Haiti Rebel Leader Vows to Launch Guerrilla Warfare

A Haitian rebel leader has called on ex-soldiers, who helped oust former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to launch a guerrilla war to unseat the interim government that replaced him.


Huddling near a gas heater in the mayor's office of this small town near Bethlehem, Fatah campaign manager Atef Rabaya is still reeling.


Blog: After nearly a nine-month beta, Oracle Database 11g is set to launch Wednesday.


Advocate to Offer Magazine Without 2nd Cover

The national gay magazine will cease shipping its issues with a second cover concealing its identity.


Report: Lung Ailment May Have Killed White

FILE--Former Green Bay Packers Reggie White ponders a question as he talks with the media about retiring again, outside the Carolina Panthers' training facility at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC, in this July 21, 2000 photo.


Patientsâ bills of rights laws donât favor health providers

New research published in the current issue of the American Journal of Medicine found just shows that new bills donât work... Hall reviewed managed care patient protection laws in the 48 states that have


Engineer Builds Robot That Walks on Water

PITTSBURGH - It could be called a mechanical miracle - a robot that walks on water. With inspiration from nature and some help from research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a research team led by Carnegie Mellon engineering assistant professor Metin Sitti has built a tiny robot that can walk on water, much like insects known as water skimmers, water skaters, pond skaters or Jesus bugs...


Russian oil giant Yukos is to ask a Moscow court for more time to pay its tax bill.


KABUL, 10/09 - Afghanistan`s first direct presidential election began at 7 aM (local time) Saturday amid tight security. More than 10.


Brian Clough may never have been a fan of the establishment, but government and footballing authorities always had a soft spot for the former Nottingham Forest and Derby boss.


Mexican official calls protest 'illegal'

Mexico's interior secretary on Tuesday said the supporters of a leftist presidential candidate who are occupying a central part of the capital have set up an "illegal blockade" and it was up to the mayor to guarantee order.


Singtel's Optus, Vodafone Australia plan shared 3G network

Singapore Telecommunications' Australian unit Optus and Vodafone announced an agreement on rolling out a shared third-generation (3G) mobile phone network in Australia.


BEIRUT -- At the al-Manar television network headquarters, the show goes on: A veiled news presenter is making the final adjustments to her English-language news bulletin, and a political talk show about corruption in Lebanon is going on the air. In the basement, young men are testing a state-of-the-art studio.


Anyone who has been jobless for two years will be required to undertake a year-long programme of community work if they want to receive benefit payments, David Cameron will announce today, as the Tories move to establish a clear divide between them and Labour over welfare reform


ABINGTON, Mass. - Trying to get something done at town hall can be a pain, and for one local woman it was- literally. Joanne Harding broke a tooth on a Tootsie Roll she took from a candy jar in the town clerk's office in Abington Town Hall last month during a visit to get a license for her dog.


On the heels of banking scandals that shook confidence in the virtual world's economy, its publisher puts the kibosh on in-world financial institutions.


The treat of biological weapons is real and needs to be tackled now , medical experts warn.


Pope Makes Christmas Appeal to Protect the Environment

In the traditional midnight Christmas Mass, the pope bemoaned an âill-treated worldâ in a homily given to thousands of pilgrims.


Uncle's horror in dropping tot from inferno

Kamil Kaplan faced a horrifying decision as flames engulfed his apartment building: Does he drop his 9-month-old nephew four stories to a policeman or hope the baby boy survives the suffocating smoke?


EVERTON'S path to financial stability hit a snag today with the postponement of a board meeting which was due to unveil their new Russian investor.


Il Mibtel perde l'1,17%, l'All Stars lo 0,07%


GRAEME Souness has warned Newcastle United midfielder Nicky Butt to learn his European lesson as he prepares for a scrap with Sochaux tonight.


Prosecutor Accuses Blake in Wife's Death

Robert Blake murdered his wife after two stuntmen he solicited refused to commit the crime, a prosecutor told jurors Monday in opening statements for the actor's trial.


Mikhail Saakashvili has been re-elected president of Georgia after a snap poll, officials declare.


A Malpensa questa mattina sono stati cancellati 16 voli


This New Age insurance company uses a hedge fund to pump up returns.


ChoicePoint has settled with 44 states over its loss of data on 145,000 consumers. The company is also to pay about $500,000 in fines. As part of the agreement, ChoicePoint will put in place better security to protect consumer data.


Dolphins game postponed due to hurricane

Top officials with the Miami Dolphins on Saturday have postponed this weekend's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, due to the high winds and rain associated with Hurricane Jeanne.


It's hard to find enough green space here for a soccer field, let alone a farm. So why is Farm Aid coming to this concrete-covered city known for crime, poverty and political corruption rather than a place known for corn, beans and hogs?


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kevin Garnett had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce added 18 points and the Boston Celtics beat the New Jersey Nets 86-77 on Friday night for their 30th win of the season.


I cadaveri di tre uomini, due seduti sui sedili anteriori e uno nascosto nel bagagliaio, sono sttai trovati in unâauto abbandonata nel quartiere di Scampia a Napoli. La vittima seduta al posto di guida era avvola dal cellophane.


NFL Wrap: Patriots Win Record 19th Straight

Tom Brady threw a pair of touchdown  passes as the New England Patriots set a National Football  League record for consecutive wins by downing the winless Miami  Dolphins 24-10 in Foxboro on Sunday.


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Bhutto's Assassination Deals Blow to U.S. Goal for Pakistan

The assassination today of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto is a major blow to the U.S. goal of stabilizing Pakistan, a volatile ally with nuclear weapons that has served as a frontline against extremism since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, according to former U.S. policymakers and ex...


Bogotà, 20:38 - TENNIS, WTA BOGOTA': FINALE GARBIN-VINCI

Tathiana Garbin ha raggiunto Roberta Vinci nella finale del torneo Wta di Bogotà. L'italiana,...


Martha Stewart Living renews founder's employment contract, but she won't be paid while in jail. NEW YORK  - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.


W ith her right knee in excruciating pain, Jackie Olson was unable to withstand the daily three-hour practice regimen of running, jumping, and cutting. She made the painful decision one day that her basketball career at Bates College was over.


Big Usa che produce Scotch e Post.it realizza 1,18 mld dlr


Colonoscopy Can Miss a Few Bowel Cancers

While colonoscopy is the gold standard for screening for colon cancer, it's not 100-percent reliable for spotting cancers in the right side of the bowel, Canadian researchers report.


a-singled for Hafner in the 6th. b-walked for Young in the 7th. c-sacrificed for Young in the 9th. E: Peralta (1), BPhillips (1), Infante (14).


The strongest tropical storm to hit the Gulf for decades lashes Oman and heads towards southern Iran.


British author Tom Sharpe used a presentation of his latest novel in Spain to lash out at British Prime Minister Tony Blair for supporting the US-led war in Iraq.


Kerry Decries Bush Plan to Recall Troops

John Kerry, telling fellow combat veterans he's their "true brother in arms," said Wednesday that President Bush's plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Europe and Asia would weaken U.S. security and embolden nuclear-armed North Korea.


U.N. Calls on N.Korea to Scrap Its Atomic Arsenal

The United Nations nuclear watchdog Friday called on North Korea to give up any nuclear weapons it may have and allow U.N. inspectors to return to verify that the country's atomic program is peaceful.


AP decides to pull its poll out of BCS formula

NEW YORK  -- The Associated Press has decided to pull its football poll from the Bowl Championship Series formula. Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg told the Boston Globe that the AP sent him a letter


L'Onu: "Forte rischio epidemie" In moto la macchina dei soccorsi

GINEVRA - La macchina internazionale dei soccorsi si Ã¨ messa in moto per portare aiuto alle popolazioni dei Paesi asiatici colpiti dal terremoto. Soccorsi che devono arrivare in fretta, prima che le epidemie possano portare altra morte e distruzione.


OSLO, Norway - A Norwegian's threat to haunt anyone who tampered with his will didn't hold up in - or send a chill through - a court.


Accolto invito del Garante da parte dei sindacati


Seat emptied by spying scandal filled The chairman and chief executive of Wachovia â the fourth largest retail bank in the US â is joining the board of HP.â¦


Lettera al Foglio su no a presenza del Papa alla Sapienza


Alleged Leak to Israel Probed for a Year

WASHINGTON - The FBI has spent more than a year covertly investigating, including with the use of electronic surveillance, whether a Pentagon analyst funneled highly classified material to Israel, officials said Saturday. Prosecutors were still weighing whether to bring the most serious charge of espionage...


Flood waters in southern Somalia continue to rise and cholera has broken out, an aid worker tells the BBC.


Studies Say Newer Stents for Arteries Show Promise

Stent makers and cardiologists said reports at this yearâs major meeting of European cardiologists bolstered their confidence in the safety of the newer drug-coated versions of the devices.


Warship rescues crew after Indonesian freighter sank

: The crew of an Australian navy frigate rescued 15 Indonesian sailors moments after their freighter sank in the Java Sea, the naval commander said on Saturday.


A police officer edited out of a road safety advert after being caught drink-driving is back at work.


Citizens will face fine rather than sign up to ID card register

Database revolt Hundreds of thousands of people will refuse to sign up to the UK Government's planned identity register, according to just-published research. Around eight per cent of those surveyed said they would refuse to sign up to the database even if they are fined.â¦


Report: Canon ponders new camera file format

Blog: Canon is planning on adding a new file format to its digital cameras, according to a photographer who toured the company's headquarters.


Wal-Mart disputes report on movie download deal

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Friday said  it was not trying to dissuade movie studios from working with  other forms of distribution, such as Apple Computer Inc.'s  iTunes download service.


Baseball Beat: Red Sox just played much better

Bee Staff Writer. hanks to all the emotion expended and frustration released by Boston finally shedding "The Curse of the Bambino" and winning a World Series, the dubious quality in baseball's


Study shows side airbags reduce crash deaths

Airbags that drop from the roof or inflate from the seat to provide head protection in serious side crashes significantly reduce deaths, especially when cars are struck by bigger sport utilities and pickups, according to industry research to be released on Thursday.


After 50 Years, Still No Time for Cheap Sentiment

Most directors do not go on to make one of their best films after receiving their lifetime achievement Oscars. But most directors do not have the stamina of Sidney Lumet.


Change may have been the hot, trendy issue of the New Hampshire primary, but good old experience largely revived Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to voter interviews that help explain what happened Tuesday Â and hint at what may lie ahead.


