Christie's sells Francis Bacon work for $52 million

Christie's sold a Francis Bacon triptych  for 26.3 million pounds ($51.7 million) late on Wednesday, the  highest price paid at a European auction for a post-war work,  and narrowly short of the artist's record.


Yum Brands Inc. YUM.N on Thursday  said sales at U.S. restaurants open at least a year, or  same-store sales, rose 5 percent in the four weeks ended Sept.  4, led by strength at its Taco Bell and Pizza Hut chains and a  rebound at KFC.


Two men are attacked by a gang armed with hammers in the Knockbreda Park area of south Belfast.


Having a No. 1 album just isnât what it used to be. This week Alicia Keys is back atop the Billboard chart with âAs I Amâ (J), but the 61,000 copies it has sold is barely above the historic low for a No. 1 album, Nielsen SoundScan reported. The âJunoâ soundtrack, on Rhino, fell to No. 2, with 55,000 sold. New releases dot the chart this week. The Mars Volta, which revels in head-spinningly complex progressive rock, opened in the third spot with 54,000 sales of âFrances the Muteâ (Universal); the Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine reached fourth place with âScream Aim Fireâ (Jive), selling 53,000; and the â2008 Grammy Nomineesâ compilation (Hip-O/Universal) moved 50,000, opening at No. 5. The remix album âHannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Partyâ (Disney) bowed at No. 7, and Vampire Weekend, the acclaimed New York indie band, reached No. 17 with its self-titled debut on the XL label.


Thai minister says zoo's illegal orangutans to be moved

JAKARTA/BANGKOK (DPA): Thailand, under growing pressure to repatriate some 100 orangutans allegedly smuggled into the country from Indonesia, plans to shift the apes from a private zoo to a safe centre, probably in Chiang Mai, a minister said on Thursday.


SiCKO patients got VIP treatment in Cuba

Three New York rescue workers injured in the September 11 attacks got the best treatment Cuba can offer in Michael Moore's film critique of U.S. health care, the Cuban doctors who attended them said this week.


E.ON Plans $1.5 Billion Conversion of U.K. Oil-Fired Plant to Nautral Gas

E.ON AG, Germany s biggest utility, plans to convert an oil-fired power station in the U.K. s south by the end of the decade to cut greenhouse-gas emissions and boost power supplies.


Trovata autobomba ad Ankara, lo ha annunciato il governatore


Libya's Supreme Court is to rule on the case of foreign medics on death row for infecting children with HIV.


Ky. mines yield over 100 faulty air packs

State regulators conducting a review of mining equipment found more than 100 defective air packs of the same type used by victims of recent mine explosions in Kentucky and West Virginia, officials said.


Carlos Ruiz led Guatemala to a 1-0 win over Bolivia in an international exhibition at RFK Stadium on Saturday night.


Industria caffe'-birra Treviso prevede +10-20% fatturato '08


A collection of 19th- and early 20th-century British stamps owned by bond investor William H. Gross was auctioned in New York for $9.1 million.


Clive Thompson on How the Next Victim of Climate Change Will Be Our Minds

Philosopher Glenn Albrecht has coined the term "solastalgia" -- pining for a lost environment --  to describe effects of climate change that erodes your sense of home, despite ever leaving it.


Greenspan rejects talk of throwing dollar a lifeline

ALAN GREENSPAN, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, undercut lingering hopes of staging an operation to support the dollar at a meeting of bankers in Frankfurt yesterday


NEW YORK -- A federal bankruptcy judge approved on Friday the sale of the liberal talk radio network Air America Radio for $4.25 million to Stephen L. Green, founder of a New York real estate firm.


45 mld di dollari, leveraged buyout piu' alto mai realizzato


Amazon, Microsoft file lawsuits against spammers

Seattle, September 29: Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com Inc jointly filed lawsuits against e-mail spammers and scams to get unsuspecting users to divulge credit card and account information, the two companies said on Tuesday.


Former Pakistani PM arrested and deported to Saudi

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was arrested and deported to Saudi Arabia on Monday within hours of arriving home from exile vowing to end the rule of President Pervez Musharraf.


Critics pan Hollywood portrayal of Alexander the Great

Hollywood continued its long tradition of serving up turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday with the release yesterday of Oliver Stone's sword-and-sandal epic Alexander.


Per gruppo sono 105 gli esuberi su 800 dipendenti


Premier Romano Prodi resigned Wednesday after nine months in office following an embarrassing loss by his center-left government in the Senate on foreign policy, including Italy's military mission in Afghanistan.


Milan Michalek scored twice, including a short-handed goal, to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Monday night.


The nationâs trade deficit widened to $60 billion as oil prices jumped and the volume of foreign oil coming into the United States rose.


Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has swept aside the limp challenge of Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6 6-0 to become US Open champion. He won 6-0 7-6 (7-3 in the tiebreak) 6-0 at Flushing Meadows in New York to take the final Grand Slam title of 2004.


Violence Eases Before Palestinian Deployment

Violence dropped sharply in the Gaza Strip  on Thursday ahead of the planned deployment of Palestinian  security forces ordered by President Mahmoud Abbas to prevent  attacks by militants against Israelis.


Starbucks is to switch to using low-fat milk in all its North American stores and could soon do the same elsewhere.


Four Caucasians wounded in Moscow subway assault: police

MOSCOW : Four people originating from the Caucasus were injured in the Moscow subway late Saturday, including one severely, after they were assaulted by a group of 20 to 50 men in a subway car, police said.


Excerpts of Republican Mike Huckabee's remarks Saturday after the South Carolina primary, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.


Ministers reject move to loosen budget deficit rules

Nicolas Sarkozy, French finance minister, found himself outnumbered as he proposed new rules to omit research and development spending from deficit calculations.


Explosions Rock Ivory Coast's Main City Abidjan

Loud explosions rocked Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan early on Sunday and heavy gunfire could be heard as thousands of anti-French demonstrators marched toward a French military base.


24/12/2004 - Niente proroghe. Il Consiglio dei Ministri di ieri ha confermato che non verranno concesse proroghe al divieto di fumo nei locali pubblici, che entrerÃ  in vigore come previsto il 10 gennaio 2005


Gift cards were hot; department stores were not. The pricier the goods, the better they sold. American Eagle Outfitters was the store to shop; Aeropostale was so 2003. And for stores with all the wrong stuff, not even huge discounts saved Christmas.


"American Idol" plans children's summer camp

The blockbuster television show  "American Idol" announced on Thursday its first children's  summer camp for the performing arts.


Character actor Charles Lane dies at 102

Charles Lane, the prolific character actor whose name was little known, but whose bespectacled face and crotchety persona made him instantly recognizable to generations of movie-goers, has died, his son said Tuesday. He was 102.


China has been denied a second straight trip to the World Cup finals despite a 7-0 victory over Hong Kong, failing to advance in qualifying when Kuwait won Asia's Group Four by one goal.


India moving to punish neglect of elderly parents

NEW DELHI -- Famous for its culture of respect for the elderly, India is taking this tradition to an extreme with new legislation that, if approved, could see children who fail to look after their elderly parents sent to jail.


Australia to ask immigrants to commit to "mateship"

People who want to become Australians will have to commit to broad values of "mateship" and may need to brush up on horse racing and political history under new citizenship tests outlined by the government on Sunday.


Remote-monitoring systems will allow those with chronic health problems to have their conditions constantly monitored as they go about their daily lives.


India, Pak foreign secretaries to hold talks

India and Pakistan's foreign secretaries are meeting in Islamabad today to try and take the composite peace process forward. Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran had an informal meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Riaz Khokhar over dinner last night.


Britain declared free from foot and mouth

Britain on Saturday lifted the last livestock restrictions imposed after last month's foot and mouth outbreak after experts said the disease had been "eradicated" from the country.


Portugal PM Might Offer Resignation - Reports

Portugal's prime minister and his cabinet may offer to resign on Saturday, a day after snap elections were called, news reports said.


A Kansas company's yearly ranking based on crime statistics shows that Camden, New Jersey, has become the nation's most-dangerous city.


EU, eyes on Kosovo, to offer Serbia fast track

European Union leaders, worried that Kosovo's push for independence could trigger instability in the Balkans, were set to offer Serbia a fast-track route to joining the bloc at a summit on Friday.


VICTOR CONTE, himself facing federal charges for selling steroids illegally, said today that doping was rife in elite sports from Olympic athletics to American football and baseball, specifically pointing the finger at US sprint stars Marion Jones and Tim


Ten Die in LA Train Crash; Murder Charge Planned

At least 10 people were killed and  nearly 200 injured on Wednesday when two Los Angeles commuter  trains collided after one struck an automobile left on the  tracks in what authorities called an aborted suicide attempt by  a "deranged" man.


Aug. 31, 2004 - American astronomers say they have discovered the two smallest planets yet orbiting nearby stars, trumping a small planet discovery by European scientists five days ago and capping the latest


Torino, 20:11 - SCHERMA, MONDIALI; SCIABOLA DONNE: PODIO TUTTO AMERICANO

Gli Stati Uniti hanno dominato il podio mondiale della sciabola: Rebecca Ward è la nuova camp...


Sixth seed Andy Roddick crashes out of the Australian Open to Philipp Kohlschreiber after a five-set thriller.


Louisiana State Coach Nick Saban, courted repeatedly by the NFL in recent years, finally decided on Saturday to make the leap to the NFL as a head coach of the Miami Dolphins.


UN nuclear chief presses Iran, North Korea over weapons programmes

UNITED NATIONS : UN nuclear weapons chief Mohamed El Baradei on Monday called on Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and said North Korea presented a "serious challenge" to the fight against non-proliferation.


Canon, Toshiba to Form Flat Panel Display Venture

Japanese technology companies Canon Inc.  and Toshiba Corp. said on Tuesday they would invest $1.82  billion in a joint venture to manufacture advanced flat panel  displays.


Venus Williams climbed five spots to No. 9 in the rankings Monday, meaning she and her sister, No. 7 Serena, are both in the top 10 for the first time in nearly two years — even though both lost in straight sets at the U.S. Open to eventual champion Justine Henin.


Like a big, real-life Buddha, he slumped on the stool in front of his locker stall espousing to his audience how it was that a Detroit Lions team that entered this


Saddam Sees Lawyer, Forces Deployed to Kerbala

Saddam Hussein saw a lawyer hired by his family on Thursday, his first contact with defense counsel since US soldiers captured him a year ago.


The Bank of England raises UK interest rates to 5.75% as it tries to bring inflation under control.


Mentre per la prima volta i cittadini attaccano i terroristi


Positive stock action has been seen throughout the Net sector this week, as eBay struck all-time highs and Google recovered 11 percent of its value.


