Congressman says he may hold hearings on Hamm case

WASHINGTON - The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Friday he may hold hearings on how US and international gymnastic officials handled the case of Paul Hamm's Olympic gold medal.


Six-way talks blocked: Ifax quotes N Korea source

Six-way talks on North Korea cannot restart this year or in the foreseeable future because of "unacceptable" U.S. conditions, Russia's Interfax news agency quoted a North Korean diplomatic source as saying on Wednesday.


TV phone-in quizzes have been "sloppy" and viewers' trust is at "rock bottom", says phone regulator Icstis.


In the past three decades, Bart's Rule has held sway, at least for Australian and New Zealand stayers. Bart's Rule is the dictum of legendary trainer Bart Cummings that horses should have


Vitamin D, Calcium Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk

TUESDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Premenopausal women who get a lot of vitamin D and calcium may cut their risk of breast cancer by almost a third, Harvard Medical School researchers report.


Sony's new generation of digital music players play both its Atrac format and MP3s, allowing Japan's electronics giant to better compete with Apple's iPod.


La stilista precisa: abito apparteneva a mia ultima sfilata


Eight Workers killed in Dubai Airport Collapse

DUBAI (United Arab Emirates): eight workers were killed on Monday when part of a wall collapsed at a construction site for a new state-of-the-art terminal at Dubai's international airport, the Department of Civil Aviation were quoted as saying.


Kluivert insists the best is yet to come

Patrick Kluivert has sent out a chill warning to both the Barclays Premiership and Europe after launching his Newcastle career in style.


A Pembrokeshire woman diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year has inspired her village to stage a week of fundraising events.


Dow Closes Down 37 on Wal-Mart Sales Slump

NEW YORK - A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sent stocks mostly lower Monday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week's highs, would curb consumer spending and hurt companies' third-quarter earnings...


Breast cancer survivors risk heart disease: study

Women treated with radiation for breast cancer during the 1980s may have a higher risk of heart disease, researchers in the Netherlands reported on Wednesday.


France's crusader of the far right, who rallied flag-waving followers at a National Front party congress Sunday, is making his sixth long-shot bid for France's presidency.


Oracle buys BEA Systems for $7.85 billion

At an asking price of nearly $8 billion, BEA Systems was finally talked into an Oracle buyout. But with Oracle's long history of software buyouts, will it cut BEA -- and its many business customers -- enough slack?


L'ammistratore delegato in una lettera rivolta a Geronzi


After Israeli missiles hit his neighborhood, a Hezbollah stronghold south of Beirut, 21-year-old waiter Tareq Jarah quit his job and hopped on his scooter.


Singapore Airlines agrees to buy up to 31  Boeing planes for use on its medium and long-haul routes.


'Spider-Man' Climbs Building Bare-Handed

PARIS - A French urban climber who calls himself "Spider-Man" scaled a 59-story Paris office building Wednesday with his bare hands and without using any ropes.    Alain Robert took less than 45 minutes to climb the nearly 700-foot-tall Montparnasse Tower building, gripping the metal girders on his way up...


Nadal Beats Soderling and the Rain at Wimbledon

The rain-delayed, five-day passion play at Wimbledon ended today with Rafael Nadal defeating Robin Soderling.


Deutsche Bank sells 109 properties to Eurocastle Investment

Deustche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, said it finalised the sale of a portfolio of 109 business properties to British investment fund Eurocastle Investment for 300 million euros (211 million pounds).


Ukraine Set to Name PM President, Regions Rebel

More than 100,000 Ukrainians poured into  the streets of their capital on Monday to protest over the  result of a presidential election they say was stolen by  backers of Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich.


EU diplomats said Sunday that the transfer of a Bosnian Serb genocide suspect to the UN war crimes tribunal will lead to closer ties between the EU and Serbia and Montenegro.


Blog: It's not a home pregnancy test, but it will tell you if your biodiesel is good.


Second seed Jiri Novak and number three Guillermo Canas will meet in the Heineken Open semi-finals in Shanghai after both posted straight-sets victories on Friday.


Scarperia, 20:21 - F1, TEST AL MUGELLO PER LA TORO ROSSO

Toro Rosso in pista al Mugello negli ultimi test prima della partenza del Mondiale (18 marzo a Melbo...


The Palestinian prime minister said Saturday his security forces had arrested a number of suspects in the killings of two off-duty Israeli soldiers in the West Bank and had given Israeli authorities weapons taken from the dead men by their attackers.


The average price of a gallon of gasoline has spiked 5 cents over the past two weeksin the United States, a national survey said Sunday.


NASA Selects Undergraduate Teams to Fly On 'Weightless Wonder'

HOUSTON, Dec. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- Thirty-four undergraduate student teams have been selected to fly and conduct experiments aboard NASA's "Weightless Wonder" reduced gravity aircraft next spring.


Hundreds of airline passengers suffered disruption to their travel plans when a major regional airport was shut down for an hour after a humming and vibrating adult sex toy was mistaken for a bomb.


Parasite Infects 80,000 Md. Trout: 'Whirling Disease' Forces Killings at Hatcheries and Lowers Spring Stocks

By Tom Pelton, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 15--A parasite that deforms the spines and skulls of trout -- making them swim in circles often until they die -- has infected 80,000 fish in two hatcheries in Western Maryland, state officials said yesterday.


Delta CEO tells senator no merger deal yet

The chief executive of Delta Air Lines  told a U.S. senator on Tuesday there is no merger agreement yet with Northwest Airlines , but the two sides are continuing to work toward a deal.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits he is "flabbergasted" by his side's Carling Cup exit to Coventry.


The proportion of 14-year-olds reaching the expected standard in English fell last year but by less than thought.


Argentine leader riled by US cash charge

Argentina's new president reacted furiously Thursday to accusations by U.S. prosecutors that an intercepted suitcase full of cash from Venezuela was meant to finance her election campaign, calling the charge "garbage in international politics."


Nobel literature laureate Orhan Pamuk said Wednesday he felt "sad" about the current state of relations between the European Union and his native Turkey.Comment


THERE WAS a time when purchasing a home was something only married couples did. However, increasingly, single, widowed, and divorced women with and without children are making the choice to purchase a home on their own. Yet, the economic and social consequences of subprime lending practices on them are subjects few are discussing.


Monster jobs index dips in Sept on housing woes

The Monster Employment Index, a gauge  of U.S. online job demand, eased in September as a cooling  housing market led to subdued recruitment in the financial  services and real estate sectors.


Norway's supreme court ruled Thursday that a student whose Napster.no homepage was linked to free Internet music files must compensate the music industry.


'Se governo non cambia resta nostra posizione'


Microsoft, Linspire Sign Linux Patent Deal

Linspire has signed an agreement with Microsoft that protects the Linux company's customers from patent claims.


Microsoft Corp. Thursday filed lawsuits against 23 companies in California and Florida, alleging distribution of counterfeit software.


Dictating what credit card fans must use to purchase season tickets is another smarmy instance of owner Daniel Snyder wringing the maximum out of the Redskins' faithful.


Russia's anti-trust body said on Saturday it had approved the state oil firm Rosneft's purchase on Thursday of the obscure buyer of the key production unit of beleaguered YUKOS oil company.


What was presented here served the best interests of no one, least of all the composers whose works were so poorly represented.


UPDATE 3-AT&T posts $7.1 bln loss on writedown, job cuts

AT&T Corp. (TN: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 3 US telephone company, on Thursday reported a $7.1 billion third-quarter loss due to $12.


Russia: says terrorists behind air crash, Islamic group

Russia said Friday terrorists were behind a passenger jet crash, as an Islamic group vowing support for Chechen rebels claimed responsibility for that attack and the downing of another airliner on Tuesday.


From burgers to booze, Americans spend big bucks on Independence Day.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- An equestrian doping scandal could cost Ireland its only gold medal from the Athens Olympics. Cian O'Connor won the individual show jumping gold aboard Waterford Crystal, but the horse was


Foreign Office Minister Kim Howells  condemns the violence in the Gaza Strip as "completely unacceptable".


Ban Ki-moon to take oath as U.N. secretary-general

South Korean Ban Ki-moon takes the oath of office as the eighth U.N. secretary-general at a ceremony in the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, less than three weeks before he assumes the post from Kofi Annan.


Despite the Bush administration's pledge to battle terrorist financing, the government's average penalty against companies doing business with countries listed as terrorist-sponsoring states fell sharply after the Sept. 11 attacks, an Associated Press analysis of federal records shows.


J&J: Arthritis Drug May Hike Cancer Risk

Johnson & Johnson is warning doctors  that patients taking its rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may  have a higher risk of lymphoma, a blood cancer, the company  said on Friday.


BRITAIN today said it would unilaterally write off its share of debts owed to the World Bank by the world's poorest countries.


Senate Democrats, eager for a vote on energy legislation, ran into staunch Republican resistance Thursday to requiring that utilities use more wind, solar and other renewable sources to produce electricity.


Asian Markets Ease Higher After Rate Cut

The United States Federal Reserveâs surprise rate cut stemmed losses on the Asian stock markets but heightened fears of a painful recession.


Louisiana native Jerry Babb has two challenges ahead of him as he prepares to lead Louisiana-Lafayette's Ragin' Cajuns into Tiger Stadium on Saturday night — and only one has to do with moving the football against No. 8 LSU.


Lawyers are to sum up in a long-running trial of two Canadian Sikhs accused of bombing an Air India jet in 1985.


Fierce fighting rocks Palestinian camp in Lebanon

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops pounded al Qaeda-inspired militants dug in at a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Friday after the group rejected demands to surrender.


(10/25/04) Cleveland-based ISG Steel is about to change hands. The company is being purchased by a privately owned Dutch steelmaker.


Just getting to the game could be half the battle

Getting a hotel room won't be the only tough part of a Super Bowl trip. No airline currently operates regular, nonstop service between Logan International Airport and Jacksonville, Fla.


Arsenal midfielder Robert Pires is in hot water again with the French football federation who have announced that he will be fined for wearing the logo of a different sports company to the team's official sponsor Adidas.


Film footage dating back 100 years and found in a shop basement is to be shown by the BBC for the first time.


_ No one will mistake this game for the great Bill Parcells-Joe Gibbs duels of the 1980s, but the drama was definitely back when the rivalry resumed.


Prison officers in England and Wales are due to report for work as normal after their national strike was ended.


Bill Clinton got serious about diet and exercise, but it was too late to save him from major heart surgery


Iranâs Nuclear Envoy Resigns Ahead of Talks

The resignation of the negotiator, seen as a moderating influence in Tehran, dimmed hopes for this weekâs talks.


