Ryan Newman, who knows he'll have to be flawless over the final six races to win the Nextel Cup title, was just that Thursday night, shattering the track record at Lowe's Motor Speedway


Cellphones Aloft: The Inevitable Is Closer

Federal regulators plan next week to begin considering rules that would end the official ban on cellphone use in commercial flights.


WASHINGTON -- Doctors treating sickened ground zero workers offered Congress a detailed diagnosis Wednesday of the ailments still affecting thousands after the Sept. 11 attacks, but warned that there's no way to determine how many more may become afflicted with life-threatening illnesses.


Woman dies after being injected with powerful antiseptic

SEATTLE A Washington state woman has died after she was mistakenly injected with antiseptic after surgery instead of a harmless X-ray dye.


Labour turns to succession question after Blair's swansong speech

Tony Blair has won widespread praise for an emotional farewell to his ruling Labour Party, but the fate of his successor will only be decided in the crucial months ahead.


Nine firefighters killed in warehouse blaze

Nine firefighters died battling a blaze in a furniture store and warehouse in Charleston, South Carolina, when the building collapsed, city officials said on Tuesday.


Susan Sontag, Writer and Critic, Dies at 71

Author and social critic Susan Sontag,  one of the strongest voices of intellectual opposition to U.S.  policies after the Sept. 11 attacks, died on Tuesday at age 71  at a New York cancer hospital.


A Big Maker of Flu Shots Finds Some Contaminated

The Chiron Corporation, a major manufacturer of influenza vaccine, said that it had detected a contamination problem in its new supply and was delaying release of nearly 50 million doses.


Internet giant Yahoo's board has decided to reject Microsoft's takeover bid, saying its 44.6 billion dollar offer "massively undervalues" Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.


AU's Konare bemoans "leadership crisis" in Africa

Africa is suffering a crisis of leadership and its heads of state must show more mutual confidence and solidarity if they want to advance continental integration, the African Union's top diplomat said on Monday.


IRAQ US Air Strike Kills Two in Iraq's Falluja

US planes bombed the Iraqi city of Falluja overnight, killing two people, in a new strike on rebels digging in for an expected US-led offensive.


Presente il ministro Ferrero, contestato da militanti An


Actress Reynolds Stitches Up Costume Nod

Actress Debbie Reynolds has been measured and fitted for the Costume Designers Guild's Presidents Award.


Police in Russia hunt two men who robbed a house while dressed as the Russian version of Santa-Claus.


Oil Up Nearly $2 on U.S. Natural Gas Draw

Oil prices rose nearly $2 on Thursday  after a big fall in U.S. natural gas inventories triggered  renewed concerns about winter fuel stocks in the world's  biggest energy-consuming nation.


Lata Mangaeshkar turns 81 today on September 29.


Oracle to PeopleSoft: Rescind Poison Pill

Oracle Corp. on Monday said it asked Peoplesoft Inc.'s board of directors to immediately rescind a "poison pill" anti-takeover provision, two days after 61 percent of PeopleSoft shareholders


China's Hu takes over armed forces in flux

Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao has taken command of the world's largest military, inheriting the challenge of transforming a 2.5-million-strong force long bent on making money into a world-class war machine.


Jekyll Awaits Lease Decision By Perdue The Governor Must Act Today on the Bill Extending the Authority's Lease for 40 Years.

By BRANDON LARRABEE  ATLANTA - Environmentalists and Jekyll Island residents are growing nervous that Gov. Sonny Perdue might veto a bill that would extend the lease of the Jekyll Island Authority and bar development on the environmentally fragile south end of the state park.


AUSTIN - Texas' largest medical liability insurance provider said Monday it will cut its rates by 5 percent starting in January.


Former Enron Executive Will Pay $1.49 Million

Enron Corp.'s former director of  investor relations has agreed to pay $1.49 million to settle  fraud charges related to the bankrupt energy company, U.S.  securities regulators said on Wednesday.


By Rob Young, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 13--Sutter County supervisors could not muster the votes Tuesday to extend a moratorium on splitting land parcels in the Meridian and Robbins basins and around the Sutter Buttes.


The Internet giant balked when Brazilian authorities asked for data on suspect users of its social networking site. Privacy advocates are cheering


Spain says it will not put up with the influx of African migrants after more than 1,400 arrives in the Canaries at the weekend.


French Film Wins Pre-Oscar Cinematographers Award

Bruno Delbonnel, the cameraman for the French World War I epic "A Very Long Engagement," won the award for best cinematography in a feature film on Sunday in an industry prize given out two weeks before the Oscars.


The Chelsea Womenâs Team Signs Its First American Player

Lorrie Fair played for Philadelphia in the Womenâs United Soccer Association and was the youngest member of the 1999 U.S. national team that won the Womenâs World Cup.


Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton and youth team player James Tandy face disciplinary proceedings after an incident at a players' Christmas party on Sunday night.


Reinventing Date Night for Long-Married Couples

Brain and behavior researchers say many couples are going about date night all wrong.


Mr. Incredible and wife Elastigirl -- aka Bob and Helen Parr -- with superkids Violet and Dash. (Pixar Animation/Walt Disney Pictures).


SRS 'iWOW' plug-in enhances Mac iTunes audio

SRS Labs, makers of surround sound and other audio technologies, announced Thursday the release of SRS iWOW, a plug-in designed specifically for iTunes on the Mac. Available as a free trial download, iWOW costs $19.99.


Nutrition: Childrenâs Supplements May Skew Research

Nutritional supplements are generally not taken into account when health researchers try to get a snapshot of the nationâs nutritional habits, a new study finds.


No. 13 Florida State Rolls Over Duke, 29-7

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Sports Network) - Lorenzo Booker ran  for 130 yards, but it was a pair of backups that led  13th-ranked Florida State to a 29-7 Homecoming victory over  Duke at Doak Campbell Stadium.


Santa Claus could not conquer "The Incredibles." The cartoon hit retained the top slot at the box office for a second weekend, taking in $51 million to fend off animated newcomer "The Polar Express," a Christmas tale that debuted at No. 2 with $23.5 million.


Undersea Resort Acquires Trinetics Group for $5 Million

The Undersea Resort, trading under the symbol of CCAA, has acquired  Trinetics Group for $5 million. For over two decades, Trinetics has  satisfied the plastic welding needs of both major corporations as well  as small businesses throughout the United States and abroad.


Funeral to be held in Halifax on Wednesday for dead submariner

HALIFAX (CP) - Separated by distance but bound by sorrow, the family of Lieut. Chris Saunders will say goodbye to the fallen submariner Wednesday at a full military funeral in Halifax while his crewmates attend a quiet memorial on the other side of the Atlantic.


Sri Lanka army, rebels claim heavy losses in fighting

Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops fought fierce battles in the north at the weekend, leaving several combatants dead or wounded, according to conflicting statements from both sides Sunday.


Disgraced media tycoon Conrad Black will appeal against his convictions for fraud, his lawyer has said.


A missile from an Israeli army Apache helicopter killed one Hamas militant early Wednesday and wounded several people in northern Gaza.


CHARLOTTESVILLE, Aug. 31 -- John William Warner, who was best known for marrying actress Elizabeth Taylor when he entered the Senate 28 years ago but who grew into an elder statesman and Republican maverick highly regarded for his expertise in defense matters, announced his retirement Friday.


GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Dec 1, 2004 - A Hamas leader announced Wednesday that the Islamic militant group will not field a candidate in Jan. 9 presidential elections and said he expected Hamas supporters not to participate in the vote.


Iraqi civilian deaths rise slightly in August

Civilian deaths from violence in Iraq rose slightly in August, with 1,773 people killed, government statistics showed on Saturday.


N.Korea brings laundry list of demands to talks

North Korea set out sweeping demands on Monday for scrapping its nuclear arms and the United States warned that its patience was running out -- an inauspicious start to six-party talks after a year-long hiatus.


Marisa Grasso affida le sue emozioni ad una nota all'Ansa


FISCO: BERLUSCONI, SULL'IRPEF GRANDI PASSI AVANTI

ROMA - Cosi' il premier ha risposto ai cronisti che gli chiedevano come si fosse concluso il vertice di ieri sera con il vicepremier Gianfranco Fini, il ministro dell'Economia Domenico Siniscalco e il viceministro dell'Economia Mario Baldassarri dedicato


Miss USA, out of rehab, admits cocaine use

Miss USA Tara Conner, who hung on to her title last month by going into rehab after reports of underage drinking, admitted to using cocaine on Wednesday.


Russia vows adequate response to UK expulsions

Russia promised on Tuesday an "adequate and appropriate" response very soon to Britain's expulsion of four of its diplomats but said it would avoid jeopardizing the interests of ordinary citizens or businessmen.


Blair Criticized for Moving Troops in Iraq

British lawmakers in the ruling and main opposition parties alike sharply criticized Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Monday for planning to dispatch hundreds of


Sammamish Road Project Gets Boost Toward Spot on Ballot

By Sonia Krishnan, Seattle Times  Jun. 2--After several years of pushing county and state officials to fund improvements on 244th Avenue Northeast, Sammamish City Council members say the road is finally getting recognized as a critical corridor that needs help.


The latest documentary from the filmmaker Ken Burns, "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson," dominated this year's Telluride Film Festival.


The chief financial officer of Russian oil company Yukos has told a US court that Russian authorities raided its Moscow offices today.


S.Africa: Guest Aristide Not Behind Haiti Mayhem

South Africa rounded on Haiti's interim leader Monday, dismissing accusations it was allowing Haiti's ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide to coordinate a violent uprising from exile in South Africa.


Bank of America Corp. , the second-biggest US bank by market value, said it lost $450 million when dairy company Parmalat SpA collapsed in 2003 in Italy's biggest bankruptcy.


After weeks of earthquakes and steam eruptions, Mount St. Helens has a new lava dome that could even eclipse the volcano's old one.


Bee Staff Writer. SANTA CLARA - Despite their youth, injuries and lousy 1-6 record, the one thing the 49ers have managed to avoid this season is locker-room dissension.


Archaeologists say they have found a huge ancient settlement used by the people who built Stonehenge.


Israel Approves Release of Palestinian Prisoners

Israel's cabinet on Sunday approved  the release of 500 Palestinian prisoners in what Prime Minister  Ariel Sharon called a goodwill gesture to bolster new  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and build mutual trust.


As the former CEO of PeopleSoft prepares for a court appearance, more details of his ouster are revealed. Less than a week after he was booted from the top spot at PeopleSoft, Craig Conway is expected to face


Most of the star power Southern California used to beat Notre Dame and almost everyone else the Trojans faced during the past four years is gone.


