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KINSHASA, Congo - UN peacekeepers deployed an additional brigade in eastern Congo amid reports that Rwanda was threatening rebels based in its huge neighbor, UN officials said yesterday.


In his five-piece, tailor-made Gatsby getup, Roger Federer looked like a tennis player from a bygone era, one seen only in black-and-white photos.


Fourteen people have been killed in a coal mine gas blast in China's western province of Sichuan, state media has reported, in the latest disaster to hit the world's deadliest mining industry.


Scottish schoolgirl Misbah Rana will remain in Pakistan until January after a court hearing is postponed.


A French court sentences six aid workers to eight years in prison for trying to kidnap 103 children from Chad last year.


A test flight for the president's new chopper

Blog: Sometime after the next inauguration, the White House will replace its helicopter. Shakedown cruises are now under way.


Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Gets Wet and Wild

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily October 27, 2004 - Los angeles - Hey, who turned out the lights? Who ordered the rain? And everybody stay OFF the runways!


FALLUJAH, Iraq: US airstrikes on rebel-held Fallujah left 15 dead while an insurgent attack in another Sunni Arab town killed 10 more, as Britain and Egypt stepped up efforts Sunday to secure the release of hostages in Iraq.


Prabhakaran-Petersen talks fail to end Lankan stalemate

The talks between the Norwegian Foreign Minister Jan Petersen and the LTTE Supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran in Kilinochchi on Thursday failed to break the stalemate on the question of resuming peace talks with the Sri Lankan government to end the ethnic


Last picture show for Rank as it seeks Deluxe buyer

Rank Group is working on plans to split off its Deluxe international film and DVD business to focus on bingo, casinos and Hard Rock cafes.


Sen. McCain Threatens Baseball Over Steroids

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman  John McCain on Saturday threatened to introduce legislation  requiring more stringent drug testing if Major League Baseball  does not impose tougher rules on steroid use by January.


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


Bumper cannabis crops  -  and tighter border controls  -  are creating a looming internal drug problem for the country


A man receives five life sentences for a string of attacks on women near their homes.


Bhutto's party to seek U.N. probe if wins power

The party of slain Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto will call on the United Nations for an inquiry into her assassination if it forms a government after elections next month, a party spokesman said on Sunday.


Toddler Killed in Mich. Day-Care Shooting

A man opened fire at an in-home day-care center Tuesday, killing a 3-year-old girl and critically wounding two women, officials said.


This animation illustrates a massive collision between rocky, embryonic planets as big as mountain ranges. Such collisions form the basis of the planet-building process.


New York's most expensive home is no longer a posh Manhattan high rise — that title now moves to the state's other tract of astronomically priced real estate.


Citi to list Tokyo shares as early as Nov-sources

U.S. bank Citigroup will list its shares in Tokyo as early as November as part of the financial giant's push into the world's second-largest economy, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.


At least 22 killed in central Baghdad blast: police

At least 22 people were killed and 55 others wounded in a bomb explosion in a parked bus in central Baghdad on Tuesday, police said.


Versus expands its repertoire, viewership

Versus entered the cable lineup in 1995 as the Outdoor Life Network and reached 4.8 million households. It covered cycling, World Cup skiing, the Iditarod, fishing, horse shows, and bull riding, and won back-to-back Emmy Awards for its documentary series "Adventure Quest" in 1998 and 1999. By 2000, the network reached 26 million homes.


Rock Club Fire Casts Pall Over Argentina's New Year

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina  - Argentina began the New  Year on a grim note as families identified and prepared for  burial 175 victims of a fire in a Buenos Aires rock club,  including children and babies who might have died in a  makeshift nursery in the bathroom.


Tar, la societa' dovra' pagare solo gli interessi legali


Family of Canadian thought slain in Chechnya pins hopes on DNA test of wallet

VANCOUVER (CP) - The family of a man believed killed by Russian forces in Chechnya are hoping his bloodstained wallet will finally provide evidence of his fate.


Being mobile in a secure and managed fashion

More heated debate Well, we're back! Thanks to those who registered and responded to last week's debate and workshop on mobile email. You can see a round up of this here, but meanwhile, we want to pick up on the question of mobile security and the need for device management.â¦


East Rutherford, NJ (Sports Network) - Curtis Martin ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns as the New York Jets rallied from behind for a 22-14 victory over the San Francisco 49ers at Giants Stadium.


Penalty call lifts United to key win over Arsenal

In fact, when referee Mike Riley gave a penalty kick to United in the 73rd minute, he was clearly sold on a Wayne Rooney dive after a confrontation with Arsenal defender Sol Campbell.


Investigators Look for Clues to Russia Blasts

Russian investigators were under pressure on Wednesday to establish quickly who was behind a suicide bomb attack on a busy Moscow street that killed 10 people and injured 51.


ST. LOUIS -- This was the kind of deflating loss that would send some teams -- the Cubs come to mind -- into the fetal position. Twelve grueling innings, a booming walkoff two-run homer and 52,144 people screaming loud enough to make your ears ring.


Jitterbit 1.1 is a major release for the Jitterbit open source integration product. Jitterbit is an open source integration tool that delivers a quick and simple way to design, configure, test, and deploy integration solutions. It supports many document types and protocols: XML, web services, database, LDAP, text, FTP, HTTP(S), file.   Additions to 1.1 include:  Support for LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) - Using Jitterbit you can now integrate enterprise systems with corporate directory services.  Hosted Web Services - Prior to 1.1 Jitterbit could only  consume outside Web Services.  With the latest release users can host and expose their own Web Services securely to the outside world.  This feature is stable, however, it will see increased functionality and more intuitive usability in future versions.  Web Services Cookie support -   Certain Web ervices require cookies for storing session information.  Support for this  functionality is new in 1.1.  XML Any - Support for the XML Any is now included. The  element enables users to extend an XML document with elements not specified by the schema. We will continue to expand our XML and Web Services support.  Encryption for Jitterpaks - Jitterpaks can now be password  encrypted to protect sensitive data contained in the pre-packaged integration.  In addition to these major additions, over 50 bugs were closed in this release.  Jitterbit 1.1 comes with revamped Documentation which is available in both the Application as well as online in the Jitterbit Wiki.  To learn more about what Jitterbit, please visit  http://www.jitterbit.com/  For a Full ChangeLog, please visit https://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=438432&group_id=155858


Sharapova quits Tokyo semi-final due to injury

World number one Maria Sharapova retired in the second set of her Pan Pacific Open semi-final against Serbia's Ana Ivanovic due to a hamstring injury.


Bennett's family vows to fight against jail sentence

The family of Roy Bennett, the Zimbabwean opposition member of parliament who was jailed yesterday on charges of parliamentary misconduct, says it will appeal against the decision.


Sobs and a moment of silence for those who died during years of negotiations punctuated a Monday hearing at which a judge accepted a $660 million settlement between the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and alleged victims of clergy sex abuse.


Verizon, Qwest Ask Court to Block New FCC Rules

Verizon Communications Inc. and  Qwest Communications International Inc. asked a federal court  on Tuesday to block temporary rules by the U.S. Federal  Communications Commission forcing the companies to lease phone  lines to rivals for at least another six months.


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Roma, 17:17 - CALCIO, AL VIA IL CONSIGLIO DEI MINISTRI STRAORDINARIO

Al via il Consiglio dei ministri straordinario con all'ordine del giorno le nuove norme per combatte...


Iraq's government plans to encircle Baghdad with trenches to boost security, as dozens more bodies are found.


Sports of The Times: Time Away a Good Choice for Marbury

For Stephon Marbury, going into emotional hibernation after his fatherâs death may have been the healthiest thing this individual could have done.


Venezuela president threatens to cut off oil supplies to the US if it continues an "economic war".


Wired Geekipedia - Intelligent Design: A Theory (or Not) for Blueprint of Life

To proponents of intelligent design, saying that evolution alone accounts for the wonders of biology is like proposing that sandstorms created the pyramids of Egypt.


Troubled car maker MG Rover announces its latest financial results on Thursday morning.


Mexico ex-president may avoid massacre trial

A Mexican judge issued an injunction on Thursday that could prevent former President Luis Echeverria from facing trial for his alleged role in a 1968 massacre of leftist students.


Ex-Major League Pitcher Nellie Briles Dies

Nellie Briles, who won two World Series titles during his 14-year career as a major league pitcher, died Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates said. He was 61.


Kerry Says He Wouldn't Have Ousted Saddam

NEW YORK - Staking out new ground on Iraq, Sen. John Kerry said Monday he would not have overthrown Saddam Hussein had he been in the White House, and he accused President Bush of "stubborn incompetence," dishonesty and colossal failures of judgment...


Regional military chiefs meet in Kigali to plan joint operations against militia groups in eastern DR Congo.


A severe tornado ripped roofs off homes and tore down walls in a residential area of northwest London on Thursday, injuring six people.


New Tools Target Talent: Greater Akron Chamber Creates Video, Web Portal to Help Businesses Recruit Employees

By Marilyn Miller, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Dec. 15--You can learn a lot about the Akron area in five minutes and 50 seconds.


Zurich Financial Settles With Liquidators

Zurich Financial Services said Monday it had reached a settlement with liquidators of California-based Superior National Insurance Group, ending a long-standing dispute.


Israel coalitition deal expected, Sharon approves prisoner release

JERUSALEM  - Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners as he looked to bolster the new moderate PLO chairman Mahmud Abbas and cement his own hold on power by finalising arrangements for a new broad-based


KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday said it would continue to support its Nextel-branded walkie-talkie network, which industry observers had speculated the company might shutter.


Ministro Ferrero: situazione complessa, ci stiamo impegnando


Ghostzapper with jockey Javier Castellano crosses the finish line to with the Breeders' Cup Classic in Grand Prairie, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004.


Lawmakers and consumers ask FDA to delay cloning ruling

The Food and Drug Administration should delay a decision on whether milk and meat from some cloned animals are safe to eat until additional safety studies can be conducted, a Democratic lawmaker and consumer groups said in separate statements on Tuesday.


Gold was hit by further selling on Friday as investors continued to reduce their exposure to the metal after heavy losses in stock markets this week.


Nadal to face Moya in Chennai Open semis

World number two Rafael Nadal eased into the semi-finals of the 436,000-dollar ATP Chennai Open on Friday, setting up a mouth-watering duel against Spanish compatriot Carlos Moya.


