Actor Chris Langham looked at pictures of children being assaulted because it made him feel like a better man, a court has heard.


EU Urges Liberia to Improve Election Laws Fast

The European Union urged Liberia,  struggling to emerge from more than 10 years of civil war, to  bring its election laws up to international standards ahead of  an October vote.


MONTGOMERY-- The Alabama Department of Public Health is encouraging smokers as well as non-smokers to recognize the American Cancer Societyâs Great American Smokeout Thursday, Nov. 18.


World Trade Organization (WTO) talks on a transatlantic row over plane subsidies will bring no quick fix for what could be the biggest commercial dispute in WTO history, officials and analysts warned on Wednesday.


Four years ago, Ralph Nader had a seat on the Sunday talk shows, a spot on 43 state ballots and a gutsy low-budget campaign that was packing in supporters. Unbowed at age 70, he's back this year sounding the same pox-on-both-your-houses message. But this time he stands at just 1 percent in the polls and former allies are trying to get him to sit down.


Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - Rangers went back to the top of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) Saturday with a 3-0 demolition of Dundee.


The chemist who created "the clear," a previously undetectable steroid, was sentenced Friday to three months in prison and three months' home confinement for his role in a burgeoning sports drug scandal.


Lock in the lowest rates of the summer. Get up to 4 free quotes from trusted lenders. Apply now - bad credit OK.


Egypt heralds Mideast peace 'breakthrough', eyes return of ambassador

Egypt raised the prospect of a framework for a Middle East peace deal and said it could soon return an ambassador to Israel, a move that would revive full diplomatic ties after a four-year break.


Torino, 20:08 - Calcio, Juve; Del Piero: piÃ¹ vicino a Bettega e Boniperti

"Per me questo Ã¨ stato un gol importante, e tra l'altro mi consente di fare un ulteriore passo avant...


NAJAF, Iraq - Militiamen loyal to rebel Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Friday removed their weapons from the revered Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf as a 2-week-old uprising centered on the holy site appeared to be drawing to an end.    Militants from al-Sadr's Mahdi Army had been using the shrine, one of the holiest in Shiite Islam, as a hideout while they attacked U.S...


An avalanche outside a Utah ski resort Friday trapped at least one backcountry skier, authorities said.


China's Hu calls democracy 'blind alley'

BEIJING China's Communist Party chief, Hu Jintao, said Wednesday that Western-style democracy was a "blind alley" for China and that the one-party state would fight power abuse and corruption by policing itself better.


F.D.A. Panel Supports Artificial Disks for Upper Spine

An independent panel of reviewers voted unanimously to recommend the approval of the first artificial replacement for failing disks in the upper spine.


When it comes to IBM and Microsoft, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why it's a case of can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.


With tanks, jets, Sri Lanka fetes fall of rebel east

With a parade of tanks, military brass bands and the roar of fighter jets overhead, Sri Lanka's government on Thursday feted the capture of the Tamil Tigers' last bastion in the east.


Chinese President Hu Jintao puts clean government and sharing wealth fairly at the top of his political agenda.


News.com Extra: Gene splicing: Embryos with three parents?

Also: Color Sudoku game adds twist to computing. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.


San Francisco Giants Team Report - October 2

(Sports Network) - The San Francisco Giants not only have wild card apsirations, but they can possibly win the NL West. San Francisco will play the middle contest of a three-game series versus the Los Angeles Dodgers today in southern California.


Nalbandian stuns Nadal at Madrid Masters

Rafael Nadal, coming off a five-week layoff because of ailing knees, lost to David Nalbandian 6-1, 6-2 Friday in the Madrid Masters quarterfinals. It was Nadal's most lopsided defeat in three years.


By Jackie Burrell, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  May 29--Fearful parents may conjure up images of trench-coated predators trolling the Web, but the virtual world their teens actually inhabit is more like the soda shop of yesteryear or the mall -- a place to hang with friends.


The maverick Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yuan was arrested after he was found taking drugs in his Beijing home, Reuters reported.


Even a big first-day jump in shares of Google (GOOG) couldn't quiet debate over whether the Internet search engine's contentious auction was a hit or a flop.


The royal family did everything it could to make President Chirac feel at home and to celebrate the centenary of the entente cordiale at Windsor Castle last night.


New Zealand police may issue an arrest warrant for a man who took his baby daughter as his Welsh wife appeals to him.


Latest storage sales numbers show HP, IBM in second-place tie

EMC led the external disk storage market in the first quarter of 2007, according to IDC, but IBM and HP were in a "statistical tie" for second.


On the third day of Christmas in Washington, my true love realized that French hens get no formal recognition from bird experts in North America.


Cuban-Americans' joy over Castro illness raises eyebrows

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ As Fidel Castro recovers from major surgery, many Cuban-Americans are praying for him.    To die.    "I'm hoping this man dies, and I've never had that feeling for anyone," said Silvia Garcia of Wellington, Fla., 48, who fled Cuba as a child.


Hospital phone firm Patientline says it is in talks to restructure its "unsustainable" Â£80m debt.


Governor says 200,000 more flu shots found

CHICAGO Governor Rod Blagojevich (bluh-GOY'-uh-vitch) today says state officials have found an additional 200-thousand doses of the flu vaccine in Europe.


Sequestrata a Bari una nave carica di merci scaduteIndagato il braccio destro dell'ex governatore pugliese Fitto                                          "Cibo avariato ai militari in Libano" La procura di Roma apre un'inchiesta                                                                                Nel mirino una commessa da 2,3 milioni di euroSi indaga anche sulle forniture alle altre missioni di LORENZA PLEUTERI e MARINO BISSO


Viktor Yanukovych: Mother Russia's Favorite Son

Like politicians everywhere, Ukraine's 54-year-old Prime Minister likes to invoke his humble origins, telling the media that "my main dream in life was to break out of poverty.


Warm signs detected from distant icy world

LONDON - A large, icy rock at the edge of our solar system was warm at some point, a finding that suggests planetary processes like volcanic activity, astronomers say.


Clinical trial links Celebrex to heart risk

In an announcement that many doctors were waiting for, Pfizer Inc. said its top-selling painkiller Celebrex -- which is similar to Vioxx -- caused an increased risk of heart attacks when used in high doses during a clinical trial.


The controversial Russian music download website allofmp3.com looks set to resume service.


John Kerry often says he loves that his wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, speaks her mind. But that doesn't mean he always agrees with her. And on Tuesday he said he didn't.


LONDON -- A videotape broadcast yesterday showed a British hostage in Iraq shackled in a cage and wearing an orange jumpsuit, pleading with Prime Minister Tony Blair to help save his life and accusing him of not doing enough to secure his freedom.


AMERICA/VENEZUELA - Settimana nazionale dell'Educazione religiosa scolastica per studiare il progetto di legge che cerca di escludere l'insegnamento della religione dalle scuole venezuelane Caracas (Agenzia Fides) - Sotto il Coordinamento Nazionale del Programma ERE (Educazione Religiosa Scolare) e dipendente dal Dipartimento dellÂEducazione del Segretariato Permanente dell'Episcopato Venezuelano, si sta celebrando nel paese latinoameri...


Thai govt. claims proof of Malaysian militant camps

Thailand's Deputy Interior Minister Sutham Saengprathum said on Tuesday that the Thai government has photographs showing Muslim militants "being trained in jungle hideouts" in Malaysia.


Oil futures prices rose in Europe Thursday amid concerns about heating oil supplies at the beginning of the Northern Hemisphere winter.


U.S. space agency NASA plans to launch several massive helium balloons from a northern Sweden launch pad this summer, officials said Wednesday.


CAPS investors unanimously think these stocks will win big.


Hannover Re Cuts Full-Year Forecast After Damage Claims From Hurricanes

Hannover Re expects 2004 net income of 300 million euros ($371 million), compared with a previous forecast of 390 million euros and 430 million euros, the Hanover, Germany-based company said in a statement to ...


South Korea Drops 'Main Enemy' Tag for North

For the first time in a decade, South  Korea has stopped labeling North Korea its "main enemy" but its  latest Defense White Paper Friday said it suspects the  reclusive state of possessing nuclear weapons.


Pop star Madonna visits Judaism's sacred Western Wall in the dead of night to avoid being mobbed by waiting photographers.


FDA objects to parts of House drug safety plan

Drug safety measures pending in the House of Representatives may burden regulators without protecting patients from dangerous medicines, a senior Food and Drug Administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday.


Ankle exam for Schilling pushed back again

Schilling was expected to be seen by doctors on Sunday. He had originally been scheduled for an exam Friday, but a conflict pushed that date back to Saturday.


David Howell is 29, a nine-year veteran of the European PGA Tour. Paul Casey is 27, a highly publicized collegiate star here in America who has earned more


Peruvians ordered to stay home for census

Peru shut down for business on Sunday for a controversial census after President Alan Garcia ordered everyone in the country to stay home for 10 hours.


Trade gap widens in Dec, sets record for 2006

The U.S. trade deficit widened more than expected in December and grew 6.5 percent during all of 2006 to a record $763.6 billion, a U.S. Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.


Bush links UN funding to oil-for-food investigation

President George W. Bush on Thursday linked future US funding of the United Nations to clear accounting of what went on under the multi-billion dollar oil-for-food programme in Iraq.


Historic hypersonic flight for NASA 'scramjet' made in Tennessee

LOS ANGELES An unmanned NASA jet that set a speed record of almost seven-thousand miles per hour was built by a Tennessee company.


Commissioner Gary Bettman summed up the NHL's decision to lock out its players in five words Wednesday. "We are out of gas," Bettman said in New York after the league's Board of Governors offered unanimous


The Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Market Report Column: Growth, Takeover Talk Boost Stocks

By Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune  Feb. 14--Stocks advanced broadly in modest trading volume Tuesday, pushing the Dow Jones industrial average to its first triple-digit gain of the new year.   The Dow jumped 102.30 points, to 12,654.85.


The MCPS-PRS Alliance said that it will license more than 10 million pieces of music to Google Inc.-owned YouTube for use on the British version of the Web site.


Sri Lanka's first major peacekeeping contingent leaves to join the UN mission in Haiti.


Teaching online isn't unusual, but professors are taking advantage of Linden Lab's 3-D metaverse to shape meeting spaces to their needs and provide an added dimension to learning. By Daniel Terdiman.


The board of European defence firm EADS agrees to a long-awaited restructuring plan for Airbus.


Customers will be able to develop and deploy a wide variety of applications including video, audio/video messaging and blogging, and more.


