An Irish government official forced to move from Belfast after a loyalist death threat is back  in Northern Ireland.


Casey and Donald top of the world for England

A magnificent display of precision putting from Paul Casey brought England only their second ever World Cup win and spoiled the party for home favourites Spain.


New eco-friendly mobile phone case turns into flower

Feeling guilty that you've just thrown away your umpteenth mobile phone to get the latest handset? Soon you may be able to plant your old one and watch it grow into a flower.


You can learn something about a rock by looking at it. But what most geologists really want is to smack it with a hammer. And that's just what planetary scientists will do July 4 when NASA's Deep Impact mission


Ore. Man Faces 11 Years for Panty Thefts

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Sung Koo Kim, a 32-year-old Tigard man who stole college women's underwear, has been sentenced one more time for the thefts.  After the fourth part of a four-county plea agreement, Kim faces a total of 11 years in prison.


The Republican Debate: CQ Politics' Mosts and Bests

The nationally televised debate held in New Hampshire on Saturday night gave the six Republican presidential contenders who participated a chance to win some votes and change some minds in advance of a key primary in that state. But the fact that so much of the discussion among the candidates circled around one of them -- Mitt Romney -- suggested how high the stakes are for the former Massachusetts governor in Tuesday's contest.


Report: Troubled LA hospital pays high malpractice costs

LOS ANGELES A troubled South Los Angeles hospital has paid higher medical malpractice costs per patient in recent years than any other public or University of California hospital in the state.


For the past three seasons the Orioles' Class AAA home has been in Ottawa but it appears Baltimore's new Class AAA home may be in Norfolk.


China's central bank has no timetable for more flexible exchange ...

WASHINGTON : China, invited to the table of the world's top financial powers for the first time, did not appear to buckle to pressure to speed up moves to adjust or end a currency peg that many say distorts global trade flows.


NBA Indiana Pacers' Ron Artest and three teammates testified about the basketball brawl. Ron Artest took the witness stand and described, in his words, one of the worst brawls


Fat stem cells used to repair girl's damaged skull

LONDON - German surgeons say they have managed to repair severe damage to a seven-year-old girl's skull using stem cells taken from her fat tissue.


Pop star Britney Spears has checked  back into rehab, celebrity Web site TMZ reported on Thursday,  thus temporarily halting a court action in which estranged  husband Kevin Federline planned to discuss custody of their two  children.


The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected Sunday, March 5, as the date for the 78th Academy Awards in 2006, Academy President Frank Pierson announced today.


California Earthquake - A taste of what's to come?

The Earthquake that hit Central California on Wednesday might be just a sample of what to expect in the future, if our special reporters earlier article is correct.


Anna Nicole Smith tried to revive dead son

NASSAU, Bahamas  - Anna Nicole Smith tried   frantically to revive her 20-year-old son even after he had   been pronounced dead by officials at the Bahamas hospital where   the former Playboy centerfold had given just days before, her   attorney said on Wednesday.


Last summer a group of students at Boston University got together to throw a ball around, and while they were at it, the idea of forming a cricket club at the school took shape.


Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards take center stage in the race for the White House on Tuesday in a nationally televised debate


NBA-All-Star Carter Joins Nets in Six-Player Trade

The Toronto Raptors dealt four-times  NBA All-Star Vince Carter to the New Jersey Nets Friday for  three players, including Alonzo Mourning, and two first-round  draft picks.


UPDATE 2-Odyssey warns of weak quarter, CEO resigns

Odyssey Healthcare Inc. (ODSY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday warned of an earnings shortfall, announced the resignation of its chief executive and said it was the subject


S&P 500 drops; Colgate, Unilever shares fall

The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped as Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Unilever cut profit forecasts, fueling concern consumer demand may be faltering.


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


SpiralFrog, Universal in free music download deal

SpiralFrog, a new music download  service, on Tuesday said it would make Vivendi's   Universal Music Group's catalog available for free legal  downloading in the United States and Canada.


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Philippines battered by another typhoon after storm kills more ...

MARAGUNDON, Philippines A powerful typhoon has sliced through the Philippines. The storm forced nearly 170-thousand people to flee homes to higher ground.


McNabb Leads Eagles to Second Win as Vikings Fall

Donovan McNabb threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns as the Philadelphia Eagles made it two wins from two games this season with a 27-16 victory over the Minnesota Vikings Monday.


Hacked MySpace page serves up fake Windows update

A malicious Trojan disguised as a Microsoft update is being served up from a MySpace page for which the name and password appear to have been phished. The problem highlights the trouble to which criminal abuse of MySpace can lead.


Historical enmity behind worsening Japan-China ties

TOKYOâFrom submarines to soccer and sex, everything seems to bedevil Japan-China relations these days. And with growing perceptions in Tokyo and Beijing of a military threat from


A union with ties to Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton failed in court Thursday to block the state party's plans to hold caucuses at special precincts inside casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.


A flurry of year-end dealmaking hit the tech sector as companies maneuvered to get out of low-margin businesses, fill holes in their product lines and take financial advantage of the recent run-up in share prices.


Ahold NV AHLN.AS, the Dutch  grocery operator, and three former top executives have agreed  to settle U.S. securities fraud charges related to massive  overbooking of profits, the company and U.S. regulators said on  Wednesday.


Fool on the Street: Hilton's Glamorous Plans

The hotelier's strategy includes slimming down and looking abroad.


Migliaia di manifestanti ancora nel centro di Beirut


A number of policemen are feared dead after Maoist rebels attack a convoy in central India, police say.


The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings, a surprise announcement that puts justices in the middle of a politically sensitive issue.


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LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons defensive lineman Jonathan Babineaux denied responsibility on Tuesday for the death of his girlfriend's dog, which led to felony animal abuse charges against the player.


Men Seized in Baghdad Were Americans, British - Police

The three foreign men kidnapped from their house in central Baghdad on Thursday were two Americans and one Briton, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.


Alfonso Soriano reminded the Nationals why they should be happy to still have him around.


Mutiny island's mayor first in the dock in sex abuse trials

The mayor of the tiny British Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island, founded by the Bounty mutineers, has become the first of seven men to go on trial facing multiple sex-abuse charges.


Ziff Davis - In recent years, IBM made solid, secure desktop machines, but computers didn't improve the company's ability to sell IBM services and consulting.


Iraq will shut its borders with Iran and Syria for 72 hours and extend the hours of a nightly curfew in Baghdad as part of a U.S.- backed plan to rein in unrelenting violence, an official said on Tuesday.


First US Unit at Iraq Site Did Not Hunt Explosives

The first US military unit to reach the site in Iraq where UN officials say 377 tons of high explosives are missing did not carry out a hunt for such material, the unit's commander said on Wednesday.


Ukrainian government workers resume duties as protesters lift blockades ahead of the presidential vote re-run.


NEW YORK - As President Bush smiled and waved from the stands and Mickey Mantle looked on from the dugout, Derek Jeter swung his bat. Talk about pressure. Luckily, the game never happened.


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Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpiece to Be Examined With Neutron Beams

Modern renaissance man Maurizio Seracini wants to find Leonardo's Battle of Anghiari. His organization Editech uses high-tech tools to track down historic Italian works of art that the years have hidden from the public eye.


The sixth Rugby World Cup gets under way at 2000 BST on Friday when hosts France take on Argentina in Paris.


By ERIC OLSON  OMAHA, Neb. - Type "Yorkies for sale" into an Internet search engine, and hundreds of Web sites come up.  Animal welfare advocates say the Internet has become the latest vehicle for large-scale dog breeding operations - or "puppy mills" - to sell their wares.


Israel Vows Response to Rocket Fire from Lebanon

Israel lodged a protest with the United Nations over the latest Katyusha rocket fire into the Jewish state from southern Lebanon and vowed Tuesday that it would not let such attacks pass without a response.


NSAIDs may protect against bladder cancer

NEW YORK  - Regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), especially aspirin, may decrease the risk of bladder cancer, particularly more advanced, high-grade tumors containing alterations in the tumor suppressor protein TP53, results of a study suggest.


Marshall Goldsmith, an executive coach, argues that your past success could be holding you back.


De Hoop Scheffer: Occidente deve vincere contro taleban


Iressa Drug Failure Deals AstraZeneca Fresh Blow

AstraZeneca Plc suffered its third setback in two months on Friday as lung cancer drug Iressa failed to help patients live longer


Nanotechnology May Change Energy Industry

BISMARCK, N.D. — Jack Uldrich says his stain-resistant pants are just the beginning for a technology that could someday be used to create cell phones so small they can be sewn into clothes and enhance electrical transmission through power lines.


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Six major powers negotiating U.N. sanctions against Iran for its nuclear ambitions said on Monday they were closer to a deal but needed more time to produce a Security Council resolution.


Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson has been sacked by the club after their poor start to the Premiership season. Two points from four games have left the Magpies 16th in the league.


A car bomb kills 18 people - mostly children - playing in a park in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi.


U.S. to stop seizing Canadian drug imports: WSJ

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials have scrapped their 11-month-old policy of seizing prescription drugs imported through the mail from Canada, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Due le griffe ospitate, 'Le tartarughe' e 'Softcore'


Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert   will seek a peace summit with Palestinian President Mahmoud   Abbas if gunmen in the Gaza Strip release a captive Israeli   soldier, Olmert's senior deputy said on Tuesday.


The unpredictable  fight for the White House went national on Wednesday, as  candidates fanned out across the United States and Democrat  Barack Obama bounced back from a surprise loss to Hillary  Clinton to grab a coveted union endorsement.


There's a huge box of doughnuts on the table in front of RenÃ©e Zellweger, but the pastries remain untouched. Zellweger has shed her sweets-loving character along with the 20 or


New Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid said Monday his party will launch investigative hearings next year in response to what he said was the reluctance of Republicans to look into problems in the Bush administration.


The San Francisco 49ers waived linebacker Derek Smith on Tuesday, cutting ties with their longtime leading tackler whose role was assumed last season by rookie Patrick Willis.


As the Hollywood writers' strike threatens to disrupt the 50th annual Grammy telecast, some in the music industry are befuddled, frustrated and even resentful.