Il presidente della regione Sicilia, indagato nell'ambito dell'indagine della procura di Palermo sulle "talpe alla Dda", Ã¨ stato rinviato a giudizio dal gup Bruno Fasciana: il processo inizierÃ  il primo di Febbraio.


Federal agents trailed Sparky Rose as he drove a Porsche Carrera convertible to his medical marijuana clinic.


Indian President embarks on journey to Africa

Indian President APJ AbdulKalam embarked on a week-long trip Saturday to Tanzania and South Africa, combining his own quest for knowledge and progress with New Delhi's "Focus Africa" policy.


My sincere congratulations to the management and staff at the Sandy Lane Hotel for making it possible for Barbados to receive such massive media coverage due to the recent wedding of Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren.


(Sports Network) - Javier Vazquez hopes to put the brakes on a personal three- game losing streak this afternoon when the New York Yankees close out their three-game set with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.


In Darfur camps, a futile flight from war Violent history repeating itself

BELIEL CAMP, Sudan -- Dinka men once danced in a green field here in Darfur. A weave of drum rhythms would rise with the smoke of their twilight bonfires. The men would form a tight line with their spears, honoring their lost homeland in war-scattered southern Sudan and chanting praise for the peace they had found as refugees.


Israeli air strikes killed 17 people in   Lebanon on Monday and Hizbollah announced more rocket attacks   on Israel after world powers put the onus on the Syrian- and   Iranian-backed Shi'ite guerrilla group to end the fighting.


NY, Calif more likely identity theft targets: study

New Yorkers, especially around New  York City, and Californians, especially around Los Angeles, are  more likely to be targets of identity theft, according to a new  study.


AMERICA/COSTA RICA - I Vescovi chiedono di elaborare una Agenda Nazionale dello Sviluppo ed un progetto nazionale che risponda agli interessi di tutti, dopo il sÃ¬ al Trattato del Libero Commercio San JosÃ© (Agenzia Fides) - "Uniti come fratelli, costruiamo il Costa Rica" Ã¨ il titolo del Messaggio dei Vescovi del Costa Rica dopo il referendum sul Trattato di Libero Commercio (TLC). I costaricani sono stati chiamati alle urne il 7 ottobre nel pr...


Iran Says It Has Processed Tons of Uranium

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


Bush opens Latin America tour to boost U.S. ties

President Bush opens a week-long tour of Latin America on Thursday aimed at strengthening ties with a region tilting to the left and influenced by the populist appeal of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.


Science that safeguards satellites and aircraft against solar flares could be wiped out in the UK, scientists warn.


Friends and Family React to the News Lori had been Found

When available, the raw script from this video story is presented below. Please note that these scripts come directly from our TV newsroom system and are not edited for web reading.


Flat-panel TVs look lovely on a wall Â the cords hanging from them, less so. After a few years of false starts, the industry finally seems close to tackling that problem. At least three dueling wireless technologies for high-definition TVs will be on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which starts Monday. Manufacturers promise that sets incorporating these technologies will be in stores before the next holiday season.


MTS' cell-phone churn in Ukraine leaps into the double digits.


All missing Egyptian students in custody

The last two of the 11 Egyptian exchange students who failed to show up at their college program were apprehended Sunday in Richmond, Va., customs officials said.


Un agente ricoverato in ospedale, prognosi riservata


US stocks eked out small gains on Friday, buoyed by steel producers amid concerns about a shortage of the metal, and retailers, as consumers shopped hard on so-called "Black Friday" -- considered the start of the traditional holiday


Indonesia 8.9-Magnitude Quake Causes Asia Tidal Waves

An 8.9-magnitude earthquake, the fifth strongest in a century, struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra, unleashing giant tidal waves that killed hundreds of people across India and Southeast Asia.


Toshiba aims to launch laptops with next-generation DVD drives in 2005

Major Japanese computer maker Toshiba Corp. said it is aiming to sell laptop computers loaded with its next generation DVD drive by next year.


Iranians threatened U.S. ships in Hormuz: Pentagon

Iranian boats aggressively approached three U.S. Naval ships in the Strait of Hormuz, a main shipping route for Gulf oil, at the weekend and threatened that the ships would "explode," U.S. officials said on Monday.


Bob Bowlsby hopes his search for Stanford's new football coach works out as well as it did the last time he hired a coach.


IQ-Related Brain Areas May Differ in Men, Women

NEW YORK  - While neither men nor women may  be the more intelligent sex, their brains may take different  paths to reach the same intellectual level, according to one  team of researchers.


Winners at Sunday's 49th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles:


Israel's approval of Gaza withdrawal draws mixed reaction

The United States onTuesday welcomed the approval by the Israeli parliament of a plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank, while tens of


France's Royal kicks off Mideast tour in Beirut

French Socialist presidential candidate Segolene Royal, campaigning to become her country's first woman head of state, arrived in Beirut at the start of a Middle East tour.


A police officer who caused the death of another driver in a road crash is given the maximum fine.


Public policy think tank MassINC names president

THE REGION Gregory T. Torres has been named president and chief executive of the Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, or MassINC, a public policy think tank in Boston. Torres, the chairman of the Mentor Network, a Boston firm that provides human services nationwide, has worked for three decades in government and social services, including as chief of staff for ...


John "Junior" Gotti is selling his estate and preparing for an eventual move to the South, far from the region where his father was a notorious mob boss.


A Dutch town installs street mikes that use acoustic-recognition tech to listen for signs of aggression in the


Iran hits out at UN calls for it to stop uranium enrichment after a report said it had missed a deadline to do so.


Benazir Bhutto's party was due to discuss a successor to the slain Pakistani opposition leader on Sunday and decide whether to contest an election due in little over a week.


Roma, 11:19 - CALCIO, ABETE: CON DONADONI NON E' QUESTIONE DI CLAUSOLE

"E' stata una bella serata, con una bellissima partecipazione di tifosi, anche italiani, un grande s...


DETROIT -- With handshakes and smiles, negotiators from Chrysler Group and the United Auto Workers formally begin contract talks Friday that many consider to be crucial to the survival of Detroit's three automakers.


After threatening to release Do They Know Itâs Christmas? for the third time, organisers have come to their senses and got Jamelia, Coldplay and The Darkness to re-record the tired hit.


Russia school attackers threaten to kill children

A heavily armed gang has seized at least 120 hostages at a Russian school near Chechnya and threatened to kill 50 children for every one of their group who was killed, a senior local official says.


SYDNEY, Australia -- A passenger train derailed in eastern Australia early Tuesday, injuring more than 120 people as cars slammed into trees and plowed through nearby fields.


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A senior engineer at Microsoft warns that hackers could exploit massively multiplayer online role playing games.


Putin: Russia Has Shown Weakness Against Terrorists

BESLAN, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his nation it has shown weakness in the face of an "all-out" war by terrorists.


THE longest serving astronaut in history, who flew twice to the moon and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has announced his retirement after 42 years at Nasa.


William Shakespeare, the Warwickshire wordsmith, was paid a posthumous compliment this week, when the British Library made available 21 of his works on the Internet.


Plans for Stockholm's museum dedicated to supergroup Abba have been unveiled by organisers in Sweden.  The new attraction, due to open in the Swedish capital in June 2009, will include an area where fans can make their own recordings of Abba hits.  T...


With Super Tuesday just around the corner, his commanding, broad-based victory in South Carolina could mean that the Clinton brand of hard-knuckled politics is past its prime


Group, Dell Launch Anti-Spyware Campaign

A prominent Internet safety organization and leading computer-maker Dell Inc. launched a campaign Friday to help consumers fend off "spyware," software that can cause sluggish computer performance or popup ads and secretly monitor the activities of Internet users.


Olmert, Abbas to try to revive stalled peace talks

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will press Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert when they meet on Thursday to halt settlement construction plans that have paralyzed month-old peace talks.


Previsto un tasso del 70% alla fine delle operazioni


The Rev. Al Sharpton traveled Monday to Strom Thurmond's birthplace to visit the grave of a Thurmond relative who held one of Sharpton's ancestors as a slave.


MLB adopts Mitchell recommendations on doping security

Major League Baseball (MLB) will  implement new clubhouse security measures based on the  recommendations of last month's Mitchell Report into the use of  performance-enhancing drugs in the sport, officials said on  Monday.


Web beautification for mobile Mobile World Congress Cross-platform tools specialist Trolltech has updated its popular Qt framework by integrating the WebKit browser engine.â¦


Bambini troppo grassi 'Tre giorni senza tv'

RAGUSA, 8 DICEMBRE 2004 - L'obesitÃ  infantile colpisce un bambino su quattro e la prima causa sono l'utilizzo esasperato di tv e videogiochi: tra il piccolo schermo ei videogiochi i bambini ei ragazzi stanno davanti al video per oltre 5 ore al giorno.


Second-seeded Joachim Johansson of Sweden easily beat Adrian Garcia of Chile 6-4, 6-2 Tuesday to reach the Stockholm Open's second round without facing a break point.


Travisata al processo del marito,rischia due anni di carcere


Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis scored 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 107-102 win over the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center.


Yokohama, 11:33 - CALCIO, MILAN: NESSUN PROBLEMA PER KAKA'

Ultimo allenamento per il Milan prima della finale per il mondiale per club in programma domani cont...


With 2 minutes 40 seconds remaining last night and the Celtics' deficit rapidly approaching 30 points, a group of strong-voiced fans in section 301 in the upper deck at the soldout TD Banknorth Garden started shouting, "Fire Doc."


Ukraine prepares to elect a president in a repeat ballot called after mass protests against vote-rigging.


Israel's High Court defeats a new bid to ban a documentary about Israel's invasion of Jenin refugee camp.


Winter storm woes hit central, eastern U.S.

Tens of thousands were without power and schools were closed across parts of the central United States on Monday after a storm dumped as much as 2 1/2 feet of snow on some areas.


A major doping scandal threw the first Tour de France of the post-Lance Armstrong era into chaos Friday, with favorites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso forced out of the world's premier cycling race under a cloud of suspicion.


Per un valore complessivo di 1.420 milioni di dollari


Food additives may cause hyperactivity: study

Certain artificial food colorings and other additives can worsen hyperactive behaviors in children aged 3 to 9, British researchers reported on Wednesday.


