Juventus and Lyon have clinched their places in the knockout phase of Europe's premier tournament. Juve, the Italian champions, and Lyon, last season's French title-holders, join Inter Milan and Chelsea as


His postseason fate now formally sealed, Moises Alou's eyes filled any gaps his words left behind. The disappointment, the confusion, the shock.


British troops leave the center of Basra, southern Iraq, Thursday, Oct 21, 2004. Britain said Thursday a battalion of British troops would be redeployed into volatile central Iraq, meeting a US request despite


Red States:  Beneficiaries of Tax Revenue?

Having heard the blather or ranting about Red vs. Blue states for some time, I decided that I could check the curious general claim that "Red states are beneficiaries of tax revenue".  Having obtained the data here about year-by-year comparisons of the states, I obtained some results for 2004.  My intent is to identify trends without much partisan bias (BTW, I'm a Nader voter) in an American viewpoint that's not so much grey, but purple.


A woman on a New Zealand plane stabs at least one of the two pilots and threatens to blow it up, police say.


UK police arrest 16 in anti-terrorism raids

British police said on Saturday they had   arrested 16 men in two separate anti-terrorism operations just   three weeks after uncovering a suspected plot to bring down   U.S.-bound airliners over the Atlantic.


Oracle again extends tender offer for PeopleSoft

Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , the world's second-biggest software company, on Thursday said it again extended its $7.


Employers get long-sought overtime rules

In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation's overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they've sought for decades.


Thousands of mourners file past the open coffin of tenor Luciano Pavarotti in his home town of Modena, Italy.


Saracens reach their first ever Heineken Cup quarter-final as they ended Glasgow's remote chances.


Browser vulns and botnets head threat list

Shifting SANS Security experts have looked into the crystal ball to predict the cyber attacks most likely to cause substantial damage this year.â¦


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Monster.com attack hits federal job search site

Collateral damage as Monster talks of previous assaults Cybercrooks who raided Monster.com's database also pilfered the personal information of an estimated 146,000 from USAJobs, the US government's official job search site. Monster Worldwide is the technology provider for the USAJOBS website, so the recent attack on Monster.com's systems also exposed the contact information of USAJobs users, it emerged on Thursday.â¦


Rachel McAdams has  signed on to star in "The Return," a bittersweet drama about  three injured soldiers who come home from Iraq and learn that  life has moved on without them.


Accord to take peace process forward: Fresh CBMs to be explored

ISLAMABAD, Dec 28: The second round of Indo-Pakistan foreign secretary-level talks concluded here on Tuesday with a joint pledge to carry the peace process forward and explore other confidence-building measures (CBMs).


Firing Bzdelik may have been only option

Denver Nuggets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe fired coach Jeff Bzdelik in the midst a lackluster season that started with so much promise.


The Chicago Blackhawks are no longer satisfied with just winning. They want to play well while doing it.


Catania, 19:16 - CALCIO, CATANIA: NEL DERBY TRIDENTE SPINESI-MASCARA-COLUCCI

Grande attesa per il derby con il Palermo a Catania. Rientrata la squalifica di Spinesi, sarà...


Results are endorsed by a team led by ex-US President Carter despite opposition claims of fraud.


Nuovo drammatico messaggio internet in un sito

DUBAI - Â«Le due donne italiane sono state uccise. Faremo vedere il videoÂ». Questo nuovo drammatico annuncio Ã¨ contenuto in un messaggio su un sito internet, diverso da quello della scorsa notte, che annuncia


IT researcher Gartner to acquire Meta Group

IT researcher GartnerÂ will pay about $162 million to acquire Meta Group, which also does IT research as well as consulting, Gartner announced Monday.


Beckham nurses ankle in first training session

CARSON, California  - David Beckham, carefully protecting his swollen left ankle, played a low-key role at his first official training session with the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Home Depot Center on Monday.


Growths in Bush's Colon Not Suspicious, Doctor Says

Doctors found and removed five growths from President Bush's colon yesterday and sent them for tests to determine whether they are cancerous, but the White House said they were small and did not appear to be cause for alarm.


The mother of a child killed by a speeding motorist dubs his five-year jail term a "travesty".


Update 5: Tentative Deal Reached in Casino Strike

Thousands of striking casino-hotel workers reached a tentative contract agreement that signals an end to a bitter, month-old walkout - the longest in Atlantic City casino history.


New Haven, 08:42 - TENNIS, ATP NEW HAVEN: FINALE FISH-BLAKE

Risultati delle semifinali del torneo Atp di New Haven (cemento, montepremi 675.250 dollari).


Abbas, leading Palestinian candidate, tells Israel to remove ...

Mahmoud Abbas, the leading candidate in a Jan. 9 Palestinian presidential election, on Wednesday called on Israel to tear down its West Bank separation barrier, telling thousands


Some question choices for honors by pope

Pope John Paul II yesterday honored two figures linked to controversy, beatifying a German mystic whose violent visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire Mel Gibson's movie ''The Passion of the Christ," and an Austrian emperor whose troops used poison gas. Before 30,000 people, including royalty and government representatives from Latin America and Europe, the pontiff also beatified an Italian nun ...


La scoperta dei dirigenti dell'associazione dopo le ferie


Oil prices edged lower on Wednesday,  keeping within sight of $50 a barrel on supply worries in the  United States, where weekly data is expected to show a draw in  distillate inventories.


Now It Can Be Told: Saga of UK Office Cats

Now it can be told: Britain's Home Office had not one official cat but a whole dynasty of mouse catchers, one of which nearly insulted the queen.


The once-innocuous orange jumpsuit, guilty of being nothing more than a fashion eyesore, has come to symbolize torture and death in this New World Order.


Fledgling Web sites help indie musicians

The next Friendster, MySpace,  Facebook, YouTube: There are millions of dot-coms out there,  all claiming to be the next bonanza.


Nicaraguan President-elect Daniel Ortega, making his first official trip outside the country, promised on Tuesday to work toward a unified Central America but also said his country needs new trade partnerships beyond its neighbors and the United States.


Solar-powered laptop charger on display at CES

Upstart NRG Dock shows off a general-purpose solar panel and battery to power electronics.


US Airways in Tentative Giveback Deal with Pilots

Bankrupt US Airways Group Inc.  reached a tentative agreement on Friday with negotiators for  its pilots union on $300 million in annual concessions, the  company and the labor group said.


JPMorgan, WaMu have held prelim merger talks: report

JPMorgan Chase  and Washington Mutual  have held "very preliminary" talks about a merger, CNBC's Charlie Gasparino said on Friday.


Chem Lab: Scientists Are Learning How Weed Causes Paranoia

Scientists figure out why too much marijuana sometimes causes feelings of paranoia. It involves the geography of the brain.


Sharapova, Hewitt advance at Japan Open tennis

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova advanced to the Japan Open final Friday with a convincing 6-2, 6-3 victory over Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn.


Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Redskins have released safety Ifeanyi Ohalete, a starter for 15 games last season.


Pride of Lions speeds to girls' Division 1 title

The muddy aftermath of Friday night's rain couldn't keep the girls of Newton South High School from running away with the Division 1 crown at the 45th Catholic Memorial Invitational yesterday at Franklin Park.


VMware wallops Microsoft with white paper

Pots and kettles go flying With an IPO and a major server virtualization battle looming, VMware has turned aggressive in its fight with Microsoft.â¦


Torino, 17:57 - CALCIO, JUVE; ZEBINA: RESTO PER TORNARE A VINCERE

Domani aprirà una galleria d'arte a Milano ma la sua ambizione è quella di rimanere a ...


Regulators Let Cingular Buy AT&T Wireless

The $41 billion merger between Cingular Wireless LLC and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. won approval from the Federal Communications Commission yesterday, according to federal sources close to the agency, paving the way for major changes in the lucrative wireless-phone market.


Online consumers in the United States spent $8.8 billion, excluding travel purchases, in November, a 19 percent jump over the $7.4 billion spent online a year earlier, a report released on Monday said.


President Bush has chosen a low-risk itinerary for his six-day tour — and some focused initiatives that might bear fruit


Abbas forces and Hamas loyalists clash in Gaza

Forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas overran two government ministries on Sunday, sealed off the area around his home and battled gunmen from the ruling Hamas group as chaos threatened Gaza.


Scientists act quickly on promise of Gleevec

Five years ago, Portland's Dr. Brian Druker told a gathering of blood scientists about a few dozen cancer patients who were taking an obscure new drug with surprising success.


Â· Schools in disadvantaged areas progressing most Â· Too few pupils get good grades, say critics


The Enterprise model can be deployed to employees across a company and centrally managed through SanDisk's Central Management and Control server software. Cruzer Enterprise CMC supports password recovery and renewal through the network, remote termination of lost drives, central backup and restore, as well as central usage tracking and auditing.


Dell Reports Better-Than-Expected Profit

Dell also announced that it would lay off 10 percent of its work force over the next year in order to reduce costs.


Wolfensohn hails British debt relief scheme

World Bank President James Wolfensohn hailed a British proposal to write off 10 percent of the debt owed the World Bank by poor countries, describing it as "enormously constructive."


Spitzer Sues Broker Used for Workplace Insurance

The New York attorney general's investigation into abuses in the insurance industry escalated with a lawsuit accusing a California broker of fraudulent practices.


Breast cancer vaccines return with settlement

Fifty women once again will receive experimental breast cancer vaccinations under a settlement announced Friday by the women and a North Chicago university.


Former Darfur rebel arrives in Khartoum after dispute

Late and amid kicking and shoving,  former Darfur rebel leader Minni Arcua Minnawi arrived to a  chaotic welcome in Khartoum on Sunday to speed up  implementation of a May peace deal for Sudan's vast west.


Janet Jackson has never been afraid to expose some skin. The 40-year-old singer, newly svelte after losing some 60 pounds, appears on the cover of Vibe magazine wearing a skimpy bikini bottom and a necklace made of large shells. Her right arm covers her breasts.


David Eckstein OKs 3-Year Deal With Cards

ST. LOUIS Dec 23, 2004 - David Eckstein agreed Thursday to a three-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, completing a triangle of shortstop switches.


Insurgents kill 17 Iraqis working for coalition forces

(Baghdad, Iraq-AP) Dec. 5, 2004 - Gunmen in Iraq have killed 17 Iraqis and injured 13 others as they arrived to work at a weapons dump controlled by coalition forces.


al-Qaida Deputy Leader Seen in New Video

BAGHDAD -- Al-Qaida's deputy leader sought to bolster the terror network's main arm in Iraq in a new video released Thursday, calling on Muslims to rally behind it at a time when the group is on the defensive, faced with U.S. offensives and splits with other insurgent groups.


