Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders hiding in Pakistan: US official

Al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders Osama bin Laden and Mullah Mohammad Omar are hiding in Pakistan with their top commanders, a senior US administration official says -- a charge vehemently denied by Pakistani officials.


Local Search: Missing Pieces Falling into Place

Some pundits claim that the paid search market has peaked, but new research tells a different story, suggesting that local search is emerging as an important and powerful driver for the paid search market.


Roma, 19:32 - CALCIO, VIOLENZA; PETRUCCI: CONI PREPARERA' CORPO STEWART

Il Coni metterà a disposizione le sue strutture e i fondi per "preparare un corpo di steward...


Fire crews and community leaders are taking part in events to mark the first anniversary of the Buncefield explosion.


When work deadlines loom or the pressure of office life is turned up a notch itâs not uncommon for many of us to sit at our desks and stare at our computer screens for hours at a time without a break.


Rolen's slump-buster helps Cardinals win Game 1

The Cardinals twice rallied from a two-run deficit in their 10-7 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the National League championship series on Wednesday night.


CHICAGO, Sept. 6 -- Former governor George H. Ryan, who won global attention for emptying Illinois's death row, was sentenced to 6 1/2  years in prison Wednesday for a decade of tawdry corruption and official lies that he minimized to the end.


Factory Orders Climb 0.6 Percent in Dec.

Orders to U.S. factories for durable goods, helped by strong demand for communications equipment, rose a solid 0.6 percent in December, capping off a year in which demand for big-ticket manufactured goods rose at the fastest clip in a decade.


Latin American banana producers reject EU plans to increase tariffs.


Two million take part in all-night cultural festival in Rome

Two million people massed in the streets of Rome and in its monuments and museums overnight, celebrating the Italian capital's second annual all-night cultural extravaganza, the mayor said.


Cgia denuncia, ultimi nell'Ue, costi alti e bassa efficienza


They have never met in a professional tennis match, though they've faced each other dozens of times. Let's just say that Lleyton Hewitt and Joachim Johansson have family ties.


China says its eastern provinces and Shanghai face more power shortages this winter and spring.


Cardiff, 15:48 - RUGBY, MONDIALI; GALLES: PARKER KO, FERMATO 2 SETTIMANE

Il tre quarti-centro della nazionale gallese Sonny Parker dovrà star femo due settimane a cau...


Some law students may daydream about taking a case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, but Benjamin Wallfisch doesn't have time to let his imagination wander.


The Genesis sample-return capsule hits the ground at high speed after its drogue parachute fails to open.


Potrebbe essere capitale impero Srivijaya di mille anni fa


How severe stress is taking a toll on U.S. troops in Iraq -- and what Washington is doing about it


E su terrorismo, 'Serve risposta, anche l'Italia e' esposta'


Bad Publicity Closes Doors At Produce Supplier

WHEELING, W.Va. -- A produce company cleared in a salmonella outbreak over the summer in Pennsylvania said it's been forced to close because of bad publicity.


The world thought Bush must have a more sophisticated side if he had chosen Powell to manage diplomacy. Now Powell has gone, and his replacement Condoleezza Rice's feel for the broader issues is in question.


Tour operators throughout Europe on Monday canceled trips to Asian vacation destinations devastated by massive tidal waves from the huge earthquake in the Indian Ocean.


Forget "Fahrenheit 9/11." "Team America: World Police" is easily the most riveting political satire of the year, if not the most entertaining, silliest and dirtiest.


"Showtime" for Apple Computer could spotlight movie iPod

Apple Computer will pull back the curtain Tuesday on new offerings that industry-trackers believe will include delivering films to upgraded iPod MP3 players.


London, England (Sports Network) - Charlton continued its strong play at home by coming from behind to tie Newcastle Sunday, 1-1. Alan Curbishley's team is now unbeaten at The Valley in five matches this season, winning three times.


French Socialist vote bodes well for EU constitution: British press

The vote by French Socialists to back the EU constitution bodes well for its ratification, even though the outcome of a referendum in 2005 is still uncertain, major British newspapers said Friday.


Genova, 16:41 - CALCIO, GENOA; BOVO: VORREI RESTARE A LUNGO

Genoa come tappa per tornare in nazionale. Questo l'intento di Cesare Bovo, presentato oggi dal club...


Onondaga County Health Department Adds Flu Clinic

Six hundred extra doses of flu vaccine has allowed the Onondaga Health Department to add a fourth flu shot clinic to their schedule, on December 2 nd .


McLaren plans appeal to sustain Hamilton Formula One title dream

The McLaren Mercedes-Benz Formula One team said Sunday night it was ready to appeal a stewards decision at the Brazilian Grand Prix, keeping alive Briton Lewis HamiltonÃÂÃÂs F1 title dream.


Many large corporations paid no federal corporate income taxes during at least one of the last three years. Many others -- including two of Indiana's largest companies -- were


Barack Obama listened intently Wednesday as 65-year-old Sandra Burt poured out her troubles, a recent retiree and her husband without the money to cover a $2,900 monthly drug bill or even a full load of kerosene for heat.


Literally putting a face on technology could improve our interaction with hi-tech gadgets.


Oilfield attacked in Nigeria's restive south

Gunmen attacked an oilfield on Sunday in Nigeria's southern Bayelsa State being guarded by soldiers after nine militants were killed by the army in the same area recently, an official said.


Hollywood star Paul Newman, whose career spanned five decades, says he has retired from stage and screen.


Citi to keep research firm FRC after buying Bisys

Citigroup Inc.  will keep Bisys Group Inc.'s  unit, Financial Research Corp. (FRC), when it buys the financial services provider, a Citi official said on Friday.


Torrential rain and devastating winds plunged much of Florida into misery yesterday as Hurricane Frances inched its way across the peninsula.


American private money influenced Ukrainian election?

According to a guest in John Bachelorâs WABC 77 Talk radio show, American private money may have tried to buy the Ukrainian election and influenced the final outcome.


Scientists say a system is needed to monitor the spread of a potentially fatal form of drug-resistant E.coli.


Liberal Senator Terry Mercer is urging the federal government to get more serious about considering the idea of establishing a national pharmacare program which provincial premiers have been calling for.


Cagliari, 19:03 - CALCIO, PALERMO; COLANTUONO:  A CAGLIARI SARA' DURA

Dopo avere superato il primo ostacolo europeo (vincendo il match d'andata di Uefa contro i cechi del...


At Sallie Mae, a Rejection and a Downward Forecast

The parent company of Sallie Mae, the student lender, cut its profit forecast for 2008 on Wednesday and said that its offer to strike a new deal with a group of investors had been rejected.


"Christine" gets full pickup for Season 2

LOS ANGELES  - CBS has given a full-season order to its Emmy-winning comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine."


WASHINGTON Sept. 1, 2004 - Secretary of State Colin Powell said the United States wants UN sanctions imposed on Iran after the Bush administration concluded the country is on the verge of enriching enough uranium for four nuclear weapons.


Hawaii is one of only three states that has not gotten any confirmed cases of West Nile Virus, but that might be about to change. State officials ordered crews to spray for mosquitoes at Kahului International


Online retailer Amazon.com Inc.  on Monday said it set a one-day selling record this year and logged its busiest holiday shopping season in its 10 years.


Andre Agassi no longer has to worry about a rematch with Lleyton Hewitt. The top-seeded Agassi was eliminated in straight sets in the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Saturday by unseeded Gilles Muller. The 21-year-old left-hander from Luxembourg ousted Agassi 6-4, 7-5 and advanced to play the No. 2-seeded Hewitt for the championship on Sunday. Hewitt advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Robby Ginepri, the fourth-seeded player.


Our troops will join EU's Africa peace force, says Blair

British troops will be sent to Africa on emergency peacekeeping missions as part of a 10,000-strong European Union force. They will serve as members of "rapidly-deployable


Giuliani slams Bill Clinton on terrorism

Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Tuesday accused former President Clinton of not responding forcefully enough to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing or later terrorist attacks.


After a stroke, the brain tries to reorganize itself.  However, sometimes this process goes awry, leaving one woman to feel sounds on her skin.


Chinese chipmaker licenses IBM's 45nm tech

IBM has licensed technology for making 45-nanometer chips to Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation.


Nigeria's Senate says it is considering penalties against a unit of Shell for refusing to pay a $1.5bn pollution order.


SAP hopes partnership helps ring up sales

SAP America and ADP are partnering to add HR and payroll services to SAP's Business One software for small companies.


Blog: It's not quite following in Prince's footsteps, but Bruce Springsteen is trying to build excitement for his new album by giving the single away.


Swiss cheese IM client menaced by umpteenth zero day bug Trouble came in pairs for instant messenger users this week with the disclosure of unpatched flaws in chat software from both AOL and Yahoo!â¦


"There must be a significant reduction in geopolitical tensions" in order for oil prices to stabilize, says OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro.


Phil Spector indicted for actor's murder

Record producer Phil Spector pleaded not guilty to murder yesterday and lambasted prosecutors as "Hitler-like" after he was indicted in connection with the death of an actor in his home last year.


The trend doesn't seem to be working with Citi Trends at the moment.


Catania, 21:25 - CALCIO, CATANIA: INGAGGIATI VISONE E FALCONIERI

Il Catania ha ufficializzato oggi l'ingaggo del centrocampista Fabio Visone, proveniente dalla Sambe...


Michael Owen has reassured Sven-Goran Eriksson that he will be fit to face Wales in Saturday's World Cup qualifier - if selected.


Iraqis look on as a passing US military humvee stirs up the dust, as they wait on the city limits to be allowed to enter Fallujah Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004, as the first of the town's 300,000 residents who fled


Republicans set to announce terrorism trial deal

The White House and Senate   Republicans on Thursday were reviewing a tentative deal on   legislation setting out rules for interrogating and trying   foreign terrorism suspects, and an announcement was expected   shortly.


Even with bogeys on two of his final three holes yesterday, Frank Vana Jr. is poised to win the State Mid-Amateur title for the eighth time, taking a three-shot lead into today's third and final round at Cohasset Golf Club.


Sergey, Larry, and Eric Plan to Sell Some Stock

Michael Liedtke at the AP reports that Sergey Brin, Larry Page and Eric Schmidt plan to sell some shares of GOOG. The co-founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, each plan to sell as many as 7.2 million


The European Commission fines Spain's Telefonica for stifling competition in the broadband market.