NASA's high hopes for a clean reading of the Sun's atomic signature seemed dead Wednesday after the 450-pound Genesis spacecraft came tumbling down in Utah, where it landed with a terrible thud.


After 25-Point Penalty, Edwards Falls to Sixth in Chase

Nascar took 25 championship points away from Carl Edwards because his car failed an inspection Sunday after he won a Nextel Cup series race at Dover International Speedway in Delaware.


Writer and musician Kinky Friedman, who  once sang "They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore," may  include the name by which he is best known on the ballot to  choose Texas' next governor in November, the state's top  election official said on Monday.


Federal and local authorities, under the auspices of the New York Asset Forfeiture Task Force, have recently served grand-jury subpoenas seeking testimony in the circulationscandals


VIENNA: The spike in oil prices is stoking heated arguments between market players, who blame each other for lack of output capacities that has been exposed by strong global demand.


The 'Funky Business' consultants want to poke you

Back to work, back to Facebook? Column Recently, we've seen a spate of reports of employers blocking the use of social networking sites at work. With one estimate suggesting that sites such as Facebook cost UK employers over Â£130m a day in lost productivity, this is perhaps unsurprising.â¦


U.S. wants more on N. Korea nuclear plan

The chief U.S. envoy at North Korean nuclear talks told lawmakers Wednesday that the United States would be persistent in finding out how far North Korea had progressed on a secret uranium-based weapons program.


Aberdeen close the gap in race for second place

Aberdeen striker Steve Lovell found the winning formula against Hearts again as he clinched a 1-0 victory that kept his side in the race for second place.


Former colleagues and war buddies of retired California National Guard Lt. Col. Harrison Jack say it's hard to believe he's accused of plotting to overthrow the Laotian government. Some, however, are re-examining an e-mail for signs that he had never fully let go of his experience in the Southeast Asian jungle decades ago.


China sheds light on 3G rollout, shares leap

China may dish out its first 3G  license as early as this month, a senior industry executive  said on Tuesday, as China Telecom  and Netcom   soared on hopes that Beijing would finally take the  leap after three years of false starts.


Brushing aside warnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that makes Chicago the biggest city in the nation to require big-box retailers to pay a "living wage."


Brazil Government Criticizes New York Times Report

BRASILIA, Brazil  - Less than four months after  causing an uproar by almost expelling a New York Times  reporter, the Brazilian government criticized the U.S.  newspaper on Monday for a report on a controversial proposal to  oversee the country's journalists.


San Diego's slumping housing market may get a short-term boost from people looking for new homes


IATA Sees Strong Passenger, Cargo Growth

International airline passenger numbers are set to grow by six per cent year-on-year to the end of 2008, driven by economic expansion in China and India, the industry's global body IATA said on Wednesday.


California wildfires may be making children sick: study

NEW YORK  - The wildfires that swept through Southern California in 2003 may have caused wheezing and other respiratory problems in many children, even those without asthma, according to a new study.


L.A. indie music retailers closing their doors

The past few years have been  bittersweet for music retail in Los Angeles. The opening of  Amoeba Records in 2001 gave the city one of the stronger music  outlets in America, but was followed soon by the closings of  Aron's Records and Rhino Records.


Video: Abducted Aid Worker Pleads for Life

Margaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq, appears in this image made from television in a videotape aired by the Arabic television station Al-Jazeera, Friday, Oct. 22, 2004.


In the week when rumours of the Oqo launch have been buzzing, it's a bit confusing to have AT&T announce something called Ogo.


Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) signaled yesterday that he will begin raising money for a potential general election candidacy, joining Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and former senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) in rejecting the public financing system that has governed presidential elections for...


Mastodons Driven to Extinction by Tuberculosis, Fossils Suggest

A new study is the latest salvo in a long-standing debate over what wiped out the giant elephantlike animals.


A night after getting trounced by 33 points at the hands of the Miami Heat, the Chicago Bulls pummel a middling Magic squad, 100-76, Thursday in Orlando.


LAS VEGAS - Hotel heiress Nicky Hilton married a New York money manager before dawn Sunday in an impromptu ceremony, according to court filings obtained by The Associated Press.    Hilton, 20, married Todd Andrew Meister, 33, at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel, according a Clark County marriage license...


The Motley Fool - Have you heard about how our government's planned 2008 budget includes provisions to increase the personal income tax rate for all of us? No? Well, you heard about Paris Hilton's unfortunate incarceration, at least, I hope. It's nice that the media has its priorities straight.


UN confirms three hostages freed in Afghanistan

Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan have been freed unharmed, almost four weeks after they were abducted at gunpoint on the streets of the capital Kabul.


Scotland's search for a new coach is all but over on Wednesday with Southampton manager George Burley set to be named in the job.


Clemson, South Carolina Players Suspended

Six Clemson players and six South Carolina players were suspended one game by their conferences on Monday for participating in a brawl during a game between the in-state rivals on Nov. 20.


The critically endangered Sumatran tiger will become extinct unless Indonesia takes swift action to clamp down on the illegal sale of the big cats' body parts across the Southeast Asian country, conservationists say


Duke, Tennessee, Connecticut and North Carolina were selected Monday as the No. 1 seeds for the women's NCAA tournament.


Local shoppers hope for wider selection and better quality

Kalamazoo-area Kmart customers say that store's merger with Sears could mean stiff competition for retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart.


Stati Uniti. Berlusconi incontra Bush. C'Ã¨ accordo sulla riforma ...

Silvio Berlusconi incontra alla Casa Bianca il presidente americano George Bush e uno dei temi dell'incontro Ã¨ la riforma dell'Onu. I due leader hanno parlato della implicazioni della svalutazione del dollaro


President Bush engaged in another round of telephone diplomacy Wednesday, calling allies to drum up support for the new government being created in Iraq following last weekend's elections.


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


'Mad' Honey Can Be a Hazard to the Heart

NEW YORK  - The cases of 19 patients sent  to the emergency room by a dose of "mad" honey highlight the  not-so-sweet side of the food, according to Turkish  researchers.


Bondholders at Eurotunnel back the firm's debt restructuring plan, paving the way for it to leave bankruptcy protection.


Forget Second Life. The real virtual world gold rush centers on the grammar-school set.


Draft Report Expected to Say No WMD In Iraq

US media reports say a document being drafted by the top US weapons inspector in Iraq will say that no stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction have been found in the country, but that there is evidence Sadam Hussein was planning to revive such programs.


The government says it may begin warning parents of school pupils if their child is found to be overweight.


HBOâs new series âIn Treatmentâ demonstrates Hollywoodâs century-old fascination with Freud and his descendants.


Plans for an independent Scotland to undercut UK business tax rates are being debated by the SNP.


Federal prosecutors looking into allegations of counterfeit wine sales have sent subpoenas to rare-wine collectors and to some of the world's leading auction houses, including Christie's in London and Zachys in New York, according to a published report.


(InfoWorld) - Inside the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, sits an odd-looking, refrigerator-sized contraption that could have been created by an out-of-control set designer for "Lost in Space." But this homely piece of hardware was the guest of honor at a celebration Tuesday night on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the first computer hard disk drive. On Sept. 13, 1956, IBM launched the RAMAC (Random Access Memory for Accounting and Control) 305 and RAMAC 350, two models of a disk drive system that could store a whopping 5MB of data. At a briefing for the press earlier this week, Barry Rudolph, a vice president with IBM's storage and Technology group, said his PowerPoint presentation about the history of hard-drive technology would be too big to store on the RAMAC. About 400 computer industry veterans and others attending the celebration at the museum toasted the golden anniversary of the technology that advanced the computer industry and continues to do so today. "The hard disk! How many technologies ever last 50 years?" said Steve Wozniak, cofounder of Apple Computer Inc., whose hometown of San Jose, California, is also the hometown of the disk drive. "It's an amazing invention that changed the world." The RAMAC was capable of storing 2,000 bits of data on a square inch of disk space, a measure known as its areal density. On Wednesday, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Inc., which bought IBM's hard disk drive business in 2003, said it has achieved an areal density of 345Gb (345 billion bits) per square inch in its laboratories, using a technique that stacks magnetic particles perpendicular to the disk, rather than laying parallel to it. At that kind of density, a 2TB (2 trillion bits) disk drive for desktops, a 400GB drive for notebooks, or a 200GB mini-drive like those used in portable music players could be on the market by 2009, Hitachi said. Given those extraordinary capacities, a 5MB RAMAC seems inadequate, but back then such technology was revolutionary. "The first disk drive I saw was the one of the first ones IBM made," said Jim Porter, former publisher of a Silicon Valley disk drive industry report. In 1956, Porter worked at Crown-Zellerbach, a former paper products manufacturer that took delivery of one of the first RAMACs and used it to track the company's payroll, billing and other accounting functions. "Because of the random access memory, it was much more cost-efficient than tapes or drums for data storage," Porter said. With all the disk drives in all the computers, servers and other storage devices available today, businesses aren't having as much trouble storing data as much as they are organizing, retrieving and analyzing it to expand their businesses. Earlier this month, at IBM's Almaden Labs research center in San Jose, company researchers discussed what the next 50 years of data storage could hold. "We want to take that landfill of data and turn it into a gold mine," said Dilip Kandlur, director of storage systems at IBM Research. The researchers explained several new types of data storage technology in various stages of development. One of them, Intelligent Data Storage, would use software to manage a storage network, assess storage needs, analyze data and assist in retrieving data when it is needed. "You want to be able to tell the system, 'I want more storage of this type,' and have it happen," said IBM researcher Linda Duyanovich. Other storage makers, including EMC, are also researching new storage technology, said Gartner analyst Roger Cox. For sure, companies wouldn't be talking gigabytes, terabytes and petabytes of storage if it weren't for the RAMAC shipped out the door 50 years ago today. The Magnetic Disk Heritage Center is helping to restore the RAMAC at the Computer History Museum to its full 1956-era functionality. "In the technology industry, we throw away and over-write our history all the time," said Thomas Coughlin, a data storage consultant and founder of the Heritage Center. "I think it's important for us to remember the technology that got things started."


France calls for the boycott of aid to the Palestinians to be re-examined if a national unity government is formed.


A female leader of Colombia's Farc rebel group is sentenced to more than 16 years in jail in the US for drug trafficking.


A Las Vegas court granted bail of $125,000 on Wednesday to former American football star O.J. Simpson, who faces criminal charges stemming from what police say was an armed robbery of his own sports memorabilia at a Las Vegas hotel.


