Retailers like Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and Federated Department Stores  reported weak February sales on Thursday, saying the month's cold temperatures and stormy weather hampered results.


Make Big Profits Illegally (and Maybe Keep Them, Too)

In a strange anomaly to American securities laws, it is not clear that someone who illegally obtained insider information has broken the law by trading on that information.


By Gene Maddaus DAILY BREEZE  Developers of the proposed Renaissance Apartments will scrap plans to build the high-density housing complex, in the face of petitions signed by nearly 6,000 Carson residents against the project.


Fires create electricity "island" in San Diego

California wildfires created an electricity "island" of San Diego County on Wednesday as one major power transmission link to the U.S. West grid was shut and the other flickering on and off, said San Diego Gas & Electric Co.


U.N. Security Council renews Congo arms embargo

The U.N. Security Council renewed an arms embargo and asset freeze aimed at rebels in Congo for another six weeks on Friday, after U.N. peacekeepers reported clashes that threaten a cease-fire.


Carnival Corp profits rise on stronger pricing

Carnival Corp & Plc  , the world's largest cruise ship operator, said on Thursday that its quarterly earnings rose 12 percent on stronger pricing and the introduction of new ships.


Seven governors already have made endorsements early in the 2008 White House race and pressure is growing for others to choose soon, bringing along their networks of fundraisers and activists.


Spurs 107, Nets 82: With Kidd on the Bench, the Nets Miss the Point

With Jason Kidd out because of a strained lower back, the San Antonio Spurs, using a 20-0 run in the second quarter, crushed the Nets at Continental Arena Tuesday night.


Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke offered a mostly upbeat assessment of the economy yesterday, citing improvements in inflation and housing in comments suggesting the Fed will leave interest rates alone for a while.


"We've been hit": survivor recounts Brazil air collision

A loud bang and "we've been hit" began the most harrowing 30 minutes of Joe Sharkey's life after an executive jet and a Boeing 737 apparently clipped wings, sending the Boeing spiraling into Brazil's rainforest.


The Florida Panthers and Buffalo Sabres are both in need of wins as they chase playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. So there was a lot at stake going into Sunday night's game.


Italy airline staff convicted for rerouting plane

A Milan court handed out suspended jail sentences to two managers and a pilot at Italian airline AirOne for re-directing a flight without telling passengers until they were on board.


UConn Gives Basketball Coach Calhoun New Contract

STORRS, Conn. (Sports Network) - The University of  Connecticut and men's head basketball coach Jim Calhoun have  agreed to terms on a new six-year contract that will run  through June 30, 2010.


Typhoon Man-yi hits central Japan, three dead

Typhoon Man-yi killed three people and injured more than 70 in Japan but weakened to a tropical storm on Sunday as it moved across the country's central region bringing heavy rain, strong winds and landslides.


Small biz cheapskates fail the Tech industry

Bye bye to Buy! Buy! Another day, another silly survey, this time claiming that nearly two million UK small businesses are "putting their data and productivity at risk by using old technology to run their business". Why? because they replace their PCs rarely or never, and miss out on all sorts of good things, such as happy staff, cheaper running costs, and smaller "footprints" and lower repair bills.â¦


Intensificare poteri e competenze di autorita' di controllo


Arar still on U.S. watch list despite inquiry

Maher Arar, a Syrian-Canadian man that the United States deported to Syria but who has been cleared of being a terrorist, remains on a U.S. watch list, U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Wilkins says.


Lebanon bus blasts kill at least three, wound 20

AIN ALAQ, Lebanon  - Bombs exploded on two buses in a Christian area of Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least three people and wounding 20 on the eve of the second anniversary of the killing of ex-Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri.


A teenager who fell to her death from a motorway bridge had reported she was the victim of a sexual assault.


Anticipo serie A: ennesimo pareggio per l'Inter

Con la Lazio finisce 1-1: gol del brasiliano al 1' st, pareggio del difensore al 39'. Mancini contesta Trefoloni. Finisce 1-1 tra Inter e Lazio: i nerazzurri, al settimo pareggio su nove gare in campionato


Darren Fletcher has set his sights on completing a second cup demolition job on Arsenal next month. The Scotland international was one of the key figures at Villa Park last April when


Jake Taking Heath's Death "Harder than Most"

Heath Ledger's sudden death has been especially tough on his good friend â and Brokeback Mountain costar â Jake Gyllenhaal.  The actor, who is godfather to Ledger's two-year-old daughter Matilda, has been devastated by last week's news. Says one Gyll...


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Bergamo, 17:48 - CALCIO, ATALANTA: DOPPIA SEDUTA, DIFFERENZIATO PER VENTOLA

L'Atalanta ha sostenuto oggi una doppia seduta di allenamento in vista della trasferta di domenica a...


Oil prices decline for 5th session in NY, to $43 from $49 Friday

NEW YORK - Crude oil futures declined for a fifth session yesterday, the longest period in 10 months, as a cease-fire in Najaf eased concern that shipments from Iraq could be disrupted.


Perfigo's products will fit into Cisco's security architecture that combines virus scanning with network policing.


In Op-Ed Piece, McGreevey Defends Choice

In a newspaper opinion piece published Sunday, New Jersey's embattled governor says his decision not to leave office immediately because of a sex scandal was "difficult" to make but one he will not change.


Ransom-Note Ads About Childrenâs Health Are Canceled

N.Y.U. is dropping a controversial ad campaign aimed at raising awareness of childrenâs mental health disorders.


Battling England draw second Test with Sri Lanka

England's batsmen shone under pressure to draw the second cricket Test against Sri Lanka here on Thursday and keep their hopes alive in the three-match series.


Democrats wary of detainee trials compromise

Congressional Democrats were   skeptical on Friday of a deal negotiated by three hold-out   Republican senators to rein in President George W. Bush's   program to interrogate and try terrorism suspects.


What goes around, comes around with a vengeance.


Music Review: In a New Home, Reprising the Old Tunes

The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, an 18-piece band led by the pianist Arturo OâFarrill, is starting over, and its programs this year are re-introductions to the things the band did best at its old home.


: A huge car bomb blast tore through a crowded market close to a Baghdad police headquarters building today, killing at least 47 people in the deadliest single attack in the Iraqi capital in six months.


A Palestinian Girl's Plight Shows Two Faces of Israel

JERUSALEM -- Far from the Gaza Strip, in a bright room with a view of Jerusalem visible above the green cedar spires outside her window, Maria Aman lives with her father and brother.


Zarqawi group urges Hassanâs release â Web Site

A statement purportedly linked to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi group posted on a website Friday urged the captors of the British aid worker Margaret Hassan in Iraq to release her "unless she is proven to be a collaborator".


A NATIONAL-LED government would restart the controversial Dobson Dam hydro project on the West Coast and free more Conservation Department land for tourism, leader John Key says.


US House cracks down on Internet-age peeping Toms

The House of Representatives, worried by abuse of Internet-age technology, has moved to crack down on video voyeurism by adopting a bill that makes secret production and distribution of pictures of people caught in their "private moments" punishable by fines and up to a year in jail.


Alitalia reaches an agreement with all but one trade union over plans to split the troubled national Italian airline into two.


Governo: rimandato ok bilancio per la Camera

ROMA - La posizione dura della Lega Nord, che vorrebbe aumentare la franchigia sull'Irap, ha rimandato a venerdi' mattina il via libera della commissione Bilancio alla Finanziaria. Mancano gli ok sulle coperture per gli sgravi.


Supporters of Republican John McCain on Tuesday assailed a mailer sent to state newspaper editors claiming he sold out fellow POWs to get better treatment while held prisoner in Vietnam.


Ucraina/La Corte Suprema annulla la vittoria di Yanukovich e ...

Nel definire contrario alle leggi del paese l'operato della commissione elettorale centrale che aveva proclamato la vittoria di Yanukovic, la Corte Suprema ucraina ha annullato l'esito del contestato ballottaggio a causa dei brogli accertati e accolto i


In a Competitive Middle School, Triage for Aches and Anxieties

As schools expand to include students with physiological and psychological challenges, the school nurse has become more than just someone to detect a fever from a fake.


Hundreds of mourners pay tribute to French mime artist Marcel Marceau at his funeral in Paris.


Judge Restricts New York Police Surveillance

A federal judge ruled today that the police must stop the routine videotaping of people at public gatherings.


Oil prices have hit a new record near $51 a barrel as a prolonged US production outage following Hurricane Ivan attracted fresh speculative buying.


Christmas Pilgrims in Bethlehem Voice Hope

Indian Christians on a peace pilgrimage hold candles during Christmas festivities at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Friday, Dec. 24, 2004.


White of Knuckle, Scientist Wills Titan Probe On

When Martin Tomasko, a UA astronomer, started designing the instrument that will serve as the eyes of the Huygens probe, he first fashioned a weighted block of metal to be used in a practice flight.


MACHANG: A 30-year-old motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into a tree trunk which had fallen onto a road during a storm on Wednesday at Kampung Pangkal Pulai, here.  Sawmill worker Mohd Asri Mat Jusoh died on the spot of head injuries in the 7.35pm incident.


In Canada, a Sequel to an Old Cloak-and-Dagger Story

TORONTO, Nov. 23 -- The man carried crib sheets -- index cards scribbled with reminders of key dates in  Canadian history. But he is a real Russian spy, Canadian authorities insist, real enough for them to deem him a threat to national security.


E' Gennaro Perillo, 41 anni, assassinato a Pozzuoli


JACKSON, Wyo. - "Wet dog" and "stinky feet" are some of the words being used to describe the odor of some paper towels that were stocked in restrooms all over town.


U.N. official blames Sudan for worsening Darfur crisis

The top U.N. humanitarian  official accused Sudan on Wednesday of deliberately hindering  relief aid in Darfur, attacking villages and arming brutal  militia to combat rebels and bandits.


Mystery Solved: This Hummingbird Chirps With Its Tail

A male Annaâs hummingbird emits a loud and quick chirp during its mating display by using its tail.


Books of the Times: All That They Need to Know They Learned From Dickens

Recently catapulted from relative obscurity to the shortlist for this yearâs Man Booker Prize, Lloyd Jonesâs âMister Pipâ is an improbably palatable visit to a pedagogueâs paradise.


Argentina Wins First Olympic Gold in 52 Years

Argentina won its first Olympic gold  medal in 52 years in the soccer final Saturday, while the U.S.  women's basketball team atoned for their men's failure by  storming to victory.