Sweeping Freedom Proposal Could Pit US, Partners

President Bush has made a sweeping  promise to stand with oppressed people if they challenge  tyrannical leaders, an ambitious goal that may put the United  States at odds with some of its anti-terrorism allies who lack  popular support.


Exelon to Create Nation's Largest Utility Holding Company

Exelon Corporation reached an agreement to aquire P.S.E.&G., the New Jersey utility, for about $12 billion in stock.


CERRO PELON, Mexico -- High on a remote mountaintop, Alfredo Cruz Colin gazed at a panorama of giant pines and firs where millions of orange and black monarch butterflies spend the winter after flying as far as 2,000 miles from Canada and the United States. He saw two things: one of North America's...


Washington, Nov. 6: In the jockeying for power in the second administration of President George W. Bush, his former ambassador to India, Robert D. Blackwill, has lost out and is quitting the government.


No. 17 Vanderbilt Holds Off Auburn 73-67

Carla Thomas had 32 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 17 Vanderbilt to a 73-67 victory Thursday night over Auburn in the Southeastern Conference opener for both.


Great Britain book their place in the Tri-Nations final with victory over Australia.


Colombian Drug Kingpin Transported to U.S.

A founder of a Colombian drug cartel that became the world's chief supplier of cocaine in the 1990s was transported to a Florida jail Saturday after being extradited from Colombia.


A Start-Up Says It Can Predict Othersâ Fate

Two former Oxford University students are getting attention in Silicon Valley for developing technology that automates aspects of the venture capital decision-making process.


Economic Scene: Democrats: More Than Health Care

A look at the policies of Senators Clinton and Obama, reveals that the candidates have actually laid out two competing economic philosophies. The fight over health insurance is just one part of their disagreement.


EDITORIAL: An Arctic Blast From the Past

By Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Mar. 2--Get out the cameras today, 'cause this blizzard is one for the  photo albums, if not the record books.   Once upon a time, North Dakota and Minnesota would get hit by snowfalls  like this one a couple of times a winter, at least.


Teachers are told they cannot spend more than 38 hours a year covering for sick colleagues.


Defending the war in Iraq as "right for America," President Bush (website - news - bio) on Monday blasted back at Democrat John Kerry (website - news - bio) 's criticism that Iraq was the "wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time.


PATTO STABILITA': BERLUSCONI, 3% NON SI TOCCA

(AGI) - Roma. 22 dic - Il tetto del 3% del rapporto deficit/pil "non si tocca". Lo ha ribadito il presidente del Consiglio, Silvio Berlusconi, entrando al palazzo delle Poste di piazza san Silvestro. "Io dico


Baseball Votes to Put Team in Washington

WASHINGTON - It was more pep rally than news conference, with the mayor and city officials wearing red Washington Senators caps, the ones with the curly "W" on the front.   "After 30 years of waiting and waiting and waiting," said Mayor Anthony Williams, adding dramatic pauses for emphasis, "and lots of hard work and more than a few prayers, there will be baseball in Washington in 2005!"   Baseball returned to the nation's capital for the first time in 33 years Wednesday, with an announcement from Major League Baseball that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington next season...


Russia optimistic but wants changes in Iran text

Russia produced amendments on Wednesday to a draft European resolution imposing sanctions on Iran for its nuclear ambitions but said none appeared to block any final agreement.


North Korean leader's wayward son back home: report

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's eldest son has returned to Pyongyang after living overseas and taken up a post at the ruling Workers' Party, possibly signaling a shift in succession plans, a news report said on Monday.


Star christening for Posh and Becks boys

World known stars, including British singer Elton John attended the bright christening of David and Victoria Beckham's boys Brooklyn and Romeo.


Bruce Arena pushed the right buttons in the United States national team's last match, against Jamaica in Kingston Aug. 18. Brian Ching and Cobi Jones entered the match with the US trailing in the second half, then combined for the tying goal, which could go far in advancing the team to the next round of qualifying for the 2006 World ...


Lawmakers OK minor easing of drug import ban

Americans would be allowed to carry   into the United States small quantities of prescription drugs   they buy in Canada under a tentative deal approved by   congressional negotiators.


England opener Marcus Trescothick asks not to be selected for next month's ICC Champions Trophy, say reports.


Democrats duck and weave in online 'debate'

Democratic 2008 presidential hopefuls parried unusual questions about flatulent cows and "spoiled brat" voters, as well as Iraq and health care, in the first exclusively online campaign "debate."


It's baaaaack: WGA reappears on XP by design, Microsoft says

Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Notifications, which was updated last month, cannot be permanently removed from the Windows Update list as a potential download, a Microsoft official said.


A court Thursday convicted a former fisheries official on charges of taking a $3.7 million bribe to allocate fishing quotas to a businessman, news reports said.


'Speravamo in una Finanziaria con piu' coraggio'


Venice Film Fest to Become Hollywood on the Lido

Hollywood has packed its bags and headed for the Venice Film Festival, where a whopping 20 American films will be screened and dozens of the hottest stars are set to inject glamour into the arthouse competition.


AllofMP3.com hires violinists to underscore plight

'We're fighting the good fight here' Allofmp3.com pulled out its hired violins today to woo the press with a sad song about a hard done-by web site just trying to make its way in a temporarily legal world.â¦


Jelinek says Nobel prize may ruin her privacy

Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek is afraid that winning the Nobel Prize for Literature will turn her into something she never wanted to be -- a celebrity.


Obama got start in civil rights practice

Attorney Judson Miner called Harvard to offer a job to a graduating student named Barack Obama and didn't expect to be showered with gratitude. Still, he wasn't expecting the reception he got.


An explosion ripped through a train station at Lutxana in Spain's Basque region in the early hours of Monday, blowing out doors and windows but injuring no one, police said.


PENSACOLA, Fla.  - Hurricane Ivan slammed into the  U.S. Gulf coast on Thursday with furious winds and flooding,  ripping roofs off homes and hotels, washing out bridges,  downing power lines and spawning tornadoes that killed seven  people.


We can still qualify, insist Liverpool, Deportivo bosses

Liverpool and Deportivo La Coruna can still qualify for the second stage of the Champions League, the clubs' bosses insisted after seeing their sides battle out an entertaining 0-0 draw here.


WASHINGTON - President Bush has a double-digit lead in one new national poll, but he's tied with Democrat John Kerry in another. Both campaigns say their own polling has the race close, with Bush's people seeing a slight lead for the president...


Cheney Willing to Testify at Libby Trial

Vice President Cheney is willing to testify in the perjury and obstruction-of-justice trial of his former chief of staff that is scheduled to begin next month, according to defense lawyers and sources familiar with his plans.


Jaw transplant allows man to chew after nine years

A man has been able to savour his first proper meal in nine years after surgeons successfully created and transplanted a jawbone for him.


A Biographical Behemoth Is Ready to Bend Shelves

Filling 60 volumes, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography includes 54,922 essays on the worthies and the wastrels of British history.


Bending, Posing and Teaching Beyond the Mat

A small but growing number of yoga practitioners are reaching out to the homeless, to prisons and to troubled youth.


Ricky Ponting is modest about hitting his 33rd Test century for Australia on day three  of the second Ashes Test.


Indagine su imprese, al Sud in alcuni comuni non c'e'


In College, You Can Go Home Again and Again

The empty nest isnât what many parents expected it would be when their children left for college. Many students seem to be home almost as much as theyâre away.


A frog with fluorescent purple markings and 12 kinds of dung beetles were among two dozen new species discovered in the remote plateaus of eastern Suriname, scientists said Monday.


Bacon triptych set to sizzle British art world: auctioneers

A three-canvas painting by the figurative artist Francis Bacon is to be auctioned in London next month, where experts estimate it will break the record for the sale of any British or Irish work.


Government condemns surprise strike action over pay as 'illegal'.


Smoking in pubs, restaurants and the office is expected to be banned later thanks to new Government plans to improve the nation's health.


Il "Post-och Inrikes Tidningar" ha iniziato le pubblicazioni nel lontano 1645Il direttore: "Una scelta difficile, ma avevamo bisogno di attirare piÃ¹ lettori"                                            Va online il giornale piÃ¹ antico del mondo Le rotative si sono fermate all'inizio del 2007                                                                                Ma l'editore assicura: "Stamperemo tre copie per tenere viva la tradizione"di DANIELE SEMERARO


The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with small business tax cuts and limits on corporate pay that could complicate its path to become law.


Hurricane Felix strengthened into a dangerous Category 5 storm Sunday as it entered the open waters of the Caribbean Sea after toppling trees and flooding some homes on a cluster of Dutch islands.


Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, the nation's only African-American governor, wants a president with courage, backbone and humility.


California sues carmakers over global warming

California sued six of the   world's largest automakers over global warming on Wednesday,   charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have caused   billions of dollars in damages.


Lewis Hamilton eyes McLaren Formula One top spot

Lewis Hamilton insists last year's spying scandal and the heavy hand of McLaren team politics have been consigned to history as he takes aim at the 2008 Formula One world title.


Googleâs top minds offer a peek inside the ever-changing algorithm that provides search results for half a billion users.


Along with a brewing Shi'a civil war,  officials in Diwaniyah are seeing an influx of al-Qaeda and Sunni insurgent elements


AMERICA/PERÃ - ÂEÂ necessaria molta evangelizzazione, far conoscere Cristo e la bellezza della vita cristianaÂ afferma il Vescovo Prelato di Juli ad un anno dal suo insediamento in una delle zone piÃ¹ povere del PerÃ¹, abitata da aymara e quechua, conosciuta come Âla Roma delle AndeÂ Juli (Agenzia Fides) - La Prelatura Apostolica di Juli, situata nella zona meridionale del PerÃ¹, ha 510 mila abitanti, dei quali il 95% di etnia aymara ed il 5% quechua. Ã considerata Âla Roma delle AndeÂ, perchÃ© ha 4 chiese con la stessa denominazio...


Some of the biggest names in entertainment started off with very little. Psychologists say there's a connection.


Report: US not prepared for bioterror crisis

The nation's public health system remains woefully unprepared to respond to a crisis, despite repeated government warnings about the possibility of bioterrorism or another health


Vick set to plead guilty over dogfighting charges

RICHMOND, Virginia  - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, whose fall from grace has been one of the most sudden in U.S. sport, will formally plead guilty Monday in a dogfighting case almost certain to wreck his football career.


