Hines speeds toward NHRA title in Pro Stock Bike

On genetics alone, Pro Stock Bike rider Andrew Hines was destined to win a championship. He just didn't expect one in his second full season and definitely not at 21 years old, adding


A swirling space observatory has been launched to scan the universe for explosions that some believe are the birth of black holes.


Il quotidiano "The Times"  parla di 166 pagine piene di notizie e intercettazioniGiovedÃ¬, a Parigi, il consiglio mondiale della sport motoristico                                            Spionaggio, l'arma segreta della Ferrari "Pronto un dossier per inchiodare la McLaren"


How the Cooling Economy Is Stealing Targetâs Christmas

Despite rosier expectations, Target is muddling through this holiday season, perplexing those who consider the chain a bellwether.


Udine, 18:23 - CALCIO, UDINESE; GALEONE: ATTENZIONE A FAME DI VITTORIA CHIEVO

Dopo la vittoria sul Siena, il pensiero di Giovanni Galeone è tutto per il prossimo impegno d...


Sport authorities take action against illegal live football and cricket broadcasts over the internet.


Microsoft makes deadline on Windows info

European Union regulators said Microsoft Corp. handed in on time to meet a Thursday deadline information about its Windows operating software that should help other software companies.


Malfunctioning Mitochondria May Cause Heart Disease

Researchers confirm a link between mitochondrial defects and heart disease in mice -- a discovery that could eventually help prevent heart disease in humans.


England captain Phil Vickery insists coach Brian Ashton's impact during the World Cup campaign was "huge".


In linea con le previsioni, sale soprattutto polo trasporti


Life & style: These mothers have enjoyed a standard of care in pregnancy that most British women can only dream of. Lucy Atkins on the NHS's most talked about midwives.


Bulldozers are rolling again on the U.S.-Mexico border, moving hundreds of tons of dirt to make way for a 16-foot steel fence in an area that once was the most popular crossing for illegal immigrants.


InfoWorld - Some of the first Windows Mobile 6.0 phones to hit the market will include Opera Software ASA's mobile browser, in addition to Microsoft Corp.'s browser.


Panthers Get Revenge on Patriots With Win

The Carolina Panthers got a measure of revenge for their Super Bowl loss to New England — even if they again struggled to stop Tom Brady and the Patriots' offense.


Roma, 10:08 - CALCIO, ROMA-PALERMO: TIFOSO ROSANERO FERITO, ALTRO ARRESTATO

Un tifoso del Palermo di 20 anni è rimasto ferito alla mano destra ieri sera durante Roma-Pal...


Nation's Springfields vie for `Simpsons'

With a bowling alley, a pub, a prison and a nuclear power plant just down the road, Springfield, Vt., likes to think itself a real-life version of the home of "The Simpsons."


Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian's clear recognition of the agreement reached by the two sides of the Taiwan Straits in Hong Kong in 1992 could directly lead to the resumption of cross-Straits dialogue and negotiations.


The major Hollywood movie studios today sued hundreds of people suspected of trading illegally copied movies on the Internet, a move closely modeled on the recording industry's aggressive legal campaign to stamp out music piracy.


As dawn broke Monday across the Bay of Bengal, countries struck by tsunamis in the wake of the most powerful earthquake the planet has seen in 40 years focused on relief and rescue efforts, and said the death toll from the giant


Last night I changed the way Scripting News is rendered in HTML, and while it works in Firefox on the Mac (the browser that I use) it is broken in a bunch of others. This afternoon I'm going to try to get it working everywhere. The advice from readers, some of it quite confusing, starts here. I've got MSIE 6 running in Parallels, so as I go I'm testing there and in Firefox/Mac. Here are the changes I'm making, in order... 1. Apparently the <a name="xxx"> element is causing a problem, the purpose of it is to enable permalinks to work within the archive pages, Colin suggests making this the name of the <div>, so that's what I did. (This got today's elements expanding and collapsing in IE, but not older days. Very weird.) 2. In the stylesheet, added width:400px; to both .show and .hide and padding-left:15px; to .show. (That successfully widened the body of each post in MSIE.) 3. I eliminated the table I was using to indent the body text. (Now the older days expand and collapse. Hurrah!) 4. Added another 5 pixels of padding for a little bit more indenting.  5. At this point it appears to work in both MSIE 6 and Firefox/Mac. I will now download Opera and try it there. (Downloaded and installed, but I can't get it to display any web pages including scripting.com. Very very strange. If you have Opera installed, could you try clicking on the pluses and minuses on scripting.com and let me know if it works. Apparently it does.)


The capsule carrying the world's first female space tourist touched down Friday on the Kazakh steppe after a bone-jarring journey from the international space station.


South Korea now believes that a mushroom cloud previously thought to be from a massive explosion in North Korea was actually a natural occurence and there was no blast, officials said Friday.


Two scary things can destroy the value of your portfolio.


Iran warns nuclear suspension subject to progress in talks

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran warned Wednesday that its agreement to suspend sensitive nuclear activities was subject to rapid progress being made in a new round of negotiations due to begin next month.


Only around a third of U.S. companies are using commercial asset-disposal services, IDC says, but it's definitely worth looking into from both an ROI and green perspective.


'Cash for honours' may undermine charity donations: Labour donor

The treatment of businessmen in the so-called "cash for honours" investigation in which no one was charged risks damaging future charitable giving, a major donor to the governing Labour Party said in an interview published Monday.


In Costa Rica, there are fishermen, and then there are members of the Club Nacional de Pesca.


Russia Detains 3rd Person in School Siege

Officials have detained a third person in connection with the September seizure of a southern Russian school by armed militants that ended in death for hundreds of children and adults, a law enforcement spokesman said Monday.


Nel 1991, a 19 anni, massacrÃ² il padre e la madre per impadronirsi dell'ereditÃ  e fare la bella vitaOggi che ne ha 35, per la prima volta racconta la sua vita. E cosa farÃ  nel 2015, quando uscirÃ                                             "Io, assassino dei miei genitori provo a salvare i ragazzi come me"                                                                                Maso: mi scrivono a migliaia, dico a tutti che l'odio non servedi PAOLO BERIZZI


Second baseman Placido Polanco accepted the Philadelphia Phillies' offer of salary arbitration on Sunday night, and left-hander Ron Villone agreed to arbitrate with the Seattle Mariners.


Radioheadâs âIn Rainbows,â which was previously available for free online, is on sale in record shops on Tuesday. Will anyone buy the CD?


A business trust is looking at sites for a Christian showplace to challenge the theory of evolution


Another aide has left Fred Thompson's presidential campaign-in-waiting.


INTERVIEW: Telstra Rev Growth Similar To 2H04 -2-

SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Telstra Corp.'s (TLS) revenue so far this fiscal year has been growing at a similar pace to the second half of 2003-04, Chief Financial Officer John Stanhope said Monday.


Chavez's Venezuela "red, really, red" after vote

CARACAS, Venezuela  - President Hugo Chavez painted Venezuela the "red, really, red" of his anti-U.S. socialist revolution, sweeping to re-election in Sunday's vote with wins in every state in the OPEC heavyweight.


Bush to renominate 20 individuals for federal judgeships

WASHINGTON President Bush plans to re-nominate 20 people who did not receive up-or-down Senate votes on their nominations for federal judgeships.


Marcus Vick, the younger brother of NFL star Michael Vick, is on track to return to Virginia Tech's football team in 2005.


United States troops have reinforced positions around Fallujah after an overnight air strike and sealed main roads out of the rebel-held city.


Nel primo anticipo del nono turno, la Pompea passa 74-68 sul campo della Lauretana. Jeff Trepagnier top scorer con 20 punti, infortunio per Jerome Allen. BIELLA, 6 novembre 2004 - Si ferma a cinque la serie


Astros, the opportunity to pitch his team into the World Series. ...

down to walk-off home runs. St. Louis won the first two contests at Busch. when Jeff Kent belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth.


Rangers Bolster Goaltending by Adding Weekes

Goaltender Kevin Weekes signed Thursday with the Rangers, who expect the unrestricted free agent to compete for the No. 1 job with Mike Dunham.


December 9, 2004 - Nearing the finish of his Cabinet reshuffle, President Bush has named a new Veterans Affairs secretary -- and asked four others to stay on.


Garth Brooks concerts to help wildfire victims, firefighters; performs live at Staples Center

LOS ANGELES  Â Officially, he's retired, but Garth Brooks admits you might not know it by watching him. On Friday, Brooks takes the stage for a nationally televised concert at the Staples Center to benefit victims of last year's Southern California wildfires and firefighters. He'll perform a second show there about an hour later, and three more on Saturday.


Pak-India Satisfied Over Progress In Talks

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan : Dec 16 (SADA) - Pakistan and India have expressed satisfaction over the amount of progress made during the talks related to nuclear and conventional weapons confidence building measures, which concluded in Islamabad on Wednesday.


(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:


GLOBAL: NGO concerned over US landmine policies

NAIROBI, 1 Dec 2004 (IRIN) - An American NGO that campaigns against landmines said on Tuesday that Washington's refusal to join the international treaty banning the use of the mines had set a bad example to other countries that have not stopped using the


Government lawyers have hampered investigations into suspected waste and fraud at the Department of Homeland Security, officials told a House subcommittee yesterday.


When solution providers look back on Symantec's acquisition of Veritas Software, they will likely remember it as the moment security and storage officially became joined at the hip.


GOP Voter Drive Accused of Tossing Cards

In several battleground states across the country, a consulting firm funded by the Republican National Committee has been accused of deceiving would-be voters and destroying Democratic voter registration cards.


Russian Leader Expands Powers of a Possible Successor

MOSCOW, Feb. 15 -- President Vladimir Putin promoted Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov to the post of first deputy prime minister Thursday, an elevation that immediately intensified speculation that Putin might favor him as his successor.


World soccer's governing body has fined Spain's national federation 100,000 Swiss francs ($106,445 Cdn) for racist taunting by its fans during an exhibition match against England.


McLaren sensation Lewis Hamilton secures the first pole position of his Formula One career in Montreal.


After loss, Agassi ponders what may lie ahead

If this was Andre Agassi's last shot at another US Open title, it was like a lot of his shots in the fifth set against Roger Federer -- blowing in the wind.


Probe Sought on Charges FDA Discredited Whistleblower

The head of the Senate Finance Committee called on the US Department of Health and Human Services to launch a probe of allegations that the US Food and Drug Administration went out of its way to discredit a whistleblower.


