The $150-million epic film "Alexander" lost the box office battle, bringing in a lowly $13.5 million to land in the No. 6 spot. Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" held on to the No. 1 spot for the second week with $33.1 million, while "The In...


Ex-Playboy model Anna Nicole nears Bahamas burial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in the Bahamas after most of the parties feuding over her corpse reached a deal on Thursday to lay her to rest next to her dead son.


World Markets Plunge on Fears of U.S. Slowdown

Markets in Asia were down in early trading, a day after stock prices fell in exchanges from Mumbai to Frankfurt.


Government announces eight-billion pound drive for affordable homes

The government will pour eight billion pounds (11.9 billion euros, 16.4 billion dollars) into providing 180,000 affordable homes in the next three years, housing minister Yvette Cooper said Monday.


KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - Officials at the world's biggest nuclear power plant said on Tuesday there had been more minor radiation leaks after an earthquake in Japan that killed nine people and forced thousands from their homes.


Ukrainian President Heads to Switzerland

President Viktor Yushchenko, whose poisoning last year left his face deeply pockmarked, was heading to Switzerland on Friday for medical consultations, his office said.


Unconfirmed Bin Laden tape urges boycott of Iraqi elections

(State Department-AP) Dec. 27, 2004 - US officials are calling the latest audio tape said to be from Osama bin Laden a "message from terrorists.


Divers Fail to Find Coast Guard Black Box

Commercial divers spent hours Friday searching futilely for the black box of a Coast Guard helicopter that crashed into the Bering Sea while trying to rescue the crew of a grounded freighter.


Republicans ponder deadlocked convention

The Republican presidential race is so unsettled that some party officials are openly talking of a scenario that seemed almost unthinkable until now: the first contested GOP convention in 60 years.


A Night Out With : In a Rush Not to Hurry

Hanging out with Emmy Rossum, the 20-year-old Hollywood actress, to celebrate her debut album.


GOP Steps Up Web Presence With Veteran of Yahoo, MSN

Republicans are trying to catch up with Democrats online. And Cyrus Krohn, a veteran of the high-tech industry, is helping them do it.


Fighting fires and facing incoming spittle, stabbings and Molotov cocktails: Is it all part of the job?.


Officials Believe One Of Two Plane Crashes Was Result Of Terrorism

27 August 2004 -- Russian officials say they believe at least one of two plane crashes that killed 89 people this week was the result of a terrorist attack.


Don't Tell Your Boss, But You Can Access IM Despite Blocks

Services like Meebo and KoolIM make it so you can chat from a Web page without having to install any software, which might be blocked by a firewall.


Golf: Cink beats Woods by four strokes to capture WGC Invitational

AKRON : American Stewart Cink captured his second title of the year with a wire-to-wire win at the US$7 million World Golf Championship Invitational on Sunday.


ORLANDO, Florida  - Authorities broke up a suspected steroid ring in Florida on Tuesday that is accused of distributing anti-aging treatments to celebrities and muscle-building drugs to professional athletes.


When a Murderer Wants to Practice Medicine

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


Intesa al Senato fra governo, Unione e opposizione


CONCORD, N.H., July 13 -- Sen. John McCain of Arizona vowed Friday not to let a dramatic staff shake-up or a shortage of funds deter his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, and he signaled no slackening in his support for the troop surge strategy in Iraq, accusing his Democratic rival...


The oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid has entered a drug-treatment program amid charges he injured a woman in a traffic accident while under the influence of heroin.


700 suspects, 200 in UK A detailed investigation by British police has led to the collapse of a paedophile ring involving 700 people, 200 of them in the UK.â¦


Industry deserves a chance to act responsibly, CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh says, before ill-informed legislators step in.


Shaquille O'Neal, who views himself as the real-life Santa Claus, is back in Los Angeles to spread a little Christmas cheer. Shaq-a-Claus, as he calls himself at this time of year, has maintained


Gordon Brown is expected to urge the US to strengthen the dollar when he begins a visit to America on Friday.


Germany hunting 10 more suspects in Islamist bomb plot

German police are looking for 10 accomplices of the three men arrested over a foiled Islamist plot to blow up airports and US installations in Germany, a senior official said on Thursday.


More than 80 people are now said to have died in Monday's clashes in southern Thailand, most of them crushed.


Congress, White House Battle Over Iraq Assessment

On the eve of crucial testimony on Capitol Hill about the war in Iraq, the White House and its allies are feuding with congressional Democrats over the credibility and independence of one of today's star witnesses, Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces there.


There was a time when EMC was considered a rather staid tech company in a boring, if profitable market: storage. No longer. With regulations bearing down on enterprises, EMC is now a major player in areas such as security and content management.


Kinky Friedman, the best-selling author, country singer and friend of the stray dog, next week will officially toss his ten-gallon hat into the ring for the 2006 Texas governor's race, his campaign said on Tuesday.


For Democrats, Once 'Solid South' Continues to Crumble

For Democrats nationally, Tuesday's election returns were a bitter pill. For Southern Democrats, they were pure poison. Five previously Democratic Senate seats were up for grabs.


In riferimento sopratutto a quelli firmati il 15 ottobre


NASA says Jeanne caused little damage, but shuttle work more ...

It says the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, lost some external panels from its vehicle assembly building in the storm, but overall damage was minimal.


Ministro Moratinos, attacco fatto da suicida su autobomba


Coke cuts growth goals, saying it missed trends

ATLANTA Coca-Cola, the world's biggest maker of soft drinks, said Thursday that it was scaling back its long-term targets for sales volume and earnings growth amid continuing weakness in key markets including North America.


BEIJING -- The central bank says China's economy should grow by 10.5 percent this year, state media reported yesterday, even stronger than the 10 percent predicted last week by the National Bureau of Statistics.


Former world number one Lindsay Davenport is likely to retire from tennis as she is pregnant.


Fifty years after the U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawing school segregation, an Alabama law mandating racially separate classrooms is still on the books.


French poll forces Sarkozy into cabinet rethink

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced into a cabinet rethink on Monday after losing a senior minister in a parliamentary election that gave him an unexpectedly small majority, but his reforms remained on track.


NBA Wrap: O'Neal Pours in 40 Points as Miami Wins

Shaquille O'Neal scored a season-high 40 points and added 12 rebounds and five blocked shots to drive the host Miami Heat past the Washington Wizards 106-83 Monday.


Burma's ruling junta frees about 500 more prisoners, and says it will release veteran dissident Win Tin.


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Dugout fight spills into Cubs' clubhouse

The Chicago Cubs' recent problems on the field turned into an ugly situation in the dugout that got even worse in the locker room. An 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves was the least of the Cubs' worries Friday. In the middle of fifth inning, Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano and catcher Michael Barrett exchanged shoves and words in the dugout.


Gordon Cooper, pioneering Mercury program astronaut, dies at 77

On May 15, 1963, Gordon Cooper piloted the Faith 7 capsule and circled the globe 22 times in 34 hours and 20 minutes. It was the last flight of NASA's Mercury program, but it


Tiger Woods played one shot 30 yards in the wrong direction and hit one putt so hard it looked as though it might go off the green. Those turned into pivotal shots on his way to a 4-under 68 that gave him a one-shot lead Friday in the Target World Challenge.


The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a hopeful sign that the recovery in the jobs market is moving ahead.


US commander says insurgents threaten Afghan election

KABUL, Afghanistan US-led forces trying to protect next month's landmark elections in Afghanistan are facing a rising wave of violence from several thousand insurgents.


Bid for China Eastern Airline Stake Rebuffed

The snub opens the way for the parent of the nationâs largest carrier, Air China, to make an offer of its own.


Two months after it hoped to activate a $220 million, 18-mile underground power line , NStar is still working to fix needle-in-a-haystack problems in two sections and now anticipates it won't operate fully until December.


Milano, 16:10 - CALCIO, SERIE A: UN TURNO DI STOP PER 10

Dieci i giocatori squalificati in serie A, tutti per una giornata. Si tratta degli espulsi, Brocchi ...


Turisti scelgono sempre piu' prodotti biologici Dop e Doc


Crash-landed jet's fuel supply 'not shut off properly'

Interim report says crew error could have had 'serious consequences' had there been a fire


Turbolinux preps multimedia playerwith bootable Linux

InfoWorld - Japan's Turbolinux will begin selling its Wizpy Linux-based multimedia player in February. As a bonus, the device can also be used to boot a PC into the Linux OS, allowing users to access their files in their own working environment on almost any PC.


Ultimi studenti a varcare soglia saranno i siciliani, il 17


Delitto Poggi, sentiti i vicini di casa del fidanzato Alberto StasiIl padre delle cugine della vittima in una nota attacca i giornalisti                                          Garlasco, oggi nuovi interrogatori Genitori Chiara: "Fiducia nei pm"


Emmy winner William Sackheim, who produced television shows including "Gidget," and "The Flying Nun," and co-wrote the first "Rambo" movie, has died. He was 84.


Telltale Isotopes in Marijuana Are Natureâs Tracking Devices

Jason B. West is creating a model that can identify the geographic origin of cannabis plants based on certain chemical calling cards.


Beleaguered Russian oil company Yukos announced Monday that it had reduced its crude output forecast for the year as bailiffs continued to collect cash against the company's crushing back taxes bill from its frozen bank accounts.


Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said yesterday that the insurgency in Iraq is getting worse and that the US occupation there has increased anti-American sentiment in Muslim countries, but


Bill on Marketing to Military Clears House

Congress has taken final action to approve a bill that would tighten life insurance marketing rules to American military personnel.


In a city chockfull of 150-year-old houses with wooden porches and scrolling wrought iron, New Orleans would seem perfect fodder for "This Old House."


KCBS picked up seven  trophies to lead the pack of winners at the 59th annual Los  Angeles Area Emmy Awards.


The government would like the number of immigrants in Finland to grow significantly.


Prime Minister Tony Blair condemned the African slave trade and expressed deep sorrow for Britain's role — but stopped short Monday of offering an apology or compensation for the descendants of those victimized by it.


Taiwan voters endorse opposition's China policy at weekend polls

Taiwan's opposition was basking in the support it garnered at parliamentary elections for its pledges to improve relations with China and remove fears of a cross-strait war.


By Anastasia Weiner  A new chemical blending unit could see water treatment specialist HydroChem Group increase its turnover by an impressive 500%.


Update 8: Crude Oil Prices Fall Below $51 a Barrel

Crude oil futures prices dropped below $51 a barrel on Thursday as supply concerns ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter eased after an unexpectedly high rise in US inventories.


