Rice goes to Iraq to push for reconciliation

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met top Iraqi officials in Baghdad on Tuesday after Iraq's parliament passed the first in a series of critical laws aimed at reconciling warring Iraqis.


European stocks sag on oil, earnings concerns

European stock markets were mostly lower in early trading after a lacklustre session on Wall Street overnight amid jitters over corporate earnings and resurgent oil prices.


Opinion: Why Microsoft's Zune scares Apple to the core

The full power of the Microsoft brand will be behind the launch of the Zune media player Nov. 14, and Apple has reason to be afraid.


A coroner begins summing up at the inquest into the death of heroin addict Rachel Whitear.


Orphanages Stunt Mental Growth, a Study Finds

Giving credence to the long-held belief that orphanages stunt childrenâs mental development, a study shows that infants placed with foster families have higher IQs on average than those who remain in institutions.


That's some contention ratio Over 200 million people worldwide use DSL technology to access the internet, according to figures released yesterday at Broadband World Forum Asia in Beijing.â¦


Juan Dixon scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and helped the Washington Wizards to their seventh straight win, a 108-103 victory last night that sent the visiting Phoenix Suns to their first three-game losing streak of the season.


Greek Lawyers Drop Legal Threat to 'Alexander' Film

Greek lawyers are giving up efforts to  have a new Hollywood film banned and its makers sued for  depicting Alexander the Great as a bisexual.


Use of cholesterol and blood pressure medicines by young adults appears to be rising rapidly Â at a faster pace than among senior citizens, according to an industry report being released Tuesday.


iPass adds T-Mobile and Inmarsat to global network

3G fills the little gaps, while satellite fills the big ones iPass customers will soon be able to roam onto T-Mobile's UK network using their existing credentials, should they be too far from a Wi-Fi hotspot and wanting faster speeds than a satellite connection can provide.â¦


At Least 67 Killed at Baghdad Largest Market

The attacks, which wounded another 155, came on the anniversary of the bombing of a Shiite shrine in Samarra.


FCC to Fine CBS Stations $550,000 Over Jackson

Pop singer Janet Jackson's bare  breast flash earlier this year will result in a record $550,000  fine for 20 CBS television stations, U.S. Federal  Communications Commission officials said on Tuesday.


Microsoft announced at its E3 press conference late Tuesday that the Xbox 360 Elite will be coming to Europe on August 24. The souped up game console features a 120GB hard drive and HDMI connector. Microsoft also said it had no plans to drop the price of the Xbox 360.


Bono praises Japan aid policy, calls PM Abe "cool"

Bono, the Irish rock star and outspoken campaigner against poverty and AIDS, praised Japan's policies on those issues on Wednesday, in a departure from his usual criticism of rich nations for not living up to expectations.


Tokyo's Nikkei average gave up 0.17  percent by the close on Thursday as tech issues such as Canon  Inc. followed their U.S. rivals lower after a downgrade of the  sector by investment bank Goldman Sachs.


New Details Emerge in Matthew Shepard Murder

In an exclusive interview with 20/20's Elizabeth Vargas, Russell Henderson, left, and Aaron McKinney talk about the 1998 slaying of Matthew Shepard.


'Migliori del previsto, incoraggiati a preparare rilancio'


Europe up as investors check into hotels

European equity markets moved higher in morning trade on Wednesday, helped by strength in the oil services, travel and leisure and real estate sectors.  Trading was expected to be quieter than nomal due to the July 4 holiday in the US.


European Markets Rally Despite $7B French Bank Fraud

European markets rallied this morning and Asian indexes generally moved higher as efforts to shore up the U.S. economy helped begin to calm a volatile climate for global stocks.


For BizRate, a New Identity and a New Site, Shopzilla.com

BizRate, one of the most popular comparison shopping Web sites, will introduce a new service today, called Shopzilla.com, to compete with a host of rivals like Shopping.com.


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Sri Lanka internet disruption said not caused by I

Sri Lanka Telecom Thursday decided to withdraw its case against the Indian ship accused of severing the island's main link to the internet after conclusive evidence that the vessel had nothing to do with the damage caused to submarine fibre optic cable


Residents of about 200 Southern California homes were ordered to evacuate on Sunday as a brush fire whipped by hot gusting winds scorched 500 acres


An advance in the shares of General Motors Corp. helped U.S. blue-chip stocks swing into positive territory in afternoon trade on Thursday after the automaker posted a stronger-than-expected rise in February sales.


Health care and financial security, two issues especially important to seniors, top the agenda of an AARP forum Thursday night in Iowa featuring five Democratic presidential candidates.


Claudio Economi - ÂL`ALTRO IN MEÂ - Viaggio attraverso la vita e il pensiero di Edith Stein - Ed. EMI Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Edith Stein, ebrea convertitasi al cattolicesimo a trentÂanni, filosofa, insegnante, infermiera volontaria nella Croce Rossa durante la prima guerra mondiale, entrata nel Carmelo con il nome di suor Teresa Benedetta della Croce...


Government faces the heat as Greece burns

MAKISTOS, Greece  - Greece's conservative government faced mounting accusations of incompetence on Tuesday over forest fires that have killed at least 63 people.


Iraqi police and clerics killed by insurgents

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Insurgents continue to create havoc in Iraq, killing several Iraqi police officers, a US marine, and wounding 14 US soldiers on Saturday.


Rommedahl strike gives Charlton late 1-0 win

Charlton beat London rival Crystal Palace 1-0 on Sunday with an injury time winner from substitute Dennis Rommedahl. The win was Charlton's second away win of the season and lifted the club three places to 10th.


Comcast to Enter Phone Fray: Cable Company Will Be Rolling Out Digital Voice, Pushing Bundling of Services

By Mike Pare, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Feb. 18--Chattanooga area Comcast customers soon can buy local and long-distance phone service along with their cable TV and high-speed Internet.


After DNA Diagnosis: âHello, 16p11.2. Are You Just Like Me?â

Parents of children with distinct genetic mutations are seeking out others to form support networks.


British gov't quiet over missing staff in Ethiopia

British authorities remained tight-lipped Tuesday over efforts to secure the release of five embassy staff feared kidnapped in Ethiopia, as newspapers speculated over their fate.


Islamist sniper, bomb kill four Lebanese troops

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


Week 3: Kerry firms up support among once-undecided voters

A "hung jury" of Pennsylvania voters who were undecided in the presidential contest two weeks ago reshuffled their positions after Friday night's debate, with Sen. John Kerry seeming to solidify his support.


A powerful methane gas blast has ripped through a coal mine in Kazakhstan, killing at least 23 people. Officials in Astana say there were 87 people working underground when the blast struck the


World Seems to Think Kerry Came Out Ahead

Foreign viewers and analysts seemed to concur with their American counterparts on the debate between President Bush and Sen.


Victim fallout is feared from Bryant case

EAGLE, Colo. -- The handling of the rape case against Los Angeles Laker star Kobe Bryant has some sexual assault victims and those who work with them worried that it will make women more reluctant to report attacks in the future.


Midwest winter storm fouls holiday deliveries

The large winter storm that socked much of the Midwest snarled the operations of the nation's three largest package shippers on Thursday, throwing holiday gift package deliveries into disarray.


Piacenza, 18:30 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: CONVOCATI PER RIMINI E PESCARA

Sono 21 i giocatori convocati da Iachini per la doppia trasferta di Rimini e Pescara. Sono rimasti a...


Roma, 12:32 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO CONI, INIBIZIONE LANESE SCENDE A UN ANNO

Il Collegio arbitrale del Coni ha ridotto a 12 mesi l'inibizione inflitta a Tullio Lanese dalla Cor...


Responding to McCain, Bush Plans Legal Action on Ads

President Bush on Thursday sought to smooth over differences with Sen. John McCain by promising to take legal action to stop political ads by outside groups, including those attacking the war record of Bush's Democratic presidential rival, John Kerry.


Los Angeles graffiti surfaces in bold colors

They have names like Wisk, Revok, Panic and Oiler. They work mostly in the dark, often above six lanes of hurtling freeway traffic, and their spray-can creations sometimes last only a day.


Ukraine Court Opens Last Appeal on Yushchenko Win

Ukraine's Supreme Court began hearing a final appeal on Monday against liberal Viktor Yushchenko's election as president, the last hurdle to be cleared before he can take office.


Colombia Orders Extradition of Militia Negotiator

BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombia on Monday said its  peace process with far-right paramilitaries could fail and  ordered an outlaw militia negotiator to be captured and  extradited to the United States for cocaine smuggling.


Investita una strada, ancora incerto il numero dei dispersi


Nearly 1.6m copies of the final Harry Potter book have been ordered online ahead of its release later this month.


Erdogan: We Are Together In NATO, OSCE, OECD. Why Can't We Be ...

PARIS - Participating at a meeting where the OECD Turkey Report has been announced, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reminded that ``Turkey and Europe are together in NATO, OSCE, OECD.


Google: FCC chief may back open platform auction

A Google Inc.  executive  said on Tuesday that the company had heard the chairman of the  U.S. Federal Communications Commission will propose the winner  of a coming auction of valuable wireless airwaves be required  to provide an "open platform" to consumers and rivals.


LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Chicago Bears placed guard Rex Tucker on injured reserve with a hamstring injury on Tuesday and signed safety Jason Shivers from the St.


Soccer: M.L.S. Teams Lose Players but Manage to Keep Winning

As a league that plays through the summer, Major League Soccer is subject to the ebb and flow, players coming and going for major international tournaments.


UK broadcaster Channel 4 has six nominations for the International Emmy Awards.


Pakistan, the South Asian nation with nuclear capability, says it has successfully test-fired a new missile that "can carry all types of warheads."


Powell: Goal is to stabilize Iraq for elections

The US military in Iraq will move into insurgent-filled "no-go zones" to stabilize them in advance of elections in January, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday.


This year's Ars Electronica festival in Linz, Austria, chose to explore the next 25 years of media art while including a smattering of its greatest hits.


Some parts of the UK can expect more tropical-style rainfall in future, scientists at Newcastle University say.


Canseco reveals big names in steroid book

NEW YORK -- Jose Canseco says in his upcoming book that he injected Mark McGwire with steroids and introduced several other sluggers to the drugs, the Daily News reported yesterday.


Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader is in Serbia - the first such visit since the war between the two former Yugoslav republics ended almost a decade ago.


NCAA Game Summary - Wake Forest vs. Providence

Wake improved to 6-1 in the Preseason NIT...The Demon Deacons beat George Washington on Monday in its first game as the No. 1 team...This was the first- ever meeting between the two schools. New York, NY (Sports


3 charged after freshman's alcohol death

Three fraternity members at Clemson University were charged with alcohol-related misdemeanors after a freshman died of alcohol poisoning during an off-campus party, a prosecutor said Wednesday.