Israel approves new West Bank housing settlement

Israel's housing ministry has approved tenders for the construction of about a thousand new homes in West Bank settlements.


A Physician Caught Trying to Heal Himself

Rarely has a more conflicted or unpromising candidate entered the field of medicine, and this mismatch gives âInternâ its offbeat appeal.


Hostage gang steals estimated Â£20m from bank

Police were on Tuesday night hunting a gang that stole an estimated Â£20m in one of the UK's biggest robberies. The money was taken from the headquarters of Northern Bank, close to Belfast City Hall, on Monday evening.


Digital cinema moves closer to local multiplex

A movie studio coalition says it has worked out standards for films without film.


Annika Sorenstam and American Cristie Kerr went head to head in the final round of the ADT Tour Championship yesterday, and it took the first hole of a sudden


Australia's Howard Says Indonesian Visit Signals Strong Ties

Australian Prime Minister John Howard said his attendance at the inauguration of Indonesia's president- elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono shows the importance of the relationship between the two nations.


A US Embassy spokesman said Tuesday that an American, a Nepalese, a Filipino and an Iraqi remain hostages after a kidnapping raid Monday night in Baghdad.


The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday. The night shuttle launch was the first in four years.  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


EU condemns pre-election violence in Kenya

ELDORET, Kenya  - The European Union's chief election monitor in Kenya on Friday condemned clashes that have killed hundreds and displaced thousands in the run-up to a December 27 presidential and parliamentary election.


Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama stepped back from a controversy over race Monday night, agreeing that a prolonged clash over civil rights could harm their party's overall drive to win the White House.


One might expect cancer researchers to promote the free and open exchange of information. They donât.


Making your first million really isn't as hard as it seems.


Prisoner Hires Stripper for Culture Night

OSLO, Norway - Hoping to boost morale among his fellow inmates, a Norwegian prisoner secretly hired an exotic dancer to spice up the prison's monthly culture night.


Democrats see support for anti-Rumsfeld vote

A resolution demanding the   resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after he   compared Iraq war critics to Nazi appeasers has strong support   among U.S. Senate Democrats, a senior Democrat said on Sunday.


After Stumbling, Mattel Cracks Down in China

Mattel, which appears to have stumbled in part because it had become overconfident about its ability to operate in China without major problems, is in crisis mode.


Confirming what many couples already knew, a government study concludes it's healthy to be married. Sure, the majority of husbands pack on some extra pounds.


Washington -- National security adviser Condoleezza Rice defended on Sunday the emphatic statements she made in the run-up to the Iraq war that Saddam Hussein was rebuilding his nuclear weapons program, as a news report said prominent officials had voiced


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The central pillar of a healthy lifestyle has been shaken with the publication this week of a major study suggesting eating fruit and vegetables does not protect against cancer.


Business tumbles barriers in a new kind of Irish unity

NEWRY, Northern Ireland -- From the windows of a 19th-century textile mill that long lay derelict, Feargal McCormack looked past the Catholic row houses that once seethed with poverty and anger to the road along the Newry canal, where car bombs went off and snipers lurked for 30 years of sectarian violence.


Iran Airs Images of 2 Imprisoned Americans

Iranian television today aired images of two imprisoned Americans for the first time and said it will show a documentary Wednesday that includes confessions by scholar Haleh Esfandiari of Potomac, Md. and New York-based social scientist Kian Tajbakhsh.


Ericsson signs $1.3 billion deal for Indian mobile network

Telecoms giant Ericsson said Friday it has won a 1.3-billion-dollar (951-million-euro) contract to upgrade and expand Indian operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) mobile network.


English club bosses says the salary-cap rise must be spent on increasing the player pool not stars' salaries.


Gov't failing at risk children over ex-pat paedophiles

A coalition of children's charities has criticised the government for not doing more to protect vulnerable children from paedophiles living abroad, calling its response a "national shame".


The two Irish billionaires who hold the key to the sale of Man Utd are expected to reject US tycoon Malcom Glazer's Â£800m offer.


Tax Scandal in Germany Fans Complaints of Inequity

Hundreds of people, including several who are household names, are under investigation on suspicion that they evaded taxes by steering money to Liechtenstein.


After a five-year absence from movie screens, Chris Tucker is about to begin shooting "Rush Hour 3" with Jackie Chan.


Fifteen former PGA TOUR, Champions Tour winners among q-school ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A strong field that includes six former Champions Tour winners will be vying for 2005 playing privileges at the final stage of qualifying school this week.


SSM Health Care-St. Louis plans to build a 158-bed hospital and medical campus near Fenton. And when it opens in spring 2008, the $215 million complex would replace St.


Osama bin Laden: Still devious and contradictory

Well there you have it. Once and for all Osama bin Laden acknowledged in the newly released video on Al-Jazeera responsibility for carrying out the barbaric, cold and calculated attacks of Sept.


Al-Sadr Calls on Militia to Stop Fighting

BAGHDAD, Iraq Aug. 30, 2004 - Rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for his followers across Iraq to end fighting against US and Iraqi forces and is planning to join the political process in the coming days, an al-Sadr aide said Monday.


Cink on song with putter as U.S. rally in Barbados

ST. JAMES, Barbados  - Stewart Cink delivered a red hot display with his putter over the front nine holes to help haul the United States back into contention for this week's WGC-World Cup.


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¦


Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje of the hit TV series "Lost" was arrested on a traffic violation in Waikiki this weekend, police said.


Branson Pledges Billions To Combat Global Warming

LONDON, Sept. 21 -- Iconoclastic British billionaire Richard Branson pledged Thursday to invest all profit from his Virgin Group airline and train businesses over the next decade -- an estimated $3 billion -- to fight global warming and promote alternative energy.


Hannah Foster murder suspect to be extradited from India

An Indian court has agreed to extradite to Britain a man suspected of the rape and murder of Hampshire teenager Hannah Foster, more than four years after her killing in Southampton.


BAGHDAD, 22 SETTEMBRE 2004 - Il premier ad interim iracheno Ayad Allawi ha smentito la ridda di voci circolate oggi: non c'Ã¨ nessun programma di rilascio imminente - afferma - per i detenuti in Iraq. "Noi


Right to Privacy in Restroom Not Absolute

ST. LOUIS - A man found partly disrobed with a woman, cocaine and marijuana in the one-person restroom of an Iowa convenience store in an area known for prostitution had no absolute right to privacy, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.  An 8th U.S.


A group of scientists started the non-profit Darwin Day Celebration seeking to make February 12th, the birthday of Charles Darwin, an international celebration of science, verifiable knowledge, reason and humanity. They are working on to organize massive celebrations during the "big year" of 2009, when the Darwin legacy will be 200 years old, but in the meantime they have a directory of events you can attend on or around February 12th every year, and they can register your own event, too. Considering the recent intelligent design trends, will you celebrate Darwin and Evolution?


Jimmy Rollins and Placido Polanco homered, Cory Lidle pitched six solid innings and the Philadelphia Phillies secured second place in the NL East with a 6-2 win over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.


Sunni Fighters Battle Al Qaeda in Baghdad Neighborhood

It remained unclear whether the fighting was driven by differing ideologies or was merely a battle for control of the neighborhood.


New sample proves man sexually assaulted, killed and dumped abducted 11-year-old girl on moors, Bradford court hears


(Oct. 11) -- Chrysler is recalling nearly 1 million minivans because an electrical problem could cause the driver's side air bag to fail.


THANK YOU FOR YOUR ARTICLE on Feb. 27, 2007 "Is additive to water really safe?" Ever since the addition of chloramine in our water, my skin is dry and itchy and I have not been getting enough sleep because I need to continually scratch my face, neck and body.


Guerrouj makes history in middle-distance running in second-last ...

ATHENS (CP) - Hicham El Guerrouj passed Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia with about 50 metres remaining in the 5,000-metre race Saturday, making the Morocco runner the first man in eight decades to sweep the middle-distance races at the Summer Olympics.


Madrid Bombing Suspect Arrested in Belgium-Agency

Belgian authorities on Tuesday arrested Youssef Belhadj, a Moroccan wanted by Spain in connection with the March 11 Madrid train bombing, the Belgian state prosecutor's office was quoted as saying.


Gingko research focuses on quality and efficacy

UK researchers are launching a new trial to investigate whether the herbal gingko biloba can help slow the progression of early-stage Alzheimer's disease.


The UK public is being invited by the government to have its say on the future of science and technology.


Novell OKs $536 Mln Microsoft Settlement

Novell Inc. (NOVL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it had reached a settlement with software maker Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.


The disclosure last month that American long-grain rice has become widely contaminated with traces of an experimental, gene-altered rice has provoked an economic crisis for farmers and reignited a long-smoldering debate over the adequacy of U.S. oversight of biotech food.


Criminals have been able to hack into computer systems via the Internet and cut power to several cities, a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency analyst said this week.


Comment is free: Aditya Chakrabortty: Outsourcing of key functions is leaving corporations as mere hollow shells


Coup plot conviction increases the pressure on Mark Thatcher

A ZIMBABWE court yesterday convicted Briton Simon Mann, a former SAS and Scots Guards officer, of attempting to buy weapons for an attempted coup in the oil-rich West African state of Equatorial Guinea.


Microsoft founder Bill Gates retained the top spot on Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest people in America. This year's list contains a record number of billionaires, 313 to be precise.


Jonathan Woodgate's first appearance for Real Madrid could be put on hold after the defender limped out of training on Thursday.


US Tactics Fuel Falluja Insurgency, Residents Say

The US military offered Abu Ghanem Awuud compensation for the death of his wife and five children in a US air strike on Falluja. He turned it down.


Higher education staff are being urged to oppose government plans to tackle campus extremism.


U.S. to help Mauritania confront al Qaeda threat

U.S. marines will train Mauritania's military in counter-insurgency tactics this month as the Islamic state straddling the Sahara confronts what diplomats see as an increased threat from al Qaeda.


A woman is arrested after a baby boy was critically injured in a fall from a window at a clinic which treats mothers with post-natal depression.


Human Genome Sciences' Anthrax Treatment Clears Hurdle

Human Genome Sciences said yesterday that ABthrax, its experimental treatment for anthrax infection, dramatically increased survival in animals exposed to lethal doses of anthrax spores.


âThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordâ feels more like a novelty than it would have in the 1950s when westerns were as ubiquitous as tumbleweeds.


