Bush anti-terror message stalled by sex scandal

President George W. Bush's campaign strategy of painting Democrats as soft on terrorism has been stalled by a congressional sex scandal, jeopardizing Republican hopes of holding the House of Representatives, analysts say.


Hollywood sues computer server operators in major anti-piracy move

Major Hollywood studios on Tuesday announced scores of lawsuits against computer server operators worldwide, including eDonkey, BitTorrent and DirectConnect networks, for allowing trading of pirated movies.


Limassol, 13:11 - RALLY, CIPRO: GRONHOLM AL COMANDO A META' PRIMA TAPPA

Il finlandese Marcus Gronholm (Ford Focus) è ial comando delRally di Cipro, quintultima prova...


Israel struck Hizbollah targets and   devastated a wide array of Lebanese civilian installations on   Friday, drawing mounting world criticism of its tactics since   Shi'ite fighters seized two of its soldiers and killed eight.


Sen. John McCain on Saturday urged recluctant European allies to allow their troops to engage in combat operations and fight the resurgent Taliban, especially in Afghanistan's rebellious south.


A young woman has filed suit against Take-Two Interactive for including topless footage of her in "The Guy Game," the Cox News Service reported Wednesday.


Chirac, on eve of London summit, doubts post-Saddam world is safer

On the eve of an official visit to London, French President Jacques Chirac said he is "not at all sure" that the world has become safer since the downfall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.


Michael Moore Urges Democrats to Embrace Hollywood

"Fahrenheit 9/11" director Michael Moore on Monday rejected the idea that Hollywood had hurt John Kerry's chances of winning the White House, insisting that he and other entertainers helped spare Democrats an even bigger defeat.


Spitzer Approves Plan for Indian Casino in Catskills

With Gov. Eliot Spitzerâs backing, plans to build a $600 million casino for the St. Regis Mohawk tribe took a major step forward.


One week into the season, four NFL teams found out yesterday they'll be without key players the rest of the way.


All eyes are on Hu as he takes control of the worldâs most populous state. here was reason to breathe a sigh of relief Sunday as Chinaâs former President Jiang Zemin ceded control over the military to his successor, Hu Jintao.


New York fire kills 9, including 8 children

A fire swept through a building in the Bronx section of New York City overnight, killing eight children and one adult, a Fire Department spokesman said on Thursday.


Greek conservative poll victors face tough reforms

Greece's conservatives face the tough task of tackling reforms needed to catch up with euro zone countries after winning a second mandate in an election on Sunday, but with their majority depleted.


Iraq to review security firms after shooting

Iraq will review the status of all security companies after this week's "flagrant assault" by contractors from the U.S. firm Blackwater in which 11 people were shot dead, the government said on Tuesday.


KERBALA, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber killed at least seven people and wounded 44 in a busy market in the Shi'ite holy city of Kerbala on Saturday, hospital sources said.


Cabinet ministers who want to be Labour deputy leader should quit to enable a "genuine debate", a rival says.


Il padre si dice certo dell'innocenza della moglie


Michael Ovitz, who had a brief but extremely lucrative career as president of Walt Disney Co. in the mid 1990s, might emerge as the latest embodiment of corporate spending run amok.


Whistle-Blower Finds a Finger Pointing Back

The government now contends that a whistle-blower within Cell Therapeutics was the mastermind of a much bigger scheme than the ones on which he reported.


Banco Santander's Don Emilio charged with fraud

Emilio BotÃn, head of Banco Santander Central Hispano, which is expected to buy Abbey National, was yesterday charged with tax and document fraud by a Spanish court.


Bank of America agrees to buy the troubled mortgage lender for ''bargain-basement'' price of around $4 billion.


Crude oil prices breached the psychological mark of US$50-per-barrel on Tuesday on worries that production shutdowns from hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico and growing unrest in Nigeria would undermine global supply of black gold.


Caterpillar Inc , the world's top maker of earth-moving equipment, diesel engines and gas turbines, said on Friday quarterly earnings rose 21 percent as strong sales overseas offset a slump in the U.S. residential construction market.


Unhappy marriage as a result of the mental health problems

A person's mental health plays a direct role in maintaining a satisfying marriage, a recent research says. In a sample of 774 married couples from seven US states, researchers assessed each partners' level


No evidence said against 'bomb plot' doctor held in Australia

Australian police have failed to uncover any incriminating evidence against an Indian doctor held for nearly 11 days in connection with attempted car bombings in Britain, a report said Friday.


PARIS - Elections in Iraq are impossible to organize under the current violence, Jordan's King Abdullah II warned in an interview published Tuesday.


F.D.A. to Create Drug Safety Oversight Board

The board will act as a new measure to strengthen the safety of drugs already in the marketplace, an administration official said.


The implantable device won U.S. approval Monday for use as a temporary measure to keep alive patients on the verge of death while they wait for transplants.


West Nile survivor says beware mosquitoes

Lee County -- West Nile virus attacks Georgians again. Two Fulton County men are infected with West Nile Virus, the first confirmed cases in the state of the season.


National League Game Summary - Atlanta At Florida

Miami, FL -- Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer to lead Atlanta to an 8-1 win over Florida in the opener of a three-game set at Pro Player Stadium.


Experimental treatment heals paralysed dogs

PURDUE, IND. - Veterinarians have successfully used an experimental treatment to help dogs with spinal cord injuries to walk again.


The number killed in a dam burst in Pakistan hits 35 as floods leave scores dead across the country.


Windows XP Service Pack 2 promises to raise the security bar for the sometimes beleaguered operating system. Unfortunately, one of the new features could be spoofed so that it reports misleading information


EU's Barroso Battles to Avoid Parliament Rejection

European Commission President- designate Jose Barroso battled to save his commission from European Parliament rejection, pledging an anti-discrimination law to placate opponents of a disputed Italian nominee.


Massachusetts lost 121 software companies and 3,859 software-related jobs during the past year, according to an industry group's figures, suggesting that one of the most vibrant sectors of the 1990s has yet to join in the state's tepid economic recovery.


Macedonians Vote on Ethnic Albanian Rule

Macedonia's national referendum Sunday on abolishing local autonomy for the country's ethnic Albanian minority failed, authorities said.


Iraq's Shiite vice president escaped an apparent assassination attempt Monday after a bomb exploded in municipal offices where he was making a speech


NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Two banks in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were hit by bomb attacks on Wednesday morning, and explosive devices were found and detonated by authorities in two other branch offices in the city, according to media reports.


An Indian judge refused to hear  the bail plea of jailed Bollywood star Salman Khan on  Wednesday, a decision lawyers said was apparently because he  had been a prosecution lawyer in a poaching case involving the  actor.


The Palestinian president urges Gaza militants to end "absurd" rocket attacks that are impeding peace efforts.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - NASA managers cleared space shuttle Discovery for a second launch attempt on Saturday night, but bad weather and work delays on the launch pad could prompt another postponement.


43 killed as Iraq insurgents deal pre-election blow to security ...

SAMARRA, Iraq  - At least 43 people were killed as insurgents launched a string of attacks on the Iraqi security forces raising questions about their readiness to secure landmark elections next month.


Romania commemorates victims of 1941 Bucharest anti-Jewish pogrom

Romania on Thursday commemorated the victims of a 1941 Bucharest pogrom in which 121 Jews were killed by Romanian fascists.


Tra abiti di stilisti italiani e biciclette di Coppi e Moser


Halo 3, one of the most heavily marketed games in history, goes on sale at thousands of stores in the US.


Finalmente libere le due Simone: ''Stiamo Bene''

''Stiamo Bene. Siamo state trattate con rispetto''. Sono le prime parole che Simona Pari e Simona Torretta, le due italiane rapite in Iraq lo scorso 7 settembre, hanno pronunciato al loro arrivo a Roma. Il


Oil recovers above $87, output shutdowns support

Oil rose above $87 a barrel on Thursday after two days of losses, as production shutdowns in Nigeria and the North Sea outweighed growing evidence of weaker demand in the world's top oil consumer, the United States.


Harvard's high-paid star investor leaving

Jack Meyer, who produced stellar investment results for Harvard's endowment but faced criticism for the multimillion-dollar paychecks he and his money managers earned, yesterday said he and some of his employees were leaving to start a private investment firm.


Suicide Car Bomber Kills 18 Iraqi National Guards

BAGHDAD, Iraq  - A suicide car bomber killed 18  Iraqi National Guards and a civilian riding in a bus outside a  U.S. military base north of Baghdad Sunday, a U.S. army  spokesman said.


It Could Go From Bad To Worse For Yahoo!

It's making no headway in search, and a recession would hit the one area where it has a lead over Google: display ads.


Denunciate 41 persone e sequestrati 6 kg di stupefacenti


Court bars suit against faith-based plan

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that ordinary taxpayers cannot challenge a White House initiative that helps religious charities get a share of federal money.


A Chinese civil rights activist who chronicled the plight of other dissidents before being taken from his home in December has been officially arrested and charged with subversion


Pitcher Livan (LEE'-vahn) Hernandez and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract.


Tim Henman, the British No 1, lost his rain-delayed opening match against the world No 2 Andy Roddick at the Masters Cup in Houston this morning.


Berlusconi influences about 90 percent of free TV channels. ROME, Italy  -- The director and anchor of the main news program at Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Mediaset TV empire has been ...


Floridians Flee as Giant Storm Slowly Heads In

Hurricane Frances engulfed the Bahamas on Friday, leaving at least one person dead before moving, ever more slowly, toward an anxious Florida.


Senior figures hope to put talk about Labour's leadership to one side at meetings ahead of the party's conference.


Malaysia Delays Illegal Immigrant Crackdown -- Paper

Malaysia has called a last-minute  delay in a planned huge round-up of illegal immigrants, the  majority from neighboring Indonesia just a short boat ride  away, newspapers said on Tuesday.


No Proof of Iran Nuke Bomb Work, But Doubts Remain -UN

Iran has not diverted any of the nuclear  materials it declared to the U.N. nuclear watchdog to any  prohibited activities, the watchdog said on Monday, but it  could not rule out the existence of covert nuclear work.


Rumor: Facebook to get 3 new features in Q1 2008

A report coming from the Inside Facebook blog today details 3 new features that may be making their debut in Q1 2008.


The number of personal computers worldwide is expected to double by 2010 to 1.3 billion machines, say analysts.


Fighting On Is the Only Option, Americans Say

Many Americans said they were dispirited or angry about the war in Iraq, but many expressed equal unhappiness about seeing a lack of options.


A massive natural gas field is found off Rio de Janeiro's coastline, Brazil's state-controlled oil company says.


