As European Union ministers consider how to get the problem-plagued Galileo satellite navigation system into orbit, one man who has been there had some simple advice — do it fast, or the Chinese will steal the show.


Israel lets aid in as Lebanese flee north

With fears of a humanitarian crisis growing, Israel opened up its blockade of Lebanon's ports to allow the first shiploads of aid to arrive, and tens of thousands of Lebanese fled north to escape Israeli army incursions.


Johnson Controls Earnings Rise 24 Percent

Johnson Controls Inc. JCI.N, said on  Tuesday that quarterly earnings rose 24 percent on growth in  both its automotive interiors and building controls business.


One Manâs Jigsaw Puzzle, Capturing an Odd World

The question is: Just what is going on at the Wellcome Collection?


Jobs Picture Weighs on Consumer Confidence

Consumer confidence dipped for the second straight month in September, as Americans remained concerned about the employment situation, according to a survey by the Conference Board.


GAO Report: Space Shuttle - Costs for Hubble Servicing Mission and ...

Although a shuttle servicing mission is one of the options for servicing the Hubble Space Telescope, to date, NASA does not have a definitive estimate of the potential cost.


Bologna, 13:06 - MORTO POLIZIOTTO, ANCHE A BOLOGNA SCRITTE CONTRO POLIZIA

Anche a Bologna scritta inneggiante alla morte del poliziotto Filippo Raciti. E' comparsa vicino all...


US beef exports to Japan are to resume soon under an agreement reached yesterday to ease a 10-month ban on the meat prompted by a case of mad cow disease in Washington state.


Medicare premiums in the US will increase by 17.4 percent in 2005, the largest single increase in the 40 year history of the program.


'Incredibles' Freezes Out 'Polar' at Box Office

The hit superhero cartoon "The Incredibles" retained its lead at the weekend box office in North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie "The Polar Express" opened at a distant No. 2, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.


England cricketer faces right tongue-Wagging over cocaine use

England A cricketer Graham Wagg faces a lengthy suspension from the sport after he pleaded guilty to taking cocaine.


US carmaker General Motors says it plans to cut back on production of some large, sport utility vehicles.


Wolves get Brewer -- and hold on to Garnett

One thought sprang into Corey Brewer's mind after being chosen by Minnesota in the first round of last night's NBA draft.


Red Wings fly out of All-Star break with comeback win

Nicklas Lidstrom sparked a third period comeback as the high-flying Detroit Red Wings rallied past the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 on Wednesday, stretching their winning streak to five games.


Parigi, 20:27 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: PARI DEL PSG, KO IL NANCY

In attesa del posticipo che vede di fronte la capolista Lione contro l'Auxerre, si sono disputate le...


Ottawa rebuffs first ministers' counter-offer

Day two of the first ministers summit on health care carried on in the same vein as day one -- with both sides clinging to positions divided by billions of dollars.


General Motors Corp. , in the midst of reassessing its unprofitable European operations, is not ruling out closing a plant there and is likely to cut some jobs, a GM spokesman said on Wednesday.


Gary Bettman and the NHL return to the negotiating table with the players' association today in Toronto, but the league is expected to formally reject the offer made by the union last Thursday.


Sudan Stops Monitors Probing Bombing Report -Source

Sudanese officials prevented  African Union monitors from investigating reports Khartoum had  bombed villages in Darfur this week in violation of a  cease-fire dealwith rebels, an African Union source said on  Friday.


Royal Dutch/Shell Reports Earnings Double

The Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Cos. said Thursday third quarter earnings doubled, and it unveiled plans for its two holding companies to merge.


The Dallas Mavericks weren't too happy about losing their 12-game winning streak, and the struggling New Jersey Nets wound up paying for it.


A dream goal for Kenny Miller against his old club secured Celtic a 2-0 win at home to Rangers in the Scottish Premier League.


President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, in a conciliatory gesture aimed at China's newly consolidated leadership, proposed a fresh start Sunday on long-suspended talks


La Madama Butterfly e' stata affidata ad Oren e a D. Abbado


Airbus confirms to cut plants, 10,000 jobs

TOULOUSE, France  - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.


Turkey's prime minister has promised to promote national unity and fight terrorism after his ruling Islamist party comfortably won parliamentary elections. But the AKP's Islamic roots and its appeal to religious supporters have unnerved many in the officially secular nation.


Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt calls for clearer labelling of violent video games.


Designer Giorgio Armani has blamed  stylists and the media for the fashion industry's obsession  with ultra-thin women.


Rockies Place Their Faith in God, and One Another

Players on the Colorado Rockies, once described as an organization that adhered to a âChristian-based code of conduct,â say that faith is not a requirement for peer approval.


Pakistan successfully test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile Tuesday morning, capable of hitting targets over 900 miles away, the military announced.


Search Engine Forums Spotlight: September 14, 2007

Found in the search marketing forums: Plural Forms of Nouns in AdWords; The Divide Between Search Engines and SEOs; AJAX Technology and SEO; and more.


Earnings alert: SunPower profit drops, but outlook brightens

Plus: AT&T earnings up on wireless growth...Nokia earnings soar, market share solid...Qualcomm results show strong demand...eBay warns of weaker 2008 results...Motorola profit shrinks, phone forecast dims.


Bush Picks Kellogg's Gutierrez as US Commerce Chief

President George W. Bush picked Carlos Gutierrez, who rose from being a political refugee from Cuba to chairman and chief executive of Kellogg Co.


Management  Changes Put Proteges at Risk

Top-level exits raise tough personal questions for the people left behind, especially those closely aligned with the departing boss.


French police are investigating the death of a 14-year-old Spanish girl who lost consciousness while riding a roller coaster at Disneyland Paris, park officials said Tuesday.


For France, those were the days. The French aren't pining for the return of their 19th-century empire, but the 200th anniversary Thursday of Napoleon Bonaparte's crowning as emperor is a reminder of their country's former glory.


Mercato avalla all'80% un nuovo taglio della Fed


With a major hurdle out of the way but a few more tough ones up ahead, Oracle's bid to buy PeopleSoft could boil down to one question: What price is right?


Residents of the area near Madrid airport reported seeing a ball of fire explode and disintregrate in skies over the Spanish capital overnight, security services said.


A crackdown on dealers and users of drugs including cocaine and heroin is launched by English and Welsh police.


Murdoch company to distribute China book

A travel book published by China's military will be distributed around the world by a publishing arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the People's Liberation Army Daily said.


Severed heads and bodies found in Iraq field: police

Nine bodies and 10 severed heads were found on Tuesday in an abandoned field north of Baghdad in a region where U.S. and Iraqi forces are pressing ahead with offensives against al Qaeda forces.


Companies must start expensing employee stock options in earnings statements next year, US accounting rule makers declared on Thursday, a move that could signal the end of a long-standing bookkeeping practice that many argued allowed


THE jailed firebrand Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has decided not to run for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, lifting the threat of a divided vote in his Fatah faction.


Londra, 11:44 - CALCIO, BLATTER: CONTRARIO A CAPELLO CT DELL'INGHILTERRA

Joseph Blatter, presidente della Fifa, non gradisce la nomina di Fabio Capello come ct della Naziona...


Programma della Scuola di drammaturgia di Gioia dei Marsi


AL Wrap: Cabrera Lifts Red Sox Past Blue Jays

Orlando Cabrera hit a run-scoring  double in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Boston Red  Sox to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on  Tuesday.


US posts warning for Nordic, Baltic states

The US government has warned its citizens in Nordic and Baltic states of the threat of imminent terrorist attacks, the BBC said Monday.


Two U.S. soldiers killed in outpost attack

Iraqi insurgents, using a suicide bomber to explode a fuel tanker, launched one of their biggest assaults in months on a joint U.S. and Iraqi outpost on Monday, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding 17 others.


Akamai to buy Nine Systems for media control

(InfoWorld) - Online delivery service company Akamai Technologies Inc. is buying Nine Systems Corp., a multimedia management service provider, expanding its toolset for online content. To buy Nine Systems, Akamai will issue 3.1 million shares and pay about US$7 million in cash. The buyout will cost an estimated $160 million, depending in part on Akamai's share price on the closing date, which is expected to come by year's end, said Akamai spokesman Jeff Young. Akamai helps enterprises and service providers get content and applications out to customers through its software and servers located in ISP (Internet service provider) data centers worldwide. Nine Systems sells a service for setting up live and canned content, controlling how customers can use it and analyzing how it is consumed. Being able to deliver rich media well is a growing business as more video and audio offerings go up on the Internet and Web users learn to expect instant gratification through sites such as YouTube. The problem has also become more complicated with multimedia appearing on mobile devices such as cell phones. Nine Systems has a set of services controlled through a software suite called Stream OS. With it, providers can take a piece of content, set up how it will be delivered, protect it with Microsoft Corp. Windows Media DRM (digital rights management), create a page where it can be sold and control how users can access it. Reporting tools include a worldwide map of where the content is being consumed and a voice-activated system for retrieving statistics from a cell phone on the road. Other Nine Systems capabilities include setting up channels of related content and tagging media so the right advertising can be associated with it, Young said. Akamai will integrate the services with its delivery capabilities to create a one-stop shop for online media providers, he said. Akamai, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will retain Nine Systems' facilities in Denver and its hometown of San Diego and will keep a majority of the company's 57 employees, Young said.ADVERTISEMENTNEW IT SERVICES FROM IBM: EASIER TO BUY AND IMPLEMENTDiscover a simpler, more cost-effective way to get the solutions your company needs to grow more flexible and efficient.


PanAmSat Files to Raise as Much as $1.12 Bln in IPO

PanAmSat Holding Corp., the largest US commercial-satellite operator, filed to sell as much as $1.12 billion in shares though an initial public offering eight months after being sold to Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.


Eskimos Fret as Climate Shifts and Wildlife Changes

Eskimos in the Arctic are worried about changes in the wildlife resulting from climate change and the gradual increase in contaminants.


XM Satellite in $650 Million Deal with Pro Baseball

XM Satellite Radio on Wednesday said  it signed a $650 million deal to broadcast Major League  Baseball games for 11 years, countering a rival's moves to sign  up high-profile programing that will lure listeners to the new  medium.


Il gruppo registra 8,710 miliardi, in rialzo rispetto 2006


A Pan-American Welcome to Warm the CorazÃ³n

One of Spainâs biggest pop stars, Alejandro Sanz is a first-rate balladeer who has gradually expanded his reach, experimenting with the rich rhythms that have long underpinned even his gentlest love songs.


Iraq Is New Breeding Ground for Terrorists

Foreign terrorists flooded into Iraq as instability grew after the toppling of Hussein and resentment toward the U.S. intensified, report says.


The dollar fell against the euro on Tuesday as dealers waited for U.S. trade deficit figures to decide whether to keep buying back the U.S. currency.


