India's Sania Mirza reached the third round of a grand slam tournament for the first time in two years after defeating Laura Granville 6-3 7-5 at the U.S. Open on Thursday.


Whatever Happened To . . .  The Stinky Effects of 1996 Chemical Leak?

By TONY GERMANOTTA | THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  W hen the conditions are just right, the odor that lingers over Stoney's Mobile Home Park in Chesapeake is plain wrong.


L'editore "Il Mulino" smette di stampare, su richiesta dell'autore, il volumeEra stato accusato dalle comunitÃ  ebraiche di fomentare l'antisemitismo                                            Toaff ritira il libro "Pasque di sangue" "Le mie tesi storiche distorte dai media"


Real Madrid midfielder Guti believes Michael Owen still has a lot to prove if he wants to dislodge Raul from the team on a permanent basis.


BANGKOK, Thailand - A teacher enforcing school regulations on haircuts snipped one girl's locks to ear's length Thursday but ended up lopping off a chunk of her ear as well, police said.    Laweng Yangpakdee, a teacher at Wat Dan Prachakorn school in southern Chumpon province, had been inspecting students after their morning assembly to ensure their hair was regulation length, said police Capt...


Incontro a Bruxelles, speranza soluzione in tempi rapidi


Updated: The Internet giant plans to fight spam by implementing the industry-standard Sender Policy Framework instead, citing tepid support for Sender ID in the open-source community.


17 People Killed in Afghan Suicide Blast

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber targeted a NATO patrol in a crowded marketplace filled with schoolchildren Tuesday, killing at least 17 people, including 12 students, officials said.


An airport where a plane took off from the wrong runway and crashed last year had put together a plan to help it comply with federal guidelines on staffing in air control towers but never enacted it, a staffing study showed.


Pakistani clerics in last-ditch mosque peace effort

Pakistani Muslim clerics said on Monday they were making a last-ditch bid to avert an assault on militants holed up in a mosque after authorities issued what they said was a last warning for them to surrender.


Tigers' Bonderman likes being overlooked

Jeremy Bonderman is often overlooked. That's just the way he likes it.


Iraq's most respected Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to the country Wednesday and urged all Iraqi Muslims to join him on a march to the


Il maltempo continua a flagellare il Centrosud


Per investigatori ferraresi si tratta di uno o due balordi


Rally Hopes Remain Despite Wall Street Profit-Taking

Surging oil prices and a weak dollar prompted a spate of profit-taking today, pushing stocks slightly lower in light holiday-week trading.


Fino alle 12 a Malpensa sono stati cancellati 18 voli


Doctors group calls for universal autism screening

All U.S. children should be formally  screened for autism twice by the age of 2, the nation's top  pediatrician group recommended on Monday.


Indiana Pacers' Jackson fires gun in fight:: police

Stephen Jackson of the National Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers, who was suspended two years ago for brawling with fans, fired his gun during a fight on Friday outside an Indianapolis strip club, police said.


New York, Sep 27 (UNI) Members of the Indian-American community who attended a public meeting addressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed his speech and expressed confidence that India would soon be a developed economy.


VODAFONE, the mobile phone giant, yesterday confirmed it is to reward patient shareholders by doubling its interim dividend following a "robust" set of first-half figures.


Bush, Kerry Debate as Quirky Puppets on Broadway

A puppet preview of the first presidential debate between incumbent George W. Bush and his Democratic opponent John Kerry on Thursday revealed the president as a ne'er do well Vietnam War draft dodger and the U.S. senator as a bore.


Al Fayed was spying on Diana, sister tells inquest

Princess Diana believed Mohamed Al Fayed was spying on her as she cruised the Mediterranean with his son Dodi, her sister said Monday at the inquest into her death.


Le linee guida presentate domani alla comunita' finanziaria


Special JAMA commentary on lessons learned from troubles with COX ...

One of the nation's leading cardiovascular medical researchers has issued a call for less aggressive direct-to-consumer advertising and better safety assurances of medications in a special article posted online today by JAMA because of its relevance to


The average uninsured Massachusetts resident could obtain health care coverage for as little as $175 a month under the state's insurance law, less than half of earlier estimates, officials said Saturday.


Hamas challenges Egypt's bid to close Gaza border

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt started to close its breached border with the Gaza Strip on Friday but Palestinian militants bulldozed a new opening in a challenge to Cairo and Israel's blockade of the Hamas-run territory.


Stress can prove fatal for people with 'faulty wiring' between the brain and the heart, research has suggested.


PHILADELPHIA - Phillies manager Larry Bowa will be fired at the end of the season and pitching coach Joe Kerrigan will resign, two newspapers reported Saturday, citing unidentified sources.    The Philadelphia Inquirer said in print editions that an announcement on Bowa's departure is expected next week and that Kerrigan will leave...


Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT.N), the top U.S. food maker, said on Tuesday its board increased the company's dividend by about 13.9 percent.


Messina, 18:12 - CALCIO, MESSINA; FRANZA: AIUTARE ULTRAS E CACCIARE DELINQUENTI

''Spezzare il legame o non trattare con gli ultras puÃ² essere negativo. Bisogna invece aiutare loro ...


Nickelodeon is considering a special for its young audience about sex and love following the news that 16-year-old "Zoey 101" star Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant.


Nigeria's government tells all oil firms that fled militant attacks in the Niger Delta to return or cease work.


Chrysler Group and Ford Motor Co.   on Tuesday reported steep declines in July vehicle sales, a  drop expected to cost both U.S. automakers share in a weaker  market overshadowed by concerns about fuel efficiency and high  gasoline prices.


Hackers Have Attacked Foreign Utilities, CIA Analyst Says

In a rare public warning to the power and utility industry, a CIA analyst this week said cyber attackers have hacked into the computer systems of utility companies outside the United States and made demands, in at least one case causing a power outage that affected multiple cities.


The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday proposed a sweeping overhaul of US intelligence agencies that would break up the CIA


Carter's teams _ old and new _ fall on day of deal

Vince Carter couldn't help the Toronto Raptors or the New Jersey Nets on the day he went from being "Air Canada" to the "Man of the Meadowlands.


There's something special about a night at the movies -- it's all about friends, American pop culture and escape. And it's accessible to just about everyone.


BELGRADE Expect some fireworks Tuesday when Slobodan Milosevic takes up his own defense at the war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Over the last few years, as the prosecution presented evidence that the former


Actress Taylor signs auction deal with Christie's

Actress Elizabeth Taylor has signed a  deal to give Christie's exclusive rights to handle future sales  of her jewelry, art work, memorabilia, clothing and other  personal possessions, the auction house said on Wednesday.


Afghan, NATO forces kill and wound 50 Taliban

Afghan and NATO-forces killed and wounded more than 50 Taliban insurgents in a large operation in southern Afghanistan, the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Monday.


German bank WestLB expects to make a net loss of about one billion euros and another billion in write-downs.


Bush nears decision on Gonzales replacement: aides

Former U.S. Solicitor General Theodore Olson, who has defended the administration's policies in the war on terrorism, has emerged as a top contender to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, congressional and administration officials said on Tuesday.


HUNTSVILLE, Texas  - Texas on Tuesday executed a San Antonio man condemned to death for the murders of two rivals in a 1994 gang leadership dispute.


Rebecca Adams Was a Great Cook, but She Would Never Admit It

By Beth Musgrave, The Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky.  Sep. 5--Rebecca Adams was a great cook, but she would never admit it.   She was a lover of words, a wizard at crossword puzzles.  "That was something she would admit to," joked Christopher Adams, her son.


Spielberg: Cinema the great escape in troubled times

AT THE opening day of the 61st Venice Film Festival yesterday, director Steven Spielberg offered a tribute to escapism, saying times of turmoil call for relief within darkened cinemas.


The $1.5 billion security bill did little to comfort Vanderlei de Lima, a Brazilian runner who was pushed off course and into the crowd nearly 22 miles into the Olympics marathon Sunday.


Brazilian Police Raid Kroll, Make Arrests

Police raided the Brazilian offices of international security consultant Kroll Inc., seizing evidence and arresting five employees amid allegations Kroll illegally spied in a probe of a bitter corporate dispute.


he day after the bombshell rocked their world, the Florida football players said they were feeling stunned, angry and betrayed. Some apparently are so upset they are even considering leaving after the season.


The Chicago White Sox could have left Detroit barely trailing in the AL Central or back in a huge hole. After losing the first two games of a four-game series, the World Series champions were pleased a split kept them in the division race.


An African Union force in Sudanâs western Darfur region could help disarm insurgents and pro-government militias accused of killing civilians, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said before the start of AU-sponsored peace talks today between the


The Srdela (Sardine) Snack project hopes to change this. You have to like fish but for those who do, a group of local enthusiasts has put together menus for a simple, healthy meal plus a glass of home-made ...


NASCAR NEWS Grieving team requests privacy after plane tragedy

Grief stricken NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports have released an official statement and have asked to be left in private as they try to come to terms with the plane crash that claimed the lives of ten people in the Hendrick âfamily.


USA has the stuff bad dreams are made of

The United States basketball team didn't just lose to Argentina and, with it, a chance to play for the Olympic gold medal. The high-priced roster of NBA players might have lost something even more precious than that: the world's respect.


Astros Beat Reds 5-2 for 12th Straight Win

HOUSTON - Roger Clemens got his 326th win to tie Eddie Plank for 11th on the career list, and the Houston Astros hit four first-inning home runs to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 Wednesday and tie a team record with their 12th straight win.    Jeff Bagwell, Lance Berkman, Craig Biggio and Mike Lamb homered in the first off Jose Acevedo (5-11)...


APPLE launched the IPOD PHOTO in the US yesterday (October 26), allowing users to take their entire digital photo library on the move.


Stock futures hit session highs in Europe

Stock index futures rose sharply in European trade on Tuesday, rebounding from early losses, ahead of earnings from Goldman Sachs  which might offer clues on the outlook for the credit-hit banking sector.


Software "pidgin" developed for Afrikaans language in S Africa

A computer software to translate the Dutch-linked Afrikaans, one of South Africa's 11 official languages, has been developed by a South African firm, a statement said on Thursday.


Hedgehog lovers rush to spike "stew" book

French animal lovers said they had filed a lawsuit after a publishing company issued a hunter's year book extolling the virtues of "hedgehog stew."


Gap Inc. GPS.N said on Thursday its   sales at stores open at least a year fell 7 percent, below   analyst forecasts, in August as results at its Gap and Old Navy   clothing chains continued to suffer.


