its new chairman, as it continues to struggle with tighter credit markets and the wreckage from its failed buyout.


The meat producer said its first-quarter profit slid 40 percent and planned to increase prices to offset the higher cost of commodities used to feed cattle.


Roma, 17:36 - BASKET, ALL STAR GAME: GIA' VENDUTI TUTTI I BIGLIETTI

Sono stati già tutti venduti i biglietti per l'All Star Game in programma il 23 dicembre a To...


A deal has been reached with kidnappers for the release of two CBS journalists, radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's office in Basra said Wednesday


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Roma, 14:15 - Calcio, Fifa: pallone per eliminare gol fantasma

La Fifa ha annunciato che verrÃ  provato, il prossimo 26 febbraio, un pallone con un microchip intern...


Bank of America quits wholesale mortgage business

Bank of America Corp  on Thursday said it will stop offering home mortgages through brokers by the end of the year, resulting in a loss of 700 jobs, so that it may focus on lending directly to consumers.


Project checks Java code for security bugs

(InfoWorld) - Fortify SoftwareÂ and the FindBugs project have launched a free service that will scan open-source Java software for bugs in the code. The Java Open Review project (JOR) lets open-source projects run audits of their source code using Fortify's source code analysis software and the University of Maryland's FindBugs tool. With developers focusing on more secure software development practices, the Java community needs more advanced bug-finding tools like JOR, said Barmak Meftah, vice president of product and services, with Fortify. "Everybody understands that the cheapest and easiest point to find and fix security bugs is at the time of implementation," he said. Open-source developers will now get the benefit of Fortify's Source Code Analysis software, which is already used by commercial vendors such as Oracle and Adobe Systems. But the free JOR analysis is not as detailed as one done by Fortify's commercial product. Fortify Source Code Analysis can find more than 120 categories of software security problems, Meftah said. The JOR analysis will detail about 40 categories, covering "the most egregious types of security vulnerabilities and the types that developers tend to understand most readily," he said. The details of the free source code analysis will be made available only to project contributors so that JOR cannot be used as a hacking tool, Meftah added. JOR has been working with a handful of open-source projects over the past six weeks and has discovered hundreds of bugs in applications like Tomcat, Zimbra and Java Pet Store. On Monday, the service will be opened up to any Java open-source projects that want to use it, Meftah said. Sun Microsystems already uses FindBugs for its GlassFish open-source application server software, said Geoff Halliwell, a manager of application server quality engineering with Sun. Though Sun has no immediate plans to audit its application server code with JOR, Halliwell said he would "certainly look at it." "In my business, we're always looking to improve," he said.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


DaimlerChrysler to 'get tough' with French within EADS: report

In the ongoing power struggle within the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, major shareholder DaimlerChrysler has promised to "get tough" if Airbus chief executive Noel Forgeard is appointed EADS ...


Report: Smith to take over as Scotland boss

Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Former Rangers and Everton coach Walter Smith will be named the coach of Scotland later this week, according to broadcast reports.


Detectives investigating the death of a pensioner in east Belfast have begun a murder inquiry.


Chaos Reigns in Ukraine Presidential Race

The apparent front-runner was out of action for weeks with a mysterious illness.


Iraq dogs Blair as party conference starts

Violence in Iraq threatens to overshadow the start of Tony Blair's party conference as the prime minister struggles to turn attention to the domestic agenda ahead of the next election, expected next year.


Summary: Americans getting taller, heavier

A WEIGHTY ISSUE: On average, American adults are about an inch taller and nearly 25 pounds heavier than they were in the early 1960s, the government reported Wednesday.


Buenos Aires, 17:03 - CALCIO, COPPA LIBERTADORES: LARRIONDA ARBITRA LA FINALE

Jorge Larrionda, direttore di gara uruguaiano, sarà l'arbitro dell'andata della finale di Cop...


Abbas claims Arafat's mantle, but peace may be no closer


The number of Shanghai residents carrying the AIDS virus has increased 25 percent to 213 victims so far this year, local health authorities reported yesterday.


Sports Headlines from the Summer Olympics

Saturday marks the final day of swimming at the 2004 Olympics and even though American Michael Phelps will not be in the pool for the 400-meter medley relay he will have a chance to tie an incredible record.


Egypt allows converts to revert to Christianity on ID

An Egyptian court in an "historic decision" on Saturday authorised 12 converts to Islam who then reverted to Christianity to have their original faith marked on their ID cards, judicial sources said.


Lo svizzero batte lo spagnolo dopo cinque set e quasi quattro ore di giocoRaggiunge lo svedese Bjorn Borg. Meglio di lui solo Sampras con sette titoli                                            Wimbledon, il trionfo di Federer Incoronato re per la quinta volta                                                                                Una partita thriller fin dai primi games. La svolta decisiva su due giochi pari nel quinto set"Alla fine ho detto a Nadal che avrebbe meritato di vincere anche lui. Borg in tribuna significa molto per me"di CLAUDIA FUSANI


Glasgow is blighted by drug and alcohol abuse and has as many youth gangs as London, a think tank says.


Despite millions of dollars in research over the last decade, anti-doping authorities are uncertain if they will be able to deter use of HGH at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.


Beach Boy Brian Wilson Has Reason to Smile at Last

SAO PAULO, Brazil  - Considering that once upon a  time he would spend weeks on end lying in bed at home in  California too addled to stir, it's a surprise to find rock  legend Brian Wilson topping the bill at a festival in far away  Brazil at age 62.


Blake Just Tells It Like It Is: Here's Why Federer Is Best

After losing to Roger Federer in the semifinals, James Blake shows nothing but admiration for his opponent, calling him the best.


L'istituto americano opera in oltre 400 filiali


A Kirkuk esplode autobomba: 5 morti e 10 feriti


Study finds drug Avastin helps brain tumors

Avastin, one of a new family of drugs that starves tumors of their blood supply, can slow the growth of the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, researchers reported on Monday.


Mexican People Smuggler Admits Boston Terror Hoax

MONTERREY, Mexico  - A "dirty bomb" alert in  Boston last week was caused by a Mexican hoaxer trying to take  revenge on Chinese immigrants who did not pay him for smuggling  them across the U.S. border, Mexican prosecutors said on  Wednesday.


Roma, 21:30 - CALCIO, PATENTE DEL TIFOSO PRONTA PER GIRONE DI RITORNO

I tifosi avranno una "patente". L'Osservatorio Nazionale sulle Manifestazioni Sportive, che si &egra...


Canada's prime minister is in Libya for talks - the latest leader to go there since sanctions were lifted.


News Corp. (NWS) may soon allow members of its MySpace Web site to embed Fox TV shows and other Fox video on their home pages, marking a huge step toward generating greater revenue from the world's largest social networking site.


Pooches Ready to Put on Dog at Westminster

The letters pour in by the boxload, asking for a picture, a pet story or even a paw print. A year after becoming America's big dog, a barking, slobbering Newfoundland named Josh is more popular than ever.


Spanish authorities re-arrest an al-Jazeera reporter charged last year with being a member of al-Qaeda.


Intel and Asustek are working on a $199 laptop designed for emerging markets and for use in education.


Maria Sharapova trounces Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-1 to reach the final of the Australian Open.


WASHINGTON - John Kerry said Friday there is a "great potential" for a new military draft to replace overextended U.S. troops in Iraq if President Bush wins a second term, despite Bush's repeated pledges to maintain the all-volunteer service...


Audrey Hepburn's black Givenchy dress, seen in Breakfast at Tiffany's, sells for Â£467,200 in a London auction.