Oggi incontra Ahmadinejad, Finanziaria entro fine mese


Blair visits the Palestinian territories

The British prime minister Tony Blair continued his tour in the Palestinian territories after his meeting with the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon.


PARIS (SportsTicker) - Formula One was thrown into chaos on Friday with the news of Jaguar's decision to pull out of the sport.


Questione sia discussa nell'ambito del Consiglio Nato-Russia


The US authorities have begun a major relief operation as south-eastern states continue to assess Hurricane Ivan's deadly impact.


- AFC Enterprises Inc.  said Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Keymer resigned, effective March 30, for personal reasons.


Bonds' trainer faces 2nd term behind bars

Barry Bonds' personal trainer could be headed back to prison if he refuses to cooperate with the grand jury investigating his childhood friend for perjury and tax evasion.


Moderate Earthquake Shakes Western Japan

A moderate earthquake shook western Japan on Tuesday, two days after over 40 people were injured when two strong quakes hit the region.


The top three teams in college football are: 1. USC, 2. LSU, 3. Oklahoma. And you can throw in Florida and you won't get many complaints.


Pirates of the Caribbean star Orlando Bloom reveals he is to appear in a play in London's West End in July.


European and Asian leaders pledged Monday to set new carbon dioxide emissions targets that go beyond those now set for 2012 under the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol. But they set no firm targets now, bowing to Asian reluctance to do so.


Nokia third quarter profits surged outstripping analyst expectations, boosting the company's share of the global phone market to almost 40 per cent.


Economy More Sluggish Than First Thought

WASHINGTON Aug. 27, 2004 - Weighed down by high energy prices, the economy was even more sluggish than initially believed during the second quarter.


Appeals Panel Hears Arguments in Leak Inquiry

A three-judge panel heard arguments on whether two journalists should be jailed for refusing to name their confidential sources to a grand jury, and it seemed to reject their main argument, based on the First Amendment.


Witness identifies 11 accused in Gujarat riot case

A Muslim witness identified 11 men accused of killing 14 people during riots in 2002 in a high-profile retrial seen as key to delivering justice for  victims of the country's worst religious violence in a decade.


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WASHINGTON - Fraud is running rampant in the nation's mortgage industry, with nearly three times as many reports of suspicious activity so far this year compared with 2001, a top FBI official said Friday.   "It has the potential to be an epidemic," said Chris Swecker, FBI assistant director for criminal investigations...


Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday, saying he hoped the award would inspire "bold initiatives" to fight poverty and eradicate the root causes of terrorism.


Nikhil Diwvedi had apparently been almost ousted from his debut film My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves when a corporate house that director E. Niwas approached to produce the film insisted on signing Viveik Oberoi.


Finding the gently used car of your dreams.


Asian stocks plunged Wednesday and European shares opened sharply lower after Wall Street chalked its second-biggest point drop in four years and rattled already nervous markets worldwide.


Citi says UBS may need up to $18 billion in writedowns

Citigroup said in a research note that  UBS  could face up to 20 billion Swiss francs ($18.10  billion) in new writedowns in 2008 after revealing it has $80  billion in exposures to subprime loans and other debt.


Egypt's ambassador to Somalia Saeed Mosry is freed by the authorities in Somali's Puntland region after five days' captivity.


Marat Safin ended Andre Agassi's hopes of a title repeat when he sent the second seed crashing to defeat in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters yesterday.


Lifting of curse creates dilemma for Boston marketers

BOSTON - Unbelievable as it may seem, not everyone in New England is thrilled about the Red Sox winning the World Series. Retailers of everything from T-shirts to ice cream and cookies had been making money


(Rochester, NY) 11/11/04 - The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign needs your help once again, but you won't find them everywhere they were last year.


'La partecipazione ha dato ottimo risultato, non si tocca'


About 200,000 people attend a free concert by Elton John in Kiev aimed at tackling Ukraine's soaring HIV problem.


German firms are happy with the current economic climate, but less confident about the future, a survey says.


Sending people to the moon and Mars is no longer just President Bush's vision. It's officially the United States' new mission in space.


Hollywood writers and the studios they work for are trying again to make a deal that will end the nearly three-month strike crippling the entertainment industry.


Michael Vick's plea agreement and Roger Goodell's decision yesterday to suspend the Atlanta quarterback indefinitely add up to this: It's better than 50-50 that Vick will never play in the NFL again.


When a High-Definition Picture Is Too Good to Believe, See How It Handles This Test Disc

One way to check the quality of a high-definition television before you buy it is to bring an HQV Benchmark disc to the store with you.


Security Concerns Shelve MSN Messenger 7

Beta testers find flaws in a new feature of the instant messaging app.


Baghdad Rally for Kidnapped Margaret Hassan

About 200 colleagues of kidnapped aid worker Margaret Hassan, who went missing a week ago today, gathered at a rally in Baghdad to demand her release.


Londra, 17:11 - CALCIO, WORLD SOCCER: CANNAVARO PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Il prestigioso magazine inglese 'World Soccer' ha assegna a Fabio Cannavaro, già vincitore de...


New York, 09:32 - BASKET, NBA: BARGNANI 14 PUNTI, BELINELLI SPETTATORE

C'è anche il contributo importante di Andrea Bargnani nella vittoria dei Toronto Raptors sui ...


Two Suspended for Gambling on Tennis Matches

The A.T.P. suspended Italians Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali on Saturday for making bets â some as little as $7 â on tennis matches involving other players.


Tight security is in place to protect the identity of a witness in the trial of the alleged 21 July bomb plotters.


The crisis over Ukraine's disputed presidential election intensified Sunday, as a key eastern province called a referendum on autonomy and the opposition demanded the current president fire his prime minister, the official winner of last week's vote that has bitterly divided this former Soviet republic.


United form leaves Brown, Silvestre out in the cold

The blossoming partnership of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic has under-pinned Manchester United's best start to a Premiership campaign this season.


Working Western contracts in India isn't enough. Now they're outsourcing too.


CSFB May Cut Costs by Merging Units, Shedding Jobs, People Say

Credit Suisse First Boston, the securities arm of Switzerland's second-biggest bank, plans to cut costs by combining some units and eliminating jobs, people familiar with the matter said.


Mansour Dadullah intervistato quattro giorni fa in Pakistan


Malaysia, Thailand open bridge on restive border

BUKIT BUNGA, Malaysia  - Thailand and Malaysia opened a bridge over their restive border on Friday, a new artery for commerce between relatively prosperous Malaysia and poor Muslim communities on the other side.


New Palm Centro from AT&T has touch screen, keyboard

Palm announced a new, lightweight, inexpensive smart phone that has both a keyboard and a touch screen.


PHP Magazine: Blogging Live from The Conf Floor

Just as a reminder, you can keep up with the action going on at the International PHP Conference and MySQL ComCon via the blogging going on over at the PHP Magazine coverage blog.


Bush to announce relocation plans for up to 70,000 troops

President Bush this week will announce plans to pull up to 70,000 U.S. troops out of Europe and Asia as part of a massive overhaul of U.S. forces overseas, according to a White House official.


British soldiers die in helicopter crash

Six British soldiers were killed yesterday when a military helicopter crashed in the Czech Republic after appearing to clip a power line during a training exercise.


Former NFL Star Reggie White Dead at Age 43

Former NFL all-time sacks leader Reggie White has died at the age of 43. White, a defensive lineman who retired in 2000 after 15 years in the NFL, suffered a massive heart attack at his


Elisabeth KÃ¼bler-Ross, 78, Dies; Psychialtrist Revolutionized ...

r. Elisabeth KÃ¼bler-Ross, the psychiatrist whose pioneering work with terminally ill patients helped to revolutionize attitudes toward the care of the dying, died Tuesday at her home in Scottsdale, Ariz.


Poll: More Believe Bush Behind Attack Ads

Americans increasingly believe President Bush's re-election campaign is behind the ads attacking Democrat John Kerry's Vietnam experience, a poll found.


Action halted after eight-hour talks but commuters face further rush hour misery this morning.


The Georgian governmental delegation, head by Zurab Zhvania, the...

The Georgian governmental delegation, head by Zurab Zhvania, the Prime Minister of Georgia, today leaves for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the three-day working visit.


Samarra sees repeated attacks, British defense minister visits ...

Insurgents launched a string of assaults around the city of Samarra on Wednesday, trading gunfire with US forces, attacking a US convoy


Ayinde Ubaka scored 8 of his career-high 29 points in overtime and California stunned fourth-ranked UCLA, 76-69, in the Pac-10 tournament quarterfinals last night in Los Angeles. Ryan Anderson added 18 points for the eighth-seeded Bears (16-16), who gave up a 16-point first-half lead.


A youth who stabbed a jogger in a north London park and attacked another teenager, is jailed for life.


Amitabh Bachchan, who calls Rajnikanth the true emperor of Indian cinema, admires the Tamil superstar for his


Spector jury resumes deliberations in LA

As jurors returned to deliberations in Phil Spector's murder trial Monday, the record producer's defense filed a motion asking the judge to give the panel more guidance to clarify controversial new instructions he issued last week to help break a deadlock.


David Blunkett  says measures to beat terrorism could include special anti-terror courts and phone-taping.


West Brom names former star player Bryan Robson manager

Bryan Robson is returning to West Bromwich Albion after a 23-year absence. Robson left West Brom in 1981 as one of England's top players to join Manchester United.


Canada renews plan to decriminalise pot possession

Canada's Liberal government has reintroduced legislation to decriminalise the possession of small amounts of marijuana, drawing criticism that this could prompt a clampdown at the US border.


Jobs up 51,000 in September, below expectations

U.S. employers added just 51,000 jobs in September, far below market expectations, according to a government report on Friday that showed weakness in construction, manufacturing and retail.


Let those big-spending spectators or TV types gripe about Justine Henin's lopsided Grand Slam final victories. She'll take 'em. Every last one. Capping a dominant run, the top-seeded Henin overwhelmed No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1, 6-3 Saturday night to win her second U.S. Open title and seventh major championship overall.


Reports show jump in distillates, including heating oil

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Crude futures closed under $46 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since late September and heating-oil and unleaded gasoline prices dropped more than 6 percent following an across-the-board climb in US petroleum inventories.


FRIDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDayNews) -- A single-dose epidural injection called DepoDur is safe and effective in treating postoperative pain, according to two clinical trials.


Indians start series with win over Cards

Cliff Lee kept his interleague record perfect and the Cleveland Indians snapped a long streak of losing series openers.


Spears custody hearing begins without pop star

Britney Spears failed to appear in  court on Monday at the start of a hearing in her bitter child  custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline under a crush of  frenzied media coverage.


Sir Clive Woodward unveils a 26-strong coaching and management team for the Lions tour.


France confirms two nationals killed in Asian tsunamis

French authorities confirmed Sunday that two French nationals died in the tsunami that struck southernAsia earlier on Sunday.


Jackson Gets Permission to Make TV Statement

The judge in the Michael Jackson  child molestation case has given the star permission to make a  televised statement responding to leaks of potentially damaging  grand jury testimony given by his teen-age boy accuser.


Microsoft to Give Customers a Break on Dual-Core Licensing

With the expected arrival of dual-core processors from both Intel and AMD next year, Microsoft faced a licensing dilemma -- do right by customers by charging for only the physical processors


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Students urge politicians to safeguard fair and equal access to Britain's elite universities.


Comedian Ellen DeGeneres sweeps daytime Emmy awards

Comedian Ellen DeGeneres dominated the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, winning awards for best talk show and best host for the fourth consecutive year. But she said the combative Rosie O'Donnell should have been honored in her stead.


Prince Charles Hits Back at 'Out of Touch' Jibe

Prince Charles will hit back on Monday at government accusations that he is old-fashioned and out of touch in his views on ordinary people's aspirations.


As his defense minister resigns over his comments on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of creating a more muscular Japan looks lost


Paris police were under orders by President Jacque Chirac Monday to hunt down neo-Nazis who torched a Jewish community center, the New York Times reported.


US Open tennis Federer overcomes weather and Agassi

LUSHING MEADOWS, NY - By the time Roger Federer and Andre Agassi moved into a fifth set on a windy yesterday afternoon, it was as if they were playing an entirely different match than the one that was halted by Wednesday night's rains.


At the closing ceremony of the Athens Olympic games last night Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, issued the traditional invitation to "the youth of the world" to reassemble in four years' time.


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Comedian Catherine Tate suggests the next series of Dr Who could be the last for actor David Tennant.


MOSUL - Iraqi commandos backed by US troops prepared on Friday to storm rebel strongholds in the northern city of Mosul as fighting wound down in Fallujah.


With oil near $50 a barrel, the Bush  administration is set to allow oil refineries to borrow from  the government's emergency petroleum stockpile to make up for  supplies disrupted by Hurricane Ivan, a congressional source  briefed on the pending decision told Reuters on Thursday.


Lamps, birthday candles, mouse traps and flip-flops. Such is the stuff that binds the modern American family to the global economy, author Sara Bongiorni discovers during a year of boycotting anything made in China.


Blasts in the western Indian state of Maharashtra kill at least two people, police say.


Put away the stack-heeled shoes and the Slade records. Higher oil prices may have rekindled memories of glam rock and loon pants, but the west is not about to return to the days of sky-high inflation that marked the 1970s.


Scientists devise a painless way of checking brain fluid levels - potentially removing the need for painful lumbar punctures.


Novartis Fourth Quarter Net Profit Falls 45 Percent

Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG reported a 45 percent drop in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday, citing restructuring costs and a weak performance in the U.S. market.


China crackdown flouts Olympic rights vow: activists

China's arrest of a prominent rights campaigner is part of an increasing crackdown on critics that breaks promises it made to land the Olympics, said activists who called for world pressure on Beijing.


A security guard was shot inside the state Capitol on Monday afternoon by someone who then fled in a vehicle, authorities said.


Al-Manar, the television station of Lebanon's Hezbollah militants that has glorified suicide bombers, lost its satellite feed to the United States on Saturday after Washington put it on a list of terror organizations.


Lebanon said on Thursday Syria would  redeploy some 3,000 troops from the outskirts of Beirut east  toward the Syrian-Lebanon border, in an apparent bid to ease  U.S.-led pressure over its influence on Lebanon.


Their plan of attack was right on the nose

Vince Wilfork watched his counterparts with the New York Jets being turned and twisted and pushed around by the Pittsburgh Steelers a week ago, and he understood what had to be done. Though only a rookie, Wilfork knew many things had to go right for the Patriots to beat the Steelers on their home field, and one of ...


Judge cites 'mercy' in freeing bridge-jump mother

A judge has released a young mother from jail 18 months after she tried to kill herself and her daughter by jumping from a bridge, saying he was acting from "mercy."


Samarraâs Golden Mosque was hit by explosions Wednesday, prompting fears of an escalation in sectarian violence.


Jordan jails two for trying to fight U.S. in Iraq

A Jordanian military court sentenced two   Jordanian militants to three and five years in prison on   Wednesday for trying to slip into Iraq via Syria to fight the   U.S. military.


I marine criticano Rumsfeld "Basta, vogliamo mezzi blindati e ...

I rapporti tra il segretario alla Difesa Usa Donald H. Rumsfeld ed i suoi interlocutori militari del Pentagono non sono mai stati del tutto cordiali: ma ora anche i soldati semplici - e negli Stati uniti si tratta di volontari e professionisti - si


A senior World Health Organization official warned Monday a deadly pandemic of avian flu could easily and quickly kill as many as 100 million people worldwide.


MILWAUKEE - Pat Gudinas has finally met her sister, 71 years after they were born, culminating eight years of effort to track her down.


Analysis: When Fed Says Jump, Investors Ask 'How High?'

Ironic thing about the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates -- tighter money puts investors on edge about their financial assets, but


25 killed in suicide bombing in Fallujah

A suicide bomber hit a police recruiting center in Fallujah on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 50, police said.


A Briton was one of four foreign oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria on Friday, the Foreign Office confirms.


U.N. Terror Blacklist Poses Challenge for Interpol

United Nations members should be made to share information on terror suspects with Interpol to make it easier to enforce a U.N. blacklist, a top official of the world police body says.


Colleges approach Windows service pack warily

College students returning to school this fall will find that many of their information systems departments - like business operations - are taking a go-slow approach to Microsoft's big anti-hacker upgrade, Windows Service Pack 2.


Tata Steel wins Corus auction with 13.7-billion-dollar offer

Tata Steel of India appears set to become the world's fifth-largest steel producer after beating its Brazilian rival CSN in an auction to take over Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus with a 13.7-billion-dollar bid.


Mofaz: Kawasmeh's capture a blow to Hamas in Hebron

IDF troops on Wednesday arrested Imad Kawasmeh, commander of Hamas' military wing in Hebron, and the man responsible for sending two suicide bombers to Beersheba two months ago.


The Caucus: Thompson Talk and Other 2008 News

Soon-to-be Republican presidential candidate Fred D. Thompson faces his share of challenges as he prepares to officially jump into the race.


China's border police turn marriage counsellors

Fighting people smugglers and drug runners is old hat for China's border police who now have a new duty -- defusing marital squabbles and other disputes.


Legislation allowing indecency fines against broadcasters to rise to more than 15 times their current level is approved.


Karzai aborts trip to Afghan city after rocket hits near landing ...

A rocket slammed into the ground near where Afghan President Hamid Karzai's helicopter was approaching to land in an eastern city Thursday, forcing him to return to Kabul, officials said.


FORT WORTH -- Airline meteorologist Mark Mabey stares at four computer screens on his desk. They are filled with data, charts and radar images. All seem to suggest a different potential for thunderstorms -- the airlines' enemy during the hectic summer travel season.


US Bishops Elect New Chief in Wake of Sex Scandal

U.S. Catholic bishops, facing the  financial aftermath of a pervasive child sex abuse scandal,  elected a president on Monday whose diocese plans to seek  bankruptcy protection from dozens of alleged victims.


14 British soldiers killed in Afghan air crash

Fourteen British military personnel have   been killed in a plane crash in Afghanistan, Sky Television   quoted the Ministry of Defense as saying on Saturday.


Facebook, Google in a social-networking PR scramble?

Facebook has scheduled a high-profile advertising announcement for Nov. 6. Google has reportedly changed its social-networking announcement from Nov. 5 to later in the week. Coincidence?


Putin appoints firebrand as Russia's NATO envoy

President Vladimir Putin has appointed a firebrand nationalist as Russia's permanent representative to NATO as the Kremlin takes a more assertive stance with its Cold War foe.


When she was a girl growing up during the Depression, Mary Dorion used to take long walks with her friends, keeping an eye out for ``cute boys'' as they went.


Three former NatWest bankers are due in a UK court to face an extradition hearing in connection with the collapsed energy giant Enron.


Microsoft sues Web site hoster over spam

SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. filed nine new lawsuits against spammers who send unsolicited e-mail, including an e-mail marketing Web hosting company, the world's largest software maker said Thursday.


It's the battle of the Springfields with residents in 14 towns with that name across the United States competing to be chosen on Tuesday to host the premier of the upcoming Simpsons movie.


Payback Time For The Cock Of The Prairie

Is the strutting sage grouse, iconic bird of the Western steppe, an endangered species? No doubt about it, say environmentalists, who petitioned for federal protection for the "cock of the prairie," as Lewis and Clark fondly dubbed it.


Burundi Police Forcibly Disperse Tutsi Protest

Police in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura, used tear gas to break up a demonstration Wednesday held to protest the massacre of Congolese Tutsi refugees.


A major black music TV network has dropped a song by Eminem which lays into Michael Jackson. One scene in the video to Just Lose It sees Eminem dressed as alleged child abuser Jacko among a group of boys.


Scholastic sees 12 mln U.S. copies of Harry Potter

Publisher Scholastic Corp. said on Wednesday it set a "record-breaking" 12 million copies for the first printing in the U.S. of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."


A four-minute delay at the start and a Greek chorus of boos and whistles made no difference to Shawn Crawford and his US teammates.


RCMP officer was a rookie when abused woman was shot by her husband

BURNABY, B.C. (CP) - The RCMP officer who investigated a spousal abuse complaint from a woman who was later gunned down by her husband was a rookie with only six months on the job, a coroner's inquest heard Wednesday.