If storage remains free to corporate users, then there is little inclination to economize or improve utilization. Any company's goal should be not only to provide a cross-charging mechanism for recouping costs, but also to incent more efficient usage of storage.


Roma, 16:37 - CALCIO, CASO GUANA-MUTU; AIC: LO STOP LO DECIDE ARBITRO

VICENZA - L'Assocalciatori interviene sulle polemiche sul gol di ieri della Fiorentina, co...


Britain could become world leader in stem cell research

Prime Minister Tony Blair said that Britain could become the world leader in the controversial field of stem cell research.


Mayra Nieves is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not being able to breathe. Nieves is among hundreds of Puerto Ricans who have a rare type of albinism that leads to a deadly lung disease.


UK's Brown to bolster EU credentials in Brussels

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will  seek to firm up his European credentials on Thursday by paying  a symbolic first visit to European Union headquarters, more  than seven months after taking office.


News on a committee to succeed Arafat denied, vagueness over his ...

News was contradictory over the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat formation of a tripartite committee as a precaution for any emergency because of his deteriorated health condition which is vague.


Deep Fried Foods Go Down a Treat in Scotland

Whether it's fish and chips, Mars bars, sweets or even battered pizza, the Scots have a taste for all kinds of deep-fried foods, researchers said on Friday.


US, Russian tensions cool, but disagreements remain

WASHINGTON -- The top US and Russian diplomats yesterday tried to play down concerns about a Cold War revival set off by President Vladimir Putin's assertion that Washington is fostering a global arms race.


Firenze, 15:16 - CALCIO, SERIE C2: MONTICHIARI-SUDTIROL 3-0 A TAVOLINO

Il giudice sportivo della serie C ha accolto il reclamo del Montichiari e assegnato il 3-0 a tavolin...


In the ramp-up to the Republican convention, police and security agencies are putting on a show of force designed to give terrorists pause.


Milk driver kills 3 at Amish schoolhouse

A milk-truck driver carrying three guns and a childhood grudge stormed a one-room Amish schoolhouse Monday, sent the boys and adults outside, barricaded the doors with two-by-fours, and then opened fire on a dozen girls, killing three people before committing suicide.


Schwab to Cut Most Online Trade Commissions by One-Third

The Charles Schwab Corporation said yeserday that it would reduce commissions on most online trades by a third as it strives to retain customers.


GE says will not pursue Dow Jones takeover

General Electric Co.  said on  Thursday it has dropped out of the running for Dow Jones & Co.  Inc. , the publisher of the Wall Street Journal.


Whistleblower Says Halliburton Contract Abuse Blatant

The US Army Corps of Engineers' top contracting official on Friday called the government's grant of multi-billion dollar contracts to oil services giant Halliburton


Drug maker tells FDA panel that Intrinsa is safe

(WASHINGTON) - The maker of a new drug to treat women's sexual dysfunction says the product is safe and should be approved without delay.


Applebee's sees room for 3,000 restaurants in USA

Restaurant chain Applebee's International (APPB) said Thursday that there is room for at least 3,000 of its namesake restaurants in the United States, nearly double the existing number.


EX-BLUES: Chelsea will RISE to the heights

FORMER Chelsea defender Paul Elliott believes Jose Mourinho's table-toppers have the self-belief to end their miserable league run at Highbury.


'Government has not made decision' - oh really? Prime Minister Gordon Brown insists that the UK government has not made up its mind yet on a new generation of nuclear power stations, but that the decision will be announced on Thursday. However, it is now more or less certain that Brown intends to permit atomic energy to continue in Britain.â¦


`Pre-emptive' study of Iran data started

Chicago Tribune - The Senate Intelligence Committee has launched what its chairman called a "pre-emptive" examination of U.S. intelligence on Iran as part of an effort to avoid the problems that plagued America's prewar assessments on Iraq.


In U.S., faith is never far from politics

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina  - Three former presidents honor mega-preacher Billy Graham at the dedication of his library. Days later the three top Democratic contenders for the White House openly talk about faith in a televised forum.


Dallas Cowboys football star Terrell   Owens denied reports on Wednesday he had attempted suicide   through an overdose of prescription pain pills and said he was   capable of playing on Sunday.


Rebels seeking to topple the government of Chad seized the largest city in eastern Chad early today, according to aid workers based in the region.


Protesta simbolica indetta da Adusbef, Codacons, Adoc e Federconsumatori"Quest'anno le famiglie a causa dei rincari spenderanno oltre 1000 euro in piÃ¹"                                            Il 13 sciopero della pastasciutta contro "le speculazioni sui prezzi"                                                                                Le colpe della filiera: "Un chilo d'uva al produttore viene pagata 0,35 centesimima viene venduta al consumatore finale anche a oltre due euro"di ROSARIA AMATO


Summary Box: Immigrants' Obesity Rates Up

GAINING WEIGHT: Immigrants pack on the pounds after coming to America.


Mosque Siege in Pakistan Enters Sixth Day

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 8 -- After a senior Pakistani commando was killed in fighting overnight, government officials said Sunday the fighters holed up inside an Islamabad mosque are well trained and well armed militants with connections to known terrorist groups.


A bronchial infection forced Faith Hill to withdraw from a MusiCares tribute to Aretha Franklin.


Acer agrees to take over US PC-maker Gateway creating the world's third largest producer of computers.


France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence

(InfoWorld) - The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film acts of police violence, or operators of Web sites publishing the images, one French civil liberties group warned on Tuesday. The council chose an unfortunate anniversary to publish its decision approving the law, which came exactly 16 years after Los Angeles police officers beating Rodney King were filmed by amateur videographer George Holliday in the night of March 3, 1991. The officers' acquittal at the end on April 29, 1992 sparked riots in Los Angeles. If Holliday were to film a similar scene of violence in France today, he could end up in prison as a result of the new law, said Pascal Cohet, a spokesman for French online civil liberties group Odebi. And anyone publishing such images could face up to five years in prison and a fine of â¬75,000 ($98,537), potentially a harsher sentence than that for committing the violent act. Senators and members of the National Assembly had asked the council to rule on the constitutionality of six articles of the Law relating to the prevention of delinquency. The articles dealt with information sharing by social workers, and reduced sentences for minors. The council recommended one minor change, to reconcile conflicting amendments voted in parliament. The law, proposed by Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy, is intended to clamp down on a wide range of public order offenses. During parliamentary debate of the law, government representatives said the offense of filming or distributing films of acts of violence targets the practice of "happy slapping," in which a violent attack is filmed by an accomplice, typically with a camera phone, for the amusement of the attacker's friends. The broad drafting of the law so as to criminalize the activities of citizen journalists unrelated to the perpetrators of violent acts is no accident, but rather a deliberate decision by the authorities, said Cohet. He is concerned that the law, and others still being debated, will lead to the creation of a parallel judicial system controlling the publication of information on the Internet. The government has also proposed a certification system for Web sites, blog hosters, mobile-phone operators and Internet service providers, identifying them as government-approved sources of information if they adhere to certain rules. The journalists' organization Reporters Without Borders, which campaigns for a free press, has warned that such a system could lead to excessive self censorship as organizations worried about losing their certification suppress certain stories.


AO Smith (NYSE: AOS), North America's largest manufacturer of electric motors, shocked investors this morning by drastically reducing third-quarter earnings guidance to breakeven


The property manager of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch testified Friday that sheriff's deputies looking for evidence last year searched areas that were not specified in a warrant.


Catania, 17:59 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, INCHIESTA PROCURA PER OMICIDIO VOLONTARIO

Omicidio volontario aggravato: è l'ipotesi di reato avanzata dalla Procura di Catania che in...


WHAT KIND OF AN IDIOT SIGNS CONDOLENCE LETTERS WITH A MACHINE?

UNTIL now, the man in charge of the Iraq war has brushed aside the most astonishing blunders. With breathtaking glibness, Donald Rumsfeld breezes through disasters that make Geoff Hoon look like a consummate politician in comparison.


Se le condizioni di salute lo permettono,rientro in giornata


Department store chain  Macy's has agreed to pay $600,000 and will change its training practices to ensure that security officers do not use racial profiling to detect shoplifters, parent company Federated Department Stores Inc. , said on Friday.


US Airways has 2nd labor deal, but seeks more cuts

US Airways Group Inc. reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with flight crew training instructors, the company said Sunday, shortly after it asked the bankruptcy court overseeing its restructuring to impose mandatory pay cuts across the board.


Much Hype in Playerâs Treatment, Doctors Say

For all the images of athletes running and jumping in 2007, the sight of Kevin Everett merely walking was one of the most newsworthy.


Londra, 10:56 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: IL TOTTENHAM VUOLE KLINSMANN

Jurgen Klinsmann, ex ct della Germania, valuterà nelle prossime settimane la proposta del Tot...


Lewis helps Sonics defeat Clippers 77-75

Rashard Lewis scored 31 points to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 77-75 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.


Google explores separate test network in SF

(InfoWorld) - Google Inc. has asked for the right to use as many as 1,500 San Francisco light poles for wireless equipment on a test network of its own, separate from the citywide Wi-Fi infrastructure that the company proposed along with EarthLink Inc. The search giant and EarthLink were chosen earlier this year through a request for proposals to build a wireless network around the city that would provide free Internet access as well as a faster, paid service. EarthLink, which would build and operate the network, is now in negotiations with the city on the details of the deal. The network is to be built at no cost to the city, which would provide light poles and other places to mount access points. The Wi-Fi plan, as well as the city's process for seeking proposals and input on it, have sparked protest from activists and public officials who are worried that the city is giving the private companies free rein and getting too little in return. They have asked for city ownership, more privacy guarantees for users and funding to help disadvantaged residents get on the Internet. EarthLink told the city earlier this month that Google wanted access to 450 light poles for a test network, with the option to expand it to 1,500 poles, as a condition of its participating in the project, according to a regular disclosure by the city about the negotiations. Google doesn't want a direct contract with the city for use of the poles, but would rather wrap those rights into the overall Wi-Fi contract, the disclosure said. However, Google's request may not get very far, according to a city official involved in the negotiations. "I don't think we'll be able to accommodate them through this RFP process," said Brian Roberts, a senior policy analyst for the city. The idea seems to go too far beyond the concept presented in response to the RFP, he said. The proposal surprised Kimo Crossman, a local activist who has been watching the negotiation process. Such an arrangement would give Google a valuable asset, he said. "It's all about real estate. It's about getting access to the poles and the buildings, and you'll figure out what you'll do with it later," Crossman said. Google executives could not immediately be reached for comment.


