The prominent abortion foe says in a statement that McCain "has dedicated his life to defending human rights around the world, including the rights of the unborn." The McCain campaign released Bauer's statement.


Philadelphia receiver Terrell Owens, who has practiced fewer than half the Eagles' plays this week, was held out of a 25-minute walk-through at Alltel Stadium as a precaution Saturday, the day before the Super Bowl against the New England Patriots. "We'll see how he does tomorrow," Eagles coach Andy Reid said.


Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani on Thursday defended his commitment to renewable energy such as ethanol production despite his law firm's work on behalf of major oil companies.


All the way back to shore after an eight-foot tiger shark chomped into his left leg, Harvey Miller thought he might die. "I just remember saying, 'Oh God, not like this, no way,'" Miller said Friday, a day after the gray animal attacked him off Oahu's Bellows Beach.


WiMax likely choice for 'Net access in emerging markets

InfoWorld - As the mobile phone industry scrambles to put cellphones in the hands of billions of unconnected people in emerging markets, less-expensive, higher-speed WiMax is likely to be the technology of choice to connect them to the Internet.


Saudis Probe Daring Qaeda Attack on U.S. Mission

Saudi Arabia tried Tuesday to discover how militants penetrated the elaborate defenses of a U.S. consulate in what al Qaeda said was a reprisal for last month's U.S. assault on Falluja in Iraq.


Mibtel +0,18% e SP/Mib +0,2%, bene le europee


Milano, 15:14 - CALCIO, MILAN; BRONZETTI: NESSUN MANDATO PER TRATTARE GIOCATORI

Ernesto Bronzetti ha smentito di aver ricevuto un mandato da parte del Milan per concludere alcune o...


Contromanifestazione dei magistrati in segno protesta


A coroner rules that five British armed forces personnel were unlawfully killed when their helicopter was shot down.


The success of the fight for the Burberry factory could dissuade companies from investing in Wales, it is claimed.


Alarmed that a 52-year-old paper was stoking the arguments of creationists, a chemistry professor has retracted a paper on the origins of life.


Stabili le condizioni delle altre due persone ferite


The operators of Suprnova.org apologize to the service's users and quietly pull the plug. The shutdown follows hot on the heels of Hollywood's legal moves against BitTorrent tracker servers.


The United Nations top anti-torture body   told the United States on Friday that any secret jails it ran   for foreign terrorism suspects, along with the Guantanamo Bay   facility, were illegal and should be closed.


In Lifeâs Web, Aiding Trees Can Kill Them

When elephants were removed from a research site in Kenya, a mysterious decline in the colonies of good ants and a growth in the colonies of bad ants emerged.


Iraq says protests against shelling by Turkey

Iraq's Foreign Ministry on Saturday accused Turkey of "intensively shelling" northern Iraq this week, adding it had handed the Turkish envoy in Baghdad a protest letter.


A new low-cost desktop bundle runs Red Hat Enterprise and is aimed at small and medium-size businesses.


Victorian trousers left in personal 'time capsule'

Workers renovating a British theatre have uncovered a personal time capsule left the last time the building was spruced up, containing a letter and, more curiously, a pair of Victorian trousers.


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Salesforce.com posts 82 percent rise in revenue

Subscription software maker reports jump in third-quarter sales, but sees growth slowing next year.


US Planes Hit Iraq's Falluja, Zarqawi Man Seized

FALLUJA, Iraq  - U.S. warplanes bombed targets in  Iraq's rebel-held city of Falluja overnight, killing two people  and wounding three, and the U.S. military said it had captured  a wanted militant on Saturday.


Broadway's Box Office Up Slightly in 2004

Broadway's box office inched upward in 2004 and attendance also increased slightly, according to figures released by the League of American Theatres and Producers.


Arafat in coma as concerns increase over burial

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat remained in a coma Saturday at a French military hospital as concerns heightened over possibilities for his burial and the future of Palestinian leadership.


Revolution coach Steve Nicol can either rush Shalrie Joseph and/or Taylor Twellman into action tonight or save them for a more crucial time in the season, such as next week.


Pope Returns "rare icon" to Russia's Orthodox Church

MOSCOW, RUSSIA (ANS/BosNewsLife) -- A Vatican cardinal has handed a rare icon back to the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow as a personal gift from Pope John Paul II, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported Saturday, August 28.


Study: Half of U.S. hotel rooms have broadband

Broadband growth doubles in hotels, as chains try to tap into demand for speedy Internet access.


Sir Mark Thatcher is to plead guilty of helping to finance an alleged coup in Equatorial Guinea, reports say.


He's not on the ballot but Bill Clinton seemed to dominate the South Carolina presidential campaign, disparaging Barack Obama and journalists and predicting that many voters will be guided mainly by gender and race loyalties.


South Africa's police chief and head of Interpol, Jackie Selebi, is to be charged with corruption, prosecutors say.


Iran leader rejects talk of a power struggle

Iran's supreme leader on Thursday rejected reports of a power struggle within the Islamic Republic's leadership and praised President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a fierce critic of the West.


WASHINGTON - The Education Department is advising school leaders nationwide to watch for people spying on their buildings or buses to help detect any possibility of terrorism like the deadly school siege in Russia.    The warning follows an analysis by the FBI and the Homeland Security Department of the siege that killed nearly 340 people, many of them students, in the city of Beslan last month...


Venus Williams beats fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in the US Open fourth round while sister Serena also wins.


Diet does not improve breast cancer survival

Among breast cancer survivors,  adopting a low-fat diet high in vegetables, fruit and fiber  does not prevent the cancer from returning or prolong survival,  according to a paper in the Journal of the American Medical  Association.


Turkish Leader Calls for EU Membership Talks

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Brussels to make a final pitch before next week's EU summit for the 25-nation bloc to set a date for his country to begin membership talks.


I am taking time out from trying to take the jockeys' championship off Kieren Fallon for a weekend in Paris but don't worry - there is a lot of business to be done there.


Basketball: Players banned after fighting fans

The National Basketball Association suspended four players indefinitely at the weekend after one of the worst brawls professional sport in America has seen.


Update 5: Oil Prices Rise After Government Report

Oil prices rose in early trading Wednesday after the government reported that supplies shrank more than expected following production and shipping disruptions caused by Hurricane Ivan.


The Zutons have been named the second support act for R.E.M's massive tour of UK stadiums this summer.


Badgers win opener but may have lost Davis

MADISON, Wis. -- John Stocco threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in his first start for No. 21 Wisconsin, which routed Central Florida, 34-6, yesterday.


U.S., Iraqis launch anti-insurgent raids

U.S. and Iraqi forces launched six raids against insurgents on Friday, including one that killed at least three Iraqis in house-to-house fighting and another in which American forces wounded a female Iraqi who the U.S. command said was being used as a "human shield."


Carlos Beltran misplays Jimmy Rollins' line drive into a two-run triple and the Phillies rally to beat New York, 5-3, for their seventh straight victory over the Mets.


Commentary: Netherlands sees mini clash of civilizations

The Netherlands has long been Europe's most permissive society -- everything from window-shopping in Amsterdam for scantily clad hookers to hashish aroma in marijuana smoke-filled cafes.


Newbie finds the world of "Second Life" to be fantastical, brimming with possibility, and surprisingly like the real world. Images: Scoping out 'Second Life'


A new study, published in the November issue of the journal "Diabetes Care" has indicated that about 40 percent of diabetic patients can reduce their risk of heart attacks and of dying from heart disease by taking vitamin E supplements.


By MIKE SCHNEIDER CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The arrest of an astronaut on an attempted murder charge hasn't distracted the crew of the upcoming space shuttle mission, even though she had been scheduled to be part of the flight's ground team, the shuttle's commander said Thursday.


Two plead to selling counterfeit software on eBay

InfoWorld - Two more defendants have pleaded guilty to charges of criminal copyright infringement for selling counterfeit software with a retail value of nearly $6 million on eBay Inc., the U.S. Department of Justice announced.


'Reckless' French MP denies worsening hostage crisis

PARIS, Oct 4  - A French MP behind a failed bid to free two French reporters held hostage in Iraq defended his freelance operation Monday amid sharp official and media criticism that he may have endangered their lives.


McCain Has Big Win in South Carolina; Huckabee Falls Short

John McCain staved off a spirited challenge by Mike Huckabee, exorcising the ghosts of the attack-filled primary in the same state that derailed his campaign eight years ago.


NAIROBIâAs ethnic violence continues in Sudan, and the government and southern rebels pursue a deal that appears increasingly elusive, a group of Sudanese women are working toward making peace with one another.


Karlstad, 13:46 - RALLY, SVEZIA: TRIOFO LATVALA, TERZO GALLI

Il finlandese Jari-Matti Latvala ha vinto il Rally di Svezia, seconda prova del Mondiale 2008. Il 22...


Spain summons Cuban ambassador after politician denied entry to Havana

Authorities in Cuba denied entry to a conservative Spanish politician and two Dutch colleagues hoping to meet with dissidents, Spain's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.


A major incident is declared by rescue services in north Cornwall after a 3m-tall wave crashes through a village.


A New Rule of Cursor Control: Just Follow Your Nose

Researchers are working on the nose-mouse, and other unorthodox ways of moving a cursor.


Bush: Kerry Weak on Terror, Strong on Taxes

WILKES-BARRE, Pa.  - President Bush called  Democrat John Kerry weak on the war on terror and strong on  higher taxes as he unveiled a new stump speech on Friday during  a barnstorm tour of three swing states.


A third of people on the planet will be learning English in the next decade,  says a report.


Israeli special forces kill at least 3 Palestinians in Jenin

Israeli special troops killed at least three Palestinians on Wednesday in northern West Bank town of Jenin, security and medical sources said.


Tiger Woods surges to a fifth straight PGA Tour tournament win with a final-round 63 at the Deutsche Bank Championship.


Hagel and McCain Spar Over Iraq War Policy

The unusually bitter exchanges today about the best way forward in the war were, to an unusual degree, Republican-on-Republican or Democrat-on-Democrat.


In response to an uproar from gay activists, Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign on Wednesday added a gay minister to the lineup for its weekend gospel tour.


Chirac, Blair Strive for Unity After Iraq

French President Jacques Chirac agreed to disagree with Prime Minister Tony Blair over Iraq on Thursday but pledged full cooperation, from Africa to the Middle East, when


U.S. says five Britons kidnapped in Iraq still alive

The U.S. military believes that five Britons, a computer expert and four bodyguards, kidnapped in Baghdad in May are still alive, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.


