Orbital Successfully Launches Minotaur Rocket Carrying U.S. Air Force's TACSAT-2 Satellite

Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE:ORB) today announced that it  successfully launched the TACSAT-2 satellite for the U.S. Air Force  aboard a Minotaur I space launch vehicle. The Minotaur launch was  carried out by Orbital for the U.S.


According to a Stanford University School of Medicine study, people who slept less than eight hours had increased levels ghrelin, a hormone that triggers eating, and lower levels of leptin, a hormone that tells the body it's full.


New SanDisk USB Drives Protect Mobile Data

SanDisk announced two new USB drives, Cruzer Professional and Cruzer Enterprise, that help businesses protect corporate data.


Democrats Ready to Follow Howard Dean's Lead

Democratic Party activists, recovering from a stinging November election loss and a fresh round of soul-searching, rallied around Howard Dean on Friday and promised a grass-roots drive to make the party competitive in the South, Midwest and Mountain states.


Home is where the pet hair is â even homes without pets

If you're allergic to cat or dog hair, good luck getting away from it in your home â-hether or not you have pets. Highly mobile cat and dog allergens are universally


Morgan Stanley to buy Australia's Investa

SYDNEY/NEW YORK  - Morgan Stanley's  real estate unit said on Thursday that it would buy Australia's Investa Properties Ltd.  for A$4.7 billion ($3.9 billion), the latest in a string of property takeovers by the U.S. investment bank.


Soccer moms beware: more may not be better

Doctors should urge children involved in competitive sports to take plenty of time off to avoid physical injuries and mental strain, the American Academy of Pediatrics said on Monday.


âA Walk to Beautifulâ is a complex and quietly devastating indictment of chauvinist societies.


Indictments contain few clues to Rowland's fate

Former Gov. John G. Rowland was not among those charged Thursday with operating a corrupt organization from his office, and it was unclear from the indictment whether the


Bomb injures four Polish soldiers in Afghanistan

A roadside bomb injured four Polish soldiers north of the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday during a patrol near their base, the troops' commander said.


Asus to offer Eee PCs pre-loaded with Windows

MS readies pared-back Vista? Astounded that Asus' tiny Eee PC will ship with Linux, Microsoft has agreed to provide the Taiwanese vendor with a version of Windows Vista that can be pre-installed on the diminutive notebook, Asus has revealed.â¦


At Miami, Cory Lidle took a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Ryan Madson escaped a jam, and the Philadelphia Phillies ended two years of frustration in Florida by beating the Marlins.


Australians try to rescue stranded whales

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - More than 120 whales and dolphins have died after beaching themselves in two separate locations off Australia.


Shaquille O'Neal scored 17 points and added seven rebounds on his debut for Miami, an 85-75 exhibition loss to Houston. The former LA Lakers star said he was "in cruise mode" during the game, but attracted compliments from his rivals.


Woman bandit's life of crime bound for Bollywood

A reformed woman bandit in India has  cast aside her guns to star in a Bollywood film which will  recount her life of murder and robbery in the country's parched  northern badlands.


The Gizmo Report: One new iPod classic, two new iPod bugs

Glaskowsky reviews his new iPod classic... and the bugs he encountered getting it running.


Pay raises for salaried workers flat in Hub

Workers struggling to make ends meet saw little relief in their paychecks this year, and may not see much next year either.


British hostage asks Blair to pull out troops from Iraq: Al-Jazeera

British aid worker Margaret Hassan, kidnapped in Iraq, pleaded to the British people for help to secure her release by asking Prime Minister Tony Blair to pull British troops out of the country, in a video broadcast by Al-Jazeera.


Man Charged in Illinois Capitol Shooting

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. Sept. 21, 2004 - A man suspected in the shooting death of an unarmed Capitol security guard was arrested Tuesday as he knocked on doors asking people for a ride to the police station, authorities said.


Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, endorsed presidential candidate Barack Obama on Thursday.


Guerra tra bande, picchiato selvaggiamente e accoltellato


Alcohol detected in Jefferson Parish girl's 'Jell-O shots'

The Sheriff's Office says its investigators detected traces of alcohol in small containers of gelatin brought to school by a fourth grader who was suspended for their possession.


Senate Passes $136 Billion Corporate Tax Bill

The federal tax bill was approved by the Senate 69-17 after passing the House a week earlier by 280-41. Mr. Bush is expected to sign it, claiming it as support for the economy -- even though


Falmouth to Educate on Invasive Vegetation ; Mackworth Island is Selected for a Project to Teach the Public About Ways to Control Unwanted Plant Species.

By TESS NACELEWICZ Staff Writer  Visitors to Mackworth Island in Falmouth often admire the orange- red berries of the bittersweet plant, and sometimes take them home to use in Christmas wreaths.  But what many don't know is that those berries are the fruit of a killer vine.


The polls are in, and the results are clear: Viewers think John Kerry won the first presidential debate. Does that mean the Democrat will win the election?


Sheryl Crow Testifies Vs. Alleged Stalker

A relaxed Sheryl Crow testified against her alleged stalker Monday, describing how he appeared outside her dressing room after a Manhattan concert.


Judiciary Panel Backing Specter as Its Chairman

Senator Arlen Specter was under attack by some conservatives as too liberal to lead the Senate Judiciary Committee.


Bush campaign cuts website off from foreign access for "security reasons"

President George W. Bush's reelection campaign said it had cut its website off from access from certain foreign countries "for security reasons," but declined to elaborate.


Two women were charged with soaking a longtime homeless drug addict with gasoline and burning her to death after she reported that one of them had robbed her.


RUPERT MURDOCHâS News Corporation has been forced into instigating a last-minute "charm offensive" on investors after learning that its plan to shift from Australia to the United States could be defeated.


Genova, 15:03 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA:AL VIA STUDIO FATTIBILITA' PER NUOVO STADIO

Il futuro della Sampdoria è sempre piÃ¹ lontatno dalla stadio 'Ferraris'. Il progetto del pres...


Director Taylor  Hackford's "Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll," a  documentary about the rock pioneer's 60th birthday concert in  1986, won top honors at the third annual Music DVD Awards  Tuesday.


Beckham flies home after father has heart attack

Soccer star David Beckham arrived in Britain on Thursday to be with his father, who suffered a heart attack on Wednesday night.


South Ossetia has been a de-facto independent region of Georgia since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.


Philip Morris disputes Massachusetts study

Philip Morris USA on Monday disputed a   Massachusetts study that said the amount of nicotine in   cigarettes -- including its top-selling brand, Marlboro --   increased steadily from 1998 to 2004.


Stocks tumbled on Tuesday as bond yields shot to their highest in five years, stoking fears that higher borrowing costs could cut into corporate profits and discourage takeovers.


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By Anita Lee, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 13--BILOXI -- Attorney General Jim Hood is the state's top law enforcement officer, but he also has three personal reasons for promoting Internet safety: a preteen daughter, 8-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter.


Felix Dennis, the wealthy British founder of the raunchy men's magazine Maxim and who still enjoys booze, babes and expensive diesel-fueled toys, has become a poet.


Athens - A defrocked Irish priest who once disrupted the British Grand Prix did it again Sunday, bolting from the crowd and grabbing the leader of the Olympic marathon about five kilometres from the finish.


I wanted to (heart) "I (Heart) Huckabees." Really, I did. Great cast, fun trailer, wildly inventive idea.


Dow hits 31/2-year high as stock market rallies af

The stock market barreled higher yesterday, sending the Dow Jones industrials to a new 31/2-year high as two Wall Street companies reported better-than-expected earnings and a brokerage firm gave tech bellwether Intel Corp.


Nearly a decade ago, the International Monetary Fund drew rebukes for prescribing drastic reforms during the Asian economic crisis that erupted in 1997. Today, the IMF is again battling controversy, with some saying its efforts to give more say to emerging economies are not enough.


Our seventh annual listing of the afterlife's richest.


TCL Corp  began sending  BlackBerry handsets to partner China Mobile  in 2007's  fourth quarter, suggesting the launch of the popular email  device in China is just around the corner.


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

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


A Japanese man taken hostage in Iraq earlier this week has been killed by his abductors after the Japanese government refused to meet their demands to withdraw its troops from the region, Kyodo News agency reported early Saturday.


Kickoff: 12:20 p.m. TV: ESPN2. Radio: WEEI (850 AM). Rankings: Neither team is ranked Series: BC leads, 5-4-2. Injuries: BC -- Out: TE Justin Hinds (knee); K Mike Fassel (knee); DE Nick Larkin (not listed); RB L.V. Whitworth (knee). Wake -- Out: LB James Adams (knee sprain); LB Brandon Drumgoole (broke fibula); OG Brodie Overstreet (eye); Questionable: WR Jason Anderson ...


Livorno, 17:42 - CALCIO, LIVORNO; ORSI: SONO SICURO CHE CI SALVEREMO

Non è stato un inizio di campionato facile per il Livorno, che nelle prime due giornate ha ri...


The communist government, as it had done in Babi Yar in Russia, had built a monument at Auschwitz that obscured what took place there for the Jews, making it a memorial to humanity in general.


Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto vows to return to Pakistan soon, despite failing to reach a deal with the president.


Itâs not so much old friends reunited but rather the return of a reviled adversary as Jose brings his new employees back to his old office.


After a public outcry, the provincial government is backing away from a strict new ban on the use of fresh raw fish in sushi. The rules could be loosened if other ways can be found to warn diners of the potential


Wal-Mart to reopen $580 mln ad account review

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Thursday it would reopen bidding for its $580-million advertising account just days after the departure of an executive who led the retailer's change of ad agencies.


For the first time in 20 years, an American woman did not win the 100-meter dash at the Olympic Games. And now, after Yuliya Nesterenko of Belarus


Hungry for broiling-hot hamburger action? Hankering for a few bytes of cheap gaming bliss? Need a whopper of a good time? Have it your way with three BK video games. By Lore SjÃ¶berg.


Isaiah Gardner , a sophomore defensive back, is on campus at Maryland and will transfer to the school from Notre Dame once his paperwork clears.


Yahoo! Media Group's longtime music head Dave Goldberg and his chief assistant Robert Roback have left the company's Santa Monica, Calif., offices.  The departures come just two months after Media Group President Lloyd Braun left amid a company reorganization, Variety said.


Clijsters Makes Light Work of Comeback Match in Antwerp

Former world number one Kim Clijsters  wasted little time in her comeback from a serious wrist injury,  easing past Croatia's Jelena Kostanic 6-2, 6-3, in the Antwerp  Open first round Tuesday.


