World must act now to forestall staggering threat from global ...

8 November 2004 - The Arctic climate is warming rapidly, much larger changes are in store due to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases from human activity and the global impact such as rising sea levels will be âstaggering,â presenting one


Election that never was cost Labour Â£1m

The decision not to call general election leaves cash-strapped party with Â£1m bill after it spent five times as much as Tories on preparations.


The US today urged India to adhere to the principles of the Council of Europeâs convention on cyber crime for strengthening national laws in the areas of cyber-security.


Fish die-off prompts closing of aquarium

The main section of Malaysia's largest aquarium has been shut after about 600 fish died mysteriously, possibly because of deliberate poisoning, officials said Wednesday.


One in five UK universities have closed departments in the last year or plan to do so soon, a BBC survey says.


Bush Supporter Leaves Campaign Over Role in Ad

A Vietnam veteran who worked with President Bush's campaign has left over his appearance in a commercial by a group challenging Democratic candidate John Kerry's war record, a campaign spokesman said on Saturday.


African mediators hope for final peace deal in last round of ...

African mediators hope for a final peace accord for Sudan's bloodied Darfur from a third phase of talks starting Friday -- despite


Colo. Coroner: Organ Harvest Caused Death

A western Colorado coroner said Monday that two hospitals allowed vital organs to be removed from a man before they had proven he was brain dead, and he declared the death a homicide.


US crude oil futures have surged above $55 a barrel in electronic trading due to widespread worries about northern winter fuel supplies, traders said.


Palermo, 20:57 - CALCIO, PALERMO: INGAGGIATO BALZARETTI

Il Palermo ha ingaggiato dalla Fiorentina il difensore Federico Balzaretti, 26 anni. Il giocatore a...


Trump Bondholders Agree on Recapitalization Plan

Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc., which has been on the brink of bankruptcy, said on Thursday that a majority of bondholders have approved a debt restructuring plan


Tony Blair talks to business leaders about new proposals for a major shake-up of the English exam system.


Brad Faxon never doubted that the Deutsche Bank Championship would return to the TPC of Boston.


UPDATE 1-Symonds, Kasprowicz clinch Australia victory

Andrew Symonds crafted an unbeaten century and Michael Kasprowicz took five wickets to give Australia a 10-run win over Pakistan in a one-day international at Lord's on Saturday.


Virgin Mobile rings up five million customers

Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile, floated on the stock exchange in July last year, announced it reached five million British customers during the three months to December.


Senior figures hope to put talk about Labour's leadership to one side at meetings ahead of the party's conference.


Speed up Windows XP and Vista by turning off unnecessary services

Give your system more oomph by disabling the services that Windows activates automatically, whether or not you actually need them.


Biotech Investor Calls for Its Sale: MedImmune Says No, 'Unanimously' Favors Independence

By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 14--One of MedImmune Inc.'s major shareholders is urging the state's flagship biotech to put itself up for sale, suggesting management hasn't made the most from its assets, which include four products on the market and about 40 in the pipeline.


Codacons, senza norme anche con controlli buco nell'acqua


A randy ram-raider smashed into a car showroom after letting his animal instincts get the better of him, Irish police said Friday.


Times Co. reduces its valuation of Globe, T&G

The New York Times Co.'s move yesterday to write down the value of The Boston Globe and Worcester Telegram & Gazette by $814 million reflects both the rapid shifts in technology and consumer habits undercutting traditional media as well as the challenges of the New England market.


One-fifth of youths in Rio de Janeiro's drug gangs are killed within two years, mostly by police, a study says.


Downhill all the way for British mountain biker

In the sport of throwing oneself down a mountain on a bike, Marc Beaumont is faster than anybody else.


Â£300m is being invested to tackle the UK's sexual health crisis after figures show infection rates are rising unchecked.


Sailor dies after airlift from Canadian submarine off coast of ...

But a day later, it was major blaze that led to the death of a Canadian submariner, sending ripples of shock and dismay through Halifax's large military community.


Asian shares rise strongly on growing expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates still further.


RICHARD Green is campaigning for a fair go for players in a bid to make home tour tournaments more exciting this summer. Green blasted the brutal course set-up for last week's Australian Open, claiming it


Las Vegas Under Siege by Zombies and a Mutant

The third installment in the video-game-derived series of films is not exactly dull but never interesting either.


Britain fights to save anti-terrorism powers

The British government launched a legal bid on Thursday to protect the use of anti-terrorism powers which ministers admit are flawed but argue are still vital for the nation's security.


LiMo's Linux Phone Platform Nears Launch

A beta version is due this week, so developers can get started before the release in March.


The homeless figure for England has topped 100,000 families for the first time, the government is to confirm.


Week in Review: Mideast Peace, Iraq Fighting

Description: NPR's Scott Simon reviews the week's news with NPR's Daniel Schorr, senior news analyst. Topics include the future of Palestinian leadership, prospects for Middle East peace, the importance of


BEIJING: Chinadotcom Corp, an integrated software and mobile applications company, said that China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) has suspended its Go2joy short message service (SMS) for an unspecified period due to various violations of its


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Iran, Spain welcome closer trade, investments cooperation

Spanish Ambassador to Tehran Antonio Perez Fernandez Toro, in a meeting, here Monday with Commerce Minister Mohammad Shariatmadari called for greater cooperation between the two countries private companies.


Having completed its initial public offering in a media circus, industry watchers suggest Google must grow bigger, smarter and stronger, or face being overtaken by its powerful rivals.


Beard, Phelps add to haul; Lochte earns silver, Coughlin bronze

ATHENS, GREECE - The United States had a special night at the Olympic Aquatic Center pool again Thursday, as two individuals complemented Aaron Peirsol's win in the 200-meter backstroke by claiming gold medals.


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With the Iraq government urging that the security firm be fired, the question is how  U.S. diplomats can be protected


Pfizer aims to reformulate HIV prevention drug: report

Pfizer Inc is seeking to reformulate its HIV drug to prevent the transmission of the virus through a partnership with a nonprofit group, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


ConocoPhillips Buys $2 Billion Stake in Lukoil

The purchase, which ConocoPhillips, the American energy conern, made at an auction today for the Russian government's stake in Lukoil, sets the stage for projects in Iraq.


Pakistan was on high alert Sunday as Shiites prepared to observe the Muslim festival of Ashura, a day after security officials said they had foiled plots aimed at causing massive loss of life.


UN ends development programme in Czech Republic

The United Nations has ended the UNDevelopment Programme (UNDP) in the Czech Republic, the UN programme representative in the Czech Republic Zuzana Hlavickova said Friday.


Computer program to take on the Unabomber

Man vs. Machine challenge How intelligent is a computer - and just what does it mean to be intelligent, anyway?â¦


Turkey says it will end cooperation in Iraq if the US continues its offensive in the northern town of Talafar.


It wasn't as important for the race itself as getting pole position, but Rubens Barrichello didn't simply break the Monza qualifying record - he set a new world record for the fastest-ever F1 qualifying lap, at just over 162mph.


Momentum is growing in Ukraine for last Sunday's disputed presidential election to be re-run.


Many Skipping Flu Shots This Season Despite Availability

With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported today.


Prime minister vows elections on track for January

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Iraqi interim prime minister Ayad Allawi, addressing a joint session of Congress, thanked America for toppling Saddam Hussein and vowed Thursday that elections planned for January would take place despite terrorist efforts to derail


'Affronteremo dibattito con serenita' e grande chiarezza'


US Davis Cup assistant Dean Goldfine has confirmed he is in talks with Andy Roddick about the possibility of becoming his new coach.


KATMANDU, Nepal - Nepalese hunters have captured a wild elephant that trampled to death at least 12 people and injured several others in the country's southeast, officials said Sunday.


A sharp rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere raises fears global warming is speeding up, reports say.


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Mike and Bob Bryan kept the United States alive in the Davis Cup semifinal on Saturday when they defeated Mikhail Youzhny and Dmitri Tursunov of Russia in a pivotal doubles match.


Lesbian Minister Guilty of Breaking Methodist Law

PUGHTOWN, Pennsylvania  - A lesbian Methodist  minister was found guilty by an ecclesiastical court on  Thursday of breaking church law by being openly homosexual.


Year in review: Digital SLR market booms

The SLR camera market is exploding, and the consumer electronics powers joined established powers with new midrange and high-end models.


Royals remember Diana 10 years after her death

A decade after Princess Diana's sudden  death, Britain's royal family gathers on Friday to remember a  woman mourned by millions worldwide.


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Arctic Thaw May Open Ship Lanes, But Risks High

A faster-than-expected thaw of the Arctic is likely to open legendary short-cut routes between the Pacific and the Atlantic but experts say


Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany will call a vote of confidence in his government this week with the aim of defusing criticism from the president and staying in office, a source close to him said on Monday.


France's former finance minister 'calm' ahead of IMF interview

The European Union candidate for managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, said Thursday he was "calm" as he headed into an IMF executive board interview.


U.S. company says grows embryo-safe stem cells

Researchers at a U.S. company trying to push the margins of stem cell research said on Friday they had grown human embryonic stem cells using a non-controversial method that did not harm the embryos.


GE and eBay introduce a new eBay MasterCard rewards program.


A Marine charged with helping to kidnap and murder an Iraqi civilian said Monday that government officials violated his basic rights when they interviewed him about the incident — claims military prosecutors denied.


Tense Moments During Trailblazing Private Space Flight

MOJAVE, CALIFORNIA - In a mission that could herald a new era of space tourism, a privately built, three-person rocket ship flew to space and back today in a mission that frightened those who watched from the ground and on a live webcast.


Georgia and Russia pledge better ties at inauguration

Georgia and Russia pledged to repair their tattered relationship on Sunday after Mikhail Saakashvili was sworn in as Georgian president, the first concrete sign of an improvement.


Pope in about-face over Muslim dialogue office

In an unexpected about-face, Pope Benedict will restore power and prestige to the Vatican department that oversees dialogue with Islam a year after he controversially downgraded it.


Accord proves elusive at North Korea talks

Envoys to six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program ended a fourth day of haggling without agreement on Sunday, bogged down on Pyongyang's demands for energy compensation should it disarm.