Student flying with dynamite "souvenir" indicted

A U.S. tourist who told airport inspectors that dynamite in his bags was a souvenir from South America has been charged with breaking two security laws and could face up to 10 years in prison and steep fines.


Samsung's F700V to be all-white on the night?

Vodafone shows off new handset colour Samsung has stayed true to its word and created a white-edged version of its F700 smartphone.â¦


Microsoft Corp.  on Monday  will announce the availability of software tools aimed at  encouraging independent and hobbyist video game makers to  create titles for its new Xbox 360 console.


No matter what happens the rest of the season, Kyle Busch always will have New York. And that's probably it.


Kerry Courts Black Voters at Church Stops

MIAMI - With just three Sundays left before Election Day, Sen. John Kerry is asking for all the help he can get from black voters and the Almighty...


Gabicce Mare, 16:27 - CICLISMO, GIORNALISTI: RISULTATI DEI CAMPIONATI ITALIANI

Si sono svolti a Gabicce Mare i campionmati italiani per giornalisti di ciclismo. Queste le classifi...


NEW YORK - Paris Hilton is trying on a new outfit: a hard cover. The model-reality TV star is publishing a 198-page memoir, "Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose," (Fireside)...


Police: Driver Tried to Run Over Florida Rep. Harris

A Florida motorist was arrested Wednesday  on charges of trying to run down U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris at  an intersection where the controversial former state elections  chief was campaigning for re-election to Congress.


If cash is low but you've contracted the giving spirit, a mix tape might be the cure. The underground maestro offers advice on what and what not to include on a gifted sampler this year. By Asami Novak from Wired magazine.


Alcoa merger talk, energy gains drive stocks higher

Stocks jumped on Tuesday, led by gains in the Dow industrials as talk that aluminum maker Alcoa Inc. may be a takeover target bolstered optimism about deals and energy shares gained with a sharp rebound in oil prices.


China warns on protectionism after US bill move

China's commerce ministry has warned of  the threat of protectionism to Sino-U.S. economic ties in  response to a decision by two U.S. senators to ditch a  controversial bill involving the yuan .


Mississippi to Be Site of Toyota Assembly Plant

Gov. Haley Barbour announced that a highly sought factory would be built 20 miles outside Tupelo.


Airports operator BAA turns in record passenger numbers for August despite a spate of flight cancellations by UK carrier BA.


Ue. Europarlamento: doppia bocciatura per Buttiglione, ora tutto ...

Doppia bocciatura del Parlamento di Strasburgo alla nomina di Rocco Buttiglione a commissario europeo. Il voto di ieri pur avendo un valore politico, non Ã¨ vincolante. A decidere sarÃ  il presidente della Commissione europea, Barroso.


Prezzo a 99,61 dollari al barile, sale del 3,8%


Homes Need Carbon Monoxide Detectors, CDC Says

More than 15,000 Americans get sick from carbon monoxide every year and the odorless, toxic gas kills 480 people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.


Utah Expansion Team Taps Ellinger As Coach

John Ellinger, the U.S. under-17 national team coach for the past seven years, was hired Wednesday as the coach of Major League Soccer's expansion team in Utah.


Mariners win eighth straight after manager resigns

The Seattle Mariners responded to their manager's shock resignation with an eighth consecutive victory on Sunday.


The International Consumer Electronics Show is turning out to be a celebration party for Blu-ray, the high-definition format that Sony Corp. backed, and a wake for a rival movie disc technology pushed by Toshiba Corp.


US airline Continental signs a partnership agreement with its main union as it seeks to keep costs under control.


Senior doctors are warning that emergency Caesareans are often not needed.


U.S. Soldier Guilty of Killing Iraqi Teen

A U.S. soldier pleaded guilty at his court-martial Friday to killing a severely wounded 16-year-old Iraqi male during fierce fighting in Baghdad's impoverished Sadr City neighborhood, the military said.


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Thousands of terrified Indonesians were searching for shelter yesterday after an earthquake killed at least 70 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings on Sumatra island.


Fast Internet is Going Rural: Small Towns Are Being Wired for Broadband Quicker Than Expected

By Andrew D. Smith, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 16--The entire downtown business district of Clint, Texas, rarely attracts enough people to fill the Austin committee room where legislators were investigating the effects of telecom deregulation.   However, as Mayor Dale T.


LG Electronics' Third Quarter Profits Up

LG Electronics Inc., South Korea's biggest maker of home appliances, said Tuesday its third-quarter net profits rose more than 30 percent on brisk sales of mobile phones.


A former Rwandan army major was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for his involvement in the 1994 killings of 10 Belgian peacekeepers at the start of the Rwandan genocide.


Opposition parties made big gains in municipal elections Sunday following two weeks of protests over the prime minister' admission that he lied about the economy.


Go back and stand up to the French, Brown orders Blair

Chancellor insists prime minister resists move to drop free market clause.


Latest from Tuesday's games around Europe, including those involving Liverpool and Man Utd.


Previsioni Ref, Europa arranca dietro a mondo in espansione


Barclays to drop eagle logo in favour of ABN shield: report

Barclays is set to drop its three-century-old logo of an eagle in favour of Dutch bank ABN Amro's shield if the merger between the two banks is completed, The Times reported on Tuesday.


Video games aim to spice up old people's lives

A 93-year-old resident at an old-age home plays tennis against the wall of his bedroom, using a touch-sensitive glove and wearing a virtual helmet.


Tokyo stocks rose by mid-morning on Monday with a broad range of issues getting a lift from a key survey that boosted optimism on Japan's economic outlook, with expectations rising that growth figures will be revised up.


By Marc Kaufman, Washington Post Staff Writer  NASA, seeking to give the public easy access to its massive trove of images and data about Earth and outer space, has entered into a formal agreement with Google to post material from the agency's many missions on the Internet.


Balkan Leaders Focus on Ethnic Tolerance

Balkan leaders on Friday agreed that strengthening regional dialogue was the only way to prevent the return of ethnic violence that wracked the region in the 1990s


Oops, Did It Again? An Irish Bill Seeks to Protect Personal Privacy

The Irish government is pushing for a law that would expand the ability of models, movie stars and elected officials to shut down unflattering media coverage.


FDA Seeks More Studies on Schering Heart-Scan Agent

U.S. regulators need more clinical trials before they can approve heart-scan contrast agent MS-325 from Germany's Schering and U.S. partner Epix Pharmaceuticals, the companies said on Friday.


IBM says new technology can triple data storage-report

IBM says it is developing new  circuitry that could triple the data stored on a typical  microprocessor, and thereby double the performance of  computers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Hurricane Felix becomes "major" storm in Caribbean

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao  - Gusty winds knocked down trees and stinging rain flooded streets in the Netherlands Antilles on Sunday as Hurricane Felix strengthened into a "major" storm north of the Dutch Caribbean islands.


Musharraf vows free elections during visit to Britain

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Friday challenged anyone to prove how February 18 parliamentary elections could be rigged and vowed they would be held on time.


A Safety-Net Hospital Falls Into Financial Crisis

The struggles of a venerable Atlanta charity hospital mirror those of other public hospitals across the nation.


Virgin to offer commercial space flights; expands into online ...

LONDON, September 27  - Virgin Group Limited, owned by the British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, is planning to launch the world's first passenger flight service to space in 2007, with seat prices starting at about $198,600.


Zend Developer Zone: Chris Hartjes on Learning From Ruby on Rails

In this post on the Zend Developer Zone, Cal Evans takes a look at an article published in a recent php|architect issue from Chris Hartjes about how several recent advancements in the PHP community have helped developers think more in "the Rails way" of development.   Chris does a good job of laying out his points. As with any article of this nature, you are going to agree with some of them and you'll disagree with some of them. However, to get to that point you'll have to consider all of them. That's really the point of the article; making developer sit back and think for a minute. It's well worth the read.   Cal also mentions some of the topics presented in the article including more conceptual ideas like "Convention Over Configuration" and "Rapid Should Mean Rapid".


Net neutrality, broadband legislation on back burner

The run-up to November elections means that even if Congress takes another crack at Net neutrality and related broadband legislation when it returns from a month-long recess next week, some observers don't expect either bill to pass.


Fugitive TB patient asks passengers to forgive him

A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel has apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered, he said in an interview aired on Friday.


Roma, 14:52 - CALCIO, ARBITRATO: UDIENZA GIRAUDO SLITTA ALL'8/3

E' stata posticipata all'8 marzo l'udienza in programma per il 28 febbraio, relativa all'istanza pre...


Zucker Takes NBC Universal Helm, Points to New Momentum

By David Lieberman  NEW YORK -- One of the longest-running shows in the TV business ended Tuesday when General Electric named Jeff Zucker as CEO of NBC Universal replacing Bob Wright, who took charge of NBC in 1986.


Most online pharmacies are unlicensed and may be putting patients health at risk, research suggests.


Lance Mackey held the lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for just a few hours and most of that time he was asleep. Then, Four-time champions Martin Buser and Jeff King breezed through the Nikolai checkpoint and snatched the lead away. The two arrived early Wednesday in Ophir, near the halfway point of the 1,100-mile race, behind Zack Steer, 33, of Sheep Mountain, who has run the race twice with a high finish of 14th place.


JUSTIN Langer sniffed the rarified air of cricket's 20-century club, but it took Darren Lehmann's 28 not out to give a nervous home city sweet dreams last night.


Fewer Foreigners Crossing Into Iraq From Syria to Fight

The number of foreign fighters entering Iraq from Syria has decreased noticeably in recent months, corresponding to a similar decrease in suicide bombings and other attacks by the group al-Qaeda in Iraq, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials.


Long queues are reported at Nigerian petrol stations as the main unions look set to call a strike over fuel price rises.


Royal Caribbean buys Spanish cruise operator

U.S.-Norwegian Royal Caribbean Cruises   RCL.OL RCL.N has agreed to buy Spain's biggest cruise and   tour operator, Pullmantur S.A., for 700 million euros ($898.5   million), sending its shares sharply higher on Thursday.


Olson: Hoping to preserve the joy of Sox

Since early adolescence, I've had a dream. OK, two dreams. But I should probably stick to talking about the one that doesn't involve Elle MacPherson.


Russian officials pull out of Georgia in spy row

Russia began pulling out some of its   diplomats and their families from Georgia on Friday as the   small ex-Soviet state pressed spying charges against a group of   Russian army officers.