At Least 19 Killed, Scores Injured in Iraq Bombing

A suicide car bomb exploded in the northern oil city of Kirkuk, after plowing into a crowd of men seeking jobs with the Iraqi National Guard, killing 19 people and injuring 67 others, the health ministry said.


Citing Profiling Worries, Chief Seeks Cameras in Police Cars

The Prince William County police chief said yesterday that the county should install video cameras in patrol cars to help protect officers from allegations of racial profiling as they enforce the county's crackdown on illegal immigration.


China's leaders tug strings of power in retirement

One former member of China's top leadership is said to spend his days enjoying Peking opera, another practices Chinese calligraphy and a third likes to tinker with classical musical instruments.


Wildfire Outlook Increases: Weather: Humidity and Wind Conditions Are at Perfect Levels to Spark Blazes

By Brian Sargent, The Daily Oklahoman  Mar. 5--The potential for wildfires in Oklahoma will be very high today and Tuesday, said a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Norman.


The Live Earth concert in Rio de Janeiro is threatened after a judge cancelled Saturday's concert over safety concerns.


Berlino, 15:20 - CALCIO, SCANDALO IN GERMANIA: ARRESTATO ARBITRO HOYZER

Svolta nel caso delle scommesse nel calcio tedesco: Robert Hoyzer, l'arbitro al centro dello scandal...


FBI charges Chicago man with "24" piracy

LOS ANGELES  - A Chicago man faces up to three years in prison for illegally uploading pirated episodes of the Fox series "24" to an online video hub, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


Greenstone launches all-women radio talk network

Greenstone Media, a radio company   whose founders include social activist Gloria Steinem and   actress Jane Fonda, has launched an all-women, all-talk network   across the United States.


Crawford, Four Others Post Fast 100 Times

It was only the second round of the 100 meters, yet the world's top sprinters already were playing a lightning-quick game of "Can You Top This?" Five men broke 10 seconds Saturday, with Shawn Crawford's time of 9.89 the best of the round. And several top competitors slowed before the end, which means there could be some incredibly fast times in the semifinals and final Sunday night.


Anyone for strip poker? Yahoo! folk have thrown a large web 2.0 ball at their search engine by giving it a makeover in an effort to grab market share from rival internet firm Google.â¦


Sport: Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt both squandered decent chances as Liverpool were held at Eastlands


Firenze, 16:12 - CALCIO, C2/C: VAL DI SANGRO-GELA A CHIETI

Si giocherà a Chieti la gara tra Val di Sangro e Gela, in programma domenica prossima e valid...


Fiat: nuova cassa integrazione a Mirafiori e Termini Imerese

La Fiat auto ha comunicato oggi ai sindacati nuove settimane di cassa integrazione per gli stabilimenti di Mirafiori e Termini Imerese. Nella fabbrica torinese il provvedimento interessera' le Carrozzerie: dal


Milano, 14:13 - CALCIO, INTER: TRONCHETTI: PRIMI NELLA CLASSIFICA EMOZIONI

"Se le emozioni potessero essere tradotte in punti, allora saremmo in testa a tutti". CosÃ¬ Marco Tro...


Acting just an experiment: singer Abhijeet Sawant

Young Bollywood singer Abhijeet Sawant who is busy shooting for Lottery - his debut film as an actor - says the attempt is experimental and music will continue to remain his first priority.


Robin Williams will star in a comic fantasy feature based on the preschool book "The Krazees."


A Green Energy Industry Takes Root in California

Solar power is booming in California, the product of billions of dollars in investment and great enthusiasm.


The scale of devastation wrought by sea surges that killed about 23,000 people on Asia's shores is starting to emerge. The death toll is still climbing, thousands are missing and millions have been made homeless


Dollar Reaches a New Low Against the Euro

The euro rose as high as $1.3889 in afternoon European trading today amid speculation that the Fed will soon cut interest rates by as much as half a percentage point.


Iraqi Contracts With Iran and China Concern U.S.

American officials fear that commercial investments in Iraqi power plants could mask military activities by Iran.


US President George W Bush vows to promote alternative fuel technology, as he meets his Brazilian counterpart.


Net Song-Swappers Face New Anti-Piracy Push

A new round of lawsuits aimed at prolific Internet song-swappers could be announced as early as Thursday as music officials meet in London to discuss the next step in their global war on Internet piracy.


Abandoned pets to go to U.S. sanctuaries

Some 300 homeless dogs and cats, many left behind by owners who fled Lebanon during the Hezbollah-Israel war, will be heading to new sanctuaries in the United States for adoption, an animal rights activist said Friday.


Movie Gallery Inc, the second-biggest U.S. video rental chain, said it filed a reorganization plan in bankruptcy court, and hopes to emerge from Chapter 11 next year.


Maggiori entrate da lotta evasione a riduzione tasse


U.S. Lawmakers Unscathed in Baghdad Blast

A rocket exploded near the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad while five members of the U.S. House were in the facility Sunday, a member of the delegation said.


Millionaire chat show host Oprah Winfrey is be in court on Monday to serve jury duty.


Welcome to Our World: Pushing the Play Button on Personal Freedom, Missourians Share Cat Weddings, Snowstorms, Music and ?Humor? on YouTube Internet Site.

By Greg Miller, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Dec. 15--Put the words "Columbia Missouri" into the YouTube search engine, and more than 160 user-uploaded videos appear.


The US considers new options as the UK supports the creation of a no-fly zone over Sudan's war-torn Darfur.


Kerry Vows Zealous U.S. Terror Hunt, Recalls Vietnam

PUEBLO, Colo.  - Democratic presidential nominee  and Vietnam War veteran John Kerry tried to burnish his  national security credentials on Saturday by vowing to hunt  down terrorists with the same energy he used to pursue the Viet  Cong.


Notebook: Browns reach back for win over Ravens

As they left the tunnel, the Cleveland Browns paused to touch the 1964 championship trophy. They then played as if they want one for themselves.


NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Kenyan military helicopters swooped to break up machete-wielding mobs on Tuesday as the killing of an opposition legislator stoked bloody protests across the east African country.


Paris Tourists Search for Key to 'Da Vinci Code'

A funny thing happened on the way to the Mona Lisa. Visitors to the Louvre museum in Paris, home of the world's most famous painting, started quizzing tour guides about Dan Brown's best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code."


Roma, 23:40 - BASKET, SERIE A: VINCONO TREVISO E CANTU'

Risultati ddegli anticipi serali del campionato di serie A di basket


Roma, 15:20 - CALCIO ROMA; SPALLETTI: CONTENTO SE CHIVU RIMANE

L'allenatore della Roma Luciano Spalletti spera ancora che Christian Chivu rimanga in giallorosso. "...


Investors squawked a few years ago when Verizon said it would spend billions to take fiber to the doorstep. Now they're cheering.


Health institute offers steps for fighting child obesity

Schools should weigh and measure all children annually to determine whether they're overweight, and the government must set nutritional standards for brand-name foods and drinks


The bank cited huge write-downs of mortgage-related securities and higher provisions for future losses in credit card and home equity loans.


Talking Business: Put Buyers First? What a Concept

As the case of Amazon.com reveals, maybe taking care of customers is something worth doing when you are trying to create a lasting company.


FDA considers reforming use, selection of advisory panels

Federal advisers who met last week to consider whether to restrict doses of popular antianemia drugs were themselves under scrutiny during the hearing. The Food and Drug Administration is considering a top-to-bottom reshaping of how it picks and uses the outside scientists who serve on the agency's advisory panels.


Foggia, 10:25 - CALCIO, TERZA CATEGORIA: ARBITRO AGGREDITO NEL FOGGIANO

Arbitro aggredito a Monte Sant'Angelo, nel foggiano, in occasione di una gara del campionato di terz...


Inside the CIA: Cloak, dagger - and politics?

Half of intelligence work is gathering facts. The other half is analysis. Turmoil at the CIA is a fact. Whether new Director Porter Goss is fixing the agency or breaking it is open to analysis.


IAEA Chief Says Cannot Rule Out Korea Nuke Blast

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Sunday that an explosion detected early this month over North Korea was probably not a nuclear blast but it could not be ruled out.


Roma, 20:00 - BASKET, LOTTOMATICA: OPERATO GIACHETTI, 90 GIORNI DI STOP

Potrebbe tornare prima del previsto sui campi di gioco il play della Lottomatica Roma Jacopo Giachet...


U.S. stocks barely budged on Thursday  after data gave a mixed picture of the U.S. economy and volume  was light but steel stocks suffered on investor worries about  weak Chinese demand that could push steel prices lower.


TONY Blair yesterday kicked off a new bid to break the Northern Ireland deadlock, saying the 'moment of decision' had arrived.


The European Union's 27 national telecom authorities must submit plans to regulate the single European market by Feb. 16Â or face ceding those powers to the European Commission, Telecommunications Commissioner Viviane Reding has warned.


From EC rules on Microsoft to a load of old bollocks

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A federal judge Wednesday denied a request from presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. to spend several days at a time away from a mental hospital.


Eklavya India's official entry to Oscars

Eklavya, the Hindi feature film depicting a violent family saga starring Amitabh Bachchan, has been nominated as India's official entry for Oscar award for the best foreign movie category.


Airbus SAS won an order Tuesday for 30 aircraft from India's budget carrier Air Deccan in a deal valued up to US$1.8 billion (euro1.38 billion) - the third deal struck in Asia in a week by the European aircraft maker.


President Bush is charging Democrat John Kerry with having a limited vision of the war on terror that won't keep America safe, in a campaign speech revamped to call attention to the central argument of his re-election bid.


The Democratic candidates have signed a pledge that would forbid them from campaigning in states such as Michigan and Florida that have sought to move their presidential primaries into January 2008.


Levels of childhood obesity have been exaggerated, say researchers who are partly funded by food companies.


A woman left her teenage daughter for six weeks while she went abroad to see her boyfriend, a court hears.


As of Tuesday, July 3, 2007, at least 3,584 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,947 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Klitschko Batters Williams to Retain WBC Title

Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko left Danny Williams battered and bruised on Saturday, stopping the Briton in the eighth round to retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight crown.


Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is supporting demonstrators protesting against possible cuts in funds to a hospital close to his country home.


Hainan - which was supposed to compete to become a new Hong Kong - failed as an industry hub but is finding new life as a tourist mecca.


The first mobile phone base station powered by wind and the sun's rays is to open soon in Namibia.


The United States, which has just doubled its combat troops in Afghanistan, took over command of the 33,000-strong NATO force in the country on Sunday amid warnings of a bloody spring offensive by the Taliban.