Weekend warriors in test of technique and temperament

THE breeze barely tickled the flags around the first tee, the weather was warming and the air light. The greens were true and gave good grip to approaches.


Failures in the ball joints of Durango SUVs and Dakota pickups prompt DaimlerChrysler to order the recall of 600,000 vehicles. WASHINGTON - Bowing to pressure from federal safety regulators, DaimlerChrysler


Sixty years ago, Clayton David's plane went down over Holland, forcing the World War II airman to rely on civilians to escort him across Europe to the relative safety of Spain, and ultimately home.


Donât Dismiss the Psychology of the Tax Refund

Although the money was always yours, a tax refund can seem like a windfall.


Lebanon's Nasrallah emerges as idol post war

Whether he is despised or adored by   Lebanese, Hizbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has emerged   as an idol in the wake of his group's war with Israel.


Schroeder defends Baltic Sea pipeline and ties to Putin

A controversial Russian-German pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea will not affect Ukrainian or Polish interests, former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said in an interview published Saturday.


Grenada picks up pieces, remembers its past

ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- The building where Prime Minister Maurice Bishop was executed still stands, punctured by bullet holes, but adjacent buildings have been reduced to rubble, crushed by Hurricane Ivan's deadly winds.


Residents of Baghdad's Sadr City district slowly began to turn in weapons yesterday, the first step in a process that US and Iraqi officials hope


A rise in deaths owing to global warming heatwaves will not be offset by milder winters, research claims.


The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Ricky Ledee to a two-year contract Monday, giving them a left-handed pinch-hitter and more depth in the outfield.


'Un Needs Greater EU Role in Peacekeeping Missions' - Annan

UN member states must concentrate on mounting âcollective responsesâ to world crises, Secretary General Kofi Annan urged today.


Uefa will investigate Real Madrid after racist chanting by fans against Bayer Leverkusen.


With unified primary date of Feb. 12, region could play major role in choosing presidential nominees.


Feel Like a Fraud? At Times, Maybe You Should

Feelings of phoniness appear to alter peopleâs goals in unexpected ways and may also protect them against subconscious self-delusions.


Kazakhstan says Exxon stalling Kashagan talks

Kazakhstan and an Eni-led   consortium of oil majors have set January 15 as the new  deadline for talks over the fate of the giant Kashagan  oilfield, Kazakh energy minister Sauat Mynbayev said on Monday.


Il governo offre il proporzionale ai centristi della Cdl per cercare di avere numeripiÃ¹ stabili al Senato. Ma nel centrosinistra insorgono Verdi, Udeur e Pdci                                          E sulla legge elettorale alla tedesca decolla la maggioranza allargata all'Udc                                                                                di CLAUDIO TITO


The U.S. economy grew at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, but a surge in new claims for jobless benefits showed the labor market is softening.


East Timor on course for largely smooth polls: U.N

Parliamentary elections in East Timor at the weekend should be largely peaceful and fair despite some tensions in the run-up, the U.N. envoy to the young nation said on Tuesday.


The passing of ODB leaves hip-hop fans in mourning

Last Saturday, we lost someone very special to us all. He was the Ol' Dirty Bastard. Ol' Dirty Bastard was a member of Wu-Tang Clan, the most influential music movement of the last 10 years.


After two weeks of talks to end the crisis in Sudan's Darfur region, government and rebel negotiators remain far apart on key security issues, including disarming warring factions, rebels and diplomats said on Monday.


Lo ha stabilito la Cassazione, riconosciuto danno biologico


Bulletin: Apple Patents 'Speaking Map' Device

The company seems to be focused on developing a solution that would enable users to access complete directions and maps using a portable device.


Republicans block vote on troop withdrawal

President George W. Bush's Republicans blocked a Democratic plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the end of April 2008 to cap a rare round-the-clock U.S. Senate debate on Wednesday.


Beset by a cranky economy and a war that attracts the support of less than half of the nation's voters, President Bush marches into the Republican National Convention


Asia marks Christmas with prayers, fireworks and security fears? ...

Indonesia's Christians packed tightly guarded churches to celebrate Christmas on Saturday despite fears of terrorist attacks, while the president of the Philippines appealed for an end to corruption in a seasonal message.


Macedonia holds referendum on Albanian rights

Macedonians have begun voting in a referendum that could decide if the country remains on a pro-Western path and gives its Albanian minority more rights or slips back on a nationalist course.


Oracle has dangled its "best and final" offer of $24 per share in front of PeopleSoft shareholders. Oracle's latest bid for the software maker is a $3 hike over a previous offer and values PeopleSoft at just less than $9bn.


U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday,  after a lower-than-expected monthly jobs report allayed  investor worry that the Federal Reserve would move aggressively  to raise interest rates.


Russia prosecutors probe opposition challenger

Russian prosecutors accused opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov on Tuesday of forging signatures for his presidential bid, a step that could lead to his disqualification from the election.


Mac or PC? You've seen the ads, how do you choose for business?

Practical issues Comment I was asked if I, as a Mac user, would recommend one to a business user who is buying a personal machine for business use. I am the proud owner of an iconic Mac PowerBook G4, an eye-catching brushed metal effort that I purchased back in 2004. I have never owned a Mac desktop, being strictly Intel/Microsoft, but I travel enough using the Mac as a main machine to attempt some type of comparison.â¦


French tycoon Francois Pinault is to be questioned on behalf of U.S. authorities Friday in connection with the Executive Life affair, a judicial source said.


Senate Allows Musharraf To Hold Duel Office

General Pervez Musharraf to retain duel office-army chief and presidency- beyond December 31, 2004 amid opposition's walkout. The bill, already passed by the National Assembly, was endorsed by the Upper-House


Japanese buyers queue up for Sony's first handheld games console, the PlayStation Portable, as it goes on sale in Tokyo.


German University Official Talks At Ashland U

The president of a German university gave Ashland University students a better understanding of the events which surrounded the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.


Adrift in Syria, Iraqi woman's dreams die

For a while in postwar Iraq, life looked up for Ahlam al-Jibouri, who found a well-paid job working with the U.S. authorities after the 2003 invasion.


Cagliari, 19:54 - Calcio, Cagliari: Suazo ancora in panchina

Per cancellare la sconfitta nel derby delle isole col Palermo (un netto 0-3) Arrigoni Ã¨ orientato a ...


Da mezzanotte e' scattata agitazione di assistenti di volo


Consiglio Superiore Sanita' gia al lavoro con scambio mail


Aborigines Hope Camel Exports Will End Poverty

DOCKER STATION, Australia  - A group of Aborigines  shelter from the blazing outback sun beneath a large desert  oak, sipping strong bush tea and hungrily eyeing the camel meat  burgers sizzling on the camp grill.


Tra il 2001 e il 2004 diminuito di 316.600 unita'


The parents and in-laws of the man who set off an international health scare when he flew to Europe and back while infected with a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis stressed that he would never have traveled if he thought he was contagious.


Yen Holds Gains as Oil Remains Below $50

The yen steadied on Thursday after  bouncing back from recent lows against the dollar and the euro  as oil prices stepped down from this week's record highs, while  investors awaited key economic data from Japan.


A tour helicopter crashed at an airport on the island of Kauai on Thursday, killing four people and critically injuring three


The clock ticks down and the pressure builds. Often, the final minutes of a game are the most important. The Patriots stayed undefeated with a touchdown with 44 seconds left in their 12th game. The Jaguars won their playoff game last weekend on a field goal with 37 seconds remaining.


16 American Deaths Confirmed As Powell Seeks to Allay Fears

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell tried Wednesday to allay fears that thousands of Americans may have died in the South Asian tsunami, saying he did not believe "the numbers will be anything like what some of our fellow nations have suffered over the last week."


Flight attendants at US Airways Monday voted to strike if the carrier throws out a labor contract in order to secure $150 million in job, wage and benefit reductions.


Irish show jumper Cian O'Connor has accused unnamed enemies of trying to destroy him after a series a dramatic twists in a doping controversy which has threatened his Olympic title.


Diana Taurasi , a University of Connecticut graduate who won three national titles with the Huskies, has always been welcomed when the Phoenix Mercury come East to play the Connecticut Sun. But fans will have to swallow hard when her name is announced this afternoon at the Mohegan Sun Arena.


BT and Sony announce plans to allow PlayStation Portable owners to make calls using the handheld console.


Rising Spanish director debuts "Orphanage" in U.S.

As a movie-obsessed teenager, Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona snuck into a film festival masquerading as a journalist to catch the eye of award-winning Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.


American author Bill Bryson, best known for his witty travel writing, is appointed an honorary OBE.


Anti-VW demo brings 15,000 to Brussels streets

At least 15,000 demonstrators marched  through Brussels on Saturday in protest at planned job cuts at  the Belgian factory of German car maker Volkswagen


Prince Charles is meeting Black Watch troops' families in the aftermath of the deaths of three soldiers in Iraq.


All U.S. households with televisions  that use analog technology will be eligible for $40 discount  coupons to buy digital converter boxes, the Commerce Department  said on Monday.


Turkey's parliament is to continue voting on penal code reforms seen as key for the country's EU entry bid.


Philip Glass' "Satyagraha" will be given its Metropolitan Opera premiere next season as part of a co-production with the English National Opera.


PeopleSoft Forges Ahead With Product Plans

At Connect conference, customers will hear about the progress of its Total Cost of Ownership initiative, as well as upgrades to its HR and JD Edwards' manufacturing software.


United face test of reserves after Scholes red card

Manchester United's strength in depth is set to be tested for the first time this season in the wake of a last-gasp win over Liverpool that has significantly shortened the odds on Sir Alex Ferguson's side reclaiming the Premiership title.


Outgunned and trapped, Iraqi police are stormed by insurgents

Insurgents stormed a police station in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 16 policemen in one of the deadliest attacks in weeks. The well-organised assault shows the continuing


N. Ireland deal hinges on IRA disarmament

BELFAST  - British and Irish Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern were preparing to head to Belfast, hopeful of a breakthrough in the protracted deadlock over power-sharing in Northern Ireland.


Friends and family of the late broadcaster Alistair Cooke are attending a memorial service for him.


Ramirez MVP of Red Sox Team Full of Valuable Players

Manny Ramirez completed a perfect day Wednesday by being named the Most Valuable Player of the 2004 World Series.


Empoli, 19:05 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: IN DUE SALTANO L'ALLENAMENTO

Allenamento pomeridiano per l'Empoli in vista della sfida contro l'Atalanta: il tecnico Cagni ha fat...


SUZUKA, Japan  - Ferrari's Michael Schumacher moved closer to a record eighth Formula One crown on Saturday after eclipsing Renault rival Fernando Alonso in Japanese Grand Prix qualifying.