(InfoWorld) - Apple Computer will soon be a member of the "month of bugs" club. On Jan. 1, two security researchers will begin publishing details of a flood of security vulnerabilities in Apple's products.Â Their planÂ is to disclose one bug per day for the entire month, they said Tuesday. The project is being launched by an independent security researcher, Kevin Finisterre, and a hacker known as LMH, who declined to reveal his identity. Some of the bugs "might represent a significant risk," LMH said in an e-mail interview. "Others have a lower impact on security. We are trying to develop working exploits for every issue we find." The two hackers plan to disclose bugs in the Mac OS X kernel as well as in software such as Safari, iTunes, iPhoto and QuickTime, LMH said. Some of the bugs will also affect versions of Apple's software designed to run on Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system, he added. LMH was one of the brains behind the recent Month of Kernel Bugs project, which exposed flaws at the core of several different operating systems. It was inspired by an earlier effort, called the Month of Browser Bugs, which was kicked off in July. This latest Apple project is being launched to raise awareness of security vulnerabilities in Apple's products and to "stomp smugness," Finisterre said via e-mail. While the Macintosh is generally considered to be more secure than the Windows PC, many security researchers believe that this reputation is not attributable to any superior security practices on the part of Apple. They say attackers have been deterred by the Mac OS X's more secure Unix kernel and the product's less widespread adoption. Apple enthusiasts and security researchers have been at odds since last August, when David Maynor and Jon Ellch claimed to have discovered a flaw that affected Apple's wireless device drivers. They played a video at the Black Hat conference demonstrating how this flaw could be used to run unauthorized code on a MacBook. However, their claims have been slammed because the demonstration used a third-party wireless card rather than the one that ships with the MacBook, and because the two hackers still have not published the code used in their attack. LMH said the Apple community's negative response to Maynor and Ellch's claims played a role in the decision to launch the Month of Apple bugs. "I was shocked with the reaction of some so-called 'Apple fans,'" he said. "I can't understand why some people react badly to disclosure of issues in their system of choice. ... That helps to improve its security." A similar effort to disclose flaws in Oracle's software had to be abandoned before it was ever launched last month. The man behind the Week of Oracle bugs, Cesar Cerrudo, of Argeniss Information Security, said he pulled the plug when it became clear that the project could damage the relationship between one of his customers and Oracle. "This customer realized that they could have had serious business problems, so they changed their mind and asked to cancel it," he said via instant message on Tuesday. LMH said he didn't expect any legal problems from Apple. "I keep talking to a guy from the Apple security team and I'm willing to help whenever necessary," he said. "I'm far away from any illegal activity." Apple, for its part, did not seem to be upset with the project. "WeÂ always welcome feedback on how to improve security on the Mac," said Anuj Nayar, an Apple spokesman. Â


Republican Warns Bush on Social Security Reforms

A Republican congressional proponent  of Social Security reform warned President Bush on Sunday not  to rely on a sharp increase in government borrowing to overhaul  the federal retirement program.


HealthWatch: Is Fit or Fat Better for Your Heart?

But which single factor matters most -- fit or fat? A new study in the Journal of American Medicine says it's being physically fit.


NEW YORK  - Petting zoos and their customers need to pay more attention to hygiene in order to prevent animal-transmitted infections, a Canadian study suggests.


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Shaq turns up heat in first outing with Miami

SHAQUILLE O'Neal shot 7-for-9 and finished with 16 points in his Miami debut yesterday as the Heat took a 100-77 victory against the home side New Jersey Nets.


Stop squinting. They're probably farther away than you think.


With exactly a week until the American presidential election, the number of states that are considered marginal appears to be growing.


Ravens keep Manning from Marino's record

With Ray Lewis and Ed Reed staring him down, Peyton Manning had to forget about Dan Marino's passing benchmark. Manning looked flustered at times against a Ravens defense that blitzed from all angles and was physical with Colts receivers Sunday night.


Requiring doctors and hospitals to report publicly on their performance and tying their pay to the results would dramatically reduce avoidable deaths and costs attributable to poor medical care, says a new report from an organization


Donors pledge millions to combat poverty in Burundi

Donors on Friday pledged more than 650 million dollars in aid to Burundi as the poverty-stricken country in central Africa attempts to emerge from a long civil war, government officials said.


Consumer Prices Up 0.6 Percent in October

Consumer prices — stoked by more expensive gasoline as well as pricier fruits and vegetables — heated up in October, rising by 0.6 percent, the biggest gain in five months.


As jazz enters its second century, the music that had its humble origins in street parades, dance halls and brothels is moving to one of the world's most prestigious addresses.


Johnny, June Cash Auction Yields Nearly $4 Million

A three-day auction of items owned by the late Johnny and June Carter Cash raised nearly $4 million, more than twice the amount expected, as over 1,000 bidders snapped up property from the country music icons.


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Tom Brady isn't happy about Yahoo! fantasy football ads.


Continuing on with his look at his OpenID library and its implementation, Padraic Brady has two new posts with more of the story.   From the first post:   As a follow on from my previous entry about OpenID in the Zend Framework, I've been in brief contact with Dmitry Stogov across a scattering of emails. Dmitry posted his OpenID proposal for the framework over at the Proposals Wiki earlier in the week. [...] It's actually very hard to comment constructively rather than simply handing over my code which probably says a lot more all by itself. [...] Anyway, I've agreed to port my OpenID library to PEAR as a PHP5 package. I checked with the mailing list, and the approach I've taken in splitting the library across a number of freestanding components hasn't seen any objections. On the flipside, it does help by providing upgrades to existing PEAR Encryption packages which are not yet migrated to PHP5 versions.   And from post number two:   Over the weekend, I managed to grab a few hours to dig around my OpenID library with the ultimate development tools: patience and experimentation. [...] What I've refactored towards is a splitting of the OpenID process based on three categories: Request, Redirect, Response.


Rivals in the satellite radio industry merge and investors hope for lower costs -- but significant regulatory hurdles lie ahead. By the Associated Press.


Roma, 19:57 - CALCIO, LAZIO; LEGALE LOTITO: PER CARRIZO E' QUASI FATTA

L'avvocato del presidente della Lazio Claudio Lotito, Gian Michele Gentile, ai microfoni di 'Radiose...


The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday authorized an inquiry into the government's handling of the recent war in Lebanon, capping weeks of disagreements over the scope of the investigation.


Violence flared in Iraq on Saturday with a suicide car bomb attack in Kirkuk, a joint US-Iraqi offensive on Latifiya, and heavy clashes between US forces and insurgents in Tall Afar, leaving at least 42 dead.


The housing market, in its deepest rut since the early 1990s, showed little sign of stabilization in November, and economists expect conditions to worsen in the near term.


Reports: Russian police detain activists

Police detained opposition activists Tuesday in a provincial city at a protest that Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov said was thwarted by Russian authorities intent on silencing dissent, Russian media reported.


Marines face new probe over eight Iraq deaths

Up to 10 U.S. Marines are under investigation for the deaths of eight Iraqi prisoners during the November 2004 battle for Fallujah, marking the third war crimes probe of Marines at California's Camp Pendleton, a government spokesman said on Thursday.


Intel (INTC), the largest maker of microchips, raised its quarterly revenue outlook Thursday, citing strong worldwide demand for its microprocessors, and its shares jumped more than 7% in after-hours trading.


Mourners at the funeral of a man shot dead near the Donegal border are told his killers are "twisted".


Chicago Bears defensive back Ricky Manning Jr. didn't want to go to trial during the season or have a jury decide his fate.


Today on the presidential campaign trail

With her husband and Magic Johnson in tow, Clinton proclaims confidence in her campaign ... Huckabee defends Christmas ad, jokes about subliminal message of white cross ... McCain stresses his tax proposal to NH voters ... Clinton raises money on Obama turf ... Conservation group applauds McCain, Democratic candidates for global warming commitments ... Edwards campaign shows movie trailer to rally Iowans' support ... Romney dismisses photo suggesting he attended Planned Parenthood event


Rep. Duncan Hunter says his son, a Marine artillery officer who has served in Iraq, asked him for two favors. One was to fix his Ford Bronco. The other was to stand firm in opposing an intelligence bill that would strip authority from the Pentagon.


Insurance job takes Blair's earnings above Â£7m

Tony Blair is due to take his post-prime ministerial earnings to more than Â£7m this year following his appointment to a six-figure-salary job with Zurich Insurance, the Swiss financial firm, advising it on climate change


An Upstart in Films With Many Fast Moves

Overture Films is running on a small budget, but looking like a major studio.


A Spaniard has become the first woman in the world to receive a double hand transplant.


Aid workers evacuated as violence flares in Darfur; at least 17 killed

KHARTOUM, Sudan  - Fighting near a village in Sudan's crisis-plagued Darfur region killed at least 17 people Monday, while helicopters rescued dozens of workers who fled into the bush to escape.


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Key differences resolved in N.Korea talks

Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear arms program early on Tuesday settled key differences that had blocked a draft disarmament deal, leaving the potential agreement needing approval from the countries' capitals.


Baseball and Playersâ Union May Reopen Contract

The sides will consider amending the collective bargaining agreement to include Mitchell report recommendations.


Average Joes have tough time leaving no-fly list

The nation's confusing array of terrorist watch lists -- like those that snagged Sen. Ted Kennedy and Rep. John Lewis -- can be easy to get on, but far more difficult to get off.


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Carling Cup: Wenger hails Arsenal youngsters

LONDON, Nov 10 (SW) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has spoken of his delight following his youngstersâ Carling Cup win over Everton last night.


Jerry Seinfeld says he felt out of place among the popular kids at his Long Island high school.


New ring and possible moons found at Saturn

The Cassini spacecraft has detected two and possibly three new additions to the already full environment of Saturn, and scientists are puzzled over what they've seen.


Tracy McGrady makes five three-pointers and scores 34 points to lead Rockets past the 76ers, 118-95, Wednesday.


Two Citigroup funds have troubles: report

Citigroup Inc  has barred  investors in one of its hedge funds from withdrawing their  money, and a new leveraged fund lost 52 percent in its first  three months, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.


Sportsview: Little Schools, Big on Hoops

Once upon a time, a Dean Smith could load up with 16 scholarship players and the two guys on the end of the bench would be good enough to start at a couple hundred other schools.


