India says to consider gas pipeline via Pakistan

India is ready to consider joining a proposed gas pipeline running through Pakistan, India's foreign minister said as he arrived in Islamabad to nudge a sluggish peace process between the nuclear-armed foes.


PBHG Funds Founders Barred from Business

The founders of PBHG mutual funds  agreed to pay $160 million in restitution and civil fines and  to be banned for life from the securities industry to resolve  allegations they facilitated improper trading in the funds,  regulators said on Wednesday.


Stressed Singaporeans crack down on thieving monkeys

With monitor lizards, snakes, and bats prowling their parks, residents of tropical Singapore are no strangers to the occasional animal ambush.


Christine Ohuruogu continues her comeback at the World Championships, easing into the 400m semi-finals.


Il metallo prezioso scambiato a 855,33 dollari l'oncia


The United States urged the Ukrainian government on Tuesday not to certify pro-Russia Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych as winner of disputed presidential elections in the former Soviet republic because of suspected widespread fraud.


Zagabria, 20:04 - CALCIO, CROAZIA: BILIC MINACCIA DI DIMETTERSI DA CT

Un pettegolezzo rischia di far finire dopo appena un mese l'avventura di Slaven Bilic sulla panchina...


GREATER WELLINGTON regional council is not expected to decide whether to take over Whareroa Farm, near Paekakariki, till the middle of the year.   The decision had been delayed by the late completion of McKays Crossing interchange, Kapiti regional councillor Chris Turver said.


I videogames sono sempre di piÃ¹ in rosa

Sono le donne i nuovi punti di riferimento per il mercato dei videogames. Nel 2004 giocare con la Playstation o con il PC non Ã¨ piÃ¹ prerogativa degli uomini. Cambiano le mode, anche quelle dei videogames, che non sono piÃ¹ un'esclusiva maschile.


Apple's much-hyped iPhone handset goes on sale in the US late on 29 June.


A Pakistani-American is jailed by a US court for 24 years for attending an al-Qaeda training camp in Pakistan.


Computer chip maker Infineon Technologies AG posted a 10 percent drop in net profit for the fourth quarter after taking large charges to cover potential civil claims from U.S. and European antitrust actions, the company said Tuesday.


Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for $1 a Gallon, and Without Corn

Illinois startup Coskata says it can make ethanol out of almost anything for under a buck a gallon. Environmentalists and energy experts are cautiously optimistic that the company may be on to something.


Appeals, pace may delay Peterson's death

Action on a jury's recommendation to kill Scott Peterson by lethal injection for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, could be decades away in the state that has more than 600 people on death row.


Fiat: mancato accordo con GM Avviata una mediazione

Â«Nell'incontro tra Fiat e GM di ieri non Ã¨ stato raggiunto un accordo sui temi finanziari e industriali rilevanti relativi all'alleanzaÂ». Ã quanto precisa in una nota la Fiat. Â«In proposito - aggiunge


Two firefighters are killed and another injured while dealing with a fire in Bray, County Wicklow.


I cadaveri delle sei persone rimaste intrappolate nella galleria sono stati recuperatiTra i sopravvissuti, nessuno Ã¨ stato ricoverato in ospedale nonostante la mancanza di ossigeno                                            Tenerife, si chiamava Maurizio Panniello lo spelologo italiano morto nella grotta


In Second Trial, Avastin Is Found Effective in Treating Breast Cancer

The results from the new clinical trial could increase the chances that the Food and Drug Administration will approve the drug for that use.


Oil giant BP is planning to review its global operations in response to last year's Texas refinery blast, a report says.


The Yusuf Islam incident earlier this week, in which the former Cat Stevens was denied entry into the US when federal officials determined he was on the government's "no-fly" antiterror list, started with a simple spelling error.


London shares close lower; utilities down

Leading shares closed lower with defensive stocks such as utilities the major fallers in London, and as Wall Street was sharply down on worries about writedowns and the trade deficit unexpectedly widening.


More buyers choosing ingterest-only loans

When Tony Cecchini decided to buy a house in South Fayette Township, Allegheny County, he selected an adjustable-rate mortgage with an interest-only payment for the first five years.


Prospect of North Korean Missile Launch 'Alarming' to Seoul

South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon said Thursday that intelligence indicating a possible launch of a North Korean ballistic missile is "very much alarming


Obesity, Infant Mortality Hurt Health Gains

Nov. 8, 2004 -- Rapidly rising obesity rates and a startling increase in child mortality are holding back gains in Americans' overall health, concludes an annual 50-state survey conducted by nonprofit public health groups Monday.


Guilty plea ends long death-penalty appeal saga

Johnny Paul Penry, whose Texas death sentence was overturned three times in a 25-year, precedent-setting series of appeals, has pleaded guilty and been given three life sentences, his lawyer said on Saturday.


MartedÃ¬ 13 febbraio la presentazione del libro ÂLa VeritÃ  sulla FamigliaÂ - Matrimonio e unioni di fatto nelle parole di Benedetto XVI Roma (Agenzia Fides) -  MartedÃ¬ 13 febbraio, alle ore 17,30 nella Sala Marconi della Radio Vaticana sarÃ  presentato il libro della collana Monografie de ÂLÂOsservatore RomanoÂ dal titolo ÂLa VeritÃ  sulla FamigliaÂ - Matrimonio e unioni di fatto nelle...


Vivendi still pursuing Premiere stake: report

French media conglomerate Vivendi   is still trying to carve out an entry into Germany's  largest pay-tv broadcaster Premiere , according to a  European television industry newsletter, New Media Markets.


Bonds hits 731st homer as Giants join wild card race

Mark Sweeney drove in Ray Durham   with a fielder's choice in the bottom of the 11th inning for   the winning run and Barry Bonds hit his 731st career home run   as the San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on   Saturday.


Empoli, 18:46 - CALCIO, EMPOLI: 16-0 NEL TEST CON IL PRATO SPORT

Test infrasettimanale per l'Empoli, che in vista della gara contro il Milan ha affrontato i dilettan...


The Queen calls on people to take care of the more vulnerable in her traditional Christmas speech.


Murdoch Poised to Pay Record $44 Million for NY Pad

Apartment hunting in Manhattan can trigger depression for the budget-minded, but these are heady times at the top end as The New York Times reported on Friday that media mogul Rupert Murdoch is set to buy a Fifth Avenue triplex for $44 million -- in cash.


Chelsea have got off to a victorious start in the Premier League's busy holiday programme with a 1-0 home win over Aston Villa while champions Arsenal brushed aside Fulham 2-0.


Content management software vendor for small businesses will buy rival for $11.1 million.


Playing with its big stick Comment It took the well-dressed businessmen hanging upside down from the rafters, the acrobats with iPAQs and the data center porn to mush the concept all over my brain. HP has unseated IBM as the agenda setter in the IT game. Or at least that's what HP believes.â¦


LOS ANGELES - Rodney Dangerfield, the bug-eyed comic whose self-deprecating one-liners brought him stardom in clubs, television and movies and made his lament "I don't get no respect" a catchphrase, died Tuesday. He was 82...


Pechino, 09:01 - OLIMPIADI, PECHINO 2008: RAZZI PER DISPERDERE LA PIOGGIA

Olimpiadi di Pechino con il sole. L'ultimo rimediato per scongiurare il rischio pioggia durante i Gi...


IPO's Success Doesn't Justify Google's Price

One of the tongue-in-cheek rules that we column-writers have is, "Often wrong, never in doubt." Take a stand, don't duck and weave too much. But someone as opinionated as I am should not only have no doubt, but shouldn't be wrong too often. No one's perfect, though. As witness the column I wrote three weeks ago as I headed for vacation, warning you not to buy Google at its initial public offering price.


Terremoto, nella notte scossa in provincia di Ragusa

Una leggera scossa di terremoto Ã¨ stata avvertita intorno alle 5 di questa mattina in provincia di Ragusa. Al momento non risultano danni e feriti. L'epicentro del sisma, di magnitudo di 3,9 gradi della scala


Disney Sides With The Blu-ray Disc Assocation

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) today announced that The Walt Disney Company will become a member of the Board of Directors of the BDA, and will begin releasing content non-exclusively in the Blu-ray Disc format when Blu-ray hardware launches in North


Sen. John Kerry, in some of his most pointed public comments yet about the presidential election, invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on Monday as he criticized President Bush and decried reports of voter disenfranchisement.


U.S. fire scatters crowd after Afghan bomb

BATI KOT, Afghanistan  - U.S. troops opened fire on civilians near the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Thursday after a failed suicide car bomb attack on their convoy, a Reuters witness said.


Spine Fracturing Worse Right After Cement Repair

NEW YORK  - A treatment to stabilize spinal  fractures, called kyphoplasty, may actually increase the risk  of additional fractures in the weeks following the procedure,  new research suggests.


BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which dozens of people were killed and nearly 100 wounded, officials said.


Shares in Asia fell on Monday, with Japan down around 2.5 percent and Hong Kong down more than 3 percent, as concerns over the health of the U.S. economy returned to haunt stock markets, sending investors to seek safe haven government bonds.


A Species in a Second: Promise of DNA 'Bar Codes'

If it works as promised, DNA bar coding will assist in the urgent task of cataloging unknown species before their ranks are decimated by extinction.


NAJAF, Iraq -- Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Husseini al-Sistani, made a dramatic return to Najaf on Thursday and won agreement from a rebel cleric and the government to end three weeks of fighting between his militia and US-Iraqi forces.


DoubleClick Profit Rises, But Shares Dip

Internet marketing company  DoubleClick DCLK.O on Thursday reported a higher  fourth-quarter profit on improved sales of its services to  place and track online advertising, but its shares fell 4  percent after it forecast first-quarter results at the lower  end of analysts' range.


Sienna Miller teamed up with Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan on Tuesday to urge Indians to do more to slow global warming.


A Spanish trial began on Thursday of 29 people charged with involvement in the Madrid train bombings, which killed 191 people three years ago in the deadliest al Qaeda-related attack in Europe.Comment


Richard Jewell, the security guard once suspected of setting off a deadly bomb at Atlanta, Georgia's Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Olympics, has died, his attorney, Lin Wood, told CNN on Wednesday.


Indonesia, December 29: "The water is coming, the water is coming," shouted terrified survivors on Wednesday, three days after huge earthquake-triggered waves pulverised the provincial capital of Aceh in Indonesia.


