Oil futures reached their highest level in two weeks Friday as investors who had expected lower prices were forced to cover their bets amid colder weather and rising fuel demand.


Hamas Leaders Apparently Quit Damascus, Says Israel

Hamas leaders have apparently quit Damascus following Israeli threats to target them for assassination in retaliation for a Palestinian double suicide bombing last week, Israel's defense minister said on Monday.


Actress Scarlett Johansson is vehemently denying reports that she is engaged to boyfriend Ryan Reynolds.


A former high-ranking Enron Corp. executive was sentenced to 2 1/2  years in prison yesterday by a federal judge who acknowledged the official's cooperation with prosecutors but refused to give him the substantial break he requested.


Halos did right thing by taking hard line

â¢ The Angels are applauded for making a stand, for sending a message, for demonstrating there are consequences when a player refuses to play the game the way it should be played.


Hamid Karzai named a new Cabinet on Thursday, sacking the prominent defense minister and removing other warlords from top posts in a major reshuffle weeks after being sworn in as the nation's first democratically elected


Barclays turns U.S. call center over to Indian outsourcer

Barclays' credit card business in the U.S. has struck a five-year deal with Indian outsourcer Firstsource Solutions to run a call center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.


Environmental activists on Thursday said more stringent air-quality regulations are needed for oil refineries along the Gulf Coast, a region densely populated with petroleum industry plants.


MEDICINA: PRIMA RICOSTRUZIONE VISO CON PELLE COLTIVATA

(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 13 OTT - Nuove speranze per le vittime di ustioni e ferite con il viso sfigurato dall'incidente: un gruppo di ricercatori e clinici hanno reso noto nel corso di un convegno tenutosi negli Stati Uniti di essere riusciti a realizzare il


EU and US competition bodies clear the Thomson's purchase of news and information provider Reuters.


More Sudanese refugees flee across the border into Chad following reports of renewed violence in the Darfur region.


David Cameron is to use his end-of-conference speech to put the NHS top of his political agenda.


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Quattro minorenni sono stati denunciati dai carabinieri di Monza perchÃ¨ questa mattina, alle 9.30, avevano incastrato una poltrona con la base in ferro tra i binari della ferrovia in via Osculati, nei pressi di un passaggio a livello, nella cittÃ


The Oct. 3 editorial "As Darfur Waits" used the term "genocide," although people involved with the situation in Sudan, such as Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the chairman of the African Union, refuse to use such characterizations.


Shares in Ryanair Holdings PLC plummeted Monday after Europe's top no-frills airline reported flat third-quarter profits and warned of tough times ahead because of high fuel costs and fears of a recession.


Kerry Blasts Lapse of Assault Weapons Ban

John Kerry is criticizing President Bush for letting a decade-long ban on assault weapons expire while unveiling his own $5 billion plan to fight crime.


Sinn Fein calls for an explanation why one of its offices in Londonderry was attacked with petrol bombs.


A man checks a chicken for bird flu at a market in Bangkok

There are chilling warnings in Asia that an inevitable global influenza pandemic could kill millions. This warning comes after the fight against SARS and bird flu left many countries weary.


CORRECTED: Cronkite, the 'Newspaperman,' Lays Down His Pen

Lamenting the lack of depth in television news, the man considered the most trusted person on TV, Walter Cronkite, ends his current job this coming Wednesday right back where he started, as a newspaperman.


Ex-husband of slaying suspect says she faked pregnancies

An Oklahoman who used to be married to the woman accused of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby from her womb says she often faked pregnancies to get attention.


Early morning shoppers: 'I'll be here until I drop'

WRENTHAM -- By 4:30 a.m. yesterday, Cheryl Labate was three hours deep into her holiday shopping.


Charleston, SC (Sports Network) - Bob and Mike Bryan teamed-up for a doubles win over Belarus on Saturday to clinch a spot in the Davis Cup final for the United States for the first time in seven years.


No need for disaster recovery NEC has announced the imminent arrival of its grid storage system which it claims will remove the need for planned downtime, amongst other things.â¦


A Greek Olympic Airlines flight is allowed to fly again after a bomb threat diverted it to a British airport.


The Hornets are one of the surprises of the NBA. But in post-Katrina New Orleans, fans aren't coming, and the franchise may be on the move again soon


Six Ways To Create a Keyword-Rich Domain Name  An effective domain name can help to brand your site. It can also communicate to your customers the types of products you sell online. An easy to remember domain that describes your services should be the goal of every site owner. Here are ...


Select Comfort down; lowers sales expectations

NEW YORK - Select Comfort Corp. stock fell after the bed maker lowered is sales forecast, citing slow sales during the Thanksgiving weekend.


Siena, 17:29 - CALCIO, INTER; IBRAHIMOVIC: CON SIENA TRE PUNTI IMPORTANTI

Una doppietta e l'assist per il gol di Cambiasso. Il 2008 di Ibrahimovic e dell'Inter è inizi...


What they thought would be a routine physical for her volleyball team found 14-year-old Amanda Zaborowski and her mom facing a big question: Did they want Amanda to get a new vaccine that would protect her against the common and serious sexually transmitted disease HPV, or human papillomavirus?


Gordon Brown and explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes pay tribute to Everest  mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary, who has died.


Canadian man jailed for role in E. coli outbreak

Two brothers involved in a deadly tainted-water scandal that killed seven people in the small Ontario town of Walkerton were sentenced on Monday, one to a term in jail and the other to house arrest.


Whistle-Blower Keeps Job at UN, Lawyer Says

A U.N. physician is being  allowed to keep his job after losing it over writing a book  exposing alleged sex, drugs and incompetence in U.N.  peacekeeping missions, his lawyers said on Friday.


Saudi dissident calls more anti-monarchy protests

LONDON - Saudis opposed to the royal family will try again to stage illegal street protests on Friday, a day after blanket security precautions foiled attempts to gather in Riyadh and Jeddah, a London-based dissident said.


Japan Vows to Stay in Iraq After Hostage Beheaded

A Japanese hostage has been beheaded in Iraq, Japanese officials said on Sunday, but Tokyo vowed it would keep its troops in the country on their reconstruction mission.


DAVID Moyes has warned Chelsea and Arsenal that his Everton side are capable of pushing them all the way in the Premiership title race.


"Quella legge mina l'equilibrio dei poteri"

âDi fronte al parere di magistrati, avvocati, professori di diritto costituzionale, e direi di fronte a unâopinione diffusa che avanza critiche alla proposta di legge del governo sotto il profilo sia della costituzionalitÃ  che della funzionalitÃ


Lima, 18:24 - CALCIO: IL PSV SU REIMOND MANCO, IL MESSI PERUVIANO

In PerÃ¹ è stato paragonato all'argentino Messi. E' Reimond Manco, 17enne attaccante per il qu...


Johnson & Johnson (JNJ:NYSE - news - research) said Wednesday night that it would acquire medical equipment maker Guidant (GDT:NYSE - news - research) for $23.9 billion in cash and stock.


Play is abandoned for the day with England 118-3 against Sri Lanka.


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CINEMA: MOORE, DA VENERDI' IN 280 SALE 'FAHRENHEIT'

Roma, 25 ago. - (Adnkronos) - Saranno 280 le sale in cui uscira' venerdi' prossimo 'Fahrenheit 9/11', il film anti-Bush di Michael Moore, vincitore della Palma d'oro a Cannes. Solo a Roma le copie del film


Amid surprises, team takes a timely route

If they're lucky, the Bruins will find out in a couple of years if Zach Hamill, whom they selected last night as their first pick (No. 8 overall) in the draft, is a player. The smooth-passing center, who won't turn 19 until September, will need at least two years to grow his game a little, bulk up his frame (5 ...


World Business Briefing: Netherlands: Russia Wins a Yukos Round

Russia won an incremental victory in the legal struggle for what remains of the foreign subsidiaries of Yukos. A Dutch court approved a request by the Russian bankruptcy administrator, Eduard K. Rebgun, to represent Yukos in court in the Netherlands. While most of Yukosâs assets have been unraveled and sold at auction, a company bank account in the Netherlands holding about $1 billion from the sale of a Lithuanian refinery is still in dispute. A Dutch court has yet to rule on Mr. Rebgunâs claim to the property, according to a statement by Yukos shareholders. The money is also claimed by Yukos shareholders and creditors.


Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul refuses to rule out a presidential bid after his AK party's election win.


Flu Vaccine's Skin Injection Might Stretch Supply of It

It may be possible to stretch the supply of flu vaccine by giving some people reduced doses that are injected into the skin instead of the usual site, a muscle, researchers are reporting.


Attacks Target Shi'ites; Rumsfeld Lands in Iraq

A suicide car bomber killed at least 13 Shi'ites northeast of Baghdad and gunmen shot dead nine people in a Shi'ite bakery in the capital in the latest sectarian attacks following the Jan. 30 election.


Iraq pledged on Tuesday to rein in Kurdish rebels who are launching attacks on Turkey from mountain hideouts near the border after Ankara threatened to send forces into Iraqi territory to confront the guerrillas.


Londra, 11:53 - Calcio, Manchester Utd: van Nistelrooy rischia stop fino a marzo

Si allungano i tempi di recupero per Ruud van Nistelrooy. Il centravanti olandese del Manchester Uni...


Hours before the polls opened in Illinois and minutes before Barack Obama glided into the ballroom of a downtown hotel, his supporters already


Lawyer admits tampering in MSN, Best Buy case

Falsified docs on his own. Honest A Best Buy lawyer has admitted to falsifying court documents in the longstanding racketeering case against Microsoft and Best Buy, which recently reached a Superior Court in Seattle.â¦


Federal Officials Question Medicaid Proposal

CONCORD, NH -- Federal health officials posed several questions to the state Thursday about proposed Medicaid changes. Health authorities want to know how the state would set limits on care, how it would decide


Erskine Recalls Lessons Learned From Jackie Robinson and His Own Son

Jackie Robinson helped to make Carl Erksine better, beginning in 1948 when he was still with the Dodgers' farm team in Fort Worth, Tex.


From an Icy Vineyard, An Extravagant Encore

JORDAN, Ontario -- It's almost midnight. Snow flurries ride down on the breath of a starless sky, and the 15-degree air pricks at bare skin. It's a perfect time, Len Pennachetti concludes, to go out in a field and pick grapes.