Merck to seek approval of 3 drugs in '07

Merck & Co.  expects to seek U.S. approval in 2007 for drugs to treat HIV, cholesterol and insomnia, and aims to have another four products in late-stage trials by midyear, the company said on Tuesday.


Air France prepares bid for Spain's Iberia: report

French-Dutch airline Air France KLM  is planning to team up with two Spanish firms to bid for Spain's Iberia  against a group led by private equity group TPG, Expansion newspaper said on Wednesday.


South Koreans Connect Through Search Engine

Tapping a South Korean inclination to help one another on the Web has made Naver.com the undisputed leader of Internet search in the country.


Christmas drinking could have led to unprotected sex and a record number of abortions last month, says a charity.


Jacques Chirac's presidential immunity  expires at midnight on Saturday, opening the way for judges to  question him over a string of investigations into alleged  corruption and other scandals in France.


Abbas visits Jenin to continue election campaign

As part of his election campaign,Palestine Liberation Organization chief Mahmoud Abbas visited onThursday the northern West Bank town of Jenin and met with localleaders, Palestinian official sources said.


With cellphone video, little brother is always watching

Also: When iPods die. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Former Tottenham Coach Bill Nicholson Dies

Bill Nicholson, who coached Tottenham in its glory days of the 1960s and 1970s, died Saturday after a long illness. He was 85. Nicholson's death at a hospital in Hertfordshire, outside London, was announced on Tottenham's Web site on behalf of his family.


The New England Patriots shortened practice Thursday because of steady rain and slick conditions.


Nurse behind Minnesota flu shot scare says she's innocent

MINNEAPOLIS A nurse who allegedly ran an unauthorized flu shot clinic at a Minnesota college says she had permission from an administrator to be there.


Expert urges joints efforts towards child survival issues

Dakar, Oct. 19, GNA - A communications expert has said that a blend of accurate information from traditional and religious leaders and the media were necessary for communities to make informed choices on child survival issues.


Processo per direttissima rinviato al 21 aprile


Briefly: WS-I tackles Web services attachments

roundup Plus: Newspaper sites take up paid search ads...Microsoft IPTV to woo Swiss test group...Sony speeds up Memory Stick cards...Real touts one week, 1 million songs.


EIGHTEEN civil servants have been sacked and 147 got official warnings after porn crashed the DVLA's computer network.   Colleagues complained they were driven mad by sex snap pop-ups on their screens.


Sono quasi 3.930 le vittime Usa dal marzo 2003


Historic buildings to be sold Boston Wharf offered $97m

Boston Wharf Co. today is set to sell about half of its remaining portfolio of historic brick buildings in the Fort Point Channel area to Berkeley Investments Inc. for $97 million, Berkeley executives said yesterday.


Huge Hurricane Felix hits Central America

Hurricane Felix slammed into Nicaragua and Honduras on Tuesday as a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm, lashing remote coastal villages with violent winds and torrential rains.


German asparagus farmers left in a pickle

It is considered by Germans to be one of the culinary highlights of spring and summer. But this year the asparagus season is likely to be cut short because thousands of hectares of the crop have been left to rot.


High Enthusiasm Propels Democratic Voters

Democratic turnout has far exceeded the Republican showing in the contests so far, but the meaning for the November election is a matter of dispute.


Cameron Diaz has lived with being a target of the paparazzi for   years. But she won't stand for being a target of a paparazzo's car.


Gunfire erupts near a potential Palestinian leader, though most doubt it was an assassination attempt. JERUSALEM - Gunmen in the Gaza Strip unleashed bursts of automatic-weapons fire Sunday near Yasser Arafat's


Taiwan's telecommunications industry will need another two years before third-generation mobile services generate substantial revenue, according to Harvey Chang, president and CEO of Taiwan Cellular, the island's second-largest mobile phone operator.


The Italian government approves a bill to grant legal rights to unmarried couples, despite Vatican hostility.


Another Chill Headed for U.S. Next Week-Forecasters

After a brief warming, the U.S.  Northeast and Midwest will get another frosty spell and a  possible major storm next week that will bolster demand for  heating fuels, forecasters said Thursday.


Mel Gibson's film about the Mayan civilisation is criticised by indigenous Mayan activists.


The Milky Way is a vast, diverse neighborhood. If you're hoping to find Earthlike planets that may harbor life, you'll need to narrow the search. Stars are a good place to start, because the dusty discs around stars spawn young planets.


It's a landmark day, but should anyone care?


A new space probe has been sent out to try to discover the secrets of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The American spacecraft Cassini, orbiting Saturn, has launched the probe Huygens on a course to reach Titan in about three weeks' time.


Services growth exceeds forecast in May: ISM

The dominant service sector grew more than expected in May, according to a report released on Tuesday.


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Report: Maverick UK Envoy to Tashkent May Lose Job

Britain's ambassador to Uzbekistan, who  has condemned his superiors for accepting security information  gathered by torture, may be about to lose his job, British  media reported Tuesday.


The nation's largest voting machine companies are submitting millions of lines of code to the National Software Reference Library to address sharp criticism from computer scientists about the secret software used in elections.


U.S. strikes reported on Qaeda suspect in Somalia

BOSSASSO, Somalia  - A U.S. warship attacked a suspected al Qaeda target in northern Somalia on Friday, CNN reported, and residents said missiles pounded hills where foreign jihadists fled after clashing with local forces.


For a Franchise, Success Is in the Hiring

In an industry known for its high turnover of employees, Dave Melton, a Dominoâs Pizza franchisee in Manhattan, has built a work force with unusual longevity.


Authorities in East Timor impose a night-time curfew after an attack on President Jose Ramos-Horta.


A More Conservative Intel Doesn't Add Many Details On ...

Burned by a series of production missteps and canceled products, the company lets AMD get out in front on multicore product announcements.


Su affitti a famiglie aliquota da 20% a 15%


Murdoch Poised to Pay Record $44 Million for NY Pad

Apartment hunting in Manhattan can trigger depression for the budget-minded, but these are heady times at the top end as The New York Times reported on Friday that media


Calcio, nazionale: Materazzi al posto di Cannavaro

Sono queste le due novitÃ  dal ritiro azzurro di Coverciano alla vigilia del match in programma domani a Parma contro la Bielorussia. Il commissario tecnico Marcello Lippi ha annunciato l'avvicendamento al centro della difesa tra Materazzi e Cannavaro.


England aim to bounce back from defeat in Ireland when they take on France at Twickenham.


U.N.: New leads in probe of PM's assassination

A "considerable number of new leads" have emerged in the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, according to the latest report released Monday by a commission of U.N.-appointed investigators.


At least 10,000 anti-war demonstrators marched through the northern English city of Manchester on Saturday, protesting the presence of British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.Comment


The Oakland Athletics are used to pressure-packed pennant races. It's their sub-par September that's the shocker.


Mosques torched after worst Iraq bombing

Gunmen bent on revenge burned mosques and homes in a Sunni enclave of Baghdad on Friday as Iraq's leaders pleaded for calm, a day after the worst bomb attack since the U.S. invasion raised the specter of civil war.


US Senate to Pass Intelligence Reorganization Bill

The US Senate will pass legislation today to reorganize the nation's intelligence agencies and create a national director of intelligence to oversee efforts to prevent terrorist attacks, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said.


A small paraffin flap shouldn't torch Sasol's future results.


Slovenia's parliament votes overwhelmingly to ratify the European Union constitution.


Doctors in Leeds carry out the NHS's first adult-to-adult live donor liver transplant.


Lâiniziativa non piace molto ai distributori di pellicole ed ai gestori delle sale cinematografiche. Il disco con un metodo brevettato dalla compagnia âFlexplayâ, contiene una sostanza che lo rende illeggibile dopo 48 ore di contatto con lâaria.


Parigi, 11:39 - CICLISMO, DOPING: CONTROANALISI CONFERMANO MAYO POSITIVO

Iban Mayo ora è davvero nei guai. Le controanalisi effettuate sui campioni prelevati il 24 lu...


Tens of thousands of South Koreans take to the streets to oppose a free trade agreement with the US.


The Florida Democratic Party is sticking to its primary date — and printed bumper stickers to prove it.


Blog: Microsoft announces public download of Windows Home Server Release Candidate


Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Salomon Torres' two-year contract will pay him $2.6 million, including a $200,000 signing bonus.


Cops: Mom Used Hammer on Son Over Homework

A 34-year-old woman was charged Tuesday with using a hammer and pliers to punish her son for not doing his homework.


Critical memos on Bush's Guard service faked?

A day after CBS News presented documents questioning President Bush's National Guard service, the veracity of those papers is coming into question.


The nation's merchants cut prices even deeper on Sunday, the day after Christmas, in hopes of squeezing more sales out of what's winding up to be an unimpressive holiday season.


Oracle gets lift as chief fired at PeopleSoft

PeopleSoft said Friday that it had fired its chief executive, Craig Conway, a move that some analysts said raised the likelihood that the maker of business software would give up its 16-month fight against Oracle's $7.


Bush Says Kerry 'More Heroic' for Going to Vietnam

President Bush on Saturday described  John Kerry's tour of duty in Vietnam as more heroic than his  own service in the Air National Guard, saying his Democratic  rival had been "in harm's way."


Chinese "elephant man" to go under the knife

BEIJING, July 23 (Reuters Life!) - A Chinese "elephant man" with a crippling 33 lb tumor drooping from his head and face -- the biggest on record -- undergoes life-threatening surgery on Tuesday to have it removed.


House Republican revolt hands Bush surprise defeat on intelligence ...

In a defeat for President George W. Bush, rebellious Republicans in the House of Representatives derailed legislation Saturday to overhaul US intelligence agencies along lines recommended by the Sept.


Nearly 100 Vietnamese dead or missing in typhoon

Nearly 100 people were killed or are missing after a typhoon hit the southern coast of Vietnam this week, damaging hundreds of thousands of flimsy homes, a government report said on Thursday.


Mortgage Applications Ease in Aug 27 Week

New applications for U.S. home loans  eased last week for the second week in a row even though  30-year mortgage interest rates decreased slightly, an industry  group said on Wednesday.


Mateja Kezman finally broke his Chelsea goal duck with the winner against a spirited West Ham in the Carling Cup. The striker was making his 13th outing for Chelsea and he arrowed in a second half shot past keeper James Walker.


Pakistan PM due in India for talks as new argument breaks out

NEW DELHI  - Pakistan's Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is due to make his first visit to India this week as as the nuclear rivals argued anew over Kashmir.


Blog: new laptops are upgraded versions of Dell's existing workhorse models


The public is urged to check if they live in areas at risk of flooding, on the anniversary of the 1947 floods.


Scientists Say Fossil Fuel Emissions Warming Arctic Faster Than ...

An international team of scientists says the Arctic is warming much more rapidly than previously known because of the burning of fossil fuels around the world.