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Questions have multiplied since police began their investigation into the weekend shooting of a disbarred lawyer and his wife, who lived on the same cul-de-sac as former President Clinton.


Israel's human rights group B'Tselem accuses the Israeli army of recently using two Palestinians as human shields.


Jokes in short supply as talk show hosts return

The storied rivalry between Jay  Leno and David Letterman takes a new twist on Wednesday when  the two stars of U.S. late-night television return to the air  two months into a bitter strike by TV and film writers.


Animals trip L.A. refineries, boost gasoline prices

A raccoon and an opossum separately set off electrical power disruptions at two Los Angeles-area refineries on Sunday night and Monday morning, boosting gasoline prices on the U.S. West Coast.


U.S. sends formal protest to Iran over incident

The United States sent a formal protest to Iran on Thursday over an incident in which Iranian speedboats aggressively approached U.S. Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the State Department said.


Chesapeake Officials Seek Man Who Dumped Hazardous Waste

By Cindy Clayton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 19--CHESAPEAKE -- Fire investigators are hoping to find the man who dumped a hazardous chemical last week on Rotunda Avenue near Portsmouth.


Patients who suffer from a rare disease that causes continuous high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs received a new treatment choice Friday.


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NEW LEADER: Democrats will vote on a new chairman for the Democratic National Committee in February.


Nigeria's vice-president is hit by a power cut, prompting him to describe the situation as "embarrassing".


Notre Dame actually won a defensive struggle, scoring just enough points to avoid a major upset at the start of its most anticipated season in years.


Think like a private equity investor, but think for yourself.


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A New Voice in Talk Radio 1010XL Will Be a 50,000-Watt AM Sports Station, Beginning April 2.

By JEFF ELLIOTT  The scope of sports talk radio in Jacksonville is about to change.  The First Coast will have a 50,000-watt radio station with a 24- 7 all-sports talk format beginning in April. An official announcement is expected today.


'Evil' Returns with a Vengeance at Box Office

Since the box office hit rock bottom last weekend, there's no place to go but up. And two films targeting very different audiences are looking to take advantage of the usual seasonal slump this weekend.


Australia's Alicia Molik has caused an upset in the second round of the WTA tournament in Zurich, beating sixth-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva.


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Judge certifies class action lawsuit vs McKesson

A U.S. federal judge certified a  class-action lawsuit against McKesson Corp on behalf of  consumers who claim the drug wholesaler conspired to inflate  the average wholesale price (AWP) of prescription drugs used to  determine payments by Medicaid and insurance plans.


Federated Department Stores Inc.  FD.N is in early talks to buy rival May Department Stores Co.  MAY.N, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.


Microsoft Corp. yesterday made its debut in the suddenly ultracompetitive market for helping people find elusive files and information on their computer hard drives.


English forward Peter Crouch celebrates after scoring his team's only goal against Macedonia during their Euro 2008 qualifying match in Skopje.


Trial of N.Irish Omagh bomb suspect adjourned

The trial of an electrician accused of   making the bomb that killed 29 people in Northern Ireland's   bloodiest single attack was adjourned on its opening day on   Wednesday due to the illness of a key lawyer.


Media Generalâs Profit Declines Nearly 75 Percent

The publisher of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Tampa Tribune and Winston-Salem Journal said softness in its publishing division hit second-quarter results.


Home Depot cuts unit sale price by $1.8 bln: source

Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc  agreed to cut the price of its supply division sale by $1.8 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday.


Some of the biggest net companies join forces to publicise a hotline to whistle-blow child abuse websites.


Security start-up Untangle goes open-source

Company already uses others' open-source modules, but its own foundation follows suit in a bid to lure developers and customers.


Chico's is da man. Learn from the clothier's success.


After Oracle's court victory, customers will look for reassurance at what could be PeopleSoft's last annual user conference.


Canadian officials are reporting that their government's immigration Web site has been swamped with traffic since George W. Bush gave his acceptance speech on Wednesday. [Missing Links]


Huntsman Breaks Ground for Louisiana Chemical Plant

Huntsman Corp. broke ground Friday for its previously announced maleic anhydride plant at Geismar, La.  The new facility will come online in the fourth quarter of 2008 and will further solidify the company's position as the leading producer of maleic anhydride, Huntsman Corp.


Man Pours Gas Down Toilet, Causing Blast

SALT LAKE CITY - If you can't stand the heat, don't pour gasoline down the toilet. An apartment tenant made that $75,000 mistake Tuesday...


Experts to map the genomes of 1,000 people worldwide in a bid to understand how genes influence disease.


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The Democrats appear to be gaining the upper hand in the battle to sign up new voters in the all-important swing states, an Associated Press analysis suggests.    The AP analysis of the most up-to-date figures from across the country found that the Democrats have registered more new voters than the Republicans have in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and New Hampshire, while the GOP has done better in Iowa and appears to be holding its own in Florida...


New York Pension Fund Sues Merck Over Vioxx

The pension fund of New York State filed suit in federal court accusing Merck & Company of misleading shareholders about the safety of its pain reliever, Vioxx, which has been withdrawn from the market.


At faith-based event, Bush recalls drinking problem

President George W. Bush reflected on his battle with alcohol abuse on Tuesday, acknowledging that he once drank too much, as he sought to showcase the religious-based programs that have been one of the controversial initiatives of his presidency.


The Washington National Opera will simulcast a live performance of Puccini's "La Boheme" next fall to at least 17 colleges and two high schools across the country, aiming to create a new generation of artists and audiences.


U.S. Official Defends Pakistan's Efforts Against Al-Qaeda

A senior State Department official defended efforts by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to undermine al-Qaeda's presence in the country's northwest tribal areas, a day after senior U.S. intelligence officials depicted the terrorist group as operating from a "safe haven" in the region.


Giornalista italiano scomparso: "Insistenti voci di rapimento"

ROMA, 21 AGOSTO 2004 - Ancora nessuna notizia di Enzo Baldoni, il giornalista free lance scomparso ieri in Iraq. "Purtroppo la notizia del rapimento qui a Baghdad e' data per certa anche se assolutamente non c'e' neppure una conferma diretta o indiretta".


Roberto Alagna, who stormed out after being booed at La Scala, stages his own show outside the opera house.


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Arriva il nuovo anno ed è tempo di buoni propositi. Anche per Adriano, che dal 2008 si aspett...


What was left of the Bengals held on for a win that hurt so good.


US and Iraqi forces launch offensive against insurgents in Samarra

US and Iraqi forces launched a major assault Friday to regain control of the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, and hospital officials said at least 21 people were killed and 35 wounded.


A magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, shaking computers and desks in offices but causing no injuries or substantial damage.


Red Sox Close Within 2 1/2 Games of Yankees

In just 19 days, the Boston Red Sox have cut the New York Yankees' 10 1/2-game AL East lead to 2 1/2 games. "We're just going to take care of what we can take care of," Boston reliever Mike Timlin said after the Red Sox beat Texas 2-0 on Friday night for their 10th straight victory...


The singer-songwriter dishes on a new favorite movie - one that involves costumes and a lot of special effects - and the best record store in Antwerp.


Three major record companies have signed on to a new service which will allow their music to be sold via file-swapping. The new project is an attempt to lure fans away from filesharing services which are technically


When John Godina was in high school, the coach in Cheyenne, Wyo., needed to generate points for the team, so he essentially drafted Godina as a shot putter. He hasn't stopped throwing it since. Now 32, Godina is a three-time Olympian and he will be one of the top contenders in tonight's Reebok Boston Indoor Games at the Reggie Lewis ...


Hasselbeck returns to lead Seahawks past Packers

Matt Hasselbeck returned from injury to toss three touchdown passes and lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 34-24 comeback win over the Green Bay Packers on a snowy evening in the Pacific Northwest on Monday.


A nightclub manager claims that Doors frontman Jim Morrison died in a toilet cubicle in a Paris nightclub.


Blast hits U.S.-led convoy, kills 6 Afghan police

KHOST, Afghanistan  - Six Afghan policemen were killed on Thursday when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle, part of a convoy of U.S.-led forces in southeastern Afghanistan, a provincial police official said.


Etilize catalogs antitrust suit against CNET

Patent suit over reseller data feeds CNET today turned from newsgather to newsmaker when it got a lawsuit accusing it of anti-competitive behavior.â¦


Woods considered skipping Tour Championship

Tiger Woods enjoyed his three-week honeymoon so much that he considered extending it for a full month and skipping this week's Tour Championship.


Palermo, 20:50 - CALCIO: MILAN VUOLE CARACCIOLO, PALERMO CHIEDE INZAGHI

Tutto rimandato a domani per uno degli ultimi possibili colpi di mercato: al momento Andrea Caraccio...


Sony's PlayStation Portable goes on sale

TOKYO - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc entered the handheld video game market Sunday with the sale of its new PlayStation Portable, pitting it against competitors ahead of the holiday sales period.


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Dell hired Steve Schuckenbrock, formerly of Electronic Data Systems, to help expand one of its fastest-growing businesses.


Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani will speak at the sixth anniversary remembrance of the World Trade Center attack, although he will not read the names of victims.


A Paris court convicts French oil company Total of maritime pollution over the 1999 sinking of the tanker Erika.


WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings, a surprise announcement that puts justices in the middle of a politically sensitive issue.    Justices have repeatedly refused to revisit issues raised by their 1980 decision that banned the posting of copies of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms...


About 2.5 tonnes of cocaine - Liberia's largest ever haul - is seized from a ship off the Atlantic coast.


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Alan Camarillo had a special night. One that no baseball player would ever forget. His game-winning three-run home run in the top of the 10th gave


Jeff Francoeur's knack for delivering big hits with two outs made the difference for Atlanta on Saturday night.


US-European tensions deepen over Iranâs nuclear program

Next weekâs meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors over Iranâs nuclear programs is looming as a tense diplomatic battleground between the US and its European rivals.


At least 14 people are killed as tornadoes sweep through parts of the US state of Florida, officials say.


China does not endorses Qian Qichen's criticism of Bush

Beijing (AsiaNews/ Agencies) - China did not endorse stinging criticism of US President George W. Bush's foreign policy published by a state newspaper, but called for a more multilateral approach to fighting terrorism and other global ills.


Federal minimum wage to rise by 70 cents

The nation's lowest-paid workers will soon find extra money in their pockets as the minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour on Tuesday, the first increase in a decade.