If any of the large system vendors truly believe that a highly concentrated compute utility is the future, it's unclear why they should be embracing the role of passive arms merchant given how little control they would have over their own destiny in such


After suffering heart pains over the weekend, Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy was hospitalized for a "routine procedure" to keep an artery open, the court said.


A Genetically Modified Potato, Not for Eating, Is Stirring Some Opposition in Europe

Amflora potatoes have become the unlikely lightning rod in the angry debate over genetically modified crops in Europe.


I violinisti si sfideranno su composizioni antiche e moderne


"Into the Wild" leads surprising SAG nominees

Sean Penn's wilderness drama "Into the Wild" topped a surprising list of Screen Actors Guild nominees on Thursday with four nods overall, including best ensemble cast and best actor for its star Emile Hirsch.


Baghdad car bomb kills eight, wounds dozens

BAGHDAD - Doctors at a central Baghdad hospital said on Monday at least eight people were killed and 30 wounded in a car bomb blast near one of the entrances to the heavily fortified Green Zone.


Aramark Corp. RMK.N on Thursday said  a New Jersey jury ordered it to pay $105 million in damages for  serving alcohol to a fan at a football game who was involved in  a car accident that crippled a toddler.


Matsuura and Mizuguchi: Gaming's Innovative Geniuses Speak Out

Masaya Matsuura and Tetsuya Mizuguchi, the pioneers of music gaming, speak with Wired.com about innovating in a post-Guitar Hero world.


Anna Nicole Smith spent her final hours in a suite in a hotel as flashy as the pinup herself, with a similar $1,600-a-night room featuring an orange corduroy couch, a mini-bar stocked with lubricant and glow-in-the-dark condoms, and a leopard-print ironing board.


WASHINGTON - Coming to cash registers near you: Colorful new $50 bills sporting splashes of red, blue and yellow. Next up for a makeover, the government said Tuesday: $10 bills...


Napoli, 19:28 - CALCIO, NAPOLI; PROTESTA TIFOSI: FUORI I MILIONI

Un gruppo di tifosi del Napoli ha contestato la società nel giorno della presentazione di Ham...


Benedetto XVI inizia oggi il viaggio in Austria


Beltran blasts eighth postseason homer, fifth straight game

Carlos Beltran hit his eighth home run of the playoffs for the Houston Astros on Sunday, tying the record set by Barry Bonds two years ago.


Duma to consider Kyoto Protocol ratification in October

MOSCOW, October 4 (Itar-Tass) -- The State Duma will consider the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol in October, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov said.


House Defies Bush and Passes Insurance Bill

The House passed a bill to provide health insurance for 10 million children on Thursday, but supporters did not have enough votes to override the promised veto.


Coalition to fund flying squads to respond to terror threats

ELEANOR HALL: The Prime Minister today announced the coalition would spend $100 million to establish anti-terrorism "flying squads," which could be deployed around the region.


100,000 Chinese die annually from passive smoking

About 100,000 Chinese die annually from diseases associated with passive smoking while more than half a billion on the mainland suffer from the smoke exhaled from cigarettes, according to the Xinhua news agency.


Catholics Resist Wooing by Kerry and Bush

Sen. John Kerry is having trouble wooing fellow Roman Catholics in Iowa and Wisconsin. President Bush is short of his expected Catholic count in Michigan and Minnesota. Once reliably Democratic, Catholics have become one of the most complicated and coveted swing voting blocs.


Japanese stocks rose 1.9 percent by  midsession on Monday as a strong performance by U.S.  semiconductor-related stocks gave a push to Japanese peers such  as Advantest Corp. and as banks extended last week's gains.


Zinedine Zidane has said he would like to return to the world of soccer, but admitted he did not know in which role.


US Judge Casts Doubt on EU Evidence on Oracle

A US judge has cast doubt on European Commission evidence in the contested Oracle-PeopleSoft merger, undermining an argument Brussels may want to use if it decides to block it.


Keith Bulluck knows his answer to the question of how much is enough. Coming off his first Pro Bowl and All-Pro season, the Tennessee linebacker could have played out the final year of his contract then become a free agent in search of more money. Instead, he signed a six-year, $36 million contract in March and remained a Titan.


NATO chiefs want more troops for Afghan south

Defense chiefs from NATO's 26 nations   agreed on Saturday they needed more troops and fewer   limitations on the use of their forces to step up the fight   against insurgents in the violent south of Afghanistan.


Chirac Sends Foreign Minister To Middle East To Negotiate On Iraq Hostages

French President Jacques Chirac said Sunday that he would immediately dispatch his foreign minister to the Middle East to help negotiate the release of two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq.


'We will abolish this costly plastic poll tax' Shadow home secretary David Davis has criticised the government's plan to make people travel to interview centres to provide a biometric for the national identity card.â¦


LOS ANGELES  - After conquering the  reality genre, Donald Trump is setting his sights on scripted  series.


Independence Air Makes Bid to Rejoin United

Six months after Independence Air stopped flying as a regional carrier for United Airlines and began flying on its own, it is seeking to return to the company it left.


CRAWFORD, Tex. -- From certain angles, this town looks as if it already got hit by a recession. The gift shop next to the police station closed about a year ago, and there's a "Building For Sale" banner flapping from the cornice. Two other gift shops have long since gone out of business. Another one...


Harry Winston Diamond Corp  said on Sunday Alan Mayne would join as the company's chief financial officer, effective immediately.


Sharp falls in Anglo American and miner Gold Fields pushed South Africa's benchmark JSE Top-40 index 1.7 percent lower on Monday.


Crew Prepares for Launch to Space Station

All three men heading to the international space station in a Russian-built Soyuz spacecraft this Thursday will be riding the tiny craft for the first time, breaking with 35 years of tradition.


CarMax Earnings Fall, Stock Up on Outlook

CarMax Inc.  on Friday posted lower quarterly profit, but the used-car retailer said its sales have been steadily improving, sending its shares up as much as 14 percent.


New Mississippi football coach Ed Orgeron answers a reporter's question, in Oxford, Miss., Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, moments after he was introduced as the new head coach.


Dutch police arrested two people on suspicion of "terrorist conspiracy to commit murder" after a 14-hour siege in The Hague on an apartment where suspected extremists had been holed up since early on Wednesday, The Hague prosecutor said.


Nurses challenge NLRB head on supervisor rule

Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association challenged the head of the National Labor Relations Board yesterday over a decision that could enable employers to remove nursing supervisors from the ranks of union members.


Decline in Number of Breast Imaging Centers Worries Doctors

The five-year survival rate for localized breast cancer is 97 percent if it's caught quickly. But as with almost all cancers, early detection is the key to surviving the disease.


U.N. watchdog chief seeks nuclear clarity in Iran

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief headed for Iran on Thursday to push for full transparency over its past and present atomic activity after U.S.-Iranian tensions were heightened by a naval incident in the Gulf.


Elvis Presley Estate Sold For $100 Million

Most of Elvis Presley's estate has been sold for US$100 Million, with the exception of Graceland and other personal effects. Lisa Marie Presley sold the rights to Elvis' name, image, music and movies.


Jack McConnell begins a trip to China to promote Scotland as a place to live, study and do business.


BBC NI environment correspondent Martin Cassidy on warm weather affecting salmon.


Bertelsmann, music publishers group settle

Bertelsmann AG settled a lawsuit filed  by the National Music Publishers' Association that charged the  media company's investment in file sharing service Napster  encouraged the abuse of copyrighted content.


Sun Looks to Wall Street in a Comeback Bid

Long given up for dead (or dying), Sun is turning its own business on its head by offering to integrate many different systems.


Schwarzenegger stops short of endorsing Giuliani

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger met with former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Monday to discuss gang crime but stopped short of endorsing his fellow Republican for the 2008 presidential race.


EU Allows More Catches of Exotic Deep-Sea Fish

EU fisheries ministers agreed quotas on Tuesday for new member states to catch deepwater fish, exotic but threatened species that are fast becoming an alternative to mainstays like cod and hake, officials said.


Hollywoodâs writers made it official, ending their bitterly fought strike at the 100-day mark by an overwhelming margin.


Marsh wonât face charges from Spitzer on âmoving forwardâ

Marsh & McLennan will see no criminal charges from the New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer as the company moves towards positive changes in its staff.


Actor Wesley Snipes has listed 70 potential character witnesses including Sylvester Stallone and Muhammad Ali in his tax fraud trial.


Investigators complete search for bodies from Russian plane crash

Investigators completed the search for 170 bodies amid the charred wreckage of a Russian airliner as grief-stricken families travelled to the site to identify the remains.


A ban on unskilled non-EU workers may be lifted if Olympic preparations are running late, peers are told.


New Ivory Coast Violence Shatters French Connection

Chanting "We want the French!" a crowd of armed and angry young men swept past La Planta, a club owned by an Ivorian. They started to attack the nearby Byblos


Knows its licenses Hewlett-Packard isn't known for software governance, but after years of sifting and sorting through its own systems for non-compliant code, the hardware vendor wants to share its experience with developers and foster construction of tools for tracking free and open source software (FOSS) permeating corporate systems.â¦


Sarkozy headed for big win in French poll

Right-wing French President Nicolas Sarkozy was set to score a crushing victory in parliamentary elections on Sunday, despite a row over his plans for tax hikes that appeared to have rallied the left.


Electronic voting in the US. The saga continues. Here is an interesting comparision with a Venezuelan referendum. "80% of Americans could correctly name the first President Bush's pet dog Millie, but only


World to see 380 mln diabetics by 2025: experts

The global diabetes epidemic is projected to affect 7 percent of the world's adult population by 2025 as developing countries embrace bad health habits associated with affluence, medical experts said on Monday.


Madrid, 20:45 - CALCIO, BETIS SIVIGLIA: ESONERATO TECNICO FERNANDEZ

Dopo il pesante ko casalingo (5-0) contro l'Osasuna, il Betis Siviglia ha esonerato il tecnico Luis ...


Justices to Hear Arguments in Case Challenging Lethal Injections

Before pancreatic cancer kills serial murderer Danial Lee Siebert, Alabama made one final try to do the job itself.


Motu Proprio del papa 'rischia di alimentare antisemitismo'


In the increasingly competitive RFID arena, IBM on Thursday will release the first three products from its recently formed $250 million S&A (Sensor & Actuator) arm.