FTC Asked to Probe Background Checks on Rail Workers

A coalition of privacy, labor and civil-liberties advocates filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission yesterday, urging the agency to investigate railroad and other transportation employers who violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to give employees proper notice when conduct...


Yates Racing Takes Top Spots for Daytona

Coming off the worst season in team history, Robert Yates Racing claims the top two starting spots Sunday in qualifying for the Daytona 500.


Texas Stuns OSU With Incredible Comeback

Texas coach Mack Brown had just watched a perfect half of football. Unfortunately, it wasn't by his team.


Combinazione: 5-27-43-50-75-90, Jolly 54, Superstar 59


Fool Video: Apple + Microsoft = Smoochville

Steve Jobs and Bill Gates had a non-virtual date this week. What's behind the new romance?


A Perugia, erano accusati di corruzione di magistrati


Intelligence bill passes; immigration up next

A battle between President Bush and Congress over immigration policies and related security concerns continues in the wake of lawmakers' approval of a hard-fought bill to revamp the nation's intelligence network.


Letter on Filmmaker's Body Threatened Official

A letter found stuck with a knife on the body of Theo van Gogh, the filmmaker who was killed Tuesday, contained a direct death threat to a liberal Dutch politician, the Dutch justice minister said Thursday.


Incasso devoluto ospedale di Parma e bimba affetta malattia


Actor Ted Danson returned to his hometown in northern Arizona for half a day to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.


Hurricane Lane whips Mexican coast, loses power

CULIACAN, Mexico  - Mexicans began cleaning up on   Sunday the wreckage left by Hurricane Lane, which killed two   people and knocked down flimsy homes before it slowed into a   tropical depression.


Pacers Coach Rick Carlisle said yesterday that O'Neal probably would miss the remaining five games to rest a strained ligament in his left foot.


An extraordinary week in the short history of the contemporary art market in London has ended.


India has raised the interest rate for the country's largest pension fund, the Employees Provident Fund  (EPF), to 9.5 percent, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said on Wednesday.


Snow Says Not Campaigning, Pays Ohio 7th Visit

U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow paid his seventh visit of the year on Friday to the electoral battleground state of Ohio but said his trip had nothing to do with the fast-approaching election.


Singer Jackson Garners 7 CMA Nominations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alan Jackson pulled in seven nominations, the most of the year, from the Country Music Association Monday, including entertainer of the year and male vocalist...


THE Israeli army has lifted some of the travel restrictions imposed on residents of West Bank towns for the funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.


US President George W. Bush signed a landmark civilian nuclear deal with India, hailing the controversial pact as a sign of warm ties between the world's two largest democracies.


Marriott, Boutique Hotel Pioneer Partner to Develop a New Brand

Marriott International, the Bethesda hotelier, announced yesterday that it was entering the boutique-hotel business by partnering with the inventor of the concept, Ian Schrager, and developing a global brand.


Atlantic Odyssey is Stranger Than Fiction: Chippewa Boy's Bottle Washes Up in England

By Jim Carney, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Jan. 31--Nick Garbinsky wants to study rocks and earthquakes when he grows up but maybe he should consider water currents instead.


Allegations similar in Illinois politics

It might seem incredible that as a former Illinois governor reports to federal prison, the current chief faces similar misconduct allegations, from handing out state contracts as political rewards to accepting money under suspicious circumstances.


Temasek pronta a iniettare 5 mld di dollari nella banca Usa


Bush Inaugural Committee Takes in $25.5M

The team raising money for next week's festivities marking President Bush's inauguration has taken in $25.5 million, mostly in donations from corporations, it reported Friday.


Officials Urge Evacuation of Florida Keys

Tourists and residents were told Thursday to evacuate the Florida Keys because the powerful Hurricane Ivan could hit the island chain by Sunday.


Getty Museum Ceases Talks With Italy Over Antiquities

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles announced it would cede only some of the antiquities that Italy says were looted from its soil.


Model Christie Brinkley, husband separate

Supermodel Christie Brinkley and her fourth husband, Peter Cooke, have separated, her publicist said Tuesday.


When slow equals off: Manage the complexity of web applications to meet ever increasing performance requirements

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Sports Minister Richard Caborn demanded action today after England -...

Sports Minister Richard Caborn demanded action today after England - s black football players were subjected to racist abuse for the second night running when the national side played a friendly against Spain.


Blair says he feels "sick" about hostage in Iraq

British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he's doing what he can to help a hostage being held in Iraq. Militants released another videotape of Kenneth Bigley today, in which he's shown sobbing in a makeshift cage.


Astronaut charged with attempted kidnap-murder

ORLANDO, Florida  - A married U.S. astronaut was accused on Tuesday of trying to kidnap and kill a rival for the affections of a male astronaut after she drove 950 miles wearing adult diapers to confront the woman.


Oct new home sales slip, but prices rise

Sales of new U.S. homes dipped in  October and inventories rose, but builders boosted prices by  over $30,000 per unit after a sharp decline in home prices a  month earlier, a government report showed Wednesday.


Analyst says Northwest may hit financial crisis

Northwest Airlines (NWAC), a relative financial stalwart in its troubled industry, may be approaching a cash crisis that few have seen coming.


European tour firms seek survivors, assess damage

European travel companies were searching for missing customers and cancelling departures to areas devastated by the Asian tsunami on Wednesday as some experts predicted


India proposes âself-ruleâ, âopen bordersâ for Kashmir

NEW DELHI: Rejecting Pakistani President Pervez Musharrafâs recent formula on Kashmir, India has proposed âself-ruleâ and âopen bordersâ to both parts of Jammu and Kashmir.


Jankovic suffers injury scare ahead of Autralian Open

Jelena Jankovic suffered an injury scare ahead of this month's Australian Open when she was forced to retire from her singles match at the Hopman Cup on Wednesday because of injury.


A campaign is launched to get members of the public to report any side-effects from medicines.


The equipment manufacturer may have hit its peak.


A UN agency denies firing an employee in Pyongyang after the man highlighted alleged financial breaches.


British Hostage Hassan Mourned in London Mass

Friends and relatives attended a Roman Catholic funeral mass in London on Saturday for British- Iraqi hostage Margaret Hassan, believed to have been killed by her captors in Iraq.


Asia Netcom Enhances Coverage in the United States and United Kingdom

Asia Netcom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Netcom, plans to install PoPs in New Jersey and London, enabling global coverage of its core network infrastructure to these locations.


Drilling Down: Macs, PCs and Music Downloads

Macintosh owners are far more likely than PC owners to have recently paid for a music download.


Israeli peace overture follows Gaza destruction

In the wake of Operation Orange Iron, the Sharon government approves a Palestinian prisoner release.


The death toll in a mortar attack on tribesmen in Pakistan's South Waziristan region rises to 11, officials say.


A Movement That Brightened Victorian Lives

Associated Artists focuses on 1870s and 1880s Aesthetic Movement furniture and decorative arts, some of which can be seen in its booth at the Winter Antiques Show.


I proventi della sfilata andranno a Telefono Rosa e Aidos


Teaching Mogul Tots to Swim, for the Rent and Stardom

Children's swimming coach has become a hot job for aspiring actors.


Iran Nobel Winner Complains About Threats, Summons

Iran's 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner  Shirin Ebadi on Saturday complained that the conservative  judiciary had summoned her to court again without saying why.


North Korea plans to shut reactor in July: report

North Korea plans to seal its main nuclear reactor and source of weapons-grade plutonium in the second half of July, Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Monday, citing an unidentified North Korean diplomatic source.


Ferrari's Michael Schumacher will start on the front of the grid for Sunday's Japan GP.


Serbs snatch war-crimes general, gesture to West

A Bosnian Serb general accused of  complicity in the murder of thousands in the 1992-95 Bosnia war  was on his way to the Hague tribunal on Friday, a gesture that  may improve Serbia's chances of joining the European Union.


As Accuser Balks, Prosecutors Drop Bryant Rape Case

he Kobe Bryant rape case was dismissed yesterday in Eagle, Colo., after the prosecution said the woman who had accused Mr. Bryant of sexual assault would no longer cooperate, leaving the state no option but to drop the charges.


Digital SLR Camera Trends: Cheaper, More Features

Join the crowd: Step up from a digital point-and-shoot to a more powerful, more affordable digital SLR.


Leftwich Says He Will Start at Minnesota

Byron Leftwich expects to return to the starting lineup Sunday when the Jacksonville Jaguars play at Minnesota.


Oh, the light! The autumn light! Is there anything more glorious than an October day, awash in the sun's low-slung amber rays?


BRUSSELS NATO allies agreed on Wednesday to send hundreds of instructors to run a training center for Iraq's armed forces. This comes after it addressed French concerns that had delayed a deal for a week.


Oracle starts marketing drive on database upgrade

Oracle Corp.  launched a marketing effort on Wednesday to promote an upgrade to its database software, its latest effort to maintain a market lead against IBM  and Microsoft Corp.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi authorities claimed on Sunday to have captured Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the most wanted member of Saddam Hussein's ousted dictatorship, but there was confusion over the report, as the Iraqi defense minister said word of his arrest was "baseless."   There have been incorrect reports of al-Douri's arrest in the past as U.S. and Iraqi forces hunt for the man who was once one of Saddam's most senior deputies...


Violent School Crime Falls Over 10 Years

Violent crime against students in schools fell by 50 percent between 1992 and 2002, with young people more often targeted for violence away from school.


Breastfeeding protects against type 2 diabetes

NEW YORK  - Breastfeeding in infancy appears to be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes later in life, according to a quantitative analysis of published evidence conducted by investigators in the UK.


The Mars Rovers Have Their Day in the Sun

Since September 8th and 9th, the twin Mars rovers have been taking a well-deserved break, while the Sun-Earth line clears again for communication directly to Mars. While this conjunction may temporarily halt their wheels in the sand, other science tasks have kicked off under autonomous control.


MEPs slate EU's terror assault on our data rights

As EU charter proclaims respect for data rights The European Parliament has condemned the EU's fondness for collecting personal information, mining and generating profiles in a resolution slamming the EU and national governments' approach to fighting terrorism.â¦


Bush, Kerry Return to Trail, Take Different Tacks

More than changing the dynamic of a race that has tightened in the past 10 days, Friday's debate served to set up Wednesday's encounter as an opportunity to provide momentum to one of the candidates going into the final weeks of the election.


Janet Leigh dies; famed 'Psycho' shower victim

Janet Leigh, whose notorious shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" shocked moviegoers in the 1960s and earned her an Oscar nomination, died Sunday at her home in Beverly Hills.


Biometric and smart-card technology will replace passwords to verify ID, Microsoft head Bill Gates says. Again.