Europe Shares Hover Near 2-1/2 Year Highs

European shares hovered near 2-1/2 year  highs on Tuesday as economic optimism prevailed, but British  retailer Woolworths fell 8 percent after it reported sluggish  Christmas sales.


Hardball AinÂt the Only Game in Brooklyn Anymore

Baseball is not gone from Brooklyn, but the baseball geography of the city has clearly been altered.


Bene settore auto con un +9,1% negli ultimi 9 mesi


Lenovo sees Q3 profits soar, sells mobile phone business

InfoWorld - Lenovo Group said its net income almost tripled during its third fiscal quarter, thanks to strong demand for its computers and a weak U.S. dollar.


Kareena and I will get married after three years: Saif Ali K

Actor Saif Ali Khan has set media speculation to rest by saying actress Kareena Kapoor and he "would certainly be getting married in the next three to four years."


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US Air, Delta target executives for new cuts

Washington, Sep 30. (PTI): Embattled American airliners US Airways and Delta Airline have announced that they are targeting executives for new cuts.


Gary Megson was sacked by West Bromwich Albion last night, only hours after tendering his notice to quit his Hawthorns post at the end of the season.


Tiger Woods Ties the Knot with Swedish Ex-Nanny

Former world number one Tiger Woods has  married Swedish model Elin Nordegren at the luxury Sandy Lane  resort in Barbados, the Barbados Daily Nation newspaper  reported Wednesday.


He leads the Nextel Cup standings despite struggling in the first two races of the championship chase. Should he get through three hours of tailgating unscathed Sunday during the EA Sports 500 at Talladega


Local Catholic Bishop Named in Unprecedented Child Molestation Lawsuit

DENVER, Sept. 22  /PRNewswire/ -- Archbishop Charles Chaput, the head of the Denver Catholic Archdiocese has been served with and named as a defendant in an unprecedented civil child sex abuse lawsuit brought by the family of a murdered Wisconsin man.


Venerdi' riunione straordinaria Consiglio Esteri Ue


That's not an interjection from the reporter. The exclamation "w00t" was chosen by Merriam-Webster's online users as 2007's Word of the Year.


Two southbound airliners fell from the sky almost simultaneously Tuesday night after taking off from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, killing all 89 people aboard and raising fears of a terrorist attack.


Owens Spurs Eagles' McNabb to Best Season

Donovan McNabb began his career passing to Charles Johnson and Torrance Small, and became a star throwing to James Thrash and Todd Pinkston. It's no surprise he's having his best season now that Terrell Owens is with the Philadelphia Eagles.


Milano, 11:51 - CALCIO, MILAN: LIBERATA IN BRASILE SORELLA DI OLIVEIRA

E' stata liberata e sta bene, Maria de Lourdes Silva de Oliveira, sorella dell'attaccante del Milan,...


Japan steps up aid to Pacific, wins UN backing

Japan announced a larger aid package to 12 Pacific island states totalling nearly 400 million dollars and secured their support for its bid for a permanent UN Security Council seat.


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NASA Postpones Launch of Super-Fast Jet to Tuesday

NASA officials on Monday postponed for a day the launch of an unmanned experimental jet that would have attempted to shoot out across the Pacific Ocean at a record speed of more than 7,000 mph (11,265 kph) after an apparent glitch


In a deal between two of the Internet's most prominent properties, Google Inc. will begin selling advertising on Web auction leader eBay and help buyers quickly ring an online merchant to do business.


Opera Link Syncs Mobile Browser to Desktop

Opera Software announced its latest innovation on Thursday -- Opera Link. The Norwegian company is promising its new technology will let users instantly access their bookmarks, Speed Dial, and personal bar wherever they are, whatever Opera browser they use, and whatever device they use it on.


Nessuna macchia di sangue sulle 3 vetture della famiglia


THE Nigerian Government has ordered Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell to pay $2.13 billion in compensation for damage caused by nearly 60 years of exploration in the Niger Delta, a Senate paper said yesterday.


A deadly blast hits a city near troubled Najaf as the top Shia cleric heads there to try to resolve the crisis.


It took about two-and-a-half hours before one of Monday nightâs protagonists finally made his mark. Fortunately for the Eagles, the one who did played for them.


Positive anche le altre pirincipali piazze europee

MILANO - Chiude in rialzo il mercato telematico di Borsa, con l'indice Mibtel a 20385 (+0,41%), Mib30 a 27084 (+0,46%), Midex a 26027 (+0,34%). Chiusura in rialzo per il Nuovo Mercato di Piazza Affari. L' indice Numtel Ã¨ salito dello 0,68% a 1.189 punti.


Approval of Abilify (aripiprazole) for the treatment of acute ...

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Otsuka Pharmaceutical have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Abilify (aripiprazole) for the treatment of acute bipolar mania, including manic and mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder.


Seeds were scattered in the Australian Open as underdogs ran amok at Melbourne Park on Saturday.


Two men who murdered tourist Katherine Horton in Thailand have their death sentences commuted to life in jail.


Details emerge on Toshiba's AMD-based laptops

(InfoWorld) - A little more detail is known about theÂ new laptops from ToshibaÂ that will use processors from Advanced Micro Devices. Toshiba will launch three laptops in its Satellite range in North America based on AMD's Turion 64 X2 dual-core chip and M690 chip set, AMD said on Wednesday. Toshiba, which confirmed plans on Tuesday for AMD machines but offered no details, said Wednesday that the computers will be available in the third quarter. TheÂ M690 chip set has just been launchedÂ by AMD and will, according to the company, help reduce power consumption and lead to a 25 percent increase in battery life compared to the previous-generation AMD platform. The Japanese PC maker, which ranked fourth in the laptop market in the first quarter of this year, hasn't used AMD chips in laptops since 2000. In anÂ antitrust lawsuit filed against processor-rival IntelÂ in 2005, AMD alleged that Toshiba stopped using its chips after receiving a "very substantial" payment from Intel. Toshiba was receiving "market development funds" from Intel worth about $25 million to $30 million per quarter and those would be jeopardized if it used AMD chips, the lawsuit alleged. AMD is stepping up pressure against Intel in the laptop market and recently disclosed plans to launch a new laptop platform called Puma in 2008. Puma is AMD's answer to Intel'sÂ recently launched Santa RosaÂ laptop platform. The two companies are locked in competition at the bottom-end of the laptop market too. AMD scored the contract to supply chips for One Laptop Per Child's "$100 laptop" after which Intel introduced its own machine for emerging markets, the Classmate PC. Â


Braves 13, Mets 1: MetsÂ Rotation May Get Jolted After MartÃnezÂs Abysmal Outing

With a few more starts, Pedro MartÃnez could tinker with his control and recapture his sharpness. Unfortunately for the Mets, he is out of time.


Chair-throwing coach named "super teacher"

A Japanese teacher who threw a chair at his students was named "super teacher" by the local board of education despite having been reprimanded several times for using corporal punishment, a news agency said on Saturday.


Former ICI chairman Harvey-Jones dies aged 83

Flamboyant industrialist John Harvey-Jones -- one of Britain's most celebrated businessmen -- has died at the age of 83.


Microsoft on Wednesday officially released its robot software development environment, aiming to put the company in the center of robotics by licensing out its operating system to hobbyists and companies alike.


DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR officials yesterday disallowed the qualifying times of drivers Matt Kenseth (184.638 miles per hour) and Kasey Kahne (183.610) and confiscated the manifold and impounded the car of Toyota owner-driver Michael Waltrip after inspectors found illegal devices in Kenseth and Kahne's cars and a foreign substance in Waltrip's manifold.


Charter Communications posts wider quarterly loss

Cable operator Charter Communications Inc.  posted a wider quarterly loss on Wednesday as costs rose faster than sales and interest expenses increased.


An underground gas pipe exploded near Indonesia's second largest city Wednesday, killing at least eight people, police said.


Belgium's foreign minister criticises politicians in the DR Congo over the country's slow transition to democracy.


Milestone of 1,000th U.S. Death in Iraq Looms for Bush

The United States faces a painful moment probably next month when its military deaths in Iraq are expected to surpass 1,000. It will also be a crucial moment for President Bush, who faces a presidential campaign in which Iraq is a central issue.


New scientific study takes aim at charges in Libya's AIDS trial

A new study published in a top science journal says that six foreign medical workers, charged in Libya with deliberately infecting hundreds of children with the AIDS virus, are innocent.


Trump to Rosie: "You're hired," if you want

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - The new executives running NBC said on Monday they would bring Donald Trump's reality show "The Apprentice" back from near extinction for at least one more run -- this time with celebrities playing for charity.


New Jersey Nets Team Report - November 11

(Sports Network) - The New Jersey Nets were defeated by the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-100, in overtime on Wednesday at the Wachovia Center.


Movie Review | 'Because I Said So': Mother, Please, Iâd Rather Do It Myself

âBecause I Said Soâ is an exercise in deliberate mediocrity, with chuckles and heartwarming moments distributed as carefully as nuts in a factory-made brownie.


An e-mailer identifying himself as Schilling posted a message on a fan Web site saying an ankle injury would prevent the Boston Red Sox pitcher from attending, The Associated Press reported.


A computer science student who unwittingly created an airport bomb scare by wearing a blinking circuit board attached to her shirt had a First Amendment right to express herself in that manner, her lawyer argued Friday.


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Confusion over alleged capture of Hussein ally

Baghdad - Iraqi authorities struggled on Monday to clear up confusion over whether the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship had been nabbed in a shootout north of Baghdad.


California Counties May Ban Biotech Crops

Dairy farmer Dennis Leonardi, who describes himself as a "taxpayer and law-abiding citizen," will soon harvest the genetically engineered corn he grows to feed his 400 cows.


Baghdad Governor Assassinated; Bomber Kills 11

Gunmen killed Baghdad's governor in Iraq's highest-profile assassination in eight months and a suicide bomber killed 11 people at a police checkpoint on Tuesday in an escalating campaign to wreck the Jan. 30 election.


Report: EU and Microsoft strike deal on antitrust case

Three key anticompetitive issues addressed in agreement between European Commission and company, according to news report.


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


Justine Henin advanced to the Zurich Open semifinals by defeating 18-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4, 6-2. Henin, seeking her ninth title of the year, will play Nicole Vaidisova, who defeated Alona Bondarenko, 6-1, 6-4. Francesca Schiavone and Tatiana Golovin will meet in the other semifinal.


OGGI SU INTERNET/COLOMBIA - Rapporto sulle crisi "dimenticate" dai mezzi d'informazione Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Somalia, Repubblica Centrafricana, Sri Lanka, Congo e Colombia: sono soltanto alcune delle crisi umanitarie ÂdimenticateÂ dalla stampa internazionale nel 2007 secondo il rapporto annuale pubblicato dall'organizzazione Medici Se...