On Wednesday morning Sachin Tendulkar was at the Brabourne stadium, to egg on his Mumbai teammates. Not only did he have a chat with the Mumbai captain and coach and see the practice session through, but also


Ofcom, the United Kingdom's regulatory agency for telecommunications, revealed plans to facilitate voice over IP in the residental market, including a new prefix for broadband numbers.


Republican fury at âhostileâ Belfast raids

THE Northern Ireland peace process was on the brink of total collapse after police investigating the Â£22 million Northern Bank robbery raided the homes of senior republicans on Christmas Eve.


An injured manatee and her calf, fitted with a satellite tracking and monitoring system, were released Tuesday in the Florida Keys more than a year after being rescued.


By DAVID DISHNEAU  HAGERSTOWN, Md. - An environmental group asked the federal government Tuesday to ban a class of toxic chemical compounds that are found in industrial and household detergents and are believed to cause male fish to develop female characteristics.


US agency prods employers to plan for flu pandemic

The U.S. government urged employers on Tuesday to develop plans to cope with a possible flu pandemic, suggesting letting employees work from home and encouraging sick workers to stay home without reprisals.


Albuquerque, New Mexico - An American T-shirt company has a solution for its fellow citizens who want to holiday in Europe without having to answer questions about US politics.


Ankara insisted yesterday that it would not recognize the Republic of Cyprus before the December 17 European Union summit which will determine whether to grant Turkey a date for the start of EU accession talks.


F.D.A. Seeks to Broaden Range of Use for Drugs

The Food and Drug Administrationâs proposed rules would allow drug and device makers to provide doctors with medical journal articles about product uses that have not been approved by the F.D.A.


Theater Review | 'The Private Lives of Eskimos': Must Check This Out! Eskimos Speak Spam! Who Knew?

Ken Urbanâs new play is mystifying and frustrating. But there are satisfying elements in the production, which are rendered with wit and feeling by the versatile cast.


Counting the Years, One Device at a Time

By David Betancourt, Washington Post Staff Writer  At 26, I'm still pretty close to that prime age demographic -- you know, the one that marketing and advertising teams see as the cutting-edge consumer, the one that every technology company wants to reach.


Nasdaq says China gives OK to Beijing office

The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc  said on Wednesday that it received regulatory approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to open a representative office in Beijing.


Baze rides to record with career win 9,531

Russell Baze became the most successful jockey in horse racing history when he broke the all-time win record of Laffit Pincay Jr. with a victory at Bay Meadows in San Mateo, California on Friday.


Travelocity Acquires the Remaining 50% of theTravelocity Europe Joint ...

Travelocity Europe, a joint venture of Sabre Holdings Corporation's (NYSE:TSG) Travelocity(R) and the Otto Group's Otto Freizeit und Touristik GmbH (OFT), has announced a restructuring that will further ...


LOS ANGELES  Â Producers of the Grammy Awards have requested an interim agreement that would allow striking Hollywood writers to work on next month's telecast, The Recording Academy said Tuesday.


The Tory leader in the House of Lords has said the house "doesn't deserve another botched attempt at reform."


The European Union's head office was set to approve proposals Friday to inject more flexibility into the oft-flouted budget rules behind the euro.


Per 'indegnita' politica', Mastella 'un tradimento atroce'


Lenovo retook the number three place among PC vendors, but Acer could soon leapfrog back into the spot.


Lithuanian president says Ukraine should have fresh elections

Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus believes Ukraine will have to carry out fresh presidential elections.


IBM, AMD Find Way to Improve Chip Performance

We've known about "strained silicon" for a while--but now there's a better way to do it. Straining silicon improves chip performance.


News.com Extra: Apple's new star, the Mac computer

Plus: My GPS proves your radar gun is wrong. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.


Campagna odio contro Prodi, penso a commissione parlamentare


A federal judge has halted the ban on mobile phones containing chips made by Qualcomm that was imposed after a court earlier determined that the chips violated a patent held by Broadcom.


Sri Lanka to crack down on terror but no rebel ban

Sri Lanka will introduce tough emergency regulations to curb terrorist activities but will not impose a ban on Tamil Tiger rebels, the island's government said on Wednesday.


Coke, EU Strike Deal, End Antitrust Probe

The Coca-Cola Co. (KO.N: Quote, Profile, Research) reached an agreement with the European Commission on Tuesday to settle a five-year antitrust case that


European MPs condemn member states which turned a blind eye to secret CIA prisoner flights.


Jelena Jankovic leaves plenty of room for improvement as she beats Jarmila Gajdosova in the first round of the US Open.


AFTER more than half a century of disappointments, the Australian men's hockey team has finally struck Olympic gold, when striker Jamie Dwyer slammed a golden goal penalty corner into the Dutch net at the end of the first period of extra time.


US Troops Tackle Last Rebel Redoubt in Falluja

Resistance dwindled in the last rebel redoubt in Falluja on Sunday, US officers said, but explosions still shook the smoke-wreathed city as an Iraqi


Republican state attorney general candidate Jeanine Pirro has been told she is under federal investigation for allegedly plotting to secretly record her husband to find out whether he was having an affair, two people familiar with the situation said Wednesday.


GARHI KHUDA BAKHSH, Pakistan  - Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family mausoleum on Friday after the opposition leader's assassination plunged Pakistan into crisis and triggered violent protests across her native Sindh province.


Notebook: Pippen leaves game after 17 seasons

Scottie Pippen played the sidekick to the game's greatest star, creating a partnership the Chicago Bulls parlayed into a virtual dynasty with six titles in the 1990s.


A General Returns From Iraq: "I Don't Feel Like I'm Leaving on a High Note"

In an interview with Time.com, Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the man in charge of combat operations in Iraq, reflects on the troubled mission


Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Israel late Sunday for his first direct talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials since the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on November 11.


District Allowed to Seek Receiver for Hospital

The D.C. Council put its frustration and concern over Greater Southeast Community Hospital to a vote yesterday and authorized legislation allowing the city to seek a court-appointed receiver for the troubled facility.


Brazil Tribe Has Great Excuse for Poor Math Skills

Some people have a great excuse for being bad at math -- their language lacks the words for most numbers, U.S.-based researchers reported on Thursday.


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Shares in France's Alstom jump 6% on strong results and a high-speed train deal in Argentina.


New York, 10:42 - BASKET, NBA: GOLDEN STATE O.K., MA MALE BELINELLI

I Warriors vincono contro Minnesota, ma l'italiano Belinelli gioca solo 7' rimandendo a secco di pun...


Stocks drop by biggest margins in months

U.S. stocks slid on Monday, with the Nasdaq losing more than 2 percent, amid concern about Google Inc.'s  valuation and doubts about holiday spending after a disappointing sales estimate from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. .


I am taking niacin for high cholesterol. How does it work?


The wife of murdered bank manager Alistair Wilson makes an emotional appeal to track down his killer.


Telecoms group Cable & Wireless is facing legal action over claims that it blocked competition in the Caribbean.


Tiger Woods fired a six-under par 64, Friday's best round, and leaped into contention at the PGA Tour Championship despite fellow American Jay Haas clinging to a two-stroke lead.


Ground delays impact millions at U.S. airports yearly

Millions of airline passengers are stuck in planes on the ground every year at U.S. airports with nearly 60,000 departures delayed between one and two hours in 2006, government figures show.


The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is "not a health crisis," Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, and he urged people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation's limited number of vaccines.


Jardine Lloyd Profit to Fall; Chief Executive Quits

Jardine Lloyd Thompson Plc, the UK's biggest publicly traded insurance broker, said Chief Executive Steve McGill quit and profit will decline this year because of a ``difficult'' second half.


Spector jury deadlocked, returns Wednesday

The jury in the murder trial of Phil Spector said on Tuesday it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the charges against the legendary rock producer, and the judge dismissed the jurors for the day.


One person has died and another has been injured in a shooting in Manchester city centre.


James Rodgers considers whether the Russia-UK spat signifies a deeper Russian suspicion of foreigners.


Weather Project Artist Eliasson Brings Techie Installations to U.S.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has changed out the gallery lights, put mirrors on the ceilings, created a small fog bank, filled a room with a pool of water, and turned a skywalk into a trippy disco kaleidoscope -- all for a major new art exhibit by the tech-inspired, internationally celebrated artist Olafur Eliasson.


The Christian Science Monitor - Europe has desired greater unity for decades – answering Henry Kissinger's famous question, "What's Europe's phone number?"


Milano, 21:45 - CALCIO, MILAN SU DEFERIMENTO: ASSOLUTAMENTE INFONDATO

"L'A.C. Milan dimostrerà l'assoluta infondatezza dell'odierno deferimento della Procura Feder...


Testino Photo Marks UK Prince Harry's 20th Birthday

Britain's Prince Harry was captured in fits of laughter in a picture released Monday to mark his 20th birthday this week.


Insects in the UK are less common than many of us think, a simple test by birdlovers suggests.


Secret bidder delivers 'open access' to US airwaves

And Eric Schmidt will die in 2039 As the US Federal Communications Commission auctions off the coveted 700-MHz "C Block" - a prime portion of the American airwaves - bidding has topped $4.6bn. And that's a key number.â¦


UK mini-conglomerate Novar has unveiled an Â£1.2bn ($2.3bn) bid from Honeywell of the US, a month on from rejecting another offer from Melrose.


It's not necessarily time to sell when a company rolls out the pink slips.


Two years ago, a knock on Fatima and Mansour al-Timani's door shattered the life they had built together.


Some Glaciers Growing Due to Climate Change, Study Suggests

Lower summer temperatures and more winter snowfall could be contributing to glacier growth, a surprising find that may shed light on the regionally varying effects of global warming.


Operazione portera' in bilancio attivo di oltre 10 mld dlr


SuperPuppy writes "Hardcoreware.net has rounded up three 2500+ Socket A processors from AMD. An AthlonXP, based on the Barton core (this particular one predates the locked multipliers we've been seeing lately


Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says his treason acquittal could help heal deep political divisions.


EvansLondon gives NY Fashion Week big picture

With hundreds of twiggy models  strutting the catwalks at New York's Fashion Week that ended on  Wednesday, EvansLondon hopes to clothe the women fashion tends  to overlook -- those who wear larger sizes.


PHH ends proposed merger with GE, Blackstone

Mortgage and vehicle fleet company PHH Corp  said on Tuesday it terminated its nearly $2 billion sale to General Electric Co  and Blackstone, after the private equity firm failed to obtain required financing for the deal.


