Paris denies embassy's efforts for bidding 2012 Olympics

Paris 2012 moved quickly Thursday to deny the critics from their rivals of taking the advantage of embassies to promote their bid of 2012 Olympics.


ARE, Sweden  - Downhill ski racers are a rare breed of athlete.


The Big South Fork National Park and Recreational area currently protects 25,000 acres on top of the Cumberland Plateau.


Increases in air ozone levels may contribute to the deaths of thousands of Americans each year, new nationwide statistics suggest.


ezberry writes "After releasing version 1.0 of Firefox, what's ahead for the Mozilla Foundation and the venerable Firefox browser?


Summary: Gang robs Northern Ireland bank

THE ROBBERY: Gang takes the families of two bank executives hostage and forces the bosses to help them steal more than $39 million from Northern Bank in Belfast.


Silverstein had hoped the 11-member jury would determine that the language of the insurance policy treated the attacks as two occurrences.


Klinsmann to issue code of conduct for his players

German national team coach Juergen Klinsmann plans to introduce a code of conduct for his players, the side's manager said Monday.


South African gold producer Harmony, with backing from Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel, is poised to make a surprise takeover bid today for Gold Fields, the world's fourth biggest producer, the Financial Times has reported.


Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature. Storms that erode beaches, uproot trees and flatten wildlife habitats may also refresh waterways, revive dry areas and bulk up barrier islands with redistributed sand.


Saddam Hussein's cousin, widely known as "Chemical Ali", was sentenced on Sunday to hang for masterminding a genocidal military campaign that used poison gas against Iraq's Kurds in the 1980s.


Recession fears and weakness in the tech sector lead the Dow to end down 2%, the Nasdaq down nearly 4%.


Starbucks finds imperial palace a forbidding market

A controversial Starbucks coffee shop in the Forbidden City, the former imperial palace at the heart of Beijing, has closed its doors, Beijing newspapers reported on Saturday.


Soda, Diabetes Linked by Scientific Misconduct?

If you doubt that our society's lifestyle nannies are of dubious integrity, a new highly publicized study supposedly linking regular (non-diet) sodas with weight gain and diabetes should clear up any remaining skepticism.


Former US President Bill Clinton's foundation and Indian drugs companies in new deal to help HIV children.


The U.S. economy kept growing in September and early October, even as higher prices for energy put a crimp in consumer and business spending, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.


Focus Turns To the Chief Of H.P.; Stock Falls

Pressure is mounting on H.P.Âs chief to explain his role in the companyÂs spying operation after his name figured in new documents in the investigation.


The dollar rose broadly on Monday as  markets braced for a Federal Reserve policy meeting this week  that is widely expected to raise the federal funds rate, making  the dollar a more attractive currency.


Eriksson: England could have romped home

A spectacular strike from skipper David Beckham followed England's opener as Frank Lampard's shot flew in off the heel of Michael Owen.


Iraq Minister Gives Najaf Rebels Hours to Surrender

NAJAF, Iraq  - Iraq's interim defense minister  warned Shi'ite rebels besieged in Najaf's Imam Ali shrine to  surrender or face an attack later on Tuesday that would "wipe  them out."


China's key Shanghai Composite stock index on Friday posted a strong rebound after the market's recent pummelling, while in Japan corporate and sector-specific news dominated the Tokyo stock market, leaving the broad Topix index down 0.5 per cent.


Father Orders UK's Harry to Visit Auschwitz-Report

Britain's Prince Charles has ordered his son Harry to visit Auschwitz after he caused outrage around the world by wearing a Nazi uniform to a party, the Sun newspaper reported on Friday.


BellSouth and SBC intend to combine YellowPages.com with their own online directory affiliates, RealPages.com and SmartPages.com, respectively.


By Aaron Burgin, The Porterville Recorder, Calif.  Feb. 3--TULARE -- Several government officials on Friday urged public  involvement in the planning of two documents that will guide growth in the  Valley and the county for the next 50 years.


Il leader dell'Ulivo attacca Berlusconi sulla riforma fiscale"Imposte giÃ¹ solo per i ricchi, gli altri non arrivano a fine mese"                                          Prodi: "Italiani ingannati tasse aumentate di 6 miliardi"


A new test can detect kidney disease triggered by inflammation of the blood vessels before symptoms become apparent.


Obama and Clinton turn battle to New Hampshire

PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama, fresh from a dramatic victory in Iowa, took his presidential campaign to New Hampshire on Friday, where he hopes to deal a potential knock-out blow to one-time front-runner Hillary Clinton next week.


GOP considering rule change to forbid judicial filibusters

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Senate Republicans are considering changing the rules to prevent Democrats from filibustering judicial nominees, Majority Leader Bill Frist said Nov. 14.


Lacking Flaws at 33-6, Celtics Nitpick and Roll

Celtics center Kendrick Perkins, despite sitting out the fourth, finished with a career-high 24 points, 17 above his season average, and shot 9 of 12 from the field on Monday.


Military contractors Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics posted higher third-quarter profit and raised their financial forecasts due to strong Pentagon spending.


Lured by Stories and an Ambiguous Femme Fatale

Pedro AlmodÃ³var has toyed with film noir before, but his newest movie is a delirious, headlong immersion and re-invention of a style.


Greg Rusedski missed out on reaching consecutive Russian finals when he lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Mikhail Youzhny in their semi-final at the St Petersburg Open.


BCE Elix Recognized By Cisco As a Unified Contact Center Enterprise Advanced Technology Provider

BCE Elix, a Bell Canada company, announced today it has achieved the Unified Contact Center Enterprise (UCCE) Advanced Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco Systems(R).


CAPE TOWN: Mark Thatcher, who was arrested early yesterday for an alleged role in a coup plot to overthrow the government of Equatorial Guinea, and his twin sister Carol are the only children of Lady Thatcher and Denis Thatcher.


Ferito esperto di intelligence che ha accusato Mosca


Romania says patience needed in Kosovo talks

Major powers should give Serbia and  the breakaway Kosovo province more time to work out a peace  plan, rather than imposing a solution that may be too difficult  to enforce, Romanian President Traian Basescu said.


Sony starts mass producing OLED displays

Yesterday we talked about how Toshiba and Canon have formed a joint venture to develop SED display technology. Now comes news that Sony is ready to start volume production of OLED displays.


Sure, every team wants to avoid starting the season 0-1. But 0-25? The Detroit Lions knew what was at stake yesterday in Chicago, where they lugged their NFL-record 24-game road losing streak. It followed them through last season like a ripe stench, permeating the locker room and clouding team confidence. The way coach Steve Mariucci saw it, a cleansing was ...


in talks to buy IBM's personal computer business - is China's largest PC maker and the world's fastest growing one. And it is emblematic


Sheehan treated for dehydration in Texas

Anti-war demonstrator Cindy Sheehan was hospitalized Friday evening for dehydration and exhaustion after fasting for more than a month and protesting earlier this week in 100-degree weather, friends and relatives said.


Colombia Congress investigates president

Colombia's Congress will look into allegations that President Alvaro Uribe has links to the country's far-right paramilitaries, a member of the committee responsible for the investigation said Thursday.


Delonte West scored all 31 of his points after halftime, Paul Pierce added 27 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-117 in double overtime Saturday for their fourth straight win.


BAGHDAD A suicide car bomber killed seven people when he struck a checkpoint at Baghdadâs Green Zone early Tuesday, the second attack in two days at the district that houses Iraqâs interim government and foreign embassies, officials said.


TechWeb - Opera Mini 3.0 also includes a reader for RSS feeds and a secure connection for online banking or shopping on eBay or Amazon.com.


Group Calls for Investigation into Prisoner Abuse Allegations in ...

A human rights group says the United States needs to need act faster and more transparently in its investigation into the abuse of prisoners held by the US military in Afghanistan.


Classic counter-insurgency seems to be bearing fruit in a small part of Iraq. But will it work elsewhere in the country?


Diego Forlan has confirmed he left Manchester United in order to find regular first team football. The Uruguayan was introduced as a Villarreal player on Saturday after passing his medical and agreeing terms on a five-year contract.


Hilton, Richie reunite for 'Simple Life'

Those hoping that the new season of "The Simple Life" will supply the answer to what's really behind the famous Paris Hilton-Nicole Richie feud are going to be disappointed &#151; but the former friends do toss a few dishy darts at one another.


The Miami Dolphins may have found a replacement for retired running back Ricky Williams.


The FBI pursues a tough new anti-terror strategy in the runup to November


Rimini, 10:24 - CALCIO, RIMINI: LUCA D'ANGELO NUOVO TEAM MANAGER

L'ex capitano Luca D'Angelo, nell'ultima stagione a San Marino (C1), è il nuovo team manager ...


Jaguar Formula One team chief confident of finding new owner

THE head of Jaguar's Formula One team said yesterday he was confident a buyer would be found by the end of the year. Jaguar owner Ford said last week it was ending its association with Formula One racing at the end of the season and selling the team.


A convicted rapist claims his human rights have been breached because he has not been granted early release.


Lo vuole gruppo di Contatto riunitisi senza la Russia


Options Report: Traders Take Stock Sell-Off In Stride

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Stock selling in the software and semiconductor sectors sent benchmark indexes lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaking through to a new


Sven-Goran Eriksson insisted England had answered their critics in the perfect manner as Jermain Defoe inspired them to a morale-boosting World Cup qualifying victory in Poland.


Domain name gaffe launches Clearswift clients into e-mail panic

Mission critical app in critical condition A domain name snafu at Clearswift, a company that filters email and web pages for objectionable content, wreaked havoc on some of its business customers when admins awoke to find their organizations were unable to send or receive email.â¦


From the PEAR blog today comes a new post talking about the introduction of a much requested option when accessing the PEAR source code - SVN over CVS.   As part of the PEAR2 project we are making that happen. I'm happy to announce that we now have an SVN repo ready for testing. Web access at http://svn.pear.php.net with the SVN url being http://svn.pear.php.net/repo.   The access isn't quite available yet, but it will be as soon as they figure out how they want people to be able to access the parts of the PEAR2 source code. Keep an eye on the PEAR Blog for the latest.


Virtually every large drug maker is working to develop Alzheimerâs drugs, seeking to improve treatment and possibly snare a big financial payoff.


Demand for inquiry into why teenager was bailed hours before he played role in brutal murder


Salt Association hits back at âSid the Slugâ campaign

The Salt Manufacturers Association has lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority over the use of a cartoon slug to front a new Â£4 million salt restriction campaign.


Paging MC Escher... Sometime computer maker and intellectual property clearing house IBM has threatened the fabric of space-time by attempting to patent profiting from patents.â¦


Mediterranean diet extends life in Alzheimer's

NEW YORK  - Add yet another health benefit to eating the Mediterranean way -- the veggie-rich, meat-poor diet may slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease, a study hints.


