St. Petersburg Times, Fla., On Retail Column

By Mark Albright, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Feb. 14--EASY ONLINE SHOPPING? YEAH, RIGHT: A recent gathering of the  nation's top online shopping executives provided a heartening confirmation.


A post-race slip of the tongue has cost driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. the lead in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Chase for the Championship. Earnhardt used an obscenity during his post-race, televised interview


The spice and seasoning manufacturer beats third-quarter earnings and reaffirms guidance.


Via Bets Future on Upcoming Isaiah Processor

Via Technologies says its new Isaiah architecture will determine whether the company will succeed in the processor business.


Wal-Mart Prices Aim for Younger Medicine User

Wal-Martâs expansion of its low-cost generic drug program indicates that the company is reaching out to a younger and broader clientÃ¨le.


Guinea's president says those who tried to kill him are wasting their time and only God would decide when he should go.


Russia to Hold YUKOS Auction Despite US Court

Russia will forge ahead with an auction on Sunday to sell the key asset of stricken oil company YUKOS despite an order from a US bankruptcy court blocking the sale for 10 days, an official said on Friday.


Keep forgetting to pay the congestion charge? A new gadget may be able to help you beat the fines.


Samsung sets aside $100m in antitrust case

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's largest memory chip maker, said yesterday in a regulatory filing that it has set aside $100 million in provisions to deal with a price-fixing investigation in the United States.


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Barcellona, 00:02 - CALCIO, LIGA SPAGNOLA: L'ESPANYOL TRAVOLGE IL VILLARREAL

Nel secondo anticipo della 18a giornata della Liga spagnola, l'Espanyol ha battiuto 3-0 il Villarrea...


Il relatore Lulli esclude un emendamento per eliminarlo


Current PM Kostas Karamanlis faces socialist challenger George Papandreou in Greece's general election.


Cirque du Soleil's 'Ka' needs network technicians

Blog: With dozens of systems that have to work together, the Las Vegas Cirque show needs more network-savvy technicians.


Jacques Chirac, the French president, has denied he snubbed the Iraqi interim prime minister by failing to attend a lunch hosted by Iyad Allawi in Brussels.


Plans to deploy a joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force to Sudan's violence-plagued Darfur region could still be derailed by a dearth in funding and political will, the chairman of the African Union warned Sunday.


Despite being one of the elite teams of the last decade, Gonzaga has had to prove it still belongs each time a marquee player leaves.


Palestinians, Israelis Endorse Conference

Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Wednesday endorsed a proposal by visiting Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain for a new international conference that would pave the way toward new peace negotiations.


Delphi and U.A.W. Reach Tentative Accord

A vote is anticipated next week on the pact, which will help the auto supplier emerge from bankruptcy protection by cutting wages and benefits.


Intel pushing technology from high-end to low

Intel Corp, the world's largest  chipmaker, is on the verge of making its biggest push yet into  mobile consumer electronics, seeking to replicate its success  in mobile personal devices, as well as personal computers long  before that.


Small Businesses Less Ready to Offer Workers Health Insurance

Workers in small businesses are less likely to receive health insurance from their employers, as premiums rose by 11.2% over the last year.


The comapny reported a quarterly loss of $369.9 million, citing taxes, difficulty in its mortgage referral unit and costs for proposed spinoffs that would make five companies out of one.


Blog: Yahoo IM fixed after temporary problems


Mantova, 22:16 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: PRESO IL PORTIERE JASMIN HANDANOVIC

Il portiere della nazionale slovena, Jasmin Handanovic, cugino dell'Handanovic estremo difensore del...


Problems in Blood Drug Lead to Halt by Factory

A major maker of heparin, a blood thinner used widely in surgery and dialysis, has stopped making it after hundreds of patients reported severe allergic reactions to the drug.


Researchers find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.


New York Mets ace Pedro Martinez was ruled out of the post-season on Thursday due to a torn calf muscle.


Single-family housing starts hit 16-year low

Housing starts fell 3.7 percent in  November, with construction of single-family homes sliding to  the lowest level in more than 16 years as builders scrambled to  cope with a deep drop in sales.


Yahoo Plans Desktop Search To Compete With Google, Microsoft

Yahoo Inc. plans to release in January the beta version of a desktop search application, as the giant web portal looks to catch Google Inc.


MPs are to debate a bill allowing for "living wills" amid claims it will make euthanasia legal "by the back door".


After two years and 156 regular-season wins as the Mariners manager, Bob Melvin was dismissed Monday morning. "The decision not to bring Bob back as Mariners manager was


Industry Group Urges Bush To Address Cybersecurity

A group representing the cybersecurity industry has called for the White House to show "greater leadership" in guarding the nation's computer infrastructure from attacks by hackers and viruses


Yorke joins Keane's Sunderland revolution

Dwight Yorke was reunited with former Manchester United team-mate Roy Keane at struggling English Championship club Sunderland.


A lawyer and two ex-convicts remain in jail Wednesday after being arraigned on charges of trying to blackmail Denver's Carmelo Anthony for $3 million with a tape of him fighting.


The Memphis Grizzlies on Friday signed forward-center Darko Milicic, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2003 draft who is joining his third team.


Keane's Sunderland suffer League Cup embarrassment

Sunderland suffered an embarrassing League Cup second round exit as Roy Keane's side lost 3-0 at Luton on Tuesday.


Genova, 16:30 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: VOLPI E MONTELLA IN DUBBIO PER L'INTER

Archiviato il derby con il Genoa, la Sampdoria si prepara per la trasferta di mercoledÃ¬ a Milano con...


Pakistan Arrests 'Important' Al Qaeda Pair

Pakistani security forces have  arrested two "important" al Qaeda operatives, including an  Egyptian and a Saudi national, officials said Wednesday.


Madrid, 20:04 - CICLISMO, TOUR DE FRANCE: NEGATIVE CONTROANALISI DI MAYO

Le controanalisi effettuate sullo spagnolo della Saunier Duval, Iban Mayo, risultato positivo all'Ep...


Chad vows to punish French for child smuggling bid

N'DJAMENA  - Chadian President Idriss Deby vowed on Friday that nine French nationals detained for trying to smuggle out African children to live with European families would pay for their "horrible" crime.


Rate of Growth in Consumer Debt Slowed in December

The Federal Reserve reported Thursday that consumer borrowing rose at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in December, the weakest showing since April.


International Observers Predict Trouble in U.S. Vote

International observers predicted problems in the U.S. presidential election with new voting machines and warned the result could again be delayed, four years after a disputed count determined who won the White House.


Nokia Profit Off in Quarter; Handset Price Cuts Cited

Nokia said on Thursday that its third-quarter profit was higher than many analysts had forecast, but still a fifth lower than a year ago.


China tells food companies to put safety first

China, reeling from a series of health scandals, told food and drug companies on Friday to put safety first and warned the growing problem could threaten social stability in the world's most populous nation.


Mona Lisa, the mysterious woman immortalized in Leonardo da Vinci's 16th century masterpiece, had just given birth to her second son when she sat for the painting, a French art expert said on Tuesday.


China Pandas Laugh All the Way to the Blood Bank

China's endangered pandas, who grab world attention each time they give birth, are now going to have their own blood bank to help to keep their numbers up, state media said on Friday.


Mortar bombs kill at least three in Mogadishu

Five mortar bombs struck northern Mogadishu on Monday, killing at least three people, wounding several others and flattening homes in the Somali capital's latest outbreak of post-war violence, witnesses said.


China's economy roars ahead, clamp down expected

China's economy expanded at a roaring 11.9 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Thursday, prompting warnings that the government will clamp down hard to stop serious overheating.


The Toronto Maple Leafs have picked up the one-year option for 2007-2008 on general manager John Ferguson's contract.


Centene Corp. has agreed to buy FirstGuard Inc. from Swope Community Enterprises for about $93 million in cash and enter the Missouri and Kansas markets.


Per passare agli ottavi, al Milan, serve solo un pareggio, ma lâallenatore Carlo Ancelotti ei suoi uomini vogliono di piÃ¹. Una vittoria permetterebbe, infatti, ai rossoneri di arrivare primi nel girone facilitando il cammino futuro.


Eight times humans came to try to live in Britain and on at least seven occasions they failed - beaten back by freezing conditions.


Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (EW.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday said it does not expect the US Food and Drug Administration to provide an answer on whether it can conduct a clinical


Former CEO gets 15 months prison for child porn

A former chief executive of a financial printing firm was sentenced on Friday to 15 months in prison for possessing child porn and erasing thousands of seedy computer files when he learned he was under investigation.


Bernanke's trip to the Hill Thursday will most likely be a letdown. Good thing.


Al Qaeda's new leader in Iraq said the   country's Sunni politicians were treacherous and warned of more   attacks against U.S.-led forces there, according to an Internet   audio tape posted on Thursday.


Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou, and their former coach Christos Tzekos, have been charged with doping offences by the International Association of Athletics Federations.


Whirlpool Corp.  said on  Thursday it would sell its Hoover vacuum cleaner business to  Hong Kong's Techtronic Industries Co. (0669.HK) for $107  million to focus on its core appliance business.


The European Union edged closer Monday to giving Turkey the green light on membership talks, but jitters over bringing the relatively poor Muslim nation into the fold prevented a decision on a starting date.


Armed men and women seize a secondary school in southern Russia, taking up to 200 pupils hostage.


The CIA's former executive director and a defense contractor were indicted yesterday by a San Diego grand jury for allegedly corrupting the intelligence agency's contracts, marking one of the first criminal cases to reach into the CIA's clandestine operations in  Europe and the Middle East.


Shatner, Stone Receive Early Emmy Honors

Sharon Stone and William Shatner were among the winners at the creative arts Emmy Awards, which preceded next week's main ceremony. The creative arts awards, held Sunday night, recognized technical and other achievements for the 2003-04 season.


Trentenne di Ascoli Piceno giudicato guaribile in 5 giorni


Microsoft has sent out new invitations for the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows XP Professional 64-bit Edition beta tests. The new XP iteration is designed to operate with the AMD Athlon 64 and Opteron processors, as well as the Intel processors with EM64T.


Missing the Evidence on Missing Explosives Reports Ignore ...

