Egypt frees cleric at center of CIA kidnap case

Egyptian authorities have released a Muslim cleric kidnapped in a suspected CIA operation in Italy and handed to Egypt, the cleric's lawyer said on Sunday.


HSBC's anti-phishing dept takes 44-year holiday

'I will be out of the office starting...' Ta very much to the anonymous reader who reported a suspicious email to HSBC's anti-phishing department and then forwarded us the result. Although he or she got a fairly comprehensive rundown on what to keep an eye out for in those dodgy "HSBC security alert" emails, the automated reply makes it clear that any personal feedback is unlikely for the next 44 years or so:â¦


Secrets of Success, From Women for Women

Midlife women share their views on designing a fulfilling career and a balanced life.


Nuclear Plant Neighbors Anticipate Trial in 10-Year-Old Federal Lawsuit

The Kentucky Supreme Court gave new life Thursday to a once-dismissed lawsuit claiming the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant devalued the land of surrounding property owners.


Coke Names New Chief for N. America Unit

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.  CCE.N,  the world's largest bottler of Coca-Cola drinks, said on Monday  it had named Terrance Marks to lead its struggling North  American unit.


Financial markets breathed a sigh of relief last week as the price of oil eased from the record $50-a-barrel level. Drivers will be next to rejoice when gas prices come down, as expected, once the Labor Day weekend ends.


Sanya Richards has become the most dominant female in the 400 meters but her work has gone largely unnoticed in the United States.


The family of a woman whose body was removed from a grave in Staffordshire are sent threatening letters.


U.S. producer prices dropped  unexpectedly last month as energy price gains eased and the  cost of food and vehicles fell, according to a government  report on Friday that showed inflation pressures fading.


Nicole's co-star in film gives Birth to controversy

Is the world ready to see Hollywood honey Nicole Kidman taking an onscreen bath with her 10-year-old leading man? In ``Birth,'' the Oscar gal's latest film that debuted


Pentagon releases new numbers on abuse cases

SAN DIEGO The Pentagon says it's punished a total of 130 troops for abusing prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan or Guantanamo Bay. Officials say the vast majority of the cases, about 100 of them, involve the Army.


Giant Sinkhole Devours Florida Boulevard

DELTONA, Fla. - A sinkhole opened beneath a road in central Florida on Saturday, swallowing four lanes of pavement and forcing the evacuation of 20 homes.


Russia's Putin Skeptical About Iraq Election

Russian President Vladimir Putin says he cannot imagine how Iraq could hold its elections (planned for next month) as long as the country remains under what he called foreign occupation.


MBIA Sells Stock to Aid Rating and Raises $1 Billion

The bond insurer MBIA raised $1 billion on Thursday by selling shares at $12.15 each in an effort to protect its AAA insurance rating.


What's up with the bond market? As the Federal Reserve has steadily increased short-term interest rates over the past few months, investors in the bond-trading pits have pushed long-term yields down.


Nations Pledge to Eradicate Ignorance About AIDS

The world's two most populous nations  promised on Wednesday to eradicate ignorance about AIDS, a  disease dismissed at first as a Western evil confined to drug  users, homosexuals and prostitutes.


A report critical of governments over CIA terror flights faces a close vote in the European Parliament.


New York - The United Nations last week unveiled a wide-ranging blueprint to reform the organisation, but found media attention more focused on calls for UN secretary-general Kofi Annan to resign.


Writing May Be Oldest in Western Hemisphere

A stone slab bearing 3,000-year-old writing previously unknown to scholars has been found in the Mexican state of Veracruz.


Resigning Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Ali Abtahi, center, and newly appointed Vice-President Majid Ansari, second left, attend a meeting of the central council of their party President Mohammad Khatami accepted Abtahi's resignation, in Tehran, Iran


Country tries to keep low profile for northern export line, still vulnerable to sabotage attacks. LONDON  - Iraq plans to quietly resume sales of its Kirkuk crude for the first time since May, hoping


Israeli occupation forces have fired tank shells into the heavily populated Khan Yunus refugee camp in southern Gaza, wounding at least 10 Palestinians.


Manchester United has ended talks with US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer, saying it does not support the capital structure of Glazer's potential offer for the club.


Lauren Jackson returns from a three-game absence to score 15 points, helping Seattle get an 86-67 victory over the Shock.


JEFF SMYTH: THE CONTRAST BETWEEN JOHN KERRY AND OTHER WAR HEROES ...

Presidential hopeful John Kerry wants to talk about issues, not his heroics as a naval officer during the Vietnam War. President George W. Bush has called for all third-party groups to stop running TV ads disparaging him and his opponent.


=== Spurs sign Parker to long-term deal ===

San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs and point guard Tony Parker agreed Monday to a long-term contract extension.


Officials from Iraq's new government were left embarrassed last night after mistakenly announcing the capture of Saddam Hussein's deputy, the most senior figure from the regime still on the run.


Using an open-source kit called the TV-B-Gone, it's possible for anyone to build a device that they can use to turn off annoying televisions.


Operatore, lettura del mercato e' che la Gentiloni non si fa


The event pitted the best rallying drivers and the best circuit drivers together before the winner of both categories met in the three-race grand final.


Controversial author Salman Rushdie to divorce

Controversial British-Indian author Salman Rushdie is to divorce his fourth wife Padma Lakshmi, his literary agent said Monday, adding that it was her who had asked for the split.


McCracken Conservation Officer Honored: Clark is Kentucky's Officer of the Year As Selected By the Wild Turkey Federation.

By Shelley Byrne, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Mar. 14-- -- During his 21 years working for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Sgt. Garry D. Clark has arrested poachers, checked thousands of hunting licenses and driven countless miles on patrol.


Parker takes spotlight away from Duncan, James

San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker  is on the cusp of winning his third championship, proving that  size does not always matter in the NBA.


Senator Edward M. Kennedy proposed legislation last week that calls for up to $10,000 in civil penalties against hospitals that force nurses to work extra hours after completing a shift.


Stunned Russians Observe Day of Mourning

BESLAN, Russia - Trains passing a cemetery blew their horns in respect Monday as Russia mourned the hundreds of victims of what increasingly appeared to have been a well-planned terrorist attack on a southern school. State television sharply criticized government officials for understating the scope of the crisis...


Business software maker SAP AG said Thursday that its second-quarter profit grew 8 percent, citing market share gains and strong sales growth in all three major markets — Europe, Asia and the United States.


A ceremony is to be held in Istanbul one year after the murder of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink.


Main points from the US presidential debate

Main points from the presidential debate here between US President George W. Bush and Democratic candidate Senator John Kerry:


Las Vegas, 11:21 - PUGILATO, HATTON CONQUISTA CORONA SUPERLEGGERI IBO

Il britannico Ricky Hatton ha conquistato la corona IBO dei superleggeri battendo per ko alla quarta...


OCEANIA/AUSTRALIA - Un nuovo sito web per i Religiosi dellÂAustralia ed un mensile elettronico on-line: una finestra sulla loro opera a servizio dellÂevangelizzazione nei piÃ¹ diversi campi della societÃ  Sydney (Agenzia Fides) - Entrare nel nuovo sito web dei Religiosi dellÂAustralia e nel loro mensile elettronico ÂPathwaysÂ Ã¨ come aprire una porta che conduce in una terra di missione, avventura e duro lavoro: attraverso gli eventi pubblicizzati o in...


Rate cuts seen as U.S. economy weakens: study

The U.S. economy will expand at a weak pace next year, setting the stage for lower interest rates, according to a UCLA Anderson Forecast report released on Thursday.


The U.S.B. flash drive Â the portable memory device also known as a thumb or keychain drive Â has become both essential utility and fashion object.


Catamount Scottish Wind Farm Application Rejected

An application by Catamount Energy to build a wind farm at Abercairny near Crieff in Scotland has been declined by ministers due to the damage such a development would cause to the environment.


PiÃ¹ di due milioni di italiani utilizzano quotidianamente Internet banking, il servizio offerto dagli istituti di credito attraverso il quale si puÃ² conoscere, comodamente da casa, la situazione dei proprio conto corrente ed effettuare le principali


Conservationists hope chillies and hi-tech geophones will help protect fields from elephants in Congo Republic, where villagers are fed up with pachyderms eating their crops.


Kennedy Calls for U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq, UN Role

The United States must begin to  withdraw militarily and politically from Iraq to prevent  worsening violence and hand over full responsibility to the  United Nations, Sen. Edward Kennedy said on Thursday.


Continental Airlines to order 10 Boeing 7E7 jets

NEW YORK, December 30  - Continental Airlines (CAL.NYS) announced yesterday that it has placed an order for 10 of Boeingâs (BA) new 7E7 Dreamliners, with delivery expected to begin in 2009.


Melbourne, 14:50 - ATLETICA, BEN JOHNSON: LEWIS MI HA SABOTATO

Ben Johnson, ex velocista dei 100 metri piani, squalificato a vita per doping perchÃ© trovato postivo...


Mohamed Al Fayed is to give evidence at the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and his son Dodi.


Wal-Mart Chief Offers a Social Manifesto

As part of a campaign to upgrade its image by changing the way it does business, Wal-Mart has pledged to cut the energy used by many of its products by 25 percent.


It is believed Lastman suffered the attack on Thursday, but did not check himself into the hospital until Friday, when doctors operated on a blockage and inserted a stent to keep the affected artery open.


Prosecutors appeal Canada serial killing verdict

VANCOUVER, British Columbia  - Prosecutors are acting strategically by appealing Canadian serial killer Robert "Willie" Pickton's conviction on reduced murder charges, a senior provincial official said on Monday.


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Cunard confirmed yesterday that almost 80 passengers have been taken ill with diarrhoea and vomiting during the Christmas cruise of the new Â£300m luxury liner Queen Victoria


Roma, 19:17 - CALCIO, LEGA; MATARRESE: IO NON RESTAURO, RICOSTRUISCO

A margine del sorteggio per i calendari di A e B, il presidente della Lega Antonio Matarrese, che ve...


Dow Jones -0,13%, Nasdaq Composite -0,66%, SP 500 -0,01%


Adtranz price slashed 30% as Bombardier settles with ...

MONTREAL (CP) - Bombardier Inc. will get a $209-million-US reduction in the price it paid DaimlerChrysler AG in 2001 for the German company's rail equipment division.


Tina Orkin thought she was making a routine return. She had her receipt, the tags were on the item, the item was undamaged and she was within the 60-day time period set for such transactions.