Despite situation on ground, US reaffirms backing for Fatah

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday to express her support for his leadership, even as Hamas dealt him a sweeping military defeat that appeared to wrestle away the last vestiges of his control over the Gaza Strip.


It might be possible to make a pill that prevents the brain damage that marks Alzheimer's disease, US researchers have said. Scientists said they had designed a drug that, at least in test tubes, stops the


Harrah's accepts $17.1 billion private equity bid

The board of the world's largest  casino operator, Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , has  accepted a $17.1 billion buyout bid from private equity groups  Apollo Management and Texas Pacific Group .


Roma, 11:45 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO: UDIENZA BRESCIA IL 13 MARZO

La prima udienza dell'Arbitrato del Brescia nei confronti della Federazione e della Juve, si terr&ag...


There are now 61 confirmed cases of E. coli related to the outbreak that hit Taco Bell restaurants in the Northeast in the past two weeks, including the first confirmed case in New York City, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and New York state health officials.


U.S. tries to reassure Russia on eve of G8 summit

U.S President George W. Bush on Tuesday sought to soothe Russia's Vladimir Putin about U.S. missile shield plans on the eve of a big-power summit that could also expose rifts on climate change and aid for Africa.


Russia observed a day of mourning on Thursday for the 89 people killed when two Russian passenger jets crashed almost simultaneously hundreds of kilometres apart after taking off from the same Moscow airport, raising new fears of terrorist attacks.


Update 1: EU Nominee Confident on Airbus Complaint

Incoming European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson criticized the United States on Monday for failing to stick to bilateral talks to resolve a dispute over government aid to aircraft builders Boeing Co.


Obama coasts to easy win in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Barack Obama easily won South Carolina's bitterly contested Democratic presidential primary with the aid of heavy black support on Tuesday, dealing a setback to rival Hillary Clinton after a week of political brawling.


U.N. Tries to Calm Frontier After Burundi Massacre

BUJUMBURA/UNITED NATIONS  - U.N. peacekeepers are  scrambling to avoid new bloodshed in the volatile Great Lakes  region of Africa following a massacre of Congolese refugees in  western Burundi, the United Nations said on Wednesday.


Siena, 17:13 - CALCIO, SIENA: CODREA FUORI UN MESE

Il Siena si è allenato oggi senza Bertotto, costretto a fermarsi per una influenza. L'ex udin...


The European team needs him and Monty needs the team. It doesn't matter that he's never won a major or played poorly recently; he's arguably been the best on either side of the Atlantic during the past three matches.


Mibtel +2,96% e SP/Mib +3,20%, bene anche le altre europee


Pennsylvania groundhog sees six more winter weeks

America's most famous groundhog emerged from his burrow early on Saturday and declared that winter will last another six weeks.


Londra, 11:04 - CALCIO, CHESELA: ABRAMOVICH METTE FINE A INVESTIMENTI

Dopo aver speso quasi 400 milioni di euro, Roman Abramovich chiude i rubinetti: stop agli investimen...


Erykah Badu returns to recording with 2-part release

NEW YORK (Billboard) - In her decade-plus career, R&B artist Erykah Badu hasn't been afraid to wait long periods between projects.


Per 852 mila euro, provvedimento firmato da Draghi


US Supreme Court delivers blow to Florida Governor Bush in euthanasia case

The United States Supreme Court refused to hear arguments for keeping a comatose woman alive over the wishes of her husband, dealing a blow to Florida Governor Jeb Bush, who wants to retain her feeding tube.


Ohio Recount Gives a Smaller Margin to Bush

A recount of the presidential election in Ohio that was finished on Tuesday showed that President Bush won the election here by about 300 fewer votes than initially recorded.


Ted and Caroline Kennedy talk with TIME's Karen Tumulty about what led to their ballyhooed endorsement


Jarvis Hayes is keeping Jared Jeffries out of the conversation when it comes to discussing who will start at samll forward for the Wizards.


Zimbabwe minister to face violence charges-paper

Zimbabwe police have recommended that one of President Robert Mugabe's ministers should face charges of political violence for leading attacks on rivals in the ruling party, a state-owned newspaper reported on Sunday.


Will Bad News Be Bad for Bush in Election?

President Bush has been dogged by a spate of bad news in the final days of the presidential campaign but it is unclear whether that will sway enough voters to affect the election outcome.


THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A defiant Slobodan Milosevic has wrapped up his opening statement against war crimes charges, calling his trial at The Hague a "farce, pure and simple.


Yes, the holiday season is, or certainly should be, about spiritual and personal things having marginally to do with mass consumption.


Three weeks away from the Ryder Cup, American Stewart Cink hopes he has silenced at least some of his critics - if indeed they exist.


The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) expects to find a solution with non-OPEC members and oil companies to jointly stabilize oil prices at their meeting next month, OPEC president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said.


Microsoft Corp. said its fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 11 percent, beating analysts' expectations, as the company benefited from stronger-than-expected computer and server shipments.


It Is a Reality Boxing Show, But the Real Fight Is Elsewhere

The series has been the source of ferocious contention between Fox and NBC along with the producers of NBC's version of reality boxing, "The Contender," which is to have its premiere in November.


Fischer finds mate but can't check US chasers

WASHINGTON: Bobby Fischer's plan to renounce his US citizenship and wed a Japanese chess official would not save him from prosecution, the US State Department said yesterday.


Equatorial Guinea wants Thatcher extradited

Equatorial Guinea wants Mark Thatcher, son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, extradited from South Africa after his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a coup attempt, one of the country's lawyers says.


BusinessWeek Online - It's late summer in Finland's lake country, and a group of twenty 59-year-olds are lolling around a sauna at a wooded resort in high spirits, occasionally plunging into the frigid lake. For the second year in a row, Europe's No. 2 paper manufacturer, UPM, has invited the group of aging mill hands to a two-day retreat. No, it's not a prelude to retirement. UPM is coddling the group with fine food and lectures on health, flexible work programs, and retraining in the hope that they will all stay on the job until age 65 -- if not longer. ...


The number of dead was approaching 24,000 Monday in the wake of Sunday's South Asia earthquake and devastating tsunamis. Eight Americans have been reported dead, and US Secretary of State Colin Powell says several hundred more are missing.


South Korean exports and inflation make surprise jumps in August, but central bankers are set to resist any calls to raise interest rates.


Borland stresses easing software project burdens

SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Borland with its Software Delivery Optimization (SDO) plan is looking to enable users to manage software projects like a business, Borlandâs Boz Elloy, senior vice president of software products, told attendees at the BorCon conference here on Monday.


HK keeps its guard up despite mystery outbreak traced to common ...

By Roland Lim, Channel NewsAsia's Hong Kong correspondent. HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection has conducted its first ever drill on how to deal with a contagious disease outbreak.


Bush, Kerry Set for Crucial First Debate

President Bush and Democratic rival John Kerry square off in a crucial debate on Thursday that will give voters their first chance to size up the two White House candidates side by side.


Serena Robbed of Point in Loss to Capriati

NEW YORK - Unfairly, unbelievably, Serena Williams was robbed of a point by an umpire's mistake at the U.S. Open, just like her sister was at Wimbledon...


Movie Review | 'Manda Bala (Send a Bullet)': Something Is Very Rotten in the City of SÃ£o Paulo

âManda Balaâ (âSend a Bulletâ), a flashy documentary about corruption, injustice and frog farming in Brazil, is a weird hybrid of political exposÃ© and sensationalistic fluff.


Blair calls for international conference on Palestinian reforms

British Prime Minister Tony Blair says ending terrorism is the first step toward meaningful progress in peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians.


A tanker spilled 30,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River between Philadelphia and southern New Jersey, creating a 20-mile-long slick that killed dozens of birds and threatened other wildlife, federal officials said Saturday.


Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins noticed a big difference in the Big Unit. After missing a start because of tendinitis in his left forearm, Randy Johnson limited Philadelphia to one hit in six shutout innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 4-3 victory over Jamie Moyer and the Phillies on Wednesday night.


Robust demand for cheaper phones boosted third-quarter earnings at Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, with the better than expected result sending its shares sharply higher.


Man attacks pilots on Norwegian plane with axe

OSLO - A passenger attacked two pilots aboard a Norwegian passenger plane with an axe yesterday but the craft landed safely, police said.


Britain, France and Germany Announce Accord With Iran

Iran committed to suspend production of enriched uranium in exchange for an array of possible rewards.


The man who stands to inherit the 2006 Tour de France title from Floyd Landis was relieved to hear the American's positive doping test was upheld by arbitrators Thursday.


More than 50,000 residents in the Indonesian capital have sought treatment for conditions ranging from coughs to diarrhea after days of floods and authorities are monitoring for more serious diseases, officials said on Monday.


Drug company Pfizer has pulled its advertising of arthritis drug Celebrex following a study suggesting it could cause heart attacks and strokes.


A blaze that killed five federal firefighters last year has challenged attitudes about saving the building boom of homes on the fringe of wilderness.


Scottish ministers are expected to approve plans for a replacement Forth crossing, costing Â£1bn.


RBC, 30.12.2004, Moscow 16:41:14.YUKOS regards today's statement about the plans concerning Yuganskneftegaz as an effort of several people connected with Gazprom and Rosneft to escape legal responsibility for the unlawful selling of YUKOS' main production


Aide of al-Qaida leader in Iraq arrested

An aide of the head of al-Qaida in Iraq was arrested last week, and U.S. and Iraqi forces killed or captured more than 600 suspected members of the terrorist group in September, the top U.S. military spokesman in Iraq said Wednesday.


J.P. Morgan Discloses Past Links To Slavery

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 -- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. filed a disclosure statement Thursday with the city of Chicago acknowledging that two of its predecessor banks received thousands of slaves as collateral prior to the Civil War.


WFP appeals for funds for NKorea, says one-third of children malnourished

The World Food Programme has launched an urgent appeal for funds to feed North Korea, saying more than one third of its children are badly malnourished.


District's Council Blinks, and Baseball Deal Is Back

Supporters eked out a razor-thin victory from a city council that backed down from an earlier demand that a new baseball stadium be financed with private money.


Torino, 20:43 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GRAVE INCIDENTE, RINVIATA JUVE-CESENA

Juve-Cesena, anticipo della 16/a giornata di serie B in programma questa sera alle 21, è stat...


Christopher Bowman, Skating Champion, Is Dead at 40

Mr. Bowman was a former U.S. figure skating champion dubbed âBowman the Showmanâ for his flair on the ice.