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NEW YORK - A disappointing earnings report from General Motors Corp. and another rise in crude oil prices sent stocks lower Thursday as investors grew even more nervous about the economy...


Free cars bonanza as Oprah keeps on rolling

She is the biggest name in American TV, so the gesture had to be a grand one: to celebrate her show's 19th season, Oprah Winfrey surprised her 276 audience members by giving each of them a new car.


Fed up with violence, Nepalis rally for peace

KATHMANDU: Tired and angry after years of violence, tens of thousands of Nepalis marched through the capital on Monday to urge the government and Maoist rebels to start talks to end a crippling revolt.


Colbert says his U.S. presidential run is no joke

Comedian Stephen Colbert insisted on Sunday that his ambition to run for president was no joke and said he was considering Republican Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho as a vice presidential running mate.


Trojans begin spam assault on cellphones

KUALA LUMPUR: British security software specialist Sophos Plc said it has identified a new trojan which attempts to send spam messages to mobile phone users.


100 days on, mystery surrounds fate of French reporters held in Iraq

French reporters Christian Chesnot and Georges Malbrunot, who will mark their 100th day in captivity on Saturday, are now the longest-held Western hostages in Iraq as French diplomatic efforts to free them continue to flounder.


The BBC's on-demand TV service, the BBC iPlayer, will launch on 27 July, the corporation says.


Rieti, 20:36 - BASKET, LEGADUE: RIETI VINCE LA FINAL FOUR

La Sebastiani Rieti ha vinto la terza edizione della Final Four di Legadue superando in finale la Ca...


Last season, Buffalo was the class of the NHL, running away with the Eastern Conference crown with 113 regular-season points.


Police arrest 70 men in connection with alleged immigration offences in raids across England.


Bonds Named Player Of The Year By MLB Players

Nov. 4 (BCN) - San Francisco Giants player Barry Bonds has been voted player of the year by his peers in Major League Baseball, the Giants announced today.


Sun Microsystems Inc. has decided to postpone its September SunNetwork 2004 San Francisco user conference, and is contemplating merging the event with its JavaOne 2005 developer conference, scheduled for the end of June 2005.


News Analysis: Global vote of confidence for euro

FRANKFURT When they introduced the euro in 1999, the European countries that gave up their own money knew they wanted a strong, stable currency that would command their citizens' confidence and ease the conditions for cross-border commerce.


Prince Harry denies reports of high jinks

Aides say that Argentinian press reports that Prince Harry of Britain spent his time in the country nightclubbing and getting drunk are pure fiction.


Cannabis bigger cancer risk than cigarettes: study

Smoking a joint is equivalent to 20  cigarettes in terms of lung cancer risk, scientists in New  Zealand have found, as they warned of an "epidemic" of lung  cancers linked to cannabis.


Iraq Sets Election Date But Unrest Threatens Poll

Iraq chose Jan. 30 for its first democratic election in decades on Sunday, but violence in Sunni Muslim areas underlined the challenge of holding polls on time.


The chief of an Indian auction website in jail in connection with the sale of a school sex video clip is granted bail.


The White House praised the Israeli parliament's approval of removing settlements from Gaza and part of the West Bank as a step forward in peacemaking with the Palestinians.


Gunmen shot dead female university lecturer in Iraq's Mosul

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a female university lecturer as she was driving to work in Iraq's main northern city of Mosul on Saturday, local police said.


Montevideo, 20:45 - CALCIO, URUGUAY: DARIO SILVA TORNA A CASA

L'ex cagliaritano Dario Silva ha lasciato giovedÃ¬ l'ospedale è tornato a casa. Era stato rico...


A magistrate is reprimanded after complaining about 'bloody foreigners' in court.


N.Korea says ready to take early steps in nuclear talks

North Korea is willing to take initial steps toward ending its nuclear arms program, South Korean officials said after six-party talks opened on Thursday, hinting at rare progress in talks which have ended in stalemate for years.


IBM unveils notebook with fingerprint reader

IBM on Monday introduced a biometric notebook computer with an integrated fingerprint reader,which it says can recognize the user of the computer.


Whites More Often Given Opioid Drugs, Study Finds

Opioid medications are increasingly being given in emergency rooms â but white patients are more likely to get them than minorities, a new study finds.


Nortel Networks Corp. NT.TO NT.N,  one of the world's biggest telecom equipment makers, said on  Tuesday it has been granted a court order allowing it to hold  its 2004 annual general meeting no later than May 31, 2005.


As President Bush mulls what to do after winning re-election, voters say his first priority should be resolving the situation in Iraq, where the fighting is growing more intense.


Stocks trade flat ahead of rate decision

Stocks traded essentially flat Thursday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates and remained on guard for comments policymakers might make about the economy.


Rice urges reconciliation on Baghdad trip

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Iraq's leaders on Saturday to use any lull in violence to push ahead with national reconciliation, adding that U.S. patience would not last forever.


Hard-living Wells may have pitched in final game

David Wells, the hard-living hurler who was was brought back to his hometown San Diego this season after a history of stellar postseason performances, may have ended his career with playoff defeat on Thursday.


Cagliari, 19:22 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: GRAVE INFORTUNIO PER IL DIFENSORE GARAU

Il giovane difensore del Cagliari Giacomo Garau ha subito la rottura del legamento crociato anterior...


Daniel Sedin scored in the shootout to complete Vancouver's first third-period comeback of the season and end a seven-game winless skid as the Canucks beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Wednesday night.


Britain arrests Guantanamo man at Spain's request

A British resident freed from the U.S. Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists was arrested in connection with a Spanish extradition request on Thursday hours after returning to Britain, police said.


Nyon, 18:51 - CALCIO, FIFA-UEFA: 174 MLN AI CLUB PER GIOCATORI IN NAZIONALE

Fifa e Uefa verseranno ai club circa 174 milioni di euro nel prossimo quadriennio a titolo di compen...


The arrival of Vincent Gallo's 'Brown Bunny' marks a new turn for American directors.


David Blunkett has been left fighting for his job as the inquiry he ordered into his own behaviour following his affair with a married woman was criticised by a standards watchdog.


Merrill Lynch Weighs Ouster of Top Officer

Directors of the brokerage firm have begun to consider whether to replace the embattled E. Stanley OâNeal, and with whom.


A judge criticises evidence presented at the trial of a man accused of murdering 29 people in Omagh.


Elderly and disabled Americans who got erroneous refunds from the federal government last week will get a letter this week instructing them on how to repay the money.


BBC journalist Alan Johnston freed: Hamas

BBC journalist Alan Johnston was freed early Wednesday in Gaza City, the Islamist movement Hamas said.


A national shortage of doctors is hitting poor places the hardest, and efforts to bring in foreign physicians to fill the gap are running into a knot of restrictions from the war on terror and the immigration debate.


Wall Street stocks were higher at midmorning on Tuesday, as bullish momentum from the strong start to the third quarter continued to build.


Chirac chilly to plans for Middle East democracy

President Jacques Chirac on Thurs-day cautioned US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair over their campaign for the democratization of the Middle East.


US President W Bush defends his decision not to intervene in Darfur's "genocide", in a BBC interview.


Armitage: US Not Yet Seeking Sanctions on Iran

Iran should be "brought to account" on its nuclear program, but Washington is open to ideas other than taking it to the UN Security Council for sanctions, US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said Wednesday.


South African's deputy president encourages young girls to take virginity test to help fight HIV/Aids.


Several people were beaten and hacked to death with machetes in a Nairobi slum Sunday in renewed ethnic fighting over Kenya's disputed election, residents said.


Roddick and Fish lead US Davis Cup effort

Charleston, SC (Sports Network) - Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish will play singles for the United States in this weekend's Davis Cup semifinal matchup against Belarus.


HONG KONG - Hong Kong voters made a strong turnout Sunday in a hard-fought legislative election being closely watched by Beijing. As of 5:30 pm, turnout was 35.


A roadside bomb exploded Wednesday as a crowd was leaving a political rally in the Swat Valley, killing one man and wounding a candidate for next week's parliamentary elections, officials said.


Legislative races are normally sleepy affairs involving politicians who are virtually unknown outside their district. Campaign spending is scarce, the political implications minimal.


Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti has died at his home in Modena.


Ukraine's two presidential candidate cast ballot in reelection

Ukraine's two presidential candidates, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leader Viktor Yushchenkol, cast their ballots here in the repeat run-off on Sunday.


P&G Female Sex-Drive Patch Stirs Safety Concerns

Procter & Gamble's skin patch to boost sex drive in women may pose serious long-term risks and should not be approved without further study, critics told a US advisory panel on Thursday.


A Navy fighter jet overshot its landing and rolled into the San Diego Bay, but the pilot was able to eject safely and was pulled from the water, military officials said.


Kerry: Bush failed to tell truth about Iraq

Democratic challenger John Kerry accused President George W. Bush of failing to tell Americans the truth about the war in Iraq.


Spain's signature wine, long sneered at by the cognosecnti, is in the midst of a revival.


After quite a few of negotiations, China's non-state-run Joyo.com Ltd. has finally reached a deal with Amazon.com Inc., the US E-commerce giant, which possibly meant a beginning


The African Union agrees to strenghten its force in Sudan's Darfur region from under 400 to more than 3,000.


AMHERST -- Modest to a fault, Stephane Lasme prefers to let his game do the talking. Last night it spoke volumes as the senior center from Gabon posted a triple-double with game-high totals of 19 points and 10 rebounds, and a school-record 11 blocked shots to lead the University of Massachusetts to a 63-49 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) in ...


The International Atomic Energy Agency says it will dispatch another team of inspectors to South Korea this month to pursue an investigation into South Korea's nuclear research.


Cink Answers Skeptics With Emphatic Victory

If anyone had questions about Stewart Cink being chosen for the Ryder Cup team, he answered them with authority Sunday at the NEC Invitational.


Birthing: Elective Caesareans Tied to Breathing Problems

Babies delivered by elective Caesarean sections are significantly more likely to have respiratory problems than those delivered vaginally or by emergency surgery, a new study finds.


Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says his team is in a 'fantastic position' to advance after the 3-1 UEFA Champions League Group H victory over defending champion Porto.


Chicken Genome Should Boost DNA Research

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


Indiana students' ACT scores hold steady

For the 14th straight year, Indiana's average score on the 2004 ACT college-entrance exam was above the national average, but it didn't improve over last year.


American Justin Gatlin raced to victory in the closest Olympic 100 meters final ever on Sunday in an atmosphere of feverish excitement.