A Swedish company plans to harness the body heat generated by thousands of commuters scrambling to catch their trains at Stockholm's main railway station and use it for heating a nearby office building.


Airbus Forecasts Soaring Demand for Jets

Airbus said on Wednesday that demand for airliners is set for its biggest jump in more than 20 years and reiterated its bullish expectations for the 555-seat A380 doubledecker due in 2006.


BOSTON, Dec. 14 - Most New Englanders are walking around with more cheer and about $20 less in their pockets this holiday season. They are reliving the gift of their dreams - a Red Sox world championship highlight video on DVD.


The bald eagle was removed from the list of threatened and endangered species today during a ceremony at the Jefferson Memorial, as officials and environmentalists celebrated the national symbol's historic recovery.


North Korea policy under scrutiny as White House race heats up

White House aspirant John Kerry's plan to hold direct talks with North Korea to end its nuclear weapons drive may turn up the heat on President George W. Bush and force him to revamp his policy toward the Stalinist state if reelected, analysts say.


Beckham likely to make MLS debut in Toronto

Former England captain David Beckham is likely to make his Major League Soccer debut on August 5 when the Los Angeles Galaxy travel to Canada to take on the league's newest franchise Toronto FC.


Stocks: Shares gain as deals encourage investors

NEW YORK US stocks rose Monday after the software maker PeopleSoft accepted Oracle's buyout offer and data showed better-than-expected November retail sales, signaling an uptick in consumer spending.


Six elephants from the film Alexander join rescue teams to clean up debris-strewn forests in parts of Thailand.


Billionaire financier Carl Icahn charged ahead on Monday with an offer for New York office landlord Reckson Associates Realty Corp.  for $49 per share after his two partners withdrew from the bidding.


Saddam Hussein has his first meeting with a member of his family-appointed legal team in Baghdad.


As it has three times, the Justice Department today is scheduled to ask a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by Hungarian Holocaust survivors whom the US Army robbed after troops freed them from Nazi death camps.


Israel Approves W. Bank Pullback, Prisoner Release

Israel Thursday approved a troop  pullback from West Bank cities and the release of 900  Palestinian prisoners, measures crucial to the success of a  summit with the Palestinians in Egypt next week.


Nations fail to agree on Iran nuclear sanctions

Diplomats from six world powers failed on Tuesday to agree on a draft resolution for a sanctions plan on Iran for its nuclear program, but major European nations said they wanted such a pact by the year's end.


Oracle to PeopleSoft: 'Best and Final Offer'

UPDATED: Oracle (Quote, Chart) has upped its offer for PeopleSoft (Quote, Chart) to $24 per share, in what it called its final bid for the elusive enterprise applications company it has been trying to acquire since June 2003.


China Rebuffs Taiwan's Offer for Talks on Flights

China rejected an overture from Taiwan for talks on direct charter flights and stepped up accusations that President Chen Shui-bian is plotting to declare the island's independence.


Serbia Faces International, Domestic Pressures to Improve Foreign Policy

Serbia's a weak and divided government is facing a host of domestic and foreign policy problems and a declining economy.


More Firms Offer Partner Benefits-Survey

More U.S. companies have started to offer benefit coverage for same-sex couples and other "nontraditional" families, according to a new survey.


VATICANO - La cura del paziente anziano sarÃ  il tema della XXII Conferenza Internazionale del Pontificio Consiglio degli operatori sanitari CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Esperti di tutto il mondo si incontreranno per affrontare la situazione degli anziani ammalati e in particolare la cura pastorale degli stessi in occasione della XXII Conferenza Internazionale del Pontificio Consi...


Ozzie Guillen took the White Sox to a World Series championship two years ago. Now he's trying to keep them from having the worst record in the major leagues.


Centric CRM changes name, releases 5.0 version

Centric CRM said Wednesday it has changed its name to Concursive Corp., a move that coincides with the 5.0 release of its product.The name change was necessary to better reflect the widening scope of the Norfolk, Virginia, company's open-source software, according to Michael Harvey, executive vice president. "We are providing a much broader application than is just captured by the term CRM," he said.The software, now dubbed ConcourseSuite 5.0, includes Web site creation and deployment tools, CRM functionality, collaboration-oriented features and content management. It is available in both hosted and on-premises form.Customers can also extend the core platform by plugging in portlet applications. The product comes with a number of prebuilt portlets, including ones for analytics and charting, according to the company."It would not be inconceivable for someone to turn every part of the experience we provide off and have everything be done through these portlets," Harvey said.The company will continue to court primarily midsized companies, not large enterprises. "We're certainly not going to turn down any Fortune 500 companies.... But quite often, those companies will have an entrenched system, so the sale becomes more complicated," Harvey said.Sheryl Kingstone, an analyst with Yankee Group, said that as Centric CRM, the firm's profile was fairly low, "So if you're going to change your name, now is the time to do it."Reasons beyond new product features influenced the company's decision, according to 451 Group analyst China Martens: "What they were telling me is they were running into all the other 'centrics' around." Those include Centric Software, which makes applications for product and project management.Martens said CRM vendors are trying to differentiate their offerings from that of competitors. "Theirs is going to be collaboration and Web 2.0.... It makes sense. It's one of those areas right next to CRM," she said.But Martens said Concursive's platform isn't quite baked. "I think we'll get a better sense next year in [version] 6, when everything's fully incorporated," she said.Maintenance fees for ConcourseSuite Enterprise Edition start at $250 per seat per year.


Ichiro leads an assault on baseball's records

He's poised to rack up most hits in a season. Other marks look vulnerable, too. By Erik Spanberg | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.


Wild boars cause havoc in German village

A pack of wild boars fleeing from a group of hunters went on a two-hour rampage through a small southern German village, biting people and causing thousands of euros in damages to shops, cars and property.


Iraq election chief says can't delay poll

The head of Iraq's electoral commission says he is not empowered to delay the country's elections as demanded by some political parties, but he does not rule out a postponement.


Prosecutors in Germany say legal action cannot be taken against a far-right party that disrupted a Holocaust tribute.


LONDON - Michael Eisner, who led the Walt Disney Co. to huge success in the 1980s but more recently clashed with dissident stockholders including the founder's family, will leave the company in 2006 when his contract expires, the company said Friday...


The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the ship in the choppy Caribbean waters and began counting crew members, but the numbers did not match those given earlier.


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Michael Jackson offered to give the boy at the centre of his child molestation case a house and college funds, the child's stepfather has said in court.


Bergamo, 18:15 - Calcio, Atalanta: con la Juve tocca a Sinigaglia

Nonostante parta forte dei due gol di vantaggio realizzati nella gara di andata, l'Atalanta giocherÃ ...


Kurant makes a software package for building e-commerce Web sites that includes software for supply chain management, secure transaction processing and wireless shopping.


Roma, 16:57 - RUGBY, SEI NAZIONI; ITALIA-IRLANDA: VENDUTI 11MILA BIGLIETTI

Ad una sola settimana dalla messa in vendita dei biglietti della partita Italia-Irlanda, gara inaugu...


A curfew has been declared in the western Afghan city of Herat after at least seven people were killed in violent protests against the dismissal of the influential provincial governor, Ismail Khan.


Majority wants troop deadline in Iraq: poll

A narrow majority of Americans now favor setting a deadline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Iraq and a record number say they disapprove of the war, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released on Monday.


Nikkei rises 1.3 percent as heavyweights gain

The Nikkei average rose 1.28 percent on   Wednesday, recovering from a one-month closing low the previous   day as heavyweight stocks such as Advantest Corp. 6857.T led   the market higher following a rally in U.S. shares.


L'AMACA                                          I Cavalieri dell'Ideale                                                                                di MICHELE SERRA


By The Herald, Rock Hill, S.C.  Dec. 15--The velodrome lives!   Local residents may have forgotten about the plan to build a bicycle racing track in Rock Hill, but its supporters haven't.


Al-Qaida posted a video Friday of rockets being fired at what it claimed was a U.S. military base in Afghanistan, though it didn't show the rockets landing. The 56-second video appeared to be the latest in a series that the terror network has released to convey that its insurgents are faring well in the Afghan war.


Parents of children who have disappeared, including those of  Madeleine McCann, are marking International Missing Children's Day.


India's top court bails revered Hindu priest in murder case

India's Supreme Court granted bail to a revered Hindu priest suspected of murdering an aide, but ordered him not to return to his hermitage before formal charges are brought.


A record 21,000 tickets are sold for the forthcoming Turner Whistler Monet exhibition at Tate Britain.


US lawmakers mull special office in State Department to spread democracy

In a move that will give impetus to US President George W. Bush's policy to spread world freedom and end tyranny, lawmakers are drafting legislation to set up a specific office in the State Department to spread democracyIn a move that will give impetus to US President George W. Bush's policy to spread world freedom and end tyranny, lawmakers are drafting legislation to set up a specific office in the State Department to spread democracy, officials say.


Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-BDZ- New Trains

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha was at Sofia's Central Railway Station for the arrival of two new diesel trains of the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ). Sofia was the final destination of a demonstration ...


Spotted in the wild: home router attack serves up counterfeit pages

Drive-by pharming A security researcher says he has observed criminals using a new form of attack that causes victims to visit spoofed banking pages by secretly making changes to their high-speed home routers.â¦


Soccer: Ronaldinho brings matchless beauty

Beauty and integrity were restored to the Champions League at venues as far apart as Barcelona and Moscow on Tuesday night. Nothing quite matches the beauty of a Brazilian's conjuring a winning goal out of sheer imagination.


Community News: Worldwide support network for PHP user groups launches - PHP Groups

As posted on Ben Ramsey's blog (and released out through the PHP community) - a press release about PHP Groups:    PHP Groups, a worldwide network for PHP user groups, launched today with the intent to foster an open community for PHP user groups to share and exchange ideas and information. Membership is open to anyone working with a PHP user group or interested in starting one.   At present, PHP Groups provides a mailing list where user group leaders and those interested may subscribe and take part in a dialog with other user groups. "I hope that part of our accomplishments will involve uniting and bringing together for an open dialog all of the PHP user groups across the world," said Ramsey. "I hope this mailing list can get that conversation going."    If you're interested in the project and want to get involved, check out their mailing list and website to get complete details.