A peace activist who once fasted for 63 days to protest movie violence and war toys is launching another hunger strike to persuade Ralph Nader to abandon his presidential bid.


The killing of a wounded and apparently unarmed Iraqi by a US marine, videotaped by an embedded reporter from NBC on Saturday and broadcast


Sun tries to flex R&D muscle with homegrown package manager

Like Linux code but better - grr By the end of this month Sun Microsystems will release the first developer version of OpenSolaris in its "Project Indiana" incarnation.â¦


Russia warns it may quit key arms pact in 5 months

Russia said on Saturday it would suspend its participation in a key pact limiting military forces in Europe in five months' time unless a compromise was found on updating the treaty.


The Vioxx scandal: damning Senate testimony reveals drug company ...

Several scientists testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on November 17 provided substantial evidence that the drug company Merck and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knew of


Afghanistan says its war on drugs is the top priority after a UN report warned it risked becoming a narco-state with opium cultivation jumping to record levels, but it says it opposes aerial spraying of opium fields.


Arctic Melting Fast; May Swamp US Coasts by 2099

The consequences of such a massive meltdown of northern ice would be dramatic, according to the study. â¢ Low-lying coastal areas in Florida and Louisiana could be flooded by the sea.


Rick Haskins, marketing chief for the fledgling CW network, does more than talk about reaching prospective viewers one at a time.


Judge Won't Reconsider Sniper Case Ruling

The judge who dismissed a second capital murder case against John Allen Muhammad will not reconsider his conclusion the convicted sniper was denied a speedy trial in the slaying of an FBI analyst.


Iran Nuclear Talks with Europe to Continue

Talks between key European countries and Iran on Tehran's nuclear program broke up after five hours of negotiations with no definite conclusions.


People who think their instant messages disappear after being sent should think again.


News: New Downloadable Content Is Available

Tycho: The writing process for today's comic was recorded in its entirety, and we have uploaded this harrowing process as a podcast. If these 'casts are something you enjoy, you can probably get them earlier than the official announcements by subscribing to our ridiculously convenient feed. (CW)TB


Arizona congressman to retire amid probe

Three-term Rep. Rick Renzi, an Arizona Republican facing a federal inquiry into his family's insurance business, said Thursday he will not seek re-election next year. Renzi becomes the fifth GOP House member in recent weeks to announce retirement plans, giving Democrats hopes of possibly picking up seats next year that otherwise would not be in play.


Abbas's office, Hamas row over unity government

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The ruling Hamas movement   and President Mahmoud Abbas's office accused each other on   Sunday of trying to derail a planned Palestinian unity   government that officials hope will lift Western sanctions.


Newcastle boss Graeme Souness was in defiant mood tonight as he attempted to push yesterdayâs training ground bust-up with striker Craig Bellamy into the background.


D.C. College Students Targeted in Piracy Suit

The recording industry's lobbying group today sued three users of American University's computer network, accusing them of illegally sharing digital music files online. They are among 761 suspected music pirates in the latest round of lawsuits. -washingtonpost.com


Armata answers the call for undermanned Savio

Savio Prep alumnus and first-year football head coach Mike Armata remembers his senior season as if it were yesterday. Although it still stings, a 21-16 Super Bowl loss to Middleboro in 1979 provided the coach with some of his fondest high school memories. His desire to give those same opportunities to current Savio students led him to take matters personally ...


China defends food safety standards to WHO

China has sent a notice to the World  Health Organisation defending its food safety standards and  repeating what is now becoming a standard line that more than  99 percent of its food exports are up to standard.


The Bank of England votes to leave rates unchanged at 5.25% after its two-day meeting.


Three armed and masked men threaten and rob a woman at gunpoint at her home in County Antrim.


Ellen MacArthur is to be made a dame as she gets a hero's welcome after sailing around the world solo in record time.


An Olympic doping laboratory was charged Monday with destroying a sample that belonged to gold medalist cyclist Tyler Hamilton.


Storms Kill More Than 650 in Philippines

Helicopters delivered food to survivors and picked up casualties Friday as flash floods began to recede in the northern Philippines, revealing the magnitude of a disaster


TOSHIBA intente une action en justice contre Hynix Semiconductor ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2004--Toshiba Corporation a annoncÃ© ce jour qu'elle intentait un procÃ¨s Ã  Hynix Semiconductor au Japon et aux Etats-Unis pour contrefaÃ§on des brevets relatifs aux mÃ©moires Ã  semiconducteurs.


Torino, 16:51 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: ALLENAMENTO OK PER TREZEGUET

Allenamento mattutino sotto la puioggia per la Juventus in vista della gara di sabato contro il Vice...


By Sara Olkon, Chicago Tribune  Sep. 20--The young coyote was sunning herself in an Oak Park alley Monday morning, perfectly at home, until a marked squad car came for her.


Coca-Cola is trying to explain why the worldâs biggest soft-drink company is struggling. The company says Coke was slow to push water, juice and other non-carbonated drinks as consumers became more health-conscious.


US, Iraqi troops fight to retake control in Mosul

American and Iraqi troops yesterday fought to reclaim police stations from insurgents who seized control of broad swaths of this sprawling


Iran Becomes an Issue In Democratic Contest

In the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, Iran has become the new Iraq.


Update 1: German Economy Is Still on the Mend

Germany's economy is still on the mend despite an unexpectedly sharp slowdown in growth over the summer, the country's central bank said Monday, predicting that exports would rise in the fourth quarter.


NYC's Freedom Tower wins vote of confidence

New York's $3 billion Freedom Tower won the backing of Gov. Eliot Spitzer on Tuesday, ending speculation he might demand an overhaul of the iconic skyscraper that will replace the Twin Towers.


100Mbit/s sewer broadband rollout coming your way

The internet is coming up the toilet The idea of laying fibre along sewer lines has been sloshing around the networking business for years. Now a UK firm claims today's broadband will seem a trickle compared to the torrents of data it'll soon offer.â¦


Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca PLC announced Friday that trials of its new lung cancer drug found it didn't help patients live longer. Its shares dropped more than 8 percent.


Wayne's World: Colts WR Among Weekly's Best

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne was named the NFL's Offensive Player of the Week for Wild Card weekend on January 8-9.


Renowned value fund manager Jon D. Markman offers stock recommendations and investing strategies in his weekly newsletter, TheStreet.com Value Investor. Act now for a free trial.


Shi'ite Militiamen in Baghdad Turn in Weapons

Followers of radical Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have begun handing in weapons as part of a peace deal aimed at ending weeks of fighting in a Baghdad slum.


Calcio. Il Palermo strapazza il Cagliari

I rossoblu vanno in vacanza portando in valigia la piÃ¹ brutta partita sino ad ora giocata. Un 3 a 0 meritato per una squadra senza idee e senza gambe. Una difesa che fa acqua da tutte le parti, un tridente


Wholesale inflation rose last month at the fastest pace in more than 14 years, largely because of steep jumps in energy and food costs, the government reported yesterday, raising concerns


A Merseyside man is rescued from the Australian Outback after getting lost in the bush twice in one week.


Da Cesa apertura condizionata: "Ma bisogna convergere sul sistema tedesco"Scajola e Storace ironizzano sulla proposta: "Molto interessante, ma per Prodi"                                          Fini: "Centrodestra puÃ² stare senza Silvio" Nella ex Cdl Ã¨ scontro sul leader di An


Madagascar's Poor See No Benefit from Conservation

MANTADIA, Madagascar  - The people of Mahatsara  village do not understand why they are forbidden from burning  down the wild forests of eastern Madagascar.


I'm on Everest...no Everest! Brit climber Rod Baber has succeeded in making the world's highest mobile phone call - a 40-second chat from the top of Everest, news agencies report.â¦


BURBANK, Calif. -- Following three high-profile recalls by Mattel Inc. this summer involving millions of Chinese-made, lead-tainted toys, The Walt Disney Company will begin independently testing toys featuring its characters, company officials said.


Windows XP Service Pack 2: Is It Time Yet?

InformationWeek: A Desktop Pipeline reviewer invites readers to step into the SP2 waters, and offers some suggestions on how to do it as safely as possible.


And so there were two. Padraig Harrington and David Howell are the only Ryder Cup men left in The Heritage at Woburn. Seven of the 12 Detroit heroes entered the Â£1.


Sweden seeks to cool tensions over Mohammed cartoon

Sweden's prime minister and envoys from 22 Muslim nations held talks Friday that both sides termed as constructive to defuse a row over a newspaper cartoon depicting Prophet Mohammed as a dog.


Barbarians At The Gate Why Web Filtering Is So Hot

Worldwide spending on securing Web content is literally the hottest IT market today. With Web-based threats growing almost exponentially, IT and network managers are struggling mightily to stave off disaster while still letting employees reap the many benefits of the Web. The Webcast Barbarians At The Gate: Why Web Filtering Is So Hot, dives into the sources of the trouble while offering common-sense approaches to a secure Internet computing strategy.


US ; Chicago Fed Sees '05 GDP Down at 3.3 Pct

US News, CHICAGO - US economic growth is expected to slow in 2005 due to rising interest rates and high crude oil prices, according to a forecast of participants at a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago conference released on Monday.


Sony said U.S. holiday sales better than expected

Sony Corp.  said on Monday U.S. sales of electronics have been better than expected so far this holiday shopping season, fueled by demand for flat panel televisions and digital cameras.


Iraq's Top Cleric Arrives in Najaf to Press for Peace

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has arrived in Najaf in a bid to end to weeks of fighting between Shi'ite militiamen and US and Iraqi forces.


UPDATE 4-Kmart to buy Sears in $11.5 billion deal

Discount retailer Kmart Holding Corp. (KMRT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will buy department store operator Sears, Roebuck & Co.


Art collector Charles Saatchi is offered Â£6.25 million for Damien Hirst's famous 14-foot tiger shark.


Steven T. Florio, Executive Who Expanded CondÃ© Nast, Dies at 58

Mr. Florio led CondÃ© Nast during a period of great change in the magazine industry, with many companies downsizing because of the growth of the Internet.


Witness: Hamburg 9/11 Suspect Part of Hijack Group

HAMBURG, Germany  - A Moroccan accused of aiding  the Sept. 11 hijackers was a regular member of their circle, a  former member of the Hamburg Islamist group that included some  of the attackers told a court Tuesday.


With Hurricanes Looming, Hokies Dismiss Their Neighbors

Bryan Randall threw two second-half touchdown passes Saturday, and No. 11 Virginia Tech moved one victory from capturing the Atlantic Coast Conference title with a 24-10 victory over No.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday the United States is willing to look at creative ways to get Iran to halt nuclear activities that could lead to a bomb. She held firm that the U.S. won't discuss rewards for Iran until it meets that condition.