Discount Dentistry, South of  The Border

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Judy Salvador, a retired American Airlines ticket agent, recently typed two words into Google's search engine: "cheap dentists."


Starbucks Corp  replaced CEO Jim Donald with founder and Chairman Howard Schultz and said it would slow an aggressive U.S. expansion in a shake-up that sent its battered shares up nearly 9 percent.


George Michael films a sketch for hit comedy Little Britain. Plus more entertainment news in brief.


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Karzai Seen Winning Outright First-Round Victory

The latest official preliminary results from Afghanistan's 9 October 9 presidential election show transitional leader Hamid Karzai has won the clear majority needed for an outright first-round victory.


Sending a letter or finding a friend's house in Albania is not that simple as much of the country doesn't have street names thanks to petty bickering between intractable politicians.


Apple to launch iPhone in Europe with Britain's O2

Apple announced here Tuesday that Britain would be the first European country to get its much-vaunted iPhone, when mobile phone operator O2 launches the gadget on November 9.


With underfunded pensions threatening to become the U.S. taxpayer's next multibillion-dollar headache, lawmakers are working on a long-term fix for struggling traditional retirement plans.


Louisville coach Bobby Petrino signed a new contract Tuesday that will pay him $1 million a year and a $100,000 bonus if the Cardinals win the national championship.


The price of college again rose faster than the inflation rate this year, climbing 6.6 percent at four-year public schools and outstripping increases in the financial aid that lowers what most students actually pay.


EU leaders struggle to strike deal on climate change

Germany's Federal chancellor Angela Merkel , whose country currently holds the European Union presidency, and Germany's Foreign Minister Franck-Walter Steinmeier wait for the arrival of Eurpean leaders ahead of ...Comment


Employers take heed: Baby boomers might have been content to put work above all else, but that's not necessarily true of Generations X and Y.


None of the 21 women who ran in Oman's elections won seats in the 84-member advisory Shura council, a symbolic body with no formal say in state affairs in the Gulf Arab country, results showed on Sunday.


NASA Cassini Image: Huygens Probe Release Zoom

A closer view of the Cassini image of the Huygens Probe after its successful release. The image was taken about 12 hours after the probe's release from the orbiter.


Lo stilista ha disegnato due modelli per Leo di Caprio


Ice skater doesn't remember what caused fall that left her with a ...

PITTSBURGH World champion pairs skater Tatiana Totmianina (taht-YAH'-nah toht-MYEN'-ih-nuh) says she doesn't remember what caused her to fall during a competition this weekend.


U.S. envoy leaves North Korea after disarmament push

The chief U.S. envoy to nuclear disarmament negotiations with North Korea said he had "good talks" in Pyongyang, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday at the end of the U.S. diplomat's surprise visit to the isolated state.


MySpace working on music service: reports

MySpace, the online social networking site owned by News Corp, is in talks with music companies to launch an advertising-supported free music service, according to several reports on Wednesday.


A ballot initiative to reform ... initiatives

California will vote on a broad campaign-finance measure that includes limits on corporate donors.


EXPLOSIVE allegations of election bribery have engulfed Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson and a senior National Party senator. In a serious embarrassment for the Howard Government, Mr Anderson and Senator


Egypt invites the Palestinian group Hamas to attend talks in Cairo "promptly" on resolving the border crisis.


The New England Patriots waived linebacker Justin Kurpeikis and defensive back Omare Lowe on Wednesday.


Putin looks to deliver on his promise of an 'energy empire' by claiming vast swathes of hydrocarbon-rich polar territory


Shares in DreamWorks Animation surged as much 41 percent on their first day of trading Thursday as investors bet that the producer of computer-animated movies could use cash from its initial stock sale to challenge Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney.


Continental says U.S. fares under pressure

Continental Airlines Inc., the No. 4 U.S. carrier, said on Tuesday that domestic air fares are coming under pressure even as demand strengthens.


TV network ad campaign sparks Boston security scare

A television network's marketing campaign went badly awry on Wednesday, causing a day-long security scare in Boston that closed bridges, shut major roads and put hundreds of police on alert.


ROME Sept. 17, 2004 - Swarms of desert locusts are moving across northwest Africa, threatening to devastate crops in an increasing number of countries, UN officials warned Friday.


Italian Women Said Dead in Iraq, UK Hostage Pleads

Two Italian women aid workers were reported killed in Iraq and a British hostage pleaded for his life after the killing of two Americans, as the latest hostage crisis put pressure on governments with troops in Iraq.


Senate Republicans who earlier this week helped block deliberations on a resolution opposing President Bush's new troop deployments in Iraq changed course yesterday and vowed to use every tactic at their disposal to ensure a full and open debate.


British social workers decided on Tuesday to allow an eight-year-old boy who weighs almost 200 pounds (91 kg) to remain at home with his mother, who has refused to stop feeding him junk food.


Cans digital-only radio format GCap Media said it will axe the home of Planet Rock and theJazz because the Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) platform has not been a money spinner for the firm.â¦


ChevronTexaco Corp.CVX.N, the No. 2  U.S. oil company, on Friday reported a rise in quarterly  profit, pumped up by record oil and gas prices and gains on  asset sales.


Go hunting for misunderstood multibaggers in the making.


Premier incontra senatori dell'Ulivo al Senato


Glasgow, 15:07 - CALCIO, SCOZIA: MCLEISH CHIEDE RINVIO DUE GARE

Manca poco meno di un mese ma in Scozia la febbre Italia è già alta. Alex McLeish, il ...


Authorities raided five residences and and an Internet service provider Wednesday morning in the first federal criminal enforcement action against private peer-to-peer (P2P) (define) networks.


Lea Thompson Recruited for Hallmark's 'Doe'

LOS ANGELES  - Lea Thompson is on the  case for "Jane Doe."


An Appraisal: Taking Opera to the Heights and Down to Earth

Beverly Sills showed Americans an approachable face of a sometimes-forbidding art form.


China starts surfacing an unmade road leading to Everest base camp to aid the Olympic torch procession.


Ministers press IT firms to bring down costs but parents of school students will have to contribute


Hilary Swank brings "Love" letter to theaters

LOS ANGELES  - Two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank returns to theaters Friday with the romantic comedy "P.S., I Love You." She plays a widow who starts receiving notes from her late husband, played by Gerard Butler, which helps her to rebuild her life.


Europe, US agree on draft resolution on Iran nuclear program

VIENNA : The United States and three major European nations have reached agreement in Vienna on a draft resolution on Iran's alleged nuclear weapons program in a breakthrough that could lead to the text being adopted Friday by the UN nuclear watchdog, a


Three strong earthquakes shook northwestern Japan within a span of minutes on Saturday, rocking buildings hundreds of kilometres away in Tokyo.


CONCERN Despite a promising economy for 2005, Schroeder expressed...

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on Thursday that the outlook for the German economy in 2005 remained promising, but that the persistent weakness of the dollar and volatile oil prices were a source of ...


Cancer linked to polio vaccine used in the 50s and 60s

HAMISH ROBERTSON: Now to new claims this morning linking the deadly cancer mesothelioma to a commercial organisation. But in this case it's not James Hardie that's under the spotlight, but the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories.


State Department Struggles To Oversee Private Army

Last Christmas Day in Baghdad, U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad received a furious phone call from Iraqi Vice President Adel Abdul Mahdi. An American -- drunk, armed, wandering through the Green Zone after a party -- had shot and killed one of his personal bodyguards the night before, Mahdi said. He...


EU leaders hold final talks for deal over Turkey

By George Parker in Brussels, Raphael Minder in Strasbourg and Bertrand Benoit in Berlin. European leaders will on Thursday hold last-minute talks to hammer out terms under which Turkey can finally embark on the road to joining the European Union.


All Eyes on Florida as Early Voting Set to Begin

Democrat John Kerry sounded a warning to Americans on Social Security as he headed to Florida on Sunday, a critical battleground state where early voting was


Israeli troops shot and killed three Palestinians in two separate incidents today in the Gaza Strip, the army and Palestinian doctors said.


Republicans and neo-cons call for 'arrogant' Rumsfeld to quit

Donald Rumsfeld, the US Defence Secretary, is under attack from fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill for not sending more troops to Iraq, and for failing to provide enough protection for those who are there.


Several government studies released Thursday find that Hispanics are in much poorer health than other racial groups, and especially whites, in the United States.


Doctors among victims in tsunami-hit Indonesia; Nordic leaders tour Thailand

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (CP) - Aid officials said Monday that among the victims of the tsunami are the people most needed now: health-care workers.


An accelerated primary calendar gives Mike Huckabee little time to savor his Iowa win and Mitt Romney a fleeting chance to stage a comeback in New Hampshire, all while John McCain angles to seize the conversation with a reprise of his 2000 primary victory.


The retailing company Kmart Holding Corp. has appointed Aylwin Lewis, formerly an executive at the restaurant operator Yum Brands Inc.


Iraqi expatriates to get voting spots in US cities

WASHINGTON -- Hoping to boost voting in the Iraq election, the United States is setting up polling places in five American cities -- Washington, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Nashville -- to give expatriates a voice in choosing an interim assembly in Baghdad.


U.N. Aid in Haiti Held Up by Lack of Help From Government

The United Nations began distributing about 40 tons of food from two different places in GonaÃ¯ves today.


Iraq announces the arrest of an alleged militant accused of involvement in several car bombings in Baghdad.


The pioneer in pay-to-play enterprise software has seen its stock more than double since going public in August.


Adobe: Health strong overall, despite quarterly drop

Publishing-software giant Adobe Systems reported on Monday a slight seasonal decline in sales and profit amid strong overall growth.


DreamWorks Animation Will Sell 29 Million Shares

Katzenberg is taking the animation unit public in a year that has seen box office success for the studio: "Shrek 2" has brought in $876.


MONUMENT GROWS ; City Purchase Will Add Another 40 Acres to Petroglyph Area

By ANDREA SCHOELLKOPF Journal Staff Writer  The city on Tuesday announced the $2 million purchase of another 40 acres for the Petroglyph National Monument.


Battery leases make comeback; electric car conspiracy fans take note

Two start-ups are coming that will lease, rather than sell, batteries to consumers. Isn't this what big, bad GM did?