Il valore della societa' e' stimato in 36 milioni


A city agency voted Tuesday to revive a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu, hoping the fat-filled truth will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier.


The Goldman Sachs Group has named Edward C. Forst as the co-head of the investment management unit that oversees more than $796 billion in assets.


Sumitomo Mitsui bid for UFJ to test cost-cutting skills

TOKYO: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc's US$29bil hostile bid for UFJ Holdings Inc may hinge on its ability to convince shareholders that it can cut costs and bad loans at Japan's most unprofitable bank, investors said.


The theme song isn't quite "Happy Days are Here Again," but almost. Music industry veterans, after several years of worrying about how illegal Internet downloads could threaten their business, are humming a decidedly upbeat tune these days.


Bush Promises Strong Effort to Counter Resurgent Taliban

President Bush vowed yesterday to make a sustained new military and political effort to beat back resurgent Taliban forces as he turned his attention back to Afghanistan and a conflict that has been overshadowed for the past couple of years by the larger war in Iraq.


Entertainment companies had been vying for MGM to get their hands on its library of more than 4,000 titles. Time Warner initially was seen as the front-runner in the race.


Report on 9/11 Attacks Nominated for U.S. Book Award

The comprehensive and chilling account  of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, written by  the U.S. government's 9/11 Commission, was nominated for one of  America's top literary awards on Wednesday.


Doping: atletica, Marion Jones annuncia querela contro Conte

SAN FRANCISCO - La velocista americana Marion Jones, accusata da Victor Conte di aver usato dopanti, annuncia la querela. "Le accuse che Conte fa nei miei confronti - ha affermato l'atleta - sono false e la verita' uscira' fuori al momento opportuno".


Cardinals' Smith Leaves Game With Injury

Emmitt Smith was knocked out of Sunday's game against the New York Jets with a toe injury on his left foot.


Freeze in eastern U.S. to ease next week: forecasters

The cold snap gripping the eastern  United States should ease next week, ushering in warmer  temperatures into March for the world's top energy consumer,  meteorologists forecast Thursday.


Aiming for versatility, the Sun Blade 6000 Modular System features three new blade servers plus a smaller blade-server chassis.


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President Bush and Sen. John F. Kerry went through their final preparations today for a potentially crucial debate in St. Louis, Mo.


MUMBAI -- Lured by the booming Indian economy and fed up with living as outsiders in a foreign society, many Indian and other South Asian immigrants in the United States are returning to their homeland -- and bringing with them cutting-edge American skills.


US Airways said it will change its flight schedules in February to increase departures at its Charlotte and Philadelphia hubs and create a mini-hub in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.


Registerfly on the fly, ICANN on the run

This domain will self-destruct in five seconds "In the past couple of weeks, over 70% of the non-jurisdictional contacts my Office has received have concerned registerflyâ¦ In most circumstances, the matter would be refered to Mr. Mike Zupke, ICANN's Registrar Manager, and he would in turn pass along consumer concerns to the registerfly contactâ¦ If, however, Mr. Zupke determined that the matter you are complaining about is unrelated to the Registrarâs Accreditation Agreement, or any other ICANN policy, he will likely encourage you to work out the situation with the registrar..." ICANN Ombudsmanâs Blog, February 12, 2007â¦


t has been an uninspiring United States Open for the American men, who fell apart with remarkable alacrity in the first week of the tournament.


A European Union court will rule Sept. 17 on Microsoft's challenge to an order that that imposed hundreds of millions of dollars of fines on the world's biggest software company for what the regulators said was anti-competitive activity, the court said Tuesday.


Britain culls 160,000 turkeys in bird flu outbreak

Britain aimed to complete the cull of 160,000 turkeys on Monday as a government crisis team met to tackle the nation's first exposure to the latest deadly strain of the bird flu virus in farmed poultry.


A French fighter jet intercepted a small German tourist plane that failed to respond to air traffic controllers Thursday, prompting the temporary closure of Paris' Orly airport, the Defense Ministry said.


The Hungarian cartoon feature âThe District!â is a last-minute shoo-in for the title of 2007âs most original animated film.


A senior Saudi prince says he plans to form a political party and criticises other royals for blocking reform.


So, only 20 TV stations are culpable for airing last year's Super Bowl halftime show ["FCC Throws Flag at CBS's Halftime Play," Style, Sept.


The space station's two American astronauts went out on a riskier than usual spacewalk Wednesday to fix one of two equipment failures that have crippled their power system and threatened to stall construction.


Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has opted to rest most of his first-team players for the Champions League encounter with Fenerbahce.


Putin arms threat may steal headlines at G8 summit

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - Group of Eight leaders seeking to focus on climate change and Africa at their summit this week may find it hard not to be distracted by the Russian bear glowering in the room.


The public believes the effects of global warming are not as bad as some experts claim, a poll suggests.


Microsoft seeks the help of those who besiege their operating systems at the world's largest hacker conference.


Viareggio, 18:00 - CALCIO, VIAREGGIO: ESORDIO PER DAVIDE ANCELOTTI

Dopo l'esordio di Andrea Signorini, figlio dell'indimenticato capitano del Genoa Luca Signorini, in ...


Bali talks agree to launch climate treaty talks

NUSA DUA, Indonesia  - U.N.-led climate talks in Bali agreed on Saturday to launch negotiations on a new global warming pact to succeed the Kyoto Protocol after the United States dropped last-minute opposition.


A protein deep in the ear is essential for normal hearing and could help develop treatments for deafness, researchers believe.


Birmingham, 17:23 - ATLETICA, EUROPEI INDOOR: HOWE ORO NEL LUNGO CON RECORD

Medaglia d'oro e record italiano per Andrew Howe nel salto in lungo agli europei indoor di Birmingha...


The attorney general denies claims he concealed from an anti-bribery watchdog  secret payments to a Saudi prince.


MCDONALD'S chief executive, Australian Charlie Bell, is back in hospital to deal with complications arising from cancer surgery earlier this year.


Citigroup Forces Resignations of 3 Senior Executives

Three senior executives at Citigroup were forced to resign yesterday as Charles O. Prince, the firm's chief executive, delivered on a promise to improve the bank's sullied reputation in


A father and son from the West Midlands are rescued for the second time in 24 hours from the coast around North Somerset.


Antiwar Protesters Told  Shop Till You Drop, Too

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has decided that if antiwar protesters are to descend on his city by the hundreds of thousands for the Republican Convention, he may as well turn them into shoppers. -The Washington Post


WASHINGTON - On the eve of a foreign policy debate with President Bush, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said in an interview that his explanation of why he voted in favor of additional funding for the war in Iraq before voting against it was "one of those inarticulate moments" in the campaign.    Kerry ultimately voted against providing $87 billion for military operations and aid in Iraq and Afghanistan...


Police step up inquiries into the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko, with officers due to fly to Moscow.


German Michael Schumacher of Ferrari is seen at the Interlagos race track in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2004. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano).


U.S. hunted al Qaeda suspects from Ethiopia: report

The U.S. military used bases inside Ethiopia last month in a quiet campaign to capture or kill top al Qaeda leaders in the Horn of Africa, The New York Times reported on its Web site on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.


British rescue ship reaches stricken Canadian sub

A British rescue ship reached a Canadian submarine and its 57 sailors stranded for nearly 24 hours in high seas in the north Atlantic after a fire caused a loss of power.


Yemen Says Kills Anti-U.S. Rebel Cleric Houthi

Yemeni forces killed on Friday anti-U.S.  rebel cleric Hussein al-Houthi and tens of his supporters,  ending over two months of clashes that have left over 200  rebels and troops dead, a government official said.


Richards, Rotterdam Mayor Discuss policy plan for police

A 'solid' policy plan for the police force of the Windward Islands was the main topic of discussion between Lt.


A new antibiotic could prove to be an important weapon in the fight against tuberculosis, scientists predict. Known as R207910, the new drug has been tested in mice and has been proven safe in human volunteers.


A head teachers' leader is alarmed by a suggestion that reform of 14-19 learning in England might be toned down.


NASA Sets Swift Launch for Saturday Nov. 20

Launch of NASA's Swift spacecraft aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket is scheduled for Saturday Nov. 20 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station complex 17.


Saudi Arabia recalls envoy from Tripoli, expels Libyan ...

Saudi Arabia declared Wednesday it was withdrawing its ambassador to Tripoli and ordered out Libya's representative following reports that the latter plotted to assassinate Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.


Worldwide shortages of doctors a 'perfect storm' for Canada, says ...

TORONTO (CP) - A shortage of homegrown physicians, combined with the aggressive recruitment of Canadian doctors by other countries, is a "perfect storm" that threatens Canada's health-care reforms, the president of the Canadian Medical Association said


Firenze, 18:43 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; ANDREA DELLA VALLE: OBIETTIVO QUARTO POSTO

Nel postpartita di Fiorentina-Cagliari. il presidente della Fiorentina Andrea Della Valle svela i pi...


BRIAN CLOUGH 1935-2004: I WOULDN'T SAY I WAS THE BEST BOSS IN THE ...

BRIAN CLOUGH didn't want an epitaph. But the football legend seemed to write his own every time he opened his mouth. Old Big 'Ead, who guided the unlikely stars of Nottingham Forest to back-to-back


Blue Jackets' Hitchcock happy to be back

Ken Hitchcock was happy to be back coaching again despite losing his first game on the bench. Hitchcock, who was fired as Philadelphia's coach on Oct. 22, lost in his debut with Columbus when Mike Richards scored his first goal of the season early in the third period Friday to help the Flyers beat Blue Jackets 3-2.


Australia, others, to follow U.S. Iran sanctions: Downer

Many nations will follow the United  States in slapping sanctions on Iran if it fails to suspend its  nuclear enrichment program soon, Australia, a strong U.S. ally,  said.


Controversial athlete Christine Ohuruogu hit back at her critics after returning from a drugs ban to win Britain's first ever women's world 400 metres title.


Botox treatment to rid yourself of unsightly wrinkles may be addictive, research has found.


Firefighting aircraft from several countries help Greece tackle devastating forest fires that have killed 60 people.


A campaign to make sure that college students know their voting rights and elections officials know the rules is getting underway by Rock the Vote, a youth-voter group.


Bush defends stances in foreign-policy hot spots

The president's first press conference since December came as the House debated an Iraq resolution.


Palermo, 18:30 - CALCIO, UDINESE; MARINO: NON ABBIAMO RUBATO NULLA

Pasquale Marino è contento della qualificazione ai quarti di Coppa Italia. "Non abbiamo rubat...