US car giant Ford says its restructuring programme aimed at revitalising the company is set to cost it $11bn.


Coach Says Skip Polls, but Keep The B.C.S.

Both coaches in the Bowl Championship Series title game talked this week about the future of the B.C.S. with varying degrees of passion.


Heading into extra innings on Saturday, both the Phillies and Mets collected nine runs on 11 hits, a fitting tribute on what became an otherwise bizarre day at Shea Stadium.


The New England Patriots won their 19th game in a row Sunday, breaking the NFL record for consecutive victories they had shared with four other teams, including the Miami Dolphins, who were unbeaten in 1972 and won their first game in 1973.


British hostage Kenneth Bigley has been shown in a video screened on Al-Jazeera television.


Esce libro di Farina, condannato a 28 anni per il sequestro


FOREX-Dollar bobs near fresh record low against euro

The dollar hit a fresh record low against the euro and a nine-year low on a trade-weighted index on Monday as investors continued to shun the greenback on worries over the United States' bloated deficits.


Arctic Monkeys lead shortlist for British music awards

The Arctic Monkeys were celebrating Tuesday after the indie rockers from Sheffield received a record seven NME Award nominations, including best album and best track.


LINEA DI CONFINE                                          Le mosche in bottiglia alle prese col decalogo                                                                                di MARIO PIRANI


Uno studio di Eurispes e Federcasalinghe sulle economie degli italianiPiÃ¹ di cinque milioni di nuclei familiari sono giÃ  indigenti o a rischio povertÃ                                             MetÃ  delle famiglie stringono la cinghia "L'inflazione ritorna a crescere"


Longhorn TCP offloading, Serial ATA 3Gbps - but no post-AC97 sound


Who said the internet was getting boring?

For business or pleasure? Reg Technology Panel Over the past two or three years, zanily named social networking tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Flickr and Twitter seem to have come from nowhere to wheedle their way into just about every aspect of online life, both in business and pleasure. Such facilities share a handful of simple, but powerful core features: each will enable information sharing of some form, will have some kind of community orientation and will be constructed in a way that several of the blighters can be merged (or should I say, âmashed upâ) into clever, multifaceted concoctions of collaborative capability.â¦


Michael Howard attacks Tony Blair's decision to sign the European Constitution during a stormy commons clash.


The Atlanta Braves celebrated another division title in style. Shawn Green powered Los Angeles past San Francisco in an NL West showdown. Roger Clemens helped the Houston Astros keep pace in the wild-card race with another vintage pitching performance.


BEIRUT: Lebanon said Wednesday it had arrested the top Al-Qaeda operative in the country and another man linked to Osama bin Laden's terrorist group who were plotting to blow up the Italian


There was a refreshing glimpse of bipartisanship this week, and it was not the sight of a Democrat from Georgia preparing to address the Republican National Convention in Manhattan.


Four of the so-called Bali Nine Australian drug gang have their sentences upped to the death penalty, reports say.


End of ETA truce deals blow to Spanish PM

The photos said it all. Eyes downcast, his face puffy, Spain's prime minister looked shattered by news that Basque rebels ETA were ending their truce, a move that dooms a key policy with elections looming next year.


Helicopters swoop to save Kenya refugees

NAIVASHA, Kenya  - Kenyan military helicopters swooped over machete-wielding crowds terrorizing hundreds of refugees in a lakeside town on Tuesday against a backdrop of spiraling violence in the east African country.


Burundi: UN Refugee Agency Set to Move Congolese to Safer Camps ...

A month after a massacre left more than 150 Congolese dead at a transit centre in Burundi after they had fled ethnic fighting in their own country, the United Nations refugee agency is preparing to relocate thousands of others away from the border area to


Milano, 16:58 - CALCIO, MILAN; INZAGHI: PRIMI NEL GIRONE, OBIETTIVO RAGGIUNTO

E' rientrato in mattinata il Milan dopo la deludente trasferta di Atene che perÃ² regala alla squadra...


Roma, 16:52 - CALCIO, BOLOGNA: DEFERITI CAZZOLA, MARAZZINA E SALVATORI

Il presidente del Bologna Alfredo Cazzola è stato deferito alla Commissione disciplinare dal ...


In scuttling major intelligence legislation that he, the president and most lawmakers supported, Speaker J. Dennis Hastert last week enunciated a policy in which Congress will pass bills


Ohio Poll Has Bush, Kerry Virtually Tied

The final Ohio Poll for Tuesday's election finds President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry in a statistical dead heat for Ohioâs 20 electoral votes.


Healthy Hantuchova looks for another title

"I just try to play as well as I can this year. If I do that, the results will come," Hantuchova said. "I appreciate being out there.


Duo, Solo for the chop Intel has begun the process of ridding itself of an entire generation of 65nm Core processors, to pave the way for 45nm 'Penryn' Core 2 chips, due to begin appear in November. Marked for termination: all the Core Solo and Core Duo CPUs.â¦


Capriati, Serena to Play; Hewitt Advances

NEW YORK - Coming close to a perfect serving day, Andy Roddick rolled into the U.S. Open's round of 16 Sunday by overwhelming No...


Nearly everywhere you turned in the 2007 softball season, there was a top-flight pitcher. North, South, and everywhere in between, many offensive-minded players were kept at bay by these fireballers.


Fertility Clinics Have Differing Policies

They'll check her ovaries and her bank account, but few U.S. fertility clinics have policies for determining a woman's emotional or mental fitness to have a child, let alone whether it's OK to help one who is past menopause, a new survey reveals.


Beavers grace New York City's official seal. But the industrious rodents haven't been spotted here for as many as 200 years — until this week.


DES MOINES, Iowa  - Barack Obama took the first big step to winning the Democratic nomination on Thursday with a victory in Iowa, while underdog Mike Huckabee capped a stunning political rise to beat Republican rival Mitt Romney.


"Novell is focusing its enterprise desktop efforts on Linux deployments where users can gain the most benefit." - Jack Messman, Novell's chairman and CEO.


BRITISH EMBASSY officials travelled to Phuket last night to set up an emergency base for tourists stranded on resorts on Thailandâs west coast that have been devastated at the height of the tourist season.


Sun Microsystems has entered into a formal agreement with the Eastman Kodak Company to settle all claims in pending litigation regarding a software architecture based on the Java computer language.


Prosecutors Seek to Use Old Allegations Against Jackson

Prosecutors in Michael Jacksonâs child molestation case want to introduce evidence that the singer allegedly committed other sex crimes over the years that went uncharged.


Security Geeks Say Leopard Needs Patches

Several security features in the Mac's new OS are incomplete, say researchers.


Cybernet-SlashSupport (CSS) Strikes 'Preferred Partner' Agreement With IBM to Deploy IBM's "Desktop of the Future" in Indian and US Markets

Cybernet-SlashSupport (CSS), the leading provider of Technology Operations Management and Support Solutions, announced that it has been chosen as a preferred partner to deploy IBM's new Open Client solution in the Indian and US markets.


Shahid Kapoor signs two films deal with UTV

After Priyanka Chopra, UTV has decided to rope in one more young and talented actor from the industry for their forthcoming projects.


Here's a smart way to kick-start your financial future.


Kerry accuses Bush of ``January surprise'' on Social Security

Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry accused President Bush on Sunday of planning a surprise second-term effort to privatize Social Security and forecast a "disaster for America's middle class.


Get ready for a rocking '08 in networking tech

Networking technology turned out to be one of the more interesting stories in 2007. Jon Oltsik offers a look ahead to the new year.


More long-distance and high-speed Internet access customers led to a 72 percent jump in third-quarter profit for SBC Communications Inc.


Bomb blast explodes near Australian Embassy in Baghdad, killing 2 ...

A car bomb targeting a US military convoy exploded near the Australian Embassy Monday, killing at least two people, police and the Iraqi Interior Ministry said.


It was a beautiful night, but an ugly game. For Patriots fans, last night's 31-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium was a 60-minute snore, as backups clad in blue played the entire game. At 11:12 of the final quarter, when running back Mike Cloud fumbled to stop a drive, the patrons expressed their opinion with ...


In famous Cold War spying incident, a celebrated CIA coup may not have been such a victory.


Microsoft hit with $1.52 billion patent suit damages

A U.S. federal jury found that Microsoft Corp. infringed audio patents held by Alcatel-Lucent and should pay $1.52 billion in damages, Microsoft said on Thursday.


Looking at Mexico's opportunities can mean making profits while others nap.


Doctor Offers Assurances That Astronauts Won't Go Hungry

NASA officials have asked the two astronauts aboard the International Space Station to stretch their food supplies until a cargo ship arrives in a couple of weeks with fresh groceries.


Australian officials found more than a dozen snakes and lizards stuffed inside garden gnomes and other ceramic statues during a recent international mail check, customs officials said Tuesday.


Mibtel cede quasi mezzo punto, giu' anche le europee


I.B.M. Third Quarter Earnings and Revenue Rise

I.B.M. reported a small gain in third-quarter profits, as increasing revenues in emerging markets such as Russia and China helped offset expenses from a pension lawsuit.


Tiger Woods has compiled some amazing numbers during the longest PGA Tour winning streak in 62 years. He has won those seven tournaments by a combined 22 shots, is 109 under par and has posted 24 of his last 28 rounds in the 60s.


Tickets on sale Monday for comedian Lewis Black

Tickets go on sale Monday for comedian Lewis Black, who will perform at the Byham Theater Oct. 1 as part of his "Rules of Enragement Tour." Black made a name for himself as the bile-spewing commentator on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." He has appeared ...


Sunni Mosque Is Destroyed in Retaliation

The attack signaled that the cycle of violence following the destruction a Shiite shrine has not entirely unfolded.


Emmy Awards Worst View Turnout in History

A big loser at this year's Emmy ceremony? The Emmys broadcast, which may have been the least-watched in history. Preliminary figures from Nielsen Media Research put the audience for Sunday's show, aired on Fox, at 13.1 million viewers. That's 3 million...


Oil Price Down 8% for Week; Decline Seen in Speculation

The price of crude oil dropped almost 8 percent this week, its biggest weekly decline since April 2003.


A 14-year-old boy has been arrested by New Zealand police investigating the killing of Orkney backpacker Karen Aim.


Aug. 26, 2004 -- You've heard how people can shed pounds on those controversial but popular low-carb diets. So how do rodents, those treasured laboratory test animals used to predict human results, eat their way to less body fat and better health?


Royal Caribbean buys Spanish cruise operator

U.S.-Norwegian Royal Caribbean Cruises    has agreed to buy Spain's biggest cruise and  tour operator, Pullmantur S.A., for 700 million euros ($898.5  million), sending its shares sharply higher on Thursday.