Interrogato per 2 ore.Inquirenti, forse vendetta trasversale


Janet Jackson has never been afraid to expose some skin. The 40-year-old singer, newly svelte after losing some 60 pounds, appears on the cover of Vibe magazine wearing a skimpy bikini bottom and a necklace made of large shells. Her right arm covers her breasts.


Talk show host Ferguson starts production company

"The Late Late Show"  host Craig Ferguson has launched a production company with  hopes of tapping young talent for TV comedies.


Gardner Gets Bronze, and Tearfully Retires

ATHENS, Greece - Rulon Gardner was in another Olympic wrestling upset - his own. One of the biggest stars of the 2000 Summer Games, Gardner was thrown to the mat in overtime Wednesday by Kazakhstan's Georgi Tsurtsumia and lost 4-1 in his Greco-Roman semifinal match...


Poland's President Lech Kaczynski is admitted to hospital after a "deterioration in his health", his office says.


CAPE CANAVERAL, Dec. 16 -- Two astronauts floated outside the international space station Saturday aiming to finish rewiring the orbiting outpost and folding a stubborn solar array so that a fourth, unplanned spacewalk would not be needed.


Omar escapes unhurt, one killed in Anantnag bomb blast:

[India News]: Srinagar, Oct 24 : National Conference president Omar Abdullah today escaped an attempt on his life when militants triggered a powerful blast as he reached a graveyard in Anantnag district to attend a ceremony for slain party leader.


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Senate Confirms New Homeland Security Chief

Federal judge Michael Chertoff, who  testified against torture and preached the need to protect  civil liberties, won Senate confirmation on Tuesday to head the  U.S. Homeland Security Department.


Microsoft customers sour on Software Assurance

(InfoWorld) - IT procurement managers are finding that Microsoft's Software Assurance maintenance program may not save them money as hoped, according to a survey by Forrester Research. The Microsoft program guarantees updates to new products along with support and training tools. One of the most compelling reasons to buy Software Assurance was free upgrades from, for example, Windows XP to Windows Vista. But Microsoft hasn't stuck to a consistent release schedule, which can actually mean the program could cost companies more money than simply buying new licenses as needed, according to the four-page Forrester report, written by Julie Giera, a vice president at the research firm. For desktops, Software Assurance (SA) is 29 percent the cost of an annual license. If Microsoft goes at least four years between releases -- the company went about five years between XP and Vista releases -- the cost of Software Assurance works out at 116 percent of a new desktop license, Giera wrote. For servers, Software Assurance is about 25 percent the annual cost of a license. "The uncertainty regarding product releases makes it difficult for IT procurement and sourcing professionals to justify a three-year SA renewal," the report said. Microsoft has also not yet published a road map for products released since November 2006, such as Windows Vista, Office 2007, SharePoint 2007, Exchange 2007, and other products. Of 63 IT procurement professionals Forrester surveyed, 86 percent said their licensing arrangement with Microsoft will expire this year. Twenty-six percent said they will not renew Software Assurance with 31 percent still undecided. Another 18 percent said they would renew for some products, with the remainder saying they would either probably or definitely renew. About 74 percent of those who said they would not buy the same amount of Software Assurance maintenance said the economics did not make sense, and 59 percent said they did not expect to get a new product release. Forrester is advising companies to negotiate early with Microsoft and hold out for better deals. "Discounts in the 7 percent to 15 percent range, depending on your size and level of spending, should be the foundation of any renewal discussion," the report said. Companies should also simply do the math. "This sounds like common sense, but we're continually surprised by the number of companies that don't take the time to conduct a financial analysis of the costs and benefits of SA," Forrester said. Microsoft could not be reached for immediate comment.


Howard Schnellenberger, the head coach of the undefeated Florida Atlantic Owls, draws inspiration from his son, Stephen, who lapsed into a coma and suffered a severe brain injury nearly two years ago.


The good news for India is that Sachin Tendulkar has been named in a squad for the first Test. The bad news is that he's extremely unlikely to play.


White House Blasts Parts Of Intelligence Bills

With House-Senate negotiators scheduled to start resolving major differences in two bills to restructure the nation's intelligence community, the White House has criticized key portions of each plan.


Tony Stewart, top left, failed to win the Daytona 500, but he and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, who finished fourth, moved easily in single-car runs. Ryan Newman, right, took the checkered flag ahead of Kurt Busch, center. (Photograph by Duffin McGee/Reuters) Looking at the top 20 finishers of the Daytona 500, there's quite [...].


'Rischi per sostenibilita' lungo termine finanze pubbliche'


Father hangs onto roof pursuing German car thief

A father of two in Germany stunned authorities when he chased down an auto thief by car, leapt onto the roof of the stolen vehicle and then phoned through instructions to police as the crook sped off with him.


Iraqi girl owes her life to Italian hostage

Report Simona Torretta helped Iraqi teenager go to Italy to get treated for leukemia in a Rome hospital. ROME - An Iraqi teenager who was treated for leukemia in a Rome hospital owes her life to aid worker


Intelsat Renegotiates Terms of $5 Billion Sale

Intelsat Ltd. is renegotiating its $5 billion deal with prospective buyer Zeus Holdings Ltd. after the failure of a satellite over the weekend, officials of the company that operates communications satellites said Tuesday.-The Washington Post


Blue Jays end Yankees' winning streak with 3-2 victory

The Toronto Blue Jays rallied for three seventh-inning runs off Chien-Ming Wang and ended the New York Yankees' five-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory in American League play on Thursday.


Old Landfill Passes Health Test: Rubbish Ranch Doesn't Pose Environmental Threat, Study Shows

By Brian Bonner, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Sep. 23--Until 1971, people and businesses discarded just about anything and everything -- including industrial waste -- at Schulze's Rubbish Ranch Dump in Inver Grove Heights.


Showtime is giving an  upcoming episode of "The L Word" an online sneak peek after  ratings for its fifth-season premiere popped after a similar  stunt.


Le licenze dei programmi Microsoft vengono controllati on-line

La settimana scorsa Microsoft ha annunciato un programma pilota dal nome "Microsoft Genuine Advantage", ufficialmente con l'intento di controlalre l'originalitÃ  del software e limitare il crescente problema della pirateria informatica, soprattutto quella


A Paris court is set to deliver its verdict on Congolese pop star Papa Wemba, accused of people-smuggling.


The Nasdaq composite index showed its first gain in nine sessions, and the Dow Jones industrial average gained more than 200 points at the end of the day.


Corus profit slumps 62 percent in first half

Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus has said that group net profit plunged more than 62 percent during first-half owing to higher raw material and energy costs, as well as lower selling prices.


The Hague blocks Dutch gov't attempt to levy MP3 sales

The Dutch equivalent of the RIAA lost its bid to put a tax on MP3 players Tuesday, as a Netherlands court said it would not remove a government block on any further taxes.


Militants strike Lebanese Army from camp

EIN AL-HILWEH, Lebanon -- Islamic militants attacked Lebanon's A rmy from a second Palestinian refugee camp yesterday, sending residents fleeing through bullet and rocket fire and heightening fears that the country faces a gravely destabilizing campaign by the radical groups that hide out in the country's 12 crowded camps.


Critics pan Hitler movie as 'worst comedy of the year'

The 13m ( 8.8m) Der Untergang or The Downfall has had blanket coverage in the German media before of its general release and several commentators have hailed the film as a work that "ushers in a new historical ...


Heart Disease Lower in Children of Parents Who Live to 85

MONDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- If you're the child of parents who lived to 85 or more, your risk for heart disease in middle age is significantly lower than children of parents who died earlier, researchers report.


Iraqi insurgents blew up a truck carrying chlorine gas canisters in an attack which sheds light on the insurgents' evolving tactics


HOBART, Ind. - Jeffrey Crane got something unexpected when he stopped to gas up his pickup truck - a tank full of water. Crane, who filled up at a Marathon Station in Hobart on Saturday, had his pickup towed to a repair shop when it failed to start Monday.


Il piano di Cimoli per il salvataggio di Alitalia torna al centro delle verifiche soprattutto per quanto riguarda il progetto di privatizzazione. Lo staff dell'ufficio legale della compagnia e' stato chiamato


A drug can treat  menopausal symptoms among women on tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer, say scientists.


Sure, He Can Direct Hit Movies, but Can He Do Commercials?

While Hollywoodâs top directors have been creating commercials for decades, they are now finding a new reason for ad work: to keep up in a multimedia world.


The US and the EU welcome reforms approved by Ukraine's parliament which pave the way for a new election


Nevada "mushroom cloud" blast plan abandoned

The Pentagon has abandoned plans for a massive test explosion in the Nevada desert, the first time a mushroom cloud would have been seen near Las Vegas since a nuclear test in the 1960s, officials said on Thursday.


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The White House on Wednesday lowered its forecast for economic growth this year even as it slightly upgraded its outlook for unemployment.


Fresh off a defeat in her bid to appoint a controversial congressman as House majority leader, incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday she will not appoint Rep. Alcee Hastings to head the House intelligence committee.


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


House Republicans Skeptical on Soc. Sec.

President Bush's Social Security proposals stirred fresh political worries Thursday among Republicans and brought calls from some lawmakers to abandon the president's central idea: letting people divert part of their payroll taxes to private retirement accounts.


Renee Zellweger Plans a Break from Acting

One would not know it from the way she is all over the media promoting her latest "Bridget Jones" film, but Oscar-winning Renee Zellweger is taking an extended break from acting.


Don't panic, don't sell -- save and network

With Wall Street operating on a bungee cord and economists hollering about recession, it would be easy to give into panic and sell all your stocks. But Gerri Willis, CNN's Money Saver, says selling now would be dropping your money in the wrong direction.


PAUL Stoddart could turn out to be the saviour of Grand Prix racing after team bosses yesterday supported his proposals for radical cost-cutting measures.


Cate Blanchett is attached to star in "Cancer Vixen: A True Story,"


IT industry leaders Amazon.com and Microsoft said Tuesday that they have joined forces to file several lawsuits targeting individuals accused of carrying out Internet crimes such as spamming, phishing and e-mail address spoofing.


Phillies Closer Ejected in Win Over Mets

Philadelphia closer Billy Wagner was furious after he was ejected in the ninth inning of Saturday's game 11-9, 13-inning win over the New York Mets for throwing two high-and-tight pitches to Cliff Floyd.


Posts higher revenue, earnings before Q3 special charges

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Gateway Inc.'s shares climbed as almost 8 percent Friday after the personal-computer and electronics company said it expects to post a second-straight quarter of earnings before one-time charges.


Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once Russia's richest man but now languishing in jail, thinks prison is better than the summer camps he visited as child, his mother has been quoted as saying.


Firenze, 16:04 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; BLASI: PRONTI PER UN ALTRO DERBY

La Fiorentina si sta preparando in vista del derby di domenica contro il Siena. A parlarne ci pensa ...


House Overwhelmingly Approves Broad Overhaul of Intelligence

The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve the sweeping intelligence-overhaul bill sought by President Bush and the independent Sept.


Lo scontro tra due auto sulla strada fondovalle dell'Agri


Kellen Winslow Jr's rookie season is over after the Cleveland Browns placed the tight end on injured reserve. Winslow was originally expected to miss eight to 10 weeks with a broken right leg suffered on September 19 against Dallas.


German police break up Internet piracy ring

German police have broken up an Internet piracy operation that peddled millions of euros worth of bootleg films, computer games, music and software, police and prosecutors said on Friday.


Venezuela accuses Exxon Mobil of exaggerating the value of firm's former investments in the country.


Google: personal assistant, or global overlord?

Blog: Once again, bloggers ask: is Google moving toward the dark side?


China's Shenzhou VI to carry two astronauts on five-day mission ...

ZHUHAI, China : China's second manned space flight will orbit the Earth for five days with two astronauts onboard in a mission scheduled for next year.


Jerry O'Connell is sick of Boston and it's not just because he's a New Yorker.


The New York Mets have been internally discussing the viability of acquiring World Series MVP Manny Ramirez as the antidote to their offensive woes.


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J.D. Drew ended a 42-game home run drought with his third career grand slam and Cesar Izturis homered for the first time in exactly a year, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 13-1 rout of the Washington Nationals on Friday night.


Gore Unleashes Fury on Democrats' Behalf

Al Gore's stiff jokes are gone now, replaced by recount jokes. The cautious campaigner of 2000 is gone, too, replaced by a fire-breathing Bush basher.


MySpace in deal to let users play on-line games

MySpace, the social networking site,  on Tuesday said it formed a partnership with Oberon Media to  create a new gaming channel on the site.


The highest grade at A-level - the new A* - will require students to score at least 90% in their exams.


Congress investigates the timing of options

WASHINGTON -- The government is aggressively investigating the suspicious timing of stock options granted to top executives at scores of companies, federal officials said yesterday.


For Democrats, library a place to raise voices

Weeks don't get much better if you are William Jefferson Clinton. For the third time in 12 eventful years, this proud Southern city is bedecked with bunting and banners to welcome the world, this time for today's opening of Clinton's $165 million presidential library.


Study supports theory that pets cut allergy risk

NEW YORK  - Some people prone to allergies keep their homes pet-free, a study shows -- but such "avoidance" of furry companions only partly explains the lower allergy risk found among pet owners.


Al confine tra Veneto ed Emilia, vanta un record di club privÃ© e locali per scambistiMolti i reati individuati nei blitz. Ma c'Ã¨ anche chi si innamora per davvero                                             Il business dell'amore nel paesino a luci rosse                                                                                dal nostro inviato JENNER MELETTI


Robbie Williams' Greatest Hits album is to be sold in memory card format for mobile phones and hand-held computers. It is believed to be the first time a major artist has sold music on the small, portable format.


OMX founder says Nasdaq merger beneficial

OMX's  founder said a merger with Nasdaq  would strengthen the market for Nordic shares, though a rival offer from Borse Dubai offer also needed to be seriously considered.


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Al-Qaeda kingpin 'killed' by US strike in Pakistan

A top Al-Qaeda commander who led Osama bin Laden's terror network in Afghanistan was believed to have been killed when a missile fired by a US drone hit his Pakistani hideout, officials said Friday.


Footballer Marco Materazzi begins libel proceedings over reports of insults made to former French captain Zinedine Zidane.


Untamed corruption tarnishes Sierra Leone recovery

Sierra Leone is making little progress in tackling corruption and is squandering foreign aid, leaving its most vulnerable citizens as destitute as they were before its civil war ended five years ago, experts say.


Harman Baweja's launch pad "Love Story 2050", which is being directed by his father   Harry, is almost complete and the actor hopes his dancing skills will show up on screen.


By Ellen Whyte  WHEN you're struggling to find science homework answers, entering search criteria into large, general-purpose search services such as Google and Yahoo can be frustrating, especially if your keyword has various meanings.


Nicole Kidman slipped through a back door into yesterday's Chanel show in Paris, but she was still the center of attention in this elegant black pantsuit.


Swiss-based Phonak cycling team appeals UCI licence refusal

The Swiss-based Phonak team said Wednesday it is contesting the International Cycling Union's decision to refuse it a racing licence amid a doping scandal.


NTT DoCoMo to invest in fuel-cell developer

(InfoWorld) - NTT DoCoMo is planning to buy a slice of a Japanese venture company that has made some promising advances in fuel-cell technology. Japan's largest cellular telephone company will acquire 36.5 percent of Aquafairy for an undisclosed sum, the NTT DoCoMo said Monday. Aquafairy is based in Osaka and was spun out of Japan's Nitto Denko to work on fuel cell technology. Aquafairy is developing polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFC), in which water is injected into a cartridge and converted to hydrogen by a catalyst. The hydrogen is sent to an anode where the ions and electrons are separated and the electrons flow to the cathode, creating electricity. NTT DoCoMo has been working with the startup for some time on a micro fuel-cell recharger for use with cell phone handsets. Such a device could recharge a cell phone battery without having to plug it into an electrical power outlet. It's seen as an intermediate step towards the ultimate goal of a fuel cell small enough to be integrated into the cell phone handset itself. A prototypeÂ unveiled by Acquafairy in JulyÂ was a quarter the size and twice as powerful as one NTT DoCoMo developed with Fujitsu Laboratories and displayed a year earlier. The latest recharger has an output of 2 watts and measures 24mm square and is 70mm long and weighs 45 grams.


A bomb killed two US soldiers and wounded three others in southern Afghanistan, the US military said yesterday, and an attack in an eastern province killed at least three children and a policeman on the first day of the Islamic


The soup maker said its second-quarter profit slipped 3.9 percent to $274 million even though its sales rose.


Terrorismo: Como, 20 islamici sospetti terroristi in sonno

COMO - Sono almeno una ventina gli islamici sospettati di avere collegamenti con le oprganizzazioni terroristiche internazionali nel comasco. Secondo la Digos, tre in particolare avrebbero ruoli non secondari. Il gruppo consiliare leghista al comune di ...


Apple Computer filed suit this week against three developers it says posted a prerelease version of Mac OS X onto the Internet. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in San Jose, alleges that the three


openMSX is the MSX emulator that aims for perfection. openMSX 0.5.0 - Bronze Edition - contains an improved configuration format, significant speedups (including MMX assembly) and many bugfixes. Together with openMSX a new version of Catapult, our user-friendly GUI, was released. Please read the release notes for details, including instructions for upgrading your configurations to the new format.   The latest release can be found here:  https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=38274&package_id=30511


Federal Reserve officials are expected to nudge interest rates up on Tuesday for a fifth time this year, another small step in a campaign to gradually lift borrowing costs before inflation rears its head.


Chaos at Gaza-Egypt border leaves seven injured

RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Palestinian border guards wielding clubs and firing toward the ground pushed back hundreds of Palestinian travelers who surged toward a Gaza-Egypt border terminal yesterday during a rare opening of the coastal strip's only gateway to the world.


Merck & Co. has adopted a severance plan that offers some executives one-time payments of up to triple their salary plus other perks if the troubled pharmaceutical giant is acquired and they lose their jobs.


Chilly Weather Doesn't Affect Run For Cure Turnout

A big turnout yesterday at Fort William Stadium yesterday for the annual CIBC Run for the Cure. The chilly October weather wasn't enough to stop over 1200 people from participating in the run, which raised


President Bush issued a Christmas Day call for compassion toward the sick and suffering, urging Americans to volunteer to help the neediest among their fellow citizens.


Samsung expects to see '05 chip growth halved

Annual global semiconductor sales growth will probably fall by half in 2005 and memory chip sales could collapse as a supply glut saps prices, world-leading memory chip maker Samsung Electronics said on Monday.


Snoop Dogg Tops U.S. Singles Chart for First Time

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Rapper Snoop Dogg scored his  first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday  with "Drop It Like It's Hot," which had spent four weeks in the  runner-up spot.


Six people seized over failed car bombings in Glasgow and London are held at a secure police  station in London.


AMERICA/STATI UNITI - La Santa Sede non aderisce alla nuova Convezione ONU sulla protezione dei diritti e della dignitÃ  delle persone disabili per gli inaccettabili riferimenti alla Âsalute riproduttivaÂ Washington (Agenzia Fides) - EÂ stato pubblicato l'intervento dell'Arcivescovo Celestino Migliore, Osservatore Permanente della Santa Sede presso l'Organizzazione delle Nazioni Unite, relativo all'approvazione da parte dell'Assemblea Generale dell'O....


Npower is to increase both its gas and electricity prices, the UK's fourth largest energy supplier confirms.


Hillary Clinton lining up support for 2008 presidential run

Democratic US Senator Hillary Clinton, the wife of former president Bill Clinton, has begun meeting with top party officials, hoping to garner their support for a likely run for the White House in 2008, a report said.


Dutch watchdog issues fines vs. spammers

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- The Dutch telecommunications watchdog has issued its first fines under the nation's ban on spam. The highest single fine - for $61,000 - went to a person involved with four spam e


US bank profits may rise despite languid quarter

Most large US banks appear poised to post higher third-quarter profits, but may struggle to post big gains as sluggish commercial lending and weak stock trading


Second Madrid bomb suspect denies role in al Qaeda

Youssef Belhadj, accused of  masterminding the Madrid train bombings and suspected of  claiming the attack in the name of al Qaeda, denied he was a  member of the extremist group in court on Friday.


WEST PALM BEACH, Florida  - Annika Sorenstam had  no sooner clinched her 10th win of the year at the LPGA's  season-ending ADT Tour Championship than she was already making  her plans for the future.


Ericsson financial chief steps down after Q3 shock

Telecom equipment group Ericsson's  (ERICb.ST) chief financial officer has stepped down in the wake  of a shock profit warning last week which caused a massive  selloff in the company's shares.


IP addresses, a string of numbers that identifies a computer, should generally be regarded as personal information, the head of the European Union's group of data privacy regulators said Monday.