Drunk Horse-And-Buggy Driver Causes Crash

Police in eastern Latvia were trying to determine Wednesday what charges to bring against a drunken horse-and-buggy driver who caused a drunken motorist to crash into a ditch, flipping his car.


Police question details of India code theft report

BANGALORE, INDIA -- Police officials investigating the alleged theft of source code at Jolly Technologies' Mumbai development center are questioning aspects of the security incursion reported by the company.


Japanese stocks rallied to a three-month high Thursday, lifted by gains in export-sensitive shipping and machinery shares after Wall Street rose to new records overnight.


It comes as no surprise to anyone that the number of organic farms is booming to meet consumer demand for healthy food. In Washington, a state known more for its apples than any other crop, there are 45 organic dairies. Five years ago, there were just two.


BAGHDAD, IRAQ - A suicide attacker wearing an explosive-filled vest most likely caused the catastrophic explosion at a military mess tent that killed 22 in the northern city of Mosul, US officials said on Wednesday, raising the possibility that it was


Enhanced Supply Critical As Refined Glycerine Gains Prominence Across New Application Sectors

LONDON, September 13  /PRNewswire/ -- Novel applications are driving demand for refined glycerine across Europe. To leverage on growth opportunities, market participants will need to focus on improving glycerine refining capacity as well as actively seek new areas of deployment.


Pharmaceutical firms need good medicines $500 billion industry ...

Three major drug companies all disclosed serious problems with important medicines Friday, throwing a spotlight on the fact that the $500 billion drug industry is failing in its core business of finding new medicines.


Il leader della Cdl Ã¨ intervenuto al congresso dell'Internazionale di centro"Credo che il ricorso alle urne sia ormai inevitabile"                                            Berlusconi: "La maggioranza non c'Ã¨ piÃ¹ Torneremo presto al governo"                                                                                Casini: "Meglio modificare la legge elettorale, ma noi siamo pronti"


The first draft of a new EU treaty can now be read in French and English, but what it means for the EU's half a billion people is not yet easy to determine.


Koizumi controversially appoints ex-farm minister Takebe as LDP ...

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi appointed former Agriculture Minister Tsutomu Takebe as ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secretary-general on Monday.


Police in the North are carrying out forensic tests on a car found burnt out in a forest park in Co Down to determine if it had any link with this week's multi-million pound bank heist in Belfast.


US officials confirm a stock of flu vaccine from the UK - nearly half the US annual supply -  is unusable.


Water supplies on some Indian Ocean islands may have been ruined for years or decades by salt water from the tsunami.


TURIN -- Juventus and champions AC Milan drew 0-0 at the Delle Alpi stadium on Saturday, leaving Juve four points clear at the top of Serie A after a game dominated by the visitors.


Wall St futures rise; eyes on ISM, Disney, politics

Futures on two of the three leading  U.S. stock market indexes rose before Wall Street's opening on  Tuesday, with eyes on ISM service sector data, earnings from  Disney  and presidential primaries.


Artist says Prophet picture meant to stir debate

A Swedish artist threatened with  death over his drawing of a dog with the head of Islam's  Prophet Mohammad said on Tuesday he drew the picture to spark  debate about freedom of expression in the art world.


Iraq Government Says Captures Most-Wanted Saddam Aide

Iraqi and U.S. forces arrested a man  believed to be the most-wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the  run in a bloody raid in which 70 of his supporters were killed  and 80 captured, the Iraqi government said on Sunday.


Fiat and GM set for showdown over Fiat Auto sale

Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research) and General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) head for a showdown this week as a one-year truce expires, opening the


U.S. journalist released from jail in Darfur

U.S. journalist Paul Salopek arrived  in Khartoum on Saturday after being released from jail in  Sudan's Darfur region where he had been charged with espionage  and publishing false information.


Cyclone Favio hits central Mozambique after moving across the Indian Ocean for the past week.


Chelsea upset Portsmouth 2-nil to stretch their lead to eight points at the top of the Premiership table. Portsmouth made life tough for Chelsea until Arjen Robben's deflected


Rights Group Defends Iranian Nobel Winner

Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Sunday defied a summons to appear before Iran's hard-line Revolutionary Court, which has convicted many pro-reform intellectuals.


'EXECUTION' MARINE WAS WOUNDED & UNDER STRESS

WASHINGTON - A US Marine being investigated for allegedly killing an unarmed, wounded Iraqi was acting under extreme combat stress, comrades said yesterday.


Spam suspects charged over $4.6m share con

Pump-and-dump Two Texans have been charged with securities fraud and money laundering offences over a pump-and-dump email stock scam.â¦


'Hero' Is The Masterpiece Tarantino Says It Is, By Kurt Loder

rights to Chinese director Zhang Yimou's martial-arts epic, "Ying xiong," or "Hero." Miramax, Biskind says, hoped that "Hero" might become the next "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon." It didn't, though. The company bungled the picture's release, reportedly ...


Putin: Russia's Fight Against Terrorism Will Not Sidetrack Reforms

Russian President Vladimir Putin is defending his government's efforts to strengthen and centralize control in the wake of several recent terrorist attacks.


I'm a fraud. I mistakenly thought I was frugal. I joke that my kids have only two pairs of shoes. (Why do they need more? They have only one pair of feet.) I have trouble telling the difference between the baby pictures of my two daughters because I dressed the younger one in the same...


U.N. Raises Awareness Level in Indonesia

United Nations security officials have declared a state of "heightened awareness" for U.N. relief workers in Indonesia pending investigation of a warning issued by the Danish Foreign Ministry, a spokeswoman said Monday.


Brit hopes to erase taste of Athens woes

NEW YORK -- Paula Radcliffe decided there was only one way to get over the heartbreak of twin failures at the Athens Olympics: race again.


Fighting in Philippine south, 14 dead, 77 wounded

Six Philippine marines and 8 Muslim   rebels were killed and dozens more were wounded in the heaviest   day of fighting in the latest campaign to flush out Islamic   extremists from a remote southwestern island.


A woman in her 30s is killed after her car hits a tree in an early morning accident outside Londonderry.


Trade Issues Sour US-Canadian Friendships

Gerry Duckworth nails posters around his cattle ranch just north of the Montana border warning American hunters to get off his land as long as Canadian cattle are banned in the United States.


Community News: Latest PHPClasses.org Releases for 07.11.2007

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Women with young children are the most discriminated-against at work, a report will suggest later.


Britain's Conservative Party leader says Blair didn't tell truth

British main opposition Conservative Party leader Michael Howard on Tuesday renewed his claim that Prime Minister Tony Blair didn't tell truth in the run-up to the Iraq war, vowing that he is determined to put ...


Market Week: Choosing Sides on Jobs Data

The monthly Labor Department jobs report is often wide of the mark, requiring substantial revisions weeks later and leaving investors unsure of how to interpret the results.


Blair Says Britain Would Respond to Hostage Takers

BRIGHTON, England/DUBAI  - Prime Minister Tony  Blair said on Wednesday Britain would respond to the captors of  hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq if they made contact with his  government.


The oldest member of the Japanese Royal family, Princess Takamatsu, dies of blood poisoning at a hospital in Tokyo.


Biggeri denuncia: ''Su euro e inflazione distorsione dei media''

Sui dati Istat relativi all'inflazione e agli effetti del change over lira/euro i media ''possono determinare distorsioni nella comunicazione''. E' quanto denuncia il presidente dell'Istat Luigi Biggeri, intervenendo


Napoli, 17:39 - CALCIO, NAPOLI: PARTITELLA IN FAMIGLIA

Seduta pomeridiana per il Napoli in vista della sfida con la Sampdoria. Lavoro tecnico-tattico e poi...


'Who says we can't play?' say goldstruck British papers

From tail-dragging despair to unabashed joy, Britain's newspapers rebounded on Sunday, swelling with pride after five gold medals in one day erased the pain of the first Olympic week in Athens.


Early returns are all in Medfield's favor

Lest there be any doubt as to the outcome of Medfield's game yesterday with Dover-Sherborn or its playoff potential, the Warriors blitzed past the Raiders with two scores in the opening three minutes before running so much as one play on offense.


Home secretary signs order for Abu Hamza to be extradited to the US to face terrorism charges


Girl missing 1 year found alive in secret room

A 15-year-old girl missing for nearly a year was found Wednesday locked in a small hidden room under the staircase of a couple's home, police said. Two people who live at the home in West Hartford, Connecticut, were arrested. The girl probably was not kept in the secret room at all times, police said, but could not have unlocked the room from the inside. Based on her pale complexion, police speculated that she never went outside.


Turkish PM Erdogan tells the EU not to meddle in his country's internal affairs over delays in passing reforms.


Jimmie Johnson Back in Nextel Title Race

The age-old NASCAR ethic of hard work and patience has helped Jimmie Johnson win three straight races and put him back in the Nextel Cup championship picture.


Breast cancer screening under 50 questioned

Screening women under 50 years old for breast cancer does not significantly reduce deaths from the disease, British researchers said on Friday.


Penguin Tags Are a Drag -- Can Rubber Improve Them?

Hoping to monitor penguins unobtrusively, scientists are testing a tag made of silicone rubber. Stainless steel tags used currently can impede the birds' ability to hunt.


Oscar contender Harwood says latest script hardest

Oscar-winning screenwriter Ronald  Harwood was close to giving up when asked to dramatize the  story of a man totally paralyzed except for his left eye. Now  he is glad he did not.


Bart Approves Amendment to Holding-Tank Ordinance

By Marcella Peyre-ferry  Correspondent           Bart Township supervisors at their June meeting approved an amendment to the holding-tank ordinance that will allow microflush toilets in homes without electricity.


Hewlett-Packard has agreed to a financial settlement with The New York Times and three Business Week magazine journalists in connection with the companyâs spying scandal.


A car bomb exploded along a commercial street in central Baghdad on Sunday, the latest in a series of blasts to rock the capital in the space of a few hours, Iraqi police said.


Pope assures Muslims of respect, dialogue

CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict assured   Muslims on Monday that he respected them and was committed to   dialogue, in an unprecedented encounter to defuse anger at his   use of quotes saying their faith was spread by the sword.


Republican Sen. John Warner of  Virginia, an influential voice in Congress on military policy,  said on Friday he would not seek re-election next year -- a  decision that complicates party hopes of recapturing Senate  control.


Nov. 16, 2004 -- The FDA has strengthened warning labels for the controversial abortion pill Mifeprex, better known as RU-486, following an August report of a 22-year-old woman who died after taking the drug.