ST. LOUIS  -- St. Louis Rams offensive tackle Orlando Pace will miss the rest of the season with a torn labrum and rotator cuff in his right shoulder suffered in the season opener Sunday.


IBM's Blue Gene/L takes the top prize, proving it's not the size of your computer, but the number of teraflops. In the computing drag-race, IBM's new Blue Gene/L is greased lightning.


Almost everyone expected Liberal Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen to seize the opportunit...

Denmark s parliament is buzzing anew with election rumors. Most people place their bet on an election on February 18.


Banche, per oltre 4 milioni di utenti sono on line

Per oltre 4 milioni di utenti la banca e' su internet: l''11,7% dei clienti degli istituti di credito, cioe' 4,3 dei circa 37 milioni totali, Ã¨ infatti abilitato ad operare in rete. Il web e' dunque al centro


Sketches of Sudanese war crimes suspects

The two Sudanese named by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor as suspects in war crimes in Darfur:


Cambodia Jails JI Suspects for Life, Frees Egyptian

A Cambodian court sentenced two Thai  Muslims and a Cambodian linked to Southeast Asian militant  group Jemaah Islamiah to life in jail Wednesday for plotting to  bomb the U.S. and British embassies in Phnom Penh.


Nowitzki sparks NBA Mavericks past Hawks

German star Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points and added nine rebounds and five assists Saturday to lead the Dallas Mavericks past Atlanta 97-84 in a National Basketball Association game.


A car bomb has destroyed the Baghdad offices of Arabic, Al-Arabiya television station leaving at least seven people dead and scores wounded.


Canadians at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games

The men and women who will push for the podium at Athens and make the nation proud


In 1918, Albert Einstein proposed that large objects bend the space around themselves while turning on their axis. In 2004, NASA scientists confirmed that the Earth bends the time and space around it while


Sudan condemns the fatal shooting of a US diplomat and his driver in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum.


Office Depot Inc , the No. 2 U.S. office supply chain, said on Tuesday sales would remain challenging in early 2008 and that second-quarter same-store sales could be close to flat.


A new slimmed-down Turkish currency is to be launched on Saturday as the country celebrates its economic progress.


Sony achieves greenhouse gas emissions goal early

Sony is beating its own target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and will begin promoting a sustainable lifestyle to consumers through its products, its chief executive said Friday."Sony alone has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 9 percent to date, exceeding our original target of a 7 percent reduction by 2010," said Howard Stringer, chairman and CEO of Sony, at the World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Climate Savers conference in Tokyo. The conference was held at Sony's new headquarters in Tokyo, which itself has helped the company to achieve its goal. Greenhouse gas emissions from the building are 40 percent lower than at equivalent conventional buildings.Sony is one of 12 companies that has joined the WWF's Climate Savers initiative, under which they pledge to an aggressive cut in greenhouse gas emissions. Tech companies Hewlett-Packard and Nokia are also members as are Allianz, Catalyst, Collins Companies, Nike, Novo Nordisk, Sagawa Express, Spitsbergen Travel, Tetra Pak, and Xanterra Parks and Resorts.At the conference the companies signed a declaration that recommitted themselves to action and expanded their work to include partnering with business partners to further cut emissions, the promotion of a low-carbon lifestyle to their customers and greater transparency of their carbon footprint and environmental activities."For Sony this means we will proactively look to expand our emissions reductions beyond our sites to include logistics and other parts of our business," said Stringer. "We must also continue to improve the energy efficiency of our products, particularly televisions which consume the most energy of all our home electronics products. Yet while the trend is towards larger screens and more sophisticated functions that inevitably consume more power Sony's televisions are already among the industry leaders in terms of energy efficiency."Stringer said Sony expects the operating power of electronics products to be reduced to half their existing levels in a few years."I am confident that our engineers can meet these expectations," he said.And just as the company has created products like the Walkman Stringer said Sony will now look to promote and help people adopt sustainable lifestyles through its products.For companies like Sony one of the greatest inefficiencies in their products comes from the standby power that is consumed continuously when the device is not in use. It's not a great deal of power per product but the number of such devices has multiplied in recent years so the total amount of energy used in this way is now becoming quite large."Standby power is a huge and growing share of electricity use because those things are plugged in 24/7 but nobody when they buy a computer buys it based on its efficiency in using standby power," said James Leape , director general of WWF International, at a Tokyo news conference. "You're thinking about a hundred other things when you buy your computer and so the market doesn't work. And so standards are crucial and the industry can lead on that by defining norms but its a place where government action can be quite important."Many of the largest PC makers have joined together under the banner of the Climate Savers computing initiative and have pledged to reduce power consumption of computers by 50 percent by 2010. The companies plan to highlight some of their advances and technologies at the Cebit exhibition that will take place in Germany in March.Energy use by IT equipment is growing fast. The recently published report, " An Inefficient Truth ," found about 10 percent of energy consumption in the U.K. is by IT equipment -- equivalent to the output of four nuclear power stations.


Police checked a flood of tips on Tuesday in the hunt for armed thieves who stole Edvard Munch's "The Scream," and new details showed the robbers were more professional than first thought.


BEIJING, Dec. 12 -- China expects the start of a baby boom next year, state media said Wednesday, in a development that will further strain a country whose resources are already stretched thin by a population of 1.3 billion.


At this time last season, Michigan State's confidence already was starting to crack. The Spartans lost their second game at Kansas and by mid-December were 3-4


Lewis Hamilton will be the youngest and least experienced of four Britons on the Formula One starting grid this season but the most likely to win.


Boeing is about to unveil its 787 Dreamliner, seen as crucial to the US manufacturer's future.


American Express said it was suing Visa USA and MasterCard International, along with eight banks, for damages stemming from anticompetitive practices that prevented American Express from issuing cards through US banks.


An: La Russa, tutto il partito condivide le tesi di Fini


The owner of four power plants in the Washington region agreed to reduce air-polluting emissions substantially in the next six years and to pay a $500,000 fine, according to a settlement announced yesterday by environmental and company officials.


What better person to appoint to head your media and entertainment division than a Hollywood executive with shows like âThe Sopranosâ, âLostâ, âDesperate Housewivesâ, âWife Swapâ and âBoston Legalâ under his belt?


The British governmentâs recognition of the Ulster Defence Associationâs ceasefire officially came into effect today. It came hours after the UDA, Northern Irelandâs largest loyalist paramilitary group


Deadline near for Australia police on Indian doctor

Australian police must decide by  Monday night whether to extend the detention of an Indian  doctor held over failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow,  while his lawyer said his defense was being stonewalled.


A British hotelier and cameraman has said Afghan authorities tried to get him to confess to involvement in the kidnapping of three UN hostages.


Republican Sen. Conrad Burns, who has gotten into hot water before for comments seen as disparaging various groups, joshingly remarked Thursday on the number of Italian-Americans at the Federal Aviation Administration.


A four-year-old boy is stabbed to death and a 14-year-old girl seriously injured in West Yorkshire.


UN Says Post-Tsunami Disease Could Kill Thousands

Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.


Rain and thunderstorms swept across the Plains on Wednesday, while the Northeast and the West were clear and dry.


Feeling Secure With a Little Shocking Pink

Taser will introduce an item that is far more compact and a lot less expensive than the standard Tasers used by police, though its shock is no less potent.


United States book place in Hopman Cup final

PERTH, Australia  - The United States booked their place in the Hopman Cup final by moving into an unassailable 2-0 lead over Australia in their Group B match on Thursday.


LeBron pumps in 43 as Cavs pound Pistons

Perhaps trying to show his US Olympic team coach that he should have played more in Greece, LeBron James scored a career-high 43 points Wednesday to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 92-76 win over Larry Brown's Detroit Pistons.


Cd Mediobanca illustra le strategie per il mercato tedesco


Europe claims UK botched one third of Data Protection Directive

Act 'doesn't implement European law properly' The UK's Data Protection Act (DPA) does not implement European law properly, according to the European Commission which is investigating problems in the UK's implementation of 11 of the Data Protection Directive's articles, almost a third of the entire directive.â¦


'Because I Said So' turns the actor's flighty side into raving lunacy and ignores even the most rudimentary interpersonal dynamics.


After years of scandal, new USOC Chariman, Peter Ueberroth, is trying to lead the organization through a fiscal renaissance.


Iraq, 3 feriti nell'esplosione di un'autobomba a nord di Baghdad

Baghdad, 27 ott. (Adnkronos) - Tre iracheni, tra cui una donna, sono rimasti feriti nell'esplosione di un'autobomba nella citta' di Khalis, a nord di Baghdad. L'attacco, hanno riferito testimoni, e' avvenuto


The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from "consumption" trekked to Colorado's high, dry air in hopes of a cure.


Earlier this year, NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe nixed a final shuttle service mission to Hubble scheduled for mid-2006, saying it posed too much of a risk to the lives of astronauts.


Nine die in fire during carnival celebration

A fire broke out in a residence in Germany while revelers were celebrating a carnival on Sunday, killing at least nine people, authorities told CNN.


Fecondazione, 4 milioni di firme per il referendum

Quattro milioni di firme sono state depositate oggi in Cassazione per il referendum sulla fecondazione, oltre un milione e cinquantamila per chiedere l'abrogazione totale della legge. Per i promotori un successo al di la' delle previsioni.


Novell taps exec to manage Microsoft deal

Susan Heystee will oversee the Microsoft relationship and technical cooperation between the two companies.


Guest Column Addressing Global Imbalances is Within the Realm of ...

THE global economy is slowly recovering, and with it hopes for a sustained period of economic growth in all regions. South Africa's economic future is tied to that of the rest of the world and for this reason


On the military plane that crossed the ocean at night, the wounded lay in stretchers stacked three high. The drone of engines was broken by the occasional sound of moaning. Sedated and sleeping, Pfc. Joshua Calloway was at the top of one stack last September. Unlike the others around him, Calloway...


Leading presidential contenders tried to nail down support from New Hampshire voters Â and mapped out contingencies for the contests that follow Tuesday's primary.


The government agency that took over airport security paid $172,514 to a party planner who put together an "unnecessarily expensive" awards banquet at a luxury hotel, according to an internal report obtained by The Associated Press.


Bomb Kills 10, Injures 20 in Pakistani City

A powerful bomb exploded near an army truck in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Friday, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 20, officials said.


Livorno, 16:03 - CICLISMO, GP ETRUSCHI: VINCE PETACCHI PER LA QUARTA VOLTA

Alessandro Petacchi si aggiudica in volata la 13ma edizione del Gran premio Costa degli etruschi, di...