'Sideways' Wins More Awards as Oscar Buzz Mounts

The nation's film reviewers raised their glasses to "Sideways" on Monday, bestowing five prizes on the wine connoisseur comedy during the 10th annual Critics' Choice Awards, one of the best barometers of Oscar success.


The horrors of life in Nazi Germany were brought home to a group of South Rowan High School students Tuesday by two men who experienced it first hand.


Woolworths says Xmas trading very challenging

British sweets-to-DVDs retailer Woolworths Plc  said that trading over the key Christmas period was "very challenging", knocking its shares, but it expected its retail unit to return to profitability this year.


Afghan opium farmers say crop spraying made them sick

Instead of the handful of people with skin diseases he usually deals with, Dr. Mohammed Rafi Safi says he has recently treated 30 Afghan farmers who allege their opium crops were sprayed with poison.


Anglo-Russian crisis looms over Litvinenko case

The diplomatic row over the extradition of Andrei Lugovoi could see tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats and withdrawal of British cooperation in key areas.


Georgia Dialysis Patients Infected with West Nile

Two people who contracted West Nile virus  in Georgia may have gotten the deadly infection while  undergoing dialysis treatment, U.S. health officials said on  Thursday.


Clickatell to Drive Mobile Messaging for John I. Haas; World's Largest Hop Producer Uses Messaging to Improve Productivity

Clickatell, Inc. the premier global mobile messaging operator, today announced that its enterprise-grade Multimode Messaging Manager is providing John I. Haas with messaging infrastructure that allows it to reach every mobile phone, fixed phone and email client in the USA.


Sibling Slugfest, Ã  la George and Martha

An intersibling death match reminiscent of Sam Shepard's "True West," the independent feature "Solitude" details a tortured, possibly incestuous relationship.


Mets Executives Meet With Carlos Delgado

Mets executives met with Carlos Delgado on Thursday, hoping the tactic that helped land Carlos Beltran and Pedro Martinez would lure the free-agent first baseman to New York.


Drink and drugs 'fuel British sexual health crisis'

Strong links between alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour are providing fuel for a "sexual health crisis" in Britain, a government advisory body report said Friday.


A security guard at a FEMA trailer park was shot and killed Monday in the latest violence to wrack the city, still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Police said.


p2pnet.net News:- Elvis may have left the building, but 85% of it now belongs to Robert Sillerman. The founder of SFX Entertainment, now owned by Clear Channel, bought the controlling interest in Elvis Presley


Small traces of a radioactive substance are found at the British embassy in Moscow, it has been reported.


Piacenza, 11:14 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: BRACCIO DI FERRO COMUNE-SOCIETA' SU LAVORI

Braccio di ferro tra Comune di Piacenza e società di calcio sui lavori di adeguamento dello s...


Senate votes to raise US debt ceiling to 8.2 trillion dollars

The US Senate voted to raise the debt ceiling by 800 billion dollars to nearly 8.2 trillion dollars, allowing the US government to avoid the unwelcome prospect of running short of operating funds.


T.O. exits Cowboys' game with hurt ankle

Dallas receiver Terrell Owens left the Cowboys' game Saturday night against Carolina because of a left ankle injury.


Meet the twixters. They're not kids anymore, but they're not adults either. why a new breed of young people won't--or can't?--settle down


Michael Cooper was lying in bed and watching Judge Mathis on television Tuesday morning when the telephone rang. After receiving the call from Denver Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe, Cooper might now want to watch game films.


New Report Clears Up Myths About Constipation

The idea that chronic constipation is the result of a low-fiber diet may be one of the many myths and misconceptions about the condition, according to a new review of the issue.


John McWethy, a retired ABC News correspondent who had to flee the Pentagon after the 2001 attacks but continued reporting live, died Wednesday after a skiing accident. He was 61


US Border Patrol laughs off spyplane prang wristslap

Burgeoning drone flotilla to meet huddled-mass threat The US border patrol will press ahead with plans to enlarge its fleet of unmanned surveillance aircraft, despite embarrassing revelations about the programme which have emerged following a crash last year.â¦


Intel P4 Extreme Boosts Performance off the Clock

The Extreme Edition bears out Intel's announcement last month that it would look beyond increased clock speed. "The problem is, if they keep the clock speed and increase the bus speed, they'll


A boat delivers food and water to a ship carrying migrants, anchored off the Mauritanian coast, officials say.


Princes bid to stop broadcast of Diana death photos

Princess Diana's sons William and Harry appealed Tuesday to a British broadcaster not to air photos taken after her fatal 1997 car crash, terming the plan "gross disrespect" to her memory.


VNU Scraps Marketing Info Unit Goal, Upbeat on '04

VNU, the world's top market researcher, scrapped a longer-term target for ACNielsen and the rest of the market measurement unit but said on Wednesday it saw group underlying profit in 2004 at the high end of forecasts.


Monaco, 19:08 - F1, SCHUMACHER: UNA VOLTA CHE ESCI, SEI FUORI

Non ci sarà una seconda fase della carriera per Michael Schumacher. ''Una volta che esci dall...


UPDATE 2-IMF policy-makers fail to agree on debt relief

The International Monetary Fund's top policy-making group on Saturday failed to close divisions over debt relief for the world's poorest countries.


Fast Retailing eyes Barneys to tap global markets

Fast Retailing's  surprise $900 million bid for Jones Apparel Group's  Barneys New York underscores the Japanese clothing retailer's dream to become a global player and find growth outside its mature home market.


Calif. files felony charges against ex-HP chair

SACRAMENTO, Calif  - California's attorney general on Wednesday filed felony charges against former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairman Patricia Dunn and four others for spying on journalists and the company's own board of directors and executives.


The Vatican on Wednesday defended the choice of Doubleday to publish Pope Benedict XVI's new book in North America, responding to an Italian newspaper's barb that the company is part of the publishing giant holding the rights to "The Da Vinci Code," which was assailed by the church.


Independent record labels are appealing the EU's decision to allow the merger of Sony and BMG.


DALLAS - Seven Texas children are back home in Houston after being taken to Nigeria by their American adoptive mother and apparently abandoned for 10 months, left to beg for money to buy food.


At Peaceful Meadows, Only Pieces of Lives: Residents Vacate Mobile Home Park for Development.

By Daryl Nerl, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pa.  Dec. 8--It may sound trite for the site of a trailer park, but the 6-acre patch of land on the south side of Freemansburg Avenue at 11th Street in Bethlehem Township looks as if it was hit by a tornado.


Export regioni verso Europa +7,1%, extra Ue +11,9%


Arafat's West Bank headquarters being cleaned up to prepare for ...

Bulldozers and earthmovers pushed aside rubble and hauled away piles of wrecked cars Wednesday to prepare Yasser Arafat's battered West Bank compound for his burial.


Essay: Choosing a ÂGod Squad,Â When the Mind Has Faded

The demand for dialysis brings new strains to MedicareÂs budget and prompts the question: When is it ethical to stop the treatment?


The role soil plays in solving global crime is due to be discussed by international forensic experts in Edinburgh.


Welcome to the winter home of cockeyed optimism. The Minnesota Vikings could be thinking about their latest disappointing defeat â-nd fifth in seven games


UK fishing fleets have praised new EU fishing quotas which will keep open areas that were threatened with closure.


UNDATED A powerful Pacific storm that's heading to Arizona is pounding California with drenching rains. The storm has flooded freeways and desert roads and triggered a rockslide on Highway One in southern Monterey County.


Spending on prescription drugs rose briskly in 2006 as the Medicare drug benefit kicked in and the government's share of expenditures for medicines surged, according to a federal study to be released today. Overall, health-care spending in the United States continued its climb, rising 6.7 percent...


50 School Districts Choose Parent Notification Solution From SchoolMessenger and Cisco to Improve Attendance, Safety and Security

ATLANTA and SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 25  /PRNewswire/ -- (NECC) -- SchoolMessenger, a leading U.S. parental notification company, and Cisco, today announced that more than 50 school districts across the country have adopted their integrated parental notification solution.


Typhoon Tokage, Japan's worst storm in 10 years, cleared the islands Thursday morning leaving at least 57 people dead, 32 missing and more than 300 injured.


German business confidence brightened in November for the second month in a row, beating economists' forecasts, according to a closely watched survey Thursday.


Aung San Suu Kyi faces another birthday alone

Myanmar's democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, who turns 61 on Monday, will spend another birthday alone, under house arrest imposed by a junta that has ignored an international outcry for her freedom.


CLEVELAND (Ticker) - It didn't take long for Carlos Boozer's replacement to make a good impression on the Cleveland Cavaliers.


Medical research often becomes news. But sometimes the news is made to appear more definitive and dramatic than the research warrants.


Two Palestinians killed in internal Gaza violence

At least two Palestinians were killed and up to 20 wounded in Gaza City on Saturday in clashes between Hamas Islamists and a clan loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, hospital officials said.


The United Auto Workers union announced that all 75,000 of its members employed by Ford Motor Company will be offered payouts by the automaker, according to Reuters.


U.S. Searches Computers, Trying to Disrupt Piracy

Federal authorities conducted six searches Wednesday in an attempt to disrupt a network used to trade copies of movies, software, games and music.


Each summer, thousands of rural residents gather to watch friends and neighbors race.


Polygamist leader Jeffs convicted in rape case

ST. GEORGE, Utah  - Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs, whose word was considered God's will to his fundamentalist church of breakaway Mormons, was convicted on Tuesday of being an accomplice to rape by forcing a 14-year-old girl to marry her first cousin.


US snipers in Iraq are told to "bait" areas with ammunition and then kill whoever picks it up, military court documents say.


Bus bombed in southeast Iran killing at least 11

A booby-trapped car blew up a bus owned by the Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people, in a border city in southeastern Iran where security forces and drug smugglers often clash, state media reported.


Kenyan police probe airport explosion in capital

Kenyan police said here Sunday night that several possible causes might have led to the late afternoon explosion at a Nairobi airport and the two injured were "nothing serious.


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Skype rolls the dice with Facebook games

Skype's latest venture plugs the VoIP client's cool third-party games into a Facebook app, then walks away.


Salute, studio: aspettativa vita cresciuta di quasi 15 anni

Italiani piÃ¹ longevi, in buona salute, con servizi sanitari di qualitÃ  e un'aspettativa di vita fra le piÃ¹ lunghe al mondo: Ã¨ il quadro positivo sulle condizioni fisiche degli italiani che emerge dal Rapporto Osservasalute 2004.


Holiday electronics sales reach $6.4 billion

Sales were up 5.1 percent from the previous season, according to NPD. Popular buys included digital cameras and plasma TVs.