The thing that tempered the excitement of the Bruins' 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Sunday was the win itself.


Firefighters Endorse Dodd as Transport Union Picks Clinton

Sen. Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) picked up the first significant prize in the competition for labor union endorsements yesterday, winning the support of the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) in what his advisers believe will be an important boost to his presidential primary...


Arrington Hospitalized Through Rest of Week

Former Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington will remain at Prince George's Hospital Center at least through the remainder of this week as a precaution following his motorcycle accident Monday, according to his lawyer, Rosalyn Pugh . Arrington already has had one surgical procedure to repair his...


Capping an intense 10-day competition for Iowa's seven electoral votes, Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards accused the Bush administration on Sunday of being captured by drug and insurance interests at the expense of working families.


Contrack International Inc., an Arlington engineering and construction company, became the first major US firm to withdraw from a reconstruction contract in Iraq because the deteriorating


Children need hour's daily exercise, parents told

Children need to be dragged away from the television over the Christmas holidays and taken outside for an hour's exercise a day, the government will tell parents today


Judges Rule for Nader in Election Boost for Bush

President Bush received a potential boost on Friday in his bid for re-election when a court ruled that independent candidate Ralph Nader, who experts believe helped Bush win four years ago, be placed on Florida's presidential ballot.


MySpace Labels Innocent Woman as Sex Offender

Jessica Davis, a 29-year-old University of Colorado senior,  finds herself falsely branded a sex offender and kicked off MySpace.


As of Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, at least 3,902 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. The figure includes eight military civilians. At least 3,178 died as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.


Rather Again Finds Himself As News Maker

From his pitched exchange with President Bush's father to bizarre incidents like his 1986 mugging, Dan Rather has become the news with uncomfortable frequency during his four decades at CBS.


England and Leicester captain Martin Corry would like to see Dean Richards as Andy Robinson's successor.


US researchers have given a washing machine a voice so that it can be used by visually impaired people


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Stadium move pushes Arsenal further into red

Arsenal's move from Highbury to the Emirates Stadium has led to an increase of more than 100 million pounds (188m dollars) in their overall net debt.


The people who hand out the Heisman Trophy were at it again Wednesday, extending invitations to a trio of top college players for an all-expense-paid weekend in New York City.


Overlaying to boost Internet performance

World leading microchip developer Intel says the Internet needs a radical overhaul to make itself more powerful. Intel's chief technology officer, Pat Gelsinger, notes that


A long-delayed upgrade to the airline watch list system faces another three-year wait, a top Homeland Security official says. But this time the government really has it figured out. In 27B Stroke 6.


26% of UK Forestry & Services Companies Are Now in Financial Danger

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c50301)  has announced the addition of Forestry & Services - Portfolio Analysis  to their offering  The Portfolio Analysis - Forestry & Services is a comprehensive  evaluation of the UK market.


Soon Japanese owners of the Nintendo DS (Dual Screen), their latest handheld console, and GameBoy Advance SP will be able to play music and video with a new adaptor on their pocket marvels.


'The Aviator' Leads Oscar Nominations With 11

"Million Dollar Baby" and "Finding Neverland" received seven nods, while "Ray" received six and "Sideways" five.


An Attack Burns Anguish Into Kurdish Region

IRBIL, Iraq -- He was promised a straight shot to heaven and 72 maidens to wait on him once he got there, but Hoshir Sabir Hasan was not ready to die.


Determined to avoid any erosion in support, Sen. John Kerry is reaching out to black voters, a core Democratic constituency, in the campaign's final month, meeting with black religious leaders and traveling with Jesse Jackson.


At the Brookfield Zoo, cicadas are a lot more than just really noisy insects: They're delicious treats.


Amid an otherwise tepid Nevada faceoff, a sign that voters are fed up with discussions of race dominating the campaign


Annan Vows Action Against UN Staff in Iraq Program

A probe into the U.N.  oil-for-food program for Iraq said the director of the  operation got oil allocations for a firm run by a friend, and  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan vowed to discipline him.


India to hire private consultants to find out how many HIV-positive

India will seek the help of private consultants to determine how many of its billion-plus population are HIV-positive after allegations its official estimate of 5.1 million is too low.


Gunmen in police uniforms abduct dozens of people from a commercial area of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.


TXU agrees to KKR, Texas Pacific buyout: report

Texas power company TXU Corp.  has agreed to be acquired by private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.  and Texas Pacific Group  for about $32 billion in the largest leverage buyout in history, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.


Roundup: Dorfmeister takes women's super-G

Michaela Dorfmeister, an Austrian, won the opening women's World Cup super giant slalom race of the season on Sunday at Lake Louise, Alberta.


Lawmaker Warns Companies Not to Dump Pensions

Struggling US companies must not use the federal pension agency as a "dumping ground" for their pension plans in order to survive, a key lawmaker working on pension reform legislation warned on Tuesday.


A US District Court Judge ruled last year that Big Blue had violated age-discrimination laws by amending its pension plan in a way that would make older employees accrue retirement benefits at a lower rate than younger workers.


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New laws, new voting procedures and court fights that have changed the rules in some states may mean added confusion at the polls on Tuesday. With memories of deadlocked Florida still fresh, the lawyers are plentiful and busy this year. Here is a voter's guide to ways the partisan legal skirmishing could affect voters on Election Day.


Giants' Manning Needs Time to Mature, Like the Others

As a rookie, Eli Manning needs the time to swat away the cobwebs of confusion, the time that almost every young quarterback has needed for one reason or another.


Il giornalista venne rapito e ucciso in Iraq 2 anni fa


Marsh & McLennan's CEO resigns; new chief appointed

NEW YORK, October 26  - Marsh & McLennan Companies' (MMC.NYS) Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Greenberg, has resigned from his position, in the wake of the recently filed lawsuit against the company by the New York Attorney General, Eliot


In the midst of a crisis, Max Mayfield sets his schedule in four-minute increments. That's the amount of time the director of the National Hurricane Center allots each media crew camped out in the bunker-like building where forecasts are drawn up. He sets aside an hour to help assemble regularly scheduled advisories, and pauses to take calls from higher-ups, including U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans.


A Sri Lankan fleet lands a small catch to try to disprove fears fish have been contaminated by corpses.


UN-backed climate change conference ends with package of new ...

18 December 2004 - The tenth-anniversary United Nations Conference on Climate Change concluded today in Argentina after adopting a package of measures aimed at helping countries to prepare for climate change.


Mexican Cemex, being the third largest cement maker in the world, agreed to buy its British competitor - RMC Group - for $5.8 billion, as well as their debts in order to expand their activity on the building materials market of the USA and Europe.


Update 8: Stewart Asks to Serve Sentence Soon

Even at a wrenching moment of surrender, Martha Stewart was - as always - under impeccable control. Her announcement Wednesday that she would report to prison as soon as possible came in a light-bathed studio


Rimini, 18:58 - CALCIO, SIENA; BERETTA: NON CE NE VA BENE UNA

Il tecnico del Siena Mario Beretta, al termine del match col Catania, ha commentato cosÃ¬ l'1-1. 'Cre...


There's a new entrant in the growing on-demand movie space, but Vudu takes a slightly different take that may spur adoption or spell its doom. Customers will be able to stream movies over the Internet to their living room, but must first shell out $399 USD for the Vudu hardware.


Turkish Man Squirts Milk From Eye 9.2 Feet

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Ilker Yilmaz might just hold one of the world's most bizarre world records. The Turkish construction worker on Wednesday poured milk into his hand, loudly snorted it up his nose and squirted it 9.2 feet out of his left eye in what he hopes will be recognized as a new world record...


The Motley Fool - Pharmaceutical investors often forget that places beyond the United States and European Union have their own regulatory bodies that approve drugs -- and that some of these markets can be quite lucrative. Canada, Japan, and Australia are home to some of the biggest economies in the world, and they all have their own independent drug-regulation entities.


Eurostar will hold celebrations in three countries marking a decade of service, in which it is still yet to make a profit.


Recently retired chairman of the company that runs Bloomingdale's and Macy's department stores was indicted Tuesday on charges that he lied to state antitrust investigators.


House Wishes Bill Clinton Happy Birthday

Hallmark may have a greeting card for just about every occasion, but maybe not one for an ex-president recovering from bypass surgery a month after his birthday.


50 hurt in NC bus, tractor-trailer wreck

A Greyhound bus slammed into a tractor-trailer Wednesday and plunged down an embankment, injuring about 50 people, officials said. At least two people were critically injured and airlifted to UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, said hospital spokeswoman Stephanie Crayton.


Leopard makes âusing a Mac both more productive and more funâ

Troy Dreier  gives Leopard 4.5 stars (out of five). Praising Time Machine, he predicts that âLeopard will be remembered as the OS that debuted Time Machine, the backup tool that changes everything.â Equally positive about Cover Flow, Quick Look, Spaces, Mail, Boot Camp, and iChat, Dreier concludes that âLeopard is worth the price for Time Machine alone, but the sheer variety of improvements and innovation inside this OS give you much more than your moneyâs worth.â


As impressive as Boston College's record has been this hockey season, coach Jerry York believed there was plenty of room for improvement. He changed his lines, hoping something would click. Last night against Northeastern at Matthews Arena, the changes paid off.


Koalas to get contraceptives in Australia

Koalas in Australia's southeastern state of Victoria will receive contraceptive implants to keep their numbers down. Up to 2,000 female koalas will be implanted with a slow-releasehormone


The Democratic presidential candidates have moved from the politics of piling on to the politics of unity.


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Scott Peterson's (search) defense rested its case Tuesday, Judge Alfred A. Delucchi (search) told jurors.


Recapitata anche lettera come quella per Mieli e De Bortoli


A year after announcing it would migrate its Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows-run computers to Linux, the German city of Munich is expected to make the migration official. The city's council has scheduled a vote, which is anticipated to kick off the next phase of the Linux move.


LeBron James scores 48 points -- including 29 of Cleveland's last 30 points -- to will the Cavs to a 109-107 double-overtime win in Detroit.


Many fume over hot ad in lawyers newspaper

She's a sensual brunette showing a flash of cleavage and lots of inner thigh. She's tugging at the necktie of a handsome executive, pulling him aggressively toward her. Eyes closed, mouth slightly open as they prepare to kiss, she's wearing a men's suit jacket and not much else.