Mount St. Helens Awakes, Erupting Steam and Ash

MOUNT ST. HELENS NATIONAL VOLCANIC MONUMENT  -  Mount St. Helens spewed steam and gray ash from a small  explosive eruption in its crater on Friday, as the volcano in  Washington state awoke from its slumber for the first time in  nearly two decades.


A new round of peace talks between the Sudanese government and rebels from the Darfur region is set to re-open on Friday in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.


In a year of surprises, some unknowns soared, and some big names plummeted.


At FDA, Strong Drug Ties and Less Monitoring

When federal drug officials suspected in 1992 that a popular allergy pill might cause heart problems, they turned to their own scientists.


U.K. to take tougher line on ultrawideband

Ultrawideband services are likely to be legalized soon in the United Kingdom, but with tighter restrictions than in the United States.


Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Wednesday a recovery in the subprime mortgage market will be slowed by a wave of interest rate resets and urged lenders to help troubled borrowers.


Charlie Refugees Stay in Temporary Campers

In a cramped travel trailer, Gail Martin finally got to cook a meal for her son for the first time since Hurricane Charley chased them from their home almost two weeks ago — grilled cheese sandwiches on a propane stove.


Madeleine McCann's parents released the last video clips taken before their daughter went missing in Portugal.


So goes the familiar holiday tune. Unfortunately, this holiday season, scientists are heralding bad news for birds. New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences


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AP: CIA recruited Japanese war criminals

Col. Masanobu Tsuji was a fanatical Japanese militarist and brutal warrior, hunted after World War II for massacres of Chinese civilians and complicity in the Bataan Death March.


St. James, 10:04 - GOLF, WORLD CUP: ITALIA CHIUDE ALL'OTTAVO POSTO

L'Italia si è classificata all'ottavo posto con 273 colpi (68 70 64 71) nella World Cup, disp...


NYC Sanitation Dept's backup choice Microsoft has unveiled a public beta of version 2 of its System Centre Data Protection Manager - continuous backup software for storage kit.â¦


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This onslaught risks turning into a racist witch-hunt

Comment is free: Seumas Milne: The renewed anti-Muslim media campaign is partly driven by a political agenda which seeks to justify war.


Low-cost business class airline Maxjet ceases operating and files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.


Iraq War Film Scoops Spanish Festival Prize

An Iranian-Iraqi film set in the run-up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and starring an amateur cast of war-scarred children won the top "Golden Shell" award at Spain's prestigious San Sebastian film festival ...


La Roma pesca invece il Manchester Utd, la Lazio il Real


Growing Signs of a Slowing on Wall Street

all Street's earnings growth, fueled by two years of robust trading gains, is showing signs that it may taper off in coming quarters as a sluggish stock market and a less-favorable trading environment take a toll on profits.


Paris Hilton begins jail term a day early

From the camera flashes on the red carpet of a Hollywood awards show to the walls of a jail cell -- what a difference a day makes when you're Paris Hilton.


Remnants of Bethlehem Steel will live on under foreign ownership in a $4.5 billion deal announced Monday. A privately owned Dutch steelmaker led by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal is acquiring International Steel


Napoli, 17:58 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; MARINO: ACCORDO CON SKY VICINO

Il Napoli è vicino a chiudere il contratto con Sky. Lo ha affermato il dg Marino nel corso de...


Chinese Dairy Group Says 5 Execs Detained

One of China's biggest dairy companies said Wednesday that five of its executives have been detained by police and are under investigation for possible embezzlement in the latest scandal to strike a major Chinese company.


Moviegoers queue to see Michael Moore's documentary 'Fahrenheit 9 ...

LOS ANGELES : Michael Moore intends to be a nuisance to President George W. Bush until the last minute, as his fiery anti-Bush documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" was available to millions of US satellite television subscribers Monday on the eve of the US


Iraq Declares Martial Law, 23 Police Killed

FALLUJA, Iraq  - Iraq's interim Prime Minister  Iyad Allawi declared martial law on Sunday and said a U.S.-led  military offensive against the rebel-held city of Falluja could  not be delayed much longer.


Australian steel maker Smorgon Steel  Group Ltd.  and its suitor OneSteel Ltd.   sought trading halts on their shares pending an announcement  that sources close to the companies said was likely on Monday.


Power network distribution charges are to rise by an average 1% next year, regulator Ofgem has announced. The electricity charges will then be capped at the rate of inflation for the next four years, Ofgem said.


Celeb spills beans on new Apple notebook

Hip hop star confirms machine to be announced at Macworld Rumours abound that hip hop star Just Blaze has spilled the beans about Apple's much-talked-about sub-notebook, after he was promised one as payment for performing at a recent Apple Christmas party. The mystery machine is allegedly to be announced at Macworld in January.â¦


Powell challenges Europe to work with US on peace and democracy

Secretary of State Colin Powell challenged Europe on Wednesday to play a more active role with the United States in pursuing peace and democracy in the Middle East and Iraq.


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Play.com to launch UK MP3 digital download store

Online retailer Play.com is to launch a  new UK download store called PlayDigital, offering music from  EMI and independent labels as MP3 tracks which could be played  on all digital devices including iPods.


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Vattenfall Europe chief quits after German nuclear incidents

The head of Vattenfall Europe, an arm of Swedish energy giant Vattenfall, resigned Wednesday after a series of incidents, including a fire, at two of the group's German nuclear power plants.


Dave Matthews Band Accused Of Dumping Sewage On People

CHICAGO -- The Dave Matthews Band (pictured) is being sued for dumping waste from their tour bus into the Chicago River and onto a sightseeing boat.


News Analysis: Deeper Crisis, Less U.S. Sway in Iraq

American fortunes in Iraq are ever more dependent on feuding Iraqis who seem, at times, almost heedless to American appeals.


Nigeria kidnappers threaten to kill girl

The kidnappers of a 3-year-old British girl are threatening to kill her and then come after her parents if their demands aren't met, the girl's sobbing mother said Friday.


Kenyan opposition accuses police of killing seven

Kenya's opposition accused police of killing seven people on Thursday during a second day of clashes with demonstrators protesting against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election.


The massive global aid operation to help the victims of Sunday's earthquake and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean is beginning to deliver results.


Arctic ice melting twice as fast as expected

In a new study commissioned by eight countries of the Arctic region, scientists point to an accelerated ice thaw with far-reaching consequences for global climate change and human activity.


Europe Sets Deadline for Iran on Weapons

BERLIN - Europe's major powers have agreed to set a November deadline on Iran to meet demands meant to resolve concerns that it is secretly trying to make nuclear weapons, in a confidential document made available Saturday to The Associated Press.    The draft resolution was prepared by France, Germany and Britain for Monday's start of a key meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N...


UK censor to appeal against Manhunt 2 verdict

Wants High Court to enforce original ban The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is to ask the English High Court to uphold its decision that controversial videogame Manhunt 2 should not be sold in the UK.â¦


Cia: Hezbollah e Osama Bin Laden i nemici maggiori


How to minimize risk while hanging on to the potential reward in small-cap investing.


Republican Mitt Romney claims a win in Michigan's US presidential primary, ahead of rival John McCain.


Big Leaguers Lose Third Straight in Japan

San Diego Padres reliever Akinori Otsuka returned to the stadium where he once pitched, and it did not go well. He gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday, and the Japanese All-Stars rallied for a 3-2 victory, their third straight win over the touring major leaguers.


City Telecom Launches Bb50 & Bb200, Supported By 'SDU' Personalized Customer Care Service

HONG KONG, Feb. 8  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd. ("HKBN"), a wholly owned subsidy of City Telecom (HK) Limited , is pleased to announce the launch of two new broadband services - bb50 (symmetric 50 Mbps) and bb200 (symmetric 200 Mbps).


While a volunteer instructed fans in the first grandstand to remain quiet for tee shots yesterday, two security guards and four cops escorted Mike Weir to the opening hole.


An exhibition of art treasures which was almost prevented from going ahead opens its doors in London.


Islamabad (AsiaNews/BBC) - Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has called for a radical new approach to the dispute with India over Kashmir.


Study: 43 million Americans take aspirin daily

An estimated 43 million U.S. adults take an aspirin every day or almost every day, according to a U.S. government survey, a figure that accounts for a fifth of the adult population.


Chicago mayor announces bid for 6th term

Mayor Richard M. Daley announced Monday he will run for a sixth term, a move that could put him office longer than his legendary father.


Roundup: 5 Pacers charged for fighting fans

Five Indiana Pacers players were charged in Detroit on Wednesday for fighting with fans in the stands and on the court during the brawl that broke out at a Pistons' game last month.


EU proposes narrowing Buttiglione duties

The incoming European Commission president has proposed redefining the duties of controversial conservative justice commissioner Rocco Buttiglione.


Oracle ups bid for India's i-flex, shares soar

MUMBAI/SAN FRANCISCO  - Oracle Corp.  boosted its offer for Indian banking software provider i-flex Solutions Ltd.  to $1.3 billion, driving up i-flex shares 17 percent to a record high.


Medioriente: consegnata all'Anp la cartella clinica di Arafat

RAMALLAH - E' da oggi nelle mani dell'Autorita' nazionale palestinese la cartella clinica di Yasser Arafat, morto l'11 novembre scorso nell'ospedale militare di Percy. La documentazione e' stata consegnata dal nipote ai vertici dell'Anp.


US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Wednesday suspended anthrax vaccinations for US troops in response to an injunction ordered by a US federal court, the Pentagon said.


Creative wants a part of the Appleâs Pie

Apple has done extremely well in the digital music market. They sell the largest number of portable digital music player in the form of iPod and they sell even more songs on their music store iTunes.


All types of alcohol  -  wine, beer or liquor  -  add equally to the risk of developing breast cancer in women, American researchers said


Malcolm Glazer has increased his stake in Manchester United for the third day in succession to take his holding to 28.11 per cent.


M.I.T. Technology Review Adopts More Serious Tone

The MIT Technology Review, which was introduced in 1899, is getting a makeover to help attract readers and advertisers.


Michael Chiklis credits haircut for career rise

"Fantastic Four" star Michael Chiklis feels his decision to shave off his hair has given a boost to his career as he is no longer being cast as a fat guy.