Sany to ink deal for $60 mln U.S. plant: source

Chinese machinery maker Sany Heavy  Industry Co will sign a memorandum of understanding with the  U.S. state of Georgia on Wednesday to build a $60 million  plant, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.


The department store chain is gaining momentum going into the holiday season.


Craigslist posting offers political fist-fight

Wanted: One Bush supporter--but not for long walks on the beach, candle-lit dinners or spooning on winter mornings. [Missing Links]


While President Bush and others have delivered optimistic public appraisals, officials who fight the Iraqi insurgency and study it believe the rebellion is deeper and more widespread than is being publicly acknowledged, officials say.


Parigi, 21:00 - PALLONE ORO, CANNAVARO: DA MOGGI ABUSI ENORMI MA INUTILI

"Luciano Moggi? Tutti sapevano dei suoi contatti un pÃ² ovunque, e tutti sapevano quanto fosse potent...


Russia can repay Paris Clubs debts early - Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed Russia's willingness to start the early repayment of debts within the framework of the Paris Club.


The Palestinian prime minister calls for new peace efforts with Israel, a day after Yasser Arafat's burial.


Apple says govt seeks information on options

Apple Inc.  disclosed on  Friday that the U.S. government had informally requested more  information and documents on its past stock-options practices,  and said the issue was a distraction for management.


Brief: Oracle reshuffles executives at PeopleSoft

Oracle Corp., now in the process of digesting its rival PeopleSoft Inc., did a top executive reshuffle in time for the new year, according to documents filed with the SEC.


AOL members report significantly less spam in 2004

America OnlineÂ has declared 2004 a "banner year" in its fight against unsolicited commercial e-mail messages, most commonly referred to as spam.


US classifies Sudan atrocities as genocide, seeks through UN probe

US Secretary of State Colin Powell classified the atrocities in Sudan's troubled Darfur region as genocide and called on the United Nations to launch a thorough probe into one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.


'Una talpa al mio ministero? Anch'io vorrei saperne di piu''


Quota non strategica dopo acquisto di Cole National


No MOT, no licence, no insurance, no eyes The BBC can award itself a "department of the bleedin' obvious" commendation for the headline adorning this piece yesterday concerning the case of 31-year-old Omed Aziz who was nicked while driving through Oldbury, West Midlands, while in possession of neither MOT nor licence nor insurance nor those most useful of driving aids - eyes.â¦


REVIEW For the longest time, cellular companies have passed over the needs of the growing senior population. But the Jitterbug -- built by Samsung -- has come along to change that. BetaNews' Ed Oswald puts the new phone through real-world testing.


British supermarket giant Tesco, the country's biggest retailer, has unveiled plans to sell its own range of computer software.


New Signs in Europe of U.S. Mortgage Fallout

The region is now feeling an autumn chill of slackening economies and warnings of further market upheaval.


Graham Bradley's appeal against a five-year racing ban is unsuccessful.


Strained by an ailing housing market and credit woes, the economy in 2007 is expected to log its worst growth in five years and should be somewhat sluggish next year.


France says Arafat medical file can be released to family

The medical files of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat can be released upon demand to eligible parties, such as his family, a French defence ministry spokesman told AFP.


French rock star Bertrand Cantat could return to France from Lithuania to serve the rest of his jail term for killing his lover.


Johnson Slips Past Gordon to Win Martinsville

Jimmie Johnson sneaked by Jeff Gordon with 44 laps to go Sunday and held on to win at Martinsville Speedway for his series-high seventh victory of the year.


DENVER -- A Denver woman is still basking in the glow of her good fortune on the Oprah show, which was broadcast on Denver's 7 on Monday.


Bosnian therapy knitters see luxury retail future

TUZLA, Bosnia  - Sajma Alic took up knitting in 1995 to keep her mind off the fate of her husband, who stayed in besieged Srebrenica while she fled with their baby, two of hundreds of thousands made refugees by Bosnia's 1992-95 war.


Iraqi Peace Mission in Najaf; U.S. Pounds Militia

NAJAF, Iraq  - An Iraqi peace delegation urged a  radical Shi'ite cleric Tuesday to call off his uprising in the  city of Najaf where U.S. troops pounded militia positions near  the country's holiest Islamic sites.


Dame Ellen MacArthur comes home ahead of more than 1,800 yachts in the Round the Island Race.


The Edmonton Oilers lost a key player at the beginning of the Stanley Cup finals. Now, it's Carolina's turn to deal with an injury.


Gandhi Kin Urges Palestinians to Rise Up Peacefully

The grandson of slain Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi urged Palestinians on Thursday to rise up peacefully to demand an end to Israeli occupation, and said freedom was close.


Billions in Aid to Pakistan Was Wasted, Officials Assert

The money the U.S. spent to bolster the Pakistani military effort against militants has been diverted to help finance weapons systems designed to counter India, not Al Qaeda or the Taliban, officials said.


BETHESDA, Maryland  - Tiger Woods was grumbling about missed opportunities after carding a one-under 69 to sit seven strokes off the pace at the Congressional Country Club on Saturday.


A powerful new body must drive climate change policy after a decade of failure by the government, MPs warn.


A supplement containing fatty acids may help children do better at school, suggests a UK researcher.


Debate on Iraq healthy, Bush tells Democrats

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia  - President George W. Bush, speaking to House of Representatives Democrats he has battled for six years, said on Saturday said he welcomed a vigorous debate on his plans to increase U.S. combat troops in Iraq and he did not question the patriotism of critics.


It's no small task for a tenor to take on a role that Placido Domingo dominated for decades Â Verdi's Otello.


Treasury prices rallied on Wednesday  as strong interest in new five-year notes soothed concerns  about a possible decline in foreign demand for U.S. government  debt.


Airline Swiss secures terms on crucial banking credit

The cash-strapped airline Swiss said it had agreed on the terms for a crucial 325 million Swiss franc (210 million euros, 258 million dollars) credit facility with an international banking syndicate.


News of an effective vaccine against malaria being developed is certainly a shot in the arm for the fight against this disease which kills over a million children and infects an estimated 300 million annually.


Web users with fast broadband connections have finally muscled aside dial-up users to form a majority of the American Internet population, according to Nielsen/Net Ratings.


CDC Urges Patience When it Comes to Flu Shots

Doctor Mitchell Cohen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, says some parts of the country may not have their supply of flu shots yet.


Oxy slows plan to build LNG terminal in Texas

A unit of Occidental Chemical Co.  has pushed back planned construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal near Corpus Christi, Texas, a company spokeswoman said Friday.


US helicopters drop supplies into remote parts of Aceh province in Indonesia ravaged by last Sunday's tsunami.


Judges at the war crimes trial of the ex-Yugoslav leader may issue subpoenas to defence witnesses unwilling to testify.


Rumsfeld Says US Faces Test of Wills in Iraq

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, calling the Iraq war a test of wills with insurgents, told Iraqi security forces on Sunday protecting their nation's sovereignty was their duty.


ACTIONS SPEAK louder than words -- and Bank of America's layoffs this week are another example of its failure to live up to commitments made prior to receiving state regulatory approval to merge with Fleet Bank.


Our tendency to persecute others is as alive today as in medieval times

Comment is free: Madeleine Bunting: The cultural fascination with the middle ages rarely acknowledges that power is still won and abused in the same way


Il commissario per l'emergenza rifiuti rassicura i cittadini


Police investigating the murders of five women in Suffolk piece together their last movements.


Williams attends practice with Argonauts

Ricky Williams is hard at work with the Argonauts. The suspended Miami Dolphins running back attended his first practice with the CFL's Toronto Argonauts on Monday morning. He began the session by lining up with the other running backs and taking handoffs from the quarterbacks.


World airports saw record passengers in 2006

World international and domestic airports handled a record 4.4 billion passengers in 2006, an increase of 4.8 percent from the previous year, the global airports organization ACI reported on Wednesday.


NEW YORK  - TV ads that teach the warning signs of stroke may encourage more victims to get to the hospital quickly, researchers have found.


La sfilata per festeggiare il primo posto in classifica del Cd di "VivaRadio2"La folla li ha costretti a ridurre il percorso: "Non pensavamo che sareste stati cosÃ¬ tanti"                                            Fiorello e Baldini majorette per un giorno Con Mike Bongiorno in parata sotto la Rai


A College Education Without Job Prospects

Most of the 11 million students in IndiaÃÂs 18,000 colleges and universities receive starkly inferior training, heavy on obedience and light on useful job skills.


Prashant Tamang, a constable in the West Bengal police, was on Sunday night crowned Indian Idol after vanquishing his rival in a grand finale of the talent hunt.


Rumsfeld Says U.S. Faces Test of Wills in Iraq

ARBIL, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,  calling the Iraq war a test of wills with insurgents, told  Iraqi security forces on Sunday protecting their nation's  sovereignty was their duty.


US envoy urges full declaration from NKorea

Chief US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill called Tuesday on North Korea to provide a complete account of its weapons programmes, saying its partners in six-nation talks were expecting a full accounting.


Spanish Bank Santander Central Hispano intends to cut about 3,000 jobs at Britain's Abbey National if its proposed acquisition of the British bank is completed.


China Tightens Adoption Rules, U.S. Agencies Say

The new regulations seem certain to slow the rapid rise in applications by foreign parents to adopt Chinese babies.


Dell, Microsoft make a patch pact for servers

Dell and Microsoft have launched a joint development project to improve the management of Dell servers with Microsoft software. The two companies said Monday that they have integrated their respective management


Majority wants troop deadline in Iraq: poll

A narrow majority of Americans now favor setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and a record number say they disapprove of the war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.


Israel mulls Gaza power cuts over rocket attacks

Israeli leaders decided on Wednesday against a broad offensive in Gaza to curb cross-border rocket attacks but did not rule out cutting off Israeli-supplied power to the Palestinian territory, government officials said.


9 Found in Apparent Cancun Drug Killings

Police discovered the bodies of nine people, including three federal agents, at two sites outside this resort city. Authorities said the killing were probably linked to a drug turf war.


Holding a Moral Center as Civilization Fell

This wrenching political thriller lends a human face to an upheaval so savage it seemed beyond the realm of imagination when news of it filtered into the West.


Podcasting a Tool for Firms: Experts Say Shows Can Be Helpful in Getting Message Out to Public

By Jeffrey Kelley, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Mar. 3--Since its early days circa 2004, podcasting has touched on such subjects as gardening, video games, cooking and sports.