Retail Heating Oil Price Up to Almost $2/gallon

U.S. consumers will pay more to keep  their visiting guests warm with home heating oil this  Christmas, as the retail price for the fuel increased to almost  $2 a gallon, the Energy Department said on Wednesday.


As they prepare to wrap up their murder case against Scott Peterson in the death of his pregnant wife, Laci, even prosecutors have acknowledged that their case has at times left jurors scratching their heads.


Brown's return to action is well-received

FOXBOROUGH - Troy Brown was already pretty pumped yesterday to be playing for the first time this season, and some pregame encouragement from Patriots teammate Randy Moss, a hug from Red Sox slugger David Ortiz, and a standing ovation from the Gillette Stadium crowd only added to the excitement for the popular veteran.


President Bush, on a campaign fundraising trip Tuesday, signed an executive order that the administration said would help Americans choose health care the way they shop for airline tickets and cars.


Hoffman becomes saves leader; Padres win

There was no doubt for whom the heavy metal bells were tolling on Sunday — Trevor Hoffman and his 479 career saves. The San Diego Padres' 38-year-old closer pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning in front of a roaring crowd to become baseball's career saves leader in a memorable 2-1 win for the NL West leaders over the Pittsburgh Pirates.


THEY fell just short of becoming the Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean of badminton but Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson earned the respect of everyone who saw their defeat in the final of the mixed doubles to ...


Coalition forces in Afghanistan say at least 120 Taleban fighters have been killed in separate clashes in the south.


Patriots beat Chargers to reach Super Bowl

FOXOBOROUGH, Massachussetts  - The New England Patriots beat the San Diego Chargers 21-12 on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl as American Football Conference champions.


Basque rebels ETA say ending Spanish ceasefire

Armed Basque separatist group ETA said on Tuesday it will end its 15-month-old ceasefire at midnight and warned the Spanish government of new attacks "on all fronts".


A device projecting an enhanced image of underlying veins onto skin could avoid botched injection attempts.


PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - It took years for many insurance claims to be paid following Hurricane Andrew in 1992...


MP Derek Conway, who was reprimanded for over paying his son as a researcher, will not contest the next election.


EBay Third-Quarter Net Surges 77% as Listings Rise

EBay Inc., the world's largest Internet auctioneer, said third-quarter earnings surged 77 percent as the number of listings rose and the company expanded its PayPal e-mail payment service in Europe.


Worries Persist Over U.S. Electronic Voting

Florida officials will not worry  about hanging chads when voters make their choice in November's  presidential election but they'll be on the lookout for  software glitches, hackers and other less visible plagues.


Interventi a Firenze, Genova e Aosta, attesa per le analisi


Anatomy of an open-source decision: The Adobe Flex example

Blog: Adobe announced its intention to open-source Flex several weeks ago, but didn't reveal why.  In this interview, Adobe's Phil Costa takes us through the reasons the company had for open-sourcing Flex.


Londra, 17:50 - TENNIS, QUEEN'S: SANGUINETTI ELIMINATO AL PRIMO TURNO

Nel primo turno del torneo Atp del Queen's (erba, montepremi 680.250 euro), l'italiano Davide Sangui...


Amazon and TiVo in Venture to Put Downloaded Videos on TV

The companies will allow TiVo owners who shop on Amazonâs digital download store to send films and TV shows to their broadband-connected TiVo machines.


Greek Orthodox Church announces death of Patriarch of Alexandria

The Greek Orthodox Church confirmed that the Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria, Peter VII, died when the helicopter in which he and 16 other people were traveling crashed into the Aegean sea.


Skype warns users password-stealing Trojan horse is making the rounds, disguised as a Skype security plug-in


I soldati libanesi hanno cominciato l'offensiva contro il campo profughi palestineseIl campo, sotto assedio dal 20 maggio, Ã¨ la base dei miliziani di Fatah                                            Libano, l'esercito bombarda Nahr-el-bared "Il primo passo della battaglia finale"


At least one person died and more than a million were left without power today as Hurricane Jeanne hit Floridaâs east coast. It is the fourth hurricane to hit the Sunshine State in the past six weeks, something


Doping Casts Shadow Over Olympics -- Again

Five weightlifters were banned from the  Olympics after failing drugs tests, officials said on Thursday,  as doping scandals continued to dominate the first week of the  Games.


G-8 Leaders Trade Conflicting Views on Warming

HEILIGENDAMM, Germany, June 6 -- As thousands of protesters clashed with police nearby, President Bush and leaders of other industrial nations traded markedly opposing views here Wednesday on how to combat global warming.


In his first public appearance since a life-threatening brain hemorrhage eight months ago, Sen. Tim Johnson told supporters his will to keep fighting for them "has never been stronger."


Agent says Caminiti had heart attack, died

Ken Caminiti, the National League's most valuable player in 1996 who later admitted using steroids during his major-league baseball career, died Sunday.


Enlist the help of your boss and Uncle Sam to help you build your retirement nest egg.


Police in County Donegal are investigating a fatal shooting after a man's body was found close to a church.


France's Areva to Be Partially Privatized

France is planning to sell off up to 40 percent of state-owned nuclear engineering company Areva SA, Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday.


Attesa per decisioni della Fed, giu' American Express


Germany supports EU negotiating with Turkey on membership issue

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Sunday that there was "no problem" with Germany's support to the start of negotiations on Turkey's entrance into EU.


Egypt agrees Abbas control over Gaza border: Palestinians

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold crisis talks on Sunday on how to limit Hamas control over Gaza's breached border with Egypt.


NASHVILLE (Billboard) - From the humble beginnings of drummer Carter Beauford's mother's basement and a crucial Tuesday-night residency at Trax in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Dave Matthews Band has become the biggest touring success story to emerge from the 1990s.


Borders Group Inc , the  second-largest U.S. book retailer, said on Tuesday its  quarterly loss widened as it continued restructuring.


Justin Langer, Australia's Test opener, has described touring India as the "ultimate test", and believes that victory in the forthcoming four-Test series, which begins at Bangalore on October 6, will complete the set as far as his generation of cricketers


Dato per scontato un nuovo taglio dei tassi il 31 ottobre


Prosegue la caccia all'uomo nella zona di San Filippo


Spain's Bardem Delights in Being Unknown in U.S.

There is one thing popular Spanish  actor Javier Bardem really loves about being in the United  States. Few people recognize him.


New indecency allegations on train route

Two women have made allegations of indecent exposure to police concerning the same train route which was at the centre of the trial of a senior judge who was last week acquitted of exposing himself to a City worker.


NEWS ITEM: The Big East will be one 16-team division in 2005-06 and only 12 schools will participate in the postseason basketball tournament.


com October 25, 2004, 1:49 PM PT. This priority retains its ranking at number five as more and more companies deploy Web Services to share business logic, data and processes with each other and with clients.


By Michael Lafleur, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  May 28--LOWELL -- Notre Dame de Lourdes Catholic Church closed after a tearful Mass on Sept. 26, 2004, closing the book on the parish's 98-year history.


Restaurant Serves $100 Philly Cheesesteak

PHILADELPHIA - The traditional Philly cheesesteak has gone precipitously upscale at one new restaurant, where the chopped steak and melted cheese standard includes goose liver and truffles - and costs $100.    Barclay Prime owner Stephen Starr admits the haute cheesesteak is a marketing ploy for his steakhouse, which opened Tuesday...


Under a New Watch, Miramax Still Homes in on Awards

Miramax may be a smaller and calmer organization under Daniel Battsek, but the studio has nonetheless remained in the thick of the awards race.


Frankfurt's world-class book fair beckons the public this weekend

Get to know the world - its people, food, interests, music and spirit - all in a day.


In Western Iraq, Fundamentalists Hold U.S. at Bay

Falluja and Ramadi, and much of Anbar Province, are now controlled by militias, with U.S. troops confined to outside bases.


A Nigerian minister condemns the early handover of power in Abia State between two men accused of corruption.


Saranno uno diverso a serata, per la finale scelto Armani


Russia's "chessboard killer" given life in prison

Russia's "chessboard murderer" was  sentenced to life in prison on Monday for killing 48 people,  after the supermarket worker told a court last week he felt  like God as he decided whether his victims should live or die.


What Butler saw : John Kerry, combat hero and anti-war icon

A keenly awaited documentary premiered in Toronto which is either the first bio-pic of the 44th US president, John Kerry, or a glowing portrait which came too late for a doomed campaign.


House Democrats unveiled legislation Thursday requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of next year


MassDevelopment, a quasi-state economic development agency, has secured a $4.4 million, tax-exempt industrial development bond for Bagel Boy Inc. of Lawrence. Bagel Boy, a supplier of packaged bagels, will use the proceeds from the bond issue to expand its manufacturing plant at 485 South Union St. It is expected that more than 35 jobs will be created, MassDevelopment said. Todd ...


GLASGOW  - Walter Smith slipped into the Scotland manager's chair and immediately insisted he had not abandoned all hope of guiding the ailing national squad to the World Cup in Germany in 2006.


Boeing net up sharply on jet sales, ups forecast

Boeing Co.  said on Wednesday fourth-quarter profit more than doubled, easily beating Wall Street expectations, as it delivered more commercial aircraft than in the year-earlier quarter and its defense unit posted record sales.


Sudan says it will abide by 'unfair' UN resolution on Darfur

Sudan has condemned as "unfair" a new UN resolution calling on Khartoum to restore security to the crisis-wracked Darfur region or face possible sanctions, but said it would abide by the UN's demands.


Text of President George Bush's speech as prepared for delivery Thursday at the Republican National Convention:


A recent study suggests that research radiation from mobile phones can cause insomnia, headaches, and confusion.


European stocks gain as oil inches up, G7 in focus

European share prices rose in early  trade on Friday on the back of a string of corporate news and  higher oil prices, while investors eyed the Group of Seven  finance ministers meeting in Germany.


Israel Air Strikes Kill Five Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli air strikes killed five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as the military operation here entered its 16th day. The Israeli offensive is aimed at ending rocket attacks on Israel by Palestinian militants.


Gillette's Income Up $475 Mln for Quarter

Gillette Co. (GN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected quarterly profit, driven by sales of higher-priced products such as its battery-powered M3Power men's


US hints at force to prevent Iranian nukes

A senior US non-proliferation official hinted in Jerusalem Sunday that the US may use force if necessary to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.