IAEA Inspectors in S.Korea for 2nd Investigation

Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog arrived in Seoul on Sunday to conduct a second inspection of South Korea's nuclear experiments, a day after the South said it had no plans to develop or possess nuclear weapons.


British Investors Predict Major Slump in House Prices

Confidence in the British property market has plunged to its lowest level in 16 months as investors predict a house price slump of up to 40 percent.


A renegade general in DR Congo says he will integrate 500 of his fighters into the army as a gesture of goodwill.


New research centers in Tennessee, Wisconsin and California will try to develop new ways of turning switchgrass, poplar trees and other plants into fuel under a $375 million plan announced Tuesday by the Energy Department.


Mobile phone operators and banks back a scheme to allow migrant workers to send money home.


Roma, 20:29 - BASKET, LEGADUE: SORESINA DI MISURA

Risultati della 12/a giornata di andata del campionato di Legadue di basket.


FDA whistleblower earns kudos, criticism

David Graham says he was surprised by the reception he got back at his Food and Drug Administration office after telling Congress the government had allowed unsafe drugs to remain on the market.


An upbeat Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton strode onstage Friday, leading the applause for herself and her supporters. She mocked her inability to sing and recalled her misjudgments on health care in her husband's first term.


Infineon to Pay a Fine in the Fixing Of Chip Prices

Federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they had cracked a global cartel that had illegally fixed prices of memory chips in personal computers and servers for


Saudi police nab militants as pilgrims complete haj

MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Saudi security forces arrested suspected al Qaeda militants planning attacks during the haj pilgrimage, a Saudi-owned television said on Friday as Muslim pilgrims performed the last rituals in Mecca.


IPG troubles persist as Wal-Mart drops ad account

When Draft FCB won a coveted advertising account from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the new business was trumpeted as proof of a turnaround at its parent company.


Check the winning numbers from Saturday's draw for the National Lottery.


'Nativity' Booted From Ill. Holiday Fair

By DON BABWIN CHICAGO - A public Christmas festival is no place for the Christmas story, the city says.


TI lowers rev outlook as calculators miss target

Chip maker Texas Instruments Inc.   lowered the mid-point of its second-quarter revenue  target on Monday as sales of calculators missed its  expectations, sending its shares down 2.3 percent.


Nagesh Kukunoor to film Kishore Kumar biopic

Titled Kishoreda, the film will be produced by Percept Pictures Company.


Iraqis to free a woman prisoner but deny yielding to terrorists

BAGHDAD Two Iraqi officials said Wednesday that the government was planning to release one of two female scientists being held prisoner, accused of working on Saddam Hussein's chemical weapons program.


Insurance merger results in $126.5 million windfall

ATLANTA - A massive corporate merger between two health-care giants will result in $126.5 million of new funding and equipment for Georgia's medical schools and rural hospitals, Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced Tuesday.


Poland and Czech Republic are in favor of hosting a proposed U.S. missile defense system, the Czech premier said Monday after meeting with his Polish counterpart.Comment


Memphis shakes off rust and moves to 8-0

Joey Dorsey, Robert Dozier and Shawn Taggart scored 11 points apiece, and the second-ranked Memphis Tigers shook off the rust from an 11-day break by beating Middle Tennessee 65-41 Saturday night in the opening game of the Sun Belt Classic doubleheader.


Taiwan makes song and dance over snatched flag

Taiwan protested on Tuesday against some unchoreographed steps by folk dancers from China, which claims the island as its own, after they snatched a Taiwan flag from an Israeli stage.


Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has called him a natural, and Wayne Rooney showed that's what he is. In his first match with United after being out three months with a broken right foot, the 18-year


Castro too ill to attend birthday celebration

Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Tuesday that he was not well enough to attend the opening of several days of events celebrating his 80th birthday.


Judges Deal With Sentencing Rules Fallout

Federal judges no longer have to follow mandatory sentencing guidelines, thanks to the Supreme Court, but they're also left with mounds of paperwork, a backlog of sentencing hearings and uncertainty about the future.


Firenze, 14:04 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: VOGLIAMO DARE CONTINUITA'

Tre gare in sette giorni. Cesare Prandelli fa l'esame alla Fiorentina: ''Abbiamo 20 titolari e per q...


Lorenzo Bassano era stato arrestato per possesso di hashish


Fast Cars, Small Penises and Australian Men

To discourage speeders, Australian authorities have chosen a novel approach: challenge their manhood.


Washington - The United States (US) is losing ground again in its fight against Aids with blacks, particularly African-American women, suffering most from the resurgent spread of the virus.


On Jan. 18, when the headlines in the United States focused on the war in Iraq, the new Democratic Congress and actress Lindsay Lohan's alcohol problem, the Bush administration rewrote the book on federal regulation.


Gaunt to Gargantuan and Back: The Atkins Method of Acting

Extreme weight loss and gain is today's most popular form of stunt acting, with movie stars ballooning up and down as if they've never heard of padding or special effects.


The head of the education watchdog Ofsted says too many colleges in England are under-performing.


A new report from the international consortium of laboratories that decoded the human genome has revised the estimated number of human genes sharply downward.


Roma, 14:15 - CALCIO, SERIE B: DOMANI INCONTRO SINDACI-MATARRESE A ROMA

Si terrà domani mattina a Roma, all'Hotel Roma Airport di Fiumicino, l'incontro tra il sindac...


Tirano al rialzo i modelli F430 e 599 Gtb Fiorano


Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Relentless Pain

Words are powerless in the predetermined universe of "4:48 Psychosis," Sarah Kane's breathtakingly beautiful and ugly suicide note of a play.


DEAD SEA, Jordan — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice threw herself at two intractable Mideast problems — the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iraq — during a brief trip to the region, and encountered the reality that the U.S. has few options other than patience.


Japanese minister links sub intrusion with China's gas project

A Japanese trade minister has linked the recent intrusion of a suspected Chinese nuclear submarine into Japanese waters with China's natural gas exploration near islands disputed by the two countries.


Police probe San Francisco zoo after tiger mauling

San Francisco police combed the city's zoo for clues as to how a tiger escaped from its enclosure on Christmas and killed one man and wounded two others, a zoo spokeswoman said on Wednesday.


Custom Rims, Yes; TV in Steering Wheel, No

As part of a crackdown against auto customization shops, regulators imposed a fine on the auto body shop affiliated with the MTV reality show "Pimp My Ride."


MALABO, Equatorial Guinea -- Financiers in Europe and Africa were behind a plot to overthrow the government of Africa's number three oil producer, an accused ringleader testified yesterday at the opening of the continent's biggest mercenary trial in decades.


British top Euro league of cocaine abusers

Britain now tops the Euro-league table for cocaine abuse which has reached levels similar to the US, according to a study published last night.


IN A debut vaguely reminiscent of the dot.com boom, shares of internet search giant Google surged in their first day of public trading.


U.S. duo win physics Nobel for backing up Big Bang

Americans John Mather and George Smoot won the 2006 Nobel prize for physics on Tuesday for work on cosmic radiation that helped pinpoint the age of the universe and added weight to the Big Bang theory of its birth.


Andy Pettitte did the honorable thing late yesterday when he admitted, in the wake of the Mitchell Report, that he took human growth hormone on two occasions while recuperating from an elbow injury in 2002.


The Formula 1 circus spent Saturday morning holed up in various hotels in the Suzuka area, a number of people nursing sore heads after a little too much time off on Friday night.


Philadelphia Flyers center Keith   Primeau announced on Thursday that he is retiring after 15 NHL   seasons because of lingering effects from a concussion he   suffered last year.


Jeremy Pargo saw opportunities and openings and took charge when Gonzaga needed someone to do just that. Pargo scored 11 of his career-high 23 points in the second overtime and also had seven rebounds, three assists and three steals, lifting the Zags to a thrilling 90-86 victory over No. 23 Stanford on Wednesday night.


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Deaths of Rare Crocodile in India Stir Alarm

The rare Indian crocodile known as the gharial is turning up dead by the dozens on the banks of a river in India and forest officials donât know why.


Three Reportedly Killed in Israeli Strike

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Oct. 3, 2004 - An Israeli aircraft fired two missiles Sunday at a group of Palestinians who had just launched a homemade rocket, killing three people in the northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian hospital sources and witnesses said.


You know them. You see them every day. They sit next to you on the train, in church or in the cubicle next to yours. Whenever the question of the presidential election arises, they are quick


FDA panel recommends approval of Merck AIDS drug

SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Merck & Co's experimental AIDS drug Isentress merits approval, a panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday.


Lions' slide continues in loss to Redskins

There is a difference between being an inconsistent team and a team that is getting progressively worse. The Detroit Lions, who are unquestionably a young and inexperienced squad


Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who remained in a deep coma and close to death at a hospital outside of Paris Wednesday, will be buried at his battered headquarters


The remnants of Hurricane John dumped heavy rain over central Baja California on Monday and caused showers in parts of the southwestern United States, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.


Supreme Court Memo: Precedents Begin Falling for Roberts Court

The question is not whether the court will overturn more, but how often, by what standard and in what terms.


Study Sees Climate Change Impact on Alaska

Climate change is expected to raise the repair and replacement cost of thousands of infrastructure projects as much as $6.1 billion for a total of nearly $40 billion from now to 2030, the study says.


Colo. Voting Woes Rise As Election Nears

Colorado could end up writing an ugly sequel to the Florida election nightmare of four years ago.


Doctors have used thin sheets of cheek tissue to restore vision in people with damaged corneas. A team from Osaka University transplanted thin layers of cheek cells onto the eyes of four patients with a rare and painful eye condition.


Global stock markets face an uncertain week after the biggest sell-off in more than four years.


LONDON, September 9 (New Ratings) - British Airways (BAI1.FSE) has sold its 18.25% stake in the Australian airline, Qantas, to local and international investors.


Sharpest Image Ever Obtained of a Circumstellar Disk Reveals Signs of Young Planets

MAUNA KEA, Hawaii -- The sharpest image ever taken of a dust disk around another star has revealed structures in the disk which are signs of unseen planets.     Dr...


Stop crocodile hunts, say Malaysian wildlife groups

Malaysian conservation groups on Wednesday called for a halt to crocodile hunts in the wild jungles of Borneo mounted by Malaysians searching for the remains of a boy feared to have been eaten by one of the reptiles.


Rispetto al 2003 si e' fatto molto, ma non si e' indenni


For years, we've been subjected to warnings that "global warming" might one day change the way we live our lives. That day, pretty much, is today.


