Oklahoma quarterback Jason White was a two-time award winner Thursday night, taking the Maxwell Award as college football's best all-around player and adding his second straight Davey O'Brien quarterback trophy.


Report: Holyfield suspended indefinitely

NEW YORK (Ticker) - Evander Holyfield wanted to retire back on top. The New York State Athletic Commission apparently had other ideas.


GPs urged to cut back on drugs for depression

Antidepressant drugs have been overprescribed to hundreds of thousands of people with mild depression in whom the risk of side effects outweighs the benefits, Britain's chief medicines regulator said yesterday.


Haiti Copes With Storm Devastation; Deaths Pass 1,000

Aid workers struggled to deliver food and supplies to survivors as the death toll in Haiti caused by Tropical Storm Jeanne reached at least 1,013, with 1,200 people missing, according to the United Nations.


(Sports Network) - A late schedule change certainly did not appear to faze the Titans in Week 1. Due to the threat of Hurricane Ivan in south Florida, Tennesseeâs game against the Miami Dolphins was pushed up to Saturday, and resulted in a dominant, 17


The first post-independence African leader to peacefully hand over power, Somalia's first President Adan Abdulle Osman, has died aged 99, the interim Somali government said on Saturday.


p2pnet.net News:- British police have arrested a man in connection with source code stolen from Cisco Systems. The Metro police computer crime unit, "searched residences in Manchester and Derbyshire, England, on Sept.


FOR some Americans, to be mistaken for a Canadian is the ultimate humiliation, yet hundreds of US citizens travelling abroad have willingly acquired a disguise of a T-shirt with a Canadian flag.


With its Rinker acquisition leading the way, Cemex's growth was truly worldwide.


Thai parties start coalition deal-making

Thailand's political parties got down to hard bargaining on Monday after voters roundly rejected last year's military coup but failed to give supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra an outright majority.


The Askariya Shrine in Samarra is among Iraq's most sacred sites for Shiite Muslims and was famous for its towering golden dome, which was destroyed in a bombing last year blamed on Sunni militants linked to al-Qaida. Similar factions are believed responsible for blasts that brought down the shrine's two minarets Wednesday.


MONTREAL - Bloc QuÃ©bÃ©cois leader Gilles Duceppe talks to Bay Street Friday when he speaks to the Economic Club of Toronto. The BQ leader will discuss what he refers to as the "fiscal imbalance.


Prime Minister Tony Blair has landed in Israel for talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on reviving the Middle East peace process following the death of Yasser Arafat.


People donât pay enough attention to how repugnance affects decisions about what can be bought and sold, asserts an economist at Harvard University.


Danish ISP prepares to fight Pirate Bay injunction

One of Denmark's largest ISPs said on Wednesday it will fight a court injunction mandating that it shut off access to a file-sharing Web site, in what could be a closely watched battle with the music industry in Europe.Tele2 met with representatives of other ISPs on Monday and decided to challenge the injunction, said Nicholai Pfeiffer, Tele2's chief of regulations.As a result, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is understood to have filed on Tuesday a further justification for the injunction with the court, Pfeiffer said.Tele2 has complied with the injunction and blocked its customers from accessing The Pirate Bay, a Web site that hosts torrents, or small information files used to download larger files from the BitTorrent P-to-P (peer-to-peer) network. The IFPI alleges that Danish Internet users are using BitTorrent to download, without authorization, copyright content that they found using The Pirate Bay's list of available torrents.No other Danish ISP has been ordered to shut off access to The Pirate Bay. However, IFPI plans to send letters this week to other Danish ISPs asking them to also block The Pirate Bay, said Jesper Bay, spokesman."Whether they are going to do that or not, it's up to them," Bay said, adding that IFPI hasn't decided whether to pursue more injunctions.Bay said the injunction has two purposes: It sends a signal to ISPs that they have a responsibility to stop piracy and to users that downloading copyright content without permission is illegal.The content the IFPI objects to is actually hosted on the PCs of users around the world. The torrents coordinate the download of file fragments from different PCs, and those fragments are eventually linked together to form a complete file that can then be uploaded to other machines. BitTorrent has many legitimate uses, including software distribution, and is used by some media companies to deliver their content.The record industry has employed companies specializing in file-sharing forensics to track down individual Internet users it says are sharing copyright content illegally. It also sought to shut down Web sites such as The Pirate Bay that are part of the P-to-P network.The Danish court concluded that Tele2 was assisting in copyright infringement. Tele2, as well as other ISPs that have come under pressure, maintain they are blind to what their customers transmit on their networks and should not be responsible for policing content."Our overall view is we don't actually want to take sides in this dispute between IFPI and The Pirate Bay," Pfeiffer said.The Pirate Bay said on Friday that traffic from Denmark has shot up 12 percent since Tele2's block was imposed. The Pirate Bay also set up an alternative Web site for Tele2 customers giving them instructions on how to circumvent the block.Meanwhile, The Pirate Bay faces trouble in its own waters. In Sweden, charges of profiting and encouraging copyright infringement are pending against four people involved with the Web site.


EDITORIAL: Overfished Tale: Only Sustainable Fishing Will Keep the Much-Loved Red Snapper on the Menu for Years to Come.

By Houston Chronicle  Jun. 5--For many diners, seafood perfection is a grilled red snapper, with a little salt, pepper and lemon. If the fish is fresh, it doesn't get better than that. But to keep people dining on snapper, commercial and sport fishermen need to reduce their catch.


First Minister Alex Salmond believes the time is right for England to have its own parliament.


Oil prices will only fall if global conflicts are resolved, the boss of oil prducers' organisation Opec has warned. Opec president Purnomo Yusgiantoro said its members were increasing production to meet high


Bill Clinton Released from Hospital After Surgery

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton was released from a New York hospital on Friday after undergoing quadruple heart bypass surgery earlier in the week, his office said.


U.S. Current Account Gap Grows to Record

The U.S. current account gap widened  again in the second quarter, growing to a record $166.18  billion, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday.


An opening salvo - Eruption follows week of rumbling

MOUNT ST. HELENS - Mount St. Helens belched a roiling plume of gray-white steam and ash Friday, more than a week after a flurry of earthquakes warned the volcano was reawakening.


Study: 1 in 5 Young People Drink and Drive

More than four million people younger under age 21 drove under the influence of drugs or alcohol last year, according to a government report released Wednesday. That's one in five of all Americans aged 16 to 20.


The sign-off of an e-mail message can be a land mine involving the subtleties of relationships and hierarchies.


Exxon Plans to Lift Output a Million Barrels a Day

Exxon said it would spend much of the record $39.5 billion it earned last year by increasing investment in oil and natural gas projects.


Ontario Teachers in $2.4 bln marine terminals deal

VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - The pension fund for Ontario's teachers said on Thursday it will buy four North American marine container terminals from Orient Overseas (International) Ltd.  for $2.4 billion.


Border war over immigration comes to Midwest

KANSAS CITY, Missouri  - A routine city hall appointment threatens to turn Kansas City into a new front in the U.S. debate over illegal immigration, even though the closest Mexico border crossing is hundreds of miles (kilometers) away.


Home Front: From the Toy Box to the Streets

Outlandish garb earns smiles, and hazard pay, for actors willing to dress up as foodstuffs, cartoon characters and power tools.


Tecnico lascia il Salisburgo a fine stagione dopo due anni


Defra was to let councils charge for collections but Downing Street killed plan, reports say.


Ingegneri al lavoro, l'arte di costruire navi

L'Italia è uno dei leader mondiali. Dai mercantili alle imbarcazioni sportive di lusso, con un export in forte crescita specie nel settore nautico


Fairy-tale German town fights neo-Nazi violence

QUEDLINBURG, Germany  - The Christmas market in this medieval German town could be off a page in a children's picture book.


Per entrare in centro bisognera' pagare un pedaggio


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw starts talks in Beijing amid controversy on plans to lift the EU arms embargo on China.


Physician put UAB on map for AIDS research

There was a time when Michael Saag thought he would be content to be a cardiologist, helping heart attack victims and people with heart conditions.


On Baseball: Heavens to Murgatroyd: Mets Are Hurting

Pedro MartÃnez has served as a catalyst for the rebuilding of the Mets, but now will be unable to participate in the product of his presence.


Sprawling virtual worlds in which  electronic avatars do battle with mythical beasts may offer  game publishers a unique chance to combat piracy, especially in  Asia, where the format is wildly popular.


Empoli, 18:35 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 8-0 NEL TEST CON LA LAMPO

Amichevole infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista della gara con la Roma, ha affrontato i dilet...


Jogger, declared dead, revived by deputy

A 78-year-old jogger was recovering Wednesday after he was hit by a car and pronounced dead by a passer-by, then revived by a passing sheriff's deputy.


The International Ministerial Meeting of the Neighboring Countries of Iraq is closed in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt's Red Sea resort, Nov.22, 2004.


Military experience rare among '08 candidates

Though the next president will probably command soldiers in two separate wars, few of those hoping to win the job can say they've ever seen combat or even taken abuse from a drill sergeant.


PeopleSoft Rolls Out Two New Manufacturing Modules

As part of its update of its EnterpriseOne suite, PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT) has launched two new applications targeted toward the established customer base of what used to be J.D. Edwards (Nasdaq: JDEC) -- manufacturing enterprises.


Fields Gives Pittsburgh Overtime Victory Over No. 6 Duke

Levance Fields hits a 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds left in overtime to give No. 11 Pittsburgh a 65-64 victory over No. 6 Duke in a matchup of unbeatens.


Sun Unveils Upgrade Of Thin-Client Platform

Sun Microsystems Inc. on Monday unveiled an upgrade of its thin-client platform, which enables access to corporate applications and data through broadband-enabled home and satellite offices.


Safety experts release an interim report on the Berkshire rail crash, as inquests into the seven deaths are opened.


FDA: Antidepressants Raise Kids' Suicide Risk

In a sharp departure from a decade-old position, FDA officials said the increase in suicidal tendencies was not a result of the children's underlying depression but was caused by the medications themselves.


German carmakers combine for U.S. clean diesel push

Germany's carmakers are looking to join forces to push clean diesels in the U.S. market with the Bluetec technology developed by Mercedes-Benz  and diesel injection system specialist Bosch .


The international Cassini spacecraft is providing evidence that Saturn's planet-size moon Titan is geologically alive and has active atmospheric processes that could be moving material, possibly even liquids, on its surface, scientists said Thursday.


AIP FYI #150: NASA Gets Funding Increase for Space Exploration ...

Under the omnibus bill funding the remaining FY 2005 appropriations (HR 4818), the House and Senate conferees gave NASA a substantial downpayment on the President's Space Exploration Initiative.


