UN envoy urges beefing up African Union in Sudan

The United Nations should beef  up African Union forces in Darfur with troops and logistical  support, even if Sudan does not allow a full U.N. operation, a  senior U.N. envoy said on Monday.


A night of back-and-forth jabs, stereotyping, quips

In their final debate Wednesday night, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry didn't only thrust and parry for 90 minutes. They also displayed their strategy for the next 19 days.


One Palestinian was killed by the Israeli forces and a woman settler in a Palestinian attack. News reports quoted Israeli military sources as saying that the Israeli occupation forces killed one Palestinian


GRAEME SOUNESS has been appointed as the new manager of English Premier League club Newcastle United after his shock resignation from Blackburn Rovers.


Japan confirms death of hostage in Iraq:

[World News]: Tokyo, Oct.31 : The Japanese government on Sunday confirmed that a decapitated body found in Iraq is that of a Japanese hostage taken hostage by Islamic militants earlier this week.


Stop a embargo e' linea italiana da anni, lo disse Ciampi


Earnhardt victory cuts into Busch's Cup lead

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s victory Sunday in the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, his second straight at the track, softened the emotional blow he suffered a week ago when he crashed late in a race near Atlanta.


A Chinese company making products for the Beijing Olympics admits using child workers, despite initial denials.


Yushchenko's Poison Level Second Highest Ever Recorded

New tests reveal the level of dioxin poison in the blood of Ukrainian presidential candidate Victor Yushchenko is more than 6,000 times higher than normal, according to the expert analysing the samples.


U.N. Says U.S. Not Done Enough on Guantanamo

The United States has done too little to  improve treatment of prisoners at its Guantanamo Bay naval base  and risks doing more harm than good in the battle against  terror, U.N. human rights investigators said Friday.


Rakhi Sawant's dream has finally come true as she will feature in a Yash Raj film.


Italy seeks way out of crisis after Prodi quits

President Giorgio Napolitano starts crisis talks on Friday meant to rescue Italy from political limbo after the resignation of the prime minister raised the specter of snap elections.


DC council approves stadium, maybe, sort of

After all the twists and turns that the Washington, DC stadium controversy has taken, we should have known it wouldn't end simply.


AMD formally welcomed its Athlon 64 processor family into the world of PCI Express, touting the availability of chipsets that support the new add-in card format.


13 Palestinians die in Israeli Gaza raids

Israeli forces killed 13 Palestinians in fighting in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday as the army pressed a wide-ranging offensive against militants.


Romanian presidential election heads to runoff

BUCHAREST, Romania - Exit polls showed no clear winner in Romania's presidential election Sunday, forcing a runoff next month between a former ship's captain with a populist message and a political veteran embodying the communist past.


Seeds of Future Conflict in Bridge Agreement

By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jun. 6--The cities of East Grand Forks and Grand Forks have agreed on a plan to maintain the new Greenway pedestrian bridges, but built into the agreement is almost a guarantee of future disagreements.


Bush has strengthened his hold on some states recently in play, leaving Florida, once again, in a pivotal swing position. By Liz Marlantes | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.


DENVER -- Denver Nuggets coach Jeff Bzdelik, whose team has lost six consecutive games, was fired Tuesday and replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Michael Cooper.


"Governo deve andare a casa, ci vogliono nuove elezioni"


Anche se, secondo commissario, turbolenze potranno pesare


Reeve Helped Make Stem Cells a Campaign Issue

Christopher Reeve, the paralyzed  actor who died nine years after a riding accident, worked  tirelessly to promote medical advances, especially the  controversial stem cell research that has emerged as a campaign  issue this year.


Prospects of ending North Korea's nuclear arms ambitions brightened a little on Friday as negotiators considered a plan for Pyongyang to suspend activities at a nuclear plant as a first step to dismantlement.


Business Software Giant SAP Reports Profit Rise

SAP AG, the German business management software maker, reported a 15 percent jump in third-quarter net profit Thursday, citing increased sales across the globe.


Nestle held merger talks with PepsiCo: report

Nestle , the world's largest  food company, held merger talks with U.S. snacks and drinks  conglomerate PepsiCo  earlier this year, but the project  ran aground due to a number of complications, the Wall Street  Journal Europe reported on Thursday.


Microsoft, Yahoo, Google to pay $31.5 million for illegal gambling ads

Internet companies say they stopped taking money for ads touting illegal gambling years ago but agree to pay to settle federal allegations.


Brewer S&N to buy 37.5 pct stake in United Breweries

Scottish and Newcastle Plc., Britain's biggest brewer, is to buy 37.5 percent of India's United Breweries Ltd in a deal worth 4.66 billion rupees ($106 million), the two companies said on Sunday.


Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect delivered to Hague

Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect General Zdravko Tolimir, who was arrested on Thursday, has set off for the Hague war crimes tribunal in the Netherlands, NATO said on Friday.


MasterCard posts quarterly profit vs. loss

MasterCard Inc. , the credit card company that went public in May, reported a fourth-quarter profit on Friday, reversing a year-ago loss.


Media & professional: Israel circumvents potential damage of academic boycott by allowing scientists to join in EU research.


Hurricane Jeanne sent fierce wind and huge waves crashing ashore as it slammed into storm-weary Florida late Saturday, forcing thousands into shelters and tearing part of the roof from a hospital.


A Compromise on Use of Avastin to Treat Eye Disease

Genentech appears to have resolved a dispute with ophthalmologists that will allow its drug Avastin to continue to be used to treat eye diseases, boths sides said.


The king is getting big-time respect from the president and the prime minister. Elvis, of course. As in Presley.


Italian farmers pin beef hopes on Japanese cows

COMAZZO, Italy (Reuters Life!) - A farm near Milan is raising Japanese Wagyu cows to woo meat-loving Italians with the world's most expensive Kobe steaks.


Ethicist questions medical workers' role in abuse

(CNN) -- A leading bioethicist charges in a prestigious British medical journal that US military medical personnel are complicit in abuse of detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and suggests an inquiry into their behavior in places ...


Stung by her lopsided loss to Barack Obama in South Carolina, Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to shift her momentum in Florida Â even though its Democratic primary won't count for much.


Dick Cheney and his wife say they are angry at John Kerry for invoking their lesbian daughter during the final presidential debate. Kerry says he was just trying to say something nice about how the Cheneys have dealt with the issue and meant no offense.


US Envoy: N.Korea Should Copy South's Work with IAEA

South Korea's cooperation with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog over concerns about past atomic experiments should serve as an example to North Korea, the U.S. ambassador to Seoul said on Friday.


JERUSALEM Israeli forces continued a major operation in Gaza on Thursday with tanks and armored vehicles to suppress rocket fire into Israel, and in the process killed seven Palestinians, while another Palestinian was killed by Israeli troops in the West


Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $906.8 million in the latest week to $833.01 billion, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.


LOS ANGELES  - Edie Falco, who will vie for Emmy glory this month for her role on HBO's "The Sopranos," is set to appear on three episodes of NBC's "30 Rock."


Crude oil futures tumbled below $48 a barrel yesterday, closing at their lowest level in seven weeks, on rising expectations that the US supply of transport and home-heating fuels will be adequate this winter.


Adults-Only rated Leisure Suit Larry now available

More nudity, more raunch, more sex scenes fill new "Uncut" version of VU's risquÃ© college adventure. Is it even possible to make Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude--a video game characterized by nothing


UPDATE 1-Taser says some UK police approved for stun guns

Shares of stun gun maker Taser International Inc. (TASR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) soared on Wednesday after the United Kingdom, which does


Excess chips a drag on 3rd-quarter Intel results

Intel on Tuesday released third-quarter financial results showing that it continues to struggle to sell a substantial stockpile of computer chips as demand for personal computers remains slow.


Arsene Wenger has described a fracas on the Arsenal team bus between Patrick Vieira and Cameroon international Lauren as "a minor disagreement".


WASHINGTON - The nationâs chief media regulator expressed disappointment Wednesday over the steamy locker room opening to ABCâs âMonday Night Footballâ broadcast.


Dutch mayor wants to create "weed boulevard" for drug tourists

The mayor of the Dutch city of Maastricht wants to ban all 16 cannabis cafes in the city centre and set up a "weed boulevard" to keep drug tourists and criminals out of town, his spokesman said.


Biostar takes aim at the overclockers Review First in up in a series of Core 2 Duo motherboard reviews from Reg Hardware comes the TForce P965 Deluxe from former mid-table manufacturer Biostar, a company now working hard at getting their enthusiast oriented and overclocking-friendly T-series motherboards noticed by the DIY performance builder.â¦


Educator Marva Collins says Milwaukee school can't use her name

MILWAUKEE Famed Chicago educator Marva Collins has ordered a Milwaukee school that bears her name to call itself something else. Collins says the Marva Collins Preparatory School of Wisconsin is no longer following her educational philosophy.


Yet another cybersecurity chief steps down

Robert Liscouski leaves the Department of Homeland Security as the agency nominates a second person for secretary.


Thai suspected bird flu case fans human link fear

BANGKOK -- Thai and international health officials held an emergency meeting on Monday to review a case in which there is a "very remote possibility" bird flu was passed from human to human, a senior WHO official said.


Congo's faded copper town perks up in mining rush

KOLWEZI, Congo  - Amid rusted hulks of abandoned plants and huge mine craters, Congo's former top copper town Kolwezi is showing signs of a reawakening.


Health institute offers steps for fighting child obesity

Schools should weigh and measure all children annually to determine whether they're overweight, and the government must set nutritional standards for brand-name foods and drinks


Scientists have produced compelling evidence that autism may in some cases be linked to inflammation of the brain.


A day after their head coach is fired, the Chicago Bulls are placed before the firing line, getting pasted, 94-79, by the defending champion Spurs.


In Rachid Taha's politically charged pop, Eastern soul gets a Western beat


A study finds Scottish people from poor areas are more likely to kill themselves than those from affluent homes.


Japan's defense minister said Saturday that the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States during World War II was an inevitable way to end the war, drawing criticism from atomic bomb survivors.


Marriott earnings rise on higher room rates

Marriott International Inc. , the top U.S. hotel operator, on Thursday reported an increase in second-quarter profit on higher room rates and robust travel demand.


Japan pledges 500 million dollars for tsunami victims

Japan promised 500 million dollars to countries devastated by tsunamis, by far outpledging all other countries which are racing to help victims of one of the world's worst disasters.