Thousands Rally in Louisiana to Support 'Jena 6'

JENA, La., Sept. 20 -- Thousands of demonstrators jammed the streets of this rural Louisiana town Thursday to protest what they view as excessive criminal charges against six black teenagers involved in a schoolyard brawl.


Tough break: Warner got what he wished for

Ordinarily at a time like this, I would offer my congratulations to Kurt Warner. Instead, I offer my condolences. After a spirited duel in training camp with rookie quarterback Eli Manning, who blew up in


Prince Harry Apologizes for Nazi Costume

The grandson of Queen Elizabeth II apologized Wednesday night after a tabloid printed a picture of him wearing a Nazi soldier's uniform to a fancy dress party.


Putin compares U.S. missile shield to Cuban crisis

MAFRA, Portugal  - Russia's President Vladimir Putin drew a parallel on Friday between U.S. plans for a missile shield in Europe and the Cuban missile crisis in 1962, widely regarded as the closest the world came to nuclear war.


Madrid, 13:29 - CALCIO, REAL MADRID: DRENTHE SBAGLIA STRADA E TAMPONA POLIZIA

Royston Drenthe, centrocampista olandese del Real Madrid, è uscito illeso da un incidente d'a...


Thousands warned over vCJD risk from infected blood

THOUSANDS of people, including 120 in Scotland, have been warned they may have been exposed to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease through contaminated blood products.


Mourinho praises Chelsea "lions" for courageous win

Coach Jose Mourinho described Chelsea's performance in qualifying for the knockout round of the Champions League with two matches still to play as fantastic on Tuesday.


CLEVELAND -- There's no deal between McDonaldâs and the Cleveland Clinic after the two parties met on Thursday, NewsChannel5 reported.


Clinton to undergo heart bypass operation

Former president Bill Clinton has never looked better - slimmed down, relaxed, seemingly aglow with good health. Inside, however, his heart was beating in protest.


AOL Introduces New Executive Team, Pledges Clearer Focus

Randy Falco, AOL's chief executive for the past few weeks, yesterday announced a new team of executives charged with running a "tighter, clearer and better focused" Internet firm.


No. 16 Pittsburgh Beats Providence 86-66

Chris Taft scored a career-high 25 points and Carl Krauser adeptly ran No. 16 Pittsburgh's fast-breaking offense while playing one of his best defensive games of the season, leading the Panthers to an 86-66 rout of Providence on Monday night.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Sports Network) - New Jersey Nets  guard Rodney Buford is expected to miss the next 4-to-6 weeks  with torn ligaments in his left ankle.


The presidential race may have been settled in Florida this year without the acrimony of 2000, but many of the state ballot measures approved on Election Day have ended up in court.


Elton John plays English miner in cameo stage role

British pop superstar Elton John made a brief stage appearance on Wednesday as a flat-capped miner from northern England in a special gala performance of his hit West End show "Billy Elliot - The Musical".


The Swiss owner of French brand Perrier lifts a threat to sell the iconic water producer despite continuing tensions.


Todd Helton and Garrett Atkins both drive in a season-high five runs as Colorado again routs New York on Wednesday, this time, 17-7.


Goosen skims through rain to secure record victory

Retief Goosen was the only player to book his place in the quarter-finals of the HSBC World Match Play here yesterday but it took a record margin of victory for the South African to be in such a luxurious overnight position.


Eight US marines have been killed in the bloodiest attack on American forces in Iraq in almost seven months as troops prepared for a major assault to capture the rebel towns of Ramadi and Falluja.


Through the beheadings and harrowing video footage of Ken Bigley pleading for his life, his relatives never gave up. But his fate was probably sealed from the start.


The emerging plan by the Iraq Study Group tries to find a middle road between President Bush's adamant refusal to leave Iraq until the job is done and Democratic demands to pull out U.S. troops. But in achieving unanimity among its Republican and Democratic members, the commission has outlined a...


Cheney: Al Qaeda Probably to Blame for Taba Bombings

DAVENPORT, Iowa.  - Vice President Dick Cheney  said on Tuesday that al Qaeda was probably responsible for the  deadly bombings of Egyptian Red Sea resorts but aides said his  assertion was largely based on Israeli news reports.


Police on Friday were questioning a man they called a "person of interest" in the disappearance of a 24-year-old hiker from a state park in northern Georgia.


International PHP Magazine: December 2006 Issue Released

The latest edition (December 2006 issue) of the International PHP Magazine has been released today.   Topics covered in this month's edition include:  Graeme Johnson and Zoe Slattery - "PHP - A Language Implementer's Perspective Elizabeth Naramore's "Freelancers Corner" Matthew Peters' look at the application Component Architecture (SCA) in PHP Arjen Lentz's look at Open Source solutions to more IT problems.  You can check out the full table of contents for the issue on their site or you can go over and download a full copy of your very own.


Guitarist John McLaughlin speeds past his critics

MONTEREY, California  - Nearly 40 years after helping pioneer jazz fusion with Miles Davis, guitar maestro John McLaughlin still faces harsh critics who dismiss such technically demanding, electronically charged music as "steroidal" or even a "pestilence."


Palermo, 17:27 - CALCIO, PALERMO; FOSCHI: CON COLANTUONO PER FARE DI PIU'

L'ufficializzazione dell'ingaggio del nuovo allenatore del Palermo, Stefano Colantuono, che ha firma...


A grad student who posted a fake boarding pass generator to illuminate a security hole, only to get raided by the FBI, avoids prosecution. But he says his treatment will make the nation less safe. In 27B Stroke 6.


Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez and stars of the clubâs great past today cherished the memory of the clubâs former captain Emlyn Hughes, who has died from a brain tumour aged 57.


CBS' "The Late Late Show  With Craig Ferguson" won a week against NBC's "Late Night With  Conan O'Brien" for the first time ever, but there's a catch.


Form Follows Function Right Across the Wall

Through a strange brew of factors, the idea of translucence has spread to everything from walls to trash cans.


Ryder-Langer would consider staying as European captain

The German had previously ruled out retaining the job and insisted it should go to another senior figure from the European Tour. However, in a news conference after Europe's crushing 18 1/2-9


(InfoWorld) - In the wake of Dell Inc.'s disclosure Monday that it might have to restate recent earnings statements because of discoveries made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), company founder and chairman Michael Dell has defended his embattled chief executive, Kevin Rollins. "Kevin has done an outstanding job as chief executive," Dell told a crowd at the company's annual Technology Day meeting in New York Tuesday. "We run the company together, so if you want to blame somebody, you can blame me too." Dell will delay filing its quarterly Form 10-Q to the SEC until it answers questions raised by an SEC investigation into its accounting and financial reporting practices, the company said Monday. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York has opened a separate investigation, involving documents filed from 2002 to the present. Both offices have raised the possibility of misstatements in prior period financial reports. Dell has already announced a preliminary earnings report for the second quarter, highlighted by a 51 percent drop in profit from the same period last year. Form 10-Q is the formal quarterly earnings report required of every publicly traded company. Asked whether he would heed calls from analysts and investors to resign, Rollins said he disagreed with the sentiment, then turned the podium over to his boss. "Any press speculation on that is completely useless. Feel free to speculate, but it's not going to happen," Dell said. "The CEO is chosen by the board of directors and the shareholders, and I'm the largest shareholder, so you can do the math." Dell and Rollins declined to give further details on the investigations, saying only that they were cooperating fully.


Federal Reserve chief tells Senate panel that U.S. economy should begin to recover later this year.


The Boston Red Sox became the first team in the majors to clinch a playoff spot this season, rallying on ninth-inning home runs by Jason Varitek and Julio Lugo to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-6 Saturday.


Maryland Hires St. Louis AD To Be Yow's Chief of Staff

Maryland Athletic Director Debbie Yow hires former Saint Louis University AD Cheryl Levick as her new chief of staff. She will start Aug. 13.


Pope Condemns Unethical Science, Cloning

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II warned in a statement released Sunday that humanity's speedy progress in science and technology risks overlooking moral values, citing with particular concern experiments in human cloning.


Eric Clapton and Lemar are among the acts to play a tsunami fundraising concert at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium.


Senator: Commander Told of Military Drain

A former Senate Intelligence Committee chairman asserted Sunday that the general who ran the war in Afghanistan said more than a year before the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that his resources were being shifted in preparation for taking on Saddam Hussein.


A section of motorway south east of Glasgow reopens after an unsafe power pylon is secured.


Evolution, not just gluttony, led to obesity pandemic

Evolution and the environment, not just   gluttony, has led to a global obesity pandemic, with an   estimated 1.5 billion people overweight -- more than the number   of undernourished people -- an obesity conference was told on   Monday.


Eighteen-month-old Zoe Chambers undergoes a heart transplant after a desperate search for a donor.


Trains into London's Paddington station are suspended due to a fire near the line in Berkshire.


Microsoft rattles EC cage on Vista delay

More of the same Microsoft has warned European PC users face an even longer wait for Windows Vista if EU antitrust regulators mandate further changes for the delayed operating system.â¦


Israeli forces have launched a new incursion into the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. Israeli forces have launched a new incursion into the Rafah refugee camp


TeliaSonera: Xfera Renews Its National 2G-Roaming Agreement With Vodafone

TeliaSonera's newly established mobile operator in Spain, Xfera, has today reached an agreement with Vodafone, renewing the terms and conditions of the previous roaming agreement signed by Xfera and Vodafone in 2001.


Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. said Friday it agreed to sell an automotive parts business to two buyout firms for about $1.17 billion, the latest private equity purchase in the sector.


The National Hockey League, unable to  reach a new pay agreement with its locked-out players, canceled  the rest of its season Wednesday.


roundup Plus: Web services outfits merge...Microsoft sets holiday Xbox bundle...PalmSource settles Digeo patent suit...Maxtor loses its CFO, again.


R+b and country ruled last night's American Music Awards as Usher carried on his award winning year by picking up four accolades.


United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan described the war with Iraq as an âillegalâ violation of the UN Charter in a September 16 interview with the BBC, adding that âI hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time.


President Bush named environmental chief and former Gov. Michael Leavitt Monday to take over the US Department of Health and Human Services.


WASHINGTON - House Republicans sought to quash a persistent Internet rumor that President Bush wants to reinstate the draft if he is re-elected, engineering an overwhelming vote Tuesday killing legislation that would do just that.    Republicans accused Democrats of feeding the rumor mill to scare young voters and their parents into voting against Bush...


Lancaster forges one stroke clear at Deere Run

American Neal Lancaster fired a seven-under-par 64 to grab a one-shot lead after the first round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois on Thursday.