NEW YORK, NY -- OCTOBER 29 -- When the New York Times reported on Monday (10/25/04) that over 300 tons of high-explosive materials appeared to be missing from an Iraqi weapons facility, it was no surprise that the Bush administration and conservative


Music for a Summer Night' Sets June Concerts

The Musical Art Society will present its 25th and final "Music for a Summer Night" concert series Tuesdays in June.           Series founder and charter Lancaster Opera Workshop member Dorothy Parmer has decided to step down from the program she has run for 25 years.


Music: BeyoncÃ© Bounces Back: Film, Album and Warning

Coming back from a moment of professional peril, the diva has a fast-rising hit in ÂIrreplaceable.Â


European Commission  head Jose Manuel Barroso says the EU should give Turkey a clear date to start entry talks.


Merck & Co Inc. on Thursday pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx off the market after a study showed it doubled the risk of heart attack and stroke, a move that sent its


Bergamo, 13:44 - CALCIO, ATALANTA; PREFETTO: GARE A RISCHIO LONTANE DA BERGAMO

Il prefetto di Bergamo, Cono Federico, dopo l'allarme lanciato nelle scorse ore dal questore Salvato...


Secondo Cc, spacciati 10 kg di cocaina mensili per un mln


Bridges TV to Announce Expansion into Six Additional Major Markets

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18  /PRNewswire/ -- Bridges TV, the English language network that is bridging the West and the Middle East, will announce major expansion into six additional markets on basic cable.


Apollo raises offer for Huntsman: report

Private-equity firm Apollo Management raised its offer for U.S. chemical company Huntsman Corp.  by 75 cents a share Sunday night to $28 a share, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Monday.


Gli alunni non entrarano in classe,minacciano altri scioperi


Broadway Flea Market Raises Over $400,000 for Broadway Cares

Playbill - The 18th Annual Broadway Flea Market and Grand Auction  -  held Sept. 19 in Shubert Alley  -  raised $419,464 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.


Stocks May Climb in Post-Holiday Trading

NEW YORK - Stocks are expected to climb at the open Friday in a shortened post-Thanksgiving session as the dollar weakens further against the euro.


Iglesias readies "Insomniac" for light of day

NEW YORK (Billboard) - When the always restless Enrique Iglesias is in the process of recording a CD, he works at night and sleeps during the day.


It was an emotional return for Joe Gibbs. Tied in the fourth quarter, an interception by Antonio Pierce turned the momentum, and the Washington Redskins beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 16-10, yesterday in Landover, Md., to welcome the Hall of Fame coach back to the NFL after a 12-year hiatus.


Lo scrive il Financial Times, il matrimonio con BA non va


BBC Gaza reporter says he's well in Web video

Kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston said he was in good health and being treated well in a video released on Friday, the first since militants abducted him in the Palestinian enclave over 11 weeks ago.


A US senator says he was wrong to plead guilty to disorderly conduct after being arrested in a men's toilet.


'Jaws' Game Allows Players to Stalk Prey

By John Gaudiosi  LOS ANGELES  - Hollywood has a fascination  with sharks as seen most recently in Lions Gate's "Open Water,"  which expands nationwide Friday, and the upcoming DreamWorks  cartoon "A Shark's Tale."


Hassan's husband is praying for her release

Baghdad - The Iraqi husband of kidnapped aid chief Margaret Hassan said on Thursday that he hoped she would be released quickly given her long years of service to the Iraqi people.


HIV death rates high for young black women

When journalist Gwen Ifill asked the vice-presidential candidates what government should do about the disproportionate HIV death rates of young black women, she focused attention on a US health crisis.


BEIJING, Dec. 24 -- China's second manned space mission would take place in September 2005, the Beijing News quoted a high-ranking space official as saying Thursday.


Parsons, Chicago Concerts Get Hi-Def Broadcast

DVD-Audio, Super Audio CD, DVD Plus and the imminent DualDisc are among the cutting-edge music delivery formats. But just as these carriers deliver high-resolution audio, so does another medium making inroads in the audio production and consumer communities: high-definition broadcast.


President Hugo Chavez will make curbing double-digit inflation a top priority this year as he aims to slow the highest consumer price increases in Latin America, Venezuela's new finance minister said on Monday.


Car bomb kills 26 in Baghdad book district

A suicide car bomb devastated Baghdad's historic booksellers' district on Monday, killing up to 26 people and setting shops and cars ablaze, sending a thick plume of choking black smoke over the city.


Indian TV rights fight heads back to court

BOMBAY: A row over Indian TV rights, which threatens a test series next month with world champion Australia, is heading back to court after jilted broadcaster Zee Telefilms filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.


AstraZeneca PLC's shares plunged 7.7 percent Friday after a study found that its new lung-cancer drug Iressa failed to improve survival rates among patients.


Who deserves to be a saint? The question is a source of great debate among Catholics. On Sunday, Charles I of Austria will be beatified at the Vatican, while an angry dispute erupts over his historic role at home.


MSN Search Launching Own Paid Search Division?  MSN Search made public their new MSN Search Beta two months ago, which showcases their own search engine technology. Rumors were floating around that the new MSN Search would launch at the beginning of the New Year. It's the 5th of January now and ...


Retired military officers on Monday bluntly accused Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld of bungling the war in Iraq, saying U.S. troops were sent to fight without the best equipment and that critical facts were hidden from the public.


The USA trails other industrialized nations in high-speed Internet access and may never catch up unless quick action is taken by public-policymakers, a report commissioned by the Communications Workers of America warns. The median U.S. download speed now is 1.97 megabits per second - a fraction of the 61 megabits per second enjoyed by consumers in Japan, says the report released Monday.


Two veteran political consultants form a committee to convince the billionaire New York City Mayor to run for president as a third-party candidate


Britain on Wednesday warned its nationals against all but essential travel to Kenya, revising its advice as the situation in the east African country deteriorates.


EU court says file sharers don't have to be named

European Union countries can refuse to  disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases,  the EU's top court said on Tuesday in a blow to copyright  holders trying to fight digital piracy.


The Basque separatist group ETA called off its cease-fire on Tuesday, saying the government was not committed to ending the nearly 40-year conflict.


Incidenti ieri sera, dopo la partita di Coppa Uefa Psg-Hapoel Tel Avivvinta dagli israeliani. C'Ã¨ anche un ferito grave. E' stata aperta un'inchiesta                                            Parigi, un poliziotto spara ucciso tifoso del Saint Germain


Scientists are successfully treating stress incontinence with a transplant of the patient's own stem cells. Cells are removed from muscle tissue in the patient's arm, cultured in a lab, and injected into the wall of the urethra and the sphincter muscle.


Crude oil futures hover near $49 US a barrel amid winter supply ...

Crude oil futures traded below $49 US a barrel Monday following a steep runup on Friday that was prompted by persistent concerns about winter fuel supplies.


Famed photographer Robert Frank make a documentary of the Rolling Stones in 1972. But the band was concerned about the sex and drugs depicted, and the film was never released. It is, however, shown a couple of times a year


Trey Hillman was hired yesterday as manager of the Kansas City Royals, taking over a team that has not been to the playoffs since winning the 1985 World Series. He replaces Buddy Bell. Hillman, 44, will be introduced at a news conference Monday. He is currently managing the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japan World Series. He has spent the last five years managing in Japan. Hillman managed for 12 years in the Yankeesâ minor league system and won three manager of the year awards.


Aziz Wins Pakistan Polls, Paving Way to Be PM

Pakistani Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz easily won a seat in parliament, clearing the way for him to take over as prime minister next week, officials said on Thursday.


Police continue to question a driver after 30 passengers were hurt when a coach overturned on a motorway.


Ghana meet Nigeria in Accra, then Ivory Coast face Guinea in Sekondi in the first pair of Africa Cup of Nations quarter finals.


Sending a Stern message about violence in sports

NBA Commissioner David Stern did what should have been done a long time ago: He got tough with players who crossed the line and carried violence into the stands.


Cerimonia di commemorazione dell'omicidio dell'ispettore capo di CataniaManganelli: "Quell'omicidio ci ha aperto gli occhi sulle violenze negli stadi"                                          Un anno fa veniva ucciso Raciti "Il suo sacrificio serva a qualcosa"                                                                                E' l'auspicio della moglie, che perÃ² ribadisce: "Non c'Ã¨ perdono per gli assassini"


Hartford tackles image as nation's seventh-most dangerous city

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Hartford officials are pointing to steadily decreasing crime statistics and an overhauled police department in an attempt to discredit a national survey ranking Hartford the country's seventh-dangerous city.


Complete list of winners of the 65th annual Golden Globes announced Sunday at a news conference held by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in Beverly Hills.


Cost cuts lift 2nd-half profit 12% at Woolworths

SYDNEY Woolworths's second-half profit rose 12 percent after Australia's biggest grocer cut the cost of getting goods to its shops and opened 37 new supermarkets and liquor outlets.


Home Depot faces shareholder proposal on strategy

Home Depot Inc. , facing falling profit and a regulatory probe about its options practices, said on Monday an investment firm plans to propose that a special committee of independent directors review the company's strategy.


Stocks Looks Lower on Oil, Earnings Worry

Stocks were set to open lower on  Monday as oil prices rose to their highest in nearly a month,  increasing concern about corporate profits, and consumer  products company Colgate-Palmolive Co. CL.N warned about  earnings.


Symantec Vista White Paper Links to PatchGuard Crack

In a curious decision on the part of a security software company, a white paper released today on the Symantec's Web site contains the address of an independent research paper which includes a demonstration of defeating PatchGuard, complete with source code, in an early Windows Vista beta.  The address comes by way of a 16-page reduction of Vista's security technologies.


Eastern Caribbean islands brace for Hurricane Felix, as a tropical storm causes fatal landslides in Mexico.


Former schoolchildren who sang on Pink Floyd's 1979 single Another Brick in The Wall have begun action for unpaid royalties. Royalties expert Peter Rowan said he was appealing on behalf of one former pupil and was working with others.


Chelsea deny reports that Andriy Shevchenko is prepared to leave the club if he does not fit into Jose Mourinho's plans.