Rowland pleads guilty to corruption charge

By Matt Apuzzo and John Christoffersen, Associated Press, 12/23/2004 14:54. NEW HAVEN, Conn.  Former Gov. John G. Rowland completed a historic fall from power Thursday, admitting in federal court that he


Bush pledges to carry on fight against terrorism

US President George W Bush today sketched out the agenda for his second term in office vowing to carry on the fight against terrorim and reach out to allies divided by the war in Iraq.


His expulsion of a returning rival may signal the endgame for Pakistan's embattled President


Hewitt sets up Masters clash with Federer

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt has perhaps more desire than anyone to succeed in the Masters Cup this week. He won the end-of-season tournament in successive years in Sydney and Shanghai, thereby establishing


Brazil's Lula in India to push business ties

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in India on Sunday, hoping to boost business and add more substance to the growing ties between two of the world's biggest developing nations.


Developing a new use for the material that's already the foundation of the computer chip industry, Intel Corp. researchers have built a continuously shining silicon laser that could drive down the cost of optical networking.


SABMiller toasts sales rise as Miller brand improves

Britain-based brewer SABMiller reported strong third quarter sales and toasted a rise in market share for its US brand Miller despite tough trading conditions.


AOL Spam Down 75 Pct; Net Spam Trends Reverse

You've got less spam, according to  America Online, the world's largest online service.


Connecticut Investigates Major Debt-Rating Agencies

The Connecticut attorney general opened an investigation yesterday into whether the various ratings agencies had improperly pressured issuers of commercial debt as a condition of doing business with them.


Man detained after eight teenagers killed in China school knife attack

Chinese police have detained a man who they say murdered eight teenagers and injured four others in a school dormitory overnight, state press said.


Palestinian unrest about Arafat puts Lebanon on alert

Israel and Beirut both fear that Palestinian refugees in Lebanon may launch revenge attacks across the border.


President Bush held an edge over Democratic nominee John Kerry in the battleground state of Ohio with a two-point-lead in a CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll of likely voters released on Wednesday.


Torino, 23:41 - CALCIO, JUVE; RANIERI: VITTORIA NON CAMBIA MIO GIUDIZIO

Un esordio da incorniciare per la Juve e per il suo tecnico Claudio Ranieri. "La squadra ha fatto il...


Seven-time Formula One auto racing world champion Michael Schumacher of Germany led from start to finish behind the wheel of his Ferrari to easily win the Japanese Grand Prix.


Some Lexmark, Dell Printers May Present Electrical Hazard

Approximately 40,000 laser printers manufactured by Lexmark International Inc. were recalled this week, according to a statement released by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).


U.S. arrests 10 it says plotted to oust Laos' govt

U.S. prosecutors charged 10  people, including an ex-Laotian general, on Monday with seeking  to topple the government of Laos in what they described as a  dramatic cloak-and-dagger plot thwarted by an undercover agent  posing as an arms dealer.


BANGALORE (India), December 5 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the headquarters of Infosys company and spoke with its young staffers on the issues concerning the Russo-Indian cooperation in the sphere of information technologies.


S.Africa AIDS Group Drops Legal Case on Drug Delays

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa  - South Africa's main  AIDS treatment lobby group has dropped a court case against the  government demanding it reveal target dates for the rollout of  life-prolonging drugs, activists and officials said Sunday.


Iran to vie with West by launching news channel

Iran's state broadcaster will launch a  24-hour English-language satellite news channel next week to  rival dominant Western services, a senior official said on  Tuesday.


Ahmadinejad, Saudi king reject sectarian strife

Sunni and Shi'ite heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed on Saturday to fight the spread of sectarian strife that threatens to spill over from their neighbor Iraq, the Saudi foreign minister said.


Gulzar's poetry to embellish Gupta's Dus Kahaniya

It's arguably one of the most incongruous creative pairings in the history of Indian cinema. Producer Sanjay Gupta has convinced poet par-excellence Gulzar to lend words, images and thoughts to the 10 stories that comprise Gupta's short-story bouquet of "Dus Kahaniyan"


Asian quake could happen in Nigeria: expert

The undersea quake off the coast of Indonesia could happen in Nigeria as the country's western boundary with Cameroon is an active volcanic region capable of causing tsunamis, local media reported Wednesday.


AFTER hemming and hawing and bobbing and weaving, the board of directors of Fannie Mae finally jettisoned Franklin D. Raines, the mortgage finance giant's former chief executive, and Timothy Howard, its former chief financial officer, last week.


Blair, in Sudan, Urges a Broad Peace Agreement

Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain warned Sudan on Wednesday that the international community would not rest until violence was ended in Western Darfur and a comprehensive


Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the San Antonio Spurs to an 89-82 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night.


BASRA, Iraq  - Iraqi soldiers and police fought running battles with gunmen from a Shi'ite cult in two southern cities on Friday in which at least 14 people were killed and scores wounded, security and hospital officials said.


Shares of home builder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc  tumbled on Wednesday after the company posted a wider-than-expected loss as the value of its land and inventory continued to deteriorate.


FOR Celtic chairman Brian Quinn there is simply no hiding place from reminders of what has to be done. That includes when he is sitting watching his side win 2-0 at Dunfermline to reclaim top spot in the SPL.


For a brief moment Friday, President Bush was outshone by a fellow Republican, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the larger-than-life California governor who took the stage to promote Bush's re-election — and his own bodybuilding event.


Kyrgyzstan touted as ideal delivery hub for Santa

Seeking a novel remedy to revive its rickety economy, the tiny ex-Soviet state of Kyrgyzstan has declared itself the new home of Santa Claus.


London -- Invoking a global threat of terrorism, the British government announced plans Tuesday to introduce national identity cards for the first time since the World War II era.


Paris Club may write off 80% of Iraqi debts

The Paris Club of creditor nations was considering on Saturday a plan to relieve Iraq of as much as 80 percent of the debts it owes them.


Kansas City Plant Explosions an Accident

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A series of explosions that devastated a chemical distribution plant and shrouded this city in black smoke was an accident, officials said Friday.  Fire Chief Richard Dyer said the blaze started Wednesday when employees were offloading a petroleum-based product.


Bush Backs Full Budget Powers for Intel Chief

The White House unveiled plans Wednesday to give a new national intelligence director strong budgetary authority over much of the nation's intelligence community, a key provision in the Sept. 11 commission's recommendations.


I.B.M. is buying Solid Information Technology, a maker of high-performance databases and a close partner of I.B.M. rival MySQL.


The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that accumulating evidence suggests a Bayer AG drug used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart bypass surgery increases the risk of death when compared with other drugs.


The closer responsible for the team's run to a World Series title in 2004, Keith Foulke , declined salary arbitration from the Red Sox yesterday, choosing to pursue opportunities closer to his Arizona home.


Pesticide study using children as test subjects postponed

WASHINGTON Ethical concerns have prompted the government to postpone a study of how children's bodies absorb pesticides and other chemicals.


Mateschitz: Coulthard will lead Red Bull.

David Coulthard will lead the Red Bull Racing team next season, according to quotes attributed to new owner Dietrich Mateschitz. Although the team has yet to issue official confirmation of a deal with the


Citigroup Elevates Krawcheck to CFO Post

Citigroup Inc. C.N named Sallie  Krawcheck chief financial officer on Monday, extending her  reach across the world's largest financial services company and  bolstering her image as Wall Street's most powerful woman.


The power and grace of two young Americans lit up the night at the world track and field championships.


A federal judge said investigators must have a courtâs approval before they can order Internet providers to turn over records without telling customers.


Google is already viewed by many as the king of search engines, but the newly public company is continuing to launch new services to keep its crown safe from competitors.


Sudan accepts Blair's five-point peace plan

Sudan bowed to a five-point plan tabled by Tony Blair during talks in Khartoum yesterday, which included accepting the free movement of 3,500 African Union troops as ceasefire monitors in Darfur province.


The Modesto Bee, Calif., Focus on Ag Brief: Focus on Ag: Stanislaus Seeks Comments on Ag Revisions

By John Holland, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Sep. 23--Stanislaus County officials have added a third meeting for public comment on proposed revisions to the agricultural element of the general plan. It will be Oct.10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Gene Bianchi Community Center, 110 S.


Microsoft profit rises 79 pct, outlook bullish

Microsoft Corp  signaled  confidence to a rattled stock market by raising its full-year  profit outlook above Wall Street targets and reporting a 79  percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday.


Capo intelligence a Senato: attentati contro di noi


âAppleâs most elegantly designed all-in-one yet, this iMac,â reports Wendy Sheehan , âhas a solid configuration, excellent features, and good performance, making it a viable choice for anyone looking for a space-saving, eye-pleasing, highly capable desktop.â The aluminum-clad iMac is not only â considerably thinner and slickerâ than itâs predecessor; itâs âalso more energy-efficient, meeting Energy Star 4.0 requirements, and Apple claims the iMacâs new materials are more recyclable, making it a greener PC.â


Military heroes come to life in "Beyond Glory"

War is hell, but personal  bravery never goes out of style. That is the thrust of actor  Stephen Lang's one-man play "Beyond Glory," which is having its  New York premiere off-Broadway at the Roundabout's Laura Pels  Theatre. Adapted by Lang from Larry Smith's 2003 oral history,  the show is an affecting, if limited, portrayal of eight men  who received the Medal of Honor for valor in World War II and  the Korean and Vietnam wars.


The 21st century promises to be the most innovative yet.


Prime Minister Tony Blair has arrived back from his diplomatic mission to the Middle East to try to resurrect the peace process. Mr Blair held talks with his Israeli counterpart, Ariel Sharon, and the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas.


Pro model comes to UK too Sling Media has revamped its UK Slingbox TV-over-the-net gadget line-up, a move that will see the year-old Slingbox Pro finally come to Britain, alongside the global launch of a brand new Slingbox, the Solo.â¦


China welcomes Iran's decision to suspend nuclear enrichment :

Beijing, Nov 16 : China today said it supported continued negotiations to resolve the Iran nuclear issue and welcomed Tehran's decision to suspend its nuclear enrichment and reprocessing activities.


Ryan O'Neal, son trade charges over fight

Attorneys for actor Ryan O'Neal and  his son Griffin held dueling press conferences on Wednesday  during which each blamed the other's client for a fight that  ended in the "Love Story" star's arrest last week.


Swiss Reject Loosening Citizenship Rules

Voters in Switzerland  --  where more than one in five is a foreigner  --  rejected proposals to liberalize tough rules on citizenship in a national referendum Sunday.