First Online Library for African-American Political History Launches Today

The first virtual and most comprehensive library on the political history and legislative legacy of African-Americans in the shaping of the nation's democracy was unveiled today during the Annual Legislative Conference of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF).


A graphical recap of the heiress' Larry King chat  shows she has one thing on her mind  -  and not the one you're thinking


Get the thumbs up with your solar hybrid car

Blog: Solar Electrical Vehicles claims to be the first company with commercially available solar panels offered as an after-market option for the Toyota Prius.


Twenty-eight US soldiers face possible charges over the deaths of two prisoners in Afghanistan, the Army says.


Pinochet Placed Under House Arrest in Rights Case

SANTIAGO, Chile  - Former Chilean dictator AugustoPinochet was placed under house arrest Wednesday after thecountry's top court ruled Tuesday that murder and kidnappingcharges against him can move forward.


Sakhir, 17:07 - F1, TEST BAHRAIN: MCLAREN DAVANTI ALLA FERRARI

Doppietta McLaren nella terza giornata di prove della F1 sul circuito del Bahrain. Fernando Alonso (...


Attorney General Amos Wako called on Thursday for an independent probe into Kenya's election after a day of battles between police and protesters disputing the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki.


A car bomb killed an anti-Syrian lawmaker and at least seven other people in Beirut on Wednesday, less than a week before Lebanon's parliament was due to elect a new president.


OVERLAND PARK, Kansas  - For the fourth time in eight years, the Kansas Board of Education is preparing to take up the issue of evolution and what to teach -- or not teach -- public school students about the origins of life.


Time running out for India nuclear deal: U.S. official

Time is running out for a landmark nuclear deal between India and the United States that has been stalled by opposition from four leftist parties in India, a top U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.


Show All Data, Not Just the Good Stuff-Journals

Editors of major medical journals  joined forces on Wednesday to make researchers and companies  register all clinical trials when they begin so unflattering or  unclear results cannot later be covered up.


Oil Sets New Highs on Winter Fuel Worries

Oil prices broke into fresh record  territory above $52 on Thursday on heightened concerns over  tight winter heating fuel supplies.


President Bush will ask Congress for $419.3 billion for the Pentagon for next year, 4.8 percent more than this year's spending, as the administration seeks to beef up and reshape the Army and Marine Corps for fighting terrorism.


Michigan family of slain US contractor in Iraq prays for other ...

Through their grief and anger, relatives of an American construction worker beheaded in Iraq extended prayers for an American and a


Busch Wins Delayed Busch Race at Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Busch saw several cars clustered around the inside lane and another one crawling along in the outside lane. He felt he had no choice but to swerve right, driving through the grass, passing several cars and taking the lead coming off pit road.


President George W. Bush said on Monday he wants a breakthrough on U.S. immigration reform by August but defended raids against illegal immigrants, a policy that drew criticism during his tour of Latin America.


Oil prices set a new record above $50  a barrel on Tuesday as a prolonged U.S. production outage  following Hurricane Ivan attracted fresh speculative buying.


French finance minister presses retailers for price cuts

French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy pressed representatives of major retailers and industrial groups to honor commitments to lowering name brand prices in large stores.


Madrid, 11:37 - CALCIO, SPAGNA; MARCA: A CANNAVARO MANCA SOLO NOBEL

La Spagna sportiva spagnola dedica ampio risalto alla vittoria del Fifa World Player da parte di Fab...


At least 30 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker blast

At least 30 people were killed and several shops razed Saturday when a fuel tanker exploded in Port Harcourt, the hub of Nigeria's multi-billion-dollar oil industry and a target of attacks by militants.


JAKARTA: Indonesian police said yesterday they had redoubled efforts to track militants blamed for a suicide car bomb attack on the Australian embassy, and released video recordings of the powerful blast.


Poland's president is visiting Germany for crucial talks on the future of a new EU constitutional treaty.


A paratrooper killed in Afghanistan is awarded the highest recognition for military gallantry, the Victoria Cross.


KIRKUK, Iraq -- As he walked through the mud surrounding his temporary barracks, 1st Sgt. Ken Agueda carried an M-4 assault rifle without its essential lethal components: bullets. Earlier in the day, Agueda had turned in his ammunition -- cartridges, assorted grenades -- in preparation for his journey home after nearly 13 months in Iraq.


Dramatic rises in international food prices are threatening millions of people in poor countries, the UN warns.


US regulators approve Google's $3.1bn  takeover of online advertising firm Doubleclick.


U.S. Envoy Offers Grim Prediction on Iraq Pullout

Ryan C. Crocker laid out a grim forecast of what could happen if American forces were pulled back or even withdrawn from Iraq.


Yellowstone cutthroat trout to get a new shot at protection

A federal judge in Colorado has ordered the US Fish and Wildlife Service to re-evaluate the status of Yellowstone cutthroat trout and whether the fish should be protected under the Endangered Species Act.


Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a disputed penalty with less than 20 minutes to play after a foul by Sol Campbell on his England team-mate Wayne Rooney.


Asianux 2.0 set for early release, Haansoft says

The release date of Asianux 2.0 has been moved up by one month so that the operating system can be proposed for a massive education database to be built in South Korea, according to one of three Asian companies developing the software.


The interim Thai prime minister says his exiled predecessor can return to fight a freeze on his $1.6bn assets.


A handmade dress worn by Destiny's Child, a poster signed by Jennifer Lopez and a guitar signed by Wyclef Jean are on sale in an MTV internet auction to raise money for hurricane victims in the Caribbean.


Milan is to have a code of conduct to protect young models vulnerable to anorexia and exploitation.


France's Julien Absalon wins gold in the men's mountain bike cross-country.


Stocks slipped on Tuesday as a sharp  drop in oil prices hurt energy shares and health-care company  Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N fell following a report of a possible  $24 billion takeover of Guidant Corp. GDT.N.


Verra' distribuito un dividendo di 0,43 euro per azione


Former Enron Corp. chief financial  officer Andrew Fastow, whose off-the-books deals led to the  high-flying energy giant's destruction, faces a federal judge  on Tuesday to find out how long he will spend in prison.


The Roman Catholic Church in San Diego agrees to pay $198m to settle 144 claims of sexual abuse by clergy.


San Antonio Express-News David Hendricks Column

By David Hendricks, San Antonio Express-News  Sep. 20--COMPANIES SLOW TO EMBRACE TELECOMMUTING: San Antonians spend  more than 45 minutes a day commuting to and from work. The 23.7 minutes each  way is very close to the national average.


Durante una partita tra dilettanti in paese dell'Ogliastra


Afghans remember Masoud during "Martyrs Week"

The Afghan transitional government on Wednesday celebrated the "Martyrs Week" by commemorating the late resistance leader Ahmad Shah Masoud and thousands of others who lost their


TRACK AND FIELD An American Decathlete's Stature Grows

Tom Pappas, the strapping American golden boy with Greek roots, seemed born to challenge the mighty Czech decathlete Roman Sebrle in the land of his great-grandfather.


Wal-Mart Says August Sales May Be Little Changed

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said August sales will be little changed or rise as much as 2 percent, hurt by Hurricane Charley and sluggish demand for back-to-school products.


Ridiculing it as "a silly question," Democrat Barack Obama pledged Wednesday he would resist any overtures to run for president or vice president before the end of his six-year term as a US senator.


In the name of homeland security, a little known branch of the Defense Department -- the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or America's spy imagery agency -- is keeping a close eye on the United States.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen kidnapped two Americans and a Briton from a house in the heart of the Iraqi capital Thursday, the Interior Ministry and witnesses said.    The three were seized from a two-story house surrounded by a wall in Baghdad's al-Mansour neighborhood at dawn, said Col...


US defence workers were told to keep quiet about the abuse of Iraqi prisoners, official memos reveal.


IT IS impossible to achieve greatness in sport without being measured against history. On Saturday, the last night of athletics in the 2004 Olympics, a man and a woman, a king and a queen of the track, ran into history.


Solana: ''La creazione di uno stato di Palestina il miglior tributo alla sua memoria''. Bush: ''Un momento significativo nella storia palestinese''. Roma, 11 nov. (Adnkronos) - Da un capo all'altro del mondo


Apple's appeal to enterprise and high-end computing grew yesterday when Oracle announced its support and use of Xserves internally.


One hundred and eight countries have agreed on an action plan to save endangered livestock breeds, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.


IL piccolo e' in vacanza con i genitori, e' grave


Powerline home networking could come to Vista

DS2 now claims to be the only powerline vendor offering on-board support for the LLPD network mapping protocol in Microsoft's Vista. But is LLPD really simple enough for use in home networking?


Goldman Sachs has promoted a record 299 people to managing director, the companyâs second-highest rank.


Rogers wireless in $1.4 billion bid to take over Fido

TORONTO (CP) - Topping a $1.1-billion bid from Telus Corp., Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. is offering $1.4 billion for cellphone rival Microcell Telecommunications, known for its Fido brand.


Maria Sharapova was nearly upset, but hung on to beat Laura Granville 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 at the US Open. She wasn't the only top player pushed to the limit on Day 2 at Flushing Meadows: 2000 Open


Boeing, Northrop Grumman to team up on spaceship

Two US aerospace giants, Boeing and Northrop Grumman, say they will form a partnership to compete for the contract to build NASA 's next manned spaceship, China Radio International reported Thursday.


Applying a bag of frozen peas directly to her breast shortly after undergoing a needle biopsy that day in December made perfect sense to Susan Reynolds.


Jobs hits London to announce O2 iPhone deal

Steve claims 3G is a battery drain Apple has finally confirmed that O2 has won the exclusive rights to carry the iPhone over its UK network from next month. Apple's top man Steve Jobs made the announcement at its flagship UK store in Regent Street, London this morning. The firm added that the must-have handset will also be available from Carphone Warehouse, in addition to Apple and O2's own stores.â¦


Villagers in Helmand province, Afghanistan, say a senior Taleban leader has died after an air strike.


It's not hip-hop. It's blip-pop. That's what the Gameboyzz Orchestra Project calls the sounds it squeezes out of a half dozen Game Boy consoles. [Missing Links]


The European Commission said Wednesday it had withdrawn plans that could end copyright levies on electronic equipment but denied it had done so under pressure from the French government.


Apple unveils German winner of iPhone contract

US technology giant Apple picked mobile phone operator T-Mobile on Wednesday to launch its iPhone handset in Germany, with deals in more countries expected as the group prepares for the European roll-out of its latest gadget.


