Walking reduces the risk of dementia and boosts mental function, two new studies show. Both reports touting the health benefits of regular strolls appear in the Sept.


Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima film resonates in Japan

Hiromasa Murakami went to see Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima" to find out if an American could tell the Japanese side of a battle that became a symbol of U.S. patriotism, but for Japan was a bitter memory of defeat.


ENGLAND boss Sven Goran Eriksson wasn't in the least surprised to see Michael Owen reply to his critics by netting his first goal for Real Madrid.


Marketing Daily In what appears to be a first for a food marketer, one of the biggest global advertisers, Masterfoods, the makers of Snickers and Starburst, has decided to end marketing to children under 12 by the end of the year. Masterfoods claims this ‘‘will impact magazine and TV advertising in the US,’’ but that it represents less than 5 ...


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FDA confirms Chiron flu vaccine is unusable

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that flu vaccine manufactured in Britain by Chiron Corp. is not usable. The announcement ended hopes that at least some batches of the vaccine were salvageable.


A team from the U.N. nuclear watchdog will visit Iran on July 11-13 to discuss how to resolve questions about Tehran's disputed nuclear activities, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on Saturday.


Obama Says He'd Ban All Toys With More Than a Trace of Lead

Bloomberg - Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, involved in a dispute with China over the safety of its exports, said today he would ban all toys ``with more than a trace amount of lead.''


Democrat Bob Kerrey said Wednesday that he won't enter the race to replace retiring Sen. Chuck Hagel.


By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep.


NBA Olympians feel urgency after stunning loss

Telephone calls from flabergasted friends back home have helped install a sense of urgency in the United States Olympic basketball team in the wake of their stunning loss to Puerto Rico.


Brent Carver and Martha Henry Star in Panych's 'Vigil'' in Toronto

Playbill - Tony Award-winner Brent Carver teams with another famed Canadian player, Martha Henry, for Morris Panych's play, Vigil, at CanStage in Toronto Oct. 18-Nov. 13.


Nokia, the world's top mobile phone  maker, said on Tuesday it would buy U.S.-based photo-sharing  social networking site Twango (http://www.twango.com/), but did  not disclose the price.


November 16, 2004 - BFG Technologies today has announced that it will be releasing cards based on NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 GT. Dubbed the BFG GeForce GT OC, the cards come overclocked out of the box and feature


Lungo 40 metri, ospita 12 passeggeri e 8 membri equipaggio


A conservation project hopes to prevent a rare species of red ant from becoming extinct in mainland Britain.


A small, fully functional, 70-megabit static random access memory computer chip crammed with more than 500,000,000 transistors has been developed by researchers at Intel Corp.


Ahmadinejad, falliranno tentativi di dividere il Paese


Arresti domiciliari per due finanzieri per corruzione


They've been getting better at their trade

As of yesterday, the conclusion of the three-day general managers' meetings in Naples, no trades had taken place.


A private buyout firm that had said it was seeking to take control of MCI Inc. has sold its 5 percent stake in the long-distance giant for a $20 million pretax profit.-The Washington Post


NFL: Eli Manning loses debut but inspires Giant hopes

After a shaky first half, Eli Manning showed why the Giants mortgaged their future on draft day. Manning led New York on two second-half drives that turned a one-sided game into a thriller in a 14-10 loss to Atlanta on Sunday.


ZARIT, Israel  - Israel's army pulled out of south Lebanon without fanfare on Sunday to complete a handover to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers under a ceasefire deal that ended a costly war with Hizbollah guerrillas.


Commissario Trasporti, operazione autorizzata gia' nel 2004


Programma sara' riformista, non sono un novellino


Coach Duncan Fletcher questioned the Durban pitch but admitted England were profligate in being dismissed for 139 on day one of the second Test.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting the response that the developed West has been polluting the skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.


Microsoft search: Not yet ready for prime time

Microsoft's latest step into the enormously profitable search sector is unlikely to win any first-stop commitments from users, but the signs are promising.


Parker receives multi-year contract extension from Spurs

San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - The San Antonio Spurs Tuesday signed point guard Tony Parker to a multi-year contract extension.


THE OLYMPIC Games have their anthem, their rings, their heroes, and their sponsors. Now, with the Beijing 2008 games, they have their prisoners. The Chinese government is not just building fine stadiums, it is also arresting those who dare to condemn human rights violations in China. The political police are getting ready for the Olympics in their own way, bringing ...


New York Times drops online subscription service

Two years after experimenting with subscriptions, newspaper announces all content is available free of charge.


Update 1: Philippines Able to Service Its Debt

The Philippines is able to service its debt, the government said Tuesday, as officials scrambled to reassure jittery investors a day after the president rattled the markets by saying the country was in the throes of a fiscal crisis.


Herceptin could cut the need for mastectomies in breast cancer patients, research suggests.


France says 20 EU states oppose WTO farm plan

Twenty European Union countries are  opposed to compromise proposals on agriculture floated by a  World Trade Organisation mediator as part of a bid to rescue  global trade talks, France said on Monday.


Israel frees funds for Abbas; Hamas calls it bribery

Israel agreed on Sunday to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's new government, a move Hamas dismissed as "bribery" to fuel tensions with Islamists controlling Gaza.


KAPALUA, Hawaii  - Canadians Mike Weir and Stephen Ames, playing in the final pairing, were tied for the lead midway through Saturday's third round at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship.


Technology giant Apple takes full control of the Apple name after a deal with The Beatles' record label Apple Corps.


The 200m euros (Â£135m) needed to cover cost overruns on Europe's Galileo sat-nav system has materialised just in time to meet a crucial deadline.


E-mails put pressure on Texas prosecutor

The man considered Texas' most powerful district attorney faced intense pressure to resign Wednesday following the release of sexually and racially charged messages he sent and received using his county e-mail account.


US consumers to spend more for holidays: Survey

US consumers are expected to spend more on home-related merchandise and consumer electronics, this holiday season, while new fashions should keep clothing flying off the rack, according to a survey released on Wednesday.


Italy tries to assure country over hostages

because Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi had not bowed to demands to withdraw Italian troops from Iraq. were "unreliable" and was treating them with "total suspicion".


Bring It on ; After Reloading in the Offseans, the Red Sox And the ...

Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is a connoisseur of baseball history, so he knows what he's getting into. Sure, Schilling was a co-MVP in helping the Arizona Diamondbacks to a World Series title over the New York Yankees three years ago.


Takeover target Rio Tinto unveils a profit of $7.44bn for 2007 - 1% higher than a year earlier.


Branson hopes to use Google images to find Fossett

British billionaire Richard Branson said  on Wednesday he was hoping to trace missing U.S. adventurer  Steve Fossett through a satellite mapping service offered by  Internet data provider Google.


Gulf ship incident U.S. "propaganda": Iran speaker

Iran's parliament speaker has dismissed U.S. accusations that Iranian boats aggressively approached three U.S. Naval ships in the Gulf this week as part of a "propaganda campaign" against the Islamic state.


Sharon asks for global alliance to fight terror

JERUSALEM Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel, speaking on the eve of a visit by the Russian foreign minister, called Sunday for an international anti-terrorist alliance after the deadly seizure of a Russian school by militants.


Geiger Glad NCAA Is Probing Clarett Case

Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger is happy the NCAA is coming to the university's campus Monday to investigate allegations made by former Buckeyes star Maurice Clarett.


Gannettâs Profit Rises in Quarter, Helped by Political Ads at TV Stations

Fourth-quarter earnings rose 3 percent as record levels of political advertising on its broadcast outlets helped offset higher newspaper costs.


Housebuilder Barratt Developments is to buy rival developer Wilson Bowden in a Â£2.2bn deal.


Grammy tradition of weird winners abides

To the list of Jethro "Say What?" Tull and Steely "Freaking" Dan, we may now add Herbie "Huh?" Hancock.


A peace deal for eastern DR Congo is close, as talks between rebels and the government are due to end.


palmOne has licensed Microsoft's Exchange Server ActiveSync protocol for use on future Treo devices, allowing for wireless server synchronization.


Anwar: I'll push for reforms in Malaysia

Former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to push for democratic reforms in Malaysia - a freer media, fair elections and an independent judiciary - as he savored


Exhibition Review: Captain Smith, the Tides Are Shifting on the James

Despite its flaws, the Jamestown Settlementâs exhibition does much to spur a greater understanding of the history behind the first English colony in the Americas.


Chrysler revamp details to eclipse Daimler results

DaimlerChrysler  unveils its latest restructuring plan for ailing U.S. arm Chrysler on Wednesday, almost six years to the day after its first try at shoring up profits from across the Atlantic.


AMSTERDAM -- City officials say they will turn off the red lights and shutter one-third of the prostitution "windows" in Amsterdam's famed Red Light District, where scantily clad ladies of the night have beckoned customers for hundreds of years.


Dutch political leader cites 'arrival of jihad'

The government vowed tough measures yesterday against what a leading politician called ''the arrival of jihad in the Netherlands" after


Fire at California's Lake Tahoe destroys 50 homes

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - More than 50 homes in Lake Tahoe went up in flames on Sunday as a fast-moving forest fire hit this resort community, prompting U.S. Forest Service officials to order residents out.


Strali anche contro governo,opposizione e vicenda de Gennaro


Blackwater denies making illegal weapon exports

Private U.S. security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.


Variety - (Variety) — After a huge drop over Halloween week, Broadway grosses recovered 6.8% to $11,861,299 during Week 23 (Nov. 1-7), with attendance up 3.4% to 182,759.


Nasa's Mars rover Opportunity is closing in on what may be the richest scientific "treasure trove" of its mission.


Lincoln Memorial closed; liquid reported

Authorities closed the Lincoln Memorial on Monday after finding suspicious bottles in a restroom and a note reading "Do you know what anthrax is?" and "Do you know what a bomb is?", a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.


Si vedono i 'dirigenti di Al Qaida' mentre si addestrano


Emirates Computers Participates in Education Without Borders 2007

Emirates Computers, Intel and Dell announced that they are jointly participating as silver sponsors in Higher Colleges of Technology's international student conference  Education without Borders 2007, which is being held in Abu Dhabi.


Ukraine Election Loser Again Delays Inauguration

The loser of last month's presidential  election in Ukraine again delayed his opponent's inauguration  on Thursday by failing to deliver a promised court appeal,  infuriating the president elect's team.


OPEC President Says Organization May Meet to Discuss Cutting Oil Output

ABUJA, Nigeria  -- With oil prices recently dipping to seven-month lows, OPEC's president said Thursday that the group is considering an emergency meeting to discuss the possibility of cutting output.