Nevada ranks in the top 10 in the nation for the number of female legislators it elected this year, according to a new study by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.


Mums can now compete for Miss Spain beauty crown

The Miss Spain beauty contest has changed its rules to allow mothers to compete after its decision to dethrone a 22-year-old beauty queen when it emerged she had a child met with national outrage in February.


A sea-going robotic glider that harvests heat energy from the oceans is tested by US scientists.


Cronaca. All'esame degli inquirenti l'ordigno incendiario trovato ...

La polizia scientifica sta esaminando l'apparato elettrico contenuto in uno dei due borsoni pieni di spugne imbevute di benzina con cui Ã¨ stato confezionato l'ordigno incendiario scoperto la notte scorsa a Firenze.


As many as 12 people, nine of them Britons on a spiritual tour, died in a bus accident in southern Jordan Thursday, Scotsman.com reported.


Update 6: Insurance Broker Fee Probe Expands

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has broadened his probe into insurance brokerage fees to include life and health insurance company practices.


Connecting with Customers through Search Market Research

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African Union Tries to Break Darfur Talks Deadlock

African Union mediators adjourned Sudan peace talks on Saturday to plan a new approach after failing to get the government and Darfur rebels to end a row over security issues.


An angry Dennis Kucinich lashed out at John Edwards on Friday, saying his Democratic rival showed "a consistent lack of integrity" by suggesting fewer candidates should participate in presidential forums and then trying to explain his remark to reporters.


Federal officials said yesterday that Tuesday's raids on meatpacking plants in six states uncovered a "disturbing front" in the battle against illegal immigration -- identity theft as a tool to obtain employment.


Linus Roache has joined  the cast of NBC's "Law & Order" as the new assistant district  attorney who succeeds Jack McCoy (Sam Waterston) after McCoy's  promotion to DA.


Home loan borrowing continued to surge in July, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says.


TO THE EDITOR:           It's definitely not comcastic, if anything it's fantastic - used in the sense of being capricious. My reference is to the article announcing Comcast's rate increase ("Comcast likely to hike rates," Intell, Dec. 2).


AU Optronics Corp., which makes liquid crystal display panels used for computer and TV screens, on Wednesday reported lower third-quarter earnings and cut its forecast for the full year as prices fall for the display panels.


Estonian coalition partners neck-and-neck in polls

Estonians vote at a polling station in Tallinn. The two main parties in Estonia's ruling coalition were running almost neck-and-neck Sunday in elections in the Baltic EU newcomer, which included the world's ...Comment


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Another Olympics and another massive disappointment for Paula Radcliffe - and the dark clouds that once billed her as a flop when it mattered will be gathering again.


Stenson Leads by a Stroke at the Heritage

Henrik Stenson shot a 5-under-par 67 Saturday for a one-stroke lead over Swedish countryman Patrik Sjoland after three rounds at The Heritage.


Occupancy Downtown Rises: Deloitte & Touche to Take Up a Chunk of Space in Heritage Plaza

By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 9--Deloitte & Touche USA has leased 300,000 square feet of office space in Heritage Plaza, soaking up an increasingly limited supply of downtown space.


Lleyton Hewitt emerged from a three week break firing on all cylinders and was happy to talk about the teenage kicks of opponent Gael Monfils, the strains of the tour and the way to solve them.


NEW YORK Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza is approaching its fifth decade. It is an occupation that has inflicted unspeakable cruelty on a civilian population of 3.5 million Palestinians, not


Blair called upon to produce an official record of Iraqi deaths

TONY EASTLEY: According to some news agencies, the US military passed a grim milestone this week, with 1,000 American troops killed in combat in Iraq.


President Bush's re-election disappointed many in the publishing industry, a blue-state business where liberals have long predominated, but it has boosted sales for a few anti-Bush books, notably Thomas Frank's "What's the Matter With Kansas?"


EVERY day about 14,000 people contract the HIV virus worldwide - more then half of them are aged between 15 and 24. There are now thought to be about 38 million people infected with HIV, and rising.


Pathologists Protest Defense Site's Closure

Medical specialists and former military officials are protesting the planned dismantling of a Defense Department health agency whose origin dates to the Civil War, saying the move would eliminate an invaluable tool in the diagnosis and understanding of disease.


Park Service Worried About Plan To Turn Arch Pink

ST. LOUIS -- An attempt to boost breast cancer awareness is raising some concerns from the National Park Service. The service says it's not comfortable with a plan to illuminate the renowned Gateway Arch in St.


Prince 'out of touch' with education, says Clarke

A government minister today dismissed the Prince of Wales as "old-fashioned and out of time" with "patronising" views on the education system.


Bush backs Turkish strikes on Kurdish rebels: Anatolia

US President George W. Bush Monday spoke to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and stressed their common fight against Kurdish rebels operating out of Iraq, officials said.


Blair to announce troops withdrawal from Iraq

Prime Minister Tony Blair was to announce Wednesday a timetable for the withdrawal of the 7,100 British troops in Iraq, with nearly half returning by the end of the year.


The old Chinese saying "The tree prefers to be still, but the wind will not stop" is true of the current relations between the mainland and Taiwan.


Lou Dobbs is sorry about calling Gov. Eliot Spitzer an idiot.


"Help Wanted" highlights skills drain in U.S

TRAFFORD, Pennsylvania  - Only half the machines are running at precision parts maker Hamill Manufacturing, nestled in the Allegheny Mountains just east of Pittsburgh, once the booming center of the U.S. steel industry.


Boehringer Sees No Impact from AIDS Drug Warning

Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim said  on Thursday it expects no impact on its AIDS drug donation  program for poor countries from a U.S. regulatory warning that  its Viramune medicine could cause deadly liver damage.


American directors dominate NY Film Fest

From Wes Anderson to Sidney Lumet, this year's New York Film Festival is dominated by top American directors spanning generations.


AT& T, IBM, Intel, Microsoft . . . Google?

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. My first visit to Google came on the day after the company had announced a 57 percent increase in quarterly sales, the day its share price had broken through $650, rumors swirled that its executives were mulling a multibillion-dollar investment in and an ad deal with Facebook,...


Public-health campaigns regularly plug exercise as a sure-fire way to avoid an early grave. But that message may be too simplistic.


Not a moment too soon to help make sense of things, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert will be back on duty Monday, ready to mock everything in sight.


BRISBANE, Australia - A scare triggered by a vibrating sex toy shut down a major Australian regional airport for almost an hour Monday, police said.    The vibrating object was discovered Monday morning inside a garbage can at the terminal cafeteria at Mackay Airport in Queensland state, a police spokeswoman said...


Briton released, Filipina kidnapped in Nigeria

Gunmen released a British hostage in Nigeria but a Filipina became the latest kidnap victim in the oil-rich Niger Delta where the taking of foreigners shows no sign of letting up.


Four American soldiers were killed yesterday in Iraq, the U.S. military announced today.


Singh's Year to Remember Will Be Hard to Forget

Vijay Singh is probably sorry to see the PGA Tour season ending. When you have dominated like Singh, why wouldn't you want to keep playing?


Study spots gaps in Americans' diet and health IQ

NEW YORK  - Ninety percent of Americans say breakfast is an important part of a healthy diet, but just 49 percent manage to eat breakfast every day, a new survey shows.


Iran says no date fixed for atom plant completion

No date has been fixed for completing Iran's first nuclear power plant but Russia is serious about finishing the long-delayed project, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.


Europe Charges Airlines With Price Fixing

The air cargo haulers All Nippon Airways, Air New Zealand and the Malaysian Airline System were charged Thursday with violating European competition rules.


BIG FIX: Corporate-tax overhaul, biggest in 19 years, expected to ...

The Senate passed a far-reaching, $136 billion corporate-tax package yesterday that cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow-and-arrow makers while closing tax loopholes and bringing US exporters in line with international trade rules.


Un rigore di Borriello regala il successo ai rossoblu'


Gilead Sciences Inc. , a leading producer of HIV drugs, said yesterday it plans to acquire biotech firm Myogen Inc. for about $2.5 billion in cash, signaling a surprising expansion into treatments for pulmonary diseases.


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


Police in Pakistan arrest five men accused of plotting terror attacks on Shia Muslims during a religious festival.


The increase in cultural references to hedge funds parallels the explosive growth in hedge funds.


Microsoft hails Oslo for services, modeling

Microsoft officials preached the company's Oslo computing vision Tuesday, which encompasses services deployment from the client to the cloud and making models a mainstream part of development.Officials discussed Oslo and related efforts in business process management and SOA at the Microsoft 2007 SOA and Business Process Conference in Redmond, Wash. The intent of the event is to make it easier to build applications that matter to business, according to the company.Oslo features two top-level points, said Robert Wahbe, corporate vice president of the Connected Systems Division at Microsoft. "The first is we're doubling down on services," he said. "We've been working in services and [are] a leader on services and we're extending that from the client and making a huge bet on the cloud." Microsoft will host services itself, he said.?The second main point is making a platform that is fundamentally model-driven. Microsoft officials expounded on a new modeling tool and a repository to break down application silos. A modeling language will be featured that interoperates with other modeling languages such as BPEL (Business Process Execution Language) for Web Services.Microsoft technologies shown included an application composer to map application parts to systems.Also emphasized Tuesday was the company's Internet Service Bus concept for SOA, featuring a hosted platform for building composite applications, connecting disparate systems, and providing communication between end points. Microsoft's Internet Service Bus has encompassed hosted building-block services to connect systems across business units and partners as well as .Net Framework extensions.An attendee lauded Microsoft for finally countering rivals by detailing its SOA efforts."I think that prior to this point, it's been hard using Microsoft SOA technologies in competitive situations with other vendors like IBM and Tibco and now what I see is the kind of vision and platform that we need to have in place in order to implement a full SOA [implementation] on the Microsoft stack," said Sam Gentile, principal consultant with Neudesic, a Microsoft technology platform partner.But an industry analyst was less impressed with Microsoft's Oslo vision."I think it made sense from the aspiration perspective, but I thought there's still a lot of details left to be clarified," said Dwight Davis, analyst with Ovum. One detail Davis wanted was whether the new modeling tool would work with pre-existing tools.Also, some of Microsoft's discussion sounded familiar to the company's Dynamic IT plan, Davis said. (Microsoft has noted in a press statement that Oslo builds on the model-driven and service-enabled principals of Microsoft Dynamic IT.)Microsoft's plan also sounded akin to the company?s Dynamic Systems Initiative for agile businesses, which was not even mentioned today, Davis noted.Microsoft also did not mention its previously discussed SML (Service Modeling Language) technology for modeling complex IT services and systems, Davis said. "Where was SML today?" Davis asked.Oslo will not involve new products but instead incorporates Oslo-based functionality into new products, such as a version of Visual Studio currently referred to as visual Studio "10."