British troops could be in Afghanistan for decades: minister

British troops could be in Afghanistan for decades, the country's Defence Secretary Des Browne said in comments published Sunday.


The St. Louis Cardinals arrived in Detroit with a healthy Albert Pujols and the second-best record in the National League. Surely, they would pose a problem for the majors' most surprising team.


Last year's A-level students offer this year's candidates advice on passing January exams.


Ten people were injured yesterday when a parcel bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris, the first such attack in the French capital for nearly a decade.


One of the two reverse thrusters on an airliner carrying 186 people that crashed in a fireball was turned off when the plane landed, the jet's owner said, as officials tried to determine why it raced down a runway instead of slowing down.


Prime Minister John Howard was telling porkies over claims interest rates would be higher under a Labor government, Opposition Leader Mark Latham said.


A Puerto Rican attorney asked a federal appeals court Friday to end "the state of servitude" that island residents find themselves in and allow them to vote in the Nov. 2 presidential election.


A Romanian priest who caused the death of a nun during an exorcism ritual is jailed for 14 years.


Outspoken Putin critic shot dead in Moscow

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow, police said.


Web2.0 IP call center app with phone for Asterisk released

1bizCom is next generation web-based, multi-tenant, distributed, mulit-lingual, inbound, outbound Video enabled VoIP & VVoIP call/ contact center solution for Asterisk with Built-in phone, IVR, CRM, Predictive dialer, ACD, Chat, Mail, Fax, Video and other features.   1bC 0.8.0.0 beta is now available that includes major outbound call center software features.   More details available at SourceForge project website:  http://sourceforge.net/projects/bizcom.


The bodies of five more people were found yesterday in the wreckage of a commuter plane that crashed and burned while transporting doctors and other medical professionals to a conference.


NFL Preview: Another streak mark looming for Patriots

Until the final 11 minutes of the Rams-Seahawks game last week, Seattle's visit to New England this Sunday looked like one of those overhyped matchups labelled "Super Bowl Preview" or "Streak-Ender.


MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Barbara formed Wednesday off the southwestern coast of Mexico and could strengthen to a hurricane within days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.  Barbara follows Alvin, the first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific's 2007 season.


Chirac, Blair Strive for Unity After Iraq

French President Jacques Chirac agreed to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the Middle East, when Britain heads the G8 and European Union in 2005.


Hamas says still seeks Israel's destruction

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas rejected on Monday criticism by al Qaeda's second-in-command and said it was still committed to Israel's destruction despite a power-sharing deal with the Fatah faction.


Bush Visits Battleground States Ahead of Republican Convention

President Bush is on a tour of states considered crucial to electoral victory, in a week of campaigning that will lead him to the Republican national convention in New York city.


Wales coach Gareth Jenkins is furious with the officials after being denied a chance to secure a draw with Italy.


Talks on Energy Aid for North Korea Extended One Day

BEIJING, Feb. 11 -- Deadlocked over energy aid to North Korea, envoys to six-nation denuclearization talks decided Sunday night to give themselves one more day to come up with an agreement on the first steps toward getting rid of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.


Japanese electronics group Toshiba Corp  (6502.T) posted a 38.4 percent rise in quarterly operating  profit on Monday, thanks to strong sales of its flash memory  chips, and it raised its full-year outlook closer to market  estimates.


UPDATE 2-Australia in control against India

Australia took a firm grip on the first test against India after Glenn McGrath took four wickets to help establish a big lead on Friday.


LOS ANGELES - Actor Christopher Walken made an impression on Hollywood as he left his hand and footprints Friday at the fabled Grauman's Chinese Theater.   "This is a thrill, a big day for me," Walken said at the ceremony...


Money talked in $4.1 billion Coke/Glaceau deal

Glaceau once declared its  aversion to commercialism on a bottle of one of its  nutrient-enhanced waters, though with a qualifier.


California's governor had some words for those who are pessimistic about the economy. Right here, man.


Mad Cow Disease Found in French Goat, EU Says

Mad cow disease has been found in a  goat, the first time the brain-wasting affliction that ravaged  European cattle herds and killed at least 100 people, has been  diagnosed in another animal, the EU said on Friday.


This week you'll learn about the individual building blocks of Ajax and how they fit together to form the architecture of an Ajax application. Later on these components will be used to create a working Ajax application. By Phil Ballard. 0730


Gravemente ferita una donna, probabilmente in una rapina


Fred Thompson is relying on his radio roots for a rally in South Carolina's GOP presidential primary.


Pakistan's main stock market index falls 4.7% in the first trading since the death of Benazir Bhutto.


A Pacific Northwest utility must build new fish ladders and take other steps to help salmon swim freely past four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River if it wants to renew its license to produce electricity, federal fisheries agencies said Tuesday.


N.J. Airport Security Spot, Lose Fake Bomb

Baggage screeners at Newark Liberty International Airport spotted — and then lost — a fake bomb planted in luggage by a supervisor during a training exercise.


In what must now be considered an epidemic, yet another pitcher involved in this postseason has broken his non-throwing hand during a tantrum that followed a poor performance.


Two men who burst into a bank in a  Paris suburb near Europe's biggest wholesale food market took four employees and two customers hostage Tuesday, police and the bank said.


One person is dead and another five are in a critical condition after a man went on a knifing rampage in north London.


A German court approved parole Monday for one of the last jailed members of the Red Army Faction.


Apple Plans EU Expansion of iTunes Next Month

Apple Computer is planning the next wave  of expansion for its popular iTunes online music store with a  multi-country European launch in October, the services chief  architect said on Wednesday.


A resurgence in armed actions broke out yesterday in areas west of Fallujah along a key highway leading to Jordan, just weeks after a massive US-led military offensive in the city.


Per guasto di uno stabilimento in California e tensioni Iran


Milano, 14:36 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: CONTRATTO? PENSIAMO AD ALTRO

L'allenatore dell'Inter Roberto Mancini non vuole ancora parlare del suo contratto con i nerazzurri,...


Ailing Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was brought to France on Friday and rushed to a military hospital for treatment of a mysterious illness, which has forced him to leave his West Bank headquarters for the ...


Helmut Lang Said to Leave Prada in the Latest Industry Departure

In another shock to the luxury industry's multibrand strategy, Helmut Lang is expected to depart from the house that bears his name.


Iraq wants reconstruction funding accelerate

The international donors from 55 international organization and countries have gathered for two-days meeting in Tokyo. Approximately $14 billion were promised by foreign givers in last yearâs gathering in Madrid.


NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe resigned on Monday after three tumultuous years at the U.S. space agency, which were shadowed by the fatal break-up of shuttle Columbia and its painful aftermath.


Lifetime faces reality with Friday-night lineup

Lifetime Television is  launching a Friday night reality programming block in October  that will include returning series "Lisa Williams: Life Among  the Dead" and new series "America's Psychic Challenge."


England go out after 32-penalty shoot-out drama

Sport: Extraordinary shoot-out against Holland ends in heartbreak for England's Under-21 team.


Arizona all-star second baseman Orlando Hudson will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb.


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France ready to hand over Arafat file to next of kin

PARIS, Nov 19  - France's defence ministry said Friday the medical file on recently deceased Palestinian Authority president Yasser Arafat was ready and would be handed over to his next of kin "without delay".


Filing: Tape Shows Lawmaker Taking $100G

Allegedly scamming a Virginia businesswoman could prove to be a major mistake for a Democratic congressman from New Orleans.


Britain knew of E. Guinea coup plot months in advance: report

LONDON - The British government was given details of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, including the names of mercenaries and the expected date of the attack, months in advance, a newspaper reported on Sunday.


ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - President Bush says he doesn't envision a longtime presence of U.S. troops in Iraq similar to post-World War II deployments in Europe and South Korea that continue today...


Murdoch says Sacha Baron Cohen signs for "Borat 2"

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has signed a deal to make "Borat 2," a sequel to the hit film about a boorish Kazakh journalist on a road trip across America, News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday.


Celebrity polar bear Knut growing into beast

Knut, Berlin Zoo's celebrity polar bear cub, is growing from a cuddly ball of fur into a shaggy, powerful predator who could soon pose a serious threat to his devoted human keeper who has nursed him from birth.


President Bush on Wednesday assured the governors of states in the path of Hurricane Ivan of federal aid to deal with damage from the storm.


UPDATE 3-Mylan board rebuffs Icahn pitch

Mylan Laboratories Inc.'s (MYL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) board on Monday rebuffed financier Carl Icahn's bid to buy the company, and said it remains committed to


Three-team baseball trade still unresolved

If this gets done, the New York Yankees will greatly upgrade their rotation - if this gets done. The Yankees continued discussions Friday with the Dodgers


Mars Rover Opportunity's Victory at Victoria      (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / Scientists studying initial on-the-scene images relayed from NASA's Opportunity Mars rover at Victoria Crater are elated.


Denmark's first soccer strike ended Thursday with an agreement between teams and the National Players' Association, which had walked out Aug. 17.


Zelda wins Wii players but critics query future demand

LOS ANGELES, Nov 23 (Reuters Life!) - The rush to get hold of Nintendo's new Wii video game console is being fueled by demand for another attraction -- the new game in Nintendo's legend of Zelda series -- but game critics were uncertain this level of interest would continue.


The tax and fee burden borne by Massachusetts residents has dropped sharply since the 1990s, when compared with other states, according to an analysis released yesterday.


AP Entertainment Review: 'Barber' at Met

Instead of snow-filled scenes of Paris, sun-splashed Spain was on stage at the Metropolitan Opera on Christmas Eve.


A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of John Negroponte, the outgoing director of national intelligence, to become deputy secretary of state, sending the nomination to the full Senate.


Intel Leaves Group Backing Education PCs

Intel said that it had chosen to withdraw from the One Laptop Per Child educational computer organization.


Powell to Attend Sudan Peace Signing, Discuss Darfur

Secretary of State Colin Powell will  travel to Nairobi this weekend to witness the signing of a  comprehensive peace agreement to end some 21 years of civil war  in southern Sudan, the State Department said.