Study urges greater N.Korea nuclear disablement

North Korea's partners in the six-party disarmament pact should press Pyongyang in negotiations to accept greater degrees of disablement of its nuclear facilities, a study said on Friday.


Blog: YouTube partners with Hearst-Argyle to put TV on your PC.


Apple Computer has sued three software developers, contending they distributed versions of its OS X computer operating system on the Internet.


IRANIAN President Mohammad Khatami has criticised an International Atomic Energy Agency resolution on its nuclear activities drawn up by Britain, France and Germany.


Olympic Committee praises Chicago for 2016 bid

U.S. Olympic officials gave high marks to Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Games on Wednesday, saying the city's plan differed substantially from Los Angeles' rival proposal.


Portuguese prosecutors are to hand over the files on the missing four-year-old Madeleine McCann to a judge.


Calif. Regulators Weigh Smog Restrictions

California air regulators on Thursday took up the world's most ambitious rules to reduce car emissions that contribute to global warming — an effort that could have a sweeping effect on how the country fights vehicle pollution.


GINEVRA, 5 OTTOBRE 2004 - Poteva andare molto meglio alle italiane impegnate in Coppa Uefa. Il sorteggio effettuato nella sede Uefa a Nyon non Ã¨ stato clemente. Le avversarie della Lazio nel girone E del


Work Continues for Hurricanes in Atlanta

ATLANTA - The Miami Hurricanes football team practiced for two hours Tuesday afternoon on the turf at the Georgia Dome in shorts, shoulder pads and helmets with their showdown with Florida looming on Friday.


Somali PM resigns after feud with president

BAIDOA, Somalia  - Somalia's prime minister, Ali Mohamed Gedi, resigned on Monday after a long feud with the president that frustrated Western backers and split the government while it faced an Islamist insurgency.


(InfoWorld) - When data breach investigator Bryan Sartin gets a call to check into an incident involving customer records loss at a retailer, he knows that the situation most likely involves information that has been lifted from a company's point-of-sale systems. Just as the now famous attack on discount clothing chain TJX Stores revolved around the interception of data transmitted wirelessly from the company's registers to its databases, almost every call that Sartin receives from a retailer can be traced back to some issue related to point-of-sale information collection, he said. The data theft gumshoe -- whose official title is managing principal in the Investigative Response unit at managed security services provider Cybertrust, which was purchased by Verizon Business in May 2007 -- contends that if companies did a better job of defending their point-of-sale tools, most could dramatically lower their risk of a breach. "As a rule, companies are doing a better job of protecting against external IT systems intrusions, but if you look into most of these consumer breaches at retailers the point-of-sale technology is typically the common denominator," Sartin said. "Many retailers list the types of systems they use on their Web sites, so the smart criminals look for companies using systems they already know how to beat and simply try to find a way in." If retailers could merely stop collecting as much data at their registers, it would seem, the companies would significantly improve their ability to protect against such attacks, but the issue isn't that simple. In order to protect themselves against fraud on the part of customers -- primarily in the form of inappropriate returns -- the companies are forced to store some form of identification data, typically a credit card number -- to prevent the need to write off even more losses to crime. Among the databases of information scooped from TJX were some that carried such returns information. As a result, retail companies find themselves in a tricky situation where they are being forced to consider alternatives that allow them to reduce the level of customer data collected at the point-of-sale, while retaining enough information to protect against fraud. Flashback to the early 1990s, and video game console maker Nintendo was dealing with a challenging business problem. The Kyoto, Japan-based electronics company was selling millions of its NES video game consoles, but it was also being routinely fleeced by customers via fraudulent returns. Typically such transactions would involve people who would buy new gaming systems, place older, broken consoles in the new box, and then simply return the devices for a full refund. The company was losing large amounts of money and dealing with retailers who were shipping back scads of the worn-out machines, and attempts to implement manual guidelines, such as collecting more detailed data about customers, failed to deliver results. Faced with mounting costs, the company decided to employ a technological strategy for warding off fraudulent activity. By capturing the information on each box carrying each one of its consoles and creating an electronic receipt based on its UPC code and serial number at the point-of-sale, the firm discovered, it could build a database of pertinent information that would allow it to track sales without retaining customer data. By recording the information on the box, along with details about the retailer who sold it -- such as their geographic location and store number -- along with the date and time of an item's sale, Nintendo found that it could prevent many attempted returns that involved fraudulent behavior. The system was piloted at Wal-Mart in 1995, and rapidly expanded into other retailers worldwide. The company soon realized it had a hit on its hands when its largest rival at the time, Sega, came calling after hearing how well the system worked from its own retail partners. As a result, Nintendo decided to spin off the technology into its own company, Siras, in 1999. With massive manufacturers including General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Philips and Sony, and retailers such as Best Buy, CompUSA, Sears and Target using the Siras Electronic Registration system today, the company maintains it provides an easy solution to the point-of-sale data collection nightmare presently facing retailers. By eliminating the need to collect customer data, including credit card numbers, said company officials, Siras feels it can also allow retailers and manufacturers to protect themselves from information exposure incidents and all the related fallout such events may bring. "Once consumer data is collected it's really just a matter of time before it gets exposed or stolen, and you don't need to be a sophisticated hacker to commit such a crime, a lot of times it's a retail employee who finds a way to capture the data and sell it," said Peter Junger, president of Siras, based in Redmond, Wash. "Meanwhile, many point-of-sale systems can be easily hacked, and radio frequency ID tools that aim to help solve these problems are still many years away." By purposefully avoiding the collection of personal data using a system such as Siras', companies can already begin lowering their risk while streamlining the retail shopping and returns process for themselves and their customers, he said. After collecting the UPC and sales information, the data is transmitted to a national database presided over by Siras, allowing the software maker to handle much of the legwork and eliminate related point-of-sale management costs for retailers, according to Junger. Siras is also in the process of developing other iterations of Electronic Registration for use by law enforcement officials tracking the movement of stolen goods, and for pawn shops and online auction sites that are trying to reduce sales of misappropriated or counterfeit goods. "It's a very simple technological approach to a complex problem," Junger said. "And we're hoping that someday its use will stretch far beyond electronics and other high-end items into almost any type of products that carries a serial number." One company already using Siras' tools is the consumer products division of Philips Electronics North America, the New York based manufacturer of everything from desktop computers to flat-screen TVs. Prior to implementing Siras in 2001, Philips dealt with the same sorts of issues that drove Nintendo to create the technology, but since that time, consumer fraud has been cut significantly, said Tony Sciarrotta, director of returns management for Phillips Consumer Electronics. "It's had a huge bottom-line impact, helping us save not just on the cost of fraudulently returned products, but also the need to reimburse retailers who get victimized," Sciarrotta said. "The consumer information is not attached to registration, which is a huge win for consumers who have concerns about privacy, and for retailers afraid of a breach incident, and the technology can be applied to almost anything you want to sell." Sciarrotta said that he would like to see larger numbers of retailers adopt Siras, and that he believes such tools should be required across the industry to lower the risk of consumer data loss. "There are certainly times when we would like to have a lot more consumer information, but that's not in the best interest of everyone involved, so we need to get it in other ways such as encouraging product registration after the sale," he said. "From our side we don't want to be the police or the gatekeeper, we want to allow our retailers to go about their business as easily as possible with the least amount of risk for loss; over all my years in this industry, this is one of the best ideas I've ever seen along those lines."


MIAMI (Ticker) -- Either 11th-ranked Virginia Tech or No. 9 Miami will win the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic BCS bowl berth in its first year in the league when the former Big East Conference rivals meet Saturday at the Orange Bowl.


Study Shows GOP Fundraising Edge Is Slipping

If any prediction is safe in this turbulent and closely contested election, it is that Republican candidates and their affiliated national party committees will raise more money than their Democratic counterparts.


Manning grabs TD record amid race for NFL playoff berths

INDIANAPOLIS, United States  - Peyton Manning broke the 20-year-old National Football League record for touchdown passes in a season in dramatic style on Sunday as he led the Indianapolis Colts to an overtime victory over San Diego.


Bilbao, 18:45 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: ATHLETIC BILBAO ESONERA SARRIUGARTE

L'Athletic Bilbao ha esonerato Felix Sarriugarte. Il tecnico paga una pessima classifica. L'Athletic...


U.S.: Al-Sadr Withdrawal Would Be Welcome

The Bush administration reacted suspiciously Wednesday to reports that the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr had accepted a peace plan to end fighting in Najaf.


Cagliari, 19:53 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: DIFFERENZIATO PER CAPONE E D'AGOSTINO

Slitta ancora l'annuncio di Franco Colomba come allenatore del Cagliari. Oggi l'allenamento è...


Darfur Rebels Say Power Deal First, Disarming Later

Rebels from Sudan's Darfur region  Thursday rejected calls to disarm or confine their fighters to  their bases before a political solution to the conflict is  found.


UAE airline and Scotland Arsenal announce football's biggest ...

The United Arab Emirates's Emirates Airline and Scotland Arsenal Football Club signed a biggest club sponsorship in football history, worth 100 million pounds (178.


Thomson tops Angels to win Royals' debut

When John Thomson got the call last week from his agent and was told that the Kansas City Royals wanted to sign him, it didn't dawn on him that his new manager was going to be his old one. The reunion of Thomson and Buddy Bell went well. The right-hander won in his Royals debut, outpitching John Lackey in a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.


Two car bombs in Baghdad killed at least 11 people yesterday, including one American soldier, and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visited


The gap between UK rich and poor is as wide as it has been for 40 years, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation says.


European shares sank on Friday, weighed  by Wall Street's lower close and new interest rate concerns,  but pleasing numbers from Richemont and ThyssenKrupp helped  limit market losses.


Milan Lucic is only 19 years old, so it's no surprise the kid's got homework. That's right, when the Bruins' rookie left winger is away from the rink, he fires up his laptop and gets to studying.


Vicino ad Amsterdam, uomo si e' gettato sotto treno in corsa


Bernie Ecclestone gives Silverstone 48 hours to secure its place on the F1 calendar.


Millions of Muslims gather for Bangladesh congregation

Muslims from around the world descended on Bangladesh on Friday for the annual Bishwa Ijtema (world congregation), the second biggest gathering of Muslims after the Haj, with troops and police maintaining tight security.


New York, 10:20 - BASKET, NBA: CHICAGO KO CON MINNESOTA

Risultati delle gare del campionato Nba disputate nella notte (in maiuscolo le squadre in casa).


Allawi: âCon le elezioni a gennaio sconfiggeremo il terrorismo ...