Blair Hopeful of Iran, N. Korean Compliance

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said  on Wednesday the international community was closer than ever  to making North Korea and Iran accept its demands to halt  nuclear programs.


In a troubling report on the execution of minors in Iran, Amnesty International said yesterday that at least 71 child offenders are on death row and more than 24 have been executed since 1990, more than in any other country.


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Bangladesh in turmoil as election divides deepen

Hopes for an end to pre-election turmoil in Bangladesh dimmed on Wednesday as rival political groups again took to the streets and the country's legal system was virtually paralyzed by feuding lawyers.


Singer and songwriter James McMurtry took home album of the year and song of the year honors, and veteran rocker Neil Young was named artist of the year Friday at the fifth annual Americana Honors and Awards.


The two spacecraft disconnected as they passed over New Guinea, a quiet end to a busy, tumultuous 10-day visit.


Wheels Fall Off for England Against Wales

Wales pounced on a pair panicky errors by the English to score two tries in three minutes. It held on comfortably for the last 10 minutes against a dazed home team to win.


Rare Shakespeare First Folio fetches $5.2 mln

A rare mint condition First Folio  edition of William Shakespeare's plays fetched 2.8 million  pounds ($5.2 million) at an auction on Thursday.


Alcott's young-adult classic Little Women has been turned into a musical that even grownups can like


UEFA to blame for Athens crowd trouble, says Liverpool co-owner

Liverpool officials have stepped up their attacks on European governing body UEFA for its claims that the club's fans are the worst behaved in Europe.


'Sicko' down at YouTube, up at Google Video

Blog: One of Google's units removes bootleg versions of documentary but copy remains at Google Video


An IRA suspect wanted in connection with a NI bomb attack on soldiers in 1996 is arrested by Spanish police.


Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today signalled that the governmentâs promised referendum on the new European Constitution would not be held until early 2006.


BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Microsoft says if a judge won't suspend a European Union antitrust ruling, the company is ready to put a stripped-down version of Windows on the market.


Dexia formally abandon's merger plans with Italy's Sanpaolo

The board "has noted unanimously that the conditions are not met for a study of this project to be pursued in an efficient manner, and has decided to put a stop to it," Dexia said in a statement.


The British Open qualifying event in the United States next year will be held in Summit, N.J., to make it more convenient for American golfers on the PGA Tour.


Advisers Say Yudhoyono Will Fight Corruption in Indonesia

Advisers to Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, projected winner of Indonesia's presidential election, said Tuesday he would move quickly to prosecute several major graft cases to counter Indonesia's reputation as one of the world's most corrupt countries.


American Jimmy Walker banished unhappy memories of previous visits to Waialae Country Club by charging into an early one-shot lead at the Sony Open on Thursday.


Torture of Williams leads to temptation for Lewis

When Danny Williams suffered a form of crucifixion here in the small hours of yesterday morning - his pain was slow and relentless at the hands of the defending champion, Vitali Klitschko, and the outcome was never in doubt - it seemed that heavyweight


HAVANA - Cuban President Fidel Castro broke his left knee and right arm in a fall Wednesday night, but urged the Caribbean country's 11 million people to stay calm.


Tevez 'dream' move to come under League scrutiny

Argentina striker Carlos Tevez insisted Friday that he is determined to complete his "dream" move to Manchester United despite fears the deal could yet be blocked by the Premier League.


Court Orders Record Payout for Guatemala Massacre

An international court has ordered Guatemala to pay a record sum of almost $8 million in compensation to survivors of a 1982 army-led massacre of hundreds of civilians in the country's Maya Indian heartland.


Pope in midnight mass prays for peace in Holy Land

Pope John Paul has told the world's one billion Roman Catholics that a troubled world needs the message of Jesus more than ever.


Internal CIA Report Critical of Tenet, Others -- NYT

An internal CIA investigation  concluded that former CIA Director George Tenet and other top  officials failed to allocate adequate resources to combat  terrorism before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and should be held  accountable, intelligence officials told The New York Times.


Attentato provoca 4 feriti tra i quali il colonnello Shaade


The boss of Aer Lingus confirms that its Irish rival and hostile suitor Ryanair has increased its stake in the firm to 25%.


Leaked secrets reveal chaos at heart of Blair's Iraq plans

TONY Blair was facing a new Iraq crisis last night after explosive evidence emerged from within his own government that he was warned the country would be plunged into chaos after the fall of Saddam Hussein.


Cagliari, 19:40 - CALCIO, CAGLIARI: SUAZO PIENAMENTE RECUPERATO

Allenamento pomeridiano imperniato sulla partitella in famiglia per il Cagliari al centro di Assemin...


An Ethiopian administrator accused Eritrean forces of kidnapping a group of five Europeans and 13 Ethiopians in a remote part of Ethiopia, and taking them to a military camp near the Eritrean border.Comment


High oil prices, combined with surging demand for oil products such as petrol, land BP another jump in profits.


Unions at Alitalia called a plan to cut a quarter of the workforce "unacceptable" Tuesday and urged the Italian government to step in to ease the pain of restructuring the ailing state-controlled airline.


Anheuser Earnings Fall Short of Estimate

A resurgence in sales helped push the brewerâs profit to $214 million in the fourth quarter.


Large Caps, Drug Stocks to Spice Up Rally

U.S. stocks should maintain their 3 1/2-year highs next week as they ring out 2004, helped by investor interest in large-cap stocks and a steady rebound in beaten-down drug companies.


Microsoft Corp. has overtaken rival PalmSource Inc. in the handheld-computer software market, the Washington Post reported Saturday.


Snapshots from the NYC iPhone line: Sellouts and power hounds

Blog: Several people offer to sell their spots in line for several thousand dollars; another, determined to stay, brings a portable generator to power his laptop.


Titolo sale in Borsa dopo diffusione dati semestrali


Enzyme may play role in aggressive lung cancer

Higher levels of an enzyme that makes  estrogen may be the hallmark of a more aggressive type of lung  cancer in older women, a finding that could lead to earlier  diagnosis and treatment, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.


Austrian Stefan Koubek has been handed a three-month ban by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after testing positive for a banned substance.


Per 39 mld di dollari in contanti, battuta Vornado


Reactrix Systems unveils a gaming system made for LCD TVs that mimics the Wii game console.


Roma, 20:07 - CALCIO, PASQUALIN: MILAN HA IN CASA NUOVO PIRLO, E' DONADEL

Il procuratore Claudio Pasqualin, intervenendo ai microfoni dell'agenzia radiofonica GRT, ha lanciat...


Forget Bill. Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic presidential leader, has become the Republican candidates' favorite punching bag.


Palm Speculation Builds As Its Share Price Rises

TechWeb - Treo smartphone maker Palm Inc. could bring a buyer a decade's worth of digital assistant design and mobile phone know-how, but at a hefty price for a company no longer viewed as cutting edge.


Microsoft won't launch iPhone rival: report

Microsoft  will not launch a product that competes directly with Apple's  iPhone, Chairman Bill Gates said in an interview with Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.


Gore, violence splash film in traditional horror

It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but neither is it a great horror movie -- definitely not of the stature of David Friedkin's "The Exorcist," the film that started it all.


The White House said Monday it was revising its proposal for dealing with terrorism suspects as indications grew that President Bush's plan was meeting increased resistance among Republicans in both chambers of Congress.


Administration Considering Oil Stockpile Release

The Bush administration is moving toward releasing oil from the nation's emergency stockpiles as a result of disruptions to production and imports caused by Hurricane Ivan.


Gerrard says criticism will spur England win

Where there is Steven Gerrard, there is hope. England's warrior of a midfielder flew into this unglamorous Silesian conurbation last night promising to turn all the headlines of


Ordinativi +30%, fatturato autoveicoli cresce del 15,6%


State Backs Out of Suit on Pollution: Van Hollen Reverses Course on EPA Fight Mounted By Predecessor

By Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Feb. 10--Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has removed Wisconsin from a group of states that are challenging the Bush administration over pollution controls on aging industrial plants.


Attacks Reportedly Halt Iraq Oil Exports

Oil exports from southern Iraq have been brought to a complete halt, a senior oil official said Monday, following a spate of pipeline attacks launched by insurgents trying to undermine the nation's interim government.


Recession Hint Sends Stocks Down Sharply

Buffeted by concerns about a weakening economy, the stock market fell last week after two weeks of gains.


Manchester United stand-in skipper Rio Ferdinand tonight claimed the controversial penalty given after Wayne Rooney went down in the box against Arsenal at Old Trafford was âtouch and goâ.


Jason Ellison, Marquis Grissom and Deivi Cruz had two-run homers Sunday to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 10-0 rout of the Los Angeles Dodgers.


Pope Prays for Iraqi People after Bomb Attacks on Churches

Pope John Paul II today said he was praying for the Iraqi people after militants bombed two churches in Mosul, the latest anti-Christian violence in the country.


Aeroflot-Unicredit e Airone-Intesa vanno avanti


AUTO RACING: IRL, Champ raise a lot of questions

Surfers Paradise and Mexico -- remaining on the Champ Car circuit this year, is the former bastion of American open-wheel racing finally out of gas?


New Delhi, Aug. 27: ONGC is worried about the governmentâs emphasis on core competence, an issue that has figured in the brainstorming session on the restructuring of public sector oil majors apart from the merger option.


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AdBrite puts spotlight on Facebook application ads

The online advertising firm has launched a new program for serving ads to third-party developer applications on Facebook--but what will Facebook's own advertising announcement next week mean for this sort of strategy?


Oro Valley Council Gives Its Approval to Filtering of Internet Porn at Library

By DANIELLE SOTTOSANTI, ARIZONA DAILY STAR  The Oro Valley Town Council recently voted to filter for pornography all Internet access at the Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Drive.  Proponents of the filtering say it helps protect children from pornography.


Suicide car bomber kills 7 security officers at checkpoint in ...

Rebels stepped up attacks on Iraq's fledgling security forces, killing seven police and guardsmen Monday in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint hours after storming a police station north of the capital.


Dollar supported by Fed's positive outlook, cooling oil prices

LONDON : The dollar reversed early gains against the euro and held steady against the yen in the wake of cooling oil prices and comments by US central bank officials suggesting confidence in the American economic recovery, analysts said.


The US agrees to hand over three Frenchmen from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, officials say.


A Danish supermarket chain says it will invest over Â£200m in 70 new stores in south and west Wales.