Hawaii Park Seeks Hunters of Feral Sheep

VOLCANO, Hawaii - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is looking for volunteers with rifles to help rid the park's new 116,000 acres of thousands of feral sheep.    The National Park Service recently acquired the land on the Big Island from Kahuku Ranch...


Andrew M. CuomoÂs campaign for attorney general invested in a hedge fund run by some of his backers.


House repudiates Bush troop buildup in Iraq

The U.S. House of Representatives denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a symbolic but politically potent challenge to his unpopular war strategy.


Candidates Find Both Opportunity, Minefield on Web

WASHINGTON _ For candidates embracing the brave new world of online politics, the Internet giveth and the Internet taketh away.


Don't use a Sharpie. Don't watch "Desperate Housewives." Don't call yourself by your first and last initial.


Polish Doctors Charged in Corpse Scandal

Prosecutors have charged two doctors and two ambulance workers with murder for letting patients die or killing them outright in order to collect kickbacks from funeral homes, officials said Wednesday.


US Troops âRefused Dangerous Iraq Missionâ

Washington, Oct. 16 (NNN): Fearing for the worst, some members of a reserve American army unit in Iraq, responsible for transporting food, water and fuel for US-led forces, refused to undertake a convoy mission recently.


KYIV. Dec 6 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, who will rival opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko in a repeat presidential run-off, will take a vacation to hold his election campaign.


Attacco contro militari di Tel Aviv al confine nord


Tokyo's Nikkei average closed down 1.35 percent on Thursday after an unexpected fall in core machinery orders data worsened investors' concern over Japan's economic outlook and triggered selling of a wide range of stocks.


A Bid to Cuts Cost Of Money Transfers For Immigrants

Salvadoran immigrant Aresenio Ayala walked past the Western Union outlet on Mount Pleasant Road last week and stopped instead at Mi Pueblo, where he sent money to a relative in San Salvador. He said he decided to give the company a try after he saw a flier in the neighborhood.


WASHINGTON - The Defense Department spent $70,500 to produce a Humphrey Bogart-themed video called "The People's Right to Know" to teach employees to respond to citizen requests for information. But when it came to showing the tape to the public, the Pentagon censored some of the footage...


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Le opere saranno esposte in paese fino all'11 gennaio


Gand, 21:13 - SCHERMA, EUROPEI: SPADISTE AZZURRE VINCONO ORO

La nazionale femminile della spada, con Bianca Del Carretto, Cristiana Cascioli, Nathalie Moellhause...


Celebrities have little to fear at the resorts, where the paparazzi want to be their friends.


Londra, 19:47 - CALCIO, UFFICIALE: CAPELLO NUOVO CT DELL'INGHILTERRA

Fabio Capello è il nuovo ct dell'Inghilterra. Lo ha annunciato la Football Association. Gi&ag...


Insecurity plug-in Skype users, Beware a new Trojan that uses subtle social engineering tricks to try to steal your login credentialsâ¦


Russia should not fear U.S. missile shield: NATO

Russia has "absolutely" nothing to fear from a planned U.S. anti-missile system in central Europe, NATO Supreme Allied Commander John Craddock said on Friday.


U.S., S.Korea Envoys Stress Diplomacy on North

The new U.S. lead negotiator for  six-party talks on North Korean nuclear programs Tuesday  stressed diplomacy to defuse the crisis as Seoul pledged the  status quo on its policy of engagement with the communist  state.


Ukraine has reprimanded Canada's ambassador for questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election campaign, the Moscow Times said Thursday.


Lo ha detto il presidente ad interim Raul Castro


Research In Motion Ltd. expects to start selling a BlackBerry with both cellular and Wi-Fi wireless capabilities, the company's CEO said Thursday.


Dogged Devotion: Chileans Crave Hot Dogs Piled High

SANTIAGO, Chile  - When Angel got out of prison,  he walked through the crowded streets of downtown Santiago  craving a hot dog. He stopped and salivated at a hot dog stand.


Viacom profit rises on Dreamworks purchase

Viacom Inc., owner of Paramount  Pictures and MTV Networks, said on Thursday its quarterly  profit nearly quadrupled, helped by its purchase of the  DreamWorks movie studio and hefty year-ago charges.


Rockets, blast spark new fears for Pakistan's Musharraf

Bomb disposal experts defused two rockets near President Pervez Musharraf's residence and the Pakistani parliament in Islamabad, hours after a blast in a park near his army home.


N.Korea Denies Removal of Leader Kim's Portrait-Xinhua

Reports that a portrait of North Korean  leader Kim Jong-il had been removed were a "groundless  fabrication," China's Xinhua news agency quoted a Foreign  Ministry official on Friday as saying in Pyongyang in a  one-sentence report.


European Union, China Agree to Boost Ties

The European Union and China agreed to boost relations Wednesday, but the EU made clear there can be no early lifting of its 15-year-old arms embargo until Beijing improves its human rights record.


The marbled murrelet, a threatened sea bird whose rare trait of nesting in old-growth forests made it a factor in logging battles in the U.S. Northwest, is also declining dramatically in Alaska and Canada, where most of the birds live, according to a U.S. government review.


Taiwan Threat to Attack Shanghai Angers China

China on Wednesday accused Taiwan  Premier Yu Shyi-kun of clamoring for war with threats to fire  missiles at Shanghai if the People's Liberation Army (PLA)  attacks the self-ruled island.


3 Men Displayed Real Heroism in Fernandina

Take three strangers and put them together on a Nassau County beach during Memorial Day weekend.  Add a helpless child, then throw in some treacherous rip currents, and suddenly you have an incredibly inspiring story of heroism.  Real heroism.


Schmidt tries for his career-high 18th win today, as the Giants ...

NL wild card spot. San Francisco must win today and hope the Astros lose at. home to the Rockies to force a one-game playoff tomorrow afternoon at SBC Park.


The US Embassy warned Americans on Friday to stay away from Islamabad's Marriott Hotel after an explosion that wounded seven people, amid skepticism over Pakistani


Two films attacking Fahrenheit 9/11 director Michael Moore will debut at a conservative US film festival.


DURBAN South Africa survived two late yellow cards to win their second Tri-nations title with a rousing 23-19 triumph over Australia in Durban on Saturday.


MO: Arafat a Parigi, stanco ma ancora una bandiera

PARIGI - Stanco, disteso su una barella, Yasser Arafat, 75 anni, Ã¨ arrivato oggi pomeriggio nell'ospedale militare di Percy de Clamart, vicino a Parigi. I due volti di Arafat, uomo di Stato per alcuni, sostenitore


The idea behind BookCrossing.com is simple: You drop off a book in a public place, or pick up one someone else left behind.


Hiding Google AdSense in iFrames I’m not sure if this is a surefire way to get a site booted from Google AdSense or not, but  Hari K Gottipati, a Software Engineer with Motorola Inc (according to his blog) has figured out a way to earn Google AdSense Page Impressions without displying the Google AdSense ads. [...]


By measuring variations in satellite orbits, scientists have found the first direct evidence of one of the hallowed tenets of Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity - that the Earth and other large celestial bodies distort space and time as they


While inheriting the basic functions and design philosophy of the current PlayStation 2, the internal design architecture of the new PS2 model has been completely overhauled, resulting in a slimmer and more lightweight form.


The Australian Rugby Union yesterday denied South African reports that the blueprint for an expanded Super 12 competition had been completed and would not include a team from Melbourne.


Atlantis Heads for the Space Station to Deliver a Science Laboratory From Europe

The space shuttle Atlantis dodged an approaching weather front and rumbled into space, carrying the European science laboratory Columbus to the International Space Station.


Kerry, Bush Votes Could Affect State Races

State Sen. Neil Schuerer is a small-town lawmaker not accustomed to rubbing shoulders with world leaders. But the Republican shared the stage with Dick Cheney during a recent campaign appearance in which he was given a few minutes to talk to the crowd before the start of the vice president's speech.


Norton Antivirus software maker Symantec merges with Veritas Software in an all-shares deal valued at more than $13bn.


Best Buy December sales higher; affirms view

Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy  Co  said on Friday that sales at stores open at least 14  months rose 1.5 percent in December and affirmed its fiscal  2008 earnings outlook.


Alexander Ragulin, a defenseman on the great Soviet teams of the 1960s and 1970s and a three-time Olympic champion, died at 63.


When pregnant mom eats fish, kids do better: study

Children of mothers who ate more fish and other seafood while pregnant are smarter and have better developmental skills than kids of women who ate less or none, researchers said on Thursday in findings they called surprising.


The advent of space tourism is one step closer with the safe return this week of a private manned rocketship from âthe edge of spaceâ.


First kisses can be tricky. Even for Harry Potter.


Juventus held to 1-1 draw, nine-man Bologna stuns AS Roma 3-1

Serie A leader Juventus was held to a 1-1 draw by newcomer Palermo on Saturday, losing its perfect record in the fourth round. The Sicilian team, which has been off to an impressive start


You begin with the obvious: He is one of the greatest pitchers of his time. Pedro Martinez's gaudy won-lost percentage (.705) will land him in the baseball Hall of Fame when his career is over, an understandably overlooked fact at the moment, in the wake of his final four starts of the 2004 season, all of them losses, each of ...


President Bush wants the story of his vanishing watch to disappear.


UN, Blair Issue Warnings Over Violence in Sudan

British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned Sudan on Wednesday violence must end in Darfur and the United Nations said it might not be able to cope if conditions there fail to improve.


Senate Moves to Shield Telecoms on Eavesdropping

A defeated amendment would have stripped immunity from companies that aided a wiretapping program.


Bangladesh court denies militants' appeal

Six Muslim militants face execution within weeks for killing two judges in Bangladesh after the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal against their sentences in a deadly bombing campaign case, an official said.


Imax Corp. said Tuesday that it is continuing an international expansion with the installation of two of its giant-screen theaters in Kuwait City.


The same word keeps escaping from Brian Urlacher. Over and over and over again.


Kuznetsova humbles Mauresmo to win China title

Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova won her   second title in two weeks with a 6-4 6-0 victory over France's   world number one Amelie Mauresmo in a rain-disrupted China Open   final on Sunday.


Boom looms as filmmakers trek to Sundance

As indie moviemakers  flock to the Rockies for the Sundance Film Festival, which  begins Thursday, an abundance of available films and potential  buyers is combining with Hollywood's labor unrest to fuel talk  of the most robust Sundance market in years.