LONDON, England -- William Shatner wants to boldly go where he's only pretended to go so far. The "Star Trek" star is among more than 7,000 people who have told Richard Branson they would gladly pay him $210,000


I just hope I can put my Wales Old Trafford misery behind me

IT'S back to Old Trafford for me tomorrow. Manchester United versus Arsenal. Should be a Premiership cracker. And I just hope to be walking off the pitch with better memories of the 90 minutes that have just


SAN ANTONIO -- Antonio Daniels scowled and every muscle in his body seemed steel-cable taut as he walked toward the Sonics' bench.


IBM Releases New Linux-Oriented Database Software

International Business Machines Corp.  late on Wednesday rolled out a new version of its database software aimed at users of Linux and Unix operating systems that it hopes will help the company take away market share from market leader Oracle Corp. .


Indians fly on Byrd to eighth straight win

The red-hot Cleveland Indians rode the shutout pitching of Paul Byrd to their eighth straight victory, a 7-0 home rout of the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.


Fassino: 'scarsissimo rilievo da punto di vista della legge'


SCO says there is 'substantial doubt' it will survive

With its cash reserves running out and its legal case against IBM Corp. unraveling, The SCO Group Inc.  says there is doubt that it will remain afloat.


SAG Show Is New Star of Awards Telecasts

For most of their first 13 years, the Screen Actors Guild Awards played little more than the role of a seat-filler. This year they might be the biggest star in town.


Angered at Secretary-General Kofi Annan's dismissal of allegations against the UN's top investigator, union leaders representating over 5,000 UN employees met for a second day on Friday to decide what action to take.


A film about the backlash the Dixie Chicks received for criticising President George W Bush screens in Toronto.


Sul titolo pesano interrogativi su nuove mosse del Tesoro


Britney Spears sorry for umbrella attack

Britney Spears apologized for attacking a photographer's car with an umbrella in February, saying at the time she was preparing to try out for a movie part and got carried away.


NEW YORK - Richard Avedon, who chronicled the famous with his camera and elevated fashion photography to a 20th century art form, died early Friday.


Paulsonâs Deal-Making Revives Treasuryâs Relevance

After trying in vain for two years, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. is finally having some success building bipartisan bridges.


EU leaders agree in principle to make targets for renewable energy binding, Sweden's prime minister says.


Mandato a Tronchetti Provera per esplorare tutte le opzioni


Ralph Lauren took a well-deserved extended bow Saturday night as he both presented and celebrated his 40th anniversary collection.


Red Sox and Patriots ceremoniously beaten

Boston sports fans have a track record. Predictably, we watch the Red Sox, Patriots, and big events. So it gets interesting when they go head to head, as they did Friday night. A look at the ratings confirms that the Olympics qualify as an extremely big event.


(ANSA) - ROMA, 30 AGO - Sono stati 4.343.000 telespettatori, il 42,85% di share, a seguire ieri su Raidue l'impresa del maratoneta azzurro Stefano Baldini. Nell'ultima giornata delle Olimpiadi le reti Rai


McCain, Romney in tight race as Michigan votes

Republican voters in Michigan make their choices in the U.S. presidential race on Tuesday, with native son Mitt Romney battling for political survival in a primary that could either revive or sink his campaign.


Bucs owner Glazer moves closer to possible takeover of Man United

American businessman Malcolm Glazer has moved closer to a takeover bid for England's storied soccer club Manchester United. The owner of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers upped his stake in the


A medication widely used to treat bouts of influenza may have become less effective in children than previously thought, the result of defiant new flu strains that crop up rapidly and persist


Flatten insurgents in one place, and they pop up elsewhere

A week after a top American general said the offensive in Fallujah had "broken the back of the insurgency" in Iraq, guerrillas are still fighting hard, and US troops are scrambling to stamp out new waves of attacks.


At least eight top politicians are detained in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, officials and media reports say.


Bear Stearns and CITIC announce alliance

Bear Stearns Cos , an investment bank battered by the mortgage market slump, and China's CITIC Securities Co  said on Monday they will take investment stakes in each other and form a broad strategic alliance.


Rutelli preoccupato, Veltroni 'pensiero a famiglie vittime'


Growth in U.S. consumer electronics sales is likely to slow in 2008 but still come in at 6.1 percent, fueled by strong demand for products like televisions and personal audio devices, an industry trade group said on Monday.


Bigger than Lake Superior NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed giant lakes on Saturn's moon Titan, one of which - at 39,000 square miles - is bigger than Lake Superior.â¦


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Update 5: Tokyo Stocks Ends Higher on Tech Gains,

Tokyo stocks rallied 1.5 percent Monday as technology blue chips got a boost from a US brokerage's buy recommendation and the US Nasdaq's strength Friday.


Great Britain confirm they will contest the results of the three-day eventing.


More than 100 people are injured in a rush-hour crash on Bangkok's five-month-old underground railway.


Illinois Beats Indiana, Improves to 23-0

Top-ranked Illinois had its lowest-scoring game of the season, but the Illini remained unbeaten with a 60-47 victory over Indiana on Sunday. James Augustine scored 16 points and Deron Williams' playmaking led to 24 more for Illinois (23-0, 9-0 Big Ten), which should remain the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for a second straight week.


Singer Brandy Involved in Fatal Car Crash

R&B singer Brandy was involved in a fatal four-car accident in Los Angeles on December 30th. The Moesha star was traveling down the Los Angeles freeway when her Land Rover, at a speed of 65-mph, hit the bumper of a 2005 Toyota. The driver of the...


EU summit draft backs binding renewables target

A draft final statement at a European Union summit on Friday set a binding target of 20 percent of renewable sources in EU energy consumption by 2020 in an ambitious strategy to fight climate change.


RIFORME, DISCO VERDE ALLA NUOVA COSTITUZIONE

Roma, 15 ott. (Adnkronos) - Disco verde alla nuova Costituzione. La Camera ha approvato il disegno di legge di riforma costituzionale con 295 voti favorevoli, 202 contrari e 9 astenuti che modifica 43 articoli


The human parathyroid gland, which regulates calcium levels, probably evolved from fish gills, say researchers.


Skype dials up beta software for Mac OS X

Skype Technologies SA, of Luxembourg, Tuesday released a beta version of its free Internet telephony software for Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X.ADVERTISEMENTIntroducing IBM eServer p5 systems.Powered by IBMâs most advanced 64-bit microprocessor (POWER5(tm)), p5 systems can run UNIX and Linux simultaneously. Learn more about eServer p5 systems.


Delphi deal said near as UAW contract talks loom

General Motors Corp.  and bankrupt auto parts maker Delphi Corp.  are near a deal with the United Auto Workers union that would provide a cash payout to Delphi workers in exchange for lower hourly wages, the Detroit News reported on Thursday.


Japan Stocks Firm, Oil Fall Fans Optimism

Japan's Nikkei average rose 0.49 percent  by midday on Thursday as investors bought exporters such as  Toyota Motor Corp. after a fall in oil prices boosted  confidence over the U.S. economy and lifted Wall Street stocks.


The Del McCoury Band tops the list of nominees for the 15th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, set for Oct. 7 at the Kentucky Center in Louisville, Ky. The awards show, hosted by Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski, is the centerpiece of the ...


Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday that it is prepared to make a hostile-takeover bid for rival Hollywood Entertainment Corp.


Accusations of dirty tricks are rare in Oregon politics, but Ralph Nader's presidential campaign has sparked charges and countercharges between his campaign and backers of Democratic nominee John Kerry.


Rice says US is undecided on unity Palestinian government

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday the United States had not yet decided how it would treat a new unity Palestinian government that includes Hamas, contradicting earlier suggestions that Washington would shun the new government.


1-stop shopping for 4,000 of region's intellectually curious adults

How far has Lehrhaus Judaica come in 30 years? Fred Rosenbaum - founding director of the Bay Area's Jewish studies adult school - crunches the numbers.


Hundreds of British tourists have chosen to stay in Jamaica as Hurricane Ivan's 150mph winds hit the island.


Bomb in Pakistan market kills at least 11

QUETTA, PAKISTAN - At least 11 people were killed Friday when a powerful bomb went off at a popular outdoor market in the city of Quetta in southwestern Pakistan.


PALM HARBOR Â· Vijay Singh joined Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Sam Snead, Paul Runyan and Tiger Woods as the only players with at least nine wins in a year, but Singh became the first player to win $10 million in one season.


The Bush administration on Monday noted disturbing trends in Bolivia's cooperation with efforts to combat illicit drugs.


In Adolescents, Addiction to Tobacco Comes Easy

Teenagers can get hooked on one cigarette, a doctor warns.


Exercising after meals can help promote weight loss by boosting appetite-suppressing hormones, say scientists.


Zimbabwe inflation will drive out Mugabe: U.S. envoy

Zimbabwe's galloping inflation will  force President Robert Mugabe from office before the end of the  year, the United States ambassador to Harare said on Friday,  predicting the rate could hurdle 1 million percent within  months.


TEHRAN - Iran said Wednesday it had test fired a more accurate version of its Shahab-3 missile, believed capable of hitting American bases in the Persian Gulf and Israel.


Sean Harrigan was ousted from his post as president of the $177 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System. In a 3 to 2 vote in San Francisco, the California state Personnel Board pulled Harrigan


Syrian paper: Israel sends mixed signals

Syria had no official reaction Sunday to Israel's announcement that it has sent secret peace feelers to the Arab country, but a state-run Syrian newspaper accused Israel of sending mixed signals.


Vehicles missing after China bridge collapses

A mile-long Chinese road bridge packed with cars and trucks collapsed early on Friday after being hit by a boat laden with sand, Chinese and Hong Kong news reports said, leaving part of the highway leading directly into the sea.


Large Price Tag, Even Larger Expectations

The Green Monkey, the worldâs most expensive racehorse, must win soon for his owners to recoup their $16 million investment.


Much ado about malware Claims by an anonymous author that he was paid to create a worm targeting Mac OS X systems are turning into a soap opera-style farce. Infosec Sellout said his 'Rape-OSX' worm uses an undisclosed vulnerability in the mDNSResponder component of Mac OS X to spread.â¦


Vietnam confirmed its first human death from bird flu since 2005, as the latest flare-up of the virus ravaged poultry stocks, official media said Saturday.


Tsunami Disaster Relief: How America Can Prove It's Not 'Stingy'

Editor's Note: President Bush bristled at the suggestion that the US response to the horrendous Christmas tsunamis was 'stingy.


U.N. Report Links Hutu Rebels to Massacre

U.N. investigators have linked the recent massacre at a Burundi refugee camp on Hutu rebels operating with armed groups from Rwanda and Congo, according to a preliminary U.N. report.


Philippines on red alert for Typhoon Durian

The Philippines raised its highest alert  level and warned residents to move to higher ground on  Wednesday as Typhoon Durian barrelled toward the north of the  country, gaining strength on a path toward Manila.