Turkish police appeal for restraint in Pope protests

Turkish police on Friday appealed for  restraint at planned protests against Pope Benedict's visit to  the Muslim country next week, saying they could harm Turkey's  image.


Russian television awards reflect industry bitterness

Russia's Television Academy gave top awards to three programs that have recently been banned from the country's airwaves in what industry sources said was a protest over the government's alleged interference in the freedom of the media.


Suicide bomber kills 40 at Baghdad college

A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 40 people in a Baghdad college on Sunday, a day after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki expressed optimism about a security crackdown in the capital.


The legacy of Dennis Kucinich's longshot presidential campaign may be less his anti-war views than a futile fight that legally reinforced the rights of TV networks to organize their own debates.


Vince Lombardi, a New Yorker originally out of Sheepshead Bay, St. Francis Prep and Fordham, gilded Green Bay with a major league mystique.


GOP Voter Drive Accused of Tossing Cards

In several battleground states across the country, a consulting firm funded by the Republican National Committee has been accused of deceiving would-be voters and destroying Democratic voter registration cards.


With political fund raising, campaign advertising and organizing taking place in full swing over the Internet, it may just be a matter of time before the Federal Election Commission joins the action.


Pink ribbon masks discord in the fight against breast cancer

WASHINGTON - Like every October in the United States, pink ribbons are popping up everywhere: pinned to shirts, coat lapels, and on a myriad of products, all with the alleged goal of raising money to fight breast cancer.


How a âsafe havenâ could help save Hubble

An âout-of-the-boxâ plan to put a new space habitat in orbit could be a leading contender for saving the Hubble Space Telescope, private-sector analysts say in a proposal being prepared for NASA.


Book Says Bush Received Cash From Marketer at USC

A San Diego sports marketer claims in a new book that he gave former Southern California running back Reggie Bush nearly $300,000 in cash while Bush still was in college.


BEA playing 'The Price Is Right' with Mephistopheles

BEA is pathetically pitching itself to Oracle now, which is the worst thing it could do to get Oracle's affection.


US and Europeans split over offer to Iran: NYT

The United States and Europe are  divided over negotiations with Iran, with the Bush  administration resisting a new European offer that includes a  proposal for a Middle East security "framework" for Iran if it  gives up its nuclear activities, The New York Times reported on  Saturday.


You Can Surf in Cleveland, Before the Lake Freezes

In December, as temperatures dip into the 20s, Cleveland surfers have Lake Erie almost entirely to themselves.


Milano, 15:01 - CALCIO, INTER: 19 CONVOCATI PER LA JUVE

L'allenatore dell'Inter, Roberto Mancini, ha convocato 19 giocatori per la gara di stasera con la Ju...


EPA Refuses to Turn Over All Greenhouse Gas Documents

The EPA refuses to provide lawmakers with a full explanation of why it rejected California's greenhouse gas regulations, saying that many of the requested documents contain internal deliberations or attorney-client communications it will not share with Congress.


Unioncamere, spesa totale consumatori oltre 39 mld


DEARBORN, Mich.  - Hundreds of auto workers  demonstrated outside Ford Motor Co.'s F.N corporate  headquarters on Friday to protest against its plans to build a  new line of mid-size passenger cars in Mexico instead of the  United States.


Graeme Souness reveals he could not resist the lure of joining Newcastle.


Brad Lidge spent much of the seventh and eighth innings warming up in the bullpen, ready to take his place on the mound.


Nurse, Where Do We Keep the Chicken Wire and Lamp Cord?

Desperate for a solution, a doctor tries the hardware store when hospital equipment won't do.


Nel pomeriggio a Vasto, vittime originarie di Salcito


Vinatieri gets a kick out of playing in Super Bowl

Despite five Super Bowl appearances  during an illustrious 11-year NFL career, Adam Vinatieri has  not forgotten his modest roots.


Four of the so-called Bali Nine Australian drug gang have their sentences upped to the death penalty, reports say.


Cheney unhurt in blast at U.S. base in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber killed up to 10 people outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan in an attack aimed at visiting Vice President Dick Cheney on Tuesday, but Cheney was not hurt in the blast.


NATO began its spring offensive against the Taliban on Tuesday, launching its biggest offensive since the 2001 war targeting the rebels and drug lords.


IMF head calls on China to move toward currency flexibility

WASHINGTON : The head of the International Monetary Fund urged China to begin moving toward greater currency flexibility, taking advantage of its booming economic growth pace.


After the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States, Dutch intelligence claimed to have uncovered a series of Islamic terrorist plots, prompting many people here to wonder: "Are we next?" The terror fears have ...


Keep an eye on Shuffle Master, but don't ante up just yet.


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...


Cisco and Apple have settled their dispute over rights to use the iPhone name.


OECD report puts Norway at the top in education

The annual survey of education by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) shows that among persons aged 25-34 Norway now has the highest percentage with an education comparable with a four-year college education or more.


A second man being questioned after huge losses at French bank Societe Generale is freed without charge.


Rep. John Shadegg, a seven-term congressman, said Monday he will not seek re-election, becoming the 29th House Republican in the past 13 months to either leave office or decline to seek re-election.


THE Football Association is determined to bring forward the peace summit between Arsenal and Manchester United, despite the clubsâ opposition to being forced into a superficial show of reconciliation.


Downing Street plays down reports  Gordon Brown wants a "national motto"  on all public buildings.


SEOUL - North Korea showed visiting US officials everything they asked to see at the communist nation's main nuclear complex during an inspection yesterday to determine how to disable the facility so it cannot produce more bombs, the State Department said. The US officials, joined by Chinese and Russian specialists, were to continue their tour of the Yongbyon nuclear site ...


Kenya's opposition vowed to defy police for a second day running on Friday and try to hold a mass rally in the capital while the top U.S. diplomat for Africa was flying in amid chaos that has killed more than 300.


Blog: Online betting site lets people wager on tech-related things, like which company Google will acquire next.


Motorola hopes new items brighten future

With a sleek design and an even sleeker advertising campaign, Motorola Inc. is banking on its new Razr2 cell phone to pump up anemic sales and provide a rosier future after a yearlong slump punctuated by back-to-back losses.


Unfavorable drug studies don't get into print: report

Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature and nearly all happen to show that the drug being tested did not work, researchers reported on Wednesday.


In this artist's concept released by NASA, a ring of dusty debris is seen around a star. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope found rings of dust around planet-bearing stars, an important confirmation of theories


Having lost the Presidential election in part because of the 21% of the voters who told exit pollsters their chief concern was 'moral values,' Democrats are now trying to figure out how to "get religion " -- and they're already deluding themselves.


How Botox can knock a migraine on the head

MIGRAINE can be treated successfully by using Botox to identify the muscles triggering the headaches and then removing them surgically, an American study indicates.


Unipetrol Has Sold Kaucuk for 5.5 Billion

Unipetrol (Czech Republic), petrochemical holding, has sold the synthetic rubber producer Kaucuk (Kralupy and Vltavou, Czech Republic) to the chemical company Dwory (Poland) for EUR 195 mil, about CEK 5.5 bil.


Court-Martial Records Link Killing to Sex

A National Guardsman who pleaded guilty to killing a 17-year-old Iraqi soldier said he shot the young man after they had consensual sex in a guard tower, a newspaper reported Saturday, citing court-martial records.


'The time has come for Kerry to sink or swim'

Democratic challenger John Kerry will be fighting to stay in the United States election race when he takes on Republican incumbent George Bush in the presidential debates from Thursday.


A day after the shooting death of an unarmed Capitol security guard, Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Secretary of State Jesse White said they want


Olympic chief Lord Coe unveils 'multimedia' branding for London 2012 games.


Foreign secretary vows government will not bow to calls for referendum on EU treaty.


Bomb Hits US Convoy in Baghdad, One Iraqi Killed

A car exploded near a convoy of US military vehicles on a highway west of Baghdad on Tuesday, killing a civilian and wounding around a dozen people, including four US soldiers, the US military and doctors said.


Japan PM apologizes to hepatitis patients

Japan's prime minister met and apologized on Tuesday to hepatitis patients at the centre of a high-profile scandal over tainted blood products as he tried to quell a row that risks further eroding his support ratings.


US rapper Foxy Brown claims she was a victim of police brutality when she was arrested in Florida last week.


New Orleans, 10:18 - BASKET, ALL STAR GAME NBA: HOWARD VINCE GARA SCHIACCIATE

Dwight Howard, giocatore degli Orlando Magic, ha vinto la gara delle schiacciate all'All-Star Game d...


Mat-Su Prison Won't Be Built Near Palmer: CELEBRATION: Hearing the News Had Local People Whooping It Up.

By Rindi White, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 9--PALMER -- South Palmer residents were ecstatic Friday when word went out that a gravel pit three miles south of the quaint farming town was no longer being considered a potential spot for the largest prison in Alaska.


Catanzaro, 18:36 - CALCIO, CATANZARO; GIOCATORE IN OSPEDALE: CONTUSIONE TORACICA

Fabrizio Ferrigno, giocatore del Catanzaro (serie C2 girone C) è in ospedale dopo uno scontro...


Philadelphia coach Ken Hitchcock signed a new three-year contract with the Flyers through 2008-09.


COLUMBUS, Ohio - A suspected arson fire engulfed an apartment complex in suburban Columbus Sunday, killing eight people and forcing others to jump from third-story windows to escape, firefighters said.    The fire in Prairie Township came just six weeks after three fires were set in the same building in an empty apartment and hallway, said Fire Chief Steve Feustel...


Billy Ray Cyrus "Flying" high in family drama

Country singer Billy Ray  Cyrus is playing dad to another Disney starlet.


Williams-Sonoma profit up on Pottery Barn

SAN FRANCISCO -- Williams-Sonoma Inc. Thursday said its profit rose 19 percent in the latest quarter, helped by brisk Pottery Barn business and a new link in the supply chain that strengthened furniture sales.


Per evitare contatti con i circa trecento cittadini che presidiavano l'ingresso dell'area(nel comune di Montecorvino, nel salernitano) Ã¨ stata usata un'entrata secondaria                                            Allarme rifiuti, blitz all'alba riaperta la discarica di Parapoti                                                                                L'impianto Ã¨ l'unico della Regione immediatamente utilizzabile, per tamponare la grave crisi in attoMa sindaco e vicesindaco annunciano battaglia: "La guerra civile Ã¨ appena iniziata"


The fate of over 1,300 Britons remains unknown after the Asian tsunami, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said, as the number of confirmed UK dead rose to 51.