Chinese PC Maker Looks to Buy IBM's PC Business

idril writes "According to The New York Times (free registration required), China's largest PC maker is reportedly in talks to buy IBM's PC business.


Pakistan kills militant wanted for Musharraf plot

Pakistan's security agencies shot and killed a militant wanted for masterminding an assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf last year, intelligence officials said on Sunday.


Court Tosses VeriSign Suit Vs. Internet Overseers

A federal judge on Friday dismissed an antitrust complaint against a key Internet oversight group brought by a company that controls directories for guiding Internet users worldwide.    U.S...


Battle of Britain tops the Champions League bill

The all-British clash between Manchester United and Celtic at Old Trafford should ensure that Wednesday night's Champions League matches are not short of fireworks.


The Post Office vows to grab a "significant slice" of the UK home phone market as it returns to the sector for the first time since 1981.


Captain Ricky Ponting says Australia, already in white-hot form, are brimming with enthusiasm for the upcoming tests against Pakistan in Australia's two major cities, Melbourne and Sydney.


Microsoft has turned the channel on its slow-moving television software business by winning a key contract for its new Internet-based TV platform from SBC Communications.


WASHINGTON: The Bush administration has agreed to write off Iraq's debts to Washington of $4.1 billion, racked up during the regime of Saddam Hussein.


A collision between Israeli and Spanish airliners was averted Thursday, an official said.


C's find Magic for coach: Rivers gets win against his old team

Doc Rivers admitted late last night that he's read and enjoyed ``You Can't Go Home Again.''. ``It's a good book,'' he said.


Argentine first couple eye presidency swap

BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's first couple, a power pair often compared to Bill and Hillary Clinton, won't say whether it will be a his or hers candidacy in this year's presidential election.


Climate change enhances grey seals' sex lives

Climate change could be disastrous for some animals, but male grey seals are probably not complaining -- it has improved their sex lives.


Four schoolgirls badly injured in a house explosion and fire remain critical, but are getting better, say health officials.


DENVER (Billboard) - This past March, Greenpeace made headlines by criticizing Apple's environmental policies -- or lack thereof.


Hilde Gerg of Germany captured a World Cup downhill Saturday in heavy snow and fog, winning in 1 minute, 36.01 seconds. Renate Goetschl of Austria, last year's downhill champion, was second in 1:36.16 in the second downhill of the season for the women.


Summary Box: Biggest Jobs Jump Since Spring

THE NUMBERS: Employers went on a hiring spree in October, adding 337,000 new jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. The surge was the largest in seven months.


At least nine people are killed in a suicide attack at a mosque in the Iraqi city of Falluja, officials say.


Symantec warns Windows XP users about new Trojan horse

Symantec - an IT security company - warned on Wednesday that computers running Microsoft Windows XP can be infected by a new Trojan horse, even though it is patched with Microsoft's latest Service Pack 2.


South Africa A complete a seven-wicket victory against England in their final warm-up before the first Test.


The Brits went pop on Monday with Lebanese singer Mika, boy band Take That and reality TV star Leona Lewis taking the lead when nominations were announced for an industry struggling to adapt to the digital age.


Two people are found guilty of murdering a 45-year-old woman whose battered body was dumped in a lay-by.


August 17, 2004  Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is in court for a second day of testimony as a juror on a Chicago murder trial.


Alltel Corp. reported Tuesday that profits from its wireless business rose as it built sales and added customers in its fourth quarter, but overall earnings slid 12 percent, showing the effect of Alltel's spinoff of its traditional phone business.


Much of the stuff that comes out of Hong Kong-based Brando ranges from the curious to the bizarre, but every once in awhile there's something that tickles our fancy. From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


New Superman movie dazzles critics in first reviews

"Superman Returns," which opens in the  United States next week, is receiving knock-out first reviews  from critics, with newcomer Brandon Routh tipped to win over  audiences as the latest crime-fighting "Man of Steel."


"Big Yellow" hits systems running Symantec's corporate antivirus tools, warns eEye Digital Security. Symantec says attacks are limited.


Oil falls sharply ahead of OPEC decision

Oil dropped $1 on Monday as OPEC looked   set to keep pumping at high rates to ensure world consumers   were well-supplied despite a 20 percent fall in prices since   mid-July.


Pedro Almodovar's next film  will be titled "El Piel Que Habito" (The Skin I Live In) and  the cast will include his regular muse Penelope Cruz, according  to an interview published Monday in the Spanish press.


US scientists warn of out-of-town health hazard

With their lush green hedges, sturdy semis and well-tended gardens, the suburbs have long been seen as a sanctuary from the stresses of city living.


A British soldier killed in an Afghan gun battle is named by the Ministry of Defence as Daryl Hickey, 27.


President Bush is the first US head of state to visit Estonia, ahead of a Nato summit in Latvia.


Canada May Add to C$9 Bln Promised for Health Care, Globe Says

The Canadian government is considering offering provinces more than C$9 billion ($6.9 billion) for health care over five years as long as they follow rules when spending the money, the


Palermo, 17:10 - CALCIO, PALERMO: ALLA RIPRESA ASSENTI BARZAGLI E ZACCARDO

Il Palermo ha già archiviato la sconfitta di ieri a Empoli e questa mattina è sceso in...


Kerik withdraws as Homeland Security Chief nominee

Bernard Kerik says dropping out of consideration for Homeland Security chief was "the right thing to do.". Kerik pulled the plug on his own nomination after questions arose over the immigration status of a nanny who once worked for him.


S.Korean economy faces trouble in 4-6 years: Samsung chief

The head of Samsung Group linked his company to the South Korean economy and warned Saturday that a wake-up call was needed for both to avoid serious problems within four to six years.


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Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 18 in Pakistani Mosque

A suicide bomber killed at least 18  people in a mosque packed with worshippers and wounded more  than 40 during Friday prayers in the eastern Pakistani city of  Sialkot, police said.


Mass mourning for victims of a suicide attack on a Shi'ite mosque that killed 31 people dissolved into violence as youths rampaged through this eastern Pakistan city for a second day, burning a police station and the mayor's office.


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- After losing their first four games, the Memphis Grizzlies powered their way to a second consecutive win.


Shot put earns a dubious distinction as first and last test ...

The executive board of the IOC will meet at 5am for the second day running, this time to take away the women's shot put gold medal from Russian Irina Korzhanenko.


Official Assurances Fail to Stem Rush of Withdrawals at British Bank

Panicky customers of Northern Rock have withdrawn Â£2 billion ($4 billion), since the bank acknowledged Friday that it could no longer raise money because of the credit squeeze.


Spam: Death By A Million Paper Cuts  The organization I work for receives 19-20 UCEs (Unsolicited Commercial Email) per second, 1.7-2 million potential UCEs per day, 11.7 million UCEs per week. I only have 13,000 email users. These users were desperate and email for many was unusable. Me and another co-worker had 3 months to implement a plan to get rid of most of it. I had to document every step we took and I had one shot to accomplish this. At the end of that time it had to work and it had to be noticeable.    I am not an expert on spam. However, I have learned many things about UCEs and what can be done to fight it and how to adjust to UCEs' dynamic nature.


Listed companies' profits grow strongly in first half year

In the just competed interim result disclosure season, China's listed companies reported strong profit growth in the first six months of the year, maintaining their upward track


Mattel Chief Apologizes for Flawed Toy Imports

Robert Eckert told Congress that the toy industry would work to prevent unsafe toys from entering the U.S.


Accenture escapes Â£1bn penalty for NHS walk-out

Its 'been delivering' Accenture, the IT and consultancy firm has avoided huge penalty fees for withdrawing from the UK National Programme for IT (NPfIT).â¦


Atteso comunicato Schema28 su azioni legali contro governo


Sports Business: Quite a Show, Offering Something New

TV at its best gives you something completely different: Henry A. Waxman gaveled shut the Rocket.


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Progetto rientra in piu' ampio piano di integrazione


Zend Developer Zone: PHP Abstract Episode 2 - Backup or Die

The Zend Developer Zone is back today with the latest edition of their podcast - episode two of PHP Abstract. This time, special guest Matthew Weir O'Phinney talks about the benefits of using a change management system.   This episode is the second published by the Zend Developer Zone with the first being a look at security with some tips from Eli White.   You can download the show directly from the site or add in their podcast feed to your aggregator and get the latest episodes delivered right to your desktop.


Five explosions hit Madrid at Friday evening rush hour -- three of them at gas stations -- after a warning from the Basque separatist group ETA, police said.


Forrester points out missing pieces in SAP's A1S hosted ERP

(InfoWorld) - SAP's launchÂ Wednesday of Business ByDesign, a hosted on-demand offering for mid-market customers, is a significant improvement relative to its other offerings in this space, but simplicity and ease of use still remain elusive to the vendor, an analyst observed. According to Ray Wang, senior analyst for enterprise applications with Cambridge, Mass.-based Forrester Research, SAP's new offering is complex despite considerable research into the mid-market space. "Key features like easy access to reporting, quick portal construction, and easy integration to Office remain missing." Although SAP is not a newcomer to the mid-market arena and actually leads the space by revenue, customers don't necessarily look to the vendor for ERP products, said Wang. He thinks adopters ofÂ SAP Business ByDemandÂ -- originally codenamed A1S and targeted at companies of 100 to 500 employees -- will likely stem from its existing customer base, but that could change depending on how well the company launches and markets this latest product. SAP is hoping to capture the customer segment not serviced by the two existing products in its mid-market portfolio -- All-in-One http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/01/16/HNsapallinone_1.html and Business One. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/30/SAP-polishes-Business-One-update_1.html CEO Henning Kagermann called it a "complete solution" designed for "end to end, flexible, adaptable, business processes within the company and beyond the boundaries of a company." The launch he said, comes at a time when globalization and the digital revolution are creating a new world of business, therefore requiring a solution such as this one that simplifies IT, reduces the cost of ownership, and allows customers to grow by exploiting the full potential of future business trends. Business ByDemand, said Kagermann, completes SAP's portfolio of mid-market offerings. Twenty customers went live with the product same day. The product will be available in the U.S. and Germany, with the U.K., China, and France to follow. General availability was not announced. Among the drivers behind SAP's offering, said Wang, is the shift in buying behavior in the mid-market space based on the emergence of easily accessed and deployable tools that don't require IT funds or board approvals. "That's changing the way people are buying software, and with that, it's creating a whole new set of decision makers." Also, if SAP is to tackle this space, it needs to offer a SaaS multi-tenant solution to grant customers long-term ability to cut costs -- something Wang doesn't think the company has accomplished with Business ByDesign. The hosted offering will have moderate success but won't be a "slam dunk" at the moment, predicted Wang, because other vendors, notably NetSuite, offers tools with rich configuration, a good user interface and already has a solid reputation in the space. Other on-demand ERP vendors, like Workday, have offerings designed for Web 2.0 environments, unlike offerings by SAP. Rival mid-market vendor, Microsoft, expressed no concern for SAP's new hosted offering. "While we certainly recognize other vendors as formidable competitors, at the end of the day the SMB spot is our sweet spot. We've been servicing this space for years," said Nancy Teixeira, group manager for Microsoft Dynamics with Microsoft Canada. "We understand that this is a market that other vendors would certainly like to go after as well." In the new year, Microsoft will offer on-demand service as an option for its mid-market customer relationship management products, said Teixeira. Pricing for Business ByDemand, including service and support, starts at $149 per user per month for a minimum of 25 users, and $54 per month for five "efficiency users." The offering will be sold initially through direct sales, and once in full deployment, the expectation is a vast majority of business will be driven by partners, the company said. Computerworld CanadaÂ is an InfoWorld affiliate. Â


South Korea's foreign minister wins a third informal vote on a new UN secretary general, diplomats say.