Russian Railways chief: oil supplies to China to resume late October

MOSCOW  - Embattled oil giant Yukos' shipments to China have been suspended until at least Oct. 20, company and government officials confirmed Thursday.


ISLAMABAD, Pakistan The eagerly awaited first meeting between President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India will be held Friday in New York, a Pakistani official said Monday.


Warship rescues crew after Indonesian freighter sank

: The crew of an Australian navy frigate rescued 15 Indonesian sailors moments after their freighter sank in the Java Sea, the naval commander said on Saturday.


AFRICA/ANGOLA - Dimissioni del Vescovo di UÃje e successione CittÃ  del Vaticano (Agenzia Fides) - Il Santo Padre Benedetto XVI, in data 2 febbraio 2008, ha accettato la rinuncia al governo pastorale della diocesi di UÃje (Angola), presentata da Sua Ecc. Mons. JosÃ© Francisco Moreira dos Santos, O.F.M. Cap., in ...


Jalen Rose scored 24 points, including the decisive free throws with 15.6 seconds left, to help the Toronto Raptors snap a six-game road losing streak with a 94-92 victory over the Heat last night in Milwaukee.


Top court approves UFJ-Mitsubishi Tokyo merger talks

TOKYO - The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a high court ruling giving the go-ahead for UFJ Holdings Inc to include its trust business in holding merger talks with Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.


Princeton college rankings rankle some LI schools

The Princeton Review's release this week of its annual "The Best 357 Colleges" guidebook holds good news and not-so-good news for a few Long Island colleges, renewing complaints that the book's method for ranking colleges is mysterious ...


BHP Billiton forms multi-billion dollar joint venture with JFE

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton said it was forming a joint venture with Japanese steelmaker JFE steel that will underpin iron ore sales worth 3.7 billion US dollars over the next 11 years.


How Does a Chicken's Sense of Smell Help us Understand Human ...

Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have ended lengthy scientific speculation by confirming that chickens have an acute sense of smell.


Hi-tech "peeping Toms" could be sent to jail under proposals put forward by the New Zealand government.


But First, Doctor, What Was Your Marathon Time?

Are athletes a special group? And, if so, do they fare any differently if they see doctors who are athletes?


Giorni fa il Tar aveva accolto suo ricorso contro rimozione


Angeletti, meno tasse sul lavoro, altrimenti scontro


Teams of international scientists have   used observations from NASA's Swift satellite and other   telescopes to witness the evolution of a cosmic blast into a   stellar explosion or supernova.


OCTOBER 22, 2004 (IDG NEWS SERVICE) - Yahoo Inc. has snapped up privately held software company Stata Labs, which develops technology allowing users to quickly search through e-mail and attachments.


Terms That Are Definitely Not Endearments

The director James L. Brooks emerges from a painful divorce with "Spanglish," a personal film in which cultures clash about marriage, children and human frailty.


New iMac Could Give Apple a Needed Boost

Apple has been gaining share in the higher-margin laptop business, and its iPod franchise is a hit, but the company's worldwide market share in PCs fell from a peak of 9.6 percent in 1991 to 2 percent last year.


Al-Sadr Tells Militia to Turn Over Shrine

NAJAF, Iraq - Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr ordered his fighters Thursday to hand control of a revered Najaf shrine to top Shiite religious authorities, hours after U.S. forces bombed militant positions and Iraq's prime minister made a "final call" for the cleric's militia to surrender...


India's prime minister  calls for urgent reform of the UN Security Council to make it a more effective global voice.


Women should decide for themselves if they want to drink small amounts of alcohol in pregnancy, an expert says.


Newspaper tip-off leads to terror arrests

Police have been given more time to question four men arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences following a newspaper tip-off. The newspaper claims to have uncovered a plot to buy radioactive material for a dirty bomb.


MACAU:    Tourism Has Grown, but Gambling Is Still the Name of the Game

LISBON, Dec 20 (IPS) - A glance at Macau on the fifth anniversary of its   handover by Portugal shows that the economy of this special  administrative  region of China has grown, regional integration  has been strengthened, and  the tourism industry has expanded.


Suu Kyi Proves Tricky Topic for Asia-Europe Summit

Leaders from Asia and Europe pledged on Saturday to tackle everything from climate change to terrorism but dodged calling for the release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi at the end of their two-day summit.


Israel seeks funds for separate Arab roads

Israel is pressing foreign donors to finance the construction of a web of roads through the occupied territories - made necessary by the building of the vast "security" barrier and Jewish settlements in the West Bank.


Husband says he didn't know baby wasn't his

Kevin Montgomery said he thought the baby his wife presented to him was theirs and that he knew nothing about the strangulation of


Martina Hingis was banned for two years Friday for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon last year.


Torino, 19:55 - CALCIO, TORINO: ZACCHERONI ANALIZZA GLI ERRORI COMMESSI COL PARMA

Il Torino ha ripreso oggi al centro Sisport gli allenamenti in vista della partita di domenica contr...


Tag management system aims to help goods cross borders freely--but could get tangled in a legal tussle over drug tracking.


The UK music industry has today launched a 'rolling program of legal action' against illegal downloaders, the first of its kind in the country.


On Sunday night, all eyes will be on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning's pursuit of Dan Marino's single-season touchdown record and the Baltimore


Man Threatens to Blow Up Van Near White House

A man who threatened to blow up a  van one block from the White House surrendered to police after  a four-and a-half-hour standoff on Tuesday in an incident the  FBI said was linked to a domestic dispute, not terrorism.


Investigators found what is believed to be the torso of a mother of two who disappeared last month and sought her husband as the suspect in her slaying, authorities said Saturday.


Blog: Phone company agrees to help Hollywood keep illegal file sharing off network, according to published report.


India says five rebels killed sneaking into Kashmir

Indian troops killed five guerrillas trying to sneak into Indian Kashmir from the Pakistani side and were locked in a fierce gunbattle with more rebels trying to infiltrate, an army spokesman said on Friday.


Oilfield services company Baker Hughes  Inc.  on Friday said its quarterly profit surged in the  face of booming oil prices and strong demand from energy  producers.


A commander of multinational forces in Iraq has suggested that the countryâs planned elections be moved up by a month to December, saying militants could use an extended campaign to disrupt the poll.


NASA's Swift Sees Double Supernova in Galaxy

In just the past six weeks, two supernovae have flared up in an obscure galaxy in the constellation Hercules.


New Orleans pained, proud of Katrina documentary

They came from down the block and  from hours away to see director Spike Lee's view of how  Hurricane Katrina changed their lives, and New Orleanians were  sad and proud of what they viewed.


'Laguna Beach' star pleads guilty to DUI

Jessica Smith, a former cast member of MTV's "Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County," received three years probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge, prosecutors said Thursday.


"This was a decision that Secretary Powell made, and he stated reasons why he was ready to move on at this point. The president greatly appreciates his service to the nation.


Annan holds talks to bolster Lebanon truce

By Khaled Yacoub OweisDAMASCUS - U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan began talks with Syrian officials on Thursday to seek Syria's help in bolstering a truce between Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah.Before arriving ...


The Tata group on Wednesday vaulted to the top business group in the country in terms of market capitalisation. With Tata Consultancy Services clocking an individual capitalisation of Rs 47,232 crore (Rs 472.


For Flu Shots, Smaller Supply, More Concern

The flu season is not here yet, but the shortage has prompted an uncertain triage of prevention.


A BLOOD test performed on pregnant women could predict whether their baby will be at risk of sudden infant death syndrome, according to the latest research.


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The case of a jet-setting tuberculosis patient might soon shift from the hospital wards to the courts. The patient, Andrew Speaker, an Atlanta personal injury attorney, could sue the federal government for being quarantined on the basis of federal regulations that some scholars see as unconstitutional.


Northeastern hit Maine with a 10-0 run to start the game and the Black Bears never fully recovered as the Huskies had their way at Solomon Court last night in an 82-51 victory.


This tiny nation declared independence six years ago after centuries of harsh foreign rule and conflict, its people dreaming of a life of peaceful self-determination.


Former NC-based Marine accused in Ohio nightclub shooting

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) - A former Camp Lejeune Marine who's accused of shooting former Pantera guitarist "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott during a concert claimed the heavy metal band stole his song lyrics.


The border region between Chad and Sudan must be one of the harshest and most remote environments on earth. There is no ideal place to have a refugee crisis, of course, but as locations go this is surely among the worst.


Livorno, 19:51 - Calcio, Livorno: allenamento pomeridiano

Allenamento pomeridiano per il Livorno, che prosegue la preparazione in vista della gara con l'Inter...


Defense Attacks Mistress in Calif. Murder Case

A lawyer for accused double murderer Scott Peterson on Monday tried to portray Peterson's ex-mistress as a desperate single mom who turned police informant to punish Peterson for lying to her.


US Medicare patients to pay higher premiums

US Medicare patients' monthly premiums for outpatient care will jump a record US$11.60 next year, while deductibles for hospitalized patients will rise US$36, the biggest increase in 14 years, reported Monday's China Daily.


UCLA, Notre Dame to face off for national championship

UCLA women's soccer coach Jillian Ellis served as bridesmaid at Princeton coach Julie Shackford's wedding, but Friday afternoon at the 2004 Women's College Cup, the shoe was on the other foot.


A Union Threatens to Strike at Canada Post

By Bloomberg News. Employees representing 4 percent of the work force of Canada Post, the government-owned letter carrier, have threatened to strike by Dec. 8 unless they receive improvements in health benefits and job security.


As two French journalists arrive back in Paris after 124 days in the hands of Iraqi captors, questions are asked about why they were released.


A member of the British group Fathers 4 Justice dressed as Batman Monday, dodged security and appeared on a balcony of Buckingham Palace in London.


Briton tortured into confessing bomb plot: lawyer

A British Muslim falsely confessed to  planning to bomb several high-profile English landmarks after  being tortured and subjected to degrading conditions in  Pakistan, his defense lawyer said on Tuesday.


Rebel Region Votes in Defiance of Georgia

SUKHUMI, Georgia  - The breakaway Georgian region  of Abkhazia defiantly voted for a new president on Sunday,  injecting further tension into relations between Georgia and  its former colonial master Russia.