Doubts remain as UN wraps up voluntary disarmament in Liberia

The United Nations on Sunday wraps up the voluntary phase of its campaign to disarm fighters from Liberia's civil war, having enrolled more than 85,000 people from three warring factions and collecting some 26,000 weapons and millions of rounds of ammunition.


GRAND FORKS, ND - Given the line of questioning yesterday, one couldn't be blamed for thinking Canada had lost its opener at the 2005 World Junior Hockey Championship.


Intelligent Telescopes Survey the Violent Skies

PPARC -- British astronomers are celebrating a world first that could revolutionise the future of astronomy. They have just begun a project to operate a global network of the world's biggest robotic telescopes, dubbed 'RoboNet-1.0' which will be controlled by intelligent software to provide rapid observations of sudden changes in astronomical objects, such as violent Gamma Ray Bursts, or 24-hour surveillance of interesting phenomena...


Madrid, 11:24 - CALCIO, ROBINHO: A KAKA' PIACEREBBE GIOCARE NEL REAL

L'attaccante del Real Madrid, Robinho, afferma alla radio del quotidiano sportivo Marca: "Kak&agrave...


Indiaâs benchmark stock index dropped 4 percent in the first 10 minutes of trading and Hong Kongâs market slid 4.7 percent by midday.


Soccer: Newcastle kicks up coal dust to block bleak view

LONDON Less than a week ago, Bobby Robson, the oldest team manager-coach in English soccer, was trying to buy Wayne Rooney, the youngest phenomenon in the English game, on behalf of his club Newcastle United.


South Korea to introduce rules to curb teenagers' mobile phone use

South Korea will introduce new regulations to curb teenagers' use of mobile phones because mounting bills are becoming a growing headache for many households, officials have said.


By Brier Dudley, The Seattle Times  Feb. 12--Watching Steve Jobs is giving me a sense of deja vu.   The Apple boss is reminding me of the way Bill Gates acted in the late  1990s, before the crash. Gates was on top of the world then.


Shiites Announce Coalition of Candidates

Iraqis carry shoulders high a masked gunman in front of a burning pick-up truck of the Iraqi National Guard in Mosul, Iraq, Thursday Dec. 9, 2004 after it was hit by a roadside bomb.


BERLIN - A resourceful 78-year-old retiree saved herself and others from possible serious injuries Monday after her taxi driver suddenly died of a heart attack on the highway, police said.


Motorola Inc. MOT.N, the world's No.  2 maker of cell phones, on Tuesday said its quarterly profit  more than tripled, as sales rose 26 percent, driven in part by  a host of new handset models and cost controls.


European stock markets retreat; EADS shares nosedive

European stock markets retreated on Friday, with shares in aerospace group EADS plunging by more than 2.5 percent after revealing the first-ever operating loss for its troubled Airbus unit.


Germany Searching for 10 Suspects Linked to Plot

Authorities believed the suspects provided support to the three Islamic militants who were arrested yesterday, an official said.


Pakistani security forces Sunday killed the country's most wanted terrorist allegedly involved in an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharrafand indicted in the murder of a US journalist.


Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter net income due to weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled


Profit Drops at Unilever; Currency and Special Items Cited

Net profit dropped at the consumer products maker to 721 million euros ($1.04 billion) in the last three months of 2007, from 2.03 billion euros a year earlier.


Gran successo per il rivoluzionario telefonino musicale


Andre Smith scored 26 points to lead North Dakota State to a 64-60 victory over No. 8 Marquette in the championship of the Blue and Gold Classic on Saturday night. The Bison (5-2), who moved to Division I in 2004-05, won their fourth straight game by making 6-of-8 from the free-throw line in the final 44 seconds.


As Prices Drop, OPEC Warms to Output Cuts

After pumping oil at close to full capacity for several months in a bid to bring prices down from record levels, OPEC ministers said Thursday that they were considering curbing


Hurricane Ivan's twists force oil prices higher

NEW YORK : The latest twists and turns from Hurricane Ivan prompted renewed concerns Monday about oil production in the Gulf of Mexico, pushing futures prices sharply higher on global markets.


Notre Dame's Plan 'A' appears to be heading to Florida.


Grand Forks Herald, N.D., Marilyn Hagerty Column: COLUMNIST MARILYN HAGERTY: Taxpayers Revolt in GF in '32

By Marilyn Hagerty, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Feb. 20--People of Grand Forks celebrated the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington 75 years ago with a program in the City Auditorium. In those days, birthdays of Washington and Abraham Lincoln on Feb. 12 were separate holidays.


One of seven men facing sex charges on the remote British Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island pleaded guilty on Monday in abuse trials involving more than half the island's adult men, Radio New Zealand reported.


Vital Signs: Patterns: A Video Game, an M.R.I. and What Menâs Brains Do

Why does it often seem that men enjoy playing video games more than women? Perhaps because they do.


Garciaparra expected to return to Cubs' lineup

Chicago Cubs shortstop Nomar Garciaparra expects to return to the lineup Wednesday after being out since Sept. 11 with a strained groin.


Russia wasted valuable time at the start of the school hostage crisis, negotiator Ruslan Aushev says.


World Squabbles Over UN Security Council Seats

THE United Nations' quest to reform the Security Council has turned into a public brawl between aspiring powers seeking a permanent seat at the top table and a larger number of jealous neighbours seeking to keep them out.


Fancy a sleek made-in-North Korea SUV? How about a pair of boxing gloves from the famously pugnacious communist country?


Accessorize with a wearable video camera

A start-up wants sports enthusiasts and others to capture video by wearing its tiny video camera.


Apple TV Untethers From Mac, Price Dropped

A new software upgrade to Apple TV turns the device into a substantially different product.


France slashes deficit to meet EU rules in 2005 budget

France signalled it will slash its public overspending next year to come into line with EU rules in a 2005 budget published on Wednesday and forecast economic growth of 2.5 percent.


China joins confusion surrounding Yukos unit

MOSCOW A senior Russian official said Thursday that China's state oil company could be offered a 20 percent share in the giant subsidiary of Yukos that was confiscated and auctioned off in December.


401(k) Assets Rose 50% In Five Years      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - A funny thing happened on the way past the 2000-02 bear market: Assets in 401(k) accounts soared.


Canada Weighs Penalizing Long List of US Goods

The Canadian government said on Tuesday that it was considering trade sanctions on a range of imports from the United States to retaliate for Washington's refusal to abandon an anti-dumping law.


Bogus Wikipedia Prof. was blessed then promoted

The Counterfactual History Man It's been a busy week for the pipeline that connects the consensus-reality wonderland of Wikipedia with Planet Earth.â¦


MSN handing out lumps of coal for the holidays?

MSN finally reinstated the advanced link queries, but now they seem to have disappeared, leaving search marketers and site owners with no link information.


Microsoft plans first Office System developer event

InfoWorld - Microsoft is inviting approximately 800 specially selected developers to attend the first-ever Microsoft Office System Developer Conference from Feb. 2 through Feb. 4 in Redmond, Wash.


Medco Health Solutions, the biggest American manager of drug benefits, has agreed to buy PolyMedica, the largest supplier of glucose-testing supplies for patients with diabetes.


Kerry in Boston, at Game 6 on same night

Despite doubts by watchdog groups about the logistics of being at two events at the same time, Sen. John Kerry did attend both a political banquet in Boston and Game 6 of the 1986 World Series


LOS ANGELES  - Who loves you, Ving  Rhames? USA Network, that's who.


The BBC News website scoops a prestigious prize at Hollywood's Online News Association awards .


French Airbus chief Louis Gallois is drawing up compromise restructuring proposals, people familiar with the discussions said Tuesday, after the main German shareholder blocked a plan designed to help the ...Comment


U.S. says February 7 helicopter crash caused by enemy fire

A U.S. Marine helicopter that crashed in Iraq last week killing all seven aboard was caused by enemy fire, The U.S. military said on Wednesday, making it at least the fifth such aircraft to be shot down in three weeks.


The epitome of NFC mediocrity will be on display for the nation Friday afternoon: Green Bay at Minnesota, two decidedly average teams, playing for the championship of the NFC North.


Bloomington, IN (Sports Network) - Indiana named Terry Hoeppner its new head football coach on Friday. Hoeppner, who comes home to Indiana after a successful stint at Miami-Ohio, takes over a program that has not had a winning record since 1994.


The dollar gained ground against the yen in lackluster trade on Friday, but it stayed mixed versus high-yielding currencies as surging oil prices fueled concerns about a U.S. economic slowdown.


Evacuato supermercato a Sassari, disattivata da artificieri


Flextronics to acquire Solectron in $3.6 billion deal

Flextronics International plans to acquire rival Solectron to create an electronics manufacturing services powerhouse with more than $30 billion in annual revenue, Flextronics announced Monday.


NEW YORK (Billboard) - Like most bands on the road this  summer, Incubus witnessed first-hand the downturn in the  concert market via sluggish ticket sales and the occasional  apathetic audience.


Craig Bellamy praises Wales manager John Toshack for having the nerve to make him captain.


Teen music takes back seat to adult fare

Just a few years ago, when teens dominated the pop charts, to be a singer of a more senior age — say, about 30 — was something to be downplayed or outright omitted on one's musical resume.


And now there is one. Nineteen Americans came to Paris to play tennis; 18 quickly proved to be no menace. As in Agatha Christie's murder mystery, "Ten Little Indians," they kept disappearing day after day, gone on to their rewards -- mostly first-round loser's money.


EUROPE'S three main powers have given Iran a final chance to reassure the world it is not developing atomic weapons or it will face sanctions.


A Secondogliano, il primo omicidio dell'anno. Poi un altroagguato a Casavatore. Nel giorno della visita del presidente                                          La camorra torna ad uccidere Ciampi: "Napoli ce la farÃ "                                                                                Il primo vicino agli "scissionisti", il secondo al clan Di Lauro


John McCain sought to keep his momentum going strong. Mitt Romney looked to keep his candidacy afloat. And Mike Huckabee simply wanted to keep defying expectations.


The Russian space agency decided Thursday to postpone by four days its launch next month of a Soyuz capsule carrying the first female space tourist to the international space station, a spokesman said.


An American researcher claimed Sunday to have discovered the remains of the legendary lost city of Atlantis on the bottom of the east Mediterranean Sea, but Cyprus' chief government archaeologist was skeptical.


Jazeera Says Won't Air Video of 'Hassan Killing'

Arabic television Al Jazeera said on  Tuesday it will not air a video showing a gunman killing a  woman, believed to be British-Iraqi hostage Margaret Hassan.