With Fleury Gone, Red Hat Shifts To New Leaders For JBoss

TechWeb - Open source projects can flounder without strong leadership. JBoss' new team must keep that from happening.


Reluctant crusader: Bankruptcy case thrusts Washington lesbian into marriage fight

The Castle Rock, Wash., woman just wanted to file for bankruptcy protection so she could keep her house after her spouse was diagnosed with terminal cancer.


Notebook: Accuser's lawyers take to airwaves

Attorneys for the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of sexual assault went on a public-relations offensive yesterday, appearing on network television to bolster her public image


Rice to visit Israelis, Palestinians with little sign of breakthrough

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to the Middle East next week, US officials announced, but with little prospect of producing a breakthrough in the long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process.


Britain on Tuesday defied a Russian  order to close the regional offices of its cultural arm from  New Year's day, but there was no evidence of Russian attempts  to forcibly close British Council centers.


Q&A David Gergen, political analyst, on leadership

David Gergen , director of the Center for Public Leadership at the John F. Kennedy School of Government , was an adviser to four US presidents: Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton. He is editor-at-large at U.S. News & World Report and a political analyst. Gergen, whose center helps develop future leaders, talked to Boston Globe staff reporter Diane E. Lewis ...


Dell has its sites on becoming "carbon neutral" in 2008


Super Tuesday voting kicks off in 24 states

The biggest day of U.S. presidential nominating contests kicked off on Tuesday with Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton battling for advantage and Republican John McCain aiming to knock Mitt Romney out of the race.


For days, Omar Minaya was hedging and bluffing, trying to carefully hide his intentions. Finally, he just threw his cards on the table and came up with an ace.


Economic ministers from a 10-member group of Southeast Asian countries on Sunday agreed to begin negotiating a free-trade deal early next year with Australia and New Zealand.


Closest Flyby of Large Asteroid to be Naked-Eye Visible

An asteroid expected to fly past Earth in 2029 will be visible to the naked eye, scientists projected Thursday.


SINGAPORE - The price of crude oil surged past an unprecedented $55 per barrel Monday amid continued uncertainty over production, high demand and tight supply globally.    The price of crude for November delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange reached $55.02 per barrel mid-morning in Asia, up 9 cents from its settlement price on Friday...


Amazon to Add MP3 Store to International Sites

Amazon.com will start selling MP3 music files through its international Web sites this year.


Boy racer cuffed for 140mph YouTube jaunt

'Completely foolish' Ford Escort stunt An unnamed 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of "having posted a video of himself on YouTube driving at speeds of more than 140 mph", Reuters reports.â¦


Airline Industry Seen Losing Up to $4 Bln in 2004

The global airline industry stands to incur losses of between $3 billion and $4 billion this year as surging oil prices wipe out any hope of profit created by rising passenger traffic, the International Air Transport Association said


Harris' three-run double in ninth sinks Gagne

LOS ANGELES - Paul Lo Duca never got to moonwalk to home plate, though he did skip gleefully to the dugout moments after facing former batterymate Eric Gagne for the first time.


Oil Rebounds $1 as Heating Supplies Fall

Oil prices rebounded from seven-week lows Wednesday, jumping $1 as a drawdown in US heating fuel stocks rekindled worries about thin supply levels ahead of the northern winter.


Rising sea levels, disappearing glaciers in the Alps and more deadly heat waves are coming for Europeans because of global warming, Europe's environmental agency warned Wednesday.


Bulldozers prepare burial site for Arafat

Bulldozers have begun clearing a section of Yasser Arafat's West Bank compound where officials say the Palestinian leader will be buried after he dies.


Cassini to Jettison Titan Probe on Christmas Day

"Everything is OK. Huygens is ready to go," said Jean-Pierre Lebreton, the probe's project scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA).


Mantova, 17:40 - CALCIO, MANTOVA: 4-0 NEL TEST CON LA PRIMAVERA

Test infrasettimanale per il Mantova, che in vista della gara di sabato prossimo contro l'Arezzo ha ...


Will discontinue HD DVD Online video rental outfit Netflix has raised its colours in the Blu-ray camp by announcing it will stop buying new HD DVD discs and phase out existing stock by "about the end of the year".â¦


European stock markets have risen modestly ahead of keenly-awaited US inflation data.


Arizona's Williams likes playing Beavers

Arizona's Marcus Williams is making a habit of big games against Oregon State. The sophomore forward had 23 points and No. 24 Arizona beat the Beavers 72-66 on Thursday night.


The puck stops here: NHL lockout could last a long time

Both sides of the National Hockey League's labour impasse seem to be dug in for the long haul. Team owners, claiming heavy losses, are steadfast in their demand that a salary cap be included in the new collective


"Team America: World Police" is to political commentary what lap dancing is to ballet. There is no room for subtlety. Aiming a rude, foul-mouthed political


Anti-Insurgent Raids Net Large Seizure of Iraqi Rebels, Weapons

US and Iraqi government forces have captured scores of suspected insurgents and seized an enormous stockpile of weapons and explosives during anti-insurgent operations in Iraq.


The Long and Short of Private-Equity Taxes

One of the problems with trying to have a rational discussion about taxes is that so many people want to believe what's convenient rather than what's accurate. Believing, after all, requires so much less effort than thinking.


Four prisoners in an El Salvador jail hid cellphones, a phone charger and spare chips in their bowels so they could coordinate crimes from their cells, prison officials said on Wednesday.


Cocaine, heroin cheaper than ever in Europe: report

Illegal drugs may be cheaper than ever before in Europe, with prices of heroin slumping 45 percent and cocaine down 22 percent over five years, according to the first Europe-wide report of its kind on drug prices.


Yeltsin sounds alarm on 'rollback of rights'

MOSCOW Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first post-Soviet leader, issued a veiled warning Thursday that President Vladimir Putin's decision to seize sweeping new powers after the Beslan hostage crisis could erode democratic freedoms.


CINCINNATI - Two Christmas grinches were arrested Monday, accused of stabbing a 12-foot-tall inflatable Frosty the snowman with a screwdriver. The Hamilton County Sheriff's office said two 18-year-olds were charged with criminal damaging, and the investigation continues to snowball.


Warner leaves the HD DVD consortium, so HD DVD cancels its CES party.


The Bank of England should raise interest rates four more times by the end of next year, taking its main interest rate to 5.75 per cent, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.


Turkish Parliament Called Into Special Session on Penal Reforms

Turkey's parliament speaker, Bulent Arinc, has called members back for a special session on Sunday to adopt crucial penal code reforms that are essential to the country's bid for European Union membership.


Lawmakers sue election watchdog FEC to crack down on '527' groups

Two lawmakers in the House of Representatives filed suit against US election authorities for failing to regulate "527" groups that have overshadowed the current US presidential campaign.


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Intel to throttle power by enhancing silicon

Intel will try to further cut power consumption in its next generation of chips by using improved strained silicon, along with transistors that block power to other circuits, and other added features.


Crown princess goes to Nasu resort as 'part of treatment'

NASU - Crown Princess Masako arrived in the resort of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, with Crown Prince Naruhito and their daughter Princess Aiko on Friday as she continues to recuperate from a stress-induced illness, the Imperial Household Agency said.


Third US Soldier Killed in Afghan Clashes

A US soldier was killed while on patrol in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province this week on the same day two servicemen died in neighboring Paktika, the US military said on Wednesday.


Koebels likely to plead guilty to public endangerment in Walkerton ...

TORONTO (CP) - The two brothers charged in the devastating Walkerton, Ont., E. coli outbreak that killed seven people will likely plead guilty to public endangerment as part of a proposed resolution that would leave it up to a judge to decide whether the


Iran and the United States are set to hold their first bilateral talks in almost three decades to discuss Iraq.


CHICAGO -- The chief executive of United Airlines said he expects the carrier to emerge from bankruptcy in the autumn, the Chicago Tribune reported in its Sunday edition.


Pakistan debates bold new Musharraf plan on Kashmir

ISLAMABAD : A national debate is raging in Pakistan after President Pervez Musharraf's outlining of a range of bold new options for divided Kashmir that include independence, joint control with India and demilitarisation.


Expert on Murdoch Insisted the Dow Jones Deal Was Done

Andrew Neil, an expert on Rupert Murdoch, says that Dow Jones negotiators were his source for a claim that a deal had been reached with News Corporation.


Women may be able to have unfertilised eggs routinely frozen during fertility treatment rather than just embryos after research.


Park Plan Is Chosen for Governors Island

More than 10 years after the Coast Guard left Governors Island in New York Harbor, a team of architects has been selected to design a grandly whimsical green 40-acre park on its southern half.


Say you sealed tons of radiactive waste half a mile below the New Mexico desert. Assuming the facility survived for 10 thousand years, what sort of  "danger" sign would you need? By Vince Beiser.


September marks the media rollout for the next stage of the White House campaign to keep boots on the ground in Iraq. Will General Petraeus stick to the script?


New FCC-mandated system relocates cable TV security outside the cable box. Don't count on any real benefits.