Up to half of the water used in water coolers across China's capital could be "fake", or not as pure as its manufacturers claim, state media said on Tuesday of the latest in a series of health scares.


Singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, is to receive an award from Mikhail Gorbachev.


L'Italia diventa secondo Paese in piano crescita gruppo


NEW YORK  - Showtime Networks is partnering with Meebo, a firm that fuses video programming and chat rooms, to offer "Dexter" fans additional content after the serial-killer show airs its season finale on Sunday.


Canadian-born Morneau wins American League MVP award

Justin Morneau, whose breakout season helped the Minnesota Twins claim their fourth Central Division title in five years, was named the American League's Most Valuable Player on Tuesday.


Putin to Tread Carefully Around China Energy Demands

Russian President Vladimir Putin  arrived in China Thursday aiming to boost trade, but cautious  not to make promises he cannot keep on long-stalled oil and gas  projects to the energy-hungry giant.


'The Prison Sentence . . . Is Excessive'

President Bush's statement on his commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's sentence, from the Associated Press:


Sri Lankans suffer as 'Freddie' lashes out

Southampton, England - Andrew Flintoff blasted a typically aggressive century to help England recover to 251-7 against Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions Trophy at the Rose Bowl on Saturday.


Turkey flexes military might amid PKK clashes

SIRNAK, Turkey  - Helicopter gunships bombed Kurdish rebel positions in eastern Turkey on Monday while the government flexed its military muscle with massive national day parades and flypasts in major cities.


Warmth seen lingering into early January

Mild weather was expected to linger in most of the United States until at least early January, continuing a prolonged spell of balmy conditions that has cut deeply into heating demand, government and private forecasters said on Tuesday.


A scheme to improve teaching at primary schools has had a "limited impact", a report says.


Torrents of rain flooded homes in central Texas, forcing residents to flee for higher ground as downpours were set to continue into Thursday, media and forecasters said.


Swiss voters go to the polls after a campaign marred by riots and accusations of racism.


Lawsuit Over Elizabeth Taylor's Van Gogh Dismissed

A federal judge has thrown out a  lawsuit against Elizabeth Taylor by the heirs of a German woman  who claimed to be the rightful owners of a Van Gogh painting in  the actress's collection.


UCRAINA: TOLTO ASSEDIO, DIPENDENTI PUBBLICI TORNANO AL LAVORO

(AGI/AFP) - Kiev, 9 dic. - Dopo oltre due settimane di assenza i dipendenti pubblici dell'Ucraina sono potuti tornare oggi al lavoro, grazie all'accordo tra il presidente uscente Leonid Kuchma el'opposizione


Maliki shelves evening meeting with Bush

A crisis meeting between President Bush and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Jordan was postponed for a day following a report suggesting Washington lacked confidence in the Iraqi leader.


John Edwards, who reiterated his commitment Tuesday to never accept campaign donations from special interest groups, has returned thousands of dollars from lobbyists


Islamist sniper, bomb kill four Lebanese troops

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Islamist militants shot dead a Lebanese soldier and one of their booby traps killed three other soldiers at a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday, drawing fierce artillery shelling from the army.


By Jeremy Maready, The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.  Mar. 3--Looking for ways to move your house faster on the market?   You've read the books, listened to the experts and talked to your  friends.   Here's a new source for some ideas: The Home Depot.


"Childrens do learn," Bush tells school kids

Offering a grammar lesson guaranteed to make any English teacher cringe, President George W. Bush told a group of New York school kids on Wednesday: "Childrens do learn."


Ex-Players Dealing With Not-So-Glamorous Health Issues

As concern grows among former N.F.L. players about the impact of football on health, the medical community is working to gather more information on the problem.


Valencia Wins in Primera Liga to Close Gap on Leader Barcelona

Defending champion Valencia beat Espanyol 3-0 to close within 10 points of Primera Liga soccer leader Barcelona, while Real Madrid dropped to fifth after losing 1-0 at home to Sevilla.


If the US is ever going to defeat Europe, these changes need to be ...

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- America is sick of losing these Ryder Cups. Sick, sicker, sickest. The Euros have whupped the bejesus out of us now four of the last five times and, as American player Kenny Perry


A Craig Bellamy header ensured that Newcastle claimed top spot in UEFA Cup Group D with a battling draw against Sporting Lisbon at St James' Park.


Bombardier calls for grounding of some aircraft

Bombardier Inc  said on Wednesday it recommended that Q400 aircraft with more than 10,000 landing gear cycles be grounded until an inspection of the landing gear is carried out following two incidents involving landing gear.


The United Nations (UN) and the United States need each other and must work together, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in responce to sharp criticism from US media and politicians about the world body.


Chiamiamo Fed 'Federazione dei democratici e dei socialisti'


MONTEREY, Calif. -- On a sunny mid-October afternoon, Stanford University graduate student Chris Perle was out at sea, searching for a four-inch metallic gray object, resembling a small microphone with an antenna, adrift in the Pacific Ocean.


Treasury debt prices soared on Friday  after the latest employment figures suggested U.S. job creation  continues to lag, soothing worries the Federal Reserve might  raise interest rates more aggressively.


Information technology research firm Gartner on Monday said it will acquire fellow research outfit Meta Group for $162 million in cash in an effort to spur growth.


Red Sox and Redbirds, a classic matchup filled with rich history. After finishing off the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox face their biggest National League nemesis, the St.


Takeover target Big Food Group says aggressive competition among food sellers has driven down second-quarter sales by 3.3 percent, sparking fears its suitor might drop its bid price.


Jewish settlers meet to decide whether to break the law in protest at Israel's Gaza disengagement plan.


Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy added a new twist to the problem of soccer violence last week when he attacked a teammate. Yes, a teammate.


London court jails 'cyber-jihadis' for online terror

Three "cyber-jihadis" who used the Internet to urge Muslims to wage holy war on non-believers were jailed for between six-and-a-half and 10 years Thursday in the first case of its kind in Britain.


Golden Globe winning drama Six Feet Under is to end after its fifth season, creator Alan Ball has confirmed. The final series of the HBO show set in a funeral parlour, which is shown on Channel 4 in the UK, is due to go into production next week.


Concert celebrates Diana's 46th birthday

Waving their arms in the air and dancing with 70,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium, princes William and Harry celebrated the life of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 46th birthday Sunday at a concert they organized.


US soldiers discovered a house in southern Fallujah on Thursday believed by US military officials to be a main headquarters


The reeling Miami Heat won't get Shaquille O'Neal back for at least a week while he receives treatment for a hip injury that has sidelined him for six games.


Firesâ Cost to Insurers Is in Range of $1 Billion

The California wildfires are going to cost only a fraction of the $41.1 billion that insurance companies paid out for Hurricane Katrina.


VIENNA Austria backed away from a full privatization of its top telecommunications company after merger talks with Swisscom failed.


No checking. No fighting. You call that hockey? It is to tens of thousands of American adults who make up a fast-growing segment of the hockey-playing population. And if people like Elizabeth Larkin of Brookline have their way, this nonviolent version of the sport will keep on growing.


Russian serial killer: "I felt like God"

The Russian supermarket worker found guilty of murdering 48 people told his trial on Thursday he felt like God as he decided if his victims should live or die.


POLICE in Northern Ireland narrowly missed catching red-handed the gang responsible for the biggest cash robbery in history, it emerged tonight.


Sharon Stone big winner (loser?) at Razzies

Pity actress Sharon Stone -- she cannot return to the scene of the crime without getting whacked.


Satish Kaushik is in the news. For the right and wrong reasons!


The Forth Road Bridge is closed to northbound traffic after a lorry overturned in high winds.


Darfur meeting pushes for wider rebel presence

SIRTE, Libya  - Sudanese government officials and Darfur rebels will meet privately on Monday to discuss an agenda for peace talks but delegates said little real progress was expected in the absence of key rebel leaders.


'Sulle pensioni voglio vedere cosa faranno i sindacati'


British Police Arrest Letter-Bomb Suspect

LONDON, Feb. 19 -- Police made their first arrest Monday in a series of seven letter-bomb attacks they said could have been carried out by animal rights extremists or someone angry over Britain's strict and costly traffic regulations.


Dutch PM seeks to avert new immigration crisis

AMSTERDAM - The Dutch prime minister announced a partial freeze on the deportation of asylum seekers and the replacement of his controversial immigration minister on Thursday, hoping to avert a political crisis ...Comment


Artists appeal to extend music copyright

Paul McCartney, U2 and Eric Clapton joined thousands of other musicians Thursday in an appeal to the government to extend the British copyright protection on their recordings.


Accettata offerta da 6,6 mld euro dopo condizioni esecutivo


Hackers load malware onto Mercury music award site

Security nightmare for DreamHost Hackers have been able to load malware onto the official Mercury music awards site, as well as hundreds of other sites, after breaking into the systems of US-based hosting firm DreamHost.â¦


A portrait of the man who overthrew the British monarchy is sold for five times the guide price at auction.


The top U.N. official for the environment asked Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday to convene an international summit to combat climate change, an official said, joining a chorus of world leaders and ...Comment


For young women with a world of choices, even that monthly curse, the menstrual period, is optional.


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


Il Fondo continuera' ad assistere l'Iraq tramite il Metac


President Vladimir Putin signed into law a series of tough new restrictions on beer ads, a measure that lawmakers said should help reduce youth drinking and hooliganism.


Ruling to protect dugong could put Northern Okinawa aid at risk

A federal judge said a US military base proposed for the depressed area must evaluate impact on the marine mammal.


U.S. Hits Militant Strongholds in Fallujah

BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. warplanes hammered suspected militant strongholds in Fallujah on Wednesday after a suicide bombing there and a series of attacks in Baghdad pushed the number of U.S...


E-Commerce Report: Santa Is Packing More Sofas and Less Jewelry

Online sales of holiday stalwarts like jewelry, watches and flowers have dropped from last yearâs levels, while sales of more practical items like furniture and appliances have climbed.


Burger King to limit ads aimed at children under 12

Fast-food chain Burger King Holdings Inc said on Tuesday that, beginning late next year, it will limit advertising aimed at children younger than 12 to food and drinks that meet strict nutritional guidelines.


Gold May Rise for Fifth Week as Investors Hedge Against Dollar

Gold prices may rise for a fifth week on expectations a slumping dollar will spur purchases of the precious metal and gold-backed securities as alternatives to stocks and bonds, a Bloomberg survey showed.


Home Office announces plan to X-ray suspected dealers, as well as tougher sentences on those operating near schools.


David Ortiz Comes Through With Game-Winner

The Red Sox waited at home plate for David Ortiz to circle the bases. It's becoming a familiar scene in Boston. Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning Sunday night to give the Red Sox a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees and send the AL championship series to a fifth game.