Wall Street stocks rose on Monday, after overcoming an initial wobble, as hopes for more aggressive interest rate cuts spurred a rally in financial companies ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting on Tuesday.


Scientists using data from a European probe orbiting Mars have made new topographic maps of the Red Planet.


A new bill in Mauritania to send slave owners to jail is too weak and won't stop the practice, says a lobby group.


Lady Bird Johnson, Former First Lady, Dies at 94

Lady Bird Johnson, the former first lady who championed conservation and worked tenaciously for the political career of her husband, former President Lyndon B. Johnson, died today, a family spokeswoman said.


North Korea likely forced into nuclear deal: envoy

North Korea was probably pushed to take a deal to shut down its nuclear reactor in return for aid because of its faltering economy and limited diplomatic options, a senior South Korean official said on Friday.


Rich Widow With a New Boyfriend and Many Surprises

Jacqueline Bisset looks lovely at 60, and that's the best thing about Klaus Menzel's laughably bad thriller.


No. 1 Wake wakes up in time to foil Arizona

For more than 25 minutes last night, the No. 1 team in the nation looked awfully ordinary, awfully ripe for the taking. But with the national ranking the Wake Forest basketball program


Hazleton: Dismiss Lawsuit: City Claims Those Challenging Immigration Laws Not Entitled to Constitutional Protections.

By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 3--HAZLETON -- Attorneys for the city are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the city's Illegal Immigration Relief Act.


Paris draws 3.2 million viewers to "Larry King"

NEW YORK  - Larry King might not have been Paris Hilton's first choice for her first out-of-prison interview, but the telecast brought the CNN talkmeister back to No. 1 in the ratings for a night.


Germany coach JÃ¼rgen Klinsmann revealed that he has been working on the confidence of his strikers after Wednesday's 3-0 success over Cameroon in Leipzig.


E' accaduto al largo di Pescara, si indaga sulle cause


Chavez to sign major arms deals in Moscow

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Wednesday that his oil-rich nation will sign major arms deals in Moscow to acquire Russian fighter jets and produce Kalashnikov assault rifles, and he slammed U.S. criticism of the weapons sales.


DealBook : British Billionaire Takes Bear Stearns Stake

Joseph C. Lewis, the British billionaire who was once the largest shareholder in Christieâs, has built up a big stake in another well-known company: Bear Stearns.


Schalke signs promising Mainz midfielder

Padding its roster before the upcoming battle with Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga title, Schalke signed promising midfielder Mimoun Azaouagh from Mainz on Monday.


Motorola leads Bluetooth headset market: survey

Global sales of wireless Bluetooth  headsets for mobile phones rose 153 percent to 33 million units  in 2005, representing a wholesale value of $1 billion, and are  expected to grow 70 percent in 2006, according to a survey  released on Thursday.


Electrolux, the world's largest maker of consumer electronics, says third-quarter profits have been hit by the rising price of raw materials.


Rebel cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi among at least 59 people killed during battle for Islamabad compound.


Tawny Kitaen has been charged with felony drug possession after sheriff's deputies said they found cocaine in her apartment.


Alan Johnson is urged to allow teachers to use creationist materials in class to foster debate on Darwinism.


Iraqi Terror Mastermind Declares Allegiance to bin Laden

The movement of alleged Iraqi terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden. In an internet statement, al-Zarqawi's group says it had agreed with al-Qaida over strategy


Thousands in Fla. Urged to Flee Hurricane

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - About three-quarters of a million residents of Florida's east coast were urged to evacuate - again - as Hurricane Jeanne churned westward Friday and threatened the state with its fourth pounding in six weeks...


RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes signed David Tanabe to a one-year contract worth $900,000 on Tuesday, bringing back a defenseman they drafted seven years ago.


Milano, 19:54 - CALCIO, MILAN; GALLIANI: ETO'O E RONALDINHO IRRAGGIUNGIBILI

Adriano Galliani è decisamente poco ottimista, dopo le incoraggianti voci di mercato, sul pos...


SEC Leaves Google Waiting on IPO Go Ahead

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON  - U.S. regulators on Tuesday  did not give Google Inc. the green light it needs to price its  initial public offering, extending the wait for the Web search  giant's eagerly anticipated market debut.


Study: an Apple a Day Really Does Keep Doctor Away

An apple a day really does keep the doctor away, thanks to strong antioxidants that fight cell damage, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.


In Debate, Thune Claims Daschle Undermined Troop Morale

Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle, fighting for political survival, angrily rejected Republic challenger John Thune's claim Sunday that he had emboldened the enemy in Iraq and undermined US troop morale.


An ex-priest is to learn his fate after pushing the front-runner off the road during the men's marathon in Athens.


No day trippers are being taken on ferries from Dover to Calais to ease disruption caused by a damaged berth.


EADS strategy chief resigns after disagreement

Jean-Paul Gut, the chief operating officer at European aeronautics and defence giant EADS, said Monday he was stepping down from his post because of a disagreement over strategy.


Yemen said seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis were killed in a suspected al Qaeda suicide car bomb attack on their convoy in the province of Marib on Monday.


Sympathizers submitted hundreds of questions to al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri's "on-line interview" before a recent deadline. Among them: Why hasn't al-Qaida attacked the U.S. again, why isn't it attacking the Israelis and when will it be more active in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria?


President Bush Nominates Bernard Kerik for Homeland Security ...

(New York-WABC, December 3, 2004) - President Bush made it official just before 10:00 am He named Bernard Kerik as his nominee to head the Department of Homeland Security.


Giamatti's "Hawk" swooping down next spring

Strand Releasing has nabbed  all North American rights to "The Hawk Is Dying," a quirky  drama starring Paul Giamatti, Michelle Williams and Michael  Pitt.


The first strike in the 64-year history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike meant free rides for about 650,000 vehicles yesterday, the first travel day of the Thanksgiving weekend.


The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.


Despite government and industry efforts to stop spam, the US remains the world's largest source of unwanted e-mail, which now represents some 90 percent of all Web traffic.


Honda Motor Co  posted a stronger-than-expected 38 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday, helped by a jump in Asian margins in particular and strong global sales of its new CR-V crossover.


Diversified manufacturer Honeywell  International Inc  said on Thursday its fourth-quarter  profit and sales rose from a year earlier, helped by strong  economic conditions.


Ticket demand crashes Rockies' computers

Baseball fans trying to snap up Colorado Rockies World Series tickets overwhelmed computers set up for the online-only sale on Monday, forcing the club to temporarily suspend transactions.


Young Buck of the rap group G-Unit possibly connected with a stabbing at the Vibe Awards. Young Buck, also known as David Brown of 50-Centâs entourage/rap group G-Unit, is allegedly connected with a stabbing at the Vibe Awards on Monday night.


More than 90,000 children in Scotland live in "severe poverty", according to a study by a children's charity.


Indonesian engineer killed in Iraq: report

An Indonesian engineer working for Germany-based telecommunication giant Siemens was killed in a shootout in the Iraqi town of Mosul, reports said Monday.


Japanese Trust Bank Sues to Block Merger

A Japanese trust bank on Thursday sued UFJ Holdings Inc., one of the nation's top four banks, to block its planned merger with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc., a move that would create the world's largest bank.


Valencia, 16:32 - VELA, COPPA AMERICA: LUNA ROSSA PERDE ANCORA CON NEW ZEALAND

Emirates New Zealand ha battuto con un vantaggio di 40'' (190 metri circa) Luna Rossa nella seconda ...


Former Prime Minister Named Leader of PLO

Former Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, a critic of the most recent Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, was named leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization on Thursday within hours of the death of Yasser Arafat.


Di Pietro, non esiste nessun caso con Guardasigilli


Dallas chooses businessman as next mayor

Choosing a wealthy retired businessman over an openly gay city councilman, voters elected Tom Leppert as Dallas mayor Saturday by a wide margin.


received a letter from Iran regarding the 20 centrifuges. It seems to cover all the elements and appears to. The United States accuses Tehran of wanting to build a nuclear bomb.


The Fear Born of a Much Too Personal Look at Jihad

A German woman has written a book, "I Was Married to a Holy Warrior," in which she describes marrying an Egyptian who became an Islamic militant.


Roma, 10:26 - CALCIO, CATANIA; PULVIRENTI: SALVEZZA PRIMO OBIETTIVO

Catania sorpresa del campionato. Gli etnei sono da soli al quarto posto, ma il presidente Pulvirenti...


REcord per la raccolta netta complessiva a 151,7 mld franchi


French newspaper says Sarkozy might have wed Bruni

A French newspaper reported on Monday that President Nicolas Sarkozy might have married his new girlfriend Carla Bruni last week, but the mother of the former Italian supermodel said she was unaware of any secret nuptials.


The Bush administration is set to announce an overhaul of the nation's emergency response blueprint Tuesday, streamlining a chain of command that failed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, sources familiar with the plan said yesterday.


A roadside bomb destroyed a U.S. battle tank patrolling southwestern Baghdad on Monday, killing two American soldiers and wounding four others, the military said.


A new government report finds India's tiger population has fallen drastically during the past five years.


Roma, 17:52 - CALCIO, ROMA; SPALLETTI: GRANDE PARTITA, MERITAVAMO VITTORIA

Luciano Spalletti non ha nulla da rimproverare alla Roma dopo il 2-2 con la Juve. ''Domani, quando g...


British carmaker Jaguar will cut  production by some 15,000 units over the rest of 2004 amid  slack demand, a Jaguar spokesman said on Friday.


Provvedimento in 9 articoli per rivedere legge Castelli


Doping probe may tarnish Tyler: Marblehead cyclist could lose ...

Cyclist Tyler Hamilton's journey has taken him from the North Shore to the summit of Mount Olympus, but the Marblehead native now faces his greatest challenge as he fights a blood-doping


Podcast: Just like old times: Are Oracle and Sun back?

Oracle, Sun make headlines; the latest from Macworld; and stock-option scandal nails tech exec.


Irish airline revolutionizes travel pricing

Aer Lingus, the Irish airline, has just revolutionized pricing from the United States to Ireland.


Milano, 16:14 - CALCIO, INTER: PALESTRA PER VIEIRA

Allenamento mattutino per l'Inter, di ritorno dalla trasferta di Istanbul. Mancini ha diviso la squa...


Travel: A cracking roast is just as much about the character of the surroundings as it is about crispiness of potato.


Thousands march in London to protest Iraq war

Thousands of anti-war and anti-globalization activists filled Trafalgar Square on Sunday after marching through central London to protest the US-led coalition's presence in Iraq.