Virgin drops Windows Media-based music download service

(InfoWorld) - Virgin Group Ltd. will shut down its online music subscription and download service in the U.S. and U.K. next month, leaving one less competitor for Apple Inc.'s iTunes Music Store. In the U.K., Virgin Digital stopped selling tracks last Friday, and is no longer accepting new customers. As of Friday, only existing customers will be able to access the service, and the site will shut down for good on Oct. 19. The U.K. version of the site said users with more than one month of outstanding subscriptions will get a refund, but unused credits for song downloads should be used and won't be refunded. U.S. users of Virgin Digital will be able to use their credit on Napster LLC's music download service. The pending demise of Virgin Digital marks another casualty among online music stores, which have generally received lukewarm reception from consumers with the exception of Apple's market-leading iTunes service. Since Virgin Digital used digital rights management (DRM) technology from Microsoft Corp. to manage how songs could be played and transferred to portable devices, the service was not compatible with Apple's iPod line, which uses different DRM technology and file format. The Virgin Digital service allows customers to download tracks up to four more times to replace lost or damaged copies. Since that option will no longer be available when the store closes, the company advised customers who purchased tracks to back them up by burning the songs to a CD . Burning the tracks will let those customers re-import the tracks to the computer as MP3 files. Virgin also offered a subscription service that let people access an entire catalog of songs as long as they continued to pay the monthly fees. Those songs, which used Microsoft's DRM, would be unplayable if the person's subscription expired. Once the club closes, subscribers will also lose access to those songs. As part of the terms of subscription service, users were not allowed to burn those songs to CD. Virgin Digital officials could not immediately be reached for comment on the service's closure. The Virgin Digital store is not the only one to fold in the face of competition from Apple's iTunes -- or from illegal downloads. Last month, MTV Networks, which is owned by Viacom Inc., said it would merge its Urge music service with RealNetworks Inc.'s Rhapsody service. Urge, which was a partnership between MTV and Microsoft launched in May 2006 that failed to effectively compete with iTunes. Â


UK welcomes UN report into future challenges

British Prime Minister Tony Blair on Wednesday welcomed the publication of a United Nations-commissioned report into threats to international peace and security in the 21st century


Xohm, which serves as Sprintâs high-speed wireless Internet division, will begin offering mobile Internet business agreements for WiMAX network access starting Tuesday.


CHEN REAFFIRMS SINCERITY TO PROMOTE NORMALIZATION OF CROSS-STRAIT ...

Taipei, Oct. 28 (CNA) President Chen Shui-bian reaffirmed his sincerity Thursday to promote normalization of relations across the Taiwan Strait.


Changing Senate Looks Better to Abortion Foes

The next Senate will have a bigger, more conservative Republican majority and several new opponents of abortion.


The Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan is to hold a snap election later this year, the president announces.


Furniture business MFI sells its loss-making store chain to private equity group Merchant Equity Partners.


Bioenvision Inc. (BIVN.O) said on Friday it has submitted an application to European regulators to market its experimental leukemia drug.


Madrid, 14:26 - CALCIO, ROMA: REAL MADRID VUOLE MEXES

Il Real Madrid ha fissato i propri obiettivi difensivi per la prossima stagione: si tratta di Alexis...


BETHESDA, Maryland  - Tiger Woods shot himself out of contention at the AT&T National with a three-over 38 on the front nine of Sunday's final round.


US manufacturer Honeywell International agreed a $1.5 billion trump bid for Britain's Novar Plc on Monday to beef up its security business and lift 2005 earnings from the low end of forecasts.


Lowe's Cos. LOW.N, the world's No. 2  home improvement retailer, on Monday reported an 18 percent  increase in second-quarter profit and said earnings for the  rest of the year would top current estimates.


McGreevey Accuser Denies Affair With Man

The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation scandal on Thursday denied media reports that he had an affair with another man.


The primary created to keep insurgents from winning the nomination is poised to do it again. That's bad news for John McCain, and music to Mike Huckabee's ears


Diana's Lover Hewitt Cautioned Over Drugs

James Hewitt, one-time lover of Britain's late Princess Diana, has been cautioned for possessing illegal drugs, police sources said on Wednesday.


U.S. aboriginal whaling quotas renewed at IWC

ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - The International Whaling Commission renewed a five-year whaling quote for indigenous people in the United States and Russia on Tuesday, allowing Alaska Natives to continue hunting bowhead whales for subsistence purposes.


The first US cases of Asian soybean rust, a fungus that hinders plant growth and drastically cuts crop production, were found at two research sites in Louisiana, officials said Wednesday.


SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The weekend cleanup of a popular stretch of beach netted the usual garbage: clothing, beer bottles and rusty nails...


National union for the stability of corruption

Monday was a memorable day. The system was thrown into confusion. At the Social Democrat Party (PSD), the bitter pill of losing the presidency caused gloomy visions.


Thousands of visitors view New York's reopened Museum of Modern ...

NEW YORK Throngs of visitors are flocking to the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan today for a free viewing of the expanded museum after a two-and-a-half year renovation.


OIL FUTURES:IPE Brent Likely To Head Higher In Thin Trade

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Oil futures traded on London's International Petroleum Exchange are largely expected to head higher Thursday, given the continued worries over a shortage in US heating oil inventories.


If your heart suddenly stopped, how long should rescue workers try to save you? Should you be taken to the hospital even if you can't be revived and are likely to die? Canadian researchers say they've devised a test that helps rescue workers spot those futile cases and save a frantic trip to the hospital.


Ukraine Transport Minister Found Shot Dead

Ukrainian transport minister and one of  Ukraine's most prominent businessmen Heorhiy Kyrpa was found  dead on Monday at his home outside Kiev, a government source  said.


Julian Tavarez's baseball cap is dirty and grimy — but not illegal, according to the man who now owns it.


Blog: One Sony-watcher believes the company's 'advanced amateur' SLR is due soon, and another pro model will have a full-frame sensor.


Germany's Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 2007 budget that foresees trimming the deficit to comply with European Union rules, and the finance minister said Berlin likely would hit the target this year.


My First Night In San Andreas: One 'GTA' Addict's Account

My thoughts were solely fixed on "Grand Theft Auto" as I made my way to my local game store Monday night. What new surprises did the notoriously closeted developers at Rockstar Games have in store for me and


Former Hardie CEO gets $US60,000 a month

James Hardie Industries said today it was paying former chief executive Peter Macdonald $US60,000 a month for consultancy work. James Hardie chairman Meredith Hellicar said Mr Macdonald would be paid that


Madrid, 18:11 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: SI DIMETTONO DUE COMPONENTI DELLA GIUNTA

Juan Mendoza e Juan Carlos Sanchez, due componenti della giunta direttiva del Real Madrid, hanno pre...


Kidnappers Release Seven Hostages in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Kidnappers released two female Italian aid workers and five other hostages Tuesday, raising hopes for foreigners still in captivity. But insurgents showed no sign of easing their blood-soaked campaign against the U.S...


States, U.S. clash over Microsoft antitrust ruling

(InfoWorld) - Plaintiffs in the U.S. antitrust case against Microsoft disagreed sharply on whether the company should be released from the rules put in place by a 2002 consent decree, legal filings revealed Thursday. Key parts of the consent decree -- which grew out of the 2002 antitrust settlement struck with Microsoft by the U.S. Department of Justice and 20 states -- are scheduled to expire Nov. 12. Those rules, which have been overseen by U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, spell out prohibitions against Microsoft -- including ones that bar it from retaliating against manufacturers -- as well as requirements, such as one that demands the company disclose APIs to competitors so they can make their software run more smoothly with Windows. Reports filed to Kollar-Kotelly Thursday show that regulators are split in their opinions of the decree's effectiveness and whether it should be extended past Nov. 12. On one side, the U.S. Department of Justice and five states -- New York, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio, and Wisconsin -- told Kollar-Kotelly that the decree had done its job. "The United States and the New York group respectively submit that the final judgments have achieved [their] goals," the group's report read. Thomas Barnett, the assistant attorney general who heads the Justice Department's antitrust division, was more specific. "The final judgments have been successful in preventing Microsoft from continuing the type of exclusionary behavior that led to the original lawsuit," he said in a statement. Six states and the District of Columbia, all part of the group that rejected the settlement when it was first proposed by the Department of Justice in 2001, sharply dissented. Lead by California, the group -- which also includes D.C., Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, and Massachusetts -- said Microsoft's grip on the industry was as strong as ever. "There can be little doubt that Microsoft's market power remains undiminished and that key provisions of the final judgment have had little or no competitively significant impact. "Microsoft's commingling violation has not been effectively addressed, Microsoft remains in possession of the fruits of its violation, and the competitive conditions antedating Microsoft's anticompetitive conduct have not been restored," the California group said in its filing. "The final judgment clearly has had little or no discernible impact in the marketplace as measured by the most commonly used metric, market shares," the group said. Its report then went on to cite sources, including research firm IDC, to show that in some cases -- server operating system share, for example -- Microsoft's slice has grown dramatically. Not surprisingly, Microsoft reached a different conclusion in its report filed Thursday. "The final judgments created an environment in which market forces can determine the relative success and thus the market shares of participants," the company said. "Measured by that standard, the final judgments have been a success." Earlier this year, Kollar-Kotelly told the plaintiffs that she didn't want last-minute objections to the Nov. 12 expiration, prompting them to file now. A status hearing before Kollar-Kotelly on Sept. 11 -- the next-to-last such hearing scheduled before the decree is set to lapse -- also played a part in the timing. Hints that the California contingent would argue that Microsoft's probation should be extended came this morning in the Los Angeles Times, which quoted California Attorney General Jerry Brown as saying that the 2002 settlement "has not been all that effective." Microsoft's general counsel, Brad Smith, disagreed. "As it was specifically intended, the consent decree defined clear rules for how Microsoft competes without preordaining winners in the technology marketplace," Smith said in a statement. "The consent decree shaped how we view our responsibilities and led us to adopt a set of voluntary principles that will continue to apply, even after major parts of the U.S. antitrust ruling expire this November." In July 2006, Microsoft published a three-principle, 12-tenet manifesto dubbed "Windows Principles: Twelve Tenets to Promote Competition" that it promised to abide by. The first principle on the list: "Choice for Computer Manufacturers and Customers." California and its fellow states shot back. "These 'Windows Principles' are, of course, completely voluntary, and it is unclear whether they are simply a public relations gesture or something more substantive," the group's report stated. Kollar-Kotelly will hear arguments from the parties at the Sept. 11 meeting; at some point after that, but presumably before Nov. 12, she is expected to render her decision. Computerworld is an InfoWorld affiliate


Pittsburgh quarterback Tyler Palko struggled all night through the air, but fortunately for the Panthers, he came through on the ground.


Israeli forces killed at least six Palestinian gunmen and a teacher during raids in Gaza.


U.S. intelligence officials see 3-D online worlds as havens for criminals.