Ubiquity Revenue Soaring on Back of Net Telephony

By DAVID WILLIAMSON Western Mail  Ubiquity Software's vision of a merging of the internet with traditional telephone technology is taking shape - and sending revenue soaring.


Gup respinge anche eccezione di costituzionalita'


Tread lightly, people. Even Samson and Delilah weren't subjected to this much pregame hype. But if you're into unhappy endings, then by all means, buy into it. Root against Tony Romo and his temptress, Jessica Simpson, to get what's coming to them when New York visits Dallas on Sunday. Imagine that: fiddling with a starlet on a sun-splashed beach in Mexico while the playbook burned to be read.


Palestinians Vote in Litmus Test Local Poll

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinians voted on  Thursday in the first municipal elections in the West Bank in  nearly three decades, a dress rehearsal for a presidential  ballot next month to choose Yasser Arafat's successor.


Hopes are fading for four crewmen whose Royal Navy helicopter crashed off Cornwall on Wednesday.


Sudan in denial over Darfur rapes - UN official

Sudan is in denial about the extent of rape in refugee camps in its traumatised Darfur region where fear and distrust of the government is pervasive, the United Nations' top human rights official says.


By JULIA WATSON  On a grassy cliff high above the Bosporus, with a cantaloupe sun slipping down behind them between the needles of minarets to Istanbul darkening below, the dazzling young couple pledged to face life cheek-by-jowl, for better or worse, and everything in between.


Gip chiede custodia per rischio di reiterazione del reato


The tone has changed in e-mails this Vermont town has been receiving on its proposal to issue warrants for the arrests of President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Now, more people are supporting the resolution.


Iran on Wendesday launched a new test of more accurate Shahab-3 ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 kilometers, revealed Defence Minister Ali Shamkhani.


Beginning his third season as baseball coach at his alma mater, Tony Gwynn can't help but look ahead to late spring. Maybe this will be the season his San Diego State Aztecs will end their nasty little habit of falling just short of making the NCAA regionals, the first step toward reaching the College World Series.


U.S., Philippines end hearts and minds exercise

BATO-BATO, Philippines  - Villagers sang ancient tribal songs and schoolgirls waved paper flags on Saturday to mark the end of U.S-Philippine military exercises on an island that is a bastion of Islamic rebels.


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Republican presidential  candidate Mitt Romney angrily accused his rival John McCain on  Wednesday of "dirty tricks" for saying he had backed a  timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq.


Citta' isolata, unico collegamento quello ferroviario


Previste altre nevicate a bassa quota su Piemonte, Liguria e Lombardiapossibili anche sull'Emilia e sui tratti appenninici della Toscana                                          Neve su 1.500 km di autostrade al Nord la situazione non migliora


Macedonia's prime minister Hari Kostov resigned Monday over disagreements with ethnic Albanian coalition partners, setting off a government crisis in the Balkan state where ethnic tensions run high.


Hacker Gives Web Users Unexpected Peep Show

By Todd R. Brown  SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO -- Talk about working blue: A local venture capital firm recently fell prey to a hacker who took over the company's Web site and directed viewers to several porn sites instead.


Mideast Dispute Fades U.S. Political Issue

The rising Israeli-Palestinian violence has received scant attention in a U.S. presidential campaign where foreign policy talk has been dominated by Iraq.


Iran's senior nuclear negotiator said Sunday that "many misunderstandings were removed" in talks with the European Union about his country's refusal to meet U.N Security Council demands that it freeze uranium enrichment.


Anche l'avversario, Nikolic, lo ha riconosciuto


The Melbourne Cup favourites have shortened ahead of the big race, while Cups King Bart Cummings has drawn first blood at Flemington.


US Commander: Enemy 'Blinded' In Fallujah

FALLUJAH, Iraq -- A US commander said American troops and Iraqi allies have paralyzed insurgents and cut off escape routes from Fallujah.


Couple allegedly showed off kidnapped baby

Before Lisa Montgomery was arrested and charged with killing a pregnant 23-year-old Missouri woman and cutting her fetus out of her womb, she and her husband showed the infant to people in their Kansas town, residents said Saturday.


Cnr, nel prossimo week end nuovo balzo di 13 gradi


Plans to decriminalise child offenders and raise the age of criminal responsibility will be debated by Lib Dems.


Australian 'crocodile hunter' Steve Irwin killed by stingray

World-famous Australian "crocodile hunter" and television environmentalist Steve Irwin has been killed by a stingray blow to the heart while filming a new documentary.


PalmOne ha presentato il nuovo Treo 650 che introduce diverse interessanti novitÃ  rispetto al precedente Treo 600. Con uno schermo ed una fotocamera a risoluzioni piÃ¹ elevate da 1,3 megapixel contro i precedenti


Nokia Corp. unveiled plans Wednesday to reorganize its corporate structure next year, saying the move would help it take advantage of new opportunities in the convergence of mobile communications and Internet technologies.


Almost as soon he was sprung from jail by a radio station's money, Bobby Brown and Hot 99.5 FM bailed on the deal.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- If Tom Brady were a politician he'd be John F. Kennedy -- handsome, charming, and ever the winner. Making it to the top at a young age. The Camelot quarterback.


Selection for Smuggling Death Trial Starts

Tyrone Williams is one of 14 people accused of taking part in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt. But he's the only one who is black — and he's the only one who faces the death penalty.


Stocks to watch on Tuesday: MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL INC. :


The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that accumulating evidence suggests a Bayer AG drug used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart bypass surgery increases the risk of death when compared with other drugs.


Naufraga la delibera di iniziativa popolare. Il Pd vota contro la sinistraVeltroni assente: "Era in Abruzzo". Grilli, Arcigay: "La battaglia proseguirÃ "                                          Unioni civili, Roma boccia il registro Maggioranza spaccata in consiglio


AT&T agrees to buy Dobson Communications

AT&T Inc., the nation's largest wireless carrier, agreed Friday to acquire rural wireless provider Dobson Communications Corp. for $2.8 billion in cash.


VeriSign Inc., which manages the ".com" and ".net" domain names registry and ensures Internet users can reach those locations, said it will spend more than $100 million in a massive infrastructure upgrade to combat a new wave of computer attacks and manage a surge in online activity.


Martin Jol remained upbeat despite watching Tottenham crash to a 1-0 defeat away to Aston Villa, which was their sixth successive league defeat.


Debrecen, 17:11 - NUOTO, EUROPEI: 200 STILE LIBERO, PELLEGRINI QUINTA

Quinto posto per Federuca Pellegrini nella finale dei 200 stile libero agli Europei in vasca corta d...


Obama coasts to easy win in South Carolina

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


Honing Online Intelligence: A NEW BREED OF SPY LURKS IN UA BASEMENT

By Ryan Gabrielson, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz.  Sep. 17--Hsinchun Chen goes where terrorists gather. He monitors what they say and, particularly, how they say it. He tracks who they are talking to, and whether they are spreading propaganda or providing training. "They're hiding," Chen said.


David Gerrold seems destined to be forever remembered as the guy who brought the alien race of tribbles into this world. And heâs OK with that.


Improve your money skills in four easy steps.


SunTrust Banks (STI), a large regional bank, said Wednesday it fired three finance executives, including its chief credit officer, after uncovering problems in how it accounted for bad loans.


The explosions hit five gas stations simultaneously, after a telephone warning from the armed Basque separatist group ETA. Two police officers were slightly wounded by one of the bombs.


Giallo Via Poma: grazie al Dna trovato il sangue del killer

SarÃ  comparato nei prossimi giorni con il dna ricavato dalle tracce di sangue trovate sulla porta dello studio dell'appartamento di Via Poma a Roma, il codice genetico ricavato dal RIS di Parma dalla macchia di sangue scoperte sul lavatoio dello stesso


Olympics-German women beat Swedes to take bronze

Germany beat Sweden 1-0 in a repeat of the 2003 World Cup final to take Olympic bronze in the women's soccer tournament on Thursday.


Musharraf's allies question deal with Bhutto

Allies of Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf have raised objections to a power-sharing deal he is negotiating with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, casting fresh doubt on the future of the embattled president.


MBS Partners Prep For Acquisitions, Opportunities In Oracle ...

Microsoft will likely join forces with SAP or pursue new targets in the enterprise application business in the aftermath of Oracle's acquisition of PeopleSoft, Microsoft partners say.


Sinclair Says Will Not Air Kerry Show in Entirety

Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., under  widening scrutiny over plans to air a documentary about Sen.  John Kerry's wartime activities 30 years ago, said on Tuesday  it would not show the program in its entirety.


Bush backers want you to "Boycott the Boss"!

Battling Bush may just have got harder for the 'Boss' with Conservative Party candidate Marilyn O'Grady coming up with a television spot that urges voters to "Boycott the Boss" in response to his plans to participate in the anti-Bush concert tour, Vote ...


Damage to the environment could make existing tensions in the southern Caucasus even more intractable, researchers say.


Gartner: HP's third quarter storage numbers drop

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s third quarter disk storage sales fell, while rivals' grew, Gartner said in a report today.


EU force takes over Bosnia peacekeeping from NATO

BELGRADE - In a major move to boost its military might, the European Union took over the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Thursday.


Scientists are one step closer to a vaccine against one of the world's most devastating diseases. Malaria causes more than 300 million cases of illness and claims at least a million lives every year.


Tiny Overseas Territory takes on Britain

A legal challenge to British jurisdiction over the Pacific island of Pitcairn has far-reaching, albeit highly improbable implications for other British territories in the Caribbean.


Comcast Cable yesterday announced a plan to roll out Microsoft's software across its digital-cable system in Washington state.


McDonald's takes out ads in the UK to say a film about its food is "slick" and "well-made" - but unrealistic.


HK cardinal hits out at China over "acts of war"

The top Catholic official on Chinese soil has lashed out at Beijing, saying the ordinations last year of three bishops without Vatican approval were illegitimate and "acts of war".


7 Feet 7 and 360 Pounds, With Bigger Feet Than Shaqâs

At 7 feet 7 inches and 360 pounds, some things come easily on the court for North Carolina-Asheville center Kenny George. But such size does bring serious drawbacks.


Egypt to help resolve pressing Arab issues in 2005: FM

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed AbulGheit said on Tuesday that Egypt will try to help resolve somepressing issues in the Arab world in the coming new year, Egypt'sofficial MENA news agency reported.