Yushchenko won't have Yanukovych in govt

KYIV. Dec 22 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko has said that that if he is elected, his rival Viktor Yanukovych will not be a member of the new government.


Carlo Ancelotti propone una "ricetta" per la gara di Bologna: "L`attenzione el`applicazione prestate contro lo Shakhtar Donetsk e la qualitÃ  espressa contro il Livorno. Siamo partiti con un mezzo passo falso


British film Atonement, starring Keira Knightley, raises the curtain on the Venice Film Festival.


New era for Newcastle as Gunners face test of title nerve

The start of Kevin Keegan's second spell in charge of Newcastle is likely to attract greater attention but Arsenal's ability to stay the pace with Manchester United in the title battle will also be under intense scrutiny this weekend.


So Bill Clinton was right. In an interview with the Financial Times a few months before the US presidential election, the former President said that if the Republicans manage to make the war on terrorism and


Ofcom ultimatum to BT: Open up network access or face competition ...

BT must work harder to open up its network to rivals in order to aid uptake of broadband internet access or risk a possible investigation by the UK Competition Commission, the UK communications regulator has warned.


Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has urged European football's governing body, UEFA, not to punish star striker Didier Drogba for taunting Paris Saint-Germain fans on Tuesday.


Britain to announce start of Iraq troop withdrawal

British Prime Minister Tony Blair will on Wednesday announce a timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq just as thousands of additional U.S. troops were arriving there to try to restore order in Baghdad.


Moms and Nannies: A Complicated Relationship

Turning to nannies and day care, many working moms still have mixed feelings about leaving the kids at home.


South Korea has reached an agreement with nine rice exporting countries to raise its tariff-rate quota (TRQ) to 7.96 percent, or up to 408,700 tons, by 2014, announced South Korean


The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has said that the ECB's decision to sell its rights to Test coverage exclusively to BSkyB is a blow but that it understands the financial reasons behind it.


The dollar held near a two-month high  against the euro on Wednesday, supported by data that showed  capital flows into the United States in November were more than  enough to fund the nation's huge U.S. trade deficit.


his third of the week dominated by Eli-mania - someone at last asked Tom Coughlin about a matter largely lost in the hysteria: the standings.


Just after escaping an attempt to kill him on Wednesday, he said an Iraqi court had dropped charges that could have put him in jail.


Erk Russell would've loved watching his "Junkyard Dawgs" play like this. Russell, Georgia's beloved longtime defensive coordinator, died Friday. A day later the 12th-ranked Bulldogs honored him the best way they could — posting their first shutout in three years in an 18-0 victory over South Carolina on Saturday night.


Changing a Hit TV Series Stirs Buzz ...or Backlash

The different directions of Fox networkâs âHouseâ and âPrison Breakâ demonstrate some of the difficulties that television producers face as a successful series begins to age.


Increased demand in India and China is affecting oil prices, but "non-fundamental" factors make it hard to forecast which side of the $45 per barrel mark they will head, OPECâs President said on Tuesday.


LONDON - As many as 100,000 more people may have died throughout Iraq since the US-led invasion than would be expected based on the death rate before the war, a survey indicates.


Bird 150cm tall with fearsome spear for a beak roamed Peru 36 million years ago.


Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed ancient gold treasure buried in a vast Thracian tomb, part of several discoveries made over the summer, the excavation's leader said Tuesday.


The death of sassy spokeswoman Anna Nicole Smith coupled with growing doubts about TrimSpa's controversial weight-loss products may prove too much for the closely held company, marketing experts said Thursday.


If you saw the Red Hot Chili Peppers whispering to Al Gore when they accepted their Grammy Award for best rock album in February, that's the moment they committed to playing Live Earth.


Two dead, 30 injured as train derails in Italy

Two women died and around 30 were injured when a passenger train derailed in northern Italy.


A 69-year-old former oil tanker moored in the companyâs container port in Red Hook, Brooklyn, has been transformed into the set for an opera, âIl Tabarro,â by Puccini.


Zarqawi Group Kills British Hostage in Iraq-TV

A militant group led by al Qaeda ally Abu  Musab al-Zarqawi killed British hostage Kenneth Bigley in Iraq,  Abu Dhabi Television said on Friday, quoting "informed" sources  in Iraq.


Obama widens lead over Clinton in New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire  - Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire to 13 points as voting began in the state's critical presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Tuesday.


Pianist Leon Fleisher, actor Steve Martin, singers Diana Ross and Brian Wilson and film director Martin Scorsese will share the 30th annual honors of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in December.


Milano, 13:13 - CALCIO, MILAN: KAKA' NON SI MUOVE

Il Milan smentisce la trattativa per cedere Kakà al Real Madrid e lo fa attraverso una frase ...


'Bureaucratic' national flag ban to be lifted

"Woefully out-of-date" laws banning the display of national flags will be lifted, the government has said.


Stating that they were guided by the âoverriding constitutional principle in favor of ballot access,â the Florida Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Independent presidential


Carl Pavano met Al Kaline, worked out at Comerica Park and went to the Oakland Hills Country Club on Friday, part of the Detroit Tigers' effort to recruit the free-agent righty.


Sembene Ousmane, the father of Senegalese cinema and one of the pioneers of the art in Africa, died at his home over the weekend after a long illness. He was 84.


An Italian minister compares struggling national airline Alitalia to a "diseased" limb, which he said needs to be "amputated".


Mixing up his pitches, A.J. Burnett allows one hit over four innings in a 1-0 win for the Toronto Blue Jays.


Relief efforts are under way around the northern rim of the Indian Ocean, where tsunamis devastated low-lying villages and towns Sunday, killing thousands.


Chalabi's Party Fires Senior Member for Visiting Israel

The party of former Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi has suspended one of its most senior members for visiting Israel.


Monica Yant Kinney Lost Latvian, 94, is found again

Making rounds at a Mount Laurel nursing home, Dr. Brian Little often hears confused, elderly patients complain about feeling like prisoners and wanting to go home.


Travel: The airline BMI thinks so and plans to expand its schedule of flights from Heathrow to Freetown. Dan Milmo boards a flight to find out


The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has laid out a plan for


Decreto per massimizzare le importazioni e contenere consumi


TENSE ELECTIONS: Elections to fill Kosovo's 120-seat assembly on Saturday will test the depth of the province's ethnic divide and international attempts at reconciliation.


Accordo tra l'Opera Romana Pellegrinaggi e la Mistral Air di proprietÃ  del Gruppo Poste ItalianeTra le mete future: Fatima, Santiago de Compostela, la Terra Santa, Czestochowa, la penisola egiziana del Sinai                                            Roma-Lourdes, vola il charter del Vaticano Prendono il via i pellegrinaggi in aereo                                                                                Ruini: "Cambiano le forme, si riducono i tempi, ma mantiene la sua anima profonda".


SpaceShipOne Guru: NASA Needs a Visionary

Burt Rutan, an aviator whose SpaceShipOne won the $10 million Ansari X-Prize for making three suborbital space flights, said NASA needs another Wernher von Braun — and chided the space agency for what he called a failed space shuttle program.


District of Columbia Council Chairman Linda Cropp, left, and Washington Mayor Tony Williams announce a baseball stadium financing agreement they say is acceptable to Major League Baseball during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Dec. 20, 2004.


Nel 2006 e' sceso al 5,8%, 0,6% in meno rispetto al 2005


Npower must do more to help customers who struggle to pay their energy bills, warns the regulator Ofgem.


Il testamento del tenore: alla moglie i benefici sulle incisioni, l'immagine tv e onlineNel testamento beni destinati anche alle figlie, alla sorella e agli amici                                            A Nicoletta tutti i diritti Royalties, case e maneggio                                                                                di BRUNELLA TORRESIN


Amtrak Infrastructure On Brink, DOT Warns

The national passenger rail service risks a "major point of failure" if infrastructure needs remain unaddressed, the U.S. Department of Transportation warned in a scathing report made public.


SAN JOSE, California  - Top seed and defending  champion Andy Roddick struggled to overcome Hyung-Taik Lee of  South Korea 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 in the second round of the San Jose  Open Thursday.


Michael Hutchence's brother defends his decision to sell items belonging to the late INXS singer on eBay.


Williams seeking to cap Rocky rise to world title

On Saturday, the 31-year-old can claim a piece of the world heavyweight crown with a win over Vitali Klitschko, capping a Rocky-like rise to the top.


Game on. The Eagles finished up their final practice of the season yesterday as they prepare to face the Patriots in the Super Bowl tomorrow night at Alltel Stadium.


Milano, 15:00 - CALCIO, USURA: DONADONI ASSOLTO

Roberto Donadoni, ct della nazionale italiana, è stato assolto, perchÃ© il fatto non sussiste,...


Tablet PC, Fujitsu Siemens crede nel formato e li potenzia

E' stato annunciato da parte di Fujitsu il nuovo Tablet PC modello STYLISTIC ST5020; dotato di display con un ampio angolo di visuale, integra la piÃ¹ recente tecnologia Mobile Intel Centrino. La serie STYLISTIC


NYC tops Boston in convention-related spending

NEW YORK -- The city and host committee wanted nothing more than to show they could put on a national political convention better than Boston, and by many measures they did.


KIEV Ukraine's opposition leader voiced confidence Friday, heading into a weekend presidential election in which the former Soviet republic could either move closer to an increasingly authoritarian Russia or seek safety in the European Union.


Some children come to school "tired and exhausted" from watching too much television, say teachers.


Golf: Stewart Cink Leads NEC Invitational

American golfer Stewart Cink has the lead after completing the rain-delayed second round of the World Golf Championships-NEC Invitational tournament in Akron, Ohio.


LONDON, September 15: Pakistan sent out a warning to India before their Champions Trophy Group C showdown with a seven-wicket demolition of Kenya at Edgbaston on Wednesday.


MOSCOW - Attackers wearing suicide-bomb belts seized a Russian school in a region bordering Chechnya on Wednesday, taking hostage about 400 people - half of them children - and threatening to blow up the building. At least two people were killed, one of them a parent who resisted an attacker...


Coca - Cola Reports Earnings Up 1 Percent

The Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest beverage maker, posted a 1 percent rise in net income in the second-quarter on a solid 19 percent gain in sales.


La donna aveva 73 anni ed era originaria di Lecco


Serbia deadlocked over EU, Kosovo mission

Serbia's pro-European President Boris Tadic and nationalist Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica clashed Wednesday over EU plans for Belgrade and its breakaway Kosovo province.