Protect your family for pennies a day with E-Term, the easiest way to purchase quality, low-cost term life insurance. Peace of mind is not only affordable, but priceless. Click for a free quote now.


Amazing iPhone âMatches Most of its Hypeâ

âThe phone is so sleek and thin,â reports David Pogue (New York Times) in his review of iPhone, that âit makes Treos and Blackberrys look obese.â And the software transcends. âItâs fast, beautiful, menu-free, and dead simple to operate.â If you need âto answer a call, you can tap Answer on the screen, or pinch the microscopic microphone bulge on the white earbud cord. Either way, music or video playback pauses until you hang up.â As for email, itâs âfantastic. Incoming messages are fully formatted, complete with graphics; you can even open (but not edit) Word, Excel and PDF documents.â And âthe Web browser,â he points out, âis the real dazzler.â No âstripped down, claustrophobic My First Cellphone Browser; you get full Web layouts, fonts and all, shrunk to fit the screen. You scroll with a fingertip â much faster than scroll bars. You can double-tap to enlarge a block of text for reading, or rotate the screen 90 degrees, which rotates and magnifies the image to fill the wider view.â In short, Pogue calls the iPhone, âthe most sophisticated, outlook-changing piece of electronics to come along in years.â


Excerpts from The Associated Press's Sept. 11, 2007, interview with retired Army Gen. John Abizaid. He was commander of U.S. Central Command, responsible for military operations in Iraq, from July 2003 until March 2007 when he was replaced by Navy Adm. William Fallon. Abizaid retired from the military in May.


BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents opened fire on a busload of laborers traveling toward a US military base in Tikrit on Sunday, killing 17 of them and capping a week of violence that left at least 80 Iraqis and 20 US soldiers dead.


The father of a man shot trying to stop armed robbers pays tribute to his son calling him "extremely brave".


Big Cities Will Get More in Antiterrorism Grants

The Department of Homeland Security is shifting a larger share of its annual $3.5 billion in antiterrorism grants to the nation's largest cities.


Afghan Election Bandwagon Creaks Into Motion

SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan  - Afghanistan's election  bandwagon creaked into motion on Tuesday with a leading  candidate drawing the biggest crowd of the campaign so far.


Music producer Phil Spector told police he had accidentally shot Lana Clarkson according to grand jury transcripts.


Saugus had run the play before, but not often, and never in front of a Thanksgiving crowd in the pouring rain.


Sprint Corp. announced plans yesterday to buy Nextel Communications Inc. for about $35 billion in a deal that could give consumers better service but leave them with higher bills due to less competition.


Evolution Book Sees No Science-Religion Gap

The National Academy of Sciences has released a book explaining the differences between science and religion, and asserting that acceptance of evolution does not require abandoning belief in God.


Los Angeles, CA -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed manager Jim Tracy to a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the club through the 2006 season.


Barcellona, 13:53 - MOTO, GP CATALOGNA; 125 CC: TALMACSI IN POLE POSITION

L'ungherese Gabor Talmacsi ha conquistato la pole position della classe 125 del Gp di Catalogna. Nel...


Schilling questionable for Game 5 with dislocated tendon

NEW YORK -- Curt Schilling's postseason might come to a premature end because of a dislocated tendon in his right ankle. Boston team doctor William Morgan said Wednesday afternoon that Red Sox trainers will


NBA Wrap: Garnett Leads Timberwolves' Rally

Kevin Garnett just missed out on a triple-double with 21 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a gritty 83-82 road win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday.


A large explosion near the Iraqi prime minister's party headquarters on Monday has injured at least 10 people, police said.


Missed the millennium? Catch it in Ethiopia

The countdown has started on a  flickering billboard high above a roundabout in Ethiopia's  capital, blinking out recently in red and gold letters: only  209 days, 15 hours, 22 minutes and 22 seconds to the  Millennium.


A poll commissioned by the BBC found four out of five people want the legal smoking age in Britain to be raised from 16 to 18. The nationwide poll of 1,010 adults in England, Wales and Scotland, conducted by ICM on Aug.


Ministro ai sindacati, 'bisogna scommettere su investimenti'


NEW YORK - The withdrawal of the arthritis drug Vioxx two weeks ago was a disaster for Merck. But it also put rival Pfizer in a fix.


Turkey agrees to open port, airport to Cyprus

Turkey, faced with the suspension of its European Union membership talks, has agreed to open a port and an airport to Greek Cypriot craft.


Il governo ha allo studio un alleggerimento del carico fiscale sui carburantiL'intervento sull'accisa, previsto dalla Finanziaria 2008, potrebbe scattare entro fine mese                                          Benzina, allo studio taglio delle tasse "Uno o 2 centesimi in meno al litro"


CEO Knabb takes Pegasus off the Nasdaq in order to help shareholders -- they're down 25% so far today.


Ontario to dedicate $12.5 million to water studies and watershed protection

TORONTO (CP) - The effects of urban sprawl and industrial development on Ontario's ecologically sensitive watersheds will be more closely examined under a $12.5 million provincial initiative.


Study: Surroundings play key role in diet

How many M&MS are enough? It depends on how big the candy scoop is. At least that's a key factor, says a study that offers new evidence that people take cues from their surroundings in deciding how much to eat.


Aznar Denies Madrid Bombs Were Linked to Iraq War

Former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said Islamic militants tried to use the Madrid train bombings to oust the pro-US ruling party from power in Spain, but not because of its support for the Iraq war.


Subscribers to 23andMe mail in a saliva sample and go online to get results on their inherited traits and ancestry.


Kurt Busch has been doing everything right in his bid for his first Nextel Cup championship. He now has one big hurdle to clear entering Sunday's Ford 400. He needs to protect a vulnerable 18-point lead over Jimmie Johnson, with Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin also within reach.


Fed's Fisher: economy doing "extremely well"

MONTERREY, Mexico  - Federal Reserve Bank of   Dallas President Richard Fisher said on Monday that U.S.   economic growth outside of the housing and car sectors   continued to forge ahead.


The creator of a new video recorder,  has invited skilled users to customize or âhackâ its device and share the improvements with others.


DEVELOPMENT:  'MDG Scan' to Benchmark Private Contribution

BRUSSELS, Feb 27 (IPS) - Does the presence of Heineken beer in Sierra  Leone  contribute to reduction of child mortality? And to what extent  does  the chemicals company Akzo Nobel contribute to prevent  environmental  damage?


Temasek approaches Nasdaq to buy LSE stake: report

Singapore's state-owned Temasek Holdings  has approached Nasdaq  to buy its 30 percent stake in the London Stock Exchange , a newspaper reported on Sunday.


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Grimselpass, 18:02 - CICLISMO, GIRO DELLA SVIZZERA: GUSEV VINCE LA 7/A TAPPA

Il russo della Discovery Channel Vladimir Gusev ha vinto la settima tappa del Giro di Svizzera, 125,...


A man who raped a 91-year-old woman and who police say poses a risk to the public, is to be released from jail.


Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who played with  Miles Davis and helped shape jazz fusion with his band Weather  Report, died in his native city of Vienna on Tuesday, aged 75.


Pierce scores 16 to carry in Celtics win

Paul Pierce scored 14 of his 16 points during a dominating second-quarter run that carried Boston to its first win in Sacramento in more than 11 years, an 89-69 victory Wednesday night.


Coke Profit Drops on U.S., European Sales

Coca-Cola Co. KO.N on Thursday  reported a 24 percent drop in third-quarter net income due to  weak sales of its soft drinks, juices and bottled waters in  Germany, North America and other key markets.


U.S. home builder index extends slide in June: NAHB

Sentiment among U.S. home builders  slid in June to the lowest level in more than 16 years as  tighter lender practices and rising mortgage rates crimped  sales, the National Association of Home Builders said on  Monday.


These Days, the College Bowl Is Filled With Milk and Cereal

Students these days are consuming breakfast cereal as if their grade-point averages depended on it - for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between.


Alessio II assicura la propria 'fraterna preghiera'


Ornette Coleman, who earlier this year became only the second jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, swept the top honors at the Jazz Awards 2007 on Thursday, winning in four categories, including musician of the year.


Madrid, 16:37 - CICLISMO, VUELTA: ORGANIZZAZIONE FURIOSA CON UCI

L'Uci vuole ridurre la Vuelta di una settimana per non sovrapporla ai giri di Germania e Polonia, ma...


Companies encouraging spurious compensation claims are to be warned to act responsibly or face new laws.


The attorney for cyclist Floyd Landis took issue with the international cycling federation for leaking the results of the Tour de France winner's positive "A" sample drug test, saying it breached the organization's own rules.


Scientists are to begin work on the second phase of a project aimed at piecing together the history of human colonisation in Britain.


Friends Matter for Reclusive Creature of African Forest

Okapi are phantasmagoric creatures that have inspired the work of Dr. Terese Hart, the director of the Wildlife Conservation Society in Congo.


Christoph SchÃ¶nborn - ÂNATALE. IL MITO DIVENTA REALTÃÂ Meditazioni sull'incarnazione - Edizioni ESD Roma (Agenzia Fides) - Nonostante il viavai nei negozi e la frenesia, il Natale, come nessun'altra festa, oggi come ieri affascina moltissime persone, anche lontane dalla fede cristiana. A cosa si deve tutto ciÃ²? Non si dica che questo Ã¨ l'incanto di...


Pakistanis Capture Cleric in Mosque Rebellion

Maulana Mohammad Abdul Aziz was caught trying to slip out dressed as a woman, officials said.


London shares close higher as Wall Street shrugs off US GDP decline

Leading shares closed at their best levels for the day, taking their cue from Wall Street, where investors shrugged off a downward revision to second-quarter US GDP, dealers said.


Trinidad Group Denies Link to Airport Bomb Plot

Members of Jamaat al-Muslimeen, denying their group was tied to any plot to bomb a New York City airport, portrayed themselves as both Islamists and islanders.


Zimbabwe Opposition's Tsvangirai Found Innocent of Treason

Morgan Tsvangirai, who has mounted the strongest ever challenge to the rule of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, was found not guilty of treason by the High Court in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.


Police charge three teenagers with the murder of a gay barman who survived the Soho nail bomb.


Nearly 340 people killed as second storm in a week slams eastern ...

A powerful rainstorm triggered landslides and flash floods that killed nearly 340 people in the eastern Philippines, officials said Tuesday, and rescuers raced to save those stranded in three coastal towns before a typhoon strikes the hard-hit region.


U2 Fans Bemoan 'Tuesday, Bloody Tuesday'

NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Even in the concert business, the  laws of supply and demand are irrevocable.