Last year, officials at Henrico County Public Schools in Virginia set out to provide a laptop computer for every student in the county's nine high schools.


Michelangelo had private room at Vatican

A 450-year-old receipt has provided proof that Michelangelo kept a private room in St. Peter's Basilica while working as the pope's chief architect, Vatican experts said.


My Birthday Wish: Not Burdening Our Children

My birthday wish is for all of us to stop asking what the government can do for us today and to focus instead on what we can do to prepare the economy for our children.


Full AIM Connectivity Coming to AOL Mail

With its upgrade to Cayman complete, AOL is focusing on adding features to its web e-mail client that will help it to catch up and surpass its competitors in features.


In manette sei dirigenti Consiglio regionale e Comune Napoli


Sport: Spanish star, who won five major championships during a stellar career, announces retirement.


Hal Sutton wanted to send a message on Friday morning at Oakland Hills Country Club, and the statement came through loud and clear: "Retreat!


Australian FM wraps up North Korea trip saying "long, hard process" ahead

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Wednesday wrapped up his two-day North Korea visit focusing on a stand-off over the communist state's nuclear ambitions by saying the international community faced a "long, hard process ahead" to solve the ...


Gaza truce shaken by attack on PM's office

Gunmen fired on the offices of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Monday, disrupting a cabinet meeting, just hours after the Islamist group and Fatah faction agreed to an Egyptian-brokered truce.


EU warns Iran of 'serious situation' on nuclear plans

BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers Monday urged Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities, saying Tehran could face a "serious situation" if it continued to defy the international community.


Principal shot in week's second school shooting

MADISON, Wisconsin  - A 15-year-old student   critically wounded his school's principal in western Wisconsin   on Friday after telling another student "you better run," in   the second U.S. school shooting this week, authorities said.


These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show part of a heavily eroded impact crater at Solis Planum, in the Thaumasia region of the southern hemisphere.


"Non Ã¨ giusto criticare un sistema e continuare a farne parte" dice il ct azzurro ed ex tecnico della Juve. Il boemo: "Io voglio farlo diventare pulito". MILANO, 28 novembre 2004 - "A Zeman dico che non Ã¨


The Bush administration says it won't appeal a court decision that blocks proposed regulations aimed at loosening limits on media ownership.


Religion Experts Ask How Jesus Would Vote

Just a few miles from George W. Bush's former office at the state Capitol, a panel of religious experts weighed a question with relevance to many people of faith: How would Jesus vote?


Veteran Rep. Jerry Lewis of California won the backing of House Republican leaders on Wednesday to head the chamber's Appropriations Committee, thrusting him to the center of this year's battle over spending cuts.


U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met   Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to seek his help in   bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah   group, whose chief allies are Syria and Iran.


Bush hails Karzai, Musharraf, ahead of summit

US President George W. Bush praised presidents Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan as "two courageous leaders" worthy of US help as they prepared for three-way talks next week.


Chargers 17, Titans 6: Chargers Win First Playoff Game in 13 Years

Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers orchestrated two three second-half scoring drives and running back LaDainian Tomlinson scored a key touchdown to lead San Diego.


A meno di una settimana dal massacro di una trentina di fedeli musulmani nella moschea sciita di Zainabya a Sialkot, nel Pakistan orientale, un nuovo grave attentato, riconducibile al fanatismo religioso, ha colpito il Paese asiatico: un duplice attacco


Lower gas prices and cannibalization eat into Costco's results.


Eva Longoria back to work after fantasy wedding

Eva Longoria has returned to the sets of the popular television show "Desperate Housewives", 11 days after her wedding with French basketball player Tony Parker.


Dovra' eleggere leader del partito, Zuma favorito


Talks to avoid a crippling strike at British Airways will resume on Friday  with unions and the airline "hopeful" of reaching a deal.


Al vaglio anche altre proposte 'interessanti' dell'Udeur


Iraq, altra giornata d'orrore, tra decapitazioni e nuovi rapimenti

Su Internet le immagini dell'esecuzione dei tre accusati di collaborare con gli Usa. Sequestrati 18 soldati iracheni. Alcuni camionisti turchi uccisi, un numero imprecisato rapiti. Autobomba a Samarra, tre morti.


A group of citizens in the swing state of New Hampshire, including Democrats, Republicans and one undecided voter, gave a slight edge to Democrat John Kerry in Thursday's first presidential debate.


Mortar shells rained down Sunday on a girls' secondary school in a mostly Sunni area of western Baghdad, killing five pupils and wounding 20


RICHMOND, Va. -- Gas and electric company Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday it will sell most of its U.S. onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations through two transactions for a combined $6.5 billion.


Bolivians voted Sunday in municipal elections that polls predicted would see indigenous and peasant organizations gaining ground on the traditional political parties that have long dominated the nation.


SingTel, six other Asian operators form regional mobile alliance

SINGAPORE : Singapore Telecoms has joined hands with six other Asian telcos to form a unified regional mobile network. The Bridge Mobile Alliance will be equally owned by SingTel


Ovitz: Financial Protection Was Important

Michael Ovitz, Walt Disney Co.'s former president, Monday said that protecting himself financially against an early termination from the entertainment giant was an important point during his contract negotiations.


Madrid, 11:42 - CALCIO, SPAGNA: FLUMINENSE INSISTE PER RIQUELME

Il Fluminense vuole Riquelme. ''Stiamo cercando di prenderlo'', ha detto il dirigente del club brasi...


Seven suspects detained over British bomb plot

British police arrested two more suspects in a hunt for members of a suspected al Qaeda cell which rammed a jeep packed with fuel into an airport and left two car bombs in London, police said on Monday.


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Chris Hartjes' Blog: Using CakePHPâs Native Web Service Support

On reading a message on the CakePHP mailing list about the web services built into the framework, Chris Hartjes decided to embark on his own look at what functionality the framework offers and how easy it is to use.   Might I add that until I tried this, I had never built a web service with CakePHP before. I found that by turning on the debug mode and actually following the instructions that were in the error messages (best undocumented feature of CakePHP if you ask me) I was able to build.   His code, while it worked, was one-upped by another's submitted to the mailing list (Samuel DeVore) so he's included that code in his example rather than the original. His example makes a TestController, an XmlComponent, and an XmlHelper to vary the output from a normal HTML to an XML format based on if "xml" is included in the path of the location.


US President George W Bush is stepping up pressure on North Korea and Iran to abandon their nuclear weapons programmes. At the Apec summit of Pacific-rim countries in Chilean capital Santiago Mr Bush has been


Car bomb kills anti-Syrian MP, 9 others in Beirut

A powerful car bomb killed anti-Syrian Lebanese lawmaker Walid Eido and nine other people on Wednesday in an attack his allies blamed on Damascus.


Oil Rises Amid Expected U.S. Inventory Decline

Oil prices rose amid expectations a report will show U.S. crude stockpiles fell last week to post the seventh straight decline in inventories for the worldâs largest energy consumer.


The highlight of Ryan Palmer's rookie season on the PGA Tour came seven months ago across town at Bay Hill, when he met Arnold Palmer for the first time.


Canceling Harman Deal, Suitors Buy Bonds Instead

Goldman Sachs and K.K.R. agreed to end their $8 billion buyout of Harman International, which makes speakers, and instead buy $400 million of the companyâs bonds.


A payment system that allows users to spend cash via their handsets is launched across the UK.


Snow: Automakers open to fuel efficiency

Car makers are embracing fuel-efficient vehicles and bringing a new perspective to energy challenges, the chairman of the firm that bought an 80 percent stake in Chrysler said Wednesday.


Australia v India third test scoreboard - close

â¢ UPDATE 2-Martyn century give Australia upper hand v India October 26, 2004 11:46:28 NAGPUR, India, Oct 26  - Damien Martyn struck a dazzling 114 but injury-hit India clung on in the final session as Australia finished the opening day of the


An Indonesian court rejects a bid by detained cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir to be released from jail.


Companies and individuals found responsible for environmental disasters should face criminal charges, the European Union's executive said


System X supercomputer speeds up almost 20 percent

MacCentral - Virginia Tech's all-Mac System X supercomputer, installed at the university's Terascale Computing Facility, made headlines last year when it was determined to be the third-fastest supercomputer in the world. System X has been upgraded to Apple Computer Inc.'s Xserve G5 server and now runs even faster, with a sustained speed of 12.25 trillion operations per second -- 19 percent faster than before.


Sentencing Hearing Next for Scott Peterson

Prosecutor Rick Distaso leaves after the verdict was read in the Scott Peterson trial in Redwood City, Calif, Wednesday Nov. 12, 2004.


Divers are to examine the hull of a container ship which has been refloated nearly six months after its grounding off the Devon coast.


"Titanic" director James Cameron presented on Monday what he said was evidence the tomb of Jesus had been uncovered, but some scholars dismissed it as a publicity stunt.


The Darfur peace talks stall over the creation of a no-fly zone, as a UN envoy warns of anarchy in the area.


Could now be the right time to add some junk to your portfolio?


Wary of Arab voices, West promotes Malay views on Islam

Western governments and institutions,   eager to dilute what they see as Arab radicalism, are actively   encouraging the translation of works by Malay-speaking Muslims   from across Southeast Asia.


Prion disease experts study woman's death

The recent death of a middle-aged Alaska woman admitted to Harborview Medical Center for severe, unexplained dementia is being investigated by one of the nation's leading experts in prion diseases -- a category of illnesses that include so-called mad cow ...


Fourteen seconds and 1 yard. That was it. That was all that stood between Andover and the Merrimack Valley Conference title.


Bob Metcalfe Takes Helm of Biofuel Company

Tech veteran of Xerox Parc, 3Com and a VC, heâs now trying his hand in biofuels.


Corey Dillon picked up a new moniker Sunday night — Super Bowl winner. Labeled as selfish and a malcontent in seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, Dillon proved his critics wrong this season by meshing perfectly with a New England team that thrives on unselfishness.


Purported bin Laden tape condemns Iraqi elections

CAIRO - A man believed to be Osama bin Laden urges Iraqis to boycott next month's elections and endorses Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi as his Iraqi deputy in an audiotape broadcast Monday by Al-Jazeera television.


A compromise emerged this summer, but now House leaders seek to limit DHS authority to regulate such security.


FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer has played down reports that Poland is considering withdrawing its troops from Iraq by the end of next year.


November durable goods orders edge up 0.1 percent

New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made manufactured goods rose by a much less-than-forecast 0.1 percent during November and a key gauge of corporate appetite for investment also unexpectedly shrank, government data on Thursday showed.