Nearly half of Indians back U.S. nuclear deal: survey

NEW DELHI  -Nearly half of Indians polled support a landmark nuclear energy deal with the United States and believe the government should not bow to pressure from its leftist allies to scrap the pact, a survey showed.


Wal-Mart won't stock HD DVD movies, players past June

Following in the footsteps of Netflix and Best Buy publicly siding with Blu-ray in the next-generation DVD format war, Wal-Mart announced Friday it will no longer be stocking HD DVD players or movies by June.


G7 states to write off $33 billion Iraqi debt

BERLIN: The United States, Germany and other G7 nations agreed yesterday to write off up to 80 per cent or $33 billion of Iraq's Paris Club debt, which could pave the way for a wider international accord, officials said.


Protestors and Israeli Police Clash at Mosque

Muslims who had come for Friday prayers threw rocks and bottles to protest an Israeli construction project that they feared would damage the mosque.


Security forces have now picked up 19 Taliban militants since Saturday, including the brother of the former Taliban governor of Kandahar, the religious dictatorship's stronghold during its years in power.


Rumsfeld Denies Lobbying to Stall Intel Reform

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld spoke out Tuesday to deny that he lobbied behind the scenes to quash the Intelligence Reform bill which lingers in Congress.


Pop singer Britney Spears must submit to random drug tests, a judge has ordered after finding she engaged in "habitual, frequent, and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."


Stress Causes Forgetfulness According To Researchers

People under stress can probably relate to the fact that they become forgetful and now, researchers have scientific evidence that explains the reason why.


Al Gore lays blame for Bali stalemate on U.S.

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore drew cheers at 190-nation talks by saying the United States was the main block to launching negotiations in Bali on a new global climate treaty.


The government is considering introducing "stop and question" powers for the police, says the Home Office.


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Hundreds of Syrian troops leave Lebanon as Powell consider ...

Some 300 Syrian troops in a convoy of trucks and armored vehicles crossed the Lebanese border into Syria early Thursday as part of the ongoing redeployment that started on Tuesday.


Putin: International terrorists have declared 'full-scale war'

In the wake of the school hostage crisis that killed more than 340 people, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Saturday, calling for a new approach to law enforcement and pledged the reform would be in accordance with the nation's constitution.


The battered pick-up truck was normally used for ferrying vegetables to market. But in Sadr City yesterday it arrived to collect a very different load - mortar shells, grenade launchers and machine-gun rounds.


Former US astronaut Lisa Nowak will pursue a defence of temporary insanity at her trial next month, her lawyers say.


As U.S. and Iraqi troops patrolled the battered streets of Samarra, the central Iraqi city reclaimed from insurgents in two days of lopsided battle, residents emerged Sunday reporting thirst, hunger and casualties among the civilian population, according to news service accounts from the city.


A man convicted of killing a Blaine County sheriff's deputy was sentenced Monday to another 10 years in prison for biting off parts of another man's nose, ear and finger.


The prime minister is accused of "dithering" and failing to deal quickly enough with the Northern Rock crisis.


Which Fish to Eat? Consumers' Menu Choices Can Help or Hurt the Environment

By Jenni Laidman, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Sep. 11--Not so long ago, the Toledo Zoo sold North Atlantic cod fish sandwiches. Its catered events sometimes featured farm-raised salmon.   No longer.


NBA Game Summary - San Antonio at Chicago

Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Tony Parker scored 17 points and had five assists to lead a balanced San Antonio attack that handed the Spurs a 91-75 victory over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.


Scientists to Advise EPA to Cut Smog Limit

By Traci Watson  WASHINGTON -- Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency will recommend today that the level of smog allowed in the nation's air be cut to protect public health, the EPA said Tuesday.


THE Russian school siege reached a catastrophic climax yesterday as terrorists carried out their threat to blow up the building, killing at least 200 people, many of them children, and injuring more than 700.


Iraq Is the Flash Point as Eight Democratic Rivals Clash

The leading Democratic candidates for president engaged in a spirited clash in their second debate, challenging one another on financing the Iraq war.


The Republic of Ireland's FA claims it has been vindicated in the eligibility row involving Irish players after a Fifa ruling.


Eight out of 10 youths on a punishment scheme reoffend in a year, a report says, but results are better than prison.


The world's richest nations are likely to agree to freeze debt repayments for nations devastated by the Indian Ocean tsunami, according to Britain's treasury chief.


Firefox 3 Alpha Blocks Malware, Secures Plug-in Updates

Thursday's alpha 8 release exposes several new security features to the public for the first time.


Intel, Microsoft team to tout digital home

Tech giants set to launch TV, print, cinema and online ad campaign to market the digital lifestyle.


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BBC Gaza reporter Johnston freed: sources

Alan Johnston, the BBC journalist held hostage in the Gaza Strip since March, was handed over by his Islamist captors to ruling Hamas officials on Wednesday, a Palestinian source close to negotiations for his release said.


ROME, November 3 (Champions League) - Vincenzo Montella's injury-time equaliser forced Bayer Leverkusen to settle for a share of the points on Wednesday in Group B of the Champions League but the Eternal City club are virtually eliminated if not yet


At least 15 killed in India flyover collapse

At least 15 people were killed when part of a flyover under construction collapsed in India's southern IT hub of Hyderabad, the Press Trust of India reported on Sunday.


Will CEO Terry Semel's ouster really change anything?


Bin Laden Alive, Releases Audio Tape -- Web Site

An audio recording purportedly by Osama  bin Laden, praising gunmen who carried out a Dec. 6 attack in  Saudi Arabia, was posted on the Internet on Thursday,  suggesting the al Qaeda leader is still alive.


Operators say 'told you so' on iPhone security

Handset security report hits the streets Operator talking-shop the OMTP (Open Mobile Terminal Alliance) has published its white paper on handset security, saying something along the lines of Symbian Signed is a good idea, and that if Apple had listened to it the iPhone would never have been cracked.â¦


World powers have largely abandoned hope that Hamas radicals will drop anti-Israel positions that have riven the Palestinian leadership and led to a cutoff of direct international aid. Now diplomats are looking for a new approach.


Speculation grows that US bank Merrill Lynch is to part company with embattled chief executive Stan O'Neal.


Guatemala is set for a second round in the presidential poll as no candidate won a majority on Sunday.


Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes Wednesday and decided to call it a day, not wanting to aggravate the week-old injury and not entirely certain he would be able to defend his title in the American Express Championship. The way his year has gone, that's just his luck.


John Darwin, who allegedly faked his own death in a canoe accident, remanded in custody again


The PGA Tour is nearing completion on a comprehensive drug policy, and Commissioner Tim Finchem said that testing could start next year.


Watch out Editors, Reporters: Deadlines Kill!

NEW YORK Working in a high-pressure environment on tight deadlines can cause a six-fold increase in the risk of having a heart attack, a new study published on Tuesday shows.


Microsoft, Citrix Sign Collaboration Agreement

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


At least six explosions rocked the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Friday, witnesses said, a day after Ugandan peacekeepers started arriving in the lawless Horn of Africa country.


Suits Say U.S. Impeded Audits for Oil Leases

Auditors say the Interior Department suppressed efforts to recover millions from oil companies they said were cheating the government.


McCain criticizes Putin for leading "puppet show"

U.S. Republican presidential  candidate John McCain accused President Vladimir Putin of  preparing to lead a puppet government in Russia in a blistering  critique on Friday.


China goes on offensive after food safety scares

China hit back on Friday at accusations  its products are unsafe, pointing out that a quarter of  imported children's milk bottles and teats failed a recent  random quality test in a southeastern province.


Red Bullâs Headlong Frozen Dash Is a Crash Course in Marketing

In addition to sponsoring sports, athletes and teams, Red Bull has created new sports, including Crashed Ice, ostensibly to sell more energy drinks.


Explosions wound 13 in southern Thailand

BANGKOK - A pair of bomb blasts in southern Thailand wounded at least 13 people on Friday. The first explosion at a food stall in Yala province hurt four people, including one police officer.


Despite an "alarming" decrease in sea otters in southwest Alaska, the federal government is dragging its heels when it comes to designating critical habitat to help them recover, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday.


Purdue won't have to worry about Arizona State quarterback Andrew Walter in Friday's Sun Bowl.


D-Link DSM-750 combines Media Center Extender, online video service

Due in November 2007, the D-Link DSM-750 combines a Windows Media Extender with online video service active-TV, which delivers more than 200 "channels" of content.


DJ, producer and composer Nitin Sawhney is to give his latest classical work its UK premiere in London next month.


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Lebanese army increases forces in tense Beirut

Lebanon's army deployed more soldiers in Beirut on Monday after the killing of a pro-Syrian Shi'ite Muslim demonstrator raised fears anti-government protests could turn into sectarian violence.


Wang picks up 19th win, handed opening playoff start

Chien-Ming Wang rewarded Yankees   manager Joe Torre's confidence in him with another solid   display in a 16-5 victory over Baltimore on Wednesday, the day   he was handed the starting assignment for New York's playoff   opener.


Exit Polls Indicate Opposition Figure Is Ahead in Ukraine

Viktor Yushchenko, a Western-leaning opposition candidate, was leading Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine's extraordinarily tense presidential runoff Sunday


Priest dismisses Rwanda genocide charges, says he's praying for the victims

ARUSHA, Tanzania  - A Roman Catholic priest accused of ordering the slaughter of 2,000 people who sought refuge in his church during Rwanda's genocide insisted his slain parishioners were in his prayers Monday, as his lawyer dismissed the charges against his client as "rumours."


Murder Probe Eyes Link to Vick Dogfighting Ring

Catawba County, N.C., authorities have found a possible link between a dog breeder found shot to death in his home in April and the "Bad Newz Kennels" operated by Michael Vick.


NameProtect Advises Consumers on 10 Important Rules for Safe Online Shopping This Holiday Season

The holiday shopping season is in full swing and for those of us who  reach for the mouse, rather than the mall experience, a worldwide  network of cyber-criminals lie waiting to steal our holiday cheer and  hard-earned dollars.


After former Virginia Tech baseball standout Johnny Oates was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2001, he made a commitment to live each day to its utmost.