The smile on the Welshman`s face was as broad as the Tyne after his 56th-minute volley cemented a 2-0 victory over Dinamo Tbilisi at St James` Park last night, in stark contrast to his mood as the Magpies jetted out to Athens for their opening Group D


Traumatic memories easier to recall than happy ones

Memories of traumatic events are not suppressed by the people who experienced them but can be recalled clearly, according to Canadian researchers.


Mandrakesoft Makes Its Business Linux Move

Ziff Davis - Paris-based Mandrakesoft is making its most serious effort yet to become a business Linux distributor with two new enterprise Linux distributions.


Trapped ETimor rebel demands face-to-face talks

The fugitive East Timor rebel leader surrounded in his hideout by Australian-led troops refused Friday to negotiate with a senior government official by telephone, demanding face-to-face talks.


AT LEAST 38 people died today when two passenger trains collided head-on in India's northern Punjab state, officials said, revising downwards a previous death toll of 50.


California men plead guilty to domestic terror plot

Two California men pleaded guilty on Friday to domestic terrorism charges stemming from a prison-based plot to rob gas stations to finance attacks on U.S. military operations, "infidels," synagogues and other Jewish facilities in Los Angeles.


Suicide Car Bomb Kills 17 in Northern Iraq

KIRKUK, Iraq  - A suicide bomber detonated his  vehicle near a police academy in the city of Kirkuk on  Saturday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 20, police  said, in the latest attack on Iraqi security forces.


Blog: The FBI arrests of suspects charged with blowing up JFK airport in New York has raised new questions about Google Earth's potential in the wrong hands.


Venezuela accuses Exxon Mobil of exaggerating the value of firm's former investments in the country.


Corporate Express denies buyout talks with Staples

Dutch office supplies firm Corporate Express said Tuesday it was not in talks to be bought by U.S. rival Staples, denying a newspaper report and halving a sharp rise in its shares.


Navy resumes use of sonar off California

Bush's move to allow its use is likely to get legal review, say conservationists who claim it threatens marine life.


In Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth urges tolerance

Queen Elizabeth II used her televised Christmas speech to praise the virtues of religious and ethnic tolerance, telling the Commonwealth that diversity is "a strength and not a threat".


Ohio is the state that put President Bush over the top on Tuesday. But now it appears that an e-voting glitch gave Bush nearly 4,000 extra votes in one Ohio county. There were problems elsewhere, too.


Dennis Christian, a descendant of mutineer Fletcher Christian, and Pitcairn's postmaster, yesterday changed his plea to guilty, and admitted sexual assaulting two girls aged 12.


3M Co. MMM.N on Monday reported a 17  percent rise in third-quarter earnings due in part to the weak  dollar, but the diversified manufacturer's results fell short  of Wall Street's estimates for the first time in nearly four  years, sending shares down 5 percent.


15 Iraqis killed in hotel attack as interim PM says ready to use ...

A blast, caused by a rocket, hit a hotel Sunday in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, killing 15 Iraqis, police and hospital officials said.


BOSTONâThese Yankees are an arrogant bunch. Six consecutive first-place finishes tend to do that. But very rarely do you see a team in the heat of a pennant race facing the team chasing them send out a starting pitcher just to see him get work.


Zawahri Tape Urges Resistance to 'Crusaders'

An audio tape said to be from senior al  Qaeda official Ayman al-Zawahri called for organized resistance  against invading "crusaders" in the Muslim world and especially  attacks against Israel's ally the United States.


The New York Times Co. plans to sell its Manhattan high-rise headquarters to a partnership led by Tishman Speyer Properties, the companies announced Monday.


More sex charges to be laid in Pitcairn case: prosecutor

WELLINGTON : Further sexual abuse charges involving Britain's remote Pacific colony of Pitcairn Island are expected to be laid following guilty verdicts on six men, the lead prosecutor said.


Chirac's Popularity Sinks on Turkey and Economy

French President Jacques Chirac's popularity has sunk to its lowest level in seven years because of fears over the economy and Turkey's bid to join the European Union, an opinion poll showed Sunday.


Zafi.D virus - A "Merry Christmas" email Santa didn't send!

The latest email virus "Zafi.D virus" is certain to bring sadness and not joy to many surfers over the next few days/weeks.


Liverpool rout Olympiakos to advance with Gerrard's late goal

Steven Gerrard's stunning late goal capped a remarkable Liverpool comeback as they beat Olympiakos Pireaus 3-1 on Wednesday to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League.


"Prudent" Chinese courts cut back on executions

China has executed fewer people since the country's highest court was given authority to review death sentences at the start of this year, state media reported on Friday.


An estimated 700,000 people gather in London as revellers across England see in the New Year.


US astronauts complete shuttle mission's final spacewalk

US astronauts on Sunday finished their fourth and final spacewalk enabling two new solar arrays on the International Space Station and setting the stage for the shuttle Atlantis' return flight later this week, NASA said.


Australia mounted a fightback against arch rivals the US by claiming three golds and a relay world record at the world short course championships on Saturday.


By playing an inside-out offense, the Terrapins have morphed from an offensively inept team to an explosive one in the past six weeks.


Republican presidential contender Fred Thompson said Monday that while Osama bin Laden needs to be caught and killed, the terrorist mastermind would get the due process of law.


Three Thai children admitted to hospital with suspected bird flu

Three children have been admitted to hospital in eastern Thailand with suspected bird flu, with one boy testing positive to the virus in an initial screening, officials said.


Mosquito-borne diseases kill 87 in India

Outbreaks of mosquito-borne diseases in northern and southern India left ordinarily overburdened hospitals and clinics swamped with patients Wednesday, and officials reported at least 87 deaths.


Local Business Helps Victims of Hurricane Charley

Rockford, Illinois- A Rockford RV company is coming to the rescue of thousands of Florida residents affected by Hurricane Charley.


The university said it had "no knowledge or information" about a report in the Iranian media that a delegation of professors and deans would visit Tehran to apologize for the Columbia president's remarks in September.


(ANSA) -ATENE, 22 AGO- Il Cio ha annunciato che il greco Leonidas Sampanis, bronzo nel sollevamento pesi cat.62 kg, e' stato ufficialmente escluso dai Giochi. Il Cio aveva gia' chiesto in mattinata al comitato


Manufacturing sector contracts in December: ISM

U.S. factory activity contracted in December to its weakest since April 2003, according to an industry report released on Wednesday.


An Indian doctor accused over failed car bombings in Britain was remanded in custody Monday but plans to plead not guilty to a withholding information charge, his lawyer said.


Putinâs aide says interventionist policy could hamper growth ...

LONDON, December 28  - The dismantling of the Russian oil giant Yukos (YUSA.FSE) and the governmentâs growing intervention in the economy could have a negative impact on the countryâs foreign investment inflows, Russian President


Dierdorf and Enberg Repeatedly Fumble Broadcast of Rams-Jets Game

Sunday's matchup between the Jets and the Rams was not the best of games for Dick Enberg or Dan Dierdorf, CBS's No. 2 team.


Gordon Brown has never reconciled himself to Tony Blair leading Labour instead of him, says Peter Mandelson.


Cyclist indicted for lying to BALCO grand jury

U.S. prosecutors indicted American cyclist Tammy Thomas on Thursday for lying when she told a federal grand jury investigating the BALCO steroid scandal that she had never used steroids.


The war on terror has made the world a more dangerous place, Pakistan's president has said. General Pervez Musharraf said the world was "absolutely" less safe, because the war was not addressing the causes of terrorism.


At least 100 people died in Thailand after a tidal wave triggered by an earthquake hit the country's western coast.


Q. It's getting close to the deadline for filing income tax forms, but I don't think I can pay what I'm going to owe this year. What should I do?


Boston celebrates after World Series win

Hundreds of Red Sox fans poured through the streets of Boston early on Monday to celebrate their team's second World Series victory in four years, some hurling rocks at police in riot gear and lighting fires.


Briton Lewis Hamilton says he is "on a different planet" after his maiden Formula One victory in Canada.


President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that the buyer of a key asset of the bankrupt Russian oil giant Yukos is a group of "individuals with a long history in the energy sector" and he said the sale, which went forward despite a U.S. court injunction barring it, followed Russian law and was an internal matter.


Disengagement Administration head Yonatan Bassi confirmed on Sunday media reports that the residents of Pe'at Sadeh - a settlement of 20 secular families in the southern Gaza Strip â-ave finalized a deal to move en masse to Mavki'im, a moshav south


The Mars rover Opportunity has found new evidence of past existence of water on the Red Planet, NASA said. Opportunity keeps finding new clues of past water as it continues probing Mars, said mission scientists


Former HealthSouth chief executive Richard M. Scrushy's claims that a 2002 corporate fraud law aimed at top executives is unconstitutionally vague were rejected by a federal judge in Birmingham, Ala.


Hartford in top ten of 'most dangerous' cities

(WTNH/AP, Nov. 22, 2004 6:55 AM) _ Hartford is the seventh most-dangerous city in the country, according to a Kansas company's yearly ranking based on crime statistics.


Ex-Computer Associates Execs, SEC Settle

Two former executives of Computer Associates International, who have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud, have agreed to pay a total $387,470 to settle related civil charges in a multibillion-dollar accounting scandal at the big


Paulson: Fiscal stimulus should be quick, temporary

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday that any economic stimulus program should be temporary and designed to kick in quickly if it is to be useful.


State-by-state look at deaths and damage caused by a string of tornadoes that tore across the South:


A bomb ripped through a food market in Thailand's troubled Muslim south yesterday, killing one person and injuring at least 24 others, police said.


A man who admitted "cybersex" with a girl is jailed in what is thought to be a historic case.


Harris rushes his way into Big East record book

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Kay-Jay Harris rushed for a school-record 337 yards and four touchdowns to lead No. 10 West Virginia to a 56-23 victory over East Carolina last night.


Mission improbable, but strange things do happen

Impossible. Inconceivable. A Southeastern Conference team is in position to go 12-0 and get locked out of the national championship game.


NINTENDO will defend its dominance of the portable games market with the launch of the wireless Nintendo DS, a handheld double-screen console, the video game maker says.


Saddam Hussein's cousin, widely known as "Chemical Ali", was sentenced on Sunday to hang for masterminding a genocidal military campaign that used poison gas against Iraq's Kurds in the 1980s.


South Africa thrash West Indies by an innings and 100 runs in the deciding Test in Durban.


Germany, Netherlands call for clear signal for Turkey's EU ...

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his Dutch counterpart, Jan Peter Balkenende, called for a clear signal for Turkey's accession to the European Union (EU) at Friday's EU summit.


The prime minister of Kosovo, Agim Ceku, today said the province would make a unilateral declaration of independence on November 28, arguing attempts to secede from Serbia through the UN had failed.