Two Palestinian children were killed Friday in the explosion of an apparent roadside bomb near Khan Younis in Gaza, reports said. But Palestinian sources said the children, an 8


Sanofi Diet Drug Impressive in 2-Year Study

An experimental diet drug helped  people lose nearly four times as much weight as a placebo in an  eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on  Tuesday.


VP Debate on TV Schedule for Bush, Kerry

The vice presidential debate was must-see TV for President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry, who cleared their schedules Tuesday night to watch their running mates.


President Bush will ask Congress for another $46 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and finance other national security needs, The Associated Press has learned


Committee Approves Funding for Well Flows

By Bill Jackson, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 21--U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo., has acquired $300,000 for the Greeley-based Central Colorado Water Conservancy District that will help district members gauge their well flows.


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Cave near Jerusalem could have been John the Baptist's home: expert

A British archaeologist claimed to have found a large cave just west of Jerusalem which might have been occupied by Saint John the Baptist, the biblical figure who baptised Jesus Christ.


Critics call for 'urgent action' by regulators

Fannie Mae's accounting scandal is already provoking louder calls for stronger regulation of the mortgage-investment company and clearer financial reporting.


Judge lifts hold on Anna Nicole Smith funeral

A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday  lifted an order that kept former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole  Smith's body from being buried, saying that sufficient DNA  required for a legal battle over her infant daughter was  obtained during the autopsy.


L'anno scorso il primo era sul palco dell'Ariston, il secondo al DopofestivalQuesta volta, invece, saranno fianco a fianco: "Siamo i gemelli diversi"                                            Baudo-Chiambretti, insieme sul palco del prossimo Festival di Sanremo                                                                                Da Cannes Pippo si dice soddisfatto per la sua riconferma come presentatore e direttore artistico"Confesso che mi fa molto onore, ho convinto Del Noce apparendogli in sogno..."


On 27th November when the Big B celebrated  his father the late Harivanshrai Bachchan 's 99th birthday...


Bear may have to bail out second fund: analyst

Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.  may have to bail out a second troubled hedge fund that it manages, Merrill Lynch analyst Guy Moszkowski wrote on Monday.


NBA Needs to Look in Mirror, Not Just at Artest

Ron Artest has some time off now to assess where his life and his career are going. He can get some help. He is only 25 and it's not as if he can't revive his career next season.


Il commissario a Palazzo Chigi dopo l'aggressione in Irpinia


When a band teacher was arrested here and charged with sexually abusing 16 students, jaws dropped at the allegations: Police said the teacher had tied young girls to chairs with duct tape and rope and then re-enacted bondage scenes from his porn collection. Investigators now say the school district in this blue-collar Chicago suburb had received complaints about the teacher years earlier and had warned him in 2001 against "inappropriate touching" but never reported him.


French schools' new bête noire: vending machines

The school-located vending machine has become the symbol of an alarming rise in childhood obesity in France.


Die-hard Kremlin opponents take protest to streets

Shut out of elections and  barred from television screens, Russia's tiny band of die-hard  Kremlin opponents now believe street protests are the only way  to make their voice heard.


Water Is Key to Averting Epidemics Along Coasts

Tens of thousands of tsunami survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding, and the best medicine is large quantities of clean water


The Saks Fifth Avenue store in the Carmel Plaza in Carmel is being closed as the upscale fashion retailer adjusts its portfolio. It's one of eight Saks stores and three Off 5th stores being shut down by Saks


An operation is underway to rescue the crew of a burning fishing boat off the coast of Donegal.


L'allarme del premier oggi al comitato del Pd. Ieri ad Assisi col Papa: "Pregare per l'Italia? Non basta una novena"                                            "Ora basta giochi al massacro" Prodi dÃ  la scossa all'Unione                                                                                di MARCO MAROZZI


Wal-Mart says to slow supercenter growth

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Friday that it will moderate the growth of its supercenter stores as it tries to improve sales at its U.S. stores, sending shares of the world's largest retailer up 4 percent.


Real Madrid, who began this season with high hopes of winning the European Cup for the 10th time, will need to show some real class against Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday if they are to keep that dream alive.


Belgrade overturns a ban on the teaching of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in schools.


Combinazione: 1-20-21-27-44-75, jolly 36, superstar 22


For many, the words Russia and  nuclear conjure up fear and loathing. But Russia's state  nuclear company Rosatom sees only beauty.


McCartney and Mills face off in court over divorce

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills faced off in one of the biggest-ever showbiz divorce battles on Monday, with a slice of his massive Beatles fortune at stake.


Karzai Looks Set To Win Afghan Presidency

25 October 2004 -- With nearly all the votes counted, Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai appears on his way to an outright victory in the initial round of Afghanistan's first-ever direct presidential election.


If a movie wins a Golden Globe, but there's no ceremony, does the prize still count?


The Irish Republican Army is no longer a security threat in Northern Ireland, a ceasefire watchdog said on Wednesday in a report Britain and Ireland hope will lay the basis for restoring self-rule in the province.


Oscar-nominated actors are bad -- and that's good

They are a bloody dictator, diamond smuggler, crack-smoking school teacher, lecherous old man, and self-centered dad. But when it comes to winning an Oscar for best acting, the more human flaws, the better.


When you're a UK company trying to buy US computer gear Microsoft's shameless assumption of a 1:1 exchange rate when re-pricing Vista for the UK market brought back memories of the bad old days when most IT companies simply swapped the dollar sign for a pound sign when preparing their UK price lists.â¦


Union: U.S. Air Talks with Pilots Break Off

Talks between US Airways UAIR.O  and the airline's pilots union over a new round of concessions  broke down on Monday, the union said.


Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice did receive a CIA briefing about terror threats just about two months before the Sept. 11 attacks, but the information was not new, her chief spokesman said.


Looting of factory machinery in Iraq raises alarms

The Bush administration said Tuesday that it will investigate reports that equipment with possible nuclear weapons applications was looted after the US-led invasion of Iraq.


Maine Program Asks Sea-Kayakers to "Leave No Trace"

In this week's TravelWatch column, National Geographic Traveler geotourism editor Jonathan B. Tourtellot examines a stewardship program that keeps Maine's ocean islands untrampled.


London - Women with breast cancer were offered new hope this week by research hailed as the biggest advance in treatment for the disease for 30 years.


ProfitBase Builds Retail Model for Microsoft BI

Microsoft is partnering with Norwegian performance management specialist ProfitBase to build a turnkey business intelligence system for retailers.


No carryover for Kansas. One week after beating defending national champion Florida, the Jayhawks stumbled against DePaul, a team looking for an identity of its own.


Prospettiva e' quotazione in Borsa entro 3-5 anni


Body found in Iraq not that of Japan hostage

The government was seized with anxiety for a short period Friday when it was reported that the body of an Asian was found in a northern Iraqi city only hours after the passing of a 48-hour deadline for the life of a Japanese traveler being held hostage by


NBC Universal, Viacom CEOs to speak against piracy

Jeff Zucker and Philippe Dauman will address anti-piracy summit next week in Washington D.C.


Blog: It's finally released in the good ol' U. S. of A.


Pak hold lead despite Jayasuriya's fight back

Karachi: Pakistan plundered Sri Lanka's bowling line-up on Saturday to secure a commanding 270-run lead after the first innings of their second Test, before Sanath Jayasuriya led a blistering counter-attack.


By Smith, Steve  buying traffic is the easy part. Keeping those eyeballs is where things get dicey. Back in the day, when sock puppets and indecipherable dotcom ads dominated Super Bowl Sunday, we bought traffic the old fashioned way: We got VC investors to pay for it.


Obsession with cleanliness kills Manchester recluse A coroner has recorded a verdict of death by misadventure on a reclusive Manchester man whose obsession with cleanliness led local children to dub him "Dettol Man".â¦


Is This a Toothbrush or a Drill Sergeant?

Today's souped-up electronic gizmos double as brushing coaches.


Diventera' 'Culla di Bolivar e Regina del Mare fatto Terra'


The last 12 months have seen a huge rise in the number of so-called phishing attacks, say security experts.


Some days it is difficult to know exactly where to begin a column.


Lines of Voters Try to Cast Ballots Early

Voters trying to beat the rush turned out early to cast ballots in many precincts as Election Day opened, forming long lines that snaked out the doors, waiting in rain and even taking along chairs for expected long waits.


com. A number of local relief efforts from a wide variety of local communities have sprung up around the island for victims of the Asian tsunami catastrophe.


The young Republican congressman cruises to victory as the nation's first Indian-American governor


IRAQ'S interim Prime Minister yesterday delivered another blow to President Bush just a week before the US election when he blamed American-led forces for


At Least 900 Arrested in City as Protesters Clash With Police

A series of demonstrations rippled across Manhattan when protesters tried to converge on the Republican convention.


Spill smaller than thought, no danger seen

SARNIA -- A Shell Oil petroleum refinery spilled only about 24 kilograms of toluene into a creek Friday, not 100 kilograms as was previously thought.


The longtime relationship between Walt Disney Co. Chief Executive Michael Eisner and ex-Disney President Michael Ovitz underwent a "slow deterioration" beginning in early 1996 that eventually lead to Ovitz's


Ethan Allen sees quarterly revenue below estimates

Furniture maker and retailer Ethan   Allen Interiors Inc. ETH.N on Monday forecast revenue for the   current quarter below Wall Street estimates amid weak consumer   confidence and volatility in its business.


New systems deliver broadband Internet connections through fixed antennas without digging up streets to install cables.


DANVERS -- On an almost perfect day, on an almost perfect campus, Chris Zardas and the St. John's Prep Eagles played an almost perfect game. Zardas rushed for 188 yards on 10 carries as the host Prep took a 28-0 win over Barnstable.


Frees up thousands of pink slips Texas semiconductor manufacturer Freescale is cutting jobs across the company as part of a strategy to reduce costs during a sluggish year.â¦


The first time Denver and Kansas City met this season, the final score seemed more like a baseball score than one fitting of these ancient rivals.


E-Commerce Report: Log in Your Measurements, and the Clothes May Well Fit

myShape.com records the measurements of women, who can then shop from clothing collections matched to their body dimensions.


Germany arrests 3 in alleged plot on U.S. sites

Germany has arrested three men it suspects of planning "massive bomb attacks" on U.S. installations and belonging to a domestic cell of the Islamic Jihad militant group, German officials said on Wednesday.


White House Gives Iraq Mixed Marks in Report

A widely anticipated White House report on Iraq, set for release today, argues that the Baghdad government has made "satisfactory" progress toward nearly half of the political and military goals sought by Congress, while acknowledging that an equal number remain "not satisfactory," an administration...