Arabs doubt Blair can succeed in Middle East

Arabs said on Thursday they doubted former British Prime Minister Tony Blair could succeed as Middle East peace envoy because of his unpopularity and because he is too close to Israel and the United States.


Security firms are warning about smartphone viruses that can spread much faster than similar bugs.


Wi-Fi enabled phones, like the iPhone, will drive demand  for fast wireless broadband networks like the ones cities want to build using Wi-Fi, say experts.


Willi Betz Pours BGN 15 M in Bulgaria's Top Logistic Center

Business: 8 December 2004, Wednesday. Willi Betz, international leader in forwarding business, has invested BGN 15 M in Bulgaria's biggest logistic center, which was inaugurated Wednesday in Sofia district of ...


President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill confirming Russia's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, giving the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year, the Kremlin said Friday.


North Korea 'waiting to see US policy' before more talks

BEIJING (dpa) - North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Yong Il said Pyongyang was waiting to see how US policy might change following the re-election of President George W. Bush before agreeing to new six-party talks on its nuclear weapons programme, a


Zend Developer Zone: Zend Core update for PHP 5.2.3

AS per this announcement on the Zend Developer Zone, Zend has released the latest version of their Zend Core product updating it for PHP 5.2.3.   The Zend Core team has just released PHP 5.2.3 as an automatic update, so you should be able to upgrade your Zend Core environment with the latest PHP Â in one easy step. (Zend Core 2.0.3 Windows packages are also available).   Updates in the latest release include improved Windows performance and reliability, a bundled Zend Framework and universal database support. You can download the latest version from the Zend Core page on the Zend website.


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HILLSBOROUGH, New Hampshire  - Republican John McCain won the endorsement of independent Sen. Joe Lieberman on Monday as he tries to mount a comeback in his presidential bid.


Houston's Yao Misses Game Because of Flu

Houston center Yao Ming sat out a game for the first time in his NBA career, missing the Rockets' contest against Milwaukee on Friday night because of the flu.


Viewers expecting to observe Veterans Day Thursday night by watching ABC-TV's telecast of the World War II classic "Saving Private Ryan" on Detroit affiliate WXYZ-TV (Channel 7) instead got


Russia could make early repayment next year of up to $10bn worth of its $48bn of foreign debt to the Paris Club of sovereign lenders, Alexei Kudrin, finance minister, announced on Monday.


By Serdar Tumgoren, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.  Sep. 20--GILROY -- Before the public ever learned of Westfield  Corporation's plans to build the biggest shopping center in Gilroy history, a  small circle of local officials knew about the effort.


Investment in manufacturing plant in Lodz could reach $321 million and include 1,000 workers.


Bush Campaign Unleashes a New Assault on Kerry's Health Care ...

President Bush unleashed a new assault on Senator John Kerry's health care proposals on Tuesday, signaling one of his main lines of attack when the two candidates


EU-Russia summit to begin in Helsinki but a Polish veto means talks on a strategic partnership will not happen.


Homebuilder sentiment sinks again in Sept: NAHB

U.S. homebuilder optimism sank for an  eighth consecutive month in September to the lowest level in  more than 15 years, with a surge in the backlog of unsold homes  putting development on ice, an industry survey showed on  Monday.


Promising vaccine could cure common food allergies

First in mice, now in Rover, scientists have developed vaccines that reduced or eliminated allergic reactions to peanuts, milk and wheat, offering new hope for millions of people who suffer from food allergies.


Hilly Kristal, whose dank Bowery rock club CBGB served as the birthplace of the punk rock movement and a launching pad for bands like the Ramones, Blondie and the Talking Heads, has died. He was 75.


BOSTON - Manny Ramirez singled and scored before leaving with a bruised knee, and the streaking Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3 Friday night for their 10th victory in 11 games.    Ricky Gutierrez singled three times and drove in two runs, and Mark Bellhorn had a pair of hits to help the Red Sox win for the 13th time in 16 games and improve to a season-high 21 games over .500...


U.N.'s Annan: Iraq War Done Little to Halt Terrorism

The Iraq war has done little to increase security across the world or halt the activities of international terrorists, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Sunday.


In Fraud Case, 7 Years in Jail for Contempt

A former globe-trotting investment manager remains jailed on one of the longest-running charges of contempt.


'Falling dollar to hit Germany, Japan most'

BERLIN: A communique from the G20 group of rich and developing countries made no explicit reference to currency swings on Sunday, despite mounting concern in Europe and Japan over a slide in the US dollar to multi-year lows.


Testing of a computer screening system for air travelers may be delayed because the program has not yet received required approvals from the Government Accountability Office. -The Washington Post


Low Death Rate Cuts Coffin Maker Outlook

Hillenbrand Industries Inc. HB.N,  which makes medical equipment and caskets, on Tuesday said  quarterly earnings rose ten-fold, capping a year that saw sales  helped by acquisitions.


Given medical advances, it's no wonder that heart disease patients expect doctors to address coronary problems with drugs, medical devices or both.


Prior to this, Blu-ray had the greatest backing, while HD DVD's support was limited. "Before, you could say that every major player was supporting Blu-ray.


U.S. forces in Iraq kill militant wearing suicide bomb belt

U.S. forces said they killed two Shi'ite militiamen, including one wearing a suicide vest, during a raid north of Baghdad on Saturday to capture a rogue leader of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's Mehdi Army.


Google is going to RSVP for the RSS party PDQ.


These five mobile social networks are all vying to be the next hot thing. See how they stack up.


US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is to visit Kenya amid efforts to end post-election violence.


Siemens CEO denies he knew of bribes: magazine

Siemens (SIEGn.DE) Chief Executive  Klaus Kleinfeld denied any knowledge that the German  engineering conglomerate was paying bribes in exchange for  contracts, German magazine Focus reported on Saturday.


Roma, 14:38 - CALCIO, TOMMASI: LESIONE AL GINOCCHIO, STAGIONE FINITA

Stagione finita per l'italiano del Levante, Damiano Tommasi. Il 33enne centrocampista, da tempo alle...


SocGen trader not on the run: French prosecutors

The trader blamed for a $7 billion fraud at French bank Societe Generale is not on the run and will be questioned at an appropriate moment, the Paris prosecutors' office said on Saturday.


How Glasgow can use Dublin model to attract talent

DUBLIN'S Scottish expat community has increased dramatically in the past decade due to the economic boom in Ireland.


ZigBee low-power wireless standard ratified

The ZigBee Alliance, an industry standards group dedicated to promoting low-power wireless networks, ratified the first ZigBee specification this week.


Displaced Darfuris seek seat at peace talks

OTASH CAMP, Sudan  - Displaced Darfuris in a dusty, squalid camp in Sudan's war-torn west have demanded a seat at peace talks between Khartoum and Darfur rebel groups, warning negotiations could fail without their participation.


Ivan looking like more and more of a threat to Florida

apparently aiming at Jamaica â-t's looking more and more like a threat to Florida by early next week. The


WASHINGTON - The president of Major League Baseball called Washington DC's legislation for a new stadium "wholly unacceptable" on Wednesday night and halted all business and promotional activities for the Washington Nationals until further notice.


George Washington's birthday celebration will have a golden tinge this year. Millions of new gold-colored dollar coins bearing the first president's likeness are being introduced in time for the festivities.


Bollywood has of late become extremely pet friendly. From Urmila   Matondkar to Sushmita Sen to Rani Mukerji - they all dote on their pets.


White Leads West Virginia Over Oklahoma in a Romp

Pat White ran for 150 yards and threw for 176 and two touchdowns for the 11th-ranked Mountaineers, who rushed for 349 yards, most allowed by Oklahoma in a bowl game.


Berlino, 16:48 - F1, FERRARI: ROSS BROWN PENSA AD UN RITORNO

L'ex direttore tecnico della Ferrari Ross Brown, in una intervista al settimanale tedesco 'Kicker', ...


A high-tech scammer may have used an easily obtained default pass code to reprogram an ATM into giving out free money. With 75,000 cash machines in service, the manufacturer says it's coding a software update to force careless operators to change their codes before the cash scam gets out of hand.  By Kevin Poulsen.


Ch. 11 threat for US Airways flier miles

US Airways is at risk of filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which has frequent fliers thinking about cashing in miles, Boston.com reports.


Less than two weeks ago, some of the most senior loyalist paramilitary figures in Northern Ireland walked through the doors at Stormont and into a dialogue with the secretary of state.


Securities regulators yesterday won court approval to freeze the assets of a Hong Kong business and its owner, accusing them of trading in the stocks of at least a dozen companies using information they may have gained by hacking into computer networks to view forthcoming news releases.


LSU coach Nick Saban has talked to the Miami Dolphins about their vacant head coaching position. In a statement issued by LSU on Wedensday, Saban described the talks as "a preliminary conversation with the


The BBC News website and Radio 1 were among the winners at the internet's most glamorous awards night of the year.


Unblocked Gay Web Sites Help Fight Bias in the Classroom, Rights Advocates Contend

By Marc Freeman, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Dec. 15--Gay resource sites on the Internet now are just a click away for computer users at public schools.


Global stock markets face an uncertain week after the biggest sell-off in more than four years.


Rwanda warns it will intervene to prevent genocide, as more than 150 Tutsi  refugees are buried in Burundi.


Lebanon's political crisis heading for showdown

Hezbollah will take to the streets next week to try to topple the government, political sources said on Friday, in a move that would stoke tension in a country already reeling after the assassination of a minister.


The Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 42 points but it was not enough to defeat his adversary and former team-mate Shaquille O'Neal, whose Miami Heat ran out 104-102 winners after overtime in one of the most eagerly anticipated regular


A top Democratic senator on  Wednesday said lawmakers were concerned about a slide in the  value of the dollar and urged the Bush administration to step  up pressure on China to move to a more flexible exchange rate.


A half-decade later, Spector case will go on

LOS ANGELES  - The specter of Phil Spector will haunt Hollywood well into 2008.


DEFENDING TERRITORY: GW is 5-1 at home this season, while Saint Joseph's has the Atlantic 10's best road record at 7-3, with the losses at Syracuse, Creighton and Charlotte. The Colonials are trying to avoid their fifth straight loss. In their last game, a 92-67 loss at Duquesne,


Johansson Overpowers Ljubicic to Win in Marseille

Sweden's Joachim Johansson clinched  his second ATP title of the year at the Marseille Open on  Sunday, unleashing 19 aces on his way to a 7-5, 6-4 victory  over Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic.