In Brief: GE picks India's HCL for development centers

(InfoWorld) - General Electric has selected Indian outsourcing company HCL Technologies to set up and operate GE's development centers in India and China. HCL, of Noida, near Delhi, will set up and operate the centers over three years, HCL said on Monday. It declined to give specifics, but such centers often develop software for use internally by companies. Many multinational companies have tapped Indian expertise for setting up development centers, hiring staff and managing these centers. Under the build-operate-transfer (BOT) model, for example, the Indian partner sets up the facility, hires staff, and manages the development work for the foreign company until it decided to make the operation its own subsidiary. British insurance company AvivaÂ announced last month that by January 2008 it will move over 5,000 business process outsourcing (BPO) staff from Indian service providers to Aviva Global Services, its offshore division in India. The company had executed BOT agreements with its suppliers. GE, of Fairfield, Connecticut, already outsources software development to a number of Indian outsourcing companies, including Tata Consultancy Services and Satyam Computer Services.


The nation's governors are closing ranks in opposition to a proposal in Congress that would let the president take control of the National Guard in emergencies without consent of governors.


Nel quatro trimestre le vendite sono aumentate del 5,5%


Wash. teen found alive 8 days after car crash

The family of Laura Hatch is overjoyed that their daughter has been found alive after surviving in a ravine eight days after crashing her car.


Su inchiesta presunte irregolarita' forniture in ospedali


Before-the-Bell: Gold Banc Slides 7 Pct.

Shares of Gold Banc Corp. GLDB.O  fell 7 percent before the opening bell on Tuesday, a day after  it said it pulled out of an agreement to be acquired by Silver  Acquisition Corp. after the offer price of the deal was cut.


Rat team airlifted to Scots island to save birds

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Rat catchers flew to a remote Scottish island on Tuesday for fear the rodents might come ashore from a wrecked Spanish trawler and devastate vulnerable sea bird nests.


Campbell, Soup and Sorrow - 10 Days That Shook Arsenal

All appeared rosy in Arsenalâs garden a week last Sunday as they prepared to face Manchester United at Old Trafford, with the landmark of 50 league games unbeaten in their sights.


Evanescence in "healthier" place with new members

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Evanescence leader Amy Lee says that recent lineup changes have made things "more fun" and "a lot healthier" for the band -- which bodes well for its jaunt on the upcoming Family Values Tour with headliner Korn.


Guerrero figured a Dominican would win the MVP award

Vladimir Guerrero figured someone from his baseball-crazed country would be chosen as the American League's Most Valuable Player.


Felice Graziano, 43 anni, catturato in Irpinia


MARANA, Arizona  - Tiger Woods astounded reporters at Dove Mountain's Gallery Golf Club on Tuesday by revealing he had gone through an entire season without losing a tournament.


Judge: Commander to Testify in Abuse Trial

A military judge on Saturday ordered the former commander of U.S. prisons in Iraq to testify at the trial of a soldier who says he was ordered to abuse detainees at Abu Ghraib.


Limassol, 17:29 - RALLY, CIPRO: LOEB SALE AL COMANDO DOPO LA SECONDA TAPPA

Vincendo 6 delle 8 speciali in programma nella seconda tappa, il francese Sebastien Loeb (Citroen Xs...


Indonesia, Aceh Rebels Agree to Work for Peace Deal

Indonesia and Aceh separatists have  agreed to work toward a lasting peace deal to help rebuild the  province which took the brunt of the Dec. 26 tsunami, saying on  Saturday after talks in Helsinki they would meet again soon.


The government's shake-up of GP out-of-hours care has been criticised by an inquiry into a death of woman.


A report accuses the food industry of misleading consumers with its new food labelling.


Purdue students sniff manure for science

Purdue University students are making some extra cash through a project that might turn some of their classmates' stomachs Â by sniffing livestock excrement. Students earn $30 per session as they take whiffs of a variety of smells collected from barns filled with hogs, cows and chickens for odor research being conducted by Albert Heber, a Purdue professor of agricultural and biological engineering.


Detroit Public Schools officials canceled classes until further notice Tuesday, the eighth day of a teachers strike.


Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said Israel is not interested in violent conflict with Syria, adding that he is confident that recent tensions with Israel's archenemy will subside, Israeli media reported.


Dopo sospensione da carica consigliere dell'ex governatore


IAEA Chief Says World Getting Impatient with N.Korea

North Korea's two-year-old nuclear crisis has taxed the world's patience, the chief United Nations nuclear regulator said on Wednesday, urging communist Pyongyang to return to its disarmament treaty obligations.


Milano, 18:25 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: OGGI ABBIAMO FATTO UN MIRACOLO

"Adesso siamo la squadra piÃ¹ giovane del mondo con la linea evergreen, magari appena perderemo una g...


Continental orders new Boeing Dreamliner

Continental Airlines bet big Wednesday on its future international business by ordering 10 of Boeing's new 7E7 Dreamliners for delivery starting in 2009.


A man attending the Republican National Convention was detained for questioning at Madison Square Garden, the Secret Service said Tuesday.


Scientists clear two men of deadly skin cancer by genetically modifying their immune cells.


General Motors and the Ford Motor Company continued to lose ground to import brands last month, despite heavy levels of incentive spending, according to sales results released Wednesday.


Abbas Election Victory Stirs Hopes for Peace Talks

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Victory by Mahmoud Abbas,  an advocate of non-violence, in Palestinian presidential  elections stirred hopes Monday he could pursue peacemaking  Israel said must start with a crackdown on militants.


All 19 people accused of crimes linked to the collapse of Swissair are cleared by a Swiss court.


The small pharmaceutical firm signs another big deal.


The NFL season has ended almost as soon as it began for several players who suffered serious injuries on opening day, in particular Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett.


Observatory: When Bacteria Transfer Genes to Invertebrates and Spread From There

Scienctists have discovered widespread transfer of bacterial genes into the genome of numerous invertebrates.


Some of America's staunchest allies — the former communist countries of "New Europe" — are gaining influence in the European Union, and experts say their growing voice could mean cozier trans-Atlantic ties.


Jackie Stewart placed a large portion of the blame over the BRDCâs inability to retain the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, at the door of the Labour Government.


Travel- and financial-services giant American Express Co. sued Visa and MasterCard yesterday as well as eight banks for damages stemming from anti-competitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through US banks.


SEVILLE, Spain  - Twins Mike and Bob Bryan were  ecstatic after they cruised to victory in Saturday's doubles  rubber to keep American hopes alive in the Davis Cup final  against Spain.


Seimone Augustus had 18 points and top-ranked LSU held Mississippi State scoreless for almost 14 minutes during the first half in a 67-40 victory yesterday.


Barbara Walters says she is departing the ABC news magazine show "20/20" after 25 years because she wants to "leave at the top" and avoid being forced out.


A real-life drama of succession as riveting as any Richard Wagner opera is casting a shadow over this year's Bayreuth Festival, raising the anticipation level among devotees of the German master even before the first curtain rises Wednesday at the musical shrine he inaugurated 131 years ago.


One Republican senator described his house painter as a "little Guatemalan man." Another called an Indian man a "macaca," a type of monkey.


Ioan Becali, one of Adrian Mutu's four agents, has admitted that he lied to protect the player when Claudio Ranieri was manager of Chelsea.


Transit Chief Says Repairs Have Priority Over Expansion

The chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Tuesday he would be willing to jettison expansion projects to keep the existing system running.


Hamm Becomes First US Gymnast to Win All-Round Olympic Title

Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Paul Hamm out-scored South Korean Kim Dae Eun in the final exercise to become the first US gymnast to win the all-round men's title at an Olympic Games.


IBM  on Thursday forecast 2008 earnings well ahead of Wall Street expectations as strong growth abroad made up for weaker results in the United States, sending its shares up 5 percent.


Kerry hints White House run in his future

Defeated Democrat John Kerry, who has hinted he may run again for president in 2008, vowed to continue fighting for the issues he campaigned on as his party's presidential candidate.


The European Commission's first step towards resolving one of its largest trade disputes with the United States came in the form of a promise by outgoing Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy.


Smokers may be at greater risk of HIV infection compared with non-smokers, research suggests.


Mexico indicated Wednesday it expects the downturn in the U.S. will mean much slower growth this year for its own economy, which depends on its northern neighbor for the bulk of its trade and investment.


TONY EASTLEY: While Australia has rejected a United Nations requests to provide extra troops to protect UN personnel in Iraq, Britain is considering an American request to provide more British forces.


Man Utd chief David Gill refuses to comment on allegations an Arsenal player threw food at Sir Alex Ferguson.


A US soldier is acquitted of ordering an Iraqi to his death in the River Tigris but convicted on lesser charges.


Despite a bad quarter, the bank is shrewdly planning for the future.


Cleveland Browns guard Paul Zukauskas was arrested and charged with drunken driving following a traffic stop early Tuesday morning.


U.S. to rule on protest of $15 billion Boeing deal

The U.S. Government Accountability Office said it would rule on Monday on a $15 billion helicopter contract to Boeing Co.  that was protested by Lockheed Martin Corp.  and Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of United Technologies Corp. .


Mason Picked 1st in CAA; Monroe May Miss Month

Less than two years after a surprise run to the Final Four, George Mason is primed for a comeback.


French police suspend two airport dog-handlers who lost plastic explosives they hid in a passenger's bag.


Iran says can launch missile with range of 2,000km

Iran is able to launch a missile with a range of 2,000 km, the official IRNA news agency Tuesday quoted influential former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani as saying.


NEWS Corp chairman Rupert Murdoch said today he plans to meet media investor John Malone in the coming months, and played down reports of hostility between the two tycoons.


Serena Williams reaches quarters at US Open

NEW YORK, Sept 5  - Two-time champion Serena Williams fired 12 aces and had only one double fault in overpowering Patty Schyder 6-4, 6-2 in a fourth round match at the 17.


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Novell: Microsoft 'sucked $60 billion' out of IT

CEO Jack Messman tells conference crowd that Microsoft's licence fees have hobbled the IT industry.


Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto is set to leave Karachi amid tight security Saturday on her first public trip outside the city since suicide bombers shattered her homecoming parade.


Carbon trading is taking off, but what concrete results do these abstract markets achieve?


Obama Wins Georgia Democratic Party, Fox, CNN Project

Bloomberg - Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Illinois Senator Barack Obama defeated New York Senator Hillary Clinton in Georgia's primary, networks projected, gaining the first victory on the biggest day of voting in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.