Market slips as Best Buy results miss, but GE helps

U.S. stocks declined on Tuesday as disappointing earnings from consumer electronics chain Best Buy Inc.  sounded a sour note about the strength of the holiday shopping season.


Cisco's Chambers adds collaboration to his name

Cisco Systems John Chambers touts collaboration technology at Salesforce.com's user conference, Dreamforce.


Photographs sent by a NASA orbiter suggests that water may indeed be flowing on Mars. And where there's water, there's at least a chance of life. By the Associated Press.


Reggio Calabria, 11:59 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO; FOTI: SERVONO DECISIONI DRASTICHE

Questo il commento del presidente della Reggina, Lillo Foti, ai tragici fatti di Catania: ''Non ci s...


Obscure Russian Firm Wins Bid For Yukos Asset

19 December 2004 -- The Russian firm Baikalfinansgroup has won the bidding to buy a core asset of the Yukos oil company -- Yuganskneftegaz -- as the Russian government today carried out its threat to dismember Yukos.


Rapper Lil' Kim Says Innocent of Perjury

Rapper Lil' Kim said on Monday she was  innocent of federal perjury charges and charged that the case  against her was part of a witch hunt against hip-hop music.


Stuczynski misses mark, but settles for win

Jenn Stuczynski failed to set an American indoor pole vault record last night at the Reggie Lewis Center during the Reebok Boston Indoor Games, but she still won the event with a vault of 4.60 meters (15 feet 1 inch).


Prince Harry will join the army in early 2005 after passing his Sandhurst entrance tests, Clarence House says.


Indonesia, Thailand mark tsunami with prayers

CALANG, Indonesia  - Hundreds of Indonesians prayed at mass graves in Aceh province on Wednesday, while in Thailand Buddhist monks held a ceremony to remember the many thousands who died in the Indian Ocean tsunami three years ago.


LONDON (Ticker) - American gold medal-winning sprinter Marion Jones has denied new allegations she has used performance-enhancing drugs.


Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a laptop that you can roll up as easily as a paper.


Ukraine quietly marked the second anniversary of the Orange Revolution on Wednesday, with both supporters and opponents of the mass protests pausing to recall an event that all agree changed this former Soviet republic.


Chiede uguale trattamento per tutti i soci Hopa


Economic realities, longer life expectancies, and distaste for fogy activities might dictate that you'll retire well into your 70s -- if ever.


"Harry Potter" rides to top of box office charts

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" whisked its way to No. 1 at movie box offices with weekend ticket sales of $77.4 million and a five-day total of just over $140 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday.


UK freezes funds of Saudi dissident group

The UK government on Friday directed financial institutions to freeze the funds of the London-based Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) with immediate effect.


.Net development gets new tools, code initiative

Avanade on Monday is partnering with Microsoft to release Enterprise Library, which features reusable code, tools, and guidance intended to make it easier to develop in the .Net environment.


New video of CARE hostage released, but withheld by Al-Jazeera

Some 200 demonstrators, many of them handicapped, protest the kidnapping of Iraqi CARE director Margaret Hassan in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 25, 2004.


Tawny Kitaen, who starred in the 1984 Tom Hanks comedy, "Bachelor Party," has entered a drug rehabilitation program after pleading guilty to possessing 15 grams of cocaine.


British actress Deborah Kerr, who shared one of cinema's most famous kisses with Burt Lancaster in "From Here to Eternity," has died, her agent said Thursday. She was 86.


Israeli leader says 2005 could bring "historic breakthrough" in ...

HERZLIYA, Israel A direct message today from Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Palestinians: "We have no desire to rule over you.


Hearken back to when satellite radio stocks were expensive, and their prospects up for debate.


Il ministro degli Esteri presenta il progetto italiano

Subito il voto, poi governo forte e truppe arabe. Powell sulla riforma dell'Onu: appoggio all'Italia. WASHINGTON - Il ministro degli Esteri italiano Franco Frattini rassicura il segretario di Stato americano


Bianchina, la rivincita tra le auto piÃ¹ amate

Le vetture piÃ¹ votate, tra cinema e fumetto, quella di Fantozzi, la celebre Kitt e la 313 di Paperino. E un mito: la Batmobile


BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer — results contrary to many previous findings.


National Ads Seen Key for Newspapers in 2005

Local retail and classified advertising is expected to help boost U.S. newspapers' ad revenue in 2005, but the wild card is how much money big companies like mobile-phone providers and film studios spend on advertising, experts say.


The House of Representatives on  Tuesday approved an energy bill to increase the fuel efficiency  of cars and trucks for the first time since 1975, boost  production of ethanol and cut energy use in light bulbs and  appliances.


Sharon emerges victorious after internal opposition

Jerusalem: Despite several defeats on the battlefield, Ariel Sharon, the former general turned Israeli prime minister, has finally won the war to implement his Gaza pullout plan after neutralising his internal enemies.


Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday that tourism should help different cultures bridge gaps and promote dialogue between people.


Stones leave fans hanging after marathon world tour

The Rolling Stones ended their two-year world tour in their home town of London on Sunday, leaving fans wondering if it would be their last ever show.


Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan said yesterday that it has successfully test-fired a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile that could hit many cities in neighboring India, but defense officials said it was not intended as a message to the rival country.


China says climate policy must make room for growth

China said on Monday its response to the threats of climate change must give overriding priority to economic development as the nation seeks to balance ambitions for growth with fears of environmental calamity.


Altria Raises Dividend Less Than Expected

The cigarette and food producer raised its quarterly dividend by 6 cents to 86 cents a share, less than some analysts had expected.


PM's husband re-arrested on murder charges

Islamabad - Pakistani police detained the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on Tuesday, hours after a court ordered his re-arrest for failing to appear at a bail hearing in a murder case.


NEW YORK  - Infection with simian virus 40  (SV40) plays little or no role in the development of  mesothelioma, a cancer affecting the lining of the lungs that  has been linked to asbestos exposure, according to a report in  The Lancet.


World Environment Day homes in on fear of melting ice

TROMSOE, Norway  - The world marked Environment Day on Tuesday with cheerful events like tree-planting and solar cooking in the heat of Asia, but also gloomier talk in the not-so-frozen north of melting polar caps.


Wladimir Kaminer, the author of several best-selling books about Russian immigrants in Germany, has become an emblem of Berlin's emerging hybrid culture.


Ankara, 17:11 - VOLLEY, QUALIFICAZIONI WPG: ITALIA BATTE SERBIA 3-2

L'Italia ha debuttato con una vittoria nel torneo di qualificazione al World Grand Prix in corso ad ...


Description: Pennsylvanian Republican Sen. Arlen Specter amassed opposition in his own party when he said that pro-life judicial nominees would have a tough time making it through committee.


Some Salvation Army's bell ringers taking donations via plastic

PHOENIX Salvation Army bell ringers are accepting more than coins in the kettle this year. The charity is equipping some bell ringers to take donations on credit cards.


The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.


A planned tribute to late musician Johnny Cash at the New York Republican convention has attracted some strong criticism, the BBC reported.


Israel kills 4 in Gaza as Egypt begins closing border

Israeli air strikes killed four Palestinian militants on Friday in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, as Egyptian forces began closing the severed border, curbing the stream of Gazans breaching the Israeli blockade.


When the Germans, and Rockets, Came to Town

After World War II, Huntsville, Ala., was transformed by Wernher von Braunâs rocket program. Now it has one of the countryâs highest concentrations of scientists and engineers.


EU urged to reject US-style software patents

Legal costs associated with resolving software patent disputes will double if the European Union ratifies proposals to introduce US-style intellectual property laws, an industry group has warned.


Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N on Thursday  backed its quarterly profit outlook, helped by sales of new  products and continued gains in developing markets.


THE odds are stacked heavily against Lleyton Hewitt but the Australian has incentives aplenty when he faces world No. 1 Roger Federer in the Masters Cup final in Houston today.


Another good day at Oakland Hills sees Europe move 11-5 clear of the USA going into Sunday's Ryder Cup singles.


Gene chip helps doctor target cancer treatment

It looked bad for Chuck Fleming -- lung cancer had spread through his body. But his oncologist decided to try using a "gene chip" to see which out of a laundry list of chemotherapy options might work best.


There's only one David Beckham — and England had missed him. Beckham's free kick set up John Terry for the first international goal at the new Wembley stadium, but Diego scored in the second minute of injury time Friday night to give Brazil a 1-1 exhibition tie against England.


Impronte digitali sui passaporti E le espulsioni diventano piÃ¹ ...

Firenze, 18 ottobre 2004 - Dal 2006 impronte digitali nei passaporti europei, rafforzamento di Europol e passi avanti sulle espulsioni dei sospetti terroristi. Questi i tre punti su cui i ministri dell'Interno


Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. KKD.N on  Tuesday said it would restate financial statements for its 2004  fiscal year due to errors in how it accounted for the  repurchase of franchises, which could reduce earnings more than  the company had previously forecast.


Delaware Sen. Joe Biden abandoned his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after a poor showing in the state's caucuses.


German retail sales post a surprisingly strong rise in December, driven by a jump in household goods sales.


Judge deals blow to defense as Methodist trial of lesbian minister ...

The presiding judge in the church trial of a Methodist minister who declared she is a lesbian in a committed relationship ruled Wednesday that the cleric's defense could not call witnesses who would challenge the denomination's ban on sexually active gay


THE history of Apple Computer can be told through its advertisements as well as its products. There was, of course, the commercial that introduced the Macintosh.


Ahmadinejad: 'ho le prove, non oseranno farlo'


Are your priorities in a sensible order?


Cabrera ready to tame tough conditions at K Club

U.S. Open champion Angel Cabrera, who has not competed since last month's success in Oakmont, says he will not be fazed by the bad weather expected to affect this week's European Open.


Roger Federer injures his leg while having a nightmare in his hotel room, then recovers to win a match yesterday at the Japan Open in Tokyo.


Sarkozy says UK cannot 'change its address' and ignore Europe

Britain should look to Europe rather than the US for its economic destiny, the French Finance Minister said yesterday as Gordon Brown launched a scathing attack on the euro system.


Leading shares gained momentum in late afternoon deals to close higher after the assassination of Pakistan's opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, reignited geopolitical concerns and sent oil prices to a fresh 1-month high, fuelling oil heavyweight share prices.


NL Wrap: Jones Leads Braves Closer to Division Title

Chipper Jones hit a three-run homer  and J.D. Drew also went deep as the Atlanta Braves continued to  close in on another division title with an 8-1 win over the  Florida Marlins in Miami on Friday.


Pols beware: Late-nite jokes coming back

Attention, presidential candidates: Not to disrupt your holiday plans, but if you have any cringe-inducing mistakes, insensitive jokes or outright hypocrisy yet to engage in, there's no time like the present.