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


AMD and Atari today announced the availability of what the firms call the first 64-bit game named "Shadow Ops: Red Mercury." AMD did not participate in the development, but


Round 3 of the desktop search heavyweight championship bout

The Google vs. Microsoft technology war does not seem to let up. The latest salvo from the MSN camp is a beta edition of its new MSN Desktop Search application.


BT Group confirmed this morning it is to buy the Californian telecoms group Infonet Services Corp for Â£965 million. The news followed reports which said that the UK telecoms


United Natural Foods Inc.  on Tuesday said quarterly profit rose as sales jumped after it regained its deal to be the primary distributor to Wild Oats Markets Inc. .


Export gennaio-maggio a +8,3% rispetto a stesso periodo 2006


Ailing UConn Womenâs Team Faces Biggest Test in Tar Heels

UConnâs vulnerabilities will be up for examination Monday night when the Huskies face No. 3 North Carolina in a nationally televised game at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs.


Management shuffle won't prevent it, apparently Panic ye not - you will have the opportunity to spend hours in the freezing cold queueing overnight to get your hands on a PlayStation 4, risking a cap in the a**, a Sony executive has revealed, but not before 2010. Just as well - Europeans haven't got their hands on the PS3 yet, let alone its successor, and won't until March 2007.â¦


Presidente iraniano, 'ottima riunione' con Prodi ieri a NY


Texas will be left out in the cold again, USC's free ride and a break down of who should play in the Orange Bowl. It'll take nothing short of a loss by California or Utah for Mack Brown and Texas to get into the BCS.


Bush Joins Efforts to Forge N.Irish Peace Deal

President Bush joined efforts to break a deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process, telephoning Protestant leader Ian Paisley on Friday as negotiations ground on in London and Belfast.


The dollar stayed just above a record low against the euro on Wednesday, pressured by news that Russia may consider boosting the share of euros in its $100 billion-plus foreign currency reserves.


Parigi, 14:45 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: 36 CONVOCATI, NON C'E' TREZEGUET

Il ct della Francia, Raymond Domenech, ha diramato la lista dei 36 convocati per le due amichevoli c...


Armed Athens Bus Hijackers Release Five Hostages

Hijackers who took as many as 26 people hostage on a commuter bus on the outskirts of Athens released five of the captives. Police are in negotiations to free the remaining hostages, a spokeswoman said.


Scaroni,Nigeria paese difficile speravo stabilita' dopo voto


Marcus Wilson has been the invisible man on Notre Dame's football roster. The 5-11, 202-pound senior tailback from Staten Island had his moments at Poly Prep, once rushing for 358 yards against Valley Forge Prep in 2000.


UPDATE 2-Nine-man Real Madrid suffer chaotic 1-0 defeat

Ronaldo missed a penalty and Walter Samuel and Michel Salgado were both sent off as Real Madrid lost 1-0 at Espanyol on a night of self-inflicted misery on Saturday.


Lebanon army shells Palestinian refugee camp

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Lebanese troops shelled al Qaeda-inspired militants entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp in north Lebanon on Monday, where the army has reported advances after a month of fighting.


MAHMOUD Abbas, the interim Palestinian leader, has called for an end to armed attacks against Israeli targets in an attempt to mark out a new strategy for peace in the wake of Yasser Arafatâs death.


Belgians oust the coalition government of Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt after eight years in power.


Bologna, 22:56 - BASKET, SERIE A: UPIM BOLOGNA-AIR AVELLINO 70-91

Nell'anticipo della settima giornata del campionato di serie A di basket, l'Air Avellino ha vinto 91...


Students Help Others Learn to Be Safe on the Internet

By BETH REESE CRAVEY  When sixth-grader Katlyn Hatfield sees young people giving out personal information online or behaving badly in chat rooms, she quickly jumps into action.  She tells her teachers, or her parents.


ELEANOR HALL: Iraq's President Ghazi al-Yawar is warning that escalating security problems in the country could force him to delay the national elections scheduled for January.


Heavy blast in a coal mine in central China has killed at least 56 people in left 88 missing central. âThe explosion occurred on Wednesday night at the Daping mine in Xinmi in central Henan province after


Rebels threaten to kill kidnapped election workers

A militant group claiming to have kidnapped three foreign election workers in Afghanistan told news agencies Saturday that the hostages would be killed unless all Taliban


Pakistani authorities have illegally detained innocent people on suspicion of terrorism and secretly imprisoned them or handed them to the U.S. for money, Amnesty International alleged in a report released Friday.


iShares may make a good investment in more ways than one.


Hosts United States will face Canada in the semi-finals of the Gold Cup after the two teams beat Central American opposition on Saturday.


Tourists indulge in aphrodisiac at Chile song fest

Tourists visiting Chile's picturesque port town of Valparaiso have cleaned the town out of a herbal aphrodisiac called palwen, an indigenous remedy also known as "Mapuche viagra," according to local media.


President Bush assembled a four-nation coalition to organize humanitarian relief for Asia and made clear Wednesday the United States will help bankroll long-term rebuilding in the region leveled by a massive earthquake and tsunamis.


Update 1: Abercrombie Earnings Cut by Settlements

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. reported a 21 percent drop in third-quarter earnings Tuesday, citing a nearly $33 million one-time charge to settle three class-action lawsuits related to work force diversity.


Cheney Sees More U.S. Borrowing for Pension Accounts

Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday  acknowledged trillions of dollars in future borrowing may be  needed to cover the cost of private retirement accounts under  President Bush's plan to retool the Social Security system.


F.D.A. Panel Urges Stronger Warning on Antidepressants

Drug regulators should warn physicians and patients that antidepressants not only cause some children to become suicidal but most also fail to cure their depression.


Jamie Foxx has three Golden Globe nominations, with Nicole Kidman and Johnny Depp also up for prizes.


Israeli police arrest Palestinian presidential candidate Mustafa Barghouti as he campaigns in East Jerusalem.


Vote Nearing in Battle Over Kids' Health Care

Single parent Donna Johnson, an office manager for a private school near Baltimore, lives on $42,000 a year and counts herself lucky that she doesn't have to work two jobs to afford health insurance for her children.


Nuggets Beat Pistons 117-109 to End Skid

Carmelo Anthony had 34 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals to break out of his early season slump and help the Denver Nuggets end a three-game losing streak with a 117-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night.


Risultato superiore alle attese grazie al rialzo dei prezzi


âThe Eyeâ is the latest Western deconstruction of a successful Asian horror movie and it is louder and more literal than its inspiration.


The son-in-law of the Kazakh president mounts a challenge to his rule after being sacked as an ambassador.


Update 1: Texas Instruments May See Wireless Boost

The court ruling that ended a yearlong legal battle between Texas Instruments Inc. and Qualcomm Inc. could boost TI's presence in the wireless sector, analysts say.


Beleaguered Eisner finally commits to a leaving date from Disney

Michael Eisner, the veteran chief executive of Disney who has been the subject of a mounting campaign of vilification by rebel shareholders, will leave the company when his contract ends in September 2006.


In Washington, in the tense months before war in Iraq, Charles Duelfer was confident. "Of course he is developing his weapons of mass destruction," the American arms expert wrote of Saddam Hussein.


Green Bay, N.F.L.'s Frozen Capital, Draws the Faithful

On game days, the whole of the upper Midwest seems to mobilize in the direction of Lambeau Field, seemingly drawn like pilgrims to Mecca.


Malicious hackers tout a site with an strip show download to entice victims to download malware.


Generate Your Own Web 2.0 B.S. Right Here

The Web 2.0 conference is under way in San Francisco, so the B.S. will be flying. Thanks to the innovators in Wired's Gadget Lab, you can contribute to the dung heap by using our Web 2.0 Summit startup and press kit to tout your own flim-flam company.


Iran official says allows U.N. cameras at atom site

A senior Iranian official said on Friday Iran had allowed the installation of surveillance cameras at a complex where it is set to begin expanding enrichment of nuclear fuel.


More Lebanese troops deploy on Syrian border

Lebanese army troops beefed up their  deployment on the Syrian border on Wednesday as European Union  nations debated joining a U.N. force to take over south  Lebanese flashpoints from Israeli troops and Hizbollah  fighters.


Mauresmo Needs to Beat Serena, Hottest Russian to Finish No. 1

Now that world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport has fallen by the wayside, the No. 1 ranking is Amelie Mauresmo's for the taking, but the taking will be difficult beginning today in the semifinals at the WTA Championships.


The dry bulk shipper tests foreign waters by investing in a deepwater driller.


Clinton holds narrow Nevada lead on Obama: poll

Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a narrow 5-point lead on rival Barack Obama in Nevada on the eve of the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Friday.


Move To Generate Ideas      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Knowledge management is about the past and present -- using information that already exists. Idea management is geared to the future. It collects ideas from all workers in a firm, then vaults the best concepts to market.


Remains Found in Search for Hacking Body

Police on Friday recovered human remains at a landfill where investigators have been searching for the body of Lori Hacking, the missing Utah woman whose husband is charged in her death.


A Sierra Leonean naval patrol catches Guinean military personnel robbing fishing boats of their catch.


'Ambizione e coraggio per riforme strutturali a 360 gradi'


Your broker may be making a pretty penny lending your stock to a hedge fund without your knowledge. Here's how to get a cut of the action.


EA is to release a free version of the popular Battlefield game supported by adverts and micro payments.


Beard Scores 29 as Mystics Set Franchise Scoring Mark

Alana Beard scores a season-high 29 points as the Mystics set a franchise mark for points with a 106-101 win over Phoenix.


Malaysiaâs Anwar meets premier for first time in 6 years

Get INQ7 breaking news on your Smart mobile phone in the Philippines. Send INQ7 BREAKING to 386. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim met Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for the


A Chinese culture ministry official has denounced a university professor who stripped naked in front of students and teachers during an art class, a Chinese newspaper reported on Tuesday.


A senior US diplomat warns North Korea against a nuclear test, saying that it would be a "provocative" act.


Federer beats Gaudio in Masters Cup opener

: Top-ranked Roger Federer of Switzerland, returned to action after missing three weeks with a torn thigh muscle and defeated Gaston Gaudio of Argentina 6-1, 7-6 (4) in the first round of the ATP Masters Cup championships.


The Caucus Blog: Clinton Best to Deal With Terror?

The New York senator weighs in on whether Republicans would gain an advantage.


The flu vaccine shortage that's stirred worries here and abroad could look mild compared to another public health crisis that might be waiting in the wings.


Blog: After 18 months of debate, the General Public License has finally turned 3.