The International Gymnastics Federation suspended three judges Saturday for a mistake in scoring the men's all-around final, but said results would not be changed and American Paul Hamm would keep his gold medal. The error in Wednesday's all-around cost bronze medalist Yang Tae-young of South Korea a tenth of a point that would have given him the gold.


A man was struck and killed early Tuesday by a commuter train sent to pick up passengers stranded after their first train hit and killed a woman, authorities said.


French bank SocGen says hit by 4.9 bln euro fraud

French bank Societe Generale   disclosed one of the biggest alleged frauds in financaal  history on Thursday, adding to a wave of gloom surrounding  world markets battered by credit market losses.


Bush Suggests Kerry Cannot Lead War on Terror

President Bush suggested on Wednesday that Democrat John Kerry's aggressive new attacks on the White House's Iraq policy show that the Massachusetts senator may not be up to the task of leading the broader war on terrorism.


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North Korea says will conduct nuclear test

Reclusive North Korea said on Tuesday it would conduct its first-ever nuclear test, blaming a U.S. "threat of nuclear war and sanctions" for forcing its hand.


Iconic grilled cheese feeds Internet frenzy

Diana Duyser will become $28,000 richer today, stand at the center of a media spotlight, and embark on a nationwide tour starring herself -- and all it cost her was a 10-year-old sandwich.


Russia outlined on Thursday a series of  steps it had taken to fight kidnapping in Chechnya, a day after  Amnesty International said authorities were letting murder and  kidnap go unpunished in the turbulent republic.


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger promised voters he would govern from the middle, and he did just that in his first end-of-session round of bill signings.


Europe minister Geoff Hoon has cast doubt on Tony Blair's ability to remain in office until next May.


PRODUCT REVIEW: Microsoft search falls far short of Google

Microsoft Corp. isn't often an underdog in anything, so when the software powerhouse released its new search engine, I was anxious to give it a whirl.


WASHINGTON: NASA will today conduct the final and fastest test flight of its pilotless X-43A hypersonic research aircraft, aiming to send it zooming across the Pacific Ocean at about 10 times the speed of sound -- almost 3.2 kilometers (two miles) per


German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting the response that the developed West has been polluting the skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.


Israeli army set to complete Lebanon withdrawal

The Israeli army said on Tuesday it   could complete a pullout from southern Lebanon within a few   days as the United Nations said the number of peacekeepers in   the devastated country had reached 5,000.


Genova, 13:40 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: I CONVOCATI PER ASCOLI

Questi i convocati dalla Sampdoria per la gara di domani con l'Ascoli.


IL PERSONAGGIO. Il Guardian rivela le intenzioni dell'ex premier britannico: ma devono darmi poteri adeguati                                          "SarÃ² il presidente d'Europa" ecco il piano di Tony Blair                                                                                dal nostro corrispondente ENRICO FRANCESCHINI


Leno Faces Writers Guild Action Over Monologues

A spokeswoman said Friday that the Writers Guild of America would definitely take some action against Jay Leno, who is a member.


Israeli police say they have broken up a gang of neo-Nazis who attacked foreigners, gays and religious Jews.


Telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies Inc., which shed 80 percent of its work force through spinoffs and layoffs amid multibillion-dollar losses, has recorded its first profitable year since 2000.


The Lebanese army continues its bombardment of Islamist militants cornered in a Palestinian refugee camp.


Gordon Brown makes his first speech as prime minister to the annual Trades Union Congress on Monday, facing pressure to reverse reforms which left-wingers say have widened inequalities.


Panthers QB Delhomme out with hurt thumb

Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme was inactive for Sunday's game against the New York Giants with an injured thumb on his throwing hand, giving Chris Weinke his first start in more than four years.


The number of British schools offering the International Baccalaureate is set to treble, head teacher says.


âCharlie Wilsonâs Warâ may be more of a hoot than any picture dealing with the bloody, protracted fight between the Soviet Army and the Afghan mujahedeen has any right to be.


New York, 10:22 - HOCKEY GHIACCIO, NHL: VINCE PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia Flyers-Detroit Red Wings 6-1 nel Monday Night della regular season NHL disputata nella ...


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Father accused of throwing his son off hotel balcony tells Greek court family 'meant the world' him


The geek gods have spoken - let the video games begin

Of bread and games - is skill gaming for money the next big thing? GIGSE 2007 Could skill gaming be the next big forum for online gambling?â¦


From one Craig to another: the Late Late Show hosting gig's   been filled.


At least three people die as a huge mudslide crashes onto a coastal village in California.


French officials say they will release the medical files of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to his nephew.


Michael Moore looked to his friend Borat to help muster the nerve to sail into Guantanamo Bay.


Parigi, 21:34 - TENNIS, ROLAND GARROS: VOLANDRI AL TERZO TURNO

Missione compiuta per Filippo Volandri: il tennista livornese si è qualificato per il terzo t...


As of Friday, June 23, 2006, at least 2,517 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 1,983 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Indian offshore firm plans 1,000-employee development center in Atlanta

Wipro Ltd., one of the biggest IT firms in India, is finishing up plans to build a 1,000-employee development center in Atlanta -- the first of four such facilities planned for the U.S.


Irish PM urges Sinn Fein to make early move on policing

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern urged the Catholic Sinn Fein to make an early move on giving support for policing and justice in Northern Ireland to ensure efforts to restore devolved government can move forward.


Lehmann's Arsenal future set to be resolved

Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann's future with the Premier League leaders is set to be decided within days, according to Gunners boss Arsene Wenger.


A drug used to treat breast cancer would not be good for preventing the tumours occurring in the first place, say researchers.


Baghdad blasts kill 15 as Bush reviews policy

Bomb blasts killed 15 people in Baghdad on Wednesday and suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army base as President Bush ended a three-day review of Iraq policy and said he would not be rushed into making changes.


Halliburton Says Army to Withhold Some Payments

Halliburton Co. on Tuesday said the  U.S. Army will withhold payments of 15 percent of future bills,  apparently backtracking on an earlier deal.


Huey, Dewey and Louie Born at N.D. Ranch

BOTTINEAU, N.D. - There are three more mouths to feed at the Monson Ranch north of this city. Huey, Dewey, and Louie - identical triplet bull calves - were born on Feb. 5. "The odds on triples is one and 105,000.


For years, medical experts and desperate parents with teens suffering from depression have argued over the risks of prescribing antidepressants to minors, 520,000 of whom attempt suicide each year.


US supports Japan for UNSC seat, mum on others

NEW YORK: Though India, Brazil and Germany are widely regarded as potential candidates, the US is prepared to name only Japan for the permanent membership of the UN Security Council at this stage, according to the Secretary of State, Mr Colin Powell.


Ten players, including NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony, were ejected for fighting during a wild brawl near the end of last night's game between the Denver Nuggets and Knicks in New York.


Writers, Hollywood studios nearing agreement

Hollywood's striking writers and major studios have moved forward towards an agreement that could end the devastating three-month-old writers' strike, the Los Angeles Times reported.


Business & money: HSBC is in the sights of 'activist investor' Eric Knight. He talks to Ruth Sunderland.


2004 was a good year for criminals keen to use technology to fleece consumers.


Austrian woman lived with dead aunt for year

An Austrian woman lived with the mummified remains of her aunt for a year after she died at age 96, Vienna police said on Wednesday.


Top Cleric Looks to Broker Deal in Najaf

Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric returned to the country from Britain on Wednesday and his aides called for a nationwide march to Najaf to end nearly three weeks of fierce fighting between U.S. forces and Shiite militants in this holy city.


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You can achieve outsized profits by following the lead of smart investors. We look at the best Motley Fool CAPS players to see what they're recommending now.


U.S. Air Strike Kills Six Afghan Civilians - Police

KUNAR, Afghanistan  - A U.S. bombing raid killed  at least six civilians and wounded nine in the eastern Afghan  province of Kunar early on Tuesday after assailants attacked  government positions, an Afghan official said.


A government commission investigating a deadly toxic waste scandal on Thursday blamed the tragedy on negligence and corruption by senior officials and an ill-equipped company set up solely to dump the waste.


Hamas calls for talks with Abbas's Fatah

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Palestinian government dismissed by President Mahmoud Abbas, called for power-sharing talks on Saturday with Fatah rivals routed from the Gaza Strip.


When most of her peers Â Linda! Naomi! Kate! Â have largely stepped back from the limelight, Tyra Banks seeks even more of it.


Lenovo Group Ltd  is set to post a doubling in quarterly earnings on strong demand from Asia, and the outlook benefits from the world's No.4 PC maker being least vulnerable among its rivals to a U.S. slowdown.


T-Mac struggles in Detroit, but bigger battles lie ahead

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The presidential election might have been decided Tuesday night, but Tracy McGrady's campaign has just begun.


FDA Orders Broad Spectrum Review of Painkiller Drugs

THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDayNews) --  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will review all prevention trials involving the prescription pain medications Celebrex and Bextra. These drugs are part of a category of drugs known as Cox-2 inhibitors.


Drawings, photographs and sculptures on display at the New Orleans Museum of Art are good indicators of how children are coping with the trauma of Hurricane Katrina.


Pilots at Northwest Airlines have ratified a USD$265 million concession package that includes 15 percent pay cuts, the pilots union said on Friday.


Yours for $699 now FlipStart, the venture backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has slashed the price of its eponymous handheld Windows PC by more than 50 per cent.â¦


Italian president wraps up crisis talks, Berlusconi calls for poll

President Giorgio Napolitano wrapped up Tuesday days of consultations with Italy's political leaders aimed at ending the uncertainty following Romano Prodi's resignation as prime minister.


Guantanamo Detainee Pleads Not Guilty To War Crimes

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- An Australian cowboy being held at the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to commit war crimes, aiding the enemy and attempted murder.


Update 1: Bush Win Seen As Boon to Many Industries

President Bush's victory in Tuesday's election is shaping up as a potential bonanza for Wall Street, where firms are salivating about the possibility that he will follow through on his pledge to allow private investment of Social Security funds.


A preliminary test of pigs culled after the foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey has proved negative.


THE England and Wales Cricket Board this afternoon named David Collier as its new chief executive. Collier held the same position at Nottingham-shire and is already a member of the ECB management board.


By Dave Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 24--Bob Pritchett discovered the power of the corporate blog when he read one from Microsoft that completely changed his perception of the company.