Appiano Gentile, 14:14 - CALCIO, INTER; BRANCA: PER CHIVU MANCA ACCORDO CON LA ROMA

Per quanto riguarda la caccia a Chivu situazione bloccata all'Inter. Dopo la presentazione di Suazo,...


Reports: NASA chief Sean O'Keefe may leave agency

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe, a self-described "budgeteer" who was brought in to curb space station cost overruns and who later helped formulate a new presidential initiative to send


Series to begin in Atlanta on Tuesday or Wednesday

The Atlanta Braves now know that they'll be hosting the first two games of their National League Division Series next week. But they'll have to wait until later this weekend to find out who their opponent will be.


Ted Leonsis, AOL vice chairman emeritus, is headed to the movies again.


Libby has one final chance to beat perjury charge

A former aide to Vice President Dick Cheney will have a last chance to convince a jury he is not guilty of perjury on Tuesday as a trial that has exposed the inner workings of the White House draws to a close.


Members of the U.N.'s nuclear agency on Monday approved sending experts to North Korea to supervise the shutdown of the North's plutonium-producing reactor, a diplomat said.


Blackstone cofounders will hit pay dirt in IPO

Stephen Schwarzman and Peter G. Peterson, who started Blackstone Group LP two decades ago with $400,000, stand to collect a combined $2.33 billion from the largest initial public offering ever by a leveraged buyout firm.


Free Music Now! Lala.com's Plan to Give Songs Away Could Upend the Industry

Lala.com, which launched in 2006 as a CD-swap service, spins into a new business model offering free, unlimited on-demand music streams from major labels. The company hopes to recoup its $160-million investment in licensing deals through music sales -- downloads, physical CDs and vinyl -- with more revenue streams on the way.


Spanish bank Santander SAN.MC would not necessarily drop its 8 billion pound plus bid for Abbey National if another bank entered the fray and sparked a competition probe, it says.


Jeff Cunningham scored in the first half and the Columbus Crew extended their MLS-record unbeaten streak to 17 games with a 1-1 tie against the MetroStars last night in East Rutherford, N.J.


Sir Elton John is developing a half-hour TV comedy centered around an aging rock star, Daily Variety reported Thursday. The paper said John is working with producers Michael Edelstein (Desperate Housewives


By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 15--Overheated cooking oil likely sparked the fire early Tuesday that gutted a duplex at 807-809 Vine St., La Crosse fire officials said.


A Polish student priest at the centre of a sex scandal at a Catholic seminary in Austria is convicted.


A state of alert is ordered as swarms of locusts from Africa arrive in Spain's Canary Islands.


It's Too Soon for Kodak to Smile and Say 'Cheese'

Opinion: Despite Kodak's initial victory in its Java patent dispute with Sun, the company will be hard-pressed to prove it deserves a $1 billion settlement.


Thomas Johansson of Sweden overcame his frustrations with a linesman to beat sixth-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (5) in the first round Monday at the Thailand Open.


Migrant workers boost the UK economy and their influx does not lower employment or wage levels, the TUC says.


Chinese liquor firms fight ban on boozy lunches

Liquor makers in China are demanding that a city regulation barring public servants and Communist Party officials from the Chinese version of a three martini lunch be revoked, a newspaper reported on Thursday.


In Europe, a Moment of Both Silence and Controversy

Across Europe, in railroad stations and department stores, at airports and palaces and subway stations people bowed their heads in silence today to observe a three-minute commemoration of those who perished in ...


Uomo uccide una ragazza poi si toglie la vita


Japan's Topix, Nikkei Rise; NTT, KDDI Advance as Nintendo Drops

Japan's stock benchmarks rose. KDDI Corp. and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. gained as Deutsche Bank AG said profits in the telecommunications industry have benefited from a recovery in the world's second-largest economy.


Ohio Steel Data Show Increases in Shipping and Production

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ohio Steel Council's third quarter 2006 data show increases in production and shipping as compared to the same period in 2005.


Philippine shares ended higher Thursday, with blue chip Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. , or PLDT, providing a boost after the strong overnight performance of its American Depositary Receipts, traders said.


Israel approves a list of 500 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in line with the recently agreed ceasefire.


Microsoft releases Dynamics CRM 4.0 to manufacturing

InfoWorld - Targeted mainly at its VAR (Value Added Reseller) channel, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Version 4.0 was released to manufacturing this week.


Scudamore insists overseas plan not dead

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore insisted Tuesday that the plan for an international round of matches was "not a dead duck."


Foot and mouth control zones lifted in Surrey

Two temporary control zones around farms in Surrey were lifted after animals there tested negative for foot and mouth disease, the environment ministry said Tuesday.


Feyenoord Join Schalke In UEFA Cup Knockout

Feyenoord beat Schalke 04 2-1 at the De Kuip stadium on Wednesday evening to progress with their German opponents to the knockout stage of the UEFA Cup from Group A. Schalke, already qualified for the business


Johnny Grant, Honorary Hollywood Mayor, Dies

Johnny Grant, Hollywood's honorary mayor, was found dead Wednesday night, Los Angeles police said. Grant, 84, appeared to have died of natural causes. Authorities found him in his bed at the Roosevelt Hotel, where he lived, about 7 p.m. Pacific Time (1...


Phil Spector Indicted in L.A. for Actress Murder

Legendary "Wall of Sound" record  producer Phil Spector was indicted on Monday on a charge that  he murdered actress Lana Clarkson at his home 19 months ago.


Cleveland Indians Team Report - September 20

(Sports Network) - The Cleveland Indians will try to stay on the winning track tonight, when they visit the Detroit Tigers for the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park.


Saskatchewan court rules traditional definition of marriage unconstitutional

SASKATOON (CP) - Saskatchewan became the seventh Canadian jurisdiction to allow same-sex marriages Friday after a judge ruled the current federal law on the subject unconstitutional.


Jewish groups and politicians in Italy criticise a decision to grant day release to a convicted Nazi war criminal.


U.S. Airways Asks to Skip Pension Payment

ALEXANDRIA, Va.  - US Airways Group Inc. UAIR.O,  trying to raise money and avoid liquidation, on Monday asked a  judge for permission to skip a big pension payment due this  week, in its first move since filing for protection against  creditors over the weekend.


Nearly 40 people are missing after being held in secret CIA prisons, a report by Human Rights Watch claims.


Autumn Tradition Turns Deadly in Wisconsin

This booking photo provided by the Sawyer County (Wis.) Sheriff's Department shows Chai Vang on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004, at the Sawyer County Sheriff's Department in Hayward, Wis.


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Asteroid mission postponed until July 15

The planned weekend launch of a spacecraft to explore two of the solar system's largest asteroids was delayed to the middle of the month because of problems with a tracking ship and aircraft.


PREHISTORIC PARKS ; Can Geoparks Get Tourists Excited About a Load of Old Fossils?

By Mark MacKenzie reports  Later this month, the great and the good from the world of geology will gather in Belfast to discuss the future of what is, essentially, a global network of theme parks.


Sales of legally downloaded songs shot up more than tenfold in 2004, a music industry report says.


Google launches bookmark sharing feature

Google adds sharing to its bookmark service, allowing people to e-mail links, post to a Shared Stuff page or send to Facebook, Digg and other sites.


OPEC in search of the "right price" for oil

Vienna: OPEC plans to adjust its price band before the end of the year, although not in order to stabilise the market as it claims but to justify sky-high oil prices, analysts say.


John Prescott is set to wrap up Labour's conference as the contest to replace him as the party's deputy leader heats up.


Monitor urges Bristol-Myers board to fire CEO: WSJ

Bristol-Myers Squibb  directors  face pressure to fire Chief Executive Peter Dolan and the drug  maker's general counsel when they attend a Tuesday board  meeting after a federal monitor overseeing the company urged  the dismissals on Monday night, according to The Wall Street  Journal.


Roma, 13:11 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GLI ARBITRI DELLA 40/a GIORNATA

Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della 40/a giornata di serie B in programma sabato alle 16....


Deposed Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, escorted by armed soldiers, was flown out of the capital Suva to his home island on Wednesday, a day after the South Pacific nation's fourth coup in 20 years.


Disney to Hire Search Firm to Find New Chief by June

Disney directors said they would hire an executive search firm immediately and name a successor by June to replace Michael D. Eisner, the current chief executive.


WILMINGTON, Del. - A judge said Oracle Corp., which has spent 17 months trying to buy PeopleSoft Inc., must return to court with its rival for two days in December before he decides whether to invalidate PeopleSoft's anti-takeover defenses.


Arts, Briefly: Jamaican Music Is Missing

An extensive collection of vinyl records and discs of 1970s music, including original recordings by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, has vanished from the archive of the former Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation.


Secretary-General Kofi Annan said yesterday that the United Nations had received pledges of $500 million to pay for emergency assistance to victims of the south Asia earthquake and tsunami.


Crude oil prices fall to their lowest level in seven weeks

Crude oil futures closed below 48 dollars a barrel Tuesday, the lowest level in seven weeks amid rising expectations about US oil supply for this winter.


U.S. Steel Corp  said on Tuesday third-quarter profit fell 35 percent because of weaker tubular steel prices and declines in European shipments, and said its fourth-quarter earnings would be even lower.


"The wind has spoken for itself"  Pope Benedict XVI, beset by drab weather and relatively small crowds, ended a pilgrimage to Austria on Sunday by reminding Europeans of their Christian heritage as they grapple with immigration and Islam.Bereft of huge throngs of adoring pilgrims such as the 1 million Brazilians who turned out to see him in May, the German-born pontiff appealed to far smaller gatherings of believers in mostly Catholic Austria not to discard their faith.In a farewell speech, he urged Austrians 'to bring the traditional values of the continent _ values shaped by the Christian faith _ to European institutions.' Read more


Ukraine Leader's Promises Checked by Gas Setback

KIEV, Ukraine  - President-elect Viktor  Yushchenko, whose defeated pro-Russian rival has quit as prime  minister, on Monday promised Ukrainians a modern market  economy, even as prices of vital gas imports soared by  one-third.


Fed likely to raise rates another quarter-point

The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates for a third time in three months Tuesday when policy-makers hold their final planned meeting before the November election.


Actress Charlize Theron, star of new a film about US soldiers, says she hopes troops in Iraq can come home.


Companies must adopt new, rigorous standards in disclosing their greenhouse gas emissions if they hope to be competitive in the future, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore said Friday.


Disruption on the West Coast Mainline looks set to continue with services not expected to get back to normal until Thursday.