As Tour Begins, Americans Seek to Escape Shadows of Those Who Came Before

To be an American cyclist in the Tour de France is to toil in the shadows of two prominent and controversial American riders: Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis


Google Software Makes It Easier to Share

Google is introducing an online business software package designed to make it easier for people in the same organization to share documents and information.


Â· PM acknowledges increase in arrestsÂ· Home Office to consult police and councils


The Italian cinema industry is  up in arms after recent comments from director Quentin  Tarantino, who called the current state of the film industry  "depressing."


Iran says Rushdie death fatwa still stands

Iran said on Sunday that a fatwa ordering the death of British writer Salman Rushdie issued by its revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini still stands after his knighthood by the queen.


Chelsea to the fore again as Defoe does trick

As if to celebrate the arrival in Britain of the rare blue robin, Chelsea went on a Christmas spree yesterday, claiming an increasingly common 4-0 victory - their fourth of this Premiership season - at the expense of Norwich City.


Court orders Yukos to pay $1.7 billion tax bill

MOSCOWâThe Moscow Arbitration Court ruled yesterday that embattled oil giant Yukos must pay the equivalent of about $1.7 billion (Canadian) in fines and penalties as part of a $5.


AN AMAZING wildlife spectacle is taking place in the heart of a northern city, wildlife experts announced yesterday.   A family of peregrines has made its home high above Manchester's streets, according to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.


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

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


Upscale home builder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc  reported a quarterly loss on Thursday and warned that conditions in most of the regions it operates in remain challenging, suggesting the housing market slump that has hit the industry hard is far from over.


Cutting global warming a priority for France, Britain

LONDON, Nov 18  - The leaders of France and Britain pledged Thursday to make reducing global warming a priority when London presides over the Group of Eight nations and the European Union next year.


Arafat had millions in global investments

In 35 years as Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat raised billions of dollars. He spent the fortune to wield power, to pay militants who attacked Israel and to invest in the United States and the Middle East.


ADV: Distance Learning Directory - Online Degrees

Bachelor, Master and Post-Grad degrees online from accredited colleges and universities. Business, Education, IT, Healthcare, more. Browse by degree or program. Request info and get started today.


Louisiana wants thousands of state and local government workers to send back $10 million in unemployment pay they received while still collecting regular pay after Hurricane Katrina.


Five U.S. soldiers killed in north Iraq: military

Five U.S. soldiers were killed in a coordinated ambush in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday, the U.S. military said, making it one of the single deadliest attacks against American forces in months.


Adams Urges Stronger UN Response to Darfur Crisis

The United Nations and European Union were urged today to muster a more effective international response to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan.


FOOTBALL: I ASKED MUTU: ARE YOU TAKING COCAINE? HE JUST LAUGHED IN ...

JOSE MOURINHO revealed last night that he accused Adrian Mutu of being a coke-head the very first time he met the Romanian striker.


Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy?

Much of what weâre told about diet, lifestyle and disease is based on epidemiologic studies. What if it is just bad science?


L'attore italiano piÃ¹ amato dalle ragazzine non si ferma un attimo: appena finitoil sequel di "Tre metri sopra il cielo", l'impegno col regista americano                                            Scamarcio pigliatutto, sempre sul set ora gira col "maledetto" Abel Ferrara                                                                                Il film si chiama "Go Go tales", ed Ã¨ ambientato in uno strip club di New YorkNel cast anche Asia Argento e la bellissima top model Bianca Baltidi CLAUDIA MORGOGLIONE


L'ex premier vittima di un incidente a Palazzo Grazioli


Mittal Steel re-evaluating Jharkhand steel project

Mittal Steel , the world's  No. 1 steel firm, said on Friday it was re-evaluating its plans  to set up a steel plant in the mineral-rich eastern Indian  state of Jharkhand.


IBM said Friday it had begun shipping the first processor chips to Nintendo intended for use in its next-generation "Wii" gaming console. The chip, code-named "Broadway," is said to offer a 20 percent reduction in energy consumption.


Bersani, e' un'intesa di grandissimo rilievo


Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon easily won a crucial party vote to reinforce his shaky government to carry out his Gaza pullout plan, party officials announced Thursday.


Louisiana voters were deciding Saturday whether to consolidate the New Orleans-area's levee boards, the government agencies whose politically appointed members took criticism after Hurricane Katrina for failing to maintain the area's levees and floodwalls.


Paper Prints Only Good News in Christmas Issue

Dropping its daily diet of stories on crime, corruption and evil wrongdoing, Germany's top-selling Bild newspaper printed only good news in its Christmas issue Friday.


Suicide Attacks Kill 50 Pakistani Troops

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 15 -- Suicide attacks and a roadside bomb have killed about 50 Pakistani troops and police recuits over the weekend, dealing a potentially critical blow to a controversial peace deal between the government and tribal elders in a region where al-Qaeda has been rapidly...


LONDON -- Iraqi kidnappers have beheaded a British man who was seized last month, his family said yesterday, ending what one relative called ''three long weeks of agony."


Il Nikkei perde oltre il 4%, bene le altre piazze dell'area


VATICANO - Il Papa ai Vescovi Amici del Movimento dei Focolari e ai Vescovi Amici della ComunitÃ  di S. Egidio: ÂlÂoriginale fraternitÃ  che esiste tra voi e i Movimenti di cui siete amici vi spinge a portare insieme Âi pesi gli uni degli altriÂ, soprattutto per quanto concerne lÂevangelizzazione, lÂamore per i poveri e la causa della paceÂ CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - ÂLa vostra vicinanza ai due Movimenti, mentre sottolinea la vitalitÃ  di queste nuove aggregazioni di fedeli, manifesta altresÃ¬ quella comunione tra i carismi che costituisce un tipico Âsegno dei tempiÂ. Mi sembra ...


Coverciano, 14:41 - CALCIO, TONETTO: PER LA ROMA SOLO PROBLEMA NUMERICO

Max Tonetto, terzino della Roma e della Nazionale, parla dI mercato a Coverciano. "Cosa manca alla R...


Governor Seats Up for Grabs in 11 States

Election Day this year will set the course for job policy, health care reforms and school spending — not to mention taxes. And that's not just in the run for president. Eleven states will pick governors next month, and the contests allow domestic issues to get some attention as money pours into the campaigns and the races heat up.


Abbas insists will hold elections, truce strained

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday he would press on with early elections as a truce between his security forces and the Hamas government came under strain in the Gaza Strip.


Bomb Kills One, Wounds Six in Thai Muslim South

A bomb hidden in a motorcycle killed  one person and wounded six outside a bank in Thailand's largely  Muslim deep south on Friday, police and hospital officials  said.


Big and small companies turn to j2 Global for electronic translation services.


Cancer Society Focuses Its Ads on Uninsured

The American Cancer Society plans to devote its entire $15 million advertising budget this year to the consequences of inadequate health coverage.


Intel CEO: tinier chipmaking technology on track

Intel Corp  said on  Tuesday it would be able to mass-produce computer processors  with features one-third smaller than the current cutting edge  within two years, placing it well at the front of the  semiconductor industry.


Because there's no discernible point to this film about one man's plan to "incinerate Dick Nixon," it has only craft and technique to recommend it.


Icahn Makes a New Push to Take Over Reckson

Carl C. Icahn said Monday that he was making a second attempt to wrest the Reckson Associates Realty Corporation from the SL Green Realty Corporation.


Iran dismisses UN watchdog's demands as `illegal'

Iran said yesterday that demands from the UN atomic watchdog to freeze all uranium enrichment work that can be used for nuclear weapons were "illegal," but left open the possibility it was ready to negotiate on the issue.


Future is now: US approves implantable chip that links to health ...

Forget about temperature taking and blood pressure checking. In the bright, near future, the first step for people seeking medical care may be to have their bicep read by an electronic scanner seeking data stored on an implanted chip.


Jet From Supermassive Black Hole Seen Blasting Neighboring Galaxy

A jet of highly charged radiation from a supermassive black hole at the center of a distant galaxy is blasting another galaxy nearby -- an act of galactic violence that astronomers said yesterday they have never seen before.


Mobile phone giant Vodafone signs up a forecast beating 5.4 million customers over the key Christmas period.


Former British PM Blair converts to Catholicism

Former British prime minister Tony Blair has converted from Britain's established church, Anglicanism, to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's Catholics said on Saturday.


Ukraine court rules electoral changes unconstitutional

Ukraine's constitutional court ruled that recently adopted electoral changes were unconstitutional, in a decision that could throw into doubt the legitimacy of a rerun presidential vote that is less than 24 hours away.


Genentech Updates Avastin Label with Heart Risk

Genentech Inc. said on Thursday it has updated information on the package insert for its colon cancer drug Avastin to reflect an increased risk of blood clots that can cause heart attacks and stroke.


Usher comes out on top at 32nd American Music Awards

R&B singer Usher (news | CDs | auctions) was the big winner at Sunday night's (11/14) American Music Awards, scoring wins in four of the five categories for which he was nominated.


Gates Warns Europe of Risk of Terrorist Attack

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that Europeâs security is directly tied to NATOâs success in Afghanistan.


Princess Kikuko, aunt of Emperor Akihito, was laid to rest Sunday in an ancient Shinto ceremony replete with traditional court music.


Iraqi official: More than 2,000 people killed in Fallujah

More than 2,000 people have been killed so far in the US-Iraqi operation against the former insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, an Iraqi official said Thursday.


Pre-Dinosaur Reptile Discovered -- Long-Necked Hunter

The ancient reptile had short and broad limbs with relatively few bones in the wrist and ankle joints, an indication that it was more adapted to an aquatic lifestyle than other protorosaurs.


Microsoft's music download service launches in eight new countries as the software giant bids to takes on Apple's market leading iTunes.


The Seattle SuperSonics took advantage of the Indiana Pacers' depleted lineup in a matchup of NBA conference leaders.


Stop squinting. They're probably farther away than you think.


Shares in animation giant Pixar set new records, boosted by high hopes for its new film The Incredibles.


eBay launches Kijiji classifieds in U.S.

Posting ads on the site is free, and unlike eBay, which can facilitate payment for transactions via its PayPal payment subsidiary, Kijiji plays no role in completing sales.


Mystery illness outbreak in HK identified

The mystery outbreak of illness at Caritas Medical Centre was caused by the parainfluenza virus, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health confirmed Thursday.