Imperial buys 4th biggest U.S. cigarette maker

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


Popular Hong Kong entertainer Lydia Shum dies at 60

Veteran Hong Kong entertainer Lydia Shum died Tuesday aged 60 after a battle with liver cancer, her employer and local media said.


ATHENS -- The Mason's Union membership cards should be arriving any day now, but while they wait for them to be distributed, the United States men's basketball team was able to concoct a winning formula by ...


Japan metal thieves steal kids' slides, toilet roof

Children's slides, incense holders from cemeteries and even the roof of a public toilet have disappeared in a spate of metal robberies in Japan prompted by surging steel and copper prices.


Germany Arrests 4th Suspect in Allwi Plot

German authorities Saturday arrested a fourth man on suspicion of involvement in an al-Qaida-linked group's alleged plot to attack Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi during his visit to Berlin this week.


Rahul Bose and the director of White Noise speak about their new film to be released in December.


Actel says begins review of stock option grants

Actel Corp. , a maker of programmable semiconductors, said on Monday it had begun a voluntary review of its past stock option granting practices, joining scores of other tech companies doing the same thing.


Sudan denies death toll of 70,000 in Darfur

The Sudanese government rejected on Sunday a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) that 70,000 people have died of disease or malnutrition in Darfur during the past 20 months.


Livorno sbanca il '6' Vinti 38 milioni di euro

ROMA, 27 OTTOBRE 2004 - Dopo settimane di attesa e' uscito il 6 al concorso odierno del Superenalotto (n.86). La schedina vincente incassa 37.987.704,10 euro. E' stata giocata a Collesalvetti, frazione di


Brunico, 11:29 - CALCIO, INTER: RITIRO A BRUNICO DA 13 A 25 LUGLIO

L'associazione turistica di Brunico conferma dal 13 al 25 luglio, l'Inter sarà in ritiro al p...


Ewing's Timely Block Denies Mountaineers at the Buzzer

MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Jan. 26 -- Patrick Ewing Jr. waved at the gold-clad West Virginia students as he ran off the court at the end of ninth-ranked Georgetown's 58-57 victory over the Mountaineers on Saturday night, bidding good-bye to a group that had taunted him throughout the game.


Police ambushed in Baghdad, leaving 28 dead

Iraqi police were ambushed Tuesday night in western Baghdad as raiding a house where they suspected militants were sheltered and 28 people were killed, including seven policemen, police said Wednesday.


Hughes Returns to Roots in 'Belfast Blues'

Geraldine Hughes portrays two dozen characters, including her younger self, in "Belfast Blues," her one-woman show that opens Jan. 20 at the Culture Project, 45 Bleecker St.


Detroit's Ben Wallace returns from a six-game suspension but is unable to keep the Pistons from fallint to the Spurs, 80-77, Friday.


LOS ANGELES  - DVD sales to consumers are down nearly 8%, as of the first quarter. And no wonder: After years of trying to space out big new releases throughout the year, studios again appear to be focusing on the fourth quarter and cutting back on the rest of the year.


Three of the six US military officers sitting on the Guantanamo tribunal have been dropped without replacement after complaints of potential bias.


Super Bowl Site Hosts State-of-the-Art Wireless

The stadium in Phoenix offers pervasive Wi-Fi, wall-to-wall support for five different cellular carriers, and a separate, dedicated 450MHz public safety net.


US, EU, India recall envoys from Nepal to protest King's power grab

Nepal came under international pressure after the United States, European Union and India recalled their ambassadors from the Himalayan outpost to protest King Gyanendra's seizure of absolute power.


Jamaica's intolerant attitude toward gays runs counter to its unofficial motto, 'No problem, mon.'


Remember when 6 feet 4 inches, 275 pounds was a certified Big Guy?


Settore trainante, secondo la ricerca presentata stamane da Expediaalla Camera di Commercio di Milano, il turismo con 1,5 miliardi                                          Boom del commercio elettronico nel 2006 Fatturato di quasi 3 miliardi, +42%                                                                                Tuttavia in Italia l'e-commerce Ã¨ poco sviluppato rispetto agli altri paesi europei di ROSARIA AMATO


Autobomba nella Zona Verde Sette morti e numerosi feriti

Baghdad, 14 dicembre - L'attentato suicida che si Ã¨ verificato questa mattina nella capitale irachena, all'ingresso della zona verde, avrebbe provocato la morte di 7 persone e il ferimento di altre 13. Lo riferiscono fonti dell'ospedale di Baghdad.


Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in India to discuss defence, energy and oil deals.


Clemens Says Injections Were Not Steroids

CBS, clarifying a statement by its correspondent Mike Wallace, said Roger Clemens told â60 Minutesâ he received injections of vitamin B-12 and lidocaine, not performance enhancing drugs.


Richard Branson on Monday sold his Virgin Megastores record shops in Britain and Ireland, shedding the brand which launched his Virgin empire.


Microsoft's new MP3 player has a lot going against it, even without the iPod around. It's not cool, the DRM will be a pain and wireless sharing is just another way for people to lie to strangers. Commentary by Leander Kahney.


The popularity of mobiles packed with features is set to explode as they get better and cheaper, say analysts.


Seattle Storm Beats Connecticut Sun 74-60 to Win WNBA Title

Betty Lennox scored 23 points as the Seattle Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun 74-60 to win their first Women's National Basketball Association championship.


JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip Oct. 2, 2004 - Israeli troops and aircraft hit hard at Palestinian militants Saturday, killing at least 10 on the third bloody day of a massive Israeli incursion into the


Madrid, Spain (Sports Network) - Russian Marat Safin advanced to Sunday's final of the lucrative Madrid Masters with a straight-set victory over American Andre Agassi in Saturday's semifinals.


Audiophile-Approved Guides to the Digital Underground

Now that MySpace is overrun with posers, you'll have to go elsewhere to impress audiophiles with your musical savvy. Just don't tell them who sent you.


Sage grouse outlook found less than dire

A decision announced Friday to not list the greater sage grouse as an endangered or threatened species still leaves open the possibility the approximately 1,000 birds remaining in Washington could be listed.


From streakers to push-ups, Oscar hosts face it all

The job of hosting the Academy Awards, one of the most prestigious and demanding assignments in Hollywood, falls on Sunday to comedian and talk show star Ellen DeGeneres.


Russia Turns to Black Boxes for Plane Crash Clues

Investigators pinned hope on black boxes on Thursday to explain why two Russian planes crashed almost simultaneously, killing at least 89 people and raising fears of terrorism ahead of polls in rebel Chechnya.


A widely watched gauge of economic activity increased slightly in June, suggesting continued economic growth, though at a slow to moderate rate for the time being, a research group said on Thursday.


Poll shows key Australia seat would fall to Labor

Australia's ruling conservative  coalition is trailing the opposition Labor Party badly in the  "litmus test" seat of Eden-Monaro, according to an opinion poll  published on Saturday four weeks out from national elections.


New York Times Columnist Safire to Retire

William Safire, a former speech-writer for President Richard Nixon who became one of the country's most-quoted conservatives, said on Monday he would retire his New York Times political column in January after almost 32 years of making the high and mighty wince.


Se ne va il presidente del comitato organizzatore: Giochi nel caos

Valentino Castellani ha annunciato oggi le proprie dimissioni. "I poteri attribuiti a Pescante sono un vero e proprio commissariamento e quindi equivalgono a una sfiducia nel lavoro svolto fin qui e soprattutto nella capacitÃ  di continuarlo".


The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Help Desk Column: If You See Red, Stop Surfing Web Site

By John McBride, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 10--You go to Google and get your search results -- then what?   How do you know whether the sites Google returns can be trusted? You can't. It's you against the world.


When scientists wanted to explore what kind of life might exist on Mars, public television's "NOVA" recorded the building and launch of the rovers sent to the planet.


Some price moves are just so big that investors should at least take notice.


One of my favorite philosophers, Yogi Berra, once said you can observe a lot by just watching. Between now and Election Day there is some important polling information to watch for to track how the race between


A U.S. Embassy official accused of asking an American student and Peace Corps volunteers to keep tabs on Venezuelans and Cubans in Bolivia will not return to the country, an embassy official confirmed Wednesday.


Hundreds of baggage handlers at Gatwick airport have started a 24-hour strike as part of a dispute over workloads. The action, involving around 600 Servisair baggage staff, began at 0300 BST on Saturday.


AL Wrap: Schilling Shines as Red Sox Romp Past Yankees

David Ortiz's two-run double launched a four-run first inning and Curt Schilling allowed one hit over seven frames to power the Boston Red Sox to an 11-4 win over the New York Yankees in the American League Sunday.


Computer network crash hobbles pensions department

A computer breakdown within Britain's largest government ministry, which doles out retirement pensions and unemployment benefits, left civil servants in the lurch for a week, writing claims out by hand, a ministry spokesman said.


Ore. Man Pleads Guilty in 2 Girls' Deaths

OREGON CITY, Ore. Sept. 22, 2004 - A man accused of killing two of his daughter's friends and hiding their bodies in his back yard pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder charges and received two life sentences.


Support is growing at the UN for a joint bid by four influential countries to increase the number of members of the Security Council.


Bravo has ordered six hourlong episodes of the reality series "Kathy Griffin: Life on the D-List."


The activist investor looks to squeeze some more value out of the retailer's shares.


U.S. expert tells Saddam trial of mass grave find

A U.S. forensics expert took the stand in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds on Tuesday to tell in grim detail how he unearthed the remains of 27 people from a mass grave in northern Iraq.


The leaders of India and Pakistan are heading to the US this week for their first face-to-face meeting. They will meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.


Roma, 16:55 - CALCIO, ARBITRI: ANCHE ROSSI ALLA PRESENTAZIONE

Primo raduno a Coverciano per gli arbitri, che da domani prepareranno la prima giornata di campionat...


Home Office sources deny reports that Charles Clarke is about to drop plans to put terror suspects under house arrest.


AMERICA/COSTA RICA - ÂÃ responsabilitÃ  della Chiesa preoccuparsi affinchÃ© tutti i bambini e le bambine godano delle condizioni che favoriscano il loro pieno sviluppo fisico, psicologico e spiritualeÂ San JosÃ© (Agenzia Fides) - Mons. Angel San Casimiro FernÃ¡ndez, Vescovo di Ciudad Quesada e Presidente della Commissione Episcopale per la Pastorale Sociale-Caritas della Conferenza Episcopale Costaricana, ha pubblicato una ÂLettera Pastorale sui Diri...


WASHINGTON -- Ronco Corp., maker of the Veg-O-Matic vegetable slicer and the Pocket Fisherman, filed for bankruptcy two years after founder and television pitchman Ron Popeil sold the iconic company for $56 million.