Beijing set to impose own tariffs on textiles

HONG KONG The Commerce Ministry in China plans to impose tariffs on some textile exports, a step that could avert a trade war with the United States and the European Union over a new influx of low-cost Chinese garments that had appeared likely to flood


How many paragraphs of rules and regulations can a society have before no one can predict how it will respond to critical situations?  The answer, as demonstrated on 9/11/2001 is:  "Not very many."  Lawyers need to go open source and let the public bang on their code.


CSI Cast Member Leaves for Other Pursuits

Jorja Fox is waving goodbye to "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Fox, 39, tells EW.com she has quit the Las Vegas-based forensics drama, saying she wants to explore other opportunities. "There are all these things I want to do," she said ...


Grizzlies point guard Jason Williams went on the injured list with a sprained right ankle before Tuesday night's game against the Knicks.


FINANZIARIA: TABACCI (UDC), BERLUSCONI MEDI SULLE TASSE

(AGI) - Roma, 23 ott. - Sulle tasse "il mio partito ha proposte differenti" dall'emendamento di Forza Italia appoggiato dallo stesso Silvio Berlusconi, "andremo a discuterle, noi dell'Udc siamo disponibili a metterci attorno ad un tavolo".


Zurigo, 21:37 - CALCIO, CANNAVARO: FIFA WORLD PLAYER DEDICATO A CALCIO ITALIANO

''E' stato un anno incredibile, ho vinto il campionato con la Juve, il mondiale con l'Italia, poi il...


DeveloperTutorials.com: Floating Point Comparisons In PHP and Javascript

On the DeveloperTutorials website, there's a new tutorial posted that warns against the perils of floating point comparisons between PHP and Javascript.   The problem is if you've done any calculations to arrive at these numbers they might actually be stored as 71.00000000001. Now if one of them is stored that way and the other isn't and you compare the two to see if they are equal you'll get a FALSE as the response, even though they should be the same. This isn't a bug, it's how floating point comparisons are designed to work.   In order to help combat this, he's provided two functions - one in PHP and one in Javascript - that compare the numbers in a more "sane" way that someone using them to store, say, currency values might want to use to compare them.


NBA Wrap: Returning Trio Help Pistons End Losing Skid

Chauncey Billups scored 21 points in  his return to the line-up as the host Detroit Pistons also  welcomed back coach Larry Brown and Ben Wallace with a 93-85  triumph over the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday.


Car bomb kills 16 in Baghdad book district

A car bomb exploded on Monday in the area of Mutanabi Street, a Baghdad district lined with book shops, killing at least 16 people and wounding many more, a Reuters witness and police said.


Tursunov to meet Berdych in Mumbai Open final

Russian Dmitry Tursunov beat Spanish top seed Tommy Robredo 7-6 3-6 6-1 on Saturday to reach the final of the inaugural Mumbai Open.


When Doha Golf Club opened in early 1996 as one of the few green patches in any Persian Gulf country, the cactus-lined fairways, finely manicured greens and ornate white buildings brought up the inevitable comment: an oasis in the desert.


White House cuts economic growth forecast

A slowdown in the housing market drove the White House on Tuesday to lower its forecast for U.S. economic growth for this year and next.


Storm damage to hotels, restaurants reported minimal

Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando and other Orlando, Fla.-area attractions escaped serious damage from Hurricane Jeanne last weekend and are fully operational, according to the Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau.


Al presidio di Pianura, aggredito giornalista Rai


Livorno, 16:57 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; SPINELLI VUOLE TAVANO ACCANTO A LUCARELLI

Il presidente del Livorno Aldo Spinelli a caccia di Tavano. Il numero uno lacronico, dopo aver silur...


Bush, Kerry duel over state of American healthcare

Downingtown, Pa. - President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry shifted back to domestic issues on Thursday, sparring long distance over the state of healthcare in America and their competing plans to reform it.


NOVEMBER 22, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Firefox 1.0 appears to have sparked new activity in the Web browser market. The release of the open-source Web browser by the Mozilla Foundation earlier this month prompted Microsoft Corp.


Acting president Raul Castro makes visit

Acting President Raul Castro made a surprise appearance Thursday at the opening of Havana's annual international book fair — an event his ailing brother Fidel had often attended in past years.


A leading militant group in the Pakistani region of South Waziristan announces a truce, officials say.


Big German Banks Are Reported to Be Near Deal to Buy Stake in the Parent of Airbus

The German government is nearing a deal for German banks to buy a stake in EADS as DaimlerChrysler reduces its holding in the company.


Qatar to win LSE stake with $5.6 billion bid: paper

Qatar's state investment fund is set to  win the auction of Nasdaq's 31 percent stake in the London  Stock Exchange Group after lodging a bid of 2.8 billion pounds  ($5.6 billion), the Sunday Times reported on Sunday.


MONDIALI DI CICLISMO - Rebellin escluso dalla gara: manca un ...

L'Uci, Unione ciclistica internazionale, non ha accettato la documentazione presentata da Davide Rebellin (foto). Insomma niente mondiale per il corridore vicentino che nei giorni scorsi aveva chiesto e ottenuto la cittadinanza argentina.


The recently concluded IPO by Google, the Internetâs most popular search engine, generated more buzz than usual for several reasons.


Toshiba recalls 340,000 Sony-made batteries

Performance problems only - no fire risk, company says Toshiba has joined Dell and Apple, and asked its customers to send back their Sony-made laptop batteries currently sitting in Dynabook and Satellite machines. The notebook maker's recall extends to some 340,000 customers worldwide.â¦


(InfoWorld) - Sierra Wireless will provide embedded wide-area wireless modules to a new Intel ultra mobile PC (UMPC) platform that enabling devices to hook up to 3G (third generation) wireless telecommunications, creating a new way to use a UMPC. Until now, UMPCs from most companies, includingÂ Samsung Electronics and Asustek Computer, have included two wireless functions, WLAN (wireless LAN) for wireless Internet connections in a home, office, or other location near a Wi-Fi hot spot, and Bluetooth. Few other UMPCs, save Sony's Vaio VGN-UX50, which offers Cingular EDGE (Enhanced Data GSM Environment) WAN capabilities, provide a way to connect to the Internet away from civilization. The wireless modules from Sierra, a Vancouver, British Columbia chip designer, will allow users to remain connected far out in the field, and lead to the development of many innovative, new UMPC devices, the company said. Intel plans to make itsÂ ultra mobile PC chip kitÂ available in the first half of next year, the company said at the Intel Developer Forum, which ended Thursday. The company said the microprocessors in the platform will consume just half the power of ones used in current UMPCs, and will be 25 percent smaller. The chip kit is designed to allow developers to make smaller, cooler running UMPCs with longer battery life and new possible uses, Intel said. The UMPC, code-named Origami earlier this year, is a new breed of handheld deviceÂ promoted by Microsoft and IntelÂ aimed at users requiring more PC-like functions and larger screens in a carry-around device. It falls somewhere between a tablet PC and a PDA in size, and runs on the Windows XP Tablet Edition OS. One of the first such devices was viewed by users at the Cebit electronics show in Germany early this year,Â Samsung's Q1. The device was running on a 900MHz Intel Celeron microprocessor and boasted 500MB of RAM.


Russia Looks for Cause of 2 Plane Crashes

Russian investigators labored Wednesday to determine whether terrorism caused the near-simultaneous crashes of two jetliners, killing all 89 people aboard and spreading anxieties about a possible bloody escalation of the Chechen conflict.


Gotuit Media Corp., a Woburn maker of video indexing software for the cable TV industry, is rolling out a new online service that lets Internet video fans generate moment-by-moment indexes of their movies.


Auckland, 10:06 - TENNIS, WTA AUCKLAND: ERRANI ELIMINATA NEI QUARTI

Sara Errani è stata eliminata nei quarti di finale del torneo Wta di Auckland (145 mila dolla...


Stocks rises as job growth offsets mortgage woes

Stocks rose slightly on Friday after an economic report showed a resilient job market, but investors remained cautious amid growing concerns about the subprime mortgage market.


Officials check for salmonella in peanut butter

U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they are investigating a possible link between peanut butter and more than 100 salmonella cases in 37 states.


King of clay vs. regal Roger at Wimbledon

Celebrating a set-clinching shot during his remarkable run to the Wimbledon final, Rafael Nadal punched the air and dashed to his chair, fist leading the way.


EUROPEAN Union leaders have agreed on bold measures to fight global warming, pledging that, by 2020, a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green-power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels and 10 ...Comment


Blog: Federal regulators want the public's feedback on whether to waive a 1997 rule that would frown upon the proposed combo.


India ready to consider Musharraf's formula on Kashmir

On Board Special IAF Aircraft, Nov 13. (UNI): External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh today expressed India's readiness to look at Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's radical formula for


Economic recovery is gathering speed in the euro zone and inflation prospects are favorable, the European Central Bank said on Thursday as it


Bombs killed 20 people in Iraq on Saturday including 15 in Baghdad, police said, as U.S. President George W. Bush said he would address Americans next week to "lay out a vision" for the future U.S. role in Iraq.


Bankrupt US Airways received approval yesterday to use $745 million in cash over the next three months, but a US Bankruptcy Court judge gave lawyers


Livorno, 15:46 - CICLISMO, PETACCHI VINCE IL GP DEGLI ETRUSCHI

Alessandro Petacchi ha vinto in volata la 12/a edizione del Gran Premio Costa degli Etruschi, prova ...


The Giants again have managed to right their course, despite the fatalistic notion that things are about to fall apart that has hovered over New York all season.


Pete Doherty was released Wednesday from a drug treatment order, ending 18 months of court supervision.


Search for Missing Climbers Is Scaled Back

With bad weather expected to descend on Mount Hood, the chance for the climbersâ survival is diminishing.


Gli incassi per il diritto d'autore a quota 640 mln di euro


Leak of Iraq report created "misimpressions": Bush

President Bush on Saturday hit back at critics who have cited an intelligence report as evidence that the Iraq war has worsened the terrorism threat.


Soaring Interest Compounds Credit Card Pain for Millions

Credit card companies are changing the terms of their accounts at a historically high rate, costing Americans millions of dollars.


RadioIO (PINK SHEETS:IWDM) continues to experience explosive  growth in 2007 as does internet radio in general. According to Bridge  Ratings & Research, in the past year the internet radio audience has  skyrocketed to 72 million monthly listeners from 45 million at the end  of 2005.


Taco Bell closes New Jersey outlet after E. coli

Taco Bell said on Sunday it had temporarily closed one of its fast-food outlets and was working with New Jersey health authorities seeking the cause of an E. coli outbreak that has sickened nearly a dozen people.


Salza, sara' scelto tra tre candidati espressione SanPaolo


Two former Yankees who got into a brawl with a Fenway Park groundskeeper during the 2003 ALCS agree to serve six months of probation and perform 50 hours of community service.