A bomb targeting a prominent Shiite cleric killed seven people in Karbala outside one of southern Iraq's holiest shrines. The cleric, Sheik Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalayee, was among 31 wounded.


Macau marks fifth anniversary of return to China

Hundreds of people in Macau, including city leaders and Chinese dignitaries, attended a flag-raising ceremony on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the city's return to China after 450 years of Portuguese rule.


Michael Stiassny and Brendon Gibson of Ferrier Hodgson & Co have been appointed interim liquidators of no-frills brokerage house Access Brokerage Limited, which was today suspended from trading.


Not that the hockey negotiations aren't going to proceed in utterly good faith, but the NHL owners piled up a $300 million war chest and the players union long ago warned its members to be ready to go 18 months without a paycheck.


Bin Laden urges Iraq insurgents to unite

Osama bin Laden called on insurgent groups in Iraq to unify their ranks, in an audio recording aired by Al Jazeera television on Monday.


Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski said Tuesday he would...

Poland's President Aleksander Kwasniewski said Tuesday he would oppose any attempt by lawmakers to legalize abortion on demand, as proposed by a new bill tabled by Kwasniewski's own ruling Social Democrats.


FORMER Radio 1 DJ Mike Read's show Oscar Wilde the Musical has closed after one night with critics branding it "bilge".


Yes, even if South Korea did not file a protest during the event

2) Do you believe the South Korean team's assertion that they were told to file a protest after the meet? 3) Should videotape be used to review possible scoring errors?


Venezuela says ops not hit in Exxon move

Venezuela's oil operations and cash flows have not been affected by court orders won by Exxon Mobil Corp  to freeze up assets as the U.S. giant fights for compensation for a project nationalized last year, the nation's energy minister said on Friday.


Musharraf, Gerrit discuss bilateral cooperation in economy, trade

HAGUE: Deputy Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Gerrit Zalm (R) receiving President, General Pervez Musharraf at the Prime Minister's Secretariat in The Hague while Federal Minister for Information & ...


Almost without exception since World War II, British leaders have pursued what they call a "special relationship" with the United States as a cornerstone of their foreign policy.


Hyundai Motor Group  chief Chung Mong-koo was on Thursday handed a 3-year suspended sentence by a South Korean appeals court, freeing him to continue running the word's sixth largest auto maker.


Former OLPC CTO aims to create $75 laptop

Former One Laptop Per Child CTO Mary Lou Jepsen has created a for-profit company, Pixel Qi, which will use OLPC inventions to build a $75 laptop.


UAW strikes GM as talks fail to produce a deal

More than 73,000 General Motors Corp workers walked off the job on Monday after marathon contract talks between the United Auto Workers union and GM stalled and the union called the first national strike since 1970 against the top U.S. automaker.


Zarqawi Group Says Kills U.S. Hostage in Iraq

A militant group headed by al Qaeda ally  Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has killed an American captive in Iraq  after the lapse of a 24-hour deadline Tuesday, a statement  posted on the Internet and an Arabic channel said.


Lust, not love affair, the defense insists Packed courtroom hears ...

Amber Frey was nothing more than Scott Peterson's good-time girl, and she knew it, a defense lawyer tried to show Monday during the fertilizer salesman's double-murder trial in Redwood City.


Herndon, N.Y. Cyber-Security Firms to Merge

TruSecure Corp., a Herndon provider of network security systems, agreed to merge with Betrusted Holdings Inc., a New York company that offers similar services.


Update 1: Jury Orders Medtronic to Pay $110 Million

A federal court jury on Tuesday ordered a Medtronic subsidiary to pay about $110 million in a dispute between the company and a doctor who invented some of its spinal fusion technologies.


Sanath Jayasuriya's century put Sri Lanka in a strong position after the third day of the first Test against Pakistan in Faisalabad.


Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi began his first official trip to Spain Saturday with a private visit to a luxury country resort hotel after arriving from France where he sealed business deals worth billions of dollars.


Siege at Russian School Over, At least 100 Dead

The hostage crisis at a school in southern Russian has ended, after a daylong battle between militants and authorities that left at least 100 people dead, many of them children, and hundreds more wounded.


AOL pushed an update Monday to the beta site for its WebMail product, code-named "Cayman." Changes in this refresh focused on enhancements to the overall look and feel of the application, as well as performance improvements.


L'ad Ronchi, nel primo semestre crescita del 27,9%


A more aggressive approach by local and state agencies to remedying pollution from duck farms is the latest challenge for the local industry, which is also facing high utility, feed and land costs.


Hurricane Jeanne, which has killed more than 1,000 people in Haiti, is now heading towards the northern Bahamas and Florida. In Haiti, around 1,200 people are still missing and the UN has said the number of


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Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he will not go to a summit if Zimbabwe's leader Robert Mugabe is there.


Bad blood and pent-up anger boiled over as Democratic foes Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama seethed and accused one another of truth twisting in a rancorous 2008 campaign debate.


Blast in Kandahar Wounds at Least Three Afghans

A huge explosion rocked the southern  Afghanistan city of Kandahar on Wednesday and at least three  Afghan soldiers were wounded, the city's police chief said.


A 41-foot raft made of reeds and wooden planks set out Wednesday on voyage from New York to Spain, a daring and perhaps foolhardy attempt to prove people in the Stone Age could have crossed the Atlantic.


Nepal King Names New Cabinet After Sacking Govt

Nepali King Gyanendra unveiled a  10-member cabinet for his new government on Wednesday, a day  after he sacked the prime minister for failing to hold  elections or to end an escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.


A fare hike that raises tickets by $5  each way announced by American Airlines earlier this week to  offset record high jet fuel appears to be sticking among other  U.S. airlines, an industry source said on Friday.


Web Sites Spoof Bush, Kerry With Parodies

If you're not ready to feverishly debate Iraq or the deficit in this bitterly divisive election year, you can always surf the Web, where politics is frequently nothing but a big joke.


TOKYO - China's Lenovo Group Ltd. signed a definitive agreement on Wednesday to acquire IBM Corp.'s personal computing division. Lenovo will pay US$1.25 billion in cash for the business, which is expected to transform it into the world's number three PC maker, the companies announced.


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The UN envoy to Sudan urged the government to accept an international monitoring force with more than 3,000 troops to help prevent escalating militia attacks in the violence-wracked Darfur region.


Clinton Library Exhibits Include Scandals

Bill Clinton's presidential library, opening Thursday, covers Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky in a single display that portrays the White House scandals as a "fight for power" and an exercise in the "politics of persecution."


Games and security programs are on a long list of software that does not work well with the Windows SP2 update.


With less than two weeks of shopping left until Christmas, the nation's malls and stores stepped up discounts over the weekend, but business appeared to be mixed, according to analysts.


'Shark Tale' Chews Up 'Team America' at Box Office

In a surprise at the North American  weekend box office, the fishy gangsters of reigning champion  "Shark Tale" easily dispatched the frisky marionettes of the  much-hyped satire "Team America: World Police."


Free agent Trachsel signs with the Orioles

The Baltimore Orioles completed their starting pitching rotation Wednesday by signing Steve Trachsel to a one-year deal reportedly worth $3.5 million.


On Road to Title, Ohio State Must Dodge Critics

Ohio State has become the latest top-ranked team in this most fickle of college football seasons, but it is being greeted with skepticism.


Second Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse report expected

Another report on abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison is going to be released Wednesday afternoon. [ first report released ]. The Fay report on prisoner abuse does not lay blame on top brass


Bush's Convention Tops Kerry's in Primetime Polling

The country may be more or less evenly divided along partisan lines when it comes to the presidential race, but the Republican Party prevailed in the Nielsen polling of this summer's nominating conventions.


AMSTERDAM: Dutch Muslims rallied yesterday to condemn extremism and call for unity after a wave of attacks on mosques in apparent revenge for the murder of outspoken filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a suspected Muslim extremist.


Kodak launches printer to compete with HP

Eastman Kodak Co.  introduced a  line of desktop printers on Tuesday that use low-cost  replacement ink cartridges, entering a market dominated by  Hewlett-Packard Co.


EU online gambling firms demand $100 bil in WTO dispute

US thumbs nose with comical settlement offers The long-running, occasionally tragicomic trade dispute between America and tiny Antigua at the WTO over the cross-border provision of gambling services has sputtered into the settlement phase, according to CasinoGamblingWeb.â¦


Pfizer's Celebrex, Increased Heart Risk Linked

A woman walks past the Pfizer headquarters in New York. The pharmaceutical giant warned of an increased risk of heart attack for its drug Celebrex.


Insurgents blew up a pipeline in Iraq's northern oil fields and killed two senior police officers in Baghdad, officials said Monday, while political leaders sized up their positions in a new government following the release of election results.


Lebanon future at stake after killing: Bolton

Lebanon's future is at stake in a battle between "democracy and terrorism" following the killing of Christian politician Pierre Gemayel, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Saturday.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell renewed Brazil's hopes of joining the UN Security Council by calling Brazil a good, serious and important candidate.


Doctors upgraded the condition of separated conjoined 4-year-old twins Sunday to serious but stable.


Food aid, reunions on table when two Koreas meet

Impoverished North Korea's first steps to take apart its nuclear arms program may reap the reward of food aid from the South when the two hold their first high-level meeting in months on Tuesday.


Recording Companies Sue 761 More Computer Users

LOS ANGELES -- The recording industry filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 761 computer users in the latest round of litigation in the record companies' effort to stamp out unauthorized trading of music online.


With the weather in Florida never quite clearing up today, NASA flight directors have decided to send the space shuttle Atlantis to California to land.


Construction spending fell 0.4 pct in July

U.S. construction spending took a  surprising fall of 0.4 percent in July, its largest drop since  January 2007, as gains in commercial building failed to offset  declines in home building, a government report showed on  Tuesday.


BLACK Watch troops were today facing new dangers in Iraq after rebels massacred 50 Iraqi soldiers. The Iraqi troops were ambushed and shot dead, heightening the dangers for the Scots regiment as it made final


What a mess. Weeks after Merck & Co. (MRK ) yanked its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx off the market, the furor is still raging.


Sales of existing homes edged down 0.1 percent in October, but low mortgage rates continued to contribute toward what might become a record year in home sales, a trade association report showed on Tuesday.


The movies (and the directors) being shown in the official program at this year's Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 8-18.