Opera Canceled Over a Depiction of Muhammad

A German opera house canceled performances of MozartÂs ÂIdomeneoÂ after a scene that depicts the severed head of the Prophet Muhammad prompted an anonymous threat.


UN court rules Milosevic must keep lawyers, but can lead his own ...

THE HAGUE  - Judges at the UN war crimes court ruled that former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic can lead his own defense but must retain lawyers who were appointed by the tribunal in The Hague against his will.


Effort to Raise Indecency Fines Stalls in Congress

U.S. lawmakers have dropped a legislative provision that would have substantially raised fines for indecent antics on broadcast radio and television, congressional aides said on Friday.


Copenhagen, 18:43 - VELA, FARR 40: MASCALZONE CAMPIONE DEL MONDO

Mascalzone Latino e' campione del mondo 2007 nella classe Farr 40. Vincenzo Onorato e il suo equipag...


Economix: What Money Doesnât Buy in Health Care

What was in many ways a great display of American medicine was also an example of whatâs wrong with our health care system.


Further tests are carried out on a North East farm as a cow suffering from bluetongue is culled.


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A Tabloid Takes Sides in Its Coverage of the Knicks

Most of American journalism pays at least lip service to the idea that news reporting should be impartial. But New York Cityâs tabloids do not always feel bound by that rule. That may be partly a result of both papersâ having had a number of editors from Brit


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Two sisters of a County Tyrone man missing since the Asian tsunami are to look for him in Thailand.


The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with New York City in its efforts to collect property taxes from the governments of India and Mongolia.


Eiffel is one of those academic languages nobody uses right? Well, sort of. Certainly Eiffel has greater interest among the academic community than outside it, but then other languages like Haskell have far more academic interest due to their purity. Eiffel is a surprisingly pragmatic language, and as a result it does have a solid niche market in industry. Over the last few years, however, there have been some changes that make Eiffel a more interesting proposition - it might be worth a second look.


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Folate Intake Can Lower High Blood Pressure Risk Significantly

By increasing the daily intake of folate, women can significantly lower their risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association's annual High Blood Pressure Research Conference in Chicago.


With Big Lead, Stamm Races Toward Norfolk

Sailors are bracing for the arrival in Norfolk this weekend of one of the bravest and most accomplished offshore skippers on earth. When Bernard Stamm rolls in, probably sometime Saturday, it will mark the end of 14,250 hard miles at sea, alone in a scary-fast sailboat.


President Bushâs State of the Union address was eclipsed by the image of Caroline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy anointing Senator Barack Obama as the true successor to John F. Kennedy.


Floods devastate Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador

Torrential rains have caused widespread flooding in southern Ecuador, eastern Bolivia and northern Argentina, with nearly 50 people killed and thousands made homeless, triggering international humantarian aid to the region.


Justine Henin beat Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-1 Wednesday at the Eastbourne International in her first match since winning the French Open.


US Bill Would Withhold UN Cash Over Oil Probe

The United States should withhold some of its UN contributions until the world body cooperates with congressional probes of alleged corruption in the Iraqi oil-for


Iraq leaders take breathing space on regions row

Iraqi leaders broke a rancorous   stalemate over plans for regional autonomy on Sunday by   agreeing to put off any final decision for at least 18 months   on an issue many fear might tear the country apart in sectarian   civil war.


Heavens open on cue over Glastonbury music festival

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Glastonbury for the world's biggest green field arts and music festival on Thursday and with rain falling and more forecast to come mud-lovers might not be disappointed.


Toll-Free Hotline to Help Seniors Avoid Falls

SUNDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) --  In the United States, about one in three seniors over age 65, and almost one in two over age 80, will fall at least once this year -- in some cases, leading to serious disability or even death.


Peru Arrests Siege Leader, to Storm Police Post

By Jude Webber and Tania Mellado LIMA, Peru  - Peruvian authorities arrested aformer army major who led a three-day uprising in a southernAndean town and will storm the police station where some of his200 supporters remain unless they surrender soon, PrimeMinister Carlos Ferrero said on Tuesday.


Radcliffe out to put Athens in rearview mirror

Paula Radcliffe holds the world record for both the marathon and the 10K. She won the world championships half-marathon three times in the last five years.


Rookie Johnson Shares Buick Lead with Funk

CROMWELL, Connecticut  - Rookie Zach Johnson  produced the day's joint best score, a five-under-par 65, to  join Fred Funk at the top of the leaderboard after the second  round of the $4.2 million Buick Championship Friday.


Report recommends $34 million reform plan

AUSTIN A 34 (M) million dollar reform plan released today in Austin is meant to bolster the state's elder care program. The Health and Human Services Commission released the overhaul for Adult Protective Services


Gold tumbles as investors flee commodities

Gold prices plunged on Monday to below  $600 an ounce for the first time in more than two months and  silver lost 8 percent as falling energy prices and a weak  technical outlook sent sell signals to investors.


Researchers: We Cracked Car Alarm System

Researchers said Saturday they have found a way to crack the code used in millions of car keys, a development they said could allow thieves to bypass the security systems on newer car models.


Top official of Pakistan making first visit to India

NEW DELHI The prime minister of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz, will make his first visit to India this week for talks with his Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh, amid renewed rancor over Kashmir.


A man was indicted Friday on charges that he sent more than a dozen threatening letters laced with white powder to celebrities, politicians and other high-profile figures. Chad Conrad Castagana, 39, was being held in federal custody in lieu of $350,000 bail, authorities said.


WRAPUP 2-England team ordered not to fly to Zimbabwe

England were ordered to stay in South Africa rather than fly to Zimbabwe on Wednesday after the Harare government barred most British media from covering a five-match cricket tour.


2 Oppose Putting Farms in Plan: Draft Includes Their Land Within Area of Proposed Union Mills Reservoir

By Laura McCandlish, The Baltimore Sun  Dec. 17--Two Westminster-area residents object to Carroll County's decision to include their preserved farms within the boundaries for the proposed Union Mills reservoir, part of the 2006 county water and sewer master plan.


US-Singapore FTA boosts trade by 10 percent in first year of operation

Trade between Singapore and the United States increased 10 percent to about 40 billion US dollars during the first year of their free trade agreement (FTA), the two countries said.


Paper and packaging maker MeadWestvaco  Corp. has agreed to sell its paper business and associated  assets for $2.3 billion to reduce its debt and focus on growing  in global packaging markets, the company said on Tuesday.


Comment is free: Sarah Boseley: The service's reputation has been hurt this week, but that's no reason to abandon Bevan's baby.


Roma, 17:40 - VELA, LUNA ROSSA VERSO VALENCIA: A GENNAIO IL VARO

Luna Rossa ITA 94 ha iniziato il suo trasferimento verso la base di Valencia. Qui verranno installat...


A federal grand jury investigating California GOP Rep. John Doolittle's ties to jailed lobbyist Jack Abramoff has subpoenaed the House official responsible for maintaining lawmakers' old e-mails and other records.


Symptoms: Metabolic Syndrome Is Tied to Diet Soda

Researchers have found a correlation between drinking diet soda and metabolic syndrome and elevated blood pressure.


LONDON: Arsenal's Brazilian World Cup winning midfielder Gilberto Silva is set to be out for at least a month with a back injury, the Premiership leaders said on Tuesday.


About 200,000 of the sleek black devices, able to play movies, music and games, went on sale early Sunday morning as part of a drive by Sony to loosen rival Nintendo's iron grip on the market for handheld game machines.


US Troop Numbers in Iraq to Hit Record 150,000

The US military will boost its troops in Iraq to 150,000 this month, the highest level since the war began in March 2003, in order to improve security for scheduled Jan 30.


"Crash," the racially charged drama  that won the Oscar for best picture of 2005, is coming to the  small screen later this year as a TV series for the Starz  network, the pay cable channel said on Monday.


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France proposes humanitarian corridor for Darfur victims

France has proposed opening a humanitarian corridor through Chad to bring relief to victims of the Darfur conflict, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said here late Monday.


The price of crude oil surged above $50 a barrel in after-hours trading yesterday, raising fears of an economic slowdown and higher prices at the gas pump.


Four schools in the University of North Carolina system will participate in a pilot program that allows students to download music, movies and other copyrighted material on the Internet for free.


Lebanese forces search for remnants of a militant group a day after it was routed from a Palestinian refugee camp.


OPEC is pumping near flat out in a bid  to drag down oil prices but will not rubber-stamp all its extra  output with a large increase in formal supply quotas, cartel  ministers and delegates said on Tuesday.


U.S. Official Tells Syria to Leave Lebanon

It is time for Syria to quit Lebanon,  a senior State Department official said after talks with Syrian  President Bashar al-Assad Saturday.


With 17 days to go before their World Cup qualifying campaign begins, England are back in action with plenty to prove after the disappointment of Euro 2004 elimination.


India death toll from encephalitis crosses 150

Six more children have died of encephalitis in northern India, pushing the toll from an outbreak that erupted in late June to 151.


Serbian strongman Radovan Karadzic publishes a work of romantic fiction


Intel Corp. is on track to introduce the world's most advanced chip production technology in its products next year, the largest semiconductor maker said.


The Minnesota Vikings are on the verge of being sold in a deal that would transfer the franchise from Red McCombs to the NFL's first black owner, Arizona businessman Reggie Fowler, according to several media reports.


Mojave, Calif.âIn a spectacular flight that opened a new window to space - and the imagination â-paceShipOne rocketed to victory in the international Ansari X Prize competition yesterday.


Middlesbrough and Newcastle go head to head before Man Utd look for a first win of the campaign against Spurs.


Democrats Stress Domestic Programs in Debate

The Democratic presidential candidates agreed on a number of domestic issues as they addressed an audience largely comprised of African-Americans.


The gabber celebrated the start of the 19th season of The Oprah Winfrey Show Monday by awarding each of the 276 members of her audience a brand new car.


French Court Convicts Mitterrand Son of Tax Fraud

A French court Wednesday found the eldest son of former French President Francois Mitterrand guilty of tax fraud and sentenced him to a suspended 30-month prison sentence.


Atlanta Falcons football star  Michael Vick faced additional dogfighting charges on Tuesday  when he was indicted by a local court in Virginia, one month  after pleading guilty in a federal case.


Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet are among those featured on the cover of Vanity Fair's annual Hollywood issue.


The courtship of Boston College football coach Tom O'Brien moved east yesterday when University of Washington athletic director Todd Turner and president Mark Emmert flew east and met with O'Brien.