Google Creates First-Ever Market for Stock Options

By Elise AckermanSTAFF  Google announced this week the creation of the first-ever marketplace for employee stock options. Starting next spring, Googlers who have vested options will be able to sell them through an online site to institutional investors.


Is Caffeine Withdrawal a Mental Disorder?

Sept. 30, 2004 -- Researchers are saying that caffeine withdrawal should now be classified as a psychiatric disorder. A new study that analyzes some 170 years' worth of research concludes that caffeine withdrawal


Road work paying off, but doesn't match '06 record

The 2007 North American concert  business is below last year's record pace, but business is  strong, according to first-half numbers reported to Billboard  Boxscore.


College Loans, The Price Of Procrastination

Every parent knows that college costs are painfully high, and yet so many people fail to save anything, even an amount that will get their child through one semester. Instead, they wait until their child is ready to go to college, panic and then turn to loans.


Attentati contro le sedi dei ministeri Autobomba al mercato, morti ...

Baghdad, 10 ottobre - Ã di almeno cinque morti e di sei feriti il bilancio di due distinti attacchi che nella prima mattinata di oggi hanno preso di mira alcuni ministeri del governo ad interim iracheno in piena Baghdad, proprio mentre stava per


The head of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries forecast on Monday that global crude prices would soon fall, partly because of expected supply increases from Iraq.


Milano, 19:10 - CALCIO, INTER: LAVORO IN PALESTRA PER IBRAHIMOVIC

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Inter in vista della gara di mercoledÃ¬ a Roma.  Partitella e lavoro ae...


A key prosecution witness testified Tuesday that a longtime friend picked her up one morning last summer and told her the body of his son's pregnant mother was in the back of the truck they were riding in.


Top UK banks are set to report combined profits of about Â£38bn for the past year despite worries about exposure to bad debts.


A one-year-old boy has died after being attacked by a dog at a relative's home in West Yorkshire


NASA delayed the flight of space shuttle Atlantis until late January or, more likely, February to replace a suspect connector in the fuel tank.


Belgians oust the coalition government of Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt after eight years in power.


Japan Air's 2nd-Qtr Profit Soars Sixfold on Demand

Japan Airlines Corp., Asia's largest carrier by sales, had a sixfold jump in second-quarter profit as rising Japanese exports boosted airfreight demand and passenger numbers rebounded from last year's SARS-induced slump.


ACCUSED terrorist Abu Bakar Bashir has told an Indonesian court to be wary of interference from the "two enemies of God", Australia and the US.


A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Monday morning on whether to release Libby's tapes after they are played in court


One game into Bridgewater-Raynham's league schedule, the Trojans' season appeared to be over. After losing to Marshfield to open Old Colony League play Oct. 30, the Trojans figured their chances at surviving beyond Thanksgiving were as good as a turkey's. With only four teams in the league, Marshfield seemed a safe bet to garner its playoff berth.


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised that Israel would no longer disrupt the supply of food, medicine and necessary energy.


Floods, Avalanches Kill Many in Pakistan, Neighbors

QUETTA, Pakistan  - Pakistan launched a relief  operation for 20,000 people stricken by torrential rains in the  southwest, as floods and avalanches killed over 260 nationwide  so far, officials said on Saturday.


A convoy carrying Vice President Nematullah Shahrani was attacked by remote-control explosives Monday in northern Afghanistan, just four days after President


Una flotta di 13 vetture a disposizione dell'organizzazione


Dati bilancio: a Marchionne 6,9 mln, a John Elkan 582.550 euro


Recruiting has evolved into a third season, joining the regular season and spring practice, said Jamie Newberg, a recruiting analyst for scout.com.


Cina, esplosione miniera: nessuna speranza per 141 intrappolati

Le speranze di trovare ancora qualcuno vivo lÃ  sotto in quell'inferno, non ci sono piÃ¹. Impossibile oramia salvare i 141 lavoratori rimasti intrappolati a circa 400 metri di profonditÃ  nella miniera di


With housing still sliding, Lennar opens the builders' reporting period with a record loss.


Si arresta la corsa dei prezzi A novembre stabile al 2%

ROMA 29 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Secondo i primi dati che arrivano dalle rilevazioni delle 13 citta' campione, a novembre l'inflazione e' rimasta ferma al 2%. Le stime non escludono che il carovita possa essere sceso all'1,9% annuo.


Peter Diamandis founded the Ansari X-Prize in 1996. Named for the Ansari family of Dallas, Texas, and funded through private donations and corporate sponsorships, the X-Prize is a $10 million purse aimed at jump-starting space tourism.


GE to Buy Australian Financial for About $300 Mln, People Say

General Electric Co., the world's biggest non-bank lender, will buy Australian Financial Investments Group for about $300 million to boost its share of that nation's mortgage market, people familiar with the plan said.


Holographs could become much more widely used as US scientist discover a quick way to make the 3D images.


China Lays Into 'Bush Doctrine' Ahead of US Poll

On the eve of the US election, China laid into what it called the "Bush doctrine," said the Iraq war has destroyed the global anti-terror coalition and blamed arrogance for the problems dogging the United States worldwide.


Flooding From Gaston Kills 5 in Virginia

Flooding touched off by the remnants of Tropical Storm Gaston left at least five people dead in Virginia on Tuesday and devastated a historic Richmond neighborhood that was the heart of the Confederate capital during the Civil War.


L'accusa del Financial Times: "Dimenticato il femminismo"Per il giornale sono trattate peggio solo a Cipro, Egitto e Corea                                            "L'Italia un paese di veline le donne sono solo oggetti"                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI


Some of the training planned for an air base in south Wales will no longer go ahead, defence chiefs announce.


Bologna, 17:39 - BASKET, GIBA: LIMITE TESSERAMENTI AVRA' GRAVI CONSEGUENZE

La Giba (il sindacato dei cestisti) protesta e sostiene che un ulteriore ventilato aumento di giocat...


Basketball: U.S. Cruises Past Angola 89-53

The U.S. men's basketball team got their  first comfortable win at the Olympic basketball tournament  Monday, routing winless Angola 89-53 in their final preliminary  round game.


NASA's Mars orbiters have spotted "skylights" apparently leading to cavernous underground spaces on Mars.  The discovery is fueling interest in potential underground habitats and sparking searches for caverns elsewhere on the Red Planet.


Gazprom close to deal to take half of Sakhalin-2

Russia's Gazprom closed in on half of  Royal Dutch Shell's (RDSa.L) $22 billion Sakhalin-2 energy  project on Tuesday while Shell denied it had buckled under  Kremlin pressure and warned Moscow the world was watching.


Facing a ratings challenge from ABC, "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" turned to a new executive producer who will be the first woman in a decade to lead a weeknight newscast.


It is his turn now. L.V. Whitworth will be the fourth running back to start for Boston College in seven games when the bullish 6-foot, 215-pound redshirt freshman from Milton makes his first start of the season -- and of his career -- against 24th-ranked Notre Dame tomorrow in South Bend, Ind.


Meeting with President Bush, the Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi pledged Thursday that Iraq's elections would take place in January despite escalating violence.


Yushchenko takes unassailable lead in Ukraine's election

KIEV - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko celebrated victory on Monday, as he took an unassailable lead in the re-run of Ukraine's presidential election.


The European Central Bank keeps interest rates in the eurozone at their current level of 4%.


Switching focus to a new menu helped boost sales and earnings at McDonald's, the fast food giant says.


Unita' di crisi Ministero in coordinamento con Ambasciata


Toronto, 12:35 - F1, VILLENEUVE RAGGIUNGERA' MONTOYA IN NASCR

Abbandonata la F.1 Jacques Villeneuve per la prossima stagione potrebbe approdare in Nascar a fianco...


Big power envoys to meet in Jerusalem on Tuesday

Envoys from the Quartet of international powers trying to mediate peace in the Middle East will meet in Jerusalem next week for the first time since Palestinian Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.


A volte non ritornano. L'ex capitano della Juve Antonio Conte ha deciso di non chiudere la carriera in Puglia. Quella Ã¨ finita a Torino. Ora ha deciso di cominciare a studiare da allenatore. Eppure sembrava


Is your school's Web site revealing too much?

Blog: As students return to classrooms, this is an excellent time for schools to review the information they're making available on their Web sites.  Many schools unintentionally place their students at risk.


Bulgaria moved to quell panic on Friday after rumors of a nuclear power plant accident in "a nearby country" sparked school closings and a dash to pharmacies by people seeking anti-radiation remedies.


By American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Feb. 22--The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Women will host a series of five luncheons during Lent.   The luncheons will take place in the fellowship hall each Tuesday from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., beginning Feb. 27.


Henman fizzles out and waits on blood test

Tim Henman is awaiting the results of a blood test after losing his energy, his temper and his third-round match 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to Ivan Ljubicic in the Masters Series yesterday.


More men suffer from inherited iron overloadstudy

A study in Australia has shown that an inherited disorder, which causes iron overload, is more common than previously thought and that more men go on to develop the potentially fatal disease and other complications.


Paisley demands photographs of IRA disarmament

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) must have its disarmament photographed for publication, Nor-thern Ireland's hard-line Protes-tant leader declared after another negotiating session with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


The first criminal trial over the CIA's extraordinary rendition of terror suspects opens in Italy on Friday.


As the Red Sox embark on the American League Championship Series rematch that somehow always seemed fated to happen, they understand that their reward could go even beyond a trip to the World Series.


Movie Review | 'The Cats of Mirikitani': Painting Through the Pain

The title may suggest a wildlife documentary, but âThe Cats of Mirikitaniâ is entirely, vibrantly human.


US Air, Pilots to Reopen Concession Talks

US Airways UAIR.O and its pilots  union agreed to reopen concession talks late on Friday after  leaders of the labor group declined to endorse a plan proposed  by management for nearly $300 million in givebacks, both sides  said.


Few chances for lawyers to develop trial skills

In legal circles, the phenomenon is so widespread that it actually has a name: the vanishing trial.


Hendrix guitar goes for $168K at auction

Paul McCartney's lyrics. Jimi Hendrix's guitar. A John Lennon interview. Memorabilia from some of the most influential musicians of the 20th century hit the auction block Monday.


Tiger Woods held a yardage book in his left hand and a putter in his right hand, casually rapping a dozen or so putts on the 18th green at Medinah Country Club and stopping every so often to jot down notes.


In this rural county beset by high unemployment, the soon-to-arrive day when the local nuclear-waste landfill closes its doors to nearly all debris is no cause for celebration.


Christian protesters return to Beirut square

Lebanese Christian Mona Mehanna protested on March 14 last year to end Syria's hegemony in Lebanon. This year she is on the streets again, protesting with a group that enjoys Syrian support.