President Bush on Tuesday hammered away at Democrat John Kerry as a tax-and-spend liberal and said his decision to invade Iraq was the toughest he had made, as he prepared for his third debate with the Massachusetts senator.


GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba Aug. 26, 2004 - The Pentagon has accused the third Guantanamo terror suspect to face a US military commission in as many days of being a "key al-Qaida propagandist.


Kerry attacks Bush on stem cell research

Joined by the widow of paralysed actor Christopher Reeve, Democratic challenger John Kerry has attacked US President George W. Bush saying his policy on stem cell


Kerry's plan on outsourcing faces mixed reviews

Kerry advocates eliminating "special tax breaks" for U.S. companies with overseas subsidiaries.


Microsoft launches new Vista version of Windows

Microsoft Corp.  launched  Windows Vista for businesses on Thursday, unveiling the first  major upgrade of its dominant operating system in five years  and predicting that over 200 million people will run new  Windows, Office or PC server software by the end of 2007.


"We screwed up," the prime minister tells the nation, trying to prepare it for economic austerity. Instead he sparks street protests reminiscent of 1956


Action planned by baggage handlers at Gatwick Airport is called off after a dispute over working practices is settled.


LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Tied for the lead in what is shaping up as another shootout at Disney, Tom Lehman believes he has experience on his side.


The Rodriguez brothers help Bishop Ireton beat Bishop O'Connell for the first time in 32 years on Saturday.


Security is stepped up in the Thai capital amid threats of protests over the disbanding of a key political party.


Steve Spurrier spent two weeks pounding his young quarterback: Look off the primary receiver if he's covered and protect the ball in the pocket.


EU antitrust ruling renews hope for developers

InfoWorld - Microsoft's defeat in a European appeals court Monday has left open-source developers hopeful about the future although still dissatisfied with the company's compliance with a 3-year-old antitrust ruling.


Tested by Tribulation, a Coach Discovers New Vigor

This yearâs Indianapolis Colts team was not the most talented, Coach Tony Dungy said, but it was the closest, bonded by the on- and off-field trials it had endured.


Detectives continue to question a man about a gun attack in County Down in which a baby escaped injury.


More than 650 items belonging to Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash are being auctioned in New York.


For the second straight year, more than 200 players have filed for free agency, which would have suited former Oakland A's owner Charlie Finley just fine.


Going to Bush Rally, Finding Strings Attached

The Bush campaign has pressed rally audiences to work as foot soldiers, before, during and immediately after Bush events.


Oscar-winning actor George Clooney brought some Hollywood glamour to the United Nations as he used his star power to turn the spotlight on Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur.


New competition minister makes broadband rallying cry

Calls for public sector buy-in Competitiveness minister Stephen Timms has called for a road map to push forward the UK's move to super fast broadband.â¦


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MADRID Compared with the ruinous attacks that struck Spain in March, the bombings over the past 14 days in the northern provinces might be expected to attract little notice: Seven weak explosives, wrapped in ...


Here is a look at the series of events in the brawl Friday night involving the Indiana Pacers, Detroit Pistons and fans at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich.


Shell of New Species of Land Snail Coils Its Own Way

One snailâs shell is more like a rocket engine than a natural formation.


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


AMR Quarterly Profit Rises, but Weather Hurt

AMR Corp , parent of the world's largest carrier American Airlines, posted a second-quarter profit on Wednesday that fell short of Wall Street expectations, weakened by severe weather disruptions.


A small number of flu viruses resistant to Tamiflu, a top antiviral drug, have been detected in Europe, health authorities said this week.


British and Kenyan scientists have developed a new treatment for the killer disease malaria.


UPDATE 1-Rugby-Robinson hat-trick inspires England rout

Jason Robinson marked his first game as England captain with a spectacular hat-trick as the world champions steam-rollered Canada 70-0 in their first game under new coach Andy Robinson on Saturday.


Stem Cells Can Be Collected Without Destroying Embryos, Scientists Show

Using a technique borrowed from in vitro fertilization, researchers have for the first time shown that it is possible to create new embryonic stem cell colonies without destroying human embryos. Corrected article


Hiker Travels Appalachian Trail Barefoot

BOILING SPRINGS, Pa. - More than 500 people hike the entire Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia, each year. Ron Zaleski has been trying to accomplish the feat barefoot. His goal is to bring attention to the need for combat veterans to receive counseling.


Stressed Chinese parents "drug children" for exams

Some stressed out parents in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai have been searching for a prescription stimulant to give their children ahead of this week's national college exams, the Beijing News said on Tuesday.


Jimmy Walker would love to have a fairy-tale finish at the Sony Open. Given the bad memories from this place, he was thrilled Thursday with the first chapter.


Novell initiates stock option investigation

(InfoWorld) - Novell has begun an internal review to investigate how the company granted stock options to employees in recent years and to assess whether, in the light of the findings, Novell will need to restate any earnings. The software vendor made the announcement Tuesday afternoon as it released third-quarter results for fiscal 2006. Novell cautioned that the results should be considered preliminary financials until it has concluded its voluntary stock options review. The company didn't provide a date as to when it expects those investigations to be complete and so it's possible Novell may need to delay the filing of its third-quarter Form 10-Q to the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC). On a conference call with analysts, Ronald Hovsepian, president and chief executive officer of Novell, said the review was "in no way a reflection on the quality of our business or the future growth prospects." Novell will report on the progress of the investigation as appropriate. "In the meantime, it's full speed ahead with building our business and executing on our strategy," he added. Novell's move comes as the SEC continues to widen its probe into potentially fraudulent stock options practices occurring now or in the past at U.S. companies and related to the backdating of options. By timing the granting of options to a low point in a company's stock, an options recipient could buy shares cheaply and then resell them for a greater profit once the vendor's share price rose. Already the SEC investigation has touched a number of IT companies including Sycamore NetworksÂ and the SEC has filed securities fraud chargesÂ against the former managementÂ heads ofÂ software vendor Comverse TechnologyÂ and storage networking firm Brocade Communications Systems. Other IT vendors including Apple Computer, CA Inc., McAfee, and RambusÂ have identified irregularities in their options accounting which, in some cases, led to the companies restating financial results dating back several years. Novell's preliminary third-quarter results saw the company reporting net income of $11.6 million on revenue of $241.3 million and earnings per share (EPS) of $0.03. For the fourth financial quarter due to end Oct. 31, Dana Russell, Novell's interim chief financial officer, estimated the company's revenue will be between $246 million and $256 million with an EPS of $0.04. Those predictions don't take account of the findings of the stock options review, he noted, with the likely impact of that investigation knocking EPS down to $0.01. Russell said Novell's leadership isn't happy with the company's current overall level of profitability, but believes it's on "the right track for the health of the business," expecting long-term profitability to improve.


Milano, 19:49 - CALCIO, INTER: VIEIRA SQUALIFICATO PER TRE TURNI

Il centrocampista dell'Inter, Patrick Vieira, è stat squalificato per tre turni dal giudice s...


Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is briefing top Pakistani officials of his talks with India's premier on Kashmir.


The Washington Redskins can earn a playoff berth by beating the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.


Study evaluates biopsies, spread of breast cancer

Removing only one to three key lymph nodes instead of the usual dozen or more can spare women lifelong arm problems and reliably indicate whether breast cancer has spread


Smallest-Ever Baby Is Now 14, Happy and Healthy

The tiniest baby ever to survive at  birth is now a 14-year-old high achiever, the doctors who  delivered her reported on Wednesday.


Zurigo, 16:53 - CALCIO, ALTA QUOTA: APERTURA BLATTER DOPO INCONTRO CON MORALES

Probabile retromarcia della Fifa dopo l'incontro di stamattina a Zurigo tra il presidente della fede...


Intel Buys Havok, Maker of Game Development Tools

The chip giant has announced plans to buy a developer of digital-media creation software and services.


Maltese police are checking possible sightings of Madeleine McCann, 50 days after she went missing.


BAGHDAD - 4 esplosioni in centro, a fuoco hotel giornalisti

Nel centro di Baghdad si sono verificate quattro violente esplosioni. Due razzi sarebbero stati lanciati nell'area compresa tra il fiume Tigri e la zona verde. Anche l'hotel Sheraton, dove alloggiano giornalisti


Japanese husbands learn to lose chauvinism

In the corner of a small Japanese restaurant, a dozen dark suited businessmen gathered at a large table.


Danger shouldn't stop journalists, newswoman says

WASHINGTON  - A CBS News correspondent badly injured in an Iraqi bomb attack that killed two members of her crew said Thursday that it was still crucial that journalists cover the war despite the dangers.


Annuncio della diponibilita e' del ministro francese Gaymard


Anaheim Ducks All-Star defenseman Chris Pronger will be out about two weeks because of a broken bone in his toe.


DETERMINATION, character and resolve are the usual words reeled off when talk turns to praising David Moyes's latest Goodison revival.


Hosts Germany to kick off 2006 World Cup

Frankfurt - Tournament hosts Germany will kick off the 2006 World Cup finals, Fifa said on Wednesday. Germany will play the opening match on 9 June 2006, in Munich, although Germany coach JÃ¼rgen Klinsmann


OMX not in talks with rival suitors: sources

Nordic bourse operator OMX   is not in talks with any other suitors, people  familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, as market  speculation of a rival takeover offer sent shares soaring.


Countryside campaigners welcome a court decision that farmers need permission for plastic tunnels.


By Wendy Leonard Deseret Morning News  A man who intentionally caused a widespread Internet blackout in the Vernal area earlier this yea was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison.


Da Michelle al trans Patrizia sette giorni di gossip

La Hunziker e il bodyguard, i ricordi del trans Patrizia su Lapo, il bacio pubblico di Gigi D'alessio e Anna Tangelo e i bagordi di Adriano. Una settimana di pettegolezzi


NASHUA, NH -- John Kerry's campaign hopes some of the Boston Red Sox's come-from-behind magic will rub off on their candidate.


Huckabee's southern surge means the two man race Romney hoped for still hasn't materialized. That leaves the GOP's big spender with dwindling options


This year, musicals make a comeback, plus plays and actors you already know.