Blair says media abandoned accuracy for scandal

LONDON -- In a parting salvo at media that alternately defined and savaged his administration, British Prime Minister Tony Blair accused journalists yesterday of abandoning accuracy and objectivity in favor of scandal and controversy on a scale which "literally overwhelms" public discourse.


Bill Gates is claiming the most spammed person in the world. Microsoft Corp. Chairman receives 4 million spam messages in his email every day, according to his silent voodoo doll Steve Ballmer.


MICROSOFT is working on technology that will give companies more control over whether to prohibit devices that can easily be used to transfer data to and from personal computers.


UK in contact with Ford over Jaguar, Land Rover

The British government is in contact  with Ford Motor Co  over the possible sale of the U.S.  carmaker's Jaguar and Land Rover brands.


Parents are confused over the salt content of foods and the dangers of eating too much salt, research shows.


Sudan slams 'unjustifiable' US sanctions plan

Khartoum slammed as "unjustifiable" a US sanctions plan threatened if the Sudanese government does not allow UN forces into the war-torn Darfur region.


Ahmadinejad says Iran, U.S. not headed for war

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a U.S. television interview on Sunday that Iran did not need nuclear weapons and his country was not heading for war with the United States.


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Calif. Investigator Charged With Forgery

By DON THOMPSON  SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The state attorney general charged a private investigator Wednesday with filing false court documents on behalf of four death row inmates, calling the case one of the largest frauds in California's criminal justice system.


Intel details upgrade to Itanium processor

Intel on Monday is expected to detail Tukwila, its next generation of 64-bit Itanium processors that are used in enterprise servers.The new processor, due for release by the end of 2008, has a quad-core design that doubles the performance of systems with Intel's Itanium 9100 dual-core processors, said Justin Rattner, chief technology officer at Intel.Tukwila will be detailed during a session at the International Solid State Circuits Conference in San Francisco this week.The processor will run at up to 2GHz and include the QuickPath Interconnect system architecture with an integrated memory controller for improved communication links between system components, Rattner said. The architecture, different from Intel's x86 architecture, is designed to support data-intensive applications. The processor works with Unix, Linux and Windows Server OS software.The boost in performance provided by Tukwila will be an upgrade for the set of developers writing applications for Itanium processors, which are targeted at vertical markets with data-intensive applications, like data warehousing, said Richard Doherty, director of analyst firm The Envisioneering Group.The QuickPath Interconnect architecture will also be part of Nehalem, Intel's next-generation x86 processor due out later in 2008. In the first public demonstration of the Nehalem processor at Intel Developer Forum at San Francisco last year, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said QuickPath Interconnect helps Nehalem deliver better performance-per-watt and better system performance.The Tukwila architecture will include 30MB of on-die cache, a 10 percent increase over the current Itanium. It will also include dual-integrated memory controllers, Rattner said.Tukwila is targeted at servers running enterprise applications, so the design includes an advanced RAS (reliability, availability and serviceability) feature to reduce data corruption and ensure reliable system performance, Rattner said. Advanced RAS features correct errors that may occur when data is being crunched on a processor.The system is built on a record number of transistors, Rattner said. "To our knowledge, that's the first 2 billion transistor [microprocessor]," he said.The Tukwila processor will be manufactured using the 65-nanometer process technology. Intel will skip the 45-nanometer process and jump to the 32-nanometer for the Tukwila processor upgrade, code-named Poulson, said Susan Tauzer, director of Itanium marketing at Intel. No release date was provided for Poulson.Intel is working closely with Microsoft, Novell/SUSE, Red Hat, Hewlett-Packard, and other key OS, system and application vendors on the delivery of Tukwila systems, Tauzer said.


Greenpeace says it has chased off a factory ship from a Japanese whaling mission near Antarctica's coast.


Oil Won't Derail U.S. Expansion -Bernanke

Rising oil prices will weigh on U.S. economic growth, but the increases seen so far will not derail the expansion and need not fuel a troubling inflation, Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben Bernanke said on Monday.


Marijuana can improve the effectiveness of drug therapy for hepatitis C, a potentially deadly viral infection that affects more than 3 million Americans, a study has found. The work adds to a growing literature supporting the notion that in some circumstances pot can offer medical benefits.


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Japan Airlines Sees Profit on Int'l Travel

Japan Airlines Corp. said Friday that it returned to profitability in first half of the fiscal year as international travel picked up from a decline a year ago caused by the war in Iraq and the SARS outbreak in Asia.


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Motorola Inc. is acquiring MeshNetworks Inc., a developer of a Wi-Fi based technology in which a person's mobile device doubles as a network relay point that can transmit a signal between other devices.


Turning a Critical Lens on Television News

A former producer at "20/20" mimics Michael Moore in his aims but not his showmanship in this messy broadside against network news divisions.


PC sales slow ahead of expected Intel price cut

(InfoWorld) - Global PC sales have slowed a tad over the past few weeks as the market waits for Intel to announce new price reductions, market researchers said. The world's largest chip maker is widely expected to publish a new price list on July 22 that shows lower prices for microprocessors aimed at the desktop PC market. The company regularly updates its pricing, but doesn't disclose when or how much prices will change, an Intel spokesman said Thursday. Still, PC makers in Taiwan, as well as analysts and market researchers said they receive word of price changes ahead of time, and that the expected Intel price reductions were the reason Advanced Micro DevicesÂ announced microprocessor price cuts earlier this month. AMD slashed prices on its top-of-the-line desktop PC microprocessors by a few hundred dollars, and now offers six AMD Athlon dual-core microprocessors for below $100 each. The AMD move was aimed atÂ pre-empting Intel's anticipated July reductions, according to a report by investment banking firm Goldman Sachs Group. The expected price cuts are a continuation of Intel's battle for market share against rival AMD. It's a fight that has been great for users, particularly in desktop PCs. Microprocessors are among the most expensive parts in a PC, so price cuts on the chips usually lead to better deals for users, either on lower PC prices or more add-ons, such as better DVD drives, more memory, or larger hard disks. The market share battles have also prompted both Intel and AMD to boost technology, resulting in more bang for a user's buck. The price war hasn't been so good for the companies. Intel's stock fell 4.8 percent to end at $25.06 per share on the NASDAQ stock exchange Wednesday, a day afterÂ the company reportedÂ a lower than expected profit margin for the second quarter. Analysts blamed the price war. The fight with Intel has caused AMD to report weaker earnings in recent quarters, and analysts are not optimistic about its second quarter earnings, which it will report later Thursday in the U.S. "We believe the worse than expected gross margin, higher than expected R&D [research and development] spending and low quality earnings leverage (tax rate changes, sold depreciation, etc.) will cast a shadow over [Intel's] stock," wrote Michael Masdea, chip analyst at Credit Suisse Securities (USA), in a recent report. He predicted that Intel gained market share on AMD in the second quarter, based onÂ its earnings report. Market researchers were not able to say exactly how muchÂ the PC marketÂ has slowed over the past few weeks, but indicated that the weaker sales have shown up in various places in the PC component supply chain. Slower trading in the DRAM (dynamic RAM) market, for example, caused prices to drop last week, according to DRAMeXchange Technology, which runs an online DRAM trading site. The company blamed the anticipated Intel price adjustments for the declines. Â


Rice summit ends with little sign of progress

Israeli-Palestinian talks hosted by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ended on Monday with a vague promise to meet again and little sign of progress on reviving long-stalled peace moves.


Deadliest attacks on Iraqi security forces since Saddam fell

BAGHDAD, Nov 7  - The execution of 21 Iraqi policemen after gunmen stormed police stations on Sunday is the latest in a string of bloody attacks on the country`s fledgling security forces.


Futures Markets Allow Presidential Race Wagers

As if the U.S. presidential contest  wasn't enough like a horse race, Web users all over the world  can now bet on the outcome through online futures exchanges  that treat politics like corn, cocoa or other commodities.


Prime Minister Tony Blair will discuss the fight against terrorism and Middle East peace with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf when they meet tomorrow, officials say.


Ukraine votes Sunday in the runoff of the second round of presidential elections.


The United Auto Workers union won approval to represent workers at a new engine complex in Dundee owned by DaimlerChrysler AG, Mitsubishi Motors Corp.


NC Judge: Big Tobacco Free From Payments

A tobacco-quota buyout approved by Congress this year releases cigarette companies from making payments to farmers in 14 states that had been required by a landmark


WASHINGTON - President Bush and John Kerry have accepted $75 million each in government financing for their campaigns for the White House but tens of millions more will be spent by the parties and partisan interest groups to influence the race.


INDIA's tangled bureaucracy bungled the first alerts of Sunday's tsunami, losing precious time in which lives could have been saved, newspapers reported today.


Devil Rays Top Wins Mark in Beating Tigers

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays set a franchise record with their 70th victory, beating the Detroit Tigers 7-4 Sunday behind Matt Diaz and John Halama.


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CHICAGO Dec 16, 2004 - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is proposing to make it a misdemeanor for businesses to sell violent and sexually explicit video games to minors, a step that other states have tried with little success.


We are shocked - shocked! â-hat pop tart Ashlee Simpson was caught lip-syncing on âSaturday Night (ahem) Liveâ over the weekend.


Firenze, 15:24 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; MUTU: IO E TONI LA COPPIA PIU' BELLA

Adrian Mutu e Luca Toni, la coppia gol piÃ¹ bella del campionato. ''Con Toni stiamo dimostrando di es...


The horror prequel Exorcist: The Beginning grabbed possession of the top box-office spot with an estimated $18.1 million. The dude comedy Without a Paddle drifted in second with $13.


NASA Leader Cites Finances and Submits His Resignation

Sean O'Keefe resigned as NASA administrator on Monday, saying he is leaving the position he has held for three years to pursue better economic opportunity for his family.


AMD said it will support DivXNetworks' DivX Connected Certification Program.


The Washington Nationals filled one of their few remaining roster holes yesterday, coming to terms with free agent catcher Gary Bennett on a one-year, $750,000 contract.


CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - Australia sent 100 troops to the Solomon Islands Thursday, after one of its policemen was murdered in the South Pacific archipelago.


Google's playing possum. It gets Mr. Market every time.


EU-US talks on civil aviation subsidy row could begin early 2005

TOULOUSE, France  - The top EU trade official said that Washington had a "false perception" of how aircraft manufacturer Airbus is funded but added that talks with US authorities to settle a row over government assistance to both Airbus and US rival


Bitter Divisions Rife in Ukraine as Voting Nears

More than a month after a disputed presidential election paralyzed the country and strained international relations, Ukraine prepared for a new vote on Sunday that


Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot to devote $3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in what would be the biggest-ever state-supported scientific research program in the country.