P.P.S. Take Tissues to This Weepy About a Romance Tested by Death

âP.S. I Love Youâ looks squeaky clean and utterly straight. Yet as directed by Richard LaGravenese, it has a curious morbid quality.


Despite a high-profile rift in recent months, the leader of the NAACP says he had a frank, man-to-man meeting with President George W. Bush Tuesday at the White House.


Rescue crews in Panama found an American girl on Tuesday who survived a plane crash that killed the other three people on board, including a wealthy California investor, authorities said.


Paving Plan is Full of Holes, but May Help With Sprawl

By Dan Gibbard, Chicago Tribune  Jan. 31--In the Chicago area's topsy-turvy climate, where floods and droughts are known to take turns causing headaches, a pavement that could help ease both has begun to seep into planners' thoughts.


As more economists study the economics of downloading music freely, the consensus will likely be that it does hurt sales of music, but how much?


Microsoft: 2005 'Breakout Year' For Windows Server

com. Labeling 2005 a "breakout year" for its server operating-system line, Microsoft on Monday laid out a revised road map for Windows Server 2003 that promised the release of the second edition in the last half and a service pack in the first.


Office deadlines six times more likely to kill you!

People under pressure to meet deadlines are six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack, a new research reveals.According to the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Programme intense, pressure seems to have a greater impact on the heart than accumulated


Top seed Andre Agassi began the quest for his second title of year with a comfortable victory in the first round of the Stockholm Open.


BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (IPS) - In a dark corridor, an emaciated man named Toufiq  sits against the wall, his face contorted with pain. Medical  workers angrily insist that a photographer put his camera away as  they lift Toufiq -- originally from Morocco -- into a wheelchair.  Well-wishers gather around; one woman urges Toufiq to keep his  spirits up. He is carried away to an ambulance outside.


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Mobile operator, or not? T-Mobile has stopped connecting its customers when they call someone using Truphone, saying the VoIP operator is overcharging for interconnection.â¦


Shop Smart, to Hear What You Want to Hear

Hearing aids are the best way for many people to maintain a connection to the world, but they can also disappoint new users.


Afghan campaign picks up as Karzai heads for Berlin

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's deputies campaigned for him on Saturday ahead of presidential elections seven days later, while the candidate himself prepared to fly to Germany to collect an international award.


Britney Spears entered rehab Tuesday after a bizarre weekend that included shaving her head and getting a new tattoo.


Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has a change of heart and recalls David Beckham to his squad.


Russian cargo ship docks at the international space station

KOROLYOV, Russia  - An unmanned Russian cargo spaceship on a vital supply mission docked at the international space station early Sunday, delivering badly needed food for the two-member U.S.-Russian crew, who have been forced to ration their dwindling supplies.


CNN employee abducted as violence waxes in Gaza

JERUSALEM Palestinian gunmen in Gaza City abducted an Israeli Arab working for CNN, according to the network, stopping a taxi carrying a news crew and seizing the man, Riad Ali, a producer.


Roma, 15:45 - CALCIO, CAMPANA: CALCIO HA BISOGNO DI RIFORMA CULTURALE

''Il calcio italiano ha bisogno di una riforma culturale''. Lo ha detto il presidente dell'Assocalci...


Himesh Reshammiya chats with Rediff Readers.


Diebold Cuts Forecast, Cites Voting Machine Woes

Diebold, a manufacturer of automated teller machines, says that the cost of recertifying its electronic voting machines for use in Calfornia is forcing it to cut its quarterly earnings forecast by about 5 cents.


New health fears over big surge in autism

Â· Experts 'concerned' by dramatic rise  Â· Questions over triple jab for children


New orders at U.S. factories fell  4.7 percent in October, the biggest fall in more than six years  and marking the third drop in four months, while inventories  rose again suggesting growing slack in the economy, a  government report said on Tuesday.


Edward Lee Pitts of the Chattanooga Times Free Press told colleagues in an e-mail that he and members of the Tennessee Army National Guard now in Kuwait "worked on questions to ask Rumsfeld about the appalling lack of armor" and that Spec. Thomas Wilson posed the question at his request.


RIFORME, DISCO VERDE ALLA NUOVA COSTITUZIONE

La Camera approva il ddl di riforma costituzionale: 295 si', 202 no e 9 astenuti. Provvedimento torna al Senato. Roma, 15 ott. (Adnkronos) - Disco verde alla nuova Costituzione. La Camera ha approvato il disegno


Kimi Raikkonen upstaged Michael Schumacher in qualifying on Saturday and grabbed the pole position in the German Grand Prix. Raikkonen nipped Schumacher, gaining his first pole of the season and souring what could be Schumacher's final race at home.


Russian Supply Craft Reaches Space Station

An unmanned Russian cargo ship brought the international space station's two-man crew a much-needed Christmas present Saturday: 2 1/2 tons of equipment, supplies


U.S. retail gasoline prices rose close  to $2 a gallon on Friday, near their record, intensifying the  spotlight on sizzling energy costs ahead of the presidential  election.


U.S. Boardrooms Add More Women, Independence in 2004

Corporate boards grew more independent  from management last year, while the number of women in  boardrooms grew to one-quarter of all new outside directors, up  from about 16 percent in 2003.


Next-generation computer chip to hold 2 engines

For decades, computer performance has been driven largely by the increasing numbers of ever-smaller transistors squeezed into the machines' silicon brains.


British police said on Friday they had defused a bomb in central London.


With just four weeks left in 2004, now's the time for any last-minute tax planning you want to do. Last calls of this sort have taken on a new dimension recently because a growing number


Too Much Belly Fat May Up Later Disability Risk

Too much abdominal fat in middle age may increase the risk of disability in later years, according to new study findings presented Wednesday at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity in Las Vegas.


Online ads surge 40 percent in Britain -- trade group

Online advertising spending in Britain   surged 40.3 percent to 917.2 million pounds ($1.72 billion) in   the first half of 2006 compared to last year, giving it a   market share of 10.5 percent, new data showed on Wednesday.


The legal age of smoking in Scotland should be raised from 16 to 18, a team of experts will tell ministers.


US nuclear envoy urges progress from NKorea

Chief US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill called Friday for movement from North Korea on the long-running international row over its nuclear weapons programme after talks with his Russian counterpart.


Mumbai Salsa changes lives of upcoming actors

"Mumbai Salsa", a film about dysfunctional relationships among young Indians, has given a great platform to eight upcoming actors who now see themselves in new light.


Pete Munro and Matt Morris will start Game 2 in St. Louis. (Getty ...

If Game 1 is any indication, this National League Championship Series could be headed for astronomical offensive numbers. And we haven't even gotten to the cozy confines of Minute Maid Park yet.


Shaw Group Inc.  on Thursday said it expects to record a loss of about $23.8 million, or 30 cents per diluted share, when it restates results for its first fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2007.


THIERRY HENRY is confident of shaking off an ankle injury in time to face Manchester United in Monday's (Australian time) Premiership showdown.


China's Hu wants U.N. framework on climate change

China's President Hu Jintao gave qualified support to an Australian initiative on climate change on Thursday as a rift opened at the APEC meeting over the "Sydney Declaration" and its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions


Pretoria - Race was unacceptable in determining the health risk posed by donated blood, the department of health and the SA National Blood Transfusion Service decided in Pretoria on Friday.


Italians strike against government's economic policies

Italian trains, banks, planes and factories will be disrupted for hours on Tuesday as unions stage ageneral strike against the government's economic policies, the fifth strike


For America's global economic strength, Washington's biggest decision in 2007 will not be made in Congress or the White House but in the Supreme Court, in a case, Stoneridge v. Scientific-Atlanta , that one journalist has called "the most important securities case in a generation." Yet to read the...


Pitcairn Islander pleads guilty to sex charge

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


A pennant on the line, an adopted city's heart in his hands, a hostile stadium and swarming opponent. Roger Clemens, and a blistering National League Championship Series, have arrived at Game 7. Barely visible


Democrats Try to Rein In Fees on Consulting

Resentment has been building at how presidential elections have become gold mines for media consultants.


Deputy Labour leader, Harriet Harman, and John Denham join colleagues in admitting cannabis use.


Update 1: Cheney: Economy Needs Permanent Tax Cuts

Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday that it is critical to make President Bush's tax cuts permanent during his second term, while achieving broader reforms in the tax code and bolstering Social Security.


UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari is to meet Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the UN says.


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised $32 million in the single month of January, matching his best three-month period last year, aides said Thursday.


Mosquitoes' thirst for sugar could prove to be the answer for eliminating malaria and other mosquito-transmitted diseases, say scientists.


Oil prices breach $90 a barrel in New York amid ongoing supply concerns and after the dollar hits a new low.


A day in the life of a young American cheerleader

COLUMBUS, Ohio  - Twelve-year-old Bridget Bailey has been cheerleading since she was eight, and devotes at least 10 hours a week to her passion -- a uniquely American sport that combines dance, gymnastics and acrobatic stunts.


Karzai faces tough battle to lose warlords: analysts

A fervent desire among Afghans who have just chosen their first president is to end the rule of warlords, but analysts say a future leader would find it difficult to grant his constituents' wish to rule without them.


'The Forgotten' Tops North American Box Office

Supernatural thriller "The  Forgotten" soared to the top of the U.S. box office over the  weekend with better-than-expected ticket sales during a  worse-than-expected seasonal slump.


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Dow Jones +0.31%, Nasdaq +0,48%, euro in calo a 1,3612 dlr


The Bank of England keeps UK rates on hold for the second month in row after fears of cooling house prices.


Obama with 13-point lead in South Carolina: poll

CHARLESTON, South Carolina  - Barack Obama has a 13-point lead on rival Hillary Clinton but his support has eroded slightly on the eve of South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.


Sony and Walt Disney yesterday received regulatory approval from Brussels for a video-on-demand service that will compete with BSkyB's film channels.


France, Spain Veto Controversial Migrant Camp Plan

France and Spain moved Monday to sink a controversial Italian-German plan to create holding centers in North Africa for would-be refugees.


Genova, 18:05 - CALCIO, GENOA; GASPERINI: BISOGNA PUNIRE I TEPPISTI

No alle porte chiuse anche da parte del tecnico del Genoa, Giampiero Gasperini: ''Bisogna punire i t...