Berkshire Hathaway Gets Request from SEC

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., the holding company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Thursday said its General Re insurance unit received a request from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to provide information on some insurance


The U.S. Senate easily gave final  congressional approval on Monday to a huge corporate tax bill  that aims to end a trade fight with the European Union by  repealing U.S. export tax subsidies that violate global trade  rules.


OGGI SU INTERNET/EUROPA - "Per continuare con Don Oreste Benzi" Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Lettera firmata da don Oreste Benzi qualche giorno prima della sua morte per promuovere la manifestazione del 22 dicembre 2007 a Roma per chiedere la liberazione delle ragazze schiave e scongiurare il male enorme che verrebbe d...


L'Oreal challenges eBay over sale of fakes

L'Oreal , the world's largest  cosmetics group, has launched legal action against eBay  , alleging the online auctioneer does not do enough to  combat the sale of counterfeits, the company said on Monday.


CAMBRIDGE -- A new friend-spotting software program will debut on the MIT campus today, allowing people to enjoy the social benefits of sharing their location without showing up on Big Brother's radar screen. The iFIND project turns every laptop into something like a precise Global Positioning System unit that can spot users -- down to the room they're sitting in ...


US troops fight rebels in northern Iraq for a second day, while 500 suspected militants are seized elsewhere.


Tony Kornheiser to Air Nationwide on XM Satellite Radio

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tony Kornheiser -- sportswriter, columnist, ESPN commentator, humorist, and author -- will be heard nationwide on XM Satellite Radio starting March 5.


Scientists discover benefits of turmeric in Indian dishes

The growing popularity of Indian food is evident from the increasing number of Indian restaurants opening up across the country. But it is not merely the lure of the palate that ensures the success of the


Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso are closely matched in practice at the Japanese Grand Prix.


Ernesto strengthens on path to Carolinas

Tropical Storm Ernesto neared hurricane   strength as it closed in on the U.S. East Coast on Thursday,   threatening North and South Carolina with heavy rains and large   waves.


Judge clears way for Noriega's French extradition

A U.S. judge on Friday denied former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega's demand for a speedy return home when his U.S. prison term ends next month and said nothing stood in the way of a French extradition request.


University boffins squeeze 500GB onto a DVD

Aiming for a terabyte The University of Berlin, with partners Budapest University of Technology and Economics and Universita Politecnica delle Marche in Italy, has managed to store 500GB of data on a regular HD DVD or Blu-ray disc.â¦


British-born medics should not be prioritised ahead of foreign doctors in the UK, says the British Medical Association.


HD DVD Group Claims Dominance Over Blu-ray

HD DVD players make up 60 percent of high-def media players sold in the U.S., backers claim.


Business software maker Siebel  Systems Inc. SEBL.O on Monday said third-quarter revenue  would beat Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 17  percent in pre-market trade.


President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil says he is certain he will be re-elected in a second round of voting.


Google Hires Top Firefox Web Browser Programmer

Web search company Google has hired the lead engineer of the Firefox Web browser, fueling speculation that Google will create its own version of Firefox to take on Microsoft's dominant Internet Explorer.


Sea cucumbers may provide a potential new way to block transmission of the malaria parasite, a study says.


Aaron Bruce grew up in Australia watching highlights of Michael Jordan and trying to emulate the ballhandling skills of Pete Maravich.


Marsh & McLennan accused of price fixing, collusion

The nation's biggest insurers are mired in a brewing scandal that many executives fear could shake the industry to its core. After


Hospital emergency rooms overcrowded: report

Emergency rooms at U.S. hospitals are   becoming stretched as patient visits increase while the number   of emergency facilities declines, a new report said.


Start on the path to wealth with an attitude adjustment.


Manovra piu' leggera perche' ci sono piu' risorse


SENATOR John Kerry has declared victory in the US presidential election, staking his claim on a historical quirk linking past White House races and the Washington Redskins football team.


Beatles online deal seen for 2008: Harrison widow

Beatles fans will probably have to wait until next year before they can buy the Fab Four's tunes from online retailers such as Apple Inc.'s iTunes store, George Harrison's widow said on Friday.


Study shows no language effects from vaccines

A mercury-based vaccine preservative did not appear to affect language or other similar brain functions in children, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday in the first of a series of studies meant to lay to rest the controversy over thimerosal.


CARY, NC, Dec. 3 -- Danesha Adams and Bristyn Davis had goals in the second half and UCLA allowed just three shots, helping the Bruins beat Princeton, 2-0, Friday in the semifinals of the Women's College Cup.


Forrester can't stand up for falling down over iTunes

Collapse? What collapse! Besieged by hedge fund managers and anxious Apple stockholders, research outfit Forrester today sought to distance itself from reporting of its research into digital download sales at Apple's iTunes Store.â¦


New heart drug shows promise in African Americans

Heart failure is a disease where the heart cannot pump enough blood to the body. Fluid collects in the lungs. People who develop heart failure are generally older.


Marino Regrets Not Winning Super Bowl Ring

Twenty years ago this month, Dan Marino played in his only Super Bowl — and lost. That blemish on the resume won't prevent the NFL's most prolific passer from being elected next week to the Hall of Fame. But for Marino, the memory of a less-than-super Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers gnaws nonetheless.


New York Times in Iraq: "Blackwater shot our dog"

The U.S. embassy in Iraq is investigating another deadly shooting incident involving its Blackwater bodyguards -- this time of the New York Times's dog.


By Justin and Colin  You've heard of the three-seater sofa? Meet its roomier big brother, the 3.5-seater Kungsvik in dark red from IKEA.  That little extra room means so much more when you're battling for space. Modestly priced at pounds 435, it won't break the bank.


DreamWorks announces huge numbers for Shrek 2's video debut.


Republican presidential hopefuls battle in a debate in Florida, while Democrats push for votes in South Carolina.


GIANTS NOTEBOOK Hermanson suspended Alou must sit one game after ...

San Diego -- The Giants reacted with dismay and indignation after learning Tuesday that Major League Baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson suspended closer Dustin Hermanson for three games and fined him for hitting Jeff Kent on Thursday night in apparent


Brain takes less effort to recognize strong brands

NEW YORK  - People's brains respond more easily to well-recognized brands, and have a tougher time reacting to less famous ones, regardless of the product involved, German researchers report.


Second-ranked LSU uses a fake field goal to score one touchdown and piles up 288 rushing yards to top No. 12 South Carolina, 28-16.


Gambler sues bookmaker for lost 2 million pounds

A gambling addict who says he told bookmakers to stop taking his bets is suing William Hill for allowing him to lose 2 million pounds.


What stock price does and does not tell you about a company.


Since hardly anyone believed Microsoft's earlier claim that Longhorn would ship in the first half of 2006, the official move to the second half is not of great consequence.


Uncommon Wealth of Success in Boston for Big Three Teams

All the winning that the Patriots, Red Sox and Celtics have been doing lately raises the question: what has Boston lost? If not games, then perhaps a certain identity the region must now reconsider.


Depression-Drug Suicide Debate Returns to a Boil

Two federal advisory panels meet Monday and Tuesday to discuss how to balance growing concerns that antidepressants may increase the risk of adolescent suicide vs.


The question of drivers at Red Bull Racing has had the British press in a state of some excitement these last 24 hours because team boss Tony Purnell did not say that David Coulthard had no chance of a drive with the team.


No one's delivered a couch yet, but Jane Pauley is giving a tour of the Rockefeller Center studio where her new daytime talk show will start next Monday. The audience seats are arranged in a semicircle for a feeling of intimacy.


Siviglia, 19:36 - CALCIO, SIVIGLIA: PROLUNGATO FINO A 2011 CONTRATTO PALOP

Il Siviglia ha prolungato fino al 2011 il contratto del portiere Andres Palop. Il precedente accordo...


Research in Motion has announced its latest BlackBerry phone, aka the BlackBerry 7100t.ï¿½ The phone isnât due to ship until October and test units are just getting into reviewersâ hands (Iâm waiting for mine right now.


October 21, 2004 - TapwaveÂ® and Mobile Digital Media (MDM) announced today that MDM's officially licensed Palm OSÂ® version of Madden NFL 2005, Electronic Arts' well-known and critically acclaimed sports video game, will be made available for the Tapwave


President Vladimir Putin tried yesterday to put an end to fears of a further state clampdown on big business in Russia by saying that the state should "guarantee private property", while also demanding that firms pay more towards poverty reduction and


Furloughs loom in Pa. amid stalled talks

Pennsylvanians will be unable to take a driver's license test, visit a state-run museum or place a casino bet starting Monday unless an 11th-hour breakthrough ends a budget stalemate that threatens a partial government shutdown.


By Mark Albright, St. Petersburg Times, Fla.  Jun. 2--Most shoppers today read up on products and check prices on the  Internet before buying. Now mall stores have a new tool to get in shoppers'  faces online before they make up their mind.


The Seattle retailer said it logged orders of 2.8 million units on its busiest day, or about 32 items per second worldwide, boosted by shoppers flocking to the site to snap up iPods and books.


Scosse di terremoto fra Brescia e Trento

Scosse di terremoto si sono registrate nelle provincie di Brescia, Trento e Ragusa. Una leggera scossa Ã¨ stata avvertita poco prima della mezzanotte nella zona del lago di Garda, dove giÃ  il 24 novembre scorso si erano registrate alcune scosse.


Obesity surgery could lead to a vitamin deficiency condition which can result in memory loss, researchers say.


Circolazione regolare,oggi previsto sopralluogo di Bertolaso


The Shroud of Turin is much older than suggested by 1980s radiocarbon dating, a new chemical study suggests.


Explosives Missing from Former Iraqi Facility

The UN nuclear agency says several hundred tons of conventional explosives are missing from a former Iraqi military facility. The facility once played a key role in Saddam Hussein's efforts to build a nuclear bomb.


GlaxoSmithKline settles US tax dispute at cost of 3.1 billion dollars

British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline said it had settled a tax dispute with the US government at a cost of about 3.1 billion dollars (2.44 billion euros) to GSK.


VATICANO - Papa Benedetto XVI celebra la Dedicazione di una nuova chiesa: ÂSoprattutto nel nostro contesto sociale largamente secolarizzato, la parrocchia Ã¨ un faro che irradia la luce della fede e viene incontro cosÃ¬ ai desideri piÃ¹ profondi e veri del cuore dellÂuomoÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLa solenne liturgia della dedicazione di una chiesa Ã¨ momento di intensa e comune gioia spirituale per tutto il popolo di Dio che vive nel territorio: a questa vostra gioia mi unisco con tutto il cuore... Sopratt...