The box score will say that Cubs right-hander Kerry Wood beat the Reds on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series. Anyone who watched the game, however, will


Blog: The monthly cavalcade of bicyclists might be heading down San Francisco's Market Street just as iPhone silliness kicks into high gear.


IBM starts beta program for Viper 2 database

Blog: IBM looks to build on success of XML-savvy Viper database with beta program for successor.


Martha Stewart asks judge to put her in jail

Call it getting your house in order: Martha Stewart has decided to go to jail. Stewart, a self-made American billionaire who founded the homewares company that bears her name, on Wednesday


Bin Laden lauds al-Zarqawi; readies message

Osama bin Laden will address the fight by Islamic militants in Somalia and Iraq in an upcoming Internet message, a Web site said Friday, just hours after the al-Qaida leader released a rare statement that praised the slain Iraq insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.


N.F.L. Roundup: Third-Team Quarterback Leads 49ers Past Bengals

Shaun Hill passed for 197 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in his first N.F.L. start, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-13, Saturday night for only their second victory in 12 games.


Thanks to a grass-roots write-in campaign, fans have been rewarded with a seventh group of three releases from the âWalt Disney Treasuresâ series.


Will a Harvard Thinker Reinvigorate Canada's Liberal Party?

After a two-year scandal, the party could use some new blood. But in the race for leadership, Michael Ignatieff is neck and neck with his old   college roommate


The chip giant will now not ship the promised add-in module which would allow PCs based on its i915 and i925 families of chipsets to operate as WLAN access points, primarily to enable the sharing of broadband internet connections.


Rebels from Sudan's Darfur region have rejected calls to disarm or confine their fighters to their bases before a political solution to the conflict there has been decided and implemented.


Army's Report Faults General in Prison Abuse

Classified parts of the report say Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez approved the use in Iraq of some severe interrogation practices.


BAGHDAD, Iraq  -- A car bomb exploded near a police station in the Iraqi capital early Tuesday, killing at least 27 people and wounding dozens, officials said.


A lotion which is available over-the-counter in chemists is as effective at treating acne as a course of antibiotics, researchers say.


29 August 2004 -- The US military says an explosion near a school in southeastern Afghanistan has killed 10 people. US military spokeswoman Master Sergeant Ann Bennett says the people killed by the explosion


Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Tuesday the public is yearning to hear the truth from politicians, and he didn't spare his troubled campaign from a critical self-appraisal.


LSU Coach Nick Saban said Saturday night he will become the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins beginning in the 2005 season. Saban is in central Florida with the Tigers, who


World Briefing | South Pacific: Kiribati: Vast Marine Reserve Created

The tiny island nation of Kiribati, the former Gilbert Islands, declared the worldâs largest marine protected area, a 164,200-square-mile ocean wilderness.


Zoellick on whirlwind tour for World bank job

Robert Zoellick, U.S. President George W. Bush's nominee to head the World Bank, will travel to Africa, Europe and Latin America to lobby for the job starting on Monday, and said he wants to hear directly from governments about their development priorities.


With the iPhone on deck, it's finally time to see if Apple's vaunted designers have come up with another winner. But first: A pause to focus on developers.


U.S. health care spending seen doubling in 10 years

U.S. spending on prescription drugs, hospital care and other health services is expected to double to $4.1 trillion over the next decade, up from $2.1 trillion in 2006, a government report released on Wednesday found.


At the Pentagon, Gates Seen as Liberator

Robert M. Gates is finding Donald H. Rumsfeld an easy act to follow, as the new defense secretary wins hearts and minds throughout Washington and overseas.


Hip-hop duo OutKast and R&B sensation  Usher shared top honors on Thursday, scooping a combined five  prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome which was  broadcast to millions of viewers worldwide.


Calif. Panel Weighs Greenhouse Gas Plan for Cars

A plan to require automakers to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks by about 30 percent is expected to be approved on Thursday by the California Air Resources Board, backers and opponents said.


Bomb Found in Italy After Blair's Berlusconi Visit

Italian police said on Wednesday they had defused a bomb near the Sardinian holiday villa of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, hours after a visit by British Premier Tony Blair.


Kashmir: Problem Won't Go Away with Some Troops

No, the verdant Kashmir Valley did not witness the return of peace this Wednesday. Quite a few Indians, however, may have rubbed their eyes as they saw on the television screen truckloads of


Helsinki - Nokia, the world's largest handset maker plans to mark its original batteries with a hologram as part of the fight against unsafe, counterfeit mobile phone batteries - some of which have exploded in users' hands.


An online petition opposing plans for road pricing is closed after being signed by almost 1.8 million people.


A suspected suicide car bombing outside a police station in Tikrit kills six Iraqi police.


HIPAA audit: The 42 questions HHS might ask

Atlanta's Piedmont Hospital in March became the first institution in the U.S. to be audited for compliance with the security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Here's what health officials wanted to know.


British Troops Head North for Mission Near Baghdad

British troops rolled north from Basra  Wednesday to take over a deadly area near Baghdad and free up  U.S. troops for a widely expected attack on Falluja.


Education inspectors say cost means many poorer children do not get a chance to learn a musical instrument.


It looks like leg wear is here to stay, at least through fall. Textured tights are the first must-have item to emerge from New York Fashion Week — you need them to wear with all the short, flirty skirts.


Seven Laser Incidents Reported at Airports

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, 2004 - Aviation authorities are investigating the latest in a string of incidents in which laser beams have been directed into the cockpits of commercial jets while in flight.


Pound drops sharply on talk of weak house price survey

Sterling fell sharply on market talk of a very weak house price survey by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).


Consumer prices declined slightly in July, pulled down by an incongruous drop in gasoline prices and by lower prices in other less volatile areas.


Gordon Brown says the UK will not apologise for expelling four Russian diplomats over the Litvinenko murder.


Federal Reserve policy-makers  gathered on Tuesday, with the expectation they will lift U.S.  interest rates for a third time this year despite lingering  signs of economic stress.


Linus Torvalds: Mac OS X and Windows can't hold a candle to Linux

Sometimes really smart people say really dumb things. Here's a case in point.


Texas Instruments Inc. , the world's largest maker of chips for cell phones, on Tuesday said it expects fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share at the mid range of its previous estimates, as order trends remain soft.


Iran advances move to nuclear fuel, defying UN

PARIS, SEPTEMBER 21: Iran defied the United Nations on Tuesday by announcing that it had begun converting tons of uranium into the gas needed to turn the radioactive element into nuclear fuel.


Brown honours 'courageous' Mandela ahead of statue unveiling

Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Tuesday praised former South African President Nelson Mandela as "the greatest and most courageous leader of our generation" ahead of the unveiling of a statue in his honour.


Vietnam May Struggle with Bird Flu for Months

BALI, Indonesia  - Vietnam is imposing stringent measures to contain a second outbreak of bird flu, which promises to unsettle the poultry and feed industries just as they were showing signs of recovery, a senior Vietnamese ...


Sudan bowed to pressure on Darfur force: opposition

International pressure forced Sudan to accept a plan to deploy a combined U.N. and AU peacekeeping force of at least 20,000 troops in its troubled Darfur region, opposition parties said on Tuesday.


British policeman claims he was threatened with snakes

A police officer told a court in northern England that an animal lover approached him menacingly with two six-feet long snakes during a search of a house garage packed full of reptiles and rats.


While the rest of the country frets over surging energy prices, a small but growing group of businesses is fueling a boom of sorts in the US oil patch.


The Royal Shakespeare Company says "boring" lessons put youngsters off the Bard's work.


Milan is paying tribute to Gianni Versace on the 10th anniversary of his murder, hosting a star-studded ballet performance at La Scala on Sunday night.


Il saldo primario si Ã¨ portato nei primi nove mesi del 2007 al 3,5% del PilNel confronto con il 2006 ha giocato perÃ² la contabilizzazione dei rimborsi Iva                                          Istat, a settembre deficit all'1,3% Ã¨ il dato piÃ¹ basso dal 1999


Gators coach Zook fired but will finish season

Florida coach Ron Zook was fired Monday but will finish the season, a university source told The Associated Press on Monday. The move comes after Florida (4-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) lost 38-31 on Saturday


NHL prepared for talks on reinstating Bertuzzi

The NHL says it's prepared to give Todd Bertuzzi a hearing on his indefinite suspension now that court proceedings have wound up.


Ernie Els, unaccustomed as he is to public failure, has rededicated himself to winning, and, in pursuit of that, leads the American Express World Golf Championship at Mount Juliet after the first 36 holes.


More Ataturk attack malarkey Turkey has once again blocked access to YouTube for allegedly badmouthing the country's founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.â¦


Clashes in Baghdad Slum Kill 22 Iraqis, U.S. Soldier

Iraqi fighters battled U.S. troops in a  Baghdad slum district Tuesday, raising the death toll to 22  Iraqis and one U.S. soldier and threatening to wreck a  cease-fire called by rebel Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.


Calcium Problem to Blame for Rare Syndrome

A mutation in the tiny channels that control calcium levels in a cell appears to be responsible for Timothy syndrome -- a rare disorder characterized by irregular heartbeats and autism, new research suggests.


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SAITAMA, Japan  - The United States nonchalantly   swept aside Germany to set up a semi-final showdown with Greece   at the world basketball championship on Wednesday.


Roma, 16:22 - CALCIO, ROMA; TADDEI: "SCELTO LA ROMA PERCHE' MI HA VOLUTO PER PRIMA"

"La Roma è stata la prima squadra che mi ha cercato, a volermi veramente. Sono contento di es...


Diffusi i dati Istat relativi agli stipendi dell'industria e dei serviziGas, energia e acqua i comparti che hanno segnato la crescita piÃ¹ alta                                            Retribuzioni, nel 2006 aumento del 3,2% Confermato 'record' 2006: Pil all'1,9%                                                                                Nell'alberghiero e nella ristorazione registrata una perdita dello 0,7 per cento


ASIA/INDIA - Gli attacchi, gli abusi, i responsabili, le ragioni: cosa e chi cÂÃ¨ dietro alle aggressioni contro i cristiani in Orissa. Il Rapporto stilato dallÂArcivescovo Mons. Raphael Cheenath, in esclusiva per lÂAgenzia Fides Bhubaneswar (Agenzia Fides) - Il racconto dei dolorosi avvenimenti del dicembre scorso; un dettagliato rapporto degli attacchi subiti da strutture e istituzioni cristiane, e delle distruzioni causate; una spiegazione su chi sono i responsabili, quali...


Nintendo Co. Ltd. on Thursday said it   plans to begin selling its new video game console Wii in the   U.S. on November 19 as it girds for a three-way showdown this   holiday shopping season against Microsoft and Sony.