NEW YORK - State Street Corp. , the largest US money manager for institutions, was sued by Unisystems Inc. for investing bond funds in high-risk mortgage-backed securities, at least the second such lawsuit filed by a client this month.


The surreal and the subtle intrigue South African writer Mary Watson. In exploring those qualities in her fiction, she gives a fresh perspective on the brutality of apartheid.


Websites face axe in search for 'sufficient public value'


Terremoto: centro nazionale di geofisica, scossa dell'ottavo grado ...

MILANO - Secondo il centro nazionale di geofisica il terremoto che ha colpito le regioni del nord Italia pochi secondi prima di mezzanotte e' stato dell'ottavo grado della scala Mercalli. L'epicentro sarebbe


Both the line score and the loss belied the brilliance of Pedro Martinez. For that matter, so did the actual substance of the 113 strong-though-not-invincible pitches he tossed.


The European Union may consider banning Nazi symbols in its 25 member nations after Britain s Prince Harry wore a swastika armband to a costume party, the bloc s top justice official said Monday.


A populist challenger is likely to unseat the incumbent president, according to preliminary election results.


Derek Jeter hit a game-winning infield single in the 10th inning as the New York Yankees overcame a defensive blunder to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 Friday night and extend a winning streak to four for the first time this season.


LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho left Highbury satisfied with a point from a 2-2 draw yesterday but unable to stomach a controversial second goal by Arsenal.


Bupropion doesn't prevent smoking in ADHD patients

NEW YORK  - The high risk of smoking among young people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not reduced by treatment with the antidepressant bupropion, according to a report in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. However, stimulants do seem to cut the likelihood of smoking.


55th 'Miss World' Contest in China next Year

SANYA (China): The Miss World contest will be held on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan for a third consecutive year in 2005, organisers announced Friday.


Mine Ponds Ruled Illegal: ; Judge Deals Second Blow to Coal Industry

By Ken Ward Jr.  kward@wvgazette.com  Coal operators cannot evade the Clean Water Act by building sediment-treatment ponds just downstream from strip mine valley fills, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.   U.S. District Judge Robert C.


Fish Oil Supplements Lower Lupus Symptoms

NEW YORK  - Dietary supplements of fish oil  may be helpful to people with lupus. Copper supplements,  however, make no difference, according to results of a new  study.


The state of Maryland has paid $200,000 to the parents of a slain 9-year-old boy to settle their claim that the killer, a convicted sex offender, was wrongly freed from prison five days before the murder. But the boy's mother may seek more, her attorney said.


Ford said on Friday its Jaguar Formula  One team would pull out of the sport at the end of the 2004  season and its Cosworth engine company was also up for sale.


At least half a dozen major hospitals in the New York City area are now offering surgical options for obese teenagers.


Uzbek leader rejects criticism of election

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan -- President Islam Karimov slammed Europe's top election watchdog for criticizing Sunday's parliamentary vote in this Central Asian nation, where all opposition groups were barred from running for office.


Carpetbagger: Screen Actors Guild Nominations

The SAGS are in and "Hairspray" and "3:10 to Yuma" both get into into the ensemble category. "There Will Be Blood" and "Sweeney Todd" don't make the cut. More later. 14th ANNUAL SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDSÂ® NOMINATIONS THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role GEORGE CLOONEY / Michael Clayton 'Michael [...].


(October 7, 2004) - Eastman Kodak Co. and Sun Microsystems Inc. have settled their contentious legal dispute over Java programming language, skirting a trial on financial damages that could have brought Kodak more than $1 billion.


DISPotic Zimbabwean despot "laughing" Bob Mugabe's government has rubber-stamped new laws granting his cronies free reign to snoop on communications in the impoverished state.â¦


'Naked' Said Unsuitable for GOP Delegates

The Statue of Liberty. Bloomingdale's. The Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. A stage full of naked guys singing. Oops!


Powell says U.S. should talk to Iran, not attack

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell does not believe the United States will attack Iran and says Washington should speak to Tehran and Syria.


In Irlanda con pub off-limits -16% in casse erario


Dutch teenager Vos powers to world title

SALZBURG, Austria  - Dutch teenager Marianne Vos   won the women's road title at the world championships on   Saturday after prevailing in a bunch finish.


Injury joins insult for winless NBA Hornets

Two-time All-Star guard Baron Davis will miss one or two weeks of the National Aasketball Association season with an inflamed disc in his lower back, adding to the misery of the winless New Orleans Hornets.


Movie Review | 'Dance Party, USA': If You Listen, YouÂll Hear Adulthood Approaching

A pair of disaffected 17-year-olds are nudged toward adulthood in a movie that favors natural drift over artificial drama.


PUT-IN-BAY, Ohio -- Ohio authorities are trying to find out what has sickened hundreds of tourists and residents of a popular island getaway.


Up to 100,000 anti-globalisations protestors will march in Rostock, ahead of next week's G8 summit.


Wis. Edges Michigan St. in Final Seconds

Kammron Taylor's 3-pointer with four seconds remaining lifts No. 4 Wisconsin to a 52-50 victory over Michigan State on Saturday.


Youâve Had the Root Canal. Now See the Movie.

Informative videos about some unlikely topics pop up on YouTube.


Amazon Gas Heralds Changes in Brazil Rain Forest

URUCU, Brazil  - A tower of orange flame rises  above the Amazon jungle, firing the energy goals of the  Brazilian government.


An unusual RNA structure in the SARS virus offers a promising ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Research on the genome of the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has revealed an unusual molecular structure that looks like a promising target for antiviral drugs.


La cattura dell'ex brigatista rosso avvenuta in Spagna

Era latitante dal 1979. Con Cesare Battisti aveva organizzato l'omicio del gioielliere Torregiani. L'estradizione a giorni. Prima Linea poi passato ai Proletari armati per il comunismo (la stessa organizzazione


St. Louis, 09:57 - FOOTBALL, NFL: STEELERS OK A ST. LOUIS MA PERDONO PARKER

I Pittsburgh Steelers hanno battuto 41-24 i St. Louis Rams in una gara valida per il campionato amer...


Low-Cost Not Full Story In Developing Regions      (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Cell phone makers would be remiss to neglect the big spenders in developing countries who are willing to shell out for pricey cell phones.


Venezia, 19:59 - CALCIO, VENEZIA: INGAGGIATO ARGENTINO TURIENTO

Il Venezia ha ingaggiato il ventiduenne argentino Federico Ezequiel Turiento, giunto in prestito dal...


Three Sunni mosques burned south of Baghdad: police

Three Sunni Muslim mosques were attacked and burned by unidentified gunmen south of Baghdad early on Thursday, police said, a day after suspected al Qaeda militants blew up the minarets of a revered Shi'ite mosque.


AskJeeves's Butler Trying To Do It Better

The search engine (www.ask.com) made its fame toward the end of the last millennium by encouraging Web surfers to enter "natural language" questions, rather than search terms -- instead of


Reality-TV guru Burnett mines multimedia "Gold"

What began for  reality-TV producer Mark Burnett months ago as a mining  expedition deeper into the online world is set to become  Wednesday a race for $2 million in gold, with the success of  his first interactive reality game, "Gold Rush," at stake.


Citing a Lack of Progress, Notre Dame Fires Willingham

The University of Notre Dame announced yesterday that it had dismissed Coach Tyrone Willingham, creating an opening that is regarded as the most prestigious job in college football and one that


Derrius Thompson caught a 21-yard touchdown pass from AJ Feeley with 1:29 remaining as the Dolphins stunned the New England Patriots 29-28 in Miami on Monday.


The US government is under pressure from political opponents on whether Iraq's poll can be held as planned.


Il premier e il leader della Lega si sono incontrati ad ArcoreL'impegno del presidente del Consiglio: "ParlerÃ² con Formigoni"                                          Follini si dissocia dal premier Berlusconi media con Bossi                                                                                Il leader dell'Udc sul Cavaliere: "Non sono i miei fantasmi"


Four NBA players suspended after brawl with fans

The National Basketball Association suspended Indiana's Ron Artest and three others following an ugly skirmish where Pacer players fought with Detroit fans.


The much-anticipated music of Subhash Ghai's Kisna - The Warrior Poet will release worldwide on December 6, 2004 on Mukta Music released through Sony Music.


Football, a sport so much more popular and richer than hockey the two almost cannot be compared, never attempted a gambit so risky. Neither did baseball, a sport so indigenous to the fabric of American society that its very president once was a team owner.


Description: A controversy continues over CBS News reporting on documents purported to be memos concerning President Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard.


US, EU take Boeing, Airbus dispute to WTO

WASHINGTON -- Intensifying a high-altitude trade war, the United States and the European Union filed dueling legal complaints at the World Trade Organization yesterday, charging each other with showering illegal subsidies on The Boeing Co.


Il bon ton sulla tavola tutti i segreti del galateo

Coltello a destra o a sinistra? E il piattino del pane? Apparecchiare bene è un'arte. Che ha regole semplici e precise


German company chief 'scuffles with Father Christmases'

Environmental group Greenpeace has filed a legal complaint against the chief executive of a German dairy company, accusing him of attacking six of their protesters disguised as Father Christmases.


Profit Down 20%, Marriott Lowers Annual Forecast

WASHINGTON  â The hotel operator Marriott International said Thursday that its fourth-quarter earnings fell 20 percent, hurt by the closing of its synthetic fuel business.


Justice was stern for players involved in Fridayâs melee in Detroit. But was it fair? The league banned Indianaâs Ron Artest for 73 games.


The UK is lagging behind other countries on biomass and biofuels, says a parliamentary committee.


The FTSE 100 index has reclaimed some of its recent losses, led higher by BHP Billiton and Allied Domecq after upbeat news from both.


Plea Deals Reached in Courtney Love Cases

Singer Courtney Love pleaded no contest Thursday to an assault charge related to an incident at the home of an ex-boyfriend. Later in the day, she pleaded guilty to a drug count stemming from an earlier break-in at the residence.


Judge Rules Internet Child Porn Law Unconstitutional

A federal judge threw out on Friday a Pennsylvania law requiring Internet service providers to block Web sites containing child pornography, saying the tools to do so also cause "massive suppression" of constitutionally protected speech.    Enacted in 2002, the law gave Pennsylvania's attorney general the power to require that companies like America Online Inc...


Enemy of War: Remembering Father Robert Drinan

Father Robert Drinan waged war for peace, from the podium and the pulpit.