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Retailers eager for last-minute shoppers

Following a lukewarm shopping weekend, the nation's stores are now focusing their attention on the final week leading to Christmas, as consumers seem to be postponing more of their buying to the last minute compared to a year ago.


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.


Jackie Adamshick had 25 points and Kate Dessart Mager scored the winning jumper to lead Villanova to a 59-54 upset over No. 4 Notre Dame on Sunday.


Family important for AIDS prevention: expert

Family ties have become a vulnerable part in the spread of AIDS virus and this basic social unit can also be a shield to contain the killer disease, said a noted


JERUSALEM -- Israel issued tenders for construction of 1,001 new housing units in West Bank settlements yesterday, in what some observers viewed as an attempt by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to pacify right-wing critics ahead of a key meeting of his Likud party today.


Aide: Iraqi Shiite with Iran ties to visit Bush

Even as Iraqi and U.S. forces conducted raids to quell widespread violence, attacks shattered outdoor markets in two sections of the capital Friday.


Party could restore Peru's Garcia to power

Days before Peru's presidential runoff, the headquarters of the country's oldest and most disciplined political party is buzzing with furious campaign activity. Come election day, its old-fashioned, spread-the-wealth politics could return Alan Garcia to power.


Spain arrests Italian in Madeleine kidnap: report

An Italian man has been arrested in Spain in connection with the kidnapping of British 4-year-old girl who vanished from her resort bedroom in Portugal last month, Spanish newspapers reported on Thursday.


Oil prices rose for a second day on Wednesday after twin car bombs exploded in Saudi Arabia's capital and the US government reported another decline in lean winter heating fuel stocks.


Redwood City, California. KAZINFORM quotes CNN -- Laci Peterson's stepfather said Scott Peterson "got what he deserved" when the jury in his murder trial recommended Monday that he die by lethal injection for killing his 27-year-old pregnant wife.


US seeks role in Cambodian KRouge trials: official

The United States wants an advisory role in Cambodia's Khmer Rouge tribunal and would consider helping fund the cash-strapped court if given the post, a Cambodian official said Thursday.


Secretary of State says Nader won't be on Missouri ballot

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader won't be on Missouri's general election ballot on Nov. 2. The secretary of state's office says Nader supporters failed to get the 10,000 valid signatures they need.


Suzuka, Schumacher-Barrichello: sfida lanciata

Le Ferrari sbarcano in Giappone e si preparano al Gp di domenica con l'intento di centrare l'ennesimo successo. Il tedesco: "Voglio vincere, e se piove meglio ancora". Il brasiliano: "DarÃ² il massimo". E


I lampioni di Ponte Milvio ne sono ricoperti: una moda lanciata dall'ultimolibro di Federico Moccia. L'Ulivo chiede di fare pulizia, il sindaco dice no                                          "Via quei lucchetti dell'amore" lo stop di Veltroni: lasciateli lÃ¬


Emergency legislation is to be introduced to temporarily nationalise the stricken Northern Rock bank.


World Business Briefing: Japan: Sanyo Falls on Disappointing Forecast

Shares of the Sanyo Electric Company, the Japanese electronics maker, fell 6 percent after the company forecast a third annual loss on slumping sales of mobile phones and digital cameras and because of increased costs for laying off 2 percent of its work force. Sanyo, based in Osaka, reported Friday that it expected to post a 50-billion-yen ($433 million) loss for the fiscal year ending March 31, reversing a May target of a profit of 20 billion yen. The company is spending a further 40 billion yen this fiscal year on revamping costs, which will include 2,200 job cuts, after cutting 14,000 employees and closing 10 percent of its business units in the last 12 months.


Zeta-Jones Stalker Ordered to Stand Trial in L.A.

A woman whose lawyer claims has only a "girlish crush" on actor Michael Douglas was ordered on Wednesday to stand trial on charges of making death threats against his actress wife Catherine Zeta-Jones.


Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz arrives tomorrow in his capacity as the Chairman of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) before he hands the Chair over to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia during the 13th Saarc summit in Dhaka between


One of Turkey's leading authors was acquitted Thursday of "insulting Turkishness" — a crime Western-looking Turks view as an embarrassment and one of the biggest obstacles to joining the European Union.


By Christina Hoag, The Miami Herald  Sep. 7--Spanish-language movie channel comes to Comcast   Fans of Spanish-language cinema will now have an ample array of films to view with a new cable channel launched Wednesday, VeneMovies.


A prequel to the original classic, it made $18 million.


Israel likely misused American-made cluster bombs in civilian areas of Lebanon during the war against Hezbollah last summer, the State Department said


Economy stronger than first thought in third quarter

The U.S. economy grew faster than first thought in the third quarter on strong business investment, as the housing sector posted its biggest decline in more than 15 years, the government said Wednesday.


HANNES Bergstrom, the two-year-old survivor pictured on Page One of yesterday's Mirror, was reunited with his missing gran yesterday.


T.J. Carter penetrates and banks in the game-winner at the buzzer Saturday as UNC Wilmington denies Jim Larranaga his 400th win with a 75-73 victory over George Mason.


Sarzkoy Pledges Aid, Revitilization for France's Slums

PARIS, Feb. 8 -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday unveiled an ambitious plan to revitalize the country's riot-scarred suburban slums with new housing, education and jobs programs and tougher police enforcement, saying that France has to eradicate discrimination and provide better security...


Employers added a  smaller-than-expected 121,000 new workers to their payrolls  last month, but the jobless rate stayed at a five-year low of  4.6 percent and average hourly earnings rose, the Labor  Department said on Friday.


Turchia in Ue, fallito blitz Lega per incontrare Ciampi

Un gruppo di deputati leghisti con alla testa il capogruppo Alessandro CÃ¨, hanno atteso invano che il presidente della Repubblica Carlo Azeglio Ciampi lasciasse il palazzo di Montecitorio (dove era intervenuto alla presentazione degli scritti di Giovanni


Darfur Talks to Seek Political Pact Amid Fighting

Sudanese officials and Darfur rebels  arrived in Nigeria on Friday for talks on a political deal to  end two years of conflict in the vast desert region which  observers say is slipping deeper into chaos.


US defence secretary says allies do not know how to fight insurgencies


Udine, 18:42 - CALCIO, UDINESE: 11-0 NEL TEST CON IL POLCENIGO

Test infrasettimanale per l'Udinese, che in vista della gara di domenica sera all'Olimpico contro la...


Consumer Prices Climb; Jobless Claims Up

WASHINGTON Sept. 16, 2004 - Consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent in August, a sign that inflation poses no immediate risk to the economy.


LOS ANGELES -- Former Wisconsin coach Barry Alvarez, former Tennessee defensive back Charles Davis and veteran play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman will make up the lead broadcasting crew for Fox Sports' Bowl Championship Series coverage.


By RAY LILLEY  WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A Japanese whaling ship caught fire Thursday in icy waters near Antarctica and most crew members were safely evacuated but one was listed as missing, officials said.


Dutch Find Greater Threat to Humans from Bird Flu

Dutch scientists have determined bird flu can spread more easily among humans than was previously thought, researchers said Tuesday.


La vittima e' stata accoltellata su bus, fermato un uomo


Jets LB Eric Barton Fined $7,500 for Hit

Jets linebacker Eric Barton was fined $7,500 by the NFL for his hit on Drew Brees in last weekend's playoff game at San Diego, and said Thursday he plans to appeal the penalty.


UPDATE 1-Open-Henin loses US Open crown, top ranking

Justine Henin-Hardenne's reign as US Open champion and world number one came to an abrupt and surprise end when she lost 6-3 6-2 to Russian Nadia Petrova in the fourth round at Flushing Meadows on Monday.


At an elegant faux French villa that is the latest hot spot for this city's young and beautiful, the bewitching hour has passed but the night rages on.


InfoWorld - Yahoo is schmoozing mobile phone operators at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona in the hopes of enlisting partners for its new mobile search services.


Felicia Dunn-Jones died of lung disease five months after Sept. 11, and last year her family asked that the city's medical examiner add her name to the death toll.


The International Cricket Council (ICC) insisted on Tuesday they were not insensitive to the concerns of disaster-stricken Sri Lanka following reports the team were only going ahead with their tour of New Zealand because they feared cancellation would


The drugs giant settles accusations that it withheld information about anti-depressants by agreeing to publish all its drug trials online.


Berlin Bomb Victims Receive Libyan Compensation

Lawyers representing victims of a 1986  Berlin nightclub bombing said Thursday the first part of $35  million compensation had arrived from Libya after a three-week  delay.


A federal grand jury is investigating  products American International Group Inc. AIG.N sold that  companies might have used to massage earnings, the world's  largest insurer by market value said on Thursday.


Global warming worries to boost renewables

Three decades after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter experimented with solar panels on the White House roof, grim U.N. warnings about climate change may kick-start wider global use of renewable energy.


Microsoft debuts a preview of its long-anticipated desktop search as part of a toolbar suite that integrates with Windows, Internet Explorer, and the company's Outlook e-mail client.


In a game that might force league stat freaks to create yet another esoteric category, yards after missed tackles, it was altogether fitting on Friday afternoon that Green


Kids and antidepressants: The mix raises questions

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has recommended putting a "black box" warning on antidepressants to indicate they might raise the risk of suicidal behavior in children and teens.


President Putin visits site of hostage crisis

Russian President Vladi mir Putin visits a victim of the besieged school at a hospital in Beslan, September 4, 2004. Putin ordered a crackdown in seething southern Russia after a school siege killed at least


U.S. hospital, doctor visits balloon, survey finds

Hospital and doctor visits in the United States have surged by 20 percent in the past five years and the most commonly prescribed medications are antidepressants, according to statistics published on Friday.