Inspections delay US food going to China

China has sharply increased inspections of imported US food, escalating a dispute with Washington over product safety and leaving American beef piling up in warehouses and delaying shipments of black pepper and other goods.


Voting opens on oddest book title of the year

Industry magazine The Bookseller has opened voting for the oddest book title of the year, some of which suggest that nothing is stranger than non-fiction.


Campaign fails to change attitudes on Iraq: poll

For all their fussing and fuming over Iraq, the US presidential candidates have barely made a dent in the basic attitude of Americans towards the war, a new poll suggested.


US President George W Bush intervenes to stop convicted White House aide Lewis Libby from going to prison.


Roma, 13:24 - CALCIO, CHAMPIONS: ALLE 19 ALLENAMENTO DINAMO ALL'OLIMPICO

La Dinamo Kiev è arrivata a Roma. La formazione ucraina, che domani sera allo stadio Olimpico...


Democracy in Afghanistan gets first test in Saturday's vote

On Saturday, Afghans will vote for the first time in a presidential election that could advance the cause of democracy, or just as easily provoke widespread disillusionment.


'The Love Wife' throws stereotypes to the wind

Chinese-American Carnegie Wong and his Caucasian wife, Jane Bailey, are part of what their neighbor calls "the new American family." It's the family Carnegie says "was simply something we made. Something we chose." This multiculturalism is the heart of Gish Jen's novel The Love Wife.


BESLAN, Russia - Wails of mourning echoed through the streets of this southern Russian town on Sunday, and the region's top police officer offered his resignation in the wake of the school hostage-taking that left at least 350 people dead.    Families were beginning the first of what will be a long and wrenching series of funerals - with the death toll still unsure and liable to rise...


Microsoft unveils SharePoint Service Pack 1

Microsoft has advised customers using its SharePoint collaborative working products to apply newly released software patches designed to provide performance and security improvements.


The deal to bring baseball back to Washington DC has been described as close to dead by city mayor Anthony Williams. His pronouncement came after the city council insisted a new ballpark be part-funded by


Roethlisberger Helps Steelers Win Seven in a Row

Ben Roethlisberger became the first  rookie quarterback in 34 years to start a season with seven  straight wins and Jerome Bettis got two touchdowns as the  Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cleveland Browns 24-10 Sunday.


Facebook blocks Secret Crush over adware row

Spurned Zango pleads innocence Facebook has blocked the "Secret Crush" widget for violation of its terms of service, following a row about the use of the application to dupe users into downloading adware onto their PCs.â¦


Milano, 15:17 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: QUARTO POSTO RESTA IL TRAGUARDO

"Il traguardo del Milan resta il quarto posto". Adriano Galliani non ha dubbi: i rossoneri, vincitor...


Yankees 12, Devil Rays 4: Unexpected Road Leads Yanks to Playoff Berth

The Yankees clinched their 13th consecutive playoff berth with a victory in Tampa Bay on Wednesday, and will almost surely be the wild-card team in the American League.


A teenager will appear in court charged with the murder of a 22-month-old baby in Scarborough.


High def to curb movie downloads: Blockbuster

Blockbuster Inc.  is looking  for partners in an online movie download service, but believes  such services will not siphon off sales of high definition DVDs  until the speed and quality of downloads improve, Chief  Executive John Antioco said on Tuesday.


Hammers paid nothing for Argentinian duo

West Ham did not pay anything for the services of Argentinian duo Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano, as more details over the mysterious transfer deal emerged.


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Destination Kept Secret Until Plane In the Air

AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq, Sept. 3 -- President Bush's unannounced visit to Iraq on Monday was conceived by a small group of senior Bush aides about six weeks ago and remained a tightly held secret at the White House, said Dana Perino, a deputy press secretary.


Egypt seals gaps in border, Hamas chief in Cairo

ISMAILIA, Egypt  - Egypt called in police reinforcements and sealed gaps at the breached border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday.


The Venezuelan leader lashes out at US policy towards Latin America as he and the US president continue rival tours.


Truce Reached in Fight Over Chinese Beverage Company

Group Danone and the Wahaha Group, one of Chinaâs biggest beverage makers, pledged to âsuspend all lawsuits and arbitrationsâ to revive its troubled joint venture.


Casini: parlero'con Berlusconi,collaborazione non annessione


US SEC files fraud charges against tycoon Conrad Black

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit accusing the newspaper tycoon Conrad Black and his former top deputy of defrauding shareholders of Hollinger International Inc.


A VIETNAM veteran who took part in the mission that led to John Kerry being awarded a Silver Star has broken a 35-year silence to attack critics of the Democrat's war record.


The board of BEA Systems Inc   said on Monday that it is still looking at ways to maximize  shareholder value, including the possible sale of the company,  after a bid from Oracle Corp  expired on Sunday.


U.S., British forces battle Mehdi Army in Baghdad, Basra

U.S. and British forces battled Mehdi Army fighters in Baghdad and the southern city of Basra after their leader, Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, made a rare public appearance and called on U.S. troops to get out of Iraq.


Palestine TV: Abbas Says He's Nearing Cease-Fire

Palestine Television quoted President Mahmoud Abbas as saying in an interview Sunday that he is very close to clinching an agreement with militants on halting attacks on Israelis.


UnitedHealth stock could hit 70s in two years: report

UnitedHealth Group Inc. ,  recovering from an options-trading scandal, could see its stock  rise more than 40 percent in the next 12 to 24 months, as its  underlying operations shine, a report said.


Mind-boggling formula to detect 'Winter blues'

A mind-boggling formula to tell whether someone will suffer from "Winter blues" has been revealed by experts. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) affects an estimated 30 per cent of the population and is blamed on a reduction in daylight hours.


Hardly an hour goes by without Thomas Serafin or one of his cyber-sleuths checking what eBay has to offer.


Safety measures help Rice walk away from scary accident

Thoughts of the October 2003 incident in which Kenny Brack sustained serious injuries flashed through Buddy Rice's mind as his car slid upside down on the backstretch during the Delphi Indy 300 on Sept.


Dillard's Loss Narrows But Off Estimates

Dillard's Inc. DDS.N on Wednesday  reported a narrower quarterly loss as it cut costs, but a drop  in same-store sales caused the latest results to miss Wall  Street's estimates by a wide margin.


1st-person shooting games win top honors

Three critically acclaimed first-person shooters won top honors at the video game industry's most prestigious awards show.


More frontline police officers start to carry Taser stun guns in a 12-month trial.


CHITTAGONG: Mohammad Ashraful struck 158, the best score by a Bangladesh batsman in their four-year Test history, but India were poised for victory in Chittagong.


"Is it this old woman who's  getting married?" asked Kastury Ghosh, a bridal shop manager in  the west Indian city of Jodhpur, as she peered over her glasses  at a picture of Elizabeth Hurley.


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IndiaÂs hottest hunk Hrithik Roshan and the reigning Bollywood queen Priyanka Chopra chat up with Karan this Sunday, February 18th at 9 p.m. on ÂKoffee with


Telescope Sees Evidence of 'Baby' Galaxies

This image released Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, by NASA shows six of the three-dozen "ultraviolet luminous galaxies" spotted in our corner of the universe by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer.


IDC: mobile phone market growth to slow down in 2005

The global mobile phone market is expected to see a slow down in market growth due to the lack of additional catalysts, US high tech market research firm IDC warned on Tuesday.


A thunderous explosion struck a Kabul luxury hotel frequented by foreigners, and the Taliban took responsibility.


Joe Cole's strike maintained Chelsea's perfect start to the season but it was no easy ride in their 1-0 win at Birmingham City.


TB Patient Has Surgery to Remove Part of Lung

A man infected with tuberculosis who caused an international health scare in May underwent surgery to remove the diseased part of his right lung.


Iamgold Falls as Gold Fields Takeover Thrown in Doubt

Iamgold Corp. shares fell 8.5 percent after South Africa's Gold Fields Ltd. received an unsolicited takeover bid, threatening to scuttle its plan to acquire the Canadian gold producer.


Whole Foods Mulls Push Into Organic Clothing

Whole Foods Market Inc. may sell  organic clothes at its supermarkets, a move which could mark  the boldest move yet by a major U.S. retailer to market goods  made of naturally grown fibers.


The Chinese Government is to suspend all share flotations for a month in order to try to stop a stock market slide and revive interest in future floats.


The American economy has failed to give George Bush a pre-election boost as figures out yesterday showed slower than expected growth in the third quarter of the year.


Some researchers are finding that the relationship between emotion and health is turning out to be more interesting, and more important, than most of us could have imagined.


Here's a unique way to break up the tedium of training camp: The Chargers practiced Friday on the landing deck of the USS Ronald Reagan.


Gov. Ted Strickland on Friday set Nov. 6 and Dec. 11 as the dates for special primary and general elections to pick a successor to U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor, a Republican who died earlier this month.


Health Canada to Ban Low-Carb Food Labels

Citing a lack of scientific evidence to support low-carbohydrate diet claims, Health Canada plans to ban food and drink labels that tout low carbohydrates.


Grecia, autobus sequestrato: altri due ostaggi rilasciati

Altri due passeggeri dell'autobus sequestrato stamani alla periferia di Atene sono usciti poco fa dal veicolo. Lo ha riferito la Tv privata Mega citando testimoni sul posto secondo cui i due rilasciati sarebbero due uomini.


'Operazione blocca l'opa di E.on' scrivono gli analisti


One or two earthquakes a minute occurring at Mount St. Helens

Small earthquakes at the rate of one or two a minute today had seismologists keeping a close watch on Mount St. Helens. Scientists were not sure what was going on beneath


Camel Honda's Japanese rider Makoto Tamada upstaged title contenders Sete Gibernau and Valentino Rossi with a brilliant lap at the death of Friday's qualifying session to claim provisional pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix.


U.S. Launches Fierce Air Attack on Rebels in Najaf

U.S. planes unleashed a fierce attack on rebel targets in Najaf early on Thursday, a Reuters witness said.


Consumer electronics chains will have starring roles in next week's Wall Street story.


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An All-but-Unknown Company Wins a Rich Russian Oil Stake

The mystery surrounding Yukos's successful bidder, Baikal Finans Group, immediately raised suspicion among industry analysts.


Crescita dello 0,61%, Nikkei sale dello 0,68%


Flag-draped coffins and jeering  anti-war protesters competed with pomp and circumstance on  Thursday at the inauguration of President Bush along the  snow-dusted, barricaded streets of central Washington.