Children living in damp and mould-infested houses could be at more risk of developing permanent asthma, say researchers.


German insurers say too early to start counting cost of Asian quakes

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


NBA Wrap: Richardson Buzzer-Beater Gives Suns Win

Quentin Richardson tipped in a shot at  the buzzer to give the red-hot Phoenix Suns a 107-105 road win  over the Denver Nuggets Monday.


Verizon Wireless on Thursday launched a broadcast TV service for cell phones in about 20 Midwestern and Western markets, charging $15 to $25 a month for the initial lineup from eight leading networks


Samsung considers cheap color phone to fight Nokia

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday  it is considering a low-cost mobile phone worth $40-50 that  comes with color features to fight bigger rival Nokia


BCA chief 'disappointed' with black coach's firing

Floyd Keith expected a routine day Tuesday in his office at Pan Am Plaza. He even thought he might finally get a chance to hang a few plaques, including one from Rep. Julia Carson, D-Ind.


Report: Fast-Internet Use Doubles in U.S.

The number of Americans using fast Internet connections doubled from 2001 through late 2003, still below some expectations and especially low among minority groups and people in rural areas, according to a report by the Bush administration.


Shift in Health-Cost Focus Is Said to Show Promise

By coordinating care and keeping their patients out of the hospital, doctors can help reduce overall health care spending, Medicare officials said.


Lawson, a senior guard whose previous high was the 11 points he scored earlier this month against Holy Cross, hit 8-of-12 shots, including three 3-pointers.


Oracle yesterday raised its hostile takeover offer for rival software company PeopleSoft by 14%, to $8.8bn (Â£4.37bn), and for the first time set a deadline for acceptance of the bid.


Pedophile Sentenced 61/2 Years in Prison

By Josh Richman  A San Pablo man who broadcast child pornography over the Internet and tried to meet a woman whom he believed would let him have sex with a 9-year-old child was sentenced Friday to six and a half years in federal prison.


I motivi che hanno portato Mastella a chiedere il trasferimentoIl Guardasigilli: "Non sono pazzo nÃ© sciocco, ho le mie ragioni"                                          Catanzaro, l'accusa degli ispettori "De Magistris Ã¨ molto inadeguato"                                                                                In centinaia al sit-in in solidarietÃ  al giudice: "E adesso trasferiteci tutti"La replica del magistrato: "DimostrerÃ² la mia correttezza"


Russian Oil Project to Be Vetted for Whale Threat

A top environmental group said on Thursday it had agreed to probe an oil and gas project led by Royal Dutch/Shell off the Russian far east coast because of fears it threatens endangered whales.


BBC Click investigates how advertisers are finding new ways to get our attention on the web.


Roma, 16:12 - CALCIO, SERIE A: ANTICIPI E POSTICIPI DALLA 2/A ALLA 5/A GIORNATA

La Lega Calcio ha reso noti i della seconda, quarta e quinta giornata di andata del campionato di se...


Savvy Web Surfers Catch New Wave of Browsers

Since Microsoft won the browser wars in the late 1990s, its Internet Explorer software has been the way most people surf the Web. But with some slick new challengers on the scene, that may be about to change.


Sri Lanka beat South Africa by four wickets in third ODI

â¢ Cricket-Collingwood relieved and surprised at England call-up August 25, 2004 16:07:38 LONDON, Aug 25  - Batting all rounder Paul Collingwood expressed relief and surprise after being included on Wednesday in England's 16-man test squad to


Israel security cabinet approves more Gaza operations

Israel's security cabinet on Wednesday agreed to press on with military raids and "targeted killings" in Gaza but did not order a large-scale assault in response to a wave of Palestinian rocket attacks.


Ten Republican presidential hopefuls face off in a debate Wednesday with the shadow of another possible runner hanging at their shoulders -- former Sen. Fred Thompson They face the balancing act of putting light between themselves and an increasingly unpopular president without alienating their base. One issue that could provide fireworks is the immigration bill supported by President Bush but which has sharply divided Republicans.


Tsunami-hit Asia receives more foreign aid

More aid from the international community poured into tsunami-devastated south Asian coastal nations on Wednesday as death toll from the catastrophe climbed toover 65,000 and concerns grew over epidemic outbreaks.


I fotografi che la seguono fanno da 'vigilantes'


Hurricane Center Director Ends a Stormy Tenure

The bureaucratic storm buffeting the National Hurricane Center has ended.


France's president left a Brussels meeting early in what has been widely seen as a refusal to meet Iraq's prime minister. Jacques Chirac left a European Union summit Thursday


In our closets, and out minds, the books, clothes and dreams.


La traduzione automatica ha una lunga storia di tentativie insuccessi. Sin dal '47. Con risultati spesso esilaranti                                          Se lo spirito si trasforma in vodka Quante follie nei traduttori web                                                                                di ALESSANDRO LONGO


Italy's Alessandro Petacchi  was forced to quit the Tour of Spain Sunday after he punched  his team bus and broke a bone in his right hand thereby ending  his troubled 2006 season ended.


Calif. files felony charges against ex-HP chair

SACRAMENTO, Calif  - California's attorney general on Wednesday filed felony charges against former Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chairman Patricia Dunn and four others for spying on journalists and the company's own board of directors and executives.


Six French charity workers sentenced to eight years of forced labor for trying to kidnap 103 children from this African country will return to France, a Chadian official said Friday.


The Motley Fool - For all the fuss over quad-core chips, you'd think your own PC had them now. Of course, they don't, and they won't. Quad-core chips -- that is, four processors on one piece of silicon -- are aimed at servers.


Top-ranked tennis player Henin to play at Antwerp Open

Belgium's world number one Justin Henin has confirmed she will play at the WTA tournament in Antwerp in February after a five-year absence, competition organisers announced here on Tuesday.


David Beckham will have to wait for his 100th international appearance.


Typically, the word "contrite" isn't one you'd use to describe a postgame Carolina basketball locker room. But after Tuesday night's 96-75 victory over UNC-Wilmington, contrite definitely fit.


Running Brodeur sets off fiery coach. Canada 2, US 1; St. Louis, Sakic score as Lemieux turns enforcer to protect goalie. US's Aaron Miller flattens Canada's Shane Doan from behind last night as goalie Robert


Zurigo, 21:26 - Calcio, terremoti; Fifa: a febbraio grande partita solidarietÃ

Una "grande partita di solidarietÃ " in aiuto alle popolazioni del Sud-Est asiatico sarÃ  organizzata ...


Protesters in Bolivia Seek More Autonomy

Four of Boliviaâs wealthiest provinces celebrated efforts to seek greater autonomy from the central government on Saturday.


Mars Rover Finds Evidence of Plentiful Water

"We have evidence that interaction with liquid water changed the composition of this rock," said Steve Squyres of Cornell University, chief investigator for the science instruments on both rovers. "This is different from the rocks out on ...


Expected incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee Arlen Specter (R-PA) cautioned President Bush not to make any far-right nominations to the US Supreme Court, especially those who would overturn Roe v Wade.


'Cute Knut' raking in cash at Berlin Zoo

"Cute Knut," Germany's celebrity polar bear cub, is turning into a moneymaker for the Berlin Zoo, which expects to bring in $3.3 million more than last year due to a dramatic rise in visitors.


Mets losing grip on NL East after 5th straight loss

WASHINGTON D.C.  - The slumping New York Mets lost their fifth game in a row on Tuesday, a 9-8 defeat to the Washington Nationals, and saw their National League East lead over the Philadelphia Phillies shrink to a game and a half.


Il 9 febbraio al PalaMalaguti e l'11 al PalaOnda


Does anybody know what's happening please? I appreciate that, traditionally, Bank Holiday Mondays are dank and gloomy affairs, but this has got to take the biscuit.


Dumont, Hamhuis lift Predators over Wild

J.P. Dumont and Dan Hamhuis each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night.


CHINA-BANKING-SUBPRIME (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Bank of China to take big hit on subprime -paper


Sidebar: In the Fight Over Piracy, a Rare Stand for Privacy

The record industry got a surprise when it subpoenaed the University of Oregon in September, asking it to identify 17 students who had made available songs on a file-sharing network.


Nancy Grace Part of New CNN Headline Shows

A nightly talk show with hard-charging legal analyst Nancy Grace and a live program with entertainment news will be part of CNN Headline's revamped prime-time lineup.


Liverpool had to overcome a nervy final few minutes before running out 2-1 winners away to relegation-threatened Norwich in Monday's early kick-off Premier League match here at Carrow Road.


Two dead, Death Valley National Park closed by flooding

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.  - The power is back on in Death Valley National Park, hit hard by fierce storms last night that killed at least two people.


Ireland clinch their third Triple Crown in four years with a scrappy win over Scotland at Murrayfield.


Gymnastics: Federation's call for Hamm to give up gold angers US ...

ATHENS The letter from the International Gymnastics Federation to the US Olympic Committee arrived Thursday night and, as soon as the USOC officials read it, they were furious.


China's president will swear in Hong Kong's chief executive, as the territory marks 10 years since its handover.


Commissario Dimas, continueremo a far pressione su Roma


Sharp to launch a cheaper Blu-ray Disc recorder

Sharp has developed a Blu-ray Disc recorder that cuts costs by doing away with the tuner.


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Bush challenges "misimpressions" about Iraq

President Bush on Saturday challenged "misimpressions" about the Iraq war as he battled a gloomy intelligence assessment of the conflict and the fallout of a book portraying him as in denial over it.


Anna Netrebko and Joyce DiDonato will each be a queen at the Metropolitan Opera Â but the company can't find anyone to wear a third crown.


COMMERCE, Texas  - The Hale family has embraced organic farming because it is healthy, good for the environment and less cruel to animals. But do not mistake them for nature-worshiping New Agers or back-to-basics hippies.


OTTAWA - Canada has decided to temporarily withdraw from service three British-made submarines after a fire on a fourth vessel, the Defence Ministry said in a statement yesterday.


A conference on the integration of asylum seekers in Scottish society is to be held in Glasgow.


The dollar was within reach of a record  low against the euro on Thursday as concerns about the U.S.  trade and current account deficits hardened the market's view  the currency's downward spiral would continue.


Van Persie scored a last-gasp equaliser to rescue Arsenal from the jaws of defeat against Southampton on Saturday. The visitors had looked certain to condemn Arsene Wengerâs side


Peace talks focus on paramilitary weapons

The IRA could start shutting down its massive terror operation within a fortnight if a deal is done to restore Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive, sources claim.