Tensions high in Baghdad as curfew lifted

Baghdad authorities on Monday lifted a three-day curfew imposed on the city after the worst bombing since the U.S. invasion in 2003, but nerves were frayed on fears of a new wave of blood-letting.


Man sets himself on fire outside White House

DC Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said the man is believed to be about 60 years old, and that he suffered burns over about 30% of his body.


Serena Wins Thanks to Myskina Choke at WTA Championships; McEnroe ...

Svetlana Kuznetsova and Lindsay Davenport had comfortable victories while Serena Williams looked nowhere near the top of her game in gutting out a win Wednesday on day one at the WTA Championships.


A Camp Pendleton Marine from Warren, Mich. was killed in a non-hostile accident in Iraq. Cpl. In C. Kim, 23, was involved in a vehicle crash near Falluja, a Pentagon official announced Wednesday.


Frattini smoothes ruffled feathers in parliament

In a skilful performance during his confirmation hearing before the European parliament, Mr Frattini also immediately quashed concerns about his personal beliefs and allegiances by denying outright recent ...


Embattled EU seeks more time to resurrect constitution

The embattled European Union claimed progress in charting a way out of a year-old constitutional limbo, but offered little concrete beyond extending a &quot;period of reflection&quot; on resolving the impasse.


The German PHP publication PHP Magazin has taken a bold step to show their support of things like the Go-PHP5 Project with their latest announcement:   With the beginning of issue 1.08 (coming to the newsstands in November 2007), PHP Magazin won't accept any articles or source codes that cover PHP4 topics or PHP4 sourcecode. Sourcecode delivery must cover PHP 5.2 or greater.   You can find out more information about submitting to this German publication on their website (including several topic suggestions to help get you started).


Apparel maker Liz Claiborne Inc.   is planning job cuts that could total as much as 10  percent of its workforce, the New York Post reported on its Web  site on Tuesday.


Bulgaria's Govt Budget Stands Slim Chances to Get Parliamentary Blessing

Bulgaria's minority government chances to win Parliament's blessing for the next year state budget looked slim Tuesday as a crucial splinter group from the ruling coalition said it was not likely to back the ...


Red Arrows to fly at Olympics, Sun announces

Tessa Jowell 'determined' to rope in flyboys The Red Arrows will (probably) fly at the 2012 Olympics, the Sun has announced.â¦


T-Shirt Maker's Style, Drawn From Web Users

The two teenagers were short of nearly everything when they kick-started their Chicago T-shirt business seven years ago. Jake Nickell and Jacob DeHart each chipped in $500. They ran it out of Nickell's apartment since DeHart still lived with his mother. For shipping, they enlisted friends to carry...


Samsung Electronics claims industry first with 2-Gb DDR2 SDRAM

SEOUL (AFX) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it has developed the industry's first 2-Gigabit (Gb) DDR2 SDRAM utilizing 80-nanometer (nm) process technology.


Gaza withdrawal is part of Israel's effort to thwart Palestinian statehood, a Sharon adviser says. By Ben Lynfield | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor.


Leona Helmsley's dog will continue to live an opulent life, and then be buried alongside her in a mausoleum. But two of Helmsley's grandchildren got nothing from the late luxury hotelier and real estate billionaire's estate.


Farm Evolves From One Generation to Next

A family farm near the Delaware River abandoned cows for Douglas firs, but the risks of farming remain.


IAAF: Greek sprinters' excuses unacceptable

BEIJING, Dec. 23 -- The IAAF announced that Greek sprinters's explanations for missing tests in Tel Aviv, Chicago and Athens were unacceptable.


A memorial service will be held near the Faslane naval base today for the sailor who died on the stricken Canadian submarine the Chicoutimi.


Russia airlifting enriched uranium out of Germany

Russian experts removed a  large quantity of highly enriched uranium from a Soviet-era  atomic reactor in eastern Germany early on Monday and were  preparing to fly it to Russia for processing, officials said.


At least 16 wind-driven wildfires burned from the Mexican border to areas north of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing more than half a million people from their homes and claiming a second life on the third day of fire calamity.


Brits are gadget addicts, says green think-tank

Sod the planet, I must have a juicer... Britain is a nation of gadget addicts, according to a report from the Energy Saving Trust (EST). The environmental think tank says over the next six months Brits will buy around 30m electric or electronic gadgets, with many describing their purchases as "essential".â¦


LOS ANGELES - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated a pioneering hydrogen fuelling station on Friday, calling it the first stop in a "hydrogen highway" that would some day stretch across the state as drivers switch to the cleaner-burning fuel


'Saas-bahu' soaps not for real life: Urvashi Dholakia

As she tries her hand at comedy, Urvashi Dholakia, one of Indian television's most famous vamps, says 'saas-bahu' soap operas are only meant for entertainment and not for real life emulation.


Spanish Bank Santander Central Hispano intends to cut about 3,000 jobs at Britain's Abbey National if its proposed acquisition of the British bank is completed.


OTTAWA - More Canadians are quitting smoking, but the number who eventually return to the habit has remained the same, according to a Statistics Canada study.


Former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre dies

Former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre, an economist who also served as a European commissioner, died on Saturday, his family said. He was 83.


Tottenham's Keane eager for penalty chance

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane said he will not shirk penalty-taking responsibilities despite missing a crucial spot-kick in the 2-1 defeat at Arsenal last weekend.


Andrew B. Mitchell was named C.E.O. of the California-based hedge fund firm Pacificor, succeeding Michael Klein, who was killed in a plane crash in Panama.


Italian court drops murder case against U.S. soldier

An Italian court on Thursday dropped a murder trial against a U.S. soldier who killed an Italian intelligence agent in Iraq for lack of jurisdiction, removing a thorn from relations between Rome and Washington.


NEW YORK Art Howe will finish out the season as manager of the New York Mets. He announced today that he will finish out the campaign and manage the Mets for the final 17 games of the season.


On his new recording released by Al Jazeera, Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden said, "The ones who participate in the elections in Iraq are ungodly".


Entering the final weekend of their long campaign, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry turned Friday to the closing arguments they hoped would seal victory â-he


Sophisticated bomb found in Afghanistan is type used in Iraq

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan security forces found a sophisticated roadside bomb of the type used in Iraq in the center of Kabul last month, the first time such a device has been discovered in the capital, an Afghan intelligence official said yesterday.


Intel and Microsoft to spread "Digital Joy" for the holidays

Intel and Microsoft are reportedly teaming up for a year-end marketing blitz to educate consumers about new digital entertainment-oriented PCs and other associated gadgets.


LOS ANGELES  - Bonnie Hunt is developing a syndicated TV talk show for fall 2008.


Solda, 18:30 - SCI, GIORGIO ROCCA E' TORNATO IN PISTA

Dopo l'infortunio al ginocchio destro del 18 novembre in Canada, Giorgio Rocca è tornato oggi...


Torino, 16:52 - CALCIO, TORINO: FIDUCIA A TEMPO A ROSSI

Il Torino si ricompatta attorno ad Ezio Rossi. La societÃ  granata ha deciso di non cambiare tecnico....


Laptop with data on 600,000 people stolen: British defence ministry

A laptop containing the details of 600,000 people has been stolen, the Ministry of Defence announced Friday, in another staggering loss of personal data in Britain.


German carmaker DaimlerChrysler AG said Monday it has sold its 10.5 percent stake in South Korea's Hyundai Motors Co.


Was the Britney-to-Namibia story a hoax?

A Namibian tourism official said Saturday he may have been duped into believing that Britney Spears was considering having her baby in Namibia.


Prime Minister Fuad Saniora's Cabinet reaffirmed Tuesday its approval of a U.N. plan for an international tribunal to try suspects in the assassination of a former prime minister — a fresh challenge to the Hezbollah-led, pro-Syrian opposition, which has been waging street protests to oust the U.S.-backed prime minister.


Symantec Revamps Corporate Antivirus Tool

Symantec Corp. will kick off its annual Symantec Vision conference next week with the first public release of its next-generation corporate antivirus software, called Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0.


Roma, 15:19 - CALCIO, EX ARBITRO MAZZOLENI DEFERITO ALLA CAF

L'ex arbitro Mario Mazzoleni è stato deferito alla commissione d'appello federale della Figc ...


For most 20-year-olds a night on the town ends with a long wait for the last bus home. Not so Prince Harry. His latest fracas concluded with him being bundled into a limousine by royal protection officers


Update 9: Dollar Hits New Low Against Euro

The US dollar sank to a new all-time low against the euro Tuesday amid concerns over the US trade and budget deficits and worse-than-expected US employment data.


The body of murdered backpacker Karen Aim is flown to the UK from New Zealand for her funeral next week.


A helicopter chartered by conservation group World Wildlife Fund with 24 people aboard including an American aid worker, a Finnish diplomat and a Nepalese minister went missing Saturday in Nepal's mountainous east, officials said.


SAN CARLOS CITY -- Officials, relatives and supporters of Fernando Poe Jr. grieved upon knowing the death of the movie actor Tuesday.


Ford to sell Aston Martin in $925 mln deal

Ford Motor Co.  is selling  British luxury car maker Aston Martin to a group fronted by  former Benetton and BAR motor racing boss David Richards in a  deal worth 479 million pounds ($925 million).


Questions Persist on Canadian Subs as Funeral Held

Military officials and family members attended funeral services on Wednesday for a Canadian naval officer who died as the result of a fire on a second-hand submarine that Canada bought from Britain.


The Moment: Menâs Dress Shoes for Cold Weather

The boots, socks and other accessories to help you stay warm while looking presentable.


Adobe Announces  Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac

Adobe will demonstrate its new Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac at Macworld Expo in San Francisco next week.


Roma, 11:03 - CALCIO, ROMA: NON STIAMO VENDENDO AL GRUPPO TOTI

Stamane il quotidiano economico MF scrive che la Roma Calcio starebbe per essere rilevata dal Gruppo...


SPRINT and Nextel Communications are expected early this week to announce a $70 billion (Â£36 billion) telecoms merger that will create Americaâs third-largest mobile-phone company, with 39m customers.


Roma, 13:48 - CALCIO: VIA LIBERA CARTA TIFOSO, ACCORDO TRA CONI-FIGC-LEGA

Via libera alla "Carta del Tifoso". In un incontro oggi a Roma il presidente del Coni Petrucci e i n...


Former Oklahoma lineman Dusty Dvoracek's bid for a medical hardship was denied by the Big 12. He can now appeal to the NCAA, which could grant a waiver allowing him to play next season.


Disney's Eisner: TV Interview About Ovitz Was Dumb

GEORGETOWN, Del.  - Michael Eisner, the chief  executive of the Walt Disney Co., on Thursday said it was  "stupid" to appear on a national television show in 1996 to  show his support for Michael Ovitz and conceded he was less  than candid with the public during the interview.