India v Australia second test scoreboard - tea

â¢ UPDATE 2-Cricket-Warne takes six but India establish handy lead October 16, 2004 09:12:55 MADRAS, India, Oct 16  - World test wicket record holder Shane Warne grabbed six wickets as India established a handy 141-run first innings lead in the


Kerry Ad Labels Bush Politics 'Despicable'

Presidential candidate John Kerry — responding to a Republican group's ad that portrays the senator as soft on terrorism — accused President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney of "despicable politics" in a new commercial that the Democrat's campaign rolled out Saturday.


Spanish Bank 'Won't Be Put off by Rival Abbey Bid'

The Spanish bank bidding to buy Abbey National insisted today that a rival offer from UK group HBOS would not necessarily derail its interest.


The AFL-CIO will monitor polls in battleground states on Election Day to guard against voting abuses, and is launching a new effort to educate voters about the process and their rights.


Canada Finds New Case of Mad Cow Disease

Canadian veterinary officials will announce they have found a new case of mad cow disease in a briefing slated for 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT), an agricultural source told Reuters on Tuesday.


EU Agrees to Lift All Sanctions on Libya

The European Union has agreed to  implement last year's U.N. decision to lift economic sanctions  on Libya as well as ending its arms embargo on the North  African country, diplomats said on Wednesday.


Anti-Bush Protesters Battle Police at Chile Summit

Hooded anti-American marchers protesting an Asia-Pacific summit in Chile Friday hurled Molotov cocktails and stones at police who retaliated with water cannons and tear gas.


Former President Kurt Waldheim was buried Saturday in the presence of Austrian dignitaries who declared he was unjustly smeared by allegations linking him to the Nazis.


US denies pushing for coalition government in Kenya

The United States is pushing for political reconciliation but not necessarily a coalition government in Kenya, as the European Union suggested, a State Department spokesman said Thursday.


Rob Allen's Blog: A View Stream with Zend_View

Rob Allen has posted about a small modification that he made to his Zend Framework setup that allows for a little safer echoing of information out to the View later of an application.   One of my biggest issues with using PHP as the templating engine in View scripts is that the easiest way to echo a variable is the least secure. [...] So, I decided to leverage a post by Mike Naberezny from a while ago about streams. The idea is all his; I just modified it to work with Zend Framework's Zend_View the way I wanted it to.   His method uses a slightly different output format - instead of using a normal echo statement to push out the escaped output, it uses a special syntax using the "@" sign as a shortcut to the call to escape(). He includes the code you'll need to make it work in your ZF install and explain it a bit (including where the real key lies - in stream_popen).


PM urged to challenge visiting king on regime's links to extremist literature distributed in British mosques.


In the DVD War Over High Definition, Most Buyers Are Sitting It Out

Even as prices fall, neither Sonyâs Blu-ray nor Toshibaâs HD DVD, has gained an advantage.


US-India ties to get a high-tech boost: commerce secretary

US-India trade, which has seen barriers fall dramatically in recent years, will get an additional boost once a US program fostering high-tech exports goes into effect this year, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said.


"Racing Stripes" is unlikely to ascend to the pantheon of perennially watchable children's films, but what it lacks in skill, it makes up for in heart.


FOXBOROUGH -- Kickers and punters, like Rodney Dangerfield, get no respect. This is true on the field, in the locker room, and, most of all, behind the walls of the Hall of Fame.


Big Brain Theory: Have Cosmologists Lost Theirs?

A bizarre scenario takes theories of modern cosmology to the limit.


A group called the Iraqi Islamic Secret Army issued a type-written statement in the restive town of Samarra in southern Iraq today, saying they had captured two Australian security workers along with two East Asians.


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida is getting a big shipment of flu vaccine from the federal government and drug maker Aventis Pasteur -- but not right away.


Hu visits Zambia amid growing discontent about Chinese investors

Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Zambia for a two-day visit against a background of growing discontent about Chinese investors, accused of violating labour laws and usurping mineral riches.


French President Jacques Chirac says Turkey can join the EU as a member if it meets entry requirements.


Foreign forensic experts have joined the desperate race to identify Thailand's tsunami victims as the death toll and the number of missing mounts and people give up hope of finding loved ones alive.


Beth Israel looking to set up ventures with doctors in bid to stay competitive

The 750 Harvard-affiliated doctors who research disease and treat patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are getting in touch with their entrepreneurial side.


Palestinians held an emergency security meeting in Gaza on Sunday night after the shooting incident in a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat in Gaza.


Earnings Improve at Japanese Electronics

Most major Japanese electronics makers reported improved earnings for the third quarter on Thursday as cost cutting pushed up profitability and demand surged for new digital products.


Manned space flight No 2 clinches Â£5m prize

The American private rocket SpaceShipOne completed another successful space flight to clinch a Â£5.6 million prize for the first commercial, manned craft to reach sub-orbital space twice in two weeks.


CIA bans "water boarding" in interrogations: report

The CIA has banned the controversial interrogation technique known as "water boarding," which simulates drowning to persuade suspects to talk, ABC News reported on Friday.


KIEV -- The Ukrainian parliament voted yesterday to dismiss the government headed by the declared winner of a disputed presidential vote, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, handing the opposition a victory in its campaign to overturn national election results.


U.S. isolates traveler infected with super-TB

The United States has isolated a man who may have exposed fellow passengers on two transatlantic flights to a strain of tuberculosis that is extremely hard to treat, officials said on Tuesday.


More migrants die as U.S. tightens border security

REYNOSA, Mexico  - Tougher security along the U.S.-Mexico border is forcing migrants to take more dangerous, remote routes to cross into the United States and pushing up the number of deaths in the desert.


Gunfire and explosions shook Islamabad's besieged Red Mosque Tuesday morning, minutes after government negotiators emerged empty handed from talks with militants accused of holding some 150 hostages inside.


US Tie-in Tipped for Bulgarian Coastal Airports Concessions

Business: 16 November 2004, Tuesday. Eight companies are to submit bids for the concession of the airports in Bulgaria's coastal cities of Varna and Burgas, it emerged as media reports said that the most likely ...


Shia militia group the Mehdi Army could be behind the kidnapping of five Britons in Iraq, its foreign minister says.


President Bush's military records, including personal flight logs just released by the Pentagon, paint a picture of a solid, if hardly outstanding, pilot who energetically performed his duties


There's no need to feel down when down markets hit.


Report: Drugmaker hid health hazards of Vioxx

Shares of Merck plunge after a Wall Street Journal article about the blockbuster arthritis medication. By Associated Press. WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ - Shares of Merck & Co.


The European Union and the four-nation South American Mercosur customs bloc failed to reach a deal to create the world's biggest free-trade area, negotiators said late on Wednesday.


Feds reject NY's bid to insure more kids

The Bush administration demonstrated Friday it will strictly adhere to new guidelines that limit the scope of a popular children's health insurance program. It rejected an application from New York to let more middle-income families participate.


Simpsons movie targets church, environmentalists

The upcoming Simpsons movie takes a typically irreverent dig at religion and environmentalists, and features a nude scene involving 'toon teen Bart that had the audience at a preview show applauding.


Three Movies Take Top Awards at Golden Globes

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.  - The race for Hollywood's  top film honors, the Oscars, turned into a three-way contest on  Sunday when "The Aviator," "Sideways" and "Million Dollar  Baby," took top Golden Globe Awards.


Local sheriff's deputies and US Drug Enforcement Administration agents disagreed when they converged on Diane Monson's house in Oroville, Calif.


Haniyeh says rocket fire to stop if Israel halts attacks

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday most Palestinian militant groups would halt their rocket fire against Israel if the Jewish state stopped its attacks against the Palestinians.


Sharon grapples to save Israeli government

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is desperately trying to save his government after he sacked his main coalition partner yesterday.


A new computer virus is catching people out by coming back from the dead.


Blood test gauges success of breast cancer treatment

A new test that counts cancer cells in the bloodstreams of patients with advanced breast cancer best tells whether treatment is working, according to a study led by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.


A British man who was abducted from his Baghdad house, along with two Americans,  by  gunmen is named as Kenneth Bigley.


Vikram Solanki beat the rain clouds to register his second one-day international century as England won the third one-day international to wrap up a series victory.


Heli Rekula's works Challenge The Audience in Helsinki

HELSINKI, FINLAND.- Heli Rekula's exhibition DESERT, works from 1989-2004 highlights one of the foremost media and photographic artists in Finland.


Russia sets a date and price for the auction of embattled Russian oil giant Yukos' main unit, as it seeks payment of a massive tax bill.


Udienza a partecipanti Convegno internazionale "uomo donna"


Police offer a Â£25,000 reward to catch the killer of Toni-Ann Byfield, shot dead in a London flat one year ago.


Australian telecoms giant Telstra hopes to woo customers with a super-fast mobile phone and broadband network.


Dana Conneally walked into Starbucks at Faneuil Hall one recent morning in desperate need of a coffee fix. The employee at a local law firm handed his debit card to the Starbucks worker, who swiped it, then handed it back -- no signature or personal identification number required.


Government wants to see Latvia as a Hong Kong in Europe

The government wants to see Latvia as a Hong Kong in Europe or the financial and economic hub of the region, Deputy Prime Minister Ainars Slesers told reporters today after the eighth top-level government and ...


Torino, 19:43 - CALCIO, TORINO: ZAC TIENE A RAPPORTO LA SQUADRA

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Torino. Zaccheroni ha tenuto a rapporto la squadra analizzando il par...


If there is a good rule of thumb about the Federal Reserve Board, it is this: A startling economic report is not enough to sway policy.


Half of Britons could not exist without e-mail - with 30 or 40-somethings more addicted than teens, a survey says.


CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Arizona Diamondbacks, who made a big splash before and during baseball's winter meetings, soon could be facing life without the Big Unit.


CARE Official Held Hostage in Iraq Pleads for her Life

The British-Iraqi director of CARE International who is being held hostage in Iraq made a televised plea for her life today and urged the British government to withdraw its forces from the country.


The discount retailer Kmart announced yesterday an $11bn (Â£5.9bn) acquisition of Sears Roebuck, bringing two of the best-known names in American retailing under one roof.


Environmentalists in south Texas said building a fence along the Mexican border to keep illegal immigrants out would threaten wildlife habitat and eco-tourism.


The Bucs get multiple draft picks from San Diego for disgruntled holdout receiver Keenan McCardell. By RICK STROUD, Times Staff Writer.


Is Google your next hosted-security partner?

You know the name, but Google's probably not your first thought when pondering hosted security options. But a spate of recent buys indicates the company has serious designs on the space.