HOSTAGE TALKS: France hopes anti-American stance will help

PARIS - As France awaited word on two journalists being held hostage in Iraq, officials made clear that they expected to benefit from their stand against the US-led invasion and occupation.


InfoWorld - You can’t blame check point Software Technologies CEO Gil Shwed for looking outside the United States for his company’s latest technology acquisition: Swedish firm Protect Data AB.


HP CEO not likely to be charged in probe: report

Hewlett-Packard Co.  Chief  Executive Mark Hurd is not expected to face charges when  California's attorney general seeks indictments over a  boardroom leak probe, BusinessWeek reported in its online  edition on Wednesday.


India will never become an international liability: Manmohan Singh ...

India News > The Hague: The Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has said that despite three changes in government in the past 14 years since the economic reforms were introduced in the country, there has been no roll back in the reforms programme.


Bitter Malpractice Fight Going to Voters

Rivaling Bush vs. Kerry for bitterness, doctors and trial lawyers are squaring off this fall in an unprecedented four-state struggle over limiting malpractice awards. The volatile issue is in voters' hands and each side is desperate to win, spending millions of dollars to make their cases and portray the other side as greedy.


I'm paranoid that much of Arizona remains clueless about the competitive race of the 21st century, a race we're in whether we want to be or not.


Jordan Palmer was packed for Phoenix, ready to take his career to the Arena Football League, when he got a most unusual offer.


AMD's 55-nanometer ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 is the first graphics processor to break the teraflop barrier.


Alaskan Bridge Projects Resist Earmarks Purge

Congress cut funding for two âbridges to nowhereâ in Alaska, but the fight over whether to build them goes on.


Firefighters racing the weather for control of a turbulent wildfire near this popular resort got a bit of a break Wednesday as high winds forecast to arrive by early afternoon held off, giving crews time to shore up their defenses.


Small screen: reality TV gets oriental twist in Turkey

Turkey has its own  version of "Pop Idol" which produces stars overnight -- a  belly-dancing competition with text-message voting which has  stormed to the top of Saturday night ratings.


The New England Patriots have an extra week to study their next opponent — whoever that might be.


The Peruvian president denies responsibility for the deaths of over 100 inmates during a 1986 jail riot.


Adolescents need support during family breakups

NEW YORK  - Family breakups take a toll on adolescents, who have high rates of psychological and social problems, including substance abuse, behavioral disorders, anxiety and depression, according to a report in the journal Pediatrics


The US State Department says Secretary Colin Powell has canceled a trip to Athens to attend the Olympics closing ceremony because of urgent business in Washington.


4th French victim dies after Saudi attack

A French teenager has died from injuries he suffered when gunmen fired on his car in the Saudi desert, bringing the death toll in the attack to four, France's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.


It's the time of year when it's fun to watch the Hockey East standings, as teams try to claw their way up the ladder as each weekend becomes more meaningful.


SBC Communications said it will cut DSL prices to just $19.95 a month for people who sign up for its full unlimited local and long-distance phone plans. [Broadband Blog]


U.S. Troop Numbers in Iraq to Hit Record 150,000

The U.S. military will boost its  troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since  the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for  scheduled Jan 30. elections, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.


Mark Prior and his hometown San Diego Padres agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract on Wednesday, making him the second postoperative pitcher to join the team in less than a month.


Companies should consider giving more to charity rather than giving employees huge bonuses, Peter Hain says.


Off the Charts: The Long Life Span of a Housing Downturn

There are few economic trends harder to measure than home prices, given that every home is unique.


A Glittery Start for "The Pursuit of Happyness"

Fashion Wire Daily - If you've ever wondered if Will Smith is as funny, charming, and popular in person as he seems on screen, it was obvious on Thursday night, December 7, that at least the popular part is certainly the case.


Home sales slowed and a key measure of prices fell for the first time in 11 years last month, spurred on by the biggest glut of new homes on the market in more than a decade, an industry group said today. The National Association of Realtors report on existing home sales showed that the median home price in August was $225,000, down 1.7 percent from a year earlier.


Tattoos move from society's margins to the mainstream

Thirty or forty years ago, those who had tattoos engraved on their bodies were usually sailors, truck drivers or bikers.


Florida voters pick nominees for open Senate seat

Florida voters chose from among three Democrats and seven Republicans in a hotly contested Senate primary Tuesday in this battleground state coveted by both parties as they jockey for control of the Senate and White House.


By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington and Frances Williams in Geneva. The International Committee of the Red Cross has accused the US of using psychological and physical pressure to interrogate prisoners at


Comedian George Carlin Enters Rehab Program

Comedian George Carlin, who became  a counter-culture hero in the 1970s with routines about drugs  and dirty words, said on Monday he was voluntarily entering a  drug and alcohol treatment program.


Judy Davis, Sam  Waterston and Anne Heche are among the long list of actors who  have signed on to star in episodes of ABC's upcoming anthology  series "Masters of Science Fiction."


A typo in court papers regarding Barry Bonds filed late Thursday by federal prosecutors touched off a brief tempest over the mistaken belief that he failed a drug test in November 2001, one month after breaking the home run record.


McCain's delicate dance with Republican conservatives

Core conservative Republicans are trapped between denial and grudging acceptance over the rise of John McCain as the party's presumptive 2008 presidential standard bearer.


Cheap phones can get cheaper, margins thinner

Nokia and Motorola, who dominate the  low-cost mobile phone segment, could feel the pinch after  Vodafone's  deal to buy cheap handsets from Chinese  handset maker ZTE .


Sectarian fears stirred in sweep of city

BAQUBAH, Iraq -- After two days of clawing their way toward insurgent strongholds in western Baqubah, US troops yesterday began one of the most delicate phases of the operation: reintroducing the city's residents to their own army.


Calendar application is one of the first non-blogging uses of the standard.


The government is looking to set tougher literacy and numeracy targets, a minister reveals.


Senate Approves Spy Agency Overhaul Bill

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday  approved an overhaul of U.S. spy agencies that would establish  a new powerful national intelligence director post in response  to the Sept. 11 commission report that cited major failures  leading to the attacks.


Recognizing Stripes, Not Faces, Software Tracks Whale Sharks

New software can identify individual whale sharks by analyzing individual patterns of spots and stripes on the fishâs skin.


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Thai coup leader to install new PM in two weeks

Thailand's military coup leaders will   choose a new prime minister within two weeks and step back from   power, army chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said on   Wednesday.


Algerian Terror Suspect Arrested in Spain

Spanish police have arrested an Algerian suspected of being a member of a terrorist organization, a spokesman said Wednesday.


Keep Military Intelligence Intact, Say Ex-Defense Chiefs

The Pentagon should retain control of the majority of the country's intelligence apparatus to ensure soldiers can quickly get the information they need on the battlefield, former defense secretaries say.


Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing has said in Tehran that Beijing opposes US efforts to refer Iran to the United Nations Security Council over its nuclear programme.


U.S. grants license to N.M. uranium plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued its first license for a major commercial nuclear facility in 30 years Friday, allowing an international consortium to build what would be the nation's first private fuel source for commercial nuclear power plants.


RIP Biggles The UK Ministry of Defence is to invest Â£124m in developing a new pilotless plane.â¦


Roma, 18:50 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROCCHI: CONTRATTO? HO FINITO LE PAROLE

Tommaso Rocchi parla a Radio Radio del contratto con la Lazio non ancora rinnovato: ''Il contratto? ...


Funk veteran Prince to play at Super Bowl show

Funk rock veteran Prince will  perform during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February.


Bangalore - India's Vangipurappu Laxman says he is seeking to play a pivotal role again against Australia in their home Test series starting on Wednesday.


Travel is back to normal on the Thruway Friday morning after an accident that stopped or slowed traffic from Herkimer all the way to Schenectady.


Accusato di sfruttamento della prostituzione


England's Botham to be knighted by queen: report

Former England cricketer Ian Botham is to be knighted for his charity work, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported.


Commissione rivede al rialzo stime dello scorso novembre


An Iranian Cleric Turns Blogger for Reform

A former vice president of Iran has keeps a Web log to share his views and reach out to the country's youth and others who use the Internet.


Net Radio's Silent Tuesday: Anyone Listening?

Internet radio stations hope a National Day of Silence will reverberate loudly in the halls of Congress.


Ministro finanze tedesco, restano tetti 3% deficit-Pil


Iran says it plans second reactor with Russian aid under '92 pact

Iran said yesterday that it plans to build a second nuclear reactor with Russia's help and that at least two other European states have expressed interest in such a project, brushing aside US accusations that Iran wants to build atomic weapons.


Computational biologists at IBM develop an anti-spam filter that works in the same way scientists analyse DNA.


Brown's hits contractors in pre-Budget speech

And pirates, and call centre staff Gordon Brown has delivered his pre-Budget speech warning of a clampdown on copyright fraud and tax avoidance by managed service, or composite, companies. Managed service companies are used by some contractors as way to reduce tax and National Insurance contributions.â¦


New technologies can find faces or products without text tags by creating 3-D models and digital signatures. By Elizabeth Svoboda.


Sharia laws, theories vary among world's Muslims

Sharia law is understood and applied in such varied ways across the Muslim world that it is difficult to say exactly what it is and how it could fit into a western legal context, according to experts on Islam.


Japan to launch giant satellite for mobile phones

Japan is set to launch one of the world's largest geostationary satellites in a bid to improve mobile telephone reception in remote areas, the country's space agency said.


SAN ANTONIO -- A second Oklahoma State football player has been suspended for next week's Alamo Bowl matchup against Ohio State.


Japanese delay won't stop Euro PSP Skype launch, says Sony

VoIP on your console The launch of a version of Skype running on Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP) will still go ahead in Europe and the US later this month, despite a delay affecting the software's Japanese roll-out.â¦


Fiji's military chief says he wants the government to stand down by Monday and vows to name a new one.


Video of execution of British hostage appears on Internet

A video showing British hostage in Iraq, Kenneth Bigley, being beheaded has appeared on the Internet. The news comes amid reports that the engineer made a brief escape, possibly with the help of British intelligence services.


Poll watch: US plays the presidential math game

US political circles buzzed with speculation over the electoral math of next week's presidential election that could turn a close national vote into anything from a rout to a flat-footed tie.


Goalie Dan Cloutier has agreed to a two-year extension with the Los Angeles Kings, putting him under contract through the 2008-09 season.