Rescue teams are sent to Sumatra in Indonesia, where a strong earthquake has reduced buildings to rubble.


Sondaggio realizzato dalla Ipr marketing


The pinstripes were a brighter blue, the cap featured an orange NY, but Willie Randolph, a Yankees icon, seemed right at home yesterday when he was introduced at Shea Stadium as the new manager of the Mets.


Saddam Hussein's defense minister, who surrendered to US forces last year, will appear alongside another notorious general - known as Chemical Ali - when investigative trials open next week, an official said Friday.


Il viceministro, "l'1,9% dell'Unione europea e' accettabile"


Padre Bossi,originario Lombardia, da 10 anni nelle Filippine


New Zealand rank outsiders for the first Test and series

The first home international action of the Australian summer sees the visit of New Zealand for a brief two-Test series. The last time the teams met on Australian soil it resulted in one of the most even contests


The expression "Don't try this at home, kids" can easily apply to small business owners who try to compile their income tax returns without the help of a tax preparer or tax prep software.


The dollar pared some gains on  Thursday after December U.S. retail sales, excluding autos,  were slightly below expectations, while jobless claims rose  more than expected.


Zarqawi urges fighters to prolong battle

Audiotape of Iraq's most wanted man tells supporters to brace for more battles against US forces after Fallujah assault. DUBAI - An audiotape on an Islamist website Monday purportedly from Iraq's most wanted


US judge arranges summary execution of Wikileaks.org

Many-headed whistleblower site still standing The US site for Wikileaks, a website that makes it easy for whistleblowers to leak documents, has been knocked off the internet after hosting evidence that claimed a bank located in the Cayman Islands engaged in money laundering and tax evasion.â¦


NBA Game Summary - San Antonio at Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Tim Duncan scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for his 409th career double-double, leading San Antonio to an 88-80 victory over Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center.


Praga, 16:09 - SCI FONDO, TOUR DE SKI: FOLLIS VINCE SPRINT, GENUIN QUARTA

Arianna Follis ha vinto la Sprint a tecnica libera di Praga, terza tappa del Tour de Ski di sci di f...


Ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee due in court in London

A British resident released after more than four years at the US-run prison camp at Guantanamo Bay will face a court hearing on an extradition warrant to Spain, police said Thursday.


Harley-Davidson Inc. HDI.N. on  Thursday said its quarterly earnings rose 14.5 percent, as  rising motorcycle sales in the United States offset a decline  in Europe.


McLeish hails duo at heart of Gers' derby resurgence

RANGERS manager Alex McLeish has hailed Alex Rae and Dado Prso as the pillars of strength who have helped turn around the clubâs derby-day fortunes.


British, French ministers meet for EU talks in London

The British and French ministers for European affairs met Tuesday in London for talks ahead of next month's European Union summit, diplomatic sources said.


LACOR CAMP, Uganda  - Refugees forced into crowded  camps by northern Uganda's two-decade civil war need many  things: food, doctors, toilets, bore holes for drinking water,  schools -- and computers?


Ofcom promises to think about it The GSM Association, trade body of the mobile phone industry, is calling for regulators around the world to allow the use of 3G technology in the 900MHz band.â¦


Bush Says Kerry Wants 'Acceptable' Level of Terror

President Bush stepped up his attack on Democratic rival John Kerry on Monday by saying the Massachusetts senator would prefer to reduce terror to an "acceptable level" rather than eradicate it.


College Basketball: Texas Tech Upsets Kansas in 2 OT

LUBBOCK, Texas (Sports Network) - Darryl Dora's  three-pointer with 3.6 seconds left in double overtime lifted  Texas Tech to a thrilling 80-79 upset of No. 2 Kansas in a Big  12 showdown at United Spirit Arena.


A look at the top 100 retailers finds a minority with well-optimized sites.


Newly Found Tennessee Williams Plays Staged in NY

Five newly discovered short plays by Tennessee Williams are shedding light on the troubled life of one of America's greatest playwrights more than 20 years after he died in a hotel room surrounded by wine bottles and pills.


PHILADELPHIA -- Rattled, hurried and battered for 2 1/2 quarters, Donovan McNabb kept his poise, stayed in the pocket and picked apart Washington's secondary.


Warring Afghan Factions Say Cease-fire Holding

A renegade Afghan militia commander and a  spokesman for the governor of the western province of Herat  said on Wednesday their forces were honoring a cease-fire  brokered a day earlier by the U.S. envoy to Afghanistan.


People are having to wait up to five years for the latest digital hearing aids, a report has found.


Venezuelan Vote Audit Backs Chavez, Finds No Fraud

An audit of Venezuela's referendum results has confirmed President Hugo Chavez won the poll fairly and found no evidence to support the opposition's claims


Record high oil prices sent quarterly  profit up 53 percent at ConocoPhillips COP.N and fueled  results at other oil giants Amerada Hess AHC.N and Kerr-McGee  Corp. KMG.N


Company is developing a fiber network that will deliver TV and data to homes.


US House Passes Intelligence Reorganization Bill

The US House of Representatives approved legislation to create a national intelligence director to oversee the nation's 15 intelligence agencies and to establish a counter-terrorism center to evaluate threats.


General Motors, the biggest car maker, said it has started negotiations with unions to cut jobs in Europe. Car giant is going to cut as much as 12,000 jobs in its Europe unit that suffered losses recently.


Creators of private spaceship announce plans for second launch ...

The creators of a private rocket plane will go ahead with plans for another launch next week in a quest to claim a multimillion-dollar prize, despite a harrowing flight in which the spacecraft rolled dramatically while hurtling toward


The wife of an Argentine man who disappeared during his country's "dirty war" testified Friday that a suspect on trial here for abuses during that period may have thrown her husband to his death from a plane over the Atlantic.


Austrian couple reunited after three days apart

Heinz Radaelli figures he's a very lucky man, even though he's got scrapes, cuts and bruises from his swollen toes to the tips of his ears.


Trans-Tasman beer and wine group Lion Nathan is selling its Chinese beer business to the second largest brewer in China for $US154 million, or $A219 million.


Fed leaves key rate unchanged, expects inflation to move lower

WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policy makers held a short-term interest rate steady yesterday, saying that inflation remains too high but should drift lower over time as energy prices fall and the economy slows.


Iraq, British Governments Won't Give in to Kidnappers

The British and Iraqi governments said  Thursday they would not bow to the demands of militants  threatening to kill a British hostage, despite a video message  from the captive pleading for his life.


HE crisis at British Airways deepened after the airline cancelled 14 flights yesterday and warned it was ready to axe more over the Bank Holiday weekend.


Sony must pay $82 mil to Immersion for patent infringement

LOS ANGELES - A federal jury in San Francisco has ordered Sony Computer Entertainment Inc and its US unit to pay Immersion Corp, a leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, $82 million in compensation for patent infringement


Forest Whitaker wins Oscar for Idi Amin role

Forest Whitaker won the Academy Award for best actor on Sunday for a critically hailed performance as Ugandan ruler Idi Amin in "The Last King of Scotland," beating out 74-year-old screen legend Peter O'Toole.


Tropical activity possible in Gulf of Mexico: NHC

Tropical activity is possible in a couple of days in the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in a report Tuesday.


270,000 attend Mass by Pope Benedict XVI

About 270,000 people on Friday attended a Mass by Pope Benedict XVI in the same Warsaw square where his predecessor had inspired Poland's Solidarity movement against communist rule a quarter-century before.


Facing Weekes, Islanders Take Advantage of the Weary Devils

Bill Guerin collected the rebound of a shot by Mike Comrie and beat Kevin Weekes with 3.7 seconds left in overtime to lift the Islanders


NEW YORK  — Dmitri Hvorostovsky and Renee Fleming wrestle each other to the stage, spitting out ardor and anger, faces twisted with torment. She sprints off, leaving the dashing baritone with the striking white hair alone on the stark set, crying out in agony.


A suicide bomber detonated a truck packed with explosives in an outdoor market Saturday, killing at least 23 people and wounding at least 86 others in a village of Shiite ethnic Turkomen north of Baghdad, police said.


An Islamic militant cell broken up over the weekend had planned a suicide attack in Barcelona, a Spanish judge said Wednesday.


Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily August 20,2004-Hollywood-These have really been the dog days for reality stars in Hollywood.


U.S. blue chips were little changed on  Monday as a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores  Inc. WMT.N, the world's biggest retailer, offset the effect  of easing oil prices.


Government troops arrested about 100 people in a search for militants suspected of taking oil industry workers hostage in Nigeria's petroleum-rich south, the army said Saturday.


Israeli Inquiry Finds âGrave Failingsâ in â06 War

The report was less scathing about Prime Minister Ehud Olmert than expected, and he is likely to keep his post.


Citing Spy AgenciesÂ Study, Democrats Seek Iraq Changes

Democrats called for a new war strategy after a report found the conflict in Iraq has invigorated Islamic radicalism.


Sport: David Triesman named first independent chairman as FA gives green light to Burton national HQ


Singer James Brown was released from an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday after surgery to treat prostate cancer. Doctors expect a full recovery and say if Brown takes proper care of himself he should be cured of the disease.


Blackwater denies making illegal weapons exports

Private security contractor Blackwater USA denied on Saturday it was involved in illegally shipping automatic weapons and military goods to Iraq.


Michael Dell has moved up a spot on Forbes' annual list of the 400 richest Americans. Dell, founder and chairman of Round Rock-based Dell Inc.


A doctor cannot get back to London after discovering his Boxing Day train tickets are for a non-existent service.


Beijing marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of its late supreme leader, Deng Xiaoping.


Ali Larter is engaged to her boyfriend, actor Hayes MacArthur.


ABI, piÃ¹ trasparenza agevolazioni al consumo

Pronto un documento dell'Associazione Bancaria Italiana per autoregolamentare gli istituti di credito e snellire le procedure. E poi: è vero che le banche funzionano meglio dopo il decreto Bersani?


You Can't Go Home, or Perhaps You Just Shouldn't

The woozy, sinking sensation this Christmas comedy produces suggests a movie slapped together after the consumption of far too many gallons of spiked eggnog.


Steven Spielberg is ending his involvement as an artistic adviser for the Beijing Olympics.


Coronation Street becomes the first soap to triumph at the highbrow South Bank Show Awards.


Mexican court will name Calderon president: sources

Mexico's electoral court will name   ruling party conservative Felipe Calderon president-elect on   Tuesday, rejecting claims the fiercely disputed July 2 vote was   unfair, sources said.