US Marines battle insurgents in Fallujah as residents return

Hundreds of residents who returned to the war-ravaged city Thursday found that the battle of Fallujah was not over. More than six weeks after US forces launched their offensive


Record iPhone, Mac sales boost Apple's earnings

InfoWorld - Apple reported strong quarterly earnings boosted by record Macintosh computer and iPhone sales on Monday.


Palermo, 17:15 - CALCIO, ZAMPARINI: MUTU BRAVO ZINGARELLO, HA FATTO IL FURBO

Durissima presa di posizione del preasidente del Palermo Maurizio Zamparini dopo le polemiche scoppi...


Little ones will enjoy 'Lemony Snicket' game

In "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" -- a new game for GameCube, PC, Xbox and PlayStation 2 -- three remarkable orphans find themselves adopted by their evil uncle, Count Olaf, whose only interest in the kids has to do with their


Still grappling with an E. coli outbreak, the fast-food chain is doing too little to show that it is on top of the crisis, public-relations experts say


Update: Thinnest notebook crown belongs to Sharp

The Muramasas from the mid 00s are the skinniest computers we can dig up.


The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday filed its fifth religion-related lawsuit in 13 years alleging that a Lousiana principal improperly allowed people to distribute Bibles to students


UN Says Darfur Clashes Hinder Access to Refugees

KHARTOUM, Sudan  - Clashes between Sudanese army  and rebel forces in Darfur are stopping aid agencies assessing  the needs of some of the more than one million displaced people  there, the United Nations said Monday.


The survival instinct mattered more than Arsenal's intuitive flair and it has kept them alive in the Champions League. ArsÃ¨ne Wenger's side will join PSV Eindhoven in the knockout phase so long as they beat Rosenborg at Highbury next month.


JOHNSTON RIDGE OBSERVATORY -- Scientists issued a volcano alert Saturday after seismic activity indicated magma movement beneath Mount St.


How did the worldâs biggest online encyclopedia turn into a leading source of daily journalism?


E li festeggia con la stessa immagine del 1981


Josh McCown has followed his three-week benching with three of his best NFL outings, and he expects to be the Arizona Cardinals' No. 1 quarterback going into next season.


Emerging-nation banks to net biggest profits by 2050

Banks in emerging nations, such as Brazil and India, will by 2050 earn bigger profits from domestic banking than their counterparts in the world's richest countries, a report said Tuesday.


Pakistan's President Musharraf to meet French counterpart Sarkozy

Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf prepared for talks Tuesday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy after pledging in Brussels that elections next month in his crisis-ridden country will be free and fair.


Jury Rules for Kodak in Java Patent Dispute

Eastman Kodak Co. won the first round of a Java lawsuit against Sun Microsystems Inc. that could impact Sun's bottom line and possibly threaten Microsoft's .


In reviving Baghdad Zoo, U.S. Army gives Iraqis room to breathe

The zoo has become a haven for Baghdad residents who are looking for a retreat from violence on the streets.


U.S. sets stricter passport requirements for 2007

By early 2007, U.S., Mexican and Canadian citizens must present a passport or other approved documents to enter the United States when arriving by air from North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.


An explosion ripped through a well-known Paris theater Sunday morning, gutting its first two floors and slightly injuring seven people, officials said.


Indian minister says IT outsourcing raked in $12.5 billion

Indian officials today disclosed details on revenues from IT outsourcing for the last year.


'Spanish Armada' Helps Europe Widen Lead

STRAFFAN, Ireland -- Jose Maria Olazabal made the long birdie putt. His partner, Sergio Garcia, walked to the hole and plucked the ball out. Yep, those guys take that "team" thing pretty seriously. On Saturday at the Ryder Cup, the team game paid off again for the Europeans _ and turned Tiger Woods...


By GALLOWAY, Jill  It's one of the things they do at Massey's sheep and beef research farm.


"Canadian Idol" producer seethes at voter bias

TORONTO  - The executive producer of "Canadian Idol" has a problem: regional voting routinely knocks competitors from Toronto, Canada's largest city, out of the TV singing showdown.


Pakistan court hears challenges to Musharraf

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Monday began hearing a raft of crucial petitions against General Pervez Musharraf's plan to be re-elected as president while holding the post of army chief.


Michael Vick is among the players who could be rested during the final weeks of the season, including Sunday's game against the Saints.


Not enough federal health dollars, says premier

OTTAWA - Premier Gordon Campbell says the federal government's latest multi-billion offer to increase health-care funding falls far short of what's needed.


Elderly Patients Suffer Post-Surgery Cognitive Decline

New research suggests many elderly people who undergo surgery that requires anesthesia will experience long-term cognitive decline.


Somali doctor: Cholera outbreak kills 42

At least 42 people, mainly children, have died in the last 24 hours from a suspected cholera outbreak in southern Somalia, doctors said Tuesday.


Contiene rimborsi fiscali e incentivi a imprese per 152 mld


Federal Enviromental Study Holding Up New Orleans Industrial Canal Project

By Bacques, Lisa  A project to expand and deepen the locks on the Industrial Canal is in a holding pattern until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes an environmental impact statement to comply with a court order.  In October 2006, U.S.


A strip club being sued by Catherine Zeta Jones says she should be "flattered" it used her image in a promotion.


A third body is to be exhumed by police investigating seven suspicious deaths at a care home in Somerset.


Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has split with his wife of 10 years. The 35-year-old pro wrestler-turned-action star announced his separation from wife Dany Garcia Johnson in a statement to People magazine on Friday.


EMI looks to digital future as download sales quadruple

The world's third largest music label, EMI, saw its revenues from digital music increase by more than 300 per cent in the six months to 30 September, the company said today.


Setting aside Sharman Networks' objections, an Australian judge accepted last Friday an affidavit with potentially damaging assertions about Kazaa's handling of copyrighted material.


Conn. lawmakers want MySpace, others to verify user ages

Connecticut lawmakers are pushing a bill that would require age verification rules for social networking sites and would allow parents more control over their children's pages.


The retailing company Kmart Holding Corp. has appointed Aylwin Lewis, formerly an executive at the restaurant operator Yum Brands Inc.


Warner Music announces Last.fm content deal

Warner Music Group on Tuesday said it had signed a deal to allow its entire catalog to be played on fast-growing music social network service Last.fm, an innovative site that links music fans to new and old hits.


Bush seeks to ease Americans' fears over economy

President George W. Bush sought to calm Americans' fears about the troubled economy on Monday while charting a course he hopes will keep him relevant in his final year in office.


NASA Scrubs Launching of Discovery, Citing Weather

NASA scrubbed the launching of the shuttle Discovery on Thursday night at the last possible moment because of low clouds.


Nuclear watchdog head urges patience in Iran plan

The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog body on Friday rebuffed Western critics of a cooperation deal it has struck with Iran as "back-seat drivers" and urged them to give it time to work to help avoid war.


eBay boss named most powerful businesswoman in US

Meg Whitman of eBay has been named the most powerful woman in corporate America by Fortune magazine, toppling Carly Fiorina of Hewlett-Packard who had been at the top of the list since it began in 1998.


No sooner than weâve all got used to the idea of 3G services in the UK, mm02 has teamed up with NTT DoCoMo to allow 02 to launch the I-mode internet service in Britain, Germany and Ireland.


Along with fighting alien menaces and criminal masterminds, the "Green Arrow" comic book will now feature a sidekick engaged in a more personal struggle — this one against HIV.


Blast That Killed U.S. Diplomat Tied to Qaeda

Pakistan presented evidence that the bombing last March was masterminded by an operative of Al Qaeda.


Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accuses George W Bush of "sowing division" during his recent Middle East visit.


Oslo Police nab wild driver who posted his antics on YouTube

According to the Herald News Service , Police in Oslo, have caught up with a young Norwegian who posted a video of his wild car driving on YouTube , and slapped him with a fine of $1,300. "The video called ...Comment


Rescuers missed mine in search for girls

Riding all-terrain vehicles in the hilly countryside was a frequent pursuit for 13-year-old Rikki Howard, her 10-year-old sister, Casie Hicks, and their family, a neighbor said Monday.


The alleged mastermind of a deadly bomb attack outside the US consulate in Karachi two years ago has been arrested near the Pakistani city of Lahore.


India police probe link between mosque, rail bombs

MALEGAON, India  - Indian police said on Sunday   they were questioning several people in connection with blasts   that killed 32 people in a western town and were investigating   possible links with train bombings in Mumbai in July.


After Storms, Florida Picks Up the Pieces

LADY LAKE, Fla., Feb. 3 -- Where did our wedding photo get to? What about the insurance policy? And where are my dentures?


British official resigns over nanny scandal

Britain's top law enforcement officer, a key member of Tony Blair's Cabinet, resigned Wednesday after acknowledging that his department fast-tracked a visa for his former lover's nanny.


If times are rough, wear strawberry and chocolate

Dresses for spring will come in   strawberry ice, coats will be meringue and gowns will be   chocolate, as designers serve up mouth-watering food names to   whet consumers' appetites for new looks.


Lebanon government defiant as protests continue

Lebanon's political crisis showed no sign of easing on Sunday, with the pro-Syrian opposition pressing on with its protest campaign to topple the Western-backed government.


Mark Thatcher faces questioning in court

Mark Thatcher has been subpoenaed to appear before a South African magistrate to answer questions related to his alleged financing of a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea, a lawyer said Wednesday.


Disney to take $30 million loss on Mobile ESPN-CFO

The Walt Disney Co.  will spend about $30 million to shut down its Mobile ESPN wireless telephone services, but remains "excited" about its family-oriented Disney Mobile phone service, Disney Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs said on Monday.


Howling winds and torrential rain have battered Taiwan as a late-season typhoon struck the island, killing at least one person and forcing schools and businesses to close.


6,600 Dead as Quake, Tsunami Devastate Asia

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka  - One of the most powerful  earthquakes in history hit southern Asia Sunday, unleashing a  tsunami on Sri Lanka and India and swamping tourist isles in  Thailand and the Maldives to kill more than 6,600 people.


Contreras collects 17th-straight victory

Jose Contreras knows he is going to lose one of these days. He's still going to enjoy his streak as long as it goes. Contreras easily won his 17th straight decision and Juan Uribe hit a three-run homer and drove in five runs to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 13-0 Tuesday.