German court bans police from spying on PCs

(InfoWorld) - Germany's High Court has handed down a landmark decision banning police from installing spyware on computers of suspected criminals without their knowledge. The decision, announced Monday, is a blow to the plans of the German Interior Minister Wolfgang SchÃ¤uble to give the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) greater power to monitor terrorists and other criminals online, and peek inside their computers. Two other federal judges had differed over whether police should be able to hack into the computers of suspected criminals and install spyware. In February, one judge approved police hacking. But another barred the practice in November, resulting in an appeal by federal prosecutors. The High Court in Karlsruhe argued that searching computers is similar to searching homes, a practice in Germany that requires police to follow certain procedures, such as obtaining a search warrant and informing suspected offenders of a search. The judges also argued that hacking computers by the police is not permitted under Germany's strict phone-tapping laws and that legislation would be needed to enable covert surveillance. Last year, SchÃ¤uble persuaded the German pParliament to approve â¬132 million ($171 million) for his Program for Strengthening Domestic Security. As part of the program, the BKA would have been allowed to penetrate and monitor PCs of suspected offenders in Germany via the Internet. The program also calls for greater use of video cameras in public places, biometric systems and other new security technologies, as well as the establishment of an "Internet Monitoring and Analysis Office."


Police tighten net on Jakarta bomb truck militants

Investigators hunting extremists who are believed to be plotting more attacks after the Australian embassy blast in Jakarta said they were closing in on the owners of a truck used to deliver the bomb.


The SpaceShipOne team will attempt to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize on Monday, the 47th anniversary of the start of the first space race when the Soviet Union launched its Sputnik satellite.


Firenze, 16:05 - CALCIO, LIPPI: DONADONI FARA' BENE COL RITORNO DEI BIG

L'ex ct degli azzurri Marcello Lippi, oggi a Firenze per ricevere il Gonfalone d'argento, premio del...


Opposition candidate celebrates win in Ukraine election

KIEV, Ukraine - Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko celebrated his apparent victory in Ukraine's presidential election Monday, thanking his supporters for spending weeks camped out on freezing streets in a show of force that helped overturn results of a


Esclusa la rapina, le indagini indirizzate verso un omicidio di tipo omofobicoLa famiglia acconsente all'espianto degli organi. Un minuto di silenzio al Consiglio provinciale                                          Morto il dirigente della Margherita aggredito domenica a Milano


Indian Wells, 22:36 - TENNIS, WTA INDIAN WELLS: BRIANTI ELIMINATA AL SECONDO TURNO

Alberta Brianti è stata eliminata al secondo turno del torneo Wta di Indian Wells. L'azzurra,...


Lo ha annunciato il sottosegretario Enrico Letta


Time for the MacBook Air reveal--it's a signature Steve Jobs moment.


After rumors, Egyptians ponder a post-Mubarak life

More than 2,000 Egyptians have joined a discussion group on Facebook, the popular Internet social networking Web site, to ponder one overwhelming question: "What will you do when (President) Hosni Mubarak dies?"


All US airlines will soon be ordered to turn over a months' worth of passenger itineraries to the government for testing of the newest version of a passenger prescreening system, Homeland Security officials announced Tuesday.


All the Worldâs a Soundstage for the Writer-Director-Star

âSlipstreamâ is Anthony Hopkinsâs third film as a director and his first as a quasi-avant-garde filmmaker working well outside the mainstream.


Bush calls for release of Americans held in Iran

President George Bush yesterday demanded the release of four Americans being detained in Iran, opening up yet another area of dispute on a day of feverish speculation that elements within the administration were pushing for military action against Tehran.


Ramsey murder suspect awaits extradition

Wining and dining at 35,000 feet gave way Monday to a cramped jail cell, a metal cot and bologna sandwiches as John Mark Karr awaited a hearing to determine when he will be sent to Colorado to face charges in the slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey.


Soldier Sues U.S. Military Over Extended Service

A decorated U.S. combat veteran  filed a lawsuit on Tuesday asserting that the government can  not prevent reservists from leaving the military when their  enlistment periods end.


Richieste sussidio disoccupazione +12mila, a quota 321mila


Tornano di moda le donne dedite alla casa e alla famiglia


Utah Man Buys Up Domain Names in Bush Push

RUTLAND, Vt. - Type vermontdemocrats.com into your computer and you'll get a surprise: the re-election Web site of President Bush, a Republican...


Pop by the Golden Blitz pub during happy hour, and you just might run into the president of Romania. He'll be the one huddling with a confidant, hamming for the cameras, or dancing a friend around the room. Traian Basescu — unbuttoned, unorthodox, some say unpresidential — is shaking up the political scene in this former communist country accustomed to colorless, aloof leaders.


A list of the top companies working to cut energy consumption through their IT equipment and using technology to conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions.


UEFA has warned Austria and Switzerland that it could take the 2008 European Championship away from the joint hosts, SonntagsZeitung, a Swiss newspaper, reported Sunday.


U.N. Meeting Seeks to Jump-Start Darfur Peace Process

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 21 -- Senior dignitaries from 26 countries on Friday prodded the Sudanese government and Darfurian rebels to strike a political settlement next month at peace talks in Tripoli, Libya, and appealed to Khartoum to stop impeding the deployment of more than 26,000 U.N. and African...


Happy Vaentine's from Googe Google has continued its tradition of offering themed logos on days of international import, and is currently sporting a Valentine's Day effort featuring a chocolate-dipped strawberry in place of the usual "g".â¦


Princes William and Harry pitched in Friday to help survivors of the Asian tsunami, packing aid to be sent to the region.


A bookmaker stops taking bets on the next James Bond after several large wagers on actor Dougray Scott.


WASHINGTON: George W. Bush's re-election hopes suffered a blow yesterday as official statistics showed 1.3 million more Americans were forced into poverty last year.


'Sopranos,' 'Angels' dominate at last night's Emmys

Last night, "The Sopranos" won a long-awaited Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series, finally besting NBC's faded "West Wing.


Organic Baby Food Recalled; Botulism Feared

Hain Celestial Group Inc., the biggest U.S. maker of organic foods, has recalled baby food because of concerns they may be contaminated with the bacteria that cause botulism, the Food and Drug Administration said.


The death toll from a coal mine blast in northern China has risen to 166, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. "The spokesman for the mine just declared all the 166 miners were killed," the


New strain of Skulls Trojan hits smart phones

NOVEMBER 30, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Mobile phones running Symbian Ltd.'s Series 60 operating system are the target of a new strain of the Skulls Trojan horse program.


Baghdad's Deputy Police Chief Assassinated

Gunmen killed Baghdad's deputy police chief  in the middle of rush hour Monday morning, the latest in a spate of high profile assassinations in advance of Iraq's scheduled Jan. 30 election.


Nepal Seeks to End Blockade, Rebels Set Off Bombs

Nepal's embattled government offered  to meet a demand by Maoist rebels to end their blockade of the  capital on Friday after the guerrillas set off two bombs in and  around Kathmandu, officials said.


The problem with building glass skyscrapers? Someone's got to clean them. We strapped ourselves into a cradle, with a bucket and cloth and got washing


44 Apparent N. Korean Asylum Seekers Enter Canadian Embassy in ...

Diplomats in Beijing say at least 44 people claiming to be North Koreans have stormed the Canadian embassy in an apparent bid for asylum.


Women and AIDS: Some Chilling Statistics

Tuesday, December 1 is World AIDS Day, and in anticipation of this event, UNAIDS and the World Health Organization has released a report documenting the increase in the spread of AIDS worldwide.


Vaccine blocks deadly form of meningitis

A vaccine targeting a deadly strain of meningitis proved to be safe and highly effective in protecting African children, researchers said on Friday, raising hope that it may help prevent epidemics that afflict many African countries.


Annan vows to protect UN staff from attacks

GENEVA - Those behind the "cold-blooded murder" of 22 people at the United Nations office in Baghdad one year ago must be held to account, no matter how long it takes to find them, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Thursday.


A row over the secret bugging of a British lawmaker widened Tuesday with a police officer alleging he was pressured by top Scotland Yard bosses to eavesdrop on talks between the legislator and a U.S. terror suspect.


Sony May Open Stores, Worrying Retailers

Few people took notice when Sony Electronics Inc. opened a tiny storefront last year here at South Coast Plaza, a swanky mall south of Los Angeles.


David Wells was on his best behavior, pitching six strong innings and leading the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.


Icahn Sues Software Maker Seeking Vote on Offer

The billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn has sued BEA Systems, demanding that the company hold an annual meeting and permit shareholders to vote on a sale.


A leading South African anti-apartheid campaigner jailed for fraud is handed a presidential pardon.


Injury Total in Openers Just Business as Usual

lengthy list of noteworthy players, including receivers Charles Rogers, Joey Galloway and Steve Smith, have, by painful coincidence, sustained serious injuries in the first week of the NFL season.


South Africa's Harmony Gold looking to create the world's biggest gold producer after it pounced on bigger domestic rival Gold Fields with an all-share takeover bid worth about $A11.


Porto president accuses Chelsea of throwing game

Porto president Nuno Pinta da Costa has accused Chelsea of throwing last season's Champions League semi against AS Monaco. In his autobiography, published this week, he claims that Chelsea deliberately lost


Israel Destroys Bomber Home After Twin Attacks

The Israeli army on Wednesday  destroyed the West Bank home of one of two Palestinian suicide  bombers a day after 16 people were killed in back-to-back bus  bombings by the militant Hamas group, the military said.


An FBI consultant tells trial jurors an al-Qaeda recruiting video was found on a terrorist suspect's computer.


Demolition of three public housing complexes, slated to start this weekend, was halted Friday amid complaints about the scarcity of housing for the poor after Hurricane Katrina.


Fujitsu preps perpendicular laptop HDD for Q4

Anticipating Intel's 'Santa Rosa' Centrino update? Fujitsu has extended its 2.5in, notebook-oriented hard disk drive line up with both parallel ATA and SATA models, the latter utilising the perpendicular recording technique to offer up to 160GB of unformatted storage capacity.â¦


Novo inspires Rangers win to close gap on Celtic

Spanish striker Nacho Novo proved the inspiration as Rangers outclassed Motherwell 4-1 at Ibrox on Monday to narrow the gap at the top of the Scottish Premier League.


Conservative leader David Cameron refuses to deny claims he smoked cannabis while at Eton College.


Company's maps show local traffic conditions in the US, the first site to do so nationally. SAN FRANCISCO  - Yahoo! Inc.


Despite Bernanke's discount rate cut and soothing words, the stock market has not yet outrun the claw of the bear.


Delegates Astir Over Eminent Domain Proposal

By HARRY MINIUM  BY HARRY MINIUM  The Virginian-Pilot  RICHMOND - Del. Robert Bell speaks plainly about why he is trying to amend the state constitution.  "We want to make it more difficult for government to take your home," said the Republican from Albemarle County.