Britain's child protection chief is criticised for arguing not all child sex offenders should be jailed.


Plan to stop under-18s driving cars alone

Young drivers may be prevented from driving a car alone until they are 18 under proposals to overhaul the driving test for the first time in more than 70 years


King Norodom Sihanouk, known as much for his colorful personality as his controversial statesmanship, has been synonymous with Cambodia's modern history for six decades.


Italy's Berlusconi Slightly Hurt in Tripod Attack

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was slightly injured Friday when a tourist threw a camera tripod at him in a packed Rome square, an official from the prime minister's party said.


Big Bunt: Jaret Wright shocked everyone Friday night by dropping a bases-loaded bunt in the sixth inning: his manager, the runner at third base -- and the Giants.


Megawattora e' sceso dell'1,5% a 78,83 euro


British man 'helped organise Rwandan genocide'

Â· Doctor accused of ordering killings during civil war  Â· Three others also face extradition from UK


Sales lost from Charley, Frances and now Ivan

CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- By Outback Steakhouse's early estimation, Hurricanes Charley and Frances have cost the restaurant chain as much as $5 million in business.


Francesi maggiori consumatori,donne ne comperano 6 paia anno


Research by BBC Wales finds six of 22 local health boards are unable to offer new NHS dentist places.


There was a time when Boston College was the No. 2 team in the country. Now it's come to this: the Champs Sports Bowl.


Brown to raise "rights, democracy" with China

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrived in a snowy Beijing on Friday on a short trip to boost trade with the world's fastest-growing major economy and to discuss human rights and democracy.


For fans, it's the ecstasy and the... what?

That meant I spent my 40 years perfecting the art of suffering the most tragic and theatrical defeats the world had to offer, and doing it all without losing hope.


Roy Oswalt was one worry the Houston Astros hadn't counted on against the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL championship series. The league's only 20-game winner.


Â«Il maremoto ha spostato l'asse terrestreÂ»

Il catastrofico sisma del 26 dicembre Ã¨ stato talmente violento da modificare in modo considerevole l'inclinazione dell'asse di rotazione terrestre. E' quanto verificato dai ricercatori del Centro di Geodesia


Bulgarian Oscar Hope Heads for Cult Fest in London ... |read|

Lifestyle: 19 October 2004, Tuesday. The successful Bulgarian movie Mila from Mars will be among the participants in the Bulgarian Culture Festival in London in November, the National Film Centre announced.


Car Bomb Kills at Least 20 at Iraq Academy

KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated a car bomb Saturday outside a police academy in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk as hundreds of trainees and civilians were leaving for the day, killing at least 20 people and wounding 36, authorities said.    Separately, U.S and Iraqi forces clashed with insurgents in another part of northern Iraq after launching an operation to destroy an alleged militant cell in the town of Tal Afar, the U.S...


AT&T agrees to buy Dobson for $2.5 bln-$3 bln: paper

AT&T has agreed to purchase wireless carrier Dobson Communications Corp.  in a deal valued between $2.5 billion and $3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Friday.


U.S. stocks barely moved above the  unchanged mark on Wednesday as crude oil prices touched a  record over $52 per barrel, boosting oil stocks.


Stocks rose on Monday, lifted by takeover news and data showing stronger manufacturing growth in June even as price pressures eased.


Irish community groups welcome visit from Minister

KEY political figures from Ireland have visited several Irish voluntary organisations to pledge their continued support for emigrant services in Britain.


Fear and hatred push U.S. sex offenders to fringes

Edward Dion Burge had sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was 24 and has dealt with the consequences ever since: Nearly a year in jail, hate mail and screamed insults from strangers.


South Africa's Thabo Mbeki is under pressure over crime but his annual speech is expected to highlight poverty.


Symanted has warned Mac OS X users to update the open source technology.


U.S. stocks tumbled on Thursday after  oil spiked to a record and New York Attorney General Eliot  Spitzer leveled fraud charges at the insurance industry,  dragging Dow component American International Group Inc.  AIG.N down 10 percent.


BP sells vast Russian gas field to Gazprom

Energy group BP said on Friday that it had agreed to sell its stakes in a Siberian gas field and company to Russian gas giant Gazprom for up to 900 million dollars.


Ai napoletani maggior contributo da Stato, 617 euro a testa


Blog: Blogger adds TV to his celebrity gossip repertoire, taping a series of one-hour shows that's planned to start this fall.


Local health department expects full shipment of flu vaccine

Brownwood Bulletin. The Brown County Health Department has been notified it will receive all 1,700 doses of the flu vaccine it has ordered despite the shortage in the nation's flu vaccine supply, a local health official said.


$300 to Learn Risk of Cancer of the Prostate

Researchers have reported that a simple DNA test can help predict a manâs risk of getting prostate cancer.


Depression, anxiety tied to allergies in kids

Research in psychiatrically ill  children and adolescents suggests that those with depression,  anxiety and other so-called "internalizing" disorders are more  likely to have allergies.


KDE 3.3 Linux desktop closes in on Windows

The final release of KDE 3.3, an open-source Linux desktop environment, is due in a few days and will give users greatly improved email facilities.


Michigan's 17 Democratic electors give state's votes to John Kerry

Seventeen Democratic electors gave presidential candidate John Kerry and vice presidential candidate John Edwards their votes as Michigan's 2004 Electoral College met in the state Senate chamber Monday.


The government is considering a US request to move troops into more potentially dangerous areas of Iraq, a politically charged move which has re-ignited anger over Prime Minister Tony Blair's support for the war.


Multato con 420 euro barista di Savona, con 55 euro fumatore


Empoli, 20:28 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 13-0 NEL TEST CON IL SAN MINIATO

Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista della gara con il Napoli ha affrontato i dilettanti...


Albuquerque Has Renewal of Attacks on Abortion

A rash of attacks on abortion and family planning clinics has struck Albuquerque this month, the first such violence there in nearly a decade.


JERUSALEM Rafael Eitan, a former Israeli Army chief of staff reprimanded in a 1982 massacre of Palestinian refugees by Lebanese Christian allies of Israel, drowned on Tuesday in stormy seas.


Honda's new, improved Asimo robot is able to run, interact with people and shake his hips.


News Corp's Fox to Launch Free MySpace Mobile

MySpace will let its users send and receive messages, comment on pictures, post bulletins, update blogs, find friends and update their mood status on cell phones.


Iraq seeks neighbors' help to avert civil war

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring and Western powers to join forces to prevent their country from sliding into all-out civil war that could spread across the region.


Chief rivals to Hamid Karzai concede election defeat in ...

KABUL, Afghanistan The top challengers in the Afghan presidential election are conceding defeat to Hamid Karzai (HAH'-mihd KAHR'-zeye).


Il gruppo Spalletti batte 4-1 la Sampdoria: doppietta di Totti                                             La Roma passeggia a Genova Stasera il big match della Favorita                                                                                Pari nel derby toscano e tra Livorno e Reggina. Vince il Toro a Bergamo


Il Consiglio dei ministri rinvia l'approvazione alla prossima riunioneprevisti tagli agli enti locali, riduzione di consulenti e consigli circoscrizionali                                          Ecco il ddl sui costi della politica Saranno risparmiati 500 milioni                                                                                I provvedimenti per ora non riguardano Camera e SenatoTrasparenza dei bilanci pubblici, tutto sarÃ  documentato sul web di CLAUDIA FUSANI


Christmas Tree Farmers Look to Grow Sales

Shopping for Christmas presents at  the local mall and watching "It's a Wonderful Life" on  television are an integral part of this holiday season for most  Americans. But there is one tradition that seems to be slipping  away: A real tree.


Helicopter attack hits African Union's bid for Sudan peace

International efforts to bring peace to Sudan suffered a major setback yesterday when the African Union suspended operations in south Darfur following an attack on one of its helicopters amid renewed fighting.


Intel readies successor to unlaunched gaming chipset

X38 to launch next week, X48 by year's end Gamers have been waiting for Intel's X38 high-end desktop chipset to show up for some time, and it finally looks like the part will begin shipping any day now. But it had better be quick - there's apparently an updated version coming by year's end.â¦


IBM Pitches Integrated IP Communications

IBM is extending a hand to businesses looking to improve their communications systems with a new package of hardware, software, and support services that rely on traditional IP-based networks.


NEW YORK The second-seeded AmÃ©lie Mauresmo, who is seeking her first Grand Slam title, overpowered MarÃa Vento-Kabchi, 6-2, 6-0, in the third round of the US Open on Friday.


Andrew Flintoff and Marcus Trescothick will miss England's controversial tour of Zimbabwe.


PSA seen as leading race to buy CSX port assets

Singapore-based PSA International is leading a pack of shipping giants, which includes tycoon Li Ka-shing's flagship Hutchison Whampoa, that are prepared to shell out upward of US$1 billion (HK$7.8 billion) to buy CSX World Terminals' port assets


Developer Tutorials Blog: 5 Ways to be a Better PHP Developer

New on the Developer Tutorials blog today is this post offering up a few ideas (five of them) on how they think you can become a better programmer.   In this post, I'll outline five ways to be a better developer, improve your productivity, write less code and achieve more with your web applications.There's always more to learn when it comes to PHP development. New core functions, new frameworks, new design patterns, new code documentation styles. Here are some of the best ways you can become a better PHP developer.  His five suggestions are:  Read the manual Browse through some code Learn a new framework Research Learn OOP   I can understand where he's coming from on all but the third one - frameworks are nice, but it's more important to get the fundamentals down first before making a framework some of your first experience.


Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, near the top of most lists of possible GOP presidential candidates in 2008, said Sunday he still sees himself as a physician and suggested that medical work rather than politics could be in his future.


Georgia leader wins presidential election: official

Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili won a snap presidential election with 52.8 percent of the vote, election officials said on Sunday.


Hitachi unveils super-skinny new LCD TVs

The Tokyo-based electronics company is aiming for 'pure luxury' with its new TV line, which debuts in the U.S. early in 2008.


Sharon Pledges to Escalate Broad Israeli Gaza Offensive

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon pledged Sunday to escalate a broad Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, saying troops will remain until Palestinian rocket attacks are halted. Israeli officials said the offensive -- in which 58 Palestinians and three Israelis have been killed -- will help clear the way for an Israeli withdrawal.


The nation's consumers, uninspired by this season's fashions and rattled by high gas prices and the weak housing market, shopped gingerly last month, extending the misery of retailers who have struggled with a spending slowdown since February.