FBI raids illusionist Copperfield and finds millions

FBI agents have seized nearly $2 million in cash from a Las Vegas warehouse owned by illusionist David Copperfield, local media reports said on Thursday.


Yahoo! 2007 Searchlight Awards : Surprise Winner

I had the honor of being a panelist for the 2nd (now) Annual Yahoo! Searchlight Awards. Also on the panel were Brad Berens, iMedia Communications, Jon Fine, BusinessWeek and Brian Morrissey, Adweek. The four finalists were:  Sprint-Talladega Nights, presented by NeoSearch Special K,  presented by Starcom Lexus All-new LS Launch, presented by TeamOne Chase Freedom, presented by Avenue A [...]


For months, Shira Barlow's cell phone was flooded with wrong-number calls and text messages, mostly between 2 and 4 a.m. on weekends. Told they had reached a college student, callers refused to believe it.


ETA targets government building in failed car bomb

Spanish security forces defused Monday an ETA car bomb targeting a government building, officials said, the day after the armed Basque separatist group warned it would "keep striking."


Asian countries teaming up to thwart avian flu

Dec 21, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Overcoming the threat of avian influenza is the single most pressing agricultural and public health issue facing Southeast Asia, Singapore's minister of state for national development, Cedric Foo, said yesterday in opening a


Bangladesh to build 2,000 cyclone shelters

Bangladesh, still struggling to overcome the devastating effects of cyclone Sidr late last year, will build 2,000 new storm shelters in 2008.


A drug kit to treat cyanide poisoning won federal approval late Friday.


Stocks Rise as Oil Price Dips After Ivan

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as  inflation data suggesting the Federal Reserve will not hurry to  raise interest rates encouraged investors and oil prices  slipped as some refineries restarted after Hurricane Ivan.


A protester dressed in a Batman costume scaled the front wall of Buckingham Palace yesterday and perched for more than five hours on a ledge near the balcony where the royal family appears on ceremonial occasions.


IL COMMENTO                                            Il lutto breve delle societÃ                                                                                di MAURIZIO CROSETTI


Approvata la richiesta avanzata dai residenti al Comune


Ten people were injured yesterday when a parcel bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris, the first such attack in the French capital for nearly a decade.


Riforme, Follini: ''D'accordo con Casini''

''E' un'opinione che condivido, e non da oggi''. Il segretario dell'Udc, Marco Follini, si dice d'accordo con il presidente della Camera, Pier Ferdinando Casini, che ieri ha lanciato un appello alle forze


Jim McLeod has a great day job, but a seasonal sideline is his ''tree'' calling. Throughout the year, he's president and owner of a software company called InfoCode Corp.


The violence in the once-model east African nation is exacerbated by the personal enmity between the president and his main rival


Mibtel a +1,04%, SP/Mib a +1,18%, All Stars a +0,28%


Talent between US, Europe is close, but Americans will win Ryder ...

The dynamics of the Ryder Cup in the 21st century have changed. The presumption by most Americans that the United States has the better team, and therefore should win the Ryder Cup, has long since evaporated.


SBA Implements New Policy to Report on Small Business Federal ...

December 29, 2004 - The US Small Business Administration today implemented a new policy that enables the federal government to more accurately monitor contract awards when a small business is purchased or merged with a large business


Ellen Page, who received  raves for her breakthrough performance as a vengeful abuse  victim in "Hard Candy," will star in "Juno," a coming-of-age  comedy from the director of "Thank You For Smoking."


A man admits at the Old Bailey attempting to fly to Pakistan for terrorist purposes.


France still has Brazil's number. And on Saturday, the French had all the flair, too. The experienced and savvy French ousted the five-time World Cup champions 1-0 in a stunningly one-sided quarterfinal game. Tacked onto France's 3-0 victory in the 1998 title match &#151; the last time Brazil lost in the World Cup &#151; it's clear the Brazilians have a nemesis at soccer's highest level.


China coal mine blast kills 25, traps 141

Rescuers said 141 miners remained trapped in a coal mine filled with toxic gas in China's Shaanxi province Monday after an explosion the day before killed 25.


Today's hottest cell phones feature full keyboards.


Business Community Applauds Baseball Plan

Business leaders are applauding the DC Council's revised plan to build a stadium for the soon-to-be Washington Nationals. They say Council Chairman Linda Cropp's amendments Tuesday will help


Oil prices surge to fresh record highs in London, with Brent crude reaching the $50-a-barrel mark for the first time.


Several casualties in Pakistan blast: witnesses

A blast killed and wounded several people less than 1 km from Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's army headquarters in Rawalpindi, according to a witness and a security official on Tuesday.


JAPAN: Toyota to build Chinese Camry plant with Guangzhou ...

Toyota Motor and Chinese partner Guangzhou Automobile reportedly will invest 3.8 billion yuan ($US459 million) to build a new plant in China, with an annual production capacity of 100,000 vehicles.


Justin Timberlake signs YouTube star to new record label

Blog: Esmee Denters, 18, got her start by making low-tech karaoke videos and is the first artist to be signed to the new label.


A man who secretly filmed women in his university halls bathroom is given a suspended sentence.


Jon Stewart is getting a do-over as Oscar host. America's favorite faux newscaster, who drew mixed reviews for his first stint in 2006, has been picked for a return engagement in February, the film academy announced Wednesday.


Oil Rises as Hurricane Moves Toward Platforms in Gulf of Mexico

Crude oil futures rose on concern Hurricane Ivan may disrupt production, refining and the arrival of shipments as it moves into the Gulf of Mexico, where a quarter of US oil and natural gas is pumped.


Hollinger Inc Says Ontario Court Orders Probe

Hollinger Inc. said on Friday that an Ontario Superior Court judge had ordered an investigation of the company now mired in controversy over the conduct of its major shareholder, press baron Conrad Black.


Cheney may snub outspoken Japan Defense chief: report

The United States has asked Japan not to arrange a meeting between Vice President Dick Cheney and Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma, an apparent response to Kyuma's criticism of U.S. policy, Kyodo news agency said on Monday.


"We screwed up," the prime minister tells the nation, trying to prepare it for economic austerity. Instead he sparks street protests reminiscent of 1956


Cumbria rail crash report to question safety of 1960s track technology

Â· State of 700 sets of points called into question   Â· Network Rail braces for outburst of public concern


A French diplomat with the European Union in Ivory Coast was shot to death in his home overnight, a spokesman for the French embassy said Wednesday.


Kerry Fires Back Over Campaign Vietnam Charges

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y.  - Democratic presidential  candidate John Kerry has accused his Republican critics of  having launched their offensive against his Vietnam war record  in a bid to sabotage what he called growing voter support for  his strategy to fight the war on terror.


Sudan close to scuttling U.N. troop deal on Darfur

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has contested U.N. plans for deployment in Darfur, dashing hopes for a beefed up peacekeeping force in the near future, according to a letter obtained on Friday.


Iran will not stop uranium enrichment despite opposition from the EU, Tehran's chief nuclear negotiator says.


The golf playoff can inspire us to retire better, even with only a fraction of its $10 million prize.


France's Total among 15 in the dock over Erika oil spill

The first trial in France over a major environmental disaster will open on Monday  to decide whether oil giant Total and other parties bear responsibility for the massive oil spill from the Erika shipwreck in 1999.


Floridians Return to Storm-Ravaged Homes

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - After getting a first look at the widespread damage left behind by Hurricane Charley, Florida residents were faced with the arduous task of sorting through the wreckage, and for some, starting over again...


NY blasts Facebook over predators, subpoenas docs

InfoWorld - Facebook's safety controls and procedures are deficient and fail to properly protect minors from adult sexual predators in the company's social-networking site, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo charged Monday.


'Mortgage Moms' May Star in Midterm Vote

BURLINGTON, Ky. -- Life is cramped at the Condit household. Dale and Sharon Condit and their two young sons need more room but can't seem to sell their current home -- on the market now for three months.


Traditional fish and chips along with cherished pub grub remain the dishes of choice for Britons outstripping Chinese or Indian take-aways, a study said.


Israel clinches coalition deal, nine Palestinians killed in Gaza ...

JERUSALEM  - Israel inched closer to a new coalition government that will enforce next year's planned pullout from the Gaza Strip, where nine Palestinians were killed in an upsurge of violence.


Nokia says content key in boosting cell phone use

Nokia, the world's largest cell  phone maker, sees content for the wireless Internet as key to  snapping up more cell phone users, including in emerging  markets, the head of its key unit said on Tuesday.


Yahoo adds a search feature for cell phones, following a similar move by Google. Also:  Start-up Seven gets addicted to Java.


Nintendo Wii outsells PS3 3 to 1 in Japan in Aug

Nintendo Co Ltd's  Wii game  console outsold Sony Corp's  PS3 by the ratio of 3 to 1  in Japan in August, but Nintendo's lead has become smaller over  recent months, industry data showed on Monday.


EDITORIAL: Katrina Fraud Demands More Than Probation

By The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 14--On Tuesday, the sheriff of Lincoln County resigned, pled guilty to embezzlement and began two years of probation.   Normally, we do not comment on the local affairs of a county as far away from the Coast as Lincoln (where U.S.


ST. PAUL - Evan Lysacek had been freaking out all day. Defending his US figure skating title, he'd realized, was much tougher than winning it. Johnny Weir could have told him that.


Russians to Vote, but Some Parties Lose in Advance

Regional elections in March will preview coming national elections in which choices will be severely limited at best.


A specific combination of drugs produced such encouraging results in black patients with heart disease that the trial was halted early so all the participants could take advantage of the therapy.


Blog: Tucked inside Microsoft's agreement to change Vista's desktop search is word that a beta of the first service pack for Vista will come this year. No word on when the final version will ship, however.


Russian Lawmakers Adopt Anti-Terror Plan

Russia's lower house of parliament adopted a far-reaching anti-terrorism plan on Wednesday that calls for broadening the powers of all agencies involved in the fight against terrorism and threatens officials with punishment if they fail to prevent attacks.


America's Mount St Helens belches more vapour, raising fears it might blow at any moment.


Forget the gentile aura of golf. It's party time! The FBR Open — formerly known as the Phoenix Open — begins a four-day run Thursday. It's the rowdiest stop on the PGA Tour, with big, boisterous crowds creating a spirited scene that irritates some golfers and invigorates others.


Andrew Kantor: CyberSpeak - Ultra-accurate clocks are all around us

It's not just cell phones taking advantage of a time standard. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colo., sends out a radio signal that any properly equipped device in much of North America can pick up and use to set itself to the proper time.


Car bomb kills 26 in Baghdad book district

A suicide car bomb devastated Baghdad's historic booksellers' district on Monday, killing up to 26 people and setting shops and cars ablaze, sending a thick plume of choking black smoke over the city.