Keith Moon Enjoyed Dressing Up as the Queen

Late The Who drummer Keith Moon enjoyed a bizarre pastime of dressing up as British monarch Queen Elizabeth II - and greeting fans from a specially adapted vehicle.Comment


American photographer Eddie Adams, who shot one of the Vietnam War's iconic images, has died in New York at the age of 71. His picture of a South Vietnamese colonel executing a communist North Vietnamese Vietcong


Meat Industry Sees No End Yet to Japanese Ban

No end is in sight to Japan's ban on  imports of a U.S. beef, the head of a U.S. beef industry  delegation said on Tuesday after a two-day visit to Japan aimed  at speeding efforts to ease the ban.


TimeGate Studios' WWII strategy title lets players control any one of the major powers in a bid for world domination. Atari today announced that Axis & Allies, developed by Kohan creators TimeGate Studios, has shipped to retail stores nationwide.


Farrah Fawcett, 60, declares victory over cancer

Former "Charlie's Angels" star  Farrah Fawcett celebrated her 60th birthday on Friday by  declaring victory in her four-month battle with cancer.


Manchester United skipper Roy Keane has described his performance in the 2-2 Champions League draw with Lyon in midweek as 'abysmal'.


When he fired Dick Jauron as coach a year ago, general manager Jerry Angelo said the Bears' top priority was to rev up the offense and score more points.


FAA Hiring Thousands of Air Traffic Controllers

The Federal Aviation Administration plans a hiring spree to replace the thousands of air traffic controllers expected to retire in the next eight years.


John Kerry supporters got a welcome omen for their candidate on Sunday: The Green Bay Packers defeated the Washington Redskins. If history holds, the 28-14 score portends a victory


Both Sides Gear Up for Battle: Davie's Approval of The Commons Sets the Stage for Years of Wrangling

By Buddy Nevins and Susannah Bryan, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 9--DAVIE -- A sprawling 152-acre shopping and office complex that could change the face of south Broward County is years from being built, even after the Town Council approved the project in the predawn hours Thursday.


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Nostalgia was in evidence during the men's collections in Milan. But as nostalgia trips go, this one had roots that dug maybe even as far as the Renaissance.


Cda da' mandato a dg.Venduta quota in Unibanco per 43,2 mln


Sprint launches Power View video network

Cell phone company Sprint Nextel Corp. is becoming a media company, producing its own sports and entertainment newscasts for its wireless Internet service in addition to the repackaged video programming it provides from TV networks and other content providers.


Health Tip: Leaving Your Child Home Alone

(HealthDay News) -- Knowing when your child is old enough to be left alone can be a daunting decision.


LOS ANGELES: Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has posted a 28 per cent rise in quarterly profit as strong results in newspapers, broadcast and cable television countered weaker performances in its film and Italian pay-TV divisions.


Steve Young was a high school senior being recruited by Army when he stood on the sideline at West Point and watched a freshman for Pitt named Dan Marino. "I saw him throw an 18-yard out and thought, `I'm never going to play in college,'" Young said.


Profit at Tyco's electronics unit rose more than fourfold in the quarter as revenue climbed 15 percent on higher sales volume in automotive, communications, computer and consumer electronics.


A plane with 21 people on board crashes as it take off from Yerevan, leaving four in hospital.


At least nine Palestinians, most of them militants, are killed in Israeli raids in the Gaza Strip.


Marriott Hotel Executives From Around the World Clean Up the Bay This Saturday, Feb. 24th

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22  /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Marriott International, Inc.:    WHAT:   Marriott International hotel executives from around the world have           teamed up with Save The Bay while in town for their bi-annual           leadership conference.


CBS fined for Super Bowl halftime incident

New York, NY (Sports Network) - The Federal Communications Commission has fined CBS $550,000 for the Super Bowl halftime "wardrobe malfunction" of singer Janet Jackson.


A seriously ill baby is airlifted to hospital in Liverpool as there are no spare intensive care beds for babies in NI.


Swedish electricians start boycott of "Laval&partneri"

Swedish electricians have started boycotting the Latvian construction company "Laval&partneri", the company's director Guntars Tiltins told LETA.


Violent video games have long been the subject of concern, but now a religious title is stirring controversy. Left Behind: Eternal Forces, a T-rated PC real-time strategy game based on the popular Left Behind book series, has come under fire by online political groups.


BAGHDAD, Sept. 15 -- U.S. military and Iraqi security forces have begun a massive effort to seal off Baghdad with a ring of reinforced checkpoints, berms, trenches, barriers and fences in an attempt to clamp down on insurgents, officials said Friday.


Four people who lost their workplace  pensions are taking the government to court in a bid for compensation.


Hey, how about generating power from trash disposal? A Florida county plans to use plasma arcs to turn garbage into gas and use by products to make electricity to sell back to the grid. Skeptics doubt landfills will disappear.


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AOL Enhances Search Function on Free Site

America Online Inc., seeking to boost traffic to its free Web site and generate more advertising dollars as its paid subscriber base declines, said Thursday it is enhancing its search functions.


Swedes say tiredness reason to skip work

In a country already plagued by skyrocketing sick leave costs, a new survey found that 40 percent of the population thinks it's acceptable to skip work because they feel tired or have trouble getting along with ...


Seeking Answers With Field Trips in Faith

MEDJUGORJE, Bosnia -- Nora McNulty, a Scottish grandmother, began climbing the hill at 5:50 a.m., having traveled 1,300 miles in search of something hard to find at home.


[World News]: Islamabad, Dec 21 : Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto's husband was arrested here Monday, a month after he was released on bail after eight years in jail.


Kerry, Bush Escalate Battle Over Vietnam Ads

Democrat John Kerry asked the Federal Election Commission on Friday to force Republican critics to withdraw ads challenging his military service and accused the Bush campaign of illegally helping coordinate the attacks as the presidential race took a decidedly bitter turn.


Illinois to allow import of prescription drugs from three countries

Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Tuesday that Illinois will become the first state in the nation to allow the import of pharmaceuticals from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.


Singer James Brown Sued for Alleged 1988 Rape

Soul singer James Brown has been  sued by a former employee who claims the performer raped her 16  years ago.


Opera singer Russell Watson is recovering after an emergency operation to remove a brain tumour.


Philadelphia Eagles fullback Jon Ritchie will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Sunday's 30-13 victory over the Detroit Lions.


US intelligence listened to Princess Diana's calls before crash: report

US intelligence listened to Princess Diana's telephone calls without British approval on the night she died in a Paris car accident, The Observer has said, citing findings of a long-awaited report.


iCouch potatoes Google is reportedly in talks with Apple about the possibility of supplying video clips for Apple's forthcoming iTV device.â¦


Gallery: Homemade Bombs, From Richard Reid's Shoe to Kaczinski's Envelope

Homeland Security uses simulated bombs and substances to test airport screeners, and we find a tidy display of them at a security conference, along with replicas of some famous bombs.


Sources say... The European Competition Commission is likely to press formal charges against chip giant Intel.â¦


NEW YORK  - Supplements containing a soy compound called genistein may help increase women's bone mass after menopause, a study suggests.


Chirac's China Visit Nets $5B in Business

French President Jacques Chirac visited ventures by his countrymen in the business hub of Shanghai Tuesday as he wrapped up a China trade mission that yielded big contracts but failed to cinch a hoped-for deal on a high-speed railway.


Il marito si e' poi tagliato la gola, in prognosi riservata


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.


Egypt takes swipe at Bush over democracy remarks

Egypt has dismissed as "unacceptable" President George W. Bush's call for the release of jailed opposition leader Ayman Nour, saying it was an internal issue that Washington should stay away from.


London, England (Sports Network) - Arjen Robben was again brilliant as Chelsea won again, this time 4-1 at Fulham in an English Premiership game.


Four Nepalese former Gurkhas working for a UK security firm have been killed inside the Green Zone in Baghdad. London-based Global Risk Strategies confirmed that 15 workers had also been injured in Thursday's incident in the Iraqi capital.


The "Serie Mundial" is putting a new spotlight on Colorado's fastest-growing population segment.


Israel Urges Russia to Halt Sale to Syria

The planned sale of advanced Russian missiles to Syria will disrupt regional stability and Moscow should call off the deal, Israel's foreign minister said Thursday.


Newly-crowned Olympic 800m champion Kelly Holmes sets her sights on a historic Olympic double.


Oil and gas producer Kerr-McGee Corp. (KMG.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday reported a fall in quarterly profit, citing a writedown related to a pigment plant and higher environmental charges.


EU's left warns of crisis over Buttiglione

who has caused outrage on the left with his conservative Roman Catholic views on homosexuality and marriage. "We expect a reshuffle of the Commission.


One man's genes show DNA is still a mystery

The first detailed map of a man's  genes shows the genetic code is even more complex than anyone  thought. For instance, science still cannot pinpoint what makes  a person's eyes blue.


EA's street racing sequel on course for its November 15 release on all current-generation consoles and PC. Electronic Arts today announced that Need For Speed Underground 2 has gone gold and is expected to ship to retail stores on November 15.


New Hampshire next step in race to White House

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Voters in New Hampshire choose candidates for U.S. president on Tuesday, with Hillary Clinton at risk of seeing her once high-flying Democratic campaign buried under rival Barack Obama's surge.


Air America Radio, the liberal talk radio network headlined by the comedian and author Al Franken, is close to a sealing a deal with a buyer, a network spokeswoman said.


Wangari Maathai: Kenyansâ voice of courage and justice

In the first of a two-part series on Wangari Maathai, Kenyaâs and Africaâs first woman Nobel Peace Prize winner, religious writer Joseph Ngala traces her humble beginnings and story of courage that is bound to offer inspiration to a world that still


More than 30 years ago, a young unknown piano player from Levittown wrote a somber lyric about a house "in the land of misty satin dreams" where "nothing's changed, cause


Blog: A team has just unveiled a sprawling 3D digital simulation of the ancient city as it appeared at the height of its development as the capital of the Roman Empire.


John Paul II appeals for the release of two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq.


WellPoint Health Networks Inc. WLP.N,  one of the biggest U.S. health insurers, on Monday posted a  steep rise in quarterly profit as it kept health premiums above  rising medical costs.


N.J. Legislature Votes to Allow Same-Sex Unions

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 -- With a mandate from New Jersey's highest court to offer gay couples the same rights as heterosexuals, the state legislature voted Thursday to create civil unions but stopped short of using the word "marriage."


Anwar is a traitor, UMNO youth wing leader says

Kuala Lumpur (AsiaNews/Agencies) - Hishamuddin Hussein, leader of the youth wing of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) and Malaysiaâs ruling party, called Ibrahim Anwar a âtraitorâ.