Income gap tears at Singapore social fabric

When Wee Shu Min, the teenage daughter of a Singapore member of parliament stumbled across the blog of a Singaporean who wrote that he was worried about losing his job, she thought she'd give him a piece of her mind.


Boxing: Khan cleared of dangerous driving

British boxer Amir Khan was cleared Tuesday of dangerous driving over an accident last year which left a pedestrian with a broken leg.


Lindsay Lohan, who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Saturday in Beverly Hills, Calif., was photographed less than 48 hours later slumped in the passenger seat of a car.


Roma, 12:15 - CALCIO, SERIE B: ANTICIPO GENOA-MODENA A CASTELLANI

SarÃ  Alberto Castellani di Verona l'arbitro di Genoa-Modena, anticipo della prima giornata di ritorn...


Benedetto XVI, a Roma 'gravissimo degrado di alcune aree'


Ã stato uno dei piÃ¹ grandi attaccanti della storia del calcio. Anzi, a sentire il diretto interessato pure di piÃ¹. âDopo PelÃ¨ e Maradona vengo ioâ, disse tempo fa Romario de Souza Faria. Il brasiliano


Dance Review: Irving Berlin? Broadway? No, City Ballet

Bless Susan Stroman and New York City Ballet. With Ms. Stromanâs âDouble Feature,â august ballet audiences can indulge in an unaccustomed Broadway-style laugh riot.


Laksamana.Net - The Australian government says it may try to take the militants responsible for the Bali bombings to Australia for trial if they manage to escape justice in Indonesia.


Sul suo blog l'ex pm illustra le proposte dell'Idv


A major flare on the Sun earlier this week generated what scientists are calling a solar tsunami.


La societa' teme infiltrazioni mafiose in forniture edili


Workout books can help you turn over a new leaf

TRAINER TO THE STARS: Gunnar Peterson has made A-list celebs Jennifer Lopez, Angelina Jolie and Kim Catrall sweat for years, and now he's written a book so that you can, too.


Is cellular M2M relevant to your industry?

Help us to connect the dots Reader Poll Machine-to-Machine (M2M) wireless communications, which enables applications such as remote measurement, monitoring and management, is a fairly niche topic.â¦


The UN says Italy has changed its mind and agreed to accept an asylum request from 13 Turkish Kurds.


Prince William was surprised, a bit nervous and finally elated by his first solo flight.


Seven U.S. soldiers killed in Baghdad accident

Seven U.S. soldiers were killed and 11 injured in a vehicle accident in Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said.


* GRAVISSIMA La sopravvissuta Ã¨ Elisabetta, che Ã¨ in condizioni ...

Firenze, 16 novembre 2004 - Uno scambio di identita' clamoroso: una delle due sorelle vittime di un tremendo incidente stradale domeniaa notte a Firenze non Ã¨ una delle vittime, bensÃ¬ lotta fra la vita e la morte all'ospedale di Careggi.


Co-Pilot Blamed for New York Crash That Killed 265

The co-pilot of andAmerican Airlines flight caused the November 2001 crash in New York that claimed the lives of 265 people, staff at the nationâs airline safety agency reported today.


Eclipse giants squeeze into iPhone's leather pants

I'm a lady! IBM and SAS Institute might not seem obvious sources of information for those interested in developing iPhone web applications, but - such is the appeal of Apple's little wonder and its perceived applicability to business users - that these hoary old giants are getting in on the act.â¦


A British parliamentary committee said Friday that one or more people should have been disciplined for allowing Royal Navy sailors to sell stories to newspapers about their capture by Iran earlier this year.


Motorola Stock Down Despite Strong Quarter

Motorola Inc.'s stock sank as much as 8 percent Wednesday despite a successful quarter, as Wall Street questioned the staying power of the market-share resurgence by the world's No. 2 cell phone maker.


No goals but everyone happy as Valencia hold Inter

Inter Milan were held to a goalless draw by Valencia on Wednesday but the result, earned by "an almost perfect performance", was enough to send the Italians through to knockout stage of the Champions League.


The endless details were numbing, but Eva Longoria says she kept her cool at her wedding to Tony Parker last week. "My stylist, Robert Verdi, and everybody around me was like, `You're so calm,'" Longoria tells OK! magazine in its latest issue, on newsstands Friday. "I actually don't stress about anything."


Singers including Mick Hucknall and Chrissie Hynde perform to raise funds for Darfur at London's Royal Albert Hall.


Officials target support for foreign fighters

Six US soldiers were reported killed in Iraq yesterday, while the country's interim prime minister threatened a major offensive against the city


The New York Jets played takeaway Sunday - as does every defence that faces the winless Miami Dolphins. The Jets came up with four turnovers by Jay Fiedler in the second half, including an interception


Report: Charges against tycoon's partner

Prosecutors filed charges Monday against the business partner of jailed Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the partner's lawyer.


Uncomfortable Scrutiny for Two Friendsâ Pitching Partnership

The seats in Washington could be painfully uncomfortable for Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, two friends who had sharply contrasting reactions to the Mitchell report.


Clinton debuts $1B renewable-energy fund

Also: NASA officials to make historic trip to China. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Iraq's Shiite Authority Against Armed Resistance

NAJAF, Iraq, August 28 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - Iraq's top Shiite authority reaffirmed Saturday, August 28, its opposition to armed resistance against the US-led forces in Iraq after a meeting at the house of spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah


Suspect in missing Marine's death sighted

Police said today they had a confirmed sighting of a suspect wanted in the death of a pregnant Marine. Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean was alone when he was spotted by a witness Saturday night, two or three states away from North Carolina, Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown told reporters.


Francesco Bruno, presunto autore (il 2 dicembre scorso) di un duplice omicidioÃ¨ stato legato e giustiziato con un colpo alla nuca. All'origine una lite all'interno della stessa "famiglia"                                            Crotone, la vendetta della cosca trovato ucciso il killer di due fratelli


U.S.-British "special relationship" questioned

The State Department on Thursday repudiated comments by one of its officials who suggested the U.S.-British "special relationship" was a myth, calling his comments "ill-informed ... and just plain wrong."


Listed Firm Chief Killed in China Plane Crash

The general manager of the main listed  unit of Shanghai's Fudan University changed tickets at the last  minute to board a commuter jet that crashed in north China  killing 54 people, a source close to the company said on  Monday.


Daschle Ponders Past, Focusing on Future

Tom Daschle says he might consider writing, lecturing or teaching now that his Nov. 2 election loss has cost him his Senate seat and the job of Senate minority leader.


Good news: 'Phishing' scams net only $500 million

The online cons known as "phishing" have cost US consumers $500 million, according to a study released Wednesday. In addition, the study found that three-quarters of wired Americans have noticed an increase


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether it was adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Federer Sets Sights on 'Fairytale' Swiss Title

BASEL, Switzerland  - World number one Roger  Federer, overwhelming favorite for this week's Swiss Indoors  tournament, has targeted a fairytale victory in front of his  home crowd.


A man has been arrested in connection with the sending of more than 30 letter bombs to addresses across England.


Accra, 17:47 - CALCIO, GHANA: PROPOSTO RINNOVO A LE ROY

Nonostante l'eliminazione nella semifinale di Coppa d'Africa, la Federcalcio ghanese ha proposto al ...


A factory worker pleaded not guilty Friday to charges he killed a co-worker with a sword that he fashioned at the metals plant where both men worked.


Burma Extends House Arrest of Nobel-Winning Pro-Democracy Leader

RANGOON, Burma, May 25 -- Burma's military government on Friday extended the house arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for another year, defying an outpouring of international appeals for the Nobel Peace Prize winner's freedom.


Insieme a Boeing e Airbus, emettera' 50% di anidride in meno


Coleman insists start must "wake up and smell the coffee"

Fulham boss Chris Coleman will use the forthcoming break for World Cup qualifying to rally his beleaguered troops and plot an end to the club's dismal start to the season.


Movie Review | 'My Name Is Alan and I Paint Pictures': Using Art to Exorcise His Demons

There is no shortage of documentaries about mentally ill artists, but âMy Name Is Alan and I Paint Picturesâ finds a fresh way into the subject.


As lawmakers prepare to debate an override of the governor's order that schoolgirls be inoculated against the virus that causes cervical cancer, a group of legislators wants the state to produce a brochure about the vaccine.


Zimbabwean opposition leader, lawmakers arrested

Zimbabwe police have arrested opposition leader Arthur Mutambara and at least 60 opposition supporters during a campaign march ahead of a by-election in the capital, a party spokesman has said.


Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Pirooz Hosseini leaves in a car after a second round of talks with EU negotiators failed to produce an agreement for a total suspension of uranium enrichment in Iran, on Wednesday, Oct.


BSA collects record $3.5 million from media firm for copyright infringement

The Business Software Alliance has collected a record settlement of nearly $3.5 million from an international media firm that was usingÂ unlicensed software, the trade group announced Tuesday.


Solar-powered mesh project helps find new frog

Networking project in the Amazon turns up unknown amphibian, proving Negroponte right in more ways than one.


Bahamians Recover From Hurricane Frances

FREEPORT, Bahamas Sept. 5, 2004 - Bahamians emerged Sunday from 48 hours of roaring winds and severe flooding to witness the destruction left by Hurricane Frances: wrecked homes and collapsed roofs, yards littered with mangled trees.


NEW YORK  - Simon Cowell is not always the friendliest guy around, but that's not stopping "American Idol" from teaming with McDonald's for a Happy Meal promotion.


Voto previsto in tarda mattinata in aula al Senato


UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is in Israel on a renewed drive for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.


Bahrainis swelter in 50-degree temperatures without air conditioning as a fault cuts electricity across the island.


BELLINGHAM, Wash. Nov 6, 2004 - The state's medical quality board has accused a physician of giving outdated flu vaccine to 55 patients.


The military now says 100 percent of the city of Fallujah has been secured by US and Iraqi soldiers. But Marine Colonel Mike Regner told Pentagon reporters in a


Parisian Julien Grollemund is living proof that American coffee-to-go chain Starbucks ( SBUX ) has a shot at taking hold, even in famously leisure-loving France.


Grim Romanian film favorite as Cannes winds up

CANNES, France  - When director Pedro Almodovar was named hot favorite to triumph at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006, he called it a curse after he failed to win.


Democrats rap GOP for Medicare rate hike

Democrats say failed Republican policies are behind rising Medicare premiums that are leaving millions of older Americans scrambling for basic health care.