The rookie overcame a slow start, remnants of Hurricane Jeanne and the Miami Dolphins' blitzing defense to help the Pittsburgh Steelers win 13-3 Sunday night.


Fuji Film to set up China LCD filter venture

Japan's Fuji Photo Film Co. (4901.T) and  China's SVA Electron Co. Ltd. (600602.SS) will together spend  $270 million to make color filters used in liquid-crystal  displays, Fuji Photo said on Tuesday.


Fonti irachene, ieri nessuna strage di bambini a Ramadi


Sir Mark Thatcher will go before a South African court on Thursday on charges that he helped finance a foiled coup attempt.


Israel Kills 6 Palestinians in Gaza, W.Bank Raids

JABALYA, Gaza Strip  - Israeli forces killed six  Palestinians including three teenagers on Wednesday as they  thrust deep into Gaza to quell rocket fire into Israel and  raided two West Bank cities in search of wanted militants.


Danish police arrest several people over an alleged plot to attack a man who drew Prophet Muhammad cartoons.


New York, 20:26 - CALCIO, KLINSMANN CT USA NELLE PROSSIME DUE SETTIMANE

E' questione di giorni la nomina di Juergen Klinsmann a ct degli Stati Uniti. Secondo il network Fox...


President Bush instructed the nation's new spy chief to focus on finding more recruits with the language skills and cultural background to collect information on al-Quaida and other terrorist groups.


Sara' dimesso in giornata, domani dovrebbe rientrare a Roma


WASHINGTON - In response to numerous complaints from women, the government has ordered airport security personnel to avoid touching female passengers between their breasts when performing patdown searches.


Serious security vulnerabilities in Veritas NetBackup software could let cyberattackers get into corporate networks.


Juan Carlos Ferrero showed glimpses of  his old form in thrashing American Justin Gimelstob 6-4, 6-1 to  reach the second round of the China Open on Wednesday.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan has arrested former Taliban defense minister Mullah Obaidullah Akhund, regarded as a top figure in the Afghanistan insurgency, a Pakistani intelligence official said today.


Bush to Nominate Neb Gov as Ag Secretary

President Bush will nominate Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns to be the next US agriculture secretary, farm industry and administration sources said on Thursday.


The Asian "brown cloud" of pollution is affecting weather systems globally, according to research.


Oldest Heinz Son Pursues Hands-On Activism

Teresa Heinz Kerry once hinted at tensions with her first-born son, a 37-year-old blacksmith who seeks an anonymous life with his wife and child in rural Pennsylvania.


LONDON: Britain is urging the United States to give a provisional timetable for the withdrawal of US-led forces from Iraq, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday.


Bombs killed 20 people in Iraq on Saturday, including 15 in Baghdad, police said, as U.S. President George W. Bush said his resolve to press on with the job of stabilizing Iraq was as strong as ever.


Two recent decisions about salaries in the Russian Defense Ministry have infuriated both uniformed and civilian workers there.


Chicago Firm Acquires Rouse for $7.2 Billion

Rouse Co., the real estate developer that transformed America's suburban landscape by creating the indoor shopping mall and self-contained communities far from city centers


UN Security Council off to Africa for Sudan talks

UNITED NATIONS  - UN Security Council ambassadors departed for a high-profile Africa visit, hoping to bring an end to two separate wars in Sudan despite internal bickering over how to do so.


Successful demarcation makes strong Russia ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing yesterday, beginning a three-day state visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.


Heavy US bombing raids spark a fresh exodus of residents from the rebel-held city of Falluja in Iraq.


Da Agenzia entrate guide fiscali anche in arabo e cinese


Breast Implants Don't Hurt Survival of Mastectomy Patients

THURSDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDayNews) -- The long-term survival of breast cancer patients isn't reduced when they receive breast reconstruction with implants after mastectomy.


Millennium International Tennis Championships

Greg Rusedski, has booked himself a place in the quarter finals at Delray Beach in Florida after his straight sets 6-3, 6-4 win over Matias Boeker.


U.S. jobless claims posted their  sharpest drop in three years last week in a sign of job market  cheer, but housing starts in November logged their biggest  plunge in nearly 11 years, the government said on Thursday.


Thailand's army still looms large in politics

By Nopporn Wong-Anan BANGKOK  - Even though   Thailand's last military coup was 15 years ago, when Bangkok   motorists spotted tanks rolling down the street last week, many   thought the army was up to its old tricks once again.


Oil prices have showed little reaction to official data recording the first rise in US crude stocks in 10 weeks. The Energy Information Administration said stocks are 14% below the levels of November last


Indonesia's new president announced his Cabinet late Wednesday, including trusted professionals, four generals and four women among his top advisors.


Jessica Alba, boyfriend expecting a baby

Jessica Alba and her boyfriend, producer Cash Warren, are expecting a baby.


Jaguars defensive end Reggie Hayward ruptured his left Achilles' tendon Sunday against Dallas and will have season-ending surgery.


Hollywood writers vote to lift 14-week strike

Film and television writers voted on Tuesday to lift their 14-week-old strike against the major studios and return to work the next day, formally ending the worst labor clash to hit Hollywood in 20 years.


16 ott 22:21 Governo: Fini, "La riforma costituzionale e' nell' ...

NAPOLI - Il vicepremier Gianfranco Fini loda la legge di riforma della Costituzione. "La riforma approvata dalla Camera privilegia l'interesse nazionale e quindi e' da respingere il catastrofismo della sinistra.


American Detained in Iran Appeals for State Dept. Help

Parnaz Azima, one of several Americans  detained in Iran, said yesterday that her lawyers and Iranian officials have warned that her case could take years to resolve and appealed to the State Department to keep pressure on Tehran over the fate of the imprisoned or detained Americans.


WASHINGTON - US President George W Bush on Monday congratulated Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on his victory in the Indonesian presidential election, the White House said.


Corel Corporation ha comunicato lâacquisizione di Jasc Software, Inc., societÃ  produttrice del famoso software Paint Shop e di software dedicati alla fotografia digitale elâediting di immagini. Lâoperazione


Mac OS X âLeopard is powerful, polished and carefully conceived. Happy surprises, and very few disappointments, lie around every corner. This Leopard has more than 300 new spots â and most of them are bright ones,â declares David Pogue (New York Times). He points, for example, to two âroutine-changingâ features. Time Machine, which offers âthe shortest setup of any backup system in history.â And Quick Look, which lets you âview the contents of a documentâs icon at full size, right at the desktop, without having to open the program that created it.â Pogue says âitâs fantastic.â


U.S. drug consumers no threat to Cdn. supply: federal health minister

VANCOUVER (CP) - Ottawa will not speed the creation of a national pharmacare program to deal with the growing flood of Americans who come to Canada to buy up supplies of cheaper prescription drugs.


July new home sales and durables orders rise

Sales of new single-family U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in July and new orders for durable goods posted strong gains that underlined the economy's strength just before a credit crisis socked financial markets.


As I watch the limo creep down Dealey Plaza, I put my finger on the trigger and peer down my rifle's telescope. I can see my target in the cross hairs.


Croatian Presidential Race Goes Into Second Round

Croatia's pro-Western president, Stjepan  Mesic, narrowly failed to clinch re-election on Sunday, paving  the way for a run-off vote against the candidate of the ruling  conservative government.


Mosques, Green Zone attacked despite Iraq curfew

Three Sunni Muslim mosques were torched and mortar bombs hit Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, police said, despite curfews imposed after suspected al Qaeda militants hit a revered Shi'ite shrine.


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Suicide Bomber Kills 16 in Kabul; 2 U.S. Soldiers

A suicide car bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a U.S. military convoy near the American Embassy in Kabul today, killing at least 16 people -- including two U.S. soldiers -- in the deadliest suicide attack claimed to date by Afghanistan's resurgent Taliban movement.


BP eyes end-September for East Prudhoe restart

Oil major BP Plc BP.L BP.N is   aiming to restart oil production at the eastern half of the   giant Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska by the end of September,   sources familiar with the company's plans said on Thursday.


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Rise of Sarkozy Marks Change in French Political Landscape

Popular former French finance and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has taken over the leadership of his country's conservative ruling party in a move that could change the face of French politics.


A swathe of data from UK lenders backs up  claims that the UK property market is slowing down after its recent boom.


Michael Jackson has allowed a sample of his DNA to be taken from his mouth by official investigators, ahead of his trial for child molestation.


In Indonesia, terror training seen as increasingly common

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Police say they are hunting for as many as six Indonesian militants poised to become suicide bombers, a calling once alien to this predominantly Muslim country but that now poses an increasingly common threat.


Afghan officials meet kidnappers to seek release of UN workers ...

KABUL  - Militants claiming to hold three foreign UN workers met Afghan officials on Sunday and gave them a list of 26 prisoners whom they want to swap for their hostages, a spokesman for the group said.


Sex Abuse Lawsuits Add to Catholic Church Money Woes

First came the sex scandal. Then  there were lawsuits. Now there are bankruptcies.


Microsoft has provided further details on its plans to more broadly release the first release candidate of Windows Vista, however criticism of the build has come from some unlikely sources.


Crude oil futures slipped yesterday as Norwegian officials ordered striking oil workers back on the job, preventing more cuts in production from the third-largest global exporter of crude.


Kobe Bryant was coming off a third quarter to forget. He made one shot. He went down hard on consecutive plays, and on the second one of those he was called for a foul.


Finland's biggest wind turbine erected in Oulu

What is to be the largest-capacity wind turbine in Finland was being hoisted into position in the city of Oulu on Thursday.


Roma, 20:00 - CALCIO, LAZIO; ROSSI: ODDO? NESSUNO E' INCEDIBILE

Massimo Oddo e la Lazio, strade che sembrano destinate a separarsi. ''Se c'è una contropartit...


Flunk out of Electoral College? Here's primer

WINNER-TAKE-ALL: The popular vote for president is interesting, but the real electing ballots are cast by the members of the Electoral College.


A Kashmiri guerrilla leader wanted for more than 15 years was captured by Indian paramilitary soldiers and police Saturday during a raid on a militant hideout, an officer said.


Sharapova through after second-set lapse

Maria Sharapova was given a brief scare on her way to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Russian qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva in the French Open third round on Saturday.


MAN AG's bid values Scania at 9.6 billion euros

German industrial conglomerate MAN AG   will offer cash and shares to buy Scania AB (SCVb.ST)  in a bid that values the Swedish truckmaker at 9.6 billion  euros ($12.2 billion) in total, MAN said early on Monday.