European space probe heads for Titan after separating from US craft

The European-made space probe Huygens headed for a historic up-close encounter with Titan, the only celestial body of the Solar system with an atmosphere resembling that of Earth, after successfully separating from the US spacecraft Cassini.


Roma, 17:01 - SCHERMA, SCARSO: SU CASO CASSARA' DECIDERA' GIUSTIZIA SPORTIVA

''Non so se Cassarà smentirà le accuse. Lui mi ha confermato l'esistenza del video, tu...


Apple confirms MySpace ban in retail stores

From a black MacBook laptop at the cube-shaped retail store on Friday morning, most Web sites were loading at full speed. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


After 700th HR, Giants want focus back on playoff race

com. Those were the reactions of Giants players and coaches after witnessing Barry Bonds slug the 700th homer of his career Friday night at SBC Park in San Francisco's 4-1 victory over the San Diego Padres.


The devices will disappear from the market within five years, says Juniper Research studies.


THE European space probe Huygens is headed for a historic up-close encounter with Titan, one of Saturn's moons and the only body in the solar system with an atmosphere resembling Earth's.


Nascarâs Bite May Not Have the Strongest Teeth

Nascar cannot seem to distance itself from cheating scandals, suspensions, fines and otherwise unapproved behavior.


Torino, 19:07 - CALCIO, JUVE: LEGROTTAGLIE IN DUBBIO PER IL GENOA

Dopo Iaquinta, Ranieri rischia di perdere anche Nicola Legrottaglie. Il difensore soffre di un'infia...


Sega plays synergy game with anime series "Bleach"

Looking to leverage the  growing popularity of anime, Sega is bringing out two games  based on the animated TV series "Bleach," seen on Adult Swim  and set to debut this year in Europe.


Il n.1 dell'Inter all'Ufficio Indagini: lo spionaggio di De Santis pagato dalla Pirelli? In arrivo il caso Buffon sulle scommesse                                             Moratti due ore da Borrelli "Non credete a Tavaroli"                                                                                "Il caso era seguito da Facchetti" E s'indaga sulla serie A 2005-'06di CORRADO ZUNINO


All Corruption Charges Against Berlusconi Are Dismissed

A panel absolved Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy of corruption charges, ending a trial that had dragged on for more than four years.


Writing Nonfiction Taxes Novelist Jonathan Coe

Jonathan Coe, the best-selling British novelist whose satiric prose has won numerous literary awards, found himself challenged by the non-fiction genre in his biography of an avant-garde writer of the 1960s.


Police stepped up their search for a missing drug sales representative after finding the 28-year-old woman's car near an abandoned building in Hammond, Ind.


They've learned to watch their older daughter for any sign that something's wrong. She cuts her long, blond hair and dyes it jet black. And they worry. Her father picks up a book she's been reading, "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy, and skims it for clues.


Leonardo DiCaprio has revealed that he learnt while playing Howard Hughes in upcoming film The Aviator that the two stars are very similar because they share a passion for privacy.


The N.F.L. is learning how much easier it is to sell TV rights to networks than it is to operate its own cable network.


People with conditions like arthritis are not receiving proper treatment according to a new survey


Turkish president approves pro-EU, reform cabinet

New Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a pro-EU cabinet on Wednesday which reflected Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's desire to push ahead with stalled political and economic reforms needed to join the bloc.


Botulism poisonings probably not from Botox, authorities say

Whatever four people hospitalized with symptoms of botulism used to smooth their wrinkles at a Oakland Park clinic last week


UK Reports Hib Resurgence Despite Vaccination

LONDON  - Rates of Haemophilus influenzae  type B (Hib) infection in the UK have increased in recent  years, despite the fact that England and Wales have been  routinely vaccinating infants against the disease since 1992,  researchers report in the British Medical Journal.


Hack lets intruders sneak into home routers

Ability to change the settings of poorly configured home routers could put home networks at risk of serious attack.


Iran tops the list of "potential trouble-spots" worldwide, according to US Vice-President Dick Cheney.


Mortgage giant Fannie Mae, under investigation by regulators and ordered to revamp its accounting, may have to restate its past earnings, a federal agency said Thursday.


Security plan warms Israeli-Palestinian ties

Officials agreed Thursday on cooperative border measures to halt attacks on Israeli towns.


Nextaris: An Integrated Web Research Dashboard

Nextaris pulls together all of the tools you need to find, save, and share information with others in a single online location.


Roddick rolls Berrer in straight sets at Australian Open

Andy Roddick served his way into the third round of the Australian Open, overcoming German Michael Berrer in straight sets on Wednesday.


Software upgrade KOs gas shipping auction system

Fax machines running red hot at UK's National Grid A botched Oracle upgrade last Sunday has denied access to an online trading system used to sell space on the UK gas pipeline network. Fax machines have been running hot all week as every transaction has had to be entered manually.â¦


Every year, in vitro fertilization clinics produce more embryos than they use in helping women get pregnant. A new study shows a wide discrepancy in what happens to the extras, from incineration to freezing. By Kristen Philipkoski.


A look at Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's judicial woes

SME: Charged with two counts of corruption for bribing judges in Rome, including alleged payment to sway the sale of state food conglomerate SME in the 1980s.


Roma, 17:59 - CALCIO, LAZIO; PANDEV: NESSUNA TRATTATIVA PER PANDEV

Il presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, ha smentito l'esistenza di trattative per la cessione di...


Entertaining, accessible 'Aviator' may open the skies for ...

For decades now, the Academy Award voters have been looking for an excuse to give a best-directing Oscar to Martin Scorsese, and they finally have one in "The Aviator.


CLEVELAND -- This week, the New York Jets beat the clock. Quincy Carter threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Justin McCareins with 5:32 remaining as the Jets bounced back from an embarrassing loss with an ugly 10-7 win over the Cleveland Browns yesterday.


Israel steps up Gaza strikes; Hamas vows more attacks

JERUSALEM -- Israeli forces pressed ahead yesterday with one of the biggest offensives in the Gaza Strip in four years of fighting, killing 10 Palestinian militants in dawn-to-dusk gun battles and airstrikes, according to officials from both sides.


Security Council deplores Kenya violence

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday deplored the widespread violence in Kenya and urged political leaders to resolve the crisis over disputed elections through "dialogue, negotiation and compromise."


By Mike Schneider, Associated Press  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rain and low clouds prevented Atlantis from returning to Florida on Thursday, but mission managers were hopeful the space shuttle would be able to touch down a day later, even if it meant landing in California.


Gwinnett dispensing another 1,000 flu shots

The Gwinnett Health Department is in the process of dispensing another 1,000 doses of flu vaccine at the Lawrenceville Health Center.


Pakistan blasts kill 123 as Bhutto returns

A suspected suicide bomber killed at least 123 people on Friday in an attack on former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto as she was driven through Karachi to greet supporters on her return from eight years in exile.


Payton ... again Padre torments Schmidt, wasting No. 701 by Bonds

Giants fans need not feel left out if they didn't make the after-party. It was not nearly as good as the main event. A day after Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run, he encored with his 701st Saturday, ripping


EPA: U.S. Waterways Contain Polluted Fish

One of every three lakes in the United States, and nearly one-quarter of the nation's rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there.


DarkHand writes "Mount St. Helens has become even more unstable in the last few hours. The US Geological Surveys Cascades Volcano Observatory has increased the volcanic alert around the volcano to level 2


CIA tried to get Mafia to kill Castro: documents

The CIA worked with two of the country's most-wanted criminals in a botched "gangster-type" attempt to assassinate Cuban President Fidel Castro in the early 1960s, according to documents released by the CIA on Tuesday.


Sound of Music star Connie Fisher, who won a BBC talent show, is nominated for two theatre awards.


British Man Wins Court Fight to Help Wife Die

The husband of a critically-ill British  woman won a legal fight Tuesday to take his wife to Switzerland  to end her life, a ruling that throws Britain's tough laws  against assisting suicide into confusion.  A judge at London's  High Court said it was not for him to decide whether the  husband of a woman identified only as "Mrs. Z" should be  allowed to take her abroad to end her life and overturned a  temporary ban.


INDIANAPOLIS -- None of the tickets sold for the latest Hoosier Lotto game matched all six numbers drawn, so the jackpot grows to an estimated $7 million for Wednesday's drawing.


1930s aircraft an inspiration for 100 mpg cars

EcoMotors is concocting an engine with two pistons in one honking cylinder. It harks back to what plane engineers tinkered with in the 1930s.


Disney CEO Bob Iger has been a pleasant surprise.


'Lo dicono tutti i medici che lo hanno visitato'


A US delegation headed by Secretary of State Colin Powell and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, brother of President George W. Bush, will travel to southern Asia Sunday to assess humanitarian needs, a White House spokesman said Thursday.


With Oil Near $50 a Barrel, Gas Prices Start to Inch Up

Gasoline prices are heading up, ending an unusual period in which gasoline prices were falling even as oil prices rose.


Crude Oil Falls as Energy Department May Tap Strategic Reserve

Crude oil in New York fell from a one-month high after the White House said the US may loan oil to refineries from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to make up for supply disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.


Winn-Dixie reports $153.1 million loss in first quarter

Winn-Dixie's stock is taking a beating after the supermarket giant issued a poor earnings statement. Winn-Dixie is reporting a loss of 153 million dollars in the quarter ending September 22nd.


Fears that N. Korea may test nuke this weekend

Japan's top government spokesman says Tokyo is stepping up monitoring of North Korea amid speculation that the communist nation could carry out a nuclear test as early as this weekend.


Israel Expands Gaza Offensive, Kills 5 Militants

The Israeli army killed five Palestinians  in missile strikes Friday as it poured reinforcements into the  Gaza Strip, expanding a ground offensive intended to root out  militants firing rockets at Israeli towns.


Ten economic Nobel Prize winners endorse Kerry

Concerned over Republican President George W. Bush's handling of the US economy, 10 Nobel laureates in economics announced in a public letter their endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.


It's hardly Bolshevism to propose taxing non-doms

Comment is free: Martin Kettle: Ministers are afraid to assert the principles that underpin the wider contract between efficiency and fairness


EU Cuts 2005 Fish Quotas to Save Depleted Species

The EU ordered minor cuts in 2005 national fish catches Wednesday, rejecting proposals to shut fishing grounds in favor of more limits on the time trawlers can hunt for depleted species like cod.


New Rowhouse Rooflines Raising Eyebrows in D.C.

The broad front stairs and dark brick evoke a style of rowhouse that has become a Washington icon over the past century.


NASA managers kept close tabs on the weather Thursday as thunderstorms and low clouds threatened to prevent space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts from landing after a trip to the international space station.