Ex-Serono executive charged in bribery case

Federal prosecutors yesterday alleged that a former sales director for Serono Inc. offered doctors bribes in return for prescribing its AIDS treatment as part of a marketing program at the Swiss drug company, whose main US offices are in Rockland.


Pakistan pledges high security for Charles and Camilla trip

Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will be provided with top-level security when they visit Pakistan later this month, the Pakistani foreign office has said.


WHO Takes Aim at Reducing Medical Mistakes

WASHINGTON Oct 27, 2004 - Citing statistics that one in 10 hospital patients are victims of preventable medical mistakes, the World Health Organization on Wednesday announced an initiative to create a "culture of safety" in health care.


Bill Parcells has no ambition to coach Dolphins

New Miami Dolphins head of football  operations Bill Parcells has no intention of getting involved  in the coaching of the NFL strugglers but the future of current  head coach Cam Cameron remains unclear.


Hedge fund GLG eyes U.S. listing with reverse deal

GLG Partners, one of Europe's largest hedge fund firms, has lined up a U.S. stock market listing to help it expand and hire top managers, using a reverse acquisition with a shell company that values it at $3.4 billion.


Doubts in Guantanamo about Canadian captive's guilt

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - A U.S. soldier's account casting doubts on military prosecutors' claims against a young Canadian al Qaeda fighter highlights one inherent difficulty of the Bush administration's efforts to win convictions before war crimes tribunals in Guantanamo.


The enthusiasm with which Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp and Freddie Ljungberg drove balls at Manuel Almunia during yesterday's training session at London Colney suggested


Two viable devices are found during a security alert on the outskirts of Newry, County Down.


Galaxy stuffed full of them The Hubble Space Telescope has spied sixteen candidate extra-solar planets during a survey of 180,000 stars in the central bulge of the Milky Way galaxy. The findings suggest there could be as many as six billion Jupiter-sized planets in our galaxy.â¦


A Hampton University professor is shedding new light on night-shining clouds that might be affected by climate change. Jim Russell is the lead scientist for the NASA-funded AIM satellite, the first to study the wispy "noctilucent" clouds, which only appear above Earth's poles.


Food flown into the UK will be stripped of its organic status unless it meets stricter ethical standards.


New Testosterone Drug May Boost Women's Sexual Desires

(12/02/04) Proctor & Gamble's Intrinsa, a patch worn over the abdomen, delivers steady doses of testosterone to bring back a woman's libido to pre-menopausal levels.


ARAFAT:HAMAS E JIHAD PROPONGONO AD ABU ALA, GOVERNIAMO INSIEME

(AGI) - Citta' di Gaza, 6 nov. - Hamas, la Jihad islamica e le altre fazioni palestinesi hanno proposto al premier palestinese Abu Ala un governo congiunto per affrontare la crisi del dopo Arafat. Abu Ala


Nicole Richie was charged Friday with misdemeanor driving under the influence.


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The black-tailed prairie dog has been dropped from a list of candidates for the federal endangered species list because scientists have concluded the rodents are no longer threatened.


Premiership leaders Chelsea begin a busy festive period with a Boxing Day game against Aston Villa.


Wyeth Hit by Generic Competition and Regulatory Setback

Shares in Wyeth fell sharply on Monday after its heartburn medicine attracted generic competition and American regulators delayed its experimental drug for preventing bone loss.


Fed seeks more transparency in deliberations: report

The Federal Reserve is considering several steps to make its deliberations more transparent, but are likely to delay a decision on one of Chairman Ben Bernanke's goals: an explicit inflation target, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


A US Army and Iraqi military convoy passes through after conducting a joint search operation in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2004.


France's Ubisoft sells stake in Gameloft

French video games group Ubisoft   said it had sold its 18.89 percent stake in Gameloft  , Europe's biggest provider of games for cell phones,  to French bank Calyon  for 81.3 million euros ($112.2  million).


Iraqi and US forces have killed 15 rebels and arrested 45 suspected insurgents over a 24-hour period in Mosul, which includes a dusk raid on a mosque and tea house in the northern city's old quarter.


Report: Kukoc Says He's Likely to Retire

MILWAUKEE -- NBA veteran Toni Kukoc is likely to retire after failing to interest the Milwaukee Bucks or Chicago Bulls in signing him.


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UN finds no proof of nuclear weapons in Iran

After nearly two years of investigation, the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said yesterday that it has not uncovered proof that Iran has


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"Lost" star Terry O'Quinn takes early Emmy

"Lost" co-star Terry O'Quinn was  named best supporting actor in a drama at the Emmys on Sunday,  as the U.S. television industry opened an awards gala expected  to shape up as a farewell bash for "The Sopranos."


Milanello, 17:52 - CALCIO, MILAN: GUORCUFF TORNA IN GRUPPO

La squadra rossonera si è riunita a Milanello dopo i due giorni di riposo concessi da Carlo A...


French media: Israelis aided Ivory Coast military in attacks

"Israel mercenaries assisting the Ivory Coast army operated unmanned aircraft that aided aerial bombings of a French base in the country," claimed


Jolie prepares to arrive in Vietnam, paper says

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie is expected to arrive in Vietnam on Thursday to take custody of a Vietnamese boy she has adopted, a state-run online newspaper said on Wednesday.


UN Chief Ban Urges U.S. to Delay Push for More Iran Sanctions

Bloomberg - June 27 (Bloomberg) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the U.S. and its European allies to delay pursuit of tougher sanctions on Iran while UN inspectors try to break the stalemate over the Islamic government's nuclear work.


Update 8: Ex-Computer Associates CEO Enters Plea

The former CEO of Computer Associates International Inc. pleaded not guilty to federal securities fraud and other charges Thursday in a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal at the business software maker.


Wares and bears will star in next week's Wall Street epic.


Scott Vernon's goal produces one of the shocks of the day as League One Oldham knock out Man City.


Roma, 18:31 - CALCIO, PALERMO: DEFERITO ZAMPARINI

La Commissione Disciplinare ha deferito il presidente del Palermo, Maurizio Zamparini, presso la Leg...


Ex-chat show host and East Midlands MEP Robert Kilroy-Silk is due to launch his new party, Veritas.


Ronald Reagan once famously sounded the call to "win one for the Gipper."


Sioux Falls, South Dakota - A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering on Wednesday from obesity surgery.


Syria To Redeploy Some Troops In Lebanon

Lebanon and Syria have announced that Damascus will pull back more of its troops from key positions inside Lebanon. A Lebanese Army statement Saturday said the move was a joint decision by both countries.


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Consumer Spending in July Grew at Twice the June Rate

Recent consumer spending suggests that the economy may not be slowing as suddenly as some economists had thought.


Bomber kills 13 Iraq volunteers and 1 U.S. soldier

BAQUBA, Iraq  - A suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives killed 13 neighborhood patrol volunteers and a U.S. soldier in a volatile Iraqi province on Thursday.


Yahoo's Overture Services division has extended its deal to provide ad placement technology to Microsoft Web portal MSN.com, the companies said Thursday.


Oil prices jumped above $50 a barrel this morning, supported by US election tallies projecting a slim lead for President George W Bush.


Children who were enrolled in a preschool project in 1962 tend to be more productive citizens in their 40s than children who were not enrolled.


Afghanistan's world-leading opium cultivation rose a "staggering" 60 percent this year, the U.N. anti-drugs chief announced Saturday in urging the government to crack down on big traffickers and remove corrupt officials and police.


âMeet the Spartans,â a parody starring Sean Maguire and Carmen Electra in yet another retelling of the historic battle against the Persians, barely outslugged Sylvester Stallone in âRamboâ to seize control of the No. 1 ranking at the weekend box office. In their debuts âMeet the Spartans,â distributed by Fox, pulled in an estimated $18.7 million, while âRamboâ (Lionsgate) came away with $18.1 million, the tracking company Media by Numbers reported. The romantic comedy â27 Dressesâ (Fox), with $13.6 million, fell to third place from second last week. The monster movie âCloverfieldâ (Paramount), on a gross of $12.7 million, plunged to fourth place from No. 1 a week ago. Fifth place went to the newcomer âUntraceableâ (Sony), the horror thriller starring Diane Lane as an F.B.I. cyberwizard. It grossed $11.2 million.


The Vatican cleared the way Monday for the beatification of Mother Marianne Cope, a nun who worked for more than 30 years with leprosy patients at Molokai's Kalaupapa settlement in Hawaii.


Doctor gives New Jersey stripper a hand --literally

A doctor pleaded guilty on Thursday to stealing a severed hand, which he gave to a stripper who displayed it in her New Jersey apartment.


Bush and Sharon Play to Their Galleries on Settlement Growth

Bush administration officials say the US could agree to some new Israeli settlement construction on the West Bank, provided it does step outside the boundaries of existing locations - a departure from the freeze demanded till now.


One of 12 bullets intercepted in the post was addressed to the home of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams.


Sikh Group Finds Calling in Homeland Security

One of the nation's fastest-growing security companies is owned by the Sikh Dharma community, a group of admirers of Yogi Bhajan, a spiritual leader and yoga master.


Inside heavily guarded Guantanamo Bay, the CIA has maintained a detention facility for valuable al Qaeda captives that has never been mentioned in public.


Black voters help Obama gain ground on Clinton

The Christian Science Monitor - Sen. Barack Obama's dramatic rise in support among African-Americans signals a shift in the race for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination that is larger than just the black vote. Overall, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is still on top, but her lead is shrinking. And polls show Senator Obama of Illinois has more room for growth than she does, because of her high negatives.


Celebrex Prescriptions Plunge After Risk Found-WSJ

New prescriptions for Pfizer Inc.'s arthritis drug Celebrex fell 56 percent last week after the company released data showing the drug may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, the Wall Street Journal said.


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Israeli Court Orders Rerouting of Barrier

GAZA CITY, Sept. 4 -- Israel's high court ordered the military Tuesday to reroute the separation barrier near the West Bank village of Bilin, the scene of sometimes rowdy weekly demonstrations against the project that Israeli and Palestinian activists say helped bring about their rare legal victory.


The way Kurt Warner sees it, the New York Giants have roughly 46 million US reasons for him to lose his job. The way Giants coach Tom Coughlin sees it, the quarterback shuffle he made is less about money and more about winning.


Mosca, 21:07 - CALCIO, RUSSIA; SPARTAK: ALENICHEV  LASCIA IL CALCIO

Il russo Dmitry Alenichev, ex di Roma e Perugia, lascia il calcio. Il centrocampista ha deciso di ap...