The runner-up to Hamid Karzai in historic presidential elections congratulated the Afghan leader Saturday on the formation of his Cabinet, and said he is in the process of forming an opposition political party.


Milano, 20:07 - CALCIO, MATERAZZI: PATO E' UN GRANDISSIMO

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China's worst floods in a century kill at least 172, injure ...

China's Sichuan province faced the threat of epidemics yesterday after the worst flooding in a century killed at least 172 people and


PSA Peugeot Citroen to fall short of sales target in China

PSA Peugeot Citroen China's unit is expected to miss its full-year car sales target due to intense competition and slumping sales.


Coal mine blast leaves 56 dead, 100 missing in central China

Some 56 people were killed and a further 100 reported missing in a coal mine blast in central China, state media quoted local officials as saying.


SALT LAKE CITY Urban Meyer confirms he's leaving undefeated Utah to become the head football coach at Florida. Meyer said that at Florida everything is in place to make a run at the whole thing, and that was a factor in his decision.


New York wonders as ex-Mayor Giuliani gains support

Voters are lining up behind Rudolph Giuliani, who became "America's mayor" on Sept 11, 2001. But many New Yorkers remember the mayor before that day with less affection.


It is now four days since a semi-naked woman named Nicollette Sheridan, after shedding her towel, jumped into the arms of Terrell Owens, pro football's self-styled "I Am the Great I Am.


Driven by demand for flash memory chips used in cell phones, Intel's profits rose as it struggled to overcome weak PC sales, growing inventory, product missteps and stiff competition.


Amburgo, 11:42 - CICLISMO, JAKSCHE: DOPATO DAL '97, HO INIZIATO CON STANGA

"Stanga disse che voleva cominciare con il trattamento. Voleva vedere cosa funzionasse meglio per me...


The day has arrived that everyone who cares about hockey has dreaded for many years. At midnight tonight, the league's 10-year-old collective bargaining agreement expires, and after an NHL


U.N. Meeting Hopes to Energize Anti-Hunger Campaign

World leaders gather at U.N. headquarters on Monday to inject new life into a global campaign to eradicate hunger, which conference organizer Brazil denounces as "the worst of all weapons of mass destruction." ...


John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Peter Ebdon and Graeme Dott all look set for third-round wins at the UK Championship.


Disgraced pop duo Milli Vanilli will soon get a movie made about their less-than-spectacular career, following in the cinematic steps of such icons as Ray Charles and Johnny Cash.


UPDATE 2-US leading indicators down 5th straight month

A key forecasting gauge of future US economic activity fell for a fifth straight month in October, a private research firm said on Thursday.


Vermont regulators rejected FairPoint Communications' proposed $2.7 billion buyout of Verizon Communications' land lines in northern New England, citing concerns about the company's financial viability.


The Worlds of Flesh and of Ink Blur in an Animated Landscape

This deadpan fable of colliding cultures from the urban-lore cartoonist Ben Katchor blurs the line between two and three dimensions to the point that it creates its own spatial universe.


U.S. finds low-risk H5N1 bird flu strain in ducks

U.S. agriculture officials said on   Friday that tests found the H5N1 avian influenza virus in   mallard ducks in Maryland but it appeared to be a   low-pathogenic strain that posed no risk to humans.


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Specialist retailer Jessops says the popularity of digital cameras has helped to boost its profits.


H&M plans 2nd Madonna fashion collection

Europe's largest fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz has once again sealed a deal to create a fashion line with Madonna, the company said Thursday.


Prayers are being said on the first anniversary of the RAF Kinloss Nimrod crash which claimed 14 lives.


America West Airlines said Thursday it won't try to acquire ATA Airlines out of bankruptcy. ATA, which filed Chapter 11 on Oct. 26, has a tentative deal to sell its gates and routes at Midway


News Analysis: In Abbas, Western Hopes Hang on Thin Reed

Mahmoud Abbas, the moderate Palestinian Authority president, has little power to carry out his decrees or his will.


DNA samples from the soldier who murdered Sally Geeson are being studied to see if he is linked to other sex crimes.


â30 Days of Nightâ is a series of gory set pieces that seems to have been edited with a meat ax.


Eight people are killed as a tornado hits an Alabama school, with a huge storm system threatening much of the US.


Bush appoints ambassador to Cabinet post

'Our military is the pride of our country. We can't pay them enough to do the things that we ask of them -- the sacrifices, the separations, the heroics.


Citigroup Inc. (CN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said one of its fast-rising executives, Sallie Krawcheck, will take over the No.


The Miami Dolphins will put their courtship of LSU coach Nick Saban on hold to comply with the NFL's hiring policy by interviewing a minority candidate.


Oil, Slower Profit Growth to Curb Stocks

Heading into the heart of earnings season next week the expected results look robust, but a slowing of future profit growth and the impact of surging oil prices on the economy could conspire to hold down stocks.


Cubans Seek to Draw Attention to Embargo

Thousand of people wave Cuban flags during a rally to draw attention to the upcoming UN vote to condemn the four-decade embargo against Cuba in Havana on Saturday Oct. 23, 2004.


Economists question White House summit's assessment

Economists assembled by the White House for a high-profile summit yesterday maintained forcefully that the US economy is robust and growing.


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An independent production company was to blame for the blunder that led to the BBC apologising to the Queen, the corporation has revealed.


US Spews More Spam Than Any Other Country

The United States was the 800-pound spam-spewing gorilla throughout 2004, a spot it held from wire to wire throughout the year, an anti-virus firm announced Monday.


For Sun CEO Scott McNealy, subscription-based pricing is the most interesting part of Sun s business moving forward. He claims that the model works.


Shooed the ghosts of the Bambino and the Iron Horse and the Yankee Clipper and the Mighty Mick, on his 73rd birthday, no less, and turned Yankee Stadium into a morgue.


Get the scoop on these flexible investment vehicles.


Before the Ante, the Mets Have a Pair of Aces

With the Johan Santana, and Pedro MartÃnez already on the roster, the Mets opening-day starter is anyones guess.


Iranian-Born American is First Female Space Tourist

By Associated Press  DALLAS -- Since long before leaving her native Iran as a teenager in 1984, Anousheh Ansari stared at the stars and dreamed of traveling closer to them.


Reg Hardware Samsung HD TV winner 'well chuffed' with prize

More compos coming Register Hardware reader Dave Page dropped us an email this week to show us just how good his brand new Samsung PS50Q7 50in plasma HD TV looks in his living room. Dave was the winner of last month's Register Hardware Samsung HDTV Competition, and we're pleased to report he's as pleased as punch with his plasma beast.â¦


ST. LOUIS - Despite minimal production from the top and bottom of the batting order, St. Louis manager Tony La Russa intimated he wouldn't shake up his once-productive lineup for today's must-win Game 6 of the National League Championship Series.


Sun to offer back-end support for OpenOffice

Sun Microsystems has decided to offer support for the OpenOffice.org suite, charging $20 per user per year to companies that distribute the open-source software.


The Bush administration on Tuesday upheld the imposition of penalty tariffs on shrimp imports from China and Vietnam, handing a victory to beleaguered US shrimp producers.


Senate GOP Propose Changes to Intelligence Agencies

(CBN News) - Republican senators are proposing a reorganization of the nation's main intelligence-gathering agencies. The new plan calls for a major overhaul of the agencies, transferring


Slaying the 'Enoughasaurus' And Embracing Frugality

With so much bad economic news coming out almost daily, you may be feeling overwhelmed. You may feel there's nothing you can do to prevent your own household from crumbling financially.


Shia cleric Moqtada Sadr reportedly agrees to end an uprising in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf.


depends on whether they can rein in militants, who killed five Israeli soldiers in Gaza in an attack on Sunday. drew missile strikes in a swift reprisal and dimmed hopes for an end to decades of conflict in the post-Arafat era.


The software maker has filed a claim over its per-employee pricing plan, highlighting the tech industry's increasing focus on patents, News.com has learned.


Russia Investigating Why 2 Airliners Crashed Almost Simultaneously

Investigators in Russia are looking into what caused two passenger planes to crash at almost the same time while flying from Moscow to cities in the southern part of the country.


Libya's leader, Muammar Gaddafi, says it has not been properly compensated for giving up nuclear weapons.


JACK McConnell will today hand Westminster a swathe of powers to...

Story in full JACK McConnell will today hand Westminster a swathe of powers to legislate over devolved matters, allowing Tony Blair - s law-and-order agenda greater reach over Scotland.


Michael Jackson's defense lawyers aim to find out whether authorities violated his attorney-client privilege when they broke into the office of a private investigator hired by the pop star.


The Space Shuttle Discovery Monday caught up with the International Space Station and docked to begin a week of construction and other tasks.  The STS-116 crew linked up with the ISS at 5:12 p.m. EST as they flew over southeast Asia.


The electric grid can be protected from big blackouts by deliberately disabling a few key power stations.


Roma, 13:29 - BASKET, EUROPEI DONNE; SPAREGGI: ITALIA CON SLOVACCHIA E BELGIO

Sono stati sorteggiati, ad Istanbul, i gironi del Campionato Europeo di basket femminile che si terr...


MOSCOW - Russia's Cabinet approved the Kyoto Protocol on global warming Thursday, clearing the way for parliamentary ratificaion of the document, the Interfax news agency reported.    Russia's suppport of the protocol means it would be put into effect worldwide...


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Vazquez: `If the Yankees trade me, they will regret it'

Javier Vazquez says the New York Yankees would be making a mistake if they trade him. A proposed three-team deal that would have sent the right-hander to Los Angeles, Randy Johnson from Arizona to the Yankees


Families of Iraq War Dead Target Bush in Ads

Angered by President Bush's policy  in Iraq, a group of military families whose relatives died  there is targeting the president in new television ads to be  aired ahead of the Nov. 2 election.


UK OKs troop redeployment as Iraqi woman killed in shooting attack ...

Britain agreed Thursday to a US request for troops to be moved into central Iraq, a proposal that faced strong opposition within the governing Labour Party.


Mets 4, Braves 1: Delgado and Green Lead Mets in Game 1

Carlos Delgado hit a tiebreaking home run off John Smoltz, and Shawn Green added his first homer with the Mets.