Horse Racing: FESTIVAL COUNTDOWN ; 14 DAYS TO GO

THE Paul Nicholls' trained Saintsaire was the best backed Cheltenham Festival horse with Coral yesterday - they cut his Grand Annual price to 5-1 favourite from 6-1.


Mozilla Names New Chief, but Reaffirms Open-Source Commitment

John Lilly, the chief operating officer of Mozilla, the developer of the open-source browser Firefox, will succeed Mitchell Baker as the firmâs chief executive.


Americans stood in silence to remember the nearly 3,000 people killed in the September 11 attacks on Tuesday as Osama bin Laden resurfaced to praise the suicide hijackers who carried them out six years ago to the day.


US: Blast Consistent with N.Korea Explanation

North Korea's explanation that a  blast last week was demolition work for a power project rather  than a nuclear explosion squared with what Washington saw,  Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday.


Networking -- the social time before or after a business function -- can bring on nightmares for many otherwise fearless career warriors. It's daunting because it involves (shudder) meeting people face to face and talking to strangers. It can rank with spamming and telemarketing in social...


A man is shot in the chest and killed as violence flares outside a pub in Birmingham.


Two men are given suspended jail terms over the death of a British woman killed on a moving walkway at an Italian train station.


Oracle's first quarter profit up 25 pct.

Melding a hodgepodge of different software makers into a cohesive business is supposed to be difficult. But Oracle Corp. is making the task look easy as the Redwood Shores-based company churns out one impressive quarter after another, nearly three years into a $25 billion shopping spree that is yielding bigger dividends than many skeptical software analysts and executives anticipated.


Estonian handset wholesaler AS Mobile Wholesale, an EMT subsidiary, announced today that approximately 160,000 mobile phones were sold on the EMT and Elion sales network in the previous year.


As we head down the stretch of the season, the significance of each game will be amplified. While it is difficult to envision any team looking past an opponent at this juncture of the season


Reggio Calabria, 20:13 - CALCIO, REGGINA; FICCADENTI: MI ASPETTO ULTERIORE CRESCITA

Il tecnico della Reggina Ficcadenti è soddisfatto della condizione raggiuntam finora dalla sq...


3 killed in crash with Okla. turkey truck

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - A car collided with a tractor-trailer carrying 5,000 kilograms of frozen turkeys, killing three people, authorities said Thursday.


Toyota Ousts Ford From No. 2 Spot in U.S. Sales

Fordâs sales fell 12 percent in 2007, allowing Toyota to replace it as the countryâs second largest seller of vehicles. It was the first year that Ford was not No. 2, behind General Motors, since 1931.


Air America Radio Signs New Franken Pact

Air America Radio, a startup radio network that offers liberal talk and commentary, has signed a new contract with comedian Al Franken to stay on as its lead personality for at least two more years, the company announced Wednesday.


Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says her church has been unfairly singled out for criticism because it is honest about consecrating gay bishops.


Questions arise about Supreme Court's future

It was just last week that UMass' own Professor Sheldon Goldman of the Political Science Department gave his distinguished lecture on the process and importance of judicial appointments.


LOWELL -- It wasn't pretty, but it was pretty exciting. The MIAA Division 1 North girls' basketball final between Lowell and Central Catholic featured turnovers, air balls, and sloppy execution. Central Catholic made enough plays and free throws to withstand a late Lowell rush, hold on for a 41-34 win, and advance to the state semifinals at TD Banknorth Garden.


While all three of Sam Raimi's Evil Dead films remain highly popular among horror movie fans, there is going to be a remake, Empire Magazine says.


Black was charged with fraud yesterday by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), accusing him of using the company as, what they termed, his personal piggy bank.


Unica misura cautelare ancora in vigore per il principe


Accord signed in France on breakthrough nuclear reactor

The EU and six nations have signed a treaty launching a multibillion-dollar experimental nuclear fusion research project, aimed at emulating the power of the sun to provide limitless, clean energy.


LEGGE ELETTORALE, CASINI: 'SE SI CAMBIA TUTTI ACCETTINO LE ...

D'Alema al 'Corriere': 'Eliminerei la quota proporzionale del 25%'. E il centrosinistra si divide sulla proposta. Roma, 7 dic. (Adnkronos) - Attenzione a parlare di modifica della legge elettorale, perchÂ¿ÃÂ¿ e' un viaggio verso 'lidi inesplorati'.


CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico  - The real-life murders of  hundreds of Mexican women in a grim industrial city on the U.S.  border get a religious twist in a new Hollywood film, one of  the movie's stars said on Wednesday.


With Gaza lost, Abbas wins international support

Western powers rallied behind the Palestinian president on Friday after Hamas Islamists routed his forces in the Gaza Strip and began imposing a new order in the enclave after days of bloody civil war.


Ford's US sales fall 10%, adding to the pressure on the carmaker but rival General Motors enjoys a rise in sales.


Stop it, I love it Also in this week's column:â¦


LEON, Nicaragua  - An adulterated batch of   moonshine cane liquor has killed 23 people in Nicaragua, the   government said on Friday, and dozens more with symptoms of   poisoning flooded an overstretched hospital.


Shortly before Pakistanâs Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri came to New Delhi, Natwar Singh held a background briefing for journalists.


Space Station Crew Blast Off from Kazakh Steppe

A Russian rocket carrying a US-Russian space crew on a two-day flight to the International Space Station blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early Thursday.


The Neediest Cases: Fire Takes All They Have, Except a Sense of Family

A mother who lost most of her belongings in an apartment fire begins to rebuild a sense of family life for her sons.


Apple cuts iPhone price and revamps iPod

Apple on Wednesday cut the price of its hot-selling iPhones and unveiled a revamped iPod line starring a new model that mirrors the design of its innovative touch-screen mobile telephones.


European Shares Drift Down in Thin Trade

European stocks were slightly lower by mid-day in holiday-hit trading on Monday, with crude oil rises weighing on shares, though Sanofi-Aventis gained on the result of trials of an anti-obesity drug.


Iraq war looms over Venice Film Festival

Two movies about the Iraq war and its  impact on Americans back home are among 22 competition entries  at the Venice Film Festival this year, lending political weight  to a cinema showcase laden with Hollywood productions.


Playboy Enterprises Inc.(PLA.N), the No. 1 U.S. adult entertainment company, could be alluring to value investors with its strong brand and solid balance sheet, according to Barron's.


(KSL News) -- A new report out today by the National Center for Health Statistics says married adults are healthier and happier than single people.


The commercial theater increasingly relies on repeat visitors. But there is a repeat elite who demonstrate an extraordinary level of commitment to their favored entertainments.


Ericsson offers home GSM, Wi-Fi base station

InfoWorld - Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson introduced an access point designed to let users improve the quality of cellphone calls made in their homes.


Jags' Darius Ejected for Clothesline Hit

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Robert Ferguson temporarily lost feeling in his legs Sunday night after a vicious clothesline hit by Jacksonville safety Donovin Darius.


IL PERSONAGGIO                                          La parabola del "buonismo"                                                                                di FILIPPO CECCARELLI


Rumours that the Internet would witness a sustained and devastating cyber-attack by Islamic "cyber-terrorists" today have turned out to be completely baseless.


Roma, 19:47 - CALCIO, IFFHS: SIVIGLIA SEMPRE AL COMANDO, MILAN QUARTO

E' sempre il Siviglia al comando nella classifica stilata oggi dall'Iffhs, l'Istituto mondiale di st...


Scientists to Study Effects of Ship Waste

A team of scientists is traveling a 600-mile stretch of the Inside Passage this month to study the effects of cruise ship waste and other contaminants in Southeast Alaska waters.


Belgian PM hurt in crash as flights row divides country

The Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, was recovering yesterday after a road accident in which his car hit a concrete pillar and rolled over three times.


Who Should Run Yahoo? Pick Your Favorites in Our Poll

Are Yahoo CEO Terry Semel's days numbered? Almost certainly. Is it too soon to start picking a successor? Not at all -- and you can help, by nominating and voting for contenders.


UPDATE 2-GE to buy water treatment company for $1.1 billion

General Electric Co. (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) will buy Ionics Inc. (ION.N: Quote, Profile, Research) for $1.1 billion to build out its water treatment and services business


Pescara, 13:48 - CALCIO, PESCARA: PINCIONE NUOVO PRESIDENTE

Sono stati definiti i nuovi vertici del Pescara 70 S.r.l. Questo è il nuovo Cda: Presidente M...


This George Washington could not make it across the Delaware River. Ronald Rinaldi III was prepared to play the role of the military leader whose daring Christmas crossing led to a rout of British-led forces and revived the downtrodden Continental forces.


IBM unveils servers for Linux consolidation

InfoWorld - IBM Corp. on Wednesday unveiled three server offerings aimed at helping companies of all sizes consolidate Web-tier Linux servers in their IT environments.


Anselm Kiefer continues to transform raw materials into art in this show at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.


Hurricane Frances could cause between $2bn and $10bn in insured losses in the US, experts predict as the storm pummels Florida.


Sweden Ends Canada's World Junior Winning Streak at 20

Sweden beat  the three-time defending champions in the world junior hockey championship at 20o on Saturday with a last-second goal.


BAGHDAD, July 17 -- Shiite and Kurdish officials expressed deep reservations on Sunday about the new U.S. military strategy of partnering with Sunni Arab groups to help defeat the militant organization al-Qaeda in Iraq.


Sport: Fabio Capello says he told the FA about his tax investigation before they handed him the England job


The United States has big plans for Cuba once Fidel Castro is gone for good.


Top500 supercomputers: HP wins on share, IBM on performance

IBM's BlueGene/L remains king of the hill among supercomputers on the Top500 Supercomputing Sites list released today. But Hewlett-Packard Co. now claims the most computers on the list.


1st Ld-Writethru: Japan Launches Spy Satellite With H-2A Rocket

1st Ld-Writethru: Japan launches spy satellite with H-2A rocket    TOKYO, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Japan launched a spy satellite with an H-2A rocket on Monday from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan's Kagoshima prefecture, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.


If the pitch in Nagpur came as a surprise, the one here in Mumbai has proved totally predictable. In fact, it looks like such a typically Indian surface it won't surprise anyone if the ball turns square from the first ball.


Bush Intervenes in Bid to Secure Intel Reform Deal

President Bush stepped up pressure  on Congress on Wednesday to cut a deal to reform U.S. spy  agencies, and sources close to the negotiations said a new  national intelligence director appeared unlikely to get the  full powers sought by the Sept. 11 commission.


Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and Renee Zellweger will all be in Leicester Square to tread the red carpet. "I think I'ma little bit more of a realist, but very much like her in the fact that I'ma hopeless romantic.


Underground lake may bring Darfur peace: scientist

A newly found imprint of a vast, ancient underground lake in Sudan's Darfur could restore peace to the region by providing a potential water source to an area ravaged by drought, a U.S. geologist says.


Blockbuster looks at hostile bid of competitor

Video Giant Blockbuster indicated that it plans to, one way or another, acquire its primary rival, Hollywood Entertainment. Blockbuster says it plans to start a cash tender to buy its rival's shares if its board refuses to negotiate a takeover.


A veiled Muslim woman is to deliver Channel 4's alternative Christmas message, the broadcaster announces.


Mark Cuban, the outspoken billionaire owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, is planning to start a hedge fund that will gamble investors' cash.


Atlantic City, 18:50 - PUGILATO: TYSON NON POTRA' ESSERE ALL'ANGOLO NEL MONDIALE

Mike Tyson non potrà fare il secondo all'angolo dell'amico russo Sultan Ibragimov, che nel Mo...


IBM unveils new Shark and midrange array

OCTOBER 13, 2004  - NEW YORK -- IBM yesterday unveiled two new enterprise-class storage arrays, one aimed at the high end and one at midrange environments but both with compatible software that allows the boxes to be managed through a


Higher-capacity hard drives will be available by the end of the year.


A Brazilian Boy, Alone in the Tumult of 1970

âThe Year My Parents Went on Vacationâ is most seductive when it focuses on the details of daily life in the lower-middle-class SÃ£o Paulo neighborhood Bom Retiro.


Fabregas can't bear Premier League failure

Cesc Fabregas has admitted that were Arsenal to miss out on the Premier League title this season it would rank as one of the biggest disappointments of his career.


BA hands aircraft orders to Boeing ahead of Airbus

British Airways handed US aerospace giant Boeing firm orders and options on Wednesday for aircraft worth 800 million pounds at list prices, in a blow to European rival Airbus.


11 killed in bus crash in Egypt's Sinai,

A bus carrying tourists overturned in the Sinai peninsula Tuesday killing 11 people, most of them Israeli Arabs, and injuring more than 30, police and hospital officials said.


IBM unleashes software tool for thwarting pandemics

IBM researchers on Friday released free software to help public health officials prevent pandemics of diseases such as bird flu or dengue fever.


A new network of sensors will detail how ecological threats to the waterway affect the seacoast.


Linux developer Hans Reiser is ordered to stand trial for the alleged murder of his missing wife. Joshua Davis reports from Oakland, California.


A powerful bomb explosion in the Turkish capital Tuesday killed five people and injured 60, the prime minister said


Le indagini, coordinate dalla direzione distrettuale antimafiahanno accertato mandanti ed esecutori di sei omicidi                                          Camorra, blitz contro i Sarno e i Panico A Napoli arrestati 70 membri dei clan


Ont. doctors call for needle exchange in prisons

A needle-exchange program is the best way to stop the alarming increase of HIV and hepatitis C in Canadian prisons, medical and legal groups said Wednesday.


Keeping its promise to migrate toward more flexible pricing for its software, Computer Associates (Quote, Chart) has unleashed Measured Workload Pricing for its mainframe management products.


EU formally adopts caps on cross-border mobile roaming rates

The European Union on Monday formally adopted rules slashing the cost of cross border mobile phone calls in the 27-nation bloc, paving the way for their application in the coming months.


German court won't extradite ex-SS guard

A German court has blocked the extradition to Denmark of a former member of the Nazi SS wanted in the Scandinavian country for the assassination of a journalist in 1943, it said Monday.


Israel Agrees to Free 170 Palestinian Prisoners

Israel has agreed to free 170 Palestinian prisoners, Israel Radio said on Sunday.


The folks at "Jimmy Kimmel Live" hoped Curt Schilling would stop by Tuesday for an appearance after he led the Red Sox past the Angels in Game 1 of the Division Series. But they ran into a couple of problems, including Schilling winding up at a local hospital to undergo a second round of X-rays on his ...


The 21st century promises to be the most innovative yet.


A plane crash during the filming of a movie over the Dry Tortugas has taken the life of cinematographer Neal Fredericks, The Miami Herald reported Tuesday.


Christopher Reeve Gives Teen Boy His Van

Christopher Reeve played a superhero in the movies, and now, two months after his death, he's a superhero in the eyes of a 14-year-old boy from Charlestown, N.H.


Disk drive consolidation as Western buys Komag

Western Digital Corp. has agreed  to buy component maker Komag Inc., in the latest move to  consolidate the disk drive industry, for about $1 billion in  cash, the companies said on Thursday.


This music playback app is only available as a "developer's preview," but it already offers excellent features for grabbing music from MP3 blogs and other web-based music forms. In Listening Post. <img src=" http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/music/xml.gif


Quattro le vittime, una quinta persona e' grave


German officials said Saturday they have decided to forgive 80 percent of Iraq's $120 billion foreign debt, CNN reported. Hans Eichel, Germany's finance minister, meeting


Slammed by all sides, from high-ranking Republicans to rival networks, CBS News vowed on Wednesday to answer questions about the authenticity of documents it aired


Two Boston doctors are cautioning physicians to prescribe pain relievers called cox-2 inhibitors such as Celebrex only as a last resort in patients at risk for heart attacks.


Inchiesta sui bilanci falsi Tocca a Milan e Inter

Milano, 30 dicembre 2004 - La procura di Milano ha aperto formalmente un'indagine sui bilanci di Milan e Inter. Si tratta di una sorta di atto dovuto dopo l'arrivo da Roma dell'esposto del patron del Bologna


Moscow - Anastasia Myskina defeated Elena Dementieva 7-5 6-0 to defend her title in the first-ever all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament on Sunday as Russians won all four championship matches.


Remote-control sharks, pain guns, radioactive scorpion venom ... Bond-like technology is unnervingly real in some labs. By Greta Lorge from Wired magazine.


Vijay doesn't care if you like him; he's No. 1 now

''You guys look so sad,'' he told reporters after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship on Sunday. ''Man, come on, it's not the end of the world.


Sentenced to 8 years, Abu Ghraib Abuser Blames Superiors

A staff sergeant responsible for some of the heinous acts committed inside Abu Ghraib prison and other witnesses point to higher level involvement in the torture scandal.


QUESTIONS WERE ASKED ABOUT Sam Allardyceâs ambition when, having spent years bemoaning the lack of opportunities for British managers, he politely told Newcastle United to look elsewhere in their search for a successor to Sir Bobby Robson.


Queen Latifah, Emma Thompson Pick 'Fiction'

Queen Latifah and Emma Thompson are joining Will Ferrell in "Stranger Than Fiction," director Marc Forster's follow-up to "Finding Neverland."


Federal immigration agents rounded up hundreds of immigrant workers in what the agents described as a vast criminal investigation of identity theft.


Jury to Decide Penalty for Abu Ghraib Abuse Ringleader

FORT HOOD, Texas  - A military jury will consider  on Saturday whether to give the lead Abu Ghraib abuse figure  the maximum sentence of 15 years in prison after convicting him  in the scandal that badly damaged America's global image.


Police on the Lookout for Terrorists With Missiles Near Airports

Police officer Steven Benner was on patrol in northern Anne Arundel County, driving his unmarked sport-utility vehicle through parking lots, climbing onto rooftops and peering down access roads that wind through wooded areas.


Actor Robert Blake's wife Bonny Lee Bakley, who was gunned down outside a Los Angeles restaurant on May 4, 2001, is seen in this undated handout photo.


Volkswagen Says It Will Not Increase Wages

Automaker Volkswagen said Monday there is "no room" for wage increases this year as it prepares for pay talks with Germany's largest industrial union.


Bearded Letterman returns with union-backed jokes

Late-night TV comedian David Letterman  on Wednesday kicked off the return of his show from a two-month  hiatus in support of striking screenwriters, boasting his was  the "only show on the air" with union-backed jokes.


One day in early July, tens of thousands of people streamed into a Kiev amphitheater called the Singing Field to hear opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko announce his run for president.


HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders agreed on Friday a $60 billion pledge to fight AIDS and other killer diseases ravaging Africa and restated broader promises to double development spending.


No one was on high alert last night for a Manny Ramírez trade. At a luncheon for major league managers yesterday, Terry Francona was outlining his prospective lineup for 2007, one in which he envisioned newcomer Julio Lugo playing shortstop and leading off ahead of Kevin Youkilis , and another newcomer, J.D. Drew , batting ...


Hanover is bracing itself for an influx of hi-tech firms and fans who will be in town for the giant Cebit show.


Boeing confident over pension probe outcome

Chicago - The Boeing Company on Thursday said it is co-operating with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with the agency's general inquiry into pension accounting methods.


Chery-built Chrysler cars aim to reach U.S. in 30 mths

The first shipments of Chrysler cars built by China's Chery Automobile Co. could reach the U.S. or Europe within 30 months, Chrysler said on Wednesday, opening the door for Chery to be the first mainland auto maker to do so.


During an appearance on Israeli radio, Israeli President Moshe Katsav expressed his sympathy for the deteriorating health of Yasser Arafat, who is currently in Paris undergoing treatment: "I respect the sadness of the Palestinians.


Intel to announce new 500 million-transistor chip

Intel Corp. will announce today that it has built a fully functional test-memory chip that contains more than 500 million transistors using next- generation semiconductor manufacturing technology.


Public misinformed about stem cell issue

Research on embryonic stem cells continues to ignite national debate over the beginning of human life. And with the Legislature likely to take up the issue in its next session, many worry that inaccurate information is being perpetuated by stem cell proponents and their counterparts.


Rescue teams scale down the sea and air search for a boy missing since he and a friend capsized in a rowing boat.


Half of U.S. Parents Plan to Buy Videogame-Survey

Nearly half of all U.S. adults with  children plan to give video games as gifts this holiday season,  according to a survey conducted by the trade group representing  the video game industry and released on Monday.


PGA of America changes Ryder Cup qualifying format

PALM BEACH GARDENS, United States  - In the wake of the worst Ryder Cup loss ever by an American team, the PGA of America has adopted a new points system to determine 10 automatic qualifiers for the United States squad.


Old Hard Drives Still Full of Sensitive Data

Researchers report that 37 percent of old hard drives still contain personal data from former owners.