McCain's Florida Victory Gives Him Edge for Feb. 5

Bloomberg - Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Arizona Senator John McCain last night triumphed in the Florida primary and earned front-runner status in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.


NASHUA, New Hampshire  - Presidential rivals in both parties took aim at Democrat Barack Obama's experience and health-care proposals on Saturday, hours ahead of back-to-back debates that could shape tight nominating races in New Hampshire.


They are relatively rare, but generally are not granted until after a sentence and judgment are final


Respect in a Box: Giving John Ford the Major American Artist Treatment

âFord at Foxâ is a gargantuan boxed set that assembles 24 of the 50-some films John Ford made for the studio that was his most consistent home.


Wired's How To Wiki: Protect Your Family From a Wildfire

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "We can never have enough of nature." His philosophy of Transcendentalism allowed him to live life without resignation as he declared he would accept "the whole and genuine meanness" of living. The wildfires that currently afflict Southern California residents who may have embraced the same philosophy are perhaps an unforeseen "meanness" that is now a fact of life in the woods. Wired's How To Wiki gives a few pointers about preparing for and surviving the now-notorious wildfire season.


Hitachi admits hybrid drives aren't all that, bag of chips

Current capacity falls short of expectations The concept of so-called hybrid hard drives created buzz in the storage world from the moment Microsoft opened its mouth about them back in 2004.â¦


James Blake was only two points from joining Andy Roddick and Fernando Gonzalez as an upset third-round loser at the Australian Open.


ATLANTA -- Tiger Woods appears ready to deliver a message. "Hey Vijay! Hey Ernie!" it will say, approximately. "Don't get too comfortable up there in the penthouse.


Girl Stops Car After Mom Faints at Wheel

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Emily Lineberger missed her gymnastics class this week, but thanks to the 11-year-old's heroics, she and her mother survived what could have been a tragic car wreck.


MPs in Beirut vote to extend the Lebanese president's term despite a UN warning to Syria not to interfere in Lebanon.


EU-US talks on Boeing, Airbus fail to take off

The United States and European Union hit serious turbulence in talks on the politically charged issue of ending government support for aviation titans Boeing and Airbus Industrie.


A judge refuses to issue an injunction against a reality TV show about boxing brought by a rival network.


Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif., Kiarash Zarezadeh Column: Wiki and the Bald

By Kiarash Zarezadeh, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 24--When you've been surfing the Web for more than a decade, you're bound to see your share of gag sites.   There are sites for fictional people, sites for fake movies and sites for made-up software.


A new incarnation of Blue Gene/L can perform 70.7 trillion calculations per second, IBM says.


Tirrenia, 18:01 - CALCIO, LIVORNO: FORSE AMELIA IN CAMPO UN TEMPO

Chiusura al "Picchi" per il Livorno, che domenica sfida ll'Atalanta. Fernando Orsi potrebbe contare ...


Oracle's offer of $17 per share? No thanks, BEA says again--and this time, it's countering with what it sees as a better value for its shareholders.


Manchester United supporters demonstrate against a possible takeover of the club by American businessman Malcolm Glazer before their side's English Premiership game against Arsenal at Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester England, Sunday Oct. 24, 2004.


Man Utd pushing 'complicated' Tevez deal

Manchester United are hopeful of sealing the "over-complicated" transfer of Argentina striker Carlos Tevez from West Ham within the next week or so, according to chief executive David Gill.


Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Norwich City held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw Monday as the Canaries tied for the seventh time in 11 matches.


The Office of Fair Trading sends text messages to 18 to 24-year-olds warning them about scams.


Spero ci siano ancora margini,le regole si scrivono insieme


Experts Link Iran Missile Development to Nuclear Concerns

I ran's development of ballistic missiles has sparked concerns about the missiles' possible application to nuclear technology.


U.S. suffers first death in new armored truck

The U.S. military has suffered a first fatality in one of a new fleet of heavily armored vehicles designed to protect soldiers from roadside bombs, the military said on Tuesday.


Dillon, Brady Lead Patriots to 24th Win in 25 Games

Corey Dillon ran for a pair of touchdowns and Tom Brady threw for 315 yards as the New England Patriots registered a 27-19 win over the Chiefs in the Monday night game in Kansas City.


Senator John McCain said that, if elected, he would cut spending sharply while lowering taxes at the same time.


Bush, Kerry enter final stretch in Nevada

President George W. Bush said he was optimistic about his chances of winning the US election as the campaign entered the final straight.


Hundreds of protesters clashed with police Monday ahead of this week's Group of Eight meeting, as anti-globalization activists challenged attempts by security officials to keep them away from the summit town of Heiligendamm.


Most British women are unaware that breast cancer risk increases with age, a poll suggests.


Europe, U.S. in Deadlock on Climate Talks' Last Day

The European Union and the United States struggled to break a deadlock on the last day of a U.N. climate-change meeting on Friday, but Washington resisted Europe's interest in steps to fight global warming after the international Kyoto pact ends in 2012.


Detroit Free Press Michael Rosenberg Column: Does Sexual Orientation Supersede Talent in NBA?

By Michael Rosenberg, Detroit Free Press  Feb. 9--Lindsey Hunter wouldn't talk about it. Flip Saunders insisted he hadn't thought about it --and looked like he wanted to catch the next plane out of the interview session.   Hunter and Saunders are two of the nicest men in the NBA.


Clinton Portis has more reason to hate the preseason.


Advertising: Home Depot Taps the Weepy Part of Reality TV

Home Depot, possibly hoping to undo some of the damage inflicted on its corporate image, is introducing a campaign unusual for its frankly emotional appeal.


Barry Bonds will chase the home run record as a San Francisco Giant after the team dropped their option to void the final year of his contract in 2006.


Serena, Sharapova still alive in topsy-turvy tournament

Amelie Mauresmo is in after outplaying Maria Sharapova, who also is in. And Anastasia Myskina is in after a victory over Elena Dementieva that put Davenport out.


Workers at Chrysler Approve New Contract

The narrow approval of the four-year contract came after a tumultuous vote.


Russian prosecutors open murder case on Litvinenko

Russian prosecutors on Thursday formally  opened a criminal investigation into the murder of ex-spy  Alexander Litvinenko who died of radiation poisoning in London  on November 23.


Voleva dare colpa a ex amante che l'aveva denunciato


A tempo indeterminato, ma conferma volonta' dialogo


JP Morgan to take 50 pct stake in Cazenove -report Sun Oct 10, 2004 05:18 PM ET LONDON, Oct 10  - U.S. bank J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.(JPM.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) has agreed in principle to buy a ...


L'operazione di vendita risale al 5 giugno scorso


NEW YORK - Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce from Kid Rock after less than four months of marriage, the actress' publicist said Monday.


Iran Plans to Launch Satellite by May 2005

Iran said Thursday it would launch its first satellite into space by May 2005, state television reported. Mohammad Fathi, head of Iran's Scientific and Industrial Research Center, said the


PAKISTAN'S army backed by artillery and helicopter gunships demolished some "terrorist hideouts" in an offensive against foreign militants but failed to capture a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner accused of targeting security forces in a tense tribal region


The Google Light Radio - Sign of a Google Dance?  Google AdSense publishers, have you received your Google Light Radio in the mail yet? Upon returning home from a trip to New York on Saturday night I was welcomed at the door by a DHL package (new competition of FedEx and ...


Music: Bold Performances, Bolder Audiences

At the end of 2007 I salute audiences in New York and elsewhere who turned out not just for safe bets but also for challenging fare.


Basics: A Toast to Evolvability and Its Promise of Surprise

If not for evolutionary innovation we might still be so many daubs of blue-green algae decorating a rock.


The students who shook Ukraine - peacefully

Their tent city in Kiev may have looked like a two-week rock festival but it throbbed with serious purpose.


A day after police used pepper spray on an unruly section of the Australian Open crowd, calm and normal service was restored to Melbourne Park on Wednesday.


Big Push Pulls Filming to Little Rhode Island

The Ocean State was looking pretty dry. Rhode Island had not seen a single day of film production last year. Or 2002 for that matter.


Boss Arsene Wenger is struggling to name a team after Thierry Henry, Robin Van Persie and Jose Antonio Reyes all suffered injuries during Wednesdayâs Championsâ League clash against PSV Eindhoven.


com October 19, 2004, 8:27 AM PT. Singer Robbie Williams' greatest hits album arrives in music shops today--as well as some phone shops.


U.N. council delays debate on Somalia peacekeeping

Backed by the African Union,  Somalia's government appealed to the United Nations on Friday  to send a peacekeeping force there, but the Security Council  delayed a response until next month, diplomats said.


John Peel, a longtime British Broadcasting Corp. disc jockey whose enthusiasm for the offbeat, the eclectic and the obscure launched the careers of dozens of bands, has died, the BBC said Tuesday. He was 65.


Yemen sentences one to death, 14 to jail on terror charges

A Yemeni court on Saturday sentenced one militant to death and 14 others to prison terms of three to 10 years on terror charges, according to local reports.


Leap year again as Americans go 1-2 in long jump

The biggest smile in track and field got a little bigger last night, and the long jump gold medal is solidly back in American hands.


Like a dark variation on a Q-rating, you can almost measure a public figure's influence by the number of calls generated by his or her medical crisis.


Ricavi +22,3%, dividendo resta invariato a 0,05 euro


Parigi, 15:04 - F1, BRIATORE: PUNTIAMO AL PODIO

"L'anno scorso è dimenticato, in questa stagione puntiamo a lottare per il podio, gara per ga...


Yahoo launched a beta version of My Yahoo Search, giving users more-advanced Web-search capabilities. Competition has been heating up in the search-engine space, with Amazon.


Venezuela accuses Exxon Mobil of exaggerating the value of firm's former investments in the country.


Nuove prese posizione Annan credo aprano diverso orizzonte


Collard greens and black-eyed peas, a New YearÂs tradition, on a chefÂs site; Virtual-Bubblewrap.com lets you punch holes with your mouse; KnowItAllVideo.com, where amateur instructional videos are posted and rated.


Swiss top seed Roger Federer overcame a  second-set wobble to start his bid for Olympic gold with a 6-3,  5-7, 6-1 first-round victory over Russian Nikolay Davydenko on  Monday.


A former education adviser to Tony Blair warns school admissions policy is creating confusion for parents.


Conflict diamonds Â diamonds used to finance some of the most brutal warfare of the last two decades Â have become a fashionable concern among entertainment figures.


Airline Consolidation Could Mean Higher Fares

Industry observers say all the talks and recent airline restructurings have set the stage for big changes in the business next year


Lisa Barone, super search blogger, has the beef on Ask.com’s search interface  & user experience testing ground, Ask X.  Google has its SearchMash to test new Ajax and Java powered search tools, and now Ask has Ask X.  And Lisa has this to say about Ask X: The difference between Ask X and Google’s SearchMash [...]