Baghdad (AsiaNews/Agenzie) â La violenta sollevazione in Iraq ânon farÃ  ritardareâ le elezioni in Iraq previste per il gennaio prossimo. Lo ha dichiarato il primo ministro iracheno Iyad Allawi durante


U.S. President George W. Bush acknowledged on Thursday his Iraq strategy had made only limited progress but put off considering a change of course in the unpopular war until a crucial September report.


Arsenal stretched its record unbeaten string in the Premier League to 45 games, Freddie Ljungberg's two second-half goals -- and another from Jose Antonio Reyes -- making the difference in yesterday's 3-0 victory at Fulham.


Dramatic video taken by hostage-takers during the Beslan school siege is broadcast on Russian TV.


Tests on 13 Mainers Find Industrial Chemicals

By KEVIN MILLER; OF THE NEWS STAFF  Environmental and health groups say the presence of dozens of industrial chemicals in 13 Mainers who volunteered for a study underscores the need for new policies to protect the public from potential toxins found in everyday consumer products.


Morgan Stanley to cut 1,000 jobs as markets slow

Morgan Stanley  is cutting about 1,000 jobs in the coming week, part of efforts to trim costs ahead of what it expects will be a tougher business environment, a person briefed on the moves said on Thursday.


Sadr aides say cleric in Iraq, laying low

Radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr is in Iraq and has not left for Iran, his aides said on Wednesday, after American officials suggested he may have departed to avoid an offensive against militants.


Freston's wild career takes another surprise turn

Tom Freston's unusual career path took   another unexpected turn on Tuesday, when he was ousted as chief   executive of Viacom Inc. VIAb.N.


Gordon Brown throws down the gauntlet to his opponents by welcoming the prospect of a Labour leadership contest.


Secret data-sharing network to be developed to deal with crises

OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government is laying plans for a secret electronic network to ensure confidential information-sharing following a terrorist strike or natural disaster.


The BBC commissions a review led by Britain's former top civil servant into whether its European coverage is biased.


West Edmonton Mall replaces Howard the dolphin with 3 new sea lions

EDMONTON (CP) - Just five months after wading out of controversy over keeping a dolphin in captivity, the world's largest shopping mall appears set to dive back in with the import of three sea lions.


A married U.S. astronaut was  accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the  affections of a fellow astronaut after a bizarre 950-mile drive  wearing diapers to confront the woman.


Serbia's education minister resigns over Darwinism flap

Serbia's education minister has resigned after causing public outrage for directing teachers to ignore a chapter in eighth-grade biology textbooks that says life on Earth evolved through natural selection.


GOP hopes to hold on to Florida's Cubans

For nearly a decade, Republican presidential candidates have counted on Florida's Cuban-American community to win the state and, with it, the presidency.


Ramirez lets his bat do the talking after controversy

A day after telling reporters that playoff elimination was "not the end of the world", Boston slugger Manny Ramirez played like there was no tomorrow on Thursday in helping the Red Sox stay alive this post-season.


Abu Ghraib Abuser Sentenced to 6 Months Prison

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A U.S. soldier who stomped on  hooded Iraqi prisoners was sentenced to six months behind bars  on Friday, becoming the sixth person imprisoned in connection  with abuses at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib prison.


Il tasso di sviluppo nel 2008 al di sotto delle previsioni


The NHS looks like it has underspent by nearly Â£500m last year after making cuts amid pressure to avoid a deficit, early data shows.


Arsene Wenger hinted today that Arsenal may be unable to maintain the high-quality game that has earned them so many admirers. The Arsenal coach declared himself satisfied


Somali soldiers protest in two towns demanding their  salaries, which have not been paid this year.


Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani has ordered the Iraqi national flag to be replaced with the Kurdish one in his northern autonomous region in what appeared to be another move toward more self-rule in the north, local officials said Friday.


The Australian police detain a man on suspicion of fundraising for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels.


Drugmaker Pfizer said Friday that its Bextra drug, seen as an alternative to Merck's Vioxx arthritis medication, may raise heart risk in high-risk bypass surgery patients.


This mainframe database pilot fish knows all about his IT shop's software development life cycle of development, validation, integration, training and production. At least he thinks he does.


Gold's record run tame by 1980 standards

Gold price at record levels? Pah! It ain't like it used to be. Compared with the frenzy that went on back in 1979-80, the last time prices were this high, reaction to the current rise to record levels for the yellow metal is decidedly tame.


HARRISBURG, Pa. - A woman put a Lower Paxton Township supermarket employee in a headlock after the employee refused to leave her post to fetch iced tea and lemonade, police said...


Report: States face health care shortfalls

A US watchdog group warned Thursday that six states face cutbacks in health insurance for uninsured, low-income children next year unless Congress acts.


Drug users seeking help to quit their habit face a "postcode lottery" of care, a watchdog has said.


Image Sensing Systems to Install Slovenia's First Highway Incident Detection System

Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (ISS) has been awarded a contract, through its exclusive distributor, Traffic Design, to supply over 30 Autoscope Solo Pro video vehicle detection systems for a section of highway on ...


Cabrera holds nerve to win maiden major title

OAKMONT, Pennsylvania  - Argentina's Angel Cabrera held off Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk to become the second South American to win a major title with a one-shot victory at the U.S. Open on Sunday.


Pakistan and US back on diplomatic tightrope

Signs Al-Qaeda is regrouping and the Taliban plotting a new onslaught in Afghanistan are menacing the always sensitive US-Pakistan anti-terror alliance with new strains and scrutiny.


A fresh operation has begun to rescue a ship's captain who was badly injured in a gale near the Isles of Scilly.


'Joey' Finds Many New Friends in TV Debut

Actor Matt LeBlanc found millions of new pals as his television show, "Joey," won strong viewership for the NBC network, which hopes the spinoff will help rebuild its Thursday night lineup after the departure of longtime hit "Friends."


How did these birds ever win 105 games? Did they have some kind of win-one, get-one deal from the commissioner's office? These Cardinals are playing March baseball in October, and they're one game from sacking up the bats for the winter.


United Parcel Service Inc. said on  Thursday its fourth-quarter net earnings grew, but missed its  initial forecast, after expected tax credits failed to  materialize, domestic package volume dropped sharply and  operating costs rose.


InfoWorld - With an incremental update to its Solaris 10 OS, Sun is extending the platform's virtualization capabilities to accommodate Linux and Solaris on the same computer.


American Airlines Flight 587 lost its tail and plummeted into a New York City neighborhood in November 2001, killing 265 people, because the co-pilot improperly used the rudder


LOS ANGELES  - Rob Schneider is in talks to join frequent collaborator Adam Sandler in the comedy "You Don't Mess With the Zohan."


Khan has a double role in his next film with Amol Palekar.


Young bands look like they work at KinkoÂs. But one rock god dresses the part.


Mine safety lags 2 years after explosion

Two years after an explosion tore apart the Sago Mine and killed 12 men, prompting Congress to pass legislation strengthening mine safety standards, many of those standards have yet to be implemented.


Australia's main share index hits a new all-time high, buoyed by positive economic news.


Tyson Gay storms to gold in the 200m to clinch a sprint double at the world championships after his earlier success in the 100m.


Live Earth's first green test: clean up own mess

Live Earth concerts on Saturday meant to spur action to fight global warming must first tackle another environmental hazard -- mountains of trash and thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gases caused by the events.


American eighth-graders improved their math and science scores on an international test last year, but fourth-graders' scores were flat and all students


Plateau de Beille, 17:28 - CICLISMO, TOUR: A CONTADOR 14/MA TAPPA, RASMUSSEN IN GIALLO

Lo spagnolo Alberto Contador (Discovery Channel) si è imposto in volata nella 14esima tappa d...


Update 1: Kellogg Appoints Jenness As Its New CEO

Kellogg Co., the nation's largest cereal maker, appointed a board member with decades of branding experience to succeed chairman and chief executive Carlos Gutierrez, a dynamic leader who guided the maker of Pop-Tarts, Frosted Flakes and Cheeze-It


Eight protesters who stormed Parliament during a debate on the Hunting Bill are charged with public order offences.


The Democrats are facing a long and possibly divisive nomination battle after Super Tuesday, while Republicans are closer to an opportunity to rally around a nominee.


Syrian Paper Says Lebanon Redeployment Reversible

The ruling party newspaper in Syria said on Wednesday a decision to redeploy some troops within Lebanon was not linked to relations with Washington and could be reversed if necessary in future.


BOSTON - New York Yankees manager Joe Torre entered the postgame interview room Monday night, sat down and said, "Is this `Groundhog Day'?


âSee you next year in Las Vegas ,â proclaimed a marquee at the PeopleSoft user conference in San Francisco in late September. It was one of many not-so-subtle attempts by the company to reassure its customers


Contractors face felony charges of embezzlement

Two contractors from Reading were indicted yesterday for allegedly embezzling about $100,000 from clients, abandoning a series of projects, failing to pay subcontractors, and operating without a certificate of registration.


Senate GOP Propose Changes to Intelligence Agencies

(CBN News) - Republican senators are proposing a reorganization of the nation's main intelligence-gathering agencies. The new plan calls for a major overhaul of the agencies, transferring


New Delhi, Dec. 15 (PTI): Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States are close to mending broken hearts.


InfoWorld - Research in Motion still doesn't know why itsÂ BlackBerry service went down for several hoursÂ on Monday.


Astronauts make first spacewalk of busy mission

Two astronauts floated outside the International Space Station on Friday on a spacewalk that began a hectic work schedule to ready the orbital outpost for European and Japanese laboratories.


Indonesia's Suharto 'very critical': doctor

The health of Indonesia's ex-president Suharto worsened to "very critical" Sunday, the doctor leading the team treating him said, giving him a 50-50 chance of surviving.


Rumsfeld Says He Supports Intel Overhaul

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon where he denied reports that he privately campaigned against a proposed intelligence overhaul supported by the Bush administration, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2004.


Ma il cda dell'azienda di vernici ha rifiutato proposta


Palestinian gunmen on Tuesday released an  Israeli Arab producer for CNN television kidnapped a day  earlier in the Gaza Strip.


A crew takes down a painting by the late Avard Fairbanks that had been hanging in a truck garage at the University of Utah for 28 years. The painting can now be seen at the Old Granite Church at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon.  (c) 2007 Deseret News (Salt Lake City).


Dell to open manufacturing plant in India

DellÂ has selected Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu in southern India, as the location for its first PC manufacturing plant in the country.


Dr. Kornbergâs Nobel Prize-winning discovery of how DNA is assembled helped ignite the biotechnology revolution.