Wholesale prices, helped by retreating energy costs, fell in January by the largest amount in three months, providing evidence that inflation pressures are moderating.


Alex Salmond said he wants relations between London and Scotland put on a more formal footing.


Liza Minnelli was hospitalized early yesterday (Dec. 27) after falling out of bed at her residence. The veteran performer was taken to a Manhattan hospital, according to a New York police department spokesperson.


New technology applies electrical fuses to help identify and repair faults.


Security tight as Karzai's inauguration looms

Security is extremely tight around the Afghan capital as Hamid Karzai prepares to be sworn in as the country's first popularly elected president.


Confrontations expected during Ukraine election

KIEV - Sunday's presidential election in the Ukraine must be free and fair otherwise the country could face punitive measures, warns the US mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.


Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney panned Hillary Rodham Clinton's health care plan sight unseen Saturday, eager to remind voters she failed at "socialized medicine" once before.


Market dips at open as price data weighs

Stocks opened slightly lower on Thursday as stronger-than-expected retail sales data was offset by a report showing wholesale inflation rose more than expected.


African Union talks on Sudan's Darfur region adjourned for one month: Sudan

African Union-sponsored talks on restoring peace to Sudan's western Darfur region adjourned for one month to give negotiators more time to resolve disagreements on the key issues, delegates said.


Iranian president's NY visit sparks protests

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met leaders of an anti-Zionist Jewish group on Monday at the start of a visit to New York for the U.N. General Assembly meeting that has sparked protests and anger.


A PROPOSED 25% cut in cod quotas would "crucify" the North Sea white fish fleet, fishing leaders said yesterday.


The commercial arm of the BBC announces a tie-up with file-sharing company Azureus to distribute titles in the US.


Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell said on Monday it had agreed to a restructuring of its Gasunie gas division with the Dutch government and business partner ExxonMobil.


Journalist purportedly kidnapped by militants

A group calling itself "The Islamic Army in Iraq" said Italy must withdraw its 3,000 troops -- or the safety of a missing Italian journalist can't be guaranteed.


Mumbai, Dec. 27. (PTI): Though today's crucial RIL board meeting failed to make any positive impact on the company's shares, the overall sentiment remained bullish on the stock market and the sensex closed


Three things all Yankees baseball people were on the same page about at their Tampa meeting with George Steinbrenner: 1) Going for Carlos Beltran.


High traffic disrupted Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Web site for much of Friday, one of the year's busiest shopping days.


Census shows more people living below poverty level

The number of Americans living in poverty increased last year, with nearly 36 million people below the poverty line, 1.3 million more than last year, the US Census Bureau reported yesterday.


Iranâs judiciary has executed an airport customs contractor accused of bribe-taking and other corruption and has issued death sentences for three other airport employees.


Warming May Be Less Severe in Central U.S.

Anticipated global warming by mid-century may be less severe in the central U.S. than elsewhere in the country, researchers said Tuesday.


Health officials stepped up warnings for local residents to take precautions against West Nile Virus on Saturday after a crow found in Elmore County tested positive for the infection.


Sport: Pompey striker in England squad after Agbonlahor ruled out with hamstring injury


Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode won't seek criminal charges against Tennessee defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth for stomping on his head during a game.


Presidential contender Mike Huckabee bagged a pheasant Wednesday, offering Iowa voters the image of an experienced outdoorsman on the hunt, shotgun blasting and dogs braying.


Woman Accused of Sneaking Through Pet Door

WENATCHEE, Wash. - A 57-year-old woman has been arrested for investigation of residential burglary, accused of trying to sneak into her neighbor's house through the doggie door...


Hurricane Ivan blows price of oil higher

US crude leapt about $1.50-a-barrel yesterday as petroleum giants evacuated thousands of workers from the Gulf of Mexico ahead of Hurricane Ivan.


Search for adventurer Fossett to resume Thursday

RENO, Nevada  - Air crews scouring rugged terrain in Nevada for missing U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett are expected to press on with a high-tech search on Thursday morning.


Lawyers demand Blair action on Guantanamo

Relatives and rights lawyers have urged Prime Minister Tony Blair to demand the release of all Britons and other Europeans from the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay when he meets President George W. Bush this ...


Turkish MPs back a blanket ban on smoking in enclosed public places - but it may prove tough to enforce.


NASA survey refutes report about drunk astronauts

Astronauts and NASA  flight surgeons overwhelmingly dismissed reports of a  crewmember flying drunk, although they did confirm a single  incident of an astronaut seemingly inebriated a few days before  liftoff, an employee survey released on Wednesday showed.


President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry have starkly different economic priorities with a common thread: price tags exceeding $1 trillion that could pump already huge deficits skyward over the next decade.


Australia's plans to filter Internet under fire

An Australian government plan to filter the Internet Wednesday drew criticism from privacy advocates who said it represented the start of state censorship.


More Comment Time Sought County Planners to Consider Extending Hearings on Newhall Ranch

By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\ Staff Writer  County planners have received dozens of requests, mostly from environmental groups, urging more time to add their comments before this week's final hearing on the first phase of the huge Newhall Ranch project.


More than 130 feared dead after Indonesian rains

Indonesian rescuers pulled corpses from mud Thursday as they hunted for victims of landslides and floods on Java island that have left more than 130 people feared dead, officials said.


- Belgium's Kim Clijsters, left, kisses Australian Lleyton Hewitt, center, after their "love match" tennis game at the Expodroom in Bree, Belgium, in this Saturday April 17, 2004 file photo.


Sara Golemon's Blog: PHP6: News from the front...

Sara Golemon brings us some news from the front about PHP6 in her latest blog entry today.   While everyone else has been busily gearing up for the release of PHP 5.2 and the new features that are going to come with it, Andrei and his small band of merry babelonians (yours truly included) have been making inroads on preparing PHP6 for a preview release. In the past week we've managed to roughly double the number of builtin functions (those which are part of the main distribution) that have been reviewed for unicode safety, either flagging them as good or upgrading their functionality   She also talks about what kinds of functions this entailed and how far along they are total (around 22%). She also encourages anyone that wants to get involved to help to jump right in.


Nessun aumento per effetto del fermo dell'autotrasporto


Veteran BBC broadcaster John Peel dies from a heart attack at the age of 65 while on holiday in Peru.


Brazil's sugar cane provides the ethanol that fuels eight out of every 10 new Brazilian cars. Bush wants an alliance with the planet's undisputed renewable energy leader. By the Associated Press.


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.


Intel single-core 'Silverthorne' to sport HyperThreading

One-core UMPC chip acts like a Core 2 Duo Intel has spilled a few more beans about 'Silverthorne', its upcoming 45nm processor for UMPCs and mobile internet devices (MIDs). It's a single-core part that implements HyperThreading (HT) ahead of the technology's implementation later this year in 'Nehalem' next-gen CPUs.â¦


Roma, 13:08 - CALCIO, ROMA: TOTTI SALTA IL MILAN, NON E' CONVOCATO

Totti non giocherà domani a San Siro contro il Milan. Il capitano della Roma non è sta...


Rookie Carey to Make 1st Start for Miami

Miami Dolphins first-round draft pick Vernon Carey will make his first NFL start Sunday at New England as a replacement for injured tackle John St. Clair.


Newcastle striker Michael Owen has backed former Real Madrid team-mate David Beckham's return to the England squad.


Any hope that may have arisen from the resumption of negotiations last week was snuffed out Tuesday by the league's rejection of the union's proposal during a 3Â½-hour meeting in Toronto and


NL Wrap: Bonds Homers Again as Giants Rout Expos

Barry Bonds hit his third home run in two days to help the San Francisco Giants earn a split of their doubleheader with a 14-4 win over the Montreal Expos on Wednesday.


Technology companies eager to grab vacant airwaves and use them for high-speed Internet service first have to develop a gizmo that makes the conversion possible.


Shuttle to check heat shield, deploy satellites

Astronauts aboard Discovery plan a final, routine check of the space shuttle's heat shield and the launch of two small satellites on Wednesday before landing two days later.


Saddam's cousin netted as top aides await trial

A cousin of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been captured in the city of Fallujah, and some of his top aides will go on trial next week, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said Tuesday.


Got What It Takes For The 'Best Job In Sports?'

As the NFL season gets under way, the Green Bay Packers are looking for a replacement for legendary CEO Bob Harlan.


Wyeth recalls cough and cold brands with faulty cups

Wyeth said on Monday it was recalling several of its Robitussin cough, cold and congestion products and its Children's Dimetapp Cold & Chest Congestion medicine because their dosage cups lack a measurement mark for young children.


Explosion outside British embassy in Chile

A device exploded outside the British embassy in the Chilean capital Santiago, causing minor damage and no casualties, police said Monday.


A mother-of-seven who lived in a council house "palace" funded by crime is jailed for six months.


MMS scandal: Delhi police arrest student

Since the boy is a juvenile he cannot be put in jail. He is now being held in the Economic Offences Wing in New Delhi. The 17-year-old boy, who was reportedly arrested at the Delhi airport, will be produced in court tomorrow.


THIEVES have snatched two diamonds worth a total of 11.5 million euros ($19.8m) from an antique dealers' show in a bold heist at the Louvre museum complex in Paris.


Poco verosimile un possibile 'spacchettamento' di Vodafone


Serbia And Montenegro: Privatisation Gains Steam in Early September

General secretary of the Foreign Investors Forum and, until Sptember 1, 2004 general manager of the Belgrade HVB Bank, Christoph Greussing oessing, told Tanjug on Sunday that by the end of the year, the scope ...


UPS signs new agreement with Airbus for A380 super-jumbo jets

UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Friday it signed an agreement with Airbus changing delivery dates on the company's order for the delay-plagued A380 super-jumbo jet and allowing either party ...Comment


Iran, U.S., Syria set to meet at Baghdad conference

KERBALA, Iraq  - Iraq's ruling Shi'ite leaders on Friday urged neighboring states and Western powers to join forces to help prevent an all-out civil war that could spread across the oil-rich region.


The World Series now shifts from the game's most eccentric ballpark to the last of the "Cookie Cutters." Busch Stadium, from the outside, has the same boring, circular look as


The economic growth rate in the July-September period was revised slightly downward from an already weak preliminary report, the government said Wednesday.


The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a drug for multiple sclerosis that has shown early evidence of being more effective than existing drugs.


James Hardie, unions sign asbestos compensation pact

SYDNEY: James Hardie said today it has signed an initial agreement with unions and asbestos sufferers groups to set up a special purpose fund to support asbestos disease sufferers and their bereaved families.