The brown eyes of Canadian forward Martin St. Louis have been as big as pucks in his first tour of duty playing for his country. When Canada moved its show to Montreal for the first two games of the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, St.


CBS whips the long tail Media conglomerate CBS has bought Last.fm, the London-based social music network, for $280m.â¦


The Green Bay Packers have a shorter week than usual to replace injured Robert Ferguson at receiver for their NFC North Division championship showdown with Minnesota on Friday.


Results of recent polls on the presidential race. Listed above each set of results is the name of the organization that conducted the poll, the dates, the number interviewed, whether they were adults, registered voters (RV) or likely voters (LV) and the margin of error (MoE). Results might not total 100 percent because of rounding.


Judge tells jury to continue deliberations after it issues note saying it is unable to reach verdict.


In New York, approaching zero Halo hour. Plus: Master Chief interview!

The debut hour approaches nearer for the final installment of the Xbox 360 trilogy, as Microsoft throws a star-studded bash.


Scientists identify brain's concept control core

Scientists believe they may have   finally identified the part of the brain that deals with the   critical issue of matching words to everyday objects.


Mickelson Eagles No. 18 to Share Pebble Beach Lead

Phil Mickelson eagles No. 18 on Thursday to share the lead with rookie John Mallinger and Nick Watney at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.


Why my cellphone keeps calling people on its own and my microwave oven is in revolt.


Midweek Holiday Spurs More Americans to Travel

CHICAGO, July 2 -- If you are trying to make your Fourth of July last three days or more, you're not alone.


A NORTH Wales psychiatrist claimed to have been vindicated last night after an independent report backed his findings into Gulf War syndrome.


Militants in Iraq kill Italian reporter Enzo Baldoni, Arabic TV channel al-Jazeera reports.


Even Without a Rival Group, Prop. 84 Faces a Tough Fight

By Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 20--Millions of Californians spent the summer relaxing on public beaches, hiking in redwood parks and boating on lakes.   Those activities were made possible by the investments of past generations.


Shahbaz Sharif tells TIME about the harrowing deportation of his brother, former Pakistan leader Nawaz Sharif, and what the pair plan to do next


La comunicazione e' avvenuta telefonicamente


Finding May Solve Riddle of Fatigue in Muscles

Scientists are reporting that they have determined why muscles get tired and devised, for mice, an experimental drug that can eliminate fatigue.


Pharma giant's drug tests on Russian children challenged

Russian senators called on Friday for an investigation into a vaccine trial by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) which local prosecutors say was conducted illegally on children by a clinic in Volgograd region.


Maria Sharapova's eight-match winning streak came to a crashing halt in the JPMorgan Chase Open on Saturday, felled by her own listless play and 46 errors in a 7-5, 6-2 loss to Elena Dementieva in an all-Russian semifinal.


Conjuring the Fab '50s, 'The Taffetas' Opens in Denver

Playbill - Denver Center Attractions presents a new production of the Off-Broadway and regional favorite, The Taffetas, opening March 10 at The Garner Galleria Theatre following previews from March 6.


Eastern Gods and Demons Alight in a Western Space

The Rubin Museum in Chelsea is a splendid new space devoted primarily to the Buddhist works of Himalayan Asia.


NEW DELHI -- Officials trumpeted a US-India civilian nuclear deal as the centerpiece of the countries' new partnership, but India struck a note of caution yesterday over "extraneous" provisions.


Despite jobs report, Bush pleased with U.S. economy

President George W. Bush declared himself pleased on Friday with U.S. economic progress despite a Labor Department report that said U.S. employers added only 51,000 jobs in September.


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Governor Rendell Proclaims 'Farm Safety & Health Week' in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 15  /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell has proclaimed Sept. 17-23 Farm Safety and Health Week in Pennsylvania to remind farmers to work safely during the busy harvest season.


Gloom dominates tight Oscar documentary race

Viewers may think some of the nominees for best picture at next week's Academy Awards are dark, but they pale in comparison with the movies competing for the coveted Oscar for best documentary.


Newly released NASA e-mails hint at something more than a professional relationship between former astronaut Lisa Nowak and a space shuttle pilot.


Blog: We wonder what the screensaver on the Chavez PC will look like.


ASTRAZENECAâS anti-clotting drug Exanta is unlikely to win US approval in the near future, the company said as it revealed a delay with another new drug, Galida for diabetes.


BEIJING - An Iranian envoy on Wednesday said he had received Chinese support in Tehran's diplomatic campaign to block Washington from having the dispute over Iran's nuclear program referred to the UN Security Council.


Democrats, Republicans battle for suburban vote in US presidential election

This suburb of Pennsylvania's largest city, with its carefully-groomed lawns lined with signs supporting President George W. Bush or Democrat John Kerry, represents one of the many fronts in the battle for the White House.


Mum backs Pakistan's rare Wimbledon competitor

The first Pakistani tennis player to qualify for Wimbledon in 31 years has been given some last minute pointers -- by his mum, a former national champion.


Kobe Bryant can go on as a basketball superstar, but his squeaky-clean image is gone forever.


LOS ANGELES - Janet Leigh's most famous scene was so terrifying it put her off showers for the rest of her life.    Leigh, who died Sunday, insisted she always took baths after seeing the finished cut of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho," in which her character was slashed to death in a motel shower in what may be the silver screen's most memorable murder...


Five natural wonders of the world are nominated for inclusion on the UN World Heritage List.


Senate Reaches Agreement on Corporate Tax

WASHINGTON - The Senate, after a weekend of behind-the-scenes negotiations, struck a deal to allow passage of a sweeping corporate tax bill and spending measures for disaster relief and homeland security.    The agreement clears the way for the Senate to adjourn on Monday and hit the campaign trail following the lead of the House, which left town on Saturday until after the Nov...


Tale of Gay Life in Britain Wins a Top Literary Prize

"The Line of Beauty," Alan Hollinghurst's novel about a young gay man in Thatcherite Britain in the mid-1980's, won the Man Booker Prize.


CME buy of CBOT looks likely as shareholders vote

Shareholders wrap up voting on Monday on a merger deal that would combine the parents of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Board of Trade to create the world's largest derivatives exchange.


Mobile phone tune may play too loudly, Siemens says.


Stocks were little changed on  Wednesday as a push to buy beaten-down shares after a steep  sell-off in the past week offset persisting concerns about  growth and investors' appetite for risk.


Dropped points won't give us the blues says Mourinho

LONDON  - Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists he will be keeping his cool over a packed period of festive football even if the Blues drop points.


Cambridge SoundWorks gives digital music a spin

Home theater company Cambridge SoundWorks is helping consumers tackle the time-consuming task of converting CDs into digital files.


Three senior police officers killed in Iraq

Three high-ranking Iraqi police officers were among those killed in attacks on Saturday. Gunmen assassinated a police brigadier and a colonel in Baghdad and a police colonel was one of two officers killed in an ambush near Ash Sharqat in the north.


Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks and her husband, Gareth, are expecting a third daughter.


Mike Modano scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 3:12 remaining as the Dallas Stars won their seventh straight to match a franchise record, 2-1 over the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night.


ABC News GOP Boosts Senate Majority to 52 Seats

Republican Louisiana US Senate candidate David Vitter and his wife Wendy holding son Jack waves as he arrives at his campaign night headquarters in Metairie, La.


Roma, 19:57 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: FINLANDIA-POLONIA 0-00

Finlandia e Polonia hanno pareggiato 0-0 in un incontro valido per il gruppo A delle qualificazioni ...


Have you put off taking your children to a Broadway show because of the price?


Vick set to plead guilty over dogfighting charges

RICHMOND, Virginia  - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was greeted by chants and boos on Monday as he entered a U.S. courthouse to formally plead guilty in a dogfighting case almost certain to wreck his football career.


Tony Blair says the issue of his conversation is "unresolved" as he prepares to meet the Pope.


Near the end of a long presidential campaign, the question in this hard-fought state is becoming more familiar: Which candidate do you like? And the reply of 62-year-old independent voter Joy Handyside is perhaps all-too-common.


A crackdown on the poaching of rare abalone and sturgeon nabbed 17 suspects Thursday in what state officials called one of the largest such busts in California history.


Il gip si dice frainteso: ho ammirato Quatrocchi

Il gip di Bari Giuseppe De Benedictis, che in un provvedimento aveva definito "mercenari" i bodyguard italiani rapiti in Iraq, ha dichiarato di essere stato frainteso. "Io ho ammirato, come nessuno mai Quattrocchi


Frequent moviegoers tend to arrive at the theater 16 percent earlier than the average moviegoer, according to a survey by Arbitron, the audience research firm.


NOTIZIE FLASH: 3/A EDIZIONE - LA CRONACA

Ancona. Dopo i nubifragi, i temporali e le trombe d'aria che ieri sera hanno flagellato le Marche, dalla Sala operativa della Protezione civile della Regione Marche giunge un nuovo avviso di condizioni meteorologiche avverse.


Eric Vierneisel made consecutive 3-pointers to break open a one-point game midway through the second half and California spoiled O.J. Mayo's Pac-10 debut by beating No. 22 Southern California 92-82 on Thursday night.


By JAIME ARON DALLAS - Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens said "there was no suicide attempt," explaining that he mixed painkillers with supplements and became groggy.


First Olympic champ makes plea for peace

As the flag of Israel kept going up, higher than it has ever gone before in the Olympics, Gal Fridman stood on the top of the podium, looking at the flag and the Saronic Gulf beyond.


New Zealand super maxi Konica Minolta has increased its lead over Australian rival Skandia in the 60th Sydney-Hobart as rough weather slams into the fleet and forced 31 boats to retire.


China athletes return to heroes' welcome

China's Olympic athletes, who won a record 32 gold medals in Athens, arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to a hero's welcome from dozens of dancers, drummers, a brass band and throngs of wellwishers.


In a slip of the tongue, Republican Mitt Romney accused Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama of urging terrorists to congregate in Iraq.


Microsoft Acknowledges Floating Point Bug in Excel 2007

Excel 2007 has a bug with the display of floating-point values, a Microsoft developer confirmed on his team's blog yesterday. BetaNews confirmed the bug's existence, which leads to some values in floating-point multiplication to be "rounded" to incorrect values.


MLB gathering groups wanting to buy Expos

Major League Baseball Tuesday kicked off the process of selling the team formerly known as the Montreal Expos, while the president of the franchise said it might have a new name soon after the World Series ends.


Philadelphia starters Allen Iverson and Chris Webber did not travel with the 76ers for their game in Milwaukee on Wednesday night, while the Bucks were without starting point guard Mo Williams.