Retailers Seen Posting Modest Nov. Sales

US retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) already cutting its holiday


PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Offensive lineman Shawn Andrews, Philadelphia's No. 1 draft pick this year, suffered a fractured right leg in Sunday's game against the New York Giants.


new yorkâCrude oil futures rose to almost $50 (US) a barrel yesterday as platforms in the Gulf of Mexico pumped at below-normal rates two weeks after Hurricane Ivan.


Pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood audition for a new frontman to perform in front of the Prince of Wales.


HP Faces New Realities in a 64-Bit World

Ziff Davis - The company this week will unveil more programs and technologies designed to ease users of its high-end servers onto its Integrity line, which uses Intel's 64-bit Itanium processor.


Money has certainly transformed scrappy English fashion, once the inventive but poor relation of Milan and Paris fashion.


Scandalo 'valettopoli' accentua imbarbarimento vita civile


3 die in chase of SUV jammed with immigrants

SAN ANTONIO, Texas  - Three people died and 14 were hurt on Monday when a sport utility vehicle crammed with 21 people, most of them suspected illegal immigrants, crashed in Texas after a high-speed chase, police said.


Deep Sea, Arctic May Hold World's Largest Fuel Supply, Experts Say

The energy source of the future may be stores of methane cached beneath the ocean floor and under Arctic permafrost, scientists say.


La scuola che cambia Le 190 nazioni dei nuovi italiani

ROMA - La scuola italiana si tinge di colori sempre nuovi. Sono i volti dei bimbi immigrati che anche quest'anno, sempre piÃ¹ numerosi, saranno al loro posto tra i banchi al suono della prima campanella. Quasi


PeopleSoft Inc. PSFT.O, which is  trying to fight off a hostile takeover by rival Oracle Corp.  ORCL.O, on Friday said its board had ousted President and  Chief Executive Craig Conway due to "a loss of confidence" in  his ability to lead the software company.


US troops push Afghan elders to resist rebels

After Operation Khyber, focus shifts to local governance.


Bologna, 19:16 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA; CAZZOLA: GENOA PIU' FORTE DEL NAPOLI

Alfredo Cazzola non ha ancora digerito il ko con il Napoli e si aspetta dal Bologna un pronto riscat...


Roma, 14:58 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: PANUCCI-AQUILANI? SOLO UN CHIARIMENTO

"Da tre anni a questa parte sono successe poche cose, i ragazzi sono sempre stati corretti.


Reggio Calabria, 18:05 - CALCIO, REGGINA; ULIVIERI: UDINESE CINICA

"Siamo partiti col freno a mano tirato, contro un'ottima Udinese, poi siamo cresciuti, e abbiamo anc...


'Siamo in prima linea in assistenza in un paese devastato'


Reliance Industries Chief Explains Remarks

The chief of India's largest private company, Reliance Industries, calmed investor jitters Monday, saying his comments in an interview about an ownership dispute were "torn out of context.


A day after President George W. Bush cited enough progress in Iraq to justify U.S. troop reductions, the White House told Congress on Friday that Iraqi leaders had failed to meet half of their key goals.


Spaniard denies supplying train bomb explosives

On trial for Europe's deadliest al  Qaeda-inspired attack, a former Spanish miner on Tuesday denied  he supplied explosives used by Islamist militants in the Madrid  train bombings that killed 191 people.


Riaperte la A3 e presto la A14, la linea Fs Ancona-Roma


Beltran to Meet Tuesday With Yankees Owner

Carlos Beltran will get to meet George Steinbrenner on Tuesday.


Broadhurst keeps promise to wife in Madrid

Paul Broadhurst's wife gave him the go-ahead to play this week's Madrid Open after the birth of their son a month ago -- provided he did well -- and he has responded by taking over the second round lead.


Again, BlackBerrys Are Disrupted by a Technical Snag

The second major outage of BlackBerry service in less than a year is an embarrassment for Ontario-based Research in Motion, the maker of Blackberry devices.


Campaign '06: A Fight for the Heartland in Missouri

To have any real chance at unseating incumbent Senator Jim Talent, Democrat Claire McCaskill knows she is going to have to reach conservative rural voters


Witnesses have reported seeing an object with a tail of fire hurtling toward earth near Indonesia's capital, before a loud explosion was heard in several districts of Jakarta.


Sharon Vows Parliament Vote on Gaza Plan on Oct. 25

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon  vowed on Monday to put his Gaza withdrawal plan to a  parliamentary vote on Oct. 25 despite far-right opposition that  threatens to bring down his government.


The Afghan government says it is confident that presidential elections will go ahead despite threats of violence.


p2pnet.net News:- European Union antitrust regulators will launch an investigation into whether or not the proposed Microsoft-Time Warner joint acquisition of a US DRM company will strengthen Microsoft's "already leading position" in the DRM solutions


Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's largest bottler of Coca-Cola soft drinks, on Thursday forecast its earnings in 2005 would be at


US Court of Appeals Hands Google a Patent Setback

Google's browser toolbar faces patent infringement charges in court, after an appeals overturned part of a lower court decision.


Munch's Famous 'Scream,' 'Madonna' Stolen

Armed men stormed into an art museum Sunday, threatened staff at gunpoint and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings "The Scream" and "Madonna" before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.


Gaddafi, Mugabe want federal government for Africa

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and visiting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe want African leaders to agree next month to unite Africa under one government to help it solve its own problems, state media said on Thursday.


Comandante truppe affida il controllo al Capo dello stato


Are you really investing? Or are you just speculating?


Gross: Wall Street's New Role in Hollywood

TV and movies have rediscovered Wall Street. Time to sell!


Davenport defeats Williams in WTA Championships

Lindsay Davenport rallied for a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Serena Williams in the WTA Championships on Saturday, although her No. 1 ranking remained in peril.


Congress Passes $388 Billion Spending Bill

The U.S. Congress on Saturday passed  a $388 billion package financing government programs in this  fiscal year after days of battling over spending cuts and  priorities for programs including foreign aid, energy and a  presidential yacht.


Britain's new prime minister set on putting 'B' back in British

As Gordon Brown takes over from Tony Blair Wednesday, he's focused on improving the country's social cohesion.


Contatti in corso, per contratto manca liberatoria Mediaset


African Union seeks cash to send peacekeepers to Darfur

The African Union is ready to send more peacekeeping troops to quell the deadly violence in Sudan's Darfur region but is prevented from doing so because it lacks the cash, according to officials at the AU headquarters.


Blair's press chief to lift the lid on Downing Street in new book

An eagerly-anticipated book by Alastair Campbell, former British prime minister Tony Blair's press chief, was set to go on sale Monday.


LATINA, 3 OTT -Si puo' escludere una morte dovuta alla Sars, per Rossella Uttaro, la 25enne deceduta in circostanze misteriose venerdi', a Minturno. E' quanto emerge dai primi risultati dell'autopsia svolta all'ospedale di Gaeta.


Pak Court restores bail for Asif Zardari

A court today granted bail to the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir, a day after he was arrested for failing to appear at a murder trial, his lawyer said.


Airport operator BAA is set to cut jobs with one report saying as many as 2,000 staff will be made redundant.


Paula Radcliffe will be awaiting the results of fresh tests on her battered body on Saturday - but the reality is that she already knows the answer.


Bush Emphasizes Humanitarian Issues at UN

President Bush, trying to soften his image overseas as a heavy-handed unilateralist, is using his annual address to the United Nations to offer up a brighter vision of a planet with less hunger, disease and oppression.


President Bush Attacks John Kerry in Pa. Speech, Ad, Says Kerry Can't Protect US From Terror. President Bush gestures as he speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Canton Palace Theatre, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004 in Canton, Ohio.


Roma, 18:17 - CALCIO, LAZIO; DELIO ROSSI: POCO DA RIMPROVERARE ALLA SQUADRA

Delio Rossi non ha nulla da rimproverare alla sua squadra dopo il ko interno con il Palermo. ''Ho de...


NATO takes command across all of Afghanistan

NATO assumed responsibility for security across the whole of insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Thursday when it took command in the east of the country from a U.S.-led coalition force.


Vicepremier, Prodi ha messo paletti molto chiari


The Association of Flight Attendants, the nation's largest flight attendants union, mailed strike authorization ballots Thursday to 21,000 United Airlines flight attendants, seeking their approval for nationwide walkouts if United or US Airways breaks its


Academy Award winner Anthony Minghella will write the libretto and direct a new work by composer Osvaldo Golijov that has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera.


The Motion Picture Association of America is retargeting its legal battle against file swappers by launching attacks against the server operators behind the BitTorrent and eDonkey services.


Asian Americans fight language barrier in US elections

When Chungin Chung, an Asian American community leader, was invited to meet US vice-presidential candidate Senator John Edwards ahead of the November 2 election, she was excited but politely declined.


Indian field hockey team arrives in Pakistan

An 18-member Indian field hockey team received a warm welcome from banner waving fans when it arrived in Pakistan for the first series in the rival country in five years.


Zagabria, 16:37 - CALCIO, CAPELLO SU BECKHAM: NON AVRA' TRATTAMENTI DI FAVORE

E' ancora incerta la convocazione dei David Beckham per l'attesa amichevole del 6 febbraio tra Inghi...


Native Americans have known about the therapeutic powers of "divine sage" for centuries, and it is still legal in most parts of the United States. But there are moves afoot to outlaw what some describe as a mind-altering drug similar to LSD.


BAGHDAD -- Several dozen soldiers and embassy staff members relaxed on the patio around Saddam Hussein's old swimming pool, shivering in the desert chill, as a boombox blared Latin rhythms over the racket of low-flying helicopters. It was Salsa Night in the Green Zone, but on a Friday evening in ...


NEW YORK/SYDNEY  - NYSE Euronext  and Australia's ASX Ltd  may be interested in buying part of Nasdaq Stock Market Inc's  31 percent stake in London Stock Exchange Plc , a person familiar with the matter said.


Oprah hands out Pontiacs to audience, 3 area women

and one guest with a hard-luck story â-t the premiere of talk show host Oprah Winfreyâs 19th season Monday got a surprise bonus â -ew Pontiac G6 sedan worth about $28,400.


Eddie Murphy and Lindsay Lohan are the standout contenders for this year Golden Raspberry Awards after the stars received multiple nominations in the contest to find Hollywood's most offensive offerings of 2007.  Lohan was short-listed for worst actr...


Circolazione regolare anche sulla rete del Gruppo Autostrade


U.S. judge orders General Re to provide internal records

A U.S. judge has ordered the General Re Corp reinsurance unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc  to produce internal investigation records in a criminal trial of its former chief executive next month.


Golf: The ball finds the hole as Mickelson shoots 59

POIPU BEACH, Hawaii Phil Mickelson ran away from his three opponents with a 13-under 59 to win the Grand Slam of Golf by five shots.


Pro-Taleban rebels free six Pakistani soldiers from among scores being held hostage, officials say.