Roma, 20:02 - CALCIO, SERIE B: QUATTRO SQUALIFICATI PER UNA GIORNATA

Quattro giocatori squalificati per un turno in serie B. Si tratta di Di Venanzio (Frosinone), Iunco ...


"Vaccino, lo sconto Ã¨ fatto Ora tocca agli altri farmaci"

ROMA 21 OTTOBRE 2004 â Meno cari da oggi i vaccini contro lâinfluenza. Il ministro della Salute, Girolamo Sirchia, ha firmato ieri pomeriggio lâordinanza per ridurre il prezzo dei vaccini antinfluenzali


Fed, Treasury open to easing GSE constraints

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told Congress on Thursday they are open to letting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy more troubled home loans if the companies control risk and agree to tougher oversight.


Olympic star in tearful reunion with Korean dad

U.S. Olympic medalist Toby Dawson hugged his weeping Korean father on Wednesday when the two met for the first since he went missing 25 years ago as a toddler in a busy street market in South Korea.


Chirac Dismisses Iran Nuclear Threat, Then Retracts

PARIS  -- French President Jacques Chirac said in an interview with three newspapers that Iran's possession of a nuclear bomb wouldn't be "very dangerous" and that if it used the weapon on Israel, Tehran would be immediately "razed."


BOISE, Idaho -- Jon Helmandollar rushed for a school-record five touchdowns, and No. 13 Boise State clinched at least a share of its third straight Western Athletic Conference title with a 55-14 win over Louisiana Tech yesterday.


Cable or Bell. The Supreme Court takes a crack at broadband regulation.


Democratic presidential front-runner  Hillary Clinton has dominated news coverage of the 2008 White  House race, partly due to negative segments about her on  conservative talk radio, according to a new study released on  Monday.


IBM in Discussions on Issues in Pension Suit

IBM, in the latest turn in a pension plan case that could reverberate through the Fortune 500, said on Friday it is in talks to resolve some of the issues in a lawsuit that could cost Big Blue billions of dollars.


JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Even though it is still a "Beta" or test product, the new MSN Search engine is getting a lot of attention.


In a Lifetime of Sickle Cell, the Evolution of a Disease

One womanâs career as a patient and an activist demonstrates how the understanding of sickle cell disease has changed.


Being locked in a cell was a "traumatic experience" and something she never expected after driving with a suspended license, a subdued Paris Hilton told CNN's Larry King on Wednesday.


Silicon Valley Starts to Turn Its Face to the Sun

Some of the regionâs best minds are captivated by the challenge of solar power and hope to put the development of solar technologies on a faster track.


In December, D.C. developer Joe Horning Horning is to unveil the results of the $40 million renovation project.


EU Slap Down Wouldn't Be Worst Thing for Microsoft

Opinion: Unbundling integrated pieces of Windows just might be the bitter pill that Microsoft needs. There's no Christmas present that Microsoft officials want more than the European Union's remedies to be


GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Chris Leak threw for a career-high 322 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 16 Florida held off a late rally to beat Arkansas, 45-30, yesterday.


The WNBA'S month-long break during August, which accommodated players that took part in the Summer Olympics, had a vastly different effect on the Connecticut Sun and Seattle Storm.


Unifying calls to prayer draws flood of criticism

The government said yesterday it wants to unify the calls to prayer that blare separately from thousands of mosque loudspeakers in the capital, but the idea was criticized by many as un-Islamic.


Grinning reality-television star Duane Dog the Bounty Hunter Chapman, was released on bail in Hawaii late Friday to the cheers of adoring fans.


Nominee For Homeland Security Director Bernard Kerik Withdraws

HIS NOMINEE FOR HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR, BERNARD KERIK, HAS WITHDRAWN HIS APPLICATION FOR THE JOB. WHILE COMPLETING THE PAPERWORK FOR HIS SENATE CONFIRMATION, KERIK CLAIMS HE DISCOVERED ISSUES WITH THE IMMIGRATION STATUS OF A NANNY HE ONCE EMPLOYED.


State Of The Art: Vista Wins on Looks. As for Lacks...

Microsoftâs description of the new Windows Vista operating system is âClear, Confident, Connected.â But a more truthful motto would be âLooks, Locks, Lacks.â


Deutsche Telekom has ambitious plans for T-Mobile

Germany's T-Mobile is under strong pressure to expand its T-Mobile cell service into new countries and may embark on an acquisition binge to meet its goals.


The morning after the night before was not quite so successful for Ryder Cup hero Colin Montgomerie and overnight leader, Ireland's Graeme McDowell.


Tens of thousands of poll monitors, challengers, lawyers and other activist observers are expected to clog voting precincts in battleground states Tuesday in what will probably be the most scrutinized U.S. election in at least 40 years.


A serial killer who prosecutors say burned some of his victims to ash and bits of bone in his mother's backyard pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing eight women.


Madrid, 10:51 - CALCIO, VALENCIA: TAVANO PIU' VICINO ALL'ITALIA

In occasione della trasferta romana, il Valencia ha sfruttato il viaggio in Italia per continuare a ...


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


LOS ANGELES  - Jack Kevorkian, the advocate of doctor-assisted suicide who spent eight years in prison for second-degree murder, is cooperating with HBO Films for a movie about his controversial practices.


It didn't take long. First poll, first controversy. Or at least mini-controversy. If you had taken the wisdom of the two human polls, the first Bowl Championship


Sears, Roebuck and Co. fired the head of Sears Canada on Thursday over what it characterized as "strategic differences" and brought in the parent company's chief financial officer as chairman.


Hitachi Considering 'All Options' for Hard-Disk Unit

Hitachi is considering a shake-up of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), the hard-disk drive maker that it acquired from IBM in 2003.


A wave of fighting in Afghanistan's south and west killed 16 police and dozens of suspected militants, Afghan officials said Thursday.


Wall Street slumps as job cuts fan recession talk

Stocks tumbled on Friday after data showed monthly hiring contracted for the first time in four years, fanning recession fears and adding pressure for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut.


Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, claiming to be unbowed by a third-place finish in the Iowa Democratic caucuses, hailed a "great night for Democrats" and said the strong turnout pointed to the sure election of a Democratic president in November. She said she would "keep pushing as hard as we can."


Seoul dismisses North's nuke claims as propaganda

SEOUL  - South Korean officials on Tuesday dismissed as propaganda a top North Korean official's claims that Pyongyang had made nuclear weapons from spent plutonium fuel rods, news reports said.


Billionaire Lerner completes Aston Villa takeover

American billionaire Randy Lerner   completed his takeover of English Premier League side Aston   Villa ASV.L on Wednesday after securing the required 90   percent of the Birmingham club's shares.


Many climate systems will undergo a series of sudden shifts this century as a result of human-induced climate change.


NUCLEARE: IRAN, ACCORDO CON UE DOVREBBE PLACARE WASHINGTON

(AGI/AFP) - Teheran, 15 nov. - L'accordo sul nucleare concluso ieri tra Iran e Unione europea dovrebbe spingere gli Stati Uniti a cambiare atteggiamento nei confronti di Teheran. "Non hanno piu' scuse" ha


Iran Says EU Nuclear Proposal Unacceptable

Iran on Sunday turned down a European Union proposal that it stop enriching uranium in return for nuclear technology. Diplomats had said that if Iran rejected the proposal, most EU countries


Erano sospettati di preparare evasione estremista detenuto


Stars fall as VH1 takes `Surreal Life' off WB's hands

Listen up, all you D-list movie stars, faded reality-show participants and one-time television headliners: There is no fame or glory to be had from participating in ``The Surreal Life,'' returning tonight at 9 on VH1.


"Wimbledon" is more edifying as a treatise about how movies are marketed than as a piece of entertainment. Consider this: Kirsten Dunst has been featured as the


Isaiah Washington, fired this month from "Grey's Anatomy" following the firestorm he started with a homophobic invective, hit back at the network Thursday. "They fired the wrong guy," the 43-year-old actor said in an interview with the Houston Chronicle.


P.Schioppa: ok banche italiane forti, ma rispettare regole


Four Civilians Killed in Fallujah Strike

FALLUJAH, Iraq Oct. 3, 2004 - Four civilians were killed and 12 injured in a series of overnight strikes in rebel-held Fallujah, the city hospital said Sunday.


Per violazione dei brevetti Alcatel-Lucent su Mp3


Jug half full: Gophers hope to hit ground running at Michigan

If Minnesota wants to walk out of Michigan Stadium with the Little Brown Jug for the first time since 1986, it had better hope its offense is its old self and its defense isnât.


Gett Off my copyright, Sexy Mofo Prince Rogers Nelson has threatened to throw a sue ball at a number of unofficial websites that carry images, lyrics and album covers of the preened, pint-sized 1980s star.â¦


Cardinals Are Down and Seek Lift From Fans

With Game 3 of the World Series at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, the St. Louis Cardinals are hoping that the comforts of home make a difference against Boston.


NRC puts biggest Arizona nuclear power plant on watch

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday announced it has placed the biggest nuclear power plant in the United States, the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona, under a tighter watch because of a safety violation.


Court Strips Anna Nicole Smith of Millions

A U.S. federal appeals court on  Thursday reversed a judgment awarding 1993 Playboy Playmate of  the Year Anna Nicole Smith $88 million from the estate of her  elderly billionaire husband J. Howard Marshall.


Zambia president surges in tight race: newspapers

Zambia's presidential race tightened sharply on Saturday as overnight counting yielded big wins for incumbent President Levy Mwanawasa, spurring his main rival to warn of "ghastly consequences" if any poll fraud was detected, newspapers said.


TORONTO (CP) - Montreal Canadiens winger Pierre Dagenais, who made headlines last week when he said he'd accept a salary cap if it settled the NHL lockout, showed up Tuesday at the NHL Players' Association meeting.


THE nephew of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat will request from France the medical records documenting the cause of the leader's death, a senior Palestinian official said today.


Bulgaria's Scandalous Envoy in Berlin Resigns

Politics: 8 October 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's former Ambassador in Germany, who was recalled in the wake of a drink-and-drive scandal, has submitted his resignation.


Eminem produces 12 songs on an album of previously unreleased material by the late rapper Tupac Shakur.


Lilly, Matriarch of U.S. Team, Refuses to Fade to Gray

With another World Cup approaching, the U.S. womenâs soccer team is now captained by Kristine Lilly, who is a month shy of 36 in chronological years but seemingly ageless in soccer years.


Sport: Football Defender set to choose between Â£8m move to north London rivals Tottenham or Arsenal


The S. & P. index set a five-year high and the Dow Jones industrial average climbed above 11,800 for the first time.