Yankees decline options on Quantrill, Lee

By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer. either pick up his option or not, it's up to them. Jon wants to remain a. on first baseman Travis Lee and their 2006 option on reliever Paul Quantrill.


New England badly needs new supplies of liquefied natural gas, the country's top energy regulator said yesterday, but he's skeptical of calls for regional decision-making about where to put controversial LNG unloading and storage facilities.


Tottenham players were in shock over Santini, says Jol

Jacques Santini's shock resignation as Tottenham Hotspur coach has left the London club once again in a state of chaos and Saturday's 3-2 defeat at home to Charlton Athletic merely added to the gloom.


Gamal Mubarak, the son of Egypt's president, is qualified on his own to replace his father, but being related to the current leader could be an "obstacle" to ruling the Arab world's largest country, Egypt's prime minister said.


Nevada ACLU likes federal court ruling against Patriot Act

Nevada representatives of the American Civil Liberties Union are hailing a federal judge's ruling against part of the Patriot Act that the FBI used to get casinos and airlines to turn over records of thousands of Las Vegas visitors.


E.P.A. Denies California Emissionâs Waiver

The Bush administration said it will deny Californiaâs bid to set stricter vehicle emissions standards than federal law required.


U.N. warns may halt Sri Lanka work after aid killings

The United Nations threatened overnight  to suspend aid operations in Sri Lanka after international  truce monitors accused government troops of executing aid  workers.


PRIMA UDIENZA PER SEPARAZIONE BAUDO-RICCIARELLI

No comment. Pippo Baudo e Katia Ricciarelli non hanno rilasciato dichiarazioni dopo la prima udienza per la separazione. All'uscita dal tribunale di Spoleto i due hanno salutato e sorriso davanti alle telecamere


Five UK firms are among 30 companies fined by the European Commission for operating a copper fittings cartel.


A China court upholds a four-year prison sentence for activist Chen Guangcheng, after a third hearing.


Young amputee heads to U.S. for new hope

An Iraqi boy who lost a leg to a car bomb is flying to the U.S. after a charity offered to fit him with a prosthetic leg. His mother said the Global Medical Relief Fund is giving him hope and showing her a different face of America.


Syria and its allied Hezbollah group on Thursday condemned a U.N. decision to set up a tribunal in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, warning that it violated Lebanon's sovereignty and would deepen its political crisis.


Pakistani Police Re-Arrest Bhutto's Husband

Police in Pakistan have re-arrested the husband of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto for failing to appear at a court hearing in a murder case.


No British 'cut and run' from Iraq, says Australia

The Australian government Wednesday denied that Britain was planning to "cut and run" from Iraq after confirmation that London would start withdrawing troops from the war-torn country.


GM Foundation to donate $1 million for tsunami relief efforts

General Motors Corp. announced Thursday that the GM Foundation will donate $1 million to the International Response Fund of the American Red Cross to support relief efforts in tsunami-ravaged parts of Asia, India and Africa.


Roma, 18:31 - CALCIO, PROCURA FIGC ARCHIVIA CASO PASTORELLO

La procura federale della Figc ha disposto l'archiviazione del procedimento riguardante Giambattista...


Johan Santana was right there in the room as his agent and the New York Mets haggled over a colossal contract. After three straight days of negotiating, the sides were $5 million apart Â and time had run out.


Marks & Spencer reports a drop in quarterly revenues, but says sales of clothing and home goods are now improving.


A teenager is due to appear at Newry Youth Court charged with dangerous driving causing two deaths.


Market share of Internet Explorer is dropping

According to web analytics firm Websidestory and a report published by eWeek, Microsoft's Internet Explorer suffered the most significant drops in usage in more than eight years.


Top seed Andy Roddick and holder Tim Henman, their minds perhaps on next week's Masters Cup, bowed out of the Paris Masters in the third round on Thursday.


Carmakers lobby to end U.S. steel tariffs: paper

U.S. and Japanese automakers joined forces on Thursday to urge Washington to drop tariffs on steel used in making cars, arguing the U.S. steel industry was strong enough to handle imports that can push prices down.


Taliban insurgents stopped a bus in Afghanistan and kidnapped some of the passengers, including Korean citizens, a local police chief said on Friday.


Scopre che figlia Ã¨ viva mentre va al funerale

Stava per essere sepolta, ma la madre si Ã¨ accorta che quella ragazza distesa nella bara non era sua figlia. E' accaduto oggi a Firenze, dove si sarebbe dovuta svolgere la cerimonia di addio a due sorelle


Schroeder to Discuss Terrorism, Iraq with Bush

Talks next month between President Bush and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will focus on the fight against terrorism and the situation in Iraq, a German government spokesman said on Friday.


The NSPCC charity receives a cash boost from the government for Childline and other help lines.


U.N. rules to contain health emergencies take hold

New rules to help the United Nations  contain public health emergencies took effect on Friday,  requiring countries to disclose potential threats from disease,  chemical agents, radioactive materials and contaminated food.


Chechnya to vote for leader after killing of pro-Moscow man

MOSCOW - Chechens trudge to the polls again next weekend to choose a president amid little hope that the winnerâalmost certain to be the Kremlin candidateâwill stem the bloodshed in Russiaâs festering wound of a republic.


NBA suspends Knicks' Balkman one game for elbowing

New York Knicks forward Renaldo Balkman was suspended for one game by the National Basketball Association on Wednesday for a flagrant foul in a 120-109 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers the night before.


The first trailer of Ajay Devgan-Kajol's new film is out.


Dal 25 al 27 ottobre presentazione di ÂPadova con lÂAfricaÂ, una tre giorni di eventi promossa da Medici con lÂAfrica Cuamm per ridurre distanze, stimolare interesse, creare legami con il continente africano Padova (Agenzia Fides) - Dal 25 al 27 ottobre Padova parla di Africa. Lo fa con i linguaggi della musica, del cinema, della letteratura. Tre serate di confronto, proiezioni cinematografiche, spettacoli, incontri con medici e esperti di cooperazione r...


Arsenal's injury concerns could see Emmanuel Petit return to the club on a short-term deal, manager Arsene Wenger revealed. The 34-year-old free agent won the double with Arsenal in 1998 before moving on to Barcelona and more recently Chelsea.


TURISMO SESSUALE: ARRESTATI 4 TITOLARI AGENZIE VIAGGI

(AGI) - Roma, 14 dic. - Quattro titolari di agenzie di viaggio sono finiti in manette nel corso del blitz della Squadra Mobile della Questura di Roma, in corso dalle prime ore dell'alba, in varie citta' d'Italia.


The list of contributors to comedian Al Franken's political action committee reads like a celebrity who's who: singer Barbra Streisand, writer-director Nora Ephron, actor-writer Larry David and actor Jimmy Smits.


Myanmar junta arrests 18 more in protest crackdown

Myanmar's generals arrested 18 more activists on Friday and deployed pro-junta gangs on the streets of Yangon for the third straight day in a major crackdown on protests against soaring fuel prices.


Shareholders in Santander Central Hispano on Thursday approved the euro13 billion (US$16.4 billion) takeover of Abbey National of Britain.


Roma, 12:49 - CALCIO, SERIE B: GLI ARBITRI DELLA 28/a GTA

Questi gli arbitri designati per le gare della 28/a giornata del campionato di serie B in programma ...


OGGI SU INTERNET/SPAGNA Dichiarazione di E-Cristians:  ÂI Vescovi hanno il diritto di esprimere le proprie opinioni come parte della societÃ  civileÂ...


Where would you rather have your baby delivered -- at a prestigious Boston teaching hospital or at a community hospital near your home? My guess is most people would opt for the teaching hospital.


Australia, trailing India by 141 runs on the first innings, were 53 for no loss in their second knock at tea on the third day of the second Test on Saturday.


Carlos Ruiz drove in a career-best four runs and stole home to lead the Philadelphia Phillies past the Cincinnati Reds 11-4 on Tuesday night.


Sprinter Collins handed an eight-year suspension

Bee Staff Writer. Sprinter Michelle Collins received an eight-year suspension for doping violations related to the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative scandal, the US Anti-Doping Agency announced Friday.


Bombs exploded on two buses in a Christian area of Lebanon on Tuesday, killing 11 people and wounding about 20, a day before the second anniversary of ex-premier Rafik al-Hariri's assassination.


Motorola to develop FOMA handset for DoCoMo

TOKYO - NTT DoCoMo Inc and Motorola Inc of the United States said Wednesday they will jointly develop a handset for DoCoMo's third-generation FOMA mobile phone service.


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'Gene Gun' Vaccine Prevents Allergy in Mice

NEW YORK  - Vaccination with the DNA of substances that trigger allergies, using a "gene gun," can prevent the over-production of the type of antibodies that cause allergic symptoms, experiments in mice show.


New Year's Eve greetings disguise Storm Worm attacks

Happy New malware The Storm Worm gang are spreading seasonal ill-will. Security watchers have spotted New Year greeting spam runs that attempt to direct recipients to a malicious web site called uhavepostcard.com.â¦


Police stations need to completely overhaul their design to make the public feel more welcome, a think tank says.


Mourning and Anger at School Caught Up in Terrorism

The 40th day since the siege of Middle School No. 1 in Beslan, Russia, brought forth a fresh outpouring of pain. It also laid bare some of the darker emotions, like vengeance.


US agrees to drop ultimatum on Iranian nuclear programme

VIENNA: The United States bowed to European pressure in dropping an ultimatum on Iranâs alleged nuclear weapons programme, diplomats said on Friday at a meeting of the United Nations atomic agency.


Art: Southern California Art? Look It Up

In her latest project, Lyn Kienholz aims to write Southern California into international art history with an encyclopedia.


Bush, Kerry on Issue of Drug Importation

Three times a week, The Associated Press picks an issue and asks President Bush and Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry a question about it. Today's question and their responses:


Israel PM Olmert says has early prostate cancer

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told Israelis on Monday he will have minor surgery to remove a cancerous growth on his prostate gland but assured them that it would not affect his ability to govern.


The number of people in the UK dying from alcohol-related problems is continuing to rise, latest figures show.


China Didnât Check Drug Supplier, Files Show

An ingredient in a blood thinner linked to four deaths was made at an uncertified plant in China that was not inspected.


Kimi Raikkonen did more to revive  Formula One's spirits last weekend than anyone in this most  one-sided of seasons.


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UPDATE 2-Oil slides below $45 to 11-week low

Oil prices tumbled to an 11-week low below $45 a barrel on Thursday, deepening a dramatic slide after an increase in US heating oil stocks eased worries of a winter supply squeeze.