Over 40 pct in EU take no AIDS precautions: poll

More than 40 percent of people in the  European Union take no precautions against AIDS during sex, an  EU survey showed on Monday.


Brazil Protests to CAS Over De Lima Assault

Brazil's Olympic Committee will protest to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over the assault on Vanderlei de Lima who was pushed off the road when he was leading the Olympic marathon on Sunday.


Cisco Systems has expanded its range of Catalyst switching products and services with the launch of offerings specifically targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).


Verizon sues FCC over open-access auction

InfoWorld - Verizon Wireless has encountered strong opposition for its request that an appeals court overturn U.S. Federal Communications Commission auction rules on a portion of wireless spectrum.


Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca on Thursday said that arrest warrants have been issued for five men accused of starting a massive wildfire at Malibu State Park that destroyed more than 50 homes and forced about 15,000 people to evacuate.


Guard to stay in New Orleans through '06

National Guard troops and state police will patrol the city through December, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Saturday at a summit of law enforcement officials and crime experts called to address a spate of killings marring the recovery from Hurricane Katrina.


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Wilson Takes One-Shot Lead at Texas Open

Dean Wilson shot a 5-under 65 on Friday and led first-round leader Ted Purdy by a stroke halfway through the Texas Open.


Amazon Stock Falls As Profit Misses Mark

Shares of Amazon.com Inc. dipped below a 52-week low in intraday trading Friday after the online retailer reported third quarter profits that tripled, but fell short of Wall Street estimates.


Wasting no time, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has formed a committee to begin an international search for a replacement for Philippe de Montebello.


All he wanted was to show his employers that he could start a game every five days. Johan Santana had been with the Minnesota Twins for four years, mostly coming out of the bullpen. But after offseason surgery to remove bone chips from his pitching elbow, he wanted to dismiss any concerns that he was damaged goods.


PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Philadelphia Eagles rookie  fullback Thomas Tapeh was placed on injured reserve Wednesday  with a hip injury. The team has promoted running back Eric  McCoo from the practice squad to fill the vacant roster spot.


Idaho Halts Field Burning: No Permits Will Be Issued This Year Because of Federal Court Ruling

By Betsy Z. Russell, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 16--BOISE -- Farmers on the Rathdrum Prairie won't be torching their fields this summer.


"Atonement" leads Golden Globe nominations

BEVERLY HILLS, California  - World War II film saga "Atonement" earned seven Golden Globe nominations on Thursday, including one for best drama, to lead the pack of movies vying for a key Hollywood honor in the widely watched awards season.


Berlusconi moves to force election in Italy

Silvio Berlusconi and his allies moved their battle to regain power in Italy on to new ground after the resignation of prime minister Romano Prodi and the collapse of his centre-left government


Forget about "The Godfather," prosecutors urged jurors at the start of Chicago's biggest mob trial in years. It sounded simple enough, until the dialogue started with a stream of nicknames and suspected code words that could have come straight from a Hollywood script.


It may sound far fetched, but dogs have been trained to detect bladder cancer by simply smelling urine. The new research opens a new array of possibilities for the future of man's best friend.


Brown says Britain "getting to bottom" of bomb plot

Investigations stretching from Britain  to Australia are "getting to the bottom" of a cell behind  failed car bombings in London and Scotland, Prime Minister  Gordon Brown said on Friday.


Some animal movement limits imposed after the outbreak of foot-and-mouth are eased, despite a seventh case being confirmed.


For single mother who served, Iraq war takes emotional toll

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. -- When they called her name, she could not move. Sergeant Leana Nishimura intended to walk up proudly, shake the dignitaries' hands, and accept their honors for her service in Iraq -- a special coin, a lapel pin, a glass-encased US flag.


Laurus Technologies Named Sun Microsystems' Education Partner of the Year

Laurus Technologies Inc., a leading provider of technology and business solutions, has received top honors for its support of education customers by being named 'Education Partner of the Year' by Sun, the leading provider of servers, storage, software, and services.


Toshiba profit drops, wary on chip outlook

Japanese electronics group Toshiba Corp  (6502.T) posted a worse-than-expected 25 percent drop in  quarterly operating profit after tumbling flash memory chip  prices ate into margins.


Colosso musicale potrebbe essere ceduto per 2,5 mld sterline


Aspirante volontaria vorrebbe recuperare cosi' 2 cm mancanti


Un milione in fuga dalla Florida Arriva l'uragano Jeanne

MIAMI - Anche se di categoria inferiori agli uragani che hanno distrutto le coste americane in precedenza, Jeanne fa paura. Quasi un milione di persone si stanno allontanando dalla Florida, dove si prevede che l'uragano arriverÃ  tra breve.


Followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr abandoned the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf Friday, bringing a peaceful end to a three-week battle with U.S. forces.


Gap breaks negative sales trend; ups outlook

Struggling apparel retailer Gap Inc.  said on Thursday that for the first time in a year its monthly sales did not decline, and nudged up its outlook, sparking the stock to jump as much as 4.4 percent.


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A new law that imposes jail sentences on anyone inciting doping in sports came into force in Spain on Friday


Rutgers Center Looks to Add More Offense

Center Kia Vaughn says she knows she must start producing, especially with the Scarlet Knightsâ biggest games coming up.


Make room for the 70-inch LCD TV: Bernstein

Move out that old armoire and clear  off the living room wall -- it will soon be time to make room  for that new 70-inch LCD television.


By Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Calif.  Feb. 6--Quality Systems Inc., Irvine provider of software for the medical  industry, said the U.S.


Stomach Surgery Linked to Throat Cancer Risk

NEW YORK  - People who have had all or part  of their stomach removed appear to have an increased risk of  later developing cancer of the larynx, doctors in Italy report.


Il presidente della Repubblica Giorgio Napolitano vede Marini e BertinottiFissata la data del referendum ma la consultazione  slitterÃ  di un anno                                          Crisi, Napolitano avvia le procedure per lo scioglimento delle Camere                                                                                L'annuncio ufficiale Ã¨ previsto per mezzogiornoE' stata la legislatura piÃ¹ breve della storia


Ceremonies are held to mark the end of the 40-day period of mourning for assassinated former PM Benazir Bhutto.


Angelina Jolie brought her star power to Baghdad Thursday on a mission as a U.N. goodwill ambassador to highlight the plight of Iraqi refugees.


Gazprom To Become Major Supplier Of Natural Gas To U.K.?

LONDON, November 17 (RIA Novosti s Alexander Smotrov) - The Gazprom major is going to become one of the leading suppliers of natural gas to the British market, Vitali Vasiliev, chief of Gazprom s new unit in ...


Starbucks opens first coffee shop in Russia

Starbucks  opened its  first coffee shop in Russia on Thursday, two years after it won  a legal battle to protect the right to its brand in the  fast-growing Russian market.


BP Plc  is shutting  down its giant Alaska Prudhoe Bay oil field due to a damaged  pipeline, slashing West Coast supplies and prompting the U.S.  government to consider releasing emergency stockpiles as prices  jump.


Israel Arrests Nuke Whistleblower Vanunu for 'Leak'

Israeli police arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu on Thursday on suspicion of spilling more state secrets seven months after he completed an 18-year prison term for treason.


New Orleans mayor radiates optimism among the ruins

Standing in the ruins of the Lower   Ninth Ward, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin envisions for the crowd   a city rebuilt from Hurricane Katrina with new houses standing   high above the reach of killer storms and grinding poverty.


Airbus gives EADS new flight plan for A380 superjumbo

The new Airbus chief executive has presented an audit of problems at the aircraft manufacturer as well as a vast recovery plan that could mean new delays for the A380 superjumbo airliner and job cuts.


Bonds plan to save embattled British bank Northern Rock

The British government is to support a plan to turn the Bank of England's loans to troubled bank Northern Rock into bonds for sale, the BBC reported Saturday.


The U.S. military expects to decide  within a week whether to withhold 15 percent of bills paid to  Halliburton Co. HAL.N for work in Iraq, an Army spokeswoman  said Wednesday, as Democrats cried foul over why the Army was  flip-flopping on the issue.


Community News: Zipline Interactive Updates PHP Function Finder

Ryan from Zipline Interactive submitted an update about the latest version of their "Function Finder" they've created for Windows (and is mentioned here):   Zipline Interactive has released the second version of their free PHP Function Finder Gadget for Windows Vista.  The tool can be downloaded directly from the Zipline Interactive website at: http://www.gozipline.com/23,phpfunctionfindergadget. You can also download the latest version by going to the PHP.net website sidebar page located at: http://www.php.net/sidebars.   This new version is quite a bit smaller (physically) than its predecessors and is rectangular so it fits a bit better alongside other gadgets. They also fixed a bug that was causing a blink to happen when the search was performed.   Grab this latest download here.


Sound, not Johnny Cash, responsible Scientists have proposed a new mechanism to explain the so-called ring of fire that is visible around the sun during a full solar eclipse.â¦


Senator Joe Biden, a foreign-policy expert in the US Senate, joins the race for the White House in 2008.


Leaner Northwest Airlines exits bankruptcy

Northwest Airlines Corp.  exited bankruptcy on Thursday, marking the end of a 20-month Chapter 11 reorganization and the first time in almost five years that no major U.S. airline is bankrupt.


IBM said on Thursday that it will recall about 553,000 AC power adapters worldwide for several models of its laptop computers because of potential fire and electrical shock hazards.


Cambodian police block Mia Farrow's Darfur rally

Cambodian police barred Hollywood actress Mia Farrow and other activists from laying flowers at a "Killing Fields" museum on Sunday, as part of a campaign to end atrocities in Sudan's Darfur.


Japanese Wireless Operator Invests In US Linux Vendor

NTT DoCoMo, which recently announced that three of its phones will be based on Linux, invests in US vendor MontaVista Software. By Mobile Pipeline News.


Investor files lawsuit against Children's Place

An investor has sued Children's Place Retail Stores Inc  and several of the company's executives, claiming executives hid information and misled investors.


5 rare Asiatic lions found dead in India

Five rare Asiatic lions were found electrocuted Friday on the edge of western India's Gir National Park, a wildlife warden said.