Microsoft to Release New Internet Browser

Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O will  release a new version of Internet Explorer, the world's most  popular Internet browsing software, with new, built-in security  features, Chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday.


Microsoft's WPF isn't the only game in town One of the exciting ideas just now is Microsoft's WPF, formally Avalon.â¦


Pomp and Parties, but Inaugural Tone Is Issue in Wartime

Inaugurations are always balancing acts: part coronation, part celebration of democracy, part touchdown dance in the end zone. But they become even trickier during times of war.


Iran defies deadline to halt atom work: U.N. watchdog

The U.N.'s nuclear watchdog said on Thursday Iran had failed to meet a February 21 deadline to suspend enrichment of uranium, exposing Tehran to possible new sanctions over concerns it seeks to produce an atomic bomb.


Phony bids put insurance firm in real trouble

When Greenville County in South Carolina borrowed $800 million two years ago to expand its public schools, insurance broker Marsh & McLennan Cos.


Iniziativa per proteggere consumatori piu' deboli


A report says that NBC Universal and Paramount are backing away from their exclusive commitment in the wake of Warner Brothersâ endorsement of the rival Blu-ray format.


Prosecutor says enough evidence against Zuma: radio

South Africa's top prosecutor believes there is enough evidence to bring renewed graft charges against Jacob Zuma, newly elected head of the ruling ANC, a local radio station reported on Thursday.


Preoccupazione dopo referendum procreazione e ddl Dico


Racing: Rogerson talks up colt's Derby chances

MELBOURNE - Graeme Rogerson peeled off a $100 note for a busker whose rendition of The Goondiwindi Grey was driving racing fans nuts at Flemington's "breakfast with the stars" gallops yesterday.


Security researchers have uncovered a spoofing flaw in Internet Explorer that could turn out to be the perfect holiday gift for scammers.


Anselm Kiefer continues to transform raw materials into art in this show at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.


Democrats need to gain seven seats for outright Senate majority

Only in Washington: Republicans need 50 seats to retain control of the Senate in Tuesday's elections, but Democrats must have 51 to take it away.


A four-day voter registration drive signs up 650,000 Afghan refugees in Pakistan for Saturday's landmark election.


Polish opposition party pushes for snap election

Poland's opposition on Thursday  increased the pressure on the conservative government to quit,  but it remained unclear whether it had the strength to force  snap polls in a parliamentary showdown set for next month.


Milano, 16:14 - CALCIO, PROVA TV: TRE TURNI DI STOP A CAMPAGNARO

Tre giornate di squalifica al difensore della Samp Hugo Armando Campagnaro. La prova tv ha infatti d...


Pop star George Michael asks for an interview he gave about HIV to be removed from a BBC documentary.


Swedish election set to go down to the wire

Sweden's election looked set to go   down to the wire on Sunday, with television projections giving   a center-right alliance vowing to trim the welfare state a   razor thin lead over the ruling Social Democrats.


Salesforce.com (CRM:NYSE - commentary - research), a provider of Internet-based customer relationship management software, posted its first quarterly profit as a public company after the bell Thursday.


President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Wednesday that sanctions will not stop Iran from enriching uranium after a European negotiator conceded "endless hours" of talks had made little progress and suggested the dispute could wind up at the U.N. soon.


Stock futures point flat; Yahoo up, Novell down

U.S. stock futures looked set to open little changed on Wednesday after solid gains the previous day, but Yahoo Inc.  shares advanced after it announced a management shake-up.


Milano, 15:00 - CALCIO, INTER; MATERAZZI: SCUDETTO ORMAI NOSTRO E MERITATO

''Senza togliere nulla agli altri, quest'anno abbiamo fatto vedere delle grandi cose e lo abbiamo di...


Opinion: China Draws a Thin Line on Hong Kong

NEWSWEEK's Hong Kong bureau chief reflects on a city that's integral to China's future, much as it was when he first lived there 24 years ago.


Cronaca. Si cerca ancora Denise, ipotesi prevalente sequestro con ...

Terza notte senza notizie. Terza notte senza Denise per la la famiglia Pipitone e la comunitÃ  di Mazara del Vallo, da mercoledÃ¬ con il fiato sospeso per le sorti della bambina sequestrata. Ieri notte si Ã¨ concluso un nuovo vertice investigativo.


Durable goods orders fall 0.5 pct in August

New orders for U.S.-made durable  goods fell unexpectedly in August and mortgage applications  declined last week in spite of dropping interest rates, reports  pointing to economic weakness showed on Wednesday.


Viacom named Brad Grey, one of the most prominent talent managers in Hollywood, chairman and chief executive of its troubled Paramount Motion Picture Group.


What's 'Wired' This Month: 'The King of Kong', Mark Halperin's PageCast, Nada Surf's 'Lucky'

From videogame documentaries and British sci-fi to U.S. presidential-campaign-tracking websites, a look at what's hot right now.


During a White House meeting last week, a group of governors asked President Bush and  Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about their backup plan for Iraq. What would the administration do if its new strategy didn't work?


The BBC director-general unveiled "painful" plans to axe up to 5,000 jobs and sell off commercial ventures yesterday in a radical blueprint to direct an extra Â£320 million a year into improving programmes.


Thompson 27% Giuliani 24% in Race for GOP Nomination

Rasmussen Reports - After weeks of turmoil and change, the race for the Republican Presidential nomination has stabilized.


On the Synfony project's blog, they've posted about a new testing framework that they've implemented for their framework based around something they call "lime".    If you keep an eye on the timeline, you probably saw that the symfony unit tests have been completely reworked lately. This is because we switched from simpletest, which was fine but had side effects when functional tests were executed all at once, to our own testing framework, lime.   Lime is more lighweight than PHPUnit or simpletest and has several advantages. First, it launches test files in a sandbox to avoid strange effects between each test file run (one of the reasons we were unable to fix the old symfony core tests). It also introduces a new sfBrowser, sfTestBrowser and more importantly sfDomCssSelectorBrowser that allow you to write functionnal tests with ease. It is not backward compatible but is a lot more powerful than the old system. Oh, and it holds in a single file, lime.php, without any dependence.    They show some examples of its usage (and a note on which tests will need to be updated) as well as the output that would come of it. They've also included some sample tests (in the "test/" folder of the release) if you'd like to check it out more throughly.


M's in seventh heaven in win over A's; Ichiro gets two more hits

So sweet was the seventh inning last night that those of the announced 30,610 who showed up at Safeco Field forgot for a little while that they were stuck in last place.


Peterson Undergoes Mock Cross-Examination With Trial Analyst ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Scott Peterson is being prepared by his defense team to possibly take the witness stand in his own defense, according to a Bay Area attorney who said today he spent several hours questioning


La Roma, con tridente delle meraviglie - Totti, Cassano e Montella - punisce oltre misura un Siena che per 45' minuti ha tenuto bene il campo. Ma gli assist di Cassano e due doppiette, di Montella e Totti, fanno


Certified Organic: Crabtree Farms Earns Designation

By Anne P. Braly, Chattanooga Times/Free Press, Tenn.  Sep. 5--Crabtree Farms recently became one of just a handful of farms in Tennessee and one of only two in Hamilton County to be certified as an organic farm. The other is Tom O'Neal's Dhamma Farm on Signal Mountain, certified in 2005.


The first images that hide a virus inside them have been found in a pornographic newsgroup on the net.


Lugovoi: British involved in spy killing

The Russian businessman whom Britain has named as a suspect in the killing of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko said Thursday that he has evidence of British special services' involvement in the poisoning death.


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

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


A judge has dismissed assault charges against rapper Loon, who was arrested in February after a security guard was stabbed outside a nightclub.


Derrek Lee whacked a three-run double  against his former team to help the Chicago Cubs defeat the  Florida Marlins 5-2 to retain their National League (NL)  wildcard lead Saturday.


Few Visit Ground Zero in N.Y. as Convention Begins

As the Republican convention opened  less than four miles away, a small number of visitors to Ground  Zero paid their respects on Monday with mixed feelings about  whether President Bush should come to the site of the Sept. 11,  2001 attacks.


Russians protest against plans for gay parade

Russian nationalists, communists and  religious believers gathered in Moscow on Saturday to denounce  plans for a Gay Pride march, as gay activists prepared to lobby  the mayor to lift a ban on the event.


Tra 'lavoro nero' e 'economia criminale' mezzo pil nazionale


China Quake Destroys 20,000 Homes, No Deaths

An earthquake has rocked a densely populated city in southwestern China, destroying more than 20,000 houses but killing no one, a local official said on Wednesday.


Man charged with knife at Clinton office

A man with a knife was arrested inside a campaign headquarters of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton in Decorah in northeast Iowa, police said Wednesday.


Poland and Lockheed Martin Sign Deal on Technology Transfer

The Polish government signed a deal Wednesday with U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.


Colleges Fear XP Downloads Will Cause Jam

Microsoft Corp.'s decision to release a major upgrade for its flagship operating system in the same month that hundreds of thousands of students are reporting to college campuses across the


Montecarlo, 11:11 - CALCIO, MILAN; BERLUSCONI: E ORA INTERCONTINENTALE

''Abbiamo vinto la Supercoppa e ci prenotiamo per la vittoria nell'Intercontinentale. Penso che sar&...


The deputy leader of the Ugandan LRA rebels, Vincent Otti, is dead, south Sudan's VP confirms.


Sudan has accused the media of allegedly being used to misrepresent facts about the escalating Darfur crisis. The country's deputy speaker, Mr Anglo Baeda, lamented in Nairobi yesterday that reports originating


Liverpool, 11:23 - CALCIO, LIVERPOOL: PENNANT UBRIACO COINVOLTO IN RISSA

Il quotidiano inglese 'The Sun', racconta oggi la nuova disavventura di Jermaine Pennant, centrocamp...


Dollar steadies as dealers look to G7 meeting

The dollar steadied after the previous day's sharp falls as dealers looked for direction from manufacturing data and a weekend Group of Seven meeting of finance ministers and central bankers.


Greek Lawyers Drop Legal Threat to 'Alexander' Film

Greek lawyers are giving up efforts to have a new Hollywood film banned and its makers sued for depicting Alexander the Great as a bisexual.


Britain's biggest bus company, FirstGroup Plc , said on Friday it had agreed buy Laidlaw International Inc. , the U.S. operator of inter-city Greyhound buses, for $2.8 billion plus debt.


WRIGLEY is buying the Life Savers and Altoids sweet and mint businesses from Kraft Foods for Â£800 million. The deal allows Wrigley to expand in the sweet section, while leaving Kraft to focus on the rest of its food business.


Indian filmmakers set a record at the Toronto International Film Festival.