IMF delegates in Singapore get the chance to smooth wrinkled skin, following a local hospital's cut-price botox offer.


NEW YORK  - A sizable minority of sex education teachers does not cover all of the basics, and many lack training to teach sex ed at all, a survey of teachers in one state suggests.


Cala l'utile netto a causa di maggiori imposte


Bloomsbury PLC, the British publisher of the Harry Potter books, said Thursday that advance orders for the latest and final volume of the series are 17 percent ahead of the pre-orders for the previous book.


Indonesian Embassy Bomb Wounds at Least 9

A package filled with explosives blew up outside the Indonesian Embassy in Paris on Friday, slightly wounding nine people in the first terror attack in the French capital in years. The motive was not clear.


US expected to boost troop levels in Iraq

Some question whether it will be enough to quell the violence and worry about the impact of prolonged tours.


The Bush administration plans to announce Tuesday it will request about $80 billion more for this year's costs of fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, congressional aides said Monday.


So Paula Radcliffe is mortal, and probably now destined never to win an Olympic gold medal. For the past two years she has run like a goddess inexorably heading towards Athens glory.


I.B.M. to Build Supercomputer Powered by Video Game Chips

The Department of Energy awarded I.B.M. a contract to build a supercomputer using chips designed for the coming PlayStation 3.


Grazia a Sofri, ancora uno stop. Parere negativo dal giudice di ...

Si fa piÃ¹ difficile il percorso per la grazia ad Adriano Sofri. Anche il giudice di sorveglianza di Pisa, cosÃ¬ come aveva giÃ  fatto il mese scorso la procura generale di Milano, ha espresso parere negativo.


Molson Stock Up on Raised Coors Dividend

Molson Inc. stock climbed nearly 4 percent in early trading Friday after the Canadian brewer and Adolph Coors Co. dramatically increased a special dividend to persuade wavering shareholders to approve their proposal to create a $6 billion brewer.


Witherspoon 'just a little girl from Tennessee'

There's nothing vain about the star of "Vanity Fair." Golden girl Reese Witherspoon can't even imagine why the checkout clerk at the local grocery store is interested in her life.


MIT student arrested for wearing circuit fashion

Electrical engineering sweatshirt mistaken for bomb by Logan Airport authorities brings gunpoint arrest.


Londra, 18:01 - CALCIO, GRAN BRETAGNA; 39 TANGENTI SOTTO ANALISI

Procede con decisione il processo al calcio inglese coinvolto nello scandalo delle tangenti. Qualche...


People in the UK have been reading more - despite or perhaps because of busier lives, a study says.


World News > London, Oct 01 : British Prime Minister Tony Blair today underwent a non-surgical operation to correct a heart flutter and is "doing ok".


Experts have deciphered the complete DNA sequence for one of the most infectious bugs known to man.


FDA Whistleblower Earns Kudos, Criticism

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


Madrid, 12:25 - CALCIO, STAMPA SPAGNOLA: EMERSON AL MILAN

Emerson verso il Milan. E' quanto scrive oggi il quotidiano spagnolo 'Sport', secondo cui il brasili...


Australia and New Zealand have cleared the last hurdle to a free trade agreement with the 10-nation Association of South-East Asian Nations, with a meeting of Asian economic ministers yesterday recommending a deal.


Pacific Internet Limited Announces Requisition By MediaRing Ltd

SINGAPORE, Sept. 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Pacific Internet Limited ("PacNet") wishes to announce that PacNet has today received a notice of requisition from MediaRing Ltd (the "Requisition").


Holiday season will see enhancements to Google Base so shoppers can refine queries.


EU Sinks Into Uncertainty As New Commission Falters

STRASBOURG, France -- The European Union will operate without the executive-branch administration that was due to take office Monday, after the European Commission's incoming president withdrew his slate of 24 commissioners to avoid a humiliating


Freed Italian Hostage Defends Iraqi Resistance

ROME, October 2 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) - The Iraqi people have every right to resist the US-led occupation forces until liberating their homeland, one of two Italian hostages freed in Iraq has said.


Public access to millions of Nazi war documents, kept in closed archives for 60 years, could help Holocaust survivors win larger claims for restitution, survivors groups say.


UN Security Council begins Nairobi session

The United Nations Security Council has opened an extraordinary two-day session in Nairobi, the first outside its New York headquarters in 14 years, with war-ravaged Sudan topping the agenda.


Three people are now known to have died in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday. An American woman translator died of her wounds, in addition to an Afghan girl, aged 11, and the bomber.


Study links teen sex to TV sexual content

Young people who watched a lot of television with sexual content were about twice as likely to start having intercourse during the subsequent year as those with little exposure to televised sex, researchers found.


Man Sues Neighbor for Breaking Up Marriage

CHICAGO - They say you can't buy love, but one Chicago man is trying to make somebody pay for it. After watching his wife, Lupe, walk out on him after 15 years of marriage, Steven Cyl is suing a neighbor down the street whose life she walked into. "This guy, he ruined my life," Cyl said.


Roma, 14:57 - CALCIO, ROMA: TOTTI SALTA IL VALENCIA

Francesco Totti salterà la sfida di Champions League di domani contro il Valencia. Il capitan...


The Giants legitimized their fast start Sunday by leaving Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers wobbly.


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


Iraqi troops condemned, threatened for fighting; at least 200 ...

US military officials said Monday that at least 200 Iraqi troops had deserted their posts in the American-led offensive on Fallujah, illustrating the


Critics lambast Robert Lanza for claims he and his company made about their stem-cell work. Now he takes his argument to the Senate. In Bodyhack.


Buddies meet again more than 50 years after heroic action on battlefield

It was March, 1945. With the Battle of the Bulge and the crossing of the Rhine River behind them, U.S. troops were swiftly moving across flat country toward Berlin.


Although lots of age groups are getting picky about where they slumber, manufacturers, retailers and trend-watchers say baby boomers are fueling a jump in sales of pricey bedroom accouterments.


U.N. Notes Delays in Tsunami Aid Arrival

United Nations officials acknowledged it will take days before tons of food, medicine and portable hospitals reaches tsunami survivors in devastated areas across Asia.


Chicago Fed Sees '05 GDP Down at 3.3 Pct

U.S. economic growth is expected to  slow in 2005 due to rising interest rates and high crude oil  prices, according to a forecast of participants at a Federal  Reserve Bank of Chicago conference released on Monday.


British Troops Move Northward Toward Baghdad

About 850 British troops in Iraq are moving north toward Baghdad from the city of Basra. The arrival of the British troops appears to further indicate an impending major ground assault west of Baghdad.


Londra, 15:33 - CALCIO, PREMIER LEAGUE: EVERTON-MANCHESTER UTD 0-1

Grazie ad un gol di Vidic nel finale, il Manchester United ha vinto 1-0 in casa dell'Everton nella s...


Indonesia Quake Sparks Fatal Tidal Waves

Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in Berlin on an March 4, 2004 file photo. Sri Lanka's air force on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004 evacuated Kohl from the hotel where he was stranded in southern tsunami-hit Sri Lanka, the air force commander said.


Opposition supporters leave tent camp in Kyiv, but many plan to ...

Protesters lifted their siege of Ukraine's government building Thursday as tensions following weeks of demonstrations ebbed with parliament's adoption of electoral reforms before a new presidential run-off vote at the end of the month


Electronic Arts will reorganize the worldâs biggest video game publisher into four units, in an efficiency drive by its new chief executive.


Dell announces its new line of Pocket PC and upgrade for Axim X30

Dell has announced three new Axim Windows Mobile Pocket PC, dubbed the Dell Axim X50 series. The Axim X50v features a 3.7-inch VGA screen, with a 624MHz CPU, 64MB SD RAM, 128MB flash ROM, wireless LAN and Bluetooth.


Israel's ruling Likud party and opposition Labour struggle to agree over the state budget,  according to reports.


Warner Music Group becomes the latest big studio to sell DRM-free tunes through Amazon.com.


Ajax threw themselves a qualification lifeline at the Amsterdam ArenA with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Champions League Group C. First-half goals from Wesley Sonck, Nigel De Jong and skipper


SquawkBack Poll: Will the Red Sox or Yankees win?

The contest many baseball fans wanted to see is about to begin. The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees begin playing for the American League Championship Tuesday.


Powell Cancels Greece Visit Amid Protests

ATHENS, Greece - Secretary of State Colin Powell on Saturday canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, just hours after demonstrators staged a protest march in central Athens.    Greece's foreign ministry said that Powell informed his Greek counterpart, Petros Moliviatis, that "urgent responsibilities" prevented him from carrying out the visit - which was to include meetings with Premier Costas Caramanlis and U.S...


Colombia rebels offer handover of bodies

The Red Cross said Monday that Colombian rebels are offering to hand over the bodies of 11 state lawmakers killed last month in disputed circumstances.


LONDON - British Prime Minister Tony Blair has seen his ruling Labour Party slip to third place in a newspaper poll on the eve of its annual conference.


ON a grass verge in the Athens suburb of Papagou, Paula Radcliffe surveyed the wreckage of her Olympic dream through a mist of tears.


Tear gas scatters Malaysian 'flower power' protest

Malaysian police used water cannon and tear gas on Saturday to break up an anti-government protest by ethnic Indians carrying roses to symbolize a peaceful demand for justice.


Boston College has talked the past few weeks about "flying under the radar" a bit, the way coach Jeff Jagodzinski likes it for his No. 2-ranked team, which will be squarely in the national television spotlight tomorrow night on ESPN against Virginia Tech.


Chechnya goes to polls; man blows himself up in Grozny

Moscow, Aug. 29 (PTI): An unidentified man blew himself up today outside a polling station in Grozny during presidential elections in war-torn Caucasian province of Chechnya.


UK calls for summit meeting on Darfur crisis

Britain called on Friday for world   leaders to prepare a summit on easing the humanitarian crisis   in Sudan's violence-torn Darfur region.


Barbados Braces for Arrival of Hurricane Ivan

Description: NPR's Noah Adams talks with David Cox, a resident of the south coast of Barbados in the Caribbean, about the expected arrival of Hurricane Ivan.


At a hearing Monday just blocks from the World Trade Center site, the mayor and other New York politicians and real estate developers urged Congress to continue a law that provides insurance against terrorism.


Cisco Systems Appoints Director of Channels for Asia Pacific

Cisco Systems(R) (Nasdaq:CSCO) has appointed Mike Allen as director for channels in Asia Pacific.