CINCINNATI -- Shayne Graham walked with a slight limp on Wednesday, leaving the Cincinnati Bengals unsure whether they will have one of the NFL's most accurate kickers available for the season opener.


Los Angeles, 11:31 - CALCIO, USA: SENZA BECKHAM I GALAXY PERDONO ANORA

Senza la stella David Beckham i Galaxy di Los Angeles hanno perso nettamente (3-0) contro il Chivas,...


Accordo con la Vodafone, appuntamento per oggi alle 21


Judge Throws Out Holocaust Insurance Suits

A U.S. judge on Thursday threw out 20  separate class action and individual lawsuits against an  Italian insurance company for failing to pay benefits to  Holocaust victims and surviving family members.


Small PCs or big PDAs, 'tweener' devices still struggle with technical and categorization issues.


Ten percent of soldiers injured in Iraq have died from their war wounds, the lowest casualty fatality rate ever, thanks in large part to technological advances and the deployment of surgical


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New Meta survey: Bush good for outsourcing

Almost half of the IT execs responding to a new Meta survey expect offshoring to increase if George Bush wins reelection as president. [Offshoring Blog]


The chancellor is due to outline Britain's goals for helping poorer nations during the UK's G8 and EU presidencies.


Bremen thwart Stuttgart's bid to go top with late win

Two late goals from 10-man Werder Bremen scuppered VfB Stuttgart's bid to top the Bundesliga on Wednesday as the visitors escaped with a 2-1 win as hat-tricks helped Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen to victories.


Tony Blair speaks of his 'absolute horror' at the tsunami, as donations from the British public reach Â£50m.


Mmo2, Lucent to launch 3G mobile network in summer '05

HONG KONG (CBS.MW) -- UK wireless operator Mmo2 (OOM) (UK:OOM) said it will launch Europe's first "super-fast" third-generation (3G) mobile broadband data network in the summer of 2005 at mmO2's subsidiary, Manx Telecom on the UK's Isle of Man.


EU Ponders Appeal of Sugar Subsidy Ruling

The European Union said Wednesday it would consider appealing a World Trade Organization ruling that found its subsidies to European sugar producers violate global trade rules.


Pah - we sneer at your global economies of scale! More dismal news for the US consumer. After the simultaneous failure of Municipal Wi-Fi projects in three major US cities - something we predicted four years ago - faster, cheaper mobile data looks further away than ever.â¦


Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest cellphone service provider, announced plans yesterday to upgrade its high-speed data network, allowing faster downloads than are now available on many home broadband connections.


Hurricane Frances Batters Turks and Caicos

Hurricane Frances battered the Turks and Caicos islands with stinging rains and powerful winds Wednesday, peeling off tin roofs from wooden houses and knocking out power before churning toward the Bahamas and threatened Florida.


Musharraf Lifts Pakistanâs State of Emergency

President Pervez Musharraf lifted Pakistanâs state of emergency and restored the constitution, easing a crackdown that enraged opponents and worried Western supporters.


British censors win the right to fight the release of video game Manhunt 2 in the High Court.


Racing: Geraghty holds on as Kicking King's triumph almost turns ...

Santa Claus's sleigh is in the air at Yuletide, usually a nasty nip also, and the third component of high theatrics was again on show in the King George VI Chase here yesterday.


Thousands of abortion-rights activists marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and demonstrators rang handbells at the World Trade Center site Saturday, the latest in a growing procession of protests leading up to the Republican National Convention.


Metzger, Air Force Marathon champ, sets sights on Marine Corps race

Jill Metzger's clearly not one to rest on her laurels. Just 38 days after winning a second straight Air Force Marathon last month in Dayton, Ohio, Metzger left Germany on Tuesday to run this Saturday's 29th ...


Blogger removed from NCAA baseball game for blogging

Blog: A news blogger is told to leave a college baseball playoff game for posting during the game.


NATO is likely to begin military planning for a possible takeover of military operations in Afghanistan from US forces as early as next year, US Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns said today.


Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Jungle

âRambo,â directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.


Market liquidity returning: Treasury's Ryan

U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary Anthony Ryan said on Monday there were signs that market liquidity was starting to return but it won't happen overnight and requires greater investor caution in future.


NY judge throws out suit against Liza Minnelli

A New York judge on Monday dismissed a   $10 million spousal abuse suit against Liza Minnelli filed by   her estranged husband David Gest, who claimed the entertainer   assaulted him in a drunken rage.


Pride and Joy in India Over La.'s Bobby Jindal

KHANPUR, India -- U.S. politics aren't usually the subject of gossip in the homes of this sleepy rice- and wheat-growing village in northern India. But when Bobby Jindal, an American of Indian descent, was elected governor of Louisiana this month, the residents of his ancestral village erupted in...


Oil militant leader Mujahid Dokubo-Asari is freed on bail after almost two years in custody on treason charges.


Hurricane Ivan Pushes Up Titans Game in Miami

Nashville, Tenn. (WVLT/AP) - It looks like Mother Nature isn't much of a sports fan. The Tennessee Titans and the Miami Dolphins will play 24 hours early, courtesy of Hurricane Ivan.


Peyton Manning tied Dan Marino's single-season touchdown record on Sunday when he threw his 48th touchdown pass of the season in the third quarter against San Diego.


Kellen Winslow's hyped rookie season might be over after it barely began - much like a promising season for the Cleveland Browns.


Many Yahoo shareholders are waiting for a higher bid than that offered by Microsoft, but analysts say it is increasingly unlikely.


After Protest, U.S. to Take Green-Card Applications

The U.S. government announced yesterday that it will accept applications for employer-sponsored green cards that it rejected earlier this month, after facing mounting public pressure, possible litigation and a cascade of flowers.


Instead of their regular team hotel, the Indiana Pacers might want to consider taking up residence at Massachusetts General Hospital when they arrive in Boston for tonight's meeting with the Celtics.


Police find bomb in London, launch terrorism probe

British police defused a bomb they discovered in a parked car in central London on Friday and launched a counter-terrorism investigation.


Recupera Intel, in volo CNET Networks, occhi su McDonald's


Highway set to bring Albania and Kosovo closer

KUKES, Albania  - The shortest route from Kosovo to Albania's sparkling Adriatic coast makes a big dog-leg through the long, deep glens of neighboring Macedonia.


It's the run-up to the winter holiday season, and you're not taking any chances. You're staring down those fudge brownies, getting plenty of shut-eye and exercise, and using oodles of hand sanitizer. All well and good, but aren't you forgetting something? How are you going to ward off a family meltdown on Thanksgiving ? ...


Roma have appointed former German national coach Rudi Voeller as their new boss. Voeller, who resigned his post with Germany after Euro 2004, has spent the day in the Italian capital discussing the move and


Eight men charged with conspiracy to murder and plotting to use toxic materials or explosives are due in court.


Muslims planned to turn an old sod farm near Memphis into a cemetery, but angry neighbors protested, complaining the burial ground could become a staging ground for terrorists or spread disease from unembalmed bodies.


Purpura replaces Hunsicker as GM of Astros

Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Gerry Hunsicker has announced his resignation as general manager of the Houston Astros. Tim Purpura, who had been serving as the assistant general manager, has been named the new GM of the team.


Retail Sales Sluggish, Gas Prices Blamed

U.S. retailers on Thursday reported  weaker-than-expected August sales, generating the smallest  monthly gain in a year and a half as high gasoline prices cut  into back-to-school spending.


Serena Williams has a passion for carrot cake. Maria Sharapova is a great fan of the chocolate fondant.


Basic Instincts: Some Advice on Getting Some Advice

Picking the right financial planner requires some homework and asking the right questions.


Shuttle's Next External Tank Near-fit to Fly

Following more than 18-months of redesign work, the next external tank that will fuel a NASA space shuttle as it is launched into orbit is about ready for delivery, NASA officials said today.


Israeli Jews turn to Palestinians for kosher veg

A Jewish agricultural law that crops up every seven years is prompting Israel's most fervent Zionists to turn to Palestinian farmers for food.


Forgive Me, Viewer, for I Have Confessed in a Banner Ad

An advertising company is playing live video from a bar in online advertisements.


Allawi Thanks America, Details Plan for Iraq's Future

"Thank you, America," Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi told a joint session of Congress today. Allawi thanked the United States for its role in the liberation of Iraq.


Woman leads tight primary race in Paraguay

A former education minister seeking to become Paraguay's first female president held a narrow lead on Monday in a race for the ruling party's nomination, but final results were not expected until January.


At a time when more than a few unhappy liberals in the United States are rumbling about moving north, the expatriates in Nelson, British Columbia, are proof it can be done.


As of Saturday, June 2, 2007, at least 3,479 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes seven military civilians. At least 2,838 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


As long-time Pogueâs Postians are aware, Iâm obsessed with the signs in airplanes. Now Iâve got another one for you, from an American jet I just flew to California: CAUTION OPEN DOOR SLOWLY DOOR OPENS INTO AISLE Itâs 2008. Do they really still not have any punctuation available in those fonts? Pogue Unplugged.


ROME: The killing of the second Italian hostage in Iraq in four months has horrified a nation and fuelled debate Friday over Italy's role in the war-torn country.


Bush takes a double-digit lead as Kerry campaign struggles to regroup

George W. Bush took a double-digit lead in what had been a neck-and-neck presidential election contest, prompting Democratic challenger John Kerry to refocus his campaign on bread-and-butter economic issues, where the Republican incumbent president is considered vulnerable.


Indian communist parties and the opposition BJP criticise the government for raising fuel prices.


Crude Oil Futures Rise Above $50 on Threat to Nigerian Supply

Crude oil futures rose above $50 a barrel in New York on concern rebel attacks in Nigeria may reduce production while US inventories are near a 29-year low because of disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.


A policeman dies in a suicide attack outside a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan, officials say.


Aveva 28 anni, suo connazionale e' stato tratto in salvo


Winds and water wreak havoc on the Kennedy Space Center. The damage could delay space flights scheduled for next spring.


Israeli Soldier, Militant Killed in Gaza

Palestinian militants killed an Israeli soldier and wounded four others in an ambush in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Israeli and Palestinian sources said.


Oltre a Save e Gesac, lo chiede anche Alitalia e Sole 24 Ore


Catania, 19:28 - CALCIO, SAMP; MAZZARRI: IL CATANIA HA MERITATO DI BATTERCI

Il tecnico della Samp Walter Mazzarri onesto a fine gara col Catania. "La partita è stata vin...


Interest rates unlikely to rise before Christmas

ELEANOR HALL: During the Federal election campaign the Howard Government stressed that interest rates were more likely to rise under a Labor government than under the Coalition.