England lose Strauss early in fourth Test against West Indies

Andrew Strauss was the only England casualty in the morning session of the first day of the fourth and final Test against the West Indies at the Oval as the hosts went to lunch on 53-1.


(11/01/04) New England's win streak is over. It took a rookie to stop it at 21 games. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 196 yards and a pair of first-quarter touchdowns


As Cases Arise, Schools Act to Ward Off Virulent Staph

As national estimates focus on an increase in serious infections caused by an antibiotic-resistant germ, officials in the Washington region have identified more than a dozen cases among students and are organizing extensive cleanups of numerous schools.


A Movable Beast: Asian Pythons Thrive in Florida

Many imported plants and animals have become vexing problems and once they are noticed, it is almost always too late, or too costly, to eradicate them.


Sigilli a beni dell'azienda per 600 milioni di euro


A bomb blast kills two in a garden cafe in south-east Turkey, police say, in the latest in a string of attacks.


WASHINGTON -- America's deficit in the broadest measure of trade shot up to an all-time high in the summer, reflecting the huge jump in the country's foreign oil bill.


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Yankees Lead BoSox 4-2 After Six Innings

BOSTON - Derek Jeter hit a bases-loaded double to give New York a 4-2 lead over Boston after six innings of play Monday in Game 5 of the ALCS as the Yankees tried again to close out Boston at Fenway Park.    Jeter's bases-clearing hit in the sixth off Boston starter Pedro Martinez with two outs gave New York a 4-2 lead...


The film "In the Shadow of the Moon" reunites 10 Apollo astronauts as they share their memories and emotions of reaching a destination never before visited by man.


Venus Williams, Rafael Nadal and Lleyton Hewitt are in early action at Wimbledon on Thursday.


A French judges issues arrest warrants for nine close aides of Rwandan President Paul Kagame.


Taiwan-based Acer Inc. will acquire Gateway Inc. for $710 million in a deal designed to give the long-struggling US computer maker the size it needs to compete against larger players, the companies said yesterday.


Isiah Thomas, the Knicksâ president and coach, will be given a multiyear extension Monday, according to a person briefed on the matter.


France's CGG to buy Veritas in $3.1 bln deal

France's Compagnie Generale de   Geophysique (CGG) GEPH.PA agreed on Tuesday to buy   Texas-based Veritas DGC Inc. in a $3.1 billion deal that will   make it the world's biggest listed provider of seismic surveys.


Aston Villa Beats Tottenham 1-0, Moves to Fifth in Premiership

Nolberto Solano's third league goal in five matches gave Aston Villa a 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur, lifting the club into a fifth-place tie in English soccer's Premiership.


(Sports Network) - Shaquille O'Neal poured in 31 points and Dwyane Wade added 29 along with nine assists as Miami established a franchise record with its 12th consecutive victory, a 116-102 decision over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday at AmericanAirlines


Yankees Spend $26 Million to Win Igawa Rights

The Yankees have won the right to negotiate with the left-handed Japanese pitcher Kei Igawa, major league baseball officials announced Tuesday night.


Sequencing of the poplar tree may lead to cheaper, more plentiful biofuels.


With QB Rattay injured again, Erickson treasures bye week

The 49ers' quarterback strained another muscle in his right forearm Friday in practice -- different from his last strained forearm muscle -- and had such a tough time handling the ball that coach Dennis Erickson said Monday he was surprised Rattay even


Â«Denise Ã¨ ancora prigioniera a MazaraÂ»

MAZARA DEL VALLO (Trapani) -Â«Se la pista battuta in queste ore Ã¨ quella buona, sono convinto che la famiglia Pipitone conosce il rapitore e sa perchÃ© tiene con sÃ¨ DeniseÂ» dice il procuratore di Marsala Antonino Silvio Sciuto.


The makers of the best-selling Grand Theft Auto games are "aggressively pursuing" the pirates who leaked a copy of the latest version of the game.


Lack of deep sleep may raise diabetes risk

Deep, restful sleep may be important for keeping type 2 diabetes at bay, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


The president of the governing Workers' Party said Friday he was stepping down in the wake of a corruption scandal that had battered Brazil's president during his re-election campaign.


Mike Modano and Stephane Robidas scored three minutes apart early in the second period, and Marty Turco made 29 saves, leading the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night


Judge: Police Had 'Probable Cause' Against Jackson

SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Police had "probable cause"  to believe Michael Jackson had committed a crime when they  raided his Neverland Valley Ranch looking for evidence, a judge  in the pop star's child molestation case ruled on Tuesday.


Organi Stato hanno collaborato, la A/3 non e' un'autostrada


Pakistan's new prime minister has begun a visit to India aimed at consolidating a thaw in subcontinental relations. Shaukat Aziz arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday and met India's top


Freed Italian hostage says she and second woman feared death ...

One of two Italian women freed from captivity in Iraq said Thursday they feared for their lives throughout their three-week abduction, despite


CHICAGO WHITE SOX_Claimed RHP Bobby Jenks off waivers from Anaheim. Designated RHP Eduardo Villacis for assignment. Agreed to terms with OF Timo Perez on a one-year contract.


Christian Dior opens its largest Asian store in Tokyo's Ginza

Christian Dior Couture's largest Asian store opened to the public in the chic Ginza district of the Japanese capital Tokyo.


The original members of 1980s glam metal band Motley Crue, which made hard living and wild sexcapades a centerpiece of their music and their lives, on Monday announced a world reunion tour.


Police wolves pace round electric EU sheep

European council dilutes data proposals to taste European privacy wonks have become alarmed over the degeneration of policy talks on the protection of people who become the subject of police database cross-border pollinations.â¦


Shell's boss will have talks in Moscow with Russia's energy minister over the $22bn Sakhalin-2 energy project.


Cannes still parties hard, but there's a velvet rope everywhere you turn.


TEARS running from his blind eyes, the third-most powerful politician in Britain yesterday explained how misplaced love and anguish over a disputed child had ended his career.


Harsh weather hits Pakistani quake survivors

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan  - Snow fell in northern Pakistan on Monday where hundreds of thousands of survivors of a major earthquake last year are living in makeshift shelters and a doctor said six infants had died.


Global oil prices rallied to fresh highs on Friday with U.S. crude approaching $49, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India.


Reno Joins Criticism of Anti-Terror Strategy

Former attorney general Janet Reno has taken the unusual step of openly criticizing the Bush administration's anti-terrorism strategy -- joining seven other former Justice Department officials in warning that the indefinite detention of U.S. terrorism suspects could become commonplace unless the...


Alfie still Jude Law is brilliant in a resurrection of the lovable cad first brought to the big screen in 1966 by Michael Caine. If any classic movie seems like an odd choice for a remake, it's Michael Caine's biting 1966 satire, Alfie.


Firefighters weren't sure what was causing the smoke rising from a former discount store in this Baltimore suburb. The place had been abandoned for years, the interior stripped to the walls.


The Iranian government calls on the Dutch to stop the screening of a film about the Koran.


EU Ministers Prepare Disputed Turkey Decision

EU foreign ministers met on Monday to make final preparations for a landmark decision later this week to open entry talks with Turkey amid renewed evidence of strong opposition to Turkish membership in key EU ...


Patching time again Apple has posted Mac OS X 10.4.8, offering the operating system upgrade for both client and server, and for PowerPC- and Intel-based Macs. The patch incorporates a stack of tweaks, including all of Apple's most recent security updates. You can download the update using the OS' own Software Update utility or from Apple's website.â¦


Five HIV-positive Indian children fail to win readmission to their school after being turned away last year.


California Curbs Cruise Ship Pollution Near Shore

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation on Thursday that would ban cruise ships from incinerating trash or dumping used shower and sink water within three miles of the California coast.


Boeing Co. still expects to receive a contract to build 100 refueling planes for the Air Force, chief executive Harry C. Stonecipher said Monday.


Intel Forecasts Greater Revenue for 4th Quarter

Intel raised its revenue forecast for the fourth quarter, citing surprisingly strong demand across its line of chips for personal computers.


Genova, 22:48 - Calcio, Coppa Italia; Samp-Torino 1-2: doriani ai quarti

La Sampdoria si Ã¨ qualificata per i quarti di finale di coppa Italia pur perdendo in casa 1-2 con il...


Israelis Trudge Home, in Shock After Bombings

At least 29 people were killed and more than 160 were injured in what Israeli officials believed were terrorist bombings.


John Carver has been appointed caretaker-manager of English Championship side Leeds United following this week's departure of Kevin Blackwell.


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Master Plan for Water Park Wins Approval

By TALIA BUFORD  Journal Staff Writer  WEST WARWICK  - The $100-million indoor water park and resort proposed by a Nebraska developer for the West Warwick Business Park won unanimous master-plan approval from the Planning Board last night.


A lottery millionaire is found guilty of serious sex offences against two schoolgirls several years before his win.


Mark Thatcher Admits Role in Africa Mercenary Plot

The son of former British Prime  Minister Margaret Thatcher pleaded guilty on Thursday to a role  in a foiled mercenary plot in west Africa under a plea bargain  to avoid prison.


Un secolo fa nasceva il club: 7 scudetti, il mito del dopoguerraSuperga, le difficoltÃ . Nessuno come i granata. Valentino & C., una squadra nella storia d'Italia                                              Toro, trionfi e lacrime  cento anni di una fede                                                                                di MAURIZIO CROSETTI


Roma, 23:27 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: HO AVUTO RISPOSTA CHE ASPETTAVO

"Mi aspettavo un segnale dopo eliminazione in Coppa e ho chiesto una partita d'ardore alla squadra e...


Mibtel guadagna l'1,11%, SP +1,16%, All Stars +1,18%


Former All-Star Scottie Pippen said on  Friday he would love to return to the NBA as a coach. "My  playing days are pretty much over, I've put my time in,"  Pippen, 32, told a news conference.


Ford considers selling Volvo Cars business: source

Ford Motor Co. is considering selling its Volvo Cars business as it assesses the future of its European operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.


Polls: Top Senate races very competitive

Democratic Rep. Harold Ford is running even with Republican Bob Corker in Tennessee, while Democrat Jon Tester has edged ahead of Sen. Conrad Burns in Montana, according to polls released Sunday for some of the most contested Senate races.


About the only thing that made Maria Sharapova flinch during her Wimbledon quarterfinal was the streaker prancing around on court. Sharapova lost three of the next four games &#151; coincidence, perhaps? &#151; before finishing off a 6-1, 6-4 victory over No. 7 Elena Dementieva on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at the All England Club for the third straight year.