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Justices Wonât Hear Appeal on Drugs for Terminally Ill

The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a case that ruled that terminally ill patients do not have a constitutional right to try drugs that have not received federal approval.


Citigroup names American Express' Crittenden CFO

Citigroup , said on Sunday it had named former American Express executive Gary Crittenden as its CFO, the latest in a series of management reshuffles geared to improve performance at a bank whose earnings growth has been lagging.


The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with two former employees of SpeechWorks International Inc. over claims they used faulty accounting practices to mislead investors. But a third former SpeechWorks employee plans to fight the charges in court.


Should smoking be banned in public places?

The Scottish Cabinet is set to meet on Wednesday to consider whether to introduce a ban on smoking in public places. Do you agree with this proposal?


Former guerrillas now hope to make mark at ballot box

BAGHDAD -- These days the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq is talking less and less about Islam and not at all about revolution.


In the 1970s, Vint Cerf played a leading role in developing the Internet's technical foundation. For the past seven years, he's faced the more daunting task of leading a key agency that oversees his creation.


Kazaa offering free Internet-based calls

Free Internet-based phone calls are the newest feature of the popular Kazaa file-sharing program. The offering, in a software upgrade this week, comes as Kazaa's maker, Sharman


Best-selling fantasy author Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer's, he said in a message posted to his illustrator's website.


Sepracor (Nasdaq: SEPR) scored a major victory yesterday, though investors should have their eyes wide open when considering the stock.


Democrat Barack Obama promised Wednesday an open process to enact universal health care, saying he has learned from the mistakes of rival Hillary Rodham Clinton's failed health care reform effort of 1993.


Mayor Hears From Soria City: Some Issues Have Answers, Some Not

By Joshua Norman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 13--GULFPORT -- Soria City sits just east of downtown Gulfport, and the debris is still piled high there. Streets are potholed. Many parts flood with only a little rain, and did so even before Katrina clogged the ditches.


LOS ANGELES  - UPN has teamed with the  remaining members of TLC, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda  "Chilli" Thomas, for a reality series aimed at resurrecting the  famous 1990s trio that was struck by tragedy in 2002 when  member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes died in a car crash.


Stewart Cink seized control of the NEC Invitational with six straight one-putt greens and a chip-in from 50 feet for birdie on the 18th hole Saturday for a 2-under 68, giving him a five-shot lead over a trio of Ryder Cup teammates.


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New ITV chairman Michael Grade admits the broadcaster must do better as it  unveils a drop in annual profits.


Holidaymaker killed as storms sweep southwest coast of England

One holidaymaker was killed as storm-force winds battered the southwest coast of England closing seafronts and flooding coastal villages for a second night.


Docs Will Be in Short Supply in US, Analysts Say

WASHINGTON  - Policymakers and the medical  profession need to recognize and take immediate steps to avert  a looming shortage of physicians, analysts told a forum on  Capitol Hill Tuesday.


Henry Kissinger has been advising President Bush and Vice President Cheney about Iraq, telling them that "victory is the only meaningful exit strategy," author and journalist Bob Woodward said.


Clooney books two crime projects for 2008

LOS ANGELES  - George Clooney has signed on to two high-profile projects with Warner Bros. Pictures and Warner Independent Pictures.


Democratic presidential rival Hillary Rodham Clinton points to his resume as evidence that Obama is not ready for the White House. "He was a part-time state senator for a few years, and then he came to the Senate and immediately started running for president," she says dismissively.


Baghdad death squads kill 60 as bombs kill 22

Police recovered 60 bodies over the   past day across Baghdad, most bound and tortured, officials   said on Wednesday, highlighting how sectarian death squads are   still plaguing the Iraqi capital despite a major security   drive.


Watching the World Cup on television may not only kill you, but could give you facial paralysis first, Chinese state media warned on Thursday.


Militant Chief Wounded in Israeli Strike in Gaza

A militant leader survived an Israeli missile strike on his car in Gaza on Thursday in Israel's first assassination attempt in the Palestinian territories since Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital.


Gumshoe Work and Luck Helped Pinpoint Suspected Source of Food Poisoning

A plastic bag of cut green onions provided the break for investigators tracking E. coli infections last week.


Air Berlin orders 25 Boeing 787s, worth $4 billion

German low-cost airline Air Berlin  said on Saturday it ordered 25 of Boeing Co.'s  new 787 Dreamliner planes, in a deal worth $4 billion at list prices.


Nadal rallies to beat Baghdatis in Dubai

Defending champion Rafael Nadal, playing his first match since the Australian Open quarterfinals, rallied past Marcos Baghdatis 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 Tuesday in the first round of the Dubai Open.


World Business Briefing: Hungary: Interest Rate Is Lowered Unexpectedly

Hungaryâs central bank unexpectedly cut its benchmark interest rate, the European Unionâs highest, for the first time since 2005 after inflation slowed. Policy makers, led by the central bankâs governor, Andras Simor, left, cut the two-week deposit rate a quarter-point, to 7.75 percent, after holding it since October. A leveling of wage growth also persuaded rate setters to lower borrowing costs, Mr. Simor said. Hungaryâs annual inflation rate has quadrupled in the last year as Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsanyâs government raised taxes and utility bills. Inflation excluding food and energy prices slowed for a second month in May, and an easing of pressures in the labor market reduced concern that prices would rise faster than the inflation target in the medium term.


Border Crossings: In a World on the Move, a Tiny Land Strains to Cope

The West African nation of Cape Verde, where almost everyone has a relative abroad, is a microcosm of the forces of migration that are remaking societies across the globe.


Boonen sprints to victory in Tour sixth stage

BOURG-EN-BRESSE, France  - Belgian Tom Boonen won the sixth stage of the Tour de France, a 199.5-km ride from Semur-en-Auxois to Bourg-en-Bresse on Friday.


Bush Visits Hurricane Victims in Florida

Hurricane-ravaged Florida struggled to replenish its fuel supply and keep emergency distribution centers stocked with basic supplies Wednesday as millions of hot and weary residents spent another day scrounging for food and water.


Delta Air Lines on Tuesday slashed pay for most workers, and pilots agreed to contract changes that should prevent a wave of pilot retirements from pushing it into bankruptcy protection.


Donnie Fowler has spent years as a campaign nomad feverishly working behind the scenes as a Democratic operative outside South Carolina, but recently he became the candidate.


Teenagers think vinyl's groovy again, Time says

Time magazine's January 10, 2008 feature article covers the continuing resurgence of the vinyl LP.


France signs UAE military base agreement

France will set up a permanent military base of up to 500 troops in the United Arab Emirates, the French government announced Tuesday during a visit by President Nicolas Sarkozy.


Higher oil prices and rising Treasury bond yields put a damper on stocks near midday Thursday, causing the Dow Jones industrial average to briefly abandon its attempts to rally beyond its all-time highs, last seen in January 2000.


In his new presidential library that opens today, Bill Clinton defiantly mocks the impeachment proceedings against him, charging that the independent counsel who investigated


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Congress probably will take its time in considering President Bush's plan for expanding health insurance coverage. Lawmakers, however, are moving more quickly to renew a program that now provides coverage to 6 million people, mostly children.


By MICHAEL LIEDTKE  SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc.'s month-old upgrade to its advertising formula for making money from online search requests so far has done more to lift the Internet powerhouse's morale than its finances, the company's two top executives said Tuesday.


Blog: Armani has reportedly teamed up with Samsung to design a cell phone that will appeal to label fiends everywhere.


James White led a second-half run that offset Steven Smith's electrifying 35-point performance Wednesday night and sent No. 22 Cincinnati to an 84-63 victory over La Salle.


Democrats Look Ahead as Veto Override Falters

Democrats in Congress said Wednesday that they were willing to tweak, but not overhaul, a bill that would renew and expand the State Childrenâs Health Insurance Program.


Reports: 17 Youths Dead in Spanish Hostel

Seventeen youths reportedly were found dead Sunday at a hostel in eastern Spain, apparently from unintentionally inhaling gas while celebrating a birthday party.


The company will fight the order to reveal its software code to rivals. Also: Startup wants Google to feel outdated & hellip;. Sony plasters Europe with Walkmans & hellip;. and more.


Those inconvenient detainees. Torture them and they complain. Let the go, and they sue you. So much for appreciating Guantanamo hospitality.


After steroids and other black-market fixes, whatâs next for cheaters? Playing God with genetics.


STOCKHOLM The Austrian novelist, playwright and poet Elfriede Jelinek will receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy said Thursday, citing her "musical flow of voices and countervoices in novels and plays that with extraordinary


Xing Huina of China celebrates with a national flag after winning the women's 10,000m race in 30 minutes 24.37 seconds at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 27, 2004.


An initiative to farm out tax collection to private agencies survived a challenge Thursday from House lawmakers who said the program was improper and should be eliminated.


When we invited readers to round off our recent list of nine health traps to avoid in the coming year, you weren't shy.


UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 2 -- The U.N. Security Council's five permanent members on Monday unanimously backed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki Moon's bid to become the United Nations' next secretary general, making it likely he will be endorsed next week by the 15-nation council as the world's top...


Bourne is back and better than ever. Check it out and give thanks that a muscular thriller can still come out of Hollywood.


Top Bush Officials Clash Over Iraq Election

US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage clashed publicly with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday over whether Iraq's upcoming elections should cover the


Sharapova faces Venus as men play catch up

On a day normally reserved for women's quarter-finals, two former champions will contest a top-of-the-bill fourth round tie while eight men return for the rain-delayed conclusion of their third round matches.


Warsaw rejects poll monitors from Europe's main security watchdog, saying Poland is a solid democracy.


Francisco Liriano, Minnesota's 22-year-old phenom, pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the visiting Twins to a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday night in Clemens' much-anticipated debut.


Democratic vice presidential  candidate John Edwards on Sunday disputed a White House  assertion that it was right to topple Saddam Hussein even if he  had no illegal weapons because he posed a future threat.


CRM software maker Epiphany Inc. this week is rolling out new analytical software, including two new products and vertical-specific bundles aimed at the communications and retail finance industries.


Civilians Die In U.S.-NATO Air Assault In Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 30 -- Just a week after Afghan President Hamid Karzai chastised international forces for being "careless," Afghan officials reported Saturday that possibly 100 or more civilians had been killed in a NATO and U.S.-led assault.