Mattel Inc MAT.N on Monday said  fourth-quarter earnings rose 33 percent, as the maker of Hokey  Pokey Elmo and Matchbox cars benefited from a settlement with  the Internal Revenue Service.


Shares in PSA Peugeot Citroen has slumped by 6.12 percent in early trading after the group reported a profits fall in the first half and cut its forecast margin in the second half.


Cheney role as power broker in spotlight again

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was back this week in a place he intensely dislikes: the spotlight.


Lawyers: Microsoft's FAT Patent Defeat 'Significant'

How significant is the US Patent and Trademark Office's initial rejection of Microsoft's FAT (file allocation table) file system patent claims?


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Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell signs the certifications of the votes of Ohio's delegation to the Electoral College during the voting ceremony at the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, Monday, Dec. 13, 2004.


Putin Visits Chechnya Before Presidential Vote, Interfax Says

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Chechnya ahead of presidential elections next Sunday in the southern republic where rebels are fighting to create an independent Islamic state, Interfax reported.


Venus rolls into semis, Nadal plays catch-up

Venus Williams strode into the semi-finals of Wimbledon on Thursday while tournament organizers cast anxious glances to the sky.


Want to dress like Hef? Playboy launches menswear

After a lifetime of undressing  beautiful women, Playboy now has a new cause -- dressing men.


No. 11 Oklahoma advances to Big 12 final

Since Courtney Paris arrived at Oklahoma, one thing has been painfully consistent for Baylor — losing to the Sooners.


Kiev, 14:13 - CALCIO, AZZURRI ARRIVATI A KIEV: ALLE 19 L'ALLENAMENTO

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Price, network speed may limit iPhone sales

The price of Apple Inc.'s iPhone and the cost of switching to AT&T Inc.'s wireless service may suppress demand for the device, according to a survey by the research firm IDC.


States Prepare for Tests of Changes to Voting System

Officials are bracing for a long night and delays that may prevent some states from reporting final tallies until early Wednesday.


Pakistan's Sharif to return home Sept 10

Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif said Thursday he would return home from exile on Sept. 10 to challenge President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's plans to extend his rule.


Microsoft UK changes mind on distie beauty parade

Lady's prerogative Microsoft has changed its mind on changing its UK broadline distributors.â¦


Yushchenko Certain Victor in Ukraine Election

West-leaning opposition leader Viktor  Yushchenko looked certain on Monday to become Ukraine's next  president, but his opponent, the prime minister, refused to  concede defeat in the bitterly fought contest.


KILLINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka  — Danger comes in many forms in the aftermath of a natural disaster: aftershocks, landslides, falling debris.


Two villages in Carmarthenshire are the first in Wales to be converted to digital television.


Sridevi's comeback vehicle ready to roll

The impish diva of the 1980s who stole millions of hearts with her supreme spontaneity is back.


Israel building 3,000 new settler homes:  watchdog

Israel is building more than 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank despite a commitment under a U.S.-backed peace plan to stop such expansion, the Peace Now group said in a report on Wednesday.


At least 35 Afghan police officers are killed when their bus is attacked by a bomber in the capital Kabul.


Microsoft doesn't often produce memorable ads, but the one for its car computer, co-developed with Ford, is pretty good.


WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies will need to keep track of all the e-mails, instant messages and other electronic documents generated by their employees thanks to new federal rules that go into effect Friday, legal experts say.


ESPN announced yesterday the signing of Rick Reilly, whose contract with Sports Illustrated expires at the end of November. He will write the back-page column in ESPN the Magazine and deliver essays on âSportsCenterâ during its golf coverage.Reilly said he succumbed to ESPN after rejecting offers 5 and 10 years ago. âThe money was ridiculous,â he said in a news media conference call. âThis is an itch Iâve always wanted to scratch, to take my voice to a different place.â Despite being on TV regularly with one-minute commentaries, he said ESPN wanted him for his column. âBelieve me, with this nose, I know whatâs best for me,â he said.


Two ambulance workers are suspended over allegations they logged incorrect emergency response times.


Kosovo's premier says Serbs won't invade

Kosovo's prime minister on Wednesday dismissed Serbia's fierce opposition to the province's drive for independence, insisting that decades of bloodshed in the Balkans are over and Serbs will never dare to invade Kosovo again because they have "no courage."


Chancellor Gordon Brown tightens up film tax relief schemes, in a bid to prevent investors avoiding tax.


Mauritania hunts killers of four French tourists

Mauritanian police have detained several suspects in the murder of four French tourists who were gunned down after refusing to hand over money when they stopped for a roadside lunch, officials said on Tuesday.


Drug-addicted singer Pete Doherty and supermodel Kate Moss are traveling together in Ireland this week, a year after the couple split after Moss was photographed snorting cocaine.


Long Island ducks beat odds; researchers want to figure out why

Before the shopping malls, before Levittown and Jones Beach, before the traffic jams on the Long Island Expressway, there were the ducks.


U.S. says much work to be done at North Korea talks

U.S. envoy Christopher Hill said there was much work to be done at Wednesday's new round of six-party talks on reining in North Korea's nuclear program but held out the hope of agreeing to a disarmament schedule.


Suicide Bomber Strikes in West Bank, Two Hurt

A suicide bomber on a bicycle blew up  at a West Bank crossing wounding two Israeli soldiers on  Tuesday, the Israeli army said.


France says SocGen in crisis, pressure on chairman

France's economy minister said Societe Generale, reeling from losses blamed on a rogue trader, is a bank in crisis and may need to ditch its chairman.


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Fight on court between Pistons and Pacers leads to ugly brawl in ...

Players and fans exchanged punches in the stands as an NBA game turned so ugly a police investigation was necessary. Indiana's Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charged into the stands and fought with fans in


Israel's prime minister faces up to a divided cabinet after winning a crucial vote on his Gaza withdrawal plan.


Tokyo: Tom Cruise primo attore straniero a lasciare impronta in ...

TOKYO - Tom Cruise e' il primo attore straniero a lasciare l'impronta della sua mano in un angolo della piazza di Tokyo che imita la "Walk of Fame" di Hollywood. Tom Cruise ha detto: "Sono davvero onorato


Film maker swaps Harry Potter for childless world

Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron leaves  the adventures of young wizard Harry Potter behind him with his  new film "Children of Men," a bleak tale of an apocalyptic  world in which humans can no longer have babies.


Sanyo and Lenovo May Share Cost of Battery Recall

Japanese electronics company Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. and computer vendor Lenovo Group Ltd. are discussing how to pay for the recall of over 200,000 laptop PC batteries, and may end up sharing the burden.


Cardinals Drum Dodgers in Playoff Opener

Hitting five home runs to set an N.L. Division series record, the Cardinals rolled to victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1.


Robert Zoellick, the U.S. choice to head the World Bank, warned Saturday that Venezuela's economic and political troubles were growing under President Hugo Chavez's leftist government.


Harley reaches tentative pact with strikers

Harley-Davidson Corp.  said on Friday it had reached a tentative agreement to end a strike by 2,800 workers at its largest plant.


If there's one childhood gadget fantasy that's endured through adulthood, it would be the car boat.  From Crave, CNET's gadgets blog.


Agenzia Entrate, incontro decisivo il 12 febbraio


Ljungberg blames himself for headache attacks

Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg said he alone was to to blame for the extent of the migraine headache attacks that led the English champions to send him for a brain scan.


An epiphany struck Duquesne Coach Ron Everhart in mid-January when the Dukes, who had suffered through a shooting tragedy a month before the season, turned their season around.


Greggio con consegna a marzo scambiato a 93,45 dollari


Right atmosphere exists to pursue dialogue: Aziz

Islamabad, Nov 25. (PTI):Returning home after his visit to India, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said right atmosphere exists between the two countries to pursue the peace process and Islamabad believes


Uganda Declares Cease-fire with LRA Rebels

Uganda's government declared a temporary truce on Sunday to allow rebels in the north of the country to meet to discuss plans for talks to end an 18-year civil war that has forced 1.6 million people from their homes.


CBI trims growth forecast and calls Brown optimistic

The CBI accused Gordon Brown of being "too optimistic" over the health of the economy yesterday, as the employer's organisation downgraded its own forecast for GDP growth next year.


BASEBALL ROUNDUP Mariners Dismiss Manager

By The Associated Press. Bob Melvin is out as manager of the Mariners, a day after Seattle ended its worst season in 12 years with its 99th loss.


Cereal bar in Pa. serves breakfast with 36 toppings

How's this for thinking outside the box: a cafe with jammies-clad servers pouring cereal day and night, topping it with everything from fruit to malted milk balls, and serving it in "bowls" resembling Chinese takeout containers?


Man Kills Ala. Couple, Takes Teen Hostage

A fugitive killed a couple working at a convenience store, then kidnapped the woman's 14-year-old daughter and was holding her hostage Friday at a motel, authorities said.


Top-seeded Elena Likhovtseva of Russia won the Forest Hills Classic on Saturday, defeating fourth-seeded Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-2.


Dozens dead in Mexico truck crash and blast

NADADORES, Mexico  - A tractor-trailer loaded with explosives blew up in Mexico on Monday after a traffic accident, creating a huge fireball that killed dozens, including rescue workers and photographers.


Il caso a Ancona coinvolge anche uno psichiatra dipendente della RegioneIl Metodo della salute Ã¨ una prassi del medico foggiano Mariano Loiacono                                          Sesso per curare le malattie mentali Indagini e polemiche nelle Marche                                                                                L'assessore Mezzolani: "E' uno scontro di dottrine che attraversa l'Italia"La denuncia: "Malati di mente si toccano nudi come pratiche della vita rigenerativa"


DHAKA, Bangladesh - A series of bombs exploded at a rally where the top opposition leader was speaking in Bangladesh's capital Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring hundreds, witnesses and news reports said.    Opposition leader Sheikh Hasina was addressing the rally from atop a truck outside the headquarters of her Awami League party in central Dhaka when the blasts went off...


Like most Ukrainian university students, Olena Prokhorova can earn a passing grade two ways: by slogging through the books or by paying a $20 bribe.


Website video purports to show beheadings of three Kurdish ...

A videotape posted by on a website showed the beheading of three hostages said to be members of an Iraqi Kurdish party, slain for co-operating with American forces in Iraq, according to their captors.


Stanford football coach Buddy Teevens was fired after three straight losing seasons, an athletic department source said Monday on condition of anonymity.