By AP Wire Service  Technicians want to assess hail storm damage and determine necessary repairs.   CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.


Ailing leader Fidel Castro said in a new statement released Tuesday that he's lost more than 41 pounds in more than a month since undergoing intestinal surgery but the "most critical moment has been left behind."


ABC News Judge Won't Throw Out Peterson Charges

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Oct. 18, 2004 - A judge on Monday denied a defense motion to dismiss the charges against Scott Peterson, saying the evidence presented so far in his murder trial was enough to justify a conviction if the jury so decides.


DoCoMo unveils prototype micro fuel cell for 3G handsets

TOKYO - NTT DoCoMo on Thursday unveiled what it calls the nation's first prototype micro fuel cell aimed at boosting battery life for its powerful third-generation FOMA handsets.


Mystery illness is parainfluenza virus, Hong Kong

A mystery illness which has affected 32 people at Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong, has been identified as being cause by a parainfluenza virus.


Sport: Tim Henman's run without a win is over after he beat Michael Russell in Nottingham.


Mosquito's lust for sugar can fight malaria

Mosquitoes' thirst for sugar could   help kill the pests and eradicate the malaria they spread,   scientists in Israel said on Tuesday.


âBriton executedâ as 20 die in Iraq violence

BAGHDAD: Twenty people, including five American soldiers, were killed on Saturday in Iraq as an Islamist website reported that British captive Kenneth Bigley had been killed.


In Rural USA, Republicans Win with Guns, Abortion

Farmer Kathleen Vinehout knows why guns and abortion, favored Republican Party themes, trump the economy or health care at election time in a swathe of states stretching from Texas to the Canadian border.


FDA frets Illinois drug import plan may usher in drugs from ...

WASHINGTON The federal government says Illinois' plan to help that state's residents buy prescription drugs from the United Kingdom may also allow imports from Europe's developing nations.


A poll in Afghanistan suggests optimism over the country's future has fallen sharply over the last year.


$7.9b charge leads to first Merrill Lynch loss in 6 years

NEW YORK - Merrill Lynch & Co. yesterday took a $7.9 billion writedown because of the summer's credit crisis, a bigger-than-expected amount that raised the specter of more trouble ahead from risky home loans.


Prosecutor Explains Why Spammer Sent to Slammer

During my opening statement, I explained to the jury that sending spam by itself is not a crime, but when you masquerade your identity, you violate Virginia's law that took effect in July 2003.


Bulgaria and Romania may join the EU as early as January but tough tests lie ahead, a draft report suggests.


Jets' Off-Season Acquisition Leads a Defensive Surge

Donnie Henderson, the Jets' defensive coordinator, has spearheaded a resurgence of the team's defense through the season's first five games.


"Greed and arrogance," made Rod Stewart keep concert deposit, court hears

Raspy-voiced British Rock star Rod Stewart kept a 780,000-dollar cash advance made for an abortive concert tour out of "greed and arrogance," a Los Angeles court has been told.


Poor town planning which limits opportunities for children to take exercise is blamed for fuelling a rise in obesity.


Pentagon revs up drive for wearable power

The Defense Department said on  Thursday it would field questions from the public about a $1  million contest to build a lightweight, wearable battery power  system for U.S. forces.


Motorsport.com. Current World Rally Championship points leader Sebastien Loeb started out early with a bang to maintain the lead in the Rally of Great Britain on the close of the first day.


Bill Clinton makes his first major appearances beside wife Hillary as she campaigns in the 2008 White House race.


Turkish premier asks French companies to lobby against genocide bill

ANKARA, Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with representatives of French companies doing business in Turkey on Saturday and asked for their help to thwart a French bill that would make it a crime ...Comment


Stock index futures rose slightly on Tuesday, indicating a higher market open, after data showed an index of overall U.S. producer prices fell in June.


Bush Seeks to Double Spending for AIDS Program

President Bush asked Congress today to increase the commitment to $30 billion over a five-year period.


Russia's Central Election Commission on Sunday barred the most vocal Kremlin critic from the presidential election.


Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 7 Palestinians

GAZA CITY - Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians in an air strike and ground assault in the Gaza Strip yesterday, retaliating for a barrage of mortar and rocket fire into southern Israel.


By Henry Brean  By HENRY BREAN  REVIEW-JOURNAL  If this whole water thing doesn't work out, officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority could make a go of it in the alfalfa market.


COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Jason Ricks kicked a 28-yard field goal with 55 seconds left and No. 22 Oklahoma State rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat Missouri, 20-17, yesterday.


A record number of university applications have been cancelled because students presented fake qualifications.


As strike action is threatened, the Royal Mail reiterated that it cannot afford to improve its 2.5% pay offer.


GuantÃ¡namo, Evil and Zany in Pop Culture

In popular culture, GuantÃ¡namo Bay has become shorthand for hopeless imprisonment and isolation.


Microsoft has been accused of stifling competition by tying its Internet Explorer browser to Windows.


Sport/utility vehicle registrations in the United States increased 56 percent in just five years, according to a report released Thursday by the US Census Bureau.


UK ; Last Rites Sounded for Life-Changing Video Format

"We are now entering the digital age and the new DVD technology available represents a step-change in picture quality and convenience," said marketing director John Mewett.


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon invites Labour leader Shimon Peres to start talks on the formation of a coalition.


Google Co-Founder Weds in Private Ceremony

Google co-founder Sergey Brin no longer is one of America's youngest and richest bachelors, marrying Anne Wojcicki in a private ceremony in the Bahamas.  The wedding this month was so private that reports said word didn't leak out for more than a week, ABC News reported.


Milano, 14:38 - CALCIO, TIM CUP; INTER: 20 CONVOCATI

Roberto Mancini, allenatore dell'Inter, ha convocato 20 giocatori per gara di ritorno degli ottavi d...


Beijing school grooms girls to award Olympic medals

For 16-year-old Li Miaomiao, sore feet from wearing high heels for hours at a time and an achy jaw from constant smiling are worth the chance of hanging a medal around an athlete's neck come the Beijing Olympics.


Davenport, who won earlier this summer at Stanford, Los Angeles and San Diego, posted her fourth straight tournament title with a 6-3, 6-2 rout of Russian Vera Zvonareva on Sunday in the final of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open.


Storage Decisions show parades new products

IT managers may need more storage to handle all the storage announcements that occurred at this week's Storage Decisions show in Chicago as well as several other independent announcements.Â


Londra, 13:04 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: SU LJUNGBERG C'E' ANCHE ERIKSSON

Non c'è solo la Fiorentina sulle tracce di Fredrik Ljungberg. Secondo il Sun, il centrocampis...


Japan PM hopeful wants stronger military

Shinzo Abe, the front-runner to become Japan's new prime minister, called Friday for his country to build a stronger military as a deterrent and to push ahead with economic reforms as candidates launched their campaigns to lead the governing party.


A novembre e' a 58,9, dato superiore a previsioni analisti


Ecclestone in Court Battle for Control of Formula One

Bernie Ecclestone today faced a potential knockout blow in his fight to maintain control of Formula One racing. Creditor banks which own 75% of parent company Formula One Holdings (FOH) asked


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Chicago Tribune - When British Prime Minister Tony Blair played host to the departing President Bill Clinton at the prime minister's country home, Blair posed a pointed question: How should he handle George W. Bush?


The Iraq War was supposed to be a preview of the new U.S. military: a light, swift force that relies as much on sensors and communications networks as on heavy armor and huge numbers. But once the shooting started, technology fell far short of expectations.


Two Germans have been missing in Iraq for almost a week, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier confirmed on Monday.


Pakistani politicians hope to meet radical cleric

Members of Pakistani religious parties hoped to hold talks on Saturday with a radical cleric holed up in an Islamabad mosque and persuade him to send out children among his hundreds of besieged militant followers.


The Guantanamo Bay war crimes tribunal is adjourned after a Yemeni prisoner asks to defend himself.


Roman Catholic officials opened a tomb said to contain the remains of Christopher Columbus as part of an annual ceremony Tuesday, a day after the Dominican government denied a Spanish request to conduct DNA tests to determine which country has the navigator's true remains.


Questions Raised About Bush Guard Service

WASHINGTON - New documents unearthed in the midst of the presidential campaign fill in some blanks but raise other questions about the sometimes mysterious and spotty story of President Bush's military service during Vietnam when he won a coveted spot in the Texas Air National Guard and avoided the war.    Reviving issues that have shadowed his political career, the documents show Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer and lost his status as a Texas Air National Guard pilot more than three decades ago because he failed to meet military performance standards and undergo a required physical examination...


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Oakland International Airport was evacuated and all outbound flights were grounded for about an hour after a suspicious item passed through a security checkpoint, authorities said.


Ford Recalls Econoline Vans to Fix Brakes

Ford Motor Co. F.N said on Thursday  it is recalling 234,208 Econoline vans in North America to fix  a defect in the anti-lock brake unit that can spark fires even  when the vehicles are parked.


Bush Tours Florida; New Hurricane Heads to Sea

Description: President Bush tours devastation in Florida caused by Hurricane Ivan, which is now blamed for 49 US deaths. Tropical storm Jeanne, meanwhile, is headed out to sea after battering Haiti and the


Rayovac to acquire United Industries from buyout firm Lee

Rayovac Corp. , the third-largest US maker of batteries, plans to buy lawn-and-garden products maker United Industries for $476 million, people familiar with the transaction said.


Creators of Credit Crisis Revel in Las Vegas

An American Securitization Forum conference celebrated the wizardry that turns risky loans into securities.


Sudan, Southern Rebels Race to Meet Peace Deadline

Sudan's government and southern rebel  negotiators raced against the clock to agree on the final  chapters of a peace deal on Friday and clear the way for a  comprehensive pact to end Africa's longest-running civil war.


Winter storms at both ends of the country dumped snow and snarled air and land travel Friday, killing at least 10 people, blocking major highways and even stranding 400 train passengers in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.


Peace came to Michael Shackelford last year inside a psychiatric ward. He was 16 and his mother had just discovered his relationship with another young man. Feeling alone and frightened, and unable to imagine his future as a gay teenager in rural Oklahoma, Michael bought 10 packets of ephedrine-laced powder from the mini-mart and swallowed them all, which is how he landed at Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital, his belt and shoelaces confiscated.


An intensifying US campaign against Iran

Amid US charges of Iran's hand in Iraq's instability, some counsel caution.


Genzyme has agreed to pay at least $325 million to win the hotly contested rights to a potentially powerful cholesterol-lowering drug.


US official raps Myanmar on human rights

A top U.S. official pressed senior representatives of Myanmar's military regime to free imprisoned Nobel laureate and pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a rare meeting, the State Department said Thursday.