Recording Industry Files More Downloading Suits

The recording industry on Thursday filed another round of copyright infringement lawsuits against people it said were illegally distributing songs over the Internet.


Kionka, Pastor Gerhardt  Went home to Jesus on September 21, 2006. Age 85 years. Beloved husband of Lois L. (nee Beiderwieden). Dear father of Norma (Ron) Schmidt, David (Jeanne) Kionka, and Carol Kolb. Fond grandfather of 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.


Guns N' Roses rocker tries new tune as businessman

With his ragged mane and heavily tattooed wiry frame, former Guns N' Roses bass player Duff McKagan looks every bit the rock star.


Iran says U.S. accusations on Iraq "not true"

Iran rejected on Wednesday U.S. accusations it was fomenting instability in Iraq, a day after President George W. Bush said Tehran's atomic ambitions could put the Middle East "under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust."


Roma, 19:46 - CALCIO, SERIE B: CONTO TV VUOLE TRASMETTERE ALCUNE GARE

Conto Tv ora vuole anche la serie B. L'emittente satellitare che ha trasmesso le partite di Coppa Ue...


Motorola produces a Linux-based slider with an open platform

Today Motorola debuted what some believe could be its last new phones before cutting its handset division free, including a Linux-based slider.


L'abruzzese di Spoltore e' la maglia rosa piu' 'meridionale'


No action is to be taken against Prince Harry over a scuffle with a photographer outside a nightclub.


In a federal courtroom today,  nine former prisoners at U.S. military prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan will seek through an unusual lawsuit to hold outgoing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and top military commanders personally responsible for the torture they say they endured.


New nuclear row as green groups pull out

Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and WWF describe consultation as sham.


There was no mystery ... no secret strategy ... no baited trap that snapped shut and changed the course of history's most lucrative non-heavyweight fight.


Alle 15 parla Prodi, alle 18 dichiarazioni, alle 20 voto


Bolivians sue former president in the United States

Relatives of Bolivians killed during violent clashes with security forces in 2003 filed a lawsuit in the United States against former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada, lawyers said on Wednesday.


Reckitt Benckiser posts soaring profits for 2007

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser said on Wednesday that net profit surged last year by almost 40 percent, driven by successful product launches.


What is wrong in Thailand's southern provinces? Violence has scarred the region since the beginning of this year, with the latest bout of fighting coming on Monday when police forces battled 2,000 Muslim youths with tear gas and gunshots.


For very different reasons, the shows must go on

The games go on. An estimated 80,000 to 110,000 people packed into a stadium in Jakarta, close to the epicenter of perhaps the most cataclysmic tragedy of our times, to cheer on Indonesia against Malaysia in the semifinal of the Tiger Cup.


Presidential candidates differ in IT questionnaire

The Computing Technology Industry Association asked both campaigns to answer 12 technology-related questions to help the trade group's 20,000 members get information about their views.


Irving, TX (Sports Network) - Dallas Cowboys running back Eddie George was inactive for Sunday's game against New Orleans as a healthy scratch and missed a game for the first time in his NFL career.


Bush budget to acknowledge higher deficits

President George W. Bush will acknowledge on Monday that a slowing U.S. economy will lead to a higher budget deficit this year and next, as he unveils a $3 trillion fiscal 2009 spending plan that would boost military funding but nearly freeze many domestic programs.


Sports Briefing | Hockey: Prucha and Rangers Reach Deal

Forward Petr Prucha agreed to contract terms to stay with the Rangers, for whom he has scored 52 goals in two seasons. Prucha, a 24-year-old native of the Czech Republic who was a restricted free agent, had 22 goals and 18 assists in 79 games last season. He is the first Rangers player to score 20 or more goals in each of his first two N.H.L. seasons since Alex Kovalev in the early 1990s. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.


Change policies, al-Qaeda's second-in-command warns US

DUBAI - Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant warned Americans Monday that they must change their policies toward Muslims or face continued fighting from al-Qaeda.


Blog: Paleontologists have found that precursors to dinosaurs weren't so rapidly replaced as previously thought.


New Delhi, Aug. 25. (UNI): India and Kuwait tonight signed an extradition treaty and an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters to jointly combat terrorism as the Gulf nation assured New Delhi


United Online Inc., a California-based provider of low-cost Internet subscription services, has agreed to buy Internet networking company Classmates Online Inc.


AZIONE CATTOLICA: A LORETO PRESIDI MEDICI PER ASSISTENZA A ...

Loreto (An), 25 ago. (Adnkronos) - Un Centro medico con 20 posti letto e pista di atterraggio per l'eliambulanza; dieci ambulatori mobili; una Centrale operativa del 118; ambulanze sul posto; equipe mediche


War dog retires with fallen Marine's family

A U.S. military dog whose handler and best friend was killed in Iraq got a new assignment today -- retirement with the late Marine's family. Lex was beside Cpl. Dustin Lee when Lee was killed in a mortar attack in Falluja. It took months of lobbying by the family to get the dog's adoption approved by the military.


Art thieves seem to be unable to keep their hands off Edvard Munch's iconic masterpiece, The Scream, despite the fact that it's one of the world's most recognizable paintings.


Myanmar frees activist lawyer amid ILO pressure

Myanmar, under pressure from the International Labor Organization (ILO) to end forced labor, has freed an activist lawyer jailed last year after exposing abuses, an official has said.


By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.


No. 1 Japanese automaker posts drop in 3Q earnings, but boosts forecast for global sales in 2004. TOKYO  - Toyota Motor Corp.


CL: Werder Bremen beat Valencia, Inter outclass Anderlecht

BREMEN/BRUSSELS, Sep 29 (SW) - Werder Bremen came back from behind to beat Spanish champions Valencia, while Internazionale were too strong for RSC Anderlecht in the Belgian capital.


Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas has postponed a tour of Muslim countries because of Israeli travel restrictions, his office said Monday.


Attenti ad aumenti salari con denaro pubblico


The best the President could accomplish, on his trip to Capitol Hill, was get some Senators to keep an open mind


U.N. nuclear agency governors on Thursday ratified cuts in technical aid to Iran over concern that Tehran might be trying to build nuclear bombs.


Amare Stoudemire had 28 points and the Phoenix Suns made it 14 in a row at home over New Jersey by routing the Nets 116-92 on Sunday night. Raja Bell added 20 points, including 5-of-10 3-pointers. New Jersey hasn't won in Phoenix since March 13, 1993.


Udine, 12:36 - CALCIO, UDINESE; SOLDATI: MARTEDI' RINNOVO CONVENZIONE STADIO

La proroga concessa dal ministro dell'Interno Amato ai lavori di adeguamento degli stadi soddisfa il...


Family, friends and admirers will all have a chance to say goodbye this weekend to Lady Bird Johnson, the widow of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson, who died Wednesday of natural causes at the LBJ Ranch, a family spokesman said.


UN, EU try to fix Afghan 'misunderstanding' on diplomats

The United Nations and European Union were trying to settle a "misunderstanding" that led Kabul to order the expulsion of two senior European diplomats after claims they contacted Taliban militants.


Municipal Elections Strengthen Party of Brazilian President

In its first electoral test since taking power 21 months ago, the party of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva emerged stronger from nationwide municipal elections but did not win in the country's biggest city, Sao Paulo.


I negoziati al via dal 3 ottobre 'Ma deve riconoscere Cipro'

Bruxelles, 16 dicembre 2004 - Il premier olandese e presidente di turno dell'Unione europea, Jan Peter Balkenende, ha annunciato che i negoziati di adesione della Turchia all'Ue saranno avviati il 3 ottobre 2003.


Boeing unveils its new long-distance 777 plane, as it tries to regain its position as the industry's top manufacturer.


Wynton Marsalis, the trumpet-playing star and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, has become an entity above and around the daily jazz world.


MYANMAR: PREMIER AGLI ARRESTI DOMICILIARI, ACCUSA CORRUZIONE

(AGI/REUTERS) - Bangkok, 19 ott. - Il primo ministro birmano Khin Nyunt, e' stato accusato di corruzione e messo agli arresti domiciliari. Lo ha reso noto un portavoce del governo di Bangkok, citando fonti diplomatiche.


General Motors Corp. GM.N and Ford  Motor Co. F.N on Tuesday capped 2004 with another month of  weaker sales, but a stronger performance by top foreign  automakers pushed results to their highest levels since the  record month of October 2001.


The World Economic Forum in Davos kicks off amid transatlantic tensions with a focus on Aids and climate change.


Gunmen dressed in Iraqi army uniforms swept into a village south of Baghdad early Friday, kidnapping 13 civilians and killing at least 11 of them, police said.


Police release four on bail over Rhys' murder

Merseyside Police have released on bail four people who were arrested Friday on suspicion of murdering 11-year-old schoolboy Rhys Jones.


World No.2 Ernie Els wants to win the US Masters and US PGA Championship to complete a career grand slam. Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and current rival Tiger Woods are the only players


Criminal suspect seized for killing 8 students in central China

A man who killed eight students and injured four others was seized at 4 pm Friday by local police in Ruzhou, a city in central China's Henan Province.


Ukraine Presidential Rivals in TV Debate

Ukraine's presidential candidates faced off in a tense televised debate, with opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko accusing his opponent of stealing the November runoff and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych suggesting he should have a leading role in the next government even if he loses Sunday's court-ordered rematch.


Sender ID Hiccups Unlikely to Derail E-Mail Identity

Disputes over Microsoft's intellectual-property claims to its Sender ID technology are unlikely to slow the push toward developing a secure e-mail identity, according to e-mail industry representatives.


The U.N. war crimes tribunal on Wednesday started the trial of a Bosnian Muslim commander accused of overseeing the destruction of 15 Serb villages and the torture of prisoners in Eastern Bosnia.


Five days after becoming the first NBA player to acknowledge his homosexuality, former center John Amaechi said the spotlight has been chaotic.


Two important new books help understand why Venezuela's leftist president is considered both a national hero  and a flawed demagogue


A top aide to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was quoted as saying yesterday that Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is intended to block Palestinian statehood indefinitely and that the policy had US backing.


Jolie's "Heart" pumps life into Oscar chatter

There's no official  starting gun to the annual Oscar race, and the finish line for  the 80th Annual Academy Awards isn't until February 24. But a  number of races already have begun -- some quietly, some not so  quietly.