The 24-year-old will be unveiled at a press conference at the Bernabeu tomorrow morning.


Former Italian prime minister Silvio  Berlusconi, who had a heart scare last month, arrived in the  United States on Sunday for medical checks, his spokesman said.


Avellino, 19:37 - CALCIO, AVELLINO-LECCE: ARBITRO COLPITO DA BOTTIGLIA ACQUA

L'arbitro di Avellino-Lecce, Ayroldi di Molfetta, è stato colpito al petto da una bottigliett...


T. rex descended from feathered ancestor

Chinese palaeontologists have uncovered the most complete fossil yet of an ancestral tyrannosaur, and found that filamentary protofeathers covered its body.


While much talk has been expended on the Patriots' possible interest in Randy Moss, a far more viable possibility is being dangled in Seattle. The Seahawks would like to trade Darrell Jackson for a first-day pick but not a first-round selection.


People who find it difficult to clear nicotine from their body may be more vulnerable to getting hooked on smoking, research suggests.


Bush Pledges to Seek Unity in Second Term

In a city brimming with pageantry under fortress-like security, President Bush looked ahead Wednesday to his second inauguration, pledging to seek unity in a nation divided by political differences. "I am eager and ready for the work ahead," Bush declared.


Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas as he led Midnight Mass early Tuesday amid thousands of the faithful who filled St. Peter's Basilica.


Astronaut fixes torn solar panel on space station

Risky procedure involves riding a robotic arm to the damaged area in order to install cufflinks on the torn wing.


Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb has nearly erased a commanding lead Republican Sen. George Allen held six weeks ago, according to an independent statewide poll published Sunday.


The director of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees criticized Israel on Tuesday for using excessive force against Palestinians in Gaza.


No hitch in inauguration of Taj Mahotsav: Govt

Lucknow, September 27: The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday said there was no hitch in the inauguration of the Taj Mahotsav in Agra to mark the 350 years of Mughal monument, as it has already obtained the proper permission of the Archaeological Survey


Blair responds to Middle East job reports

PM says he will do 'whatever he can' for Middle East peace as reports claim he will take up post as envoy to region.


Forse gia' sabato l'elezione del nuovo 'papa nero'


Actor and civil rights activist Ossie Davis, whose career spanned more than half a century, has died in Miami while working on a new movie, his office said on Friday.


Giro d'affari cresciuto del 3,4%, la piu' alta da due anni


The Diamondbacks waste a chance to extend their lead in the NL West, losing to Chad Billingsley and the Dodgers.


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Sete Gibernau still cannot hide his bitter disappointment at losing the world title to Valentino Rossi, but he managed a wry smile after leading the first qualifying session for the final MotoGP race of the season, the Valencia Grand Prix, in his Spanish


UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw is in Sudan's Darfur region where a million have fled attacks by pro-government militias.


Assisted suicide could be offered to Britons who are not terminally ill, says the head of a controversial Swiss group.


In Japan, an execution is underscored by secrecy

OSAKA, Japan -- Mamoru Takuma's wife had heard that executions happened only when Parliament was in recess, and rumor had it the justice minister was planning to resign in the next week or two, another bad sign.


Roma, 22:38 - CALCIO, SERIE A: NELL'ANTICIPO SERALE ROMA-ATALANTA 2-1

Nell'anticipo della 14/a giornata del campionato di serie A, la Roma ha battuto l'Atalanta 2 a 1. Le...


The Patriots were exceptionally close to acquiring receiver Donte' Stallworth in a trade before last season when the Eagles swooped in. New England made sure it got its man yesterday, trumping at least three other clubs by signing Stallworth to a free agent contract that could be as short as a one-year deal or as long as a six-year pact.


Treasury Rekindles Social Security Debate

The Bush administration stepped up its attempt to build support for restructuring Social Security yesterday, saying in a Treasury Department report what it has said elsewhere: that the popular program will require either tax increases or cuts in benefits to remain viable in its current form.


Udine, 19:19 - CALCIO, UDINESE: DI NATALE VERSO IL PIENO RECUPERO

Dovrebbe esserci anche Antonio Di Natale nella formazione dell'Udinese che affronterà il Cata...


Republicans were running for cover. Democrats were on the march. The polls were trending against him. How Bush got a bit of his groove back on Iraq-for the moment, anyway.


Tortoise Adopts Stray Hippo at Kenyan Sanctuary

A 120-year-old giant tortoise living in a Kenyan sanctuary has become inseparable from a baby hippo rescued by game wardens, officials said on Thursday.


Singapore's PSA in joint venture to build and run British terminal

Singapore's PSA International will build and operate a cargo terminal in Britain under a joint venture formed with a London-based partner, the state-owned port operator said Wednesday.


IBM's anti-MacBook Air goes up for sale on eBay

Fancy a 5155 Portable Computer, anyone? Forgotten Tech Want to own a piece of portable computing history? Actually, we use the word 'portable' advisedly - we're talking an IBM 5155 here, a 30lb (13.6kg) monster that, as the eBayer offering it up to the highest bidder admits, "is not a MacBook Air".â¦


One TV ad shows a dark-haired "terrorist" scoping out a nuclear power plant through binoculars and taking photos of a passing train. Another shows black smoke pouring from the World Trade Center towers.


Woods Ends Drought With First Win in Japan

Tiger Woods shot a 3-under 67 Sunday to win the Dunlop Phoenix by eight strokes for his first title since February and first ever in Japan.


Virtualized 3D GPUs, platform heterogeneity part of Microsoft strategy

What Microsoft characterized this morning as a "new" virtualization strategy looks curiously like its existing one, only now it has a new partner and an acquired company to help bring it about.


US President George W Bush is due in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday as part of his Middle East tour.


New Carnegie Chief Aims for 'The Extraordinary'

Carnegie Hall has a new executive and artistic director: Clive Gillinson, former managing director of the London Symphony Orchestra.


At least 10 civilians are killed in a Taleban attack aimed at a US military base in Afghanistan, officials say.


Garcia overcomes slow start, rules scare

Sergio Garcia recovered from a poor start and survived a rules scare, closing the second round with two birdies for a 2-under 69 and a one-stroke lead Friday in the Volvo Masters.


Thousands protest as Spanish shipyard tension spreads

Tens of thousands of Spanish shipyard workers demonstrated at this northwestern port to demand action to save yards threatened with bankruptcy.


Clinton knocks Obama plan she'd consider

Hillary Rodham Clinton is accusing rival Barack Obama of proposing a $1 trillion tax increase with a plan to require high income earners to pay more Social Security taxes.


You probably heard of "The Land that Time Forgot," the classic science fiction story by Edgar Rice Burroughs, which was later adapted into a feature length film.


A UK panel examining radiation risks says official estimates of the dangers to health may be wide of the mark - but not substantially.


We look for the best bargain when we shop for a car or a new coat. But what if you could comparison-shop your prescription medication?


Londra, 16:42 - CALCIO, INGHILTERRA: SI PENSA A GARE DA GIOCARE ALL'ESTERO

La Premier League pensaa di emigrare. Secondo quanto riporta la BBC, i 20 club della Premier League ...


La Philips ha presentato la combinazione di dispositivi elettroniciche sono in grado di rendere realistica l'esperienza videogame                                            Vento, flash e tavolo che trema Ecco il video gioco multisensoriale                                                                                AmBX potrebbe arrivare anche su Wii, Xbox 360 e Playstation 3di ALESSANDRO LONGO


football Patriots left tackle Matt Light was chosen yesterday to play in his first Pro Bowl, replacing the Ravens' Jonathan Ogden on the AFC team. Light, a second-round pick in 2001 out of Purdue, will be the sole Patriots representative Saturday in Honolulu after defensive end Richard Seymour withdrew because of lingering elbow and groin problems. Ogden, who had been ...


The Health Department has hesitated to release any information about the flu vaccine because things change daily, but at this point it is pretty clear that the shortage is real and permanent.


Piacenza, 19:01 - CALCIO, PIACENZA: MACRON FORNITORE TECNICO FINO AL 2011

Il Piacenza ha rinnovato fino al 2011 il contratto con lo sponsor tecnico Macron. (Nic. Api) ...


Sequestro in quartiere residenziale gigante Schlumberger


Phishing likely to blame for eBay members' data theft

EBay is now fairly certain the theft of confidential data from 1,200 of its members happened as a result of a phishing scam.


Phil Spector Indicted For Murder, Compares DA to Hitler

. (antiMUSIC) "Wall of Sound" rock producer Phil Spector was indicted by a Los Angeles grand jury last week for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.


The Vatican stepped up its defense Tuesday of Pope Pius XII, with its No. 2 official decrying that the World War II pontiff was the victim of a "black legend" claiming he remained largely silent in the face of the Holocaust.


Justice Antonin Scalia on Thursday chastised the "arrogance" of U.S. judges who seek to decide politically charged questions involving gay rights and the death penalty by citing international law.


Brescia, 10:57 - CALCIO, BRESCIA: STADIO CHIUSO PERCHE' OBSOLETO

Lo stadio di Brescia è da oggi ufficialmente chiuso. Dagli organi centrali competenti &egrave...


In Poorer Nations, Cellphones Help Open Up Microfinancing

In countries where A.T.M.âs are few or nonexistent, cellphones are helping microlenders bring financial services to poor and remote areas.


Venezuela's Chavez sets fast nationalization pace

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is setting a fast pace in a nationalization drive to help create a socialist state, striking three takeover deals that force out U.S. firms in just over a month .


Tsunami Leaves Up to 5 Mln Needing Urgent Help -UN

Up to five million people have been left  without basic essentials by the Indian Ocean tsunami, lacking  either water or food or basic sanitation, a senior U.N.  official said on Wednesday.


Roma, 13:00 - ATLETICA, DOPING: DUE ANNI AL FRANCESE LACASSE

Il francese Florent Lacasse, specialista negli 800 metri, è stato sospeso due anni per dopin...


Flames' Sutter has emergency appendectomy

Darryl Sutter, who coached the Calgary Flames to the Stanley Cup finals last season, had an emergency appendectomy and was recovering Friday.


Greater Scrutiny on Colleges and Ties to Lenders

The inquiry by the N.Y. attorney general shows a focus on the relationships between loan companies and colleges.


The Claim: Never Drink Hot Water From the Tap

The claim has the ring of a myth. But environmental scientists say it is real.