Sudan's government and rebel leaders sign 'landmark' accords aimed at ending the Darfur crisis.


Pedro Martinez keeps the Cardinals down over seven innings as the Red Sox win, 4-1, in Game 4 to take a 3-0 lead in the World Series.


What happens when you fall into quicksand? How was electricity discovered? Why does water spin one way and not the other? The answers might surprise you. By Aria Pearson from Wired magazine.


Flintoff named as England's Ashes captain

Andrew Flintoff will captain England for the defence of the Ashes in Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced when naming the squad.


Sainsbury's Warns of First-Half Profit Dip

Troubled grocery chain J Sainsbury PLC, Britain's third-biggest supermarket retailer, said Monday it expected to announce a big drop in profits for the first half of this year.


Karzai is sworn in with a pledge and a warning

Exactly three years after the American-led overthrow of the Taliban, Hamid Karzai was inaugurated as Afghanistan's first democratically elected president yesterday, to the evident satisfaction of the Bush administration.


Indonesia's Yudhoyono Swears in New Cabinet with Some Surprises

Indonesia's new president has sworn in his cabinet, a day after his inauguration. But some of the names in the new administration have raised concerns among observers that politics might have won out over practicalities.


Hundreds of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, threatening future cures for disease, experts warn.


India Rallies as Australia Slumps; Warne Ties Record

Anil Kumble led a fightback by India, trailing 1-0 in the four-match cricket series, as Australia slumped to 235 all out on the first day of the second Test.


An Industry-by-Industry Look at the Implications of the Election

From Wall Street to Detroit, there were plenty of sighs of relief as it became clear that President Bush had won another term. As one auto executive said, "Bush has been a good president to work with.


Survey says Sun and HP struggle While customers divide their sales almost equally between IBM, Sun Microsystems and HP, they like doing business with Big Blue best of all, according to a recent study.â¦


A week after Showdown Saturday, only two games match ranked teams this weekend. Ohio State looks for payback against Penn State on Saturday, and Arizona State and California jockey for position in the Pac-10.


Verizon Aims Fiber-Optic Cables at Nashua, N.H.-Area Television Market

By David Brooks, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H.  Apr. 23--The story slugged NH-VERIZON-TV, moved by McClatchy-Tribune  Business News for Apr. 23, contained an inaccurate byline.   The story was written by David Brooks.


First Coast Families Invest $15.7 Million In Nationwide Scheme

JACKSONVILLE, FL -- In a complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Learn Waterhouse's bank scheme promised investors returns of five to 50-percent a month on a minimum investment of $10,000.


By Lisa Pemberton, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Feb. 6--Capital Clubhouse has begun accepting donations for its new community clothing bank, The Wardrobe.


Iraqi Shi'ite Escapes Bomb, Sunnis Snub Poll

A suicide car bomber hit one of Iraq's  biggest Shi'ite Muslim parties running in elections next month,  killing nine people but missing its leader, hours before the  most prominent Sunni party withdrew from the historic poll.


Kenya reveals it will bid for the right to stage the 2016 Olympic Games.


U.S. Officials Differ on Iraqi Elections

Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence.


After almost two years, Apple is finally expanding its video presence outside of the US by launching a store in Britain. 28 different programs will be available from several providers including ABC Studios, Disney Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy.


By Robin Fitzgerald, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 27--GULFPORT -- Justice Court Judge Bruce Roberts set no bond on the warrant for an alleged bank robber's arrest.


Londra, 11:30 - CALCIO, FERGUSON: CAPELLO CONVOCHERA' BECKHAM

Sir Alex Ferguson si dice sicuro che Fabio Capello chiamerà ancora David Beckham in nazionale...


A senior Marine commander tells Congress that Haditha killings may constitute negligent homicide


Oracle Buys Network Intelligence Company Netsure

The acquisition will boost Oracle's telecom offerings with Netsure's communications applications suite.


BAGHDAD - A pair of car bomb attacks left at least a dozen people dead in Iraq Tuesday. At least eight died when a car full of explosives crashed into a concrete blast barrier around the Education Ministry building in Baghdad.


Venezuela withdraws its ambassador from Panama, in an on-going row about a pardon for four Cuban exiles.


Greg Beaver's Blog: Update to libxml2 in PHP - progress hath been acquired

Related to an issue from a previous post, Greg Beaver has posted a solution to his Relax NG schema problem in PHP.   Shortly after my last blog post, I got a very helpful email from Rob Richards, who offered to help me with my trials and tribulations. He took a quick look at the schema for package.xml, and a sample package.xml and was able to find two small tweaks to make parsing actually work (gasp). This changes everything. I am abandoning the creation of a relax NG schema in favor of the battle-tested xsd. The error messages for xsd validation are far clearer than the rng ones.   The code included shows how much simpler the error messages are with the XSD validation option versus the RNG ones.


President Bush declared Friday that charges of voter fraud have cast doubt on the Ukrainian election, and warned that any European-negotiated pact on Iran's nuclear program


Space Station Astronauts Get Christmas Delivery

An unmanned Russian supply ship docked with the International Space Station (news - web sites) on Saturday, delivering food, water and Christmas presents to astronauts running low on supplies.


Google turns over Orkut data to Brazil authorities

Google has provided Brazilian authorities with data about Orkut users in response to 30 court orders, according to company spokespersons, and it plans to respond to eight more orders before their deadlines expire.


UK, US agree last effort to revive trade talks

President Bush and British Prime  Minister Tony Blair have agreed to make "one final effort" to  revive stalled global trade talks, Blair said on Sunday,  voicing hope it could take place within weeks.


Belgium, Italy level at 1-1 in Fed Cup final

CHARLEROI, Belgium  - This weekend's Fed Cup final   looks likely to go to the wire after Belgium and Italy shared   the spoils on the opening day, finishing 1-1 on Saturday.


Germans fight to save hidden Nazi bunkers

Concealed in a thicket of  brambles in hills southwest of Cologne, out of sight of the  nearby motorway, an eerie relic of Germany's Nazi past has been  neglected for over 60 years.


EA releases a new game after Christmas, most likely counting on gift card sales.


Europeans To Make Iran 'Last Offer' On Nukes

20 October 2004 -- Great Britain, France, and Germany will reportedly offer Iran a last chance to avoid the threat of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program.


Dutch politician threatened in letter pinned with knife to ...

The Dutch government on Friday pledged tough measures against Islamic radicalism after a written threat was found on the murdered body of a celebrity filmmaker.


Ukraine's delegation attending session of Council of Europe ad hoc...

Welcome to the Ukrainian radio's Web Page. We are sincerely glad to you. We shall inform you about the most important events in political, social and economic life of Ukraine frankly and detail.


Lakshmi Mittal, chief executive of ArcelorMittal, the steel group, will make the keynote speech at this year's business book of the year award ceremony in October.


BBC staff in Ozzie bin Laden video spoof outrage

Heads likely to roll - boom boom! BBC senior bosses are today reportedly "grilling" members of the BBC London news team who produced a "tasteless" spoof video version of (Is This The Way To) Amarillo? to mark a colleague's departure for Al-Jazeera International.â¦


Five regional banks to set up $125 mln fund: Boston Fed

Five banks in the New England region  will announce a $125 million fund on Thursday to help subprime  borrowers, the Boston Federal Reserve Bank said on Wednesday.


VON - AOL dials up developers for VOIP service

(InfoWorld) - AOL LLC will open up AIM Phoneline to external developers to let them create hardware devices and software applications for this Internet telephony service. AOL will give developers access to the AIM Phoneline platform via APIs (application programming interfaces), the Dulles, Virginia, Web portal said Thursday. AOL, a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., will make the APIs generally available in this year's fourth quarter, but it will show devices and applications built with the APIs at next week's Fall 2006 VON Conference in Boston. The move is part of a larger trend at AOL and among Internet companies in general to enrich their online services with add-ins, applications and devices created by external developers. Companies like AOL, Google Inc., Yahoo Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. realize they benefit from tapping into the creativity of external developers, be they individuals or corporate programmers. The resulting applications, often called mash-ups, extend online services in ways and directions that the Internet companies may not have considered or may lack the resources to explore. For AIM Phoneline, which is the VOIP (voice over Internet Protocol) service of AOL's AIM instant messaging service, the hope is that device manufacturers and voice application developers will use the APIs to build new hardware peripherals and software features. AOL plans to introduce three APIs in the fourth quarter to let developers create ring tones for AIM Phoneline, let cordless phones function with AIM Phoneline and build call management features for the service. Along with the APIs, AOL is formally launching the Open AIM Phoneline initiative, an outreach program for external developers interested in extending the service. The program includes a competition for developers called the Open AIM Phoneline Developersâ Challenge. AOL will accept AIM Phoneline applications between Sept. 11 and Nov. 30. The winners will be announced in January 2007. The first-place winner will receive US$3,500, while $1,000 will be awarded for second place. More information will beÂ posted online soon.Â Â  The Open AIM Phoneline program will also have an online store featuring applications and devices built by external developers. AIM has about 43 million users in the U.S. AIM Phoneline, launched in May, offers AIM users a free phone number, free online voicemail and unlimited incoming calls. For outbound calling, AOL offers a plan for $9.95 a month for calls to the U.S., Canada and 30 other countries. AIM Phoneline competes in a crowded market for Internet telephony that also includes services from eBay Inc.'s Skype, Vonage Holdings Corp., Yahoo and AT&T Inc.


The Microsoft chairman thinks there are some powerful tasks the computer can tackle once it knows whether--and how--you are available.


Wireless Tower Operator Sues Chief of Rival

The American Tower Corporation sued the head of a rival  claiming he had impersonated its chief by sending a negative article about it via e-mail to two large investors.


Sport: Michael Vaughan equals Peter May's record of 20 Test wins as England captain.


The third-seeded Serena Williams is the first woman in the quarterfinals at the US Open. She beat Switzerland's Patty Schnyder Sunday, 6-to-4, 6-to-2.


Colts running back Dominic Rhodes's initial court appearance on a drunken driving charge was postponed to Monday after prosecutors did not receive paperwork from the arresting officer.