Aiming for Films of High Quality and Low Ecological Damage

After producing âAn Inconvenient Truth,â executives at Paramount Vantage decided that all the films made internally by the studio were going to be carbon neutral.


Those history-making images could always be just a little bit better. Randy Dotinga does a side-by-side comparison of the most well-known fudges.


Tokyo, Sept. 13 (Jiji Press)--Computer system and software developer Daiwa Computer Co.  will make its stock market debut on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange on Sept. 29.


All'appello manca l'Italia che e' sulla buona strada


District native Jeremiah White has taken an unconventional and humbling road to catch the eye of the U.S. coaches and reach the pinnacle of American soccer.


Spys, Big Brother and sweaty cops' fingerprints

To subscribe to The Register's weekly newsletter - seven days of IT in a single hit - click here Do you ever get one of those weeks where nothing seems to have happened, yet itâs been incredibly busy? Puzzling, isnât it? Nothing and everything seems to have happened this week. So where to start?â¦


Australian premier: No plans to increase troops in Iraq

SYDNEY, Australia Australia's newly re-elected prime minister says he won't increase the number of his country's troops in Iraq.


Indian markets set to cross 12,000 levels on foreign fund buying

Indian shares appear set to move upwards next week with the benchmark 30-share Sensex index likely to breach the 12,000 level on improved foreign fund buying sentiment, dealers said.


Europe captain Ian Woosnam keeps his options open as his team have their final Ryder Cup practice.


Tramford Intl Up; Sells Security Products To Lenovo Group

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Shares of Tramford International Ltd. (TRFDF) rose nearly 50% Wednesday, on news that a customer agreed to acquire the personal-computer business of International Business Machines Corp.


Iraq ready for "final" battle with al Qaeda: PM

Iraqi security forces have begun a "decisive" final offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq to push the Sunni Islamist militants out of their last major stronghold in the north, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday.


Russian Coal Mine Explosion Kills 13, Injures 23, Ministry Says

A gas explosion in a central Siberian coal mine killed 13 people and injured 23 others, Russia's Emergency Ministry said. The explosion happened at 5:45 am local time in the Listvyazhna


Bankrupt Parts Maker Gets Contract Extensions

Collins & Aikman, the bankrupt auto-parts maker once headed by former budget director David Stockman, won court approval to extend production agreements with General Motors and DaimlerChrysler.


ANAHEIM, California  - When Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, the NHL saw the move as a major breakthrough in its ambitious expansion dreams into non-traditional markets.


A former drug sales representative won the award despite the judgeâs criticism that he should have brought the scheme to light earlier.


Seul, 12:22 - GIOCHI ASIATICI, COREE SFILERANNO UNITE IN QATAR

Le due Coree sfileranno unite nella cerimonia d'apertura dei Giochi asiatici, al via sabato a Doha, ...


Hurricane Frances is pushing up commodity prices and weighing on insurance company stocks as it heads for the Florida coast. Orange juice prices hit nine-month highs on the New York Board of Trade on Thursday


Harvard men advance to the elite eights final

HENLEY-ON-THAMES, England -- The Harvard men's team defeated Brown by 2 lengths yesterday to advance to the final of the Ladies Plate for elite eights at the Henley Royal Regatta.


Once-prosperous Sudanese scavenge to survive

FURAWIYAH, Sudan -- Rummaging through the ashy debris of this abandoned village in a dingy gray suit, Moussa Safi is like a ghost in a ghost town.


MBIA says it has $30.6 bln exposure to CDOs

MBIA Inc , the world's largest bond insurer, said it has exposure to $30.6 billion in complex mortgage securities that it insures, an amount that eclipses its entire net worth.


19.09.04 - By Lee Hayes: Is it possible for two marquee fighters to instantly look their respective ages in the same ring on the same night?


Democrats to oppose Telstra sale as search begins for a new CEO

The Australian Democrats has not changed its position on the full sale of Telstra and will continue to oppose any moves by the federal government to sell its remaining 51.8 per cent stake in the telco.


The doc did some numbers crunching yesterday. "We're fourth in the league in field goal percentage. We're sixth in the league in scoring. But we're 26th in the league in turnovers and then 29th in the league in rebounding," said Celtics coach Doc Rivers after yesterday's practice at HealthPoint.


When Jamie Gold bluffed, his opponents folded. When he had the best hand, they threw in all their chips. With a run of cards, a huge chip stack and an uncanny knack for reading other players, Gold, a talkative former Hollywood talent agent, cajoled his way to victory Friday at the World Series of Poker for the $12 million grand prize.


Mad Math: Bending Time With 'Primer' Director

Shane Carruth, the director of "Primer," compares his film about engineers who build a time machine to his favorite branch of math.


Close relatives of cancer patients are often at substantially higher risk than the population at large of developing cancer themselves, a study of 32,000 cancer patients over nearly 50 years has revealed.


TOKYO Motorola and NTT DoCoMo said on Wednesday that they would jointly develop third-generation cellphones, giving the American company an important foothold in the Japanese market.


Home Depot sees move away from big-ticket projects

Retailer Home Depot Inc.  expects  growth in its average purchase to slow as customers pressed by  higher interest rates take on fewer costly projects such as  kitchen renovations, the company's finance chief said on  Wednesday.


Two veteran acts with more than 80 years on the R&B singles chart between them team up on a new entry this week, paradoxically titled "Gotta Go Solo."


Stern reveals Sonics preparing to bolt Seattle

NEW ORLEANS - NBA commissioner David Stern revealed last night that the SuperSonics have offered to pay off the remaining two years of their lease at Key Arena, as well as the remaining indebtedness from the bond on the building, to facilitate their departure from Seattle.


Overview: Fed move sparks rally on Wall St

Further aggressive moves by the Federal Reserve to bolster the US economy drove Wall Street stocks higher and the dollar lower on Wednesday.


Lawyer: Steven Seagal, ex-partner settle

Steven Seagal and his former business partner have agreed to settle a long-standing legal dispute that included allegations of contract breach and Mafia extortion, an attorney said Wednesday.


Arafat health drama: a symbol of Israelâs imprisonment of the ...

The serious deterioration in the health of Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority, has brought to the attention of the world something consciously concealed by the western


Google is Mozilla's sugar daddy.  Is this cause for alarm?


Cherie Blair signs a deal to publish her "very funny portrait of a family living in extraordinary circumstances".


The United Nations refugee agency said Thursday it was pulling staff out of part of Sudan's conflict-ravaged Darfur region to protest government restrictions on the aid workers.


Il religioso: l'intento era creare sbandamento tra i ragazzi


Latin American presidents wish Castro prompt recovery

Presidents of some Latin American countries have sent messages for a prompt recovery to Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who injured a knee and an arm after a fall on Wednesday.


France: Lyon use bizarre goal to earn victory at Toulouse

TOULOUSE, Sep 21 (SW) - A strange goal early in the second half propelled three-time defending French champions Lyon to a 2-0 win away at Toulouse in Ligue 1 action on Tuesday.


Outside Groups Shoveling Cash Into Tight Races

As the race for control of Congress turns toward its final sprint to Election Day, independent organizations with ideological or commercial stakes in the outcome are pouring record amounts of money into the closest contests -- in some cases eclipsing the spending of the candidates themselves.


Writersâ Strike Tests the Mettle of 2 Outsiders

The president of the Writers Guild of America West and his chief lieutenant are deliberating a question that may bode ill for both: Is their rebellion over?


LOS ANGELES Pop singer Britney Spears married dancer Kevin Federline in a surprise ceremony, it was reported yesterday. The wedding was held Saturday evening at a private home in the Studio City area with


Rangel Offering Broad Tax Plan, and Big Target

Representative Charles B. Rangelâs proposal has shaped the debate over whether to keep President Bushâs tax cuts.


The US has urged the Burmese government to release the opposition leader, Aung Sang Suu Kyi, from house arrest "immediately and unconditionally".


Psychic museum closes due to unforseen circumstances

Didn't see that coming York Psychic Museum has shut due to unforeseen circumstances, the York Press reports.â¦


Israel kills 9 in Gaza as warns of big sweep

Israel killed nine Palestinians in military operations in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and threatened a major ground sweep of the Hamas-run territory to stem cross-border rocket fire.


Six people died and dozens were feared missing after a footbridge collapsed Tuesday in western Nepal


BEIJING - China sent a satellite rocketing toward lunar orbit last night, the latest step in an ambitious national program to shoot more astronauts into space, build a space station, and eventually land Chinese astronauts on the moon.


U.S. troops mix sweep, sweetness in Iraq

First, American soldiers scoured the home for weapons as four veiled Iraqi women cowered on a dusty rug. Then a platoon sergeant politely wiped his muddy boots, came in and talked to the family about the violence suffocating their city.


Nabi Says Vaccine Helped Smokers in Study Quit

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals on Tuesday said  its NicVAX nicotine vaccine showed promising results in helping  smokers quit smoking in a Phase II clinical trial.


Firenze, 17:19 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: PRIMO ALLENAMENTO PER KUZMANOVIC

Nella Fiorentina è stato il primo allenamento per Zdravko Kuzmanovic, diciannovenne centrocam...


Station Casinos accepts $5.5 bln offer: report

Station Casinos Inc.  has accepted a revised buyout offer valued at about $5.5 billion from a group that includes the company's founding family and real-estate firm Colony Capital LLC, according to The Wall Street Journal.


Report due on Fannie, $400 mln settlement expected

Federal regulators on Tuesday are  expected to say Fannie Mae  will pay $400 million for  using bad accounting to manage earnings and trigger bonuses,  according to sources briefed on the plan.


POLICE defused a bomb near Premier Silvio Berlusconi's villa on the island of Sardinia early today following a tip-off from a radical leftist group, shortly after a visit by British Prime Minister Tony Blair.


New York Times Joins With Monster to Co-Brand Career Web Sites

The New York Times Company and Monster Worldwide, the operator of the popular job-listing site, will form an alliance involving the newspaper companyâs Web sites.


GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban insurgents freed three South Korean women hostages on Wednesday, the first of 19 Christian volunteers the Taliban agreed to release after South Korea said it would pull its troops out of Afghanistan.


Braves Beat Astros 6-5 to Force Fifth Game

HOUSTON - John Smoltz, Adam LaRoche and J.D. Drew saved the Atlanta Braves from another quick playoff exit...


Phelps won't top Spitz, but he is putting on the hits

ATHENS, Greece If Mark Spitz had never lived, Michael Phelps would have done well to create him as a fictional character.


US Sen. Jim Bunning said Tuesday night that he expects Congress to have to get involved to resolve Major League Baseball's steroid crisis.