Pressure Grows on Romanian Left to Give Up Power

Romania's centrist opposition, buoyed by a presidential election victory of their leader Traian Basescu, put pressure on the ruling left on Wednesday to abandon its bid to cling to power or face early elections.


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BHP Billiton revives Alcoa bid plans: paper

BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc  , the world's biggest mining group, has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminium producer Alcoa Inc. , the Times newspaper said in an unsourced report on Monday.


"America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh said federal legislation named for his murdered son that targets child molesters could have made a difference in the case of a slain Florida girl if enacted earlier.


SanDisk this week announced a series of CF (CompactFlash) cards that double the read and write speeds of its fastest flash cards available today, as well as an 8GB version of its Ultra II CF Type 1 flash memory card.


Armed police broke up a prayer meeting planned to protest government policies on Sunday, arresting Zimbabwe's country's main opposition leader and dozens of others, witnesses said.


Lo rivela 'Panorama', tra nomi Prodi, Diliberto, Pecoraro


$4.73 Million Geiger Key Sale Up for Approval: County Deal a Controversial Purchase Issue

By Alyson Crean, Florida Keys Keynoter, Marathon  Dec. 16--Negotiations moved along more quickly than Monroe County Administrator Tom Willi had anticipated earlier this month; now a proposal to purchase the Lower Keys Geiger Key Marina is up for approval Wednesday.


Guy Hands, the private equity owner of  EMI, plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs at the ailing British music  company, in a plan to rebuild the group which has sparked fury  from some of its biggest acts.


New photographs from space suggest that water occasionally flows on the frigid surface of Mars, raising the tantalizing possibility that the Red Planet is hospitable to life, scientists reported Wednesday.


Asthma Inhaler 'Step-Down' May Be Unnecessary

NEW YORK  - Starting people with moderate  asthma on a high dose of the inhaled steroid fluticasone and  then stepping down to a low dose is no more effective than  starting with at a low fixed dose, according to a study  conducted in Italy.


Katie Hnida now lives in New York, far away from the football fields that defined her high school and college years and turned them into one part triumph, another part living hell.


Rightist opposition wins Lithuania parliamentary poll

Right-wing opposition parties won Lithuania's parliamentary elections, narrowly ahead of the populist party of a Russian-born tycoon, preliminary results showed.


Hundreds surrender at Pakistan mosque, many defiant

More than 500 radical Muslim students surrendered at a besieged mosque in the Pakistani capital on Wednesday but thousands of militants remained inside a day after 11 people were killed in clashes.


ON the heels of devices such as Sanyo's Xacti C1 and Panasonic's D-SNAP, which cut down video camera bulk by writing video to storage cards instead of tape or disc, comes the Everio range from JVC.


DOING SA PROUD: Ernie Els holds the World Golf Championship trophy after winning at the Mount Juliet course in Ireland yesterday. .


Voter databases are old hat to political campaigns. But by taking that same data and overlaying it on a map -- a technology called geographic information systems -- operatives are becoming more effective at getting out the vote. By Jacob Ogles.


UPDATE 3-Greenspan-Aging US population to strain finances

An aging US population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for


Spurs beat Jazz to take 3-1 lead in Western finals

The San Antonio Spurs beat the Utah Jazz 91-79 on Monday to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.


Going into a critical pre-election stretch, Congressional Republican leaders will concentrate on national security issues instead of immigration.


Update 3: Economic Powers Vow Aid for Poor Nations

Rich nations pledged an agreement soon on forgiving the debt burden weighing on poor nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia but remained divided on reducing billions of dollars of Iraqi debt.


Bhutto supporter killed in new Pakistan violence

Masked gunmen shot dead a supporter of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto on Saturday, as violence triggered by her assassination entered a third day and al Qaeda-linked militants denied killing her.


Sentinel PM offers to sleep with writers' wives

The Romanian Prime Minister is offering to sleep with the wives and girlfriends of journalists with a Romanian newspaper to stop them from claiming he is gay.


Canada's rank has fallen in one competitiveness measure and improved in another, according to a Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum.


OGGI SU INTERNET/SPAGNA - Il PSOE intensifica le sue minacce alla Chiesa Madrid (Agenzia Fides) - Dopo lÂultima Nota dei Vescovi spagnoli, il PSOE, per mezzo di JosÃ© Blanco, ha detto che se vince le elezioni del 9 marzo Âniente tornerÃ  ad essere uguale nelle relazioni fra il Governo e la ChiesaÂ. (C.E.) (Agenzia Fides 5/2...


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Fed minutes: credit woes may force more rate cuts

Federal Reserve policy-makers worried that a credit crunch could sharply brake economic growth and require big interest rate cuts, according to minutes of the Fed's December 11 policy meeting, released on Wednesday.


OPEC Hawks Want to Keep Their Prices High

Raise prices. Ease production. For weeks ahead of this week's OPEC meeting, hawks in the organization have been talking tough about the need to keep oil revenues high - and lowering output.


Top online video service  YouTube will soon test a new video identification technology  with two of the world's largest media companies, Time Warner  Inc. and Walt Disney Co..


U.S. readies "reasonable" ID card rules after debate

U.S. officials said they would unveil on Friday reasonable and inexpensive national requirements to implement an identification-card program critics call a costly invasion of privacy.


Mizuho Raises Profit Forecast 64% to 720 Billion Yen

Mizuho Financial Group Inc., Japan's biggest bank by assets, raised its full-year profit forecast 64 percent to 720 billion yen ($6.9 billion) after winning a legal ruling to recover taxes paid in 1996.


DaimlerChrysler's Mercedes sees strong euro weighing on 2005 results

The strong euro and cost of eliminating quality problems will eat into earnings at Mercedes, the luxury car brand of German-US auto giant DaimlerChrysler, Mercedes chief Eckhard Cordes said in a newspaper interview.


UN creates Internet governance working group

Delegates to world summit agreed to set up a working group to discuss management of the Internet at both technical and policy levels after failing to reach a consensus on this contentious issue.


EBay Inc., EBAY.O the world's  largest online marketplace,  on Wednesday posted a quarterly  profit that rose 77 percent from a year ago, fueled by growth  in its international and PayPal businesses.


Sony battery woes deepen on more PC maker recalls

Sony Corp.'s battery problems deepened on  Friday after Toshiba Corp. joined the list of PC makers  recalling its batteries including Dell Inc., Apple Computer  Inc. and Lenovo.


State-owned Indian Oil Corp. and Oil India Ltd. win a contract to look for oil in Libya.


IBM claims fastest supercomputer title--for now

com September 29, 2004, 1:04 PM PT. IBM claimed first place Wednesday in a supercomputer speed competition with an expanded version of its Blue Gene/L that beat out a Japanese machine from NEC.


Movie Review | 'Live Free or Die Hard': Pick Your Poison: Fists or Fireballs

In âLive Free or Die Hard,â Bruce Willis is ready to earn our love again by performing the same lovably violent, meathead tricks as before.


KEY WEST, Fla. Sept. 12, 2004 - The only whooshing sound Hurricane Ivan stirred in the Keys and populous South Florida on Sunday was a sigh of relief from residents no longer fearful the 150-mph storm would make a direct hit.


Outing gives Potter passages new meaning

With author J.K. Rowling's revelation that master wizard Albus Dumbledore is gay, some passages about the Hogwarts headmaster and rival wizard Gellert Grindelwald have taken on a new and clearer meaning.


Sweden remembers its hugely popular foreign minister Anna Lindh, who was stabbed to death a year ago.


Ailing Arafat examined in French hospital

Yasser Arafat, suffering from a mystery illness, was flown to France on Friday and was rushed to a military hospital where doctors, including specialists in blood disorders, immediately began examining the ...


Indonesia's Megawati faces defeat: polls

Indonesia's President Megawati Sukarnoputri is heading for a heavy defeat in next week's elections despite her coalition with the country's largest political party, two opinion polls show.


Most doctors lag in reviewing test results, study says

Primary care doctors, who sometimes review hundreds of test results each week, reported in a new study that delays in reviewing results for patients are common, and many said they are unhappy with how they manage these crucial pieces of information.


Parma, 10:35 - CALCIO, PARMA: COUTO RINNOVA CONTRATTO

Fernando Couto giocherà un'altra stagione nel Parma. Il 38enne difensore portoghese ha rinnov...


St. John's forward Epperson suspended, pending review of transfer

NEW YORK - St. John's forward Rodney Epperson was suspended indefinitely Monday pending a review of his transfer from a junior college during the 2002-03 school year.


Città del Vaticano, 12:34 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, PAPA: VICINO A FAMIGLIA RACITI

Papa Benedetto XVI esprime la propria vicinanza spirituale alla famiglia dell'ispettore Filippo Raci...


ATP confirms Starace and Bracciali gambling bans

Italian tennis players Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali have been banned and fined for betting on matches, the ATP confirmed on Thursday.


346 U.S. military deaths in Central Asia

As of Friday, July 20, 2007, at least 346 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures July 14, 2007.


President Felipe Calderon hopes to accomplish the sweeping immigration reform Washington has failed to adopt — not just cracking down on the southern border but also creating a guest-worker program and improving conditions for illegal Central American migrants.


Leaders of the Middle East Quartet meet their new special envoy Tony Blair in Lisbon Thursday, amid a renewed US push for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.


Iran says won't rule out using oil as weapon

Iran will not rule out using oil as a weapon if the United States resorts to military action against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear program, an Iranian oil official said in remarks published on Tuesday.


Winning Battles in the Prostate Cancer War

Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer afflicting American men. And while one in six men will get the disease during his lifetime, only one in 32 will die from it.


FLORIDIANS today began to clean up after their third hurricane in five weeks, while Alabamans looked to rebuild their condos and beach homes along the coast.


Canada's Grandi wins second World Cup race

Despite the distraction of jubilant celebrations following his first World Cup win on Sunday, Canadian skier Thomas Grandi won his second World Cup victory in three days.


Astronaut to throw paper planes to earth

Scientists prepare to launch high-tech origami planes from 250 miles above the Earth


A post-mortem examination on Natasha Collins, fiancee of CBBC presenter Mark Speight, is "inconclusive", police say.


Buddhist chief beheaded in revenge for Muslim deaths

A Buddhist village chief was beheaded in Thailand's Narathiwat province yesterday in an apparent revenge killing, a week after 78 Muslim protesters were crushed to death en route to a military detention centre.