Labour has begun recruiting people who could take key roles in an election campaign, the BBC understands.


Israeli Film About Harmony in the Mideast Provokes Off-Screen Discord

Disqualified for an Oscar and disinvited to a Mideast film festival, âThe Bandâs Visitâ has seen its fair share of problems.


AFRICA/CONGO - Nomina del Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Card. Ivan Dias, Prefetto della Congregazione per lÂEvangelizzazione dei Popoli, in data 14 aprile 2007 ha nominato Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie in Congo per un quinquennio (2007-2012)...


Latest news briefs from the Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Israeli forces killed six Palestinians in Gaza Strip clashes. Near the Kissufim junction in central Gaza, two gunmen shot and moderately wounded an Israeli army officer before being killed Monday.


eCOST.com Cuts IPO Price to $7 a Share from $9-$11

Online discount retailer eCOST.com said on Wednesday that it expects its planned initial public offering will price at $7 per share, a reduction from its previously stated range of $9 to $11 per share.


LONDON -- Britain has agreed to a US request to redeploy British troops from southern Iraq to an area closer to Baghdad. The british defence secretary made the announcement in the House of Commons.


Frances Stalls, Knocks Out Power in Fla.

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Potent but slow-moving Hurricane Frances snapped power lines and whipped the Atlantic coast with winds over 90 mph Saturday, knocking out electricity for more than 450,000 Floridians and forcing millions to endure another day of waiting and worrying...


WASHINGTON: The US yesterday warned its citizens living in or passing through the Nordic and Baltic states of imminent terrorist attacks in crowded public places in those countries.


Flu shot for nursing home staff may cut outbreaks

NEW YORK  - Ensuring that nursing home staff get their flu shots may help prevent potentially deadly outbreaks among elderly residents, a new study suggests.


Contro la Moratti sciopero generale. LunedÃ¬ manifestazione a Roma

Â«LunedÃ¬ le aule saranno vuoteÂ». Non ha dubbi il segretario nazionale della Cgil-scuola, Enrico Panini sulla riuscita dello sciopero generale del 15 novembre. Saranno tanti anche i lavoratori della scuola


High body count clouds sequel to "The Departed"

It's hard to imagine a sequel to a movie like Oscar-nominated crime drama "The Departed," which ends in such a spasm of violence that hardly any of the lead characters are left alive.


Si parte da infrastrutture, poi meno tasse e meno spese


A witness in the trial of actor Chris Langham is recalled by the court after his evidence is contradicted.


Wireless companies are rolling out new GPS services for employers that can track the physical location of mobile workers.


Prima per la stampa di 'Ho voglia di te' a Roma


Il Carroccio valutera' se ritirare delegazione parlamentare


The N.C.A.A. yesterday revoked 2004 and 2005 national track and field titles from Arkansas for violations involving the star sprinter Tyson Gay and a former assistant.Arkansas had reported violations committed by the former assistant Lance Brauman, who was convicted last year of embezzlement, theft and mail fraud from his time at Barton County Community College in Kansas. Braumanâs mail-fraud indictment identified Gay, who transferred to Arkansas from Barton County with help from Brauman.


Court and prison staff are threatening to walk out in the New Year over a pay dispute


Japan rejects 2009 deadline in post-Kyoto talks

HAMBURG, Germany  - Japan blocked European Union efforts on Tuesday to set a 2009 deadline for agreement on an international pact to battle climate change once the Kyoto Protocol on reducing carbon emissions expires in 2012.


Top candidates neck and neck in Ukraine presidential race

Ukrainians are preparing for a presidential election that is being seen as a watershed decision as to whether the country should draw closer to Russia or the West.


It's been quiet around Vince Carter for the last two weeks: He's been going about his business of getting into shape, learning a new coach, a new system and a couple of new teammates.


Ever since Botswana recorded its first HIV case 19-years-ago, this nation has never been the same. The country has moved from the denial that marked the first few years after the discovery of the virus; the


Ellen Gallagher's racially charged collages are hard to pin down, harder to print.


Tennessee fires offensive coordinator Chow

Tennessee fired offensive coordinator  Norm Chow on Tuesday after the Titans struggled through the  season with the NFL's 21st-ranked offense.


Shares of Alcan Inc. rose after reports of possible takeover offers from Norsk Hydro ASA and Rio Tinto Group raised expectations of a bidding war with Alcoa Inc. for the Canadian aluminum producer.


Marsh & McLennan Cos.' Kroll Inc. took out ads in Brazil's largest newspapers Thursday to defend five employees arrested amid allegations the international security consultant illegally spied in its probe of a bitter corporate dispute.


The boss of the underground network in Brazil's Sao Paulo city quits after a station collapse killed seven people.


The Dutch cabinet holds crisis talks after parliament censures hardline Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk.


An Israeli minister calls for Hamas to be invited to an upcoming peace conference in the US.


Serbs vote in watershed presidential election

Serbs voted on Sunday in the first round of a tight presidential election that could decide the country's future ties with the West after the expected loss of its breakaway Kosovo province.


Serving Many Masters at the Venice Film Festival

For Marco MÃ¼ller, the director of the Venice International Film Festival, star glitter is the surest way of drawing attention to the festival, now in its 61st year.


Fed Beige Book-moderate growth in most areas

Most areas of the United States reported moderate economic growth through the first weeks of November and labor markets were tight in many regions, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday.


U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, as  worry about fuel costs crunching corporate profits eased when  crude oil prices retreated from record highs.


Suicide bomber hits Kabul bus as attacks escalate

A Taliban suicide bomber blew up a police bus in the Afghan capital on Sunday killing around 35 people, police said, in apparently the single deadliest bombing to hit Afghanistan since the Taliban were ousted in 2001.


Official says Caminiti died of drug overdose

Former baseball National League MVP Ken Caminiti died of an accidental drug overdose, a spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner said Monday.


Cell phone content, services set to boom: report

The market for content and services on  cell phones is expected to grow to $150 billion by 2011, as  access to the Web while on the move becomes easier and faster,  research from Informa Telecoms & Media showed.


Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska ousts defending champion Maria Sharapova at the US Open.


Campaign group Save The Scottish Regiments organises a march in Edinburgh against Army cuts.


Romanians go to the polls to choose between the governing ex-communists and a strong opposition alliance.


The 31-year-old swimmer, who owns an American-best career total of 12 Olympic medals, will retire after the World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis, the same city where her international career began in 1987.


Ivory Coast Leader Says Committed to Reunification

Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo  said on Tuesday he was committed to reunifying the West African  country but said that it was up to the United Nations to start  disarmament in the world's top cocoa grower.


A court trying a girl accused of making a false rape claim hears how the man involved reacted.


Seconda vittima in due settimane, la 17/ma nel Paese


The German bourse meets with the LSE amid talk that it will raise its proposed bid price for the London Stock Exchange to Â£1.5bn.


ATHENS - While world record holder Paula Radcliffe is still picking up the pieces after burning out in the women's marathon at Athens Olympics, gold medal winner Mizuki Noguchi is simply basking in the glory and pondering her next move.


EPA Says 225 Counties Fail Air Standards

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday that 225 counties in 20 states and the District of Columbia failed federal air standards because of microscopic soot from


Mozilla Foundation's Firefox browser will be available for free download today after 19 months of development, news.com reports.


Union Protests Gas Rate Hike to Raise Outsourcing Issue

The Office and Professional Employees International Union yesterday filed to intervene in a rate hike request by Washington Gas Light Co.,  saying it planned to protest the proposal out of concern that the company may hire outside contractors to replace customer service workers, which the union...


Venezuelan, Colombian Leaders Hold Talks

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, arriving Tuesday in this Spanish colonial city for talks with Colombia's leader, angrily denied that he has aided the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.


The Cubs fall behind early and lose their second straight game to the lowly Mets 3-2, putting a dent in their playoff chances.


Dell's laptop customisation options not very customisable

Memory, all alone in the moonlight Forward-thinking Dell customers who want to make cash savings on pre-loaded memory cards in the firm's latest range of laptops could be in for a hard time.â¦


Sun Delivers NetBeans 4.1 Access Release

Sun Microsystems on Monday gave its NetBeans IDE 4.1 developers a rolling start toward working with the 4.1 version of the product, shipping an early access release that features support for Enterprise Edition 1.4 with EJB and Web services.


Afghan vice president escaped from assassination bid

Afghan Vice President Namatullah Shahrani was unharmed when a bomb went off on his way to a road project in northeastern part of the country, local officials said Monday.


'Ondata di decessi a Mbuji-Mayi dopo partenza consigliere'


Approvato con voti Cdl emendamento dell'ulivista Manzione


UPDATE 1-Fed's Hoenig says high oil will not derail US economy

High oil prices will probably brake US growth but will not derail the economy provided there is not another sharp spike upward, a top Federal Reserve policymaker said on Tuesday.


Huckabee tied with Giuliani in Illinois: poll

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who  has surged in support in other early-voting states, is tied  with Rudy Giuliani for the lead among U.S. Republican  presidential candidates in Illinois, a poll showed on Saturday.


Former Gov. Mitt Romney says other states can replicate Massachusetts' program of universal health care if the federal government creates an environment in which private health insurance can expand.


The news director of a U.S.-funded Arab language satellite television network that was accused of airing anti-Israeli propaganda has resigned.


THE number of Britons killed in the tsunami disaster rose to 35 last...

THE number of Britons killed in the tsunami disaster rose to 35 last night, but the toll may rise to hundreds as British officials admit many more may still be missing.


Oracle JInitiator security flaw discovered

Security researchers report finding a "highly critical" security flaw in Oracle's JInitiator ActiveX control.


Top Official: U.S. Wants Cuba 'Liberation'

President Bush will be committed during his second term to the "liberation of Cuba" by extending moral and political support to the Cuban people, a top State Department official said Friday.


GAO: Ex-Medicare Chief Should Repay Salary

The former Medicare administrator should repay his government salary because of his efforts to keep higher estimates of the cost of a prescription drug plan from Congress last year, congressional investigators said Tuesday.


San Paolo, 18:29 - F1, ALONSO: IL COMMISSARIO AI BOX NON SERVE

Fernando Alonso non condivide la decisione della Fia di piazzare un commissario nel box McLaren per ...