Rainfall boosts tick population in Okla.

Abundant rainfall has increased the population of ticks in Oklahoma this year, meaning more people are likely to catch diseases from the bloodsucking insect.


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Pakistan says it has successfully test-fired a short-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.


Australian protesters held a "picnic rally" against the logging of native forests while hundreds of Indian policemen swapped guns for spades to plant trees yesterday to highlight World Environment Day.


An Australian opinion poll has indicated a rise in support for the governing coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard. But two days in to the six-week election campaign the main opposition Labor Party headed


Berlusconi: "Non c'Ã¨ nessun taglio, nessuna stangata"

GENOVA, 9 OTTOBRE 2004 - "Non credete a tutto quello che si dice, io trasecolo ogni volta che sento certe cose. Nella Finanziaria non c'Ã¨ nessun taglio, nessuna stangata". Il presidente del Consiglio Silvio


It starts with the frantic tapping of a typewriter. Then a piano enters with its own tapping Â a note repeated, quietly and nervously, 16 times against the irregular mechanical beat. As the duet joins in lockstep, a ponderous melody arrives, constantly building tension.


A Buckingham Palace protest by a fathers' rights campaigner has triggered a rethink over trespass laws.


A man armed with a knife has broken into a high school dormitory in central China, killing eight students and injuring four others, a school official told CNN.


Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki turns down a huge pay rise awarded by MPs, saying they were "other priorities".


The makers of South Park sign a deal to spread the show across the internet, mobile phones and games consoles.


A dicembre si Ã¨ toccato quota 2,6: si torna ai livelli dell'ottobre 2003Salgono benzina e gasolio. In aumento anche pane, pasta e cereali                                          A dicembre inflazione in crescita Crescono carburanti e alimentari


Alan Greenspan jolted stock markets by uttering the word ârecessionâ in private remarks, upstaging efforts by his successor to calm investors.


'Don't Let Rooney Mask ManYoo Problems...'

There was little doubt what the focus of Tuesday night at Old Trafford would be as soon as the Manchester United team had been named: Wayne Rooney.


Tennis player Chakvetadze wins seventh WTA title in Paris

Top seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia claimed her seventh WTA title on Sunday, beating Hungary's Agnes Szavay in three sets at the Paris Indoor Open.


Madonna rings in New Year in India: reports

US pop icon Madonna and her film director husband Guy Ritchie rang in the New Year in a remote village in the northern Indian desert state of Rajasthan, reports said Tuesday.


Spurred by an investigation connected to the majority leader, House Republicans voted Wednesday to abandon an 11-year-old party rule that required a member of their leadership to step aside temporarily if indicted.


Anxious to avoid upsetting air travelers, NASA is withholding results from an unprecedented national survey of pilots that found safety problems like near collisions and runway interference occur far more frequently than the government previously recognized.


Russia says its shield offer contradicts U.S. plan

Russia's proposal to the United States  to use jointly a radar in Azerbaijan makes it unnecessary for  Washington to build a missile shield in Eastern Europe, Russian  Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.


Chris Evans, Davina McCall and Johnny Vaughan are to host a fundraising marathon on UK radio stations.


Israel welcomes Rice nomination; Palestinians wary

Israel on Tuesday warmly welcomed the naming of Condoleezza Rice as America's top diplomat, but Palestinians were wary, saying the new Bush administration must put more energy into the quest for Middle East peace.


Nutri-Cosmetics: Eat, Drink and Be Skeptical

A growing number of beauty brands are introducing hope in a pill, a water bottle or even a candy bar.


Hollywood launches legal assault on illegal movie downloaders

LOS ANGELES, Nov 4  - Hollywood studios on Thursday launched a major new legal onslaught against online film piracy, announcing that they are suing people who illegally download movies from the Internet.


Harmony hopes dented by low tender of Gold Fields shares

The chance of Harmony succeeding in its hostile bid for Gold Fields was starting to fade, analysts said yesterday after Harmony received about a third of the shares it had hoped


French Consumer Confidence Worsens in Dec.

French consumer confidence worsened in December, the official statistics agency Insee said Thursday, a further sign of trouble for the country's faltering economy.


Preoccupazioni per allentamento politiche fiscali


Remaking Paramount by the Seat of His Pants

Brad Grey, an outsider from the world of television, steers a fabled studio through tough times.


Merrill posts worst quarter in its history

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc reported about $16 billion in mortgage-related writedowns and adjustments on Thursday in the worst quarter of the company's history.


Hockey Fan Vents Frustration on the Road

A hockey fan disgruntled by the NHL lockout is taking his frustration to the streets.


"Hannibal" set to dine on Murphy at box office

LOS ANGELES  - After suffering through an anemic Super Bowl weekend at the box office, Hollywood is counting on the fifth screen appearance of Hannibal Lecter as well as an Oscar-nominated comedian in a fat suit to revive sales.


America Online says you've got less mail thanks to its ongoing battle against spammers. Despite the recent spike in spam, the company claims to have had a banner year in its fight against the scourge, which


Google adds presentations app to hosted suite

The delivery of the presentations application will no doubt once again turn up the heat on industry discussions that Google Docs and Google Apps rival Microsoft's Office suite of productivity applications and the Outlook/Exchange messaging platform.


The U.S. military announced on Friday the deaths of six more soldiers in Iraq, hours after U.S. President George W. Bush predicted a bloody summer lay ahead.


Zimbabwe police arrest British businessman

Zimbabwean police arrested a British businessman, Nicholas van Hoogstraten, after finding a large quantity of foreign currency and pornographic material in his possession, state media reported Saturday.


Israeli and Palestinian leaders met for first time in four years Tuesday at a summit in Egypt.


BALKANS:  Privatisations Pick Up in Kosovo, Privately

PRISTINA, Aug 23 (IPS) - "The Kosovo Trust Agency is now preparing to  privatise one of the most remarkable properties remaining in  south-eastern Europe -- the Dragash Sarrprodhimi socially owned  enterprise. Sharrprodhimi offers over 22,000 hectares of largely  untouched land...with excellent potential for tourist industry  development."


Security vendors eye a billion-dollar pie as key section of accounting law goes into effect.


Indonesian cleric Ba'asyir tried on terror charges

A court in Jakarta began Thursday the terror trial of Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, who is implicated with the JW Marriott Hotel bombing.


Kmart workers to get job placement when stores sold

Some employees who stand to lose their jobs when Kmart Holding Corp. sells off stores to Home Depot and Sears may get some help when new store owners take over, company spokesmen said Monday.


Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu has admitted taking an illegal substance, according to the PFA's chief executive Gordon Taylor. Taylor says Mutu will seek leniency from the FA after the Romanian international confirmed he had taken cocaine.


Britain has signals Ethiopia hostages "are okay"

British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett, responding to reports a group of European hostages were in the hands of Eritrean separatist rebels, said she had received signals the group was "okay".


Europe's most powerful rocket, carrying a payload of precious satellites, soared into space Saturday from its South American base in a successful launch more than two years after its inaugural flight ended in disaster.


Screwball "Weirdsville" to launch Slamdance fest

NEW YORK  - Boasting such quintessentially irreverent features as "American Zombie" and "American Fork," the 13th annual Slamdance Film Festival announced its lineup of competitive features and special screenings Tuesday.


Water Supply Corporation Gets Long-Sought Improvement Loan

By Sara Perkins, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas  Feb. 24--RIO GRANDE CITY -- Almost $3 million in grants and loans should  go a long way toward improving water service for 500 households north of the  city -- but not all the way.


Voracious carp that can literally throw themselves right into boats and pose a major ecological threat to Midwestern rivers and lakes could someday be a meal at the local zoo.


Loaned Sweatshirt Leads to Robbery Arrests

DUBUQUE, Iowa - A sweatshirt loaned to a friend two years ago led to the arrest of two people for a series of robberies in Indiana.


India beat Bangladesh by 11 runs in first ODI

â¢ UPDATE 2-Cricket-Kaif slams 80 as India scrape past Bangladesh December 23, 2004 12:07:23 CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, Dec 23  - Mohammad Kaif struck a fighting 80 in difficult conditions as India completed a scratchy 11-run win against Bangladesh


Torino, 17:16 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: CHIELLINI FUORI UN MESE

Il difensore della Juventus, Giorgio Chiellini, starà fuori almeno un mese dopo l'infortunio ...


Dirk Nowitzki is sticking with the Dallas Mavericks at least through the 2010-11 season.


Viacom Sues Google for $1 Billion in Copyright Violations

Viacom, the parent company of MTV, is suing Google for $1 Billion in damages brought about via alleged copyright violations as Viacom claims that its material was illegally uploaded and distrubted via Google & YouTube. Viacom made a statement today saying that YouTube has “built a lucrative business out of exploiting the devotion of fans to [...]


Mosca, 21:09 - CALCIO, INTER: SOSPETTO STIRAMENTO PER VIEIRA

Sospetto stiramento per Patrick Vieira. Il centrocampista francese dell'Inter è uscito al 17'...


A man is being questioned by police after a woman's body is found in a flat in County Down.


Two bridge books have received more press than any others this year.


Rail defect likely case of Pilbara derailment

The company managing Rio Tinto iron ore's rail lines in the Pilbara, in north-west Western Australia, says equipment failure rather than human error is to blame for a major derailment last week.


Israel Army Kills 4, Including 9-Year-Old, in Gaza

Israeli forces thrust into the outskirts  of a refugee camp on Thursday, killing four Palestinians  including a 9-year-old boy, as the army tightened its grip on  parts of the northern Gaza Strip.


LANCOVO, Slovenia  - After digging for two hours in a chilly forest clearing, the workers had their evidence: bones and the soil-covered, blackened remnant of a shoe confirmed this was a secret mass grave from World War Two.


ADAM Dunning became a hero just weeks before he was killed, his heartbroken family revealed yesterday. Putting on a brave face for the media at their home in Canberra, the family told how Mr Dunning had a


Short Week, Many Reports to Influence Investments

By Madlen Read Associated Press  NEW YORK -- Investors better have rested up over the long weekend. This week may be short, but it's heavy on data that spans employment, housing, manufacturing, consumer sentiment and inflation.


Clashes break out in the northern Nigerian city of Sokoto after a high profile Muslim preacher is shot.


Henrik Larsson, the former Celtic striker, has become the first player nominated for FIFA's World Player of the Year award to have done so on the basis of performances in the Bank of Scotland Premierleague.


EchoStar Communications Corp   said on Monday that it will buy Sling Media Inc, a privately  held company known for its Slingbox device that relays home  television programs to laptops and cell phones.