Arizona legislator Jonathan Paton will miss his own campaign, primary and election. Why? He'll be serving in Iraq


Enterprise IT security consultants TruSecure and BeTrusted have merged to form a standalone managed services firm called CyberTrust.


Secretary of State Powell in China for Talks on North Korea

Secretary of State Colin Powell is in China as part of a three-nation Asian tour to try to restart multi-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.


Calls for Annan to Quit Put UN on Defensive

The United Nations headquarters went on the defensive Wednesday, highlighting staff members' support for beleaguered Secretary-General Kofi Annan amid calls for his resignation


The NBA suspended Detroit Pistons forward Rasheed Wallace one game for receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.


A long-lost painting by Swedish master Carl Larsson will be auctioned off next week after it was discovered tucked away in a private collection in France for more than a century, an auction house said Thursday.


Obama and Romney Lay Out Positions  On Iraq and Beyond

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney outline their respective foreign policy visions in lengthy articles in the next issue of Foreign Affairs magazine, offering sharp contrasts on issues including the war in Iraq and climate change.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


Cell phone customers increasingly complain--and sue--over mysterious, hard-to-cancel charges on their monthly bills.


EC Set To Rule on PeopleSoft Acquisition

It looks as though the European Commission is getting ready to permit  Oracle's (Nasdaq: ORCL) US$7.7 billion hostile takeover bid of PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT). The ruling, which has been  widely anticipated after a similar consideration in the United States also  paved the way for Oracle's takeover, is expected to be handed down before the  end of October.


Brooklyn Haitians Rally Again for Flooded Homeland

s Haiti, battered by a tropical storm, struggles to recover, workers at the Flatbush Haitian Center are raising money to help pay for clean water.


UK and US team-tag to speed patent prosecution process

Dupe, dupe, de-dupe The US and UK patent offices have agreed to share and recognise each other's patent examination reports under a new deal. The offices hope the deal could save significant application time for would-be patent holders.â¦


iPhone sellers open doors, greeted by cheers

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK  - Hundreds of gadget fans,  or their paid stand-ins, lined up on Friday to be the first  buyers of Apple Inc.'s  iPhone, a music and video  playing phone expected to reshape the mobile industry.


Shares of Sears Holdings Corp. tumbled in premarket trading Monday after the retailer warned falling sales would force it to post fourth-quarter and full-year earnings well below analyst estimates.


The Minnesota Vikings signed left tackle Bryant McKinnie to a seven-year contract extension yesterday, throwing more money at an already expensive offensive line.


AMD gives up on 2007, aims Barcelona, profitability for 2008

AMD has delayed general availability of some key products until early next year, when it projects the chips, along with other new processors, will return it to profitability.The biggest hit went to its quad-core microprocessor, code-named Barcelona, which it needs to compete against Intel among server vendors. The chips, along with AMD's desktop platform, Phenom, won't be generally available to customers until the first quarter of next year. The products were supposed to ship in volume by the end of this year, but a technical design error in the chips caused AMD to slow the schedule so it could apply a fix, said Dirk Meyer, the company's president and COO in a meeting with analysts on Thursday.The company's Puma platform, a set of chips aimed at laptop PCs, will also be delayed until the second quarter of next year, a costly miss considering the fact that the laptop PC market is growing at around 30 percent per year.AMD also reduced its planned spending on new production lines to $1.1 billion from a previous estimate of $1.7 billion and said all its business divisions wouldn't return to profitability until next year.The statements caused AMD's stock to fall as much as 5 percent during early trading on the New York Stock Exchange, before rebounding to down just 1.8 percent, at $8.81 in the afternoon. The market was still open as of this writing.AMD executives apologized for missteps, such as the delay in Barcelona."We blew it, we're very humbled by it, we learned from it, and we're not going to do it again," said Hector Ruiz, chairman and CEO of AMD. He said AMD would go back to its habit of under-promising and over-delivering.To start, the company will be on a path to break even financially by the second quarter of next year and return to profitability by the end of the third quarter, he said. The financial performance will be boosted by the launch of several new products in graphics, chipsets, digital TV processors, and more, not including the delayed products.The company forecast its processor shipments will rise at least 15 percent next year, while graphics processor shipment growth will be greater than 6 percent, digital TV processors more than 13 percent, and handheld chips up 8 percent.AMD's gross margin will rise to between 46 percent and 50 percent next year, up from 37 percent during the past four quarters, said Bob Rivet, chief financial officer of AMD."We’re in a massive product refresh. In 2007, we were living on some old stuff. 2008 is all new stuff, and we believe it will yield goodness," he said.


Medic gets a year in prison in Iraqi's death

CAMP PENDLETON, California  - A U.S. medic who helped kidnap an Iraqi grandfather later killed execution-style by an American squad was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, but will end up serving a year under a plea deal.


Australia's Labor Leader Latham Hospitalized With Pancreatitis

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- The leader of Australia's main opposition Labor Party, Mark Latham, has been hospitalized with pancreatitis, according to a statement released by his party.


New Phones Deliver Speedier HSDPA Downloads

The phones are appearing as Korea's carriers begin switching on the latest upgrades and increasing transmission speed.


Hack Up Some Web Apps at iPhone Developers Camp

In the grand tradition of BarCamps past comes a geek gathering centered around the iPhone. The first iPhoneDevCamp will take place one week after the release of the iPhone, July 6 through July 8, at a yet-to-be-disclosed location in the San Francisco Bay Area.


Noah's Ark rebuilt to show climate change threat

MOUNT ARARAT, Turkey  - Noah's Ark, built to save humanity and the animal kingdom in the face of a great flood, is being reconstructed in model form on Mount Ararat as a warning to mankind to act now to prevent global warming.


A cold October wind chilled Yankee Stadium Monday afternoon, ushering in autumn while the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox practiced.


Chris Webber scored 23 points and Cuttino Mobley hit a clutch 3-pointer with 59.6 seconds left, leading the Sacramento Kings to an 89-83 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.


ATK Supports The Successful Launch Of Space Shuttle Atlantis And STS-115 Mission

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 11  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alliant Techsystems  provided mission critical hardware and launch technology for NASA's STS- 115 mission aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis.


Financial services firm SunTrust Banks Inc. said Thursday that it received notice that the Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an informal inquiry into the company's recent announcement that it


Equatorial Guinea's state prosecutor has called for the death penalty for a South African man accused of taking part in an alleged coup attempt.


Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Wednesday called for a "clear and careful analysis" of last week's hostage drama at a school in southern Russia and argued that parliament should be involved in the investigation.


Tonight, for the third year in a row, the Boston College football team opens its season on the road.


MINNEAPOLIS - Best Buy Company Inc., the nation's largest electronics retailer, said on Wednesday that third-quarter earnings rose 21 percent, but gave hints that profits during the holiday selling season may not be quite what analysts were hoping for.


Profanity concerns prompt CBS to show "9/11" on web

CBS Corp. said on Saturday it would  broadcast the documentary "9/11" on the Internet as well as the  airwaves after several affiliates said they would delay or  forgo the award-winning film because it includes profanity.


Gates Defers Travel Plans To Help With Iraq Report

On the eve of a trip to Central and South America, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday postponed his travel plans to help the White House assemble a progress report on the situation in Iraq.


Nel 1908 Camillo Olivetti costitui' la 'C. Olivetti c.'


Britain's top cop cleared over Brazilian shooting: Times

Britain's most senior policeman has been cleared of any misconduct over his handling of events after an innocent Brazilian man was killed by police who mistook him for a suicide bomber, a newspaper said.


Iraq's Allawi Issues Ultimatum to Falluja

Iraq's interim prime minister warned  the rebel-held city of Falluja on Wednesday it must hand over  foreign militants, including America's top enemy in Iraq, or  face a major operation to root them out.


Gordon Brown is to announce junior appointments, as opponents allege a lack of substantial change.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Toronto Raptors extended the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons to overtime but to little avail, losing 90-86 and Vince Carter to injury.


The European commission yesterday approved Oracle Corp's proposed $7.7bn hostile takeover of rival software company PeopleSoft, clearing the last competition hurdle to the deal.


Confusion as Yemeni Faces U.S. Military Tribunal

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - A Yemeni  accused of guarding Osama bin Laden with explosive belts seemed  to acknowledge his al Qaeda membership on Thursday before a  U.S. military tribunal hearing fraught with translation  problems.


Sprint posts higher profit, sees subscriber growth

Sprint Nextel Corp.  posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday and its shares rose 6 percent after the company reassured investors by repeating its forecast for a turnaround in subscriber losses.


Sinistra ha perso il popolo,ieri atto vergognoso e arrogante


Bernanke cautions on raising GSE loan limit

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress on Thursday that raising the ceiling on the size of loans mortgage finance enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can buy could undermine market discipline.


Goalkeeper Jens Lehmann has accused German referee Herbert Fandel, who sent off two Arsenal players in Eindhoven, of being "very arrogant".


Detaining foreign terrorism suspects without trial breaks human rights laws, the UK's highest court has ruled. What is your reaction?


Agrees on the need for harmonisation The European Commission has taken the first steps towards an EU-wide license for Ultra Wide Band (UWB) radio communications, by agreeing that such an approach is necessary and laying down the basic pattern of adoption.â¦


Novell Inc. today said it has reached a $536 million settlement with Microsoft over antitrust issues related to Novell's NetWare network operating software.


BP Settles Charges and Agrees to Pay Fine

The oil company agreed to pay $373 million in fines and restitution to end investigations into whether it manipulated energy markets and violated environmental laws, the Justice Department said.


Sensi furioso: "Non so se tengo Cassano"

Alla fine anche Franco Sensi si Ã¨ arreso ad Antonio Cassano. Il gioiello di Bari vecchia non convince piÃ¹ il presidente della Roma che presto potrebbe cederlo. Per il talentoso quanto irrequieto calciatore


Passata emergenza con manovra, si aprira' nuova stagione


Ukraine's Supreme Court adjourns without decision on election appeal

KYIV, Ukraine  - Ukraine's Supreme Court took a step closer to an anxiously awaited ruling on the validity of the disputed presidential runoff, but adjourned for the day Thursday without a decision.


Homebuyer Assistance to Be Offered at PCB Event

By Daniel Carson, The News Herald, Panama City, Fla.  Dec.