Strikebound, the Globes Scale Back Awards

The festive awards dinner will be replaced on Sunday night by a news conference to announce the prize winners.


Millions of Americans can scarcely remember a weekday where Katie Couric wasn't a part of their morning routine. Maybe the "Today" show was on in the background when they gathered their homework for school. Later, she was there when they gulped a quick cup of coffee before work. In a few years, they'd watch TV while feeding the baby and Couric was still there &#151; a few hairstyles later.


It's warcraft out there Online games have become a major target for fraud in recent years. A study from Kaspersky Labs, published today, dissects the techniques and targets used by hackers to make "easy money" by selling stolen login credentials of users or in-game items on the black market.â¦


Karzai Silently Awaits Victory Announcement

KABUL, 26 October 2004 - Hamid Karzai was set yesterday to become Afghanistanâs first elected president after winning historic Oct. 9 polls by a landslide, but a fraud inquiry and a slow final count delayed a formal announcement.


In seven newly filed lawsuits, Microsoft alleges the purveyors of unsolicited obscene e-mail messages violated federal restrictions.


Jones maintains innocence as IOC begins BALCO probe

SAN FRANCISCO  - Marion Jones again denied taking banned drugs to help win five gold medals at the 2000 Olympics, her latest statement coming hours after the International Olympic Committee announced a steroid probe.


Bush, Kerry Teams Work on Debate Agreement

NEW YORK Sept. 20, 2004 - Negotiators for President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are working on a final agreement for the presidential debates that both sides hope will give them an edge in the final weeks of the campaign.


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Tweak Windows XP SP2 Security to Your Advantage

Windows XP is a safe and secure operating system. Really, it is--as long as you don't connect it to the Internet. To be fair, other operating systems, including Linux and Mac OS X, are vulnerable to online attacks, too.


Nvidia takes $127m stock-option probe charge

Won't affect operating results, apparently Nvidia has said it will take a $127m non-cash hit as a result of the past stock-option irregularities the company earlier this year announced it had discovered. This month the graphics chip maker said the impact could be as much as $150m.â¦


Rallies, Specials Planned For World AIDS Day

The stigma and discrimination that shadow AIDS victims are major obstacles to effective prevention and care, according to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS.


The FBI searched two produce companies Wednesday for evidence of a crime in the nationwide E. coli outbreak that killed one person and sickened at least 192 others.


Davidson: He was maestro on the mound in Boston

The Red Sox and the Indians were tied, 8-8, in the fifth and deciding game of the 1999 Division Series when Pedro Martinez was summoned from the bullpen.


Gucci Chief to Offer a Design for Luxury in Volume

Robert Polet, the new chief executive of the Gucci Group, wants to double the sales of Gucci's own brand-name merchandise in the next seven years.


Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's  presidential campaign launched a weeklong, $1 million  fund-raising drive on Wednesday, hot on the heels of a  Hollywood gala that raised an even bigger sum for Democratic  newcomer Sen. Barack Obama in a single night.


Palermo, 17:58 - CALCIO, PALERMO; GUIDOLIN: ABBIAMO BISOGNO DI UNA VITTORIA

Il palermo riparte dalla coppia d'attacco Brienza-Di Michele. Matusiak, vittima di una distorsione a...


A big week for economic news will be led off by the Federal Reserveâs announcement on interest rates on Wednesday.


Iran insists it will continue enriching uranium despite a European offer of trade concessions and technology.


Borders fall away for EU's East European members

Fireworks, cheers  and music greeted the expansion of the EU's border-free zone to  nine mostly Eastern European states on Friday, though some  worry about a rise in crime or illegal immigration.


Despite being the focus of the Mountaineers defense, Craig Smith scores 23 to plod No. 5 Boston College past West Virginia, 62-50, Tuesday night.


Oct. 29, 1942: Alaska Highway Opens as a Hedge Against Invasion

Alaska is a sleepy frontier backwater until Pearl Harbor. The specter of Japanese troops plunging down from the north frightens two governments into building what will become the Alaska Highway.


Terror Suspect Killed in Jeddah Gunbattle

JEDDAH, 28 November 2004 - Saudi security forces shot dead a suspected terrorist and captured another following a gunbattle here yesterday.


Shevchenko clinches top spot for Chelsea

Andriy Shevchenko ensured Chelsea finished top of Champions League Group A as his clinical strike set up a 2-0 win against Levski Sofia.


Egypt Resort Bombs Target Israelis; at Least 15 Dead

TABA, Egypt/EILAT  - Bomb blasts hit Egyptian Red  Sea resorts crowded with vacationing Israelis, killing at least  15 people in back-to-back attacks which Israeli officials said  appeared to be the handiwork of al Qaeda.


Studies Say Clearing Land for Biofuels Will Aid Warming

Clearing land to produce biofuels such as ethanol will do more to exacerbate global warming than using gasoline or other fossil fuels, two scientific studies show.


Pfizer Defends Bextra After New York Times Report

Pfizer Inc. said on Wednesday that a  report in The New York Times draws "unsubstantiated  conclusions" about the safety of its painkiller Bextra.


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BO THONG, THAILAND - Thailand's prime minister has admitted that the army made mistakes dealing with an anti-government demonstration that left dozens of people dead.


Reuters photographer and driver killed in Iraq

An Iraqi photographer and driver working for Reuters in Iraq were killed in Baghdad on Thursday, the international news and information company said.


A 1938 diary written near the end of Pope Pius XI's papacy confirms his opposition to fascism was hardening as the outbreak of World War II grew closer, a historian said Tuesday after examining documents in the Vatican's just-opened secret archives.


Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.


Emulex Debuts 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Silicon

Emulex Corp. unveiled Tuesday its new FibreSpy switch-on-a-chip SOC 804 family of embedded storage for OEM customers looking to build to the new 4-gigabit Fibre Channel standard.


Iceland has approved a residency permit for Bobby Fischer, but the former chess champion faces hurdles in travelling there because he remains in Japanese custody and lacks a valid passport.


Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino withdrew from consideration for the job at LSU on Saturday.


Iraq is considering an overall weapons amnesty as a deadline for Baghdad fighters to cash in arms is extended.


All-Star shortstop Edgar Renteria told The Boston Globe he has agreed to a $40 million, four-year contract with the Red Sox, the paper reported on its Web site Wednesday.


Vodafone UK takes a shine to RIM's Pearl

Carrier starts pre-order round Vodafone has quietly begun offering Research in Motion's BlackBerry Pearl email phone to new customers. The carrier is currently taking pre-orders for the handset on its UK website.â¦


The battle for control of Champions League Group F match begins in earnest tomorrow when AC Milan host Barcelona at the San Siro stadium.


Government to open talks on three-year public sector pay deals to try to curb inflation


Thousands of fans could lose money and miss concerts after the Ticket Tout agency goes out of business.


Tiger Woods is still struggling to figure out the pace on the greens at Sherwood Country Club. What helped him Friday in the Target World Challenge was the hole kept getting in the way.


Hunt for Fossett grinds to a halt: police

The hunt for missing aviator Steve Fossett has ground to a virtual standstill, police said Monday, two weeks after the adventurer's plane vanished over the Nevada wilderness.


Ghana minister quits over payments to U.S. mistress

Ghana's transport minister has resigned after an inquiry into how he paid his American mistress $100,000 found him guilty of abuse of office, a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday.


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Aspen, 18:48 - SCI, CDM DONNE: SCHILD GUIDA SLALOM, COSTAZZA 12/a

L'austriaca Marlies Schild è al comando dello slalom femminile di coppa del mondo di Aspen, n...


The European Union's first constitution was signed by EU leaders Friday in Rome. To take effect in 2007, it must be ratified by all 25 EU parliaments and the European Parliament. At least nine EU nations plan to put the charter to a referendum.


Four of the Pacers involved in last month's brawl pleaded their cases before an independent arbitrator on Thursday, but no representative from the N.B.A attended.


Comcast's (CMCSA:Nasdaq - news - research) shares jumped 2% Tuesday on news that Warren Buffett had feasted on its shares.


Obama receiving backing of key Democrat Kennedy

Sen. Edward Kennedy, the Democrats' leading liberal voice, is endorsing Barack Obama for the party's presidential nomination on Monday while a new poll found Republican John McCain with a slim lead on the eve of a crucial Florida nominating contest.


Theater Review | 'Fabrik': The Suit Maker Who Sounded the Alarm About Nazis

âFabrik: The Legend of M. Rabinowitzâ is a modest yet powerfully affecting production that takes puppetry to impressive heights.


Iraq Study Group to present conclusions on Dec.6

The independent, bipartisan panel studying U.S. policy in Iraq said on Wednesday it will release its conclusions on December 6 in a report that could help guide U.S. President George W. Bush's conduct of the war.


A man suffering from a brain tumour strikes a funding deal with a friend in a bid to prolong his life.


The Independent Monitoring Commission is to issue a report dealing primarily with security normalisation.


Teenage singing star Sean Kingston tops the UK singles chart for the third week with Beautiful Girls.


Software giant Microsoft unveils a music-downloading service - MSN Music - to rival Apple's iTunes and other providers.


Calciomercato, prime mosse Milan e Juve vogliono Amauri

Anche Barcellona e Liverpool sul brasiliano, che piace tanto a rossoneri e bianconeri (favoriti). Ronaldo vola in Dubai ma sogna ancora il Flamengo


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Torino, 20:14 - SCHERMA, MONDIALI; SPADA DONNE: ORO ALL'UNGHERESE NAGY

Ai Mondiali di scherma in corso di svolgimento a Torino, medaglia d'oro per l'ungherese Timea Nagy n...


E' di 62 morti l'ultimo bilancio degli scontri con gli integralisti asserragliati nell'edificioUcciso anche il loro leader, Rashid Ghazi. Si teme per le donne e bambini usati come scudi umani                                            Pakistan, si spara ancora nella moschea L'esercito: "Siamo alla fase finale"


Kiev, 16:45 - CALCIO, UCRAINA-ITALIA; BLOKHIN: POSSIAMO FARCELA

Il ct dell'Ucraina Oleg Blokhin vede la gara con l'Italia come una sorta di ultima spiaggia.


Cautious optimism greets church report that offers road to reconciliation after US wing approved a gay bishop. By Jane Lampman | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


Dave Chappelle was hospitalized over the weekend for exhaustion, his publicist said Tuesday.