IAEA: Seoul not singled out for experiment

YEONGJONGDO - The head of the United Nationsâ nuclear watchdog agency yesterday said âserious concernâ is a statement that applies to any nuclear activities that have not been declared to the International Atomic Energy Agency in accordance with the


The CEO of Nissan and Renault talks to TIME about his negotiations for an alliance with struggling General Motors


US ups aid to clear unexploded bombs in Laos

WASHINGTON -- Nearly 30 years after the end of the Vietnam War, the United States is increasing aid to help remove unexploded ordnance that continues to kill people in the former war zone, especially in Laos, where 2 million tons of bombs were dropped.


Lennar cuts forecast amid tough housing market

Lennar Corp. LEN.N, the No. 3 U.S.   homebuilder, on Friday cut its third-quarter profit forecast,   citing a deteriorating housing market.


Tyrelle Blair had 11 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks on Tuesday night and Rakim Sanders scored 20 points as Boston College beat No. 21 Miami 76-66 Â the Eagles' 13th consecutive victory over the Hurricanes.


Federer, Nadal to Meet in French Open Final

PARIS -- Roger Federer watched one more shot by one more opponent miss its mark, then released a guttural yell and shook his fist, a tad relieved to have won when he was close to his worst.


But can anything support its 4MBps speed? Japanese memory card maker Elecom may have become the first company to announce a mid-speed high-capacity SD card. The company this week unveiled a 4GB SDHC product labelled Class 4, guaranteeing a data transfer rate of at least 4MBps and up to 7MBps, Elecom said.â¦


Suspects questioned over Pakistan airport attack

Pakistani investigators have been quizzing two suspects after an Islamic militant was killed by his own hand grenade in a brazen attack on Islamabad international airport, according to officials.


Entrepreneur Donald Trump is asking celebrities to appear in the next US series of The Apprentice.


DA Won't Prosecute Bishop Accused of Rape

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Just hours after an indictment against former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre was unsealed Monday accusing him of raping two boys in the 1970s, the county prosecutor refused to pursue the case because the statute of limitations has expired...


Three men have been cleared of blackmailing football agent Paul Stretford after it emerged he had misled the court. John Hyland, Christopher Bacon and Anthony Bacon were on trial at Warrington Crown Court


46 fixes coming at ya Oracle plans to release 46 security patches next week as part of its quarterly update cycle.â¦


In a ceremony full of pageantry and hope, King Norodom Sihamoni has ascended the Cambodian throne, ushering in a new royal era for a country still trying to draw a line under its bloody, genocidal past.


Leisure firm Rank Group will look at all options on the future of its Deluxe film and video processing business, including a demerger and sale, its chief executive says.


'Aviator,' 'Baby,' 'Neverland' Top Oscar List

Hollywood had a wide-open horse  race on Tuesday as Oscar nominations pitted two hard-hitting  dramas by veteran directors Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood  against the charm of films about wine drinking, Peter Pan and  Ray Charles.


Intel creates a more powerful memory chip without increasing its size, confounding the firm's critics.


Claims of online voting fraud at ITIL group remain murky

The IT Service Management Forum's U.S. chapter is still unsure whether an online election was compromised, and one member of the group's board says the situation is "really starting to feel weird."


Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech added to the club's growing injury crisis by limping out of the 1-0 win at Blackburn on Sunday with a suspected hip injury.


A 20-year-old woman who was attacked by a gang of youths in a Lancashire park dies in hospital.


Dow Up More Than 1 Percent; Insurers Gain

U.S. blue-chip shares rose on Tuesday  as gains in insurance stocks overshadowed a fall in consumer  confidence to a 7-month low.


Crude oil prices rise a bit in thin trading

LONDON -- Crude oil prices rose yesterday amid thin volumes as the market looked for new direction.


Bush: âAmericans will not be intimIdatedâ

President Bush reacted sharply yesterday in Toledo to comments apparently made by Osama bin Laden on a newly released videotape claiming more terror attacks will follow if US troops remain in Muslim countries of the Middle East and America continues its


General Motors Corp.  and the  United Auto Workers union on Monday broke off negotiations for  the night and agreed to return to the bargaining table on  Tuesday morning, a GM spokeswoman said.


ONCE again today the talk in football circles south of the border is all about mayhem among fans as English football suffered another night of shame.


Roger Federer overcame some late trouble yesterday to reach the third round at the French Open, beating Thierry Ascione of France, 6-1, 6-2, 7-6 (10-8).


Livorno, 15:07 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ARRIGONI: NON ANDIAMO A ROMA PER DIFENDERCI

Daniele Arrigoni ha le idee chiare su come il Livorno dovrà affrontare la Roma nell'esordio d...


Maybe it's time the Kansas defense starts getting as much attention as the high-powered offense. The No. 15 Jayhawks forced three turnovers and stopped Colorado on downs twice in the fourth quarter, escaping Folsom Field with a 19-14 victory on Saturday Â their first win in Boulder since 1995.


Never one to rest on his laurels, Elvis Costello has a variety of projects on the horizon, including a 10-inch vinyl EP of previously unreleased recordings, two DVDs and a 2005 itinerary packed with touring.


Finisce a reti inviolate l'anticipo dell'Olimpico tra biancocelesti e toscaniPartita con pochissime emozioni che regala il primo punto alla squadra di Cagni                                            Lazio con la testa alla Champions League contro l'Empoli niente gol e tanta noia


Tests confirmed Friday that two American women hospitalized after they became ill on a trip to Russia were poisoned by thallium, but the women believe it was accidental, their lawyer and the hospital said.


Sci fi series "Doctor Who" zooms into record books

The cult science fiction series "Doctor  Who" has won a place in the record books as the longest-running  television show of its type, a fitting accolade for the  time-travelling adventurer.


Payton out with broken thumb, expected back for opener

Celtics point guard Gary Payton missed Wednesday's preseason game against Detroit because of a broken right thumb. Payton, acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in an offseason trade, was injured


AOL, which is trying to grow its online advertising business worldwide, has localized its video search site for eight countries and added two languages for its India portal, the company said Wednesday.AOL has extended the local versions of its Truveo video search site to France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, Spain, Taiwan, and the U.K. Within two months, versions will be launched for Australia, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russia, and Turkey, the company said.Truveo came under AOL's wing in early 2006, and the company has sought grow the site as its traffic figures have risen with increased demand for online video.Unlike Google's YouTube, Truveo doesn't store content but instead indexes it from sources around the Internet. Truveo can pull some videos into a window embedded in its Web site, or direct users to where the video is hosted. Truveo also groups videos by category, and AOL has created some localized popular categories, such as cricket-related clips for India.AOL's main site for India is in English, but the company said it has added new content channels in Tamil and Hindi that cover news, astrology and movies. AOL said more than half of Indians who are active online users -- about 30 million people -- prefer reading in their own native language.AOL, which is owned by Time Warner, is trying to change the focus of its from providing Internet access to helping people find and view content. The company had seen a sharp drop in subscription revenue, which still counts for the majority of its profits.Earlier this month, AOL said it would cut 2,000 jobs worldwide, or about 20 percent of its workforce, while building up its online advertising business. It recently acquired three online ad firms and started Platform A, a new subsidiary in charge of selling online ads across its Web properties.


Alitalia rescue plan agreed after all-night talks

ROME : Alitalia bosses and union and government officials forged a deal to save the troubled Italian flag carrier after thrashing out the details of redundancy payments for 3,700 workers who will lose their jobs in a restructuring plan.


Cincinnati quarterback Gino Guidugli throws for 231 yards and two touchdowns in a 32-14 win over Marshall in the Fort Worth Bowl on Thursday night.


An al-Qaida-linked suicide bomber blew up his vehicle Monday near cars waiting to enter the Green Zone, home to the U.S. Embassy and Iraq's interim government, killing 13 Iraqis on the anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture.


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


There could not be a more powerful symbol to underline the deepening chasm that divides North from South than the conflicting perspectives regarding the crisis in Darfur.


Whooping cough has been diagnosed in more than two dozen medical workers at the same hospital in the past three weeks, and 55 others who have shown symptoms are being tested, a spokesman said Saturday.


Deputy Director of the Seismology Center of Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau, Peih-lin Leu describes the tectonic plate movents of the island near the location of the 7.0 earthquake that struck shortly after lunch today in Taipei, Taiwan.


Sluman, Byrd split lead; many bubbles burst

Jeff Sluman and Jonathan Byrd were tied for the lead at the Chrysler Championship, both knowing the tournament really doesn't start until the weekend.


UAW members back Delphi deal in early returns

A vote by members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on wage and benefit cuts at bankrupt car parts maker Delphi Corp.  saw strong support from several locals, but met stiff opposition at one New York unit.


Ban wants U.N. sanctions for using child soldiers

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Security Council in a report issued on Tuesday to impose sanctions on armies and groups that make use of child soldiers in at least a dozen countries.


SKorea, US enter last day of trade talks

U.S. and South Korean negotiators entered their final day of free trade talks Monday, what is expected to be the end of formal negotiations aimed at concluding a landmark deal by the end of March.


French President Nicolas Sarkozy says his relationship with model-turned-singer Carla Bruni is serious, and he suggested Tuesday that wedding plans are in the works.


Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including a high-scoring portable video player, a sleek Sony music phone and a carrying case for the PlayStation Portable.


Space stationâsa mess until shuttle resumes

So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk, like so many old hubcaps for the trash heap. And the throwing-away - done during a recent spacewalk â-as


On FOX Wednesday night at 8pm the annual teen choice awards took place. The event was hosted by Paris Hilton and Nicole Riche. Some of the highlights of the evening included a kick butt performance by Lenny Kravitz, leatherface (from Texas Chainsaw Mas...


Premier illustra andamento dibattito in Parlamento


La fine di Arafat. Nuove voci e smentite

PARIGI - Continua anche venerdÃ¬ la ridda di voci sull'autentico stato di salute per presidente dell'AutoritÃ  nazionale palestinese (Anp) Yasser Arafat, ricoverato da alcuni giorni in un ospedale parigino.


Steve McFadden is to return to BBC soap opera EastEnders to reprise his role as hard man Phil Mitchell.


One in 60 older people may be walking around with benign brain tumors and don't know it. Even more may have bulging blood vessels in the head that could burst. These results come from a surprising new Dutch study that finds brain abnormalities are not all that uncommon.


Bush Comes to Agent's Aid In Unusual Role Reversal

SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 20 -- In a role reversal, President Bush came to the rescue of a Secret Service agent Saturday night, extricating him from a melee after Chilean police blocked the president's security detail from entering a banquet hall.