A Russian court jails four soldiers - three in their absence - for murdering a group of Chechen civilians.


Cyber Crime Tools Could Serve Terrorists -FBI

The hacking and identity theft tools now  earning big money for mainly eastern European organized crime  could be used by terrorists to attack the United States, an FBI  official said on Wednesday.


What happened to all the lead-tainted products that have been recalled recently? Most, it turns out, may still be in consumersâ hands.


White House calls meeting on al Qaeda threat: report

The White House has called an urgent multi-agency meeting for Thursday to discuss a potential new al Qaeda threat on U.S. soil, ABC News reported on Tuesday.


Master Yahoo Search Marketing Via Patent Applications

Last month I touched upon how to achieve a high quality index score in the new Yahoo Search Marketing ranking system which will help your sponsored link advertisements rank highly on Yahoo, giving you a step above your competition. Most of the information was from a patent application I found  on the ranking of sponsored [...]


PHIL PRICE charged into the halfway lead at The Heritage at Woburn yesterday and revealed he had already been asked to target a place in the next Ryder Cup team - by his wife, Sandra.


Apple delays filing annual report with SEC

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday, Apple said that it was unable to meet the December 14 deadline for filing its annual report. The company cited its ongoing investigation into stock options grants as the reason and said that it would need to restate its historical financial statements.


Mutant earwig rampages across Google Earth Sharp-eyed Google Earth monitors have this morning alerted Vulture Central to the threat posed to humanity by a giant earwig which is as we speak rampaging its way across the German countryside:â¦


A police manhunt is launched for a convicted murderer who escaped from prison guards at a hospital.


Update: Kumar pleads not guilty on fraud charges

Former Computer Associates International Inc. CEO Sanjay Kumar pleaded not guilty today to charges of securities fraud and obstruction of justice stemming from a two-year investigation into accounting fraud at the software company.


Indonesian President Visits War-Torn Northern Province

Indonesia's recently-elected president has visited the country's war-torn province of Aceh, the scene of one of Asia's longest-running separatist rebellions.


Londra, 14:15 - CALCIO, RANIERI: INGLESI NON AMERANNO CAPELLO COME AMANO ME

"Gli inglesi non ameranno Capello nello stesso modo in cui amano me". Lo ha detto sorridendo il tecn...


Soaring energy needs, oil prices push SE Asia to nuclear power

As oil prices and energy demand soar in tandem in Southeast Asia, many nations are turning to nuclear power -- to the horror of environmentalists who say it is not a safe option.


Battle Against Counterfeit Drugs Has New Weapon: Pollen

A new investigation offers a model for attacking what has become a flood of fake drugs, which threaten to undermine the global fight against malaria.


Sex and relationship therapists claim an increase in the number of men suffering from sex addiction, a BBC survey finds.


Italy's top intelligence officials removed

The Italian government has removed military intelligence chief Nicolo Pollari and three top civilian intelligence officials.Comment


NBC Picks Up New Sitcom 'Joey' for Full Season

NBC said on Thursday it has given the go-ahead to produce at least nine more episodes of "Joey," the "Friends" spin-off starring Matt LeBlanc, making it the first new sitcom in prime time to receive a full-season order.


A married man is found guilty of murdering his teenage lover after she started a romance with his older brother.


Shares of PeopleSoft Inc. surged 11 percent Friday after a federal judge paved the way for Oracle Corp. to press on with its $7.7 billion hostile takeover bid for the business software maker.


Russia touts radar offer, says U.S. shield not needed

Russia said on Saturday  its offer to the United States of joint use of a radar it  controls in Azerbaijan made a planned American missile shield  in central Europe unnecessary.


CIA ran secret prisons in Europe, report claims

The CIA ran secret prisons in Poland and Romania from 2003 to 2005 to interrogate terror suspects under a programme authorized by the countries' presidents, a report by a European investigator said Friday.


Weekend del controesodo tornano sole e traffico

Domani piogge al Nord, nuvole verso il Centro-sud. Temperature in calo, ma nel fine settimana del grande rientro dalle vacanze tornerà il bel tempo. Bollino rosso anche per i treni


Sears accused of violating consumer fraud law

Retailer Sears, Roebuck & Co has been  hit with a lawsuit seeking class-action status that alleges a  company Web site compromises customers' private information.


Iraqi Sadr Militia Maintain Control of Najaf Shrine, BBC Says

Supporters of Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr remain in control of the Imam Ali mosque in the southern city of Najaf after 16 days of fighting with US-led forces, the British Broadcasting Corp.


Reinhold Weber's Blog: 40 signs you really are a lousy PHP programmer

Reinhold Weber has put together a list of signs (40 in all on his "programming list of shame") that you're a lousy PHP programmer. Here's a sampling:   don't see the need and/or benefits of a good programming IDE like Zend Studio or Eclipse PDT have never used some form of version control like Subclipse don't use a consistent methodology don't use test-driven development don't return content but echo or print it from your functions or classes return HTML, not data, strings, or objects. don't allow intelligent error handling you think reusable software equals/requires your code to be OOP   Now granted, some of them are a bit more high level than others, but if you're not headed towards a lot of these, you might change paths, hop out of that comfort zone and branch out into the community and the language a little bit more.


Britney Spears in hospital, may lose child visits

Lawyers for Kevin Federline, ex-husband of pop star Britney Spears, went to court on Friday seeking to strip the troubled singer of visitation rights to their sons hours after she was hospitalized following a fit of hysterics.


Felix strengthens into Caribbean hurricane

Felix strengthened into a full-fledged hurricane Saturday as it churned toward the Caribbean island of Aruba, the US National Weather Service said.


LAKE LOUISE, Alberta - World Cup leader Bode Miller gave up one-hundredth of a second through the first interval Saturday and then stormed through a two-mile downhill course to win by nearly a full second.


At 19, Sharapova Is Rich, Famous and, Ahem, Normal

Somewhere between her power and her promotion is the true picture of Maria Sharapova.


More than 35 Enquirer readers have called or e-mailed comments about the five drugs that were criticized Thursday by an expert with the US Food and Drug Administration.


Genova, 20:11 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: CASSANO, DELVECCHIO E SALA IN GRUPPO

Allenamento pomeridiano per la Sampdoria in vista della gara con il Palermo: Cassano, Delvecchio e S...


Reality TV-inspired campaign meant to help smokers quit

There may be a lot of on-edge people Thursday _ about 8 million of them if estimates are correct _ who will try to quit smoking as part of the Great American Smokeout.


Schwarzenegger, Gore add star power to climate meet

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Vice President Al Gore are set to join world leaders for a U.N. meeting on Monday aimed at spurring global negotiations on how to cool a warming planet.


Mime icon Marcel Marceau, the world's most honored and respected practitioner of what might be America's most ridiculed art form, has died.  He was 84.  In Marceau's native France, President Nicolas Sarkozy led a chorus of mourners by saying, "Fran...


Davis Cup: Roddick, Blake and Bryan Brothers Give U.S. Edge Over Czechs

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic  -- A stacked U.S. Davis Cup team will face a Czech Republic team that doesn't have a player ranked in the top 10.


US health regulators have warned of heart risks connected to over-the-counter painkiller naproxen, creating additional confusion over the safety of similar drugs after recent warnings for two other painkillers.


Mount St. Helens Eruption Imminent, Experts Say

Washington State's Mount St. Helens volcano is primed to erupt any day now, according to scientists. They predict the blast will be far less powerful than the May 18, 1980, explosion that killed 57 people.


Intel Offers Partners Modular Server System for Small Businesses

TechWeb - The server system is aimed at organizations with 50 to 300 employees.


Tech resurgence sends Wall Street higher

Stocks rose on Tuesday as investors bought beaten-down shares of technology heavyweights such as IBM  and Microsoft Corp  on hopes that the tech sector would weather the impact of the credit crisis.


Rick Pitino believes his 2004-05 Louisville Cardinals basketball squad can meet some lofty expectations this season - if the Cardinals stay healthy.


You're an Obsession, You're My Obsession

In his new film, "Enduring Love," Rhys Ifans, ever the loose cannon, forms an attachment to a man that is beyond sex, beyond love, beyond control.


Israel seizes Hamas leaders in West Bank, bombs Gaza

NABLUS, West Bank  - Israeli forces seized a Palestinian cabinet minister and 32 other officials in the occupied West Bank and launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, stepping up a campaign against Hamas Islamists.


Iran says U.S. aims to "lift spirits" with war games

Iran dismissed on Sunday U.S. naval war games on its doorstep as a morale-boosting exercise for American soldiers, days after a large flotilla of U.S. ships entered the Gulf in a show of military muscle.


ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A naval exercise off the Australian coast using submarine-hunting sonar could kill whales or cause them to become stranded, the International Whaling Commission warned in a report.


The Green Bay Packers' season was hanging in the balance under a pile of humanity early Sunday evening with 71 seconds remaining in an epic game here at Lambeau Field.


Blu-ray takes the lead in the battle of the high-definition DVD formats after Warner backs it.


Microsoft's Passport authentication technology lost a prominent partner this week when eBay announced that it would stop supporting customer logins through Microsoft's Passport and .


Eight killed as militants clash with Pakistani troops

At least eight people were killed as Pakistani security forces clashed with militants believed linked to Al-Qaeda in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan, local officials said.


Australia grabbed a stranglehold on the second Test against New Zealand in Adelaide after the tourists struggled to 149 for five on the fourth day, chasing 464.


Tokyo Stocks Skid, Economy Woes Hit Banks

Tokyo's Nikkei average closed down 0.17  percent on Tuesday as growing worries over the domestic  economic outlook hit banks and insurers, offsetting gains in  shipping firms and others with bright earnings prospects.


What it's like to grow up gay in Jamaica, where bigotry is widespread.


Putting a Price on a Bethesda Neighborhood

Homeowners in a neighborhood steps from downtown Bethesda face a tantalizing possibility: A developer wants to buy all 60 houses in their community, potentially turning many residents into millionaires.


Boeing yesterday secured a $7.3bn (Â£4bn) order to supply 31 aircraft to Singapore Airlines, boosting its efforts to regain ground on Airbus.


Fed worried core inflation trend not set: minutes

Federal Reserve officials believed the outlook for core inflation had improved, but were uncertain inflation was firmly on a downward path, according to minutes of their January 30-31 policy meeting released on Wednesday.