AURORA, Colo. -- Police in Aurora are investigating the theft of $6,000 worth of flu vaccine from a pediatric clinic. The vaccine, which arrived on Friday, disappeared from a medical office in the 1400 block


Testing New Themes and Tactics in a New State

Presidential candidates from both parties are packing in events in New Hampshire ahead of Saturdayâs back-to-back debates.


A Hollywood Early Bloomer, Bringing It All Back Home

For the director Brett Ratner, who has shot six films in his eight years in Hollywood, every movie is scarier and scarier.


EL CENTRO, Calif. - A man who lost his wallet 43 years ago has gotten it back, with his old charge cards, dusty photographs and birth certificate still inside.


Will double its advertising revenue in five years as it ramps up its search services to rival Web search leader Google Inc. BELLEVUE: Microsoft Corp.


Desires for fatty foods and alcohol share a chemical trigger

A brain chemical that stokes hunger for food and fat also triggers thirst for alcohol and may play a role in chronic drinking, according to a study led by Princeton University scientists.


Settembre in montagna tour tra Friuli e Trentino

Trekking nostalgico in Sud Tirol, andar per malghe in Val di Non o passeggiare in alta quota tra i sentieri di guerra della Carnia


Polish, U.S. presidents to discuss missile shield

President George W. Bush meets his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski on Monday to iron out details of plans for a U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe that could strain relations with an already jittery Moscow.


British advertising company WPP on Sunday said it has won an auction for US rival Gray Global (GREY), with what sources familiar with the


Angry Iraqi villagers fired into the air on Saturday as they buried more than a dozen victims of a U.S. airstrike that Sunni leaders condemned as a massacre.


As Hurricane Ivan stormed toward Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, oil and gas producers evacuated rigs and platforms en masse, significantly slowing production in the heart of the nation's key energy-producing region.


Judge Cuts Ex-Leader of Costa Rica's Term

A judge on Friday reduced to three months the amount of time that ex-President Rafael Angel Calderon must remain in jail while authorities investigate him on illegal enrichment charges, a court ruled Tuesday.


Loose, billowy dresses and short skirts are among the trends emerging in the early days of New York Fashion Week. Metallics still have a presence on the runway, and the favorite colors all seem to be a variation of sand.


Rudy Giuliani contested charges that he's a national security novice whose experience started and ended on Sept. 11, insisting Saturday that no other presidential candidate has a longer resume to deal with violence and terrorism.


Casio updates small, thin Exilim camera range

Casio Computer Co. Ltd. has taken the wraps off five new digital still cameras it will begin selling worldwide in the run-up to this year's end-of-year sales season.


Hurricane Frances is the storm that took forever to get here. And then once it was here, it took forever to leave. The massive


Confronto consuntivo dati Inps 2005 e previsioni 2006


Confronted by shocking images of British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners, Prime Minister Tony Blair said Wednesday the military would not tolerate such behavior and insisted that most troops there behaved honorably.


Senior Russian Central Bank official Andrei Kozlov is critically ill after being shot by gunmen in Moscow.


Bush Is Leading Kerry in Surveys by Newsweek, Time

US President George W. Bush's lead over Democratic challenger John Kerry narrowed to six percentage points in a Newsweek poll, while it remained at 52 percent to 41 percent in a survey of likely voters taken for Time magazine.


Roma, 20:19 - CALCIO, LAZIO: MAURI E SIVIGLIA LE NOVITA'

Allenamento pomeridiano per la Lazio in vista del derby. Delio Rossi sembra avere le idee chiare per...


A recent study suggests that Internet users don't know when they're on the catching end of a sales pitch.


Iraq Militants Behead Turk, Iraqi -Jazeera TV

An Islamic militant group said it had beheaded a Turkish contractor and his Iraqi translator in Iraq for working with US forces there, Al Jazeera television reported on Monday.


Iran says open to "new conditions" over atom standoff

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on   Thursday Iran was open to "new conditions" to resolve its   nuclear dispute with Western powers and believed talks could   produce agreement.


Patrick Stewart is in the midst of a third act in his unlikely career that brings him full circle: back to England and back to the Shakespeare of his youth.


It is a land of green pastures, rolling hills and centuries of history. It's also a land of long summer days, drinks without a lot of ice and some of the most friendly people you'll find anywhere.


Head teachers say the system of external exams in England and Wales is "out of control" and needs reform.


Brownback says Airbus launch aid must stop

Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., says if the European Union won't stop giving direct subsidies to Airbus to develop new aircraft, maybe the United States should look at direct subsidies for Boeing.


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


Rising petrol prices were the main driving force behind a rise in UK inflation, official figures show. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said increasing fuel costs had seen the consumer price index (CPI) rise 0.1% to 1.2% in October.


Biggest Israeli Cell Phone Provider Helps Satisfy A Country's Craving      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - If you think Americans have a lot of cell phones, consider this: Israel's wireless penetration rate is 117%.


Australia could export uranium to China within months

Australia could start exporting uranium to China within months and expects to corner about a third of the market for Beijing's giant nuclear power programme, a senior official said.


In the 13 years since Boeing last introduced a new jetliner, it has slogged through one of the toughest stretches in its lengthy history, enduring corporate scandals, major production problems, executive turnover and even questions about whether it should abandon the commercial airplane business.


GOP Finds Hot Button in Illegal Immigration

When Republican Jim Ogonowski launched his long-shot bid for Congress, he prepared for an upbeat campaign in his Democratic, working-class district of Massachusetts, based on a winning rÃÂ¿sumÃÂ¿: affable hay farmer, former Air Force lieutenant colonel, and brother of an American Airlines pilot whose...


Afghan Kidnap Group Issues Wednesday Deadline

Militants holding three foreign UN workers in Afghanistan have threatened to kill them unless all Taliban and al Qaeda prisoners are released from US custody by noon (0730 GMT) on Wednesday.


House Passes Bill to Revamp Patent Process

The legislation, supported by technology and financial services companies, would limit damage awards for patent infringement and grant patents to the first inventor to file an application.


Jimmy Walker, 63, Star Guard at Providence and in N.B.A., Dies

Jimmy Walker was an all-American guard at Providence College in the 1960âs and a two-time N.B.A. All-Star.


President Bush has called House Speaker Dennis Hastert, under fire for his handling of the Mark Foley scandal, and "expressed his support," White House Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino said. On Thursday, Hastert, R-Illinois, said he had "done nothing wrong" and would not step down over the controversy surrounding Foley.


49 Iraqi soldiers die in guerrilla ambush

BAGHDAD In the single deadliest ambush of the Iraq insurgency, guerrillas dressed as security officers executed 49 freshly trained Iraqi soldiers on Saturday evening on a remote road in eastern Iraq as the unarmed soldiers were going home on leave, Iraqi


Five prisoners who died in a an overcrowded jail in central Kenya were beaten to death, post mortem results reveal.


Tape Inquiry: Ex-Spymaster in the Middle

The actions of a key figure in a controversy over destroyed interrogation tapes show the C.I.A.âs protective instinct.


Questo non significa che non possa essere migliorato


The United Nations' torture investigator criticized the White House Wednesday for defending the use of waterboarding and urged the U.S. to give up its defense of "unjustifiable" interrogation methods.


Doctors at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital said they would attempt to separate 2-year-old twin girls who are conjoined at the chest and abdomen.


EURO STARS ; How the Space Race Has Become a Truly International Affair

By Brian McIver  THE world's superpowers have always dominated the space race.  But with companies and agencies all rushing to attract tourists and commercial passengers to the heavens, Europe and Britain are now leading the way.


Second helpings help BC fatten lead in rout

When Robbie Miller enters the game for Boston College, it's never a good sign for the University of Massachusetts.


In no time flat, Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly has gone from being a cable news loudmouth to a poster boy for rubberneck TV: You know you should turn away, but you can't, because


The US says it is "surprised" by an Ethiopian prosecutor's call for the death penalty for 38 opposition leaders.


'Too Soon' to Call Iraq a Failure, British General Says

LONDON, Sept. 7 -- The general who led the British army from the 2003 Iraq invasion until last year said that it was "too soon" to declare Iraq a failure and that Britain and the United States have a "moral commitment" not to withdraw troops prematurely.


Five U.S. troops killed in Iraq, June toll now 100

A roadside bomb killed five U.S. soldiers on patrol in Baghdad, the U.S. military said on Friday, bringing this month's death toll for American forces in Iraq to 100.


Senior officers warn a looming Â£350m budget shortfall could bring a reduction in the number of police on the beat.


Coca-Cola's EU deal suggests shake-up of sales is real thing

COCA-Colaâs agreement with the European Union is the first sign that new chief executive Neville Isdellâs painfully slow reform of the company may at last be getting under way.


Sometimes ratings just don't make sense. For example, why would the Patriots' local numbers increase by 18 percent this season? You'd expect that after two Super Bowl championships in three years, the franchise's fan base would be large, but the audience would be relatively stable.


Letter on Iraq Still Makes Waves in Ariz.

The letter to the editor was printed over nine months ago but its effect is still reverberating through Arizona. The Dec. 2 letter in the Tucson (Ariz.) Citizen made a suggestion on how to end "the horror" of American soldiers being killed in Iraq: Go to the nearest mosque and kill five Muslims.


Bonds should get his chance in Milwaukee

Barry Bonds didn't have to worry about another "not-in-my-ballpark" manager ordering his team to pitch around the San Francisco slugger.


Veteran seamer Darren Gough has brushed aside talk that he considered retiring at the end of last summer and has pledged his future to England cricket as long as he can maintain his international form.


THIS OFFENSIVE DISPLAY PUTTING SEASON IN PERIL

THE Yankees' final seven at-bats yesterday defined their current state. Gary Sheffield homered and was followed by six meek outs in 11 pitches.


A new DOE report predicts how many vehicles will use alternative fuel by 2030. Looks like by the time Jenna Bush or Chelsea Clinton consider presidential runs, 72 percent of vehicles will rely entirely on the trusty internal combustion engine for power. In Autopia.


Botswana pins Hollywood hopes on "Detective" film

Botswana is pinning its Hollywood hopes on a new film based on the best-selling fiction series "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency".


Sugababes star Amelle Berrabah is arrested after an alleged attack on a car in Aldershot, Hampshire.


China orders construction work to stop on 30 power stations including two at the Three Gorges Dam, saying they breach environmental laws.


Battle Against Counterfeit Drugs Has New Weapon: Pollen

A new investigation offers a model for attacking what has become a flood of fake drugs, which threaten to undermine the global fight against malaria.