Mayra Nieves is used to being ostracized and called names as an albino in this Caribbean community. What she fears is not being able to breathe. Nieves is among hundreds of Puerto Ricans who have a rare type of albinism that leads to a deadly lung disease.


Amid Romney's hopes and Huckabee's surge, he's the forgotten conservative in Iowa's race. But a 15-day campaign blitz is keeping the former Tennessee senator optimistic


Sudan underlined their growing strength in African football when their second-string team beat Rwanda on penalties to retain the East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup on Saturday.


Broaden access to flu shots, panel urges

A federal panel recommended Friday that anyone over 50 be allowed to get a flu shot, hoping to avoid widespread waste of the previously sought-after vaccine.


Iraq Govt Says Has Not Captured Top Saddam Aide

The most wanted Saddam Hussein aide  still on the run in Iraq, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, has not been  captured, Iraq's interior ministry said, adding that medical  checks on a man in custody showed he was not Ibrahim.


The father of a British woman jailed in Greece on suspicion of drug...

The father of a British woman jailed in Greece on suspicion of drug offences today spoke of his daughter - s four-month nightmare behind bars.


By Huang Zhiling  CHENGDU: Continued droughts have left nearly 4 million people in Southwest China's Sichuan Province short of drinking water.  Since early last month, Sichuan has witnessed a rise in rainfall.


Junior Jimmy Howard and freshman Matt Lundin combined to make 24 saves yesterday as Maine blanked New Hampshire, 3-0, in a Hockey East game before a sellout crowd of 5,641 at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine.


Evidence in Inmateâs Hand, Justice in His Sights

Convicted in a jewel heist, Napoleon Cardenas was convinced that evidence to exonerate him was buried in the flesh of his left hand.


Obesity Raises Risk for 9 Different Types of Cancer

Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but expanding waistlines increase the risk for at least nine types of cancer, too. And with the obesity epidemic showing no signs of waning, specialists say they need to better understand how fat cells fuels cancer growth so they might fight back...


Moscow court upholds fines against Yukos

The Moscow Arbitration Court on Monday upheld the tax authorities' demand that the embattled oil giant Yukos must pay nearly 1.34 billion US dollars in fines as part of a 4.1-billion-dollar claim for 2001.


Brits are finding a home away from home in RVs.


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Prayers and Tears for British Hostage in Iraq

Hundreds of Britons held a candlelit vigil on Tuesday for a hostage threatened with beheading in Iraq amid reports that his abductors had killed a second U.S. captive.


American Taylor Dent has been fined $1,500 for swearing. That came down Friday during his loss to Paul-Henri Mathieu. Olympic gold medalist Nicolas Massu has been fined $1,000 for throwing his racket during a loss at the Open.


Internet scams dominate UK card fraud losses

Displacement effect Card fraud in the UK fell three per cent from Â£439.4m in 2005 to Â£428m last year, according to figures from payment association APACS released Wednesday.â¦


CORRECTED: Market falls on recession concern but Fed cut helps

(Corrects paragraph 2 to show Exxon Mobil is largest publicly traded U.S. oil company, not worldâs largest)


Diamond group De Beers flags fall in sales

De Beers, the world's biggest diamond company, said Friday its 2007 sales fell three percent to 6.84 billion dollars (4.71 billion euros) and flagged a "high level of uncertainty" about its business this year.


Clashes in Dili as ETimor ex-PM's supporters mass outside city

Stone-throwing youths attacked refugee camps and torched homes in East Timor, raising tensions as thousands of supporters of ex-premier Mari Alkatiri waited outside the capital Dili.


She is a latecomer to the information superhighway, but 75-year-old Sigbritt Lothberg is now cruising the Internet with a dizzying speed. Lothberg's 40 gigabits-per-second fiber-optic connection in Karlstad is believed to be the fastest residential uplink in the world, Karlstad city officials said.


Calgary, 10:54 - SLITTINO, CDM: OBERSTOLZ-GRUBER SECONDI A CALGARY

Christian Oberstolz e Patrick Gruber sono giunti secondi nella terza prova di coppa del mondo di sli...


LONDON Vodafone Group, the world's largest mobile phone operator, said on Tuesday that it had doubled its six-month dividend and extended a stock buyback by Â£1 billion to increase shareholder returns after sales fell for the first time.


Since June 2003, NASA has been investigating the possibility of using a robotic spacecraft to service Hubble. Such a mission would not put the lives of astronauts in jeopardy.


Republicans urge Bush to turn attention from Iraq, Vietnam with ...

Nervous Republicans are urging President Bush to unveil a robust second-term agenda at his convention next week to shift voters' focus from the unpopular war in Iraq and other issues that are a distraction to his re-election drive.


Shares in consumer goods giant Unilever rise 4% amid rumours of a possible bid from Colgate-Palmolive.


The Seattle Seahawks placed tackle Chris Terry on injured reserve because a shoulder injury that will require surgery.


Tsunami Toll Tops 175,000, New Threat Warning

GALLE, Sri Lanka  - Asia's tsunami death toll  soared past 175,000 Monday as Sri Lanka confirmed thousands  more dead, while fears re-emerged over the safety of aid  workers in Indonesia's shattered Aceh province.


Three car bombs in central Baghdad killed at least 40 people and wounded 86 as they shopped at a fruit and vegetable market on Saturday.


UPDATE 1-FIFA bans Mutu worldwide after cocaine positive test

FIFA has extended the seven-month ban on ex-Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu for drug abuse worldwide. The Romanian international was banned by the English Football Association (FA


Before football games hit the airwaves, the broadcasters and producers study up on the teams they'll be watching. They view tapes, read articles, and memorize jersey numbers. Then, in the two days before the game, the network team sits down with coaches and players to get their takes on the game.


Early Warriors in the Fight for Racial Equality

Resistance to the Southâs elaborate system of racial segregation long predated the onset of traditionally celebrated civil-rights initiatives in 1954-55.


Milano, 20:28 - CALCIO, INTER: CON IL CAGLIARI SPAZIO AL TURN OVER

Turn over in vista nell'Inter in vista della gara di Champions League contro il Valencia. Contro il ...


NEW YORK - A day after sacking its chief executive, Marsh & McLennan (MMC) announced Tuesday it will stop accepting fees at the heart of a lawsuit by New York's attorney general accusing the world's largest insurance broker of rigging prices.


Oil Off 4 Percent as U.S. Winter Stays Mild

Oil prices slid 4 percent on Monday on  expectations that more mild U.S. weather at the start of the  New Year will limit heating oil demand.


Amburgo, 15:28 - CALCIO, GERMANIA; RAZZISMO: ASAMOAH FORSE LASCIA NAZIONALE

Il giocatore dello Schalke Gerald Asamoah sta pensando di dire addio alla maglia della Germania. Mot...


Bear Stearns posts $854 million quarterly loss

Bear Stearns Cos Inc  posted a much bigger-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday, capping a fiscal year when the fifth-largest U.S. investment bank took a beating on bad bets on risky subprime mortgages.


New Panel Established to Set Sears Island Parcel Borders

By TOM GROENING; OF THE NEWS STAFF  SEARSPORT - A new committee charged with creating borders on Sears Island between a conservation area and a parcel that could be developed into a port has formed, according to an announcement issued Friday by the Maine Department of Transportation.


Purdue students sniff manure for science

Purdue University students are making some extra cash through a project that might turn some of their classmates' stomachs Â by sniffing livestock excrement. Students earn $30 per session as they take whiffs of a variety of smells collected from barns filled with hogs, cows and chickens for odor research being conducted by Albert Heber, a Purdue professor of agricultural and biological engineering.


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ITJungle.com: ICS Finds the Sophisticated Side of PHP

On the ITJungle website, there's a new article about an award presented to Independent Computer Services for their OOP development efforts.   One of the attractions to PHP on System i is the low skills barrier to entry. Anybody who has written a lick of procedural PHP on any other platform can develop System i applications. But one of the lesser known advantages of PHP is its capability to scale up into the realm of object-oriented (OO) development to create more sophisticated applications. OO development was the basis for an award given to System i consultancy Independent Computer Services (ICS) by Zend, the company behind PHP.   The article goes on to talk about who ICS is, what they do in the technology market, why they chose PHP and what they developed to deserve the award.


The Senate pressed ahead Tuesday with a $106 billion transportation and housing bill rejecting President Bush's proposed cuts to Amtrak, housing programs and community development projects.


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


U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday,  with oil prices slipping on signs of strong supplies and Wall  Street encouraged that the Federal Reserve seemed unlikely to  accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes.


The showdown at Disney (DIS ) may not happen after all. Dissident former board members Stanley Gold and Roy Disney said on Sept. 28 that they support the board's accelerated search for a new CEO, making it


What if they put Michael Jackson on trial, and a former child star   reunion broke out?


Our food likes and dislikes may have more to do with genes than choice, UK researchers believe.


COACHES: Bengals, Marvin Lewis (2nd season, 9-12); Broncos, Mike ...

â¢ THE LAST TIME: Broncos 30, Bengals 10; Sunday, Sept. 7, 2003, at Paul Brown Stadium. The first game in the Marvin Lewis era went about as bad as it could for the new coach and his team as the Broncos jumped


GM, union talks adjourn amid signs of progress

Negotiators for the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp agreed to a break in contract talks on Monday after a marathon 16-hour bargaining session that raised expectations the union and the top U.S. automaker were nearing an agreement.


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Colgate-Palmolive, the consumer products company, said yesterday that it would close about a third of its factories and cut more than 4,400 jobs over the next four years as part


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Palestinian parliament to vote on new gov't Saturday

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas agreed on Wednesday to bring their unity government to parliament for a vote on Saturday.


Although the Sacramento Monarchs' first-round grace was gone, they still had the grit and grind they needed to stay with their biggest rivals. And then Kara Lawson and Nicole Powell provided just enough graceful moments against the Los Angeles Sparks to put the Monarchs on the verge of a return trip to the WNBA finals.