'Tolleranza e rispetto sono valori importanti'


Education & Employment - at the Colleges

Community College of Rhode Island   Lecture: Nationally renowned scientist, author and Brown University Prof. Kenneth R. Miller will speak at the college on God, Darwin and Design: America's New Battle Over Evolution on Tuesday, Feb.


United Kingdom Forwards $5.3M to Global Fund To Address Funding Shortfall

The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that it has "brought forward" to this year $5.3 million of its 2005 pledge to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to help ensure that the United ...


Saddam Sees Lawyer, Forces Deployed to Kerbala

Saddam Hussein saw a lawyer hired by  his family on Thursday, his first contact with defense counsel  since U.S. soldiers captured him a year ago.


Exit polls showed voters starkly divided by race, with Obama carried to victory by 81% of the African American vote


A primary school in Pontypridd catches fire, with a large building blazing and smoke billowing from the roof.


Kosovo's reformist PM may face war-crimes charges in the Hague


Companies face prosecution if they fail to ensure the safety of  workers or the public, under measures announced in the Queen's speech.


President Bush talks with reporters before having lunch at a local coffee shop in Crawford, Texas Friday, Nov. 26, 2004. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson).


Space stationâsa mess until shuttle resumes

So a few weeks ago, the two astronauts who live there tossed out some useless junk, like so many old hubcaps for the trash heap. And the throwing-away - done during a recent spacewalk â-as


Oil jumps above $98 on new U.S.-Iran tensions

Oil rose above $98 a barrel before falling back on Monday as reports of rising tensions in the Middle East outweighed concerns of demand outlook in top consumer United States from a feared economic recession.


ABC Airs Videotape of Man Making Al Qaeda Threat

ABC News on Thursday broadcast a  videotape it obtained last week of an English-speaking man who  threatens bloody new al Qaeda attacks on the United States, but  the network said U.S. intelligence officials could not  authenticate the man's voice.


Adobe fails to respond about a bug un-installing Flash, does not communicate will and tracks users of their CS3 software.


Il greggio e' salito fino a 61,94 dollari al barile


U.S. OKs early site permit for nuclear power plant

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved on Thursday the first site in over 30 years that could eventually house a new nuclear power plant, but the United States is still far away from breaking ground on any new reactors.


Notebook: Rice shines again on Monday night

The Monday night stage still belongs to Jerry Rice, and the Seahawks receiver proved it last night. Rice caught the game's opening touchdown, then made a fantastic catch in traffic in the fourth quarter that


A French couple are prosecuted for failing to stop a drunk friend driving home and killing a family in a crash.


Cytec buys Surface Specialities business from UCB

New Jersey-based Cytec Industries is to buy UCB Groupâs Surface Specialties business for $1.5bn (E1.2bn). Completion of the deal will turn Cytec into a $2.


One Equity Partners agreed to sell its stake in Quintiles Transnational, a big manager of clinical drug trials, to its CEO and two buyout firms.


(CBS/AP) Shoppers braved chilly temperatures to be among the first inside retail stores and shopping malls on Friday, traditionally one of the busiest shopping days of the year.


Proseguono colloqui, ma posizioni restano distanti


Study finds one in three youngsters unfit

About a third of American youngsters age 12 to 19 fail treadmill tests measuring heart and respiratory health, and fatness and sedentary lifestyles are likely culprits, researchers said on Monday.


Most Iraqis think the recent US troop surge has failed, a new BBC/ABC opinion poll across Iraq suggests.


Indonesian plane's main exit didn't open: official

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia  - The main front left exit of an Indonesian plane that crashed this week failed to open after landing, preventing some of the passengers from escaping, a leading crash investigator said on Friday.


The online travel company said it would buy back more than a third of its outstanding shares, consolidating control by its chairman, Barry Diller.


Il ct azzurro: "Per me sono tutti uguali, la squadra viene prima ...

Francesco Totti arriverÃ  nel tardo pomeriggio nel ritiro azzurro. Il capitano della Roma si sottoporrÃ  ad alcuni controlli medici alla caviglia infortunata, poi lo staff della Nazionale deciderÃ  se Totti


Nepal wakes up to new era of peace and hope

Nepalis woke on Wednesday to the promise of peace and an end to a decade of civil war, kidnappings, murders and fear, seven months after mass street protests overturned royal rule.


Torino, 18:54 - CALCIO, JUVE; DOPING: AVVOCATI SODDISFATTI DOPO CASSAZIONE

Soddisfazione in casa Juventus sulla sentenza della Corte di Cassazione che ha avallato quella della...


The author of 'Musicophilia' and 'Awakenings' chats about what he's reading, watching, and listening to.


Problems abound for air travel. But there is hope.


Two winners of the Forward Prize for Poetry have previous successes in the competition.


Two brothers accused in a quadruple shooting were arrested as this city struggles to rein in crime after Hurricane Katrina, police said Friday.


Info on changes and delays for the electric sports car reiterated on Tesla blog as a follow-up to town hall meeting.


Scratch unstoppable from the ways to describe Steve Slaton, Pat White and West Virginia's running game. South Florida saw to that on Saturday.


E' un Natale da ecommerce tutto parte dalla Rete

Cinque consigli per una festa diversa dal solito. Le strenne online: dai robot alla stampa d'autore, il pensierino originale da comprare senza scomodarsi


Newegg.com has the Brother HL-2040 personal laser printer for $64.99, shipping included. You supply the USB cable.


Gunmen abduct Italian aid workers in Gaza

Gunmen abducted two Italians working for the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on Tuesday, the latest in a spate of kidnappings of foreigners in the Palestinian coastal strip.


WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.


College Coders to Compete in Tokyo at IBM-Sponsored ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest

The most promising young innovators studying information technology (IT) from around the globe will gather on March 12-16, 2007 in Tokyo for the 31st annual World Finals of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), sponsored by IBM.


Davenport ousted in Kremlin Cup semifinal

SPORTS NETWORK - World No. 1 Lindsay Davenport was ousted by defending champion Anastasia Myskina in straight sets Saturday in the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup in Moscow.


Russia prepares preemptive attacks against terrorists

Moscow, Sept. 18 (VNA) - Russia is preparing to carry out preemtive anti-terror strikes, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at the 3rd international meeting of mayors in Moscow.


Study: New blood test better predicts heart attacks

MUNICH, Germany -- A simple test that scrutinizes bad cholesterol more closely may more reliably predict who is going to have a heart attack, new research indicates.


Red Snapper Restrictions Nearing Approval

By Ryan Burr, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Feb. 13--Mandatory reductions in red snapper catch, which recreation fishermen have fought and dreaded, likely will take effect later this month.


Ga. Preacher Found Guilty in Church Scam

A preacher was convicted Monday of stealing nearly $9 million from hundreds of small black churches across the country that were promised hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for small investments.


Tension built to a fever pitch yesterday as President Bush and John Kerry ran neck and neck into the homestretch in a final frenzied sprint around the battleground states.


Liverpool, England (Sports Network) - Djibril Cisse suffered a broken leg in Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.


A group of about 100 Rwandan troops has been spotted inside the Democratic Republic of Congo in a first sighting by United Nations observers.


Things were relatively quiet on the Curt Schilling front Saturday in Fenway Park. The position of the Red Sox has not changed: Schilling, who threw in the bullpen for 15 minutes


Over 2 million enrolled in Medicare drug plan

Nearly 24 million Americans are  enrolled in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans, the U.S.  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said on  Tuesday.


U.S. Could Seek Recall of Up to 600,000 Dodge Trucks

The U.S. government has asked  DaimlerChrysler AG's Dodge to recall some of its Dodge Durango  SUVs and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks due to concerns over their  safety, Chrysler officials said on Thursday.


Family toon "Season" is Westerberg's big score

At first glance, Paul  Westerberg -- the former leader of the shambolic,  often-inebriated punk band the Replacements -- would appear an  odd choice to write the music for a computer-animated feature  for children about cuddly forest animals.


Michael Jackson wishes he had fought previous child molestation claims instead of trying to "buy peace", his lawyer says.


Software Assurance doesn't reassure, and don't mention the iPhone

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Havant & Waterlooville lead twice before Liverpool hit back to reach the FA Cup fifth round.


NBA won't sanction officials over casual gambling

The National Basketball Association has found a big percentage of referees violated its no-gambling rule, but will move to change the rules rather than punish the officials, commissioner David Stern said Thursday.


22-SET-0415:03CIAMPI: SERVONO PROPOSTE NUOVE PER DEBELLARE ...

Roma, 22 set. (Adnkronos) - ''Le attuali iniziative non bastano ad isolare e debellare il terrorismo. Occorrono anche visione e proposte nuove in Iraq e per il superamento del conflitto israeliano-palestinese''.


'Please try again later' Media watchdog Ofcom today confirmed that it will be investigating more than 2,000 complaints it has received from X Factor fans who have been crying into their beer mulled wine Bacardi Breezers after Welsh opera-singer Rhydian Roberts lost out to surprise victor Leon Jackson.â¦


Major Supplier Won't Make Flu Vaccine This Season

The company that makes nearly half the flu vaccine used in the United States said on Tuesday it will not supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because of problems at its plant in Britain.


Kerry hunts -- literally -- for votes in Ohio

Columbus, Ohio -- Sen. John Kerry began his day Thursday dressed in hunting fatigues, using a Mossberg 835 Ulti-Mag 12-gauge pump-action shotgun to kill a goose.


MORRISONS is to hand over 114 of its smaller Safeway stores to rival Somerfield as part of a Â£260m deal. Morrisons said the sale would let it concentrate on the larger Safeway stores that it acquired and


Christmas markets are thought to have originated in Germany. They developed from the traditional winter markets at which people could meet to buy and sell local produce and home-made decorations crafted out of ...


Report: Iran Has Tried Arrested Al Qaeda Members

Iran's judiciary has tried a number of arrested al Qaeda members and verdicts have been issued, a senior judiciary official was quoted as saying on Monday.


McLaren boss Ron Dennis believes his team can get the best out of Juan Pablo Montoya, who will join the team next season. Dennis says Montoya's career is still on the rise and he can be a better driver with McLaren.


Will.I.Am from the Black Eyed Peas enlists singers and actors to perform lines from a speech by Barack Obama.


Groups list 39 "disappeared" in U.S. war on terror

Six human rights groups urged the U.S. government on Thursday to name and explain the whereabouts of 39 people they said were believed to have been held in U.S. custody and "disappeared."


Quirky comedy Sideways leads nominations at the Golden Globe awards, to be presented on Sunday.


Host Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup, FIFA said Wednesday that Germany will play the opening match June 9, 2006, in Munich.