Oracle says no to BEA's $8.2 bln pricetag

BEA Systems Inc  said on Thursday it is willing to sell itself for $8.2 billion, but the price was rejected as "impossibly high" by Oracle Corp , the only company that has publicly expressed interest in the software maker.


Another victim of gentrification: the Playpen sex shop.


US weapons inspector to report no WMD in Iraq

WASHINGTON - Drafts of a report from the top US inspector in Iraq conclude there were no weapons stockpiles, but say there were signs that fallen Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had dormant programs he hoped to revive at a later time, according to people


The pound remained firm but was off the series of 26-year highs posted earlier against the dollar with the US Independence Day holiday and Thursday's interest rate decisions in the euro zone and UK preventing any major movements in the currency markets.


Golf: Els wins record sixth World Match Play title

WENTWORTH, England : Ernie Els proved himself the master of the World Match Play championship on Sunday when he won a record breaking sixth title - beating England's Lee Westwood 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final.


London equities moved higher in opening trade on Thursday, helped by buoyant financial stocks and a fresh set of bid talk.


Troops kill a militant in the Gaza Strip as it emerges the army has a new radar system that gives warning of Qassam rockets.


Talks between US Airways UAIR.O  and its pilots union over a new round of concessions collapsed  on Monday, the union said.


Roma, 15:41 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: SQUADRA NON DEVE PENSARE A LIONE

Luciano Spalletti pensa alla sfida di martedÃ¬ con il Lione ma non vuole che lo stesso faccia la squa...


Astros' Clemens Strains Calf, Leaves Game Against Phillies

PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Houston starting pitcher  Roger Clemens left Wednesday's 9-8 win over Philadelphia with a  strained right calf.


Tottenham make hard work of beating Slavia Prague in the first leg of their Uefa Cup last-32 tie.


Controversial Dutch show in which contestants compete for a kidney is revealed to be a hoax.


French Master-Perfumer Even Dreams of Scents

French "nose" Jean-Claude Ellena even  dreams about odors after finishing his day's work as  master-perfumer at luxury house Hermes.


THE bulls and the bears are on holiday, leaving the Republican Elephants free to roam in Wall Street's backyard. Although the three most watched market indices closed higher on Friday, only 848 million shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange.


For Now, Unwired Means Unlisted. That May Change.

In October, most major cellphone carriers plan to start compiling a publicly accessible listing of wireless phone numbers.


Apple Inc. is scheduled to make an announcement today that analysts expect will be iPod upgrades.


Athletics: Rare distance doubles for El Guerrouj and Holmes

ATHENS Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and the 5,000 races at the same Olympics, joining Finnish great Paavo Nurmi in the history books Saturday.


Chrysler and auto unions begin crucial pay talks with the lossmaking firm seeking substantial cuts in costs.


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


Two former guerrillas have been appointed to chair both houses of Uruguay's leftwing dominated parliament.


Thousands march in Rome to urge Italy's parliament to approve a bill increasing gay rights.


Mets 5, Giants 4, 12 Innings: Down to Last Out, the Mets Arenât Down at All

Each team scored a run in the 12th inning in bizarre small-ball fashion, followed by Carlos Delgadoâs second home run of the game that sent the Mets to a victory.


Sotto 40 anni reddito divorato da mutuo, 12% ha seconda casa


EDITORIAL: Help Save N.C. Forests: State Should Provide More Incentives for `Family Forests'

By The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--Both a state task force last year and the conservation group Environmental Defense this week have drawn similar conclusions about North Carolina's privately owned forests.


Revisione moderata perche' i fondamentali sono solidi


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Pisa, 21:52 - CALCIO, PISA: FERRIGNO AL CATANZARO, ARRIVANO CARROZZA E MORELLO

Il Pisa ha ingaggiato Alessandro Carrozza, classe 1982, dal Gallipoli e il portiere Davide Morello d...


A controversial immigration bill suffers a setback in the US Senate, as a bipartisan deal threatens to unravel.


Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in Gaza, was freed early on Wednesday after a late-night deal between the ruling Hamas Islamists and the al Qaeda-inspired clan group that kidnapped him in March.


NYSE suspends Interstate Bakeries stock trading

The New York Stock Exchange has suspended trading in the common stock of Interstate Bakeries Corp. (IBC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) due to bankruptcy filing by the maker of Twinkies


Audizione al Senato, serve politica bilancio piu' rigorosa


In his darkest moments, Jack Whittaker has sometimes wondered if winning the nearly $315 million Powerball game was really worth it.


Dungy Calls ABC Spot Racially Insensitive

The fallout continued from the introduction to "Monday Night Football" that featured Eagles receiver Terrell Owens and a towel-clad Nicollette Sheridan.


Qantas Boosts Flight Surcharges as Fuel Prices Soar

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia's biggest airline, increased a surcharge on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soared to a record. Qantas shares rebounded from a three-month low.


Linden Lab CTO leaves the real world of Second Life

In an apparent split at the top, one of Second Life's founding employees has left the company, and his former boss apparently bids him a heartfelt good riddance.


The realism of the animatronic dinosaur is hard to believe, and when it becomes available, it is going to set the toy industry on its ear.


Su la maschera, in posa scene dal carnevale 2008

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Balzo +11,9%, boom anche per i rifinanziamenti, +17,5%


PennWell Names Barbara Goode Editor-in-Chief of Small Times

NASHUA, N.H., Feb. 1  /PRNewswire/ -- PennWell Corporation, a diversified global media and information company, has named veteran chief editor Barbara G. Goode to the position of Editor-in-Chief of Small Times magazine, effective February 5.


Polemico il leghista Calderoli: Â«Ã e resta il solito ...

RIMINI - Pisanu torna a parlare di modifiche sulla legge per l'immigrazione e scatena le ire della Lega Nord. Per il ministro dellâInterno Giuseppe Pisanu Â«Ã¨ arrivato il momento, forse, di fare il tagliando


ATENE: SEQUESTRATORI AUTOBUS MINACCIANO DI FARLO SALTARE

ATENE - Uno dei sequestratori dell'autobus greco alla periferia di Atene ha minacciato in una telefonata a una radio di ''far saltare tutto'' se la polizia non si allontanera'. La minaccia dopo la liberazione


Mathew Helm pulled out one of the dives of his life to finish the Athens Olympics with a silver medal on the tower. The medal capped Australia's greatest Olympics in diving, the seven-member team taking home four bronze, a silver and a gold.


Israel to fully withdraw from Lebanon in days: MP

The Israeli army will complete a   pullout from Lebanon within a few days, a legislator quoted the   military's chief of staff as saying on Tuesday.


Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who will be appointed to head the I.M.F. on Friday, will inherit an organization struggling to find a purpose in a vastly changed financial world.


More state pupils might do A-level maths if offered a Â£500 bounty, an Oxford college head says.


Japan's defence minister quits following a row over remarks he made about the US atomic attacks during World War II.


Patriots safety Rodney Harrison first purchased human growth hormone in his initial season with the team, according to two sources involved in the Albany (N.Y.) district attorney's investigation.


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Purdue's women's basketball team will lose two scholarships for this season and the school will spend two years on probation after the NCAA ruled Wednesday that a former assistant coach helped write a research paper for a player and made more than 100 improper recruiting calls.


Tobacco promotions in ads, films snare youth-study

CHICAGO, Dec 4 (Reuters Life!) - Hundreds of thousands of U.S. youngsters under the age of 18 start using tobacco each year as a direct result of it being featured in films, videos, advertising and give-away samples, a report said on Monday.


comScore Media Metrix Releases Top 50 Web Rankings For May

RESTON, Va., June 15  /PRNewswire/ -- comScore Media Metrix today released its monthly analysis of U.S.


Ok, so we have seen Shahrukh Khan in countless commercials.


Repairs to Internet cables begin in Gulf

A repair ship began work Tuesday at the site where an Internet cable was cut last week in the Persian Gulf, and a second vessel was to arrive later that day at the spot north of Egypt where two other cables were cut just two days earlier, FLAG Telecom said.


Smoking cigarettes causes the same changes to the brain as using drugs like cocaine, a study suggests.


Federer, Almost Perfect at Start, Wins US Open Against Hewitt

Roger Federer got off to a almost- perfect start and beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6 (7-3), 6-0 for the championship at the US Open and his third Grand Slam title of the year.


Iraq, appello del ministro degli Esteri giapponese per la ...

''Ai membri del gruppo che ha sequestrato un giapponese: il Giappone Ã¨ amico dell'Iraq e la popolazione nipponica rispetta quella irachena ed Ã¨ sua amica''. E' l'appello fatto dal ministro degli Esteri giapponese


Mets 5, Reds 2: Milledge and PÃ©rez Carry Mets

Lastings Milledge once again played a starring role in the finale of the Metsâ four-game series against the Cincinnati Red, hitting a two-run double that lifted the Mets to a victory.


Meningitis case causes concern, not fear

Health reports show it would have been difficult for Desert Vista High School students to contract bacterial meningitis from a fellow student who is recuperating at an area hospital.


CORRECTED: Dollar Firm, European Shares Ease

The dollar lost momentum on Monday as Wednesday's U.S. trade data loomed, while European stock markets eased from 30-month highs as oil prices again rose beyond $46 a barrel.


Recent research shows some unexpected links between income and giving.


Denver storm covers roads in ice, knocks out power.

DENVER - A Halloween storm gave the Denver metro area its first taste of snow for the fall, and dumped even more white gold on top of snow that had already fallen at Colorado's mountain ski resorts.


BANGKOK - Ending nine days of restraint, Burma's military rulers cracked down on protesting Buddhist monks yesterday, with security forces firing warning shots, shooting tear gas canisters, swinging truncheons, and making scores of arrests to suppress antigovernment marchers.


In Cannes, a Romanian Takes Home the Fronds

In its closing ceremony, the Cannes Film Festival gave two of its most important prizes to Romanian films.


Serbs mark Kosovo battle under threat of secession

Serbs in Kosovo on Thursday  marked an epic medieval battle central to their claim to the  province, testing the patience of the Albanian majority already  angry at delays to its demand for independence.


Al-Sistani Will Present Plan to End Najaf Fighting, AFP Reports

Iraq's leading Shiite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, will present a three-point plan to end fighting in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf when he arrives there today, Agence France-Presse reported.