Experts are warning that last May's cyberattacks against Estonia could be a precursor to larger and more damaging attacks against other nations, including the U.S.


Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has shrugged off a High Court ruling which challenged the businessman's control of the firm behind Grand Prix racing.


Andy Roddick squeezed past Britain's Tim Henman 7-5 7-6 at the Masters Cup overnight, giving his fellow Texans the hometown win they came to see.


(InfoWorld) - It's impressive that there are 2 billion people connected to the Internet, but having 4 billion not connected is a social issue. Technology companies are reaching out to those 4 billion people to connect them to the Web and its advantages of better education, a stronger economy, more political power and a better life. And, not surprisingly, the side benefit is higher sales and profits for the companies. "I don't think there's a doubt in anybody's mind that technology has the capacity to change the world," said Jonathan Schwartz, CEO of Sun Microsystems, on stage at the company's JavaOne Conference in May in San Francisco. Sun, along with other companies including Hewlett-Packard and Cisco Systems, realize that there's more to their corporate humanitarian work than giving money or delivering palettes full of computers to some distant country. Instead, they are providing educational programs and wiring developing countries that are, so far, excluded from the Internet economy. At JavaOne, Schwartz introduced Jibril Diallo, director of the United Nations Office of Sports for Development and Peace. The Office of Sports for Development and Peace promotes youth sports as a common interest to encourage education and empowerment of young people in many countries. Sun supports the program and sponsored the Global Youth Leadership Summit in November 2006 at U.N. headquarters in New York. The U.N. promotes technology, education, social and economic development in poor countries. "We need to create opportunities for young people," said Diallo to the audience of software programmers, Sun employees and others. "With all the resources we have in this world, it's just unconscionable that 1.5 billion people will go to bed hungry every night." Schwartz, along with Sun Chairman Scot McNealy proposed creation of "Engineers Without Borders," an organization of computer engineers that would help bring technology to underserved countries much like "Doctors Without Borders" brings health care. A Sun spokeswoman later cautioned, though, that the idea was only discussed briefly by Schwartz and McNealy moments before they went on stage. Companies with millions of dollars in profits have as many, or sometimes more, resources to bring IT to poorer countries than the countries themselves, said Brooke Partridge, CEO of Vital Wave Consulting. Although she mostly helps companies sell into markets in developing countries, the firm also advises them on their philanthropic strategies. Of the 100 largest economies in the world, about 50 of them are corporations, Partridge said. "When you are looking at large Fortune 50 companies, they have the kind of power that a lot of countries have in terms of economic capability." Philanthropic efforts in developing countries also dovetail with their business efforts, she said. Technology growth rates are slowing in mature markets so companies need to expand into new ones. Sun's Schwartz, for instance, acknowledges that if Internet service is extended into countries without it, there will be more demand for Sun's server and storage products. HP expects to spend $50 million on philanthropic projects this year. As a company selling in 170 countries and deriving 65 percent of its revenue from outside the U.S., HP is clearly a global corporate citizen, said Sidney Espinosa, director of philanthropy programs. In many communities in which it operates, HP assesses local needs and focuses its grant giving on educational and economic development and environmental protection, Espinosa said. "You look at what in particular you bring to the table and then you look at what needle you can move. What impact can you really have to make a difference and to change things?" HP also supports a Micro Economic Development Program that provides small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries. Like many tech companies, HP realizes people in developing countries are more likely to access the Internet on wireless devices than PCs because landline phone networks are inadequate or nonexistent. Cisco has operations in 80 countries, but its Cisco Networking Academy operates in 165, said Amy Christen, vice president of corporate affairs. The academy delivers technology training programs through high schools, universities, and technical schools in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and elsewhere. Cisco establishes the curriculum and local instructors teach it. The academy serves about 500,000 students worldwide. Cisco's routers and switches helped build the Internet and will likely be used to extend it to developing countries, Christen said. Still, Cisco chose education over just donating its products because if developing countries are to grow their Internet economies, they'll need a knowledgeable work force. "We quickly found that equipment's not the solution. Knowledge is the solution," she said.


NASA Genesis Space Sample Shipped to Calif. Lab

Scientists in California on Friday began examining for the first time samples of solar wind particles collected by the spacecraft Genesis, which crashed earlier this month in the Utah desert when its parachutes failed to open on


Dell, Microsoft Team for Management of Dell Servers

Microsoft and Dell are pairing to develop free software for Dell server customers that will integrate Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003 with Dell's OpenManage 4 Change Management tool.


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Johnson & Johnson will send a letter  to doctors next Monday warning them that patients taking its  rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade may have a higher risk of  lymphoma, a blood cancer, than those not taking the drug, the  company said on Friday.


GUWAHATI, India  - The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan  banned smoking in public and tobacco sales on Friday, the first  country in the world to do so.


What's in a Name ? ; KB Home and Menaul School Disagree on What the Builder Calls the Condos

By RICHARD METCALF Journal Staff Writer  The name of KB Home's first condo project in the Albuquerque metro area, the Villas at Menaul School, has ruffled the feathers of its neighor.  "The name does not reflect our (sales) agreement," said Lindsey Gilbert, head of the Menaul School.


Roma, 19:29 - VOLLEY: EUROPEI: LE DODICI AZZURRE DI BARBOLINI

Il ct della nazionale femminile di pallavolo, Massimo Barbolini, ha comunicato i nomi delle dodici a...


Pakistan: at least 36 people died in suicide car bomb attack

Car detonated at a rally in the city of Multan when people had gathered to commemorate first anniversary of the assassination of extremist Sunni religious leader Azam Tariq.


ACLU Shifts Argument in Oregon Gay Marriage Case

PORTLAND, Ore.  - After Oregonians voted to ban  same-sex marriages earlier this month, a gay rights advocate  will no longer argue for same-sex marriage rights in the  state's supreme court, activists said on Friday.


Internet will crash in 2006 -Finnish professor to STT

The internet will crash in 2006, goes the bleak forecast by Professor Hannu H. Kari of the Helsinki University of Technology.


Kite goes everywhere, but stays at the top

Friday's lesson of the day at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship: When in doubt, fight back. If still in doubt, fight back some more.


Chelsea and CSKA win, ousted coach Ranieri loses

PARIS: Chelsea beat Porto, Barcelona blew away Shakhtar Donetsk and AC Milan struck twice in the last two minutes to sink Celtic but Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich was the biggest winner of them all.


Wide attacks threatened if US enters Fallujah

Insurgent groups have vowed to unleash a wave of bloody attacks in seven provinces, including Baghdad, if US forces enter their stronghold in


Meet the world's cheapest new car -- the Tata Nano.


On Debate Day, Cheney Keeps a Low Profile and Edwards Campaigns

Vice President Dick Cheney stayed largely out of sight today, while Senator John Edwards was stumping at an Ohio rally.


New Indonesia Leader Vows Aceh Settlement

JAKARTA, Indonesia Sept. 22, 2004 - The former general who is set to become Indonesia's next president vowed Wednesday to broker a peaceful end to Indonesia's bloodiest internal conflict, the 28-year separatist war in Aceh province.


Former Saddam Deputy Reportedly Captured

Iraqi and U.S. forces arrested a man believed to be the most-wanted Saddam Hussein aide still on the run in a bloody raid on Sunday in which 70 of his supporters were killed and 80 captured, the government said.


Shocked Australians were on Wednesday mourning the death of actor Heath Ledger in a New York apartment possibly from a drug overdose, but his family said the death was a tragic accident.


Two New Polls Show Deadlocked White House Race

Two national polls on Thursday showed the race between President Bush and Democrat John Kerry deadlocked as Bush's convention bounce faded, although the president has made headway in key swing states.


Director Sajid Khan has refuted all rumours about making a sequel to Heyy Babyy, and says his next venture will be an action-packed movie.


'Exorcist: The Beginning' levitates to No. 1

Maybe script rewrites aren't such a bad omen after all. Despite a story overhaul and having been almost entirely reshot, Exorcist: The Beginning surprised analysts by taking the top spot at theaters over the weekend.


Turkey says U.S. intelligence led to Iraq raids

U.S. intelligence shared with Turkey led to the weekend raids in northern Iraq on Kurdish militants, Turkey's ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday.


'Harry Potter' fa coppia fissa con O'Toole, attrice 22enne


U.S. Judge's Ruling Could End Forest User Fees

By Tony Davis, The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson  Sep. 13--A federal magistrate's ruling could end, or scale back the scope of, the $5 daily user fees charged on Mount Lemmon and in Sabino and Madera canyons.


Ice threatens to trap stranded Japanese whaler

Ice threatened to trap a damaged Japanese whaling ship stranded off Antarctica, anti-whaling activists said on Monday, raising fears of an environmental disaster close to a major penguin colony.


Oscar-winning actor Christopher Walken leaves his hand and foot prints outside Hollywood's Chinese Theater.


Spanish Judge Charges Pinochet with Money-Laundering

Crusading Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon expanded long-standing charges against former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet on Thursday to include money laundering and concealment of assets.


The leader of a polygamous sect insisted a 14-year-old girl surrender her "mind, body and soul" to an older cousin, despite her objections to being married, a prosecutor said Thursday.


Books of The Times: Triumph of Willful Blindness to the Horror of History

Two new books offer correctives to evasions and distortions of the Riefenstahl myth.


Bonanni: Prodi salvi negoziato, Cisl pronta agli scalini


Romney wins straw poll at Values Voters Summit

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney narrowly won a straw poll of mostly Christian conservative voters at the Family Research Council's Values Voters Summit held this weekend in the nation's capital.


Japanese scientists have built an electronic eye they say could help blind people get around safely.


Yahoo Board to Reject Takeover Bid From Microsoft

Yahooâs board decided that Microsoftâs $44.6 billion hostile bid undervalues Yahoo, a person familiar with the matter said.


NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is willing to pursue any believable information in the Spygate case. He simply doesn't know if any exists.


The battle over the incoming chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee intensified yesterday, as Republican Arlen Specter reassured his doubters that he will not block anti-abortion nominees to the Supreme Court.


Mitsubishi Chemical Targets Operating Profit Margin of 10 Pct in 2015

Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.  President Yoshimitsu Kobayashi said Thursday the company aims to double its group operating profit margin from the current 5 pct in 2015.


On a chilly February day, Stephanie Lenz decided to show her family and friends what her bouncing baby boy could do. She plopped 13-month-old Holden, then learning to walk, on the floor, cranked up Prince's song "Let's Go Crazy" and whipped out the digital camera.