U.S. troops killed an estimated 26 suspected militants in Sadr City on Saturday in one of the fiercest clashes in the Shi'ite stronghold since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.


Microsoft finally gives us a date for the release of its Longhorn operating system, but the failure to deliver on a highly touted feature raises questions about the company's future. -washingtonpost.com


Actress in Spector murder trial killed herself: expert

The B-movie actress allegedly murdered by music producer Phil Spector probably committed suicide, a retired forensic expert testified Tuesday as the rock legend's defense case got underway.


A bid to amend plans to make inciting racial hatred a crime is defeated by the government.


David Blaine has helped doctors improve their understanding of how to deal with hunger strikers, it was revealed today. The famous illusionist last year


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Viewpoint: The attack on Vice President Cheney in Afghanistan and the murder of four Frenchmen in Saudi Arabia show that militant Sunnis are a growing danger


Motorola to buy bar-code scanner firm for $3.9b

Motorola Inc. , the world's second-largest maker of mobile phones, agreed to buy Symbol Technologies Inc. for $3.9 billion to expand into the market for handheld retail bar-code scanners.


Afghanistan: gravemente malata ostaggio Annetta Flanigan

KABUL - Annetta Flanigan, la dipendente Onu nordirlandese rapita in Afghanistan dal gruppo identificato come "Esercito dei musulmani", sarebbe gravemente malata a causa della tensione accumulata durante la prigionia.


Libby must begin perjury prison sentence: judge

Former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby must begin serving his 2 1/2-year prison sentence while he appeals his perjury conviction, a U.S. judge ruled on Thursday.


Pakistan's ex-PM spurns Saudi request not to return

Pakistan's exiled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return on September 10 to challenge President Pervez Musharraf despite a request from Saudi Arabia not to go back, his party spokesman said on Wednesday.


Court Refuses Case of American Jailed in Mexico

An Illinois man who rights groups  say was tortured and wrongly imprisoned for murder 12 years ago  has lost a bid to have his case heard by an international  court.


Malaysia sees doubling of obese, overweight people

The number of overweight or obese people in Malaysia has doubled in the last decade, and the country now has more fat people than any other nation in Southeast Asia, a report has said.


Mitchell Report may not have shut door on steroid use

Commissioner Bud Selig hoped to end Major League Baseball's steroids era by commissioning the Mitchell Report issued on Thursday, but may have opened the door to more questions about the U.S. game's troubled past.


Inaugural Protesters Take On War, Other Issues

The war in Iraq transformed Nancy Mancias from a socially conscious artist into a social activist, and she has traveled across the country to join thousands who plan to protest next week during President Bush's inauguration.


New York Times quarterly profit and revenue rise

The New York Times Co  reported higher profit and revenue on Tuesday because of a rise in national advertising and circulation revenue, a contrast to a downbeat earnings season for U.S. newspaper publishers.


A survey of the West Midlands housing market has uncovered further evidence of an impending slowdown, including a two per cent fall in the number of properties changing hands.


Most U.S. companies have reported  earnings and the flow of economic data slows next week, so  investors will look to U.S. trade figures and earnings from  leading technology stocks Dell and Cisco for fuel to sustain  the market's 2-week-old rally.


A zoo in the Gulf has bred a bird which is threatened by the fast pace of development in the region.


Cost Cuts Push Lenovo Profit Up 198 Percent

In 2008, Lenovo expects double-digit sales growth despite a possible U.S. slowdown, due to its bigger presence in faster-growing markets such as China and India.


Legge iniziativa popolare per incandidabilita' inquisiti


Pentagon: 14 U.S. soldiers killed over weekend

A car bomb detonated in a crowded outdoor market in Balad Ruz on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 27, a Diyala province security official said.


Fossil Pushes Upright Walking Back 2 Million Years, Study Says

"Dating the beginnings of bipedalism is very important in the human story because, for many experts, it would mark a clear divergence from the ancestral/ape pattern and show that the human lineage had really begun," said Chris Stringer, director of the


Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs Thursday declined to pick up the 2005 options on outfielder Moises Alou and second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, making the two veterans free agents.


Tiger Woods takes a one-shot lead over Henrik Stenson at the halfway stage of the Target World Challenge.


Uncle Sam demands all air travel records

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has demanded the passenger records of all domestic flights during the month of June, 2004, so that it can test its new "CAPPS Lite" data mining operation before putting it into production, the Associated


STL Affiliate Receives DEA Registration - Broadens Range of Capabilities

Aerotech Laboratories, Inc., an affiliate of STL and a part of the Aerotech P&K team, recently received its U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Registration for its Phoenix facility.


Even though it seems like Uncle Sam wants to siphon every last dime from Americans' pockets, the government actually tries to give back cash when it collects too many tax dollars.


Forging the legal framework for the European Union has not been without its problems. But 27 member states agreeing to sign a new document will help


NBA Power Poll: Celtics-Pistons rematch could shift order

The Sporting News - Since the Pistons beat the Celtics 16 days ago, the top two spots in the Power Poll have not changed. More significantly, neither has the number in the L column for either team. Combined, they are 14-0 since Chauncey Billups fooled Tony Allen into a game-deciding foul and the Pistons came away with a 2-point victory in Boston.


Former dictator Pinochet ordered to stand trial for murder ...

SANTIAGO  - A Chilean judge ordered former dictator Augusto Pinochet to stand trial on murder and kidnap charges linked to his role in Operation Condor, a conspiracy of 1970s South American dictatorships to eliminate opponents.


People who use public or workplace computers for e-mail, instant messaging and Web searching have a new security risk to worry about: Google's free new tool that indexes a PC's contents for quickly locating data.


APRIL 2000 SLAYING: Leaving U.S. may have saved life of suspect

Murder suspect Christopher Berarducci is the nephew of a former boss of the Patriarca crime family in New England, according to media reports.


Insegnera' recitazione versi ad allievi Accademia Antoniana


Giudice militare dichiara di non aver competenza


Mistrial declared in $10 billion suit against Motorola

Motorola Inc. said on Monday that a Florida court declared a mistrial in a $10-billion misappropriation case brought against it by SPS Technologies Corp. as the jury could not agree on a verdict.


AIR J cancels flights to Eastern Caribbean as Hurricane Ivan ...

AIR Jamaica, the national airline, has cancelled today's scheduled flights in and out of Barbados, Antigua, Grenada and St Lucia, as Hurricane Ivan bears down on the Eastern Caribbean.


Defunct format sell-off eBay said today it expects to an increase in listings for HD DVD products following Toshiba's announcement yesterday that it is going to ditch its optical disc format.â¦


What's up Doc? Treatment options for breast cancer

Jeff Hersh / News Correspondent. Editor's note: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This is the final column in a three-part series discussing breast cancer -- the risk factors, screening and tests and treatment options.


A Hollywood power couple is suing a home security company for allegedly mishandling a burglary at their Bel-Air home last year.


South Korea fired warning shots on Saturday after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed into its side of their heavily defended border, adding to mounting tension after Pyongyang said this week it planned a nuclear test.


Consumer Group Calls for Probe of 'Rip-Off' ITunes

Apple Computer Corp. is charging its British iTunes customers 17 percent more per download than its European customers, a consumer watchdog group said on Wednesday.


Lone hijacker shows up lack of cockpit defense

How can a single unarmed passenger hijack an international airliner?


Yanks May Have to Pay to Send Giambi Away

Even though the Yankees are trying to develop a case against Jason Giambi, they are skeptical about ever getting his contract voided.


Unicef says there are huge regional differences on child mortality, with sub-Saharan Africa failing to progress.


Annan to Lead Talks on Ending Kenya Election Turmoil

NAIROBI, Jan. 10 -- Former U.N. secretary general Kofi Annan agreed Thursday to take over talks aimed at ending the deadly turmoil linked to Kenya's presidential election, after days of international pressure resulted in nothing more than a fresh round of accusations from both sides.


Aboriginal bush medicine heals body and soul

As the campfire burns  slowly, a group of Aborigines build a "place of healing" in a  remote outback camp where they will treat the ill using  traditional bush medicines.


Scientists say Indian Ocean tsunami warning system would have ...

SYDNEY - Pressure built for an Indian Ocean tsunami-warning centre on Tuesday after frustrated scientists said they knew killer waves were speeding towards coastlines across Asia but was powerless to raise the alarm.


LONDON The BBC says it's fallen victim to a hoax by a fake corporate spokesman. The hoaxter claimed to take responsibility for a deadly cyanide gas leak that killed ten-thousand people in India 20 years ago.


UK Owns IU, Kentucky Beats Hoosiers in Basketball Too

Today at Freedom Hall, Patrick Sparks scored 16 points as the tenth-ranked Wildcats dominated the Hoosiers inside in a 73-to-58 victory.


WIN Dream Combo in Super Prizes ; In Association With Shakespeare

CARP fishing is the UK's fastest-growing freshwater sport.   That's why People Sportand Shakespeare have linked to present a 12ft (3.60m) Ugly Stik carp rod (pictured) AND a Powerplay front- drag fixed-spool reel to the freshwater winner in this month's competition.


Oil prices stayed close to six-week highs on Friday on forecasts that a bout of cold weather in the United States would raise demand for heating fuels and natural gas.


Su atteso boom riscaldamento per ondata gelo nel nordest Usa


Kuala Lumpur, 15:22 - CICLISMO, GIRO DI LANGWAKI: TERZA VITTORIA DI LODDO

Altro successo per l'italiano Alberto Loddo nel Giro di Langwaki, "l'isola delle leggende" situata i...


Gov't to boost Palestinian aid contribution

Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett has used a visit to the West Bank to declare that Britain is boosting its contribution to an international fund for needy Palestinians.


HP Ends Dual Listing, Sticks With Big Board MOVERS MARKETPLACE By Bloomberg

By Connie Guglielmo  Hewlett-Packard, the world's biggest maker of personal computers, said it would withdraw its shares from the Nasdaq Stock Market to reduce its listing fees.


The EU iTunes Music Store retains the same features and per-song price of 99 euro cents, established in June for customers in UK, Germany and France.