Singaporean flight resumes journey to New York after bomb alert

A Singapore Airlines flight which wasdiverted Monday to Britain's Manchester Airport following a bomb scare resumed its journey to New York three hours later after being given the all clear.


Washington St. tops No. 18 Gonzaga 77-67

Washington State basketball coach Tony Bennett gave his father Dick a get-well present ahead of his upcoming hip replacement surgery.


NASA Space Station Status Report 10 December 2004

International Space Station crewmembers this week continued research and maintenance activities and prepared for arrival of the next Progress cargo craft.


Indian Hotmail users invited to express themselves

(InfoWorld) - Microsoft unveiled over 250 custom domain names on Thursday that will allow Indian users of Windows Live Hotmail to choose personalized e-mail addresses that reflect the name of their favorite town in India, their favorite sport, movie and sports celebrities, and even their personality. Users can go toÂ www.coolhotmail.com, choose from the custom domains listed, and sign up for the new e-mail address through Windows Live. A user can, for example, have an e-mail address such as mahesh@coolaquarius.in or mahesh@chennairocks.in or mahesh@leavemealone.in. The e-mail address is also a Windows Live ID, which can also be used to access instant messaging and other services on the MSN and Windows Live network, Microsoft said. The service has been launched first in India, with plans to introduce it in other markets as well, according to Samir Saraiya, product head for Windows Live Services at Microsoft India. India was an obvious market to test the service, because it is adding 1 million new Internet users each month, and many of these would like to have e-mail addresses, Saraiya said. The service is targeted mainly at youth, particularly those out of school and college who are trying to get their first e-mail address, Saraiya added. Users will be able to create multiple e-mail addresses for different purposes, and then link them together so that all messages come into one mailbox. When they reply to a message in the inbox they can choose which e-mail address they would like to use, Saraiya said. Microsoft has been testing out this concept for some time in India. In May it announced a custom domain for e-mail addresses, Lokhandwalarocks.com, named after Lokhandwala Complex, an upmarket locality in Mumbai. "We got a large number of registrations on that site," Saraiya said. The company plans to add more domains, perhaps based on suggestions from users of the www.coolhotmail.com site. "For us it is a form of customer research," Saraiya said.


MacBook Air purchasers should use only the Mac OS X install discs that came with their laptops.


Study: Adolescence Affects Breast Cancer

The way a girl grows during adolescence and even in the womb may play an important, if murky, role in her risk of breast cancer later in life, a study suggests. The study of 117,000 women in Denmark found that those who were chubby at birth but tall and lean at 14 were more likely to develop the disease...


Apple Expo - Attendees Mixed if iMac G5 is The Complete Solution

PARIS, FRANCE - Attendees at Apple Expo in Paris are impressed at the look of the new iMac G5, but mixed on whether it's the right solution for their needs.


"Compass" still golden at foreign box office

Fast running out of  steam in North America, "The Golden Compass" led the foreign  box office for a second weekend, while new domestic champ "I Am  Legend," rolled up huge returns in eight Asian markets.


The Las Vegas megaresort nails down a Mobil five-star rating.


U.S. Military Relief Arrives for Victims

One of the biggest U.S. military disaster relief missions in history kicked into high gear Saturday as an aircraft carrier battle group arrived off the shores of tsunami-battered Sumatra and began launching helicopters laden with supplies.


Clumsy office romantics warned off Valentine's Day e-cards

Sending Valentine's Day "e-cards" to work colleagues could result in dismissal if they get taken the wrong way, a legal expert warned Thursday.


Israeli troops pushed into the outskirts of Khan Younis in Gaza Friday and clashed with Palestinian militants following rocket, mortar and anti-tank attacks.


What? Protecting personal data, Beijing style? Google is recommending that global privacy regulators take a leaf out of Asia's book when they are drawing up the rules.â¦


New York's fashion for elegance is likely to prove a hit with shoppers

Life & style: Influential designer Marc Jacobs brings NY Fashion Week to a close with a magnificent collection


A house in Ballymena, County Antrim comes under attack twice within a five-hour period.


Ford sees challenges in first half of 2008

Ford Motor Co  expects a challenging first half of 2008 for all automakers in the United States with a drop in industrywide retail sales, Ford's North American president said on Monday.


The Motion Picture Association of America is launching civil and criminal actions worldwide against movie pirates in a bid to curb illegal film downloading.


One of the world's most famous cruise ships -- the Queen Elizabeth 2 -- set sail Sunday on its final global voyage before being turned into a floating hotel, British media reported.


Israel says finds explosive chemicals in EU aid bags

Israel said on Saturday it had recently seized a truck carrying chemicals used to make explosives hidden in bags marked as EU aid for the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.


Siena, 18:39 - CALCIO, SIENA: DIFFERENZIATO PER BERTOTTO

Il Siena è tornato ad allenarsi questa mattina in vista della gara del terzo turno di Coppa I...


Trial for French aid workers in Chad set

N'DJAMENA  - Six French humanitarian workers accused in Chad of trying to smuggle 103 African children to Europe will go on trial on December 21 after authorities speeded up the handling of their case, lawyers said on Thursday.


A new initiative seeks to improve old products.


Many Trainees Are Complicit With 'Enemy Targets'

BAGHDAD -- The platoon of American soldiers was pinned down in an alley outside the holiest Shiite shrine in western Baghdad's Kadhimiyah neighborhood. Machine-gun fire sprayed from apartment windows and rooftops with a deafening clatter. The troops were 15 yards from their Humvees, but they didn...


Enel, Tesoro fissa prezzo azioni a 6,64 euro

Il prezzo definitivo dell'Opv Enel sara' di 6,64 euro ad azione. Lo ha affermato nel corso di una conferenza stampa il ministro dell'Economia Domenico Siniscalco, che considera l'operazione ''un grande successo


China and Asia should brace themselves for US trade friction: economist

China and other Asian economies should brace themselves for possible severe trade friction with the United States due to large American trade deficits, a top US economist says.


15% dei clienti Ue pronto ad acquisto di prodotti da estero


They come out of nowhere, waiting until they're on the biggest stage to introduce themselves to the hockey world. Remember John Druce? How about Brian Boucher? And whatever happened to Chris Kontos?


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said yesterday that it has reached a $1.3 million settlement with 16 men who were sexually abused by priests between 1962 and 1982.


Actor Sean Penn insists his brother Chris died a natural death related to his weight problem.


For Disc Jockeys as Well as Desk Jockeys

If youâve always longed to be a disc jockey â or at least to play one on Saturday nights â some new, highly portable D.J. gear could bring that dream much closer.


BT Group to Buy Infonet Services in Deal

BT Group PLC said Monday it is buying U.S.-based Infonet Services Corp., in a deal that values the company at $965 million.


Linux software maker Red Hat on Tuesday released an update to its enterprise product with security upgrades, support for IBM Power5 servers, new driver support and bug fixes.


The cracks that were appearing in the NHL Players' Association's resolve in the last two weeks were apparently smoothed over during a meeting Tuesday in Toronto.


LOS ANGELES  - With "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" breaking boxoffice records, Warner Bros. Pictures -- on the lookout for its next franchise -- has picked up the rights to another seven-book children's fantasy series, "Septimus Heap."


AirTran proposes takeover of Midwest Air

AirTran Holdings Inc.  said on  Wednesday it had offered to buy rival Midwest Air Group Inc.  .


TORONTO (CP) -- Canadian music lovers who've been itching to get into the ITunes online music store will have the chance next month.


PM maps out his vision for 'competitive country'

Speaking at the opening of the PN's general council, the Prime Minister gave a clear and determined outline of his plans, highlighting the need to cut inefficient expenditure and implement the necessary ...


Iran Is Helping Insurgents in Iraq, U.S. Officials Say

The secretarys of state and defense have expressed concerns over Iran's attempt to shape Iraq's future.


Roma, 13:56 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: FLACHI POSITIVO PER COCAINA

L'attaccante e capitano della Sampdoria, Francesco Flachi, è stato trovato positivo per cocai...


California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi on Wednesday proposed broad regulations that would require brokers and some agents to disclose all compensation they receive from insurance companies and to recommend to their clients the best available


The second major attack on American forces this month underscored the grim situation in a militant stronghold.


October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual national health campaign organised by all the major breast cancer and cancer charities.


Menâs Roundup: UConn Suspends 2 Players, Including No. 2 Scorer

Connecticut Coach Jim Calhoun has suspended the starting guard Jerome Dyson and the backup guard Doug Wiggins indefinitely for violating team rules, university officials announced Friday.


Teachers at a NI college are to strike over the treatment of a colleague cleared of sexual assault.


DROGA: ROMA - MAXI OPERAZIONE POLIZIA, 42 ARRESTI

Maxi operazione della Polizia Ferroviaria di Roma che ha effettuato l'arresto di 42 persone ritenute responsabili di traffico internazionale e spaccio di droga. Sono oltre 200 gli Agenti della Polizia Ferroviaria


More like David's little brother taking on Golaith's big brother, who happens to be holding a giant custom-designed club. The small-revenue Minnesota Twins (team payroll $53 million US) edged the New York


Milano, 15:30 - CALCIO, INTER; MANCINI: "LA CHAMPIONS NON E' IL CAMPIONATO

Roberto Mancini non s'illude di trovare in Europa la strada spianata come in Italia. Avverte la sua ...


Iran cautious over U.S. report seeking engagement

Iran has responded cautiously to proposals for the United States to engage its foe directly, as analysts say Tehran waits to see whether President George W. Bush embraces the idea and what concessions it can win.


World's first pet cloning service is to offer animal lovers the chance to recreate dead companions


UPDATE 1-White House expects upward revision to jobs data

The Bush administration expects revised data due on Friday to show the pace of job creation in the year leading up to March was much swifter than had been believed


Russian Oil Firm Buys Mysterious Bid Winner

The state-owned oil company Rosneft has acquired the unknown front company that won a controversial auction Sunday for a major production unit of the besieged oil giant Yukos, Russian news agencies reported late Wednesday.


The Maple Leafs scored three times in the final 11 minutes 25 seconds of Saturday nightâs game to defeat the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.


The US military has conducted another air strike against a suspected terrorist target in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. A military statement Friday says US forces successfully bombed a night-time meeting of about


The average pay gap between women and men in London is far worse than elsewhere in the UK, it has been confirmed.


Celebrate the Great American Smokeout tomorrow

The American Cancer Societyâs Great American Smokeout event grew out of a 1971 event in Randolph, Mass., in which Arthur P. Mullaney asked people to give up cigarettes for one day and donate the money they would have spent on cigarettes to a high school


World's Anti-AIDS Donations Slow, Cutting U.S. Contribution, Too

The rest of the world has contributed so little to the fight against AIDS that the U.S. cannot make its full contribution this year.