Yahoo Inc.'s recently resurgent stock retreated by more than 5 percent Friday amid fears that a setback in a lucrative partnership with AT&T Inc. will undercut the anticipated gains from an overhaul of the Web portal's advertising platform.


The Times sticks its neck out The Times has compiled a list of what it reckons will be the 50 big movie hits of 2008, boldly sticking Batman's next outing, The Dark Knight, at the top of its blockbuster compilation.â¦


Sindacato, 'irricevibili' le posizioni di Alitalia


After their epic comeback against the  New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox can now lift a curse  hanging over them for more than 80 years.


When President Bush turned 60 last year, the milestone garnered interest around the globe. On Friday, he turned a year older, but to much less notice.


Spain poised to sanction same-sex marriages

MADRID Spainâs cabinet proposed legislation Friday allowing same-sex marriages and for homosexuals to adopt children, pressing ahead with its liberal agenda despite vociferous opposition from the influential Roman Catholic Church.


High Winds and High Score Fail to Keep Wie Down

After her dazzling performance at the Sony Open last year, Michelle Wie had loftier goals, but she shot a five-over-par 75 in the first round on Thursday.


Violent video game effects linger in brain: study

Teens who play violent video games show  increased activity in areas of the brain linked to emotional  arousal and decreased responses in regions that govern  self-control, a study released on Tuesday found.


By Simon Fluendy, Financial Mail on Sunday, London  Feb. 25--Trade Secretary Alistair Darling faces growing political  pressure this week over the purchase by Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB of a 17.9 per  cent stake in ITV.


IRAQ: ITALIANE, SEQUESTRI CHE HANNO COINVOLTO ITALIANI

ROMA - Con la liberazione di Simona Torretta e Simona Pari si conclude oggi felicemente una stagione di sequestri di cittadini italiani in Iraq, cominciata nell'aprile scorso. Purtroppo di sette italiani presi


Algeria to earn 31 billion dollars from oil and gas in 2004

Algeria's exports of oil and gas will bring in over 31 billion dollars (24 billion euros) in 2004, Energy Minister Chakib Khelil said.


Ending nearly three months of suspense about his future, the Miami Heat center said Sunday night that heâll play again next season.


Roma, 15:11 - MERCATO, AGENTE AMAURI: FUTURO IN CHAMPIONS E ALTO INGAGGIO

Mariano Grimaldi, procuratore dell'attaccante brasiliano Amauri del Palermo, corteggiatissimo da gra...


Branson unveils glimpse of Virgin civilian spaceship

British billionaire Richard Branson unveiled a mockup of his Virgin Galactic civilian spaceship, vowing to do his part to make space travel a reality for millions of people.


Voice seems to be al Qaeda leader calling for uprising

The Arabic language TV news network Al-Jazeera on Friday aired what it claims is a new audiotape from al Qaeda's No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri.


On university campuses in three states, teams funded by Intel Corp. are exploring the future of computing Â and of the market for Intel's industry-driving microprocessors.


Apple Computer reports a 50% jump in fourth quarter profit, driven by strong demand for its iPod music player.


Mantova, 18:30 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: PEGOLO LAVORA PARZIALMENTE IN GRUPPO

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Mantova in vista della gara di sabato contro lo Spezia. Il tecnico Te...


Roche unveils new nanotech diagnosis tool

Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche Holding AG on Tuesday unveiled a new method using nanotechnology to track patients' responses to treatments by monitoring their genes.


Toshiba on Tuesday underlined the growing determination of Japanese companies to protect their intellectual property rights, announcing legal action in Japan and the US against Hynix of South Korea for alleged infringement of its memory chip patents.


Health officials worldwide are worried about unacceptable levels of lead and other metals in certain Ayurvedic preparations.


'Intervento a-politico', precisa il cantante


Plane wreckage proves not to be Fossett's

Searchers completed their first overnight hunt for Steve Fossett, organizers said today, after hopes were dashed that wreckage of the missing adventurer's plane had been found. Fossett vanished after taking off Monday from a ranch in Nevada.


Rich island of Bermuda votes in general election

The wealthy North Atlantic island of Bermuda voted on Tuesday as the ruling party pushed for a third term against an opposition that says the government has failed to tackle the British territory's key challenges.


Kmart Holdings Corp. KMRT.O on Monday  reported its third consecutive quarterly profit and boosted its  cash pile to $2.6 billion as it cut spending on advertising and  discounts, sending its stock up 14 percent.


A Thai zoo workers sprays disinfect chemical as tigers look on at the Sriracha Tiger Zoo in Chonburi province, southeast of Bangkok, Thailand, after the zoo was ordered to close down Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004.


Experts Baffled by Finch Die-Off in Alaska

An increasing number of redpolls are dying off in the Fairbanks area this winter, baffling wildlife biologists. Experts had suspected the red-capped finches were dying of salmonellosis, but preliminary cultures did not confirm the presence of the bacteria.


Impact of 9/11 terror attacks evident in dreams

NEW YORK  - A comparative analysis of dream images suggests how deeply the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks impacted Americans' emotions, researchers report.


Ending a 40-day spat by agreeing to share the iPhone brand, the two companies vow interoperability between their products and Cisco drops its lawsuit. In Gadget Lab.


British billionaire buys hefty stake in Bear Stearns

Funds controlled by British billionaire Joseph Lewis have amassed a seven percent stake in Wall Street investment bank and brokerage Bear Stearns, a US securities filing showed Monday.


Can Bush's Speech Live Up to FDR, JFK and Lincoln?

The best inaugural addresses are  already carved in stone. President Bush has a chance on  Thursday to make a speech worthy of the stonemason's chisel.


Ann Taylor and Gap Say Earnings Fell in the Quarter

Record gasoline prices, in addition to the coldest April in a decade, discouraged shopping during the quarter.


Il trentenne genovese uccise in agosto la sua ex fidanzatadopo mesi di minacce. E' accusato anche di un altro delitto                                          Delfino dichiarato seminfermo di mente potrebbe avere uno sconto di pena                                                                                di MASSIMO CALANDRI


Nel 1954 l'installazione del primo calcolatore elettronico d'Europa. Se ne discutera' in un convegno che si tiene oggi a Milano presso il Politecnico. MILANO. Nel 1954 il Rettore del Politecnico di Milano, Gino


The Iranian press is unhappy at the deal Tehran has agreed with the European Union to suspend most of its uranium enrichment in a bid to resolve the dispute over its nuclear programme.


Iraq Detainees CIA reportedly secretly removes detainees from Iraq

WASHINGTON The CIA has reportedly moved as many as a dozen prisoners out of Iraq in the last six months, which could violate international treaties.


Bush in bid to twist Republican arms on security

President George W. Bush went to the   U.S. Capitol on Thursday to prod fellow Republicans to back his   plans to track and try terrorism suspects, but some pushed   ahead with a competing measure the White House opposes.


Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has expanded its increasingly popular mobile line of chips, named Sempron. The new processor has higher performance and integrated EVP anti-virus technology.


The burly nomad with a henna beard and a fierce scowl grips the pen between his thick fingers. Turgul cannot read the election material around him, but is determined to practice the first vote of his life.


Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., the world's largest maker and distributor of PepsiCo's beverages, edged past analysts' estimates by a penny in its third-quarter results released Tuesday.


United Parcel Service Inc., Atlanta, announced yesterday that it will pay $100 million to take over most of the international express delivery operations of its Chinese partner, Sinotrans.


Rangers supporters chief John Macmillan today called for the Scottish Football Association to take action against Celtic manager Martin OâNeill after he branded Gers fans âracistâ.


New Orleans pained, proud of Katrina documentary

They came from down the block and  from hours away to see director Spike Lee's view of how  Hurricane Katrina changed their lives, and New Orleanians were  sad and proud of what they viewed.


England lose both openers early in the opening one-dayer against Pakistan in Cardiff.


Edwards Addresses Black Ohio Churchgoers

Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards assured mostly black churchgoers Sunday that a record turnout would render meaningless a federal court decision that limits where some votes can be cast.


US Sees Hard Fight, Low Civilian Toll in Falluja

Well-armed insurgents will retreat into the heart of Falluja before making a stand against US and Iraqi troops aiming to take control of the city, the top American officer in Iraq predicted on Monday.


Regulators will tell Europe's mobile phone operators to  cut the cost of overseas texting and internet access.


Putin rules out talks with Chechen rebels

LONDON: Russian President Vladimir Putin has forcefully ruled out any negotiations with Chechen separatists following the deaths of more than 350 people in a hostage-taking crisis in southern Russia, The Guardian newspaper reported on Tuesday.


French police halt their training technique for sniffer dogs after explosives are loaded onto a flight in Paris.


Intel gets approval to build $2.5B plant in China

(InfoWorld) - The Chinese government has given Intel permission to build a $2.5 billion chip-manufacturing plant in Dalian, on China's northeastern coast. Intel plans to build a plant that will produce semiconductors, including microprocessors, on 300-millimeter wafers using a 90-nanometer manufacturing process, China's NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission) said in an announcement (in Chinese) on its Web site. The plant will have a monthly production capacity of 52,000 chips, it said. The planned plant will be the first constructed by Intel in China, and it will operate along with test and assembly plants in Shanghai and Chengdu, a city in southwestern China. The NDRC announcement did not say when construction will begin on the plant or when it would begin production. Intel declined to comment on the NDRC announcement. "We haven't made any announcements, and we don't plan to," said Chuck Mulloy, a company spokesman. If the NDRC announcement is accurate, the Dalian plant would be a coup for the Chinese government, which has made the development of the country's semiconductor-manufacturing industry a national priority. The most advanced production technology currently used by Intel is a 65-nanometer process, and the company has plans to begin producing chips using a 45-nanometer process later this year. The lower the number, the smaller the size of the smallest feature that can be created on a chip. Moving to a more advanced production process means chips can be produced at a lower cost, since more can be crammed onto a single silicon wafer. More advanced process technologies also generally help to improve performance and reduce power consumption. While a planned plant in Dalian that uses a 90-nanometer process technology would lag several generations behind the most advanced technology used by Intel, the plant would still rank among the most sophisticated in the world. Ben Ames in Boston contributed to this report.


Both teams have 42 points after 17 matches and the same goal difference but AZ have scored 44 against PSV's 42. Ajax Amsterdam are third on 34 and travel to Groningen on Sunday.


Russia: our space atom rockets are bigger, nyah nyah

'Son of Star Wars' a phantom menace Analysis Russian strategic forces revealed this week that they have successfully tested a new intercontinental nuclear weapon, underscoring their ability to penetrate the developing US missile shield.â¦


The accounting irregularities at home loan giant Fannie Mae could end up raising mortgage rates, but the impact, if any, will be difficult to measure given the enormous size and dynamic nature of the market.