Ex-astronaut offers apologies, Huggies to 'love-rival'

Sorry for frightening you in any way Lisa Nowak, the former NASA astronaut now most famous for facing changes of attempted kidnapping, and accusations of nappy-wearing, has apologised to the woman she is accused of attacking.â¦


Ex-Wall Street Banker Sentenced in Federal Obstruction Case

rank P. Quattrone, the Wall Street banker whose pay and deals made him a vivid symbol of the 1990's technology boom, was sentenced to 18 months in prison yesterday for obstructing a government


AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq  - President George W. Bush flew to Iraq with his security chiefs on Monday to meet the U.S. commander for a final review of the war before a showdown in Congress over troop levels.


Super-sized Williams tips scales at record-equalling 270 pounds

Vitali Klitschko will make his first defence of his World Boxing Council heavyweight belt on Saturday against a beefed-up challenger Danny Williams who weighed in at a record-equalling 270 pounds (122 kg).


Gates touts software 'magic' to cut complexity

Microsoft Chief Software Architect Bill Gates said the key for simplifying system management lies in the company's Dynamic Systems Initiative, which he described as a long-term vision that needs broad industry cooperation.


Dale Earnhardt Jr., the most popular driver in Nascar, said on Wednesday he would race next season for Hendrick Motorsports, replacing Kyle Busch on the sport's leading team.


A North Carolina state judge ruled against Wal-Mart Stores in a tax shelter case involving the companyâs paying itself rent and later citing that amount as a tax deduction.


The UK inflation rate remains steady at 1.6% in January as higher food and utility bills are offset by lower petrol prices.


The Weinstein Co., one of Hollywood's largest independent filmmakers, said Thursday it expects to reach a deal with striking Hollywood writers that would allow the company to resume production.


Downing Street denies plan for Bush to visit London in February

The office of British Prime Minister Tony Blair denied newspaper reports that a plan was set for US President George W. Bush to visit Britain in February.


Suspects Detained After Holy City Attacks

Police rounded up dozens of suspects  Monday after twin suicide car bombings killed 66 people in  Iraq's Shi'ite holy cities, attacks that intensified fears of  sectarian violence during elections on Jan. 30.


Ukrainian Presidential Candidate Hospitalized With Sudden Illness

A popular Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate has been hospitalized with a sudden illness.


A Berlusconi replica: non tutti in Italia sono in vendita


English Premiership clubs donate Â£1m to the victims of the tsunami disaster, as the world of sport pledges its support.


Novartis Drug Xolair Controls Worst Asthma -Study

Novartis AG's asthma medication Xolair  effectively controlled even very severe cases of asthma,  according to results of a clinical a study released on Monday.


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UBS boss says no further capital hike needed

UBS does not need a new capital hike after Singapore helped plug a 10 billion dollar (6.8 billion euros) hole caused by the bank's exposure to the troubled US subprime home loan market, the bank's CEO Marcel Rohner said.


Wayne Gretzky, perhaps the greatest player to lace on skates, sat in front of a large gathering of reporters from many of the world's hockey-playing nations yesterday at the World Cup


WV needs more funds for gypsy moth fight

Clark Haynes is hoping for a wet spring and more money from Congress. If both fail to materialize, the assistant director for the state Department of Agriculture's forest health protection programs says next year's gypsy moth season could be the state's worst.


Bram Cohen didn't set out to upset Hollywood movie studios. But his innovative online file-sharing software, BitTorrent, has grown into a piracy problem the film industry is struggling to handle.


SpaceShipOne set to begin bid for X Prize

A team of entrepreneurs will try to blast a rocket plane into space Wednesday in the first of two flights required to win the Ansari X Prize, a $10 million award aiming to boost commercial space travel.


As the Pentagon weighs whether to put more boots on the ground, TIME examines the reasons behind the U.S.'s chronic manpower shortage


TWO bombs exploded today in two coastal towns in northwestern Spain, after a tip-off by a caller claiming to represent the Basque separatist organisation ETA, an Interior Ministry spokesman said.


Image Gallery: Office Live Small Business goes a la carte

A new version of Office Live Small Business adds new features and a new pricing scheme to Microsoft's online service.


Big set of Microsoft security patches coming Tuesday

InfoWorld - Microsoft plans to release 13 sets of security patches next Tuesday fixing critical vulnerabilities in a number of its products, including the company's new security software.


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Good weather predicted for space shuttle

Forecasters are predicting an 80 percent chance of good weather at space shuttle launch time tonight, and the fueling of the huge external tank began on time shortly before 10 a.m. EDT. The blastoff of Atlantis is scheduled for 7:38 p.m. EDT Friday on a mission to continue construction of the international space station.


Three Palestinians are killed in the West Bank city of Jenin by Israeli troops, local sources say.


"Prezzi, le banche possono fare qualcosa"

LECCE, 25 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il governatore della Banca d'Italia Antonio Fazio interviene all''inaugurazione del resturato edificio della filiale di Lecce e tocca tutti i temi caldi dell'economia, non risparmiando una stoccata nemmeno alla politica e ai


Crocker sets world record in 50 fly; Aussie Hanson wins fifth gold

Crocker set a world record in the 50-meter butterfly at the Short Course World Championships on Sunday night, earning his second gold medal in the 25-meter temporary pool.


U.S. to Cut Funds to Fix Hubble Telescope-Source

The Bush administration plans to  propose cuts in funds to fix the aging Hubble Space Telescope,  a U.S. official said on Saturday, as the head of the telescope  project said he hoped Congress would approve money for repairs.


Finanziaria, Cdm dÃ  l'ok alla relazione di Siniscalco

"Il ministro Siniscalco ha svolto una relazione sulle linee guida della prossima Finanziaria e il Consiglio dei Ministri ha preso atto condividendo i contenuti ei principi espressi dal ministro". Lo ha detto


Maliâs Farmers Discover a Weedâs Potential Power

Long used by farmers as a guard against grazing animals and erosion, a plant called jatropha is now being hailed as a potentially ideal source of biofuel.


Husband of Hostage Seeking Wife's Freedom

In his odyssey to seek freedom for Colombia's most famous hostage, Juan Carlos Lecompte has traveled to the mosquito-infested Amazon, met with dangerous criminals at a Bogota prison and shared the anguish of thousands Colombians whose loved ones have been kidnapped by rebels.


SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 15, 2004 - Oracle Corp. topped Wall Street's profit forecast, but the business software maker saw sales of its business applications software slide 36 percent with the reversal of that


$5 Million Can Buy Lots of Bull in New York

"Charging Bull," one of New York's  most recognized statues that once made a brief debut outside  the Stock Exchange, is for sale.


Dolly visits ex-duet partner in hospital

Dolly Parton visited former duet partner and longtime Opry performer Porter Wagoner in the hospital and pledged to sing with him again.


The economy nearly stalled in the first quarter with growth slowing to a pace of just 0.6 percent. That was the worst three-month showing in over four years.


Opposition tipped to win close Kenya election

Two heavyweights of Kenya's post-independence politics square off in a presidential vote on Thursday whose run-up has seen the opposition hold a small lead in opinion polls over President Mwai Kibaki.


Fallujah residents tell of reign of terror by insurgents

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Until US forces overran and pummeled it into submission over the past two weeks, Fallujah was a death zone of clandestine prisons and human slaughterhouses operated by shadowy militiamen whose reign of terror now grips other parts of


N.M. State Basketball Coach Hospitalized

New Mexico State basketball coach Lou Henson has been in the hospital for six days after coming down with what his wife described as a viral infection.


Getting back to limelight is probably causing problems to Aamir Khan. The star is reported to have receiving threatening letters.


Delta labors to avoid bankruptcy, makes some progress

With money pouring out of its jet engine exhausts, Delta Air Lines secured one union agreement, and worked toward another, which might yet allow the third largest airline delay or avoid bankruptcy.


Pakistan has successfully test fired a medium-range, nuclear-capable missile that could hit most cities in neighbouring India. Defence officials said the exercise was not intended as a message to the South Asian rival.


More Toxic Waste Released in State, County, EPA Says: 310 Million Pounds of Chemicals Went into Air, Land, Water

By Spencer Hunt, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  May 24--For the first time in six years, the state is reporting that the amount of toxic waste in Ohio is on the rise.   In Franklin County, the amount more than doubled from 2004 to 2005.


Rugby player Wigglesworth to start for England against France

Scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth is set to make his first Test start for England after being named in Brian Ashton's team for Saturday's Six Nations rugby union international away to France.


Soaring Eurotunnel shares prompt an unusual warning from the French stock market regulator.


Il marchio torinese festeggia a Milano 10 anni di passerelle


The US and Russian leaders agree to work together to resolve the Iranian nuclear crisis, after talks in the US.


For many suburbanites, life without garage door openers is unimaginable.


HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Houston Astros will try to set a franchise record for consecutive home wins and inch closer to the National League wild card lead when they wrap up a three-game set with the St.


GOP descends on very Democratic New York

In an election year with a tight, fiercely partisan race, hold the Republican convention in a city where it's never been held before, where Gore outpolled Bush 4 to 1, where Democrats


Visto will let business e-mail reach the iPhone

Blog: There aren't a lot of Visto users in the U.S., where the BlackBerry is king, but if you want secure corporate e-mail on your iPhone, they're the guys to see.


Work and Pension Secretary Peter Hain is given unanimous backing  from his local party amid the donations row.


USB Missile Launcher gets integrated spyscope webcam

Drawing a bead That hugely popular office time-waster, the USB Missile Launcher, has been upgraded again, this time with an integrated webcam and the ability to be targeted using Microsoft's MSN instant messaging app.â¦


About 3,200 Marines are being told to prepare to go to Afghanistan, military officials said Monday, in an effort to boost combat troop levels and get ready for an expected Taliban offensive this spring.


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Minister of Justice believes class-action suits will come to Finland

Foreign Ministry now fears several Finnish deaths in Asian earthquake zone It is highly likely there will be several Finnish fatalities from the effects of the tidal waves following the massive earthquake in ...


Sharapova Forced to Scrap Past Granville

The Maria Sharapova express almost  came off the rails Tuesday when she was pushed to the limit in  the U.S. Open first round by American Laura Granville.


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Iraqi PM warns Fallujah: Give up Zarqawi or face bombs

BAGHDAD, Oct 13  - Prime Minister Iyad Allawi threatened Wednesday a military assault on Fallujah if the rebel bastion does not surrender Iraq's most wanted man Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi, while the war-ravaged nation pleaded for aid at an international


Bush mentioned that he might meet Zapatero during a telephone call...

US President George W. Bush may meet Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero during an upcoming trip to Brussels, a move that could help repair relations damaged by Zapatero - s decision to pull ...