Intel Cuts Prices on Laptop Computer Chips

Intel Corp. INTC.O cut prices on its chips for mobile computers by as much as 34 percent this week, a move that could lower PC prices from the likes of Dell Inc.


World leaders promise an Indian Ocean tsunami early warning system after being urged to honour cash pledges.


ONCE AGAIN Congress is trying to break the gridlock that has long prevented it from fixing and modernizing the nation's labor law. The last such effort was in the early 1990s, when a bipartisan Commission on the Future of Labor-Management Relations concluded that "labor law is not achieving its stated intent of encouraging collective bargaining and protecting workers' rights to ...


Mary-Louise Parker has adopted a baby girl from Africa, her spokeswoman confirmed to People.com.


Tayshaun Prince's 3-pointer with 4.4 seconds left lifted the Detroit Pistons to a 90-89 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers at The Palace at Auburn Hills, Mich., last night, overcoming Kobe Bryant's big night.


Belgian Papers Win Copyright Case Against Google

Text of report by Belgian RTBF radio on 13 February  Google has lost its court case against the publishers of Belgian French-language newspapers.


President Vladimir Putin gave his seal of approval for Russia's crucial backing of the Kyoto Protocol, clearing the way for the UN environment pact aimed at curbing global warming to come into force early next year.


New Zealand record charts go to the dogs

It's a doggone chartbuster -- a song  audible only to dogs has topped New Zealand record charts, and  is looking to go global.


Kerry, Bush begin presidential campaign blitz

The two presidential candidatesâ Florida blitz continued Sunday, with Democrat John Kerry returning to the state less than 24 hours after Republican George Bush departed.


Mashburn's season blocked by knee injury; may retire

Barely more than a year removed from his best season, Jamal Mashburn is likely done playing in the NBA. Mashburn and the New Orleans Hornets announced Monday, a week before the opening


Nepal King Sacks Government, Assumes Power

Nepali King Gyanendra sacked the  government and assumed power on Tuesday, saying the leadership  had failed to hold elections or to restore peace amid an  escalating civil war with Maoist rebels.


The number of new U.S. jobs climbed by an unexpectedly brisk 157,000 in May, while factory activity improved and consumers remained upbeat, according to data on Friday which suggested the economy was bouncing back.


Tool adds GPS tagging to digital cameras

NXP Software has brought out a tool that can geo-tag images photographed with digital cameras so that users can more easily search, share and view photo collections.


Despite a positive mood at international talks on climate change, key nations were still dragging their feet.


(InfoWorld) - Google is losing its CFO, George Reyes, who has decided to retire, the company said Tuesday. There doesn't appear to be any controversy associated with Reyes' departure, which is expected to happen by the end of the year. In fact, Reyes will assist Google in the search for his replacement, Google said. In a press release, Google CEO Eric Schmidt expressed admiration for Reyes and said the company will miss "his thoughtfulness, good humor, and wisdom." As Google's CFO for the past five and a half years, Reyes oversaw critical financial events at the company, including its unorthodox and closely watched initial public offering as well as the challenges and complexities of a global, fast-growing Internet company. In the statement, Reyes called his Google tenure "an extraordinary ride," and Google co-founder Larry Page praised him for helping Google balance financial discipline and entrepreneurial culture. Reyes came to Google in 2002 from ONI Systems, where he served as interim CFO. Earlier, he spent 13 years at Sun, where held various high-ranking finance jobs.


Bee Staff Writer. LAS VEGAS - Now that he has knocked out two of the better fighters of his era, first Felix Trinidad and then Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins hopes to avenge a defeat that has been sticking in his craw for a long time.


Oil prices fell on Monday to an 8-week  low under $47 a barrel, as growing fuel stocks in the United  States eased fears of a winter supply crunch.


At tsunami's ground zero, finding family amid destruction

A high school math teacher in Jakarta has no idea whether his family in Aceh has survived.


Deal Consolidates Energy Companies in Norway

Statoil said today that it had agreed to buy Norsk Hydro for about $28 billion in stock.


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


Windstorm in Tatras inflicted 7.8 billion worth of damage - Csaky

BRATISLAVA- The devastating windstorm which hit the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia last November inflicted damage of about 7.8 billion Slovak crowns, deputy prime minister Pal Csaky said today.


ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada -- Hurricane Ivan took aim yesterday at Jamaica and possibly Florida after killing 23 people in five countries and devastating Grenada, where police fired tear gas to stop a looting frenzy and barricaded roads leading into the capital.


Arafat Buried in Chaotic Scenes in West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Yasser Arafat was buried on  Friday in chaotic scenes of grief and gunfire at the compound  where he spent his final years encircled by the Israeli army  and powerless to realize his dream of a Palestinian state.


Ministro, a Bari escludere studenti coinvolti in inchiesta


Secondo le rilevazioni della Banca centrale europea


Sunday's swap of an Israeli spy for Egyptian students is indicative of a post-Arafat thaw between the nations.


Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said he would create an international organization to fight terrorism through shared intelligence, cooperation he says would combat the dangers facing the United States where President Bush has failed.


Israel's UN ambassador demanded Sunday that the world body investigate the actions of its top official in Gaza after Israeli accusations that Gaza militants used a UN vehicle to transport a homemade rocket.


The Union health ministry has deputed two emergency medical relief teams for Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh to provide medical assistance to the people affected by tsunamis on Sunday.


LAS VEGAS -- Shane Mosley wants to fight until he's 40. The way he looked last night against Luis Collazo, he might consider extending his career even longer.


CRICKET officials are under pressure to overhaul the game's showpiece tournaments after embarrassing mismatches and England's bleak weather threatened to turn the Champions Trophy into a farce.


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HK "death" exhibition challenges Chinese taboo

An exhibition seeking to ease Chinese taboos toward death has opened in Hong Kong, featuring "green" paper coffins and multimedia artwork, including a coffin "simulator" giving users a 3-minute taste of death.


NEW YORK/HONG KONG  - Chinese companies are  starting to pursue North American and European electronics and  consumer brands as their government pushes them to build global  sales forces for their low-cost products.


Blocked roads and rushing water hamper efforts to save survivors of floods in the Philippines which have killed almost 350.


Reggio Calabria, 18:03 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: BRAVI A RECUPERARE GARA DIFFICILE

''E' stata una partita molto nervosa, su un campo difficile, abbiamo cercato di fare la partita, poi...


EU-DEVELOPMENT:  Never Mind the Lobbyists' Fee

BRUSSELS, May 17 (IPS) - Corporate lobbyists in Brussels are resisting calls  by European Union legislators to disclose  how much they receive  from firms determined to water down EU rules on the environment   and public health.


Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc.  plans to sweeten its bid for CBOT Holdings Inc.  by adding a special dividend for CBOT shareholders, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


A primer on the oil-for-food accusations


South Koreans leave Afghanistan after kidnap ordeal

Nineteen newly-freed South Korean hostages flew out of the Afghan capital on Friday after a six-week kidnap drama, a Korean embassy official said.


Lawmakers agree on U.S.-Indian nuke bill

Lawmakers reached agreement Thursday on allowing U.S. shipments of civilian nuclear fuel to India, clearing the way for overturning decades of American anti-proliferation policy.


L'episodio piÃ¹ grave in provincia di Udine dove una tromba d'ariaha sollevato un tendone. Centinaia di interventi dei vigili del fuoco                                          Friuli, un morto per una tromba d'aria inondazioni in tutta la regione


With two years left in his 20s, Sergio Garcia already has won 16 times around the world and seriously contended in the majors, including runner-up finishes to Tiger Woods and Padraig Harrington.


Regulators granted preliminary approval Monday to a massive Amazon dam project praised by business leaders as a way to prevent possible energy shortages but criticized by environmentalists as a potential environmental disaster.


Ian Gillan slams 'awful' live re-release Deep Purple frontman Ian Gillan has refreshingly asked fans not to buy an "awful" re-released album of the band live at Birmingham's NEC, the BBC reports.â¦


U.S., Iraqi Forces Take Charge in Samarra

SAMARRA, Iraq - Iraqi security forces patrolled the streets, and U.S. troops went door to door searching for weapons and fighters Sunday after the military claimed success in wresting control of Samarra from Sunni insurgents in fierce fighting...


Can SÉgolÈne Royal's feminine campaigning style get her elected to France's top job?


New UK demands hit prospects for EU treaty deal

Poland softened its tone on the eve of a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a reform of the bloc's institutions but Britain angered its partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.


Hurricane Humberto missed Houston but ravaged the Beaumont-Port Arthur area in southeastern Texas on Thursday, blowing down trees, knocking out power and interrupting refinery operations.


Lights flicker for grand French Suez-GDF energy plan

The plan to create a giant French energy group with Suez and GDF was stuck in embarrassment and uncertainty after two days of setbacks made a merger this year unlikely.


Chicken Genome Should Boost DNA Research

A red jungle fowl is seen in this undated handout photo. Researchers have assembled the genome sequence of the Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of all domestic chickens.


Italy's flagship air carrier Alitalia plans to cut 5,000 jobs as part of restructuring efforts aimed at averting collapse, news reports and an industry source said Monday.


LLEYTON HEWITT was supposed to be playing defending champion Andy Roddick in the US Open semi-finals at Flushing Meadows, not the longtime boyfriend of his little sister.


Glamis Gold, a medium-sized gold producer based in Nevada, unveiled a US$3.4bn bid for Canada's Goldcorp on Thursday, seeking to thwart a friendly deal announced last week between


A new essay by ailing leader Fidel Castro accused U.S. presidential candidates of "submission" to his exiled foes in Florida and offered a favorable assessment of only one of the 10 presidents he has known: Jimmy Carter.


Happy slapping with subtitles? YouTube users can now edit and improve their clips using an online tool from Adobe.â¦


Scotland's health minister makes moves to play down the row over new plans for sex education in schools.


Airbus unveils restructuring plan after A380 crisis

The new chief executive of Airbus has outlined a vast restructuring plan for the ailing aircraft maker that could involve major job cuts and shifting more production out of Europe.


As the seasons change, these tips will help you deal with wind

After a season of near misses in golf's major championships, Ernie Els fired back Sunday to tame the difficult Ireland conditions at the American Express World Golf Championship and quiet the critics.