... People do. Or at least that's what two makers of file-sharing software argued successfully in federal court, shifting the balance in the Internet piracy wars away from the Hollywood and the RIAA. -washingtonpost.com


Climate change battle could spell new disasters

Rich countries meeting in Germany this week will agree that they need to confront climate change, but unpleasant tradeoffs are already emerging.


A 60-year-old grandmother jumped on the back of a crocodile as it dragged a man from his tent in northern Australia, but was then attacked by the 350-kilogram beast.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to press Israel to ease Gaza border restrictions, on her regional tour.


Former Boston Celtics general manager  Chris Wallace has taken charge of NBA rivals Memphis Grizzlies,  the team said on Monday.


Antonio Tarver-Glen Johnson; Round By Round Coverage

Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson are set to meet in order to prove who is the best light heavyweight in the world. Both fighters are coming off the biggest wins of their careers against the same man.


Ames launches PGA Tour season in Hawaii with birdie

KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadian Stephen Ames launched the 2008 PGA Tour in birdie style on Thursday after hitting the opening drive at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.


Officials Consider Space Station Evacuation

The United States and Russia are making contingency plans for an emergency evacuation of the two-man crew aboard the International Space Station .


Cheney Softens Comments on Kerry and Terror Threat

Vice President Dick Cheney on Friday tempered comments he made earlier this week that warned of the risk of another terrorist attack if Democratic Sen. John Kerry were elected president.


It was a crisp Sunday afternoon in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, soaring trees naked in a fading autumn, the fields cleared by harvest and white-tail deer in abundance.


Pro-Aristide protests turn violent in Haiti; 14 killed

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Gunfire rang out in a slum in Haiti's capital Sunday morning, sending people scattering through the trash-strewn streets following days of political clashes that have left at least 14 dead.


Atteso comunicato su offerta d'acquisto per Recoletos


Jackets lose Fedorov for four to six weeks

Columbus Blue Jackets center Sergei   Fedorov is expected to miss four to six weeks with a shoulder   injury suffered during a pre-season game, the club said on   Wednesday.


Milano. Il Bloghdad fondato da Enzo Baldoni chiude la sezione Commenti, l'agora' telematica in cui fino ad oggi i blogger si sono scambiati pareri, messaggi e incoraggiamenti. I blogger hanno scelto di restare


Easing Sunday alcohol law led to crashes: U.S. study

Repealing limits on Sunday sales of alcohol may lead to more alcohol-related traffic accidents and even deaths, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


French journalists released after 124 days in captivity

Four months of quiet negotiations by France and several Arab countries paid off yesterday with the release of two French journalists kidnapped by an Iraqi extremist group in August.


Of all the scenarios that could have come to pass in Thursday's Holiday Bowl, of all the epitaphs California's football team could have authored for its riveting 2004 season, you'd have figured this among the least likely.


Ex-Ky. Officer Goes on Trial for Shooting

Nineteen-year-old Michael Newby was the seventh black man fatally shot by Louisville police in the past five years. The officer who shot him three times in the back is the first in any of those cases to face criminal charges.


Big Ben is back. Wearing protective padding around his midsection, Ben Roethlisberger returned to the Pittsburgh Steelers lineup Monday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars — barely two weeks after having surgery to remove his appendix.


Tom Glavine is struggling after 21 exceptional major leauge seasons and The Mets, who have lost 14 of their last 18 games, are in a free fall that is threatening to redefine their season.


Greece has agreed in principle to build a jail in Albania to exclusively house Albanian prisoners currently serving long-term sentences in Greek prisons, thereby alleviating the problem of overcrowding, Justice ...


UN Council Votes for Resolution on Darfur Abuses

The U.N. Security Council  adopted a resolution on Saturday that threatens oil sanctions  against Sudan if Khartoum does not stop atrocities in the  Darfur region.


Judge defers citizenship-Medicaid law challenge

A federal judge has ruled that groups   attacking a new law requiring Medicaid recipients to show proof   of citizenship do not have legal standing to make such a   challenge, a lawyer in the case said on Tuesday.


Milano, tra i temi della prima lezione la poligamia e la gestione delle moscheeTra i banchi soprattutto uomini (solo tre le donne) delle varie anime dell'islam                                          Apre la scuola per imam obiettivo l'integrazione                                                                                Filo conduttore dei corsi la convivenza tra precetti religiosi e leggi italiane


An 85-year-old man is robbed then locked in his garage at his home in County Down, the police say.


Indonesia Bars Foreign Teams in Rebel Areas

The restrictions will enable the military to assert control over relief operations in the countryside, where the rebels are strongest.


Hawaiian forests are the nation's most threatened bird habitats, according to a report released Thursday by American Bird Conservancy. "Saving these species is important but meaningless if the habitats they come from are also not protected," said Alan Lieberman, director of the Hawaiian Endangered Bird Conservation Program for the San Diego Zoo.


Court Considers Appeal in Ukraine Election

Ukraine's highest court on Thursday blocked the inauguration of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich, whose contested election has led to mass protests, and said it would examine a complaint by his liberal challenger.


Boston Scientific cited by FDA for procedures

Boston Scientific Corp. , the medical devices maker, received a warning letter from federal regulators about inadequate record keeping and reporting following the deaths of five patients in a clinical trial for an experimental device.


Bergamo, 22:22 - CALCIO, SERIE A: ATALANTA-MILAN 2-1 NEL RECUPERO

L'Atalanta ha battuto il Milan 2-1 (1-1) nel recupero della 12/a giornata di serie A. Rossoneri in v...


Johannesburg, 13:57 - CALCIO, DAVANTI A MANDELA LA PACE TRA MATERAZZI E ZIDANE?

Tokyo Sexwale, attivista sudafricano per i diritti umani e membro del comitato di organizzazione dei...


The couple were married on Aug. 4 on the Vineyard before nearly 300 guests at the Old Whaling Church, a Greek Revival building.


Women more at risk from climate change: Canadian at UN conference

Severe weather caused by global warming can pose greater physical danger to women than men, a Canadian attending a UN conference on climate change said Friday.


Rumsfeld pre-resignation memo urged Iraq shift

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told the White House before he resigned last month the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq was not working and he proposed changes, including possible troop reductions, The New York Times reported on Saturday.


FOUR US Navy commandos have been charged with prisoner abuse in Iraq, including involvement in the case of a prisoner who was beaten and later died at Abu Ghraib prison, the Navy said today.


A journalist manages to enter the UK twice after obtaining 20 fake and stolen passports in a BBC investigation.


Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it has developed a more advanced flash memory chip that will allow increased data storage in digital products such as music players.


Roma, 15:07 - CALCIO, AGENTE CANNAVARO: PREMATURO PARLARE DI RITORNO IN ITALIA

Non è ancora il momento di parlare di un ritorno di Fabio Cannavaro in Italia. Lo dice il suo...


Former Maryland basketball player Lonny Baxter extends his contract with his Italian club through the 2007-08 season despite being sentenced to two months in jail.


Market Week: An Eye on Inflation as Growth Picks Up

Traders probably do not expect anything as seductive as a promise to cut interest rates in Ben S. Bernankeâs update to Congress on the economy and Federal Reserve policy.


A huge storm system covers much of the US, threatening extreme weather, ranging from tornadoes to blizzards.


Eagles coach Andy Reid said he missed what Terrell Owens did in the end zone when he scored the touchdown that would win the game for the Eagles on Sunday.


It's no Red Sox-Yankees rivalry, but the Beanpot Tournament comes close in the world of college sports. The tourney pits the Boston College, Boston University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University hockey teams against one another. You can catch the first-round games tonight at 5 (that's Harvard vs. Northeastern) and at 8 (that's BC vs. BU). The consolation and championship games ...


Barclays will continue its move for ABN Amro despite a share price slump wiping billions off its bid, reports say.


Vienna, 20:20 - CALCIO, AUSTRIA: RED BULL KO, TRAP LONTANO DALLA VETTA

Nuovo passo falso per il Red Bull Salisburgo di Giovanni Trapattoni nel 15Â° turno del campionato aus...


Abba Reunion Would Only Disappoint, Singer Says

Swedish pop legends Abba will not be  getting out their spangly jumpsuits again because a reunion  would only disappoint their fans, former Abba singer Bjorn  Ulvaeus was quoted as saying on Wednesday.


Kelis was charged early Friday with trying to disrupt an undercover police operation by screaming racial profanities and rushing toward two female officers posing as prostitutes, authorities said.


Sudan has accused Chadian aircraft of bombing its western Darfur region in what it called "repeated aggressions" by its western neighbor, but Chad said its operations against rebels never crossed the border.


Bush says not satisfied with Iraq political progress

U.S. President George W. Bush said on Thursday he was not satisfied with political progress in Iraq but insisted the Iraqi government was making some advances.


Somali MPs Vote for President in Peace Bid

Somali lawmakers began voting on Sunday  for a president in the 14th attempt in a decade to return  government to the lawless Horn of Africa state.


2 More Doctors Charged in Botched British Bombings

LONDON, July 14 -- Two doctors were charged Saturday in connection with the botched car-bomb attacks in London and in Glasgow, Scotland.


Ukraine Mayor Warns of Election Crackdown

The main opposition bloc stepped up its pre-election rhetoric Thursday, accusing the government of mounting a "terror" campaign against opponents, while Kiev's mayor warned he would declare a state of emergency if civil unrest breaks out.


Astensione ridotta di 24 ore dopo incontro con Garante


Italy's Prodi quits after foreign policy defeat

Prime Minister Romano Prodi resigned on Wednesday, just nine months after winning the closest election in Italy's modern history, when his centre-left coalition suffered a Senate defeat on foreign policy.


Rock slide closes Colo. highway for hours

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. -- Workers were clearing several boulders the size of buses from Interstate 70 Thursday after a rock slide closed a 24-mile section of the highway.


Saranno monitorate 7 citta', tra cui Milano, Roma e Napoli


Bush Chides GOP Critics of Immigration Plan

GLYNCO, Ga., May 29 -- President Bush lashed out at critics within his own party Tuesday, accusing Republican opponents of distorting the immigration deal he negotiated with leading congressional Democrats and playing on the politics of fear to undermine public support.


Brazil, Argentina Win, Remain on Top of Group

Defending champion Brazil beat Venezuela, 5-2, to keep a one-point advantage in South America's qualifying group for the 2006 World Cup.


NYC officials ask federal government for 600,000 more doses of flu ...

The mayor and local health officials on Tuesday asked the federal government for 600,000 more doses of flu vaccine so New Yorkers at highest risk can be protected.