FOUR suspected Islamic militants arrested in the Canary Islands arrived in Madrid today under heavy guard.


Taser Stun Guns Approved by U.S. for Some Flights

Taser International Inc. will employ  its electric stun guns on Korean Air Lines, which becomes the  first commercial carrier to win U.S. government approval to use  the devices to defend flights against hijackings and other  threats, officials said on Monday.


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Bush writes Gaddafi on prospects for improved ties

U.S. President George W. Bush has  written to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi saying further  strengthening of ties hinges on Libya's adherence to agreements  under which it scrapped weapons of mass destruction programs,  the White House said on Tuesday.


Standards Group Rejects Microsoft's E-Mail Authentication Plan

The Internet Engineering Task Force has nixed Microsoft's Sender ID proposal because of patent concerns. By Thomas Claburn. The Internet Engineering Task Force, an international standards organization, has


If authorities try to send 7-year-old illegal immigrant Ikram Belhout back to Algeria, they'll have to get through Francine Le Cadre first. The 73-year-old retired social worker is among a swelling corps of volunteers resisting government efforts to step up deportations of immigrant families with children &#151; including by hiding illegals from police if needed.


"We have met the enemy, and he is us," the comic-strip character Pogo said decades ago. A new analysis of last year's near-record temperatures in the United States suggests he was right.


Chancellor Gordon Brown wants the European Commission to cap EU spending and retain the British rebate.


'Tutti i chiarimenti possibili gia' sono stati dati'


America increases pressure on Annan over UN scandals

There is growing fear among United Nations officials that Secretary-General Kofi Annan may have lost the confidence of the organisation's most powerful constituent, the United States.


JOSE MOURINHO has accused Adrian Mutu of destroying the dreams of the thousands of young fans who idolised him. The Chelsea boss revealed how the club called in the dope testers when they suspected their Romanian ace was taking cocaine.


It's no joke. Animal lawsuits are gaining respect as pet owners seek justice for the ones they love


Moroccan man detonates explosives, wounding three

A Moroccan man detonated explosives he was carrying under his clothes at an Internet cafe in Casablanca overnight, killing himself and wounding three other people, security sources and witnesses said on Monday.


Scientists are beginning a gene therapy trial which they hope will extend the lives of patients with muscular dystrophy.


Strike yields mixed results for Hollywood writers

Figuring the winners and  losers in the aftermath of the writers' tentative contract deal  is a complex calculation. Writers themselves fall in both  categories.


The dollar fell to new multi-month  lows on Thursday as a deepening sense of gloom over bulging  U.S. deficits outweighed better-than-expected economic data,  analysts said.


Ticketmaster and N.F.L. Ink Ticket Resale Deal

Ticketmaster plans to launch a Web site next year where people can resell tickets to pro football games, the latest push by the event ticketing company into the lucrative secondary ticket market.


USTAF boss declares "clean athletes took sport back from cheaters"

PORTLAND, United States  - USA Track and Field chief executive officer Craig Masback declared victory over dope cheats at the group's annual meeting, declaring "our clean athletes took the sport back from the cheaters.


HP dishes out best online support, survey says

The world's top PC vendor, Hewlett-Packard, beat competitors Dell, Lenovo, and Apple to provide the best online customer support, according to a survey released on Tuesday by The Customer Respect Group.


Glazer opens talks with Irish as United fans revolt

Malcolm Glazer, the US sports tycoon trying to buy Manchester United, has begun talks with the club's biggest shareholder and plans to tell investors that the club's performance


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The drugmaker announces another great quarter of growth.


John Cerney has chosen to display his works of giant plywood people in the fields of Monterey County, Calif., using the expanse of sky and miles of crops as his canvas.


P. Diddy Unhappy With Campaign Schedules

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs is ready to play travel agent for the presidential candidates. During his swing state Vote or Die! tour, the 34-year-old hip-hop mogul said he was disappointed President Bush and Democratic nominee John Kerry aren't stopping in urban areas during their campaigns.


Scott Gump shot a 6-under 66 on Wednesday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the six-round PGA Tour qualifying tournament.


No safe haven: Diet sodas linked with health risks

Sodas -- even diet ones -- may be linked with increased risk factors for heart disease and diabetes, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


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Dutch politician doubts Muslim ministers' loyalty

The leader of a Dutch anti-immigration party will call for a vote of no-confidence in two Muslim government ministers next week, citing their dual nationality as the issue, a newspaper reported on Saturday.


Gerrard sets sights on Premiership surge

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says Sunday's win over Arsenal can help galvanise the Reds for a run up the English Premiership table.


Federer sets up Safin showdown while Henman flops

Champion Roger Federer completed an elegant half century in 10 minutes on Thursday to reach the third round of Wimbledon. Local hope Tim Henman, however, teased his long-suffering fans for more than three tense hours before his Wimbledon dreams were shattered by a Spaniard who serves and volleys.


US auto group Delphi and unions agree to shut Spanish plant

Spanish unions and the management of US auto parts maker Delphi Corp. signed an agreement on Thursday to close a factory near Puerto Real near Cadiz in southern Spain at the loss of 1,600 jobs, union sources said.


Author Salman Rushdie calls for an end to laws allowing US officials to monitor citizens' reading habits.


Store's fans protest name change in Chicago

Amelia James would consider it an   insult to her grandmother to shop at the former Marshall   Field's department store, a beloved Chicago institution renamed   Macy's on Saturday to the dismay of many ardent shoppers.


Weak El Nino Seen Affecting U.S. This Fall, Winter

A weak El Nino, the weather anomaly  that distorts wind and rainfall patterns worldwide, is expected  to develop and affect the United States this fall and winter,  U.S. government weather experts said on Thursday.


Edwards Heads Back to Kansas to Apologize for Snub

Democratic vice presidential nominee John Edwards was to head to Lawrence, Kansas, on Sunday to offer an apology for an inadvertent snub by presidential hopeful John Kerry and himself.


Suicide attack on Pakistani police kills 22

LAHORE, Pakistan  - A suicide bomber walked up to policemen stationed outside the High Court in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Thursday and set off his explosives, killing 21 people, most of them police, officials said.


A Rise in Consumer Confidence May Not Last, a Survey Suggests

Consumers were feeling confident in January: the job market was chugging along and oil prices were down. But their optimism may dwindle on concerns that job and wage growth may slow.


Microsoft Adds Testing Tool for Windows Server 2008

Microsoft is launching free software to make it easier for developers to create software compatible with Windows Server 2008.


An Indian soldier kills his senior in Rajouri district Indian-administered Kashmir, the police say.


Leader of Insider Trading Scheme Free After 2 Years

David Pajcin, who helped lead a $6.7 million insider-trading conspiracy, was released Friday afternoon after serving about two years in prison.


Even as African Americans and other minorities have made economic progress in the last 40 years, many of those reaching the middle-income rung are finding it a hollow promise.


SocGen reels from record $7 billion rogue trader fraud

A "massive fraud" by a junior rogue trader has punched a $7 billion hole in the finances of French bank Societe Generale, leaving its credibility in tatters and forcing it to get emergency cash.


Police arrest Briton wanted by U.S. over Iraq oil

British police arrested a British  citizen on Thursday who the United States accuses of  involvement in a scheme to pay kickbacks to Iraq in connection  with the scandal-plagued U.N. oil-for-food program.


Harrington coasts back to form for Ryder test

Bernhard Langer will lead a contented team of players on the plane to Detroit today with yet another member of the European Ryder Cup side celebrating a victory on the eve of the match against the Americans.


Foreign aid flooding into tsunami-hit Sri Lanka

Foreign aid started to pour in with 16 countries pledging assistance to the stricken victims in the coastal areas of Sri Lanka, local media reported Wednesday.


Kirstie Alley can't go "Wrong" in Lifetime movie

Between all of her  weight issues and romantic woes, we forget that Kirstie Alley  is pretty good at the acting stuff.


Bolton sees no N Korea talks before US vote

WASHINGTON: North Korea has apparently decided against holding six-party talks on dismantling its suspected nuclear arms programs until after the Nov 2 US presidential election, a senior US official said on Tuesday.


Chocolate Helps Improve Blood Flow Reduce Heart Disease

Eating dark chocolate may not leave you with the feeling of guilt anymore. Greek researchers say they have evidence that shows chocolate improves the function of blood vessels, which in turn helps prevent


R&B singer Gerald Levert's death last fall was an accident caused by a fatal combination of prescription narcotics and over-the-counter drugs, a coroner said.


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The sixth tropical depression of the 2006   Atlantic storm season formed on Sunday between Africa and the   Lesser Antilles and was expected to gain hurricane strength as   it moved westward toward the United States.


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Proposed Tax Rebates Provide Scam Opportunities

The tax rebate checks promised by the proposed economic stimulus package have yet to be approved by Congress, but that hasn't stopped scam artists from using public anticipation of the extra cash to con people into giving out personal and financial information, the Internal Revenue Service warned...


Railroad brings âThe Polar Expressâ to WNC

The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will partner with Warner Brothers Studios to bring the blockbuster movie âThe Polar Expressâ to life on the tracks.


Prosecutors say they expect to charge alleged head of Jemaah ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia Indonesian prosecutors say they'll file terror-related charges against a cleric accused of heading the group behind the Bali bombings.


More and more people lack health insurance. Don't be one of them.


The upsets have begun and the little guys are moving into The Associated Press poll. After ranked teams started the season 21-0, five fell to unranked opponents this weekend, shaking up media poll released Sunday.


Hearse Makers No Longer Strapped Under Car-Seat Law

There's something spooky about a regulation that mandates child safety seats in hearses.


Daycare tots under age two most apt to catch colds

Results of a large Danish study  confirm that young children who attend group childcare,  especially those without siblings, are at increased risk for  catching respiratory infections compared with their  counterparts who are cared for at home.


Analysis / Perceptions count as much as bombs in war with Syria

Hamas activist Mesbah Abu Hweileh, 35, survived a bombing yesterday that destroyed his car on a Damascus street just after he and his family stepped out of the car.


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.


GONAIVES, Haiti - Scores of armed rebels approached Gonaives and some sneaked into the city despite opposition from U.N. peacekeepers, ratcheting up more tension in the city of a quarter million devastated by floods more than a week ago...


A jury on Thursday recommended that a Navy chaplain receive a letter of reprimand for disobeying an order by appearing in uniform at a political news conference at the White House.