Two crewmembers were killed when a fire broke out aboard a nuclear submarine in Russia's Northern Fleet, Russian Defense Ministry officials told CNN.


A powerful typhoon was poised to strike the southwestern Japanese island of Kyushu on Monday, threatening large areas of the country with strong winds and heavy rain.


Lo ha reso noto il legale dell'ex funzionario del Sisde


Clinton jumps into campaign, as missing explosives force Bush on defensive

Democratic candidate John Kerry charged President George W. Bush with "incredible incompetence" over the disappearance of powerful explosives in Iraq, while Bush accused his rival of offering a "strategy of pessimism and retreat" in Iraq.


CHARLOTTE, NC - Everything went right for the Carolina Panthers last season, from lucky bounces to staying injury free. One game into the new season, all that has changed.


Admirers of late president Slobodan Milosevic marked the first anniversary of his death with wreaths and speeches on Saturday, even as Serbia continues to grapple with consequences of his ruinous rule.Comment


2 Soros Sons Get More Control of the Business

George Soros, the billionaire financier, is handing more control of his money management firm to two of his sons as he continues to scale back the focus of his investment firm.


Fu paroliere di 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Bikini'


Md. Hunters Get Early Shot at Duck Stamp

By Candus Thomson, The Baltimore Sun  Jun. 22--Maryland waterfowl hunters can buy the 2007 federal duck stamp today, a day earlier than most of the rest of the country.   To boost sales of the $15 stamp, the U.S.


YUKOS Seeks US Bankruptcy to Stop Moscow

Russian oil group YUKOS has filed for bankruptcy protection in a US court in an attempt to stop the Russian government from auctioning off its main production unit on Dec.


Lee Ielpi and his son Jonathan were both firefighters. When Sept. 11 took the life of one, it became the life of the other.


Concerns of possible corruption emerging

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- As relief officials struggle to reach homeless tsunami survivors, another concern is quietly making the rounds of donor meetings: the threat of corruption.


Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable missile

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has test-fired an intermediate-range nuclear-capable missile able to hit targets deep inside rival neighbour India, the military announced.


Bologna, 19:09 - BASKET, CLIMAMIO: MINI ABBONAMENTO PER DERBY, CANTU' E MILANO

In occasione del derby con la Virtus Bologna di domenica 11 marzo, la Fortitudo Bologna non metter&a...


The art scene is booming like never before. A guide to understanding the madness, bracing for the backlash and enjoying it while it lasts.


Police hunting an on-the-run paedophile shown on a "most wanted" website failed to act promptly, the BBC finds.


Jeff Hwang says that if Penn National is a private equity target, then so is everybody else.


U.S., Russian lawmakers to meet, discuss tensions

U.S. and Russian lawmakers will hold a joint session of their foreign affairs committees in Washington later this month to discuss growing tensions between the two countries, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives panel announced on Tuesday.


AstraZeneca, the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical group, suffered another setback when it suspended marketing of Iressa, a lung cancer drug launched this year.


Film on Mexicoâs Disputed â06 Election Stirs Emotions

A documentary about last yearâs disputed presidential election has drawn big crowds and generated controversy in Mexico.


Study Condemns F.D.A.Âs Handling of Drug Safety

The report is likely to intensify a debate about the safety of the nationÂs drug supply and the adequacy of government oversight.


A US team reports how it built in the lab the entire set of genetic instructions needed to drive a bacterial cell.


Putin to hold summit with Bush at APEC forum

Moscow, Nov 15 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold summit level talks with his US counterpart George W Bush, on the sidelines of the summit of the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, in Santiago, Chile, from


A European Union diplomat working in Ivory Coast is killed by an unidentified attacker, officials say.


Weekly unique recordings by artists you love put Daytrotter on the short list of good sonic sites. By Eric Steuer from Wired magazine. Plus: Music reviews.


Qumranet reveals reason for all that KVM work

Surprise! The KVM open-source virtualization software is at the foundation of a desktop virtualization software start-up's business.


A gennaio il settore ha fatto registrare un calo del 4%


Sale bilancio agguato al confine, 16 i soldati morti


British pay-TV company BSkyB said its first-quarter profit climbed as its closely-watched subscriber growth figures surpassed analyst expectations.


live telephone interview on Friday that he is with the journalists and negotiating their freedom. Asked if Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot were present as he spoke, Philippe Brett told Europe 1 radio: "Yes.


Sanyo Drives European Expansion With Energy & Ecology Business

SANYO's Energy & Ecology products are based on the company's advanced proprietary technology and are intended to lessen the burden on the environment, with the concept of `harmony' at their core.


Ascoli Piceno, 17:54 - CALCIO, ASCOLI: CONVOCATI PER RITIRO

L'Ascoli si ritroverà lunedÃ¬ prossimo alle 12 presso l'Hotel 'La Corte del Sole' di Castel di...


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U.S. subprime fears spark renewed slide in global stocks

Global stocks tumbled on Wednesday on fears of financial contagion spreading from troubled U.S. subprime lenders, while safe-haven government bonds and the yen firmed as risk appetite faded.


L'esecutivo ha disposto un sostegno di 45 euro per ettaro


In 1978, Peter Ferrara decided to write his third-year paper at Harvard Law School on the subject of Social Security. A self-professed conservative libertarian, Ferrara argued that the system would eventually run into financial trouble and that the best way to fix it was to let people put money into personal accounts that could be invested in stocks and bonds.


Iran says it has produced gas for nuclear enrichment

TEHRAN -- Iran said yesterday it has processed several tons of raw "yellowcake" uranium to prepare it for enrichment -- a key step in developing atomic weapons -- in defiance of the UN nuclear watchdog agency.


Rangers Hope Long-Term Deal Helps Lundqvist Return to Form

The Rangers hope giving Henrik Lundqvist long-term security snaps him out of his recent difficulties and spurs another hot stretch.


Insurers say too early to start counting the costs

FRANKFURT: German insurance companies said Monday it was too early to assess the costs from the deadly tidal waves that battered South Asia at the weekend.


His Liberal Democratic Party will elect a new leader Sept. 19.


Israel rocket breaks off the life of top Hamas leader

Israel has killed a top leader of the Hamas militant group and another gunman in an air strike on their car in Gaza, days before a key parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza pullout plan.


Rhodri Morgan will map out how he believes Wales can strengthen as he closes Welsh Labour's conference.


Some flit between stops, fueled by homemade granola. Others plod along, more tortoise than hare.


Dark arts of spin evident in phoney war for Abbey

THE phoney war over the fate of Abbey grinds on. Along the way, on all sides, it is producing its predictable crop of knowing winks and destabilising nudges.


Senate approves bill to revamp fisheries

Congress was poised to pass a bill Friday to revamp management of the nation's marine fisheries and strengthen protections against overfishing of dwindling stocks.


A worldwide search discovers a bone marrow match in the US for a boy with a rare genetic disease.


Two and a half years ago, I wrote an article entitled Intel: The one-hit wonder. Has anything changed since I wrote that story and is the conclusion still valid?


CLEVELAND - Antonio Bryant was traded from the Dallas Cowboys to the Cleveland Browns yesterday for Quincy Morgan in a swap of wide receivers.


James Watson, famous for DNA research but widely condemned for recent comments about intelligence levels among blacks, retired Thursday from his post at a prestigious research institution.


Bonds Remains Unmoved by Talk of Juryâs Extension

Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants was dismissive Saturday when he was asked about a report that a federal grand jury investigating him had been extended by six months.


Rival rallies support Taiwan's competing UN bids

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - More than 100,000 Taiwanese rallied yesterday to demand the United Nations accept the island as a member, the most important step yet in the government-orchestrated campaign to emphasize its separation from mainland China.


A Russian grocery worker accused of killing 49 people in woodland near Moscow goes on trial.


Spears knows exactly what she is doing: Cowell

American Idol judge Simon Cowell believes that the troubled pop star Britney Spears knows exactly what she is doing.


Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman team up

For those tired of  bleak and scary movies this Christmas, veteran actors Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freedman suggest an alternative.


Il ministro Damiano a Repubblica Tv annuncia un ulteriore aumentodei versamenti per gli atipici, in modo da favorire le assunzioni a tempo indeterminato                                            "Per il lavoro flessibile contributi al 33% Il protocollo sul Welfare va difeso"                                                                                "L'accordo Ã¨ frutto di vera concertazione, e di un negoziato durato sei mesi"


Bomb kills 5 in rebel-held north Sri Lanka: monitors

A roadside bomb killed five people, including Tamil Tiger insurgents, in an apparent ambush in rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka's far north on Tuesday, Nordic truce monitors said.


Ducks may have been paddling about in primeval swamps when Tyrannosaurus rex was king of the dinosaurs, scientists report in Nature.


Advocates seek tougher animal abuse laws

Animal advocates around the nation hope that public outrage over dogfighting and puppy mill scandals in Virginia will force state and federal lawmakers to pass tougher animal abuse laws.


Eyeing a White House Role in the U.S. Attorney Firings

In an escalation of its investigation, the House Judiciary Committee seeks to question two White House counsels


Flash floods kill at least four in north Texas

GAINESVILLE, Texas  - At least four people were killed by flash floods in north Texas on Monday and several were reported to be missing as the waters began to recede and weather forecasters saw a drying spell ahead.


Bernheim, risultati dimostrano nostro dinamismo


Diet plan stops short of urging less sugar

A panel of nutrition specialists proposed new US dietary guidelines yesterday that acknowledge a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but stopped


John Hurt was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, or CBE, at Buckingham Palace on Thursday — and chatted with Queen Elizabeth II about the life of an actor.


Microsoft on Thursday officially unveiled the new beta version of its MSN Search site, the company's hotly anticipated attempt to take on Google for Web searching.


Afghan leader vows to release 400 Pakistani prisoners

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai promised yesterday to repatriate 400 Pakistani prisoners who fought with the former ruling Taliban regime and have been held in Afghan jails since 2001, a Pakistani official said.


New York oil price hits record high of 81.80 dollars

The price of New York crude surged to a new record high of 81.80 dollars a barrel on Tuesday ahead of a US interest rate call and as traders fretted over tight energy supplies in the United States.


Siamo avanti di 12-15%, non serve modifica legge elettorale


Oil & Natural Gas Buys 55% Stake in Australian Block

Oil & Natural Gas Corp., India's biggest oil producer, bought 55 percent of an oil exploration area off the coast of Western Australia from Calgary-based Antrim Energy Inc.


A pending buyout offers investors a chance to make a 25% profit without even trying.


Bethel Park Journal: Remembering Warhol: A Tomato Soup Can and a Pocketful of Coins

For 20 years, it has appeared every month: one Campbellâs tomato soup can and a pocketful of change left on Andy Warholâs grave outside of Pittsburgh.