Judge dismisses civil suit in CIA leak scandal

A U.S. judge on Thursday threw out former CIA analyst Valerie Plame's lawsuit against Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials for disclosing her identity to the public.


Sun acquisition to boost IT services portfolio

Sun is moving from its traditional focus on supporting only its Solaris operating system platform and beefing up its support for competing operating systems such as Windows, HP-UX and AIX, with the purchase of IT services company SevenSpace.


The Archbishop of Glasgow gives his support to nine firefighters disciplined for refusing to hand out leaflets during a gay rights march.


MEXICO CITY, Jan. 4 -- Drug cartels are trying to influence the outcomes of major elections in Mexico by kidnapping and threatening candidates, according to Mexican Attorney General Eduardo Medina Mora.


An Indian helicopter dropping aid over the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands is attacked by tribesmen.


Space shuttles survive Jeanne; assembly building loses more panels

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.- NASA's three space shuttles are just fine, but the already damaged Vehicle Assembly Building lost more of wall panels to Hurricane Jeanne overnight and this morning.


Imperial buys 4th biggest U.S. cigarette maker

Britain's Imperial Tobacco agreed to buy Commonwealth Brands, the fourth-biggest cigarette maker in the United States, but its shares fell on Thursday as speculation faded it might be a bid target itself.


G. P. Sippy, Indian Filmmaker Whose âSholayâ Was a Bollywood Hit, Dies at 93

Mr. Sippy was an Indian filmmaker whose 1975 blockbuster âSholayâ (âEmbersâ) remains the most famous Hindi movie and the biggest commercial success for Bollywood.


South Africa is to help Mozambique cope with the aftermath of a cyclone which hit the country on Thursday.


Tony Blair denies Michael Howard's claim that control of the UK's borders has been handed to Brussels.


Microsoft rings up multibillion dollar profit

The world's biggest software company, Microsoft Corporation, said last night that its first quarter profits swelled to $2.9 billion as consumers and businesses pumped up demand for new computers.


Prime Minister John Howard's conservative alliance handily won a fourth term in Australia's parliamentary elections Saturday, overcoming widespread anger at his decision to send troops to Iraq last year and his pledge to keep them there.


KUANTAN: Malaysiaâs âscorpion queenâ Nur Malena Hassan has broken the world record after staying in a glass enclosure at the Kuantan Parade here with 6,060 scorpions for 32 days.


Musharraf likely to announce continuation in army post

Islamabad: Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf will address the nation over state media on Thursday during which he is expected to formally announce his decision to continue to hold the post of Chief of Army Staff beyond December 31 this year


The ninth tropical depression of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season formed Wednesday in the central Atlantic, but it was not expected to become a hurricane or threaten land, forecasters said.


Kagame accuses France of supporting Rwanda genocide

Rwandan President Paul Kagame accused France on Wednesday of actively supporting the 1994 genocide in his country when 800,000 people were slaughtered.


Star Trek's much loved Captain James Tiberius Kirk aka actor William Shatner lost at least 800 fans in one go, after he fooled them into believing that they were acting in a sci-fi movie, whereas they were actually being filmed for a spoof.


In the Internet age, making telephone contact with a human for customer service is a daunting task. Some companies no longer disclose phone numbers. But some consumers have found ways around the blockade.


It wasn't long ago that Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign scoffed at the notion that young voters would deliver an election. How quickly things can change.


L'Osservatorio del Viminale ha reso note le decisioni per il turno infrasettimanaleGalliani critica la scelta su Milan-Roma di domenica: "Incomprensibile il divieto sui biglietti"                                          Via libera al derby di Roma di sera Tifosi del Napoli ancora sotto esame


Cassini Sending Back Data on Saturn Moon

A radar image of the surface of Saturn's moon Titan, taken Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2004, by the spacecraft Cassini, is seen in this photo courtesy of NASA.


Bryant sets new mark as Lakers hold off Knicks

Kobe Bryant scored 39 to become the  youngest NBA player to reach 20,000 career points when the Los  Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 95-90 on Sunday.


Man Uses Fake $50 for Girl Scout Cookies

LOUISVILLE, Colo. - Somebody handed a group of Girl Scouts a bogus $50 bill and left with three boxes of their famous cookies and $40.25 in change, police said Wednesday.


Heathrow Launches RFID Trial to Track Luggage

The U.K.âs busiest airport is starting to affix radio chips to the luggage of passengers as part of an experiment aimed at reducing lost bags.


An insurance company sued a prominent Denver minister and four of his affiliated church groups Tuesday, accusing them of filing fraudulent life-insurance claims on behalf of parishioners.


U.N. panel says "very likely" humans cause warming

The U.N. climate panel agreed on Thursday it was "very likely" that human activities were the main cause of global warming in the past 50 years, stepping up certainty from a 2001 report, delegates said.


Steps to Get Your New Computer Running Right

The consumer electronics business can craft products that can be taken out of the box, turned on and properly used without a glance at a manual, but the home computer still isn't among them.


Mediators to meet in Jerusalem after Gaza split

Envoys for international powers trying to mediate a peace in the Middle East agreed on Friday to talk in Jerusalem next week, a day after the first meeting in two months between Israeli and Palestinian leaders.


Barcellona, 15:09 - CALCIO, BARCELLONA: VAN BRONCKHORST GRATIS AL FEYENOORD

Giovanni van Bronckhorst lascia il Barcellona e torna in patria. Il 32enne esterno olandese ritorna ...


HOUSTON - The city of Houston and its baseball team have waited more than 42 years to celebrate a playoff series victory. They might never have a better opportunity than they have on Sunday.


AFTER 1,000 games, 18 years and 18 trophies as manager of arguably the world's most popular club, Sir Alex Ferguson has one remaining wish.


Consumers kept charging at a rapid pace on their credit cards in July although their overall borrowing slowed a bit.


Roger Clemens asks Houston for a Â£12m salary but may still retire from baseball.


The Dow Jones industrial average rose 89 to ten-thousand-77. Gainers on the New York Stock Exchange outnumbered losers by a better than two-to-one margin.


Who do FedEx Ground drivers work for, anyways?


Roma, 11:01 - MORTE POLIZIOTTO, RUGGERI: SENZA PUBBLICO NON GIOCHEREMO

''Improvvisamente abbiamo scoperto di non avere piÃ¹ la deroga per giocare nel nostro stadio. Mi semb...


MODENA, Italy  - Legendary Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, who brought opera to the masses, died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 71.


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Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived Sunday in Beijing for a two-day visit after holding talks in Tokyo. China expects "to have an extensive exchange of views" with the


Il racconto di Simone: "Hanno dormito con me, poi mi hanno guidato fino al fiume". Sta bene, presto dimesso dall'ospedale                                                  "La mia notte nel bosco con i cani mai avuto paura grazie a loro"


Clinton promises to save Social Security

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton promised retirees that if elected president she will not cut Social Security benefits, raise the retirement age or privatize the taxpayer-funded system.


Kofi Annan tours tsunami-hit Sri Lanka but a visit to rebel-held areas is vetoed by the government.


Princess Diana's sons briefed on the probe into her death: news reports

Princes William and Harry have been briefed on the conclusions of a British probe into the 1997 death of their mother Diana, Princess of Wales, news media reported Wednesday.


Human rights group Amnesty International called on US law enforcement agencies on Tuesday to suspend use of Taser electric-shock weapons, demanding an independent inquiry into the devices, which Amnesty says have contributed to more


Russia's foreign minister warns Moscow will stand firm on "red line" issues like missile defence and Kosovo.


Potter, Kindle mark year's literary news

Three days before Thanksgiving, Amazon.com unveiled its Kindle e-book reader, the latest, and surely not the last, hand-held device meant to bring the centuries-old experience of the printed page to the digital age.


TV stars dress up for Emmy "Sopranos" bash

The biggest stars of U.S. television will don their bow ties and finery on Sunday for an Emmy Awards gala shaping up as a farewell bash for America's favorite mob family, "The Sopranos."


By FRAZIER MOORE, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  THE CLOSER  9 p.m. Monday, TNT  As folks might say back in Atlanta, where she hails from, Brenda Leigh Johnson is a caution. She's a stitch. She's a sight.


Wet summer takes fizz out of cider sales

Business & money: Company behind Magners and Bulmers sees its shares slump more than 12%.


Brescia, 19:29 - CALCIO, ROMA: DAL BRESCIA IN PRESTITO MARTINEZ

Il Brescia ha ceduto in prestito alla Roma il difensore Gilberto Martinez, 27 anni. (Nic. Api)</i...


The International Association of Athletics Federations is expected to announce today that the Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou have been suspended over doping charges arising from the Athens Olympic Games.


New Church of England schools should offer 25% of places to pupils from outside the faith, government is told.


Producer prices up on energy rise in May

A big jump in energy costs sharply pushed up prices that U.S. manufacturers and wholesalers paid for goods last month, but outside of energy the inflation picture looked tame.


Calcio: Intrer, Recoba salterÃ  l'Udinese

"Al termine dell'allenamento Ã¨ rimasto in campo per calciare qualche rigore e ha accusato questo fastidio al rientro negli spogliatoi". A parlare, Ã¨ il tecnico nerazzurro, Roberto Mancini riferendosi al suo attaccante Alvaro Recoba.


Britain took a shock gold in the men's Olympic 4x100 meters relay Saturday, pipping favorites the United States by one hundredth of a second.


California wildfires create 'utter devastation'

350,000 San Diego County homes evacuated   Fierce winds fuel fires; 400,000 acres burnEvacuees find shelter in schools, stadiumOfficial: Not "enough fire engines in the state"


Ukrainian Parliament Sets Sunday as Inauguration Day, Capping Prolonged Presidential Race

The Ukrainian parliament voted Thursday to hold President-elect Viktor Yushchenko's inauguration this Sunday, capping a months-long presidential election marked by fraud allegations, mass street protests and ...


Fatah, Hamas men abducted freed: sources

Fatah and Hamas members abducted by gunmen were freed late on Monday as part of deal between the two side, Fatah and Hamas sources said.


The BBC's Alasdair Sandford examines reaction in France to the massive fraud by a Paris-based bank trader.


Wealth funds bristle at rich country wariness

DAVOS, Switzerland  - The United States and other countries must not demonize sovereign wealth funds as they come to the aid of troubled U.S. banks, some of the world's biggest state-run investors said on Thursday.


French actor Philippe Noiret, best-known for his role in Cinema Paradiso, dies in France at the age of 76.


Former Run-DMC star Darryl McDaniels creates an award show to challenge negative perceptions of hip-hop.