Bloody clashes in al-Ramadi, scores of Arabs detained

Ten Iraqis were at least killed and other 15 injured including three American marines in explosions and clashes between the American forces and gunmen in al-Ramadi, according to Iraqi medical sources in the city which is situated to the west of Baghdad.


New Hampshire's senior senator is backing Republican Mitt Romney for president.


Shared Office Code Unlikely to Sway Governments

Microsoft Corp.'s offer to share the source code of Office 2003 with governments may be a positive move, but governments say it is unlikely to make much difference to which software they choose.


One dead, five injured after London knife rampage#

A Turkish-born man with a history of mental illness was in police custody after a stabbing spree in north London that left one man dead and five other people wounded.


Milan Martic, former head of Croatian Serb rebels, is jailed for 35 years in The Hague for war crimes.


Fisco, Ã¨ guerra sul taglio delle aliquote

Si inasprisce la polemica per il maxiemendamento sul fisco tra governo da un lato e sindacati e opposizione dall'altro. Qualcuno ha rotto il rapporto di confronto e di dialogo con le parti sociali, accusava


Even if they're cheap, the timing may not be right.


Shares in Nortel Networks Corp. dropped 9 per cent yesterday after the telecom equipment giant, the subject of several Canadian and US accounting probes, hinted that rivals are taking a bite out of its market share.


After IQBAL, Subhash Ghai and Nagesh Kukunoor have joined hands once again for a new film thatÂs titled BOMBAY TO BANGKOK.


Petrova falls at first Paris Open hurdle

Nadia Petrova of Russia made an early Paris Open exit when Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko beat her 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the first round on Tuesday.


Bollywood's Celina bags second foreign film

Bollywood actress Celina Jaitley will  star in a historical epic that will be her second international  film and in which she will play a warrior princess.


Republican presidential hopeful John McCain reached out to his party's conservative base Saturday and cast himself as the only candidate who could beat the Democrats to the White House in November.


A Milano Moda Uomo prima sfilata, sobria ma chic


Business & money: Hungarian-born financier issues stark warning about British economy in face of Fed rate cut


DWINDLING SUPPORT: Idaho Sen. Larry Craig's political support eroded by the hour on Wednesday as fellow Republicans in Congress called for him to resign.


US President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao discussed Beijing's exchange rate policy, Taiwan, and efforts to defuse the North Korean nuclear crisis, the White House said.


Doctors and patients are travelling to Manchester for tests which a hospital says could be carried out in Bangor.


Stocks plunged at the opening bell, spent much of the session in negative territory, then erased a 326-point deficit in the afternoon to post strong gains in the final hour.


Image Gallery of 400 years of Guru Granth Sahib

Sikhs across the world are celebrating the 400th anniversary of the installation of Guru Granth Sahib in the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.


Prompts rebrand Bastille Linux was forced to switch domain this week after a cybersquatter took control of the Bastille-Linux.org website.â¦


International health officials at an emergency meeting in Bangkok Monday said there is no evidence that bird flu has been passed from one human to another.


It All Comes Down to (or Looks Up to) Bach

The jingling piano, the humming traffic and the prancing horse tap out separate if connecting songs in the beguiling nonnarrative film âThe Silence Before Bach.â


Pro-Mining Journalist Released After Peru Kidnap

LIMA, Peru  - A Peruvian journalist seized by mob  of armed villagers in a remote Andean jungle, was released on  Thursday four days after he was abducted, beaten and tied to a  post for supporting a copper mining project, police said.


DJ a Londra cede sette punti base, Nasdaq-100 mezzo punto


Patriotsâ Backup Quarterback Happy Playing Himself

Everywhere Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel turns, his future remains blocked by quarterbacks who leave a trail of paparazzi in their wake.


Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaeda to blow up a radioactive "dirty bomb," was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years and four months on terrorism conspiracy charges that don't mention those initial allegations


Gooogle acquires Web-calling service GrandCentral

Google Inc. has acquired GrandCentral Communications, a start-up that lets users manage their existing phones and voice mailboxes over the Web as if they were a single account, the company said on Monday.


Lotus Development Corp. changed the business world in the 1980s and '90s. Now its former employees are helping change the search industry.


Putin Considers Ties With Iran on Gas Sales

The Russian presidentâs comments at an annual news conference underscored a widening rift with the U.S.


Interim microfiche system unusable, say researchers of births, marriages and deaths.


Ticket sales at North American cinemas rose this summer, reversing last year's decline.


Nato nell'82 e riunitosi nel 2006 per il 25/o anniversario


A massive car bomb exploded near the U.S.   embassy in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 16 people   including up to seven foreigners, the worst suicide attack in   the city since the Taliban were overthrown in 2001.


US hints at delaying troop cut in South Korea: report

The United States has hinted at delaying its planned troop reductions in South Korea following concern by the Seoul government, a news report said.


Swiss tennis star Roger Federer has swept aside the limp challenge of Lleyton Hewitt 6-0 7-6 6-0 to become US Open champion. He won 6-0 7-6 (7-3 in the tiebreak) 6-0 at Flushing Meadows in New York to take the final Grand Slam title of 2004.


Social Security Underestimates Future Life Spans, Critics Say

Many population experts say that Americans' life expectancy will increase rapidly in the 21st century, making the program's financial problems even worse.


Sourav Ganguly is banned for the Tests against South Africa after being penalised for a slow over-rate.


JERUSALEM -- Israel's high court ruled yesterday that Palestinians have the right to sue the Israeli military for damages caused by some of its operations in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, overturning parts of a law that had given the security forces broad immunity to such claims.


Global stock markets lost $5.2 trillion in January: credit agency

Global stock markets were walloped with a collective loss of 5.2 trillion dollars in the month of January as investors scurried for cover in the face of economic uncertainty, a report showed Friday.


Britain welcomes Kufuor victory in Ghana

Britain congratulated Ghanaian President John Kufuor on his election victory, and praised the west African state for holding free, fair and transparent elections.


Rehnquist Surgery Cancels Lincoln Appearance

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Surgery will prevent a Supreme Court justice from making an appearance in Lincoln. US Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist is not joining his former administrative assistant to speak at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Friday.


BRASILIA, Brazil  - President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must fight his main challenger in a run-off vote after many Brazilians turned against him in Sunday's presidential election and punished the former union leader for a string of corruption scandals.


Download Site SuprNova Closes Amid Hollywood Crackdown

SuprNova.org, one of the Internet's most  popular sites for finding links to download pirated movies, has  been taken offline by its creator amid a legal crackdown by  Hollywood's copyright cops.


Southampton boss Harry Redknapp is weighing up a bid for Portsmouth striker Diomansy Kamara next month. The People says the exciting hitman only joined Pompey on loan from Italian club Modena and, after leaving


Genova, 21:28 - CALCIO, SAMPDORIA: CASSANO E MAZZARRI RAGGIANTI DOPO VITTORIA

Il quarto gol in campionato di Antonio cassano consente alla Sampdoria di battere il Siena a Marassi...


A woman finally soloed as the pilot of a network nightly newscast and nothing came crashing down.   Katie Couric may not have made a soaring debut, but she's doing what newspapers all over the country are trying to do: engage people and drive them back to watching the news.


NEW MEXICO PRESIDENT: Bush held a slim lead with thousands of absentee votes still to be counted. The state's governor and secretary of state are both Democrats.


Bank of America Net Up on Consumer, Fleet

Bank of America Corp. (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , the No. 3 US bank, on Thursday said third-quarter profit rose 29 percent, helped by its purchase of FleetBoston Financial Corp.


Global Digital Music Market Boomed in '04

The market for digital music on the Internet and mobile phones boomed in 2004, according to a report released Wednesday that showed the global recording industry collecting significant revenues from the segment for the first time.


Soccer / Extravaganza to kick off 2006 World Cup

World football's governing body, FIFA, will hold an event to mark the opening of the 2006 World Cup in Germany on the eve of the opening game, the organization's president, Sepp Blatter, announced yesterday.


THE WRITERS of the MyDoom viruses are encoding job applications into the latest variants of the bug. According to Sophos the plea for work was found when its boffins were stripping the code of the MyDoom-U and MyDoom-V variants.


Arsenal defender Ashley Cole is ready to begin talks on a new contract with the English champions despite Real Madrid showing an interest in the England left-back, the player's agent said.


FCC: Local telephone carriers must connect to VOIP

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has ruled that incumbent local exchange carriers must connect to VoIP (voice over Internet Protocol) services, overruling two state public service commission opinions.


The Coming Soon! Box Office Report has been updated with the studio estimates for the weekend. Be sure to stay tuned there for the final figures on Monday.


BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich.  - The United States,  needing a miracle comeback in the last-day singles to prevent a  runaway European victory at the 35th Ryder Cup, got off to a  strong start on Sunday.


Update 7: Crude Oil Hugs Milestone $55 Mark

Crude oil futures stayed within range of the $55 milestone Friday, a day after a decline in the US inventory of heating oil roiled a market already on edge over tight supplies, high demand and unrest among key producers.


Oracle to PeopleSoft: The pink slip's in the mail

Thousands of PeopleSoft workers await termination letters via express mail--a cold and unusual way to handle layoffs, experts say.


US lawmakers prepare to vote on a resolution opposing President Bush's deployment of extra troops in Iraq.


Soccer: No revolutions as Remon gets vote for Real hotseat

MADRID : Promising that there would be "no revolutions" and warning echoing his predecessor's forecast that coaching Real Madrid was a "tough but beautiful task," unheralded Mariano Garcia Remon stepped out of the shadows to replace Jose Antonio Camacho


Police: No blue barrel near woman's body

Police trying to identify the badly decomposed body of a woman discovered in an industrial area in Chicago, Illinois, denied Saturday that a blue barrel was located near the remains.


A capsule look at the first day of Ryder Cup matches Friday at Oakland Hills Country Club: Padraig Harrington and Colin Montgomerie, Europe, def.


Game fans stood in lines through a chilly Tokyo night to be among the first in the world to get their hands on Sony's PlayStation Portable, the consumer electronics giant's first handheld game machine.


No. 20 Florida will play either Miami or Virginia Tech in the Peach Bowl on Dec. 31 in the Georgia Dome. Peach Bowl officials decided Wednesday to invite the Gators before knowing the outcome of Saturday's Southeastern Conference championship game.