Council tax in Scotland is set to rise by an average of about 4% in the coming year, BBC Scotland has learned.


Sony Corp (6758.T) said on  Thursday it would postpone the launch of the "Home" virtual  community service for its PlayStation 3 game console to early  next year, the latest setback in its videogame battle with  Microsoft Corp  and Nintendo Co Ltd (7974.OS).


Rural Africa new frontier for mobile phone boom

KGAUTSWANE, South Africa  - Lucy Mhlapo had noticed people in the nearby town chattering into tiny metal boxes pressed to their ears, but she never dreamed she'd use one of the devices herself.


Cavs' Hall Starred at QB; Now He's on the Defensive

After becoming a star as a quarterback in high school, Sophomore Vic Hall will surprise fans when he starts at cornerback for the Cavaliers.


News Corp offers to buy out minority investors in Fox Entertainment Group, its TV and film subsidiary, for about $5.4bn.


Momentum Continues in External Disk Storage Systems Market During the First Quarter of 2007, According to IDC

Worldwide external disk storage systems factory revenues grew $239  million in the first quarter of 2007 (1Q07), posting 5.9% growth from a  year ago to $4.3 billion, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Disk  Storage Systems Tracker.


Palestinians to get Arafat's medical chart

France has assured the Palestinian Authority that a copy of Yasser Arafat's medical chart will be given to the late president's nephew who is also a Palestinian diplomat, Palestinian officials said.


Wal-Mart launches new movie, TV download service

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on  Tuesday introduced a test version of its new video download  service, making it the first major retailer to offer such a  service with the backing of all of Hollywood's big studios.


Embattled US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says American casualties in Iraq affect him deeply.


Drug Approval Process Concerns Many FDA Scientists

An internal survey found that about two-thirds of FDA scientists lack confidence in the agency's monitoring of the safety of prescription drugs now on the market.


La vicenda riguarda alcuni aspetti della scalata a Bnl


Milano, 11:57 - ATLETICA, MILANO MARATHON: VITTORIA DEL KENIANO CHERONO

Il keniano Benson Cherono ha vinto l'edizione 2006 della Milano City Marathon. Sul podio altri due k...


Employers Urge Workers to Improve Writing

It's not just students who need to brush up on their writing.


CAIRO, Egypt - A passenger bus returning to Egypt from Saudi Arabia collided with a truck Sunday, killing 33 people, police said. The accident happened at an intersection near Samalut, some 125 miles south


Nairobi - Kenya's fight against corruption suffered a blow on Monday after the chairperson of the new Kenya Anti-Corruption Advisory Board (KACC) resigned in protest at interference in its affairs by President Mwai Kibaki.


Health Tip: Prevent Obesity in Your Child

(HealthDay News) -- The incidence of childhood obesity has more than doubled in the past two decades, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


EU military official: War crimes suspect Mladic was hiding in bunker in last six months

Herzegovina  The Bosnian Serb army sheltered war crimes suspect Gen. Ratko Mladic in an underground bunker within the last six months, the head of the European peacekeeping force said.


Singh and Weir Still Calling Canadian Open Shots

OAKVILLE, Ont.  - World number one Vijay Singh and  hometown hero Mike Weir will battle it out for the third round  lead later Saturday at the 100th Canadian Open.


Londra, 17:33 - CALCIO, CHELSEA; MOURINHO: A SHEVCHENKO MANCA SOLO IL GOL

Il tecnico del Chelsea Josè Mourinho è soddisfatto della stagione di Andryi Shevchenko...


Giusy Romeo, questo il suo vero nome, Ã¨ deceduta a 53 anni per un tumore. I funerali mercoledÃ¬ a Milano. PALERMO - La sua carriera non Ã¨ stata forse tra le piÃ¹ brillanti. Ma verrÃ  sempre ricordata per


The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut interest rates this week, maybe by 50 basis points.


More talks scheduled as Italy presses Libya on immigration crisis

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is aiming to make cooperation with Libya a model for Europe's efforts to stem a tide of illegal immigration from Africa, but further talks are still needed between Tripoli, Rome and the EU to resolve the crisis.


DAVENPORT, Iowa  - White House hopefuls dashed across Iowa in a hunt for votes on Wednesday, with Hillary Clinton and her two top rivals scrambling to avoid third place in a tight opening round of voting for the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination.


L'INTERVISTA. Il leader della Quercia: non sottovalutiamo i segnali che arrivano dalla parte dinamica del Paese, il risultato non ci soddisfa                                            Fassino: "Il paese chiede  una politica che decida"                                                                                di GOFFREDO DE MARCHIS


FBI raids illusionist Copperfield and finds millions

FBI agents have seized nearly $2 million in cash from a Las Vegas warehouse owned by illusionist David Copperfield, local media reports said on Thursday.


TORONTO - A pair of conjoined babies from Zimbabwe are being assessed for separation surgery at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children.


In '700 Sundays,' Crystal's Shtick Gets Shtuck

For about half of "700 Sundays" -- oh, say, around 350 of them -- Billy Crystal takes very good care of you. The wit is sharp, the impressions droll, the physical gags meticulously plotted.


Catholic Church Adjusts to Minority Status in Europe

Now that it is often treated like a maligned minority, the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe has decided to start acting like one too.


More Marines may be needed in terror war

The Marine Corps may need to increase in size to sustain deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan without sacrificing needed training or putting undue stress on the corps, the new Marine commandant said Wednesday.


U.S. Treasury debt prices rose on Friday as oil prices climbed again and uncertainty ahead of the pre-election weekend prompted renewed interest in safe-haven government debt.


Analysis: SBC, others pose big challenge to cable

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- To understand why phone industry executives are so excited about their plans to offer TV service, it helps to know about the technology that will make it possible.


A Harvard researcher says seeing someone in a fearful posture triggers areas of the brain that express emotion and prime the body for action, even without seeing the person's facial expression.


France Races Against Clock in Iraq Hostage Crisis

France scrambled to secure the release of  two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq by militants who have  given Paris until Monday evening to drop its ban on Muslim  headscarves in schools.


Gracenote Inc., whose database supplies song names when you pop a CD into your computer, is branching into video.


Security firms are warning about a clever Windows virus called Bofra that has started circulating on the net.


Karzai widens early lead in Afghan poll, bombs kill US soldiers

: Interim leader Hamid Karzai, was on course on Sunday to become Afghanistan's first popularly elected leader, as results poured in from its landmark vote for President.


US Supreme Court to Decide Grokster Case

The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether Internet file-trading networks should be held responsible when their users copy music, movies and other protected works without permission.


General Motors Corp reached a pioneering deal with the United Auto Workers union that will force almost 400 workers out of a "jobs bank" program that guarantees nearly full wages and benefits when the automaker eliminates work or closes factories.


SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Bankrupt US Airways Group filed a court motion Friday evening seeking permission to make pay cuts totaling $38 million per month, saying that the move is necessary to preserve about 34,000 jobs.


Rare 1929 Mercedes become world's second most expensive car

An ultra-rare 1929 Mercedes has become the second most expensive car the world has ever seen after selling at a British auction on Friday for 4.18 million pounds (6.16 million euros, 7.43 million dollars).


Udine, 19:18 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 4-0 NEL TEST CON IL PALMANOVA

Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che priva dei nazionali ha affontato la compagine di Eccellenza...


Peru Ex-President Rejects Extradition Call

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori on Thursday rejected his successor's call, made at the United Nations, for world leaders to press Japan to extradite him to face corruption charges and allegations of involvement in death squad massacres, according to a statement broadcast by news media here.


Do Boomers Want a Web Home of Their Own?

Eons, a tiny two-year-old company based in Boston, is one of several contestants aiming to become the pre-eminent Web destination for boomers.


Magonza, 12:05 - CALCIO, GERMANIA: ZWANZIGER PRESIDENTE FEDERAZIONE FINO A 2010

Theo Zwanziger, 62enne in carica dal 2004, è stato confermato alla guida della federcalcio te...


A federal court has ruled that Dell Inc. personal organizer products did not infringe a patent held by Alcatel-Lucent.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice warned North Korea on Monday it will face consequences if it test-fires a missile thought to be powerful enough to reach the West Coast of the United States.


With their 64-bit chip war running at full tilt, rivals Intel and AMD (Quote, Chart) are bolstering efforts on their value-priced lineups.


Six killed in tense Gaza, world concern grows

Gun battles raged between Hamas loyalists and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's forces in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least four people and reviving fears the Gaza Strip was sliding into civil war.


American rapper Ja Rule will plead not guilty to assault charges laid by Toronto police, his lawyer said Monday.


Swiss retail giants Migros and Coop are gearing up for the expected arrival of Germany's two major discount chains, Aldi and Lidl.


Clinton Undergoes "Routine" Quadruple Bypass

Former President Bill Clinton underwent what's being described as "successful" heart bypass surgery on Monday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.


A $5 million "Alexander Hamilton" exhibit that the New-York Historical Society presented as a blockbuster has drawn much smaller crowds than expected.


The jewellery collection of opera singer Maria Callas has fetched over Â£1m at auction in Switzerland.


Torino, 19:36 - CALCIO, JUVENTUS: SISSOKO PROVATO ACCANTO A ZANETTI

Allenamento pomeridiano per la Juventus in vista della della gara con l Roma: tutto ok per Camoranes...


Online gaming shares steady after heavy losses caused by the arrest of a top Sportingbet boss in the US.


Terrorists Hold 200 Schoolchildren Hostage

Armed terrorists seized a school in Russia's North Ossetia region, bordering Chechnya, Wednesday, taking hundreds of hostages including some 200 children.


Evacuati 5000 turisti, 4 persone risultano disperse


Tra gli ospiti confermati ci sono top, stilisti e star


Up to 4 000 asylum seekers drown at sea every year as they flee persecution or poverty, according to newly published British research.


Volare, Maroni: ''Domani in Cdm modifiche a legge Marzano''

Roma, 25 nov. (Adnkronos) - Domani in Consiglio dei ministri verrÃ  presentato ''un decreto legge che modificherÃ  i requisiti per beneficiare della legge Marzano'' per ''consentire a Volare di trovare la strada per il risanamento''.


Problem families could be forced to get help to stop toddlers becoming troublemakers, says Tony Blair.


Blairite Rhondda MP Chris Bryant is named as a co-ordinator of a letter to the PM urging him to quit.


Britney Spears left a hospital on Saturday where she was admitted following a confrontation at her home, which ended in a fit of hysterics by the troubled pop star, several media outlets reported.


Parigi, 16:55 - CICLISMO, ARMSTRONG: IL MONDO DELLA BICI E' UN DISASTRO

"L'organizzazione che regna nel mondo del ciclismo è un disastro. Il ciclismo è divent...


Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect injured in shootout with NATO

NATO-led peacekeepers wounded a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect in a shootout as they tried to arrest him, the peacekeepers said in a statement.


ATHENS, Greece - Kristin Davis gets no downtime once she returns home from her whirlwind of event-hopping at the Olympic Games. The "Sex and the City" star is developing her own series for HBO, the same cable channel that made her character, prim Charlotte York, a household name, along with Carrie, Miranda and Samantha...


Milton Bradley was the center of attention again before last night's Game 2 of the National League Division Series, and for the usual reasons.


Despite GOP Gain, Fight Over Judges Remains

When Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, faced the toughest primary race of his political career, President Bush went to his rescue, campaigning with Mr.


Witness says CIA oversaw abuse at Abu Ghraib

Witnesses in the trial of a US soldier charged with abusing prisoners at Abu Ghraib have told the court that the CIA sometimes directed abuse and orders were received from military command to toughen interrogations.


US soldier Charles Graner is set to go on trial for allegedly abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib prison.


ENEL: SINISCALCO, SHAREHOLDERS WERE OUR PRIORITY

(AGI) - Rome, Oct 23rd - Finance Minister Domenico Siniscalco has expressed satisfaction with the successful placement of the third part of Enel shares, the so-called 'Enel 3 operation'.


Si sarebbero accordate con Richards per presentare offerta


Could the nation's top economic officials be abandoning the colorless, cryptic language of Fedspeak in describing the state of the economy?


Paris Hilton found herself somewhere she never thought she'd be: Harvard.


NEW YORK - Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be celebrated across the NBA today, including at the Celtics-Knicks game. And while the nation commemorates the slain leader of the civil rights movement, Hall of Famer Earl Lloyd will surely reflect on his belief that the Celtics ultimately opened the door for him to be the first African-American to play ...


Spurs 109, Jazz 84: Veteran Spurs Reach Final, Ending Younger Jazzâs Run

Tim Duncan, who led the Spurs to titles in 1999, 2003 and 2005, was at his casually dominant best Wednesday night, with an effortless 21 points in 28 minutes. Tony Parker added 21 points.


Colonial Tensions Reemerge in Ivory Coast

Christophe Gnonrou Sibi, 28, drives a cab and lives in a shantytown on the edge of this muggy West African city, Ivory Coast's commercial capital.


HP Executive Will Retire -- Wayman Guided Computer Maker Through '05 Turmoil

By Jordan Robertson Associated Press  SAN FRANCISCO - Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. said Monday that Bob Wayman, the company's longtime chief financial officer who briefly served as interim CEO, plans to retire at the end of the year.


They came, they spoke and they went home. It appears German unions may have won some concessions in terms of job cuts.Comment


Fox to announce deal to air Fiesta, Orange, Sugar bowls in '06

On Monday, Fox will announce a four-year deal to carry four Bowl Championship Series games, according to an executive familiar with the negotiations, starting with bowls after the 2006 regular season.


Bodies of Swedes killed by tsunami return home

STOCKHOLM, Sweden Making the first of what will be dozens of sad homecomings, the bodies of six Swedes killed by the south Asia tsunami have arrived in Stockholm.


China has banned "sexually provocative sounds" on television and pulled the plug on a show reconstructing infamous crimes by women ahead of a major Communist Party meeting next month.


Hong Kong Exchange Sits Out the Dance, for Now

Hong Kong has made no secret that closer integration with the booming exchanges of Shanghai and Shenzhen are vital to its future as a financial center.


Ex presidente fa chiarezza su inchiesta intercettazioni


PUERTO CABEZAS, Nicaragua  - Hurricane Felix ripped into Central America on Tuesday, trashing a port on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast and threatening dangerous mudslides in Honduras and Guatemala.


Changes to GCSE coursework, designed to eliminate plagiarism, are announced by the assembly government.


Per il centrocampista del Real, in rotta col suo club, c'Ã¨ il sÃ¬di Mancini. Che non ha ancora abbandonato la pista di Chivu                                            L'Inter, spunta l'ipotesi Emerson La Lazio di Rossi su Bojinov                                                                                Il centravanti bulgaro richiesto in prestito dai biancazzurriCassano, il Real lo esclude dal ritiro e lui non si presenta in sede


Multisite protection bows for mainframes

EMC says its parameter-driven software can automate fail-over operations during planned outages such as maintenance operations and upgrades, and can test disaster-restart operations without needing to write, verify and maintain custom scripts.


Giuliani tries to reassure conservatives

Rudy Giuliani tried to find peace with a restless bloc of the Republican Party Saturday, telling religious conservatives not to fear him for his stand on issues such as abortion or expect he would change purely for political advantage.


Chicago, una metropoli che si muove con jazz

Da mezzo secolo la capitale dell'Illinois è governata dalla famiglia Delay. Che da vecchio polo industriale l'ha trasformata in una vibrante metropoli moderna. Che ora punta a ospitare le Olimpiadi del 2016


Groups Join, Seek Action on Global Warming

More than a dozen conservation and public health advocacy groups joined on Tuesday to throw their collective support behind further legislative action to prevent global warming.


Study: mutation could be diagnosed by PROTEIN called P53

During the lifetime of a cell, its DNA suffers constant damage through both normal metabolic activities and environmental factors like smoking or radiation.


Ivan floods and blows apart Gulf Coast, killing at least 20

Attempts are made to salvage mechandise after the entire facade of a clothing store in downtown Pensacola, Fla., took a hit from Hurricane Ivan on Thursday morning.


World economy stays strong but risks loom larger: IMF

The global economy is set for another   year of strong growth, the International Monetary Fund said on   Thursday, but it warned that rising inflationary pressures and   a U.S. economic slowdown posed growing dangers.


Discovery appears in good shape on way to space station

Discovery's astronauts scanned the space shuttle's heat shield for potential damage, a day after a launch that apparently did not damage the orbiter, NASA said.


Economic Woes Again Batter Global Stocks

Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again Monday. Stocks in Europe and Asia saw sharp drops with Japanâs Nikkei closing down nearly 4 percent.


Parigi, 11:55 - CALCIO, SUDAFRICA: LEREMI MUORE IN INCIDENTE STRADALE

Il centrocampista della nazionale sudafricana, Gift Leremi, è morto ieri in un incidente stra...


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Gerry Hunsicker has decided to step down as general manager of the Houston Astros after nine years on the job.


German chip maker expects to continue to service current customers of Texas Instruments division.


STOCKHOLM, Sweden _ Lebanon's prime minister on Thursday called on world donors to help his country recover after Israeli bombing wiped out '15 years of postwar development' in 34-day fighting with Hezbollah ...


IAEA presses N. Korea, Iran on nuke threat

North Korea poses "a serious challenge" to non-proliferation of nuclear material, and Iran must suspend uranium enrichment in order to calm concern about its nuclear program, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency


Le migrazioni attraverso lo studio dei cognomi: al congressodella SocietÃ  geografica inglese uno studio su cinque generazioni                                                  Quanti signori Sale e Pepe in quel paese E i Blair sono arrivati anche in Tasmania


Portuguese PM Jose Socrates travels to London for talks with Gordon Brown on Portugal's EU presidency.


Pikus-Pace slides to third World Cup win, weekly honor

com. The new Olympic sport of skeleton provided two of the feel-good stories of the Salt Lake Games from a US perspective. The ever-personable Tristan Gale won the women's race, with Lea Ann Parsley taking silver.


First Look: A BlackBerry for Phone Lovers

RIM's new BlackBerry 7100t phone represents a radical departure from the company's text-centric roots.


Iraqi rebels slip away to fight another day

By Aqeel Hussein in al-Nouaimia and Toby Harnden in Fallujah. Families fleeing the besieged city of Fallujah say that rebel fighters have slipped through the American and Iraqi military cordon and have been


A "watershed moment" has been reached with a boy's killing in an apparent case of mistaken identity, say police.


Iranian Villagers Protest Outside Majlis, Ask for Water

Text of report by Iranian Fars News Agency website  Tehran, 3 March: The farmers and people of Arsanjan district in Fars Province have gathered outside the Majlis and asked for the impoundment of Sivand Dam's reservoir.


Twins Top Yanks 2-0 With Dazzling Defense

Johan Santana and the Minnesota Twins' dazzling defense had the New York Yankees seeing double. Santana and the Twins escaped trouble with the help of a record-setting five double plays, Jacque Jones homered in his first start since the death of his father, and the Twins beat the Yankees 2-0 Tuesday night to win their eighth straight opener in a postseason series.


"We categorically deny any nuclear-related testing at Parchin." Hossein Mousavian, Iranian delegate to IAEA. "A prominent international expert said on Wednesday that new satellite images showed


La vittima, bracciante agricolo, non aveva alcun precedente penaleE' uscito nel giardino del locale ed Ã¨ stato freddato da 5 colpi di pistola                                          Crotone, ucciso al ristorante  Giallo sull'omicidio di un 22enne


NAJAF, Iraq - U.S. forces Monday drew near Najaf's revered Shiite shrine, engaging in fierce battles with followers of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr as the military stepped up pressure on the insurgents to hand over the holy site to religious authorities...


Rather than knuckle under to Hugo Chavez, Exxon is launching an arbitration process.


Yoko Ono will unveil the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Oct. 9, the date that her husband, John Lennon, was born in 1940.


OPEC asks US to use more oil reserves to cool price

"We have asked them (the United States) to use their oil reserves to help cool down the prices," OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro, who is also Indonesia's minister of energy and mineral resources, told reporters.


KIRKUK, Iraq  - A suicide bomber rammed his vehicle against the gate of an Iraqi army base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing seven soldiers and wounding 10, police said.


Osaka, 14:54 - ATLETICA, MONDIALI: KLUFT VINCE ORO NELL'HEPTATHLON

Terzo titolo mondiale consecutivo per Carolina Kluft, che ha vinto la medaglia d'oro nell'heptahlon ...


Blair Gets Key Role in EU Talks to Admit Turkey

Tony Blair will offer to champion Turkeyâs EU membership bid today after wining support from fellow European leaders for the countryâs controversial accession talks to begin in October.


Bhutto's Husband Freed Again in Pakistan

The husband of Pakistani opposition  leader Benazir Bhutto was freed on Wednesday, a day after his  re-arrest looked to have dimmed hopes for reconciliation with  military ruler President Pervez Musharraf.


What the Internet has wrought: prez campaign money 2008

Blog: Small donors are having a significant impact on the amount of money that the Republican and Democratic candidates for president are raising.


Prosecutors said Edward R. Grande copied and downloaded computer research last year about Duracellâs AA batteries.


Masked robbers stormed into an art museum in Norway and stole Edvard Munch's famous paintings "The Scream" and "Madonna" at gunpoint before the eyes of stunned museum-goers.