MI6 agents held talks with Taliban: report

British intelligence agents held secret talks with Taliban leaders on several occasions this year, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Wednesday.


Jobless Claims Drop; Imports and Inventories Rise

Far fewer Americans than expected applied for first-time unemployment benefits last week as the effects of Hurricane Charley faded, the Labor Department reported Thursday.


The annual Super Bowl Media Day extravaganza invariably features a collection of oddballs masquerading as journalists who attempt to draw attention to themselves by wearing outlandish get-ups and posing inane questions that will elicit the most shock value.


What happens when a woman sings into a metal shaft that is covered with electronic switches and resistors, and hooked up to an Apple laptop? Some very strange, surprising things. Alexander Gelfand reports from New York.


Washington Memo: With Rumsfeld Gone, Critics of War Look to Rice

In recent weeks the secretary of state has faced increased, and somewhat unfamiliar, criticism.


It has been rather quiet on the Alex Rodriguez front at the general managers' meetings, but two teams that have interest in pursuing him are the Dodgers and Angels. This could be a dream scenario for agent Scott Boras , who owns luxury boxes at both teams' stadiums.


Antarctic Glaciers Melting Faster -Study

Glaciers once held up by a floating ice shelf off Antarctica are now sliding off into the sea -- and they are going fast, scientists said on Tuesday.


Description: Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the Brazilian movie Motorcycle Diaries. It's the story of a young Che Guevara, the Cuban revolutionary who died almost 40 years ago.


The pound was down agaist all major currencies in early trading Tuesday.


DVD guide: Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima

Clint Eastwood's two movies about the battle of Iwo Jima, now on DVD, show both sides of the story.


South Beach Diet Creator Shuns 'Low-Carb' Label

The South Beach diet is no fad, its  creator says, rejecting the notion that his eating plan would  fizzle out with the rest of the low-carb craze.


Indonesia police re-enact Jakarta bombing

Indonesia police have re-enacted fragments of the suicide bombing that killed nine people in front of the Australian embassy in Jakarta three days ago, displaying the position where a mini-van exploded at the scene.


Inquiries at Investor-Owned Nursing Homes

Congress said it would investigate business practices at nursing homes owned by private investment groups, after staffing at many of the homes was shown to have been cut severely.


Editor's Summary: Microsoft announced that it paid an undisclosed amount to the CCIA trade group so that it won't challenge the software maker's US antitrust settlement or participate in a European Union antitrust case.


FDA OKs test to predict breast cancer return

U.S. health officials approved a genetic test on Tuesday that can give women with early breast cancer an estimate of whether the disease is likely to return in five to 10 years.


Rosmalen, 14:16 - TENNIS, ATP S'HERTOGENBOSCH: WESSEL IN FINALE

L'olandese Peter Wessels si è qualificato per la finale del torneo Atp di s'Hertogenbosch (er...


IBM and Sun reseller goes into administration

PCS hits the ropes Exclusive: Productivity Computer Solutions, an IBM and Sun reseller based in Wakefield, has gone into administration.â¦


A Mild Shanghai Lawyer and His Accidental Crusade

The personal history of Guo Guoting is of the hard-knock variety commonplace in China, where one old rule endures: you can't fight City Hall.


Government Expects Japan's Economy to Grow

Japan's economy will likely expand 1.6 percent in the fiscal year starting in April, slower than the expected pace for the current fiscal year because of dwindling capital expenditures and housing investment, the government said Monday.


Londra, 19:02 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: MANCHESTER UNITED KO CON IL WEST HAM

Sconfitta a sorpresa della capolista Manchester United in uno dei posticipi della 18/a giornata dell...


Marks & Spencer is no longer the biggest UK clothing retailer after being overtaken by Asda and its George brand.


Drugs Giant to Go Public on All Clinical Trials

British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline today agreed to make public information about all its clinical drug trials following accusations that it misled doctors about the safety of an anti-depressant for children.


A man who sucked the blood of a woman before subjecting her to a nine-hour rape ordeal is jailed for 12 years.


The Tennessee Titans want back some of Albert Haynesworth's bonus money. And that might be just the start of the paybacks. Coach Jeff Fisher told a national radio show Thursday that Haynesworth — the defensive tackle suspended five games by the NFL for stomping on Dallas center Andre Gurode's face — may never be back in the building again. Team spokesman Robbie Bohren also said the Titans are investigating their options.


French Hospital Officials Call Arafat's Condition "Stable"

French hospital officials say Yasser Arafat's condition is "stable" and has not changed since yesterday. The spokesman for French military health services says the Palestinian leader's "health has not worsened" -- though he would not elaborate.


Bush Rebukes Kerry Policies as Dangerous

President Bush, in one of the harshest attacks of the campaign, accused Democrat John Kerry on Monday of ignoring the lessons of the Sept. 11 attacks by pursuing a "policy of weakness" that could invite disaster for the United States.


Creazione di Joe Rivetto, Claudia Gerini testimonial brand


Israel begins releasing tens of millions of dollars in frozen tax funds to the Palestinian Authority's President Abbas.


Snaps up TDS Fujitsu Services is taking a majority stake in German reseller TDS AG.â¦


Pro-Russian Abkhazia says Georgian plane crashed

A pro-Russian breakaway region in Georgia said on Saturday it believed a Georgian plane crashed over its territory this week and dismissed Georgia's accusation that a Russian aircraft had violated its airspace.


Torino, 18:10 - CALCIO, TREVISO; ROSSI: PAGATA UN'INGENUITA' CLAMOROSA

Il Treviso esce dall'Olimpico torinese  battuto ma a testa alta. Il tecnico Rossi ripensa al match e...


Fool Video: Will Limelight Leave Akamai in the Dark?

Fool contributor Tim Beyers talks Akamai, Limelight, and investing in broadband.


Mel Gibson said to offer aid to Mexico poor

Mel Gibson, about to wrap up the filming of his Mayan epic, "Apocalypto," in the jungles of Mexico's Veracruz state, is donating money to build houses for poor people in the region.


ROMANIA:  Past Steps In to Upset Russians

BUCHAREST, Mar 8 (IPS) - Russia and neighbouring Moldova have expressed   anger over a Romanian court decision declaring Romania's  invasion of the  former Soviet Union in 1941 legitimate.


French economy could grow more than 2.5 pct in 2004: budget minister

Budget Minister Dominique Bussereau said that French economic growth could exceed 2.5 percent this year, judging by the most recent macroeconomic figures from the state statistics office.


Effort to Get Companies to Disclose Climate Risk

A coalition of environmental activists and investors is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to require companies to disclose the risks that climate change may pose to their bottom lines.


The tenants of studios high above Carnegie Hall were already angry about plans to evict them and gut part of the world famous concert building.


Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he will seek final Cabinet approval for a Gaza withdrawal in February, four months earlier than planned, and he threatened harsh retaliation if Palestinian militants try to disrupt the pullback.


Mark Teahen hit a two-run homer to highlight a six-run fourth inning and the Kansas City Royals held off the Chicago White Sox 7-5 Friday night.


Greenspan Cautions on Baby Boomer Benefits

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday the country will face "abrupt and painful" choices unless Congress acts quickly to trim Social Security and Medicare benefits for the baby boom generation. He said the government has promised more than it can deliver.


Federal Judge Upholds Law on Emissions in California

A federal judge in Sacramento upheld a California law regulating greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks, another in a string of legal defeats for the auto industry this year.


Unlocking the iPhone for pleasure and profit... revisited

ZiPhone makes process painless Editors' Blog After months with my unlocked iPhone still running firmware 1.0.2, the arrival of Zibri's ZiPhone tool persuaded me to try an upgrade. I'm glad I did - I now have an unlocked 1.1.3 iPhone.â¦


Smartphone or consumer gadget? Serious business tool or high-tech toy? Ever since Steve Jobs first pulled an iPhone out of his pocket in January, the debate has raged over just who makes up the target audience for this mobile phone.


Spain's Telefonica to bid for control of Brazil mobile unit: report

Spain's Telefonica, which jointly controls top Brazilian mobile operator Vivo with Portugal Telecom, has made an offer for outright control, the Spanish telecoms giant told the Financial Times Tuesday.


Messina, 18:07 - CALCIO, MESSINA, GIORDANO: NON MI HANNO ESONERATO I TIFOSI

L'ex tecnico del Messina, Bruno Giordano, torna sul suo esonero smentendo di averne mai attribuito l...


Bernie Ecclestone says Jackie Stewart should be concerned about the British GP's future and has warned him not to even attempt to play "hardball" with him as the deadline over Silverstone's future arrives.


AFTER hemming and hawing and bobbing and weaving, the board of directors of Fannie Mae finally jettisoned Franklin D. Raines, the mortgage finance giant's former chief executive, and Timothy Howard, its former chief financial officer, last week.


Before the Bell-SuperGen shares soar, Open Text falls

Shares of SuperGen Inc. (SUPG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) jumped more than 24 percent in trading before the market opened on Wednesday after MGI Pharma Inc.


Business Books: Shoeshine boy dishes Wall Street dirt

The 28-year old Brazilian whose  experiences are fictionalized in the novel "Confessions of a  Wall Street Shoeshine Boy" says traders at the bank where he  plies his trade have been treating him better since the book  was published.


Vioxx: an unequal partnership between safety and efficacy

Last weekâs dramatic withdrawal of the COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib (Vioxx) is discussed in this weekâs lead editorial in THE LANCET, which comments that more vigilant drug licensing is vital to prevent the endangering of patientsâ health.


Local pest rather than international conspiracy Estonia has fined a local man a year's salary for involvement in last April's sustained denial of service attacks against the Baltic nation's critical internet systems.â¦


Udine, 18:12 - CALCIO, UDINESE; DOSSENA: COL NAPOLI INCIDENTE DI PERCORSO

Il laterale difensivo dell'Udinese Andrea Dossena giudica incidente di percorso la pesante sconfitta...


Tamil Tiger rebels start a tour of Europe to put pressure on Sri Lanka's government to resume peace talks.


MySpace Agrees to Lead Fight to Stop Sex Predators

The countryâs largest social-networking Web site has agreed with attorneys general of 49 states to take new steps to protect children from sexual predators on its site.


Yahoo Q2 net income down, lowers Q3 and 2007 guidance

To right its ship, areas on which Yahoo will put more emphasis are display advertising, its publisher network and online partnerships through its newspaper consortium.


They say that like father, like Son. But in Bollywood, anythingÂs possible! The recent one being ÂLike hubby, like wife chubbyÂ! We are talking about the King Khan and his penchant of giving autographs, on endorsement papers that is! He being the Numero Uno of Bollywood is not uncommon, but then, the fact also remains that he has upstaged many a models even in the endorsement fraternity.