John Barrasso, a Wyoming lawmaker  and surgeon, was appointed as a U.S. senator from his state on  Friday to replace fellow Republican Craig Thomas, who died on  June 4 following a months-long battle with leukemia.


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DAVID Blunkett sacrificed his political career last night when he resigned as Home Secretary just days before an inquiry was due to report that the visa application for his former lover's nanny was "fast-tracked" after all.


A German woman held hostage with her son in Iraq has been freed, the German foreign minister says.


Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf tours flood-stricken areas and pledges aid to help thousands of people.


Online Shopper : IÂm a Technology Werewolf, Striking Terror Into Gadgets

In my husbandÂs opinion, when it comes to technology, whatever the opposite of a green thumb is, I have it.


Insieme con Klm ha trasportato 6,7mln di passeggeri (+5,6%)


Calo record nel 2006, per Eurostat e' al 7,5%


Mussorgsky Piece in Full Gloom in Vienna

By GEORGE JAHN  VIENNA, Austria - A piece of advice to those planning to see the Vienna State Opera's new production of "Boris Godunov": Get ready for a depressing night.  And that's not because the performance is bad.


DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., creator of the ''Shrek" films, said the company and its investors will sell as much as $725 million of shares in an initial public offering to fund movie production and repay debt.


Sanctions cannot solve crisis in Sudan: Signed article

Recently in spite of Sudan's opposition and criticism from international community the US is ready to go ahead with submitting a resolution to the UN Security Council for sanctions against Sudan.


Bobby Petrino turned his head, paused for a moment and considered the question: How will No. 13 Louisville's high-powered offense look without running back Michael Bush?


Queen's husband sent "cruel" letters to Diana

The husband of Queen Elizabeth, accused  of being behind a plot to kill Princess Diana, sent her  "derogatory" and "cruel" letters, an inquest into her death  heard on Thursday.


CARDIFF -- Championship leader Sebastien Loeb took two stage wins to boost his lead over Norwegian Petter Solberg as the Rally of Britain entered its second leg on Saturday.


Pakistan's President Musharraf to meet French counterpart Sarkozy

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf prepared for talks Tuesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy after pledging in Brussels that elections next month in his crisis-ridden country will be free and fair.


Ukraine's top court hears closing arguments

Kiev - Ukraine's supreme court on Thursday began to hear closing arguments in its hearing into a bitterly disputed presidential election, with a ruling eagerly awaited as the focus shifts to the likelihood of a new poll.


Concern about drug safety doesn't stop with Vioxx

Doctors have been taking calls from anxious patients ever since a Senate hearing on Vioxx last week at which an FDA scientist expressed concerns about the safety of five other drugs on the market.


Iran offers to help Gulf states with atom technology

Iran can help its Gulf neighbors develop peaceful nuclear energy, the country's foreign minister said on Monday, in comments which might irritate major powers fearing Tehran's own atomic work is aimed at building bombs.


Taiwan has launched a fresh bid for membership of the United Nations, a presidential aide said Friday, but the move met with an immediate riposte from China.


Australia's Suncorp says first half profit up

Australian insurer Suncorp-Metway Ltd. , which is all set to acquire rival Promina Group Ltd.  said on Tuesday first-half net profit rose 16 percent helped by strong profits from its banking division.


Hyundai Motor Company chairman Chung Mong-koo is set to hear the verdict in his corruption trial on Monday.


AU in desperate move to save peace talks on Darfur crisis after rebels' boycott

The African Union (AU) was in a desperate move to put back on track peace negotiations on the crisis in the western Sudanese region of Darfur stalled by the withdrawal of rebel delegations, mediators said.


Dell parks notebook in Carphone Warehouse

Jumps directly into the channel Dellâs channel tyre-kicking stepped up a gear this week when it emerged that Carphone Warehouse is offering one of the vendorâs laptops as part of a broadband deal.â¦


Ailing Chief Justice, Looking Frail, Swears in Bush

U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, looking frail from cancer and using a cane,  administered the oath of office to President Bush on Thursday  and then promptly left the podium.


Many of this springâs accessories offer a droll antidote for these worrisome days.


Footballers harvest babies for stem cell 'repair kits'

But what do the WAGs think? Premiership footballers have apparently swapped their copies of The Beano for Nature and jumped on the stem cell bandwagon.â¦


Hollister - A 6.0 magnitude earthquake centered seven miles southeast of Parkfield rocked and rolled through Hollister Tuesday morning, but besides leaving some residents feeling a little dizzy and apprehensive atop the shaky ground, no structural damage


Symbol unveils new 'durable' handheld device

Symbol Technologies has brought out a durable device designed for mobile workers who donât need a fully ruggedised unit. The MC50 is equipped with integrated wireless Wi-Fi and data-capture options, including


SEATTLE - Bronson Arroyo pitched seven shutout innings, and Manny Ramirez and Mark Bellhorn homered, leading the Boston Red Sox to an 9-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.


BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- Russian oil company Yukos has halted some oil shipment to the Chinese National Petroleum Corp. because it can't afford the transportation costs, according to a published report.


Egypt Internet video sharpens torture debate

The grainy video purports to show an Egyptian man, naked from the waist down, writhing in agony as he is sodomized with a stick by a police officer. A handful of other officers stand by watching.


Peru Again Seeks Fujimori Extradition from Japan

Peru has submitted a second request to  Japan to extradite former President Alberto Fujimori to face  corruption charges, Japan's Foreign Ministry said Friday.


South Africa ruling party to hold leadership vote

POLOKWANE, South Africa  - The African National Congress opens a leadership conference on Sunday which could determine who becomes South Africa's next president.


Singer Cat Stevens Kicked Off Flight When His Name Found On Watch ...

The singer, who adopted the Muslim name Yusuf Islam in 1977, was denied entry to the United States on Tuesday when his name was found on an anti-terrorist watch list.


LONDONâUS crude prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit fresh record highs on Tuesday, hitting $50.47 a barrel, up nearly 55 percent from the start of the year.


Climate change threatens to undo the world's attempts to eradicate poverty, a coalition of aid agencies warn.


Japan imperial family still faces crisis

TOKYO — The birth of the first male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne in four decades does not resolve the imperial family's looming succession crisis, Japan's palace chief said through a spokesman Wednesday.


Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in Germany to discuss Iran, Palestinians

Hopes for renewed peacemaking, concern over Iran's nuclear ambitions and tension in Lebanon are to figure high on the agenda when Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gets together for talks with German leaders ...Comment


Roma, 12:49 - CALCIO, ABETE: SU STADI SERVONO SCELTE CHIARE

Giancarlo Abete ha parlato di stadi al convegno 'A che gioco giochiamo?', organizzato da Stampa Roma...


Freddie Mac is hoping YouTube can help prevent troubled borrowers from losing their homes, or at least help them preserve their equity.


Hidden fees seen eroding U.S. 401k retirement plans

The U.S. government should require clearer disclosure of hidden fees that erode the investment returns of millions of Americans' 401(k) retirement plans, said a senior lawmaker and pension experts on Tuesday.


Elezioni suppletive, astensione molto alta

Ã stata molto bassa lâaffluenza alle urne il primo giorno di voto per le suppletive. Nelle sette circoscrizioni chiamate ad eleggere i deputati che dovranno occupare i posti lasciati vuoti dai parlamentari


Palestinian Family Says Girl, 8, Was Killed by Israeli Bullet

Israeli gunfire killed an 8-year-old Palestinian girl eating lunch in her home today during an exchange between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip, the girl's family said.


Schwarzenegger's lead widens in latest Calif. poll

California Gov. Arnold   Schwarzenegger widened his lead over his Democratic   gubernatorial rival to ten points, according to the latest   Field Poll of 557 likely voters released on Wednesday.


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Australia committed $764 million Wednesday to help Indonesia recover from the tsunami disaster, becoming the largest relief donor hours after Germany increased its aid to $674 million as the second-biggest contributor.


Workers who helped clean up after the 9/11 attacks allege they were not protected against toxins.


Tommy Bowe and Denis Leamy will make their Ireland debuts against the US Eagles at Lansdowne Road on Saturday. The duo's inclusion is among eight changes and two positional switches from last weekend's historic victory over the touring Springboks.


Discussions about the economy and health care were overshadowed by heated exchanges between rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during tonight's Democratic debate. At one point, John Edwards asked: "Are there three people in this debate?"


HSBC says to launch Taiwan insurance operation

HSBC Holdings , Europe's biggest  bank, said on Wednesday it will open an insurance business in  Taiwan as it aims to tap into the fourth-biggest insurance  market in Asia.


Vietnam-era Marine deserter caught at border

U.S. border agents arrested a Marine deserter wanted for the last 40 years as he drove into California from Mexico, the Customs and Border Protection agency said on Friday.


Former Mississippi Congressman Ronnie Shows is going to be an election observer-in Ukraine.


Google spars with European lawmakers over privacy

Google attacked European  parliamentarians and privacy advocates on Monday for trying to  have competition authorities consider the handling of personal  information in its $3.1 billion takeover of rival DoubleClick.


JPMorgan upgrades GameStop. Investors cheer "Wii!"


Il leader della Cdl: "Mi venivano attribuite intenzioni non mie"E ai cronisti dice: "Sto bene, vedete: non ci sono operazioni ij vista"                                          Berlusconi distende i toni "Con Casini Ã¨ andata bene"


Comic-book fans already know Stan Lee is a Marvel legend. Now Hasbro is making it official.


Patriots Send NFL All Requested Material

NEW YORK -- The NFL has received and destroyed all materials it requested from the New England Patriots concerning videotaping of opponents' sidelines, and a league spokesman said the team was unlikely to face any further sanctions.


CONSUMER: Viagogo, an online exchange for live-event tickets, is using Freud Communications for the launch of its Premiership football-match service, having brokered deals with Manchester United and Chelsea.  (c) 2006 PR Week. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.


The contenders to be Labour's next deputy leader continue to battle for support as voting deadlines loom.


Gavin Henson kicks a monster penalty to give Wales their first win against England in Cardiff for 12 years.


Cost Of Insurance Sparks Unusual Public Protests Of Doctors

FREDERICK, Md. -- Doctors in Maryland and around the country are increasingly using methods popularized by labor organizers to counter rising premiums for malpractice coverage.