Il prossimo avversario dell'Italia in Coppa Davis sarÃ  il Lussemburgo: Volandri e soci giocheranno in trasferta dal 4 al 6 marzo 2005. Un impegno ostico, a detta dello stesso ct della Nazionale, Corrado Barazzutti


The largest rebel group in Colombia, the Farc, rejects a government proposal to exchange prisoners.


More than a year after shocking allegations emerged about Duke University's lacrosse team, prosecutor Mike Nifong is heading to trial — as a defendant.


David Beckham will visit every Major League Soccer city after his U.S. arrival in mid-July, and television viewers will see lots of him.


Kick return threat Hester could be special in Super Bowl

Many pundits feel the underdog Chicago  Bears will have to do something special to defeat the  Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's Super Bowl, and Devin Hester  could be the man to do it.


YouTube anti-piracy software policy draws fire

The media industry is clashing with  YouTube over its proposal to offer anti-piracy tools only to  companies that have distribution deals with the top online  video-sharing service, media insiders said.


Medical sources in Paris have confirmed to this correspondent that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is in a state of "cerebral death.


Lo scoglio della Juve resiste alla marea milanista

L'attesissimo anticipo del sabato sera Ã¨ terminato 0-0 e niente cambia alla testa della classifica dove i bianconeri mantengono 4 punti di vantaggio sui rossoneri > La partita in cifre > Foto. Sospesa e rinviata


Norm Chow, who tutored a pair of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks at Southern California, is returning as offensive coordinator at crosstown rival UCLA.


Roma, 21:12 - CALCIO, LAZIO: DAL 5 IN VENDITA ABBONAMENTI CHAMPIONS

La Lazio ha varato un mini abbonamento per le gare di Champions League. "Il futuro è Champion...


Searching for Similar Diagnosis Through DNA

Parents of children with distinct genetic mutations are seeking out others to form support networks.


The US needs to rethink its regulation of companies, a group with links to Treasury  Secretary Henry Paulson says.


BAGHDAD, 9 September 2004 - US forces killed at least six Iraqis in the insurgent bastion of Fallujah yesterday as the kidnapping of two Italian aid workers in central Baghdad spurred foreign charity staff to consider leaving Iraq.


Latest News Red Bull show Wirdheim the door

Former Jaguar test and reserve driver BjÃ¶rn Wirdheim's Formula One hopes were dealt a blow after Red Bull told him that he will not be working with them next year.


Coyote Hunting Club Would Like Group to Expand in State

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  OCEANA - When a pack of coyotes attacked his nephew's coon hound, Doug Prichard decided he'd had enough.   Five years after that dog, Smokie, was mauled, Prichard has seen his Smokie Coyote Hunt Club expand into 20 counties throughout West Virginia.


The convoy stopped in a single-file line: a half-dozen US armored military vehicles and one gray Nissan pickup truck, all of them idling in a dirt lot in the insurgent-controlled slum called Sadr City.


North Korea's Kim basks in birthday, nuclear glory

Singing soldiers and flower shows marked the birthday of the man dubbed North Korea's "invincible brilliant commander" by state media, as regional powers wondered whether he would abide by a nuclear deal.


New U.N. sanctions against Iran would require countries to ban the entry of individuals involved in the Iranian nuclear program Â a step up from a previous call for vigilance over their travel, according to a document obtained Friday.


L'Italia diventa secondo Paese in piano crescita gruppo


Next month's Royal Film Premiere has been cancelled amid protests over the chosen film, Brick Lane.


Many big law firms are keeping up with mandatory retirement age rules to make room for new blood.


Silicon Valley Shaped by Technology and Traffic

Silicon Valley is a collection of remarkably local clusters based on industry niches, skills, school ties, traffic patterns, ethnic groups and even weekend sports teams.


Cleric 'met Bigley in Iraq' amid weekend talks to free him

AN Iraqi cleric has said he met British hostage Ken Bigley, who is being held in Baghdad.


Jonny Wilkinson says England must be "perfect" as the build up to the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday continues.


Three straight late-season stumbles have taken the luster off Virginia Tech. Now the Hokies are looking to get it back, and there's no better way to do that than to knock off No. 1 Southern California. The Hokies and Trojans open the season Saturday night in the Black Coaches Association Classic at FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins. The game begins at 7:45 p.m.


British Open Notebook: Different Player, Different Hole, but the Same Result

AndrÃ©s Romero finished at six-under 278, one shot from joining the playoff with Padraig Harrington and Sergio GarcÃa.


Border Security, Job Market Leave Farms Short of Workers

CLOVIS, Calif. -- Bins of Granny Smith apples towered over two conveyor belts at P-R Farms' packing plant. But only one belt moved. P-R Farms, like farms up and down California and across the nation, does not have enough workers to process its fruit.


Johan Santana becomes the first 17-game winner in the major leagues, allowing two hits over eight scoreless innings as MinnesotaÃÂ tops Tampa Bay, 8-0.


He could have been the ghost writer for Rodney Dangerfield. He carries a boulder on his shoulder the size of Plymouth Rock. It's simple, really. Rodney Harrison isn't happy unless someone is doubting him, his teammates, or the staff of the New England Patriots. The day he finally earns the respect he craves will be a sad ...


U.S. plans to let older airline pilots work longer

U.S. airline pilots nearing mandatory retirement could fly five years longer than they planned under a plan announced on Tuesday by the Federal Aviation Administration.


Deutsche Telekom's  mobile  phone division, T-Mobile, will sell Apple's  iPhone in  Germany for 399 euros ($558) each, the companies said on  Wednesday, but kept silent on details of the deal.


Audit finds U.N. violates own rules in North Korea

U.N. agencies violated their own rules in North Korea by employing national staff handpicked by the government and paying them in hard currency, according to a report by a U.N. board of auditors.


Author Pearl S. Buck wrote in "What America Means to Me" that "every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied."


Piacenza, 22:47 - CALCIO, SERIE B: PIACENZA-VERONA 1-0 NEL POSTICIPO

Nel posticipo della 21/a giornata del campionato di serie B, il Piacenza ha battuto il Verona 1-0 (0...


Anti-Hollywood activists try to upstage Venice fest

While stars sip martinis poolside at the Venice Film Festival, down the beach hundreds of activists are staging a "camp-in" to protest against Hollywood blockbusters and high ticket prices at the competition.


Chelsea to the fore again as Defoe does trick

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


The UN says fake prescription drugs are swamping developing nations with sometimes fatal results.


'Republicans Holding Up Quest for Peace' Claims Paisley

The Republican Movement is holding up progress in the search for a new peace process deal, Democratic Unionist leader the Reverend Ian Paisley claimed today.


Incidente causato da una frana, non ci sono feriti


Firenze, 20:26 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA: TONI E MUTU LAVORANO A PARTE

Mattinata d'allenamento per la Fiorentina in vista della gara contro il Catania, a porte chiuse sul ...


An invitation to a conference on the politics of waste leads to thoughts on the relationship of dirt and technology -- thoughts that lead inexorably to the trash-can icon on personal computers. Commentary by Momus.


Hacking My Kid's Brain: How a Child's Neurons Were Rewired

An effort to recalibrate the brain of a child suffering from sensory processing disorder using light, sound and motion therapy is successful.


Capital Sources: Barack, Hillary and Race

How will African-American voters respond to a Barack-Hillary showdown?


President Bush and Democratic Sen. John Kerry traded attacks in New Mexico on Monday, with Bush saying Kerry fundamentally misunderstands the war on terror and Kerry charging the president favors the rich and powerful over the middle class.


Pentagon Confirms Guantanamo Sex Tactics -- Report

A Pentagon investigation and newly  declassified documents confirm detainees' accounts of the use  of sexual tactics by female interrogators at the U.S. military  prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, The Washington Post reported on  Thursday.


Aramis Ramirez homered three times for all of Chicago's runs, and the Cubs kept pace in the playoff race by rallying to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 on Thursday night.


UPDATE 1-Pakistan win toss and field against Kenya

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq won the toss and chose to field in the rescheduled Champions Trophy Pool C match against Kenya at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Wednesday after rain prevented play on Tuesday.


Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard Dead in New York

Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, equally well known for his scrapes with the law and offbeat antics as for his work with rap collective Wu-Tang Clan, died suddenly in New York Saturday of unknown causes, his record label said.


More than 1,000 people remain hospitalized with measles following a November outbreak in impoverished North Korea, an international aid group said Wednesday.


NEW YORK - As Israel captured its first Nobel prize in science this week, Jews worldwide kvelled over the recognition of excellence in a discipline that has long been a hallmark of the Jewish state.


Lipitor Helps Stall Alzheimer's in Small Study

Cholesterol-lowering statins, a  popular class of drugs that includes Pfizer Inc.'s Lipitor, may  slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to  results from a small study presented on Tuesday.


Authority chiude istruttoria, uso illecito scorte


Art Review | 'Africa Comics': African Comics, Far Beyond the Funny Pages

The Studio MuseumÂs survey offers an inside view of Africa, detailed by handmade, graphically inventive and conceptually imaginative images.


ADV: $175,000 Mortgage for Under $730/Month

Mortgage rates are at record lows. Save $1000s on your mortgage payment. Free quotes.


COX-2 inhibitor, Bextra, Shows Problems in Heart Patients

Two small clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the recently withdrawn drug Vioxx, had an increased risk of stroke and heart attack.


Cable nets offer Super Bowl halftime alternatives

NEW YORK  - For fans unmoved by the prospect of a Tom Petty Super Bowl halftime show, the cable industry has an answer. Many answers, in fact.


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


British forces gave up military control of the final region under their supervision after four and a half years.


Aviazione israeliana ha attaccato a Jabaliya e Tuffah


Ivan slaps west Cuba and stomps into gulf

Hurricane Ivan's massiveness can be seen in this view of the storm from the international space station. The photograph was made Saturday when Ivan was over the Caribbean.


Capsule carrying U.S.-Russian space station crew lands in Kazakhstan

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan  - A Soyuz capsule carrying a U.S.-Russian crew back to Earth following six months at the international space station hurtled through the Earth's atmosphere and landed in Kazakhstan on Saturday evening.


Arrestati un ortopedico, 2 centralinisti, un'infermiera e la segretaria di uno studio medicoReferto medico falso in cambio dello stupefacente. La droga fornita da un pregiudicato                                          Ostia, traffico di coca in corsia In manette medico e 5 operatori sanitari


Stockholm - Evergreen Andre Agassi continued his career-long stranglehold over fellow veteran Jonas Bjorkman on Thursday when he beat the Swede 6-3 6-4 to move into the quarter-finals of the Stockholm Open.