Cisco to acquire software developer P-Cube for $200M

AUGUST 24, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Cisco Systems Inc. said yesterday that it has agreed to acquire Sunnyvale, Calif., software developer P-Cube Inc.


An agreement to release $1.1 billion in federal aid to help tens of thousands of New Orleans-area homeowners elevate their homes against flooding appears near. But there's a big catch.


Reporter Smuggles Fake Bomb Gear Into UK Parliament

An undercover reporter smuggled fake  bomb-making equipment into the British parliament a day after  fox hunting protesters made a mockery of security by bursting  into the debating chamber.


A U.S.-European rift surfaced Tuesday over how harshly to deal with Iran and its suspect nuclear program, with the Europeans ignoring American suggestions and circulating their own recommendations to other delegates at a key meeting of the U.N. atomic agency.


Police make arrest in killing of "innocent" Nottingham teenager

Police made an arrest in connection with the killing of a teenage girl who was gunned down near her home in Nottingham, in an apparently random attack.


Microsoft's Gates Vows 'Interoperable' Software

Microsoft Corp.  adopted a new mantra on Thursday, promising to work harder to make its software work better with other software systems and hardware, Chairman Bill Gates said in an e-mail to customers.


By Sean Thomas, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas  Mar. 2--Texas Panhandle residents have another shot at receiving up to  $2,500 to help pay for safe rooms and tornado shelters.


TB patient "very sorry" for endangering others

A U.S. lawyer who flew to and from Europe with a perilous type of tuberculosis to continue with his wedding and honeymoon apologized in comments aired on Friday to passengers he put at risk of infection.


Serbia's leader says Kosovo independence will never be accepted, after seeing UN plans for a partial breakaway.


ABUJA  - African Union mediators struggled Thursday to persuade the Sudanese government and rebel leaders from the war-torn region of Darfur to sign up to a compromise security deal and save their peace talks from failure.


MOSCOW ConocoPhillips won 7.59 percent of the Russian oil giant Lukoil for $1.988 billion on Wednesday in a largely symbolic auction that still ranks as the Russian government's most lucrative post-Soviet privatization.


Biomet to be bought by private equity group

Orthopedic device maker Biomet Inc.  said on Monday it will be acquired by a private equity consortium for about $10.9 billion, eight months after putting itself on the auction block.


People under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke, a study shows. The international team of researchers said their findings put paid to the idea that only older smokers were at risk of heart disease.


L'ex ministro ha seguito da casa intervento premier in Aula


Challenged by the UN nuclear chief to prove their atomic programs are peaceful, North Korea said it would scrap its ``nuclear deterrence'' if the United States ended its hostile policy and Iran said negotiations with three European


A car hit a dirt hill at high speed and flew 200 feet into the second story of an apartment building Tuesday, killing the driver, police said.


NY man charged over arms exports to Malaysia

U.S. authorities charged a New York man on Thursday with illegally exporting to Malaysia parts for F-5 and F-14 military fighter jets that officials said were likely destined for Iran.


Singh grabbed the first-round lead with a tournament-low 8-under par 64, and although he had company a few times, never stepped down from his perch in winning the 84 Lumber


Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Tony Blair in London, a year after talks about Turkey joining the EU opened.


Vidya Balan on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal

She gave an award winning performance in Parineeta and matched up her acting skills in Lage Raho


Il presidente russo spiega che l'esperimento di martedÃ¬ con un missile balisticoÃ¨ stata una risposta alla politica americana dello scudo spaziale                                            Putin: "Gli Usa hanno iniziato  una nuova corsa agli armamenti"


If there were such a thing as a third-place play-off in Grand Slam tennis, you can rest assured that the American television networks would have opted to screen it yesterday evening


World Business Briefing | Europe: France: Possible State Aid for Airbus

The government, goaded by presidential candidates into responding to large job cuts at the airplane maker Airbus, said it was ready to pump cash into the company and shake up a Franco-German power-sharing pact. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin also called on the parent of Airbus, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company, to abandon paying a dividend this year to its shareholders, which include the French government, after announcing plans to cut 10,000 jobs. Some 4,300 of those jobs are in France. Mr. Villepin, above, said the government stood ready to participate if the holding company decided to tap its shareholders for more cash through a capital increase to shore up a company badly hit by delays to the new Airbus A380 superjumbo airliner. âThe state will play its role,â he said. However, EADSâs biggest private shareholder, the German car company DaimlerChrysler, has battled for years to prevent what it regards as state meddling.


Foley ballot notice headed for battle in Florida

The state that gave the world butterfly ballots and the hanging chad is headed for a new battle over whether and how voters should be told that disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley has dropped out of the Florida congressional race.


Paris bomb at Indonesia Embassy wounds 10

PARIS A bomb rocked a quiet, elegant neighborhood of apartment buildings in the west of the city, slightly wounding at least 10 people, including 4 workers at the Indonesian Embassy, where a rigged package exploded below its crimson and white national flag


Some UK mortgage rates are rising as a direct consequence of the recent turmoil in world financial markets.


It was as close to a guarantee as you could make, and Plaxico Burress was given a chance to back off.


New H.I.V. Cases Drop but Rise in Young Gay Men

In New York City, there has been a sharp increase in new infections for men under 30 who have sex with men.


The European Commission lifts its economic growth forecast for the eurozone and cuts its inflation prediction.


Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham has backed his old boss Sir Alex Ferguson to ensure Wayne Rooney remains focused enough to fulfil his enormous potential.


By Chelle Delaney, Quay County Sun, Tucumcari, N.M.  Jun. 16--Tom Dominguez, 37, is the new agriculture extension agent for Quay County. Dominguez came to the Quay offices from Pecos, Texas, where he was the extension agent in Reeves County for four years.


Probabile la convocazione di un Cda straordinarioche dovrebbe ratificare l'accordo con gli americani                                                  Fiat, voci di accordo con Gm Montezemolo rinvia partenza                                                                                A Torino andrebbe una cifra vicina a 1,5 miliardi di dollari


Gay and lesbian advocates have been doing some soul-searching since President Bush's election victory, wondering if same-sex wedding marches through San Francisco and Massachusetts tipped the scales to Republicans promising to restore traditional values.


Study Finds New Road Hazard: Heart Attacks

If you think being stressed while stuck in traffic can give you a heart attack, think again. A new study says you're more likely to suffer a coronary from the pollution caused by traffic.


Global Health Alert Network Now in Six Languages

A global early warning system  for threats to public health is now able to search for risky  developments and send out alerts in six languages rather than  English alone, its sponsors announced on Wednesday.


Windows Media Player (WMP) no longer feels like a freebie utility thrown in with the OS (think Notepad), but is an application you'll actually want to use.


N.Y. shark hunt attracts commerce, protesters

MONTAUK, New York  - In this Long Island fishing hamlet, hundreds of adults drank beer and children marveled at the bloodied sharks caught in a fishing contest, including a heart from a gutted 180-pound (82-kg) thresher shark that several children poked with awe.


Bush Health Savings Accounts Slow to Gain Acceptance

So far employers and their workers have been slow to accept health savings accounts as an alternative to conventional health insurance.


Israel Agrees to Free 170 Palestinian Prisoners

Israel has agreed to free 170  Palestinian prisoners, Israel Radio said on Sunday.


Al via a febbraio le riprese del nuovo sceneggiato di Raiuno


Angelina Jolie, Gus Van Sant and a terrorist lawyer share the Riviera screens


EU nuclear deal with Iran puts hardline US on spot: analysts

VIENNA - The EU deal that got Iran to freeze key nuclear activities puts the United States on the spot since Washington must now decide whether to continue confronting Iran as an enemy or join Europe in trying to engage it, analysts and diplomats told AFP


Red Bulls 1, Rapids 0: 1 Goal Is Enough for the Red Bulls

The Red Bulls (7-5-3) evened the season series, after losing to Colorado (4-8-5) on May 13, thanks to a goal by John Wolyniec.


Troubled homeowners can get online advice to spot fraudulent rescuers.


Delegates at the U.N. climate conference extended closed-door talks into an extra day Saturday, nearing resolution of a dispute over how far future negotiations should go in trying to cut emissions of greenhouse gases.


Prime-Time Metered Market Wednesday Ratings: CBS Scores an Easy Victory

-Ratings Breakdown: CBS scored a clean Wednesday victory, with a first-place overnight finish in every half-hour as a result of Power of 10 (5.8/10), a repeat of Criminal Minds (6.4/10), and a repeat of CSI: NY (6.7/11). For more on Power of 10, which is a shoo-in for renewal, see TV Tidbits below. Obviously, if upcoming Wednesday 8 p.m. occupant Kid Nation crashes, CBS already has a replacement. Congrats, Drew Carey and Michael Davies!


Il divieto ha provocato una serie di cambiamenti nella vitadei fumatori: c'Ã¨ chi affronta il gelo e chi sporca la cittÃ                                           Sigaretta, ora Ã¨ un rito collettivo fra tic, manie e nuovi vizi                                                                                di MAURIZIO CROSETTI


U.S. hospitals try to pick up the ER pace

It's the sort of promotion you might expect from a pizza delivery chain, not a U.S. hospital system.


Noguchi Wins Olympic Marathon as Radcliffe Drops Out

Mizuki Noguchi won the women's marathon at the Athens Games, holding off world champion Catherine Ndereba of Kenya to earn Japan the title for the second straight Olympics.


The CIA dismisses a European report alleging that it ran secret jails for terror suspects in Europe after 9/11.


James outplays Bryant as Cavalier edge Lakers

LeBron James scored 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers topped Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers 94-90 in Cleveland on Thursday.


LOS ANGELES  - Jacinda Barrett is  stepping in to star opposite Zach Braff in "The Last Kiss,"  replacing Rachel McAdams, who bowed out for scheduling reasons.


Dixons is to phase out video cassette recorders in its namesake stores after revealing that DVD players are now outselling VCRs by a ratio of 40 to one.


Film on German Jew 'given' to Hitler opens eyes in Brazil

Based on the best seller of the same title by Fernando Morais, 'Olga' has become one of the most popular films of the year in Brazil.


A man with eight previous convictions for collecting birds' eggs is given six months in prison.


Abbas, hosting Rice, hints at new government

RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, bolstered by a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, said on Wednesday he might opt to dissolve the Hamas-led government and unity talks with the group were dead.


Study: Parents more ambivalent about Net

Parents have become more ambivalent about the Internet, with a new study finding fewer of them considering it good for their children.