Lycos has officially pulled their controversial anti-spam screensaver from their website. Lycos Europeâs website was, until early this morning, distributing an âanti-spam screensaverâ as part of its âMake Love Not Spamâ campaign.


Gains by the far right worry commentators in Germany and Austria, while France's Le Monde condemns racism in Corsica.


For months, even years now, it has been speculation, an educated guess, one that was well-fueled but never well answered -- until now.


Tuareg-led rebels in northern Niger kidnap a Chinese national in 'warning' to mining companies


Watch out for frisky staff on Valentine's, bosses warned

Companies could could face compensation lawsuits if workers feel they are being harassed by lecherous colleagues on Saint Valentine's Day, an employment law firm has warned.


US pharma group Pfizer fights back over Nigerian lawsuit

The pharmaceutical giant firm Pfizer Inc. fought back Tuesday over a massive lawsuit filed by Nigeria, which alleges the US firm tested an unapproved drug on Nigerian children with meningitis that left 11 youngsters dead and many more badly injured.


Govt likely to cut oil product duties - official

The government is expected to slash customs and excise duties on petroleum products in a bid to control inflation without hurting the profitability of oil firms, an oil industry official said on Monday.


Digital Domain: Hannah Montana Tickets on Sale! Oops, Theyâre Gone

A lawsuit seeks to discover how ticket brokers manage to snatch up a high proportion of tickets for big-name concerts to resell them at inflated prices.


Milan's world-famous opera house La Scala is re-opening on Tuesday after a three-year closure for renovation.


Microsoft offers patch to fix security flaw

Microsoft Corp., a worldwide leader in operating systems and Internet technologies, announced that it has found a major flaw in Windows XP operating system that is related to the JPEG image format.


Nel primo trimestre 2007/08 e' sceso a 414 mln di euro


Microsoft releases Dynamics CRM 4.0 to manufacturing

Targeted mainly at its VAR (Value Added Reseller) channel, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Version 4.0 was released to manufacturing this week.Version 4.0, code-named Titan, will be available in several versions: an on-premises application, a partner or VAR-hosted version plus a version of Dynamics hosted by Microsoft Dynamics CRM Live, the Microsoft-hosted deployment.All versions will share a single code base and the hosted versions use a multi-tenant architecture.Addressing its new upgrade message to its VAR channel, Microsoft officials said Version 4.0 includes an upgraded version of multi-tenant that will support multiple customers per server.Other upgrades include a choice of 25 languages and support for multiple currencies and embedded BI capabilities, including an ad hoc reporting wizard that will allow nontechnical users to create custom reports.Version 4.0 will also integrate with Microsoft?s unified communications platform, Microsoft Office Communications Server, along with its presence and location features.Although Microsoft will offer to host a version on its Live platform, the channel is the backbone of its strategy, according to most industry analysts.Josh Greenbaum, principal analyst at Enterprise Applications Consulting said that the Microsoft channel is so strong in the SMB market that it is the envy of all the other software vendors.?Everyone is trying to steal Microsoft channel partners. If you are an enterprise ISV there is no better and more mature channel than Microsoft,? Greenbaum said.Microsoft and Novell have the two oldest legacy channels in the industry, and Greenbaum called them, ?the nuts and bolts wizards.?In a prepared statement, Microsoft said it relies on its strong network of partner companies to bring technology to customers in the SMB marketplace, claiming over 400,000 partners.Dynamics CRM 4.0 is expected to be available in the first quarter.


Merrill to settle Enron claims for $29.5 mln

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.  will  pay $29.5 million to settle claims that it helped Enron Corp.  commit fraud, Enron said on Thursday.


Scientists divided over alliance with religion

Â· Rees sees main faiths as help in extremism fight Â· Dawkins warns against 'buying into fiction'


3 isle guard men to spend 3rd Christmas in war zone

Three Hawaii Army National Guard aviators will be spending their third Christmas in a combat zone. They are among the 200 Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers who left the islands in April to fight in Iraq for a year.


Da parte delle famiglie dei ragazzi che erano stati ammessi


Mostra a Cernobbio, da imitazioni affari per 50 mld euro


Oct. 7th, 2004 -- Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts has suggested imposing stricter rules for amusement park safety, particularly for carnival rides.


PALERMO - E' record di sbarchi a Lampedusa. Ieri a tarda sera Ã¨ stata abbordata un' imbarcazione di 25 metri con 476 clandestini, il numero piÃ¹ alto nella storia dell' immigrazione verso l' isola, e oggi


N.Korea brings laundry list of demands to talks

North Korea set out sweeping demands on Monday for scrapping its nuclear arms and the United States warned that its patience was running out -- an inauspicious start to six-party talks after a year-long hiatus.


The breakdown by states, with the number of delegates in parentheses. All are primaries unless otherwise indicated. WTA indicates winner take all.


US hospitals fear Armstrong bracelet mix-up

A US hospital chain is removing patients' "LiveStrong" wristbands because they are yellow - the same colour they use for the "do not resuscitate" bands put on patients who don't want to be saved if their heart stops.


Parigi, 15:57 - CALCIO, FRANCIA: LAMOUCHI GIOCHERA' IN QATAR

Sabri Lamouchi giocherà in Quatar nell'Al-Ryan.  L'ex centrocampista di Parma, Inter e Genoa ...


The UN is to begin new efforts to bring food aid to tens of thousands hit by Kenya's post-election violence.


New study links lead exposure with increased risk of cataract

Results from a new study show that lifetime lead exposure may increase the risk of developing cataracts. Researchers found that men with high levels of lead in the tibia, the larger of the two leg bones below


Pamela Anderson, Kid Rock to divorce: reports

Actress Pamela Anderson has filed for divorce from rap singer Kid Rock after four months of marriage, a pair of celebrity magazines reported on Monday.


A Muslim school is accused of using textbooks containing offensive remarks about Christianity and Judaism.


Actor Heath Ledger was found dead in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday, possibly of a drug overdose, New York City police said.


Pa. drivers freed, but highway still icy

The last of hundreds of stranded motorists were freed but Pennsylvania highways remained shut Friday as crews struggled to clear ice and snow following a monster storm that has been blamed for at least 24 deaths in the Northeast and Midwest.


Federal product-safety officials said Friday they were investigating whether there were any design flaws in a portable space heater blamed for a house fire that killed nine people.


The Jets' defense shut down the San Francisco 49ers in the second half, paving the way for a come-from-behind victory that was sprinkled with subplots.


French police arrest 17, find heavy weapons in anti-ETA swoop

French police arrested 17 people and discovered a cache of heavy weapons during raids in southwestern France that targeted suspected members of Spain's armed Basque separatist group ETA, officials said.


ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A man was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail for assaulting a man who shushed him during a movie, leaving the victim with a punctured lung and broken ribs.


TJX agrees to settlement in class action suits

Pending court approval, suits brought by victims of what is believed to be the largest data breach ever could be resolved soon.


Opposizione non vota su odg dell'Unione, che e' approvato


ST LOUIS (Ticker) - The shortstop shuffle between the Boston Red Sox, Anaheim Angels and St. Louis Cardinals is now complete. The Cardinals announced Thursday that they have signed free agent David Eckstein to a three-year deal.


NATO said one of its helicopters crashed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday evening, and a Taliban spokesman claimed the militant group had shot it down


UN/AU peacekeepers ambushed in Sudan's Darfur

Armed men opened fire on a  U.N./African Union supply convoy in Sudan's war-torn Darfur  region, the first attack on the newly formed joint peacekeeping  mission, officials said on Tuesday.


MOSCOW -- A journalist who plunged to his death from his apartment building window faced threats while reporting on a highly sensitive story that Russia planned to sell sophisticated missiles to Syria and Iran, his newspaper reported yesterday.


Turkmenistan celebrating its independence holiday with a huge parade in honour of President Niyazov.


Sutton Foster bounds out the backstage door, signs some autographs and hops into a waiting car. A block from the Virginia Theatre, her baseball cap pulled down low, she blends into the panorama of West 52nd Street. "I have 1 percent recognizability," she says.


Europe's highest bridge links art and engineering

President Jacques Chirac inaugurated Europe's highest bridge yesterday, a creation taller than the Eiffel Tower, longer than the Champs ElysÃ©es and designed to end a traffic bottleneck in southern France.


Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas underwent successful surgery Wednesday to repair a stress fracture in his left ankle.


Larry Brown believes his team is finally starting to get it. In a game the Americans were waltzing through and losing for the better part of three quarters, something clicked when the fourth quarter began. A 10-point run to start the fourth quarter helped the United States pull away for an 89-79 victory over Australia on Thursday.


Turkey's lawmakers pass key EU reforms minus proposal to criminalize adultery

ANKARA, Turkey  - Parliament overwhelmingly approved Sunday legal reforms expected to boost Turkey's chances of starting membership talks with the European Union after the governing party dropped a proposal to criminalize adultery that EU leaders sharply opposed.


Eminem's ex-wife says this time it's really over

Kim Mathers, the ex-wife of Eminem, says her on-again, off-again relationship with the Grammy-winning rapper is over and done.


Instant Nostalgia? Letâs Go to the Videotape

The videocassette in film: an unsettling innovation, a romanticized artifact, an LP in an MP3 world.


Arizona vets assail health care benefits

SIERRA VISTA - Their tales about access to medical care sound a lot like war stories. In a smoky Veterans of Foreign Wars bar in this military town, many Arizona veterans talk bitterly of waiting lists for


IMF chief counsels Putin on how to double Russia's growth

NOVO OGARYOVO, Russia : IMF Director General Rodrigo Rato urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to limit state intervention in the economy and keep a close eye on inflation in order to meet his goal of doubling output by 2010.


Il gasdotto portera' 30 mld metri cubi gas da Russia a Ue


Motorola committed to mobile phone business

Motorola Inc  said on Monday  it is "fully committed" to its mobile phone business and its  strategic review is aimed at bringing about a "product-led"  recovery for the loss-making division.


Court: Terror Fears Can't Curb 'Liberty'

Fear of a terrorist attack is not sufficient reason for authorities to search people at a protest, a federal appeals court has ruled, saying Sept. 11 "cannot be the day liberty perished."


The New York Post endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president Wednesday, calling him an "untried candidate" but a preferable alternative to the newspaper's home state senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton.


Ashcroft Defends FBI Protester Interviews

Attorney General John Ashcroft defended FBI interviews of some political protesters around the country before last month's Democratic convention in Boston, which critics described as an intimidation tactic.