L'economia italiana puo' crescere a tassi piu' alti


London shares end higher, as tame US CPI data counters oil jitters

British blue chips closed higher, supported by a positive morning on Wall Street, as weaker-than-expected US consumer price index data eased inflationary concerns, dealers said.


Paris Hospital Tests 'Dirty Bomb' Rescue

Some 200 doctors, nurses and rescue workers simulated a "dirty bomb" attack early Sunday — the first such exercise held at a French hospital.


U.S. Court Dismisses Saudi Arabia from 9/11 Suits

Saudi Arabia, its defense minister and  its ambassador to Britain won a ruling in a U.S. court on  Tuesday dismissing them as defendants in massive litigation  growing out of the September 11th attacks on America.


Report: Russian Gov't Approves Merger Plan

The Russian government has approved a plan for the merger of natural gas giant Gazprom and the state-owned Rosneft oil company, a news agency reported Thursday.


Obama, Romney lead in California on Super Tuesday

Democratic presidential hopeful  Barack Obama surged to a big lead over Hillary Clinton in  California hours before "Super Tuesday" voting began in 24  states, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on  Tuesday.


Up to 1,000 killed in Kenya crisis: Odinga

Riots and post-election violence in Kenya may have killed up to 1,000 people, the opposition said on Monday as it halted protests and President Mwai Kibaki invited his main rival to talks.


Florida State, Va. Tech Head to Gator Bowl

Florida State's Chris Rix and West Virginia's Rasheed Marshall met at a children's hospital during a recent Gator Bowl function. They talked about getting thrust into the spotlight long ago as freshmen, Rix's California roots and their mutual respect.


HP Introduces On-Site Service to Help Customers Optimize Blade Technology

HP today announced a blade-specific service that pairs customers with on-site technical experts who work closely with IT departments to develop customized plans and recommendations for application and business needs.


Obama Girl, Britney boy top YouTube videos

Videos by a self-styled Obama Girl, a fan's tearful defense of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of buffaloes on a pride of lions, were among the most popular clips on YouTube.com in 2007.


11 Shiite pilgrims killed in Iraq bombing

Attacks on Shiite pilgrims continued Wednesday, with at least 11 people killed by bombs and gunfire who were heading for a solemn religious ritual, police said.


The world must show patience over Iran's nuclear programme, the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog tells the BBC.


The Energy Challenge: Energy Answer on Turkey Farms Draws Ire

Environmental advocates question the earth-friendliness of burning turkey waste to generate electricity.


MANZANILLO, Mexico  - Hurricane John roared past   Mexico's Pacific coast on Wednesday as a dangerous Category 3   storm, pummeling beach resorts with heavy rain and winds and   threatening flash flooding and mudslides.


Mass. governor resolves not to rejoin CO2 pact

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will   not rejoin a regional pact to regulate greenhouse gases despite   the urging of the state's congressional delegation, a spokesman   said on Tuesday.


Exile's return Afghan diplomat's daughter comes back home to help women

She was a diplomat's free-spirited daughter who had travelled the world and was in Czechoslovakia meeting her father when news came that Russian tanks had invaded her homeland, Afghanistan.


LaToya Pringle hit the go-ahead basket with 1:36 left and Ivory Latta scored 19 points to lead No. 4 North Carolina past No. 6 Maryland 78-72 in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinals Saturday.


Mauresmo through to second round in Qatar

Amelie Mauresmo emerged from a potentially difficult first round match at the Qatar Open with a 7-6 6-3 win over Germany's Sabine Lisicki.


Senate Democrats moved Tuesday to cut off funding for Vice President Dick Cheney's office in a continuing battle over whether he must comply with national security disclosure rules.


Two masterpieces by Edvard Munch, which were stolen from an Oslo museum two years ago, are found.


TORONTO (CP) - The NHL Players' Association is waiting for the NHL to pick up the phone and resume collective bargaining talks.


How often in life do you get another bite of the apple, a second chance? How many relationships dissolve, how many business deals fail, how many everyday


The cost to investigate, arrest and prosecute Scott Peterson for the murder of his pregnant wife, Laci, has reached nearly $2.5 million so far, and state taxpayers might have to pick up the tab.


The August start of the back-to-school shopping season was a disappointment for major retailers, giving the industry a third straight month of tepid sales. Higher gasoline prices and consumers' ongoing worries about jobs contributed to the poor showing.


Olympics: Greeks Dive for Joy, More Gold for Thorpe

Greece was plunged in national  self-satisfaction on Tuesday after its synchronized divers won  the host nation's first gold medal of the Athens Olympics.


Tottenham manager Martin Jol has accused referee Graham Poll of a blunder that could have handed the Premiership title to Jose Mourinho's Chelsea.


Report: Russia May Give Yukos Unit Warning

Russia's natural resources minister said Friday that he thought his ministry would give the main production unit of the battered Yukos oil company a three-month warning before pulling its drilling licenses, the Interfax news agency reported.


"The Great Debaters," a film based on the real-life victories of a black debating team in the 1930s, topped the list of nominees announced Tuesday for the 39th NAACP Image Awards.


Vietnam jails SKorean for setting up internet phone services

A Vietnamese court has sentenced a South Korean businessman to 16 years' jail for illegally setting up internet-based telephone services in the communist country, a justice official said.


On Thanksgiving, the NFL will air the first of eight live pro football games on its own network. But it won't be available to many viewers across the country because the league hasn't reached carriage agreements with several major cable operators.


A team of US researchers has shown that controlling devices with the brain is a step closer. Four people, two of them partly paralysed wheelchair users, successfully moved a computer cursor while wearing a cap with 64 electrodes.


'All those who have called her naive... are very much mistaken'

Tara Arts unequivocally condemns the circumstances which forced Birmingham Rep to close its production of 'Behzti' by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti.


Man with dynamite killed at China school

Police fatally shot a suspected mentally ill man who entered a school in southern China with 11 pounds of dynamite and threatened to blow the building up, a state-run newspaper reported Wednesday.


The Illinois Senate voted Friday to spend state tax dollars on embryonic stem cell research, despite objections from those who argue the research destroys human life.


Cinema, 'Io, Robot' primo al box office ma la sorpresa arriva con ...

'Io, Robot' con Will Smith conquista il box office italiano. Il film fantascientifico ispirato al romanzo di Asimov Ã¨ primo nella classifica Cinetel con un incasso, nei primi tre giorni di programmazione nelle sale, di 1.565.004 euro.


Philips Electronics plans 250 eur expansion of Philippine ops

MANILA, Aug 27, 2004 (AFX-Europe via COMTEX) -- MANILA (AFX) - Royal Philips Electronics Worldwide will expand its operations in the Philippines with fresh investments of up to 250 mln eur, a statement from the presidential palace said.


I feriti salgono a 208 secondo l'ultimo bilancio


Anatomy of an open source decision: the Adobe Flex example

Blog: Adobe announced its intention to open source Flex several weeks ago, but didn't reveal why.  In this interview, Adobe's Phil Costa takes us through the reasons and expectations the company had for open sourcing Flex.


Remains in southern Norway are believed to be those of the country's oldest church.


Sarah Bonham and her friends have jumped off 40-foot-high sandstone cliffs into Summersville Lake countless times during camping trips and church youth functions.


Australia and the United States launched their biggest joint war games Monday, with 27,500 troops backed by a U.S. aircraft carrier engaging in exercises aimed at consolidating the allies' military dominance in the Asia Pacific region.


Sonn hailed as a pioneer of non-racial cricket

Cricket South Africa's chief executive Gerald Majola hailed on Sunday International Cricket Council head Percy Sonn as one of the pioneers of non-racial cricket in South Africa.


L'aumento ha caratterizzato tutti i comparti


Setting up a new showdown over Iraq, Senate Democratic leaders announced Thursday they will hold a key test vote Saturday on a resolution opposing President Bush's plan to send additional troops into combat.


WASHINGTON - The two astronauts on board the international space station are cutting back on their food as supplies are running shorter than expected in advance of the planned arrival of a Russian supply ship on Christmas Day.


U.S., Iraqis Battle Resistance in Samarra

SAMARRA, Iraq - Sporadic gunfire echoed through this Sunni Muslim stronghold Saturday as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled pockets of resistance a day after the start of what appeared to be the first major push to regain control of a string of cities before elections in January...


Saints top Atlanta to remain in playoff hunt

The Mississippi Press. NEW ORLEANS -- Staying alive -- that is what the New Orleans Saints are surprisingly doing this December. Instead of a typical New Orleans collapse in the final month


More a remixed re-issue than a bold new album? Preview The new Nano is a step backwards, of course. A year ago, Apple made such a big deal about the risk of setting aside the popular iPod Mini in favour of the then new slimline Nano, but now we find it going back to the Mini look, right down to the metallic shell, rounded sides, white plastic top and bottom, and the colour scheme...â¦


Hundreds of mourners attend the funerals of three Christian militants executed by the Indonesian authorities.


A top policeman says the decision to make Madeleine McCann's parents suspects may have been "hasty".


British judges in London Tuesday ordered radical Muslim imam Abu Hamza to stand trial for soliciting murder and inciting racial hatred.


Emmy "Sopranos" send-off ranks as ratings dud

The 59th annual Primetime Emmys and  its farewell salute to "The Sopranos" was a ratings dud,  averaging just over 13 million viewers, the second-lowest  number on record for the awards, Nielsen Media Research  reported on Monday.


Abbas Vows Peace Push at Post-Arafat Election Rally

JERICHO, West Bank  - Emergent Palestinian leader  Mahmoud Abbas drew cheers at his first election rally on  Tuesday by vowing to follow in Yasser Arafat's footsteps while  stressing he would seek a state via peace talks with Israel.


XM CEO Sees Satellite Radio on Cell Phones

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc.  chief executive officer Hugh Panero on Wednesday said he expected satellite radio and cellphone services to  converge within the next five years.


US: Constellation and Mondavi merger is go

The proposed merger between Constellation and The Robert Mondavi Corp. has been finalised. The two companies yesterday (3 November) signed a definitive merger agreement in which Constellation will acquire


Congress and the White House need to work together to get the U.S. economy back on track, a leading Senate Democrat said Saturday.


Celebrities Found Stumping for Candidates

The presidential campaign trail is looking a bit like Hollywood Boulevard. Or a rock 'n' roll stage.


Germany seals climate, labour market goals

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition signed off on reform goals for the last two years of its term Friday, sealing a climate change pact and agreeing to lift some limits on foreign workers.


Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich filed a complaint with the FCC on Friday after ABC News excluded him, fellow Democrat Mike Gravel and Republican Duncan Hunter from its prime-time debates on Saturday.