Tony Blair has given himself until the spring of 2006 to win round a sceptical British public to a new European constitution, which was signed amid pomp


Pfizer boosts dividend in wake of drug failure

Pfizer Inc.  on Monday boosted its quarterly dividend 21 percent after the surprise failure of its most important experimental drug that caused a sell-off in its shares, and gave its chief executive additional duties as chairman.


Planned weekend talks could promise a major break in the entertainment industryâs labor troubles.


'Bin Laden' Endorses Islamist War on Iraq Vote

Osama bin Laden apparently urged Iraqis  to boycott U.S.-backed elections, endorsing Sunni Muslim  insurgents on the day a senior Shi'ite leader survived a car  bombing and the top Sunni party pulled out of next month's  vote.


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Up to 90,000 Afghans said displaced by war

Fighting between NATO-led forces and  insurgents across southern Afghanistan has displaced an  estimated 80,000 to 90,000 people over the past few months, the  U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Wednesday.


Power blackouts hit 13 locations in Athens and 95 fires were reported across Greece on Wednesday amid a heat wave that has killed dozens of people in southeast Europe over the past week.


Delgado Uses Off-Season to Rebuild His Swing

Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado believes that his forgettable statistics in 2007 were a result of his stubbornness and a mechanical flaw, not the start of a decline or slow hands.


Rio Ferdinand has said he was ready to come off the field after Spanish fans hurled abuse at England's black players in Wednesday's match.


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More than 1,000 opposition activists protest in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, about the rising cost of living.


Treasuries Fall on Report China Cuts Back on US Debt Holdings

US 10-year Treasury notes fell for a fifth week after a report that a Chinese central bank official said his country trimmed its holdings of US government debt.


Frovatriptan may prevent puncture-related headache

NEW YORK  - Frovatriptan, used to prevent and treat migraine headaches, may also be of use in preventing post-dural puncture headache, according to Italian researchers.


The move was part of a push by the company to return billions of dollars to its shareholders.


CORRECTION: Brown demands Moscow reverse British Council ban

Russia's plan to close regional offices  of the British government's cultural arm is totally  unacceptable, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday,  demanding Moscow reverse its decision.


Baseball fans across Japan Saturday honored Ichiro Suzuki, the Seattle Mariners' Japanese player who broke major league baseball's record for a season's hits.


The historic ruling that Gen Augusto Pinochet is fit to stand trial on murder and kidnapping charges brought victims' relatives onto the streets of Santiago to celebrate.


'A wonderful father, husband, brother and son'

We can confirm that the family has received absolute proof that Ken Bigley was executed by his captors. How we all, as individuals, handle crisis situations will differ from person to person, family member to family member.


Cisco Chief Predicts Strong 3rd Quarter MOVERS MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg

By Ari Levy  Cisco Systems shares rose Wednesday after its chief executive, John Chambers, forecast that fiscal third-quarter sales at the company, the world's biggest maker of computer-networking equipment, would beat analysts' estimates.


American Airlines is the latest carrier to upgrade its website to make shopping for frequent-flier seats easier. AA.com now has an interactive calendar that shows AAdvantage seats over four-week periods through a "dates flexible" tab and a color-coded system showing how many miles are needed for each flight.


EAST RUTHERFORD - Before he answered questions after the Jetsâ 22-14 win over San Francisco, tight end Anthony Becht had something to say.


Bulgaria in Brief: 30 January 2005, Sunday. Bulgaria's Silistra region declared an emergency situation as the heave snowfalls and the strong winds continued for nearly two days.


Simon Gagne scored his second goal of the game 27 seconds into overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a team-record 13-game home losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the St. Louis Blues last night.


Gravi disordini dopo la contestata riconferma di Kibaki alla presidenza della repubblicaIl rivale Odinga, dato per favorito, incita alla rivolta: saccheggi e incendi nel Paese                                          Kenya, ancora violenze Sale a 38 il bilancio dei morti


Victim Images Did Not Mar Trial, Justices Rule

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that family members wearing buttons bearing the image of their slain  loved one did not compromise his killer's right to a fair trial.


Police searching for Madeleine McCann are starting to assess the response to their most detailed public appeal.


Appian Gentile, 15:22 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: A PALERMO PIU' DURA DELL'ANNO SCORSO

Alla vigilia della difficile trasferta di Palermo l'allenatore dell'Inter Roberto Mancini sottolinea...


Democrats, Auto Chiefs Clash Over Industry's Direction

Senate Democrats lashed out at the three leading U.S. auto executives yesterday for fighting legislation to force improvements in vehicle gas mileage, warning that lawmakers are losing patience with the industry.


Asian Stocks Slip as Oil Moves Above $55

Asian share markets fell on Monday after oil hit a record above $55 a barrel, with investors cautious ahead of earnings reports from bellwether firms IBM and Texas Instruments later in the day.


Reds Agree to Deals With Weathers, Weber

Right-handers David Weathers and Ben Weber agreed to one-year contracts Wednesday with the Cincinnati Reds, who are trying to rebuild one of the majors leagues' worst bullpens.


Memphis Runs Past Gonzaga and Remains Unbeaten

Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 21 points and Derrick Rose added 19 to lead No. 1 Memphis to an 81-73 victory over visiting Gonzaga on Saturday.


European Judge Questions Moves Against Microsoft

The judge in Microsoft's appeal of the antitrust measures imposed by the European Commission questioned the wisdom of those moves as the hearing wound up.


A man who put safety pins in his sons' tongues is found guilty of wounding and his wife convicted of cruelty.


Venture by Time Warner And Microsoft Unsettles EU

A Bethesda company owned by Microsoft Corp. and Time Warner Inc. is the subject of a European Union investigation into whether the company's software will give the two media giants a monopoly in copyright protection.


Bush Describes Kerry's Health Care Proposal as a 'Government ...

President Bush sped across southwest Michigan on Monday, assailing Senator John Kerry for plans that he said would result in nationalized health care.


Next flu pandemic could kill up to 7 million people, WHO expert ...

The world is closer to the next flu pandemic "than we have ever been before" and it may kill two million to seven million people, a World Health Organization expert said Thursday.


Ethics commission clears Meirelles of wrongdoing

BRASILIA -- A commission that monitors Brazilian government members has concluded that Central Bank president Henrique Meirelles, facing media accusations of tax evasion, has not behaved unethically.


FRENCH President Jacques Chirac renewed his appeal here today for the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq. The French leader issued the appeal at a news conference following talks with Russian


Consumer confidence declines again in September

Continued job worries resulted in an unexpected decline in consumer confidence in September, the second consecutive monthly dip, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.


One-third of amphibians face threat of extinction

A third of the world's amphibian species are in danger of extinction, according to the first-ever global survey of the animals.


Profits at Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz are boosted by a range created by designer Karl Lagerfeld.


Market rebounds on renewed buying, Bernanke

Stocks jumped in volatile trading on Wednesday, with all three major stock indexes briefly topping 1 percent, as investors took advantage of cheap equity prices a day after the market suffered its worst slide since 2001.


A police officer was killed Friday when fans rioted at a Serie A game between Sicilian sides Catania and Palermo, prompting the Italian soccer federation to postpone all league matches this weekend and cancel next week's national team exhibition game against Romania.


Paolo di Canio says an apparent fascist salute he made was misinterpreted.


Swift Boat Commander Backs Kerry on Attacks Over Vietnam Record

A commander of a Navy boat alongside John Kerry in Vietnam broke a 35-year silence and defended the Democratic presidential nominee's war record against attacks by other veterans.


Mars Express Yields Provocative Observations

Europe âs Mars Express is gathering data regarding the geological and atmospheric processes on the red planet -- information that might shore up the case that present-day life is percolating subsurface.


Colts quarterback Peyton Manning would rather talk about anything but himself. That isn't going to happen this week. As Manning was peppered Wednesday with questions about his chase after Dan Marino's record


Pope's Doctors on Guard for Complications

Pope John Paul II's doctors were on guard for complications Wednesday, a day after the frail, 84-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with the flu and breathing trouble.


CyberData and ABP Technology Sign Distribution Agreement to Deliver VoIP Paging Solutions

CyberData Corporation, a leading developer and  manufacturer of peripheral devises for VoIP phone systems, announces its  partnership with master distributor ABP Technology.


Advertising: Google Mapping an Offline Course

Major Internet sites are showing a growing interest in the advertising business, and traditional ad firms are starting to worry.


13 Africans die in failed boat migration

Rescuers have found the bodies of 13 Africans on a makeshift boat after a failed attempt to reach the Canary Islands, Spanish officials said.


Spain's Santander Central Hispano has unwound almost half its 5.5 percent stake in Royal Bank of Scotland as it seeks regulatory approval for its bid for Abbey National.


The Power Of The âNicheâ - Choosing Keywords People Actually Use

The Power Of The "Niche" - Choosing Keywords People Actually Use  Keywords and keyphrases are the search words and terms Internet surfers use to find the products, services or information they are looking for.  Choosing the right keywords and phrases for your search engine optimization (SEO) program is critical to its success. ...


Londra, 15:35 - Calcio, Inghilterra: Manchester United vince a Liverpool

Il Manchester United (Champions League/Milan) si Ã¨ imposto 1-0 sul campo del Liverpool nel match d'a...


Britney Spears begins to show for custody hearings

Troubled pop star Britney Spears has begun showing up for custody hearings to regain access to her two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline, according to media reports on Tuesday.


Milosevic begins defence against genocide charges

The trial of Slobodan Milosevic has resumed in The Hague, with the former Yugoslav president presenting his opening statement against charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 1990s wars in the Balkans.


Getting fabulous hair takes a bit of bull ... semen

An upmarket London beauty salon says it can give your hair the ultimate shine by treating it with a mixture that includes semen from thoroughbred bulls.


Details of the Microsoft-Novell Linux deal inked last November became public this week as the Linux vendor filed its annual report and SEC 10K documents. The filings offer access to the agreement Novell signed with Microsoft to distribute SuSE Linux without any risk of Microsoft patent claims.


Knol Launch: Google's 'Units of Knowledge' May Raise Conflict of Interest

Google announced that it is testing an encyclopedia-like feature called Knol. It may mark a shift in Google's strategy, to extend control not just over search results but also over content.


Interest in orders for Airbus intensifies as the Paris air show gets under way, industry sources say.


Global warming to hit poor worst, says U.N.'s Ban

The world's poor, who are the least responsible for global warming, will suffer the most from climate change, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told environment ministers from around the world on Monday.


A schoolteacher is among the first to be fined in France for illegally swapping music on the internet.


Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has forgiven the man who hit him on the head with a camera tripod and invited his attacker to visit him in Rome.


BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell on the European Commission's proposals for reducing carbon emissions from cars, and climate change's capture of the political agenda.


Soddisfazione per gli incontri sul programma nucleare


Actress Keira Knightley accepts Â£3,000 High Court libel damages over a Daily Mail article about her weight.


Lehman Brothers quarterly earnings rise 27 percent

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , said on Tuesday that quarterly profit rose 27 percent, beating expectations, on surging revenue from bond underwriting and stock trading.


The withdrawal of British troops from Basra was delayed due to US pressure, a UK commander in Iraq claims.


The Ferrari of Videoconferencing: Telepresence

Emerging technology features high-def plasma screens in a specially constructed room; participants appear on the screen in life size and with zero latency.


Iraqi PM Allawi's Cousin Freed by Kidnappers

CAIRO, Egypt - Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's (search) cousin has been released by his kidnappers, the Iraqi leader's office said Saturday.


CRAWFORD, Texas - The latest political battle over a war that ended three decades ago moved to President Bush's Crawford ranch Wednesday as former Georgia senator Max Cleland tried to deliver a letter demanding that Bush denounce an ad challenging


Canadian police begin investigating school gunman who killed one student before being shot dead.


Quotidiano ha confusa ministro con deputato Rosa del Pugno


Rosenfels guides Houston to victory over Denver

Quarterback Sage Rosenfels ran for one touchdown and threw for another to lead the Houston Texans to 31-13 win over the Denver Broncos on Thursday.


Firefox browser helps you make the most of your time online

Question: In a recent column you said that 95 percent of all viruses and spyware are aimed at Internet Explorer, so I decided to do away with IE.


US universities are 'open for business,' said US education secretary Margaret Spellings as she announced new student exchange initiatives this week.


Azienda, consultare elenco treni per limitare disagi


CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - A spacewalking NASA astronaut pitched two large pieces of obsolete equipment off the International Space Station and into orbit on Monday.


Libyan envoy asked to rescue Darfur peace talks: diplomat

ABUJA, Dec 19  -- A high-level Libyan envoy has been asked by the African Union to persuade government and rebel delegates to resume their dialogue at stalled Darfur peace talks, an African diplomat said Sunday.


2012 Olympics bids could hinge on politics, economics

The fat "Bid Books" for the 2012 Summer Olympics are in the money-grubbing hands of the International Olympic Committee.


Rodriguez helps Yankees win 8th straight

Mike Mussina pitched into the eighth inning, Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 25th homer and the New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 Wednesday night to extend their season-high winning streak to eight.


Itâs a multi-protocol world Mobile Workshop It doesnât seem that long ago that we were debating whether Wi-Fi would make 3G redundant. Well it didnât happen, and with the âson of 3Gâ, HSDPA, now a mainstream option for business connectivity, and driving rapid uptake, it seems less likely than ever that cellular data options are going to go away.â¦


Hurricane Isaac strengthened slightly in the Atlantic east of Bermuda on Sunday, forecasters said, and a tropical storm watch was issued for southeastern Newfoundland.


U.S. security agents are investigating  reports that a previously unknown militant group was behind the  killing of a U.S. aid officer and his Sudanese driver in  Khartoum, an embassy official said on Saturday.


Intel to squeeze tiny solid-state drives into gadgets

The Z-P140 PATA drives will soon be ready for mobile Internet devices, and portable media devices.


Innovation comes from below. To find the weirdest new forms of play, look to independent designers. Commentary by Clive Thompson.


ViacomÂs chairman forced out his top executive, Tom Freston, reasserting his control over the media giant he built over decades.


Orphan fawn recovers after unusual birth

An orphan fawn is taking some wobbly steps at a rehabilitation home in central Iowa, an encouraging feat for a newborn that endured a rather unusual birth.


Man Who Sold Pit Bull to Vick Gets Probation and $500 Fine

RICHMOND, Va.  -- A man who sold a female pit bull to Michael Vick's dogfighting operation and attended some of the fights escaped prison time Friday because he cooperated with investigators and did not physically harm any of the dogs.


The head of personnel at Volkswagen AG said the automaker will have to make dramatic reductions in jobs in Germany if it doesn't get the labor-cost savings it wants in ongoing wage talks, a newspaper reported Wednesday.


IAEA does not intend to adopt tough approach toward Iran

VIENNA (MNA) -- Mark Gwozdecky, the spokesman for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday that the IAEA does not intend to adopt a tough approach toward Iran and will only take technical points into consideration.


Germany tracks polonium trail left by ex-spy contact

German police have uncovered a  radioactive trail linked to what prosecutors believe could be a  possible suspect in the murder of a former Russian spy in  London last month.


Israel will free 250 Palestinian prisoners later this week -- nearly all of them from the Fatah faction of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman for the Israeli prime minister said Monday.


Demonstrations calling for Taiwan's president to resign continue with thousands gathering in Taipei.


Talebani: "Mastrogiacomo libero se non è una spia"

Un sedicente portavoce dei rapitori dell'inviato di Repubblica in Afganistan alla Reuters. Due reporter pachistani dicevano di saperlo vivo


American tennis star Venus Williams says she does not believe corruption is a problem in tennis.


Joy Division live again in solid documentary

TORONTO  - Arriving at the best possible moment, this documentary about groundbreaking postpunk band Joy Division is playing festivals alongside "Control," music-video master Anton Corbijn's well-received feature on the band. A solid, well-presented history of the English group's brief career, "Joy Division" has appeal for music buffs but could get mileage in theaters from a smart coordination with the feature film's release.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is proposing more than $80 billion in annual tax relief for workers and seniors funded by an increase on wealthier investors.


NASA readies space shuttle Atlantis for launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - The crew of the newly repaired space shuttle Atlantis arrived at its Florida spaceport on Monday as NASA prepared to launch the ship on a mission to deliver a European space laboratory to the International Space Station.


Astronauts ready for space walk to fix solar panels

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station readied for a fourth spacewalk on Monday to unstick a jammed solar array in an extra excursion that extended the space shuttle Discovery's mission at the orbiting outpost by a day.


Six tips for adding wireless devices to your environment

A medical center CIO shares best practices when PDAs, BlackBerries, smart phones and the like must be hooked up to your network.


Crude oil prices fell by $2.01 to $49.75 per barrel in morning trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil prices retreated from record closing prices last week, after the US government


ATLANTIC CITY, NJ-In early August, Trump Hotels & Casinos announced it had struck a deal with DLJ Merchant Banking Partners for an infusion of cash to reduce Trumpâs debt and restructure the company through bankruptcy proceedings.


Damage from Ivan is widespread, but softened by warnings, evacuations, and preparatory effort.


LONDON  - Manchester United's Netherlands striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was charged with serious foul play by the Football Association (FA).


Analysis: Azerbaijan's Independent TV Channel ANS Back on Air

Analysis by Peter Feuilherade of BBC Monitoring on 12 December  The independent Azeri TV and radio station ANS resumed broadcasting on 12 December, almost three weeks after being taken off the air, ostensibly because its broadcasting licence had expired.


Scrum-half Peter Stringer remains a doubt for Ireland's Six Nations clash with  England but Brian O'Driscoll returns.


Presidente Senato, 'volonta' di cambiare legge voto'


Last American defector in North Korea agrees to tell story

The last surviving American defector to communist North Korea wants to tell his story to put a human face on the Stalinist state which he believes is unfairly vilified abroad, British film-makers said.


Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream, which was stolen from an Oslo gallery on Sunday, was not insured against theft, it has been revealed.


Colt McCoy had his problems, but they weren't enough to keep No. 19 Texas from beating Baylor again. McCoy overcame two interceptions, missing a wide-open receiver in the end zone and a personal foul penalty with 293 yards passing and a touchdown in a 31-10 victory Saturday.


London, Aug. 19: Yet another fault has been found by British unions with the quality of outsourcing to India but this time perhaps with some justification.


Loaiza outduels Zambrano to lead Dodgers

Esteban Loaiza outpitched skidding Carlos Zambrano in his Dodgers' debut, helping Los Angeles stay within four games of the NL West lead. Loaiza allowed three runs in seven innings and hit a two-run single, leading the Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs 11-3 Monday.


Parigi, 13:54 - CALCIO, MILAN: RONALDO E' A PARIGI

Ronaldo è arrivato all'ospedale Salpetriere di Parigi, dove sarà operato al tendine ro...


Firenze, le due studentesse non sapevano di essere spiate

Erano nei condizionatori d'aria. Il proprietario di casa denunciato per Â«interferenza illecita nella vita privataÂ». FIRENZE - Un Grande Fratello ad uso domestico. Con il solo scopo di spiare le due studentesse a cui aveva affittato le camere.


The ceiling of a parking garage collapsed in a fire in northern Switzerland on Saturday, killing at least five firefighters, officials said.


A report into how the Home Office failed to update police records of Britons convicted abroad is due to be published.


Romano Prodi won a confidence vote in Italy's upper house on Wednesday to stay on as prime minister, but an opinion poll suggested his grip on power would remain weak.


Woods, Furyk, Monty Share Lead in California

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (Sports Network) - Colin Montgomerie,  Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods, the tournament host, each posted  rounds of four-under-par 67 on Thursday to share the lead after  one round of the Target World Challenge.


Stocks seen higher; Dell to boost tech shares

U.S. stocks look set to open higher on Wednesday as technology shares could be boosted by Dell's  better-than-expected third-quarter results, while investors awaited key U.S. macro economic data.


Even a small-scale nuclear war would have far-reaching consequences for the global climate, say US scientists.


Likely retail 'third force' to chew over

THERE'S a sense of deja vu about the Metcash takeover offer for Western Australia-based Foodland Associated, because if Andrew Reitzer and his management team can pull it off it may finally create a competitive national "third force" in retailing to take


Negroponte Wants More Funds for Iraqi Security --WSJ

The new U.S. ambassador to Iraq wants  to shift $3.37 billion in aid earmarked for water, sewage and  electricity projects in the country to efforts to improve  Iraq's security and oil output and create more jobs, the Wall  Street Journal reported on Monday.


The links between Delta Air Lines and Dallas reach all the way back to the carrier's first passenger flight. On June 17, 1929, a six-seat Delta "Travelair" flew from Dallas to Jackson, Miss.


'Twelve' Thieves A-Heisting at Box Office

LOS ANGELES  - The Hollywood studios  may have given audiences time off last week to get their  holiday shopping done, but now they've returned -- and with a  vengeance, releasing two high-profile sequels, "Ocean's Twelve"  and "Blade: Trinity."