Ports and airports are put on alert as police search for a convicted child rapist who is on the run.


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San Francisco Opera Staff Protests Director's Pay

A chorus of boos is rising in San Francisco against the city's opera company, which is accused of lavishing money on its musical director while pleading poverty during contract talks with its musicians.


A Scientific Advance, a Political Question Mark

The discovery that it is possible to create equivalents to embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos has the potential to reshape -- and perhaps defuse -- the acrimonious political debate that has raged ever since human embryonic stem cells were discovered in 1998.


DHL plan to increase flights threatens Belgian coalition

Guy Verhofstadt, Belgium's prime minister, was trying to stop the crisis wrecking his coalition government yesterday, although doctors told him to work from home after he broke two ribs in a car accident on ...


India's tsunami survivors get 5,500-dollar "Save Family" starter kits

Aid workers distributed the first "Save the Family Life Starter Kits" that include a boat and a house to put survivors of the tsunamis back on their feet, a charity group told AFP.


Federal prosecutors on Monday charged  five former natural gas traders with reporting fake prices to  industry publications in a bid to manipulate commodity prices.


Ian Bell is almost certain to make his England Test debut on Thursday in the final match against West Indies.


They Partied the Night Away for Literature

Every October the British publishing world celebrates the Man Booker Prize. For many, the main action is in Soho, where publishing houses take over exclusive social clubs.


Oracle plans Jan. 18 'launch' for merged company

With its PeopleSoftÂ acquisition nearing completion, OracleÂ has pegged Jan. 18 as the launch date for its newly enlarged company, with a webcast planned for customers, partners and press.


ER's longest serving cast member Noah Wyle has hinted he may hang up his stethoscope. Wyle, who has played Dr John Carter since ER began in 1994, said on a US cable television show he planned to leave the hit show.


Western dreams come true for Brosnan, Neeson

Like many boys of their generation,   actors Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson loved to play "cowboys   and Indians" and watch western movies at the weekend matinee.


Fire Chief Says Mill Blaze Led to Ongoing Breathing Problems

By Charles D. Perry, The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Jun. 10--GREAT FALLS -- Fighting fires in Great Falls is John Jones' life.


CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 19 -- President Bush pushed back hard this afternoon against pressure from GOP ranks to outline a new strategy on Iraq, urging lawmakers to hold their fire until the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, makes a progress report in September.


A bill to extend a moratorium on Internet access taxes for seven years was approved 402-0 by the House Tuesday, less than two days before it was set to expire.


Twenty-eight candidates are approved to contest next week's elections to be Somalia's new leader.


Amnesty International urges Gordon Brown to raise human rights issues with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia when he visits London this week.


Russia's huge oil and gas wealth enables the early repayment of its entire $22.3bn Paris Club debt.


Londra, 19:47 - CALCIO, UFFICIALE: CAPELLO NUOVO CT DELL'INGHILTERRA

Fabio Capello è il nuovo ct dell'Inghilterra. Lo ha annunciato la Football Association. Gi&ag...


Leopard will open the Mac OS X floodgates

Microsoft is in trouble.  And with the release of Leopard, it looks like it will only get worse for the software giant.


A Chinese regulator defends one of its country's tyre-makers embroiled in a US row.


Public Lands: Off-Roading Stirs Dust and Debate in the West

Federally owned lands are being transformed into the new playgrounds, and battlegrounds, of the American West.


James Bond's Casino Royale tops the UK's first chart to compare sales of DVDs, CDs, books and computer games.


The education of the young Georgetown men's basketball team continued on Thursday night, this time with a game against the top-ranked team in the country.


An authorâs throwback view on the culture of casual sex among young women is under fire.


After two weeks of Eastern Intercollegiate Skiing Association action, Dartmouth has shown itself a worthy defender of the NCAA title it won last March.


Many strides have been made against cancer. But the diagnosis is scary for anyone, even a governor. The news that Gov. M. Jodi Rell underwent surgery for breast cancer Monday shows the great good that can come of getting regular medical exams.


Scottish buy just the beginning Michael Dell says his company needs to buy service companies to improve on growth.â¦


Fannie Mae Drops Bonuses and Replaces Its Controller

Fannie Mae, the nation's largest buyer of home mortgages, said yesterday that it would deny its top executives their 2004 bonuses and that it had replaced its controller.


His white pants covered in dirt, Josh Lester adjusted his slightly oversized helmet, and clapped his hands after reaching third base. A well-deserved break for the 12-year-old from Columbus, Ga. He came up with two clutch extra-base hits Thursday night to send his team to the U.S. title game of the Little League World Series.


Iraq, Afghanistan to dominate Bush's trip

President Bush travels to Europe and the Middle East on Monday to seek help with the two biggest problems dogging his presidency: the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.Comment


Transplant failures linked to drug costs

NEW YORK  - After children and adolescents receive an organ transplant, more than 90 percent do well at the one-year mark. Thereafter, unfortunately, the rate of loss of the grafted organ increases, investigators report.


Napster Japan Signs Up 260 Content Providers for Online Music Distribution

Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Napster Japan Inc., a joint venture between Tower Records Japan Inc. and Napster LLC, said Thursday it has signed up more than 260 companies to provide content for the online music download service it plans to launch in Japan shortly.


An Artist Who Kept His Day Job as a Priest

The Metropolitan Museum's intricate, lively, and occasionally zany show features Renaissance artists who produced inconsequential but thought-provoking works.


Ovitz Says Eisner Forced Him Out of Disney

GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Michael Ovitz said he fought  and begged to stay on at Walt Disney Co. until his good friend  and boss Michael Eisner pushed him out, the former Disney  president, now at the center of a shareholder lawsuit,  testified on Wednesday.


Benetton chiude i primi tre trimestri dell'anno con ricavi consolidati di 1.241 milioni di Euro (-10,2%) e un utile netto di 100 milioni di Euro. Il CDA del Gruppo veneto di abbigliamento ha approvato il 12


Target stores tell Salvation Army to retreat

between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve last year, The Salvation Army raised nearly $40,000 from its signature Christmas kettles at five local Target stores.


Flessione dello 0,11, all'asta di oggi domanda sostenuta


Studying maggots a better job than being a Microsoft security grunt?

Popular Science has released its list of the worst science jobs for 2007, and  "Microsoft security grunt" is among the jobs listed.


Obama expands lead on Clinton in California

Democratic presidential contender  Barack Obama opened narrow leads on Hillary Clinton in  California and Missouri one day before crucial "Super Tuesday"  nominating contests in 24 states, according to a  Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Monday.


Sprint Still Expects to Launch WiMax in Late April

The service will be available first in Baltimore, Chicago, and Washington, D.C., a Sprint exec tells a CES panel.


Apple Computer (Nasdaq: AAPL) has finally agreed to pay a dividend. No, not the kind of owner dividend that would have Motley Fool Income Investor subscribers donning their


Needing a utility player and likely a leadoff hitter, the Texas Rangers turned to an old friend — Frank Catalanotto.


Reckson postpones meeting, giving Icahn more time

Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  said on Monday that it would postpone a shareholder meeting for the second time to give billionaire Carl Icahn and his partners more time to firm up financing for their $4.6 billion bid for the company.


More Homeowners Are Unable to Make Payments

The number of loans past due among people with weak credit histories rose to 13.33 percent. One lender, New Century, faces delisting and an S.E.C. investigation.


Goldman, Abu Dhabi, MSD invest in NY developer

Related Cos is getting $1.4 billion in funding from investors that include Goldman Sachs Group Inc , an affiliate of the investment arm of Abu Dhabi, and Michael Dell's MSD Capital investment firm, the privately held New York real estate developer said on Monday.


The Palestinian leadership has announced a three-point programme of non-violent resistance in an attempt to wrest the diplomatic initiative from Israel.


DENVER -- Kenyon Martin threw down a couple of dunks, bulled his way inside for rebounds and even handed out shoes. It's about what the Denver Nuggets expected from their new All-Star forward, even if it was just a scrimmage.


Veline: Â«Non in onda se uccidono le italianeÂ»

In forse la trasmissione in programma stasera. Quattro le coppie in gara, tra le ragazze anche una russa e una bulgara. MILANO - Svetoslava ed Elena, Angela e Laura, Lucia e Vera o Paola e Noemi? Quale di queste


Two recently discovered discs of Judy Garland singing aged 12 are to be auctioned in Los Angeles.


IOC Receives Bid Books From All Five 2012 Bid Cities

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Monday that it has received the bid books from all five Candidate Cities bidding to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.


Security Divides Leading Australian Parties Ahead of Election

The leading candidates in Australia's national elections have very different positions on the country's role in the war on terror.


Opposition suffers setback in Ukraine election impasse

KIEV -- Supporters of opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko lost a round in Parliament yesterday, when pro-government legislators helped block legal changes intended to prevent fraud in the Dec. 26 repeat of the country's presidential runoff.


By Paul Snyder  Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Monday that his office obtained a $3,300 judgment in a lawsuit against Bradley Webster, doing business as Brad Webster & Sons Drilling Inc., Poynette.  The complaint, filed on Dec.


Osaka, 13:25 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI, 1500 FEMMINILI: ORO ALLA JAMAL

L'atleta del Bahrain Maryam Yusuf Jamal ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nei 1.500 femminili ai Mondiali d...


One dead, 11 feared buried in China landslip

A "massive" landslide at a quarry in north China has killed one person and buried up to another 11, with explosives believed trapped in the rubble, state media said.


Just a few months ago, Windows users who needed something better than Microsoft's clunky search feature to locate e-mail messages or files on their computer had to seek out -- and usually pay for -- third-party software.


"Pulp Fiction" writer charged after fatal crash

Oscar-winning "Pulp Fiction" screenwriter Roger Avary was arrested on Sunday after a fatal car crash northwest of Los Angeles, officials said.


Gen. Augusto Pinochet, 91, the former Chilean dictator whose government murdered and tortured thousands during his repressive 17-year rule, died yesterday at a Santiago military hospital of complications from a heart attack, leaving incomplete numerous court cases that had sought to bring him to...


N73 and N93 users breathe sigh of relief Nokia has at last pushed out updates for its N73 and N93 handsets after users grew increasingly frustrated at its self service software program.â¦


Sales of investment funds stall as UK investors re-evaluate their portfolios, industry figures show.


Opponents of proposed coal-fired power plant line up to sound off

DENVER - A plan by Colorado's largest utility to build a $1.3 billion coal-fired power plant in Pueblo is facing strong opposition from people who say both environmental and financial concerns make the facility a bad idea.


At homeland defense: black belt with street smarts

Bernard Kerik is the only cabinet secretary-designate whose life story has already been optioned by a major movie studio. The


Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday, after strong results from Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) raised hopes that fears of a slowdown in corporate technology spending were premature, but investment bank Bear Stearns (NYSE:BSC) suffered another weak quarter.


Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, a fugitive for nearly two years, appeared in a Utah courtroom Wednesday and said he was willing to wait several weeks for a judge to decide whether to send him to trial on charges of arranging an underage marriage.


Justice Official Defends Rough CIA Interrogations

The Bush administration allowed CIA interrogators to use tactics that were "quite distressing, uncomfortable, even frightening," as long as they did not cause enough severe and lasting pain to constitute illegal torture, a senior Justice Department official said last week.


BEIJING - No spitting and get in line. That's the message Beijing city officials are trying to get across 18 months before the Olympics open in China's capital. "Everyone will be fined for spitting," read the headline in Thursday's Beijing Daily Messenger.


American Express quarterly profit falls 10 percent

American Express Co , the credit card and travel services company, on Monday said fourth-quarter profit fell 10 percent, hurt by a charge to boost reserves for bad loans.


Lexus Sues a Dearborn Porn Web Site: Automaker Objects to Use of Name

By Steve Neavling, Detroit Free Press  Jun. 1--Toyota Motor Corp. is worried about where two metro Detroiters are choosing to park its luxury Lexus name.


InformationWeek takes a behind-the-scenes look at patch-management software maker Shavlik Technologies the day Microsoft unleashes a flood of security patches.


Splinters: Linda Cropp's Ambition Could Cause Collapse of ...

Linda Cropp. What are you thinking? What could your motivation possibly have been to issue your 11th-hour amendment to the Nationalsâ stadium deal that would require Major League Baseball to pay half of the bill?


Adding a new twist to the tale, Dawnette Knight, the woman accused of stalking Catherine Zeta Jones, has claimed that she had an affair with Catherine's husband, Michael Douglas and that he paid her to keep it a secret.


Humankind's closest relative is facing extinction in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo.


Thousands Riot Over Pakistani Mosque Attack

Thousands of Shi'ite Muslims have rioted in Pakistan following a funeral for victims of a suicide bombing attack at a mosque that killed at least 30 people.


Il presidente di Mediaset, il 2007 sara' anno di crescita


SEC slaps Black, Radler with fraud charges

US securities officials charged the disgraced former press baron, Conrad Black and his former deputy, David Radler, with securities fraud in connection with alleged wrongdoing at Hollinger International.


Car Sales Rise 2.3% in January, but Ford Takes a Fall

Month after month, Detroit continues to lose American customers to Asian competitors, and last month, it was the Ford Motor Company that lost the most.


The Friends star wants more kids but is unsure about another pregnancy.


US oil major ConocoPhillips bought a 7.6 per cent government stake in Russia's second-largest producer LUKoil for nearly $US2 billion on Wednesday in the nation's largest post-Soviet privatisation deal.


The stars of a Dutch production of US musical Grease are injured in an on-stage car accident.


Tests on Yushchenko find high level of poison

LONDON -- New tests reveal Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko's blood contains the second-highest level of dioxin poisoning ever recorded in a human -- more than 6,000 times the normal concentration, according to the specialist analyzing the samples.


Led Zeppelin guitarist inaugurates London "Walk of Fame"

Jimmy Page, the legendary guitarist for the rock group Led Zeppelin, this Monday became the first artist to leave his hand prints in London's Hollywood Boulevard "Walk of Fame".


Work some richly valued stocks into your portfolio ... without the pain.


Column: Addai bond with friend runs deep

LaJuan Moore was smiling Wednesday, and it wasn't just because he was going to the Super Bowl. "He's always like this," his mother said. "Been that way since he was a little baby."


Paul's Biggest Assist Goes to New Orleans

In addition to making his All-Star Game debut , Hornets guard Chris Paul is the de facto host for this weekend's festivities in New Orleans.


Bringing Health Care To Katrina's Uninsured

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 28 -- Hundreds of people still without health insurance in areas hit hard by Hurricane Katrina lined up before dawn Sunday for the start of a week-long event offering free medical care.


MTV band Danity Kane, OutKast lead U.S. charts

In yet another big week for new  releases on the U.S. albums chart, the MTV-constructed band  Danity Kane trumped hip-hop duo OutKast to take the top spot,  while Paris Hilton scored the highest debut for a new solo  female pop artist this year with a No. 6 entry.


Explosion in Hotel at Israel-Egypt Border

An explosion rocked at hotel in the Egyptian border town of Taba, near Israel, on Thursday and a large number of casualties were reported, Israel Radio reported.


US vetoes Arab draft demanding Israeli withdrawal from Gaza

The United States killed with its veto power on Tuesday another Arab draft UN Security Council resolution. Germany, Britain and Romania abstained from the vote on the draft proposed by Algeria, Tunisia and Pakistan.


European Union finance ministers considered the ever-strengthening euro against the dollar Monday amid appeals for Washington to rein in its budget and current account deficits to stop the slide of the US currency.


Tommy Tuberville would be shocked if a Southeastern Conference team went undefeated, won the league title game and failed to get a shot at the national title.


Sudan Needs Help to End Darfur Crisis - Egypt

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


Manufacturing output climbed in June, official data has shown, but at a slower pace than had been forecast by analysts.


White House officials were still shaking their heads in disbelief yesterday that President Bush personally had to rescue a US Secret Service agent from angry Chilean security officials Saturday night.


Thailand Restaurant Compelled to Rebuild

Luciano Butti walked across the sand, his eyes brimming with tears, as he looked at where his Ciao Bella once stood.


Boeing Capital Corp., the finance unit of aircraft maker and aerospace defense systems provider Boeing Co., said Thursday that the recent agreements reached on its claims against insolvent Hawaiian Airlines will not affect the company's earnings or cash


Video games, gas prices cut traffic to US parks

The number of visitors to nature-oriented national parks has been on the decline.


Europe's first centre to fight multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis is opened in the Latvian capital Riga.


Journalism School Probes Possible Cheating on Ethics Exam

NEW YORK -- It was an ethics exam in a journalism class, and someone may have cheated.


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An Oldie Vies for Nutrient of the Decade

Researchers are trying to understand how much vitamin D is necessary for optimal health. Are you taking enough?


Microsoft details new domain-specific modeling tools

Microsoft has announced a new framework and tool for Visual Studio Team System to support the creation of service-oriented applications for various vertical industries.


Two retail giants announced a merger on Wednesday that could mean job loss in Terre Haute and nationally. Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co.


G. D.Warrington, 55, Transit Executive, Dies

Mr. Warrington ushered in the Acela high-speed service when he headed Amtrak and double-decker cars when he was chief executive of New Jersey Transit.


Scientists Try to Save Largest Salamander

The population of North America's largest salamander is plummeting in Missouri and Arkansas, and scientists from five states met to consider how to prevent the creature's disappearance.


Calcio, Champions League: Leverkusen-Roma 3-1

La Roma Ã¨ stata sconfitta per 3-1 in trasferta dal Bayer Leverkusen nella terza gara del gruppo B di Champions League. In vantaggio al 26' grazie a un autogol di Berbatov su punizione di Totti i giallorossi


India takes the first steps towards developing a national plan that will combat the effects of climate change.


Playboy Enterprises, the adult entertainment company, has announced plans to open a private members club in Shanghai even though the company's flagship men's magazine is still banned in China.


Leaders of the 27-nation European Union on Thursday signed a landmark treaty to revitalise decision-making after years of wrangling on how much power they are willing to hand over.


Oracle seeks to clinch PeopleSoft with extra $1bn

LARRY ELLISON, the chief executive of Oracle, has raised his offer to buy PeopleSoft by more than $1 billion, marking what could be the final salvo in a 17-month bidding war.


U.S. consumer spending rebounded  sharply July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the  disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the U.S.  economy has recovered from its recent soft spot.


An African Union mission arrives in the Somali capital to assess security despite a protest against foreign troops.


Return of Latin mass sparks old vestment hunt

A decree this month by Pope Benedict allowing wider use of the old Latin mass has spawned a veritable cottage industry in helping Roman Catholic priests learn how to celebrate the centuries-old rite.


The company posted a strong third quarter, but a less optimistic outlook has its shares near its 52-week low.


A woman with cancer has had her fertility preserved thanks to doctors who transplanted her ovary into her arm.


Sudan swears in new cabinet as crisis ends

Sixteen ministers from Sudan's former  southern rebels took the oath of office before President Omar  Hassan al-Bashir on Thursday, rejoining the national government  and formally ending a crippling political crisis.


Largest rescue operation in the countryâs history

International and Thai volunteers, including prison inmates, are still searching for survivors. Locals complain that rescue workers are only looking after tourists.


To be directed by Rob Marshall, the film will star Zhang Ziyi and Ken Watanabe.


US retail sales dipped in August and the most comprehensive gauge of the US international trade gap widened to a record in the second quarter, government reports released on Tuesday showed.


World number one Justine Henin brushed aside Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova to reach the semi-finals of the Eastbourne International grasscourt tournament on Thursday.


Bush's Hometown Newspaper Endorses Kerry

The newspaper in President Bush's adopted hometown of Crawford threw its support on Tuesday behind Bush's Democratic rival, Sen. John Kerry.


Schwarzenegger Arrives to Sell California to Japan

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was set to arrive  in Tokyo on Wednesday on a business-boosting mission that some  U.S. media say is also aimed at showing off his diplomatic  prowess as a prelude to a possible presidential campaign in  2008.


The Houston Dynamo set an MLS record with their seventh straight shutout by tying Toronto FC 0-0 Sunday.


A major UK study of genetically modified plants finds no evidence that they harm the environment.


Bidding begins on Thursday in a  crucial auction of government-owned airwaves that is expected  to help set the future course of the U.S. telecommunications  business.


A.I.G. Scrutiny About to Enter the Next Phase

After the American International Group settled for helping companies to manipulate their earnings, one question remains: Is there anything else rattling in A.I.G.'s closet?


First Minister Jack McConnell says there are "too many" contentious parades and marches in Scotland.


Inheritance plays a part in cancer: study

Scientists in Iceland find that even distant relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves.


Clooney's love for girlfriend intensifies after crash

Oscar winning actor George Clooney's love for his girlfriend Sarah Larson has intensified   after he had a bike crash with her.


Tear gas used against Myanmar protest, monks hit

Authorities in military-ruled Myanmar  fired tear gas on Tuesday to break up a protest of around 1,000  Buddhist monks and civilian demonstrators in the northwestern  city of Sittwe, a witness said.


Novelties: One Less Winter Shock: Warm Bathroom Floors

Homeowners now have handy ways to install heating systems beneath their floors, enhancing their homesÂ value while pampering themselves.