VATICANO - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI autorizza la pubblicazione del Documento Finale della V Conferenza Generale dellÂEpiscopato Latinoamericano e dei Carabi auspicando che sia Âluce e forza per un fecondo lavoro pastorale e di evangelizzazione negli anni futuri" CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI ha autorizzato la diffusione del Documento Finale della V Conferenza Generale dell'Episcopato Latinoamericano e dei Carabi, celebrata a Aparecida (Brasile) dal 13 al 31 maggio, con una...


The leaders we have, not the ones we might want

Will someone explain to me what in the world is going on in Iraq? Our troops are now digging around in trash heaps looking for chunks of metal they can use to improvise armor to protect their vehicles against small-arms attacks.


Carbon monoxide prevents rescuers from reaching 141 men trapped after a deadly mine blast in central China.


LenDale White runs for a career-high 133 yards and Chris Henry scores a touchdown as the Titans pull out a 13-9 victory over the Raiders.


(AGI) - Abidjian, 7 nov. - Privati della supremazia aerea e con la prospettiva di avere a che fare con i rinforzi francesi arrivati in Costa d'Avorio, i soldati governativi hanno deciso di ritirarsi dalla


Henin, Kuznetsova in Qatar quarter-finals

Top seed Justine Henin shrugged off a determined challenge from Australia's Alicia Molik to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open with a 6-2 7-6 victory on Wednesday.


Pfizer Inc. PFE.N on Tuesday  reaffirmed it expects 2004 earnings to be more than 20 percent  above last year, but warned that results in 2005-2007 will be  hurt by patent expirations on over a half-dozen of its  best-selling medicines.


The Department of Labor's new rules regarding overtime, which go into effect today, have been the subject of confusion, anger and conflicting claims.


Australian PM Meets Governor to Call Election

Conservative Australian Prime Minister John Howard began the formal process for calling a cliff-hanger election tipped for Oct. 9 when he arrived at Government House Sunday.


Danes Vote, PM Riding High on Asylum Crackdown

Danes went to the polls on Tuesday with Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen banking on a popular crackdown on asylum-seekers and cuts in Denmark's high taxes to win him re-election despite a late opposition surge.


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Island leaders could have prevented riot: Beattie

The Queensland Government is calling for better leadership on Palm Island in the wake of a riot that has destroyed the police station.


House defies Bush, backs new kids health bill

The U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush headed for a fresh showdown over children's health care on Thursday after the House of Representatives approved a new bill expanding a popular insurance program despite a White House veto threat.


N.Y.S.E. Places Buy on Linux, Hold on Unix

The New York Stock Exchange is investing heavily in Linux systems and blade servers as it builds out the hybrid market trading system that it launched last year.


Hacking WoW and the pursuit of knowledge

The Warden vs. The Governor USENIX Once upon a time, rising through the ranks in World of Warcraft was largely a matter of patience and stamina. For some beginners aspiring to online greatness, it meant spending hours in a virtual forest gathering leaves and later finding the elf who'd pay gold for them.â¦


As Hollywood goes nuts, maybe the audience needs to examine itself too


Alastair Cook scores his sixth Test century as England set West Indies a victory target of 455 in the third Test.


In a bid to further differentiate itself from open-source rivals, Microsoft this week says it will expand its indemnification program to cover the vast majority of its customers.


Rice vows talks if Iran halts nuke plans

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. would hold direct talks with Iran if Tehran suspended its nuclear program. Iran's president, however, pledged to move ahead with enrichment activity that Washington contends masks weapons development.


Tropical Storm Jeanne blew away Markley Maitre's concrete block house in a rush of wind and water, forcing her to dig through the mud for debris to rebuild.


Caution urged for Ang Lee's tedious "Lust"

VENICE, Italy  - Ang Lee's lugubrious spy epic "Lust, Caution" brings to mind what soldiers say about war: that it is long periods of boredom relieved by moments of extremely heightened excitement.


SAN JOSE, Calif. (CP) - Google Inc. says its initial public shares are priced at $85 each, at the low end of the Internet search giant's downgraded estimates.


'Morning Edition' Returns: Congrats to the Cat

Description: Coby is the proud recipient of a master's degree from Trinity Southern University. It's an online university, which may not have realized that new grad is a cat.


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Trading Losses at Chinese Firm Coming to Light

The disclosure this week that a Singapore-listed company controlled by a Chinese state-owned enterprise lost $550 million in derivatives transactions


GREEN BAY, Wisconsin  - Four years ago the New York Giants went to great lengths to acquire Eli Manning, believing the baby-faced quarterback was the right man to lead them to the Super Bowl.


'Hunter-killer' drone hits Afghan target

After a few weeks of flying mere recon missions, the grimly named Reaper UAV gets to launch a Hellfire missile in earnest.


Barghouti Backs Abbas in Palestinian Race

Jailed Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti dropped out of the race to replace Yasser Arafat on Friday, agreeing to support the candidacy of interim leader Mahmoud Abbas in a move intended to head off a split in the ruling Fatah movement.


Tobacco and poverty drive cancer in developing world

Rising tobacco use and poverty will fuel cancer across the developing world, more than doubling the number of new cases to 27 million by 2050, experts predicted on Thursday.


J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM.N on  Friday said it would buy trade-management software provider  Vastera Inc. VAST.O for $129 million to bolster the bank's  logistics and trade-services business.


COLUMBIA, South Carolina  - Faced with potential loss of black support, presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said on Sunday her chief rival for the Democratic nomination Barack Obama was distorting her comments on race.


FDA urges caution with coxibs, adherence with NSAIDs

Benefits must exceed risks if COX-2 inhibitors are prescribed; patients need to stick to labeled NSAID dosages, limit use to 10 days.


YouTube Sale Windfall for Povich, Others

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press  SAN FRANCISCO -- Television talk show host Maury Povich hasn't always been a big fan of YouTube Inc. because the online video sharing pioneer frequently displays unauthorized clips from his copyrighted program.


Nigerian labour group whip up support for fuel strike

LAGOS  - The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and a coalition of civil society groups on Monday stepped up efforts to whip up support for a planned general strike, called to protest rising fuel prices in the oil-rich west African country.


Using advanced network monitoring to support distributed offices

A managed services provider relies on remote, proactive support when possible, and franchises onsite calls to local shops.


Warped Satellites Prove Einstein Theory -Scientists

Einstein was right -- again. Satellites that have been pulled slightly off their orbits show that the Earth is indeed twisting the fabric of space-time as it rotates, scientists said on Thursday.


Bristol-Myers hires banks for sale advice: FT

U.S. pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb  has hired three Wall Street banks ahead of a possible offer from France's Sanofi-Aventis , the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.


The leadership of Delta Air Lines' pilot union early this morning approved a tentative concessionary agreement with the company, sending it to a vote of the entire membership.


Lily Allen, Muse, Snow Patrol and Gnarls Barkley lead the field for the UK music industry's Brit Awards.


Arts & entertainment: Subsidy withdrawn for Dedalus publishers and Centerprise literature centre


Fewer Kids Use Ecstasy, LSD, Drug Report Finds

Fewer U.S. teens are using  marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and  abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government  survey released on Thursday.


Sharon Wins 1st of 3 Votes on Settlement Plan

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won a key victory today as his cabinet easily approved a plan to compensate Jewish settlers who would be uprooted from the Gaza Strip.


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Home Depot to give assistant managers stock grants

Home improvement retailer Home  Depot Inc.  on Wednesday said it would give stock grants  to its 10,000 assistant store managers as it tries to improve  employee performance and customers' shopping experience.


India's Halt to Burma Arms Sales May Pressure Junta

India has halted all arms sales and transfers to Burma, a development that could increase international pressure on the military junta that brutally crushed the pro-democracy "Saffron Revolution" led by monks this fall.


Bush puÃ² contare su un nuovo âGrande elettoreâ: Vladimir ...

Da oggi George W. Bush puÃ² contare su un appoggio forte per la sua eventuale permanenza alla Casa Bianca. L'uomo forte del Cremlino, Vladimir Putin, si Ã¨ speso per rielezione di George W. Bush, una conferenza stampa a Dushanbe, in Tagikistan.


Arsenal goalkeeper Manuel Almunia insists he can handle the pressure if he keeps his place for SundayÂ´s Barclays Premiership showdown with Chelsea.


Singaporeâs white-collar crime unit on Friday launched an investigation into the financial scandal at China Aviation Oil (CAO), the Chinese jet-fuel importer that revealed this week the loss of US$550 million in derivatives trading.


Thousands of people are gathering to pay tribute to the half-million soldiers who died 90 years ago on Flanders Fields, one of World War I's bloodiest battles.


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Little doubt about it for Palko, Panthers

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tyler Palko did his job. Now, he and No. 19 Pittsburgh will let Bowl Championship Series officials determine where the rejuvenated Panthers will celebrate New Year's Eve.


China says the EU's decision to apply a two-year tariff on shoe exports was flawed and warns it may respond in kind.


For the past year, Interland has been in transition. In 2005, the company is looking for growth.


Valencia, 18:23 - CICLISMO, VUELTA VALENCIANA: ULTIMA TAPPA A BENNATI

Lo spagnolo Alejandro Valverde (Casse d'Epargne) ha vinto la Vuelta Valenciana. La quinta e ultima t...


Outspoken Putin critic shot dead in Moscow

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was shot dead on Saturday at her apartment block in central Moscow, police said.


Medio Oriente. Arafat in condizioni critiche

Improvviso malore, ieri sera, del presidente dell'Anp, Yasser Arafat. Il leader palestinese, che ha 75 anni, avrebbe perso conoscenza per una decina di minuti. Ci sono perÃ² notizie discordanti su quale sia il suo reale stato di salute.


Manning takes aim at NFL touchdown record

WASHINGTON  - Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning can set a National Football League record for touchdown passes in a single season Sunday and secure a playoff spot for the Colts three games before the season's end.


British-based Iraqis ecstatic as they cast votes

Thousands of British-based Iraqis were turning out to vote as overseas polling began in Iraq's historic election, with many exiles gleeful at the chance to shape their country's future.


Men and Women More Different Than Thought

Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.


Bomb hits security company vehicle in Iraq

Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb beneath a vehicle belonging to a British-based security company in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on Friday, British military officials said.


Update to Apple's music player lets you carry around your computer's entire photo library as well as your music collection. -Rob Pegoraro


New York halts sale of historic documents on eBay

A New York state employee who had access to government-owned archives has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of historic documents, many of which he sold on eBay, authorities said on Monday.


At least 28 people - including 10 policeman - died in Baghdad yesterday in a huge explosion at a suspected militant safe-house that may have been booby-trapped.