Web video turns South Korean into global guitar star

South Korean student Lim Jeong-hyun has  basked in five minutes and 20 seconds of fame nearly 9 million  times over.


As his family and neighbors focused on rebuilding homes and lives battered by Hurricane Rita, few gave much thought to Larry Euglon's long absence.


Ukrainian-Canadian reaction to election low-key

Members of the Ukrainian-Canadian community were taking Viktor Yushchenko's apparent victory in the Ukrainian presidential election in stride Monday, simply content to see that democracy had prevailed.


Israeli Parliament Clears Payoffs for Gaza Settlers

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won another crucial, but not definitive, parliamentary vote today as legislators approved a $900 million bill to compensate settlers who will be compelled to leave the Gaza Strip.


High Fat, Sodium Intake Are Risk Factors for Stroke

The results of a large urban multiethnic study show that high fat and high sodium diets are both risk factors for stroke, investigators with the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS) reported here Thursday.


In a morale-boosting visit, President Bush crossed the country today to thank the Marines for their service in the war on terrorism, and he urged every American during the holiday


Depression Drugs, Suicide Linked, Reviewer Says

BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. government medical  reviewer told an advisory panel Monday that new findings  confirmed his conclusion months ago that certain  antidepressants increase the chances of suicidal behavior among  children and teens.


States Deciding on Using Baits for Bears

Moose and lobster are the signature symbols of Maine, but the black bear has lumbered to the fore in a referendum campaign that is attracting big money and stirring strong emotions.


County braces for shortageof flu vaccine

Nevada County health officials will be looking for flu vaccine today from the private sector so that enough will be available for children and seniors when flu season starts next month.


Lemont, 10:53 - GOLF, WOODS VINCE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP

Tiger Woods ha vinto il BMW Championship, torneo disputato sul percorso del Cog Hill G&CC di Lemont ...


Pricey oil pushes US trade deficit to near-record levels

The trade deficit increased to the second-highest level in history as surging demand for foreign oil swamped a small gain in US exports, the government reported yesterday.


Many people are finding themselves cornered by a loquacious stranger, especially one whom theyâre paying.


Boscastle residents could be allowed back home, ten days after devastating flash floods hit the Cornish village.


Ukraine Rivals to Meet in Live TV Debate

KIEV, Ukraine  - Rivals in Ukraine's  scandal-ridden presidential polls will meet Monday in a live  television debate likely to be the climax of their campaigns  ahead of Sunday's decisive rerun vote.


The world's richest nations are likely to agree to freeze debt repayments for countries devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami, and some countries may have all or part of their debt written off, Britain's ...


Serb ultras blame U.S. over hunger strike leader

About 30,000 Serbs protested in front  of the United States embassy on Saturday in defense of Radical  Party leader Vojislav Seselj, now 22 days into a hunger strike  at The Hague's war crimes tribunal.


Ferrero, ricetta del governatore di Bankitalia e' sbagliata


The Sage Gateshead, a Â£70m music centre on the banks of the Tyne, prepares to open to the public.


Global warming reaching point-of-no-return

Global warming is reaching the point-of-no-return, with widespread drought, crop failure and water shortages the likely result, according to a new international report highlighted in the British press.


2 women accused of giving fake flu shots in US

There are concerns in at least two US cities that residents who thought they were getting flu shots may have been injected with something else.


One killed in Israeli air-strike in Gaza

An Israeli missile killed a Palestinian gunman in a car in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the Israel army and a Palestinian militant group said.


France prevents the EU starting membership talks with Turkey on economic and monetary policy.


On the Roads of China, the Buddha Was Transformed

The China Instituteâs show offers an abundance of images that confuse, contradict or entirely depart from accepted art historical categories or classical notions of beauty.


Johnny Depp stays top earner in Hollywood

Johnny Depp has been voted the Top Money-Making Star of 2007.


Sharon Coalition Partner Quits Over Gaza Pullout

Israel's pro-settler National Religious Party (NRP) pulled out of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's governing coalition Tuesday in protest at his Gaza withdrawal plan.


The ICC will consider beefing up its anti-racism code at a two-day meeting concluding in Dubai on Monday.


Greenspan says U.S. "on edge" of recession

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan on Thursday said the U.S. economy is "clearly on the edge" of a recession.


Airbus crisis deepens with plunge into losses

Airbus plunged into its first-ever operating loss in 2006 and will be in the red again this year, parent company EADS said Friday in another sign of deepening crisis at the European plane maker.


Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Has Loss

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.(MSO) reported a much wider quarterly loss on Thursday as its founder's criminal conviction on charges of lying to investigators continued to weigh on the business.


The nation needs to add about 150,000 jobs a month to keep pace with population growth, according to economists. While employers have added jobs for 12 consecutive months, the


Rounding the bases while his giddy teammates poured from the dugout, Adam Dunn was thinking that this shouldn't be happening.


Cubs spank Marlins 11-2 to split twinbill

Eleven months after winning two straight at Wrigley Field to take the NL pennant, the Florida Marlins returned Friday and split a doubleheader with Chicago.


Tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who has been battling cancer, leaves hospital after more than two weeks.


Kidnappings Dog Kabul 3 Years After Taliban Defeat

Three U.N. workers remained hostages of a  Taliban faction despite hopes they would be freed by the Muslim  festival of Eid which began on Saturday, the third anniversary  of the Taliban's flight from the Afghan capital.


San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds, who is seeking to set the all-time home run record in the next season or two, had minor knee surgery on Monday, the team has announced.


Pakistan blasts kill 115 as Bhutto returns

A suspected suicide bomber killed 115 people on Friday in an attack targeting a vehicle carrying former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto through Karachi on her return from eight years in exile.


US troops with crack Iraqi soldiers surged into the heart of Fallujah yesterday in a hail of explosions and gunfire on the second day of the largest operation in Iraq since last year's US-led war.


Leader Fi dopo richiesta rinvio giudizio,'siamo a patologia'


Uruguay accuses Argentina of turning a blind eye to protests over a planned pulp mill which are "strangling" its economy.


Ministers claim issues raised in Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill are matters of conscience


Suspected collaborator killed by Hamas militants in Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Hamas militants have killed a Palestinian man they say confessed to providing information that helped Israel assassinate ten people, including the founder of Hamas.


A ban on religious symbols in French state schools starts on Thursday, despite Iraqi hostage takers' demands.


CNN's chief news executive Eason Jordan resigns amid controversy over comments about the death of journalists in Iraq.


Two honors in four days is pretty impressive even for Tom Brady. After all, he only wins one game every week.


Car Bombs in Iraq Kill 21, Wound More Than 100

A series of car bomb blasts tore through Baghdad and the northern Iraq city of Mosul on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding scores.


Rotterdam, 16:50 - CALCIO, FEYENOORD: VAN MARWIJK E' IL NUOVO TECNICO

L'ex tecnico del Borussia Dortmund, Bert van Marwijk, è il nuovo allenatore della squadra ola...


Looking for a way to separate the keepers from the duds? Look no further.


NASA's Departing Chief Defends Hubble Decision

NASA's departing chief, Sean O'Keefe, on Friday defended his decision to pursue a robotic repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope, days after a panel of scientists said a shuttle mission would be better.


A day after two Russian airliners fell from the sky, confusion over what happened reflected a country torn between skepticism and concern.


US urges African navies to improve surveillance

The United States challenged African  navies on Tuesday to improve surveillance as a first step  toward combating piracy, illegal fishing, human and drugs  trafficking and other crimes that cost Africa lives and money.


CHARLESTON, South Carolina  -- A guns-drawn raid at a high school last year did not violate civil rights laws and the case is closed, the US Justice Department said.


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Jeffrey Griffiths, the president and chief executive of the video game retailer Electronics Boutique Holdings, spoke about the holiday season and video violence.


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The U.K. arm of RCA Records will launch an ambitious singles release campaign next year to mark the 70th anniversary of Elvis Presley's birth on Jan. 8.


Hillary biography questions presidential prowess

Hillary Rodham Clinton has the makings of a strong president but she is losing the personal passion and authenticity that could make her a stand-out in the U.S. political scene.


Lo annuncia il ministro degli Esteri spagnolo Moratinos


Reports from Iran say a person has been arrested over rumours that there was a plot to kill Vladimir Putin.


General Electric Co.'s finance company in Japan is scaling back operations, trimming about 15 percent of its work force here ahead of a new cap on borrowing rates that is forcing Japanese lenders to cut costs.


Three River City cast members take on roles in a Glasgow pantomime after an accident left actress Janette Tough in hospital.


Milano, 11:37 - CALCIO, LEGA: CATANIA-SIENA SUL NEUTRO DI RIMINI

La Lega Calcio ha stabilito che Catania-Siena, in programma domenica 4 marzo alle pre 15, si giocher...


The Houston Astros battered the Atlanta Braves, 9-3, in Game 1 of their N.L. division series even without the best from their starting pitcher, Roger Clemens.


Japan, China to launch history talks next week

Japan has said it will hold its first joint history study with China next week and called for both sides to be open-minded so they can improve ties strained over the past.


Implantable Heart Device Receives F.D.A. Approval

The grapefruit-size device allows patients to move freely for up to two hours at a time.


Setbacks for Venezuela's Leader  Embolden a Vigorous Opponent

CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo ChÃÂ¡vez exercises broad power over Venezuela. His allies sit on every seat in the National Assembly. His supporters stack the Supreme Court. And every futile opposition effort to oust him, from a coup to a national oil strike to a recall referendum two years ago,...


Freddie Mac Announces Changes in Division

Mortgage giant Freddie Mac announced Monday that it is shutting down some operations of its debt-securities sales division and transferring others - moves that experts said should tighten the company's internal controls after an accounting scandal.


Wildfires rage in California, more winds expected

Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas.


TODAY COLLEGE BASKETBALL/MEN 8 p.m. -- Yale at Penn, CN8 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL/GIRLS 6:45 p.m. -- Braintree at Framingham, WBNW (1120) PRO BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. -- Celtics vs. Phoenix at the FleetCenter, FSN, WWZN (1510) 7 p.m. -- Cleveland at New York, ESPN 9:30 p.m. -- Sacramento at Houston, ESPN BOXING 7:30 p.m. -- Eddie Sanchez vs. Teddy Reid (super ...


Two days of talks in Paris between Iranian and European delegations about Iran's nuclear program ended late Saturday without a formal agreement, but diplomats said progress had been made.