The life of a golf pro on Maui seems to fit Matt Walsh well.


Wal-Mart Will Expand In-Store Medical Clinics

The company will announce Thursday plans for several hundred new clinics at its stores, using a standardized format and jointly branded with hospitals and medical groups.


Aishwarya Rai becomes the Indian Mona-Lisa

Queen of Hearts, Aishwarya Rai, has seen it all. From winning the prestigious title of Miss World   to even having a Tulip named after her in Amsterdam, Madame Rai has been there and done   that.


Favre Passes Packers Past Rams, Sets Another Record

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16 -- A simple slant pattern to his favorite receiver gave Brett Favre yet another record in a milestone season. It's been a pretty big year for the Green Bay Packers, too, who clinched a first-round playoff bye Sunday.


Britain needs to do more to promote good manners, the government's "respect czar" Louise Casey says.


News Corp. will not pull its television shows from Apple Inc's iTunes as rival media group NBC Universal has done over a pricing dispute, President Peter Chernin said in an interview on Tuesday.


Sei civili uccisi da colpo di cannone, verso governo tecnico


Wrecked City in Indonesia Still Waits for Help to Arrive

With few relief workers, doctors, nurses or police officers to be found, many were fending for themselves in Banda Aceh.


Analysts differed over whether  improved third-quarter guidance from top mobile phone maker  Nokia was the start of a turnaround or a brief reprieve in a  grim year and the share's rally cooled on Friday.


AOL to End Support of Netscape Navigator

Netscape Navigator, the worldâs first commercial Web browser and the starting point of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run.


General Mills (NYSE: GIS) gave a significant nod to prevalent healthy eating trends today, stating that all of its cereals will be now made with whole grain.


Polls show President Bush lost the first debate against Democratic presidential contender John Kerry. Why? Bush failed to respond to Kerry's assertions.


Air traffic in eastern Norway resumed at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday after controllers stopped work on Monday, forcing the closure of airports in Oslo, Sandefjord, Kristiansand and Fagernes.


Israel widens Lebanon reprisals, 22 civilians die

Israel struck Beirut airport and   Hizbollah's television station on Thursday and killed 22   civilians in raids on south Lebanon, intensifying its reprisals   after Hizbollah captured two Israeli soldiers and killed eight.


Mourinho's Chelsea off to a flyer as champions Porto draw

Coach Jose Mourinho began his quest for a second successive Champions League title in the best way possible when his Chelsea side beat Paris St Germain 3-0 in their opening Group H match on Tuesday.


French minister calls for end to âanti-white witch-huntâ in ...

PARIS, Nov 15  - French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie Monday demanded that Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo stop his "calls for an anti-white witch-hunt.


Looking to shake up Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead in the Democratic presidential race, John Edwards is making an ardent push for voters to turn away from Washington insiders and what he condemns as a corrupt political system.


Master Kindelan stops pupil Khan's great run

Nearly twice Khan's age at 33, the defending champion relied on his greater experience to counter-punch methodically and win a 30-22 decision.


Sir Menzies Campbell urges Lib Dems to put "substance over symbolism" ahead of a crunch vote on his tax plans.


Bush Criticizes Anti-Kerry Television Ad

WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday criticized a commercial that accused John Kerry of inflating his own Vietnam War record, more than a week after the ad stopped running, and said broadcast attacks by outside groups have no place in the race for the White House.   "I think they're bad for the system," added Bush, who had ignored calls to condemn the ad while it was on the air...


Koizumi Calls on N. Korea to Resume Talks

Japan's prime minister called on North Korea Monday to quickly resume negotiations on ending its nuclear weapons program, as support grew for Japan to take a tougher line against the communist country.


South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is under pressure over crime but his annual speech is expected to highlight poverty.


A Baltimore librarian's classroom project is now part of publishing history. "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices From a Medieval Village," first conceived a decade ago by Laura Amy Schlitz, is this year's winner of the John Newbery Medal for best children's book.


MILAN -- An Italian judge indicted 25 suspected CIA agents and a US Air Force lieutenant colonel yesterday in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric who had been under investigation for recruiting Islamist fighters.


Winston Churchill, a "very naughty" and "troublesome" schoolboy who went on to be acclaimed as the greatest Briton in history, will get his own museum in London next month.


Baseball owners took another step toward moving the Montreal Expos to Washington next year, giving conditional approval Friday but hinging their decision on the September agreement that did not cap the cost of a new stadium.


Teams of firefighters hiked into the remote wilderness along the Los Angeles-Ventura County line on Monday to fight a stubborn, two-week-old wildfire that has scorched more than 116 square miles of chaparral and timber.


Envoy Lauds China's Role In Diplomacy With Sudan

Liu Guijin, China's special representative to Darfur, yesterday trumpeted his country's success in persuading the Sudanese government in Khartoum to approve a hybrid African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force for the troubled Darfur region.


Federal law enforcement may be heralding Operation Web Snare as the largest cyber-crime crackdown of its kind, but it is receiving mixed reviews on whether it will stymie the rise in Internet fraud.


Hilton Hotels profit zooms 78 per cent amid summer travel surge

Hilton Hotels Corp. on Monday posted a 79 per cent jump in third-quarter profit, as strong summer travel demand and higher room rates helped the company's bottom line.


A former NASA safety inspector accused of falsifying examinations of crucial parts on the space shuttle Discovery pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court, and his attorney called him "meticulous in his work."


Officials says it is a miracle no-one died after a train derailed in Australia, injuring more than 150 people.


Mt. St. Helens' Lava Blob Increases In Size

MT. ST. HELENS - Mount St. Helens was still steaming Wednesday from glowing lava in the crater of the volcano. The US Geological Survey says the temperature of the lava extrusion is over 1,100 degrees.


Irap, Montezemolo: ''Balletto umiliante''

''Sull'Irap sto assistendo ad un balletto umiliante, ma ne parleremo al momento opportuno. Gli interventi a pioggia, comunque, non servono a nessuno. Forse hanno valenze elettorali che a noi non interessano''.


AFRICA/SUDAN - Deciso un rimpasto di governo per convincere la dirigenza sudista a tornare a partecipare al gabinetto di coalizione Khartoum (Agenzia Fides)- Il Presidente sudanese Omar Hassan al-Bashir ha accolto una delle richieste degli ex ribelli del sud come condizione per ritornare a far parte del governo nazionale, approvando un rimpasto del gabinetto ministeriale. \


Dolphins seek to preserve proud '72 record at New England

The Miami Dolphins fought off the specter of a winless season with their overtime victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, but another record is at stake when they visit the unbeaten New England Patriots this week.


Idaho School Turns Down Lottery Donation

During these tough budget times, schools don't often pass up a check for $10,000. But that's just what one Idaho charter school has done — to set a moral example for students.


Liverpool, 22:41 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: LIVERPOOL-INTER 2-0

Il Liverpool ha battuto l'Inter 2-0 (0-0) nella gara di andata degli ottavi di finale di Champions L...


Dollar Wins Reprieve, Data Weighs on Yen

The dollar won a reprieve against other major currencies on Tuesday, bouncing off last week's record low versus the euro as markets grew cautious ahead of words from the European Central Bank chief and US data.


Dogs have earned a new claim to the title of man's best friend following the discovery by scientists that they can sniff out cancer and even detect unconfirmed cases.


The pace was as fast as advertised, with each team having its share of rushes and scoring chances. Daniel Briere converted one after some nifty passing to give the Buffalo Sabres the early edge in the Eastern Conference final.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Soldiers, police and volunteers dug for survivors of landslides that killed as many as 78 people Wednesday in western Indonesia, including dozens who were celebrating the cleanup of a mud-covered home, a rescue official said.


The UK-led Beagle 2 team maintains its Mars lander was probably lost because of unexpected atmospheric conditions during entry.


Nella cittÃ  dei Templi il centrosinistra fa il pieno con un candidato ex UdcMa il risultato del Centrodestra non Ã¨ buono in una sua storica roccaforte                                          Agrigento non Ã¨ la sola sorpresa In Sicilia la Cdl perde e si divide                                                                                di MASSIMO LORELLO


Rags to Riches is racing's queen for a day. The fabulous filly outdueled Preakness winner Curlin in a breathtaking stretch run and won the Belmont Stakes by a head Saturday, becoming the first of her sex in more than a century to take the final leg of the Triple Crown.


Apple sells films at iTunes online, grows iPod line

Apple Computer fired a much-anticipated salvo in its battle to rule personal entertainment by announcing online sales of Walt Disney Company movies.


Tour Bus Crash in Ark. Kills at Least 15

MARION, Ark. - A bus carrying Chicago-area tourists to a Mississippi casino crashed and overturned early Saturday, killing at least 15 people, state police said...


Avellino, 18:42 - CALCIO, AVELLINO: SFIDA CON GROSSETO REGOLARMENTE AL PARTENIO

Avellino-Grosseto di martedÃ¬ prossimo si giocherà regolarmente allo stadio Partenio. Il temut...


The Westfield Group, Multiplex group and Aldersgate Investments have agreed to a joint cash bid for Duelguide, the company that owns UK developer Chelsfield.


YOGI BERRA said, "It ain't over till it's over." John Kerry slumped with voters and political cognoscenti. In usually blue New Jersey, John Kerry's lead fell from 20 points to 4. Media focused on shakeup in Kerry lineup.


In Op-Ed Piece, McGreevey Defends Choice

In a newspaper opinion piece published Sunday, New Jersey's embattled governor says his decision not to leave office immediately because of a sex scandal was "difficult" to make but one he will not change.


Crack-vs.-powder disparity is questioned

During some of the bloodiest years of the drug wars of the 1980s, crack was seen as far more dangerous than powdered cocaine, and that perception was written into the sentencing laws. But now that notion is under attack like never before.


Vaccine shortage points to global risk, experts say

The flu vaccine shortage shows how unprepared the world is for what could be a global flu epidemic percolating in Asia, experts said here Sunday.


After two weeks of hands-on testing, an iPod freak says Microsoft's music player just might give the Apple gadget a run for its money. Commentary by Leander Kahney.


Massacre Of Iraqi Army Troops Investigated

27 October 2004 -- Iraqi authorities say an investigation has been launched into the massacre of 49 newly trained Iraqi Army recruits.


Aid Money Must Flow Quickly, Iraq to Tell Donors

Iraq could plunge into still deeper chaos unless billions of dollars the international community has pledged for rebuilding are spent quickly, the Baghdad government will warn this week.


The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution Monday giving Iran until Aug. 31 to suspend uranium enrichment or face the threat of economic and diplomatic sanctions.