Il Card. Tarcisio Bertone al 29Â° Pellegrinaggio a piedi Macerata-Loreto Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Ã confermata dagli organizzatori la presenza del Cardinale Tarcisio Bertone, Segretario di Stato Vaticano, al 29Â° Pellegrinaggio a piedi da Macerata a Loreto, proposto da Comunione e Liberazione, in accordo con le diocesi march...


Software vendor Lindows Inc. formally postponed its initial public offering Wednesday, citing adverse market conditions.


The U.S. economy slowed more sharply  in the second quarter than first thought as oil prices rose and  the trade gap swelled, the government said on Friday in a  report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.


EUROPA/SPAGNA - ÂLa donna e la realtÃ  dell'abortoÂ Ã¨ il tema di un Congresso Internazionale per educare, formare e mobilitare la societÃ  civile su questo dramma Caceres (Agenzia Fides) - Inizia oggi, 8 marzo, il Congresso Internazionale sul tema  "La donna e la realtÃ  dell'aborto" organizzato dal Forum della Famiglia insieme all'UniversitÃ  di Estremadura, al quale parteciperanno esperti nella materia vista d...


England recall Ian Bell, Monty Panesar and Liam Plunkett for the first one-dayer against West Indies.


Polls Show Nov. 2 Race Even as Bush Bounce Fades

Two national polls on Thursday showed the race between President Bush and Democrat John Kerry deadlocked again as Bush's convention bounce


World oil prices slip, capping sharp weekly decline

NEW YORK  - Global crude prices fell, capping a 13-percent, three-day plunge triggered by news of an unexpectedly sharp gain in US petroloeum stockpiles.


Tsvangirai in intensive care with broken skull

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has a cracked skull and is under intensive care in hospital after being severely injured in police custody, his spokesman said on Wednesday.


Olowokandi suspended for second game following arrest in ...

Minnesota Timberwolves center Michael Olowokandi was suspended by the team for a second game Friday night, one day after police used a stun gun to subdue him when he refused to leave a club.


Apple Computer chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled a very small $499 computer on Tuesday and a flash memory-based music player called the iPod Shuffle for $99.


Japanese cars are the most reliable, the least polluting and the best to own, according to a Which? survey.


Depp, Witherspoon win People's Choice Awards

Johnny Depp and Reese Witherspoon were among the celebrities who won People's Choice Awards on Tuesday in a televised program that was drastically altered due to the Hollywood writers strike.


Musings on sleep from scientists, philosophers, artists and more.


Blair to Urge End to Trans-Atlantic Rift

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will stress the need for Europe and the United States to put differences over Iraq behind them and work together to tackle issues such as Middle East peace in a speech on ...


Emporia State Coach Who Filed Discrimina

The Emporia State women's volleyball coach who unsuccessfully sued the school for gender discrimination retired after leading the team for 17 seasons.


Akin to Spanish paradores, the Portuguese inns known as pousadas include manor houses, monasteries and palaces tucked into nature preserves and mountain ranges.


As nations jockey for the North Pole, London starts a race for the South, just in case there are minerals to exploit


Craig CrawfordÃ¢ÂÂs Trail Mix: McCainÃ¢ÂÂs Campaign Glass Draining Fast

That Ã¢ÂÂglass is half fullÃ¢ÂÂ outlook that John McCain asserts for the war in Iraq is how the Arizona senator needs the political world to view his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.


MySpace Brazil launches, entering the Orkut jungle

News Corp.-owned social network launches another localized site, this one a Portuguese-language version for a Brazilian audience.


A group of mathematicians look at how order theory might help in the war on terror. The branch of abstract math resembles classic military strategy but applying computers to problems might increase accuracy of predictions and strategic moves.


Cold virus chief suspect in AIDS vaccine failure

A cold virus used to make an experimental HIV vaccine that was discontinued in September somehow may have caused volunteers to be more susceptible to the AIDS virus, the vaccine's developers said on Wednesday.


Back on the mound in Detroit, Kenny Rogers gave the Tigers another lift. He allowed one run over six innings in his first home start since shoulder surgery, leading the Tigers over the Texas Rangers, 5-2, yesterday.


Resist the urge to say you will "wordsmith" your list of New Year's resolutions rather than write one. And don't utter, "It is what it is" when you fail to meet your first goal.


Carl Pettersson played steady in the warm sunshine yesterday in contrast to the erratic play around him. The result was a one-stroke lead through three rounds of the Fry's Electronics Open in Scottsdale, Ariz.


FreedomVOICE Systems Launches TalkText Voice Mail to Text Conversion Service

FreedomVOICE Systems (FVS), a leading provider of a wide array of  integrated virtual office tools, announces the launch of TalkText, a  service that uses advanced technology to convert voicemail messages to  email.


Notes, Quotes From 2004 Campaign in Iowa

This year's presidential election began with Iowa's caucuses back in January, and it could be determined by how Iowans vote Nov. 2.


InfoWorld - Amid increasing competition in a fickle cell phone market, Motorola expects to report a loss for its mobile devices business in 2007 and now estimates that second quarter sales will be lower than expected.


Sean Paul's Music Isn't That Bad; It Was Stacey's Brain

Nearly every time Stacey Gayle played music by reggae artist Sean Paul, she'd suffer a grand mal seizure. Doctors diagnose musicogenic epilepsy and clear it up with a little brain surgery.


Halliburton quarterly operating profit up 19 pct

Halliburton Co. , the world's second-largest oil services company, said on Monday that second-quarter profit from continuing operations rose 19 percent, topping Wall Street estimates, on strength in international markets and better-than-expected revenue.


Hunters and wildlife officers in Utah killed a black bear Monday believed to be responsible for a fatal attack on an 11-year-old boy on a family camping trip.  The boy was sleeping in one corner of a tent when family members heard him scream around 11 p.m.


Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq. Can diplomatic moves succeed?


Sick canine carcass off the menu Sixty-eight people from two Namibian villages ended up in hospital after "eating a dog that had died of disease", The Namibian reports.â¦


A remake of the 1984  cult classic "Revenge of the Nerds" has been shut down after  only two weeks because it was too raunchy for the Atlanta  university hosting the production.


Palermo, 18:59 - CALCIO, PALERMO; ZAMPARINI: AMELIA VUOLE TROPPO, NON VERRA'

Parlando a Stadionews24 su Radio Action in riferimento all'esordio di ieri sera dei rosanero in camp...


A campaign by anti-spam groups has persuaded a large US net service provider to ban spammers using its network.


Pearls that Marie Antoinette purportedly gave to a British countess for safekeeping after the French queen was imprisoned will go up for auction, Christie's said Thursday.


Israeli television says Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's health had deteriorated. It said it was quoting Palestinian sources but gave no details.


The Yankees and second baseman Robinson CanÃ³ reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a contract that could pay CanÃ³ about $55 million over six years.


Alemannia Aachen striker Erik Meijer was floating on air after his winner gave the Bundesliga II side a stunning UEFA Cup victory over Ligue 1 co-leaders Lille on Thursday evening.


Most of Saddam's Illicit Money Smuggled -Volcker

Most of the money that Saddam  Hussein illicitly obtained by cheating on U.N. sanctions on  Iraq came from oil smuggling outside the U.N. oil-for-food  program, the head of an independent inquiry said on Tuesday.


Turkey Says 150 Killed in Strikes on Rebel Kurds

Two Turkish airstrikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq hit more than 200 targets, the Turkish Army said.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- About 36 hours after they stormed the Red Mosque in a blaze of gunfire, Pakistani security forces yesterday killed the last remaining radicals and took on the grim task of recovering the casualties of a fierce, close-combat battle that left more than 80 people dead.


LONDON (CBS.MW) -- UK shares were little changed in a quiet holiday market Friday, with defense shares edging down after the Financial Times reported that the Pentagon is increasing pressure on European allies over potential weapons sales to China.


Against a backdrop of protests, the defense minister gave citations Monday to Dutch troops who served in the U.N. peacekeeping force that failed to prevent the slaughter of Muslims in the Srebrenica enclave during the Bosnian war.


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An 83-year-old steam pipe exploded underground in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, shaking buildings, creating a towering geyser of debris and sending people fleeing in scenes reminiscent of the September 11 attacks.


Grumbles over reduced pay-off deal for IT workers Royal Dutch Shell faces legal action from trade union Unite over the terms of its redundancy package, a week after telling staff that more than 3,000 IT jobs were to be outsourced at the firm.â¦


Strong 2nd half helps No. 6 Michigan win

Mario Manningham's second touchdown catch put No. 6 Michigan ahead late in the third quarter and Mike Hart added a score to help the Wolverines overcome a sluggish start and beat Wisconsin 27-13 Saturday.


El Guerrouj Completes Rare Distance Double

Hicham El Guerrouj became the first man in 80 years to win the 1,500 and 5,000 meters at one Olympics, holding up two fingers in triumph Saturday after outsprinting the world record holder down the final straightaway of the 5,000.


The company's chief financial officer said yesterday he will not return until he learns whether the government is planning charges against him.


Sven-Goran Eriksson insisted he would keep private any criticism of David Beckham for missing next week's World Cup qualifier in Azerbaijan as he pondered how best to replace his captain in Baku.


Attempts to find an investor for bankrupt German mobile phone maker BenQ Mobile have failed, after the last potential buyer ended negotiations, the company's insolvency administrator said Sunday.


Blair in Israel, launching "Mission Impossible"

Tony Blair landed in Israel on Monday for his first visit as an international envoy, hoping to help end 60 years of peacemaking failure since Britain handed Palestine to Jews and Arabs who are still fighting over it.


Author Harper Lee is to be given America's highest civilian honour by President George W Bush.


Nomura, Daiwa, Morgan Stanley to Lead Manage TSE's IPO

Tokyo, June 8 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo Stock Exchange said Friday it has chosen Nomura Holdings Inc. , Daiwa Securities Group Inc.  and Morgan Stanley as lead managers for its stock listing.


The perfect season is over for Duke. Ashley Key hit the go-ahead jumper with 1:19 remaining and No. 24 North Carolina State gave top-ranked Duke its first loss, a stunning 70-65 defeat in the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament Saturday.


Militants open fire in Gaza City near senior Palestinian official Mahmoud Abbas, killing at least one person.


Girl is the first known to survive rabies without vaccine

An American teenager is the first human ever known to survive rabies without vaccination, the US Centers for Disease Control confirmed Wednesday, after the girl received a desperate and novel type of therapy for the fatal disease.