Burdened by healthcare costs, US businesses seek a shift

Experts say the nation will probably migrate toward hybrid solutions that blend government, employer, and individual responsibilities.


Manchester, England (Sports Network) - Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is apparently preparing a new takeover offer for English soccer powerhouse Manchester United.


Since its inception in 1986, when Boris Becker won the title, the Paris Indoor Open has never been successfully defended and Tim Henman, the most jubilant of winners last year, came nowhere near this time, losing 7-5, 6-1 to Russia's Mikhail Youzhny in


In Europe's Jails, Neglect of Islam Breeds Trouble

Despite making up only 10 percent of the population, Muslims account for most of France's inmates.


Leader of Microsoftâs Office Business Is Retiring

Jeff Raikes, a 26-year veteran of Microsoft, plans to retire later this year and the company announced that it was reaching outside its ranks for his successor.


By Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Mar. 3--Fall-run chinook salmon that make a home in the Sacramento River and its tributaries fell last year to their lowest numbers since 1992, according to estimates by the Pacific Fishery Management Council.


The top anti-spyware products are reviewed at Adware Report. In-depth, side-by-side comparisons of popular spyware removal applications help you find the software that's right for you.


The international community is willing to help Somalia as long as there is "progress on the ground," the United Nations' political chief said during a four-hour trip to the Somali capital.


Indice Nikkei -1,35% a 17.217,93 punti, anche euro in calo


SAN FRANCISCO  - Contract electronics manufacturer Jabil Circuit Inc.  on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that more than doubled on stronger demand for computers, cellphones and other electronic products.


Schools need consent to fingerprint kids?

ICO sticks its neck-out - and gets it in a twist The Information Commissioner has declared that schools should ask for the consent of children and parents before they take pupil's fingerprints, despite there being no legal obligation for them to do so.â¦


The Football Association have decided against charging David Beckham in relation to his controversial booking against Wales earlier this month.


Class-Action Cases Rise, Fueled by Subprime Troubles

The subprime mess is turning out to be a boon for class-action lawyers. Through Dec. 15, filings were up 58 percent from 2006, according to a new study.


Foggia, crisi della giustizia al Sud: difficilmente si riuscirÃ  ad anticipare la data  Avevano citato in giudizio l'Inps per il ricalcolo della pensione                                          "La prima udienza? Torni nel 2020"  Due anziani convocati fra 13 anni                                                                                di RAFFAELE LORUSSO


Ukraine's election commission rejected the entire appeal by Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych against results showing he lost this week's repeat running, saying he had not proved there were any mass violations, a commission member said.


One of the world's most bizarre scientific collections has gone on show.


Sono stati rivisti i dati che lo vedevano nel 2034 con 15,5%


Game invites users to play the role of JFK's assassin, causing some observers to wonder whether video games have gone too far.


Infineon shares plunge on poor third-quarter results

Shares in the German chip maker Infineon have plunged after the company unveiled disappointing quarterly results.


Vestas Wind Systems flies high in Europe

European bourses posted their biggest weekly gains since June after stronger-than-expected data from the US allayed fears of recession in the world's largest economy. Strong durable goods orders and new home sales showed the US economy was holding up well amid recent market volatility.


It was animal instinct that drew Kate Walsh to movie executive Alex Young â with some help from her pet dog, Lucy.  "He met Lucy, and she immediately loved him, that's one of the tests when you meet a guy," says Walsh, who married Young on Sept. 1 â ...


Robin Soderling got the better of fellow Swede Joachim Johansson in the Lyon Grand Prix quarter-finals. Soderling triumphed 6-3 6-4 against Johansson, the fourth seed and US Open semi-finalist.


Usher, Keith, Simpson to Perform at AMAs

Usher, Kanye West, Toby Keith, Josh Groban, Jessica Simpson, Kenny Chesney and Gretchen Wilson are the first artists confirmed to perform at the 32nd American Music Awards.


The case of the Teamster's pension fund illustrates that what may appear to be a sensible approach to investing workers' pensions isn't always so sensible.


WASHINGTON - The spate of bad news about painkillers has dealt a major setback to what had been a highly promising effort to use the drugs to prevent a host of leading killers, including many types of cancer, Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia.


Londra, 21:29 - TENNIS, WIMBLEDON: FEDERER AGLI OTTAVI

Lo svizzero Roger Federer, testa di serie numero 1, si è qualificato per gli ottavi di finale...


Tennessee Titans beat Green Bay Packers 48-27

GREEN BAY, Wis. The Tennessee Titans and Green Bay Packers were both in danger of falling to one-and-four tonight. Well, it didn't happen to the Titans.


Next stop: Wyoming GOP county conventions on Saturday, Jan. 5.


N.H.L. Suspends Islandersâ Simon Indefinitely

Chris Simon, a tough player with a hardscrabble background, voilently hit Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg with his stick in retaliation for a clean check.


The grip on the steering wheel will be a little tighter, aggressions will run a little higher and emotions will be flowing stronger than ever.


Aceh toll could top 80,000, says official

A national parks official based in the Indonesian province of Aceh says he believes as many as 45,000 people might have been killed on Sumatra's west coast alone and that the death toll for Aceh overall could now exceed 80,000.


It's cheaper than it's been in a decade to fly from Logan International Airport. Average fares from Logan in last year's third quarter were 9.6 percent lower than they were at the beginning of 1995, according to the latest Air Travel Price index report released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The index, released quarterly, tracks average fares from an ...


Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is due to hold talks with US President George W Bush on the second leg of his eight-day foreign trip.


A landlady accused of killing her two sons in a fire confessed to starting the blaze, her husband claims.


Oliver Perez outdueled Roger Clemens, giving the New York Mets a badly needed victory and stopping the Yankees' winning streak at nine. Perez limited the Yankees to five hits in 7 1-3 innings, Jose Reyes homered and Carlos Gomez leapt to prevent a three-run homer, leading the Mets a 2-0 victory at Yankee Stadium in Friday night's opener of the season's second Subway Series.


The Nationals will continue the eight year struggle of trying to make center fielder Nook Logan into a switch hitter by getting him to hit from the left side as well.


The deal, which was leaked to the press last week, will see the UK-based mobile operator deliver data services -- such as games, ringtones and entertainment -- through a platform that has been credited with making NTT DoCoMo the force that it is in


Israel Military, Religious Leaders at Odds over Gaza Withdrawal

Israel's top military leader blasted some Jewish religious leaders for urging followers to refuse to follow military orders to evacuate settlements, as part of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's disengagement plans.


U.S. integrated oil company Marathon Oil Corp.  on Tuesday reported a fall in quarterly profit, as hurricanes and disruptions in oil and gas production outweighed record prices for crude oil.


Arafat nephew set to pick up medical chart

PARIS - Nasser al-Kidwa, nephew of the deceased Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, arrived in Paris from Cairo Sunday to pick up a copy of Arafat's medical records.


French film director Luc Besson aims to  float his production company, EuropaCorp, on the Paris stock  exchange, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.


Maryland Court Rejects E-Voting Challenge

A Maryland judge has dismissed a challenge to the state's electronic voting system and ruled that elections officials have made a reasonable effort to ensure that votes will be counted properly in November.


With the stock plummeting and competitors on the attack, Starbucks Coffee said Monday that it was bringing back its top barista to help turn the company around.


By JUAN LOZANO HOUSTON - Astronauts will try to fix a thermal blanket that peeled back during Atlantis' launch, extending the space shuttle's mission from 11 to 13 days, NASA managers said Monday.


The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed free-agent quarterback Jeff Garcia on Saturday and obtained the rights to Jake Plummer from Denver, adding two quarterbacks to compete with Chris Simms next season.


The season could be over for Los Angeles Angels right-hander Bartolo Colon, who learned Friday he has a rotator cuff problem — the latest setback in an injury-plagued season for last year's AL Cy Young winner.


Chad says will not accept U.N. troops in east

N'DJAMENA  - Chad will not accept an international military presence on its eastern border with Sudan's Darfur region but wants a civil protection force of police and gendarmes, the government said on Wednesday.


Funny or Not, Kenseth Is Having the Last Laugh

Matt Kenseth may be considered boring amongst a group of easily identifiable characters in NASCAR, but the current points leader is getting the last laugh on the track.


Food From Cloned Animals Seems Safe, a Panel Finds

Meat and milk from cloned animals seem to pose no special health risks, said a report released by the European Food Safety Agency. It was a first step toward the eventual sale of such products within the European Union.


Equamente ripartiti tra risanamento e sviluppo


Moneta unica quotata 160,84 yen contro 160,68 di ieri


NKorea's Kim says stance on nuclear deal unchanged: report

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il told a visiting Chinese delegation there was no change in his nation's stance on a deadlocked nuclear disarmament deal, Chinese state media said Thursday.


Series of Bombings at Rally in Bangladesh Kills 14

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- A series of bombs exploded Saturday in Bangladesh's capital as a top opposition leader was speaking at a rally from atop a truck, killing at least 14 people and injuring hundreds, witnesses and news reports said.


But the 32-year-old Briton is expected to return to action in time to compete at the Beijing Olympics in 2006. Cracknell won coxless fours gold at the Athens Games by the narrowest of margins with team-mates Matthew Pinsent, Ed Coode and Steve Williams.


Hollywood directors reach a contract deal with film and TV studios after five days of talks, their union says.


Oscar loves a British accent Â and a Brit who can pass for American is even better.


Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday that its fourth-quarter net profit fell 6.6 percent amid sharp declines in prices for computer memory chips, though sales of mobile phone handsets surged to a record.


More than one of every five UK households has a broadband connection, according to a new study on Monday, indicating that falling prices have made Britain one of the fastest growing markets for high-speed Internet access.


Journey to a Record: At Wrigley, Debating What to Do With a Ball

Will the roof-dwellers, ballhawks and bleacher bums keep a historic home run ball hit by Barry Bonds, a disliked opposing player, or to keep with Wrigley Field tradition and throw it back?


Saudi Arabia Recalls Its Ambassador From Libya

JEDDAH, 23 December 2004 - Saudi-Libyan relations took a sharp turn yesterday with the Kingdom recalling its ambassador to Libya and asking Tripoli to follow suit.


Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto says it has made a recommended $38.1bn offer for Canadian firm Alcan.


ATLANTA -- IntercontinentalExchange Inc. on Wednesday confirmed it reached a deal that in effect sweetens the Atlanta energy exchange operator's bid to buy the Chicago Board of Trade.


Which Andretti Green Racing driver will win this week's IndyCar Series race? And can anyone not using Honda power hope to break into Victory Lane?