Yukos chairman says embattled oil company will not file for bankruptcy

MOSCOW  - Oil giant Yukos will not file for bankruptcy despite its dire financial situation and an increasingly desperate fight with tax authorities over a nearly $7-billion-US back tax bill, the company's chairman said in a newspaper interview.


Boy band Take That crown their successful comeback by topping the nominations for the 2008 Brit Awards.


Infamous Anniversary Has Germany Confronting Holocaust Legacy Anew

Wednesday is the 75th anniversary of the day Hitler and the Nazi Party took power in Germany, and the occasion has prompted yet a new round of soul-searching.


The antioxidants vitamin E and lutein, from both food and supplements, may reduce womenâs risk for cataracts, researchers report.


Siemens Awarded Mobile Network Extension For Maxis in Malaysia

Third 3G/UMTS order in Asia: Siemens awarded mobile network extension for Maxis in Malaysia Malaysiaâs leading mobile operator, Maxis Communications Bhd.


Story of Penance Resonates With Russian Viewers

MOSCOW -- Even critics of Pavel Lungin concede that his films -- from his debut, the festival-darling "Taxi Blues," to the true-to-life tale "Tycoon" -- have a knack for hitting a nerve in Russia. His most recent film, "The Island," has touched on something more ephemeral. For many, it speaks to the Russian soul....


Equatorial Guinea Wants Thatcher Extradited --Lawyer

Equatorial Guinea wants the son of  former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher extradited from  South Africa after his arrest on suspicion of involvement in a  coup bid, one of the country's lawyers said Thursday.


From Amsterdam Players, 3 Concerts of Classical Musicâs Greatest Hits

The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam is at Carnegie Hall this week, showing off its chief conductor and offering three concerts of classical musicâs greatest hits.


HP's general counsel has resigned immediately from the company, the fourth to do so behind former chairwoman Patricia Dunn and two other HP execs. Additionally, she will not testify in Congressional hearings.


Movie Review | 'Step Up 2 the Streets': Social Equality Comes With a Beat, Again

âStep Up 2 the Streetsâ posits a universe where racial and class differences are minor obstacles to fun and pretends its clichÃ©s arenât clichÃ©s.


Terremoto. 27mila i morti, 13 gli italiani. E si temono le ...

Cresce il bilancio delle vittime del maremoto che ha colpito i Paesi che si affacciano sul golfo del Bengala: le vittime accertate oltrepassano le 27.000, ma le autoritÃ  avvertono che il bilancio Ã¨ destinato ad aumentare rapidamente.


Niece found guilty of murdering aunt, 100

Â· Dressmaker killed after fire in workshop below flat Â· Forensic evidence leads to conviction at second trial


Indonesia Accused of Evicting Jakarta Poor

Human Rights Watch urged Indonesia to stop evicting tens of thousands of poor people from their homes in Jakarta.  A Human Rights Watch report, quoting numerous accounts of those evicted, alleged the city government's excessive use of force to clear out urban slums.


A state judge has ordered O.J. Simpson to stop spending money he received for his unpublished book, "If I Did It," about the slayings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman.


Gaz de France, Suez O.K. new merger plan

Utility giant Suez SA and state-owned Gaz de France agreed to new terms for a long-stalled merger that would create a global energy giant minority-owned by the French state, an official said.


(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:


'Bouncing bionic billionaire' Mark Cuban dances like an eager fool

In his debut on the ABC reality series, Mark Cuban manages to amuse with his corny dance moves, but the billionaire raises a few eyebrows by choosing an ensemble consciously inspired by homelessness.


Villeneuve returns for Renault to settle 'unfinished business'

Jacques Villeneuve will return to the cockpit of a formula one car today for the first time in almost 12 months when he tests for Renault at Silverstone in preparation for replacing Jarno Trulli in the last three races of the year.


The lowering of trade barriers has pushed food companies to scour the globe for the cheapest ingredients to compete in a global marketplace.


Soham murderer Ian Huntley is taped admitting he lied in court, the Sun newspaper claims.


Top seeds Federer and Henin in action on day one

The U.S. Open gets under way with top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin playing at the cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday.


Boeing deal makes skies friendly for WiFi users

CHICAGO : The Boeing Company's Connexion unit has teamed up with iPass Inc. to offer in-flight Wi-Fi access so "road warriors" can go online at 30,000 feet, the companies said in a joint statement.


Mantova, 16:38 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: DENUNCIATI SETTE ULTRAS

Sette ultras del Mantova di età compresa tra i 23 e i 31 anni, sono stati denunciati a piede ...


Bosnia elects men with clashing visions of future

Bosnians have elected leaders with diametrically opposing views on how to run the country after international supervision ends next year, preliminary results of Sunday's general election showed.


Expert Tips for Bulgarian Job-Hunters Abroad

Business: 11 October 2004, Monday. Bulgaria's Labour Ministry has introduced a new service for Bulgarians seeking jobs abroad.


Only one in 25 teachers wants to become a head within the next five years, a survey suggests.


FIFA banned Algeria's Abdelmalek Cherrad on Tuesday for four matches for insulting a referee during an African World Cup qualifying match against Gabon.


INT'L WOMEN'S DAY-EU:  Some More Unequal Than Others

LISBON, Mar 8 (IPS) - In spite of their conquests in the 20th century,  and  so far in the 21st, women in the European Union (EU) are  still a long way  from achieving equality with men -- a goal  unequivocally laid down in the  Universal Declaration of Human  Rights.


BIRTH. With Nicole Kidman, Danny Huston, Cameron Bright, Lauren Bacall. Director: Jonathan Glazer (1:40). R: Sexuality. The literal-mindedness with which most people watch movies is likely to be the doom of Jonathan Glazer's "Birth.


Arafat's health worsening, aides in Paris say

Speaking from France, Palestinian officials say leader Yasser Arafat took a turn for the worse late Wednesday. Citing officials who spoke on condition of anonymity, The Associated Press reports that Arafat's


No matter where Dennis Erickson goes, his teams usually end up in the Top 25. Four games into his first season as Arizona State coach, Erickson has the Sun Devils unbeaten and in The Associated Press poll for the first time this season at No. 23.


Arabs remind Bush of Mideast peace commitment

Arab governments have reminded US President George W. Bush of his commitment to Middle. East diplomacy, in the hope a second Bush administration will pay more attention to one of their top priorities.


Quote by Einstein hung from German chancellery

A quote by Albert Einstein was hung from the German chancellery to mark 100 years since he made the first of his scientific discoveries that would change the world.


What's next, since Singh has officially surpassed Woods?

Vijay Singh made official what we've known for at least a year, there's nothing wrong with the world rankings, Jack Nicklaus never went through a period like this, and Tiger's "slump," while bad for TV ratings, hints at a new, exciting period in men's golf


England captain Andrew Flintoff says he may be fit to bowl in next month's ICC Champions Trophy.


The search for tiny treasures continues.


Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry was suspended for two games by the National Football League for violating its conduct and substance abuse policies, the league announced on Friday.


Church of Ireland Primate Robin Eames tonight urged people to pray for hostage Annetta Flanigan while her local MP Seamus Mallon called for her safe release.


Attackers shoot, burn villagers in east Congo, killing 14, UN says

KINSHASA, Congo  - Attackers overran a sleeping village in east Congo's lawless Ituri province Monday and slaughtered 14 residents, including seven children who were burned alive, a UN spokeswoman said.


SIOUX CITY, Iowa - A World War I veteran's watch lost nearly 90 years ago, has stood the test of time. William B. Gill lost his watch in France, where he served in the U.S. Army. Another man, Carl Grothaus, won it in a poker game and brought it back to South Dakota.


MPs blame lack of cash for failure of Beagle 2

Britain's ill-fated Beagle 2 mission to Mars failed partly because a lack of government funds left the project as an "amateurish gentlemen's agreement", a committee of MPs says in a report today.


New Orion workstation puts cluster in a box

AUGUST 30, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - A new company thinks it has the answer for scientists and engineers looking for high-performance computing on the desktop.


France moves to cut Air France KLM stake

France was selling almost half its stake in Air France KLM on Thursday as part of a wider deal which could see its remaining stake cut to below 20% and give staff shares in return for pay cuts.


Radiohead Said to Shun Major Labels in Next Deal

Radiohead, the British rock band, is close to signing a deal to release its next album independently and leave the major record companies behind.


Russia Reassures India on UN Security Council Bid

Russia said Saturday India should become a veto-wielding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council if the UN's top decision-making body is enlarged to reflect post-Cold War realities.


Two Palestinians were killed Sunday when Israeli soldiers fired at a house in the Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza, Palestinian hospital and medical sources said.


La Finanziaria l'ho fatta per il bene del Paese


'British' night vision goggles found in Hezbollah command bunkers

Night vision goggles that were apparently made in Britain were found in the Shiite militia Hezbollah's command bunkers in southern Lebanon by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), a spokesman for the Foreign Office told AFP.


U.S., Iran to hold first formal talks in 27 years

When U.S. and Iranian diplomats meet Monday for the first time in almost three decades, they won't discuss their unresolved issues such as Iran's nuclear program. U.S. officials say the discussions with Iran will be limited to Iraq's security. On the eve of the talks, Tehran lodged a protest about what it says is a recently uncovered U.S. spy ring. Meanwhile, the United States is calling for the release of Americans held by Iran.


Tiger surges near Tour Championship lead

ATLANTA - Tiger Woods fired a 6-under-par 64 Friday to surge into contention at the $6 million Tour Championship. Despite a cool breeze at East Lake Golf Club, Woods carded six birdies and no bogeys.


Cathedral becomes virtual battleground for Church of England and Sony

Deeply offended and worried about gun crime in its midst, the Church of England on Sunday mulled taking legal action against Sony Corp. for featuring a cathedral in a violent computer game.


No comment sostituto procuratore su possibili indagati


Pro-Peace Symbol Forces Win Battle in Colorado Town

A couple in Pagosa Springs, Colo., was threatened with fines by their homeownersÂ association unless they removed a wreath shaped like a peace symbol.


Japan's Nikkei average closed lower on  Thursday, ending a three-day winning streak, as profit-taking  hit Toyota Motor Corp. 7203.T and other exporters that had  benefited from gains on Wall Street and a weaker yen.


Music industry group sues 750 for file sharing

Los Angeles, October 29: A trade group representing the US music industry said on Thursday it has filed lawsuits against 750 people it claims used online file-sharing networks to illegally trade in copyrighted songs.


A party official is sacked and work suspended on a controversial dam which has sparked protests in China.