Electronic Data Systems Corp. lost $153 million in the third quarter, dragged down by a huge write-down of a contract to build a computer network for the Navy, and restated some results for last year.


Nella notte i primi risultati delle elezioni, sicura la vittoria della candidata del Fronte per la VittoriaCristina Fernandez al seggio fa l'elogio della democrazia: "Con i militari non era permesso votare"                                          Argentina, exit poll: Lady Kirchner al 46% una donna presidente alla Casa Rosada


Putin Seeks More Control Over Regions, Governors

In an address to the countryâs top officials on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives that would further strengthen the federal centerâs control over political life.


The demise of California's attempt at comprehensive health-care reform this week means that advocates of overhauling the health-care system will turn their focus back to Washington, several experts said yesterday, as an increasingly tough budget climate raises new questions about whether states can...


BP reaches tentative settlement on Ohio violations

BP Plc  said on Tuesday it was working toward settling outstanding safety and health violations at two of its Midwestern refineries.


"Little Miss Sunshine" charms way to Oscars

The makers of "Little Miss  Sunshine" are keenly aware of the irony that their film, a  cheeky repudiation of competitive culture, is a leading  contender in Hollywood's biggest beauty contest -- the Oscars.


Porto Venere, 18:26 - CALCIO, MILAN; ANCELOTTI: ETO'O? SE SI VENDE CI SAREMO

Carlo Ancelotti sarebbe felice di allenare l'attaccante del Barcellona EtÃ²o. In occasione della fest...


Roma, 20:58 - VOLLEY, A2 MASCHILE: RISULTATI E CLASSIFICA

Questi i risultati e la classifica della seconda giornata di A2 maschile di volley.


President Bush told the author of a new book on his presidency that "I try not to wear my worries on my sleeve" or show anything less than steadfastness in public


Chandra Examines Jupiter During New Horizons Approach

On February 28, 2007, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter on its ultimate journey to Pluto.


Robert Dozier had 18 points, Chris Douglas-Roberts scored 17 and second-ranked Memphis beat No. 17 Arizona 76-63 on Saturday night, the third time the Tigers have knocked off a ranked opponent this season.


Report: Apple working on auto-volume control for iPods

In effort to prevent hearing loss, Apple has reportedly filed patent for device that would automatically calculate how long a person has been listening and at what volume.


EU to offer Serbia fast track to candidacy: draft

European Union leaders are set to offer Serbia a fast track to candidacy for membership of the bloc and pledge to step up preparations for a police mission to stabilize Kosovo, a draft statement for Friday's EU summit said.


Attention, Brad Pitt: "American Idol" winner Jordin Sparks has a crush on you. "He's just really cute," Sparks, 17, said Friday, hastening to note that she doesn't know the actor. Pitt is currently involved with an older woman, Angelina Jolie.


South Korea front-runner offers economy, economy

ANDONG, South Korea  - Looking like South Korea's president-in-waiting, Lee Myung-bak makes a pledge or two on local improvements but as he campaigns across the country, his main message never varies.


A media watchdog organization charged Wednesday that the network morning news shows have spent considerably more time this year on Democrats running for president than on Republicans.


A method of amplifying DNA samples requires no heating, lowering the power requirements for handheld testers.


Obama Visit Shows All Eyes Are Still on New Hampshire

The New Hampshire primary campaign appears undiminished as a rite of passage for presidential candidates, despite a breakthrough by political activists in other states who have long sought to water down the Granite StateÃ¢ÂÂs influence as host of the first-in-the-nation primary.


LG Electronics 066570.KS and Sharp   Corp. 6753.T said on Thursday they expected prices of flat   LCD television sets to drop by 20-30 percent or more in 2007   amid overproduction and cost reductions.


Toll Brothers profit falls on housing downturn

Luxury home builder Toll Brothers  on Thursday reported sharply lower quarterly net income, hurt by a downturn in the U.S. housing market.


US budget deficits pose a problem for both the domestic and world economies, but there seems little political will to fix them, Federal Reserve Board Governor Edward Gramlich said on Saturday.


A Nato aircraft crashes in southern Afghanistan but there is no word yet on casualties, officials say.


Barbaro's right hind bones are healing so well his cast could have been off by now, if not for the laminitis in his other hind leg.


Shares of Google Inc. (GOOG.O) rose 15 percent to $98 in the first minutes of their Nasdaq stock market debut on Thursday after the year's most anticipated initial public offering priced far below initial estimates.


Trevor Immelman had to go and ruin things for all the guys in this year's US Open who are prepared to moan about a par-3 that is stretched to 288 yards.


The UN's Kofi Annan is to meet Iran's president and supreme leader for talks likely to cover the nuclear issue.


Bush Forms Panel to Coordinate Ocean Policy

In response to a gloomy assessment of the state of the nation's coastal waters, President Bush ordered the creation of a new federal panel to coordinate oceanic policy.


TITLE challenger Danny Williams last night branded heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko a junkie who should have been banned from boxing for good.


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Officers continue to question the driver of a van after two young children and two adults die in a road crash.


Federal Labor leader Mark Latham has ruled out disendorsing Queensland Labor candidate Ivan Molloy, over comments about the Bali bombings.


Sarkozy bounces back with new girlfriend

In politics, as in good comedy, timing is everything, and news that President Nicolas Sarkozy is dating Italian model turned singer Carla Bruni has raised a wry smile or three after a week of bad political headlines.


Susan King Borchardt, Sebnem Kimyacioglu and Azella Perryman each scored 10 points to lead No. 4 Stanford to a 69-56 victory over Washington State on Saturday.


Parents of missing Madeleine return to Britain

FARO, Portugal  - British couple Kate and Gerry McCann, named as suspects in their four-year-old daughter Madeleine's disappearance, headed home from Portugal on Sunday.


Nepal's Maoists may quit government over monarchy

Nepali political parties were making last ditch efforts on Monday to try and convince the former Maoist rebels not to quit the interim government and to withdraw their planned protests in a row over the monarchy.


Online video game studio gets cash infusion

Red 5 Studios, an online video-game  developer led by members of the team behind the wildly popular  "World of Warcraft" game, said on Monday it has raised $18.5  million in venture capital.


Steven Kay appointed by the court as a defense lawyer for Slobodan Milosvic at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in The Hague, The Netherlands' is seen in this file image made from television Sept.


HBO leads Emmy Award nominations with 86

Packing the one-two punch of mob drama "The Sopranos" and TV movie "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," cable television's HBO dominated Emmy nominations on Thursday with 86 nods total to lead all other networks.


U.S. women sparkle to take gold at worlds

STUTTGART, Germany  - The United States dazzled on the floor and vault to win the women's team gold at the world gymnastics championships on Wednesday.


US to fight economic imbalances, but responsibility is shared: Snow

US Treasury Secretary John Snow acknowledged that big US deficits are playing a role in global economic imbalances, but cited a "shared responsibility" to fix the problems.


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Romney facing challenges in presidential bid

In a topsy-turvy Republican race for the 2008 presidential nomination, conservative favorite Mitt Romney suddenly found himself under threat in the key states of Iowa and New Hampshire on Monday, less than two weeks before voting begins.


WASHINGTON -- A secret military operation in early 2005 to capture senior members of Al Qaeda in tribal areas of Pakistan was aborted at the last minute after top Bush administration officials decided it was too risky and could jeopardize relations with Pakistan, according to intelligence and military officials.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Mitt Romney won Nevada's presidential nominating contests on Saturday, and voters in South Carolina cast ballots as an unpredictable White House race moved to the U.S. South and West.


Oil prices rise above $71 a barrel as fears intensify over Mid-East instability and insufficient supply in the US.


Israeli airstrike on Hamas kills 14 in Gaza

At least 14 Palestinians were killed and about 30 were injured at Monday midnight in an airstrike carried out by Israeli Apache helicopters in eastern Gaza City, Palestinian medics at Shiffa Hospital in Gaza City reported.


Iraq's interim premier Iyad Allawi has announced that leaders in Saddam Hussein's regime will go on trial for crimes against humanity and war crimes next week.


The driver of a car which collided and killed four cyclists says he wishes he had died instead of them.


Update 2: Tokyo Stocks Lower on Profit-Taking

Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning as investors took profits from recent gains. The US dollar was weaker against the Japanese yen and the euro.


Extra Time: Thinking Globally, Rapids and Arsenal See Win-Win Deal

While Arsenal attempts to join the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid as global brands, its link with the Colorado Rapids will also potentially provide it with a window on young American talent.


WASHINGTON -- Good news on the cancer front: Death rates are dropping faster than ever, thanks to new progress against colorectal cancer.


Reflections from under the ice are evidence of a volcanic eruption in Antarctica 2,000 years ago, scientists say.


Israel kills Palestinian gunman and woman amid truce

JENIN, West Bank  - Israeli troops killed two Palestinians, including a local militant commander, in the West Bank on Monday, during clashes that raised doubts over how long a shaky truce in the Gaza Strip might last.


U.S. Free Press Faces Toughest Challenge in Years

America's First Amendment turned 213  years old on Wednesday, but supporters of the bulwark of  personal liberty and free press are hardly celebrating.


Crude oil futures briefly surpassed $50 a barrel Tuesday before retreating sharply amid concerns about low US heating oil inventories ahead of winter.


Vision Problems Slow Recovery from Hip Fracture

NEW YORK  - Nearly one-quarter of elderly  people undergoing rehabilitation following hip fracture have  failing eyesight, and this impairment appears to impede their  recovery, according to new research.


Forli', blitz dei carabinieri contro traffico illegale di rifiuti

Roma 9 set. (Adnkronos) - Maxi blitz dei carabinieri contro lo smaltimento illecito di rifiuti ad altissimo pericolo per la salute. Venti le ordinanze di custodia cautelare eseguite nell'ambito dell'inchiesta


NATO chief targets alliance revamp by 2009

MUNICH, Germany  - NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer opened a potentially fierce tug-of-war over the future of the alliance on Saturday, urging members to agree by 2009 on a new "strategic concept" for the body.


Europeans accused of obstructing CIA prison probe

European countries knew about U.S.  secret jails for terrorism suspects and have obstructed an  investigation into the transport and illegal detention of  prisoners, a draft European Parliament report said on Tuesday.


Sara Lee Wrestles With RFID, Looks for Benefits

SEPTEMBER 13, 2004  - Sara Lee Corp. is testing radio frequency identification tags on some product cases and shipping pallets to meet a mandate that RFID technology be used on goods sent to


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