The first  containers salvaged from the stricken vessel, the MSC Napoli, are due to arrive at Portland in Dorset.


Bush tries to convince world no plans for Iran war

President George W. Bush is trying to convince the world he has no intention of invading Iran, but is running into skeptics who see U.S. charges that Iran is shipping bombs into Iraq as a step toward conflict.


Japanese WW2 massacre film premieres in Beijing

"Nanking", a U.S.-made film documenting eyewitness accounts of atrocities committed by Japanese troops in China during World War Two, opened in Beijing on Tuesday, as the two countries struggle to mend strained ties.


Former Charity Executive Accused Of Stealing $93,000

CHICAGO -- The former director of a nonprofit that delivers holiday meals to some 5,000 needy Chicagoans has been charged with siphoning off $93,000 from the organization and leaving taxpayers with the tab.


Chirac tries to ease Franco-British tensions over Iraq

Visiting French President Jacques Chirac hailed "a very strong historical link" between London and Paris, while arguing his case for a multipolar and interdependent world.


Cairo Journal: Stepping Boldly Off the Curb, With a Wave and a Prayer

The traffic in Cairo, and the army of police officers who try to manage it, tell much about modern Egypt.


For most traditionalists, almond macaroons are the standard. But to me, killer macaroons are made from coconut. What could be better than the simple and sublime combination of unsweetened coconut, egg whites, sugar, salt, and vanilla?.


IBM's new supercomputer breaks the world's fastest computer's ...

[Technology India]: London, Nov 8 : A new supercomputer being constructed by IBM has broken all supercomputing records after demonstrating double the power of the long-reigning supercomputing champion, NEC's Earth Simulator, based at Yokohama, Japan.


Chiesti dalla Save che vanta credito di quasi 5 mln euro


Payment to resolve allegations pharmaceutical firm overcharged government for top drugs.


KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's historic presidential election began Saturday, with people across this ethnically diverse land casting the first ballots in an improbable experiment with democracy, and under a Taliban threat of ruinous violence.    After 25 years of near-constant war, voters descended on bombed-out schools, blue-domed mosques and bullet-pocked hospitals to choose their leader for the first time as more than 100,000 soldiers, police, U.S...


Arts, Briefly: A New Role for Bollywood's Bardot

Mallika Sherawat, above, the actress known in some circles as Bollywoodâs Bardot, has been cast as an ascetic who befriends Jesus of Nazareth in âThe Aquarian Gospel,â a Hollywood film based on the legend that Jesus visited India, Reuters reported. The $15 million film, directed by Drew Heriot, deals with the life of Jesus between the ages of 13 and 30, a period not documented in the Gospels, when some believe he journeyed through India, Tibet and Persia. In a statement released by her press agent, Ms. Sherawat, whose 17 kissing scenes in her Bollywood debut, âKhwahish,â created a stir, said: âI find that in most mythological and spiritual film stories, women seem to be lacking any true wisdom or a sense of humor. I look forward to bringing both of those qualities to this character.â.


Il Re Leone ha annunciato di avere firmato per la Liquigas-Bianchi. Scongiurata l'ipotesi ritiro, lo sprinter correrÃ  al fianco di Garzelli e Cioni. MILANO, 29 ottobre 2004 - Mario Cipollini prepara una stagione a tutto gas.


Inchiesta a R.Calabria su sostanze importate illegalmente


Court Rejects $15 Mln Award in Kansas Smoker Case

A federal appeals court on Wednesday threw out a $15 million punitive damages award to a lifelong smoker who sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. after losing his legs from a cigarette-related illness.


Iraq PM says security forces can take over from U.S.

Iraq will be ready to take over security from U.S. forces "any time" they decide to withdraw, although its police and army still need more training, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in remarks over the weekend.


Man charged with threatening US vice president

A man was charged Sunday with threatening US Vice President Dick Cheney during a campaign stop in Michigan, according to the US Secret Service.


Sands blasting makes way for Atlantic City facelift

The Sands casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, which hosted celebrities Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr in its heyday, will be reduced to thousands of tons of rubble on Thursday evening in the latest effort to remake the seaside gambling town.


U.S. Wants Personal Data on Airline Passengers

The U.S. government wants airlines  to turn over information on the millions of people who traveled  in June to test a new system for identifying passengers who may  pose a security risk, officials said on Tuesday.


American Express Posts 14 Percent Profit Gain

American Express' reported revenue was $7.2 billion, up 12 percent from $6.4 billion in the third quarter of 2003. Shares were up 16 cents at $51.


Long battle looms in takeover of Australia's biggest wine company

Beverages giant Foster's Group has launched a 3.1 billion dollar (2.35 billion US) bid for Southcorp in what is likely to be the opening shot in a drawn-out takeover war for Australia's biggest wine producer.


China warns passengers of inflight theft programme

China has warned passengers to be on the alert for thieves rifling through overhead lockers following the theft of 160,000 euros (116,000 pounds), the biggest in China's civil aviation history, state media said on Friday.


New York City - Deena Kastor met with a group of children Friday in Central Park to deliver a message about pursuing big dreams, adding inspiration by displaying the bronze medal she won in the marathon at the Athens Olympics.


Thousands of jobs to go at Northern Rock

Darling to tough out opposition from shareholders, unions, banks and EU


Dopo separazione la modella prende le distanze dal fotografo


Members are being warned to take further precautions against al-Qaeda attacks


Collezione dello stilista libanese ispirata agli anni '50


IT IS possible to extend your life and avoid heart disease by regularly eating the "ideal healthy meal " , scientists revealed last night.


China Honors Deng Xiaoping on 100th Birth Anniversary

China marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of its late leader Deng Xiaoping Sunday with a celebration attended by top party officials in Beijing.


Italy Refuses to Hand Over Casablanca Suspect-ANSA

Italy's highest court has blocked the  extradition to Morocco of a Moroccan cleric suspected of  involvement in the 2003 Casablanca bombings, Italian news  agency ANSA reported on Thursday.


Australian police charge Indian doctor over British bomb plot

Australian police on Saturday charged an Indian doctor with supporting terrorism almost two weeks after arresting him over attempted car bombings in Britain.


A Dutch report encourages doctors to report cases of child euthanasia without fear of prosecution.


Taliban say killed second German in Afghanistan

Afghanistan's Taliban movement said on Saturday it had killed the second German hostage after the group's demands were ignored, a spokesman for the militant group said.


Scorpions, Sepultura to perform in India

The Eupropean band will kick start their Humanity World Tour with a concert in Shillong on December 12 followed by two more perfromances in Mumbai and Bangalore.


World Cup Hockey: Finland Upsets US, Advances to Finals

Finland scored twice in the third period Friday to advance to the finals of the World Cup of Ice Hockey with a 2-1 upset over defending champion the United States.


The Apple Expo 2004 opens in Paris on Tuesday with speculation running high that executives will unveil an overdue revamp of the iMac, the sleek desktop that restored Apple's fortunes as a PC maker.


A southern Indian state on Wednesday banned the sale and production of Coke, Pepsi, Sprite and other soft drinks made by the Indian subsidiaries of Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc., an official said.


Water Bills Are So Flawed City Canât Collect Millions

New York City has failed to collect on millions of dollars in water bills because of records riddled with errors and outdated information.


Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the U.S. government said Monday in its first national estimate of the problem.


And just quis custardies Destiny Welles? Letters Last week, Microsoft confused us all by announcing it had no incompatibilities in its shiny new OS, except the ones it put there itself, that weren't there at all, but were still a grave threat to us all. Still with us? No? Not surprising. Was it all about content? Oh we give up. Over to you:â¦


The merger of the U.S. brokerage industryâs two major watchdogs finally has a name: the Securities Industry Regulatory Authority, or SIRA.


The NFL's New Orleans Saints make an emotional return to their Superdome home on Monday as they host Atlanta.


Functions for photo-organizing app are now bundled into the operating system.


Lo Yediot Ahronot lo definisce "Il macellaio di Beirut"


Kidnap group split over fate of UN hostages

The purported leader of Taliban-linked militants holding three United Nations hostages, including Armagh woman Annetta Flanigan, said his group was split over whether they should âget ridâ of the captives.


A sudden, measurable decline in market share in any product over the course of a few months says something, even if that product is one whose producer still holds about 90% of the market in question.


Indonesia to File Charges Against Bashir Next Week

Indonesian prosecutors will file terror  charges against Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir next week,  accusing him of leading the al Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiah  militant network, the attorney general's office said on Friday.


Calano le vendite di autovetture in Europa e il gruppo Fiat registra una considerevole flessione, superiore a quella dei diretti concorrenti. Questi i due dati chiave del rapporto di ottobre sul mercato dellâauto elaborato dallâassociazione Acea.


Portugal voted in the predominantly Roman Catholic country's second referendum in less than a decade on whether to liberalise one of Europe's most restrictive abortion laws.


NATO leaders back ties with Balkans trio

NATO offered Serbia, Bosnia and Montenegro  on Tuesday a first step toward membership despite unresolved  war crimes concerns, in a policy switch cheered by the region  but condemned by the top U.N. prosecutor.


Barbara Walters says she has been contacted by Britney Spears' manager and "very good friend," Sam Lutfi, who says the pop singer has seen a psychiatrist.


India to give 95 million children polio vaccinations this week

Indian health officials said Monday they aim to vaccinate about 95 million children against polio this week as part of a drive to eradicate the disease, which made a comeback last year.


BAGHDAD, Iraq Sept. 28, 2004 - American forces bombed a suspected hide-out used by associates of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in Fallujah on Tuesday, part of a campaign of airstrikes the US military said has taken


Thanksgiving travelers might face long security lines at Logan and other airports, as a rush of travelers is expected to collide with new security rules recently implemented by the Transportation Security Administration.


Turkish Leader Calls for EU Membership Talks

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Brussels to make a final pitch before next week's EU summit for the 25-nation bloc to set a date for his country to begin membership talks.


You'd better hope your computer doesn't break down today, because every self-respecting geek with $10 and a pulse will be queuing up to see "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow." -washingtonpost.com


The Red Bull Racing team and Bjorn Wirdheim have reached a mutual agreement releasing Bjorn from his contract with the team thereby allowing him to pursue other opportunities for 2005.


Myanmar's mass prison release may take a week or more

Only a few hundred of 4,000 prisoners, including political dissidents, that Myanmar has vowed to free have been released and it could take at least a week for them all to leave jail, the opposition said.