Scaife, White the old-timers in Texas-OU showdown

How long has Bo Scaife been playing for Texas? Long enough to remember beating Oklahoma. He remembers when the fans in the burnt-orange half of the Cotton Bowl actually stayed to the end, instead of leaving in the third quarter.


Karzai Sworn in as Afghanistan President

Hamid Karzai was sworn in as  Afghanistan's first popularly elected president Tuesday,  promising to bring peace to the war-torn nation and end the  economy's dependence on narcotics.


Human Rights Watch urges Russian authorities to combat vicious hazing in army

MOSCOW  - Human Rights Watch urged Russian authorities on Wednesday to take action against the vicious hazing that plagues the country's military, saying the abuse that kills dozens of conscripts every year and traumatizes thousands more can be prevented.


Court will hear case on cable Net access

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to consider whether cable companies must open their high-speed lines to rival Internet providers.


The BBC suspends its online educational service BBC Jam following complaints from competitors.


Russia's new PM could become president: speaker

Russia's new prime minister, Viktor Zubkov, could become president in 2008 and Vladimir Putin should return to office in 2012, the head of Russia's upper house of parliament said on Tuesday.


Sharapova, Molik Advance to Swisscom Final

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the final of the Swisscom Challenge, defeating fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 in one of Saturday's semifinals. The fourth-seeded Sharapova, who eliminated Venus Williams in the quarterfinals, extended her winning streak to 12 matches.


Fish Catch Drops Sharply in China's Largest Freshwater Lake

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)  Nanchang, 15 September: Old fisherman Xu Wanggen never expected such a lean year.


By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER WASHINGTON - Once relatively indifferent to government affairs, Google Inc. is seeking help inside the Beltway to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide. The online search giant is taking a novel approach to the problem by asking U.S.


Honored at the 28th annual Thurman Munson Awards dinner at a Midtown hotel, Alex Rodriguez chatted up a surprise guest â defensive end Justin Tuck of the Super Bowl champion Giants.


AUSTRALIAN travellers were warned today to be on their guard while visiting cinemas, theatres and pubs in the United Kingdom, in updated terrorism advice.


Golf: First blood to Europe as the US struggle

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, United States : Europe came out firing to get off to a sparkling start against the United States in the opening four-balls of the Ryder Cup.


Radical muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has been charged by police with 16 offences including encouraging the murder of non-believers, meaning a US extradition attempt has been put on hold.


Which Came First, the Lawyer or the Stable Boy?

Paul Rutherford, a lawyer in Louisville, Ky., has a partner with a proven track record: the race horse Street Sense.


Senegalese Fight Locusts with Smoke and Sticks

Residents burned tires and children took to the streets with sticks in Senegal's capital on Wednesday to fight an invasion of locusts, as 12 West African nations agreed on a battle plan.


Suicide attack on Afghan luxury hotel kills seven

A suicide attack claimed by the Taliban killed seven people, including an American and a Norwegian journalist, on Monday at a luxury hotel in Kabul where the Norwegian foreign minister was staying.


U.S. Astronauts Out for Fourth Space Walk

MOSCOW. June 17 (Interfax-AVN) - NASA astronauts Patrick G. Forrester and Steven R. Swanson have begun works in open space on Sunday. "Astronauts will activate the turning mechanism of solar panels.


OPEC sends conflicting signal on need for deeper cut

OPEC ministers sent conflicting signals on Saturday on whether the group needed to reduce oil production further to bring markets back into equilibrium.


Faced with developing serious competition to the powerhouse that is Apple's iPod, Creative's Zen Touch Player takes aim at several of the iPod's features and frailties.


Iraq Visit Clears Way for Japan Troops to Stay On

Japan's defense minister was due to return home on Monday from a flying visit to Iraq after declaring the town of Samawa safe, setting the stage for the government to extend its troops' humanitarian mission there.


Helping Frequent Fliers Redeem Miles for Tickets, Online

Thanks to new technology, it will soon be easier to find out what is available in the murky realm of frequent-flier travel redemption.


Puglia, schiavi per sempre immigrati senza speranze

L'espresso: un anno dopo l'inchiesta-choc di Fabrizio Gatti, per i braccianti stranieri non è cambiato nulla. Nessuna promessa è stata mantenuta. Il lavoro nero detta legge


"Departed" wins best film at "green" Oscars

Director Martin Scorsese's crime thriller "The Departed" won the Oscar for best film on Sunday in a show that turned Hollywood's biggest night into a showcase for environmental activism.


Floridians Who Lost Homes to Charley Frustrated

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.  - Relief supplies poured  rapidly into southwest Florida after Hurricane Charley's  devastating punch but some of the thousands of newly homeless  on Monday were frustrated as they faced rebuilding their lives.


GOLF has changed a lot in the 100 years since the captain of the Drouin Golf Club in Victoria, the Honourable Michael Scott, won the first Australian Open.


Louisville linebacker Willie A. Williams was kicked off the team Thursday, less than 24 hours after his arrest on a marijuana possession charge.


NEW BANK LEADER: President Bush has chosen Robert Zoellick, a one-time U.S. trade representative and former No. 2 official at the State Department, to lead the World Bank. Bush will announce the decision on Wednesday.


Innovation Goes Back to Top of IT’s Agenda

At Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference, attendees said IT departments should look for ways to give their companies a business edge -- even at the risk of suffering some technology failures.


Arab world welcomes Iraq Study Group report

Israel cites some doubts, but Arabs say their advice is now being heard.


Apple patent applications hint at Wi-Fi iPods, new mice

Blog: Apple has filed for several patents that could hint at future iPods that talk to each other and a mouse that moves 3D objects.


A lack of father figures is creating a "Jeremy Kyle generation" of men, senior Tory Chris Grayling warns.


Japan's Toyota Motor Corp.  leads the auto industry in retaining new vehicle buyers, according to a study released by JD Power and Associates on Wednesday.


NHL World Stars' Mattias Norstroen, right, fights for the puck with Russia's Alexey Kovalev during an exhibition match between NHL World Stars and Russia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004.


Currencies: Dollar gains on euro as traders await Fed

NEW YORK The dollar rose against most European currencies on Monday on expectations that the Federal Reserve on Tuesday will lift its overnight lending rate and signal plans for more increases.


Opinion: The promise of digital collaboration

Letting people easily share information on their desktops and in back-end systems could greatly boost productivity, says Avanade CTO Ashish Kumar. But we're not there yet.


Boston Mystery Devices a Cartoon Marketing Ploy

By KEN MAGUIRE BOSTON - Ten blinking electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a publicity campaign for a late-night cable cartoon. At least one of the devices depicts a character giving the finger.


Open-source firms team up for interoperability

Open Solutions Alliance hopes to make open-source software programs work better together.


Roy Makaay struck in stoppage time for the second time in four days to give Bayern Munich a dramatic 3-2 second round German Cup win Tuesday at third division VfL Osnabruck.


Paletti da sindacati e nella maggioranza


New York, 10:56 - FOOTBALL, NFL: PITTSBURGH OK ALL'ESORDIO

Nell'incontro che ha aperto il campionato di football americano (NFL), i Pittsburgh Steelers hanno b...


Rick DiPietro stopped an Islanders-record 56 shots, but counterpart Henrik Lundqvist made the biggest save, denying Randy Robitaille in the shootout to give the Rangers a 2-1 victory last night.


Australia's Prime Minister to start implementing new term agenda

Australian Prime Minister John Howard will begin work on implementing his fourth term agenda today, after winning an increased majority in the federal election.


Rio Tinto near deal to buy Alcan for $37 bln: report

Global miner Rio Tinto was near a deal to buy Canadian aluminum giant Alcan Inc. for about $100 per share, or $37 billion, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Thursday.


LOS ANGELES -- NBC took the unusual step of announcing the next host of "The Tonight Show" five years before the current one retires.


Microsoft preps XP push, mulls Longhorn 'priorities'

Software giant readies slew of new products for the holidays and revisits options for major Windows revision, News.com has learned.


Knoblauch opens doping testimony ahead of key hearing

Former New York Yankees slugger Chuck Knoblauch spoke for 90 minutes with attorneys for the House of Representatives Oversight Committee looking into Major League Baseball doping here on Friday.


Vikings' Moss Expected to Play on Sunday

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota (Sports Network) - Minnesota  Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss is expected to suit up and  play more than a decoy role on Sunday as his club takes on the  New York Giants.


Iger Says Disney, Pixar Have 'Outgrown One Another'

Walt Disney Co. president Robert Iger said Wednesday that a renewal of the studio's deal with Pixar is unlikely, adding that the partnership has approached the end of its natural life span.


Political turmoil engulfs U.S. as September 11 nears

President George W. Bush scheduled a   prime-time speech on the fifth anniversary of September 11 on   Monday amid acrimonious election-year debate over whether   America is safer and who is to blame for the attacks.


ASIA/COREA DEL SUD - La Chiesa presenta al governo coreano un decalogo per la difesa della vita Seul (Agenzia Fides) - Proseguono nel mese di settembre le iniziative della Chiesa cattolica coreana per sensibilizzare la popolazione e i governanti sul delicato tema della tutela e della promozione della vita. Dopo la pubblicazione di un nuovo ÂPro...


EU Crisis Over, Turkey's Parliament Readies To Pass Key Reform

ANKARA, Sept 24  - Turkey on Friday recalled lawmakers for a special Sunday session to adopt a crucial penal code reform essential to the country's cherished bid to become an EU member in the aftermath of a crisis with Brussels, which observers


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If the government required deeper cuts in air pollution from power plants, at least 3,000 lives would be saved and 140,000 children would avoid asthma and other respiratory ailments, an environmental group said Tuesday.


JOHANNESBURG - International medical personnel and supplies are being airlifted to a remote region of central Democratic Republic of Congo to combat what threatens to become the world's most serious outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in years.


Premier 100: Onalfo says IT 'strategic' to the NYPD

James Onalfo, the CIO and deputy commissioner of the New york Police Department, is on a mission to bolster the technology in his department and use it to fight crime in the city wherever possible.


David Duffield has resigned as PeopleSoft's chief executive officer and chairman less than three months after taking over again as CEO at the company he founded and which is in the process of being acquired by rival Oracle.


Boston routs Colorado in World Series opener

The Boston Red Sox battered the Colorado Rockies 13-1 in Game One of the World Series on Wednesday, snapping the National League champions' 10-game winning streak with a record-setting scoring spree.