The Cats are aiming for hurling`s first Championship hat-trick since the 1970s. Noel Skehan shared goalkeeping responsibilities with Ollie Walsh through three decades, picking up medals galore along the way.


Japanese-born French poodle wins at world dog show

After four exhausting days of competition, a Japanese-born French poodle named Smash on Monday defeated competitors from around the globe to be crowned Best in Show at the annual World Dog Show competition here.


Closure of U.S. base in Iceland to mark end of an era

When the United States lowers the  flag at its base in Keflavik, Iceland, on Saturday, it will end  a military presence that has lasted since World War Two and  leave the island nation without home-based defences.


Rams, Bucs Tied 21-21 After Three Quarters

Will Heller caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Brian Griese that lifted the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into a 21-21 tie with the St. Louis Rams after three quarters on Monday night.


He won 10 races last season and his second consecutive NASCAR championship, yet Jimmie Johnson isn't the marquee driver on his own team.


MInistro chiarisce ragione delle sue astensioni


Online phishing schemes more than doubled last month, leaving financial institutions struggling to rebuff attempts to steal private account information from customers, according to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.


Australia's biggest bank reports a 20% profit slump

SYDNEY : National Australia Bank Ltd reported a near 20 percent drop in its net profit for the year to September in the aftermath of a foreign exchange trading scandal that rocked Australia's biggest lender early this year.


A French journalist, Gwen Le Gouil, is abducted in northern Somalia by unidentified gunmen.


Ivan Moving Westward Between Cuba, Mexico; Alabama Threatened

Hurricane Ivan, responsible for at least 60 deaths in the Caribbean, was expected to move westward later today, lessening the threat to Cuba and prompting a warning for Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.


IBM's Blue Gene/L was  named the fastest supercomputer in the world on Monday, pushing Japan off the top of the list.


Japanese officials returned Monday from Pyongyang with what they were told are the cremated remains of Megumi Yokota, who according to North Korea committed suicide after being abducted to the reclusive state in 1977.


All of those who loved Preity Zinta in Koi.. Mil Gaya and are disappointed with her absence from the sequel; can cheer up.


South African troops are deployed outside schools and hospitals, as a strike enters its second week.


WASHINGTON - The United States may have to close schools, restrict travel and ration scarce medications if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak, according to federal plans for the next pandemic, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.    It will take months to brew a vaccine that works against the kind of super-flu that causes a pandemic, although government preparations include research to speed that production...


President Bush will travel to Mexico in March to meet with President Felipe Calderon, the government said Wednesday.


Berlino, 22:48 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: SCHALKE-BAYER LEVERKUSEN 1-1 NELL'ANTICIPO

Schalke 04 e Bayer Leverkusen hanno pareggiato 1-1 nell'anticipo della quarta giornata di Bundesliga...


Suicide attack kills 48 in Pakistan mosque

A suicide bomber killed 48  people in a mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday where a  former interior minister was offering Muslim Eid festival  prayers with worshippers, the government said.


UN group says Iran continues atomic expansion

VIENNA -- Defying the international community, Iran has sharply upgraded its capacity to enrich uranium in recent months while the outside world's access to and grasp of Iran's nuclear program "has deteriorated," according to a unusually blunt report yesterday by the International Atomic Energy Agency.


Someday, we may see Wednesday as being one of the most important dates in the history of aviation. The flight of "SpaceShipOne," however, seemed almost routine - at least until one thought about how miraculous it was.


Thailand says at least 473 foreigners are among the dead from Sunday's sea surges, with hundreds missing.


Nimrod MR2: spy-plane and 'rebroadcasting' centre

The Nimrod MR2 -- one of which crashed in Afghanistan Saturday, killing all 14 people on board -- has a history dating back to 1969 when it was introduced as a long-range maritime patrol plane.


Government wants every English child on 'secure' database

Cos they know all about 'secure' databases... The government will announce plans tomorrow to give every English child an identifying number and a database entry of their school qualifications.â¦


More Dollars Don't Boost Lung Cancer Survival

TUESDAY, Oct 23 (HealthDay News) -- Although it can cost more than $1 million to give a lung cancer patient an added year of life, overall survival from the disease hasn't increased significantly, a new study finds.


Over 100 "insurgents" killed in Afghan battle: U.S.

More than 100 suspected insurgents were killed in a battle with U.S.-led troops in southern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.


Strike brings much of Nigeria to near standstill

A nationwide strike went on Monday in Nigeria to protest against rising fuel prices, bringing much ofAfrica's top oil producer to a near standstill.


Si chiama Ahmed Turki Abbas, considerato ministro Difesa


InfoWorld - IBM on Friday gave its autonomic computing strategy is boost unwrapping an enhanced version of a toolkit designed to help developers more quickly integrate a number of self-managing functions into their existing applications and services.


Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is fighting to keep his grand jury testimony about the leak of a CIA operative's name from being released and broadcast in the media.


Israeli Forces Kill 10 in Gaza Camp Raid

JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Israeli troops and aircraft hit hard at Palestinian militants Saturday, killing at least 10 on the third bloody day of a massive Israeli incursion into the Gaza Strip's largest refugee camp, as masked Hamas gunmen vowed more rocket attacks on Israeli towns.    About 2,000 soldiers have taken control of a 5-mile-deep chunk of northern Gaza to counter militants firing homemade rockets into Israel...


President Bush's election victory means job security for someone else: CIA Director Porter Goss. A loyal Republican congressman from Florida, Goss was Bush's last major nomination before the election. Goss, 65, took over the Central Intelligence Agency in late September, with the knowledge that he could be out of work if Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won.


Pakistan quake survivors face second winter in shelters

DANNA, Pakistan  - Zafar Iqbal had hoped to have finished rebuilding his house before snow covers the mountains of Kashmir.


Automaker Adam Opel AG is proposing increasing the work week for its German employees to 40 hours from 35 hours to save money, according to a report Friday.


Senate Democrats will move to add to a $150 billion economic stimulus package rebates for senior citizens living off Social Security and an extension of unemployment benefits, setting up a clash with the White House and House leaders who are pushing a narrower package.


After the corporate scandals that began the century, with high- powered executives being led off to prison, you would think that boardrooms having been once burned would be twice shy.


Microsoft Gives Scientists Data-Mashing Tips

The American Geophysical Union got a peek at techniques and tools from Microsoft Research's eScience group.


Afghan kidnap group sets deadline for hostages

KABUL, Afghanistan - Militants holding three foreign UN workers in Afghanistan have said they will kill them unless all Taliban and al-Qaida prisoners are released from US custody by noon (2:30 am ET) on Wednesday.


A toy firm says an image militants claim is a captive US soldier in Iraq may be that of an action figure.


Dato in diminuzione rispetto allo stesso periodo del 2005


A US military judge could decide next week whether a soldier should face trial over the Iraq prison abuse scandal.


Children: Study Ties Too Little Sleep With Too Much Weight

A study of 7-year-olds has found that sleeping less than nine hours a night was associated with being overweight or obese.


Bloomsbury, Scholastic Rise as 6th Potter Is Sent

Shares of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc and Scholastic Corp., the publishers of the Harry Potter books, surged after author JK Rowling finished the manuscript of the sixth book in the series and a release date was set.


SHANGHAI, China -- In the mid-1800s, English textile makers eyed China and drooled over the fortunes to be made if every man in this teeming country added just one more inch to his shirttails.


Private equity firms are knocking on the doors of Time Warner Inc.  and IAC/InterActive , making their case for various deals with the two conglomerates.


Nokia counters with patent lawsuit against Qualcomm

Nokia and Qualcomm have entered a new round in their high-stakes fight over patent royalties.


Honeybees can smother their enemies to death by swarming them, European researchers reported on Monday.


Under pressure from opponents of President Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's elections council has adopted safeguards for the country's electronic voting machines to prevent tampering in Sunday's election — conditions so strict that experts say they surpass some standards in the United States.


The Republican candidate for governor, who lost by 129 votes, says Democrat Christine Gregoire's term will be tainted. By Jerry Cornfield.


Electors cast ballots in the real presidential election

Colorado's members of the Electoral College gathered around a conference table in Gov. Bill Owens' office today and cast their nine votes for President Bush.


Earthquake Weighs Heavily on Tokyo Stocks

Tokyo stocks ended sharply lower Monday due to economic uncertainties following powerful earthquakes that hit northern Japan over the weekend. The dollar was lower against the Japanese yen.


Pakistani opposition leader Benazir  Bhutto said on Friday she would carry on her struggle for  democracy, despite an attack on her motorcade that killed 133  people as she returned home after eight years of exile.


Husbands fed up with their wives' Christmas shopping frenzies will be able to watch football in creches set up specially for men, Marks and Spencer has announced.


MCI Inc. MCIP.O, the No. 2 U.S.  long-distance company, said on Monday it would record noncash  impairment charges of about $3.5 billion in the third quarter,  mostly for property, plant and equipment.


E.U. Raises Bar in Fight Against Global Warming

PARIS, March 9 -- European Union leaders agreed Friday to take the 27-country bloc beyond the targets of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on global warming, agreeing to legally binding reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the use of renewable energy.


A woman was found guilty of trying to extort millions of dollars from Celine Dion's husband with a threat to go public with a rape allegation.


The CBI says that while many UK firms are positively using the internet, more needs to be done.


Iraq's acting speaker urges end to party boycotts

Iraq's acting parliamentary speaker urged political blocs on Thursday to end their boycott of the legislature to help push through vital laws that would help ease sectarian tension between Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs.


A survey finds Newcastle has more traffic noise than anywhere else in England, with Torquay the quietest place.


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¦


Soldiers from the Black Watch regiment begin a major raid on suspected insurgent villages in Iraq.


Dodging thunderstorms en route The space shuttle Atlantis is packing up and heading for home. The bird is due to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre this afternoon, but the exact time of the landing will depend on weather conditions.â¦


Some FDA Staff Had Drug Safety Concerns in 2002

Nearly 20 percent of US Food and Drug Administration scientists surveyed in late 2002 said they were pressured to approve or recommend approval of a medicine despite


A huge study from Denmark offers the latest reassurance that cell phones don't trigger cancer. Scientists tracked 420,000 Danish cell phone users, including 52,000 who had gabbed on the gadgets for 10 years or more, and some who started using them 21 years ago.


I piccoli stavano andando a scuola, erano figli di un capo dei servizi di sicurezzafedele al presidente Abu Mazen. A sparare sconosciuti a bordo di un'auto                                            Gaza, uccisi tre bambini e un adulto feriti altri scolari palestinesi