Roundup: Goosen overtakes Woods at Tour Championship

There was a clutch shot and a virtually flawless performance by US Open champion Retief Goosen, and a rare final-round collapse by Tiger Woods.


U.S. and German scientists say they have, for the first time, observed DNA being damaged by ultraviolet light.


Ecuador's Congress backs a call by the president for a referendum that could bring constitutional reform.


Full Body Scans Raise Cancer Risk, US Study Shows

People who pay for whole-body X-ray scans in the hope of finding tumors at their earliest stages may, ironically, be raising their overall risk of cancer, doctors warned on Tuesday.


Israeli soldiers kill a Palestinian teenager in Rafah, as militants fire injure an Israeli boy with homemade rockets.


Parma, 23:19 - CALCIO, COPPA UEFA: PARMA-SP. BRAGA 0-1, EMILIANI ELIMINATI

In un incontro valevole per il ritorno dei 16' di finale di coppa Uefa il Parma è stato sconf...


Cone Denies Telling McNamee Owners Opposed Testing

David Cone was casually monitoring the Congressional hearing and was surprised when he heard his name mentioned on television.


Turista ignaro del pericolo in fondo a un cunicolo buio


Despite sales that lag market-leading Apple by a significant margin, Microsoft continues to put up a brave front in its continuing fight for relevance in the digital music player market.


No More Loan Solicitations in Free Tax-Filing Program

The I.R.S. and private tax preparers have agreed that the free tax-filing program will be offered for 2006 tax returns without solicitations for refund loans.


Cave Linked to John the Baptist Found in Israel

A British archeologist has dug up evidence linking John the Baptist to a cave used for bathing rituals in hills near Jerusalem in what he said could be one of the biggest recent finds for Christian history.


Missing Evidence Could Free Former Jon Benet Murder Suspect

Lawyers for John Mark Karr argued that the child pornography case be dropped since crucial evidence has gone missing


Canada Eyes Internet Pharmacy Drug Supply to U.S.

Canada may have to toughen up rules on Internet pharmacies' sales of medicines to the United States, Industry Minister David Emerson said on Friday, amid public concerns of shortages or price spikes despite controls.


Granada, 18:40 - CICLISMO, VUELTA: SANCHEZ VINCE 15/a TAPPA

Lo spagnolo Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) ha vinto la 15/a tappa della Vuelta di Spagna, da Villacarril...


BP to seek restart of part of Prudhoe Bay pipeline

BP Plc BP.L this week will conduct   safety tests and seek government permission to restart part of   the eastern Prudhoe Bay oil field pipeline in Alaska that was   shut due to corrosion, the company told Congress on Tuesday.


Wilkinson hails decision to go with Robinson

England's new captain Jonny Wilkinson last night welcomed the appointment of Andy Robinson as the national team's head coach, describing him as "outstanding".


Rissa in consiglio comunale Il sindaco Iervolino: "Una pagina ...

NAPOLI, 9 NOVEMBRE 2004 - Uno scambio di cazzotti, fra maggioranza e opposizione, e il consigliere Moretto Vincenzo di An finisce all'ospedale Loreto Mare di Napoli per un rigonfiamento iugolare: e' il bilancio tristissimo, come sottolinea il sindaco Rosa


Pub operator JD Wetherspoon posts a rise in annual profits but warns the smoking ban could crimp future growth.


Masters champion Zach Johnson hoped to jump into contention at the John Deere Classic on Friday. Instead, he missed the cut.


The international space station's three residents bade farewell to one set of houseguests Sunday and prepared for the arrival of more visitors.


Bits: Will Microsoft Reorganization Scare Yahoo?

Microsoftâs new reorganization splits responsibility for its online offerings between four executives, most of whom also are responsible for parts of the Windows operating system.


Dolby announced that its Media Encoder software will run natively on Intel-based Macs.


Pfizer finds heart attack risk with Celebrex, plans to continue to ...

Celebrex, the nation's leading painkiller, raises the risk of heart attack when taken at very high doses, the drug's maker said Friday in the latest blow to a class of powerful and widely touted drugs.


Veteran newsman Walter Cronkite said Americans aren't any safer because of the U.S.-led war on Iraq.


Brazil Bounces U.S. From Women's World Cup

HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 27 -- The United States was smashed from the Women's World Cup on Thursday night by a Brazilian team that displayed the skill, speed, composure, class and finishing prowess of its celebrated men's squad.


Premiers of Nfld. and N.S. to meet with Martin on offshore impasse

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - A new attempt to break an impasse over offshore energy royalties is an opportunity for Prime Minister Paul Martin to "show leadership, to nation-build," says Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm.


Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista operating system spurred a 67 percent increase in personal-computer sales at U S retail stores in its first week on the market, according to research firm Current Analysis Inc.


Milano, 13:08 - CALCIO, MILAN; SERGINHO: SONO QUASI PRONTO

Serginho è pronto a riprendersi il Milan. Fermo da un po' per problemi alla schiena, il brasi...


Drop in NIH Funding Could Take Toll on Research

Stanford University biochemist Roger D. Kornberg won a Nobel Prize last year for work he began in the 1970s, but he is pretty sure that if he had been born a generation later, he never would have had the chance.


Paris Hilton starts serving jail term: lawyer

Admitting she was frightened, heiress Paris Hilton traded in her Guccis and designer clothes for jail garb on Sunday night as she began serving a 23-day sentence in Los Angeles for violating probation, her attorney said on Sunday.


Airbus confirms to cut plants, 10,000 jobs

TOULOUSE, France  - Troubled planemaker Airbus confirmed 10,000 job cuts and announced plans to sell all or part of six factories on Wednesday, as workers protested and politicians hailed a hard-fought compromise.


House Democrats back away from wiretap reform plan

Democrats control both the Senate and the House of Representatives. Public opposition to warrantless wiretapping is growing, and recent disclosures suggest it started even before 9/11. So why can't the Democrats curb the Bush administration's wiretapping?


Sinai attacks shatter peace for tourists

TABA, Egypt -- Israeli tourists flock to this idyllic stretch of coastline between Taba, on the Egyptian-Israeli border, and Dahab to the south.


Consumer sentiment falls in December: survey

U.S. consumer sentiment fell in December, a prelimiary report showed on Friday, as consumers pared back their views of future financial conditions.


Israelis hotly deny Pentagon spy allegations

Israeli officials predicted Sunday that allegations the government spied on the Pentagon would prove false, but analysts said damage had already been done the Jewish state's image and that of its lobbying ally in Washington.


Survival of The Most Optimistic: Dutch Study Reports That Optimism ...

To be or not to be, that is not the question. The question is "How optimistic are thee?". Or in other words, "Do you live life thinking the glass is half empty or half full?


Presidente: nessun dialogo con militanti Hamas golpisti


A Fight for Life Consumes Both Mother and Son

The writer Susan Sontagâs death, as set out in a short and immensely disturbing account by her son, David Rieff, must rank as one of the worst ever described.


Stress can make your life 10 years shorter:

[Health India]: Washington, Nov 30 : A new study by researchers at the University of California and San Fransisco has indicated that Psychological stress can take off several years from your life as it makes your cells age faster.


Holiday cards need to be on their merry way today

This is the time of the year when procrastinators everywhere want to know: When is the latest I can ship packages and still get them delivered by Christmas?


Briefly: IBM posts documentation for Cloudscape

roundup Plus: Phone defect could affect hearing...OSDL hires lawyer, opens China office...Ex-Palm CEO Yankowski to head Majesco.


Republican convention organizers have crafted a stage lineup aimed at showing a diverse party, giving a spotlight to Education Secretary Rod Paige, who is black; Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, an Asian American; and minority musical groups.


Ciampi: la Rai potenzi il servizio pubblico

La Rai deve "conservare, rafforzare e migliorare la sua attivita' di servizio pubblico". Lo ha chiesto il Presidente della Repubblica, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, durante la consegna dei premi Saint Vincent di giornalismo al Quirinale.


Romanians oust current government in favor of reformer

BUCHAREST, Romania Change is coming to the country of Romania after voters backed an opposition candidate for president. The election signals an important shift for the Eastern European nation, breaking the


New York State, New York City sue Merck over Vioxx

The state and city of New York on Monday filed suit against Merck & Co. Inc., claiming the drugmaker concealed the risks of the withdrawn arthritis treatment Vioxx.


Duane 'The Dog' Chapman arrested by feds

TV reality star Duane "Dog" Chapman was arrested early this morning in Hawaii, his publicist, Mona Wood, confirmed. Wood said she could provide no details.


Londra, 17:24 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: NON C'E' BECKHAM TRA I CONVOCATI DI CAPELLO

Ora è ufficiale. Fabio Capello non ha convocato David Beckham per l'amichevole che l'Inghilte...


Not even a big home run by Barry Bonds could stop Jaret Wright from winning again.    Wright set a career high with his 13th win and drove in the go-ahead run with a surprise bunt Friday night, helping the Atlanta Braves overcome Bonds' 694th homer in a 5-3 victory over visiting San Francisco...


Fallujah Blast Hits Military Convoy in Iraq; US Casualties ...

US military officials in Iraq say a bomb blast that hit a military convoy on the outskirts of Fallujah has killed some American troops.


2 More Deaths Linked to Frances Remnants

Two women were found dead inside a car in a swollen creek, increasing the number of people killed in storms across Ohio this week to four, authorities said.


A monument to the Beatles will be constructed in Hamburg, where the Fab Four launched their international career 45 years ago.


Cuba announced Monday that U.S. dollars will no longer be accepted at stores or other businesses on the communist island starting next month in a move that will radically change the way business has been done there over the past decade.


"Girls in Riyadh" spurs rush of Saudi novels

Saudi Arabia has seen a literary explosion in the last two years after the success of "Girls of Riyadh", a taboo-breaking novel that this month went on sale worldwide in English.


The U.N. Security Council will need until mid-September before acting on its threat to punish Iran if Tehran's leaders flout a Thursday deadline to suspend uranium enrichment as is widely expected, Britain's U.N. ambassador said Tuesday.


Lawmakers Vow to Obtain $70M for Cleaner Sound

By Lauren Klein, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Sep. 19--NORWALK -- After several years of stagnating state funds for clean water projects, three officials pledged yesterday to obtain $70 million in bonds for the Clean Water Fund in the next legislative session.   State Sens.


SAN FRANCISCO - Sun Microsystems Inc. has agreed to pay US$92 million to settle a software patent lawsuit brought against it by Eastman Kodak Co., Sun announced Thursday. The settlement comes just six days after a New York jury found Sun guilty of violating Kodak's patents, but before any damages had been awarded. Kodak had been seeking $1.06 billion in lump sum royalties in the case.