Federal health experts declared a small victory against a fatal and untreatable virus on Friday, saying canine rabies has disappeared from the United States.


American lawmakers are close to outlawing the making of spyware that smuggles its way on to your PC.


EUROPA/ITALIA - ÂAria nuova nella continuitÃ Â per i Missionari Saveriani dopo il Capitolo generale Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Il 19 luglio si Ã¨ concluso il XV Capitolo generale dei Missionari Saveriani (vedi Fides 13/3/2007 e 12/7/2007). Per un mese, 47 missionari provenienti dai 20 paesi del mondo in cui lavorano i Saveriani si sono riuniti per conos...


Music Piracy Lawsuits Wend Through Court

A woman in Milwaukee and her ex-boyfriend are under orders to pay thousands to the recording industry. A man in California refinanced his home to pay an $11,000 settlement. A year after it began, the industry's legal campaign against Internet music piracy is inching through the federal courts, producing some unexpected twists.


Officials at 3Com said today they have signed an agreement to acquire TippingPoint Technologies, a maker of intrusion-prevention systems.


The deputy governor of Afghanistan's Helmand province is killed in a bomb attack on a mosque.


Clinton campaign rhetoric less than confident


Grammy-winning singer Lou Rawls, who's helped raise more than $200 million for the United Negro College Fund during a quarter-century, is getting an honorary doctorate from one of the nation's oldest black universities.


Suicide Bomber Behind Bloodshed at Mosul Base -US

MOSUL, Iraq  - The deadliest attack on Americans  in Iraq was probably the work of a suicide bomber who evaded  security at a major U.S. military base in Mosul, Washington's  top general said on Wednesday.


Potlatch to Charge Recreation Fee: Annual Passes to Be Sold Beginning April 1

By Becky Kramer, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Feb. 24--There will be no more free rides from the Potlatch Corp.   Starting April 1, Idaho's largest timberland owner will start charging for recreational access to more than 600,000 acres of company-owned property in the St.


Wrinkled Facebook: web networking for the over 50s

A British company targetting the over-50s on Tuesday launched a Facebook-style social networking site aimed at older Britons on the Internet.


Sports of The Times: Justice Will Be Served Only if Clemens Isnât Given a Pass

What we all know now is that someone was lying. And at this juncture, that someone would seem to be Roger Clemens.


Bond Raters in Effort to Repair Credibility

Standard & Poorâs and the Moodyâs Corporationâs proposals to restore the credibility of their ratings have met with skepticism from some of their toughest critics.


SKorea's Daum, Microsoft to work on IPTV

Daum Communications Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Celrun Co. said Tuesday they were setting up a joint venture to offer Internet protocol television services in South Korea.


AOL Credits Spam Filters as E-Mail Traffic Drops

AOL helped build a case that led to the conviction of one of the world's most prolific spammers, Jeremy Jaynes. A state jury in Virginia has recommended a nine-year prison term in the nation's first felony trial of spam purveyors.


Lazio: Lotito "Il problema della squadra Ã¨ psicologico

Fiducia cieca nel nuovo direttore sportivo Gabriele Martino, fiducia a tempo nell`allenatore e nei giocatori. E` questo in sintesi il pensiero del presidente della Lazio, Claudio Lotito, ribadito dopo la lunga


A radical Muslim Cleric wanted in the US has been charged by British authorities for encouraging the murder of non-Muslims. Prosecutors in London read out a 16-count indictment against Abu Hamza al-Masri.


Stocks & Bonds: Energy Leads Shares as Oil Prices Rise

Stocks resumed their November advance yesterday after an increase in oil prices lifted Exxon Mobil, the worldâs biggest energy company, and shares of Google surpassed $500 for the first time.


E' stato il primo non inglese a ricevere la carica di Lord


Explosions and gunfire echoed over this regional capital Thursday as government troops battled South Ossetian separatists over key hills outside town, after a week of near nightly clashes that escalated into some of the worst fighting in a decade.


The 49-year-old woman was awakened around midnight by an assailant who choked her, dragged her by the hair and raped her so many times before the sun came up that she lost count, police say. When she asked if she would live, her attacker allegedly told her: "We'll see."


A powerful earthquake rocked western Indonesia before dawn Thursday, sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes and briefly triggering a tsunami warning.


Buffett sees dollar weakness, Korea stocks attractive

DAEGU, South Korea  - Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said on Thursday he expected the dollar to weaken further, adding that South Korean stocks offered better value than other world markets.


Barroso risks losing vote on EU commission

STRASBOURG: A majority of the European Parliament appeared Tuesday to be preparing to reject the incoming commission proposed by President-designate JosÃ© Manuel Barroso - the most serious rebellion against a new commission in the history of the European


were the first suicide bombings inside what is supposed to be the safest place in Iraq. personnel and a US civilian. He did not give the nationalities of the other casualties.


The N.H.L. Must Figure Out If It's Certain on Cost Certainty

Aside from scoring public relations points with its latest offer, the players union has forced N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman to make a difficult decision.


Baby vip in passerella, anche figlia della Stefanenko


Wii propels Nintendo sales to record heights

Raises forecast The phenomenal success of Nintendo's Wii games console has helped the Japanese manufacturer to double its profits during the six months to the end of September. Nintendo said on Thursday that net profit reached 132.42bn yen ($1.2bn) for the first half of its latest fiscal year, up from 54.4bn yen for the same time last year. Group sales more than doubled to 694.8bn yen ($6.1bn) from 298.82bn yen last time around.â¦


The Congress-led UPA government decided on Wednesday to increase the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in civil aviation from 40 per cent to 49 per cent on the automatic route, ie cutting through the red tape.


Palermo, 12:03 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: COMPORTAMENTO CORINI NON MI E' PIACIUTO

Maurizio Zamparini punge Eugenio Corini sulla vicenda del rinnovo. Il capitano del Palermo ha detto ...


Chinese company faces challenges in potential deal

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Its name certainly doesn't carry the recognition of Dell, Hewlett-Packard or Apple Computer, but China's Lenovo Group could climb up the personal-computer food chain if it ends up buying IBM's PC business.


Britain's Olympic heroes have begun a special lap of honour with a tickertape parade through the capital. Flag-waving fans cheered as more than 100 medallists from the Athens Olympics and Paralympics games toured London.


Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver. That was the simple pitch for "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" that won over executives in boardrooms stretching from NASCAR's Florida headquarters all the way to Hollywood.


Miller Wins First Race Since Leaving the U.S. Team

Bode Miller won the grueling Stelvio downhill Saturday in Bormio, Italy, for his first World Cup victory since breaking away from the United States ski team.


Centrodestra in piazza contro la Finanziaria                                                                                Forza Italia, Alleanza nazionale e Lega scendono in piazza a Roma contro la Finanziaria e contro "il regime". In mattinata la manifestazione dei giovani, poi nel pomeriggio tre cortei che confluiranno a piazza San Giovanni dove i leader pronunceranno i loro discorsi. Grande attesa per Berlusconi dopo il malore di Montecatini. Non sarÃ  a Roma l'Udc che ha organizzato una manifetazione a Palermo


Rimasto giorni a testa giu', non avra' serie conseguenze


Its new enterprise search appliance has more tagging and customization.


Doctors test new way of giving flu vaccine

In one study, smaller doses were injected under the skin, but the vaccine wasn't as effective in older participants. BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE.


OAKMONT, Pa. -- Tiger Woods briefly stumbled at an unforgiving Oakmont on Sunday with a double-bogey on the second hole, but he remained in the hunt at 1 over par through seven holes and was 1 shot behind leader Angel Cabrera during the final round of the U.S. Open.


Internet Explorer Loses More Market Share

eWeek says that new data shows Web site visitors paying more attention to alternative browsers, as Microsoft's share drops to 93.


Dollar sinks after Greenspan remarks, gold up in Europe

LONDON - The US dollar sank Friday in European trading after US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan warned of the dangers of America's growing trade deficit and the chance the imbalance could eventually depress foreign demand for the greenback.


Israel launches psychological war against hundreds of Palestinian inmates on hunger strike for better conditions.


Unknown armed men in military uniform kidnapped three staff of the United Nations in the Afghan capital city at broad daylight Thursday, Afghan officials confirmed.


Portman to step down as White House budget chief

In the latest of a string of departures of White House aides, U.S. budget director Rob Portman announced on Tuesday he is stepping down after just over a year on the job.


Johan Santana's left arm has become one of baseball's most prized possessions. So when he walked up to the podium Monday to discuss starting the Minnesota Twins' playoff opener against the New York Yankees, manager Ron Gardenhire warned him not to take unnecessary risks.


Crohn's disease may be caused by a bacterial infection responsible for a similar bowel disorder in cattle, sheep and goats, researchers say.


RIYADH: The Saudi press took a swipe Thursday at Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi over Tripoli's alleged role in a plot to assassinate the kingdom's crown prince as the Arab League


Verizon Wireless adds mobile payment with Obopay

Blog: A deal with Obopay will allow Verizon's wireless subscribers to use their cell phones to send money to each other.


NY Mets to form network with Time Warner, Comcast

NEW YORK - The New York Mets Tuesday said it plans to start up a New York regional sports network with Time Warner Cable and Comcast Corp.


PITTSBURGH -- Canadian business executive Jim Balsillie, whose company makes the BlackBerry wireless messaging device, signed an agreement to buy the Pittsburgh Penguins.


Taco Bell reopens 8 New York restaurants

Taco Bell, a division of Yum Brands Inc., said on Tuesday that it will reopen eight restaurants in New York's Suffolk and Nassau counties voluntarily closed on Sunday as a precautionary measure against a suspected outbreak of food borne illness E. coli.


Pixar Posts Higher Third-Quarter Earnings

Pixar Animation Studios Inc on Thursday reported that its third-quarter profit rose, driven by foreign video sales of last year's hit "Finding Nemo."


Kellogg Chief Nominated for Commerce Secretary

Carlos M. Gutierrez is known for turning Kellogg from a fading force into a food industry powerhouse and has established himself as perhaps the top Hispanic-American executive in the country.


It is now a known fact that the West Nile Virus has bitten its way into our state. The West Nile Virus has been discovered in two people who live in Idaho - those people live in Elmore and Gooding counties.


Most Britons want legal smoking age to be raised

Four out of five Britons wanted the legal smoking age to be raised from 16 to 18 years in a bid to deter young people from taking up the habit, the result of a poll suggested Monday.


President Ilham Aliyev is expected to visit Romania on October 11-12. ...