Cancer Free at 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy

More young women are learning early that they are genetically prone to breast cancer, setting off a new type of family drama.


ISS, Glass Lewis say holders should back TXU deal

HOUSTON/NEW YORK  - Proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis and Co on Tuesday recommended TXU Corp.  shareholders vote in favor of a $32 billion buyout of the Texas power company.


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Simpson: I did book project to pay bills

O.J. Simpson said Wednesday that he knew any profit from his "If I Did It" book would be "blood money," but that he took part in the project to pay his bills.


One day after the premiere audience for Foxâs "American Idol" fell 4 million viewers shy of the seriesâ 2007 debut, the talent competition slipped further in the ratings on Wednesday.


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US and Iraqi forces arrest 63 suspected militants during a major security operation in central Baghdad.


Britain's inflation rate held steady in November, wrongfooting analysts who had forecast a rise and giving the Bank of England more scope to cut interest rates should the economy weaken sharply.


A suicide bomber blew himself up among soldiers and civilians celebrating Iraq's national Army Day holiday in central Baghdad on Sunday, killing 11 people in the latest in an upsurge of suicide attacks.


Regularly drawing crowds of 10,000 or more, Democrat Barack Obama has been likened to a rock star so often that it has worn thin.


Vanessa Redgrave is intense — on stage, screen or living room sofa.


An investigation is held after two aircraft carrying more than 330 passengers collide while taxiing at Manchester Airport.


Denmark airlifts 200 Iraqi translators and relatives

Denmark said on Friday it secretly  airlifted out of Iraq about 200 translators and other Iraqi  employees of its troops in Iraq and their relatives this week  and most were expected to seek asylum in the Nordic nation.


Hitachi unveils first laptop 500GB drive

Hitachi has developed a 500GB hard-disk drive for laptop computers, due to be announced Thursday. The Travelstar 5K500, which is the highest capacity drive yet developed for portable PCs, is due to begin shipping in February and should go some way towards quenching user thirst for storage space.Hitachi has managed to increase the capacity of its 2.5-inch drive by adding a third disc platter and by cramming data together more closely on those platters.The extra platter means the drive is physically larger than previous models: 12.5 millimeters thick versus 9.5mm for most current 2.5-inch drives. That means it won't fit in the drive space in many laptop computers, but Hitachi is confident that PC makers will redesign their machines to accommodate the drive because storage is a key selling point right now."The hunger from end-users for more capacity has been phenomenal," said Larry Swezey, director of marketing and strategy at Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Hitachi's hard-disk drive subsidiary. He said the new drive is targeted at the type of consumer laptops that typically comes with a large screen and high-end audio and graphics.One PC maker has already fallen for the drive. Taiwan's Asus is due to announce Thursday its new M50 and M70 laptops that will use the drive. The latter machine will contain two of the drives to offer 1TB of storage space.With an eye on this target market Hitachi has made some modifications to the drive to improve performance, Swezey said. There are new vibration sensors that help the drive's read/write head keep on track. These are required because high-end entertainment laptops have increasingly sophisticated sound systems and larger speakers than can cause vibrations in the drive when music is being played loud. These vibrations can lead to read/write errors and a drop in performance.The 5,400-rpm drive offers a 5.5-millisecond average latency and 12-millisecond average read time. It comes with a SATA (Serial ATA) interface that supports 3Gbps data transfer although this drops to 1.5Gbps when the optical disc encryption is turned on. The drive consumers 0.95 watts at idle and 0.7 watts at low-power idle, which is only slightly more than Hitachi's previous two platter laptop drives, Swezey said.In addition to the 500GB drive, Hitachi will also offer a 400GB drive and "enhanced availability" versions of both drives designed for 24/7 use in products such as digital video recorders. The basic versions will be available in February and the enhanced versions about a month later. The basic 500GB model will cost about $399 and the 400GB drive will have a $349 price tag, Hitachi said.


Magic's Garrity Activated From Injured List

Oakland, CA -- The Orlando Magic activated forward Pat Garrity from the injured list on Friday and placed forward Brandon Hunter on the IL with a hyperextended right elbow.


Scotland's largest police force reports an increase in the number of calls it has dealt with involving firearms.


Australasia ; Pitcairn sex abuses, six convicted

Australasia News, SYDNEY, Australia: Six men were convicted of a string of sex attacks on the remote Pacific island of Pitcairn, media there reported Monday, following trials that exposed a culture of sexual abuse on the island home of descendants of the


United Nations head Kofi Annan has urged the Security Council to take "prompt action" to stop intensifying violence in the Sudan's Darfur region.


New testing on the type of ammunition used in the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy raises questions about whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, according to a study by researchers at Texas A&M University.


Portland Trail Blazers' Zach Randolph, right, loses the ball as Boston Celtics' Gary Payton looks on during the second quarter Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, at the Rose Garden in Portland, Ore.


New U.S. audit questions efficacy of Iran sanctions

The economic impact of U.S. sanctions against Iran is unclear and Iran has signed about $20 billion in energy contracts with foreign firms since 2003, said a U.S. audit report.


In the ever-controversial world of college football, one thing is not in question: Utah didn't spend its way into an elite bowl game.


Massage found to relieve post-surgery pain

Massage can ease pain after surgery and may complement the use of drugs for patients, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


MBIA to Sell Stock in Effort to Ensure AAA Bond Rating

The bond insurance company MBIA said on Wednesday that it planned to sell $750 million in common stock as it tries to maintain its crucial AAA credit rating.


Victory No. 100 Gives Yankees Another A.L. East Title

Bernie Williams hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, helping the Yankees clinch their seventh straight A.L. East title with their 100th victory of the season.


Meningitis shot boosts immunity in infants: study

A new type of meningitis vaccine boosted the immunity of infants as young as six months, offering a potential new weapon against this deadly disease, British and Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.


Federer, Schumacher, Woods up for Laureus Award

Tennis world number one Roger Federer, seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher and top golfer Tiger Woods are all in the running for a third Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in April.


Electrical retailers Currys, Dixons and PC World will now promote digital TV sets with built-in Freeview tuners.


European shares clung to 2-1/2 year  highs on Wednesday after U.S. blue chips hit their best level  in 3-1/2 years, with drugmaker AstraZeneca starring after Japan  gave the green light to a key drug.


Hewlett-Packard is preparing its first laptop with flash memory chips in another sign of the market's gradual migration away from the use of hard drives to store data and software.


An aide says jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti has withdrawn from the presidential campaign.


Radio personality Howard Stern will move to Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. as of January 1, 2006, the New York company said Wednesday.


Paulson says Social Security reform hopes slim

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Friday conceded that chances were slim for agreeing on a way to reform Social Security financing but said he would keep trying to find bipartisan support for it.


PARIS - Caught in a car that won't slow down: Sounds like a scene from the Sandra Bullock movie "Speed" or a video game, right? A motorist in France claims that is what happened to him Sunday when his cruise control got stuck at 120 miles per hour, forcing police to help clear a route for his crazy ride along a busy highway.    The daily Le Parisien quoted Hicham Dequiedt saying he was overtaking a truck when his Renault Vel Satis started to accelerate with a life of its own...


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

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


The worm may have turned for Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL). After years -- decades really -- of instigating, exacerbating, or at least cheering every regulatory swipe at


Different routes for Federer and Sharapova

INDIAN WELLS, California  - World number ones Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova defend their crowns at the Pacific Life Open later this week after sharply contrasting build-ups.


After Tough Week, Gonzales Says He Remains Focused

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales met privately with top members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday to offer an olive branch, but he did not seem too happy about it.


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Not only are the New York Giants in a tailspin that mirrors last season, Tiki Barber once again is finding it tough holding onto the football.


The International Olympic Committee wants the organisers of the 2012 Games in London to press on with their preparations.


Think twice before hitting forward Business letters can be protected by copyright and forwarding them to others can be an infringement, the High Court has ruled. The decision could have implications for email communication because the same principles will apply.â¦


EA's newest version of top title sells 1.3 million copies in first week, holding off competition. LOS ANGELES  - "Madden NFL 2005," the latest version of Electronic Arts Inc.


3,200 Peacekeepers Pledged on Mission to Darfur

The African Union's peace and security council Wednesday formally agreed to send as many as 3,200 African peacekeepers to the Darfur region of Sudan to help halt violence


After bumpy start, transit agency finds virtualization a smooth ride

The Montreal bus and metro agency faced some end-user resistance at first, but quickly learned how to get buy-in.


Taiex Index May Drop as Trading Resumes After Typhoon Shutdown

Taiwan's stock market, the fifth- biggest in Asia, reopens this morning after a two-day shutdown caused by Typhoon Aere. The benchmark Taiex may drop on infrastructure damage, lost production


BRASILIA, Brazil  - The Brazilian passenger plane that crashed with 155 people on board likely plunged into the ground nose first, the president of airport authority Infraero said on Saturday, meaning there is little chance that anyone survived.


Bush says Putin should not fear missile shield

U.S. President George W. Bush sought to calm Russia's Vladimir Putin on Tuesday over plans for a U.S. missile defence shield in Eastern Europe, saying on the eve of a big-power summit that Russia had nothing to fear.


Mobs torch buses and burn driver to death as rival gangs confront each other in latest escalation of unrest


Pakistan Denies CIA Is There Seeking bin Laden

Pakistani officials on Monday denied a report about the presence of a Central Intelligence Agency search mission for the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden in


Vienna, 10:53 - SCI, DS AUSTRIA: NOSTRI ATLETI USARONO DOPING A TORINO 2006

Toni Innauer, ex campione olimpico di sci ai Giochi del 1980 e attuale direttore sportivo della Fede...


Saddam Hussein's trial on genocide charges against the Kurds resumed Monday after an 11-day break. The court was expected to hear more witnesses against the former Iraqi president and six other co-defendants, who have pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in a military offensive against the Kurds, codenamed Operation Anfal.


Directors and producers agree to formal contract talks

Hollywood's major film and  television studios said on Friday they would begin formal  contract talks with directors as soon as this weekend, marking  a key development in the ongoing screenwriters strike.


Men Only 'artistic differences' kerfuffle The former editor of Men Only has won an industrial tribunal for unfair dismissal after being shown the door for refusing requests to use younger models and "bigger and more graphic photos", The Evening Standard reports.â¦


Revisiting Rwanda's Horrors With a Former National Security Adviser

For Anthony Lake, "Hotel Rwanda," a look back at genocide that occurred during his term as national security adviser, is not just another movie.