The founder and chairman of Apex Digital, which imports cheap electronic items into the US, is arrested by Chinese authorities.


The movie is frivolous, unfunny and totally avoidable.


Arafat Urges Palestinians to 'Correct Mistakes'

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, under pressure to enact anti-corruption reforms, said on Wednesday that some officials had misused their posts and urged efforts to correct "all the mistakes."


EU targets smokers' haven: the office doorway

One of the defining features of working life, huddles of smokers enjoying a quick fag break outside the doorway, has become the latest target in the war against cigarettes.


Anastasia Myskina won the Kremlin Cup for the second straight year, running off 10 straight games to defeat Elena Dementieva 7-5, 6-0 Sunday in the tournament's first all-Russian final.


World Business Briefing | Europe: Finland: Layoffs at Nokia

The Nokia Corporation said it would lay off up to 700 people globally, mostly in its enterprise business operation, to increase efficiency and improve competitiveness. The layoffs, expected within the next few months, include 340 workers in Finland. The cuts will affect research and development, related sales and marketing, as well as internal information technology operations, the company said. Nokia said it would try to transfer some workers to different posts.


Sport: Football: Bendtner left with bloodied nose after spat with Adebayor during Carling Cup defeat at Spurs


CAT Stevens was deported from the United States because of a spelling error, with American officials confusing the former pop star with a man with a similar name on a "no-fly" list, Time magazine reported today.


State sales taxes - as much as $1-billion over five years - might help to rebuild hurricane-ravaged communities.


Pdl non e' confluenza An, se ne discutera' per tempo necessario


The Washington Redskins can earn a playoff berth by beating the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.


Presidente Copaco, l'abbiamo gia' sentito piu' volte


Roma, 12:48 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: ISTANZA DI DELLA VALLE E MENCUCCI

Diego e Andrea Della Valle, proprietari della Fiorentina, e Sandro Mencucci, amministratore delegato...


When you lose two straight games, and allow 17 runs in those two games, more than one thing went wrong. But one big thing has gone wrong for the Cardinals thus far in the World Series: they're not throwing strikes.


The African Union has set an ambitious agenda for a political solution to the two-year-old Darfur conflict at the opening of peace talks in Nigeria, but says continued fighting is poisoning the atmosphere.


Middle East ; Arabs link US reform calls with Mideast peace

âWe did not overlook some of the challenges that we are all facing in the region and uppermost in that list of challenges is the situation between the Israelis and the Palestinians,â he told a news conference at the close of the one-day conference.


Nijmegenn, 21:17 - CALCIO, EUROPEI 2008: ISRAELE-ANDORRA 4-1

Israle ha battuto Andorra 4-1 in un incontro valido per le qualificazioni agli Europei del 2008 (gir...


Share the dosh, says Culture Minister BBC executives may be demanding emergency supplies of jelly as they digest the latest statement from the Culture Minister today. The corporation should share revenue raised by the TV license fee with other media companies, James Purnell said yesterday.â¦


U.S. expects N.Korea to shut reactor in 3 weeks

The United States expects North Korea to shut down the reactor at the heart of its atomic arms development within about three weeks, top U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill said on Saturday.


Israel Vows Response to Rocket Fire from Lebanon

Israel vowed on Tuesday to respond  against militants who launched a cross-border rocket attack  into the Jewish state from southern Lebanon, but said it would  act with restraint to avoid inflaming the situation.


Indonesia in political limbo as Megawati refuses to say she's lost

: Indonesia's incoming president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono won last month's election in a landslide, but a stubborn incumbent is stopping him doing something that poll


December 23, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Opera Software  announced on Wednesday that it has released the beta version of its next browser for the Windows platform.


If Itâs Hit, Strummed or Plucked, Itâll Be Here

Robert J. Ulrich is donating millions of dollars to establish the decidedly unglamorous Musical Instrument Museum.


The player lets the listener choose MP3 or WMA music, ripped from CDs or downloaded from online music sites. The Zen Micro provides intuitive vertical scrolling to allow users to move through easy-to-use menus


Nessuno sconto previsto per i mercati europeo e giapponese


Yemen steps up security following a suicide bomb in which nine people died, mostly Spanish tourists.


A Chicago-based National Guard unit ferried a Canadian woman to freedom yesterday after she said she was missing for 16 days in northern Iraq, the Chicago Sun-Times reported today.


I primi effetti dei "patti per la sicurezza": per ottenere ilbeneficio basta la segnalazione fatta da associazioni e Comuni                                            "Permesso subito alle schiave del sesso" Amato: darlo a chi abbandona gli sfruttatori                                                                                di ALBERTO CUSTODERO


Stress Test May Miss Early Heart Disease - Study

Stress tests aimed at detecting  blocked arteries in patients may miss more than half the cases  of early heart disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


SPAIN:   Leaders Predict ETA's Demise, Group Is 'on Its Way to Hell'

MADRID, Oct 4 (IPS) - The Basque separatist group ETA in Spain is on the   verge of disappearing, according to political and social leaders  in Spain  who commented on the arrests of the organisation's  top leaders in France.


Europe and the United States reached an 11th-hour compromise late last night at the UN climate change conference in Buenos Aires. The two sides were locked in disagreement on future efforts to reduce harmful


Online R.S.V.P.Âs: A Simple No Just WonÂt Do

ÂI see you are having a party. How do I decline your invitation? Let me count the ways.Â


Sharon submits Gaza plan to Israeli lawmakers

Just hours after a deadly army raid on a Gaza refugee camp, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon asked Israeli lawmakers to approve his plan for a unilateral withdrawal from the disputed coastal strip.


European Manufacturing Growth Accelerates for First Time in Five Months

Manufacturing growth in the 12 countries sharing the euro accelerated for the first time in five months in December after oil prices retreated from records.


Former New York Gov. George Pataki told supporters in the first primary state he is not ready to jump into the presidential race and won't object if they get behind other candidates.


China Orders New Limits On Use of Death Penalty

BEIJING -- China has ordered judges to use the death penalty more sparingly by showing leniency for murderers who cooperate with authorities and white-collar criminals who help recoup their ill-gotten gains, the government said Friday.


France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreign migrants joining relatives.


Mark Brunell opened the game with a touchdown drive and was done for the night. Michael Vick opened with an interception and never did produce a play for positive yardage.


LOS ANGELES - Toxicology and other tests determined that funk singer Rick James died last month from a heart attack due to an enlarged heart, with numerous drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine contributing factors, the county coroner announced Thursday.    The death was declared an accident, said coroner's spokesman David Campbell, who emphasized that none of the drugs were found to be at life-threatening levels...


Trial of Catholic Priest Accused of Genocide Opens in His Absence

The trial of Father Athanase Seromba, a Catholic priest accused of taking part in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda opened Monday at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) without his presence.


Italian designer Ettore Sottsass, founder of Memphis Group, dies aged 90

Designer and architect Ettore Sottsass, the figurehead of 20th-century Italian design and founder of the influential Memphis Group, died on Monday aged 90, the ANSA news agency reported.


Click for bigger image: Ken Bigley breaks down in tears on the ...

The wife of British hostage Ken Bigley has pleaded with Tony Blair to help save her husband's life. "Tony Blair could help him hugely," said Sombat Bigley.


More than 4,500 confirmed dead in Thailand, half of them ...

KHAO LAK, Thailand (AFP ) - More than 4,500 people have been confirmed dead in Thailand's tidal wave disaster and almost half of the total were foreign holidaymakers.


IBM adds four-way 550 server to new i5 product line

IBM Corp. bolstered the new eServer i5 server lineup with the i5 550, a new system based on the Power 5 chip that can run multiple operating systems.


Longtime "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek was hospitalized Tuesday after a minor heart attack, a spokesman for the game show said.  Trebek, 67, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center late Monday night and was expected to remain there about two days ...


A village in the Ligurian hills is home to one of Italy's first envrionmentally friendly schools.


IL COMMENTO                                          La sconfitta della politica politicante                                                                                dal nostro inviato VITTORIO ZUCCONI


The Munch Museum in Oslo could be shut until next summer while it introduces drastic security measures after the theft of its most famous painting.


Tycho:  It's hard to imagine not having access to a deep reservoir of supernatural knowledge to enrich and inform my daily life.  As early as age thirteen I was already curating a collection of incredible facts, highly granular assessments of wicked and ancient lizards, up to and including notes on their diet, sleep habits, and taste in home decor.  From the demure to the diabolical, I have sought to build a robust profile of the hidden world.  My very mind is an arsenal.


Gruppo immobiliare americano comprato per 3,7 mld di dollari


Raytheon is gone. The suburban office market is anemic. And yet the site, tucked within walking distance of 10,000 white-collar workers, beckoned to be redeveloped. So Burlington officials have taken a first step toward allowing a trendy concept in suburban shopping: A "lifestyle center."


UK banks have welcomed the chancellor's plans to protect people's savings, in the light of Northern Rock.


British minister apologises for false Iraq data

Britain's Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has apologised for false government intelligence information about weapons of mass destruction that was the basis for Britain joining the Iraq invasion last year.


Da domani giro di vite anche in Germania e Francia


Torino, 13:54 - SLITTINO, EUROPEI: ITALIA BRONZO NELLA STAFFETTA A SQUADRE

Medaglia di bronzo per l'Italia nella staffetta a squadre agli europei di slittino di Cesana. Gli az...


Singer Rihanna contines to dominate the UK charts spending her seventh week at number one with Umbrella.


Computer animation company Dreamworks  SKG has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission  for a $650 million initial public offering, applying to list on  the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "DWA."


Germany's music industry has switched efforts to sell music over the Internet to Deutsche Telekom's (DTEGn.DE) Web unit T-Online (TOIGn.DE) from a previous collaboration with another Telekom division, it was announced on Monday.


'Wimbledon' serves up a sweet romantic comedy

Love is a many-faceted, if not splendored, thing in the romantic comedy set on the tennis courts of Wimbledon. The movie is about a love match between a pair of lanky racket-wielding


Scott Hartnell scores three consecutive goals and Antero Niittymaki wins his fourth straight start for the Philadelphia Flyers, who rally to a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.


In a major policy about-face, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh announced yesterday that he's considering compensating more people who contracted hepatitis C through tainted blood.


Pakistan denies bin Laden to get safe haven

Pakistan's prime minister has disputed a news report that said Osama bin Laden would not face capture if he agreed to lead a "peaceful life."


Four more Australians sentenced to death in Indonesia

Indonesia has sentenced four more Australians to death by firing squad for drug smuggling in Bali, a ruling that sparked an immediate call for clemency from officials in Canberra.