Roma, 15:13 - CALCIO, SACCHI: TIFOSI VIOLENTI PROTETTI DA CLUB E POLITICI

''Questi violenti sono stati indirizzati verso l'ambito sportivo perchÃ© le società conniventi...


SALEM, Ore. -- Cities in Oregon have suburbs that come to a sudden and seemingly arbitrary stop. They slammed into an "urban growth boundary," which for decades prevented townhouses and strip malls from invading the state's farmland and forests.


Killer heat wave bakes southern California

A heat wave swept southern California for a sixth day on Sunday, claiming the lives of an elderly couple, setting record temperatures and leaving thousands of customers without power.


Jonathan Snook's Blog: Password Protecting Admin Functions in CakePHP

Jonathan Snook has posted a helpful trick for CakePHP users out there looking to secure sections of their site away from "normal users" and keep it only in the hands of the admins.   I just wanted to document this for easy future reference but if you don't want to hook up a complex user adminstration with authorization components, you can simply specify that the admin path be password protected in either your .htaccess file or in your httpd.conf.   This method is actually one of the built-in methods Apache has for restricting access (http authentication) that he's placed on his "/admin" directory. Call htpasswd to create the password file and you're all set to go.


A car bomber blew himself up in a convoy of foreign troops on a main road in Kabul on Monday, killing five people, police said.


Colombian Rebels Deny Plotting to Kill Bush

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian rebels on Wednesdaydenied government accusations they plotted to kill PresidentBush during a visit to the port of Cartagena last week.


Li Fights Against Formulaic Action Films

Jet Li wants to touch your soul before he kicks your butt. The Hong Kong action star says too many martial-arts movies ignore heart and emotion in favor of vengeance and gore.


Harrowing footage shows Hassan pleading for her life

Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped British aid worker, appeared in a new and harrowing video yesterday, weeping and asking Tony Blair to save her life by halting the deployment of British


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Arcelor to buy Severstal, to create world's biggest steelmaker

European steelmaker Arcelor said it would buy Russian company Severstal in a 12-billion-euro (15.3-billion-dollar) deal aimed at thwarting a hostile raid by Mittal Steel.


Bollywood comes together for a unique tsunami relief effort


Japan's justice minister said Monday a "friend of a friend" who belonged to al-Qaeda had entered the country repeatedly with false passports and disguises


Ailing British baby's parents plead for her to be kept alive

The father of a gravely ill premature baby, whose doctors wish to end her life, told a British court that his daughter was a "fighter" and that future scientific developments could enrich her life.


World economy switches engines as US shudders: OECD

The U.S. economy is running out of steam but Europe's resurgence and Asia's awakening will prevent the world's economy from derailing as it did after the stock market crash of 2000, the OECD said in a report on Tuesday.


Torino, 18:40 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: ZANETTI, ZEBINA E TREZEGUET TORNANO IN GRUPPO

Ripresa degli allenamenti per la Juventus dopo il pareggio di Rimini. Presenti anche Zanetti, Zebina...


Kellogg  Co , the world's biggest maker of breakfast cereal, on Monday reported a rise in quarterly earnings as increased sales and a weak dollar helped offset higher prices for ingredients such as corn and milk.


A stand-off between Russian forces and two army deserters has ended after one of the soldiers shot himself and the other surrendered, Russia's Interfax news agency reported, quoting a police source.


Rice Hails Family at Swearing-In Ceremony

America's first black woman secretary of state took the ceremonial oath of office Friday surrounded by family and friends, some who had traveled from her native Alabama, as well as the president, first lady and a Supreme Court justice.


Pro-American Iraqi Blog Provokes Intrigue and Vitriol

A site called Iraqi Bloggers Central, which is quite upbeat about the American presence in Iraq, has provoked a deluge of intrigue and vitriol among its peer sites.


BEA finally says yes to Oracle - for $8.5bn

After Larry flashes extra cash Oracle has signed a definitive agreement to buy BEA for $8.5bn.â¦


Blackburn Rovers has confirmed Graeme Souness has left the Lancashire club to take over the vacant position as manager of Newcastle United.


Flags at Lambeau Field are being lowered to half-staff through Sunday's playoff game in memory of legendary player Reggie White, who died Sunday.


Burundi's president is warned against amending the constitution to let him run in this year's elections.


Roma, 11:43 - CALCIO, DOPING: PAGOTTO ANCORA POSITIVO

Angelo Pagotto, portiere del Crotone, è risultato positivo per cocaina all'antidoping. L'estr...


Citigroup's Peterson Tells Japan Lawmakers He'll Fix Breaches

Citigroup Inc.'s top Japan executive Douglas Peterson told lawmakers he will improve employee training to help fix compliance breaches that cost the company its private banking license in the country.


Dell Shifts its AMD Systems to Retail Sales

Dell has trimmed its online selection of AMD-based consumer systems, focusing instead on offering Intel-based PCs.


Contact of dead ex-agent seriously ill as investigation continues

A contact of the poisoned ex-intelligence agent Alexander Litvinenko is seriously ill with radiation sickness and has briefly been in a coma, a medical source said as an investigation into the mystery broadened.


Vigils, curbside HIV screening, public forums with District teens and a demonstration across from the White House are planned for today and this weekend to mark World AIDS Day in the city with the worst rate of infection in the United States.


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A little-known actor has been cast as Superman in a big-budget film slated for 2006, according to Variety magazine.


Rules of debate: No asking each other questions

Excerpts from the "Memorandum of Understanding" signed by President Bush's and Sen. John Kerry's campaigns before the debates: No opening statements, but each candidate gets a two-minute closing statement.


Diesel engines deliver great mileage but emit polluting gases.


The historic chess match between American Bobby Fischer and Soviet champion Boris Spassky was the Cold War played out with pawns instead of missiles, a combat of mind games between two masters at the height of their powers.


A group representing Israeli victims of Palestinian violence was mounting a court challenge against the planned release Friday of 256 prisoners, and a Palestinian Cabinet minister criticized the gesture as inadequate.


Television: Talking Politics, Drawing Viewers

As television viewers paid increasing attention this year to the presidential race, they often sought out more politically opinionated talk, at least on cable.


ZymoGenetics gets the ref's OK to enter the fray.


McKenzie Ends Holdout and Returns to Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisc. (Sports Network) - Green Bay Packers  cornerback Mike McKenzie ended his lengthy holdout Wednesday  afternoon and joined his teammates in preparation for Week 2.


Amputates vestigial home broadband tentacle Cable and Wireless has fired off letters to Bulldog broadband customers telling them they will be cut off in less than a month because it doesn't want them dangling around anymore.â¦


A liberal advocacy group's print ad attacking Gen. David Petraeus drew a firestorm of criticism from both sides of the aisle on Monday.


Pakistani from NY accused of aiding Sikh militants

Federal prosecutors on Monday said a Pakistani living in New York wired money and tried to send foot soldiers to a Sikh militant organization aimed at violently forcing India's government into letting the group form its own state.


Target says to match Wal-Mart generic drug prices

Target Corp.  said on Thursday that it will match Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  new, lower prices on generic drugs in all Florida Target pharmacies beginning on Friday.


DDI survey finds that Selfridges, Birmingham, England, rules in store ...

Selfridges in Birmingham, England showcases the best in recent retail store design, while Wal-Mart, despite its stellar record for sales, is one of the worst-designed stores in today's retail arena, according ...


Pictures Reveal Mercuryâs Tumultuous Past

The Messenger spacecraft that zipped past Mercury two weeks ago found more evidence of the innermost planetâs turbulent past.


Il funerale in forma privata si terra' nella citta' di Perth


Paris Hilton not eating or sleeping: report

Paris Hilton has not eaten or slept  since arriving at the medical ward of a Los Angeles jail and is  being given psychoactive drugs, celebrity Web site TMZ.com  reported on Saturday, citing law enforcement sources.


A national health report released Monday shows that progress in the nation's overall healthiness is slowing dramatically and even declining in some areas -- a trend that's reflected locally.


Frailty of U.S. Finances Has Japanese Agonizing

As talk of an American recession has helped batter global financial markets, economic policy makers in Japan have largely sat on the sidelines.


US Forces Kill 125 Iraq Militants, Tighten Grip On Samarra

Baghdad, Oct. 3 (NNN): US and Iraqi forces claim to have tightened their grip on Samarra after an operation that began on Friday that reportedly left over 125 rebels dead.


Michael Vaughan says Steve Harmison can rediscover his top form in South Africa.


Senior coalition partners US President George W. Bush, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair found themselves facing harsh criticism this past weekend over their handling of the situation in Iraq.


Leigh stumbles on stage with "Two Thousand Years"

"American Pie" star Natasha  Lyonne's personal struggles have been tabloid fodder for years.  But who knows how much of what's been written about her is  true?


Debate Heats Up Over Seoul's Nuclear Admissions

North Korea is accusing the United States of applying "double standards" in its role as one of the mediators in six-party nuclear nonproliferation talks on the Korean peninsula.


Apple made good on its promise to add unprotected tracks to its online digital media store Wednesday. As expected, individual unprotected tracks are available for $1.29.


Storms battered the western United States on Saturday with strong winds, heavy rains and a blanket of snow that caused widespread power outages, a levee break in Nevada and two deaths in California.


Khmer Rouge tribunal pact OKd in Cambodia

Cambodia's legislature on Monday approved a long-delayed agreement to put surviving Khmer Rouge leaders on trial for atrocities that claimed nearly two million lives during their murderous rule in the late 1970s.


Senior Bobby Kelly and the Northeastern Huskies maintained their mastery of conference foes at Matthews Arena.


The flu vaccine is not the only vaccine that Americans could find in short supply due to a lack of enough manufacturing facilities licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration.


Iâve recently been thinking about picking up a new laptop computer and handing off my Compaq (which has worked great over the past 3 years) to my wife for her excursion into the travel industry.


President Nicolas Sarkozy has sprinkled the parched French economy with dozens of little enticements since his election in May, all paving the way for an assault on the crux of France's woes: the labor laws.


An autopsy on the body of Australian actor Heath Ledger, who has died aged 28, is found to be inconclusive.


A man pleads not guilty to the murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common more than 15 years ago.


Missing Iranian "founded" Hezbollah: Israeli spy

An Iranian ex-deputy defense minister who went missing in what may have been a Western intelligence operation is best known to Israel as the "founder" of Lebanon's Hezbollah, a retired Israeli spy said on Wednesday.


Peacekeepers in S. Ossetia will disarm militia

TSKHINVALI. Aug 20 (Interfax) - Russian peacekeepers deployed in South Ossetia plan to collect weapons from militia units in Ossetian and Georgian villages in the self-proclaimed republic.


A legal challenge to the government's smoking ban in England will be launched at the High Court.