Users Applaud Idea of Oracle BI as Center of the Universe

The message was, characteristically, all-Oracle: Consolidate, ditch the special-purpose data warehouses, and move to a version of Oracle Corp.


Stocks to Open Higher As Oil Prices Let Up

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks are called slightly higher at the open as investors use a letup in oil prices and some upbeat corporate news to add to positions...


Recent history tells me a lot when it comes to picking the top contenders for Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.


LOSAIL (Qatar): Spaniard Sete Gibernau won a controversial inaugural Qatar MotoGP yesterday which began with multiple world champions Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi forced to start from the back of the grid.


Oscar-winning actress Mira Sorvino  has given birth to a baby boy named Johnny, the second child  with her husband Chris Backus, her spokeswoman said on Tuesday.


United States Accused Of Interfering In Ukraine's Election

KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's prime minister said it's "obvious" that the United States is meddling in the country's presidential election.


Comunicato ufficiale, produzione resta a 27 mln barili


Powell: change in Mideast can only be from within

Outgoing US Secretary of State Colin Powell said Saturday at the first Forum for the Future that reform in the Middle East can only be from within.


Hard-Hit Punta Gorda, Fla., Now Faces Ivan

Rubble from Hurricane Charley is still piled along the streets. Plywood still covers many blown-out windows, and blue tarps still cover holes torn in the roofs.


1,303 euro al litro per la verde e 1,203 per il diesel


NBA Hawks down Nuggets as Iverson, Smith ejected

Joe Johnson led six Atlanta players in double figures on Tuesday as the Hawks defeated the Denver Nuggets 104-93 in a National Basketball Association contest.


Lunardi dispone commissione inchiesta,al lavoro 200 pompieri


Great Wall wonder restores China's national pride

The Great Wall's leap to the top of the new seven wonders of the world list has restored China's sense of national pride and eased frazzled nerves, state media said on Monday.


Flush from their victories in this month's elections, President Bush and Republicans in Congress must now show that they're capable of governing.


Hamas chief threatens to avenge Gaza raid inside Israel, snubs ...

GAZA CITY - Hamas chief Mahmud Zahar threatened Monday to avenge a deadly weekend raid in the movementâs Gaza stronghold with attacks inside Israel and poured cold water on calls for a ceasefire.


Census Bureau Revises Sensitive Data Policy - NYT

The U.S. Census Bureau has said it  will no longer assist law enforcement and intelligence agencies  with special tabulations on ethnic groups and other "sensitive  populations" without first getting senior bureau officials'  approval, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.


Kyocera in talks to buy Sanyo cellular unit: sources

Kyocera Corp  is entering the  final stage of talks to buy Sanyo Electric Co's   loss-making mobile phone business, sources close to the matter  said, in a deal that would create the world's No.7 cell phone  provider.


Oil rose towards $60 a barrel on Friday in trade muted by the long U.S. Thanksgiving holiday weekend, after tumbling on a rise in stockpiles in the world's top oil consumer.


Masked gunmen assassinated a high-ranking Iraqi police officer on Sunday in southwestern Baghdad and wounded his bodyguards, police said.


Shares of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. surged Wednesday after the media company reported a smaller-than-expected loss in the second quarter, benefiting from a 47 percent revenue gain fueled by the continued return of advertisers to its magazines.


The UK will send 850 soldiers comprising the Black Watch and supporting units to western Iraq, Geoff Hoon has announced in the House of Commons.


Diversification means different things to different companies.


Starting lineups The Sox hit 32 home runs against the Yankees, their most against any opponent. Manny Ramirez hit seven; Johnny Damon, Kevin Millar, and Bill Mueller hit five apiece. The Sox hit three or more home runs six times in games against the Bombers. They hit .322 against New York in Fenway Park but just .212 in Yankee Stadium. ...


A Plaid Cymru MEP receives a suspicious package containing white powder at her Cardigan office.


England draw the Twenty20 series with West Indies after winning the second match by five wickets at The Oval.


Drac is back; it's cut-rate but the characters are colorful

The Big Dog is unleashed in "Blade: Trinity," the unholy (and allegedly final) installment of the comic book-based franchise starring Wesley Snipes as a half-vampire, half-human reluctantly


UK Seeking to Corroborate Reports of Hostage Bigley's Death

UK government officials said they were seeking to corroborate reports by Abu Dhabi television that British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been killed.


INDEPENDENT grocery wholesaler Metcash Trading has made a bold bid to become the third force in our supermarket scene behind Woolworths and Coles with a $846 million offer for Foodland yesterday.


WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration will examine clinical trial data for thousands of depressed adults to see if they, like children, suffered increased suicidal thoughts and behaviors while taking antidepressants.


Google changes Street View privacy policy

Blurs faces and number plates on request Google has changed its privacy policy on its Street View feature to obscure faces and car number plates on request. Technology news site CNET News.com reports that the company policy change took place weeks ago but has only just come to light.â¦


Alex McLeish believes Scotland's  bid to upset France again could be helped by a French desire for vengeance.


Tiger Woods pursed his lips and cursed under his breath as he stood over his first tee shot, feeling spasms in his back and knowing the sharp pain that was coming with each shot.


Wal-Mart faces court-backed class action suit

The largest sexual discrimination  lawsuit in U.S. history moved forward against Wal-Mart Stores  Inc.  on Tuesday when a federal appeals court approved  class-action status for women who claim the retailer was biased  in pay and promotion.


S.E.C. Says Fannie Mae Violated Accounting Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Fannie Mae to restate its earnings for the last four years after concluding that it had violated accounting rules.


FBI agents in the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, witnessed abuses of prisoners that included being left in their own feces, chained in ice-cold or super-hot cells


Profiling Technology Speeds Up Fast Food

A Pittsburgh start-up, HyperActive Technologies Inc., is testing technology at area fast-food restaurants designed to give kitchen workers a good indication of what customers want before the hungry souls even get close enough to place an order. -AP


Mass. poised to become first state with electronic medical records

Within five years, physicians could be able to access patients' records from any hospital or doctors' office in the state under a new ``eHealth'' initiative financed with an infusion


Motorola: We're not looking to replace Zander

Blog: A board member says a BusinessWeek story claiming that the mobile-phone maker's board is looking to replace its chief executive is wrong.


More than two decades after his death, John Lennon is apparently still a threat to national security--or so the FBI still contends.


David Lynch's art twisted like his films

What is it like to glimpse into the mind of moviemaker David Lynch? A new exhibition in Paris shows that it is every bit as twisted as a true fan could imagine.


Court should not have blocked the company's Sprint takeover bid after the merger was abandoned. LUXEMBOURG  - The European Commission made a bad call when it blocked a takeover bid by US telecoms


What's inside your computer? Study finds spyware, viruses ...

Natalia Rudiak of Carrick could not figure out why her trusted laptop was acting sluggish and sometimes unresponsive. Then it crashed, and she was forced to find


Victorian environment officers are about to embark on an ambitious campaign, implanting contraceptives in 2,000 koalas. The new koala management strategy is designed to protect the koalas and their environment.


Presidential Supporters in Ivory Coast Say War Shifts Against ...

Supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo say the war in Ivory Coast is now against both rebels and France, after French forces destroyed most Ivorian military aircraft and army weapons.


THE family of Adam Dunning, the Australian Protective Service officer murdered in the Solomon Islands, has told how their son became a hero just weeks before he was shot dead in an ambush.


Domani a Roma con la Royal Philharmonic Orchestra


Emergency calls for ambulances are up by a fifth in some areas, figures obtained by the BBC suggest.


Catania, 10:40 - CALCIO, MORTO POLIZIOTTO: FERMATI ALTRI 5 MINORENNI

Altri cinque minorenni sono stati fermati dalla polizia nell'ambito delle indagini sugli incidenti a...


With renewed violence in Kosovo as a menacing backdrop, Serbian and ethnic Albanian negotiators met in Vienna on Wednesday for a final contentious round of talks on the future status of the breakaway province.


Sport: Disgraced US former Olympic champion sentenced to prison for lying to investigators about steroid use


US Disappointed With Russia Oil Purchase

The State Department said Thursday it was disappointed with the way the Kremlin handled the purchase of Yukos oil assets, contending the action sends the wrong signal to foreign investors.


By Thomas Ginsberg, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 9--Pleading hasn't worked. Freebies ultimately fail. Outright pressure can backfire.


Reds' bullpen struggles after lefty's strong start

The result, however, was all too familiar as the Reds fell to the Cardinals, 7-2, in the middle tilt of a three-game series at Busch Stadium on Tuesday evening.


Palm quarterly profit drops, expects iPhone effect

Palm Inc.  posted lower quarterly earnings on Thursday as increasing sales of its Treo smartphones were offset by a downturn in its more profitable handheld computers.


Kodak gains on Sony in US digital camera market

Eastman Kodak Co. is nipping at Sony Corp.'s heels in the ballooning US digital camera market. The world's biggest film manufacturer, aiming to become the No.


La moneta unica tocca quota 1,3890 dollari


Crawford, Texas: a un mese dal conflitto Bushe Aznar si vedono per decidere la strategia                                          Iraq, come si prepara una guerra I verbali segreti dell'attacco                                                                                Ecco le carte segrete che raccontano tutto ciÃ²che si dissero in quel giorno decisivo


THE defiant taunts cascaded down from the Olympic stadium grandstands for minutes. "Hellas, Hellas," followed by "Kenteris, Kenteris" - an angry display that held up the main event of Thursday's athletics program.


Societe Generale on trial in French-Israel scam

Embattled French bank Societe Generale faces fresh troubles Monday when a trial opens in Paris involving a vast money laundering scam between France and Israel.


Company is testing Java System Application Server 8--and hoping that it'll boost the company's share of the Java server software market.


U.S. to take in more Iraqi refugees after criticism

The United States aims to accept about 7,000 Iraqi refugees by the end of the year, U.S. officials said on Wednesday as the State Department sought to blunt criticism that it took in only 202 last year.


Segretario di Stato, in atto profondi cambiamenti


Oltre 50 gli interventi dei vigili del fuoco nella notte


Attivisti di Action e famiglie interrompono il vicepresidentedella Regione Lazio a ReteOro. "Non ci ha mai voluto ricevere"                                          Roma, inquilini sfrattati irrompono in trasmissione Tv                                                                                Storace: "Cercavano me, basta con questo clima di violenza"