Antivirus companies are warning Internet users about a fast-spreading new worm that infects Web servers running a popular package of online bulletin board software, and uses the Google search engine to find vulnerable servers to infect.


Iraq snares US Democratic presidential hopefuls

Iraq's plight is making the going treacherous for Democrats on a 2008 White House quest, as Hillary Clinton is skewered over her vote to authorize the invasion, and livid activists demand an end to war.


Giambi and Brown Could Boost the Bench in October

he Yankees will soon meet to discuss their 25-man postseason roster, and two of the biggest curiosities are the recuperating Jason Giambi and Kevin Brown, the injured pitcher.


Ukraine has agreed to pay 30% more for natural gas supplied by Turkmenistan.


Intel To Start Tech Forum with New Chips

Intel is expected to kick off its semi-annual developer forum Tuesday by demonstrating a new dual-core processor, something rival AMD showed off last week.


Illusionist in Times Square cement box stunt

U.S. illusionist Criss Angel began a  24-hour stunt on Monday that will end with him trying to escape  from a small cement box strung up above New York's Times Square  before it crashes to the ground.


Courtney Love Pleads Innocent to Assault

LOS ANGELES - Courtney Love pleaded innocent Friday to a felony assault charge for allegedly attacking a woman with a liquor bottle at her ex-boyfriend's home in April.    The mercurial rocker, wearing a long black dress, was composed in court, responding to Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Dennis Mulcahy's questions with "yes" or "no." Outside, she appeared shaken while talking with reporters...


"Heeere's Johnny!" is top U.S. TV catchphrase

"Heeere's Johnny!" -- the  introduction for U.S. talk-show host Johnny Carson for 30 years  -- has been ranked the most memorable TV catchphrase in a Top  100 list covering 60 years of American television shows,  cartoons, commercials and quotes from news programs.


Marc Almond Says He's Recovering Well from Bike Crash

British singer Marc Almond, who suffered  severe head injuries in a motorcycle crash last month, says he  is recovering well and that the "darker days of the ordeal" are  hopefully behind him.


While the improvements to Mac OS X Leopard desktop are not expected to be revolutionary, the enhancements to Apple's Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server are impressive.


October 9, 2004 -- MANILA, Philippines - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 shook Manila late yesterday, swaying high rises, knocking out power over a wide area and sending frightened residents into the streets.


A SYDNEY software company painted itself as a defender of the interests of millions of music fans when in fact it was the world's biggest music pirate, a court was told yesterday.


Dell Computer (Quote, Chart), Nokia (Quote, Chart) and Apple Computer (Quote, Chart) are among 34 companies manufacturing giant Honeywell (Quote, Chart) has filed suit against, charging they infringed its patent on liquid crystal display technology (LCD).


WASHINGTON -- Robert Stec would like to help clean up the nation's dirty air, but at $1 million a plant to install air-pollution control technology, it would be cheaper for him to move his furniture manufacturing business overseas.


Constellation Brands posts lower quarterly profit

- Wine and spirits company Constellation Brands Inc.  said quarterly profit fell sharply, hurt by a plan to cut the amount of wine it ships to U.S. distributors and lower results from its UK business.


U.S. Soldier Sentenced for Mercy Killing

A U.S. military judge convicted an Army sergeant of murder Friday for the alleged mercy-killing of a severely injured Iraqi teenager, and sentenced him to a year's imprisonment.


Obese eight-year-old can stay with family

An eight-year-old boy who weighs 14 stone (90 kilograms) will be allowed to stay with his mother after social workers decided against taking him into care Tuesday.


F1 champion Hamilton regrets not taking on Schumacher

World championship leader Lewis Hamilton has admitted that one of his biggest regrets was not being able to test himself against seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher.


Playoff road will be tough, but Indy's offense will lead team to ...

The treacherous, treacle-tinged tune began blaring over the Qualcomm Stadium sound system with just over five minutes left in the third quarter, afflicting 65,395 fans with Sunday afternoon fever.


A Nigerian man who arrived in Ireland as an asylum seeker seven years ago becomes the country's first black mayor.


European Mediators to Meet in Kiev Monday

European mediators will meet in Kiev Monday for another round of talks on Ukraine's disputed presidential election. A spokesman for Ukraine's outgoing president, Leonid Kuchma, made the announcement Saturday.


Donors Pledge $5.1 Bln to Tsunami-Hit Indonesia

Indonesia's main donors pledged on Thursday to give $5.1 billion in aid this year, far more than Jakarta expected, including $1.7 billion to help rebuild northern Sumatra, where 166,000 people died in last month's tsunami.


Patrick Fitzgeraldâs successful prosecution of Scooter Libby is--no surprise--being viewed through partisan lenses.


Rising hip-hopster Jamal "Shyne" Barrow had the proverbial cord cut on his jailhouse phone Monday after officials learned he was conducting a little music business from the pen. The soon-to-be megastar (Godfather: Buried Alive, his debut ...


Tony Batista hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning and had three RBIs, and the Montreal Expos overcame a scary injury to first baseman Nick Johnson to beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Friday night.


Alexander now has 1,055 yards for the season and recorded his third straight game with at least 150 in a game. He has amassed 531 yards over that span and broke the 1,000-yard barrier for the fourth consecutive


Maputo - The former rebel organisation Mozambique National Resistance (Renamo) on Friday claimed there were gross irregularities during elections on Wednesday and Thursday to choose a successor to long-serving president Joaquim Chissano.


Italian PM Romano Prodi vows to curb football violence after a policeman is killed in clashes between Sicilian fans.


It's official- you really do need that coffee in the morning and if you don't get it, you really are in withdrawal, researchers say.


Bush makes solemn pilgrimage to war cemetery

President George W. Bush made a solemn pilgrimage on Monday to the graveyard of U.S. war dead and rejected "fatalists or cynics" who doubt the wisdom of pursuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.


Optium Welcomes Joseph Chinnici to Its Board of Directors

HORSHAM, Pa., June 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Optium Corporation (Nasdaq:OPTM), a leading supplier of high performance optical subsystems for the telecom and cable TV industries, today announced that Joseph R. Chinnici has joined Optium's Board of Directors, effective immediately.  Mr.


Ecclestone shrugs off court defeat with $500m offer

BERNIE ECCLESTONE last night stood defiant as the attempt to loosen his grip on Formula One intensified with a court verdict that handed three banks control of the sport.


Il saluto ai suoi ragazzi: volevano colpire la comunitÃ . "Pensavano di avere a che fare con un coniglio: si sono trovati di fronte un cane che morde"                                            Don Gelmini, ritorno ad Amelia benedizioni e gesto dell'ombrello                                                                                dal nostro inviato ELSA VINCI


England likely to go ahead with Zimbabwean tour

The English cricket team is expected to go ahead with its tour of Zimbabwe after the country's Government agreed to allow several banned British journalists to cover the tour.


UPDATE 3-UBS cautious as weak trading hits quarterly profit

Banking giant UBS (UBSN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) was cautious over prospects for the rest of the year after a lull in trading hurt its third-quarter profit, despite


THIEVES stole two diamonds worth 11.5 million (Â£7.8 million) from a display case at an antiques and jewellery show near the Louvre Museum in Paris yesterday.


E' giudice onorario, competente e' Procura della Capitale


Clyde Simms scored his first career MLS goal on a 20-yard strike to lead D.C. United to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire Wednesday night.


Bella partita, tanti gol (e qualche errore difensivo di troppo) e diverse occasioni da gol mancate di poco nel primo anticipo della settima giornata di Aa Bergamo fra Atalanta e Cagliari, finisce in paritÃ  2-2, gli isolani confermano di essere una


Mike Baker looks at what the government's latest targets say about the direction of education policy.


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


Divided Venezuelans United on Costly Policy of Cheap Gas

CARACAS, Venezuela -- JesÃÂºs Vivas drives a 26-year-old clunker with rusted fenders, ripped upholstery and a tattered carpet. With a wheeze, a plume of smoke and a walrus-like roar, the wreck he calls a taxi accelerates down congested streets. About the only thing that works well is a new radio,...


In the course of his visit, Vladimir Putin will meet Ukrainian...

In the course of his visit, Vladimir Putin will meet Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma.


Ukraine Supreme Court blocks inauguration

Ukraine's opposition has pushed ahead with plans for a national strike, including the blocking of highways. Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko on Thursday again vowed to fight to


Lord Black to resign from Hollinger Inc.

Conrad Black intends to give up his management positions with Hollinger Inc., "within a matter of days," to avoid conflicts with his offer to the board to privatize the Toronto holding company.


Bombs kill 160 in Baghdad, curfew imposed

Six car bombs killed 160 people in a Shi'ite stronghold on Thursday in the bloodiest attack in Baghdad since the U.S. invasion and the authorities imposed an indefinite curfew on a city fearful of a sectarian civil war.


Spammers sentenced in Virginia under tough spam law

Across the Internet a muffled cheer rises to greet the news of a spammer sentenced to a nine-year prison term for sending junk mail to AOL customers in the Virginia-prosecuted case against


L'INCHIESTA/Chi comanda nelle grandi cittÃ                                           Padova, lo sbarco dei calvinisti all'ombra del santo                                                                                di ALBERTO STATERA


RE/MAX extends international real estate reach

We see the Web serving as a way for consumers to get access to information (photos, listings, descriptions, etc.) and make more informed choices of how to allocate their real-time engagement with a Realtor or a ...


The 300,000 litigants who come to court each year without lawyers in Los Angeles County are about to get help from a unique group of college students dubbed, "The Justice Corps."


The 67-year-old comic said he's going into rehab because he uses too much wine and Vicodin. He says he recognized the problem on his own and decided it was something he needed to do.


Manmohan dreams of New Kashmir, pledges Rs 24,000 cr

SRINIGAR: Insisting that Kashmirâs future stands protected not only in the Constitution but also in all Indian hearts and minds, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Kashmiris that the ravaged Valley requires a new beginning with peace and dignity.


Anna Maria Burani e' deceduta dopo una lunga malattia


Snow: Tax Overhaul to Be Priority in 2nd Bush Term

ORLANDO, Fla.  - Treasury Secretary John Snow on  Thursday likened President Bush to Ronald Reagan and said  overhauling the U.S. tax system would be a priority for the  Bush administration in a second term.