Wall St eyes higher open on deals, profits

Stocks headed for a higher open on Monday as takeover news and stronger-than-expected profits in the pharmaceutical sector eased anxiety about earnings, which led to Friday's sell-off.


LONDON -- Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, charged with felonies for her role in the HP spying scandal and battling ovarian cancer, has stepped down from her position as non-executive vice chairwoman of Barclays Global Investors, the company said Friday.


AOL Properties Sign Girafa For Thumbnail Search Images  Girafa.com Inc. announced today that the CompuServe, Netscape, AIM and ICQ properties of America Online, Inc., have signed an agreement with Girafa to use Girafa's thumbnail search images as an integrated part of their search results.  Using Girafa's thumbnail search service, search users can ...


A woman from South Yorkshire dies on a holiday jet as her husband and 12-year-old daughter look on.


PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. , one of the biggest Medicare plan providers, said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy health-care benefits provider American Medical Security Group Inc. for $502 million to expand its product offerings to individuals and small businesses.


Was using an infrared device to shut off exhibitorsâ video presentations a harmless prank?


Bucking the trend in many other wealthy industrialized nations, the United States seems to be experiencing a baby boomlet, reporting the largest number of children born in 45 years.


Panel weighs unapproved drug-coated stent use

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - The broad use of drug-coated heart stents in unapproved patients came under scrutiny on Friday as U.S. advisers weighed the risks of the tiny tubes implanted in millions to keep arteries open.


Haynos Has Fashioned Himself a Role in Terps' Offense

Tight end Joey Haynos has carved out a nice niche for himself in Maryland's offense, not bad for a guy who started in College Park as a walk-on.


WASHINGTON (CBS) Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) says he will introduce legislation imposing drug testing standards on professional athletes if baseball players and owners do not adopt a stringent crackdown on steroids by January


RCM Technologies, Inc. Ranked Among Top 100 IT Healthcare Companies for Fourth Straight Year

PENNSAUKEN, N.J., June 13, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- RCM Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:RCMT) today announced that Healthcare Informatics magazine has published its 14th Annual Healthcare Informatics 100 and ranks RCM among its top companies by healthcare information technology revenue.


Il rapporto sull'economia europea sara' presentato lunedi'


LOS ANGELES - Walt Disney Co. chief executive Michael Eisner, who successfully fought off a shareholder attempt to oust him, unexpectedly offered his resignation from the entertainment company he's led for two decades - but he will go in his own time...


Tutti ricoverati nel Centro di prima accoglienza dell'isola


Emeka Okafor hit a pair of free throws with five seconds left in overtime to give Charlotte's new NBA team a win over its old one as the host Bobcats pulled out a 94-93 win over the New Orleans Hornets last night.


TV presenters Ant and Dec will donate profits from their next series of Saturday Night Takeaway to charity.


No breakthrough as India-Pakistan talks end

their slow-moving peace process but they have reported no significant breakthrough after two days of talks. Islamabad reported no progress towards a solution on Kashmir, the divided Himalayan state at the heart of their rivalry.


The Justice Department unsealed an indictment yesterday accusing a senior Hamas leader and two other men of a 15-year racketeering conspiracy that raised millions of dollars for


Mafia, avvocato Li Gotti: Brusca ha giÃ  avuto 9 permessi

Sono nove i permessi premio goduti finora, dal 2003 ad oggi, dal boss-pentito Giovanni Brusca, tornato ieri in carcere dopo che gli agenti della squadra mobile di Roma lo hanno trovato in possesso di un telefonino nella sua camera d'albergo, dove era con


In a crotch-grabbing, pole-dancing comeback, fallen pop star Britney Spears opened the MTV Video Music Awards, one of the biggest nights in the US pop music calendar.


Taiwan vows to continue fight to join UN despite 12th failed bid

TAIPEI: Taiwan vowed to continue its fight to join the United Nations despite its 12th consecutive failure to gain a seat due to opposition from rival China.


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Owens, Bush and McNair debut on new teams

Reggie Bush and Steve McNair won't forget their 2006 debuts with their new teams. Even though his team didn't win, Terrell Owens didn't exactly have a miserable time in his new uniform, either.


Rudy Giuliani, who called for tough gun control as New York's mayor, said Tuesday the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and a recent court ruling on personal liberties framed his current outlook defending a right to bear arms.


UnitedHealthcare Settles Medicare Charges

UnitedHealth Group's (UNH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle charges that it defrauded the Medicare program, the Justice Department said on Monday.


A Learjet being used as an air ambulance crashed near the Mexican border early on Sunday, killing all five people aboard. The plane, carrying two pilots, two


3rd German  Arrested in Probe Into Arms Trade

The man is suspected of selling high-tech equipment on the nuclear black market and is the third German businessman named as a suspect in the past month in an investigation into the trade in several countries.


Rebels Take Control of Biggest City in Eastern Chad

Rebels seeking to topple the government of Chad seized a crucial eastern city early on Saturday, according to aid workers based in the region.


Short bursts of exercise may help reduce the potentially dangerous spikes in blood fats that occur after fatty meals.


THREE jockeys and a trainer were arrested today in a probe into alleged fixing of horse races. More than 130 officers raided 19 addresses across Suffolk, North Yorkshire and South Yorkshire and arrested 12 people for conspiracy to defraud.


MySpace's video czar gives details on new 'TV' endeavor

Blog: Jeff Berman, MySpace's general manager of video, tells CNET News.com about the social networking site's plans for its new MySpace TV, from Flektor to music videos to original programming.


Buoni semestrali al 3,830%, il massimo dal 2001


Former home secretary David Blunkett says two CSOs should have tried to rescue a 10-year-old boy from a pond.


"Il governo deve sostenere le strutture attorno alla moda"


US presses Syria to stabilize porous border with Iraq

DAMASCUS, Syria-- The dire security conditions in Iraq have overshadowed many of the Bush administration's diplomatic priorities in Syria, prompting US officials to focus their efforts here on enlisting the government's help in stabilizing the country's eastern border with Iraq.


Fed, Treasury see boost in easing mortgage rules

The top two U.S. economic policymakers told Congress on Thursday that allowing the biggest home finance companies to buy larger loans could ease mortgage market strains, but should be coupled with tighter regulation of the firms.


Cobham, the niche defence and aerospace supplier, has bought Remec Defense & Space, a company that specialises in battlefield communications equipment, for $260m from the Remec group.


KATHMANDU: Thousands of opposition party supporters rallied in the Nepalese capital yesterday demanding the king return sovereignty to the people.


Remember the good old days when athletes would rather take a pay cut than turn on their contemporaries, when the watchword of yesterday ("What you see here, what you say here, let it stay here, when you leave here") became the watchword of today ("What


Roma, 11:02 - GOLF, RYDER CUP: ANNUNCIATO IL TEAM EUROPEO

Dal 22 al 24 settembre, sul percorso del The K Club di Straffan in Irlanda, si disputerà la p...


Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday hired Bill Clinton's former press secretary, Mike McCurry, adding yet another adviser who worked for the two-time Democratic presidential winner.


Nearly one in five children's hospitals are not providing round-the-clock, life-support cover.


Judge dismisses case against 13 KPMG defendants

A judge on Monday dismissed the indictment against 13 of 16 former employees of KPMG  in a tax shelter case, saying that prosecutors inappropriately interfered with their legal defense.


A management buyout for online auction firm QXL Ricardo is being called into question, with the emergence of a rival - and higher - takeover proposal.


Abroad: The Mystery of Hitlerâs Globe Goes Round and Round

Hitlerâs globe is missing. Wolfram Pobanz, a 68-year-old retired cartographer, is positive that itâs not the one in the Deutsches Historisches Museum, with the Russian bullet hole through Germany, and he can prove it.


Basque separatists fail to renounce violence

The Spanish government rejected out of hand a new peace proposal made Sunday by Basque separatists because it did not renounce violence, reports the Scotsman.


Kumar Sangakkara's unbeaten fifty revives Sri Lanka's chances against Pakistan.


19 US soldiers killed in attack on Iraq base

Nineteen US soldiers and three other people were killed in an explosion in a dining hall at a base in Mosul yesterday in the single deadliest attack on American forces since the coalition invasion of Iraq.


Thompson would wait on economic stimulus

Republican White House hopeful Fred Thompson made light of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's call for a quick economic stimulus Thursday and said it might be best to leave the economy alone for now.


Vaccine makes war on sperm-making protein

A contraceptive vaccine for men that temporarily blocks male fertility has come a step closer with a study showing it is possible to inoculate monkeys against their own sperm.


Hamas agrees to let Abbas, Israelis talk

GAZA CITY -- Hamas officials gave Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the go-ahead yesterday for negotiations with Israel, a major shift in the militant Islamic group's position as it works to end its international isolation.


Meltdown: Arctic wildlife is on the brink of catastrophe

Polar bears could be decades from extinction, a survey into global warming has found. Steve Connor reports on the crisis that threatens the polar ice-cap.


Soaring Astros close on Cardinals with seventh win

The Houston Astros closed to within   one and a half games of first place in the NL Central when   Craig Biggio's and Andy Pettitte helped guide the team to a 7-4   road win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.


IBM, Cisco Collaborate on Management Software

IBM and Cisco are releasing a jointly developed telecommunications network management and service assurance product.


Commissione Ue, per concorrere bastera' collegarsi in rete


The United Auto Workers union and General Motors Corp struck a groundbreaking deal on Wednesday, ending a two-day strike by agreeing to create a health-care trust fund that will reduce the automaker's costs.


Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft's OS Update

The service pack is notable mostly for a variety of new security features, including fixes to many known problems, a new version of the Windows Firewall that is turned on by default, and a new security center.


Russians Begin Burying Victims of Attack

BESLAN, Russia - Mothers wailed over the coffins of their children Sunday and dozens of townsmen dug graves in a football field-sized piece of scrubland next to the cemetery. Funeral processions snaked through the streets of this grief-stricken town as Russians began to bury victims of the terror attack on a school that left more than 350 people dead...


GE says laptop with data on 50,000 staffers stolen

General Electric Co. said on Tuesday   that a company laptop containing the names and Social Security   numbers of 50,000 current and former employees was stolen in   early September.


Migrant Romanian workers leave children at home

Desperate parents are fleeing  the poverty of Romania's countryside in search of work  elsewhere in the European Union, leaving their children behind  to be cared for by others.


A U.S. jury on Friday found Conrad  Black guilty of criminal fraud and obstruction of justice in a  grim Friday the 13th verdict that could send the former media  baron to jail for up to 35 years.


NEW YORK - Stocks inched higher Thursday as investors shrugged off sluggish retail sales, disappointing worker productivity and a surge in oil prices, focusing instead on rising factory orders.    Trading was muted as investors awaited a mid-quarter update from U.S...