Supreme Court Mulls Ruling on Ukraine Poll Crisis

Ukraine's Supreme Court considered final  arguments on Friday from two rivals in a contested presidential  election that has plunged the country into turmoil and kindled  distrust between Russia and the West.


Colonial in merger talks with Gecina: report

The chairmen of Spanish property company Colonial  and France's Gecina  are in talks about merging the two to create Europe's second-largest real estate group, Cinco Dias reported on Friday.


Dollar Steers Clear of Record Low Vs Euro

The dollar on Tuesday held almost a cent  above its record low against the euro, winning respite from  recent heavy selling ahead of U.S. trade data and an expected  rise in U.S. interest rates on Wednesday.


NASA spacecraft set to probe two planet wannabes

The mission to Vesta and Ceres, set for launch Thursday, aims to study origin of the solar system.


NEWCASTLE, England : Newcastle bounced back from last weekend's Premiership defeat to Bolton with a 2-0 UEFA Cup win over Dynamo Tbilisi.


Packers let go former No. 1 pick Carroll

A day after two of his errors helped fuel a Philadelphia Eagles victory, former first-round draft pick Ahmad Carroll was released by the Green Bay Packers.


In una lettera a Veltroni, 'Spazio ai giovani economisti'


Man reportedly dies from phone battery blast

Blog: A Chinese welder has died after a cell phone battery exploded in his chest pocket, according to county officials. Motorola is investigating.


Secondo il ministero dell'Economia il gettito Ã¨ cresciuto di 24,2 miliardirispetto allos tesso periodo del 2005. In calo le scommesse sul lotto                                          Fisco, boom delle entrate nei primi 7 mesi cresciute del 12,6%                                                                                Rifondazione: "Miglioramento strutturale, ora Finanziaria piÃ¹ equa"


Football Is a Refuge Where Katrina Lingers

A still-unsettled town chooses a defiant mascot and returns to the field in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.


An unflinching John McCain was told Tuesday by New Hampshire high school students he might be too old to be president and too conservative to be respected.


Ian Thorpe (Australia) won the men's  200m freestyle gold medal at the Olympics on Monday.


Insurgents fire on Poland's Embassy in Iraq

More than a dozen insurgents attacked the Polish Embassy in Baghdad with machine-guns Sunday, prompting embassy guards to return fire in an exchange that lasted for about 30 minutes, a Foreign Ministry ...


A contentious Orange Order parade is under way in the Whiterock area of west Belfast.


British Airways plane makes emergency landing after bomb threat

A British Airways plane en route from Berlin to London made an emergency landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport after a bomb threat was received, the Dutch authorities said.


Indagini in varie regioni anche per immigrazione clandestina


A controversial wind farm development gets the go-ahead at the third time of asking.


National Security Adviser to Travel to Middle East

LONDON, Oct. 18--National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley will head to the Middle East next week, the latest in a procession of senior U.S. officials trying to keep nascent Israeli-Palestinian talks on track in advance of a possible peace conference later this fall.


HUBEI  Dam water level to rise  The second phase of the raising of the water level of the Three Gorges Reservoir began at 10:00 pm yesterday.


Catania, 12:52 - SCHERMA, MORTO ARCIDIACONO: ORO SCIABOLA OLIMPIADI '84

Angelo Arcidiacono, 52 anni, piÃ¹ volte campione italiano di sciabola e oro a squadre alle Olimpiadi ...


TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - A 16-year-old Palestinian blew himself up in an outdoor market here late yesterday morning, killing three Israelis and wounding 32 others.


Wildfires sweep southern California, troops called

Fast-moving wildfires roared across California on Monday and engulfed large swaths of San Diego County, where 250,000 people were told to evacuate as state officials called in National Guard troops.


Opposition leader Raila Odinga is ahead of President Mwai Kibaki in Kenya's poll, partial unofficial results suggest.


Nel 2007 prevista la revisione di 65 studi di settore


Parma, 19:46 - CALCIO, PARMA: DOMANI DEBUTTO UFFICIALE DI GENE GNOCCHI

Gene Gnocchi debutterà domani ufficialmente con la maglia del Parma, alle 17 allo stadio Mund...


The African Union reaffirms it will pull out of Darfur, after Sudan rejected  UN plans to take control of the mission.


Embattled BP reports oil spill off California coast

British energy giant BP, already under fire for an oil spill in Alaska, faced a new spill in California but said it had "no significant impact on the environment."


Unilever shares have fallen 5.7% after the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant issued a surprise profits warning. Unilever said sales of ice cream and its tea drinks were "substantially lower" in July and August due to very poor weather in northern Europe.


Former White House chief of staff Andrew Card twice sought to persuade President Bush to fire Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the second time with the support of first lady Laura Bush, Bob Woodward writes in a new book on the Bush administration's Iraq war policy.


Barbra Streisand gives $10,000 to school

Barbra Streisand53rd Annual Emmy Awards - 11/4/2001Photo: Michael Caulfield/Wireimage.com" border="0" /> Barbra Streisand has donated $10,000 to a performing arts high school, which says her record label plans to contribute an additional $10,000 worth of audio-visual gear.


Brussels' 50-year commitment to free competition has been dropped from a draft treaty to reform the EU.


Joseph Hayes, Tony Award-Winning Playwright, Dead at 88

Playbill - Joseph Hayes, a playwright, novelist and producer who won the 1955 Tony Award for Best Play, for his suspenseful melodrama The Desperate Hours, died Sept. 11 in St. Augustine, FL, according to The New York Times.


If your computer is slowing down or crashing, you may have a virus. Scan now to find out!  Detects viruses, spyware and worms. Includes free spam and popup blockers.


A trial of a new type of schizophrenia drug shows promise in patients.


Peru's interior minister resigned Monday during hearings into a four-day standoff with a paramilitary group that ended with four police officers dead.


Men with bass voices tend to have more children than those who speak in a higher pitch, scientists find.


The commissioner of the Met police says the law should support homeowners who injure or even kill burglars.


NEW ORLEANS - More than 1.2 million people in metropolitan New Orleans were warned to get out Tuesday as 140-mph Hurricane Ivan churned toward the Gulf Coast, threatening to submerge this below-sea-level city in what could be the most disastrous storm to hit in nearly 40 years.    Residents streamed inland in bumper-to-bumper traffic in an agonizingly slow exodus amid dire warnings that Ivan could overwhelm New Orleans with up to 20 feet of filthy, chemical-polluted water...


Chrysler sales ex-North America rise 9 pct in Feb

Chrysler Group sales outside North America rose 9 percent in February to 15,194 units, the U.S. arm of DaimlerChrysler  said on Monday.


Another Soviet monument vandalised in Estonia

A war on Soviet-era monuments is continuing in Estonia. A monument at a site of execution of 26 Red Army fighters in 1919 was vandalised in the town Katela in Estonia.


Considering a career change? Take this simple test to find your true talent and matching colleges. Start your future today.


U.S. Property Prices Too High? Some Funds Look Abroad

Investors who worry that the American property market may be peaking have another option: putting money into real estate abroad.


Russia calls for conference on CFE treaty

Russia on Monday requested an emergency  conference to discuss the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE)  Treaty, an agreement the Kremlin says it may withdraw from  because NATO countries are flouting it.


57 miners have died in a fire at five connected iron ore mines in northern China. The fire started last Saturday in a privately run mine in Shahe city, and rapidly spread to four other mines nearby, trapping 106 people working underground.


Racing Around the Globe, Solving a History Mystery

The hyperactive sequel âNational Treasure: Book of Secretsâ sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of Wikipedia surfing.


Aug. 24, 2004 (CHICAGO) - The Chicago Police Department has released a surveillance photo that police said proves a tour bus for the Dave Matthews Band dumped human waste on a boat full of people on the Chicago River earlier this month.


Kraft Foods Inc. said Thursday it agreed to sell its UK desserts business to Premier Foods PLC for $135 million. Kraft said the transaction, which is subject to required approvals, is expected to close in the first quarter of 2005.


Trovato ubriaco in un bar, arrestato per maltrattamenti


Suits: A Critique of Obama Doubles as an Invite

At a policy conference, the chairman of the Ford Motor Company suggested a way for Senator Barack Obama to improve his fuel mileage.


The dollar slipped on Monday as market players hesitated to push the currency much higher before upcoming U.S. trade data and a Federal Reserve meeting.


Sure, next year's season likely will have more storms in the Atlantic region than an average year, Colorado State University forecaster William Gray said.


Afghan insurgents launch mortar attack on US base

Insurgents rained mortar rounds on a US base in Afghanistan, wounding three Afghan government soldiers, while US and Afghan officials yesterday announced the arrests of 14 suspected Taliban members.


BAGHDAD - Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying female employees of Iraqi Airways to the Baghdad airport Thursday, killing one and wounding 14, an airline official said.


Sorenstam Is AP Female Athlete of the Year

She won early and often, and often by overwhelming margins. She won on four continents — in Australia, Sweden and Japan and in six of the 50 United States. She won a major, the most money and a remarkable 10 times in just 20 starts worldwide.


Issuing an economic report that could have a strong political impact, the Labor Department said Friday that US employers created 96,000 jobs in September, far fewer than most economists had expected.


Arjuna Seneviratna witnessed and survived the tsunami wave that struck Sri Lanka. He talks about the harrowing experience.


Melodeo Streams iTunes Songs to Cell Phones

Upcoming service will make songs in your iTunes library accessible on your mobile phone.


Roma, 15:13 - CALCIO, DILETTANTI; TAVECCHIO: GIOCHIAMO A PORTE APERTE

Da domani un milione e mezzo di persone circa riprenderanno a lavorare per il calcio. Stiamo parland...


They're teammates. They're boss and employee. They're the best of friends.


Five policemen convicted for 1993 Mumbai blasts

An Indian court convicted five policemen   on Tuesday on charges of conspiracy and abetment of the 1993   serial bomb blasts in the country's financial capital that   killed 257 people and wounded hundreds.


Anna Nicole Smith's tabloid saga and the accompanying media invasion has been a boon for some in the Bahamas and a curiosity for others.


Traumatised tourists flee island resorts as holidays turn into ...

Thailand struggled yester-day to evacuate thousands of traumatised foreign tourists from its once thriving holiday island of Phuket and other popular islands and beach resorts devastated by Sunday's tsunamis.


The principal of a Palo Alto middle school may not invite a popular speaker back to an annual career day after he told girls they could earn a good living as strippers.