Recent Moves by Guild Leaders Rattle Writersâ Talks

A Writers Guild leader expressed wariness over modeling a deal on a new contract recently reached between production companies and the Directors Guild of America.


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Republicans Change Rule to Shield DeLay if Indicted

House Republicans voted on Wednesday  to change their own rules to allow Tom DeLay keep his position  as majority leader even if he is indicted in Texas, where a  number of his associates have already been charged in  connection with illegal fund-raising activities.


Nearly 2,000 officials in central China's Hunan province have been caught breaking China's strict one-child policy, state media reported Sunday.


MOSCOW, Sep 25 (IPS) - A year after elections, little promise is in sight  for the development of free and independent media in the  autonomous republic of Chechnya.


Parla il leader della Cgil, Guglielmo Epifani: "C'Ã¨ anche una nostraquota di responsabilitÃ . Abbiamo bisogno di un'autoriforma"                                          "Il sindacato superi le pigrizie tornare a sporcarci le mani in fabbrica"                                                                                "Qual Ã¨ la nostra principale funzione se non quella di tutelarel'integritÃ , innanzitutto fisica, del lavoratore?" di ROBERTO MANIA


UB40's singer Ali Campbell quits after 30 years

Singer Ali Campbell is leaving the  reggae band UB40 after selling tens of millions of records  worldwide in a career spanning nearly 30 years, a spokesman for  the group said on Friday.


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Vital Signs: Aging: Having Moles May Mean Younger Skin Cells

A new study suggests that the cells of people with many moles may age more slowly than those of people with fewer moles.


Roma, morta nella notte la bimba schiacciata dal cancello

Non ce l'ha fatta la piccola Ilaria, la bambina di 4 anni che ieri era rimasta schiacciata da un cancello nel cortile dell'Istituto materno Colle dei Frati a Zagarolo (Roma). La bimba si e' spenta nella notte al Policlinico Gemelli di Roma.


Red Sox Fans Exult at End of World Series 'Curse'

Tens of thousands of stunned, giddy Red  Sox fans stumbled through the streets of New England on  Thursday morning to celebrate something many thought  impossible: a World Series victory for baseball's perennial  also-rans that put an end to an 86-year-old curse.


Minnesota counts on ground game vs. Alabama

Minnesota's Laurence Maroney did everything he could to make backfield mate Marion Barber III crack a smile. The quiet Barber wouldn't budge at Maroney's antics, though, and Minnesota hopes to mirror that


Japan's new prince named in ancient rite

Japan's long-awaited male heir to its Chrysanthemum throne was named Hisahito — meaning "virtuous, calm and everlasting" — in an age-old imperial rite in Tokyo on Tuesday.


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WMAR TV Show to Be on AM Radio: WCBM, WVIE Will Broadcast 'Good Morning Md.'

By Nick Madigan, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 3--Beginning Tuesday, fans of Good Morning Maryland, the wake-up show on WMAR's Channel 2, won't have to interrupt their viewing of the program as they head off to work. They can turn on their car radio and keep listening.


Smoke cigarettes, die young, save NHS money Dutch researchers have confirmed what fat smokers have waited years to hear - that healthy people are actually a greater burden on the state, because they live longer and oblige the taxpayer to deal with the cost of "lingering diseases of old age like Alzheimerâs and Parkinsonâs".â¦


Talk show host Ferguson starts production company

"The Late Late Show"  host Craig Ferguson has launched a production company with  hopes of tapping young talent for TV comedies.


Nyon, 12:21 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: IL TABELLONE DEGLI OTTAVI

Questi gli accoppiamenti degli ottavi di finale di Champions League dopo il sorteggio effettuato a N...


Pakistan president calls for Kashmir resolution

ELEANOR HALL: Pakistan's President, Pervez Musharraf, has called for a radical new approach to resolving the decades old dispute with India over Kashmir, suggesting independence and joint rule as options.


Senegal sees "Atlantic Dubai" new beachside capital

LOMPOUL, Senegal  - The wind-swept beach at the village of Lompoul stretches as far as the eye can see, washed by Atlantic breakers and dotted with brightly painted African fishing boats.


European equities were expected to open higher on Tuesday following overnight gains on Wall Street, with telecoms in focus as Vivendi offered to buy Deutsche Telecom's stake in PTC, the Polish mobile operator.


Actor Richard Gere is making his temporary home in a villa on a hill just outside Zagreb while shooting a Hollywood movie about the for one of the world's top war crimes suspects.


Variety - NEW YORK -- The first installment of NBC U's syndie yakker "The Jane Pauley Show" posted a 2.4 weighted metered market average rating and 7 share in primary telecasts Monday, the highest debut for a syndie talkshow among the small handful that have premiered since "Dr. Phil's" 5.2/14 in September 2002.


In denouncing the way the Bush administration has denied aid to tens of thousands of victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita, a federal judge in Washington last week pulled back the curtain on a deeper mystery 15 months after the nation's costliest natural disaster:


Nobel peace laureate urges world to fight poverty

Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus received the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday and urged world leaders to get on with fighting poverty and stop wasting money on wars like the one in Iraq.


Intel Scratches Plans for 4-Gigahertz Pentium

By MATTHEW FORDAHL    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- In the latest change to its product lineup, Intel Corp...


Australian troops serving in Iraq suffered their first casualties from hostile action on Monday when a car bomb exploded near their convoy in Baghdad, media reports said.


You do the math. With the first, third and fourth place finishers in the 100-meter dash joining forces on one 4x100 relay team, doesn't it figure that they should beat the competition?


Enhancing Its Hits, Apple Adds Movie Rentals, Ultralight Laptop

Appleâs Steven P. Jobs introduced an elegant new MacBook, and is betting he can mimic his digital music success with movies.


People's Choice Awards Given Sans Ceremony

There was no red carpet, no backstage antics, and no need to prompt chatty stars to wrap up their acceptance speeches at this year's 34th annual People's Choice Awards. Instead, after the ceremony was canceled due to the Writers Guild of America strike...


For a brief moment Friday, President Bush was outshone by a fellow Republican, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the larger-than-life California governor who took the stage to promote Bush's re-election — and his own bodybuilding event.


Milano, 19:26 - CALCIO, MILAN; INZAGHI: CORRO PERCHE' NON HO MAI SGARRATO

In un'intervista a Sky (che andrà in onda domani) Pippo Inzaghi parla del 'segreto' del suo m...


In Britain,  Officials See  Model for New Attacks in U.S.

The next terrorist assault on the United States is likely to come through relatively unsophisticated, near-simultaneous attacks -- similar to those attempted in Britain over the weekend -- designed more to provoke widespread fear and panic than to cause major losses of life, U.S. intelligence and...


U.S. Generals say Baghdad violence slows

America's two top generals in the Middle East said Thursday a security operation in Baghdad was helping curb violence after a surge of bombings and shootings there in recent months.


PRESIDENTIAL election frontrunner Mahmud Abbas said Israel's planned pullout from Gaza must be the precursor to further withdrawals as he demanded an end to the occupation of the Palestinian territories.


Legge 194, tre quesiti nella lettera del ministro della Salute"Norme sagge, lungimiranti e attuali. Serve la loro piena applicazione"                                          Turco al Consiglio superiore di sanitÃ  "Si pronuci su vita autonoma feto"


Mercato immobiliare in salita, rallenta febbre acquisti


A Pakistani court has granted bail to the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, a day after he was re-arrested in Islamabad.


Indiana senator says won't make White House bid

Democratic Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana said on Saturday he would not seek the U.S. presidency in 2008 because prospects of victory were too slim.


Unions and management at Alitalia have struck a deal on payoffs for 3,700 employees set to lose their jobs. The agreement should open the way for the restructuring which could save the Italian carrier from bankruptcy.


India announces troop reduction in Kashmir:

[India News]: New Delhi, Nov 11 : India Thursday announced a reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir "in recognition of improvement in the situation in the state".


CIA Says Zarqawi Was Speaker in Beheading Tape

Abu Musab al Zarqawi was "intimately  involved" in the killing of American hostage Eugene Armstrong,  a U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday after the CIA  determined that the al Qaeda ally was the speaker on the  videotape of the beheading.


D.C. Cannot Control Prescription Drug Prices, Court Rules

A federal appeals court has struck down a bid by the District to control the price of prescription drugs sold in the city, concluding that the effort to protect D.C. residents from excessively high costs violates federal patent law.


Worm turns Sun Microsystems has urged users to update and secure their Solaris 10 installations after a recently discovered zero-day vulnerability was found in the wild.â¦


Il prossimo 19 gennaio si disputerÃ  il torneo per decretare il campioneIn palio l'accesso al World Sudoku Championship in India dal 14 al 18 aprile                                          Sudoku, il campionato italiano 2008 La sfida degli appassionati a Lucca


Health officials probe unexplained skin ailment

U.S. health authorities on Wednesday said they will conduct an investigation to get to the bottom of an unexplained illness marked by skin lesions that do not heal and a batch of other symptoms.


Donovan McNabb spent the first 21/2 quarters scrambling for his life and the final minutes resting on the sideline. In between, he sat in the pocket and picked apart Washington's secondary.


Mount St. Helens Volcanic Eruptions: 1980 vs. Now

The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, located 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Seattle, Washington, was so powerful it blew off the top of the mountain.


Update 1: Russia Doesn't Intend to Nationalize Yukos

The Russian government does not intend to nationalize the Yukos oil company, but state-owned organizations will be able to bid if the embattled company's assets are put up for auction, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.


Beckham makes US debut in Chelsea defeat

David Beckham kicked off his US football career in low-key fashion here Saturday, making a 12-minute cameo appearance for Los Angeles Galaxy in a 1-0 defeat by English giants Chelsea.


Rain fails to douse iPhone fever, bans and bombs

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Aging: For Uninsured, Medicare Makes a Healthy Impact

Uninsured people 55 and older significantly reduce their risk of declining health after they enroll in Medicare at 65, a new study suggests.


Ordinanza con nuove norme per il catasto delle aree bruciate


Google calls on governments and business to agree a set of global standards to protect internet privacy.


Xelor claims VoIP auto-optimization first

Company claims its XeloRate product guarantees and enforces voice quality for its registered users, with other IP telephony users getting "best effort" service.