France Considered Committing Troops to Iraq, New Book Says

French President Jacques Chirac considered committing up to 15,000 troops to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq until a dispute over U.N. support scuttled prospects for cooperation, according to a new book.


The new "Harry Potter" movie drew lukewarm reviews on Tuesday, but millions of "muggles" are expected to ignore the critics and turn out in droves for the widest release ever for Warner Bros. studio.


Tennis: Sharapova Advances to China Open Semifinals

Defending Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia has advanced to the semifinals of the China Open women's tennis tournament in Beijing.


Blog: The PCS 2 uses attic heat to warm the pool.


Canada is to protest formally to the US over the case of a Canadian deported to Syria over alleged terror links.


GM ends $4.1 bln credit line, says liquidity okay

General Motors Corp  on Friday said it had terminated a $4.1 billion standby credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, saying it had sufficient liquidity without the borrowing arrangement.


Wounded troops tell of harrowing fight for Fallujah

LANDSTUHL, Germany A US Marine who was wounded in the battle for Fallujah says the fighting is intense -- "house to house" and "rooftop to rooftop.


The ritual baths that Jewish women take to fulfill purity requirements are getting a makeover


Iraq continues battle against insurgents

BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Insurgents continued to strike against coalition targets in Iraq Saturday, resulting in the deaths of one US soldier and four government employees in Baghdad.


UPDATE 3-Greenspan-Aging US population to strain finances

An aging US population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for


Rebalancing a portfolio works best when it's linked to performance.


Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter returned to practice yesterday, less than three weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery, and was optimistic he'll play in the season opener Sept. 9 at Washington.


Hasek Records 80th Shutout As Detroit Beats Colorado

Forward J. P. Dumont signed a four-year, $16 million contract with the Nashville Predators on Friday.


Delta Air Lines officials were said to be in negotiations Saturday that could help settle the No. 3 carrier's fate within a week.


Manufacturing takes sharp turn for worse

Factory production shrank in December  for the first time in nearly a year as tighter lending  conditions and a slowing economy took their toll, according to  a national survey published on Wednesday.


September start likely for Hips and three-bed homes

Business & money: Homeowners may have to provide their buyer with a home information pack as early as September 1.


Home Prices Fell in â07 for First Time in Decades

The median price of a single-family home declined 1.8 percent to $217,800, the first annual decline since reliable records began in 1968.


NASA begins countdown for Tuesday shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida  - Clocks at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida began ticking down on Saturday toward Tuesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery on a construction mission to the International Space Station.


Blair calls on US to 'reach out' to partners

British Prime Minister Tony Blair undertook a passionate defence of the transatlantic alliance but called on the United States to "reach out" to its international partners for the sake of world order.


Zurigo, 22:47 - CALCIO, ITALIA-PORTOGALLO 3-1 IN AMICHEVOLE

L'Italia ha battuto il Portogallo 3-1 (1-0) in un'amichevole giocata a Zurigo. Per gli azzurri in go...


Men jailed for taking part in largest organised dog fight uncovered in England since 1867.


A COUPLE of weeks ago, Sir David Attenborough went on the BBC - an establishment double act that's hard to top - and explained exactly what global warming would mean for Britain.


Microsoft seeking SaaS, Web 2.0 partners

Not even a club with no rules...yet Microsoft may be going gangbusters on Web 2.0-related technology, but the arrival of tools such as Expression and WPF means little unless they are out there being used.â¦


Detective Andrew Sproule of the Police Service of Northern Ireland speaks to the media outside the Northern Bank headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2004.


Pete Doherty to follow Moss into fashion design

British rocker Pete Doherty is following   in the steps of model girlfriend Kate Moss and is close to   sealing a deal to design clothes for trendy Manchester label   Gio-Goi.


High Dose Radiation for Prostate Cancer Won't Raise Sexual Dysfunction

TUESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Among prostate cancer patients undergoing a high-tech form of radiation therapy, exposure to a higher amount of radiation over a shorter time span poses no added risk for impaired sexual function, new research reveals.


Tv, quasi 12 milioni per 'Paolo Borsellino'

Chiusura-record per il film tv 'Paolo Borsellino', la cui seconda puntata e' andata in onda ieri in prima serata su Canale 5. Il programma e' stato visto da 11 milioni 694 mila spettatori con il 41,94% di share.


US warplanes have pounded Baghdad's Sadr City only hours after car bombs killed at least 26 people in two Iraqi cities. Heavy fighting also erupted in the suburb overnight on Monday.


US urges European regulators to lay off Apple DRM

(InfoWorld) - A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official has joined the debate surrounding Apple Computer's proprietary digital music technology by criticizing European antitrust activities, butÂ groups attacking AppleÂ are defending their actions. Speaking in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Thomas Barnett, assistant attorney general at the DOJ's antitrust division, warned that forcing companies to reveal their intellectual property stifles innovation. He used Apple as an example, in a nod toÂ growing discontent in EuropeÂ regarding the way that music purchased from iTunes is tied to the iPod. Architects of complaints against Apple in Europe say he's got it wrong. "We're not attacking intellectual property rights but saying they should be implemented in a way which doesn't dictate which player you use," said Torgeir Waterhouse, a senior advisor with the Norwegian Consumer Council. His organization filed a complaint to Norway's consumer representative, or ombudsman, arguing that it's illegal for Apple to limit iTunes customers to playing music from the store exclusively on iPods. Along with similar representatives in Denmark and Sweden, the Norwegian ombudsman asked Apple toÂ defend its policy. In a written reply, Apple said it won't budge on the issue but the company plans to meet representatives from the countries later this month to further discuss the issue. If Apple won't open up, the ombudsman will take the company to court. Waterhouse suggests that Apple could solve the problem by licensing its digital rights management technology to other device makers so that iTunes customers could choose among devices or opt for an open standard that would be compatible with more devices. Barnett's criticisms of European antitrust policy, including comments that the policy is aimed at helping competitors instead of consumers, are generally in line with comments from U.S. officials since the Bush administration came to power, said Scott Megregian, a partner and head of the European competition group in the law firm McDermott Will & Emery UK. He disagrees with the argument that requiring companies to open up some of their technology stifles innovation. "That's an argument without support," he said. "Microsoft hasn't stopped innovating that I can tell despite regulations and attack by the E.U." So far, the European Commission has likely communicated with the countries that are pursuing Apple and has probably expressed an opinion on the matter, he said. While no official complaints have been filed with the Commission, if one is, the result will have the makings of a historical battle. "This has the potential to be the next big high-profile dispute," Megregian said.


France sends defense minister to Chad to meet Deby

N'DJAMEMA  - France's defense minister flew to Chad on Wednesday in a show of support for President Idriss Deby who survived a weekend assault on the capital N'Djamena by rebels.


The White Sox are sending for pitching help, only the call isn't going out to replace Jon Garland in the rotation -- not yet, anyway.


Discounts bite into NTT DoCoMo's results

Revenue and profit at NTT DoCoMo, Japan's number one cellular operator, dropped during the first half of its financial year because of discount schemes offered to win and keep subscribers to its 3G mobile cellular network.


With a new $136 million NBA contract, Kobe Bryant will be making jump shots for years to come — provided, of course, he stays out of prison. Whether he will ever hoist a can of Sprite in front of a camera again is another question altogether.


Judge to rule on life-support for fatally ill baby

Legal authorities faced an ethical dilemma over whether doctors should continue to prolong the life of a nine-month-old baby who suffers from a rare genetic disorder.


Bank of England governor defends stance on credit squeeze

The Bank of England's governor on Wednesday defended the bank's arms-length approach to the instability sweeping the world's financial markets.


It seems bad on the surface but a deeper inspection shows the Gator season will still go on. But not season-ruining or job-costing for Ron Zook as some have suggested.


Crude prices rise as Ivan halts production in Gulf of Mexico

Opec is under pressure to lift official production levels at a critical meeting today as global crude prices rose again on the back of pipeline attacks in Iraq and hurricanes heading for the Gulf of Mexico.


Winner Sun thankful to rains for a cool morning

New Delhi, Oct. 3 (PTI): Overnight rains came as a blessing in disguise for Chinese runner Yingjie Sun, who crushed Irish star Sonia O'Sullivan's dream of completing a rare triple of world titles by winning


Nortel Networks released audited financial statements and said that an inquiry showed that executives had manipulated the initial results to obtain bonuses.


Curtis Strange was born in Norfolk, Va. and went to college at Wake Forest , but feels right at home in the Boston area, where he will play in the Bank of America Championship starting tomorrow. Winning the 1988 US Open at the Country Club in Brookline can have that effect.


Sfilata ricca di spunti e di creazioni particolari


Gossip from the South Indian film industry.


Drug Wholesaler Accused Of Gouging Surrenders Flu Vaccine

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A Fort Lauderdale drug wholesaler accused of overcharging for the flu vaccine is turning over its vaccine inventory.


Mancanza ormone scatena malattia, aperta strada a nuove cure


At least 15 die in a suicide bombing near Falluja as the US admits serious threats to its Iraq security "surge".


Assolto Canale, il maresciallo di Borsellino

L'ex braccio destro del giudice antimafia era accusato dal pm Massimo Russo, anche lui ex collaboratore dell'ex procuratore di Marsala, di concorso in associazione mafiosa e corruzione: "il fatto non susssite".


Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas continue talks for a second day  in an effort to avert civil war.


Ministers deny inappropriate involvement over a threatened Â£80m Highland holiday resort development.


Shares of Chiron Corp. CHIR.O fell 7  percent before the market open on Friday, a day after the  biopharmaceutical company said it is delaying shipment of its  flu vaccine, Fluvirin, because lots containing 4 million  vaccines do not meet product sterility standards.


Firenze, 14:47 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: JORGENSEN RINNOVA SINO AL 2009

Il centrocampista esterno Martin Jorgensen ha rinnovato il contratto che lo lega alla Fiorentina fin...


L'ex dittatore cileno e' ricoverato da ieri


Yahoo Expected to Reject Microsoftâs Takeover Bid

Yahooâs board decided that Microsoftâs $44.6 billion hostile bid undervalues the company, people involved said.


Judge appoints lawyers to defend Milosevic, over his objections

Overriding the defendant's objections, the UN war crimes tribunal appointed two lawyers to represent Slobodan Milosevic yesterday, hoping


Trento, 20:35 - CALCIO, LAZIO: AGGREDIRONO UN CRONISTA, 3 ULTRA' CONDANNATI

Tre tifosi della Lazio, Yuri Alviti, Fabrizio Toffolo e Fabrizio PIscitelli, sono stati condannati d...