White House Proposes Cuts in Salmon Areas

The Bush administration Tuesday proposed large cuts in federally designated areas in the Northwest and California meant to aid the recovery of threatened or endangered salmon. Protection would focus instead on rivers where the fish now thrive.


A man holding hostages on a bus in Athens threatens to blow it up if a ransom is not paid in the morning.


Iraqi Faults U.N. on Lack of Staff to Aid in Voting

The U.N. has not sent enough election workers to help monitor elections scheduled for January, Iraq's foreign minister charged.


Wolfsburg Stays Top of Bundesliga with Last-Gasp Win

A last-minute goal from Argentine  striker Diego Klimowicz gave VfL Wolfsburg a 2-1 home win over  Kaiserslautern Saturday to keep them top of the Bundesliga.


Employers added 132,000 jobs last month, a moderate pace slightly above what forecasters were expecting.


Lui contatto' Sisde che poi non volle altri contatti


Barry Bonds arrived at spring training Tuesday with two waves for the swarm of people waiting to see him, then quickly entered Scottsdale Stadium to get to work.


The senior Islamic body in Britain, the Muslim Council of Britain, has sent two envoys to Baghdad to try to secure the release of the kidnapped engineer Kenneth Bigley.


Pound slips as Swiss franc, euro make gains on Bhutto death

Geopolitical fears following news of the killing of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto hit the pound as well as the dollar, with the euro hitting a new record high of 0.7338 against the UK currency.


Lindsay Lohan says she was sober before a 2005 car crash near Beverly Hills. The 21-year-old actress is being sued for negligence over the accident in which her Mercedes-Benz hit a van and injured the driver, Raymundo Ortega. Ortega, a busboy, alleges ...


DAMASCUS, Syria -- A car bomb exploded in Damascus on Sunday, wounding a leader of the Hamas militant group, the Palestinian media center said.


A US judge refuses a request to combine thousands of lawsuits involving the painkiller Vioxx into a class action.


Bomb Threats Mar Start of Indonesia Campaign

Bomb scares marked the start of campaigning for Indonesia's presidential run-off on Tuesday, five days after a suicide attack on the Australian embassy, but bread-and-butter issues appeared uppermost in voters' minds.


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Basketball: Moscow fumes as Utah Jazz pulls out of NBA date

MOSCOW : Russian basketball champions CSKA Moscow said they were disappointed that NBA giants Utah Jazz had pulled out off a planned exhibition match here because of security fears.


Roma, 12:40 - CALCIO, SERIE B: PIERPAOLI ARBITRA MESSINA-BOLOGNA

Sono state designate le terne arbitrali, piÃ¹ il quarto uomo, per dirigere i match della 19/ma giorna...


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama wants to change the government's formula for giving states money for homeland security, with the early voting states getting a little extra.


Coldiretti, superati i 3.585 kmq bruciati nel 2006


British Prime Minister Tony Blair has left Cairo to continue a regional tour aimed at rekindling the Middle East peace process.


Judge allows Saddam link in Wyatt oil trial

A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that prosecutors can introduce evidence in the trial of Oscar Wyatt that suggests the Texas oil tycoon tipped off Iraq about the impending 2003 U.S. invasion.


Bill Gates: Internet Censorship Wonât Work

Efforts by countries like China to restrict the exchange of information on the Internet are ultimately doomed to failure, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said in a speech.


The proposal to change the Iraq resolution may be more about stockpiling ammunition against Republicans than changing policy


Why Novell should become the center of the open source .NET universe

If Novell wants to be relevant they need to put a stake in the ground where Red Hat isn't already dominating. .NET is the answer.


Catania, 19:29 - CALCIO, CATANIA: CORONA E VARGAS A RIPOSO

Partitella in famiglia in vista del posticipo di domenica sera ad Ascoli per il Catania di Marino. A...


If your identity is being used by someone else, then his overdose is not your business.


By Rainey Coffin, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  May 27--On Thursday, the Eastern Washington University board of trustees is hosting Cheers to Kids, a wine-tasting event to benefit Olive Crest Homes and Services for Abused Children.   From 6 to 8 p.m.


Ariz. Governor Back to Work After Surgery

Gov. Janet Napolitano returned to work Friday, three days after undergoing surgery for removal of an ovarian cyst and her right ovary.


Oracle says no to BEA's $8.2 bln pricetag

BEA Systems Inc  said on  Thursday it is willing to sell itself for $8.2 billion, but the  price was rejected as "impossibly high" by Oracle Corp  , the only company that has publicly expressed interest  in the software maker.


The brother of reputed mob boss James Marcello pleaded guilty to racketeering and other charges Thursday and admitted he paid a witness $4,000 a month to keep silent about unsolved underworld murders.


A settembre l'indice sprofondato ai livelli del gennaio '91


THE US recording industry has filed copyright infringement lawsuits against 761 computer users in the latest round of its effort to stamp out unauthorised trading of music online.


HOUSTON -- A new study by Houston researchers found new technology can get fast feedback on whether treatments are working for breast cancer victims.


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.


President Bush is to honour those who have "dedicated their lives" to rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.


As Woods Pulls From the Pack, Golfâs Next Generation Is Waiting

Who will emerge to supplant Tiger Woods as the worldâs No. 1 golfer? The usual answer is that we have not yet heard his name, or, if we have, it has not rung a bell.


NASA Scientists Find Surface of Titan 'Very Alien'

The surface of Saturn's moon Titan may be covered by thick drifts of combustible organic "snow" floating on lakes of liquid methane or water and ammonia ice flows, NASA scientists said on Friday.


Oracle is near a deal to acquire Hyperion Solutions, which makes business analysis software, for about $3 billion.


Business Pundits Author Laurence Haughton says speed is a key competitive advantage. Why? The obvious part is that slow costs more and bureaucratic companies can be overtaken by fast movers. But the less obvious part is that fast isn’t all about the clock. ‘‘Fast means to see trends and big opportunities before they are obvious to everyone; to make decisions ...


Blog: AT&T rolls out its bargain-basement deal for DSL, looking to snare new broadband users with its $10 per month subscription price.


China companies deny role in tainted toothpaste

Employees at a Chinese company named by U.S. officials as makers of tainted toothpaste denied on Saturday that it had used a poisonous chemical in its products, reacting to the latest scare about China's consumer goods.


US, Japan raise stakes with UN vote on North Korea

The United States and Japan have challenged reluctant China and Russia to back sanctions against North Korea, calling for a UN Security Council vote on the Stalinist state's missile tests.


The World Health Organization or WHO warns that bird flu might be transmitted from ducks to humans, even though they show no external signs of having the disease.


With each passing day, American toy companies and their Chinese suppliers have another pair of eyes looking over their shoulders.


Babies born by Caesarean section may be at greater risk of food allergies during their first 12 months, research suggests.


Both political parties have relatively close delegate races heading into Super Tuesday, when voters in nearly half the states and American Samoa will vote in primaries and caucuses.


Closer: Movie keeps its distance from true emotional territory

If the measure of a movie's realism lies in its ability to make you physically uncomfortable, Closer is about as real as it gets.


Ford CEO says open to ceding top job: report

Ford Motor Co  Chief Executive  Bill Ford Jr is prepared to let someone else lead the carmaker  his great-grandfather founded should the right manager be  available, he said in a magazine interview.


New York Jets defensive end John Abraham has been deactivated for Saturday's first-round playoff game in San Diego, despite hopes that he might return after missing a month with a sprained right knee.


La visita quindici anni dopo quella del Papa Giovanni Paolo IILo hanno accolto in trecento: "Non ci abbandonare"                                          Ciampi tra le strade di Scampia "Camorra cancro da estirpare"                                                                                "Bisogna reagire", dice il capo dello Stato ai cittadini


Mideast fighting prompts rallies in U.S.

Thousands rallied in support of Israel's military efforts against Hezbollah Sunday, while a Michigan protest drew immigrants and supporters of Lebanon.


US Blames Khartoum, Militias for Darfur 'Genocide'

Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday genocide has occurred in Darfur and blamed Sudan's government and Janjaweed militias, a finding likely


One million OLPC laptop orders confirmed

(InfoWorld) - Quanta Computer, the world's largest contract laptop PC manufacturer, already has confirmed orders for one million notebook PCs for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, a company representative said Thursday. The OLPC project is aimed at ensuring children around the world don't miss out on learning how to use computers. The fear is that the high cost of computers is keeping too many people in developing countries from learning how the software, Internet and communications benefits of computing can improve their economies, job prospects and lives, a conundrum commonly referred to as the digital divide. Quanta is manufacturing the OLPC laptop, andÂ mass productionÂ is the key to slashing its cost. Currently,Â the laptops cost around $130, but the goal is to whittle down the price to $100. The groups involved in the OLPC project, including the MIT Media Laboratory that launched the effort, chip maker Advanced Micro Devices, and Linux software developer Red Hat, believe they can reach that goal once millions of the laptops are being produced annually, and had set a target to reach that price sometime in 2008. Quanta said it could ship between 5 million to 10 million units this year because seven nations have already signed up for the project. That may be enough to reduce the costs and meet the $100 goal sooner than expected. The governments that have committed to buy laptops for their schoolchildren include Argentina, Brazil, Libya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Thailand, and Uruguay. Quanta expects to make a small profit on each machine. "OLPC is a nonprofit organization, but Quanta is a contract manufacturer, a for-profit business. We can't not charge a fee for making the laptops," the representative said. What the company is doing is helping find ways to cut costs as much as possible. The company became famous by slashing production costs to a bare minimum and figuring out ways to further reduce the cost of laptops themselves. Apple, Dell, and Hewlett-Packard are just some of the companies that farm out notebook PC orders to Quanta, which manufactures the products at factories in Taiwan and China. The company is using its expertise to keep OLPC laptop production costs to a minimum. "This is our chairman's pet project, it's his life," said the president of Quanta, Michael Wang, at a company Lunar New Year celebration last week. People across much of East Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 18. The chairman of Quanta Computer is Barry Lam. Â


EVERTON set a few records straight with a memorable Merseyside derby victory over their bitter rivals. They moved into second place in the Premiership, thanks to Lee Carsley's second-half goal and a dominant second-half display.


China Says Taiwan President's U.S. Stop 'A Trick'

China urged the United States on  Thursday not to allow Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian to set  foot on U.S. soil, describing his stopovers en route to Latin  America as a trick to sabotage Sino-U.S. relations.