Bush Cites Peace, Prosperity as 2nd-Term Goals

President Bush opened the Labor Day weekend with a bus cavalcade through Ohio, for the second Saturday in a row, and said that peace and


EGYPT claimed today it had brokered terms of an Israel-Palestinian truce and principles of a peace accord. It comes just hours after Hamas militants killed an Israeli soldier and triggered retaliation that left four Palestinian militants dead.


After the Blue Jays announced Vernon Wells' $126 million, seven-year contract Monday, owner Ted Rogers said the team was in danger of leaving Canada before he bought the franchise six years ago.


Oil prices slipped Thursday but the decline was tempered by concerns about U.S. refinery capacity and worries that supply disruptions could result if Turkey attacks Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.


HP, Microsoft to unveil enterprise software deal

HP and Microsoft have an enterprise software deal in the works to be announced later today.


UPDATE 2-Goldman may bid for all of Takefuji-sources

Goldman Sachs (GS.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is considering a tender offer for all shares in Takefuji Corp. (8564.T: Quote, Profile, Research) , Japan's


German cabinet approves sending Tornado jets to Afghanistan

The German cabinet agreed to send Tornado jets to Afghanistan ahead of a NATO meeting at which the United States will press its allies to commit more troops to battle the Taliban.


Mary Rettig Irish, a philanthropist and wife of Hearst Newspapers President George B. Irish, died Sunday after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 59.


Aveva chiesto perdono, si e' impiccato in cella


Philip Johnson Is Dead at 98; Architecture's Restless Intellect

Philip Johnson, known less for his buildings than for the sheer force of his presence, died at Glass House, his celebrated estate.


Russ Meyer, Producer of Cult Porn Films, Dies at 82

Filmmaker Russ Meyer became a wealthy and famous porn producer by combining his skills as an Army Signal Corps photographer with a lifelong lust for women with "cleavage cantilevered.


Investigators searched for clues Tuesday in the execution-style slaying of five people, including a 3-year-old boy, but police said they had no suspects.


The vote by EU foreign ministers in Brussels Monday came after lobbying by Italy to lift the ban, so Libya can strengthen its borders against illegal immigration.


Lo ha annunciato il presidente dell'Eurogruppo Junker


As confetti danced in the electrified air around him and a feverish hometown crowd rocked and rolled the night away, LeBron James was handed a new baseball cap and T-shirt. Perhaps a tasseled cap and gown would have been more appropriate. Four years after skipping college to play in the pros, James earned his NBA degree in superstardom.


Lockout latest in a string of debacles heaped upon fans

Today, it begins. The end? It's nowhere in sight. Don't be surprised if it lasts more than 18 months. Unless the National Hockey League owners start to show a willingness to compromise -- as the players already have -- it will last 18 months.


Joe Sakic's 600th goal came with little drama. That's OK, by Sakic. As long as it came with a victory.


Power lines are the same as everything else when there's no light — invisible. That's one reason there's a curfew here in this Gulf Coast city a day after Hurricane Ivan roared through. Driving is treacherous.


Innovative Gel Pill May Improve Drug Delivery

Sept. 20, 2004 -- From patches to inhalers, drug delivery systems have come a long way. Now scientists in India are developing a new gel pill that may one day make medications work more efficiently.


USC, Oklahoma Again 1-2 in BCS; Auburn Still Third

PHILADELPHIA (Sports Network) - Southern California and  Oklahoma again remained the top teams in the Bowl Championship  Series standings, while Auburn is still third and on the  outside looking in at the national championship game.


Property sector leads Tokyo stocks lower

Japanese stocks traded lower on Monday, with the real estate sector taking a pummelling from US concerns about the credit market and the prospect of higher US interest rates.


Uganda consecrates U.S. conservative as bishop

Uganda's Anglican Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi consecrated an American bishop opposed to gay marriage on Sunday, the latest in a spate of conservative clerics to leave the U.S. Episcopal Church.


Hurricane Jeanne Hits Florida Where Frances Struck

FORT PIERCE, Fla.  - Hurricane Jeanne ripped away  roofs, whirled debris through the air and cut power to more  than 800,000 customers as it slammed into Florida late on  Saturday, delivering an extraordinary one-two punch to a  coastal region scarred by Hurricane Frances three weeks ago.


Rio will spend $1 million to map two sprawling shantytowns as the first step toward granting land titles to residents who otherwise have no property rights in the sprawling slums, officials said.


Kerry Steps Up Attack on Bush's Economic Record

John Kerry, stepping up his attack on President Bush after bad news about the economy, said Saturday the country cannot afford another four years of lost jobs, slow growth and creeping poverty.


Sony, IBM, and Toshiba Reveal Additional Details on Cell Chip

Initial versions of PlayStation 3 chip will not be produced with a cutting-edge chip-making technology. The four companies developing the Cell consumer electronics microprocessor released a few more details


'On Golden Pond' Will Shimmer on Broadway in Spring, With James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams

Playbill - Critics and audiences were excited to see one of America's greatest actors - James Earl Jones - live on stage earlier this year in a limited run of On Golden Pond in Washington, DC, and Wilmington, Delaware. Come spring 2005, Pond will make a splash on Broadway.


Comedian Kathy Griffin talks about life as one of the few to be invited to parties with the cool kids.


Rifiuti: Acerra, cittadini di nuovo in piazza

NAPOLI - I cittadini di Acerra, in provincia di Napoli, sono scesi di nuovo in piazza per manifestare contro la costruzione del termovalorizzatore di Pantano, nel napoletano. Centinaia di persone, tra cui


Zwiesel, 11:33 - SCI, CDM DONNE: SCHILD GUIDA SLALOM, GIUS SESTA

Marlies Schild è al comando dello slalom di coppa del mondo di Zwiesel, in Germania. L'austri...


Beeb's iPlayer reaps streaming traffic dividends

Viewers skip swarms to join streams The BBC's Flash-based streaming service has gifted a massive traffic boost to the iPlayer site since it went live in mid-December, independent figures have revealed.â¦


DECATUR, Ala. - Decatur police are trying to determine how a one-ton municipal dump truck wound up at the bottom of the Point Mallard Park's wave pool.  Police said they suspect a maintenance worker could have been responsible for submerging the vehicle in the 8-foot-deep pool at the J.


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Here we honor some '50 Coolest' finalists from years past, sites that continue to impress us with new content and features and deserve a spot on anyone's must-click list


Google shares slide as it misses targets

Business & money: Search giant shocks investors with lower-than expected profits.


Palestinians blow up border wall and flood into Egypt

RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Tens of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday through a border wall blown up by militants and stocked up on food and fuel in short supply due to an Israeli blockade.


Products claiming to be superfoods will be banned under new EU rules coming into effect on 1 July.


Radio station billboards that featured unflattering photos of a bald, scowling Britney Spears have been taken down after the pop star's attorneys threatened legal action.


2008 White House Derby: The Field So Far

The following are breakdowns of the current and potential candidates for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations in 2008.


New poll finds toss ups in many battleground states

The 2004 presidential campaign nears the finish line with Florida, New Hampshire and six battleground states in the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes up for grabs, according


Long-running music TV show Top of the Pops is being moved to a Sunday slot on BBC Two and will feature classic hits as well as current chart stars.


Now that Merck & Co.'s $2.5 billion annual revenues from anti-inflammatory COX-2 inhibitor VIOXXÂ® are history, the next question is what happens to the even greater amount of money ($3.


Egyptian Resort Bombs Leave at Least 21 Dead

At least 21 people were killed and 122 injured at a series of bombings at two Egyptian resorts on the Sinai Peninsula coast that caused a 10-storey segment of a Hilton hotel to collapse.


EU decides to cut Bosnia peace force numbers

The European Union on Wednesday confirmed a plan to cut its EUFOR peacekeeping contingent in Bosnia, as security improves in the former Balkans hotspot.


N.Korea Says Any Return to Talks Hinges on Bush

North Korea said on Saturday it would not  return to six-country talks on its nuclear program until  President Bush spelled out his second term policies and ended  what it called his hostile attitude.


Video game addiction shot down as 'disorder'

Blog: The AMA will consider a proposal to have video game addiction officially classified as a psychiatric disorder. Bloggers say that's going way too far.


Iran's Intelligence Minister Ali Yunessi said Tuesday "several people" have been arrested for spying on the country's nuclear programme, the official news agency IRNA reported.


Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday blamed President Bush for failing American workers and said the president was trying to hide a dismal record on job creation.


Courtesy counts, but drivers outside the Chase won't be giving any ...

It was evident when their 10 cars were herded away from their less fortunate brethren by scurrying officials immediately after the cutoff race at Richmond International Raceway two weeks ago.


Gay priest loses bid to become U.S. Episcopal bishop

NEWARK, N.J., Sept 23 (Reuters Life!) - The Episcopal   Diocese of Newark elected a Massachusetts cleric as its next   bishop on Saturday, passing over a gay priest whose selection   would have touched off more turmoil in the worldwide Anglican   church.


U.S. study program in Iran sees struggle

The American Studies program at the University of Tehran is a bold experiment in a nation locked in bitter confrontation with the United States — at a school where chants of "Death to America!" still punctuate Friday prayers.


Everett Huskies earn trip to Disney World

The Malden Cyclones aren't going to Disney World, but the Everett Huskies are. The Malden Pop Warner football team lost the Division 1 Midget New England championship game Sunday in Providence, 6-0, to the New Haven Steelers, while the Everett Huskies cruised to the regional Pee Wee title by shutting out another New Haven team, 28-0, to earn a trip ...


This is my last column for the year and as good a time as any to take a quick look backwards and then turn to the year(s) ahead. The year 2004 has been a year replete with expectations unmetâboth for ill and good.


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Starbucks said it will give customers that use its purchase card two hours of free wireless access per day. After that, it will cost $3.99 for a two-hour session.


Manchester United will be without key duo Rio Ferdinand and Roy Keane for their Champions League tie away to Sparta Prague. Sir Alex Ferguson's side travel to the Czech capital looking to put their inconsistent


Former US army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins, who deserted to North Korea (news - web sites) four decades ago, said he decided to turn himself in to the US military and risk jail for the sake of his North Korean-born daughters, whom he feared might be


Berlin opera re-stages Mozart work dropped over security fears

A production of Mozart's opera "Idomeneo," dropped for fear of a Muslim backlash over a scene with the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad, returned to the stage under heavy security Monday at Berlin's ...Comment