Bush Friends, Loyal and Texan, Remain a Force

The Texans who followed George W. Bush to Washington are a source of comfort for an increasingly isolated leader.


American Idol extends talent search to songwriters

It's hard to imagine that the  producers of "American Idol" would want to tinker with the  show's formula following last season. After all, the hit  reality program -- a talent search for music's Next Big Thing  -- was 2006's top-rated TV series by a wide margin. But when  the "A.I." juggernaut returns for its sixth season January 16,  that's just what they'll be doing.


D-Link's Gig wireless box forgets the 'and'

Gigabit wireless? Surely some mistake... D-Link's announced a Gigabit wireless router - but don't get too excited, as it's not some ten-fold breakthrough in radio bandwidth. Sadly, the Gigabit bit is only on the wired side, with the box having a four-port Gig switch built in.â¦


French Socialist is faulted on fiscal details

PARIS -- The day after Ségolène Royal, the French Socialist presidential candidate, unveiled an ambitious election platform that would add billions of euros to government spending, her campaign said yesterday it needed a little more time to figure out who would pay for it.


A congressional hearing that lawmakers called the most important of the year opened like a rock concert Monday, with crackling anticipation and screeching feedback from the acoustic speakers. Yet this show turned out to be David Petraeus, unplugged.


In an unprecedented move, Stern handed out a total of 145 games in suspensions stemming from the near-riot at Auburn Hills, Mich., on Nov. 19 between the Pacers and Pistons.


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Canadian health officials say a restaurant worker in Kelowna, British Columbia, may have exposed as many as 2,400 people worldwide to the hepatitis A virus.


The state is investigating a day care center that disciplined a 5-year-old boy by spraying a vinegar-water solution in his mouth, although one official acknowledges such practices were once accepted.


Emily Blunt heeds call of immigrant song

Emily Blunt is in talks to  star in "The Girl," a feature about immigration and maternal  bonding, from the production banner behind "Maria Full of  Grace" and "Half Nelson."


NY bans most trans fats from restaurants

New York City's board of health on Tuesday voted to phase out most artificial trans fats from restaurants, forcing doughnut shops and fast-food stands to remove artery-clogging oils from their cooking.


US Airways' (UAIR:Nasdaq - news - research) shares jumped almost 20% on news that management and pilots were back at the table, trying to hammer out an agreement on work concessions to save the company.


Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell today said it would to scrap its twin board structure as it battles to restore confidence in the wake of its reserves crisis.


Alicante, 16:10 - BASKET, SLOVENIA: EUROPEI FINITI PER CAPIN

Aleksandar Capin, play della Cimberio Varese, si è infortunato nel corso della gara di ieri c...


U.S. denies Iraqi reports al Qaeda leader dead

The U.S. military and Iraqi government denied reports on Thursday that al Qaeda's leader in Iraq had been killed in a raid but said DNA tests would be conducted on bodies recovered after the attack to make sure.


Scientists Work on Software to Scan Arabic

Computer scientists are developing software to scan Arabic documents, including handwritten ones, for specific words and phrases, filling a void that became apparent following the Sept. 11. attacks.


Victims pulled from Indonesia landslides

Rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from a village devastated by landslides Wednesday on Indonesia's Java island as authorities struggled to get heavy lifting equipment to the affected areas. Officials said at least 78 people were killed or feared dead.


Chiron subpoenaed over contaminated flu vaccine

Chiron, the biotech company, has become the subject of a federal grand jury investigation in the US after British regulators last week issued a surprise suspension on the


The long-range weather report for Foxboro, Mass., next Sunday is partly cloudy with temperatures from 20 to 30 degrees. Not exactly the RCA Dome this week: no wind and 72.


Dallas asks if troubled Owens is worth the distraction

Dallas has been left asking whether the Cowboys' highly talented and highly paid wide receiver Terrell Owens is worth the fuss in the wake of the unfolding drama over his Tuesday trip to the emergency room.


Thousands of flies have made themselves at home in at least a dozen houses along Sapphire Lane in Bethlehem Township, a distraught homeowner told commissioners Monday night, laying the blame on a neighboring farm.


Tenn. Seeks Help in Plant Categorization

State officials are calling on the public to help them count and categorize all the plants and animals in Tennessee's 54 parks.


Hackers penetrate the network of a consumer data company and make off with thousands of credit reports, Social Security numbers and other sensitive information.


After hacker dissection, Safari beta is patched

InfoWorld - Three days after releasing Safari 3.0, Apple has issued its first patch of the beta software.


Sometimes, a thing looks too bad to be true.


Daniel Pearl family asks Cheney not to use reporter's name

The family of Daniel Pearl, a US journalist who was beheaded in Pakistan two years ago, urged US politicians not to use the reporter's name for political reasons after Vice President Dick Cheney invoked Pearl's name during a campaign event.


So Bhutto is murdered. What's the next stop on the train to Hell?

I am reminded of an event 93 years ago, in which Franz Ferdinand was shot, plummetting Europe into war. World War III is coming, and the flashpoint is the Islamic world. Much like Serbia in 1913, it is fragile and fragmented and there is a determination by a large focused interest group to see violence done in the name of their agenda. And, in the use of violence, they have successfully advanced their agenda.


Confident Bush Vows To Move Aggressively

President Bush vowed yesterday to use the "political capital" gained from his victory on Tuesday to push an aggressive domestic agenda in a second term, beginning with limiting medical malpractice


Help stop genocide Amnesty International is asking web surfers to get involved in monitoring genocide in Darfur by checking images of villages taken by satellite cameras.â¦


Far Eastern Economic Review converts to monthly

HONG KONG - The Far Eastern Economic Review, a leading newsweekly in the region, will be published as a monthly after its Nov 4 issue following after six years of losses, its publisher Dow Jones said Thursday.


WASHINGTON -- President Bush said yesterday he would not rule out military action against Iran if Tehran is not more forthcoming about its suspected nuclear weapons program.


On the eve of 'Second Life' convention, Chicago gets griefed

Blog: Thunderstorms and even a tornado stir up the Windy City just as hundreds of 'Second Life' enthusiasts are supposed to touch down.


'Sideways' Leads SAG Awards Film Nominees

Road comedy "Sideways," about a  pair of men looking for love in the rolling hills of  California's wine country, led the nominees for the Screen  Actors Guild Awards on Tuesday with four nominations, putting  it on the path to Oscar contention.


In Dayton, a state employee returns to work to find a $2,000 computer stolen. In Cleveland, someone walks into an unlocked office and takes a $2,200 laptop belonging to the state auditor's office. In Ohio, these scenarios not unusual, with state-issued computers frequently stolen or missing, according to a recent review of reports of stolen equipment by The Associated Press.


St. Helens Declared Hazard, Public Evacuated

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The government evacuated a popular visitor center near Mount St. Helens in Washington state Saturday after the second steam eruption in two days signaled stepped-up seismic activity and a potential hazard to life and property.


Firefighters recover the bodies of two boys after a blaze in a flat in a village on Anglesey.


MOSCOW - Defending champion Anastasia Myskina upset Lindsay Davenport, and Elena Dementieva defeated Elena Bovina on Saturday to set up the first-ever all-Russian final at the Kremlin Cup.


A man with a facial disfigurement told to leave a Belfast nightclub because of his looks wins damages.


Britain Warns of Contraband Cigarettes Danger

Britain is facing a flood of illegal cigarettes which pose potentially fatal health risks, the government said on Wednesday as it launched a campaign to deter smokers from buying cheap contraband tobacco.


Who said radio was dead..? Review The concept of DAB in the UK has been dogged a little by new entrants into the radio sector introducing some indifferent products looking to cash in on an expanding market. The Vita R2 is a genuinely good product with a sensible and simple approach to design, but with a few surprises up its sleeve as well.â¦


EU ministers agree to get the multi-billion-euro Galileo satellite navigation system up and running from 2008.


Primarie democratiche: Obama favorito, Edwards rimonta


Stanford freshman Candice Wiggins had a season-high 31 points, leading the eighth-ranked Cardinal to a 68-57 victory over Arizona State on Friday night.


Santana Easily Navigates Bumper-to-Bumper Coverage

Johan Santana, a two-time Cy Young award winner acquired last week from the Minnesota Twins, spoke with poise and confidence during a Mets welcoming event at Shea Stadium.


Scribe revisits Cuban roots with Smits TV drama

LOS ANGELES  - If it weren't for her absolute loathing of speech class, Cynthia Cidre would have been an English professor today, teaching Victorian literature at a college somewhere.


Londra, 16:59 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: BECKHAM SI ASSICURA PER 149 MLN DI EURO

David Beckham ormai si comporta da divo. Secondo quantoscrive il Times, il giocatore del Real Madrid...


US rock band Linkin Park set up a charity fund for countries hit by the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster.


Microsoft (Quote, Chart) showed up at the music download party on Wednesday with a music store wrapped around a new version of the Windows Media Player (WMP).


Ministry of Defence to cut 1,000 jobs at London HQ and move 800 outside the capital, union claims.


Oil falls under $60, investors doubt OPEC

Oil fell below $60 on Friday as investors doubted OPEC's resolve to carry out supply cuts and focused instead on brimming fuel stockpiles in top consumer the United States.


Bombs kill at least eight in Baghdad: police

A car bomb killed at least seven people in central Baghdad on Saturday, police said, hours after a blast flattened an apartment building, killing one person.


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Stephen Pearson scores the only goal as Derby win the Championship play-off final for a place in next season's Premiership.


On the Waterfront: ; Bluestone Wildlife Management Area Offers Lots of Basic Campsites - Most With Views of the Water

By Rick Steelhammer  More info For more information on Bluestone Wildlife Management Area, call the areas office at 466-3398 or visit its Web site at www.bluestonewma.com.


Gary Russell Jr. won his bout in the 119-pound division and Raynell Williams won at 125 pounds yesterday to earn the final berths on the United States Olympic boxing team in Houston.The winners in the other nine Olympic weight classes were decided Saturday night: Luis Yanez (106 pounds), Rauâshee Warren (112), Sadam Ali (132), Javier Molina (141), Demetrius Andrade (152), Shawn Estrada (165), Christopher Downs (178), Deontay Wilder (201) and Michael Hunter (201-plus).The world championships will be Oct. 23-Nov. 3 in Chicago. The top eight finishers in each division will qualify for Beijing.