Dutch television mogul John de Mol has secured television rights for the highlights to the Dutch soccer league for his company Talpa, the company said Wednesday.


Venezia, 13:46 - CONI, VENETO: MORTO PRESIDENTE LEVORATO

Dopo lunga malattia, è morto il presidente del Coni Veneto, Gianluigi Levorato. Lo annuncia o...


Parkinson's researchers inject human stem cells into primates for the first time, with promising results.


John McCain and Mitt Romney are trying to take command of the long and antagonistic Republican presidential race, and the sheer size of next Tuesday's delegate haul could finally make that possible.


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


Visual-effects pioneer Ray Feeney will receive an Oscar for his contributions to film.


Hurricane's toll grows heavier in eastern USA

Hurricane Ivan's US death toll rose to at least 52 Sunday after a weekend of spreading floods and tornadoes from the Florida Panhandle through the Appalachians.


WASHINGTON  The nation's top military and intelligence officials warned senators yesterday against a rapid restructuring of spy agencies during a hearing that exposed fault lines within the Bush administration over whether the Pentagon ...


Workers pulled mud-covered bodies from the rubble Wednesday, as the death toll from monsoon storms rose to 126 and an overflowing river forced several thousand villagers to flee their homes.


Banks and building societies fail to pass on about a fifth of recent interest rate rises to savers, the BBC finds.


Hank Haney was eager to meet his new students at the International Junior Golf Academy and hoped they wanted to get to know a little about him. Instead, he got peppered with questions about his most famous pupil.


Genova, 20:14 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: SAMMARCO IN NETTA RIPRESA

Allenamento pomeridiano per la Samp in vista della gara di Roma. A riposo Sala, differenziato per De...


Car reviewers are slamming Chrysler's vehicles, and that is bad news--especially in a weak market.


Although he didn't rescind his trade request, Kobe Bryant softened his stance somewhat Thursday night, saying he had apologized to Los Angeles Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak in person for the way he handled his upset feelings five weeks ago.


Package delivery company FedEx Corp  said on Thursday quarterly profit rose despite a slowing U.S. economy.


Deserter Tells of Beatings and 16-Hour Propaganda Lessons

Shedding new light on a bizarre Cold War tale, former US Army sergeant Charles Jenkins told a court martial in Japan that he and the others lived for years as a tightly knit - if not always harmonious â-roup honed by hardship, poverty and frequent


Abbas Sworn in as President, Israel Kills Eight

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Mahmoud Abbas was sworn in  as Palestinian president on Saturday, but his call for a  cease-fire was overshadowed as Israel killed eight Palestinians  in Gaza and cut ties with him over a deadly militant attack.


CME profit rises as historic merger completed

CME Group Inc.  said on Tuesday  that quarterly profit rose as the company focused on completing  a merger between the two largest U.S. futures exchanges.


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Are right-leaning voters spending all their online time on Rushlimbaugh.com? Are left-leaning voters locked into the like-minded Talkingpointsmemo.


Stocks rose on Wednesday, led by technology and biotechnology shares after positive brokerage comments on Apple Inc  and Amgen Inc .


Also: Privacy: The problem that won't go away. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


European probe SMART-1 crashes onto Moon

Europe's first probe to the Moon, SMART-1, crashed onto the lunar surface as scheduled at 7.42 am (0542 GMT) Sunday, ending a successful 16-month mission, the European Space Agency announced.


Miami Police Review New Tasered-Child Case

Police have acknowledged using a stun gun to immobilize a 12-year-old girl just weeks after an officer jolted a first-grader with 50,000 volts.


Ford to stay in Rally - 03 November 2004

Ford pulled the plug on Formula One, but the US carmaker vowed on Tuesday to remain in the FIA-run World Rally championship at least until the end of 2008.


That there is even a rumble of GM and Chrysler merging shows how desperate Motor City executives are.


Europe pushes strong fourth quarter IBM increased profits and turnover in the fourth quarter of 2007. Big Blue made revenues of $28.9bn in the three months ended 31 December 2007 - up ten per cent.â¦


Parties urge end to state of emergency in Bangladesh

Major political parties called on Tuesday  for the lifting of a state of emergency in Bangladesh after the  army-backed interim government said it was committed to holding  a parliamentary election at the end of the year.


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


Berlino, 19:22 - CALCIO, BUNDESLIGA: BAYERN MONACO-WERDER BREMA 1-1

Finisce 1-1 il big match della 25/a giornata di Bundesliga tra Bayern Monaco (avversario del Milan n...


Malaysia Says Outbreak of Bird Flu Is Contained

Malaysia says it has contained its first outbreak of a strain of bird flu virus that has claimed more than two dozen human lives in Southeast Asia this year.


Manchester United Shares Drop Amid Report That Talks Have Ended

Shares of Manchester United Plc, the world's most profitable sports franchise, dropped as much as 6.8 percent after newspaper reports said takeover talks collapsed between US billionaire


Experts suggest some people see less benefit from exercise than others.


A Nasa mission to study the phenomenon known as the northern lights has been delayed by 24 hours.


Report: News Corp. offers MySpace for Yahoo stake

(InfoWorld) - News Corp. recently discussed swapping its MySpace social-networking site in exchange for a large stake in Yahoo, according to published reports. However, the status of the discussions remains uncertain because News Corp. made the proposal before Terry Semel resigned on Monday as Yahoo's chairman and CEO, according to reports published Wednesday by The New York Times and the U.K. Times. Both newspapers attributed the information to anonymous sources. The New York Times reported that News Corp. discussed with Yahoo the idea of giving up MySpace in exchange for a 25 percent stake in the Sunnyvale, California Internet giant. Meanwhile, the U.K. Times said News Corp. told Yahoo it wanted a 30-percent stake for MySpace. With Yahoo's market capitalization at $37.7 billion mid-morning Wednesday, the deal would put MySpace's value at between $9.4 billion and $11.3 billion. News Corp. bought MySpace along with other Internet properties for $580 million when it acquired Intermix MediaInc. in July 2005. The U.K. Times, which is owned by News Corp., reported that its parent company is interested in the Yahoo stake as a way to gain "exposure to a far larger Internet-based business." The New York Times characterized News Corp.'s overture as "informal" and as a "loose proposal" that hasn't generated "meaningful negotiations." The U.K. Times called the discussions "tentative" and potentially closed now that Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang has become its CEO. Yahoo reportedlyÂ tried unsuccessfully to buyÂ social-networking site Facebook for $1 billion last year. In May of this year, the U.K.'s Sunday Telegraph reported that Yahoo had expressedÂ interest in buying social-networking site BeboÂ for the same amount. Yahoo executives have in the past year publicly acknowledged the company is weak in the social-networking space, ruled currently by MySpace. In the U.S., MySpace attracted almost 80 percent of all visits to social-networking sites in April, followed in a very distant second place by Facebook with 11.5 percent, according to Hitwise. Bebo came in third place with 1.3 percent of visits. Yahoo 360, the company's social-networking site, took seventh place with 0.71 percent. News Corp. declined to comment about Wednesday's reports. Yahoo didn't immediately respond to requests seeking comment. Â


Police in the Pakistani city of Peshawar say they have arrested two foreign al-Qaeda suspects.


Business & money: The crisis in financial markets is unlikely to prompt a property crash or even bring the upward trend in house prices to an end, a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee said today.


Aspettando la Roma per chiudere bene una settimana di guai. Stam si opera oggi, Inzaghi lunedÃ¬. Giorni di guai al Milan, ma anche di immediate reazioni. Dopo la sconfitta di Barcellona, con strascico di critica


ECB Eyed Rate Hike But Left Rates Steady

The European Central Bank surprised financial markets on Thursday by revealing it had considered raising interest rates even as the euro zone economy slows, saying it is worried about inflationary risks.


4 NOVEMBRE: MARTINO, EUROPEI DI OGGI SONO IN PACE

(AGI) - Trieste, 4 nov. - Le terribili sofferenze causate dalle guerre mondiali del secolo scorso sono ormai un ricordo. E' questo il concetto espresso dal ministro della Difesa, Antonio Martino che, oggi


MIAMI - The real world intruded again this weekend on the Miami Dolphins and their battered, beleaguered fans throughout Florida, who jointly endure the double-whammy of a weak football season and a strong hurricane season.


An outbreak of distemper kills at least 41 seal pups, whose carcasses have washed up on a Danish island.


Londra, 16:57 - CALCIO GB: JARI LITMANEN AL FULHAM

L'attaccante finlandese Jari Litmanen, 36 anni e un glorioso passato con l'Ajax, ha firmato per gli ...


Bush Enhances CIA Role as Interim Reform

President Bush, embroiled in a fierce campaign battle over national security, on Friday expanded the power of the CIA director to include some of the broad authority that the Sept.


Zawahri Tape Urges Muslims to Hit US Allies' Interests

An audio tape attributed to Al Qaeda's deputy leader urged Muslims Friday to organize resistance against "crusader America" and its allies throughout the world.


People who suffer from migraines or other long-lasting headaches are more likely to have angina, but don't have an increased risk of heart disease, says a study in the Dec. 28 issue of the journal Neurology.


The Department of Veterans Affairs did not spend all of the extra $300 million it budgeted to increase mental health services and failed to keep track of how some of the money was used, a government report says.


MOLDOVA:  Media Struggles for Independence

BUDAPEST, Jan 31 (IPS) - Opposition members and non-governmental  organisations (NGOs) are accusing Moldova's communist  cabinet of interfering with the work of journalists who are  critical of the government.


Nokia Siemens wins $935 million Saudi Arabia deal

Nokia Siemens Networks  said  on Monday it had won an order worth $935 million from Kuwait  telecom operator Zain  to build second- and  third-generation mobile networks in Saudi Arabia.


Ryan Giggs turns down the offer of a new contract from Manchester United.


Sony has unveiled plans for its own virtual universe for the PlayStation 3 where users will be able to socialise, shop and even go to the movies -- all without setting foot outside in the real world.


The BBC cult series This Life is making a comeback to mark the 10th anniversary of the drama.


Oil holds over $52 as rally pauses, frets on outages

Oil prices took time out on Friday from this week's succession of record highs, but anxiety over outages in the US Gulf, Nigeria and Norway in the run-up to winter left little hope of relief for consumers.


Between the seams: Ponson pounces on rank Yanks

The New York Yankees can't even push a runner past first base lately, much less find a way to score. Sidney Ponson became the latest pitcher to stop the suddenly punchless


Aretha Franklin feels lighter than air these days.


âMiracleâ diet drug stirs calls for caution

To people who have struggled for a lifetime to lose weight, the new drug called rimonabant sounds like a dream come true. It will make a person uninterested in fattening foods, they have heard from news reports and word of mouth.