Four directors resign from photo booth operator Photo-Me International under pressure from a key shareholder.


Baghdad -- A British engineer abducted with two American contractors three weeks ago was beheaded by his captors, according to a videotape of the slaying and comments from the victim's family.


Ben Wallace's return to the Detroit Pistons' lineup was far less eventful than his last appearance for the defending NBA champions.


Syd Thrift, the Orioles' vice president of baseball operations from 1999-2002, dies at the age of 77 after undergoing knee replacement surgery.


The number of people filing an  initial claim for U.S. jobless aid fell by a  larger-than-expected 25,000 last week, the government said on  Thursday in a report seen as a good sign for job growth.


ATHENS, Greece -- American Allen Johnson, a four-time world champion and a former Olympic gold medalist, made a shocking exit from the second round of the 110-meter hurdles.


Thai PM Apologizes for Deaths of Muslims

Thailand's prime minister apologized Wednesday for the deaths 78 Muslim detainees who were suffocated or crushed while crammed into army trucks after a riot, but insisted


MySpace launches developer platform, appoints COO

MySpace, the world's largest online  social network, will launch its program to court outside  software developers in February in a bid to widen the gap  against rival Facebook.


August is rocketing to a close, but there's plenty of midweek action with a bit of everything from visiting rockers to a CD-release party.


We expect them to use hard data. But that's not always the best kind of medicine


Uzbek journalist charged with defamation

An Uzbek reporter for German broadcaster said Wednesday he faces up to 10 years in prison after being accused of defaming President Islam Karimov.


Music industry hopes for, yet fears, iPhone effect

The music industry has long hoped  mobile phones will help turn around weak music sales, but music  executives privately fear the most obvious contender, the  iPhone, may give too much clout to Apple Inc., in shaping the  future of the fledgling mobile music market.


The Expos seek deposits from fans who had registered for season tickets, although the process begins a day earlier than expected.


A nurse accused of killing four elderly patients denies once saying that he did not like old people.


Microsoft to change Vista after Google complaint

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to modify its Windows Vista operating system in response to a complaint that its computer search function put Google Inc. and other potential rivals at a disadvantage, the Justice Department and Microsoft said on Tuesday.


Philadelphia's Boos Still Ringing for Santa

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29  - Those famously churlish Philadelphia fans cannot hide behind the urban legends. The truth is out there: they simply booed Santa Claus.


Norilsk support for Harmony not that irrevocable

Johannesburg - Norilsk Nickel included escape clauses in its pact to support Harmony's takeover bid for Gold Fields, according to the agreement.


Londra, 14:46 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: PENNETTA KO NEL DOPPIO

Flavia Pennetta è stata eliminata nel secondo turno del torneo di doppio femminile di Wimbled...


Sun Microsystems is scheduled to launch Solaris 10, the newest version of its Unix-based operating system, on November 15th. But the fate of a plan to release an open-source version remains unclear.


BFFs Britney Spears and Paris Hilton reportedly are no longer friends. They even ditched the same fashion show in New York just so they wouldn't cross paths. They were both scheduled to appear at the Heatherette show at Fashion Week and c...


In Iraqi Vote, the Writing Isn't on the Wall

The emotions are as jumbled as the campaign posters are clear. There is fear over the vote, hope for the future, disdain at the parties, and resilience among the people.


Gunmen shoot dead a woman who ran a radio station in Afghanistan, days after a female newsreader was killed.


Scientists may be a step closer to uncovering the cause of certain types of debilitating migraine headaches.


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.


Norway defender John Arne Riise claimed the Scandinavians let Scotland off the hook during their World Cup qualifier at Hampden on Saturday.


Madagascar completes the phasing out of its Malagasy franc currency with the pre-colonial Ariary.


Copper Prices Fall Amid Concern of Slowing Consumption in China

Copper prices in New York fell for the second session in three on signs of slowing demand from manufacturers in China, the world's biggest buyer of the metal.


Sweden's Oldest Twins Turning 100 on Sun.

They have lived for 200 years between them, but Sweden's oldest pair of twins had never seen anything like this before. Holding up a birthday cake and two bouquets of flowers, Siri Ingvarsson and Gunhild Gaellstedt seemed bewildered by the number of photographers huddled around them in the living room of Gaellstedt's Stockholm apartment earlier this week.


Turkish, German leaders confident of EU green light for Ankara

Turkey's prime minister expressed confidence that the European Union's executive will recommend opening talks for his Muslim-majority country's membership this week, saying Sunday that admitting Turkey to the union would contribute to "reconciliation


Unici candidati in lizza Strauss-Kahn e Tosovsky


Lilly Antidepressant Effective in Treating Pain -Study

Eli Lilly and Co.'s new antidepressant Cymbalta was shown in a small clinical trial to be effective in reducing pain in women suffering from fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder that causes widespread pain in the muscles and soft tissues, researchers said.


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


Industrial Production Inches Up in August

Industrial activity edged up by 0.1 percent in August as declines in utility and mining output tempered a gain in factory production.


Web 2.0 client to back-end content servers will help customers' access digital information, which in 2010 is expected to double every 11 hours.


(InfoWorld) - Laszlo Systems this week unveiled an enhanced version of Laszlo Webtop, which the company refers to as "The Web 2.0 Desktop." The company also is partnering to add VoIP capabilities to the platform. Version 1.2 of Lazlo Webtop enables delivery of Web 2.0-based, RIAs (rich Internet applications) for popular browsers and devices, the company said. "This is a tool that allows you to assemble your own Web desktop for delivery to your customers or your employees that may or may not use prebuilt applications from Laszlo," said David Temkin, chief technology officer and founder of Laszlo, at the AJAXWorld conference in Santa Clara, Calif. Featured is the machinery around a windowing system application integration, single sign-on, and capabilities to offer a visually integrated experience with data integration on the back end, Temkin said. An alliance with CounterPath Solutions brings voice-based communications to Webtop as an optional capability. "This allows you to make VoIP-based calls from your Laszlo Webtop interface," Temkin said. Users can add CounterPath's CMC (CounterPath Multimedia Communicator) WebPhone software to Webtop, integrating it with Laszlo's Mail and Contacts applications. WebPhone will be available later this year. The 1.2 version features Laszlo Mail as an optional application module for desktop e-mail and carrier-grade scalability, the company said. Also added were APIs for application integration, in which data access and paging APIs have been added to bolster integration and performance when deploying OpenLaszlo applications with large datasets. OpenLaszlo is the company's RIA development platform. User-based interactive advertising options is being offered as feature primarily for service providers. Laszlo is offering bundled solutions based on Laszlo Webtop for enterprise, developers, and service providers. The three specific bundles include: * Laszlo Webtop for Service Providers, featuring an extensible offering for delivering a customized communications Web portal. Advertising can be integrated. Providers also can add modules such as news, stocks, and productivity applications. * Laszlo Webtop for Enterprises, to improve the way users access content, complete transactions, and consume multimedia. * Laszlo Webtop SDK for Developers, featuring a software development kit to build Webtop solutions and leverage OpenLaszlo 4. Access to an evaluation copy of Lazlo Webtop 1.2 is available for free for 30 days. Pricing for Webtop deployments starts at $27,000 plus a per-user fee. The SDK starts at $795 per year.


Madhavan on holiday while Guru gets ready

Madhavan plays a journalist for   the first  time  in Mani Rathnam's ready-for-release Guru.


A wind-fueled grass fire destroyed three homes Thursday night, west of where crews gained ground on a separate 1,240-acre mountain wildfire, firefighters said.


GM, Ford shares slip after Bear Stearns downgrade

Shares in automakers General Motors  Corp  and Ford Motor Co  slid in early trade on  Wednesday after Bear Stearns downgraded both companies citing  concerns over weakening consumer purchasing power.


NEW YORK (CNN) -- Less than two weeks before the Republican National Convention convenes in Manhattan, a group of congressional Democrats from New York on Tuesday charged the Bush administration exploits the 9/11 attacks for political gain.


Clinton Sees Better Future for Democrats

Former President Bill Clinton encouraged Democrats on Thursday to rally around the party's leaders and said doomsayers who predict the party's demise needed to "get a life and look at history."


Some Beslan terrorists left siege to plan escape route, says ...

Some of the hostage-takers who seized school number one in Beslan on September 1 were not willing to die like their apparently fanatical leaders and crept out of the school to plan


Long, snowy winter shrinks salt supplies

From Maine to Iowa and beyond, the unusually snowy winter has left dozens of communities with dwindling salt supplies and blown snow removal budgets Â five weeks before the official start of spring.


Indian cricket officials tells their players to behave following the Harbhajan Singh controversy.


Chiron Gets US Subpoena on Flu Vaccine Shutdown

Chiron Corp. is being investigated by the US Justice Department over the suspension of its flu vaccine factory in the UK because of contamination, the company said in a regulatory filing.


Boston's Kevin Garnett will miss the game against Miami because of a strained abdominal muscle, his second contest on the sideline.


Early loss data suggests the insurance bill from Hurricane Frances, which wreaked havoc across Florida at the weekend, may turn out to be lower than that of August's Charley, UK insurer Amlin said on Monday.


Oracle Micro-Sizes App Prices For Small Businesses

It's pushing its Application Server Standard Edition One, a full-sized version of the Standard Edition app server, but priced at $4,995.


The BBC's correspondents report on the devastation caused by tidal waves across the Indian Ocean.


Trieste, 11:16 - CALCIO, TRIESTINA CONFERMA FIDUCIA A TESSER

La Triestina ha confermato la fiducia al tecnico Attilio Tesser. Lo ha ribadito il direttore general...


Errors found in high-profile judge misconduct cases

Judges erred in handling misconduct   complaints against their colleagues in nearly a third of   high-profile cases, including the investigation of President   Bill Clinton in the Monica Lewinsky scandal, a panel concluded   on Tuesday.


Health nuts, food lovers and the worldwide restaurant industry are closely watching the Big Apple, where the board of health is poised to approve the nation's first ban on trans fats.


Applebee's says fund rejects board seat offer

Applebee's International Inc.   said on Friday negotiations with hedge-fund investor Breeden  Capital have failed to produce an agreement after Breeden  rejected the restaurant chain's offer of two board seats.


Baghdad Suicide Bomb Attack Kills at Least 7

Iraqi authorities say a suicide car-bomb blast in central Baghdad killed at least seven Iraqis and wounded 19 other people Monday - the anniversary of Saddam Hussein's capture by US forces.