President Ilham Aliyev is expected to visit Romania on October 11-12. After private and broad meetings, the parties are expected to sign agreements in economics, education and other fields.


Afghan rally demands amnesty for war crimes

About 30,000 Afghans rallied at what was once a Taliban execution center in Kabul on Friday to press President Hamid Karzai to approve a blanket amnesty for 25 years of war crimes.


A Tory MP admits his assistant gave a Commons tour to a hunt protester, before Wednesday's security breach.


Islamists threaten to expand Lebanon camp war

NAHR AL-BARED, Lebanon  - Al Qaeda-inspired militants in north Lebanon threatened on Wednesday to take their fight to other parts of Lebanon and beyond if the Lebanese army did not stop attacking a Palestinian refugee camp.


Storm kills more than 300 in Philippines

Heavy rains, flash floods and landslides have killed more than 300 people in the storm-swept Philippines, the BBC reported Tuesday.


Strong Quake, Aftershocks Hit Japan; at Least 6 Dead

TOKAMACHI, Japan  - A powerful earthquake and  strong aftershocks rocked northern Japan, killing at least six  people, injuring more than 500 while knocking out power and  phone services and forcing thousands to evacuate, media said.


DNA test indicates Colombia boy was rebel hostage

A Colombian child born captive in a leftist rebel camp and whose release was promised last week has in fact been living in foster care since 2005, the attorney general said on Friday, citing DNA test results.


Journalist's 169-Day Jail Stay Sets U.S. Record

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 -- A freelance videographer, jailed for refusing to turn over footage of a demonstration to federal investigators, became the longest-incarcerated journalist in U.S. history Tuesday.


Israeli officials have redrawn the planned route of an unfinished stretch of Israel's separation barrier so that it will not take West Bank land, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Monday.


Injured troops find hospital needs rehab

Army Secretary Francis Harvey blamed a failure of leadership for substandard conditions in a building that is part of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and vowed Tuesday to move quickly to fix the problem.


Glasgow Celtic FC have been invited to make an official complaint after manager Martin O'Neill claimed one of his players was the victim of racism.


Police in Peru storm an ancient Inca temple to free foreign 19 tourists taken hostage by coca growers.


Virginia Tech Grabs ACC Title with Win Over Miami

MIAMI (Sports Network) - Bryan Randall threw a pair of  touchdown passes, including one to Eddie Royal in the fourth  quarter, as No. 10 Virginia Tech captured the Atlantic Coast  Conference title with a 16-10 victory over No. 9 Miami at the  Orange Bowl.


Blast Targets Baghdad Checkpoint Near Allawi HQ

A car bomb that exploded near the  headquarters of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's party in  western Baghdad on Monday targeted a police checkpoint at the  entrance to the road leading to the building, witnesses said.


Cricket: Kumble reaches 400 test wickets

BANGALORE, India Anil Kumble, the Indian spin bowler, took three wickets Wednesday to reach 400 in test matches as the first day of the first test against Australia finished finely balanced.


Gay rights group OutRage! calls on EMI to cancel the contract of "homophobic" singer Beenie Man.


You never want to see the Federal Reserve panic, but that's what it looked like Tuesday when it cut a key interest rate in a surprise move as stock markets around the globe were tanking.


Retailers should thoroughly check their premises before closing for the Christmas break, police warn.


Thai government sets up inquiry into lack of tsunami warning

By Channel NewsAsia's Indochina Correspondent May Ying Welsh. PHUKET, Thailand : The Thai government will set up an inquiry into why the public was not given early warning of the tsunamis, which smashed into the kingdom's southern provinces.


The scarlet letter in education these days is an "R." It stands for restructuring — the purgatory that schools are pushed into if they fail to meet testing goals for six straight years under the No Child Left Behind law.


China rules out Hong Kong democracy vote

China has rejected calls from Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers for a public referendum on whether local residents should be allowed full, direct democracy from 2007.


Calista Flockhart says it's time to get back to work. The former "Ally McBeal" star, who has spent the last five years at home with boyfriend Harrison Ford and her 5-year-old adopted son, returns to TV this fall as a right-wing radio host turned pundit in the new drama "Brothers & Sisters." The show, which co-stars Sally Field and Rachel Griffiths, debuts Sept. 24 on ABC.


Condoms, Parades Mark AIDS Day; China Gets Tough

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


La vettura Ã¨ sbandata finendo contro un albero. Ignote le cause

TORINO - Due ragazze di 19 anni ed una di 20 hanno perso la vita in un incidente stradale nel quale Ã¨ rimasto gravemente ferito anche un loro amico 19enne che si trovava alla guida dell'auto. Il giovane ora


Grower Suggests Opening Your Mind to More Open Christmas Trees

Before you open your holiday gifts, Eric and Gloria Sundback want you to open up your Christmas tree. Instead of buying an evenly shaped tree densely packed with


Rally Draws Thousands of Immigrants to Capitol

Waving tiny American flags, a crowd of several thousand people -- almost all of Central American or Mexican origin -- rallied yesterday at the U.S. Capitol on a humid afternoon to call for immigration reform and demand a fair path to legalization for the country's 10 million illegal immigrants.


Fewer Kids Use Ecstasy, LSD, Drug Report Finds

Fewer U.S. teens are using  marijuana, Ecstasy or LSD but more are bingeing on alcohol and  abusing prescription drugs, according to an annual government  survey released on Thursday.


Diana Ross and film-maker Martin Scorsese are among the recipients of the Kennedy Center awards.


Yellow Pine Prepares for Possible Evacuation: Wind Pushes Flames From South Fork Complex Toward Tiny Hamlet, While Smoke Hinders Firefighting Efforts

By Heath Druzin, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 8--A week of smoke and wind has kept aircraft grounded and shifted part of a 36,000-acre fire toward the mountain hamlet of Yellow Pine, prompting residents there to gather pets and valuables for a possible evacuation.


Video: HP-UX 11i v3 for HP Integrity and HP 9000 servers

(Source: HP)  HP-UX 11i v3 delivers new features that enhance leadership in flexible capacity, secured availability, and simplified management, and OS performance that turbocharges your applications.


PHILADELPHIA Oct. 6, 2004 - A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that people with kidney failure that's severe enough to require dialysis deserve some of the workplace protections offered by the Americans With Disabilities Act.


ATHENS, Greece  Take Mark Spitz off his back, and this Phelps kid is pretty fast. "It is," Michael Phelps conceded, "a little bit easier to get up on the (starting) block." ...


Members of the Congressional Black Caucus called on Gov. Kathleen Blanco to pardon Mychal Bell and five other teenagers known as the "Jena 6."


EU Urges U.N. Probe of Atrocities in Sudan

European Union foreign ministers urged the United Nations to "immediately investigate" whether atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region constitute genocide, as Washington contends.


A consumer watchdog is to investigate the Richard and Judy show's phone quiz following public complaints.


Familiar faces threaten Arsenal and United FA Cup quests

Arsenal and Manchester United will find a pair of familiar faces standing in their path towards the last eight of the FA Cup this weekend.


Airline Chiefs Ponder: Merger Wave or Ripple?

When US Airways made its unsolicited takeover bid for Delta Air Lines last month, it jolted the recovering airline industry and sparked talk about a wave of potential mergers.


Rebel Attacks Kill 17 Iraqi Security Men

Insurgents killed 17 Iraqi police and  National Guards Monday in a string of bloody ambushes, bombings  and suicide attacks aimed at wrecking Iraq's Jan. 30 national  election.


How to Handle Fruit Thieves: When It Comes to Backyard Fruit, Birds Often Are at the Top of the Picking Order.

By Margaret Slaby, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--You've planted and pruned, watered and watched it grow. And now, at last, the first crop of tree fruit is ripening on the branch. Then the birds descend. They perch and peck, pillage and plunder.


Superstar Hollywood couple Brad  Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have separated after 4 1/2 years of  marriage, but they remain "committed and caring friends," they  said on Friday.


MINNEAPOLIS - Kevin Garnett scored a season-high 35 points and added 18 rebounds with nine assists, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves rally to beat the Sacramento Kings, 113-105, last night.


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KARACHI: Aviation authorities were yesterday investigating after a jetliner dipped "like a diver", fearing collision with another passenger plane at 37,000 feet (11,200m) over eastern Pakistan, injuring several people and leaving others in shock.


A San Casciano dal 15 al 17 in esposizione piante e fiori


Former royal butler Paul Burrell tells inquest princess considered private marriage to Dr Hasnat Khan


Engineers Join New Business Village ..HDLN: ; IN ASSOCIATION WITH Rensburg Sheppards

ARENA Instrumen tation is the latest company to buy its own self- contained office at the newly developed Rossmore Business Village in Ellesmere Port.


Afghanistan's fledgling army joins fight

Bandoliers draped over their chests and rocket-propelled grenades slung on their backs, Afghan soldiers venture slowly out of their base of mud huts and green tents for a patrol with Canadian troops through this restive southern town.


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Connections: A Rabbi of His Time, With a Charisma That Transcends It

In turning again to the writings of Abraham Joshua Heschel, which had such an impact in the 1950s and â60s, I was startled by how much vitality they still possess.


And Blessed Are the Singing, Pole-Dancing Fetishists

âJerry Springer: The Operaâ  uncovers something grand within the small, squalid lives it portrays.


UN inspectors to visit suspect Iranian site

VIENNA -- Iran has agreed to grant access to a military site the United States links to a secret nuclear weapons program and the first UN inspectors could arrive "within days," the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said yesterday.


At least four Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a rocket attack in Balochistan province.


Milano, 14:36 - CALCIO: MILAN; AGENTE DIDA: NESSUN ULTIMATUM DAL MILAN

Il Milan aspetta con impazienza la firma sul contratto di Nelson Dida. Oggi, l'agente del brasiliano...


England's matchday 22 for Saturday's Six Nations rugby union international with Ireland looked to have emerged unscathed even though several players took part in Premiership matches last weekend despite pleas from national coach Brian Ashton they all be rested.


Venezuela's Chavez Claims Victory; Foes Cry Fraud

CARACAS, Venezuela  - Venezuelan leftist President  Hugo Chavez on Monday declared victory in a referendum on his  rule but the opposition called the results "a gigantic fraud."


Four men have been arrested in connection with a suicide bomb attack on the Australian embassy in Jakarta.


Sir Richard Branson tells Virgin Atlantic staff unhappy with wages to quit ahead of a planned New Year strike.