Frizioni difettose e problemi a copertura sedili


Celebrated Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, 71, has died following his operation for pancreatic cancer in July last year and hospitalisation last month, ANSA news agency reported Thursday.


Loyalists of Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr remained in control of the gold-domed Imam Ali shrine on Saturday after failing to reach an agreement


Group Seeks Union Election Spending Probe

An anti-union group is urging the Federal Election Commission to investigate one of the largest unions in the country, claiming the Service Employees International Union unlawfully spent workers' dues to elect Democrats in last week's election.


AA flight diverted to NY after crew concern

An American Airlines flight was diverted to New York early on Thursday after the crew reported a suspicious passenger in what the U.S. homeland security chief later said may have been a misunderstanding.


Pacemakers Can Avert Fatal Attack in Some Epilepsy Patients

Cardiac pacemakers could help reduce the high incidence of sudden death among those with epilepsy, a British study indicates. Four of 20 patients monitored for up to 22


Amnesty International urges Thailand to investigate, after 84 Muslims die in protests in the south of the country.


In vista di taglio Fed e stop di un anno da parte della Bce


Microsoft, Citrix Sign Collaboration Agreement

Software giant Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and corporate network software provider Citrix Systems Inc. (CTXS.


Microsoft Corp. released four critical patches Tuesday to plug security holes in several versions of its Windows operating system, Internet Explorer Web browser and other programs.


Is it the greatest arbitrage opportunity of the century? There currently appears to be more than twenty pending transactions with deal spreads greater than ten percent. The spreads are due to a variety of factors which sometimes seem to bear no relation to the actual terms of the merger agreement and its actual requirements [...].


The device is part of the Taiwanese computer maker's ongoing attempt to re-establish itself in the U.S. market.


British drama Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, wins best film at the Baftas - but there are some surprises.


The world's biggest arbitrage opportunity lies tantalisingly out of reach. Courtesy of the frenzy in Shanghai's stock exchange, the shares of companies with dual Hong Kong and mainland listings trade at totally differently prices. Among the top 10 dual-listed stocks by market capitalisation, domestic shares trade at an average 43 per cent premium. The arbitrage opportunity is enormous. Were the top 10 Chinese shares to fall to Hong Kong prices, $192bn of market capitalisation would be lost. Were Hong Kong shares to trade up to Chinese prices, market cap would rise by $75bn.


A deadline is raising tensions and upping the stakes in a UN-Khartoum showdown.


Scientists have discovered the underground remnants of an ancient lake in Sudan's arid Darfur region, offering hope of tapping a precious resource and easing water scarcity, which experts say is the root of much of the unrest in the region.


Lo hanno dichiarato Bertinotti e Marini alla 'Iene'


Washington Ignores Cyberattack Threats, Putting Us All at Peril

Web War I: A retired Army intelligence officer says the 21st-century-warfare version of laying siege to a city will be to deny entire states the ability to process, protect and communicate information.


JOHANNESBURG: Mark Thatcher paid two million rand (BD113,400) in bail yesterday to end a nine-day house arrest imposed after he was charged with bankrolling a coup plot in Equatorial Guinea, his lawyer said.


Ministers are set to face a rough ride in the Commons over the shake-up of Scotland's infantry regiments.


The gadfly filmmaker has announced he did not submit Fahrenheit 9/11 for consideration in the Best Documentary category at this year's Oscars and will instead aim for the granddaddy of 'em all, Best Picture.


Yemeni president to visit Italy, discuss anti-terror cooperation

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is to visit Italy next month for talks on bilateral ties, regional issues and cooperation in the fight against terrorism, a local newspaper reported.


The next instalment of Harry Potter mania will strike on July 16 - the date announced yesterday for the release of JK Rowling's sixth fantasy novel.


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


Inter, "pareggite" finita Messina travolto con 5 gol

MILANO - Torna a vincere l'Inter e stasera proprio non ne poteva fare a meno. Pareggiare contro un Messina pieno di assenze e sceso in campo con l'atteggiamento piÃ¹ remissivo e confuso del mondo proprio non era possibile.


BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. said Tuesday it was recalling packages of fresh mushrooms after it a routine inspection revealed the possible presence of the deadly bacteria E. coli.


Give the Vikings all the yards they wanted, just not a big play. The formula worked to perfection in the Eagles' 27-16 victory Monday night.


UK inflation slowed to 2.4% in June, official figures show, fanning fears that interest rates will rise later this year.


MPs and peers say Parliament is being denied a proper chance to debate new anti-terror laws.


Twin Efforts Aim to Popularize Online Giving

The old thinking goes that to change the world, you have to give millions. But young tech-savvy philanthropists are trying to prove otherwise.


Paris - Russian sixth seed Marat Safin clinched his third Paris Masters title on Sunday as he overwhelmed Czech qualifier Radek Stepanek 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.


Unknown group claims responsibility for Egypt bombings

A previously unknown group calling itself the "Islamic Unity Brigades" has claimed responsibility for a series of bombings in Egypt's Sinai peninsula targeting Israeli tourists.


Oakland shortstop Bobby Crosby has been named American League Rookie of the Year, with Pittsburgh outfielder Jason Bay winning the NL award.


BBC chairman moves to main commercial competitor

The chairman of the BBC, Michael Grade, has resigned to take the top job at ITV, the public service broadcaster's main commercial but struggling competitor.


NBC apologizes for Jane Fonda's offensive word

Television network NBC apologized  for itself and actress Jane Fonda on Thursday after she used an  offensive word on the "Today Show."


EC Pledges $462 Million to Tsunami Relief

The European Commission pledged an  additional 350 million euros ($462 million) over three years on  Thursday to relief efforts for the devastating Dec. 26 Indian  Ocean earthquake and tsunami.


L'ambasciata italiana a Manila 'sta lavorando intensamente'


Panthers punter arrested for DWI, other charges

Carolina Panthers punter Todd Sauerbrun was arrested and charged with driving while impaired, a police spokeswoman said Thursday. Sauerbrun also was charged Wednesday night with speeding and with driving while


Pa. paying workers idled by budget fight

The state will pay a day's salary to the 24,000 workers who were idled when the government partially shut down over a budget impasse, Gov. Ed Rendell said Wednesday.


Torino, 14:41 - UNIVERSIADI DI TORINO 2007: LA FIACCOLA E' STATA ACCESA

E' stata accesa la fiaccola delle Universiadi Invernali di Torino 2007. Il primo tedoforo a impugnar...


'Suspicious comment' provokes LAX terminal evacuation

FBI holds passenger over mystery verbals The FBI yesterday detained an unnamed passenger who provoked a two-hour closure of a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport by making a "suspicious comment".â¦


Uruguayans Elect First Leftist President

Uruguayans elected Tabare Vazquez as the nation's first leftist president, vote tallies showed Monday, breaking a 170-year lock on power by two traditional parties and strengthening Latin America's shift to the left.


Google Options Takes Spotlight After Yahoo Results

Some options investors, encouraged by Yahoo Inc.'s solid results, seem confident that Google Inc. shares will avoid any big moves after the Web search leader reports earnings next week, an options analyst said on Wednesday.


Alonzo Mourning played for the New Jersey Nets on Thursday for first time since a kidney transplant in December. Mourning, 34, finished with 12 points and five rebounds in 19 minutes in the Nets' 96-94 victory over Philadelphia.


Great results bode well for investors, but keep an eye on inventories.


Another lawsuit launched against Vioxx-maker

TORONTO - A Toronto-based law firm filed another class-action lawsuit Friday against drug maker Merck and Co. Inc., the makers of the arthritis drug Vioxx.


After sitting out 9 games, Garnett is hopeful he can return Tuesday

NEW ORLEANS - Celtics forward Kevin Garnett has penciled in Tuesday's road game against the Nuggets as the potential date for his long-awaited return.


Leading mobile communications companies are due to meet in London on Tuesday to consider a plan that would help turn handsets into personal barcode readers - a move that could stimulate the first big mobile-driven advertising market.


Chen's Taiwan Poll Loss Seen Easing China Strains

Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian's  surprise defeat in Saturday's legislative elections looks  likely to soothe simmering tensions with rival China, but no  breakthrough in the bitter political impasse is expected soon.


A US soldier was sentenced to three years prison after pleading guilty to killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager, the military said today.


'We really need in this country a more flexible, just-in-time labor system. I really think not enough attention is being paid by both candidates to the re-skilling of America.


Hostages taken at French bank near Paris

Hostages were taken at a bank in a  southern suburb of Paris on Tuesday, a local official said, and  French media reported that six people were being held.


400th anniversary of Guru Granth: Thousands converge on Amritsar

AMRITSAR: Thousands of Sikhs from across the world have begun arriving in this northern Indian city to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the installation of Sikhismâs scripture in the Golden Temple, witnesses said on Sunday.


US Secretary of State Colin Powell is "confident" Brazil is not planning to develop nuclear weapons.


Thierry Henry says Arsenal need something to show for their record run.


C.C. Sabathia has a dozen reasons why he should start the All-Star game.


Microsoft to give students free pro development tools

In a move to generate interest among high school and college students in technology, design, math, science, and engineering, Microsoft launched a new initiative yesterday, saying it would give away its key development software to students.


New program inspects your hardware Dell will accept any old reason for jumping onto its data center service wagons and sniffing around your machinery.â¦


Yahoo to Cut 1,000 Jobs, and Warns on Growth

Despite the disappointing outlook, the company said it planned to invest aggressively in advertising technology as it tries to capture a larger share of online ad dollars.


Demographics: Iraqi Arabs See Unlikely Haven With Old Foes

Thousands of Iraqi Arab families are moving to the secure provinces of Iraqi Kurdistan, making Kurds nervous.


Three former NatWest investment bankers can be extradited to the United States to face charges of conspiring in an Enron-related fraud, a judge in London ruled yesterday.


US Airways to Request Court-Ordered Pay Cuts

Attorneys for US Airways hope to convince a bankruptcy court judge in Alexandria today that without substantial pay cuts, the airline will go out of business.


Bears battling the legacy of 1985 in run-up to Super Bowl

Mention the 1985 Chicago Bears to Lovie Smith and the reaction will be a mixture of reverence, bitterness and jealousy.