Unpatched Symantec flaw leads to U. of Colorado breach

An unpatched server at the University of Colorado may have compromised information on up to 45,000 students and recent alumni. The patch, which fixed a vulnerability in a Symantec AV console, had been issued but not yet applied.


A Greek passenger jet bound for New York made an emergency landing in Ireland yesterday after a warning that a bomb was about to explode on board.


Timore per retrocessione e sfide per futuro saranno i temi


Gaza Violence Dents Hopes of Middle East Peace

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  said on Monday that any peace talks with Palestinian leaders  depended on whether they could rein in militants, who killed  five Israeli soldiers in Gaza in an attack on Sunday.


US Actor Aude Freed from Pakistani Prison

An American actor accused of drug smuggling returned home to Los Angeles on Sunday after spending nearly three years in a Pakistani prison before a judge commuted his sentence.


Iran defies deadline to halt atom work: U.N. watchdog

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend uranium enrichment, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over fears it hopes to produce an atomic bomb.


Congress set for combative, pre-election push

U.S. lawmakers return to work on   Tuesday from a month-long recess with time running out for   Republicans to pass legislation, impress unhappy voters and   retain control of Congress in the November 7 elections.


Apollo raises offer for Huntsman to $28/shr: WSJ

Private-equity firm Apollo Management raised its offer for U.S. chemical company Huntsman Corp.  by 75 cents a share Sunday night to $28 a share, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on Monday.


A Growing Trend?: Despite a Rising Rate of Foreclosures in Kentucky, Bad Debts Still Hard to Find in Graves County

By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Feb. 4--MAYFIELD, Ky. -- Things may get worse, but bad debts at First Kentucky Bank in Mayfield remain scarce despite one of the heaviest periods of joblessness ever in the Graves County seat.


FCC gets earful blasting at media limits hearing

Hollywood actors, producers and musicians on Tuesday crowded into a Federal Communications Commission public hearing to clamor for a halt to media conglomerates growing bigger, as the agency considers overhauling its ownership limits.


Stricken Town Endures Another Loss: Libby Mourns Death of Leader in the Fight Against W.R. Grace

By James Hagengruber, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jan. 30--LIBBY, Mont. -- After finishing a shift at the vermiculite mine, Les Skramstad would come home covered in the white dust of asbestos.   He'd find the dust in deep recesses of his wallet.


Ponemon Institute in San Francisco said Wednesday 76 percent of consumers they polled are experiencing an increase in spoofing. Ponemon Institute said it found that 35 percent


By JESSE HARLAN ALDERMAN  BOISE, Idaho - More than 1,000 mallard ducks have died in a bizarre cluster along a southeastern Idaho creek bed, puzzling wildlife agencies.  The Idaho Department of Fish and Game and the U.S.


Radicali, terremo conto atteggiamento esecutivo alla Corte


AOL is the latest and largest company to back away from Microsoft's Sender ID software, designed to cut spam by identifying the source of the e-mail.


US envoy urges Sudan to cooperate over Darfur

US envoy to Sudan Andrew Natsios said on Friday Washington would not normalise relations with Khartoum without full cooperation over Darfur and implementation of a north-south peace deal.


Today's volatile stock market may be scary to many, but some bargain hunters see it as a boon.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - There are fears that Kim Clijsters' nagging wrist injury soon could force the Belgian tennis star into retirement.


The British government will introduce new laws to fight crime, terror and drugs in the run up to the next general election. The legislative programme outlined in the Queen's speech includes plans to introduce


Rex Grossman sets career highs with 289 yards and four touchdown passes to lead the Bears to a 34-7 victory overÃÂ the LionsÃÂ on Sunday.


Babcock announces plans to cut 225 jobs on the Clyde because of a gap in submarine maintenance work.


Langer eyes double, Australia to push for 400

Justin Langer will be aiming for another Test double century when play begins on day two of the first Test against Pakistan at the WACA ground in Perth.


Company releases a key-management product aimed at helping companies manage encrypted systems more efficiently.


Merck & Co. Inc. said Wednesday it expects the withdrawal of its Vioxx painkiller from the market to reduce full-year earnings by 50 cents to 55 cents a share.


DNA Samples Confirm Egyptian Mummy as Queen Hatshepsut

Archeologists say they're 100 percent certain that the remains are those of a woman who was as mysterious in death as she was eccentric in life.


By Bangkok Post, Thailand  Mar. 1--True Corp, the country's largest private fixed-line telephone  operator, reported a worse-than-expected 2006 net loss yesterday, hit by  rising operating expenses and higher interest costs.


China increases its interest rates for the first time since 1995, a move widely seen as a further attempt to prevent its economy from over-heating.


Business & money: Upbeat White House tries to talk up economy as oil price falls back  from record highs


BIG PINE KEY, Fla. - Hugh Hefner may seem like he will live forever, but the Florida Keys rabbits named after him may not. The population of rabbits on Big Pine Key has dwindled by about 50 percent in the past two years and is in danger of being wiped out.


Moscow - Russian newspapers lavished praise on Wednesday on 17-year-old Russian tennis sensation Maria Sharapova, saying her triumph over Serena Williams in the finals of the WTA Tour Championships was a victory for the history books and for her native


Andy Roddick kicked the red powder off his shoes one last time yesterday, happy to be done with European clay and ready to return to the hardcourts back home for the Davis Cup quarterfinals.


ARMONK, N.Y. -- IBM Corp. said Monday it has won a $1.4 billion outsourcing contract from AstraZeneca PLC, a seven-year deal aimed at helping the British pharmaceutical company manage its internal technology operations.


While investigators look for clues in regards to Sundayâs fatal plane crash, NASCAR fans and Hendrick Motorsports personnel are trying to get back to normalcy.


Hundreds evacuated in California wildfire

A fast moving brush fire sent flames leaping into backyards and forced more than 1,200 southern California residents out of their hillside homes on a sweltering Sunday of gusty winds after months of drought.


Corporate crackdown hits legal roadblocks

Courts are starting to push back  against a U.S. government crackdown on corporate fraud as  prosecutors and regulators test the limits, legal experts say.


Doctor accused of giving expired flu shots

BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- The state's medical quality board has accused a Bellingham doctor of giving expired flu shots to 55 patients this fall.


Sui giornali la sfilata oscurata da dichiarazioni fotografo


Against a backdrop of dueling public relations moves, Michael Jackson faces off in court Monday against the man who has put him there, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon.


A New York fireman involved in the rescue effort following the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers was among passengers on a plane diverted to London after a bomb alert.


World's No.1 player must beat Australian to become first man since 1988 to win three majors in a year. By KEITH NIEBUHR, Times Staff Writer.


Steelers cap cutdown day by releasing Porter

Linebacker Joey Porter was released by the Steelers yesterday, one of a number of high-profile veterans let go on the eve of the free agency period.


MADRID,  - A raging fire swept through a 32-story  skyscraper in the heart of Madrid's commercial district on  Sunday, causing no injuries but sparking fears the office  building might collapse.


Re:framing: Can Foundations Take the Long View Again?

A nonprofitâs success isnât necessarily measured in dollars and cents.


Shares in Sohu.com, a leading US-listed Chinese internet portal, fell more than 10 per cent on Friday after China's biggest mobile phone network operator imposed a one-year suspension on its multimedia messaging services because of customers being sent spam.


Music at a Wheel's Click, but Do We Really Hear?

Who could complain about the iPod? But who can cope with it? If you can listen to everything, you may end up hearing nothing.


Procedimento a carico di ignoti per circonvenzione incapace


Aumenti sarebbero inferiori a richieste delle concessionarie


Hey rook, welcome to the Pro Bowl. Now get me a chaise lounge. Or some shrimp. Or a mai tai. It's quite an achievement for an NFL rookie to get to the league's all-star game. After the veterans commend them for such strong debuts, though, the orders begin.


Russian authorities say a cancelled London exhibition of major Russian and French artworks should now go ahead.


Lately it seems all the leading presidential candidates are discussing their religious and moral beliefs — even when they'd rather not. Indeed, seven years after George W. Bush won the presidency in part with a direct appeal to conservative religious voters — even saying during a debate that Jesus Christ was his favorite philosopher — the personal faith of candidates has become a very public part of the presidential campaign.


Stocks tumbled on Tuesday, sending the benchmark S&P 500 index to its biggest one-day slide in more than 3-1/2 years as a sell-off in China's equity market fanned worries that stock valuations there are too high and some data indicated U.S. economic growth may slow.


Though U2 is among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Irish rock band is still going strong. "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" will be released on Nov. 23, Interscope Records announced Tuesday.


Tentative deal reached on economic package

The White House and the Democratic-led Congress on Thursday reached a tentative deal on an economic stimulus package of tax rebates for families and incentives for business investment with a cost that a top Democrat said may exceed $150 billion.


Qualcomm plans to study whether to change its accounting practices to reflect the growing size and volatility of the mobile communications market.


The Huygens probe has been successfully sending data as it approaches the surface of Saturn's moon Titan.


Lunedi' a palazzo Grazioli conferenza stampa con Tajani


NFL Game Summary - Cincinnati at Washington

Landover, MD (Sports Network) - Rudi Johnson rushed for 102 yards and a score, Carson Palmer threw a touchdown pass and the Cincinnati Bengals became the fourth straight team to win in Washington, beating the Redskins 17-10 at FedEx Field.


ESPN to Launch Mobile Phone Service in Sprint Deal

LOS ANGELES -- Walt Disney Co.'s ESPN sports television network is launching its own brand of mobile phone service in a deal with Sprint Corp.


It might not have been a classic in straight footballing terms, but as a spectacle it certainly lived up to the hype, and the fallout from that match at Old Trafford last Sunday has kept the inmates here at Soccernet Towers thoroughly entertained.


Top Sadr Aides Seized in Raids, Movement Says

BAGHDAD, Sept. 21 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces arrested top aides to anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in pre-dawn raids Thursday, according to Sadr officials who called the move a provocation designed to trigger a full-blown battle between the groups.


Sharon Wins Likud's Support to Hold Coalition Talks With Labor

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud Party voted to support talks to bring Labor and other opposition parties into the coalition to keep the government afloat after it lost its last remaining partner a week ago.


Sauro, 42 anni, ha perso il controllo dell'auto a poca distanza da casa ed Ã¨ morto in ospedaleEra legatissimo a Paolo, che una decina di giorni fa ha vinto i Mondiali di Salisburgo                                          Livorno, drammatico incidente stradale Muore il fratello del ciclista Bettini