Fujitsu Siemens challenges EMC and NetApp on virtual tape

When is tape virtualisation true tape virtualisation? Fujitsu Siemens Computers is taking its CentricStor virtual tape appliance to midsize users, introducing two entry-level models with a mere 2.7TB of caching disk each and the ability to connect to one tape library and up to four physical tape drives.â¦


African Anglican Stance on Homosexuality Win Praise from Nigerian ...

The unwavering stance of the African Anglican bishops on homosexuality won praise from the Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2004.


REDMOND, Wash., Aug 28, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The Microsoft Corp. has decided to advance the timetable on its much-anticipated overhaul of Windows, the Financial Times reported Saturday.


Monster Worldwide Inc. has fired its general counsel in connection with its internal stock option investigation, the parent company of the leading jobs Web site said on Wednesday.


As Fast as Blogs See Vote Fraud, Web Is Proving Rumors Wrong

Some web logs were swift to provide dark theories about the presidential election, but others were just as quick to debunk them.


A senior cardinal says he would like the Vatican to field a football team to compete with Italy's top sides.


Former PM Benazir Bhutto has given President Musharraf 48 hours to seal a power-sharing deal, Pakistani media say.


Online Tracking Firm: Kazaa Losing Users

Kazaa's long-standing position as the most popular online file-sharing software appears to be over. Last month, the daily average of file-swappers on the FastTrack peer-to-peer network, which includes Kazaa and related programs, was surpassed for the first time by users on the eDonkey/Overnet network, according to online tracking firm BayTSP Inc.


Classmates Sue Over 'Dazed and Confused'

SANTA FE, N.M. - Three former high school classmates of "Dazed and Confused" director Richard Linklater have filed a lawsuit claiming they have suffered embarrassment and ridicule because of characters based on them in the movie...


Turner Broadcasting "regrets" Boston security scare

Turner Broadcasting apologized on Wednesday for a marketing campaign that sparked Boston's biggest security scare since the September 11, 2001, attacks -- closing bridges, shutting major roads and putting hundreds of police on alert.


Toy Magnet Swallowed? No Problem. Two? Call 911.

Swallowing a magnet the size of a watch battery is unlikely to cause health problems, but swallowing two can be fatal.


U.S. Plutonium Shipment Arrives in France

A trans-Atlantic shipment of plutonium from the United States appeared off France's western coast on Tuesday, activists said.


Snow to Remain as U.S. Treasury Secretary

President Bush asked Treasury  Secretary John Snow to stay in his job on Wednesday and Snow  agreed to do so, ending a frenzy of speculation that the  65-year-old former railroad executive was about to be replaced.


Parma, 13:19 - CALCIO, PARMA: CONVOCATI PER TORINO

Sono 20 i giocatori convocati dal tecnico del Parma, Stefano Pioli, per la gara di domani contro il ...


School leavers are to be entitled to post-GCSE places, but there are fears too few know of the right.


Minister apologises for 'deeply regrettable' failure to declare tens of thousands of pounds


Bush Nominates New Federal Judge for N.Y.

President Bush nominated telecommunications executive Paul Crotty on Tuesday to be a U.S. district judge in the Southern District of New York. If confirmed by the Senate, Crotty would replace Harold Baer Jr., who is retiring.


The upmarket Belgian chocolate brand Godiva is to be sold to Turkish firm Yildiz for $850m.


Soccer Roundup: Chivas USA Thriving in Galaxyâs Shadow

After a disastrous first season in Major League Soccer, Chivas USA players like Maykel Galindo, goalkeeper Brad Guzan, and midfielder Francisco Mendoza have picked up the slack.


WASHINGTON , Dec 29 (MASNET & News Agencies) - A senior level Central Intelligence Agency official within the intelligence department has resigned, becoming the sixth official to leave the agency since Porter Goss took over as CIA director in September.


Beaver Creek - In an unprecedented result for American men in World Cup skiing, Bode Miller and Daron Rahlves finished first and second in today's World Cup downhill race on Beaver Creek's Birds of Prey course.


France will not extradite an American suspected of killing a dermatologist in Chicago last year, saying it cannot do so because he also is a French citizen.


Sony Corp. posted a 13 percent drop in  quarterly profit on Thursday due to sliding prices of TVs, DVD  recorders and video cameras and its failure to overtake Apple  Computer's iPod in the portable audio market.


A prison parolee and sex offender was identified as the man suspected of killing five women in the city in a little more than a month, and he could face charges in a sixth death from 2004, authorities said Friday.


Bulgarians demonstrate for condemned HIV medics

Thousands of people demonstrated across Bulgaria on Friday to call for the release of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor condemned to death for infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV.


U.S.-led air strike kills seven Afghan children

At least seven children were killed in a U.S.-led coalition air strike on a religious school in Afghanistan, the coalition said on Monday, amid rising anger over civilian deaths from foreign military operations.


JBoss adds workflow engine to middleware stack

Open source company JBoss has added a workflow engine to its roster as it continues building out its middleware platform around the JBoss application server.


Ricavi in crescita del 26,2%, a 535,9 milioni


The Australian death toll in Asia's tsunamis has risen to six and 11 others still missing are feared dead, the government said yesterday.


Experts Offer Better Means of Gauging Breast Cancer Risk

TUESDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Current methods of gauging a woman's  breast cancer risk that rely on her family history may often underestimate the danger, a new study suggests.


The Detroit Tigers shock the New York Yankees 8-3 to clinch the American League play-offs.


In programma scelte di 'grande portata' per divisione Usa


Nokia unveils new phones, moves to thinner models

The world's top cellphone maker,  Nokia , unveiled on Tuesday several new mid-range  phones at an analysts' meeting in Amsterdam.


Spinti dai dati di Procter Gamble e da Motorola


Sailor's Re-Enlistment is First of Its Kind Astronaut in Space Leads Oath Recitation

By J. Scott Trubey  A recent re-enlistment ceremony for a Grovetown sailor and more than a dozen shipmates aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower was an out-of-this-world experience.


Shaun Wright-Phillips has set his sights on being picked for England's World Cup qualifiers after scoring on a scintillating debut for his country.


If only heâd race like this every grand prix. There was a determination and sense of purpose about Juan Montoya performing in front of a South American crowd that has been lacking for much of the season.


More than four million Britons are regular internet gamblers according to new research.


Wikipedia remains go-to site for online news

Online encyclopedia  Wikipedia has added about 20 million unique monthly visitors in  the past year, making it the top online news and information  destination, according to Nielsen//NetRatings.


Proposta lanciata a Primo Piano in vista prossime elezioni


What is the link between the Bachchans, Ms. Sherawat and one of the classiest show on television - `Koffee with Karan`?


Brown signals no change on Iraq and Afghanistan

Prime Minister Gordon Brown signalled Wednesday there would be no change of policy on Iraq and Afghanistan and no rush to withdraw troops.


Executives expect new media to pay - eventually

NEW YORK - New media will be more friend than foe. That was the reassuring message for investors offered by executives from top traditional media companies at two of the industry's biggest annual conferences.


Trainer D. Wayne Lukas announced that former Horse of the Year Azeri will be entered in the Breeders' Cup Classic instead of the Distaff in Saturday's World Thoroughbred Championships at Lone Star Park.


Rubens Barrichello has sealed second place in the 2004 world drivers championship with an all-the-way success in the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.


Midway through the month when influenza typically peaks, health officials were monitoring four hospitalized Nebraska children, while three North Carolina schools remained closed over widespread symptoms of the illness.


Three Share First-Round Lead at Tradition

Jose Maria Canizares birdied his last hole to complete a 5-under-par 67 and share the first-round lead with Bruce Summerhays and Vicente Fernandez at the Tradition on Thursday.


New York, NY (Sports Network) - Great Britain's Paula Radcliffe captured the New York City marathon in the closest-ever women's finish in the history of the race, while Hendrik Ramaala of South Africa won the men's side.


New Russian-US Team to Leave for ISS in October

MOSCOW  -- A new Russian-US team for the International Space Station (ISS) will take off from the Baikonur space station in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan in October, Russian space officials said.       The three-person team, due to be approved on Thursday, will leave for the ISS on board a Russian Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft, Russia's Federal Space Agency, Roskosmos said on its website...


TA-Lib provides more than 130 technical analysis functions for financial and trading applications.  Main feature of this release is a new generated XML file to provide meta information of the interface. This facilitate integration within .NET and Java applications.  New Features ============ - New Functions: BETA, MINMAX, MINMAXINDEX, MININDEX, MAXINDEX - Debian and RPM packaging available. - Java JAR packaging available. - New TA_FunctionDescription() returns XML description of API. - New ta_func_api.xml file generated in root directory of the package. - Support for unmanaged static libraries with Visual Studio 2005.  Fixes ===== #1526632 : Fix bug in LINEARREG_ANGLE #1544555 : Now do proper divide by zero detection in TA_ADX  Other Changes ============= - Better Java/.NET naming convention. - ta_func_list.txt moved in root directory of the package. - Removed dependencies on trio and Mersenne Twister functions. - Volume and Open Interest are now double instead of integers. - Add license specific to Excel users.  Info: http://ta-lib.org


French firm downs Glenmorangie in one swallow

GLENMORANGIE, Britainâs bestselling single-malt whisky, is to join the same stable of brands as Louis Vuitton handbags, Krug champagne and Hennessy cognac following its sale to LVMH, the French group, for Â£300 million.


Rebels blockade Kathmandu in Maoist drive to oust monarchy

Maoist rebels cut off Nepal's capital Kathmandu yesterday in their first blockade of the city since the rebellion to overthrow the constitutional monarchy and set up a communist republic in the world's only Hindu kingdom began eight years ago.


Amarillo viewers tout 'Friday Night Lights'

"Friday Night Lights," written by HG Bissinger, chronicles the 1988 season of the Odessa Permian High School football team.


With Many a Fear and Tear, Firefighters Prove Their Mettle

In this sob story about a Baltimore fireman, fires smolder and rage and generally act in a far more lively and persuasive fashion than any of the men struggling to put them out.


A corporate spending survey that  boosted optimism about Japan's economy drove Tokyo shares  sharply higher on Monday, while other Asian stock markets  traded around multi-month highs.


Devastated coastal areas across Asia struggled Monday to prevent hunger and outbreaks of disease as dazed survivors searched desperately for the missing, one


Wimbledon Champ Sharapova Wins Japan Open

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova overpowered Mashona Washington 6-0, 6-1 on Saturday to win the Japan Open for the second straight year.