The United States have cemented their berth in the 2004 Davis Cup final after a doubles victory against Belarus on Saturday gave them an unbeatable 3-0 lead.


CHICAGO (Sports Network) - The Chicago Cubs Thursday  declined to pick up the 2005 options on outfielder Moises Alou  and second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, making the two veterans  free agents.


Frattini balbetta. Â«Ã una guerra civileÂ» dice l'opposizione

Lâimprevista rapidissima morte di Enzo Baldoni occupa buona parte dellâaudizione del ministro Frattini di fronte alle commissioni congiunte Esteri e Difesa, ma non muta la sostanza della posizione politica dei due schieramenti.


Published by the Mozilla Foundation, a nonprofit group supporting open-source software that draws upon the skills of hundreds of volunteer programmers, Firefox is a Web browser that is fast


Palestinian legislators accept Arafat promise to fix government

Yasser Arafat fended off another challenge to his authority yesterday when Palestinian legislators backed away from sweeping reform demands, instead approving a watered-down set of recommendations.


Insurgents Seize Russian School; Scores Hostage

Heavily armed insurgents seized a school in southern Russia and threatened to kill scores of schoolchildren, parents and teachers.


Every day, somewhere in the universe, there's an explosion that puts the power of the Sun in the shade. Steve Connor investigates the riddle of gamma-ray bursts.


Ukraine's outgoing President Leonid Kuchma orders the Ukrainian troops based in Iraq to pull out.


Movie Review | 'The Last Winter': That Red on White Is Blood on Snow

Something wicked this way comes in the nifty horror film âThe Last Winter,â crawling through the hallways and howling into the dread night.


VIENNA - The head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said Tuesday his nation has begun converting large amounts of raw "yellowcake" uranium and has successfully produced uranium hexafluoride, a feed material for enrichment centrifuges.


Security Council Calls for Haiti Election

The U.N. Security Council called on Haiti's transitional government Wednesday to ensure free elections this year and urged international donors to deliver the $1 billion in aid they promised for the western hemisphere's poorest country.


Chinese hercules wins women's 69kg weightlifting gold with world records

Chinese Hercules Liu Chunhong of China lifted three world records on her way to winning the women's 69kg category gold medal at the 28th Olympic Games on Thursday.


BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A car bomb exploded late Sunday in Baghdad's Jadiriyah district and there are reports of fatalities. Al-Arabiya television reported that the late-night blast targeted a cafe and that seven


Is OpenBSD founder prophet or scaremonger? A prominent software developer with a reputation for making waves in coding circles is doing it again - this time warning that Intel's celebrated Core 2 Duo is vulnerable to security attacks that target known bugs in the processor.â¦


Chechen warlord claims responsibility for school hostage taking

Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has claimed responsibility for the deadly school hostage taking in southern Russia, according to a letter posted on a rebel website.


Citigroup Inc. , the largest U.S. bank, said on Friday that strong international and investment banking growth fueled a higher-than-expected 18 percent increase in quarterly profit.


Per la costruzione del ramo serbo del gasdotto


Almost 3,000 people have died in the past three years after suffering serious side-effects or allergies to their medicines, official figures show.


Description: Janet Babin of member station WCPN in Cleveland, Ohio, reports on the ongoing debate over the Nov. 2 election results.


New Food Formula: Tastes Fine, Kills Worms

Kraft Foods is working on a new and unusual product line â food that is not only tasty, but kills intestinal worms.


SEVILLE, Spain  - The United States stepped up pressure on NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to crush an expected Taliban offensive in the coming weeks.


Thousands march in Rome to urge Italy's parliament to approve a bill increasing gay rights.


Mainframe or only frame? IBM has dropped a patent infringement suit on upstart mainframe house Platform Solutions accusing it of a raft of IP-related transgressions.â¦


Moore's planned TV broadcast of 'Fahrenheit 9/11' an Oscar gamble

Michael Moore plans to televise "Fahrenheit 9/11" before the November election, a move he hopes will help tip votes against President Bush and bolster the film's chances for a best picture Oscar.


CHRONOLOGY-Incidents along the North-South Korean border

A South Korea night patrol found a hole cut in a fence along the heavily fortified Demilitarised Zone frontier with North Korea sparking a step-up in security along the border on Tuesday.


Victoria's Secret has arrived in Tehran. So have the Gap, Diesel, Benetton and Black & Decker. A quarter-century after a mass movement inspired by Islam ended 2,500 years of monarchy, Iran's revolutionary society is moving on.


A Union With Clout Stakes Its Claim on Politics

Democratic presidential candidates are actively courting the Service Employees International Union, which also plans to spend on candidates in Congressional and state contests.


US House approves $422 billion arms bill

The US House of Representatives on Saturday approved a final $422 billion bill for defense programs that backs next year's round of military base closings and kills


Anti-government strike cripples Bangladesh? (updated PM 2:34)

By PARVEEN AHMED Associated Press Writer DHAKA, Bangladesh . About 10,000 riot police and paramilitary troops patrolled the streets of the capital Sunday and stores and schools were closed across the country


A woman in her 30s is killed after her car hits a tree in an early morning accident outside Londonderry.


France Gets Its Highway in the Sky Thanks to A Briton

Franceâs newest wonder, a British designed bridge that pierces the sky above the verdant hills of southern France, was officially inaugurated today as jet fighters roared overhead leaving a trail of red, white and blue smoke.


Canada's Thomas Grandi won a giant slalom Sunday for his first World Cup victory in his 12 seasons on the circuit. Bode Miller missed a gate and did not finish his second run, reducing the American's lead in the overall standings.


THE STARTING pitcher always sets the tone. And after one inning from Boston Red Sox right-hander Derek Lowe yesterday at Yankee Stadium, there wasn't any tone to this one at all.


A public memorial service is to be held for "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, who died last week.


Soderling upsets Spadea to reach Lyon Open final

Sweden's Robin Soderling beat seventh-seeded American Vince Spadea 6-2, 6-4 Saturday to reach the final of the Lyon Open. Soderling will play Belgium's Xavier Malisse in Sunday's final.


Hakeem Olajuwon said there had been no way to know that the groups receiving contributions made by a mosque that he established had links to terrorism.


Combinazione: 13, 19, 32, 39, 44, 61, jolly 66, superstar 18


A drugs charity accuses the NME of behaving irresponsibly by naming singer Pete Doherty its "cool icon".


Children are being presented with healthier choices for school dinners or in vending machines.


GM, UAW bargaining teams making progress: source

Negotiators from General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers union on Saturday were making substantial progress on several of the teams established to pore over the contract details, a person familiar with the talks said.


Dibaba Comes to the Garden With High Expectations

Tirunesh Dibaba plans to attempt outdoor world records at 5,000 and 10,000 meters this year. She will run at the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden on Friday.


China may relax Internet curbs during Olympics, say organisers

China is debating whether to relax control of the Internet during the Olympics, allowing access to banned websites such as the BBC, a spokeswoman for the organising committee said Tuesday.


Trade to contending Lakers delights Gasol

Newly acquired Los Angeles Lakers  forward Pau Gasol said on Sunday he was delighted with his  trade from the Memphis Grizzlies to the contending Lakers.


New Redfish Fishing Rules Delayed: Fish and Wildlife Panel Will Consider Revisions in June

By Mladen Rudman, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 11--SANDESTIN -- It's back to the drawing board for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission staff tasked with devising new redfish fishing regulations.


Sport: Tennis: Andy Murray says he may sacrifice the Davis Cup in return for singles success in 2008


Parton sings songwriters' praises in Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tennessee  - "I'll never retire!" exclaimed an effervescent Dolly Parton, sporting a new upswept hairdo, as she presided at a Music Row event on Thursday recognizing country music's most neglected talent -- the songwriter.


West Nile via breastfeeding seen to be rare

NEW YORK  - Although it's a possibility, actual cases of nursing mothers passing on the West Nile virus to their babies through breast milk are very rare, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


A therapy that temporarily shuts down the ovaries could protect cancer patients' fertility, say researchers.


"This is the greatest privatization deal in the history of the Russian Federation," beamed LUKoil Vice President Leonid Fedun, whose company pumps about one fifth of all of Russia's oil and is now completely privately owned.


BBC correspondent in the Imam Ali shrine, Najaf

The crisis in Najaf seems as far away from a conclusion as ever, after 24 hours of confusion and contradiction. The shrine to Imam Ali is still unquestionably under the control of Moqtada Sadr and his men, despite earlier government statements.


Scientists have taken an important step towards developing an effective malaria vaccine, announcing in today's edition of the Lancet that a candidate vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline will protect a significant number of children.


Nintendo Announces Wii's First U.S. Online Title

Nintendo announced Pokemon Battle Revolution, the first Wii game that will take advantage of the console's online capabilities.


He left Universal Studios more than a decade ago, but thanks to his protege, Steven Spielberg, he'll always have a place on the Universal lot.


N Korean envoy arrives in China (09:40 PST)

BEIJING: The number two in the North Korean leadership, Kim Yong Nam, has arrived in China for meetings with President Hu Jintao and other leaders.


The Fear biz is the computer security biz

Lies, damn lies... Comment Scott Granneman looks at the use of fear in computer security, from misleading media reports and gross exaggeration by industry leaders to the use of fear in order to sell new computers and software.â¦


Sweden's Anja Paerson wins downhill gold

Anja Paerson of Sweden won the downhill Sunday, becoming the first skier ever to collect gold medals in all five disciplines at the Alpine Skiing World Championships.


World number one Roger Federer reaches the French Open third round after beating wildcard Thierry Ascione 6-1 6-2 7-6 (10-8).


Londra, 16:46 - CALCIO, WEST HAM: IL NUOVO ALLENATORE E' CURBISHLEY

Il nuovo tecnico del West Ham è Alan Curbishley, ex allenatore del Charlton che succede ad Al...


Rowling enjoying writing last Potter book

Author J.K. Rowling says that writing the last of her seven Harry Potter books is proving to be "fun in a way that it hasn't been before."


Bouygues May Sell Saur Unit to PAI for EU1.04 Billion

Bouygues SA, the world's third- biggest builder, may sell its Saur unit, France's No. 3 water business, to buyout firm PAI Partners for 1.04 billion euros ($1.