Terni, 17:08 - CALCIO, COLLEGIO ARBITRALE: OSHAGODAN SVINCOLATO DALLA TERNANA

Il collegio arbitrale di serie C ha concesso al difensore Dajo Oshadogan la risoluzione del contratt...


The Democratic-led House of Representatives votes to pass an expanded child health bill, despite a renewed veto threat.


Vienna, 15:08 - CALCIO, EURO 2008: ARCHIVIO SPECIALE SU HOOLIGANS

Verrà presentato domani l'archivio che conterrà i nomi di tutti gli hoolingans del con...


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- General Motors said Tuesday that it will lay off 950 employees at its assembly plant in Linden, NJ, due to waning demand for the Chevy Blazer and GMC Jimmy.


Roma, 13:52 - CALCIO, ROMA: ANCORA DOLORE AL PIEDE, TOTTI NON VA A TORINO

Niente trasferta a Torino per Francesco Totti. Il capitano giallorosso è stato costretto a fe...


Northern Maine Focus of University Exhibit

By MEG HASKELL; OF THE NEWS STAFF  ORONO - Two complementary exhibits by area artists opened Thursday at the Hudson Museum on the University of Maine campus in Orono, showcasing the history, wildness and beauty of the north Maine woods.


Italian wine barrel race celebrates past and future

Faces furrowed with  concentration and biceps bulging, Lorenzo Martire and Giovanni  Zorn puffed their way up the narrow streets of this medieval  town, rolling the 175-pound oak wine barrel ahead of them.


Frizioni difettose e problemi a copertura sedili


Manufacturing Speeds Up as Consumers Spend Away

The outlook for U.S. manufacturing  improved in November as factories hired more workers in  response to a jump in new orders, a national survey published  on Wednesday showed.


Schedules Revised for Flu, Meningitis Vaccines

FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded use of the FluMist vaccine for children and revised meningococcal vaccination guidelines for teens are part of new immunization recommendations released Friday.


Il presidente della Camera interviene al decennale di Fiuggi"I due schieramenti si liberino delle loro ossessioni"                                                  Casini sprona Alleanza nazionale "Coraggio con il partito unico"                                                                                Messaggio di Ciampi: "An una forza per l'unitÃ  repuublicana"


Long road from bestselling book to Hollywood hit

Bestselling books don't always make great blockbuster films, agents and producers warned authors selling rights at the Frankfurt Book Fair this week.


Florida Woman Lies About Baby Tossed from Car

A woman who told police she saw a newborn  boy tossed out of a car onto a street in North Lauderdale,  Florida, is the child's mother and made up the bizarre story,  police said on Friday.


An alleged close associate of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is facing a number of charges, including providing material support for terrorism, the U.S. Office of Military Commissions said Friday.


Losanna, 18:40 - DOPING, SCI NORDICO: TAS CONFERMA SQUALIFICA A TRE AUSTRIACI

Il Tas (tribunale di arbitrato dello sport) ha confermato la squalifica a vita per doping dei fondis...


Quello sul Dow -1 punto base, quello sul Nasdaq +1


Google acquires GreenBorder Technologies

Blog: Google acquires security software developer GreenBorder Technologies, giving it a new sandbox to play in.


Buona performance grazie ad apertura nuovi punti vendita


Thaksin heads to polls with big lead in tsunami-hit Thailand

Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra is cruising into February 6 polls with an unassailable lead, after a first term navigating unforeseen crises from bird flu and separatist violence to the unprecedented tsunami.


Robotic Arm Brace Gives Stroke Victims a Hand

The FDA approves use of the Myomo e100 NeuroRobotic System, a high-tech gizmo that gives weakened limbs a boost and helps retrain damaged neurological pathways.


British redeployment in Iraq meets with opposition

The British Ministry of Defense confirmed on Sunday that the US has sent a request to the British government for redeployment of the British forces stationed in Iraq because the US troops stationed in Iraq are preparing for new military actions in Fallujah


Core Gulf producer Kuwait will meet its  OPEC cut by lowering oil product sales by 190,000 barrels per  day (bpd) during first-quarter refinery maintenance, a Kuwaiti  oil official said on Wednesday.


WNBA rookie Marta Fernandez scored a career-high 26 points, leading the Los Angeles Sparks to a 74-64 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Wednesday night.


Tiger Woods has hit some amazing shots in his career. He drove the green on a 347-yard hole at Doral. He hit 6-iron from 218 yards out of a bunker and over the water in Canada. His most famous shot might be the chip-in at the Masters that made a hairpin turn at the top of the ridge on the 16th green.


This past election found the American left split into two antagonistic groups: a majority camp which insisted Bush represented so unique and unprecedented a threat that all other considerations


Microsoft is promoting its Windows Media Center Extender devices as the easiest way to get music, photos and video from a Media Center PC to a stereo or TV.


English cricket legend Geoffrey Boycott has lambasted Australian umpire Darrell Hair for attempting to "play God" in his handling of the forfeited fourth Test between England and Pakistan.


Kenyans burnt alive in church as unrest toll tops 300

At least 35 children and adults sheltering in a church were burnt alive by an angry mob in Kenya Tuesday, as an eruption of election violence threatened to tip over into a full-scale tribal conflict.


Eczema, hay fever rates in UK stabilize: study

After decades of rises, rates of eczema   and hay fever in Britain have stabilised but allergic reactions   to food have soared, according to new research published on   Thursday.


The dollar ceded some ground to the  Japanese yen and crept up against the euro on Friday as  holiday-thinned Asian markets prepared for technical  adjustments at the start of 2005 and a longer-term dollar  downtrend.


Terrorism blamed in at least 1 of 2 airliner crashes in Russia

One of two Russian airlines that crashed nearly simultaneously was brought down by a terrorist act, officials said Friday, after finding traces of explosives in the plane's wreckage.


Anti-Muslim Dutch politicians in hiding after death threats

Several leading Dutch politicians seen as critical of Islam have been threatened with death since the murder of a filmmaker, as the Dutch Government announced a crackdown on Islamic extremists.


We all have to be beyond being surprised or outraged by the All-Star selections and snubs by now. After all, it happens every year. No matter the selection process, there is always going to be a deserving player who isn't selected and there is always going to be a player with less-than-overwhelming credentials who winds up on the team.


Terrific 'Ray' captures story of music legend

"Ray," Taylor Hackford's sprawling, sensational biography/celebration of the late Ray Charles, is perfect in so many ways that it is easy to both regret and overlook the film's rather abrupt, perfunctory conclusion.


IAC/InterActiveCorp is probably not interested in combining with AOL. But such a deal may be a good way to deal with the competition posed by Microsoftâs proposed acquisition of Yahoo.


Chinese officials reiterated their country would move toward a flexible foreign exchange rate, but offered no new specifics on the timing in a joint statement issued on Friday after talks with high-level US officials.


U.S. haggles with N.Korea, deal may be in offing

The United States and North Korea haggled on Monday over energy aid the North would receive in exchange for ending its nuclear arms ambitions but it looked like some sort of an agreement in six-part talks was emerging.


Powerful Typhoon Chaba has plowed into southern Japan, sweeping at least four people to their deaths and injuring more than 30 as it knocked out power to thousands.


Anger As Thieves Take [Pounds]17,000 Computers

A HEADTEACHER has condemned thieves who broke into a school and stole computers worth about [pounds]17,000.  Lynne Ackland, headteacher of Sedgefield Community College, said the laptops were a important for pupils.


Gilchrist blasts Australia to massive lead

Australia were on the verge of regaining the Ashes after their batsmen, led by a devastating Adam Gilchrist, smashed England all over the park on day three of the third Test at an oppressively hot WACA Ground.


Alleati minori chiedono regole su 'listini' per regionali


Gunmen killed nine members of two Shi'ite families in a mostly Sunni neighborhood of Baghdad on Sunday and police found the bodies of 60 more apparent victims of sectarian killings gripping the capital.


Former world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan romped to a fourth UK Championship on Sunday with a ruthless 10-2 win over Scotland's Stephen Maguire.


French soldier killed in Kabul blast: Afghan police

A suicide attack in the Afghan capital Kabul killed a French soldier with NATO's International Security Assistance Force, a top police officer told AFP.


Istat, 2006 segna incremento piu' alto degli ultimi 6 anni


WASHINGTON - President Bush ranked in the middle of his Air National Guard flight class and flew 336 hours in a fighter jet before letting his pilot status lapse and missing a key readiness drill in 1972, according to his flight records belatedly uncovered Tuesday under the Freedom of Information Act.    The Pentagon and Bush's campaign have claimed for months that all records detailing his fighter pilot career have been made public, but defense officials said they found two dozen new records detailing his training and flight logs after The Associated Press filed a lawsuit and submitted new requests under the public records law...


Carolina Panthers running back Stephen Davis will not play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers with swelling in his knee keeping him out of his seventh game this season.


Nets Rally From a 15-Point Deficit to Edge Magic

Jason Kidd almost had a triple-double and made a key defensive stop and the Nets overcame a 15-point deficit to defeat the Orlando Magic Wednesday night.


Bank of England boss Mervyn King faces MPs on Thursday, amid criticism of his handling of the credit crisis.


Young radio reporters will be broadcasting to the nation on New Years Day.   The fledgling radio reporters learned their skills in a North Tyneside Council library.


Poisoned Russian ex-spy deteriorates: hospital

Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko -- poisoned in London three weeks ago -- has taken a sudden turn for the worse and is now very seriously ill, the hospital treating him said on Thursday.


'Incredibles' Capsizes 'Nemo' at Box Office

Pixar Animation's new film The Incredibles has capped weekend box office charts with $70.7 million in North American ticket sales.


With radio not helping, music vets try trickery

When his "Modern Times"  debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week, 65-year-old  Bob Dylan became the oldest artist to top the album chart.


Japan's Nikkei average rose 1.61 percent  by midsession on Friday on a wave of short-covering after some  players bet the country's economic slowdown wouldn't last long  and bought stock futures while selling bond futures.


In California, a Second Internet Gold Rush

SAN FRANCISCO At the Web 2.0 conference here in 2005 -- back before Google had paid $1.65 billion for YouTube and people were talking about valuations for Facebook of $15 billion -- Zach Coelius, a precocious 25-year-old who had snuck into the hall without paying, stepped up to the microphone and...


Sri Lanka's navy said it destroyed a boat of the separatist Tamil Tiger movement and killed at least eight rebels off the country's east coast on Monday.


ICRC to visit latest Guantanamo detainees next week

The International Committee of the Red   Cross (ICRC) will visit Guantanamo next week and will see 14   suspects recently switched from secret CIA jails, a spokesman   said on Wednesday.