Drop Down and Give Me More Than Sheâs Doing

Some like to compete, but group training isn't for everyone.


Norway sees budget surplus of 15.7 billion euros in 2005

Norway's center-right government presented a draft 2005 budget that contained a comfortable surplus thanks to the country's massive energy resources.


American Express Co. AXP.N on Monday  sued credit card associations Visa and MasterCard and eight  banks for damages from what it called anti-competitive  practices that prevented 20,000 U.S. banks from using its  credit card products.


Obama proposes U.S. ban on China-made toys

Democratic presidential  hopeful Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would ban all toys  made in China after a series of safety scares, and he called  for tougher U.S. inspections of Chinese imports.


His political career up in flames and his employment prospects uncertain, James E. McGreevey faces a difficult future once he steps down as New Jersey's 51st governor.


Asian stocks edged down on Tuesday as a reduced sales forecast by the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, stoked concerns of slower economic growth and offset relief from lower oil prices.


Who buys big screen TVs? Basketball nuts

Those 100-inch plus TVs aren't for everyone, but Mark Cuban has one.


Climate Experts Confer on Post-Kyoto Steps

International experts, searching for ways to break a deadlock with the United States over climate change, consulted on an array of ideas Monday to lure that No. 1 polluter into a joint effort to control "greenhouse gases," along with such second-rank emitters as China and India.


Grammy Award-winning singer and actress Brandy will not face charges in a December 2006 car crash that killed a 38-year-old woman, prosecutors said on Friday, citing insufficient evidence.


Document management company hopes license change will mean more outside programmer involvement.


Novecento immigrati sbarcano in Sicilia, a Lampedusa sbarca ...

Un centinaio di immigrati clandestini, tra cui donne e bambini, sono sbarcati a Marzanemi nel siracusano. Erano a bordo di un'imbarcazione lunga 12 metri sono stati intercettati dalla Capitaneria di Porto e dalla Guardia di Finanza.


After 19 months of development, two name changes and more than 8 million downloads of its preview release, the Firefox browser is finally turning 1.0.


Justin Gray leads Wake Forest with 21 points despite suffering a gashed face as the top-ranked Demon Deacons beat Providence, 79-67.


New Method Improves Therapy for Prostate Cancer

British scientists have discovered a new way to improve the effectiveness of drugs used to treat prostate cancer. Researchers at the Weatherall Institute of Molecular


Burglars hit L.A. home of Faith Hill, Tim McGraw

Thieves broke into the Hollywood Hills home of country music stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw over the weekend and stole an unknown amount of money, police said on Tuesday.


Baden-Baden, 15:12 - TENNIS, PREMIO A STEFFI GRAF E ANDRE AGASSI PER AIUTO A BAMBINI

Steffi Graf e Andre Agassi verranno premiati domenica prossima, a Baden-Baden, in Germania, per il l...


Yukos lawyers to argue case for US bankruptcy filing

WASHINGTON  - Lawyers for the Russian oil giant Yukos made their first appearance in a US court, as the company made a last-ditch effort to avert a weekend auction of its major asset.


Prize-winning Spanish writer  Camilo Jose Cela informed for General Franco's regime, a historian says.


Sfilano cappotti di maglia a ciuffi e top in pizzo ricamato


Only 0.2 percent of Gold Fields shareholders have accepted so far

JOHANNESBURG  -- Fridayâs Competition Tribunal hearing over Harmonyâs proposed takeover of Gold Fields was another attempt by the target company to prevent the deal from going through.


Britain will provide more debt relief for the world's poorest countries and challenge other rich countries to do the same, Prime Minister Tony Blair's government said Sunday.


Kellwood third-quarter profit hit by restructuring costs

Clothing maker Kellwood Co.  said on Friday that quarterly profit fell by 50 percent, hurt by restructuring charges.


MatchActivity.Com Launches 'Cool Things To Do' In NYC, LA, San Fran, Chicago & Miami

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Feb. 2  /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet has a hot new website that is getting people off their couch, off their computer and out into the real world -- MatchActivity.com.


Late Fumble Undermines Purdue Once Again

For the second consecutive week, the sold-out crowd at Ross-Ade Stadium stood silently late in the game, waiting for word from the officials.


Box: Ex-NBA Star's Mosque Sponsored Terror

NEWS: Basketball star Hakeem Olajuwon says his mosque's donations to groups the government later determined to be terrorist fronts were meant to help the poor, not sponsor terrorism.


South Africa's star flanker Schalk Burger is banned for four matches, ruling him out of Friday's World Cup match against England.


RUSSIA * US * YUKOS * LAWSUIT * YUGANSK * AUCTION

MOSCOW, December 17 (RIA Novosti) - Yesterday, a Houston court started hearing Yukos's petition for bankruptcy. The company filed the petition to contest the December 19 auction of a 77% stake in its main


Roundup: Arsenal wins, extends unbeaten streak to 47

Defending champion Arsenal stretched its unbeaten record in the English Premier League to 47 games, winning 1-0 at Manchester City yesterday on a rare goal by fullback Ashley Cole.


Inspectors Verify Abuse Of Cows in California

Employees at the now-closed Southern California slaughterhouse where inhumane treatment of cows was captured on a gruesome undercover video committed "egregious violations" of federal animal care regulations, the U.S. Agriculture Department has determined.


Initial coverage of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's comments during an event in Singapore yesterday left the folks back at headquarters in Redmond trying to clarify things and put them in context.


Siebel releases flood of BI applications

Capitalizing on the current trend within the enterprise to reduce the number of applications to support, Siebel Systems on Monday unveiled a package of business analytics solutions that can be deployed by IT as both extensions to current CRM applications or as stand-alone programs.


Growing Pains: Many Parents Fail to See Obesity in Children

Among the parents of obese children ages 6 to 11, only 13 percent described their child as very overweight, according to a new study.


MOSUL, IRAQ - Three foreigners and their Iraqi driver died Friday when gunmen attacked their car at an intersection in Iraq's third-largest city, witnesses told police.


Attaching victory to a string of defeats, a jury yesterday agreed with World Trade Center developer Larry Silverstein's claim that the planes that struck the Twin Towers represented two separate, insurable events.


"William and Harry are the same age as us"  Britain's Prince William, right, chats with British singer Joss Stone after he and his brother Prince Harry, not seen, listened to her rehearse and then spoke to the media, at Wembley Stadium in London, ... via The Macon Telegraph


Emirates, Qatar Airways to order A380s at Paris Air Show

Dubai-based airline Emirates and Qatar Airways are to announce new orders for the Airbus A380 superjumbo at the Paris Air Show this week, with Emirates to take up to 10 additional superjumbos, a company source told AFP on Monday.


Casa Usa avra' 51% della nuova compagnia Hicon-Chevrolet Sdn


update Microsoft founder Bill Gates on Tuesday detailed his company's plan for computer management software and announced a long-awaited Windows update tool.


U.S. team identifies possible Parkinson's trigger

A glitch in the way cells clear damaged proteins could be the trigger for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease, researchers said in a finding that could lead to new treatments for the incurable condition.


Sparks survive Storm surge in regular-season finale

In a possible Western Conference finals preview, Nikki Teasley scored 21 points to lead the Sparks past the Seattle Storm 83-80 in the regular-season finale Saturday night.


Ukraine's Yushchenko Regrets Effects of Poison

Liberal candidate Viktor Yushchenko expressed unease on Wednesday at the effects of dioxin poisoning on his pocked face, but said he was fit to be president and predicted voters would hand him a landslide victory.


Former NYPD chief to head Homeland Security

WASHINGTON: Former New York police commissioner Bernard Kerik, who helped rally the cityâs police force and citizens following the September 11 terror attacks, is President George W Bushâs pick to run the Homeland Security Department.


The Prince of Wales is to defend himself publicly after being accused of being "old fashioned" over modern teaching methods.


Roma, 20:45 - CALCIO, LAZIO: 8-0 NEL TEST CON IL GIADA MACCARESE

Test infrasettimanale per la Lazio contro i dilettanti del Giada Maccarese: la squadra di Rossi si &...


Accused NY arms dealers wanted green cards: defense

An Armenian and South African accused of agreeing to smuggle Russian military arms into the United States could barely produce assault rifles and were lured by an FBI informant with the promise of green cards, defense lawyers said in opening arguments on Wednesday.


Cold reality: Baseball draft has no absolutes

All you need to know about the baseball draft: Mike Piazza was a 62d-round pick in 1988. And if his father weren't tight with Tom Lasorda, he wouldn't have been drafted at all.


Six British terror suspects due to appear in court

Six men were set to appear in a British court on Thursday in connection with an investigation targeting an alleged terror recruitment network, police said.


Chief Judge in Saddam HusseinÃÂ Trial Ousted

BAGHDAD, Iraq  -- The chief judge in Saddam Hussein's genocide trial was replaced Tuesday amid complaints from Shiite and Kurdish officials that he was too easy on the deposed Iraqi leader.


Candidate on Iraqi PM's Polls List Killed in Basra

One of the candidates Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi was fielding in the Jan. 30 elections was killed in the southern city of Basra on Tuesday, officials in Baghdad and Basra said.


Insurgents Who Beheaded 2 Show Briton in Plea for Life

A militant group that beheaded two American engineers this week posted a video on the Internet early Thursday showing a third hostage, Kenneth Bigley, a Briton, pleading for his life.


Movie Review | 'Rambo': Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Jungle

âRambo,â directed by and starring Sylvester Stallone, has its own kind of blockheaded poetry.


U.S. Air Force community center project in Germany over budget, behind schedule

Construction of a new community center on the Ramstein Air Base in Germany has already run US$50 million over budget, according to a U.S. government report, and millions more are expected to be needed to ... via PR-inside.com


AROUND THE WORLD..: Astronauts' Repair Delay

ASTRONAUTS on the space shuttle Atlantis will spend two extra days in orbit to fix the craft's thermal "blanket".   Experts feared the rip could result in damage to the shuttle during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.


SpaceShipOne Wins Ten-Million-Dollar X Prize

Brian Binnie, a veteran US Navy aviator and one of four pilots trained to fly SpaceShipOne, piloted the spacecraft. "Flying this vehicle is literally a rush," he said after the historic flight.