FBI Interviews Halliburton Whistleblower

FBI agents recently spent a day interviewing the Army contracting officer who raised concerns that the Pentagon improperly awarded contracts without competition to Halliburton Co., Vice President Dick Cheney's former company.


EU lawmakers demand to know location of CIA jails

STRASBOURG, France  - European lawmakers demanded   on Thursday that their governments reveal the location of   secret CIA prisons after U.S. President George Bush admitted   Washington held terrorist suspects in jails abroad.


Greek lawyers are threatening to sue the Hollywood makers of the new film Alexander the Great for depicting the king as bisexual. Oliver Stone's casting of Colin Farrell as


SOCIETY-BALKANS:   Tito's Train Backtracks Nostalgically

BELGRADE, Dec 30 (IPS) - The Tito train will remind many in the Balkans of  good old times as it resumes its run Dec. 31 after almost a  quarter of a century in the shed.


Feds launch border air patrols from northern New York

Beefed-up air patrols designed to intercept terrorists, drug smugglers and illegal aliens along the nation's northeastern border will be launched from a base commissioned Friday.


French troops sent to quell Ivory Coast unrest

ELEANOR HALL: Hundreds of French reinforcements have been sent to stop escalating violence in Ivory Coast. On the weekend, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the commercial capital Abidjan to


Prior to the preseason, the NBA instituted new rules about the amount of time each team can actively practice each day. Not including teaching, stretching, shooting, weightlifting, and film review, coaches are limited to three hours of practice per day.


Bush Aide Draws Fire with Pre-Election Speech

President Bush's national security adviser touted the president's foreign policy to a Jewish group on Monday in a speech Democrats said was as a blatant foray into Bush's re-election campaign.


China jails Hong Kong legislature candidate

HONG KONG An already heated legislative election campaign here took an unexpected turn Tuesday with an announcement by the Democratic Party that one of its candidates has been arrested in mainland China and sentenced without trial to six months in ...


Barghouti candidacy attacked by all sides

From his prison cell, Marwan Barghouti, a charismatic Palestinian figure, has overturned expectations for an easy transition of leadership to replace the late Yassir Arafat.


European stocks were higher on Monday as gains, driven by takeover speculation, offset falling oil producers as crude prices weakened.


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Genzyme has agreed to pay at least $325 million to win the hotly contested rights to a potentially powerful cholesterol-lowering drug.


Six nation talks seek N.Korea disarmament deadline

Envoys seeking to end North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions were hopeful of forging agreement on Thursday on a deadline for crippling the North's atomic facilities and exposing its trove of nuclear secrets.


Dollar's Fall Tests Nerve of Asia's Central Bankers

As the dollar has slumped this fall, many investors have started to worry that people in Asia who own U.S. stock will be tempted to pare their holdings.


Sports Briefing | College Basketball: Playerâs Killer Sentenced

The man convicted of killing Southern Californiaâs Ryan Francis was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday. Louisiana District Judge Richard Moore III also sentenced the killer, 20-year-old DeAnthony Ford, to 10 years for aggravated battery in a shooting two days before the one that killed Francis.Francis, 19, was in Baton Rouge visiting his mother when he was shot and killed while riding in a car on May 13, 2006. Francis was the starting point guard for U.S.C. his freshman year.


Microsoft, Swatch Partner on Wireless Watch

Microsoft and watch maker Swatch are offering a smart wristwatch that receives news, sports, weather and other information using Microsoft's MSN Direct broadcast technology.


Potts enjoys wild ride from penury to opera star

Just five months ago, amateur opera  singer Paul Potts was mired in debt and selling cell phones in  Britain. Now he has a hit album and is due to tour the world.


Police Use Tear Gas at Bush Inauguration

Police sprayed tear gas to disperse  demonstrators who hurled debris and tried to break through a  security fence keeping protesters away from President Bush's  inaugural parade on Thursday.


India's Tata Motors on Thursday unveiled its much anticipated $2,500 car, an ultra-cheap price tag that brings car ownership into the reach of tens of millions of people


Televangelist Tammy Fay Bakker Messner dies

Tammy Faye Bakker Messner, the televangelist who helped lead the PTL ministry before its collapse in a sex and corruption scandal, has died at age 65, her Web site reported on Saturday.


PARIGI - La Francia si scopre coinvolta in un conflitto che non ha voluto, anzi che ha condannato, opponendosi l'anno scorso, sul terreno diplomatico e dei principi, alla bellicosa America di Bush. Le disastrose


JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Police released yesterday a grainy photo taken by a security camera of a white delivery truck just before it blew up outside the Australian Embassy and said they suspect two suicide bombers in the vehicle set off the explosion, killing seven other people.


Cubs decline options on Alou, Grudzielanek

The Chicago Cubs declined an $11.5 million mutual option on the outfielder Thursday and will pay him aa $2.5 million buyout. The Cubs also declined a $2.


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Second group of doctors finds Arafat has the flu

An Israeli Arab politician said Sunday that a second group of foreign doctors has determined Palestinian president Yasser Arafat is suffering from the flu.


Why the U.S. and South Korea Don't See Eye to Eye

Analysis: Rather than help the U.S., the APEC summit showed how Pyongyang has driven a wedge between Washington and its usual ally, South Korea


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Taser insiders sold $68 million of stock in a week

Taser International Inc.'s chairman, two co-founders and five other insiders sold more than $68 million of their stock between Nov. 5 and Nov. 11, regulatory filings show.


Out with old, in with new as Cher sheds Gothic

Fashion icon and award-winning singer   and actress Cher is clearing her Malibu home of its Gothic   contents and reshaping her life in a giant garage sale.


U.S. to address differences over Iraq force levels

Under pressure to withdraw troops from Iraq, the White House this week will try to iron out differences among top U.S. officials over how large a force the U.S. military can sustain into next year, a key Republican senator said on Sunday.


Bomb kills 11 in Baghdad's Sadr City: hospital

A bomb killed 11 people and wounded 23 others in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood on Wednesday, hospital sources said.


A former Enron assistant treasurer has pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to the energy firm's collapse and agreed to co-operate with prosecutors.


British Black Watch troops in central Iraq come under rocket attack for the second time in 24 hours.


The royal family of the Gulf kingdom of Qatar raises its stake in supermarket group Sainsbury's to 25%.


Els maintains two-shot lead at WGC-American Express

Ernie Els was up to the challenge against one European Ryder Cup hero Saturday but will have to fend off three more of them in the final round of the WGC-American Express Championship.


Jurors fail to reach verdicts on two 21/7 defendants

Trial judge discharges jury during eighth day of deliberations at Woolwich crown court.


The French foreign minister was expected Sunday to begin negotiations for the release of two journalists taken hostage in Iraq. President Jacques Chirac confirmed Sunday he


A 2.37-minute clip of a sexual act shot by a New Delhi teenager along with his classmate has unleashed a serious debate over India's cyber laws, and the arrest of eBay's India unit


Atkins diet weight loss doesn't last - study

LONDON - More than 45 million copies of the books have been sold and everyone seems to be on it, but researchers say that Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets do not help people stay slim.


The mocked-up handsets had a distinctly BlackBerry-like look, but the ARM9 processor technology inside them is actually used on lower-end, mass-market handsets.


Surge in support for Scottish independence: poll

Support for an independent Scotland has risen by five percent in the last three months, according to the findings of a poll published by the Sunday Herald newspaper.


Scientists believe a faulty battery may have led to the high-speed crash to Earth of Nasa's Genesis space capsule.


Italian Player Is Barred for Betting on Matches

The Italian tennis player Giorgio Galimberti was suspended for 100 days and fined $35,000 Monday for betting on matches.


UN panel probing genocide arrives in Sudan

A UN-appointed panel has reached Sudan to determine whether genocide has taken place in the western region of Darfur. The United States has alleged that genocide occurred in Darfur but the Sudanese government


The Friends star moves out of the mansion shared with Brad Pitt.


Jazz Guitarist George Benson Goes Hip-Hop

Nearly 30 years after he burst into  the pop mainstream with his smash hit "This Masquerade,"  singer-guitarist George Benson is reaching out to a new  generation of fans with his first studio album in four years,  and he has gone hip-hop.


Spending Bills Still Stuffed With Earmarks

Twice in the past two years, Alaska lawmakers lost congressional earmarks to build two "bridges to nowhere" costing hundreds of millions of dollars after Congress was embarrassed by public complaints over the pet projects hidden in annual spending bills.


FBI Agent Said to Warn MLB About Steroids

An FBI agent says federal investigators warned Major League Baseball about 10 years ago that some of its players were using steroids, but baseball executives failed to act on the information, the Daily News reported.


Blast at Russian mine kills 13 in industry's latest disaster

MOSCOW : A blast at a Siberian mine killed 13 men in the latest disaster to strike Russia's accident-prone industry that has been chronically short of funds following the Soviet collapse.


Anti-Clotting Drug Helps Infants With Heart Ills

TUESDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Small doses of the anti-clotting drug clopidogrel (Plavix) can benefit children under age 2 with heart problems, a new study says.


Alistair Darling tells the FT he plans to give the Financial Services Authority more power over banks.


Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, right, gets a pass away from his brother, Cam, during a weekend game of touch football in Boston.


Oil prices stabilise near $58 a barrel, influenced by warm US weather and Canadian refinery troubles.


BRUSSELS: The United States sees no reason to offer Iran incentives to ensure its nuclear programme remains peaceful, a US government official said on Tuesday.


Britney Spears avoided a criminal hit-and-run trial by paying for damages in a fender-bender but still faces a charge of driving without a license, a court commissioner ruled Thursday.


ISRAELI PRIME Minister Ariel Sharon succeeded this week in taking an important step toward the removal of Israeli settlements and soldiers from the Gaza Strip -- only to be overshadowed by the potentially grave illness of his old nemesis.


MNF skit reveals all â about hypocrites galore

Nicollette Sheridan's towel fell to the floor and Terrell Owens said he'd rather frolic between the sheets with the actress than play football with his teammates.


Cravatte firmate Ferragamo per George, borsa Tod's per Laura


Overweight children three to five times more likely to suffer ...

Todayâs warning by the World Health Organization and the World Heart Federation is more sad news for overweight kids. Worldwide, the WHO says, there are 18 million overweight children under the age of five


Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez refers to President George W Bush as "the devil" in a speech at the UN.


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