Giants Agree to 3-Year Deal With Matheny

The San Francisco Giants and catcher Mike Matheny agreed to a $10.5 million three-year contract Monday, the latest move to upgrade the team's defense.


Euro Falls Versus Dollar After Rally to Record Sparks Criticism

The euro fell against the dollar after its 1.2 percent rally in the past week sparked criticism from European Central Bank council member Guy Quaden, who said further gains ``would be undesirable.


Koreans say "be mine" with high-tech Valentines

SEOUL, Feb 14 (Reuters Life!) - Chocolates and cards on  Valentine's Day are so yesterday: some tech-savvy South Koreans  are declaring their love through video messages on the  Internet.


The leaders of Azerbaijan and Georgia attend a ceremony to mark a new phase in building a pipeline due to bring Caspian oil to Western markets.


Ark. Woman Shows Up Drunk at DWI Hearing

LITTLE ROCK - A Little Rock woman facing her fifth drunken-driving charge in the span of a year - and third in less than a month - showed up to a court appearance drunk Tuesday morning, a court official said.


GM pulls ahead of Toyota in '07 global sales

General Motors Corp on Wednesday reported worldwide sales of 9.37 million vehicles in 2007, coming in just ahead of Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp in a closely watched race for the top spot in global sales.


DUBAI, United Arab Emirates  Â Tiger Woods picked up right where he left off last week Â at the top of the leader board.


Bottom's Up! Drinking Tea is Shown to Increase Memory, Reduce ...

British researchers have found that green and black tea inhibit the activity of certain enzymes in the brain, paving the way for improved memory and protecting against the development of Alzheimer's disease.


Microsoft will start charging for a Hotmail feature that allows users of the Web-based e-mail service to access their e-mail using the Outlook e-mail client.


Manning's first-half air raid (5 TD passes) burns Packers

Peyton Manning and Brett Favre produced a total of nine touchdown passes and weren't even the heroes. Manning threw for 393 yards and five first-half touchdowns.


Co-pilot blamed in NY crash that killed 265

WASHINGTON, DC - An error by the co-pilot caused the second-worst air disaster in US history, which killed 265 people in November 2001, National Transportation Safety Board staff said Tuesday.


Over two dozen rebels killed in Afghan battle: U.S

U.S.-led troops killed more than two dozen insurgents in a battle in Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, without any civilian casualties, the U.S. military said on Monday.


Two massive explosions took place in North Korea's border area with China on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, Roh administration officials revealed yesterday, confirming earlier reports from Beijing.


Boffins develop quantum-computer building block

No faster-than-light kit on offer, sadly US boffins have made two widely separated atoms communicate their properties to one another in a phenomenon famously referred to by Albert Einstein as "spooky action-at-a-distance" and by others as "quantum teleportation".â¦


Sforza Fogliani, contenuti provvedimento di grande gravita'


The New York tech show gets started with a number of product debuts, including Gateway's latest all-in-one PC.


Senior UN health official slams international community over ...

GENEVA, Oct 15  -- A senior World Health Organisation (WHO) official sharply criticised the shortfall in international aid for Sudan's strife-torn region of Darfur, despite the amount of political and media attention devoted to the crisis.


Brazilian meat firm buys Swift for $225m

J&F Participacoes SA, which controls JBS SA, Latin America's biggest meat producer, agreed to acquire Swift & Co. of the United States for $225 million in cash to create the world's largest beef and pork processor.


Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani has a new team of media consultants with a strong record of electing GOP candidates, sometimes using controversial ads. The team is led by Heath Thompson and his Dallas-based firm, Scott Howell & Company. Thompson, as director of President Bush's 2000 campaign in South Carolina, helped Bush to an 11-point victory in that state.


Agent Says Giambi May Be Witness at Trial

If the Balco steroids case goes to trial, Jason Giambi will very likely be called as a witness for the prosecution.


The Bush administration announced Wednesday that it would permit limited imports of Canadian cattle early next year for the first time since May 2003, when a case of mad cow disease was discovered in an Alberta cow.


Dal servizio meteorologico dell'aeronautica militarele previsioni del tempo sull'Italia per i giorni di festa                                          Natale meno freddo da nord a sud Nuvole e pioggia ma niente gelo


Patriots, Colts stay unbeaten after routs

The New England Patriots and  Indianapolis Colts maintained their perfect records with  convincing victories on Sunday, setting up a colossal showdown  next week.


A British man was sentenced to five days' detention on Tuesday for urinating on one of Latvia's most treasured monuments.


"Ratatouille" a masterful blend of ingredients

Brad Bird and Pixar  Animation Studios are proving to be an unbeatable combination.  Bird, the cartoon writer-director with delightfully off-kilter  sensibilities, and Pixar, the cutting-edge computer-animation  company that places so much emphasis on character, have their  second hit together in "Ratatouille," a follow-up to the  universally popular "The Incredibles."


Military strikes against Iran could prompt it to rapidly pursue nuclear weapons, a UK think tank says.


US general named to head probe into Mosul blast that killed 22

The brigadier general who investigated abuse at Abu Ghraib prison is heading the US military's probe into how a suicide bomber infiltrated a US Army base near Mosul and


Sean Glennon and Virginia Tech's offense started slow again, but the No. 14 Hokies' fly-to-the-ball defense was again more than capable of shouldering the load Saturday, holding Duke to 149 total yards in a 36-0 victory. The Hokies (3-0) even had more points than Duke had total yards after Glennon's second touchdown pass, a 25-yarder to Josh Morgan midway through the third quarter.


Easyjet attacks the doubling of UK Air Passenger Duty, calling the charge "an ineffective environmental tax".


Win over Scotland 'huge' for Wales, says coach

Wales coach Gareth Jenkins is well aware that Saturday's Six Nations rugby union international against Scotland here at Murrayfield has the potential to shape his side's season.


Glen Johnson and Antonio Tarver were joking about a unification bout. Roy Jones, considered by some the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, was in the back of an ambulance.


Iraq says closes borders with Syria, Iran

Iraq's government said on Tuesday it would close its borders with Syria and Iran and extend the hours of a night curfew in Baghdad under a U.S.- backed security plan to rein in violence in the capital.


Provvedimento prevede immediata esecutivita' per terrorismo


Ontario sex addict doctor loses licence after posting sex photos of himself on Net

TORONTO (CP) - A respected Ontario doctor diagnosed as a sex addict has lost his license to practice medicine after posting dozens of pornographic photos showing a prostitute performing sex on him on the Internet.


Update 7: Oil Prices Steady Ahead of Arctic Cold

Oil futures fell slightly on Tuesday even as the market braced for a possible Arctic blast in the United States that could drive up demand for home-heating fuels.


SUSAN TOMPOR: Stores turn paper into e-checks

I picked up my 6-year-old son from school last week, and we drove to Wal-Mart to see the future for paper checks. We grabbed a few of life's staples: some Legos, a pack of 3x5 cards to create


A top policeman wants the law to make it easier for doctors to identify mentally ill patients who could become killers.


A woman told to wait 17 weeks for a breast cancer test on the NHS learns that she is healthy.


But not for long? HD DVD managed to cut itself a rather larger slice of US hi-def player sales in the third week of January, according to one analyst group's figures. But a rival market watcher still believes that HD DVD will be dead before 2009.â¦


Lisbona, 22:27 - CALCIO, FIGO: MIA CARRIERA AD ALTO LIVELLO FINISCE IN ITALIA

La carriera di calciatore ad alto livello di Luis Figo si chiuderà alla fine di questa stagio...


Catena umana in piazza a favore del programma del governo


This industrial city is reeling after learning that at least 63 children have contracted AIDS through medical negligence many blame on corruption and the illicit sale of blood.


A condemned prisoner planned to tell a joke Tuesday as part of his final statement before being executed for the abduction and killing of a couple who lived next door to him.


SOFIA, 16 novembre 2004 - Si chiude con la nona vittoria di fila il 2004 della nazionale under 21, in una annata che ha regalato alla truppa di Claudio Gentile un Europeo e il bronzo ai Giochi di Atene. In


'The Honeymooners' Gets a Black Cast for a New Film

In a filmed version of "The Honeymooners," scheduled to be in theaters next year, Cedric the Entertainer plays Ralph Kramden, a role created by Jackie Gleason.


Russia's VimpelCom hit by mystery 5.5 billion dollar debt demand

The VimpelCom mobile phone operator, recovering from a bruising row with Russia's tax authorities, said that its Kazakh subsidiary had received a Turkish court order demanding 5.5 billion dollars (4.2 billion euros) in debt.


The Race is On: Second Private Team Sets Launch Date for Human Spaceflight

TORONTO, Canada -- A second team of rocketeers competing for the $10 million Ansari X Prize, a contest for privately funded suborbital space flight, has officially announced the first launch date for its manned rocket.


I ladri alla donna: 'faccia attenzione ai truffatori'


VATICAN CITY  Man tried to jump into popemobile  A man tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience today in St. Peter's Square and was wrestled to the ground by security officers.


Occhi su Goldman Sachs, potrebbe chiudere con utili record


Three East Carolina players involved in car accident

East Carolina quarterback James Pinkney and two other players are listed as questionable for Saturday's game at Houston after they were injured in a single-car accident.


A small jet crashed in freezing drizzle as it approached the Pueblo airport Wednesday, killing all eight people aboard, including four employees of the Circuit City chain, authorities said.


After struggling for three months, the Boston Red Sox are getting hot. Curt Schilling allowed three hits in seven shutout innings for his 15th win and Manny Ramirez hit a grand slam to lead Boston over the Chicago White Sox 10-1 Friday night...


Iran Halts Key Nuclear Work to Avoid Sanctions

Iran on Monday suspended sensitive  nuclear activities that could be used to make a bomb in a move  likely to thwart U.S. efforts to report the Islamic Republic to  the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.


Karzai wins the presidency of Afghanistan

HERAT, Afghanistan - President Hamid Karzai has won a majority of votes in Afghanistan's election, effectively clinching a five-year term and becoming the country's first democratically elected leader, according to preliminary results released Sunday.


Mom-to-be Jessica Alba was spotted over the Christmas holiday with a rock on her left ring finger â and the rumors are true: She and boyfriend Cash Warren are engaged, her rep confirms to PEOPLE.  "I can confirm that they are engaged," says publicist...


Retiring congressman to head pharmaceutical trade group

Retiring US Rep. Billy Tauzin, who left his post as head of the House committee that regulates the pharmaceutical industry earlier this year, will become head of the industry's top lobbying group next month.


Editor's note: ESPN senior NFL writer John Clayton's weekly "First And 10" column takes you around the league with a look at the best game of the week followed by primers for 10 other games.


Federal judge in New York orders government to turn over detainee ...

NEW YORK A federal judge in New York has given the government a month to release records about how prisoners in Iraq are treated. US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein says officials have moved at a "glacial