G.M. and Union Reach Tentative Agreement

The key provision of the landmark agreement, which ended a two-day strike, is a health care trust that would get G.M.âs massive liability off its books.


Kremlin warns foreigners not to interfere with elections

MOSCOW - After sharply cutting the number of of Western observers permitted to view polling places and drawing criticism from the United States, the Kremlin warned foreigners yesterday not to interfere in Russia's parliamentary elections.


Bush honors former aides for role in Iraq

US President George W. Bush awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, to three former aides for their "pivotal roles" in carrying out his Iraq policy, report agencies.


Thai parliament elects pugnacious Samak as PM

Thailand's parliament elected pugnacious right-winger Samak Sundaravej prime minister on Monday as the country returns to representative, civilian government after a bloodless September 2006 coup.


New Issue-Freddie Mac sells $8 billion in bills

Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said that it sold $3.0 billion of one-month reference bills due Nov. 2, 2004 at a stop-out rate, or lowest accepted


Presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton outlined a broad economic vision Tuesday, saying it's time to replace an "on your own" society with one based on shared responsibility and prosperity.


Women in the North are being offered half-price fertility treatment if they donate some eggs to research.


Soderling Beats Malisse to Win Lyon Open

Sweden's Robin Soderling won his first ATP singles title, using a strong serve to defeat Belgium's Xavier Malisse 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 Sunday in the Lyon Open final.


The Ghanaian High Commissioner calls on the government to reverse a decision to deport a terminally ill woman.


Vulcan lowers the price of its FlipStart UMPC to $699.


Healthy Pennington Refocuses Jets' Trajectory

Chad Pennington, in his first game back from injury, and the Jets consolidated their position as the top wild-card team in the A.F.C.


Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes has pulled out of the women's 800 metres scheduled for the second and final day of the world athletics final.


Czech politicians discuss human rights violations at San Jose ICDC forum

International forum of ICDC in Costa Rica, photo: Freddy Valverde Deputy-Chairman of the Czech Senate Jan Ruml and lower house Deputy Petr Bratsky, represented the Czech Republic as they joined influential ...


Salesforce.com profits plunge, commits to investment surge

Builds own sales army Marc Benioff delivered a spirited defense of Salesforce.com's growth and spending plans today, after announcing income plunged on surging sales.â¦


Dell to sell PCs at Wal-Mart in retail push

SAN FRANCISCO/BOSTON  - Dell Inc.  said on  Thursday it plans to start selling personal computers through  Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  in North America next month,  breaking from a 23-year model of direct sales as it tries to  rekindle business.


Leading EP group leader does not exclude Udre's replacement in EC

In discussing possible changes on the new European Commission (EC) today, Hans Gert Potering, chairman of the European People's Party Group in the European Parliament (EP), also mentioned Latvia's nominee for ...


Stringer Is Seeking Disconnect From Imus

The coach of the Rutgers womenâs basketball program says she is tired of having her team live in the shadow of out-of-work shock jock Don Imus.


The supplier of a rogue batch of  unleaded petrol says it has traced the contamination to a depot in Essex.


It paid to share the microphone this year. Collaborative efforts ruled the Grammy nominations announced yesterday. Whether it was the duets on senior statesman


A snapshot shows Michael Bowers towering over his petite mother in his prom tuxedo, the star athlete's future seemingly full of promise.


Travelers to Europe May Face Fingerprinting

The European Commission will propose tomorrow that all foreign travelers into and out of Europe, including U.S. citizens, should be fingerprinted. If approved by the European Parliament, the measure would mean that precisely identifying information on tens of millions of citizens will be added in...


Contrasts Highlight Cheney-Edwards Debate

Sandwiched between higher-octane presidential debates, this week's matchup between Sen. John Edwards and Vice President Dick Cheney pits the Democrats' chief of cheer against the Republicans' shrewd and serious second-in-command.


Madrid, 12:47 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: RONALDINHO GIOCATORE FIFA 2006

Secondo il quotidiano sportivo spagnolo Marca, il giocatore dell'anno 2006 della Fifa è Ronal...


Lance Armstrong sues animal group over yellow wristbands

The Lance Armstrong Foundation set up by the former Tour de France champion to battle cancer is suing an animal charity over dog and cat collars which resemble its yellow wristbands.


Way Up Yonder in Manhattan, Dreaming of Home

This program saluted not just Louis Armstrong but also the cornetist King Oliver, the pianist Jelly Roll Morton and the soprano saxophonist Sidney Bechet.


Britain became separated from mainland Europe after a catastrophic flood some time before 200,000 years ago, a sonar study of the English Channel confirms.


Network Multifamily Introduces New Wireless Retrofit Alarm Module

IRVING, Texas, June 25  /PRNewswire/ -- Network Multifamily Security Corporation, part of the Protection One, Inc.


LOS ANGELES -- General Motors Corp. has begun work on a plug-in hybrid power system for its Saturn Vue sport utility vehicle that could save on gasoline use, Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Wednesday at the Los Angeles Auto Show. He offered no timetable on when it will be available, however.


Bill Gates charges forward into digital entertainment

Today at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium, Microsoft's Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates laid out his vision of the future of multimedia.


Serbia's prime minister, top officials to discuss Kosovo strategy

BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro  - Top Belgrade officials will meet Friday to plot a strategy on Kosovo following a massive Serb boycott of the province's general election last month.


No big stars want to work with me: N. Chandra

Long in hibernation, N. Chandra, who once made hard-hitting socially relevant films like Ankush   and Pratighaat, is back with his latest film Breaking News.


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Two UN officials suspended in oil-for-food probe

The former head of the scandal-tainted UN oil-for-food programme in Iraq and another official have been suspended after a damning investigation last week, the United Nations said.


Trade negotiators for the United States, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador have abandoned their goal of finishing a free trade agreement by mid-January and laid out a schedule for at least two more rounds of talks, a U.S. official said on Saturday.


Out of death may come a rebirth. The alternative is much more likely to happen. And if it does the consequence will be a living hell that will go on and on and on.


Longevity No Longer Part of High-Tech Success

By James Thorner, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Sep. 4--Technology companies used to enjoy rich, long lives: Consider  graybeards like IBM and General Electric.   No longer.   Peter Marcotullio, an SRI International executive visiting St.


Royal Bank Hires Stymiest, Replaces Executives

Royal Bank of Canada, the country's largest bank, named TSX Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Barbara Stymiest to a new position of Chief Operating Officer, part of a reorganization that includes replacing three senior executives.


Fred Durst pleaded no contest to seven misdemeanors, including assault, battery and reckless driving, for deliberately hitting two people with his car.


Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez has opened a slight lead over Republican Tom Kean Jr., helped by Democrats rallying around their candidate, according to a poll released Thursday.


Nigeria's Supreme Court annuls April's election of the governor of oil-rich, violence-prone Rivers State


Busta recapitata alla sede nazionale dell'Udc a Roma


GREEN BAY, Wis. - A pig withstood taser shots from police officers and eluded authorities for more than an hour after wandering onto Green Bay's major highway. The 150-pound pig was spotted by a passing driver on U.S. 41 at 6 p.m. Wednesday night, Green Bay Police Lt. Todd LePine said.


Ã il tormento silenzioso di ogni giornata di chi lavora con le e-mail, ormai una proporzione importante della popolazione, e sempre piÃ¹ anche di chi usa l'e-mail come strumento di comunicazione personale fuori dal lavoro.


Gordon Brown outlines to MPs plans to freeze fuel duty, minimise council tax rises and boost childcare.


Russian mayor bans phrase 'I don't know'

The mayor of a Siberian oil town has ordered his bureaucrats to stop using expressions such as "I don't know" and "I can't." Or look for another job.


A Palermo, vittima una casalinga madre di 7 figli


SAN FRANCISCO- As Barry BondsÂ´ numbers rise, the words to describe them become less adequate. When the slugger hit his 700th homer, only daughter Aisha could sum up the history and majesty of the blast.


SBC sees opportunity in buying AT&T -- a company with declining growth.


Defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan battled past Wayne Ferreira to reach the TD Waterhouse Cup quarter-finals. The duo both broke serve in the first set, which fourth seed Srichaphan won on a tie-break, and


Putin Slams Call for Chechen Talks As Funerals Fill Beslan Streets

On the second day of national mourning in Russia, President Putin attacked those calling for Russia to enter talks with Chechen separatists and rejected a public inquiry into events that led to 335 people being killed.


S.Korean Farmers Clash with Police on Rice Imports

South Korean police used water cannon in  central Seoul Friday to disperse at least 15,000 farmers  protesting against a government plan to further ease  restrictions on rice imports.


Terry O'Quinn of "Lost" and Jeremy Piven of "Entourage" were honored with supporting acting honors at Sunday's Emmy Awards.


All Peter Pan peanut butter bought since May 2006 should be discarded, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday in a statement broadening its warning about salmonella-contaminated peanut butter.


Police found some 50 bodies with gunshot wounds in Baghdad over the past day, an Interior Ministry source said on Monday, a day after U.N. chief Kofi Annan declared Iraq's plight as worse than civil war.


Researchers Study Real Viruses to Thwart Virtual

U.S. university researchers will  soon begin a $13 million study of the spread of Internet  viruses using methods pioneered in tracking the outbreak of  human epidemics, researchers said on Wednesday.


Former ballet dancer crowned Cambodia's new king

Carried on a golden litter by eight bearers and blessed by dozens of chanting Buddhist monks, former ballet dancer Norodom Sihamoni was crowned as Cambodia's


IBM hopes open office is Symphony to your key-tapping fingers

Targets rival Microsoft IBM has joined the growing group of tech companies punting alternatives to Microsoft's omnipresent Office suite.â¦


Breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of childhood leukemia

Babies who are breastfed have a lower risk of developing childhood leukemia, according to a new analysis of 14 studies by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.


Rap-signer ODB died from drugs overdose, triggering negative press

Rapper ODB died from a drugs overdose, the results of a repeated autopsy have revealed. The hip hop community and entertainment world is still mourning the sudden loss of one of its most outrageous personalities