The Knicks appeared headed in the same direction as Jeff Van Gundy's team, which nowadays isn't such a good thing. "I'm so sick of losing, I can't stand it," Van Gundy said.


UFJ Holdings bank reports large half-year loss

TOKYO UFJ Holdings, Japan's fourth-largest bank, reported a large net loss of Â¥674.3 billion for the first half of its fiscal year on Wednesday as it scrambled to reduce its bad loans before a takeover by Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group.


Rebels Attack in Central Iraq and the North

A rebel counteroffensive swept through central and northern Iraq on Monday as American troops struggled to flush the remaining insurgents from the rubble-strewn streets of Falluja.


With a flag, parliament, and prime minister, this 'country' is all dressed up but has nowhere to go.


Bush Aides' Misuse of E-Mail Detailed by House Committee

White House aides made extensive use of political e-mail accounts for official government business, despite rules requiring that they conduct such business through official communications channels, according to new evidence disclosed yesterday by congressional investigators.


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


Spanish carrier Air Europa said Tuesday it would buy three Boeing Co. 737s, a week after becoming the first airline to commit to rival Airbus SAS's planned new A350.


More than 40 percent of the Pentagon's $900 billion in prime contracts during the past six years have been awarded without competitive bidding, according to a Center for Public Integrity study released Wednesday.  -The Washington Post


Pollution found to limit children's lung development

New research shows that teenagers who grow up in heavy air pollution have reduced lung capacity, putting them at risk for illness and premature death as adults.


PLO tries to calm chaos as Arafat's era ends

A feeble and tremulous Yasser Arafat arrived in Paris yesterday for treatment for a serious disease that seems certain to put an end to his long leadership of the Palestinian people.


Robert Pires admits his current form does not merit inclusion in the French national side but has made it clear he has no plans to retire from international football.


Roma, 14:57 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: FATTI, PAROLE NON SPAVENTANO INTER

"Se vogliamo avere ambizioni, dobbiamo vincere le partite. I nostri discorsi non bastano, servono se...


Six still missing in Bering Sea helicopter crash

Rescue and cleanup crews are racing to an isolated island in Alaska's Aleutian chain to hunt for six missing seamen and begin assessing environmental damage from a grounded freighter that broke apart last night on rocky, wildlife-rich shores and started


Roma, 16:10 - CICLISMO, DOPING: CASO VALVERDE ARRIVA DAVANTI AL TAS

Sarà il Tas (Tribunale arbitrale dello sport) a decidere se Alejandro Valverde parteciper&agr...


“The search is on for the next great American filmmaker,” reports ABC News. “Over the next few months, you’ll be able to watch some of the best in student films. ABC News Now will be posting entrants in the 2006-2007 , the world’s largest student movie event.”


To many who saw Heath Ledger in the last months of his life, the actor appeared to be happy, healthy and excited Â "in a great place," in the words of one friend.


Sharapovaâs shining year ends in triumph

LOS ANGELES: Maria Sharapovaâs shining year ended in style Monday as she rallied from four games down in the third set to beat an injured Serena Williams in the final of the WTA Tour Championships.


The Internet was a mere 19 months old when engineers first developed a file-sharing system still in wide use today.


Chirac uses state visit to warn Britain of modern imperialism

Jacques Chirac warned George Bush and Tony Blair yesterday that their plans to spread democracy around the world must not turn into a modern-day colonialism based on America's military might.


New Ways to Solve Your Cell Phone Dead Spots

If using your cell phone in your house is an exercise in frustration, one of these three growing technologies could fix the problem.


LeBron James scored 33 points and barely missed a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston for the second time this season, downing the Celtics 114-113 on Tuesday night.


Il pioniere del file-sharing torna con un servizio legaleCon 14,95 dollari al mese si possono scaricare infiniti mp3                                                  Napster, 30 milioni di dollari per lanciare la sfida alla Apple                                                                                Una campagna milionaria per promuovere l'iniziativadi ALESSIO BALBI


For McNabb, a Forgettable Night Is Hard to Forget

Donovan McNabb's numbers reflect the highs and lows of a stinging defeat: 30 completions in 51 attempts and 3 touchdown passes, but also 3 interceptions and 4 sacks.


PayPerPost has rolled out a new Terms of Service which, as effective today, requires bloggers to announce that specific Postvertising is indeed paid for. From the PayPerPost press release: Since creating the concept of sponsored posting, PayPerPost has allowed and encouraged transparency, enabling marketers and bloggers to disclose word-of-mouth (WOM) or buzz marketing relationships. The company provides [...]


EASTON -- When Stonehill College opens its season tomorrow night against Merrimack College at W.B. Mason Stadium, the Skyhawks are hoping history repeats.


CITES Accepts Protection Plan for 'Jaws' Shark

A U.N. conference endorsed on Tuesday a proposal to slap controls on trade in the ocean's most feared predator, the great white shark of "Jaws" fame.


IAEA Agrees on Plan to Police Iran Nukes

The U.N. nuclear agency agreed Monday on a plan for policing Iran's nuclear programs designed to avoid a showdown at the United Nations. But Iran's representative immediately raised questions about the wording of the pact, and the United States said it retained the right to take the case to the U.N. Security Council on its own.


Arriva Trains, First Rail, National Express and Intercity-Railways are short listed to run the East Coast rail service.


Pakistan considers ban on processions after attack

Pakistani authorities are considering banning political processions in the run-up to a general election after a bomb attack on former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto killed 139 people.


Putin "heir" on course to win Russia election: poll

The popularity of President Vladimir Putin's favored successor soared in an opinion poll released on Thursday and Putin critic Garry Kasparov pulled out of the contest.


The leading Democratic candidates capped months of expensive advertising Wednesday with evening news appeals to Iowa voters as Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton focused on change and John Edwards relied on a laid-off worker to make his case.


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


Grisly find draws attention to India fetus killings

PATTRAN, India  - Manual laborer Gulzar Singh is   haunted by the day he exhumed baby fetuses from a pit outside   an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's   fight against female feticide.


No big names in six-strong Booker short-list

London, Sept. 22 (PTI): No big names found their way in the Booker shortlist announced last night, with the judges for the 50,000 pounds prize damning some entries as "rubbish" and "drivel".


WHITE PLAINS, New York  - Disgraced U.S. sprinter Marion Jones was sentenced to six months in prison on Friday for lying to federal prosecutors about her steroid use, a stunning downfall for the five-time Olympic medalist.


The government on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Chinese bedroom furniture was being sold in the United States at unfairly low prices, but it scaled back the level of penalty tariffs.


Former rebel commander becomes Kosovo's PM

Kosovo lawmakers yesterday elected as prime minister a former rebel commander who recently was questioned by UN war crimes investigators.


It was 60 years ago today, in Paris. I had been waiting a long time for this moment, when I would finally see the enemy in defeat.


AFRICA - LÂAfrica nuovo terreno di scontro della lotta al terrorismo? Roma (Agenzia Fides)- LÂAfrica nuovo terreno di scontro nella guerra tra gli Stati Uniti e i suoi alleati e il terrorismo ispirato dalla figura di Bin Laden? Ã la domanda che emerge leggendo gli avvenimenti delle ultime settimane. \


World number one Justine Henin eased into the quarter-finals of the Zurich Open on Thursday with a 6-3 6-1 win over Russia's Vera Zvonareva.


Middle East ; Israeli airstrike wounds three Palestinians in Gaza

Middle East News, Three Palestinian fighters were injured in an Israeli missile strike on their car in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and medics said on Thursday.


Ted Kennedy: 'It's time now for Barack Obama'

Sen. Edward Kennedy backed Sen. Barack Obama for president today, saying: "It is time again for a new generation of leadership." Kennedy said he has always planned to support the candidate "who can lift our vision and summon our hopes and renew our belief that our country's best days are still to come."


U.S. retail sales rise 14 pct in post-holiday week

Post-holiday discounts and shoppers  redeeming gift cards helped boost retail sales 14 percent for  the last full week of December, according to data released on  Wednesday.


Tall girls on oestrogen run short on fertility

Tall girls who were given oestrogen to restrict their growth had more risk of fertility problems later in life, an Australian study has found.


England are set to give themselves an additional bowling option for their forthcoming one-day series against Pakistan after Stephen Harmison pulled out with a back problem.


Striking Hollywood union weighs Grammys show plea

After yanking the red carpet out from under the Golden Globes and threatening the Oscars, the union for striking Hollywood writers is deciding whether to picket the U.S. music industry's highest honors.


A former department head at China's drug regulation agency was sentenced to death Friday on charges of bribery, as U.S. regulators ordered a recall of three more Chinese-made products deemed dangerous to children.


Mystics stifle Sun for easy win in playoff opener

Four players scored in double figures for the Washington Mystics, whose defense stymied the Connecticut Sun for a 67-59 victory Saturday in game one of their opening-round WNBA Eastern Conference playoff series.


A thousand-pound, 6-year-old beluga whale arrived at a Tacoma Aquarium early Sunday after a flight on a chartered military transport plane from Chicago.


U.S. warplanes pound southern Baghdad outskirts

U.S. warplanes launched their biggest air strike in Iraq since at least 2006 on Thursday, bombarding date palm groves on Baghdad's southern outskirts with more than 40,000 pounds of bombs in a matter of minutes.


Palermo, 15:41 - CALCIO, FACCHETTI; ZOFF: RAGAZZO STRAORDINARIO

Arriva anche il ricordo di Dino Zoff con dichiarazioni all'Agenzia Italpress: "Ho uno splendido rico...


Canada apologises for listing the US and Israel as countries where prisoners are at risk of torture.


Three lawmakers launch bids to lead Japan's ruling party, kicking off the race to succeed PM Junichiro Koizumi.


Microsoft browser market share slips slightly

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp.'s share of the browser market slipped slightly in recent months but still dominated with 92.9 per cent, an internet analytics firm said.


2 Produce-Packing Plants Searched in Spinach Probe

Agents with the FBI and the Food and Drug Administration searched two produce-packing plants in California's Salinas Valley yesterday morning in connection with last month's outbreak of E. coli in fresh spinach that so far has sickened 193 people and killed at least one.


Iraq's interim President Ghazi al-Yawer asked NATO on Tuesday for additional help in military training as part of the efforts to rebuild his country.