Dick Cheney has accidentally given a boost to opponents by wrongly recalling a website address.


Bombs kill 34 in Baghdad, 3 UK troops in Basra

A car bomb killed 25 people on Thursday at a busy intersection in Baghdad where minibuses pick up and drop off passengers, while 20 beheaded bodies were found on a river bank south of the capital, Iraqi police said.


America Online is teaming up with RSA Security in an effort to keep its users safe from online fraud and identity theft. RSA and AOL are announcing a new program called "AOL PassCode" that will encourage AOL


Lawmakers push to ease restrictions on anemia compounds from Amgen and Johnson & Johnson.


Red Meat Linked with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Study

People who eat lots of red meat may  be raising their risk of rheumatoid arthritis, an incurable and  crippling disease, British researchers reported on Thursday.


Yushchenko faces early test of leadership

Publication of the results, a key step in the handover of power, had been held up by an appeal against Mr Yushchenko's victory in last month's re-run presidential election, which his opponent, Viktor ...


No Iranian agreement to EU nuclear deal, discussions to continue

Crucial negotiations between Iran and the European Union centered on demands the Islamic republic suspend some of its nuclear activities failed to reach a conclusion but will continue Friday, a source close to the talks told AFP.


Ghost with the most Broadway blockbuster makes successful jump to ...

You probably can't brag to your friends with much satisfaction that you saw "The Phantom of the Opera" for eight bucks at the mall.


NASA Plans to Bring Down 'Dying' Hubble Telescope

The aging Hubble Space Telescope --  a path-breaking scientific instrument whose eye-catching images  have won fans around the world -- would die in orbit under the  2006 budget for NASA proposed on Monday.


Rwandan President Kagame accuses France of "bullying" after a judge issued arrest warrants for his top aides.


Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson wants to link congressional and presidential pay raises to debt reduction, though he acknowledged Sunday that the idea would never see the light of day.


Bush in Saudi to court ally on Mideast peace

President George W. Bush arrived on his first trip to Saudi Arabia on Monday, hoping to convince the Arab powerbroker to lend support to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking and help contain Iran.


Ex-Phillies infielder and coach Vukovich dies aged 59

Former longtime Philadelphia Phillies infielder and coach John Vukovich died Thursday from complications of brain cancer, the team said.


One year on and still they gamble with their lives

BUS loads of immigrant workers continue to travel from Liverpool to Morecambe Bay each day, a year after 21 Chinese cockle pickers perished, the Daily Post can reveal.


Ozone 'Hole' Pulls Back, but Danger Lingers

The worst of the ozone hole has pulled back once more to Antarctica this southern spring, leaving behind a shadow of uncertainty for the people living at the bottom of the Americas.


Cops Find 200 Pets in Smelly 'Cat House'

ANCHORAGE - City officials have declared uninhabitable a home where 200 cats and other animals were found. After neighbors complained of a stench, police entered the South Anchorage home Wednesday...


Microsoft has warned that it's preparing a Google killer in the form of a better search tool. But while MSN fine-tunes its algorithms, Google has struck at the heart of Windows with a beta release tool to search PC desktops.


Volatility could be the name of the game on Wall Street next week as rising crude oil prices revive inflation fears and stock investors await congressional testimony from the Federal Reserve's chairman.


LONDON, England -- Britain's Prince Harry has apologized to his father, Prince Charles, over his scuffle with a paparazzi photographer outside a nightclub, a London newspaper reported.


So, what are we to say about a team when it doesn't collapse, fold, choke, fall apart, crumble, disintegrate, melt, break down, crash and burn, fizzle, flop, or fade?


Napoli, 16:24 - CALCIOPOLI: GAZZONI CHIEDE DANNI, CAMPIONATO DEVE FERMARSI

"Il campionato italiano deve fermarsi se, come mi auguro, verranno adottate azioni patrimoniali nei ...


President Bush signed legislation Monday that gives the Department of Homeland Security about $33 billion to shore up the nation's borders, inspect incoming cargo, protect potential terror targets and train first responders.


Russia's wounded giant Yukos appeared to have won a three-month stay of execution after a top Russian official said its main production unit was unlikely to have its oil license revoked.


Fifteen serious foreign criminals freed without being considered for deportation have still not been traced.


Continental cuts $22 mln more in wages, benefits

Continental Airlines (CAL.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday finalized details of wage and benefits cuts for reservations and food service workers that the airline said


Thousands March to Capitol to Protest Iraq War

A march by thousands of protesters demanding an end to the Iraq war turned chaotic yesterday afternoon near the Capitol, where hundreds sprawled on the ground in a symbolic "die-in." Police arrested 189 people, including 10 who organizers said were veterans of the war.


Ukraine moves to control official investigations into Yushchenko's illness

KYIV, Ukraine  - The government sought Monday to control the inquiries into the poisoning of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko, with officials close to the regime taking charge of the two investigations into who tried to harm or kill the leader of the Orange Revolution.


Developers forum looks at Linux for the disabled. Also: Microsoft chided for ad campaign.


Security dispute in Ukraine led to compromise

Ukraine's rival leaders scared themselves into agreeing a compromise after a risky war of nerves for control of the security forces in this ex-Soviet republic, analysts said.


When a Murderer Wants to Practice Medicine

It is hard to think of a case in which a murderer should become a medical doctor. Murder and medical practice are simply incompatible.


Risultato superiore attese, stima era stata del 2,5%


Listone affiancato dagli Ecodem di Melandri e Realacci


England's secondary schools should drop GCSEs and A-levels for a diploma, a report says - but reaction is mixed.


Rumsfeld Says He Was Misunderstood on Iraq-Al Qaeda

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said Tuesday he was misunderstood when he stated hours earlier  that he knew of no "strong, hard evidence" linking Saddam  Hussein's Iraq and al Qaeda.


Intel, Nokia team up to develop "smart" phone

Chip giant Intel announced that it has joined forces with the world's largest handset maker, Nokia, to develop the next generation mobile phone.


Democrat Barack Obama suggested Thursday that Hillary Rodham Clinton follow his lead and release her and her husband's income tax returns so the public can see where the $5 million she loaned her presidential campaign came from.


Fifty die as snow blankets Kashmir, rains pound northern India

At least 50 people were killed as snow engulfed Kashmir and torrential rains pounded the rest of northern India, officials said Tuesday.


Description: A jury finds Scott Peterson guilty of first-degree murder. Peterson was convicted of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci.


An enormous spider web covers a 180m stretch of trees and shrubs in a north Texas park.


Defendant Bites Bailiff in Face at Hearing

FORT WORTH, Texas - A defendant flew into a rage in a courtroom and bit a bailiff after a judge announced he had been found guilty of indecency with a child Wednesday, witnesses said.  Before biting the bailiff, Lonnie B. Howard threw a water pitcher across the courtroom.


Digital Domain: The Human Touch That May Loosen Googleâs Grip

The fumbling of Googleâs largest challengers has not dampened the enthusiasm of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists for entering the search game.


"Choking game" deaths reported among U.S. youth

NEW YORK  - Between 1995 and 2007, at least 82 children and adolescents in the United States died as a result of playing the "choking game," according to a report released Thursday.


Religious Affiliation May Lower Suicide Risk

NEW YORK  - Depressed men and women who  consider themselves affiliated with a religion are less likely  to attempt suicide than their non-religious counterparts,  according to new study findings.


Actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta speak of their anguish as fires sweep through California.


Crawford, US sweep up in 200: Trio triumphs to Greeksâ dismay

For the three American runners, getting last night's 200-meter final started was somewhat awkward and tense. But the finish was a thing of beauty -- as Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams


Independent voters could tilt NH primary

True to its feisty Yankee heritage, New Hampshire is loaded with independent voters. That could spell an edge in Tuesday's presidential primaries there for Barack Obama and John McCain.


One-time GOP front-runner's failure to personally reach out to voters has proven costly to campaign.


China's main share index fell 3.4% after state-owned firms said they would sell more stock next week.


Severn Trent announces profit decline; ups dividend

LONDON, November 29  - Severn Trent Plc (SVT.ETR) reported a 10% decline in its 1H pre-tax profits to Â£126.2 million ($239 million).


A Chance for Baseball to Settle Its Drug Score

As baseball finds itself struggling to control the steroid issue, its past serves as a cautionary tale.


Durante un pattugliamento, probabile colpo di khalashnikov


English teachers hit out at Alan Johnson over orders to teach Dickens and Austen to 11-year-olds.


Sikh pilgrims flock to Pakistan for the anniversary of the religion's founder, Baba Guru Nanak.


Spy chief Mike McConnell has junked a multibillion-dollar spy satellite that engineers hoped would some day pass undetected above other nations.


Twenty months after the Columbia tragedy, NASA is still struggling to overcome serious engineering hurdles to resume flying its space shuttles in March, a task that has become even tougher


Dodgers Sink the Three-Way Trade for Johnson

The Yankees' quest to acquire Randy Johnson has returned to the point where it began more than six months ago.


Hotel workers authorize strike if talks collapse

Hotel workers, seeking to bolster their bargaining stance, authorized their union leaders to call a strike if labor negotiations break down with nine major Los Angeles hotels.


The defending U.S. women's figure skating champion is beaten to the medal stand Saturday night by a 14-year-old, a California teen and an 11th-grader from West Potomac High.


Arafat breaks Ramadan fast at urging of doctors, to undergo more ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank A weakened Yasser Arafat is listening to his doctors and breaking his Ramadan fast, while a Palestinian hospital official says the problem is a large gallstone.


Stocks fell on Friday, capping their worst week in more than four years, as a rapidly diminishing appetite for risk fueled the latest leg of a global equities sell-off.


Loosening the Rules: As Trucking Rules Are Eased, a Debate on Safety Intensifies

In the last six years, the White House has embarked on a bold strategy of deregulation, provoking fierce debate about its benefits and risks.


Rep. Jan Schakowsky settled into the ornate Cannon Caucus Room to listen to Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker. The Illinois Democrat, one of the House's most vociferous critics of the war, had her BlackBerry ready, and Petraeus was mere minutes into his testimony when she began...


Voting thousands of miles away, Ukrainian Americans placed their hopes in another round of runoff elections that many consider their homeland's best chance to break from Russian influence.


PeÃ±a aching after long, adventurous night

NEW YORK -- When Wily Mo Peña pulled into first base on his ninth-inning single with a tight right quadriceps, it seemed to be the inevitable conclusion of a very long and frustrating night for the left fielder.