Pulci, bagni allagati, aule al buio, siringhe di drogati


A man almost killed a shop manager after being released from a jail term for murder against probation advice, the BBC finds.


Bush Promises All Who Most Need Flu Shots Will Get Them

President Bush today defended his administration's efforts to provide the public with an adequate supply of flu vaccine, blaming a production flaw abroad for the shortage and pledging that


DirecTV and EchoStar make a deal to sell wireless broadband. Will it be enough?


The Service Employees International Union has postponed a decision on an endorsement until next month, a setback for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.


Britain's Chris Draper and Simon Hiscocks win bronze in a tense final 49er race on the Saronic Gulf.


Sears, Roebuck and Co.  on Tuesday said it would restate its fourth-quarter 2004 earnings, cutting them by 5 cents to 10 cents a share, due to an error in accounting for construction allowances.


BAGHDAD - Turkey's decision to allow the dispatch of troops over Iraq's border in pursuit of Kurdish guerrillas throws into relief a troubling quandary for Iraq's leaders.


Nostrums: In Broccoli Sprouts, Protection From UV Rays

An small study suggests that an extract from broccoli rubbed on skin produces protection against burns caused by ultraviolet radiation.


Earlier Middle East ceasefire may have held: minister

British Foreign Minister Kim Howells accepted that an earlier ceasefire in the Israel-Lebanon conflict may have "worked," contrary to Prime Minister Tony Blair's approach.


Three British soldiers have died of their injuries after separate attacks in Afghanistan.


Mend Your Foolish Ways, Would-Be Church Bandits

In âFirst Sunday,â Ice Cube departs a bit from the upright-citizen persona, playing a man driven to crime by desperate circumstances.


Will Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Lift Off?

Wired's Michael Belfiore goes past Virgin's PR machine to assess the problems of Virgin Galactic's space venture. Pilot Brian Binnie and passengers talk risks and rewards.


Four times cameras mobiles will have been sold in Europe by the end of 2004 than last year, say analysts.


Syria may trouble Lebanon after U.N. vote: Hariri

Syria could spark trouble in Lebanon in response to a U.N. Security Council vote to set up a tribunal to try the killers of Rafik al-Hariri, the former prime minister's son said on Thursday.


China welcomed Iran's nuclear transparency deal with U.N. inspectors on Thursday, despite Western fears that it could be a recipe for delay.


Australia says it will not be cowed by terrorism, after a bomb at its embassy in Indonesia kills nine people.


A&M Aims to Dodge Another Oklahoma Beating

To lose is one thing. To lose 77-0 is quite another. Texas A&M has had a year to absorb that shocking outcome at Oklahoma against the then-No. 1 Sooners.


Texas is asking the Justice Department to approve Dec. 12 for a congressional runoff election — a date opposed by a Latino civil rights group because it is a religious day for many Hispanics.


Cards RB Smith leaves game with toe injury

TEMPE, Ariz. (Nov. 28, 2004) -- Emmitt Smith was knocked out of the game against the New York Jets in the first quarter with a toe injury.


Exercising without losing weight increases death risk

.Exercise only is not enough to reduce the death risk associated with being obese, a study of over 116,000 female nurses has revealed.


Intel: Steeley chip means lower ultramobile prices

Few people today are buying UMPCs, but a new chip and lower prices could help by early 2008.


British Labour Party admits to difficult financial year

Britain's ruling Labour Party admitted that 2006 was a difficult financial year, saying it was experiencing cashflow problems and was seeking to reschedule much of its substantial debt.


Griffin O'Neal Not to Blame, Lawyer Says

By GREG RISLING LOS ANGELES - Ryan O'Neal was responsible for injuries his son's pregnant girlfriend suffered during a confrontation with the actor at his Malibu home last weekend, a lawyer for Griffin O'Neal told reporters Wednesday.


Bioplastics offer chance to cut use of petroleum

CAMBRIDGE - Target offers shoppers an unusual message about its gift cards at some stores, advising that they are biodegradable. "Just make sure you spend them first," the displays conclude.


Bush aims to double funds to fight global AIDS

President George W. Bush on Wednesday asked the U.S. Congress to double the U.S. financial commitment to combat AIDS globally, particularly in hard-hit Africa, to $30 billion over five years starting next year.


'No a prove false per dichiarare nulli matrimoni falliti'


'Il problema e' come arrivarci'. Servono infrasrutture


Ritiro da Gaza, oggi la decisione del Parlamento

Il Parlamento di Israele si prepara oggi ad una storica decisione. I 120 deputati della Knesset sono infatti chiamati a pronunciarsi sul piano di ritiro dalla Striscia di Gaza fortemente voluto dal premier conservatore Ariel Sharon.


French president to visit Vietnam before ASEM 5

French President Jacques Chirac will pay his second official visit to Vietnam on Oct.


Blog: Yahoo's photo-sharing site is partnering with the self-publishing service Blurb.com to make personalized bookmaking easier.


After Jobs criticism, Warner exec defends DRM

(InfoWorld) - The head of Warner Music Group defended the use of DRM (digital rights management) with digital music on Wednesday in an apparent response toÂ recent criticism from Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Jobs roiled the music industry last week by suggesting in aÂ letter published on Apple's Web siteÂ that the music labels are to blame for the fact that music from Apple's iTunes music store can only be played on Apple's iPod music players -- something Apple has been criticized for. "DRM and interoperability are not the same thing," Edgar Dorfman Jr., chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group, said in a speech at theÂ 3GSM World CongressÂ in Barcelona on Wednesday. "We believe in interoperability," he said. "Consumers want it and should have it. We at Warner, and I hope the rest of the music and content industry, will make it as easy as possible to achieve interoperability." Jobs said last week that Apple uses a proprietary DRM system because the music industry requires it to fix any failures in the technology in a short amount of time. If Apple shared its DRM technology it would not be able to meet that requirement, he said. Dorfman did not mention Jobs or Apple by name but his remarks appeared to be in response to the criticism. Apple hasÂ come under fire,Â particularly in Europe, for its DRM technology, which ties its music stores to its players. Apple isn't alone, however. Microsoft and Sony also operate digital music stores that require customers to play the music only on their own music players. iTunes is the biggest digital music store, however, and the second largest, eMusic.com, only sells music that has no DRM. Jobs also wrote that he would prefer to sell music without any DRM protection. That's a concept Dorfman doesn't think is up for discussion. "I don't agree that intellectual property should have no protection. We should all agree that intellectual property deserves some measure of protection," he said. "But that is distinct from the issue around interoperability." Today's music protection environment isn't ideal, Dorfman admitted. "There can't be so much protection that we create a poor consumer experience. We need to work to find perhaps a better balance than works today." Â


U.S. Military Launches Offensive in Iraq's Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq  - U.S. and Iraqi forces launched  operations in Mosul Tuesday to rid Iraq's third largest city of  groups of insurgents who have rampaged through several  neighborhoods for the past six days.


Tycho:  There are more substantive (read: impenetrable) tabletop wargames, but you can have a lot of fun with Clix if you are able to stop buying them long enough to actually play.  Halo ActionClix have been announced for awhile, but when we sat down to write the strip yesterday we were looking over some pics of the final models and felt confident that we had discovered today's topic.


Pressure To Meet Deadlines Linked To Heart Attack

A new study suggests that people under high pressure to meet deadlines at work are six times more likely to suffer a heart attack in the 24 hours following the high pressure event.


Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications Inc. on Thursday reported third-quarter profit rose as the company saw both its prime-time television audience and advertising sales increase.


GAO: White House violated law on Medicare

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration violated the law by allowing private insurers to limit choices of some patients in a small trial program of managed health care under Medicare, congressional investigators said.


Wildfires rage in California, more winds expected

Wildfires burned unchecked on Tuesday in Southern California, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate, at least 700 homes destroyed, and little hope for relief from the hot desert winds fanning the flames.


Firenze, 19:32 - CALCIO, FIORENTINA; PRANDELLI: VORREI PIU' DELLA CHAMPIONS

Cesare Prandelli con la sua Fiorentina sogna in grande: poter un giorno lottare per lo scudetto. Il ...


In a break with other Internet service providers, AT&T Inc. will work with Hollywood studios and recording labels to devise technology that identifies offshore content pirates who use its network to upload illegal copies of movies and music.


Air Force to help ferry Sudan peacekeepers

U.S. Air Force members from the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron and 38th Airlift Squadron load cargo onto a C-130 aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, early Friday, Oct.


Movie Review | 'Meet the Spartans': Doing Battle on the Field of Parody

Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, the team behind âMeet the Spartans,â prove that ridiculing other movies is much easier than making your own.


Power cuts a good sign, South Africans told

South African government tells millions left in the dark by rolling power cuts likely to go on for years to look on the bright side


Indice a 12.445,52, positivo anche il Nasdaq e lo SP


Indonesia rock concert stampede kills 10

A stampede at a rock concert in Indonesia's West Java province killed 10 people and injured several, police said on Sunday.


AMD proposes SSE5 for faster games, media apps

The new set of extensions to the x86 instruction set used by both AMD and Intel's chips would give software developers new tools to develop future applications.


Clinton and Obama Campaigns Spar Over Debate

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Senator Barack Obama for saying he would be willing to meet without preconditions with leaders of Iran and North Korea.


Dell profit improves amidst accounting troubles

And ex-CEO grabbing bank Dell posted healthy sales and profit for its fiscal second quarter, spurred by favorable market conditions, including higher average selling prices and lower component costs.â¦


A father and three children who vanished on a Christmas tree-cutting trip in the Northern California mountains were found alive Wednesday after huddling in a culvert for warmth during three days of heavy snow.


Applebee's International Inc. said Thursday it expects annual earnings per share to grow from 14 percent to 17 percent over the next three to five years beginning in 2005.


Consumer Confidence Plummets on Job Market

Consumers' renewed worries about job prospects led to a bigger-than-expected drop in confidence in August and provided more evidence of the fragility of the economic expansion.


Ahmadinejad Met With Protests in New York

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was greeted with protests Monday as he prepared to address university students and speak before the U.N. General Assembly.


Canada Lawmakers Avoid No-Confidence Vote

Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin reached a last-minute agreement with opposition leaders Thursday night to avoid a no-confidence vote in Parliament that could have brought an end to his government and new elections.


L'annuncio dato dal premier Prodi e dal ministro degli EsteriSarÃ  il quinto vertice a svolgersi nel nostro paese                                          Il G8 del 2009 si terrÃ  in Italia i Grandi sull'isola della Maddalena