The Pentagon's investigation into the actions of a former Air Force official who admitted giving preferential treatment to Boeing Co. for several years is expanding into a broad review of how the military buys weapons.


UK interest rates will most likely be kept on hold on Thursday, but analysts say it will be a very close decision.


Bee Staff Writer. Cal's football team hoped any stings or scars connected to the Rose Bowl would come from sliding thorny rose stems through its grinning teeth.


Homeland Security to press ahead with Real ID

Department plans to release new rules Friday that would reportedly delay onset of controversial requirements and cut costs to states. Will critics be satisfied?


The Iowa State Fair is a showcase for turkey calling, prized sheep, 600 pounds of butter carved in the shape of heifer and another breed lurking this year — 2008 White House hopefuls.


China has released food and drug safety goals for the next five years, promising stronger surveillance and export controls that officials say will help improve China's international image and relations.


The Motley Fool - For years now, Research In Motion's (Nasdaq: RIMM - News) BlackBerry wireless email device has been synonymous with, well, the phrase "wireless email device." Pretty much all of the country's wireless providers support its functions and sell it to their customers. As of this week, however, the company's flagship product has a new rival.


Delta Air Lines officials were said to be in negotiations Saturday that could help settle the No. 3 carrier's fate within a week.


According to media reports, the British Government is not going to follow Ireland's lead an initiate a national smoking ban in public places.


Briton Lewis Hamilton goes for a hat-trick of wins at Magny-Cours but Felipe Massa is on pole.


Benazir Bhutto was the target of threats from virtually all of the militant groups who make Pakistan their home  -  from al-Qaeda to homegrown terrorists to tribal insurgents on the Afghan border


The wife of Taiwan's President,  Wu Shu-chen, faints during her fraud and embezzlement trial.


Il programma su Raiuno batte il film di Canale 5


A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ordered ex-Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to begin serving immediately a 24-year prison sentence after a one-day reprieve, according to court documents.


Hopes grew for a breakthrough in negotiations for a new treaty to reform the European Union on Friday as Germany, France and Poland thrashed out a possible compromise involving the core problem of voting rights.


Roma, 11:47 - RUGBY, ROGGE: CIO AL LAVORO PER INGRESSO NELLE OLIMPIADI

"Il Cio sta osservando attentamente lo svolgimento della Coppa del Mondo di rugby per farsi un'idea ...


HUNDREDS of angry worshippers attacked police with stones today over contentious Israeli renovation work at a disputed holy site in Jerusalem's Old City.


Fed's Pianalto: Inflation trend too high in long term

Inflation of around 3 percent in the United States since 2005 is too high for comfort in the longer term, Cleveland Federal Reserve President Sandra Pianalto said on Monday.


Taiwan court upholds Chen's election victory

TAIPEI - Taiwan's High Court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by opposition parties seeking to nullify the March presidential election and upheld President Chen Shui-bian's victory.


Norway's Statoil and Norsk Hydro boards recommend merger of petroleum units

The boards of key Norwegian oil companies Statoil ASA and Norsk Hydro ASA on Monday recommended the merger of their offshore oil and natural gas units.Comment


A panel set up to resolve the Anglican Communion's divisions over homosexuality will chart a middle course in its long-awaited report, British newspapers have said.


Bimbo travolto da uno scooter sul lungom

SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO - E' accaduto ieri intorno alle 13.30. Il piccolo Ã¨ ora ricoverato presso il "Torrette" di Ancona. E' stato travolto da uno scooter che procedeva in direzione nord, CM, reatino di


Two Forecasters Optimistic on Ad Spending

PREDICTIONS for advertising spending next year from two leading industry forecasters are surprisingly upbeat, as they project gains will be made even after the strong growth anticipated for 2004.


U.N. to delay Kosovo talks to accommodate Serbs

The United Nations will delay  the start of final talks on the status of Serbia's breakaway  Kosovo province by just over a week, U.N. deputy envoy Albert  Rohan said on Friday.


Finance minister explains Russia`s agreement to write off Iraq ...

As a result of talks the Paris Club has arrived at a consolidated decision to write off 80 per cent of Iraq's debt, Russian Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin told journalists on Sunday [21 November].


Chemo has long-term impact on brain function

Chemotherapy causes changes in the brain's metabolism and blood flow that can last as long as 10 years, a discovery that may explain the mental fog and confusion that affect many cancer survivors, researchers said on Thursday.


Why pay rebates to a select group of elderly? A universal Medicare should look after them all. When Opposition Leader Mark Latham was admitted to hospital as a public patient, he was personally, if painfully, demonstrating a crucial point about Medicare.


Continental Airlines CAL.N on  Thursday said failure to achieve $500 million in annual wage  cost reductions by Feb. 28 could result in inadequate  liquidity.


Former general Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has been declared the runaway winner of Indonesia's first direct presidential election, but his opponent has refused to concede defeat.


US Latinos see 2008 vote as their 'moment'

The US Hispanic community, galvanized by a drive to reform US immigration law and wooed by presidential candidates, has become a political player ahead of the 2008 vote.


Wal-Mart says it is committed to Japan, despite its Japanese unit reporting a widening in annual losses in 2006.


LONDON, SEPT. 24, 2004 .- The BBC will be scrapping Popetown, an unfavorable cartoon caricature of the Pope about the inner workings of the Vatican.


S.Korea Says Hopes for North Nuclear Talks in Dec.

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon said on Saturday it was "high time" for North Korea to agree to new six-country talks on its nuclear programs, and said he hoped for a round of negotiations next month.


Cases: A Mystery Ailment, but Not for the Right Doctor

If doctors placed bets on diagnoses, those sticking to classic diseases with quirky symptoms would win 9 times out of 10.


EDS offers early retirement to 9,200 workers

PLANO, Texas Electronic Data Systems today announced it will offer early retirement incentives to about 92-hundred workers. That's just over 17 percent of the domestic work force of Plano-based EDS.


Fourteen suspected Islamic militants arrested in Spain on Saturday may have been planning a terrorist action in Barcelona, the interior minister said


Aveva 70 anni, 40 passati all'ombra di Enrico Cuccia


GUWAHATI: At least 44 people were killed and 118 others were injured in a wave of attacks in Indiaâs revolt-hit northeast on Saturday, police said.


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With Yankees Slain, 'Miracle' Sox Eye Bigger Demon

"Miracle Workers." So proclaimed The  Boston Globe on Thursday after the Red Sox -- baseball's  perennial also-rans -- finally brought down the "Evil Empire,"  taking a giant step toward their first World Series title in 86  years by ousting the New York Yankees in dramatic fashion.


The last time the Boston Red Sox visited Yankee Stadium, Derek Jeter was hurtling headfirst into the stands, Nomar Garciaparra was sulking in the dugout and New York was pulling away in the AL East.


Shark Bites Drop Due to Florida Hurricanes

Sharks and humans both fled the coast as hurricanes battered Florida last year, causing a dramatic drop in shark attacks in the state that usually has a third of the world's annual total, scientists said on Tuesday.


British troops in Afghanistan have 'energised' Taliban

The deployment of 3,300 extra British troops to the restive southern province of Helmand in Afghanistan has &quot;energised&quot; the Taliban, Britain's Defence Secretary Des Browne admitted.


Glasgow, 12:08 - CALCIO, CELTIC; LENNON: SAHA SBAGLIA RIGORE, NEVILLE LO SAPEVA

"Quando Saha, al 90', è andato sul dischetto per tirare il rigore, Neville è venuto da...


2 Challenges Filed in Wash. Governor Race

Two voters have filed challenges to the governor's election with the state Supreme Court — the first shots in an anticipated legal battle over the amazingly close contest.


Business software makers SAP, Oracle clash over data 'theft'

Germany's S- the world-leading business software group -- on Tuesday rejected accusations by its US rival Oracle that it had stolen software, but admitted "some inappropriate downloads."


Letter: Levy Falls Short on Preservation

To the Editor:  Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy recently charged that when it comes to drinking water protection and open space preservation, you can't please our organization's executive director, Richard Amper. Sure you can. You simply must do what is needed.


Lenovo Would Become World's No. 3 Computer Maker With IBM Buy

Lenovo Group Ltd. of China would transform itself into one of the world's top three computer makers with the purchase of International Business Machines Corp.


Iraq hangs militant for 2003 killing of top Shi'ite

Iraq has executed an alleged al Qaeda militant found guilty of taking part in the 2003 killing of a top Shi'ite cleric, who also confessed to helping slay 19 Italians, an Iraqi justice official said on Friday.


Counseling May Beat Sleeping Pills for Insomnia

People with chronic insomnia are more likely to find relief with a few sessions of psychological counseling than with sleeping pills, especially in the long run, according to the results of a small study.


Before buying a house in Bethesda last month, Susan Fiorella tapped away on her keyboard. She researched schools. She checked crime statistics. She even solicited opinions about neighborhoods from an e-mail group for urban moms and dads.


By wire and Web, Britons send word of disaster

LONDON In messages to radio and television stations and news agencies back home, tourists from Britain described the tsunami destruction in Asia on Sunday.


Iraqi hospital officials say six people are dead from a car bombing that struck in northern Baghdad. An Iraqi official says the blast took place near the Ministry of Education.


Lawyers for seven Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay have asked a federal court to order their release, arguing they were captured in the same circumstances as others who already have been freed from U.S. custody.


Google is investing time and energy into promoting an open-source character recognition platform, which likely will be used in Google's library scanning project.


Clean technology key to French coal revival

Surging demand for energy, coupled with  high oil and gas prices have revived France's enthusiasm for  coal but it may be short-lived without fast development of  carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.


A senior Israeli defence official today accused Syrian President Bashar Assad of direct involvement in terrorism, but refused to confirm that Israel was responsible for killing a Hamas leader in Damascus on Sunday.


SEOUL -- Tensions mounted over North Korea's threat to test its first atomic bomb, with shots ringing out yesterday along the border with South Korea and with Japan warning of harsh sanctions if Pyongyang goes nuclear.


'No Finnish Please, We're Swedish,' Minority Says

KORSNAS, Finland  - The tiny community of Korsnas  between the farmlands and fishing cabins on Finland's western  coast says it is the most Swedish place anywhere -- including  Sweden.